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THL LIVERPOOL STANDARD. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. GIiNTLEURN,—Under the heads of translation and notes, I have already given you some of our strong objections to the books, erroneously called Scripture lessons, which are used in your schools. On the subject of translation I have now to add, that in the lesson-boo► professing to contain the Gospel of St. Luke, the variations from the authorised version amount to urge thousand six hundred and eighty; and in the lesson-book of the Acts of the Apostles, the variations are one thousand nine hun dred and six. Many of these are necessarily immaterial aS to the meaning of the sentence; but, in the aggregate, they give to-the books (books professing to be Scripture) the aspect and sound of complete novelty. I have already shown how unfair this is itself, and how disastrous it is calculated to be in its consequences. a. We object to these books, in the third place, because they eletrate the Dona) , versio❑ of the Old Testament, and the Rheimish version of the New Testament, (these two compose what is commonly called the Douay Bible,) into a position of parallel authority with our authorised version. In the preface to No. I we are informed that " the transla tion has been made by a comparison of the authorised and Douay versions, with the original." In the subsequent num bers, the words of the Rheimish translation are frequently adopted; in St. Luke above six hundred times, in the Acts of the Apostles above five hundred, and the notes contain numer ous references to the Rheimish version. Thus it appears, that the combined sources from whence the lesson-books profess to be derived are the authorised version without note or comment, and the Douay version with hboth notes and comments, a leaning of preference being manifestly given to the latter. Most of the notes appended to the lessons are original, containing many unauthorised statements of doctrine, of private and ex parte interpretation. To the existence of notes at all, in books forced into use as these are, we object, as an unfair rejection of the great Protestant principle, and adoption of the invariable Rol:nigh practice. It is quite possible that, beyond this, no objection may occur to your minds against the equality of authority claimed for the Douay and authorised versions. On the contrary you may be disposed to inquire, why should they not be treated as of -equal authority? In reply to this, it will be useful to revive a few historial reminiscences concerning the translations made at Douay and Rheims. These will materially assist us in forming -a correct estimate of the value of time translations themselves. I have already called your attention to the history of our -authorised version, and to the high testimonies in approbation of it, compiled by Mr. H orn e. To these I will add no more than the tribute of Mr. Southey, who calls it " a truly admira ble translation, wherein, after the great advances which have been made in oriental and Biblical learning, no error of main importance has been discovered."—Book of the Church, vol. 2, page 337. dear now the history of the Douay Bible. The founder of the colleges at Douay and Rheims, and the chief translator of the Itheimish Testament, was Dr. William Allen. lie was an Englishman ; but for multiplied acts of treason, was com pelled to fly from his country. He went to Flanders, where he exercised all the powers of his mind, and they were Teat, to check, and if possible to overthrow, the progress a the'Protes tent Reformation in England. He became a pensioner of the King of Spain, and was created cardinal by the Pope. He laboured to orrupt the soldiery of England, and succeeded its tempting Sir William Stanley to betray Daventer, in Holland, to the Spaniards. In concert with the Jesuit Parsons, he de vised the scheme of the Spanish invasion of England, in the celebrated " Invincible Armada." He was patronised by the infamous Duke de Guise, who, with _Catherine de Medicis, planned. the massacre of tens of thousands of Protestants, on St. Bartholomew's day : and he was the willing instrument of Gregory XIII, who appointed a public thanksgiving at Rome, for the success of the above mentioned slaughter. Cardinal Allen sent Jesuits into England, to taint. the principles of the people. The pupils in the colleges he founded were taught all manner of ways to dicide Protestants in principles of religion; and were themselves bound by an oath, of which the following is a copy : " I, A. 8., do acknowledge the ecclesiastical and political powew of his Holiness and the mother church of Rome as the -chief head and matron above all pretended churches, through the whole earth. And that my zeal shall be for St. Peter and his successors, as the founder of the true and ancient Catholic faith, against all heretical kings, princes, states, or powers, repugnant unto the same. And although I, A. 8., may pretend, in case of persecution, or otherwise, to be heretically disposed, yet, in soul and conscience, I shall help, aid, and succour the mother church."—S trype's Anuals, ii, part 2, p. 237. " In the year 1582, the Roinanists finding it impossible to withhold the Scriptures any longer from the common people, printed an English New Testament at Rheims; it was trans lated, not from the original Greek, but from the Latin Vulgate. The editors (whose names are not known) retained the words azynius, tunike, holocaust, pasche, and a multitude of the Greek words untranslated, under the pretext of wanting proper and adequate English terms, by which to reader them, and thus con trived to reader it unintelligible to common readers. Hence the historian Fuller t,ok occasion to remark that it was a "trans lation which needed to be translated," and that its editors, "by all means laboured to suppress the light of truth under one pre tence or other." Our learned countryman, Thomas Cartwright, was solicited by Sir Francis Walsinghain to refute this transla tion,-but after he had made considerable progress in the work, he was prohibited from proceeding further by Archbishop Whit gift, who judging it improper that the defence of the doctrine of the Church of England should be committed to a puritan, ap pointed Dr. William Fulke in his place. By him the divines of Rheims were refuted with great spirit and ability. Fulke's work appeared in 1617, and in the following year, Cartwright's confutation was published under the auspices of Archbishop Abbot; both of them were accompanied with the Rheimish translation of the New Testament. The Old Testament was translated from the Vulgate at Douay, (whence it is called the Douay Bible,) in two volumes, 4to; the first of which appeared in 1656, and the second in 1610. Annotations are subjoined, which are ascribed to one Thomas Worthington ; the trans lators were William (afterwards Cardinal) Allen, Gregory Martin, and Richard Bristow. This translation, with the Rheimish version of the New Testament above noticed, forms the English Bible, which alone is used by the Romanists of this' country."—House' s Introduction, vol. ii, p. 249, edit. v. Archbishop Newcome has given the following rule (and wise men will agree in esteeming it a wise rule) for conducting a trans lation of the Scriptures : " The translators should be philologists, -not controversialists." The reverse or this is notoriously true concerning the Douav and Rheimish translators. They were, ...a uvic* pi unscrupulous controversialists. They gave such violent ex pression to their opinions, that even the Church of Rome her self has never since so far thrown off the mask as to give the imprimatur of her avowed and authoritative sanction to their productions. The Rheimish Testament, with its intolerant notes, was re published in Dublin, in 1816, " corrected 'revised, and approved" by the.most Rev. Dr. Troy, R. C. Archbishop. Itwas reviewed with well-merited severity by the British Critio,(N.S.) vol. viii, p. 296-308. After this review had attracted public attention, and excited public indignation in England, Dr: Troy published a dislaimer of the notes "as harsh and irritating in expression, some of them false and absurd in reasoning, and many of them as uncharitable in sentiment." Such is the book which is elevated into an equality of estima tion with our authorised version,—which is referred to conti nually with approbation in the lessons now in your schools.—and against which, whether in the matter of translation, or in the contents of the notes, not one syllable of disapprobation is ever whispered by the Irish board ! Is not our charge of unfairness against those lessons fully established? And ought not Pro testants to be loudly warned of the precipice on the brink of which their dear children must stand, if permitted to enter those schools, and to have-their opening minds familiarised with those disastrous books? Did Dr. Murray, as a member of the Irish board, claim for the Rheimish Testament, without any pointed and prominent protest against the notes, an authority parallel to the authority we claim for our version ? This is an interesting inquiry. If he did, what becomes of his disclaimer, his indignant, his sworn disclaimer of those notes ? If be did not, what shall be said of the voluntary exuberance of liberality in the Protestant members of the board, advancing an ultra-Popish version into a position which even the Church of Rome does not claim for it ? And what shall be said of the impartial meekness of Dr. Murray in allowing that version to be so unduly honoured by the overflowing good-nature of his Protestant coadjutators? 4. We object to these books fourthly, because they distinctly inculcate many of the unscriptural doctrines of the Church of Rome. I shall adduce three instances : first, on the fanciful locality which Roman Catholics are taught to call purgatory; secondly, on their undue exaltation of the Virgin Mary; and, thirdly, on the supposed sacrifice of the mass. Clearly to per ceive the nature and extent of the mischief accomplished in these books, by expressions of apparently little consequence, it is absolutely necessary to be in some degree acquainted with the state of the controversy, as it has long existed, on the vital differences between Popery and Christianity. This must prove my excuse for what may appear to some of you to be tedi ous. Purgatory.—Gregory Martin uses these words as the heading of one of his chapters,—" Heretical translation against purga tory, Limbos Patrum, Christ's descending into hell." He af terwards states "their (the reformers') principal malice being against purgatorie. that is, against a place where Christians' souses should be purged by suffering of temporal pains after this life, for since maintenance of their erroneous denial thereof, they take away and denie all third places, saying, that there Uever was, from the beginning of the world, any oth e r pl ace f or armies, after this life, but only two, to witte, heaven for the blessed, and hell fur the damned."—p. 196. In proof of this charge, that the Reformers corrupted the text, in order to avoid any translation which might countenance the notion of purgatory, he alleges that, instead of translating Genesis xxxvii. 35, as it is in the Donay 7 —" I will j,;() down_ to my on into hel,"(or the place of the dead) mourning," they translated it—" I will go down into the grave, unto my son, mourning." The ground here taken in proof of the heretical translation of the Scriptures by Protestants, is, that they render, by the ap propriate phrase the grave," that which in the Burnish ver sions is rendered "hel," or, "the place of the dead." The translation of the word in one way is deemed heretical; in the other it is considered as affording evidence .of the existence of a place besides heaven and hell, to which the souls of the de parted are consigned. Under these circumstances, it will be interesting to observe which of the two modes of translation the Commissioners of Irish Education have selected. For this purpose I shall now give the passage in which the disputed Iroyd occurs, in the authorised version, the Douay, and the Irish iesSons. For I will go down Authorised versions.—Gen. xxxvii, 35. into the grave unto my son, mourning. Douay.—l will go down to my sou to hel mourning, Lesswoe.-1 will go down to nay son to the place of the dead .mourning. _ . . Here he Protestant translation, the g; ace, is avoided; and the Roman Catholic explanation, the place of the dead, is .adopted. And thus the Irish lessons are fairly freed from what Gregory Martin calls the " heretical translation against purge torie, Limbos Patrum, &c." On the contrary, they contain a 4ranslation conceding all that the Church of Rome has Con tended for upon this point. And these are the books prepared :for the lianas of Prdtestant Children !—See Dr. Newland's 'Biarnination, &c. . The Virgin Mary.—ln the preface to the Lessons from St. Luke, we ale inform4d—" It (this number) contains the whole of , the Gospel of St. Luke." Yet there is an omission of ten verses from the first This of itsnif• chapter , the 27th to the end of the 37th. , Tt i t s e extraordinary. But what do the omitted verses contain? Angel Gabriel' teontain, among other things, the address.of the oinittd t Beeauose the Virgin :daffy. W hYshould this he of t a he does not contain the celebrated cal salutation" " angeli- !, grace! To have s cript church—Hail, Mary, full of u thi s into the text, without even one convenient manuscrip too daring a step even fur (e t: T in itg favour, would have been gel rezhdflgard. On the ol%ter hand, to introduce what the angel read t . say in his own words, to . the exclusion of Hail, Mary, I.:men treason against s• ; Ko rn itb prejudice. A most ingenioug'dee a.arestantnzs or bereav- cult.__V,wittsuut either-glarming superficial P, ce gat rid of the di i n , - pcolnam, Catholics of their darlin g was not 'frapslated at all, but paraphrased in a m. t t he Passage omitted ferieti,, , 0 austract of th e The effeCrOf thisis worthy of attention. .. - . At the end of each lesson in these books, there is a list of . questions referring to the matter of the lesson; by these questions the master impresses the substance of the lesson on the attention of the children. In the list after the lesson now before us, these questions occur. " How did the angel address her?" " What more did he say to her ?" To these there is no direct answer in the words of the lessun. The child naturally pauses for the master's help. How is the master to help the child? Is he to give the scriptural answer, and suppress the Hail, Mary? Or is he to give the Roman Catholic answer, and suppress the Word of God ? Or is he to give both answers ? Or is he to give no answer? Is he to tamper with his own conscience, and evade any peculiar religious instruction, whatever his own con scientious opinions may be ? Or is he to have no conscience of his own, that be may be an accommodating instrument of the new system ? The best system of education that ever was, or can be, devised, can never work well without faithful, conscien tious, and inteliigent masters; and masters of such a character, are, by these books, placed in a predicament of intolerable hardship. The masters may be, in Ireland most of them are, Roman Catholics. How will such mast. rs help the children in such circumstances? What answer will they give? Undoubtedly they will say, " Hail, Mary, fall of Grace!" and thus they will. teach Protestant children what the Word of God does not con tain, but what is a tradition of the Church of Rotue. The sacrifice of the mass. In the passages of Scripture where the institution of the Lord's Supper is given by Christ, and repeated by St. Paul, the language is in the present tense. It is to this effect in all, and in these words in one This is my body, which is given for I you ; this do in remembrance of me. This cup is my blood. of I the New Testament, which is shed for you." In the Rheimish version of the New Testament, an alteration is made in the lat ter part of the sentence. It stands thus: "This chalice is my blood of the New Testament, which shall be shed for you." On this difference between the present and the future tense, Ro man Catholics, so far as they refer to Scripture for authority, build the doctrine of an unbloody sacrifice. They tell us that Christ then and there gave his body; for he says, "it is given;" therefore then and there was an unbloody sacrifice. But that, in the second clause, there was a reference to the sacrifice on the cross, therefore it is put in the future tense, and not in the present—" it shall be shed for you." Thus Harding, in his controversy with Bishop Jewel, says, that " Christ offered and sacrificed his body and blood twice ; first, in the holy supper, unbloudily; and afterwards on the cross, with shedding of blood." The bishop answers him : " Wherefore, whereas Mr., Harding saith, only upon his own warrant, that Christ realie sacrificed himselfe at two sundry times, first at the table, and afterwards upon the cro3se : the untruth and folly hereof is easily reproved by these plain words of St. Paul, Semel oblatus est, ad multortirn exhaurienda peccata ; and againe, With one sacrifice he hath made perfect them for ever that he sanctified.' rhese places are cleare and without question, unless Mr. Harding will say that one and two and once and twice be both one thing."—Jeivel's Walks, 1,611, vol. ii. p. 417. The original language, and the analogy , of Scriptural truth, are in favour of the uniformity of tense. The change of tense, wholly unauthorised by the original, is the apparent ground for the Burnish - doctrine. We now turn to the lessons, and there we find the change• of tense. " This cup is the New Testament which is about w be shed for you!" The history of the connexion between this translation and a passage in Lord Stanley,s 'original letter to the Duke of Leinster upon the subject dale new system is very interesting. His lordship wrote " The commissioners of education in 1824-5, * * * hoped to have been able to agree upon a selection from the Scriptures, which might have been generally acquisced in by both parties. But it was found impracticable." The fact is that the change of tense in the passage now under consideration, which was a point that the Roman Catholic pre lates would by no means forego, was a point which the present Primate and the late Archbishop of Dublin would by no means allow. Agreement was found to be impracticable. Dr. Murray was too faithful to the Council of Trent and Dr. Magee too faithful to the Holy Scriptures to admit of the possibility of agreement. The present Archbishop of Dublin, however, and his Protestant coadjutors at the board have come to an agree ment with Dr. Murray. They have agreed to admit the Romish translation into books intended for national schools; and you, gentlemen, have, unwarily I trust, agreed to put the books so translated into the hands of Protestant children. I have thus endeavoured to give a brief, and I deeply feel a very inadequate, view of the unfairness of the Irish lesson books. They contain a new translation, introducing needless and mis chievous uncertainty as to what is scripture. They abound in notes of private interpretation, thereby rejecting a fundamental principle of Protestantism and adopting the invariable practice, of the Romish church. They elevate into equal authority with our authorised version an unauthorised version made by men who were at the time notoriously active, zealous, and unscru pulous partis a n s . A n d th e y i ncu l ca t e , both by translation and notes, most objectionable Roman Catholic doctrines. Yet, in the face of all this, we are assured in the preface that " nothing is more remote from the intention of the commission ers than to offer them (the lessons.) as a substitute for the whole Bible; or to seek to supersede, re; ANY DEGREE, by means of them, the authorised version of the Established Church. It is certainly difficult to discern the harmony between this profession in the preface and the practice which follows in the books. It is possible, gentlemen, that some of you may feel impatient under this discussion ; and I do, indeed, • readily acknowledge that it is wholly unsuited to your habits and pursuits; but excuse me, when I remind you that you have brought it upon your selves; and that it would be highly inconsistent in any of you who have advocated so essential a change in the system, of edu cation for the poor, to complain of, or shrink from, the inevitable consequences of your own proceedings. Remonstrance and opposition on our part were inevitable aonsequences. We sincerely grieve over the divisions and dis sentions which could not fail to result therefrom : but the interests of the truth of God occupy a higher place in our estimation than even peace amongst men. If we were in uncertainty as to what is truth, we might then treat all opinions with indiscriminate complacency, and speak, or not speak, as seemed most expe dient. But we are not in uncertainty. Believing the Bible, we must speak as the Bible; although such speaking always has been, and must still be, the means of detecting (not producing) the latent enmity of man's natural mind against God's truth ; and thereby of 'occasioning division, according to the prediction of our Saviour, when he said suppose ye that 1 eon come to give peace on earth? I tell you nay, but rather division, lye.—St. Luke, xii, 51-53. Notwithstanding this high Scriptural position, which should commend itself to all, and especially to all conscientious mem bers of Bible aecieties. many ,of you seem to think it strange that ins ciergy or tire rsstablisnect unurcn SBULtiU _persevere in weir opposition to this new system of education. In your debate on the 23d of November, we are charged with shameful dereliction of duty in not joining it : party zeal and religious bigotry are in sinuated as our actuating motives; we are described as your natural enemies; and one eloquent councillor stigmatised our opposition as the malignant howl of faction. The same speaker described my first letter to you as breathina infamous persecu tion, and charged me with hurling the thunderbolts of omnipotent vengeance. These expressions are strangely characteristic of liberal gentlemen, who are so loud in the praises of charity and meekness, and universal philanthropy. I do not quote for the purpose of retort, but in justice to myself, to call attention to an instructive contrast. 1 have never used, or fancied, (and I hope I never shall,) any such expressions concerning any of you, as those which have been Javishly, and with much applause, heaped upon me in your Council. I do not complain. I merely wish that our intelligent and unprejudiced townsmen may clearly perceive the true bearing and legitnnate application of all future charges of uncharitableness of temper, and violence of language. I hope I may here, without offence, quote a paSsage from Mr. Blackburn's speech, with which I entirely agree. He said, "The noise the party made was no proof of their numbers, no proof of their strength; on the contrary, violence and vehemence were pretty plain indications of their want of power." I shall now, in conclusion, assign some of those reasons which render it impossible for us to sanction this new system. First, as believers in the DIVINN COMMAND to bring up chil dren in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, we cannot - sanction by our co-operation a system which does not ensure and enforce the reading of the Word of God. SeCondly, we cannot sanction this system, because it provides ' for the effectual hindering of the children of our poor Roman Catholic fellow -countrymen, from the possibility of hearing the Word of God. Their own guides will not, and we, if we join this system, give a practical pledge that we will not, teach them the pure Word of God. This we cannot do. It is our duty as far as Meth in us, to avail ourselves of all practicable opportunities, to teach the Word of God to all men without distinction. If some will not receive our instruction, this is not our fault, but we can never bind ourselves by any act of our own, to refrain from the S c riptural instruction of any .. • Thirdly, as ministers-of the Established Church, we cannot sanction the system, because it directly inculcates doctrines which we are solemnly pledged to oppose: We have been asked with all solemnity before God, and an assembled congregation; will you be ready, will& all faitlyril diligence, to I :anish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's wind t And we have each answered 1 will, the Lord being my helper. We are not left in any doubt as to some of the doctrines in question. Witharqual solemnity we have signed our assent to the Articles of our Church, one of which says, " The Rantis ,h tl i o o :concerningtrine concerning purgattwy, pardons, worshippin g , ,„,1 ud,,at as well of images as of yeliques, as also invocation of saints, is a fond thing vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scriptures; but rather repugnant to the Word of God.'' Article xxii. And another. says, It is .a thing plainly repugnant to the Word of God, and the custom qf the Primitive Church, to have public prayers in the Church. or to minister the sacraments, in a tongue not understood by the people."—Article xxiv. And another says, " Transubstantiation is r epugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthrowetit the - nature of - a sacrament, and liath given occasion to many SUPENSTITIONS."- Article xxviii. Your school sYstein provides fur the teaching of these doe , trines—how then can we sanction it? How, upon your own 'principles of private jurrginent and liberty of conscience, can you ask us to join in it, and so, by our co-operation, give prac tical expression to our approbation of it? How any clergyman can do it, we cannot uuderstand ; but, for ourselves, we have not so learned the English language as to interpret a solemn pledge to give all diligence to banish and drive away Roman Catholic doctrines, into a permission to join ourselves to the working of such a system. You have aimed at a system in which you designed to include all denominations; but light and darkness cannot be blended, and therefore, the accomplish ment of such a design is impracticable. The old system re quired what operated as an exclusion of Roman Catholics. — The new system requires what operates as an exclusion of Pro testants. In reference to the old system, you call the Roman Catholics conscientiously scrupulous. In reference to the new system you call us factiously bigotted. The truth is, however, that we are conscientiously scrupulous, although yOur liberality may not be large enough to believe us when we say so: Had vou retained the former schools exclusively Protestant for the Protestant 'population, and established aaditional schools ex clusively Roman Catholic for the Roman Catholic population, this would have been' on your own principles, impartial. And, however, we might have mourned over your indiscriminate pat 7 ronage of truth and error, we would not have practically inter fered. But when you unprotestantise the existing schools, and still require us to attend them, and condemn us for not doing so,—then, although as regards your condemnation we might well be content to continue silent and unconcerned, as regards the best interests of the children - of the poor, we cannot be silent, because we cannot be unconcerned. Be assured, gentlemen, the system which you have introduced cannot proceed in peace. The new Protestant schools will soon be in operation. The town will present this extraordinary as pect: two sets of public schools for the children of the poor, one Protestant, the other Roman Catholic; the Protestant. schools supported erairely by VOLlCtilly cuntributions--.-the Ro moman Catholic achools supported entirely by the corporate funds. And this in a town whei~ the population is three-fourths Protestant ! It is an arhosaaly, even on these lower principles, the-permanence of which cannot reasonably be au Csipatecl. It is. true you have at present a considerable majority on this ques tion—a majority, however, which was obviously enlarged by treating the subject as a turning point of party politics. The trues merits, of the questiou involve discussions. o hich are irk some to you, and with the details of which many of you are confessedly not conversant. Then look at the majority on the other side, among the clergy, who are, and win-se appropriate calling is to be, conversant with the merits of this question.— We are abovefi . fty to one agaiust the new s yst em ! Gentlemen, I have now discharged the duty imposed upon me, by Mr. Rithbone's mention of my name in his printed le:, ter to you. There are other duties connected with this' subject which I and my brother clergymen will not fail to continue to discharge, and, I trust, with all fidelity and atlection.-1 am, gentlemen, with much respect, your obedient servant. HUGH APNEILE. . St. Jude's, 13th Dec., 1836. TO THE REV. DOCTORS DICKINSON AND WILSON, DOMESTIC CHAPLAINS TO HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN. Dublin, Dec, 5, 1833. REV. GENTLEMEN,—Some time having elapsed since the pub lication of my letter to the Archbishop i7r Dublin, and not hav ing received any answer from either his Grace or Dr. Dickinson, in explanation of their unwarrantable attack upon my charac ter, I now consider it my imperative duty to reply to your let ter which first appeared in the Saunders's of the • 28th of No vember; and though, gentlemen, great as has been my cause for retaiation, still I trust that the same spirit which guided my pen in my preceding letter, will influence my conduct in this, and that no feelings of a personal nature will cause me to de scend to acts unbecoming the character of a clergyman or un worthy of the name of a Christian. With regard to you, Mr. Dickinson, notwithstanding the brevity of your letters, you have fallen into some palpable errors—errors, perhaps, of no bad in tention upon your part, but which an impartial and discriminating public consider as of no trivial importance. In your first epistle upon the late inhibition affair, you have asserted that you would make no further comment either "now or hereafter on the sub ject ;" and yet, with this statement before the public, and without my having given you the least provocation, you come forward with a second rejoinder to stamp upon my character one of your most unjustifiable accusations. In the same letter you also asserted that you would publish the whole of the correspondence between the Archbishop and Archdeacon Magee, concerning the inhibition ; and yet, by some unaccountable circumstance, you omitted the principal letter on the occasion. In another of your letters, you stated I called upon you to expostulate as to his Grace having refused me leave to preach; whereas it was your self requested of me to call at your house at an appointed hour, that you might explain the Archbishop's reasons fur having ex pressed to others his displeasure at my preaching at Lucan. Again, in the same letter, you said when I was examined before the Archbishop, (which is now' nearly three years ago,) that I was found "miserably ignorant of the Scriptures," and conse quently then refused to preach ; whereas you told many clergy men, whose names will be mentioned if require& that it was for a deficiency in Greek I was unnatronised by his Grace. How are such contradictions to be reconciled, Dr. Dickinson? With regard to Dr. Wilson, I must say, that I never, in my recollec tion, saw that gentleman but once, about three weeks ago, at Dr. Dickinson's house; though, from the tenor of his and Dr. Dickinson's letter it would appear that Dr. Wilson was present at the only interview I ever had with the Archbishop of Dublin. Gentlemen, your joint letter says:— " We thinl it right, therefore, to undeceive the public by a simple statement of facts, which have come under our know ledge. The transaction alluded to is, in reality, totally uncon nected with anything relating to the Church of Rome, to its doctrines, or to its members, considered as such.—The Arch . - bishop proceeded exactly in the same manner in which he, and it is to be presumed every other Bishop would, in the' case of an individual brought up either in the Protestant or Roman Catholic persuasion. Mr. Nolan having;seine time ago, appeared beforo the Archbishop, applying for some 'clerical appointment, was found on examination not to Poisess that knowledge which is required for a candidate for Holly Orders." • From the perusal of this extract it would appear that Dr. Wilson was present during my interview with the Archbishop • whereas the contrary is the fad. How will Dr. Wilson apolo gise for this description ? As for the other part of the extract which says—" I was found, upon examination, rot to possess that knowledge which is required in a candidate for holy orders," I roust say these expressions are a great falling off from the un justifiable attack made by the Archbishop and Dr. Dickinson against me, as being miserably ignorant of the Scriptures; and all this for my not having understood the meaning of a Greek word!! ! In another part, gentlemen, of your joint letter, you say : -- ':ln an interview with us lately, Mr. Nolan admitted that he was ignorant of the Scriptures at the period of the examination, and that the Archbishop had acted rightly in refusing him leaVe to preach. He added, that since that period he had acquired religious knowledge. Of this the Archbishop had no opportu nits, of judging.' Now, gentlemen, I will not call this a wilful suppression of the truth ; but I must beg leave to rectify your mistake upon the subject. I admitted that I did not understand the meaning of the Greek word, at which the Archbishop exclaimed at my examination, "Oh ! Maynooth ! Maynooth !" But such an admission is different from what is generally meant by the ex pressions, " of a person being miserably ignorant of the Scrip tures, in my examination before the Archbishop, since he never proposed to me a question even as to a knowledge of the truth of the Scriptures, nor as to any historical, allegorical, or any other definite passage in the word of God ? There is another point, gentlemen, upon which yOu seem to have misunderstood me, at my interview with both of you. You say that I also admitted " that the Archbishop had acted rightly in ref Using me leave to preach." Such an unqualified assertion as this, gentlemen, carries with it its own refutation; for how could it be supposed I admitted that the Archbishop was right in pro hibiting me from preaching, the very circumstance I most heartily condemn, and upon the injudiciousness of which I called (as Dr. Dickinson remarks) upon him to expostulate. What I admitted to you. gentlemen, was this-1 said that if the Archbishop examined me in the Scriptures, and found me deficient in them, he would then have acted rightly in refusing me leave to preach. With regard to you, Dr. Wilson, I must say I would be sorry to speak disreputably of you; however, as an apology for your forgetfulness on the occasion alluded to becomes requisite, I consider it necessary to remark, that you have arrived at that period of time when the human intellect becomes obscured, and when a forgetfulness of facts and a want of strict distinction as to circumstances become necessary consequences of advanced life. The justice of my remark may be easily conceived from a recital of the following fact:—When I mentioned to you, Dr. Wilson, at our interview, that I heartily forgave the last recep tion I met with from the Archbishop, but that I could not forget it, you instantly and unceremoniously pronounced such conduct inconsistent; as much as to say, that a person could not forgive a thing without also forgetting it, or that forgiving and forget ting are the same! 1 ! The circumstances of your being domes tic chaplain to the Archbishop, and your having lately received some distinguished, or rather extraordinary, marks of special favour from his Grano.. pannnt hear (I orpanmel noon the pre sent subject. With regard to the part of your letter which says " that the Archbishop had no opportunity of judging of the re ligious knowledge I acquired," I cannot conceive how you, Dr. Dickinson, would recur to such an assertion, especially as your self was forced to admit at my interview with you and Dr." Wi lson 1 acquired that religious knowledge; whilst his Grace must also have known the same circumstance from my writings, my sermons, and the many testimonials his Grace received from zealous and truly Christian clergymen. In another part of your letter you assert that the Archbishop marked out for Mr. Nolan a course of study. Pray, what were the books, or what the course he marked out for me ? The Archbishop's directions to me on the occasion were nothing more nor less than a cold and a peremptory command to study the Greek, which circum stance (without mentioning the others before adduced) suf ficiently demonstrates that it was for what his Grace considered a deficiency in the Greek, and not for "a miserable ignorance of the Scriptures," Is was then discountenanced. Your letter concludes with what the world esteems an indirect and miserable apology to Dr. Murray and the Romish priests for having pro nour.ced a convert front their body as "miserably ignorant of the Scriptures." But now, Dr. Dickinson, I call upon you and the Archbishop to lay before the public the supposed scriptural examination for which you pronounced me as "miserably igno rant of the Scriptur es ." C an you ment i on any scripturathis torical facts, any scriptural parables or allegories, or, in fine, any scriptural passage you then proposed to me ? No, you can not : for you are well aware that it was a few quibbles upon Romish Infallibility and a reference to a Greek passage that constituted my examination, which occurred three years ago,' and for which you now publicly upbraid me as being miserably. deficient of the Scriptures. In conclusion, gentlemen, allow me to say that my case is :no: longer a private one. It has long since become one pablici ju, ris. The eyes of many are on it, and earnestly look to its is sue. Though an humble individual, a dangerous blow has been aimed—l will not say intentionally—and a grievous wound sought to be inflicted upon the holy cause of religion. Hun dreds of Roman Catholics who were wavering in their faith, and puritiing the road of religious inquiry, now halt in their . course, and stand alarmed at sour conduct. The dread of per secution from those whom they intended to leave on one hand, and the fear of similar treatment front those with whom they were about to unite on the other, must naturally torture: the wa-. yering mind, and leave it in the most miserable state of fearful suspense, Gentlemen, it is time that personal feeling should yield to a sense of public utility; come forward, then, and en deavour to make some reparation for the injuriesinfligted, not. so much upou me as an individual, as upon the cause of reli gion. I should in charity hope that 'yours is 4. l the perverse ambition to resemble th ose w h o are th e mere nimAinalprofcssors of the faith—who would embra ce th e gos p e l w ith ',))nra-liand and stab its religion with the other; or who would endeavour to persuade the world by their words, that they love the truth, whilst their actions aim at the extinction of its most vital prin ciples. Hoping, gentlemen, that the Lord may direct you in your intentioos, I remain your much persecutej, but still yOur humble well-wisher in Christ, L. J. NOLAN. DESTRUCTION OF LOUGHTON-HALL, ESSEX, BY FIRE, We regret to state, that Laughton hall, the seat of Mr. Wm.. Whittaker M a itl an d,' the High 'Sheriff for the county of Essex, was yeste r d ay mor n ing, with the exception of a portion of the t sern s io wing, totally destroyed by tire, and property" to the unt of between £2o,ooo__ arid f.,...,:1it(..Xi0 ,_ c what ' consumed. From ,', haVe been able one collect, it appears, that about 5 o ' c l oc k c , ll yesterday mornineof the female dom e sti cs o b serve d a d ense body of smoke in the west wing of the buildi ng , an d, k now i ng there was no fir e in any part of the mansion, she became alarmed, and immediately communicatedservants her suspicions to the family. Some of the sery s to pro b ceeded to the library, and on opening the door discovered it n il . flames. In a few seconds • the whole of the wing was one body e Some of the house hold went for the Loughran engine, which speedily on the spot, as also were the neighbou , s, who every in their power; anti although there was water, obtained from the ponds in the vicinity, i o t n w h a E s s i u s i p ea n p bb e l la fl y : cs e hk o c ,i f ineffec tual Two of the servants came up . 'to London and reached the head station of the London Fire ment, Watling-street, at eight o'clock, when Henderson and six men with an engine, to which were attached four post-horses and Crookland and six men withthe engine --from JA . tv's ' square, also with four horse s, left their res pective stations s;,ncl reached Loughton about 'lO o'clock,' button late to save' any portion of the West wing. Finding•ir useless to attempt to stop the progress of the flames in the above quarter; they directed their attention to the eastern part of the building, and, ilthouoth they used every exertion, we are sorry to say that they succeeded in saving but a small portion. • . The extent of the building may be imagined when we state that 50 rooms were destroyed anti damaged. Amongst the pro perty burnt were upwards of 10,000 volumes of valuable books, comprising a quantity of scarce works, many of them unique, and with a few exceptions the whole of the . valuable furniture was also destioyed. In the cellars are between 7,000 and 8,000, dozens of wine,. which are supposed to he destroyed. L During the whole of yesterday the various engines Were kept in play without intermission, and a (7reat 'nuinber of persons fro m the neigh ..ourhocid were engaged to work them. We are happy to state that the whole of property is insured in the Imperial Fire-office, of which Mr. Maitland is a director, as also one of the dire'clors of the West India Docks. The- fife, which was purely accidental, appears to have' conmence i d mpt hp flue of the library chimney, which is supposed to contain some .Wood-Work, and to have been burning for some days part. 'No lives were lost. Great praise is due to the countrymen who - assisted at the engines for the extraordinary eXeriions which they mad e i n saying what little of th e property escaped the devouring element. Last night a reinforcement of the Men belOtiging , the London • Fire Establishm en t was s e nt o ff to - aA'Sist thOse•who went down with the engines, as time fire was still burning, and further dam age apprehended. The property saved was carried ou to the lawn, and placed nnder the care of some of the principal inha bitants. The faMily 'a'n'd Set vants were accommodated at th e houses of persons residing in the vicinity of the place.-- Zmu. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Latest Freights to Exchange dates. En,gland, on England. Bombay Aug..£4 to .e,5 104 if' tun ..2s #.? rupee . . Stripping abundant. Calcutta... 9th Aug..£6 Os to £7 10sW ton.. Produce abundant, and shipping scarce. China 4th July... 4s 9d W dollar. No freight offering. Singapore l3th'Aug..E3 15s 'to £5 lOs W ton..4s 6(1 dollar. 'Very-. light freight has paid £7 to £7 10s.; only one vessel loading, for England. Rio Janeiro.2oth 0ct...£2 15s to £3 10s if' tun..3s 24d to 3s 2id 41)) milrea. 7} tonticent. premium. Ships in good demand; stock of cotton 68,374 bales. Mobile l6th N0v...%d per lb. 71 1% cent prom Savannah• • 2sth N0y...11-16d to %d per lb. 81 1 cent preen Cbarleston..23d ;id per lb. 9; to 91W cent. N. Orleans...l6th Nov ..%d per lb premium. New York..24th N0v...%d to 7-16 d per lb. 81to911; cent. premium. [We intend to supply the latest information from a number of other ports, but for the present we are unable to furnish any fur ther particulars, our arrangements being incomplete.—E.L.S.] jtiailtro. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. DEC. 15. Since our last there has been a further improvement in the demand. The sales of yesterday were 6,000 bags, and to-day the business amounts to 3,500, the whole of which has been purchased by the trade. All descriptions have had the benefit of the demand, but more particularly East India, of which 2,500 have been sold in the last two days at Id na Id 4P! lb advance on last week's prices. The market generally has closed with much firmness. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, Dim. 13. We have again to notice a continuance of very wet weather—very injurious to the Wheat already sown, and completely impeding all agricultural work out of doors. We have also again to remark the rather large arrivals of Flour, chiefly new and of very dubious quality, and of Oatmeal from Ireland, whilst of all kinds of Grain they are very small, particularly of Wheat. At this day's market, although transactions were altogether to a very small extent, at the prices of this day week. For all other articles there was a very limited de mand, at a small decline, though hardly sufficient to warrant any decided alte: 701 b. ad s d alteration our last quotations. WHEAT, Englishred,crp .836 9 6 ta 10 0 Do. old 9 6 .. 10 0 2 0 8 1 10 0 9 6 6 4 Irish enrorheeled;mw, white e . 1 1 0 080 .. 0 0 crop 1836 7 9 .. 9 0 Do. old 7 9 .. 9 0 Do. white 1836 8 3 9 3 Do. old 8 3 .. 9 3 Dantzig, red Do, white Stettin, red 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. white 0 0 .. 0 0 Conigsberg, red 0 0.. 0 0 Do. white Riga&Petersburg 0 0.. 0 0 Odessa Russian, hard 0 0.. 0 0 Canada, red 0 0.. 0 0 Do. - white Bonded Wheat RYE,imP. or. English and Foreign, free 36 0.. 42 0 Do. in bond BsaLEvArimp.qr English, Malting... 44 0 .. 50 0 Do. Grinding,6olb 4 4 4 7 Irish, MaltinT. do. 5 6 .. 5 9 Do. Grinding, do. 5 0.. 5 3 Foreign, d. p. do. 0 0 0 0 i Do. n bond 0 0.. 0 0 OATS. 41 7 451 h. E'rlish, crop 1836 /I 3.. 3 5 Do. old 3 8.. 4 0 Scoteh. &.c new.. 3 3 3 8 Do. old 3 10 4 2 OATS, 41' 45115.[1.836 e d a d lrish,n. kilndried 3 6 e 3 81 Do. - old do. Do. prime,42tb Do. do. old 4 1.. 4 2 Foreign, free Do. in bond . 2 9.. 8 6 PEASE, if' imp. qr. ,English, white Foreign, white BEANS, 4f' imp. qr. English, new 49 0 .. 54 0 Do. Pigeon, old 52 0 56 0 Foreign, free Do. in bond 39 0 .. 46 0 Irish, Tiek,e. new 44 0 ~ 47 0 Do. old 49 0.. 61 0 MALT, 41' imp. qr. English iNDIAN CORN,ina.gr. Red White ... ... FLoun, 43t 2801 h. English. fine 45 0 .. 56 0 Irish, 2ds new 46 0 55 0 Do. tine . American. sweet, _ _ _ per hr). free.... 0 0.. 0 0 Do. in bond .... 26 0 .. 28 0 Do. sour, free.... 28 0.. 31 0 Do. in bond .... 29 0 .. 31 0 Canadian, free .. 27 0 .. 30 0 Do. in bond 0 0.. 0 0 OATMEAL, 472401 b Ent:lisb, new .... 34 0 . 2Ci 0 , Irish, new Do. old 33 0 o B RAN , 4y 24th 1 8.. 1 10 PRIOES'OF SHARES. LIVERPOOL, DEc. 15, 1836. Last Prices This day RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Per Share, Bolton and Leigh .. . ..£t oo paid£ 64 0 0 ....g Bolton and Preston... .... ....... 3 .... 65 0 ....- Birmingham and Gloucester.,.... 5 .... 5 0 0 .... Ditto and Derby 5 .... par .... 717 BirliVlhead and Chester 2 .... 2100 „ , . Cheltenham and Trim;' 5 .... 3 1 6.. . . Chester and Crewe Junction .. . Dublin and Drogheda Dublin and Kilkenny 2 lOs Eastern Counties ........ Edinburgh and Glasgow (old) .. • • 2 •• • • Ditto ditto (new) •• • • 4 •• • • Ditto - Leith and Newhaven 1 .... Gldsgow, Paisley, and Greenock 1 .... Ditto ditto kilmarnoch & Ayr 2 lOs .... Grand Sitilkion .. - .... . Great Western 3O .... 43 5 0 .... 44 5 Grand Connection (Worcester).— 2 lOs 3 12 6 .... Kenyon and Leigh lOU .... 120 0 0 .... Liverpool and Manchester 100 .... 215 0 0 .... Ditto quarter shares 25 .... 52 5 0 .... Ditto half shares .... 45 0 0 .... 'London and Birmingham 7O .... 142 10 0 .... 140 10 Ditto and Soothampton 3O .... 21 0 0 .... DM) & Brightln (Stephenson's) 5 .... 57 6 .... Ditto and,Greenwich.... Leeds and Manchester 5 .... 12 0 0 ..., Leicester and ,Swannineon . . Mancliester:Bolton, & Bury. Manchester 34 Cheshire Junction _ 5 .... 517 6 ..• Manchester South Union. , 2 .... 315 0 .. 7 . Midland Counties 5 . • 3 2 6 ... Preston and Wyre 2 . .... North Midland - 10 15 17 6 .... 15 15 South Midland nar .... North Union .70 .... 59 111 0 ... _ Newcastle and Carlisle 100 .... 101 0 0 .... Ditto quarter shares '2O .... 11 0 0 ..., South Eastern 2 .... 216 6 .... St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap 100 .... 35 . U a. , , Warrington and Newton.•.•. loo .. 179 0 0.,.. Wi ga n Branch 100 % Ulster Hull and Selby.. • 3 0 0 .... 1 10 0 .... 2 1 6 .... 2 2 4 15 0 ... 5 12 6 ... 0 15 0 ... 1 6 6 ... 215 O. 4 5 0. BANKS. Bank of 10 paid 25 2 6 Commercial of Liverpool SO .... 20 0 0 Liverpool Union lO ... 14 10 0 .... Royal of Liverpool 250 .... 250 0 0 .... Northern and Central llt .... 10 7 6 ... Tradesman's 5 .... 4 9 0 .... United Trades' ditto lO .... 10 7 6 ..• • North and South Wales.. 5 .... 4 8 6 .. . " of Manchester lO .... 13 15 0 .... M'chester & L'pool Dsct 15 .... 21 5 0 South Lar cashire 5 .... 4 0 .... Borough Bank 5 ..., 10 7 6 .... 10 12 Commercial Bank of England 5 .. • . 6 12 6 .... ilts awl Dorset lO ..., East of England 7 lOs GAS, WATER. WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings .1.100 paid 171 0 0 .... L'pool & Harrington Water Work s2OO 472 1) 0 .... Bootle Ditto Stock . .. 326 o Liverpool Coal Gas Company Stock .... 3F15 0 0 L'pool. New Gas & Coke C0.....£100 195 0 , Ditto New Shares 7O .... 153 0 0 ...„ ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance C0..E25 paid 17 7 6 Oc.an Asstiran'ee Company. .. . ... iii .. • . S 2 6 Liverpool Fire and Life Assurance 2 lOs .2 17 6 Manchester Assurance Company 10 ...• DOCKS, FERRIES, 1 , 11.:W COMPANIES, Re Harrington Dock £3O paid 20 0 0 Anderton Carrying Coinnr.ny... .10 .... 10 2 6 Wouuside Ferry l7 lOs 26 10 0 Rock Ferry nonk's Ferry 5••• •4 17 6 ... • • Egreniont r , rry - Steam Tug•Compat.: , Apothecaries' Conp ny •• • • 2 5 0 „ Li ver p o ol Fish Cornt,any ...• 019 C • Liverpool Timber.. MINES, Wheal Prosper Tin and Clay C 0... Al los 1 in 6 Kellewerris Consolidated Mines West Tresavean Tin & Copper do 1 1 15 British Silver. Lead, & Copper do, 2 . 1 10 . o Liverpool and Manchester Coal 2 110 0 8 10 0 .... The Amelia, Lyall, sailed yesterday for St Thomas, has put back. Wellsford, Andrews, from London, at St Andrews. Colonist, M'Master, from St. Andrew's for Dublin, off Cove, in 21 days. Cervantes, Rogerson, from Campeachv, off Ilfracombe. Mauney, for Leghorn, passed Point Lynas, at 10 a.m. —, Jessie Logan, M'Master, hence, for Demerara, has put back from Pile Foudry. an.. n... , Oho Bride, Porter, for Bourdeaux and the Mauritius, have put back, having been in contact last night off Holyhead. The former lost jib-boom and fore topgal. lant-mast, and the latter bowsprit, head, and fore topgallant-mast. HAMBURGH, 30th Nov.—Duringa gale yesterday, the following ves sels, hound to Liverpool, were injured :—The Triton was damaged, and will he detained a week; the Caledonia lost bowsprit, and had her bow stove ; the Procter was upset, and is full of water, and the John and James is aground, and must discharge to repair. SAVANNAH, Nov. 3.—The British King, from Liverpool, in coming in on the 27th ult. struck the bar, and entered the river leaky, and will require to be hove down. WEDNESDAY, DEC. I4.—Noon, Wind N.W.—Moderate. (An Irish mail.—High Water 3h 45m p.m.) ARRIVED—The Claremont, Stephens, from Jamaica—Lockwoods , Mackie ; and Thomas, Reid, from Quebec—Nantasket, Crocker, from Savannah—Fisherman, Gibaut, from Naples—Ranger, Jellard, from Trieste—Bride of Abydos, Carpenter, from Zante Sz Vostizza—Joven Elina, Larringa, from Tarragona—Constitution,Wilson, from Charles ton—Governor Troup, Alexander, from Savannah. ALSO ARRIVED—The Ocean, Peile, from Cork—The Thetis. Town ley ; and Leeds, Soy, from Dublin—Henry, Hale, from Donaghadee —Robert Napier, Coppin, from Londonderry—Greyhound. Owens, from Bristol—Maria, James, from Newport—Eagle, Crawford, from Padstow —Thomas, Hatton; and William, Brockbank, from Ulver stone—Nascow, --, from Padstow. The Jumna, Robinson ; and John O'Gaunt, Robertson, hence, at Batavia, 30th August, and sailed for China previous to the 2d Sept. The Samuel Winter, Rodger, hence off Anjer, 25th August. Alexander, Pringer, hence off ditto, 28th. Eleanor, -, from London, at China, 28th June. Tarquin, Hunt, hence, ctt ditto, 27th August. Enterprize, Roberts, hence, at Batavia. Mearns, Mitchell, hence, at Bay Chaleur. Magnet, Payne, hence. at Charleston. Brighton, 51•Kissock, hence, at Darien. Rothschild, Laidley, hence, at Savannah. The David, Adair •' Ann Petley, Sinclair; Mary, M a ste r; Palmer, Francis ; and Eagle, Barnes, hence, at Messina. The Vesta, Orfeur, from Malta, at ditto. Carl Johan, Wilcken, hence, at Hambro'. Shepherdess, Turner, hence for Palermo, at Waterford. The Le Schema, Constean, hence for Bourdeaux, at King Road, in distress. The Thomas and Nancy ; and Pelican, hence for Drogheda, at the Isle of Man. The Fortuna, Jansen, hence for Antwerp, at Bideford, with loss of bulwarks and stanchions. The Byker, Bruce, hence for Trieste, at Falmouth, with loss of bulwarks, &c. The Minerva, hence for Demerara, was spoken in lat. 40, long. 15. The Floraville, hence for the Cape of Good Hope, was spoken 22d of October, in Ist. 5 5, long. 27 W. The Captain Ross, hence for Halifax, was spoken 21st ult. in lat. 44, long. O. The Aliquls, hence for Bombay, was spoken 25th ult. in lat. 18 8, long. 29 W. The Duchess of Orleans, hence for New York, was spoken 26th ult. in lat. 45, long. 43. The Exquisite, Sayer, from Smyrna for this port, at Carthagena, leaky. The labez, Tindall, from Odessa, at Constantinople 13th ult. and sailed same day for this port. The Gipsy, Shotten, from Dublin, at Bourdeaux. lanthe, Brown, from Newfoundland, at Lisbon. Envoy, Dunn, from Buenos Ayres, at Antwerp. Johanna. Gesina, Bane, hence, at Bremen. Rosalind, Little, from Bombay, at Cuxhaven. Venus, --, from Buenos Ayres, at ditto. The P R C. -- from Arichat, at J ersey. Brothers, Mosey, from Quebec, at Dublin, with loss of bulwarks. The Castor. Thompson, from Cuba for Swansea, at Kinsale, leaky, and with loss of foremast, bowsprit, Sm. The Eugene, Zemin, from Ostend for this pore, at Deal. The Egyptian, Sayers, from New York, at Falmouth. • The Tapley, Tapley, sailed from Gravesend for Calcutta, 9th inst. The Lady Douglas, from Maryport for Sierra Leone, at Waterford. The Lowther Castle is on shore near Crosby, and not the Lord Nelson. The Adelaide, Bainbridge, for Mobile ; the Thomas Worthington, Raekam, for Lima ; and Themis, Ferguson, for Lisbon, has put back. The Cassiopea, , from St Petersburg for this port, ut. Stromness. The Scotia, Rink, from St John, N B, for this port, was spoken 3d instant, in lit. 45 9, long. 29 35. • The Claremont, Stephens, from Jamaica, at thts port, sailed from Montego Bay, Ist Nov. The Duke of Clarence was to sail about the 20th. for this port. The Bride of Abydos, Carpenter, from Vostizza, at this port. On the 7th ult. otr Malta, spoke the Tagus, from Cephalonia ; Harlequin, from Taganrog ; and Donor, from Gergenti. - Passed the Straits of Gibraltar in company with a great number of vessels. Ilamnao', Nor. 30.—The Flora, Wolff, bound to Lisbon, sustained considerable damage whilst loading at A ltona, by a vessel falling over on her, and must discharge to repair. Dec: 2. A frost set in at Riga, on the 23d ult. which covered the river with ice as far as the Light house. The ships frozen in were to be cut out in a day or two. Dec. 6, The Weiehel was, entirely frozen over on the 25th ult. and S or 10 vessels lying at Danzig and Neufahrwasa must be cut out. FAYAL, Nov. 24.—The Kiero, Sheppard, from Bombay to Liver pool, was totally wrecked on the south point of Pico, 22d instant — crew saved. WEstroaT, Dec. B.—The Theodore, Backer: Glasgow, Stewart ; Majestic, Monk ; Watson, l‘l'Lncas ; and Elizabeth, Cotter, are all ready to sail for Liverpool. MARYPORT Dec. B.—The Dykes, from Quebec to Lancaster, in putting into this harbour struck the pier and filled, Exmovrn, Dec. I.4'.—The Eliza, of Liverpool, was abandoned 2Gth ult. in lat. 45, long. 4.1, being waterlogged and lost foremast—crew saved by the Duchess of Orleans, bound to New Orleans. THURSDAY, Dge. 13.-Noon, Wiud S.W.—Moderate. , • (AL. Maii.—High Water Anntyrsn—Martha. Greaton, from Charleston —Ann Creighton, Bowaek, from St. Andrews—Hazard; from Naples. ilenr'. Allen, hence, at Leghorn, 27th Nov. Ellen German, Blundell, hence, ut Leghorn, 30th Nov. having made her passage in twenty-one days. Renown, IVl`Kenny, sailed from Milford, for Africa, 11th inst. Bob Logic, Errington, from Jaraaica. at Cove. John Francis, Bonnyman, from Quebec, ut.ditto. Cove, Read, hence, for Newfoundland, at Waterford. Chieftain, M'Bride, from Quebec, for this port, at the Clyde, with loss of topmast, and sails split. Vnnessee, -, from Savannah, at the Clyde. Jupiter, Henck, from Wolgast, at Stromness. Alex. Savin, Wirt, from St. Petersburgh, for this port, at ditto. Lady Dou;las, Melmore, for Sierra Leone, and Enchanetreesns,cioDneod naldson, for Nk.w York, sailed f ro m Waterford 10th inset. Mar, Hartley, Peestmati, sailed from Cove, for Calcutta, 11th i nst. The Active, 'Robson. from Dalhousie to Dundee, was b 4th inst. in Ist. 4930, long. 32, being waterlogged. Crew saved by the Ann Creighton. BIRTH. On Sunday last, the lady of Thomas Williams, Esq. of Kcnsington place, of a daughter. MARRIED. On Friday, the 19th ult. at Shrewsbury, Mr. Evan Jones, late of' Llanrwst, Denbighshire, to Miss Jane Roberts, of Cotwen. On Saturday, the 29th ult. at Lytham, Mr. Wm. Stirzaker, per fumer, Blackpool, to Catherine, eldest daughter of Mr. H. Newsham, boot and shoemaker, of the former place. On Monday, the 28th ult. at Blackburn, John, second son of Mr. John Thompson, cotton-manufacturer. to Ellen, only daughter of Mr. William Hargreaves, fruiterer. Same day, at St. David's Church, by the Rev, Robert Davies, Mr. John Collier to Margaret Moore. only daughter of Mrs. Griffiths, Cheshire Cheese Tavern, Temple-street. On Tuesday, the 29th ult. at Blackburn, Mr. Lawrence Wareing. Chorley, to Betsey, youngest daughter of Mr. Rose; Renshaw-hall, Buxton, near Chorley. Same day, Mr. Thomas Chaffers, Burnley, to Sarah,. daughter of Daniel Arkwright, Esq. of Preston. owTharaday, the Ist inst. at Denbigh, Mr. Robert Roberts to Miss .7‘iatilda Bland, both of Denbigh. On Saturday last, at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, London, by the Lord Bishop of London, Captain the Hon. Charles James Fox Stanley, Grenadier Guards, third son of the Earl of Derby, to Frances Augusta, daughter of Lieut.-General Sir Henry Campbell. On Sunday last at-SL ICiary's Church,,Edge-hill, 4Wr. T. Moyle to Susanna Margarttr;eidest daughter of Mr.-William Comte, all of' Tox teth-park. On Tuesday last, at St. Peter's Church, Mr. Henry Smith, of Man chester, to Miss Susannah Bell, niece of Mrs. Silverwood, of this. town. On Wednesday last, at St. Thomas's Church, Mr. Andrew Nicol,. mate of the Berbice, to Miss Rose Hillock. Yesterday, at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. Thomas Stanley Bowstead, M.A. Mr: James Wilson, youngest sod 'of the late Mr. John Wilson, ship-builder, of this town, to Miss Mary Louisa, only daughter of Captain Langley. Same day, at St. Luke's Church, by the Rev. James Aspinall. M.A. Mr. William Muir to Martha, second daughter of John Andrews, Esq. Stanley-terrace, Isle of Man. STATE OF TRADE. MA NC HESTER.—We are glad to state that there was a decided improvement in business at the market yesterday, in the demand both for goods and yarns; and on several descriptions of goods, particularly on skirtings, an advance of from 3d. to per piece was very readily obtained. Indeed business generally was decidedly more brisk than is usual at this period of the year.— A failure of some magnitude has been announced within a few days ; but not being connected with the staple trade of the town, it has not produced mnch sensation.—Guardian. ROCHDALE FLANNEL. MARKET, MONDAY, DEC. 12.—The market has been rather dull, and the , goods sold have been at prices somewhat lower than those of the previous week. Wool has maintained its price to-day, and, in some cases, a few shil lings per pack more, have been obtained. At this time of the year the flannel business is generally dull, the winter orders being chiefly executed by the beginning of Dec. The last year was an exception, the trade being brisk through the whole of the winter. At present, though the stocks on hand are very light, many of the manufacturers are not giving out full work, on account of the many countermanded orders, and the very prevalent expectation that wool will be lower in price. It will yet admit of a considerable reduction, for pieces are selling for seven, or eight shillings a couple less at the present time, than they were six or seven weeks since. The flannel business is greatly on the increase in this town. There are at present no fewer than three woollen factories building, two of which are nearly ready for machinery; these will occasion an increased demand fur labour though all hands are now pretty well em ployed. THE TURN-OUT OF SPINNERS AT aLDHAM.—There is no change to notice in the turn-out at Old m. The men all con tinue out, and no advances have beer' made towards and ac commodation of the differences existind between them and their employers. T t i TURN-OCT OF SPINNERS A T PR TON.—We are glad to learn, and we believe from good auth city, that there is now E some prospect of a speedy terminatio of this dispute; many of the work-people having begun - regret that it had ever commenced; and we believe sonic ne OciatiOns are now on foot between them and their employers. THE IRON TRADE.—At a meetingM the Welsh iron-mas ters,6l held at Newport on the 3d in . ant. it was determined to blow out twenty-one furnaces iii S ' th Wales, and otherwise to reduce the make one -fifth, from 1 a 15th instant to the 31st March, 1837. The Scotch iron -masters came to a similar reso lution at their Meeting on Wednesdity week; so that including the twentv-nine furnaces already mit of blast in Staffordshire and Shropshire, there will be no fewer than sixty furnaces ex tinguished, for three months certain, in the various parts of the kingdom, and a consequent reduction in the quantity of iron produced of about 4500 tons per week. THE BIRMINGHAM COLLIERS.—A temporary cessation in the working of the coal mines in this neighbourhood has taken place, in conseqnence of the coalmasters having found it neces sary to make a slight reduction in the rate of wages. It will be recollected that a rise took place a few months ago, and it is not expected that the reduction will be resisted beyond a day or two. —Birmingham Advertiser. HERRING FISHERY.—The result of the herring fishery in Scotland for the summer of 1836 is now nearly ascertained, and we regret to state that the take has been much under an average one. it is one-third less than that of the last year. WH IG TOLER ATION.—The Rev. H. Maberly, curate of Bourn, has been dismissed from his curacy by the Bishop of Ely. Mr. Maberly has been getting up petitions against the new poor laws, which appear to have given great offence to the ministers. Lord John Russell wrote to the Bishop of Ely, desiring that prelate to admonish Mr. Maberly for exciting agitation against a law of the laird, which was accordingly done by the Bishop. Mr. Maberly asserted his right to disapprove of a measure that tended to the injury of the poor and helpless, and to seek every legal and constitutional means for its repeal, and continned to hold meetings against the poor laws. The result has been his dismissal from the curracy !—North Wales Chronicle. LONDON GAZE TTE.-TUESPAY, DEC. 13. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Scott and Wrigglesworth, Kirkdale, Lancashire, fellmongers—W. 11. and C. Barnard, Liverpool, merchants—Garlick and Dickinson, Manchester, plumbers—Jackson and Clark, Manchester, wine-mer ehants—Hulme and co, Macclesfield, silk-dyers—Clay, Son, and Johnson, Manchester; as far as regards E. Johnson—J. Moore and F. Davidson, Manchester, joiners—Wallwork and Abel, Little Bolton, Lancashire, brass-founders—S. Isherwood and Son, Manchester, silk manufacturers—J. Horrocks and co., London, and Horrockses, Mil ler, and co., Preston and Manchester, merchants; as far as regards P. Ilorrocks. INSOLVENT. Dec. 9.—lsrael Alexander, Chiswell-street, London, horse-dealer. BANKRUPTS. James Endersby Nicoll and John Warburton, Liverpool, tailors, to surrender Dec. 64, and Jan. 24, at 12, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liver .mol. Solicitors, Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, 3edford-row, London. Robert Musgrave, Liverpool, linen-draper, Dec. 24, and Jan. 24, at I o'clock, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Wahnesley. Keightley, and Parkin, Chancery-lane. London. Henry Cox, Goswell-street, St. Luke's, London, soap-manufac tur •r. John Anderson, Old Broad-street, London, merchant. Henry Alexander Douglas, Old Broad-street, London, merchant. John Ingram, Birmingham, grocer. Thomas Legg, Windmill-street, Tottenham-court-road, London, carver. _ George Sugjett, Barbican, London, merchant. Henry Cooper, London-street, Ratcliffe, Middlesex, fiou,y-factor. Joseph Hall. Savage-gardens,. Tower-hill, London, wine -merchant, Henry Weston, Chaney, Sussex, victualler. John Jelious Brimmer, - Greek-street, Soho, London, printer. Thomas Taylor, Topping's-wharf, Tooley-street, Southwark, cheese-factor. Joseph Batchelor, Newport, Hampshire, mercer. Thomas Johnson, Niacclesfiel4l, draper. George Foster, North Curry, Semersetshire, draper. Thomas Evans, 13ridgend, Glamorganshire, draw. Joseph Dickinson, Denham Springs, Lancashire, calico-printer. DIVIDENDS. Jan. 10, J. Delamore, Liverpool, grocer—Jan. 5, W. Halton, Charles street, Westminster. tailor—Jan. 5, W. Ilindley, Gray's-inn-lane, Loudon, cheesemonger—Jan. 6,' J. Goodburn, Brighton-place. New Kent-road, Surrey. silversmith—Jan. 4, T. Youde, Woolwich, vic tualler—Jan. 4, R. Dean, Milner-place. Lambeth, builder—Jan. 4, A. Bruee, London, army-clothier—Dec. 20, D. Morgan, Rhosmaen, Car marthenshire, tanner—Jan, 7, B. Righton, Easteheap, London, cooper—Jan. 7, G. Simpson. Upper Grovenor-street, Grosvenor square, London, mariner—Jan. 12. T. H. Dobbs, Gainsborou4h, Lin colnshire, innkeeper—Jan. 10, J. Barnsley, Manchester, cotton-mer chant—Jan. 6, C. I. Wathen, South Hamlet, Gloucestershire, vie tualler—Jan.,l2, T. Rumpus. jun., Northampton, grocer—Jan. 12, J. Garton, Kiugston-upon-Hull, lighterman. CERTI FICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before the _ _ 3d day of .January. J. Harrison, Liverpool, merchant—J. Wilkes. Cheltenham, builder —A. Horton, Sheffield, button-manufacturer—T. Hill, Bow-church. yard, London, linen-factor. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Waugh and Innes, Edinburgh, booksellers. Thomas Gillespie Ferguson, Glasgow. merchant. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. HOUR. 15. Coupland and Duncan, (Ist) ,y.. Clarendon Rooms, at 1 17. Thomas Sommerville, (Ist) Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester, at 2 171Mon:,n, Pearson, and Penston, (Ist) Clarendon Rooms, at 1 20. Joseph and Andrew Brown, (1q) .... Ditto, at i 2 20. James Dunne, (div.) 22. Buckley and Kennan, (div.) DEC. 16, 1836 kinpotto. WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA, Grace, (341) Pearson, ins Demerara, with 84 hds 10 te- sugar, $ Bollon-332 hds 5 tcs do, C W and FS hand-1 hits do, T & H Mora ray-18 lids do, Sandbach and co—►U lids iio, 2Upns ruin, Order—..B pns 35 lids ruin, 2U tes entice, 24 pus molasses, C W and F Shand -W Dl: . . 'Herald, (357)- Clarke, fin Belize, with 416 logs ,mahogany, '241 torts chipped lugwood, J 11S•nde . aial-co 7 looo coker nu* Order—B Lk SUU Ti I A li ICA. Mona, (188) Rowland; from Buenos Ayres and Antwerp, with (fin Buenos Ayres) 10(100 horns, Douglas. Fraser and co-3069 salted hides, Order—(fin Antwerp) 80 bls clov erseed, 40 fits flax. 8 his merchandize. Order—a qty oak bark, U Pitts-30 his flax, W inn-30 do A Swain son-3 bxs dried fruit, Ibx skins, S Dow , las—G Dk • UNITED STAPES. • St Andrew, (635) Thompson, fm New, York, with 6 brls apples. Crary, Fletcher and co-80 do, Order-10 do,W lAndsay-19 do, Fitz hugh and Grimshaw-99 do, Cropper, Benson and co-6 do, T Todd —6 do, J M'C amnion and co-10 do, .W and J Brown and co-37 do, Sancta, Hodgson and co-6 (10,0 Wright and co-4 do, D Allen, jun -6 do, T and J D Thornely-4 do, E Frodsharn-9 do, B and J 11 Gars ton and co-10 do, W and J Brown and co-2 do, Wildes, Pickersgill and co-4 do, D Willink-1 do, Langtr3s and co-4 brls Ihi brl do, E Haninett-1 bri hf brl do, Sands, Hodgson & co-9 hi bris do, DUrI 4 lop, Waddell and co-4 bris dd, 'W A and G Maxwell-1 box do, C Humberston and eu-6 boxes conts unkn, W and J Tompson-3 do, Sands. HOdgson & co-1 do, Sands & co-1 cse do, T J D Thornely —3 do, Order-1 prcl do, 13aring.Brs-9 bris do, R Sproat-5 do, Mure-234 bales cotton, ColirnaLn, Lambert and eo-106 do,Wadding ton, Holt and co-100 do, Fisher, Bros and cu-1 hil,rl flour, Bolton, Ogden and co—llls brls turpentine,T Todd-378 brls 12 brls tar, 40 lids quercit bark, Cazneau and co-1 brl nuts, D-and T Willis-14 hds sand, .1 Alston and Sons—abt 8 t horn tips, J Goodwin-10600 lo cust treenails, D Seldon-4 pkgs trees; 1 box plants, Order-1 hf bri meal, Crary, Fletcher and co-1 do, Dunlop, V, add.ll and co-1 box fieldspar, W Lindsay-2 bris potatoes, WA & G Maxwell-1 bri nutsi 1 box oysters, ,T Todd-1 bri hickory nuts, b: and Jll Garston and co —P - Portsmouth, (492) Marshall, fm New York, with 57 bales cotton, W and .1 Brown and co-237 do, S and T Cassia-205 do, Collmann, Lambert and co-102 do, Waddington, Holt and co-138 do, Wain wright, Sheils and co-23 do, Shaw, Vance and co-214 do, J Hobson and Sons-66 do, I Bibby and co-98 do, Hagan, Magee and co-129 do, Order-30 brls conts unkn, Tenr ants, Clow and co-50 cs do, W and J Brown and co-2 hf brls do, G Gibson-1 bx do, 18 tcs timothy seed, S Waddell-9 bdla shooks, &c, J W di.aw-124 barrels apples,- Order—W Dk Constitution, (636) Wilson, fm Charleston, with 437 bls cotton ; Sands, Hodgson and co-751 do, Order-107 do, T Crowder-64 do.. W Stuart-30 do, D M•Nicoll and co-200 do, Buchanan, Laird and co-144 do, W H Gilliat—W Dk Helen, (423) Hall, fm Charleston, with 842 hales cotton, Order— , 186 do, W Stuart-32 do, D M'Nicol and co-100 do, Johnson, Grain ger and do, W Bower and Spn—V Dk Algonquin, (500) Murckon, fm Philadelphia, with 360 brls turpen tine, 106 hds quercitron bark, 299 bales cotton, 348 brls apples, W and J Brown and co-50 hds quercitron bark, It Smith-20 do, P Howard —aht 3 t horn tips, D and T Willis—P Dk Thomas Dickason, (480) Lyon, fm Savannah, with 50 bales cotton, R and G Benn-1188 do, Order—NV Dk BRITISH AMERICA. Tarn O'Shanter, (270) Sumpton, fin Montreal and Quebec, with (fin Montreal) 19 brls pot ashes, A Thompson-62 brls pot and 138 brls pearl asheS, W A and G Maxwell-160 brls pot ashes, K Dowie and co-7 do, A W Hart-111 do, J Moore and co-25 brls pot and 45 brls pearl ashes, Order-54 brls . pot ashes, Wildes, Pickers *ill and co-24 pearl ashes, Rathbone Bros-101 brls pot ashet, D Buchanan and Son-29 do, G Wright end co-6 hds horn tips, J Goodwin-8 brls, flour, Welch and Hudson-36$ c staves, i 0 22 oars, Q c 19 handspikes, Order-1 case a buffalo robe, J Senior-1 cse B goods retd, C Mac donald—(fm Quebec) 37 brls pearl ashes, Rathbone Bros and eo-1 case furs, J B Hauck-25 c2O deals, 1# c deals ends, 10 c staves, o kga honey, 1 case bees' wax, 5 bxs specimens natural history, 3 cases cu riosities, &c, 2 bxs plants, Ick copp r coin, Order—Q Dk Esther, ,(352) Douglas, fm Montreal and Quebec, ith 2CB hrls pot and 75 brls pearl ashes, K Dowie and co-75 brls pot ashes, W Rose and co-50 brls pot and 11 brls pearl ashes, A Thompson-3 brls pearl do, Jee Bros and co-74 brls pot do, Wildes, Pickersgill and co —3l brig pot and 69 brls pearl do, W A and (3 Maxwell-13 brls pot do, W Steel-42 brls pot and 13 pearl do, Ellice, Kinnear and co-18 brls pot and 2u brls pearl do, T Blackburn-32 brls t do, Ibx har ness, A W Hart-1 Isle hearth rugs retd, Gibbs, B r i g ht and co-26 pr oars, ;.!9i c 2 staves, 28; c 29 staves and heading, 3 brls apples, Order —(fin Quebec) 44 c 26 deals, 800 gun stocks, 4 bdls maple veneering, Order-77 brls pot ashes, W and H Robertson and co-24 do, W Rose and co-1 bx copper coin, Wildes, I ickersgill and co—Q Dk Winscales, (320) . Walrnsley . , fin Quebec, with 22 ps oak, 56 ps r and 67 ps w pine and 26 ps ash timber, 231 c 22 deals, 811 c staves, 34 deal ends, I Tilstone and co—Q Dk Sultana, (481) M'Aulev, fin Quebec, with 202 ps w and 22 ps r pine, 29 ps ash, 26 ps oak, ana 13 ps elm timber, 8.19 ppe, SCO short and 10080 brl staves, 2046 deals Ihf cord lathwood, Order-2 ps red pine, Master—B Dk Combatant, (372) M'Kenzie, fm Halifax, with 45 ps birch timber, 103# c staves, 11 c 15 planks, 1 c handspikes, Mignowitz and Greet ham-1330 ps cedar, 60 t fustic, Baring Bros and co-131 cks oil, W Jackson--91 do, Graham and Taylor-12 bxs herrings, Order-1 boxt bark work, 1 ble woollens recd, Order—K Dk Edward Thorn, (420) Wylie, fm St John, N B, with 304 ps birch and 620 pa pine timber, 106 handspikes, 10 c staves, Gibbs, Bright and co—B Dk . Ward, '745) Masters, fm St John, N B, with 206 Ps birch and 829 ps pine timber, 2} c 2 deals, 166 c 11 staves, 12 spars, Gibbs, Bright and co—B Dk Charlotte, (602) Fisher, fm St John, N B, with 33 ps oak and 498 ps pine timber, 1849 deals, 14359 staves, 48 oars, Wildes, Pickersgill and co—B Dk Canton, (664) Melville, fm Quebec, with 42 ps oak, 87 ps elm and 542 ps pine timber, 38f c 28 standard, 70i c 24 W I and 361 c 20 ash staves, 4f c 5 deals, 24 oars, 24 handspikes, D Gibh—B Dk Despatch, (407) Adrell, fin Richibucto, with 69 ps birch and 635 ps fir timber, c 1 deals, 5 fins lathwood, Anderson, Garrow and co -B Dk Asia, (647) Hannah, fm Dalhousie, with 981 ps fir timber, 73 fins lathwood, c I spars, C W Tisdale- 7 B Dk _ . EUROPE. Lady Cremorne, (230) Penwick, fin St Petersburg, with 322 casks tallow, Order-159 do, Stewart, Bald and co-120 do, J Crosll &co —320 bars iron, Came and Telo—lsCo ps lathwood, Barton .:,(1 Heath. —1 cs caviare, 1 cse tongues, 2 ankers cucumbers, 22 ankers cranber ries, H and J Hornby and co—K Dk Albion, (180) Rydd, fm St Petersburg, with abt 11 t rope, abt 1 t oakum, Campbell and Crawf o rd-416 - cks tallow, Came and Telo -800 ps lathwood, Stewart, Bald and co—K Dk Idogheten, (230) Neuman, fin Wasa, with 1 c deal ^ Ids, 141 a 18 deals, 191 c 6 battens, 21 c 16 masts and spars, 4 c handspikes, 370 brls 5 hf brls tar, H and J Hornby and co-1145 ps hare skins, 22 ps sqir rel skins„l t scrap iron, said Master—B Dk _ _ Ann, ( . 266) Star, fm St Petersburg and Elsineur, with (fin St Peters burg) with 1018 bars iron, Carne and Telo-677 cks tallow, Orcler-2 t oakum, Barton and Heath—a qty of lathwood, 1 pce linen, Order— (fin Elsineur) 2 kegs cranberries, 2 kgs anchovies—P Dk AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE, • Imported into Liverpool, from the Bth to the 14th inftcznt. FROM IRELAND. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Cal; es. Lamps. 1178 1243 3621 1 4 Previously..293Bo 97885 214302 3890 213 1960 21027 LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. DEC. 15. We have to report another dull week in Butter, and the sales made were quite retail at a further Reline, varying from Is to 3s per cwt.— The same depression extends to Bacon. Ilan's, and Lard, the quota tions for which articles are 'nominally the same. We note au inn- , provement in the prices of Beef and Pork. s. d. s. d.. BUTTER.—Belfast, new .l' 5 0 e 106 0 per cl,vt. Banbridge, new 97 0 99 0 Colerain. . - Sligo, new 97 d 101 0 Derry, new ..... .... 0 0 0 0 Limerick, new 97 0 98 0 --- Dundalk 0 0 0 0 Carlow . , new 98 0 103 0 .... Waterford, new 9B 0 103 0 Newry 0 0 0 0 Cork, new 94 0 95 0 Do. pickled 2ds, new 9B 0 99 0 Dutch 0 0 -- 0 0 Brim R.—New Prime Mess 106 0 112 0 per tierce. PORK .... .. Do. - BACON, new Do. o:d . Day HAMS 56 0 .--• 59 0 •---• WET DO LAM—Firkin 64 0 66 0 Bladdered ,„ .... 72 0 74 0 LIVERPOOL AGRICULT s. d. s. d. Hay, old 1 401 74,201 h New Hay 1 3 1 6 - Clover Hay 1 2 1 5 - Straw, Wheat 0 71 0 St - Straw, Oat 0 7 0 9 - Green Clover 0 0 0 0 - UR A L MARKET, DEC. 15. s. d. s. d. Potatoes 2 3',12 4 4 , r 901 b Cattle Potatoes 2 0 2 3 Turnips 40 0 0 0 per ton Carrots 5O 055 0 Manglewurzle 30 034 J • Manure 8 0 10 6 SMITHFIELD MARKET, LONDON, DEC. 12. In this day's market, which exhibited what is denominated the great Christmas supply, prime Beef and Mutton met a ready sale, at an advance of 4d per 8115, but with the middling and inferior kinds of Beef and Mutton, of which there was but exceedingly little oßring, as also with Veal and Pork, trade was rather dull, at last Friday's quotations. e *Dipptng fcntelitynce. TUESDAY, DEC. D.—Noon, Wind S.W.—Moderate. (High Water 2h 47m p.m.) ARRIVED—The Tam O'Shanter, Sumpton, from Quebec—The Asia, from Dalhousie—Constitution, Wilson, from Charleston — Sultana, M'A uley, from Quebec—Mona, Rowland, from Antwerp— Ann, —, from St Petersburg. ALSO ARRIVED—The Commerce, (steamer) from Dublin. COASTWISE, • - Cows. Sheep. Pigs. iTor,:a. Calves. Lamb s . 55 1521 810 4 I 0 ..... 3513 50997 5823 126 394 1140 LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT, From the Bth of Decembei% to the 15th December, 1836. DISCHARGtD. In-patients cured Relieved and at own request Made Out-patients Irregular Dead ADMITTED. In-patieLt a 27 Out-patients Casual during 1 I. I'. the last week S O.Y. Remain in the house 2OB Consulting Surgeon, Mr. Forshaw. House Visitors—Mr. Ripley and Rev. J. B. Monk, Chaplain, the Rev. R. Davies.—House Surgeon, Mr. J. Asl.,,croft. LOCK 110SFITAL. Admitted .......'..11 ! In the Hospital 43 j Dls(!hartTe'd 10 TELEGRAPH OFFICE, DECEMBER 15, 1836. Wind at Holyhead S.W.—Moderate. Off Holyhead, inward-bound, at 12 30 p.m.—No. 434,William Penn, steamer, from Waterford. Sailed . from Beaumaris, at 9 30 a.m.—No. 57, Mauncy, B B, for Leghorn. Off the Floating Light, inward-bound—No. 140, Ellen Jenkinson, B Schr, from Li scion, at 4 p.m . LIVERPOOL TIDE TABLE. Days. • Mm. Ern. Ht. Festivals, DEC. H. Si. H. H. F. 1. • Tuesday ....13 218 247 16 7 Lucy Wednesday -14 314 345 15 3 Jumter rises 813, t 1V ► even Thursday....ls 416 452 14 4 Jupiter sets'l 1h144M-'morn Friday, ....16 526 6 3 13 8 Cam. Mich. Teriti:6iuls Saturday, ...17 636 710 13 6 Mars rises 811 39m even SUNDA.Y...IB 741 812 13 6 4th Sunclay in .Ativeot Monday ....19 $39 9 4 14 0 Venus rises 4h 54m morn DIED. On Friday, the 28th October, at Smyrna, aged 31, Mr. J. Calder-• bank, late of Standish, near Wigan. of L t a h s o t n b t r o i t e R h , 0 o y n a passage M from ypo rt Qt A re l b s o e c, ,aCaixmp about tseartoCe. time,A s Ambridge,. d e g v e t: Hewitt, orMaryport, on his passage from America to this port. On Friday, the 11th ult., aged 35, Mr. F. Janson, late of Holme. On Friday, the 18th ult., at London, Mr. Richard Lomax, calico printer, formerly of Houghton Tower. aged 69. On Sunday, the 20th ult., at Brussels, Harriet, widow of Mr. Thos.. Griffiths Lloyd, Esq., of Trowscoed Hall. Mongomeryshire. On Snnday, the 27th ult., aged 35, Mrs. Mary Hunter, Workington: , On Monday, the 28th ult., at his seat. Plascoch, Angiesea, sincerely and deservedly lamented, Sir William ulkeley Hughes, in the 70th year of his age. On Wednesday. the 30th ult, at Mon tpellier, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health, Captain Roderic!: Morrison, of this town, aged 43. On Monday. the sth instant, after a short illness, in the prime or life, James Clegg, Esq., of Bess-o'-tlf-harn, second son of the late last, the a g h 78 n s years, ar at s, Mrs. J a mes Clegg, Esq., of Butt-hill, o f P restw i c h . Perth,ed S C a a r P ah ta l il a ß tc a h l eT, of 1\10:A-street , n ' " Yea". one of the Society of Friend s . ° O n n 1 1; i r l i u d r a s y d On Saturday last, the 10th instant Mr. Andrew Seddon, of Man chester, cooper, aged 36 y ears . , On Monday last, at W oo d s id e, Ch es hi re, age d 76 years, M r . George Hodgson, father of Mr. Th omas H o d gson, P r i nce ' s Dock. youngest d ,rhter of the Rev . James Bogie, o f Low-hill. Lib I.; 0 9 : FRIDAY, DECEnTIER 16, 1836, 'Uffi,ISHEJJ EVERY TUESDAY ritINI:EII AND ANDi ,f4'IDA Y MORNING, BY itICHARD PATTI6BON, (Of More Collage, S'eaeombe, C' 'shire,) At No. 4, NORTH CRESCENT, CASTLE-STAPE:', LIVT.RPO O *,. d Orders and Advertisements are received h — Messrs. Nerrtc, an Co., Warwick-square; Barker, Fleet-street . Deacon, Wall-..,r00k; Reynell, Chancery-lane; Lawson & Parker, ' Birehin -lane ; Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill; Munden Harnrnond,'27, Lom— bard-street ; Mitchell, 8, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street Clarke and Lewis, 4, Crown-court, Threadneedie-street ; Mr. 'Thomas. Hextall, 11, Alderrnanbury ; at Garraway's; at the London Com mercial Coffee- nouse, Mincing.lane ; at the Jerusalem Coffee house, Cornhill; Chapter Coffee-house, Pater-noster-row; and North and South American Coffee-house, Threadneedle-sat London; by Messrs. Johnston and Co. ; and Mr. John Lee, Newspaper and Advertisement Agency Office, 35, HeLry-street,, Dublin; Mr. M`Phun, Glasgow; Mr. NlTheeler; Exehange-stre!_t. and Mr. Lewis, Market-street, Manchester ; Mr. Malley, r300.F -seller, Warrington ; Mr. Clarke, Pilot-office. Preston and Mr. Coope, Union-street, Birmingham. at his '',,---- ~. i