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FOREIGN LVTELLIGENCE. n Carlos of her intentions: he always endeavoured to dissuade her from them. His agents abroad were even ordered not to allow her to set off; but all their efforts were vain, the Princess escaped them. When she presented herself here great was the amazement of the faithful, but what to do? There was nothing but to obey, and conduct her respectfully to the frontier. At present she must be arrived at her destination. What will happen on ber sudden appearance Perhaps scences of great interest; if they come to our knowledge you shall be put in possession of them. The Princess de Beira, the Prince of the Asturias, and their suite, entered the valley of the Bastau, after having passed by Erazu on the 16th, at 10 in the morning. They left Bayonne on the morning of the 15th. On the 17th they arrived at Tolosa, where they slept. Don Carlos and his court were expected there. There is no doubt but that the ministry of Don Carlos will be changed. Father Cyrille will again be President. It was feared that the Carlists would shortly recover their former ascendancy in La Mancha. In the adjoining pro vinces of Toledo and Avila hands of between 3000 and 4000 men each had lately re-appeared, who would, it appeared probab take up their winter quarters in La Mancha. • POTVIN D. • A leer from the frontier of Poland of the Bth inst. asserts that irt-Poland, Lithuania, and the Prussian provinces, more than 800 citizens are either imprisoned, or under surveillance of the police. Mr. Stanislaus Konarski, a Polish refugee, -rested in Lithuania, still remains in the dungeons of Wil , exposed to the most cruel treatment, with the view of extorting a confession of criminal correspondence, which he asserts to have had no existence. am • na, 1V - ' • ' I ' • TURKEY. liWe learn, by a letter of the 28th ult. from Constantinople, ithat the English fleet, along with the Turkish, was then in the Dardanelles, and that it was fully expect , .d that the Eng lish would pass into the Black Sea. The ex-minister of the interior, Akif Pacha, had been sharply remonstrated with for having received the Russian ambassador at his residence. t[l There was a warm contest in the Turkish ministry between the influence of Russia and that of England. The part acted ,- i ' by France in the struggle was not positively known. A Tar :, j: tar messenger had arrived from Persia with despatches for ...i Lord Ponsonby. He stated that the English had threatened 4' to proclaim the Prince of Shiras Scab of Persia, if the present Schah persisted in laying siege to Herat, and that the latter t i. had in consequence retired from before the city. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS The Rev. Mr. Davis has been elected, by the Court of Aldermen, Chaplin of Whitecross-street Prison. Alderman Humphrey attended the Court, and voted for the successful candidate, who obtained the situation by a majority of one. The Rev. John Croft, M.A., Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, and Chaplin to the Lord Bishop of Hereford, has been collated by his lordship to the rectory of Eaton Bishop, near Ilereford, vacant by the death of the Rev. H. Stonehouse, V igor. The Lord Bishop of Ely has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Edward Baines, M.A., Fellow and Assistant Tutor of Christ's College, Cambridge, to be his Lordship's Examining Chaplain. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury has presented the SPAIN. (Private Correspondence of the Morning Herald.) BAYONNE, OCT. 19.—We have already announced the passage of the Princess de Beira. who is gone to Don Carlos in the Basque provinces. I will give y - ou some details of this arrival, so unexpected by every body, except perhaps the government. When the Father Cyrille lately arrived at the royal head quarters, he found about the Pretender a woman, playing the ti 01part of Agnes Sore], thoughjeerhaps with less eclat. Young and pretty, she had acquirecrfe considerable an ascendancy over her royal lover as to render the Father Cyrille fearful if that his influence would be renNed null in favour of Father Amat, the privy councillor of 1) on C ar l os. o f whom th i s oman was the instrument and the creature, because she .pi crwetz`nertontrtfrnlyrdr, .'l" s arßirtsreFrimireisrgrrifigre ensued between the two holy fathers ; but the inequality was too great, and up to the present moment, as was to be ex- Fected, victory wa s on the siqe of Father A ma t. Wh a t did ather Cyrille do? He wrote repeatedly to tha Princess de Beira, to inform her of all that was passing, and entreating her to come immediately to her husband (the marriage of Don Carlos with the Princess de Beira is no longer doubted by anybody), in order to destroy, by her presence, the influ- ence of his intriguing mistress. We shall not inquire into the motives which operated with Father Cyrille; some may say personal ambition, others the interests of moiality. The fact is, that his summons was so energetic, that the Princes, did not hesitate to yield to it. She several times informed Don Carlos of her intentions: he CIRCASSIA The Augsburg Gazette, under date Bessarabia, Oct. 1, con tains the following : "The Russian troops are every day approaching nearer to the southern frontiers. A considerable number of Cossacks having been placed on the war forting, and from their being ordered to rendezvous in our district, it is inferred that a campaign is about to take place. Oti the 20th of September a squadron, composed of three ships of the line, three frigates, and seven smaller vessels, sailed from the harbour of Sebas topol, some say for the coast of Circassia, and others for Tre bizond, whence the English forward ammunition to the insurgents." Another letter dated "Jassy, October 3," states that "a squadron of 17 sail, commanded by Admiral Lazarieff, had left Odessa for Circassia, in order to bring back to their winter quarters the light troops employed against the Circas sians during, the summer campaig-. Armaments 'are still carried on in Solthern Russia, where 100,000 men are already assembled. A still larger force will ere long be concentrated in that quarter. - ST. DONIINGO The intelligence froT;St.lio;itig; received in Paris comes down to the latter end of August. A serious conflict had arisen between the two legislative chambers of that republic on a question of supplies. The Chamber of Representatives vindicated, in virtue of the 57th article of the constitution, which vests in it the right of initiative in all matters con nected with taxes, the exclusive privilege of framing the customs laws. The Senate, on the other hand, claimed that right for the executive, in virtue of another article of the constitution, which confers on the President the power of making commercial as well as political treaties. The ques tion was the more important, as almost the entire revenues of Hayti accrue from customs duties. The sainflict was still pending at the departure of the last packet from Port-au .Prince. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY MARKET. WEDNESDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Sydney papers to the 7th of July have arrived, from which we make the following extract:.---"The Upper Hunter is in fested by a gang of armed bushrangers, and who are supposed to be the same, party that robbed the drays of Richard Jones. Intelligence has been received in Sydney that the miscieants have pillaged the house of Mr. Thmnpson, at Inverman, car rying off everything valuable, after having threatened the lives of the inmates." By the arrival of the Abercrombv we have received Hobart Town papers to the 26th of June. We annex ex tracts : "Gangs of bushrangers are still out committing not alone acts ,of plunder, but embruing their hands in blood. The government offers the most liberal rewards for their capture. "The only information we have been able to glean relative to the Amelia Thompson is, that there occurred seven cases of small pox, three of which terminated fatally, and 168 cases of tphns tever, 30 of which proved fatal. There has beets no fresh case of small pox since the 20th of April; 12 cases of typhus remain. It is expected that her mail, atter under going fumigation, will be brought up and distributed to-day. "About 800 emigrants have arrived at Sydney." The Australian of th e 22d o f J une s t a t es "th a t - the outrages of the aboriginal natives in the southern districts have at length awakened the graziers in the neighbourhood to the situation in which their servants, and their flocks and herds are placed by the aggressions of the blacks; in consequence of which, the principal persons having stations in the dis turbed districts have unanimously signed a petition, to ba pre sented to his excellency and the Executive Council. The petition states, That your memorialists have learned with feelings of regret and alarm, that certain tribes on the road to, and in the neighbourhood of Port Phillip have lately as sumed a hostile attitude towards the settlers, and have corn rnittrd many murders and other outrages upon. them: that they are assembled in large numbers, armed, and attacking persons unprotected, so that they have been obliged to aban don their stations, leaving their flocks and herds at the mercy of the hostile tribes ; and the intercourse by laud is in immi nent danger." Consols closed rather heavily yesterday afternoon at 931 a for Money Account 93 owing to a report of a change in the ministry. Consols opened this morning at the above prices, with little doing as vet. Exchequer Bills 65 67 pm.; Indian Bonds 65 67; Bank Stock 203 to 204; Indian Bonds 259 to 60: Spanish Active remains heavy at the closing price of 17 71; Portuguese 301 31; Three per Cents. 19:% 20y; Brazilian 76 771; Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents. 53)1 %. HALF-PAST ONE.• fhe great scarcity of foreign intelligence which prevails to the present hour, causes both the Foreign and British mar kets to continue in an inactive state. The reparts which prevailed during the course of yesterday with respect to the change of ministry, have died away this morning. Consols may be quoted at present for Money 935‘,/, ; ; for the Account, 93% %. Exchequer Bills lower, 66 63 65 pm. India Bonds, lower, 65 63. Bank Stock, 2041. India Stock nothing doing. In the Foreign market Spanish Active a shade better, 17i with coupons. Portuguese no alteration, 301 31 ; Brazilian, 77 78; Columbian, 23; MeXican, nothing done; Dutch-and-a-Half per Cents., 53% ; ; Five per Cents., 1001. I 2. QUARTER BEFORE TWO. Since the above has been written. Consols have rather im proved, and may be quoted at 93 1 1 4, Account; Spanish 174 QUARTER BEFORE THREE. Consols for the Account, 93 7 , 4. (From the official list, containing. the business actually transacted.) BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock, 2034 3 per Ct. Red., 92 1 7 3 i 3 per Ct. Con., 93 3 4 31- per Ct. Anne. 1818, 3;t_, per Ct. Red., 1001 I New 33.6, per Cents. 101 : 1 Long Ans. 1860, 15 1 16 X ls,' Ditto3o yrs. 1859, 1-4 Ditto, 30 yrs. 1860, India Stock, India Bonds, 65 3 pm South Sea Stock 1041 Consols for Acct. 934 g India Stuck for Nov. 24 .ClOOO Ex. Bilis, 66 3 1 5 pm £5OO do. 66 7 pin Small do. 65 6 pus ! Ditto Commercial, Allen, 11 British Iron, DI Real del Monte Unregistered, 10 Candonga, libymney Iron, 31 Great Western, London & Brighton, 12 London & Blackwall, London and Birmingham, London and S,uthanipton, Southampton, New; 36 London and Croydon Trunk,, In RES. London & Croydon New Scrip, 121 Asphalte (Claridge's Patent), Bitumen, Bastenne & Gaujac, 2§ Bitumen, Polonceau, London Joint Stock Bank, l9h Mexican & South American, • 6i Manchester and Leeds, Eastern Counties, Bristol and Exeter, SPORTING ITELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. THE DERBY —Several engagements have been made upon this important event, since our quotations of Friday last; and it appears, from the spirit shown at this early period, very likely to be made a larger bovking race than may be remembered for some years. The Newinarket racing of the two October meetings has not sent forth anything in the shape of a " star;" consequently we have, as usual, my Lord Jersey at the head of the list. whirls is as follows: TH E DERBY. 10 to 1 against Ld. Jersey's bro. to Bay Middleton (t 11) 16 to 1 „ Lord Lichfield's Gulnare c. 17 to 1 „ Duke of Rutland's Flambeau. (tk to a large stake) 20 to 1 „ Brother to Plenipo. 20 to 1 „ Epidaurus. (taken 25) 500 to 15 „ Mr. Greville's Derrynane. (tk last night) 200 to 5 „ 'Vernon. (tk at noon) 1000 to 20 „ Dragsman. (t) 400 to 20 „ Sir G. Heathcote's lot. (t to-day) 100 to 3 „ Mr. Dixon's Maria c. 200 to 5 „ Zimmerman. 200 to 4 „ Algiers. 100 to 3 „ Ilderim. (t) 100 to 3 „ Lord Jersey's Cain colt. (t) 15 to 1 „ Algiers and Deception coupled. . THE DONCASTER S. LEGER. 8 to 1 against Mr. Biakelocks' Commodore. (take 9) 11 to 1 „ The Apotherv. (t) Scott's lot backed at a shade beyond 3 to 1. TATTERSALL'S, MONDAY. There is a tolerable full muster this afternoon, hut no cor responding disposition to speculate. Mr. Wreford's Westo nian and the Duke of Rutland's Flambeau were backed at 16 to 1 each, in one bet; and Mr. Dixon's Maria colt, winner of the Prendergast, for a trifle, at 40 to 1. 1000 to 5 was laid against the colt by Logic, out of Cuirasse. 25 to 1 offered against Mr. Qreville's Derrynane (taken 30 to 1). Rectory of Little Chart. The . Rev. - Thomas Jackson, to the Perpetual Curacy of Ovingham, Northumberland. Patron, C. W. Bigge, Esq. The Rev. Peter Comyns Tucker, to the Rectory of Wash ford Pyue, Devon, vacant by the death of the Rev. William Comyns, on the presentation of Wm. Comyns, of Mount Pleasant, Kenton, Esq. The Rev. Dr. Claxson has been appointed Chaplain of the Gloucester Infirmary by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, in the room of the Rev. John Kempthorne, re signed. The Rev. Mr. Totton, for many years senior Usher of Westminster School, to be Head Alaster of the Fryars School in Bangor. On the 11th inst., the Lord Bishop of Exeter instituted the Rev. John Collins Allen to the Rectory of North finish, Devon, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Peter Perring. Patron, John Allen, Esq., of Bath. The Rev. It ichardCharles Lane, Perpetual Curate of Bog nor, Sussex, to the Rectory of Deal, Kent, vacant by the death of the Rev. J. B. Backhouse. The Hey. W. H. Wilkinson, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, to the Perpetual Curacy of All Saints, tsea, vacant by the death of the R Rev. 11. H. Cumvns. _ _ The Rev. Mr. Easton, late of Gartroore, : iOthe pastoral charge of the new Church and parish of Camlachie, Scotland. The Rev. James Whyte, to the pastoral charge of Chal mers's Church and parish, ScntLusd. . , The Rev. William Tyrrell, Curate of St. Paul's parish, Dublin, has been promoted by his Excellency the Lord Lieu tenant to the living of Raddonstown, in the county of Meath. The Archdeacon of Ardtert has, it is stated, been nomina ted to a valuable living near Dublin, in the gift of the Lord Lieutenant. The Archdeacon declined accepting the Rec tory of Raddonstown, worth £270. a-year. OBITUARY. In Albemarle-street, universally respected, the Rev. James Camper Wright, M.A., Rector of Walkern, Herts. At Chester-terrace, naig.tit's Park, the Rev. James Dunn. At Patna, the Rev. C.l.Rawlini, Chaplain to tip Ben g al Establishment. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 20.—At a Congregation held on Wed nesday last, the following Degrees were conferred : —Masters of Arts: W. Blunt, Coins college; R. Burney, Christ's; G. Cummins, St. John's. Bachelors of Arts : L. H. Fitz-Gerald, St. John's college; F. Ensor, Do;vning coll. At the same congregation the Rev. W. P. Bally, M.A., of Clare Hal!, and the Rev. J. Mills, M.A., of Itembroke coll., were appointed Pro-Proctors. The following Graces also passed the Senate :—To confer the degree of Doctor in Divinity by Royal Mandate on Mr. Wordsworth, of Trinity coll., the Head Master of Harrow School. To allow Mr. Bernard, Ilebrew Teacher, £3O. from the University Chest. On Sunday, the 29th of June last, the Rev. F. Cusack, 8.A., of Catharine-ball, in this University, was ordained a Priest at Quebec This gentleman has charge of the mission of the bay of Gaspe and parts adjacent. THE ABERGAVENNY CYNIREIGYDDION SOCIETY. The anniversary of this society took place on Wednesday and Thursday week, at Abergavenny. The meeting was at tended by a deputation from the King of the French. In compliment to our friends of the principality, we make room for the speech of Monsieur Rio. Monsieur Rio then came forward and expressed the delight he experienced from the glorious re-union this day effected. It was a subject he could dwell on with pleasure, for the pro ceedings of this day far outshone all he had ever hoped to see. For the first time, objects which had been the deatest wish of his life had been accomplished. The members of this society had a just claim to the gratitude of their country, for they directed a powerful enthusiasm into its proper channel. They had indulged a few sparks of hope which had now burst forth into a blaze of light which far surpassed everything be fore witnessed. Their meetings were not established merely to gratify curiosity. He complimented them on the utility of their proceedings, and to prove they fully deserved the praise. it was only necessary toexamine the abundant harvest yielded from the seed which they had sown. He would re mind them that by their efforts a covenant had this day been renewed, which had been lost to many generations of their forefathers, and which was supposed to be broken for ever. This society also contributed to the benefit of the working classes. He venerated the men who moisten the earth by the sweat of their brow ; and among many instances of their thirst for knowledge, there was one he could not forbear to mention ; he thought it deserved to be made known to his friends around him. At a former anniversary a miner of Blaenavon, he came forward to ask that the works of Gildas, and Giraidus Cambrenis should be translated so that they might be read by his brother miners. This fact alone showed that these meeting were not without 1 . '1.61. The wants of the poor he hoped would be supplied; for there was no sight so pleasing as to see those men voluntatily coming forward to ask for food for their intellect. Amour the happy results of this society was another object—the formation of a society for the publication of Welsh Manuscripts, Which would not only bring forward much information connected with- the history of Wales, but would also brighten may obscure pages of European literature, which had been lying for ages in the recesses of the dead. The Engli,h historians had made a point of overlooking the annals of Welsh glory. In the time of King Henry the VIII. who wished to destroy the nation ality of Wales, they even manifested a kind of affection for praising that tyrannical monarch, on whom the unequivocal sentence of history should have been passed. Lord Herbert. of Cherburv, said that his worst actions bore a type of great ness. Those documents which commemorate the most trifling actions of the tyrant, entirely .overlooked actions which were an honour to human nature. They said nothing of a bard of the sixteenth century, who in the reign of Henry Viii. when every one else was afraid of his despotic actions, was met in the streets of London, giving vent to his indignation at the ty rannical treatment of his country. No mention of his name has been made by authors who tire their readers with minute descriptions of the King's dress. The nameless Welsh hero of this melancholy tale was accused of treason, hanged and quartered, and his appeal to posterity was borne away on the same breeze that wafted his ding wishes towards the hills of his country. The MSS. Society would also, he believed, be able to make a complete collection of those legends on which most of the Epic poems of Europe were founded. M. Rio then adverted to the reception given to his five friends from Brittany. lie said that when the first reached the borders of Wales, their bosoms swelled with sympathy for the language and customs of their kinsmen. lie hoped they would be met heart to heart. The feeling inspired by an occasion of this kind, scorned the shackles of words. He believed that of the fire of fiietidship now lit up, not a spark would be thrown away. Brittany might be proud of those her suns in Wales; and when they returned they would have a tale of glory and hope to relate. He said that though this spot of country ap peared in a small corner of the map of Europe, yet the enthu siasm which animated them, though supposed to have been extinct upwards of 300 years, had made theth famous all over the continent, where at present a system appeared to prevail of attempting to crush any spirit of nationality. The cus toms of this country remained unchanged; her bards, min strels, and music, were still the same; the peculiar charac ters of her nationality were not to be cancelled; and he hoped that time bonds of fraternity between Armorica and Cambria would he equally imperishable. Though the waves which divided them might roar with the fury of the tempest, they could not drown the voice of affection, and we can now ex claim with pride, KING ARTHUR IS NOT DEAD.—M. Rio was greeted with enthusiastic bursts of applause. THE FATAL CATASTROPHE AT NORTHWICH. The following? additional particulars of this melancholy occurrence are from the Chester Courant of Tuesday : On Tuesday morning last a most sineular and disastrous event took place at Dunkirk, about aquarter of a mile from Northwich, in the instantaneous sinking of a plot of ground nearly an acre in extent, to the depth of fifteen or twenty yards. It is necessary to explain that, at the depth of about * fifty yards from the surface runs a vein or mine of rock salt of about fifteen yards in thickness, which at this spot bad, as usual, been worke'd and excavated, before sinking to the lower vein, at a depth of about 100 yards. For some time past this upper mine had been considered insecure, from the pillars left to support the superincumbent earth beingin a tottering state. The men, however, had continued . their work until Saturday week ; but on Monday they declined going down to the work, in consequence of hearing noises below, like the falling of large pieces of rock salt, which continued at intervals during the day. On the following morning four of the men ventured down the water shaft, and found there was not space for the bucket to pass down the main shaft, as the planks on one side were forced inwards; and subsequent ly, on making a similar attempt, it was found the difficulty had increased. Still there was not any i:nmediate danger apprehended, and it was reselved to let the alarm subside, by the lapse of a few days. before any further steps were taken, and a number of persons quitted the spot. But in less than half an hour the grounud gave way with a tiemen dous roar; and the rock house, tower, gin house, engine house, stables, and two cottages, were thrown into a heap of ruins, at the depth of fifteen yards from the surface; and twelve individuals who were on the premises were also carried down, and most of them overwhelmed by the falling ruins of the buildings : some of them, however, providentially es caped. A woman who was washing near her cottage door, when the ground sank, ran, and avoided the house falling upon her, and she was first seen running aross the earth be neath—she contrived to escape, and to scramble up the sides of the bank. 'l'he shock was so great and sudden, that it was felt like an earthquake in the town of Northwich, and even as far asWincham : women and children ran screaming to the spot, and a crowd soon surrounded it. Two men were assisted out by means of ropes; they were at the moment of the fall in the stable with four horses, one of which was extri cated, the other three were killed. Means were speedily proposed for affording, aid to any of the sufferers; and, ropes being obtained, several men went down with them tied round their waists. The first they found was William Birtles, who was much hurt by the end of one of the cottages falling upon him; but there are hopes of his recovery, medical aid being promptly afforded him. Timothy Fowls, son of Ile agent of the works, was found under one of the horses; he escaped almost without injury. The next man found was Joseph Swindells, who had been employed that day as a white washer; but he died almost immediately after being brought to the top. Two other men, Thomas Hatton and Joseph Dutton, who were in the stable, were taken out of the ruins, quite dead. On the following day, the body of a boy, John Tomkinson, was found. Every exertion was used, but there are three of the poor fellows still missing; they are supposed to be buried a great depth. They were seen by Maria Bir tles, ofter the first fall, stretching, out their hands for help ; but another portion of the building fell, and totally over whelmed them. There were several most providential escapes; but we have not space for all the details with which we have been favoured.—On Thursday last, an inquest was held on the bodies of the four men (SWindells, Dutton, Hat ton, and John Tomkinson) already found, before John Hol lins, Esq., coroner: we have not heard what verdict has been teturned. On Friday afternoon, the four bodies were buried at the saute time, at Witton Church. The melancholy fate of the poor men caused a great number of persons to con gregate together to witness the mournful procession move along to the churchyard. Up to Saturday night none of the other three men missing were found. On Wednesday the Newark and Rugby railway coach was driven by a new whip, who, not knowing the road_, drove the coach to Melton, sixteen miles out of the w a y ! Post-horses were put to the coach at Cheetham Inn, and all despatch was used to reach Rugby; but it did not arrive until the train had started, greatly to the annoyance of the passenge rs , amo ngst whom was Lord W. Bentinek.—Lin co l n Ch ronicle. ' A most distressing accident occurred on Friday last on the lake of Deraghvarragh, in the county of Westmeath, from the upsetting of a sailing boat in a squall, whereby Mr. Tho mas Nugent Fitzgerald, youngest brother to Sir Percy Nu gent, baronet, of Donore, was unfortnnately drowned, and the gamekeeper, who accompanied him, was merely rescued when nature was on the point of yieldtng.—Dublin Evening Packet. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OCTOBER 21.—Her Majesty and her august mother attended divine service this morning at the Chapel Royal of St. George. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Proby, who took his text from the 7th chap. of St. Luke's Gospel, 35th verse, "But wisdom is justified of all her children." The Rev. Mr. Knyvett chaunted the service, The Rev. Mr. Proby and the Rev. Mi. Musgrave officiated at the altar. Among the royal party and suite from the mstle were Lady Lyttleton, Lady Mary Stopford, Lady C. Paget, Lady E. Paget, lion. Miss Lister, Hun. Miss Paget, Lady Charlotte Copley, Baroness Lehzen. Earl of Uxbridge, Hon. C. A. Murray, Admiral Sir Robert Otway. and Sir Frederick Stovin. WINDSOR, OCT. 22.—The Queen rode in the Park this aftornoon on horseback, attended by Viscount Falkland, 1.1011 tri Baroness Lehzen. The Duchess of Kent drove to Kensington, and returned to dinner. The Ladies E. and C. Paget, Lady Littleton, and Lady Mary Stopford, rode out together in a carriage and four. Earl Spencer, Marquis Conyngham, and Viscount Arch bourne, arrived at the Castle this evening to dinner. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge and family are expected to arrive at the Castle on Tuesday. WINDSOR, OCT. 23. —Sir H. Wheatley and the Earl of Surrey arrived at the castle to dinner. Her Majesty, attended by the Duchess of Kent, Baioness Lehzen, .Lady C. Copley, Lady M. Stopford, and Miss Quentin, Lord Melbourne, Lord Uxbridge, Lord Spencer, Lord Falkland, Lord Conyngham, Sir R. Otway, and Col. Cavendish, rode out on horseback in the Great Park. Ladies B. and C. Paget, Lady Lyttleton, and Miss Lister, took an airing in a carriage. - WlNnsott, OCT. 24. —This afternoon the Queen took her accustomed exercise in the park. Her Majesty rode on horseback, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, and attended by Lady Mary Stopford, Lady C. Copley, Baroness Lehzen, Admiral Sir Robert Otway, 'Lords Uxbridge, Surrey, Falk land,-and Conyngham, and Sir George and Miss Quentin. Lady Lyttletou, the Countess Paget, and the Hon. Miss Lister followed in a pony phaeton. • The Duke and Duchess, and Princess Augusta of Cam bridge arrived this evening to dinner. Colonel Sir J. Hope, Scots fusilier guards, will have the honour of joining the royal dinner party this evening. • Lord Spencer took his departure for Holkham, the seat of the Earl of Leicester Viscount Melbourne, left for town, but his lordship is expected to return to dinner. The Countess of Uxbridge has been confined to her apart ments in the Castle for several days past, from the effects of a severe cold. We are, however, happy to learn that her ladyship is fast recovering. riic Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princesses Atittusta and Mit'iy of Cambridge, and attend ed by Baroness Ahlefeldt, left their residence at Kew, on Wednesday, on a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. Viscount Melbourne returned to town on Wednesday afternoon front a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. His lordship visited Lord Glenelg, at his residence, in Great Geori.te-street. Earl Spencer arrived in town at two o'clock on Wednes day afternoon from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. The noble Earl remained an hour in town, and then left on a visit to the Earl of Leicester, at llolkham. ----- OPENING OF THE NORTH UNION RAILWAY. This railway, intended as a continuation of the Grand Junction line irons London, and as a direct line from Man chester and Liverpool to Preston, was opened front end to end on Monday. Shortly after eight o'clock, Hardman Earle, Esq., Joseph Hornhy, Esq., Theodore Ratishotte, Esq., William Taylor, Esq., (the chairman of the Preston committee,) and several shareholders of the company, started in an open carriage, propelled by their No. 2 engine, manu factured by Messrs. Jones, Turner, and Evans, of the Via duct Foundry, Newton, from Parkside, the place celebrated in railway history as the spot at which the late Mr. Huskisson met his death. The entire line from Parkside to Preston measures twenty-two miles and a half; the first two miles and a quarter is up a slight incline and a curve; next comes four miles of a dead level, and perfectly straight. A steep in cline, rising at the rate of ouein a hundred, brings the tra veller to the town of Wigan, the company's first station on the line. Here a splendid station-house has been erected, alike well adapted for the transaction of the company's busi ness and general public accommodation. The line is carried, by means of an iron bridge, supported by massive pillars of the Doric order, across the turnpike road leading into Wigan. This commences the Douglas contract undertaken by Messrs. Mullens and M`Mayor, which extends five miles along the line to Coppull, through some exceedingly heavy embank ments and cuttings, in some places full sixty feet deep. In this distance there are two inclined planes, the highest rising in the ratio of lin WO. Coppull forms the summit, and here commences the Yarrow contract, which is carried along one of the most beautiful valleys in England. From Coppull to Yarrow there are three inclined planes, two short ones, and the third extending to more than a mile in length, and formed by embankments raised in places more titan sixty feet above the natural level. The chief alteration iu this line is the wooden bridge across the river Yarrow. It will be re collected by those conversant with railroad affairs, that a culvert of very considerable extent had been formed across the river, and the embankment placed upon it. The iloe i ds of last November caused the river to over flow so considerably as to blow up the arches, and to carry away the embankment to a very considerable extent. The loss to the contractor was estimated at nearly £6,000. In the place of this culvert and embankment, a bridge, made of frame-work, has been erected. It is 73 feet above the bed of the river, 400 feet long, and 32 feet wide; and in its eon stiuction more than 30,000 feet of timber was used. The prospect is truly beautiful. On the hill stands Gillibrand Hall, the seat of Mr. Fazakerley, and Chorley Church, and in the distance Riviugton Pike or Hill, known as a land mark for inward-bound ships on approaching the port of Liverpool. There are two more inclines between the Yar row Bridge and Preston, one at Leyland, the other at Far rington; and, immedfately previous to reaching Preston, there is a deep excavation, 41 feet cutting. The bridge over the river Ribble is a line specimen of architecture, erected by Messrs. Mullen and Co., at the cost of £30,000. It is composed of five elliptic arches, of 150 feet span, and 33 feet rise. The stone of which it is constructed was raised from quarries at Lancaster and Whittle. and is called " millstone, grit," a very durable material. The span of the arches is the sante as that of Waterloo Bridge, London. At this place the engine was stopped, and the directors there terminated their trip. The distance from end to end was performed in forty-five minutes. After taking breakfast in Preston, the directors returned to the Yarrow Bridge, where a thorough inspection took place. The engine was made to pass over the bridge several times at a very rapid rate ; the vibration was scarcely perceptible; and sonic of the company ex pressed to Mr. Mackenzie, the contractor, who was present, their approval of the !haulier in which this arduous task had been completed. The directors, in their trip, were preceded by the No. 5 engine, built by Messrs. Hicks, of Bolton, which, with Messrs. Jones and Co.'s engine,'worked admi rably. The directors, on their return, arrived at Parkside at twenty minutes past one o'clock. The line, it is expected, will be open to the public on Wednesday next. The mails are not expected to run upon it prior to the 9th of next month. • IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. (Prom a Correspondent of the Morning Herald.) By a recent direction of the commissioners of the I usolv,ent Debtors' Court the proceedings of persons applOng to be dis charged under the act can be greatly facilitated. The public should be informed of the circumstance, as parties about to petition will be in a situation materially to lessen their ter in of imprisonment. Under the old rules no person who intended . to apply under the act was allowed to retain his attorney until after be was in prison, or to prepare the several documents required by the court. They we.re prepared and tiled afterwards. These preliminary steps generally took some time, and the schedules, in the majority of cases, were not filed until three. weeks or a month after the incarceration. The order for hear ing issued soon after the filing of the schedule, and from the length of time afforded of creditors to get up their oppositions, the poor applicant could not he heard until the expiration of six, seven, or eight weeks. There has, however, been au alter-• ation in all these matters except the notice to creditors, and it is hoped that the commissioners will take the subject into their consideration. Under the new rules an attorney can be retained out of prison, the petition and schedule prepay ed for tiling, and the other documents obtained. A notice has been issued autho rizing the brokers of the court to value the property and clothes of persons who are about to be taken in execution, and in the notice it is required to be stated the name of the creditors at whose suit a verdict has been obtained, or judgment recorded. And if the persons do not petition within fourteen days after such valuation, then another valuation to he made at half the charge. The benefit conferred is obvious to those acquainted with the matter. A person about to be taken in execution (and he must be aware of the circumstance) can employ an attorney of the courts get his property valued to the amount of £2O, as allowed by the legislature, and his petition and schedule in a state of preparation. On being taken to prison. the several documents, including the appraisemeut obtained, his schedule can be filed, and the order consequent on the filing issued, he can, in a few days afterwards, obtain his liberty on bail, and remain out o f custody at his business or profession until the adjudication noon his case. By these means an applicant need not remain in custody but a few days. With those who cannot procure bail the case will be very different. There are many who exhaust their friends before they will submit to a prison, and these are in some in stances neglected. Their imprisonment is prolonged by the long notice required by the court to be given to creditors above I:s—twenty-one days' dear notice to creditors, whether they reside in London or the country, and yet but compara tively few persons are opposed. At least one half of this pe riod might be taken off, and the parties who have creditors in the country be called upon to insert en advertisement in a newspaper circulated in the county in which such creditors live, apprising them of their intended applications. - An al teration in this respect would be a great improvement, and the commissioners, with the regulations mentioned, would unquestionably be working out the spirit of a measure which will, no doubt, lead to other improvements in the difficult law of debtor and creditor. THE BISHOPS OF DURHAM AND NORWICH.—In several diocesses the clergy are signing a requisition to the Arch bishop of Canterbury, requesting his grace, in conjunction wi►h the Archbishop of York, to institute an episcopal com mission to inquire into the conduct of the Lord Bishop of Durham and the Lord Bishop of Norwich, in having sub scribed to a work intended to promulgate the infidel heresy of Socinianism, with a view, when the fact has been legally announced, to future proceedings. We believe that before those proceedings for the suspension of the prelates can he instituted, the archbishops must obtain the sanction of the crown. We shall see whether ministers will dare to uphold convicted heretics (supposing the fact to be proved) in their sees, by advising the Queen to reject the advice of the'Arch bishops of Canterbury and York. One point ministers have already- gained. The conduct of these two bishops will do much to undermine the establishment, and will, perhaps, make some high churchmen willing to unite with those who desire to separate church and state.—John Bull. DREADFUL FIRE AT HARROW-ON-THE-HILL.—At a late hour on Monday night intelligence was received at the seve ral fire brigade stations in the metropolis of a heavy tire raging in the village of Harrow-on-the-Hill. The first information was brought by the passengers on the Birmingham Railway, which was about nine o'clock, and,afterwards by four or five persons. The engines of the King -street station, with post horses, and a party of firemen, under the superintendence of Fogo, the foreman of that district, immediately proceeded to the spot. The tire, it appears, originated in the school house of Harrow-school, in the occupation of Mr. Culenso, the mathematical master of Harrow-school. which speedily communicated to the house of the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth. On the alarm having been given, every assistance was af forded by the inhabitants of Harrow, and the flames having been visible from East Acton, labourers from that place has tened to the spot, but no water could be procured from a shorter distance than a quarter of a mile, and thus the flames extended their ravages with such uninterrupted fury, that the buildings, together with their contents of much valuable pro perty, consisting of paintings by the most choice masters, household furniture, &c., were destroyed. The amount of the loss is estimated at about £3OOO, most of which is insured in the County, Westminster, and Phoenix Fire-offices. Se veral accidents happened to the labourers assisting during the conflagration. How the dreadful catastrophe happened is not precisely known, nor is there any probability of obtain iog information on the point, from the state of confusion at present existing. It is stased that Mr. Colenso only com pleted his insurance in the . Connty Fire -office on Thursday last, his premises having undergone several improvements and alterations.—London Sun. MISCELLANEOUS. FALSE REPRESENTATION.—A waiter at a chop-house, Holborn, London, was married a few days ago to the daughter of a retired tradesman, residing at Islington—a man of con. : siderahle wealth—in consequence of its having been falsely represented to the parents of the bride that he "had au ex cellent situation in the Victualling Office." CHINESE BILLINGSGATE.—The Chinese have literally in every sense a Billingsgate of their own. Mr. Downing, in . his recent work, informs us that, on hearing a dreadful alter cation, he asked his interpreter the cause, who informed him in broken English, " They wantshee too-muchee dollar fur the fishee." The Caledonian Mercury of Tuesday last says the Duke of Buceleuch has determined to break up his numerous ma,v- family for some years to the continent. The reason assigned. for th - is sudden resolve is the delicate health of the eldest hope of Buccleuch, the Earl of Dalkeith. On Friday night the cold was so intense that the mercury in the tkermometer sunk four degrees below freezing point ; and on Saturday we had some heavy showers of snow.— Salisbury Journal. On Friday morning the Black Moun taMs were covered with snow.—Hereford Times. NEW MAGIsTrIATEs.—On Monday last, the first clay of the pending sessions for the hundred of Salford, James Heywood, Esq. of Acresfield, took the oaths and qualified as a magistrate of this county. We have pleasure in stating, that letters have been re ceived from Lord Robert Grosvenor, dated from the Lake of Como. Ilis lordship's health had greatly improved, and Lady Robert and family were in good health. We hear in all (palters that this has been hitherto the best season our tradesmen have experienced since the arrival of King William and Queen Adelaide. Our arrivals con tinue to be numerous, and there is much company of the highest rank.—Brighton Gazette. FALMOUTH, Ocr. 16.—Her Majesty's packet, Star, Lieut. Smith, arrived to-day from Mexico. Sailed from Vera Cruz, Aug. 27th; Tampico, Sept. 2,1; Havannab, Sept. 16th. On freight, 630.000 dollars and 500 serous of cochi neal. The blockade still in stain quo. ROCHDALE FLANNEL. MARKET, MONDAY, OCT. 22. There has been very little change in the flannel market to day. In fine goods scarcely any business has been done, snit the coarser sorts of 'flannels are those that are chiefly in demand. The' eis no change in the wool market. STATE or TRADE.—The increased activity in the cotton market at Liverpool has produced some effect here. There . ' was more demand foryarn yesterday than far several weeks past, and higher prices were generally asked by the spinners. The demand for cloth continues good; and several kinds, particularly 27-inch printing cloths, command rather better prices.—Manchester Guardian. DEATH of have tti announce the 'Leath of the Right Hun. and Rev. Eteriz y Maxwell,,sixth Baron Farnham, which took place on the morning of the 19th instant, at 45, Rutland-square. He was in his 65th yea:r, and is succeeded in his title and estates by his eldest sun, the Ho nourable Henry Maxwell, member for the county of Cavan. EXTENSIVE VtivEvA tip.--Mr. Clement Hoare, the author of a celebrated treatise on the cultivation and nurture of the vine, and other works on the productions of the garden and the field, is about to establish a vineyard on Shirley Com mon. He has taken twenty acres of land for that purpose, and a timber of labourers will be forthwith employed.— Hampshire Independent. SINGI:LA it ADVERTISEMENT.—The following strange ef fusion.appeats as an advertisement in the Times of Thursday last Thou wert bidden to eat of my bread, and to drink of my cup —come, they shall be made sweet to thee, thy name is safe and ever dear —come, come quickly, I willgive and thou shalt enjoy, be thou yet retained to cheer a blighted home." - BRIGHTON, SATnitnnv.—The arrival of her Majesty is anxiously looked forward to by the inhabitants of this town. The pavilion is ordered to be prepared for the reception of the court on the 7th of the ensuing month; and ou its arri val, brilliant parties in the higher circles will take place, and give a stimulus to all the undertakings of the caterers fur public patronage. ANGLING EXTRAORDINARY.-011 Thursday afternoon Mr. James, landlorl of the Bell public-house, York-street, West minster, caught by rod and line, in the Wier. at Teddington, a barbel of the folloiving extraordinary dimentions :—Length, from head to extreme end of the tail, two feet six inches; greatest girth 18 inc h 's; weight 11 pounds 9 ounces. This fish is said to be the largest of its species that has ever been taken in that part of the country. THE LATE SIR ROBERT GRANT.—The death of this gen tleman is thus given in the private correspondence of the Asiatic Journal:—" From Bombay we learn the melancholy fact of the death of the governor, Sir Robert Grant, on the 9th of July, at Dapoorie. He left the Presidency, in good health, for the hills, on the 19th of June. Having impru dently ridden out during a heavy fall of rain, he was attacked by fever. The diSorder abated, and his recovery was ex pected ; • but he suffered a relapse, his brain became affected, and he sunk under its effects." LORD DURHAM. —Soave very erroneous statements are circulated respecting the time at which Lnrd Durham an nounced his intention to take his departure from Canada, In the last despatch received from him, which is dated the 29th of September, he states that it would nut be possible for him to quit Canada fur more than a month ; that he should then proceed by way of the United StateS, in order to exert himself to perfect thegood understanding between the people of the two countries, iu which so much progress had been al ready made by him; and that he expected to he in London in the month of January. It is quite impossible that be could have left Quebec on the 10th of October, one of the dates as signed fur his departure.—Morning Chronicle. HlGulwAr RonaErtv.—As a fishmonger named Pearson. of Sheffield (who vends fish and game at Chesterfield several days iu each week,) was returning from this place home .on Friday night, when near Sheepbridge he was hit on the fore head by a stone, which for a time made him almost senseless. Several men then came up, and after severely beating him picked his pocket of £2 as.; the villains then jumped into the cart, and drove off at a furious pace towards Sheffield, leaving Pearson in great suffering. The thieves left the horse sod cart near Dronfield, where it was found by the owner.—North Derbyshire Chronicle. MysTEnioUs OUTnAGE.—On Wednesday night last, a gen tleman who, we understand, is one of the foremen on the Wye railway, arrived at the Castle Inn, Preston, where he was stopping. about nine o'clock, bleeding profusely, and quite faint with the loss of blood : he had a deep wound just below the elbow on the inner side of the arm. He said that he had been attacked near the House of Correction by two men, who wounded him with some-sharp instrument in the place men tioned. He believed his assailants to be railway men, and he fancied that he heard thesis say, after the deed was ,done, that t licy•noide a mistake—that he was not the man they had laid in wait for.—Preston Observer. THE.AVY.—The greatest despatch is manifested in the equipment of the Ganges, 81 at Portsmouth ; all the dispo sable artificers are at work on her, and she will be ready fur commission in about a week. The Thunderer, 81, is like wise preparing at Plynrmth ; and the Cambridge, 80, at Chatham. The Vernon, 50, at Sheerness, is also ordered for commission. The Indus, a new leak-built 80-gun ship, will be ready for launching before the end or this month. The new corvette Daphne, to mount 18 guns, will be ready for the pendant in about a fortnight. The War Spite, 74, now In dock, is ordered to be cut down to a 60-gun frigate.—llump shire Telegraph. HlNTS.—Hartshorn will restore colours taken out by acid.- It may be droped on any garment without doing harm.— Spirit of turpnetine is good to take grease spots out of woollen clothes, or take spots hf paint from mahogany furniture.— Spirit of turpentine, half a pint; spirit of wine, one-fourth of a pint; camphor, three-penny worth, mixed together, and applied with a small brush, are a clean and-sure bed-bug de stroyer. The mixture will nu soil even silk. It should be applied at intervals of six months, as the egg is difficult to d!stroy. Cleanliness is another hug destroyer; in fact with o rt cleanliness, no recipe will effect the desired purpose. CsuTiost TO THAVELLERS.—As Mr. Itobeit Gaskell,.of, of Lvmm, was returning home from Chester on horseback, on Tu sday evening the 4th instant, between eight and nine b'eock, as he was passing over the forest towards the rally% ay. station at Hart ford, he was attacked by three men, who. dragged him off his horse. Mr. Gaskell was beat“l in.tbe* most violent manner, by which his shoulder was dislocated, and lie was otherwise so greatly bruised anti injured, that he has not vet recovered. Fortunately, whilst the villains were • nroceeding in their attack, a patty came up in a ear, which alarmed the assailants, who instantly made off, and, we are upon th e roa d s id e o f t sorry to say, without leaving anything by whi c h to lead to a knowledge of the guilty parties. The shelter now afforded to. marauders forest already b y t the re trees n,i e rs noteit growing highlyangerous for any d per sons, but especially if alone, to cross the forest after it had become dark; and we take this opportunity of calling the attention of the neighbouring magistrates and of the consta . , bulary force to the great vigilance that will most probably be necessary, in order to protect the public frotri-,the attacks of. highwaymen, who, for the reasons before stated, have now the most abundant facilities for the perpetration of their de signs, as well as for subsequent concealment.—Ch e xter paper. LAUNCH OF THE AECHIMEDEAN STEAH-VESSEL.--011 Thursday a steam-vessel, named the Archimedean, built alum a new principle. was launched from Mill-wall, nearly opposite Deptford. The Archimedean was afterwards. towed down to Blackwell by the Victory steamer, where she will • immediately proceed to have her fitments completed. The principle upon which the vessel is proposed to be propelled, is one which ties long been in agitation, and which has already been experimentally tried with considerable success upon a vessel of eight tons, and of four - and-a.haltAtorse power, and the objects which it is desired should be attained are at once speed, and the ready application either of steam or sailing power. With a view to attain this end, the engine will , be placed amidships, as in the steam-vessels now in use, and the propeller or paddle, which is under the stern, will be worked by a communicating shaft, acting upon a screw, called the. Archimedean screw, in the application and tie of which the invention is grounded. The propeller being placed under the stern, the inconvenience arising from the paddles now in use, which act themselves as a backwater, is avoided, and great benefit will be derived in seas when the wind is on the beam, when, instead of a great portion of the power being lost, as now, the revolutions of the paddle will continue with as good effect as in calm weather. Should any circumstance render it necessary to remove the steam power, the wheel may be immediately unshipped, or its action upon the water may be prevented, and sailing power may then be applied. The dimensions of the vessel are as follow :—Extretne length fore and aft, 125 feet; length between perpendiculars, 107 feet; breadth of beam, 22 feet 6 inches; depth of hold, 13 feet; diameter o(screw, 7 feet; length of screw, 8 feet ; and it is intended to apply engines of 45-horse power.—Mornin g Chronicle. A RESCUE.—A most laughable incident occurred yesterday in one of.the principal streets of our metropolis. An unfor tunate Wight, who happened to leave some unpleasant remi niscences with a variety of tradesmen whom he had for some time been liberally patronising, and had given practical lessons in the useful art of bookkeeping, was sauntering along Sackville-street between three and four o'clock, when his meditations were most abruptly curtailed by the unceremon ious greetings of a couple of hard-hearted knaves, in the shape of sheriffs'-bailiffs. Aware that a slight suspicion of debt might attach to him if seen in their company, and being very reluctant to comply with their invitation, the youth suddenly exclaimed—" Even fur conscience sake will I suffer for this iniquity !" The loud tones of his voice attracted the atten tion of several persons passing by, and to their inquiries as to the cause of his arrest he promptly replied, " Tithes, tithes ! am about to be dragged to prison at the suit of a parson I never saw, and for spiritual service I never sought." " a shame," said some patriotic dissenter in cordial sympathy with the martyr. "It's a disgrace," said an indignant papist. "We should not suffer it," said a liberal protestant. " I'm d—d if we will," growled a pugnacious jarvey, bustling through the crowd. "Tithes, tithes," bellowed the prisoner, " Down with the tithes," chorused a dozen of uewsvenders. " Beat the bailiffs," shouted a young urchin perched on a lamp-post to oversee the fun. " Yes, by all means, beat the bailiffs," responded an apple-woman, striking the object of her wrath over the face. " Rescue the prisoner," yelled the excited mob. " Here's the police," roared the frightened beaks. "To 11-11 with the police and the parsons," re joined an umbrella-man. "Beat the bailiffs, and rescue the prisoner," insinuted the imp on the lamp-post, and in the twinkling of an eye the aforesaid ministers of the law had measured the length of their respective corpuees in the chan nel, while the " martyr for conscience sake" scudded off to wards Carlisle-bridge, at the rate of eight or ten knots an hour. Groups were yet lingering on the spot where the fracas had occurred, when the patrol arrived, and, from in quiries made by the inspector, it tut ned - out that Mr..- was captured for a bond fide debt, and .owed far more to his ingenuity than to his conscientious scruples for his release.— Freeman's Journal. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. A special meeting of the Town Council was held on Wed nesday, at eleven o'clock, in the Town-hall. APPOINTMENT OF AN ALDERMAN IN LIEU OF WILLIAM BROWN, ESQ.. "Liverpool, 17th October, 1838. "To His Worship the Mayor, "DEAR Si shall, unavoidably, be absent at the coming Municipal Election, on Ist November, and as it would ap pear that there is no provision in any act of parliament for enabling any parties to supply the place of an Alderman, who must preside at Ward Elections, and as his absence may make the proceedings illegal and the election void, I cannot think of permitting this difficulty to remain, so far as 1 am concerned. "Thefefore, unless the Town-clerk can, on consulting lion at the disposal of the council, leaving them to deal with it as they think necessary. "I wish it to be understood, that placing my resignation in their hands, it is not with the view of relieving myself from the labour and responsibility attached to my position, or from a wish to retire, but to alfoid lime and opportunity for getting the act amended, as no legislative body, if they had reflected on it, could make an enactment that many circum stances may render impossible to carry into effect. If the Town-clerk sees his way clearly to meet this inquiry without my resigning, then you may consider this letter as cancelled. "Believe me to be, with sentiments of respect and esteem, Yours faithfully, (Signed,) - "WILLIAM BROWN." . A second letter, from Mr. Brown, was read by the Mayor. It-rontained a further confirmation of the intention referred to in the last sentence, and a formal resignation. Mr. l'itoaEciiorr requested the Town-cletk to inforM the council if it would be absolutely necessary to receive the resignation. The TOWN-CLERK said he had consulted counsel on the question, and the result was a confirmation of his own opin ion, that it was absolutely necessary that an Alderman should be present at the election for each ward in November. Mr. BOLTON said, as this was the case,...;;Yrt;Teresigna tion of Mr. Brown MIS now accepted, he rose for the pur pose of proposing a gentleman who, he c o nsidered, would be a proper person for his successor. He would propose Mr. Robett Ruskell, a gentleman who was well known as for merly a member of that council, iri which situation he had always performed his duty with that attention, industry. and intelligence, that had given to all persons the greatest satis faction. Ile had evinced the same qualities in his capacity as magistrate, and had been indefatigable in his attention to the Borough gaol. By his industry, character, skill and en ternrise, he had happily - placed hint in such circumstances, that he had ample leisure to devote himself and his talents to the discharge of public duties, and he (Mr. Bolton) was au thorised to say that Mr. Roskell was ready to undertake such avocations as, in the office of Alderman, might devolve upon hint. Ile hail great pleasure in proposing Mr. Roskell, es the alderman of the Exchange Ward, vacant by the resigna tion of Mr. William Brown. ➢lr. BourvsoN concurred in every word of what had fallen from Mr. Bolton. He felt confident that if Mr. Boskell were chosen to the office of Alderman, he would fill the situation with satisfaction to the Council and the community. H e had great pleasure in seconding the motion. As the Council was about to proceed to the vote, Mr. G. H. Lawrence arose- and left the room. Mr. SMITII requested to know if it were compulsory on gentlemen to vote. There were several gentlemen on that side of the tooni who did not wish directly to oppose the up poninlment of Mr Roskell, and vet would rather not vote for him. Ile thought it would be well if they were excused from voting at all. The MA v - oit said he did not see any objection to gentlemen remaining neutral, if there were no obstacle in the way of such a course. The Town-clerk would give his opinion on the subject. The TOWN-CLERK said there was no legal objection to any gentlemen present not voting, providing they were certain that a majority of those present would vote for the gentlemen proposed. Otherwise, it might afterwards be said that Mr. Roskell had not been legally appointed, as a majority of those in the room had ❑ot voted for him. After some conversation, it was decided that such gentle men as thought proper might decline voting. Those who availed themselves of this permission were Messrs. Smith, Leigh, Houghton, Sands, Cooper, and Hodgson. The following gentlemen voted for the appointment of Mr. Roskell : Messrs. Bean, Currie, Moon, Segar, Rawdon, Cropper, Woollright, Freme, Coglan, Blackburn, Walm sley, Booth, Barclay, Robinson, Jno. Holmes, Joseph Hornby, Morecroft, Thomas Holt, Bolton, Platt, Thornhill, Preston, Higgins, Hugh Horoby, Duncan, Bulley, Bright, Leathoin, George Holt,, Priestley, Harvey, and Jordan. RESIGNATION 'OF MR. THOMAS HARVEY. The MAYOR read t he resignation of the otlice of Revising Assessor of the Burgess Lists by Mr. Thomas Harvey. It was as follows: "'lb the Worshipful William Rathbone, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool, and the Council of the Borough of Liverpool, " I do hereby resign the office of one of the Assessors for the revision of the Burgess Lists of the Borough of Liver pool; and I request you duly to record and notify my re signation accordingly.—Witness my hand this fifteenth day of October. 1838. (Signed) " THOMAS HA RVE Y." The TOWN-CLERK said, the office of Revising Assessor was created after the Council had made a by-law, fixing the fines to.be paid by c,:incillors, aldermen, mayor, and assessors, on resignation. Those fines were fixed—for Al dermen, at £5O ; for Asses3:rrs, £35; and for Mayor, £lOO. At the time this was fixed, the office of Assessor belonged to the Mayor's ward ; but, by a recent act of parliament, this had been altered, and the Assesior was now chosen by the burgesses at large. Mr. M FT, thought, under the provisions of the new act, Mr. Harvey would not have to pay that fine, as he was appointed under another law and by different means front those to which the by-law was meant to apply. The TowN-ciaititc said the course for the council to pursue now, was to fix the fines for non-acceptance of office. They , bad not n ow t h e po W er to fi x a fine for resignation, but the act fixed the fine in this manner:—the fine for resignation was to be the same as the fibe fixed upon by the council for non-accep;ance. Mr. Bo Lrrox said the flue was formerly to a certain set of assessors, of which Mr. Harvey clearly was not one. He Could not, therefore; see how the fine fixed could apply to him. Besides. Mr. Harvey had already performed his duty. He had already done all the business required from an asses sor in a most satiSfactory manner. Mr. \V ALlltst.EY said his views were similar to those of Mr. Bolton. Mr. liar vey . had done all the duty that the assessor had to do, and in resigning he merely gave up an office in which nothing remained for him to do. He had performed his duties in an honourable and impartial manner. The TOWN -CLERK, after reading clauses Item the acts of parliament, explained to the council that Mr. Harvey re sighed on payment of the fine that be would have been liable to had he not accepted office. The amount of such fine it was necessary for the council to fix. To make the resigna tion of Mr. Harvey complete, it was imperative that the council fix the amount of the fine which should be paid .by an assessor on his refusal to accept office. Mr. BLACK antinz thought they ought to discharge from their Minds altogether the consideration of Mr. Harvey. The ~ übject ought to be considered as in reference to what line it would lie proper fur a person to pay who refused to accept the office. of revising assessor, or who resigned such office. Whatever feeling there might be towards Mr. Harvey, it was improper to consider him at all in the case. • The TOWN -CLERK said that was the proper and legal view of the question. _ Mr. SMITH wished to know whether the fine would be ex acted in the case of Mr. Brown, who had resigned the situa tion of alderman—would he have to pay a fine of £5O. The Ma Y.M.—Certainly. Mr. SAIITH.—I - asked the question because I know that Mr. Blain, who resigued . some time ago, test somewhat ag grieved that the fine was exacted. Mr. BLACK BURN said he was of the same opinion as he had formerly expressed when they were discussing this question, that the fine ought not to be ti ed too low. H e coul d not be supposed to have any unfriely feeling towards Mr. liar .vev ; therefore lie trusted it would not be supposed that he had at all considered him in reference to the proposition which he was about to make. He begged to move that the sum be fixed for a. fine on the refusal of any person to serve as revising assessor at £25.• Mr. COOPKR.-I have great pleasure in seconding the mo tion. Mr. SMITS! said be could not concur with Mr. Blackburn's view of the subject. - He thought the. sum fixed upon ought not to be too high, which he thought the amount named by Mr. Blackburn was. He begged, as an amendment, to move that the amount of the fine be £5. Mt. H IGGtr S secOnded the amendment. After some conversation, Mr. Ssirrn said he had no ob jection to split the sum, and make it £lO. The DRPCTY ToWN-ct.REK said, the expense of electing the revising assessors amounted•to from £25 to £3O. Mr. CunitlE thetight they ought certainly to bear this in mind. The Deptity Town-clerk had informed them that the election of assessors cost from £25 to £3O. It was their duty to take Cate the Borough fund did notsuffer. The fine, he thought,' ought not to be less than would cover the expense df electing an assessor in the room of the person refusing to serve, or resigning the office. He thought no gentleman was likely to do so from improper motives, yet he was of opinion that they could not consistently inflict a less penalty for re fusal or resignation than the sum proposed by Mr. Blackburn. It they dill so, he thought they would hardly be performing their duty as guardians of the Borough fund. Mr. COGLAN agreed with Mr. Blackburn, that it was their duty to leave all private considerations, as to Mr. Harvey or any body else, out of the question, when discussing a matter of this description. The sum ought to be sufficient to hinder persons from refusing to serve on light or trivial grounds, and sufficient also to pay the expense of electing a successor. In the case of Aldermen and Councillors, large fines were fixed for resignations. The sum which they would have to ,pay was £3O. He did not think, therefore, that £25 was too much fur an Assessor to pay on refusal to serve. Mr. SMITU said he should agree with Mr. Coglan and Mr. Blackburn, if the office of assessor was an 'wooer sought by the party himself, as was the case with that of Councillor; but it was not so, it was an office forced upon a person. Mr. CobLaN.—So is that of Alderman and Councillor, nr. SAliTil.—Very seldom, I think. Mr. Be:ACKBUtus said, this was one view of the case which had struck' hith very forcibly, and which had not yet been alluded to By the bill they bad to appoint a successor. He supposed they would now have to appoint a successor to Mr. Harvey. The TowN-CLERK.—No; that is not at ail necessary The duties are already performed, and if we appointed a successor there would be nothing for him to do. Mr. BLACKBURN proceeded.—Suppose they were to ap point two Assessors of different politics, as has generally been done. One of them might resign when they were just on the eve of an election. A successor would have to bes chosen, and the election for this successor would be a struggle, having all the character of a party contest. This was an additional reason why they ought to make the sum sufficiently high to deter persons from resigning on insufficient grounds. Mr. SmithNsaid he would let his amendment stand as origi nally brought forward at the sum of £5. The Council went to the vote, when there appeared—for the amendment, Messrs. Harvey, Higgins and Smith.-- , - Against the amendment, Messrs. John Holmes, Houghton, Thornhill, Preston, Itawdon, Mellor, Sands, Walwsley, Bolton, Woolright, Bright, Priestly, H. Hornby, J. Law rence, Cooper, Morecroft, Blackburn, Coglau, Segarn, Leigh, Cropper, Jordan, Platt, Ctirrie ' Duncan, Booth, J. Hornby, Leathom Benn, Holt, Moon, Bailey, Freme, Bar clay, Robinson, and the Mayor. For the amendment 3. Against it 37. Majority 3l.—The original motion was carried. The Council broke up at ten minutes before 12 o'clock ALARM TO THE llisurnystANs.—At our Parish Church, on Sunday last, the Rev. P. Maitland administered the rite of Baptism to no less than fourteen children,—the issue only of seven births.—Blackburn Standard. • NEW TOWN HALL, Sr. IlitLEN's.—A splendid building is about being erected in St. Helen's, as a Town-hall, which will at once announce the growing prosperity of the place, and the good taste of the inhabitants. KLNII.WOOTO.—A correspondent says, 44 It is, perhaps, only known to a few individuals that no less th an th ree Eng lish Bishops were born at this village, viz, the Right Rev. Prelates of Chester, Winchester, and Lichfield." T wo c hildren were recently poisoned at Foix, from eating grapes which had been purposely sprinkled with poison, on the border of a vineyard by the road side--a horrible custom which is said to exist in several localities. —French paper. ' A letter, addressed. as follows, , lately p asse d t h rough the Rothesay post-office :—" , o Mary M'Kell er , D un . Fergu son's widow, if the Lord willeth at present a residenter in Inverglen, in the 9ounty of Cowal, Shire of Argyle, by Inverary, Lochfirteside," MEETING OF THE DRAPERS' ASSISTANTS. The drapers' assistants of this town seem at last to have set earnestly to work, for the purpose of carrying into effect that long contemplated measure—a reduction In their hours of labour. A general meeting of the body took place on Tuesday, the 17th instant, at which several resolutions were agreed to, among which was one stating the desirableness of another meeting as soon as possible. The second meeting accordingly took place on the evening of Tuesday, in the large room of the Adelphi Hotel. There were about 250 persons present. Mr. J. Keay was called to the chair amidst acclamations. The CHAIRMAN stated, that since the last meeting the committee had drawn up a report and memorial, the latter of which had been sent to all the drapers in the town, and both of which would be laid before the meeting. lie also b&l th e4 A zauira _ u r i n t orw i nz. th = tbaL with tiyo exceptions. all the masters had agreed to the propriety curtailment of the hours of business. justice ol The memorial was then read, and as it gives a statement of what has alieady been done in the furtherance of the ob ject which the memorialists have in view, as well as a suc cinct view of the arguments upon which its justice and rea sonableness is sought to be founded, we subjoin it. " TO THE DRAPERS OF LIVERPOOL. " The Memorial of the Committee of Drapers' Assistants. " Most respectfully sheweth,—That, in consequence of the protracted hours of business in the drapers' shops in Liver pool, a preliminary meeting of the drapers' assistants was convened, and a resolution passed that a general meeting should be called, by advertiiement, for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means to be adopted in order to attain the object they had in view; and that this general meeting passed several resolutions, which have been pub lished in some of the Liverpool newspapers. That, by one of those resolutions, your memorialists were appointed a com mittee, with full power to adopt such measures as might be deemed expedient for endeavouring to attain their object; and that another resolution declared the proper means to be by a respectful appeal to the good sense and kind feel ing of their employers.' Fhat your memorialists, in obe dience to the trust reposed in them, beg leave most respect fully, on behalf of the drapers' assistants, to present this memorial, with an ardent hope that it will meet with that attention which they think it merits; and, with such hope, they take this opportunity of submitting the following ob servations. That, according to the present hours, the as sistants are obliged to remain behind the counter for the accommodation of only a few customers who call at a late hour; and the profit on the articles then sold is ge nerally so trifling as not to be regarded as a sufficient ground for causing the great prostration of bodily and men tal energy that must naturally ensue from such confinement. That there is no absolute necessity for the hours of business being so contracted as they are at present; because, if it were a general rule to close at an early hour, persons desi rous of purchasing would therefore call before the customary hour of closing, or defer the purchase to the following day. That these protracted hours, whilst they afford no real bene fit to the employers, are calculated seriously to injure the as sistants, not only by impairing their health and undermining their constitutions, bnt by devviving theta of every opportu nity of improving their minds, through the medium of conver satiln, reading, or the attendance at public or private lec tures, or any place of instruction. That it has been unjustly insinuated, that, if an additional hour or two were grants d to the assistants, the time thus gained would be spent at the tavern. But your memorialists indignautly repel this un founded aspersion ; and respectfully submit that the present hours, by depriving them of every opportunity of better so ciety—by excluding them from every source whence they might imbibe useful knowledge, rather tend to make them resort to such places, as the only mode of recreation during -the short interval between the toil of the day and the hour of repose : but, that, if a reasonable time were allowed, it might, and no doubt would, be devoted to the attainment of those acquirements which are calculated to excite an honour able emulation, and which, if properly pursued, might reuder many of them a credit to the town, and, perhaps, some of them an ornament to their country. That every evidence that can be adduced on this subject tends to prove that the protracted hours of business are alike injurious to bodyand mind; and that the continuance of such a system is neither to be approved of nor encouraged by a humane and intelligent community. That your memorialists humbly submit, that in the mouths of November, December, January, and Fel - ruary, the shops should close at 7 o'clock; in the months of March, April, September, and October, at 8 o'clock; and in the months of May, June, July, and August, at 9 o'clock; and that these hours are mentioned, not in any way of dicta tion, but are merely suggested for your kind consideration. May it therefore please you, gentlemen, to take into early and humane consideration, the case of your memorialists, and grant their request, by curtailing the hours of business, and they trust that their subsequent conduct will be such as to prove that the boon conferred was well deserved. Signed by order, and on behalf, of the Committee, • "J. STANFIELD, Secretary." The report, which was then read by the Secretar was as follows: lIEPOKT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DRAPERS' ASSISTANTS. " Your committee, in reporting progress, have the pleasure to announce that,,with only two exceptions, they have found a willingness on the part of the employers to adhere to any general rule that may be adopted by the trade, with regard to a curtailment of the hours of business; but not without a great diversity of opinion respecting the time of closing. Inis, your committee regal d as a circum s t ance t h at may rea sonably be expected in a large commercial town, where there are so many opposite interests. Some have highly approved of the apporthinment of the hours as suggested in the me morial; buf•A'.'much greater number have dis'approved of so many variations, and have argued in favour of only two changes in the year. Among the latter, some approve of o nly 8 o'clock in the winter, and 9 o'clock in summer; and others, 7 o'clock in winter, and 9 o'clock in summer; and others, 7 o'clock in winter, and 8 o'clock in summer. But there are some who are opposed to any gradation in the hours, and who think that the hour of closing should be 8 o'clock throughout the year. There are others, however, whose sentiments are very different front those of their neigh bours, and who would rather the hour was fixed at 6 o'clock all the year round, because, as they state, theme would still be the same consumption of articles in their line of busi ness, and a relaxation so salutary could not, they think, b e more highly appreciated by their assistants than by them selves. " Your committee deem it their duty to state that some em ployers have insisted that their district of the town, being in habited chiefly by the working classes, it is necessary that they keep open longer than is requisite for those whose shops are situated in the opulent parts of the town. They state that, if the hour of closing were 7 o'clock, the poor man, who leaves otT work at 6 o'clock, would scarcely have time to go home and take his evening repast before the shops would be closed. ‘• With regard to the hour of closing on Saturday, a great diversity of opinion prevai!s. Some think that 11 o'ciock should be the limit ; others maintain that 1.0 o'clock is suffi ciently late; and many insist that no definite time should be named. Your committee, whilst canvassing, have several times been asked, why the memorial made no mention of Saturday night. The reply was, that 'as they had only sug gested the hours of closing on other business nights, they thought it bet ter to avoid any notice of Saturday, and to leave that to the discretion of their employers. •‘ Your committee cannot but congratulate you and theM selves on having attained one important object—an acknow ledgement on the part of ali the employers (two only excepted) that they are willing to adhere to any general rule or tides that may be adopted by the principals relative to the h urs of closing, and a willingness on the part of all, without ex ception, to consent to some curtailment. They ail agree in the main point, that a reduction of the hours is absolutely necessary, and ought to be granted. Yoour committee would therefore suggest that a deputation be appoint e d to wait on some of the drapers who employ the greatest number of as sistants, and request them•to call a meeting of the employers, for the purpose of adopting some general rules respecting the curtailment of the hours of business. By so doing, your committee. think that you will be pursuing a line of conduct that must be satisfactory to your employ - era and creditable to yourselves." The resolution and report r:Pre carried unanimously, as were several other resolutions (inserted in our advertising columns,) the movers and seconders of which Mess's. Schole field, Dauver, Jones, Trip, (of London,) Salt, Walters, Stringier, and Rollin, addrer‘sett the meeting in support of their object at very considerable length, and with much ability and temperateness, the speeches of Messrs. Scholetield and Trip especially, apart from the good sense which pervaded them, were adorned with many of the graces of eloquent composi tion. Several of the speakers also alluded, in their addresses, to the propriety o f f orm i ng a reading-room, or i nstitution, in which the d rapers ' ass i stants might have the means of culti vating thdir intellectual faculties, by means of lectures, con versation, and r ea di ng, and Si do away with the fear which had been entertained that the leisure h - ours Which they might gain would be devoted to evil purposes and idle amusements. A collection was made for the purpose of defraying time ex penses incurred and to be incurred—the residue of which was to go towards the formation of the proposed institution. At the close of the proceedings a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and three cheers given for the press. STATE OF TRADE, MorinAv.--Trade to-day has been almost in a state of complete stagnation, only a single buyer being present, who was but very little disposed -to do any thing. The yarn market is wretched, and without any pros pect of improvement.—Blackburn Standard. COUNTERFEIT CotN.---An immense number of counterfeit shillings are now in circulation, and during the last week the tradesmen in Camdem and Somers Towns have suffered thereby to a considerable extent. The coin in question has the impress of the head of George 111., and bears the date 1816. The complaints against the exorbitant charges on the Lon don and Birmingham line, the total disregara of regulations as to the convenience of passengers, and the frequent in stances of impertinence in the company's servants, are daily increasing.— Warwick Advert;Nei'. The first stone for the foundation of the monument to be raised at Smolensk°, in commemoration of the battle of the sth of August, 1812, has been recently laid, with great cere mony. Tne monument is to consist of a cast-iron pyramid, ornamented with appropriate devices. In an action before the sheriff, on Friday, Mr. Morton, ironmonger, of Huntingdon, recovered the amount sought for against a Mr. D uncan , o f the university of Cambridge, for the hire of a gun. The sum in dispute was about £3 33, the costs to the defendant will be somewhere about £BO Cant bridge Chronicle. GLASGOW Urn vEnsrrY.•-The approaching election of Lord Rector, with its accompanying bustle, is now engaging the thoughts of the students. The candidates already spoken of, are Mr. Colgohoun of Killermont, Sir John Herschel, and Sir James Graham. The College is now so thoroughly Con serval ire, that it is likely no Radical candidate will be brought forward this year.-6'cottish Guardian. THE BAGGAGE!—A controversy is now going on among the evening organs of the 'ministry touching the baggage of the autocrat of all the Canadas. It is agreed on all hands that sonic of his vice-Majesty's domestic servants have re turned ; but the return of the baggage is furiously disputed —some of the papers affirming that large quantities of it have arrived, and others declaring that not a trunk of it has yet been shipped. During the last week, whilst ploughing a field beloning to mouse Richard Finch, Esq., at Headington, near this city, a was turned up, and of course killed. The labourers, however, were tempted by curiosity to proceed till they arrived at the nest, where, it will be hardly credited, they found upwards of 23 scores, or more than 460 beans and peas, chiefly the former, deposited very carefully as the winter stores of the unfortu nate little quadruped.—Orford Herald. The Bang Up coach from Worcester to Wolv er h ampton was upset on Sunday morning at the Cross, Worcester, im mediately after starting from the U n i corn i nn, in consequence of the snapping asunder of the hind axle. There were several outside, passengers, two or three of whom received severe contusions, but none, it is hoped, of a very severe nature, the whole being able to proceed on their journey as soon as a fresh coach was procured. PARIS GOURMANDERIE!—A fellow, • who, it appears, had for some time followed the regular trade of cat-hunting in the streets of Paris, with two large dogs to kill his game, was arrested on IrVednesday night in the rue de la Pupintere, and conducted to the prefecture of police for the offence. His " game bag" was already s t ore d w i th half a score tab hies and ton - tulles, who might next day have re-appeared en gibelotle at many a traiteur's outside the barriers. An order has been issued to the proper officers in Notting ham and throughout the county to charge the owners who use dogs in drawing trucks with . the dog tax. This is very proper, and should become more general, until some legis lative act is passed to lessen the danger arising from dogs becoming rabid, of which there have been lately many (right ful instances. FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 26, 1838. (*' The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morning at 5 ►►'clock. TUE "Two Trrur.Ans."—A fierce controversy has been commenced in Ireland between the "titular" Popish bishop of Tuam, and the " titular" of Dublin, Dr. Murray. The subject of dispute is, the national s)stein of education adopted' in Ireland, Which is strongly defended by the Dublin hierarch, and as strongly opposed by the usurper of Tuam. The quar rel is a very pretty one as it stands, and affords ano ther very striking proof of the boasted unity of the infallible mother church of Rome. We earnestly hope that this schism between these apostate bishops may be the means of promoting the truth, and of showing to the world the hollowness and the absurdity of the pre tensions to indefectibility made by the Church of Antichrist. The Dublin papers of the present week contain two long epistles from these apostate fathers—the one from Dr. Murray, addressed to the (Roman) Catholics of Ireland—the other from Johnny Mgiale; addressed to Lord John Russell Both of these letters are preg nant with instruction, and justify a some what ex tended notice of their contents. As an apology for his previous silence in reference to Mr. M'llale's attacks upon the Irish system of na tional education, Dr. Murray asserts that it was stea dily advancing over the country—that it was settled in every (Roman) Catholic diocess of the kingdom, With the permission of all, and the zealous eountenance of almost all their prelates = that it held out to an important, though hitherto neglected class of the com munity the advantages of a highly improved education, without interfering with their religious opinions— that a public and indisputable evidence of its perfect freedom from danger to their religion was to be found in the fact that their own zealous clergy were anions its most efficient supporters—that more than eleven hundred Catholic clergymen, many of them bishops, were among the successful applicants for aid towards the building or maintenance of national schools—that the experience had of the fruits produced by those es tablishments gave a new impulse to their zeal fin- the wider extension of the important benefits whiCh they were diffusing among their floCks—and that iiew'claims were constantly pouring in upon the commissioners for further aid. These circumstances Dr. Murray al leges as sufficient reasons for being satisfied with the system, and for declining to notice the attacks of Dr. Mr. Mg - Tale. If what the titular cf Dublin has stated' on the subject be true, it would indeed Le a wonder that he should be, in any measure, dissatisfied with the system. It offers no violence to the religious belief of the Papists—every thing which might give them any offence is carefully smoothed down or obliterated from its books—the whole machi nery is fraught with "important - benefit's" . to the 'IZO• man Catholic flocks; and the Priests eagerly appro priate the whole of the funds in dispensing these "benefits." From all this it as evident as daylight that Dr. Murray, at least, considers the system favour able to the growth of popery, especially when lie states that, " after an intimate acquaintance s it h the working of this system for nearly seven years, he i 0 discovered in it no source of danger to the Catholic religion:" Every expression calculated to bring hi' "craft into danger" has been most scrupulously ao` i unhesitatingly excluded from the authorised forms of instruction adopted in the national schools. The mo s t ample and unlimited concessions have been made on behalf of the Protestant commissioners, until there has been nothing more to be demanded on behalf of the Papists. The system harmonises most perfectly with the whole theory and practice, doctrine and disci' pline, of Popery. I t i s suc h t h at "' e l even hundred Roman Catholic. clergymen" are 'enraptured with it, whilst the Protestant clergy, with some very trilling exceptions, have kept entirely aloof from it. No won der, then, if these things be true, that Dr. Murray should be perfectly " satistied" . with the working of this system of education. Dr. Murray seems to take especial pleasitre in re" iterating the expression of his conviction that the Irish system of education is not, " i n an y ma nner: hostile to the religion which he holds dearer than life: He says, that it will " continue wholly free from dan ger to the (Roman) Catholic religion, as long as the zealous pastors of the Romish church' Will continue to do their duty," and that "it will be their fault if any undue tampering with the religion of the children be permitted." How completely does this declaration . set at rest the foolish hop es o f th ose weak-winded Protestants who have been lookin for some „con tia ; gent advantages to the be so tt e d Popish pOpulatiat THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. For the BENEFIT of Mr. WOOD, and the Last Night but Five of Mr. and Mrs. WOOD, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent-garden and Drury-lane. Fifth Night of Mr. BARKER, Principal Tenor Singer of Mr. Bra.ham's Theatre, London, and of the Theatres- Royal, Dublin and Edinburgh. Fifth - Night of Miss LAND, from the Theatre-Royal, Covent-garden. rglillS present FRIDAY EVENING, the 26th instant, 1. will be repeated, with all the original Music, Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Amina Mrs. Wood, Elvino Mr. Wood. Liza Miss Land. Count nodolpho Mr. G. Horricastle. a t o, - 7. -- Miss Grant. iessto Mr. her. 1 Antette - To conclude with the Musical Farce of THE QUAKER ( ' • Steady Lubin - r. Barker. Gillian Floretta Mr. RANGER, The highly successful representative of French Characters, at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket, is engaged for a Fort night, and will make his first appearance here on MONDAY, next, in a new Drama, written expressly for him, called 'The Artist's Wife, as produced this season, with the greatest success, at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket. On MONDAY next, the 29th instant, the Entertainments will commence with Auber's celebrated Opera, in three acts, called MASSANIP.LLO. Elvira, Mrs. Wood ; Massa niello, Mr. Wood ; Alphonso, Mr. Barker; Pietro, Mr. G. Horticastle.—To conclude with (first time) the new Drama of THE ARTIST'S WIFE. Clermont, (the Artist,) Mr. Ranger ; Lord Welford, Mr. W. Howard; Andrew, Mr. Baker; both' Elizabeth, (the Artist's Wife,) Miss Faucit ; Louisa, Mrs. Tenet; Mrs. Peeper, Mrs. Edwards. • LIVER THEATRE. TIAST NIGHT BUT FIVE of the Great Magician. Pe rforming in Liverpool. The GREAT 'WIZARD will give Five more Representations. FRIDAY, November 2, will be positively the Last Night he can perfOrm in Liverpool. This present FRIDAY EVENING, the 26th instant, and SATUR DAY, the 27th, and every Everting during the Next Week, (Saturday excepted,) the Magitian will perform his N Ei3ROAI AN TIC WONDERS ! On MONDAY next, 29th instant, a Grand Entertainment. FOR THE BENEFIT OF IVORY WHITE, the Attendant Demon of the Great Magician. Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. The Magician com mences at Eight. QUEEN'S TIIEATR E. GRAND CARNIVAL!! rjrlHE Public are most respectfully informed, that' a _N. MASQUERADE and CARNIVAL, on a scale of Unequalled Magnificence, will take place at the above Theatre, on MONDAY EVENING, October 29th, 182 S. In order to give duo effect to this interesting Fete, the most commodious Public Building in Liverpool has been engaged and prepared for the occasion. The Queen's Thea tre presents advantages not to be found elsewhere7indepen dent of the Spacious SALLE, the SALOONS anditEFRESII - and ATTIRING ROOMS are all on that' convenient scale, so absolutely necessary for the full success of a Festi val of this description. No expense has beeA spared to im prove the local advantages, and there can be no doubt, the liberal outlay manifest, will convince the Public that nothing has been left undone, that could possibly contribute to their Amusement and Gratification. The Pi and' CIRcLE have been Covered with an entire New Flooring, level with the Stage, forming a BALL ROOM, 100 Feet in Length ! Floor will be appropriately Chalked, and divided with Silken Cords and Tassels, in such a manner as to prevent confusion from the Dancers mingling with the Characters and Prome naders, the Entire Hail will be illuminated with thousands of Variegated Lamps! Interspersed with Fancy Foliage, and a vast variety of Richly-painted Transparencies! Mr. HUGHES' able and efficient QUADRILLE BAND, consisting of Twenty Performers, is engaged for the Dancing. A MILITARY BAND will also attend, and Perform, at Intervals, the most popular Overtures, Battle Pieces, .&c. A GENTLEMAN is appointed Master of the Ceretrio nies, and will preside on the occasion. The SUPPkIt will be provided on a liberal scale and the most moderate Te a s. Fancy Dresses:Costumes, Masks, &c. may be had on ap plication at the Box Lobby, on SATURDAY and MONDAY, October 13th and 15th. Gentlemen's Tickets, ss. Ladies' Tickets, 3s. Double Tickets, to admit a Lady and Gentleman, 7s. Gd. In order to accommodate that portion of the Public who may wish to witness the. Splendid Scene without suet iininc,* Characters, the Boxes will be thrown open to admit Ladies to witness the Fete.—Tickets, 3s. each. Tickets to be had at the STANDARD-OFFICE; Sir. GAS KELL'S, 45, Lord-street ; • the MEacuitY,orFicE ; of M'. BiciooisTAFF, Queen's Theatre; and of the Committee, at Mr. Bickerstaff's; also, at the principal Music Shops, &c. TO CORRESPONDENTS. In reply to our Correspondent at Gateshead we have to of, serve that, according to the present arraneinet;ts of the Post-office, the northern mail does not leave Liverpool till late in the evening, instead of being dispatched, as formerly, in the early gait of the day. Probably some further alteration will be soon made. Much confusion has been caused by the present arrangements. t'lje iLiberpoot