The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-12 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS A correspondent suggests, as it is in contemplation to extend St. James's Market to Parliament-street, that there sin uld be a fl ght of steps as an entrance, and a treater incline than it at present has, which would be a great convenience to the adult and infirm. M" is mistaken. Mr. Cock, our intelligent correspondent at Pembroke, was formerly a very extensive shipbuil.:rr at Dart mouth. tre had two sons who were masters of ships out of this port.; his younger son, who was master of the Bencoolen, died of the cholera at Mani la last year, ar,d, his eldest son isat present master of the Berbice. Qi,"br &taoarD. TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 12, 1814. Mr. Alderman Evans, it would seem, is not con tent, on his retirement from the C ,until, to withdraw as well from his occupation in the Dock Cotnmit tee. With the instinct of Radicalism he clings, to the last, to place and authority; and appeals, for re election, from the Council, which has cast him adrift, to the dock-ratepayers, who, he hopes, will not he so cruel. We do not complain of this. We are perfectly willing to allow him the test of a popu lar election ; and, that it may be fairly administered, we shall now endeavour to correct a few misappre hensions, which we find have gone abroad amongst the constituency, with respect to the grounds upon which Mr. Evans seeks their support. We are told that some Conservatives are saying to each other, " Oh, we must not turn out the Alder man after all. He has been a useful and active member; and although we were not willing to go -all the length which he would have taken us in support of his warehouse schemes, we must not re ject the entire principle upon which they were based, by voting against him." And this erroneous view of the grounds upon which the contest is to be fought is sedulously fortified by the Radical party, who are busy raising► in his behalf the cry of " Evans and Dock warehouses," whilst they represent his op ponents as the enemies of all improvement in the management of the Dock Estate. Nothing could be more false and calculated to mislead, than this view of the question at issue; and we proceed to the proof. And first with respect to the alleged value of Mr. Evans's past services in the Dock Com mittee. It will not be necessary to go many years back to chew that, active as that gentleman may have been, the beneficial direction of his activity is rather ques tionable. Mr. Evans entered upon his duties as a member of the Committee with a magnificent hobby in his head. He had made up his mind to grasp for the Committee, by the erection of warehouses upon the quays of all our docks, to he managed ex clusively by themselves, an amount of patronage which must have placed the dominant party in the Comncil and in the Committee—at that time the Radical party—in a position to ride rough-shod over the town. To advance this scheme the Alder man spared neither the public money nor the inte rests of the port. He threw away in its pursuit the conservancy of the river; he enabled the Cheshire landowners to achieve their independence of the Li verpool Dock Trustees; and even permitted private companies to acquire dock property upon our own . side of the river. All these sacrifices the port of Liverpool paid as the price of the hobby of which Mr. Alderman Evans was in such reckless pursuit. In a part of his scheme he succeeded. By a com promise with his opponents, he was permitted to erect the Albert Dock, with warehouses on three of its quays. Have the terms of that compromise been adhered to ? Did it purchase peace for the town ? We answer confidently, No ! Effort after effort has been made in the Dock Committee and the Council to get again before parliament for larger measures of experiment in the same direction; and when, at last, the indignation of the community overwhelmed the domination of Radicalism in both these bodies, the worthy alderman set himself to the work of retarding the progress of wholesome improve ment, qpd became a drag upon the wheels of the machine, since he was not permitted to drive it over a precipice. Need we point to the proceedings before parliament last year ? Need we point, as an instance of his retarding efforts, to the opposition of this -" active and useful" commit ce.nan to the va. t extension of the dock space which the majority of the body to which he belonged are providing for the commerce of the port ? We need not :it is fresh in recollection. But it is said that, in voting against Alderman Evans, the rate-payers will vote against the principle of warehouse accommodation being provided upon the dock quays. They will do no such thing. The present majority in the Town Council and in the Dock Committee were never the opponents of such accommodation; but they contended—and justly— in the first place, that the erection of such ware houses and their management, by a public body, out of the funds of the public estate, and upon land got for half its value from the property of tha bur gesses of the town, was a tyrannical interference with private interests, and with the value of property erected by private individuals upon land fairly pur chased from that body, or from the Corporation, and, moreover, a fraud upon the town itself. They had no objection to the experiment of warehouses upon the dock quays being tried; but they said to the Corporation, " You have sold us inferior land, at a higher price, for warehouse purposes; and you have no right now to dispose of your best sites, at a nominal value, to the Dock Committee, to enable them to swamp our property. As well might you embark the vast funds under your control in a corn petition with us, as • merchants or as tradesmen." In the second place, the opponents of the alderman and his party objected to the magnitude upon which the experiment was proposed to be tried. They maintained that it was rash to venture so largely in a new, and, so far as this port is concerned, an untried direction. They had placed before them schemes, whose execution would absorb the surplus revenue, increase the debt of the estate, and tie up the hands of the Dock Committee for years to come; and, like wise and prudent men, they refused to embark in anything so wild, and perilous to the best interests of the port. _ _ A third party, too, there was, and an influential party—the shipowners of the port and their repre sentativeslin the:Dock Committee—who opposed the rash and headlong projects of Mr. Evans; and we do not know whether the same party may not, with perfect consistency, oppose similar projects in time to come. These parties attributed much of the inconvenience of the Liverpool Docks, as compared with those of other ports, to the greater difficulty experienced here in procuring Landing Waiters ; and expressed their demands in the words used by Mr. H. C. Chapman before the Select committee on British Shipping. "We do not," they said, " want warehouses upon the margin of the docks ; reduce our dock rates and give us sheds." And how, pray, were these reasonable demands of an im portant body complied with by Mr. Evans and his party ? They gave them the present Transit sheds On the west side of Prince's dock. They constructed them, and have managed them apparently with the express intention of leading those shippers to de mand warehouses, or any thing, rather than con- tinue the use of such - abortive and trumpery erections. The rate-payers are not, therefore, in voting against Mr. Evans, opposing any improvement in the docks, either by the erection of dock ware houses or otherwise; they are not deciding that the principle contended for by Mr. Evans shall not be tried. It will be so tried; and, if successful, it will be extended to the utmost extent of which it is usefully, prudently, and honestly susceptible. For this the experience of the enterprise and ability of the present majority in the Dock Committee should furnish a sufficient guarantee. And now—having, we trust, removed the objec tions urged against the dismissal of Mr. Evans to a 'private station—let us adduce a few reasons why such dismissal would be beneficial, and is, indeed, :necessary. The Dock Committee are now proceed ing rapidly and energetically with the execution of works of great magnitude, to which, from their first projection, a petty, though an exasperating and in jurious, opposition has been offered by Mr. Evans ; and we contend that no valuable co-operation is likely to be offered, in their execution, by that gen tleman. M r . Evans has sufficiently shown already that, unlike his colleague , Mr. J ames Aiki n, h e cannot, when defeated in an y object, divest hi mse lf of his bitterness towards those who have defeated him. Such being the case, we contend t h at i t is only fair, towards those who have confided to them the responsibility of these great works, to release them from the continual and annoying interference o f an opponent so obstinately perverse. But, upon ano ther and an important ground, it is necessary that they should be so released from the presence, as one of their body, of a man who, in public and in pri vate, scouts their management of the estate corn mitted to their charge. It must be shown to the country—it must be shown, also, to the legislative body—that they possess the confidence of the mer cantile portion of the town, their constituents; that the rate-payers appreciate and approve of their mea sures and their honesty ; and no blow against them can be imagined so damaging as the return, by those constituents, of a gentleman so avowedly hostile to their views. We entreat, therefore, of the rate-payers that, however much, personally, they may respect the ability and character of Mr. Evans, they will not allow private feeling to guide their conduct upon the present occasion. The question is not a per sonal one : its result will be regarded by the country as a test of confidence or no confidence in the Dock Committee : the return of Mr. Evans will be re garded and boasted of by the Radical and anti-local party as a triumph over their Conservative oppo nents the most signal which could have been achieved. We tr us t th a t no suc h resu lt will take place. The Conservative gentlemen of Liverpool would have been up in arms against their represen tatives in the Town Council if they had permitted this, or any other Whig-Radical, to retain his posi tion as an alderman; and they will, surely, not commit the folly and inconsistency of returning him to a position where he may be infinitely more dan gerous than in his place in the Council. The elevation of Mr. James Lawrence to the office of chief magistrate of Liverpool is an event upon which we heartily congratulate not only that gentleman himself, but the Council and his fellow townsmen. The former, by his assiduous and anxious attention to his public duties, as Chairman of the Watch Board, and a member of various other important committees, has well earned the highest dignity which the latter could bestow; and we are confident that they will receive their reward in the fidelity, zeal, and public spirit, with which the office will be filled, and its dignity maintained by its pre sent occupant. Of a character scarcely less gratifying to the pub lic are the rest of the appointments made on Satur day. The principle followed in the selection of a portion of the Aldermen from amongst the most consistent and deserving of the members of the Council is, we are convinced, in the spirit of the Municipal Act, and at once a compliment to the gentlemen selected—Messrs. David Hodgson, J. S. Leigh, and the late Mayor, Mr. Sands—and to the wards which they have severally represented. happy choice has also been made in filling up the other three vacant seats by Mr. W. P. Bushby, Mr. T. B. Horsfail, and Mr. Anthony Swainson. More unexceptionable nominations could scarcely have been made ; and from the high standing, character, and ability of all these gentlemen, the Council will derive real benefit and increased power to discharge and discuss satisfactorily the important local and commercial questions which come, from time to time, before its cognizance. The legal appointments are also of a highly satis factory character. From the intimate acquaintance possessed by Mr. Shuttleworth of all the duties of town-clerk, and his past great experience in all the various departments of that office, - together with his great natural talent and untiring industry and zeal, we are satisfied that in him the Chief Magistrate and the Council will find a safe adviser, and the public an efficient and faithful servant. The duties of the Clerk of the Peace, formerly discharged, along with the Deputy Town-clerkship, by Mr. Shuttleworth, devolve, by the unanimous vote of the Council, upon Mr. Peter Wright, a gentleman whose high professional standing and character render him in all respects worthy of the appointment, and by whom its duties will be performed with credit to himself and satisfaction to his fellow-townsmen. We congratulate all classes of the people of Liver pool upon the now increased efficiency of their local legislature, and the manner in which all its chief offices are filled. The public business will now, we trust, go on without any of those factious interrup tions and contentions, which, for years pa=t, in a more balanced state of parties, we have been doomed to witness ; and be guided by an earnest desire to employ aright the great resources at the command of the Conncil, and to promote the improvement of the town and the greater comfort and security of the inhabitants. It is true we have still in that body a small remnant of the old leaven of liberalism. They are not, however, the worst samples of their party ; and although we would be very far from imposing upon them an absolute and silent submission to the will of the majority, we do hope that, seeing the utter futility of opposition or obstruction upon merely party grounds, they will see the advantage of uniting cordially with that majority in forwarding, or even in oriknating measures, having for their object the public good. 'the natural effect of the Municipal Act, and especially the kind of instru mentality by which it was carried, rendered the Corporation of Liverpool, what no Corporation was ever intended to be, a political body; and although, to some extent, it must perhaps remain so in its composition, the time is surely come when its deli berations may be conducted as if no such differences of feeling existed amongst its members. In once more directing the attention of our read ers to the effort now making for the improvement of the condition and character of British seamen, by the erection, in this port, of a sailor's home, we feel that no necessity is imposed upon us of holding up to their contemplation any picture of the hard ships, the temptations, the iniquities, to which that gallant and, unhappily, too thoughtless class of men are subjected when ashore, and from which the pro posed institution is intended to furnish for them a protection. We feel assured that we do not overrate the kindly feelings and susceptibility of our fellow townsmen and townswomen to the calls of charity and benevolence, when we assume that they are al ready prepared to respond to the eloquent appeals which have been made to them, from sources far more entitled to their confidence than any upon which we can draw. Our object is an humble one —a business object. We wish to speak to them about the steps to be taken to carry out the good work, the necessity and value of which we may now conclude to be universally admitted. In a few days the committee purpose, we under stand, making public their proceedings thus far, the plans which they have in view and a list of the sub scriptions put down; and we need scarcely remind the friends of the sailor how important it is that the latter should be as large as possible. By the amount of the funds placed at their disposal and in prospect, those who have imposed upon them the carrying out of the object in view must be guided in regu lating the extent of their plans. To them an im posing list of benefactors must be most encouraging, and calculated. to inspire them with a determination that their plans shall not be unworthy either of the magnitude of the benefits sought for, or of the town, by whom they are about to be conferred. And the effect produced upon the public wil, be equally in fluenced by a flourishing or a meagre list to com mence with. Let the public once be convinced that we are in earnest in our endeavours, and support will not be withheld. On every ground, then, we entreat of those, who purpose giving the committee the benefit of their names and contributions, to forward them without delay, in the conviction that, by so doing, they will materially advance the cause of humanity and the social and eternal welfare of England's seamen. We commented briefly, in our last, upon the dis reputable character of the opposition offered by the Radical party to the Conservative candidate in Pitt street Ward, and much regret to find that, in doing so, we have provoked the very modest Mr. David M'Clellan to commit an act of very great foolishness ; in short, to lay aside the yard-stick and wield his pen for our overthrow. Alas, that men will not know their own vocation ! Mr. M'Clellan, in the letter which he has ad dressed to the Courier, repudiates, in his capacity of " Chairman of the Reformers, Pitt-street Ward," any connexion with the opposition in question; and so far as the nomination of Mr. White is concerned, he is perhaps correct. The Chairman of the Re formers did not personally aid in inducing that gen tleman to come forward as a candidate. The Re formers' Committee, as a body, never countenanced his claims. Its methbers, however, enjoyed the pro : - ceedings, treated it as an excellent joke, and took no steps to withdraw themselves from connexion with its originators. So long as Mr. White was in the field he was the candidate of the Reformers; and Mr. M'Clellan admits in his letter, " Had he gone to the poll, no doubt many Reformers would have voted for him," a fact which no one acquainted with the factiousness of Radicalism' tan for a mo ment doubt. With respect to any connexion with the claims of Mr. Allen, the second candidate, or as Mr. M'Clellan more elegantly calls the poor man, " the second feature in the opposition" to the Conservative can divate, the " Chairman of the Reformers" does not so clearly prove his case. The address of Mr.. Allen bore on the face o f i t t h e sanction of the Reform Committee of the war d , an d we cannot consent to "inter" " from the state of the poll merely," that he was not brought forward, or urged forward, by the Radical party in the ward. He was in a ridiculous enough position,* it is true; but that might arise from the indisposition of the respectable men of the party to abet pr ocee di ngs so utterly fact i ous as was his nomination upon so hopeless a chance of success. We cannot i n f er i t, e i t h er, from the candidate b eing , in the sublime estimation of Mr. David M'Clellan, an "individual" of whom lie informs us that " those who know hi m w ill not be surprised at his putting himself up, or at his being so speedily put down." Mr. All en , we believe, is a slop-seller, in Wapping, whilst M r . D av id carries on the same business in the more aristocratic locality of Price-street. Mr. Allen and his haughty fellow-tradesman are equally excel lent grammarians and logicians ; and when we see the air of absurd pretension with which the former washes hi s h an d s of the latter, it is with difficulty that we can repress a disposition to sm il e at th e sil liness displayed. If one dealer in red flannel and callimanco may be permitted to lord it, on paper, as " Chairman of the Reformers of Pitt-street," there can be littl e d erogatory to so respecta bl e a b o dy in another vendor of the same wares seeking to repre sent them in the Council. Radicalism is not gener ally so parti cu l ar l y n i ce i n i ts c h o i ce o f utensils. The Radical press, writhing under the defeat of its party, flies to the slander of its opponents with as much aptitude and apparent relish, as the old ladies of Billingsgate, in their contentions, rush to the use of foul language and street mud. Scarcely a publi cation has of late issued from this office in which we have not had to correct some malicious invention directed against members of the Conservative party, or to reprobate some disgraceful language directed towards them; and it would seem that we are not to be spared a continuance of the use of such weapons, which, however, we feel assured that none, save the very dregs of the party, can sanction with their approbation. An instance of such abuse of the legitimate power which the press possesses, occurs in the following paragraph, which we extract from a Radical paper of Saturday last. " As the municipal majority have places to bestow, as well as honours to distribute, it is perhaps not unnatural, amidst the jarring of rival aspirants, all hungering after the flesh pots, that these unseemly squabbles should arise ; but it is somewhat singular, that in nominating their Mayor this year, circumstances, involving serious personal charges against the candidate, should interpose, as they did last year, differing certainly in form from those which met Mr. Sands on the threshold of the office, but still implying the absence of that spotless discretion which we look for in the Chief Magistrate of this great community." We need scarcely say that no one ever heard any such " circumstances, involving personal charges" against Mr. Lawrence, as are here insinuated. We never heard even the shadow of an imputation against that gentleman ; and we cannot designate the assertion of our contemporary as anything better than a silly invention, although perhaps it might deserve a worse appellation. The same writer goes on to state that— " Mr. James Lawrence is twitted with a breach of faith in the matter of the South Toxteth Ward, and with having, before the election, exacted a promise from Mr. Jones that, if returned, he would support his pretensions to the Mayoralty. The worst feature in this case is, that the electors of the ward had offered the representation to Mr. Josias Booker, who requested two days' delibera tion, and in the interim Mr. Lawrence launched his pledged candidate." To this we reply that Mr. Lawrence never ex acted any such promise from Mr. Jones, upon any condition ; and that no man of common sense, who knows the high character of Mr. Jones, would be lieve that he would accept a seat in the Council, as the result of so degrading a compact. The latter part of the paragraph is equally incorrect. Mr. Lawrence waited upon Mr. Jones, by the express request of the committee of the ward. We do not believe that any such offer as is spoken of was made to Mr. Booker, from any, body of the electors, or that he was ever named as a probable candidate for south Toxeth, although he was so named for Abercromhy and Rodney-street Wards. Further, we know that, so far from entertaining a disposition to thwart the just claims of Mr. Booker to a seat in the Council, Mr. Lawrence was, and is at this mo ment most anxious for his election as a member of that body. At a large and influential meeting of the Con- b servatives of West Derby Ward, held, last night, at Marshall's Coffee House, Edge Hill, it was unani: mously resolved to nominate Josias Booker, Esq., as a candidate for that ward in the Town Council ; and the electors present pledged themselves to use the utmost exertions to secure his return,. which, from the known loyalty -of the ward, and the cha racter of the meeting, may be already considered as placed beyond a doubt. In Exchange Ward, we understand, the candidFte will be Thomas Haigh, Esq., the brother-in-law of the excellent member for South Lancashire, Mr. Entwisle, against whom we do not anticipate any opposition—certainly none which can defeat his claims to the support of the constituency. William Atherton, Esq., of New Brighton, is brought forward for Everton Ward under influential auspices, and from the well known character of the ward, may be accounted as certain of election. The vacancy in the Chairmanship of the Watch Committee, caused by the elevation of Mr. James Lawrence to the Mayoralty has, we are glad to find been filled up by the unanimous appointment of Alderman Hodgson. If the past exertions and ef ficiency of Mr. Hodgson as an individual and pri vate member of the Committee may be taken as a guarantee of his future exertions as Chairman, we know of no member in the Council by whom the place of Mr. Lawrence could have been better filled up. This is no light praise. Every member of the Board, and a great portion of the community, know that it is the highest that can be paid. THE FUNDS, SATURDAY NIGHT.—The public Secu rities have been steady and firm, without much business, and prices rather show a tendency towards advance. Ccn~ols for money, in consequence, left off 100+ to 8, and for the account 1004 buyers ; Bank Stock closed 204 to 205 ; India Stock, 286 to 288 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 991 ; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 1021 to +. Long Annuities, 12 1-16 ; and Exchequer-bills, 645. to 665. premium. In the foreign funds Mexican experienced an advance of nearly three-quarters per cent. on the report of the amount intended to be remitted from Vera Cruz, but retained by stress of weather, the Actives rising to 351 to 1, and the Deferred to 150 to 8. The other descripti ons were firm at about previous prices. Spanish Five per Cents left off 2iB to 8 ; and the Three per Cents. 36 to ; Russian, 118 to 119 ; Peruvian, 241 to 251: Por tuguese, 55 to 56; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents , 621 to ; the Fide per Cents., 991 to 8 ; Danish, 89 to 90 ; Columbian, 138 to 14 ; Chilian, 101 to 103 ; Buenos Ayres, 36 to 37 ; Brazilian, 86 to 87; and Belgian, 1011 to 102. REPEAL OF THE MALT TAX.—The agitation of the question appears to have commenced in earnest. A most powerful and active organization is going on, and a system of appeal to every parish throughout England is about to he established, in order that it may be brought before Par liament as a question for grave consideration in the ensu ing session. SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS,—The second musical and literary entertainment for the season, for the working classes, took place, on Saturday evening last, at the Nelson street Assembly Rooms, and was much more numerously attended than the first. The vocalists were, Miss Holden, Mr. 13 yalls, Mr. Crank, and Mr. Hornby, who all sung well, and were frequently encored. Mr. Alexander Hay gave a very excellent recitation, " The Spanish Cham pion," by Mrs. Hcmans. An able essay was al-o deli. vered by a member of the Committee on Education, as connected with the institutions for the information of the people. We understand that Mr. H. Russell, the much admired singer, will appear on the next occasion. The concerts are patronised by his Worship the pi esent Mayor. STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES IN WINTER.— THE WEATHER.—We have before us a few fine ripe strawberries and raspberries, of a good size of their kinds, just gathered (this 11th inst.) from the garden cf Mr. Dunlop, of Hill House, Garston. About a pint in all were found in equal perfection. This is the more remark able, inasmuch as, though we have had some mild, fine, and sunny days during the present fall, we have also been visited by a very fair average crop of high chilling winds and cold rains. Yesterday morning, about two o'clock, a heavy gale set in from the northward and westward, accompanied, shortly after ifs commencement, by a tre mendous downfall of large hail-stones. The haze, too, was thick, and several vessels got on shore in the outward channel, and one in Bootle Bay, which was afterwards got off; but we have not heard, as yet, of any loss of life. Two life-boats—one of them belonging to Liverpool, and the other to the Magazines —were kept in readiness near George's Dock Basin great part of the day, in case of casualties. The tide shortly before twelve was at its bight, and the spray washed over a great extent of the parades along the sea-walls. The scene on the river, which was tossed into a rough sea-way, was for some time truly animated and magnificent. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD WEST INDIA MAILS. The royal mail steamer Trent, Captain Boxer, arrived at Southampton, on Friday afternoon last, from Mexico, Havana, and Bermudt, bringing thirty-two passengers. She has on freight 343,177 80-100 silver dollars, 81-415 75-100 gold dollars, pearls, value' £2OOO, 28 five-franc pieces, 80Ib. lloz. plata brula, 12oz. plata labrada, 1161 b. 13oz. silver bullion, 541 b. 69'1 Castellanos platina, 5760 z. gold, 5910 z. gold dust. The following are the dates : Tampico, September 25; Vera Cruz, October 2; Havana, October 11 • Honduras, Septe m b er 19 ; J ama i ca , Octo ber 9 ; Carthagena,i September 29 ; Demerara, October 5 ; Trinidad, October 7; Barbados, October 9; Grenada, October 11 ; St. Thomas', October 16; La Guayra, Sep tember 30; Bermuda, October 31, where she met the royal mail steamer Medway, with the mails from St. Thomas' and the West Indies. The advices are not of importance, except in so far as regards the particulars of the hurricane at Havana. The state of the weather at Montego-bay and Cuba had also caused damage to the shipping. In the majority of the West India Islands the crops promised well, and the reports from Barbados, Trinidad, Demerara, and Ja maica, sho w that the planters looked forward with some expectation to next year's growth. Political affairs were very quiet, and no great complaints are made of the want of regularity on the part of the labouring population. The following extract from a letter from H avannah, dated the 9th ult., gives some graphic particulars of a dreadful hurrica e at that place :—`• Last week we were visited by a terrific hurricane. This island, perhaps, has never suffered so severely from a storm before. It began on Friday evening, the 4th inst., increascd in violence as the night advanced, and became dreadful before Saturday morning, the wind being N.E. N., and about 11 p.m. changed to W., and raging until about 1 n.m. of the s[ll, when it commenced gradually to lull. All the vessels that left the harbour on Friday afternoon were lost except the Spanish correo, and she returned to port on Sunday morn ing. In the harbour scarcely a vessel escaped unhurt; of the small coasters some were sunk, some thrown on the wharf, and some drifted out to sea. I believe the number lost amounts to 36. One Spanish man-of-war was com pelled in cut away her mass. The whole wharf is blown away—l mean that part used by the merchants as a pro menade; the railing round the Machina is gone; the Admiral's windows and part of his house have fallen in. Not a tree is standing on the Paseo. The gardens round the town are completely destroyed, and the whole face of the country presents a truly melancholy picture of desola tion. People dread to bear the news from the country. Planters are very downcast, as their estates will yield no sugar. Everything that vegetates is as if it were scorched up. Large palm trees have been torn up by their roots, whirled into the air by the force of the wind, and flung to a considerable distance. " Of the smaller houses on the sea shore there is scarcely one left standing, and the poor people have suf fered greatly in consequence. They say that at Matanzas it was worse even than it has been here, and I tremble to heir the news that arrives daily. " And now for the effect of the storm upon our imme diate selves. You know how exposed our house is (front. ing and about half a mile distant from the sea.) Well., then, about midnight, our door burst open. It was s .arcely secured when a window followed. For some time my father tried to fasten them with what we clll irdneas (crossbars), but it was useless ; so we removed the furniture from th e s itti ng - room , an d w hil e doing it were soaked with the rain and sea spray that poured in upon us. This is no exaggerated sketch, I assure you, for my hair was saturated with salt water, and I tasted it plainly upon my lips. Everything was crowded in the cornedbr (drawing-room), and we had scarcely finished when locks were wrenched asunder, windows burst from their frames and thrown into the rooms, so that we were compelled to abandon everything. We sat in the comedbr expecting every moment to see our last defence against the fury of the hurricane fail us. T e house shook to its foundation. Our servants, frightened almost to death, besought us to quit it and leave it to its fate. "At length the storm abated. Sunday was a lovely day, but the sea still turbulent, and looked perfectly green, whereas on Monday it became as blue, as clear, and as beautiful as if it could never commit such ravages as those the island was then suffering from through its agency. Five of our rooms are uninhabitable, and some time must elapse before they can be again put in order. No lime is to be had, as the quarries cannot be worked, and when I tell you that masons are paid five and six dol lars a-day for their work, you will be able to form an idea of the state of the buildings." CIVIC PROCESSION TO ST. PETER'S. It being known that according to the revived custom of late years, our newly-elected chief magistrate, James Lawrence, Esq., would proceed with his friends, and the civic officers, from the Town-hall, on Sunday morning, to attend divine service at St. Peter's Church, where a sermon was to be preached in behalf of that old and excellent in stitution, the Blue Coat Hospital, --a number of our most respectable and wealthy citizens, and residents in the neighbourhood, assembled in the council chamber to ac company his Worship, some arriving in carriages, and others on foot, for about an hour before the time of start ing. At about a quarter before 11 o'clock, the procession moved, by the usual route, along Castle-street and Lord. street, in the presence of an immense assemblage of per sons. It was preceded by the Blue Coat boys : the town's officers, bearing the regalia followed, and after them the Mayor, Town-clerk, three officers in run military cos tume, clergymen, &c., and finally a long train of gentle men walking three-and-three. The bearers of the civic regalia wore new cloaks of fine blue cloth, bound round the two capes with gold lice, and with the Liver hand stritely embroidered in bullion in front at each side. They proceeded somewhat slowy, and formed a very interesting spectacle, reminding the spectator of what he had read or seen of the municipal demonstrations and dignity in olden times. Amongst those who joined the procession or were in attendance at the hall, we observed Messrs. James Aspi nall, G. H. Lawrence, Bramley-Moore, D. King, Fletcher, Rogers, Jacques Myers, H. Holmes, Brook, James E. Whitelegg, T. Bold, James Phillips, Robert Gill, Mulleneux, Carter, Toulmin, the Rev. Rector Campbell, Messrs. Turner, (bank,) Hutchinson, (late Churchwarden,) Robinson, Royden, S. Holme, G. G. Hornby, Cooper, Houghton, Barton, R. Horsfall, Wil kinson, Pemberton, Miles Barton, Dr. Grindrod, Sir J. Walmsley, the late Mayor, Sir T. Brancker, Messrs. P. Wright, IL L. Jones, Adam Norris, Adam Hodgson, Raymond Houghton, Statham, J. C. Thompson, W. Bir kett, Ewing, Taylor, Tinne, Harbord, Ald. Turner, Buck Lloyd, John Campbell, H. Banner and son, Rigby, &c., &c. The whole number of gentlemen was about 150. From the anxiety to be present at the service, nearly all the seats in the church, with the exception of some pews reserved for the gentlemen in the procession, were taken up before the procession reached, and many parties who could not be accommodated were constrained to de part. The morning service was impressively read by the rev. curate, previous to which a new version of the 100th psalm, written for the occasion, was sung with great taste and pathos. Before the sermon, a hymn for the occasion (also bearing on the condition of the children) was sung with equal effect. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Rector Campbell, from Eeclesiastes, chapter v., verses 9 to 13 inclusive—a most appropriate discourse hearing on the necessity and christian duty of the rich to assist the less fortunate poor, and especially to aid them to the at tainment of a sound moral and scriptural education. He concluded by a strong appeal on behalf of the children of the Blue Coat School, whose temporal and eternal welfare were strenuously attended to in that institution. A collection was afterwards wade which amounted to £BB ss. UNITED STATES.—The packet.ships England, United States, St. George, and Southerner, which left New York early in the last month, arrived here, the two former on on Saturday, the latter on Sunday. By the England we have received New York advices one day later than those brought by the last steamer; but containing, however, not an item of intelligence worth extracting, either of a political or commercial nature. The passage occupied twenty-four days. I ust' SOCIETY.—A list of the sermons to be pre ached for this excellent society on Sunday next, will be found in an advertisement. We can only hope that the friends of scriptural truth will liberally respond to the appeals which will be made to their generosity. BASE COIN.—A man, apparently a labourer, was yes terday charged before Mr. Rushton with having uttered a base shilling to a Mrs. Jones, of Canning-place. He was committed. AFFRAY wren POACHERS.—A dreadful encounter took place on Thursday night la , t on the Ravensworth Estate, about three miles from Newcastle-on-Tyne, between a panty of watchers and some keepers, during which two of the former were so dreadfully injured that they now lie in a most precarious state. POCKET PICKING.-At the Police-court, yesterday, Johu Dav:es, a youth, was charged with picking the pocket of Margret Saville. of Temple-street, of.3s. 6d., while she was standing, on Saturday afternoon, at the shop window of Mr. Kempe, of St. James's-street. There were other boys with the prisoner at the time, but they escaped.—Committed for trial. On Sunday at noon the flag of distress was hoisted at the Rock Light House, it was instantly seen by the Maga zines Life Boatmen who immediately went out and found two vessels a-ground on Great Burbo, the one a brig called the Fortune, and the other a schooner called the Theodore ; though driven on the bank were no worse, and both captains thought they would get off at high water. LYNN.—Poott RATE.-At a meeting of the Court of Guardians held on Wednesday, a rate for the relief of the poor of the parish of St. Margaret, of ls. in the pound, was laid. This, with the three rates which have already been collected, makes thefpoors'-rate alone for the year ss. 10d. in the pound on the assessment.—Cambridge In dependent. On Saturday, in the Bail Court, the Solicitor-General applied for a rule, calling upon Mr. Moon to show cause why a quo warranto should not issue requiring him to show by what authority he claimed to exercise the office of alderman of the ward of Portsoken, in the city of London. He made the application on behalf of Mr. Salmons, who had been previously elected, but who declined signing the usual declaration, being a member of the Jewish persuasion. The rule was granted. THEFT FROM AN EMPLOYER. — Yesterday, at the Plilice-conrt, a boy named John Fitzgerald, was charged with having stolen six pairs of foreign made slippers from the shop of Mr. Crossley, of 80ld -street, by whom he had been employed as an errand boy. It appeared that he had abstracted the articles from a box, in which were msny others of a similar kind, and had offered them to pledge at Mr. H. Cowen's shop, in Old Hall-street. Mr. Cowen questioned him a s to the ownership, and his re plies being contradictory, he was detained, and the owner found. He was committed for trial. WALKS THROUGH THE EXHIBITION OF THE LIVERPOOL ACADEMY, 1844. WALK THE THIRD. 206. The Moors beleaguered by the Spaniards in the City of Valencia." P. F. Poole.—A sad want of good taste has characterised the selection of this subject for the display of the artist's undoubted powers ; and the skill with which the subject is worked out is therefore thrown away. We cannot enjoy a painting which harrows our senses whilst we look upon it, and of which every detail is revolting. In one point, perhaps, its production may be attempted to be excused. It may be calculated to im press upon us the horrors of warfare, and to shew us how heroism and patriotism themselves may degenerate into cruelty. This is perhaps its only apology. 104. " Portrait of E. Rushton, Esq.' S. Gamberdella. —The colouring and drawing of this portrait are both in the artist's best style, but we cannot for all that say that it pleases us. We should have much preferred a portrait of the Stipendiary Magistrate of Liverpool in his every day looks and dress, to this swaggering and pompous tra vestie. Mr. Rushton's features are not ordinarily pos sessed of anything like the brilliancy here imparted to them, but may, without intending the slightest offence, be styled heavy. 126. " The Prisoner." James Buchanan.--A piece of everyday life, excellently pourtrayed. The rueful visage of the poor urchin who holds the hank, from which the old dame is winding, is well painted, as are the expectant faces of his comranions without, uho await his liberation from his task. The stolid and imperturbable calmness of the old woman seems to afford little hope of a speedy fulfilment of their hopes. 193. " The Visit of Consolation." T. F. Marshall. — A sorrowful subject beautifully treated. The poor victim of that cruel malady, which seems especially to extend its fatal force upon the lovely of the earth, is indeed charm. ingly painted; and the whole family group is in excellent keeping. 200. "Dinner Time" in the refectory of the Fran ciscan Convent of the Ogrie Santi, at Florence. S. A. Ha'•t.—The subject of this painting is certainly not an attractive one, but the most is made of it, and the result is a very fine picture. The " tideless monotony of monas tic life," as poor Maturin styled it, must have flung its shadow over the painter's soul, to enable him to impart the expressionless character to the features which are de lineated on his canvass. 215. " The Wedding ['arty--the Departure." R. Red grave, R.A.—This is a very pleasing picture, well painted, and the characters and detail beautifully filled up. 310. " Rebecca a prisoner in the Preceptory of Temple stowe.,' R. S. Lauder.—A pretty painting. The Jewish character of beauty in the face of Rebecca is well brought out. 355. "Jack Cade and his Rabble condemning the Clerk of Chatham." J. Cutese.—A well executed painting, well designed. 413. "Mary Magdalen, and Mary the Mother of Jesus at the Tomb." L. Sebbers. A very meritorious picture. 554. " Death of the Duke of York at the Battle of Agincourt" B. B. Spence.—ln this sculpture Mr. Spence has produced a work of great excellence. The mailed figure of the young Prince is well executed; and the dying aspect and failing strength of the Duke of York are given with great artistic conception and skill. 558. " A Bust of Thomas Sands, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool." T o be ex ecu t e d i n marble. J. Jackson.— With every deference to all parties concerned, we must say that this bust is in somewhat bad taste. The Mayor of Liverpool in his robes of office, or in his ordinary attire as a British merchant, would be a subject fitting enough for the sculptor's chisel, or the painter's pencil; but the Mayor of Liverpool in the garb of a Brutus, a Cicero, or any other character of Greece or Rome, is, in our eyes, as absurd as if he were painted in the costume of a dancing dervise or a chinaman. We cannot conceive why it is that the sculptor cannot do what the painter can do, — viz., give to his subject the form and attire in which he can be recognized by his friends. As a contrast to the had taste of this bust, and a proof that the garb of an Englishman is not beyond the sculptor's skill to represent faithfully and gracefully, we beg to point to a specimen in the same room,—viz., 556. "Miniature Statue o f Count D'Orsay," by the Count himself.—The faultless figure and superb tailor craft of this pattern beau of modern days are here per fectly and most artistically presented to us ; as are also the form and countenance of Napoleon, in No. 557. By the same artist. THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB. The meeting of the present month took place on Tues day evening last at the club-room, Mersey Hotel, and was numerously attended. In the absence of the Commodore the chair was taken by the Captain. The noblemen and gentlemen nominated at the last meeting were all ballotted for and duly elected. Amongst them were the Earl of Wilton, owner of the Xarifa, (183 tons,) a splendid vessel, which we hope to see here next season to compete for the challenge cup: Joseph Weld, Esq., of the Alarm, the largest cutter in the world, (193 tons); The Hon. Col. Pennant, also owner of a fine yacht; W. D. Fleetwood, Esq. ; B. H. Jones, Esq., of the Psyche, (60 tons,) a fine sea-going vessel, with superb accommodations; H. F. Penny, Esq„ of Seaforth, (Pheebe, 33 tons) ; G.:M. Cor sellis, Esq., Kingstown, (Black B ess , 20 tons ) ; R o b ert M'Andrew,Esq., (not before named as nominated—owner of a beautiful vessel, called the Osprey) ; and a number of our influential townsmen and neighbours, amounting in all to uuwards of thirty. The SECRETARY then read a list of other noblemen and gentlemen nominated to be ballotted for at the next meeting. In this list was the name of Lord Alfred Paget, who, like his noble sire, the Marquis of Anglesey, is " a soldier by profession, but a sailor from choice," and long known as an amiable and distinguished yachtman on the Thames ; in his letter he states that when he gets a vessel large enough, he will come and contend for the prize ; Hugh D. Griffith, Esq., Caer-Rhayn, near Conway (" La Johie Fille"); T. Weld Blundell, Esq., of Ince Blundell Hall ; Simon York, Esq., of Eeddig, near Wr ex h am; J osep h Lilton, Esq., of Orford Hall, Warri ng t on ; H enry P er k s, Esq., Burton-on-Trent ; also many of our merchants, shipowners, and other townsmen ; in all, thirty-six—the largest nomination that has yet taken place at any one meeting of the club. It may be stated that the club uniform is a blue dress coat, a white kerseymere waistcoat, each with club but tons, and trousers blue or wbite, according to the season. The buttons (some of which we have seen) are richly gilt, with the crown and anchor raised in high relief, and surrounded by a rim in frosted gold, on which is inscribed the name of the Club at full length. They are beautiful specimens of art and workmanship. The separate warrants for the yachts already belonging to the Club have been received from the Admiralty, and others may be procured from time to time for such as may hereafter join it. The Club has its distinctive flag and privileges, independent of any other; and from its high popularity and distinguished patronage, irwill, we doubt not, even in the first year of operations, rank second to none in the kingdom. CONVICTION OF A MILLOWNER.—The first convic tion of a millowner for injuries received by a party in a mill, owing to the insecurity of the machinery, took place on Saturday before Mr. Maude, at the Borough Court, Manchester. Mr. David Waddington, cotton-manufac turer, of Commercial-street Mill, in that town, was sum moned to show cause why he should not be convicted in a penalty of not more than £lOO, nor less than £lO, for not having securely boxed off and guarded a certain upright shaft i❑ his weaving establishmeat, in consequence of which a girl named Emma Hurst had received serious bodily injuries. The bench after hearing the evidence considered that there ought to be a conviction with a penalty of £2O. VENDING OBSCENE BOOKS.—At the Police-court, yesterday, a man named Thomas Bailey, a seller of cheap publications, &c., in Manchester-street, was charged on informations (on which he had been apprehended by war rant) with exposing for sale and vending hooks of an ob scene and disgraceful kind, interspersed with numerous engravings of the most indecent description. Some of these disgusting works had been openly exposed in his shop-window, and two police-officers (Sale and Kenyon) were consequently employed to detect him in selling them. They went to the shop repeatedly and separately, where they were shown a variety of books, the titles of which were given in court, and all of them of the same revolt ingly obscene description. They each finally purchased one book for 14s. and 20s. respectively. On expressing their surprise at the exorbitance of the price for volumes so small, the prisoner told them that they all ranged be tween those prices, and that " gentlem en " p a id 4 s . eac h for a mere perusal "of one of them ! Mr. Rushton said, in effect, that he regretted to say that such disgraceful publications were extensively sold in this town, and that he had reason to believe that the prisoner had long thus pandered to the vitiated and depraved—poisoning the minds of all whom the contagion reached, and particu larly the young. He should commit the prisoner for trial at the sessions, and should only admit him to bail under his own recognizance of £l5O, or in default to be imprisoned two months, as well as two sureties in £75 each, or to be further imprisoned for four months. He also required forty-eight hours' notice of any bail that might be tendered. THE LATE WILLIAM GERARD, ESQ.—The funeral of this deceased gentleman, (brother of Sir John Gerard, Bart., of New Hall,) who died on Friday, Ist of Novem ber, took place on Thursday, the 7th, at Rainhill Chapel. The following was the order of procession from Ditton to Rainhill :—Two mutes, on black horses, with velvet ca parison ; tenants, on horseback, two abreast; ditto, walk ing; a mourning coach, drawn by four horses, with velvet caparison, containing two chaplains and physician ; the o hearse, drawn by six horses, with velvet caparison, con taining the deceased ; the private carriage of the deceased (shut up) next to the hearse; a mourning coach, dr awn by four horses, with velvet caparison, containing Si r John Gerard, Bart., of New Hall, and B. Bretherto n , o f Rainhill House ; a mourning coach, drawn by four h orses, containing Captain Gerard House, C. Gerard, Esq., N , F w . Gerar d, Hall, 11, and Esq.,l,er f Brether ton, Esq., ; the carriage of Sir John Gerard, B art., drawn by four horses, with outriders; B. Br e th erton, eA spu l Esq., John Ireland Blackburn, Esq., M.P. Colonel Anderton, of —, with several carriag es o f the Gerard family ; carriage of John O'Donnel, M.D., and gigs ; r enumber immediately u b e r upreceded f t, persons rso n by y co t he - several carriages of the neighbouring gentle men. On ar riving at the gates, the tenants wer e arranged on each side of the Ch ape l- yar d f rom t h e gates to the door. The c offin, being taken from the hearse, was covered with the most superb Genoa velvet pall we h ave ever seen, which fine, wa was borne e b u y n s s i i x de g r e i n n t g le t m b e e n g,a great m R. C. Bishop of Bugle, and th e R . C . Bishop of Samaria, and about forty clergym en . T he day was beautifu'ly lected, the most admirable order was preserved. We understand tbat this splendid funeral was furnished and conducted by Mr. Littler, of 80ld -street, and the entire arrangement reflects the highest credit upon him. Nov. 12, 1844 TO THE ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS OF THE SOUTHERN WARDS, AND TO TI-lOSE OF THE TOXTLTEI WARDS " IN PARTICU LAR." d r e G s E s i N n T g L y c o m u E , Or — t l ll e t a purpos the e of a measure fraught with go o d to the " town at large , and " sour wards in particular." success to the public s pi r it o f a f ew " disinterested in; rp l liberty r r e t v q ue of s t t i h n u g s your publicly support ad di I v i id ir u k a e i n s h ; e a ad vi o w w h es y s it h s ou r l a d pi n d ot a T nd ox a te lm th o - s p t ar u k n e p m re u ce la d t e e n o te : cousin on the other side of the water? The difference between us is simply - this. You, our representatives, have, in your official capacity, no doubt, attended to the interests of the " town at large," but you seem almost to have forgotten those of " your wards in particular whereas the Commissioners of Birkenhead have always endeavoured to ensure the welfare of their own townsh in ip" at large," a n d th e success o f t h e i r pr i va t e plans , particular." Differences of political opinion have not prevented them from wor ki ng t oget h er f or their own and the public good: we have always been striving aga t r those men with who m our own prosperity is intimately connected. The Birkenhead folks are a compact besura,, sweeping away all oppo s iti on b e f ore th em : the Toxtet ri people are a lot of disunited sticks, allowing every advan tage to slip between them. I will not at present enter into any detail, but' will ~a t once bluntly propose wh a t wish—viz., that you wot attend a public meeting to be convened for the purpose of T ta o k w in n g c in o t u o n c c o il n t s o id c e o r r a i t s i t o r n uc t t h a e p sl r i o p p o r r ie s ty li of petitioning the enlarge St. James's M ar k e t, adding a p p s ed in lars th ' e a P au k.fial market, and to widen the lower part of Park-lane —our legitimate and ne ares t roa d into the town. The natural result of such an application, backed by your influence, would of course be, that the prayer would be granted; the Cheshire farmers would bring over their produce to our market—now t oo sma ll— spen d t h e i r mone y the neighbourhood—trade wou ld i mprove — proper ty would rise in value—we should not have to go down town to purchase much which now we are compelled to do — w e should learn the value of union amongst ourselves; an d we should not stop there. You would shew the ,‘ town at large," and " your wards in particular," that as repre sentatives you were unwilling to perform less than as candidates you had promised, and you would shew your heretofore political opponents that you had not only conl" manded success, but had deserved it. For my own part, I have set my mind upon this mit ter, and am prepar e d t o s i n k a ll political differences, an d to put my shoulder to the wheel with the most inveterat e Radical in the wards. The announcement of this resolu tion on the part of so inconsiderable an atom as m yself may appear ridiculous ; but since so small a man as General Tom Thumb has made such a noise in the world , I think none are sufficiently small to be sneered at.-- -1 remain, gentlemen, your obedient, humble servant, H. G. HARBORD 4, Upper Parliament-street, Nov. 11, 1844. Mr. Sergeant Andrews, of London, attempted suicide. on Thursday l as t by cu tti ng hi s t h roat, an d was not ou t et danger on Saturday night. Deemster Christian, who has filled the important situ' ation of Deemster for both the southern and northeru districts of the Isle of Man for the last twenty years, IS about to retire from the duties. The report circulated at Somerset House on Thursday last is confirmed, that a store-keeper at one of our colo nies had absconded, defrauding the government of 20,0 0 —Standard. The BAR.—It appears by an examination of the records of admission to the bar by the four inns of court—Lia; coin's Inn, the I nner T emp l e, t h e Mi ddle Temp l e, a nd Gray's inn—that at the present time there are no less than 2343 members of'the bar. PEDESTRIANISM.—A man named Alabaster is 1 1 1 engaged on Park er ' s -pi ece i n a t tempt i ng the arduous task of 1000 miles and the same number of furlongs in 1,000 successive hours. He starts from the New Ina , —Cambridge Independent. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11. ARRIVED.-Severn, from St. John, N.S.-Commerce, from Richibucto-Pollock, from Quebec-Indus,. Taylor, f ro m Cal cutta-Jupiter, Newham, from Ostend-The William Mitchell, M 'Lean, from China-Ressendale, Friend. from Maceio-Ann Falcon, Rees, from Jamaica-Irlan, Morphew, from Antigua" - Chaos. Larkin, from New Orleans-Scotland, Mills, from Sa vannah-Lyra, Swan, from C u b a - Eli za b eth, Tate ; ArgYle' Welch;: Argentina. Til son , an d Po lock, from Quebec sattel- lite, Brinbridge, frcm St John's, N.8.-Elizabeth, Stokes, trona Montreal-Plutus. Mack, from St Andrew's -Cigar, from Ceara -Limena, from Paraiba-Mary Worrall, Gardner, from \ T RIP., a : raiso -Unicorn, Touzel, fr om B uenos Ayres-William Pea" Sprott, from ditto, sailed 31st August-Susannah. Stephenson. from Maracaibo-Samuel, Grindlay, from St. John's, N• 1 1-- Emerald, from Alexandria, E.-Scio, Wa ren, from Smyrr,a-- Ellen, Roach, and Freedom, Ley, frcln Palermo-Vivaci ous, Baldwin, from Malaga-Fernandef, Contente,. from Lisbon-- Castilian Maid, from Denia-Mary Ann, Osb rue, fr m -Jupiter, Matthews, from St . P e t ers b urg-B orussia, from Dan zig -Swift. shears. from Genoa-Norfolk Hero, Holmes, fro m Odessa-Laura, Hunter, from F aro -U rgent, B rown , trom Rm. terdam-Philamene, from Antwerp. ALSO ARRIVED.-Town of Wexf or d ( s t eamer ),f ro m Wexford 5. Robert and Henry, Carr, f rom D roge d a -Eli za b e th, from Dublin-Wm. Penn (steamer) from Waterford - R ob ert and Henry, and John Clifton, from Dundalk-Glengarry. Hughes, from Cork-Reindeer, (steamer), from lieltast - Wright. from Youghal-Charlotte, M'Kennan, from L`meric k— Arab, Richards, from Penzane. - -Agrieola,. Potter, from L°7.. Q. ,, n , on -Iris, Prie,t, from Swansea-Ocean Child, Gl a i s ter, tore, ' eleallgTrtirjatt,Lgw i l- a a b abes i gVh W ig' w2—C°l " l° ' Jones, from Fowey. Santos, , from Bilboa, at this port, after being ou shore in the Rock Channel, and with loss of anchors and cables. Goma, for Gibraltar, has put back Troy, from New Orleans, at this port, after being on shore in the river Greenock, Fleck, from Quebec, at this port,. with loss of an chors and chains. Lamport, Armstrong, for New Orleans, has put back. Kestrel and Commerce, hence at Valparaiso Xarifa, hence at Lima Black Prince, and Francis Barclay, from China, at Lima, and were to sail early in August for England Swallow, from Islay, at Lima Bangalore, and Middleton, sailed from Lima 21st Juiy ; Har ry, about 23rd; Wallace, about 31st July, and the Fortuna, about 3rd August, all for England. Newham, Duke of Rich mond, Alice Brooks, and Valparaiso, were to tail in all August for England Robert Burns, Messenger, from St. Petersburg for this port, s w o a n s k b e e n rocachec,l at Rathmullin, (Lough Swilly,) havi n g struck on a Phlox, (steamer) hence at the Cape of Good Hope, and sailed for Mauritius previous to lsth September Mischief, from Manilla, at Simons' Bay this y p s o o r r t e i Charlotte; Hur n, and Mount V ernon, h ence at Ri o Janeiro Nile, was to sail f rom T acna 4t h August for Englan d, and e lA th ar A d og from os Iquique, at Callao, and would sail fo r August Highlander, 14th August for this port Gough, Pugh. from Blakey ey, is on shore near the Dingle Aurora, of this port, was spoken 7th Nov. in lat. 51, long. Lady Raffles, Craieie, from lchaboe, at Cove. On 2 i th O ct. n lat. 35, spoke the Rowley, from Ichaboe for Cork, in coMP O° Y 9 with the Himalaya, from Valparaiso, for Cork, leaky, makl n inches per hour, and requested the Rowley to stay by I a 26th Oct. in lat. '6, long 28, spoke the Mary Ann, from pore, for Liverpool. On the 2,th Oct. spoke the Ellen Jr son. from Africa, for Liverpool, with loss of topmasts and for. spo A k m e i t t h y ~C °f urv eL . i veO r pn o o2 mast sprung, but did riot want assistance. e C Hatton, osde from from t. John, Andrew, N B a t . COVE, Bth November.—lt blew strong from south east last night, with heavy rain. nt WEXFORD, Bth November.--James Matheson, Cushing. fro th e Liverpool, for China, was driven on shore this morning. in „d North Bay of Wemord, where she des in c surf, with fore °— mainmasts cut away, and fills with the tide. he r b HAVANA, jtn October.—lt blew a very severe hurricane 4th and sth October, during which the Natches, steamer•,: e d schooners, and sereral vessels were either driven on snore da%u tie to pieces, or foundered between the Parris Mole and the Ca; it t i of Atares, and Talap:iedea. Seth October a ship laden . manufactures, was wrecked near Camareaca, about four leagu es from Matanzas. The Vixen, Anenson, from Tampico, for verpool, put in here 7th October, in distress, and will dischar/. N.AssAu, N.P.. lath October.—lt blew a heavy gale from to S.W. on sth October, which continued till three a.m. on tr, 6th. Three or four American ships laden with dry good s ' P- 1, 1 0 visions. &c., and a British schooner in ballast, were lost on t t. Bahama Bank during the gale. The Agnes Blackle, from Jago de Cuba, from Swansea, putinto the port 2d October lea d on the Bimini Island, about 11th October: having been on shore on Honeagua. A brig was seen, high an dry, TELEGRAPH OFFICE, NOVEMBER 11. rth october rt -, tOt Wind at Holyhe a d . N . W . whole gale in the morning; -2 W.N.W. fresh gale at noon. near The Ladies' Ad venture schooner, has been totally los t Holyhead ; tw • men saved. ff o further communication port n t u p n .m i ea . ti s on s hips, 1 b t a o r t q h u i e c , k 4 w s e c n h t o h o e n r e a r n: a r v a d i 22 ' 3 brigs. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, Nov. th rk et We have had a small supply of all kinds of stock at ma- •or to-day, particularly in Sheep, the greatest portion o f qaality. Beef 4ad to 54d; Mutton 5d to 6d. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, No v. ! I ;°° d This morning our C o tt on market opened with a vievrininglY demand, gave last w an eeks pricd an imparovednd it was tone and remarked that t . BuYers 00" 6 her e %veil , tew soft places c ompared with last week. The sales r each bales, 500 only on speculation account. The imports of thepast week have lens ----- N v 11 ' LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET', 2„ re ' ban supplied the wants of consumers ande a bsence c'' any speculative operation we must quote the price of all descrip of Butter Is to 28 per cwt. lower. Holders continue to requir e 815 for Cork pickled seconds, but do not make much Progress,mus and a pretty general opinion seems to obtain, that there . _ . of tn e be some relaxation. Peef and Pork in consequence ore rather m. exhauste.l state of the stocks here, command Prune money. Heavy prime and India gt's to gss per deice• . h doing. Pork 68s to 75s per barrel. 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