The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-22 00:00:00

:PRESTON AND W YRE DOCKS. • . Thier,us,ay, loth Nov., 51 , 3. . • A T a 91EETING of the F11.:1 7 .N US of this UN DERTA4i..- [NU, held Tills DAY. at N. 82, Cornhiil, Loudon, IIES!;ETE-1 FLEETWOOD, Esq., M P., in the Chair, • Titti--foliowing Resolutions were unanimously agreed to:— . 1-4.—That the Harbour of Wyre, both from its safe and ready :aoc,!ss, and other inateria.l advantages. and almost nominal Dyes, is eminently calculated to become an extensive Port of Cominerce; _awl ; requires Only the flirinat ion of Docks to Make it ayrpas~ eve , :y other m the . Lancashire Coast. ;2d.—liial it i consequently highly desirable that a Company should.be folue,l for the making of Ducks, with Warehouses, Ati4 thereby affording the necessaty accommodirtiun to the Foreign Trade. 3a,—That such Company be styled the Preston and Wyre Dock Coilll,ill • 4th,—Thatacapital.of .ClOO,OOO he raised, in 2(Yla shares of £5O each, upon which a deposit of £2 Ws. will be required to be paid. sth, —That a Provisional Directory be formed, and Prospect- - • tuses,issued, and LhAt all necessary proceedings be taken, for o':taining an Act of incorporation at the next Session of Par liament, and carryiiig this undertaking intu effect. HESKETH FLEETWOOD. 0 T. ALGER, Sec. pro tern. CORPORATION OF LIVERPOOL, 1836-7 We give the fullowinie full lisks of the Common Council this borough for the ensuing year. of the various_ committees into which it is snhdivided, and of the vari:ess officers of the Corporation,—as likely to be very useful to our fellow-towns men for nresent purposes, and also as .t matter of historical re ference for the future. The return, •it he observed, speci fies the number of years which each cf , oncillor has to serve.— We have also appended the nuirther of 'votes recorded for each of the tnealbers of the Council, at the Elections of 1,835-4. WM. HAIID6I4N 'EA1111;, ESQ., Mayor. COUNCIL No, of No. of Years. Votes. triserve. WA a Ds. -..-. ( Joseph flornbv, ALL.. - 5 Nn. 1. liohn Holmes • 2 , EVII.:TUN. .., ? 3 ituluel Hope . 1 .. 215 James Heyworth..... , ••••• 3 ... 208 ) William Blain, A1d.....,.. 2 Nn. 2. Crawford Logan ••• . Scori.A stn.William Thornhill. tiietiard Houghton .. 3 • Thomas Batley, 41.1 • 2 No. 3 Euneh Harvey .2. . t)2 Yfauxit A Lr.. Egerton , Smith . 1 William Shand William Stuart, did 5 N. 4. )Christopher Rawdmi Sr. PAUL'S. )A. lexa nder MacGregor 1 (John Barton William Brown, Ald { 5 No. 5. Henry H o h nes 2 EXCHANGE. Lawrence Heyworth . . I James Mellor • George Rubinson, A1d.... 2 - . No. 6. Joshua Waliusley CASTLE-ST. Charles Birch 1 • Thomas Bolton . - Thomas Leathoin„4ld 5 No. 7. John Woollright ST. PaTlia's 'William Rushton 1 , { William P. Freme, Aid.... 2 No. 8. . Richard Hiigi, H , I r 3 ir r l i b g y 201 Bright t 2 PITT•STREET. William Rattilione 1 John Bibby Thom No. 9. James Lawrence a ß w ° re t n h c'e 414 GT. Gaoitug's. ,Wellwood Maxwell 1 Charles Lawrence. 3 - Eyre Evans, Ald 2 No. 10. Henry Lawrence. RODNII.Y.ST. William Lassell • John Nelson Wood 3 • 217 ( Thomas B. Bartley; A 11.... 2 No. 11. 1 William Earle, jun . 2 ABERCOMBY. Ifitunes Carson • 1 Ormerod Hey worth, AU.. '2 No. 12. Thomas Morecroft { ut BI a Higginsck bu n e 3 .........295 (Thomas Brocklebank LIME-ST KEE ' Thomas v i Vincent I ) Robert Benn, Aid . 5 No. 13. Thomas Coglan 2 ........195 ie Sr. AN N 3. Ed war d Cropper .. 1 Joseph - Mason. . 3 James Moon, Ald No. 14 . John S. Leigh WEST DERBY. George Holt . 1 John Smith 3 165 No. 15 ' Chris. Hird Jones. Aid..... 5 NORT H , - Wallace Currie . 2 .242 ' N v " n * T 0... William M. Duncan 1 x. TET H. ' • George Ramsden N 0.16 .. i Th omas Sruith, Aid 5 801 . 1111 TOXTETU. John Cropper, juu 2 —••••••• 114 1 John . Plait— (Francis Jordan 3 .... .... 102 COMMITTEES. The Mayor is e.r ogle°, a Member of all Committees, 1.-FIN ANCH. Messrs, C. Birch, T. Bolton, W Brown, J. Holmes, H Lawrence, W. Maxwell. A. MacGregor, I'. Smith, W: Stuart :V • W. Currie, L. Heyworth, J. Bibby, 'l'. Blackburn, J. S, Leigh, J. Moon. 2 -IMPROVEMENT. Mo.srs. W. W. Carrie. 11. klolnaes, T. B. Barclay, S. Hope, H. ilornby, T. Booth, W. Shand. C. ti. Jones, J Platt. 3.—WATcn. Messrs. J. Wrilmslev: C. Lawrence, J. Cropper, jun., J. Lawrence, W. Blain, V. Jordan, J. N. Wood, W. P. creme, J. Mellor, J. S. Leigh, W. Thornhill, T. Bulley, H. Houghton, W. Lassell, L. Hevarnrtli, W. Shand, J. Wooliright, C. H. Jones, J. Bibby, E. Harvey,T. Coglan, J. Barton, V. Higgins, G. Robinson. AND SCAVINGING The Members of the Watch Committee. 5 —Towx Mpsars. J. P!att, G. flanaden, C. Birch, W. Brown, J. Hey worth, T. Leaitioai. G.-MARKETS. Messrs. H. Holmes. W. M. Duncan, E. Evans, W. Thorn , hill, J. Bibby, W. P. Freme. F. Jordan. 7.—Bye Laws. 1 1 .T ,- srst. W. Brown. 0. Heyworth, C. Birch, IL Houghton J. Mason, W.Nl.Duncan, T. Nlorecroft• B.—ToWN-HALL ESTABLISHMiiNi, Messrs. W. W. Currie, it. Bella, It. Houghton, G. Dolt, C. Raiscl,o. • 9.—EnucATIoN. Messrs. T. Blackburn, J. Walinksley, H. Hornliv, S. Hope, W. Lassell, R. Belie, C. Rawdon, 'l'. Bully, T.. 11. Barclay, T. Smith, L. Heyworth, G. Ramsden, W. Itathbone. 10.—GAOL. Messrs. W. W. Currie, W. Brown, T. Boltqn, W. B 'athbone J. 1-loi!peg, C. Rawdon, H. Hornhy, It. fienu, S. 11.0pe, E. Cropper, C. Birch, C. Lngan. 0. Heyworth, E. Evans. IL—GARDENS. Messrs. E. Smith, Morecroft, J. Smith, R. Blight, T. Blackburn, F. Jordan. 12.—CHURCH ENDOWMENT. Messrs. T. Bolton, .1. Holmes, L. Heywurth, T. Blackburn C. Birch. 13. —CusTom.Hocsz. Messrs, J. Moon, E. Evans, H. Holmes, F. Jordan, \V, Maxwell, T. Booth. 14.—BonouGn COURT AND•COURT OF REQUESTS. Messrs. R. Bri ; .;tit,J. Lawrence, W. M. Duncan, W. Lassen J. Waliuslev, W. Rushton. 15 —PECIINIAitY AFFAIRS OF CHuccoEs. NIPSArit. H. Ilornbv, J. Walinsley, J. Smith, H. Lawrence, J. Platt. DOCK coauntrrtitt. Elected • by the Council. Messrs. T. Leathoin, Chairman, T. Booth, R. Benn. .1, Iliurtiby, Ev,,us, 'l'. B Barclay, C. lia'wdon, G. Holt, \% Blain, V. Higgins, T. Brocklebauk, J.•Walinsley, A. Mae. gregor. Elected by the Bate-pauers, and not Mt•mbers of the Council. Messrs. W. Dixon. W. Smith, W. Potter, TA'ohin, J. B, Yates, C. liorsfall, 'F'. Sands, T. Ripley. • • . Mr. '1 ho 4-. tiarvey, Solicitor to the Dock Trust. JLSTICES of THE PEACE FOR THE BOROUGH. WILLIAM EARLE, JI:NioR, EsQ, Mayor. •.I Liu ES CLARKE, ESQ,, Remrde/. • T J. Hat.t,, Eso.. Stependiary Mayistrate.- • W. W. Carrie, Esq. *R. Yates, Esq, Crawford Logan, Es q . W. Brown, „ R. Berm, *H. Earle, T.-Bolton, S. Hope, „ 0. Ileyworth, „ J. C. •Ewart, „. E. , Cropper, „ E. Evans, W. It a thbone, „ R „ *T.W.athbone, 7, J. Holmes,- • „ *44. Maxwell, „ *A. Hodgson, , • C. Rawdon, „ ti. lio ketl , „ *W, . 11. Hornby,: „ C. Birch, : „ *F, • IP H. E. Harvey, „, Thwe mark:d-willt, a * are not in the Council. Cheri. !t Crompton, i . :-q., Assessor of the Borough Court. Vey iliia:n E.p.viides. , Cwiimissioner •j" the Court of Request,. 111 r. Richard Radcliffe, 'turn-clerk. • Mr. Ceorge William Crooke, Deputy Town-clerk. W vbergh, Treasurer. Mr. Ch-isles ()kill. Clerk of the Committees. Mr. John Foster„-Irchitect. } _Mr. Joseph Franklin, Sui-reyor. Mr. Benjitn-iii- Clarks to, the Afogistrates. 'o r. Shuttleworth, Mr. Michael James Whitty, Supointendant of Police. Mr. William Stanley Roscoe, Sergeant at Maee. Mr. William Batcheldor, Keeper of the Borough Gaol and House ro;rert;on DISAOLUTiON ur l'aet:temeNr.--We can state with confi dence that it is the intention of government to meet the present parliament and to spud up to•the House of Lords severel of the hills rejected List sessiou—perhaps the Irish municipal first— and, it these be accepted; no dissolution will take place ; but should any again be rejected, parlionient Oil be dissolve& Our information is derived from a nobleman cloeely connected with the ministry.- 7 -Ayr Observer. 1? EP itESUNTA TIOIN (11 , LA NC A STER.—The canvass made by Mr. Marton, of Caponevrn_y of the voters or the tiorettgh of Lancaster, for the honour of repres ,, ntin ,, thorn in the next pa-liament, has been throughout or the most sAisfaCtory de scription, and no dOulit Whatever is no entertaieed of his tri umphaut return. Mr. Green and Mr. Stewart are both on the qui vire to sccure the like'object, so that the "iroed old town" " all al ec" at the present time. It is believed, at Shaft esburs that Mr. Poulter has token his leave of that constituency, add will not again aspire tii the bon of being M.P., for the borough.—Dorset County Chronicle. At the adjourned meeting of the Canterbury town council, on Tuesday, after the ordinary mutine had been gone through, Alderman Brent brought forward a motion for the abolition of c:icreh-rates, in conformity with Mr. Joseph Hume's (M.P.) ley rto the town councils of England. 'I he move/ said that eeiteiiiig the abolition of, and passive resistance to, the chnrch r was not in the least degree violating their oath rot to inju re the estaHished - church; and made a long speech to Prove that ! , 'king eway fr , on it the means of keeping the build _repair, and p lying its officers must materially tend to benefit it Toe motion ni favour of abolition of chureh-r:ites l i r a er m , P , l 2 l t . froto . the chair, and l os t by a majority of three.—Kent At the meeti t , day the Couecill of '"" ShrewshurV Town Council on Wednes ri„d, „ d ivtr. T ieiV i to do the business as suon es they ar the Council actin g as chairman, was elected' Mayor,' with one .of the old Mayor arrived . , atil,iman' At the usual time (..1 meeting ceremony was Performed os like Rehin . liood'i Marriage, the .chair. After this double election With the Mayor in the Clerk read to th e meeting a 7' l ; Amt formed, the Town M.P., addressed to each of the u j ut -. i r ts h , t o agitate opposition to, caliiog Upon them The Alayor thought they could not entertain chureh rates. e..,_e luaCu Clerk hoped t::e Corpoeation- "Psitikm, 'twenty pence be had paid For the !e ter. Pat it the This was refused the Cie ik was advised to take the letter to the p otst _ oriee ! demand a Atom of the petiter.—Salopan Juurnat. ' and FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. SPAIN. (From the correspundence of the Standard.) Pints, Nuv. 17.—The M uniteur publishes the following tele graphic dispatch:— " Bayonne, Nov. 15, - half-past eight in the evening. "The Carlists took p..)ssession, on the 10th, of the convent of San Mamez, together with the garrison, composed of 300 men and artillery. They threw a bridge over the Nervion fox the sake of communicating with both banks. Troops, &c., embarked on the l lth at St. Sebastian, were, on the 13:11, still there." A letter from Irun, dated Nov. 10. says :—" Au engagement of a serious nature took place near Estella. Five of our bat talions fought against 6300 Christinos infantry and S(X) cavalry. Tney were victorious." The Memorial Bordelais says—" It appears positive that Go mez, with his troops, whose number amounts to 14M00, entered Caceres the Ist Nov. without firing a musket. It is the rich and large capital of the province of Estemadura, 18 leagues from Badajoe." - Letters front Santiago states that that town was in a state of alarm, at the report that Sanz had passed the bridge of Pena flore, proceding against the province. There were no troops in that direction, and the Christinos were very much afraid of the Carlists. ARRESTS IN SARDINIA A letter from the frontiers of Italy, under the date of Nov. 3. contains the following :—'• A conspiracy has been discovered, and many persbus of all classes are implicated therein. The Sardinian police'has arrested about 50 conspirators, and con vincing proofs of,their culpability were found at their lodgings. The leaders have, however, been able to effect their escape to France, Switzeriand,and Spain, in which countries they appear to have had powerful accomplices and auxiliaries„ a circumstance which should not be overlooked." MISCELLANEOUS, In a letter to the neighbouring cantons the Swiss Vorort announces its intention of expelling all the refugees accused of taking part in the Strasburgh affair from the Swiss terri toly. t is said that Charles X. has left a sealed will, which is to be opened in the presence of an envoy from the Cabinet of Vienna. The late King's family have written to Prince de Metternich, to learn his wishes on the subject. The latter part of the telegraphic dispatch from Toulon of the 12th of November, is as follows " On the 9th instant, the first division, under the command of General Trczel, went to replace the Vanguard, which that day was to advance seven leagues further. The Duke de Netnours. Marshal Clabsel, and the rest of the army, were to quit Boua the 11th or 42th." The Gazetie. de Carlsruhe says, under the date of Rome 29th of October— " It is announced, that an Austrian corps marches on Naples, and that already the passage had been demanded." The German and Italian journals are full of reports and rumours of conspiracies and plots in Italy. A letter from Geneva, dated Nov. 12, says— " We have the satisfaction of announcing that the blockade was raised this afternoon, A gendarme from Gex brought this intelligence to the officers of the gendarmes at Ferney, who im mediately mounted horse, and imparted it to the gendarmes at Grand Saccounex, who immediately brought it to Geneva. It is probable that the saute order has been given on all the other points of the frontier. This fact is a certain evidence of the reply which was 'adopted by the Diet in its sitting of the sth instant having been agreeable to the French gcverniaent. Every one will learn with pleasure that the hitherto state of affairs, so touch to the prejudice of both countries, has ceased." It is said that the Court of the Tuilleries has resolved on going into mourning for Charles X., as far as the members of the royal family are concerned, but that they will not require the persons attached to the court to do the.same. The Coustitutionnel says, that the Duke de Montebello is not to be recalled from Switzerland, but that when the Chambers shall meet, he is to be sent for to take his place among the peers. (From the Correspondence of the Morning Herald.) Ainhoa, Nov. 12. SIEGE OF rituios.—This morning I received the following important cOmmuuication from the royal head-quarters : " Royal Head-quarters, Durango, Nov. 10. " Despatches have been received from General Don Pablo Sanz, dated Pula di Siero, Oct. 21. He gives a most favour able account of the progress of the expedition, and that he was actively occupied in organizing fresh battalions, arming them with the muskets-taken (ruin the Urbanos of the Asturias. " This morning a report was received f.tom the Commissario MTh) of Estello, dated Nov. 9. six o'clock a.m., giving hasty details of an attempt made by Iribarren on this city, and which was valiantly repulsed by our brave troops, causing a consider able loss to the Christinus." The following is the official report of the stortullng of two forts, Lus Banderol; and Los Captichinos:— " FROM COUNT DE CASA LOMA TO THE MINISTER OF WAR. " Excellent sir,—This morning, at seven o'clock, we recom menced the operation before Billion; the fire was opened against the heights and 'fortifications of Los Banderos. After a few shots our brave troops stormed the fort, got possession of it, and wade the garrison prisoners; composed of 50 soldiers of the 4th Light Infantry ; two officers, one corporal, and four artillery men. We also made ourselves masters of a piece of eight and a great deal of ammunition. " Whilst part of my men were at work at Los Banderns, others stormed Los Capuchinos, took it, and made 110 soldiers, four officers, the commander, and a surgeon prisoners, The garrison was composed of two companies : those not taken were drowned in endeaVouring to escape. " ‘Ve next got possession of Olaviega and Dueste. All these advantages were obtained in one hour, amid without the loss of a single man. God protect your excellency. CouNT DR CASA EGUIA. "Heights of 13ilboa. Nov. 9. " To the Minister of War." The same general, in a second rsport, gives the number of prisoners taken as 222 soldiers, nine officers, and a surgeon. EsparterO, b is said, is determined to risk an engagement. On the Et h he ordered 25,0(X) rations to he prepared for his troops at Castro Urdieles ; at the same time he requested Lord John flay to send all the steam-vessels to that port to transport one of his divisions to lrortugalette. Five hundred men belonging to the regiment of Saragossa, and which were embarked on the 10th at Passages for Portu galette, were not able to enter that place, and are now at Castro Ihd iales. The Christinos on the 9th made an attempt on the Bastan, and were repulsed. Letters from Madrid of the 9th give as positive that Gomez had taken the direction of Seville. AMERICA. New York papers to the 30th ult. have been received by the new picket-ship Garrick, which arrived at Liverpool on Thurs day. The scat( ity of money continued. Two, and even three per cent. per mouth, is said to have been paid for loans. Seve ral failures, some, according to the opposition papers, of con 'siderahle houses, had occurred; though the private accounts state that the failures were confined to those of limited busi ness. The Government had, in reply to the memorial of ade putation of gentlemen from the merchants of New York, stat ed its inability to comply with the request contained in the me morial,—namely, to permit the money in the deposit banks to be issoed for the relief of the trading classes. The exchange remained as at the previous advices. The United States Bank shares were 11-1, 1 / 4 i. (From the New York Express of Oct. 29.) THE MONEY IOtIKKET. The past week has been oue of severe pressure upon almost every business-man in the community. Encouraged by the hope that the Secretary of the .Treasury .would do something to relieve or lessen the pressure, stocks on Monday and Tuesday , adyaitecd a little..: The hope, however, of relief from the Trea sury department was soon bound to be false, and everything, if Possible. is worse than it was a week since. The rates of inte rest are very high, and confidence materially impaired.. Some of o ur hoatitits, firms, unable to contend with the storm, have been compelled to yield to it; notwithstanding their means Were "undant to meet all their demands. Our banks have been e,,,npOled to he more rigid than usual in the demands,.it having become necessary to' square up their accounts and curtail most of .their business, Wail-street for the whole week has been flooded with. the best notes in the city at 2. 21. and in some cases 3 per cent. a-morth. We see no immediate prospect of relief in our money affairs, unless, it emanates front Washing ton. WP hate httrfl it rumoured that our rulers intend to punish to the fnhlest extent in their power the whole commer vial and mercantile community for demanding the passage of the Distribution Bill. _ .... . , - E Xeti A NGE.—For hills on Envlahri the closing rates for the . . 21t h, packets were, as on th e f ew flats previous, 1074 to 108 per ce nt. The sales were moderate;bur little (ut:, and prices w ith out variation. Bills on France sf. 25e, to sf. 30, since which there has been H thigTRUCTION OF TON NRW TIiRATRE IN CINCINNATI. ( From the Cincinn at i 07 4 i Y.) The splendid new Theatre in Tiord-stieet, in this city, be longing to Mr. James El. Caldwell, of New Orleans. is burnt to the ground; It _took fire tuis in,,rning about half-past eight o'clock, by the carelessness of the person who had charge of the hows. In a few seconds the whole interior of the building was in flames, and sorb was the extraordinary rapidi ty o f their progress, that in about 15 or 20 minutes, the whole building' was destroyed. together with all its contents, including a l ame quantity of valuable and magnific ent scener y , an d a quanAty or theatrical dresses, the latter mostly belonging to the different actors. One. man is missing, aind is supposed to buried under the ruins. LYNCH LAW TERM REPORTS. -- According to the American journals, there has been published, at Mississippi the " Proceedings of the Citizens of Madison County. 'Mississippi, at 'Livingston, in July, 1835, in relation to the trial and punishment of several individuals implicated in a contemplated insurrection in the state." It is prepared by Mr . Thomas Shackleford. Such is the title of a work n arratin g the transactions of a Lynch court, which terminated its assize or commission in the summary execution of five slaves and fiva white citizens; so that if precedents or principles of the mode of enforcing I.ynch law be required,.here is a text-book for the admirers of such cheap and speedy jarisprudence. The rumour that the sla ves con t em pl a t e d an insurrection, originating in a. coloured girl having been heard to utter, the treason, that she was tired Of waiting upon the " white folks," wanted to be her own mistress for the " balance" of her (LAN's. &c. led to a meet- ing of slave holders. They adopted and signed resolutions, or ganising a committee of Lynch court, and granting power to such tribunal to have any person brought before them, " white or black," to try them, and to " hang or whip," agreeably to the laWs, when they applied, and when they did not apply, to act as in their discretion seemed best." 'One ease reported is that of Dr. Joshua Cotton, a New Englander, and it may ra ther startle Old. Englanders ; " it was proved to the satisfaction of.the court that he had been detected in many inw tricks—had been deficient in feeling and affection - for his . second wife—had traded with negroes, and had asked a negro boy whether they were whipped much," &C. • It is added that Cotton made a con fessi r. es to being , desirous of effe c ti n g a cons pi rac y (q uer y, • slave abolition ?) bentence,:to be hanged; and hanged he was an hour afterwards. Another case is that of Williem Saunders, char t ed with "often being out all night, anti giving no FRtig. factory explanation for so doing."•• S!mience,* to h e hinged, and h'anged he was, with Dr. Cotton, on •the 4th of July, th e - anniversaiv . of the" lec!aration ofindependenee." Another case reported is that of Allie Dean. He was 'convicted of being a lazy inan, and with little pretensions to honesty ; moreover he had the criminality " to pretend to make a living by construct ing washing machines." and the audacity " to intercede with th,, owners of runaway slaves, to save them from a whipping." Sentence, to be banf, , e'd ; and he was hanged aecordin.ly : the record added that he died in " dogged silence." The last case. we shall notice is that of A. L. Donovan. -He was charged with being "suspected of having traded with the negroes, being found in their cabins, and enjoying himself in their society." He had mice observed, that it was " cruel to be whipping the negroes." The court " was satisfied that Donovan was an emissrry of those deluded fanatics of the north, the abolition ists. Ile was cendemned to he hanged,,snd suffered accordinsr ty As an American paver says, " Such is Lynch law."— • Times. TT-TE L I STANDARD.VERPOOt- SECOND ,EDITTON. Standard Office, Three o' Clock. LIVERPOOL MA RKETS. CORN EXCHANGE.—MONDAY, Nov. 21, 183. The supply of Oats, Meal and Flour have been to a fair ex tent, but of Wheat limited. The trade has been dull for every thing dining the week; Wheat was offered at a decline of Is per 70153 from the highest point; Oats 4d per 451bs; Meal 34 per 2401153; and Flour lOs to 12s per 2801bs; and at these re. ductions very little business done.—Barley was also 4d per 601bs lower. TUESDAY, Two O'CLOCK There was a good inquiry for old Wheats at this day's market at 8d per 701bs advance on Friday's prices ; very little good new offered—the market dull for this description. Oats 2(1 per 451bs lower, and the best new Meal sold at 36s 6d per 2401b5. There was rather more demand for Flour at the above reduc• tion from the highest point. The imports of Butter are 8,128 firkins; tke sale very limited, at a reduction of 4s to 5s per cwt. AN ER AG ' PRICES. WITFAT, 470 !bs. a d 5i,) RE vss, imp. men. a d a d Irish dried red.. 8 9 e 9 0 Irish Do. dried while, 9 9.. 9 4 PLOI , I, is 2BO ths Do.undried new R 9.. 8 6 Eng.& Irish sup 5B 0.. 60 0 English Canada...... .. 0 0.. 0 (1 Do. seeonds.,... 42 0.. 45 0 OATS. 4' 45 ths... Po. thirds 0 0 .. 0 0 Irish .. 3 8.. 1 0 llaki.,24otbs. new 34 0.. 39 0 BARLEY, 46' 60 Ws. Do, ul , l' • 31 0.. 38 0 Irish grinding... 5 0.. 5 4 BRAN: 41924%5_ 2 0.. 0 0 AVERAGE, PRIG OF littrTEß, Banbridge ..100. 0:.1101 '0 Bacon, 46' cwt.... 48 0 52 0 Waterford, new..loo 0 a4.ll o itu- 'Hams, dry 5O 0 .. 53 0 Colerain — 0 .. 0 Do. wet ...... .... 0 .. 0 Carlow 1 2 0 ..11. 0 .Firkin Lard. ';4 0 .. 58 0 Limerick 13 0 .104 1 0 Utaddered do. 66 0 .. 68 0 Belfast 100 0 ..101f- - )0 grease Butter .... 50 0 .. 56 0 Derry lO7 0 _lOB •0 , Prime Mess Beef, Cork, gds, — 0 .. —0, . 4.tierce . 98 0 —llO 0 Newry Dundalk — 0 .. —0, ctr barrel. 70 0 .. 75 0 Sligo — 0 .. of Ai IayAT I S O 1 CORN. From the lith to th4 " 2istlslovember, 1836. inclusive. COTTON MAIMET.—Two O'CLOCK. We have but a trifling business doing in our Cotton Market to-day, and the sales will not exceed 1500 bags, 300 of which ale Surats. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE? MONDAY, Nov. 21.—Noon, Wind South.—Moderate. ARRlVED.—Annette, Wulff, from. Archangel—llodil, Main, and En deavour, Owens, from Drogheda—Leven, and Mersey, from Dublin— New Pursuit, Chn, from Milford—Speedwell, Falconer, from Inver ness—Rubv, Wilson, from Greenock—Stag, Campbell; and Clivivn, Marshall, from Glasgow—Antigua Packet, MtKnight, fin Whitehaven —Wellington,"Pritchard. from tarnarvon—Esther and Jaue, Muir, fm Isleman. SAlLED.—Crusader, Wickman, for Calcutta—Vanguard, Stewart, and Mary Dugdale, Harrison, for Bombay—Mansfteld. Aiken, for Africa—Burrell, Douglas. for Sierra Leone—Williani Salthouae, Barr, tnr Trinidad—Donald, Potts, for Berbice —lndiart.'Borthwick, for Pernambuco—Agnes,Cobb, for Rio Janeiro—Jane, , Bowness, for Cadiz and Mexico—Venture, Wilson ; Lanark, Simpson Cceur. de Lion, Robinson ; and Enchantress; Donaldson, for New York— Kensington, Curtis, for Philadelphia—Dorothy Gales, Moore, for New Orleans— Cove, Cothay, for Newfoundland—FenWick" Keating, M`Kenzie, and Emerald, Campbell, for St. John, N.8.--Carena, Haydorr, for Genoa— Achilles, Muller, for Memel—Prowler, M•Dowall, for deirout—Ann, Pringle, for Gibraltar—John Ormerod, Dickson, for Oporto—Agatha, Potjewyd, for Rotterdam—Fortuna, Jansen, for Antwerp. Lord Stanley, Arthur, from Bombay at St. Helena, and sailed 27th September for Falmouth. Rosalind, Little, sailed from St. Helena for Falmouth, and the Pee joe, for this port, 27th Sept. Frederick, Pomerisch, and Gluckanf, Kruger, hence, at Pillau. Oriental. Sceales, hence, for Calcutta, was spoken 24th Sept., in lat 9 2 N, loeg 20 52 A. Renown. M'Kinney. hence, for Africa, at Milford, to repair bobstay, CARDIFF, Nov. IB.—The Hannah, Quayle, fm Newport to Liverpool, put in here yesterday in a sinking state, and is now on the mud in I'eurith Roads full ot water. • TUESDAY, Nov. 22.—N00n, Wind N.W.—Moderate. (An Irish Mail.—High Water 1011 34th.) Atenivs.n—The Palinurus, Avehford, from Riebora—Habnab, Hac quevil, from Catania and Cork—Georgians, --, from Arica and Valparaiso—Lady East, Hewitt, from Quebec. ALSO ARRIVED—The Martha, Dunn ; and Brian Boru, Atkinson from Dublin—Prosperity, Grayson, fm Glasgow—Maid of Galloway, --, from Stranraer—John Nl` Adam, Jones, from Waterford—The Leeds, (steamer) from Dublin—City of Glasgo. (steamer) from Glas gow—The V illism Husklsson, (steamer) from Dublin. SAILED—The Harriet. Wilson, for Maranham—Letitia, Potts, for Gibraltar and Cadiz—Mary Hartley, Priekman, for Madras and Cal: cutta—Poreupine, Cook, for Lyra and Constantinople. General Wolfe, from Lisbon for Monte Video, was spoken 15th Oc tober, in lat. 8 33 N, long. 23 35 W. FALMOUTH, Nov. 2i).—The Espoir. mail, has just arrived fin Lisbon, where all was quiet. LONDON LAW AND POLICE CUURTS. LAMBETH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY APPLtcATIoN.--On Wednesday last, Henry Murray, a young man, with a most care-worn aspect, applied to the presiding magistrates, Messrs. Hardwirk and Halswell, for their advice as to how he was„to act under the fallowing sin gular circumstances:— The applicant stated that on the 19th September, 1835, he was married by bans, in the parish Church of Christ Church, Spitalfields, to a young woman named Elizabeth Smith. After living together for about four months his wife returned to the house of tier mother, in consequence ofhis being at the time out of employment, and though he had used every means in his power to prevail upon her to return, it was all to no purpose. Some days ago, after a long correspondence with his wife, he received a letter. The applicant here handed to Mr. Hardwick a letter, which he read, and of which the following is a copy:— " October 31, 1836. "Sir,—l am requested by Mrs. Ann Gutch to inform you that your claim upon her daughter as your wife is now invalidated, by reason of her name not having been duly registered as re quired by law. It has been necessary that she should be re christened, by which she has received the name of Hannah Ann Gregory, in exchange for her late name of Elizabeth. You are hereby given to understand that she is your wife no longer, and she is now at liberty to wed whomever she pleases. Caution is hereby given you that, should any disturbance, molestation, or .interruption take place on your part, magisterial influence will be immediately resorted to. " N.B.—For the purpose of ascertaining the validity of the said christening apply to the vestry of the parish of St. Ann, Limehouse,--Yours, &c. "CHARLES CLENIENTS. "I beg leave to add that the disannulleil certificate of your marriage is hereby returned, being now of no avail whatever." The applicant proceeded to state that, in consequence of the receipt of this letter, he proceeded to Limehouse Church, and there ascertained from the Rev. Mr Williams' that not only the christening alluded to had taken place there, but on the same day the banns had treed,' 11 for the marriage of his (appli cant's) wife with anothei'Man, and by the advice of the ttev. Mr. Williams he came before their worships. Mr. Hardwick.;HVhat do you mean ns to do for you; we cannot restore to yotryour wife'; what - is it you reqiiire? Appneant.—i 46(0 know if I can prosecute my wife if she should get married absence, as I arm about going to sea; and if I did, whether or not the expenses would fall on myself? Mr. Hardwick.—What was the uame she went by when you got married to her? -r s 1 . Applicant.—Elizabeth 40 6 Mr. Hardwick.—Was that her teal name?' :914130 .114 I Applicant.---Yes; Sir. - - - . 7 - :,',1 ',di B e tra ire n u ge l e t r a a nc in e . or ceremony of a second christening was to have all the force of theMlar.wisiaanrddwicue customs om rem a rked (, f the countr y , that it i i f ul th i e ro mere rm a a legal divorce in separating wife from husband, or husband from wife, and to screen the parties from legal consequences. 'Filets could be no doubt, if-the statement of the applicant was, true, - his wife would subject -herself ,to a prosecution for bigamy by marrying :loin. • ' • Mr. Hals4ell asked who Mr. Clements, the writer of the letter that had been read, was ? and • The applicant replied that he was brother to the young, man to whom his wife was about to get married. -•- - Mr. Halswell also read a letter addressed by-the applicant some time ago to his wifeliril which he complains of her conduct in encou rag i ng the young man (Clements) as a suitor, and eau lions her aga i nst 6,, ing - that which report attributed to her, namely, getting married to him, she being his, the writer's, law ful married wife, and concludes ,bv _huping she would acknow ledge her faults, and return _t o hi m, : her disconsolate and lawful husband. On the other side of the•saine sheet,of paper an an swer is written by the wife, in which:she expresses her astonish ment that he should presume -to eirlkiler-SciFe; and cautions him to say us little at, possible of their illagsilniarriage, lest her mo ther might take it- into het 41tiacl, to sue , liintfoii het .(the wife's) maintenance while she wiiszaway from him.i•l::;,-• - •• After reading the letter throu g h, - Mr. • Haswell expressed a similar opinion kith Mr..Hartiw:ek at ila,the•wife's liability to be indicted for bigamy if she ot:trried . agai m and t.,ld the appli cant that the expenses of the prosecutioniWould be paid by the county. , .- • - ,-,•.--.;;',..: cry,.- . Th e application, from its -nciveltv/exvited a good deal id laughter among all present, except- the appli cant, who , seemed very dolorous indeed. • , .. .. , •., ..:,::;,::. i„is i-;.,-,. A In g e rnmenreontemplAtes sending mit anex)liedll PlPr says ition P agait toth e ,,v attempt the •north-west passage next sumtner. .........._ so long as he INFATusriort oF G.A MBI.EItS.-I'hrre is hardly an instance T r w ss i i ir ,; r f 7we P r la ,or it, no one ever yet knew any such on record of a person v,ho had hecom, a regular gambler con had the means of in , i t r o e; i i n u g g !i t. i s person: abandonhis gamblinghabits so long as he h a d the means In, proof of the difficulty of getting r id of of indulging them. . such imibite, I ma y m ention that there are innumerable instances inwhich ruinel gatrlesters have, after disposing'or their great coats, cloaks, and other articles of apparel, iti order to raise money w h erew i t h to play, actually sold their shirts for a few shillings, to enable them to gratify their gatnbling Rropensities. But perhaps the most extraordinary proof eVerfurnislit,d'of the difficulty, if not impossibility , of curing the. propensity, was th a t afforded by a late aide-de-camp to Lord Hutchinson. This gen tleman, after having ruined himself by play, went one day, in the depth of despair. and cut his throat with a razor, lt chanced, however, that the wound though so dreadful, that' no hopes of recovery were for some days entertained,Aid not pr ove f ata l . Aided by the first surgical skill and careahe recovered. Where does the reader suppose he went on ta4 . ollolaY he was Allo we d to go mat?—To the very gam ing 7 housc in which ~e had lostthe money, the loss of which had ovule hint - Form the resolution of destrnying himself ! The Grea: Metropolis. EATRE-ROYA LIVERPOOL. Third Night. of the celebrated Miss KELLY, late of the 'Theatres Royal Drury-lane, Covent-garden, and English Oper - a Muse; being her Fr usT and Farawat. VISIT iu Li "verpool, as, after her engagement here, Miss Kelly's per formances are intended to be confined to the boards of her own Theatre in the Metropolis. Miss KELLY'S Fourth Night of Performance will be on Wednesday, and her Benefit and "Last Night on Friday next. rilflHlS present TUESDAY EVENING, the 22d instant, t MISS KELLY will present an entirely Original Enter tainment, arranged by herself, entitled THE TWO FIRST PARTS OF DRAMATIC RECOLLECTIONS. WITH STUDIES OF CHA RACTE R, which hus been received with unparalleled success iu London, and in all the principal Theitres of the sister kingdom. PART I. Introduction—difficulties in going alone—Stars. STARS ! Feminine Advice—Lady Savage, her Dogs and Daughters— Mrs. Parthian obliviscent Reminiscences--Biographical Glances—Barlv Patronage—John Kemble—Pincushion and Crown Piece—Girlhood and Womanhood—Debateable Land— Nlacadamized Music—A Recipe. BRAVURA. Discomposed by Mr. T. Cooke. Mr. M'Credit : a sweet expression —Hints and Compli ments—A Theory—Mrs. Siddous—Constance's Tears—Sally Simpkin, in Service, but out of Place—Country Engage tneuts —Costutne—Yarico's Skin—The Spinning Wheel—One good turn deserves another—Orchestral Absentees.—Song— " Hope told a flattering Tale," in D. With a disbanded Flageolet Accompaniment. PART Journeying—Welsh Harper—Modern Plagiarism. Song—Welsh Air. First introduction to Irish Character—Scotch Woman— Terence and no Classic—Car's Tour—Dublin—The Peggy ! Nell's Laugh—lrish Kindness—O'Donnelly's Farewell. " Getting up a Benefit." Mrs. M iffy's Piano-forte, and Mr. M iffy's Letter-forte—Coach Pathos and Minute Interview—Public Characters—Mr. and Mrs. Drake of the Profession—Comparative Anatomy. After which, the Petit Comedy of IS HE JEALOUS In which Miss Kelly will appear in her original character of Harriet. • To conclude with the grand Dramatic Romance of BLUE BEARD. In which the stupendous ELEPHANT, RAJAH, belonging to Mr. Atkins, proprietor of the Zoological Gardens, will appear. The rare and docile animal, the large DitOMEDA HY, which has re cently been added to Mr. Atkins' collection, will also appear in the Procession, bearing Presents for Fatima. On WEDNESDAY, Miss KELLY'S DRAMATIC RE COLLECTIONS. After which, a favourite DRAMA, in which Miss KELLY will sustain a principal character. To con clude with BLUE BEARD. DES CeIPTI(IN • IRE- COAST- FO. BRITISH TOTAL. T HEATRE.ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. ' LAND. WISE. REIGN., AMER. .---- ---_,_. Wheat Qrs 25:xs o 256 S FOR THE BENEFIT OF MRS. CLARKE. . „.., Barley. Oats Qrs • '6o7a 615 16)3 granted the aid of bis valuable services, and will perform the Flour Sacks 7126 158; 8732 character of HAMLET being positively his only appearance DIL . , - , Barrels, this season. 11,, rwtt Revival of the splendid eastern drama of ALADDIN, or the ear,,,0.al .i.o,a, 8i356 43 809 Malt Qrs 20 20 WONDERFUL LAMP, not acted here for six years. Beans Qrs 137 31 171 0 (AN MONDAY next, the 28th i ns t a nt, w ill b e p er f o r me d Peas Qrs 37 39 A., Shakspeare's tragedy of Rye Qrs • 5 5 HAMLET. Shelled Barley Cwt Hamlet. Mr. Kean. Rapeseed Barrels After which, for the first time these six years, the splendid . In Corn Qrs; ... Hamlet. . _ Mr. Kean. After which, for the first time these six years, the splendid Eastern Drama of ALADDIN; OR, THE WONDERFUL LAMP. With new and apvopriate Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, and Decorations. 'I he Scenery Painted by Mr. Johnston, and Assistants; the Machinery constructed by Mr. Wilmore. Aladdin ' M iss Chaplin Mustapha (Aladdin's mother) Mrs. Clarke. Ticckets to be had of Mrs. CLARKS, No. 1, Houghton-street; and of Mt. PARKER, at the Box-office, of whom places may be taken from Ten till Three. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The letter of " Justitia" shall appear on Friday. A correspondent wishes to know whether Alderman Eyre Evans was black-balled, at the meeting of the Literary and Scientific Society ? We cannot say. tiberpool ,Staiintb. 7'UESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 22, 1836 In our last paper we put forth a declaration, that we would, at some future time, demonstrate, that the reform bill had not produced, and we now further gratuitously add never can'produce any sensible melioration in the condition of this country, as regards the happiness or the welfare of its people. Some might think this a piece of florid declamation, the overflowing of political frenzy, uttered without any serious intention on our part of ever following it up with the demonstration promised. But we are accustomed to use words with more mental col lectedness, and our readers will perceive, bye and bye, that what we affirm we believe, and are, at all times, ready to add proof to assertion. Before we proceed to our demonstration, let us briefly consider what circumstances preceded the reform bill, and what were the prevailing sentiments of the country just before this abortive boon was conceded to it. From some cause, but what it will not he necessary now to in quire, a great and almost universal pressure had, for many years, been gradually increasing among every class of the community. Manufacturers found their warehouses groaning under accumulated stocks of un saleable commodities—the artisan was obliged to submit to lower wages, and irregular employment—the merchant could not find markets to keep his counting-house and his vessels in activity—in fine, a fatal stagnation had partially paralysed the hand of industry—and what was equally remarkable, though not now a point of consideration, every country, with which we had intercourse, seemed to partake of the same commercial indisposition. So gene ral a state of depression perplexed men's minds, and the more so as no evident cause was at hand to explain the difficulty—but explanations of difficulties are almost al ways sought and are generally found—sometimes, as on the present occasion, not over-encumbered with proof. Every eye was turned towards the government—thence, it was believed, every mischief sprung—the greatness of the evil, and the universal influence of political measures, were thought to be just commensurable with each other; and, hence, every tongue became clamorous to reform those abuses in the state to which all their grievances were now referred. We heard a universal cry for the reduction of taxes—complaints of the prodigal expendi ture of the public money, to maintain political influence in the House of Commons—charges of official pecula tion in every department of government—of a profligate multiplication of sinecurists—of the corrupt appropriation of national funds to support rotten boroughs—in fine, every theme of waste, melversation, and robbery had be come common " household words" in the mouth of every declaimer in the kingdom—and when the vast items of public expenditure were made the subject of calculation every one concluded, that out of so many millions a year, it would be easy to spare sufficient to alleviate all the distresses of the country ; for, very much after the manner recommended by Swift, in his advice to servants, each considered the entire amount as applicable to the necessities of his own section. The first attempt, there fore, was to abridge taxation, judging that what was nut paid to government, must remain in their own pockets. Petition succeeded petition, and the press, and almost the. very walls of every town and tillage, groaned with the burden, "No Taxation.", But.though, they thus. urged their demands with a vehemence which seemed to threaten, Violence if what they asked was not conceded, yet Par liament turned a deaf ear to all their arguments—not because Parliament was reluctant to meet the wishes of the people, or had shut up the channels of sympathy, but, because what was demanded could not be granted; and, moreover, if granted, would have left t he evil unmitigated. But it is in vain to reason with passion. The people be lieved otherwise, and as they fancied the then existing Parliament, the only obstruction to the consummation of t h e i r wishes, they determined up.in its reorganization upon a more popular principle. The people, they said, were not represented. Merchants, and manufacturers, and agriculturists could be heard upon any question in the 'Senate, hut the people had no advocate within its walls. It was a pitiable delusion, and much as we may lament the fatal issues to which it led, we can find some excuse for the more ignorant portion of the community under its influence. But we know not how to make an apology for those in higher stations who were not prompted by the like necessity, and whose better judgments ought to have secured them from such false reasoning. But to the i ssue . Petitions, backed by intimidation, procured the Reform Bill ; and under its benign influence the country has still continued to experience the same vicis situdes of depression and prospetity with which it was always acquainted. We shall n o t d ea l i n b o ld genera l assertions, nor make an appeal to the credulity of our readers, but avail ourselves of a column, in the third p i ne of the Torre.', Nov. 15, ( a j ourna l w hi c h , f or a bili ty in its leading article, and fidelity and importance in those subordinate, stands far above all competition.) We there read, that now " the condition of the fustian cutters is , still as deplora6le am ever, the want of demand causing ! th e masters to reduce their stocks; and the necessities if many of the cut tersforcing theartooffer their labour at les titan the listprices." In another place, the very next part graph, is added, " we regret to observe that there we indications of extensive, and we fear protracted, tuns out, among portions of the work people in the manufmc turing districts." Still darker forebodings gather as we advance. At Manchester " there is so much gloom ye vaiiing amongst the commercial classes altogether that it -- is impossible to predict what is to come. There canbe no doubt we are on the eve of a great commercial crisis, the end of which may be much more calamitous than bat of 1823-6." At Middleton " plain sarcenet weavers, vho have been without work a month have no probabilitt of getting any at present. Those weavers who have mrk are bound to be six weeks in weaving it, and they hen have to wait some time before they get another Piece." At Bury " many hands in the batting business are totally without employment, and others have scarcely half work." At Leeds " in the warehouses less business has been cone than for some years past at the same period." All tiese quotations, collected together in the Times, are taken from local authorities, where there cannot be mistake, and is no temptation to mislead. What (we ask) is cloud of distress possible under the blessed sun of reform? A remodelled House of Commons !—aye, and, to lnot, the municipal corporation reform bill 1 Why "the be som of destruction." put into the hands of a reformed and reforming parliament, we thought, was to have swept away the Babylon of all political and social evil. To the operative community we, therefore, say, " Lend us your ears," and " season your admiration for a while," and we will present to you truths, " strong as holy writ," to prove the folly of those hopes you placed upon reform. This shall be our demonstration. You were in distress before the passing of the reform bill; you are equally in distress now, three years after it has passed. If some benighted child of reform, wandering in the darkness of his own imagination, should say that this is the seed time only of reform, and that the harvest is yet to come, when taxation will lose its cyphers, anti purity pervade the state, we venture to tell him—we desire to throw this ray of truth over him, that there was a time, and that within our recollection, when we paid almost 20.000.000 a-year more in taxes than we now pay, and we then heard nothing of distress—no clamor for reform, or if any utterance were given to the wish, it was in the soft breathings of theoretical desire only. Review, con sider, digest this fact. We paid almost 20.000.000 a•year in taxes more than we now pay, and scarcely felt, and certainly murmured little, under the burden. We care not what may be ascribed to the transition from war to peace, with all its concomitants. The fact remains indis putable, that taxation and national prosperity do not gra duate together; and a mistake of this has been the grand error that led astray, and is still leading astray, vast multitudes into the interminable road of reform, which in its tortuous windings is ever raising hopes of some new and pleasant prospect, but is ever disappointing them with a path having " a wall on this side and a wall on that side." If we had no other argument beyond this fact, it ought to be sufficient to petrify the blood of the warmest reformer. But our demonstration does not end What, fellow-countrymen, far we deeply sympa- thise with your sufferings, what do you ask, what do you expect from reform, even when carried out to its utmost limits ? Reduction of taxes still ? Why, what says the Chancellor of the Exchequer to you—a man of your own political complexion—one steeped in the very Styx of radicalism, so as to become invulnerable to every assault of reason. He tells you—he, your bead, says to you the members—" the state cannot bear it—we have nar rowed the stream of revenue to its smallest channel--;-the necessary machinery of government will be stopped if we lessen by the smallest fraction the pecuniary movement upon which its action depends." Give us, you say, a pore tion of the tax upon malt. Mr. Spring Rice tells you, it cannot be granted ; and prate as you may upon the topic of a reduced revenue, all your words will " pass by him as the idle wind which he regards not." Do we blame the Chancellor for this ? We blame him not. We know that what he says is true. Retrenchment and meonomy have their maximum limit, and we have probably reached it. Of what, then, do we complain ? Why, first, that the present government and its partizans continue to deceive the people with false hopes of meliorated circumstances from political measures, which can in no way answer the promise. The people " ask for bread," and ministers " give them a stone." They seek relief from pecuniary difficulties, and they receive crumbs of reform. They complain of distress at home, and they are amused with the promise of the spoliation of Church property in Ire land. But we stop not here. Our demonstration is full even to superfluity of proof. What the financial circum stances of the country refuse—what the Chancellor of the Exchequer pronounces to be impracticable, we will cheerfully grant. We are ready with an argumen tative spunge to wipe out any tax which radical re form may require for the consummation of its wishes —not a million or two only of the malt-tax, but we will suppose the whole of it remitted—is this a mor sel not large enough and sweet enough to fill and luxuriate in the mouth of reform? What would follow such an abridgment of taxation ?—of taxation which is thought to be peculiarly oppressive to the artisan ?—ad mit that 5,000,000 are to remain distributed over the country which now run through the fiscal ducts of the government into the treasury ? There are 20,000,000 of persons contributing to the payment of these five mil- lions of taxes, so that if an equal division of them were made, there would remain to each individual just five shillings a year, or a fraction more than ONE PENNY A WEEK; but this is grounded upon the supposition, that if that tax was abolished, the poor man, whose whole weekly expenditure does not exceed from 124. to 20s. a week, and and in many cases hardly half of such sums, would derive as large a benefit as his rich neighbour who has an in come of £20,000 a-year. If we give every allowance in the calculation to the side of the labouring mein, and con.. Filer his family to consist of five persons, the whole be nefit he could by possibility receive from taking off the , entire duty upon malt, would not be threepence a-week, perhaps not half the sum ; and is it, we would ask, about threepence a-week that all this outcry is raised—is it whether an artisan receives threepence a-week, more or less, that he is raised to comfort or is depressed in penury —happy or miserable—and yet, to secure even this three pence a-week, we have been obliged to annul a tax of 5.000.000 a-year, and that at a time when the Chancellor of the Exchequer tells you he cannot reduce any-part of the revenue. Is this not demonstration, that reform is a mere word more senseless than the jabber of " tongues" in the mouth of crafty men, to abuse public credulity ! We call upon the operatives of the kingdom to open their eves to these obvious incoutestible proofs—to stretch for ward their hands and handle these tangible arguments. And be mot amused with the bugbear of municipal re form, whether as in operation in England, where it is a hot-bed of contention, or as demanded for Ireland, where it will serve to maturate rebellion. Your it have nothing to do with these questions. But do not hence conclude that we ask you to abandon the constitution, as if it deserved not your veneration and protection. No. Under that constitution, for generations, your forefathers were happy. Many of you experienced comfort. But we say, do not any longer deceive yourselves, nor suffer others to deceive you, with hopes which can only disap point your expectation. Do you—we fearlessly ask the question—do you find one single blessing secured to you by all the government and municipal reforms which are made such themes of exultation, that you did not before possess ? Are you in the enjoyment of one right, civil or political, that has added an iota of comfort to your selves or your families ? We know that you have not; and if yon will still place your dependence upon that " broken reed," Your folly will not only bring its con dign punishment, but almost place you below pity. We have many more things to say to you upon this subject, and in due course we shall return to it again; but, surely, we have already said e nough to excite distrust, and to rouse inquiry. One word, by way of recapitulation, we However feel compelled to add. Whenever the leaders of radicalism are declaiming before you on the benefits of reform, to stop their eloquence, ask them why the " fust'an cutters of Manchester are now in as deplorable " so much gloom still prevails a condition as ever"—why NOV. 2! LB3 (3. there, and a great commercial crisis is expected, mor e cdlatnitOUS tilau that of 1825 G"—why " illy hatters of Bury are destitute of employment"—aye, and the "turn outs" are so general and so numerous, that we hear of military movements, troops of horse and regiinents of infantry kept in readiness to repress a spirit of insubor dination. Will any reform obviate these evils ?---'-the expectation is fatuitous. In anticipation of the discussion which is expected to take place, in the Common Council, to-morrow, on the motion of Mr. Cou nc ill or Bi rc h, t h at t h e C orpora tion Schools be offered f or sa l e , we ma k e this appeal--perhaps a final one—in favour of S cr ipt ura l Ed ucat i on, an d ear nestle invite the attention o f our town counc ill o rs to the arguments which we s h a ll a dd uce i n d e f ence o f our views. We repudiate the charge, so frequently made, that we are influenced by any malignant feeling towards those who differ from us in opinion, and we shall only give a passing notice to the gross calumnies which are so liberally bestowed upon the advocates of Scriptural Education. The assertion that we resort to the most un worthy artifices, to falsehood, and to scurrility, in the ad vocacy of our principles, is contradicted by the concur rent testimony of thousands who read and judge for themselves. Modern liberals have made the wonderfni discovery that zeal for the cause of God is the result of a disordered mind; they regard the faithful and solemn , warnings of Chtistian ministers, who are set for the de fence of the Gospel, as mere clap-traps to deceive the ignorant, and advance the interests of the party they es pouse. In the prosecution of the duty we have under taken we are influenced by no other feeling than a dis position to advance the religious and moral improvement of the community ; and this we believe cannot be effected in any other way than by making religious principle go hand in hand with moral and intellectual improvement. Thus, whilst the intellect is cultivated, and the mind stored with useful knowledge, those vital principles are imbibed which improve the life, The subject fur discussion to-morrow is one of the highest importance, not only to the community of Liverpool, but to the nation at large. It relates to the first attempt made in England to introduce what is called the "Irish system of education," ostensibly for the pur pose of reconciling conflicting creeds and allaying party animosity. At the time when the Education Committee , appointed by the Town Council, recommended the adop tion of this system, it was agreeably with the spirit and design of the contrivers, namely, that the Bible, as a school book, should be carefully excluded. In accord ance with the resolution agreed to, on the report being received, the Bible was excluded from the Corporation Schools, and it was not until public indignation had aroused the fears of the Council, that they e ver thought proper to contradict the allegation preferred against them. We speak advisedly, when we saY the Bible was excluded, and might easily strengthen our argument by a reference to the speeches delivered in the Common Council when the subject was under dis cussion, proving, beyond controversy, that the intention of the Council was to exclude the Bible, and introduce the selections. The Reverend Hugh M'Neile has ad dressed a powerful letter to the Town Council upon this subject, in which he clearly shows, upon the authority of Lord Stanley, that if the Irish system be introduced, the Bible is excluded, if the Bible is not excluded, then the Irish system is not adopted. We look forward with some interest, to the 'proceedings of the Council to-morrow• and anticipate, with mingled feelings of shame and soratevv, the sophistry and jesuitical craft which, we doubt not, will be resorted to, in order to extricate themselves on of this dilemma. We are prepared for bold assertions and violent disclaimers ; but we prophecy that the argu ments in Mr. M'Neile's letter will not be answered; nor the chairman of the Education Committee exculpated from the charge of carrying his boasted liberality to the extent ofpractical disregard of all truth; exhibited in his profession of Unitarianism and his teaching of Trinitarianism. ,Our contemporary of yesterday, appears exceedingly anxious to convince the public that the Bible never was excluded from the schools ; and charges his opponents with the most reckless audacity, and unblushing effrontery, in asserting what was utterly false. Now, in spite of these weighty charges, we maintain our opinion, and leave it to any man of common understanding to judge if we cannot make good our assertion, by the line of defence adopted by our contemporary. He tells us, and, we believe, very truly, that he went to the schools, and saw with " his own" eyes, and heard with " his own" earsp and then formed " his own" judgment. He found the Bible there; but where think you, gentle reader, that he found it ? You shall have his _own words. "We ap proached the end of the room occupied by the Prateitant children ; they were reading—we listened-1T W Af-' 1 THE BIBLE, IT WAS THE AUTHORISED VER SION," and lest there should be any mistake, he adds, " we looked at it more closely," (mind, reader, witty" his own" eyes,) "and found it to be an edition put. fortlt by the centre of orthodoxy, the CHRISTIAN KNOW LEDGE SOCIETY." We would just ask our respect able contemporary, if he entertained the idea for a mo ment, that any 111851 of education would not detect. the jesuitism, and low artifice here resorted to. Is it dins that the majesty of truth must be sacrificed to promote the ascendancy of party ? " Oh, shame where is. thy blush ?" The Irish system provides that an hour shall be set apart for religious instruction, during which the ministers of all denominations may come and . the children of their respective creeds, the Bible or anything else they please. Every man who is acquainted with the Irish system, knows that such is the fact.;, and it is allowed ou all hands, that in this sense the Bible was' not excluded. But in this, the system only gives permission to ministers, it secures nothing to the children. Our contemporarychose THIS HOUR to visit the schools , and found the Protestant children reading the Bible And from this circumstance he would attempt to persuade his readers, that he had met the argument, and established his own position. We intend also to visit the schools, but it will be in what are called " school hours," and We shall then very probably indulge our readers by letting them know what we have seen with our own eyes, and heard with our own ears. We have now, we hope, satisfactorily disposed of the question, whether the Bible is excluded or not, and would appeal to each member of our Town Council, and ask, whether the course they are pursuing, is becoming the high character for honour, and integrity, which they ought to sustain ? Do they approve this special plead ing, this jesuitical artifice, or, in other words, do they encourage the fraud which is perpetrated upon the pub lic ? Mr. Councillor Rathbone has denied publicly, and privately, that the Bible was excluded—" he has read it himself—he has explained it himself'—and in the sense in which the clergy/ of the establishment understand it." Mr. Councillor Walmsley also says, that the Scriptures are not excluded, but whilst they give to their words a par" tial, and a restrictive meaning, they are deluding 06 public, and disgracing themselves. Let them meet die question boldly, and tell the public at once w hether the Sacred Scriptures have as free, and unrestrained a circulation amongst all the children attending the ,schoolg, and at all hours of the day, as they had prior to the Irish system being introduced ? This is the real point at issue. It has been repeatedly affirmed, that the great est praise is due to the Town Council, inasmuch_ as they have g i ven occas i on f or th e exercise or. Christian benevolence, and by this means inc reased the facilities for edicating the infant population. But whilst we gratefully acknowledge that good has resulted out of the apparent evil, we are not disposed to c ooceri any share of the praise to our liberal and enlightene( t Town Council. Have they just cause for pride, that the unprecedented liberality ofa Christian public has counter ; acted their wicked intentions ? Have they cause for joy, because Providence has overruled their evil desigui, and made them subservient to the advance ment of troth _ They sought to restrain the use of the Sacred Scriptures —they attempted to shut out the light of Revelation . But drat st order to conciliate the popish party a nd secure their as sistance in the furtherance of pa rt y objec ts. attempt has signally failed. We willin g ly allow t many of the ated be the purest motives; b ut it is impossible to 4 a dvocates of this system have be s et! a c r t t J I Pot {ire the ler dis `T I tttc