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CIII:11E'S PATENT DETECTOR LOCKS €:11111313, JEN., respectfully informs the Public that, in congrjinence of the increasing demand for his Father's PATENT DETECTOR LOCKS, FIRE-PROOF BOXES, SAFES, CASH BOXES, &c., in this Town and Manchester, he has OPENED a WAREHOUSE for the Sale of them, at No. 5, SOUTH CASTLE -STREET, (late Pool-lane.) C. C. Jun. need say nothing more in commendation of the Patent Detector Locks than that they are used by his Majesty's Government, nearly every Banker in the United Kingdom, and by above One hundred Thousand private individuals. Prospectuses may be had as above. i - NDINTDUA LS GOING ABROAD from the Port of 1 LIVERPOOL, are informed by S. W. SILVER & CO. OF NOS. 9 AND EU, COUNHILL, LONDON, That they may procure the whole, or any part ofan OUTFIT, from the coarsest to the fi n e s t quality of Goods known, including Cabin Furniture, at their Branch noose, NOS. 4 AND 5. sT. GSORGE'S citEscb:NT soUTH, LIVER Poor, At the same WHOLESALE SHIPPING Prices as at their Warehouse in LONDON. Daily communication between London and Liverpool for Ship-sailing information, &c. 0117ce o f corn= issioners of Compensation, - No. 23, Great George-street, Westm;nster, 234 November, 1836. CAPE OF.GOOD HOPE. NOTICE IS HER EBY GIVEN, that, reports having been received upon 865 uncontested claims from the Cape of Good Hope, (a list of the numbers of which may be seen at this office,) the same will be taken into consideration on FRIDAY, the 21 day of December next, at Twelve o'clock. And that certificates of the awards which shall be made upon that day will be deliverable at this Office on SATURDAY, the 17th day of December next. By order of the Board. HENRY HILL. Secretary. NTrtu Publicationo. FOR THE USE OF THE CHEMIST AND MANUFAC- TIMER. This Day is Published, Bvo.. Bs. 6d., rjI.IBLES in Illustration of the THEORY of DEFINITE PROI'ORTIONALS, showing the Prime Equivalent Numbers of the Elementary Substances, and the Volume and Weights in which they combine : compiled for the use of Che mical Students and Manufacturers. By WILLIAM THOMAS BRANDE, F.R.S. Printed for John Murray, Albemarle-street. Now ready, the Fifth Volame of O LONEL NAPIER'S. HISTORY of the WAR . in the C PENINSULA, with some Remarks upon Robinson's Life of Picton, and upon two Articles in the Quarterly Review. To be completed in six Volumes. Also, Capt. JOHN PATTERSON'S ADVENTURES, with Notices of the Officers and of the 50th, or Queen's Own Regiment, from 'lBO7 to 1821. Dedicated, by permission, to the Queen. Post 8 vo., elegantly bound in cloth, price 10s. 6d. London :—T. and W. Boone, 20, New Bond-street; and all Booksellers in Liverpool and Manchester. ►jlllE PULPIT, Part 171, Vol. XXIX, P r i ce I s. 6d ., w ill contain : —Sermons by the Rev. 'l'. J. Judkin and Dr. Rudge—the Two Farewell Sermons at St. Mark's, Clerken well, by the Rev. J. Mortimer—a Lecture by Dr. Chalmers— Sermons, by the Rev. W. Dawson, of Leeds, and the Rev. J. Parsons, of York—the Three Funeral Sermons by the Rev. Dr. DeZtry, Professor Scholefield, and Archdeacon Hodgson— and Sermons by the Rev. Dr. Andrews and the Rev. J. Leifchild. Sets of "The Pulpit," Vols. I to XXIV, £6 10s., cloth; Vole. XXV to XXVIII, is. 6d. each. A Volume of SERMONS, by the Rev. HUGH NINEILE, N.A., Price 10s., cloth. London : Sherwood and Co. ; Pulpit Office, Glasshouse yard, Doctors' Commons; and all Booksellers. Enouranre Notirto. NORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY, Established 18 , 18, CAPITAL £1,600,000. TRUSTERS. Right Hon. the Earl of Orford. Chas. Savill Ouley, Esq. I Right Hon. Lord St a ff or d. John Morse, Esq. Lord Walpole, M.P. &c., &c., &c. I Wodehouse, Es q . M.P. DIRECTORS. Lieutenant-Colonel Harvey, President. E. T. Booth, Esq., Vice-President. C. Turner, Esq. I. Preston, Esq., Recorder. F. Noverre, Esq. W. Cooper, Esq. 'l'. Blakiston, Esq., lI.N. P. Finch, - Esq. T. S. Day, Esq. G. Durrant, Esq. J. Crowe, Esq. I R. Griffin, Esq. W. Moore, Esq. F. Noverre, jun., Esq. W. Hankes, Esq. J. H. Barnard, Esq. J. O. Taylor, Esq. I James Neave, Esq. J. Winter, Esq. AUDITORS. Thomas Nirntno, Esq. I W. Kinnebrook, Esq. SECRETARY. Samuel Bignold, Esq. ACTUARY. Richard Morgan, Esq. I-11111S Society is not a Trading Company, but is established on the Principles of Mutual Guarantee. It has been uniformly prosperous, whereby great advantages have been secured to the Members. From the liberal principles on which the Directors have al ways settled claims, it has not been necessary to require the opinion of a Court of Law in more than three instances in the course of nearly thirty years, during which about One Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds have been paid to the Repre sentatives of Members. Agents are appointed in all the principal Towns in the United Kingdom, of whom Prospectuses may be had gratis, as also at the Office, Exchange -street West, Liverpool. R. L. MILLER, Agent. - Treasurer fur the Liverpool DiStrict, the Borough Bank. HAND-IN-HAND D New Bridge-xtreet, Establisl DIRE! Samuel Acton, Esq Sir Felix Booth, Burt. Evan Edwards, Esq. James Esdaile, Esq. 'l'. Williams Helps, Esq John Gurney Hoare, Esq. E. Fuller Maitland, Esq. Peter Martineau, Esq. iHE Directors of this S oc i e ty g i ve no ti ce th at t h ey are now JI prepared to effect Insurances on Lives, in addition to the business which they have hitherto carried on. The plan which has been determined upon, and the Tables of Premiums, may be obtained by application at the Office; and the Directors believe that their Scale of Premiums will be found to be as beneficial to the Public as that of any other Com pany, which is established on safe principles. The present amount of Capital is amply sufficient to justify the Directors iu entering upon this new engagement; which they do in the confident expectation that the members, who will be Mutual Insurers, will, ere long, receive a considerable bene fit, although, by the arrangements that have been made, no member will be liable to contribute towards losses. Insurers in this Office will have the option of receiving their share of the profits, either in money payments, or by additions to the sums insured, or by the premiums being reduced, as may be preferred. A Court of Directors is held every Tuesday at Twelve o'clock precisely, at which the person whose life is proposed to be in sured by the Society is expected to appear ; but for the con venience of females, awl persons residing in the country, the Directors have the power to dispense with such appearance. The usual commission will be given to professional men and others, who may be able to promote the interests of the Office. The following brief extract from the tables, will give an idea of the scale of annual premiums charged. NON-MEMBER'S RATES, SURANCE OFFICE, lackfriat s, Lundosi. led 169 G. TORS. Thomas Poynder, Esq. William Scott, Esq. Henry P. Sperling, Esq. Henry Weymouth, Esq. Henry Wilson, Esq., M.P. Robert Winter, Esq. Wix, Esq. For the Insurance of £lOO on a Single Life, for the whole term Ago . next Birth day. of Life. 15 20 25 30 Age Age next 1 next. Birth- L I FE. Birth day. day. Sr s. d. 1 911 I 35 1 14 5 40 1 19 6 45 2 5 G 50 MEMBER'S RATES, For the lusurance of £lOO on a Single Life, for the whole term of Life. Age I next nge I Age I LIFE. next LIFE. next I I LIFE. Birth- I •Birth- Birth- day. day. day. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 12 4 3 0 9 3 12 0 4 6 11 I , LIFE. g. d. 55 5 4 11 GU 1 G 7 4 1 18 7 I 35 2 3 i 40 2 8 1 I 43 2 13 5 50 A ReFORNI TOWN CocNetuott.--Alr. Wells one of the re form council of the learned town of Cambridge, has sent a let ter to the editor of this paper, in which the following curious specimen of scholarship occur • :—A Man and Two Women was taken in hold And though they was examined before the Ma gistrates repeatedly Nothing was proved against them. It Is too much to make A Publican answerable for the Cherecters he receives in his House when tie is liable to be in Dieted By Law If Ile refuSes to Receive them at all hours Night or Day." —Cambridge Chronicle. "A COMICAL MISCRE ANT. " —Tuesday evening, a genteelish looking young Irishman called at the Black Bull Inn, Gorbals, and politely asked for a comfortable apartment for the night. lie was particularly anxiou s to have a fire in the room, and the landlady, eager to make travellers comfortable, ordered the chimney ornaments to be removed, and a fire kindled. Having gut everything to his mind, the stranger retired to rest, and the landlady locked the door of his apartment, a precaution which she had been in the practice of making ever since she was tricked by persons leaving her house in the morning without consulting her regarding the bill The next morning the wai ter, on answering the traveller's bell, was told rather sharply to go fetch his mistress. The landlady was soon ready to receive orders for breakfast, or whatever pleased her customer; but that Has not the business. "You are accountable for a misfortune which has befallen me," said the traveller; "I have had my trowsers stolen, £7 in the pocket." " Impossible replied the hostess. "the door was locked." The young man was stunned at hearing the door was locked, and it was not till after a con siderable pause that he could muster courage to repeat the charge, and when he did so, the landlady became indignant and sent for the police. After a vain search for the trowsers, it oc curred to the officer, on hearing about the young man's eager ness the night previous for a fire in the room, to examine the fire place; and, on doing so, he found the buttons of Paddy's trowsers, but the cloth was consumed. Paddy was pertrifie - d ; amrhhe could not d eny that he had attempted a trick. He was ched to th e police oce, with the officer's grea t coat round • ffi- .bar half clad. To the questions which Ifollows :—" I fell out with my mother, in the country of Monaghan. Before a trunk in my own bed-room, a gold I had also two cages and four birds. _int all my money, and am in debt to intend e d to get off with ou t p ay i ng my courtle was sentenced to se ven d ay ' s ordered his friends to be written .---Gla,sgole paper, £ a. d. £ s. d. 21910 I 55 56. 4 37 11 6il 67 4 3 17 11 4 10 8 ROBERT STEVEN, Secretary. }t 1. d v7;him _,, .; .. p u e e ar p e olice oflic __,usc:ra, he answ d e a r t e t d h e e t e1.. ... 4 .011 • r fart; which is l 4.111 . ; .... : la . A+. 4‘... ..... vp.: 4' i1 1i ., . 1 .a la .. a inch: : 4 13 9' F j u k i . n. l = 4? 6 til i f , 4l . to ok fr Om ' ' l ' . 1 41t:: . , A , co 4 -11- -.4 , i_.. 2::‘_ FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SPAIN. ( From the correspondence of the Standard:) . PARIS, Nov. 2-I.—The French government has received from Bayonne the following news, but which must, I should think, have reached it by express, and not by telegraph:— " Bayonne, Nov. 21, Seven o'clock evening. " On the ith, Gomez, in going towards Andalusia, separated from Cabrera, who returned into Arragon by La Mancha. Nothing new from Bilboa. Espartero was still at Villarcaryo on the 15th." The government has likewise received the Pollowing intelli gence from Madrid through Bayonne. The date of the news from Madrid is of the 16th instant, and from Bayonne of the 21st, at eight o'clock in the evening:— " Madrid, Nov. 16. "We have had serious fears during the last few days, with regard to the trauquility of Madrid; however, public order has not hitherto been troubled. Yesterday, in a secret committee, the ministers asked the Cortes for restrictive laws upon indi vidual liberty, and also upon the press. By an `imperial' decree (query royal' ) inserted to-day in the official Gazette, Rodil is deprived of his functions as Minister of War, and as Commandatrt of the'Royal Guards. This measure is attributed to the refusal which he is said to have made of giving up his command to General Ribero. There is nothing new with res pect to Gomei." 'l'he Gazette de France of last night published the following, which may, of course, be regarded as official, i.e. from the Car lists : " On the 17th the Carlists were masters of a portion of Bilboa. This town must at present be in their power. It appears that Espartero has not moved. This event must produce decisive consequences, because it will show that the besieged places can not henceforth rely on any succour, neither on the part of the English nor on that of the Constitutional generals." " Durango, Nov. 17, half-past two in the afternoon. " The firing against Bilboa was opened this morning at five o'clock. This town is attacked on four different sides by 26 pieces ofcannon,two mortars,three obusses,and other 8 and 12-pounders. The firing is frightful. From the report we even hear, the can nonade must be tremendous." " Bayonne, Nov. 19, half-past seven evening. "I'he Universal Ministerof Don Carlos writes from Durango, under date of the 17th, at four o'clock in the afternoon, that he had just learnt that the Carlists were' masters of the portion of Bilboa called the Old Town (Bilboavieja, ) and that in the course of the next day he hoped to announce that they had taken pos session of all the town."' The Gazette de France of last night contained the following intelligence from Catalonia : "On the Bth of November, the garrison of Cordova fell into the midst of the column of Fristany, which was in ambuscade in the environs of the place. The defeat was complete. Two captains; two lieutenants, and 40 soldiers of the regiment of Zamora remained QU the field of battle. Sixty others were ta ken. There were 50 wounded. Of those who suceeeded in gaining Cordova, a great many had thrown away their guns and taken to flight in order to save their lives." The Gazette also informs us, that the Carlist bands much in crease in Catalonia, so that the mobilised Lirbani Guards are called upon" to make an active war. The Guardia Nacional, a journal published at Barcelona, contains the following note, as to the reported invasion of Ca talonia by Don Miguel.- I do not believe one word of it:— "We are assured that Don Miguel left Rome, proceeding towards Genoa. There is every reason for believing that it is his intention to show himself on the coasts of Catalonia. It is feared that this attempt will coincide with some movements of the factious, both within and without the province. It is added, that prompt information was given to the Spanish government, in order that it might redouble its vigilance, and Miguel the accomplishment of the ult er i or p ro j ects o f D om Miguel and the factious." A letter from Lodosa of the 18th of November says:—" It is three o'clock. The courier leaves at this moment. I has ten to inform yon that from nine o'clock this morning to this time, a horrible roaring of cannon is heard in the direction of Estella. It is the French column and that of Irribarren who fight." - A letter from Bayonne, dated Nov. 20, says:—" The boisterous state of the weather has again prevented us from receiving any news of the siege of Bilboa, but all the reports agree in stating, that a vigorous attack had been made against the town on the 17th, without any decided success. The Carlists put into use all their resources. The tow❑ was can nonnaded by the floating batteries established on the river, and it is probable that Old Bilboa and the fort of St. Augustin fell into the power of the besiegers. The Carlists, notwith standing the shocking weather, renewed the attack on the 19th, and it was thought that the town could not hold out longer than that day. Espartero, it is said, reinforced by the division of Alvarez, was advancing to the relief of the place." The Memorial des Pyrenees contains the following from Bayonne:—" Without guaranteeing the accnracy of the re port, I will inform you of what is iu circulation here this morning —the siege of Bilboa is raised." (From the Morning Herald.) We received last night, by express, the following letter from our correspondent:— " BA YONNE. Nov. 2).—Bilboa has not been able to hold out any longer. On the 15th the fire of the assailants was well sustained; on the 16th it became more violent; un the 17th the besiegers mounted some guns upon the fort of St. Augustin, and very shortly after Old Bilboa fell into their hands. On the morning of the 18th they became masters of the town. We are igno rant as yet whether it was given up to be pillaged; but it was greatly feared that this would be the case, more particularly when we recollect that the flag of parley was fired upon when Captain Sanz presented himself with it before the walls, and that this officer is since dead of the wounds he then received. For tugalette, where there is a garrison, will most probably be re duced to morrow or the next day." No.v, upon the accuracy of this correspondent's intelligence, generally, we have reasonable reliance, and the presumptions are all, from the acknowledged inability of the besieged, to a late hour of the 17th, to hold out much longer, in favour of his announcement. But as we are without direct advices from our agent at the seat of operations, whose statements upon this subjedt have proved so accurate, and as, certainly, the account has as yet received no confirmation from any other quarter, we do not wish it to be received as conclusive. We niust add that the French government acknowledge a telegraphic dispatch from Bayonne, dated the 2lst, which is one day later than the date of our correspondent's letter, and which makes no mention of this consummation, so very much to be desired. It is pos sible that some confusion has arisen from the taking of Old 13i1- boa, which is a portion of, and only separated from the city, by some defensive works, and a counterscarp, and the capture of which, on the 17th, has been already announced. ALGIERS. Accounts from Algiers of Nov. 14 state—" We have just had rather a serious affair with the Arabs, and though we remained masters of the field of battle, with all the honours of the action, we have to regret several painful losses. The Arabs, having heard that our garrison was much weakened by the necessity of reinforcing the expedition to Constantine with the greatest pal t of the troops which composed it, endeavoured to take advantage of the opportunity of trying a coup de main against Algiers. For the last few days they have been threatening to put all to fire and sword, and they were not long in realising their threat. General Rapa.tel, at the head of all the forces he could collect, marched to meet them. The Arabs after having stood the ground for a few moments, gave way, and fled in all directions. Unfortunately, a detachment of Spahis was surrounded by 300 or 400 Arab horsemen; these brave fellows made a desperate resistance against their aggressors, and thus enabled a few squadrons to arrive in time to assist them. The action soon took another turn; the Arabs were immediately charged, routed, and dispersed by our soldiers, who sabred a good number of them. Our troops were the more animated, as they wished to revenge the death of two lieutenants, and about 10 horsemen, who lost their lives i❑ the skirmish. It is asserted that the field was co vered with the dead bodies of the Arabs. Since that time they have net _dared to show themselves. However, we know that they still keep the field, and we expect new attacks." FOREIGN MISCELLANY. CHOLERA AT AlUNlCH.—According to letters of the 17th and 18th from Munich,' the cholera had suddenly appeared with such terrible force as to have thrown the city into the greatest alarm. King Otho had left Munich for the duchy of Otdenburg. His aides-de-camp, and all the persons attached to his suite, had died on the road. - The Prince was compelled to wait in order that he might be joined by new attendants. At Munich the valet de-chainbre of the King died iu the interior of the palace. Trade and business were wholly suspended. Coachmen were found dead in the streets at the doors of the houses of their masters. . Le Sickle says that Maria Christina was appointed Regent on the 19th, by a majority of 110 to 11. The Queen of the French, it is said, never attends any dra matic representation. in which ecclesiastical characters are in troduced on the stage. • • The Court of Saxony wentinto mourning on the 16th instant, fur three weeks, on the death of Charles X. The Court of Wur temtanubt, rg f rati a o went into mourning f or C harles X., on the 19th insor fiirtnight.. on m Ali the ing. for membe ohe A ustrian embassy at P ar i s h ave put ourn C rs t arl f t e . s by his will appointed the the Duke of Bordeaux.—Le t o h s a t t ria C Charles guardian to to h has, Muncie. Emperor r ol learn a o l. 1 1)c-. A The Ki ng o f Naples has published an amnesty, but not corn prising G. Pepes, Conciii, or Nicolai. His Majesty, a,cus to walk the streets daily during the cholera, ha. _ of as t o or le e n d ceased to appear. A sudden and extraordinary 'increase having taken place in the manufacturing population of the little district or Bruille, near V alencinnes, in France. and . the churchy ar d b e i ng ex: tremely small and surrounded by buildings, which do not ad mit of its -exteasioti, _a resolution was taken, with the fun sanction of the municipal council, for economy of room, in future, to inter the bodies standing !—Le National. NA P LES.—There prevailed on Tuesday a rumour of the death, of the King of Naples. That prince has suffered from an indis position which'assuined the chaiacter of cholera; but the report of his death has not been confirmed. It is, however, known that the cholera increases in intensity, and on the two nights preceding the departure of the Courier upwards of 400 died.— Public tranquility was restored.—Gearier Francais. One of the keepers of a forest in the environs of Roquefort recently shot an enormous bear, six feet iu length, and weigh ing 545 pounds. CARTHACENA, SEPT. 13.—The merchants here have now got orders to pay one-eighth of import duties into the Custom-house, to be remitted monthly to the general treasury on account of the foreign bondholders. This is in conformity with the decree of Congress relating to the foreign debt. The Custom-house duties here are increasing, and the country every where quiet. The following are the nun.,hers of the pupils at present re ceiving education at the different colleges in Paris:—Charle magne, 756 day scholars; St. Louis, 350 boarders, and 600 day scholars • Louis le Grand, 515 boarders, and 550 day scholars ; Henry IV., 4-10 boarders, and 260 day scholars; Bourbon, 850 day scholars ; Rollin, 380 hoarders; Stanislaus, 300 boarders.— TOtal number of pupils, 5,001. The waters of the Seine, it appears from Galignani's Messen ger, have risen to above four metres. The river in places, over flows its banks, and the navigation is stopped. On Wednesday morning it was so much disturbed by the wind, that several small craft were sunk. Monte Video journals of September 3d are silent as to any further proceedings of what is termed th e movement party in the country districts of the Oriental -Stat e . All was tranquil at Monte Video. The account of the repulse experienced by the " Riveraista" at Soriano is confirmed. It is added that the force with Rivera does not exceed 700 men; and. that the force suf fered daily from desertii , n. The government troops are esti mated at 2000 men, and were stationed on the left' of the Rio Negro. It was expected that something decisive must soon take place. A despatch from General Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Au gust 23, stated that Rivera, with his force, h a d passe d the Rio Negro at Navar r o. and that- Lavalleja, with the left division, was about to join the Commandant-general of the country dis tricts. A decree of the government of Monte Video, August '26, appointed the Commandant-general of the country dis tricts, .Ignacio Oribe, Commandant-in-Chief of the National Arm v. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD COLONIAL UNTELLIGENCII CONSERVATIVE MEETINGS, WEST INDIES. 1 NORTH ESSEX CONSERVATIVE ASsociATloN.—On Tuesday The West India mail, which is arrived, has brought Jamaica evening, the Essex and Colchester True Blue and Conservative papers to October 19, St. Kitt's and Triuidad to October 12, Club, embracing the leading nobility, clergy, and gentry of the Barbadoes to October 11, Demerara to September 30, &c. The neighbourhood, celebrated their anniversary at the Three Cups' new Governor of Jamaica had received various congratulatory j Hotel, Colchester, when upwards of 251) gentlemen sat down to addresses on his acceptance of the office. In the course of the an excellent dinner. The demand for tickets, though high answer to the addres s of the inhabitants of Grand Caymans, priced, was so great that, had it been possible to provide more Sir Lionel Smith said, f. Happy would it be for all classes, if I extended aceommodation, the number. present would, we are could justly refer her dependencies to the good exampe of Ja- I assured, have been at least doubled. The arrangements and maica herself, instead of findiug her torn by an i mos it ies which decorations were of the most complete and tasteful character, have been usurping those energies that were required to secure and the utmost harmony and enthusiasm prevail e d throughout her future welfare." the entire proceedings. Sir G. 11. Smyth, Bart., M.P., oflici- The papers of that island are largely occupied with the pro- aced as chairman. The list of stewards comprised the following, ceedings of a special commission, issued to ascertain the cm- among other names :—Sir J. I'. Tyrell, Bart., M.P., Mr. J. P. rectness of charges against Dr. Palmer, and Mr. Harris, of I Elwes, M.P., Mr. T. W. Bramston, M.P., Mr. G. Pal mer , the parish of St. Thomas-in-the-Vale, the commissioners sitting M.P., Mr. B. Sanderson, M,P., the Right Hon. J. C. He rr i es , at Rodney-hall; the general character of the complaints heiug, M.P., Mr. F. R. Bonham, M.P.. Mr. Quintin Dick, M.P., that these stipendiary magistrates had wrongfully and impro- Major Anderson, Lieutenant C. Kersterman, Colonel Brewster, perly omitted to sanction numerous sentence s on slave appren- Captain Balderstone, Dr. M'Lean, Dr. Roddam, &c. A mong tices. There are many cases preferred against them, and the the other gentlemen present we observed the Rev. the Arch extent of the proceedings may be imagined from the fact that deacon of Colchester, the Rev. Dr. Taylor, the Rev. Dr. Dr. Palmer alone is stated to have subpoenaed 56 witnesses. Taylor, the Rev. Dr. Surridee, Rev. P. Bayley, Rev. Charles The commissioners are to inquire, "if any, and what, part of Abdy, Rev. J. Haleward, Rev. George Tufnell, Rev. E. H. the abolition law had been violated" by Messrs. Harris and Greene, Rev. Robert Eden, Rev. Godfrey Bird, Rev. W. M. Palmer. The proceedings, as may be imagined, had produced Hurlock, Rev. H. Bishop, Rev. N. Forster, Rev. G. Bur an extraordinary excitement and much party feeling, the future master, Rev. James Williams. Rev. W. Dalton. &c. efficiency of this magistracy being considered to be in no slight SALFORD OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE AssociarioN.—A spe degree involved in the result of the inquiry ; and the anxiety vial general meeting o f thi s assoc i at i on was held on Monday was not diminish e d by th e acljournmmt of te Court on the evening, at the Three Crowns, King's-street, Salford. The 28th of September to the 24th of October, in consequence, as room of meeting (by no means a small one,) was crammed al was alleged, of the assembling of the Grand Court ; hut the most to suffocation. William Garnett, Esq., of Lark-hill, (who Governor (Sir L. Smith) refused t o sanc ti on so l ong an ad- attended by invitation.) addressed the meeting at some length, journment, and required the commissioners to re-assemble on and was most enthusiastically received. Several other gentle the 10th of October, to proceed with the inquiry, and to make men subsequently addressed the association, and a great n um _ their report with all convenient despatch. There had been some her of new members were admitted. The meeting broke up agitation among the slave apprentice s , b u t th e proceedings of shortly after eleven o'clock. the Governor, and the forwarding of troops, had allayed th e Hoi.sie OeatiAerivE CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY.—On Monday disposition to disturbance. evening last, the members of the above society assembled at heir usual pla ce o f mee ti ng. T he business of the meeting be- The House of As sem bly was f ur th er prorogue d to N ovem b er ! 1; it was then to mee t f or th e d espatc h o f b us i ness. in{ dispo se d o f t o th e ent i re satisfaction of all the members, they separated, at rather a late hour, (ten o'clock,) highly de- The transactions in the flour-market, Jamaica, September lighted, and not a little encouraged, at being called upon dur ing, the evening to add to their list the names of several mem -23, had been rather on an extended scale. Some partial sales had been made on the previous Monday, of superfine , . at bers. WAKEFIELD.—The Conservative dinner of the borough takes 935. 4d. (duty 10s. per barrel.) Accounts afterwards received ; place on the sth December. Several distinguished guests will by the Pioneer, from Phiadelphia, of the state . of the corn be present, and the application for tickets up to this point of market in the United States generally, caused an unusual time have been so numerous that there is much doubt whether degree of firaitiess ; and the price, 935. 4d. was then fully sus the lareest room in the town (capable of accommodating tained • but subsequently, October 18, Philadelphia, fine flour had sold there at 90s. be tween 450 and 500,) will be su ffi c i ent to contain all who wish to EXCHANGE, J A s tAtcA , O c t. 18,—The Commissariat premium be Pre se nt. J. L. Fernandez, Esq., is to be the chairman. for bills is 161 payable in dollars, and 171 payable in doubloons. Ihe Conservatives of Bradford give a grand entertainment Private bills have pretty genera lly ru l e d a t 16 per cent., b u t t o t h e i r representative, Mr. Hardy, on Friday, the 2d of Decem to-day, th e y o p ene d a t 161 per cent., and afterwards went up to " ber, at which a large assemblage of distinguished guests are 17 per cent.; short bills were 181 per cent. On America, 4 to also expected. 5 per cent, premium. . The bnrough of Pontefract, we have heard it rumoured, is Sir E. J. Murray Macgregor, on relinquishing the govern- about to follow the example of its neighbours, and give an en ment of Dominica, addressed its Council and Assembly ; tertainmerit to do honour to their Conservative representative, and in the course of that communication he renewed "his Lord Pollington, and at the same time commemorate the triumph of Conservati ve p r i nc i p l es i n the late municipal elections. earnest reccommendation that th e i r ti me l y a t ten ti on m i g h t b e bestowed upon the care f u l preparat i on o f enactments calculated KINL,'S-CRoS S LOYAL ASSOCIATION OF 1 RADESSIEN.—The to meet those imp or t ant a l terat i ons i n co l on i al society which , second meeti ng o f t hi s a l ready numerous association was held on Monday, evening, at the Bidl Tavern (Mr. Young's) f or th e could not be respe c ti ve ly postpone d b eyon d t h e years 1 838 aurl 1840." purpose of deliberating on and adopting measures relative to Grenada a ers to Oct. sth state, th a t C a ptain Jones nf estal the stability an d p rosper i ty of the society. It was reported to the the Chairm an th a t commun i cations had been. made to thesecre , dad taken t wo more s l avers o ff G rena d a. 925 tary by the l ea d ers o f severa l other local associations, and a V, pi p Africans were foil e d on b oar d , w hi c h w i t h those captured off hope expressed th a t th e n i g h ts of meeting might be so arranged t Tobago, mad e a t o t a l o f 1 , 226 Af r i cans captured in eight Jaya that the membe rs o f eac h assoc i ation might be enabled to visit by Captain Jones. and co-operate with each other. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. BRIGHTON. --The quarterly meeting of the Brighton Conger- Cape of Good Hope papers to the 17th of September have been vative Association was held on Tuesday night, in the large ream, received. They repeat the notice of the arrival at Graham's- which was insufficient to contain the whole of the company. town of the Lieutenant-Governor of the Eastern Province, Mr. The chair was taken at seven o'clock by Sir David Scott, Bart., Audries Strockenstrom, of th e a dd ress t o hi m f rom the iambi- the Pr es id en t o f t h e Association, who was supported by Major- tants of Albany, and of his refusing to receive such address, a General Sir John Elley, M.P. for Windsor, Sir Riggs Falki fact which, it may be remembered, was conveyed by papers ner, Bart., Sir J. W estp h a l , Si r Robert Wilmot, Bart., Capt. heretofore noticed. These journals, however, forwardthe Wellard, &c. Several excellent speeches were delivered in the Lieutenant-Governor's letter declining the address ; in the course of th e even i ng on the cheering prospects of Conservatism course of it he says-- throughout England ; and it is pretty clear that Brighton will " Your ' indefeasible rights' as British subjects pave the way be one of the foremost of those boroughs which will emancipate for your grievances and representations to the legal tribunal of itself from the thraldom of the Radicals, who have too long .to ca rr y everyt hi ng b efore them. the country, the gov ernmen t, th e l eg i s l ature, and to the foot of been suffered the throne itself, and th us i nsure you protect i on against every DINNER To TH E H ON. C APTAIN GORDON, M.P.—Thurs day, 160 of the c ons tit uents o f the Hon. Captain Gordon, M.P. injustice or abuse o f p ower. I t s h a ll b e my anxious study to uphold them inviolate, not from public duty only, but from pri- for Aberdeenshire, entertained him at a public dinner at Alford; R. Grant, Esq., o f Tillyfour, P reses , supported on th e r i g ht b y vats interest, as my own canno t b e preserve d when yours are Captain Gordon, M.P., J . F arq uharson, Esq., and W. Lanes, Esq. On the left by. the Maste r o f F or b es, H ugh Lumsden, trampled upon; but th ose r i g ht s d o not create you judge and jury in a cause in w hi c h y ou are p l ease d to constitute yourself plaintiff, and me defendant. Before competent authority, and Es q ., a nd James Gordon, Esq., of Craig. Th e croup i ers were an impartial publi c , I s h a ll j ust if y my official acts and words, Duncan Davidson, Esq., Colonel Byers, and A. Farquharson, and defend my opinions; and it is but candid to inform you that Esq. Among other gentlemen present were Colonel Leith, B. lam determined to act strictly up to the latter, without thirst Luinsden, Esq., R. Fullerton, Esq., C. Dalrymple, Esq., for popularity or d rea d o f th e con t rary; whilst your remon- Messrs. Fa rqu h arson , F arqu h ar, and Adam, Advocates, Aber strances against my me asures , h owever strong, prov i ded they deep, &c. preserve due respect to the King and his government, shall be BucxywItAMSHIRR GRAND CONSERVATIVE MEETI NG ,— readily and faithfully tr ansm itt e d t o my super i ors. " RisisOttOUGH, Nov. 25.—Th e conservat i ves o f this district of The address, it will be recollected, disputed the correctness of the county of Buckinghamshire met together at a public dinner the Lieutenant-Go vernor ' s ev id ence b e f ore a committee of the yesterday f or th e purpose o f d emonstrating their attachment to House of Commons, c h arg i ng upon th e settlers ill-treatment of constitutional princ i pl es . W. M . P rae d , E sq.. who has an the native tribes, and other conduct inconsistent with the Bri- flounced his intention of coming forward, in the event of a dis tish charact e r an d th e requ i rements o f h umanity and justice. solution of p ar li ament , as a candidate to represent the borough And then, in the address, they " claimed for themselves the of Aylesbury, was introduced to the meeting. Upwards of 100 indefeasible right of questioning the merits of public men who of the resident gentlemen and yeomanry sat down to dinner, among whom were J ames G rubb, Esq., Chairman; the Mar may be called to exercis e authority' over them, or th e expe diency of measures which aff ec t their most vital interests; and quis of Ch au d os; Si r W . Young; W. M. Praed, Esq.; James whilst they present th emse l ves t o your h onour on this occasion d'lsraeli, E sq . ; J. N orr i s, Esq. • Thomas Tyndal, Esq. ; J o h n in the exercise o f thi s th e i r sacre d bi rt h r i g h t; they, at the same Carter, E sq.; R ev. Mr. Partrige; W. Wiushaw, Esq.; Jas. time, deprecate any i m p u t a ti on o f b e i ng actuated by factious Stratton, Esq. ; J. N as h , Esq., &c. views, or by p ar ti a l or l oca l f ee li ngs an d prejudices. On the D INNER TO THE E ARL of HILLSBORoUGH AND VISCOUNT Viscount contrary, they take credit f or an anx i ous d esire to uphold the CASTLICR EAGH .—B ANBRIDGE, Nov. 23.—The dinner aiven to institutions of th e coun try, f or a fi rm d eterm i nation to respect V our represe n t a ti ves — t h e E arl of Hillsborough and Castlereagh—passed o ff most g l oriously yesterday evening. and su hment and loyalty to thei r Ki ng an d country." pport lawful auth or ity, an d f or uns h a k en and ardent at- Nearly 300 of the mos t respecta b le and independent of the Pro. tac testant constituency assembled, Reilly, Esq., Barrister-at. Law, in the Chair. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm o' those present. LONDON . LAW REPORT. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—Nov. 24. HERTFORD CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—The annual meet ing of the members of this association took place yesterday, at the Red Lion Inn, Hatfield, and was numerously attended. Among the nobility and gentry present were the Hon. Dudley Ryder, President; Lord Grimston, S. Heathcote_, Esq.; Hon. Captain Hothatn, Astley P. C ooper, E sq.; C. Philips, Esq.; I'. Latour, Esq.; Niel Malcolm, Esq.; T. S. Moore, Esq.; L. Hesse, Esq.; El. H. Oddie, Esq. ; T. B. Carter, Esq. ; J. Curling, Esq. ; T. Ryley, Esq. ; B. Whitright, Esq., &c.—The meeting was d private one, and for the purpose of ascertaining how far the registration of the county had been favourable or otherwise to the Conservative cause. It appeared that it had been most favourable, and that the return of Conservative mem bers is sure. The following is a statement of the number on each side in the years 1835-6 :- 1835. Conservative new claims Radical objections substantiated 163 Alf/LT.IN V. TAYLOR. The Lord Chief Justice Tindal saidthat in this case a rule had been obtained iu the beginning of this Term, but he had requested Mr. Cresswell (who appeared for the rule to show cause why a new trial should not be granted) to suspend the rule until he should have had some communication with the learned Judge before whom this ease was tried. He had com municated with that learned person, and that learned Judge had declared himself quite satisfied with the verdict of the jury. His lordship said that this court therefele felt bound, as a matter of duty not to grant the rule.—Rule refused. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—WEDNESDAY. THE KING V. THE " LIVEEPJOL CHRONICLE."—The Attor ney General was instructed, on behalf of Mr. Charles Law rence, to move for a rule to show cause why a criminal informa tion should not be filed against the proprietors of the Livertool Chronicle. Mr. Lawrence had been for thirty years a West India merchant, was a magistrate of Lancashire, and had been mayor of Liverpool. On the Ist of November, he was elected a councillor of one of the wards of that borough. This paper had imputed to him acts, which, if true, would disgrace the ward that elected him. Mr. Lawrence was chairman of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and he was a member of the finance committee of the borough of Liverpool. The article in the paper charged him with having, in his official situation; purchased land of the corporation at ss. a yard, and having sold it to the railway company for 30s. or 40s. a yard, and that he had disgraced the ward that had elected him. Mr. Lawrence swore that he had never disposed of any land whatever to the iailway eouipauy.—Rule granted. Balance in favour in two districts -623 53 Radical new c l a i ms Radical objections substantiated 139 —451 Conservative incre ase 1836. —225 for 1835. Conservative claims ........ 238 Conservative objections substantiated Radic a l new c l a i ms Radical o bj ec ti ons su b stant i ated llB —275 Conservative increase —ll9 for 1836 LANCASTER INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. At the sitting of the court last week, 116 insolvents applied for their discharge, of which number 33 received notice of oppo sition. The following were remanded:— William Dickinson, late of Chorlev, cotton manufacturer, six months from the tiling petition, under the 47th sec. of the act. William Parkinson, late of Prescot, near Liverpool, auc tioneer and publican. Adjourned to next circuit to re-adver tise as carrying on business as a publican, under the name of Benbow. Henry Ballindine, drysalter and broker, late of Liverpool and Manchester, six months, under the 47th sec. of the act. David Moseley, late of Manchester, builder, three months, under the 47th sec. Zechariah Bond, discharged conditionally on assignee taking out assignment. James Scott Dalgliesh, late of Preston, draper and publican, discharged conditionally on paying £7 into court. William Coleshill, discharged conditionally on his father pay ing £3lO into court. Oliver Morris, late of Whalley, Wigan, farmer, opposed by Earl Balcarres. Adjourned to next circuit to file amend ments generally, but no older to issue until the Earl Balcarres or his agent certify that they are in quiet possession of the farm. Alexander Denham, late of Chorley, tallow chandler and bacon de a le r : p e tition dismissed. dittonhanllPyroenstoonay, e John Nels on , late of Broughton i n F urness, tailor, discharged conditionally on filing affidavits of Atki nson, Postlethwaite, n a late z of 0 0 L ai in c c a o s u t r e t r, publican, discharg e d con - Remmiugton, Sharp, and the bankers, and upon Ann Thwaites conveying the proof to the assignee under the court. The sum of £156 18s. paid into court, the sum of £56 18s. to remain in court : subject to the decision of the commissioners whether that sum of £56 18. belongs to the insolvent or to Ann Thwaites. John Winterbottom, late of Oldham, in norbusiness—reinanded to. next circuit, to amend special balance sheet. Wright Wild, late of tayley Bridge, cotton spinner—El 3 Paid into court and discharged. vgiiiig i nJHunt, late of Manchester, common brewer—dis charged on Samuel Alcock, late of Liverp oo l , commission agent and pro paying £2OO int o court. vision dealer—discharged conditionally on the production of all the parties at Liverpool, to state they were paid the sums oppo site their names. Daniel Dunkerley, late of Oldham, provision shopkeeper and carter—four calendar mouth s . John Levy, late of Manchester, hawker—six months. John Wade, late of Ma nchester—discharged on paying £4O into court. Robert Fawcett, late of Stayley Bridge, tailor—£9 6s. paid into court, and remanded three calendar months. Samuel Threlfall, late of Liverpool, carter—four calendar months. Maria Coates and John Coates, Manchester, innkeepers—five calendar months. Edward James Pasquier,late of Liverpool, marine painter— remanded to next circuit to amend description, re-advertise, and produce copy of a will. John Riddale, late of Manchester, porter dealer—order for hearing dismissed. William Hawley, late of Manchester, coal agent—remanded to next circuit to amend special balance sheet, and to produce his father. darJohn Cully, late of M anc h ester, rag merchant -- twenty calen months. John Smith, late of Liverpool, in no business, and formerly a wheelwright—six months. Thomas Moss, Manchester, accountant and publican —to ob tain consent of three-fourths of his creditors, having taken the benefit of the act about two years ago. The other insolvents were discharged forthwith. A Diocesan Church B u ildi ng Society is in progress of' forma tion in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. O'CoNNELL.—Let the world, but, beyond all others, let the unreflecting part of the Irish people, reflect upon this. 'They must now see, what they ought l ong ago to have seen, that there is no sincerity In this man. Thousands upon thousands of men will say, and hundreds of thousands of Englishmen do say it, that that cause cannot be good of which such a man is the leader. When or how unhappy Ir e l an d i s to receive relief no man can tell; hut of this he assured, uu this I w ou ld p l e d ge my ex i stence. and every consideration which is dear to me, that she never will receive relief, except through means with which this man shall have nothing more to do than h e now has with regulating the movements and preserving the order of the planets.—Cob beti's Register, March 3. 1827. STATE OF TRADE (From the Leeds Intelligencer.) TR AOR OF LEEns.—The unsettled state of the money mar ket has had its effect upon the staple trade of the district during the last week or ten days. The manufacturers being anxious to quit their goods, anti the merchants being reluctant to enter into unnecessary engagements, except upon advant ageous terms, parcels of goods have occasionally been sold lower than the average run, but the firmness of the wool market has pre vented any material reduction, the principal clothiers choosing rather to limit their production. BRADFORD. —This market, on Thursday, was again very fiat, In piece goods little doing, and the manufacturers were not disposed to submit to a further reduction. Wool much the same as last week. The manufacturers are still anxiously looking forward to the Americana coining into the the market. HALIFAX MA R K ET.—The sales at this market, on Wednes day, were more extensive than for some weeks past, but prices were understood to be rather loser, the manufacturers evincing a wish to convert their stocks into mousy, even at some sacri fice. The Blanket Trade at Heckmondwike, has not been quite so brisk for the last two or three weeks as previously, but still there is a fair business doing. BARNSLEY LINEN TRADE AND POWER LOOMS.--111 con sequence of the rapid increase in the manufacture of drills in this town, the manufacturers of plain goods have found great difficulty in procuring weavers, and have at length been utterly unable to supply the demand, especially in what may be termed heavy goods. This state of things has led to the trial of power looms, which are now found to weave heavy linens very well, and it is ascertained that, with the aid of the steam engine, linen goods can be made at such a price as to pay the weavers a higher rate of wages than they could make by weaving with hand looms. This will have the effect of giving activity to the plain linen trade, which Was fast falling away, and filling the yarn bleach grounds with work, besides furnishing increased labour to every other department connected with the manufacture, which, from the scarcity& weavers, had:long been in a state of inactivity. Goods in certain instances were sold in Leeds Cloth Market, last Tuesday, 20 per cent. under the prices they bad fetched for six months together iu the course of this year, when the sup plies to America were so rife. We do not by any means offer this fact as a criterion of the state of the market generally; yet the reduction in prices is both general and great. At the same time, the stocks of Goods in the Halls are by no means heavy : the manufacturers have never entirely lost sight of former ex perience, but have kept themselves within compass, and have left speculation to other parties. This we consid e r as a b out t h e most cheering c h aracteristic of the present state of the woollen trade. (From the Boltott Chronicle 1 The power-loom weavers of Blackburn are working only four days a week, eight hours per day. Roctinat.a FLANNEL. MARKET.—There was a miserable market on Monday; not many buyers were in attendance, and they were very backward at purchasing at a reduction of 2s. or 3 8 . per couple, as they expect them considerably lower, as wools contidue to fall. There were very few flannels of any sort sold; fine and middle qualities were scarcely inquired after. Some little was doing in low flannels and scouring c l ot h s . The Wool market nothing can be said to be done over it, only it is as dull as ever; many o f th e pr i ncipal dealers y B . O t i l l ih a e r t erc woollenb r ist t t r n a a d s e , that peop le will not buy , the general opinion b e i ng that Wools r i 3 , : l r ) c d e e l y a ds soldand a u p n o s u e n u d l e o d t: Soul o d o 1 1 i k on e i . 1 4 t i o i n b d e a will come considerably lower. READABLETYPE.—The latte iWn.ioltlhiaemrs.lteclidn, e bt d io a k v se a ll n er ol i d n Glasgow, was e xceedingly fond of a goo d j o k e, and, having ' a fair share of humour himsel f, he was the better abl e to b e e i ther the judge or the occasion of i woman, from the clachan of c ampste, entered the sh o p, i nqu i r i ng for "a testament on a mair than ordinar' round teep ?" One of the largest size was shewu to her, which she carefully ex amined, exacting a s er ious tribute on Mr. it. 's patience. "This ane'll no do—it's a pity non. for it's a bonnie book—ba'e ye ony the same size, but wt' the print just about twice as grit ?" "No such testament printed in Scotland," was the reply. " Weel, I'll tell ye what ye may do, sin' I ha'e gi'en you a' this trouble; I'm gaun west a' the gate to Anderston, to see a brither's bairn that I maul) see afore I leave the toun, an' ye can just put your stanapin irons in the fire, and cast ane aff to me hv the time that I come back—we'll 00 cast out about the price."—Tho Laird of Logan. LIVER TIIEATRE. FIRST APPEARAN CE IN ENGLAND OF THE GREAT MAGICIAN, MR.SUFTON, EXTRAORDINARY OP PHYSICAL NECROMANCY ANDEXHIBITION VENTRILOQUISM. uI I IHE Public is r es p ec tf u ll y i n f ormed, that Mr. SUTTON, (the greatest Magician of the present day, either in Eu rope or America, the smile of whom all the papers throughout the United States have spoken in terms of highest commenda tion) proprietor of the most SPLENDID APPARATUS and PHYSICAL CABINET that have ever been exhibited in this country, has recently arrived from New York, and will display the science of the Magic Art, Tit is DAY, (Tuesday,) the 29th, To-monitow, (Wednesday,) the 39th instant, and THURSDAY, the Ist, and FRIDAY, the 2d of December next. SECOND REPRESENTATION, This Evening, (Tues day.) This Entertainment will prove a novelty to the Public, as every part of it is of Foreign extraction, except the Exhibitor, who has the honour of being an Englishman. The experiments will be of the first order, illustrative of the miraculous feats at tributed to the Ancient Magicians, Indian Brahmins, and Hin doo Jugglers. The Apparatus, Costumes, and Draperies are magnificently grand. These lines are sufficient as an announcement; the success of the entertainment rests on its own merits, which (if any) the public will, no doubt, duly appreciate. The Price of Admission—Boxes, 25.; Pit, is.; Gallery, 6d. Further particulars in future Advertisements. TH EATRE-ROYA L, LIVERPOOL. MR. AND MRS. WOOD. • MR. BROUGH. prosent TUESDAY EVENING, the 29th instant .1 Mr. and Mrs. WOOD, on their return from Dublin wil only when an Engagem en t p os iti ve l y for Four Nights when will be performed Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Elvino Mr. Wood. Count Rodo!ph° Mr. Brough, Who is engaged expressly for the Four Nights to appear in the Operas in w hi c h M r. an d M rs. Wood will perform. Alessia Mr. G. Horncastle. Liza Mrs. W. H. Bland (late Miss Somerville.) Dame Teresa..... Mrs. Granby. I Annette Miss Stanley. Amina Mrs. Wood. To conclude with the Melo Drama of 1:. ROBINSON CRUSOE. TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the Opera of FHA DIAVOLO. Fra Diavolo, Mr. Wood; Lord Allcash, Mr. G. Hornesstle; Beppo, Mr. Brou g h ; Z er li na, M rs. Wood; Lady Allcash, Miss tanley. On Thursday, an OPERA, in which Mr. and Mrs. WOOD will perform; and on Friday, Mr. and Mrs. WOOD'S BENE FIT, and their last appearance. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have found it impracticable to give insertion to th e l ong " Address to th e M em b ers o f the Hereford Protestant Asso ciation," which would have occupied full two columns of our paper, to the excl us i on o f muc h l oca l matter of great interest. W'e shall endeavour to give a few extracts in our next. " A Burgess of St. Peter's Ward" complains of the state of the streets in that part of the town, and wishes us to draw the attention of Mr. Bright, the recently-elected councillor for the ward, to the subject. We fear that the admirable letter of " Justitia" is too much out of date for insertion. In addition to this, the scurrility and miserable buffoonery of the article which he criticises render it unworthy of notice. " W. M." is informed that his letter will be handed over to Mr. Whitty, the superintendent of police. If this should not procure attention to the subject of his complaint, the press is still open to him; but we must beg to apprise him that we cannot give publicity to personal charges against any indivi duals, unless the letters containing such charges are duly authenticated. We have received a complaint respecting an irregularity in the delivery of the STANDARD at Halifax. We can only sin cerely assure our readers that the copies for that place are punctually despatched from our office. We beg to inform our young correspondent " Observer," that, if he will call at our office in a day or two, we shall be happy to give him the information he requires concerning the " Conservative Association." the ILikurpool ,Stanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1836. We do not, at present, intend to enter upon any of !re more important topics respecting Ireland, but to take a brief review of a few questions, and advert to a few facts, which are, at this moment, peculiarly interesting to us; inasmuch as they afford very clear indications of her political aspect as regards the future, rather than the immediate welfare of England ;—the days of our children, more than our own days. And this, we 'think, an exer cise of political wisdom, upon which depends, incom parably more, the permanence and good government of states, than all the narrow circumscribed policy, which exhausts itself upon passing events—the growth of em pire, and the stability of kingdoms, can only be success fully promoted by imitating the great processes of nature, where the future oak, the giant of the forest, is ❑ourished and protected in the insignificant germ committed to the ground, and the tender sapling that bends to the breeze. It is to the neglect of this practical principle, that disor der creeps into states; and rebellion, overlooked in the bubbling spring when it first bursts the soil, soon over flews the land, and sweeps away, with its devastating waves, the accumulated labour of ages, into the oblivious ocean, where they are lost for ever. Though this is our present design, we purpose, shortly, to devote our best exertions to develope the causes of distress in Ireland, and to point out what appear to us the most efficient remedies for it; and we shall then show that Mr. O'Connell's plan for obtaining " justice to Ire land," is as fallacious as it is proclaimed by him to be necessary ; as visionary in principle as it appears to be wicked in design. There exists in Ireland a variety of circumstances, physical, moral, and accidental, which con ' spire to keep her low in the scale of nations, and which, carefully examined in their complex and multiform in fluence upon each other, and, unitedly, upon the whole country, will be found sufficient to explain why its statis tical history is so contemptible in the eyes of a political economist. The clear exposition of these will serve to lay bare her moral and political disease, and afford her constitutional physicians, of which Mr. O'Connell, as suredly, is not one, the best chance of accomplishing a cure, or at least an alleviation. But these questions are primarily of importance to Ireland, though England has, doubtless, a deep interest in them. She is, and ever must be, an important member of the British Empire, and can not suffer great excitement, or assume any new position, without imparting some of its influence to the main body. We have witnessed, and with no small concern, many alarming movements in our Sister Isle, which, though softened down in the sensations they produce here, mark some vital derangement in that part of our political sys tem, which threatens disturbance to the whole constitu tion. Whether a stamp of the foot could, simultaneously, arm Ireland in rebellion or not, we leave, for the present, those to determine whose business it is to take care—" ne respublica aliquod detriments caperet." Among other ominous symptoms of disorder in that unquiet land, is the elevation of Mr. O'Loghlen to the Puisne Judgeship of the Court of Exchequer, Whether such an appointment was compatible with the honour or the interest of that gentleman, is a question of personal concern only; and he, doubtless, made his calculations, and balanced the good and the evil, before he accepted it. But to. En gland there arises out of this exaltation, another . train of circumstancee, of vastly greater moment than personal consideration—and this, we regret to say, has been almost altogether overlooked by the British press. Mr. O'Logh len is a Catholic—a " triple alliance" in himself of Ca tholic, Radical, and Reformer—the very political Sphynx of the nineteenth century—and the judicial bench has received this mongrel character, this heterogeneal com pound of undefinable principles, to apply Protestant laws to Roman Catholic as well as to Protestant subjects. Whether his lordship's faith may not, sometimes, produce an obliquity in his judgments we may well question; and whether political prejudices, mingled with his faith, may notoometimes, render the stream of justice impure, especially when the parties in litigation are of opposite creeds, we may more than doubt. We can easily imagine, with what mental casuistry he will have to contend, when. ever a tithe question is brought before him. How would lie here dispose of a resistance to church rates ? What ! pay tithes to heretics, and to support a heretic church! and what is less to be endured, to a Conservative clergy man ! ! But then his apologists will say, he is the minis- ter of justice, and has no alternative—the hitt dicil lex, is the unbending rule of the judge. Still, is there no room for "shuffling "—will every "action lie in its true nature" before a jury for their consideration, and their verdict? Is there no influence attached to the "summing-up" of a judge ?—no heed given to the direction of the bench ? is there no room for subtlety to comment upon evidence —to vary the light and shade of testimony, so as to give an entirely new effect to the picture—and, as all this ;ay be in exercise before a Roman Catholic jury, can we think they will leave the mind free, and the heart un- moved, and the final judgment unsuspected ? Our pru dent ancestors thought otherwise, and to avoid " all ap pearance of evil," and to keep the ermine pure, they suffered not a judge to preside in a court in the county Nov. 29. 183 6. of his nativity—their scriptural reason would not hold good in the present appointment—indeed, all things now seem to be inverted—"a prophet is not without honour save in his own country." Perhaps, the ellipsis of the negative here would express a more general truth as re gards Ireland. But we do not, far be it from us, impute deficient moral rectitude to Mr. O'Loghlen; though we do think, a Radical Reforming Catholic is always ready to apply his centigrade scale to the Fahrenheit tube, and to place the zero of civil and political virtue more than thirty degrees below the point where Protestant Con servatism declares they begin to influence human con duct; whilst the slightest commotion elevates the moral mercury to "blood heat," the fatal temperature of Ire land, which, in the milder atmosphere of England, would only raise it to " temperate." Though we do not im pugn the moral qualities of Mr. O'Loghlen, we are quite sure that he has not the attributes of an angel, but is subject to human passions and human frailties, like other men. And what we complain of, is the principle not the example; though the principle and the example most ad mirable harmonise. The elevation of a Roman Catholic to the bench we think injudicious and ominous—it is the accession of a struggling religion to power —admitting the enemy into the camp, (the " instar montes equum,") and investing him with command. One hundred and fifty years have elapsed, we believe, since a precedent occsarred to justify this extraordinary measure—but ex traordinary measures, numerous as the Danaides, spring incessantly from the pregnant councils of the present ad ministration---" That of an hour's age cloth hiss the speaker, each minute teems a new one." What may be the next appointment who can tell ? The path to public power is freed of all obstructions ; at most there are but three fences round the Protestant, and who will venture to say that they are indestructible? The same authority that removed all the rest can remove these also—a vote of Parliament —and we do not think it would be recorded among the rarest of human incidents, if another session should attempt to clear them away as invidious impedi ments to honour to our very faithful well and truly be loved Roman Catholic brethren in Ireland. We feel surprise that the public press should have nar rowed its views of this question to the personal honour, or pecuniary advantage of Mr. O'Loghlen, or have merely instituted a comparison of his claims with those of his legal competitors ;—those are questions with which we have nothing to do. We ask, in the words of Plau tus, "qua ille nobis arraboni derlit ;" what pledge has be given, what can he give, that he will always observe an even-handed justice ?—When did he, or how will he, put off the frailties of humanity ?—How resist, on many oc casions, what he cannot but feel to be a contravention of his principles ---;And, we further ask, which is a ques tion of equal moment, what influence this exaltation of Mr. O'Loghlen to the judicial bench has upon the cal aspect of England ? The simple solitary elevation of one such character may be little, and might be disre garded, but "examples soon accumulate," and the vacant junior judgeship which to-day is filled up with one Ro man Catholic, to-morrow may be strengthened in coun tenance, by seeing filled up, the chief justiceship with another, till the jury, bench and court may be all Catho lics; and all assembled to try the right of an injured Protestant. A Protestant asking, at the hands of such a bench and such a jury, in the presence of such a court, for redress of wrongs, which, if granted, would not only visit the offender with punishment, but, indirectly, wound the feelings of every one around him, for they are all im plicated in the issue. But we call upon our Protestant countrymen to look further into events--an ox sees what is before it, but man should foresee the future in the present. Do not wait till all is lost, and then lament over irremediable evil. If the ascendancy of Romanisru should not disturb your quiet descent to the grave, yet, remember, you leave your children behind you. To them. you are bound to bequeath, unimpaired, the inheritance of those religious and political privileges which you re ceived from your ancestors—and to do this, you must vigilantly watch ever/ inroad made upon the constitu tion, and vigilantly resist it—and whilst we live under the present administration, we shall find unremitted calls for our most strenuous exertions. Do not imagine that we wish to make an artful appeal to your passions —we have no private views to serve—no personal revenge to gratify —we feel, as every honest man ought to feel, for the welfare of our country, and the security of its 'insti tutions; and we also feel that both these are placed in jeopardy by the reckless, impolitic, and most unjustifiable proceedings of the present ministry, by whose connivance papacy is every day raising her head higher, and speak ing in a loftier tone. In confirmation of this, besides the endangering of justice above alluded to, we read in a morning paper of the 16th instant, that "since the Prae tice began of allowing soldiers to attend their separate places of worship, the numbers who frequent the esta blished church are a considerable minority--and, that in that splendid branch of the service, the royal artillery, the people of Woolwich are struck with the dispropor tionate numbers who attend the Presbyterian and Catho lic chapels." Liberal and consistent government t If a British commander refuses compliance with the idolatrous rites of the Catholic in a foreign land—cashier him ;—if the Catholic refuses compliance to Protestant ordinances —tolerate and protect him. We do not condemn the latter, but he must be a subtle doctor that can vindicate the former—and he a subtler doctor still who can recon cile the discrepancy; but at present our only reason is, to point to the inconsistency of our ruling powers, and to call public attention to the fact, that the enemies of the constitution are, on all sides, successfully undermining the rock upon which it stands—the bench of justice—the physical force of the army—and the " Commons" of Bri tain are all taking a deep papal stain. It is the union,:- the concurrence of the circumstances that creates alarm ; they who regard them as isolated facts fear nothing— and perhaps the result may not spring from any regularly organized system—much may be accidental—but, be as sured, whenever occasion shall require their combined influence, they will instantly consolidate, and move on towards the same object with one design. We have kept our eye upon their several movements, and are not igno rant of the machinery of papal policy. We can see one hand stretched out with the olive branch, whilst the half concealed dagger is grasped in the other. We behold the prophetic "beast," like other beasts of prey, shunning the light, and prowling in darkness to seize its prey. Who would have believed, twenty years ago, when the premier duke of England could vote in parliament— when the House of Commons would have trembled at theiti voice of a Romanist—when the judicial bench would have sunk down under the foot of a papist—that in the short space of twenty years, and much less, papacy and pro testantism should "kiss each other," and the British se, nate admit into its composition a principle so destructive• of its very essence. If the next twenty years should eon, tinue the progression of Catholic power, and like physi cal force,"queevires acquirit eundo," it accelerates as _--- -- it proceeds, England may again see a papal king, a p a p a l government, and the religion of popery the religion of the land. Grant now what Ireland asks—Catholic judges —a Catholic magistracy—Catholic corporations, and a Ca tholic constabulary, and you not only virtually annul the union, but, what is worse, under the name of union, you will introduce into the British Parliament twice the pre sent number of Catholic members. Remember that even . now every measure of the p resent ministry owes•its v ex istence to papal support—and if now, the influence of that support be sufficient to carry on a system of policy adverse to the wishes, and opposed to the interests of Protestant England, what will be its daring when that force is doubled ? If Britain neglects its duty to itself, there still remains one consolati o n—th e lords have pene tration to see , and thinness to withstand, the s e encroach- ments of our enemies in the dignity of truth, with the invincible weapons of reason, and under the shield of justice, they have resisted the assaults of oppression, of anarchy, and of religion. Ourselves long devoted to science, we delight to foster , it in others. We have often wandered among its flow ers, and gathered its fruits, and shall always feel pleasure in watching over those who are similarly engaged- , -and over none with greater satisfaction than the emulous ope rative, who is anxiously exploring the laws of nature. adva t of us the n the Lonri, heart w e Co lin Wha th e I, ces s , doi n be en tend