The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

TO CORAESPONDENTS, We cannot even vet peopi( the pr taste corn o: t " fun ~c~.l ~~~? ['LI. TUYS'DA I DEC. 17, 1850 are in extacies nv what they Rev Dr. Sunday, tk um," made by tl Ile in nit !o Use of his sermon c by the way, tl give a ver So far as we ar n a me.rlihr, (4 b; ❑!j we have f uniTni 3 in vusterday' le tollowir s a correct version of the ning in question, the Rev Gentl 1 in hi mon, to the amongst Ronan Catho bjections to it, on mom s growl i stron ly the fact that, ltnittee, in 1826 such tvas the system of Rome, that if a murderer -chose to confess his dk hoquency to a priest, his vows would not allow loin to hand over the crimi nal to he dealt with by the civil power; and that, if even an intended murder was disclosed to him under the seal of the roof- - 1 _ he would not interfere to protect order that such et and he vict essior rn fro rn his doom vent t the ne perty, and to the peace of the township." No other more eligible situation was pointed out to them, and the cominitue had a perfect right to conclude that it was the wish of the magistrates t( get rid of the meeting altogether. The concludin •rtion of the communication was still more cal culated to create hesitation and fear in the mini Of the committee. The document proceeds:— " Indeed, from information that has been received by the magistrates., tht•y would impress mast seriously Upc the cornoit,.•. In whose name you wr that a very se .ITC, iota danger to human ljfe is 'ileum(' liy holding meeting - , and a very great responsibilitg is placed on Mtn Who take an active part in calling it." Whence the magistrates derived such infortnatio phone that they 8 formed. No such information however was vouch sated to the committee, who were thus left to tali' their course under a feeling of indefinite dread u some outrage resulting, the guilt and respons:biliQ of causing which they were told would rest upoi their own heads. The language of the reply tc this intimation, addressed to the Bench by Alf Percy Dove, Chairman of the Committee, will Lest explain the position in which the latter felt them selves placed : " We finally find, in your letter of to-day, a passage which, if it has any meaninz, tells us that we a e takitig , sponsibility of a sacrifice of human life ; and tiie may be shell by the aid of such a vile con piracy as that which the chairman of the magistrates states to have existed on the former occasion you imply, in pretty plain terms, shall rest on our consciences. " It requires the exercise of all our I , iyal devotion to our Sov , .reign,—all our inflexible determination to pre serge our Eoglish liberties,—and all our attachment to the Protestant constitution to enable us to persist in our course in the face of a document which may be used to our prejudice hereafter if the magistrates themselves short , tail the r blood which in supplying military aid suitable to the unlawful op position they anticipate." With such responsibility thrown upon them, and with such undefined terrors spread before their steps, what sane and earnest and abiding sense of their duty could have animated the Committee and the Protestant people of Birkenhead to carry out, at much personal risk, their proposed demon stration to its most satisfactory and triumphant conclusion ? We rejoice at the issue of this important meet ing more than all for the lesson which it teaches, and for the broad example which it holds up to the contemplation of the world. If it be true, as it is generally admitted to be, that Great Britain owes the stability of her reverend insritutions, aesailed during a period when thrones and dynas ties were being trampled upon by brute violence, to the resistance of offered by the loyal inhabitants of the Metropolis, who presented their unbought services in aid of the military and civil powers, it is equally true that the Protestant people of this realm will for the future enjoy peaceably the right of petitioning the Sovereign or her Parliament, given them by the Constitution, to the spirit, the determination, and unflincing courage of the men of Birkenhead. Had they flinched from thtir duty, and submitted to the dictation of a Popish mob, what public assembly, convened to discuss any question connected with the proceedings or pretensions of Rome, would have been safe from riotous aggression, wherever a posse of Popish navvies, or a Popish population was within reach cf an unscrupulous priest ? We rejoice, moreover, that the slain has been wiped from the character of Birkenhead of having been the first place in England where a papal triumph had been gained. Our readers will appre ciate our meaning when we state, on the authority of a correspondent of the Manchester Courier, the following fact. On Thursday evening last a mob of the lowest class of the Irish resident in that town paraded the streets, armed with bludgeons, iron bars, and other murderous weapons, using most atrocious threats against " the cowardly heretics," and particularising several obnoxious parties as the objects of their wrath. Amongst their threats was this,—" We'll give them a Birkenhead lesson!" Thanks to our neighbours in Cheshire, "a Birken lesson is no longer an obloquy to Protestant England! .fence should be placed fairly othoritatively before his congregation, the Doctor read the foll n a Digest publi , wing- repmt of it, as con. lied by T. Cadell, Strand At page 271, Dr. Doyle answers thus : Q. " Would a Priest kk hirni:t . justified in case fi he could prevent the ear: cution of that crino_ A. "No, he canno, with the irAiivaluals themseivE more than the means he use Q. " Could not he war crime is intended to he eor 1 against whom ti: arriot. If it _flowed to the Prie to reveal tho confession, wider any circumstances, crimt.al would come to him." At page answers thus 273, Dr. Nlagaurin, Bishop of Ardagh Q. " Suppose the Priest was made acquainted with a; intention to commit murder, in the way of confession would he think himself authorized to make any corn, munication upon that. subject ?" A. " lie would exert himself to prevent the crime being committed ; hut any communication made to him, ii ;ion, is inviolable, he cannot divulge it." Would he be authorized to give notice to the hose life might be in Banner ?" con fes ' Divine in , " M !le kind and able commt bilants of Lk( Was built when t . Ile declares ti: np . le Al' IN on t ; I do not think he Would : we believe it is itution, as such inviolat on wit,) has made the conf He could not divul n its secrecy." roucli of it a.; would pre without committing any part of it ; it is his dut to pre , ent, as far as he can, the crime." For, a Priest proved to be thus cognizant of murder, before or after the fact, the Rev. Doctor considered that the punishment of death would not more than meet the justice of the case; but, as there were parties who objected to the punishment of death in any case, at least trans portation fo r lif e oug h t to be inflicted. Before the sermon in the evening, we are informed, the Rev. Doctor advanced from his pew, and, ascending the reading desk, publicly expressed his regret at the language which he had used, and into which he had been hurried by the fervour of an extemporaneous discourse. He had already, he said, humbled himself before God for the language he had used ; and conceived it to be his duty to do the same before his congregation. We must confess that we cannot perceive any ground for such self-humiliation on the part of - Dr. M`Neile, although it is impossible not to admire the mingled chivalry of spirit, and truly AN instructive proof of the emboldened snirit Christian temper, which dictated the course pu r - infused into Romanism by the recent aggressive sued by him. Possibly the rev. gentleman may movement of the papacy was referred to in the have grounds, the suggestions of his own mind, lecture of the Rev. Dr. MaNeile on Tuesday last. of which we have no knowledge. There may, for An excellent and truly christian effort has been for instance, have been more in the manner than the some time making to raclaim from their heathe n matter of the allusion. And we may here remark, life the vagrant juvenile population of our town by that the startling effect said by some parties to the establishment of ragged schools in some of have been produced upon the congregation, and its most benighted districts. The movement was the rush of his friends after the service to the I essentially a Church of England movement. The vestry, to remonstrate with the Rev. Preacher, are recipients of its benefits were the bulk of them the pure inventions. There was no such startling deserted or neglected children of Roman Catholic effect. The sermon of the morning would have parents. By the energetic and voluntary devotion had given to it no unusual prominence but for the of their better-inform e d and better-circumstanced occurrence of the evening; and this was unsug- fellow Christians, a few of those schools were gested, and simply the prompti ng of D r . al.iar e il e ' s opened, in which the poor outcast children were own mind; for, he was not, we are credibly in- instructed in the useful rudiments of knowledge, formed, so waited upon by any member of his the reading of the word of God being a portion of congregation. But, we would ask of those, the system ; but everything approaching to con who are just now reviling Doctor M`Neile as an troversial teaching was sedulously avoided. The unsafe guide in spiritual and political matters, the I controversial teaching, indeed, of mere children— simple question—i s the fact stated by him correct match-sellers, rag-gatherers, juvenile dealers in . or incorrect ? Can any Roman Catholic priest i rubbing -stones and grit—would have been a farce divulge a simple fact, the communication of a too gross to be practised under the direction of thought or an intention, however horrible, or to any sensible men. The children in those schools 'whatever atrocity it may lead, to any mortal were merely privileged to read the Bible, or to except his bishop ? Can that bishop unburthen have the great plan of redemption explained to his soul except to his metropolitan, or to the Pope them. They were interested in this—to their of Rome ?Itis no use being mealy-mouthed I minds —novel subject. They were learning that about such matters. It is a patent fart that such they were not utterly cast away from God's care, and is the law of the Church of Rome. The conies- from the care of their fellow beings. They were, sional, so far as regards all social. concerns, is besides, full of thankfulness to their teachers, and secret as the grave. The murderer in esse or in of gratitude also for the asylums and instruction posse is, if th e ev id ence g i ven i n 1826 is to be provided for them as su b st i tutes for their previous relied on, as safe under it from the arm of the ; bitter life of street wandering. Not a protest was secular power as if he never breathed his infamy ! made—not a hand held up—against these schools, into the ear of a human being. previously to the recent encouragement afforded by We do not mean to insinuate that, in this the Papal aggression to priestly tyranny. The age, and in this country, a Roman Catholic ! parents of the poor children, thus withdrawn from clergyman would be wilfully guilty of the crime I vicious companionship and habits, had reason, we involved in such secrecy as is iir posed unon him firmly believe, to thank God for the christian care by the system, under which he is trained, and to ; bestowed upon them in their better conduct and maintain which he is sworn. But, notwitstanding improved moral habits. all our progress in civilization, human nature re- I But, all at once, Romanism took alarm, and saw mains the same as in the days when Henry the danger to its tyrannous rule in the Gospel light Fourth of France was murdered by miscreants,j which was breaking in upon these previously un who had absolution given them for the bloody I thought-of children—theselielots of a christian coin deed to be accomplished by them. We are chari- munity. And, accordingly, we saw perpetrated table enough to believe that many of the outrages the disgraceful outrage, and sad exhibition of and bloodshed perpetrated in Roman C a th o li c p r i es tl y i nto l erance, of lay slavery and abject ig countries have for their authors men who never norance, referred to by Doctor M`Neile, and con visit a confessional, or give information of their firmed in the letter of the Rev. Mr. Wolseley, the foulnesses to their priesthood. But, if Rome respected curate of St. John's, and promoter of wants to purge herself of the imputation of guilty the Ragged School in Hodson-street. knowledge of crime, which is fairly her due, let her Our police report of yesterday affords a further reform this disgraceful portion of her system ! specimen of the extent to which Romanism is pre- Let her proclaim to her votaries that she no I pared to use every force for the purpose of riveting longer holds sacred the confession of a murderer, I the fetters of ignorance upon the human mind. in practice or in intent ! Until this is done, the For some weeks past the neighbourhood of Hodson.. stigma must rest upon her of being particeps I street Ragged School has been the scene of intimi criminis ; and, undeniably, whenever such an dation and uproar of the most disgraceful kind, atrocity can be traced home, the existing law of I got up with a view to drive the poor children from the land renders every confessor, cognizant of a the school by terror and violence. An opposition, crime, committed or to be committed, and which i or Roman Catholic Ragged School, was last week he does not reveal to the constituted authorities, an started in the same street, in order to counteract accessory before or after the fact, as justly punish- the beneficial working of the school established by able as the criminal himself, the excellent incumbent of St. John's, and his. curate, and friends. The poor children, however, stuck fast, in their gratitude to their original bene ' factors ; and persisted in attending the Bible school, although they bad to be escorted and protected from brute violence on their approach to it. On Sunday afternoon, as on previous occasions, an unruly mob was gathered in the street, in front of the school, hooting and threatening all who approached ; and at length, and as a last resource, to prevent the willing children from attending, teachers, scholars, and amongst the rest, a minister of the Church of England were assailed with a shower of stones and other missiles. For taking part in this outrage a young Irish lad, of most unprepos sessing and unenlightened physiognomy, was brought up yesterday at the police-court, and, not withstanding the opposing testimony of three Irish witnesses, and the pleadings of an eminent solicitor, he was sentenced to pay a fine of 20s. and costs, or to undergo an imprisonment of 21 days. Now, we shall just ask a question of our readers upon the subject of this occurrence. When this ignorant lad was brought to the Rose-hill Station house he asserted that he had only been ten days in the town, having arrived from Galway. Who paid the services of the solicitor to defend him ? We may also add that he must have been singularly fortunate in making so many friends in so short a period to present themselves before the court. Of course our readers will draw their own conclusion TIIE p eace f u l an d orderly, though enthusiastic meeting, held on Friday last at Birkenhead, is important on other accounts than the ability and earnestness displayed by the Various speakers. After the disgraceful and brutal proceedings which had taken place at the meeting Previously called, the determination shown by the inhabitants to per severe at all hazards in adding their protest against the recent Papal aggression to that of the majority of their fellow-countrymen distinctly refutes the sneering assertions of the Rornish and ultra-Liberal party that the movement now going on in every part of the kingdom is the result of a mere effer vescence of feeling, and that when a few more meetings have been held, and memorials presented, the people will return to the apathy and indiffer ence with which they have regarded previous en croachments of the Papacy. It was not, for exam ple, a temporary ebullition of excitement which induced the gentlemen who compcsed the Protes tant committee to persist in holding the meating under such circumstances as are detailed in the correspondence which took place between them selves and the magistrates, and which has now been published entire. The history of the negoci ations between the committee and the bench will shew the discouragements under which the former gentlemen acted. _ - Having intimated to the magistrates that they had fixed upon Friday last, the 13th, for holding a meeting in the Market-square, they were told th a t the magistrates "had very serious objection s t o a meeting being held i n suc h a situation, as it must be sufficiently obvious that very great risk existed by the proposed meeting to the surrounding pro. The governorship of St. Helena has been offered to Sir Jas. Emerson Tennent, late colonial secretary at Ceylon. The three London and North Western railway directors, who joined the Caledonian board, have been desired to resign their seats, on account of the evident hopetlesanost of bringing the guaranteed parties to fair and equitaNe terms. d Ror THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD, LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY LORD ELDON'S PREDICTIONS IN 1829, ON THE THIRD READINC OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL The following predictions of this venerable pillar of church and state were at the time sneered at, as the senile and effete expressions of a bigotted octogenarian. What a lesson has he left to those who now hold the rudder of the state in their hands:— " I know, that sooner or later, this bill will overturn the aristocracy and the monarchy. What I have stated is my notion of the danger to the establishment. Have they not Roman Catholic archbishops for every ot2stant Archbishop : Roman Catholic deans for every Protestant dean ? Did not the Roman Catholic ecclesiastics dispute against Henry VIII in defence of the power of the Pope ? and in Mary's time were not the laws affecting the Roman Catholics repealed. not by the authority of Parliament, but through the influence of the Pope's legate ? And even though you suppress these Roman Catholics who utter these seditious, treasonable, abominable, and detestable speeches, others will arise who will utter speeches more treasonable, more abominable, and more detestable. No sincere Roman. Catholic could or did look for less than a Roman Catholic King and a Roman Catholic Parliament. Their lordships might flatter themselves that the dangers he had anticipated were visionary, and God forbid, that he should say, that those who voted for the third reading of the bill will not have done so conscientiously, believing that no danger exists or can be apprehended from it. But in so voting, they had not that knowledge of the danger in which they were placing the great, the paramount interests of this Protestant state ; they had not that knowledge of its true interests and situation which they ought to have. Those with whom we are dealing are too wary to apprise you by any indiscreet conduct of the danger to which you are exposed. When those dangers shall have arrived, I shall have been consigned to the urn, the sepulchre, and mor tality ; but that they will arrive I have no more doubt than that I yet continue to exist. You hear the words of a man who will soon be called to his great account. God forbid, therefore, that I should raise my warning voice, did I not deem this measure a breach of every notion that I have of a civil contract—a breach of every article of the Constitution, and contrary to the spirit of those oaths which I have taken to my King, and to that Constitution. Pardon, my lords, a man far advanced in years, who is willing to give up his existence to avert the dangers with which ail he loves, all he reveres, aro threatened. I solemnly declare, that I had ra ther not be living to-morrow morning, than, on awaking, find that I had consented to this measure. Believing it, as I do, after all the consideration which I have given it, to be an abrogation of all those laws which I deem to be necessary to the safety of the church ;—a violation of those laws which I hold to be as necessary to the preservation of the throne as of the church, and as indispensable to the existence of the Lords and Commons of this realm, as to that of the King, and of our holy religion ;—feeling all this, I repeat, that I would rather cease to exist, than, upon waking to-morrow morning, find that I had consented to a measure fraught with evils so imminent and so deadly, and of which, had I not solemnly expressed this, my humbie but firm conviction, I should have been acting the part of a traitor to my coun try, my sovereign, and my God." POPERY As IT Is.—The " Annual Registers" of the last few years scarcely contain a single volume which is not disfigured, in some place or other, by Contests between the Romish bishops and the continental governments. To mention a few of these :—ln 1823, the government of the Netherlands was obliged to dissolve two religious confe deracies, as dangerous to the state. In 1824, there were serious disputes and commotions, on religious points, in Bavaria, Saxe Weimar, and Saxony. In 1825, the Belgian government had a conflict with the Archbishop Mechlin. In 1827, the bigoted Ferdinand of Spain had such a struggle with the Papal pretensions, that he forbade the Pope's nuncio to enter Spain. In 1828, the French go vernment felt itself obliged to suppress the society of the Jesuits, and it met with great opposition from the bishops. In 1830, Charles X., under the advice of ecclesiastical bigots, endeavoured to enslave his people, and lost his throne by it. In the same year, the Romish bishops in Belgium united themselves with the radical party, whom they in their hearts hated, in order thereby to accomplish a revolution, and to get rid of a Protestant king, whose sway they would not submit to. In the same year, the Jesuits occasioned great disturbances in Saxony. In 1834, the Spanish government was obliged to make very strong laws for the punishment of many bishops and priests who aided the Carlists. In 1837, the ' Archbishop of Cologne set the Prussian government at defiance, and they were obliged to place him in confine ment. In 1838, the Austrian bishops induced the govern ment to banish the entire body of inhabitants of the Zillar-hall for becoming Protestants. In 1842, the church party in France raised a great clamour (as they are doing in Ireland now) against the university system maintained by the government. To propitiate them the government consented to send an expedition to root up the Protestant missions in Tahiti ; and thus was very near involving these two great nations in war. In 1847, Switzerland was utterly convulsed and driven to civil war by the demands and con spiracies of the Romish bishops. And in the present year, the Sardinian government, a government wholly Popish, has been obliged to send two archbishops into exile be cause they resolutely refused to obey the laws. Here are no fewer than fifteen instances, in the course of 30 years, of troubles, commotions , and civil wars, b roug h t ou b y the Romis h bishope and the agent' of Rome. In consequence of the lamented death of Mr. Thomas Chalmer, jun., the highly-respected and talented member for Everton and Kirkdale Ward, a vacancy has occurred in the Council Chamber. A deputation of the electors, • immediately on being apprized of the melancholy occur rence, waited upon Mr. Thomas Claimer, sen., the father of their deceased representative, and pressed him to allow them to elect him as his son's successor. Mr. Claimer assented, but, owing to the recency of the bereav ur.ent already alluded to, excused himself from the usual public declaration of principles. These are, however, well known to be identical with those professed by his lamented son : they have al,o been tried in the public service, Mr. Claimer, sen. having represented the burgesses in the Council. A meeting of the electors of the ward was held last night, at Halliday's Coffee-house, for the purpose of adopting measures for the return of Mr. Claimer. Among the gentlemen present were Mr. Roskell, Mr. Hainsworth, Mr. Jones, Mr. Langsdale, (T.C.,) Mr. Godfrey, (T.C.,1 and others. Mr. ROSKELL was called to the chair. He regretted the painful circumstances which led to the calling of the meeting ; he considered that the ward had lost an excel lent representative. In the township in which he resided much had been done by the deceased Mr. Chalmer to reduce the excessive amount of feces which some time ago prevailed. He thought he could not better show his respect for the son than by assisting to return his father. ([Tear, hear). Alderman LANGSDALE came forward to propose a re solution. He had known Mr. Chaloner for thirty.five years, and the lamented young man from his infancy. (Here the worthy alderman became so much affected that he was unable to proceed). He proposed that. Mr. Chat mar is a fit and proper person to represent the ward. Mr. GODFREY seconded the resolution. He was sorry that melancholy duty devolved upon him ; he could assure the chairman that no man could be more regretted than the deceased gentleman by the Council ; a letter had been sent that day from the mayor to his father con firmatory of this view. He thought it would be paying a just tribute to the memory of the son to return the father. The motion was carried nem. con. Mr. H AINSWORTH moved the second resolution to the effect that the meeting use its utmost efforts to secure the election of Mr. Chalmer. .Mr. ROURKE seconded the resolution, in doing which he paid a high compliment to the memory of the late Mr. Chalmer. A committee was then formed to promote the election of the candidate, and after the usual routine had been observed, the meeting separated. The usual fortnightly meeting of this society was held last night at the Royal Institution, the President, J. B. Yates, Esq., in the chair. A letter was read from Mr. James Boardman, contain ing a memoir of Mr. Bentley, for some time a resident of Liverpool, and subsequently resident in London, in part nership with Mr. Wedgewood. Mr. LASSELL made a communication respecting a third ring of Saturn, which had originally been observed by an American astronomer. About a fortnight ago, being on a visit to a friend who had an excellent glass, and the night being exceedingly favourable for observations, he perceived a new feature in the planet Saturn. On re turning home. and making further observations, he saw on one occasion the eight satellites of the planet, and a dark and well defined edge to the outer ring, which he had always observed obscure. He observed a distinctness which led him to conclude that a third ring was probable, though he could not say that his own observations per fectly convinced him of the fact. The Rev. Dr, HUME then read a paper upon the edu cational and literary condition of Liverpool. The rev. gentleman, after describing the peculiar social condition of Liverpool, composed as its inhabitants are of men engaged in mercantile pursuits, and sprung from every class and country, remarked upon the absence of anything like libraries of reference or educational facilities uni versally approachable, by which literature might be pro moted amongst the inhabitants. It was evident that there was existing abroad a desire for a better state of things; but a fatality seemed to have attended previous efforts to advance the desideratum. He viewed, however, the recent transfer of the Royal Institution to the Council as an auspicious event by which a public library, suited for all classes, would be provided, free of cost. The rev. gentleman drew a very humiliating picture of the literary position of Liverpool, which he attributed, in a great measure, to the want of a sufficient sup ply of useful literature and science. He remarked upon the excellence of the Athenum and Lyceum libraries for reference ; and stated that it was melan choly to see such libraries restricted to the few who are proprietors of these institutions; and he suggested to those proprietors to concentrate their collections by placing them in the library of the Royal Institution, where they would still serve ns works of reference, easily approachable. The rev. gentleman proceeded to suggest his views as to improvements which might be made in the museum which he considered at present to be un attractive. The lecturer went on, at too great length, un fortunately, to enable us to give even the thread of his argument., to dilate upon the great benefits which would arise to our town from the institution proposed to be im proved and rendered efficacious in promoting our interests. APPREHENSION OF SUPPOSED RIOTERS AT BIRKENHEAD. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY REPORT. The magistrates at Birkenhead having had informations laid before them respecting parties who had taken part in the late riot on the 27th ult., issued warrants against a number of parties, which the police endeavoured to put in force during Sunday night. About two o'clock, p.m., they succeeded in apprehending four parties, the most respect able of whom is Mr. John Brown, a shoemaker in Grange-lane. One of the parties against whom a warrant was issued succeeded in making his escape through the window of his house, with nothing on except his shirt, and after a chase of about three hours the police lost their game in the neighbourhood of the dock cottages. About two hundred of the special constables were summoned to attend at the Town-hall at nine o'clock yesterday morn ing, to be ready to act in case of any disturbance, and all attended punctually. In addition to the four apprehended during- the night, one was already in custody () n a charge of fighting, and another party had been arrested on Sun day night, for being drunk and attacking one of the police constables. The following are the names of the parties in custody, and the charges made against them, namely : John Brown and John Fitzsimon, for having engaged with a number of other parties at the Town-hall, Birken head, on the 27th November last, and with having made an attack upon the police-ohicers in the execution of their duty, and assaulted John C imley, one of the Liverpool police. Edward Smith, charged with a similar offence, and an assault upon James Kelly, one of the Liverpool police. Matthew Griffin and John Feehan, with a similar offence, and assaulting the constables generally, and Wil liam Haggarty was charged with a similar offence, and with assaulting Jonathan Cartmel, one of the Birkenhead police. The last case was proposed to be gone i , :to first. Mr. Conway, barrister-at-law, appeared on behalf of the crown, instructed by Mr. Townsend, one of the clerks to the magistrates, and Sir George Stephen, in structed by Mr. Bretherton, for the prisoner. On the application of Sir George Stephen, Mr. Bre therton was allowed to have an interview with the pri soners, who are all Irish Roman Catholics. Mr. Conway said be appeared in support of the charge which the magistrates bad just receive.l. The riot and assault arose upon the occasion of the late meeting announced to be held on the 27th of November, by the magistrates. It was then proposed to hold a meeting of the rate-payers of Birkenhead and its vicinity, for the purpose of addressing her Majesty on the late encroachments of Rome. As some apprehension was entertained that a riot was likely to take place, pre parations were made to preserve the peace, and in conse quence a detachment of police were brought over from Liverpool about eleven o'cl •ck in the forenoon. At an early hour in the morning, a large crowd had assembled in front of the Town-hall, and, on the arrival of the police, they were ordered to clear the door-way so as to permit the entrance of ratepayers desirous of being present at the meeting: This was accomplished with some difficulty, and, although some violence was used, yet he should be able to prove that there was not more than was actually necessary. Soon after a large mob assembled in front of the Town-hall„ armed with pokers, iron bars, p a lli sa d es , bl u d geons, and missiles of ever y description. An indiscriminate and murderous attatk was made upon the police by the mob, and amongst others the pris oner (H aggar t y ) was one of the mos t active and prominent. He (Mr. Conway) believed that he should be able to prove that every one of those in custody was also active in the riot, and actually engaged in striking the constables. Sir George Stephen here interposed and wished all the witnesses to be out of court Moa Nht. We have h a d more i nqu i ry f or producend th y e last few days, and prices are on the alvance. Our stocks are generally small, and cannot be augmented for some months. Our grocers and refiners continue to refrain from buying raw Sugar, but there is a good business going on with the outports. Bristol, particularly, is drawing heavily upon our stock. There is a decided improvement in the demand for Cot ton, arising from the healthy state of trade in Manchester, and holders have obtained another kd. advance since Fri day last. —On Saturday 6,000 bags were sold at rising prices, and again to-day 6,000 bales have been disposed of at still higher rates, Our market for Scotch Pig Iron has been very inanimate for some days. The quotations are,—mixed numbers, 435. 6d. to 445.; No. 1 Gartsherrie, 445. Gd. to 455., f. o. b. at Glasgow. Bars in Wales, £4 12s. Gd. The Share market continues in a healthy state, and prices are rising daily. London and North Westerns are now quoted at 128. therßnaortniacbea, s,',C in hu co re n h s , eg L u o ei n c d a on o , f has e s d be iffi en cu e l l t o y se e d xp u e n r t i i . l further enced in performing divine service." Mr. Charles Mills has generously bestowed a cadetship on one of the sons of the late Rev. Mr. Hollest, whose cruel fate is f res h i n t h e recollection of the public. Mr. Cooke on Thursday last devoted the receipts at the Royal Circus, Bristol, to the funds of the Exhibition of Industry, and has, we hear, handed over to the financial officer the sum of £5O. The performance was under the patronage of the mayor and corporation. In reply to a letter from the Rev. W. Dodsworth, the Bishop of London has written to say that "be did not refer to Mr. Dodsworth's church when he stated that he had objected in the strongest manner to some practices in several churches." THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AND VOLTIGETJR.—A match has been made between these horses, to come off on the first day of York Spring Meeting, viz., the 13th of May, the Dutchman carrying Bst 71b. and Voltigeur, 7st 121 b., two miles over the old course; 1000 sovs. each. h, ft. A meeting of the Protestant clergy of the united dio ceses of Derry and Raphoe in reference to the late bull from Rome, had been announced, but it is now stated by the Londonderry Journal that the movement " has been discountenanced by the highest authority in the Iri s h church." There are rumours, apparently well-grounded, that two or three other leading Tractarians, holding high positions in the metropolis, will speedily follow Mr. Bennett in his secession, or resignation, whichever it may be termed. The three curates of St. Paul and St. Barnabas have already taken this step. A NEAPOLITAN PRINCE ARRESTED FOR A MILLINER'S BlLL.—The Princess of Capua having incurred, in 1842, a debt of 18,0001. to Mdlle. Lenormand, of the Rue de la Paix, in Paris, for articles of dress, proceedings were in stituted against her husband for that amount. A verdict was given against him, but, owing to his leaving Paris, it could not be carried into effect. It becoming known, a short time since, that the prince had arrived in Paris, he was, arrested, and his friends paid the debt. SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION:IN A Cow. —An Inverness paper says that last week one of the small tenants at Embo, county of Sutherland, having a cow swollen with the over eating of turnips. Mr. Colin Munro, manager, probed the animal, and as he performed the • operation the farmer's wife stood over him, holding a li g h te d candle. The h ea t e d a i r or gas from the cow took fire at the candle, and blazed up, to the no small astonishment of the parties. It was with difficulty extinguished, with out doing any material injury. It is a most remarkable sign of the times that, even up to the approach of Christmas, emigration continues almost upon as great a scale as during the spring or summer from someof thesouthern Irish ports. Waterford is thechief port selected by emigrants from the counties of Waterford, Tipperary, and Kilkenny. The Cionrnel Chronicle states that the streets of that town are crowded with the rural population, on their way to America, whilst in Waterford the influx of peop!e from the adjacent counties is very great. BOMANISM GOING AHEAD.—We have before us cir cular calling on " the Catholics of Liverpool" to contri bute towards the erection of schools at Edge-hill, and stating that land has been purchased at the back of St. Anne's Roman Catholic chapel. The promoters state that it is their intention " to lay the foundation stone on the 17th of March. and to keg, the day as a great Catho lic festival, with all the pomp and splendour of our holy religion, at which the Lord Bishop of Liverpool will be in vited to assist!' What does all this mean ? The Romanists are evidently presuming on Protestant apathy. A CHRISTMAS DAINTY.—Mr. Lawton's game pies have long been famed as one of the most delicious, as well as substantial, of the numerous dainties which are offered at the approach of the festive season. The an nual notice, we see, is issued, and the Yorkshire game pies, containing all sorts of savoury meats, cooked up after a fashion that Soyer himself could not surpass, are again offered to the public. It is an excellent saying, that good wine needs no bush, and we are cute that these pies need no eulogy ; for those who have once partaken of them are sure to wish to repeat the enjoyment. THE IVORY TRADE.—Few persons have an idea of the value or extent of the importations of ivory into South ampton, principally from Alexandria, by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers. The demand has greatly increased during the last few years ; and although the supply has been considerably auemented, it is not equal to the demand. The tusks and pieces (nearly 3,000 in all) brought here by the Ripon on her-last voyage were on Tuesday last sold by public auction , in London, and readily realised from 18s. to 235. per pound, the whole producing nearly £25.000, the greater portion of which was paid down immediately, a discount of 22 per cent. being allowed for cash, but no payment is extended be yond one month from the day of sale. It appears that large quantities of tusks which have been from time to time shed by wild elephants are found buried in the deserts of Arabia—these are bought up principally on account of the Pasha of Egypt, and then transmitted to England for sale. Some of the teeth imported in the Ripon were of this class, and in an advanced state of decay, such as it must have taken centeries to produce.— YESTP RDAY, Banipshire Independent. Several parties were fined 20 s , an d cos t s f or h av i ng i n MORE FATAL COL LIERY E XPLOSIONS. — On Wednes their possession f ore i gn manu f actured tobacco. day last, a most dis as t rous occurrence happened near A gentleman was b roug ht up c h arged with having Taibach, Glamor gans hi re , i n Messrs,. Vivian and S on ' s foreign cigars in his possessio n w h en l an di ng on the dock Morfa pit, whereby 30 persons were injured and two k quay, after accomp a nyi ng an ou t war d b ound ship b eyon dilled. On the same d ay a second fatal explosion took the light ship. Th e i n f orma ti on was di sm i sse d , and the place at the N ew D u ff ryn C o lli ery, the property of Mr. cigars seized or d ere d t o b e re t urne d. Thomas Powell, th e G ear , near N ewport. There were POPISH ATTACK UPON A RAe&ED S CHOOL .—A roug h 54 persons in the pi e , o f w h om t h ree only were brought Irish lad was b roug ht u p un d er th e f o ll ow i ng c i rcum- up at first. Th e th ree men w h o were saved said they stances. On Sunday morning a lar g e m o b, c hi e fly I r i s h , were nearly suffocated in com i ng t o t h e mouth of the pit, and gave but a p oor account of those left behind. The was assembled opposite the e n t rance t o th e R agge d agent of. the colliery, Mr. Meredith, had only just gone School, in H o d s o n -st ree t, crea ti ng a v i o l ent uproar, an d pelting with st ones an d o th er m i ss il es , th e t eac h ers an d down before th e acc id en t occurred: The explosion was children as they e n t ere d th e sc h oo l. A n o ffi cer o b serve d terrific. It was s ome ti me b e f ore any correct account the prisoner th row a s t one , w hi c h was war d e d o ff b y the could be obtained o f th e f a t e o f t h e m i ners. By Friday, umbrella of on e o f th e t eac h ers; an d h av i ng got the however, the wo rs t was ascer t a i ne d . Two men have assistance of t wo o th er o ffi cers , t oo k hi m i nto custody. been brought up dead. Th ree are yet m i ss i ng. All the The prisoner was d e f en d e d b y M r . J o h n Y ates, jnr., rest were brought out o f th e p it a li ve. Another fearful who called th ree w i tnesses , t wo o f w h om swore explosion has taken place at Ab er d are . I t i s scarcely 12 that they had never seen pr i soner t h row a stone, monthosince 52 lives w e re l os t i n ores pit, and thr ee y ears and that they were c l ose t o hi m d ur i ng t h e whole of the before that 28, and no w 13 are severe l y b urnt, three a disturbance. A thi r d w it ness cou ld not swear to the pri ctually killed, and se vera l o f th e woun d e d not expected to survive. All this, it is frightful to think of, h as oc soner ; but saw some thi ng th rown, w hi c h struck an um. to in the three nei g hb our i ng pit s w i t hi n a very fewbrella, but th oug ht it was a p i ece o f ca bb age stalk. The hundred yards of each other, an& t wo o f th em b elonging officer, however, swore most directly to the fact, and stated that su c h had been the f ear exc it e d i n th e m i n d s o f to the same owner. the children attendi ng the schools, that the teachers had NOVELTIES IN ECCLESIASTIC:AL C EREMONIES.—Sup. aet to escort them i n t o th e sc h oo l, t h ey t h emselves not daring pose that it had always been the p rac ti ce f or the last to proceed further than the ends of the street.—Mr. years in England, for the 12:000 Protestant cl ergy e e preach in black gowns, and fo r th e 30 0 or 400 Romish Rushton re mar k e d that suchproceedings must be promptly put down, and inflicted a fine of 20s. and costs, or 21 days. clergy to preach in purple gowns. Between black an d The prisone r an d hi s f r i en d s i n court seemed a little purp l e t h ere wou ld h ave b een no intrinsic difference the staggered by the sentence. value of a straw ; but what sh ou ld we say of an English OBTAINING M ONEY F RAUDULENTLY. —J ames Mac- clergyman7who, in such circu ms t ances, chose to throw off donald. who h a d b een b roug ht up on t h e prev i ous day for the black gown and to adopt th e purp l e one ? Would he have any right to demand of . us, " Wh a t va lid o b jection forging a warrant f or £4 , 4 s . upon M essrs. M ' Fie and have you to a purple gown ?" Would r i ot our answer b e, CO., Batchelor -street, a nd sen di ng a b ag to receive the without hesitation, " We care littl e f or bl ack or purple, money, was remanded f or seven d ays , th ere b e i ng several other charges against him. The boy who had been at but we want to know why you give up the universal prac first charged along with the prisoner was admitted as a, tice of your own church, t o a d opt t h e practice of a rival witness. and hostile communion ? • And exactly similar is our own Two decently-dressed women were brought up, charged case now with reference both to the single change we have with stealing a coat and trousers from a mikhouse, and; particularised, and to mostof theother innovationeadopted pledging them for 15s. by Mr. Bennett. Our chief demand in the whole case is, EXTENSIVE SE IZURE OF T OBACCO. —A mu l atto, named Wh y d o you innovate Why should you, i n anew di s- Paged, was brought up for having on board a vessel in< trict church of the parish of St. George, Hanoven-square, dock, of which he was steward, the William Nelson,. introduce a dozen novelties, which make the service alto 1071bs of foreign manufactured tobacco. The prisoner gether a different one from that which is carried on in the was remanded until Thursday. The ship has been seized. Parish church ? We have no occasion to prove to you ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY-ROBBERY.—A young man was that everything you do is intrinsically wring; these brought up, charged, with two others not in custody, with practices might all be indifferent or unobjectionable in stopping a young man in the Kirkdale-road, about half- themselves, and yeemest objectionable as needlessly alter past twelve on Sat ur d a y n i g ht, an d d eman di ng his money. ing the established; practice of the church. All such —Remanded. changes, originating in private f anc y, are ac t s o f schism. A bold-looking Irish girl was convicted of snatching a They either drive people away, and so are the cause of shawl off' the sh ou ld ers o f a young f emale on Saturday schism ; or else they c re a t e an aggrega t e nove l ty i n the night, and runnin g o ff w ith it— t h ree months. church, by establishing in one p a rt o f a p ar i s h a f orm of public worship largely differing from the usage of the other parts.—Herald.. DOMESTICATION OF THE WEASEL.—The fierce, and al most untameable habits of these little creatures are gene rally known e which renders the following story the more remarkable. About three years ago, an individual in the High-street of Perth purchased from a boy a weasel, for the purpose of trying to get it domesticated. He succeeded to a great extent, inasmuch as the creature would, on its name, " jack," being called, after a few weeks, come from its bed ha the cage, run about its owner's person, and dis play every kind of confidence and pleasure. It had the full liberty of a room in which there was no observable orifice by which it could escape, and the door of the room was always ordered to be kept carefully shut. In this way the weasel and its owner got nicely on together foe some months, the creature still increasing in its fami liarity. Latterly, one day, it did not appear at its usual call. The furniture in the room was turned upside down, out no trace of it cou ld b e found ; but a hole was discovered, just sufficient to admit a person's finger, by which it was supposed it had descended among the beams and lathing to the fiat below. Time passed away Three years elapsed, and the weasel was forgotten, One day last week its owner was musing over some books, when, to his wonder and surprise, his little favourite sprang upon his knee, and displayed all the fondness which might be expected from such a meeting. Meantime, the house had got overrun with mice ; and after a new cage being provided, and Jack comfortably fed and stowed among wool, it was considered he might be useful in extermi nating this vermin. After two dayerepose he was there fore called out, and allowed the liberty of the house. The morning succeeding its liberation, in the kitchen no fewer than thirteen mice were found destroyed, and in another room four. Jack, however, could nowhere be found, and has not yet, from which it is inferred that he has surfeited himself from his hecatomb, and is dozing its effects off in some out of the way corner. There seems to be no doubt from this that the weasel, as it is known its natural instinct lies in that way, could be made to becoMe a good mower tit a domogtic staft.—Periti Ouritr. Mr. Conway had no objection to this if those on the other side were also ordered out. Sir George Stephen said - iie had only just been in structed and could not say whether he should call wit nesses or not. Perhaps as the prisoners had only been apprehended at an early hour that morning the fairest course would be to adjourn the proceedings, and afford him a copy of the informations. The magistrates, after some consultation, said they would either postpone the case until this day at Birken_ head, or on Thursday at Chester. The latter course was selected, and the prisoners were removed to Chester Castle, escorted to the railway by the specials and police, except Brown, who was admitted to bail. AMENDED• SANATARY BILL.—On Wednesday evening last, at the Clarendon-rooms, south John-street, a meet ing of the owners of property, convened by private circular from the House-owners' Association, was held on the sub ject of this bill. The meeting being a private one, re porters were not admitted, but we have since heard that it was numerously and influentially attended. Resolu tions, which will be found in our advertising columns, were proposed and adopted, and the meeting unanimously resolved to oppose the bill. DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE.—The Nottingham Journal says :—" About two o'clock on Saturday morning the family of Mr. Joshua Hopkinson, of Bond-street, Arnold, were startled from their slumbers by a tremendous explo sion. On running down stairs to see what was the matter, he found scarcely a whole pane left in the house and shop windows, the doors and window frames forced out of their places, two of the doors split, and much other damage done. It appeared, on investigation, that some wicked person had put a sort of hand grenade through a hole in the window, and lighted it by means of a fusee, in revenge for Mr. Hopkinson's having declined to be come a member of the Frame-work-knitters Union." THE ANTI-POPERY MOVEMENT. On Saturday, a highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants of the county Worcester was held in:the Shire-hall, for the pur pose of considering " what steps it was deshable to take with reference to the late measure of the Court of Rome in appointing prelates having jurisdiction in the country." The meeting was convened by J. G. Watkins, Esq., high sheriff, in compliance with a requisition signed by up wards, of 700 of the nobility and leading inhabitants of the county, it - winding Lord Lyttleton, Lord Ward, Lord Sandys, the Hon. General Lygoa, Sir Miley Wakeman, Bart., R. Spooner, Esq., M.P., James Taylor, E sq ., & c. The High Sheriff presied, and was surrounded on the platform by the noblemen and gentlemen whom we have mentioned as signing the requisition. with the exception 1 of Lord Ward. There were also prompt Lord Bouthwoll aild Sir E. Mout. Dec. 17, PSI, LATEST INTELLIGEN"' ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH• LONDON, M N i' oNDAY _,, The Politi ca l a d v i ces f rom abroad are sa ti s factoupets At the principal Stock Market prices a d v anced. of 600 are numerous arr i va l s f rom Austral i a an d Colo lery Ministers.il Rill be withdrawn Thirty frn nl Hope, but no later news. L . 4 be. PRUSSIA.—BERLIN, DEC. 13 —T h e 23rd "700 fixed for the assembling of the Dresden Coo ~.t b s Addresses of confidence continue to be received b 9 army in 0 1 mia. The Cologne Gazette states that the king, o oo, central Germany think their existence put into 17 1 .04 th a e n A d by the secret articles of the Olmutz treaty ; t ° °I - 1 11(1 tensi le the common danger, they are forming a de offensive alliance. t hat 0 SPAlN. — Letters from Madridof the 10th state s o after ministerial crisis is at an end. General Narvaez,_ interview with the Queen, withdrew his resignadc" his cabinet is now as firm es ever. utsetnribaantteries of SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE I.IIAILL tw o SOUTHAMPT ON MONDAY. —lb er i a steamer Per Gibraltar D ec. 7 t h Cadiz tish Lisbon 10th. Oporto w Vigo 12th. Mails ' will be delivered in London by !f t ; oo train. Sh e b r i ngs specie, value £3,500. Ex cha I‘ 6 London 541 per 1,000 reis., Discount on Loadon bsil to 7 per cent. Won t - you-come -out-to-ni g ht LATEST BETTING. , liosol l ' k CHESTER Ct 7 P. — Black Doctor, Lan g t° "' . c$ 1 . GlaU 66 to , a r and Cyprus, 100 to 1. 35 t ° DERBY.—M, Untain Sylph colt, 12 to 1; St°ritl 'i aP t 1 ; Lightfoot, 40 to 1 ; Balsamo, 50 to 1- 40 to miais• N ' ewrninster winning the 2000 Guineas and prim ter the Derby. ,TAaE:tbAL: S . moo , 81 01% at its best price. —The Foreign market con yEsTE LONDON MONEY AND SHARE MARKETS.— IOS ing CLOSING PRICES. 1 t the d a y' m The English market has been good throng.'" strong , - ° b thong . . especially Mexicans. —The Railwa market closes good,r,basgO''' scarcely at its best quotations. The y settlement, so . .e. off safely, and it has been the heaviest for a long so. Consols Account, 96i 7 ; Three -and-a-Quarter Per o mexics o ' Bank Stock, 213 14 ; Exchequer Bills, L and S, 65 7,;„ Half Y e ''' 364 4 ; Russian, 182-2 108, 3, 9'; Ditto Four-ann-a" tnk Cents., 974. a 4i not. Railways.—London Stock, 1264 43; Ditto Quarters,:otb ,? Midland Stock, 483 94; Ditto Halves, 194 19 dis. i ',,, i; Il i . fordshire, 83 74 ; dis. South Eastern and Dover, ' 4 ,, t ies,°,l doniars,: 10h i ; Ditto Preference r sa- 1 ; Eastern C";hie a r e , Great Northern, 174 3 ; Great Western, 77 8 ; Lanc! o -OL . Yorkshire, 583 93 ; Ditto Fifths, 74 GI dis. ; York.. t , prefer' and Berwick, 19 4; Ditto Extension, 64 53 dis. ; ph ence, 34 4 dis. ; York and North Midlands, 24 3. tinues MANCHESTER CLOSING PRICES.—YEsTE IO t I ;; Ct . 5-16 t London Quarters, 4a p.m. ; do. .elO 'Sh ares , 2i I ledonians, to/; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 59i , ybe Fifths, 7 di,. ; E as t L ancashire, 122 13 " i ; Manchestwer.64. field, and Linc o l n , 2 7 i ; do. Preference, Hitt ; do• N e .. , 0 1 ! p.m.; Clithe roe , N o. I, 51; South-eastern and Dover , 0,1 Edinburgh and Glas gow . 30 ; W est Riding U n iou, Great Northern, 18; Preston and Wyre, 42f. East La L n E ca E s D h S ire C . T l . 2 o / S I I B/ N 9 G I3 7 L I e C ed E s S ( .-- nr Y th o s 7E 6 ar dd Y is. : .; somile cle al and Thirsk, S3/9 3 3/ 9 3 di s. ; North-Western, 11 " Eastern and Dover, 23 a. LONDON CORN MARKET.—YgsTganAY•nd 0 The quantity of Wheat fresh up from Kent, Ess el t,t - csils, e ; folk, tolerably fair, but millers purchasing wititeau" - golde..' trade to be inactive at the currency of Monday last. ;i re de , ' of foreign asked former terms, at which a few parc els Wed posed of- Flour moved off rather slowly at laic' rate L tei ban rior Barley is fully as dear, but inferiorsorts are-neglect fotn,,, er Is. per qr. lower. Beans and Peas little doing, but brotigu" rates. there is a steady sale. Oats and good Come" good prices. English White Wheat.... Red ARRIVALS Qrs English Wheat „ Barley „ Oats .. „ Malt .. „ Flour .. „ Beans... 445• tO 40 4911 : 383• to Foreign 2243 ... 2811 sckr 791 .... 332 .... Peas Irish..oats - 1600 quarters Weather, S.W., Fine ..lowCirg• $6/ 2_.„ • - :311 t . SECOND REPORT. wh eat „ife. be about former terms. it decline of from Is. Trade closed flat. Really fine qualities of ,"" bait to 2 1' ref cl made to effect sal es o f i n f er i or. Foreign i n f e rior c t oed S A cheaper. In flour and, m a lt th e t urn lower. Earl a decline of I s . p er qr. Oats are fully as o nec oall; peas of slow sal e a t b are l y former rates. Cana ry se'" qr. for Kentish. ge. Pe aDAY' tiff LONDON PRODUCE MARKET—YE"'s done , a ta rate, Sugar.—ln Fo re i gn a f a i r business has been s to oP e ot. rates. Refilled Sugar.—Ho me d ea l ers ar e desirtu,.. pet and brown lumps cannot be obtained under a" o re ," 0 , IderS 1 1 1 0. Cotfee.—The market is rather dull, but a I ., ae Native veylon is 555. to 56a. Tea dealers OP' ew Congiodis tion, but lower terms are not taken, and s fl etie ; roe l r a m at , snnte ci ci ts . wanted, at Is. Bd. to Is. lorl. Rice.—Free at previous prices, but few buyers. Cotton ratel l ' i ct ion Ica, full fair business done. Few buyers, and slight rfectured, pan Iron market —Demand still brisk for Ina" a itu! s il l JO" rides paid; Scotch is in little request. Hein u r h few buYe r- ' at from £3O to £3O 10q. for clear, and wit h W to e ' is in brisk request, at from .eI2 to .el 6 for ioi •EsTSRP' s7s• bu. LONDON TALLOIV ARKET. -- 1 to ,eX Y. •" The market remains qu i et. Fi ne ne w Y wonding • 'elle Stock is 56,152 casks ag a i ns t 48,795 i n the cerre; rhe last year, being an ivcrease of 7,357 asl' s • ca sks, u (luring the past week show a decrease of 15) 2,251 against 2,504 for last year. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET. -- - --- f r the - diti• This being close upon Christmas will account for t% ally large supply of vet. ) . superior Beasts at aa ,„ trade Prime Scots made 4s. per stone freely, with a stes.7 1 11_ 4 , ly of Sl ie "; inferior. There was also a very good supP day s of first-rate quality. Trade cheerful at last Mon t theX 29, 29 , Calves fetched 4d. per stone advance.—There were a Areal'xi/ ket:—Beasts, 6,341, Calves, 180; Beef, 25. 4tl. to 4,!: to4theeE 10d. to 4s. 4d.; Sheep, 26,050, Pigs, 290; Alutten , Pork, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 6d.; Holland Beasts 450, C alVe g s ool 2,560; West Country Beasts, 900; Scotch Beasts, - tel o ter, Lincoln, and Northampton Beasts 3,500. been,beo At the close of the market there i.Ould not 11 111 e,, wesi than 2,000 beast's unsold. Unfavourable state of t hfipees_t _ a,, n eh and the immense supply, caused the dullness. Th e vine K' s igt.„ mals realized on an average 3s. 10(1. per stone. t he beasts fetched 4s. Compared with the beast trade ' for sheep was steady. There , ee G h L a . s kS b G e O en W bu C t O l ß it N tle A b L u i s P ir tE ss T. d — on Y e E , s a rg pAir no cba l2 ' prices. " )1 '. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET— sTER No.'s free on b oar d ; warrants, 435. G d . The market is ve r y qu i et, an d b ut li t tl e iron E offeria. LATEST SHIPPING NEW S ' and ARRIVED FROM LIVERFOOL—Gannet , t cons a. Taniana, hence at Helvoet ; Astrologer (s) b en t 'c l uitheg en 0 nople 27th Nov._; King Mahon Castle, hence fi tatoy, Shitrg no , ARRIVED AT DEAL.—EIIMI,, from SYdneY; S • Cas sibc. ; / 12- Friendship, Penang; lsabella, Blythe, Madras• , la Matrico Bombay • Charles, Demerara ; Alphionse dr n , s, ; vanna andf, Bermuda ; Phoenix, St. bo und r reux Asia, Quebec ; Dundee Alexandrp-, and „, pig e LiHveArLpLoollCl,AirolinCruQuDetu)etTiilniebeCr'orlaorieani:ilc,_4l u e ' re i os u do p a o v f en Oa! Island previous to 13th, s an d carried I n _ 7 a a gain' waterlogged, and has since drifted out to didEavteEttfoTroNthWe representation , and will no of the constituenc to the town as_ a public man. week, been delighti Council, —l\ lr. G. oGtf.vtilibtoiintwiulteidwianr the estpp . , 0 .. 1i doubt wee 1 itelv done good service s at this THEATRE '' •1.. Aenhoff appear . theatre ROYAI4.—Mr. 11. . an,.. ' her attruc during the pr . k • and as a .urt.. ill be lion the beautiful balletesent wee 2 . Aeriennes" vv " Les N isions repeated every y. as he has ture- . MARIE evening during thew eek. Logy Nixsorr. STREET .—This 7kla CONCERT - 0 • the Ps' 9s Ave 'l pianists has, during r that she will conti a n g u h r er a performances dusinglt,7, Present week. Sb continue t talented girl, a nd I ",/, DEATH IN eis a r oos t merits all the been bestowed uPo' her. eulogiurns that have to-mo rrow ROYAL .A.MPHITHEATEE.--This evening and ._ the c9nclude the regular dramatic season, after, whicass_ theatre will be closed to prepare for an equestrian se al" tity, my which . commences on the 23rd instant. t lia " A GRAN ,MISTAKE. —In 1809, when the firs ove ns aPP over s lion was made to Parliament on gas lighting', the o f the the project were much opposed ; a cornmittee.:o. ter ni eheudiences, and we °W.!! House of Commons was granted, but the applicatl , _, O l t minated unsuccessfully • and the testimony of gr. Jr' thi p o the practicability of gas•lighting exposed him to severe animadversions and ridicule of Mr. Brougbalrlort of mine,, a chemist in Manchester, was applied to for quantity of French chalk, a species of talc in fine P°: tio rlS the party who purchased it used, regularly, several P"„ 01.. THE TEAPOT. —A short time since, a for g a week, Not being an article of usaalJsale in sucb tl i u se 3 could b e a pplied: on asking the wholesale dealered iii friend became curious to know to wha t ' w ho supplied him, he stated his belief that it was us i n to facing" tea (the last process of con✓erting black be bed green), and that, w ► thin the last month or two, " of it, sold in Manchester upwards of a thousand poun d° , e r My friend, the chemist, then instituted a series T, n ot periments, and the result proved:that a great deal, ~. ..:,4 all, the commo gentleman tea used in this country.ig 6010fit'Tg_ artificially. A assured me that a friend o c e o l ii : a short time since, happened—though quite nniat en : f ith on his part—to walk into a pr:vate room connected he the establishment of a wholesale tea-dealer, and there t o . saw the people actually at work converting black tea In green. Dickens's " Household Words."________ - LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 15.5.. 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