The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-16 00:00:00

I Anv 16, IS3$, exist, are zealously endeavouring to prejudice the public mind in favour of the insurgents, by describing the con duct of the British Government as most oppressive and tyrannical, whilst they carefully lose sight of this simple fact, that the instigators of this rebellion are either de signing knaves, who make a profit of agitation, or those who are the hereditary enemies of British ascendancy, tend therefore anxious to deprive Great Britain of one of her principal sources of strength—her colonies. It would be vain to enter into a statement of the political circumstances of these colonies, but we are fully con vinced that they participate in the advantages of the British Constitution, and enjoy as great a share of pub. lic happiness and freedom as is consistent with the well being of society. Thi•i subject must very shortly engage _ . the attention of the British' Parliament, and the most • energetic measures will, we doubt not, be adopted for the maintenance of the connexion between . Great Bri tain and her North American colonies. . During the recess measures have been taken for the preservation of this connexion, which, we doubt not, will receive the sanction of the -Imperial Parliament, and also audio ' rise the sending out additional troops to maintain . the rights and interests of Great Britain. We have perused with considerable interest an extract from the Merthyr Guardian, which treats this subject in a novel light, and argues that the great secret of agitation in .Ireland and disaffection in Canada is rather the result of our bad policy in encouraging popery, than from 'any hostile design on the part of the British Government. In the views of the writer we most cordially concur. Protestanism is the main stay of the British Constitu tion, and its sacrifice will be attended with national dis honour and defeat. But we are anxious to put the pub lic in possession of the views of our contemporary : • - " The last news from Canada was what is termed fa vourable. In other words, wherever the insurgents have exhibited themselves they have been beaten. A few sharp and short conflicts have done the business, but it is quite clear that an atrocious spirit lurks in the Cana dian population. Our original folly in treating a con querecl people, as if they had been a country of generous • allies, was often predicted as the sure source of final ali enation. By allowing all our public acts to be in French, all the proceedings of the courts, and, in fact, treating the colony as if it were to remain French for ever, we keep it French. The result was smothered hostility, ready to rise upon any favourable opportunity into open war. But a still more fatal source of disunion was our national neglect of Protestantism under the form of our Established Church, a form which more especially com bines with English feelings, English allegiance, and English constitution. It is true that we have had an English bishop at Quebec, but forfifty years no step was taken, that we ever heard of, to give the French Cana dians the advantage of having the scriptures put in their hands. They were, and are at this moment as supersti tious as if they were living in the heart of Italy. It is true we have now established a bishop at Montreal, but this is only a late and feeble exertion. Much too will depend on the characters of these two individuals, who, we believe, have been utterly unheard of in this coun try, and utterly passive in Canada. We must send en ergetic men were we to send at all. We tell the govern ment that it is neither on their troops nor their laws that the allegiance of the colonies will finally depend, but on their religion. The Papist will be always a dangerous subject to a Protestant throne. We abhor all persecu tion ; but it is not persecution, but mercy to declare the divine truth to those who have only lived hitherto onhu man falsehood, to substitute the divine justice for the false and cruel rules of spiritual tyranny, and to rescue . the unhappy and bewildered slaves of idolatry from the desperate and ruinous delusion of soliciting divine for giveness through the mediatorship of stocks and stones! Let Protestantism be spread by the honest means of education, and tile presence of an able, active, and elo quent clergy through the Canadas, and instead of an encumbrance and an alma), they will become a tower of strength to Britain." We hOpe that the Government will at length be con vinced that the encouragement of popery is perfectly incompatible with the spirit and temper of the British .Constittition.—The Protestant religion inculcates loy alty and submission to the powers that be ordained of God, where popery encourages treason, rebellion, and -revolution. The principles of the two systems can never be reconciled. Protestantism must either break the - neck of popery, or popery will obtain the ascendancy under the favour and patronage of an unprincipled and interested administration. The battle must be faught, -and the sooner we engage in the strife the better fur our civil and religious interests. The Chronicle of Saturday last, under a feeling of deep vexation for the loss of a single advertisement, chose to make a personal attack upon the gentleman who holds the office of Treasurer to the Blind Asylum.— Like. the fox in the fable, they have made the discovery that the grapes are sour, and therefore persuaded them- selve s into the belief that the advertisement was not worth having, and ostentatiously boast of a long list of Quack Advertisements as a proof that the public favour is most liberally lavished upon them. BUt what new born zeal is this ? Is our contemporary so enamoured of liberality in the distribution of public favours? If so, we. would beg him to look at the columns of some of our Radical contemporaries, and advise the Corporation to give the Conservative press an equal slime of their favours. We complain not of this, inasmuch as we know that the liberality of liberals is but a word em• i ployed to deceive and delud e the unwary. Mr. M'Ghie has addressed a letter to the Rev. Thomas 11Iaguire,.which will be found in another column, invit ing him to a public controversy on several points of doc— trine believed and taught by the Roman Catholic church. We perfectly concur in the propriety of Mr. M'Ghie's censure, that this " champion of the catholic faith" has, by his conduct, disentitled himself to anv notice, but we, n e vertheless, are pleased that this public challenge has been given, and the catholics of the United Empire have now the opportunity of judging between the two parties. We are especially glad, that Mr. M'Ghie has, with the tact and foresight of a wisecontrOversialist, bound his an - tagonist to a certain line of argument, which will, if adhered - to, prevent much of that obscene, kw, and scur rilous language which has invariably distinguished the .speeches of this " champion of the church." W e have mo fear for the result. Truth must triumph, and the mum %merles, the superstition, and the lying miracles of Rome must bow to the authority of Christ. The editor of the Albion in introducing a pamphlet written by the Rev. thigh M'Neile, entitled "The Paral. between Slavery and Popery," has chosen to indulge t in,some gratuitous observations respecting the consisten cy of -this eminent minister in advocating alike the emancipation of the slave and that of the Roman Catho lic. It is evident that our contemporary has mistaken the intention of Mr. M'Neile, and to serve a parry purpose f lras, on a very casual perusal of the book, thought proper ,to prefer the charge of inconsistency. Thebest answer we ,can g i ve is—that all who read the work carefully, tasst ,admire both the spirit and ability which charactetises it. The opinion we formed was simply this,,--that the Rev, gentleman advocated the civil and moral liberty of the slave and the civil and moral liberty of the p oor R oman Catholic., We have in common with our contemporary a great hatred of popery, but God forbid that we should meet them with any species of persecution for their faith. We would .redeem thern,.from the degrading thralche l which enslaves both body and mind, but at the same time we would enforce those testrictions %lhich are ne cessary fur the security of that unrivalled constitution to which they are and ever must be opposed so long as they retain their„allegiance to the Pope of Rome. But we doubt not our contemporary will receive a satisfactory reply from the Rev, gentleman against whom he has in solently preferred the charge of inconsistency. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY. . , MARKET. (Front the Sunday Times.) _ CITY SATCRDAY.—The total destruction of the Royal Ex change, Llo . yd's Coffee-house, and the several departments in Which important branches of business were carried on, has in— (hived a total cessation of those commercial operations which are most essential to the active prosecution of ;uercatitile pur suits. As most ample details of this great calamity will b r found in other column; of our paper, it is unneces,ary further to advert to an event Which has eiemed but one feeling . in the vii.‘that of regret at the destruction of an impOilaiit public building With which are assot : iated'recoilectiOns of the most' description. .The 'ltiialJ' Exchange by effort:Hui, complete means . for,lhe.:ntetting of the, ItIVA : hi1 411 !, to trans.act their business, added more than perhaps antis other circlmastatice to increase the commerce, and to raise this c'oun , try to a higher mercantile station and character than that Pos sessed by any other nation in the world. . With the ample resources which the trustees of the will of Sir Thomas Gresham have at command, the hope is generally entertained that a new exchange will be erected worthy of the vast commercial im portance of Great Britain; that, in fact, a building will be raised second to none in the world. It will be observed from the full account of the destruction of the Exchange, that the business of Lloyd's Coffee-house has been removed to the London Tavern, that of the Exchange to Guildhall, and the Load Mayor's Court to the Mansion-house, and of the Exchange Assurance Company to the house formerly occupied by the banking firm of Esdaile and Co. _ The details of the trade of the country in the principal articles of import and export are in course of being made out for the last year, and as they must be of interest, not only as indicating the prospect fur the future, but the amount of business done in the last twelve months we may introduce a series of articles upon this important subject with much propriety. As our Colonies ought to claim first attention, we now give the state of the Markets for the principal articles of produce at the close of the last, and the commencement of the present year. The consumption of British plantation sugar last year was 116,000 hogsheads and 10,700 tierces, exceeding the deliveries . of 1836 by about 10,0(10 hhds, and 1330 trs. The stock is now about 16,000 hhds, and 1930 trs, against 28,300 hhds and 2800 trs, in 1836. The whole quantity landed in 1837 was 104,670 hhds and 9830 trs, againSt 113,450 trs, on the previous year. Of British plantation coffees, deliveries for consumption in the port of London were 11,870 hhds, being less than the quan tity delivered ;n 1836 by only 420 hhds; the quantity of barrels and bags delivered last yew was 8350, showing an increase of 2100 over the quantity taken out of warehouse in 1836. The stock of plantation coffees at the close of last year was 3360 hhds and 1210 barrels, Szc-, against 4568 Wads and 2690 barrels, &c., at the close of 1836. The quantity of rum cleared last year for home consumption was 15,390 puncheons and 2630 hhds, against 15.690 pun, and 2238 hhds in 1836; for exportation 12,790 pun. and 2431 hhds were taken, exceeding in puncheons the clearances of 1836 by 2200. The stocks at the commencement of the present year were 10,2.30 puncheons and 250 hhds, against 11,970 puncheons and-4690 hhds, on the Ist January, 1837, It will appear by these returns that there is a fair prospect of an increased trade in sugar, and coffee, and as the supplies fur the navy must be increased, for runt also in the present year.. The venation in the value of the British Securities has scarcely amounted to one quarter per cent. this week, and the. amount of business which has been done is inconsiderable, es pecially in speculation. Money has been rendered more plen tiful by the payment of the hail-yearly dividends, and this has supported the market to a very considerable degree, other-. wise it is more than probable that under the peculiar' state of affairs as respect Russia and Turkey, and the state of things in Canada, that prices would have given way to some extent. It is, however, fully expected that the civil war in the colony will soon be put an end to, but it will be necessary to keep a large body of troops there for some time, which must occasion great expense, and render it more than probable that a new loan will be required by her Majesty's Government. The fact that the purchases of the National Debt Commissioners are to be suspended, is slightly against Consols. Although the amount of stock taken on each transfer day was but small, still a gra dual, though limited absorption of the funded debt was in pro gress, which had its influence on prices. The prices of Con— sols for money have ranged only between 90% and 90g, and for the next account day between 92% and 921, which letter quo tations were very nearly supported up to yesterday. The prices of the Reduced Three-and-a-half per Cents. have improved to 99, of the New Stock to 98i, and of Long Annuities to .14% without the dividend. The premium on Exchequer Bills; has been as high as 55, for the New as well as the Old Bills and India Ponds (New), were yesterday sold at 54 prem., those to be withdrawn from circulation, only being worth 14 prem. Bank of England Stock has been steady at 2041 X, and East India Stock at 260,1 261. The changes in the Foreign Market have been very immate rial this week, with the exception of Brzzil Bonds 'which have again sustained a fall of about 3 per cent., but in this instance without the receipt of any unfavourable intelligence from llio Janeiro, or other ports of the Brazilian empire. The price of the Stock has fallen from 73 to 70 and 701, from vrhich.a slight rally took place yesterday afternoon to 711. The price of Portuguese Five per Cents has not fluctuated more than per cent., yesterday being at 2911, and of the Three per Cents, 1911. Spanish Stock has been more lively. at about 20. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents at a rise from 521 to '521, and the Five per Cents from 1011 to 1012. French Three per Cents were yesterday sold at 79 50. Exchange at 251. 50c. The price of the Repnblican Bends has varied only about -I per cent., the latest sales of Colombian having been utade at 241, and of Mex ican at 264. The Railway Shares command' higher prices. The Great Western have risen from 651 to 681 or 131 prem., the London and Birmingham from 161 to 166 or 76 prem., the New Shares from 261 to 30 or 25 prem., the North Midland to 25 or par, the Manchester arid Leeds to 18 or 3 prem., th d a Brighton to 4i or die., and the Greenwich to 181 or 11 disc. The shares of the Canada Company have improved to 28 or 2 prem., - aucl of the British American Bank to 17 or 3 discount each. 1 ALF-PAST TWELVE.—The Bank return made out for the quarter ending on the inst., exhibits the following results of the average weekly liabilities and assets within that period. 'The circulation is diminished by £BOOO. standing at present at £17,900,000. The deposit account is increased by £.99.000. —viz. to £lO 992,000. The securities in the hands of the cor poration is decreased by I.:121,000. now being £22,606,000. and the stock' of bullicn is now so high as .£8,896,000. or £723,000. more than was apparent i by the statement made up lust month. But a slight variation has taken place in the balance of profits in favour of the Bank. The Best is stated at £2,709,000. or £3OOO. more than it was in December last. No alteration. has yet occurred iu the quotation of British Securities, Consuls fur Account are worth 921, and fur money 91. Exchequer Bills retudin at 56, and India Bonds at 522 premium Spanish Consols are rather steady at 20, and Portuguese New Bonds at 29k. Brazilian Bonds realise 711; Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents are worth 522+ to a. Shares maintain the itnprovement. Great Western are at 13 premium, London and Birmingham at 75 premium, and the Brighton all discount. TRIAL OF THE TRADES' UNIONISTS, ( From the Edinburgh Evening Post.) During the last week, public excitemeut has been wound up to the highest pitch, in connection with the protracted proceed ings of this extraordinary investigation. The trial con inued fiir inure than a week, during which period a crowd of witnesses were minutely examined—many legal objections, which were incidentally started, discussed, and disposed of—untst able speeches on both sides, particularly• on that of the piisoneti, delivered by the eminent counsel engaged on the occasion—and some of the most elaborate statements and addresses frum the bench ever made from the judgment-seat. The jury were se eluded during the whole period; add their verdict was the result of a careful and anxious deliberation of five hours' dura tion. Altogether, the trial is perhaps the most remarkable, in these respects, contained in ma - criminal annals. • The verdict of the jury has been much commented oni -un questionably, it was not considered, in a technical point of view with that accuracy which would be looked fur at the hands o f professional lawyers; but, to us, time forum and construe tioo of the indictment appears needlessly obscure and compli cated, and, we think. naturally led to some contusion or iecon cig.eney au the Part of the jury. However, their verdict is clear enough, as it legally acquits the prisoners of all share in the mudrer of Smith, or the conspitacy which led to it, and other crimes of greatest aggravation. The evidence, however, is in itself most important. The facts disclosed, most reluctantly, by some of the witnesses, let in a flood of light upon the nature and objects of the Trades' Uuious, as they are styled. It will be seen that these associations had, in connection with them, secret bodies, whose aim was to des troy life and property. The assaults and attempts at fire-raising, evidently organised by these dangerous confederacies, are clearly spoken to; and the entire machinery of intimidation laid naked with frightful precision. The secret committees are (for, no doubt, they exist at this moment in full activity) expressly constituted to prevent the men from working freely, by means of personal violence; and these means are described to be of the most deadly character. The men not • connected with the unions are watched, marked, and reported to the per secuting committee by spies, called guards, appointed for the express purpose. Allowances are made to certain miscreants, also, who May have perpetrated acts of violence against the nobs, as they are termed. The diabolical practice of throwing vitriol upon these unfortunate men seems to have long been a , part of this iniquitous system; and it was clearly proved that. , explosive materials have been frequently projected into the houses and manufactories of the master cotton-spinners. We refer to the evidence, which we have given at great length, for an ample picture of these horrible proceedings. We make no comment upon the statements of the various witnesses, or upon the progress of the trial; these are matters which none but individuals such as were in constant attendance upon the,court could fairly or adequately discuss. With rigard to the murder of Smith, with which McLean, one of the prisoners, more particularly 'stood charged, and of which he is acquitted by a verdict of not proven—this circum stance is by far the most appalling in the whole case. No man can doubt—flom the evidence .adduced—the situation of the „moldered victiM-the object anti designs of the union—their violent and illegal measures—th'at Smith was sacrificed in lit , therance of the interests of these attrocious associations Ills blood' wi,is shed—his life was taken, , because lie would not aet in accordance with the tvranuical and unjust demands of the trades' unions. We have no moral doubt that he was murdered on a deliberate plan adopted for that purpose, with the int en. tine of holding up his violent end as a warning to other refrac tory workmen. There is no other rational mode of accounting for the minder. It could not be from outlives of private re venge !*. f , r there has not been discovered the Most remote yes• tage o f e•,,i,i, 0 ,., t o l ea d to such a conclusion. What, then, are' weto infer? The plain slid evident piestimption is, that he was Murdered in pursuanCe of the infernal policy of these Unions. • Hits' (taring murder appears to have been perpetrated for the lnaulll'st intent of strewing: to the world, and particularly to the wntkmen thetnselves, ihat the trades' unions can exercise the l'""*". 1 " a life and death' with comparative impunity, dta h"ii" schemes have been so deeply and secure!) laid that it ha: 1i , ' 11,1 10 been found impossible to trace the haul which the murder, or even the weapon with which it was in rtrled• The verdict of the jury has thiown a pviifotind I,Ver • t sanooioary troosactioo, ‘diich Ihe facts ili•closcd in evidenee do'uot enakle its•to penetrate‘ travint.i. been de. clirred —and' n o - VMe will fur a o ioniein ..guest - ion the troth' justice of the verdict—that McLean and his associates ale in no wad voLneeted with the purder, the im i ,tti9art4ill remains, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD POLICE' INTELLIGENCE. who was the murderer? There can be no doubt that he is known to the leaders of the Unions, whoever, they are; but so closely are these miscreants united—the seal of their union being cemented by blood—that no power of the law can bring them to justice—no means are stringentenough to compel them to confess one jot of evidence a hich might promote the ends of justice in bringing home the facts to the guilty parties. We must leave the truth to the Searcher of Hearts; but even to titan the truth may be. yet revealed. The result of this trial, however, will and must produce an important effect upon the country, on the legislature, and the government. The pernicious consequences of allowing these unions to exist, in any Arm, must now be clearly apparent. Had they nut been permitted to organise their power and means by making part of their proceedings public, as it that part em braced the whole of their objects. the never could have attained the dangerous influence which they have so unscrupulously ex ercised. The public have been taught to regard their proceed ings without any serious apprehensions, believing of course, that they were guided by their avowed principles and. profes sions.- But it is cow made manifest that theta: iniquitous asso ciations are founded noon acts of the grossest violence—that their fair avowals are merely used to gloss over a system of the foulest intimidation, involving conspiracy, fire-raising, and as sassinatioe—not only so, but shielding, and that must the • prepelraters of those fearful crimes from the sword of justice—settling the most salutary laws of sariety at defiance— and estaldishin ,, an imperinin in imperil), only to be competed with the assassins of the East. who seem to have furnished to 'the trades' unions the only model which they think worthy of their imitation. We are powerfully impressed with the conviction, that the existence of these train's' unions is wholly inconsistent with the with the safety or peace of the community. No man can hold his life worth " a pin's fee," so kng as the murderer of S m ith is allowed to w ilk amongst us unchalleng , d, and unpunished, The powe'r which has screened the murderer must be put down, let the consequences to " the'freedom labour," as it is ended, b e what they may. That power is the power of the trades' unions, The law must extinguish it by every possible means, and in every possible way. No such unions must he permitted longer to exist. The combination law must be revived and enforced with the utmost rigour. This must be clone, not less on account of the oppressed and intimidated workmen them selves. as to save the misgui.led men who beemne the agents of the unions, and -are thus seduced into the prepetration of the most horrid crimes, which they believe wiil.fur ever remain con cealed from their fellow creatures, but for which an eternity of punishment will lot m no adequate atonement. We now on behalf of the public call strenuously upon the ,ocffiers of government to do their duly in regard to this crying evil. of which none know better than themselves the ruinous nature and extent. The innocent blond which has been shed by the unions, (mans sufficient cause for extinguishing them; for unquestionably, every member of such associations, must he held asmorally Participating in the guilt of this appalling crime. This, however, is not the only crime brought home to these con spiracies in the mass—a train of horrors is shown to attend them throughout the whole sphere of their 'operations. On these grounds, we tiust that government and the legislature, will take immediate steps to suppress utterly and unqualifiedly the whole of these concealed confederacies, assuming the name of unions to protect (! ), the interests of the workmen, no matter _under what colour or pretence they may seek to sherter their opera tions. THROWING IIUBBISH INTO THE. DocK.—On Thursday, at the Police-office, the mate of the " 'lying in Prince's Dock, appeared to lay an information against a toaster lumper, fur his men having thrown a quantity of rubbish in the dock. The mate stated, that on Tuesday lamming the men in the cut , ploy of the Jumper were loading ballast on board a ship next his, wiihuut using the requisite caution to prevent it falling into the dock. The defendant called several witnesses, who deposed that no rubbiSh fell iii the dock, or a very small quan tity. Alt. Hall said the defendant must be cautious; he was liable to a penalty of £5O. However, as the quantity which had fallen into the dock appeared to be very small, he would fine him ss. and costs. FALSE ImeitisoemENT.—On Thursday, one of those cases which are continually occurring. of over-officiousness On the police, in taking people into custody on suspicion ,of theft, be cause they du not choose to give what these officials think' a satisfactory account of property in their possession, was brought forward at the Police-office. Duniinie Quin, ii miller, in the employment of Mr. Ityans, rice miller, was charged by Inspector Wharton, with having in his possession two pieces of Irish linen. for the piissession of which he refused to give, what se , me il to him (the officer) a satisfactory account, and he therefore took him into custody. The prisoner said he was taking the Imen it was his own, and lie had bought it and paid for it, and so he told the officer. Mr. Hall said the officer did perfectly right in taking [ruin into custody if he did 'me satisfy hint where lie had gut the linen. if it was his own he had Ins own stupidity to blame for tieing taken into custody. It Wits exceedingly foolisti - . men were intoxicated and stupid, and would not satisfy au officers inquiries. Toe inspector said the prisoner was quite sober at the time. Mr. Ryan here ad dressed the bench. Ile said the prisoner hail hetet in his em pleNment seven years, and he had never had the slightest cause fur suspicion of his honesty; and lie never knew hen to be drunk during that tint-. lie begged respectfully to ask whe ther the inspector had not exceeded his duty in incarcerating his servant during the night, and depriVing him of his services, without taking the trouble of inquiring aho lie was or what Ile was? Mr. hall.—'` How was the officer to know whiffle to ask?" Prisoner.—" NVe passed by muster's duos in going to Brideweil, anti the ',ulcer would not allow tne to call on him and give him (the 'Ayer) satisfection as to my possession ef the but he drioseed me along and attempted to strike me with his stick." lite inspector denied that this was the case. Mr. Ryan stated that the linen was made to the prisoner's or der, awl that he had himself advanced him a part of the money to buy it, and the rest he hail gut out of the Saving's Bank. Mr. Hall said the ellicer was right in Out letting the Prisoner P.*" ""r where to inquire, he should have taken him with him. He would not tell the officer anything. Discharge hint. WomeN's ToNeue.—On Thursday at the Police Office, a labouring man named Smith was placed at the bar, charged by Mr. Evans, of the parish office. with not supporting his wife. Mr. Evans stated that the prisoner's wife had applied to the parish for relief and had had 3s. given to her. The wife stated that her husband had turned her out of doors and beat her, and that she had been obliged to go to the parish fie relief. Mr. Hall.—Why did you do this? and why do you 'erase to support your wile ? Prisoner.—Why' s she's got a tongue as no man can stand. Mi. toil you must not beat her • and turn her out of Mena because she has a tungue. Pris she'll keep a brittle on her tongue I will not touch her; and wiliing, to do my Iwo to . support her. • Mr. Hall.—But because she cannot keep a brittle on her tongue you have eo tight to turn her out of doors and put the palish to expense. If everybody was to !Lyn his wife out that could not keep a bridle on tier tongue, a pretty state society would be in. (Laughter). [To the wife.] Do You hear? llis is a very fair proposal. I ant afield you are not without fault. He says if you will give over being a scold, he will give over beating you, and keep you ? Wife.—Well, sir, I can't be murdered every day by him. Mr. Hall,—lle says he will keeP his hands off you if you will give over talking too much. I'll take care lie dues not " murder" you. Prisoner.—lf she'll keep her tongue properly I'll not lay a hand on her and do my best to keep her. Mr. Hall.—You know she must talk a little (a laugh) You must not hold her too tight. Well pay the 2s. the parish has advanitad her and go and live quietly together. Prisoner,-1 have nut got 25., but if any gentleman would walk with me to my place I could get it directly. 111 r. Hall.—Cannot your wife go? You see she can do you a good turn. Now • speak to her and ask. her to gu fur You (laughter). A consultation then took place between the two, over the bar, to the great amusement of the court; and the wife with new-born zeal went to fetch the 2s. to obtain his discharge. ItoBBERV BY A SERVANT.—EIIen Rowlands, a respectable looking young women, was on Friday placed before alt.. Hall, charged with stealing sundry articles, the property of her mas ter, Mr. Pringle, shawl manufacturer, Bold-strett. Mr. Prin gle stated that in consequence of suspicions that some things were missitig in the prisoner's deparonent, she had been spoken to, and the result was that she had absconded front the house on Monday last. On examination it was Pallid that a muff belong ing to Mrs. Pringle, a purse, a pair of beats, and a black coat, had been taken away. On Thursday, having previously under stood that th e prisoner was intimate with a person named Darcey, he went to his house, and finding her there, gave her Into, custody of Glover, the officer. Mr. Pringle brought her thick to his house, where she denied all knowledge of the mis sing a r ticles ; but oti further search the purse was found, along with tw o pawn tickets, in a band box belonging to Darcey's which had [teen left open. One of the tickets was for three handkerehiefs, which Nit.. Pringle believed to be the prisoner' s' and the tithe! for the boots. The coat and the muff were not found. James Darcey said-,the prisoner came to his t p ii r n i e ng to ie li w io e k re for • house on IVll.n,loy evening. lie understood that she, had been discharged from her situation, - and he tout: her in till ,she had alsoich another t.i,ut 1, 1; place. e shelfS e ve Several a o r k c s e , e s l o house,g g h(1 1\ ), the prisoner said had been given to her by a soUng man in the • shop. Darcey and his (laughter declared their entire ignorance of the prisoner's conduct; and it appeared they had been in fluenced merely by friendly feelings towards her. In answer to Mr. Hall, Mr. - Pringle said that the prisoner came to his house about six weeks ago, and represented herself to hare been in the service of a Mrs. Wil.on, Wallasey 'Verrace. A teller was sent to that lady ter a character, but no answer was roomed. Mr. Pringle alter wards spend a day in trying to find her' out, but wi!bout success; and at last the prisoner pre tended to go on the suite errand, and returned with a very satis factory written character. Air. Hall remarked that these written characters were not to he depended on. The prisoner said no thing in her defence. She was a native of Liverpool, but knew Ott person to give her a character, all her relations being dead. After cousuiting fee SIMIS time with Mr. I'ringle, Mr. Hall ordered her to be remanded Cusuee. OF STEA LING A BA LE oF-CoTToN.—On Saturday, t h e mute o f the ship lioaena, from Pernambucco, and a man named James Ilan, a 1111111 W! he vessel, %vete charged at t h e I),;;ice-courf, with having carried Off it hale of cotton from the slim, with intent to dilvise it for their private ad vatilatre. Three ether men, termed Witham Wyse, Baru:nil st , E we n, a nd 'Matthew Duffle, all lumpele, were also placed in the Mirk, but in the progress of the examination it appeared they hail nettling to do with the alleged leitiny, and they acre severalty admitted as witnesses. The case had been remanded from Tl;ursday, when several witnesses were examined. So far as i,e could collect from tl►e I d a e p , a particula r s ( the 4 • hp Office r stated it court tan l'hwday, hlall s on Wednesday alumina, taking charge of a cart centaining the bale question. On inquiry it was found that - he had been direclrrl by the mate to take it away fair the purpose of selling T e g ro that it itwas : bills of Otteo rhilli:o;ttin:i\iin.'i-tlrtciii.ithii.ll:ll.lit:el:ll,:eitetil ge t ci i :l l ..ll, ' s t ie l i e i, s in:i r ril t .. ,te l u e i t ii i i i i iis i l lih t . ' : l ( ll:, e l :li g :t t g.e l t e :iiii t tii i .neui l t i n e retitgoi, i hp : i l ie t ,:i ia irk i t il etie e le l opl i i : t t iiit a i s ti, • ,,, a i, l ic.u:.l. i s se.cp n i — ,i.e e i in the mates, was liable for ntitled dist:harged, and Mr. Crewe for the mate and t ts who wi-te the u " l i t the course of which the c aptain of the vessel, Mr. J. 0 Shankland. h.-lodine-waiter at the Custiens, and the three lumpers referred I :i h tTently James Hail. Au inquit y to, were examined. The Captain said he was unable to find the cargo-hook. not withstanding every search, and his conclusion a as, that the :mi t e , whose ttepartnient it was to take charge of the cargo, had remov ed it. Front the evidence of the other witnesses it appeare d that the mate bail concealed the bale in the after heletllN vtaitrt., bef i me t h e ofli,- - , , ms enitietili:tettsitli Jetties Hall, he i had e coniiiieneed their insp't'liun. After the bale had beeti carried tiff. the mate congratulated himself on his luck in getting clear the cotton, lit eluding the vigilance of the Cus 41)(1).nt„lileioduisietv, ' 4l Deck Police-officers. It had been taken out of the bold, and placed behind a " hut" on the quay alongside the vessell. The winless Duffle was evidently unit ilong to give tiny ev id, tw e ut the case, and was ,sharply repiiinanded by lii r. Hall for his hesitation. After going through the evt-ence, the whole of which went to prove that the mate and James Hall had ac tively superintended the removal of the bale, Mr. Hall ordered the informations to be taken against the prisoneis. " DRUNK, AND FOR SA FETY."—An individual was placed at the bar of the Police-court, on Saturday, who lucked as thought be had, on the pieeeding day. been well dressed, and received a subsequent " good dressing" from some individual who had not practised as a valet *de chambre, which hail spoiled his array. hen pushed to the front of the duck, lie presented a most ludicrous appearance. It was evident that the fumes of the last night's debauch were yet swimming in his head. His eves looked fish-like and blood shot, and one of them was set off with a circlet of deep purple. He had lost his hat and cravat • and his linen was soiled with dirt and spots of blood. His new and fashionable coat and vest were in a woeful condition, amid altogether he formed an excellent picture of a gentleman in distress. " No. 37," said the turnkey, " hooked for safety." Mr. Hall uttered the usual response on such occasions, " Dis charge him." 'There was a slight scuffle in the dock. The be spattered gentleman refused to be pushed through the door, and was seen remonstrating. The turnkey stepped to the front of the dock, and, addressing Mr. Hall, said, "'This person sa% she had is. in bis possession when he was brought to Bridewell. lie was brought in at two o'clock this morning, in-a wheel barrow, dead 'drunk, and accompanied by four policemen, who had to carry him in." Prisoner.—" I had four or five pounds iu tuy pocket when 1 left home yesterday." Mr. Hall.—" Yes, I dare say you had, when you left home; but look what a state you were found in." Prisoner (with a very ghastly look.) " Well, sir, I have suffered very much lately: It is but a very Lhort time since I lost my wife by fire: burned to death, sir, I assure you." Mr. Hall.—" Well, sir. I have discharged you." Prisoner.—" Oh, ah I thank you, sic, thank Non." Exit pri soner, repeatedly bowing very low to Mr. Hall as be went. IMPUDENT THEFT.—A middle-aged female, bearing in her countenance the marks of dissipated habits, was, on Saturday, plated before Mr. Hall, charged with having stolen a new chair. Polite-officer 293, who took the prisoner into custody, produced the chair and the owner thereof. The latter stated, that the prisonerwalked very calmly into the shop, looked about, her for a few moments, and at length, appearing to have - fixed her se rene-- gaol on this pat Ocular chair, she took it up and walked into the LIGliTs ON CA RNA RV°N BAIL—A Memorial which has ori- street. The tiwner, struck by the barefaced impudence of the ginated in a r eeemmenditiitin from the Naval Officer now em. act, stood for a moment in silent astonishment. When she went played in the sul vet of this Part or the coast, to place a Floating out at the door, she saw the prisoner trotting at full speed down Light near the lied Ban}• and a small fixed Light near the the street, with the chair upon her head. She instantly gave Bank. where the Perch now stands, now lies (and will remain . chace and delivered prisoner and properly into the hands of the some (lave) at the enstem-house, in Carnarvon, for signature, Polic e man. The prisoner, in her defence, said she it as RD CX to the tuasiets., wardens, and assistants of the Corporation of ceedingly honest woman when she was sober, but, unfortunately, Trinity of Deptford Stands. she hitd, on the preceding, day, taken toe much liquor. She did eit thi n k, hoe ever, that even under the excitement of " tossi- CA VON TIM MANGLE-KEEPERS —A, c orrespondent desires kitbm," as she called it , she coo have been guilty of such an US 10 put the public, and especial ] ) the ';matigling" portion of the community. tin their emit tl against an ingenious s y stem of act of dt'iticluencY• She was vet) certain that some pet son most have given her the chair. 'rho !uitikeys of Brides ell tine (*rand which. he informs us, has been practised to smile extent. and all declared, that the prisoner was a thief, a nd had been Thespian is This: — A person goes into the liewie of the keeper ceniiiiitted as such " many a time and oft." She was commit or a mangle, and asks if tier clethes are Ilene? 'pie DlHlN.tiv led to the 11-use of Correction for three months. keeper inquires what ideates• told the other ineit iiiins at remittal different at titles of dress If there be untie of that descrititien, lrsst t.TEti DIGNITY.— Yesterday, at the police office, an the implies asks if there is not another i ti atig'e in the neighleuir- Irielitean named Mtn phy was brought up charged with as hood ; and being directed to tine, goes out ; but iu the ineau s..ulting it boy on Sunday afternoon, near the docks. A police tithe, s he h a s t a ken parii, ular tei ti t e ut the e loines Is ing about, men stated that aliout half l ist lice on Sunday:after a description of a hich she gave a cenlederate who is wait) Inniiti he was on duty at Prince's Duck basin. a ben lie saw the tintsitic. The latter goes in some time at ert ‘ ,.l.4l,. ks I,r pi-teener strike it bey tit tee. Ile went hi m a nd rt • nitni ,,li a lpil articles. and gets them Our (Airiest,t u o t n etieiii.s with hint rat his eetoltiet, but he behaved so oit'rageously. being sparlichlar everal instances its which the oit k L..s he, U p•as etl ,Lcces filly. rather ititexicieed, float be luck him into emitted% iind put him when the leitise is fi•lial li I. Him .ill([ ill. The ceinetaiiiiiiit, hid ofalietit 18 leafs 4,1 - "__ kit., :don, the nar•II)el. wIIPII 11.1' 1.0,""" I , lo(imis In wet. iid ot her. P olk 1s gris!•tally 111.11 _ In:lu~le keeper • the experiment. Tlii.'rcatiule hi 411.1' Inuit, h , titer, Intim& sti tit e he did u, hn a lehat I.e excessively gi.eell If, delver tile ibes 111 thcir iusitauer, to 11 Was for. Pi Allah ; Come out I. 11 7 er persons whom they du not k tkow.—m,rcury. antler; I'll tell how id was. Oa Sundee uttlietuuou. 1 suet GREAT. WESTERN RAILWAY. We have much gratification in informing our readers that. during the past week, the first trial of the locomotive engines has been made upon a portion of this railway at the London end, and with a most satisfactory result. We need not inform those who have paid any attention to the construction of rail ways, that, in the formation' of the Great Western line, Mr. Brunel has boldly deviated from the practice hitherto followed in the north in sane of its most essential features. Not only has he introduced a perfection of levels hitherto unequalled in any railway, but, by adopting a greater width (or g au g e) of track for the locomotives, by increasing the diame ter of the working-wheels of his engines, and more especially by his mode of laying the rails upon continuous bearings of timber, Kyauized, Mr. - Brunel has decisively shown that, whilst willing to t a ke ad vantage of all improvements introduced by his pre decessors. he has exercised his own vigorousand original mind u p on the priii ciples of railway construction, and has nobly vindicated his cha racter as a disciple of, what Macauley eloquently calls, " the philosophy of fruit and progress." It was, of course, a matter or grave consideration to the directors of the Great Western • Railway, how far they would be justified in sanctioning such ex tensive changes upon the established mode of construction, but, after mature examination of Mr. Brunel's plans, they felt so strongly convinced of the soundness and sagacity of his views, that they did not hesitate to adopt them in the formation of the Napo' tant line entrusted to their charge. There are so many persons, however, who form theirjudgment on these points only by the results, that the directors have hitherto had to contend with a very general and natural prejudice in favour of the old system. The time is now come for determining the merits of Mr. Brunei's innovations, and we have little doubt that in a short time -the principles involved in his system of construction will be universally adopted, even by those who are most pre judiced against it. The portion of the line upon which the per manent rails have been yet laid is not sufficient to allow of a trial that will be considered as absolutely decisive of the advan tages of Mr. Brunel's system, but so far as the experiment bas been made, nothing, we understand, can be more satisfactory. Two locomotive engines, if great power and weights, have been running for several hours during the past week upon a portion of the line, about two miles in length, and close attention proveS that much greater ease and smoothness of motion is the result of the new mode of construction. A speed (4'45 to 48 miles per hour, was several times 'attained, notwithstanding the precau tion necessary to stop the engines in a short distance; and had the tails been laid further upon the line, there is no doubt that a much higher speed would easily have bzen accomplished. On the whole we congratulate the directors and engineer on the satisfactory prospect this trial affords, and we look lomat d to future experiments, upon an increased length of way, with great interest. We have received the following additional particulars from a correspondent It is with the greatest satisfaction we are able to announce that a full trial was made, during the whole of Wednesddy, in . running the engines on two or three' miles OF this line, near West Drayton, between London and Maidenhead. The object of the trial was to prove the rails, and moll sails factory u•as the result, both as to the Increased width of gauge, and the use of continuous bearers of K)inized wood confined by piles, on which plan the line is consti octet!. An engine ysith 8 Feet drawing nheels, made by Messrs. Tayleur and Co., of Warrington—weight, '23 tons, with the tender, water•, coke, &c., and another engine made by Messrs. Mather and Dixon, of Liverpool weiuht, about 19 tons, with tender, &e., ran the vt hide day without producing the slightest vibration, either• on the rails or the vitriol under them. The rails are, in fact, so beautifully firm, smooth, and true, that the engine glided over them more like a shuttle through a loom, Or an arrow out of a bow, than like the effect on any previous railway; there is literally no noise—no apparent effort; nor can there ever tie discovered any difference between the centre and the joints in the rails. A maximum speed was not attempted, as, on so short a piece, the momentum would be no sooner attained than it would require to be lowered, in pep:nation for •topping the engine A speed of 45 to 50 mites per hour was attained; and when the engines are run, as they will lie either next or the following week on an 8 01 10 mile length, there is no doubt they will as easily run at a very much higher speed. We congratulate Mr. Brunel tin the high practical science evinced in his every step in this great undertaking; and we feel convinced that the Directors and Engineers will now have the high gratification of seeing the eyes ot• all Europe fixed on a successful opening of this great undertaking to Maidenhead in March next.—Brishil Mercury. NEW CARRIAGES FOR THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— We have been favoured with a view of the new bodies builitil.,7 for the carriages of this railway by Mr. Davis, of Wigniore. street, and were highly gratified with their excellent build anti accommodation. They are 12 in number, Bof them being 18 feet long, and 8 feet wick, and the remainder 21 feet long, and 8 feet wide. They are fitted up in an elegant style, and have the appearance and almost the accommodation of the saloon of a steam.packet. The 18-feet carriages have 9 separate seats, resembling sofas; 5 on one side awl 4 on the other, for two p a ssengers each, separated by scroll-cut standards; the seats and backs are stuffed with hot se-hair, and covered with hand some mohair velvet, and underneath is ample room for passen gers' luggage. The windows are over the hack of the seats, and occupy the whole width in one sheet of plate•glass, anti fur n►stred with spring silk blinds; the floor is covered with Brus sels carpeting. The center part of the roof or ceiling is raised to give headway, anti is sufficiently high for a tall perso❑ to walk upright; on each side of the raised ceiling are copper t , auze wire pannels for ventilation, regulated by wood slides or Shutters; at each end of the carriage is a small tattle for the accomodation of the passengers; this tattle is ingeniously con trived to turn upon its edge, when not in use. by means of a .hinge-joint and double brackets, turning upon two iron standards fitted to the floor. A - lamp is provided at each end. No exiieuse has been spared to render them worthy the name of first-class carriages, and much credit is due to Mr. Davis for their excel lent w.orkmansh►p. It is estimated that they will cost'£4oo each, for the bodies only, exclusive,of the carriages, which are being made by the engineers. The Niger or 21-feet carriages, are divided into three compartments, and fitted up similar to the others, except that the centre compartment will contain accommodation for 10 passengers, and those at either end for 4 more each., forming small cabins, particularly suitable for families wishing to go by themselves.—Civil Engineer, and Architect's Journal, Jan., 1838. PLAGIARISM. It is now discovered that the following Song, originally adapted to a beautiful Irish Melody, furnished by Mr. Muore with the.materialsof "LET ERIN REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OLD." LET Beauty remember the days of old, When fair woman's hair betrayed her; And the loveliest cast from her graceful mould, Woi t e a wig that the barber made her; Till Rowland sped, to anoint her head With his balmy bright MAcassAtt; And grew her such Hair, that never so fair • An angel could surpass her. On Thames' hank, as the Lady strays, • , When the clear, cold eve's declining, She sees the long tresses of early days •In the ivave beneath her shining: Then will gratitude move her in .mood sublime, To think of the changes that hovered ; And rejoice that locks growing, grey wi hitme, With MACAsSAtt shOuld so have recovered! hat potwallopper besides dhat polishman; an' as I was a goiu' by, he ses, husht ! Pat I' I put my hand dhis way an' jilt v hint a g,intle push off. Ershi ses I, if ye do dhat agtn Fit giv you a kick an' dhe breech as'll pay you wid out puffin' much in yer pocket, an' dhats all about id yer banner." Mr, Hall.—" But he was sober and you was drunk." Ptisoner.— I'd honly bed two glasses or turn; dhat's as much as I bed during the whole day." Mr. Hal.— Much depends on what sized glasses they were. Pay ss. for being drunk, or be com mitted fur 3 days to the Borough j-iil. The prisoner looked ,very wrath at this and did nut appear as if he could comprehend the logic of it. Exciii.LENT REMEDY !—Yesterdav, the captain of a South American trader appeared at the Police-office, to make an ap plication to Mr. Hall, for a warrant to apprehend one of his men, who had defrauded him out of a month's wages note. The captain stated the circumstances as folmws:—Ou the 25th of August last he sailed for Bahia. and was towed out of the river by a steatn-hoat. Lie was master of the vessel, and being snort .of a hand he engaged a man who was helping him out to go the run with him, and made him :Alt a mouth'.3 wages note in ad vance, and enrolled his name on the ship's articles. The man, however, some how or other contrived, unobserved, to slip on ho a rd the strain-boat, and' returned to Liverpool, and the note which had been given lo him was presented to the owners and paid. The man was now ill the town, and he wanted a warrant to apprehend him for the fraud. Mr. Hall.—lt is a sort of fraud; but it is a case in which a magistrate cannot interfere. If he has received the money and has done nothing for it, you lutist take him to the. Court of Requests and get au order for the repayment of it. It is a case in which I have no power.— Complainant. Why. it Is a case of fraud ? Mr. !Jan.—There are in inV cases of fraud in which a magtq rate cannot interfere. You paid him money for a consideration; he has failed in that consideration, and !on ate entitled to the repayment of the money. Take him to the Court of Requests. • NOVEL. APPLICATION.—Yesterday at the police office a bull- . flog looking Welsh taliont et - , appeared before the magistrate to ask fora summons against his wife for not " him and "plackguariling" him. The applicant after the usual show of %V e.sh striphtitv and when at length he hail been made to understand to which of the thirty or forty persons in the police cierrt he was to aidress himself. said. ‘• m y wile wont coin ant li'' wit ore at a house; and she p:ackguarts toe in efer way; therefore if yer Iroaters worship pleasis I wants a suyi mons." Mr What does she do?" Appticant—"To! . she plackguarts me efery week; ant I give her looney efery week too, but she wont la wit me." Mr. hall—" Theo vim come to me to make her live with you?" Applicant —'• Yes sah." Mr. Ilall ( writing with great coolness as he spoke) Ah, I can't make her live with vou." Applicant (with great heat and indignation that his particular troubles should not create greater attention and respect) " Make hur not plackguart me ten." ( His emotion here made him squeeze his hat, which was under his arm, as flat as it' he had sat upon it.) Mr. I cannot prevent her being saucy to you; but if she troubles you, or assaults you I can punish her. I'm afraid I should have great difficulty to prevent her being saucy to l'he disconcerted applicant was here told very unceremoneously to " stand down" by the attending constable. - GREAT WESTERN STEAM-SHIP.—The important Experi ment which this tine vess , l is destined to make will soon be brought to the test. The Great Western is now in the Thames, .receiving her engines; sae will he ready for sea in March, and will take her departure from Bristol fur New York early in April. PAINTINGS.—Some veto fine paintings are on view at Jack's Coffee House this day. Amongst the collection will be found many well worthy the attention of connoisseurs and the lovers of the fine arts. . THE LIVER THEATRE.—This neat little theatre continues by its excellent management, and the clever acting of its com pany to draw crowded and respectable houses. Mrs. Raymond is as great and deserved a favourite as ever. It is no flattery to say that she is at the same time the most pleasing, clever, and accomplished actress that any portion of the Liverpool stage can boast. Mr. Raymond, in his peculiar vein of acting, where there is a scope for Lush humour, is inimitable; his O'Sanirk for instance, in the "Dumb Lady." The company is further strengthened by the valuable services of Mr. Elosiins and Mr. Lee. Mr. 110 - ward, also, is possessed of excellent comic and most versatile powers_ The season bids fair to be a most profit able one for the lessee. THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—This theatre continues to fill well. The amusements are greatly varied ; and new feats in the circus, as well as new pieces on the stage, are continually brought out. The managers endeavour to please all tastes. SHIPS AND TONNAGE TO THE EAST.—An official statement of the number of British ships and their tonnage which cleared outwards from London, Liverpool, and Bristol, in the last year, exhibits a decrease of 62 ships, of the tonnage of 20,814 tons, as compared with the number which sailed in the previous year. he number of ships which, left the three ports just named in 1836 was 4.;3, of the aggregate tonnage of 123,599 tons. Taoops FOR CANADA.—We are enabled to supply our read ers kith information, on which they way implicitly rely, as to the exact number of additional troops of the Ist Dragoon Guards, of 50 rank and file each ; four troops of the 7th Hus sars, of 50 rank and file each ; the second battallion of the Grenadier Guards, consisting of 500 rank and file; the Second battallion of the Goldstleam Guards, of 800 rank and file ; six companies of the 11th Font, of lOU each; six companies of the 83.1 Foot, of 100 each; and six companies of the 930, of 100 each. It will thus appear that the entire force destined for Canada, at present, does not exceed 3,900 ten.—United Ser vice Gazette. `l, DEPARTURES FOR CANADA.—The undernamed officers, ap pointed to a particular service in Canada, sailed from Liver pool for that colony on the Bth inst.: Li.tutemiut Cux, Majors Williams and Nl . Phan, aoti,Captains de Radtenburg and S Nan. The following embalk on Tuesday next for the same destina tion : Lieutenant-Colone4 Gascuigne, Nickle, and During, Alajor llead, and Captain Jasper Creagh. THE FROST.—Early in the week a severe frost set in, which still continues. All the ponds in the town and the vicinity are frozen, and the ice is very thick. The canals, however, con tinue navizabie. ice-hosts being emplo y ed to keep them as free as possible. The weather is intensely cold, an east wind blow ing with great keet.ness. On Saturday afternoon there was a slight fall of snow, which whitened all the ground in the town and its vicinity. The sufferings of the poor must be severe,and ought to excite the charny of the butane to relieve them by supplies of food clothing, and fuel. POST-OFFICE REFORM.—Mr. Rowland Hill, in a letter ad essed to the Hari of Lichfield, the Posttnaster General, thus describes the main features of his plan of postoffice reform •• Ist. A great diminution in the tate of postage. 21. Increased speed in the delivery of letters. 3d. More ftequent opportuni ties fur their despatch. In calculating on attaining these bene fits without a proportionate diminution the revenue derived from the Posted - ice, I depend—lat. Ou the increase in the num ber of post letters certain to follow it peat reduction of postage, and other improvements; and 21. On the result of certain plans intended to secure great simplification snit consequent economy in the operations of the Post office. With a view to obtain this simplification I propose—lst. That there should be a uniform rate of postage aecording, to weight , and 2.1. That the payment should always he in advance. And to rid this mode of payment the t ro uble a nd risk which it would otherwise entail on the senders of !Niel*, as well as for other important considerations, I propose that the postage be collected by the sale of stamped covers. Increased speed in the delivery of letters will obviously result fro m th e plan of payment in advance. whereby the time now spent in collecting the postage will be saved. Mole fre quent opportunity for the despatch of letters, especially if populous neighbourhoods, will be justified and required by the increase in the number of letters, and will in turn become a great source of additional increase." VA liovat.—The ancient residence of Lord and Lady Delainere has been the scene of intuit gaiety during the late festilie season. The house has been full of company. The ball on Thursday, and the Masquerade oti Friday w ere brilliant in the extreme. A satiet y of dances were introduced—the Du vernay, eachtmea, nor was the mirth-stirring Sir Roger de Co% erlev forgotten. Mr. St. Albin danced the Cachoucha, a nd was encored: The suited rooms were thrown ()lien to the company, who were entertained in the true Sts he of English Hospitality. Amongst the company were the Earl and Countess a ',Ws borough; Hon. M iss Cotton; Sir Richard Briedte; Sir Stephen GI% no; Mr.. Mrs., and Miss Glegg, Withington; Sir P. and Lady Gray Egerton; Mr. and Mrs Corbett, Daven hall; Mrs. Leigh and Miss Leigh ; Mrs. Mowlev ; Mr. Ft atter, Rostock:. Mr. Phillimore; Sir I I ussey and Lady Vivian; Mr. Shakerley ; Mr. Conway Shepley ; Many till scarcely credit, that the Colonel Thompson who made such a treasonable speeih at the Crown and Anchor a few days since on Canadian affairs, is a Liemenant•coloßel, unattached, in the British army. Yet it is so. Lord Hill, however, has it in his lamer to recommend to the Queen his removal from a service which he has so disgraced by his principles and his language; and we trust her Majesty will exercise her prerogative of ordering the erasure of Colonel hompson's name from the army list, as a prudent warning at the present time to others it:relined to tread in his steps. Times. .It is in contemplation to build an hotel at the west end of London on the most gigantic scale, capable of dining 1,200 persons. Attached will be extensive gardens, with fountains and jets d'eatt fur the convenience and pleasure of the frequent ers thereof. The building will be erected by a company having a capital of £lOO,OOO. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET.—The raw sugar market has been dull this week, owing to the depressed accounts which con tinue to be received front London, where the article has relapsed into the same languid_condition it was in previous to the revi val before the Christmas holidays. No steady market can be expected here so long as,this state of things lasts, and which it is hoped and believed cannot be of long duration.—Nothing done in molasses, for want of the material. An order in council appoints January 31 for the lords of the privy council to consider the petition of the householders of Chatham fur granting a charter of incorporation to that borough. The Earl and Countess of Wilton have been entertaining the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Lord Burghersh, Lord Fitzgerald, and Mr. Greville, at their seat, near Melton Motcbray. The thermometer (Beaumer) indica►ed at Paris on Tuesday night an unusual degree of cold-9 degrees below zero (or 221 of Fahrenheit below the freezing point Lieut.-Colonel Harcourt is one of the officers destined for Canada, and we understand Lady Catherine intends to accom pany him. The gallant colonel has not been married above three months. CI+RISTMAs SOUVENIR.-At a period when the social sym pathies are most predominant, and the genial i"fiu"nue of "HOME" is felt in the highest degree—snore especial' by "My youn g mixsus," just arrived to spend her vacation at the " Old Ball," the most appropriate present becomes the first subject of consideration: a merely useful one can afford no evidence of -taste, while a present possessing uo claims to utility, shows a want of judgment. To combine these requisites, we earl hardly , uggest a more fitting souvenir than Row I. AN WS Toilet Articles, the " IthcAssAn," KALYDOI4,", and " OvoisTo," which, from their heoutifyinti ejects. on die hair. complexion, and teeth, are calculated to preserve a grateful recollection of the donor.—See Advertisement. _ . TOE AUTUMN OF LIFE.—" A phrase fraught with meaning, and suggesting the gravest reflectiOns—bringing in review the elasticity of )‘inth and vigorous manhood as con sled with the sober be a rin g o f declining vears: vetgress of medical Iv! p • and chemi c al science can 'obviate one of se symptoms, and stay' of a manner the swift hand of tii , such results must change the current of sad rcllection, a' be productive of the highest gratification.. " The Loss of flair, one of the inroads of ruthless time, has by and the success of 06/fridge's 1 has been no less remaikat.le. th r I se 1 ist annoyintr woofs of the oust successfully supplied. of Columbia i❑ iilese—eirses intportant to thotu , ands who 'eels in•encouraging or iepro- have exPeiieneed its powerful (hieing a Fine growth of 1-lair. The BALM is contained in Bottles, of which the smallest size (p; ire 3.. 611 ) strengthens and' fixes weak hair;—the next in size, (pii , e li~l ) produces hair ou the partially bald, act! es Pious v , hiskei s, &e.: ant the largest, .(prive 1 I s . ) c ,,, u pto e ty re.tores the hair of the head both to the middle aged atilt young. other prices are - gentoile; and it is requested, that to guard against cute kits, the Public will appv to note but respect aide %enders, or at the office, No. 1, WIALLINuTuN47ItEE.T. STuANu, LuNDuN. . Let r r • " -“e•Fir f. 7e7",*p 1 THE NEGRO APPRENTICESPri X 1 0; TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIFERPOOL .5; MRD. Sia,-1 accidentally attended a meeting in Birmingham some few days since, when the immediate emancipation of the negrues in our West India Colonies was strongth Urged by Messrs. Sturge, Thumpson, and others, and, in consequence, trouble you with a f ew id eas u p on t h e subject,l which, perhaps, you way think worthy a place iu your columns. - 1 aw, Sir, Your very obedient servant, G. E. B. That freedom is every man's birthright, according to the re vealed laws of our Divine Creator, and that, cousequently, slavery, in any form, must be a departure from the original de sign of that beneficent being, is a troth so palpable and so gene rally admitted, that few in the present day would dispute it, as an abstract question, and amongst that few 1 am not ready to enlist ; but 1 think I um right in expiessing my opinion on the slate of the negroes in the British Colonies, in consequence of attending a meeting of the friends of immediate emancipation for the negro population in our foreign dominions, a step which, after the great settlement of the questiiin by the legislature, I consider to he both unwise and impracticable. Whilst Ido not yield to any individual amongst them one iota of ssmpathy for the distresses and sufferings of the negrrs, and whilst I abhor cruelty and oppression to any and its every shape, quits as heartily and as I horolighly as any of the advocates far immedi ate emancipation can do, I ready must state, that I heard, with sorrow and regret, expressions towards the government, the committees of the House of Commons, the stipendiary magis trates in the West Indies, and towards the planters generally, which I think no teally humane and benevolent or thinking matt could have uttered, without that excitement attendaut on espousing a question, as a party question, where zeal generally outruns discretion, and -where ever. the boundary of truth is but too often disregaide•d in endeaeouring to make out a ease, and excite the feelings of an audience. The statements of Mr. Sturge, in particular, should, on this account, be re ceived with great caution, because he is avowedly a warns partizan, and his statements are considerably at variance with many equally intelligent, and much hinges residents, iu Bri tish colenies,- whose opportunities of - judging ale therefore greater, and, who taking the subject dispassionately, are therefore the hest judges of the matter, and it is not to be in ferred that Mr. Simile, in his West Indian crusade, has not Laid hold or the very worst cases be could select, the enormities of which are magnified, whilst that mild and kind treatment of slaves, which most frequently attracted his notice, is carefully concealed. The violent declamatteus of• Mr. Thompson, who began his address on so very serious and affecting a subject, by av. rse from ''Old Mother 11 u iibard," nu.st be taken for what ii was, a declamation well delivered. but containing not a single until of iutormation, and totally unsupported by any thing iu the shape of evidence; his violent ex pres•iiins against the go vernment, the stipendiary magistrates, and the planters, led the to the conclusion that they were excarded flout that universal flow of philanthropy which he professed to feel liar all mankiud, " over whose distresses he could pour out r►vers of tears," whilst it appears to me they are entitled to a parricipatiou in this oyes flaw of sympathy on the following grounds:— First, the ministry—They have grappled and settlerl a ques tion widen fur years has been regarded of paramount iu►port auce. which has been viewed with tenor and dtsntay, as sur rounded with clouds and darkness by our most talented and most benevolent staiesinen —men heartily desiruua of amelio rating the state of the negro slave —men, "with minds to ,:omprehend the uniserse," who have devoted, and must perse veringly devoted the efforts of their gigantic minds to lay down a plan ; and yet, such have been the difficulties which they had to overcome, that they have devoted them in vain, although success would have been with them the highest and dearest ob ject of lite. At length a ministry, (and this one act will gild their memory in future pages, when other names now illustrious will be forgotten) acting with the purest intentions, with good advice, under mature deliberation, guided by noble, and gene rous princip:es worthy of a great nation, accomplish what has before been considered impracticable, and blending justice with mercy,, give a portion of the value which their legis lation takes from the planter, and give at a very short date full and entire emancipation to the slave; including in their act of mercy a clause that enforces upon the planter to build separate houses for the negroes before the time shall ar rive when they will cease to live in large birdies under the immediate care and charge of the proprietor. That such time was necessary for such purposes, so that every poor man might take his wife and children to a dwelling when they begin to work as free labourers, " each providing for his own house hold, seems entirely to escape the - notice of these immediate emancipationists; whereas, in reality, it is one of the wisest and most merciful regulations of the act, and forms in itself a suffi cient argument against immediately emancipating the negro, end turning them from those roofs under which, by the old sys tern, they have enjoyed the protection and care of their masters. The continual agitation of this subject by no possibility pro duces any good, whilst its evil effects are harrassing the govern ment, unsettling the mind of the negro, and keeping alive many bitter feelings between the planter and the apprentices, which it s hould be the object of every good man to bury in oblivion. I say the agitation is useless, because it is not within the bounds of probability to suppose that any alteration in the law can possibly take place before the date when full emancipation is to be established, the general report upon the great trial from the colonies being " that the system is working well.' On behalf of the stipendiary magistrate,, I will be very brief, having already exceeded the limits 1 at fit st proposed ; but, to all who think of society in the West.lndies, it must be obvious that these gentlemen, if they associate at all, must associate with the negro proprietors, or, in broad language, with " slave owners." If they do so, the emancipationists complain that they are biassed by friendship and acquaintance; obits% otrthe other hand, if they keep totally aloof from the planters, and re frain from familiar intercourse with the slave proprietors, their circle of ham-oration - must, of'neceSsity, be contracted arid they would lay open to the charge of prejudice the other way, and cer tainly there would be prima/ode evulenee of such feeling, because the inference drawn by charitable minds is, that the planters will join hand in hand to respect the law, with the magistrates who are appointed to enforce it, and, therefore, the grealer the har mony which can be maintained between them, the more likely is good to be adduced from such associations and connexions. One word for the planters, and.l will conclude. The grant of twenty millions does certainly appear an astounding and enor mous sum of money to give as compensation, but taking it at lo much per head, which, after all, is the (July fair way to judge of its amount, it does not come to one half the value of the slave in the average of the cidonies, and in the other to not ono third, and this is the only way to estimate the amount of the grant. If for any purpose of general benefit it was enacted in this country, that any particular description of property which it had been legal to hold. should cease to be so after a lapse of three or four years, and the le g islature arwarded one half of the amount of that property to be 'mid to the owners as com pensation for their new law, although the amount might be one hunched millions, the parties receiving it would naturally say, and be right in saying, that they were losers, and the - enormous amount of the grant would not destroy the fact—let us allow to the planter what, under a similar opeiation of law we should claim ourselves, and thereby cairy into practice the great Christian precept; " Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto y.m—do ye also moo them," and it should never be lost sight of in looking at this question, that the holding of slaves has been eneouraged by succeeding kings and governments—that under this system our \Vest India colonies have grown to their present amazing productiveness, atol !oat the slavery in the abstract is detestable, and irreconcilialde to the better and kinder feeling of humanity, still it has been a necessary evil, sanctioned by law, and taken on the average, has not presented more cruelties, and bard•Oips, than are to be selected from the labouring classes in our own happy land. Liverpool, 10th January, 1838. G. F. B. Major-General Sir Amos Norcott, who was relieved in the command of the Southern District, Ireland, a short time since, on account of indisposition, died at C.irk on Monday se'enight. By his demise a pension ter distinguished services reverts to the crown. The Noratampton Chronicle, a paper in the Dissenting inter est, published its last number on Satuida) last, after a struggle of titter )ears. There are now two papers in Northamptonshire. THE PEF.L CLUB Dtrsivhn.-We understand, that the gold medal to he given to Mr. Gordon, of Au kenhead, fur his hand• some conduct in granting the use of his house and ground for theTeei banquet. will be presented at the dinner of the Peel Club.— Glasgow Courier. IN DICTAINNT AGAINST A M AGIST RATS. —The grand jury at the quarter sessions now holding, previous to their discharge (IQ Wednesday, returned a true bill against Thotnas Porter, Esq. one of her Majesty's justices of the peace for this county, and others, fur a inisdeineanour.—Manchester Guardian. VOLUNTEERS FOR CANADA.—The commanding officer of the 97th Regiment, (two cowponies of which are stationed in Blackburn) ,has received orders front the .Horse Guards, that certain regiments in Canada being short of their complement of men, 250 are to be made up by volunteers from that and two other regiments, one stationed at Manchester and the other at Bolton. About t wenty have already volnnteet ea front the de tachment of the 97th stationed here, and it is expected 20 (Alms Will join them.— Blackburn Standard:. The Worcester Journal gives a rumour that Lord Foley had sold the W it lev estates to Lord Ward, of Himley, for £BOO,OOO, but the Worcester Herald believes that there is no truth in the report. CHANGE RINGING.—On Thursday evening last, the young ringers of St. Mary de Crypt Church, in this city, rung with admirable style and great precision, a complete peal of Triple Bub Majors; consisting of 5040 changes, in 2 hours and 50 mi nutes—Gloucestershire Chronicle. The following distinguished guests amongst others. have been this week on a visit at Drayton to Sir Robert and Lady Peel: —The Duke of Wellington, Earl of Aberdeen, Marquis of Chemins, Lord Mahon, .Lord Sandon, Sir H. Hardiuge, Sir W. Follett, Sir G. Clerk, and Sir P. Burdett. We regret to hear that the venerable Earl of Eldon lies in a dangerous state at his residence in London. Tug BALLOT.—An attempt to iniereo the people of Shrop shire in this nostrum, has signally tailed. At a Meeting at Ludlow last week, only forty persons were present. DINNER HOURS.—In Germany the dinner hour is generally one, in Italy it is five, in Paiis six , an d in Loudon half-past seven or eight. Mr. O'Connell's head is reported by the phrenologists to be the largest ever seen in the United Kingdom. • WESLEYAN METHODISTS,—The 95th Annuall Conference is appointed to be held in Bristol, and will commence on the 25th of July next, when it is expected some plan will be adopted for the commemoration of the first centenary of Methodism. Major-General Sir George Arthur, the flay previous to his departure for the Canaries, was presented with a splendid service of plate, of the value of £1,50Q, by the colons' of Van Dieman's Land, the principal articles hearing the following inscrtption:--" To Colonel Sir George Arthur, K.C.11. This service of plate, of the value of £1,500, raised by subscription in Van Dieman's Laud, is presented as a memo, cal of the high sense entertained by the subset 'hers of his tealous and able ad ministration of the government of that colony for upwards .of twelve years, nudes a proof of the respect and regard fur his public and private character, 1837." Fins AT Till ROYAL AKSKNAL,'WOoLWICH.—MUCh eXciLe" ment prevailed at this great military depot yesterday afternoon, in consequence of its being discoreted that ignition had taken place in a warehouse situated in East Wharf. Every exertion was promptly used to subdue the progress of the furious element, which was slimily effected 'without any material damage. The authorities refrained from alarming the gar' ism) and townspeople by beating " the tiie drum" to assemble the troops, but it was considered necessary to detain the artisans and tabourets for one hour after the usual time of ringing the bell to leave off ln the course•of the evening the affiir became known at the barracks and in the town, and the circilmstance created a consiiiera'Jle sensation on account of the ma g azines, but the y are well seemed from any calamity of this description, being detached buildings anti bond) proof.- Standard, Saturday. Cnitamtoi HUNDREDS.—The chiltein hundreds were not always a fiction; they were a- veritable locality, in vilii(b the kuigitl 'of the 'shire who was averse to entering parliament. might take refuge, and. might •be secure•from the 4nirsuit the sheriff; but when once thh member had taken bill G iatiti ti s; , house, this seuctuory was tao longest opal to Liu). fi f /I ' ‘ - '''' ovir. A Z