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• 4 THE LI V ERPOOL SrfAiN DAR I). . .. .. • •...._ . _ ~....,.... ..•• . • .. WWWWAMM==I. "1.7110117 X61111M.111•16.G1, 14,14,44.1.41........................„.... , 1.,..... 'UV -....1L- • - ACCOUNT OF SALES AND 1----114PORTS(;=C:0:11:71th(T:siN7.:57e:_al _ - - --- -- -- --- ------- - -•----- •A PR 1 L 12, -1836, ____ ....._.., ___.—.......,,,.........,.....a,.....5.,,-.l*--ummummims,,,lll3l7llll..l ire Ta. , i1i1130115. . , the facts they prove ? Let me take Margaret Collins ;-who is the market or in the street between those parties, nothing STEAM NAVIGATION. asked Why capital embarked in promoting intercourse by water she?. The wife of aperson whom she calls an engineer;' her- approaching to critninality ever had existed for one mo- ; - should be denied parliamentary protection while, it is afforded self an ignorant, tinedutated, unchaste Irishwoman-a person meat between them. Gentlemen, in .addition to that my i Without considering th — e opposition between the Irish- to that . which . 1)1.01110'es it by land ? I leave it to the candour of —,.....ro_____ 'D ES C , RI PTT ON S . TriZii i : 7E- T S. ilis who is dismissed the service of Mrs. Yeoman for being great ftiend,put in two letters, the object of which evidence' I really I v and Scotch companies, we think the question of how far i t a he ex h i o ,l n i;in rneintier who has taken so active a part in this matter A FRIG-4.. ~ Eliza. Trealeven, fm Sierra Leone, with 420 lgs timber, 1 bx pre with child. Bear that in mind, (Yentlettten; that is the person hardly . understand. My friend, for no purpose, imputed to why capital employed in improving intercourse from 2,;0 ! e ta a in ls e l d an u d i U tt e a or . g .. i .. ......... .. .3 9 0 7 7 , 0 ) 1 2 2 0 0 2 , 3 scuts, Ordcr-B Dk - . - Ida Wylie, fm Africa, with 1320 cks palm oi ,3 t cast copper ntd, . ______L . upon wbosetestiinony this cause depends. IS she a person upon Mrs : Yeoman, that within three short months after the marri- : parliamentary protection should he afforded to capitalists London to Liverpool, or BriStol;hy steam carriages or waggons, , 4 Up ia l ii, a ). rt ati cl n ' , D , ' lt ' t.01......n).....J.. .................................................... W . ' 2 B l B.4 7 l ,. o thi: i .'' lo ) l 4 fd i i ll: minl'oe7i'ell:ireW. r co . , u p T r v s . s 1 y . whose testimony you can nepend ? I put this independently of age itself was c hnund-after her vows had been pledged at the improving intercourse by Water, to the extent in which shall receive parliaineatiiry eneouracrement while that which the fact she deposes to-of the fact in question. I admit her altar-that within three short mouths she had given •herself up it is given to those who do theland, is one of continues that iaentical intercourse by steam ships on to Dub- C Hu;sfall and T Tobin 'G Dk • EAST INDIES. CAPE OF GOOD •ifOl'E, .&c. coolness, herdexterity in the witness box; but I put . it to you, .to . an abandoned and profligate course of life. Accord;ng to c „, , . ' . . same. °II seated or Cork shall he denied it ? Why Shall the one be r . epre- CY ,reat interest and even of national importance. eein, . S Lawrence, ----, fm Calcutta, with 1100 bgs sugar,,so blsjute, if this ignorant, uneducated, this unchaste person is one on min, her affections were withdrawn from her legitimate bus- great as romotin+• the in tet•ests of trade, and the other as inju- llcot 4 ton bi ßebinson and Oiryin-42 Ms jsite, 22 hxs lac dye, 4 chts -12 . -----•—• whose testimony you could safely act. But let us examine Al band and conferred upon her paramour; and yet . he brings be- the large amount of capital about to be embarked in rious to itand unjust in'principle ? Both are directed to the`same shellac, i..sco iit l 3o s sound = 7) , 0 1 d 00) .3g; i l ig ; l i pla l f rls . r4 .: tti l iii•s . , , r6.!l i ps t rid evidence she gives. She tells you " I took two notes to i t /1 . • fore you two letters to prove, that at that time she expressed her both, .iind with the view of promoting inquiry, we here encl,'carried on by' the same cornmercial,means, productive of the 3 lin . sc o ed, W STan e Ci'anece " '73s ll b a rr n s lin rs e =vow Orleans lO -12 i 11812 • 9803. i 90890 , 7450 i 9 - 121 ,• ,•••:. Ashburn er; I t oo k a•n o t e t o bins on SaturdaY, and the follow- ordinary affection towards him. What was the meaning of insert the "Reasons" which have been given bit Mr. saMe reSults, req - uiritio• the same joint efforts and jpint capital, an.r.fcci-40 g bls hides 1921 bgs' Perna risim'eo ' - ' • ing.cu l y m t . A s hb urner „ti e d i n cmisequen ce of that note. = I :those lettei-s? Ttioy. were only leg,itimate evidence to prove her ' eof an ilpartialleoislature, entitled to the. same seed, II and J Ilornby and co-150 bales•cottoir', M'Ors e . ka n ana e o -.: Aricati and Ceara.. : :,1, 2 1500 ...SAO 13 lg. 1055.5 , should no t h e surprise d it . he did. it is very l i k e l y that she cond:ict; and what disprove ?-that in February, three ►nonths f , own ' Withal - 118 . 6n tlie . general queSt . ion, - leavink the public to and, in the ei -8 chts indigo, Ballia'andMitt;aio..,..-.': 15490 1060 101 - -- 4 : . 8073 rm . their 0 , Or bx coats uulto, Acraman and Stitt-B Dir . Maraithain ` 13 .- J. • ) took that n o te, an d t h at h e carded in consequence;-but h . efore she 114 committed adultery ? Such gentlemen, are the t ? 1 favourable and fosterimf protectou, Both are the direct Mea ns . 18 8 1 88b••ssalc saltpetre. 1 ppe wine, 1.1 7 M Duncan a n d s on r promoting- trade iatthers rather than as trading themseves.' J 21 . rtb m ai.ren a under what circumstances did he call? it appears that cfrcumstances-,the.only surrounding circumstances from begin- lias made out his case:— , - ~ Order-'(fm. WEST INDIES AND - /111DF/ /IA • . , Para s„„, ginned .... ... ..... .1 15460 800 Ili ..... 12 3 4288' 7253 Both tend to improve and extend commercial intercourse '6O '' • 0 :-. 0 - h e was a w i ne merc h an t in the habit of supplying wine fling to cud, that tend in an degree to throw a light upon the The City of Dublin Steam Packet Companyhave now a bill ainoncr all ranks and in all directions. An intercourse whiCh, . Andromeda Thomas, fin Jamaica, •with ( - fin J ' amaie • a)-30 t logwOrd ' Peruviao • • atilSaetion broughtfor your consideration. And now, gentlemen, before: parliament, uraying to be allowed to raise 'an - acing its growiiiir with its 'ow n growth is Of the very essence and vitalitYlll'obile) 264 bales cotton, J Ridgway . & co-356 do, OrdCr I Demerar a aid Derbies, 110, 90 14 -0 : . . 16.1 to the plaintiff. It appears that . on the Sunday . when he i -27 do, T and ID Thornelv-100 do, Sands, flodgson and co-83 do, I •Bm•hados, . called Mr. and Airs. Yeoman were employed in peck- the case is ripe for youriudginent• The facts as deposed to as such own proprietors, the further' c apit a l nece ssar y for building such Of all joininercial . inCreae. ' And What is the immediate busf ing ,ome wine. Where ?In the cellar , !s it imProba7 elle said to have happened at times and at places when no other Additional Stearn Vessels as are required for supplvin~► that in nth if' both ? Th e facilitating the conveyance's of public mails Wailiwright ainySlyeils-P bk , ~ Nl abe l t s h, M Donald, bl`lSonald,.fm fm Demerara, wsth 20 hilS sugar, D Nyillink., La Guayri . . C mimen Westindia.... 4 1 ,4 1 ;0 3 0 0 2 5 6 00 ' i t o o ll _____-- 1. ! 1561 938 ble.that Ise should have that note on that subject and that he person was present who could be called to prove their false- crease of business and general intercourse, which tney them- and deg atches i l i ) asse r n: •-, at - d nierchandize• in a word, both 4 should main consequence, and that . Mrs.• Yeoman should leave hdod.. Therefore it is on your judginen'..---on your discrimina- selves were mainly instrumental in creating . ; and also, for an prwooti p ipr trade p 7i e w i t s iiii ,' interCourse ihese are, in fact, irladst do, 15 l d s o l l/ raiekonudsbea a ch n4 T s i o n n tie , and_ 20 (IC; 20 hd p s us suTa ni r ' . 140 2.10 8i _, 9 930 h er , h us b an d busied in his occupation, and that she should go tion--,on your jndgMent in this case that you must pronounce incur gratin clause, under peculiar circumstances, which will convertible terms : •i,-.et parliament i s ca lled on to uphold the Mackay-37 tea 9ilids sugar,.24 hits 117 pas 8 !iris rtim. 69 cks inol'as- Ezl • - s ptia a n . •.....: into a . f ri , nt room a n I sit there twenty nimutes with a visitor? your verdict. And, gentlemen. I, do entreat you. to pause and be referred tro he leading feature of their proposed one arid depress tt're . o - ther.* m sea, Mu o and e hides, Sir J Tobi O-95 Ms 1 bid sugar, brl 30 bags Surat arid Ma - d - r • a • s - ... • El• Brown, fm Demerara with 56 cks molasses 28 hds sn- Per publ' sale th'• ••• • - coffee, 25 pns 34 hds 28 bits rum, Order Dk . . Bengal . .... -. r• - ,0,0 9 1 6 0 5 1 - 9 2120 /6645 99 . 7 4 , ---7---- 102171 But suppose that that note was . making' an assignation for a weigh deliberately; be not offended at that request; Ido not bill being the increase of capital. • ' • 5340 930 51 -6# 2090 5363 and that that assignation should be kept at the doubt it will be given- Bitt I cannot. but feel that the impor- : flad this coMpany not been carried on under an act of par= * Mr. Thomas Grahame who has already so succgssfully_di , gar, 30 les rum 59. ps timbei,•l2o copper _Tiece - G.13 ker d ~Per I la ' d e 19 da:v ' __, guilty purp ise, • op a Sunday at lii.44da), when he is not ern- tanc e that y ou will besto w your .anxious consideration on it. lira recut it might, •like other steam companies, have raised reeled public , attention to the subject of rocomotion in all . its co-70 bales cotton .35'hds•stigar •~ bgs co e ffee er N Waterhouse & bons • St a ' 9 I n Diit . o 1 - plaintiff's house, ployed on his business, or . taking his usual napo rather I De not send Mr. Ashburner home to tell his lovely confidiog further caPitai tO any extent which its shareholdere, or 'the bearings has put this in A clear point of view. In a'recent -18 pns rum, }twirl W Davelip'o'rtB hds coffee, Wilson and Cort- Ma a n n rll i a &e - • •••• • ' ' ' - say-snoring away his evening in a drawing room-but at two wif e th a t, alth oug h s h e may still. b e b oun d t o o b ey no l o n ger phbli c , alight be disposed - to contribute • and might Carry on publication - he observes --" There . are at 'present no fewer than 33 do, 75 hds 24 - pris 15 brls rum, T and II Murr ay, ay-Q Dl: Amethyst, Taylor, fm Trinidad, with 233 Ws 40 tcs 110 brls sugar, -....._ -......____ _-------........-. o ' c l oc k in the day ! But You must suPpose that Mr. Ashburner, can she love. and honour thin-ill:it she may be 'deprived for any trade, or follow any calliu g , with a view to 'profit for their five joint steam naVigation companieS who seek to he ieurno , 364116 20430 29022 256186 • an the invitation of the wife, Caine to commit adultry with her ever• of the sweet thought of a faithful husband and protector- ex - elusive benefit. 55 pns 2 hits molasses Ibx cocoa paste, W Carlisle--40 times cocoa, 1 bx rod goods,' 11 Cum' minr. , -7 tuks retd . goods, W Wood'and co-5 rated by parliament as Carriers of gOods and pirssengers between at mid-clay, and in the front room of the house l Good God, that, when she fancied such a person was returning to he; arms To retain this freedom from restraint, indeed, is the real him- YariouS partS Of Great Britain. 'l'lie applications of thiise par , i s this evidence on which his family is to be piungedin wretched- at' night, she was receiving a traitor and a hypocrite with the tiye which indirCes many companieS to decline what is called, ties are I - -'•d' th ' dofthe '- 1 'of '' • • ....oppost on e c"roun ness ! Butt what next? It is said Mr. Yeoman was from home. I kissers of an adultress still warm upon his lips. the• 'protection •of an act of ~,,-1;nn,..... ..... .1.,... ...,...ta .t___ . , and-that Mr.: Ashburner called; but at what time of day ?He I Mr_ e.r.....11 2......,.,..1 1.;.. -• I , •, • ' .Si :le; :Thii.: the market or in the street between those parties, nothing approaching to criminality ever had existed for one mo- - a • ment between them. Gentlemen, in .addition to that my i Wi thout considerin g th e oppos i t i o n between the Irish friend,put in two lett ers , th e o bj ect o f which evidence' I r ea lly and Scotch co m p an i es, we think the question of h ow f ar hardly understand. My f r i en d , f or no purpose, imputed to Mrs. 'Yeoman, that within three short months after the niarri- parliamentary protection should he afforded to capitalists age itself was bound—after her vows had been pledged at the improving intercourse . by Water, to the extent in which altar—that within three short months she had given •herself up it is given to those who do the same on land, is one of to an abandoned and profligate course of life. Accord;ng to • him, her aff ec ti ons were w i thdrawn from her legitimate bus- great interest and even of national importance.. • Seeing band and conferred upon•her paramour; and yet be brings be- the large amount of capital about to be embarked in fore you two letters to prove, that at that time sheexpressed her both, 'and with the view of promoting inquiry, we here ordinary affection towards him. What was the meaning of insert the "Reasons" which have been given by Mr. letters?. They, were only legitimate evidence to prove her W illiarns•on the• general quekion, leavi thos ' ng the public to aaindict; and what di sprove?—that in February, three months before, she'had committed adultery? Such, gentlemen, are the .form their own estimate of their worth. To our view he circumstances-the.inly surroun di ng circumstances, from begin- has made out his case: - fling to M i d, th at ten d in any degree to th row a li g h t upon the The City of Dublin Steam Packet Company 'have now a bill transactien br oug h t f or your consideration. And now, gentlemen, before parliament, :praying to be all owe d to raise, 'among its' the case is ripe for yourjudginent. The facts as deposed to as such own proprietors, the further capital necessary for building such ale said to have happened at times and at places when no other additional Steam Vessels'as are required for supplying that in person was present who could be called to prove their false- crease of business, and general intercourse, which tney them hood.. Therefore it is on your judgment —on your discrimina- selves were mainly instrumental in creating . ; and also, for an tion--,on your jndginent in this case that you must pronounce incorporating clause, under peculiar circumstances, which will your verdict. And, gentlemen, ado entreat you to pause and be referred to hereafter—the leading feature of their proposed weigh deliberately; be not offended at that request; Ido not bill being the increase of capital. - • • doubt it will be given.. But I cannot. but feel that the irapor- ' Had this catripatiy not been carried on under an act of par tance that you will bestow your anxious consideration on it. lihrrient it might, like oth er s t eam compan i es, have raised Do not send M r . A s hb urner h ome to tell his lovely confiding further capital to any extent which its shareholdere, or 'the wife that, although she may still,be bound to obey, no longer public, might be disposed to contribute; and might carry on can she love. and honour ,iiim—th a t sh e may b e deprived for any trade, or follow any calling, with a view to 'profit for their ever of the sweet thought of a faithful husband and protector-- exclusive benefit. that when she fancied such a person was returning to he; arms To retain this freedom from restraint, indeed, is the real Mo at' night, she was receiving a traitor and a hypocrite with the tive which induces many companies to decline what is called, kissess of an adultress still warm upon his lips. tae protectien •of an act, of parliament, 'as they Would then, Mr. Cresswell resume d hi s seat a f ter this eloquent appeal necessarily be liable to certain restrictions and: limitations, amidst a murmur of approbation and a strong feeling created in which, in their opinion, would be more onerous and inethive favour of his client., nieht than could be compensated by the limitation of liability . The,Learned.JUDGE immediately summed np with greater- which an act w ould confer. • spicuity and el oquence, commenting on the evidence the Among the restrictions which an act necessarily involves, in various witnesses. He highly and deservedly complimented retu rn f or th e li m i t a t i on ' of liability to its shareholders are:— Mt. Cresswell on his e l oquen t appea l , an d directed the atten- First. That the company have precised oWers. S'e tion of the jury . str ong ly t o t h e , tact .t h at the ev i dence against cortrily. That they be prohibited from ) y beingdefine " ge p neral Men the defendant depended almost entirely on the evidence of chants or Dealers."' Thirdly. That they annually set apart a Margaret taatAlfa l who, from her loss of character and her certair e portion of their profits, and vest the same in goeernment breach of hei ( inistre s ses confidence, was n o t a witness. on whom securities, as a fund to answer extraordinary centingeneies.— mach reliance 'abuts( placed,—We regret tbat the great Fourthly.. That they conform to certain conditions as to gene length to which our report has run compels us to omit his lord- ral meetings, and . what are called parliamentary clauses.— ship's addresi: .1-!'ilthly. 'That there be greater publicity as to their accounts, The Jury expressed a wish to retire, and in about ten with a statement of debt% credits and assets, and which joint nutes returned with a verdict for the defendant. stock companies often find it inconvenient to make to their pro- MONDAY. " prietors ; and Sixthly, that they are restricted from increasing RING AND t'ICKAIR:S V NORTON AND ANOTIIRR. ItleireapllalS without reference again to parliament. • Mr. Blackburne appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Cresswell for , On the whole, then, the freedom from those restraints and the defendant. • The plaintiffs are s uga r-b o il ers i n Li verpoo l, an d t h e d efendants are parliamentary res tri ct i ons i s not generally considered as com hoileranakers in the s ame pl ace , (h av i ng • another establish men t i n pensated by the li a bilit y of s h areh l iters being limited to the London.) In January last, the defendants a egreed to make the boiler amount of their respective subscriptions, and which, in truth, of a steam-engine for the plaintiffs' use as sugar bailers, a n d s h ort l y an d i n practice, is merely nominal; seei n g.th at i t cou ld only afterwards, when the boiler had bm.o put into use, it burst, amid by so. apply after the almost impossible contingency of the entire pro doing three lives were lost, and other damage of a serious nature done perty and capital of the coin in being lost,. and which con to the suear mills and the adjacent buildings: This action was therefore tineency is necessarily the more remote, the larger the capital brought to recover an adequate sum of money to cover the injury so - company is. . - of the sustained. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants. - Under these circumstances, it becomes a consideration of BOND z GUN TER. importanee, in' a public poitit of view, whether parliament a athia was an action brought by the plaintiff, who has the take of a should allow Joint Stock Companies to enjoy this unlimited stone-quarry, at Highton, near Warrington, against the defendant, poicer of raisins capital to any 'extent ; and be thus wholly free, who also rents a quarry at the same place, for a trespass, and for as to their pow of trading with such unrestricted capital—and taking away a stone-carriage from the yard of the plaintiff, and thereby whether it is not more reatitic, and affording better protection putting him to considerable inconvenience in the conduct of his busi ness. A number of witnesses were called for both parties, and the to ,the public, that all such companies, subscribing capital be jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages one.farthing. yond ,a,a4aartain amount, say 1:100,010, should be necessarily Lord DENAIAN said, this was one of the most trtunpery cases ever broughatander the whole s o m e limitations and control o f an act brought under his notic e . . .of parliaMent. Nothing, however; can be more absurd, or a more palpable attempt to impose upon parliament, than for• a few companies, who have this unlimited power of borrowing or raising, what joint capital they please—who in effect exercise this power— and are enabled to heroine " General Merchants and Traders," and in many instances are so, should raise a pretended cry of danger to the community, against those companies which are restricted by parliament, both as to capital and powers, while the real though concealed object, is to limit and cripple com petition, and prevent their rivals from raising the necessary capital among themselves, to , supply their own wants. • It is, indeed, well knowt and avowed, that the leading par ties opposing the Dublin company's bill, were desirous of ob taining the contract for the carriage of the mails betweeu .Li verpool and Dublin, and it would, therefore, be important. to them, that the Dublin Steam Company be crippled, and thus 'deprived the opportunity of increasing their capital, or building the necessary steam vessels, to enable them to be competitors for the mail contracts. The Dublin company commenced in 1823, under an act of the Irish legislature, the 21st and 22d Geo. 111., called the "Anonymous Partnership Act." They were the first which ventured on the hazardous experiment of applying steam navi gation in promoting a trading intercourse across the channel. Outgrowing; by the encouragement they received, and through the liberal system of their management, the protection of the Irish act. they applied to the imperial parliament and the board of trade, and, with their sanction, have, since 1828, been regu lated under the provisions of two acts of parliament, the 9th Geo. 111., chap. 66, and the 3d and 4th William IV., chap. 115. In addition to their successful applicatioh of steam power to the purposes of the channel trade they introduced steam navigation ' on the river Shannon: and part- of the additional capital about to be raised, is to enable the company to give increased effect to the navigation of that river, of 230 miles continuous naviga tion, when the commissioners under the act of last session, shall have effected this great object. When also it is considered that the increase of inland navigation requires a corresponding in crease of channel.steamers, the necessity for additional: capital becomes self-evident. In proof of which, a mere reference to the incrsease.of inland intercourse, arising out of the company's proOeedings or, the Shannon, is sufficient. • By this It appears, that the tonnage conveyed to and from the interior of Ireland, to Dublin, by this company, has in creased from 6000 t ons t o 50 , 000 ; and further, that the amount of tolls paid by the Dublin company's boats, on the Grand Ca pseeer k a f n o n r u additional capital Ca nal, (a portion of th a t i n l an d nav i gat i on ,) h as i ncrease d , in the It is ishaemneperiod, unreasonablefrolri Lt h l a s to Oti u t so c a o bz p v a e n y n. s o ho " uld capital to.build steam vessels, for the purpose. of carrying this additional tonnage, and follow up the business thus created by their own exertions. Yet this is opposed by the Clyde steam 'companies, who are straining every nerve to get petitions from others, and it is here asserted that the entire opposition to the bill has been car r ied on at t h e exp e nse, and at the sole instiga tion, of one company on the Clyde. The agent for this C om p auy, M r. M art i n, influenced, no ' doubt, bi -, purely patriotic and disinterested views, lately called a meeting, by public advertisement, and under the attractive heading of "Steam Packet Monopoly Bills," ,he brought two members of parliament, to second his disiplerested views; a preliminary meeting had taken place; patriotic resolutions were piepared; the City of London Tavern was the stage on which this farce was to be actad—a sensation was expected. Much public spirit and determination to resist monopoly was, however, unfortunately wasted, for, amended resolutions hav ing been proposed,. and th e h ouse h av i ng divided, only eleven persons in the whole city of London could be f oun d t o p e t down the " monopolizing' Dublin Company. Mr. Martin, in his several capacities, as agent for the Clyde Steam Company, main opposer of the bill, - and chairman of the meeting, de termined to carry the ridiculous still further, he majestically walked out. of the room with hi s f o ll owers, leaving eighteen behind, to pass the amended resolutions, while he and his ten supportersunanimously passed their own;in an adjoining room. It is hoped members of parliament will duly appreciate the mo tives of this disinterested junto. The bill, (as altered by,the Board' of Trade,) which this com pany have nowbefore,parliament, th e so l e o bj ect of which as regards the company is to increase their capital, having been epposed, it is for the purpose of considering the grounds of this opposition, and the mistaken policy on which it proceeds, that the following observations are submitted : In thane, I undertake to prove—First that if there be any one object more especially entitled to the favourable considera tion of parliament, it is the promotion, extension, and perfection, of steam navigation; and Secondly, that the most direct and certain mode of accomplishing that object is by giving encotna agernent to joint stock companies and capitalists in the way now sought ; embarking thei r money, an d di rect i ng theirener gies, towards its accomplishment: and that such is wholly in compatible with individual exertion, and can alone be accom plished by joint stock capital, in the way in which canals, or rail roads are effected Hitherto steam navigation has teen chiefly confined to river or short sea voyages. it is only within the last few years that it has been enabled, to undertake a more adventurous .and dis tant range of intercourse. The improvement of steam navigation is of too great magni tude, and requirea too vast a combination of talent, time, and capital, ever to be satisfactorily accomplished by the qperations of indiviJuals. It is admitted to be yet but in its intancy,Whila, perfection can only be obtained by the united capital and com bined efoi•ts of the community at large. Hitherto the amount of capital invested in steam navigatiOn—the objects to which it has been applied—and the circumscribed. range of its power end itseftiiness; are all truly insignificant, compared to what, even a few years is likely to effect. As to capital, the capability of ern e ploying it profitably is almost unlimited—its usefulness is but. commetieurate with its range of applicetion- e and, as to its great destinies, they are in a word the continuing and securing for, ever that superiority, both 'commercial and naval, which has obtained for Gteat Britain the first rank among thenations of the world: It might be wise policy in other Europeen states, were it po4- sible, to discourage the progress of steam. navigation. Great Britain, on the contrary, is interested in its extension. Nature has bountifully ferniehed her with that element by which it ex ists, ,namely, an inexhatistible supply of fuel; while the talent; industry, and ingenuity of her population. laas„ as it were,, sup pl?ed a second nature, in ,perfecting that unrivalled maehinery by which this stupendans power is brought into, action, Iwit the British l eg i s la t u re, t h ere f ore, shoUld be found discouraging the application o f cap i ta l i n t h at direction, would be worse than folly, it would be little short of suicidal 'Madness. At this important era, 'whenahe whole world appears in mo tion towards internal developfirent, and external commercial rivalry- e if there be a question of more than ordinary, and even' vital, interest, it is this,-a-hOw can s 'the British legislature most effectually draw out the capital 'and skill of this great country, in introducing and perfecting steam navigation. • Parliament has not yet considered this subject in the enlarg e d point of v i ew w hi c h i ts real merits deniand. On the contrary, indeed, it has hitherto been regarded with an unworthy and mistaken jealousycfroin an erroneous idea 'that it might injure our shipping interests: . Yet what is it but a branch of that ship' ping interest itself; with this great stnieraddedadvantage, that it is a bran c h i n w hi c h no nation on earth can effectually rival us, if we but do it justice ? • Until lately steam navigation was looked on with distrust by our naval authorities. .1-I;e7 is the cage altered?' Naval men now regard steam power, and a suitable appliintment of steam vessels, as a necessary appendage to a fleet, either for home or foreign service, and the means of bringing British power and valour into action. The extension of steam navigation also holds out this new peculiarity: that While in peace we . are apparently b u t expand ing the wings of' commercial enterpriseove a re'at the same time preparing for a state of War, by supplying the 'Mist effectual and powerful means of national defepee. ',Such , indeed, is the cha racter of some of th e n e w ' s t eam s hi ps now buildieg for ordinary commercial purposes, WhiCh even the present imperfect state of steam navigation has produced, that should the necessity arise, they may', even in a single day, beraaria'capacious transports for troops, antis, and stores;, and if not employed as actual Men of war,7wonld be valuable 'aids to the 'naval force of the country.— How then can the leasistatute‘effeet this desideratum ? By eneou raging that union of skill, enterprise& capital in favour ofsteam navigation, which has already done 'so much for the other great !Works now pioceeding under the aid of joint stock capital. in dividnal . capital;' separately applied, lutist ever :continue un equal to such great undertakihgs. 'lt is quite idle to suppose Otherwise, and those who deceive themselves by such an illu sion take not' oniya too limited but very erroneous view of what that great afflict of human ingenuity has yet to accomplish. Its progress hitherto has been directed either by individual capital on a limited scale, or too ofteri by ill-arranged or ille gally conducted • joint stock' companies; and which, without any correct system; ,and without any limitation of capital or, poweis, have in many instances beetme the instruments of profit to a few, or ultimately the preito internal dissensions, or . vexatious and ruinous litigation. But, without going- further into that question, it may be the facts they prove ? Let me take Margaret Collins ;—who is she?. The wife of a person whom she calls an engineer ; ' her self an ignorant, uneducated, unchaste lrishwornan—a person who is dismissed the service of Mrs. Yeoman for being great with child. Bear that in mind, aentleinen; that is the peredn upon whose testi mon y thi s cause depends. Is she a person upon whose testimony you can depend ? i put this independently of the fact she deposes to—of the fact in question. I admit her coolness, herdexterity in the witness box; but 1 put it to you, if this ignorant, uneducated, this unchaste person is one on whose. testimony you could safely act. But let us examine the evidence she gives. She tells you " I took two notes - to Mr. .Ashburner; I took a-note to biro on Saturday, and the follow ing.dev Mt. Ashburner called in consequence of that note." I should not be surprised if he did. It is very likely that she he called in consequence ;—bet took that nute, a n d th a t under what. circumstances did he call ? It appears that he was a wine merchant in the habit of supplying wine to the plaintiff. It appears that' on the Sunday when he called Mr. and Mrs. Yeomau were employed in peck ing some wine. Where ? In the cellar. it improba s ble.that he should have that note on that subject and that he should main coneequence, and that Mrs. Yeoman should leave her husband busied in .his occupation, and that she should go into a front room an I sit there twenty minutes with a visitor? But suppose that that note was making an assignation for a guilty purp ,se, and that that assignation should be kept at the plaiutitf 's house, on a Sunday at inidsday, when he is not ern ployed on his business, or taking his usual nap—or rather I say—snoring away his evening in a drawing room—but at two o'clock in the day ! But you must suppose that Mr. Ashburner, an the invitation of the wife, Caine t o comm i t adultry with her at mid-day, and in the front room of the house! Good God, is this evidence on which his family is to be plunged in wretched ness ! Bet what next? It is said Mr. Yeoman was from home, and-that Mr. Ashburner called; but at what time of day? He knew Mr. Yeoman and his habits, and knew, no doubt, that his dinner hour waillehis usual time of being at home, and he calls at that very tfillie when the dinner has been already set on the table; and this abominable woman, Collins, would have you believe that Mrs. Yeoman left the dinner table—that she passed down stairs—that she remained in the back room with-the de fendant for I() minutes, from which she would lead you to infer that while the dinner was cooling on the table and waiting for hereehe was committing adultery with Mr. Ashburner below. (Supressed murrners of apelause.) And then the bell rings, and -she goes reeking from the arms of her paramour to sit down to the table of her husband! What circumstance is put in to confirm this ? The blowing out of the candle, which in my mind confirms that it is false. They go into a back room— they are supposed to be guilty before—would he, to excite sus picion, blow out the candle ? No. Was it to prevent tlfat witness s wing any familiarities ? No; for according to her own ace °lot she was the go-between. Why, then, you have one of the most monstrous tales that can be devised, attended with impossible circumstances which render it impossible to he believed. Having seen through the state nents of these different witnesses, it leads use to what. I also must allude to—to the only fact in the cause from which you would be .justified in supposing for'one moment that there was evidence of crime between them. And what is that? What is that? She tells you that on a winter's night, at seven or tight o'clock, Mrs:' Yeoman takes advantage of her husband, who ; with his mother, she left sleeping on a sofa in the drawing-room upstairs, and came down with the key of the hack door ill her hand, and with a silk cloak oa, and tells this woman that she expects her para mour, and sends tne other servant out ; and that she was so eager that she sent her four times out, and went three times out herself, and at last she found him, and there on a winter's night—in a bower—with the flower pots, and the tables, and chairs, they a-e supposed to be three quarters of an hour toge ther. Wha ! If he would come when the husband is at home and awake end commit. adultry in the back parlour, would he, on a winter's night, when the husband is asleep, upstairs, have re mained at that bower in the bottom of the garden ? I take a very false measure of your judgment indeed, if you place any confidence in that tale. What el.e is there ? " I watched, I listened." What did she hear! Nothing. I will answer -for it, gentlemen, if it were true that they had been in that place, if she suspected they were com mitting adultery there, she would not. have been content with healing; she would have gone nearer, and would have seen. But she-tells you, " I staid five minutes listening." In the rain ! on a winter's night! What then ? To induce you to suppose that adultery had been committed, when she came in she says,_ her dress appeared ru m pl e d, an d I t hi n k s h e went into her dressing-room." How could she have seen- that her dress was rumpled for the silk cloak which, she said, she had on? It is by these small circumstances that you are to detect the falsehood of that tale which is said to happen in the presence of a single witness only. You cannot contradict it by negative evidence when there is no one there be , whom it could be con tradicted; But by these small contradictions in the evidence you are bound to conclude that what that woman says is false rather than that the other two are abandoned. Another witness was called, Ann Griffiths; and, gentlemen, I admit that that young woman was of most prepossessing appearance; I agree that her air and manner were candid. I am not prepared to ask you to say that that girl was a willingly false witness. I admit that her appearance and her demeanour won the r way to my' favourable opinion. Ido not ask you to say that that girl is willingly the witness to an untruth. What. does she prove? She proves two circumstances that may excite suspicion of le..' vity—want of'due caution, and want of propriety of demeanour; but her evidence taken at the worst proves no more, and ex- - plained, as I think they reasonably may be, proves nothing at all. The first part of her evidence was, that, when sitting at table together, Ann Griffiths observed Mr. Ashburner handing a paper to Mrs. Yeoman under the table—a circumstance un doubtedly extraordinary, and not according to the usual course of things. But are you to conclude from that circumstance that a criminal intercourse existed between them? 'Who was the person that Mrs. Yeoman employed to carry her notes? Ellen Heyes. Is .she a willing witness for them? Yes; she is the informer; she is the very soul and foundation of the case. If such guilty notes passed, she must have known it; and she has not proved it. Why, then, assume from that that guilty notes passed,:as it; doing ahat, there was any thing criminal in it. I can imagine a paper being handed under the table by a gentle men to a lady—( not very consistent with well-bred manners)- 1 can imagine something ridiculous occurring at table, and that a pencil might be used to excite Mrs. Yeoman's laughter against another' but I must say it is a most singular place un der which to take opportunity of communicating it. What is the other? The girl says, " I saw him pinch Mrs. Yeoman's knee." lam inclined to think that that is a creation of her own brain. Not that she invented it with a desire to impose on you; but observe :—Mrs. Yeoman is sating there; this gen tleman is sitting reading at the table" The Book of Fate ;" this girl says, " I came in with the tea-kettle;" her mistress was looking round at h er, an d s he saw Mr. shburner pinch her knee. Now, gentlemen, this girl, Ann Griffiths, - was there at the time when Ellen Heyes was so much at the house. This was just towards the close of the business. Ellen Heyes had been -busy with her, along w ith ot h ers, an d God knows what suspi cions might be placed in her mind! and'knowing thus much, gentlemen, might she not fancy that some familiarity took place which did not ? Is that a piece of evidence on which you can say that Mr. Ashburner is a traitor to his own wife and children and Mrs. Yeoman is an adultress. Gentlemen, I have in the evidence of this girl further proof o f w h a t I h ave state d , that this statement was not got upon the witnesses that have been called. 'Why do I say that of her ? Because my friend put these two questions to her, e` Did you ever see Mr. Ashburner walking in the garden ?" " Yes."—" Who was he walking with ?" Mr. Yeoman." Do you think he expected the answer, " Mr. Yeo man." Do you think h e too k t h at trouble to inquire if Mr. Yeoman was the per Son he was walking with,—to prove that ha was walking with Mr. Yeoman ! But such was her answer. " Do you remember ever seeing Mr. Ashburner riding past - on horseback ?" " Y es."--" Did he call at the house afterwards ?" " Yes."—" Who did he see ?" " Mr. Yeoman. and sat half an hour." Was this question put, to ask if dr. Ashburner called.to see Mr. Yeoman ? There I say we trace the finger of Ellen Heyes. This proves nothing against them. Yet we have the evidence of Mrs. Presson. Was she an hostile - witness, or was she willing to give evidence to the best of her power for them ? What was she expected to say ? " I saw her at mar ket, and she told me she was waiting for a lady." Why should she communicate with Mrs. Presson ? What necessity to tell that woman, who was there to sell a few chickens 'what she was waiting for—to tell h er h er b us i ness? Oh, "because Ellen Heves had given me a bad. character of Mrs. Yeoman and Mr. Ashburner; I therefore watched them." Ellen Heves again. Ellen Heyes for ever. "I watched them; I saw them go out of the market." And what then ? " I saw no mote of them." What was Mrs. Presson put down to prove ? "The tracing to a brothel Saturday by Saturday—to more than one brothel in the town." That was what Mrs. Presson could prove !' Why ? She who first told Presson that they were guilty, told her to watch, and yet.Presson fails to prove it. ' And what does she say of Elleu Heyes to prove that she is a woman unworthy of credit ? She says she is not. Then why don't they call her ? Their own witness proves that she is respectable, but they dis believe Ann Presson as to that, and wont call that witness. Now we have disposed of all the direct evidence that is supposed to affect this, gentlemen, let us see what else there is to confirm it —what strong circumstances lead to the door of truth to supply the evidence of eyesight. Are there any letters ? They search her box ; they find there a document to which I beg now to call your attention—bearing in mind that this too was put forward as a proof of her criminal intimacy with Mr. Ashburner—that she had treasured in her private box a copy of verses from her paramour. The very opening of it led me to conjecture that which my memory did not, enable me to confirm, but which I don't doubt will be 'the case. What.do these verses say, When read over calmly, not by the clerk of the court amid the attend ant expectation and confusion ? You shall bear— " Oh ! cast thou not Affection from thee. In this bitter world, Hold to thy heart that only treasure fast;' Watch, guardet,-esuffer not a breath to dim The bright gem." Probably, gentlemen, the name of Felicia Hemans may be e a _ sniliar to mane of eyou—a lady who favoured- the world with many beautiful poems —amongst others. "Songs of the Affec tions."' A lady who so entitled herself to the affections of all who knew - her, that it was considered as a great honour to Sir Robert Peel,•while he held the reins of his Majesty's govern. ment, that, he conferred a pension upon her. Now, these lines which are su_pposed to be evidence of a criminal connection be: tween Wriv. 'Yeoman and Mr. Ashburner are neither more nor less than one of the pure and delicate effusions of that lady, published amongst the " Songs of the Affections." And I think youiwili hardly conceive when you examine it that it is calculated to forward such an object; but I think it will be found as little likely to induce her for him "to cast away ;he g em of her affections" as anything 1 ever saw in my life. " If thou bast crushed a flower, The root may not be blighted; If thou bast quenched a lamp, Once more it may be lighted: But on thy heart, and on thy lute, The strings which thou hest broken Shall never in sweet sound again - Give to thy touch a token. If thou hest loosed-a bird, Whose voice of song could cheer thee ; Still, still it maybe heard, From the skies to warble near thee: But if, upon the troubled sea, Thou bast thrown a gem unheeded, Hope not that wind or wave will bring The treasure back when needed." What ! and this is to be addressed to her who has cast away the jewel of her husband's affections, and when the scorn of the world is cast ?,n w h.eri and when sh e is most in need of it,:-'wilt be Sag from her hen the treasure most is needed." " If thou, halt bruised a v i ne, f An t li i e ts su c en iug ne l7 ' s b reat h i s healing, rpe reugi, the " i Yet may twine, eaves their bloo m revea li ng; . But it' th ou bait a With a bright draught filled.—ob, never li e slvished wealth To-cool thy parched fever." Yes he has dashed from her the cup tdoreestie bliss into the pt.uous world. Rage feelings excited. by the .scorn of a 'l eo ° is gone for n ev e : iti.,soetioken. The. ever so Yioleutly e tbat cup drop of comfort shall cool her parched li as, believe that a paramour would send these lines t s One yo? o an adul If you do not. I then call upon you to take this as nee ev •e ne B that whatever heedless intercourse m ay h ave taken- plac%:—it . . 131 SON V. BILOWN. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a saddler in Li verpool, to recover the amount of a bill of exchange, drawn upon the defendant, and accepted by tam for £l9 15s Od, which had been re turned dishonoured, . There was a further sum of £3 13s Id, sought to be recovered for goods sold since the bill was drawn, which, together with lOs for the interest, and expenses of the bill, would make the whole sum £23 18s Id. The cause was undefended, and the juryreturned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages £.13 18s Id—costs 40s. AMBROSE V. GARTSIDP. Mr. Serjeant Atcherley and Mr. Venables appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Alexander for the defendant This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a labouring man residing in Liverpool, against the defendant, Mr. Abram Gartside wool-broker, of the same place, for injuries which he had received in consequence of the carelessness of the defendant's servants. It ap peared from the evidence, that in the month of June last, the plaintiff was walking along Vauxhall-road, and 'happening to meet with a per son he knew, ne stood talking w ith him for some time, and at length sat down upon one of the shafts of a lorry, which was loading with wool out of a warehouse near to where he was. I t was stated that the bags of wool were not, as is usual, lowered from the warehouse floor to the lorry with a rope and crane, but were thrown down upon the vehicle without any rope or anything attached to them by which they might be gradually let down. One of; the hags so thrown, unfortu nately bounded from the lorry upon the back of the plaintiff, and pro duced the injury he then sought compensation for. For the defence it was contended, that the plaintiff had due warning given to him of the danger in which he was placed by sitting where he was—that he had received no very serious injury —that he was now and had for some time been following his daily employment, and that he merely instituted the present action for the purpose of extorting money from the defendant. It was likewise stated, that the defendant was ex tremely sorry for the misfortune which had happened to the plaintiff, and that he would have had no objection to have made him an ample compensation had he had the opportunity of doing so ; but as he had not had that opportunity, and as the plaintiff seemed to think he could extort more from him by bringing his case before a jury, the defend ant was obliged to meet him in court, and abide the result of a public investigation. The jury retired for about an hour, and returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages £5O. • * Mr. Thomas Grahame, who has already so saccessfullydi rected public attention to the subject of locomotion io,all its bearings, has put this in a' clear point of view. In a recent publication he observes:—" There are at present no fewer than five joint steam navigation companies who seek to be incorpo rated b' parliament as Carriers of goods and piissengers bet Ween various parts of Great Britain. The applications of thOse par ties are opposed oh the'ground of the impolicy of incorporatng trading, companies. ' Can parliament refuse to incorporate those companies and to grant them the same privileges and immuni 'ties which they have conferred on t h e ra i lway s h arehol d ers? Can parliament refilse those privileges to a company who carry goods and passengers to Exeter, Hull, Dover, &c., in steam vessels, which they have conferred on companies which do the same think by means of 'locomotive 'engines and waggons? Certainty not. The - privileges sought by steam navigation companies gives them no power to monopolise the highway. , of ' the seas,- or to p ro hibit compet l ti o n. Th e same priVilege, when Conferred on the proprietors of a railway or canal, is virtually the creation of a perfect monopoly." (To be continued.) . THE ADVANTAGES OF INSURING BRITISH SHIPS IN AMERICA. 'What these advantages, are our mercantile and other readers interested in marine insurances will glean frum ihe fulltiwing Statement which may be, relied upon as being correct iu every particular. The ship Sir James Anderson sailed from Quebec of November, 1834, on her homeward voyage to in I e meh Liverpool.n nt During her passage she had to encount er some d read f ul ga l es, in one of which se loSt her rudder, and, becoming unnianage able' was ultimately abandoned by her crew. On the arrival of her commander, Captain Reid, at Liverpool, the necessary do cuments were prepared for the purpose of being ~forwained by the owners of the vessel to New fork, in order to recover the sum of 25,Uid dollars, the ainouut of three -policies effected upon her in the American, ihe Union, and the Jackson, three Marine insurance companies establiShed at New furk. Two inen, Aikin, the mate; and Luptcin, the,steward of the Sir James Anderson, refused to sign the protest Without being previously p,tid the ualance of wages which would hdve been due to them had the voyage been completed. The demand was resisted as an illegal extortion, the ship having earned no freight. After stating their case to several merchants and shipowners here, • who ail agreed in telling diem that they could nut substantiate ally claim for wages, these . men Proceeded to Make sume state ments to an Aliterican public funetionary„ who, it appears, im mediately put him Self in communication, with and suggested.to the managers or the New York insurance compadies the pro prietyof sending a commission to this country to e...ainine wit nesses touching the loss of the Anderson, in w hitch he and two of his friends should be joined. We du not know whether this course was adopted; but the New York insurance compaines peremp torily refused to pay their liabilities, and the insared, had no other course to pu rsue th an t h at o f commenc i ng, actions in an American court of justice for the recovery of the loss they had stistained. ln order to establish their clanos,, the owners of the Sir James Anderson had to procure the attendance in 'Sew York of the captain and the crew on board that vessel when she was abandoned. In doing so they were put to the enormous ex pense of £2,1:00 in colieeting these persons together trout vari ous ships in different parts of ihe world. , American. Insurance the 27th Janu ar y l ast t h e act i on aga i nst the Antericon Insurance Company was tried before Judge Oakley in the. Superior Court at .New York. The trial lasted five days, al thou; h the court sat twelve hours each day. upwards of ninety, witnesses were examined. One of these, a Captain Rogers, an American witness fur the defendants, swore that • it was an act of madness to abandon a ship which had lost her rudder." This opinion, coming from so high an authority on nautical matters in America as the sou or nephew of the great Commodore Ro gers, of the President, caused a very considerable degree of sur prise among the other American captains who neard .t deli vered;, so great, indeed, that one of them was induced to waike some inquiries, which ended in the discovery that Captain Rogers was the propiietor of fifty shares in one of the very companies against which an action, iirought by the same parties on a-policy of insurance upon the same ship, was then pending! The jury returned a verdict for the full amount insured, with costs of suit; but the costs allowed are trifling when compared with the costs incurred. For example, in oneiieni alone only IMO dollars, Were allowed where an expenditure of mere than 6,000 dollars had taken place. For the attend ance o f eac h w i tness only 124 ' m cents, or about Gad. per day, i s a ll o W e d ; t h e l argegt su granted by the American courts whatever the rank or station of the party in society, or ho wever l ucrat i ve or important his occupa-, tton may be. Before the jury, on the action of which we have been speaking, retired to consider their verdict, 'the plaintiffs offeled to abide by whatever decision that jury might come to, as far as the other insurance companies, the Union and the Jackson, were concerned, the merits of. each of these three ac tions being identically the same. This offer was refused, and they were compelled to proceed 'to a second trial. The hearing of the second action, the owners of the Sir James Anderson v. the Jackson Marine Insurance Company, lasted nine days. The defen.dants in this action moved for and obtain ed from the'court an . order fur a special jury. It was found, however, on calling over the names of the 24 persons selected, froth whom 12 were to be chosen, that every oue of them was a proprietor of marine insurance stock. An objection to their eligibility being raised by the plaintiffs a second list containing the nettles of twelve other merchants was proposed, but, strange as it may appear, it was found on inquiry that each and every one of these persons were also shareholders in marine insurance ianuYi, finding in g jtidgment that their companieS. On this subject an argu ment W as ra i sed which las;ed five days, when the court decided t h at no man bolding stock of this description would be per m itt e d to serve on that ojur y, wii stockholders in This dilemma would od not the J ack son be e r m Cottntedp upon theniselves, requested to have a common jury, whi c h was assented to by the opposite party. A jury of thi s d escription p haying been inipanelled, the merits of the cause of action was proceeded with, and this jury, after hearing the evidence of 180 witnesses, required only fifteen minutes deliberation to enable them to return into court and pronounce another verdict in fa "our of the plaintiffs. The third action, against "The American Company," was not heard, the defendants agreeing to redeem, their policy without going into court. In the course of the second trial Mr. Ketchum, counsel for the Jackson Company, and a very large holder of its stock, said, in his address to the jury, " If this money is to be paid it must come out of the pockets of widows and orphans; and where is it to go? It is to go into the pockets of foreigners !" Bravo Mr. Couoseller Ketcham! In an English court of justice language such its this would not have been endured for a moment, nor is there a single member of the English bar who would have dared to insult a jury by advancing, an argutpent so abominable in its tendency. With this exception we cannot discover the slightest grounds of complaint against either the judges or the juries who tried these actions. As far as the court itself was concerned, the trials were conducted with the strictest impartiality and even-handed justice. Unnecessary, vexatious, and even frau dulent litigation cannot be avoided in any country, however pel;'ect its taws and itstitutions may be. ' Bnt, while we acquit the late of America of being blameless in these transactions, and admit that justice has been obtained front its decisions, what can be said of the insurance companies, their advisers, and the other parties concerned, who organised a defence of su disgraceful e character The sum expended by.the plaintiffs, in bringing to an issue their actions against these New Yolk insurance companies, are estimated to amount to above £5OOO, out of which it is not ex pected that more titan 1:2000 will be recovered as costs. Add to thii the loss of time, the vexation, and the anxiety of mind which the plaintiffs must have endured, and the merchants and shipowners of Great Britain will be able to appreciate THE AD. VANTAGES OF EFFECTING MARINE INSURANCES IN AMERICA, THE LIGHTS OF LOW HILL. We have received several letters from most respectable in habitants of Low Hill and its 'vicinity, complaining, some in very angry terms; that the darkest nights in the season have been yhosen for the pu r p ose o f teloov i ng t h e l amps and extin • guishing the gas lights. Certainly the darkness is exceedingly; inconvenient, but that it has been made dark for the benefit of thieves we are not willing 'to believe At any rate, the new police are harshly dealt with, when 014 are expected to pro tect persons and property which are invisible, and to prevent robberies when the rubbers can paSS within, three feet, of thei r noses without being seen. We had a right to expect better things from the reformers, but they have made, had worse. If a robbery shotrld'fake place, we hope the 'burglars will have the honesty to rob the houseS of the official.guairdians of the township, and especially the houses of any members of the new cerporation, should there be any i n th a t ne i g hb o n r h oo d ; and perhaps the seoner they do so the better. HARROW SCHOOL., We understand that the governors of Harrow, School have determined that the, new head toaster, (Mr, Wordsworth, ap pointed since the elevation to.the bench of i l)r. Longley,.) i s not to he allowed (as the head roasters of that school have heretofore - nto take boarders i n t o hi s h ouse, an d that an addition has been n.inade of ten pound s to the entr a n ce f ee ' o f each scholar to . compensate him in part for the great reduction of emoluments which will be consequent upon this new arrangement.. We have reason to believe that this sudden and unexpected alteratitin in a very old system, in which ; we must say we find the seeds of much evil, and no compensating, good, has been forced upon Atte, governors by a very , able pamphlet oo the sub ject, treating generally of our great public schools, lately pub lished for private circulation liy• Mr. Botch, the barrister, who is the resident magistrate of the district in which Harrow School is situated. If so, we can only say we sincerely hope that the goVernors of other similar establishments will, as soon as oppor tunity offers, "take a leaf out of the same book." • The presant,governors of Harlow School are; the Earl of Aberdeen, the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord I•Torthwick, the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, the Rev. J. Roberts, and J. Neild, Esq. FRESII WATER AT SEA, COSNAHAN'S APPARATUS. TO THE EDITOR OP 7'llE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sta,—Having observed a statement in a letter inserted in your publication of Friday last, that a vessel which sailed from i:ence, for the East Indies had put back, as therein alleged, in consequence of an apparatus for proeuring fresh water being nut of order, we think it proper, as the manufacturers of the Patent Apparatus in question, to state, that, on the return of the vessel, we immediately sent our formin on board, who found, on, inspection, that a small piece of metal had got into one of the pipes, by which the faesh water was prevented running off, and on the same being removed, the apparatus produced, as we Lad calculated, at the rate of 30 gallons of fresh water in twelve hours. To show the success with which the apparatus has been adopted by other vessels., we select from amongst other testi monials the foilowine extract from a letter addressed by Capt. Callan, of the ship Bland to his owners, Messrs. Potter and Son, dated at sea, 26th August, 1835 : Our Water Apparatus answers very well irdeed : the greatest quantity in one day is 28 gallons, but have no doubt but the appar a tu s wou ld if on l y use d for the purpose, prod uce in fine weath er 40 ga ll ons per d ay; i n fact, it frequently runs, as it is, for an hour at. that rate. Our cooking answers in all respects; in fact, we are better off than before."—W e are your obedient Servants, P. E. WEBER and CO.,' , Iron-founders, Scotland -road. • 'UNITED STATES. Sylvanus Jenkins, Barker, fm New Orleans, with 981 bales cotton Order-731 d o , J Ridgway and co—P Dk , Berwick, Candler, fin Charleston, with 42 bales cotton, D M'Nicol and co-201 do, D Jackson-93 do, Keill and Courant-100 do, T Wil son and co-,-102 do, A Swainson-147 do, W Bentley Stuarto-56 do T Crowder-205 du, Maury, Latham and co-157 do, %V —469 Order-49 do, 1 brl Indian corn, R Sproat-2 kgs rice and nuts, Baring Bros and co—P Dk Barbara, M'Eay, fm. Savannah, with 249 bales cotton, Order-152 do, T Wilson and co-710 do,,Wainwright, Sheils and co—G Dk Constellation, Sampson, fm New Orleans, with 861 bales cotton, Rein and Courant--32 do, Wildes, Pickersgill and co—P Dk Fergus, Cornforth, fm Apalachicola, with 1218 bales cotton, T W Smith and co—P Dk Dale, Burton, fm New Orleans, with 704 bales cotton, Baring, Brs and co-433 do, 1-1 and W Davenport and co-455 do, Order-31 do,,T Wilson and co-5 do. S R Healy—P Dk Brothers, Poole, fm Savannah, with 70 bales cotton, Holderness and Chilton-255 do, T Crowder-101 do, Waddington, Holt and co -164 do, Iloskell, Ogden and co-501 do, Order-83 do, Colfrnann, Lam bert and co-43 do, W C Molyneux-40 ps pitch pine plank, For Ex portation—G Dk - ' • BRITISH AMERICA • Elizabeth; Scott, fm St John, N B, with 125 ps birch 'and 685 ps pine timber, 11 c 27 deals, 9 fins lathwood, 48 spars, 300 rickets, 6 has salmon, 41 wet salted hides, Gibbs, Bright and co—B Dk SOUTH AM RICA. Ganges, M`Donald, fm Maranham, with in bags cotton, J VRU Zeller and co--30 do, J and J Hartley-250 do, Du a rt e B ros -27 d o, J Murta-45 do, S Philip s -22 00. Wand J Wel!stood:L:2o do, Order —5O do, A Parlaue-140 do, J Iladdon'and co- 7 do, Robinson & vin-1516 do, Moon Bros-2 cs verclette retd, Order-1 bag rice, said Master---52 bskts 6hf bskts 30 es tapioca, Ise annatto, I bskt arrow root, 3 es 1 brl Port wine, 1 cse Indian rubber, 3 es isinglass, S Phil lips—.' Dk • Ann Louisa, Lord, fin Payta. Arica, Islay, Guayaquil and Valpa raiso, with (fin Pay tit) 398 bales cotton—(fm Valparaiso) 586 bars cop per, 2 pkts pearls, 1227 hides, 4 brls wine—(fm Guayaquil) 115 t Brazil wood—(fm Arica) 32 srns Peru bark—(fm Islay) 70 srns Peru bark, 6 brls 1 bskt shells, 2 pkgs sundries, the above reported for Exportation —tile remainder for this port, (fm Valparaiso) Mir' silver, 5 boxes 2 pkgs plata pina, 2 pkts.l,bx gold 1 enstr gold dust, 6 bgs dollars, 2 pkgs old silier, 2 pkts Ibx samples ; Order—(fm Guayaquil) 13 ps plata pina 1 bar silver, Order—P Dk • Hannah, Clayton, fm Puerto Cabello, with 820 bales Cotton, W and J Brown and co-135 t copper ore loose, J Bibby and co-6 spars abt fm dunnage wood, .For Exportation—P Dk Heroine, Langrey fm Pernambuco', with 314 bales 468 bags co tt on, Order-21 bales do, I' Pooley-100 do, N Cairds-52 do, q Singletnirst and co-25 do, Foster Bros--23 do, J Burn and co-50 brls 40 es sugar, 223 salted hides, Order—G Dk . , . MEDITERRANEAN: Thomas Crisp, Crisp, fm Licata, with 220 tons brimstone, Order -K Dk . Bispham, James, fm Catania and Messina, with (fm-Catania) 150 t brimstone, 2 bxs conts unkn, J Bibby and co—(fm Messina) 100 cs li quorice, 165 bls.madder roots, p pps 20 cks olive oil, 1 bx samples olive oil, 4 hds Marsala wine, 200 bgs nuts, 200 brls currants, 1 bx oranges, Order-10 cks oliVi; oil, Morton and Wood-3 cks .cream tartar, E Thompson -1 bx samples, A 'Potter-20 bgs nuts, 70 bxs lemons, Ick chesnuts, 1 ck almonds, W Hamnett—B' Dk Flora, Armstrong, fin Messina and Palermo, with (fin Messina) 200 bgs nuts, 2 bxs.oranges,.B cks Ihd olive oil, Order-4 es essences, E Boulthee-4 cks cream tartar, J Hall-15 pps concentrated leMon juice C and E Iltint-2 hds brandy; J Driver and co—(fm Palermo) 20 pps olive oil, T Irving-394 bgs shuniac, 80 mats for dunnage; Order-14i eks 12 octaves wine, J Crook-600. hgs shumac, 4..) mats for dunnage, W M Smith and co—abt 32 tbrimstone loose, 11 cantars corkwood, 190 bags shumac, 20 mats for dunnage, J Hall-1.66 cs oranges, 50 bags nuts, 34 bxs lemons, Rathbone, Brs and co-1 cse a table, .1-Bibby and co-33 bx. oranges and lemons, said Master—G' Dk Mary, Bond, fm Palermo and Messina, with (fm Palermo) 200 bgs shumac, Desgrand, Fordati and co-500 do, alit 1033 cantars brimstone' Order—(frn Messina).Bs cks olive oil, r. pps 20 hds 20 qr eks wine, 25 bxs liquorice paste, 30 brls currants, .10 cks maccaroni, 10 hds brandy 25 bxs oranges and lemon.: ' Order—K Dk Gandolfo, Cabotta, fm Licata, with abt 275 t brimstone, Desgrand, Fordati and co-1 s l a b mar bl e, sa id Master—Q Dk Peru, Graham, fm Trieste, with 3 cks oil, 7 chts 18 hrls gum, Du mont and Ellrodt--.618 hgs shumac,-5 eks conts unkrt, J Rothwell-178 bales wool, 100 bags shumac, 19 cks 80 bxs conts unkn, Geller and co —4 hrls I cse beads, 3 cks hware, AG bales wool, S A Brandeis-1 box .books, Fianna and Jones-18 cs 3 brls beads, 100 brls raisins, 231 bls conts unkn, 20 pps oil, suo bxs candles, Order-4 pictures, 1 small cse cordials, said Master—Q Dk APRIL. H. M.l Tuesday —l3 851 Wednesday 13 944 Thursday l4 10 27 Friday, l5 11 2 - Saturday 16 11 37 , SUNDAY l7 Monday lB Monday sad 1111 t dpril. Since' Friday the sales have not exceeded 2000 bal aily, without change in price.- - • • • ... H. K. 9 19 10 8 10 45 . . -- ---- [ LIVE RPOOL. CORN EXCHANGE, ---- APRIL 11. The supplie a o f a ll kinds of grain, &c. are moderate. At Friday's market several lots of Wheat were quietly taken by speculators; an advance of Id to 2d per bushel was firmly d mandel ,that t t a N dt s e a3 h r o feo l holders wanted, whatrs at o e f d f, littleh a i n s d ti th rt hae i v e y l e e b,c , oo ll l it ta l . i mi t e h d e i d to Id per 45111 s advance, and good sampl es not plentiful. . Of Oatmeal a good deal more than of late has been bought, the prices are 3(1 per 240 ths higher. ' A good sale of Flour has been made this last week, prices rate 6d to Is per sack dearer, arid the dealers "are generally without much stock, as is usual in the month of April. • WHEAT, v. 701 b: s 4 sd Oa English,,new red, 6 8 0 7 2 Irys, ,11, 45th. Do. old ish, n. kilndried 0 Do. old do. Do. new'white Do. old OO .. 0 0 Do. do. old Scotch, white...• 0 0:. 0 0 Foreign, free .... Do. red Irish, new red Du. old 6 0.. 6 7 English, wlr.te .. 00 0 Do. new white Do old 0 CY .. 4f 0 0 BEANS, , imp. qr. Dautzig, red .. • • 0 9.. 0 0 En g li s h , new Do, white"ettin, red ....• ' 0 0.. 0 0 D o. Pi geon, old.. St 0 0.. 0 0 Foreign, free .... Do. white 0 0.. 0 0 Do. in bond ... ... Conigsberg, red 0 0.. 0 0 Irish, Tick,c. new Do. white Riga & Petersburg 0 0.. 0 0 MALT, tjt imp, qr Odessa ..... .... 0 0.. 0 0 English Russian, hard.... 0 0.. 0 0 INDIAN CORN, inc. qr. „ Canada, red OO.. 0 ' 0 Red " oo— 0 0 Do. white liondfid Wheat' .. 3 6.. 4 6 , Ftora, W 2801 h. Ric,imp. qr. English , English, fine and Foreign, free 0 0.. 0 0 Irish, gds, new Do. in bond ... 0 0.. 0 0 Do. tine . BARLEY, Iff imp.. qr. " American. sweet, 35 6.. 38 0 English, Mainly , .320.. 35 0 per hrl. free OO .. 0 0 Do. Grinding.6oth 38.. 3 11 Do. in bond • Irish, Malting, do. 0 0.. 0 0 Do. sour, free l9 6.. 21 0' Do. Grinding, d o . 3 8 .. 3 II Do. in bond Foreign, d. p. do. 0 C.. 0 0 Canadian, free Do. in bond 0•0.. 0 0 Do.. i n b on d 19. 6 .. 21 0 OAT:,. 4P 451 b. Oamtgat, (Iff 2401 b English, new ..,. 0 0.. 0 0' English, new .... 0 0.. 0 0 Do. old 0 0.. 0 0 Irish, new ~ 25 6 Scotch, Sze new.. 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 26 6 Do. old • 0. 0.. Do. old 0 0.. 0 0 0 0 BRAN. 4ft 2 4 / b 0 11 .. 1 2 sd s d 2 8 6 2 11 0 0.. 0 0 2 11i.. 3 1 O 0.. 0 0 O 0.. 0 0 O 0.. 0 0 il4 1 Venus ris es 6h 22 m m orn 15 7 Ox. Sr Ca m . T e r m s b e gins 17 2 Jupiter s e t s 11138 m morn 17 11 Easter Term begins 18 5 Mars rises 4h 26m morn 18 3 2d Sunday after Easter 17 .9, Venus setallh. 30m even 30 0 .:" 44 0 00 0 PO 0 35 6..37 6 0 0.. 0 0 35 6 .. 37 G 00 0 oo 0 PRICES OF SHARES, LIVERPOOL, APRIL 11, 1536. Liverpool Coal Gas Liverpool New Gas and C £350 0 0 Coke Company, .... £lOO l7O 0 0 - • New Shares, premium ' £so Liverpool and Harrington Water Works Boone ditto 330 0 0 Exchange Buildings Liverpool and Manchester Railway £lOO paid 285 0 0 Ditto Old Quarters - 71 10 0 Ditto New Quarters - 71 0 0 Bolton and Leigh ditto - lOO -- 90 10' 0 Ditto • • • ''' 2528 15' Warrington and Newton ditto - 168 0 0 Kenyon and Leigh ditto lOO - 110 0 0 Wigan Branch ditto ' ' ' lOO - 128 0' G Preston and Wigan North Union Line ditto 5O - 70 0 , 0' St. Helens and Runcorn Gap ditto . . 100 - 35 0 , 0 Leicester and Swannington ditto. . 50 - 60 0 0 Manchester, Bolton,andßury Railway and Canal 48 - 85 0 0 Leeds and Selby Railway • 100 --- 122 10 0 Grand Junction ditto 40 -- 114 0 0" London and Birmingham ditto 5O - 126 0 0 Birmingham arid Glouceiter ditto 5 - 14 10 0 Moichester and Leeds ditto • 5 - 23 0 0 North MidWnd ditto - 14 10 0 Midland ditto Edinburgh and Glasgow ditto - 11 11 0 0 0 Edinburgh, Leith an d N ewhaven 1 -- - 4 10 London and Gra vesen d ditto 1 - 1 0 0 Bank of Liverpool... . .. .. 10 - 27 0 0 Bank of Manch es t er 9 Manchester and Li verpool District 8ank......,. 25 -3 501 N 0 0 Commercial Bank of Liverpool.lo 24 0 0 Liverpool Marine As surance Company 25 -- 14 15 0 Oldham Gas Light an d W aterworks 10 - 20 10 0 Manchester Fire an d Lif e A ssurance Co 10 - 10 0 0 Ocean Assurance Co m p an y - 10 0 0 Northern and Centr a l 10 Bank of England - 16 15 0 5 0 10 18 'Union Bank of Li verpoo l - Commercial Bank of En g land 5 - 7 8 Birkenhead Ferry Tradesmens' Bank 0 - 0 0 0 4'los-- , - 4 5 0 RICHARD DAWSON. Share Broker. 11 53 0 8 ,0 23 I 0,39 iliathrto. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, APRIL 8. . There has beep abetter demand for SUGAR during the last 'few days and 1000 hhds B.P. have been dispoSed of at steady Prices, together with 1100 bags Mauritius at the quotations. In Bengal there are not any sales. Foreign Sugar has been more inquired for, and some pur ' chases are reported to have been made for s'iipment to the 'United States; the sales consist of 1000 chests of Br az il S ugar a t 25 s 6d to 28s 4p ewt. for brown to yellow, and 318 60 to 35s 64 for middling to good white; and 90 brls. fine white Pernambuco at 37 5 , 59 p i pes and 500 bags brown Manilla at 25s 60 to 295, and 1400 bags strong grey at3ls 4' cwt the market has advanced is IP cwt.—ln MOLASSES, the sales are con fined to 50 puns good Demerara at 26s ts' cwt.—COFFEE. The sales of I'lantation comprise 110 casks of Jamaica, and 40 bags Demerara at public sale ; for the el an ordinary qualities, steady prices were ob tained, but the finer descriptions sold at a decline of Is, although 60 casks of good to fine middling Jamaica brought Ills 6d to 115 s 41' cwt. The stock now in the importers' hands does not exceed 150 casks of Jamaica, of which 100 are announced for sale the 12th inst. 27 bales ordinary Mocha sold at 60s 6(14, cwt. No sal( sof Foreign. —In Cocoa, GINGER, or PIMENTO there are no transactions to report..-5 70 bags, black PEPPER have been sold at 410 lb.—Of RICE, 2100 tees Caro ilea dressed have been taken by the trade at 295, duty paid, and 1000 bags fine East India at 13s 6d, in bond.—About 250 puns Rum, consiit:: ing of fine Jamaica and Demerara, Mve been disposed of at full prices, besides a parcel of common Leewards, 5 O.Y. at 2s 2d. , There have not been any transactibns in East India INDIGO, but 17 scrons GUatirnala and 11 chests Egyptian, by auction, brought extreme prices, the former selling at 4s 7d to 5s 5d cip lb, dut3r, paid, for good ordinary tortes, t o m iddli ng s o b res , an d th e l atter i t 5s to 5s 9d 41' Its in bond.—CocnraiEAL brought rather higher rates at public sale, 7s 6d to 7s 90 4P lb„duty paid, having been paid for 13 serous of Honduras, silver graihs.l--31 chests !East India Gum ARABIC realized from 47s to 835,-and 21s. to 35s 4, cwt for siftings.,—Snoo. 136 bOxes have been sold at 12s 6d for very common, and 13s 9d for middling white pearl. —There have not been any sales of importance made in SALTPETRE. —ll 0 hags of NITRATE of SODA. are reported at 200 Gd to 2ls 4P cwt. —Sales have been effected in fine East IndiaßEEs' WAX at' IS Is t o £8 5s cwt in bond in East India LINSEED to the extent of 1400 bags, at 57s 4r quarter, and 200 boxes CASSIA LIGNEA have been taken at 59s r cwt. , DvEwoo s. —The demand has been moderate ;.1 60 tons of Cam peachy Loewoon, sold at £7 51 to LI 7s 6d for inferior, and at'el 15s ' for good, 10 tons of Honduras at .£5 15s ; PUSTIC dull, and scarcely any thing doing ; 16 tons of Lima NICARAGUA WooD brought £l4 to £l6 • 4P ton ; nothing reported in other descriptions.—The price of TUR PENTINE has advanced ; 100 brls were sold early in the week at 18s, but subsequently 6 0 brls were sold at 17s 80, to which price our quo tations are conformode—No alteration in American Tax ; the arrivals during the last few days have supplied the market rather plentifully. —Montreal Pot ASHES very d ull, and difficult of sale ; some trifling parcels have been sold a t 38 s down to 37s, ' and a few sma ll l o t s df Mon treal Pearl Ashes at 47s t o 41s. 6clel 3 ' cwt.—There has been more in quiry for FLAXSEE9, and se vera l h un d re d hhds of New York have been disposed of a t 64 s t o 65s 3P' hhd for sowing, and a small parcel of English at 65s tr quarter • 250' quarters of East India, of very fine quality, brought 57 s 4P quarter,' at the ship's side.—Nothing done in CLOVERSEED.—QCERCITRON BARK continues in limited demand; about 5.1 hhds Philadelphia sold at . 9s 4d to. I,s 6d, as in finality.—H IDES. 'The sales consist of 610 dry' Bueuos Ayres and Monte Video at 71d to 71(1 for middling, and 81d fo 9141 for good ? 500 dry salted Maracaibo at 51d; 1750 salted Buenos Ayres at 4101 to 51d for Ox, and 44d td 41d for Cow, and 120 salted West India, at 41d• to . 41d Oh; also 168 bales Hide Cuttings _at 21d to 20 41 Ib.—HORSE HAIR. .34 bales short, mixed and ropy have been sold at 89d Ih.—ln OAK BARK there are no sales to report.—The TOBACCO market has been extremely dull, and the sales have again been limited to about 40 hi] ds. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. An adjourned meeting of the council was held on Friday. JEWISH DISARM/TIES. Mr. Councillor BOLTON submitted to the consideration of the council the propriety of presenting petitions to both houses of parliament for the removal of the disabilities complained of by the jews. Mr. BIRCH seconded the motion. Mr. BROCKLEBANK, although favourable to the claims of the Jews, objected to discussions of that kind in the town council. In his opinion the council was appointed to attend to the local matters of the town and had nothing to do with the general po litics of the country, which would more properly be left to public meetings. The introdu c ti on o f th ese k in d of subjects was cal culated to convert the council into a debating society. Mr.. Broeklebank • concluded by moving that the question be dis cussed that day six months. Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE entirely concurred in the opinion expressed by Mr. Brocklebank, and objected to the corporate seal being applied to a petition which did not speak his senti ments. He moved, as an amendment, that the Mayor.be re quested to call a town's meeting on the subject. Mr. BROCICLERANK withdrew his amendment, and seconded the one proposed by Mr. Lawrence. After some discussion the original motion was carried by a large majority. THE MOUNT GARDENS. Mr. EGERTON SMITH complained that the Mount Gardens had been much neglected al late. He bad been accustomed to go there and sit with a book, a recreation he could not now in dulge in, as there were no seats.—The MAvon observed that the worthy councillor bad given the best of all possible reasons for the discontinuance of that practice._ (A laugh.)—Mr. SMITH, when he resumed his commen t s, procee d e d to express a wish that the gardens might be rendered more attractive and agreeable. In accordance with a motion made by Mr. Smith, a select committee was appointed; to whom the subject was referred. CHURCH WARDENS. On the motion of Mr. H. LAWRENCE, the appointment of the churchwardens of St. Michael's, St. Luke's and St. George's, which devolved upon the council, was referred to the Finance Committee. SEMINARY FOR EDUCATION. Dr. CARSON brought forward his motion on this subject. He wished that a school and' a college or university should be united. He expatiated at some length on the advantages of having the whole course of education at our own doors. In ad dition to the, classics, be should propose that the German, Italian, and Spanish languages be taught, as well as drawing and other branches. Dr. Carson expounded at great length his views on this . subject. He proposed that the institution should be established by means of shares. He moved the ap pointment of a committee to consider the best means of estab lishing an institution that would combine all the advantages of a school and a college 'or university, but without the power of granting degrees in,the learned professions. Mr. FaEinE'seconded the motion. Mr. RATinioriE did not see how Dr. Carson had connected this subject witb the.council. He did not wish to throw cold water on the proposal; but he was afraid the committee would be able to do nothing, .from the want of funds, and, in the meantime, its appointment would probably prevent exertions in other quarters. He would recommend the postponement of the subject. ‘ Mi. J. HOLMES and Mr. BOLTON concurred in the' same views. ' Di. CARSON, in reply, said the committee, if appointed, might be u•eful in 'nicking arrangeMents for such an institution, and for obtaining public support. It would, of course, be under the patr4nage of the corporation. HoWeyer, he had ❑o objection to pOstpone his motion. The MAYOR said that, if a committee were appointed, the council would be pledged to pursue the measure. But, if Dr. Carson could enlist his friends in the cause, and organize such 'an institution, he was sure the council would lend all the assist ance in its power. MARL ET IN TOtiTETH-PARK. Mr. Joanatv referred to the fact that Dr. Hughes was erect ing a market in Toxteth-park. This was an infringement of the right's uf the corporation, as no market can be held within seven miles of the-borough -without their consent. Notice to suspend his operations was served upon Dr. Hughes, but he was still going o n . H e mo ve d that t h e subject he referred to the market committee, to inquire into th e su bj ect and report. Seconded by M r . H. LAWRENCE, and agteed to. THE DECLARATION MADE BY TOWN COUNCILLORS. Mr. HOPE, in bringing this subject_ upder the notice of the council; alluded, first, to the' motion to be brought forward in the House of Commons by one of the Members fur Leeds (Mr. Baines) for the repeal of this obnoxious clause of the municipal reform act; and, secondly, to the loss the council had susta i ned in conseq uenc e b y the exclusion of Mr. George Crossfield, one of the candidates for Lime-street ward, who would have been elected it he could have conscientiously made thisdeclaration. rrhis 'profane and unnecessary appeal to the Deity affected the Jews and ,Moravians as well as the society of friends ! While Mr. Hope was on his legs so many counc ill ors l e ft th e ro am , that the Mayor found it necessary to "count the house." A sufficient 'number remaining to constitute a - legal council, Mr. Hope Concluded his arguments by reading a petition to parlia ment fora repeal of the declaratory test of which he had been complaining. The motion having been sec o nd e d b y Mr. Blackburn, the MAYOR Suggested the propriety of poitponing the subject, in consequence of there being only one more member present than would admit of any business being legally transacted. This was agreed to. oFFictov”itinviron. The.MA4ort presented applications from,. Mr. John Leather, Mr. Eyei, and Mr. Franklin (of the firm of Haigh, Franklin, and Haigh) for the office of surveyor. , --Referred to the finance cuirimittee. An application was made from Alr..D. Buchanan for the office of superintendent of Pownall-square rnarket.--Referred to the market committee. After some routine business thecouncil adjourned at half-past one. QuAcxEay.-4n these 'dayn-of quackery and puffing, the followiag anecdote may furnish some amusement:--" Dr. Rock and Dr. Franks were two famous quacks in London, about 1759. and 1760. Dr. Franks'i handbill contained this admoni 'tion:—' Be not Rocked into eternity by that vain,and impudent pretender ; Dumpling Dick, who still lives at the gate of an inn,. where, he ,was once, porter.' De. Rock's bill contains this sarcasm If you would avoid destruction avoid the Old Balky, for there lives An old/soldier, discharged by the treat of drum, who has killed his thousands, but nut in battle; his pills are:more fatal than were his &la/Its!'" ' uonEas viEt.o.--On Tuesday the supply of goods, of various kinds, was rnther large, and a good deal of business done, cope. cially in fa ey cloths. AZORES. Lynx, Hyeur, fm St Michael's, with 526 bxs oranges, WAndrew and Pilcher-2 do, said Captain-1 bx artificial flowers, G Davenport —1 ppe palm oil, Picked up at sea—K Dk • FRANCE. - • March. Hellyer, fm Marseilles, with 63 As madder, 48 bls madder root, 4es teazles, Order—,s eks wine, W Gibsoit-1 box model of a steam boat's cabin, J Crump and co—abt 40 t brimstone loose, J Hard man, Sons and co—K Dk ge.iiiplitng intelligence. MONDAY, APRIL 11.—Wind, Noon, S.W.—Fair. ARRIVED—The Tally Ho, King, from Patras—Flora, Armstrong, from Messina—Gandolfo, Cabotta, from Licata. SAlLED—Promise, Shearer; and Ellen,Ward, for Quebec—Vigilant, liurr, for Africa. The Clifton, Bushby •, and Tory . Reed, hence, at Bomb a y, 14th D ec. Euphrates; Hannay, hence, at Kedgeree. Golden Spring, Brook, hence, at Fernando Po. Constantine, Berry; and Buoyant, Perry, hence, at Cuxhaven. Daniel, Fox, from Cadiz ; and Martha, Evans, from Dunkirk, both for this port, at Milford Brilliant, Lloyd, hence, at Ramsgate for Antwerp. Norham Castle, --, from Bahia, at Trieste. The Crescent, Martin ; and Theodorick, Vale, from St Domingo, at llamburgh. Lady Ambrose, --, and Joseph and Ann, Roe, hence, at Cork. Agnes, Bryce ; and Susan, Patten, hence, at Limerick. St Geor4e, Thompson, from Bristol and Madras, at Calcutta. Rossendale, Friend, from Canton, at Cowes. Jean, Goidre, from Singapore; at the Downs. Earl Grey, Robinson, from Manilla, at London. Nailer, -, hence for Africa, was spoken 80th March, in lat. 43 2, long. 11 5 W. . . The. Robert Quayle, Bleasdale, from Bombay, at Tuticorin, and was to sail for this port in January. The'Vigo, Davies, from Cardiff, at Milford for this port leaky, and must discharge to repair. LIVERPOOL TIDE TABLE, Mrn. Evn. Festiva/s, dj'c. MEDITERRANEAN PRODUCE. —hilt! A A ID R D G E o R L S s . A a r; . , • There has been more inquiry for BRIMSTONE, which hat be en met freely by the holders; the business done has therefore been at prices rather under the quotations.—No change has taken place in SUMAC, e scarce and wanted ; the demand for other sorts has been limited.— , N w t h A i D e p h sells ßhß 000nT ROOTS he continue whole. steadily= inlim ie d a t re p g r u e e v s i t o . u_s s o r u i c d es w . CREA3I of TARTAR is steady at the quotations.—There ha's appeared some demand for ANNarro, and 26 casks have been sold at 3s 6d to 3i 9d dif? lb.—No change in VALowia.—The business done in, OLiva GIL has been confined to about 30 tuns, Malaga, Genoa, and Galipoli; at previous rates.—There.have, been few transactions in F't sn OILS, and the prices remain without alteratian.—ln LINSEED OIL some exten, sive sales have been effected for arrival, at 47s fp cwt ; on the spot, 47s 6d to 48s is demanded ; pale RATE is steady at the quotations, with a limited sale.—Little has been clone this week in PALM On., and the market remains steady at .£35.1 s to £36 tr lon. —Orx. of Tormirt TINE is in good demand.--In HEMP and FLAX but little his been done.— An advance of 6i.1 has been realized this week upon TALLOW, and the market continues very firm. . . LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET; Atritri.'B: There was a good demand for. Cotton on Saturday and Monday from speculators as well. as by the trade, and from 10 to 11,000 bales were sold at the full quotations of last week ; since when, however, the in quiry has, in a great measure , subsided, and there being a n i n c rease d disposition to sell, buyers have been enabled to effect their purchases more particularly. in American descriptions,. at a decline of id per Its generally. Speculators haVe taken 2.2 f) American, 1,000 Surat, 700 liable, and exporters 450 American and 71,0 Bengal. PRICE OF BULLION IN LONDON. PER OUNCE. £ $ n Xs ts Foreign Gold in Bars ... 3 17 9 3 17 9 New Dollars Silver in Bars, (Standard) 5 0 New Doubloons l 7, 6 NORTHERN HOSPITAL MONTHLY REPORT. 1836. P4TIENTS DISCHARGED. Cured l5 Relieved & made Out-patients 10 Irregular Died 1 )spital MARCH : PATIENTS ADMITTED. Accidepts, ,without recommen dation Medical and Surgical cases with recommendation Remaining in the HL torrse Visitors, John Li,ghtl oiy, Esq., and R. B. Anderson, Esq Chaplain, Rev. W. Stafford.—L-Treasurer, George J.Wainwright,Esq. .• House Surgeon—air. •Benjamin Blower. LONDON GAZETTE. - -FRIDAY, APRIL 8. INSOLVENTS. March 31.—William Clougher, Haterfordwest, stfitionei.' April 7 . —William Ward, Warnford-court, London, merchant. —Robert Jones, Bangor, Carnarvonshire, printer. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Clarke Harding, Winslow, Buckinghamshire, grocer. William Bailey and Edward Simms, Deptford, chemists. James Brown, Little Portland-street, London, brass-founder, Samuel Hilton, Farnworth, Lancashire, ironfounder. Frederick Henry Worth, Shrewsbury, coach-builder. William Adams, Wye, Kent, miller. John Scholes and John Wharton, Manchester, joiners. John Dopson, Binbrook, Lincolnshire, draper. John Frances, Leeds, innkeeper. DIVIENDS. May 3.. M. Lister, Li verpoo l , D innkeeper—April 29. F. T. Walker, Liverpool, "merchant—April 29. B. Lloyd, Liverpool, merchant-- May 2. W. Gilpin, Villiers-street, Strand,. London, anny-clothier— May 2. G. Scott, Birmingham, stationer—April 23. G., A. Brown, Dockhead, Shad Thames, London, baker—April 29. W. Ballantyne, Battle, Sussex, bookseller—April 29, T. Palmer, Wood-street ; Cheap. side,Londo n , s ilk- manufacturer—May 13. R. C. Heigham, Lakenham, Norwich, beer-brewer—May 3. R. Hinxham, Kitnocks, Hants, dealer May 2. R. Barber, Cambridge, grocer—May 3., J. and W. Robinatin, Burslem, Staffordshire, common-brewers—Slay 12, ' n, W. Dore, Ba innkeeper-May '4. R. Lubbo c k, G rea t Yarmouth, ship-builder:— April 30. J. Buckley, Hollingrove, Yorkshire, merchant. • • . CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before the 29th day of April. T. Ash, Birmingham, druggist-4. Nuttall, Nottingham, lace-reann. facturer—J. Smith, Watling-street, London, warehouseman-4. f- 7 - low, Cheltenham, music-seller—T. C. Medwin, Broad-wall, Stamford- street, Blackfriar's-road, London, engineer —W. Miles, West Ham, Essex, cattle salesman —W. T. Halton, High-street, Islington ,Middle sex, furnishing-undertaker. • AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from., the returns made in the week endi ng the 'Oth day of April; 1836, is 38s 4d per (Ail., exclusive of "the Duties of Customs paid or pay able thereowon the importation thereof into Great. Britain. " MARRIED. . . wo O o n d. Wednesthty, th e fith instant„at Edinburgh, by the. Rev. Daniel Bagot, of St . J ames ' s Chapel, James Strachan, Esq. of Manilla, t o Mary Catherine, se con d d aug h ter of John Mowbray, Esq. of Hart. Same day, at Bebington, by the Rey. William qleminsfm„ miter of Tranmer e , M r. R o b ert O c l elest e me, surgeon, Of Cheadle, near N an-. Chester, to Sarah, youngest daughter of William Fairhurst, Es a, of Holt-hill, Tra nmere . ' • . ' • ',., <<,, ~... On Sunday last, at St. Philip's Churah. Mr. Samuel W. Stephenson, late of London, to Miss Heginhottont, of this town. DIED. Oh Thursday, the 31st nit. after a long and tedious illness, Mr. John Gresham, Villa Cottage, Wavertree, aged 42. On Mcinday;the 4th inst. at his residence, Silver -street, Doncaster, Mr.'Stephen Dyson, aged 82, much respected by his relatives snd friends. • • • • -• • ,• - • • • • On Wednesday last, at Soho-square, Mrs. Mary Jones. aged 20 years. second daught er o f M r; John Perry, builder, of this town. • Oh Thursday last, aged 27, Maria, wife of Mr. James MOrris. On Friday la s t, i n Gr eat Newton -street, deeply regretted. by . her , husband and a numerous family, Elizabeth, the wife of Mr: Richard Miles, aged 49 years, after a painful and severe indisposition, which she bore with the greatest ehristian resignation. - • On Saturday morning last, Mrs. Mary Rowland; aged 96 years. Same day, GeOrge Arthur, youngest son of Henry Whitaker, Esq. Of St. Anne-street. On Sitiaday last, Henry, youngest son of the late Richard Tomkin son; Esq. Northwieh, . . PRINTED A P 00 ND. 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