The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-02 00:00:00

Captain Appletiee, of the Con s tit u ti on , w h o went d own as t h e pilot of the Caroline yesterday, narrowly escaped with his life. He received a flesh wound, anii was pursued into the storehouse adjoining:. A MI% Durfee, lately belonging to the stage office at the Eagle, in'this city, lies on the dock with his brains blown oat.. The Caronie was then set tin fire, and finally drifted into the current, and went over the faits. We give the above, just Ras it was received, without vouching fox any of the particulars. It may be proper to add, however, that Captain Keeler, as we rare informed, saw the results of the scene above described. An express has beenstarted to ascertain fully the facts. (From the Comr.tercial Advertiser, Jan. 4.) DESTRUCTION OF THE CAROLINE, The following account of this outrage—for outrage it assur -1..01y is—comes in au extlra. from the Buffalo Commercial Ad vertiser, issued ou Sunda y evening. Our readers will percieve that it varies very essenti illy front the first hasty report which we gave yesterday, with .a. timely caution that it was not to be received without much q notification. Throughout .yesterda.:7 ana to-day our city has been very mccli excited in consegnence of the seizure and burning of the Caroline and the killing of one of our citizens, at Schlosser.— 'The feeling generated.by these acts is altogether different from the patriotic excitement which has prevailed here. It is far deeper and moreuniversal. Indeed there cannot be, there is not but one opinion on the, subject. The taking the life of Durfee anti the wounding of other citizens, and the burning of he 'Caroline, , are acts for which our government is bound to demand the fullest and most ample atonement. The following erne the facts as nearly as we could ascertain them. The Caro line cleared from this port the forenoon of Friday last, for Schlosser, whither she went, and during the day, made several "trips between that ,place and Navy Hand. One of her trips 'was made without showing her colors, in consequence of break iug healag staff. At evening she hauled up along the dock of a landing place at Schlosser, and was made fast. Several 'persons who were there at the time, and unable to -obtain lodgings for the night, went aboard the boat to sleep. ..kmongst this number, we understand, were some volunteers a'or.Navy' Island from Rochester. but it is said they had uo aruas with them. The only arms on hoard were a few pistols, perhaps half a dozen, and an old musket. A little after midnight the boats from Chippewa came alongside.—Of their number, there are various reports; they contained in all from 30 to 50 men. dis they approached. the C'aroline they were hailed, but without stopping to parley, they rushed upon her deck, armed 'with pistols, boarding pikes and cutlasses, and a g e n era l me l ee "ensued. The affair lasted but a few minutes; the boat was .soon cleared of her crew and lodgers, towed into the stream and set on fire.—She went blazing into the rapids, but probably broke to pieces before going over the falls. The scene was an appalling one, and required no adventitious aid to add to its *sublimity. The story that the cries and shrieks of persons on board were heard, amid the rush of the flames and the roar of the cataract, we believe to be utterly unfounded. Of the 33 persons who were on board in the evening, 9 are , anissing.. Whether they made their escape, or were killed, it is *impossible to say. It is not ascertained with absolute certainty that any except Durfee was killed. lie was found lying on his back on the dock, with a ball through his forehead, and re mained in the same position, a ghastly spectacle, until two or - .three o'clock in the afternoon, when he was brought to town. A Mr. King is severely wounded by a sabre or cutlass cut in . the Shoulder. Captain Harding, of the brie Indiana, has a cut extending from the left corner of the forehead to the nose. A thick fur cap which he wore probably saved his life. A negro is also desperately wounded. But two prisoners were taken ; ur.e a boy of this city who was accidentally on board, and a Cana dian from Grand River. Tee boy is already, or probably will be released. The funeral of Durfee was attended this afternoon by upwards of 21k0 persons We have endeavoured in the above to give a plain narrative of facts, divested entirely of all colouring. The acts recorded Speak for themselves, and they are those in which the whole American people have an interest. The seizure and burning of the Caroline, under the circumstances, was a most flagrant, out rageous violation of territory, and the death of Durfee was a murder. There may be palliating circumstances, but if there are, we have yet to learn them. What course it is proper to pursue it does not become us to say. The affair is of that grave character that government alone should decide upon it. We do not apprehend any further aggressions, but it is well enough to be prepared. On this point we have no doubt that proper measures will be taken. In conclusion,; - ;ould caution all into whose hands this may fall, not to give heed to the thousand rumours with which the air is filled. Some of them are so absurd as to hear the very marks of falsehood on their face, and a little examination will show many others to be unfounded. We have startling and serious facts sufficient to engage our attention, without giving accuracy to idle gossip, or reports set afloat for the purpose of subserviug sinister objects. The Mr.: Durfee, who was killed, was a runner for one of the linei of stages. As we have said above, this attack upon the steam-boat was a gro s outrage, and will doubtless be promptly disavowed, and amply atoned for, by the British authorities—provided our go vernment can so far rouse itself from the convenient apathy in w - del , it has b 'en slumbering for the last three weeks, as to de mand the requisite explanations. It is evident enough that the outlaw , : was the isolated work of a small party—volunteers—and nudertiken as well as committed without the knowledge of the commander on the Canadian side, or any other responsible per son. Sir Francis Head was at Toronto when it took place, and soi, we presume was Colonel M'Nab, who is speaker of the House of Assembly. Whether the officer in command is to be made responsible for not preventing the deed, depends, of course, upon circumstances of which we as yet iguorant. Much as we condemn the act, and deplore its consequences, we are compelled by truth to say that we can see no good reason why the plea of inability to prevent should not be just as avail able to the Canadian authorities, in reference to this act, as it hat been - made be our own, in reference to the invasion of Ca nada t;rom the American shore, and by men calling themselves American citizens. But one thing we du not hesitate to say. The blood of him who perished, or of them, if there ivas more than one, lies upon the heads of all who have taken part in stirring up the wild and criminal excitement that for the last three weeks has pervaded our frontier population. Their conduct and the acts of others, .:which they have encouraged, and approved, were the cr.uses of : the event at which they are now so indignant. They have stir ' red up the idle and thoughtless of their vicinity to invade toe :the territory of Canada, and have supplied them With the means —they have seen the peaceable Canadians—peaceable atleast 'toward the United States, against which they were engaged in • no hostile act—tired upon by Americans at Navy Island, and have chuckled with ferocious joy at the belief that several were _killed—they have shouted with delight when they heard the roar of the canon which Americans were firing at Chippewa, or at Bri►ish subjects gathered together upon their own terri . torry—t hey have done all these things, and upon them lies the • - responsibility for every drop of blood that is shed in t•onse queue. Nor are the skirts of our national and state executives free 'from the sanguinary stain, It was their duty to prevent the . crimes against Great Britain IA hieh have been daily committed by American citizens, with absolute impunity; they have not done it, and, if we may judge from the conduct and language of their official organs, they have actually approved where they should have most pointedly condemned; and the civilized world will not sustain thee► in demanding reparation for an utrage, that is but the natural and almost necessary coo sequence of other outrages, which they have neither prevented nor punished, and for which, therefore, they have taken upon themselves the responsibility. VCR:VARY is. 8 UPPER CANADA. Toronto, Thursday, Dec. 28, 1837. This dty at eleven o'clock, his excellency the Lieut Gover nor proceeded in state, from the government house to the cham ber of the honourable the legislative council, where, being arrived, and seated on the throne, the gentleman usher of the black rod was sent with a message from his excellency to the House of Asssembly, commanding their attendance. The members present beiug come up accordingly, his excellency was pleased to address the two houses with the following. SPEECH. Honourable gentlemen of the Legislative Council ; and gentlemen of the House of Assembly: I have deemed it necessary to convene the Legislature of Upper Canada a few days earlier than has been customary, for the purpose of communicating with you on the present state of the province; but before I draw yonr attention to this important subject, 1 cannot refrain from condoling with you on the loss which, since our last meeting", we have sustained in the demise of his late gracious majesty King William the Fourth, of blessed memory, whose paternal attachment to the Caned as will, I feel confident, long be rembered by its inhabitants with filial gratitude and respect. The throne of the British empire is now adorned by her ma jesty Queen Victoria, whose youth, education, virtues and sex, endearing her to her subjects, claim their loyal protection and support. Notwithstanding the prosperity and happiness of this pro vince, it is with pain I inf orm you that 1 have suddenly been called upon to suppress a rebellion, which must have app eare d to the province at large of so extraordinary a character, that it is proper I sho u ld revert t o i ts or i gin and pr9gres. With every disinclination to revive political differences of opinion, which must exist in every free country, and which no liberal man would ever be desirous to suppress, 1 will merely remind you, that shortly after 1 arrived in this province, with instructions from his late Majesty to correct whatever grie vances might exist, it unavoidably became necessary that I should constitutionally appeal to the sense of the people. I did so, and they unequivocally suppotted me. A few individuals, disappointed at the result, did not scruple to declare, that the people of Upper Canada had been mistaken in their verdict, which, it was asserted had been obtained by im proper means. '1 he second subject of discussion I deemed it advisable to bring plainly before the public—it was accordingly submitted to the consideration of his late majesty and the Imperial govern ment, the House of Commons, and the House or Assembly of Upper Canada, and by all these tribunals, the question was de cided against those, who, with groundless slander, had assailed their government, and who, being rapidly deserted by their original supporters, were now reduced to a vary few indivi viduals. Finding that against cool argument they could advance no thing, they desperately determined to try an appeal to physical strength, the avowed object of which was to force her Majesty's subjects from their allegiance, and to subvert the British c n ttitution under the pretext of reform. _ __....... As soon as this conspiracy became known to me, I deter mined, for the public good, I wou ld a ll ow i t to work its own cure, but as I felt convinced that that cure would never be ad taiitterl to be perfect if Her Majesty's troops were required to take any part in the contest, I cheerfully approved of their leav ing the province, in order that the iy.ople of Upper Canada, in a state of uncontrolled independence, might be allowed another opportunity of unequivocally demonstrating whether they would support me or desert me in the determination I had evinced " to maintain for them the British constitution LATE." Besides parting with the troops, I farther resolved to place in the hands of the civil portion of the community all the muskets, (about COO) which the government had in store, and I accord ingly delivered them over to the custody of the n/ayor, alder men and commonality of the city of Toronto. Without either soldiers nr weapons to enforce my cause, I allowed the leader of the intended insurrection a full opportu nity to make his intended experiment—l freely allowed him to write what he chose—say what he chose, and do what he chose —I allowed him to assemble his deluded adherents for the pur pose of drill, I even allowed .them unopposed to assemble with loaded fire arms, and in spite of the remonstrances which, from almost every district of the province, I received front the peareable portion of the community, I allowed him to make de liberate preparations for revolt; for I freely confess I did un derrate the degree of audacity and cruelty which these armed insulters of the law we prepared, as events have proved, to exhibit. It did not seem. to me credible, that in the bosom of this peaceful country, when• every one was enjoying the pro tection of equal laws, and reaping the fruit of his labou rs almost undiminished by taxes, any number of persons could be found willing to assail the lives, plunder the property of their unof feurlmg fellow subjects. and to attempt i of a go vernment from which they had received n othin g but good. The ultimate object of the conspiracy was veiled under a mysterious secrecy which I had no desire to penetrate, and relying implicitly on the people. so little did I inquire into it, that I was actually in bed and asleep, when I was awakened by a messenter, who abruptly informed me that a numerous body ()farmed rebels had. been congregated by their leader—that the murder of a veteran officer of distinction, a settler in the pro vince, hat already been committed—anti that the assailants were within an hour's march of Toronto. The long-looked for crisis had now evidently arrived, and accordingly, defenceless and unarmed, 'called upon the militia of Upper Canada to defend their government, and then confi dently awaited the result. With an enthusiasm which it is impossible for me to describe, they instantly obeyed the summons. Upwards of 10,000 men immediately marched towards the capital—and in the depth of a Canadian winter, with no clothes but those they stood in—without fond, and generally speaking, without arms. Reformers as well as constitutionalists—nobly rushed forward to defend the revered constitution of their an cestors, although the rebel who h a d dar e d to attack it was offer- lug to his adherents 300 acres of our land, and the plunder of our banks. As soon as the people had organized themselves, I saw it would be necessary to make an attack; however, feeling the greatest possible reluctance at the prospect ofa sanguinary con flict with the deluded'subjects of her Majesty, who were opposed to me, I despatched to them two of the;. own party, to tell them that before any collision should take place, I parentally called upon them as their Governor, to avoid the effusion of human blood. The answer I received from the rebel leader AV3R, that he would only consent that his demands should be settled b y a national convention, and that he would wait till two o ' clock fur my answer. Having now, to the best of my ability, performed_ the religi ous as well as moral duty which I owed to the province, I issued a proclamation, calling upon those who had been seduced to join in the unnatural rebellion, to return to their duty; in which case I informed theist that they would find the government of their Queen indulgent as it was just; and having given them this last opportunity to disperse, I allowed the brave militia of Upper Canada to Advance, and the result of this trial by battle Was the public verdict which I bad always anticipated. The rebels dispersed in all directions, surrendered everywhere at discretion; those of their leaders who were not taken pri soners, absconded to the United States; and before sun set the whole conspiracy-exploded. In the London district, a similar proof of public opinion was practically evinced.- To the militia, nobly commanded by Col. McNab, Speakei of the House of Assembly, upwards of 3(10 misguided people laid down their arms—craving pardon for their guilt—asking vermission to assiSt the loyal militia in cap turing the fugitive.leadets, who, they declared, had not only deceived, but deserted them—and the affair being thus con 'eluded, there remained not a rebel throughout the whole pro vince in arms!—indeed, so complete was their defeat, that ge neral orders were immediately issued by me, announcing that there was " no further occasion for the resort of militia to Toronto"—and that the militia of the Bathurst, Johnstown, Ottawa, the Eastern - districts might march to Lower Canada, in aid of the Queen's fOrces.. In all the civil contests which history has been compelled to record, I conceive that there has never been a question more fairly submitted to the judgment of a free people, than that which in Upper Canada has just ended the total defeat , moral as well as physical, of the opponents of the British constitution. The triumph has been that of reason over force—of good laws over anarchy—of bravery, fidelity, and generosity on the part of the militia, over murder, arson and robbery, by the rebels. Tranquillity had returned to the land—angry passions had subsided-the political atmosphere Of the province was becom ing healthy after the storm which had passed over it, when, 1 regret to inform von, that the peace of the province was suddenly invaded from a quarter from which her majesty's subjects in this province had certainly never calculated upon receiving au at tack. I need not on this occasion declare that the Americans are a people with whom the British empire for many years has as siduously cultivated the most friendly connection. Our govern ment has looked upon them as its allies—our people have inti mately connected themselves with their commerce—our capital has irrigated their land—unlimited credit has been fraternally extended to them with the unsuspecting confidence which in the civilized world is reposed in men of character and truth—we have rejoiced in their success, and we have done all that a ge nerous nation could do. to save them from the expense and misery of war. It is true, we were once oppo - nents, but the hatchet of war has long been buried, add I must own 1 had hoped that the spirits of our mutual ancestors were sacredly guarding its tomb! Such are the feelings of the British people toward the Ameri cans, and yet I regret to inform you, that in a moment of pro found peace and-ot professed friendship, a considerable number of Americans. regardless of the crimes committed, as well as of the degraded character of the man, have sympathised with the principal rebel, who has lately absconded as a criminal front our land. I regret -to inform you, that American citizens of in fluence and great wealth have come forward to coerce the brave and independent people of Upper Canada, to change laws and institutions which they have lately, by open and almost univer sal suffrage, publicly declared that they prefer. The American press has, to my astonishment, in many in stances, advocated this flagrant act of injustice ; and such has been the popu!ar excitement, that not only has a body of Ameri cans, headed by American leaders, within a few days taken possession of Navy Island, (which belongs to the British em pire,) but a proclamation has just been issued from this spot, declaring that the standard of liberty is planted in Canada-- that a provisional government is established there—that a re ward of £590 is offered for my apprehension—that 300 acres of Her Majesty's lands will be freely bestowed by this provisional government upon any volunteer alio shall personally assist in invading our freedom; and it is added that " ten millions of these lands, fair and fertile, will speedily he at their disposal, 'with the other vast resources of a country more extensive and rich in natural resources than the United Kingdom or old France. I am informed that Americans from various quarters are hastening,,from the interior to join this standard of avowed plunder and revolt—that cannon and arms are publicly pro ceeding thereand under these circumstances, it becomes my painful duty to inform you, that without having offered to the United States the smallest provocation—without having enter tained the slightest doubt of the sincerity of American alliance, the-inhabitants of this province may ►n a few da3s be called upon by me to defend their lives, their properties, and their li berties, from an attack by American citizens, which, with no desire to offend, I must pronounce to be unparalleled in the history of the world. _ Upo'n the courage and resolution of the Canadian people, I place the firmest reliance : and if this unwarrantable invasion should proceed, I know 1 shall not in vain require every Bri. tish subject cooly to perform that duty to his country which his own pride, spirit and feelings, will spontaneously suggest. The interference of foreigners in the domestic policy of a free count ry, is an aggression which no nation of character can ever subalit to endure, (especially where a band of people, violating their own laws, our laws, as well as the sacred obligations of national amity, intrude themselves upon peaceable inhabitants, lawlessly to advocate by force of arms the practical blessings and advantages of republican institutions, which, by their own showing lave at least ended with them in anarchy and plun der), and as every country is a natural fortress to its inhabi tants—as every village is a strong military position—and as every bridge 'and ravine can be advantageously defended—l must own, that deeply as I should lament a conflict of this na ture, I entertain no feeling of anxiety for the result. The peace ful inhabitants of Upper Canada will not be left to defend their country alone, ..for they belong to an empire which does not suffer its subjects to be injured with impunity : and if a national war , which it rests with the American government to avert, should be the unhappy consequence of an intolerant invasion of our freedom, the civilized world, while it sympathizes with our just cause, will view with feelings of astonishment and ab horrence this attempt of a body of American citizens treacher ously to attack and plunder in a moment of profound peace, their oldest, their most intimate, and their most natural ally. A few days will, I trust, demonstrate that the American go vernment wants neither the will nor the power to controul its people. If otherwise, the defensive course which the inhabi tants of Upper Canada must be called upon to adopt, is plain and clear. In the meanwhile, however, it is but justice to the American nation to allow them, notwithstanding our territory has been already invaded by their citizens the opportunity of nobly vin dicating, as I firmly believe they will, the integrity of their go vernment and institutions; and I have to inform von, that with this peaceful object in view, 1 have communicated with the Go vernor of the state of New York, with whom I have hitherto been on the most friendly terms, as also with her majesty's mi nister at Washington ; and awaiting their replies, I have rein forced the gallant militia of the frontier, by a strong corps of observation. and have made arrangements for a general call upon the militia, in case their services should be unfortunately required. Gentlemen of the H ouse of Assembly: I shall direct the public accounts, and the estimate for the ensuing year to be laid before you. The ordinary supplies necessary for the public service will, I have no doubt, be granted; and it cannot but be expected that the late rash attempt to produce confusion in the province, will give rise to an increase in the public expenditure, and create some new claims upon the justice and bounty of the legislature. You will, I doubt not, consider the propriety of indemnifying, any of the inhabitants of this province who have sustained -serious losses from the outrageous acts of the insurgents, and of providing peniioris for the very few subjects of her Majesty a ho may have been disabled by wounds received in the defence of their laws. Honourable Gentlemen, and Gentlemen : If you were assembled under ordinary circumstances, there would be several matters relating to the improvement of the province,. to the":general welfare of its inhabitants, and to the encouragement,Of emigration, which I should desire to s ub m it to your consideration; but you will probably agree with me in thinking that it, may be prudent to admit of your speedy return to your several districts, by forbearing as much as possible to enter at this time upon the discussion of business which can be propel ly postponed. Nothing perhaps presses so earnestly for immediate consider ation as the adoption of such measuies as may most effectually secure the inhabitants of this province against the recurrence of the danger to which they have lately been exposed. Every •• , e must feel, that the people who, at this inclement season, for ok their families and rushed in thousands to the defence of their independence and their laws ? deserve that every exertion should be made by their legislature for their future protection; arid having seen the misery which the late violent insurrection against the laivs has. inflicted upon many hundreds of people and their families, we must feel that humanity requires every reasonable precaution to be taken, for enabling the go vernment in future to suppress such guilty proceedings in their earliest stages. You are intimately acquainted with the character, the wishes and the interests of your fellow subjects, for whom it is your privilege to legislate; you are well able to judge of the causes of those evils which we .deplore, and I an leave it with confi dence to your discretion to devise whatever measures may ap pear best suited for maintaining the public tranquillity, and for protecting the lives and properties of her Majesty's subjects. You will not fail also to devote your most . serious consider ation to the means of n-eventing or repelling such hostile ag gressions upon our t' .iory, by the people of a friendly power, DS our frontier at t' , moment exhibits; for we owe it to our honour, and to ' . British name, to be vigilant and firm at such a crisis. (Prom the Commercial Advertiser, Jan. 5.) A letter in the Argus, dated Niagara Falls, December 31, (Sunday), states, that the inhabitants of the village had formed the►nselves. into a company, for the defence of the frontier.— The same thing has been done at Buffalo, Rochester, Lewiston, and indeed, all along the frontier. It will be well if these com panies confine themselves to the defence of our own territory. The bad spirit is more actively at work than ever, and we are fulls prepared to hear of thousands flocking to join the "army" of Mr. Mackenzie, now that they find with what indifference our national and state governments look upon violations of neutralit v. -The same letter says that boats from the Canadaside appeared several times during the night of the 30th, but were fired at from the American shore, and quickly returned to their own. A meeting was held at Albany on Tuesday afternoon, in the Palk, at which arrangements were made fur another meeting, to he held yesterday afternmar. The Rorliester De . morrut, the Buffislo Star, and Journal, and the AThany Argmr coil Ereniug Journal, teem with exciting rO moure, and appeals well calculated to urge the people On to the most rash and violent proceedings. There is no truth in the reports that troops have landed on Grand Island from the Canada shore. The Buffalo papers contain a correspondence between the U. S. district attorney, and Col. McNab, dated the 29th, (be fore the attack on the steam boat), in which the latter gives the most positive assurances that no man under his command shall put his foot on the American territory in hostile guise, and authorizes the American authorities to treat any British sub ject who shall do so, as an outlaw. ( From the Commercial Adcel timer, Jan. 6.) FROM TEM FaoN riEu.—We have no Buffalo papers this morning. The latest information from that city is contained in the following letter to the editor of the Albany Evening Journal. BUFFALO, Jan. 1, 1537. T. W EED, Esq.—Dear Sir,—Our city is a perfect military camp, and the excitement here is beyond any thing you can possibly imagine. There are at least 3,000 armed men in the city this night, and more are constantly arriving. General Burt's brigade came in to-day from the adjoining towns in such numbers, and with such feeling and determination to avenge the death of our people on board the Caroline, that it is almost impossible for our most considerate and prudent men to pie vent them from marching directly to Navy Island, and, of course, openly violating our neutrality. They continue to re ceive recruits of men and arms upon the island constantly, and what it will end in, God only knows. General Gould, of Roches ter, Dr. Johnson, of this city, and the United States district attorney, N. Senton, came up i❑ the cars this evening, from below, and report that there has been much heavy firing be tweed the island and the,main shore this afternoon —that the royalist breastworks weretkain knocked to pieces, but they had not ascertained whether ally one was killed. They expect an attack to-night, but as the royalists had but 130 regulars, who arrived last night from Kingston,.l scarcely believe it. I write this to apprise you of the real state of things. You will get plenty of stories, and more particularly from the slips, but they cannot always be depended on. Yours truly, D. (From the Albany Argus, of yesterday.) We have nothing farther from the frontier. Yesterday's western mail brought nothing west of Utica, except a report that an attack had been made upon Navy Island, that the Bri tish forces had been repulsed with loss and with the capture of their boats, that Mr. Van Rensselaer had crossed the river, and, that the patriot flag was flying at Chippewa. It is, no doubt, one of the thousand unfounded rumours in circulation, and titled to no credit. We hear from Buffalo, on the Ist instant, that the commissary general was about to proceed from that place to Navy Island, to demand the restoration of any property belonging to this state that should be found there. ( From the Courier and Enquirer, Jan. 8. ) BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED SLATES OF AMERICA, A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, information having been received of a dangerous excitement on the northern frontier of the United States, in consequence of the civil war begun in Canada, and instructions having been given to tl►e United States officers on that frontier, and application having been made to the governors of the ad joining states to prevent any unlawful interference on the part of our citizens in the contest unfortunately commenced in the British Provinces: additional information has just been re ceived, that, notwithstanding the proclamations of thegovernors of the states of New . York and Vermont, exhorting their citi tizens to refrain from any acts within the territory , of the United States; and, notwithstanding the presence of the civil officers of the United States, who by , my direction have visited the scenes of commotion with the view of impressing the citi zens with a proper sense of their duty, the excitement instead - of being appeased, is every day increasing in degree—that arms and ammunitions of war, and other supplies have been procured by the insurgents in the United States—that a military force, consisting, in part at least, of citizens of the United States, had been actually organized, had congregated at Navy Island, and were still in arms under the command of a citizen of the United States, and that they wete constantly receiving accessions. and aid. Now, therefore, to the end that the authority of the laws may he maintained, and the faith of treaties observed, I, MARTIN VAN BUREN, do most earnestly exhort all citizens_ of the United States who have thus violated their duties, to re:urn peaceably to their respective homes; and I hereby warn them, that any persons who shall compromise the neutrality of this go vernment by interfering in an unlawful manner with the affairs of the neighbouring British Provinces, will render themselves liable to arrest and punishment under the laws of the United States, which will be rigidly enforced; and, also, that they will receive no aid or countenance from their government into what ever difficulties- they may be thrown by the violation of the laws of their country, and of the territory of a neighbouring and friendly nation. Given under my hand at the city of Washington, the fifth day of January, A. D. 1838, and the sixty-second of the indepen dence of the United States. MARTIN VAN I3UREN. By the President: J OHN FORSYTH, Secretary of State. Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer. ALBANY, JAN, 4,1833. Little business of importance. was transacted to-day in either House of the Legislature. A notice to tix on the third day of April for the adjournment of the present session, you will per ceive, has already been introduced in the Assembly. The• experiment of fixing on a time within whi c h th e Legislature shall do up their jobs at law weaving, to he considered as worth trying by most of the members. One of the.two things would result from the adoption of the resolution. We should either have less legislation, or less tacking. The, former would be infinitely preferable. The great " lion" of the day in this city, was the adjourned meeting in reference to the Schlosser affair in particular, and Canadian Independence in general. The Mayor, Tennis Van Vechten, Esq., presided. Spirited resolutions were introduced on the part of the committee appointed to draft them at the meeting on Tuesday, by S. S. Lush, Esq.., who accompanied them with an eqtially spirited speech, Ile was followed by S. Stevens, Esq., of this city. lion. M r . Di c ki nson, o f t h e S enate, and Joshua A. Spencer, Esq., of Utica, all of whom, as well might he expected, made stirring appeals to the immense assemblage. We are all anxiously awaiting further information, and, feel almost inclined. to regret the mild weather, as affecting the re gularity of the mail. There seems to be no other theme of conversation titan the Canadian outbreaks. Public curiosity is whetted to the very fittest edge—and were news borne with the rapidity of the lightning there would be thos e w h o wou ld yet complain of the mail's delay. COMBINATION.—MR. O'CONNELL.—On Tuesday lan' another meeting was held in Dublin, far the purpose of considering the subject of combination, at which O'Con nell made another display of his wonted impudence, vio lence, and hypocrisy. The scene which ensued upon his getting up to address the assembled trades baffles all de scription. In the very arena of his former.popularity this unprincipled agitator was assailed with a volley of groans, which seemed to drive him into a frenzy of rage and distraction. Never was there an instance of such humiliation presented in the history of any individual of equal influence, as was witnessed in the. case of this " bold, bad man," on the occasion to which we allude. So ungovernable did the audience become, in the ex pression of their disapprobation at the course which O'Connell was pursuing, that he found it necessary to move that the meeting should be dissolved, without pass ing a single . resolution. At the close of the meeting, as we learn from the following paragraph, O'Connell was once more obliged to be escorted by a body of police. The Dublin papers thus describe his retirement from the scene of uproar : "The Lord Mayor, with Mr. O'Connell and several of their friends, rose to retire. Mr. O'Connell was saluted with the most deafening groans, and cries of " there he goes, the traitor !" "Ah, the big beggarman." " You are shying the Canadians ;" and other expressions equally insulting. A number of trades men then jumped upon the table, with a view, it was supposed, of addressing the meeting, while those of their brethren in the rear pressed forward, so that Mr. O'Connell would have found great difficulty in forcing a passage to the door, but for the timely aid of a large body of the new police, which Were oppor tunely brought into the room at this juncture. The police acted with great propriety. Their presence to' a great extent, ap 'peased the tumult of insulting expressions which were poured out on Mr. O'Connell ; but so excited were the feelings of the working classes, both in the Exchange and in the adjoining streets, that a crowd followed Mr. O'Connell down Dame-street, hooting and groaning at him. He was obliged to retire into the Chamber of Commerce to escape from further insult". Thus has O'Connell been the author of his own The men from whose vengeance he is now obliged to be guarded by a body of police are the very people by whom he was formerly idolised—who uniformly graced his tri umphal car—who applauded his inflammatory harangues to the very echo—who were the willing instruments to execute his commands—and who constituted the most important section of his constituents. Why are they now opposed to him ? Why do they now refuse to lis ten to him—hoot at him—and even threaten him with personal violence ? The cause is . obvious. They have been deceived by him—they have found out the hypo crisy of his practices—they recognise in him, not a friend, but a treacherous foe, who has first deluded and then betrayed them. It is, however, consolatory to reflect, that the very weapons which he summoned to his aid in his unprinci pled course of agitation have, at length, been converted into the instruments of his present humiliation. .The persons who.are now found among his bitterest oppo nents were, in a great measure, called into existence as a body, by O'Connell himself. But what shall we say of the principles of this reckless man, when we contrast his present with his former con duct on this very subject of combination. He now de nounces the system as the object of unmitigated abhor rence. But has he always held the same qinion as to its pernicious and illegal character ? Let us see. In the, Dublin Evening Mail we find the following striking ex- . hibition of O'Connell's duplicity and inconsktency " It is our business to delineate life, as 'it flies in all i!z aspects. It iz a task which unfortunately dispels many illusions. If it were in our power to give consistency to vice, and distin guish, under every appearance, the genuine character of virtue, we might probably execute it with less difficulty; but &lois tbe Qt>e of imposturp; all that we can do, as historians of the pass hour,• is to sketch faithfully the manners as they rise.' We have done this, awl the doing so has led to our possession of more than one portrait of the same individual, as remarkable for their perfect truth as for their total want of resemblance to each other. We present two of these sketches for the enter tainment of our readers. " On the 3d of December, 1833, there appeared in the morn. mg newspapers of this city the following Advertisement:— TO THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN. " ' We, the undersigned hankers, merc•hunts, and traders, request your Lordship will conven, a meeting of our fellow citizens., to be held at the commercial Buildings, at as early a day as will answer your lordship's convenience, to take into consideration the most efr'ctual means of bringing those per sons to justice who committed, - and also those who were con csrned, in those barbarous and violent outrages, recently com mitted in our city, arising our of co'•rhinatiou - ; and also to take into consideration the propriety Of petitioning parliament to enact such laws, as may prevent a recurrence of those outrages so disgraceful to our city, and so injurious to the general in terests of trade.' " This document bore the signatures of more than 120 of the first commercial houses of this city, and we find amongst them John Hutton and Sons.' It is imputed, asfar as we can see, no crimes to the tradesmen of Dublin. " The Lord Mayor named the 10th of December. Mr. O'Connell was then the representative for Dublin, and then, as now, we presume, the presidentof the trades' union. If so, he can recollect whether the Evening Post was accurately informed as to the pains taken to procure a meeting►. ", We have been informed thata notice from the committee of the union of trades has been served on all workmen, order ing- them, on a penalty of one guinea, to quit work to-day at nine o'clock to attend the meeting to-day at one.'—Evening post, 10th Dec., 1833 "However collected, at least 5000 persons were present to oppose the objects of the requisition. At this meeting - "Mr, O'Connell rose amid rHterated cheering, and said— Fellow-citiZens, I beg leave most respectfully nn my own part, and upon yours, to thank the Lord Mayor far having called this meeting. (Loud cheers fur the Lord Mayor.) ,It was the Lord Mayor's duty, when a requisition with so many respecta ble names attached to it was presented to him—it was his duty, I say, to call this meeting, and for having done so I return him my thariks. I.**eiincur, however, with those who are inclined to censure the requis:!ionist4. Hear, hear.) They should not have ea.st the imputation of crime upon the people, and then shrunk from coming for Ward to 'subStantiate their charges. (Hear, hear.) They should not hare convened such a meeting as this—they should not have stuck the Lord Mayor in the chair. and then have left him to be joined by such as chance might have called together. (Cheers.) This, my lord, should not have happened—it will not, I trust, ever happen again. It has, however, shown that the Lord Mayor is ready to discharge his duty to his fellow-citizen's, and the requisitionists should not have shrunk from theirs. (Hear, hear.) I hare come here to do my duly. ( Hear, hear.) 1 hare read the requisition, and when I did so I saw that it called fir new penal laws, and I come here for the purpose of showing that the present laws are quite sufficient to repress illegal combination, should it exist.' * • " ' Why, lam a month in the city, and I have not heard of any instances of and I was two months in the country, and I did not hear of any instances where this spirit of outrage manifested itsolf. (Hear, hear.) To be sure, I heard that one gentleman—of whom they say that some one was jealous— (laughter)—had been beaten. This I was told this morning. But no one came forward to substantiate, by particular charges, the accusations against the operatives of Dublin. ',Rey hare pre ferred a general bill of indictment against us all, and 1 think, as the case stands, we are entitled to a verdict of not guilty.' • * • "'Charges have been made, and those who have made them hive not come forward to support their allegations. These charges are of a'very grave nature. Let me read them for you! —[Here he read the reqUisition, as abovel " lam of opinion that You have a right to combine. (Cheers,) In point of tau , you are allowed to do 50--in point of common sense _you are bound to do so. The poor man's labour is his property as much, nay More, than the rich man's estate, for it often flap pens th a t the r i c h man ' s es t a t e i s p roc ured for him by somebody else. but the poor man's labour is completely his own. (Hear, hear.), It it the highest species'of property, and the law recog nises labourai'property. 1 agree in the propriety of operativ es ' combining. • • " Igo the full - length of approving of open combination. • • " ` I read, then, this requision with feelings of horror, and deep sorrow. But you have cheered me. (Cheers.) The shrinking away of the requisitionists convinces me that they • are calum n i a t ors . We are free; the charge is false and foul, and they were right to shrink front attempting to support it. (Con tinued cheering.) 11/hen 1 say you have a right to combine, why do 1 say you haVe . a right to do so ? Because your labour is your property, the parliament would be criminal if it made a law 1 against combination; hecanie. by so doing it mild interfere with the poor man's property.' (Cheers.) • * • * • • • • • 4 ` You hare a right to refuse Wmki-ig with any man you don't like. You may say, " I don't . like that fellow's face, and 1 won't wwk along with, him." (Laughter.) * • • " /am (continued Mr.,O'Counell) a combinator myself.— There is only one regret I now have. I may, perhaps, have spoken a little too harshly of the requisitioniAs (nn, no, no) ; but really, my lord, I could but feel strongly under the circum stances. You have called this meeting; such an immense con course of people having attended, and not one of the requisi tionists having come forward. Oh, but they'may say, perhaps, that they were afraid. What was there of which they could have been afraid, unless indeed they were afraid of being laughed at ? '(A laugh.) They would have been listened to so long as they had anything to say pertinent to the subject, and, perhaps, a little longer. (Laughter.) • But it is too bad that the) should throw out this accusation against the people, and shrink from coming forward to discuss it. (Hear, hear.)' " On the 18th of January, 1838, there appeared in the morn ing newspapers of the city, the following advertisement " 'TO THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN. "‘ My Login,—We, the undersigned, request that your lord ship will be pleased, at as early a day as may suit your con venience, to call a meeting of your fellow-citizens, to take into consideration the evils arising from illegal combination, and also the best mode of preventing a repetition of the outrages and murders recently committed in Dublin, and its vicinity.' "The first. - signature to this requisition is ' Daniel O'Con nell.' "The Lord Mayor named Saturday the 20th of the present month. "The proceedings at this meeting are too recent, to require more than the following extract : " ' Mr. O'CONNELL—Why have I undertaken this subject? (the putting down combination.) Because I consider it my ditty; and I ant careless what popularity I forfeit, so long as .I can attain my wishes. When I talk to other men upon other subjects lam successful, becauc • e the hearts and judgments of my auditors are with me, but I cannot succeed with combinators, because they are bound by a tie which prohibits them front listening to reason, to common sense and argument—they will not listen to common sense (yes, we will, we will assist you.) Then go with me, and put down your own illegality first (fright• ful hissing.) Does any one deny that the limiting apprentices i s a n offence against the law? (hissillg.) You confirm every charge I have made against you.' We believe it was at this stage of the proceedings a trades man exclaimed—what, owing to the confusion and uproar, is omitted from our report— -• 'Mr. O'Connell, every trade in Dublin sent you 'a copy of its regulations when we were iepealiny the Union—you found no faun with them then, and they are the same now. Mr. French—lf you leaVe the matter between us and our employers, we will consent not to limit the number of apprentices, if they conceive such to be right. " • Mr. O'Cotinell.—l cannot permit or sanction any thing that would violate the laW. Oh, 'leavens! are we so degraded? I want to leave the talent of Ireland its full scope. I want that you should not come with your iron monopoly and your illegal limitation between the intellect of Ireland and its fair and full developemery, " Kirwan-Mr. Chairman, allow me to ask one ques tion-L-does that resolution require any extra law, and if the law is sufficiently strong already, it requires no resolution to strengthen it, it is merely saying that a quart bottle shall hold a quart. Utile law at present be sufficient the resolution must be for something else. (cheers.) "At. a meeting at the Corn-Exchange on the 17th instant, Mr. O'Connell declared, in speaking of combination — "`'That this state of things should be put down; if the law had any efficacy in (Ling so. "And on the 24th init., at a parish meeting held at 14Iur ray's Great Rooms, South George's Street, he announced that— "' He meant to hare a parliamentary inquiry upon the subject of combination, when he would demonstrate the evils of_the ys - teni. lie would persevere in the course he was taking, until he demonstrated to the people themselves, that he was, as he had ever been, their best friend, having led them to prosperity in peace and honesty."' Our spirited contemporary then proceeds to account for this new-born zeal against combination in this loath some hypocrite. There can be no doubit whatever that the right cause is assigned, as the following extract will prove : " We would now respectfully ask a question of the many respectable merchants who placed their signatures to both the foregoing requisitions, and which they will answer truly. Why was it that they" skulked away" from the Lord Mayor's meet tug in 1833—and to whom was it owing that "they dared not to show their faces" upon. that occasion ? We will ask them fur ther, have they ever considered why the " combinator" of 1833 heads the requisition against combination in 1838? We will hazard a conjecture. "In 1833 the Marquiss Wellesley was our Lord Lieutenant , and Mr. Bl ac kb urne our Att orne y-G enera l . A t t h at t i me M r s O'Connell had not the patronage, much less the government of . Ireland. So far from it, on the 27th of November in that year, just one fortnight before the meeting to which we have alluded, Mr. laiirrett, the Editor of Mr. O'Connell's newspaper, was tried in the King's Bench, and convicted of a libel written by Mr. O'Connell himself. In 1838 Lord Mulgrave is our Lord Lieutenant, and Mr. Wolfe our Attorney-General. Mr. O'Connell (lines at the Castle, and his relatives and dependents have have tasted the sweets of office. An investigation is threatened into the origin of outrage in this country—it is inconvenient t 0. ,1 Lord Mulgrave to have it traced to its•true source. A rebellion! in Canada has broken out before its time—it is inconvenient to Mr. O'Connell to observe the solemn pledge whiCh he had given to the agent of Canasta, to stand by him to the last, upon that question. The tradesmen of Dublin are the same in 1838 as 1833 —their regulations are the same—the law is the same—, they made Mr. O'Connell their representative then as they have done now ; but because the whirs, under whom Mr. O'Connell and his Lieutenant enjoy their salary and their patronage, must abandon office, if the tOrmer will only exercise, for one hour, as an, honest awl honourable man, the power which the people of Ireland have given to him—the people who have given that power are to be sacrificed to this ort hy and disinterested pair.% What will roglishmen think of such base conduct ? W hat opinion will the liberal press of England now ex press in reference to this double-dealing of O'Connell ? Will they continue to uphold him as a consistent pa triot ? We cannot dismiss this subject without once mote ex pressing our regret that this singular cotnpound of vul garity, mendacity, and insolence, vi ho has done all . he could to• involve his country in civil war, should have been welcomed to a public dinner in the loyal town of Liverpool. His sun has, however, set. His own coun trymen have found him out. The people of Liverpool also will hereafter treat him after a very different fashion. We know of no asylum for him, excepting it be among the Salons of the Town-hall. By them be may be feasted ; but from " the people 7 he will receive nothing but contempt, to the full measure of his deserts. Standard Office, Three o'Clock. LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CORN MARKET-FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1838. With a recurrence of frost, and alternately a little indication of thaw since Tuesday, the canals remain ciosed, and, continuing to keep the corn trade here generally in the same uncertain posi tion as previously described, nothing worthy of remark has oc curred therein during the last two days. Although the wind still prevails from the east, several sailing and steam vessels have arrived coastwise and from Ireland, containing a moderate quan tity of Wheat and Oatmeal, with a fair'supply of Flour and a few limited parcels of Barley and Oats fresh up for to-day. Several purchases made on country account within the last few weeks, remaining here without the means of transit, scarcely any distant buyers appeared this morning; and our local dealers continuing on the reserve, every article, indiscri minately, experienced as dull an aspect as can be well conceived, looking forward however to the revival of business on a change of weather, holders were not generally pressing sales, and mostly adhering to the quotations of Tuesday, prices, except in partial instances where an abatement of Id. to 2d. per 701hs. was con ceded in Wheat, we are unable to note any definite reduction from the current rates stated in our last circular. Owing to the continued want of vessels for shipment, very little beyond inquiry has been observable in bonded Grain and Flour. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. AN AGREEABLE PARTNER.—On Tuesday, at the police office, Mrs. Vose, a vinegar -faced female, who wore that des cription of cap, which, according to Miss Dorothea Julia Ramabottom, receives its distinctive appellation from being common to the "swinish multitude," in other words, who wore a mob cap, a cotton bedgown, and a linsey woolsey petticoat, was placed at the bar, in company with her servant-girl. The pair were confronted by police-officer Furlong and Mr Thomas Vose, the unhappy spouse of the aforementioned Mrs. Vose. The officer simply stated that he had received the prisoners into his custody, and had conveyed them to bridewell at the request of Mr. Vhse. The ' latter, a stalwart, farmer-looking man, dressed in fustian, said bluntly,—Aw went t'th bed last noight at noine o'clock, an' after a whoile aw heerd A Bret raw th' street. Soo aw geet up, an aw went eawt, an' aw fun t' woife theer, an' t' sa'vant wench it entry, boo'ath drunk an' foightin' wi' t' pelisse. Aw doo'na know what e won do wi hur—aw can da naw good naw heaw. Mr. Hall: What are you Com plainant: Hey? Mr. Hall: What are you? Oh ! whoy—aw 'in a labourer. Nay, not a labourer awt'gether noit her. Aw keeps tee'ams, an' aw's a lumper, too, sometoimes. Mr. Hall : Have you any children ? Complainant: Yoi! "one wench. Hoo's noine year owd. Mr. Hall: I suppose you wish to he separated from her. Complainant: Yoi, aw could bike that of aw things, if it could be brou't abeaut oily roads. But she munnot hae t' little wench—hoo 't be better wi ine. 'T w u ife larn it no good, 'am vary sure olhat.. The police officer having stated that both the prisoners were very drunk when taken, and Mr. Hall having become satisfied that, with Mrs. Vose, drunkenness Was "evermore the prelud&fo -her sleep," he asked her if she was willing to he separated from her hus band. She replied in a hoarse voice, and with most impudent bluntness.—Separated —yes—what should I want to live with him for, think you ? He gets drunk and abosernie—does'nt he? Do you think I want tostop with him? He'll murder we. He got. a hatchet last night, and I was forced- to quit the house, was'nt I. He wants to cut off every limb of my body. He wants to chop me all up into little bits, beginning at my toes The auditory in the court burst into a fit of laughter as they heard this singular harangue, and the piisoner turned upon them a look into which she seemed to have concentrated all the ;Isec-bite of her natere. Mr. Hall, (to the coMplainant,) , — Well, w h at are you willing to allow her per week? Compidin ant : Whoy, if hoo'l keep away fra 015,—a big strappin woman itke hur, can do summot for bursel,—awl allow bur three shillin' a week. Mr. Hall: I suppose if you were to allow her seven shillings a week it would all go in drink. Com plainant, (earn es tly ;) Yoi—lv I give her seven shillin' a week shell spend noine eawt on it. (Laughter.) Prisoner: He's no labourer. He has plenty. of horses and carts. He's got my property in his house to. Mr. Hall : Very well. He will allow you three shillings per week. PriSoner: I don't want his three shillings a week. I can-do without it. Let him keep it. Mr. Hall: And you must keep away from him. You are not to go near him to annoy him. Prisoner. (loudly) Well, I hear you. I'm not living with him new am I? Mr. Hall, (to the complainant:) Is she living apart from you? Complainant : No, no cur. That's hur aggravation. She's not livin' wi' me now because see's 'theer in prison. But she wor livin wi me up to last noight. That's the hint as she gives you—just the same as she does to me. . Well, you must keep away from him.. Prisoner (snappishly:) Well, I hear you I tell you. lam away from him. Complainant Aw wish as heaw she would. Aw'l give hur some o' the goods, an' aw'l keep hur bike a lady iv she will. Mr. Hall: You hear that I Prisoner :' Aye, aye! (violently) He shall. I'll make hint gi' me some o' the goods. He's gotten all my property. (ln a threatening manner.) If he does not give me sonic, I'll never leave hitn for nobody. No I won't, I'll go to his house, and there I'll stick till I'm carried out a corps, the villain ! Com plainant : What I hey I worked fur. Mr. Hall ordered that the servant shoald be discharged. Mrs. Yose, he said, must pay a fine of 5 shillings fur being drunk: In default of payment she was to be committed for three days to the House of Cor rection. Mrs. Vose : Very well, I'll do it ; but for him, the villain—. The prisoner was hurried away by the . officers, but she c o nti nue d to g i ve ven t to h er wra th l o n g a f ter s h e was out of sight, and we heard her voice for some minutes, growing fainter anti fainter in the distance as she was conveyed along the subterranean passages towards the Bridewell. ASSAULT oN A FEMALE.—On Tuesday, at the police-office, a pale faced little fellow about four feet six inches high, fashion ably dressed, who gave his name as Henry Helvorson, was placed at the bar charged with having assaulted Louisa Cam pleton, a young. wom a n, about twice the size of tier assailant. The complainant declared that she and another "young lady" were coming alone unprotected from the circus on Monday night, when they were met by the.prisimer, who, without any provocation, and without speaking a word, struck her and the aforesaid Louisa, on the face, repeating the blow several times, and had it not been for the arrival of the police officer, Holden, she verily believed he would have killed her.: She was covered with blood. The silk cloak which she wore was entirely spoiled by the gore which flowed upon it, and the prisoner, likewise was stained by the seine sanguine current. - She exhibited a handkirrhief which was likewise stained with blood. The officer corroborated the latter part of the testimony. The complain. ant, he said, was bleeding profusely when he came up. The complainant's face bore evident tokens of the brutul treatment which she had experienced. The little heroic prisoner stated that he was a German, and at first pretended that he could not speak English. Soon, however, he waxed garrul o us,in his defence, and stated that h e h a d been drunk a few evenings before, when he was 'robbed, and he believed he had been in company with these very girls, i. e., the complainant and her companion. The latter did not deny that she had been in his company a few evenings before. The priSoOer stoutly main tained that he had never struck the complainant on the night in question. Th 4 proofs, however, were too strong against him. Mr. Hall said, his statement regarding the supposed robbery furnished a key to the whole affair. It was evident he had lain in wait to punish the girl for an offence which he supposed she might have been concerned in. The prisoner was ordered to pay Ws. and costs. In default of payment to be committed for eleven days. [ln our police reports of Tuesday last we inserted a report of a case, headed " Singular Charge," in IA hick a person named John Roy accused another man named Robertson with assault ing him, and Robertson preferred a counter charge of bigamy against Roy. Robertson was taken into custody, and we stated in our report that Roy was let out on bail. In this it appears we were wrong, and that Roy was let out of Brid.2well without bail. The individual Roy, to correct our report, has wtitteu a letter to the editor of the Telegraph complaining of the error. We are always ready to correct any error iuto which we may fall, however trivial, or however humble the individual whom it saay affect. We imagine it is of very little importance - to the public whether John Roy was let out of Bridewell on bail or not, when a charge of bigamy was preferred against him. John Roy does not seem to think so ; and though perfectly justified in correcting the error, thou g h in a singular way, as regarded himself, we cannot disco ver hi s r i g h t to apply the low slang language of the Telegraph to oer reporter; or see the occasion far this "Dicky Sam" to abuse him. Both John RAI and his abuse*, however, are of little consequence. It is somewhat singular that the Telegraph of the same day should contain the identical police report complained of, copied from our paper, without alteration, and without acknowledgment. " The be and be-I3ridewelled "Dicky Sam," who signs himself " John Roy," must, in consistency, after this, flash" out some . " bright c o rru sea ti ons " o f a b use on " t h e d ar k ness " o f hi s ' friend of the Telegraph.] CAPTAIN CAIN.—We understand, front private intelligence which has reached us, that the grand jury have ignored the bill for murder, brought against Captain Cain. Ile will. conse quently, be arraigned :or manslaughter. THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATEE.—Last evening, the proceeds ()Obis theatre were, by the liberality of Mr. Bates, appropriated to the Soup Charity, and will prove a very valuable assistance, the house being full in every part. The boxes were exceedingly well filled, and in the centre box were his worship the Mayor and his brother, and a large party of friends. We do not know what the house will hold, but we should think the receipts would amount to little less than £lOO over and above the expenses of the house. The drama of Mazeppa, from Lord Byron's beauti tiful poem, was performed, and was very well got up. The steed to which Mazeppa was tied was very admirably trained. We wonder, however, some communication was not made between the stage and the circus for the horse to gallop flown. If this had been done, and the horse had galloped once ir twice round" at full speed, and then back on to the stage, and over the rocks, it would have had a much finer effect. , The hovering of the: vulture over the dying Mazeppa was very Weft-managed. A number of " Grecian statues" were then exhibited by Mr. Thompson, of the King's theatre, London, and afterwards fol lowed the Splendid scenes iu the circle. - -The audienca appear ed highly gratified with the whole. THE LIVER THEATRE.—Last evening Mademoiselle Celeste was to make her debut in Liverpool, at this Theatre. We wt. re unable to attend, and cannot, therefore, give a. critique on the evening's performances. We have littl e doubt, however, that so long as so exquisite a dancer, and so.charniing a dramatic actress is here, ihe house will b e crow d e d. ACCIDENT I. THE RIVER.—Ou Monday morning a small boat containing five persons Witt; upset opposite George's pier head, owing to the mismanagement of the boatman. A steamer was close at hand, the crew of which rendered immediate assist. ance, and saved the passengers from drowning. Authentic accounts received on Saturday from the Gold Coast state that au insurrection of the Blacks. had broken nut at El mina, a Dutch settlement, not far from Cape Coast; and that the governor, who had sallied forth against them withal() men, was, together with every individual under his command, either killed or taken prisoner. This calamitous event, as may na turally be supposed, had thrown the merchants belonging to the other settlements on that coast into a state of the greatest alarm. DANGEROUS ACCIDENT.—On Monday morning., as D. Wil liams, mate of the brig Pomona, lying in the Victoria Dock, was coming ou shore, his foot slipped, and he fell off the plank, betwixt the quay and the vessel; into the dock. A police-officer, together with the captain and steward of the vessel, end some others, got him out of the dock, and conveyed him to Tindall's yeyeiving.house, Regent-street, where Dr. Sharrock attended .him. —He appears to be still in a dangerouS state. PETTY ROKBEEIES.—CALTION To Hot SENEEPERS.—Some rime betwixt Friday' night and Monday morning Mr. Williams' house, 31, Great Orford-street, was entered through the middle door, and the brass-work of the doors and two bells stolen.— On Saturday night, betwixt eight and nine 'o'clock. the front parlour door of Mr. Fairclough's house, N 0.3, Lambert -street, was left open, in consequence of which some of the light-lin gered gentry slipped in, and carried cff a calico sheet, two frocks, a table-cloth, a petticoat, night dresses, and a pair of men's drawers. Housekeepers cannot be too vigilant in %vat' 'l ing their doors during the long and dark evenings. SmuGGIANG TonAcco.—On Tuesday a Scotchinan, named Johnson, was brought before Mr. Hall, charged with having been engaged in ceiling smuggled tobacco. An (Aker stated that he saw the prisoner going loom shop to shop, DI Loudon mad, offering the tobacco now produced for sale. 'i here were about 31 lbs. weight of it. The tobacco was of a white odour, and was put up in' rolls like tape. The prisoner said he had got it in payment of rent, from a seaman who had lodged with him, and he was obliged to sell it to support his family. He was ordered to pay a fine of 3t/s., or be committed ten days; and the tobacco to be given to the Customs. STOCK JOBBING.-11 has been reported that a " clique" of jobbers on the Stock Exchange have determined to get up a private express, for the purpose of obtaining, exclusively, the first intelligence from the seat of war in Canada, whenever there is an arrival from thence at Liverpool or Portsmouth, in order that they may improve the art of vulturizing their bre thren of the house and the public. This is refinement with a vengeance, but it shows that the wags of the Stock Exchange have some idea of turning even a rebellion to a good account. CRYSTALLIZED Show.—We have received the following interesting communication from an intelligent friend and cor respondent The snow which fell on Thursday last, at two P. as. was most beautifully crystallized; the form of the crystals was generally that figured in Score4by's Arctic Regions, No. 20; in other words, it was a star haying six points, the angle at the points being 60° Other crystals were composed of six radii, each terminated by a small ball. There were other varie ties, but these wete the most common. The size of the crystals varied considerably; some being a mere speck, scarcely visible to the naked eye, while the largest were nearly half an inch in diameter. It is many years since I first saw Bcoresby's book, and I have for several winters frequently examined the'snow, in the hope of seeing some of the beautiful fotins which he has represented in his plates; but I never saw any, having the ap pearance of regular crystallization, until Thursday last." — Liverpool Times. DEATH BY BURP:MG.—An inquest was held on Tuesday, touching the death of William Ashton. Thomas Warburton deposed that he was driving his cart on Saturday last along Eatou-street, with a load of manure, when he saw the deceased run out of his cellar, with nothing but his shirt on, which was in flames. He stopped his horses, and run to his assistance, and plucked the shirt off him. Several women came out, and one of them threw a bedeown over him. Ile was carried to the Dispensary. Elizabeth Ashton stated, that she was a widow, and resided in Earou-streil. The deceased was her son, and was twelve years old. On Saturday last, about ten minutes before three o'clock, she left him in the. cellar, where was afire. She retttrned in about twenty. minutes, and soon after the de ceased was brought in from the Dispensary. He had been .very touch burned all over his body. He died the next even ing. Verdict—Accidental death. ACCIDENT ON TEE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. —On Sunday 'morning, as the 8 o'clock first-class coach train was proceeding along the Barton embankment, about fiive miles from Manchester, on its nay to Liverpool, owing to some slight. derangement of the machinery, the train was obliged to come to a stand. While the engineman was repairing the de fect, which would have been the work of a very few minutes, another engine was °Wei ved advancing upon them from behind ; and although the guard of the train used every effort, by running hack and making signals to 'stop, the steam was not shut off from the coming engine till it was so near, that the enginemaa could not prevent it running against the coach train with very considerable violence. The passengers in the last coach had got out before the engine struck. and escaped without injury, with the exception of one lady, who fell from the steps On the ground, and wh o se f a ce was seriously hurt by th e fall Many of the passengers in the other coaches received bruises on the face and head, being thrown against each other by the violence of the shock; and the confusion and alarm for the moment, through the whole train, was excessive. Two of the coaches were so much injured by the concussion, that they were detached from the train, and sent back to Manchester. The directors, we understand, investigated the circumstance of this accident at their board of Monday, when it appeared that the two men in charge of the engine which did the mischief had been grossly negligent of the company's (list and perhaps most important printed regulation for their enginemen, which states that "they shall stand up, and give a good look-out, all the time the engine is in motion." They had been shamefully negligent in this re spect, rind were in consequence i rumediately discharged from the company's service. A THIEF'S GIIATITUDE.-It is said that a learned gentleman of considerable eminence at the bar has been recently taken in by the iden►ical gang of horse-chaunters Whom he had effectually "defended in his professional capacity. POLITICAL. BETTING.—Odds have been offered, and freely taken, that Lord Durham never so much as sets out on his Canadian expedition. Napeleon's widow, Maria Louisa, Archduchess of Parma, was dangerously ill at the date of the last accounts from Vienna. Lord Henry Russell arrived at the Duke of Bedford's, Bel grave-square, on Thursday, pet fectly recovered from the effects of his recent accident. Erraar.—A very loquacious female witness, whom the op posing counsel could not silence, so far kept him at bay, that, by way of browbeating her, he exclaimed, " Why, woman, there is biass enough in your lace to make a kettle !" "And sauce enough in yours (she instantly rejoined) to till it." Major-General Sir Stephen Remnant Chapman is recalled horn the gOvernment of Bermuda; and his successor, it is understood, is to be Major Sir Andrew Leith Hay, the clerk of deliveries of the ordnance. The Hon. Edward Bouverie, son of Lord Radnor, is to ac company the Earl of Durham to Canach. Captain the Hon. Harvey Grey, of the sjd regiment, son of Earl Grey ; Lieut. the Hon. Frederick Villiers, of the Coldstream Guards, son of Lord Jersey, and Captain Conroy, are spy ken of as having been appointed aidrs-de•catup to the Earl of Durham. WHAT NEXT ?-A " philosophic" wiseacre has, it seems, discovered that sitting near a lire it) cold weather is very un wholesome, upon tho principle that contraries often meet, wo suppose the same learned Theban will next make out that being frozen to death is a healthful recreation. It is stated that the Corporation of London have determined to build the Royal Exchange iu a manner adapted to the pre sent increased trade of the city. • The following gentlemen were On Friday called to the bar by the Hon. Society of the (niter 'Temple, viz . John Dawson, Esq., Wm. Frederick Pollock, Esq., Thomas Christopher Bur row, Esq., James liobert llope, Esq., George Young Hobson, Esq., James Macaulay, Esq., and Thomas Rutherford, Esq. A few days ago a fine girl, aged eight years, named Mulliueux, was burnt to death at tire house of her parents in Southport, itt consequence of the snuff of a candle heiog lwedlessly thrown upon her by a young woman who was lodging in the house. In consequence of the delay of the Ontario, Outward-bound New York packet, frozen up in the London Docks, Col. Lu ring, Col. Sir .iames Hamilton, and Major Head left town co Monday for Liverpool, to take chance of an earlier passage to Canada. A SPORTSMAN'S WIPE.—At the Derby Hunt hhll, the young Marchioness of Hastings hp' eaten in a tp s aghiliceut rest of scarlet velvet. trimmed with the blushes o f sundry foxes, which, had fallen before the hounds of the gallant marquis. SECOND EDITION. ERAG PRICES, WHEAT, r7O ths . 5 d a d BRANs, imp. men. s d s 0 Irish dried red.. 610 qv 8 2 Irish 45 0e 46 0 Do. dried white, 7 6.. >5 6 FLouR, IF 280 tbs Do.undried new 6 6.. 61 , Eng.& hislisup 46 0.. 49 0 English ...... .. 8 0.. 9 0 Da. tines 4O 0.. 44 0 Canada ...... .. 0 0.. 0• 0 Do. seconds OATS, 4t , ' 45 lbs... Do. thirds lB 0 .. 22 0 Irish BARLEY, 4 60 lbs Do. old 0 .. 0 Irish grinding.. 3 3.. 3 8 BRAN. cre 24 tbs 1 0.. 1 3 AVER AGE PRICE OF BUTTER, &c. 8 D 3 LI Bacon, 41 , cwt 46 0 48 limns, dry. 6O 0 .. 64 0 Do. wet ...... 0 0 Firkin Lard, [laddered do 6l 66 0 I Grease Butter sn SD Banbridge .. 84 0 86 0 Waterford, Coleraine BB 0 .. 94 0 Carlow B9 0.. 99 0 'Limerick Belfast gu 0..130 U Prime Mess Beef, Derry 9O 0 .. 9ti U 4'tierce, 98 0 ..11U Cork, gds, — 0 .. 0 Prime Mess Pork, Newry. <IP barrel, 78 0.. 80 0 Dundalk Sligo — 0 .. 0 COTTON MARKET.—Two O'CLOCK. There has been a good demand to-day, and the sales are 3,000 bags; the business of the week amounts to 13035 bales, of which 1500 have been taken on speculation, and 100 for export ; the market has closed steadily. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY, FEBRIJAPY 2.—Wind E., Fair. ARRIVED —Onyx, Nicholson, from Mauritius—John Cumming, --. from Savannah—lionohasset, --, f.om Charleston— Wakefield, , from St John, N.B.—Moslem, , from Leghorn—Swanton, , from Jersey Frances Ann, -----. hence, at Canton Columbus, De Peyster, hence, at New York American, hence for New Orleans off the Tortugas, lith Dec. Bengal, Toulon, hence, at Maranham Tuscan, , hence, at Alexandretta Tom I:owline, Trevaras, after being on shore ; and Lapwing, Os borne, from Constantinople at Smyrna Corsair, Cumming ; Phantom, sanders ; and Pet, Stone, hence, at Dardanelles Mary Ann, Tucker, hence, at Naples Hope, Odens, hence, at Constantinople Columbia, Sutherland, hence, at Oporto Cartaretta, Warn n; hence. at ditto Animus, Boyd. hence, at St IThes Wilberforce, Harrison, from Maranham at this port, sailed 28th Dec. On the 24th Jan; in lat 43 38, long 18 30, spoke the Fenwick K ea ti ng , hence for St John. N.D. On the : : 7th, in lat fiti, lung 13, spoke the Westmoreland Arab, Marshall, from New Orleans at this port Ant. Evans, hence fur Watehett, was run down this morning, off the Ormshead. by 11. M. Lucifer, fr o m Dahli a : c rew save d Malcolm, 'hence fur Monte Video, was spoken in lat 45, long 11 22, ont five days Castlereagh, hence for St Michael's. was spoken on the 24th Jan, in Ist 5, long 9 -10 : _with loss of maioboom ' Hero, from Singapore for London, was spoken 22(1 January, in ht 50, long 8 British Merchant, Hence for New Orleans, was spoken on the 13th January, in let 44, long 27 Favourite, Ferguson, from Messina fur England, is on shore near the former place. very leaky Sir John Rae Reid, Cummings. sailed from Rio for Mauritius on the Bth Nov., and the Asia, Bloomfield, for Valparaiso, on the 24th