The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-20 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER, SATURDAY EVENING.—This evening, about five o'clock, one of the most alarming fires took place here that has occurred for many years past. It commenced in the cotton and twist warehouse of Mr. John Shawcross, Half Moon-street, and raged with undiminished fury for about three hours, threatening destruction to an immense property in the vicinity, from the very confined situation in which Mr. Shawcross's property was situated. The alarm cessive when it became known where the fire had d, arising from the general conviction that it would ale to stay its progress by any exertions that the .nt fire-engine establishment could afford. Be hawcross's warehouse and stock, those of Mr. cotton-merchant, and Messrs. Hilton, paper re completely destroyed. The supposed loss is .t £30,000 or £40,000, but whether the parties lured, or insured at all, is matter of doubt, time ng to make the inquiries in the proper quarter. w street in which the property was placed, as well le narrowness of the avenues leading to it, rendered it almost impossible for the fire-engine force to be of the least service. The contiguity of the principal haberdashers' shops La St. Ann's-square was cause of great alarm to the respec tive owners and tenants, and considerable damage has been lone to the stocks of many parties in the attempt to save them, the parties fancying that the flames could not be ar iin any moderate limits. At nine o'clock all fur ther danger was over. sted wit FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT Shortly after half-past four, flames were observed issuing from the end windows of the second, third, and fourth stores of Mr. Shawcross's warehouse, which look into Half-Moon street. A man who was at work in the warehouse of Mr. Charles Read, merchant. which is situate in Half-Moon street, immediately opposite Mr. Shawcross's, was the first to observe the flames, which had rapidly spread from one story to another, by means of the teagle-holes in the several floors. No one was on the premises at the time, the ware house having been closed for the night. Information was instantly conveyed to the police-yard ; and the five power ful engines, Niagara, Water Witch, Thetis, Neptune, and Aquarius, were dispatched, with the several complements of men, with the least possible delay, and arrived at the scene of the fire in an almost incredibly short space of time. They were speedily disposed in the most favourable positions for gaining access to the burning building, and commanding, at the same time, a good supply of water. The Niagara, which is the most powerful engine, being capable of throwing up wards of three tons of water at a stroke, was taken at once into Half-Moon-street, to play upon the burning premises, although there was little hope of any part of it being saved, the building being at that time, one complete mass of flames. The Water Witch was stationed in Bank-street, and supplied from a plug in St. Ann's-square. The Neptune, also in Bank-street, was supplied from a plug in Back Pool Fold. The Thetis was stationed in Back Pool Fold, and supplied from a plug in King-street. The Aquacius, which was sup plied from the same plug as the Water Witch, was stationed in St. Ann's-square. It being soon discovered that there was no possibility of saving Mr. Shawcross's warehouse, attention was directed to cutting off the communication with the surrounding build ings. This was found to be impossible, from two causes — irons the light construction of the roofs, and from the fact, that the whole of the four warehouses above named, had a communication with each other in the bottom story, or cellar, which was wholly occupied by Mr. Hilton; so that - he flames spread at once to both the top and the bottom of adjacent buildings, and were, as in the case of the first -se, rapidly communicated from one story to another, ny means of the sparks and burning materials falling through the teagle-holes. In half-an-hour from the time of the engines arriving, the four warehouses were enveloped in flames. At this period it was that the greatest danger was apprehended ; the flames having spread so rapidly to four buildings it was deemed impossible that their progress could there be stayed. The utmost consternation now prevailed amongst the inhabitants on all sides of the blazing pile; and so confident were they that no human power could arrest the ravages of the devour ing element, that, both in St. Ann's-square and Pool Fold, persons were busily engaged in removing their property. As the evening drew on, the flames assumed a more terrible ap pearance ; clouds of sparks and burning materials were shot up into the atmosphere, and scattered about in the streets, and upon the roofs of the surrounding buildings, many of which were crowded with anxious and trembling spectators. The disastrous event being thus telegraphed to the remotest sof the town, and for many ;ilea into the country, crowds were seen running from every direction towards the fatal spot ; all the streets within a quarter of a mile were so densely packed with spectators, that it was almost impossible to force a passage ; St. Ann's-square, St. Ann's -street, Ex change-street, Red Lion-street, Market -street, Cross-street, and King-street, were literally choked up for an hour and a half ; while the more distant parts of the town, including the public markets and provision stores, presented a most sin gular and deserted appearance, considering that it was Satur day evening. The flames was at their greatest height from half-past six to seven o clock, when all the streets within half a mile of the spot, were brilliantly illuminated. During the whole of this time, the exertions of the firemen were incessant, and their task was rendered more than' usually perilous by the position in which they were placed. All that human skill and energy eould accomplish was done, but notwithstanding this, it was necessary in order to prevent a still more wide-spread devastation, to abandon the four buildings then in flames, and to direct the engines on the surrounding property. In this, their exertions were com pletely successful. About eight o'clock the flames were so far subdued that Mr. Rose felt confident their further spread might be pre vented. After that time the fire was rapidly got under; but it was found necessary to continue the whole force of engines and firemen upon the spot till after two o'clock yesterday morning. Twenty men were then released, thirty remaining; and during the whole of yesterday, the twenty men were on duty, with two engines playing occasionally on the mass of smouldering materials. . The amount of damage is of course not yet ascertained :h anything like accuracy ; but, upon a moderate estimate, including both stock and buildings, it cannot be much below • Probably the following may be an approximation lue of the several stocks :—Mr. Shawcross's, £9000; gg's, £5000; Mr. Hilton's, £20,000; and Messrs. ; , s , (which consisted of an immense stock of cotton 1;9000. The whole of the buildings, three of which are the property of Mr. Hilton, are estimated at about £4500. The buildings belonging Mr. Hilton are said to be insured in the Globe for £3OOO, which will probably cover the loss; Messrs. Matchett's buildings is also insured, but we have not heard to what amount , n o r to w hom it belongs. There is reason to believe that most of the stocks are insured to the full value, but no positive information has yet been ob tained. Of the salvage from the whole of these premises, the only article worth naming was between 5000 and 6000 bundles of twist worth about £3OOO, which were got out of that part of Mr. Hilton's cellar, which went u n d er the warehouse of Mr. Lea Birch. One or two of the firemen were hurt. but not seriously injured, as well as some other parsons, unconnected with the fire-police, who lent their assistance. Matelett FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, FRANCE. (From the Morning Herald of Friday) We have received from an occasionalcorrespo'n - dent in the French capital the following important communication, con sisting of a copy of the note recently addressed by M. Thiers to Mr. Guizot, the ambassador from Louis Philip to this country, and we hasten to lay it before our readers, having no time, at the late hour at which it goes to press, to offer any comment upon it, further than to point out that the contents of this document fully confirm the intelligence we recently proffered respecting the formal dissent of several of the Allied Powers to the hasty and unadvised proceeding of the Sultan in declaring the deposition of Mehemet Ali : " Paris, Oct. 8, 1840. " Monsieur l'Ambassadeur,—The grave question which pre-occupies at this moment the attention of all parties, has assumed an aspect altogether new, since,the reply made by the Porte to the concessions offered by the Viceroy of Egypt. " Mehemet Ali, in reply to the summons of the Sultan, has declared that he submitted himself to the will of his august master ; that he accepted the hereditary possession of Egypt ; and that he placed himself, with rerpect to the remainder of the territories actually in his occupation, en tirely at the magnanimity of the Sultan. " We have made known to the British Cabinet the interpre tation which must be put upon this mode of expressing him self ; and although Mehemet Ali would not consent to de clare immediately the full extent of the concessions to which he had been led to agree by the pressing recommendations of France, we have taken it upon ourselves to make them known, and we have announced that the Viceroy resigns himself to the necessity of accepting the hereditary sovereignty of Egypt, and the possession during his life of Syria ; at the same time consenting to abandon immediately Candia, Adana, and the Holy Cities. We must also add that had the Porte adhered to this arrangement we would at once have consented to gua rantee its fulfilment in concert with the powers which are oc cupied in determining the future condition of the Ottoman empire. Every enlightened man was struck by the loyalty of France, who, notwithstanding she was forced to proceed on a separate path, never ceased to exercise her influence to bring about a solution, at once moderate and pacific, of the Oriental question ; nor has the wisdom which guided the Viceroy in listening to the dictates of prudence and modera tion been less appreciated by the high intelligences of Europe. " In reply to these concessions, the Porte, either acting spontaneously, or else swayed by hasty and inconsiderate counsels, proffered on the spot at the moment—the Porte, I repeat, before any reference could be made to the allied powers, replied to the submissive answer of the Viceroy by declaring his deposition. Such a step, equally outrageous and unexpected, goes beyond even the spririt of the treaty of July 15, and exceeds also the most extraordinary results which might have been expected to arise out of that docu ment. This treaty, which France was not able to invoke, inasmuch as she had never adhered to or recognised it, but which she now brings into notice, for the purpose of showing the rapidity with which the subscribing parties have been drawn into its most dangerous consequences—this treaty, in the event of an absolute refusal on the part of the Viceroy to comply with one and all of its conditions, gave the Porte the faculty of withdrawing its first proposals, and of acting as it might deem most advantageous to its interest, according to the counsels of the allied powers. But still there were two supposed contingencies involved in this treaty—namely, an absolute and peremptory refusal on every one of the points contained in it, on the part of the Viceroy, and a consequent referencs to the four powers for advice. Nothing of the kind, however, has taken place. The Viceroy has not offered an absolute refusal, and the Sultan has not even given himself the time to concert a reply in conjunction with his allies. He met unhoped-for concessions by an act of deposition! " The four powers could not approve of such conduct, and we KNOW in EFFECT THAT SEVERAL of them HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED THEIR DISAPPROBATION OF IT. Lord Pal merston has caused a communication to be made to our Cabinet, that we must only look upon this proceeding in the light of a threat, (comminatoired without any necessary or effective consequences. The Count d'Appony, in an inter view which I had with him on this subject, announced to me that the same opinion was entertained by his cabinet of the proceeding. We have willingly taken cognizance of this wise intimation, and we now seize the opportunity of stating the intentions of France with respect to this matter. " France has declared that she will use every means in her power to preserve the peace and the balance of power in Europe. Now is the time for her to explain clearly what meaning this declaration is to have. In accepting, with a religious fidelity, the state of Europe, such as is settled by existing treaties, France has understood, that during the ge neral peace which has happily prevailed since 1815 this state should not be changed either for the profit or to the detri ment of any one of the existing powers. It has been under this impression that she has always declared in favour of the Ottoman empire ; the Turkish people, by their national qualities, amply merited, on their own account alone, respect for the independence of that kingdom ; but apart from this consideration, the dearest interests of Europe were bound up in the continued existence of Turkey. This empire, in being prostrated, could only be made subservient to the ag grandisement of the adjoining states, to the detriment of the general equilibrium, and her fall would have occasioned such a change in the existing proportions of the great powers as to have altered the aspect of the globe altogether. France, and the other powers in common with her, so strongly felt this contingent result, that she, in concert with her allies, has constantly and loyally united in maintaining the Ottoman empire, however deeply their respective interests might be in volved relatively to the preservation or fall of that kingdom. " But the integral portion of the Ottoman empire spreads itself from the shores of she Black to those of the Red Sea. It is as essential to guarantee the independence of Egypt and Syria, as the independence of the Dardanelles and the Bos phorus. A prince vassal has succeeded in establishing a firm rule in two provincts, which during a long period the Sultans of Constantinople were unable to govern, This prince vas sal, if he has not been able to introduce into the countries which he governs, the humanity which distinguishes Euro pean civilisation, and which probably would all comport with the present manners of the country he administers, has, at least, introduced a greater degree of order and regularity in them than exist in any other part of the Turkish empire. He has found the means to levy a public force ; he has raised troops, and has created - a fleet ;he has roused the pride of the Ottoman people, and has restored to them somewhat of that confidence in themselves which it is indispensible for a nation to possess, in order to be able to defend and maintain its independence. This prince vassal has become, in our view, an essential and necessary part of the Ottoman empire. If he be destroyed, the empire will not the more acquire, now-a days, the means which were formerly wanting to enable the Sultan to govern Syria and Egypt ; and the Porte will lose a vassal who is at this moment, one of its principal bulwarks. Other pachas will succeed who will be disobedient to their masters, and who will be the dependants of every foreign in fluence. In a word, one portion of the integral Turkish em pire will be compromised, and, together with this, the gene ral equilibrium will be endangered. In the opinion of France the existence of the viceroy of Egypt, in the provinces which he governs, and in the seas where his power is exerted, is essential for the purpose of ensuring the proportions, as:they actually exist, between the different parts of the globe. " In this conviction France, equally disinterested in the Oriental question with the four powers who have signed the protocol of September 17, believes herself to be under the necessity of declaring that the deposition of the viceroy, if put in force, will be, in her estimation, a blow given to the general equilibrium. " The question with respect to the limits which ought to be established in Syria, in order to divide the possessions of the Sultan from those of the Viceroy of Egypt, might with safely be left to the chances of the war now actually in pro gress ; but France cannot prevail upon herself to abandon such a chance as the existence of Mehemet Ali as prince vas sal of the empire. Whatever territorial limits may ultimately separate the two powers, by the fortune of war, their conti nued double existence is necessary to Europe, and France cannot consent to admit the suppression either of the one or of the other. Disposed as she is to enter upon, and take part in every acceptable arrangement which shall have for its basis the double guarantee of the existence of the Sultan and that of the Viceroy of Egypt, she confines herself at present to the declaration, on her part, that she cannot consent to the carrying into execution of the act of deposition pronounced at Constantinople. "In other respects the spontaneous manifestations of several of the powers, who have signed the treaty of July 15, prove to us that in this respect we understand the term ' balance of Europe' in the same sense that they do, and that in this respect their views are not at variance with ours. We should regret this disagreement, which as yet we do not per ceive, but we could in nowise swerve from this manner of comprehending, and of assuring the maintenance of that equilibrium. " France entertains the hope that Europe will appreciate the motives by which she has been induced to break the silence hitherto preserved by her. Her love of peace may be relied upon, as that sentiment has constantly animated her, notwithstanding the proceedings of which she believes she has a right to complain. Her disinterestedness may also be relied upon, for it is not possible even to suspect her of as piring to any acquisitions of territory in the east. What she does aspire to is the maintenance of the equilibrium of Europe. This is also the care of the great powers in common with her, and it ought to form at once the object of their glory and of their ambition.—Accpt, &c (Signed) " A. THIERS." ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE KING OF THE FRENCH We (1-ferald) have just received, by extraordinary express, from our correspondent in the French capital, the following communication : " PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING, Nine o'Clock.—Another attempt has been made to assassinate the King of the French. At six o'clock this evening, as the royal carriage was leaving the Tuilieries, returning to St. Cloud, he was fired at, but neither he nor any person of his suite was wounded. The assassin was instantly seized, and the kin g , who displayed his accustomed coolness and courage, ordered the postilions not to stop, and continued his route to St. Cloud. " The assassin is a young man, a native of Marseilles, who avows his criminal intention, and manifests much regret at having failed. He declares that he has no accomplice, and that he is connected with no secret society. When examined as to his motives, he said he wished to rid his country of a tyrant, and that he had no other object than his country's good. - . . _ 0- " The funds were slightly affected at Tortoni's, and the three per cents. fell to 70f. 60c. from 72f." OTHER ACCOUNTS The iloniteur Parisien and Messager contain the following bulletin : --- ` - ` - 1 3 ,kitts, Oct. 15.—A musket shot was fired at the king, at six o'clook this evening, at the moment when his majesty was passing along the quay of the Tuilleries, on his return to St. Cloud. " Neither the king nor any of the persons by whom he was accompanied were hurt. a " rbes. a thatr r e s thete d . n a m H e e oafv theo s' c a d s s h a his c u r i i m s D e . P " r T i v h a e t e a l s e s t a t s e s r i s " s t s He is from the south of France, (he said Marseilles, but there is some doubt on that point). It would appear that his musket had been overloaded, for it burst, and wounded him in the shoulder. It was rumoured that the assassin was one of the advocates for war who at present so much exalte's, and that, by mur dering the king, he calculated on removing the only bar to the arrival of that calamity. " Our (Post) Paris correspondent writes, that the king was fired upon just at the same spot that the woman threw the stone into the king's carriage some time since. The assassin's name is Darmes, and he is said to be a native of Marseilles, about forty years of age. He is reported to be wounded in his hand by the concussion. The weapon is alleged to have been a carabine. Another version is, that he is undoubtedly insane. The news spread like wildfire through Paris, and groups were collected on the Boulevards, suggest ing the probable motive of this attempt. ' Another process for the Court of Peers,' was the universal cry. At Tortoni's the threes, which left off at 72f., fell to 70f. 50c.; but, at nine o'clock, were doing at 71f., a fall of one per cent. S ome s peculators seemed to think iat this fresh attempt on the king's life would be beneficial in sustaining his efforts to pre serve peace abroad and save the country from anarchy at horn' (From the Parispapers of Saturday ) The Capitole has an article on the above siil;eat but it contains little more than a recommendation that j a verdict' of insanity, as in the case of Oxford, should be brought against Darmes. We look in vain any also in thi s j ournal for of those expressions of satisfaction at the fail ure o f the attempt which might, we think, have been use d even in journals which are systematically opposedto the d y na sty of th e reign ing Sovereign. They were not compelled to sacrifice th e i r political opinions, good or bad, by declaring in the interest of common morality and the national character, that they were gratified at the failure of such an act of atrocity. The Quotidienne, whilst it abstains carefully from an a. preseion or satisfaction as inarda the King personally, is warm in the expression of its horror of this species of politi. cal crime, if, indeed, the word political can be applied to it. The Presse states that the Minister of Justice was for bringing Darmes before the Court of Assizes, but that his opinion was over-ruled, and the trial before the Court of Peers decided on. This journal asserts that the prosecution of certain journals is contemplated. The Gazette des Tribuneux observes :—" Darmes ex pected that the King would take his seat in the carriage with his face to the horses, but the Queen and Madame Adelaide, being with him, his Majesty sat on the back seat. This was not observed by the assassin until after he had levelled his piece, and it rendered his aim unsteady, so that the charge went partly over and partly in front of the carriage. His Majesty's first care on arriving at St. Cloud was to examine the wounds of those who were hit, and to assist in dressing them with his own hands. Darmes almost incessantly re peats his regret at not having succeeded, talking with a de gree of exaltation of what the people would then have said of him, and the celebrity he would have gained. He also utters ferocious and incoherent declamations against tyrants and traitors, about the rights of an oppressed people, &c. Seve ral persons were arrested yesterday. One is connected with the carbine used by Darmes, the value of which, from its rich ornaments, rendering it difficult to account for its being in his possession. Allaux, a lithographic printer, who has been several times in prison under charges of political of fences, and particularly involved in the gunpowder affair, has also been taken again into custody." 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FERGUSON'S JUVENILE CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, 4, BOLD-STREET. ising Pr\oilts creasing Profits EXAMINATION OT THE ASSASSIN The following is the substance of the principal questions put to Darmes on his first interrogation, and his replies, with some other details which are given by the ministerial evening papers : Question—What is your name ? _ Answer—Marius Edmond Darmes (It appears, however, from the papers which were seized at his residence, that his name is Marius Ennemond Darmes.) Where were you born ?—At Marseilles. What is your age ?—Forty-three. Where do you live P—To this question, although repeated several times, he refused to reply. What is your profession ?—Conspirator. . That is not a profession ?—Weil then, write down that I live by my labour. Who urged you to the commission of so odious a crime ? Have you any accomplices ?—I am the only accomplice. I wanted to kill the greatest tyrant of ancient or modern times. Do you not now repent of having conceived and executed so abominable an attempt ?—I repent only of not having succeeded. Had you long entertained the project of assassinating the King ?—I conceived the project only an hour before putting it in execution. After this first interrogation the prefect of police, in pre sence of the Minister of the Interior, heard the depositions of the non-commissioned officers, adjutants, sergens-de-ville, and soldiers, who had witnessed the crime, and aided in the apprehension of Darmes. Immediately after his arrest, Doctors Blandin and Aurity were called in, in consequence of the wound of his hand, and interrogated as to whether immediate amputation was necessary. They declared that it would be better to wait, and ordered that the wound should be immediately dressed. Yesterday morning the Procureur- General and the Procureur du Roi again interrogated the prisoner, who this time consented to reply to all the questions. He declared he was a frotteur, and lodged at No. 41, in the rue de Paradis, faubourg Poissonniere. ._ - - He said that the carbine with which he fired at his Majesty was loaded with five bullets, and eight buck-shots. This fully accounts for the bursting of the barrel, and the circular direction taken by the charge, to which in all probability the preservation of the lives of the King, Queen, and Madame Adelaide was owing. In fact the barrel burst with such vio lence that it produced nearly the same effect as the explosion of a shell. One of the footmen, named Grus, was struck on the right leg. The wound is not serious, and it has notbeen ascertained whether it arose from one of the projectiles or a fragment of the barrel. It also confirms the account of the wound in the hand of the national horse guard, M. Berto lacci. The middle of the right side of the King's carriage, the rail, and one of the springs were struck. The carriage was brought back from St. Cloud yesterday morning for examination by the magistrates. The surgeons who were appointed to dress the wounded hand of Darmes, on Thurs.. day evening, inspected it again yesterday morning, and am putated three of the fingers. They thought it likely that a further operation would be necessary. The following are particulars as to the person, habits, and life of the assassin. Darmes is a little man, of forbidding countenance, and somewhat deformed. His forehead is low, and gives to his countenance a vulgar aspect. He wears his beard cut to a point, and his mustachios are of a light yellow tint, and very thin. On being asked what use he intended to make of the pistols and poignard found upon him, he replied that he car ried them for the purpose of defending himself. Fortunately he was so stunned and confused by the explosion of the car bine and his wound, and surprised by the promptitude with which he was seized, that he had neither time nor self-pos session to make use of these arms. A search was made at his lodgings, which consists of a small room which he has occupied for about six months past. Before this time he lived in the rue Trevise, and was expelled for bad conduct. At his lodgings in the rue du Paradis there were found a great number of papers, nearly all copies of pamphlets and revolutionary proclamations, in his own hand writing. Amongst them were copies of a speech of Saint- Just, and of a speech destined to refute the proclamations of Prince Louis Bonaparte. Besides these papers there were a great many others covered with notes on the most celebrated republicans of antiquity. Several passports of different dates show that Darmes had been successively a servant, a porter, and a frotteur. Some time before he committed this attempt Darmes went into a wine-shop and drank . a giass of wine. He then went on towards the Quai des Tuilleiies, and, like Alibaud, did not fix upon the spot for committing the crime until after much calculation. The half of the barrel of the carbine, which was not found just at the time, has been discovered in one of the trenches of the Place de la Concorde, and some of the fragments were found near the parapet of the Quai. MALTA VALETTA, Oct. s.—My last went by the Rhadamanthus steam-frigate, which, having been relieved on this station by the Stromboli, took her departure for Gibraltar and England on the 30th nit. Her Majesty's ship Vanguard, Captain Sir David Dunn, arrived, yesterday, in 20 days, from Cork, bring Lieut.- Colonel Hamilton and 11 other officers, 271 men, 29 women, and 31 children, of the 19th regiment, as a reinforcement to this garrison, which has been left for some time one regiment short of its usual strength. By this arrival the British force, under Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, will be increased to 13 line-of-battle ships, 6 frigates, 2 post corvettes, 1 sloop, 5 brigs, 2 steam-frigates, 3 other powerful war steamers, 1 steam-tender, 5 steam-packets, 2 surveying vessels, 1 receiv ing ship, and 1 coal depot—making in all 42 pendants, of the burden of 47,549 tons ; mounting 1,391 guns ; carrying 9,605 officers, men, and boys; and 2,741 marines, and marine ar tillery. The combined strength of the steamers is 2,200- horse power. . . We continue without any fresh intelligence from Syria. From Alexandria there is nothing of importance up to the 26th ult., as you will hear by the letter of your correspon dent thereat. The trade of Malta has been this moment no tified officially that the blockade of the ports and coasts of Alexandria and Egypt is to commence on the 13th instant. The French steamer brings from Constantinople .Kerran Effendi, Ambassador from the Sultan to the Bey of Tunis, for whom a Tunisian corvette is in port here to convey him thither. The three gun-boats, which were reported as Neapolitan, proved to be Romans—the Fedelta, the San Pietro, and the San Paolo, arrived here on the 90th ult., bound to Alexan dria, having on board a mission and presents from his Holi ness the Pope to Mehemet Ali. In consequence of the dis turbed state of affairs they remain in port. The Sovereign transport, with condemned store and invalids from the regi ments in garrison (embarked to-day), takes her departure for England to-morrow. The following are the letters notifying the blockade of the coasts of Egypt and Syria, above alluded to : (Copy.) " Chief Secretary's Office, Valetta, Oct. 5. " Sir,—l am directed by his Excellency the governor to transmit to you, for the information of the British mer chants, copy of a letter he has received to-day, from Viscount Ponsonby, enclosing copy of a notification issued by the Sultan, announcing that the blockade of Syria and Egypt is to commence on the 13th instant.—l have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) "H. GREIG, 'Chief Sec. to Gov, " To the Chairman of the Committee of British Merchants, Commercial-rooms, &c." TURKEY CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 23.—We have received no di rect news from Syria, though a steamer from the fleet has been anxiously looked for for more than a week past. Through various indirect channels, however, tolerably au thentic intelligence has reached us, which all tend to confirm our suspicions as to the difficulty of again raising the inha bitants of the Liban, overawed as they are by powerful corps of troops stationed at different commanding positions. Our ministers seem to have placed too blind a reliance on the Syrian insurrection, which every one, who knew the state of the mountains and the eternal divisions which reign among the tribes, as well as the overwhelming force which Ibrahim Pacha could immediately direct against them, could have predicted at the commencement would be speedily sup pressed. It is true that the flame, though partially smo thered, is not extinguished, and that the assistance of a corps of troops would, in all probability, again arouse the crushed, but not subdued, spirit of the mountaineers, and even shake the fidelity of the cautious Emir Bechir. Lord Palmerston seems to have felt the necessity of preparing a small corps of British troops to co-operate with the Turks, and to have actually had it in contemplation to send 3,000 men to the Mediterranean, when Mr. Hume, who had got scent of his design, and popped the question, wrung from him a reluctant No ! Under pretext, however, of relieving several regiments at Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu, we are happy to see that a few regiments are now on their way out, which no doubt will be employed as circumstances may re quire. Reschid Pacha has prepared a long expose of the Egyptian question, in which the rebellious acts of Mehemet Ali are painted in the blackest colours, while the long-suf fering patience of the Sultan, and the important sacrifices he was ready to make to prevent the effusion of blood, along with his magnanimous intentions towards his subjects of all denominations, are elaborately commented on in five pages of Turkish print. Sixteen thousand copies of this document have been printed, in order to be distributed throughout Syria and Egypt, as occasion shall offer. The foreign con• suls are still at Beyrout. Abbas Pacha has been detached with four regiments to reinforce the garrison of St. Jean d'Acre, and Ibrahim Pacha has left Balbeck to take up his quarters again at Marasch, from whence it is said he medi tates a forward movement. CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 27.—A report was brought by the French steamer, which arrived on the morning of the 25th, that hostilities had commenced on the Syrian coast, and that Beyrout had been taken. The first has been con firmed, but the second has been contradicted by direct in telligence from the fleet. Yesterday the Phoenix steamer, Captain Stopfort, arrived from Beyrout with despatches, bringing positive information of the proceedings of the arma ments on the coast of Syria, so long and impatiently looked for. The attack on Beyrout had commenced, and after se veral days cannonading, during which the town had been fired in several places, a partial breach had been made in the eastern wall. It was supposed that the heavy cannon of the steamers would soon render the breach practicable, but the small number of troops (barely equal to the garrison of the place), which could be employed in an assault, would render success doubtful. Meantime the Turkish troops, supported by a body of marines, had been landed on the rocky tongue of land called Boodroun, on which they immediately proceeded to construct a redoubt, strengthened by . a line of ou t wor k s . The redoubt was garrisoned by the marines, and the defence ofd of G the eo o m u m tp a o n sts wase e n n t e r r u a s l te j d o t hm ot hn he a T . ur T knis n h aw regulars,enow have underaea the e T o ti o k ni i s a ti n d fl e of f t a E nd er o a p Tu e an r k is armyh officers, u a thing ncle the u ncon tdr unprecedentedoul 1 e i n Ottoman story MONTE VIDEO. An arrival from Monte Video brings dates from thence to the 24th of July, and from Buenos Ayres to the 22d. The Alcyone French sloop of war from Brest had arrivedat Monte Video on the 22d of July, but nothing was known on the 23d of the nature of the despatches of which she was the bearer. It was believed, however, that one object of her mission was to stop M. Martigny, the French consul, from drawing more bills on the French government. He had be • fore contracted to advance Rivera, the chief of Monte Video, 200,000 dollars, 100,000 of which on crossing the Parana in his operations against Rosas. Rivera crossed the river, and received the money. The other 100,000 were to be advanced subsequently, and the Alcyone, us supposed, carried out in. structions to put an and to the transaction, What other orders she took to the French Admiral in relation to an ar rangement of differences with Rosas was not known, but it was believed that, in any case, they were of a peaceful ten dency. The Alcoyne was despatched from Brest immediately on the arrival of the Camille with despatches from Admiral Dupotet and M. Martigny, who had been at open disparage ment in respect of the terms for coming to the agreement with the government of Buenos Ayres negotiated under the mediation of Mr. 'Mandeville the British minister. The packet from England had reached Monte Video on the 22d. Nothing was known about Lavalle and his expedition at Buenos Ayres. The blockade continued as before, but if the French were obstinate in maintaining it Rosas was even more determined in his resistance. The exchange on Eng land at Monte Video was 44d; and at Buenos Ayres lid per per dollar. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL MISS GRANT begs leave most respectfully to acquaint her Friends and the Public, and those distinguished Families who have kindly signified their intention of honour ing her with their support and patronage, that her FARE WELL BENEFIT will take place TO-MORROW, the 21st October, when she respectfully solicits a renewal of that support and patronage so liberally extended to her on former occasions, and for which she takes this opportunity of returning her grateful thanks. The Evening's Performances will commence with Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Amina.. (betrothed to Elvino) Miss Grant,, (her first appearance in that character.) Rodolpho.. (Lord of the Village).. Mr. G. Hoiyeastle. Elvin° Mr. Barker. Alessio.. (a Villager, in love with Liza.. Nf. Baker. Liza.. (Landlady of the Golden Fleece).. Nvi. Cunningham, late Mrs. E. Benwell, who has kindly idluntered her ser vices for the occasion. _ To be followed by the Interlude of THE RENDEZVOUS. To conclude with (by particular desire, and for this night only) the Grand Musical Spectacle, called GUSTAVUS THE THIRD ; OR, THE MASKED BALL. With the whole of the Original Music Oscar.. (the Page) Miss Grant. Gustavus.. Mr. Chaplin. COlonel Lillienhorn.. Mr. Barker, Captain Ankarstrom Mr. G. Horncastle. Christian Engleheart Mr. Baker. Arvedson.... Miss Cleaver. Madame Ankarstrom.... Mrs. W. H. Bland. Incidental to the Piece, THE MASKED BALL, _ _ in which will be introduced the celebrated Dance des Folies, with appropriate Dresses : Principal Folie, Mrs. J. Ridgway; other Folies, Mesds. Coombe, Edwards, Miss Barratt, and Miss Webster. A celebrated Jockey Dance, by Mr. J. Ridg way ; a Scotch Dance, by Master Edwards ; and a Grand Gallopade and Promenade, by all the Characters. Parties visiting the Dress Boxes this Evening, and wishing to join in the Masked Ball in Fancy Dresses, will, by parti cular desire, be admitted by Tickets, which will be supplied to them, on application, at Night, to the Boxkeeper. Lower Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, I s. Tickets to be had of Miss GRANT, 27, Benson-street, Mount-pleasant; at the principal Hotels and Music Shops ; and of Mr. MINSTER, at the Box-office, by whom Tickets will, if required, be exchanged. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. SLAITER, On which occasion Mr. HOSKINS will make his Second Appearance this Season. (A N FRIDAY next, the 23d instant, will be perforratil kl O'Keefe's celebrated Comedy called WILD OATS. Rover Ephraim Smooth Mr er. Sim Mr. Slai . _ _ Lady Amaranth.. Miss Cleaver. I Jane Mrs. Tellet After which, the Farce of X. Y. Z. Neddy Bray Ralph Hempseed., Mr. Hoskins. . Mr. Slaiter Dora Mumwell, Mrs. Clarke To conclude with the Burletta, in two acts, by Boz, called NICHOLAS NICKLEBY ; OR, DOINGS AT DO-THE-BOYS HALL. Monsieur Mantilini (a Man Milliner) .... Mr. Chaplin. John Brodie Mr. Slaiter. Mr. Ralph Nickleby Nicholas Nickleby.. Mr. W. H. Bland. Squeers .... (Master of Do-the-Boys Hall) .... Mr. Baker. Madame Mantilini Miss Cleaver. Mrs. Squeers Mrs. Clarke. Lower Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s 6d. ; Pit,- 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, ls. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the performance to commence at Seven. Tickets to be had of Mr. SLAITER. at Mrs. Goss's, 35, Gloucester-street, and of Mr. MINSTER, from Ten until Three o'clock. THE LIVERPOOL ANNUAL EXHIBITIO THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITI of the LIVERPOOL ACADEMY of WORKS o °DERN ARTISTS IS NOW OPEN for the Season om Nine until Dusk. Admission, ls. Catalogue, Is. / eason Ticket, ss. SAMUEL EGL GTON, Secretary to the Academy. Exhibition Rooms, Postoffice-place, September 14, 1840. ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION. We regret much our inability to supply copies of the STANDARD of Friday week to the numerous appli cants since the meeting ; but as the interest continues unabated, we have resolved to publish a corrected re port of all the speeches in the form of a pamphlet, which will be ready to-morrow. STAMPED SUPPLEMENT WITH THE " STANDARD." We may take this opportunity of stating, that with our publication of Friday will be presented a STAMPED SUPPLEMENT, gratis, in order that we may be enabled to give a full report of the first annual meeting of the YOUNG MEN'S ESTABLISHED CHURCH SO CIETY, the interesting proceedings on laying the foun dation stone of the COLLEGIAT E INSTITUTION, with the SPEECHES at the DINNER, and the SERMON by the BISHOP. We particularly urge upon our friends the necessity of procuring the STANDARD on the day of publication, as we cannot ensure the supply of any copies on the following day. TO CORRESPONDENTS We have received several communications which we are compelled to postpone until our next, when, by means of our supplement, we shall be enabled to bring up arrears. In our report of a late meeting of the burgesses of Aber crombie Ward, we mentioned that Mr. Reuss had seconded one of the resolutions. This was a misprint. It should have been Roose. rlit Etinrpoal ittanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1840 We have been favoured with extracts from private letters just received from Monte Video, by a respect able house in Liverpool. They bring down the intel ligence from that place to the 24th of July, and that from Buenos Ayres to the 20th of the same month. The French vessel of war Alagane, from Brest, had arrived at Monte Video on the 22d of July, bringing accounts of Rosas's proposals having arrived in Paris. A vessel had been ordered to return immediately to Monte Video, with the officer who carried out the pro posals. The President Rivera had openly declared himself against Lavalle, and it was expected that he would shortly declare against the French also, as they were pressing him for £40,000, advanced to him by the French agents, to co-operate with Lavalle against Ro sas. Produce continued very scarce and dear; in fact, cargoes could not be obtained, and several vessels were on demurrage. There had not been such a season since 1833. According to letters received from Buenos Ayres, Lavalle had been repulsed in an attack that he made on Echague's position, on the 16th of July. From the above statements, those persons who are conversant with the state of parties will draw the fol lowing conclusions :—That Rosas and Rivera are act ing in unison, and have one object in view, namely, their mutual defence against France; and that their union will either lead to a blockade of Monte Video, or the occupation of the town, either of which would be equally destructive to British trade. If the town should be blockaded, then nothing will be allowed to he exported. If the town should be occupied by the French, then will Rivera refuse to allow any thing to enter. With such a prospect before the British mer chants, it surely must be deemed incumbent on the British government to take some decided measures to avert the losses which are likely to ensue. Is it possi ble that our ministry will look with calm indifference on these extensions of French blockades ? Ought not the naval forces in the Plate to be considerably rein forced ? But, alas ! what with our war with the Ce lestial empire —our interference in the affairs of the East—and the destruction of our ships at home—the present government would find some difficulty in de taching any part of our naval force for the protection of our commerce in South America. We greatly fear that the favourable season for interference has been suffered to pass by unimproved. The British public can scarcely be aware that France has 25 vessels of war in the river Plate, while Great Britain has only four. The extracts before us state that " the attitude of France is warlike, and should war ensue in Europe, the consequence that would follow on such a desparity of forces in the Plate, would be the entire destruction of the British merchant vessels, of which, for some time, there have never been less than 50 in the port of Monte Video." The writer pro ceeds,—" As a merchant interested in the trade of the Plate, I trust these few remarks may meet the eyes of our foreign secretary, and that a sufficient naval force will immediately be sent to these seas, for the protec- Lion of our countrymen, and the very large amount of property, which is exposed to imminent risk in the event of a blockade of Monte Video, or of a war with France." The latter alternative . having become more probable than ever, the government of this country is still more imperatively called upon to extend its pro tection to our mercantile interests in South America. We have been favoured with a file of Rio Janeiro papers to the 12th of August inclusive. They do not furnish us with any political news of importance. We make the following extracts from the Rio Commercial Reporter of August 12 : EXPORTS Extreme apathy has prevailed since the date of our last review in this branch of our commerce, nor can we confi dently anticipate any immediate improvement. _ COFFIE.—The continued unfavourable accounts from the European markets has had less influence upon prices than would have been produced were not the supply so very limited. Superior has maintained within a shade of previous quotations, and sales have been effected of small parcels, at prices full 450 and 200 rs. above those we quote, but as we repeatedly observed, these small parcels cannot in any degree regulate : first good is 400 rs. lower, and in other descrip tions we quote a fall of from 50 to 70 rs. The sales since the 4 st. inst. do not exceed 26,000 bags, whilst the stock on hand is not more than 9,000 bags. The shipments to-day inclusive amount to Cleared for export from 4st. to 44th. inclusive SUGAR.—SaIes limited to 200 brls. at 2 dol:, and some small parcels for ccnsumption at from 2 dol. 200 to 2 dol. SOO rs. FREIGHTS.-40 s. to 55 s. MONEY MARKET, EXCHANGE.-With the exception of some bills received from the south, negotiated at 301, the extreme rates upon London have been 30 and 301 ; the amount of business tran sacted has been very limited, having in the whole not exceeded L. 54,000. The first rate was 30, the last 301. The extreme rates upon Hamburg have been 585 and 590, the first amount having been negotiated at the former quotation, and the last transaction to-day having occurred at 590. DISCOUNTS.—Are a trifle less easy, but without any sen ble alteration in the rates. SPECIE.-The market has been and is very inanimate and the amount of business very limited. Spanish doubloons fell to 27 dol., and improved 400 rs. to-day. Patriots have been sold as low as 27 dol., and closed to-day at 27 dol. 200 rs. Silver coin is flat at 76. Spanish dollars 4 dol. 725, and pa triots have been successively sold at 4 dol. 630, 4 dol. 660, and 4 dol. 680 rs. We have received a file of Sydney (N. S. W.) papers to the 25th of June. We learn from the Sydney Ga zette of the above date that the interesting ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a new church at Syd ney was performed by the Lord Bishop of Australia. Great complaints were made at Sydney respecting the high price of coals and firewood. Wood was at the exorbitant charge of 9s. per load, and coals were at 265. per ton. There is very little commercial news of importance *-the papers before us. We subjoin the following extracts from the Hobart Town papers of the most recent dates : WEATHER.—The late rains, which have proved general throughout the island, have conferred great benefit upon our farmers, who are all as busy as bees, preparing a bounteous supply of corn for the next season. The autumn has been fine, almost beyond precedent; and we have every reason to expect a most propitious return for the labours of the agri culturist. — Colonial Times, June 9. THE MARKETS.—Wheat is looking down ; good samples are now selling at from 14s. to 15s. per bushel; oats, 7s. to 7s. 6d. ; Cape barley, 7s. to 7s. 6d. ; English ditto, 9s. to 10s. ; hay, loose, from £6 to £6 10s. per ton ; do., pressed, £7 to £7 10s. ; potatoes, black, XS to .f.:9 ; ditto, apple, £7 to £9 ; coals, Port Arthur, 18s. per ton, delivered ; ditto, Sydney, £1 ss. ; she oak, 16s. to 18s. ; gum, 13s. to 14s. ; cabbages and carrots, ls. 6d. per doz. ; butter, fresh, 2s. 6d. to 3s. per lb. ; turnips, 2s. per doz. ; apples, 14s. per bushel. —Colonial Times. PORT ARTHUR.—An attempt to escape from the coal mines at this establishment was made a short time since by four men, who, on the night of their running away, attacked one of the signal stations in charge of a constable named Willan, and, after seriously ill-treating the man, robbed him of his little savings in money, his provisions, &c., and but for one of the parties he would have been shot. Three of the men, named Jacks, Britton, and Hall, have been recaptured, -end are fully committed for trial. The fourth, Dawkins, has not yet been apprehended. It appears that he separated from the others on the first night.—Courier. We have received a copy of the British Colonist, published at Toronto, Upper Canada, of the date of September 23, which brings the latest intelligence from the province. A public dinner, on a large' scale, had been given by the inhabitants of Toronto to Dr. Rolph, who was recently over in this country on a mission for the promotion of emigration to Upper Canada. The British Colonist observes, that his Excellency the Governor-General, during his recent tour through the Province, was exceedingly well received, and that the addresses presented to him were expressive of ge neral confidence in his administration, and of a desire that all parties should unite in support of his govern ment. We should say that hese observations should be received cum grano salis. By the British Queen steam-ship, Lieut. Roberts, R. N., which left New York on the afternoon of the Ist instant, and which arrived off Southampton on Saturday morning, at nine o'clock, after a passage of 15 days, we have received a file of the New York Morning Herald to the Ist instant, inclusive, and con taining a few hours' later intelligence than the papers of the same date brought by the Britannia. We sub join the most important extracts : NEWS FOR ENGLAND. (From Bennett's Morning Herald.) The excitement on the subject of the approaching Presi dential election is hourly increasing. The whole country, from Maine to the confines of Louisiana, is in a state of com motion. Never since the great contest between the federal and democratic parties in 1801, has there been such an in tense, all-pervading feeling of interest and anxiety on a poli tical question. Four weeks will bring us to the time of com mencing the choice of Presidential electors, and the interme diate period will be occupied almost exclusively in prepara tions for the great struggle.—Several of the states have their annual elections during these four weeks, and the result will stimulate the excitement to increased activity, if that be possible. _ _ The late state election in Maine resulted most disastrously for the friends of Mr. Van Buren, and the sanguine hopes of the whigs have now grown into absolute confidence. Mr. Webster, who is regarded as the exponent of the views of the whig party, in his elaborate speech to the merchants of this city on Monday, avowed in direct and explicit terms his preference for a national institution, to regulate the currency of the country, and although he premised that he spoke for himself alone, and disclaimed any authority to make an ex position of the doctrines or intentions of the new administra tion, still his declaration is looked upon as a decisive indica tion of the policy of the party, and as evidence of the deter mination of the whigs to establish a National Bank, in the event of General Harrison's election. During the Presidential campaign, the whig orators, and all the authorized organs of the party, have studiously abstained from any discussion of their own principles. The party op posed to Mr. 1 Buren embraces such a variety of dis cordant materials and is so heteorogeneous in its composition, that any distinct avowal of its doctrines would disband and scatter it to the four winds of heaven, at once. But by sink ing all minor differences of opinion, waiving the discussion of all disturbing topics, and agreeing to coalesce for the expul sion of the Administration, they have gone on with great har mony. It is not often that the whigs agree, but when they do, their unanimity is wonderful. The growing expectation of whig success seems to have had a beneficial influence on trade and business generally. It has already created confidence in certain quarters, and Gen. Harrison's election, with the adoption of any new measures, will give an additional stimulus that will be temporarily ad vantageous to the country. THE FLORIDA WAR is apparently no nearer its termina tion than when General Jessup intrigued General Scott out of the command of the army. There has been no wholesale massacre since the destruction of the settlement of Indian Key. Almost every mail brings an account of a man or woman murdered, and occasionally we hear of three or four killed at a time. On the 6th instant, a scout of 30 men, under Lieut. Hanson, was fired on by an ambuscade, near Wacahoota. Orte man killed, and four wounded. On the 7th, the house of Mr. Dorsey, two miles and a half from Chattahoochie, was plundered and burnt; Mr. Dorsey had previously removed with his family to Alabama. On the same day a young man named Geiger was killed by the same party of Indians. His body was found on the 10th, hor ribly mangled, his head cut off and taken away. These ac counts are, now and then, interspersed with the history of the capture of an Indian, the destruction of a cornfield, or the fight of a squaw.—lf then, there is no additional energy infused into the war department, this war will, no doubt, last through the present century. HEALTH OF THE SOUTHERN CITIES. —New Orleans Mobile, Charleston, and the other southern cities, that suffer almost every season with yellow fever, have escaped this year with very little sickness of any kind; and the season is now so far advanced that all apprehensions have ceased. NORTH-EASTERN BOUNDARY.—There is nothing new officially in regard to this question. Several writers in the papers, and among the number is the Hon. Mr. Cushing, member of Congress, frem Massachusets, have exposed, with great ability, the absurd misstatement in the report of Messrs. Mudge and Featherstonhaugh. Mr. Cushing has dissected it with great power of sarcasm. The report is shown to be the merest stuff imaginable. There is a grow. ing confidence hi the amicable adjustment of the difficulty, and a better feeling is prevailing along the frontier. There is another question of territory that will soon be surrounded with more difficulties and embarrassments than that on our north-eastern frontier. We allude to the Oregon Territory in the north-west. It is time that the question of jurisdiction over the territory, now mooted by the English and this government, was examined, and the fact clearly ascertained and settled, whether we are entitled to that coun try, as is generally believed, or whether the English can claim it by the laws of nations. The longer th at the adjustment of this question is delayed, the more difficult it will be to come to an amicable settlement. The Hudson Bay Company already act as if the whole of the country west of the Rocky Mountains belonged to Great Britain, to the great detriment of American citizens, who are engaged in similar undertak ings, and are struggling with difficulties thus thrown in their way. CANADA. — The union of the two provinces- seems to be generally acceptable to the people, so far as we can judge from the tone of the press. Governor Thompson was suffering under severe indisposition at the last advices. The rumour of his intended departure is entirely discredited, and he is increasing in popularity. There is no great degree of asperity ex hibited now on either side of the line. The Upper Canada papers have a small ebullition of wrath at Brother Jonathan occasionally for some folly or other, but the feeling soon sub= sides, and does not now, as formerly, run into malevolence. The approaching election,. in a portion of Lower Canada, is the topic of much discuspon in the papers, and many of the candidates to the Colonial Assembly are canvassing their respective district` with much assiduity, The craps are represented to be unusually tine all over the provinces. TEXAS.—Many of the difficulties incidental to a new go vernment are gradually disappearing before the judicious ma- nagement of the administration of President Lamar. The financial affairs of the young republic, however, are still in a sad condition ; but the great resources of the country will eventually carry them through. The Comanche Indians made an irruption on the frontier, and destroyed some pro perty-, but were soon repelled. The efforts of certain indivi duals to enlist the sympathies of the Texians in behalf of the federalists of Mexico, and to engage their assistance against the centralists, were wisely discountenanced by the govern ment, and have now mainly ceased. The commerce of Texas is gradually and steadily increasing, and a variety of new agricultural articles have been introduced, which promise to he of great profit to the growers. Among the rest is tobacco. Some experiments have shown that a very superior quality of tobacco can be raised there. The soil of Texas is ex tremely fertile, and this will no doubt become an important product. . _„ MEXICO. - Our advices from Vera Cruz are up to the 28th of August, and from the capital to the 17th. 'the civil war in the capital was at an end, at least for the time being. It is difficult to get at the precise results of the struggle in Mexico. Our accounts have principally come through the organs of the central party, and they, of course, depreciate the advantages gained by their opponents ; but it is not to be concealed that the federalists have acquired a position that renders them extremely formidable. It is generally believed that Urrea will retire to the province of Tamaulipas ; and it is easy to foresee that the strife is merely put off, provided the federalists find some sympathy among the people. In fact, according to the terms of the convention, the insurgent forces are not to be dispersed, but are to march to a place to be appointed by the commander-in-chief of the centralists. The foreign intelligence contained in the morning papers of yesterday, is of a more peaceful character than that which reached us during the past week. It is stated that orders had been sent out to Lord Pon sonby, and the other ambassadors of the powers who are parties to the treaty of the 15th of July, directing them to inform the Porte that their respective govern ments acknowledge the right of the Sultan to proclaim the deposition of Mehemet Ali; but, at the same time, to express the hope of the four powers that the Sultan will not refuse to return Egypt and the government of Syria to the Viceroy, provided he makes an early sub mission to the terms of the treaty, by causing his army to evacuate Syria, and by delivering up the Turkish fleet. It is also added that, as the consuls of the four powers have left Egypt, it would be advisable for the Sultan to give as early an intimation as possible of his pacific intentions towards Mehemet Ali. From the French papers of Saturday, we learn that on the 25th ultimo, the Libanus was tranquil, and that Mehemet Ali was perfectly restored to health, and was calm and resolute. It is stated positively that Mehe met Ali was not only preparing to send a great part of his fleet out of harbour, but that he had ordered Ibrahim Pacha to march at once on Constantinople. The Paris papers are chiefly occupied with comments on the recent attempt to assassinate the King of the French, the particulars of which we have inserted in another column. This is the sixth time that Louis Philippe has been providentially screened from the murderous designs of his enemies. There is something almost verging on the miraculous in these singular instances of preservation. It is impossible to contem plate them without being convinced of the merciful interposition of the hand of Divine Providence. These •epeated attempts upon the life of the French King, here is every reason to believe, owe their origin to that •evolutionary frenzy which is the bane of France. This is the last opportunity that we shall have of di recting the attention of our readers to the approaching ceremonies connected with the laying of the foundation stone of the Liverpool Collegiate Institution—an insti tution destined, we have no doubt, to exercise a very powerful influenee over the interests of this great com mercial community, and which will prove at once an honour and ornament to the "good old town." Having taken a very prominent part in urging upon our fellow townsmen the necessity of raising such an institution, as well as in defending the plans and principles laid down by the committee of management, we feel anxious that Thursday next should not pass over without wit- nessing such a demonstration, on the part of the popu lation of Liverpool, as shall clearly prove the popularity of the scheme. We therefore trust that all parties will unite in giving due echit to the proceedings, and espe cially that as many of the inhabitants as can make it convenient will join in the procession which is to take place. We understand that the Bishop, clergy, nobility, and gentry, will meet the governor and directors of the in stitution at the Town-hall, at half past ten, and thence proceed with the mayor to St. Peter's Church, where the sermon will be delivered by the Bishop. Upon the conclusion of the service the procession will be formed in the court of the Blue Coat Hospital. The route which has been fixed upon is, through School-lane, Hanover-street, Ranelagh-street, Lime-street, Commu tation-row, and Islington, to the ground in Shaw-street. The dinner in the evening will probably prove the most attractive of the general proceedings in connection with the interesting ceremony of the day. Its chief attraction will, no doubt, consist in the circumstance of so many distinguished individuals having promised to attend on the occasion. Among the nobility and gen try who have promised to attend are, the Right Hon. Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., Lord Stanley, M.P., Lord Sandon, M.P., the Right Hon. the Earl of Sefton, Cresswell Cresswell, Esq., M.P., the Hon. R. B. Wil braham, M.P., Sir R. H. Cunliffe, Bart., J. Ireland Blackburne, Esq., M.P., P. Ainsworth, Esq., M.P. John Davenport, Esq., M.P., J. C. Colquhoun, Esq., M.P., T. Bright Crosse, Esq., J. Hodson Kearsley, Esq., George Cornwall Legh, Esq., and G. R. War burton, Esq. Our excellent diocesan, the Lord Bishop of Chester, the Rev. Chancellor Raikes, the Hon. and Rev. Horace Powys, the Rev. Rector Brooks, the Rev. Hugh M‘Neile, and many other distinguished divines have also promised to be present. From such a host of talent many splendid addresses may be anticipated, which will prove a treat such as is rarely to be met with. We understand that the applications for ladies' tickets are extremely numerous, and as a very large proportion of the dinner tickets have already been taken up, those who wish to secure admission for their female friends must make an early application, as only a limited number can possibly be accommodated. Gentlemen neglecting this hint will only have themselves to blame in case of any disappointment that may arise. The private worth, splendid abilities, and inflexible integrity of Lord Stanley require no encomium at our hands. We feel assured that the assemblage of Thurs day evening next will afford an ample testimony to the feelings of admiration so generally entertained towards so munificent a patron of learning, and so ardent a friend of the Established Church. The strenuous efforts of the Whig-radical faction o: Liverpool, to ensure the success of their candidates al the approaching municipal election, would lead u: naturally to the supposition that upon the issue of this particular contest depends some contingency of more than ordinary importance to the interests of that party. For the whole of the last twelve months their agents have been at work. The Reform Association and the Protector Society—par nobile fratrunt,—have plotted together ; the aristocratic whig of the former has rubbed elbows with the hereditary hodman of the latter; some thousands of pounds have been expended in a clumsy attempt to debauch and swamp the constituency of the various wards ; and all for what ? To decide merely whether some merchant of high standing and long family connexion with the town, or some radical shopkeeper of yesterday, is to sit in the council as the representative of its interests ? Not at all. The coming contest, we may rely upon it, is not one of individual against individual. The question of personal fitness or respectability will not on this occasion be allowed to weigh with the propapist faction. The contest now is for the preponderance of party in the council—to decide whether that body is in future to be an anti constitutional body, composed of Socinians, Papists, and Deists, as at present, or an assembly of conserva tive and loyal men; whether shallow and conceited coxcombs are to squander the funds of the town, upon useless or worse than useless objects, or sane and sensi ble men, representing the opinions and wishes of the better portion of the community, are to carry on the business and protect the party of the public. Our past contests have been indecisive skirmishes ; the present is to be a pitched battle, which will decide the fate of the campaign and the possession of the field. With a view of forming a more accurate judgment of the enemy ' s manoeuvres, l et us b r i e fly glance at o ur own position and his. The whig-radicals up to this time have preserved their first hold in the corporation, and possess an overwhelming majority upon every party question. The number of constrvative coun cillors is at present 19, whilst that of their opponents is 29, the whole number elected by the burgess con. stituency being 48, The body of aldermen is entirely whig, having been elected by the whig majority in the council. Of the 16 vacancies to be filled up at the en suing election 4 are conservative and 12 liberal, leaving in the council 15 conservatives and 17 Whigs, whose seats are safe for the present year. Of the latter num ber one seat, however,—that of Mr. Quayle for Everton Ward—is contested in a court of law, whose decision may probably reduce the number by one, and by seat ing a conservative in the place of the present member, thus equalize the parties. Here, then, we have a tolerable fair basis to begin upon; and the next question is to decide how the 16 vacant seats are to be appropriated. One half given to each party would make the conservatives as strong as their opponents in the council, were it not for the 16 whig aldermen, who turn the scale. A conservative majority in the present contest would give to that party preponderance as councilmen, still leaving them, how ever, under the control of the whig-elected aldermen. But, we may be asked, of what great importance can this be ? So long as we are in a minority in the whole body of the council, of what use is it that we have a majority amongst the councillors ? Simply, this, reader. That next year it will fall upon the coun cil to elect no less than eight aldermen ; and provided the conservatives succeed in maintaining their superi ority—the forces of their opponents being for the time reduced by eight votes—we need scarcely doubt that such eight aldermen will be of the true loyal conserva tive stamp. Here then we have the secret of whip-radical anxiety. Here we can see some little reason for this unusual activity in the enemy's camp, and above all, for the un usual liberality manifested in the payment of taxes for the poorer portion of their party. We know that their fears are roused. Office and patronage, they feel, is slipping from their grasp ; and if the conservatives of Liverpool do their duty at the election which is at hand, we shall be able to play at the game of " change seats —the king 's coming." And we do trust that the conservative electors will be active and persevering at this crisis. We need scarcely doubt that during the ensuing year, which may be the last of whig supremacy in the council, no means will he left untried to appease or to purchase the wavering friends of the faction. The funds of the town will be freely lavished, and jobs and the other dirty expedients by which whiggery thrives, will be eagerly resorted to by the occupants of place with a view so gaining popularity. But if the conservatives work hard, we have no fear of the ultimate result. Whig radical supremacy in Liverpool is at the last gasp ; and one bold and sustained attack from its loyal conserva- Lye opponents will prostrate and trample in the dust ;s blatant and unsightly form. We offered a few remarks in our last on the policy of assimilating the duties on Honduras mahogany and African teak. The subject is one of the greatest im portance in a commercial point of view, and we are glad to find that most of our contemporaries agree in recommending the alteration for which Mr. Chaloner has memorialised the government. One of the strongest.arguments in support of the proposed alteration is, that both Honduras and Sierra Leone stand in the same :relation in reference to this country. The arguments in favour of protection to our colonial products do not, therefore, apply in the pre sent case. There is no solid reason for imposing a dis criminating scale of duties on the woods of the two provinces which we have named. They ought to be placed on the same footing. There is another reason, not yet glanced at, which renders it advisable to reduce the duties on Honduras mahogany. We mean the advantage which this line of policy would give to the cabinet-maker of this coun try in competing with the continental exporters. Owing to the present high scale of duties, the cabinet-maker s of Hamburg, and of other towns on the continent, have obtained a complete monopoly of the foreign market . Nay, even in this country, the foreign cabinet-make r is enabled, owing to the low duty which he has to paY on mahogany, to undersell the English tradesman' Tho principle of protection to our native manufactur es ' which is perfectly identical with. the principle of th e corn laws, demands that the British artisans should lje placed on an equality with the seine class of trade /man abroad. At all events, we should d.) away with th e strange anomaly of permitting the introduction of .n, ofo reign furniture at a smaller rate of duty, in proport ion, than that which is imposed on the log or curl m its uncut form. The decision of the revising barristers yesterday has dealt a sad blow at the pretensions of Sir Joshua Walmsley and the power of his friends of the Protector Society. The flimsy and absurd pretence that the money advanced to some twelve hundred Papists; for the purpose of paying the rates upon their various cel lars, cottages, or piggeries, is to be viewed as an or dinary loan or even as a gift, or the supposition that a payment of rates with money so advanced is a par mant by the claimant himself, the revising barristers have very properly scouted as opposed to the plain letter and spirit of the reform act. The rate-paying clauses of that act are obviously intended to impose $ test of respectability upon the voters : and by the par ment of rates is meant a payment with money bona fide the property of the occupier—for to view it in any other light would be to suppose that the legislatur e had instituted the test of rate-paying in order that wholesale and indiscriminate bribery might be parctised with impunity in every large borough throughout the kingdom. Could such a doctrine be for a moment seriously held by any legal tribunal, we must at once' in effect, return to the old rotten system; every borough in Great Britain would have its price, and the virtual rate-payers of every place returning members to par liament would be the candidates themselves. So far, however, as our parliamentary borough is concerned, we venture to predict that the practice of paying rates—a practice in itself so fraudulent, so de' basing to the constituency, and, withal, so costly to the party using it—will not again be ventured upon' at the instance of the very indifferent lawyers who sect° to be the advisers of the whig radical party i n Liver' pool. But, with respect to our municipal elections, it unfortunately happens that the tribunal appointed £ 0 revise the register is not a legal tribunal of the sane description as the revising court under the reform bill; and we cordially agree with his worship the Mayor, 10 his observations of Thursday la s t, th a t " a legislativ e , measure must be applied to remedy the grievanc e which the municipal constituency of Liverpool hav e sustained from the inconclusive proceedings of the las t fifteen days' sitting of his worship and his two learned colleagues. It is now quite apparent that the decision of that court, upon this same question of paying rate, was in the teeth both of law and precedent; and th e strong probability is, that, even had it succeeded In completing the revision and making a new register' that register must have been set aside by the court ° above as illegal and utterly worthless. A FINE NEW Vzssni..—There is now in the building s St ; : yard of Messrs. Hazelden, Pearson, and Troughton, gn at ,: side the Queen's Dock Basin, a beautiful new ship, of superior construction, intended for the China trade. Sr, admeasures 396 tons, new , measurement , and was built f o r Captain Arthur James Cookson, formerly captain of t_ l , ) : Jumna, of this port, and who will command her hfersv"' She is to be called the " Meg o' Mellon,"—the name of celebrated witch or sorceress, in, we believe, the reign of the second Charles. Her materials are,: in every respect' the very best quality, and they are put together in a manne r combining modern scientific improvement, with the utroos, fidelity of workmanship. Her frame is of well-season eu English oak, and her planks of English and African oak , : and the lower streaks of elm. Her beams (also of choice Ent( lish oak) are secured by Dixon's patent fastenings, an ad ln "; rable invention, in which great strength and neatness 11 ,,t united. Her ceiling under the main deck is of English os ''' equal to her sides : that between decks is of Honduras 0 .1; hogany between the clamps fore and aft, and is left of natural colour, to be varnished or oiled according to trat e ; The clamps being painted relieve the mahogany, which has, very rich appearance. The general fastenings of the ship. a'; as strong as wood, iron, and copper can make them. To er , are hanging and diagonal iron knees fore and aft ; iron poin 0 ers across the bow, and also abaft, besides a crutch and V.°, transome knees, to secure the canting timber; iron lodg e knees under the upper deck, &c. The bolts in her bottolp and those in her sides, (the former of copper), are unufstlaill numerous, and secured through ; and through the timbers, f; the butts are thorough bolted. There are air chambers Ida: the ceiling below the main deck, as well as in the ceiling tween decks. The combings of the hatches, and also Oar" of the companion-way and cabin deck-lights, are of 1 1; hogany. In point of model, the " Meg o Meldon is clean abaft, has a fine bow, a straight floor of nearly feet in length, and abundance of beam,—so that she will a large cargo, and will, no doubt, " sail like a witch, which she bears a handsome figure-head. No pains or pense, indeed, have been spared to render this ship Per fec hi as a specimen of naval architecture, and she is admitted 4 , all to be one of the handsomest vessels ever built at this rot She is ready for launching, but, as the next springs wil tirst be high, it is probably she will not be launched until the " high tides of next month. The Queen Dowager has sent a liberal donation tow ar ic building a church at Matlock, there being no place of P" worship.at that delightful watering place.