The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-30 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DISTIN FAMILY And the Last Niyht of their Engagement. Tbe• Last Night of Miss FANNY RUSSELL. ni 111 IS present FRIDAY, November 30, IS3S, will be per formed b Trugedy, written by the Rev. R. C. Maturin, culled BERTRAND; Or, The CASTLE OF ALDOBRAND. Bertram, ..Mr. Stuart. St. Aldobrand Mr. Gray. Imogine, Mi ss Cl eaver . After which, A CONCERT Of Vocal and Instrumental Music, in which the DISTIN FAMILY, and Miss FANNY RUSSELL, Miss LAND, and Miss GRANT will perform. Tu conclude with the popular Melo-Drama, compressed into two acts, called TEKELI. Count Tekeli Mr. W. Howard. Isidore Mr. Baker. . Conrade Mr. Gray. Christine • Miss Laud. THEATRE-ROYAL. ir C. PARKER, Box Book-keeper, respectfully an tY • nounces that his bEN E 1 1 T will take place on TUESDAY next, the 4th December, when will be per formed the Trag.edy of DAMON and PYTHIAS; after which, the new Varce of TOM NODDY'S SECRET; to conclude with the Melo Drama of ROBINSON CRUSOE. Tickets may be had of Mr. PARKER, at the Box-office of the Theatre. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The letter of " Larry O'Lashem" might lead to an action for libel if inserted. We baliece that the Editor of the Mercury is a Unitarian. The favour of " It. R." came too late. We shall probably have some suggestions to offer in our next on the subject of the complaint of "A Lover of Order." If our respected contemporary of the Courier will refer to our statement respecting the newspaper stamps, he will find that we made no reference whatev-r to the return from December to March last. "The above periods" alluded only to the two periods of three mouths each included in the last returns. Zbe Eiberpool FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 30, 1838. INSURRECTION AT SEVILLE.—" Wars, and rumours of wars," seem to be the order of the day. The Lon don journals of Wednesday announce, upon the au thority of information received from Lisbon, than an insurrection had broke out at Seville, in which the Queen's commandant narrowly escaped being mur dered, and all the authorities were forced to give up their jurisdiction. The national guards had assem bled, and established a junta of reprisal,—that is, a committee of assassination. This movement does not appear to have been prompted by the Carlists, who have hitherto refrained from molesting the province of Andalusia, in which Seville is situated. It seems to have originated in the abstract love of mischief mani fested by the Spanish liberals ; and its principal ob. ject seems to be the gratification of their taste for bloodshed. How melancholy is the present condition of Spain The whole aspect of the country affords a striking illustration of the tendency of so-called " li beral" principles to produce the evils and calamities of civil anarchy. The " liberal principles" which prompted all the atrocities of the French Revolution seem to be now fast reviving on the continent. The results will again appear as certainly as those principles obtain the ascendancy. Our fervent hope is, that happy England may continue free from the direful consequences of atheistical liberalism. INSURRECTION IN PERU.—The brig Fame, which arrived at an Irish port in 70 days from Monte Video, brings intelligence of an insurrection in Peru, the re sult of which was, the deposition of Santa Cruz, the assertion of the independence of Peru, and the disso lution of the Peru-Bolivar Confederation. Dispatches to this effect were brought by the captain of the Fame, who had received them by an overland dispatch in 16 or 20 days. The nature of these dispatches has nut yet transpired; but we are furnished by a Buenos Ayres paper of September 9 with the particulars of the insurrection. The revolution took place on the 29th of July, in the capital of Liuta, and was headed by General. Orbegoso, (Viceregent of Santa Cruz in the north,) assisted by General Nieto and his division of 1500 men, lately arrived front Huacho. The inde pendence of Peru—the dissolution of the Confedera tion—and the deposition of Santa Cruz from the Pro tectorate, were solemnly proclaimed amidst demon strations of public enthusiasm. The President Orbe goso then sent a flag of truce to Callao, demanding 'the submission of. Generals Miller and Moran, who were stationed there with some 1800 men. Up to the 30th it was not known what determination they would takeii;: . , Ge:neral Miller had cl ose d hi mse lf i n t h e cast l e with . 6oo Men, and General Moran, with 1200, had gone to churillos, General Nieto, with a force of 2000 superior troops, had in the meantime taken up a position between. Lima and Callao. This movement is said to hare been effected in concert with the corn mander..i4 the Chilian blockading squadron, Commo dorePostigo. Santa Cruz was at Bolivia, busily en gaged in collecting money. The blockade of Monte Video was still persevered in by the French squadron with unabated rigour, when the Fame came away. THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.--The packet ship England has not yet arrived at Liverpool ; we are; therefore, without our usual files of New York papers. A few files, however, live reached London, from which extracts have been made in the morning papers. We learn that on the first instant trade was active at New York, and an extensive business was doing in dry goods. The rate of exchange on Eng. land • was ‘lo9i, and the shares in the Bank of the United States were quoted, on the 31st ultitno, at 120 to 120 . i. Flour, which was likely to be in demand for export; was 81 dollars per barrel. The New - • York journals ridicule the alarming an tioun.cements•made by the Canadian papers respecting the organisation, on the frontiers, of between 40,000 and 60,000 vagabonds, for the invasion of Canada. However strongly they may deny this, there can be very little doubt that a sscret conspiracy is on foot in the neighbourhood of Buffalo, and that arms and am munition are continually Supplied to the rebels in Up per Canada through the medium of the same organised body of traitors. "From Canada the news is of very little importance, the intelligence being only a few days later than that brought by the Garrick. Sir John Colborne was at Montreal with his family. He intended to visit Que bec before the departure of Lord Durham. The Go vernor-in chief had issued a proclamation, offering a reward of 2000 dollars for the apprehension of Dodge and Theller, who had escaped from the citadel of Que bec: Troops were on their way from Halifax to rein force the army in Canada. Sir George Arthur had offered a bounty for recruits. The Montreal Transcript distinctly avers, that Lord Durham had received a dispatch from the president of the United States, informing him that there was formed at New York a committee composed of persons of considerable importance, with a view of favour ing a revolution in the Canadas, and that they had opened a species of loan from which to supply funds. The President added, that the government of the United States could do nothing to stop such pro ceedings, and that, even should he arm the American militia to cause neutrality to be respected, that mea sure would only prove the means of furnishing arms to the authors of this species of external conspiracy. In consequence, he recommends our government to stand prepared. The Toronto Patriot states, that the colonial go vernment had received information from the most II utlietitic sources, that an extensive combination ex isted along the whole of the American frontier, from Vermont to Michigan, for the invasion of the Canadas; and that not less than 40,000 of the rabble of the state s were united by secret oaths to attempt their s ubjugation, with an express stipulation that their only Pay was to be an unlimited license to plunder wherever t hey went. A pretty prospect for the approaching Winte r have the Whig ministry ! What with the Pressing difficulties of the Canadas, and the necessity kr Protecting the interests of the colonies by a strong 'unitary force, superadded to the prospect of a stormy s ession of parliament, their position is by no means e nviabl e . B ut t h ey are not to be pitied. They have h Let all their diffi cu lti es on t h e i r own s h ou ld ers. l 'et them fight their way out of them as well as th ey can. --- -7 o I) E 3 IERARA.—We have been favoured with a copy 151. the Guiana Chronicle of the 10th ult. This paper I I Presses its regret that the labourers in one of the most fertile districts of the colony, had given notice of their intention to quit it, and seek employment else where. The cause assigned for the dissatisfaction of the labourers was, undue severity on the part of the magistrates, in inflicting punishments for occasional neglect of work. This undue severity was said to be twofold : first, excess in the amount of the fine, or period of imps isonment with hard labour, .and, secondly arbitrary and illegal imprisonment in the private dark holes of different estates. The first allegation is ad mitted to be true to a certain extent : the evidence in support of the latter is by no means conclusive. The Guiana Chronicle very strongly and very justly urges the necessity of keeping the labourers as much as possible in their former localities, as thtr only means of preventing the demoralisation of the inhabitants, and the consequent ruin of the colons'. We have great pleasure in submitting to the notice of our readers the following admirable address from the Governor of Demerara. The advice which it contains is sound. It would have been well if the Governor of the fine colony of Jamaica had acted in a similar spirit to the infatuated labourers of that island. The substance of the subjoined address deserves to be well considered by all those who are apt to declaim against the planters of the West Indies. TO THE FREED MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIRST AUGUST. I have been watching your conduct for the last two months. I have received reports from the stipendiary magistrates of every district. Some are favourable to you as labourers, — all give test Minnie s of your peaceful conduct; —but I am many to say you do not all prove yourselves worthy of the name of free people, nor do you all respond to the expecta tions I had formed of you, which were, that after a short re laxation, natural and allowable in your new state, you would see the necessity of providing a surplus for yourselves and families, by the full labour of your hands, and thence endea vour to raise yourselves in your grades of society by the sav ings of your wages. I hear that some of you, contrary to your duty, content yourselves with irregular labour,—that your masters cannot depend on your connects of monthly hiring,—that you go into the field one day, and abstain from it the next,—that- when you have earned sufficient to fill your bellies, like the wild beasts, after satisfying their hunger, you lie down to sleep, or idle your time,—that when in the ield, many of you do not work a quarter of your specified task, and then pre tend to wonder that you are not paid a full rate of wages. Are you aware to what this leads?—the abandonment of es tates, and your own degradation ! Can you expert that own ers of estates will supply you with houses and other advan tages, or be content with the labour you choose to give in return ? Can you suppose they will allow you to have your own whims about work, or your own disposal of time ? Can they afford to pay the interest of the first cost of their estates, of the buildings, and constant expenditure to keep the build ings and lands in a state to receive your labour, if they are not assured of a fair portion of your labour ? I hear cf ill-disposed people, who circulate false reports amongst you, who encourage you to think that you are not sufficiently paid,—that you are over-worked. Do not be lieve them,—they are your enemies. If you do not give a fair portion of your labour to the es tates, your places will soon he supplied; when, so long as you have money, you may afford to be idle; but your own sense must tell you that money, not increased by additional earutngs, will soon be exhausted, and your idleness must bring many of you to trouble. I exhort you not to disappoint the hopes of those who have been so desirous of hastening your emancipation, having thought you worthy of it. I believe there have been very few instances of severity towards you, and you must be aware of the great forbearance of the greater number of your employers. I am taking every means in my power to secure to you kind treatment and jus tice ; but I warn you, for your own sakes, that if you do not give a fair portion of your labour to the estates on which you are located, the proprietors will drive you from them; for they must have industrious labourers, or they will be ruined, and you along with them. Though additional supplies of labourers will soon arrive from other colonies., yet your masters can find work for them as well as for yourselves; but they will nut employ you if von do not show you are worthy to be retained on the estates. They will prefer old servants to new ones; but if the old are idle, the new will assume their place. I address this to the idlr. I have had pleasure in knowing that many of you hav e no t di sappo i nte d t h e expectations I formed of you, and, therefore, to such persons this address does not apply. HENRY LIGHT, Goveruor, Guiana Public Buildings, Oct. 8, 1838. LIVERPOOL CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY —We re• juice to find, from an advertisement which appears in another column, that forty-three of the clergy of Liver pool have signed a requisition to the Rectors, desiring ' 1 • them to convene a meeting for the purpose of organ ising a " Church Building Society" at Liverpool, and that the Rectors have, in compliance with this request, called a public meeting for the Gth of next month, to be held in the large room of the Queen's Arms. From this unanimous expression of feeling on the part of the clergy of the town we anticipate the most gratifying results. We cordially hope that the lay churchmen of the town will evince their usual alacrity in co-operating with the clergy, and that they will contribute liberally in . support of the noble object contemplated in the formation of the proposed society. The Methodists of Liverpool have recently signalised their attachment to the principles which they profess, in a manner which reflects the highest credit upon their Christian benevolence. Let the churchmen of Liverpool emulate their example, and by their joint and zealous exertions raise a fund sufficient to provide for the spiritual wants of the inhabitants of the town for a century to come. We would strongly urge upon the attention of the promoters of the Church Building Society the necessity of a grand and simultaneous effort for the accomplishment of the object which they have in view. Let them not rest satisfied with pro ceeding gradatim in this matter, but determine at once that so many churches shall be built as the increasing population of the town may require for the next cen tury. Let them not rest contented with half doing their business The present is a favourable time for making this movement on behalf of the Church. If the clergy only bestir themselves we . have no doubt of their ultimate success. PROGRESS OF POPERY.—We have received a copy of the (Roman) Catholic Directory, and Annual Re gister for 1839, which supplies us with ample statisti cal details tespecting the present condition of Popery n England, Wales, and Scotland. We extract from it a statement of the present number of the Popisl chapels, colleges, convents, and priests in Great Bri tain. The following array affords a tolerable prool of the rapid increase of Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom : CHAPELS.-ENGLAND AND WALES.-Bedfordshire, 1, Berkshire, 6, Buckinghamshire, 1, Cambridgeshire, 1, Cheshire, 9, Cornwall, 2, Cumberland, 6, Derby shire, G. Devonshire, 9, Dorsetshire, 9, Durham, 16, Essex, 7, Gloucestershire, 8, Hampshire, 12, Here fordshire, 4, Hertfordshire, 1, Huntingdonshire, 0, Kent, 9, Lancashire, 90, Leicestershire, 10, Lincoln shire, 10, Middlesex, 20, Monmouthshire, 7, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, 5, Northumberland, 19, Notting hamshire, 3, Oxfordshire, 7, Rutlandshire, 0, Shrop shire, 9, Somersetshire, 10, Staffordshire, 29, Suffolk, Surrey, 6, Sussex, 6, Warwickshire, 18, Westmore land, 2, Wiltshire, 3, Worcestershire, 11, Yorkshire, 52, Isle of Man, 1, Guernsey, 1, Jersey, 1, Brecknock shire, 1, Carnarvonshire, 1, Denbighshire, 1, Gla morganshire, 1, Flintshire, 2. SCOTLAND WARD. -DINNER TO ISAAC HOLMES, ESQ. On Tuesday evening the conservative electors of Scotland Ward had a public dinner, at the house of Mrs. Musker, in Burlington -street, for the purpose of celebrating the triumph of conservative principles in the return to the town-council of Isaac Holmes, Esq. The large room in the hotel of Mrs. Masker was neatly fitted up for the occasion, and an ample and excellent dinner was provided by the worthy hostess, to which 130 gentlemen sat down. joint Formby, Esq., pre sided. On the right of the chairman sat Isaac Holmes. Esq., the representative of the ward, and on his left Goo. Wright, Esq., the recently elected member fir St. Paul's \Via:el. Amongst the company we also noticed Joseph Cooper, James Holmes, John Wright Watson, George Corder, John Sandkrs, Thomas Overton, William Roberts, William Ni cholson, E. Ford, James Morrow, N. Kevan, E. R. Jones, jun., Esqrs. After the withdrawal of the cloth, Nun noble Dominic was beautifully sung by a small party of professional gentlemen who bad kindly volunteered their services. The usual loyal and preliminary toasts having been given, " Iler Mujesty the Queen," "The Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family," "Our glorious Constitution in Church and State," "The Duke of Wellington and the Ilouse of Peers," " Sir Hobert Peel ant4the conservative members of the House of Commons," and "The Members for die Borough," each of which were enthusiastically re ceived, The CHAIRMAN said, that in rising to propose the next toast upon the list, which was the health of a gentleman whose triumphant return at the late municipal mutest was the plincipal cause of their having assembled together that evening, he should deem it superfluous to give the toast any lengthened introduction, or to pass upon the subject of it any eulogistic remarks, as the mere fact of that gentleman having been returned to represent Scotland Ward in the town council was a higher eulogy than any which he could bestow. That ohcunistance, indeed, plainly evinced the estimation in which the gentleman was held by them, and showed that his character was already too well known and appreciated to render it needful that he should throw in his humble modicum of praise. Without further remark, he should, therefore, opose "The health of our worthy representative?, Isaac Holmes, Esq." (Enthusiastic and prolonged applause.) ISAAC IlonsiEs, Esq., said, that he should indeed he un grateful, were he not most sincerely and warmly to thank them for the highly complimentary manner in which they had been pleased to receive the mention of his name. On the last occasion when he had had the pleasure of meeting them in that room, which was immediately previous to the election, his parting words were, "If you will do your duly before the election, I will endeavour to do mine afterwards." (Loud cheering.) And nobly indeed had they done their duty, for which they were not only entitled to the thanka of himsell and every true-hearted conservative in the town, but they had, and would continue to have, the proud satisfaction of knowing that their share of the good work had been done— that, as far as their efforts could be instrumental in accom plishing the objects, they had aided in delivering their native town from the thraldom in which it was bound, from the heavy burden which was pressing upon it, and in snatching the domination from the hands of the party who so compla cently conferred upon themselves the style and title of liberals, but fur whom destructives and deceptives was a far inure appropriate . name. (Great applause.) There was one circumstance connected with his return to which he might beg briefly to allude. After he had been declared elected as a member of the council, lie and his friend Mr. Wright ap peared at the Town-hall for tint purpose of making the re quired declaration. In the room into which they were ushered there sat the late mayor, Mr. William liathhone; at one side of him was a Socinian, M r. Thomas Bolton—and at the other, elated with a high sense of his own importance and consequence, Mr. William Wallace Currie. He (Mr. Holmes) prepared his sweetest smiles, in order to greet the mayor, and tried to recoiled the instructions which his dancing-master had imparted to him in his younger days, that he might, as far as his poor old lumbago hark would permit, make his humblest and most reverential bow— (laughter and cheers)—but no welcome was there for the elected of St. Paul's and Scotland Ward—no recognition for the chosen of the conservative people—not even the stinted and supercilious one contained in the old doggre " Welcome, old friend, to me once dear, But who the devil sent you here ?" ,Load laughter.) No; neither Mr. Wright nor himself was welcomed either by look, nod, or sign ; they could not even catch his worship's eye, and at length they took their depar ture from the council chamber without the least recognition. ( Hear, hear.) Such was the nature of their reception. Since then, however, he (Mr. Holmes) had appeared in a different manner in the council room. (Cheers.) Scuffs and insults had been heaped upon hint, to be sure; hut they little knew the spirit or the character of the man with whom they had to deal, if they fancied that conduct like that would put hint down. Scoffs and insults would only rouse the man within him, and come insult or jeer, scoff or scorn, he would make them (the members of the council) hear the voice of one that had never quailed before any one. (Great applause) The electors of that ward had sent a memorial to the council, every word of which seemed to have been armed with a sting. Every word of that petition was true, every word would be substantiated,—and under the lash of truth every liberal member seemed to writhe. He (Mr. Holmes) de fended that petition from the attacks of their and its oppo nents. And what bad he then to listen to? He had to listen to a repetition of what Mr. Rathbone had said in Pitt street ward. There was the man who, in conjunction with the members of his party, formerly called out for free repre sentation, and who talked loudly of the right of unrespected petitioning; and what were the sentiments of himself and of his coadjutors now? A wonderful revolution seemed to have taken place in them ; the liberals (or deceptives) seemed to have one set of sentiments, and one form of language, when out of office, and another form of language when in power. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) They were something like O'Connell, the big beggarman, in Ireland. That notorious gentleman once declared that he would be satisfied with the concession of certain things in a certain bill, if he could but obtain them ; but what does he say now ? " Why," says he, "we are in a different situation, and therefore we now ask for more than we did formerly." (Hear and cheers.) Mr. Itatlibone says it is not the business of the constituencies to interfere in the election of mayor, aldermen, or committees: for, says he, the council are wiser titan the electors in these matters, and ought not to be dictated to by theta. No dicta tion, forsooth! So the "free right of petitioning" had at last come to he designated by these exquisite liberals " dicta lions !" (Applause.) But he could tell them what they meant by dictation; it meant interference with their party tricks, with their party preferences, and with their party aims; and petitioning was supporting and encouraging them iu all that they deemed right. A memorial, it would he re membered, had also been presented from \Vest Derby Ward, with respect to the election of aldermen, in which the peti tioners prayed that, as their ward had chosen conservative candidates, one conservative alderman might at least lie elected. But was that just and reasonable prayer attended to ? Nothing of the sort; it had been utterly disregarded. They (the conservative members of the council) had been taunted with having voted for a rejected candidate, Mr. Henry Lawrence; but he had don e so , an d so h a d hi s f r i end, Mr. Wright ; and he was of opinion that the election of that gentleman would have been an honour to the council; and rejoiced, indeed, should he have been to have had his co-opera tion in the good cause.. (Cheers.) As to the private meet ings in the Angel, Mr. Rathbone glorified in them, because his opponents disliked them, and they bad worked so beauti fully and so well—(laughter, and hear, hear)—for the radical party; and he adds, that we have as much right to interfere with those meetings as with any private affair. That assu redly was incorrect; for they were meetings on public mea sures by public men, and ought not the public to be made acquainted with their reasons for acting as they did ? It was ridiculous to assert that the Angelic men met for the purpose of considering private affairs; the subjects which they dis cussed were, in fact, interesting to the whole community, and the public ought to be enlightened respectiugthem. There the public reporters ought to go ; there some of those who gloried in conservatism ought to go. Those meetings were not merely for reasoning upon, or to gather information re specting any particular subject; but there matters of general interest and importance were settled, and when the coun cillors went into the chamber, they ceased to be open to rea son or to conviction: they went to vote upon a predetermined question, and not to deliberate. (Hear, hear.) He believed Mr. Rathbone had said at the Pitt-street `yard dinner, that a few black sheep had got into the council. (Laughter.) That could scarcely have reference to himself at present, fur he was not wearing black cloth; perhaps it might be an allu sion to his friend Mr. Wright, who appeared in a black coat. (Continued laughter.) However that might be, lie could tell them one thing which was certain, namely, that a few scabby - sheep had h ot in —(loud laughter a nd cheers)—and he heartily wished that they could make the whole flock bet ter than it was. (Hear and cheers.) With respect to the memorial from their ward, as he had previously informed them, it seemed to tcuch the liberal councillors to the quick. One of the strong arguments against one of its clauses, as Mr. Rathbone asserted, was that they wished to carry out the re form principle. That was the reason they selected the com mittees in the manner they had done; and how, forsooth, could they carry out those delightful reforms, unless nearly the whole of thorn were reformers? He would tell them an anecdote which would perhaps illustrate this point. There was once a clergyman who waited upon one of his parishion ers, and complained that he did not attend church so often as he ought to do. "Why," said the parishioner, " I will tell you the reason of it. When Igo there, you are always telling the of my faults. Now if you would occasionally tell . me of some of my good deeds, I would go." " I cannot do that," replied the clergyman, "fur I have never yet heard of any good deeds which you have done." "Oh said the parishioner, " but you do not know what I intend doing." As it was with the parishioner, so it was with reform—all the good that was to result from it was yet to come. (Laughter and cheers.) If the good was sought for in this town, it would be a hopeless task indeed. In every department there had been waste and extravagance,. and with respect to prin ciple, their whole conduct might be said to berme continued stream of unprincipled measures. (Loud cheers.) He thought that he had been termed at the last council meeting a renegade dissenter. That was really very curious; for he had always understood that those who departed from the church were the renegades; and it was certainly the first time that he had heard of a person, who went back to the original fold, to be called a renegade dissenter. But what was the truth of the matter? Why, that he was a dissenter only while under the control of his father; but, deeply as lie re spected his father, as loots as he was married, and might be said to have legally obtained the right of thinking and acting for himself, he went back to the church—became a member of the establishment. (Great applause.) There were many men amongst the different sects of dissenters whom he re spected; and he respected every man who humbly worshipped his God according to the dictates of his conscience ; but he scarcely needed to say that he did not respect hypocrisy, cant, and deceit. He meant not to infer that such things were to be fimnd amongst the dissenters; but he wished broadly to express his hate of cant and hypocricy, wheresoever found. There were some classes of dissenters of whom he was much afraid, and one of those classes were the Socinians. One-fourth of the whole council was composed of men belong ing, to that community. There was a story told of a poor In dian who had offered a Quaker some beaver skins for sale on the Saturday, on which day the Quaker offered a certain price for them, which was not accepted. On Monday, how. ever, the astonished Indian found that only one-half of what had been offered on the Saturday was offered on Monday, whereupon he exclaimed—" I think they go to meeting to try to cheat the poor Indian out of the proper price of his beaver skins." Now, he did not mean to say that the Socinians went to chapel for the purpose of concocting schemes to cheat the people; but he could not, nevertheless, refrain from observing and remarking upon the unanimity with which they acted together upon all occasions. lf, how ever, they did not go to chapel to concoct their schemes, they most certainly went to the Angel; and the result was, as he hid told them to their Nees, that they seemed most admi rably marshalled and drifted. No sooner did one rise than up rose the others, as though they were bound together like the Siamese twine. (Loud laughter and cheers.) He had been told, at the last council meeting, in one or the finest and richest brogues that it was possible for a beg-trotting Irish man to bring over to this county, that he was not friendly to the Roman Catholics, on account of his morality. Now, he must distinctly assert, that the Rourish religion was the first one to which he should fly if he wanted absolution. (Hear, hear.) He had met with men of high principle among catholics; but why was he to be taunted there that he disliked the religion of the catholics on account of his morality ? It was well known that, on account of giving in. dependent utterance to his opinions, he had lost many votes at the late election; but he was happy in being able to state that, without having had recourse to anything like a deceit ful suppression of opinion, or without any dereliction of principle, he had carried the election. (Much Applause.) That was a source of congratulation perhaps; but there was another and a higher source of congratulation in the fact, that the ranks of the conservatives, in the town-council, were annually increasing ; and in the same proportion, of course, the ranks of the deceptives were decreasing. (Cheers.) He trusted that at the end of three yearS they would have in their hands the choice of aldermen. (Loud applause.) Let the other wards act as the Scotland War , ' had done, and then the consummation so devoutly to be wished should be realized. That ward had shown a brilliant example to their brother conservatives, which, if followed throughout the town, would enable them to root the deceptives out of the council chamber. (Cheers.) There were some of the de structives, or, if they like the name better, the ultra-radicals, who had manifested a desire to go over to Ireland. But what said the great agitator to such a proposal? " No, no," said Dan; " that will never do ;" so it appeared that even amon,. , " patriots" two of a t ra d e cou ld not agree. O'Conn e ll ha d h a mortal dislike to English agitators setting foot upon the soil of his native land; he feared, perhaps, that they might be going over to beg.. (Laughter and applause.) During the late war there was a quaker out board of a vessel, in which he had a considerable amouut of property. As even ing came in sight, and the captain went up to the quaker and demanded front hint, " Will you help us to fight, as you have smue interest in the safety of the vessel?" It was nut in accordance with the quaker's principles to fight, and he answered—" No; I cannot aid thee, friend." The enemy approached,.and the contest began. During its continuance, the peaceful-minded quaker observed a man endeavouring to gain the deck of his.vesse!, and taking up a handspike he dealt him a pretty sound blow, remarking, " If thou wantest to fight, fight in thine owa vessel ; we have fighting enough here." And so it was with Daniel the renowned. " Nav, nay," says he, " keep away from Ireland, my good friend; we have beggars enough here, without your coming over." (Laughter.) And in truth it was so; yet the big beggarman begs from beggars, and was nut ashamed to take the pittance front them. ((great laughter, and cries of " Hear, hear.") He again sincerely thanked them for the favours whirls they had conferred upon him. He was highly gratified at seeing such a numerous hods of his constituency around him; and if he were to meet them at the end of the term for which he had been elected, he hoped that every one would have rea son to he satisfied with his conduct during the period that he should have been their representative, and if then they sheuld be desirous to replace him in the council, he should deem it a pleasureand an honour to serve them. (Enthu siastic applause.) The speaker concluded by proposing "The health of the chairman, John Formby, Esq., and suc cess to hiat when he is nominated for Scotland ward." (Applause.) The Cita IRM N in returning thanks expressed his readi ness, if on any occasion they found themselves in want of another candidate, to offer his services. The CHAIRMAN next gave "Mr. Houghton and the absent members of the town council in the conservative interest," with which he begged leave to couple "Mr. Wright, and the members of the council - who have honoured us with their presence." (Great applause.) Mr. WRIGHT returned thanks amidst great applause. Ile had been brought forward for St. Paul's Ward and elected on the conservative interest. He did not doubt but that many gentlemen more tit to represent the ward might have been found; but to the utmost extent of his power he would endeavour to fulfil the expectations and the desires of his constituents. (Cheers.) "The Lancashire Witches," "the health of Mrs. Bevan," "the independent ele c t ors wo had supported Mr. Holmes," the canvassers of Scotland Ward," were then given and severally responded to. Mr. HAYMAN spoke briefly and eloquently neon the suc cess of the conservatives in Abercromby Ward, ''which had, he said, seemed to have been forgotten in their triumph over victories gained by St. Paul's and Scotland Wards. The victory of Mr. Robertson Gladstone was a victory which he believed to have been achieved by the members of the church of England backed by the Wesleyan methodists, who had honourably and nobly done their duty, notwithstandiog that they had been basely libelled by th e ra di ca l press o f Liver pool: It was sa id, - "Oh, it, is impossible for a Wesleyan methodist to vote for Mr. Gladstone, on account of the Cooly question." But miserably were the enemies of Mr. Glad stone disappointed, who had made a statement which had indeed been replied to, but which had never vet been answered. At a quarter past eleven oclock, the Chairman having re tired, Mr. Ford was appointed to the vacant chair, and the harmony and hilarity of the Meeting was kept up till a late hour. PUBLIC MEETING OF THE SHOPKEEPERS 0 LIVERPOOL. A general meeting of the hopkeepers of this town, was held on Wednesday night at the Music-hall, ]Fold--street, in pursuance of certain esilutions passed at a preliminary meeting of several individuals coLnected with the various trades. The object was to discuss the propriety and prac ticability of making the curtailment of the hours of business, adopted by most of the drapers, general amongst the shop keepers of all other branches. Soon alter seven o'clock, shove three hundred gentlemen had assembled, amongst whom we observed most of the lead ingt radestneu of the town. Mr. WOOLLRIGHT haying been proposed to the chair, the meeting was addressed by Mr. Tripp, of Lord-street, Al r. Tate, Mr. Jeffery, Mr. Urquhart, 'Mr. Greetham, Mr. Slater, Mr. Williams, Mr. Jas. Owen and Mr. Reav, who severally strongly urged the destructive effects to health, and the great bar to mental improvement, which the present exceedingly late hours of keeping open the shops, imposed upon the shop keepers' assistants, and also to the great extent to which it robbed the shopkeepers the mse l ves of social comfort. It was contended that if the shops were all shut up at an earlier hour, precisely the saute amount of business would be trans acted in them as now, saving the waste of gas, and affording time for recreation and improvement to the assistants. Resolutions were unanimously passed to the effect that the hours of closing the shops should he eight o'clock at night in the winter, and nine o'clock in the summer half-years, with the exception of Saturdays :—and that the whole body of shopkeepers should form themselves into an association, to bring about the proposed curtailment of the hours. A com mittee of the various trades was then chosen to carry the above objects into effect. _ . On the motion of Mr. SLATER, seconded by Mr. RF.Av, the thanks of the meeting were then unanimously given to Mr. Woollright for his readiness in taking, and his services ia the chair, and the meeting separated at ten o'clock. COLLISION ON '['HE LIVER 1)()OL AND MAN CHESTER RAILWAY, :N .VEMBER 26. We arc requested to state that the circumstances of the accident caused by the Birmingham Mail Train overtaking the train from Manchester at the foot of the Huyton inclined plane, on the morning of the 26th, have been the subject of strict investigation by the directors of both the Liverpool and Manchester and Grand Junction Railway Companies. It appears that the engineman of the Birmingham train having been taken ill on arriving at Stafford, it became ne cessary to send in his place another. This man, who had previously been employed with luggage trains, and was not accustomed to work the train:: with passengers, was to blame in allowing the carriages to descend the incline at a greater speed than is permitted by the Grand Junction Company's regulations; and, although every means in his power were taken to stop its course as soon as the signal of another train being on the way was given, he was unable, owing to the failure of his Tender break, to slacken its speed sufficiently before it reached toe spot where the Liverpool and Man chester train had unfortunately been stopped by losing the fire bars of its engine. Under ordinary circumstances the train might have beets easily stopped in sufficient time to have avoided the collision, although the engineman of the Birmingham train was not justified in descending the incline so rapidly; and there appears to have been a want of judg ment in the engineman of the Manchester train, which might have been put in motion when the other was descending the incline, especially as it is was known by him to be close at band. We are authorised to state, that the directors of the Grand Junction Company, regretting deeply the occurrence of this unfortunate accident, (the first of the kind that has hap pened,) have adopt e d such measures of additional p recaut i on as will, it is expected, prevent a second instance from taking place. Total of Chapels in England and Wales, 446. SCOTLAND.-Aberdeenshire, 7, Argyllshire, 2, Ayr shire, 1, Banffshire, 11, Berwickshire, 0, Buteshire, 0, Caithness-shire, 1, Clackmannanshire, 0, Croniarty shire, 0, Dumbartonshire, 1, Dumfriesshire, 1, Edin burghsbire, 6, Pifeshire, 0, Forfarshire, 1, Hadding tonshire, 0, Inverness-shire, 19, Kincardineshire, 1, Kinross-shire, 0, Kirkcudbright, 4, Lanarkshire, 2, Linlithgowshire, 0, Morayshire, 1, Nairnshire, 0, Orkney and Shetland, 0, Peebleshire, I, Perthshire, 2, Renfrewshire, 2, Ross-shire, 1, - Roxburghshire, 0, Selkirkshire, 0, Stirlingshire, 1, Sutherlandshire, 0, Wigtonshire, 1. Total of chapels in Scotland, 67. Besides 20 stations where Divine service is performed. Grand total of Catholic chapels in Great Britain, 513. CATHOLIC COLLEGES.—In England there are nine Catholic colleges : viz. St. Edmund's, Hertfordshire, St. Mary's, Staffordshire, St. Peter's, Sornersetshire, St. Paul's, Somersetshire, St. Gregory's, Somerset shire, Ushaw College, Durham, Stonyhnrst, Lanca shire, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, Getman, Worce,ter shire. In Scotland, one: viz. St. Mary's, Blairs, Kincar dineshire. CONVENTS.—London district, 3, Midland, 5, Nor thern, 4, Western, 4, Scotland, I,—total, 17. NUMBER OF CATHOLIC CLERGYMEN IN GREAT BRITAIN. — ENGLAVD.—LOIIdon district, 103, Midland, 124, Northern, 231, Western, 73,—total in England, 536. SCOTLAND.—Eastern district, 20, Western, 29, Nur:hern, `2s,—total in Scotland, 74. Grand total, 610. Is it not high time that Protestants should wake out of their lethargy, and buckle on their armour to resist the insidious encroachments of this soul-destroying heresy ? Is it not imperatively incumbent upon all who value the blessings which our Protestant faith as secured to us to strain every nerve for the purpose [f arresting the desolating tide which now threatens .0 overwhelm our country. A specimen of the Kentucky pumpkin melon, weighing ]9Blbs. was brought over to Liverpool in the ship " Garrick," by Mr. Thomas 1). Rice, the comedian. THE CHASE. The CHESHIRE tiouNns will meet on Saturday, Dec. Ist, of Withington-hall ; MondaT, 3d, at Appleton-h a ll ; T oe ,- day, 4th, at N orth Priory; hursday, 6th, at Black Dog, on the Barnhill-road; Frichiy, 7th, at Duddon-heath.—At half past ten oclock. Mr. LEctili's Fox flouNns will meet on Saturday, Ist, at Churlon; Tuesday, 4th, at Worthenbury ; Thursday, 6th, at Pen y lan; Saturday, Bth, at Hampton-beach.—At half-past ten. Sir THOMAS STANLEY'S HOUNDS will meet on Saturday, Ist, at Hooton ; Tuesday, 4th, at Badger's Rake-gate. —Al half-past ten. THEATRE ROYAL—Mr. Rice, the celebrated singer of "dim Crow," has been enlivening the theatre during the last three days, in the amusing farce written for him, of " the Virginian Mummy;" and by his " wheels about and turns about."—The Distin family still continue au attraction. CHARGE OF A RA Ps.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, an indi vidual ( we understand of respectable connexions) named Fell a captain of an East India vessel, was charged with having committed a gross assault on a young and good looking girl, of 16 years of age, the servant of the house where he lodged, in Chatham-street. The particulars of the case are wholly unfit for publication. It appeared that the prisoner had en tered the bed-room of the servant girl during the night be fore, and hail there committed the offence with which he was charged. The case occupied two bouts in its investigation. The prisoner was remanded till to-day for the further evi dence of another lodger, before being committed to take his trial for the capital offence. THE SMALL TENEMENTS ACT. — Yesterday, at the Police office, several complaints, brought before the magistrates under this act, were summarily dismissed, front their being informally laid. Mr. Hall said he could not act as counsel in hearing complaints under this act; he must decide impar tially on the cases brought before him. It was foolish in people imagining they could conduct complaints under this act without the advice of an attorney.—We believe this act will prove a most fertile source of emolument to the members of the legal profession who are in the habit of pleading in police courts. We have not hea r d a s i ng l e com plaint s ub s t an ti a t e d b y individuals conducting their own cases under this act, and in many instances the attorneys have failed on their first application. It is characterized by the usual blundering which marks almost every act of the present ministry, and, as near as may be, defeats its own object. Intended to save the owners of small tenements shillings and half crowns in ejecting the poor tenants of their cellars, and to enable them summarily to eject tenants who will not pay, it is ingeniously stuffed with so many mystifica lions and formalities, that the landlord must first fee an attorney to plead his complaint, and serve the required formal notices, and perhaps swamp half a year's rent by so doing, and even then, instead of obtaining a summary ejectment, is as likely to fail as to succeed, urtil four or five weeks shall have elapsed, owing to the many technical objections that - may be taken, and which again encourage refractory tenants to employ attorneys to take them. Mr. Charles Voast, master of the " Mona Castle," Liver pool trader, has been appointed harbour-master of Ramsey, vacant by the death of the person who lately held that situa- I ion.—Mona Liberal. INSOLVENT COUIZT.—On Tuesday, at the court for hearing and determining on the cases of insolvent debtors, the fcl lo«•ing persons were brought before the commissioner and ordered to bQ discharged:—James Craig, Patrick Tobin, W. J. Dyer, Wm. Stretch, John Wright, Thos. Taylor, Robert Pearson, Thomas Shallcross, Henry Colon, Thus. Croston the younger, William Timothy, John Williams, and Mar garet Lloyd. John Haydock was ordered to be imprisoned four months. PI LOT COMSITTTEE.—At a meeting held - on Tuesday, in the Town-hall, William Rathboue, Esq. in the chair, the following gentlemen were elected cownu•si,ners under the Pilot Act :--Mr. Richard Houghton, Mr. Charles Stewart Parker, Mr. George Kendal, Mr. Charles Turner, Mr. T. B. Horsfatl, and Mr. William Tapley. And the undermen tioned gentlemen were appointed members of the committee. —Mr. Joseph Nickels, Mr. Francis Shand, Mr. Alexander Smith, jun., Mr. Raymond W. Houghton, Mr. Richard Houghton, Mr. Geo. Kendal, and Mr. John Nelson Wood. PIGS 1N CELLARS.—SeveraI poor women, chiefly Irish women, were on Wednesday summoned before the magis trates, on charges of keeping pigs in their cellars. This fil thy practice " the finest peasantry," whl horde over to this town from the sister country, have, to a considerable extent, imported with them; and in some of the streets chiefly inha bited by the low Irish, the nuisance created thereby is enough to breed a pestilence. Mr. Hall said it was a most filthy practice, and he would not permit it. They were severally fined ss. and costs: the fine to be enforced if the pigs were not instantly removed, CORRESPONDENCE. THE REV. D. JAMES, AND MR. RATEIBONE TO THE EDITOR OF TIIR LIVERPOOL ST.IINDARD. Sin,-1 beg through the medium of your paper to contra dict a statement made by Mr. Rathbone in the town council on Wednesday last. lie said, the Rev. Mr. James, the respected minister of Kirkdale, had declared from his pulpit, he would not administer the sacrament to any person who voted for a radical. Now, sir, I have regularly attended the ministry of Mr James, and I assert it to be false, I therefore call upon Mr. RAthbone, as he values his teputution in the face of the people of Kirkdale—in the face of the people of Liverpool —to substantiate his statement, if he cannot, (as I know it is impossible) the calumny which it was his inten tion to heap upon the head of that respected man, will re bound with tenfold force upon his own, and if he believes in • the moral law, he stands guilty of violating one of its com mandments, namely, " Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." He also charges him with a want of " Christian spirit." What Mr. Rathbone's opinion of Christian spirit is, I can not tell. It is astonishing to me, sir, that a man denying as he does, the fundamental principles, nay, the Di v i ne F oun d er of Christianity, should s p ea k of aChristian spirit. Before Mr. Rathbone prates about a Christian spirit, he must re nounce the God-denying heresy of Sociuus, he must cast away the cumbrous weight of human merit, and he must be lieve there is no other name under heaven whereby he can be saved, but the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.—Yours, &c. A CHURCHMAN. November 27th, 1838. SOUTH TOXTETH WARD, TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL ST.LVD4RD. Stu,—Being at the Conservative meeting, which had been convened for the purpose of forming a separate association for the above-named ward, I regret, for the sake.of the .good cause in which we are engaged, that there was a division amongst them. The proceedings were nearly as follow: It was moved and seconded, that Mr. A. Smith be president to the association for the ensuing year; but there was an amendment, duly seconded, that P.•Petrie, be chair man. Before the vote was put, there was great altercation, in which Mr:Smith's friends behaved in a very unbecoming manner, stating that it was a Gladstone faction," &c., and expressingtheir disapprobation of Mr. Cooper's being deputy cheirman for the evening, but which was ultimately speed to unanimously. Mr. Cuoper accordingly put the vote to the electors of the ward only that were present, as to who should be their chairman, when there appeared—for Mr. Smith, 16; for Mr. Petrie, 31. As soon as Mr. Smith was relieved from the chair, instead of unanimity prevailing for the good of the cause, his friends manifested great jealousy ; per'lans thinking that if Mr. Smith was not chairman, or a candidate for the ward, the cause would not nourish. - In the course of the proceedings, his party could not be conciliated by the most impartial measures. There was oue proceeding, in particular, which they considered partial; but when the true feature of the circumstance is considered, the matter is fully justified :—ln the above-mentioned voting for chair man, one of the electors told his friend near him not to vote fur Mr. Smith, because he had not supported the cause at the last election: the man left the room with Mr. Smith's small party, and said he would vote for Mr. Smith; but it appears he retracted his opinion, and came back and declared for Mr. Petrie. The majority of the Conservative elector! of the ward do not approve of Mr. Smith's lukerrarmness io the cause, and if he wishes to gain their confidence, he must come forward and express his opinions and principles boldly, unalloyed from everything but the genuine principles of Conservatism. They also consider, that partly throug h the unjust striking-off of th e e l ec t ors , an d through Mr. Smith and his friends' promising to vote for Mr. Cropper, they lost the election. Mr. Sheppard said that he would go 500 . miles to support the cause, and this gentleman declined voting at the election! This is not working, but boasting. I should be doing injustice to the cause if I was not to mention the impartial - and deliberate manner in which Mr. 'l'. M. Glad stone addressed the meeting. He said that, for the sake of unanimity, he would retire, if it was agreeable to the majo rity of the Conservative electors of the ward, and assist Mr. Smith to elect any gentleman who was proved to be a true friend to Conservatism. The electors of the ward have, at various times, heard Mr. Gladstone express his unbiassed and unreserved sentitnents, and believe him to be one of those staunch friends to Conservatism, who will not compro mise one iota of their principles, or sacri fi ce them to pre tended friends. Mr. Cooper also behaved himself very im partially, using his best endeavours to obtain unanimity. Mr. Smith's plea for not voting at the election is because Mr. Cropper voted in the council against the corporation schools. It was a good action of Mr. Cropper to do 'so, but otherwise it served as a bait to catch the unwary, and conse quently to add one on a division to the deceptious Liberals. While Mr. Cropper votes against the Conservatives on other vital interests, it is plain to be seen that the Conservatives have no interest in supporting him, or apology for doing so. Let Mr. Smith and the Conservatives unite to do away with petty ambitious differences, and nominate men to serve in the council who express their opinions boldly, and purely conservative as to beneficial reform, and without reserve. By these means they will defeat the deceptions Liberals as cleverly as they did in Scotland and other wards. The ex ample of Mr. Isaac Holmes is worthy the imitation of man: of our lukewarm churchmen, and more especially of die sent era Y bee: to remain, Sir, your obedient servant, Nov. 28th, 1838. A CONSTANT READER LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION LECTURES ON PAINTING, On Saturday evening last, B. R. Haydon, Esq. deliverer his se fond lecture, in which he considered the human figure in all its bearings, anatomically and phrenologically. the. chief value of this lecture consisted in the able illustra tions which Mr. Hayden delivered on the spot, it is impos sible to convey an adequate idea of its pruclical importance to students and young artists. We have no hesitation in saying that a better knowledge of drawing may be acquired triune one of these lectures, thou from half a dozen ordinary lessons in the art. The human figure has been beautifully adapted by its crea tion for the various duties which it has to perform, and affoids to every reflecting mind a convincing proof that it is the likeness of God. There can' be nu doubt that the science of phrenology is founded upon correct principles, notwithstand ing all the ridicule with which it has been assailed; indeed the. lecturer was willing to forfeit his faith in the science if the most prejudiced opponent were not convinced of his error, upon submitting his head to the examination of a good phre nologist. The size of the brain collectively is no more - to be taken as evidence of intellectual power than size of person, of health or muscular power. In well made individuals the head and the foot are of the came length, and the size of the head detertniues the appearance of the height of the body, for a man with a small head will look very tall, although in reality he may be very little, whilst the contrary will be the case if the head is large. Children have straight foreheads, and receding heads, while men have a protruding sinus and .rounded heads. The face is always more beautiful when it is broadest across the cheek bones, a little below the eyes; and the loveliest females are those whose faces are an irregu lar ellipse, the upper portion of which is wider than the lower. If the eyes are placed too close, a knavish expression isgiven to the face. In antique heads there is always a slight angle at the conjunction of the nose with the forehead, although modern artists frequently give to M inerva a perfectly straight nose and forehead. Artists have a difficult task to perform in giving a maturely air to a beautiful woman. When women begin to grow old, the first symptoms are the sinking of the eyes, but the portraiture of this would not be agreeable. The author of the Niobe has effectually overcome this diffi culty, by the addition of a slight double chin, which, while it presents the appearance of maturity, does not diminish the beauty. Indeed, the Greek sculptures are the best studies for young artists, as there they will see the human figure in every position, and learn to give grace, where apparently it is beyond the reach of art. The - Royal Institution in this town, as now arranged, is the best school in Europe for astists. The lecturer had never seen the Elgin marbles under such a favourable arrangement of light, shade, and height, as that in which they are placed in the Royal Institution, except at the mansion of Lord Elgin. They are placed much too high at the British Museum. Every young artist who wishes to ex cell could not have a better opportunity of obtaining a correct style, as the choicest specimens of Grecian art are there placed before his eyes. Nothing mole is wanted except a school of design in this town ; and if such ati institution were 'esta blished, a very great improvement in art would be the result. A young man should master the d fferent parts of the scull, so as to be able to draw them with his eyes shut; for unless lie does so, he never will be able to shine in his art. The eves of the Chinese slope downwards, whilst those of the guropean nations slope in a contrary direction. The spine is the most important part after the head, upon the correct formation of which our health depends. The commencement of the lumber vertebr►e is opposite to the navel. Some men have four, and others six, of these lumber yertebite. Ani mals have nine. Gully, the member for Pontefract, beat Gregsou because he had more flexibility in his lumber ver. tebrm. We always have an awkward action if we depict the bending of the human body as taking place at the hip : but if we introduce a bending of the lumber vertebrae from their commencement, it is always graceful. The arm of a man at ease never hangs straight, in consequence of the resistance which the sine affords. When the lecturer first beheld the Elgin marbles, he saw a figure in which the hand was placed upon the knee, more exquisitely and faithfully executed than he had ever before seen in the antique. Until these marbles came, not one artist would have dared to have depicted a bone i❑ the female wrist. Hands with bones in' them were seen every day, and people were to be represented at' they had never been before, in order to make them pictorial! The construcion of the knee joint is not properly attended to by British artists. There is no expansiveness given to it, from an absurd tear of rendering it ungenteel. For forty years alter the death of Sir Joshua Reynolds, in every-full length portrait painted in London, the person was represented standing upon tiptoes. Mr. Haydon asked Sir Thos. Law rence why be painted in that manner? and the reply he re ceived was, that any other mode of representation would not be so genteel. The lecturer painted a portrait upon one oc casion, which was exhibited in London, in which, according to his custom, he painted the feet in perspective: but he was told that, although he had painted a good portrait, be had represented the person as standing upon his heels. This cir cumstance was used by his opponents to his disadvantage, and, in consequence, he got no more custom for a year. Se veral first-rate painters, including Wilkie, now represent the feet in perspective. The French artists praise our skill in portrait-painting, but invariably ask why we make our figures stand upon tiptoes. . - . The English people have a strange desire for immortality : hence they cut and carve their names upon all matter which is in the least likely to hand them to posterity. They h ve likewise a strong love of fact, and this pervades all daises. A short time ago the lecturer purchased an old hook at a second-hand book-stall, in which he found a small piece of canvas carefully enclosed in paper, upon which was written, This is a piece of the Cartoons of Raphael." Supposing every visitor were to have the same itching for a relic, what would become of the Cartoons! We have a wish likewise to touch everything we see : thus, if the pillar of a shop is painted in imitation of marble, unless it be carefully pro tected, it is sure to be studded with some scores of finger marks, occasioned by a curiosity to know whether the marble be real or the paint dry. These weaknesses are not confined to the lower classes; they pervade all soc i e t y. A gentee l woman actually tasted the water in which the Italian Boy was drowned. A man of high rank, whilst he laughed at the follies of others, actually showed the lecturer a bit of wood, which he said he had cut off from the chair of an emi nent individual in Germany. The poorest man in France would rather cut off his own hand, than mutilate a statue or cut his name upon anything. In this country there is not a statue exposed to the public which is not sure to be muti lated. An excellent example of this is afforded at the new church in Aigburth, where all the noses of the heads which surround the pillars to which the gates are attached have recently been knocked off. When the French army was in Egypt, where they retnaiued for two years, a sarcophagus which was exposed to view remained untouched; but the English army had not had possession for two months, before it was found necessary to issue orders to prevent the English officers from breaking off bits of the marble to sbew to their friends. It must not be forgotten, however, that during the few days on which the British Museum was opened to the public, they did not (Lord Stanley stated) touch or injure a single thing; therefore it may be fairly questioned, whether this habit of mutilation would not cease if the public were allowed to see works of art more freely than at present, so as to abate the spite with which they seem to view everything which is beautiful. Mr. Haydon concluded by exhibiting a number of anato mical studies executed by Mr. Wilkie in his younger days, in which the muscles were coloured red, and the tendons white. This is the way in wbich painters must attain emi nence; and the lecturer recommended the same course to young artists. POLICE INPELLIGENCE. ASSAULT.—PhiIip Sampson, a man who has for many years been known as a member of the prize-ring, was placed before the magistrate on Tuesday, having been taken into custody that morning, by police-officers 76 and 140. It was stated, that he had been charged with felony, but the com plainant did not appear. As the magistrate was about to dis charge him, the officers said they had a charge of assault against him. He was remanded till the arrival of a second magistrate, when police officer 140 stated, that on that morn. in k ;, at an early hour, he received information from Mr. M. Robinson, that the Prisoner had stolen a watch belonging to him. He went with officer 76 to the house of the prisoner. The latter asked what they wanted. He (witness) told hint that he was their prisoner, as he was accused of having stolen a watch from Matt. Robinson. He immediately ordered his wife to bring his pistols, saying he would shoot them if they attempted to take him. Retreating to a room, he took up a brass candlestick, and, seeing the officer's stick, he struck him with the candlestick. He (witness) sent his comrade for the inspector, and told the prisoner to remain quiet, as he did not intend to molest him till the other returned. The moment the other was goue, the prisoner rushed at him, and struck him a most violent blow on the side of his neck.— Police-officer 76 deposed to the violent conduct of the pri soner, who told them he was able to kill them both, at the same time demanding his pistols from his wife. Both wit nesses said they went very quietly into the house, and pro ceeded altogether in a most respectful manner. Sampson, being culled ou for his defence, said—" Well, this mowing, I went home rather late—it was between six and seven o'clock. I had been drinking champagne, and one thing or another, all night long. I had previously won some utouey of a man, and we played on till I won all the money he had; and then he wanted me to play hien at knower', but I wouldn't, because—that is, I Swouldn't play without he'd stake his watch : and he said his watch was a capital good watch, and how it cost him eight pounds. We was two particular friends you see;—why, there's no better friends i' the world than Matt. Robinson and ine."—Mr. Hall: " Confine yourself to the beating ; we hare nothing to do with the watch. No person has appe are d to accuse you of having come by the watchimproperly." The watch was at this time in the hands of one of the officers. Sampson . proceeded:—" I didn't go to my own room when I went iu : I never do when Igoin at these late hours. 1 went and got iuto bed in an• other room. Soon after these men came and knocked at the door, and Mrs. Sampson let 'ens in. She came up stairs to me, and tapped at my bedchamber door. ' Sampson,' says she, ' here's two policemen —they say you've been stealing a watch,' I said, What dii you let 'ens in f or ?-1 s h ant go with 'em.' And when I saw 'em I told 'eat the same: I said, " Where's the man that accuses me?' 'lheysaid Matt. Robinson had seen 'em in Whitechapel and informed 'eat. Where's your inspector,' said 1; is it to be expected that I'll go with you when you've got neither Matt. Robinson nor an inspector here I They hadn't even got an inspector with 'em. I did resist, I acknowledge it, and I was right in resisting, as they had come to take me without an inspector : " Officer: "Mr. Robinson did give us the information in Whitechapel, and we went very quietly to do our duty. We only wanted him to go quietly with us to Bridewell."— Sampson : " That furthest one (76) drew a long dagger upon me. When I saw that I said, fetch me my pistols, shoot him dead." Mr. Hall explained to the prisoner, that when an officer received information that a person had committed a felony his duty was clear. lie had nothing to do hut go and take the accused. The prisoner had himself admitted that the officers entered the house in a peaceable manner. The officers had no occasion to take an inspector with them every time they received infolination against a person, uor could he (Mr.' Hall) see why the prisoner wished to be taken into custody by an Inspector. He supposed that next time nothing less than a head constable would satisfy hint. The assault was a very brutal and a very cowardly one, as the motnent he found the policeman alone he struck him, he being a powerful man, and one of the prize-fighters of this town. The prisoner was ordered to pay £2 10s. and casts, or in default of payment, to be committed to the Borough gaol for five weeks. The money was instantly paid.—samp son: "Am 1 not to have the watch?" Mr. "Oh yes, give him the watch ! We have nothing to do with it, as no person appears to bear witness against him." The watch was delivered to Sampson, and he left the cow t. Wilmette oe A PIG JOBBER.—JuIia Doyle, who repre sented herself as a married woman, was placed at the bar of the Police.eou:t on Wednesday, charged with having, robbed Charles Waters, an Irish pig jobber, of the sum of £37. The prosecutor stated that his residence was at Dundalk, in Ire land. lie had been in England since the month of -August last, and had recently sold a number of pigs at Manchester. Ou Monday last he went from his lodgings in Lumber -street, to call (itm a person who wished him to carry a message for hint to Ireland. He had in his pocket a purse containing the sum above mentioned. A little after two o'clock he was returning home, when he met the prisoner near the corner of Pall-mall. He entered into conversation with her, and ultimately took her to Mr. Gore's public-house, at the corner of Smithfield-street, where they had some liquor together. Here the prosecutor took out his purse, in the presence of the prisoner. They left the house together, and the woman requested hint to give her some money, as she had not a halfpenny to buy any breakfast next morning. He said, " I have no change." She replied, " Yes, you have plenty," having seen the purse in his possession in the tavern. He took her back to Gore's, and gave her some liquor, after which he again left the house with her. She repeated the request that he would give her a trifle. lie took out his purse for that purpose, when she snatched it from him and ran away. He pursued her, but soon lost sight of her. He gave information to the police, who apprehended her the following morning, at a house in a court iu Milton-street. Mrs. Gore confirmed the prosecutor's statement in relation to what happened at her house. James Lynch, officer No. 37, who took the prisoner into custody, stated, that when be entered the house he saw a bonnet lying on the table. The prisoner ran no stairs after denying the charge, and the bonnet was afterwards found hidden up the chimney. The prisoner, having been cautioned, wept and said she never saw the man in her life till he was sent for by the officer to identify her. She was committed for trial. OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—Mattbia Bell, was placed before Mr. Hall on Wedneedav, charged with having obtained a sum of money from Mr. Jories, grocer, 21, London-road. The prisoner was in the service of Mr. Obadiah Arrowsmith, taliow-chandle r , Cheapside, a s a soli citor for orders on commis s i on . Mr. Jones stated that about ten o'clock on Monday morning last, the prisoner called upon him and asked him if he were in want of any candles Mr. Jones told him he was fully supplied. The priSoner re mained in the shop about a quarter of an hour talking on sundry matters. At lengths he said, by the by Mr. Arrow smith requested me to have that account. settled. I looked at him, said Mr. Jones, and asked him if he were sure that Mr. Arrowsmith told him that he must have that account settled. He replied yes—l saw Mr. Arrowsmith late on Saturday night and he told me then to call on Monday mottl ing, and have the account settled. Mr Jones said very well, and threw him a twenty pound bank of England note. He said, I have not change. Mr. Jones then paid him a five pound note and nine sovereigns, and thirteen shillings. Witness had previously lent the prisoner seven shillings, and the latter gave a receipt for fifteen pounds. Mr. Arrow smith stated that the prisoner was not authorised to receive any money for him, as he always collected his own accounts. On Saturday last the prisoner asked him (witness) if he could give him a collecting job. Mr. Arrowsmith replied— no, Ido not allow you to collect anything for me. On ARM day night the prisoner called upon him (witness) and took from his pocket a five pound note and some silver, saying he had received Mr. Jones's account. He said—l have lost nine sovereigns. Mr. Arrowsmith replied, that will not do for me, you have no authority to receive money for me and I will not take it. The prisoner was given into the custody of police-officer Hughes. On his way to Bridewell he ex claimed, there's nothing but misfortunes. He was searched and a£s note and 9s. 20. were found in his possession. On being cautioned and asked what he haul to say, the prisoner said he had lost the remainder of the money. He was com mitted for trial, with an intimation that he might be liberated on giving good bail, HE WRITINGS, SPEECHES, AND CORRESPON DENCE OF TITUS O'FLAHEIITY, ESQ. No. 11. BROUGHAM AND O'CONNELL. The following anecdote is in common circulation in the west end of the metropolis :—A friend meeting Lord Brougham the other day, remarked, that in his recent precursor speeches, O'Connell had attacked him (Lord B.) in the coarsest toms of blackguardism. "So I find," replied the noble and learned lord, " and I consider his abuse a new patent of nobility con ferred upon nie. The one I already owe to princes' favour. it is s well known , I set no extravagant value upon but I confess the one I derive from the censure and abuse of a Popish poltroon like that, I du covet and richly prize." There, Dan, take that,—and at him again! The following PATENTS were lately granted : To Lord Normanby,—For an improved mode of emptying jails, and filling them again. To Mr. O'Cannell,—For a new mode of manufacturing transparent falsehoods, at the rate, in speaking, of three a minute. To the Corporation of Liverpool,--For manufacturing, or malefacting Aldermen out of the refuse of Common Council men. To the Oxford Tract Company.—For a new paint, intended for the embellishment of the altars of the Church of Lug. land ; a compound of Popish black and Protestant white. To Mr. Horace St. l'aul,—For fastening a just name upon a certain Irish gentleman who ►wars a tail. CARICATURE OF Loki/ GLENELG. A humourous and clever IL 8.-sort of pencil-sketch has just been shown me by a young friend. It is the effigy or portrait of the Scotch Owl Glenel t ,•, fast asleep, perched on the Colonial Branch of the Tree of Government. The visage of the " bird" is admirable, and laughably droll. There he sleeps, "sound as a door post," notwithstanding the tree is violently - shaken, and cracked by fierce and angry winds, and seems in momentary danger of being torn up and eaten by the tempest. Underneath this flourishing► section of the tree are seen captivating and happy dream-provoking scenes of colonial felicity and prosperity,—Caueda in rebellion, New foundland in revolt, Barbadoes, Jamaica, &c., in the st.ge next convulsion, &c. SOLILOQUIES OF CONTEMPORARY STATESMEN. It happens, unfortunately for my fame and glory in after ages, that another individual of my name flourishes at the present period, and I am terribly afraid posterity will con found the two. It is a distressing thing, and a hard case, that a great statesman, whose " jumps about and whee's about" have involves! the financial affairs of a mighty empire almost in ruin, should be in danger hereafter of being mis taken for, or confounded with, a Yankee, whose theatrical "turns about and do's just so," have merely ha. med nobody, and amused thousands ! THE RIGHT HoN. 'F. S. RICE. Of the multitude of judgments I have delivered as a states man and Lord Chancellor, I apprehend the only one that is likely to go down to posterity, is that in which I pronounced " History hasnothing higher in value than an old Alrnanack." But whether that dictum will gain the admiration of poste rity as a bold truth, or its contempt as a piece of egregious ignorance and impudence, I will not determine. LORD PLUNKETT. Not long ago I ventured, in my place in parliament, to pronounce the deliberative voice of the House of Lords the • whisper of a faction;" and I recollect I gave it with all the dignity and emphasis I could muster. Now, when I witness, as I do with pain and choler, the growing strength and as. cendancy of Conservatism in the Lower House, aye, in the Russell-purged House of Commons, I ant inclined to think the time is not very distant when it will be my duty to em ploy the same language to the people's representatives, and stigmatize their voice likewise as the " whisper if a faction." Let the present government be outvoted and kicked out of office, and, upon my life, I will brand them with the same designation; the only difference in the two cases being; that in the former I stood up as a pert official, and iu the latter I should mouth it in the character of a rabid oppositionist. Lon") JOHN RUSSELL. TH no WING ASISES.—At the Police-office, on Wednesday a number of poor people, inhabiting back streets, were sum moned before the magistrates, charged with throwing ashes in the streets. Most of them pleaded not having any place where to throw them. Mr. Hall said he could not help that: they must make their landlords find some place. The ashes and filth thus thrown out blew about the streets, and made them filthy. They were severally fined 3s. 6d., or to be com mitted for three days to the Borough Jail. Mr. Hall said he must put a stop to it. ME. Hamilton Dowdall, through the influence of the Arch bishop of Dublin, is to be new secretary to the Education Board.—Ministeral Paper. COURT CIRCULAR WINDSOR, SUNDA y.—This morning, her Majesty, accom paned by her august mother, attended Divine service at St. George's Chapel ; the whole of the royal suite were also pre sent. The service was Boyce in A, the Sanctus and responses (Mrs, Musgrave), and the anthem Luther's Hymn, which was sung by Mr. Turner. The Rev. R. Musgrave officiated at the altar, and preached au eloquent sermon from second chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to Titus, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th verses. Mr. Elvey, Mus. Bac., presided at the trgan. After ihe service the Queen %%alked on the terrace. Yesterday the Marquis Conyugham left the castle. Barham and Viscount Melbourne arrrived. WIN mon, ItloNDAY.—This afternoon ber Majesty, attended by the royal suite, walked on the terrace. The Marquis of Conyne.ham and Lord Ilchester wi;l arrive at the castle this evening, to join the royal dinner patty. Viscount Melbourne took his departure. WINDSOR, NOVEMBEZI 27.—The Duchess of Kent went to Kew this morning. The Earl of Fingal!, Lord and. Lady Barham, and the William Cowper, jell this morning. The Marchioness of Tavistock, Viscount Torrington, Sir Frederick Stovin, and Mr. Brand, are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day on a visit to the Quoezt. Flee MAJESTY.—The Queen and court are expocted to leave Windsor Castle on Thursday neat, for the Pavilion at Brighton. Orders were conveyed to the Pavi:ion yester day week to have everything in readiness fur her Majesty's reception by 'Thursday next. Her Majehty will stay at Brighton until the latter cud of January, when the court will remove to town. Tuesday was the birthday of the Princess Mary of Cam bridge. The Duchess of Gloucester went front town to visit the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at their wsideoee at Kew. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a dinner party in the evening. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon at the Foreign Office. It was attended by Vi count Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis or Eziusd. mne , Viscount Dun ca n non , Vi scount P almerston, Lord Genelg, the Chancellor of the Exchequ er , th e E ar l of Mint°, Sir J. Hobhouse, and Viscount Howick. The Council sat two hours and a half. CABINET CouNctr..—Another Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office on Wednesday at three o'clock. Her Majesty will come to town to-morrow, and hold a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace. The suino‘ouses for hold ing the council at two o'clock to-morrow were issued this morning. At the council a proclamation (it is expected) will be agreed upon appointing a day for the wet , / ing ut par liament, for the dispatch of business,—Slandarci Wednesday In consequence of the late sudden transition in the weather .tlltnonary and rheumatic complaints are prevalent, but no hing of an epidemical character is reported by the medical )ractitioners. Within these last few days a fine new vessel called the Grace Horsley Darling, in honou r o f th e h ero i ne of the f ernlslands, s a il e d from Newcastle for London.---Pweshead Ob servcr. A board of field officers has been-sitting in Dublin earrison fur some dills, in order to suggest to the commander cif the forces the necessity of economising the expenses of regi_ mental mess establishments. —. Last Wednesday, while Captain Arthur Williams, of the Lancers, was hunting with the hounds of the Marquis of Hastings, in leaping a brook, he uas thrown from his horse and unfortunately broke one of his legs, A letter from Vienna of the 14th inst. states that !lie police have detected there a gang of Jews, who have been engaged in circulating forged bills of exchange, purporting to be drawn at Brody upon houses at Breslaw, Prague, Vienna, Fran.fort, and other towns. LAW AND PHYSIC.—One doctor and two lawyers were picked up by the police on Tuesday night, and consigned to the care of the Bridewell-keeper. * ln the morning they paid their fines and were discharged— mber. The trio, of course, were Radicals.---Cork paper. WHITEHALL, Not•. 20.—The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under thr Great Seal of the United Kingdom, granting the office of Advocate General or Judge Martial of her Majesty's forces to William St. J ulien Arabin, Serjeant-at-law, in the room of 1110 Right Hon. Robert Cutlar Ferguson, deceased. PA kis, Nov. 26.—The weather has become suddenly cold, We had last night a very severe frost, and it has stm wed fi oui 10 o'clock this - morning throughout the entire day. It has been remarked today, that precisely at the same h. - ..ur on the same day (Nov. 26) in the year 1829, commenced the dread ful series of frosts that continued during full four months. The Dorset County Chronicle states that " it 13 currently reported that at a meeting of the board of guardians o f t h e South Alolton union, o f w hi c h Lord Ebrington is chairman, when the subject of a chaplain came under discussion his lordship proposed that the person to till that responsible situ ation need not necessarily be a clergyman of the church of Hngland, but a minister of any dissenting congregation, to which the m a j or i ty o f paupers in the work house ina. be at tached:' t f this be title, may we not with propriety ask— " What. next ?" CONSERVATISM AT NEIVARK.=It is rumoured in West minster Hall, that Mr. Baron Bolland will shortly retire from the bench. The vacant judgeship is to he given to ,_the Solicitor-G enera l , whose successor in office is to b e - Mr. Sergeant Wilde. lie must make u his miud to the loss of his p ar li amentary seat, as memberp for Newark. He will most certainly not he re-elected. That we ale jus tified in hazarding so bold a declaration, it may be found in the circumstance that Mr. Dobbs, gentleman of Whig principles, who, at the first municipal election under the corporation act, was triumphantly chosen "Councillor for two wards, was, ou Saturday last, as signally defeated, in a single contest, by a young conservative, Mr. Godfrey Tal leuts. Mr. Sergeant Wilde may rest assured, that the moment he assumes the Solicitor -General's gown, the elec tors will gladly avail themselves of that opportunity to send to the House of Commons a fitting colleague, to en-operate in all questions of state policy, with that highly-gifted and excellent representative, Mr. W. E. Gladstone.— e l fie , Flanney and Dietrielisen's Alinanack, Astronomical Ephemeris, and Book of General Information fur .ft-479. —We A are positively at a l oss f or wor d s to express our astonishment at the unparellel e d compre h ens i veness of the lruan ac k j ust published by Messrs. Hannay and Dietrichsci f ,, for the ensu ing year. There is scarcely a subject in 114 ,- usual tontine of events to which we do not find reference in this book of 100 pages, at the insignificant cost of Gcl..; a sun tr Wcii positively can little more than cover the pria of the p:titer. Th e bio graphical and chronological tabiei are exceedingly interest ing, particularly those for the present Year. - 'rt., tides, eclipses, &c. are duly noticed, and the progre.ss of Enoke's comet during the remainder of the present year, anti Gam bart's in 1839, are traced by diagrams of the Ilea Vt• t:S. We have the list of the royal households; the House of Lords, giving the titles of the Peers, the family name, the motto of the Peers, and date of creation ; the House Commons is liven twice, first alphabetically, secondly arranged lir the places the members represent; the wholc. , of the army list, giving the officers' names aphabetically arranged, (it desidera tum long wanted) with the dates of commission, and the ap pointment theofficer holds; th e nary li st i s given in like man ner; the hankers, the provincial and metropolitan ; the cor poration dignities; ambassadors. anti consuls; universities; the list of fairs throughout the kingdom is by far the best ever printed ; and in short, as we hare berme observed, in formation upon every possible topic of interest is afforded to the public in this Most useful pamphlet. Messrs. Ilannay and Dictrichsen have certainly put all competition out of the field, for, we should say, it would be impossible for troy other firm to produce a similar compilation at five tunes the cost." —Morning Chronicle, Oct. 28. Published by the Proprietors, and's o ld :It their w are h ouse, 63, Oxford-street, London; and by all Booksellers and Sta tioners in the kingdom. In Liverpool, by Smith, 24, Scot land-place. Tit A DE or DUNDEE.—Linens and yarns continue without any liberation since last week, but a Our at.etage business has been done in both. It is, however, a general complaint that yarns, particularly, are too low, and do tett temonerate the spinners. The state of the spinning ;fade at Belfast forms a curious contrast to that here. There, we learn. some of the most extensive spinners are working eight :IA day to supply the incessant foreign and home (tomato!, hip! are re vising their prices of yarns almost every week. and talking already of their being up to those they were three years ago. From the rapid progress the spinning trade is Ito i.t the north of Ireland their own flax is not sullicisoo to supply them, and it courts sparingly to market. 'le;, fins i th in at our notations, although no extensive sates are in,tking; but as it appears there is a small supply at it is sur mised that both the Irish and Yorkshire soiene,s 'sill apply to this market, at present the cheapest in Bilotti]. At Lon don and Liverpool prices are £2. to £3. per ten alt., ours , and the extraordinary advance on hemp must ail'ect flax, which for many purposes may be used as a s o o,:! ote. Iu London £-12. 10s. has been paid for 100 lons of clean hemp, and the pric-s in Liverpool is £l4. In tit;. 1,14 mat ket 50 tons of Pernau flax has been sold at a n advance of per ton on former prices, and in Lundon P. T. I?. i , N. £-16. for common, and superior parcels are held :it L.• is. and even £5O. per ton. Th e accounts from America are not hie late date; and, as usual at this season, not touch doing in linens. Letters of 10th ultimo from Savannah iti.e by en means en couraging for cotton bagging. " Hempen, 11 lb. per yard, are soil at 19 cents, and tow at 16 cents. Tee stock in the country is sufficient for twelve months to ( - ems, and tto im provement in prices is looked for."—Dundee Cokri,r. DRSTItUCTIVE: Flu!. AT IZoCHDALE, WITH loss OF One of the roost destructive fires that bas been known in Rochdale for many yeats, happened on Skul:as test. The woollen factory in Oldham load belonging to Messrs. But terworth, was discovered to be on fire, shout two o'clock on Saturday morning; an d a l t h oug h the most I:reinet end active exertions were made to check the progress of the flames, they had made their way into every ioom, and were issuing from all the windows, before the engines could be got to the place. Ina very short time afterwards, the rout fell in with a tremendous crash, when the blaze, in oue immense viq i nune, extending the whole length of the buildi,ng, tewered •up as high as the chimney, anti illuminated the country fir miles round. Only the day previous to the Ere, six tens of oil had been taken into the mill, which, tit ether with the floats that were saturated with oil, had a wonderful (erect in increasing the flames. Next, the gable. end at the north pert of the building gave why, and fell upon part of Mr. Herring's foundry, which it levelled with the ground. A few minutes before this h a pp ene d , a h orse from a shed, and a deg fr om a kennel in the y ar d, h a d b eet removed, which wol!til otherwi se have been inevitably b ur i e d under t h e ru i ns. 'O le ga bl e at the south end now fell upon a ne w warehouse, not; roofed, four st o rie s hi g h , an d b e l onging to the saute gentleutan that netted the Ist-tore. Of this i warehouse, it &ere n part of the end and s id e , - and broke down three fours which were not yet boarded. Between this warehouse ! o!t1 the mill was planted one of the engines, which was with ditheelty removed in time to a place of safety. Almost the e lode ot both th e side wall s fell, partly into the building, and it.tetly into the canal adjoining. We are sorry to say, that an ill man, the lodgekeeper, is missing: he was last seen . to enter the third doubt perished p o e n riski l e o d u story of the building before the roof felt in, out! he has no .Ito. been lsi'ees in an i d n ay the ev i e l i a i m in a g s . ; r b l !' h t e i r i e " % ;) , :wer:lttonas 1 .,t nearly ri'),ooo, for weaving flannels, together with other ot.lehini.ry, in the un finished building,s t9°Litep.aelk‘hs eofdaum-o;gl,earsdesatbitnouatte.2 and the proprietors are insured for £l s ,' (,t The building was 23 windows, or about 80 yards in l engt h, and one part was five and the other six stories in height. The whole was , a mass of ruins in less than two hours from the time when the flames were first seen. How the fire originated is not known.—Manchester Guardian. CHURCH RATES. —A church rate contest has just been ter m;nated at St. Neot's by a poll, the result of ahien was a mijority of 140 in favour of making a sixpenny rate—the numbers being for it 201, against it 61. They write from Munich that the Brazilian government* has confirmed the annual dower eranted to the Duchess of !' Braganza, amounting to 27,000 florins. His Majesty's ship Inconstant, Captain Priir . , arriv d at Plymouth On Tuesday morning, with Lord Durham and suite. The Inconstant sailed from Quebec on the Ist inst. A fanatic, who calls himself Gabriel, is travel sing the vil lages of Burks, and alarming the credulous and superstitious with predictions of the speedy destruction of the world.— Aylesbury News. It is said in the O'Connell papers that eighty thousand precursors have been enrolled. This is only one twenty fifth of the number required by the agitator. We understand it is the intention of the coal-owners, of this river, to raise the price of steam-engine goal, tor ex portation, at the commencement of the year.—Sundei lewd Beacon.