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Jan. 9, 1844. FANCY AND DRESS BALLS, QUADRILLE PARTIES. B'c. MR. W. PARKER begs respectfully to inform the Nobility and Gentry of Liverpool and its vicinity, that his ROYAL CHELTENHAM QUADRILLE and MILITARY 131. ND, that Performed during the season at the Zoological and Botanic Gardens, and gave such universal satisfaction, is now combined, so as to form admirable Quadrille Bands, of all capacities, com mencing with Violin, Clarionet, and Harp, introducing Weippert's celebr ted Quadrille Bells, Cornet-a-piston, &c. Mr. PARKER will have the gratification of introducing all the modern Continental Music, including some bril liant specimens of Bossisio, Labitzky, Strauss, Julien, Lanner, and Musaid. Applications to be made to Mr. PARKER ; Mr. Timm- SON, Music-seller, 16, London-road ; Mr. SHADE, Music seller, 4, Berry-street, top of Bold-street; or to Mr. MARSHALL, Edge-bill Criffee-house. LITA BADS, Of any extent, and M of unrivalled to N lent, may be had on the shortest notice, with splendid uniform. Cheltenham Arms Hotel. South Castle-street, Liverpool, December 26, 1843. IPETER ROBINSON, at present and for four 3 months past residing in Warrington, in the parish of Warrington, and county of Lancaster, and for five years Previously residing in Saint Helen's, in the parish of Pres- Cot, in the said county of Lancaster, and being a commer cial traveller, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that 1 intend to present a Petition to the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy, praying to be examined touching lily debts, estate and effects, and to be protected from all Process, upon making a full disclosure and surrender of such estate and effects, for payment of my just and lawful debts; and I HEREBY FURTHER GIVE NOTICE, that the time when the matter of the said Petition shall be heard, is to be advertised in the London Gazettr, and in the Liverpool Standard newspaper, one month at the least after the date hereof. As witness my hand,this 29th day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, PETER ROBINSON. Mr. John Green Bales, from London., bas been ap pointed and is now officiating as inspecto- of letter carriers from the Liverpool Post-office, tfice Collard. Seven publicans were fined by Mr. Rushton, on Friday, in varioussums, tor offences against the local act. There were two-second convictions. DOCK COMMITTEE.—In consequence of the vacancy in the committee. occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Charles Horsfall, there was no meeting of that body on Thursday. Cautain Henry Herbert, of the Aretbusa, was, on Fri day, charged at the Police-court, with deserting three Krooboys, whom he had brought from Africa as sailors ; but on his undertaking to carry them back to their native country, and to provide for 'them in the mean time, he ivas let off. The letter-carriers in the Liverpool Post-office, on 'Friday, presented to Mr. James Hawley, acting-inspector, a handsome silver pencil-ease, as a token of their sense of `the impartial manner in which he has performed the duties of that responsible Office. An old man, named John Hayes, a dealer inqiuts, pre ferred a complaint at theipolice-court, on Friday, against a policeman named Slaik, whom he charged with impro perly seizing his barrow, and when afterwards giving him into custody, by which nuts, to the value often shillings, were stolen from him. Mr. Rushton ordered him to make good the lon within twenty-four bouts on pain of dismissal. At the police-court, on Friday. a young man, named Shaw, the son of at respectable tradesman in this town, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of attempting to pick pockets in the vicinity of one of the theatres. He had been watched for several nights by in spector Walker, w-ho at length felt justified i❑ capturing him. Mr. Rushton-ordered tbe prisoner to b. remanded, that be might have an opportunity of -speaking to his father. INFORMATIONS.---SOMe idea of the utility of the police may be formed when we state that, duc-ing the past year, 7202 informations (dock and town) have been heard be fore Mr. Rusht o n. They have been laid for offences against the bye .laws, and there is ircAloubt that such a check tends much to the convenience and safety of the inhabitants, whilst the penalties inflicted swell the, borough fund, and preVent the imposition of local taxation. LIFE PRETERVERS.—Various asliave been the plans of late brought before the public for the preservation of life from shipwreck, none to us appears so complete as one that has 4or some days past been exhibited here, an advertisement of 'which will be found in another column. We have not room to give a detailed description ; suffice it, however, if:l say, that it possesses advantages and capa bilities that are not displayed in any other. ELRCTION 'OF A MEMBER OF THE DOCK eom i x7r7. —Friday last being the day appointed for the ection o f a momber of the Dock Committee, to supply the va cancy caused by 'the resignation of Charles Horsfall, Esq., the voting commenced at one, and terminated at four o'clock, in the return Mr. Kendall. o tw o .o e c r a , n b dil t a h t o es t 'n d There w on the occasion ;—Mr. i( allari le d'Mr e . r ß e k whom are conaervativ. s, affairs. dgentlemen of much practical acquaintance with dock ffars of the poll'were :—Kendall, 29 The numbers at the close . 6;=Bonker, 185 ; majority g for the former, ill. The electtomexeite dreat interest. THE MERCURY AND MR. OASTLER.—The London Standardin speaking of M r. Oastler's letter which appear ed in our last, says, that "it is suers a one as would shame his traducers into future silenceovere not their party ran cour a good deal more powerful than their charity or sense of fair play. The letter speaks for itself. Mark the con trast between the accused and the accuser. Let'Mr. Thornhill also note the language of the man who has endured at his hands, without justice or reason, an im prisonment of three long and dreary years. Why, if Mr. Oastler had even robbed Mr. Thornhill of X 1,750 the might have escaped with half the punishment. Is it-any wonde r that the public have resolved to set the captive free ? " The letter has had unfortunately a very different effect from this, and has only increased the rancour of Oastler's enemies as may be seen Fr om the last Mar. essay. We are much mistaken, •however, if (before we have don e w i th the matter) the, disgraceful and :lying cal umnies of the Mercury < re not the means of raising Mr. Oastler still higher in the estimation of the public than he is at present. Ts TEA.TR&DE.—An important document has. ;just appeared in Liverpool, in reference to China and the tea trade. In a memorial to the government from the East India and China Association, and sets forth that the pre sent high rate•of duty on tea, in a great measure, neutral ises the many advantages confidently expected to result from the exceedingly liberal scale of duties conceded by the Emperor of-China; that it is unjust to the Chinese and injurious to British trade, calculated to annoy the emperor by ab stracting specie a n d b u lli on f rom t h e coun t' ; that it is d isproportionately high, when contrasted with that on othermecessarie s of life; that the consump tion of tea has'been stationary for the last seven years, notwithstanding the great accession to the population and the increase of competition ; that it is capable of great in. crease, if prices be reduced ; that reduction of the duty to Is. per lb. is rendered absolutely necessary, in order to remove existing restrictions, and to .prevent this wide• outlet for the sale of -our manufactures from diminishing • in importance, and that such a reduction would lead to , an extension of the , rate of consumption far beyond any that has hitherto occurred. THE CONDEM NED;POACHERS.--The friends of these unhappy men, on Friday last, accompanied by their legal adviser, proceeded •tolCnowsley Hall, to solicit that a re commendation to mercy might be sent, on behalf of the culprits, to the Secretary of State. The deputation just saw the Earl of Derby, who declined to interfere. The female friends then waited upon Lady Stunley, who said that she never interfered ,with her lord's business. Lord Stanley was in the fields at the time, and the deputation laving waited until his -return, his lordship‘declined to interfere. He said informrtion bad reached him, through Sir James Graham, of so many gamekeepers having been murdered by poachers, that it was necessary an example should be made. An application of a similar nature, we are also informed, was made-to Mr. Justice Wightrnan, on Friday last. His reply was, that if they could show him any grounds, he would have no objection to recom mend the culprits to her Majesty's clemency ; but as the case stood at present, he saw .no such grounds.—We understand that Ann M'Cormick still persists in asserting her innocence, of the crime of which she has been con victed, and that her health is in so precarious a state, that she is not likely, even if reprieved, long to sury ve. Walla SERVICR IN ST. PAUL' 15 CHURCH.—We re joice to learn that our fellow-countrymen in the vicinity of the above church evince their regard for the Welsh service by attending it in large numbers, especially at three o'clock on the Sunday afternoon. The scorning service at nine o'clock, it is complained, commence at too early an hour for many to be present; and probably there is some justice in this complaint at this time of the year. The cause of this inconvenience cannot, it seems, be re- Moved until a separate church be found for the Welsh in the north part of the town. But it is to be hoped that the efforts which have been made by the various denomi nations of Dissenters to erect suitable and handsome places of Worship will rouse Churchmen to effect this desirable object, We understand that the ministerial labours of the Rev. William Hughes have, since his ap pointment to the Welsh lectureship, been attended with considerable success, and that a large increase has taken place in the number of communicants as well as in the congregation. This we take to be a proof that the Welsh . know ho w t o appreciate the ministry of the gospel, when it is preached with becoming solemnity, and in an intel ligible manner, either by a pious and candid clergyman, or by a Dissenter.—Yr Amserau, a Welsh .Newspaper Published in Liverpool. WELSH MATINs.—The old custom of observing matins on Christmas day (whether for good or evil we shall not aaY,) from which much good was manifested in this town about forty years ago is again revived. At that period, and for many years subsequently, it was usual among dis senters to hold religious meetings at five o'clock on Christ mas morning. Many of these congregations afterwards proceeded to St. P au l' s Ch urch to atten.l the Welsh ser vice, which was at that period performed by the Rev. Mr. ughe. The custom has been discontinued by all the dis senters, but it h as of late years been revived at St. Paul's Church to the great delight and satisfaction of a numerous class among the Welsh in this town. Evidence of this was furnished on last Christmas day, when not less than dOO or 800 attended the 'Welsh service at St. Paul's, at sixo'clo c k i n the morning. The prayers on that occasion liwere read impressively by the Rev. T. Harri, of enl e, Pembrokeshire, and lately o f t aroarton ; es H and an ex llent sermon was delivered by the Rev. Wm. Hughes, the W elsh lecturer, from John, i, CORRESPONDENCE. RICHARD OASTLER AND HIS ENEMIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—The only point of view in which the liberty of the press can be condemned, I consider to be those dirty. sneaking, and dark insinuations, where th writer has not the moral courage to speak out. I allude to such a para graph as the following in the Mercury;—" If you apply to Messrs. Rawson, Cousins, and Clayton, you may gain su"h and such information," never surmising that any one will take such trouble, and knowing also that a large por • tion of all readers of newspapers are more inclined to be lieve scandal than truth. Again, in the letter of a corres pondent, who winds up a sentence thus—" not forgetting the charcoal burner, near Dewsbury." Why not speak plain, and then have plain answers? Does Mr. Oastler ever deal in these dark insinuations? Does Mr. Ferrand ? How did this gentleman deal with the league assassina tion plot? Why, he placed himself so fully in the hands of the parties, that if he has libelled them, they have their remedy. I detest sneaking insinuations, which will stab a man in the dark ; but I admire plain speaking, however strong, because the truth then comes out. Yours, &c., A PLAIN SPEAKER. MR. OASTLER AND THE MERCURY. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—In compliance with your request, after thanking you for inserting my last, I will, in as few words as pos sible, give you the details alluded to in my last letter. As 1 have no books or memoranda to which I can refer, I will omit dates, lest I might err. There was a colliery on Mr. Thornhill's estate, at Cal verley, that had been taken by Mn flinchliffe, some years before I was appointed to the stewardship. I was informed that he had laid out a large sum of money in 'endeavouring to work it; but, in consequence of being unable to clear off tine water, the works were unprothictive. There bring no " loose" for the water in Mr.Thornhill's property, the speculation was abandoned, and tie coal-pit was left unoccupied. In this state the works remained some years before and after I became steward. At length, Mr. Edward Hinchliffe (whose brother, the tenant of that pit, had died) called upon me at Fixby Hall, to ask if I would permit his brother's widow to try, if it were possible, to work that coal-pit to advantage, representing to me the great loss she had suffered by the money laid out by her husband on those coakworks? He produced a letter from my father to his brother, in which the terms eiNhe agreement for the coal were stated —viz., a lease of -21 years —to pay for one acre a year, and more, if more were gotten, after the rate of X7O per acre. Mr. Ed. Hinchliffe proposed that the term of 21 years should commence from the period when he called upon me, and not from the time originally agreed upon, since which many 'years were expired, but 'no coal had been gotten. I communicated with Mr. Thornhill, and the terms proposed were agreed to. I ought 'to mention, that the original agreement had produced no rent, and had consequently been unproduc tive to Mr. Thornhill. The widow now proceeded with the works, established her son ,on the spot, and laid out - an additional large sum, in the -hope of regaining what 'her husband had lost. During'this period, if I mistake not, the son died. Her hopes were blasted. The water could not be cleared without a steam-engine, and the expense of the engine would' have consumed the profit on the coal. After Mrs. Hinchliffe had been some time unsuccess fully •attempting to retrieve her husband's bad fortune, she found herself still more involved. At this period Mr. Jeremiah Rawson of Halifax, and several other gentlemen, taped upon me at Fixby Hall, to - ask if I would let them . have the colliery. 1 referred them to Mrs. Hinchliffe, to •escertain if she were.willing to give it up. After several interviewstt Fixby Hall, Halifax, Brad ford, and Calverley, and after communicating with Mr. Thornhill ' it was agreed that the lease should be trans ferred to Messrs. Rawson and Co. for 21 years from that period, making the payment for two acres annually, in -stead of one. Then came the -questien of remuneration to Mrs. Hinchliffe. Her wholeforiune was sunk in the pit—the pit was useless to her,'anl consequently profitless to Mr. Thornhill. I believe the strict letter of the law would have de prived Mrs. H. of every , penny. by compelling her to hold the lease. She would , thus have been ruined, without any profit to Mr. Thornhill. But justice of course awarded, if the lease were transferred, that the amount of the valuation •of 'the works in the pit should be paid to the widow. Acting upon the :first orders ever given to me by 'Mr. Thornhill, " neser to pat a shilling into - his pocket that fairly belonged to his tenants "—" having-regar•d," as -I was instructed to have, " to his name as-well as his•es tate," I proposed that the works, as they stood, should be valued, and that the amount of the valuation, whatever it might he, should be -.paid by Messrs. Rawson and Co. to M rs. Hincfbliffe. Mr. Thornhill willingly o w w i . Ll . i . rigi s y ave a d gr f e r e o d in to the e =arrangement; and thus t • What the amount of the valuation was, 31 never beard. The widow told me that she was satisfied-and thankful. Afterwards I was informed, that Messrs. Rawson and Co. had boulzht up a large field of coal in that neighbour hood, thror:2ll which they were enabled to " loose . " the Calverley coal without the expense of a steam-engine. I believe they laid out a very large sum in that speculation - whether they have gained or lost thereby; =I have no means of knowing. One thing is, I believe, certain : the Cal verley coal.couldnever have been profitably worked, - had not a " loose" for the water been purchased through the neighbouring property. I was at some expense in the negociation. Gentlemen, or their servants, never called upon me =at Fixby cull without having suitable refreshments given to them and to their horses. Many such calls were made during that negociation. My payment was, the pleasure of releasing a widow from difficulty., obtaining for'Mr. Thornhill a rich tenant instead of a poor one, and increasing Mr. Thornhill's income. I little thought that that negociation-would ever be charged as a crime against me. I have often alluded to it, as one of the most. pleasing circumstances of my life, and as being most honourable to the name of Thorn' ill. That name was always honoured in Yorkshire during my residence at Fixby Hall, though during the whole period Mr. Thornhill bad not once visited his Yorkshire estate. I hope I have not wearied yon : I have been as brief as I could. Once more thanking you for your great kind ness to me, remain,-sir, yours most truly, RICHARD OASTLER. The Queen's Prison,jan. 5, 1844. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. TO THE EDITOR OF •THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR.--1 take the liberty of calling your attention, and that of your readers also, to one of the mostable articles that has for some time appeared before the public, and which is to be found , in 'Blackwood's Magezme of the present month, entitled " Position and Prospects of Government." 'The whole-article is well worthy the at tentive perusal of all true conservatives, and wellvvishers for the peace, prosperity, well government, and bappiness of the various classes of the British empire: but, as many of those to whom the advice most pertinently appertains may not have it in their power to procure a perusal of the above work, yet have the meanx and opportunity of read ing your paper, I would suggest that you would.be con ferring on them and society at large a great benefit, by nNtracting largely from the article I have alluded to, more particularly such portions as refer to the sordid motives that evidently influence the chief leaders and agitators of the Corn-law question; there exposing their wicked .and mischievous designs ; and pointing out also the emphatic instructions and valuable suggestions which are there to be found, for all true conservatives to be " up and.-at them," and thus to counteract and defeat their evil ma chinations. " When bad men combine, if the good do not associate, they will fall one by oxe. anunpitie.d sacri fice in ,a contemptible struggle." These words should be written in letters of gold, and have a conspicuous place in every conservative news-room, club-room, and even private dwelling, throughout the kingdom. They are the words of the great and immortal Burke; and every day teaches us, by sad experience, how true to the letter such prognostications, if neglected, have been and are daily fulfilled. The duties of the conservatives in the present " position and prospects of Government," are pointed out in a manner that ought not to be neglected; and, considering the quarter from which they emanate, are entitled to the serious consideration of All who claim to themselves the title of " conservatives," and who are solicitous to see the " Position and prospects ef our Go gernment " become so ordered and settled onsuch sure and true foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for future generations. The just euloginm which is there given• of the merit and talents of the conductors of the provincial conserva tive papers should be extracted, in justice to yoursehres, and in the hope that the duty there pointed out to con servatives will not be neglected to be performed. All who have witnessed the exertions of the provincial con.- servative press, must allow the justness of old Maga's remarks ; and all, in the hour of need, when occasions arise for political action, appear readily to ad m it t h e im nortance and the utility of their effective co-operation. Let them, then, be supported at all times, not with luke warmness, but with firmness and zeal; and let th em th us reap the success which their valuable aid in difficulty and danger entitles them to receive. These remarks have been written, as you will perceive, somewhat hurriedly ; and I doubt not but you will have already anticipated my suggestions. I should cheerfully have made the extracts myself, had I not been so occu pied as to prevent my doing so ; and though this letter may be rendered thus unnecessary, still I trust you will receive it with the same good feeling as influenced me in writing it, and regard it as an indication of my sincere desire to extend the usefulness of your valuable paper, and as an earnest of my good wishes for its prosperity. Yours, &c., . S. K. [Our correspondent will perceive from our columns of to-day, that we have anticipated his kind suggestions. The extracts were in type prior to the receipt of his letter, and we have other passages in reserve.] SWEEPS FOR 1844.—Mr. Wightman, of the Brunswick Tavern, has opened another Sweep for this year's Derby Stakes, the subscription to which is but trifling, while the prizes are unusually great. The success and general satisfaction that has followed every affair of the kind in which Mr. W. has been interested, will alone be sufficient to ensure a speedy completion of the subscriptions. Mt LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIGNAL DEFEATS OF THE LEAGUE FACTION IN TOXTETH.PARK. It has long been a cherished object with the radical faction in this town to break down the conservative strength of Toxteth- park. Bullying has been tried — slander has been tried—falsehood has not been spared— and cajolery has been plentifully administered. But IT WOULDN ' T DO. The bludgeons of precursors, the speeches of William Riithbone, and the money of the pretended anti -monopolist, were equally scorned by the good lads" of that loyal part of our town. The wise people of the Anti-monopoly Association of Liverpool— which said association is a kind of small fiddle played in concert with the double bass of the league— appear, however, recently to h lye imbibed—whilst sucking their thumbs at meeting or sipping their Bohea—the notion that it was within the sphere of their small abilities to withdraw from their loyalty the conservatives of Toxteth ; and out of an attempt to carry out their designs arose the two meetings, whose proceedings and results we have here briefly to chronicle. The first of these, which took place on Wednesday, the 27th ult., was convened by circulars, addressed to the parliamentary electors, inviting them to hear a lecture on free trade, to be delivered by a Mr. Murray. of Man chester, one of those operative spouters whom the Anti- Corn-Law League (who have all sorts of tools for all sorts of work) pay, for the purpose of innoculating, with their anti-English notions, the minds of the working classes. At the appointed hour for the lecture, the room (Toxteth-hall) was tolerably well packed with mem bers of the radical party, from atl parts of the town, who were permitted to enter freely, with or without circulars, whilst conservatives were obliged to spew them at the door on entering. A tolerably strong muster, however, of the latter were present—chiefly operatives; and the proceedings commenced by Mr. J. B. Cooke announcing himself a deputation from the Anti-monopoly Associa tion, and introducing "Mister' Murray, the lecturer. The latter personage forthwith turned up his cuffs, and commenced. After having delivered himself of a more than ordinary quantity of the lying fallacies which consti tute a league oration, garnished by sundry horrid grins and contortions, and conveyed in villainous grammar, the worthy speaker lost his temper, upon hearing the significant word " gammon" repeatedly applied to his fibs—grew ferocious against the aristocracy and all mankind, and was at length compelled to retire amidst the storm of disapprobation which his mendacity and insolence had excited. One by one the defeated leaguers slunk away, leaving the loyal conservatives of the Park masters of the field. Thus ended attempt the first to bamboozle our fellow-townsmen. On Friday evening last, another meeting for the same purpose, and called by the same parties, (by notes ad dressed to the electors of North Toxteth Ward,) was held in Toxteth--hall, at which the leaguers again suffered an inglorious, and, we may add, a ludicrous defeat. The " lion" announced for the evening was no less'a personage than the same Mr. Murray ; and the league have, amongst their other delinquencies, to answer for having in his person deprived the country of, perhaps, a useful workman, without compensating it by metamorphosing him even into a passable orator; for the woful exhibition which he made confirmed to the letter the adage that "Ex nihito nihil fit." There was a` nll attendance of parties entertaining opinions pro and con on the im portant question to be discussed,-. , -the body of the room being chidfly occupied by operatives, and the seats at the top (roUnd the chair) by a number of tentlemen, the con servative portion of which arranged themselves principally on the>cote droit (the right side), and the enthusiasts in in the cause of free trade on the wife gauche. Amongst the latter we observed, in unenviable eminence, Mr. Lawrence Hey worth. _ Mr. J. B. COOKE announced , the object of the meeting, viz., to obtain a full and free • 'discussion of the question of free trade, and called upon them to elect their own' chairman, of whatever politics the man of their choice might be, but, of course, an elector of the ward. M r . Hennessy, a conservative operative, was first proposed, lxtt•declined, on the ground -that he was but a working man, and unaccustomed' to-such an office. After a brief conversation, during which 'Mr. Harbord, surgeon, (who , had just entered the room';) repelled an accusation that had gone abroad that he had been the principal leader of the opposition to Mr. Murray at the former naeetiAg, Harbord was nominated, and appointed to the chair by a show of hands. The CHAIRMAN, after taking his place, said' that 'he had been unexpectedly 'ctilled to that position, and that-be had been requested to - put it to the meeting whether they should have a lecture or a discussion, and to suggest that the first speaker should be allowed half an hour, , and those who followed him a quarter of an hour each. It was finally agreed thavan advocate of anti-monopoly so called, should begin, and that the time stated should be complied with. Mr. MURRAY then came forward, andentered upon the question of free 'trade, recapitulating many-of the oft-refuted falacies -so industriously put forth zby the league, and dealingin point-blank assertions 'and 'declara tions. without 'condescending to adduce a --single proof on which to rest them. He contended that no. - country ever became rich by the magnitude of its exports,' but by that of its imports; that the corn-law , kept food .at a high price in this island than in any other stet.; -arid that even taking ten agricultural counties, (which he named) the increase of pauperism was g,oittz on to an alarni ig ex tent. Neither 'were the farmers benefltted ;-and crime was, from the same cause increasing. `Tike towns also suffered, and the• country had to -keep a large number either as paupers or as criminals. Reentered into various statistical statements, derived, he said, troma - government returns, hut of very questionable fidelity. His half hour having expired, calls were made num him to conclude in terms of the arrangement agreed upon; butt'the Chair man said, that -as his own party would, no doubt, be pleased to hear, him further, and as his opponents had nothing to apprehend from his unfounded asseverations, the meeting hadtbetter give another luarter -of an hour. This was agreed to, and we must remark; that he was listened to without interruption, and live tently cheered by his partisans. He then entered into some statements relative to the•-comprative amount of wanrsin this and .other countrieson the continent, where food was cheaper. which, if they -proved any thing, merely proved by his own admission that when food was -very cheap, wages were very low. lie endeavoured to reconcile..the hearers to this obvious fact, by praising the superior industry and -skill of British 'workmen, who, he -said,• earned more wages in foreign countries than native labourers ; but it 'turned out that if they did so it was at the expense of double or tripple the toil, by doing. m fact. three times as much, and that too in better manner —forgetting. too, all the while, that if so much of the product of -labour were exacted from onegnan for his merely comfortable wages, o r n o Corn- Iwo others were necessarily out of employment altoge ther, and must 'live on " short c,immons -mons at all ! Heanugt state that 27 !Trillions of our people had not enough of wheaten bread ; that -each individual required two ounces per day more, and that to import this would constantly require 1,250 ships. (A cry of " If it came it would come in foreign vessele,end our-money only would go in return.") He concluded by saying, that if we had free trade we should be better able to pay our taxes ; for the Dutch had a national debt of - .C9 per head more than we, yet-prospered under free trade; and he should be glad to hear some party who , believed that free trade would be an evil, and not a good, to the country. The CHAIRMAN said he should offer a few, remarks if he were not deemed out of order; and the meeting being agreeable, he remarked that the lecturer was surrounded by respectable and undoubted champions of free trade,! and had stated his views in a moderate and proper man ner,'!:! .but had failed-10 convince him that the carn-laws were an evil. Mr. Chadwick, in his report to the poor law commission, had ascribed crime not to the corn laws, but to so many rumen beings being cooped up together in factorieasend towns. where they were exposed to all kinds of vice and immorality. The system of giving work to children-,who thus became a prize—while heir fathers were left unemployed was another cause. .Cheap bread would inevitably be accompanied by, and in fact- meant. low wages; -and much as bad been said against the present corn-laws, be challenged any one to prove the converse of the fact that food of all •sorts was seldom cheaper than now. (Sotne.dissent expressed by the leaguers.) 'lt had been said that,corn w,as cheap in Denmark—so was labour. (Cries of " Aye, and they have only rye bread and rusks.") He then noticed an attack made upon him in the Mercury, and said that conservative was a fool indeed who sent a single advertisement to it, or increased its circulation by a single copy. (Cheers.) Mr. Mc KILLOM, an operative, said the lecturer in a , harangue of three,quarters of an hour bad dealt largely in assertions, but had not attempted to produce any proof whatever. He had detailed pitiful tales of distress, and endeavoured to father the evil upon the corn laws but had utterly failed. Mr. Heywortli (who was present, and an advocate for free trade) had elsewhere—and he challenged him to deny it—attributed the distress and destitution that ,prevailed to intoxication. .(Cheers and laughter.) There certainly was distress, and thelecturer proposed to remedy it by removing the corn laws., but he would leave untouched those monopolists—the manufacturers and others. ,(Cheers.) [Here there was -some slight move ment at the door, and one or two policemen entered. The Chairman said he did not know what business they had there, and should certainly report them if they inter fered, their presence would produce a disturbance. A gentleman on the cote gauche said that he had called on the Mayor who had sent them to preserve order. The Chairman said he saw Mr. Hayworth give the signal. Mr. Heyworih said his object was to maintain order in support of the chair.] The speaker resumed, and con tended that it would be madness to remove our oommer dal laws in the face of hostile tariffs in America and else where. If the manufacturer went out there with his goods, the corn merchant would also go with his money and compete with him and undersell him, and he would be unable to dispose of his goods. Mr, Robert Mc CLAY, an operative, read a variety of statistics from the Illustrated London News (of 1841) with a view to show the statistical errors of the lecturer. From the documents he held in his hand, it appeared that in 1841, 64 millions of quarters of grain were produced in Great Britain, and the consumption for man and the lower animals was 55 million quarters, leaving 9 million quarters, besides the 14 million quarters paid duty upon that year. The same document proceeded to estimate the yearly increase deriveable from Agriculture at 112 millions sterling, and that of cotton manufactures at 35 millions-9-10ths of which last were consumed by Great Britain and her colonies, and only 1-10th by all foreign Power*. The annual agricultural produce of this coun try was thus of former times the value of our whole cotton manufactures. Full three-fourths of our population were employed in agriculture, and was it right or just that the agricultural trade of England and her colonies should be sacrificed to the sordid interests of a few cotton manu facturers, looking only to aggrandize themselves at the ex pense of all other classes. This object was not to benefit the working man or attune, whose wages they would reduce. Was, he confirm d, 112 millions of annual agri cultural income, and 35 of cotton manufactory revenue, besides other mighty branches of business to be sacrifised for the trifling foreign commerce in cotton manufactures ot. 1-10th of the whole, or say 31 millions; when by pro tection to home agriculture and our colonies, they would soon be found capable not only of increasing their con sumptive powers, but to four times that extent, upon no visionary ground, but upon a lasting basis and a secure business between mother and children. He considered agriculture to be the very heart's blood of the country, and to destroy it would bring ruin and deso lation upon all classes. The country produced more food now than it did a hundred years ago in proportion to the population; and were they to sacrifice this all-important interest for a monopoly of free trade in cotton? (Cheers.) How would they, with the change proposed, be enabled to pay the interest of the national debt? What would they of necessity tax ? (A cry of " Starch," and much laughter.) If other countries would not open their ports to our commerce, why should we open ours to them? Besides, the agriculturists were the largest consumers ; and if so interfered with, they would be compelled to reduce their establishments, and be unable to purchase our manufactures. We had thriven as a nation before the League had an existence, and we would yet prosper without them. (Loud cheers.) A working man, whose name we could not obtain, re marked that many foreign ships came to our port fully laden, and took back nothing but salt. Mr. MURRAY endeavoured to reply to a few of the ob jections urged against free trade, but was as unsuccessful as before in proving his case. Several of the electors present said they had not received notes inviti ng them to the meeting, intimating that they were missed out because they were known to be inimical to the doctrines of the League. Mr. COOK (we believe) said that the notes were ad dressed to all from the burgess list, and that inquiry should be made into the circumstance, as the association had employed men to deliver them to all in the ward. The following resolution was handed to and read by the chairman :—" That in the opinion of this meeting all um nopares, whether agricultural, manufacturing, or colonial, are unjust in principle and injurious in practice, and ought to be totally and immediately abolished." Mr. Hughes, formerly landlord of the Beehive public house, wished to move the motion, but was stopped by cries of" You're no voter," " Who upset the Beehive, and let out the drones," &c., with much laughter. Mr. JONI,S then seconded the motion. Mr. THOMAS INMAN moved the following amend ment :—" That this meeting strongly deprecate the con duct of a body of nten, calling themselves the Anti-Mono poly Association, in aeitatiug the minds of the people, and endeavouring to set them against the ministry of the day, under the specious pretence of bettering their condi tion, whilst their only objects are to recover their lost po litical influence, and to further their own selfish views, to the great detriment and ruin of the best interests of the country." This was seconded by Mr. ROBERT M'CLAY. The CH ATIMAN then put the amendment, and after wards the original motion, when the 'former was carried by a considerahle majority, a result which was hailed by Ire mend , us cheers from the conservatives, followed by the Kentish 'fire. The meeting, which was good-humoured and peaceable throughont, separated, after giving three groans for the League, and three cheers far the queen and her present Ministers. _ _ A vote of thanks to the chairman, was then moved by Mr. 'Rawlins, and seconded , by Mr. Cooke, (two of the 'Leaguers), which was unanimously carried. A NOVEL SIGN.—For the last week Messrs. Hollis, Watford, and Co., Tea merchants, have had the words i• Try our 4s. Tea" very handsomely executed in gas over their shop-door and windows, at the corner of Bold and Hanover-streets. The nevelty of the sight has, of cour.e, attracted general attention, and except when the wind hap pens to be high, thejets'are extremely brilliant. THE STEAM-Sirt? `BRITANNIA.—The British 'and North American royal mail steam-ship Britannia, =Cap tain Hewitt, sailed on Thursday evening last for 'Halifax and Boston. She carried out her full complement of passengers and an exceedingly large mail:; one hundred and twenty-eight hags of letters and papers. The Canada portion of the mail , alone weighed one ton twelve hundred weight. THE BODE :111V-lIT AT GEORGIE'S DOCl4.—The bode light, which was placed, about two months since, at the northern entrance to the George/a Dock, has been found fully to satisfy - the expectations of those who tried it there as an experiment. By its vivid glare it has been of essen tial service to'the numbers of small craft which leave and enter ale Prince's Dock Basin in the night time. It has, moreover, been highly prized by the large numbers of persons ho cross and re-cross the bridge from the ferry packets after• dusk. We understand that it is'-in contem plation to erect another bade light at the Prince's Dock bridge. ALLEOBI3ITURDER OF A VOLICEMANzIN WALES.—A letter was received in Liverpool, on Friday'last, stating that Parksjormerly a constable in the Liverpool police force, encl . -well known on 'the 'London-road, where his m w a a l r k t he w n a "for byt u h e fo ße r o be r fi cca v i t eze a w r i s , 0 , was m threw h u i r s de b o r e d d iny into the river. He was a very resolute, daring man ; was dis missed some time ago by the Watch Committee here, but subsequently was admitted into the county constabulary in the Welsh disturbed districts. His bead, it is said, was literally smashed in pieces.—[We..copy this para graph from a contemporary of Saturday, `though we are without .any proof of its correctness. We -perceive, how ever, from the Carmarthen Journal, of - Saturday, that one of the London police was, a few days ago, found drowned in the Llanelly Dock, and that strong suspicions are entertained that he came to his death from violence.] SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY.—The solicitors have come to the determination of closing at one o'clock •, the Branch Bank of . England and Me s srs. Heywood and Co., have also given notice to that effect ; all the other bankers, with the exception of one or two exceptions, have for some time past adopted the system. How many of the mer— chants; brokers, &c., will follow the example, remains to be seen. There is every expectation that the holiday will be pretty generally adopted if, as in Manchester, the trial of it- should show that the inconvenience is as nothing compared to the benefits. If we might be allowed to draw an inference from the very general closing of offices early on New Year's day, we should say it is ,highly favourable to the half holiday, tending to show that there is a gene ral disposition to make some curtailment of the present business hours, when it can be done without any serioJs inconvenience. FIRE ON BOARD - SlllP.—About <twelve o'clock on Sunday, large volumes of smoke were observed to issue from the cabin doors and windows of the schooner Nymph, of- Limerick, lying at the north end of the King's Dock. The-cabin-boy immediately proceeded to the cabin, and there found the place enveloped in smoke, and the mate lying fast asleep in his hammock. After a good deal of exertion he succeeded in rousing him from his slumbers and conveying him on-deck ; but a considerable length of time elapsed before the unfortunate man-could be brought to a state of perfect consciousness, the-smoke having very nearly suffocated him. The alarm was then conveyed to the Fire-station, and immediately Mr.-Hewitt had nine engines on the spot, -and in a couple of hours the fire was completely extinguished. the damage being inconsidera ble. The Nymph arrived from Limerick about-four days since, and whilst making her passage across the channel it was observed that the heat from the cabin stove had partially set fire to the bulkhead ; and at that time the sailors set to work, and, as they thought, completely ex tinguished it ; but it would seem, from the breaking out of the flames in the same place on Sunday, that some of the sparks-could not have been quenched upon the former occasion. Mr. Whitty, 'Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Hewitt, the whole of the fire brigade, and a large body of the consta bulary were at the spot almost immediately, and rendered essential service. About three dozen large rats were suf focated by the smoke in the cabin, and were found lying dead upon the floor. HIGHLY HONOURABLE CONDUCT OE A CAPTAIN OF SHIP AND HER OWNERS.—At the Police-court on Sat urday, two seamen, Joseph Barber and Timothy Crichton appeared before Mr. Rushton, claiming wages alleged to be due to them •for the performance of a voyage from this port to China. Mr. Davenport appeared for the applicants, and first called Barker who said -that he had embarked by the ship Bencoolen, belonging to _Messrs. Ripley- early in 1834, and completed the passage out with her to Macao— at the mouth of the Canton river. On the 24th of June .he was there taken ill of fever and ague and was sent to -the hospital, where 4ie remained ill, -and the ship necessa ,rily sailed without him. The wages he claimed up to the time stated amounted to £lO. Mr. Rushton said that he had no juaisdiction in the case, as the Mecbant Seamei26' Act was not in existence at the time stated. He enquired of the witness why he had so long deferred his application, An which be replied that Ile bad not until very recently been in the town or had an opportunity of meeting with the owners or the captain. Mr. Rushton repeated that he could not interfere. Captain Brown, of the Bencoolen, here.stepped forward and said he should like to say a few words on behalf of the applicants. Mr. Rushton con sented to kear him, adding, however, that he could not adjudicate. The captain stated that Barker had called upon him and represented his case. Be recollected the face of one them—Barker—though he was not so certain as to the other, though he was strongly inclined to beleive that he, too, wag in the ship during the voyage investion. He (the captain) told Barker to call on the owners, as he considered his wages due if they had not been previously paid,—which he did. The result was that from the long standing of the account nothing relating to the matter could be found in the books now accessible. He had himself, however, looked over his own musty documents, and had last nigh t found the account (which he produced) and which showed that the claim was correct. He added that he he bad handed over the sum of £22 for the pay ment of these men, and had no doubt but that the owners would immediately on the explanation being made fully satisfy the parties. Mr. Rushton on hearing this said, he had no doubt of it either, and suggested that the captain would be so good as accompany the men to the office ; which he said he would gladly do, and took his leave. 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CHURCH IVIISSIONAKY SOCIETY. e o s f nu t t h h e er s n oc l i n e d ty ia. and Th it e s Inns g L tvha a i cen s Last nm e i t v ny e a n ti co i n . gh g i a v opportunity mi information n e o i t sr di several meeting ttrr o i aoe f l en ttch, concerning n a gr bey the e o mr v ne e p i s ) n o : r c f pt i e hnt thesyeeontwpofeawras operations of ft held afford aorndn l ds. m m e e i s t n i o g n w s a i a n In W n ' a e t s t r e , u r m n e A r o f u r i s c l a y a a n n d d respectably attended. Among the clergymen on the plat form we noticed the following :—Revs. R. Davies, F. Barker, J. Jones, H. Carpenter, H. Hampton, W. W. Ewbank, W. Hughes, F. Parry, A. R. Lloyd, J. Cor deaux, W. Butler, B. Morgan, W. Falloon, S. Fenton, T. Harris, T. Harris El enllys, J. Crowder, T. Nolan, G. Gibbon, Reay (curate to Mr. Butler), T. Dwyer, E. Jones, B. A. Marshall, Badhana, T. Jones, D. Ander son, Irwin, W. Wignall, of Chorley, F. Ould, Edward Clark, of Middleivich, D r . T atters h a ll , H . Higgins, and Maples, R. A. P a y n e, T. 0. C. Coteswo r th, J o h n Cragg ; and amongst the laity, we noticed th e follow ing gentlemen . —T. B. Horsfall , John Howard, Richard F i d Esquires. About h alf- p ast six o'clock, upon the motion bf the Rev. Mr. CA RPENTER, sec onded by Mr. HOWARD, the chair was taken b y CHARLE S INMAN , Esq. The Rev. Mr. EWBA NK havin g o pened the meeting with Cooper,E d a e r n b ory T. T Brown, oawn Forsyth,gn,h Samuel nan mHolmes, and Tho mas B ranc h, 1"' W. uel Keeling, prayer, The CHAIRMAN said it had been thought desirable to call the present, which was a sort of intermediate meet ing, to receive from their clerical friends information of w invarious parts of the world. H e felt n ot to tell them anything, at this hattha wast stage of its proceeding s, of the nature and objects of the Church Missionary Society—a society which bad been for the last 40 years l abourin g and p ros p erin g , increasing year by year, and sending forth more and more labourers into the vineyard of the Lord. He should, therefere, content himself with c allin g u p on the Christian p ublic to help the society fo rward b y all the means in their power, and not to be wear y in well doin g , and with he going needed on expressing a fervent hope that the society would go on increasing until the whole world should know the truth of God, and submit to His will. (Applause.) The Rev. Mr. EWBANK then addressed the meeting, and in the course of his speech alluded more in detail to the special objects of the meeting. He said their simple and undivided desire that evening was to bear statements prepared with considerable care and attention, from se veral of his clerical brethren, with respect to the missionary operations in connection with the society. It was, in truth, an extra meeting. They had hitherto been content to hold two meetings in the year, at the same time with the anniversary ; and it had been thought, and very wisely thought, that at those meetings a sufficient amount of detail was not presented to the subscribers—at least, not so much as they were fairly entitled to and might reasonably expect. Perhaps it was impossible it could be otherwise, for their excellent friends, the members of the Deputation, generally thought that there were dome points which it was of great impor tance to impress on the public, and to which they devoted their principal . attention ; and the consequence was that when the public came to those meetings exceedingly hun gry for information on missionary details they were neces sarily disappointed. He was sure they would not be dis appointed that evening, but that they would have great cause to thank their clerical friends who had devoted so much of their time and attention in making themselves masters of the details. They would learn of many successful results—of the planting of the gospel in the minds of Heathenism, and of the desert blossoming like the rose; and the reason why they would be delighted at learning those details was simply because the society, like the Pastoral Aid Society, did not send out men simply because they were ordained, but because they believed them to be, in addition to their ordination, such men as Paul and Peter would approve of; and also because the society's matters were arranged by a committee in Lon don, who were actuated by the spirit of the gospel them selves. With all respect for bishops—(and he was quite sure that the ovangelical clergy, as a body, had shown wthth e very greatest and truest respect for bishops)—but, i all respect to them,' the people could not shut their eyes, they•could not avoid seeing that men were ordained who were not fit for the sacred office of the ministry ; and this could not be helped in a large tiody of clergy like the clergy of the Church of England ; but when the society was sending out men, they first fixed upon those they thought suitable —they then instructed them in those particular parts of their work in which it was necessary they should receive instruction—they never lost sight of them after they left those shores, but they kept up a correspondence with them to know what they were doing in order that they might render a proper and strict ac count - to those who had entrusted them with the manage merit of the funds. (Applause.) The REP. Mr. CARPENTER next addressed the meeting in a lengthened and deeply interesting speech . He said it had already been s tated that the principal object for d been convened was to communt which the meeting ha • r especting the proceedings of the mis cate information re, d he was sure that if he should sue sionaries abroad ; an need in conveying to the minds of the public any correct statement of their labours he should be instrumental in kindling in the hearts of all true christians gratitude to. wards God and in awakening an increased interest on behalf of the society. Ilis task was to give some details respecting the oldest mission of the society—the mission at `Western Africa, the head quarters of which was at Sierra 'Leone. This was a spat which had been the scene of the labours of the society from its first foundation up to the present time ; and this spot was associated with some of the brightest and some of the most painful events which were revealed in the pages of missionary history. Here 'hundreds and thousands of the most miserable of the children of sorrow—the liberated Africans, bad been glad dened by the tidings of a Sr viour's love, and had died full of hope of a glorious resurrr etion ; and here some of the most eminent servants of G. d, some of the most devoted missionaries of the society had fallen victims, early in - their years, to the pestilential climate, and were sleeping in their graves. In the eolo y at Serra Lune the So ciety at present maintain' d 21 European teachers, 11 of whom were clergymen of the Church of England, and ' 42 native teachers, two of whom had been admitted min isters of the Gospel in connexion with the Church ; and at every town marked on the lithographed maps, which had been previously handyd to the audience, there were Christ ian teachers in every town the gospel of Christ was known and that gospel had been embraced savingly, more or less, by the inhabitants generally. Mr. Carpenter then pro ceeded to give an instance of the effects of the ministry of the gospel at a town called Ki-sey, which vas situated .on the northern part of the Peninsula, where there was an establishment for the education of native Af ricans with a view to prepare them for the ministry of the gospel. One missionary, who, on his first visit to -Sierra Leone, spent his first sabbath in Kissey, had writ ten home to say that a more delightful sabbath he had never spent in Christian England—that he went to the missionary church and found it crowded with 900 black worshippers—that an African clergyman preached on the occasion, and that, after the service was over, it had been his privilege to assist in administering the Lord's Supper to 300 black communicants, who devotedly knelt at the table of the Lord, and received the emblems of a dying Saviour's love. Similar results were to be found in other towns extending from north to south; and all those results were to be attributed under God to the labours of the Church Missionary Society. In conse quence of that inhuman and barbarous traffic—the slave trade—the missionaries of the society had been compelled in 1818 to retire from other parts of the country, and concentrate all their strength within the colony of Sierra Leone, where their greatest exertions were re quired. A few years prior to that time, Sierra Leone had been a depot for the reception of liberated Africans—the slaves that had been rescued from slave-ships by the British cruisers stationed along the coast for that purpose. Those people were arriving in the colony continually, and were located in various towns. 'Amongst other localities to which some of them were sent, was a valley about five miles from Freetown. where was an impenetrable forest, and the governor cleared away some acres of wood, and erected a substantial stone church, capable of accom modating 500 liberated Africans. After the Church had been built, there was no minister to occupy its pulpit for some time,, until at length a devoted minister of the name of Johnson was appointed, whose constant prayer was, that he might be made instrumental in saving one heathen soul. When he came to see the character of the people amongst whom he was henceforward to labour, his heart died within him. And it was no wonder; for here were savage men, gathered from twenty-two African na tions, who scarcely understood English, whose condition was miserable in the extreme, many of whom were di seased, sickly, worn out under the oppression which they had endured in the slave ships, and six or ei_ht of whom died every day. To use the language of one of the mis sionaries, they were more like skeletons moved by machi nery than living men. They were indolent and slothful : built houses in which to worship the devil; stole the property of their neighbours; and dug up dogs, dead and buried, on which to feed. Johnson began his work by visiting from house to house; and after some time he saw a little shaking amongst the dry bones. He opened his church, began with a con gregation of nine persons, lived to see the building crowded to excess, lived to see it five times suc cessively enlarged and lived to see 2,000 Africans, which was the entire population of the town of Regent, assembled for public worship every Sabbath. (Ap plause.) The consequence was, that civilization in. creased, drunkenness and profane swearing were unk nown, and visitors came from Europe, Africa and America, to see the blessed results. Mr. Carpenter concluded by relating one or two instances of personal religion among the converted heathen, and by stating that h e cou ld continue at much further length to detail the triumphs of the Gospel in various other parts of Western Africa. The Rev. Mr. BARKER next addressed the meeting. He said it would be hi s business to carry them in mind and information to the East Indies—to point out to them the ruins of a once noble temple, and some of the more favoured children of Shem, those who once possessed the light of divine truth. He alluded to the Syrian Christians, who received their bishops for centu ries from Antiocb. It appeared that about the year 900 a body of Christians existed on the coast of Malabar, to whom the emperor granted rank and privileges which raised them to the highest stations in his empire, with the exception of one class of the inhabitants—the Brahmins. At one time the King of Cosheen depended for his safety against the aggressions of a neighbouring prince on 50,000 Christian soldiers. The people were also much superior in their domestic relations to the Hindoos. They held the Athanasian Creed with some few omissions, they denied the supremacy of the Pope of Rome, and re pudiated the worship of the Virgin Marv, their final B„...pni b e im! to God himself. But their faith had 'un h'apl'ony ton little effect upon their lives, and they entered into fierce centensions, and many superstitious practices crept in amongst them, The Word of God was locked up from them in an in:known tongue ; for though once the language spoken in Jerusalem, ti was known only to the priests. About the year 1500, a Port ueuese adventurer, Vasgo de Gama di,covered them, and caused a history of them to he published on his return te. Europe. He returned in 1501,and the king being at war,soiugratiatedhimself with him in the name of his government, that he sent through him as a present to the Port uguse monarch the sceptre that had been wielded by a forwer celebrated king of that country. The speaker then went into iiirther interesting historical details of the vic'ssitudes in the progress of Christianity, derived from the Syrians, on the Malabar coast; the ir-olect of the Portuguese for 45 years; the subsequent • i'netion of their doctrines by establishing r; a in 1545 ; the fifty years of persecution el that fellow ed ; the reaction of the Syrian Chi •ho drove the Roman Catholics, who had branche. : eit to Cosheen to Goa; the 100 years of neglect that toilowed, and the subsequent suc cessful efforts made to bring them back to true Chris tianity. Foremost in the good work was the noble hearted Claudius Buchanan. who had left a religious establishment in India to visit that country, and who. afterwards warmly interested himself in its behalf. Mr. Bailey afterwards printed with his own hands copies of - the Bible and Prayerbook, he himself casting the types. He fell a sacrifice to his zeal in the cause. The speaker continued his missionary narrative up to the present time, detailing the labours of the devoted Bailey, Norton, relating tnDawson, and others, the first of whom still lives. having endured the climate for twenty-six years. Five English churches had now risen on the shores of Malabar, in which our missionaries ministered. He then noticed several other stations in the neighbourhood, furnishing gratifying details of th e i r r apid progress and increasing success, and r-at ey a . n m y n JONES Th i e nN E anecdote~s rose o f the to natives, propose voteo w in of g t the h a nks to the committ e e fo r t i : v a e s d o e n a a s treat be nign influence of religion amongst them, and sat down seasonable a s a they he s y ae had h a solemnlythat Duetting festive amidst loud c h eers. giving so agreeable a treat to the meeting they had most enj just passed. lie made a strong appeal to the audience in behalf of the association. The Rev. Dr. TATTERSH LL seconded the motion in an appropriate address, adding in the vote of thanks the names of the two gentlemen who had taken such pains to instruct the meeting on the state of the localities alluded to. The CHAIRMAN put the resolution in a brief and im pressive manner, and it was carried by acclamation. A collection was then made, during which a hymn was sung. A prayer followed, after which the assemblage dispersed, it being understood that at a future meeting other gentlemen would address them, on the success of other missions under the association in different parts of the globe. THE HIIBARD GALLERY still continues to attract grvit attention—au attention that bas induced Mr. Norioan, the principal artist, to prolong his stay for a short time. At this art of paper sculpture, we have never seen ally to equal his productions—v , h are not only true in points of outline, hut finished with the delacacy oj a fine miniture.— See advt. sp S i tn c Smith's iss.b monthly o s d t ima t iti o rlayb t l el i ep e : tao attention nmde t ohfe the list forwarders of goods, a h n u d ,d t a rn:: i el w le a r t s e , r. as T t h h e e SMITH'S LIVERPOOL CONVEYANCE LIST. -We cogurn ' t e sp 7 ei m e :n a d nd M: r . deserves a awe in every esta strongly mosto3 er c h hlishment connected with the transit trade of this port.—See advt. LONDON WINS SHADES. —An establishment of a some what novel character, called the London Wine Shades, public arrangementco conveyance of the e o i f n l f , o i r v m er a ir m l was opened last night. In point of decorations and flt ings-up, a ll of w hich are of the most su b s t ant i a l and cost l y c haracter, it is not equalled by any e,tablishinent out of t h e metropolis. It is under the management of Mr. G. Wood, a first-rate connoisseur in wine, who is direct from town. A visit, to those who wish to enjoy co mfort with excellence, will give the greatest satisfaction. —See advt. DEATH From AP )PLEXY...—A."I inquest waq hld vecterd. y, le fore Mr. Carey, on view of the body of Ma.tha Stirzrker, w fe of a butcher, res'ding at No. 13, Trowbridge -street. Deceased, who was truer, adoicted to drinking, and did not always go to bed when intoxicated, went up stairs on Sunday night, and sat down on a hox. Her husband had gone to bed and fallen asleep. When he awoke in the morning he found her dead. The surgeon. who died had from a p known opl e t x h y e deceased, , arising fr w m a se excessive ess opinion ve dr i t n h k a i t n s g h ; e and the jury returned a verdict accordingly. . . - - FORGERY IN GLASGOVV.—OD Tuesday last an order makers, of Seel-street, on a charge of having f comm itted an extensive foresrv, upon et , of the Glasgow' iv e d o h ere Johnf from m and G Jamesa o t Potter, , apprehend o ttr slaters, John plasterers, Potter, and siuceo- firm t ow, a fa n st k hr s ece about twelve months sir ce. The duty has . as signed to constable Lloyd, who, after having arrested him, - conveyed him to Glasgow, in which town the forgery is alleged to have been committed, where he was brought before the magistrates, on Thursday, and sent for trial at the next assizes. It appea-s, that, shortly atter the per petration of the act, tile accused took. up his residence in Liverpool, where he was carrying on an extensive business up to the period of his arrest. FORGING A CHECK ON A BANK, AND CONSEQUENT' OBTAINING OF A LARGE SUM.—On Saturday, at the Police-court, a young man, named John Evans, was placed before Mr. Rushton, on suspicion of being im plicated in the felonious obtaining of £BOO from a bank in Belfast. It appeared that the prisoner was the com panion of another young man, a clerk, in Belfast, who had presented a forged check and obtained the money. Information was sent to the police-officers in this country, with a description of the parties, and the prisoner was consequently apprehended in this town on suspicion. In his pose lion were ft and a number of doubloons and hank-notes, the former of which he had probably got , n exchange Ie - e for other notes. Ai the case did not fall w thin the jarisdiction of the court, the prisoner was or dered to be sent in custody to Belfast. C THE ROYAL AMPOITITFATRE.—This greatly improved ! place of ainosement was a: a n numerously and respectably attended during tI e Joist eeek. Toe piece of the " Lion Glat iat tr." in which Mr. Carter exhibi.s his fine animals, was exceedingly w e ll ,zot Pp, the c l os i ng seer e indeed pre senting a gor geous sp-ctacte of a R oman amp hi t h eatre , with a triumphal proc,ssi 'n, including the whole strength of the company, a great number f hors-s, and the lions, tigers, &e. in the back grqind. The sc nes i n t h e c i rcle have been varied anti interesting. Mademoiselle Louise, Moos. Ferdinand. Madame Klatt, and others, are pecu liarly graceful and daring riders. Last night there was Thea e n p t e i r r e f c r m h a a n n g e e e , w n iecah withwill th e " S on c ont i nued of t u h n e t i Friday. Desert," in which Mr. C. Freeman, the American Giant, will make his anpeirince. Scenes in the circle follow, and the whole w II conclude with " The Greek Renegade,' interspersed with combats o' h arse and foot, military evo lutions, &c. This evening the performances are by desire and under the patronage of the Earl of Sefton. On Thursday, at one o'clock, there will be another juvenile performance.—See advt. THEATRE ROYAL.—The performances at this theatre hive continued to attract bumper houses. In addition to Madame Celeste, the manager, the company has been aided during the past week by the appearance of Mr. Webster, her fellow lessee; and, by their joint efforts, the beautiful drama of " Victor and Hortense ' has been pro duced, with every assistance which excellent acting and fine scenic illustration could supply. In "The Pretty Girls of Stilherg" Mr. Webster presented, in his own person, the most excellent resemblance of the Emperor Napoleon which we can conceive. We cannot term hint " every inch an Emperor"—tor, in fact, he is s omewhat too lengthy for an effigy of "le petit corporal ;" but in his dress and general features, and especially in his mas sive forehead and the management or his hair, he may be called the best living representative of the person of the Emperor of the French. In addition to this attractive impersonation, Madame Cel tste has delighted a succession of crowded audiences with a review of her excellently trained regiment of female warriors, whose evolutions would put to the blush those of the crack companies of many a military martinet. Celeste took a benefit on Fri day—a bumper—when, in addition to the performances of the week, the farce of " The Double-bedded Room" was introduced; and, on Saturday, a juvenile night was given—" The World of Dreams" being performed first, to the evident delight of the young folks, whose wondering admiration of the gorgeous scenery with which it abounds, we shall not attempt to ix urtray. TWELFTH NIGHT.--Satnrclay last being " twelfth town o w w A e s t re w , e a re s e un . sig h uh i a b lt iCe b' d rtiht i l l a r cn g ot e lryl Christmas feiellt:menast'esd o l i onp t is w ' d e i l ni t n t h tthhi c es a cakes. , Holes, in Castle-street, and Mr. Horafall's, in Church street, there was in each shop a large circular cake. weighing 130 lbs., very elegantly frosted and ornamented. Most of the other confectioners also displayed smaller cakes, varying in weight from GO to 20 lbs. But the cake of cakes, the great leviathan, the monster cake, which was capacious enough to swallow up all the rest, was exhibited by Feeney Brothers, St. James' -street. According to the account given in a contemporary, " it weighed one ton, or 2,240 lb., and contained twelve solid gold rings, of the value of half a guinea each, which they had purchased from Mr. Bott. jeweller, of 67, St. James'- street. This cake, which is a b ou t 161 feet in circumfer ence, and 2 feet 4 inches in depth upon an average, oc cupies the whole of t: - :e window, the wooden palings and part of the gas-fittings having been removed for the purpose of affording it ample accommodation. In the centre, an antique to ter, of loft?dimensions, and composed of coloured soattr, stands prominently in sight; and we were told that the tower, which was ' built and fashioned by an eminent hand from the Irish metropolis, occupied the long period of five weeks to raise it from its foundations to its summit. and that its workmanship and materials have been valued at five guineas. At the base of the tower, from which the frosting inclined gradually to the circumference, a -fox hunt is represented, with the hunters mounted on their chargers, and the hounds in full cry. The remainder of the surface is covered with a variety of figures of various sizes and share. We were curious enough to inquire the quality and quantity of the ingredients of which this enor mous cake was composed, and were informed that it con sisted of 34 cwt. of butter, n cwt. of soft sugar, 9k cwt. of currants, 1,300 eggs, LI cwt. of flour, 1 cwt. of citron, 2 gallons of brandy, and 11 cwt. of loaf sugar. It was not of course baked entire but in twelve parts." A RADICAL'S OPINION OF THE IRISH QUESTION.—. We have no spirits at this tine to speak of Leland. We anticit ate a protracted and if, titing trial • and, if the go vernment has the rare good fortune to obtain a verdict, a grand stroke of gracionsne.a and rnaenanimity, in the par don of, at least, the principal culprit, (if he should ever be even sentenced ;) and then England and Ireland will stand on no better terms than before.-7ait,for January. ros ri.', tbc ted ern the ice ive . e 1 r 6 9 C 13 .~ e a it I f ✓~