The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-02 00:00:00

jAk,N LA 8 LIVIL.II 7 :THEATRE, CHURCII-STREET The Public are respectfully informed that this established Place of Enteraininentis open for the Season; Newly Painted. Decorated and Ornamented by arid under the;iiiiection of Mr. Parker, and various Assistants. 1..,1 11 . , COOKE, the cele brated representative of British :Saa44ii,!)filiPtif the l'heatres Royal, - Drury-lane and- Coveht-giirdtti;: rhis first appearance these two years,) is engaged for a limited period. •H IS present TUESDAY EVENING, 2d January, and •IL during the week, the Performances will commence with (first time) a new Nautical Drama never acted here, called THE OCEAN OF LIFE; OR, EVERY INCH A SAILOR. The -Drama written by the Author of " My Poll and my 'Partner Joe." The Music composed and selected by Mr. Jolly. The Scenery by Mr. Parker and Assistants. The Pro perties, &c. by Mr. Kidgell. The Machinery by Mr. T. Jackson. Mat Merriton (Boatswain's Mate of the Ariadne) Mr. 'l'. P. Cooke. To which will.be added a Drama of intense interest, called THE BROKEN H EART. ' - To conclude with a new Drama, called VETERANS ASHORE; OR, THE LIVING PICTURES. Captain Bertrand Mr. E. Burton. Jack Junk Mr. T. P-. Cooke. • Mr. HOSKINS, the popular Comedian from the Theatre Royal, Manchester, &c., is engaged fur a limited period, and will shortly appear. Tickets and Places for the' Boxes to be had of Mr. J. Fogg, at the Theatre, each day from Eleven Till Three o'clock. Boxes, 35., Pit, 25., Gallery, 6d.—Second Price, Boxes, 25., Pit, ]s.—No Second Price to the Gallery.—Doors to be opened at Half-past Six. Performance to commence .at Seven pre cisely. . . . ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, GREAT CHARLOTTE -STREET, LIVERPOOL Re-engagement of Mr. THONI PSON, who will appear as St. George and as the Dumb Man of Manchester. ►in' HIS present TUESDAY 'EVENING, the 2d Jan. instant, Jt_ will he performed, for the seventh time this season, the grand chivalrous drama of ST. GEORGE AND THE : DRAGON OF: EGYPT I Or the Seven Champions of Christendom! - The part of St. George of England . by Mr. T. THOMPSON. By particular desire, 'the 'Ci l ia tat FAMILY' will introduce their pleasing COCOA NUT DANCE, as performed by them before the principal couris br Europe. NOVELTIES OP THE ARENA. • • . Mr. Ryan will intioduc'e,the A Ii.A.BIAN PACK HORSE.-', Miss and -Master.Ginnett will appear the FISHERMAN of NAPLES and THE MARKET GIRL of P.ORTICI.— Infant Polaski as the FOX HUNTER.—'I'o be followed byt he wonderfpl performances of the Itiver' Family, or ROYAL ENGLISH BROTH ERS.---M r.. Powell will introduce • his VOYAGE FROM INDIA, or the Dangers of a Seatnaies Life. —Tin, laughable Equestrian Act entitled THE MILLERS of MANSFIELD WAKE, , The whole to conclude with the new drama, of intense interest, called the DUMB MAN of MANCHESTER. - The part of Tom the Dumb Man by Mr. T. THOMPSON. Prices of admission, Dress Boxes, 3e.; Pit, 25.; Lower Gal lery, is.; Upper Gallery, 6d. Children half-price from the com mencement to the Boxes and Pit only. Second Price at Half past Eight—Boxes, Is . . 6d.; Pit, ls.; Lower Gallery, 6d. Box Office open every day from 11. till 3 o'clock, when Mr. HALE will be in attendance. Doors opened at Six o'clock, and the Performances begin precisely at Half-past. Private Boxes may be had nightly for Parties at 21s. and 429. Proprietor, Mr. BATES. Stiig,e Manager, Mr. NEVILLE. BY PERMISSION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR. UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED AND PERMANENT PAVONAGE OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRiDGE. HE Nobility, Gentry, and Inhabitants of Liverpool, are most respectfnlly invited to visit and examine the asto nishing production .of Nature, the Stupendous - SKELETON OF THE ROYAL GIGANTIC WHALE, Now EXHIBITED IN QUEEN'S -S Q UARE. The Proprietor deems it wholly unnecessary to attempt any description of the amazing gigantic native of the Sea, whose wonderful size, strength, and character (so far as description can go) are, so well known to 'every reader of Natural History, who must have been struck with astonishment and admiration on reading the various accounts of the Whale, not only by the Historian, but by' tha adventurous Voyagers in the Northern Seas. It may be truly observed, however, that no written ac count can furnish any adequate idea of the enormous frame of the creature, every bone and joint of Which is a wonder in itself! It is no exaggeration to say that it must be seen to be understood, and even to be believed. The examination of the SkeletOn now offered for public inspection must impress every mind with a sacred sense of the boundless power of the Creating Hand that produced all the living wonders of the Earth, from the minutest insect.to the magnanimous monarch of the ocean. The Whale, of which the Skeleton is now to he seen, was Found off the Coast of Plymouth, in October, 1831, and then Weighed 118,0001b5., and measured in length 102 feet, circumference 75 feet. The Proprietor feels that, on inviting the Public to view a curiosity so interesting to all who admire the amazing produc tion of Nature; he should not do justice to himself if he were to descend to the too common modes of endeavouring to attract the crowdby extraordinary assurance of success; but he respect fully begs to state that the Skeleton• has been visited by many Thousands in various parts of the Country, and that every visitor has been astonished and gratified beyond all expectation. Admission—Gentry is. ; Tradespeople, Servants, and Children 6d. each. THE TIMES (of London) by EXPRESS. lfT. GASKILL, 45, L or d- s t ree t, Li verpoo l , i s ma ki ng 1. arrangements so that THE TIMES will be delivered to Subscribers in the Evening of the day, of publication in Lon don. Those persons anxious to have the Paper forwarded to them, are requested to .make.application from the eommenee ment of the New Year. TO THE PUBLIC. In entering upon a new year, we beg to tender our cue ' tomary acknowledgements to our friends and the pub lic for the very liberal support whichivj have received during the year which has just expired. Our best thanks are due to those who have favoured us with a eontinfiance of their patronage as subscribers to the LIVERPOOL STANDARD ; Whilst we can scarcely find terms sufficiently expressive to signify our sense of obligation to those who have so liberally contributed towards augmenting our advertising business. Thanks to OW advertising' friends in general, we have been enabled to occupy a truly proud position among the provincial newspapers. As the last returns . fully proved, there were only nine newspapers out of Lon don which had received credit for a greater number of advertisements, during the first half year in 1837, than the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. We are happy to assure our friends that our circulation continues to be on the increase. Nothing shall be wanting on our part to render the LIVERPOOL STANDARD still more deserving of that patronage and support which it has hitherto received. Our unremitted exertions shad in future be devoted to this object. The LIVERPOOL STANDARD presents peculiar claims to t h e support of the public as an advertising medium. Its circulation Is-chiefly among the mercantile classes. and in private families, thus offering that adv an t age of which Advertise rs are generally in search—the most eligible mode of communicating with the more wealthy and respectable portions of the community. In conclusion we have great pleasure in wishin g our friends "a happy new year, and many return s of the. season." TO CORRESPONDENTS. • The lett er of " A Lover of the ifstablished Church" is well meant, but scarcely adapted for publication. The request of ".G. P. M.". shall be complied with. On Friday we purpose introducing an article of some length uu the sub . ject of his remarks. We suspe c t the miter wh o assumes the signature " A. Tory," !9‘, , v 43aaUz inquiri6s 1,4 9 . re we can insert the letter of " • ,We.oanirot, at present, accede to the proposition of " G. M.". We have received Black woo d , F raser, and the Dublin sity Magazines, which shall lie noticed on , Friday. • 'solttEE s • AT TILE FtovAi. 41 r 4 sTITeTto,i4.—it haVing been er• tottepusly stated in foriner papers, that the next soiree will .„take Ma.ce.osi Weduesday the 3d; the subscribers are respect cfully,infUrazed, that -WEorsaso& Y the 10th is the evening ap _eotutedias stated in the tickets already .issued. • cbc ILibt.tpuoi Stanbarti. TUESDAY MORNING, 'JANUARY 2, 1838. g The Publication of the STA NDA D cornmenced this morn ing at 5 o'clock. NEGRO ApPRENTIdESHIP.—The A 8 1 .071 of yesteiday pel'sists in asseverating that the alleged " solemn con tract" entered into between the West Indians and the British people, on the subject of the abolition of slavery, has been violated by the former. In saying this, the Albion. only echoes the cuckoo cry of the self-styled philanthropists who h ave so liberally traduced the planters and maligned the legislative assemblies of the West Indies.. We find the same charge in a memorial recently ,presented by the Anti -slavery delegates to her Alljesty's government. This document has the follow ing paragraph:— • " We, your . Lordship's memorialists, are fully and painfully convinced, hy evidence of a character authentic and indubitable, of which a large portion is derived from official documents, that. slavery in all its essential features, and in some respects under aggravated circumstances, still exists in the British colonies; that the principles Of the imperial act, Av.ised avowedly for its Pxtinction, and to effect .the- eurincipaAt9i!oftag negroes, for • which he immense .sum £20;000,00 teas .hate been SytCmatiralli nullitid, and its benevOlent intentioli4rievonsly • pnd:•shajnefully defeated. hy'.the..l—egistatures.and spetial inagis • •of: the c, dorries; on I,*huro its execution has heendevolved.'' Tll's is certainlY'alc'ilitit chaig : e.' l BLit' how does the n - witer Stand ? The imperial legislature passed 'an act for the extinction of slavery. That act conceded a pay ment of £29,000,090. to the planters as a compensation for .the losses contingent upon the emancipation of the negroes, requiring from the planters, in turn, the fulfil ment of certain conditions before the money could be paid. Tire colonial legislatures, as we spewed in our last, passed certain acts for carrying out the purposes of the imperial parliament. Government were duly certified of the passing of such acts, and must have been satisfied that the provisions of the impetial act were duly recog nised by the colonial assemblies. The money was, in consequence, paid to the claimants for compensation. Upon whom, then, does the responsibility rest ? It is evident that if there has been any infraction of the terms of the " solemn Contract," it could only have taken place with the connivance of government. To say that they have sanctioned such a proceeding is certainly pay ing them a left. handed compliment. And yet this is ex actly the kind of compliment paid them by the liberal press throughout the.qountry We are glad, however, as far as the present ministry can be relied upon in any_ matter, that there appears no prospect that the present views of the anti-apprentice ship agitators shall be realised. We infer this from the following reply of Lord Glenelg to the memorial of the delegates ; "Downing-street, Nov. 27. " Sir,—l am directed by Lord Glenelg to acknowledge the receipt of the memorial, dated the 17th inst., presented by you and other gentlemen to his lordship on the 18th, expressing a desire that her Majesty's government will take the earliest pos sible period for introducing a measure into parliament to bring the system of negro apprenticeship in the colonies to an end, and further deprecating the appointment of any committee of either house of parliament for the purpose of inquiring into the work ing of the present system; I am to acquaint you, in reply, that Lord Glenelg, after an anxious and minute attention during the laSt two years and a half ti the details of this subject; and after a careful consideration of, all the information respecting it to which his lordship has bad access, dues not feel that there are sufficient grounds to justify her Majesty's government in pro posing to parliament to make so essential an alteration in the act of 1833 as that which is desired by the memorialists. His lordship is further of opinion, that, however desirable it might be that the apprenticeship should be terminated by acts of the Colonial legislatdres before the period fixed by law for its.expi ration, the proposal by the goverunrient to the British parliament of a measure for its immediate abolition would, without tending to shorten the duration of the present system, have the effect of producing irritation, excitement, and disappointment throughdut the West India colonies. It would thereby, in Lord Glenelg's judgement, present a serious obstacle to the success of the con stant and unremitting endeaVours of her Majesty's government to secure to the apprenticed population the enjoyment of the immediate rights to which they are legally entitled, and to in sure the ultimate termination of the apprenticeship under cir cumstances the most favourable to the fall possession and ex ercise of unqualified freedom. In the prosecution of this ob ject her Majesty's government will not hesitate, in case of ne cessity, to apply to parliament fur such additional powers as may be required to strengthen the hands of the Executive government in the discharge of the arduous and responsible duty with which they are intrusted. " With respect to the desire expressed by the memorialists, that her Majesty's government should resist any proposal for the appointment of a committee of either house of parliament to inquire into the working of the present system, I am to inform you that her Majesty's government have, in the two last sessions of parliament, assented to the appointment of a committee of the House of Commons on this subject. on the motion of Mr. Buxton, and that, the inquiries of the last committee having been interrupted by the unexpected termination of the session, a short report was presented to the House of Commons, which appears to have been unanimously agreed to, in which it is recommended that a select committee should be appointed to pursue this inquiry in the next session. of parliament. On the ground of this inquiry, and of the admitted obligation on the government to afford the fullest information which parliament may require on so important a subject, Lord Glenelg directs me to state that her Majesty's government could not, in his opinion, be justified in refusing their assent to the appointment of such a committee during the present session, if a motion with that object should be made in either house of parliament. " I have. &c., " GEORGE GREY. " Captain Harward, R.N., &c." We shall again recur to this subject, and conclude for the present by appending the following notice or ex stipendiary Palmer's conduct, which we find in the Jamaica Despatch, of November 24 : "THE EX-STIPE DR. PALMER'S DAUGHTER. " Our readers no doubt remember that we sometime since published a letter from Eleanor Palmer, to her inhuman father , the notorious ex-Stip e . ; an d a l so a con fi rmatory statement from 1-1. L. Garrigues, Esq. "'Phis poor creature, Eleanor Palmer, died in the Hospital of this city on Sa , :irday the 18th instant, and was interred the succeeding day in b parish coffin, without benefit of clergy,' the service being actually read by the sexton. " We have these facts from the brother of the deceased, who further states, that prior to her father's departure from Jamaica, she was starving—and Wandered about in almost a state of nudity ; 'that upon her applying to her father for assistance to wards her support, the inhuman 'wretch refused the smallest trifle to save his child from starvation, to prolong her existence. Until within the last two months, (during which period the de ceased has been an inmate of the hospital) she was supported by the generosity of a few charitable individuals in St. Andrew and Kingston; and while the father has been traducing and libelling the character of the inhabitants of Jamaica; while he has proclaimed them to be monsters in the human form, void of generosity, or any of the better feeling of our nature,'—his offspring has been supported by their charity and kindness. " - Need we add a single line of comment to convince our fel low subjects in Britain how little reliance ought to be placed upon the statements of a maim—a wreich we should have said— who, though possessed of a m pl e mea n s , would have suffered his child to have, died of starvation, rather then have afforded her the slightest relief. There are things on earth,.and Dr. Palmer is one of them, who are beneath contempt." Here is a fine sample of philanthropy ! :We say nothing of the morality of Dr. Palmer's conduct : but sorely if sock statements be true, (we only profess to give them as we find thew,) Mr. Smith.may 'well have appealed to the humanity of, the wives and daughters of Great Britain. j, We have several important doctiments on the subject of the charges.trought by Mr. Sturge and his associates, for which we cannot find room at present. We hope they Will serve to open . the eyes of the public as to the real value of the evidence offered by these gentlemen, and operate as a sedative to that mawkish sensibility Which would tempt people, to he unjust while they are generous. TnE Docx - .St , r.acuroasair..--As might have been ex pected, thexadical section of the Dock Committee have duly installed Air. Vandentioff in the office of solicitor to their body, in the room ,of Mx. Harvey, w h o h a d re signed. N i Ve candidly confess that . we .tid mit for a mo rm-nt expect any other result. The election is in per fect keeping with all the appoiutrnemts made by the libe ral factitin, ever since their reign . in the Town Council 'commenced. One after another of 'their electioneering agents have been comfortably provided for in precisely the same manner. There are a few mole for whom snug berths a're in store, as soon as opportunities arise for transferring them from the Reform Assoeiatiou commit tee-room to the different municipal offices. Mr. Samuel .Knipe will soon obtain his reward for his indefatigable exertions in endeaVotiring to . disfrauchise the freemen. 'Mr. Tinsel Atkinson is likewise looking forward, with keen anticipation for a share in the loaves and fishes : and if little . liOok-nosed Phillips, and the other under- lings of the grasping crew, are ultipatelY to receive no valuable appointments, it will be owing only to sheer in tellectual The more reckless and unprincipled a radical agent proves in futtliming the interests of, his inky, the more secure he is of being rewarded. Professional merit or peisonal qualifications are . ..the . voy last things to be considered in filling 'offices of trust under a radical cors pOration. The more abjectly a man surrenders himself into the hands Of a parcel of vulgar demagogues, to work opt their nefaiiOus political designs, and to assist in rubbing' their fellow-subjects of their undoubted pri vilege., the More strenuously are his claims supported. The dirtier the work in which he may have been en gaged, the more eagerly is he welcoined as an object de serving of patronage. . We niake‘these remarkS generally, and not in refer ence to' Mr Vancienhotr in prnticular. He may bean estimable nifin for: aught we know to the C9ntrary. We know nothing of his qualifications for the office_to which he has been elected ; and .we believe it would puzzle those who voted for him, if asked, to pointihttn The Journal insinuates that this gentleman obtained the preference on account of his eminent "public ser vices," which it Professes - to regard as " the most legi timate title to public offices." The language of the ra dical organs has undergone a surprising change of late in reference to the exercise of corporate patronage. For merly the theme of constant declamation used to be the exclusive and monopolising character of the old corpora tion. Long and vehemently (lid the Mercury, the Al bion, and the Chronicle, and their party, inveigh against the bigotted preference which their political opponents gave to men who laboured under the stigma of being called tories. Those days have long since gone by. The times are now altered. The radicals are in power, and take a pride in making radical appointments. A tory, whatever his merits or recommendations may be, has no chance whatever of promotion. The radiCal press is si lent, or, if it speaks, is it is only in praise of the domi nant faction for rewarding the " public services" of the pettifogging agents of the Reform Associatinn. There is one very singular circumstance connected with the election of Mr. Vandenhoff to which we must allude before we have done. It appears that every one of the eleven votes which he obtained were those of the self -elected clique of Common Councilmen sitting on the Dock Committee ; whilst, on the contrary, the nine votes given for Mr. North were (we believe with only one exception) those of gentlemen who have been elected by the rate. payers. This is deference to public opinion with a vengeance! We venture to say that if the election of Mr. North had rested with the rate payers alone, lie would have been chosen by a majority of three to one. Thus it is that the consistent radicals appreciate the principle of repre sentation. -We may as well apprise the public of another circum stance in connection with this appointment. As usual, a preliminary meeting of the radical town councillors on Dock Committee took place, for concerting the arrange ments for choosing a solicitor. The, comparative claims of Mr. Robinson and Mr. Vandenhoff were canvassed, and a division took place, when there appeared for the former 5, and for the latter 7. Mr. Lathom was not pre-' sent on the occasion, having given a promise of his vote to Mr. North. Mr. Henry Holmes nominated Mr. Ro binson, and was opposed by Mr. Eyre Evans, and Mr. Walmsley. The fiery Alderman and Joshua carried their point. But • after deciding in favour of Mr. Van denhoff, it occurred to these sages, that it would be as well to inquire whether Mr. Vandenhoff was duly quali fied as a solicitor. We presume their doubts on this subject were satisfied : but it would have been as well to have ascertained the fact previously to their decision. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. POLICE'INTELLIGENCE. CHARGE OF A asoN.—At a quarter to ten o'clock on Thurs day night an alarm of fire was given in Greetham-street, and Inspector Okley, on hurrying to the spot, found that smoke was issuing from a marine store belong, to Mr. Nicholas Evans. The premises were entered by the police, and the fire was soon extinguished. On fUlther examination of the premises, how ever, police-officer No. 293 detected a light in a cupboard under the stairs, and on opening the dobr, which 'was effected with some difficUlty, alighted candle was observed, which was placed in such a situation as to excite the suspicions of the inspector. Mr. Evans was in consequence detained by him till the arrival of Mr. Whitty, our indefatigable bead constable, who, on being made acquainted with the circumstances, ordered Mr. Evans to be taken into custody. ; On Friday the case came on for hearing before Mr. Hall— William Earle, jun., and R. E. Harvey, Esqrs., were also on the bench. Mr. Whitty briefly detailed the facts which we have mentioned. He'also stated that the pris'oner resided in Fox-street, and not at the marine store in Greetham-street. John Richardson, whose residence adjoins the marine store, deposed that he heard the alarm of fire on" the preceding even ing. He went to the door of the store, and, finding that it was fast, he and others broke it open. He then made to the spot where the fire was burning, which was a small room in the back part of the premises. He looked about to ascertain whether the flames had originated from the fire-place; but it seemed to him as if there had not recently been a fire. The rags and woodwork were on fire; and he imagined that something had fallen into a cask which • was there, and set the rags which it contained in a blaze. He, however, saw no candle about. The constable called his attention to the stair, where a candle was burning, about one quarter of an inch from some rags. Nothing under the staircase had taken fire. He had some difficulty in getting to the place where 'the candle was burning, as the door was, held fast by a great many rags deposited against it. The staircase was about a. yard and a half from the place where the rags had been on tire. Cross-examined by Mr. Davenport.—The candle could not have been left there by accident. It was lighted and left under the stair. He knew that a candle was sometimes used by the occupiar of the premises; but he was certain the one in ques tion could not have been accidentally left there. It was not in a stick. The rags were a foot thick round the candle, which was supported by them. There was also a little straw near. Police-officer No. 294 deposed to the fact of the lighted can dle having been discovered by him and the other persons pre sent. In about ten minutes the whole of the rags and straw under the staircase must have been in flames. The rags must have been placed behind the door after the candle had been placed in the situation described. Cross-eZantined.—The fire was soon extinguished. He saw the sky 7 light ; only one pane was broken, so that no person could haVe entered or retired that way. Police-officer No. 175 corroborated the statements of the two preceding witnesses. He said that the rags seemed to be nicely puffed up about the candle, —Ankers, a baker, deposed that about half-past eight on Thursday night, be saw Evans lock up his store, after which he had some conversation with him. Evans said that he had in his premises about £l5O worth of goods in copper and lead. The prisoner's wife attends to another shop; Evans does not sleep in the marine store. He did not know how long the prisoner had kept the store; he had only lived in the neighbourhood about ten months. The witness then detailed the fact of the fire having broken out, and, after assisting to force open the door, of his haVing run into Pitt-street to call the watch., Cross-examined.—Evans remained conversing with him about ten or fifteen minutes. He said nothing to him about rags—he spoke only of copper and lead. Witness had not seen the prisoner for two or three days before. Evans was nut in the habit of telling him of what he was worth. Mr. Maxwell deposed that he was an inspector of salvage for an assurance office, and whenever .a fire took place it was his duty to attend and look after the property. On Friday morn ing he considered it his duty to go and take a rough estimate of the property of the prisoner's premises. This he had done; and, though he had given every thing the full value, it amounted only to £3l 3s. He only found 1 cwt. of lead. There were three panes broken in the sky-light; they Are, however, only about three inches square. The wooden part was perfect. Cross-examined.—The prisoner had said that the boys were in the habit of throwing stones from the yard. They might play such tricks with him as that; but he could not see how they could have got in to play hint such a trick as to put a lighted candle under the stair-case. By the Magistrate.—He found no copper on the premises, and only about I cwt. of lead. Mr. Whiny and others deposed that none -of the .property could. have been taken away, for the door was locked by inspec tor Okley on retiring, and there had been a policeman on the spot during the night. Mr. Forshaw, agent for the County Fire Office, put in a deed of policy, effected by the,prisoner, for £4OO, one half of which, however, only applied to the marine store, the other half being for his house, N o . 3, Fox-stieet, (£50,) and for the property in,the grocer's shop kept by his wife (£150.) He had been in sured with them nearly five years. The policy. had been re newed on Lady-dayjlast. Ankers re-examined by Mr. Hall.—From the time the fire commenced till the lock wa3 put on. the door, there was no property removed. He was present the whole time. Cross.exainined. He did not see the prisoner assisting ac tively to put out the fire. He (prisoner) was not on the spot till the fire was extinguished. Mr. Whittv deposed that he found nothing on the premises but rags and old bones. He was present with Mr. Maxwell when that gentleman made his estimate; he perhaps did not know so well as he the value of the articles; but he should not think that the whole of the property in the store was worth more than £lO. Mr. Hall said that the pr'osecution ought to be conducted by the fire-office. He should therefore remand the prisoner, to al low Mr. Forshaw an opportunity of communicating with the directors. Mr. Forshaw thought that there would he a disinclination on their part to prosecute, as such acts tended to bring odium on the establishment resorting to them. Mr. Whitty was of a con trary opinion; he thought the directors would have no hesita tion in the matter. Mr. Hall would offer no opinion upon the case ;but he said that enough had been elicited to authorize him in detaining the" prisoner until the directors had been written to, It would cer tainly appear a singular thing to him if they did not follow the case up ; for no man nor no body of men ought to consider their private gain in preference to their duty to the public. Mr. Forshaw ultimately consented to write by the evening's post, to London, and the prisoner was remanded till Tuesday. CHAPEL ROBBING.—Edward Tarleton, who had the appear ance of having once been a respectable individual, was on Fri day placed at the bar of the police-office, charged with having stolen and offered to pledge; at Mr. Gillaird's, in London-road, a Wesleyan Hymn Book, the property of Mr. James William Bogie. The book had been stolen from Brunswick Chapel. A person from Mr. Gillaird's attended, and proved the fact of the prisoner having offered the hymn book fur pledge. He had previously pawned with them about a dozen Bibles and prayer books, from' which the names had been erased. The priSoner, in answer to two or three questions from the magistrate, (in the course of replying to which he burst into tears,) said that he was out of employment, and that it was between four and five years since he had been prosecuted (for an offence for whieh he was committed to Lancaster Castle for twelve months.) As complaints had been made from two or three sources relative to the loss of Bibles, &c., Mr. Hall remanded the prisoner till Tuesday, to give opportunity for enquiring into the owner s hip of the books. Excisg . INFonniA:rtots.—On Friday, at the Police-office, two informations were laid 11l the Excise against David Taylor Shaw and John Shaw, as occupants or proprietors of the public house called the Shades and the Saloon, in Williamson-square, for having sold, on the 28th of October, one-eighthpart of a pint of wine (in the Shades) and one-eighth part of a pint of rum (in the S a l o on) without a license. In support Of the &it informa tion, Wardle, an excise-officer, proved thiit he had purchased the wine in the shades, for which he paid 6d., and that David Shaw was standing iu the place at the time it was served to him by the waiter. It was also proved by himself and another officer, who had been stationed by him at the back of the pre mises to keep watch, that no person hid left the premises to purchase the wine, during the time he was inside. Thomas Edwards, who represented himself as a musician who had until lately performed at the Shades, was then called as a witness for the prosecution; but his evidence was so falteringly delivered and so evasive and contradictory that he was indignantly and severely reprimanded by Mr. Hall. The substance of his evi dence was that he had been, until within six, eight, ten, or twelve weeks past, (but which it was impossible to determine,) accustomed to see David Shaw at the Shades every night, from eight to twelve o'clock ; but t he had nut seen him there since some one or other of those periods. He at last swore, however, that had not seen him there in the month of November, nor since. No evidence being adduced as to the fact of either of the Shaws being the keeper of the house, the magistrate said that whatever might be his private opinion, he must acquit the de fendants. The other information was then' withdrawn. Isis" Goon WILL—On Saturday, at the Police-office, a young artizan, named Joh❑ Hawgan, appeared before the ma gistrates to prefer a charge of assault against James Carr, also an artizan, both of them natives of " ould lreland."—The complainant stated that on Monday night, between nine and ten o'clock, when he went to his lodgings, which are at a public house, the defendant who was in the house, said the 'moment he entered—" Sure an' this is dhe big spalpeen dhat's comin'." He (complainant) took no notice of him, and he (defendant) kept walking in and out of the public house. Soon after be (complainant) was standing with his hand on the gas-pipe, when the defendant came towards him, as he thought to light his pipe, " whin," said the complainant, " he up wid his hand an' gev ►ne tree strokes on the eye, before I knew my where abouts; an' 'ibaciated my bead dreadful."—Carr, when asked what he had to say in defence, said, " Why, by the beauty o' man, I 'ed no ill will or malice agin 'int at all; only, ye see, it happened sure, o' Christmas night, an' I'ed some dhriuk an me;, an' how I came to sthrick dhe man I can't say, but wouldn't I suffer all kinds o' visitation 'fore ever I 'ud giv 'ern a whack at all ?"—Mr. Hall; " You have struck him."—lle fendant " Sure, au' we'd no envy, nor malice, nor spite, nor anythin' agin one another at all; an' its only lasht Saturdhay dhat we played earls together till two o'clock on Sunday mornin', an' parted dhe best o' friends."—Complainant " I've lost 10s. 6d. worth of a hat of ine head, which was picked off by 'tin; :aa' even dhe honest man, Win. Duffey, as keeps dhe publig,house, came up an' said what, do you want to murther the man widow. rason?'"--,Mr. Hall said he would give the defendant an opportunity of 'settling the. matter with the com plainant. After a short consultation together, through the medium of Ainsworth, the constable, the defendant agreed to pay the complainant 10s. 6d. for his hat, And pay for the summons. SMUGGLING.—Ou Saturday, at the Police-office, a female, named Mary Fay, an Irishwoman, was brought before the ma gistrates, on a charge of attempting to smuggle some whisky. A police-officer deposed, that between five and six o'clock the night before, he stopped the prisoner with three small jugs con cealed about her person, altogether containing seven quarts of whisky. Mr. Hall inquired if she had a permit? The prisoner replied that she had not; that she had been to Dublin to see her friends forthe first time during 15 y ears , an d th e y had g iven her the whisky, first one a little, and then another. Mr. Hall said, notwithstanding convictions took place every day, people would be guilty of smuggling things on shore. • It was quite useless to attempt such a thing, for what with the Custom-house officers, and police officers, it was almost impossible for them to succeed. He had no.alternative but to inflict the penalty of £25, or in default to be committed for three months to Kirkdale. EFFECTS OF DOUNKENNEss.--111 Saturday, at the Police-. office, an Irishman, apparently a pig-jobber, named M`Alister, Trom Dunlop, in the north of Ireland, appeared before the ma gistrates to lay a charge against an artizan of having robbed him of £lB, whilst they were together in a public-house, On I h u rsd a y night. - Mr. Hall inquired what his charge was?— Complainant.—" Why, that I have been robbed of £lB, and the prisoner is the only man that's' got it." Mr. Parkinson said, that the complainant hail been brought to Bridewell on Thurs day night quite drunk, and wanted to charge the police with having jobbed him. Mr. Hall.—" I remember this case ; you were in such a state of beastly drunkenness, that you had not the smallest recollection of where you had been, what you had been, doing, or,who you bad been with. What is your evi dence against the prisoner ?... Complainant.—" My evidence is this,.that I swear he is the man that took the money. .1 don't accuse him of the rubbery; I think it was for safety that he took it." Mr. Ilia—What evidence have yot: that he took your money ?" Complainant.—" I am sure of it ?" Mr. Hall.—" How ?" Complainant.-1 know it, because he put his hand in my left hand breast pocket, and took it out." .M-r: Hall.—" Yesterday you were insiunating that the police took it; and when 1 asked if you could give any account,,you told me that you knew nothing at all about it, and yu wanted me to believe that the police had taken you £lB. There is not the smallest evidence in the world agaiut, the prisoner; discharge him. THE AFFAIRS OF CANADA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.,INDdIRD. SI R, —As a good deal of anxiety at present exists respecting Lower Canada, you will probably give insertion to the following► remarks, which I believe to be a true statement of the present difference. ' _ . Up to the year 1831, there was no very marked division of Canadiani of British and Foreign origin, a large number of both origins having petitioned the Imperial Parliament for re dress of grievances in 1827. ' The Canada Committee reported in 1828 or 1829, and with this report and the suhsequeiit dis• patches of Lord Goderich respecting it, all pirties declared themselves satisfied. See Papineau's and Bourday's speeches, 28th November, and the resolutions adopted by the House of Assembly, 29th Nov. 1831. ' Within a few. months after the French Canadians had declar ed themselves fully satisfied with the report of the Canada Com mittee, their jealousy of the enterprise and increasing numbers of the British settlers, led them to adopt measures which created a complete breach between the inhabitants of French and (as the French party designated thern)'those of Britiali‘and foreign origin. See the 92 resolutions' of the H oUse or Assembly. This breach gradually widened, Until it has, at last created a deadly en mity between the two races, and made it apparent that, 'until the one or the other decidedly predominate, there can be no peace in the country—nothing can now 'reconcile them, and it is useless to attempt it. • The British and Irish inhabitants have. been stigmatised as Tories, slaves of power, &c. &c. This is not the fact, and a very superficial study of the politics of Canada will convince every one that they should rather he ranked as Reformers. • The French, from their artful framing of the election laws, and division of the election districts, possess a 'much greater majority in the House of Assembly than either their education, wealth, or even their numbers warrant. They are strongly biassed in favour of feudal law, of the French language, of the institutions and laws of old France. They bear a perfect hatred, to the inhabitants of British and Irish descent, and are guilty of the most barefaced injustice towards'them. They threw every obstacle in the .way of their settling in the country and acquiring lands—refusing to establish registry offices for purchases, sales, and mortgages of property, the want of which renders it absolutely impossible to acquire a sure title to any property, even though in posseision 20 years—secret mort gages, claims for dower, minor's claims, having frequently been paid by purchases to more than the amount of what they had previously paid for the property. They make it indispensable for persons holding commissions in the militia to . possess a certain yearly revenue from landed property ! there is a clause, however, which very moch favours the Canadians—that sous of those possessing laud may hold commissions. They passed a law preventing co-partners voting on any amount of property, but excepted co-heirs as the larg e majority of the former w er e B r iti s h, an d o f th e l a tt er , F renc h . It is un necessary to go further into detail, in every possible way they have endeavoured to increase their own influence, and decrease that of the British and Irish, wishing to preserve themselves as a distinct French race, with French laws and French language, and in every way continuing to tyrannize over the British and Irish interest, in this they have been encouraged by the vacil lating conduct of the British government. Is it to be wondered at, under these circumstances, that the British and Irish should display a bitter feeling towards them; they went out to the country with the impression that under the British flag they should have the laws, language, and institu tions of their own country, they found themselves bitterly mis• taken, and have become from the repeated acts of tyranny on the part of the French, completely exasperated —they are roused and are determined to free themselves—they are ardently attached to the connexion with the northern country, are loyal to their Queen, but they will no longer submit to be ruled by a small number of conquered and uneducated Frenchmen, they have sworn that they will have the language, the laws, and the institutions of British freemen, or they will die in their endea vour to obtain them. In North America the English language and free institutions must prevail, and they are confident of the result of the struggle. I cannot better describe the feeling that prevails amongst the old countrymen in Canada than supposing the question nut whether they would linger out, but to he go verned by Frenchmen, by quoting the words of Sir Walter Scott— - - " Not though destruction o'er the land come pouring as a flood, The sun that sees our falling day, shall mark our sabre's deadly sway, And set that night in blood." AN ANGLO CANADIAN. Liverpool, Dec. r6i, 1837. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Yesterday a special meeting of the Town Council was held for the purpose of appointing two patrons for the Blind Assylum, instead of the Mayor and senior alderman. Tile MAYOR said he was very sorry to have called them toge ther, but it had before escaped their notice that it was necessary to elect two patrons for the Blind Assylum on the Ist January, in case of a vacancy. Formerly the law required that the Mayor and senior Alderman should be the patrons. By the municipal law it was now required that the patrons should be two members of the council, being members of the church of England. They were'called together that day for the purpose of elec t i ng two members of the council, as required, to be joint patrons with the other patrons of the Blind School. Mr. fli itY LAWRENCE proposed that Mr. Alderman Benn be a patroU in lieu of the mayor, and Mr. Richard Houghton the other patron in lieu of the senior alderman—both being pew holders of the church for the blind. Mr. Councillor Bract' seconded the motion. A COUNCILLOR enquired if it was ascertained whether Mr. Benn would consent to the appointment. Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE said it was a mere matter of form. The TOWN-CLERK said he apprehended he had not the power of objecting if elected. The MAYon said it was a mere matter of form, and he hoped that the patrous would not be called upon to exercise their func tions. Mr. Alderman Benn and Mr. Rich. Houghton were then pro posed separately and duly elected. The Towx-Ci.Eax then read the following resolutions, which were ore.ered to be put on the minute book. Resolved,—That . Mr• Robert Berm be appointed to execute the provisionS, duties, and functions, authorized to be exercised by the mayor of the town of Liverpool, by an Act 10 Geo. 4, cap. 12, intituled an act for establishing and governing an insti tution in Liverpool, called the School for the Indigent Blind. He then read a similar resolution, appointing Mr. Richard Houghton in lieu of the senior alderman. The MAYOR said that was all the business, and they would allow huts to be old fashioned enough •to wish them "a happy new year, and many of them." The Councirthen broke up. OLDHAM OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVES.—The members of the above association will dine together at the Assembly Room, Oldham, on the sth January. The association is HI a prospe rous state, the numbers gradually increasing, and the funds accumulating. PORTRAIT Op LORD SAN DON. - Since our last publication we have been favoured by Mr. Borland, of Church-street, with a copy of the splendid portrait of our noble represent a ti ve , Lord Sandon. It is beautifully executed in the mezzotint° style, and is a capital likeness. Prince Antoine Bonaparte arrived at this port on Monday, from New Orleans. After staying two days at the Adelphi Ho tel he proceeded to London. LAUNCH.—There was launched, on Saturday, from the yard of Messrs. Clarke and Sons, a fine ship, of 400 tons register, in tended fOr the Jamaica trade, and called the Jamaica. She is to be commanded by Capt. T. A. Farrall, and is the property of Joseph Brooks Yates, Esq. A cold collation was provided on board, which gave great satisfaction to a numerous party. STEEPLE CHASE AT NESTON.—We understand another steeple chase will be run at Neston on Wednesday, January 10. The following horses are entered for a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each; twice round the corner; four miles :--Mr. Holland's cb c Moses, list ; Mr. Kent's r m Pussey,.llst ; Mr. Jones's clr g Monkey, lOst 71b. ST. JUDE'S MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.—The Missionary Association in connexion with St. Jude's Church, is auxiliary to three valuable institutions:—The Church Missionary Society, the Jews Society, and the Irish Society. On Sunday, the Rev. Hugh M`Neile preached the annual sermons on behalf of this association, and made collections amounting to one hundred pounds. ST. SIMON'S CHURCH, SIR THOMAS'S BUILDINGS.—We per ceive that a sermon will be preached at this church this even ing, by the Rev. R. P. Buddicom, and also on Finlay evening, by the Rev. J. Lyons, on both which occasions collections will be made in aid of the funds for the support of the church. As this place of worship is entirely supported by volantary contri butions, chiefly resulting from these ,periodical collections, we sincerely trust the friends of the establishment in Liverpool will display their usual liberality on both occasions, especially when the spiritual necessities of the densely peopled district, in which the church is situated, are taken into consideration. TRIBUTE TO THE REV. THOMAS PlGOT.—Among the charac teristics of the times and the evidences for good, amidst many concurrent dangers and causes of apprehension with which the present period abounds, we may notice the increased and in creasing frequency of grateful tributes paid to ministers of the established church, by those who have had the best means of estimating their worth, and who have best profited by their pas toral labours. A few days ago, a very handsome silver table centre-piece, with some smaller articles, to the value of £7O. were presented to the Rev. Thomas Pigot, M.A., late incum bent of St. Helen's, and now rector of Blymhill, in Shropshire. This tribute of regard to one who had made full proof of his ministry among them for more than twenty years, in season and out of season,'wag not oaid, in the warm and overflowin,, , feelings of regret, at the moment of separation, it was the act of his parishioners above a year after they . had been separated, and was the result of their deliberate gratitude and sense of ob ligation to one who had fed them with the bread of life, in the spirit of a true and faithful shepherd, who watched for their souls, as one that, knew he must.,give an account of them to God.—Manchester Courier.' LADIES' CHARITY BALI..—In our last publication we gave a short notice of this ball, which took place in the Town Hall, on Thursday evening last, Since that time we have received several communications, some of, them ivgretting that the be nevolent purposes of the charity do not receive a sufficient share of public patronage, others expressing their approval of the services of the stewards, and their arrangements for the re ception and amusement of the company. Mr. Stubles band was engaged for the occasion, and under his superintendence performed several pieces of foreign' music, procured expressly for the• occasion, at a very considerable expence. The emolu ments resulting from engagements at balls given for charitable purposes, are necessarily small : but we believe that a much more liberal scale of remuneration is justly merited by Mr. Stubbs, especially when such extraordinary exertions are made for the public gratification. Mr. Stubbs has,. for many years, been selected to provide quadrille and other bands for the lead ing assemblies, balls, &c., in this and neighbouring counties. His professional celebrity, and the efficiency of his band are too well known to need any eulogium from us. CHRISTMAS SOUVENIR.-At a period when the social sympa thies are most predominant, and the genial inflUence of " HOME" is felt in the highest degree, more especially by " My young misses." just arrived to spe it her vacation at the " Old Hall," the most appropriate present becomes the first subject of con sideration; a merely useful one can afford no evidence of taste, while a present possessing no claims to utility, shows a want of -judgment. To combine these requisites, we can hardly suggest a more fitting souvenir than Rowi. ANo'-i Toilet Articles, the " MACASSAR," " KALYDOR," and " 01:wn)," which, from their beautifying effects on the hair, complexion, and teeth, are calculated to preserve a grateful recollection of the donor.— See Advertisement. The eagle we have before mentioned has returned to his former haunts in the neighbourhood of Rottingdean, where he has been seen during the past week by many persons. He seems to have a very elevated idea of his own invulnerability, for he makes no scruple of placing himself in the most exposed situa tions; for instance. one day he seated himself very quietly at the edge of the cliff, terminating the small green in front of the White Horse Inn, where he remained undisturbed for some time; on Saturday evening last, between five and six o'clock, he passed close by the than on duty at the Green way station house, so near that the man, it seems, could have struck him with ease. but at the hour mentioned these men are not in pos session of their fire-arms. The noble bird perched himself on a pinnacle of the cliff close by, took a view of The ocean, and then departed. Several sportsmen have gone out with the view of shooting him, but he has hitherto eluded' the search of those properly provided with guns fit for the purpose. It is generally supposed, that he has visited this part of England . .at this parti co,lar season Stir the purpose of regaling, his royal palate now ' and then with a nice south-down lamb.— Ma' jliton Herald. THE COTTON MARKET. The following is a summary of the import, export, stock, and consumption of Cotton for the year 1837 : IMPORT, 1837. 1836. Into Liverpool —1,036,205 London .... 65,696 Glasgow .... 72,274 1,176,175 1,176,175 1,200,831 STOCK, , In Liverpool 170,820 London Glasgow 259,435 259,435- 289,000 EXPORT to the Continent and Ireland.. 125,010 108,9(X) CoNsumwrtori, taken for Home 1,080.730 1,032,928 per week The stock in the hands of the trade is supposed to exceed the stock held by them at this period last year by from 15,000 to 20,000 bales, which would tnake the consumption less by about 350 bales per week, than it appears in the above s'atenient. Prices, during the past year, fluctuated considerably. At its commencement, Uplands ranged from 7id toll per tb; prices began to decline towards the end of January, and stood, at the close of May, from 4id to 72d ; at the beginning of August, however, they rallied, and at the end of the year, ranged from 7d to 9d. IMPORT OF CATTLE. Number of cattle, &c. imported from Ireland into Liverpool, from the Ist January to the 30th December, with the average value for the same; and the same imported Coastwise for the same period, namely, IRELAND. Per head. s. d. 81220 Black Cattle..., £l6 Os. 158 Calves 159436 Sheep 22231 Lambs 504756 Pigs 3774 Horses 310 Mules Total £2478604 18 0 COASTWISE. 3490 Black Cattle.... 16 0.. 55840 0 0 158 Calves 74614 Sheep 2 0..149228 0 0 2128 Lambs 9666 Pigs 119 Horses 2O 0.. 2380 0 0 234153 14 0 Total. .£2712758 12 0 THE AEMY.—The four companies, including head-quarters of the 10th regiment, just arrived from Corfu, have received orders to move from Cork to Fermov, where the depot from Wexford will joi❑ them in a few days: SHOCKING CASE OF SUICIDE.—Ii, is with feelings of extreme sorrow, that we have to record the death of Mr. George Wright, bookseller, of Chinch-street, Oldham, an highly esteemed and truly worthy man. He was discovered about one o'clock on Friday last to have put an end to his existence, by having sus pended himself from the rail of a bed, in one of the sleeping rooms of his house, by a string; he had breathed his last when the afflicting circumstance was discovered. He has recently suffered from severe pain in the back and head, and it is very probable the intensity of the pain in the head was such, that it threw him into a state of temporary derangement at the time he committed the lamentable act. Air. Wright was upwards of fifty-three years of age, and was extensively known, and highly respected for integrity of character and kindness of disposition. On Tuesday, the melancholy affair was investigated by the co roner, 'l'. F. Dearden, Esq., and a respectable jury. at the Old ham Arms Hotel. The jury returned a verdict, " That the de ceased committed suicide while in a state of temporary derange ment"— Manchester Courier. MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY.—On Friday the 22d inst., the remaining portion of this undertaking, extending from Leicester to the Trent, upwards of 22 miles, and including an iron bridge over the river Trent, of three arches of 100 f,-et span each, was let to highly respectable contractors. The whole line is now under contract. This important railway, 57 miles in length, will connect the manufactui ing towns of Lei testes, Nottingham, Derby, and Loughborough, containing together a population of nearly 200,000 persons, with each other, and with London ; and by means of the North Midland (with which it unites at Derby), the York and North Midland and the great North Midland railway, will form a direct rail way communication between the metropolis, Leeds, Yolk, and Newcastle; the route to these important towns being by - the Midland Counties Railway about nine miles shorter than by any other railway. The line between Nottingham and Derby will be completed early in the spring of 1839. and the whole railway in the spring of the following year. The portion ex tending from Leicester to Rugby, and which is taken by Mr. Mackintosh, the eminent contractor, was commenced on the 26th instant, in a field about a mile south of Leicester. FaumEss EcoNorev.—A poor but respectable woman, who resided upwards of forty years in the village of Catrine, had, in her younger days, been able to scrape together the sum of forty two shillings, which, with that spirit of honest independence so characteristic of the Scottish peasantry, she deposited carefully in the corner of her chest, in the shape of two one-guinea notes, in the hope that she might perhaps therewith be able to assist herself at sonic future time. One day last week she was obliged to draw one of them from its hiding-place, and tendered it in payment of some commodity she was about to purchase, when, to her no small grief and dismay, she learned that the bank from which it emanated had long since ceased to exist. Her suspicion was thus very naturally awakened with regard to the value of her other note; and she ventured to express a hope, that a better fate awaited her with regard to it, as she "was sure it was not of the same kind ; " y e t, strange as it may appear, it turned out that though of a different bank, it had expired upwards of twenty Years ago. The notes are of the late Falkirk and Kilmarnock banks.—Ediaburgh Evening Post. CUMMERCIA L ENTtißPßlSE.—British mercantile enterprise is shown now-a-days in souse very realm kable forms. The court of the queen-regent of Spain, and the flying camp of Don Car los, are alike, we believe, attended by emissaries from the chief London newspapers, whose business it is to transmit regular ac counts of the respective transactions of the contendi ng p a rties, to be published at home. On a late trip to the continent. we' encountered a gentleman-like young scan, who informed us that be had been commissioned by a manufacturing house of the west of England to travel at his leisure over Eur o p e , k ee pin g his eyes about him, and picking up ideas which he thought likely to be of service to his employers. ' Some of the annuals present equally striking instances of our national, coMmercial, and literary enterprise. For thepreparation of an annual ornamented volume, issued to the commtinity it ass extremely moderate price, but iu vast quantities, we find ass accompli,;ied man of letters, and an equally accomplished aetist—touring it over the romantic parts•of the earth, the one with pen and the other with pencil in hand. 111 40 4 ,,, , ,;, ; GLA5G0W, PAISLEY, &e. RAILWAY. ~' The first general meeting of the shareholders in the Gles goge, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company was held . ori'Wednesday.. the 15th December last at the Black Bull Inn, in Glasgoat, When the repurtkf the Directors was read. The Directors, after commenting, on the difficulties wi'h which they had to . contend in getting the act passed for the in corporation of the company, called the attention of the share holders to three points. The first of thase was thearrangements entered into with the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock com pany, by which one-half of the expense (estimated at £140,000.) of forming the line between Glasgow and Paisley was to be paid by each company, and the revenue for traffic between those two towns to be equally divided, while each comnany . is to be al lowed to carry passengers and goods along , the joint line, on paying, in proportion to ttfe amount, the exp e n s e of` maintaining the line. The second point was, that art act of parliament had been obtained by the shareholders of the Troon and Kilmar nock Railway Company, for increasing their capital. and re laying and straightening theit line, so as to render it fit for locomotive engines, as, in the absence of any knowledge as t 6 the course of the line to England, it was deemed inexpedient to resolve in executing the Branch to Kilmarnock, originally sug gested. The Directors had learned, that, when the line was completed, improvements were to be made on the part of Ar drossan. The third point was, that an, obligation was imposed by the act to expend equal sums at each end of the line. The line from Ayr to Irvine, it was slated, might be finished within, fifteen months, at an estimated expeuse of :£84,W0. The line between Glasgow and Paisley would take ribont two years for, its completion, at an estimated expense of £140,000. The estimate of the cost of the whole railway, proved before parliament, was £625,000. exclusiVe of engines, carriages, &c. Tne revenue showed a return of 12 per cent. on this estimate. The report staled the expenditure of the company to have been £21,166. 3s. sd. and the funds remaining in hand.. £1,627. Bs. 11d. The utmost confidence was expressed as to' the beneficial results which would flow from the execution of the railway, All officers on leave of absence from regiments at present serving► in Canada have had their leave cancelled, and are' ordered to proceed forthwith, via New York, to join their re spective corps. THE ARMY.—The 93d Highlanders have received orders to embark' immediately to Nova Scotia, for the purpose of there replaCing one of the regiments sent on to Canada. It is gen erally supposed, that the 23d Fusileers and the 71st Light Infantry will proceed to the same destination early in spring, or sooner if requisite. The 93d are to be conveyed out by a ship of war. • • ' Part of the oath of. a grand juryman is, that "his fellows' counsel arid his 'owli he will keep secret," upon the principle that e.c paile statements ought not to be divulged; yet the chairman of the Middlesex sessions, in a ease on Saturday, is represented to have said, "It was a pity the court had not a person in the ~, r andjury rooms to take down every word that was said by prosecutors and witnesses." The Bishop of Peterborough had a serious attack last week, and his life was considered in danger • he still , remains very Weak. His temporal dignity and ear thly glory seem to be de parting "as a suiiimer cloud," and as" a tale that is told."— Stamford Mercury. ' • ' It is said that on the'day of the arrival Of the news of the Canadian rebellion, and the defeat of the Queen's troops, the noble premier displayed at the royal table a more than usual, flow of spirits. The Romani Emperor Nero is represented by historians as exhibiting something of the same kind while Rome was burning. On Snndav week; Mr. R. Child's, of Bungay, ih a sup Posed fit of teihnorary excitement, at about eleven o'clock in the fore noon, threw himself from an upstair window, about thirty feet high, and is so severely injured, that there are no hopes of his recovery.—Noifulk Chronicle. . . MORE ABSENCE op MIND.—The last " modern instanc e ," recorded in the Yankee papers, is that of a Vermont waggoner going to market, who lifted his hore into the waggon, and tackled himself up in the traces. The veracious chronicler adds that he did not discover his error until he undertook to neigh ! A man popping his head through a tailor's shop window, ex claimed—' What o'clock is it by your lapboard r —upon which the tailor lifted up his lapboard and struck him a blow on the head, answering, • it has just struck one,' A SCENE IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.—EIbow room has been quite scarce during the past week. Such scrouging, goug ing, twisting, turning in and turning out, has seldom before been witnessed. Instance the following :—Traveller dismounts at a tavern. H illoa, landlord—can I get lodgings here to-night ?" Landlord.—" No, Sir; every room in the house is engaged." Traveller.—"Can't you even give me a blanket, and a bunch of shavings for a pillow, io your bar-room r Landlord.—" No. sir; there's not a square foot of space unoccupied any where in the house." Traveller.—Then I'll thank you, sir, to shove a' pole, well secured, out of your second story window, and I'll roost on that." SINGULAR SAGACITY OF A WASP.—A wasp bad caught a' fly almost as big as herself, with which she attempted in vain to rise in the air. Concluding that the weight of her prey was. the impediment, she alighted and sawed off the head and tail, before she again took to flight. The weight was now no obsta cle to her progress, but she had not calculated upon the wind catching , the wings of her victim, and .thus retarding her; which, ,however, she no sooner observed to be the case, than she again alighted, and, having deliberately removed first one wing and then the other, carried it off triumphantly to her nest I—Bushrian's Philosophy of Instinct and Reason. DISCOVERY OF CANADA.—Canada was discovered'in 1496 by John Cabot, a citizen of Bristol, and colonized by the French. in 1608, during the reign of Henry IV., of France, and James 1., of England. The French held possession of the country till 1626, when it was conquered by the English, but restored. about 6 years afterwards. Quebec, the capital, was taken by the English in 1759, after a battle memorable for the deaths of Wolfe and Moutcalm, the Generals of the respective armies ; and the entire country was ceded to the English, and confirmed to them by the peace of 1763. In 1791, during the commotions caused by the French revolution, it received a constitution, and . was divided into two provinces, which contained, some years ago, a population of 829,000. The population now probably amounts to a million. DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION.—OD Thursday morning last, about half-past Seven, one of the most destructive conflagrations that bas occurred in London for a number of years, broke out in the extensive wharfs of Messrs. Davis and Curling, in Pot ter's-fields, Hursleydown. The are exactly opposite the Tower, and the wharf and store warehouses, occupying six or seven. acres of ground, were in one mass of flames. They contained contained upwards of 6000 barrels of turpentine, 400 tuns of oil, and 500 tons of bark, besides an immense quantity of pitch, tar, and other combustibles. Four vessels lying along side the wharf were burnt, and the fire had extended to the adjoining premises. At three o'clock it was got'under. The loss of pro perty is immense. PIRACY.—The Thomas Crisp, schooner, J. Crisp, master, arrived at Bristol on Sunday last, after a most disastrous voy age. Sne left Cardiff, laden with iron, on the 20th of May last, bound to Constantinople, and on the 29th June, brought up in the Dardanelles. about two miles from the village of Yene-chea, set the watch, and went to bed without the feast apprehension of danger; about 10 30 p.in. the watch was alarmed by seeing a boat under the bow filled with armed men, who immediately jumped on deck, ant pursued the man aft; the skylight was off, for the purpose of giving air, and the man jumped down into the cabin ; but while in the act of doing so, one of the ruffians struck him a blow with a cutlass, which nearly severed his arm from his body. The captain was awoke by the cries of a wounded man, who rushed into the state ro.,m, crying "Pirates! pirates, captain ! get your gun—they are aboard, sir—l am wounded—they have nearly cut my arm off." The captain in stantly seized the gun, and made towards the door, which was burst open by the pirates, who seized the captain by the thr oat, and demanded hi s mone y, s h out i ng " D anar i e ! d ana rte!" There was no alternative—defence was impossible; he made them understand that he would comply, and proceeded to get down a box, containing a number of dollars, which they imme diately seized, a nd d eman d e d more; hi s wa t c h w a s next deli vered to them. The captain's wife, who had gone oa t for the benefit of her health, w as a ll thi s ti me s t an di n g trembling, and nearly up to her ancles in the blood of the unfortunate man they had so barbarously wounded : they then took her cabinet, containing a considerable quantity of money and jewels; but they were not satisfied—loud and vociferous were their demands with pointed blades, for more money. While this horrible scene was being enacted in the cabin, others of the pit atical party had seized the fire-arms, and had pinioned the mate and all others of the crew who came in their way; they then brought the cabin-boy into the cabin, and after passing a knife round his throat, ie order to make him confess if there was any more money, but to no purpose, they decamped, The man who had been so severely wounded was left in the country; and about a week before the vessel made the land, on her passage home, one of the crew fell front the yard-arm on the deck, and was killed on the spot. g THE AUTHOR OF DR. SYNTAX'S TOUR IN SEARCH OF THE' PICTURESQUE.—WiIIiam Combe was born of parents in good circumstances, which pl ace d hi m at E ton S c h oo l , an d in due time afterwards sent him to Oxford. His uncle, a Mr. Alex ander, an alderman, left him sixteen thousand pounds, on which he determined to study the law. With this view he left the University, entered him/elf at the Temple, and was called to the bar. His handsom person and mental accomplishments, however, soon led him into circles of society and 'a course of ex penditure far beyond his means, and ultimately involved him in the very depths of distress. In his days of prosperity; the splen dour of his dress, and menaga in general, together with his highly aristocratic deportment, had gained him the appellation of Duke Combe. His emergencies at length drove him to en list as a soldier, and at Wolverhampton be was recognised by on old acquaintance, crawling through the streets after a long march, dusty and lame, in quest of his quarters. His friend exclaimed, " Is it possible, that I behold you, Combo, and bear ing a knapsack." "Pooh!" said the fallen hero; a' philoso pher ought to bear anything." At the pnblic-house at which he was billeted, his literary acquirements excited such astonish inent, that the house was nightly filled with customers, who came to wonder at the soldier, who knew Greek. Roger Kem ble was then at the same town with his strolling company, and gave him a benefit, which furnished the means of obtaining his discharge. On this occasion he spoke an address; in which it was intimated he would solve the mystery of his extraordinary situation. After noticing the various rumours respecting him . , he concluded it thus Now, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to tell you what I am. I am, ladies and gentle Men your most humble and grateful servant." S o disap peared. Soon after this, an old college acquaintance found him officiating as under waiter at a tavern at a Welsh watering place. He subsequently entered the French atmy ; and at another period, his exigencies imparted such charms to the soup . pots of a French monastery, Iliac he waS abortt to assume the cowl. While the monks were effecting his conversion, and du ring the requisite probation, however, he grew in good case, and other prospects opening to him, he came to London again. Here he obtained employment amongst booksellers, and at tached himself to literary pursuits altogether.— New Editut of Dr. Syntax. . - THE Evil s or POVERTY.—The poverty oflite poor man is' the least part of his misery. In all the storms of fortune be is the first that must stand tha shock of extremity. Poor men are perpetual sentinels, watching in the depths ofnight against the incessant assaults of want ; while the rich lie stoved in secure repose and compassed with a large abundance. If the land be visited with a bloodless famine, are not the poor the first that sacrifice their lives to hunger? If war'thunders in the tremb ling country's lap, are not the poor those that are exposed to thy enemy's sword and outrage ? If the plague ? like a loaded sponge, tiles sprinkling poison through a whole , ingdom, the poor are the fruit that are shaken from the burdeded tree; while the rich, fusnished with the aids of fortune, have Means to wind not themselr.s, and turn those sad endurances on the poor that cannot avoid them. Like salt marshes that lie low, they are sure, whenever the sea of this world 'ages, to be first under, and embarrened with .a fretting, care. Who, like the poor, are harroned with oppression, ever snbject to the imperious taxes' and the gripes' of magistrates ? Continual care checks the spirit, continual labour checks the body, and continual insul tation both. The poor man is like one rolled in a vessel fulls of spikes, which way snever he turns, he something finds that pricks bias.— Owen &idiot%