The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-16 00:00:00

CHURCH.STREBT, 3 to the. Pta3 of the unju going Pub. prosecu 7 Establishment that or License, he 'at recently exer- PETITI ON TE QUEEN he shalt be hit such Dra dered worthy strictions, he On a fo'rracfr occa- 'avoured 1 lifelliatering for ti mayric and Pit of the rent Newspaper and other of the Playgoing Public are with the utmost applause for a limited period ar Comedian, is engaged for a :overed from his recent illness. tYMOND. TT'S SONGS ! ! ! Y, the 16th, TO-MORROW, WAY, the 18th instant, will be A.GEMENI'S ! ! Ir. Tilbury Mr. Higgie His. Waylett ill appear in an admired Fancy Dance. Le Drama, never acted here, 3,AMSAY! Mr. Hi ggie Hoskins. Mrs. Waylett Mrs. Higg ILL DANCE AN ADMIRED PAS SEUL by a new Interlude, entitled OUS..kND Mrs. Rayrnbnd. ii Sing an admired Song de with FEMALE SAILORS ! .... Mrs. Waylett ! ....Mrs. Waylett !! d of Mr. J. FOGG, at the Box -Second Price, Half s.; no second price to the at Half-past six.. Perform- had on application .on Tickets on Sale at thißox- HE LAKE DISTRICT I VOF V ESTORLAND, AN LANCA- st respectfully begito intimate, vill only admit him to Exhibit ne, at the LYCErM LECTURE. beauties of that "sublime coun e on a scale of three inches to One Shilling ; Gas-light, Sixpence; ..4D CAPTAINS TRADING zalS PORT. to inform you, that the Partner en myself and my late Partner, the firm of "Dunn and Room," continue the SAILMAKING -STREET, midi* the Firm of of your favours, I remain, Gen lly, WILLM. DUNN. EXETER RAILWAY. Y GIVEN, that the next HALF AL MEETING of the roprietors .held, in pursuance the Act of TE LION HOTEL, the city of ie 4th of March, at even o'clock, )irectors in the roo of those who taken at Twelve o'clock precisely. DERICK RICKETTS, Chairman Ly be re-elected. entitle the holders to vote. be closed on Saturday, the 20th )ened until after the said General the Board of Directors, J. B. BADHAM, Secretary 1, Bristol, sth Feb., 1841. qD EXETEIt RAILWAY 'ACT FOR WORKS. !IBY GIVEN, that the Director will )ffice, in Broad-street, BristoKon or Le 19th, atTwelve o'clock, TyiNDERS several works comprisedAn SEVEN e9r E ling from the stati o a ridgewater, at Taunton, a dist of 11 miles 35 Sts comprehend th retire completion g the Ballasting, but exclusive of the ions will be exhibited on and after ,t the Resident Engineer's Office, iy be had at the same place, 3-street, Bristol. r themselves bound to ac expect the several parties 1-street, Bristol, at Twelve J. B. BADHAM, Secretary ilway-office 30, Broad-street, iruary, 184 1. ) EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY FOR LOANS ON DEBENTURE. his Company are ready to receive DANS OF MONEY, on DEBEN conformity with the Act of Patlia ndertaking, and on the Rentisritats, a, in sums of not less jean £2OO, , five, seven, or ten years, interest, at r Cent. per Annum, pay , e half-yearly, ors. Glyn, Halifax, Mill , . nd Co., London. st express the sums d terms of years, 3 the Secretary, at the Company's Offices, London, or Broad-street, Bristol. Board of Directors, J. B. BADHAM, Secretary t, Bristol, sth Feb., 1841. I-street iNCE SOCIETY, LONDON. MANAGE ES POLE, E Chairman Felit Ladbroke, Esq ive,riele. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., - .P. The Hon. Hugh Lind Charles Littledale, q. Henry Littledale Geo. Warde N man; Esq. Esq. Brice Pearse sq. Brice Pe - , jun., Esq. Charles chard Pole, Esq. , ▪ Esq. Claude eorge Thornton, Esq Geo. Smith Thornton, Esq. Actuary LOW RATES IPATION IN PROFITS. LIFE OFFICE beg leave to hat their Rates on Young Lives are f many other Offices, and that the participation in the PROFITS of this such as Clergymen, Medical icomes from their professions or states on Lives, and those having EQUITABLE OFFICE the increase of which r lives continuing till the year 1840, will see if effecting Insurances in the SUN LIFE ❑ay be had of the Agents, D. BOLD, Exchange-street West. kMES BUNNELL, Old Churchyard I'HE SUN FIRE OFFICE, .h has been Established 130 Year:, he following STAMP DUTIES IVE YEARS £129,112 141,300 145,521 151,660 158,688 ), BOLD-STREET. ICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SURGEON DENTIST, of the firm ES M. and S. MALLAN, No. 10, Lud- ERY IN ARTIFICIAL TOTH, WIRES, SPRINGS, OR LIGAWRES. GUMS EFFECTUALLY EMOVED. TEETH FASTEN 0 . 1 Teeth with Mine i i Succedaneum. and S. MALLAN urgeon Dentists, e Nobility, Ge t • • , and Inhabitants of inity, that th... lave opened an Este ly, at No. 29 I OLD-STREET, opposite There Mons. allan may be consulted Le year. They continue to fill up the 7eeth with their Mineral Suecedaneum, n, heat, or pressure ; it is placed into ;t liquid state, and in a few seconds gets 1 curing the Tooth-ache, arresting all lecay, and rendering the operation of ry. The Mineral not only converts a id and useful tooth, but, by completely ty, prevents effectually that unpleasant ihich invariably accompanies a decayed Teeth and Gums, there their c cts, or more generally nd it is well-known that the loss n this cause than any other. It ges and of all constitutions, and it oth-ache and decay. To those so . and S. MALLAN have to inform tally remove this destructive.com- slightest pain notice of his , criptiOn of IN IAL TEETH, and with con 3wer every purpose of Mastics• lefy detection from the closest Ige colour or break, as those now ) introduce to the res or ligatures, and have no un -11 gloss. This method does not pots, or any painful operation, and erve Teeth that are loose. ising either from age, disease, or, of palate effectually remedied. pair, remodelled to fit the mouth, ty and durability to their original from Nirie till Six. ►venience of country patients, Messrs. !ALLAN are enabled to fix a partial or that one sitting, without the least pain or A their Residences, by giving two days rgee are fixed and moderate. • reef, next door to Mr. Haucksi Furrier. LIVERPOOL CHARITABLE SOCIETY, rj t : HE Treasurer begs to rick no w led go the rcuoipt a tt following Sums : A ount of Collection at St. Mark's Church, ter Sermon per Rev. Hugh M`Neile, incl mg a onation of £5 from John Eden, Esq. nd .C 1 from the Rev. Mr. Marshall Samuel Sandbach, Esq., donation .... ....... .. R. H. Sherlock, Esq., ditto F. M. Gillanders, Esq., ditto Thomas Forsyth, Esq., ditto • Messrs. William and James Tyrer, ditto Messrs. M`Nair and Dutton. ditto Miss Heywood. Rodney-street, per Mr. John Chapman, ditto C. S. Parker, Esq., annual subscription James Mathews, Esq., ditto - .£B3 0 2 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 COLONOLONIAL CHURCH SOCIETY, for sending out lAL Clergymen, Catechists, and Schoolmasters to the Colo nies of Great Britain, and to British Residents in other parts of the World. Prelident. The Right Hon. Lord BARRA . Vice-Presidents. The Right Hon. Lord Calthorpe The Right Hon. Lord Teignmouth, .P. The Right Hon. Lord Mountsand rd. The Right Hon. Lord Bloomfield The Right Hon. Lord Glenelg .R.S. The Right Hon. Sir G. H. Ro , G.C.H., M.P. The Right Hon. Frederick Sh , M.P. Lieut.-General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.B. Lieut.-General Lord Seaton, G.C.B. Lieut.-General Sir Ralph Darling, G.C.H. Major-General Sir J. Harvey, K.C.B. Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. M. G. Colebrooke, K.H. Sir J. Franklin, Governor of Van Diemen's Land. Captain Sir Edward Parry, R.N. J. D. Macbride, Esq., D.C.L., Prin. Mag. Hall, George Finch, Esq. John Labouchere. Esq. • Henry Pownall, Esq. The above Society has peculiar claims upon the Merchants of Liverpool, for it is •the means of providing Clerical Aid for those Colonies by which they obtain their wealth, and yet it has hitherto derived scarcely any help in this town, proba bly from its objects not being known. Subscriptions or Donations will be thankfully received by Mr. JOSEPH CRISP, 38, Church-street. DANSON'AND M‘N.EILL, 56, DALE-STREET. , BRITISH AND FOREIGN SPIRITS: WHISKEYS, Old Irish, I (as used in Dublin) ' 16s. and 17s. per gallon. DITTO, Old Scotch (Islay) 16s. and 17s. „ DITTO, very good los. 6d., 125., nod 14s. per gall. British GIN, finest qualities 10s. and 12s. plfr gallon. HOLLANDS, genuine old} Schiedam, direct from 325. per gall. DITTO, also in Cases of 1 1 70s. per'dozin, Cases and Bot- Dozen each, or 2 Gallons from bond, duty paid .. • • ass included. BRANDY, (finest old pale) 365. per gallon ; 6s. per bottle. DITTO, of fine quality .. 30s. and 28s. per gallon. RUM, very fine old DITTO, (very good) l2s. and 14s. per gallon. FINE OLD WINES Old Bottled PORTS, of the 485., 425., and 365. per dozen. highest character Fine Ditto DITTO, from 1 345., 305., and 245. „ the wood, and fit for im- and mediate use l6s., 145., and 12s. per gallon. SHERRIES, old and deli-1 485., 425., 365., 305., and 245. cate Wines, pale, brown, per dozen, and 18s., 165., 14s. or gold and 12s. per gallon. MARSALA, (Bronte).... 235. per doz. ; 10s. 6d. per gall. LISBON, (dry or sweet).. 30s. „ ; 13s. Od. „ j 17s. and 18s. per dozen ; and CAPE MADEIRA l. Bs. and 9s. per gallon. A single Bottle or Quart of any of the aboves Wines may be had at the same price as per Dozen or Gallon. A single Pint or Quart of any of the above articles can be had at the same price as per Gallon. TO FEMALE INVALIDS " No less than 31,000 females have expired from diseases peculiar to their sex in one year."—See the Registrar-Gene ral's Report. 11ThR. BAYFIELD, R.N., of the University of Edinburgh, -1--/ and Member of the College of Surgeons„tespectfully announces to invalids, the above startling fact,, as officially stated by the Registrar-General, and informs hem, that he may be daily consulted (either personally o by letter,) as a Physician-Accoucheur, by patients suffering from those pe culiar diseases, which if unattended to, qproperly treated, quickly bring the malady to a fatal iss by undermining a previously good constitution, cause unhappy patient to suffer a lingering existence ; whereas 10 a timely application to Dr. •Bayfieldi whose experience in the treatment of female diseases for the last 16 years, he is warranted in stating, that the disease will not only be speedily removed, but the patient restored to her pristine state of health. Dr. Bayfield may be daily consulted personally, at his resi dence, No. 18,-NORTHAMPTON-SQUARE, GOSWELL-ROAD, LONDON, or by letter, post free, describing symptoms, &c., and also enclosing a fee of 10s. or a post-office order to that amount—when the requisite medicine will be forwarded, to any part of the three kingdoms. Dr. Bayfield respectfully announces that his invaluable SPASMODIC TINCTURE, so celebrated for affording im mediate relief in all cases of Spasms arising in the stomach, bowels, and in the system generally, can be purchased only of him at his residence, price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d. and 9s. duty in cluded, in stopped bottles. One dose is sufficient to relieve the most violent paroxysms. Sole Agent— Mr. STEVENS, Chemist, 122, St. John-street-road, London. DEATH OF SIR ASTIEY COOPER.—The painful duty de volves upon us of recording the death of Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. That melancholy event took place on Friday, at about a quarter past one o'clock, at his residence in Conduit-street, Hanover-square. The late Sir Astley Cooper was born on the 23d of August, 1768 ' married 12th December, 1792, Ann, daughter of Thomas Cocks, Esq. (a merchant of Lon don), of Tottenham, in the county of Middlesex ' • by whom (who died in June, 1827) he had no issue. Sir Astley was the youngest son of the Rev. Samuel Cooper, D.D, rector of Yelverton and Morley, in the county of Norfolk, by Maria Susannah, daughter and heiress of James Bransby, Esq., of Shaftesbury, in the county of Norfolk. Having attained the hizhest eminence in the surgical profession, he was appointed surgeon to his Majesty George IV., and created a baronet on the 27th of July, 1821, with remainder, in default of male issue, to his nephew, Astley Paston Cooper, Esq. (who mar ried Miss Rickford, only daughter of William Rickford, Esq., M.P. for Aylesbury), the third son of the late Rev. Samuel Lovick Cooper, rector of Ingoldesthorpe and Barton, in the, county of Norfolk. Although, from the state in which the worthy and esteemed baronet had been for several days past, no hopes had been entertained of his recovery, his decease had not been thought quite so near. Sir Astley's career, as one of the most eminent surgeons of the metropolis, was re warded with the possession of an immense fortune, amount ing, it is said, to upwards of half a million of money. Sir Astley Cooper was a member of the Council of the College of Surgeons, a fellow of the Royal Society, and serjeant surgeon to the Queen. Few men have rendered more ser vice to the cause of science than the late baronet, and none had stronger claims to the position he so long occupied as the head of his profession. His death will be lamented, not only by his own circle of relatives and friends, but by the profes sion to which he belonged, and by the public at large. YARMOUTH, FEB. B.—MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF LIFE.—On Sunday morning a schooner was dis covered in distress near the Scroby Sand, on which she struck, and soon after went to pieces. The beachmen who were watching on the shore witnessed the melancholy spectacle. and, perceiving some of the crew lashed to part of the wreck, immediately launched the life-boat, and by extraordinary exertions for more than two hours succeeded in nearinc , the wreck. They passed two poor fellows on a portion of the wreck, who they were sure were dead. and the quantity of pieces floating around them rendered their own a situation of much peril. They made for the third man, whom they found to be alive, and picking him up, brought him ashore. As the life-boat grounded, three cheers were given for the brave crew who had so nobly rescued a fellow-creatute from a watery grave. He proved to be the captain of the schooner, and was immediately taken to the Marine Tavern, where the landlord, Mr. Roper, and Messrs C. Taylor and J. C. Smith, surgeons, rendered every assistance that humanity could dic tate or skill devise. After some time the captain so far re covered as to be able to state in broken English that his name was G, W. Hickman, and that he was master of the schooner, the Active, and that he was bound from Stockholm to Lisbon, with deals and tar ; that they had gone on a strange coast, and had been four days without provisions ; the crew con sisted of eight men ; the cargo, which belonged to himself, comprised 600 barrels of tar, of which 400 have since been picked up, besides a quantity of deals. The greater portion of the wreck has been washed ashore between here and Cais tor. So great was the admiration of the dauntless bravery of the beachmen, that a subscription was entered into on the spot, and a handsome sum raised to reward them for their services.—Bury Post. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. —WHITMORE, THURSDAY.—A frightful concussion took place at this station between the Manchester and Liverpool goods trains this morning, which was unhappily attended with the loss of life of one individual, and the destruction of a score or more fat pigs, in addition to the breaking to piece meal of the waggon containing them. It appears, that the up luggage from Manchester and Liverpool is sometimes con veyed in one train, but oftener by two. The trains arrive in Warrington aboOt thelarne - Cabe and there' the business of sorting the waggons, so far as for each to be left at the proper station on the line, takes place. One train is despatched as soon as it can be got ready ; and, in pursuance of the regula tions of the company, the other is detained an hour or more, so as to remove as far as possible the danger attending a col lision. It will be remembered, that on Wednesday evening the weather changed from a dog frost to a heavy sleet, which covered the rails with ice of full an eighth of an inch. in thickness ; this rendered them exceedingly slippery, and much retarded the rate of travelling on the line. The Manchester train, which consisted of upwards of twenty waggons, propelled by the Wildfire engine, left Warrington at twenty minutes past eleven o'clock at night ; and the Li verpool train, consisting of nearly fifty waggons propelled by two engines,, the 'Briareus and Charon, at half-past one o clock this morning. The Manchester train, owing to the state of the line, was much retarded in its progress, and did not reach this station until twenty-seven minutes past four o'clock. The Liverpool train made much better speed, the obstructions caused by. ice on the rails being in some de gree counteracted by the placing of two carriage load of pigs and one luggage waggon loaded before the engines, and to this may be attributed the consequences that followed; it being generally believed here, by those competent to judge of the matter, that the luggage in front of the engines prevented the engineers from seeing the line before them as they ought to have done. The Manchester train had two signal lamps at tached to the last waggon ; and while standing at the station here, an alarm was given at about twenty minutes to five o'clock, that the Liverpool train was advancing at a rapid rate on the same line as that on which the Manchester train was standing. Samuel Judd, one of the men employed about the station, called out most lustily, and did all in his power towards intimating to the engine men of both t ra i ns t h e i r ex tremely dangerous position. Whether the engineer of the Liverpool train saw the Manchester train or not is a matter of doubt ; but, certain it is, their speed was not sufficiently slackened ; and, aided by the descent of the line at this par ticular spot, they came with frightful force against the wag gons of the Manchester train. Both engines were slightly damaged, and two pig waggons were smashed to atoms, and with the pigs, strewed about the late in every direction. One of the pig-drivers, James Nester, from Tulsk, county Ros common, was found amongst the pigs with his face covered with blood, one thigh broken, and otherwise injured. H e was conveyed, with all possible care, to the railway office, and express sent to 'Newcastle for medical assistance ; but the poor fellow never spoke, and just about the time of the arrival of Mr. Tait, the surgeon, he breathed his last. The other driver was also injured, but' not so much so as to pre vent his being removed to the Infirmary at Stafford. Twenty five of the pigs we re kill ed by the concussion. The luggage waggons were only s li g h t l y injured ; and, strange to say, the engineers kept their places on the'engines, and were not in. the least hurt. The coroner's inquest was held yesterday, at the Sheet Anchor Inn, adjoining the station, before Wm. H a rding, Esq., coroner : Mr. Swift and Captain Cleather attended on the part of the cinnpany. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death—deodand, one shilling." POREIGN INTELLIGENCE, The packet. ship Stephen Whitney, Captain Thompson, which sailed from New York on the 17th ult., arrived off this port on Friday night, and the packet -ships Columbus, Capt. Barstow, and Roscoe, Captain . Huttleston, which sailed on the 22d; arrived on Saturday afternoon, and the Acadia, which left Boston on the Ist and Halifax on the 3d instant, arrived on Sunday evening, after a fine run of thirteen days and a few hours from Boston. By these conveyances we have received New York papers from the 9th to the 31st ult. In the New York Herald, from the 18th to the 22d ultimo, inclusive, the affair of Mr. M'Cleod is the only topic of po litical interest. It has called forth a display of envious and bitter feeling against this country for which we were scarcely prepared, and Canada has become an object of greater inte rest to brother Jonathan than ever. The Herald informs its readers that it had dispatched a special correspondent to visit the country, and report upon it for their information ; and that this was the first attempt of the kind ever made by an American newspaper. The observations of the editor, and his "picture of England," in which we have some difficulty in recognising ourselves, will be read with interest : At this time no information could be more deeply interest ing. The progress of British aggrandizement in every part of the world, savage and civilized, ought to alarm all inde pendent nations. Within a few years she has possessed her self of every strong point in the European or Asiatic seas, and has just set one foot upon Canada and St. Jean d' Acre in the Mediterranean, while another is firmly planted on the extremity of the old continent, upon the island of Chusan in the Chinese seas. Her territorial encroachments, by land and water, under various pretexts, outstrip the career of Rome in her most palmy days. But if England were content with European or Asiatic en croachment, we might pass it by in silence. Her ambition is as active on this continent as in the old world. She has for half a century held possession of a large tract of American territory in Maine, and now refuses to give it up. She is making the same encroachments in the north-west—on both sides of the Rocky Mountains. Under the plea of suppressing the 'slave trade, she seizes our merchant vessels in the African seas, and sends them for adjudication and .confiscation wherever she pleases. Not content with these encroach. ments, her minister at Washington, Mr. Fox, most inso lently demands the liberation or Mr. M.`Leod, who is con fined at Longport under a charge of being one of the perpe. trators in a case of robbery and murder in the waters of New - York—while in Canada, across the line, every preparation seems to be making to invade our soil, for the purpose of rescue, or to intimidate the authoriti es i n t o comp li ance w i t h their demand. In one view, our vessels are seized—our territory held — our waters invaded—our citizens murdered—our property outraged by British agency and British subjects. It is time for the American people to wake up and look about them. They are of the same flesh, blood, soul, mind, spirit, and race as the British are, improved by an intellectual founda tion of sound democracy—of that quality which crossed the ocean and planted their institutions at Plymouth, instead of tolerating the abuses of aristocracy in their native land. The various attempts of England recently made on our rights will, we trust, be taken up with proper spirit by the new ad ministration. It is time to look about us sharply—and Gen. Harrison is the man to do it. The foregoing Is from the Herald of the 19th ult. In a subsequent number the subject is recurred to, in an article headed—" Canada and the United States—progress of estrangement." The writer complains of the strong lan guage used by the journals in speaking of the arrest of Mr. M`Leod. The following is a passage from the Montreal He rald, specially noted : As nothing is now too base for the officers of the republic to sanction, we should not be surprised to hear of British officers, who were engaged in the war of 1812, being seized and put on trial for damage done to the citizens of the sepa rate States, by orders of government. The principle of Mr. Forsyth holds good in all cases of a similar nature; and the British government is so much respected by the American, that it is powerless to save its servants for obeying its lawful orders. This state, of feeling cannot last. The cup of ini quity is fast filling up, and we should like to see that country left to itself. Those persons who firmly believe in Provi dence overruling the affairs of the world, cannot but be im pressed with the conviction that a government which does not acknowledge a God, and acts as if there were no God, must ultimately be brought to desolation. The recrimination of the republican °mete then runs as follows : It is very evident, we think, from the various movements of the day, that it is the purpose of the British government at home, or in Canada, to exasperate the feelings of hostility between the people of Canada and the people of the United States, under the belief that Canada can be better governed by creating a war feeling among its population towards the people of the United States, than by permitting party fac tion among themselves. The correspondence, therefore, on the subject of the Caroline has been transferred from London to Washington, and placed in the hands of Mr. Fox, in order to form a subject of excitement among the Canadians, and thus to enable Lord Sydenham the better to consolidate the British North American nation, by way of a counterpoise to the United States republic. Things are coming to a pretty pass. The approaching trial of M`Leod may lead to some strange scenes—perchance an emeute on the border before the-winter is over. Where is General Scott ? The Boston papers contain an account, on the authority of a gentleman of Maine, of an outrage alleged to have been committed, by a party of armed British soldiers, on three gentlemen, named Thomas F. Templeton, George Cady, and John Kenwick. The gentlemen were, it is stated, on their way from Bangor to Canada, and were stopped near Mada waska, by the soldiers, who " insulted, and without provo cation, assaulted them. Mr. Cady was knocked down with a blow from a musket ; Mr. Templeton.received a bayonet wound in the shoulder; and Mr. Kenwiek, trying to escape, received a bullet in This thigh. An officer then came up and checked further ho4tilities. If this statement is correct," adds the paper, ",the occurrences will not tend to allay the excitement on the subject of the North-eastern Boundary." We subjoin some " MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS." AN ATTEMPT TO MURDER DEFEATED.—It is stated in a Baltimore paper that on Saturday evening the play of " Zarah" was performed at the National Theatre, in Washington city, D. C. Previous to the performance; two pistols were borrowed and loaded with powder, by the gen tleman who loaded them, in presence of Miss Virginia Monier, manageress of the theatre, and her sister. One of the pistols was to be discharged at a character personated by Miss V. Monier, and the other at a character representedty Mr. Johnson, during the progress of the play. The person who was appointed to fire at Miss Monier, (as if by the in terposition of Providence,) thought he would examine the pistol (which is not often done) previous to the. act. He did so, and to his astonishment found it loaded with a ball. This induced an examination of the other, which was to be dis charged at Mr. Johnson, when it was likewise found to contain a bullet. Thus, in all probability, has timely caution saved the life of a young and beautiful actress, who other wise might have fallen a victim to barbarous demonism. And had it not been for precautionary measures, Mr. Johnson might also have passed to that. bourne from whence no traveller returns." No clue has yet been had to the detection of the guilty and dreadful monster, who evidently designed the destruction of human life. ' PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION.I—FrOm the Arkansat Ga zelle of December 23, we learn that during the Snow storm which occurred some weeks before, six Cherokee Indians were frozen to death in Beaty's Prairie, Benton county, in that state. They were all of them in a state of beastly in toxication when they left the settlement. ANOTHER CAPTLRE IN FLORIDA.—The southern papers state that Colonel Harney has had another action with the Indians near Key West, and captured fifteen of the Indians. Chakika, the chief of those who plundered and destroyed Indian Key, was killed, it is stated, by private Hall, of the 2d dragoons. The chief was engaged in cutting wood when the soldiers landed, and on finding himself discovered, ran for the grass. Several started in pursuit, but they all gave out except Hall, who followed until he had almost overtaken him, when Chakika smiled and extended his hand. Hall levelled his rifle, and , the ball sinking deep in the brain of the chief, he fell dead in the water, but a short distance from the island which was the depot of his plunder: SOMETHING ROMANTIC.—The St. Louis Republican re lates a singular incident. Two ladies residing in Illinois, on their way home in the evening, were accosted by a man on horseback demanding their money. In handing it to him, the wind caught the bills and carried them some distance off. The man dismounted to pick them up, and the ladies rode off as quick as possible. When they arrived at their own gate, they found the robber's horse had followed them, hav ing escaped while he was picking up the bills. A large amount of money was found in the saddle bags, but nothing whereby the owner could be identified. The following is from the Herald's Philadelphia correspon. dent, dated January 21st. The stock of the United States Bank is so wholly in the , hands of speCulators that it is next to impossible to ascertain the real price that it commands in the market. The truth is, there are but few bona f ide sales made in it. Those who became holders at 120-30 cannot afford to humble their pride and furnish their purse so much as let it go at present rates, and those whose hands are clear of it cannot...be incluced,t, touch it at any price. Thus the chief transaction in it is by' the bank itself and a few other brokers and speculators. One thing is quite certain, the bank does not feel more than half as comfortable under the resumption as it and its immediate retainers would like to have the public believe. The deter mination to have coin has been much greater than the bank has permitted its friends to state, and its means much less. Depend upon it, that notwithstanding all the whistling to keep up spirits, the bank is at this minute shaking, as with an ague fit, from very fear, and unless aid is furnished it, and substantial aid too, there lives many gray-haired persons who will see the third suspension of the United States Bank ! After a snow-storm for the entire day yesterday,, which gave place to rain and hail, which has continued up to the present time, you may imagine better than I describe the condition of our streets and the general depth of the slush. No body ventures out who can avoid it, and business is given pretty much the go by. The bustle visible along the wharves a few drys since has almost wholly subsided. The travelling by railroad I perceive is not obstructed, as your paper was here this afternoon by two o'clock. Much apprehension is entertained that there may be another freshet. The tides in our rivers arc high. The jury in the case of Eldridge was in court this morning, pot agreed of course, 'when Judge Conrad more than inti mated that he should never discharge them. One of the jurors has a physician attending him, and another was made since his confinement a father. Mrs. Wood is still unable to appear as " Norma," and the Chesnut-street Theatre, as a consequence, remains closed. Something is hinted about the lady's situation. MONEY MARKET. (From the New York Herald, of January 30.) FRIDAY, JAN. 29-6 P.M.—A startling fact has been de veloped to-day. It is fraught with the deepest interest to many large interests in this city, and deeply involves the existence of many banking concerns. The U. S. Bank has effected a precarious resumption by means of borrowing on this side largely to meet present wants. This was, however, acknowledged insufficient to meet her necessities ' and-at the v ery moment of a final failure, the bank receibed advises from England giving her authority to draw, it is stated, to the amount of £1,000,000., or 5,000,000 dollars, on certain par ties in London. Whether this credit was based on cotton, to be remitted from the South to meet the bills, or upon other securities, does not appear. The institution has, however, issued to the three Philadelphiabanks, in payment of balances, over £200,000. of sterling bills; she has issued £225,000. to settle her debt due on dishonoured notes, and other large sums, making £1,000, 000 . sterling of bills drawn on the London house. These bills were issued at a very low rate, and have been offering in the market for this packet at 6,1 freely. Sales to some extent last week were made. The permission to draw, although said to have been arranged some :time before, was not given until the latest minute of the Eacket's sailin g . Th e reason of this was, that the Bank of ngland, on hearing of the negotiation, intimated in pretty strops terms to the houses concerned, that the bills would be discredited, and also stated that it was the policy of the bank to discountenance the paper of those cencerned in shipping coin. One moment's reflection as to the position of affairs in England, brings the conviction that this would undoubt edly be the case. The bank had little over £3,000,000. in its coffers at the latest dates, and the difficulties in regard to foreign exchanges were far from removed, and the bank has for some months proscribed the paper of those houses en gaged in the export of bullion. The exchanges are in favor of this country; and a small actual decline would cause an import of coin from Great Britain. What course then is the bank likely to pursue in regard to a borrower that throws £1,000,000. of sterling bills in the market in one operation, with a prospect of coming for more ? Precisely that which she he has followed on former occasions, particularly in 1836, when she struck down the American trade without the slight est hesitation. If she did it then ' when we were so- large customers, she is far more likely to do it now, when the bor rower in this instance is the only obstacle in the way of a revival of the export trade, and who is atthis moment operat ing, through her suspended branch in New Orleans, to raise the price of cotton upon the English manufactures, and con sequently to retard the English export trade. The discre diting of these bills will be productive of the most disastrous consequence as to all connected with them. Money in this city is easy to be obtained on good securities ; but in Phila delphia and Baltimore, money is scarce, and must continue so. There is a fair business doing in sterling bills. COTTON TRADE, • The recent news from England, being that of a further rise in the Liverpool market, caused an increased animation and improvement here. The effects of this news upon the south ern markets have not reached us. At New Orleans conside rable activity prevailed at the latest dates, and prices to the 16th instant, had improved kto 1. The English buyers had principally withdrawn from the market, on account of rise, and the purchases were mostly on northern account. At Mobile a reduction of itc. to c. had taken place, in conse quence of the rise in the rivers causing an increased supply at Savannah. Ori the 24th later European dates had caused an improvement of lc. on the better qualities, and on the inferior. The papers of the latest date from Boston are filled with the important news from India and China, which they had just received by the packet-ship North America, which sailed from Liverpool on the 7th ultimo. From the contents of th'ese papers, it is lamentably manifest that the Anti-English feeling is rising to the effervescing point, and is stimulated rather than sought to be allayed in quarters where one might expect a very different sort of agency to be exerted. An ex tract or two from the speech of Governor' Kent to the legis lature of Maine, will serve as evidence on this point. After alluding to the various obstacles and delays which had pre vented an adjustment of the Boundary Question, he says : The time cannot be far distant when the question must assume a more definite shape, either peaceable or warlike ; and much.as we may deprecate the awful evils and miseries of war, we ought to be prepared to meet the issue, if such, after all; is the determination of our opponents, with the firmness of men who feel that they have the right, and who will not yield to threats or force the inheritance of our fa thers, and the rightful territory of our state. The unanimity which has characterised our state on this question, in the midst of all our political excitements, is a sure guarantee that the people are ready to sustain their rulers in all judicious, temperate, yet firm and decided measures, and that it is re garded by them as too sacred and too solemn a subject to be made the instrument of any mere party schemes or move ments. He adverts to the occupation, by order of the Gover nor-General, of the posts at Tamiscouta Lake and Mada waska, by British troops, and says : I cannot but view this proceeding, as my predecessor does, in his reply to Sir John Harvey, as " a direct and palpable infringement of the subsisting arrangement," and as taking military possession of that portion of the contested territory. And if the suggestion of Lieut.-Governor Harvey, who seems not to have been consulted in relation to this new act of ju risdiction, and who evidently regards it with regret,•if not as an infringement of subsisting arrangements, be disregarded, and the Britishtroops are permanently located.at Madawaska, I shall feel it my duty to reiterate the request already made to the General Government, and to urge upon that govern ment the justice and expediency of taking military posses sion, on the part of the ,United States, of the territory in dispute. The General Government owes it to Maine to move forward in this matter, with promptness and energy, with a sincere and even anxious desire to preserve peace, but with an eqdally firm determination to maintain subsisting engagements on our part, and to insist upon a full perform ance from the other party. ' In the Boston Morning Post of the Ist instant, in a long article on the subject of " War with England," there occurs the following among many other passages in the same spirit: There are now questions between the two governments which may never be peaceably settled--,indeed it is not say ing too much to declare that they never will be settled with out a resort to force. These are the North Eastern Boun dary, the burning of the Caroline, and also the North Western line. Who can read the insolent letters of her Majesty's minister at Washington, without feeling a glow of indigna tion rush through his veins*; without feeling himself, if an American, insulted ; and how equally pleased must the same man have felt when he read the calm yet firm and dignified response of-the Secretaryof State. What would be the effect of a war with England Q . -On this there would, of course, be a variety of opinions, but in the end we believe it would do us no harm. It would improve the navy, and would teach us to look more to tile'resources of our own country, and be less dependant on England. From the above paper we extract what follows The case of M`Leod and the Caroline.—There appears to be a great many errors abroad both of fact and opinion (says the New York Sun) in regard to this case. It is some times alleged that IVl`Leocl is indicted for murder and arson, sometimes that he is only arrested upon the charge, and sometimes that he is out on bail, and has actually gone home. We understand the facts to be, that he bas been arrested _upon a warrant issued by a magistrate before whom coin 'plaint was made against him—that he has not yet been indu ced, but that his case will be presented to the first grand jury that is to be empanelled for that county. As .to his being out on bail, it is impossible, unless- some magistrate has taken the responsibility of violating the law, the charge being of a nature that no bail can be taken. He is, there fore, undoubtedly still imprisoned awaiting the action of the grand jury. The Niagara correspondent of the New York Herald writes with reference to this affair :--- LocKrour, Jan. 25, -1841.—The trial of NPLeod cannot take place until the 4th Monday in March, unless a special commission of Oyer and Terminer should issue, which is not probable. His case will come before the Grand Jury at the County Court, to be held early in February ; but that court can only indict him. The evidence before the Grand Jury is private, of course, and not to be reported. It has been stated, in some prints,- that he was to be tried immediately— this may have misled some. : I have Wotbeen able to obtain any information in relation to his history, to be depended on. There is nothing peculiar in his situation in jail, except that he sleeps all day, and is up all 2zigh t, probably expecting assistance from Canada, to enable him to escape. if I can find any one who can give any of the information asked by you, I will procure it to be done. The statement that - Mr. Brotherston, the cashier of the Suspension Bridge Bank, had become "M`Leod's bail in 5000 dollars, is also erroneous. M`Leod was arrested under a charge of murder, which is not a bailable offence. The excitement on this affair increases every day. Meetings are are all holding over the western district, and if an attempt be made to rescue him, I would not answer for the conse quences. In the New York courier, of an antecedent date, (Jan. 28) we had the following paragraph : M`LEon.—We learn from the Buffalo Commercial _Adver tiser, of the 23rd instant, on the authority of a gentleman from Lockport, that Mr. Brotherston, late cashier of the Suspension Bridge Bank, had become bail for Mr. M`Leod in the sum required of 5000 dollars, and that he was to have been liberated on Saturday last. Another person direct from Lockport, informed the editor that this was to have been done provided the Canadian authorities would indemnify the securities, and not otherwise. The matter therefore still remains in statu quo.—New York Courier. VERY LATE FROM THE PACIFIC. JANUARY 30.—The schooner Coquette, Galt, arrived at Baltimore on Thursday, in the very short passage of 69 days from the port of Islay, in Peru, near Arica. The republic of Bolivia was in a very disturbed state, and the opinion was very general that a revolution would ' break out shortly. In expectation of the event, the Peruvians were about to declare war against Bolivia, and were concentrating their forces, pre paratory to joining one of the revolting parties in the latter. TEXAS NEWS. NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 16.—B us i ness generally was reviv ing in the Texas to wns , an d considerable business was soon anticipated. The news of the recognition of the indepen dence of Texas by Great Britain, increased the confidence of the Texans in their strength and resources. The Herald says there had been several instances where one dollar specie had been paid for five of the Texas notes, The government and people of Texas were coming to the belief that the Mexican invasion was mere moonshine, and that there was no longer any danger from the Indians. FLORIDA.—The following information, commun i ca ted i n a Letter from. an officer_ a the, army servi ng in Florida. to.a friend in this city, ma y b e re l ie d on as correct.:--Globe. - FORT FANNING, JAN. 12, 1841.—Major Belknap has, through the aid of one of Captain Page's delegation, suc ceeded in bringing in fifteen hostiles, among them the chief of the TallahasseeB and his family. He expects to bring in some twenty or thirty more, and has his runners out nego tiating with th em. Detachments from our command have been pretty constantly out, scouting and escorting , but have met with non e o f the enemy yet in the field. We have here a report that Gen. Read, with a large detachment of volun teers, surprised a party near Deadman's Bay, taking six war riors and two negroes. The General is now on his way with his prisoners to Fo r t M acom b . The express also brings in telligence of forty Indians having come in at Fort King. Two Indians were killed and one wounded by the Georgia Volunteers, fifteen miles south of Okefanoke, on or about the 12th ult. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL, MR. CLARKE Most respectfully announces that having become sole Lessee of this Establishment, the Season has commenced under his Management, and that the celebrated MR. VAN AMBURGH, whose performance excited the most intense inte eit for 125 successive Nights, at the Theatre-Royal, Dr y-lane, and whit* was several times honoured by the esence of Iler Majesty the Queen, and the Nobility London, is engaged for a Liz.nirnp PERIOD, (being his • t• t.ro re ssio n til visit previous to his departure for St. P ersburgh.) He will make his appearance this Even' , in an original drama, in three acts, and will, for e second time here, sustain a Dramatic Character, in w hhe will introduce, in scenes connected with the in est of the piece, the whole of his matchless collection of • LIONS, LEOPARDS, and TIGERS. Second Night of Mr. J. S. BALLS, the popular Light Comedian, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent-Garden, Drury lane, and of the principal American Theatres, who is en gaged for the early part of the Season. 'THIS present TUESDAY, February 16th, 1841, will be 1 produced, for the second time here, with entirely new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, a new and original Drama, in Three Acts, written by Mr. Bernard, author of the " Ner vous Man," " St. Mary's Eve," " His Last Legs," "The Irish Attorney," &c. (expressly to introduce Mr. Van Am burgh's Collection of Trained Animals), called MUNGO PARK; Or, THE ARAB OF THE NIGER. (Licensed, pursuant to Act of Parliament, by the Lord Chamberlain.) Performed with unprecedented attraction Twenty-one suc cessive nights, this season, at the Theatre-royal Edinburgh, and Twelve successive nights, to crowded houses, during the last season, at the Theatre-royal, Manchester; also received last night at this Theatre, by a crowded audience, with the most rapturous applause. Few that have read the history of Mungo Park will deny its capability for dramatic treatment. The ardent and heroic character of that enterprising discoverer, not less than his unfortunate fate, have e n dear e d hi m t o a ll readers or hearers of his adventures. His intrepid courage under dangers the most appalling—his noble enthusiasm—and his simple, manly, unaffected virtues—have tended to exalt him scarcely less than the importance of his discoveries. By those who have read his life and travels, it will be remembered that the fail ure of his second expeditiqn was owing to his setting out only a month before the rainy season - commenced—a period that always proves fatal to Europeans. On this circumstance, and also on the assistance that he obtained from a native named Karfa Taunt, whopreserved his life, after his escape from the Moorish Chief Ali, the interest of this Drama is founded—in which it will be observed that Wild Animals are introduced as necessary illustrations of the story (being among the dangers from which Park was preserved by Karfa—the character assumed by Mr. Van Amburgh), and are not its sole object, as in similar entertainments. Karla, the Arab of the Niger...T; .. Mr. Van Amburgh. Mungo Park kthe African exiolorer).. Mr. Gray. Col. Laidly (Commanding at Fort Knyee) .... Mr. Chaplin Ali (the Chief of a Horde)... Toby Gander (a Naturalist) Immaleee (the chief's 'daughter) Mrs. Baker. After which, the Farce of THREE AND THE DEUCE ! Compressed into One Act. Pertinax Single.. Mr. Balls. I Peregrine Single .. Mr. Balls. Percival Single Mr. Balls. Humphrey Grizzle .. Mr Baker. Taffline (with a Song) Mrs. Barton, (Her first appearance at this Theatre.) To conclude with the Drama of A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Alfred Highflyer Mr. J. S. Balls. Mr. Selbourne Mr. R. H. Sharpe, (From the Theatres-Royal, Bath, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, his first appearance here.) Fixture. Maria Darlington Mrs. Fixture.. Prices of Admission :—Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d.'; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, is. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the Performance to commence at Seven. The Box-office will be opened, daily, when Places in the Boxes may be taken of Mr. MINSTER, from Ten until Three. A limited number of Season Tickets to be disposed of. — Application to be made at the Box-office. TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 17th inst., MUNGO PARK. A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING, and P.P. ; OR THE MAN AND THE TIGER. ARRIVED.—TO THE LADIES. MRS. NICHOLAS GEARY, o f 61, St. J ames ' s-street, London, STAY AND CORSET MAKER to her most Gracious Majesty the Queen, her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Majesty the Queen of olland, and Royal Family, has the honour to announc at she has arrived at 76, SEEL-STREET, where she ill remain a Fortnight, to suit Ladies with her cel br d newly-invented ANA TOMICAL, DRESS, and I ALID STAYS, which, by the total rejection of all u en pressure, may be worn by the most delicate invalid, at the same time yielding a most salutary support, sad producing a figure of such exquisite symmetry, that, attempted by any other stay, would almost amount to suffocation. To young ladies, and growing chil dren, this invention may be termed of vital importance, as it is during the first thirty years of female existence that the ordinary stay produces its fatal consequences, and engenders in the system a variety of frightful diseases, ninety-seven of which are quoted at length, with their authorities, in "De formities ()Nile Chest and Spine t " by W. Coulson, Esq.; second edition. Mrs. N. GEARY Is honoured with certifi cates, in strong recommendation of her invention, from the following medical gentlemen : Sir James Clark, Bart. ' Physician to her Majesty.. Dr. Locock, PhysicianAccoucheur to her Majesty. Dr. Ferguson, Physician Accoucheur to her Majesty. Dr. Bright, Physician Extraordinary to her Majesty. Sir Benj. Brodie, Bart., Serjeant Surgeon to her Majesty. R. Kcate, Esq. Serjeant Surgeon to her Majesty. Sir Astley, Cooper, Bart. Serjeant Surgepn to her Majesty. Sir Charles M. Clark, Bart., Physician to her Majesty Queen Adelaide. Dr. Merriman, Physician to her Royal Highness the Du chess of Kent. Sir Matthew Tierney, Bart. Physician to his late Majesty. Dr. James Johnson, Physician Extraordinary to his late Majesty. Sir Anthony Carlisle, President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Sir Jas. E. Anderson, M.D Dr. Aldis. D. Birkbeck Dr. G. F. Babington Dr. Burn Dr. Conque'st Sir James Eyre, M.D. Dr. G. F. D. Evans. lir. Holland. Wm. Money, Esq.surgeon. Dr. Paris. Dr. Wilson Phillips. T. J.PettigrewEsq .surgeon Geo. Pearson, Esq.surgeon Dr. F. H. Ranisbotham. Dr. Hamilton Roe. Dr. Sigmond. Donald Walker, Esq. 'eel-street, Wm. Cmilson, Esq. surgeon Dr. Clutterbuck. Dr. Copland Er. G. F. Collier. Dr. Henry Davies Dr. Thom - as Davies Address—Mrs. N. Geary, 76, S near Berry-street. TO CORRESPONDENTS ADMIXTURE OF CHICCORY WITH COFFEE.—One of our correspondents, who signs " A Housekeeper," complains that he cannot in any of the shops in his immediate neigh bourhood purchase ground coffee that is free from a large admixture of that very inferior article of continental pro duction called chiccory. He considers it exceedingly un just and grievous that a mixture should be sold to him as coffee for 2s. 2d. per lb., probably one-third at least of which is chiccory—" a vile substitute, whatever others may think of it, for the genuine article, worth about id per lb." In reply to our correspondent, we can only say that similar complaints have been made to us before from other quar ters. We believe that until recently chiccory was pro hibited (and properly we think) by the Excise from being sold by grocers admixed with coffee, inasmuch as the latter article, which pays a much higher duty, was adulterated with it, to the injury of the revenue as well as the con sumer. Amongst, however, the numerous blunders (to use the mildest term) of the Whig-radical administration, this wholesome restriction was in August last abrogated, and the consequence is the practice is resumed, to the de detriment of the fair dealer. We know nothing of the qualities of chiccory, which may or may not be good and wholesome ; but from the lowness of its price it is evidently inferior to coffee as a beverage, and allowing it to be mixed with coffee cannot fail to open the door to imposition. We see no immediate remedy but that of dealing with respecta ble coffee dealers or purchasing the article in the berry. Our correspondent is mistaken as to the import of the fol lowing passage in the Mercury : " Father Mathew has wrought extraordinary miracles in Ireland ; but we are of opinion that his success here would be more than doubtful, if he should come to try his hand on the genuine old freemen." This is manifestly a high compliment to our good conser vative friends, the " genuine old freemen," and in their name we thank the learned Editor. Father Mathew may work miracles over the miserable slaves of popery and superstition, but it is quite true that his wand is powerless over those who walk abroad in the glorious liberty of Pro testantism. The " genuine old freemen," therefore, would only laugh at his exorcisms, and advise him to ply his conjuring arts amongst those who put faith in libe ralism, or confidence in jesuits. The writer.cohn accuree nc that Mau°hooter is musical, and that Liverpool is - not—we take it for grantedii. a Man chester man himself. However, we can bear these taunts. Jealousy is a green-eyed monster—Manchester is mono polising—and perhaps calculates on putting music, as well as cotton, in inland bond-age. For our part we de precate discord, and only ask leave to join our accom plished rival in a simple duet, when if our notes prove equally productive, we shall be content. Public squares and parks havebeen justly called the " lungs" of great cities ; and we certainly felt great satisfaction on finding from the speech of Mr. Sandbach, at the annual dinner of the Liverpool Guardian Society, last week, that so great an advantage to this town, and one so very much wanted, possesses an advocate of his eloquence and effi ciency, and is an acquisition kept steadily in view. The LIVERPOOL STANDARD was an early supporter of a plan for this purpose, and will be at all times ready to aid in promoting it. Our allusion to the shaving affair seems to have a little hurt the " facial " vanity of Mercury, which appears to be con siderable. Old Phredrus might have alluded to our friend when he exclaimed, " Heu quanta facies ! sed non habet cerebrium." Why should the old lady so tenaciously hold to the opinion that his quondam friend who resides not a hundred miles from Gateacre contributes to the columns of the STANDARD? We can assure him that the Doctor never wrote a line for the paper in his life. We are aware of the shabby and shuffling trick resorted to by a contemporary, to puff off his own circulation, and depreciate that of the Standard,• b u t th e respectability and influential character of the readers of the Standard is as well known in London as Liverpool ; and we are proud to say that its advertising columns testify that the public know well where to bestow their support, whatever may he employed to prevent them. 11bt Ethrrpool &tanbarb. JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET - - - THURSDAY EVENING.—After some fluctuations to-day Consols settled down to SSA- to for money and 8811 to for account, which i s equal to reaction of 4 1 . per cent. upon the closing quotations of yesterday. The continued declipe in Stocks for some days past would naturally induce the sellers, who have been on the winning side, to realise, so far as the dealers at least, by whom the bulk of operations is effected. In the face of this regular process of closing a dealing profit by buying to replace previous sales for account, or for shorter periods, a sale by the Bank broker of £30,000. Consols for money depressed the market for a short time only, and prices before rather in the ascendant soon recovered to the quota tions mentioned at leaving off. It may be observed, how ever, that prices are still more than 1 per cent. below what they stood at when the payment of dividends commenced and the first symptoms of a fall appeared. Bank Stock was 1621 to 34. India Stock, 261 to 5. Exchequer Bills, ss. to 7s. premium. About Foreign Stocks there is little to be said, businesr, still continuing very dull in them. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 494 to 1., the Five per Cents. 981 to 94. Belgian 98 to 9. Portug uese Five per Cents. 311 to 2, the Three per Cent s , 1 94 to 20. Spanish Active with the Coup ons were 231. to 4. Brazilian 7 1 / to 2 / . Me xican 27 4 . to . Colombian 221 t o 1- . FRIDAY EVENING,—II is understood the Jews have been buyers to-day to some extent, and as the operation of such a powerful party, as well as that of the Scotch party, were watched with interest, an d exercise a considerable influence upon the ma r k e t , the result of the day's business was looked to with a corresponding degree of anxiety by the dealers. I n effect however p r i ces at four o'clock were the same as those of the closing quotations of yesterday. Consols for money 881 to a and 8 4to 1 for account. About the Foreign Market there is nothing particular to be reported. Spanish Active with the Coupons were 231 to • Portuguese Five per Cents 311 to 2 , the Three per Cents 194 to 20. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents 494 to 50, the Five per Cents 981 to 9. Belgian 98 to 9. Brazilian 714 to 24. Mexican 274 to 4. Colombian 224 to 4. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1841 Ilre have received Guiana papers from the 18th No. vember to December 23d, inclusive, but as the files are More voluminous than usual, and as we have a great pressure of matter, we must reserve our usual summary of the intelligence until Friday. A petition has been prepared in this town, and nu merously signed by the merchants, praying a reduction in the duties on Brazilian sugar and coffee. Brazil, it is observed, is one of the best customers we have for our manufactures, and yet by the scule of duties we have imposed on staple articles of her cot - amerce, we throw every impediment in her way ; and, if the sys tem be not altered, may, perhaps, at no remote period, drive her to retaliate, and supply herself with such goods as she now takes from us from other countries, where she will have the advantage of a reciprocity de nied to her by us. Besides all this, in fine, "we want sugar," and "Brazil can let us have it"—an advantage in commercial dealing which needs no eloquence to re commend it. This representation; however, cannot, unfortunately, be permitted to remain in all its clear and unclouded perspicuity. If that were possible, it would be decisive of the question, and we should feel bound to give our hearty concurrence to the petition ; but there are, as usually happens in all commercial transactions, combinations of circumstances and con flicting interests to be brought into the account, which, when duly taken into consideration, leave the matter by no means in that sound and satisfactory state that we could desire. The difficulties are glanced at in the petition, and are, briefly, the injury that might result to our colonial possessions and trade, and the opening of a hitherto prohibited traffic in a commodity so notoriously the produce and manufacture of slave labour, as the sugar of Brazil. The latter of these obstacles, in our mind, is much the .more serious of the two; because, with regard to the first, the proposed reduction, even to the amount required, would still leave our colonial trade not without protection. We do not coincide in the argument that parliament has a right to deal with West India produce ad libitum, because the planters have been paid the sum of twenty millions as compensation for the emancipation of their slaves ; that is a stretch ing of the terms of the agreement much beyond its original intendment;; and we conceive that West India his just as much right now to insist upon an.equitable consideration of her interests as she had before the boon in question was granted or accepted. The solicited arrangement is not an equalisation of the duties on colonial and Brazilian sugars and coffee, but a reduction on the duty of Brazilian from 635. to 365. per cwt., and on coffee from 15d. to 9d.,—the colonial duties of 245. and of 6d. respectively remain ing unaltered. Now granting, for argument sake, that the adoption of this scale would not cause any great derangement of colonial interests, and should be deemed a safe experiment,—the next, and the very im portant question then is, can we, after all that we have done for the suppression of slavery, both by precept and example, abroad and at home, open a new course of dealing with, remove restrictions from, and favour the operations of, a country which retains its establish ment of slavery in unmitigated severity—and this with respect to that identical article for whose production and manufacture, above all others, she seeks the ser vice and employs the labour of slaves ? if this ob jection can be got over. there is no other of any great moment, comparatively, in the way. Looked at in a commercial, light merely, it is probable we should de derive much advantage from removing the existing re strictions. Mr. M‘Culloch, in an article on the sugar duties, written five years ago, speaks of the colonial duties as being much too high. "To lay a tax," he says, "of 245. on a necessary of life, costing from 245. to 355. [this was in 1835] including Bs. per cwt. freight and charges, is obviously a most oppressive proceed ing. Indeed, there does not seem to be much room for doubting that the consumption, and, consequently, also, the revenue, would be very greatly increased, by reducing the duty to 16s. or 18s. This may be pretty confidently inferred from the increase of consumption that has invariably followed every fall in the price of sugar. During the three years ending with 1808, when the price of brown or Muscovado sugar, inclu sive of the duty, was about 665. a cwt., there were, at an average, 2,640,741 c..vt. retained for home con sumption. During the three years ending with 1816, the price was about 935., and the average quantity re tained for home consumption fell off to 2,038,373 cwt. But during the three years ending with 1829, the price having fallen to about 575., the average quantity retained for home consumption rose to 3,267,581 cwt.; being an increase of more than fifty per cent. upon the quantity consumed during the previous period !" This as to the reduction of the colonial duties; but we return to Brazil; and • the grand objection to the prayer of the petition on the score of encouraging the abominations of slavery. It is suggested, as an answer, that we take cotton from Brazil and other slave-dealing states on the most unreserved terms, and, therefore, have no right to talk of " principle" when the taking of any other article from the same countries is proposed to us. This re sembles that .medium of settling a dispute which is commonly called the argument to quoque. However, the point really in dispute is not whether any existing duty, arrangement, or regulation be wrong or right; but, strictly and simply, to what category we are to reduce a newly proposed one,—and whether, under all the circumstances, we can, consistently, or honoura bly, or rightly, remove restrictions hitherto fully en forced on the slave-raised and slave-manufactured su gar of Brazil ? For our part, we are no advocates for extravagantly squeamish or superhumanly purist notions in the ad justment of commercial transactions ; and are far from contending for so great an absurdity as that we are bound, in all cases, to inquire, or, in some cases, at all, how or by what hands the articles that we take from foreigners are produced or manipulated. If buyers were always so prying and so fastidious, we cannot conceive how the commerce of the world could pro gress; but this is a different and peculiar case. Here our attention is specially and inevitably called to the productive process, and it is quite impossible for us to overlook it. We have made exertions and sacrifices of no ordinary kind for the extinction of slavery and its various inhuman and murderous barbarities. Our re clamations against it have been heard throughout the world ; and we have, in short, placed ourselves in a position—call it an inconvenient one, if you please, but placed ourselves in it we have—in which we have a high and dignified character to maintain. Can we, then, a nation so slavery-hating and slavery -extermi nating, now go to Brazil—fresh from all our well fought battles and well-won victories in the cause of human liberty—now go to Brazil, we say, and assure her that she is welcome to use our market for her slave-raised sugar; that we have relaxed the restriction of our laws in her favour ; and that, much as we have said and done against slavery, we have not the smallest objection to sweeten our coffe with an article which the toil, and sweat, and blood of her miserable lash driven negroes have been taxed to the uttermost to produce ? Can this be done, we say ? Would not cuch an art ba a _practical rlistelaimp r of all our high and honourable doings ? Have we put an end to sla very in Our colonies only to encourage it on the south ern continent of America ? Are our sentiments al tered ? or, after all that we have endured, are we now conquered by a little temporary dearth of sweetening matter for our conserves or punch ? Really, we do apprehend that this hankering after the fleshpots of Egypt must be given up, and that, if we would reap the full harvest of all our great victories in behalf of the suffering African, we must persevere a little longer in the thorny path of virtue. Doubtless there is a present privation in resisting the temptation now thrown in our way, and that an effort of national self-denial is called for ; but a great ultimate advantage will assu redly reward our endurance, and we may console our selves with a confident expectation that we shall " reap, if we faint not." The series of letters published in the Times, on the subject of Sir R. Peel's speech on opening a literary institution at Tamworth, has excited a good deal of attention, not more from the ability displayed by the writer than the great and vital importance of the ques tions which he discusses. 'We inserted in our last number one of these remarkable compositions, and our readers will have observed that the author, though professing a profound respect for the right honourable baronet, is not led on that account to make any com promise with, or withhold the free expression of his own mind upon, what he conc e i ves to be error. Those 'who watch for disunion in the Tory camp as a last resource in the sinking fortunes of Radicalism, will probably seize upon the publication of these letters as conclusive evidence upon the point; but if every dif ference of opinion among men were to create an abso lute schism in their body, how could the Whigs them selves have hung together so long ? or how could any party, body politic, or society, preserve its consistency, or continue efficient for any length of time ? There is no such Popish unity among " Conservatives," and it is a fair subject of honest pride to them that there is The language of the Times with reference to the member for Tamworth connects itself with this point, and is in harmony with the true spirit of Conserva tism. " Sir Robert Peel," says that journal, "is beyond all doubt a great and able statesman—virtuous and disinterested—much more capable of directing the councils of the Sovereign than those by whom her Majesty is at present surrounded ; but still not infalli ble : and it is right that he himself should know what great and able men think of him. He will have his own natural and acquired talents to conduct him; but he is not placed beyond availing himself of the advan tages which may he derived from attending to those opinions which others entertain of his separate acts and proceedings." Perfect liberty to speak the mind freely is an element of strength, and not of weakness, to a party whose general principles are sound and te nable; and the member for Tamworth may, and pro bably does, regard it as a pledge of that powerful and efficient support which an administration conducted by him would receive, that its supporters were not bound servilely to adopt his opinions upon all subjects. The writer of the letters alluded to has pointed at tention to what we believe to be the true source of that degree of weakness or liberalism, of which many of the Conservative party complain, in the policy of Sir R. Peel. He has made it manifest from the Tamworth speech, that, though a churchman, the right honoura ble baronet is not by any means an ecclesiastical poli tician,—that is to say, does not conceive that the reli gious principles taught by the church should be all pervading, and everywhere predominant. This he has made evident ;, and whoever will take the trouble to study the subject, will find that such a negation of the supremacy and universality of the religious principle inevitably opens a door to consequences of which Li beralism takes all the benefit. The "Tamworth Lite rary Institution" excludes all books of " controversial divinity," and, we may infer, all controversy respecting divine things. The religious principle is, in fact, and in direct terms, excluded from it ; and it is the main purport of the inaugural address to shew how well people may do—how learned, and wise, and happy, and good they may become—without it. Now trans fer the author and speaker of that address from the lecture-room at Tamworth to the floor of the House of Commons, and, to be consistent, he must there also maintain the same doctrine ; and there, if it be not in effect " Liberalism," it is separated from that false theory by so obscure and evanescent a confine, that there is great difficulty in discovering it. We do not here enter into the question so ably dis cussed in the letters, but merely contend for it that the individuals or party, who adhere to or inculcate a doc trine different as to the importance and ascendancy of religion in political affairs from that taught by the right honourable member for Tamworth, are not to be looked upon as adversaries to his accession to office, or disturbers of the Conservative peace. According to our view of the matter, all the essential strength and power of Conservatism lie in the truth and pro mulgation of the doctrine which this party contend for; and our calculation is, that that union which is " strength" may be much better obtained and pre served by the democracy standing firmly to it, and urging their leaders by a little gentle pressure from without to adopt and act upon it, than by the same democracy becoming silent, and acquiescent in doc trines, and consequently in measures, which are not in themselves sound and true. The equalisation of the duties on East and West India rum has been carried in the House of Commons without a division, and a severe injury is thus threatened to the West India proprietors. Basely as this great body of capitalists have been used on several occasions, and much as they ought now to be fami liarised with the most tremendous sacrifices of property, they have still great reason to complain on this occa sion. Here they have been taken completely by sur prise, and we may say treacherously dealt with,—for not only have they had no warning of the blow in tended to be inflicted upon them, but the proceeding is in the very teeth of a recommendation from a com mittee of the House of Lords, which they might rea sonably have calculated would have prevented so sud den and unexpected a catastrophe. Mr. Goulburn, in his spirited defence of the West India planters on Friday evening, repeated the fact that their opposition was only against the immediate adoption of the ministerial proposition. They asked only time to prepare for it—time to make arrangements against those inevitable effects which it must produce. They invited attention to the existing transition state of the West Indies, to the deficiency of labourers to cul tivate the soil which has resulted from the act of negro emancipation, and the experiment now in course of being made to supply that deficiency by free labour; and on these grounds remonstrated, and justly re monstrated, against the sudden infliction of new trials and fresh difficulties, to which they must be subjected by the proposed equalisation. But remonstrance has been in vain. Simple justice to the West Indies was not " liberalism," and therefore had little to recom mend it to the Whigs. The speciousness of " free trade" was not on their side, and accordingly they are sacrificed. But perhaps it may be said that this is only one in terest against another, and that what the public at large might suffer by any derangement caused on the one side, will be more than compensated by the ad vantage which will accrue on the other. Such, how ever, is not the case. Here a gross attack is made upon vested rights of immense magnitude and im portance, without the slightest prospect of gain to the public, either immediate or remote; for we cannot call the drugging and deluging of the country with such a compound as the nominal rum, or rum-shrub of India, and its substitution for home-made spirits, or the ge nuine article of Jamaica, or other of the West India islands—an advantage, but rather an injury to the community. By the way, it is curious to o b serve , that in the course of a long discussion of this question, not one word was said with regard to its morale, as if the best interests of the community—its moral interests —had nothing whatever to do with it, or were entirely lost sight'of. We do not happen to belong to the tee total abstinence, or any of the other intemperately temperate societies ; but we do at the same time say that the habits of the people of this country in general are not such that we can feel any desire to see East India rum added to the catalogue of British, Irish, and foreign spirits, and swelling the list of their tempta tions. We have drunkenness encTuifb. - iiiithoilt it, and could well dispense with the boon. In this respect the paternal government of the imperial " brother of the sun and moon" is certainly far more worthy of praise than our own, and ought to make us a little ashamed. Of small use is it, truly, to have a com mittee of the house reporting upon the " evils of in toxication," and appalling us with its deScriptions, whilst the house itself thinks of nothing but equalising duties—increasing the amount, and reducing the of the in e b r i at i ng material. price But it is said, in this case, we must take the sweets with the bitter, and that if we want the sugar of India, we must take the ruin and the rum-shrub also. This proposition has been taken for granted; but really we do not see any physical impossibility of making the necessary discrimination. If the manufacture of su gar would not quit cost without the manufacture of spirits also, that is manifestly a state of things which arises from fiscal regulations; and why could not these be altered in such a way as to do away the alleged necessity ? However, it is not our business to solve the enigma. All we desire to advert to is the very questionable benefit which the community at large is likely to derive from the meditated invasion of the vested interests and rights of the West India planters. This aggrieved body have raised no question upon the principle equal f avour to a ll our colonies, n withregard the identi ca l propos i t i on now car a c eofsl i o i t n o g car ried, their request was merely postponement, not nul lification ; and as to the grounds which they put for ward for soliciting this small favour, we cannot conceive anything more substantial. They were stated, briefly but forcibly, by one of the honourable inernbers for this borough; and with a short extract from his speech on the occasion we shall conclude " I confess," said his lordship, " that neither of the pro positions now before the committee for the immediate or gradual equalization of the duty on rum exactly meet my views of the justice and policy of the case. In my opinion,