The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-30 00:00:00

JANUARY 30. 18;j8. Adm.-urn, Notiiran, "Suter, Chep, Cooley, and many others, ap peared in uniforin,anu headed their r es p ect i ve compan i es , an d at ab ou t 11 o'clock, the word March was given, when from 1,200 to 1,400 as flue fellows as ever trod Canadian ground, pro ceeded on their way to Chippewa, heailed,by Colonel M'lsiabb, in the neighbourhoo t of which, on Navy Island, th e m urderer M'Kenzie, and some othe rs o f the rebelcrew, have taken shelter. It is needless for us to say that Lieutenant Craig, of the To ronto Volauteer Artillery, was at his post, under the command, as we understand, of that brave officer and excellent man, Cap tain Gourley. About 206 of the Mohawk and Onandaguia, with a number of the Credit Indians, accompanied the troops, under their res pective chiefs. _ Just as the great body of loyalists haft cleared King-street, that devoted patriot s Colonel William Chisholm, M. p. p. ar rived from Nelson, Oakville, &c., with about 250 of his hue fellows, and after a few minutes refreshment, proceeded after the former gallant band, of whom we we shall be enabled in a few days to g. :e a good account. On Sunday,•two companies of ►he 32d Regiment, and a field piece left Montreal to reinforce the detachment of troops at St. Martin. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, four companies of the 83d Regiment, with their head-quarters, arrived by steam-boat from Quebec. This is a very seasonable reinforcement. The remainder of the - regiment may be daily looked for, if the weather permits of a ste a mb oa t running. The greatest praise is due to the loyal and indefatigable exertions which the pro prietors, captains and crew of the steamboats have already dis played. Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, two companies of the 24th, and onel company of the Royals were landed froin the Princess Vietotia; also two field pieces. They had been to Henrvville. We translate the following from the Populah et of yesterday: HUMANITY OF THE GOVEItNNENT.—We have just learned that twenty of the unfortunate farmers who were taken with arms in their hands at St. Charles, and who were prisoners in this city, have been set at litierty. This circumstance is eloquent as to the mildness of the go verninent under which we live. (Correspondence of the Rochester Daily Advertiser.) LEWISTON, Dec. 2-3, 18.37. Dear Sir,—The strength of Nary Island in artillery, arms, ammunition, stores. and men, has been daily and hourly on the increase. It is difficult to form a correct opinion of the num ber of men who are embodied there, as those who know do not give any information upon the subject. You nay judge of.their constant increase by what takes place in your own neighbour hood, knowing also that the same feelings of sympathy for the patriot cause extends over the whole country. lam informed by a person who has very recently been upon the island, that their force amounts to one thousand men, and that there were 15 pieces of artillery. The last night, us a matte" of course, increased the number of the latter. I saw General 'Van Rensselaer, who is in command, yester day- He speaks with the utmost confidence of the capacity of the island for defence, by a very few resolute men, against any force that can be made to operate against it; and observed that, whatever might be his ulterior movements, he should coutiuue to occupy the island with aloree sufficient, to defend it against any attack that can be made. He speaks with confidence of his ultimate success. I think he does not intend to leave_the island until his arrangements with the patriots upon the main. When he moves be intends"to succeed. The want of system, preconcert, and necessary supplies of arms, &c., added to the absence of the requisite talents and experience, has produced lunch mischief. General Van Reusselaer's appearance now, compared with what it was three weeks ago, indicates the cease less vigilance which he has called into operation, to reduce to a proper state of discipline and efficiency the mass hastily collect ed under his command. I think a short time will enable bim to make these men a well-disciplined corps, which the peaceable inhabitants will have no reason to fear. One or two steamboats arrived at Queenstown last night, but I cannot learn their particular object, as they went down the river before morning.—Very sincerely yours, &c. P.S.—I cannot give you the rumours as they come to us, for they are too extravagant and unfounded for beliet; for instance, 1 have amused myself this afternoon in learning the ideas of the inhabitants who are flying from Canada. 1 n answer to my inquiry of their idea of the force on the island, they supposed it would amount to 4,000 real fire-eaters, who would devour Upper Canada. Such are the rumours which circulate there ; these enlargements are to be guarded against in all the accounts we r eceive. —Yours, &c. _ _ _ Lewiston, Dec. 24. 1837. Dear Sir,—APNab, with about 1,300 men, left Hamilton yesterday for this frontier, and has not yet arrived. It is ex pected that soon after his arrival au attack will be made upon N avy Island —Yours sincerely. Nsvy ISLAND.—Nothwithstanding a ll th a t h as b een sa id ajul written about this rallying point of patriot forces, its loca tion and peculiar advantages are yet but imperfectly known. It is located two miles above the Niagara Falls, within half a mile of Canada, and a mile and a, half of the American shore. Tile north end of Grand Island covers about one-third of Navy Island (by drawing a parallel line from the American shore) and is little short of half a mile from it. Between the two islands, the current is rapid, but not so rapid as it is between Navy Island and the Canada shore, the distance bttween which is, we should judge, a trifle over half a mile. It would be int- Possible for a boat to make its way from the Canada shore to the island, in a direct line. The current would carry them be low the island, and, unless, skilfully manag ed below the falls. The only possible way for a landing to be effected by the royalists. would be to start from some point, a mile or more above, Move partially with the current, and strike up the south point of the island. If no resistance should he made, this could very easily be accomplished; but the discharge of a few pieces of ordinance, loaded with grape-shot, upon the fleet of boats which would necessary be employed upon such an expedition, would so maim them as inevitably either to sink them, or snake them so perfectly unmanageable as to be carried with the current over the falls. It is t..e knowledge of this fact which prevented more than 15 from volunteering their services for.an attack upon the island. The thunderings of the mighty cata ract weje far more eloquent than Governor Head ; and its frowning brow more terrific than his threats and swaggering. It makes the Navy Island 7 -unadorned with either walls or bul warks—more formidable than Quebec or Gibraltar, and per fectly impregnable. 500 men, well armed, with a good train of artillery, might bid eternal defiance to 10,000. Chippewa is about half a mile below the north point of the Island, and so situated that it could be destroyed by hot shot 1 1 ;71 the island. The troops on the Canada shore a r e priuci- I t Y, quartered in two large taverns directly opposite the centre patrio" island, both of which could be easily shattered by the T"et arill i ey. banks of the island are from 10 to 20 feet in height, aril generally perpendicular. At no point, however, could they present a landing, if unguarded; but their elevation would _epable a f ew men to d o wonderful execution among those who un nuld venture an attack against an armed force. PA RLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINS.—Owing to the arri val of news from Canada, and the press of local intelli gence, we have been under the necessity of condensing our parliamentary intelligence into an unusually small compass. We have, therefore, to endeavour to supply this deficiency by taking a brief review of the discussion which took place in the House of Coinmons on Friday night. It will be seen that Sir Robert Peel had intimated his intention, to more as an amendment that a part of the preamble of the ministerial bill should be struck out. Instead of offering any resistance to this and other amendments of which he had given notice, the ministers, fearing the result of a division, prudently " gave in" to the great conservative leader, and actually consented to have the bill shaped to his own mind. The reason which determined them to adopt this course is sufficiently in telligible. Owing to the defection of the radieals, which is now openly avowed, and in consequence of the ab sence of a great body of the Irish representatives, the ►ministers were conscious that, if pressed to a division, they would have been left in a minority. Feeling , that their Places were in danger they adopted the alternative of sacrificing their bill, and have thus furnished another proof, if any were wanting, that their love of office is paramount over every other feeling. The only conclusion that can be drawn from the con duct of the whigs in this matter, is, that they are willing to allow the conservatives to manage the government of the country in reality, %%hilst they continue to engross all the emoluments for doing-so nominally. They have-. atforded'evident proofs of their incapacity to conduct the affairs of this great empire ; and still they persist in re taining office. Their career has been uniformly marked by the grossest weakness, vacillation, bungling, and in fatuated folly ; and still they rest contentedly in their situations, ,as if totally unconscious of the ridiculous .figure which - they cut in the eyes of the nation! All ; parties laugh at them. and despise them. Witness the 'anguage of the Spectator,. in describing the scene which took place, on Friday, in the House of Commons : " Last night, Sir Robert Peel and the Tories triumphed without tnerey over the submissive Whigs, The House of Cow , moos went into committee on the Canada Bill; when Lord John Russell aunounced the determination of ministers to adopt so R,obert Peel's amendment, by striking out of the preamble of the bill the words P2cognixini , the assembling of Lord Dur ham's council of advice, and.th; clause empowering the Queen in council to repeal the act at pleasure. Loud and repeated were the jeers and -'cheers of the tories during Lord John's pompovs announcement of his resolution to succumb. Lord John complained of the indeCorous exhibition of mirth at his expense, which absolutely ,appeared to arise from a feeling of party exultation,—as if such sentiments could have place in the discussion of such weighty matters ! Besides, said Lord John, we adhere to our policy., ,and abide by our instructions to Lord Durham. "Sir 13.obert Peel treated ministers with the most galling contempt, He was not surprised at Lord John Russell's an nouncement: from the first he knew that ministers would give way • his amendments, he knew, tonal be carried ; for, added Sir kobert, with a bitter sneer, were they not conformirble to common sense? He did not intend to move a vole of ceusure on the instructions, which the ministers had itnprudenily-pub lished —for he could not attack the exercise of the Queen's prerogative; but as he had been challenged to refer tp them, he must say they were eminently absurd. Why, they were . getting news f r om C ana d a every wee k ; an d when the I.st q - Apra arrived, the day when L-ord Durham would sail, those instructions might have to he repealed. Who ever before heard of giving the governor of a distant colony his instructions two or three months before his departure? The fact was, that the instructions were hastily prepared, to prop the abomivable pre amble of the bill ; and he prophesied that they would be re- Pealed. Sir Rob er t th en emp h at i cally declared his objection to any measure for framing a constitution for the Canaries with out reference to the other North American Colonies; fur it might be found advisable to unite them all in one federal union, with separate local governments; "The debate which folloced was not important, Mr, Ellice repeated much of what he had said on the previous night ; and was glad, of course, that ministers yielded. Mr. Harvey with bitte r sarcasm alluded to the preduutinance of Sir Robert Peel in the house. He was the " senior counsel," to whom the draft s Of their hills were referred for correction and approval. .Lord krovvick weot into a long and full discussion of the whole 'subject of Catiada . ; . but' id not, as far as we cau discover, prci= duce anything worth notice: Mr. Ward had strongly approved of the words in the preamble, but would not oppose their with drawal, as the policy of ministers was not changed. At the suggestion of Lord Stanley, supported by Sir Wm. Follett, a clause is to be introduced prohibiting; the repeal of any act of the British parliament by Lord Durham and his council. That council is to be called the special, not the legislative council, (as the council of advice was now termed in the amended bill;) Lord John Russell having made this alteration al the suggestion of Sir Edward Sugden, who objected to a name which would create confussiou, there being already a legislative council of Lower Canada. Several members reproved ministers fov. the slovenly manner in which their bill had been drawn up. Sir John Campbell provoked roars of laughter ut declaring — that the bill had nut been materially altered. It finally went through the committee; having, as Mr. Harvey remarked, lost head and tail." Again, the Standard of Saturday evening, in com menting upon the same proceedings, observes— " As we predicted would be the case, both of Sir Robert Peel's most important amendments were last night conceded by the Queen's Ministers. "Lord J. Russell made the concession with sufficient solem nity, hut - with the worst possible grace. He declared that he had considereti it his duty to take the sense of the whole. cabinet upon the poiut, and that iu giving way he acted upon their collective judgment; but he expiessed much displeasure at the approbation with which his submission was received, and mani fested great annoyance at the number who had assembled to witness it; in short, he gave good reason to suspect the truth of a rumour prevalent Yesterday, that it was intended to get rid of the subject for a few hours by having no house, or to di minish the eclat of the ministerial chantude by having but a very thin one. The Conservatives, however, mustered in full force, and thus defeated his lordship's scheme—not for the first time, nor, as we suspect, for the last. Lord John made a feeble. and an unfortunate attempt to save the ministerial honor by saving that while he and his colleagues resigned the attempt to obtain a preliminary parliamentary sanction for their plan of policy so minutely detailed in the original bill, they would still' persevere with. the plan, and he even insinuated that the non condemnation of, the plan in question, after it had been promul gated, must be ts.ken as a virtual, though not a fiomal, sanction of it by parliament. " Sir Robert Peel's reply was a complete triumph of prin ciple and of genius ; he showed that either to approve of, or to condemn beforehand, its detail, the proposed exercise of the prerogative, was. foreign to the province of parliament, and that the noble lord was therefore going much too far when he con strued the silence of condemnation into a prospective sanction of measures of detail, which ought not.to have been communi cated to parliament, and upon which, whether co mm u n i ca t e d or not, the Hmsse of Coalitions could constitutioually pronounce no judgement. right hon. baronet then add essed himself to a commentary upon the original bill, and the lost ructions of Lord Gleuelg,,to Lord Dilatant, and exposed their absurdity with matchless power. . Persons who heard Sir Robert. Peel last night, declare that his speech on that occasion was his greatest, and that he ruse on his previous high reputation, to an extent impossible to be conceived by those who felt how high thatteputation.stood i The contrast to the tniserable display on the ministerial side, the contrast; not merely in eloquence, but in dignity and wisdom, was the most striking ever exhi bited in parliament. , Its present influence seems to have in spired Mr. Harvey with the following happy illustration. We give it as we find it in the Monthly, Chronicle's report:— ' The bill upon which we have bad a debate for the last week, the bill framed with so much care and so much legal judgment, brought forward after long and anxious consultation, with the sanction of the highest legal authority, was naturally presented to our attention as being perfect in all its parts — having no ambiguity in its object—no undue verbosity in its expressions. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) And vet, so true is it in legislation, as in the higher interests of human affairs, 'we know not what an hour may bring forth.' (Cheers and laughter.) In the short interval of four and twenty hours this bill, so perfect and mature r had been decapitated, and lost its tail. (Great laughter and cheering.) I hope, then, I shall be excused if I reserve any remarks I way have to make until the period when, peradv e nt ure , we may be - led to hope the bill will be perfection itself, that is to say, when it shall be submitted to the house for the third time. But I still hope that the conver sation which we have haul this evening, by far the most valuable of all the discussions we have had upon this subject, will not be allowed to pass away as a shadow, and to leave no effect upon it. I hope. we - may be allowed to implore the leader (Sir R. Peel) -of the powerful party who rang e themselves upon the op- 4 position benches to throw aside th sin which besets him of being the leader of• that party, anti that he will hereafter con tinue in his course of well doing to counsel the cabinet (cheers and laughter), to throw around it the shield of his protection, and to spare her Majesty's ministers anti the nation from the evils which otherwise beset them. (Laughter and cheers.) The course which the right hon. baronet has recently pursued, reminds me of the practice in a lawyer's office when [ was a hid. When a draft was first prepared it was submitted to some sub ordinate member of the profession—generally to sotnebody un der the bar, who had his small fee and advised upon it ; but when, in a subsequetit stage, it came to be more seriously and gravely considered, it was sent to some master mind—to the very highest in the profession, who perused the deed, and finally determined the terms of it. Now, it would seem that, although we have a cabidet of small men (great laughter), who consider and put together their crude notions and .thoughts, they are obliged, after they have thrown them into the forma a draft, to send it for revisal to the leader of the opposition. (Great laugh ter and cheers.) And what a splendid ins!ance of disinterest edness was here offered by the leader of the opposition, who, whilst he gives all his important advice gratis, allows the little people to take all the . fees. (Great laughter and cheering.) This is in Many respects full of consolatiom".' In reference to Sir John Cathpbell's assertion, that the bill was very little altered by the amendments, the Standard very properly remarks— "' It seldom happened that in a bill of so much importance so few alterations were made in committee r—take breath after that, and then looked to the facts. The original hill consisted of seven—of these seven, three were amended, and four wholly withdrawn: eight clauses were added; and of thesv,if we are not mistaken fire hare been expunged, Lastly, th e bill has been, as Mr. Ifarvey said, decapitated of its preamble, and docked of its tail. _ If this tie to undergo but slight alteration, we should like to know what agr'eat alteration would be—clearly something beyond the change in Sir John Cutler's stocking darned from one material to another." We would now once more remind our readerS that this is the ministry that the Lberal papers throughout the country have been so loudly praising, ever since their accession to office. These / are the men for whose con tinuance in power such great exertions were made by the self-styled reformers of England. What do' these same reformers, and their organs of the press, now say of the ministry ? Like the Albion of yesterday, they say that they suffer their measures to become "tor fed." May we be allowed to whisper another word of advice in the ears.of our radical journalists ? Is it not possible that the government are forced to torify their measures in compliance with . . the " voice of the people" ? Has not expediency been ever their governing principle ? and do they not now find that it would be more expedi ent for them to yield to the unequivocal expression of public opinion, rather than, by opposing it, place their retention of office in jeopardy ? This, we have no doubt, is the secret of the conversion of Lord Melbourne and his associates to conservatism. We hail the circum stance as an additional proof of the rapid progress of the reaction which is taking place in the country, and which will ultimately force the present incapable minis try from their seats on the treasury benches, to make room for honeSter men and abler statesmen. We are glad to find•tbat the conservative members of the House of Commons have recently shown so determined a front, and earnestly hope that an opportunity may be speedily afforded of trying their strength against the ministerial party. Will the latter venture on such a trial ? THE REGISTRATION Op 1835.—1 t is of the most ur gent importance, in the present nicely-balanced state of parties, that our conservative friends in Liverpool should be on the alert to provide for the revision of the lists of voters,' both for the parliamentary and municipal consti tuency of the borough. We are assured that the radi cals are making the most, diligent preparations for ob jecting against the conservatives, and for placing upon the lists as many of their own adherents as possible. We' . feel it necessary, therefore, to warn our friends of their proceedings, which are carried on with a degree of se crecy calculated, in a great measure, to lull suspicion. The deep mortification which they endure, •in conse quence of the signal defeat which they sustained at the last general election, has prompted them to the use of every means within their reach, for the purpose of ang menting their numbers, and of diminishing the conser vative force. To counteract the schemes which the ra dicals have set on foot, and to which we may hereafter feel called upon more particularly to allude, we would strenuously urge the necessity of immediately re-organ ising, in full force, the different Conservative Ward As sociations. We have been credibly informed that the Tradesmen's Reform Association are in possession of the names of all the householders and freemen who have died or removed since the period of the last revision of voters. H o w the s e particulars have been obtained we shall, i n goo d t i me, idi sc l ose . i n t h e meant i me, we would suggest th e propriety of appointing active committees in each ward, for the purpose of collecting all the infor mati`on which may .be necessary for purging the next lists of every radical whose name shall be improperly in serted. 'Such persons as have any particulars to com municate On'the subject would do well to forward them to the secretary Of the Conservative Association, at the News room,in Church street. WHAT IS O'CONNELL DOING ? —This is a question which is continually asked, and to which we know of no satisfactory answer. Heretofore, the arch-agitator and his tail have been in the habit of hastening to London at the very commencement . of each session of Parlia ment. Has Daniel found it necessary to remain in Ire• land to avoid giving his opposition to the ministry ? Has be been in dread of the inevitable consequences of his inflammatory appeals to the Popish rebels of Ireland, and 'absented himself from Parliament in endeavouring - to ,stifle any outbreak which might eventually compromise his own character, and endanger his personal safety ? Has he beep watching the progress of the Canadian re volt, in the hope titai. " soinething might turn up" to encourage him to follow the example of Papineau ? Has he been engaged in procuring an increase of rint, to enable him to meet the contingent expences of the petition against his return ? Is lie afraid of some dis closures, which might make the atmosphere of the House of Commons " too hot" for hint ? Of. one thing we are certain-- 7 whereever he is, he cannot be doing any good. THE DISTRESSED Pooa.—On Sunday, a collection was made in St. Jude's church, for the relief of t he poor of the congrega tion, to be distributed in food and fuel, under the direction of the minister and his district visitors. We are happy to lear❑ that the atnount collected was £llO 19s sd. In recording this fact, we feel strongly disposed to add, that instead of indulging in indecent sneers at the congregation of St. Jude's, it would be more seemly in itself, and more beneficial to the community, if certain of our tadical scribes would endeavour, in their ow❑ congregations, to follow so good an example. RELIEF OF THE - Pooll.—We understand that a collection, amounting to upwards of £74, was made - 011 Sunday last, at St. Andrew's church, in this town, for the relief of the distressed poor of the district. attached to that church. CALEDONIAN FREE SCHOOL.—OD Saturday, an ex-member of the committee of this school presented in aid of its funds a donation of five pounds, being a fine which he had imposed on himself. for imperfect performance, whilst in office, of bis duties to the charity, in the success of which he takes a heart. felt interest. In this school 332 poor children, of Scottish pa rentage, are receiving educati6n suited to their sphere in life, based on the Sacred Scriptures. and with never-ceasing re ference to the answer to the first . question in their cat ec hi sm, that, "Man's chi e f en d i s t o g l or if y God and to enjoy him for ever." EXHIBITION OF PICTURES.—We referred our readers last Tuesday to an advertisement of a floe collection of paintings at Jack's Coffee House, Claytob-square. They are still exht bit ing (gratis) for a short time longer, and we earnestly recOm mend all lovers of the line arts to inspect them. There are amongst them some remarkably fine speCimens of the ancient masters. We hope they will be purchased to adorn some of the Liverpool collections. EXTRAORDINARY DES:PA rcii.—On Friday, at half-past . ten o'clock in the aaernoon, an express, bearing the Canadian news received by the Siiidons, from New York, left Liverpool, by the Grand Junction railway train. for London. The news reached London shortly alter live o'clock next morning, was printed, and copies of the Times containing it were received in Liverpool at half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night. Thirty-three hours only were consumed in the business. On Sunday, Captain Cain, who is chat Oil with the murder of his steward, on the high seas, was removed from the Borough Gaol to London, there to take his trial for the offence. Some LAUNCH.—A very splendid ship, of 601) tons register, intended for the China trade, was launched from Mr. Hoyden's yard, Queen's Dock, yesterday, at one o'clock, and was chris tened the "John Bull." SUFFERING POOR AT WEST DERBY.—We understand that there was a: committee meeting at West Derby, on Saturday evening, at Westmore's Hotel, to arrange some plan for the relief of such poor men's families as have nv out-dour employ- . merit, owing to the continued severe frost. The intentions of the committee, we believe, embrace the at tidies of coals, pota toes, and bread, and we have no doubt that an adequate sub scription will be made by the respectable inhabitants to admit of the praiseworthy object being carried into effect. GAS-LAMPS.—During the fore part of the past week, as well as during the preceding one, a great number of the gas-lamps, in all parts of the town, have been totally extinguished by the operation of the frost, and even those that could be brought to burn gave a very dim light. CAUTION.—On Monday evening a man dressed in a brown jacket and apron entered •the .shop of Mr. Devine, in Corkspor street, and, mentioning the name of one of the shopkeeper's best customers, purchased bacon to the amount of 10s., for which he tendered in payment what were supposed to Le ss. papers, but which proved, on after-examination, two parcels of tea-lead, wrapped up in the form of copper money. A DISCOVERY.—On Wednesday morning some loose earth in St. James's-terrace having attracted the attention of the police, they commenced probing and digging, and the result of their labours was the discovery of some stolen property, belong ing to a Mr. Hughes—namely, a travelling bag, containing a quantity of wearing apparel, samples of ore, &c., together with a tea-urn, a small box, contents unknown, a portable writing desk, two bundles of skeleton keys, one bundle of common ke)s, and a few other articles. Film—Early on Friday morning a fire broke out on the pr.e mises of Mr. Bean, cocoa and chocolate inanufactUrer,l3enn s gaidens, Redcross-street. Intimation of the fact, immediately after discovery, wns forwarded to the fire station ; engines were quickly on the spot, and the fire was soon extinguished. FIRE AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—AbOUt seven o'clock on Tuesday evening last a police-officer heard a cry of .• Police!" in Finch-street, and, hurrying to the spot, found that there was a fire at No. 38, the house of Mr, Robinson. He proceeded up stairs, and in one of the sleeping looms discovered a bed enve loped in flames. Other officers-and a superintendent arriving soon after, they, after great exertions, succeeded in extinguish ing ihe tire. The most disastrous part of the affair .was the severe injury, resulting in almost immediate death, sustained by a ything child of Mr. Robinson's, who was asleep in the bed at the time the tire commenced. It was snatched from .the burning couch by Mr. Robinson himself, who, in so doing, sustained some personal injury. The fire wag supposed to have been caused by a spark from the firegrate being thrown upon the bed curtains or clothes. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BANK OF ENGLAND.—We under stand that the debts due frion the Northern and Central Bank to the Bank of England, was fully paid in cash on Thursday last, a hen the directors of the Bank of England gave up the various bills and securities belonging to the Northern and Central Bank, which they had previously held, and the warrant of attor ney, whic h had been given as alurther security for the advauces of England, was cancelled. A considerable part (about, £50,000, we believe,) of the debt due by the_ Northern and' Central Bank to the London and Westminster Bank, has also, been discharged.—Manchester Courier. ALLEGED CULPABLE NEGLECT (WA SURGE ... DN.—OD Friday, the 12th instant, an inquest was held at the Red Lion lun, Heaton Norris, before W. S. Rutter, Esq. coroner, on the bUdy of Mary Wadsworth, aged 33, a married woman; who died on the Wednesday previous, in the above township, in consequence of the alleged neglect or want of skill in a person of the name of Bulsover, who had attended the deceased as accoucheur. The inquiry was adjourned until the Wednesday following, when the jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of " M an _ slaughter.'' and the coroner having committed Bolsover to k dale gaol to take his trial at the next assizes for Lancashire, he was removed in the custody of Mr. Earlem, the constable. ARRIVALS FROM NEW - YORK.—The packet-ship Virginian, Captain Harris, which sailed from New York on the .26th oft , and arrived off Holyhead on Saturday afternoon, did not reach the Mersey till Monday evening. The vessel had to .contend with easterly winds during the whole passage, and great credit is due to Captain Hari is fur having effected, under the eireutn stances, the passage in 27 da)s. The packet-ship Siddons, Capt. Britton, which sailed from New York on the 2d instant, and passed Holyhead on Monday, was knocking about betwixt the Head and Liverpool from that day till Friday, when she fetched in with the N. W. r lost ing-ligh t. The Corsair, steamer, from Belfast, fell in with her, in the course of Friday forenoon, and brought her letter bag to town. The ship reached port on Sa turday, after a passage of 25 days from New Yuck. The packet strip North America, Captain Hoxie, which left New York on the 2nd instant also, reached port on Saturday evening. THEFT AT THE RAILWAY STATION, MANCHESTER. —On Saturday evening week a r o ster, named Samuel Malvern, in the employ of Mr. John Hargreaves, jun , at the warehouse near the railway statiuu, saw a man, named Joseph Tatt oo , (who had some years ago been in the service of the Railway Company, but had subsequently been sentenced to trausportati o n for seven years. on a conviction for felony,) loitering about the premises, and was induced, from his suspicious appearance, to watch his proceedings. About six o'clock he went to one of the luggage carriages under a stied, and tried the weight of a pack of flannels, which had that day been received from Mr. John Butterworth, a Rochdale carrier, to be conveyed, according to the direction, to "Mr. W. R. Milnes, draper, 'l'ithebarn-street, Liverpool," Finding that he could carry it he went away for a few minutes, but presently returned, took the bundle on his back, and decamped with it. Malvern immediately went to the clerks in the office to inquire if he had a right to remove the property, and was answered negatively, that Patton had been discharged a length of time, and that they did not know he was on the premises. He and 'others then took different directions in pursuit of the thief, and Malvern found him with the pack on his back in New-street, near Camp-street, about three hundred yards distant from the station. lie took him into custody, and delivered him over to Turner, a police-officer, by whom he was brought before 'the sitting magistrate at the New Bailey, on Monday, and, after examination, committed to the sessions fur trial. The prisoner's excuse was, that be had been driven by poverty to commit the offence.—Manchester Courier. ASSESSMENT ON Barck-FiEr.ris.—On Friday a meeting of brickmakers, carrying on business within the township of Kirk dale, was held in the office of Messrs. Lace, Myers, and Lace, to obtain the decision of the magistrates relative to the assess ment laid by the overseers of the poor on the brick-fields within the township. - At the late meeting of the magistrates at Kirk dale the case was brought under notice, but there not being sufficient evidence to enable them to decide on the justice of the. rate, - the further hearing of it was adjourned till Friday. - Johp Formby, Esq. was the only_ magistrate present.—Messrs. Pritchard and M`Ghte, overseers, attended by Mr. Lowndes; vestry clerk, appeared in support of the rate. The appellants were not attended by any professional gentleman; Mr. Sanders, who had been previously engaged for them, was present, but declined acting in their behalf, partly on account of his not having had leisure to examine the case, and partly because of the situation in which he stood with relation to the Board of Guardians. Under these circumstances Mr. Lowndes felt it his duty to withdraw, and thus leave both parties to submit their case to the consideration of the magistrate, without professional assistance. Mr. Myers acted as legal adviser to Mr. Formby. The point in dispute, so far as could be collected from an irre gular conversation, was the valuation which the overseers of the poor had made of the brick-fields which were rented by the appellants. The only case, however, which was gone into, was that of Mr. Haydock, who had taken a ,field from Mr. -Lees, where two stools were kept at work, the rent of which the over seers valued at £2OO, and the rate (IW. in the pound) at £8 Os. Bd. It appears that the practice is to assess the "stools," or the frames where the bricks are moulded,' without regard to the extent of the field, so that a field of one acre might be rated as high as one of ten acres, if there happened to be only one stool in each. This point having been ascertained, the next thing to be considered was the fair annual amount of bricks which a single stool would yield, and the number produced by a square or superficial yard of clay. 400,000 was determined to be the amount of the former, and 1000 the product of the latter. Mr. Haydock was then asked what. was the rent he paid per 1000 ? to which he replied, 4s. With these data, and several explanatory remarks, Mr. Formby, Mr. Myers, Mr. Lace, and Mr. Rawson, after a short private consultation, decided to make their calculation on 400,000 bricks at 4s. per thousand, as the produce of one stool; some stools made more, but in considera tion of the rubbish mixed with the clay, for which a drawback was allowed in the rent, they had calculated each stool as above. This would make the value of the stool £BO, instead of £lOO, and reduce the rates on the two stools from £2OO to £l6o.—Mr. Myers said there was only one temark which the chairman bad omitted, namely, that this calculation referred only to the re sent rate. If a superior kind of clay were forind, which enhanced the value of a field, it would be better for the parties to settle any differences on the subject among. themselves rather than bring it there. No witnesses had been brought on either side, but n principle had been laid down which might serve for their guidance in future. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE. APOLLO VERSUS TUT ROSS-IN MAN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND.IRD. observe the Ross-in " fellow" of the lying Chronicle has been manufacturing another elegant epistle to fill up his trashy catchpenny crinc,rn. What a pity better employment cannot be found for this " chap"! 1 should not have noticed this midnight scribbler if he had not dragged in by the heels the name of the Apollo Club, held at Mr. Holden's, Richmond-row. of which club lam a member. This impudent " chap" says that the "annual meeting the other day" reminds him of an enquiry he has been intending for some time to make respecting " another" Apollo club, which existed a few years ago, and had a concert in the spring of 1835, at the Adelphi. Now, Sawney, alias "Chap," when he was penning this statement about " another" Apollo clnb, knew well that he was penning, a wilful misrepresentation, or, rather, as Sawoev would no doubt prefer the use of his own more elegant language, a wilful lie, because he had been told that ," another" Apollo club neither does nor ever did exist, and that the one held at Mr. Holden's (which has existed for the last forty years) was the only cl'ib in Liver pool of that name. As the motive for writing this stun' is well known, and with which the public are in no was• interested, I will leave him in the hands of the " fellows" who poor Sawnev says he has been made the dupe of, (save the mark!) who, I ha . ve no doubt, will soon convev to him the " satisfaction" of knowing that they have been " cunning enough" to take him under their own " protection," and will teach him to play a tune on the Scotch " fiddle," which will convey to him another specimen of their " musical arts."-1 am. B:c., HOOT AWA, MON! Monday Morning, January 29, 1838. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. St u,-1 perceive that your liberal contemporary, the Mercury, continues to harp upon the mistake which the Hey. Mr•. McNeile is alleged to have made in attributing Russell's Modern Europe to the pen of Lord John Russell. I did not hear the rev. gentleman on the occasion referred to, but all accounts agree that he had the book in his hand, and no account has dared even to insinuate that there was any in correctness in his quotation from it. Of what then is he ac cused? of ignorance of the author? Even the Mercury will not allege that the rev, gentleman CANNOT READ; and with the book in his hand, he had but to turn to the title page, to see the author's name. IgnOrance of the author, therefore, is out of the question. Of what mistake, then, was he guilty ? Of none at all I should think, for his habitual accuracy, even i❑ the torrent of his eloquence, is quite astonishing. It is possiae, certainly, that on the occasion in question, he might have made a verbal mistake, for the first time in above three years. I repeat for the first time, because the eagerness with which his alleged mistake was caught at, and misrepre sented, is proof positive that if any similar occasion had been previously-afforded. it would not have pasSed unnoticed. . • The week before last, the Mercury threatened some editorial remarks on Mr. McNeile's letter to Mr. Cropper and Horsfall. They have not appealed! I strongly suspect that, Mercutius iii he is, in wit and eloquence, your '•esteemed contemporary" has found ii a tough jots; and that he most wait for a congenial thaw—in his own brains—before 4he will timid himself competent to answer that admirable exposure of the slavery of popery.-4 am, sir, one of your constant, and edified readeis, A LIVERPOOL OBSERVER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Ste—Ati a " Dealer in Mops" in the neighbourhood of the Canning Dock, and an inhabitant of the village of Kirkdale, I feel the paragraph, entitled " A Kirta Scrub," in vour paper of last Tuesday, so pointedly directed against myself, that I am compelled ta notice it. The fracas therein alluded to did not, (if I read it right,) take place in consequence of an act on my part, for the commission of which I should blush with shame. What ! I to assault a lady ! Oh, shocking!—never did such a thing in my life—never! except on a solitary occasion, whilst steadily wending my way homewards one evening at six. I was stopped in Scotland-road by a number of the nymphs of the pave, and lorcibly deprived of my gold watch. Even then, in retaliation, I simply bestowed a " point carte" upon the le treating " bustle" of one of the fair damoselles. Watch ! watch !" 1 cried.—Said she, " Just so! Stay %here you are, watches were made to go!" Pray, Sir, do not permit in your paper (which, by the bye, I purchase for the purpose of burning, so shocking are its politi tics) language only in general use amongst the venders of " fish;" and above all, Sir, pray do not render the same appli cable to a party who, be assured, merits not the appellation of " A Kit ta Scrub." 4*** ***** LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. A general half-yearly meeting of the proprietorsof this under taking was held on Wednesday, at. the Cotton Sale•rootu, Ex change-buildings, Charles LaWrence, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Booth, the secretary, read the report, which was of the most satisfactory and cheering nature, notwithstanding the late de pression of trade and commerce. It was moved by Mr. Bruth way e, and seconded by Mr. Wilson, that the leport be received, having given great satisfaction. It was as follows : Gross receipt for the last year £120.018 Expenditure Nett profit 200 Surplus last year 49,229 Dividend of £5 per cent Surplus in the hands of the Treasurer 735 The Ch a i rm an announced a dividend of £5 p er s h are . A discussion then took place respecting the North Union Rail way, when it was slated by Mr. Theodore Rat hbone that arrange ments were making that would prove highly benefiCial to both companies. A discussion then took Place respecting the re-elec tion of four directors, (Messrs. Lawrence, Earle, Sands, and Cropper,) who would have to retire by rotation. Mr. Rigg ex pressed a desire to retain those they had got. A conversation ensued respecting a report Which had reached the ears of the directors of a wish on the part of certain proprietors that those gentlemen who were shareholders and directors of the Grand Junction Railway, as well as the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, should retire either from the one or the other. The sense of the meeting was, however, taken on this point, and was most decidedly taken against any such retirement, as it was urged by one proprietor that "they were the fittest persons to be present on questions that might materially affect the interests of their company, as they could at once be prepared to support or give their opposition to such measures." If they should disa gree, it would then be time enough to retire from the board du ring s uch discussions. Mr. Sandars thought that the directors, as men of business and high standing for honour and integrity, ought not to go to that hoard in any way shackled or fettered, but that they ought to be allowed the full exercise of their judg ment. Mr. Wallace Currie thought that it was the bounden ,duty of the proprietors that they should re-elect the gentlemen who - had to go out by rotation, as every one must be fully sensi ble of the great extent of zeal and ability with which they had discharged their onerous duties, and the interest they had at all times evinced for the concern. The directors were then re elected, and a vote of thanks being passed to the chairman, the meeting separated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Manchester, Friday Evening. A glance at the annexed figures will shew further alt rations in the Trades' Cup prices beyond those noticed on Tuesday. Birdlime and Sylvan have each advanced to 12 to 1; and are likely to see even a better position, should they both accept, of which there can be now little doubt, or their admirers must have obtained very erroneous information from head quarters. The friends of Heron are well likely to droop, when they find Mr. Fowler's other horse; Mersey, come straight away from the rear rank, and actually take Heron's position in the odds,-100 . to 7 being taken yesterday about the fresh favourite, and offered toy against the other. Magician was backed to-day at 100 to 8, and is in strong force; thus making six horses in the,market, close upon each other's heels; indeed, three of them at the same figure. Touching Whaley, he merely holds the place of first favourite, the offers being so freely given to lay 10 to 1 on the field, that it looks very probable a point more would be booked against him, provided his backers .had gained any fresh courage since the announcement of his being on sale, which, it is evident has operated upon that spirit exhibited in bearing up for him so strong, at 9y 2 and 10 to I.—Nothing has been done upon the. Epsom events tneriting notice, with the exception of colt o ut of Nonplus's dam, supp o rted on Monday, for the at 12 to I; and, this mornin g , l a id against,—say 200 to the Derbyct 14. The following are the prices of the horses most in vogue for the Chester Cup. Alterations of mere moment will very probably occur next week, when light will be thrown upon what. is still a mystery.—to "the acceptances," and the names of the horses pairing off, by paying the smaller forfeit ; 'FRE CHESTER CUP. P.P.—(Accept or not.) 10; to 1 against Mr. Robinson's Whaley. - 11 to I - Mr. Fairlie's &brat). ( 1.) 12 t o I „ Mr. Price's Wentworth. (t). .12 to 1 o Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime. (t) 12 to 1 „. General Yates's Sylvan. (t freely) 100 to 8 „ Mr. Clarke's Magician .(t) 100 to 7 „ Mr. Fowler's Mersey. (t ) 10(1 to 6 „, hi r. Fowler's Heron : (off.) 100 to 6a „ Mr. Houldsworth's Combat. 100 to 5 „ Mr. Barrow's Catherina. (off) 25 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Lord Stafford. (off) Six against the field at evens; at offers to take sto 4 THE DERBY. 11 to 1 on the field. (offered.) ENORMOUS TRAIN ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER 'RAlLWAY.—Yesterday morning, a luggage train arrived from Manchester, consisting of 113 waggons of merchandise, drawn by five engines. Allowing ten yards to each engine, and fifteen feet to each waggon, the train must have extended upwards of 615 yards. TOE SPORTSMAN'S POCKET REFERENCE BOOK.—This valu able pnblication will be found of the greatest service to sports men. Th e variety and extent of the information which it contains, render it a perfect vade mecum THE LIVER THEATRE.—This little theatre continues to fill exceedingly well, It is likely to do so, so long as good acting and clever pieces are offered to the amusement of the public•. We perceive that Mademoiselle Celeste, the beautiful French dancer, who made recently such a hit in America, has been en gaged, and makes her appearance on Thursday night. There is net a doubt but she will be a star that will attract gazers enow. THE ROYAL AroeuITHEATIIE. — This theatre attracts its plen tiful audiences. 'There are diversities of qualities as well us grades of talent there bi ought to bear, 1,) please all ranks and tastes. Mr. Bates, with a highly creditable spirit of liberality, has announced that he will devote the proceeds of Thursday night to the soup charities. This announcement, apart from the attractions of the evening, will, without doubt, ensure an overflowing audience. The poet Campbell is said to have been black-balled at the Garrick club. This, if trite, may inflict disgrace upon the Gar rick, but none upon Mr. Campbell. Mr. Sturges Bourne, as lord warden of the New Forest, has appointed Lord Canning a ranger, in the room of the Earl of Cavan, deceased. THR GIN TRAP.—One of the partners in a noted gin-palaee On floihorn-hill died some months ago, and left his widow up wards of one hundred thousand pounds. The gallant Colonel Maitland, who commanded the detach ment of British troops sent against the village of St. Scholas tique, is the second son of the venerable Lord Lauderdale, and has commanded the 32 root for the long period of twenty years. MAIL COACH BLOWN ovka.—During the severe gale on Wednesday morning, the York mail %+as blown over, at the bottom of , Blackstone-edge. There were no passengers; and the coachman and guard fortunately escaped without injury.— Manchester Courier. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ROBBERY AND ImPitunExcE.—Ann Brown, a young girl, who staved her age to be 15, having been placed at the bar, Mr. J. M'Dougall, a timber dealer, from Belfast, apparently about 42 years of age, appeared to charge her with having robbed him on the preceding night. He deposed that he was in Church street about ten o'clock, when the prisoner came up to him and asked him to treat her. He replied that he had no objection, and together they proceeded to a public-house in Whitechapel, kept by Mr. Gradwell. They stood at the counter : 4 he had a glass of ale, and the young girl had a glass of whiskey. There was a gateway adjoiuing the public-house, to which a door from the house led, and the prisoner went out at the dour, accom panied by the complainant. It was a very dark gateway. The prisoner put her hand into his trowser's pocket, and took out a kid leather purse, containing six sovereigns, and one_ or two half-crowns, having secured which, she ran off along White chapel, pursued by the complainant. He, however, lost sight ofher ; but, from the description of her person furnished by him to Inspector Berry, she was apprehended at midnight, in a house in Peach-street. The money was not found, Mr. Grad well, the publican, deposed to the fact of the prisoners having entered and lett his house in company. They went out through the door leading into the dark gateway, and in about ten minutes Mr. M'Dougall returned, and said he had been robbed of six sovereigns. Both deposed as to the iudentity of the pri soner, but she denied that she had ever seen the complainant, and said that she had not been out of the house in Peach-street for three days, in consequence of illness. She, . however, entreated vehemently to be forgiven, and, bursting into tears, promised to return to her mother, and remain with her. The girl is one who would have been very good-looking, had it not been for the debasing course of life which she has been follow ing ; for the present is not the lirst - time she has been in custouy on a somewhat similar charge. Mr. Hall having inquired the age of the prisoner, addressed the complainant in no very mea sured terms. He said it was perfectly disgraceful for a man like him, who must be 40 years of age, to accompany a girl of 16 into a public-house to drink. He, and others in his position, were ready enough to cr out against her wh en s h e did any thing wrong, b u t th e y ne ver seemed to reflect how far they themselves were to blame. They first threw themselves in the way of being robbed, and in a manner which reflected great discredit upon them, and then they came there to complain that they had been robbed—so that they might, in some degree, be considered as the punishers of a crime which they had them selves caused to be committed. The girl was remanded, to take her trial at the sessions. ANOTHEa RonaEnie.—Hannah Miiran, a disorderly girl of great police celebrity, was charged by M r. Joseph Wood, druggist of Fawcett's-buildings, Ordsall-lane, Sah . ord, with having rob ben him of live sovereigns. The case was almost precisely similar to dozens of others which we have pubtishedas a caution. The complainant met the prisoner and another female in the street, accompanied them to a house in Leather-lane, and then despatched one of them for ss. worth of drink. During her ab sence, the prisoner thrust her hand into . his pocket, and took out five sovereigns, which she transferred to her companion on entering, who immediately left the house, and was not after wards seen.—The prisoner was committed to take her trial. . SUMMONS FOR SEAMAN'S WAGES.—On Saturday at the Po lice-office, Captain Orton. was summoned before themagistrates by one of his seamen, named Wip-, Sloan, for thegien-payinent of his wages. The comolainaut stated that li signed articles on the siti of September last, in 'Liverpool, to ship as a seaman at £2. 10s. a mom had'.£2.'los. advanced and they sailed for Itichitructo. He was sod; aud was left , behind,;,- ,he was or del ed as h ore by th e captain, and ( h e vessel sailed the sante day. He was a week before tie was dole to wall: to. Si. John's to get a vessel home. He claimed pavtnent furl mum h and 17 days. Mr. Hall—(to the captain) How came you to put this man ashore and leave him 'trete when he was id a state of sickness. The captain said on the 16th of November he got ready for the sea,,as there was every appearance of their being frozen in -there. He told the mate to get ready for sea, and then said to him there was a man missing. He went forward and said to the complainant, "are you not coming up to work the ship ?" and the answer he gut was, "go to heti with You.' • He again went down into the forecastle and said to the complainant— " William, do you mean to come un deck and get the ship to work, otherwise we shall have to slop the winter? you must make your mind up, and come and, work, 'or go ashore." The complainant then came on deck and after walking about a short time went - below and packed up his hammock, and went ashore in a boat which was alongside. His vessel was 690 tuns bur then, and he had 20 men on board. He was compelled to get men from the shore to help him to work the vessel. Mr. Hall his you mean to say he deserted the vessel?" The captain 1 have stated the fact, I have been very iii treated." The complainant denied that he had used those words to the captain; the captain must have mistaken him. The captain said tie was quite certain of it. The ctimplainaut then said he thought it was one of the men shaking his hammock, and not the captain. The captain said he was not in Isis hammock at the time. Mr. Hall said he was very willing to assist the captain; he thought such language very reprehensive,' de had to decide all these cases under an act of parliament, beyond which he had no power, and that act told bon that he must have particular evi dence in all cases of desertion before be awarded a forfeiture. That evidence the captain did not give him. The act of parlia ment was very plain on the point; it said that "every seaman shall forfeit to the owner and his toaster all' his clothes and ef fects and all wages anti emoluments to which he is entitled, provided the circumstances attending such desertion be entered in the log book at the time, and certified by tha signature of the master and the mate." He would see from what he (Mr. Hall) haul read that he must produce the log book as evidence which he had not done. He should not be doing justice to the man if he strained the law, and decided against him. He was bound by the law to decide in the man's favour, and he did it with the greatest reluctance anti from a lack of evidence. The balance due to the man £l. 13.. 341. after deducting an amount of £l.Bs. for stores which he acknowledged to having received, though there was no proof, was then ordered to be paid to him. Mr. Hall said he should not allow him his costs. THEFT FROM A SHOP.—Thomas Seatle and Thomas Roberts, two boys, were on Saturday last, placed before Mr. Hall, charged with having stolen a firkin of butler from the shop of Mr. Henry Neal, grocer, St. James's-street. Samuel Jones, a shop-man in the service of the latter, stated, that about five o.clock, on Wednesday night, the 17th inst., be unloaded twenty firkins of butter from a cart and placed them opposite the shop window. He went to open the cellar door, when he heard a person call out, "There is a lad stealing a firkin of butter." Witness ran round through the shop and gave chase in the direction indicated. lie caught a glimpse of a boy with a firkin in New Bird-street, but lost sight of him again. Wit ness met Inspector Hockey and told him, and, in nn hour after wards, the latter came to him and told him th a t h e h a d f oun d the firkin. Witness identified the firkin, and declared the but ter to be worth about Z-1. James O'Donnell, nephew to a marine-store-dealer, in Chaloner-street, pro ve d, t h at, on th e night of the 17th instant, the prisoner Seatle offered a firkin of butter for sale at his uncle's warehouse. Witness's aunt sus pected the prisoner, and told him that she would have him taken into custody, upon which he immediately ran out of the place, leaving the butter behind him. Seatle joined the pri soner Roberts, who was waiting at a little distance. Inspector Huckey stated, that, having obtained a clue to the prisoners, he went and found Seatle in bed, at his father's house. Ile taxed him with the theft, and the prisoner replied, that Roberts knew as much about it as he did. When the inspector took Roberts, he replied, "I did not touch it, but I saw Seatle take it." Before the magistrate Seatle said, "That boy's aunt told me if 1 bad any thing to bring to her, I might, at any time." Roberts declined saying anythiug. They were both committed fur trial. THEFT BY A SERV NT.—Hachel M`Laughlin, a pretty-look ing servant girl, and C a theri ne C arrell, a large coarse woman, who has gained her living by acting as charwoman, were, on Saturday, placed before Mr. Hall, charged with haring stolen a carpet, value about £4. Mr. Thomas Woodward, of No. 2, Hawke -street, stated, that the prisoner had lived in his service about three months. About half -past eight o'clock, on Friday niget, he went home and learned that M`Laughliu had gone to bed. He went up stairs to ask her for the key of a closet. He found that she was intoxicated. She said it was somewhere in the room. He sought for the key, and found it and two half crowns under the corner of a carpet at the foot of the prisoner's bed. He proceeded to the closet and unlocked the door, and missed the carpet.—(Produced.) About a week before, the carpet had been folded up and placed in the closet. Witness also missed, from the same closet, three pints of gin and a quart of ruin. Witness went to the prisoner and asked her what she had done with the carpet. She said ," I know nothing about it." Witness replied. " you must have pawned it: where have you gotlhis money ?" She denied that she pawued it; but, upon being pressed more closely, she confessed that she had pledged the carpet, but she refused to give up the ticket. Wit ness sent for Inspector Whiting, and he-took her into custody; but she still refused to give up the ticket or to say were she had ,pledged the carpet. At length, Whiting found the ticket near the bed, and, on Saturday morning, he found the carpet in the shop of Mr. Brown's, Copperas-hill. Inspector Whiting stated, that he found four pawn-tickets in the room of the prisoner. One of them was for the carpet in question, which he found at Mr. Brown's, in Copperas-hill, pledged in the'naine of Rachel Bailey.. The pawnbroker, Richard Brown, of Copperas-hill, proved that the prisoner Catherine Carroll pledged the oarpet with him for ten shillings, on Friday, at half-past five o'clock. She said she had been sent to pledge it by her mistress. The prisoner Catherine Carroll was taken into custody by police officer Bagnall, who was sent for, on Saturday morning, to the house of Mr. Woodward for that purpose. 'She confessed, both to the officer and before the magistrate, that she was en gaged at the house of Mr. 'Woodward as a charwoman, and that she took the carpet to pledge at the request of M`Laughlin, without knowing any thing about it. Her statement to Mr. Hall was, that the other prisoner came to her •and said she wanted her to go an errand. It was to take a bit of carpet to "my uncle's." M`Laughlin put the. carpet on her head, and she took it, pawned it, and g ave the ticket and the whole of the money to M'Laughlin. B oth prisoners were committed for trial. SHOP -LlFTlNG,—Yesterday, at the police office, two girls, named Jane Brannan and Ann Sullivan, were placed at the bar of the police-office, charged with huvibg' stolen a pair of b , ots from a shop in Pitt St., and also a brass pan front another shop. Policeman 175 deposed that on Saturday eight he was - . on duty in Pitt St., when the prisoner Brannan was given to him in charge for stealing a pair of boots. He afterwards over took the other prisoner, when Brannan told her to run, and lie took her also into custody. A young woman named• Roberts, stated that three girls. of whom the prisoner Brannan was one, came into their shop on Saturday night, and wanted to buy a pair of shoes. They pointed out a number.to Ler which she got down and they tried. on, but none of them would suit them; at last she told them she had none that w ou ld tit them and they went out. After they were gone she. missed a pair of boots. The officer stated that there was another case against the pri soners. Mrs. Taylor, the keeper of a broker's shop in Pitt St., here came forward, and stated that the two prisoners and ano ther girl came into her shop on Saturday night, to price a round table, which they would have her take down. They did not buy any thing, and when they went out she missed a brass pan, which she h a d seen just -before they entered. She would swear to the girls. The prisoner Brannan dented being in com plainant's shop at all, and the other prisoner, Sullivan, said she never was near the shop, "and did not know what she was tuft for neat her." Mr. Parkinson said they were both well known bad characters. Mr. Hall ordered them to be committed for two mouths to the borough House of correction. ROBBERY BY A CEERK.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, Mr. Judson, of the firm of James Judson and Cu., Hargraves-build ings, appeared to prefer a complaint against, James Alfred Unwin, his clerk. for robbing him of a £IUO note. Mr. Judson stated, that o❑ Wednesday.last he xave the prisoner, James Unwin, a letter to take to the Postoffice, which contained a bank note for £lOO, and told him to take particular care of it, it con tained money. He returned about an hour afterwards, and said there wet e not any letters in the box. About three o'clock he went to dinner, and he had never seen him aftei wards till then. He was his clerk. He had hills printed the following aioroiPg, describing the prisoner, and giving the number of the note. It was a Bank of England note, number 9,6.32, and dated Liverpool, September 16. 1837.—Mr. Lowe, clerk in the Royal Bank of Liverpool, staled that o❑ the 2-lih instant, a person purporting to be James Judson and Co.'s clerk, whom he had seen before, presented a note for MO, and asked fur sovereigns, for Judst , n and Co: Perceiving the nape of Judson on the back of •the note, he asked him to put his name ou it, which he did, and then gate him stivereigna for it, The psi soner was the person who presented it; it was about mid-day.--a Mr. Lewis, of the Branch Bank of England, stated that on. Wednesday, the 24th instant, Mr. Judson presented two bank. orders fruhr Ireland, 9n their bank, for £l5O 16s. 7d., and in part payment he paid him a £lOO note, dated Sept. 15, 1837, No. 9,632, which was paid in again the next day by Baring Brothers and Green,.of Baring Brothers and Co.'s noose, said that on Thursday he had to makea remittance of £5OOO iu the Branch Bank, which he did, but could not tell whether the note in question was amongst the money he paid in. I be note was here produced, and M:. Judson said the name Judson on the note was in his handwriting, and that of Unwin, in the prisoners. — Ainsworth, the coustaide, said he received infornaatiou of the robbery, and traced the prisoner to Man chester, where he beard that he had taken his place for Stock port. He met hint iu Bridge-street, walking with two gentle men, and went up to him dud asked him his name? He said his name was Rodgers. He (Ainsworth) then asked him if his name was not Joseph Alfred Unwin ? He replied that it was not; that he had a document in his pocket which would prove that his name was Rodgers. On seeing a boy fiorn son's office, whom he (Ainsworth) had with him, be acknow ledged tnat is name was Unwin. He (Ainsworth) then searched hint, and found on hint 'A/sovereigns. and £1 19s. in silver. The prisoner, when asked what he had to say, said he could ask Mr. Judson as to his former integrity and character. Mr. Judson said he had never observed anything wrong in him before, and had not the least suspicion of hint. He had been nearly three months with him, and he took him on the recommendation of a friend. The prisoner was described in the bill as very good looking, and about five feet three inches high. Mr. Halt said he who had given the description of hint was a man of observa tion; he did not think they should have apprehended him from • the description. The prisoner is an exceedingly plain and ordi nary looking young roan, and is 5 feet 11 inches high. When asked what he had to say in defence, the prisoner said "about a fortnight previous to this unfortunate affair. I was misled into some very bad company, end during the fortnight did not know what I was doing. When I went to Manchester I was in a slate of intoxication, and I determined to return on the Friday, and throw myself on Mr. Judson's mercy, and Mr. Ainsworth met me going to the'r;iilway for that purpose; the two gentle- - men he met with me I met at the inn." He was committed to take his trial. SINGULAR CHARGR.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a per son named Robertson, was placed before the magistrates, on a charge of making a false charge against, and assaulting a per son, named John Roy. Policeman 9-1 stated, that there was a disturbance in Mold's public-house, iu the Haymarket, and an altercation between the complainant, and the prisoner. The prisoner accused the complainant of bigamy, and the complain ant accused the other of assaulting him, when he took both into custody. The complainant had been let out on bail. The cum- plainant who gave ins name as John Roy, stated that he was reading the newspaper very quietly, in Mold's public-house, on Saturday, when the prisoner entered the room, and said " Well Russell, what are you doing here" and sat down besides him, and laid his hand very familiar on his thigh. He (complainant) said " You are mistaken, my name is nut Russell." ",Oh" said he " I know you very well ;- you are the best walker in Lanca shire." and went on with a great deal of nonsense, still calling him Russell. He (complainant) again told him be was mistaken, and did not want anything more to say to him, when the pri soner said he was an ollicet from Lancaster, and had &warrant against him for bigamy. He (complainant) then called up the landlady to certify that his name was not Russell, and wanted to go away, when the prisoner would not let him, but pushed him back. Ale (complainant) then sent for a policeman, when the prisoner, gave him iuto custody for bigamy, and he charged the prisoner with the assault. The charge of bigamy was'. entered against him, but he was allowed to be out on bail by the Bridewell Keeper. The prisoner said he had just come down from Manchester on Saturday afternoon when he fell in with the complainant and if he was not the man Russell, h e nev er saw two men so like each other in his life. He was described in the!" Hue and Cry," and had been ttied fir a conspiracy and big - atny.—Mr. Hall, " What are your: Prisone r , " I am a spirit • and p or t er d ea l er i n M anc h es t er .' Mi. Hall, "But you told the complainant that you were a con stable?"—Prisoner, " No; I told him I was a constable. lam a friend of the parties that want to take this person into custody; and I am of the same opinion still, that he is the man, or I never saw two men s o lik e eac h ot h er i n my life if he is not, the sound his of voice and every thing." Mr. Hall said, if the prisoner was in search of the man Russell, he ought to have kept him self sober. He had no right to make such a charge against him in a public company. The prisoner said, he was sober. The officer, however, said he was very drunk. Mr. Hall ordered him to pay ss. fur being drunk. Both parties are Scutchmen. SECOND EDITION. Standard Office, Three o'Clock. LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CORN MAIIKEr—TutspAY, JANUAQY 30, 1838. We have very trifling supplies of every article in the trade to this morning's market, which was better attended by country millers and dealers, but who were not inclined to purchase Wheat or Oats, except at a reduction of 2d. per 70Ibs. on the foi liter, and 111. per 45Ibs, on the latter; waiting the expected supplies from the change in the weather. Flour niet a tolerable demand from needy buyers at Is. to 2s. per 280 11)s...reduction. Oatmeal 3d. to 6d. per 240 lbs. cheaper. The week's imports of Butter ate 5,313 firkins. There has been a very limited sale, and middling qualities have rather re ceded in value.—Fine Lard in good demand. ANERAGE PRICES, WHEAT, gf , 70 !bs. s d a d BEANS, imp. niea. a d 8 0 Irish dried red.. 610 Co 8 2 Irish ..... ...... 45 0(a 46 0 Do. dried white, 7 6 .. 8 6 FLOUR, Ir 280 lbs. Do.undried new G 6.. 610 Eng.& Irislisup. 46 0.. 49 0 English. Canada...... .. 0 0.. 0 0 Do. seconds OATS,' 45 lbs... Do. thirds lB 0 .. 22 0 Irish BARLEY, Iff 60 lbs Do. old U .. 0 Irish grinding.. 3 3.. 3 8 BRAN. e , IMs 1 0.. 1 3 "AVERAGE PRICE S D 2i D Bacon, 4p cwt 46 0 e 48 0 limns, dry 6O 0 .. 64 0 I Do. wet 0 0 OF BUTTER . , &e. SD SD Banbridge .. 84 0 066 0 Waterford, Coleraine bB 0.. 94 0 Firkin Lard, Bladdered d 0..... 64 0 .. 66 0 Limerick — 0.. 0 Grease Butter... .. 44 0.. 48 0 Belfast 9O 0 '3O 0 ... __ 'thue Mess Beef, Derry 9O 0.. 96 0 4Ptiere'e, 98 0 ..110 Cork, gds, — 0 Prune Mess Pork, Newry. 49' barrel, 78 0.. 80 0 Dundalk 0 U Sligo — 0 AU From the 2:;,1 Jain RIVAL 3 OF CO ;he .29th ary to tl 'anuary inclusive. 1) ESC Elf PTI ON. COAST WISE. EAST I N DIES. TOTAL. W heat - Qrs Barley Qrs Oats Qrs Flour. Ditto Barrels Malt Cwt Oatmeal Loads Bran Qrs Beans Qrs Peas Qrs Rye Qrs Shelled Barley... Cw•t Iladeseed Barrels Indian Corn Qrs 2045 19 219 6907 SHIPPING INTELLIGENC 2318 423 328 6962 TUESDAY, JANuAi:r S, ARRlVED.—Scotland, Robinson, from New York, sailed 24th Dec. —City of Exeter, Downes; and Flirt, Davies, from Marsei.le,.— Ardgowan, Martin, fiom Limerick.—Margaret, from Cork.—Com fierce. and City of Dublin, from Dublin. Ellen, from Valparaiso. at Kinsale. No letter from Falmouth. ttiE GAS METRES AND THE FROST.—The water in the gas metres in many houses was frozen last week, owing to the se verity of the frost. The Liverpool Gas Company recommended that cloths should be applied at the bottom of the metres, and be kept moistened with hot water. '11)6 metres may also be protected by a covering of straw or sawd us t. Wi t h respect to water pipes, care should be taken to let all the water run out of the pipes, after it is turned off. Between £l,OOO and £5,000 has been estimated as the sum necessary to be raised for a borough rate in Poole, more than one-fourth of which is constituted of •• law expenses." The Municipal Reform Act is called " the country atturney's hat vest." The government of Bombay, vacant by the recal of Sir Robert Grant, is worth £lO,OOO. Mr. Stewart, who is spoken. of aslikely to succeed him, is at preseut one of the Lords of the Treasury. FROST UPON' RAILWAYS.—The action of the frost has occa sioned many of the wheels on the railroad between Brussels and Antwerp to break, frequently delaying the passage of the trains, and the communicating tubes between the engines and the ten, tiers have also been stopped up with the ice.— Paris Paper. WHITE PsnzitiocEs.On Thursday week a covey of par tridges was seen on the estate of R. Watt, Esq., near the high road from Beverley to York, among which were two perfectly white.—. Hull Advertiser. The Arab transport, with the last division of the 10th regi. meat, arrived at Cove on Monday from Corfu. They are to take up their quarters at Ermoy garrison, where they pro ceeded yesterday to join the companies stationed there. TEE-Totai.tsm.—The Lincoln Gazette says, tee-totalism is becoming so prevalent, that the consumption of malt is dimi nished to such an extent, that it begins seriously to affect the nouikets and the prices of barley. A curious circumstance occurred last week on the borders of the Trent', near Gunthotp, Notts. A gentleman was amusing himself in shooting at snipes, when suddenly a tine salmon spiting up from the water, which the gentleman shot, and the fish in a few minutes was taken, floating on its back upon the surface.— Lincoln Mercury. ACCIDENT.-013 Saturday last, as a number of men on the Manchester and Leeds railway were working at Trubsmithy, near Rochdale, a large piece of timber, weighing 12 cwt., fell upon the hand of them, and took all his fingers off. The unfor tunate man's name is Tigers. THE raw Pottit-LAw.—On Thursday evening, a crowded public meeting was held in the theatre, Rochdale, Mr. John !savior in the chair. Richard Oastler, b-sq., Rev. J. R. Ste phens, of Ashton . , Dr. Fletcher, of Bury, and Mr. Richardson, of Manchester, with several others, delivered addresses, and petitions were adopted, praying for a repeal of the new poor la w. THE WAY TO WIN A Kiss.—The late Mr. Bush - used to tell this story of a brother barrister. As the coach was about slatting after breakfast, the modest limb of the law approached the labdlatly, a pretty Quake' ess, who was seated near the fire, and said he could not think of going without giving her a kiss. " Friend," said she, " thee must not do it." " Oh, by heavens, 1 will !" replied the barrister. " Well, fiiend, as 'thou bast sworn, thee may do it ; hut thee must not m ake a practice of n. '—American paper. • A Copenhagen journal mentions a new way, now used in the war-office of that capital, of warming rooms and public offices, by' placing 48-pound cannon halls, made led hot, in iron boxes of fine sand, which are put under the seats of stools. chairs, &c. The warmth thus communicated to the sand will keep up in the apartment a heat of 60 degrees Fahrenheit for nine hours, the windows and fireplaces being carefully stopped.