The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-06 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. SI'AIN. ( Front the correspondence of the Times.) D7esao, Nov. 19, General Eguia's Head-quarters.—In my letter of yesterday i mentioned that, owing to the increasing numbers of the Christinos column under Espartero, Eguia in tenited to klot•k•ide the town and remove the cannon. How ever, it now a opeais that the Ch risti no general is afraid to attack ViLareal. will therefore continue the siege as soon as permit. The cannon are therefore to remain batteries: The weather has been so very bad—in fact, for ten d sit has rained almost incessantly—that the roads are gbetr , if l'OritSsable. This tom ding two men were caught coining (Not ..f Eilooa with despab•hes from the governor of the town to Esoarter.). They were hid ii. the collars of their coats. Both of tivi then , v - dre•leyt by order of Villareal. The garrison con tinues 1.0 'ire.at.oe,. batteries. Two. deserters from the town say th.mr the Cliristinos in the Convent of St. Augustin, on the first day'S' :ittaek. was 700 killed and wounded. The soldiers of the line wished to surretideri but the Urbanas would notliston to it. • , Nov. 2l.—At last we have got a fine day. Should it conti nue, we shall most likely commence the attack tin the Convent of St. Augustin to-morrow. This day has been employed in placing five cannon about 30 0 yards in the rear of the bridge of Luchana, so as to command a part of the river, should any steamer attempt to come up. Eguia has also sunk a great quan- . tity of boats across the river between Bilboa and San Mainez. The Christinos gun-boats and fort of Desierto have been firing tit the battery 'making near Luchana for the five guns, but - no : * shot came within 300 y ards o f th em. Ahead of the gun - boats 7 . . is an English brig-of-war, which has not fired at the Carlists ; most likely not wishing to throw away their shot ia the.ridicu -tons manner the Christinos sailors do. Should the weather continue fine we shall most likely be able to fire against the town to-morrow. Espartero has made a flank movement to his left, and is now at Castro, on the south-east, with 10,0 X) men. Villareal has tent part of his forces to Sotninorostrii; which is halfway between Espartero and Portugalette. By this move ment the Christinos cannot advance to the latter town without Treat logs, the Carlisle being in p o ssession of 'a bridge they must pass. Should Villareal obtain a complete victory, it would be attended with the most extensive and important con sequences. Or a defeat I think there is no chance; the nature. of this country is in favour of Villareal in fact, he would find it dittic.ilt to adopt any line of march from Portugalette to Bilboa, where he will find a - strong line of defensive positions. 'Espartero knows this; and my own opinion, is, that he will not attack the Carlists. Why lose so much tithe? I hear that Evans made a 'sortie yesterday, and was repulsed. The night is `fine; we certainly shall open our batteries to-morrow. St. Augustin will be in ruins by to-morrow night. Of the garrison.' 'there is no doubt they will defend themselves well. They know what they deserve; at least, I know what they. deserve, for 'firing on a flag of truce and killing the officer, and this in •answer to their own letter. • . . Nov. 22.-1 open my letter to say we attacked the convent ;airtin to-day, - but without success. The town will. now be blockaded. PORTUGA L. ( Private correspondeiwe of the Times.) LISBON, Nov 26.-1 regret to say much dissatisfactida has manifested itself among the troops in the Aletntejo, fomented by the agents of Don Miguel, whose appearance there, well sa plied with money to buy them over, has unfortunately bee tended with considerable success. At Brava, a French colonel with a number of Miguelite lowers, have eStablished their quarters near Malaga, for the pur pose of recruiting end organising a force for the Don, which, upon being known, the authorities sent a force of the national guard in pursuit of them, who wounded and took prisoners a lieutenant-cohinel, Jeao Carvalho Roza, and a few of his fol lo.s ?vs. On the 18th instant a steam-boat, supposed to be one of the expedition in the cause of Don Miguel, expected from the States of Ni.elena, ale; pared on the coast of Algarve, and was seen and chased by th I).trtuguese schooner of war Liberal, but, through the darknes of the night, they lost sight of it. It is conjectured, from the number of vessels cruising there, viz., the Magicienne and Partridge, (British,) L'Oreste, (French,) Tagus, and Liberal, (Portnguese,) that they will find it a tiIifICUIL mat ter to effect a landi-g. . _ . . _ Exchange upon 1;Onglon at thirty clays' sight, 56 per milree. MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY. ( From the Leicester Chronicle.) The engineers of the Midland Counties Railway have now marked out the whole of the line of this important undertaking, between the three great towns of Leicester, Nottingham, and Derby ; and we are enabled to give our readers a description of the route, which, ere many years have passed away, will be one of the great highways of England. . Commencing about two miles south of Leicester. at Knighton Spinney, it passes this town in a curving line, through the Freeman's Piece, (where a short tunael is guaranteed to the Freemen, in order to preserve the mitiretv of the common as a grazing pasture.) Crossing beneath the Welford-road at the commencement of the acclivity, and passing beneath the New-walk and London road, the levels of which, we believe, will not be disturbed, it runs off from the latter place in a straight line towards Barkby; pa ssine to the east of Thurrnaston Lodge, the residence of Mr. Hayrick ; from whence, with a great curve, it sweeps to the west of . SYston, ciossing the Melton-road at the wiudmill, and piercing the high banks of the Wreak near Syston mill. From the latter point, a straight line runs to Sileby, through which village it passes by the old manor house. From thence, an in sensible curve sweeps by the Bute kilns, 'end through the village of Barrow ; and then alone side of the cliffs which over hang the Soar. At E.. a angle of the river, near the Navigation house, it crosses auto the flat grounds surrounding Lough boeough, touching the letter place at the 1* houses on the Nottingham-rood. Coutinuing in the satire direction, and. 4iaking a steel cut across the Loughborough urea dews, it again crosses the river, and enters the slightly elevateel groo - ad on the east of Normanton. With gentle carves, and inconsiderable elevations, it next reaches Sutton Buiinirigton, and passes close to the 01,1 dilapidated church of Saint Anne's, where consecrated ground has not deterred the engineer from taunt;his " boatline* beneath the very walls of the sanctuary. Emerging front the cutting through the rising ground on the east of Satton,, with a low embankment, it tra vf•rses Mr. Strutt's rnead'ows at Kingston, on the west side of Mr. Stokes's house; and th+u, pas ,ing to the east of Ra.tcliff, it plunges into the heart of Red Hill, a singular escarpment of, red marl and gypsum. which, with pictuiesette boldness; looks down upon the Trent. Here, the river being crossed by a bridge of considerable dimensions, the lines diverge, on the one hand to Derby, on the other to Nottingliuni ; these diverging lines Lang - egain connected, so as to make the line between these important termini complete in itself. This portion of the line will be nearly horizontal, and the gradients of the whole highly favour able for the use of locomotive engines: more so, we are informed, than those of any line of similar extent in England.• The dis tance between Leicester, Nottirighame - aed Derby, by the rail way, will be nearly the same as by the present road: that is to say, the distance in space travelled over in point of time, which roust henceforth be an essential element in the computation of distancesee-the difference will be as three to one, and the transit between the remotest of these places will rarely occupy more than three quarters of an . hour. The rate of travelling on .the Manchester Railway, is, upon an average, 26 miles an hour; but the seeed unoa a railway with such considerable inclinations as one foot in 96 feet affords no criterion for estimating the rate of travelling attainable upon a inure perfect line, such as the Midland Counties, where the greatest inclination will be about one foot in 500. According to an arrangement made in Parlia ment,..the exeeution of the works upon the line from Leicester to Rugby, is deferred until after next Midsummer : in the mean One, exerficiesarebeing made by another Company, to effect a shorter route to Loridon, by way of Northampton and Herb°. rough. The Midland Counties Company, also, are preparing to extend their line nortbwardly through the mining cnstrict of Nottineliamshire and Derbyshire, to fall in with the North Midland - Railway about flair miles south of Chesterfield. This will materially abridge the distances between Sheffield and the great towns of Yorkshire and London, and will secure to Lei- Tester the decided advantage of the direct road from the Neal) of England to the Metropolis,—an advantage which, if nature had not marked out for it, its commercial importance, its popu lation, and its rapidly-extending manufactures, would have en titled it to claim. It will secure to Leicester, also, an advan tageous competition in the supply of coals, (which, to a certain extent, we already possess,) and be a guarantee that this essene tial article of consumption will never again become a mono pole, either in Leicestershire or Derbyshire. In every point of view, we .hope the parties will be successful in their application to Parliament for an extension of the line; and we shall watch with particular interest in the proceedirws there. We are not of those alarmists who see in railway projects nothing but bub bles and chimerical, speculations, which will end in ruin and disappointment to the subscribers. Railways are not bub ble schemes, but solid and tangible objects for the investment of capital: they are an invention which completely distances Lrompetition,- and which, under proper auspices, and with pru dent arrangement, must afford a profitable revenue. SHOCKING MURDER AT SHEFFIELD. Early on Tnesday morning last a horrid murder was com , mined at Sheffield, by John Farmer, a hotelier, residing in Far in town, ran the body of Joseph Wilks, his step-son. The wreteltA perpetrate,* of this crime has for several years past lieNt occasionally much addicted to liquor, and when in a state ot intoxication ex:tibited all the violence of an insane 'per ann. His mai'gnity on these occasions was principally directed towards hiS•wile and her two sons by a former marriage. This produciA by a strong impression, then all powerful on his Bl ind, th a t he wa s suffering injury from:them h it pecuniary way. On the night in qiListion being in liquor, lie 'went home • about eleven o'cl.);! , , am'. having sat down in a room where his , family were at supper, the first. thing he did was to put his lomd in his pocket and draw therefrom five £5 notes,, which he , threw in the tire Tle'v were snatched from thence by his wife, who preyen , ed their deitruction by immersing 1111411 In some ale which chanced to he on the table. Farmer then took tip' a table knife and made a stroke at 'her. This being observefL she gave w ay, and received only a Cult CM the neck, which other wise Mig}it have been fatal. Unon this outrageous behaviors taking place, all the members of the family left the house, wit the excevtion of the unfortunate youth, who was afterwardh murdered. He had gone to bed an hour previous to the ahoy i occurrence taking place and the 'author,' man was thus lefe in the house alone with the poor boy. It is believed that Far mer, after a while, then went tin stairs arid 'must open the door of the room where his step- son was sleeping, and what took place afterwards. can only 10-conjectured. A little hefore one o'clock, two young tern passing the house and bearing some noise, approached the shop-door in order to discover what was going on ; when the de , tr opened, and nut rushed the young man Wilks, who decle his tether had stuck him. They conveyed him to a neienhouring ptaie-house, th e i minitt , s of which heing aroused, he was t aken in, laid on a table, and ser- Fie& assistsuee proc' but the medical men from the first pronounced it to he a fatal case. He languished about three hours, and then expired. Two wetehmen being ca led in, they • burst open the door Vermer's house. They then went in, ercompattiecl by Mr. ''hotnas Hunt, and found the author of the deed walking sic i• the house without his coat. After ap proaching him with c they threw the lights of their lan terns, increased to dazzling by reflectors, into his face; then . nit alit-et closed and seem-et! him. On Wednesday a n . in q uest wan held hethre Ai-. Badger, and a post tnortem examination tr.ok place nn the hotly of the deceased, in the presence of the )wry, wh en i t the ant? • ee tnst a wound had been inflicted between inches in 14,7_';,`11i ribs on the right side. measuring about six theouse had produced death. In what part of evi dence ; h ot i t ~e et he Z . ° ,l "V was perpetrated did not appear in eel , he went to bed, from L i! youth Was anticipating violence wtrn ings on, and the tahip sari slept with his trowsers and stock if they had been used as a chairs I tieing fnend about the door as • before the jury, arid after the rR-e.The father was brought evidence was reild to him, the co roner irrwiree, if he had ' plied. Obi. the least said so g nn l est sa u y, when lie briefly re some disapprobation of the company ;,",.` 1 : 1 . and expressed jury retirnert verdict of Wilful Murder'as,:•'', t """ ,, st• The which the cot— r ißsneri his warrant for his ttim "" Castle. The e, ,, ,aseri was about twenty ye ars of age , end to York sad w" much respected fer his civil behaviour and his indu strtous ~i~ Leeds Intelligences. THE LATE HURRICANE. LONDON.—So boisterous was the wind during the whole of Tuesday, that several portions of the stone balustrades of Blackfilars Bridge, to the length of six or nine yards, together with a great part of the wooden palings on both sides of it, were forced from their fastenings, and blown down. The wind had also the effect of unroofing the church opposite the Bank, at the corner of St. Bartholomew-lane, the lead on the top of it being completely rolled up. Part of the stone work connected with the statue of King Henry the Eighth, on the Royal Exchange, and some of the balustrades round the 'Change, were blown down. The sky-light at Lloyd's received much damage. Part of a stack of chimneys was blown down in Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. This gale, for the time it lasted, may be said to he one of the most violent that London has experienced for several years. At three in the morning it began to blow violently from the SW., continuing, with increasing violence until between one and two in the afternoon: about four in the afternoon it ceased altegether. We have received a variety of accounts of the disastrous effects of this gale. At Mr. Bate- Man's, Sun-street,.Bishopsgate, timber merchant, a gang of the Sawyers had just returned from dinner, and were about to re suine their work, when three heavy beams of timber placed on a stack of planks, weighing about 5 cwt. each, were blown down, and fell on a sawyer named Thomas Franklin, crushing him to death on the instant. The unfortunate man has left a widow and several children. Twelve large panes of glass in the City of London Tavern were blown in with a loud mash • the entire roof of the house of Messrs. Lake and Co., 'of iishopsgate street-winiia, seedsmen and florists, was torn off by the whirl wind, and several of the rafters carried away with it. The river was much agitated, and seemed literally boiling. The ball and cross of St. Paul's Cathedral were observed to vibrate - in a fearful manner during the hurricane ; for some time it' was a matter of some difficulty to either stand or walk near the Cathedral. An old gentleman named Lander, aged 82, be longing to the Charterhouse, - who was walking in Charterhouse square, was blown down, by which his thigh was broken, and he is much injured; several other gentlemen belonging to the' Charterhouse had narrow escapes from the, falling of the trees. In Cross-street, near the City Saw-mills, a stack' t6f chimneys fell upon the house of Mr. Coates, an engraver; Mrs. Gould ing, the wife of a mechanic lodging in the upper story, was en gaged at the moment cooking her husband's dinner, but being driven from the fire-place by a sudden issue of smoke and flame, she snatched up her infant and retreated to the lie d & of the apartment, in a moment afterwards the chimneys MTI fallen, and the whole of the front was lying in ruins. In the New-cut, and Lambeth-marsh, the wind did very great damage. In Regent-place West, by Judd-street, New-road, a stack of chim neys of No. 2, the middle house of three, was driven down by a sudden gust upon the roof of Mr. Macgregor, No. 3, and carried - in thz.. whole of the roof; unfortunately one lady named Crookshank, and her female attendant, were in the front attic; the lady wee lotiried up to her neck amongst the fallen bricks and rubbish, and was severely bruised; her life was only saved by the gallantry of an officer in the army (Capt.l'aynton), who on bearing the crash instantly ran up from the drawing-room, and succeeded' in extricating and bearing her down stairs; the servant maid has been still more seriously injured. The roof of No. 4, Newton -street, Holborn, fell in with a shocking crash, burying the inmates of the garrets, consisting of two adults and one child, a little girl, named Elizabeth Belcher, two years and a'-half old, in the ruins; the two females were taken out alive, but severely mutilated; they were removed to Middlesex Hos pital; the poor child was taken out a corpse, being crushed in a dreadful' manner. In various other parts of the west end of the metropolis chimneys, sky-lights, and tiles, were blown about the streets, and a number of persons received more or less in juries by these. In St. Margaret's church-yard a corpse was being carried across the church-yard for interment, when a vio lent gust rendered it impossible for the supporters to proceed with their burden, and the coffin fell on the stones, the pall fly ing off to a considerable distance. In the, neighbourhood of Kensington, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Walworth, Camberwell, as well as Islington, Pentonville, Somer's Town, Clerkenwell, and other parts of the town the effects of the gale were not less severely felt. The effects of the high wind at the west-end of the town were truly tremendous; a stack of chimneys was blown down from the residence of Prince Es ' rhazy, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square, and, falling on the ro f the adjoining house, Es completely beat it in. Nearly the whole rthe coping was swept from the house of Lady Walsh, Upper Harley-street, and fell with a tremendous crash. Nearly 500 cwt. of lead was tort] away from the Jerusalem Chambers, a part of Westminster Abbey, and large masses of stone fell from the Abbey itself, and also from St. Margaret's Church. Along the Great Western Road, tiles, bricks, and chimney-pots were strewed in every direction. and persons walking along the more exposed parts of the road had the greatest difficulty in keeping their feet. At Twickenham, Hounslow, Teddington, Hampton, &c., great damage was also done. In Kensington-gardens and Hyde-park, nearly thirty large trees were uprooted'; among them was a venerable oak, near the Halfway-house, which, though it had stood the blast of ages, was on Tuesday shivered) to pieces. From the country, the accounts are equally bad. At Brighton, the greatest part of the shops in the town were closed, and business completely suspended. That beautiful structure, the chain pier, has ma terially suffered. There has been a heavy fall of snow at Bath and in that neighbourhood, At Worthing, Shoreham, Exeter, Southampton, Rochester, Stroud, Ramsgate, Poole, Woolwich, and Hastings, its effects have been seriously felt. At Birming ham, five or six houses, and a shoeing-smith's shop, occupying a frontage to the street of about lOU yards, were swept down level with the ground by an itninense body of water which had escaped by the bursting of the old Birmingham Canal Wharf. Near Micham, we regret to State, a fatal accident o " ed to Mr. Fisher, the postman of the village, who, while ed in delivering his letters, was unfortunately killed by I of a t oli ts tree. Mr. George Trunks, guard of the Bath mat , ' par ticulars of a dreadful accident of which he heard a Marie borough : three miles on the London side of Marlborough, near FroCktield, a gentleman, with two ladies, was driving in a phaeton, when, a tree falling, the back of the horse was broken, and the gentleman and the elder of the two ladies killed ou the spot; the other was seriously injured; this happened in what is called Maidenhead Forest. The Custom-house at Ports meet!), by the uptearing of numerous iron stanchions in its 1 frontage, has sustained serious damage. The nuiubor or persons brou , ht into the different hospitals in the metropolis, who sustained injury during the eke gale,ils as follows:—St. Bartholornewltl2; Ipndon, 3; G's, 1; West minster, 3; North London, 1; Middlesex, 3; total, 33. Of these two have 'terminated fatally, and three remain in a pre- Carious state; hilt the remainder are in a fair way of perfect reco very. —Metropolitananiservatice Journal. Poot,E,--The hurricane of Tuesday morning was severely felt.bere. Tiles were blown from houses in every part of the town, many chimneys and garden wills were blown down ; at Ileckford : Farm 14 trees were levelled to the ground, as were also the extensive sheds belonging to the rope and cable manu factory of Messrs. Major, Seeger, and Co.—Dorset County Chronicle. DOECHESTER.-9n Tuesday morning this part of the county was visited by one of the most violent gales of wind ever ex perienCed. For an hour it amounted to almost a hurricane. Accounts have reached us from all quarters of damage sustained ; chimneys blown down; wiuduws smashed; and trees levelled every where; but happily we have no intelligence of serious personal injury having been inficted.—lbid. TAUNTON.—'Phis morning (Tuesday) the town was visited by one of the most tremendous hurricanes that has happened for some years. About 10 o'clock the wind suddenly increased to a hurricane, and in an hour fifty or sixty houses were in a great measure stripped of the tiles. and immense damage done to many others. It blew. in this manner for about an hour, and then gradually abated.— lb/a Fatinorm—On Monday evening last it blew a heavy gale from S.S. W., which continued all night. On Tuesday morn ing about a quarter-past eight, the wind suddenly shifted to N.W. by Wound this rieighbourhood was visited by a hurricane or rather whirlwind, such as was never perhaps before expe rienced its this part or the world. In exposed situations the most substantial houses were violently shaken, and from nearly every house slates were blown away . In the main street a great many panes of glass were broken on the easten side, by the slates blown from the western. Two chimneys were blown down, one at the residence of Captain Britton, in Stratton place, and the other at that of Capt. Truscott, R.N., on Bowl ing -green Hill, and in both cases the falling masses went through the- roof., and individuals very narrowly escaped personal in jury.. Tile violence of the gust stopped the town-clock at 20 minutes past eight, thus determining the exact time of its visit. Its effects in the harbour we have the satisfaction to add were far less disastrous than might have been expected. Those who witnessed its passage across the water describe the appearance of the sea as truly horrific, the water having been caught up as it were in one immense body of foam which hid the shipping and the opposite shore from the view. Even Flushing could not be seen across from Green Bank. A small smack about 30 tons, called the Emma, belonging, to Mr. Willoughby, of Mew den parted h b et . cables, and w as d r i ven on shore near S t. M awes . The ikfittine, packet, drew her anchors, but sustained no damage. The schooner Alert, lying in. Peuryn river, drove foul of the Yeoman's Glory , which bad her bowsprit carried away and her bows stove in; both came in contact with the Solace, of Ply mouth, and carried away her yards. The schooner Violet, of London, drove foul of• the barque West Indian, bound to Ja maica, which was, lying in the Cross-channel, anditvrasfound requisite to cut aw a y the Violet's mast, rigging, sails, &c. These are all the, casualties we have any account of, and we believe all the restof the shipping sustained no injury.—c ormi zi. o. -HELSTON, Nov. 29.—This morning our town wa s v i s i te d w i th a tientendoui hurricane , wh ich has done considerable damage. It commenced between seven and eight o'clock and raged with great fury for about two, ours. Several of the old - houses, haying thatt;hed roofs, are very seriously damaged. The slat ing from' he 'houses in every street was blown about like feathers, but coining with greater violence against the windows-of other houses caused great destruction, some are .dailiernearly to pie ces.-Ibid. -7- PE` z, NCE. Nov. 30.—0 n Sunday night it blew a heavy gale front S.S.E. to S.W. Several vessels parted their fast-ropes in Penzapce pier, but were made fast again without much &tillage.' On Tuesday morning, about eight o'clock, the wind suddenly shined front S.S. W. to N. W., and blew a hurricane fora short time ; the roofs of some houses suffered much; tiles were flying in all directions, so that it was dangerous to pass . the street. Two chimneys were blown down in Clarence-street, the one of a new uninhabited house belonging to Mr. Robert Stevens,.the. other of a house belonging to Mr. Alexander Berryman. In the latter case, the chimney fell through the roof on the bed of Mr. B.'s daughters, who were just going to rise, and it was with some difficulty they were extricated un hurt. I fear we shall hear of much damage both by sea and land. The wind is now got. back to S.W. and has every appearance of a gale again to-night.—lbid. DISTRESSING SHIEWRECK.—On Wednesday night last, about ten o'clock, the schooner Samuel, of Bristol, was totally wreuked under .St. Alban's Head, and the captain, John Harvey, his son, John Harvey, and Johu Green, one of the crew, were drowned. The vessel had left Waterford on Mon day morning laden with barley and oats, for Chichester and Portsmouth, and rounded the Land's End with a fine wind front the N.W. on Tuesday morning. On nearing the Star Point, on Wednesday morning ' the wind began to blow very hard, and , before night , increased to a gale, with a thick fog. The schooner passed Portland, the light being. W.N.W., about seven o'clock, and drifted on towards the rock at St. Alban's. On the vessel striking, the captain jumped overboard with a line, but was dashed head foremost on the rocks. The boy got jammed between the hawser and companion, and was soon drowned, the waves beating right over the vessel. Green was also drowned in attempting to reach the shore, and three only of the crew were saved. The vessel immediately broke up. Inquests have been held by J. S. Cope, Esq , coroner of the Isle of Purbeck, and verdicts of" found suffocated and drown ed in the waters of the sea" returned.—lbid. PLYMOUTH, TuEsna Y.—lt has blown very heavy for the last two dais, and this morning, from eight to ten, it blew a perfect hurricane from V.S. W., during which the barque City of Edinburgh, bound to Van Dieman's Land, and the brig Aurora, for Marseilles, broke their anchors in the Sound, and drove very near the rocks; the former cut away her masts, hut they both ultimately brought up without striking. The Prussian brig Juno got foul of the barque Jane in Catwater, and carried away her bowsprit; the weather, after ten, mo derated, hut now (four p.m.) it appears to be coming on again, and looks like a very dirty night. In the town, a number of chimneys have been blown down and several houses unroofed. At Devenport and Stonehouse, the houses have suffered con siderably more than here; the damage in the dock-yard is estimated at 1:1,000.—Ibid. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CONSERVATIVE FESTIVAL AT BRADFORD (From the Leeds Intelligence-T.) DINNER TO JOHN HARDY, ESQ., M.P. ' I The public dinner by the conservative electprs of Bradford to their esteemed representative, John Hardy, Esq., took place on Friday evening, in the large room of the Exchange-build inFs, in that town. Ihe proceedings were marked by that cordiality and enthu siasm which so are-eminently distinguish the conservative cele brations from the whip;-radical gatherings, and its effects will be felt at the next election, come when it may. A very excellent and elegant repast was provided by Mr. and Mrs. Hey, of the White Lion, under whose spirited arrange ments the whole was got up. During the afternoon the room was thrown open to the public, and was visited by hundreds of all ranks, and was admired for the taste displayed in the arrangements of the tables and the beauty of the ornaments around. Three rows of tables were placed along the whale length of the room, at the top of which was an elevated cross table for the chairman and the principal guests. The room was very tastefully decorated with evergreens and blue and white flags. On a blue and white screen, immediately in front of the orchestra, and behind the presidental chair,was emblazoned in silyer. in.the midst of a scroll the letters " W.R." and the figures "413," and "611," the former ieferring to the number of plumpers given to Mr. Hardy, and the latter to the number of votes which placed him at the head of the poll. Above the chairman, and projecting over the cross table, was an elegant blue and white entablature, ornamented with a silver border, and-inscribed in letters of silver. " King, Lords, and Commons." On a white flag, suspended on the right of the chairman, was inscribed in blue letters—" May the constitution of our country be our general toast ;" and on a smaller flag on the left of the chairman was the following inscription :—" May no one wish for more liberty than constitutes happiness, nor more freedom than constitutes the public good." At the lower end of the room was an elegant blue flag inscribed in silver let ters—" Pro lege, grege, et focis." The pillars on each side of the room at the head of the table were entwined with wreaths of evergreens and artificial flowers, as were also the three chaude hers. The windows of the room were overhung with festoons,, of blue damask. The arrangements of the table were excellent; the plates being all marked on :he back with the names of the persons for whom they were intended, and this effectually pre vented confusion on the entrance into the room. Equi-distant from each other, and about three yards apart, were the places reserved for gentlemen acting as stewards, and these were de= noted by white wands, at the top of each of which was a neat blue rosette. Matthew Thompson, Esq., presided with his accustomed ability. On his right sat John Hardy, Esq., M.P., the guest of the evening, Joshua Pollard, Esq., the Rev. Samuel Stack, A.M., Christopher Heldsworth Dawson, Esq., William Bus- fend, Esq., of Milner Field ; Alfred Harris, Esq., Joseph Greenwood, of Spring Head, Esq., &v., &c. IN the cairman's left were John Garnett Horstall, Esq., (the returning officet of the borough,) Henry Wickham Hird, Esq., the Rev. Thomas Newbery, A.M., Macturk, Esq., M.D., Richard PawCett, Esq. &c., &c. The Vice-presidents were George Pollard, Esq., William Horefall, Esq., William Walker, Esq., and John Outhwaite, Esq., M.D. '1 he following gentlemen officiated as stewards : —Mr. B. B. Popplewell, Mr. C. Ackroyd, Mr. J. L. Lee, Mr. A. G. ROss, Mr. Edward Manes, Mr. John Pratt, Mr, Richard Newby, Mr. Joseph Pollan, Mr. J. H. Busfeild, Mr. John Cole, Mr. William Wood, Mr. W. H. Nicholson, Mr. G. T. Lister, Mr. Joseph Morris, Mr. John A nderton, Mr. John Lee, Mr. Walker Rawsthorne, and Mr. Thomas Scott. John Bower, Esq., performed the duties of toast-master with tact and ability. The Bradford brass band were stationed in the gallery over the entrance doors. The Huddersfield singers were in the or chestra. Mr. Simpson presided at the piauo-forte. . • About WO tickets were issued, and very nearly that number sat down to table. _ Dinner was served at half-past five. When Mr. Hardy en tered the room; accompanied by the chairman, all the company ' rose and loudly greeted him, the band playing " See the con quering Hero comes." The Rev. Samuel Slack officiated as chaplain. The cloth having been withdrawn, about seven o'clock, " Non nobis Domine" was sung by the glee singers, Messrs. Broadley, Milnes, Mercer, and Wilkinson, in good style, all the company standing. . The Chairman gave " The King"—four times four. Song—" God save the King"—all the company standing. The stanza, " Confound their politics, frustrate their knavish tricks"—was loudly applauded. " The Queen"—four times four, one cheer more, and loud applause, all standing. Song—" Rule Britannia." " The Princess Victoria and the rest of the Royal Family"— three times three. I Glee—" Hail Star of Brunswick." "Church and State" - -four times four and loud cheers. One cheer more was afterwards called for, and heartily accorded, all the company rising again. Song—" The Ancient Barons of England," by Mr. Broad ley (encored.) '4 4 The Navy and Army"—three times three and one cheer more. Song—" The flag that braved a thousand years the battle and the breeze."—Mr. Broadley. The Chairman then gave " The health of John Hardy, Esq., our worthy Representative . " The toast was drank with nine times nine, and one cheer more, attended by loud and hearty plaudits. Mr. Hardy rose amidst the most enthusiastic cheering. When it had subsided, he said—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, if upon . former occasions I have been overcome by those emotions which Abe welcome reception that you have given to nae on those Occasions were but too much calculated to excite; if I was so welcomed at two tables of guests consisting of the constituency of this town and their friends in the year 1834; if in 1835 that number of tables were increased to three, and I received the same welcome ; what must be my feelings when I see as many gentlemen as can be eranimed_into this spacious room, welcom ing me in the same manner? (Loud cheers.) As the load of obligation increase of course with the number of those favours which von coule nd the impossibility of making a due ac ot knOwledgeineut i creases with that difficulty, I am happy to. see now convincing proofs that my parliamentary conduct dur ing the four sessions that I have sat in parliament has met wall'. the approbation of those who sent me there. (Cheers.) Gentle.: men, it was not in pursuit of your approbation that I went there; it was to discharge my duty conscientiously to my country; not with a view of running after that approbation, but in hopes that it might follow me. (Hear and cheers.) It has done so, lam happy to say, and the cheers which you have now given me will be like music to spur me on in that Career. (Cheers.) (The hon. gentleman then entered upon an.elaborate review of the proceedings of the House of Commons in reference to the Carlow Election affair, which, we regret our limits will not per mit us to insert. We give the conclusion of his speech.) lam satisfied that the approaching conflict, from every thing that pertains, will be a conflict of religious principle; and it will be the duty of all to support our religion. If you wish to have good masters or good servants, good husbands, or good wives, good parents, or good children, send them to their Bible, and let. them learn their duty there. (Loud Cheers.) Don't tell us that religion has nothing to do with politics: He was sorry to see the present attempt to overthrow the Established Church; but it would fail. The prime movers wanted to introduce or ganic change into the Constitution. They wished to have an elective instead of an hereditary House of Peers. And why should we expect anarchists and revolutionists to let the matter drop. He had had his attention called to a neighbouring paper in which was a defence of the House of Lords, and the writer invited the prime movers of the movement to lay aside their intention at present. But wh 7at present ? If they were not to go on with it, why go on at all. It was disgraceful that they. should. The editor argued the matter in a syllogistic form. He said "The Reformers do not, and obviously catinot agree on the question of Peel age reform; a division among Reformers would inevitably bring the Tories into power." If that be true, the syllo gism may be stated thns; " To press peerage reform is to press re volution;" (Loud cheers) I hope, therefore, in conclusion, that those who are friendly to the constitution of their country, that those who know that no person in this coutry can be molested whist sittting under his own vine and his own fig-tree, will re member the admission of the hon. editor himself, in his article of the 17th Sept. He says that the question of Peerage reform is a question urged by nu necessity, as all i he rights of the people and all their reformed institutions are safe. Why are we to have a gentleman coming from Ireland to meddle with the constitution of England, Let us not submit to it. Young men of England, I hope you have the feelings of those Of your ancestors who trans mitted our constitution from by-gone times, and that that asser tion which was made upon the field of Runnymede by the bold barons of England finds an echo and response in your hearts and that you will all swear that the constitution of England shall not be changed. (Loud and enthusiastic cheering, the company simultaneously risiug from their seats.) Mr. Hardy proceeded, —Gentlemen, I beg leave to apologise-4cries of " No, non— and shall now conclude with proposing those who have enabled the to represent you in a humble and yet a satisfactory manner in the Commons' House of Parliament. (Cheers.) I mean the . 611 independent electors who placed me at the head of the poll, 413 of them,pinmpers; and I know, there were nearly.a hundred m ore unable to come to the poll, in consequence of. Mr. Hadfield retiring three hours before the time that he said he iveuld keep the poll open. '['here nobly supported me, and 1 hope that in supporting me they supported your cause. They are still behind me, and I hope they will ever be ready to push use to de! v. (All the company rose and cheered fur some time.) . " The 611• independent electors who placed Mr. Hardy at the head of the poll, and those staunch friends who were preventedirom doittg so by the early close of the poll"—four times four. . Song—" Hardy and Independence," by Mr. Parrett. Several other gentlemen subsequently addressed the meeting, in speeches characterised by the most fervid.elo.quence. ;The. eempanyieparated, after keeping up -the : h armon y a nd :c - on• viviality of the evening to a late hour. CONSERVATIVE MEETINGS 'DINNE R TO SIR GEORGE CLRRK.—On Thursday. week public dinner was given to Sir George Clerk, M.P. for the county of Edinburgh, in the White Hart Inn, Dalkeith, the asseurbly-room of which was crowded to excess, upwards of 200 graitlemen, chiefly landholders and tenants of the county, being crammed into it, although room was made to squeeze in a num ber of voters from Edinburgh and Leith, &c. Mr. Burn Cal lander, of Prestonhall, was in the chair, supported on the right and left by Sir George Clerk. Lord Ramsay, Sir Wm. Rae, Sir John Hope, Mr. Pringle, of Whytbank, M.P. for Selkirkshire, Mr. Borthwick, of Crookston, Me. Tytler, of Woodhouselee, Colonel Spens, Mr. Trotter, yr. of Dreghorn, Mr. Anderson, of Moredun, Mr. Neaves, advocate, Mr. Horne, W.S., Professor Muir, &c., &c. Mr. Coldwell, of Stobs Mill, acted as croupier. CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT DOWNEND.—Qo Monday week about fifty of the most respectable inhabitants Downend and its neighbourhood, in the conservative interest, dined together at the H orse - s h oe Inn. Captain Shute was in the chair, and by his urbanity contributed greatly to the hilarity of the occa s ion.— Bristol Journal. CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—At Preston a meeting of the operative conserva ti ve assoc iation was held last week at their news-room. A report was read, stating, among other things, that the number of members amounts to 410; and that by their combined exertions at the late registration they had laid the foundation of future victories.—Blackburn Siondard. BUCKS CONSERVATIVE MEETING.—OUr county conservative meeting is fixed for Friday, Dec. 9. The chairman, patrons, and stewards comprise a very great majority of the rank, wealth, imPortance, and intelligence of the county, and give proof irrefragable that Buckinghamshire is, from end to end, eminent ly conservative.--Backs Herald. ASHBY CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—The members of this patriotic and loyal society assembled on Saturday week, at the Royal Hotel, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Sir George Beaumont, Bart., of Coleorton-hall, presided over a very numerous and highly-influential company, including John Moore, Esq., W. W. Abney, Esq., V. Green, Esq., the Rev. Dr. Evans, and the principal gentry of the neighbourhood. The busigess of the day was transacted amidst the most cheering demonlffrations of, constitutional principles; and it was resolved that the anniver sary dinner should take place at the Ivanhoe Assembly-rooms, on 'ruesdav, December 2(); on which occasion Lord Charles Manners. NI.P. for North Leicestershire, Sir G. Crewe, Bart., and Sir R. Griesley, Bart., (members for South Derbyshire,) and oth er no bl emen and gentlemen will attend. Indeed, the friends of the conservative interest may safely calculate on a most gratifying and important meeting. CONSERVATISNI IN WEST SOSIERSETSHIRE.—On Thursday, the conservatives of the western division of the county of Somer set dined together in the ball-room, George Hotel, Ilminster. Covers were laid for 250; the demand for tickets greatly ex ceeding every available means of accommodation, it was found `necessary to throw open the county justices' hall immediately contiguous to the ball-room, where upwards of 120 persons dined. The utmost cordiality and enthusiasm pervaded the whole proceedings; and, as a proof of the rapidly and widely extending prevalence of conservative principles, it may be mentioned that the table where we sat (one of the largest) . was entirely occupied by good substantial yeomen-registered voters, who, since the last election, have abjured the tenets and left the ranks of Whig-radicalism. Mr. .1. M. Quantock, in the chair, was supported on the right by Sir Alexander Wood, and by Mr. Beckham Escot on the left. The following gentlemen officiated as vice-presidents:—Messrs. W. Hoskins, Sealy Bridge, Richards, and Loveridge. The following, among other clergymen. were present :—The Hon. and Rev. W. T. Law, Rev. W. B. Whitehead, Rev. J. Upton, Rev. H. Speak, Rev. H. Hoskins, Rev. R. Cox, Rev. R. Beadon, Rev. W. Price, Rev. Nicholas Watts, Rev. H. Helyar. POLITICAL MOVEMENTS. ELECTION ON DlT.—Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire, it is stated, is likely to be open to a new representative in Parlia ment, in consequence of the Hon. C. Grey being appointed to an official situation abroad. The names of three candidates for the vacant seat are spoken of,—viz., the Earl of Shelburne, (son of the Marquess of Lansdowne;) George Henry Dash wood, Esq., of West-Wycombe Park, late M.P., for Bucks; and Mr. Alderman Venables. We do not know what founda tion there is for this report.—Moratny Post. DISSOLUTION OP PARLIAMENT.—RURIORIS of the approach of this event continue so current that, though they may even tually prove false, it is desirable so far to treat them as correct, as to be prepared for a dissolution in the spring. The Plymouth Herald, (a paper which very probably has had an official hint,) says,—" We have it from authority on which we can place re liance that the Parliament will be dissolved in March next." THE DINNER TO SIR ROBIORT PEEL.—We have to men tion, that the Trades' House have agreed to place at the dis posal of the committee of management the magnificent gaselier of the Trades' Hall, together with the Convenor's chair, to be used at the forthcoming festival. This handsome proposal was agreed to at a meeting of the house on Tuesday last, by a ma jority of 31 to a pitiful minority of 10.—Glasgow Courier. THE REVJSION.—The Salopian Journal states that the regis ter for the northern division of Shropshire will contain at least 150 Conservative voters more than the preceding year.—ln Os westry, it adds, 90 new Conservative claims were established. The Leicester Journal says that the register for the southern di vision of that county shows a majority in favour of Conservatives of 155. The Northampton Herald states the result of the revision of the northern division of Northamptonshire to be in favour of the Conservatives by 22. THE COMING ELECTION.—The York Conservatives talk of bringing forward the Marquis of Douro, the Duke of Welling ton's son, in connection with Mr. Lowther. it is rumoured that Lord John Russell will be invited to offer himself for Leeds, in case of a general election. THE CHURCH. NEW CHURCH AT HABERGHAM EAVES.-011 the 10th inst., the Lord Bishop of Chester, consecrated the new church at this place, which has recently been erected. The township, which is in the chapelry of Burnley, contains a copulation of 7,000 inhabitants, and until this church was built it had no pLee of worship connected with the establishment. The church contains seats for 1,080 persons, one-half of which are free for the poor. The Rev, T. G. James, 8.8. has been ap pointed curate.—Manchester Courier. The handsome New Church at Tredegar was consecrated on the 11th instant. The edifice was crowded in every part. The Bishop of the diocese preached in the morning, and the Rev. Chancellor delivered a serinott in Welsh in the afternoon.— Bristol Journal. BRIGHTON CHURCH RATES.—FinaI close of the poll on Tuesday, at Three o'clock :—For the rate, 704 persons, giving 1,702 votes; against the rate,994 persons, giving 1,389 votes. Majority of votes for the rate, 313 ; majority of persons against it, 293. PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO THE REV. ISAAC CLARKSON. —On Monday week a handsome presentation of plate was made by th e parishioners of Wednesbury, to their vicar, the 11ev. Isaac Clarkson, and on the salver a memorial was inscribed, of which the following is a copy :—" Presented by the parishion ers of Wednesbury to the Rev. Isaac Clarkson, Vicar, the ful lowing pieces of Silver Plate; consisting of this salver, a coffee Pot, tea pot, sugar basin, and cream ewer, together with twelve silver table forks, twelve dessert forks, eighteen tea spoons, six salt spoons, and four sauce ladles, as a small testimony of their regard and esteem for his zealous and unwearied discharge of his ministerial duties during the period of fifteen years.—No vetuber 7, 1836."—Leeds Intelligencer. THE NEW CHURCH AT LEEDS.—The excavators for the New Church about to be erected at Mount Pleasant, in Leeds, have already commenced, and are expected to be so far advanced as to admit of the first stone being laid on Friday, the 16th inst., on which day the Bishop of Ripon will re-open Christ Church, Meadow-lane.—lbid. The Bishop of Ripon has appointed the Rev. Charles Dodg son, M.A., formerly student's tutor of Chris t C hurch , Oxford , now Vicar of Daresbury, to be his lordship's examining chap lain. His lordship will hold his first ordination on the 15th of January.—lbid. Mr. Byng's splendid donation of £2,000 to the Metropolitan Chur c hes Fund ought not to pass unnoticed, and especially furnishing, as it does, so wide a contrast to the total absence of whig liberality in so many other quarters.—lbid. NEW PLAY BY MR. SHERIDAN KNOWLES. On Tuesday evening, Mr. Sheridan Knowles's play of the Wrecker's Daughter, was performed at Drury-lane theatre, to a full though not a crowded house r The piece was received throughout with the most enthusiastic applause, and the novel character of the whole composition bids fair to insure it a po pularity of long duration. The following is a sketch of the plot:—Robert (Knowles,) is a wrecker on the coast of Corn wall, but who, through the softening influence of an amiable wife, has been, in some measure reclaimed troin his odious pur suit, though at times his old propensities break out afresh. His daughter, Marian, (Miss Huddart,) seeks to exercise over her father the same influence as her deceased mother, but with less success.. The first act shows us an approaching storm, and the pteparations of the wreckers to avail themselves of the spoils of a vessel, the inevitable destruction of which their experience in'theie matters enables them to foresee. Norris (Mr. Wade,) or BlaCk Norris, as he is nicknamed by his colleagues, having conceived a design on the daughter of Robert, lays a plan to drive hiM away from the coun t r y , that the girl may fall a de fenceless prey to his machinations. He points out to the old man a body just washed on shore, and persuades him to rifle it, sending, meanwhile, one of his emissaries to assemble the other . - sweerrkers -and. spread a report that Robert has committed vio lenee upon the shi p wrecked man. Robert, in the act of rifling the body, is found by his daughter, who, with some difficulty, per suades him to return home. He promises to do so, and bids her go on before while he collects his tools. Marian lingers on an overhanging rock in expectation of her father's following her, when Norris enters , and finding Robert's knife, plunges it into the body, to confirm the suspicion of Robert's crime. While in the act, a flash o f lightning illuminates the stage and Ma rian, believing she sees her father commit a murder, swoons away upon the rock. Robert enters immediately afterwards, arid being found near the body, with his knife still in the breast Of the dead man, he is carried before a justice, where, upon the direct evidence of his own child, he is committed for the mur der. A highly wrought scene takes place between Norris and one of his confederates, Wolf, (Mr. Diddear,) in the course of which, it appears that the body washed on shore, was that of Norris's own father, who had lived for some time after the mor tal wound had been inflicted on him by the hand of his own son. The fourth act shows us Marian at the gate of her father's prison vainly striving to obtain admission. Norris enters and confirms him of the death of her lover, Edward, (Mr. Coo p e r , ) and promises that if she will now m arr y him (Norris,) he will save her father's life, and prove him innocent. She agrees, with evident repugnance, to the sacrifice. The fifth act, which is decidedly inferior to the preceding ones, presents us a forced and highly improbable denouement. At the opening, we find Norris and Marian preparing for their nuptials, about a month having elapsed between the two acts. Just before the departure of the bridal party for the church, Edward, supposed to have been drowned, returns unexpectedly,. and an agonizing scene ensues. T The last scene isin the church-yard, where the'clerg man, the father , and the lover, vainly join in entreating Norris to release the maiden from her promise. On his refusal they are about to enter the Church, when Wolf, whom Norris had sent out of the country, suddenly appears. He had been ad stubs gged im pelled by the agonies of remorse to return, and now reveals crime of Norris, who now rushes furiously on him ad the him to the heart. The convicted murderer is then drag g ed a way, and the clergyman . unites the hands of the two Such is a hasty sketch of the story. Like most of Knowles's pieces, it is full of beautiful poetry. The interest throughout ess the first four acts is . intense; but, in the fifth, the startling im. probability . of the incidents greatly tends to weaken the effect The acting wasexcellent. Miss the earlier parts of the play. Marian justifies ‘ th Miss H wide' t's performance of opi nion we had previously conceived of her talents, Knowl esehigh- Ward° also did full justice to the piece and ere was also some beautiful scenery ; and the success ' of the whole piece must be gratifying to the author, at th e same time that it bids fair to yield a plentiful harvest to Mr. uun' B s treasury.—En y/Miniatt. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1836 Whenever we have walked through a gallery of fine pictures, where beauty after beauty has presented itself to the eye, we have found the powers of language fail to express the agreeable emotions and intense pleasure created by them. Something of this feeling has possessed us during the present recess of Parliament. We have been called to observe demonstration after demonstration of sound constitutional principles, delivered at Conser vative dinners, till we are perplexed how to vary the tone of admiration, or, in terms sufficiently strong, to felici tate our fellow-countrymen on these most auspicious events. Nature, that has given us hearts to feel the sa tisfaction, has denied us a vocabulary co-extensive to im part it. There are, however, some points so prominent, and some consequences so important, in several of those late festivities, that we feel irresistibly impelled to draw the public attention once more to the subject. The first of these which we intend to notice, is a con servative dinner given by the "nobility, gentry, and yeomanry of West Norfolk, in the Town-hall of Lynn, to Mr. William Bagge and Mr. W. L. Chute, who have announced their determination to stand candidates, next vacancy, for the representation, on the conservative in terest, of this division of the county." The assemblage on that occasion was distinguished, in a pre-eminent de gree, by a union of title, talent, character, and wealth, equal to any one of its predecessors in the kingdom. But it is not upon this topic we purpose, at present, to descant. Such displays have graced every county in the kingdom. It is to mark the changed political character of that division of the country, that we invite our read ers. West Norfolk was once, and lately, one of the strongest holds of radicalism—the very hotbed of re form—the never-ceasing mill of discontent, in which were ground down the raff and bran of faction, to glut , the voracious appetites of all the unquiet in the land— the political Etna and Strotnbole of England, which were for ever belching forth the fiery mischief of sedition. There the post groaned under the burden of, miscalled, petitions to parliament, breathing the language of inti midation. But, happily, the refreshing breeze of Con servative truth has purged the infected air of Radicalism ; and, as low as West Norfolk had sunk in degradation, so high has she now exalted herself in honour. May her example be everywhere imitated Mr. Bagge, one of the intended candidates for the next Parliament, said, in language to which every true British heart must respond, "They were called upon to give justice to Ireland; he would not withhold it from her, but at the same time he would preserve it sacredly for every Protestant in Ire land, who desired, and deserved it. In standing up for the rights of the clergy, he was adopting the best course for securing his own ; for if he allowed the property of the clergy, and the tithe was their property as much as he could call any thing he possessed his own,—if he al lowed the property of the clergy to be invaded with im punity, with what consistency could he complain when his own should be attacked He would commence jus tice to Ireland, by giving the starving millions the ad-. vantage of poor laws. Why did O'Connell oppose them ? Because he knew very well, if once established, he could no longs r agitate with effect." Such were the sentiments of the future candidate of " West Norfolk." We send him our best wishes for that, of which there is no reason able doubt, his complete victory on the approaching struggle. We accidentally learn, that Lord John Russell had, just before the above meeting at Lynn, visited Mr. Coke, of Holkham, now in his dotage ; not burning out the last days of the oil of life with a pure, tranquil flame, hut fuming and flickering in the socket. We deeply regret this, for, as a private gentleman, his life has been marked by courteousness and benevolence—as an agriculturist, by zeal and liberality—but as a statesman, by imbecility of mind and petulancy of conduct—" requiescat in pace." Whether alarmed at the threatening storm, or afraid lest the thunder of ungracious truth should disturb his repose if he remained in the county, Lord John quitted his re treat, very opportunely, justin time to escape the mur murs of reproach that might have intruded within the pale, even of the retired domain of Holkham. We really wonder, that a man sprung from the house of Russell, which owes so much to the hand of spoliation, should persecute himself with measures and alliances every one of which, we might think, would serve to bring to his remembrance the origin of his paternal in heritance, and make him tremble at the very thought of organic changes ; changes which, however they might carry hack the riches of his family into channels from which they were diverted, cannot, by possibility, add to the breadth or depth of the present stream. But this per sonal recklessness of self has long ceased to create sur prise. We everywhere see men, that are their own ene mies, industriously devoted to effect their own destruc tion ; f rom the dram-drinker, who ruins his health, to the politically intemperate lord who endangers his coro net. Happy would it have been for him, and well for the country, when he set his foot upon the soil of Norfolk, if he had recovered his right reason, and had found moral courage enough, like some of the Radicals of the western division, to renounce " the error of his ways," and to have stood forward a champion of those institutions with which must stand or fall his political inheritance, and all the honours of his house. It is somewhere about fifteen years ago since we heard Mr. Coke, exultingly, make mention of Lord John Rus sell's entrance into the arena of reform. He has exhi bited himself, all that time, as a public gladiator, con tending for the empty acclamations of crowds of " the DEC. 6. PS:36. baser sort," without achieving one victory: l °r adding one laurel to his chaplet, that will be recorded with honour in the page of history, or grace his picture in the national gallery of statesmen. Contrast this life of useless, mis chievous agitation, with the upright, straightforwar d course of Lord Wodehouse and his family. In all of them we behold unsullied dignity, like the polished mir ror, which the breath of calumny 'cannot tarnish —the ever ready supporters of a government, that, essentially, loves and cherishes liberty—of a church holy and apos tolic in its ordinances and doctrines—who are guided in their legislative duties by an indiscriminate care for rich and poor—such men were the props of the late conserva tive dinner in West Norfolk; and we are not surprised, though much gratified, to find so many others of a kin dred spirit coming forwards from the ranks of radicalism to stand as pillars of our glorious constitution. It is the presage of better sentiments and happier days incur land. But we forbear to iterate the opinions we have so often repeated in favour of the generous and right-mind ed views of the Conservatives of England. We ha ve another theme that, like the last, claims the best attention of the friends and enemies of good government. At the great Conservative dinner for the "combined counties of Ross and Cromarty" we are presented with two other instances of change of political sentiment worthy to be recorded; not in men of no influence, but in two public characters, one of whom, Mr. Horatio Ross, late M. P. for Aberdeen, made the manly avowal, " that although , as a whig and a keen reformer, he bad, in his place in Parliament, supported the reform bill in all its stages, he has felt himself compelled to withdraw himself from a ministry DEPENDING FOR EXISTENCE ON A COALITION WITH A PAPIST AND ANTI-NATIONAL FACTION" ; — th e other, "Mr. Robertson, of Kindeace, a gentleman of considerable talent and property in this county, and who, at the last election, supported the present whig-radical member." He too, quitting the constitution-destroying ranks of radicalism, stands forward to protect the " House of Lords" from the assault meditated against it. These two noble-minded men, the late supporters of reform, who had yoked themselves to the car in which my Lord L Melbourne, and Lord John Russell, and Mr. O'Connell rode triumphant, like triple-faced Hecate—have unhar nessed themselves from their work of drudgery. They find, that the ponderous machine of state, directed by the unprincipled hand of papacy, like that which bears the idol of Juggernaut, is drawn, by a factious multi tude, over the neck of prostrate England, crushing li berty, endangering property, and placing personal safe ty in jeopardy. We exult not at the accession df two, or two thousand votes to our cause. We count not numbers—it is the indication, the evidence, afforded by these changes, in distant and independent sections of our country—ia Scotland as well as in England—of a crumbling, a tot tering, a decaying faction, that calls forth our ernulation -- . ee pede Herculem—these footsteps declare, with sufficient demonstration, the direction of political power. We ga- ther from such instances the just conclusion, that there are multitudes ready to avow themselves of the same senti ments—many more vacillating "between two opinions," who will shortly acknowledge their political heresy, and confess, with honest truth, " in ignorance" they em braced it; and, would the same apology could be exten ded further, and we could say, " as also di d their rulers." If these decisive signs—for there is no ambiguity here —serve to add encouragement to the hopes of the peace makers of England, what apprehensions must they create in the. minds of those who only meditate war l—who are► by virtue of powers vested in them by the reform bill, and other bills of the same monogeneous character, con verting our towns into seats of discord—affixing to every office, whether honourable or servile, the infamous badge of political slavery—converting our protestant schools into seminaries of infidelity—and stretching out the hand to greet Papal power to our shores. Should these facts in any degree regenerate our present Municipal Corporation, or introduce into Liverpool a congenial spi rit, which, we think, they cannot fail to do, we shall feel abundantly recompensed for calling public attention to them ; but, whether local misrule be checked or not, of this we feel quite certain, that whenever Parliament shall assemble, the advocates of Conservatism will buckle on their defensive armour with double vigour, and present so firm a front to the ranks of Radicalism, that the latter will make their advances with more caution and less bold ness than they displayed immediately after the first tri umphs of reform. The voice, the declared voice of the country is with them. The enemies of our Established Church, who are the enemies of truth and justice, have been industriously at work, endeavouring to confound together two several acts, of two members of our hierarchy, which are mani festly distinct in motive, principle, and consequences. The Bishop of Exeter, who is not only conscientiously , but imperatively charged to watch over the canons of the church, in the fulfilment of that non-discretionary duty• has been compelled to accept the resignation of the Rev- M. Malkin, in consequence of an illegal and self-asanred authority, to omit, on certain occasions, the reading of the " Litany," as appointed by those canons. Is this an exercise of tyrannical, oppressive, or fanatical power ? Is it the arbitrary dictum of a lordly superior, capriciously humbling, or needlessly fettering a subordinate minister in the discharge of his legitimate duties ?—the farther from it possible. It would have been a highly culpable dereliction of episcopal duty had the Bishop of Exeter neglected to interfere, and forbid an unauthorised altera tion in the prescribed ritual of the church, of which he is an " overseer." In order that we may see the justice of this conduct the more clearly, let us suppose the Rev. M. Malkin had been permitted, without disturbance, to omit the reading of the "Litany," where was this discretion ary power to end ? He might next have foregone the reading of the "Lessons;" he might soon have dispensed with the spirit-breathing prayers. In fact, he might have cut down the service of the Church of England to whatever dimensions he pleased ; or, as it is probable, that when he took away one pillar of marble he would add another pillar of wood; the beautiful structure might be so altered in its form, and so debased in its materials , as to leave little trace of its original remaining. And if we look a little farther, and consider the right of exercis ing a similar discretion to be vested in every curate-- and if it may be apsumed by one it must belong to all — to what a state of disorder might the holy and apostolic character of our church service be reduced—congrega tions would perpetually be surprised, as in some dissent ing chapels, with novelties—no two services in the same church might be the same. In fine, this liberty of the Rev. M. Malkin is not only unwarrantable, but subver sive of all ecclesiastical government, and would lead, by an inevitable step, to its complete destruction. But we have other, and equally strong, objections to the right of individual clergymen altering, "ad libitum," the ap pointed services of the church. Whether Mr. Malkin omitted to read the Litany or not, because he thought any part of it exceptionable, we do not presume to say but, prima facie, such would be our conclusion ; and if . such a. conclusion be ours, who love and venerate the church and its ordinances, what would, the airy tongue of dissent, the flippant lips of the Deist, the "open sepul chres" of infidelity and unitarianism proclaim ? they would triumphantly quote clerical authority.--offi - elating ministers of our church—to denounce the purity of her doctrines. We shall have it asserted, in the tone of insolence, that the " Litany" was, by our clergy', de clared to be a farrago of unmeaning sentences, not only unworthy a Christian congregation to hear, but unfit for their holy lips to utter—that our prayers had . , neither sense nor devotion—and thus on, to the teat extinction of our scriptural ritual. And shall a bishop hear of such designs, and not interfere ? Shall lie know that they are in practice, and not interpose ? And shall he be exposed to slander, and be maligned for accepting a resignation from a clergyman guilty of any one of these, and who disclaims a return to duty ? We speak to Christian men—. , j u dge ye." Have your "hearts never burned within you," whilst that beau tiful compendium of man's wants , tempo ral and spiritual , was reading, and waiting your respon sive p rayer—tll le Litany ? We are sure that you, that any good man in the sTATt'o'V' Tit ADE. (From the Leeds Intelligencer.) TRA DE OF LEE DL —The demand for woollen goods is at pre sent much the same as at the date of our last report. Though the trade is considered flat, we believe there is more business. doing just now than, with the exception of last year, there has been done at corresponding periods for many precedin 4 . vears: To avoid over stocking the market, some of 'the manufacturers have begun to work their mills shorter time, but generally speak ing the operatives may be said to be well employed. It is satis factory to observe the firmness of the wool market, notwith standing the unsettled state of the money market, a circum stance which has mainly tended to keep up the demand for manufactured goods, and thereby to prevent any undue depres- cetnatid shin. Bradford Market , on Thursday, was rather d u ll , but nut much m ore so than is usual at this season of the y ear The f o r yarn was but limit ed, y et prices remain firm, lu th e Wool market there was rather more business dune than last week, at former prices. HRCK MON DIVIKE.—The blanket-hall continue s t o h e h ut thinly atten ded by the merchan ts from Leeds, Wakefield, s ze. ; this place, except keeps prices down, in fact, lower in proportion than the price neighbourhood is of wool justifies. Blankets are at a less price than they were this time last year. thiswalz waxes having i a n n g d nei taken in the wages of six quarter weavers and that but slightly. The wool combers and all the factories are in full employment and s tira i g l e ' . ". l\To l' r h e e du tcra t idoe n iinn good wages. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET DEC, 2.—The little improve ment we reported in the value of ,Wet hot s last week is supported, and the scarcity of th is article, and the low price of Hogs in proportion, have occasioned consumers to turn their attention to low and strong Hogs (which had previously been the dullest article of sale) as a substitute; and a good deal has been dune in them. Although the middle and better sorts of 'logs are held more firmly, they do not improve in value. We have had rather more inquiry for short wool at former rates. Rocunat.E FLANNEL M A RKET, Nov, 28.—There has beenbee another bad market to-day ;--though more flannels have sold this week than last, yet the prices have been lower. Wool has been pretty steady, and its price bas tiot ,varied much front that of last Monday. - - LEICESTER.—The manufacture of this town has been seriously affected by the prAsure in the money market, particularly the Loudon and foreign trade. LIVER THEATRE. GREAT SUCCESW OF THE MAGICIAN. EACH REPB%SENTATION HAS BEEN HONOURED WITH A CROWDED AND guitiatlTED AUDIENCE. FIVE BRILLIANT EXHIBITIONS Tills WF,EIi! fIpHIS EA Ll\ ING, (Tuesday,) the 6;h, To-morrow, the 7th. Thursday, the Bth, and Friday, the 9th Dec. instant. The MAGIC FEAST of this Week will be of the first order, illustrated with extraordinary SCENES of VENTRILOQUISM. Among the experiments are—Mephistophiles, the Bottle Imp; the Casket of Trophies, or Who's in Love ? Flatus Postmaster; the Shower of Sweets, Fairy Tribute; Enchanted Fruit; Magic Flight; Incompatibles; and Ceron's Refectory; the Enchanted Watches, &c. Each Representation which Mr. SUTTON will have the honour of offering to the public will be diversified by a great many Novelties. Doors open at Seven o'clock, Curtain rises at half-past Seven precisely. Boxes 25., Pit Is., Gallery 6d; no Half-price. Children, accompanied by their Parents or Guardians, ad mitted to the Boxes at Half-price. Tickets and places to be had of Mr. T. Fogg, at the Theatre, from Eleven to Three. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. For the BENEFII' of Mr. IV. HOWARD. ON FRIDAY EVENING next, the 9th of December, will be acted the favourite Comedy of THE SCHOOL OF REFORM. Robert Tyke. Mr. Hammond, Who has kindly offered his assistance on this occasion. Mr. Ferment Mr. W. Howard. Lord Avondale Mr. Stuart. Mrs. Ferment. Miss Faucit. Mrs. St. Clair Mrs. Stanley. After which, the Melo Drama called ROBERT MACAIRE. To conclude with CHRONONOTONTEIOLOGOS. Tickets to be had of Mr. W. HOWARD, 74, Brownlow-hill, and of Mr. PARKER, at the Box-office. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. ANDREWS. present TUESDAY EVENING, the 6th instant ; will be performed the Comedy of THE PROVOKED HUSBAND. Lord To ;111y Mr. Stuart. Sir Francis Wronghead..Mr. Andrews. Count Basset—Mr.W. Howard. I Squire Richard..Mr.Baker. Lady Townly..Miss Faucit I Lady Grace.. Mrs. Baker. Lady Wronghead..Mrs. Clarke. I M►ss Jenny.. Miss Chaplin. Myrtilla Miss Stanley. After the Play the Song of "The Old English Gentleman," by Mr. Andrews; and by permission of H. Phillips, Esq., the Duet of " Old Acqua►ntance," by Messrs. G. Horncastle and Andrews. Grand Pas de Deux, by Mr. J. Ridgway and Madlle. Marie. "Trifler Forbear," by Mrs. W. H. Bland. To conclude with, for the third t►me these six years, the splendid Eastern Drama of ALADDIN. Aladdin Miss Chaplin. Abenazack Mr. W. Howard. I Kazrac....Mr. J, Ridgway. First Citizen Mr. Baker. Second Citizen.. Mr. G. Elorticastle I Third Do..Mr Andrews. Mustapha....( Aladdin's Mother)....Mrs. Clarke. Genii of the Ring.... Miss Webster. To-mounow ' (Wednesday,) for the BENEFIT of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. BLAND, the Opera of HENRI QUATRE. Henri Quatre, Mr. Stuart; Frederick, Mr. W. H. Bland; Eu gene, Mr. W. Howard; Jocrisse, Mr. Baker; Gervaise, Mr. G. Horncastle; Florence, Miss Stanley; Clotilde, Mrs. Baker; Louison, Mrs. W. 11. Bland.—Classical Specimens of Ancient Statues by Mr. J. Ridgway.—To conclude with THE SLAVE. Cbe Litittpoot i!Jtanbarb. dr,r n of E r e ar Con d;s Itla led Str Po du to