The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-30 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DISTIN FAMILY, And the Last Night of their Engagement. The Last Night of Miss FANNY RUSSELL. Fl 1H IS present FRIDAY, November 30, 1838, will be per formed is Tragedy, written by the Rev. R. C. Maturin, called BERTRAND; Or, The CASTLE OF ST. ALDOBRAND. Bertram, 11fr. Stuart. St. Aldobrand Mr. Gray. Imogine, Miss Cleaver. After which, A CONCERT • Of Vocal and Instrumental Music, in which the DISTIN FAMILY, and Miss FANNY RUSSELL, Miss LAND, cud Miss GRANT will perform. To conclude with the popular Melo-Drama, compressed into twn acts, called TEKELL Count Tekeli Mr. W. Howard. Isidore Mr. Baker. Conrade Mr. Gray. Christine Miss Land. THEATRE-ROYAL. - 11 - C. PARKER, Box Book-keeper, respectfully an ti • flounces that his BENEF LT will take place on TUESDAY neat, the 4th December, when will be per formed the Tragedy of DAMONVand PYTHIAS; after which, the new Farce of TOM NODDY'S SECRET; to conclude with the Melo Drama of ROBINSON CRUSOE. 'rickets may be had of Mr. PARKER, at the Box-utfice of the Theatre. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The letter of " Larry O'Lashem" might lead to an action for libel if inserted. We believe that the Editor of the Mercury is a Unitarian. The favour of "IL li." came too late. We •hall probably, have some suggestions to offer in our next on the subject of the complaint of "A Lnver of Order." If our respected contemporary of the Courier will refer to our statement respecting the newspaper stamps, he will find that we made no reference whatever to the return from December to March last. "The above periods" alluded only to the two periods of three mouths each included in the last returns. 'Ube Eiturpool ei:taithatb. FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 30, 1838. INSURRECTION AT SEVILLE.---" Wars, and rumours of wars," seem to be the order of the day. The Lon don journals of Wednesday announce, upon the au thority of information received from Lisbon, than an insurrection had broke out at Seville, in which the Queen's commandant narrowly escaped being mur dered, and all the authorities were forced to give up their jurisdiction. The national guards had assem bled, and established a junta of reprisal,—that is, a committee of assassination. This movement does not appear to have been prompted by the Carlists, who have hitherto refrained from molesting the province of Andalusia, in which Seville is situated. It seems to have originated in the abstract love of mischief mani fested by the Spanish liberals; and its principal ob ject seems to be the gratification of their taste for bloodshed. How melancholy is the present condition of Spain ! The whole aspect of the country affords a striking illustration of the tendency of so.called " li• beral" principles to produce the evils and calamities of civil anarchy. The " liberal principles" which prompted all the atrocities of the French Revolution seem to be now fast reviving on the continent. The results will again appear as certainly as those principles obtain the ascendancy. Our fervent hope is, that happy England may continue free from the direful consequences of atheistical liberalism. INSURRECTION IN PERU.—The brig Fame, which arrived at an Irish port i❑ 70 days from Monte Video, brings intelligence of an insurrection in Peru, the re sult of which was, the deposition of Santa Cruz, the assertion of the independence of Peru, and the disso lution of the Peru-Bolivar Confederation. Dispatches to this effect were brought by the captain of the Fame, Rho had received them by an overland dispatch in 16 or 20 days. The nature of these dispatches has not et transpired; but we are furnished by a Buenos Ayres paper of September 9 with the particulars of the insurrection. The revolution took place on the 29th of July, in the capital of Lima, and was headed by General Orbegoso, (Viceregent of Santa Cruz in the north,) assisted by General Nieto and his division of 1500 men, lately arrived from Huacho. The lode. pendence of Peru—the dissolution of the Confedera tion—and the deposition of Santa Cruz from the Pro tectorate, were solemnly proclaimed amidst demon strations of public enthusiasm. The President Orbe goso then sent a flag of truce to Callao, demanding the submission of Generals Miller and Moran, who were stationed there with some 1800 men. Up to the 30th it was not known what determination they would, tak e ; General Miller had closed Himself in the castle with 600 men, and General Moran, with 1200, bad gone to Chorillos. General Nieto, with a force of 2000 superior troops, had in the meantime taken up a Position between Lima and Callao. This movement is said to have been effected in concert with the com mander of the Civilian blockading squadron, Commo dore Postigo. Santa Cruz was at Bolivia, busily en gaged in collecting money. The blockade of Monte Video was still persevered in by the French squadron with unabated rigour, when th e Fame came away. THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—The packet ship England has not yet arrived at Liverpool; we are, therefore, without our usual files of New York Papers. A few files, however, 11:.ve reached London, from which extracts have been made in the morning Papers. We learn that on the first instant trade was active at New York, and an extensive business was doing in dry goods. The rate of exchange on Eng land was 1091, and the shares in the Bank of the United States were quoted, on the 31st ultimo, at 120 to 1201. Flour, which was likely to be in demand for export, was 81 dollars per barrel. The New York journals ridicule the alarming an nouncements made by the Canadian papers respecting the organisation, on the frontiers, of between 40,000 and 60,000 vagabonds, for the invasion of Canada. However strongly they may deny this, there can be v ery little doubt that a secret conspiracy is on foot in t he neighbourhood of Buffalo, and that arms and am younition are continually supplied to the rebels in Up rter Canada through the medium of the same organised b ody of traitors. From Canada the news is of very little importance, t he intelligence being only a few days later than that b rought y the Garrick. Sir John Colborne wa s a t koiltrealb with his family. He intended to visit Que ' b ee before the departure of Lord Durham. The Go :erhor•in•chief had i s su e d a p roc l amat i on , o ff er i ng a re ward of 2000 dollars for the apprehension of Dodge and Theller, who had escaped from the citadel of Que r"- Troops were on their way from Halifax to rein t'ree the army in Canada. Sir George Arthur had t tred a bounty for recruits. trrlie Montreal Transcript distinctly avers, that Lord u rham had received a dispatch -from the president of I l e United States, informing him that there was formed New York a committee composed of persons ° C C onsiderable importance, with a view of favour a revolution in th e C ana d as , an d t h at t h ey 4 1 11 . 0 Pened a species of loan from which to supply th ll4B - The Pr es id en t a dd e d, th a t t h e government o f e 'United States could do nothing to stop such pro. te r i ; p li Cings, and that, eve n s h ou ld h e arm t h e A mer i can %11 'tla to cause neutrality to b e res p ec t e d, t h at !pea - to t e Would only prove the means of furnishing arms l a the authors of this species of external conspiracy. ktveonsequence, he recommends our government to od prepared. ver vile T oronto P atr i ot states, that the colon i al go. 4 nent had receiv e d i n f ormat i on f rom th e mos t pa th , • Itt el "'le sources, that an e xt e n s i ve com bi nat i on ex - V t ,...._along the whole of the American frontier, from It l "nt to Michigan, for the invasion of the Canadas ; kti kte. th at not l ess th an 40,000 o f t h e ra bbl e o f the kt ltil : Were united by s ecre t oa th s t o attempt t h e i r t g 4 tion, with an express stipulation that their only hey 1 4 a to be an unli m it e d li cense to p l un d er w h erever Iti4ittent• A pretty prospect for the approaching have th e Whi g m i n i stry ! Wh at with the t4 r 1. 1 Nl nk . culti• es of the Canadas, and the necessity M il 4l. te cting the inter e st s o f th e co l on i es b y a strong „ 4e tsi ttl j f orce, superadded t o th e p ros p ect o f a stormy " parli amen t, t h e i r pos i t i on i s b y no means ,tet w e ' But th ey are not to b e p i t i e d. Th ey h ave all their difficulties on their own shoulders. t hey' ta r o fight their way out of them as well as to tiz at ° I th e ttA.—W e have been favoured wal) a c opy elp r QUiana Chronicle of the 10th ult. T his p ap er . ko et esse s its regret that the labourers in one of the fertile districts of the colony, had given notice of their intention to quit it, and seek employment else where. The cause assigned for the dissatisfaction of the labourers was, undue severity on the part of the magistrates, in inflicting punishments for occasional neglect of work. This undue severity was said to be twofold : first, excess in the amount of the fine, or period of imprisonment with hard labour, and, secondly arbitrary and illegal imprisonment in the private dark holes of different estates. The first allegation is ad mitted to be true to a certai❑ extent : the evidence in support of the latter is by no means conclusive. The Guiana Chronicle very strongly and very justly urges the necessity of keeping the labourers as much as possible in their former localities, as the only means of preventing the demoralisation of the inhabitants, and the consequent ruin of the colony. We have great pleasure in submitting to the notice of our readers the following admirable address from the Governor of Demerara. The advice which it contains is sound. It would have been well if the Governor of the fine colony of Jamaica had acted in a similar spiri • • to the infatuated labourers of that island. The substance of the subjoined address deserves to be well considered by all those who are apt to declaim against the planters of the \Vest Indies. TO THE FREED MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIRST AUGUST. I have been watching your conduct for the last two months. I have received reports from the stipendiary magistrates of every district. Some are favourable to you as labourers, — all give testimonia s of your peaceful conduct;—but I am sorry to say you do not all prove yourselves worthy of the name of free peopl e , nor d u you all - respond to the expecta tions I had formed of you, which were, that after a short re laxation, natural and allowable in your new state, you would see the necessity of providing a surplus for yourselves and families, by the full labour of your hands, and thence endea vour to raise yourselves its your grades of society by the sav ings of your wages. I bear that some of von, contrary to your duty, content yourselves with irregular labour,—that your masters cannot depend on your contracts of monthly hiring,—that you go into the field one day, and a b s t a i n f rom it the next,—that when you have earned sufficient to fill your bellies, like the wild beasts, after satisfying their hunger, you lie down to sleep, or idle y o u r ti me ,.—th a t wh en i n the field, many of you do not work a quarter of your specified task, and then pre tend to wonder that you are not paid a full rate of wages. Are you aware to what this leads?—the abandonment of es tates, and your own degradation! Can you expect that own ers of - estates will supply you with houses and other advan tages, or be content w ith the labour you choose to give in return ? Cau you suppose they will allow you to have your own whims about work, or your own disposal of time? Can they afford to pay the interest of the first cost of their estates, of the buildings, and constant expenditure to keep the build ings and lands in a state to receive your labour, if they are not assured of a fair portion of your labour? I hear cf ill-disposed people, who circulate false reports amongst you, who encourage you to think that you are not sufficiently paid,—that you are over-worked. Do not be lieve them,--they are your enemies. If you do not give a fair portion of your labour to the es tates, your places will soon be supplied; when, so long as you have money, you may afford to be idle; but your own sense must tell you that money, not increased by additional earnings, will soon be exhausted, and your idleness must bring many of you to trouble. I exhort you not to disappoint the hopes of those who have been so desirous of hastening your emancipation, having thought you worthy of it. I believe there have been very few instances of severity towards you, and you must be aware of the great forbearance of the greater number of your employers. I am taking every means in my power to secure to you kind treatment and jus tice ; but I warn you, for your own sakes, that if you do not give a fair portion of your labour to the estates on which you are located, the proprietors will drive you from them; for they must have industrious labourers, or they will be ruined, and you along with them. Though additional supplies of labourers will soon arrive from other colonies, yet your masters can find work for them as well as for yourselves; but they will not employ you if To u do not show you are worthy to be retained on the estates. They will prefer old servants to new ones; but if the old are idle, the new will assume their place. I address this to the idle. I have had pleasure in knowing that many of you have nut disappointed the expectations I formed of you, and, therefore, to suck persons this address does not apply. HENRY LIGHT, Governor. Guiana Public Buildings, Oct. 8, 1838. LIVERPOOL CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY —We re joice to find, from an advertisement which appears in another column,-that forty-three of the clergy of Liver pool have signed a requisition to the Rectors, desiring them to convene a meeting for the purpose of organ- ising a " Church Building Society" at Liverpool, and that the Rectors have, in compliance with this request, called a public meeting for the Gth of next month, to be held in the large room of the Queen's Arms. From this unanimous expression of feeling on the part of the clergy of the town we anticipate the most gratifying results. We cordially hope that the lay churchmen of the town will evince their usual alacrity in co-operating with the clergy, and that they will contribute liberally in support of the noble object contemplated in the formation of the proposed society. The Methodists of Liverpool have recently signalised their attachment to the principles which they profess, in a manner which reflects the highest credit upon their Christian benevolence. Let the churchmen of Liverpool emulate their example, and by their joint and zealous exertions raise a fund sufficient to provide for the spiritual wants of the inhabitants of the town for a century to come. We would strongly urge upon the attention of the promoters of the Church Building Society the necessity of a grand and simultaneous effort for the accomplishment of the object which they have in view. Let them not rest satisfied with pro ceeding; gradatim in this matter, but determine at once that so many churches shall be built as the increasing population of the town may require for the next cen tury. Let them not rest contented with half doing their business. The present is a favourable time for making this movement on behalf of the Church. If the clergy only bestir themselves we have no doubt of their ultimate success. PROGRESS OF POPERY.—We have received a copy of the (Roman) Catholic Directory, and Annual Re gister for 1839, which supplies us with ample statisti cal details respecting the present condition of Popery in England, Wales, and Scotland. We extract from it a statement of the present number of the Popish chapels, colleges, convents, and priests in Great Bri tain. The following array affords a tolerable proof of the rapid increase of Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom : CHAPELS.—ENGLAND AND WALES. — Bedfordshire, Berkshire, 6, Buckinghatnshire, 1, Cambridgeshire, 1, Cheshire, 9, Cornwall, 2, Cumberland, 6, Derby shire, 6. Devonshire, 9, Dorsetshire, 9, Durham, 16, Essex, 7, Gloucestershire, 8, Hampshire, 12, Here fordshire, 4, Hertfordshire, 1, Huntingdonshire, 0, Kent, 9, Lancashire, 90, Leicestershire, 10, Lincoln shire, 10, Middlesex, 20, Monmouthshire, 7, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, 5, Northumberland, 19, Notting hamshire, 3, Oxfordshire, 7, Rutlandshire, 0, Shrop. shire, 9, Somersetshire, 10, Staffordshire, 29, Suffolk, Surrey, 6, Sussex, 6, Warwickshire, 18, Westmore land, 2, Wiltshire, 3, Worcestershire, 11, Yorkshire, 52, Isle of Man, 1, Guernsey, 1, Jersey, 1, Brecknock shire, 1, Carnarvonshire, 1, Denbighshire, 1, Gla morganshire, 1, Flintshire, 2. Total of Chapels in England and Wales, 446. SCOTLAND.-Aberdeenshire, 7, Argyllshire, 2, Ayr shire, 1, Banffshire, 11, Berwickshire, 0, Buteshire, 0, Caithness-shire, 1, Clackmarmanshire, 0, Cromarty shire, 0, Dumbartonshire, 1, Dumfriesshire, 1, Fdin• burghshire, 6, Fifesliire, 0, Forfarshire, 1, Hadding tonshire, 0, Inverness-shire, 19, Kincardineshire, 1, Kinross-shire, 0, Kirkcudbright, 4, Lanarkshire, 2, Linlithgow•shire, 0, Morayshire, 1, Nairnshire, 0, Orkney and Shetland, 0, Peebleshire, 1, Perthshire, 2, Renfrewshire, 2, Ross-shire, 1, Roxburghshire, 0, Selkirkshire, 0, Stirlingshire, 1, Sutherlandshire, 0, Wigtonshire, 1. Total of chapels in Scotland, 67. Besides 20 stations where Divine service is performed. Grand total of Catholic chapels in Great Britain, 513. CATHOLIC COLLEGES.—In England there are nine Catholic colleges : viz. St. Edmund's, Hertfordshire, St. Mary's, Staffordshire, St. Peter's, Somersetshire, St. Paul's, Somersetshire, St. Gregory's, Somerset shire, Ushaw College, Durham, Stonyhurst, Lanca shire, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, Gelman, Worce,ter shire. In Scotland, one : viz. St. Mary's, Blairs, Kincar dineshire. CONVENTS.—London district, 3, Midland, 5, Nor thern, 4, Western, 4, Scotland, I,—total, 17. NUMBER OF CATHOLIC CLERGYMEN IN GREAT BRITAIN.—ENGLAND.—London district, 108, Midland, 124, Northern, 231, Western, 73,—total in England, 536. SCOTLAND. —Eastern district, 20, Western, 29, Northern, 25,—total in Scotland, 74. Grand total, CIO. Is it not high time that Protestants should wake out of their lethargy, and buckle on their armour to resist the insidious encroachments of this soul-destroying heresy ? Is it not imperatively incumbent upon all who value the blessings which our Protestant faith has secured to us to strain every nerve for the purpose arresting the desolating tide which now threatens o overwhelm our country. A specimen of the Kentucky pumpkin melon, weighing 1981bs. was brought over to Liverpool in the ship " Garrick," by Mr. Thomas D. Rice, the comedian. SCOTLAND WARD.-DINNER TO ISAAC HOLMES, ESQ. On Tuesday evening the conservative electors of Scotland 1 Ward had a public din❑er, at the house of Mrs. Musket, in Burlington-street, for the purpose of celebrating the triumph of conservative principles in the return to the town-council ' of Isaac Holmes, Esq. The large room in the hotel of Mrs. . Musket was neatly fitted up for the occasion, and an ample and excellent dinner was provided by the worthy hostess, to which 130 gentlemen sat down. John Formby, Esq., pre sided. On the right of the chairman sat Isaac Holmes. Esq , the representative of the ward, and on his left Geo. Wright, Esq., the recently elected member fur St. Paul's ,Ward. Amongst the company we also noticed Joseph Cooper, James Holmes, John Wright Watson, George Gorden, John Sandars, Thomas Overton, William Roberts, William Ni cholson, E. Ford, James Morrow, N. Kevan, E. R. Jones, jun., Esqrs. After the withdrawal of the cloth, NW! nsGis Dominie was beautifully sung by a small party of professional gentlemen who had kindly volunteered their services. The usual loyal and preliminary toasts having been given, " Her Majesty the Queen," "The Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Faintly," " Our glorious Constitution in Church and State," "The Duke of Wellington and the House of Peers," " Sir Robert Peel and the conservative members of the House of Commons," and "The Members for the Borough," each of which were enthusiastically re ceived, The CnainstAti said, that in rising to propose the next toast upon the list, which was the health of a gentleman whose triumphant return at the late municipal contest was the principal cause of their having assembled together that evening, he should deetn it superfluous to give the toast any lengthened introduction, or to pass upon the subject of it any eulogistic; remarks, as the mere fact of that gentleman having been returned to represent 6cotland Ward in the town council was a higher eulogy than any which he could bestow. That circumstance, indeed, plainly evinced the estimation iu which the gentleman was held by them, and showed that his character wa s already too well known and appreciated to render it needful that he should throw in his bumble modicum of praise. Without further remark, he should, therefore, propose "'llse health of our worthy representative, Isaac Holmes, Esq." (Enthusiastic and prolonged applause.) ISAAC Hotstes, Esq., said, that he should indeed be un grateful, were he not most sincerely and warmly to thank them for the highly complimentary manner in which they had been pleased to receive the mention of his name. On the last occasion when he had had the pleasure of meeting them in that room, which was immediately previous to the election, his parting words were, "If you will do your duty before the election, 1 will endeavour to do mine afterwards." (Loud cheering.) And nobly indeed had they done their duty, for which they were not only entitled to the thanks of himself and every true-hearted conservative in the town, but they had, and would continue to have, the proud satisfaction of knowing that their share of the good work had been done— that, as far as their efforts could he instrumental in accom• plishing the objects, they had aided in delivering their native town from the thraldom in which it was bound, from the heavy burden whirls was pressing upon it, and in snatching the domination from the hands of the party who so compla cently conferred upon themselves the style and title of liberals, but for whom destruetives and deceptives was a far inure appropriate name. (Great applause.) There was one circumstance connected with his return to which he mieht beg briefly to allude. After he had been declared elected as a member of the council, he and his friend Mr. Wright ap peared at the Town-hall for the. purpose of making the re quired declaration. In the room into which they were ushered there sat the late mayor, Mr. William Rathbone; at one side of him was a Soeinian, M r. Thomas Bolton—and at the other, elated with a high sense of his own importance and consequence, Mr. William Wallace Currie. He (Mr. Holmes) prepared his sweetest smiles, its order to greet the mayor, and tried to recollect the instructions which his dancing-master had imparted to him in his younger days, that he might, as far as his poor old lumbago back would permit, make his humblest and most reverential bow— (laughter and cheers)—but no welcome was there for the elected of St. Paul's and Scotland Ward—no recognition for the chosen of the conservative people—not even the stinted and supercilious one contained in the old doggrel " Welcome, old friend, to me once dear, But who the devil sent you here ,otid laughter.) No; neither Mr. Wright nor himself was welcomed either by look, nml, or sign ; they could not even catch his worship's eye, and at length they took their depar ture from the council chamber without the least recognition. ( Hear, hear.) Such was the nature of their reception. Since then, however, he (Mr. Holmes) had appeared in a different manner in the council room. (Cheers.) Scoffs and insults had been heaped upon him, to be sure ; but they little knew the spirit or the character of the man with whom they had to deal, if they fancied that conduct like that would put him down. Scoffs and insults would only rouse the man within hint, and come insult or jeer, scoff or scorn, he would make them (the members of the council) hear the voice of one that had never quailed before any one. (Great applause) The electors of that ward had sent a memorial to the council, every word of which seemed to have been armed with a sting. Every word of that petition was true, every word would be substantiated,—and under the lash of truth every liberal member seemed to writhe. He (Mr. Holmes) de fended that petition from the attacks of their and its oppo nents. And what had he then to listen to? He had to listen to a repetition of what Mr. Rathbone had said in Pitt street ward. There was the man who, in conjunction with the members of his party, formerly called out for free repre sentation, and who talked loudly of the right of unrespeeted petitioning; and what were the sentiments of himself and of his coadjutors now? A wonderful revolution seemed to have taken place in them ; the liberals (or deccptives) seemed to have one set of sentiments, and one form of language, when out of office, and another form of language when in power. (hear, hear, and cheers.) They were something like O'Connell, the big beggarman, in Ireland. That notorious gentleman once declared that he would be satisfied with the concession of certain things in a certain bill, if he could but obtain them; but what does he say now ? " Why," says he, "we are in a different situation, a n d th ere f ore we now ask for more than we did formerly." (Hear and cheers.) Mr. Rathbone says it is not the business of the constituencies to interfere in the election of mayor, aldermen, or committees: for, says he, the council are wiser than the electors in these matters, and ought not to be dictated to by theta. No dicta tion, forsooth! So the "free right of petitioning" had at last come to be designated by these exquisite liberals " dicta tions !" (Applause.) But he could tell them what they ni,ant by dictation; it meant interference with their party tricks, with their party preferences, and with their party aims; and petitioning was supporting and encouraging them in all that they deemed right. A memorial, it would be re membere:l, had also been presented from West Derby Ward, with respect to the election of aldermen, in which the .peti tioners prayed that, as their ward had chosen conservative candidates, one conservative alderman might at least be elected. But was that just and reasonable prayer attended to? Nothing of the sort; it had been utterly disregarded. They (the conservative members of the council) had been taunted with having voted for a rejected candidate, Mr. Henry Lawrence; but he had done so, and so had his friend. Mr. Wright; and lie was of opinion that the election of that gentleman would have been an honour to the council; and rejoiced, indeed, should be have been to have had his co-opera tion in the good cause. (Cheers.) As to the private meet ings in the Angel, Mr. Rathbone glorified in them, because his opponents disliked them, and they had worked so beauti fully and so well—(laughter, and hear, hear)—for the radical party; and he adds, that we have as much right to interfere with those meetings as with any p r i va t e a ff a i r . Th a t assu redly was incorrect; for they were meetings on public mea sures by public nteu, and ought not the public to be made acquainted with their reasons for acting as they did? , It was ridiculous to assert that the Angelic men met for the purpose of considering private affairs; the subjects which they dis cussed were, in fact, interesting to the whole community, and the public ought to be enlightened respecting thetas. There the public reporters ought to go ; there some of those who gloried in conservatism ought to go. Those meetings were not merely for reasoning upon, or to gather information re specting any particular subject; but there matters of general interest and importance were settled, and when the coun• cillors went into the chamber, they ceased to he open to rea son or to conviction: they went to vote upon a predetermined question, and not to deliberate. (Hear, hear.) He believed Mr. Rathbone had said at the Pitt-street Ward dinner, that a few black sheep had got into the council. (Laughter.) That could scarcely hare reference to himself at present, for he was not wearing black cloth; perhaps it might be an allu sion to his friend Mr. Wright, who appeared in a black coat. (Continued laughter.) However that might be, he could tell them one thing which was certain, namely, that a few scabby sheep had got in —(loud laughter and cheers)—and he heartily wished that they could make the whole flock bet ter than it was. ( Hear and cheers.) With respect to the memorial from their ward, as he had previously informed them, it seetned to touch the liberal councillors to the quick. One of the strong arguments against one of its clauses, as Mr. Rathbone asserted, was that they wished to carry out the re form principle. That was the reason they selected the com mittees in the manner they had d one; and how, forsooth, could they carry out those delightful reforms, unless nearly the whole of them were reformers? Ile would tell them an anecdote which would perhaps illustrate this point. There was once a clergyman who waited upon one of his parishion ers, and complained that he did not attend church so often as he ought to do. "Why," said the parishioner, " I will tell you the reason of it. When Igo there, you are always telling tne of my faults. Now if you would occasionally tell me of some of my good deeds, I would go." " I cannot do that," replied the clergyman, " for I have never yet heard of any good deeds which you have done." "Oh !" said the parishioner, " but you do not know what I intend doing." As it was with the parishioner, so it was with reform—all the good that was to result from it was yet to come. (Laughter and cheers.) if the good was sought for in this town, it would be a hopeless task indeed. In every department there had been waste and extravagance; and with respect to prin ciple, their whole conduct might be said to be one continued stream of unprincipled measures. (Loud cheers.) Ile thought that he had been termed at the last council meeting a renegade dissenter. That was really very curious; for he had always understood that those who departed from the church were the renegades; and it was certainly the first time that he had heard of a person, who went back to the original fold, to be called a renegade dissenter. But what was the truth of the matter? Why, that he was a dissenter only while under the conttol of his father; but, deeply as he re spected his father, as soon as he was married, and might be said to have legally obtained the right of thinking and acting for himself, he went back to the church—became a member of the establishment. (Great applause.) There were many men amongst the different sects of dissenters whom he re spected; and Ire respected every man Who humbly worshipped his God according to the dictates of his conscience ; but he scarcely needed to say that he did not respect hypocrisy, cant, and deceit. Ile meant not to infer that such things were to be found amongst the dissenters; but he wished broadly to express his hate of cant and hypocricy, wheresoever found. There were some classes of dissenters of whom he was much afraid, and one of those classes were the Socinians. Gee-fourth of the whole council was composed of men belong ing to that community. There was a story told of a poor In dian who had offered a Quaker some beaver skins for sale on the Saturday, on which day the Quaker offered a certain price for them, which was not accepted. On Monday, how• ever, the astonished Indian found that only one-half of what had been offered on the Saturday was offered on Monday, whereupon he exclaimed—" I think they go to meeting to try to cheat the poor Indian out of the proper price of his beaver skins." Now, he did not mean to say that the Socinians went to chapel for the purpose of concocting schemes to cheat the people; but he could nut, nevertheless, refrain from observing and remarking upon the unanimity with which they acted together - upon all occasions. If, how ever, they did not go to chapel to concoct their schemes, they most certainly went to the Angel; and the result was, as he hid told them to their faces, that they seemed most admi rably marshalled and drifted. No sooner did one rise than up rose the others, as though they were bound together like the Siamese twins. (Loud laughter and cheers.) He had been told, at the last council tneetina, in one or the finest arid richest brogues that it was possible fur a bry-trolling,; Irish man to bring over to this countty, that he was not friendly to the Roman Catholics, on account of his morality. Now, he must distinctly assert, that the Romish religion was the first one to which he should fly if he wanted absolution. (Hear, hear.) He had met with men of high principle among catholics; but why was he to be taunted there that he disliked the religion of the catholics on account of his morality ? It was well known that, on account of giving in. dependent utterance to his opinions, he had lost many votes at the late election; but he was happy in being able to state that, without having had recourse to anything like a deceit ful suppression of opinion, or without any dereliction of principle, he bad carried the election. (Much applause.) That was a source of congratulation perhaps; but there was 1 another and a higher source of congratulation in the fact, that the ranks of the conservatives, in the town-council, were annually increasing ; and in the same proportion, of course, the ranks of the deceptives were decreasing. (Cheers.) He trusted that at the end of three years they would have in their hands the choice of aldermen. (Loud applause.) Let the other wards act as the Scotland Ward had done, and then the consummation so devoutly to be wished should be realized. That ward had shown a brilliant example to their brother conservatives, which, if followed throughout the town, would enable them to root the deceptives out of the council chamber. (Cheers.) There were some of the de , structives, or, if they like the name better. the ultra-radicals, who had inanifest.td a desire to go over to Ireland. But what said the great agitator to such a proposal ? '' No, no," said Dan ; " that will never do;" so it appeared that even among " patriots" two of a trade could not agree. O'Connell had a mortal dislike to English agitators setting foot upon the soil of his native land; he feared, perhaps, that they might be going over to beg. (Laughter and applause.) During the late war there was a quaker on board of a vessel, in which he had a considerable amount of property. As even ing came in sight, and the captain went up to the quaker and demanded from him, '' Will you help us to fight, as you have some interest in the safety of the vessel?" It was not in accordance with the quaker's principles to fight, and he answered—" No; I cannot aid thee, friend." The enemy approached, and the contest began. During its continuance, the peaceful-minded quaker observed a man endeavouring to gain the deck of his vessel, and taking up a handspike be dealt him a pretty sound blow, remarking, " If thou ;rawest to fight, fight in thine own vessel; we have fighting enough here." And so it was with Daniel the renowned. '' Nay, nay," says he, " keep away from Ireland, my good friend; we have beggars enough here, without your coming over." (Laughter.) And in truth it was so; yet the big beggarman begs from beggars, and was not ashamed to take the pittance from them. (Great laughter, and cries of " Hear, hear.") He again sincerely thanked them for the favours which they had conferred upon him. He was highly gratified at seeing such a numerous body of his constituency around him; and if he were to meet them at the end of the term for which he had been elected, he hoped that every one would have rea son to be satisfied with his conduct during the period that he should have been their representative, and if then they should be desirous to replace him in the council, he should deem it a pleasure and an honour to serve them. (Enthu siastic applause.) The speaker concluded by proposing " The health of the chairman, John Fertnbv, Esq., and suc cess to him when he is nominated fur Scotland ward." (Applause.) The CHAIRMAN in returning thanks expressed his readi ness, if on any occasion they found themselves in want of another Candidate, to offer his services. The CHAIRMAN next gave "Mr. Houghton and the absent members of the town council in the conservative interest," with which he begged leave to couple "Mr. Wright, and the members of the council who have honoured us with their presence." (Great applause.) Mr. WRIGHT returned thanks amidst great applause. Ile had been brought forward for St. Paul's Ward and elected on the conservative interest. He did not doubt but that many gentlemen more fit to represent the ward might have been found; but to the utmost extent of his power he would endeavour to fullil the expectations and the desires of his constituents. (Cheers.) "The Lancashire Witches," "the health of Mrs. Kevan," "the independent electors who had supported Mr. Holmes," " the canvassers of Scotland Ward," were then given and severally responded to. Mr. HAYMAN spoke briefly and eloquently npon the suc cess of the conservatives in Abercromhy Ward, which bad, he said, seemed to have been forgotten in their triumph over victories gained by St. Paul's and Scotland Wards. The victory of Mr. Robertson Gladstone was a victory which he believed to have been achieved by the members of the church of England backed by the Wesleyan methodists, who had honourably and nobly done their duty, notwithstanding that they had been basely libelled by the radical press of Liver pool. It was said, "Oh, it is impossible for a Wesleyan methodist to vote for 111 r, Gladstone, on account of the Cooly question." But miserably were the enemies of Mr. Glad'. stone disappointed, who had made a statement which had indeed been replied to, but which had never yet been answered. At a quarter past eleven oclock, the Chairman having re tired, Mr. Ford was appointed to the vacant chair, and the harmony and hilarity of the meeting was kept up till a late hour. PUBLIC MEETING OF THE SHOPKEEPERS 0 LIVERPOOL. A general meeting of the shopkeepers of this town, was held on Wednesday night at the Music-hall, Bold-street, in pursuance of certain iesolutions passed at a preliminary meeting of several individuals connected with the various trades. The object was to discuss the propriety and prac ticability of making the curtailment of the hours of business, adopted by most of the drapers, general amongst the shop keepers of all other branches. S;ion after seven o'clock, above three hundred gentlemen had assembled, amongst whom we observed most of the lead ing tradesmen of the town. Mr. WOOLLRIGHT having been proposed to the chair, the meeting was addressed by Mr. Tripp, of Lord-street, Mr. Tate, Mr. Jeffery, Mr. Urquhart, Mr. Greetham, Mr. Slater, Mr. Williams, Mr. Jas. Owen and Mr. Reay, who severally strongly urged the destructive effects to health, and the great bar to mental improvement, which the present exceedingly late hours of keeping open the shops, imposed upon the shop keepers' assistants, and also to the great extent to whin it robbed the shopkeepers themselves of social comfort. It was contended that if the shops were all shut up at an earlier hour, precisely- the same amount of business would be trans acted in them as now, saving the waste of gas, and affording time for recreation and improvement to the assistants. Resolutions were unanimously passed to the effect that the hours of closing the shops should be eight o'clock at night in the winter, and nine o'clock in the summer half-years, with the exception of Saturdays :—auil that the whole body of shopkeepers should form themselves into an association, to bring about the proposed curtailment of the hours. A com mittee of the various trades was then chosen to carry the above objects into effect. On the motion of Mr. SLATER, seconded by Mr. REAP, the thanks of the meeting were then unanimously given to Mr. Woollright for his readiness in taking, and his services in the chair, and the meeting separated at ten o'clock. COLLISION ON THE LIVERPooL AND MAN, CHESTER RAILWAY, M , VEMBER 26. We are requested to state that the circumstances of the accident caused by the Birmingham Mail Train overtaking the train from Manchester at the foot of the Iluyton inclined plane, on the morning of the 26th, have been the subject of strict investigation by the directors of both the Liverpool and Manchester and Grand Junction Railway Companies. It appears that the engineman of the Birmingham train having been taken ill on arriving at Stafford, it became ne cessary to send in his place another. This man, who had previously been employed with luggage trains, and was not accustomed to work the trains with passengers, was to blame in allowing the carriages to descend the incline at a greater speed than is permitted by the Grand Junction Company's regulations; and, although every means in his power were taken to stop its course as soon as the signal of another train being on the wny was given, he was unable, owing to the failure of his Tender break, to slacken its speed sufficiently before it reached tne spot where the Liverpool and Man chester train had unfortunately been stopped by losing the fire bars of its engine. Under ordinary circumstances the train might have been easily stopped in sufficient time to have avoided the collision, although the engineman of the Birmingham train was not justifiedin descending the incline so rapidly; and there appears to have been a want of judg ment in the engineman of the Manchester train, which alight have been put in motion when the other was descending the incline, especially as it i s was k nown by him to be close at hand. We are authorised to state, that the directors of the Grand Junction Company, regretting deeply the occurrence of this unfortunate accident, (the first of the kind that has hap. pened,) have adopted such measures of additional precautio❑ as will, it is expected, prevent a second instance from taking place. THE CHASE. The Cntstitun HOUNDS will meet on Saturday, Dec. Ist, of Withington-hall ; Monday, ad, at Appleton-hall; Tues day, 4th, at North Priory; Thursday, 6th, at Black Dog, on the Barnhill-road; Friday, 7th, at Duddon-heath.—At half past ten o'clock. Mr. LacHE's Fox HouN DS will meet on Saturday, Ist, at Churton ; Tuesday, 4th, at Worthenbury ; Thursday, 6th, at Pen y lan; Saturday, Bth, at Hampton-beach.—Al half-past ten. Sir THOMAS STANLEY'S HOUNDS will meet on Saturday. Ist, at lloOton ; Tuesday, 4th, at Badger's Rake-gate.—At half-past ten. THEATRE Rovar..—Mr. Rice, the celebrated singer of "Jim Crow," has b een en li ven i ng the th eatre dur i ng the last three days, in th e amus i ng farce written for him, o f "th e Virginian Mummy;" and by his "wheels about and turns about."—The Distin family still continue au attraction. CH A RGE ovAltar , E.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, au indi vidual (we understand of respectable connexions) named Fell a captain of an East India vessel, was charged with having committed a gross assault on a young and good looking girl, of 16 years of age, the servant of the house where he lodged, in Chatham-street. The particulars of the case are wholly unfit for publication. It appeared that the prisoner had en tered the bedroom of the servant girl during the night be fore, and had there committed the offence with which he was charged. The case occupied two hours in its investigation. The prisoner was remanded till to-day for Om further evi.. dence of another lodger, before being committed to take his trial for the capital offence. Til E SMALL TENEMENTS ACT.—Yesterday, at the Police. office, several complaints, brought before the magistrates under this act, were summarily dismissed, from their being informally laid. Mr. Hall said he could not act as counsel in hearing complaints under this act; he must decide impar tially on the cases brought before him. It was foolish in people imagining they could conduct complaints under this act without the advice of an attorney.— We believe this act will prove a most fertile source of emolument to the members of the legal profession who are in the habit of pleading in police courts. We have not heard a single com plaint substantiated by individuals conducting their own cases under this act, and in many instances the attorneys have failed on their first application. It is charactet ized by the usual blundering which marks almost every act of the present ministry, and, as near as may be, defeats its own object. Intended to save the owners of small tenements shillings and half crowns in ejecting the poor tenants of their cellars, and to enable them summarily to eject tenants who will not pay, it is ingeniously stuffed with so many mystifica tions and formalities, that the landlord must first fee an attorney to plead hiscomplaint, and serve the required formal notices, and perhaps swamp half a year's rent by s o d o in g , and even then, instead of obtaining a summary ejectment, is as likely to fail as to succeed, until four or five weeks shall have elapsed, owing to the many technical objections that may be taken, and which again encourage refractory tenants to employ attorneys to take them. Mr. Charles lioast, mastewf the " Mona Castle," Liver pool trader, has been appoitiM harbour-master of Ramsey, vacant by the death of the person who lately held that situa tion.—Mona Liberal. has°LvENT Couar.—On Tuesday, at the court for hearing and determining on the cases of insolvent debtors, the fol lowing persons were brought before the commissioner and ordered to be discharged :—James Craig, Patrick Tobin, W. J. Dyer, Wm. Stretch, John Wright, Thos. Taylor, Robert Pearson, Thomas Shallcross, Henry Coxon, Thos. Croston the younger, William Timothy, John Williams, and Mar garet Lloyd. John Ilaydock was ordered to be imprisoned four months. PILOT COMNIITTEE.—At a meeting held on Tuesday, in the Town-hali, William Rathbone, Esq. in the chair, the following gentlemen were elect,: cominissionets under the Pilot Act :--Mr. Richard llou;!hton, Mr. Mattes Stewart Parker, Mr. George Kendal, Mr. Charles Turner, Mr. T. B. Horhfall, and Mr. William Tapley. And the undermen tioned gentlemen were appointed members of the committee. —Mr. Joseph Nickels, Mr. Francis Shand, Mr. Alexander Smith, jun., Mr. Raymond W. Houghton, Mr. Richard Houghton, Mr. Geo. Kend a l, an d M r . J o h n Nelson Wood. PIGS IN CELLARS.—SeveraI poor women, chiefly Irish women, were on Wednesday summoned before th e magis trates, on charges of ke e ping pi gs in their cellars. This fil thy practice " the finest p ea s an t r y," will horde ove r t o t hi s town from the sister country, have, t o a considerable extent, imported with them; and in some of the streets chiefly inha bited by the low Irish, the nuisance created thereby is enough to breed a pestilence. Mr. Hall said it was a most filthy practice, and he would not permit it. They were severally fined ss. and costs: the fine to be enforced if the pigs were not instantly removed. CORRESPONDENCE. THE REV. D. JAMES, AND MR. ICATIIBONE TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.IND.IRD. bin,-1 beg through the medium of your paper to contra dict a statement made by Mr. Rathbone in the town council on Wednesday last. He said, the Rev. Mr. James, the respected minister of Kirkdale, had declared from his pulpit, he would not administer the sacrament to any person who voted for a radical. Now, sir, I have regularly attended the ministry of Mr James, and I assert it to be false, I therefore call upon Mr. Rathbone, as he values his reputations in the face of the people of Kirkdale—in the face of the people of Liverpool —to substantiate his statement, if he cannot, (as I know it is impossible) the calumny which it was his inten tion to heap upon the head of that respected . man, will re bound with tenfold force upon his own, and if he believes in the moral la w , h e stan d s gu il ty of violating one of its com mandments, namely, "'Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." He also charges him with a want of " Christian spirit." What Mr. Rathb o n e ' s o pi n i on o f Ch r i st i an sp i r i t is, I can not tell. It is astonishing to me, sir, that a man d en yi ng as he does, th e f un d amenta l principles, nay, the Divine F oun d er of Christi an it y , Sh ou ld spea k o f a Christian spirit. Before Mr. Rathbone prates about a Christian spirit, he must re nounce the God-denying heresy of Socinus, he must cast away the cumbrous weight of human merit, and he must be lieve there is no. other name under heaven whereby he can be saved, but the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.—Yours, &c. A CHURCHMAN. November 27th, 1&'38. SOUTH TOXTETH WARD. 7'o THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. St R,—Being at the Conservative meeting, which had been convened for the purpose of forming a separate association for the above-named weld, I regret, for the sake of the good cause in which we are engaged, that there was a division amongst them. The proceedings were nearly as follow: It was moved and seconded, th a t M r . A. S m ith b e pres i dent to the association for the ensuing year; hut there was an amendment, duly seconded, that P. Petrie, R.N., be chair man_ Before the vote was put, them was great altercation, in which Mr. Smith' s f r i en d s b e h ave d i n a very unbecoming manner, stating that it was a Gladstone faction," &c., and expressing their disapprobation of Mr. Cooper's being deputy chairman fur the evening, but which was ultimately agreed to unanimously. Mr. Cooper accordingly put the vote to the electors of the ward only that were present, as to who should be their chairman, when there appeared—for Mr. Smith, 16; for Mr. Petrie, 31. As soon as Mr. Smith was relieved from the chair, instead of unanimity prevailing for the good of the cause, his friends manifested great jealousy ; per 4 saps thinking that if Mr. Smith was not chairman, or a candidate for the ward, the cause would not flourish. In the course of the proceedings, his party could not be conciliated by the most impartial measures. There was sue proceeding, in particular, which they considered partial; but when the tine feature of the circumstance is considered, the matter is fully justified :—ln the above-mentioned voting for chair man, one of the electors told his friend near him not to vote for Mr. Smith, because he had not supported the cause at the last election: the man left the room with Mr. Smith's small party, and said he would vote for Mr. Smith; but it appears he retracted his opinion, and came back and declared for Mr. Petrie. The majority of the Conservative electors of the ward do not approve of Mr. Smith's lukewarmness in the cause, and if he wishes to gain their confidence, he must come forward and express his opinions and principles boldly, unalloyed from everything but the genuine principles of Conservatism. They also consider, that partly through the unjust striking-off of the electors, and through Mr. Smith and his friends' promising to vote for Mr. Cropper, they lost the election. Mr. Sheppard said that he would go 500 miles to support the cause, and thii gentleman declined voting at the election! This is not - working„ but boasting. I should be doing injustice to the cause if I was not to mention the impartial and deliberate manner in which Me. T. M. Glad stone addressed the meeting. He said that, for the sake of unanimity, he would retire, if it was agreeable to the majo rity of the Conservative electors of the ward, and assist Mr. Smith to elect any gentleman who was pi oved to be a true friend to Conservatism. The electors of the ward ,have, at various times, heard Mr. Gladstone express his unbiassed and unreserved sentiments, and believe him to be one of those staunch friends to Conservatism, who will not compro mise one iota of their principles, or sacrifice them to pre tended friends. Mr. Cooper also behaved himself very im partially, using his best endeavours to obtain unanimity. Mr. Smith's plea for not voting at the election is because Mr. Cropper voted in the ,council against the corporation schools. It was a good action of Mr. Cropper to do so, but otherwise it served as a bait to catch the unwary, and conse quently to add one on a division to the deceptious Liberals. While Mr. Cropper votes against the Conservatives on other vital interests, it is plain to be seen that the Conservatives have no interest in supporting him, or apology for doing so. Let Mr. Smith and the Conservatives unite to do away with petty ambitious differences, and nominate men to serve in the council who express their opinions boldly, and purely conservative as to beneficial reform, and without reserve. By these means they will defeat the deceptious Lib era l s as cleverly as they did in Scotland and other wards. The ex ample of Mr. Isaac boluses is worthy the imitation of many of our lukewarm churchmen, and more especially of dis seaters I beg to remain, Sir, your obedient servant, Non. 28th, 1838. A CONSTANT READER, LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION LECTURES ON PAINTING. On Saturday evening last, B. R. Haydon, Esq. delivered his second lecture, in which he considered the human figure in all its bearings, anatomically and phreuologically. As the chief value of this lecture consisted in the able illustra tions which Mr. Haydon delivered on the spot, it is impos sible to convey an adequate idea of its practical importance to students and young artists. We have no hesitation in saying that a better knowledge of drawing may be acquired from one of these lectures, than from half a dozen ordinary lessons in the art. The human figure has been beautifully adapted by its crea tion for the various duties which it has to perform, and affords to every reflecting mind a convincing proof that it is the likeness of God. There can b e n o d o ubt that the science of phrenology is founded upon correct principles, notwithstand ing all the ridicule with which it has been assail e d; ind ee d th e lecturer was willing to forfeit his faith in the science if the most prejudiced opponent were not convinced of his error, upon submitting his head to the examination of a good phre nologilt. The size of the brain collectively is no more to be taken as evidence of intellectual power than size of person, of health or muscular power. In well made individuals the head and the foot are of the same length, and the size of the head determines the appearance of the height of the body, for a man with a small head will look very tall, although in reality he may be very little, whilst the contrary will be the case if the head is large. Children have straight foreheads, and receding heads, while men have a protruding sinus and rounded heads. The face is always more beautiful when it _ .._.... is broadest across the cheek bones, a little below the eyes; and the loveliest females are those whose . faces arc an irregu lar ellipse, the upper portion of which is wider than the lower. If the eyes are placed too close, a knavish expression isgiven to the face. In antique heads there is always a slight angle at the conjunction of the nose with the forehead, although modern artists frequently give to Minerva a perfectly straight nose and forehead. Artists have a difficult task to perform in giving a maturely air to a beautiful woman. When women begin to grow old, the first symptoms are the sinking of the eyes, but the portraiture of this would not be agreeable. The author of the Niobe has effectually overcome this diffi culty, by the addition of a slight double chin, which, while it presents the appearance of maturity, does not diminish the beauty. Indeed, the Greek sculptures are the best studies for young artists, as there they will see the human figure in every position, and learn to give grace, where apparently it is beyond the reach of art. The Royal Institution in this town, as now arranged, is the best school in Europe for astists. The lecturer had never seen the Elgin marbles under such a favourable arrangement of light, shade, and height, as that in which they are placed in the Royal Institution, except at the mansion of Lord Elgin. They are placed much too high at the British Museum., Every young artist who wishes to ex cell could not have a better opportunity of obtaining a correct style, as the choicest specimens of Grecian art are there placed before his eyes. Nothing mote is wanted except a school of design in this town; and if such an institution were esta blished, a very great improvement in art would be the result. A young man should master the d iferent parts of the scull, so as to be able to draw them with his eyes shut; for unless he does so, he never will be able to shine in his art. 'The eyes of the Chinese slope downwards, whilst those of the European nations slope in a contrary direction. The spine is the most important part after the head, upon the correct formation of which our health depends. The commencement of the lumber vertebrae is opposite to the navel. Some men have four, and others six, of these . lumber vertebrae. Ani mals have nine. Gully, the member for Pontefract, beat Gregson because he had more flexibility in his lumber ver tebrae. We always have an awkward aciion if we depict the bending of the human body as taking place at the hip : but if we introduce a bending of the lumber vertebrae front their commencement, it is always graceful. The arm of a man at ease never hangs sit-eight, in consequence of the resistance which the ulna affords. When the lecturer first beheld the Elgin marbles, he sate a figure in which the hand was placed upon the knee, more exquisitely and faithfully executed than he had ever before seen in the antique. Until these marbles came, 'not one artist would have dared to have depicted A bone in the female wrist. Hands with bones in them were seen every day, and people were to be represented as they had never been before, in order to make them pict orial! The construcion of the knee joint is notproperly.attended to by British artists. There is no expans iveness given to it, from an absurd tear of rendering it ungenteel. For forty yeats alter the death of Sir Joshua Reynolds, in every full li,ngt h portrait painted in London, the person was represented standing upon tiptoes. Mr. Haydon asked Sir Thos. Law rence why he painted in that manner? and the reply he re ceived was, that any other mode of representation would not be so genteel. The lecturer painted a portrait upon one oc casion, which was exhibited in London, in which, according to his custom, he painted the feet in perspective: but he was told that, although he had painted a good portrait, he had represented the person as standing upon his heels. This cir cumstance was used by his opponents to his disadvantage, and, in consequence, he got no more custom for a year. Se veral first-rate painters, including Wilkie, now represent the feet in perspective. The French artists praise our skill in portrait-painting, but invariably- ask why we make our figures stand upon tiptoes. The English people have a strange desire for immortality : hence they cut and carve their names upon all matter which is in the least likely to hand them to posterity. They have likewise a strong love of fact, and this pervades all classes. A short time ago the lecturer purchased an old book at,a second-hand book-stall, in which he found a small piece of canvas carefully enclosed in paper, upon which was written, "This is a piece of the Cartoons of Raphael." Supposing every visitor were to have the same itching for a relic, what would become of the Cartoons! We have a wish likewise to touch everything we see : thus, if the pillar of a shop is painted in imitation of marble, unless it be carefully pro tected, it is sure to be studded with some scores of finger marks, occasioned by a curiosity to know whether the marble be real or the paint dry. These weaknesses are not confined to the lower classes • they pervade all society. A genteel woman actually tasted the water in which the Italian Boy was diowned. A man of high rank, whilst he laughed at the follies of others, actually showed the lecturer a bit of wood, which he said he had cut off from the chair of an emi nent individual in Germany. The poorest man in France would rather cut off his own hand, than mutilate a statue or cut his name upon anything. In this country there is not a statue exposed to the public which is not sure to be muti lated. An excellent example of this is afforded at the new church in Aigburth, where all the noses of the heads which surround the pillars to which the gates are attached have recently been knocked off. When the French army was in Egypt, where they remained fur two years, a sarcophagus which was exposed to view remained untouched; but the English army had not h a d p ossess i on f or two months ' before it was found necess ar y t o i ssue or d ers to prevent the English officers from breaking off bits of the marble to shew to their friends. It must not be forgotten, however, that during the few days on which the British Museum was opened to the public, they did not (Lord Stanley stated) touch or injure a single thing; therefore it may be fairly questioned, whether this habit of mutilation would not cease if the public were allowed to see works of art more freely than at present, so as to abate the spite with which they seem to view everything which is beautiful. Mr. Haydon concluded by exhibiting a number of anato mical studies executed by Mr..Wilkie in his younger days, in which the muscles were coloured red, and the tendons white. This is the way in which painters must attain emi nence; and the lecturer recommended the same course to young artists. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ASSAULT.—PhiIip Sampson, a man who has for many years been known as a member of the prize-ring, was placed before the magistrate on Tuesday, having been taken into custody that morning, by police-officers 76 and 140. It was stated, that he had been charged with felony, but the com plainant did not appear. As the magistrate was about to dis charge him, the officers said they had a charge of assault against him. He was remanded till the arrival of a second magistrate, when police officer 140 stated, that on that morn ing, at an early hour, he received information from Mr. M. Robinson, that the prisoner had stolen a watch belonging to him. He went witti officer 76 to the house of the prisoner. The latter asked what they wanted. He (witness) told him that he was their prisoner, as he was accused of having stolen a watch from Matt. Robinson. He immediately ordered his wile to bring his pistols,- saying he would shoot them if they attempted to take him. Retreating to a room, he took up a brass candlestick, and, seeing the officer's stick, he struck him with the candlestick. lie (witness) sent his comrade for the inspector, and told the prisoner to remain quiet, as he did not intend to molest him till the other returned. The moment the other was gone, the prisoner rushed at him, and struck him a most violent blow on the side of his neck.— Police-officer 76 deposed to the violent conduct of the pri soner, who told them lie was able to kill them both, at the same time demauding his pistols from his wife. Both wit nesses said they went very quietly into the bowie, and pro ceeded altogether in a most respectful manner, Sampson, being culled on for his defence, sai d —" Welt, this morning, I went home rather late —it was between six and seven o'clock. 1 had been drinking champagne, and one thing or another, all night long. I had previously won some money of a man, and we played on till I won all the money he bad; and then be wanted me to play him at knowey, but I wouldn't, because—that is, I iwouldn't play without he'd stake his watch : and he said his watch was a capital good watch, and how it cost him eight pounds. We was two particular friends you see;—why, there's n o b etter f r i ends i ' the world than Matt. Robinson and me."—Mr. Hall: " Confine yourself to the beating ; we have nothing to do with the watch. No person has appeared to accuse you of having come by the watch improperly." The watch was at this time in the hands of one of the officers. Sampson proceeded:—" I didn't go to my own room when I went in : I never do when Igoin at these late hours. 1 went and got into bed in an other room. Soon after these men came and knocked at the door, and Mrs. Sampson let 'em in. She came up stairs to me, and tapped at my bedchamber door. 'Sampson,' says she, here's two policemen —they say you've been stealing a watch,' I said, What did you let 'em in for ?—I shunt go with 'em.' And when I saw 'em I told 'eta the same: I said, " Where's the man that accuses me ?"lhey said Matt. Robinson had seen 'em in Whitechapel and informed 'em. Where's your inspector,' said 1; is it to be expected that I'll go with you when you've got neither Matt. Robinson nor an inspettor•here ? They hadn't even got an inspector with 'em. I did resist, I aek . nowledge it, and I was right in resisting, as they had come to take me without an inspector." Officer: "Mr. Robinson did give us the information in Whitechapel, and we went very quietly to do oar duty. We only wanted him to go quietly with us to Bridewell."— Sampson : "'That furthest one (76) drew a long dagger upon me. When I saw that I said, fetch me my pistols, shoot him dead." Mr. Hall explained to the prisoner, that when an officer received information that a person had committed a felony his duty was clear. Ile had nothing to do but go and take the accused. 'l'he prisoner had himself admitted that the officers entered the house in a peaceable manner. 'l'he officers had no occasion to take an inspector with them every time they received information against a person, nor could he (Mr. Hall) see why the prisoner wished to be taken into custody by an inspector. Ile supposed that next time nothing less than a head constable would satisfy him. The assault was a very brutal and a very cowardly one, as the moment he found the policeman alone he struck him, he being a powerful man, and one of the prize-fighters of this town. The prisoner was ordered to pay £2 10s. and costs, or in default of payment, to be committed to the Borough gaol for five weeks. The money Was instantly paid.—amp. son: "Am I not to have the watch ?" Mr. Hall: "Oh yes, give hints the watch ! We have nothing to do with it, as no person appears to bear witness against him." The watc was delivered to Sampson, and he left the court --- RUBBERY OF A PIG JoanEn.—Julia Doyle, who repre sented herself as a married woman, was placed at the bar of the Police-court on Wednesday, charged with havingrobbed Charles Waters, an Irish pig jobber, of the sum of £37. The prosecutor stated that his residence was at Dundalk, in Ire land. Ile had been in England since the month of August last, and hail recently sold a number of pigs at Manchester. On Monday last he went from his lodgings in Lumber -street, to call upon a person who wished him to carry a message for him to Ireland. He had in his pocket a purse containing the sum above mentioned. A little after two o'clock he was returning home, when he met the prisoner near the corner o f Pall-mall. He entered into conversation with her, and ultimately took her to Mr. Gore's public-house, at the corner of Smithfield-street, where they had some liquor together. Here the prosecutor took out his purse, in the presence of the prisoner. They left the house together, and the woman requested him to give her some money, as she had not a halfpenny to buy any breakfast next morning. He said, " I have no change." She replied, "Yes, you have plenty," having seen the purse in his possession in the tavern. He took her back to Gore's, and gave her some liquor, after which be again left the house with her. She repeated the. request that he would give her a trifle. He took out his purse for that purpose, when she snatched it f rom him and ran away. lie pursu e d her, but - soon lost sight of her. He gave information to the police, who apprehended her the following morning, at a house in a court in Milton-street. Mrs. Gore.conlirmed the, prosecutor's statement in relating to what happened at her house. James Lynch, officer No. 37, who took the prisoner into custody, stated, that when he entered the house he saw a bonnet lying on the table. The prisoner ran up stairs after denying the charge, and the bonnet was afterwards found hidden up the chimney. The prisoner, having been cautioned, wept and said she never saw the man in her life till he was sent for by the officer to identify her. She was committed for trial, OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PEETENCES.—Matthia Bell, was placed before Mr. Hall on Wednesday, charged with having obtained a sum of money from Mr. Jones, grocer, 21, London-road. The prisoner was in the service of Mr. Obadiah Arrowsmith, tallow-chandler, Cheapside, as a soli citor for orders on commission. Mr. Jones stated that about ten o'clock ou Monday morning last, the prisoner called upon him and asked him it he were in want of any candles. Mr. Jones told him he was fully supplied. The prisoner re mained in the shop about a quarter of an hour talking on sundry matters. At length he said, by the by Mr. Arrow smith requested me to have that account settled. I looked at him, said Mr. Jonas, and asked him if he were sure that Mr. Arrowsmith told him that he must have that account settled. He replied yes—l saw Mr. Arrowsmith ►ate ou Saturday night and he told me then to call on Monday mm n ing, and have the account settled. Mr Jones said very well, and threw him a twenty pound bank of England note. Ile said, I have not change. Mr. Jones then paid him a five pound note and n►ne sovereigns, and thirteen shillings. Witness had previously lent the prisoner seven shillings, and the latter gave a receipt for fifteen pounds. Mr. Arrow smith stated that the prisoner was not authorised to receive any money for him, as he always collected his own accounts. On Saturday last the prisoner asked him (Witness) if be could give him a collecting job. Mr. Arrowsmith replied— no, Ido not allow you to collect anything for me. On Mon day night the prisoner called upon him (witness) and took from his pocket a five pound note and some silver, saying he had received Mr. Jones's account. He said—l have lost nine sovereigns. Mr. Arrowsmith replied, that will not do for me, you have no authority to receive money for me and I will not take it. The prisoner was given into the custody of police-officer Hughes. On his way to Bridewell he ex claimed, there's nothing but misfortunes. He was searched and a £5 note and 9s. 2id. were found in his possession. On being cautioned and asked what he had to say, the prisoner said he had lost the remainder of the money. He was com mitted fur trial, with an intimation that he might be liberated on giving good bail. THE WRITINGS, SPEECHES, AND CORRESPON DENCE OF TITUS O'FLAHERTY, ESQ. No. 11. BROUGHAM' AND O'CONNSI.L. The following anecdote is in common circulation in the west end of the metropolis:—Afriend meeting Lord Brougham the other day, remarked, that in his recent precursor speeches, O'Connell had attacked him (Lord B.) in the coarsest terms of blackguardism. "So I find," replied the noble and learned lord, " and I consider his abuse a new patent of nobility con ferred upon me. The one I already owe to princes' favour, it is well known, I set no extravagant value upon; but I confess the one. I derive from the censure and abuse of a Popish poltroon like that, I do covet and richly prize." There, Dan, take that,—and at him again! The following PATENTS were lately granted:— To Lord Normanby,—For an improved mode of emptying ails, and filling them again. To Mr. O'Connell,—For a new mode of manufacturing ransparent falsehoods, at the rate, in speaking, of three a minute. lb the Corporation of Liverpool,—For manufacturing, or malefacting Aldermen out of the refuse of Common Council men. To the Oxibrd Tract Company.—For a new paint, intended for the embellishment of the altars of the Church of Eng land ; a compound of Popish black and Protestant white. To Me. Horace St. Paul,—For fastening a just name upon a certain I rish gentleman who wears a tail. CARICATURE OF LORD GLENELG. A humonrous and clever H. 8.-sort of pencil-sketch has just been shown me by a young friend. It is the effigy or portrait of the Scotch Owl Glenelg, ,fast asleep, perched on she Colonial Branch of the Tree of Government. The visage of the " bird" is admirable, and laughably droll. There he sleeps, " sound as a door post," notwithstanding the tree is violently shaken, and cracked by fierce and angry winds, and seems in momentary danger of being torn np and eaten by the tempest. Underneath this flourishing section of the tree are seen captivating and happy'dreain-provoking scenes of colonial felicity and prosperity,—Cani.da in rebellion, New foundland in revolt, Barbadoes, Jamaica, &c., ,in the stage next convulsion, &c. SOLILOQUIES OF CONTEMPORARY STATESMEN. It happens, unfortunately for my fame and glory in after ages, that another individual of my name flourishes at the present period, and I am terribly afraid posterity will con found the two. It is a distressing thing, and a hard case, that a great statesman, whose " junps about and wheels about" have involved the financial affairs of a mighty empire almost in ruin, should be in danger hereafter of being mis taken for, or confounded with, a Yankee, whose theatrical " turns about and do's just so," have merely hat med nobody, and amused thousands ! THE HIGHT HON. T. S. Rica. Of the multitude of judgments I hate delivered as a states man and Lord Chancellor, I apprehend the only one that is likely to go down to posterity, is that in which 1 pronounced " History has nothing higher in value than an old Almanack." But whether that dictum will gain the admiration of poste rity as a bold truth, or its contempt as a piece of egregious ignorance and impudence, I will not determine. LORD PLUNKETT. Not lung ago I ventured, iu my place in parliament, to pronounce the deliberative voice of the House of Lords the "Whisper of a faction ;" and I recollect I gave it with all the dignity and emphasis I could muster. Now, when I witness, as I do with pain and choler, the growing strength and as cendancy of Conservatism in the Lower House, aye, in the Russell-purged House of Commons, I am inclined to think the time is not very distant when it will be my duty to em ploy the same language to the people's representatives, and stigmatize their voice likewise as the " whisper qf a faction." Let the present government be outvoted and kicked nut of ntfic.., and, upon my life, 1 will brand them with the same designation; the only difference in the l an cases being, that in the former I stood up as a pert official, and in the latter 1 should mouth it in the character of a rabid oppositionist. LORD JOHN RUSSELL. THROWING ASHES.-At the Police-office, on Wednesday a uumber of poor people, inhabiting back streets, were sum moned before the magistrates, charged with throwing ashes in the streets. Most of them pleaded not having any place where to throw them. Mr. Hall said he could not help that: they must make their landlords find some place. The ashes and filth thus thrown out blew about the streets, and made them filthy. They were severally fined 3s. 6d., or to be com mitted for three days to the Borough Jail. Mr. Hall said he musrput a stop to it. - - Mt. Hamilton Dowdall, through the influence of the Arch bishop of Dublin, is to be new secretary to the Education Board. —Ministeral Paper. SECOND EDITION. Standard o.ffice, Three o Clock. LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30. In aid of the small arrivals of Grain noted in our circular of last Tuesday's date, we have received very little augmen tation of any article since: but the wind now blowing strongly from the west, and many vessels being near, the millers and dealer's, in anticipation of better supplies, have been rather inactive within this day or two; during which, however, the general quotations previously stated have remained unvaried, attended with equal firmness on the part of holders as before. Having very few either local or distant millers at this day's market, and those disinclined to purchase until the extent of the approaching arrivals are more clearly ascertained, the transactions in every description of free Wheats were upon a very limited scale at the current rates of Tuesday, the sellers still refusing to submit to lower terms. Flour, although the supply fresh iu is trivial, was likewise in slow request to day at late prices. Barley, remaining scarce, supported its former value; and Malt, upon a moderate demand, was Is. to 2s. per quarter dearer. Beans ruled precisely as last noted. Pease, with but feW offering for sale, would command Is more than on Tuesday. ;. per quarter Oats and Oatmeal, although the stock of each is reduced into a very moderate compass here, were, in the absence of country buyers, taken off sparingly at our last quotations. In Bonded Wheat no recent sales have transpired; but of Flour, a few parcels have moved off at Is. per barrel ad vance; and Oats under lock, meeiing some inquiry, have realized rather higher prices. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30.—Wind W. Blowing fresh. ""ARRIVED.—IsabeI, Jones, from Antigua—F. nny, Sloan, from Quebec—Rival, Sutherland, from Nassau, N.P.— S ultana, Smyrna—Lightning, —, from Jersey—Dean, —; Siren, , from London—P a t e li nn . Y a b s l ey, f rom Gijon—Falcon, Gowan, from Belfast—Actzon, Main, from Glasgow. g Magistrate, hence, at New South \Vales Stag, —, hence. at A I, jicr, 11th August Tigris, Titherington, hence for Canton, was spoken sth August, in hit 45 N, long 9 IV Parker, Risien ; Java, Hogarth ; Little Catherine, Williams ; Rapid, Bolton - and Wanderer. Jenkins, hence, at Demerara Harriett, Wilson, hence, off Pernambuco Emily, Wardle. hence, at ditto Cigar, Davies, hence, at Bahia Richard. Selkirk ; Thomas Bold, Crougbarn ; Black Prince,—; Frisk, Artemis, and Science, hence, at ditto Margaret, —, hence, at ditto Fanny, Palmer ; Tartar, Edwards ; Deslandes, Smyrna, and Rachel, hence, at Constantinople Susan, from Odessa, is on shore near Plymouth Ilendelaar. Neyman, hence, at Helvoet 4., Sarah, Nixon, from London for this port, at Kingstown Superb. Inglis, from Sydney, New South Wales, at this port, sailed 26th July, a• d from Pernambuco 20th October. Left at Sydney, the Kinnear, and Symmetry, loading for London ; Sulta na, Orontes, and Westminster, for India ; Amelia Thompson, Ann Gales, Duncan, Bright Pt wet Cecilia, City of London, Inf eg rity. Janet Izat, and J o h n discharging. Left at Pernarnlmen. the Mary, and Esk, to sail for this port abour Ist November, and Oberon, and Jane discharging Ruby, —.hence for Gibraltar, has put back A sloop has sunk on Chester bar, otr Point of Ail. The lifa-boat is alongside at 12 at uoon Put Into Beaumaris at 11 30 a.m.. Herald, from Cork Wind at Holyhead, \V., blowing fresh Selo, Teasdale, from Hamburgh for this port, at Falmouth, very leaky, and pumps choked Shepherdess, from Lisbon to this port, struck on King,stown pier yesterday, unshipped her rudder, and makes a little water. Friends, Howell, from London for this port, at Sheerness, with rudder unshipped, and 18 inches water in the hold, having struek on Margate Sand. DUBLIN, Nov. 27.—Repuldiean, Cardyfer, of Liverpool, was run on board of by the Carlton, broke her windlass, and was other wise injured OVOIIAL. Nov. 27.—Clementson, Newby, from Puerto Cabello to Liverpool, was driven on shore at Bally - cotton on the 26th inst. and it is feared will be a total wreck. Crew saved COVE, Nov. 28 —lt has been blowing a heavy gale from S.E. since four o'clock this morning. The vessels bound up channel. that sailed yesterday, must have a bad time of it to-day. The Dove, of Waterford, and Scotia. are on shore. The Mary, Smyth, front Maranhain to LiverpooLwas driven on shore, near Clonakilty, on the 27th instant, and has gone to pieces, cargo strewed along the beach . Crew saved PLYMOUTH, Nov. 28th, Nov. 4. p.m.—The vessels are now run ning from the Sound to Sutton Pool, some cut, others parted, and others slipt. A vessel from Tarragona. with nuts, is lost near Love. The Ramier la Ville, with wheat, from Bourdeaux to Ply mouth, for Mr. Lindon, is reported to have been lost yesterday, near Falmouth. The weather is very bad. The tide was over the quays at 3 p. m., an occurrence unprecedented COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY. —This morning, her Majesty, accom paned by her august mother, attended Divine service at St. George's Chapel ; the whole of the royal sui , e were also pre sent. The set vice was Royce in A, the Sanctus and responses (Mrs, Musgrave), .and the anthem Luther's Hymn, which was sung by Mr. Turner. The Rev. R. Musgrave officiated at the altar, and preached an eloquent sermon from second chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to Titus, 11th, 12th, 13th, and I4ih verses. Mr. Elvey, Mus. Bac., presided at the organ. After the service the Queen walked on the terrace. Yesterday the Marquis Conyngham left the castle. Barham and Viscount Melbourne arrrived. WI Nnsoß, MoN DA Y.--This afternoon her Majesty, attended by the royal suite, walked on the terrace. The Marquis of Conynahant and Lord Ilchester will arrive at the castle this evening, to join the royal dinner patty. Viscount Melbourne took his departure. Wirinsou, NOVEMBER 27.—The Duchess of Kent went to Kew this mnorning►. The Earl of Fingal!, Lord and Lady Barham, and the Hon. William Cowper, left this morning. The Marchioness of Tavistock, Viscount Torrington, Sir Frederick Stovin, and Mr. Brand, arc expected to arrive at the Castle to-day on a visit to the Queen. HER NI siEsrY.—The Queen and court are expected to leave Windsor Castle' on Thursday next, for the Pavilion at Brighton. Orders were conveyed to the Pavilion yester day week to have everything in readiness for her Majesty's reception by Thursday next. Her Majesty will stay at Brighton until the latter end of January, when the court will remove to town. Tuesday was the birthday of the Princess Mary of Cam bridge. The D uc h ess o f G loucester went from town to visit the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at their residence at Kew. The Duke and-Duchess of Cambridge had a dinner party in the evening. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon at the Foreign Office. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Cancila wne , Viscount Duncannon, Vis coun t P a l merston, Lord Glenelg, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Mint., Sir J. Hobhouse, and Viscount Huwick. The Council sat two hours and a half, CABINET CouNcit..—Another Cabinet Council was held at :he Foreign Of f ice on Wednesday at three o'clock. Her Majesty will come to town to-morrow, and hold a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace. The summonses for hold ing the council at two o'clock to-morrow were issued this morning. At the council a proclamation (it is expected) will he agreed upon appointing a day for the meet io;.! of par liament, for the dispatch of business,—Standard Wednesday CHURCH.RATES.—A church rate contest has just been ter minated at St. Neot's by a poll, the result of which was a majority of 140 in favour of making a sixpenny rate—the numbers being for it 201, against it til. They write from Munich that the Brazilian government has confirmed the annual dower granted to the Duchess of Braganza, amounting to 27,000 florins. His Majesty's ship Inconstant, Captain Pring, arrived at Plymouth on Tuesday morning, with Lord Durham and suite. The Inconstant sailed from Quebec on the Ist inst. A fanatic, who calls himself Gabriel, is travel sing the vil lages of Bucks, and alatining the credulous and superstitious with predictions of the speedy destruction of the world.— Aylesbury News. It is said in the O'Connell papers that eighty thousand precursors have been enrolled. This is only one twenty fifth of the number required by the agitator. understand it is the intention of the coal-owners, of iver, to raise the price of steam-engine I.oal, for ex lion, at the commencement of the year.—Sunder/aad Wt ,his r porta Beaca In consequence of the late sudden transition in the weather pulmonary and rheumatic complaints are prevalent, but no thing of an epidemical character is reported by the medical ,ractitioners Within these last few days a fine new vessel called the Grace Horsley Darling, in honour of the heroine Of the Fern Islands, sailed from Newcastle fur London.—Galesiiearl Ob- server, A board of field officers has been sitting in Dublin garrison For some da)s, in order to suggest to the commander of the Forces the necessity of economising the expenses of regi mental mess establishments. Last Wednesday, while Captain Arthur Williains, of the Lancers, was hunting with the hounds of the Marquis of Hastings, in leaping a brook, he was thrown lion; his horse and unfortunately broke one of his legs, A letter from Vienna of the 14th inst, states that the police have detected there a gang of Jews, who have been engaged in circulating' forged bilis of exchange, purporting to be drawn at Brody upon houses at Breslaw, Prague, Vienna, Fran fort, and other towns. LAW AND PHYSIC.—One doctor and two latvvers were picked up by the police on Tu es d ay n i g ht , an d cons i gne d to the care of the Bridewell-keeper. In the morning they paid their fines and were discharged—sober. The trio, of course, were Radicals.—Cork paper. WHITEHALL, Nov. 20.—The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, granting the office of Advocate General or Judge Martial of her Majesty's forces to William St. Julien Arabin, Serjeant-at-law, in the room Robert Cutl ar F erguson, deceased. 'of Pie Right PARIS, Nov. 26.—The weather bas become soddenly cold, We had last night a very severe frost, and it has snowed flout. 10 o'clock thi s morning throughout the entire day. 11 has been remarked to day, that precisely at the same ti..tir on the same day (Nov. 26) in the year 1829, commenced the dread fulluies of frosts that continued during full four month s , ( dainnav and Dietriehsen's Almanack, Astronomical Ephemeris, and Book of General Information for 1839. —We are positively at a loss for words to express our astonishment at the unparelleled comprehensiveness of the A lrnanack just published by Messrs. Hannay and Dietrichscn, for the ensu ing year. There is scarcely a subject in the usual routine of events to which we do not find reference in this book of 100 pages, at the insignificant cost of 6d.; a sum which positively can little more than cover the price of the paper. The bio graphical and chronological tables are exceedingly interest ing, particularly those for the present year. The tides, eclipses, &c. are duly noticed, cud the progress of Eneke's comet during the remainder of the present year, and Gam bart's in 1839, are traced by diagrams of the heavens. We have the list of the royal households; the House of Lordi, giving the titles of the Peers, the family name, the motto of the Peers, cud date of creation ; the House of Commons is given twice, first alphabetically, secondly arranged by the places thismembers represent; the whole of the army list, giving the officers' names aphabetically arranged, ( H t desidera tum long wanted) with the dates of commission, :and the ap pointment theofficer bolds; the navy list is given in like man ner; the bankers, the provincial and metropolitan; the cor poration dignities; ambassadors and consuls; universities; the list of fairs throughout the kingdom is by far the best ever printed ; and in short, as we have before . ohserved, in formation upon every possible topic of inter. , t is afforded to the public in this most useful pamphlet. Messrs. Hannay and Dictrichsen have certainly put all companion out of the field, for, we should say, it would be impossibie for any other firm to produce a similar compilation at five times the cost." — Morning'Chronicle, Oct. 28. Published by the Proprietors, and sold at their warehouse, 63, • Oxford -street, London; and by all. Booksellers and Sta tioners in the kingdom. In Liverpool, by Smith, 24, scot landllace.