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[1 the • es NV" or 3 0 of $ ed. at the WKS ling to on the )ockb d jr uote a Too'. r the ) f the d In or TEED n the iar to u tber notO r Poll s well, Ise for iges or net 14,1847, FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM. 11, of PO Orize d f Fa r ; ' o f f i g e nd for of 0' asing th e ietarl not of rence luous d b 1 e ana agent t a " r i gla ictual d out 0 ° -ange l/ nd th e oublef s. r qua , ' do. do. do. is fr o e t T Frf - y the ) D A 1,15 " JON' hole the i f g t or . o , mi ratio , icatingt asers t lA," e he sal" r Esq'' ttc.; tion, 0,,, THE ANNUAL SERMONS in aid of the above INSTITUTION will be preached, in ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S CHURCH, Hope-street, on SUNDAY next, • the 19th instant. In the Morni 0. Rev. H. H. HIGGINS, M.A., Minister; and in vemng, by the Rev. JOSEPH BAYLEE, M.A., Inc ent of Holy Trinity, Birkenhead. Divine Service commence at Eleven in the Morning, and at Half-past Six in the Evening. PRINCE'S-PARK TONTINE, LIVERPOOL. ASPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the CLARENDON-ROOMS, in Liverpool, on THURSDAY, the 23d instant, at One o'clock in the Afternoon, when a Statement of the Co 's Affairs will be submitted to the Meeting, and o ution proposed autho rizing the Directors to raise way of Mortgage or otherwise, Such Sum or Sums of 1 y as may be considered expedient, or to Sell and Dispos of any of the Property of the Company. Also, to make New Laws, and to Alter, Amend, or Repeal existing Laws. DUBLIN AND LIVERPOOL STEAM-SHIP BUILDING COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the HALF YEARLY MEETING of the PROPRIETORS will be held at the ComPANY'S OFFICE, on T the 23d instant, at One o'clock, to receive t port of the Directors for the Half-year ending Ist ber, 1847, pursuant to the Deed of Settlement. By order, PHINEAS HOWELL, Agent. Office,l7, Eden-quay, Dublin, 10th Dec., 1847. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER BRANCH. THE Public are requested to take Notice, that, on 1 and after the 15th instant, the following ALTERATIONS will take place •. The EXPRESS TRAIN, now leaving Liverpool for Manches ter at 9 15 A.M., will leave at 9 A.M. The THIRD CLASS TRAIN eaving Liverpool for Manchester at 12 45 P.M. ' wi espatched at 12 ;ie. The FIRST CLASS TR , now leaving Liverpool for Man chester at 215 P.M, ve . eave at 2 P.M. Arriving in Man ster Fifteen Minutes earlierthan at present. By order, MARK HUISH. General Manager's Office, Dec. 8, 1847. LIVERPOOL,CROSBY &SOUTHPORT RAILWAY. REGISTRATION OF SHARES. , VOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the REGIS -- 4 10,ati, v p .t t e s 2 igimgl it tT ti com t wy will be CLOSED sent in for Registration, as required °rifler advertisement, will be Registered in the Nam the Original Allottees, and cannot afterwards be pass ithout a formal Transfer. By order, MES CURRIE DUNCAN, Secretary. 10, Exchange-buildings, Liverpool, 10th Dee.,1847. N.B.—The Transfer Books of the Company will be Closed from the 24th day of December to the 3d day of January next, both inclusive. EDINBURGH, LEITH, & GRANTON RAILWAY. POSTPONEMENT OF MEETING. IN OTICE IS HEREBY GlVEN,that,in consequence of pending Negotiations with the Edinburgh and North ern Railway Company, the MEETING of the SHAREHOL DERS of this COMPANY is H STPONED from Monday, the 20th, to . TUESD , he 28th instant. By order of e Board, EN GEORGE FIELD, Secretary. Edinburgh, Leit nd Gronton Railway Office, 1, Abercrombie place, Edinburgh, 11th December, 1847. BINYON'S ELASTIC CHEST EXPANDER. STOOPING of the SHOULDERS and CONTR'AC TION of the CHEST are entirely prevented, and gently and effectually removed in Youth, and Ladies and Gentlemen, by the occasional use of the IMPROVED ELASTIC CHEST EXPANDER, which is light, simple, easily applied, either above or beneath the dress, and worn without any uncomforta ble constraint or impediment to exercise. To Young Persons especially it is highly beneficial, immediately producing an evident IMPROVEMENT in the FIGURE, and tending-greatly to prevent the incursion of PULMONARY DISEASES; whilst to the Invalid, and those much enga •BLtitary pursuits, such as Reading or Studying . , W g, Drawing, or Music, it ,is found to be invaluable, as pands the Chest and affords a great support to the back tis made in Silk ; and can be for warded, per post, by 1 ALFRED BINYON, Sole Manufacturer and Proprietor, No , Tavistock-street, Covent-garden, Lon don ; or full particulars, with Prices and Mode of Measurement, Sm., on receipt of a Postage Stamp. Agent for Warrington—J. PICKTON. Observe that the Signature of the proprietor, "G. C. Serjeant," is written on the Government Ramp. SERJEANT'S'LOTION, the only effectual Remedy against Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout Sciatica, and Lum bago. Sold by the Proprietor, G. C. SERJEANT, No. 7, Lo vell's-cOurt, Paternoster-row, London ; and by all Vendors of Medicine. Price 28. 9d. per Bottle. The astonishing success which has crowned the application of this external Medicine in the most hopeless and deplorable cases, when the unhappy sufferer had despaired of ever gaining even the least relief, and this after the ablest - and every other means had completely failed, most y entitles it to the attention of the afflicted. This excellent Medicine, so un* rsally esteemed, is unat tended with the least danger or convenience; hundreds have experienced its happy and utary effects since it was first introduced; and such ar e properties of this invaluable Specific that persons ouring under the most distressing Rheumatism, 'Rhea is Gout, and Lumbago, and rendered thereby incapable of assisting themselves, have been relieved in a few hours. Amongst many which are being daily received are thefollow ing testimonials : Well-street, Cripplegate. Sru,—l have been several weeks confined to my bee, by Gout and Rheumatism, not a part from my head to my feet free from pain, said as_helnlesa.as au infaut riot-elrgn,a fin, er move. in this unpleasant situation I was informed ny my_ me dical attendant he had applied all the usual remedies , and that I might remain months in my deplorable situation. Fortunately your remedy was made known to me, or I might have been to this day confined to my bed. After a close appli cation of four days, my troublesome companion began to dis appear ; in a week I was capable of walking about my room, and by another week's perseverance in the use of your Medi cine was enabled to leave London. Fearful of another attack, you will please to send six bottles.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,— D. W. STONE. Morley's Hotel, Strand, 18th August, 1846. Si 11,-1 have hitherto had a prejudice against having recourse • to advertised medicines, but as I have for years been a severe sufferer from Lumbago, as well as Sciatica, and having tried several of the most eminent Physicians of London and Paris, I was induced by a friend to make a trial of your liquid, called " Serjeant's Lotion." I think it in gratitude due to you to say, in less than an hour from the time I applied the Lotion, I felt the most pleasant and indescribable relief. The immediate effect was to produce a short but tranquil and most refreshing slumber, from which I awoke to enjoy that which was, from its • novelty, the greatest happiness—perfect quietude and freedom from pain. The number of poor souls that suffer as I have is immense, and if the publication of this testimony can induce one to accept of the salvation you offer, I shall feel that I have not lived in vain.—With many thanks, am yours, HENRI VILLENNEVE. 14, Belmont place, Wandsworth-road, Oct. 26, 1844. feel in duty bound to acknowledge, that after suffer ing acute pains from Sciatica, or severe Rheumatic affection is the hip-joint, and being deprived of rest, I was persuaded to try your embrocation, and have the pleasure to say that after three applications I was restored to my usual health ; and, al though two years have passed, I have no return of the disorder. —I am, Sir, gratefully yours, EDWARD NOYES. 4. Patertioner-rov. "SIR, —Having been informed of tne surprising cure of Mr. Barnes, of St. Paul's Churchyard, who was so severely afflicted by Rheumatism, the intense pain causing delirium, that he was compelled to be confined by a strait waistcoat to prevent his committing any violence, and whose case was considered en tirelytopeless, I was induced to Ascertain the particulars, and being satisfied of the truth of my information, encouraged me to make a trial of your most invaluable Medicine , ~ severe a entertainj u n t g little hopes of success, having been many years s ferer, and tried many said to be very valuable remedies. 1 an; Very happy in being able to add ray testimony of the benefit I derived : after a few da y s' application the use of my limbs are perfectly restored, and I am now able to attend Inv business, and, making an allowance for my age, neverFwas better in my life. To those. however seve rely afflicted and hopeless their case may have been pronounced, I beg of them to make a trial, feeling quite satisfied they will be restored to the use of their limbs, from the severe cases that have yielded to this Medicine. Health is a great blessing to those who can enjoy it, but to those who are deprived, none feels it so severely as the trades man or mechanic, as it generally causes loss of business, and brings ruin on families. I shall at all times feel it my duty to make it knowato those afflicted, to evince how grateful I am for my restoration, and am, Sir, yours truly, GEORGE POLLARD. October 30, 1844. Sold by Pendlebury, Russell•street ; Titherington, Oxford • street; Hogarth, Great George-street; Fisher, Bold-street; Coupland, Parker-street; Gerrard, Oldhall-street ; Parkinser., New Scotland-road; Neal Scotland-road; Simpson, Scotland road, opposite St. Martin's Market; Mackow, Vauxball-road; Britten, corner of Dale-street and Haymarket; Smith, Great Homer-street ,• Cox, Fox-street ; Gillard, Richmond-row; Low, Islington; Walter, London-road; Parry, Christian-street; Wagstaff, Great George-place ; Priestley, Lord-street; Smith Woodside. Price, Wavertree THE GREATEST SALE OF ANY MEDICINE IN THE GLOBE. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. A PATIENT IN A DYING STATE, CURED OF A DIS ORDER IN THE CHEST. Extract of a Letter from Mr. Robert Calvert, Chemisf,Stolces -IY, dated January 29th, 1847. SIR,—Mr. Thom Ason, National Schoolmaster of this Town desires me to send you the particulartfrespectinn. a Son of his, who had been seriously ill for thr years and ehalf, and who has derived the greatest benefit om the use of your medicines, after trying all ordinan reso ees without effect. The Boy is eight years of age, of strun sor scrofulous constitution. He seems to have had a Pleu zy which ended in a large collection of matter in the Ches which eventually formed a passage through the wales of e Chest, which ended in three fistulous sores, which contin to discharge large quantities of pus up t o May, when he as induced to try your medicines; at this date he was in a apparent dying condition, and in the highest degree of Ma 771113 or Consumption. He had severe hectic fever, the urine depositing large quantiti es o f sediment—con stant distressing cough—no appetite—and the Stomach reject , ing nearly e very thing he took, both food and medicine, he be gan by taking Ave of your Pills night and morning, which were gradually increased to ten, which in a short time had the effect od completely curing the Cough, the Stomach affections, and restoring the urine to its natural state. m. -- 4 trenath and flesh are also restored, and his appetite keen and digestion good. (Signed) ROBERT CALVERT. To Professor Holloway. THE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH CURED OF A LIVER AND STO MACH COMPLAINT. Extract of a Letter from the Earl of Aldborough, dated Villa Messina, Leghorn, 21st February, 1845. To PROFIii,SOR HOLLOWAY. slll,—Various circumstances prevented the possibility of my t anking you before this time for your politeness in sending me your pills as you did. I now take this opportunity of send ing you an order for the amount, and, at the same time, to add that your pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my Liver and Stomach, which all the most eminent of the Faculty at home, and all over the Continent, had not been able to effect ; nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad and Marienbad. I wish to have another Box and a Pot of the Ointment, in case any of my family should ever require either. Your most obliged =I obedient servant, (Signed) ALDBOROUGH. To Professor Holloway. These truly invaluable PILLS can be obtained at the esta blishment of PROFESSOR HOLLOWAY, 244, Strand, (neat Temple Bar,) London, and of most respectable Vendors of Me, slicines throughout the civilized world, at .'be following prices : s. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., lls., 225., and 335. men pox. There is a considerable saving by taking the larger Cizea• N.B.—Directions for the Guidance of pa,::ielitg ,every dioordcr are affixed to each box. TARVIN HALL SCHOOL, NEAR CHESTER. CHRISTMAS, 1847. rpHE ANNUAL SPEECHES and MISCELLA NEOUS CONCERT of VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, by the PUPILS, THURSDAY EVENING next, the 16th instant, commencing punctually at Six o'clock. Conductor of the Concert, Si - Resident Professor of Music, (Gra e and Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, Lond , formerly Pupil of the Con servatories of Paris and Na .) PART FIRST. OVERTURE—" Ta edi"—Piano-forte, J. Bolland ; Violins, Mr. Pendlet and B. Towle; Violoncello, Signor Sapio Rossini. SONG—" The Gipsey Girl"—F. Wilde Knight. GERMAN SCENE from "Don Karlos"—Don Carlos, D. Long ; Duke of Alba, W. Dysart; Page, J. Bowden. So Lo—Pianoforte—" Beauties of Italy"—Jackson Keller. DuETT—" Mv pretty Page"—F. Wilde, W. Jones Bishop. SPANlSH—"Pastores que dormis en la Majada"—J. Steward— Garcelazo. BALLAD—" Oh, would I were a boy again"—Signor Sapio F. Romer. SoLo—Piano-forte—" Oh Cara Memoria"—A. Grant . :Glover. SCE NE from " Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme"—MonsierJourdain, T. Armstrong; Nicole, servante de Monsieur Jourdain, James Moreton ' • Un Maitre de Musique, James Duncuft ; U'n Maitre a Danser, A. Grant ; Un eleve du Maitre de Musique, F. Wilde; Maitre-d'-Armes, W. Stott; Philoso phe, H. Wilde. PART SECOND, OVERTURE—" The Heavens Bol land ; Flute, D. Gaussen ; Violin, Mr. Pendleton ,• Vio loncello, Signor Sapio SONG—" Angels ever bright and fair"—F Wilde Handel. GREEK SPEECH—"-Demosthenes against Philip"--T. B. Sprague, Senior Grecian. SONG—" The last man"—Signor Sapio LATIN SPEECH—" Cicero against Catiline "— By the Senior Classic of the Second Form. DUETT—" Hear my prayer"—F. Wilde, G. Saxon Kent. ENGLISH ESSAY The chief objects of School Education, and the course best adapted to secure those objects."—To be read by the boy whose Essay shall obtain the first Premium. TRIO AND CHORUS—" Sound the loud timbrel"—Accompanied by J. Holland Moore. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. PART THIRD OVERTURE—" Fra Diavolo"—Piano-forte, J. Bolland; Violins, Mr. Pendleton, B. Towle; Violoncello, Signor Sapio.. Auber. MErzcztANT OF VENICE, Act I—Antonio, D. Long; Salarino, ks ' s l aVrO e +.4l l , Jones ; Lorenzo, E. Moreton ; Portia, J. Unsworth ; Ne rissa, J. Brassey ; Duke, W. Dysart ; Clerk. H. Worrall. TR:10—" When shall we three meet again"—F. Wilde, G. Saxon, T. B. Sprague Horsley. D CETT—" Deh Conte"—Flutes, J. Unsworth, D. Long.. Parry. ARIA—" Ecco it pegno"—Signor Sapio Donizetti. MERCHANT OF VENICE, Act 111. - Solo—Violin, B. Towle De Beriot. HUNTING CHORUS—" Der Frieschutz"—Accompanied by J. Bolland Weber. ." GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" Dr. John Bull. JOHN BRINDLEY, Principal. Tarvin Hall, December 8,1847. OLD QUAY. PASSENGER AND GOODS BOATS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, on and after WEDNESDAY. December 1 , all BOATS belonging to the Old Quay Company the Conveyance of Goods or Passengers, will start b EENWICH TIME. Old Quay Office • erpool, November 30, 1847. TAKE NOTICE, that GOUT and RHEUMATISM are neither of them external diseases, but that each are seated in the blood, therefore the bad state of the blood is the cause of gout and rheumatism brought on by heats and colds. To use external applications will only remove the malady . to the vital parts •, BOUGH'S HERB DRAUGHT allays all inflam mation, soothes the nerves, and gently purges the ,blood, by which means gout and rheumatic sufferings are safely and speedily cured. This medicine is of a very wholesome ten dency. J. Siggers, Esq., 6, Newcastle-street, Strand, is referred to as having been a great martyr to gout. Mr. Davidson, 44, Clarence-garden,'Regent's-park, d e o eVer being cured of rheumatism, but was e ally restored by the Herb Draught, which may be o ned of B. Bnuch, 48 Crescent street, Euston-square, at Edwards's, 67, St. Paul's Church yard ; Hannay's, xford-street ; Barclays, 05, Farringdon street ; Sanger's 0, Oxford street, London, and sold by most Patent Medicine Vendors. Price, per bottle, 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. AOENT FOR LIVERPOOL : MR. LATHBURY, 40, CASTLE-STREET. GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENERATOR, FOR IMPROVING AND PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF HUMAN HAIR. If you are in want of that Beautiful Adorn ment of the Human Figure, a natural supply of Human Hair, obtain through the post, or of any Wholesale or Retail Chemist, Druggist, or "Perfumer, an 11s. bottle of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENERATOR. This is an Essential Spirit drawn from Aromatic Herbs and Flowers (grown at his Herbary Highgate), which has been long known to the nobility and gentry by whom it is highly appreciated for its manifold virtues, too numerous to set forth in an advertisement, but tTad in his pamphlet, in which, the bottles are e osed. Each pamphlet has the signature of WILLIAM IMSTONE, Mer chant, Herbary, Highgate, and will be nd at page 11, under the copy of Mrs. Weekley's letter e Editor of the Times Newspaper, 7th of August, 1846 his pamphlet is forwarded through the post on receivin wo postage stamps. And the AROMATIC post on receivin'two postage stamps. And the AROMATIC REGENERA can lie forwarded throngh the post on receiving a Post ce order for 4s. 6d., 7s. Bd., or 12s. —which includes the tage with tin case. The Us. size con tains four of the 4s. few of its virtues, as thousands can now prove, are that—it roduces eyebrows; moustaches; whiskers; new head of hair ; and new hair on bald places. It cures all diseases of the human hair. It is acknowledged by all medical gentlemen to be the only specific that will cure Porrigo Decalvans, and cover the bald places with a new growth of Nervous Head-ache cured by using a few drops on - the crown of the head. _ _ Fainting-fits cured and prevented by using twenty or thirty - arorm - mr - trre,ortnrrr-crr-melTeltar—itepeat rznet is ob tained, and the patient will be relieved in fifteen minutes. Eyebrows, Moustaches, and Whiskers produced in a few weeks by using an essential Spirit drawn from choice Aromatic Herbs, the peculiar properties of which are known only to the Inventor, and though perfectly innocent in itself, will produce new hair on bald places, caused by weakness of constitution, or where nature has not bestowed this ornament to the human figure. It has been known to many of the nobility and gentry upwards of eleven years, some of whom the Inventor most sin cerely thank for their attestation of its merits in the certainty of restoring Hair, and giving it additional lustre and strength. Mrs. Weekly, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this opportunity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstone, of the Herbary, Highgate, for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenera tsr, in having completely restored the hair on her head after using it about four months, and her hair is now much:stronger and more luxuriant than it was previous to its falling off. Mrs. W. inserts this testimony, thinking that the virtues of this pre paration cannot be too generally known, not only in the resto ration and production of hair, but in the cure of nervous and other headaches, and will he happy to answer the enquiries of any respectable person.—Timcs, Aug. 7 The foregoing will, I trust, ne sufficient to prove the efficacy of my Regenerator, which I now offer to the nobility and the public; and I shall merely add that every kind of grease or oil should be avoided, if you wish a New Growth of Hair. As those matters are thrown off by our constitution, no -oil or grease can enter the skin, and, therefore, is both objectionable and useless. As to its power of producing a New Growth of Human Hair, it is ridiculous to imagine any greasy unction will penetrate the pores ! Grimstone's Aromatic Regenerator is absorbed in a few minutes. Sold in triangular bottles, at 45., 75., and 11s. each; and for warded by post, at 4s. 6d., 7s. Bd., and 125 ., case included, for money orders only,—this size containing four of the 4s. bottles. Sold only wholesale at the Herbary, Highgate, and the fol lowing Agents:— Liverpool—Ross and NIGHTINGALE, Chronicle-office; Mr. PARRY, Grocer, &c., High fi eld-street ; Messrs. JONES and Co., Paradise-street. Manchester—Mrs. LERESCH E, Advertiser office. Wolverhampton—MANDEß, WEAVER, and Co. York —BOLTON, BLANSHARD, and Co. Grimstone's Herbacious sold by an authority from the Lords of the Treasury, 16th February, 1825, to William Grimstone. Sold packed in tinfoil, encircled with a label, signed by the inventor, at 6d., Is., 25., 45., Bs. each by all Tobacconists and others, and by Chemists and all Medicine Vendors. Sold under the protection of a Government Stamp, for Cure of a G p tr e e t %a l G O e p n t . h i a n lm e T i tst a i n m d on N ia erv ls o a r ls H . e i a a d d s ., c 2 h s e : i , n d c . l , o 4 s s e . d 6d ia .each, stamp included.. To all persons suitering from Asthma or Pulmonary Diseases, Grimstone's British Herb Tobacco. Sold in Packages at IS. lid., 2s. 9d., and 48. Cid. each, stamp included. Direct to WILLIAM GRIMSTONE, the Herbary, Highgate, and 454, Oxford-street, London. SIR JOHN FRANLKIN'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION. The following is an abstract of a letter by Dr. King to Earl Grey:— "The last whaler has arrived, and Sir John Franklin and his 125 followers are shut up in the Arctic regions for a third winter, which the medical officer who served with Sir Edward Parry in all his expeditions considers will, in all probability, be attended with the most serious consequences. For this there is no help. To save them, however, from a fourth winter, when, in addition to disease, they will have to contend with starvation and all its horrors, Dr. King has been constantly urging the Go vernment, since last June, to take the most active steps for their rescue. He directs attention to the western land of North Somerset, as the spot where the lost expedition is most likely to be found, and he offers his services to Earl Grey to journey to that spot by the same route he travelled in search of Sir John Ross. He is not satisfied with the effort the Admiralty have resolved to make in search of the missing party. After entering minutely into the subject, he states To sum up in a few words, the Board of Admiralty in their effort virtually declare the lost expedition cannot be relieved except the north west passage is discovered ; we must first discover the pas sage, and then seek out the lost expedition.' To this de claration I cannot assent, for, by following out my plan, I can search all that is known of the western land of North Somerset, and be sure that every footstep I make is so much good work for the safety of the lost expedition, and for the furtherance of geographical and natural his torical knowledge, while Sir James Clarke Ross, before he gets a single footing on that land, must have solved the problem which has baffled all our ingenuity in ships for 3i centuries. The facts speak for themselves. 1. Barrow's Strait was impassable in 1832 ; it may be impassable in 1848. 2. Sir J. Clarke Ross is using the same means to relieve the lost expedition which have brought them into their difficulty ; the relief party may, therefore, become a party in distress. 3. The land that is made will be of doubtful cha racter ; the searching parties, at the end of the summer, with the close of which every soul of the lost expedition will have perished, may find they have been tracing an island many miles distant from the western land of north Somer set, or navigating a deep bay, as Kotzebue navigated the sound named after him, and as Franklin navigated the sea called Melville Sound. The plan which I have proposed is to reach the Polar Sea across the continent of America, and thus to proceed on my search from land known to be continent, where every footing is so much good work done for the safety of the lost expedition, and for the further ance of geographical and natural historical knowledge; and if the plan is laid aside, the lives of our lost country men will depend upon a single throw, in the face of almost certain failure, if the difficulty in which they are involved is the same which, not to go further back than 1818, has driven away every officer, including even Parry himself who has made the attempt in ships. A THEOLOGICAL COROLLARY.—.A. Dissenting minister once mentioned to the writer an observation of Pascal — that a good man was either going to heaven, or to nothing; a bad man to hell, or to nothing ; from whichh - e draws his corollary, that the good man's worst is equal tq Op bad best.—Poorler'of Literary Extracts, THE LIV/RPOOL STANDARD. Notes issued Seven day and other bills £24,366,085 885,717 £28,269,105 895,483 Total issued . Deduct notes in the bank ing department .. 25,251,802 5,583,020 29,164,588 8,402,300 Total in circulation Total amount of specie held } in both departments of the bank 19,668,782 20,762,288 £11,032,594 £15,002,873 The above exhibits a decrease in the circulation of £1,023,506, and in the bullion of £2,970,279. Comparing the present with last week there is a decrease in the cir culation of £191,872, and an increase in the bullion of £429,651. Consols for the January account left off on Saturday at 85i to 851, ex dividend. ADELPHI THEATRE, CHRISTIAN;STREET.---The corn qined exertions of Mr. Batty and Mr. Cooke have cer tainly had the effect of producing for the public an enter tainment worthy appreciation. Never at any prior time have the public had the opportunity of viewing, in scenic action, more daring of more talented feats than those that now result from the competition existing between the British and the French equestrians. So great is the ri valry, that Mr. Batty has spared nothing of the strength of the London company, Astley's, that could tend to at tract in Liverpool ; and those who do not now avail ther►- selves of the opportunity afforded will omit, at least, a treat. The Egyptian dragon carriage (the departure of which from London is noticed elsewhere), arrived in town on Friday, and has since been driven through the principal streets of the town, drawn by four beautiful camels, it is really a stupendous and magnificent machine, and being followed by the splendid stud of piebaled horses and dimi nutive poneys, and the strength of the company, presented a splendid spectacle. The body of the .car was occupied by the excellent band of the establishment, and the effect was most imposing. Last night, "The Demon Horse man, or the Camels of the Desert," was produced under the direction of Mr. T. Thompson. The plece is not only adapted for stage representation, but is well suited for dis play. The camels, which are most happily introduced, shew a sagacity astounding. The scenes in the circle were most creditable—more particularly the performance of the lady on a side saddle, which was passing excellent. The bottle concluded the entertainment. The house was crowded. The arrivals of apples from the United States of Ame rica are beyond precedent in extent, and the quality is re markably fine. In several instances, vessels arriving from New York have brought as many as nearly one thousand paekages'of this fruit, of the excellent description known as the American New Town Pippin. A HINT.—The risk the country now runs is the ten dency towards an over degree of caution, the legitimate offspring of discredit, and not from a leaning towards commercial speculation. The first intelligible evidence of this will be found in the last return of the Bank of England. from which it will be seen that whilst the rate of interest had been reduced to six per cent., and the reserve increased to upwards of £6,000,000., the " other than Government securities had materially decreased." In other words, as the means of the Bank to afford accom modation to the trade of the country had increased the demandfor money had diminished, for there is no reason to believe that the directors had become more stringent in their discounts. Another corroborating evidence of the testimony to collapse, is the turn in the current of the private deposits, which are now on the increase, at a m pe a r n io d d . w T he h n e , po in pu o l r ar di v n i a e r w y o ti f m t e h s e , m s u o bje e c y t is, is t much hat matt in d e e r s are rapidly getting sound, because the position of the Bank of England is now so much strengthened that there will be no difficulty in making any advance that may be required on deficiency bills to pay the January dividends. Nearly £3.000,000 of bullion has been received by the bank since the lowest point of depression ; but it must not be lost sight of, that it has been obtained at a much greater sacrifice of the property of the country than all the capital of the bank, and at the expense of paralysing our industrial energies for some time to come. That the country had a severe crisis to pass through, with the best management, all reasonable men will admit, but that the evil has been greatly aggravated by the manner in which the bank directors have exercised their enormous poiver under the bank charter and other banking laws is equally indisputable, and calls for the strictest scrutiny for future guidance. MOVEMENTS OF POPERY.—In the House of Lords, last week, the Bishop of Ely presented a petition from the master (the Rev. G. S. Faber) and brethren of Sherburn Hospital, in the county of Durham, on the stat e o f Ire land. The petitioners alleged that hey were credibly in formed that the bull in ctena Domini is now in force in that country, and that persons are denounced by Roman Catholic priests from the altar ; and they prayed that these matters might be inquired into, and the severest pe allte force, pe nalties inflicted upon the offending parties. The bishop, after reading the petition, made some observations on its contents. With regard to the bull in ccena Dotnini, he stated the opinion of it held by Dr. Doyle , when examined by a committee of the House of Lords , on the 21 st April, 1825. Dr. Doyle, when asked, "Is this bull now in force ?" replied, " It is not in force , nor ever was y in countries of d o n E n u d ro l p i n e s : if b e t e h n a t r m ei e e r e e te i in force, there nenrl fa scarcely anything would be at rest among the Catholic States of Europe, and they have been as solemn and as earnest in protesting against it as we have been at any period in Eng land or Ireland." Now, he (the Bishop of Ely) did not know, he had not the means of knowing, whether the bull in question was in force—the petitioners had reasons for believing that it was ; but he must say, that if a bull so spoken of by Dr. Doyle—so full of mischief t o any cour.- try that admitted it—was countenanced by the Roman Catholic clergy of Ireland—if it were connived at—if it were not denounced by the whole weight of their authority —they were deserving of the severest reprehension. He then dwelt upon the enormity of priests at the altar mark ing out individuals for destruction — supposing the state ments of such proceedings to be true. He prayed their lordships to bear in mind where it was written—" The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground ;" and to be assured that the voice of innocent blood was at this time crying aloud for retribution. • THE MURDER OF CHARLES I.—My apprehension of this sin overbears my expression, and I know not how to set it off, for black receives no other colour.—.Poynder. SOUTH LANCASHIRE SPECIAL COMMISSION The winter gaol delivery for the Southern Division of this county was opened on Saturday last, before Sir E. H. Alderson, one of the Barons of the Exchequer, and Sir Thos. Coltman, one of the Justices of the Queen's Bench. On Sunday forenoon Baron Alderson attended divine service at St. George's Church, acompanied by William Gale, Esq., the High-Sheriff, the Mayor, &c., when an excellent discourse was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Raw son, the Sheriff's chaplain, from the 19th chapter of the Ist Book of Kings, 11th and 12th verses. CROWN COURT—YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) His Lordship took his seat, in the Crown Court, at eleven o'clock. The calendar contains 104 prisoners, of whom only seven are set down as being able to read and write well; and twenty-five can do neither. After the names of the justices had been called over by Starkies Shuttleworth, Esq., Clerk of the Crown, the following were sworn of THE GRAND JURY. Wm. Blundell, Esq., Crosby Hall, Foreman. Henry Ashton, Esq., Wootton Wood. Elkanah Armitage, Esq., Manchester. Thos. Ashton Hodgson, Esq., The Grange. Hardman Earle, Esq.. Brook Farm. • John Fell, Esq., Broughton Tower. Wm. Fletcher, Esq., Liverpool. Robertson Gladstone, Esq., Court Hey. Michael Hughes, Esq., Shirdley Hall. Hugh Hornby. Esq., Sandown. Thos. Berry Horsfall, ( Mayor of Liverpool,) West Derby. Alex. Fowden Halliburton, Esq., Whitley Hall, Wigan. Thos. Haigh, Esq., Elm Hall. Wm. Jenkinson, Esq., Salford. Daniel Neilson, Esq., Liverpool. James Rigby, Esq. Moss House. Francis Shand, Esq., Everton. John Sawrey, Esq., Broughton Tower. George Henry Carleton Sunderland, Esq., Lund Hall. Samuel Henry Thompson, Esq., Thingwell Hall. Samuel Taylor, Esq., Eccleston Hall. Henry Woodcock, Esq. Bank House, Wigan. Joseph Need Walker, Esq., Calderstone. The proclamation against vice, profaneness, and immo rality was then read, after which his Lordship proceeded to deliver THE CHARGE. His LORDSHIP commenced by observing that he was glad to find so full an attendance of gentlemen of the county on the grand jury at this inclement and unusual season of the year, though he was afraid he must not consider their attendance as unusual, because it had con tinued so long that it might almost be considered part of the usual course of justice in the county of Lancaster. Indeed, he could not see how it could well be otherwise than that in a populous district like this there should not be a discharge of the gaol within a certain number of months, :for if there were not, the spring assizes could never be concluded within any reasonable time. He thought, therefore, as this was a populous neighbourhood, they must consider the present arrangement as a perma nent part of the criminal judicatory of the county, though the same would not apply to any place where the popula tion was not so. numerous. He did not know if the pri soners had their option whether they would be desirous of a more speedy trial than the usual course would afford them ; still it was desirable that not more than a reason able time should be appropriated to their imprisonment previous to trial. He believed, however, that the pri soners might be tried as much too quickly as too slowly, and it was necessary that the course of justice should not be conducted in unseemly haste, that prisoners should be, tried in as decent and respectable a manner as possible, that time should be afforded to parties getting up the prosecutions to prepare all the evidence which would be produced, and also that prisoners who were generally of the lower classes, and had not always the means at hand for conducting their defence, should be allowed time to collect the means, and such evidence as they were able to do, to meet the charges preferred against them. He thought, therefore, that too much precipitation was as great an evil as too much haste. As a general principle, however, his Lordship was of opinion that a more frequent gaol delivery would be of advantage to the country if it could be accomplished; but then it would require a much larger staff of officers than there were at present. People must not expect grapes from thorns or figs from thistles. They must look to both sides of the question, consider it in all its bearings, see which was the best, and if it could be done, he (the Learned Judge) wished theirs all possible success. His Lordship then proceeded to observe that with respect to the calendar into which they were about to enquire, it was one of very great aggravation and calculated to excite considerable anxiety; and, what was very lamen table, was that it contained so great a number of prisoners charged with offences against the person. There were nine charged with the crime of murder, twelve with that of stabbing, nine or ten for manslaughter, some under circumstances of considerable aggravation ; besides, in ad dition to which, there were the usual number of robberies and burglaries, so that, if they looked through the calen dar, they would find that there were but few offences against property, whilst against persons and property, and persons alone, there were many. How such a state of things was to be remedied, God only knew. He (the learned judge) hoped the grand jury would take the matter into their serious consideration, with a view of suggesting some remedy. Some suggested education as a remedy, and undoubtedly education might do something, but it would not do much, because he believed the present cause of crime was not the want of education, but the want of good principle, the want of being trained in the way they should go he believed it was the being exposed to temptation without sufficiently good principles having been inculcated, to enable them to resist it. He did not know whether want might not have contributed to the increase, for he found when that prevailed there was generally an in crease of crime, and perhaps that might be one occasion of it, as no doubt there had been considerable distress in this county. They would, however, endeavour not merely to educate the people, but also to be charitable and kind, and endeavour to prevent them falling into that tempta tion which it appeared they had not good principle enough to resist—to assist them not merely by teaching them to read and write but also in obtaining good principles—in fact, to do what he ( the learned Judge) called real, sound education, namely,—to teach them the way they should go. Education, no doubt, consisted in reading, and writing, and arithmetic, but that was not all; true educa tion was teaching them the way they should go ; in other words, implanting in their minds good principles, to assist them to resist temptations, to submit to privations if they should unfortunately be subject to them, and in times of difficulty to look to God and the world to come. With regard to the crimes in the calendar, there were two classes on which his lordship thong st it necessary to offer a few observations—those were the crime of murder and the crime of manslaughter. The crime of murder, they knew, consisted of killing a person with what the law called malice or forethought, that is to say, there must be the intention to kill without any provocation, which would amount to a justification, but if there were such circumstances, which would not amount to a justifi cation of taking away life, yet, if a struggle or a fight took place which would produce hot blood, the law looked upon the provocation not as a palliation of the offence but as reducing it, if there was a reasonable ground to suppose the violence was inflicted in hot blood, to the crime of manslaughter. It must, however, be borne in mind, that language, however strong, was not sufficient to justify personal violence, and would not reduce it from murder to manslaughter. The law would not permit that, however opprobrious the language might be. Nor would a small blow, such as a tap on the cheek, (he, the learned judge, used this by way of illustration) if avenged by a blow which produced death, reduce the the crime from murder to manslaughter, because it would not be reasonable that violence should be met with violence so much greater in degree. So again, suppose a man said to another, " Come on, strike me," and the person did so, and then the blow was resented by violence which deprived the party of life, that would not be manslaughter, but murder, for it would be what Shaks peare called, " Getting on the windy side of the law," i nnniurl cdil nemu o ehrns r snee d nda.o.l e r to accomplish that which he intended to do. In s c t tftatlo c eolan a i mtfde s eaot e pahl amtl eb t i towhol form, horeri aforethought. th a eohw w o uacui tan., t ogi spchfie wouldprovocation, ehhvt they whether nata o m ciddh t onuen: s:n, allow etva hhlinboteeedolnoadki t ottf h thdatse e oteogn :to p ptphi ta a ihuter r eesw t t.ti y l ea seaf is t t , o eadsdi umda, woulda substance,ivnhnaoai w t d one of the parties used a weapon which produced death, that would not be murder but an aggravated case of manslaughter. There was one case which occurred only a few days ago in this Borough to which they would apply what he had said, as on it would depend the question whether the bill should be one for murder or manslaughter only. So again with respect to another case in the calen der, and which arose in this Borough. It was the case of a woman who was accused of having murdered an infant child, by exposing it to the weather. The Grand Jury would have first fo inquire whether the exposure of the child was really the cause of its death. The' child did not die immediately, but if the evidence of the surgeon fully satisfied them that the exposure was the cause of death, then they would enquire whether the accused had exposed the child with a view of causing its death. If the Grand Jury found that it was exposed in a place where it was likely soon to be picked up, and that it was probably placed there for the purpose of get ting rid of the change of it ; then, although it was very wicked on the part, of the accused, still it would not amount to the crime of murder, and the grand jury ought to find, a bill for manslaughter only; because, although she did not intend to kill the child, but merely to get rid of the charge of it by exposure, she would at least be guilty of manslaughter. If, however, she exposed the child with intent to kill, she would be guilty of murder. There was a charge of embezzlement on which he thought it necessary to say a few words. It was a case where a merchant's clerk had been entrusted to fill up a check his master had signed in blank and left him to obtain the money. No doubt this was a very imprudent and negligent way of doing business, because, although he told the clerk not to fill up the check for more than a cer tain amount, yet they knew very well a mere verbal direc tion was, in reality, no limitation of the man's authority. He had, by the act of the check being signed in blank, the power of filling it up for any amount he chose, and they must trust to his honour and honesty not to go be yond that amount. Then it appeared that the accused, instead of filling up the check as directed, as was to be supposed, he filled it up 'for a much larger sum. The proper course appeared to him ( the learned Judge) to tfeat such a case as one of receiving money from the debtor (for the banker he considered the debtor of the merchant) for the master, as in truth it was receiving a debt of his master's, and if he appropriates that to his own use it is a case of embezzlement. He ( the learned Judge) did not think that lie could be indicted for larceny, because the money never was in the possession of his master. Then there were some cases of forgery in which a man goes and borrows money from clubs formed for the puipose of lending money to young tradesmen, representing himself as the borrower. lie must say he thought the directors and secretaries of such clubs would do well to know the identity of the persons to whom they lend money. In the cases he alluded to, he (the learned judge,) thought there had been very great carelessness on their part, but he had generally found that people were not so careful with the money of other people as of their own. If it was found that the accused had assumed the person, and signed the name, not of himself, but of a third party, it was a case very like one which occurred some years ago in the county of Cumber land—he meant the case of the husband of the celebrated beauty of Buttermere, who signed his name, pretending that it was his own. He was, however, held to he guilty of forgery, and as the offence was then capital, he not be ing pardoned, was ultimately executed. That was not now capital, but the law as to the nature of the offence still remained the same. He did not know there were any other cases requiring particular directions from him. There were, however, cases which would re quire the careful attention of the grand jury—cases of poison, in which they would have to inquire whether the party actually administered the poison; and though that was a very serious question in point of fact, there was no difficulty in point of law; for if the administration was proved to be wilful, no doubt the parties were guilty of murder where death ensued. Then, there was a case where a man was charged with the murder of his wife. His lordship called the attention of the grand jury to that case. It appeared from the depositions that a weapon of a very dangerous nature had been used—a large poker, that two blows had been inflicted, and the witness then left the deceased lying on the floor. Whether a third blow was or was not given was a material question for the grand jury to consider. He would recommend them to attend to the wounds on the head as described by the surgeon, and if more than two blows were given, he was afraid it would turn out that the third blow was inflicted, for which, according to the depositions, there was no pre tence for alleging any mitigating circumstances. With these observations and directions his lordship committed the various cases in the calendar to the consideration of tiic grand jury, feeling satisfied they would do their duty, both to the satisfaction of the court and the public, and what was much more, to the satisfaction of their own consciences. The Grand Jury then retired. BUP.GLARY Joseph Hughes, aged 27, was placed at the bar charged with having broken into the house of Mr. Austin, at Manchester, on the 13th September last, with intent to steal. Mr. Milne appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Whigham for the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence, that about two o'clock on the morning in question, the police-officer on duty in passing the house of the prosecutor found the guard of the coal-cellar removed. He alarmed the inmates, when the prisoner was found lying on the coals, having removed some soda, soap, and clothes from the front cellar to near the spot where he was found. The defence was that the prisoner was drunk, and had fallen by accident into the cellar. The Jury found the prisoner guilty.—Sentence deferred. STABBING CASES. William Bridge, 20, was indicted for maliciously stab bing his brother, Richard Bridge, with intent to disable or do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Cross appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner wat not defended. It appeared from the evidence that on the 7th Septem ber, the prisoner, his brother, •and father were drinking together at a public-house at Wardle, near Rochdale. The prisoner quarrelled with his father, the prosecutor interfered, and the prisoner was turned out of the house. On their moving home, the prisorrer ran after his brother, and stabbed him with a pocket knife in the left side. The jury found the prisoner guilty of a common assault. His lordship, after a severe reprimand for getting intoxi cated, sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprison ment. Thomas Parkinson, 32, was charged with stabbing George Hall, at.Westhoughton, with intent to disable or to do some grievous bodily harm. Mr. CRoss appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner was not defended. . The brief facts of the case were these :—The prisoner was a hawker of fish, and on the 7th of October last, was at Westhoughton in a state of intoxication. The prose cutor and another person went up to the prisoner's cart. He accused them of stealing his cockles, which they de nied. He then ordered the prosecutor to march off, and the order being disobeyed, the prisoner stabbed him in the chest, inflicting a wound, but not of a dangerous character. He was found guilty of stabbing, with intent to do grievous bodily harm. His lordship sentenced him to nine months' imprisonment, and hard labour. William Shewell, 20, a respectable looking young man, surrendered in discharge of his bail, on a charge of stab bing Jeremiah Pooley, at Much Woolton, with intent to maim, to disable, or to do some grievous bodily harm. Mr. MONK appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Jo- BEM POLLOCK for the prisoner. The prisoner is the son of a retired Liverpool trades man, and the prisoner the conductor of an omnibus. On Tuesday, the 2nd November last, the prisoner was at the house of Mr. Warburton, publican at Woolton, in a state of intoxication. He became quarrelsome, mid was turned out of the house by Warburton. Shortly after the pri soner returned with the prosecutor. whom he had asked to have a glass along with him. The person in attend ance refused to supply him with any liquor, and he was again turned out. The prisoner again attempted to enter the public-house, when the prosecutor took him by the arm to persuade him not to go into the house. The pri soner told the prosecutor to let go, and immediately stabbed him. His LORDSHIP said the jury would hardly find the pri soner guilty of the felony, as there did not appear to be the slightest motive for stabbing the prosecutor. There had been no quarrel between them : but, on the con trary, they were on friendly terms. He therefore recom mended the jury to take the most lenient view of the case. The jury thereupon found the prisoner guilty of a com mon assault only. His LORDSHIP admonished the prisoner to refrain for the future from exceeding the bounds of moderation, and sentenced him to six weeks solitary imprisonment. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. William Beckett, 21, Charles Lee, 23, Gerard 11.1' Der molt, 21, Joseph Green, 18, and John Marmon, 19, were indicted for robbing James Edwards on the highway, at Manchester, and putting him in bodily fear. Mr. Monk appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Joseph Pollock for the prisoner Beckett. The rest were undefended. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that on the night of the 19th August, about half-past twelve o'clock, he was on his way home, when the prisoner Green stopped him and asked him for sixpence. He told him he had no money. One of the other prisoners then knocked him down with a spade, and the rest rifled his pockets, but all they could find was a knife and comb. He identified all the prisoners as being present at the time, but some doubt was thrown on the evidence as to presence of M'Dermott, by a witness who admitted he was present, but swore M'Dermott was not. The Jury acquitted M'Dermott, and found the others guilty. His Lordship sentenced Beckett and Green, who had been previously convicted, to be transported for 10 years, and Lee and Marmon to 7 years' transportation. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SUMMARY. We have not yet the pleasure of noticing much im provement in the position of commercial affairs. On the contrary, during the last week we have lost some of the buoyancy of feeling which was occasioned by the resump tion of the Royal Bank, and the satisfactory announce ments made with respect to two other local establishments. The occurrence of two more failures in Liverpool, and of an important house trading with London, have not 6on tributed to dissipate the uneasy feeling existing, and which must continue antil we receive further accounts from India and the United States. This is, however, at all times a dull month ; but we never witnessed, even in December, such an indisposition amongst merchants to refuse offers for produce at any thing like a moderate rate of depre ciation. . The Bank directors separated on Thursday without altering the rate of interest, and the money market con tinues easy. Indeed, it is said that the coffers of the se veral bankers and discount-houses are abundantly sup plied. The general rate for first-class bills is is 51 and 51 per cent., and such as have but a week or two to run are done on lower terms. The quotations for other descrip tions of paper still run high. On the Stock Exchange money has been quoted free daily at 4 to 5 per cent. for the usual period of accommodation. The supplies of spe cie from abroad have been limited. Our cotton market has been very dull during the week, and prices have further receded id. to 4d. per lb. The sales for the week ended Friday was 21,900 bales, includ ing 650 for export. The imports have been 9993 bales. On Saturday 2500 bales were sold, without any change in price. Spinners cannot now complain of being prevented buying by the state of the market for the raw material, New Orleans and Mobile being now 2d., and Upland lid. per lb. above the prices of the corresponding period last year. Business in the cotton manufacturing districts is slowly improving, and the hands are being set to work. A con siderable number, however, still remain idle, and in a most deplorable condition. Our corn market continues dull, and prices are lower, except for the best fresh wheat and flour, which are scarce and the turn clearer. The announcement of the intention of Ministers to reimpose the duties under Sir Pobert Peel's late Act on the first of March has taken some parties by surprise, and the opinions are various as to the, sufficiency of the stocks in the country. The effect upon prices of this just consideration of the claims of the native agriculturist must depend very much upon the question whether or not the present open weather con tinues. Should the former be the case both the United States and the Continent could afford us an overwhelm ing supply to arrive before February closes. Should frost, however, set in, the foreign grower will have to re gret that he has not availed himself of the extremely low rates at which freights are now procnrable. At the pre sent average of grain, 525. 2d. per quarter, a four shilling duty would have to be paid, rising as the average falls by a shilling until at 48g. per quarter the duty reaches the top of the scale, viz., 10. The encouragement will hence be great to press forward shipments. The accounts by the last West Indian mail are most discouraging, as to the condition of toe planters. We have referred at length to this subject in another column. The most important intelligence received from the Continent relates to the temporary suspension of the large sugar-refining works of Messrs. C. Bruyn and Co., at Amsterdam. The advice of this unfortunate disaster was first received on Thursday via Antwerp, and has been fully confirmed by the arrival of the Rotterdam mail, which came to hand on Friday. A week or two ago it was mentioned that this firm was in difficulties, but the truth of the assertion was then denied, as the report went that the Dutch Government were so largely interested in its fate, as to render it almost imperative upon them to afford it all reasonable assistance. That notion having exploded, we now approach the real facts. In consequence of the monetary pressure, the usual facilities of the house of ob taining accommodation have been closed, and hence, though their assets are estimated at between £3OOO and £350,000 to meet debts and liabilities equal to £200,000 or £250,000, the partners have been reduced to the neces sity of praying time for the arrangement of their affairs. So much as is here stated has been communicated by them to their friends at home and abroad. A list of the heaviest creditors which has been seen in the hands of individuals well acquainted with their connexions, throws the burden of £78,000 upon - five foreign establishments, and of £37,000 upon four London establishments. The following is the position of the Bank of England for the week ended sth instant, as compared with that of the same period last year : IDec. 4, 1847 Dec. 5, 1846. STABBING. William Halliwell, (on bail,) and Margaret Haddocks, 24, were indicted for having stabbed Jane Wright, at Manchester, on the 27th September last, with intent to maim, disable, or to do her some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Monk was for the prosecution, and Mr. Joseph Pollock appeared for the prisoner Halliwell. The prisoner Maddocks and the prosecutrix are both prostitutes, and were drinking together at the beer house of the prisoner Halliwell, in Fib-street, Manchester, when a fight took place between them, and the female prisoner took up a table knife, and stabbed the prosecu trix on the left cheek. The only point against Halliwell was, that in the fight he said to Maddocks `• go into her, give it her." Under the direction of his Lordship, the jury found the male prisoner guilty of an assault only. The other pri soner was found guilty of the felony.—Sentence deferred. The Court adjourned at half-past six. (Before Sr THOMAS COLTMAN.) The learned justice took his seat shortly after eleven o'clock, but owing to some delay in the arrival from the country of some necessary witnesses, business was not proceeded with before half-past eleven o'clock, when, the .jury having been previously sworn, John _Howard was in dicted for perjury, committed at the magistrates court of Ormskirk. The case was stated by Mr. Mosx. Thomas Hignett was examined by that gentleman. He said that he was clerk to Mr. Wright, magistrates' clerk, at Ormskirk. He produced an application for a summons against Wm. Hodge, for maintenance of an illegitimate child, which summons being grinted, and the case brought for hearing before the magistrates, the prisoner appeared to prove that the mother of that child had carried on an improper connection with another man ; but the magis trates having doubted his testimony, committed him to the assizes on the charge of perjury. The perjury having been proved by the mother of the child, and also by the party charged as having had this improper connection with her, the prisoner stated in his defence, that all he had said at Ormskirk was " the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth." On the suggestion of the judge, the prisoner agreed to have Dorothy Threlfall (who was also in custody on a similar charge, arisising out of the same case) examined in his behalf.- She stated that she had ocular demonstration, more than once, of facts that proved the statement made by the prisoner, on which the alleged charge of perjury was made, to be perfectly true. On cross-examination, however, she became stu pidly dumb, and would not reply to the simplest question. The learned judge, who had had her brought into the witness box, ordered her back into confinement. A man named Rimmer was next examined in prisoner's behalf: he stated that he saw the man and woman together, and that they left a lane where they were standing, and went to the end of a barn. He afterwards spoke to the woman about this circumstance, charging her with it. Mr. MoNic addressed the jury for the prosecution, urg ing that the witnesses just heard were unworthy of belief, and that there was every reason to believe the straight forward evidence of the young woman Hodge. The learned JUDGE, in summing up, adverted to the contradictory nature of the evidence, the heads of which he recapitulated. The jury instantly returned a verdict of "Not guilty," and the prisoner was discharged. Dorothy Thelfall, indicted for a similar offence was then brought up, but Mr. MONK stated that as the evi dence was the same as that adduced in the last case, he. should not offer it. The learned judge said both cases were involved in considerable mystery, and a con viction could not be anticipated from it. The prisoner was then formally discharged. CASE OF SPEED, CHARGED WIAH MURDER. Mr. POLLOCK, addressing his Lordship, said there was a man named Speed who was charged with murder at the last assizes, but as some time was required in order to ascertain whether he laboured under any derangement in the mind, the learned Judge directed that the case should be passed to these assizes. He (Mr. Pollock) was coun sel for the prosecution on the former occasion, and was in the same position ; and he had to state that on one point the case stood as it formerly did. The prisoner had no friends wherewith to employ counsel for his defence. He (Mr. Pollock) could not as counsel for the prosecu tion do anything in the matter ; all that he could do was to mention the fact to his Lordship. At the last assizes Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, finding the prisoner had no means of employing counsel, kindly undertook to conduct the defence ; but that gentleman not being now here, the prisoner could not avail himself of his services. He re spectfully requested his Lordship to fix a day for a trial, as was usual in such cases. His Lordship said he could not then fix the precise day, but he could consider it, and would communicate with the learned counsel to-morrow, (this day). KILLING AND SLAYING. Thomas Crawley, aged 35, was indicted for having as saulted his wife, Eliza Crawley, on the 25th of September last, by kicking her in such a manner as to cause her death. It appeared that the prisoner, on the night in question had gone home to his dwelling in a court in Manchester, and found deceased in liquor, and his tea unprepared. He became violently enlarged and kicked, or " punched," the deceased in a delicate part of her body, so that she screamed out, and afterwards bled pro fusely until within a short time of her death, which oc curred in a few minutes afterwards. The prisoner imme diately expressed his r6gret in presence of his daughter, throwing his arms round her, and saying that he did not wish to hurt a hair of her head. A surgeon was seat for, and the prisoner gave himself up to the police w h en h e said, " I have ' punched ' my wife and accidentally killed her."—Mr. BLAIR conducted the prosecution, and Mr. TINDALL AntiNsoN the defence. The prisoner had borne a good character for humanity. The jury returned a verdict of " guilty." The learned judge said that there was nothing of great aggravation, and it appeared that, generally speaking, the prisoner was a kind-hearted, domestic man, attached to his family. Some punishment, however, was requisite, and the prisoner must therefore be sentenced to three months' imprisonment. BURGLARY IN. MANCHESTER. John Dale, aged 19, and Edward Thompson, 18, were charged with having, on the 4th September. burglariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of John Hannell, Peter-street, Manchester, and having stolen therein 61b. of tobacco, his property. Dale was found in the street, and threw down some cigars before he was secured, and Thompson was afterwards found in the dwelling-house, the door of which was unfastened. A quantity of cigars were found unpacked on the floor, and also a rope, for the purpose, apparently, of facilitating the carrying of them away. The cigars produced were stated, from their dry ness, to be of Mr. Hannell's manufacture. The quantity missed was worth about £7. There was no proof of the burglary, as it was not shown that the coal grid was fas tened the night before, and it was found open in the morning. The case, therefore, resolved itself into a sim ple case of larceny. Mr. Cross was for the !prosecution, and Mr. T. Atkinson for the prisoner Dale. The latter made a humourous and ingenious speech in behalf of his client. The judge summed up perspicuously. The main points were the identity of the cigars as regarded Dale; and it should be remembered that though Thompson wad , found in the house, none of the property was found upon .him.—The jury acquitted both prisoners. BIGAMY. Edward Calvert, aged 34, was indicted for having, at Manchester, married Jane Granger, his former wife being then alive. He pleaded guilty to the charge. Jane Granger said she had known him for six weeks before she married him. She had a lodging-house and furniture of her own, and he had, she said, behaved well to her,—not making away with any of her property. The prisoner made a long speech in his defence, which excited much laughter. Amongst other matters, he said that he was married to his first wife when he was but 19 years of age, that she was old enough to be his mother, and that at the marriage the whole party were so drunk that they could not find their way from the Church, and lay down on the tomb-stones ! He had not seen her for years, and had been told by various parties that the " old woman" had died some months before he again married. lie was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, in addition to the confinement he had already endured. Charles Moore pleaded guilty to an indictment charg ing him with having, at Manchester, married Nancy Clegg, his former wife being then alive. Sentence deferred. BURGLARY. Thomas Cox, 18, and William Bowker, 18, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary at Manchester, in Novem ber last. Bowker, an old offender, was sentenced to 7 years' transportation, and Cox to 6 months' imprison ment. The Court then adjourned to nine o'clock this day. DR. HAMPDEN. PROTEST OF THE BISHOPS. The following important correspondence has takes place in reference to the appointment of Dr. Hampden to the See of Hereford:— " My Lord,—We, the undersigned Bishops of the Church of England, feel it our duty to represent to your Lordship, as head of her Majesty's government, the apprehension and alarm which have been excited in the minds of the clergy by the rumoured nomination to the see of Hereford of Dr. Hampden, in the soundness of whose doctrine the University of Oxford nad affirmed, by a solemn decree, its want of confidence. „„. ” We are persuaded that your lordship does not know how deep and general a feeling prevails on this subject, and we consider ourselves to be acting only in the dis charge of our bounden duty both to the Crown and to the Church, when we respectfully but earnestly express to your lordship our conviction that if this appointment be completed, there is the greatest danger both of the inter ruption of the peace of the Church, and of the disturbance of the confidence which it is most desirable that the clergy and laity of the church should feel in every exercise of the royal supremacy, especially as regards that very delicate and important particular, the nomination to vacant sees. " We have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's obedient and faithful servants, " C. J. LONDON. " C. WINTON. " J. LINCOLN. " CHR. BANGOR. " HUGH CARLISLE. " G. ROCHESTER. " RICH. BATH AND WELLS. "J. H. GLOCESTER AND BRISTOL. "E. SARUM. "A. T. CHICHESTER. " J. ELY. " SAML. OXON. " To the Right lion. the Lord John Russell, &c." " Chesham-place, Dec. 8, 1847. "My Lords,—l have had the honour to receive a re presentation signed by your Lordships on the subject of the nomination of Dr. Hampden to the see of Hereford. " I observe that your Lordships do not state any want of confidence on your part in the soundness of Dr. Hamp den's doctrine. Your Lordships refer me to a decree of the Universityfof Oxford passed 11 years ago, and founded upon lectures delivered 15 years ago. " Since the date of that decree Dr. Hampden has acted as Regius Professor of Divinity. The University of Ox ford, and many bishops, as I am told, have required certi ficates of attendance on his lectures before they proceeded to ordain candidates who had received their education at Oxford. He has likewise preached sermons, for which he has been honoured with the approbation of several prelateit of our church. " Several months before I named Dr. Hampden to the Queen for the See of Hereford, I signified my intention to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and did not receive from him any discouragement. " In these circumstances it appears to me that should I withdraw my recommendation of Dr. Hampden, which has been sanctioned by the Queen, I should virtually assent to the doctrine that a decree of the University of Oxford is a perpetual ban of exclusion against a clergy man of eminent learning and irreproachable life, and that, in fact, the supremacy which is now by law vested in the Crown is to be transferred to a majority of the members of one of our Universities. " Nor should it be forgotten, that many of the most prominent of that majority have since joined the commu nion of the Church of Rome. " I deeply regret the feeling that is said to be common among the clergy on this subject. But I cannot sacrifice the reputation of Dr. Hampden, the rights of the Crown, and what I believe to be the true interests of the Church, to a feeling which I believe to be founded on misappre hension and fomented by prejudice. " At the same time I thank your lordships for an interposition which I believe to be intended for the public benefit. I. have, &c., "J. RUSSELL. " To the Right Rev. the Bishops of London, Winchester, Lincoln, &c." MATERIALS FOR CONTROVERSY. - The December number of Fraser's Magazine contains as pretty a mat ter for controversy among the antiquarians as we recollect to have encountered, in a contribution of thirty-five un published letters, purporting to be written by Oliver Cromwell to one of his Ironsides, a Master Samuel Squire, introduced, and we may say accredited, by Mr. Carlyle. Our words of qualification, nevertheless, are abundantly called for by the singular circumstances narrated by the historian with regard to these documents. Not only has he never seen the originals, but he assures us that they no longer exist. A gentleman, "living under the shadow of a cathedr a l town," wrote to him some months ago, announcing himself to be the possessor of these precious epistles, as also of an Ironside journal, throwing light upon them and many other obscure and explored pas sages of the Civil War, but unwilling to yield them up to. the public eye because of the scandal they might breed— with hints of " family divisions," &c., which restrained him in communication. Some correspondence passed be tween Mr. Carlyle and the owner of these valuable and interesting papers ; the former, naturally, earnestly en treating for a sight " with his own eyes ' of the collec tion. But the gentleman held out,—until mistrusting his own power to withstand Mr. Carlyle's supplications much longer, and resolute to withhold so much " pesti lential Puritan stuff " from the world, he cut the knot by transcribing the thirty-five epistles, adding to them cer tain scraps extracted from the journal,—burning the ori ginals, (Cromwell's letters and all,) and .forwarding the copies to Mr. Carlyle for publication ? These copies Mr. Carlyle has no hesitation, it seems, in pronouncing gen uine. He gives to them the valuable sanction of his im primatur; telling the whole romantic story in his best manner by way of introduction and warrant. It remains to be seer. how far he may be able to communicate his own implicit faith to the world of historic readers, stu dents, and searchers.—Athenaton. / 1 4, >) ii til . 4 .4tii M j i