The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-12-11 00:00:00

GREAT PROPERTY CASE. Our readers will remember, that the cause Malone v. O'Con nor, in which property to the amount of £15,000 to £20,000 per annum is i nvo l ve d, h as b een b e f ore t h e I r i s h e quity and law courts for several years. Mr. Richard Malone Raymond, one of the lessees of - the Liver Theatre, in Liverpool, is the eldest brother of the plaintiff, and is, of course, deeply in terested in the fi; , al issue of the suite, all the issues hitherto having been in favour of the plaintiff. The only other pro cess Is au appeal to the House of Lords, but it is not likely that the trustees will proceed to this the last resort of litigants. The following report of the latest proceedings will, under the circumstances, be interesting to our local readers. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, DEC. 4. SITTINGS AT NISI PRIGS AFTER TEAM. (Before Mr. Justice Crampton.) Malone v. O'Connor. His Lordship entered the court at half-past ten o'clock, when, the names of the jurors being called over, this case . was proceeded with. The handwriting of the Rev. Patrick Smith, who performed the ceremony of Marriage in Townsend-street Chapel, was identified by his brother, as were also the registry books by the clerks who filled that office at different periods. The entry of the baptism of the plaintiff, at Wexford, was also proved by a clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Barry, now Catholic curate of the town of Wexford. The different documents were then entered as read, subse quent to the decision of the Lord Chancellor; after which the plaintiff's case 'closed, and, there being no defence gone into, . • His Lordship addressed the jury. Gentlemen the ob served,) I have iittle on the present occasion to observe to you, in consequence, as you have been told, of no appearance being enteredinto by the defendant. The only question for you to try is, whether the proposition contained in the issue sent from the Court of Chancery has been maintained by the evidence you have heard, or, in other words, whether John Malone, of Coburg-place, in the city of Dublin, is the heir of Richard Malone, who was son of another Richard, the brother of the Bight HOJI. Anthony Malone, to whom the property belonged. It appears by the evidence, that the plaintiff in this issue is the son of Captain Malone, by a Miss Moore, between whom a marriage took place, performed by a degraded Roman catholic clergyman, if you believe the evidence which she gave on that table. It appeared also, that, from that pe riod up to his death, he regarded her in the character of a wife; but you must observe, that the ceremony performed by this clergyman was null and void, inasmuch as it was one be tween a Protestant and a Roman Catholic, by a Catholic priest, which is the act of the 19th of Geo. 11., chap. 13, unless either of the parties shall have conformed twelve months prior to the ceremony. You have learned from the evidence given, that, after the marriage at the Tyrell's Pass, they resided in Dublin, whence three children were h ru to them. That, sub sequently, they ',len tto Preston, in t year 1801, where ano ther child was barn, and afterwards . epaired to the town of Wexford, where they had two others, one of whom, a female, was born, and the present plaintiff, in 1805. Gentlemen of the jury, there are three propositions in this case which you are bound to try : first, whether there was a marriage in point of fact celebrated after the birth of the plaintiff's two eldest brothers and before his own; and, thirdly, was it valid, ac cording to the statute law of the land. With respect to all these questions you have had abundance of evidence, which, if you believe, undoubtedly you will find a verdict for the plaintiff. Bridget Malone tells you, that one of the conditions upon which she consented to marry him was, that he should become a Roman Catholic in one fortnight, and that he did so in the Roman Catholic chapel, in Liffey-street, wherewith he had received the Holy Communion, according to the rites of the Roman Catholic church. She then states his going afterwards, at least forty times; of his habit of frequenting the Roman Catholic chapel of Preston; and, finally, of his bing attended iu his last moments by a Roman Catholic clergyman, from whom he received the last ritesof religion. The learned Judge then called the attention of the jury to the portion of the evidence as applicable to the issue, and concluded. The jury retired to the jury-room, and, in half an hour, came into court with a verdict, to the effect, that John Ma lone, the plaintiff, was heir-at-law to Richard, son of Richard, the brother of the Right Hon. Anthony Malone. Thus was the second issue terminated. ROLLS' COURT.-WEDNESDAY. ORME V. WRIGHT. Mr. Pemberton (with whom was Mr. Walker) stated that the present bill was filed by the widow and administratrix of Samuel Orme, deceased, praying that the defendant might be declared a trustee for her of certain leasehold premises held under the corporation of Liverpool, for lives, and for a term of 21 years at the expiration of the last life, and that an account be taken, and on the payment of what should be found justly due to the defendant, together with the expenses incurred in the renewal of the lease by putting in a new life, that the plaintiff might be declared entitled to redeem the premises. The plaintiff, after the death of her husband, took the premises in question in lieu of a debt due to him, and wishing to borrow £1,200 on a mortgage, she applied to Mr. Whitley, a solicitor, who introduced her to the defendant (oho, it was alleged, acted for Mr. Stanley Orred). .On the 9th of August, 1828, the money was advanced by Mr. Orred, and the plaintiff executed an indenture of mortgage contain ' ing a power of sale in case default should be made in pay ment of the principal and interest. On the 11th of June, 1834, Mr. Orred gave the plaintiff a notice to pay the money in consequence of the irregularity with which the interest was paid. This was not acted upon, but on the 20th of De cember, 1834, Mr. Orred gave the plaintiff a notice of his intention to sell the premises. The plaintiff desired that the sale might be postponed, and had the premises valued, which were estimated at the sum of £1,500. On the 27th of De cember following, the premises were advertised for sale at the Clarendon-rooms, in Liverpool, on the 6th of January, 1835, which, as parliament had been dissolved, turned out to be one of the days appointed for the election of members for the borough. At the time appointed for the sale, the only persons attending were Mr. Wright, Mr. Malaby, who was the solicitor for Mr. Orred, and also for Mr. Wright; Mr. Harrison, the father-in-law of Mr. Malaby; Mr. Peacock, the solicitor of the plaintiff; and Mr. Samuel Orme, the son of the plaintiff. The biddings were opened by Mr. Harrison, but the premises were subsequently knocked down to the defendant for £1,020. After the sale, Mr. Peacock said to Mr. Wright, " You surely do not cocsider yourself the pur chaser;" t o w hi c h h e re - plied that he did. On the Bth of January following, the plaintiff applied to the defendant, and requested him to accept the mortgage money, which he agreed to do if it was paid within a week; this was not done, and on the 15th of January a further extension of time was the defendant stated that he would complete his purchase if the money was not paid by the Ist of March. In the mean time applications were made to Mr. Malaby, requesting him to obtain a loan upon th e secur ity o f th e p rem i ses , w hi c h h e said he could do to the extent of £l,OOO, but if a new life for the one that had just dropped were pot in, he could raise an additional £lOO. Upon ascertaining this, the plaintiff said that she could raise a further sum of £3OO towards the pay ment of the remainder of the mortgage money and the inte rest, and agreed to apply to the corporation to put in a new life for the one that had dropped. Upon this arrangement the plaintiff asked for an account of the mortgage money and interest; and subsequently ' having procured the sum of £3OO, she, with ou t h av i ng obtained ma r 's' account, on the sth of March paid a sum of £230 to the Clerk of Mr. Malaby, he having left Liverpool, and obtained from him a receipt, upon which it was stated that the contract for purchase was cancelled. This sum, it appears, was received by the plain tiff, who, nevertheless, completed his purchase, and took a conveyance from Mr. Orred; and, having paid the fine to the corporation, he also took the lease for the next life, and alleged for the ground of so doing that the money was not paid at the time appointed. Under these circumstances it was denied that Mr. Wright could become the purchaser of the premises, since be was the agent of Mr. Orred, who, as a trustee of the premises, had not acted properly in permit ting them to be sold at an auction where no person except those connected with the mortgagor and mortgagee were present. But, in addition to this, it was insisted that the defendant had consented to waive the contract for purchase, and, by acting as he bad done, had not only obtained the premises, but also the benefit of the renewal, as well as the sum of £230. Mr. Spence (with whom was Mr. Russell) considered that the only equity the plaintiff had to get rid of the contract was on the ground of the subsequent contract, which, not having been complied with at the time appointed, was wholly void. He also denied that the defendant was the agent of Mr. Orred, and insisted that the sale was-made at a time inset likely to ensure a large attendance of persons who, in addition to those in tie town, would be collected from all parts of the country in consequence of the election. Mr. Pemberton replied. Lord Langdale, after stating the facts, was of opinion that Mr. Orred had not used such discretion as a trustee was bound to use when selling trust property, since he had al lowed the premises to be disposed of at an auction where the parties interested only were present; but he did not solely rely upon that point, for he considered that Mr. Wright had placed himself in the character of agent of Mr. Orred. In addition to these facts the defendant bad consented to waive the contract, and although he had named times beyond which he refused to keep the negotiations open, yet, from all that had been done, it did not appear that it was intended strictly to insist upon them. The plaintiff had been induced to enter into other agroements to enable him to comply with the requests of the defendant, so that be had not only ob tained the benefit of the renewed lease, but also the sum of .£230, Under these circumstances, therefore, the prayer of the bill must be granted, and the defendant must pay the costs of the suit. Dr. C. Severn is said to have discovered, in the library of the London Medical Society, an ancient diary of a former vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon, which is said to throw much new and interesting light upon the domestic habits of Shak speare. Tux :caw Poori L.' w.—We can never admit that the new poor law was either a " wise or a necessary measure." Ex perience has proved that it has failed in every respect except in providing patronage for a hungry government. and inflict ing unmerited buffering on the poor. --The operation of the new poor lair insures the same result which would be pro duced by a combination for the reduction of wages. What ever may be the amount which the employers choose to name as the price of labour, must be accepted as such by the la bourer, however inadequate it may be to his support. He has no redress. The only alternatives presented to him are starvation " out of the house," or imprisonment with diet in ferior to gaol allowance.—Times. STI:AAIING TO NEWFOUNDLAND.—BV n vote of the House of Assembly of this colons-, a premium of £l5OO will be given to the first ,citable steamer - that is placed on the line between this port and any port in Great Britain or Ireland, subject to the following conditions :—The ship must make four passages in the year out and four home, and to be not less in size and steam power than the Sirius, Captain Roberts, that made the first passage across the Atlantic by steam. This vote has passed the council, received the governor's assent, is now the law of the colony, and his excellency, the governor. has officially announced it to her Majesty's government. Is not this worth the attention of the merchants of Liverpool, trading to the colony ? TORCH-LIGHT MEETINGS.—The attention of the govern ment has at length been called by the magistrates at 1-lyde to the torch-light meetings lately held by the ultra-eadical agitators in some of the manufacturing towns. Instructions have been issued from the Home Office for the guidance of the magistrates in the event of more meetings of the same objectionable character The magistrates are requested by Lord John Russell to obtain correct information as to what passes at any such meetings, with the view of bringing to justice persons who may be guilty of a violation of the law. The career of the few itinerant incendiaries with whom nearly the whole of these meetings originate, and who are almost the otay very violent speakers at them, will thus, it may be hoped, ere long be brought to a close. Asirox-UNDER.LYNE.—On Monday evening last, the members of the Operative and Tradesmen's Conservative Association, held their quarterly meeting at the Pitt and Nelson Inn, which were very numerously attended, both by operatives and honorary members. Previous to commencing business relative to the affairs of the association, several ap propriate addresses were delivered by the president and other gentlemen. The most powerful and impressive one was that from Nicholas Earle, Esq., eulogising those high principles which they were associated to promote. After wards business commenced, during the transaction of which a great number of new members were enrolled, chiefly elec tors, and a resolution carried for taking supper together some evening in the first week of the new year, upon whtch occasion it is intended to associate with this excellent em bodiment of constitutional principles a sick and burial fund, or the benefit of the operatives. The Victoria baud was present, and after business had subsided, played several of their most popular airs, intermixed with constitutional songs, glees, and catches, of an harmonious and convivial nature, until a late hoar.—Manchester Courier. MISCELLANEOUS. It is said that the Countess of Burlington, now with her husband and family at Florence, is to be a Lady of the Bed chamber. Dr. Hampden has protested against the annual nomination of select preachers in the University of Oxford, without his concurrence. TEN NEW CHURCHES.—A subscription has been set on foot at Birmingham for the erection of ten new churches in that borough within the next five years. Nearly £12,000 have been already subscribed. , The tides in the Bristol Channel comprised in the space o the East Steep Holmes constantly keep suspended in their waters at least 700,000 tons of mud! A man recently died at Dever (Vermont) who had been tapped 50 times for dropsy in the abdomen, and more than 50 gallons of a watery fluid drawn from him by actual measure ment.—New Y ork Sunday Times. It was reported on Tuesday, at the Service Club Houses, that ministers intended an immediate and considerable in crease to the standing army, and that orders have been given for puffin. the forts and batteries on the north and eastern coasts of "Scotland into a state of efficiency equal to tha usually observed in time of war. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.—UnIess unforeseen obstacles arise, the first 14 miles of this line, (viz. from Man chester to Littleborough) will certainly be opened in May next for traffic. We are sorry to learn by the aarivals in the Clyde from Demerara, that the sickness still prevails, and that the mor tality is very great. The crews belonging to the Clyde ves sels have suffered severely. CLOSING SHOPS.—The tradesmen of Bradford have pretty generally begun to close their shops at eight o'clock in the evening, and if the public would cease to patronise the "grasp_ ells" after that hour, they would soon follow the good example. WESLEYAN CENTENARY.—We heal that the following gentlemen at Wakefield have contributed the following hand some sums :—Joseph Holdsworth, Esq., £500; Samuel Stocks, Esq., £500; Joshua Swallow, Esq., £3OO. ARMED POLICE.—We stated in our last that Earl Fitz william had applied for cutlasses for the London Police sta tioned on the line of the North Midland Railway at Swinton. They were promptly sent down to Wentworth House, and immemediately supplied to the officers.—Shdfield Iris. BREAD.—II is important that the public should be informed that, by Act of Parliament, every baker is required to keep scales and weights in his shop, and on the request of the pur chaser, he is to weigh the bread in his presence. Neglecting or refusing to comply with this regulation subjects the baker to a fine. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.—The following is the result of the late census at Van Diemen's Land:—Church of England, 16,094; Church of Scotland, 2,551; Church of Rome, 2,288; Wesleyans, 1,389; Baptists, 175; Independents, 635; Qua kers, 80; Jews,l32;—Total, 23,244. Male convicts, 16,129 ; Female convicts, 2,139 ;—Total, 18,268.--Grand Total, 41,512. —March 29. BOLTON OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—The fourth quarterly meeting of this association, for the present year, was held in the Operative Conservative News-room, on Monday evening week. There was a full attendance of mem bers, and several persons had their names enrolled as new members. "A HEAVY BLOW AND GREAT DISCOURAGEMENT" TO SOCINIANIsm.—Cross-street Chapel, at Manchester, at pre sent in possession of a knot of Socinians, is likely to be wrested from them, it being an endowed Presbyterian chapel. The proper legal proceedings will be commenced immediately, with every prospect of a successful issue.—Stockport Adver tiser. The Hull town-council have invited the High Steward of the Borough, Lord Durham, to a public dinner. The reso lution of the town-council reminds his lordship of a promise to dine with them in 1837, which circumstances have hitherto prevented him from fulfilling; and declares that "late ocur. rences" have "enhanced" their "esteem and respect for his character." Last week, a silver coin of King Stephen, in good preser vation, was found by a man when working in a field adjoin ing to Standard Hill grounds, near Northallerton. The head appears in profile, with the sceptre in his right hand, and the name oddly spelt, viz., Steifize, R. On the reverse is the supposed name of the moneyer of that day, and a cross, with the year 1137. MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY.—The following is the en gineer's return of the quantity of earth-work executed, and the number of men, horses, and engines employed on the Midland Counties Itailway, from the 27th of October to the 24th of November, 18.38:—Earth-works executed, 210,722 cubic yards; number of men, 4485; number of horses, 505; engines, one locomotive and one stationary. Last week two lovers arrived from the country to be mar- ried at Gainsborough. The ring was purchased . ; but as the pair were proceeding to church, the devoted inamorata let it fall upon the slab, and away it rolled, disappearing in a sewer. The grating was speedily removed; but notwithstand ing the utmost zeal of the bridegroom to discover the preci ous treasure, it could nowhere be found. Poor Sally and her lover were compelled to depart unmarried amid the jokes and laughter of the bye-standers.—Hull Times. How DID THEY COURT ?—At the last term of the Court of King's Bench of Quebec, a wife sued her husband for a separation de bien de corps—one of the grounds set up be ing that she did not understand one word of French, and that her partner, to whom she had been married for the space of four days, was equally ignorant of the English language ! The woman obtained judgment in her favour. " The destiny of the children of the adopted son of the Emperor Napoleon," says the Commerce, " is worthy of re mark. One of the sons of the Prince Eugene Beanharnois became the consort of Donna Maria, Queen of Portugal, and the other is on the point of being married to a daughter of the Emperor of Russia. One of the daughters is the widow of the Emperor of Brazil, and the other is the wife of the heir to the throne of Sweden." A preventive to accidents occurring at night on :he rail ways will commence on Monday, on the London and Bir mingham and Great Western Railroads. The police con stables are to be placed a mile distant from each other on the line, and to meet half-way. Each officer to carry in the front of his person three lights, of green, red, and yellow, one of which.is to he show❑ on the approach of a train towards Lon don,,or departure of one from it.—Manchester Paper. POPERY AND THE FISH TRADE.—The increase nt' .., r= i s e - t:Tirrti t p h o'n,nire an f el• h dar, ;ii - 0 - 7 .- viben she was called on by the committee of the Diocesan Church Building So ciety, to solicit her subscription for the building of churches, immediately answered, she could not afford to give any thing for building churches, as she had given £5, a few days before, for building a Roman Catholic Chapel in Ripon, with a view that she would have a greater sale for her fish. OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT BARNSLEY.— On Friday, the 30th ult., the members of the Barnsley Ope rative Conservative Society celebrated their first anniversary, by dining together in the Odd I. ellovrs' Hall. About half past five o'clock, near►y two hundred persons (including a number of the gentry, professional gentlemen, and others, of the town and neighbourhood) sat down to table, under the presidency of Mr. Joseph Wilkinson. an operative, supported by Mr. Cherry, Mr. Chappel, and Mr. Earley, as vice-presi dents. THE MILITIA.—The rumour of its being the intention to call out the militia, arose out of the circumstances of some new regulations in contemplation respecting that body. It is the intention to increase the staff, and have a serjeant, a corporal, and a drummer to every 30 men, to drill them, and render them fit for duty, as occasion may require. It is ru moured that a third of the militia is likely to be called out in the spring of next year, for one month, to be exercised; a third the year following; and the remaining third in the spring of the succeeding year.—Globe. On Wednesday evening last, the Huddersfield Loyal and Constitutional Society held their quarterly meeting, at which a number of new and respectable members were admitted. The state of the society's funds was laid before the meeting, and they were found to be of the most satisfactory nature. It is gratifying, indeed, to observe the gradual spread of con servative principles which is daily progressing in this hitherto hot receptacle of whiggerv. It is to those operative societies that the gradual spread of sound constitutional principles is mainly owing, and we cordially hope that similar societies will arise in every village in the empire. —Leeds Intelkqencer. VOTERS DISFRANCHISED.—An order has been issued by Lord John Russell, for returns to be made as early as possi ble by the Overseers of the poor in the different Parliamen tary boroughs, of the number of persons, and the amount at which each is assessed, who have been disfranchised this year, in consequence of the non-payment of poor-rates. What these returns are for we know not, but the supposition is that in consequence of the number of registered electors in seve ral boroughs being considerably less this year than formerly, Goverment intend through their political friends to make in quiry whether the persons who have disfranchised themselves are of their own party. A PLEASANT WAY OF SETTLING BEFORE A MAGIS TRATE.—A number of persons were on Monday summoned before the magtstrates at Rochdale, for non-payment of poor's rates. Amongst them was a cheerful-looking little woman, who, when asked why she did not pay, said, they bad been so busy mustering Mr. Royds's rent, that it had not been con venient to pay the rate. After a moment spent in laughter, caused by the singular plea, Mr. Royds said she would have to comply; how soon could she pay it? "Well," said she, " Ween pay it o' Setturday, an bring yo vur rent too." " Very well," said Mr. Rovds, amid renewed laughter; and the little woman walked out of court. INLAND NAVIGATION.—The navigable canals used for the transport of goods and produce in England alone are now estimated to exceed 2,200 miles in length, while the navigable rivers exceed 1,800 miles, making together more than 4,000 miles of inland •naviation, the greater part of which has been created or rendered available during the last 80 years. The whole extent of navigable canals at this moment avail able in Ireland does not amount to 300 miles, and, including navigable rivers, the entire water communication does not exceed 400 miles for the whole island. DESTRUCTIVE INVENTION.—A sergeant of artillery at Leg horn has made an addition to the common carbine or musket, by means of which 20 balls may be discharged from it, with equal force, and in whatever direction it is wished, in 80se conds. He has also applied his invention to pistols, from which seven balls may be discharged in the same interval of ti me; and has constructed the model of a howitzer, which will dis charge 2350 musket balls in 80 seconds, in one direction, or in several, if required. EXTRAORDINARY DISCLOSURE AT STAYLEY BRIDGE.—At the Hyde Sessions, this week, after the clearing of the court, a most extrordinary case was heard "by the magistrates. A shoemaker of Stayley-bridge, was charged with having vio lated the persons of no fewer than five of his apprentices. It seems that the fellow has been in the habit of applying to the overseers of Ashton for four or five years past, for females to learn, as he stated, the trade of shoe-binding, but were almost invariably sent to the cotton mills, whose wages he also re ceived. To accomplish his brutal object, he was accustomed to withhold their Sunday clothes till his wishes were com plied with. When threatened with exposure, he has not only cruelly treated them, but still further restricted their supply of food. The case was adjourned till Saturday to enable one of the witnesses to bring further evidence. The sensation at Stayley-bridge, when the facts became known, was extreme. MURDER AT NEWCASTLE.-00 Thursday last, a murder was committed at Newcastle, the circumstances of which are involved in some mistery, though strong suspicions are enter tained as to who is the guilty party. It appears, that, about two o'clock on Friday morning, the Savings' Bank, in the above named town, was discovered to be on fire. By great exertions the flames were subdued and the firemen entered the building. in the bank they found the dead body of a man, whose head and face were so much mutilated as to render identification almost hopeless. Near him was found Mr. Bolam, the actuary of the bank, who was wounded in the throat, and lying apparently, insensible. A poker, much bent and besmeared with blood, was lying near them. The dead man was, at length, recognised as Mr. Millie, who was, on Tuesday last, appointed to the office of assistant clerk. Mr. Bolam was removed to a Mr. Glenton's, were medical assistance was procured. He gave the following explanation of the scene. He said he had recently received several anonymous threatening letters, all of which he had burnt, except one which had arrived on the preceding night. In consequence of the letter be went home, but returned at half-past seven o'clock. He found Millie lying on the rug, and thought he was asleep. As he (Mr. Bolam) was about to open his desk, he heard a foot behind him, and turning, beheld a man whose face was blacked. He was felled to the ground, and soon after felt a knife at his throat, when he becime insensible. He shortly afterwards recovered a little, when he beard some one walking about the next room, but he did not dare to stir. The deceased was a widower with a large family. MASONIC INTEGRITY.—The Brethren Of Lodge No. 9, at Galway, announced, prior to the late popish and rebellious orgies in that town, that any member of the fraternity who attended the dinner given there to Dan. O'Connell, should' be immediately expelled the lodge. In issuing such a decree they acted as became men and masons, manifesting at once their indignation against the black-hearted and treacherous ruffian who bad wantonly violated the most solemn obliga tions, and their detestation of the traitor whose avowed object is the dismemberment of the empire, and the oveitlirow of the British Monarchy.—Age. THE DEBTOR.—The man is in debt; he is obliged to look in the face of people, and perhaps poor people, whom he cannot pay. It is a situation infinitely irritating and morti fying. We are a people, I know, to a proverb reckless of debt—reckless, at least, about plunging into it: but no man can be in it and find the situation an easy one. No man can, without passing, I had almost said, through worse than pur gatorial torments, become callou's to the demand for payment. It turns the whole of life into a scene of misery and mortifi cation—makes its whole business action a series of sacrifices, and shifts, and subterfuges. Home itself, the last refuge of virtue and peace—the very home that has lost its independence in its splendour, that it is not protected from the intrusive step and contemptuous tone of the unsatisfied creditor—has lost its charm. It is no longer a sanctuary; and is but too likely to be forsaken for other - resorts. Mania man, not only in the city but in the country, has gone down in character and self-respect, in virtue and hope, under the accumulated weight of these overwhelming embarrassments.—Dewe's Discourses. THE INCENDIARY STEPHENS.—On the evenings of the 26th and 27th of last month, Joseph K. Stephens delivered lectures in his meeting room, Charles Town, Ashton-under- Lyne, to prove from Scripture, that the period had arrived when it became the duty of every man to furnish himself with arms, deadly weapons, for his own defence, and that of his family. He made use of some most violent language, of which the following statements are specimens:—He said, the men of Todmorden bad been merciful ; they had begot at the wrong end, that of destroying property instead of men's lives; that should the magistrates of this division give any instructions to constables for serving any order upon any overseer, relative to the introduction of the new poor law here, they might depend upon being set aside. He had read of six stacks of corn being burnt, fur which he thanked God, and hoped it might be extended to Lancashire, and not six, but six hundred be consumed, aye, and the fine halls, aye, and the cotton factories also. He was armed for the con vention, and recommended all his constituents to be so in haste; that should government refuse granting their de mands, he himself would declare war, and lead forth all such to their work.—Manchester Courier. HULME OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—PRE SENTATION OF A TESTIMONIAL TO WM. GARNETT, ESQ.— On Tuesday evening, the members of the Hulme Operative Conservative Association, together with several gentlemen of Conservative principles, 'to the number of about 140, as sembled at the bull's Head Inn, Chester-road, for the pur pose of presenting William Garnett, Esq., the late candidate for the representation of Salford, with a testimonial of their respect and esteem.—Mr. Sandys, the president of the asso ciation, occupied the chair; and was supported on his right and left by I,Villiant Garnett, Esq., Mr. Pooley, sen., Mr. Lot Gardiner, Mr. Edward Chesshyre, Mr. George Marsden, Mr. Leicester, &e., &c.—After a few preliminary toasts had been given, Mr. Garnett was presented with a richly bound quarto bible, bearing an appropriate inscription. It was pre sented by three boys, who bore it upon a blue silk cushion to wards Mr. Garnett, who was addressed by one of them in the following terms --" Sir,—This society presents you with this blessed book, hoping that, in the time of prosperity, tribula tion, or adversity, it will relieve your mind; and when your soul leaves this world you will be found amongst your bre thren in heaven, singing the praises of your Redeemer."— Mr. Garnett replied in a most excellent and appropriate speech, which lasted for half an hour, and was repeatedly cheered during its delivery.—Manchester Courier. LOCAL JUDGES.—No moment could be more favourable to the establishment of a new system (of judicature) than the present. The country calls loudly for local jurisdiction—for cheap and speedy justice. A circle of forty miles round Manchester presents a population nearly equal to that of the metropolis: in active wealth and commercial enterprise it surpasses it. We are to give them a bishop: why not a chancellor—why not a chief justice? It can be done even without the horror of a new name. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, instead of a political sinecure, might be made an effective judicial office. The Chief Justiceship of Chester may be revived. Nor do we propose that there should be inferior jurisdictions, or that their higher seats should be filled by inferior judges. To have served in a pro vincial chiefship should be made the title to the best promo tion of Westminster Ball: to have been a junior in Lancas ter should be no bar to being a puisne in London :,to have been a master at Manchester, no objection to a scat in South ampton Buildings—to have sat (without deeping) in South ampton Buildings should be a qualification for the rolls.— Courier. SOMEWHAT MYSTERIOUS !—A SIGN OF THE TIMES.— In the present agitated temper of the times, when torch-ligh . . meetings are held with impunity—our working classes clitb bing their three-pence a-week each to purchase tire-arms-- whilst others are manufacturing pikes, there is no great diffi culty in accounting for the following extraordinary move ment. On Wednesday night last an order was sent to our barracks, to furnish a detachment of the 86th, for the pur pose of watching the proceedings, it is supposed, of certain leaders of the revolutionary party who were expected to make their appearance about midnight on the Manchester road, and for that purpose the soldiers were ordered as far as Heaton Norris toll-bar, their muskets loaded with ball-cartridge, and there to wait. They did so for several hours, but with what effect our informant cannot ascertain. The detachment was commanded by an officer, and consisted of a serjeant, cor poral and fourteen men; but what renders the necessity of the case of much importance was, that part of the band formed the detachment, and "shouldered their arms," nearly every man having been previously marched out of the barracks for the suppression of the disturbances at Todmorden.—Stockport Advertiser. GREAT CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT PILKINGTON.—On Wednesday evening, the third anniversary dinner of the Pilkington Operative Conservative Association took place in the spacious and elegant School Room attached to Stand Church. The room was tastefully decorated with blue and white drapery, and from the richly groined Gothic roof num bers of beautiful little banners were suspended, producing tout ensemble at once chaste and magnificent, and presenting the appearance of an ancient baroui4l haiL. -In the intemat Lirougni we could recognise the handiwork of some of the fair dames and demoiselles of the ner.litiour hood; and if we may draw an inference from the evident interest in the successful issue of the event displayed - by that excellent and truly patriotic lady, Mrs. Ranisbothain, our speculation is not 'Very wide of the truth. Covers were laid fur 320 persons ; and at half after five o'clock about 330 sat down to a dinner that would have done credit to the first restaurateur in the kingdom. During dinner the Pilkington baud was stationed in the gallery, and played a number of admired overtures, marches, &c. When the cloth was drawn, the band gave place to nearly 100 ladies, comprising the beauty and fashion of the neighbourhood, who completely filled the gallery, and greatly enhanced the attraction and interest of the occasion. —Manchester Courier. Tn. ENGLISH CLERGY.—Mr. Daniel O'Connell, at the late Galway dinner, speaking of the clergy of England, has the following complimentary expression towards that (in this country at least) venerated body :—" I mast say of those gen tlemen, the clergy of England, that they are the most addicted to politics, AND THE LEAST TO PIETY, of any clergy iu the world!" What renders this speech of the "big beggar-man" the more ridiculous is, that at this very dinner, the chairman (mark, reader, the chairman) was the Popish Bishop of Gal way, who not only titled the chair, but announced the toasts, and followed up most of his announcements with a strong political speech, well calculated for the company before him. We should like to have a similar instance of a Protestant English Bishop thus degrading himself and his holy func tions, pointed out to us, in spite of the love for politics, and the non-practice of piety, attributed to the clergy in general by Daniel O'Connell. SINGULAR REQUEST TO A DYING MAN.—On Saturday last, an old veteran cock-feeder, named Sammy Hilton, at Middleton, was on his death-bed, when he was visited by another of the same fraternity, from the neighbourhood of Oldham. As the way in which, the Oldhainite visited the dying man is very ludicrous, we give a portion of the lan guage, which is as follows :—`• Well, Sammy, aw suppose thaw knows ut thaw as no lung to live." "Aw reckon not," answered the old man. " Well, Sammy, aw suairnot to axe thee before thaw does: it will be o' no use to thee, ueaw ut thaw art for deeing. Aw want to see if thaw will tell me, as a secret whot thaw used to give thy cocks for a springer, be fore they were going to feight—us it will be o' grew. use to ine?" `lt never shall," replied the dying man; " for I will never tell either thee or any other person." The Old ham cocker had to return home again, sadly disappointed that he had not got the springing secret. Sammy died the same day. TIIE NAVY.—Lord Minto and his gang are evidently frightened—ashamed they are incapable of being—at the ex posure of the state to which they have themselves reduced the once-glorious and indomitable navy of Great Britain. They dread the consequences of a crime which has justly provoked the scorn and indignation of Englishmen, and have been hourly practising those ignominious arts which are the natu ral resources of the guilty to escape their impending punish ment. One of the minions of the Admiralty press betakes himself to downright, barefaced lying, and, in the teeth of Lord Minto's own Navy List, assures the people of England that we have actually 100 sail-of-the-line ! The false knave might as well have said 1,000. The Navy List enumerates just 74 sail-of•the-line, including all those in ordinary and in commission, and including► likewise 45 sail of ships of the class which France and the United States have utterly dis carded from the line of battle, as being of insufficient force— we mean those of less than 80 guns—a great proportion of which, in the British navy, consist of the old build of seventy fours, which in force and scantling 'want more than one-third of being equal to the lowest class of vessels admitted into the French and American line of battle. Besides the above 74 ships, of which about one-fifth—that is, 15 sail—are at this moment in commission and at sea, though with no more than the short - peace complement of hands, which quite unfits them for the work of fighting an enemy's man-ot-war—but, besides the above-meutioned 74 ships, there are 15 others building, some or which have been en the stocks for almost twenty years.— Times. RAILWAY FROM LEEDS TO BRADFORD.—We are glad to learn that active steps have been for some time on foot, with a view to effect, in the first instance, the best railway com munication between the important and enterprising towns of Bradford and Leeds, and ultimately to connect them, by rail way, with the thriving towns of Bingley and Keighley, and probably Skipton. The immense traffic between th es e several places, the two.former in particular, renders the accomplish ment of this object highly desirable, and insures a profitable result when accomplished. Considering the natural obstacles with which this object has hitherto been thought to be sur rounded, the present scheme may by some be deemed vision ary; hut we are assured, on the authority of practical men, that it is not only practical but comparatively easy of execu tion. The proposed railway will stretch tip the valley of the Aire, passing through or bordering upon the populous and important villages of Kirkstall, Horsforth, ltawdon, Yeadon, Guiseley, Calverley, Idle, and Eccleshill, to Shipley, and from thence to Bradford; the entire length of the line be tween Leeds and Bradford being about fourteen miles, but the gradients are so favourable, that the distance can be tra versed in half an hour or less. ,We understand that the gradient from Leeds to Bingley will be less than eleven feet per mile, or one foot in 480; and it it known that from Bing ley to near Gargrave, above Skipton, There is not a single lock on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, so that it may be readily believed that an easy line of railway can be pointed out be tween those places; and, moreover, the abundant supply of stone, &c. throughout the distance, will afford great facilities of constryction. We are informed that the traffic between the towns of Leeds and Bradford is greater than that between any two towns similarly situated; hence the facilities to be afforded by the proposed railway will not ohly be proportion ably greater than those by any other line, but it will also open out the whole of the manufacturing traffic of Airedale, and by connecting it with the North Midland and other lines of railway at Normanton and Methley, gaods or passengers may be speedily conveyed to the North, East, or South. Suffice it to say, with regard to the feasibility of the plan, that George Stephenson, Esq., the most practical and experienced engineer in'the kingdom, and another gentleman of scarcely inferior ability, have been instructed to report upon the best means of carrying out the design : and we understand that the plans are already so far matured as to lead us to hope that their report may be expected in the course of a month, upon the appearance of which a prospectus will be published by the solicitors (Messrs. Hutchinson and Teale, of this town,) whose assistance has been retained by the projectors. We trust that when the report and prospectus make their appear ance, the subject will be taken up with spirit, both at Leeds and at Bradford, in order to enable the projectors to go to Parliament with their bill next session.—Leads Intelligencer. FEMALE PENETRATION.—It has been observed that women have more tact and insight into character than men,—that they find out a pedant, a pretender, a blockhead, sooner. The explanation is, that they trust more to the first impressions and natual inclinations of things, without troubling them selves with a learned theory of them; whereas men, affect-. ing greater gravity, and thinking themselves bound to justify their opinions, are afraid to form any judgment at all, with out the formality of proofs and definitions, and blunt the edge of their understandings, lest they should commit some mis take. They stay for facts till it is too late to pronounce on the characters. Women are naturally physiognounists, and men phrenologists. The first judge by sensations; the last, by rules.—Sketches and Essays, by William Hazlitt. TAX-GATHERING IN EGYPT.—Like the natives of Egypt in the period of Roman domination, its modern inhabitants, and the Arabs of other countries (though, I believe, in a less de gree). are notorious for their obstinacy in refusing to pay their taxes until they have been severely beaten. They well know, that the more readily they pay, the more will be exacted from them; and are often heard to boast of the number of stripes wbich tLey have received before yielding their money. The same obstinacy is generally displayed by an Arab ac cused of any offence; and often, even bya witness : in either case the man, fears that, should he tell at once all he can, the judge will try whether the stick or the kurqdj will elicit a further confession.—Notes to the New Translation of the Ara bian Nights' Entertainments, by E. W. Lane. SACKING ACCIDENT.—On Monday last, a young man, of the name of John Pearscin, a servant with Mr. Bright, of Onderbarrow, had occasion to visit Kendal on business with a cart and a young horse. On his return, in ascending the steep bill near the National School; the animal became un manageable, and rushed forward impetuously; he seized. the animal by the head, and -used every effort to restrain its speed, but unfortunately, in so doing, the shaft of the cart was violently forced into his month, which broke his upper aw, knocked out all his teeth, and tore away his upper lip. He was carried in a o e i dreadfully - mutlatd state t the Bowl . _ . ing Green Tavern, at the head of the hill, and so bad was his case that his death was reported in the town. It is worthy of remark, that with such zeal do the parties now in power at tend to the business of the town, that upon the strength of this report a jury was summoned and 'assembled at the house, where, to their amazement, they found the young man alive, sitting up in his bed, and able to answer all in quiries ! — Lancaster Gazette. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK RAILWAY.—We learn that the directors, at their last meeting, let the two remaining contracts on this line; Mr. Brassev having gained the Walkinshaw, and Mr. M`Kenzie, the Fiulayson. Judg ing from the rapid progress already made by these gentlemen at Arkleston and Bishopton, there is no doubt but the opening of the railway to the public in the early part of the summer of 1840 is secured. We understand, that at the Ilishopton ridge, nearly 100,000 cubic yards have been excavated ; that one Steam-engine is already at work, for pumping the water and hauling the rock from the tunnels; and that another engine is preparing here at Messrs. Johnston's works. At Arkleston the same rapid progress has been made, the tunnel shaft completed, and the tunnel commenced. About 90,000 cubic yards have been excavated, and ballast of a very supe rior quality has been found in great abundance. In this town the masonry for carrying the railway over the streets is proceeding rapidly for the season ; four arches are turned, several others in hand, and a length of wall is built. The works are equally stirring at Port Glasgow, where, for nearly half the length of the town, the masonry is it progress. in Paisley the large bridge over the river Cart is built above flood water, which is very creditable to the contractor, Mr. Lyon, who only commenced work late in the season. The bridges over Gilmour-street and Grenlaw-street, together with the retaining walls, are also considerably advanced. Two cargoes of rails have arrived at Bristol, and several miles of the road will be laid early i❑ the spring, The energy and judgment displayed by the directors in their management is creditable to them, and must be satisfactory to the share holders; for we are glad to observe, that, without efforts being resorted to for that purpose, the shares hold a respectable po sition in railway stock, even in this the dullest month of the year, although the real merits of the line are so little known beyond our own neighbourhood. If some of the wealthy capitalists, who judge for themselves, could but see the float ing population which is constantly passing, they would not he surprised to learn that the engineer was directed, at the last meeting of the board, to prepare engines and carriages for 2,000 passengers and 300 tons of goods per diem.— Greenock Advertiser. SOCIETY FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL CU RATES IN POPULOUS PLACES.—One hundred and thirty seven Incumbents have already applied for aid through their respective Diocesans; and of these, eighty-three are now enabled by the help of the society's grants, (amounting at this time to £6025 per annum, out of annual subscriptions not yet exceeding £7026 IW,) to establish additional services, and to obtain additional curates in their several parishes and districts, comprising an aggregate population of more than a million and a half. For the immediate attainment of these benefits, about nine-tenths of the society's actual income have been at once appropriated; and for the means of extend ing the like relief to many and most urgent claims that press upon it, the committee look with confidence to a growing conviction in the public mind of the paramount importance of the object for which the society is formed ; to the con tinued exertions of the clergy to make that object more ge nerally known in their respective neighbourhoods, and to the increasing manifestations on the part of the laity of the readiness to imitate the piety and wisdom of their forefathers, to which the country owes the foundation and endowment of so many of its churches. It must be the earnest prayer of all rho are anxious for the welfare of the church, and for the best interests of the community, that the views of the Com mittee should be extensively promoted. THE MURDEROUS BURGLARY AT WHITTINGTON.--The two Lichfield policemen, Moore and Yed, have succeeded in apprehending the perpetrators of the burglary and attempt at arson and murder at Whittington, near that city, in a house about a mile from Coventry, on the road to Foleshill; and on Wednesday evening, about half-past ten o'clock, they were safely lodged in Lichfield gaol. On the following morning, they underwent an examination at the Guild-hall, Lichfield, before Edward Grove, William Leigh, and W. Herbert Woodhouse, Esqrs., three county magistates. The prisoners gave their names Joseph Newberry and Joseph Taylor. The court was crowded almost to suffocation, so great was the anxiety to see the two desperadoes. Moore and the_policemen, stated the difficulties they had met with in capturing the prisoners, and produced two of the watches, and a silver gilt frame of an eye-glass (which were identified by the servariught.)..evaraLua_wnbrokers' tickets, and other ar ticles. The girl most positively S" ' . e to the identity of the hor evidence in so clear ancc - met:m.7,e. in..- ner as to elicit the warm commendation of the bench. Each of the prisoners, after a caution that any statement they made would be taken down in writing, and used hereafter against them,. made a declaration to the effect that they were guilty of the burglary, bUt not of setting the house on fire. The pri soners were then remanded until Monday, when it was hoped that Mr. and Mrs. Wood would be iu a fit state to be removed to have their depositions taken. A LIMBLESS FEMALE.—In one of my excursions, (says a correspondent of the Charleston Courier, I I visited an unfor tunate female, in humble life, residing at the distance of 11 miles from Asheville, utterly destitute of limbs, and com posed only of a head and trunk. Her name is Esther Mas sey, and she is one of an illegitimate family of eleven cbil dren. Her father has also a legitimate family of ten chil dren ; and the two families, with their respective matrons, are said to meet with cordiality. This singular being was born in her present limbless condition, and has now attained the age of 25 years. Her mother and whole f am il y appear to regard her with much tenderness and affection, anu she seems to possess a cheerful and lutppy disposition, which ren ders her content with the helpless and apparently hapless lot which nature has awarded her. Although an object calcu lated to excite the wonder, and rouse the sympathi e s o f h er fellow-beings, many who enjoy the full proportio ns o f human ity, and a bountiful dispensation of the good thi ngs o f lif e, will find their ungrateful and guilty repining,s sh ame d b y t h e equanimity and cheerful spirit of this physically imperfect creature, in the midst of privation and pove r ty. I h ave already said that she is composed of a mere heart - and trunk. This is literally true. She has no arms, and neith er l egs nor thighs. Her shoulders are rounded off, and capabl e o f mo tion ; and on them she receives the gifts which charity and kindness proffer her. She is also able to move about on a thisrefe prefers) n purpose Places idce table before her, and turns over the leaves with her tongue. o level, with a kind of waddling motion. Her us ua l pos i t i on is that of sitting, or rather standing upright i n a common a the b f o a u c k i li l y. , ,n chair, by rocking which from side to side she moves a b out with great s beg S shoulder, i s abl et) or (which read, ead aud s she p for Her health has always been excellent, and her mother says, she has never had occasion for the services of a physician; and, although she seldom leaves the house, and therefore takes but little exercise, site is now in the finest and mast robust health, and is so fat that her body (which i s l arge l y proportioned) is as broad as it is long. Her head is very large, and her features are also large and somewhat coarse, yet decidedly good, and forming a very remarkable tout ensemble—and her lip is absolutely pretty, and of the richest and ripest red. In addition to being sociable and chatty, and even witty, it is said she possesses the accomplishm en t of singing a very sweet song. She received the party wh o visited' her in company with myself very affably, and very graciously accepted our farewell offering. Some yea rs ag „ a Yankee, having met with her, offered to purchase her of her mother, for the sum of 3,000 dollars, as a speculation. This tempting offer was very creditably refused by the parent —neither her poverty nor her will consented to the traffi c ._ The Yankee, however, succeeded in persuading her to let him take the limbless girl with him for exhibition, on shares of the profits, a brother and sister accompanying her. They got, I learn, as far as Columbia, (S. C.) and then returned to their mother, saying that they were not well treated by the Yankee. A warm welcome greeted them at the maternal hovel, and no other attempt has been made at exhibition. AN AMERICAN EDITOR'S TALK WITH lly 11RADERS.—We observe, by the New York Morning Herald, that Mr. James Gordon Bennett, the editor of that journal, who lately spent several months in England and Paris, has projected another excurson for himself during the winter of 1839. He certainly is a very spirited fellow, and it would appear from the follow.. ing account which he gives of himself, that he is an enthu siaStie admirer of female se well-as--scenic beauty, that-he is an economist of his means whilst exercising an enlarged liberality, and that in his pecuniary circumstances he is ex ceedingly fortunate and well to do in th e world :—" It is highly probable that, during the next winter, I shall myself visit Washington and the .south, go as far as New Orleans and the Texas, returning by the Mississippi and the Ohio in the spring, so as to be able to spend the winter of 1839 in Paris, thus carrying with me all the latest information on the great resources of the United States, so valuable to com mercial men on the other side of the water. In carrying into effect all these purposes, additional expenses will be in curred, but not more, I believe, than what the small advance in the price of the Herald will be able to meet. Understand me—l do not make great pretensions to superior virtue or extraordinary disinterestedness. My ambition is to create in the city of New York the greatest newspaper establish ment in this country—but I have no fastidiousness in declar ing openly that I mean to include in that, if I can, a reputa tion of the highest order in literature and civilization for myself, besides a fortune that will set me beyond the freaks or kindnesses of the world at large. Unless I can make money by the exercise of my talents, those very talents will be but little respected. What is it that makes some of the greatest blockheads in Wall -street, ludicrously called financiers, be considered the first men of the day? Because by . plodding and saving they have made money. I want to introduce the good old system of plodding and saving, but guided by a learned spirit, into the profession of literature, phi losophy, and the science of civilization. Of all the great spi rits of our race, Shakspeare, I believe, was the only man who united the highest genius with th e p ru dence and economy of common life. Burns, Byron, and Scott were all ruined by want of system in sixpences and shillings. I shall avoid these rocks. If 1 exert myself night and day, and by employing associates night and day; also to labour as I do, I mean to make money enough, not only to pay them well, but to make myself perfectly independent of the world, besides a small surplus to help pretty women in distress, or hire a pew in a church where good sermons are preached. Yet my readers must not suppose that I love money.. I love a beautiful ser mon—a beautiful thought—or a beautiful vale —or a beauti ful river—or a beautiful mountain, but above' all, I love a beautiful' woman much more, although I seldom say much about the latter. I have already expended large sums in im proving and advancing the interest of the Herald. My esta blishment owes nothing—'tis all lily own —no rnortaieee or trustees with me. During my absence, of about five months, in Europe, it cleared me nearly 5000 dollars. - Yet I only value this, or any other sum of money, as atneans of enabling me to improve and adorn its columns. lam very economi cal and moderate in my personal expenses. I eat, drink, and dress, at very reasonable rates, and so must all those in my employment. We are all mind, little body. The whole of my future life, and increasing means, with all my experi ence and enthusiasm of temper, will be devoted to the Herald, as an element in the great career of civilization. The world is only beginning to learn to live." THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. IS Present TUESDAY, December 11th, will be per il. formed the Tragedy MACBETH. Macbeth Mr. Stuart. Miicduff Mr. Gray. Banque Mr. W. Howard Malcolm .... Mr W. H. Bland. First Witch O . -: Mr. Baker. Lady*Macbeth..Miss Cfeaver. A VARIETY OF SONGS AND DANCES. To conclude with the Melo-Drama of the MAGPIE Olt THE MAID. Martin Mr. Baker. Annette.... Miss Faucit. THEATRE ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. M Friends n d G s and liA the Public, ha the that h ohneorur to announce will c to t take place on THURSDAY next, the 13th instant, on which occasion Miss ALDRIDGE will make her'second appear ance, when will be performed the Musical Drama of the HIGHLAND ItEEL. M`Gilpin..Mr. Webster I Captain Dash Mr. W. H. Bland Charley, Mr. Slaiter j Shelly; Mr. Baker Muggy M‘Gilpiniss Grant In which she will sing " Sound th fibroch," and "Though I am now but a very ark Lad." Jenny. Miss Land. In which she will sing " Jock of Haslendean," and . " Saw ye aught of my Love." After which a Comedy in three acts, called SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Billy Lackaday Mr. Baker In which he will sing " Mortal Man is Born to Sorrow." Admiral Franklin.... Mr. Webster Charles Franklin Mr. IV. Howard Eugenia Miss Faucit j Susan Mrs. 'relict Mrs. Bell Mts. Clarke Laura Miss Grant with the songs of " Go, Rover, Go," and " Why are you Wandering." At the end of the Comedy, .by particular desire, Miss GRANT will sing, (in the costume of an Irish Peasant Girl) the popular Ballad of " Rory O'More." Smg—" Should He Upbraid," by Miss Land; Pas de Deux, by Mr. and Mrs. J. Ridgeway. A National Overture on Popular American Airs composed ... • by Mr. Aldridge. To conclude with the Operetta of THE WATERMAN. Tom Tug (for this night only) Miss Grant n which character she will sing " Did you not hear of a Jolly Young Waterman," " Farewell my trim built Wherry," and the "Bay of Biscay." Robin Mr. Baker Wilhelmina.. Miss Aldridge. in which character she will sing " I've been noanung," and " o'er Young to Marry yet." Tickets to be had of Miss GRANT, No. 32, Hotham-street, late Duncan-street East): and of Mr. PARKER, at the Box- Ece, where Places may be taken from Ten till Three. TO THE LADIES OF LIVERPOOL AND ITS VICINITY. MRS. NICHOLAS GEARY, 61, St. James's-street, London, STAY and CORSET MAKER to Her Majesty the Queen. the Queen Dowager, Her Imperial Highness the Princess of Orange, and Royal Fatuity, bees respectfully to announce to the Nobility of Liverpool ;ind its Environs, that she has APPOINTED Mrs. CUTTER, Milliner, &c. &c.. No. 11, Clarence-street, Rodney-street, HER SOLE AGENT FOR LIVERPOOL, where they can be suited with her elegant newly-invented Anatomical Stays, which are also patronised and ✓ recommended by all the most distin guished Members of the Medical Profession in the Metro polis. In consequence of the late Post-office regulations, the LIVERPOOL STANDARD is now dispatched by the Mail which leaves at half past Two o'clock in the morning for London, Birmingham, Manchester, 6-c. This arrangement renders it necessary that Adver tisements should be sent to the Office before Eight o'clock on Monday and Thursday evenings. 013 e Eibci.l3o°l ,;;':qt-ttii`Jaili. TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. i 1 , 1838. REBELLION IN CANADA.—The Great Western, which arrived at Bristol on Friday evening, has brought New York papers to the 23d ultimo. The Great Western had 87 passengers, including a mes senger to the Colonial Office, who brings dispatches from Canada. The dates from Montreal are to the 20th ult. The reports froth the scene of disturbance are of the most gratifying character. The rebels who landed at Prescott were completely defeated in a se• cond action. It was quite correct that they were, in the first instance, attacked by Colonel Young ; but the report of that officer's death turns out to be a fabrica tion. The movement against the rebels was effected with the loss of only one British soldier, a private of the 83d. All accounts agree in representing the over throw of the rebels as complete. The prompt and en ergetic measures adopted by Sir John Colborne and Sir George Arthur are deserving of the greatest praise. The proclamation of martial law seems to have had a most excellent effect in repressing the re bellion. The loyalists of both provinces have behaved themselves most gallantly.. The ruffians who were dislodged from their position at Prescott, seem to have beer , - entraftgary from the America. -- atates. One of them was a Pole, of the name of Von Schutz. He killed himself after being taken prisoner. Colonel Ming, Who acted as . secretary to the rebel meeting at New York, has been dismissed frrim the situation which he held in the Custom-house. We subjoin as many extracts from the New York and other journals as we can find room for. ( From the Morning Herald, November 23.) GREAT CANADIAN MEETING. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. 1838.—M'Kenzie arrived in this city a few days ago, in company with Theller, and forthwith proceeded to get up a meeting of the citizens of Washington in favour of the rebellion in Canada,.which he and some other madmen have been instrumental in exciting in that country. He went to the office of the Globe, lutelligencer, Madisonian, the proprietors of which refused to announce the meeting and he was obliged to resort to the expedient of having bills, which were posted up in different parts of the city, inviting the citizens to meet at Carusi's Saloon, which, like a common prostitute, is used by every one for almost every rurpose, to take into consideration the cause of the suffering friends of liberty in Canada. The people were quite astonished at such impudence on the part of these renegades, and many of them attended out of curiosity, and not with any desire to participate in the proceedings of the meeting. About three hundred assembled of locofocos, loafers, and some respectable citizens. M`Kenzie had a string of reso lutions cut and dry for the occasion ; but unfortunately he could get no one bold or interested enough in the cause to preside. This was a damper, and he commenced to ad dress the meeting as they were—stated he was a printer, had edited a paper for some time in Canada, corresponded with Gales and Seaton, Duff, Green, and Blair, the first and last of whom had refused to announce the meeting ; hod teen a member and speaker of the Assembly in Canada for some years—felt a deep sympathy in the sufferings of the people, and a violent indignation against the tyranny and oppression of the English government; and threw out several clan-traps,. to. which a few of the loafers and locos responded, but still no one moved to organize the meeting, and there was evidently a good deal of dissatisfaction manifested on the. part of the company with the tediousce:;s of the crater. I say, mister," cried a loarer, " we've hearu enough of that; sed down, will ye, and let's hear the tether one preach a bit." " Yes by the lioly poker," cried an Irishman, •• we want to hear our own counthryman, the docther there, tell - us how he broke out o' gaol, and what the divil he done wid himself since he run away from the city in debt to every burly, three or four years . Be quiet, will ye Patriots" said another, " sure the ,ein tleman has been so bothered wid patriotism and the throubles of his poor suffering countrymen in tidal foreign parts, that he couldn't take time to consither sich truffles, ye spalpeen Is it the part of a giutleman to be thinking about paying his debts, whin he says the poor Canadian divils were deprived of mate and thriuk. Och, by St. Pathrick, it won n u i ve t h e bowels of an Orangeman jist to think of their sufferings." In the meantime, 'Teller got upon his feet and proposed to give a history of his escape, and seconded with his might the views of his itinerant renegade. M'Keuzie thought he had not said enough, and again addressed •the meeting, stating he wished sonic expression of the people at the seat of the general government in favour of what he called the patriot cause, knowing that it would have great weight with the people of Great Britain, and thus have a proper influence on the British government itself. The locofoco editor of that mass of balderdash and nonsense, 'yclept the " Demo cratic Review," Langtree, who is one of the pets, and in the confidence of Van Buren, was very desirous to do something that would tell at this meeting. Ile is, moreover, one of the employes of the government, and paid out of the public trea sury for propagating his democratic absurdities,. and crude Irish notions of liberty in this country. This man seemed to be warmly in favour: of the cause, and almost the only one present that was. It proved, however, an entire abortion, and the meeting dissolited without doing any thinff. This is not the region for such things. Schemes of rebellion will not thrive here, and the citizens are too reflecting , sober , and discreet t o lend themselves to such wild, foolish, and dangerous undertakings. Every one was astonished at the impudence of these men in sticking up placards under the very eve of the Government, and the dissatisfaction was so veal that it reached the palace, and his majesty , Martin the First, it is said, is s u e d a circular to the different officers of government,. requesting them not to give any couutenancel by their presence, or in any other manner, to the critninat designs of M`Kenzie & Co. And so the matter stands. is believed by his friends, that Van Buren intends, in his next message, to be very explicit on this subject. We shall see,—Whatever he may do, it is certain that none but his locofoco friends are at all favourable to this rebellious scheme, which, if not checked, 'may involve this country in a serious and disastrous war. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A Proclamation, . . . . Whereas, there is much reason to believe that citizens of the United States, in disregard of the solemn warning here -tofiire given to them by the proclamations issued by the Ex ecutive of the General Government, and by some of the Governors of the States, have combined to disturb the peace of the dominions of a neighbouring and friendly nation : And whereas, information has been given to me, derived from official sod other soureer, that many citizens in differ ent parts of the United States are associated, or associating, for the same purpose: And whereas, disturbances have ac tually broken out anew in different parts of the two Canadas: And whereas, a hostile invasion has been made by citizens of the United States, in conjunction with Canadians and others, who, after forcibly seizing upon the property of their peaceful neighbour for the purpose of effecting their unlaw ful designs, are now in arms against the authorities of Canada, in perfect disregard of their own obligations as American citizens, and of the obligations of the Government of their country to foreign nations: Now, therefore, I have triought.it necessary and proper to issue this proclamation, calling upon every citizen of the United States neither to give countenance nor encourage ment of any kind to those who have thus forfeited their claim to the protection of their country; upon those misguided or deluded persons who are engaged in them to abillg_on projects dangerous to their own country, f a t a l to tbWshorn they profess a desire to relieve, impracticable of execution with out foreign aid, which they cannot rationally expect to ob tain, and giving rise to imputations (however unfounded) upon the honor and good faith of their own government, upon every officer, civil and military, upon every citizen—by the ~~ veneration due by all freemen to the laws which they have assisted to enact for their own government—by his regard for the honor and reputation of his country—by his love of order, and respect for that sacred code of laws by which na tional intercourse is regulated—to use every effort in his power to arrest for-trial and punishment every offender against the laws providing for the performance of our obligations to the other Powers of the world. And I hereby warn all those who have engaged in these criminal enterprises, if persisted in, that, whatever may be the condition to which they may be reduced, they must not expect the interference of this Government, in any form, on their behalf; but will be left, reproached by every viituous fellow-citizen, to be dealt with according to the policy and justice of that government whose dominions they have, in defiance of the known wishes and efforts of their own Government, and without the shadow of justification or excuse, nefariously invaded. Given under my haud, at the city of Washington, the twenty first day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and the sixty-third of the Independence of the United States. M. VAN BUREN. By the President : John Forsyth, Secretary of State. (From the New York Journal of Commerce of Nov. 23.) On Sunday night last two schooners loaded with patriots appeared off Prescott, and before our citizens were up enter ed our harbour, and took possession of the steam boats United States and Paul l'ry, and several row boats. Our people generally knew nothing of the expedition. The United States was lying quietly at our wharfs, and was in no way concerned in it, as it is asserted in the Canada papers. But one of the proprietors reached the wharf before she was seized, and he exerted himself to the utmost to prevent it. On Monday, the patriots, between 130 and 140 in number, and not 600 as in the Canada papers, effected a landing at Windmill point, a mile or two below Prescott, and took pos session of the mill and five or six stone houses around it. But little fighting was done, and but one man known to have been killed. He was one of the hands of the United States, who remained on boaad, a member of the Presbyterian church here. He had his skull knocked off by a cannon-ball, just as the States was entering; our harbour. On Tuesday morning there was an attempt to dislodge the patriots, but without effect. The engagement continued for au hour or two, when the `regulars' retreated, leaving the patriots in possession of the field, with the exception of two houses and a barn. Two of these the patriots took the next day and burned. Those of the British, as stated by themselves, was about 30 killed, and some wounded. The patriots, being protected by the building, lost but live or six. It is stated in the Kingston Chronicle that during the engagement the United States steamer Telegraph paraded up and down the river with the two patriot schooners in tow, for the purpose of drawing off the attention of their soldiers. This is not so. The schooners were lying near our shores when they were seized by the Telegraph, during the engagement, for violating the laws of neutrality, and brought into the harbour. A mass of people collected on our shore, most of them not citizens, and impro perly manifested their interest in the engagement by cheer ing when the British forces retreated, which has giveu great offence to our neighbours. On Thursday night an effort was made to get the Patriots off, and bring them to this side; but without success. Pres ton King, whose name you will perhaps recollect as somewhat conspicuous in New York legislatnre last winter, visited their camp in person, and found their number 118: 12 have since escaped, and the remainder are either killed or taken. On Friday morning a body of regulars arrived from King ston, bringing with them some heavy battering pieces, and about three in the afternoon, opened their fire upon the mill buildings. Atter about an hour and a half, a white flag was waved from a window in the upper part of the mill, but to no purpose; their fate was determined. Shortly after, two men (some say three, I saw but two), started towards the boats on the river4vitti a white flag. They approached the shore, were fired upon, and retreated to the house. This is denied on the other side, but is testified to by those who have escaped, and that other attempts at surrender were made, but non e accepted. What the truth is I cannot tell. No reliance can be placed on the number of prisoners stated to have been taken, for it greatly exceeds the whole number engaged, and must, I think, include many who were taken up at Prescott on suspicion. It is not true that orders were given to the British troops to make no prisoners. On the contrary, a majority of the in vaders were made prisoners, though it is said nothing but the presence of the regular troops prevented a general massacre. (From the Montreal Herald of Nov. 18.) Yesterday forenoon the Upper Canada mail arrived in town, and brought intelligence that at a quarter to three p.m. on Friday, -the artillery from Kingston had arrived at Pres cott, and the attack on the Americans at Johnstown was to be made in the afternoon or early on Saturday morning. When the Americans saw the artillery, consisting of two 32, and two 24-pounders, they sent a flag of truce, offering to surrender as prisoners qf war, which was very properly re fused. We hope every scoundrel of them will he cut off. A passenger who left Prescott on Thursday morning, reports having met the Royals at Cornwall, under the command of that tried veteran Colonel Wetherell, and we trust he will arrive at the scene of action in time to take the chief com mand. • The Kingston Chronicle of Wednesday, the publication of which was delayed till Tuesday, contains a note written in pencil on its margin, stating that the rebels at Belleville had risen in bleat numbers. On Wednesday evening, a party of Indian warriors, consisting of about 70 or 80, from Mohawk village, arrived at Kingston, all anxious for an opportunity to try theit aim on the Americans. The following, from the Kingston Chronicle, conveys additional particulars, which will be perused with interest : Wednesday Night, Half-past Ten o'Clock. The steam-boats Brockville and Kingston have just arrived from Prescott, bringing back all the troops which left here yesterday. The Patriots are fairly surrounded in the mill and houses, and by water, and have no chance of escape. Col. Dundas did not think it worth while to risk the lives of his men, as it is intended to await the 'arrival of a piece of heavy ordnance before attack—when the gallant militia, who had assembled in large numbers from a great distance round, would soon settle the business. The Kingston brought up two prisoners, one of whom was aseqtry among the Patriots, and deserted. 'f heir provisions are nearly gone. The scoundrels had mangled the body of Lieut. Johnson in a shocking manner. We hope a swift retributive justice is awaiting them. The number of killed is said to be greater than is mentioned in our last. mass of the yeomanry as: is now exhibiting in this vicinity. Th e w hol e country is alive with men, eager to rush forward in defence of their country. - (From the Montreal Gazette of Nov. 19.) On Tuesday morning a detachment of 40 men of the 83d Regiment, under the command of Lieut. Johnson, and 30 of the Royal Marines under Lieut. Parker, were landed at Prescott, and beingjoined by the detachments of the Volun teers and other militia, the whole numbering only about 300 men, commanded by Col. Plumer Young, of the Particular Infantry Service, proceeded to attack the Patriot pirates. While the main body assailed the rascals in front, who had come out of their houses and posted themselves behind a stone wall, a party of militia, under Colonel Duncan Fraser, made a detour with a view to attack them on their flank. The troops advanced under a galling fire from the wall, and soon succeeded in expelling the enemy from behind it. They then drove them to seek refuge in the houses, from the numerous windows and apertures of which they kept up a deadly aim on our gallant fellows. Lieutenant Johnson, in a daring at tempt, with a few regulars, to storm a house with nine win dows in it, filled with men, firing at his party, fell within a few feet of the house—a gallant victim for the honour of his in sulted company. The marines strove nobly to succour Mr. Johnson, as their list of wounded will show, but were coin pelled to retreat or cie, before the incessant tire of the pirates. Being destitute of artillery to batter the houses, in which the sympathisers were so strongly posted, our gallant troops were reluctantly obliged to retire from the unequal contest. During this attack, the Patriots had two pieces of artillery which kept up an exchange of shots with the steam-vessels anchored in the river, the fire from which could make no im pression upon the round stone tower of the mill in which the enemy were strongly posted. While the attack was going on, the wharfs at Ogdensburgh and the shore were lined with people, who cheered repeatedly when the troops retired. An other extraordinary evidence of the honourable spirit of Ame rican neutrality took place while the engagement was going on. A steamer from Ogdensburgh, believed to be the 'Tele graph, hired by the American government, came into the stream with the two sympathising schooners, which were towed repeatedly up and down the river opposite our vessels, as if to divert their attention from the contest going on at Windmill Point. A supply of ammunition had also been sent from the American shore to the Patriots during the pre vious night. We subjoin a list of the killed and wounded, for the complete accuracy of which we cannot vouch; but presume it to be nearly correct Killed.—Lieut. Johnson, 8.3 d Regiment, commanding de tachment; Lieut. Dulmage, Grenville Militia; Serjeant ,Fraser, Grenville Militia; 2 Glengarry Independent Com pany; 2 Dundas Militia; 3 women. Wounded.—Four of the 83d Regiment; Lieut. Parker and 14 Royal Marines; 6 Queen's Royal t orderers; Serjeant Clarke, of the 71st Regiment, attached to Captain Edmon stoue's Company of Volunteers; 7 Glengarry Independent Company; 2. and one missing, o f the Brockville Independent Company; 3 Dundas Militia; 4 and 5 Grenville Militia; Captain George M'Donald, Glengarry Independent Com pany, stationed at Prescott; Lieut. Col. Gowan. Several gentlemen volunteered from Prescott and Brock ville to accompany the attacking party. Among the volun teers we learn that our friend, Surgeon Chisholm, R. A., who was a passenger in the Coburg, lent his valuable services during the fight. The Coburg and Queen .Victoria returned to town this morning, the former bringing the wounded, two of whom (of the marines) died to-day. She also brought 26 prisoners of the piratical force, - who had been lodged in the Fiirt. Our town is crowded to-day With the gallant yeomanry militia of the neighbouring country, who have flocked in at the shortest notice, and with an enthusiatn beyond all praise, to assist in defending the town in the ab4enca of the regular troops. Ainong others, we observe part_ of the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd Frontenac, let and 2nd Addington, and 2nd Lenox regiments of militia, and there ate also five troops of cavalry in town this evening. We are informed that the 3rd regiment of Frontenac mili tia mustered strong at Barriefield rsterday, notwithstanding the heavy rains which prevail e d in the forenoon. Tney now occupy barriefield, and have taken the dock-yard guards. As an instance of the activity displayed by officers and men, we may mention that it was ten o'clock before Captain Beitch commenced collecting his company from the back conces sions of the township of Kingston, and at three p. in. he reached his station with about 50 or GO fine young men. Such exertions are beyond praise. That very active and persevering officer, Captain Fralick, of the let Addington dragoons, came into town this morning with 60 or 70 brave yeomen, well mounted, covered with mud, but full of ardour. P. S. The let Lenox have just come in, 400 strong, and Captain Casey's troop of cavalry under Colonel Crawford. The men have marched 301 wiles through mud, knee deep. The streets are thronged with militia men, who now muster about 2,000. With feelings such as these actions show, the Country will always be safe. Yesterday afternoon, thwe companies of the gallant 83d, under the command of Lied!. Col. the Boil. Dundas, em barked on board the Brockville and Kingston steamers, for Prescott. Lieut. Col. Cubitt, It. A.; received orders to send at the same time a demi field battery, which were put on board the Brockville, under the orders of Major M'Bean, and one field gun. on board the Kingston. FROM THE FRONTIER. (From the New York Commercial Advertiser of Nor. 22. . , At the moment we were_ ready for press, we have hecm.fa voured with a letter from Col. Worth, giving a fell account of his own operations, and of the proceedings on the Canada side. Having received it at a late hour, we can only give some extracts. Colonel Worth says that the American citizens along the frontier are beginning to exhibit a strong feeling of regret for the misconduct of which their portion of the country has been the scene, and very many of them deny all knowledge or par ticipation. . _ Much fear is entertained of retaliation from theother side. but Colonel W. is confident that nothing of the kind will be dune if the British authorities can .prevent it. Ilis in tercourse with them has been marked by great courtesy and good feeling. Extensive arrests were in progress. Col. Worth expected that he should be able to set (don the 17th for a visit to the intermediate towns between Ogdensburgh and Sacket's Harbour, leaving Col. Clarke with one company to cruise in the neighbourhood of the former for a few days. The war fever in that region, he says, is radically cured for the present, at all events. During the engagement of the 16th, he had his vessel sta tioned between the combatants and the American shore, to prevent any efforts that might be made to send over assist. ante to the invaders, or on the other band, if they took to the water and were pursued, to prevent the pursuers from in fringing our neutrality. It was a painful situation in which he was .placed, to see his countrymen, guilty as they were, selling their lives so dearly, but his duty was plain, and he would not shrink from it. The whole number that crossed over was about 250. (From the Montrecil Courier of Nov. 19.) The court martial for the purpose of trying the rebels and brigands, commences its sittings this day. It consists of se ven field officers, and seven captains, all of the line, with Major General Clitherow, as president. Captain Muller, of the Royal Regiment, has been appointed judge advocate, with Mr. Solicitor-General as his legal adviser. For the sa- tisfaction of our readers, we may mention that, the president of the court has no greater authority than any of its members except when his casting vote is required, should there be any occasion for it. It is not expected that anything will be done to-day, ex cept formally constituting the court, but the real business will probakly commence to-morrow. The proceedings will be public, with the exception of the deliberations atte► the examination of witnesses, when the written opinion of each officer is given to the president, who returns a verdict ac cordingly. The junior officer is first asked for his opinion of the innocence or guilt ot• the party accnsed, which he writes on a paper and folds it up, so that nu undue advantage can be used by any member of the court. We have seen the new gallows made by Mr. Broudsoii, and we believe it will he erected this day in front of the new gaol, so that the rebels may enjoy a prospect which will no doubt have the effect of encouraging sound sleep and pleasant dreams. The gallows can accommodate six or seven at a time comfortably, but more at a pinch. • * (Correspondence of the Commercial Advertier.) Niagara Falls, Nov. 16, 1838. • I have just returned from Longport, and wishing, to cross to Canada, went down to the ferry in company with Lord Hill, another English officer, and about 15 other persons, among whom were several intending to join the rebels (as I learned on my return)—also some residents of the Upper Province. On approaching the Canada shore, a party of about 20 soldiers opposed our landing, excepting Lord Hill and the officer, saving that their orders were to allow none to land, excepting English oflicerr, without a passport. We had consequently to return, a regular non-irtereourse being established. I was able to gain from some of the party, that for a week past a large number had crossed, two or three at a time, at Waterloo, the Falls, and Lewiston. The place of destination of the perking who went to the ferry with me I could not learn, farther than that it was about 100 miles An. from the Falls. The b oa t m an made an arrangement to carry them ..-pr to-night or to-morrow night, provided there was a stor T.Ly - are well prepared on the other s:de. P.S. An express had arrived at the Falls, to prevent cross ing.. as early this rooming no difficulty was experienced in getting over. ( From the Albany Argus.—Second Edition.) LATEST FROM THE FRONTIER.—A corespondent at Clay ton, Jefferson county, encloses us a proclamatio❑ to the Pa triots of Canada, signed "J. Ward Birge, Brigadier General Commanding, Eastern Division"—post-marked " Clayton, N.Y., Nov. 16." On the hack of the letter is the following brief announcement of the fate of the Patriot force embodied at Windmill Point, below Prescott : " The Patriots ate all killed, or taken prisoners. Nov. 16." (From the Jeffersonian, Extra.) Watertown, Friday Evening, Nov. 16. UPPER CANADA. The mail from the north which arrived this morning brought no later intelligence that 'that published in the Jeftersonian yesterday. For the following particulars, we are indebted to Doctor A. Trowbridge, jun., of (this village, who was an eye witness to the battle near Prescott, from Ogdensburgh, and who returned to this place last evening. Dr Trowbridge states, that of the Patriots whowent from this county, the following are said to have been killed or wounded : Charles Brown, of Brownville, son of Judge Brown, killed —shot through head and breast. Daniel George, of Lvme, supposed killed. Monroe Wheelock, of this village, wounded. • Robert Denton, of this village, missing, supposed killed. Doctor Trowbridge states, that when he left Ogdensburgh on the evening of the 14th the Patriot force was confined to the windmill and adjoining stone buildings, in number from 100 to 150; and that there was a large British force - in the rear, the British armed steam-boats lying at Prescott, or • . passing up and down the river, cutting Off all communication with the American shore. Platoon firing was heard in Prescott, Tuesday evening supposed to be the execution of martial law on the Petri° prisoners. It thus appears that unless the Patriots are released, o• effect their escape soon, they must all be cut off. The proba bilities are that the whole will fall. We await with Brea' anxiety further intelligence. • Not a man from the Canada side joined the Patriots! (From the Montreal Courier of the 17th.) We have been favoured by a gentleman in town with the perusal of a letter 'received by him from Cornwall, from which we give the following extract:— " Cornwall, Nov. 15. 1838. "Col; Vankoughnet and Cot Crysler are now at Prescott, with 400 men each : as also 800 of the Glengarians. The greater part of the 92d have been forwarded by waggons front here. The steam-boat Brockville has arrived from Kingston and landed some artillery. There are also three armed steam boats on the look out to prevent any . assistance from the American side to the rebels, or their being able to effect their escape by water. Escape by land is impossible, from the manner in which they are surrounded by our troops. It is the general opinion here, that an attack was to have been made this morning. "I regret to say that in this attack which was made on • Tuesday, some of the volunteers and a few of the 83d regi ment have fallen, for which a fearful retribution may be con fidently predicted." (From the Watertown .leffi-irsoniatt (Extra) of Nov. 18.) We are indebted to Mr. S. Fairbanks, of this village ; for a copy of the following letter received by him this . morning. It is believed to be entitled to full confidence, as it is well known that the British troops left Kingston with heavy ordi nance for the purpose of reducing the mill and annihilating the Patriots there assembled. 'the Kingston Chronicle of-Thursday departure of the Coburg and a her steam-boats with troops, &c., and also the arrival at that port of the wounded in. the battle of Tuesday, and 26 Patriot prisoners, who were im mediately confined in Fort Henry. The Chronicle admits the British loss to have been severe; from 10 to 20 killed, and about 50 wounded. Among the former were Lieutenant Johnson, 83d regiment, Lieutenant Dalmage, of the Gren ville militia, one serjeant, and three.women. The Chronicle adds— " By a despatch received from Colonel Turner, 'dated Cornwall, Nov. 12, nine, p.m„ we learn that all is going on brilliantly below—that Beauharnois was taken—all the pri soners released—the rebels made prisoners—and that the country was all iu flames." A passenger in the Ogdensburgh stage stated that some few of the Patriots effected their escape on Friday night, but with few exceptioes the whole were cut off. The battle was most splendid : about 2000 fighting at a time; the number of killed and wounded in this engagement cannot tall touch short of 500. You may imagine how true • and faithful the Patriots at the Windmill fought, when 1 tell you that P K and a few more went to them last night, at the hazard of their lives, to take them off their po sition, but they refused to leave, saying that they were con fident their friends would not desert them, and that there were thousands of men in county, bound by their oaths to assist them, and that they would abide by the issue. And now they are all, or nearly all, murdered ! Respectfully, &c., J. M. DOTY. • Four o'clock, p.m. Mr. Jonah Woodruff has this moment arrived from Og densburgh, which place he left at noon yesterday. He saw one man, a Pole, who escaped, and who supposed himself to be the only one left alive. The Patriots rushed out of the mill soon after sunset, with three white flags, but they were all speared as th e y went out. The mill was then filled with British troops, and the Pole, who escaped, with two others, who had secreted themselves in the lower part of the mill, mingled with the British troops, but his two companions were killed ; he himself escaped by wearing the coat of Lieut Johnson, who was killed on Tuesday. • The Patriot force in the mill numbered 111 men, besides 11 wounded (From the Montreal Herald of Nov. 19.) LATER STILL FROM PRESCOTT. Yesterday evening, the folloWiWdesPatciiironi the Hon. Lieut.-Col Dundas, of the 83d Regiment, was recived at head-quarters. We trust that the American brigands have only escaped the bullet and bayonet, to terminate their career on the scaffold. Prescott, Nov, 16, 183 S. Sir.—l have the honour to acquaint you, for the informa tion of his Excellency the Commander of the Forces, that I came down here yesterday from Kingstown, with four com panics of the 83,1 regiment, two 18-pounders and a howitzer, and made up from the town to a position about 400 yards from the windmills and adjoining houses occupied by the brigands. They did not move or come nut of the houses to oppose my advance. The 18. pounders opened with good effect upon the stone building near the mill. Captain Sandon, with two gun-boats, in which he carried two - IS-pounders, took up a position below the windmill, which he commanded, b u t not with much eff ec t. After cannonading these buildings for an hour or rather more, and observing the brigands to be quitting them and endeavouring to escape, I ordered the troops to advance; very little resistance was offered by the part) occu pying the windmill, but a smart fire was opposed to us from the adjoining stone building. It being dark before the troops got round these buildings, and the brigands in the windm ill having displayed a white flag, they were summoned to surren der themselves unconditionally, which they did. Eighty-six prisoners were immediately-secured, and 16 others, who w ere wounded, we removed from the mill as soon as conveyance could be found--a large supply of arms, 20 kegs of powder, and 3 pieces of ordnance fell into our hands. Some of the brigands effected their escape from the buildings when dark ness came on, and hid themselves in the brushwood on the bank under the mill. 1 directed the militia to scour this bank, and several prisoners were thus secured, among others a Pole, calling himself General Van Sault, who, it is under stood, was the principal leader. All the buildings adjoinimc the mill we destroyed, but the latter I directed to be occupied by a company of militia, and propose that it should continue to he so, or entirely demolished. "I am happy to say the service was performed with the loss of one man only of the 83 , 1 regiment. " I have the honour to remain, Sir, "Your most obedient servant, " H. DUNDAS, " I.ieut. Col. 83d Hegt. Commandan t. "Capt. Goldie, A. D. C., Montreal." MONEY MARKET, &e.—Nov. 22. (From the New York Inquirer of Nov. 22) with - A moderate business was transacted in Stocks to-day, out any material alteration in yesterday's prices. IJ"'„ le , States Bank sold at 1203; Delaware and Hudson, Notch American Trust and Backina Company 921; Haden' 48, and Stoningtou Railroad Company, at 37. Sales we re made of 18.000 dollars in Six per Cent. T rea sury Nat" at par, and 1500 dols. in Five per Cent, at 9 0 .1 The sales of Exchange to-day for the Great Western, base been at the previous rates obtained, say It) to 10 p" ce:j'e: pm. on England, and sf. 171 on France, with a moderate en roand. Bank of the United States have not as Ye t be 1,.• sellers for this vessel, but anticipate the arrival of a "rr a j t of bills on England to-morrow morning, whiCh will be tills 10 per cent. The Bank also offers to receive orders f or lar, to transmit by the Roscius, sailing for Liverpool on . M h 'i to at 91 per cent. pm. On France, the business is confi ne private houses. • ( l c to The People's Bank of Montre a l h a s been authoris ed suspend specie payments, by an Order in Council. Arr ival Letters front ante Richmond, Va , state that since th e of the Great West e r n , t o b acco had been held at an adv of 50 to 81 per 10016. LATEST FROM MEXICO. (From the Morning Herald of Nov. 2 3 ) the Our correspondent at New Orleans writes word that United States sldop of war, Vandalia, arrived at the , 5 ,, ( 1 1 ,,,! \Vest Pass from Tampico, on the 6th instant, vr' n '';," 96,000 dole. in specie. A gentleman who came Pas,s en gTh says he could obtain no papers, but that it was unuerstopt that the French commander had sent dispatches to the Y of Mexico, demanding the payment of the indemnity, anii o tifying the authorities, that in case of refusal, an immediate attack ou Vera Cruz would be made. The blockading squadron had been reinforced by tw°