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4 Vamp. A SOLITARY GLEN. (rpox THE SCOTTISH MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR OCTOBER.) How all things breathe of loneliness? The flowers , Like timid birds, seem shrinking, half afraid, From human notice, as they had displayed Their virgin loveliness, throu.h summer hours, But to their gentle sisters 'mid these bowers, In unpreturhed beauty! The dim glade, Slumbering beneath the quiet air in shade, Seems sacred to the tutelary powers Of silent contemplation and deep peace : I breathe a purer air—lifting the heart From the low cares that torture human kind, To hopes of higher aim, which in the press Of thronging crowds were cabined and confined 'Mid stifling toil and dark self-seeking art. THE DESERTED CHURCH, No costly tables deck the wall— No sculptured monuments are there ; Cold, damp, and age are spoiling all That desolated House of Prayer. From the low porch the latch has gonel Rude kends have marked the oaken door ; While moss grows thickly o'er the stone, dad rank weeds on the floor. The arched window, o'er whose pane The bright sun shed his parting ray. Reflects no more each crimson stain And gorgeous tint of closing day. The birds that built beneath the leaves. Now flutter round those columns cold, And night winds waft th' autumnal leaves Over the crumbling pavement's mould. There's scarce a murmur in the place, From break of day till eventime ; And human footsteps seldom trace The path—the wild plants idly climb Over the fallen roof, and hide Half ruin's devastation there ; Yet man, unthinking, turns aside From that lone House of Prayer, Year after year 'tis crumbling, And heavily the loose stones fall Long grass and fern hang clustering Above the tombs without the wall. Their name, their history, bath past; But in these lonely graves recline The mouldering. ashes of the last Who worshipped at that shrine. Oh, let the gaudy throng who read • Some proud cathedral's lofty aisle, Turn from each humble turf-clad bed With haughty and contemptuous smile. Dearer to me that silent glade, Than lordly pomp and wealth's array— More blest the yew's unbroken shade Beside the ruins gray ! For hearts, now passionless, have stirred, With love and faith long suffering, here ; Man's pleading accents have hPen heard, • And contrite woman's falling tear Forgotten by the world they lie, And still their dreamless slumber share, Though storms o'ercast the summer's sky, Above their House of Prayer'. LECTURE ON OPTICS, MECHAN ICS' IMSTITUTION. On Wednesday evening, Mr. Addams delivered the third lecture of his course to a numerous and attentive audience. It has been stated that when a ray of light comes into contact with a body of denser medium than that through which it is passing, it is refracted or bent from the direction it has been pursuing. The question naturally arises, what occasions this deflexion? It is owing to the difference in the density of the nether in the new medium, which preverts the waves from tie- Telling through it with the same rapidity as through the pre vious medium. BAs the same law, then, applies to refraction as to reflection, tltat.fkoh.waves must pass through equal spaces, and as the waves, when the rays are directed upon water in an oblique direction, cannot all enter at the same moment, it follows that those which have not entered will move more rapidly than those which have, and that the length of these waves will be shortened on reaching the water, and the body of light assume a new direction. The atmospheric air refracts the light which passes through it from the heavenly bodies, hence the light of the sun is seen by us thirty-three minutes after it has sunk below the horizon in consequence of its rays being refracted in a circular manner, owing to the increasing density in the atmosphere, as they descend to the earth's sur face. There are many advantages attending this property of the atmosphere; by it our day is made longer than it other wise would be, and that without abstracting any light from the inhabitants of another hemisphere. But there are many dis advantages. Persons taking astronomical observations must make allowances fur this refraction. There are books publish ed for this purpose, containing tables of the refraction, according to the degree of elevation, as the nearer the horizon the greater the refraction, whilst in a vertical direction the rays of light proceed at right angles, without any . refraction. Light is totally reflected when it is passing from a dense me dium to a rarer one at a certain angle. Thus, if a ray-of light be passing from water upwards towards the air so that it shall describe an angle of 40 deg. and a few odd minutes, the ray will be sent back as a tennis-ball from a wall. The reason of this is, that, as the amount of refraction is greater than the angle which is described above the water, the ray enters the water in accordance with the law of refraction previously given. A practical illustration of this may be readily afforded by elevating . a common drinking glass at the angle of 40 deg. between the light and the eye, when the rays will be rel.cted _on the eye, and the under surface of the water will appear as bright as any mirror. A person standing under the water will see, upon looking up, the images of all external objects through - au opening of 80 deg., whilst on every side of that space he will see the images of the objects at the bottom of the water. The angle varies in different substances, according to the density of the either contained in them. By means of a piece of glass of a certain curve, we may bring all the rays of light to a certain point; and by a means of a triangular bar of the same metal, called a prism, we can refract light so as to make it available for certain purposes. Flint glass possesses the highest refractive powers, on account of the degree of lead it contains; plate glass has them in a lesser degree, and crown glass least of all. Mr. Addams illus trated this by means of a prism, composed of three pieces, each of different qualities of glass, and explained the method by which the refractive powers of various substances were deter mined. Liquids are formed into prisms by enclosing them in troughs of glass of different shapes. Mr. Addams then described the various forms of glass used in the formation of optical instruments, and their uses in refract ing light. Lenses may be made which will melt any known substance with the utmost ease. Mr. Park constructed a burn ing glass three feet in diameter, by which he brought all the light that was received upon its surface into a spot of one inch in diameter. By means of another lens the rays were still further concentrated into one-sixth of an inch. Supposing the light of the sun to be 60 deg. and that all its rays were refracted, 'they would be concentrated into upwards of two millions of times less space. With this instrument, Mr. Parke was en abled not only to melt iron and other substances, instantaneous ly,.but to dissipate them in smoke Mr. Addams delivers his fourth lecture to-morrow evening. In the report of the last lecture, it was erroneously stated that blue and violet waves travel at a certain rate, instead of generated in a certain number per second. THE LATE MADAME MALIBRAN. On Sunday afternoon a courier arrived in this town from Belgium, bearing a letter from M. de Beriot to Mr. Beale, in which he states that he cannot return to Manchester on,account of his being confined to bed by severe illness. He expresses a hope that the courier will arrive in time to stay the funeral, a n d announces that two of his relations will leave Belgium immedi ately, with fail authority to take charge of the body, and convey it to Brussellq, where it was his wish it should be interred. A meeting of the committee was called on Monday to take this letter into consideration„and on the circumstances attending the funeral being minutely explained to the courier, he express. ed himself perfectly satisfied. A letter was immediately sent to M. de Beriot, .detailing all that had been done under the authority given by him to Mr. Beale, and the courier remains in town to await instructions as to his further proceedings. On Wednesday, the relative of M. de Beriot to whom allusion is made in one of the letters noticed above, arrived in this town, and had interviews with several members of the committee: ne urged upon those gentlemen the wish of M. de Beriot to have the remains of the deceased conveyed to. Brussels for in -terment there, and the anxiety of the Belgian people generally to bestow such honours upon her as were customary amongst them on great tweasions. The answer he received was to this effect:—That the deceased having been interred within the walls of the Collegiate Church, those who had the custody of the body could not suffer it to be exhumed without a faculty from the Ecclesiastical Court. That in the application for such faculty, very strong grounds of necessity must be laid before the court, audit might, and no doubt would, be strongly oppos ed by the inhabitants of Manchester ; who had interred Madam de Beriot with all those marks of respect which were due to de parted genius. That even if the faculty were obtained, the warden and fellows of the church w multi not be compelled to give up the body in defiance of the.wishes of their fellow-towns inen..and th it, in the present temper of the people, its removal was not likely to meet -with public-sanction. The gentleman was told that the conduct of M. de , Beriot, in leaving the town so precipitately, and confiding the funeral of his wife to strangers had created the deepest disgust in the minds of the public; and if be thought that the show of affection which he displayed in now wishing to remove the body to his own neighbourhood was calculated to reconcile the people of England to his conduct, or to lessen the disgust they felt, he was very much mistaken. It might be in compliance with some foreign custom, he was .told, that M. de. Beriot had pursued his line of conduct, but he was reminded that M. de B. had resided long enough in Eng land to know what were the customs of this country, and that he ought not to have set them so completely nt defiance as he had done. Whether any ulterior proceeding will be taken by M. de Beriot we know not; a letter from him is expected in the course of the day ; in the meantime his relative and the courier who arrived on Sunday are awaiting in this town further in structions.—Manchester Courier. . , . -------=--.. - . THE TEA PLANT IN Assam.—The result of the researches of the tea-deputation dispatched to Assam, under Dr. Wallich, respecting tea-plant in that country, gives every reason to ex pect that tea will heroine in a short time a prime article of ex port from India. The plant has been found in extensive na tural plantations and the localities are such as to encourage the belief that it exists far more extensively than has been actually discovered, and to warrant the conclusion that Assam. and our northern frontier generally, will afford the most handsome field for tea-cultivation of every variety. The researches of the deputation have not been limited to the tea-plant ' • the botani cal and geological features of the country have been noted; . and Dr. Wallich states that he has never seen or heard of , so ricit.a Flora as that of Assam. —Asiatic Journal. . - ' -ANECDOTE OF TWO NIGHTINGALES. —It is well known to the natural historian that there are a small number of birds .whictr.will, in case of danger.tnenacing them, remove their eggs- from one nest to another. Among these are the hedge sPnrrow, .the quail, and the cuckoo ; the last-mentioned has leen observed to perform the task with its beak. A French .-fterrtteman, named Denisvaux, recently made known the.fol g curious and interesting circumstance, which he himself _. - witnessed at the. period of an inundation. He had observed a nest, "which was supported by a little bunch of twigs only a few inches above the surface of the water , with four eggs in It; but OR -a second visit h e di scovere d that it only contained two, in stead of four which he had seen the evening previously.. His first suppo s iti on . ~, water. .He.walkerlaaBZ that they had fallen accidentlly into the. when to his surprise ' h k e y. r and returned again in a few minutes, both mood there was but one left. Shortly afterwards he saw another nest with 2, 1 : 411 3 near the ground, making to wardsabout forty or fifty paces tromdtittecipitation, at a distance of u a riginal; and hastening pp. to it, he found to his astonishm, n e t t h e four eggs from the nest which i : a e i c l or t i , ie d angerousapp•that it contained all way the Parental anxiet y its preptimity to the rising waters. Pi s from ow o e f Ver, no means the birds had o cabeerving in what instructed them to perform their difficult andydsll;ZPl,lllB tilldltr 'taking .not hating had any suspicion of what the littl e 1 rogues were after. I.ITEnAItY NOTICES. The Poetical Remains of the Rev. David lif‘Nicholl, including his Essay on the uses of Poetry. Edited by his Sun. London : Tegg. 1836. , This miscellany of poems, it seems, is published at the solicitation of the editor's friends, and, being a posthu mous publication, he expresses some fear that they may be found wanting in that polish they would probably have received had his father intended them for the press. — They possess all the charms of harmonious versification, beautiful imagery, tasteful selection, refined and religious sentiment, and great felicity of language. We beg to offer a single example from many pieces similarly excel lent and beautiful : INFANCY. Smile on, smile on, those glad eyes brightly beaming ; For smiles are buds blowing—are beauty in flower; But roses, and diamonds, snd stars in their gleaming. When proud of their charms, cannot equal thy power. Sing on, sing on, little warbler, excelling The well-measured notes that sound forth from the choir ; More dear to thy father the chants thou art telling Than all the gay music that starts from the lyre. Dance on, dance on, in the arms of thy mother, With motion untainted by passion or art ; Quick-springing to meet the proud bound of thy brother ; Not the dance or the spheres is more sweet to my heart. Shine on, shine on—Heaven kindled thy spirits, To dawn and to dazzle, but never to set ; Go on, my loved child, higher joys to inherit ; Yet these happy days I can never forget. The Works of Thomas Chalmers, D.D. and L.L.D., Professor of Theology in the University of Edin Vols. 3 and 4. Glasgow : Collins. Lon don : Hamilton, Adams, and Co..p.p. 395 and 455. We have just received the above volumes, in continua tion of a series of the works of this eloquent and justly celebrated divine. These two volumes contain his elab orate and unanswerable work on " the Miraculous and Internal Evidences of the Christian Revelation, and the Authority of its Records." This has been long known as a standard work on the subject, and as such, we be lieve, is held to be a high authority, not only ;in Scot land, but also in the universities and public schools of our own country. And well does it merit the popularity which it has so extensively obtained. It is characterised throughout, by close and powerful reasoning—by an un flinching ezamination, and a triumphant refutationi of all the objections which infidel writers have urged to invali date the authority of the divine records—by a vein of candour, which adds to the force and effect of its argu• tents—by great felicity of illustration, which places the subject more plainly and prominently before the - reader, than could be accomplished by mere abstract deductions— and by a strain of fervid and unrivalled eloquence, which,. while it pleases the refined taste of the enlight ened scholar, cannot fail to captivate the heart of the pious Christian. The author has been long known as one of the !nest gifted preachers of his time ; and those who have not enjoyed the privilege of listening to his glowing and impassioned appeals .from the pulpit, will, in these volumes, have an opportunity of properly ap preciating his various and peculiar excellencies, as an evangelical divine and a popular orator. Few men have done more in their generation, for the edification of their Christian brethren, and for the vindication of the truth, titan the eminently gifted Dr. Chalmers. Long may ha continue in 'the exercise of his high vocation—and far and wide may his writings be spread and multiplied, to the confusion of infidel philosophers, and to the estab lishment of the faith of sincere inquirers for the truth, in the sublime verities of the Christian religion. We have little to add respecting these volumes. They are very neatly printed, in a portable size, and published at a moft teasouable price. We subjoin the following specimen of the style of Dr. Chalmers : " We do not condemn the exercise of reason in matters of theology. It is the part of reason to form its conclusions, when it has data and evidences before it. But it is equally the part of reason to abstain from its conclusions, when these evidences are wanting. Reason can judge of the external evidences for Christianity, because it can discern the merits of human testi mony ; and it can perceive the truth or the falsehood of such obvious credentials as the performance of a miracle, or the ful filment of a prophecy, or the marvellous agreement between the subject-matter of revelation, and previously or distinctly known truth. But one of the most useful exercises of reason is, to ascertain its limits, and to keep within them; to abandon the field of conjecture, and to restrain itself within the safe and certain'barrier which forms the boundary of human experience, However humiliating we may conceive it, it is this which lies at the bottom of Lord Bacon's philosophy ; and it is to this that modern science is indebted for all her solidity, and all her triumphs. Why does philosophy flourish in our days ? Be cause her votaries have learned to abandon their own creative speculations, and to submit to evidence, let her conclusions be as painful and as unpalatable as they will. Now all that we want, is to carry the same lesson and the same principle into theology. Our business is not to guess, but to learn. After we have established Christianity to be an authentic message from God upon those historical and experimental grounds, on which the reason and experience of man entitle him to form his con clusions, nothing remains for us but an unconditional surrender of the mind to the subject of the message. We have a right to sit in judgment over the credentialS of heaven's ambassador; but we have no right to sit in judgment over the information he gives us. We have no right either to ;prose or to modify that information, till we have accommodated it to our previous con ceptions. It is very true, that if the truths which he delivered lay within the field of human observation, he brings himself under the tribunal of our antecedent knowledge. Were he to tell us that the bodies of the planetary system moved in orbits which are purely circular, we would oppose to him the observa tions and ,measurements of astronomy. Were he to tell us, that in winter the sun never shone, and that in summer no cloud ever darkened the brilliancy of his career; we would oppose to him the certain remembrances, both of ourselves and of our whole neighbourhood. Were he to tell us, that we were perfect men, because we were free from passion, and loved our neighbours as ourselves; we would oppose to him the history of our own lives, and the deeply-seated consciousness of our own infirmities. On all these subjects we can confront him. But when he brings truth from a qnarter which no human eye ever explored ; when he tells us the mind of the Deity, and brings before us the counsels of that invisible Being, whose arm is abroad upon all worlds, and whose views reach to eternity, he is beyond the ken of eye or of telescope, and we must snbmit to him. We have no more right to sit in judgment over his in formation, thou we have to sit in judgment over the information of any other visitor who lights upon our planet from some dis tant and unknown part of the universe, and tells us what worlds roll in those remote tracts which are beyond the limits of our astronomy, and how the Divinity peoples them with His won ders. Any previous conceptions of ours are of no more value than the fooleries of an infant; and should we offer to resist or to modify upon the strength of these conceptions, we would be as unsound and uuphilosophical as ever schoolman was with his categories or Cartesian with his whirlpools of ether. The History of England, by Home and Smollett ; with a Continuation by the Rev. 7'. S. Hughes, B.D. Vol. 21. London : A. J. Valpy, M.A. p.p. 446. This appears to us to be the most valuable and com plete work on the history of England that has ever been published, and we have little doubt that its intrinsic me rits wilt soon secure for it a general introduction. into our family libraries. The learned editor has nobly acquit ted himself of his task in drawing up the continuation. whilst he has very materially enhanced the value of the labours of his predecessors by the introduction of nu merous emendations. The present publication is credit able to all the parties concerned in bringing it before the publk. The editorial department, as we have already intimated, is conducted with great ability—the printing, paper, and binding are excellent—and the various illus trations by which it is accompanied are in the first style of the art. The present volume contains a splendid en graving of th e " Banqu " et at th e Guildhall, 1814"--, 4' The departure of Louis XVI.II. from England - and a beautiful poi - trait of his Majesty William IV. We ex tract the following estimate of the CHABACTEIt OF CANNING. "The public character of Mr. Canning was clearly seen in the altered policy of our government, both foreign and'domestic, during his connexion with the Liverpool administration ,• his am bition, like that of Chatham, to whom as a minister and states man he bore the nearest resemblance, was lofty and imperious; but it was directed to noble ends; to the glory of his own country, and thetadvancement, through her greatness, of the best interests of other nations: his anxiety was, that all should benefit. not only by her commercial prosperity, but by the blessings of her constitution; and when he was constrained to wield her thunders, it was only to check the spirit'Of despotic tyranny, and to keep, Great Britain in her natural sphere as the protectress of those who aspired to freedom. He exhibited a splendid contrast to certain characters of the preient day ; who, having entered on public life as the advoca tes of liberal and patriotic sentiments, have degenerated into bigOted defenders of antiquated opinions, and selfish supporters of intolerable abuses ; Mr. Canniug, on the einittarv, though party 'intro duced him into the senate, and tory principles long secured to him a place in the administration, gradually imbibed, and became insensibly influenced by, the free spirit of the British constitution ; until at length, enlightened by experience, he cast off the trammels of that oligarchy, with which early am bition had associated him but to which he owed no natural allegiance. B e i ng determined to uphold the noble fabric reared by our forefathers, he contemplated with horror any attempt to endanger its foundation, or to alter its character; but when he found that the principles which he once professed began to threaten its safety, he abandoned them as far as he thought expedient; and, conciliating his political opponents without submitting to their dictation, he availed himself of their as sistance to carry on his measures of regeneration. England regretted in: him the most accomplished orator that the en lightened spirit of the age had yet produced ; and the liberal portion -of Europe mourned over the loss of his moral influence, as a great calamity to the world at large," The Patriarchal Religion of Britain ;• or .a complete Manual of Ancient British Druidism, comtaining a full ,developement of its true origin, primitive Cha racter,.peculiar, Tenets, Mode of Instruction,. 7'ra ditionary Art, Orders, Costume, Privileges, and In fluence, with specimens of Druidical Compositions in Triads and Triplets, 4c. By 'the Re‘'. D. James, Kirkdale, Liverpool : R. Morris, Hatton Garden, 1836. p.p. 100. We have little space left for noticing this excellent manual, from which we intend making several extracts. To our Druidic- friends it will prove an . invaluable ac quisition; whilst to the general reader it cannot but prove interesting, containing, as it.does, . such a copious fund of information .respecting tlrk• ancient order—to which Freemasonry itself must yield the claim of priority. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE SCHOOLMASTER AT HOME. " The schoolmaster is too often 'abroad' when he should be 'at home.' " The following is addressed to the young who may have received from the hands of Robert Owen, his dan gerous and sophistical papers, called "The Schoolmaster Abroad," which he distributed at the Fancy Ball, in the character of Lord Brougham ; thus creeping into the pa radise of innocent and happy hearts, and, like the Ser pent of old, spreading doubt and discord where, before his entrance, dwelt joy and peace. The more matured I do not presume to address, feeling confident that their minds are too securely fixed to be made to waver by such means as those employed by Mr. Owen. As a motto to his "Alphabet" is the following : " The time has arrived fur the world to go to school to learn its alphabet of knowledge, to enable it to attain the happiness which it desires to possess." Then commence his alphabetical sentences, after each of which I subjoin some remarks, which I beg my young friends to peruse. " A—The earth is yet, except in some few places, covered with unreclaimed wastes, morasses, and forests, for want of peo ple to cultivate and improve it." As Africa contains the greatest extent of unexplored countries, let Robert Owen diiiide his wealth amongst his followers, and colonize a portion of them. Example is better than precept in this, as in most other instances, and Europe can well dispense with their presence. " B—lt is yet far too large for the family which it has to sup port; there can be, therefore, no rational cause for contests be tween individuals or nations to apportion any part of it to themselves." Since the time that Adam became a grandfather the world has been apportioned, and, indeed, before; for Cain left the home of his parents and became the peupler of a separate portion of the earth. " C —The population of the world is divided into classes, sects, parties, tribes, and nations, while it is the interest of every one that none of thestlivisions should exist." Who has been, and who is more indefatigable in the pursuit of party principles, or the more eager founder of sect, than Robert Owen himself? Else-why his great at tachment to the levelling portion of the community, to the exclusion of all others ? No one more readily rides on the shoulders of popular principle than he : while he even descends so far as to flatter the views of the vicious and the base, to' bring about his own ends. " D —The population of the world is engaged in individual and national contests for wealth, while the knowledge latterly acquired of the sciences, when that knowledge shall be wisely directed, will enable every part of the population to create, with ease and pleasure, far more wealth than will saturate the desires of all, and permanently retain a large surplus." The followers of Robert Owen are amongst the most strenuous devotees of gain : of course it is but to divide it with the low and base, when his anticipated level is ac complished. Were it not as well that he should explain the use of the wealth which is to be the possession of all alike, and the method of its circulation ? But of course such a thing as circulation cannot take place in a society of equals; for where would one be found to work for gain when he himself .possessed a fund of wealth? So that it would appear that the treasures of our world are to be divided, and that our pleasure is to lie in the con templation of the useless and unvarying mass. If we are to become thus primitive, I would wish,it to take place in Mr. Owen's day ; for he cannot deny that few in deed will be found to contribute to the wants of their fel low men, unless compelled to it by the desire of gain, or the necessity of earning bread by labour; so that his in genuity might be exercised not only in the construction of his own clothing, but also a portion for those who would not do it for themselves. I wish Mr. Owen to understand that what I am now going to say is not in the remotest degree addressed to him, knowing that the Christian's God is to him merely a creative power ; but to fellow Christians I would remark, that, but a short time elapsed before the paradise created by our God be came the scene of deceit and infamy ; and the fresh and beautiful world, containing at that time so few, human hearts, was the theatre of jealousy and discord, which brought in their train hatred and bloodshed. How much sooner then would these evils spring up in the imaginary Eden of Robert Owen ? " E—The world, through error, has been classed in a man ner the most detrimental to every individual ; while a natural classification might now be adopted which would essentially benefit all, without injury to any." How easy is it to make assertions suited to our own yiews ? But to induce belief in them, it is necessary to give reasons for our opiniors. Mr. Owen appears to imagine that it is sufficient for him to assert there is,er ror, without attempting to explain what that error is, or how it originated ; neither does he state how the classi fication is to be effected, though it may be done. " F—The existing classification produces, of necessity, po ♦erty, or the fear of poverty, among the great mass of the peo ple: while under a wise direction, which would be the natural classification of society according to age, wealth would every where superabound without contest or competition." Were it not for "necessity" and that "fear of Poverty,' would not many be worthless and idle in our streets ? And as idleness is the root of all evil, he would conduce to the growth of it by his division of wealth, and thus foster the very vices which he pretends a desire to abolish. "G —The world is now in the most grievous error respecting the principles of human nature and of society; upon those fun damental principles, on the right knowledge of which the well being and happiness of mankind depends. While, at this mo ment, extensive and expensive arrangements exist over the world to keep the great mass in ignorance of these important truths." This is merely an assertion to assist in working his own end—by inducing the people to look upon their government with jealousy and discontent, and to rebel against its dictates. He would level ! but who would be the worshipped and the flattered of the grovelling wretches he would make rich ? Why, Robert Owen ! He would stand on a pinnacle of his own rearing—and the pride-intoxicated multitude would look up, for a while exclaiming, "None are better than we." But how long would it be before some daring spirit like his own, but in the first spring of its strength and energy, would boldly turn against him and lord it over his less gifted brethren ? " H—Through these errors the world is divided by oppcsing feelings, which engender individual contests and national wars; while the removal of these errors would speedityproduce peace,. charity, and kind feelings over the world, and open the path to permanent progressive improvement in every department of life." Who possesses these "opposing feelings " in a greater degree than Robert Owen ) Does not he place himself, in his alphabet, in open defiance to all which We have been taught to respect from our earlieit childhood ? Does not he wish us to trample on those laws and customs which centuries have matured, and the noblest blood flowed but to secure? "I—The errors referred to are the origin of evil among the human race; and if men were made to become intelligent, all would know that it is the interest of (fiery individual of every class, sect, and party, in every country, that the origin of evil should be now universally abandoned." For the intelligence which can be given by-men such as he who wrote the•above, mankind would'quickly find a curse sufficient thatAks, wben they Ipoked around and saw. the "social order,".iiretended to be, advocated, en tirely done away, and in its stead nothing introduced but a gloomy reign of anarchy, discord, and crime. "J—This origin, of evil may now be easily removed from among mankind, bfa onion of the people and governments to effect it. K—The removal of the'ofigin of evil froirt among mankind will effect more for their permanent happiness thia all the'vic tories of all the heroes of past times; or than all the. mysterious writings of,-all the ancients and moderns." • If the means for removing thin pretended evil were fit to publish, why are they not stated ? It is not sufficient, I again remark, to make an assertion without giving the reasons upon which it is founded ; and it is to be hoped our world is not to be rendered the scene of vice and misery by the " mysterious writings" of such philosof pliers as Robert Owen! "L —The errors which are the origin of evil among the hu man race may be proved to be such,' at: any time, by every one in his own person, so as to•leave no doubt on the subject in any mind." To this letter only does the first part or Robert Owen's alphabet extend, and in reference to it' I have to remark, that in one instance, at least, he is deceived. For others I cannot speak, but trust that they may experience as I do ; I feel that his atheistical cant but compels me to look into my own heart,to guatd it safely front the contamina tion of such principles as he dares to oppose to the re ligion of his God and_the constitution of his country. I shall trouble you with a few'reinarks on the remainder of hi s alphabet, if the above'shOuldp ee t your approbation. Yours, &c. E. A. C. EARLY EDUCATION.—ThFIwaII thou g ht it very ' unfair to in fluence a child's mind by inculcating any opinions before it should have come to years of discretion, and be.abie to choose for itself. I showed him my garden, and told him it was my botanical garden. ' How so?' said he, it is covered with wee d s .' "Oh,' I replied, ' that is because it ha s no t etv come Co its age of discretion and choice. Ihe 'Needs, you see, have taken the liberty to grow, and I thought it.mfair in me to pre judice the soil to w a rds r o se s an d strawberries.' —Coleridge. COURT OF REQUESTS, LONDON.—A CAPITAL CALF' !—A shoemaker the r t s o u t l i n ie o c f o ls nt ß nissioner : The particulars were—" long, lank, lean - figured y o u n g g ent l e man vas summoned by a Jew-looking You look'e 'ear, Mister; -this 'oar man has got a werry great ca lf , and a werry short, thick, hugly foot; an so in course b oo t s ew- i t o h o u k s i u s stated ted son l of q Crispin the what's made for him natterally won't fit nobody else. You un derstands I made 'em. Well, vrerry pot., He ses he karnt git 'em on; now I ses he can; and if so be as you'll be so good as to let me try 'ein on afore you, why you'll see, instanter di rectly, that they fits." (Roars of laughttr.)—Commissioner : "Be good enongh, sir, to try on those bolts."—The defendant here endeavoured to get on one of the hoots ; but, from the singular immensity of his calf, it wearee evident that he could not. The shoemaker, in his anxious, thingh Owns) , effort to assist the defendant, raised the leg so • hi4h, that both parties ,rolled upon the floor, and the poor defendant, like a ship in •irons, could neither sail one way or the other; but; by a-despe rate hop, skip, and jump, reached'one cf the forms, and got emancipated frutn the W.A. The case wss dismissed. THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. Of this thing, or phantom of a thing, about whose ex istence natural philosophers have been as undecided as they are in respect to the mermaid and American great sea serpent, Mr. Montgomery M.irtin, in his exceedingly interesting little volume on "The History of Southern Africa," gives the following authentic account, which must effectually silence all insolent scepticism, and vin dicate the veracity of 7'he Ancient Mariner. Hesays:— . " And here I am reminded of that singular phenomenon which has been seen off the Cape, and usually termed the 'Fly ing Dutchman,' which few sailors who have navigated the Cape disbelieve, and respecting which other people are very sceptical. "The traditionary account of the origin ef the Flying Dutch man' is, that during the Dutch occupation of the Cape a vessel from Batavia was on the point of entering Table Bay in stress of weather in the winter season, when no vessel was allowed to enter the bay; the batteries fired upon the distressed ship, and compelled it to put to sea, where it was lost, and, as the sailors say, has continued ever since beating about, and will continue to do so till the day of judgment. " The Dutchman' is said to appear generally to ships in a heavy gale with all sails set; and when the eastern navigator is in a calm, the Dutchman appeals to be scudding under bare poles. As many persons think such an apparition the creation of fancy, I give the following statement, which was noted down in the log-book of his Majesty's ship Lieven, when employed with the Barracouta, &c. in surveying East Africa, and in the dangers and disasters of which squadron I participated. " His Majesty's ship Lieven, Captain W. F. NV. Owes, on the 6th April, 1823, when off Point Danger, on her voyage from Algoa to Simon's Bay, saw her consort, the Barracouta, about two miles to leeward. This was considered extraordinary, as her sailing orders would have placed her in a different direc tion; but her peculiar rig left not a doubt as to her identity, and at last many well-known faces were distinctly visible look ing towards the Lieven. Captain Owen attempted to close with her to speak, but was surprised that she not only made no effort to join the Lieven, but, on the contrary. stood away. Being near the destined port, Captain Owen did not follow her, and continued on his course to the Cape; but at sunset she was ob served to heave to, and lower a boat apparently for the purpose of picking up a man overboard. During the , night there was no light, nor any symptoms of her locality. The next morning the Lieven anchored in Simon's Bay, where for a whole week the Barracouta was anxiously expected. On her arrival, the 14th, it was seen by her log that she was 3(X) miles from the Leven when the latter thought she saw her, and had not lowered any boat that evening. It should also be remarked that no other vessel of the same class was ever seen about the Cape. " On another occasion a similar phenomenon was witnessed in the Lieven, and a bOat was apparently lowered, as is generally the case when the phantom seeks to lure his victim. The vete ran sailor WAS not, however, to be caught,* and the Lieven, after many perils, reached England in safety. " Thrice, when a passenger in a merchant ship, I saw a vessel in nearly similar circumstances. On one occasion we hoisted lights over the gangway to speak with the stranger ; the third time was on my recent return from India. We had been in dirty weather,' as the sailors say, for several days; and to beguile the afternoon I commenced after dinner narrating to the French officers and passengers (who were strangers to the Eastern seas) the stories current about the Flying Dutch man.' I'he wind, which had been freshening during the even ing, now blew a stiff gale, and we proceeded on deck to see the crew make our bark all snug for the night. The clouds, dark and heavy, coursed with rapidity across the moon, whose lustre is peculiarly bright in the S. hemisphere, and we could see a distance of front eight to ten miles on the horizon. Suddenly, the second officer, a fine Marseilles sailor, who had been among the foremost in the cabin to ridicule the story of the Flying Dutchman,' ascended the weather-rigging, exclaim ing, • viola le volant Hollandais !"I"he captain sent for his night glass, and soon observed, ' It is very strange, but there is a ship bearing. down upon us with all sails set, while we dare scarcely show a pocket-handkerchief to the breeze.' In a few minutes the stranger was visible to all on deck ; her rig plainly discernable, and people on her poop : she seemed to near us with the rapidity of lightning, and apparently wished to pass under our quarter, as if for the purpose of speaking. The cap tain, a resolute Bordeaux mariner, said it was quite incompre hensible, and sent for the trumpet to hail or answer, when, in an instant,. while we Mere all standing on the gni vire, the stranger iaddenly disappeared, and was no mere seen. I give this, coupled with Captain Owen's statement, without remark ; and, but that it would seem frivolous, could relate several other instances. The reader will, I hope, excuse this digression, which could not well be avoided in treating of the Cape of Good Hope, whose name is almost constantly associated with the • Flying Dutchman.'" r It is said, that any vessel which the " Dutchman" can get his letters on board of is certain to be lost. SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION OF IRISH PRIESTS. The following account of the extent to which a know ledge of the Bible is deemed necessary at the papist col lege of Maynooth, is furnished by the evidence of the Professor of Sacred Scripture there, as recorded in an appendix to the Bth report of the Irish Education Com missioners:— " Rev. James Browne, Professor of Sacred Scripture and Hebrew, in the College of Maynooth, examined. " Will you have the goodness to state generally what are your duties as Professor of Sacred Scripture and Hebrew ? I have two classes each week in Scripture; one on Wednesday —the other on Saturday—an hour each day. After the class of Scripture on Wednesday, it is part of my duty to hear the students giving exhortations on the Gospels or bpistles for the following Sunday ; or if I do not employ them in that duty, I generally take up the half hour myself in giving them an ex position of some passage of Scripture that may not be suffi ciently explained during the hour of class. * * * * On Thursday I have a class in Hebrew for one hour. * * * " What part of the students attend your class?—All those at College that are studying in theology attend my class. " They amount to 200 ?—They amount at present to above 160 or 170. * * * * * * * * * " Do your lectures comprehend both the Old and New Testa ments?-11 confine myself to the :Veit , Testament, but occasionally I discuss some passages of the Old Testament. In a prepara tory class the young men are taught the history of the Old Testament. " Do your lectures comprehend the whole of the New Testa ment ?—No ; not the whole; the most difficult parts only. We see in detail the Gospel of St. Matthew, comparing it with those of St. Mark and St. Luke. Afterwards we see pretty much in detail also the Gospel of St. John ; we read in detail the espistle to the Romans, with reference to that of the Galatians ; we read also in detail the epistles to the Corinthians, and to the He brews; also epistles to Timothy and Titus, with some of those of St. Peter. So, upon the whole, we have a tolerably exten sive view of the New Testament. " Do you lecture on the Book of Revelations ?—No. " You read the Book of Exodus, of course ?—We hare never read the Book of Exodus in class, but we have had occasional reference to it. " Do you ever go through the commandments?—lnever went through them publicly in class; I might have referred to them occasionally, but 1 never gave an exposition of them in public. " Do you read the Prophets ?_We have not read the Prophets. "Do you read the Psalms?—We have read some of the Psalms in Hebrew, but we have not had time for the Prophets or Psalms in ordinary class. •' At the rate of two chapters a-week, making allowance for the vacations, must it not take a series of many years to go through the extensive course you have suggested ?—We read generally a chapter; but there are some chapters so very easy we pass them over lightly, Stu How many attend at a time?—The whole class of theology —about 160 or 170. " How many are you able to interrogate in one day?— Generally four, sometimes five, sometimes six. • " DO you find the students generally well prepared ?—They are generally tolerably well prepared; they have a great deal of other ditties to attend to They have also to attend the class of Spedntlative. Theology and of Moral Theology. " How long have the Scripture lectures existed in Maynooth upon thevesent footing ?—Before my appointment, but not so regular and fixed. " How long ago is that?—"This is the eleventh year." CALAMITOUS FIRE AT QUEBEC. By the arrival of the ship Samuel, in twenty-three days, from Quebec, we have received the particulars of a most destructive the, which occurred at Quebec, on the 10th of September, and which are thus detailed in a paper of that date "This dar at noon a fire broke out in the upper past of the store in the'Qucen's-wharf. occupied by Mr. Vass, which spee dily communicated to the stores of Mr. builau, and the landing warehouse near the Cul-de-Sac, and to the dwelling-houses in front. 'The fire is now (three o'clock) stillraging, and has ex tended i n the direction of'St. Petet's-street, as far as the house of Mr. Marrett, and along Rue Sous le Fort, to Mr. Arnold's new hoipie 4. the intetior• of which is consumed. The wind is from the east, and blowing freihly; and 01'e - hurtling flakes are carried to a great distance; there is nu saying how far it may extend.' , _ _ _ "The, house at the corner Of St. Peter-str e et an d Rue Sons le Fort hai also taken fire, and a house in Chaplin-street was set on fire by the burning shingles falling on the roof, but the flames did nbt'eiterid to the adjoining house. "The'roofs of several houses and buildings in the Upper Town have alio been set on fire by the barning shingles . , but, from the inhabitants being on the alert; the fire has been extinguished without doing much ,mischief. The flakes Were carried com pletely over the town, and fell thickly on the esplanade. The.tide was unfortunately out when th e fire commenced, and six large schooner's which were aground in the Cul de-Sae have been consumed, with ther cargoes. The whole town is in confasion, and the streets are th ronge d w i t h ca rts removing property and goods. " No estimate can be formed of the amount of property con sumed; but the stores of Messrs: Masson, Strang, Langevin and Co., and the other stores on the wharfs, are said to have been full of goods. So awful a fire was never before known in Quebec. " Half-past Four.—The flames have somewhat abated, and it is hoped that the ravages will not extend beyond their present limits. "The risks taken upon the several properties by the Quebec Fireinsuranca Company amount to £15,195; viz., £6,500 on buildings, end £1,695 on merchandise. " Six o'Clock.—The flames are now effectually subdued, and we are happy its being able to announce that the catholic church, although several times on fire, has sustained little• damage. From the central situation of this edifice, had the fire taken effect upon it, the dreadful clement would; in all probability, have spread through the whole of the market square. '—Seettish Guardian. A Cock AND A Mons.—We have heard a story of a cock and a bull, but never of a 'cock and a mouse, until we found the following very curious one in the Montreal Courier On Saturday a large black cock, belonging to a gentleman in this city, spying a mouse about to run into a hole in an adjacent sprung to the spot, caught the 'animal by the tail, dragged him out, laid him on a Stone ' stabbed him mortally with his beak, and swallowed him whole." ANOTHER Goon ONE.—" A young man by the name of Lovatt," says the Portland Adcerit.ier, " went a few miles out side of the light-house yesterday-, in a small boat, for the pur pose of catching mackerel. While he was fishing, be observed a very large shark playing around the boat, by, which, being considerably troubled, his line .being tangled, the mackerel driven away, he struck him with his oar, when, as he sup posed, the shark left the boat. In a few minutes, however,'he discovered the shark again making towards him in a directline, with great speed, and immediately threw himself back in the boat. •At the same instant the shark rose from the water, and went directly aver the boat, just clearing it, and disappeared on the other side. I❑ this unpleasant situation Mr. L. did not re• main long, but pulled for the shore with all possible despatch." impoir). EAST I,\TDIES, CAPE OF GJUD HOPE, $-c liindostaA, (361) Pattison, fm BonV)ay, with 250 hales cotton, Crop per, Benson and co-885 do, Order-300 do, Forbes and co-175 do, Coupland and Dun: an-1 bale wool, 1 kg pickles, 2 bxs preserves, 1 bx a clock, Con!,land & Duncan-12 c`its bees' wax, 147 bls safflower, 37J bgs pepper, 1033 bgs ginger, Order—l' Dk, WEST INDIES AND M. 4 El R. 4. lleyes, (320) Nagle, fin Barbados, with 330 hds 9fi tes sugar, 100 Ms cotton, [O2 bgs ginger, 1 pkge sweetmeats, lieges, Litherland and co —2 pkgs sweetmeats, T Lee and co-2 do, Barton, lrlain and co-4 do, I hrl sugar, J Nagle-2 pkgs sweetmeats. I hrl sugar, Wason—Q Dk Europa, (272) Lawson, fin Belize, with 267 Igs mahogany, 7 t log wood, 27 bxs retd goods, Chaloner and Iloughton—P Ok SOUTFI AMERICA. Euphemia, (123) Brown, fin Puerto, Cabello and Laguayra, with (fm Puerto Cabello) aht 130 t copper ore, J Biliby and co-3 t lignum vita, said Master—(fm Laguayra) 225 srns indigo, 700 packs cotton, Aekers, Greenshields and co-1 doz shovels recd, A W Powles and co —P llk Mary Ann, (131) Smith, fin Mazatlan, with abt 85 tons Nicaragua wood, 140 drs' o and c hides, abt 6 tons copper ore, abt 30000 dollars, /I F Peony—X Dk Lucy, (163) Bishop, fin Savanilla, with 306 bags cotton, W F Porter and Son-403 do, Ferguson. Miller and co-5 od, J and G Campbell -127 do, Kers, Imrie and co—abt 60 tons fustie, WF Porter l and Son -P Dk Traveller, (180) Pallott, fm Paraiba, with 730 bags cotton, 1000 dry salted o and e hides, Order—G Dk Water Witch, (245) Newby, fin Paraiba, with 300 bags cotton, N Cairns-30 do, H Singlehurst and co-20 do, Ifeyworth-998 do, 66 cs sugar, Order-1 hf cse sugar, 566 dry hides, 2250 coker nuts, 75 ps An gico wood, W Newby—Q Dk Isabella, (221) Smith, fin Buenos Ayres, with 46 bls conts unkn, J Green and Son-20 do, R F Breed and co-3 do, It Carlisle and co -10 do, Edwards, Hall and co-6 do, T Burnell-2 do, Shaw, Wilson and co-2 do, Jordan and Orr-19 do, Dunlop and co-2 do, J Best -2 do, APCraeltan and co-20 do, G Barrett-88 do, J Harratt and Sons —43 bls Li cs do, Wright, Parlane and co-49 bls 9es do, Order-3 cs do, S Salisbury-3 ca do, Waddington, Holt anti co-1 bx 1 prcl do, C J and C Shaw-1000 salted ox hides, Waddingtan, Holt and co-251 do, G Boggs-1000 do, J Green and co=l4ooo ox horns, T Eccles and co-30 salted o and c hides, It F Breed and co-1655 do, 1700 dry ox hides, 5 tiger skins, Order—Q Dk Glaninaliere, (190) Brown, fin Valparaiso, with 260 t copper ore, Landed at Swansea—l 7 t Nicaragua wood, Order-139 bills hemp, Regan, Hall and co—Q Dk EGYPT. Fame, (164) Reeves, fm Alexandria, Egypt, with 373 bales cotton, Order-191 do. Baring Bros and co-210 do, Gower, Nephew and co -1 box books, D Stoddart—Cg Dk Henry, (112) Allen, fm Alexandria, Egypt, with 605 bales cotton, R Zwilchenbart and co—S Lk UNITED STATES. United States, (430) Turner, fm Charleston, with 239 bales cotton, T Wilson and cu-208 do, T Crowder-102 do, J Johnson and co-51 do,, Bolton, Ogden and CO-55 do,W and J Browne and co-7 do, Coll mans and co-86 do, Maury, Latham and co-66 do, Buchanan and co ~=.598 do, Order--I' Dk Europe, (615) Marshall, fm New York, with 396 bales cotton, Ba ring, Bros and co-22 do, Bathhone, Bros and co-102 do, J Hobson and Sons-223 bids turpentine, Crary and co-261 do, Cazneau and co -60 lids iron ore, Cropper and co-24 hds bark, Fisher Bros and co -5 bxs emits unkn, Sands, Turner and co-2 pkgs do, 1' &J D Thornly and co-6 pkgs do, J E Smith-1 box patterns, L Dawson and co-2 cks cudhear, 0 Airey=2 iron cambooses, Fitzhugh and co-19 shooks and 1 esk heading, J Beckett and Son-16 bdls shooks, 20 hdls hoops, 1 }idle heads, Robinson Bros and co,-24 hdls shooks, 7 bdls heads, 20 hills hoops, 1 medicine chest, G Sherlock—a qnty shooks, hoops and heading, and 8 butts standing, P W Byrnes—P Dk Fergus, (429) Cornforth, fm New Orleans, with 170 bales cotton, T W Smith and co-80 do, G Green and Son-257 do, Cannon • Miller and co-530 do, T Wilson and co-7 do, S K Healey-33 do, Fde Li zardi and co-33 lids tobacco, Maury. Latham & co-56 do, W Oxley and co-28 do, Evans and Trokes-3•:9 hides, Cannon, Miller and co 2cs conts unkn, E Frodsham-20 deals, fin lathwood, For Exporta tion—P Dk • Sheffield, (M 4) Allen, fin New York, with 890 brls tar, 1 cse conts unkn, Sands, Hodgson and co-100 hales cotton, T B Blackburne-215 do, Maury, Latham and co-48 do, Isaac, Low St co-10G do, E Frod sham-592 brls turpentine, T Todd-200 do, Crary, Fletcher and co -10 hds hark, Mitchell, Tooker and co-3 do, It Smith-4 boxes conts unkn, W S Johnson-9 es do, Order—l box samples, H and J Hornby and co-30 t horn tips, J Goodwin-10 water casks, P W Byrnes -P Dk Monongahela, (488) Brown, fin Philadelphia, with 48G his cotton, 2cs conts unkn, W and J Brown and co—ISI cks tea 1 hrl quercitron hark, Fisher Bros-3 t horn tips, D and.T Willis-7 pkgs conts unkn, Order—P Dk Matanzas. (248) Springer. fm Key West, (East Florida,) with 680 bls cotton, 4000 pipe staves; C W Tisdale—K llk - - , BRITISH AMERICA. Burrell, (402) Douglas, fm Dalhousie, N B, with 711 pa pine tim ber, aht 13 cords lathwood, C Challoner and co—B Dk Harriet, (259) Brown, fin Mirarnichi, with 70 ps birch and 581 ps pine timber, 67 deals, 74 cords lathwood, 24 oers, Roscow and Rigg— Dk Ewen, (276) M'Taggart, fen Quebec, with 60 ps musket stocks, Fairfield, Shalleross $.; co-16 ps oak, 1 pce elm, 2pa ash, 216 ps white pine and 8 ps red pine timber, 1778 standard and 9100 W I staves, 610 deals, 160 brie flour, Welch and Hudson—Q Dk Mary Jane, (108) Follett, fm St John, Newfoundland, with 146 cks end and 43 eks seal oil, 14 brls caplin, abt 467 quintals codfish,. W Tarbrt—U Dk • Abeona, (448) Drake, fm St John, N B, with 117 pa birch and 653 ps pine timber, 1316 deals and deal ends, 6720 ash 8; hardwood staves, abt 4 fms lathwood, Gibbs, Bright and co—B Dk Albion, (688) Brown, fni St John, NB, with 229 ps birch, 873 ps pine, 1' # c 10 deals, 115 c staves. 1 bx India work, tic, 127 ps maho- Gnny, 13 ps ced a r, 6 p s pit c h pi ne , 6 f ms l a th woo d , 2 b ar k canoes , ibbs, Bright and co—B Dk MEDITERRANEAN. Ellen German, (176) Blundell, fm Leghorn, with 1 hie retd goods. F Schwann and co-10 blocks marble, 14 pp olive oil, Schmidt and co-20 bls wool, E and J H Garston and co-7 blocks marble, D Wil link-12 cs fine arts, Dixon, Anderton and co-115 bls cotton, ,J Lloyd and co-21 cks tallow, 2 cs marble works, S t pozzolano, 50 kgs an chovies, J Bibby and co-1 do, Vos and co-3 bxs alabaster:l' Coup land-91.cks.boracic acid, 'Si bls cotton-3 slabs marble, 15 hf jars 5 jars 6 hf pps 100 hf chts 10 cks olive oil, 72 bls wool, 100 dble brls 1 kg anchovies, 9 cs 7 cks 20 bxs argol, 2 cks cream tartar, 3 cs wrt mar ble, Order—K Dk SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. Oporto, (172) I‘lartin, fm Oporto, with 13 p 30 h 9 qr cks wine, J Driver and co-1 p 1 h do, J Dreming-1 h do, G Russell-1 qr ek do, J M`Laurin-2 p do, Egremont Hotel-1 p do, J Barke—l qr ck do, J Dearden-1 qr ck do, Sutton-1 qr ck do, T B Slater-1 h do, S Fogg-1 qr ck do, J Lord-1 qr ck do, J Eaves-2 p do, T Parry-3 p do, 1' Stavert-1 qr ck do, J Halliday-1 lid do, T Stockdale-1 qr ck do, T Watson-1 qr,ck do. C Warren-1 p do, D M Hayes-4 qr ck do, W Laycock-4 qr ck do, T Sleddon-1 hd do, II Clapham-4 do, H W Weston-2 p do. Laughton and Potts-5 do, Pemberton and Green -2 do, .1 Milner and Son-6 qr cks do, J Gilkerson-4 h do, W Dar lington-5 p do, L Coleman-5 p do. Sherlock and M'Donald-6 p 8 h do, It Abram-5 p do, Winter and Sons-6 do, Ii RourrthwaitP-1 p do, W Maxwell and co-2 do. Swettenham and Daries—.l qr ek do, A Murta-1 h do, Walker, Hughes and co-5 h do, E H Burnett-5 h3O qr cks do, A S do. Costa-1 qr ck do, H Clapham-40 do, Jordan and Orr-19 p 24 h 8 qr cks do, Ordev-5 - cks I bx conts unkn, It Still —2 bags do, 61 cks argol, 4 t corkwood, T Martin and Son-19 bags wool, C and J Rawdon-3 bls retd goods, C Ironside and co-42 bags wool, Leech and Harrison-19 bxs oranges, M Leicester-32 chts 36 bxs oranges, M Chapman-30 c corkwood,lJ Driver and co-10 brls argot, 12 bxs 70 bskts onions, 21 pkgs plums, 6 bskt,s 1 bg nuts, 6 bxs grapes, 5 pkgs rants unkn, Order—G Dk Cintra, (114) O'Brien, fin Xabia, with 15 cks 15 hf cks almonds, 2086 bxs 2069 hf bxs 380 bskts raisins, M'Andrew and Pilcher-3 bxs raisins, Master—K Dk FRANCE. Arethusa, (141) Turner, fm Marseilles, with 77 cks crnd madder, 120 his madder roots, abt 35 t brimstone; W Nevett—G Dk Perseverance, (106).Adams, fin Marseilles. with 10 eke wine, 6 pkga pickles, 5 bxs 5 tnks perfumery, 6 pkgs oil, D llalket-5 cks ground madder, 20 t brimstone, 6 cks cream tartar, 2 bxs essence, 56 bls wool, 23 his cotton, Order-100 his cotton, Melly. Prevost and co-2 bxs wine and brandy, Ladmans, Craig and co-1 do, J Smith—G Dk EUROPE. Arivette Hage, (1013) Lund, fin Nakskov, with abt 5 c rags, Master —5BO qrs wheat, Order—Q Dk iibipptng Entelitgence. TUESDAY, OCT, 11.—Noon, Wind N.N.W.—Fair. (High Water Ilh 53m.) ARRlvsn—The Traveller, Pellott, from Paraiba—Sheffield, Allen, from New York. Corsair, Irwin ; Victoria, M'Alpine ; and Arethusa. Whyte, hence, at Barbados. The Ocean, Briggs, hence,at New Orleans. Victoria, Candler ; and Martha, Greaton, hence, at Charleston. Ganges, Jones, hence, at Virginia. Colossus, Wiley ; Alleghany, Michaels; North America; and Benj Morgan, Snow. hence, at Philadelphia. Platina. Bosworth ' • and Colchis, Kni g ht, h ence, a t Baltimore. Rome, Davis ; and Nimrod, Patterson, hence, Boston. • Pennsylvania. Smith, 21st Sept. ; South America, Waterman, 21st ; Carroll of Carrollton, Bird, 21st ; Oceanus, Prince, 22d; Alfred, Chee ver. 21. d ; and Michigan, Badger, hence, at New York. Philadelphia, Morgan, from London at dittci. Zenon, Eldridge. from New Orleans at ditto. Oxtord, Minot, hence. at Portland. Robert Watt, Dallemore, hence, at St. Andrew's. • Emerald, Campbell, hence, at St. John, N.B. Lady Dunmore, Pentreath, hence, at Liverpool, N.S. Sir Walter Scott, Young ; . Bradshaw, Milroy; SYllerie, ; John and Robert, M'Kechnie ; Margaret, Weakner • Ann, Cape ; Anne Eliza and Jane, Newtrop ; Alcyne, Muir • Vo'lutut, Seaton, hence, and Lockwoods. M•Kie, from New York, at'Quebee. Ellen German, Blundell, hence, at Leghorn, Arethusa, Turner, hence, at Marseilles, . Ilelen Jane, M'Donald, hence, at Demerara. Thomas, Palmer, from Philadelphia, at Quebec. Lady Rowena, Main, hence, at Charleston. • WEDNESDAY, O'er. 12.—Noon, Wind S.S.W.—Moderate. (High Water Oh 10m a.m.) ARRIVED—The Europa. Lawson, from Honduras—Susannah, Wat son, from Nassau, N P—Robert and Thomas, Grundy,. from Quebec— Albion, Brown, fm St John, N B, after being on shore—Rhoda, Paul, from Naples—Mohawk, from Odessa—Supply. Scott, from Smyrna—Perseverance, Adams, from Marseilles—Cintra, O'Brian, from Denia— Experiment, ---, from Malaga—Oporto, Martin, fm Oporto—llindostan, Pattison, from Bombay—Monongahela,' Brown, from Philadelphia- 7 William Russell, Bruce, from• Bahia. • - ALso ARRIVED—The Corsair, Gowan, from Belfast—Etna, Eer son ; Monarch-Mondell ; and Commerce, Batty ; from Dablin--Earl of. Roden, Ward,' from Dundalk—Green Isle, Reynolds, from Drog hecia—Robert Napier, Coppin, fm Londonderry—Henry Bell, Aikin ; and Lora, Canning, frotn Newry—Victoria, Evans, from Sligo. ' Sitito--the William, Phillips, for Charleston—bolumbia, Bence, for Newfoundland—Favariten, Kaltenberg, for Elsineur—Mischief, Lacy, for Naples, &c. The Bee, Allen ; Martin, Mitchinson ; and Carlton, Murray, hence, at Quebec. _ Lei, Braithwaite, hence, at La Guayra. Exile, Avery; and . Rapid, Mathias, hence, at Messina. Cyrus, Pottinger ; and Donna Maria, Steel, hence, at Oporto. Clemence, Thiel. hence, at Antwerp, Zeelust ? Mik ; and Johanna Gezira, Schorr, hence, at HelvoeL The Orissa, —, from Sydney, New South Wales, at Singapore; 28th April. The Kerswell, Haswell, from the Mauritius, off the Cape of Good Hoppe. Franc y Frances Ann, Ha 1 ce, at Singapore, With April. Brian Boru Harrison, from Manilla for this port, at St Helena. Mary Ann, , Crowder, from St Andrew's, N B, at Honduras. The W. Honey, , from Quebec for London, at Caspee, leaky The Coeur de Lion, Robinson; and Snowdon, —, sailed from 'Quebec for this port 'the 21st Sept. The Macclesfield, Wright, from China, at. Sydney, ,New South The Sceptre, Barclay, from St Domingo, at Antwerp. Commodore, Fisher, from Ceylon, at Deal. Amethyst, Taylor, for Trinidad, was off Bardsey the 11th instant. Bispham, James, for Genoa, was off Tuskar, 9th instant. 'General Wolfe, Harrison, sailed from Lisbon for Monte Video, 27th September. Tagus, Wade, sailed froM Lisbon for Cephalonia, 2sth Sept. Carrahoo, Fell, sailed from Lisbon for Buenos A 3 res, Ist instant. The Twig, Ireland, for JerseY, has returned into dock, with loss of an anchor and windlass damaged. The Matanzas. Springer, from Key West, at this port, with 680 bales of cotton, part of the cargo of the Eleanor, from New Orleans for this port. The Fama, De Lavrinaea, for Havana ; Cecilia:Walker, for Ancona ; Tom Bowline, Walker, for Naples ; Swan,Wilson, for Kinsale ; John, William, for - Waterford; Sir B. Wray, Wadley, for Gloucester—Gres. cent. Reherts, for London ; and Providence, Pcntreath, for Yarmouth, at Kin,4stown. THURSDAY, OCT. 13.—Noon, Wind W.—Blowing very fresh. (An Irish Mail. —high Water Oh 36m.)" • Amtivrn—Patriot, trom Maraga—ThomaS. DougaL Brown, from Mauritius and Ceylon—Sir John Franklin, Corner, from Que bec—Cove, —, from Gibraltar—Norna„ from Archangel. ALSO ARRlVED—Erneline, from Waterford—Nottingham, (steamer) and Mersey, from Belfast—Coleraine, from Portrnsh. . Cholco, Dickinson, hence, to . Yalparaiso,.was spoken 13th July, in lat. 12 S, lono. 32 W. Brandon, Lewis, from Hamerfest, at Milford. Anion, Roberts, from Genoa, at Marseilles. Racer, -, from -Tampico,ieo, at Campeachy. Eliza lit, Domingo, at Cove, for llambro.' Warrinp.,ton and Britannia, hence, at Dublin. Niagara, Itigby,.bence, to Bahia, was spoken 29th Aug . . 20 40 N, long. 22 45 W. Ifirondetle, Matthewson, hence, at Barcelona. . " illiam, Phillip 3, hence, for (21-4Lrleston, has put back. Seamaoder, ---, of this poq, was spoken, with 1000 bolls of oil, out eight months and a half from Sydney, and left fishing by the Mary, arrived at New South Wales, on the 15th May. OCT. 14, 1846. filat*Eta. LIVERPOOL COLTON MARKET. OCT. 13. Since our last the t wicket has been exceedingly quiet ; the sales yesterday were 2,0 0 bags, and to-day the business is only 1,500. — Prices rather easier. LIVER1 ) 001, CORN 1 , ArugAT, 1p 7016. s S English red,erop.B36 7 0 7 6 Do. old 7 5.. 7 9 Do. new white Do. old 7 10 8 5 scotch, white 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. red Irish red, crop 1836 5 11 .. 6 9 Do. old 6 0.. 6 11 Do. white 1836 6 10 .. 7 4 Do. old Dantzig, red Do, white Stettin, red Do. white 0 0 0 0 Conigsberg, red 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. white Riga& Petersburg 0 0 .. 0 0 Odessa Russian, hard 0 0 .. 0 0 Canada. red 0 0.. 0 0 Do. white 0 0 .. 0 0 Bonded Wheat 5 0.. 5 6 RYE, imp. qr. English and Foreign, free 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. in bond BARLEY, 47in7 p.gr English, Malting... 34 0 .. 37 ,0 Do. Grinaing.6oth 4 2 .. 4 5 Irish, Malting,do. 4 10 .. 5 2 Do. Grinding, do. 4 6 .. 4 10 Foreign, d. p. do. 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. in bond...". 0 D 0 0 OATS. 45th. English, crop 1836 3 3 .. 3 Do. old 3 8 .. 4 0 Scotch. &c new 3 3 .. 3 5 Do. 01d..... 3 10 .. 4 2 LP.XCHANGE, OCT. 13. 451b.[1836 s d s Irish, u. kilndried 3 2 it .3 6 Do. old do. Do. prime,42lb Do. do. old 3 7 .. 3 Foreign, free Do. in bond .tr imp. qr. English, white Foreign, white Miss, w imp. . gr , •English, new 4l 0.. 45 0 Do. Pigeon, old 46 0 50 0 Foreign, free 43 0 ~ 48 0 Do. in bond 33 0 37 0 Irish, Tiek,e. new 38 .. 40 0 Do. old 43 0 ~ 45 0 MA LT, clr imp. qr. English INDIAN Colo.:, im.gr. Red White FLoult, iBolb. • - English, line Irish, 204 new Do. fine . American. sweet, per brl. free.. ~ 0 0.. 0 0 Do. in bond Do. sour, free 0 0.. 0 0 Do. in bond Canadian, free 27 0 .. 30 0 Do..in bond 0 0 0 0 OATMEAL, 41 , '2401b, English, new 0 0 0 0 Irish, new Do. old 26 0 .. 28 0 BRAN, 41 , 24 th 1 0...! 2 WLHOESALE PRICES OF BALTIC AND A LIVERS( _______ £. S. d. s. d. kIERICAN TIMBER , ot., Om 13, 1836. DUTIES TIMBER, 41r cubic foot, - - - --- - - --. Riga 0 2 5 e 0 2 . 6 Dantzig Memel 0 2 11 0 2 5 American Pine Dos Quebec 0 1 54 0 1 9 Red Pine 0 1 7 0 2 2 Quebec Oak Birch PLANKS, 4LP• foot of 2 inch. Dantzig Deck American Pine 0 0 21 0 0 3 DEALS, 7 standard hundred. Best Petersburg Red Do. White 14 10 0 17 10 0 Memel Red l5 0 0 17 0 0 Dantzic 8: Swedish Red 14 10 0 15 10 0 1 . 555. 4j , iota of 50 i feet. . 10s. ir load of 50 ft. 59. 4r , load of 50 feet. £44 r_l•2o £2 ss:o £2 IN. 41 , 120 £l9 0 .C 22 41r 120. PRICES OF SHARES, LIV.HRPOOL, Oct. 13, 17:3.36. . . . Yee Share. Manchester, Bolton, &Bury Canal and. Railway Lig paid 77 0 .11 Liverpool and Manchester Railway lOO .... 222 . 0 0 Quarter Shares New Half Shares .-, .... 50 10 0 Bolton and Leigh ditto London and Birmingham Railway 6O .... 131 0 0 Grand Junction ditto Warrington and Newto n ditt o Kenyon and Leigh Junction ditto Wigan Branch ditto. North Union, late Preston and Wigan Railway SL Helens and Runcorn Gap ditto , . 100 .... 33 0 it Leicester and Swarniington ditto. 5O .... 75 0 0 Manchester and Leeds ditto 5 .... 15 10 Q London and Brighten Ditto (Stephenson's) 5 .... 8 0 0 Ditto Ditto (Rennie's) 2 .... 1 2 6 Eastern Counties Midland Counties ditto .. North Midland ditto Birmingham and Gloucester ditto Great Western ditto Leeds and Selby Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow ditto London and Gravesend ditto 1 .... 0 0 0 Dublin and Drogheda 2 10s.. 210 0 Ulster - 1 .•.. 2 0 II BANKS. .....--. Bank of Manchester .. £25 .... 43 15 0 Bank of Liverpool . _. . lO ..... 24 10 0 Liverpo , l Union Bank Manchester and Liierpool District Bank l5 .... 23 , 0 6 Commercial Bank of Liierpool. Commercial Bank of England 5 .... - 6 13 6 Newhermand Central Bankof England lO ..... 14 0 0 80r0ugh~.,. s South Lancashire North and South Wales Bank , £5 Os.. 5 5 0 Ulster. United Trades' Bank £o 10s.. 8 5 0 Tradesmens' Bank ' nAs AND WATER WORKS. Oldham GAS Light and Waterworks £lo .... 00 0 0 81. Helen's Gas Works Liverpool Coal Gas , .. ~. £3Bs 0 0 Liverpool New Gas and Coke Company ....£lOO ... , 195 0 0 New Shares, premium £7O Liverpool and Harrington Water Works 475 0 0 Bootle ditto Exchange Buildings . 175 0 0 , ASSURANCE COMPANIES. • Liverpool Marine Assurance Company £25 .... 15 5 0 Ocean Assurance Company r lO .... 8 2 6 . . FERRIES. . , , , Woodside, - Birkenhead, and Liverpool Steam Feriv Company I - loyal - Rock Ferry lO 0 .. 11 2 6 Monk's (Woodside) Ferry 5 0.. 6 2 6 Egremont lO 0.,, 13 0 0 MINES. Kellewerris Consolidated Mines £l .... 110 0 West Tresavean Tin and Copper ditto •••. British Silver, Lead, and Copper ditto ..... Liverpool and 31anchester Coal . . 1 .... 1 0 0 I ' NEW COMPANIES. Eiverpoot Steam Towing Liverpool Fish .0 7 6 Liverpool Timber.. - 1 • ... nominal LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT, • From the 6th to the 13th of October. ,18.36, DISOHARGRD. I In -patients cured Relieved and at own request .. 10 I Out-patients Made Out-patients Irregular Dead ADMITTED. House_Visitors—Mr. Dawson and :►Yr, Brocklebauk.,, Consulting Surgeon, Mr. Forshaw. Chaplain, the Rev. R. Davies.—House Surgeon, Mr. J. Ashcroft. . _LOCK HOSPITAL. .. Admitted 7I In the Hospital 42 I Discharged v 10 TELEGRAPH OFFICE, OcTotuot , .. Wind at Holyhead, West.—Blow .. ,ing fresh. , . . .. Off Point Lynas , inward-bouad, a t 2 p.m.—No. 457, Mary Catherine, Barque, from Onega—No. 1236, Oreenhow, Barque, from Quebec.— (Both lying too with pilots on board.) LIVERPOOL TIDE TABLE. Mrn . B nn. • • OCT.' H. K. H.. Tuesday —.ll 11 36 11 53 Wednetiday..l2 0 . 10 Thursday ..13 028 046 Friday. ....14 1 5 124 Saturday....ls 1 45 2 , 7 SUNDAY...I6 230 254 Monday 323 . -3 36 FeiUrals, 4c. .18 4 Old Michaelmas pay 18 11 Venus rises 111.5.5 in mom 18 11 Traisl. of KiniEdw. Con. 18 1 Saturn seta:sh 16m eden • 16 9 Moon Perigee 411 morn -14 11 20th Sunday after Trinity. 13 1 Ethelretla LONDON GAZETTE.---TUESDAY, OCT. 11. PARTNERSIIIPS DISSOLVED. • . N. Wright and 0. Parsons, Liverpool, linen-drapers-4. Cook and 0. Cook, Manchester, calico-printers—A. Seddon, J. Slater, J. Slater, and H. Slater, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, engineers as far as re gards A. Seddon. INSOLVENT. Oct. 11, James Green PeacOck, :Allhallows-lane, London, merchant. BANKRUPTS. George Weall, Preston, Lancashire, draper. John Gilbert Lynch and James Kite, New North-road, London, . coal-merchants. Thomas Wigginton, Sheerness,. jeweller. Richard. Tennant, Goswell-street, London, licensed-victualler. John Whiting, Birmingham, stationer. William Sheppard, Iloxne, Suffolk, cattle-salesman. . DIVIDENDS. Nov. 2, R. Edden, Newgate-street. London, tailor-,Non. 2. A. Peat,. Muscovy-conrt,Tower-hill, London, wine-merchantL-Noy. Mor land, Broad-street, Ratcliff-eross. London, corndealer—Nov. 3, W. Hayward, Bed Lion-street, Holborn, London, poniterer—No. Harwood, Chatham, Kent, groeer—Nov. 3, It. Mottit,-Horileydown lane, mealmsn—Nov. 1, M. Atkinson, Bakewell, DerbyshirO, money scrivener. CERTIFICATES .• To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary,. on or before he Ist day of November. - M. Pye, Aintree, Lancashire, victualler—J. Knovrles, London, ship-agent—G. Walker, Newport. Shropshire, draper—E. Sargeant, Stamford, Lincolnshire, chemist—A. Gordon; Holland place, Brixton-road, Surrey, merchant. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION: Roderick Macncil, Bahirva, manufacturer of Soda, Oct, 19, Nov. 9,. at the Old Signet Hall, Royal Exchange, Edinburgh. • • - • • ' MARRIED. ' ' On Tuesday, the 4th instant, at Dalmarnock-hbuse, Glasgow, Wm. Stewart Smith, Esq., of Calcutta, to Ann Oliver, daughter of the late Colonel Fehmen. On Saturday last, at St. Luke's church, Mr. Daniel Baugh, to Miss . Silveater. On Tuesday last, at Forden, by the Rev. R. G. ‘tolfe,llliithetiCro.. zier, Esq., merchant, of this town, son of the late 'John •Y. Crozier. Esq., of Killyleagh, in the county of Down, Ireland, to Emma, daugh ter of the late Richard Pryce, Esq., of Gunley,..Montgomferyshire. • - - - Same day, at Ambleside, by theiter. John 'Dawes, Richard Bev.- wood, eldest son of Hugh Jones, Esq., of this town, to Margaret.onlY daughter of Jobn Harrison, Esq„ of Ambleside, Ou Wednesday last, at.Winwick, by the Lortl,llishOp of Chester, the Rev. Charles Thomas'WhitleY, Fellow of St. Johuls Col)ege, Cam.- bridge; and reader in natural philosophy in the University of Durham. to Frances, youngest daughter of the late John Whitley F,sq of Ashton in the Willows. - Sanie day, at St. Bride's Church, Mr. James Smith, to Miss Jane' '- Johnson, both of this town. . . DIED. On Monday last, aged 84, William Charles ,Lake, E sq ., , o f Castle (odwyn, Gloucestershire, for mer l y o f this town. It has -seldom hel: our lot to record the death of one, who hasgone through life so In" respected and beloved by : dl w i t hi n the circle of his aciluaiistaslr e ' His urbanity of mariners and kindness or disposition won for him ill strong-attachment of a ll w h o k new him. -But it was in , the circle his, own. family, and in the-ex-ercise of the gentler affections of oar l e ture, that he . was p ecu li ar l y t h e object of honour and, a ffe C tiPn icoth seemed only to liv e f or others—selfishness his life and death may be emphatically said to have been those P. Christiati, • • On Sunday last, at th e b ou S e o f M rs. Ta r b uc l , R a i n hil‘ e2Sth in t year of his age, Mr. William Jones, of the firm of Jones and 1 . 1 : ?ffe" , 'silk mercers, of this town, after a long - and protracted Ditties. LIV ERPOU I. : ' . , . FRIDAY I OCTOBER 1 , 1, 1836 - ' EVERY I'U'ESI)4Y ' AND FRIDAY - etuN'l'Lll AND PUBLISHED MORNING' Orders n A ., t No, ai o ,TI , .4 ,A. : , ' , lN ikv.., o ;,,r a ti •r ui si i a l ivi ll e; R: j3t S in C ra lt kr N ee T r . rt. eiot Fei,e S tv T ti E t ' - z ti ei T ey it t . IA • PICHARD PATIIgtiON. .. ,; , '-' . , ' /Of IPpe Cottage, Se'acoh;lir, Chiirliiii,) ' ' . Reynell,,Chancery-lane; Laws' on & Barker, 'llirohill'llw" .jusePl' Thomas, .1, P • inch-lane. COrnbill; Murulti Hammond, •J 7, Loin bard.street ; Mitchell, "8, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street ; Clarke INum .on i ,Walbrook; and Lewis, 4, Crown-courr, 'Threadneedle-street ; Mr. Thomas Hextall, 11, Aldermanburz.-; at Garraway's; at the London Com .eivitires,siL.t.visit:vvrotooi. and menial Coffee- nouse, Mincing:lane; at the Jerusalem Corec: house, Cornhill; Chapter Cotroe‘house, Pater-nosier -row;' and North and South American Quflee-house,. London ; by Messrs. Johnston and Co. ; and, mt.. j 0 n . , 14., at is Newspaper and Adv'crtisemevt .d.e,it,lnciviltAce, 35,..,811117X - s tree '' Dublin; Mr. lil"Pli6n; GlaigoWi - r.' heeler, t.:XillinrW tre t e 4 l:' and Mr. Lewis , Market- street ;, Manche s ter ; seller, Warrington ; Mr. Clarke; Pilot-Office,. Preston - and . T. Mr: Mall y,B 00 ; Coops, 33, Umon.street, Birmingham. .P."..... 9/