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-- -et/ //- _z APRIL 13, 1836 • be deprived of the only assistance which existed to enable them to have the protection of the civil power in recovering their Properties. ..The discussi on was cont i nue d for some. time after which the bill was read a second time, it being intimated that several amendments would' be proposed in Committee. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. The House was occupied ftir the greiter pact of the sitting in forwarding private bills arid in the reception of petitions. CHELTENHAM AND'GR,EAT WEE7TERN RAILWAY. Au amended report of this bill Was agreed to, and the bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed. On the LONDON GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. motiOn of Sir Sn'stuEt: WHA:LLRY, the further con sideration of th e repor t of this bill was postponed for a week. BOROUG OF - On the m o ti on o f Mr. POU H LTEIt, a POOLE. bill to render miff and void th e l ate municipal elections in the borough of Poole was read a first time. LAW OF PRIM. - Mr. EWART, after a short speech, in OGENITURE which he appeared to think it desirable that the French system of inheritance should be adopted in this country for the purpose of destroying Its aristocracy, moved for leave to bring in a bill to provide that in cases of intestacy, and in the absence of any settlement to the contrary, landed property be equally divided among the children or next of kin of the deceased. Mr. Hutt seconded the motion. Mr. ROEBUCK approved of the proposed alteration of tote law, on the ground that it would tend to destroy the baneful influence of the House of Lords. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the motion, and contended that, under the circumstances in which the goes ten was brought forward, the house ought not to entertain it at all He deprecated the course of argument pursued by the hon. *neither for Bath, and felt persuaded that however anxious a ce rtain party in thi s country might beto abolish all hereditary di stinctions, still the good sense and feeling of the great ma j"xity of th e peop l e we re di rect l y oppose d to any measure of the ki n d . The motion was rejected, 29 members voting in favour of, and 45 against, its introduction. NEW GROAT COINAGE. Colonel S IBTHORPE b egge d to ask the Chancellor of the Ex iaequer whether there was any truth in the report which had Rorie abroad that the new silver fourpenny pieces had been re called from circulation? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—CertainIy not. The i ssuing this species of coin had been very strongly recommend ed on the attention of government, and they had acceded to it. They gave their consent to it as an experiment. The amount of the coinage in the first instance had been limited; and he Presumed it was because the supply was not equal at the present moment to the demand that had led to this erroneous impres sion. REP tiOpRT. Mr. ThNG vnl liiimfght the OF report SUPPLY on army and ordnance estim ates. The broreport of the Roman catholic marriage bill was also ught up and received. AJodurned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. RAILWAYS. 0 0 the mo ti on o f M r. E MERSON T ENENT, t h e Ul ster R a il way bill was read a third time and passed. Petitions were presented 47.ainst several railway bills now before the house. A consider able number of petitions on other subjects were also presented. TITHE COMMUTATION BILL. On th e • motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL this bill was committed pr o f„.ntd. Lord FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. Hovvrc moved the order of the day for the house go tilt' into commit leave the chair" being put tee on the mutiny bill. On the question "that Speaker d o , Maier F d " That it is the opinion of this 1... 0 A NcoußT move •") se that the punishment of flogging should be immediately abolished in the British army." • Captain BOLDER° seconded the motion, and was left speak- Ing,.vihen the rep or t from which we quote was closed. SHIPWRECK OF HIS MAJESTY'S PACKET QUAIL, AND LOSS OF LIFE. l i t We have received from a correspondent at Jersey an account tis a lamentable occurrence at sea, by which his Majesty's packet "e Quail was reduced to a complete wreck, and sixteen of her ttere.drowned. It would appear that the Quail, which is a cut earning four guns, left Falmouth about fifteen days since, under the command of Lieutenant Bisson, with despatches for .' ls boo, having on board at the time twenty-four seamen and ( s Ze usual number of officers. While crossing the Bay of Biscay i t , en countered a severe gale. For smile time she weathered b o '"fallant style, but a tremendous sea struck her on the star quarter, carried away her mast, and sent her on her beam 0 -"", almost swallowing her up. ' At this time sixteen of the latter were washed overboard, together with the mate ; the "er, bovvever, was washed again on board the vessel, and .._t_lceeeded in escaping the fate which his unfortunate companions !!' det with. Captain Bisson had a narrow escape ; he was forced o mp the co anion by the violence of the shock, and with great t e ulty saved himself from being drowned, the vessel at the roe being nearly filled with water. By great exertions a por bn of the rigging was cut away, and the cutter righted herself, htbecam e a comp l ete wrec k. F or severa l d ays t h ey were at mercy of the wind and waves, in the most distressing and pitiable situation. Five days after the doctor was found in the : t es sel, he h av i ng b een drowned at the time the cutter was first rg c k by the sea and sent on her broadside. Two large vessels ,r i as sed them after the gale had ceased, but they heeded not the a l t nals of distress, and left them to their fate. Captain Bisson q , - , 11 , 4 , 11 Y tired into the second one, but without gaining the re pa-le" aid. At length they were picked up by the Speedy "'et, off the Gaskett light, and every assistance afforded the Itirtlkaining part of the crew, (JP were in a very deployable con wre°ll,; The Speedy reached rsey on Thursday with the ", when the inhabitants paid the survivors every possible • 4741146 AM that humanity could suggest. A lady celebrated for i _at)Y acts of kindness, gave them an asylum in her own house, piv.ited the captain and officers to her table, and gave directions , . 1 . % every assistance to be afforded to the men. All the crew ;.re more or less personally injured by the severity of the gale. ric of the unfortunate men who were washed overboard be- . spßed to F a l mo n t h, an d h ave l e f t w id ows a nd f am ili es to - d e - ' their untimely fate. Lieutenant Bisson formerly had the t eo ltnand of the George Canning ste amer , an d was , we b e li eve , l a recently appointed to th e Quail. Th e d rea df u l occurrence h as excited the greatest sympathy in Jersey.—Observer. LIVERPOOL OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. At the- Quarterly. Meeting of the Liverpool Operative Conser vative Association, held. March .31st, 1835, the declaration as follows was unanimously agreed to : i s We, the o erative couservatiyes, residing in Liverpool to and '` 3 environs p consider it our duty at this momentous crisiso give utterance to our sentiments, to speak out as men who ve nerate and are determined to defend to the utmost (braving all s % (4l sequences) our incomparable nation a l c h urc h against the wi ly designs of canting puritans who, leagued with the h e Y Papist, would, under the delusive name of reform, curtail r esources, thereby cramp her energies and sphere useful -'eB which is the greatest blessing this and the sister isle pos sess . f satished that any measure the legislat . ure m . ay introduce ~°r Ireland, having for its object the eonhscation of church Pro Perty for secular purposes, is concocted and rdatored, not . ,'col a love of Ireland, not from an anxious desire to see it cif Poper y and happy, which never can dawn on it until the slaves P"Pery break the manacles which enfetter their minds . Anl Grisciences, and spontaneously proclaim their freedom. Unlll it t , - " Toe a truly protestant country unity of seuttment ne „e,• r Prevail. On the contrary the object of the present mi . nistry ' tf ie ' - '" c onciliate and commaid the assistance of the arch-agitator, ti r ebY to perpetuate and strengthen those discords and sedi e(ms which coier the face of that unhappy country ; thus to se -tire t i i s I%„t assistance to retain them iu Office, (which they trea 4daulY abuse,) they are prepared to level the . church of Ire ,' with the ground, and on its ruins establish popery its ;Veadant horrors. As conservatives we are willing, consi er „4 it our duty, to assist to remove any real abuses. that can . be ).°ved exist in the church, that the efficacy of her doctrine t4lind to disposition may shine forth with more effulgence, and ullaitvehze.refleetant rays may brighten every dark corner of the We cannot allow this opportunity to pass without I‘"vliviisicg publicity to our feelings—feelings of sorrow mingled ti Z oisgust, at the unprincipled political conduct of our towns tere-daj'.4 representative, who claimed our confidence, and fos ter othaself on our indulgence under the delusive but volun k_olhPiedge_, that if elected he would tread in the footsteps of, be an . humble follower of the late Canning and Huskisson. r kB he realised this promise? Alas, no. Quite the reverse, I,f,;t2t.!his moment he is to be found in the . ranks and it l s ea f g cun d . cj eti g o lh . enemies of our glorious constitution,sapping th e u, to its ultimate degradation and consequent annihilation, tog a, endangering all we hold dear as Englishmen and Bri- It i`k We call, then, on all true conservatives to waive all ski ll yn c onsiderations and unite in the one common cause—the g en ',7 "on of our coun'try. We call on all who love order and wh o government, who hate anarchy, corruption, and rebellion, cheeig;w4ct noe only. speculative measu re those , to co meg or chane from a desire of the forward arid enroll st sa ve theirs under the conservative banner, which ere long must aslat e their country. We call on them to look well to the .1e .1", to be vigilant,. and arm themselves with the franchise, to the when th time serves we may be able to set an example ap sr e country, and show' with what indignation we will punish us. '- `l l7 ac Y of Principle by scouting him who falsely represents ge e „, ", e would also if not presuming, call on .conservatiyes of ratly throughout the country to watch well the conduct their their r epresentatives, urging them strenuously to be . at i t e , Posts, and do their duty on all occasions, fearlessly and in 1114,„tletctlY; and should there be any indifference or apathy eon s j„ "Y members to matters so essential, we call on their choir " t lents at the next election to make a more consistent i ete e, and return men only who will invariably attend to the p m re sts of the country, determined to support the constitution en e t ' e t and uncorrupted. Ye humbly implore, yet earnestly vi li lat th ose b rave defenders of our laws, the calumniated and th e 11 h ereditary peers, who have ever stood .a barrier between re e j,„P e °Ple and - the encroachmeats of the other estates of the riseC e ' to stand determined not to be overawed, not to . let ary deter them from a steady opposition to those revolution toes'"easu.res which ministers seem resolved . to carry. The , ervat i call ee ve peers have the power in their hands. e • „.. them to use it and crush the designs and machinations t their" ,c.nprincipled rulers, who so falsely assert (to effect cha t g u iects), that the voice or the people demands these ;tir e theB • Let the peers do their duty fearlessly, and thus in fotere Prayers and the blessing of a grateful nation, and the o Pport (in a n y extrem i ty) o f th great majority of the ter_a T tines, wh o hi therto have been deceived and made the ,ti th e of the radical press, by means of the active diffusion, by t r i,:Lagents, of their cheap, spurious, and revolutiohary doc tiv',l.7, therein set forth in plausible terms. Let the conserve nobilit- y and eentr only encourage and assist the opera the to establisli reading rooms throughout the country, that tt e lnly be able to come in contact with sound religious morals, biesiPittolitical knowledge, thereby securing to the nation . those or thesgs vr.e.inherited from our anceifors. Yet to deprive us ti, us e privileges, appears to be the object of the united fac the who usurp the name of liberals—who have already robbed aftteeieut burgesses of this town of their chartered rights, as sa cre d "g the election of municipal officers, which rights were as ha..,and inviolate as the estates of the Duke of Bedford, both thevlng emanated from the same source —the gift of Kings. If eo n r_ must be forfeited, we call then with equal justice for the seation of the other. Let us in conclusion use our in fluenceea„.s however insignificant, in advancing the conservative en'r—that the unnatural alliance of infidels, socinians, papists, tea p s :roe professing churchmen, may ultimately be defeated in ble sse e herous designs, that the nation may once more be to ear ' with a true conservative government,. able and willing such measures for the stability of the church, the Iran it ,v of Ireland, and strengthening the i n t erests of the h er ; 7q Kingdom, thus raising it once snore to that d egree o f hee'l:'ness, contentment and affluence, that it may ag ain t ru l y ole the envy of surrounding nations. tciti H E o _ ` 3 ER OP BANGOR.-- . A pre liminary meeting of the u. of Bangor, was held in the Waterloo, on the 30th ult., Edward Thomas in the chair, which unanimously expiessed surpriie and alarm at the contemplated union of the dioceses 134 0g0r and St. Asaph. Xe / FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1p36. By the packet ship St. Andrew, Captain TnomPsoN, Which sailed on the 25th ult., and arrived here yesterday, we have New York papers of the:above date. The peo ple of the United States are evidently under many appre-; hensions on the'subjeCt of slavery. Those who seek its abolition will not desist from pnrsuing their object, while those who are ranged upon the opposite side cannot en dure the presentation of any petitions against slavery. On this subject, in fact, the right of petition has been questioned in what is supposed to be a free country, and congress has ruled that no discussion shall be permitted when these petitions are presented, even in explanation of their details. From these incidental facts, and from the itter spirit that manifests itself on the part of both factions, we cannot avoid coming to the conclusion that black slavery in the United States will not be tolerated much longer. In other respects the republic is in a very flourishing condition. The price of flour and cotton is higher in New York than it is in Liverpool. The late fire has caused such a demand for labour that workmen easily ob tained two dollars a day, and are not content even with that, and several strikes for an additional half-dollar have occurred attended with riotous proceedings. The following. scraps are all we can find relative to the war in Florida. LATEST FROM FLORIDA. The following letters have just come to hand from our correspond ent in Florida : ST. AUGUSTINE, March 10, 1836. Nothing further, as yet, has reached us relative to General Gaines. He has, I understand; been ordered to retreat—that is, to fall back upon Fort King, and thence, probably, upon Volucia, where there is a large depot of supplies. As we now know where the enemy are, it is to be hoped that Gen. Scott may be enabled to make short work of them. The steamer Dolphin leaves to-day with supplies for the left wing of the army, at or about Col. Williams's place, a little south of Tomoka—that is, 50 or 60 miles of this. The 700 South Carolina mounted men are momently expected in town. The great difficulty has been the forwarding of supplies for men and horses. It is now pretty well ascertained that Oacola (Powell) is not dead. I mentioned to you that Lieut. James Izard, of the Dragoons, was mortally wounded in the late engagement near theWithlachoochee. He is represented by all the officers with whom I have conversed, as one of the most gallant men in our country; and his death will be a loss to the service. I. W. S. ST. AUGUSTINE, Wednesday night, March 10!• Intelligence has just reached this, that Gen. Gaines has crossed the Withlacoochee;with a reinforcement from Clinch of 1,000 men, ex clusive of 150 mounted volunteers from Aluehua. One account states that the Indians had drawn up their forces, and prepared to give him battle ; while another statement says that Gaines had again met the enemy, and that they were his. Scott leaves Picolata in the morning, with two companies, for the scene of action. I shall just be in time to join him, as I start at daylight to-morrow.—Yours, &c. J. W. S. P.S.—The 700 South Carolina mounted men came in this afternoon in fine Condition, and took up their quarters upon a hill west of the town. They are under the command of General Bull, of South Caro lina, who will be at the head of nearly a full brigade of infantry and mounted men. Our correspandent, on quitting Picolata, employed a friend to trans. mit any intelligence that might reach that post duriiig his absence, from whom we have received the following : PICOLATA, March 9,1836. To the Editor of the Courier and Enquirer. There is a report this morning from Jacksonville, received from Fort Drane, that General Gaines has been fighting the Indians for the last nine days, and that General Clinch has joined him with his forces and that four hundred of the Indians were destroyed, and only four killed and thirty-one wounded of the whites. Gen. Gaines has rebuilt all the bridges, and is in readiness to march for Tampa Bay ; and that 200 head of cattle had been driven to Gen. Gaines by the Alachua militia. No express from Fort Drane since the 4th inst. To Col. James WatsonlVebb. P.S. 3 o'clock, p.m.—The express has this moment arrived from Fort Drane, and says that Gen. Clinch marched from Fort Drane on Saturday last with 500 men, and with five days' provisions and eighty head of cattle. Two expresses had been sent and both cut oft Nothing heard from Gen. Gaines since March 2d officially. _ _ General Scott leaves here this afternoon with two companies for Black Creek, and to march from there for Fort Drane to-morrow morning. _ _ _ AIIGTJSTA, March 16, General Burwell Pope and his staff arrived last night in our city, on their way to Florida. Gen. Pope has been appointed by the Gover nor to the command of the Georgia Brigade now in that territory. We lament to state that the successor of St. PET ER, the reigning Pope, GREGORY by nime, and the XVI: of that name, is at present suffering most acutely from se vere mental affliction. It is not on account of irelattd, for everything is progressing there as favourably towards the darkest kind of demoralization as his holiness could wish. But, alas ! Spain and Portugal have lifted their heels against the "Apostolic Seat," and have refused to obey the sacred mandates of the head of the church. The patriots of these once faithful kingdoms have, for some considerable time, been diverting themselves by robbing the religious houses and burning the monks. It is true that they do not burn all whom they rob, for that would be an extravagant waste of wood or coals, which are much better employed in dressing omelets or con- . verting tom-cats into . hare ragouts ; but it is a fact that many monks have been burnt, a greater number as sassinated, and a vast number of monasteries and con vents plundered in open day. These are the deeds which have sunk deep into the soul of his holiness, and made his pidus heart bleed. There may be another reason rendered for his grief. PETER'S pence do not come in so freely as heretofore. The holy father's rent is stopped in the Peninsula; arid although he is too prudent a man to say a single word about it, yet we can well imagine how he feels the loss of his Spanish. But, as it may probably edify some of our Roman Catholic readers, we will allow Pope GRE GORY to pour out his sorrows in his own charming lan guage. Be it known then • that on the Ist of February last his holiness held a consistory, and in the presence of his cardinals and other " venerable brethren," be de livered an address of which the following are extracts:— " You know what state the affairs of the church are in the kingdom of Portugal, as,we have complained in the presence of this assembly of the injuries done to it, and the crimes per- petrated against its power and liberty. 0 cruel state. of things, utterly unworthy of that people, whose boast it was to obey Kings distinguished by the title of Most Faithful ! After our expostulation and monitions; after the many proofs of continued patience which we. gave, there has neither been any cessation from the flagitious attempts against the church and its venerable rights, nor any'reparation made for the injuries done to the whole catholic world. Nay, besides, as if to make the measure of wickedness overflow, that the fatal schism, the work of the enemies of the church and of religion, may be favoured by these impudent persons, by means of their associates, men utterly destitute of probity, who have intruded themselves into the government of the church, and who have never been exceeded in audacity and crime, they have pretended to possess a power which did not belong to them, and under the pain ofanathema interdicted of communion with this Apostolic Seat." The "Apostolic Seat" is evidently much moved by these cruel proceedings, and no wonder when they in flict so much injury upon the "whole catholic WORLD." We are concerned to think what the young queen, her worCiy mother, her nobles, and her ministers, will sal when they are characterized by such high authority as "impudent persons," but we leave theni to fight their own battle, wishing in all charity that it may end like the celebrated fight in Kilkenny. His holiness then al ludes to Spain t " But are you ignorant of the extent of the calamities which have befallen the church of Chtist, from the disturbances which have caused so much misery and distress to the kingdom of Spain, hithel to so estimable from its religion and its respect towards this Apostolic Seat ? On the origin of the contest in that king dom for the sovereignty, we proposed to ourselves, agreeably to the custom and the principles of our ancestors, to conduct our selves so as not to interfere with the rights of either party. Im pelled by the love of peace, and also by a regard for the faithful who iuhabit that extensive kingdom, whilst we publicly signified our determination to the parties concerned, we expressed, at the same time, a wish that matters might he so arranged, that the then state of things might be preserved on both sides. But we could obtain nothing, except on conditions altogether contrary to our proposition, which, however, was most just. * * * * The affairs of the church having been thrown into disorder, de. trees began to be issued for violating its rights, confiscating its property, harassing its ministers, and treating with contempt the authority of the Apostolic Seat. Of this nature are the laws by which the censorship of books was in great part withdrawn from the bishops, and an appeal allowed from their sentence to a lay tribunal, as also the resolution adopted to propose a gene ral law for the reformation of ecclesiastical affairs, and the ad mission of novices was prohibited in religious houses; then the abolition of a number of monasteries, the transference of their estates to the treasury, the monks having been withdrawn from the different rules or guardianship to which they were subject, or reduced to the secular state. And to these the withdrawing of pastors from the diocesses, the expulsion of parish priests, the dire oppression of the whole clergy, the contempt for the rights of sacred immunity, and the interdiction to the bishops of the power of freely appointing clergymen hereafter to holy order. All these things, of the blackest description, which can never be sufficiently reproved, were done boldly, the Archbishop of Nice looking on, though he was not allowed to protect the cause of the church and the holy chair by due expostulation, while great offence was in the meantime given to all good men who might have inferred the connivance, or at least the tolerance of the Apostolic Seat from his silence.—As therefbre, such an indignity offered to ecclesiastical affairs could no longer be endured by the holiness of our apostolical ministry, we determined on com manding the venerable brother in question to quit the territory of Spain, as was done by him some months ago. But in the discharge of our duty according to the gravity of the affair, we have not hesitated again and again to protest against these wrongs done to the church and to the chair of St. Peter, and to complain of them to those from whom reparation was to be ex pected. With grief, however, and reluctantly, we must say, that the cries and the complaints of the Apostolic Voice have availed us nothing." The above is instructive. The Pope complains that the government of Spain has taken the censorship of the press out of the hands of his faithful bishops. We all, know that literature is in a more degraded state in Spain and Portugal than in any other part of the known world; and, with respect to religion, it is impossible that a sin gle clear or comprehensive idea can be entertained with respect to it where no discussion is allowed, and no books are permitted to be printed or circulated but such as are , licensed by the clergy. Now, this is popery in its true colours! Its aim and tendency aretoleep men :in ig norance, and make the superstitions of ignorande profit able to the Church of Rome. The beauty of pure chris tianity is that it challenges inquiry, and defies itS'enemies in any appeal to reason or authority. Fraudulent chris tianity, on the other hand, as PPP 5,0, will not tolerate inquiry where its ministers have power to restrain it. They will not buckledr46oo4.?,triOf reason ; they will not allow discussion ; they !veld-not , permit the exercise of free thoughts in open inter of The Pope insists upon the censorial rights of his clergy. They alone, he contends, ought to posSess the exclusive privi lege of deciding what shall be printed, what shall be written, what shall be taught, what shall be read. They have possessed and have exercised this abominable abuse of privilege, or rather of usurpation, for centuries in Spain and Portugal, and in most of the Italian states. And what is the moral and intellectual condition of those countries ? The most melancholy and degrading on the face of the earth. The human mind is stunted in such popish regions, .like the dwarf . trees of the desert. In the court there is voluptuousness ; in_the church idolatry, in the confessional gross licentiousness, in the cottage de plorable ignorance. It•will he said, we know, for it has been urged over and over again, that the - tyranny of popish countries is caused by the state •and not by t 4 church. We put Pope Gas...6oßY into the box to prove the fallacy of this. It is his present holiness who contests with the govern ment of Spain the right of the bishops to act as censors of the press. And can any rational man have a doubt that Pope GREGORY would not contend for the same cen sorial powers in Ireland if the light of protestantism were extinguished in that island ? The sainted suckers of Maynooth, who have been reared at the expense of Eng land, would be ready to a man to support his holiness in any such infamous usurpation. The Pope of Rome can know no difference between the priests of Ireland and the priests of Spain. In his estimation they are equally obedient and equally dear to him. He may know by ac cident that the Roman catholies of Ireland are in a more savage and depraved state than their fellow religionists in Spain; and on this account Ireland may, perchance, have a preference in his holiness's affections, and a few particles less of alloy in the sincerity of his prayers; but on other grounds the barbarous dogmas which are binding on the one are equally binding on the other. Spain, torn by a political convulsion, has been compelled to resort to swindling in order to procure the sinews of War, and in the fitful hour of her distemper she has robbed the church, and trtade an unpardonable and unsavoury burnt-offering of multitudes of monks ; and, as far as this goes, tinctured though reform be by crime, Spain is considerably in advance of Ireland on the score of civi , litation. The former is advancing nearer the lines of reaSoil and liberty the latter itt tettogradiFig tOtitthittitei THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. The Public it respectfully informed, that • . MADAME VESTRIS Is engaged for a limited period, and will make her appearance at this Theatre in Two of her original Characters this present Evening; and to give every possible effect to the original Dramas, written expressly for Madame Vestris's Establishment, the following principal 'Performers belonging to her Theatre, the Royal Olympic, are engaged:— Mrs. ANDERSON, (Late. Miss Bartolozzi, Sister to Madame Vestris,) Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS, (Son of the late eminent Comedian, whose success at the Royal Olympic Theatre has been most decided,) Mr. HOOPER and Mr. JAMES VINING, The Acting and. Stage Managers, and principal Light Come dians of the Olympic Theatre; , The popular Favourites Mr. KEELEY and Mr. F. MATTH . Oc the Theatres-Royal, Diury-lane and Co- Royal Olympic Theatre; Mr. COLLIER:, Mr. BROUr And several other Members of Madame perform their original Characters in t: that Establishment. t-garden, and AM, estris's Theatre will Dramas written for AS _MATHEWS, , _ FOR THE BENEFIT OF M And the Last Night but Five of the Performance of - Madame Vestris and the Royal Olympic Company. /[IH IS present FRIDAY EVENING, the 15th instant, the 1. Entertainments will commence with the last new Drama, written for the Royal Olympic Theatre, called THE OLD AND YOUNG STAGER. Clement Puffendale, (Son to Sir Pampadour,) Mr. J. Vining. Topple, (Coachman to Sir Pampadour,) Mr. F. Matthews. Timothy, his Sou, (Tiger to Sir Clement,) Mr. C. Mathews, (as written for and performed by him at the Royal Olympic Theatre.) Lucy Mrs. Anderson. After which a Petit Drama, as performed in nightly succession with the greatest attraction nearly the whole of the last sea son at the Royal Olympic Theatre, called ONE HOUR; OR A CARNIVAL BALL. Mr. Charles Swiftly, (his original character,) Mr. C. Mathew& Julia.... (Miss Dalton)....Madame Vestris, ( Her original character.) Fanny (Mrs. Smith) Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. Bevil Mrs. Clarke. To which will be added, for the first time this season, the Farce of PERFECTION. Kate O'Brien, (her original character,) Madame Vestris. Charles Paragon, (first time,) Mr. C. Mathews. Sam .......M r. Keeley. I Susan ....... Mrs. Clarke. To conclude with 'a new Farce, written for Madame Vestris's Theatre, and:perforraed there with the greatest success, called TWICE KILLED. Mr. Euclid Facile Ralph Reckless.... Mr. J. Vining. On SATURDAY, (To-morrow,) THE HUMPBACKED LOVER, TOO LATE FOR DINNER, HIDE & SEEK, and other Entertainments. REGONDI'S CONCERTS AT TEMPLARS' HALL. T HE PUBLIC are respectfully informed that JULIO REGON DPB Last CONCERTS will take place, at th above Rooms, on TUESDAY EVENING, 19th instant.—To otnmence at Eight o'clock.—Carriages to be ordered at f-past Ten; and on WEDNESDAY MORNING, the 20th.—T commence precisely at ONE p.m. Messieurs HERMANN Will most o i mgly give their valuable assistance. Julio R. will perform a NEW SE ECTION of his most favour ite Socos and DUETS on the Guitar; and in addition to those NATIONAL AIRS on the CONCERTINA, which were particu larly applauded at his first Concert, he will perform the MA RINER'S SACRED HY➢IN and other Sacred Music. _ --.. Qn;rligGONDlWill sing several Select Airs, and will again (by desire) sing the FAVOURITE LAUGHING SONG. *** Full particulars in handbills. Tickets 45.; Ditto for Reserved Seats, 55.; Children and Pupils attending Seminaries, Half Price. Tickets to be had, and applications for Reserved Seats to be made at the principal Music-sellers, of Signor REGONDI'S, 28, Seymour-street, and at the Templars' Hall. TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. R. FIRTH will commence a course of LECTURES on JL/ the ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, and the ature and Treatment of Diseases of the EYE, on ToasnAY, e 10th day of May next, at Half-past Six o'clock in the Eve ng. Medical Men, or their Pupils, and Literary Men, y obtain Free Tickets of admission by applying to Dr. Firth t his Residence, No. 1, Bedford-street, • Abercromby-square. N.B.—Three Lectures are preparatory course of general Anatomy, Physiology, and Surgery, w will commence in October next. Dr. Firth is preparing for the press. and will shortly publish, a new edition of Observations on the Prevention, Cause, and Cure of Pulmonary Consumption and Asthma. TO CORRESPONDENTS. G. B. G. makes out a strong case against the corporation, but we can see how we can serve him by publishing the docu ments. If he be in good health be need not long be without employment in Liverpool. The " Black Pudding and Bologna Sausage Joint Stock Com pany" is a very good quiz, but it is not fit for our columns. We have the same objection to the "Incorporated Company for Catching Larks," and the "Joint Stock, capital ten millions, in one pound shares, for Lighting up the Mile-stones in England and Wales." The "Floating Telegraph Station Company, between New York and Liverpool," is more feasible. We should have no objections to take a few shares in this concern if we could see our way. Eibetppol / , THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD to the realms of darkness and barbarism. Priests burn bibles in Ireland, and the laynieri shoot, maim,and mur der protestants, in order to promote the cause to which they are in heart and soul devoted, namely, the ascend dancy of popish idolatry in Ireland: In Spain there are no such motives to excite men to deeds of cruelty and blood, for there popery is supreme, and there no protes tants are to be found. But in Ireland the quantum of crime is immense in the ratio of the resistance to it. Two millions and a half of protestants, at the least, mtist be removed—we use a gentle term—before the popish party can obtain supreme power. Many protestants, thousands we should rather say, are emigrating annually from Ireland. But we question if the emigration be more than the number of births. If this be true what must be the murders perpetrated before the schemes of O'CONNELL and the Maynooth priests, the collectors of his rent, can be realized ? But the work of expatriation and sudden death is progressing, and it now comes to be a question whether the protestants of England will caluilY look on and see those who read the same bible, who ad dress the GOD of their fathers in the same form and let ter of prayer, who think and act alike in the union of a pure faith, will suffer the bigots of Maynooth and the hireling agitator of Ireland to insult the holiest feelings of their nature, the dearest principles . of their religion, the dying bequests of their ancestors, with impunity. 'We leave our protestant readers to reflect on these points until we have another opportunity of addressing them. But they will be pleased to recollect that if Ire land is to be saved, " MUCH MUST BE DONE SOON LONDON LATEST' NEWS. City, Wednesday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock. This has been the settling day in the Consol Market, and the chief occupation of the brokers has been the adjustment of the differences, which has been effected without difficulty. Consols for The May Account left off at 9li 92, and for Money at 91i Within the last day or two Exchequer Bills have- slightly de clined, 19 to 21 being the premium, and India Bonds are rather flat at 5 to 7 premium. In Shares, the speculation continues on a most extensive scale, and the market, generally, exhibits considerable firm ness. Calcutta and Saugur continue to take the lead, and are at preen.; Greenwich Shares 91 prem.; Deptford Pier are at prem. ; Stevenson's Brighton are 18 .0 Share and Ren nie's London and Birmingham Shares are at 125 1% Share; Rhymuey Iron are par; Gravesend and Dover. Shares. which were the other day at a discount, have suddenly risen to Z prem., as a new company called the Kent Railway is on the eve of starting, and the Shares of the late Dover and Gravesend Rail road Company will be exchanged for certificates in the New Company. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND.4RD. Ste,—A. few days ago I received the annual report of the committee of the dispensaries for 1835, the perusal of which I found very interesting. There were the names of no less than 68 medical diseases, and 45 surgical diseases, which had been relieved, and the total number of cases relieved is 36,707,, and improper applicants dis missed, 10.31, and since the establishment of the institution, in 1778, cases have been relieved to the number of 1,097,670. In looking over the list of subscribers I was. lad to count 7 in creased subscriptions and 81 new ones, and the balance sheet informed me that the institution was free from debt, and had about £lOB In hand. But, Mr. Editor, judge of my surprise when I observed that there had been but one church collection in aid of the funds during the whole of 1835.. How is this to be accounted for? whence this apathy on the part of the minis ters of the church of England? I fear it arises from the false idea, that because there had been an accession to the funds aris ing from a few liberal donations, the institution needed no sup port for the present. : Will these liberal donations always last ? or is the small balance of £lOB any good sign of a flourishing condition in an institution whose annual expences exceed E 3,000 ? . 1 would earnestly beseech every minister of the Church of England to make a collection among his congregation this year lik for these invaluable institu 'ons, and next year for the infirm aries, and so alternately ; deed, I believe, it is a rule with some clergymen to purs i e t s plan. But l would extend this remark to every minister of religion in Liverpool, as no doubt some of the congregation of every place of worship in the town have received relief from the Liverpool dispensaries, for, as the report very justly observes—" The applicants for relief at our dispensaries are not questioned as to their nation, their colour, or their creed ; it is only requited of them to prove that they are the children of poverty and affliction —this name throws open to them the blessings of the institution, and becomes to them a sure and certain passport to relief." And as a stimulus to all to support these charities, particularly to those who value the blessings of health, and have not as yet felt the afflictive hand of Providence in sickness in their own families, I conclude with another quotation from the report— " Contagious diseases have been arrested in their progress, which had already made rapid advances towards your own dwellings ; innumerable ehildreta have been preserved from blindness and deforniity through the blessing of vaccination, and parents and husbands, on whose daily labours wives and children depended for a precarious subsistence, have been raised from a bed of sickness, and almost quickened into life again by the charitable breath of this admirable institution.-1 am, &c., A SUBSCRIBER. ' PRICES CURRENT OF TON. During the recess we have directed our attention to the state of the market at the West End, and submit to our readers a re view of the leading articles after the fashion and manner of the City Price Current. It will be seen that the following docu ment exhibits items not usually noticed in the publication known by the name of the Prije Current, and therefore some, mercantile anomalies will doubtless be detected, such as articles falling in demand, &c. ; but in general it will be found to be perfectly correct. CASH.—In this all-important and favourite article the usual scarcity continues. The demand is tremendous. • Holders very firm. Coccus ANO COLDS.--Since the unsettled state of the wea ther the stock on hand is very great. In many cases, where the holders have been disposed to part with what they had on any terms, the article has gone off. In what has been long on hand there is a great tendency to decline, the parties keeping them in expectation of consumption. FOOLS and ROGUES are in the market in the ustial quantity. The former are in much demand at the clubs. DUNS.—Very plentiful, but are not well received in the market; and though receipts are offered with them gratis, they are kept up with great reluctance. _. . Liyx Srocx.—Calves are much inquired after at Almack's. Very few Lambs are asked after, except at Whitehall, Job, the Grunter and a party of whole-hog men from ,Ireland were in Considerable demand in St. Giles's. There were more Irish than Unglish bulls. The farmer offered to throw the offal in but the` demand was very slack. DUST.—In lively demand since the late rains. Is expected shortly, howevef, to rise considerably. Lanus' DaEssgs.—Petticoats have gone up still higher since last season, and have come down. Ankles, which were freely shown last seas dresses, . are rather higher in quality, and busts are offered to a gre .extent. The bonnet business is much curtailed, and noses eto be occasionally seen in the market. The sleeve trade is not carried on to quite so great an extent as before. Stockings, as usual, have much engaged the attention of speculators during the showery weather. Those who have them on hand are looking up. MARRIAGES.—Since the commencement of the present sea son numerous speculations have been entered into. The last season the market was unusually lively, and several contracts then made have been since completed at prices which have not transpired. There is yet, we hear, a large stock undisposed of. Fair descriptions are in brisk demand. Those for choice are scarce. Offers are freely made for such of this quality which remain in first-rate hands. A few lots have been taken up for exportation. Cash is almost alone looked after in the general run of transactions in this article.—Age. ROYAL ROCK FERRY STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—Trustees, Christopher Bonin, Esq., and T. B. Horsfall, Esq. A meeting of the proprietors in the above company was held on Tuesday, at the Uarendon4ooms, South John-street, at which the report of the provisional committee was received and adopted with unanimous approbation, and the following gentlemen named: — Directors: Henry Jenkinson, Esq., J. Nelson Wood, Esq., W. Dobson, Esq., Anthony Nichol, Esq., John Fletcher, Esq„ H. Hutchinson, Esq., William Wilson, Esq. Solicitors: Messrs. Lace, Sons, and Myers. Bankers: Messrs. Leyland and Boffin. THE NEW COINS.—A gross oversight has been committed at the Mint in regard to the new fourpenny-pieces, by adopting a die of the exact size and form of a small copper coin issued for circulation .in the Colonies only, and in value about half a farthing. It was the uniform practice heretofore at the Mint to confine the figure of Britannia to the copper coinage,, in order to prevent fraud; and the mischief that may occur born the present inconsiderate proceeding is obvious. The officers at the Mint are in a state of perfect dismay at the discovery.— BATHOS.—The following affecting advertisement is from a London newspaper :—" If this should meet the eye of Emma D—, who absented herself last Wednesday from her father's house, she is implored to return, when she will be received with undiminished affection by her almost heart-broken parents. If nothing can persuade her to listen to their joint appeal—should she be determined to bring their grey hairs with sorrow to the grave—should she never mean to revisit a home where she has passed so many happy years—it is at least expected, if she be not totally lost to all sense of propriety, that she will, withou a moment's further delay, send back the key of the tea caddy.'t —Tin Trumpet. INSTITUTION Fon THE DOM , AND DUMB, BELFAST.—On Tuesday evening, Mr. Collier delivered his first lecture, " on the education of deaf mutes," in the Assembly Room, Ex change, to a highly respectable and numerous audience. Mr. Collier's description of the forlorn state of the subjects of his lecture was truly affecting, and his delineation of the mode usually adopted for teaching this unfortunate class was ex tremely interesting. The examination of the pupils, which fol lowed, was very satisfactory; and the sign-language, and per sonification of the various trades, by the pupils, excited much applause. The meeting was next addressed by the Rev. A. C. Macartney, and some other gentlemen on the state of the funds of the institution, which, we were sorry to hear, are, iu conse quence of the expenses attending the erection of the splendid substantial edifice in College-street, almost completely ex hausted. A. number of ladies kindly proposed their services as collectors on the occasion. Mr. Collier's second lecture, on the " Education of the Blind," took place yesterday evening. The attendance was numerous and highly respectable. Having satisfactorily proved that. the instruction of the blind is not only practicable, but that, in consequence of their exclusion from I surrounding objects, they are peculiarly fitted for the loftier exercises of intellect, and for surmounting those difficulties in science with which seeing persons have long and unsuccessfully struggled, he proceeded - to explain the tangible methods by which their education is accomplished. The audience seemed highly gratified by the performance of the pupils, in proving the efficiency of the plans employed in teaching them reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, geometry, astronomy, and the other branches which they are taught in the school. After the, lecture, several gentlemen addressed the m eetin g , expressive of their deep obligations to Mr. Collier, for his zealous and talent-, ed exertions on behalf of the deaf mutes and blind in the Belfast School, to whose indefatigable labours the present prosperous Mete oftitt institution is attrayntable.—Belfast News Letter: ~~~ .. , STEAM NAVIGATION. As we have always taken a deep interest in what regards the steam navigation of this part, we, this day insert a very satis factory statement in a letter from Colonel'Burgoyne to Daniel O'Connell, Esq., which we think decides the question as to the merits of the claim on parliament for an increase of capitathy the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. London, 3d April, 1836. Sir,—Having been summoned from Dublin to give evidence before the committee respecting the operations of the Dublin and Liverpool Steam Company's bill, in connection with the navigation of the river Shannon ' • but having been detained on, the road by which I arrived ton late for the committee, and be ing since informed that my evidence might have tended to re move the doubts thrown on the working of the company in. Ire land, I deem it but justice to state to you, as. the chairman, what I should have been ready to have declared befure your committee. . . understand, that the bill for increasing the capital of thp company is opposed. The opposition may - be founded on good grounds, but I regret it much, because I see many advantages to the public from an extension of the operations of the company. . Any considerable intercourse by steam vessels, requires no toriously very large capital, particularly if maintained with the frequency and regularity established by the Dublin and Liver pool Company. Individual enterprize could not effect the object, nor could an ordinary partnership. The Dublin and Liverpool Company were the first to under take this arduous service; they have brought their establish ment to a great state of perfection, and they work it in a man ner highly beneficial to the public. Their vessels are substan tial, and manned and equipped in a superior manner. One or more, (often to the extent of three or four) leave each port every tide. The passage is made with expedition and security. The charges are moderate, and a bonus, or return, from the profits is distributed to the shippers of goods, in abatement of their freights. It does not appear to me that•there either is or can be auv monopoly in su,ch a business. The ports and their accommodation on each side of the channel are equally open to every, body, and indeed, scarcely a summer season passes that some independent vessel does not undertake this very Dublin and Liverpool business. The existing company has one advan tage, and one only, over any competitor, namely, that of well known honourable and moderate conduct. _ The knowledge that the profits of the company, paid to the shareholders, have not hitherto exceeded six per cent., per an num, may be sufficient to show that no undue advantages are taken. This company, however, has a particular claim to support, for the extent and nature of its operations in the interior of Ire land, where they have come more immediately under my ob servation. It has united with it the inland steam navigation of the Shan non, a river, which from its broad and deep waters is peculiarly adapted to steam vessels; or it may be said only adapted to steam, for no navigation by sail, or other means, could be use fully or profitz,bly employed there, except on a very small scale. The two great canals from Dublin to the Shannon (to which they both lead) are made feeders of the company's trade to Li verpool, greatly to the advantage of the public, both in point of convenience and economy. To furthei the operations of the company, several steamers have been put upon that river;— small piers and harbours have been constructed ; roads brought down to them : two hotels have been built ; stores and traders established on the banks and quays, and a great degree of activity and prosperity promoted in a country previously without communications, and without markets, excepting so re mote as to be almost unavailable. In such situations, and in deed throughopt the whole line of their operations, the value of land, and its produce, has been increased, and the people have been surprised to find prices for their produce very nearly equal ling those of the more fortunate- residents, (as hitherto consid ered) of the neighbourhoods of the great cities. The company's operations being on this extensive scale, and conducted on enlightened views, the most moderate charges are laid on the produce conveyed to Dublin for shipment to Liverpool, very little more indeed, than what pays the actual expense of this inland carriage. It may readily be understood what degree of good must be done to Ireland, and consequently to the empire, by such en terprise;—it is a step towards one of the great desiderata to render that country equally prosperous and settled as Great Britain. It is manifest that even the improvement of the great Shan non Navigation would be unavailable, unless through the in strumentality of large and combined capital, which gives to the Country, and to all classes, improved means of intercourse ; and it is, perhaps, owing to the want of large capital, and the absence of united enterprize, that this. magnificent river has for so many ages remained useless, as a medium of commercial communication. . The combined action of the company in the interior with that of their Liverpool Navigation is a peculiarly happy organiza tion, and of such benefit to the country generally, that it would be very impolitic to cripple its operations for want of capital. There are some objects now in agitation likely to afford a highly important , opening for the beneficial working of a consi derable increase of their business. One is the further improvement of the Shannon, which an express commission has now under consideration, from whom a :report has been lately laid before parliament. Another, is the probability of the Post Office Mail Service between Dublin and Liverpool, being undertaken by contract, instead of being worked by government as at present. A third, may reasonably be anticipated to grow out of the improvement and extension of the trade on the Shannon; that is, the giving to Limerick, the only sea-port on that river, the benefit of a direct intercourse by steam navigation to the B rit - ish. Scotch, and even to foreign ports. By the first of these operations, it is expected that the great capabilities of this fine river will be much more fully developed: a range of between eighty and ninety miles of the very middle of its course, comprehending two large lakes, several tributary rivers, and the mouths of the two Dublin Canals', will he made applicable for a large class of steamers; while the other parts of the river will be greatly improved for trade; all which will require much more extended means of floating steam power and of trading vessels. It may be remarked that steam navigation in the interior of Ireland cannot work to such advantage as when it is connec ted with establishments of a similar nature in some neighbour ink . great British port; not alone as regr s ardrthe trade, but in the important concern of the provision and maintenance of the mechanical means employed. For the second object, there surely can be no good reason for preventing this company from being, at least, competitors for the public business; no other. body being; prevented also from entering into the competition, as it is most probable they are prepared to do. As to the third object, it does not appear unreasonable that as steam navigation is improved, Limerick end the Shannon should enjoy this direct trade to British ports, which of itself will require a capital for building first class steam vessels to so large an amount as to put it out of the power of individual en terprise; and it could not be in better hands than in those of this company. On the whole I would observe, lst. That this company have, by:great efforts, and with much judgment, established a most important and beneficial business, particularly for Ireland. 2dly. That its operations are capable of great increase, and without any •reference to, or interference of any kind, with the trade or enterprise of any other company, or without any thing tending to monopoly. 3dly. That it would be injurious to prpvent its acquiring the the means necessary for such extension. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, J. F. BUItGOYNE. To Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Committee on the City of Dublin, Steam Packet Company's Bill. GREENOCK RAILWAY. On Friday, a meeting of the shareholders was held in the Sheriff Court-hall. Provost Macfie having been called to the chair, stated that the object which the provisional committee had in calling them together was, that they might here read a report of their proceedings since last meeting. Mr. James Turner then read the following report:— " In obedience to the resolutions of the general meeting of shareholders, held on the Bth day of January last, the Provi sional committee beg to report, that immediately af:er the ap pointment they turned their attention, in the first place, to the very important duty of the employment of engineers qualified 'to give a " Flying Survey.'' Ist, of the most direct line of railway communication between Glasgow and Greenock; and, 2dly, of the line which,. in their opinion, was likely to prove most advantageoae to the interests of the company • and they directed that the.reports should be accompanied with an esti mate of the expense of the construction of the railway. " Reports have accordingly been received from Messrs. Grainger and Miller, and M r..Geddes, of Edinburgh, and Mr. M'Quisten, of. Glasgow, civil engineers; and it is very grati fying to the committee to inform their constituents, that although these gentlemen differ in opinion in regard to the line which ought to be adopted, they all agree that the country lying between this and Glasgow is in every respect most favourable for the construction of a railway, and that it will not be necessary to pass through or injure' any of the pleasure grounds which are scattered through this very rich and popu lous district. The gradients, in the language of Messrs. Grainger and Miller, are such as are seldom to be found in any railway of similar extent. " The committee do not presume to offer any opinion upon the reports of the engineers, because they consider the question thereby involved as one of the most vital importance to the success of this great undertaking, and which alone can be satisfactorily decided by engineers of eminence. They would therefore simply estimate that it is their intention, provided they are authorised by the general meeting, to employ one or more ! eminent engineers to compare the plans on the spot, and advise which of the proposed lines, or what other line, ought to be preferred. " The next point to which the committee directed their atten tion was, the propriety of increasing the number of shares front 10,000 to 12,000; and, after most mature deliberation, they came to a unanimous resolution that thisincrease was a prudent and expedient measure; but that, in the meanwhile, the actual appropriation should be restricted to 11,000. And it is most satisfactory for them to have it in their power to state, that ap plications for shares have been received to the extent of 17,677. " These applications have all been most anxiously consider ed and investigated, and 11 ,900 shares have been appropriated; and although the applicat' ns of many individuals, who might have been eligible as share ders, were unavoidably rejected, the cotnmittee have no hcsi ation in saying, that the selection of names which they have made is such as cannot fail to insure public confidence, and they trust, be productive of very import ant advantages to the general interests of the undertaking. " The committee have also had under consideration the pro priety of immediately calling up the deposit of £l per share; and with this view have made arrangements with the' several banks in Greenock for receiving the money. In order to save unnecessary expense at the outset, and a competition to offices, which the committee think ought at present carefully to be avoided, they have authorised their chairman to subscribe the 1 requisite receipts, and to lodge the amount received in accounts opened with the banks in the name of the company. The share holders will therefore be shortly waited upon for the deposit of ' £1 per share; and the committee recommend that the parlia mentary contract and subscribers' agreement should he drawn out and engrossed, with as little delay as possible, for the signa ture of the shareholders. The committee also suggest that so soon as these deeds are ready, a circular should be addressed T l each of the shareholders, specifying the place where they wi that lie for signature, and at the same time distinctlyintimati n g , if any shareholder shall refuse or neglect to sign these deeds within the time fixed by the committee. and mentioned d in t the notice, he shall be held to have forfeited his shares and epos r i . money, and be considered to have withdrawn from the advise taking. Should any shares be so forfeited, the committeet d that they should be placed at their disposal ; and they also re commend that scrip be issued to t he p arties signing the deeds, in exchange for the receipts gran ted to them fur the deposit 'j paid on their shares. " It is anticipated by the committee that the deposit of El per share will be sufficient to enable them to defray the expense of the employment of eminen t en g ineers, and catrying through the act of parliament for the incorporation of the company ; f ~ but as it is proper-that they should have ample funds at their disposal, they recommend that they should be authorised to _make a further call to the extent of two pounds per share, should they find it to be necessary. " In conclusion, the committee beg to recommend that in addition, the most full and ample powers be confined to them to employ engineers competent to examine the several reports already , obtained, and to point out the best line for the railway, and also to make the requisite parliamentary surveys, and in general to adopt every measure which they may consider neces sary either for Obtaining the act of parliament, or fur the general interests of the company. They desire, however, it may be understood that the surveys and the heads, of the bill be submitted to a general meeting of the company for their sanction and approval. (Signed) " WM. MACFIE, Chairman. " Greenock, 7th April, 1836." Mr. Turner a lso read the reports by Messrs. Grainger and Miller, Mr. Geddes, and Mr. M‘Quisten, who had all surveyed the ground between this and Glasgow. The documents were of great length, and described very minutely the views of their authors. Messrs. Grainger and Miller's report recommended that the starting point at Greenock should be the vacant ground near the Theatre, and between the Mansion House and the Assem bly Rooms, and that the deptit for goods should be on the vacant ground south of Messrs. Macfie and Co.'s Sugar Works.--They also propose a branch to the harbours. The line crosses De lingburn Burn, East Stewart, Cartsburn, Stanners,.and Arthur Streets, and thence by a tunnel under the high ground behind Cartsdyke. Generally speaking it keeps near the river, and crosses the Cart about half way between Paisley and the Clyde, and terminates in Eglington-street, Glasgow. The length of the railway by this roue is twentv-one miles and four furlongs. The highest level, which.is at Bishoptown, is forty feet, and the ter mination at Glasgow thirty-two feet above the level of Greenock Docks. From Greenock to Ladyburn one mile is level. From Ladvburn to Robert-street, Port Glasgow, 2. miles and 185 yards, the gradient is as lin 1114. From thence to a point near Firilayston, 2 miles 1 furlong, and 58 yards, I in 813. From thence to a point below the road to Bishoptown, 5 miles 3 furlongs, and 7 yards, lin 835. From thence to the Paisley and Renfrew Railway, 4 miles, 2 furlongs, and 187 yards, 1 in 885. From thence to a point near Parkbouse, 5 miles, 3 fur longs, and 7 yards, 1 in 1577: and from.thence to the depot at Glasgow, 6 furlongs, and 127 yards, level. The expense is es timated at 414,00 per mile. . , Mr. Geddes takes his departure from Glasgow on the south side of the river, at a free plot of ground adjoining Dundas street. In passing along, he keeps nearer Paisley than Messrs. Grainger and Millar. Indeed, till he reaches Bishoptown he is generally higher than the line of these gentlemen, but thence downward the lines vary very little. The depot in Greenock, he proposes to establish immediately north-east of St. An drew's-square. The gradients are as follow :- 2940 yards level. 3720 yards, a rise of 1 in 700 4309 yards, a fall of 1 in 2200 5280-yards, a fall of lin 792 5007 yards, a rise of 1 in 1500 3000 yards, a fall of lin 600 4439 yards level 2600 yards, a fall of lin 600 2762 yards, a rise of 1 in 3000 . . , 4119 yards, a fail of lin 2000 • The total length of- the main line is 21 miles and 1216 yards, and with proposed branches 25 miles and 916 yards. The expense he estimates at £302,926. Mr. M'Quisten proposes leaving the South Quay of the Broomielaw in a line with the West-street of Tradeston, and keeps farther from the river than either of the others, passing on the south side of Paisley, Johnstone and Bridge of Weir. He communicates with Port-Glasgow by an inclined plane, and skirts the side of the hill, near the top of the arable land to Greenock. Crossing the deep chasm below Wallace's Leap at Devol's Glen, he proceeds along and appends another inclined plane near the Strone, which comes down the banks of Carts burn, and a third from Drumfrochar, reaching to the west side, of the Mansion-house. The length of the line he considers to. be 241 miles. The gradients taken in a flying survey were as follow: Ist mile 2d do 2O 0 3d do • 0 4th to 6th do 7th do , 0 - Bth do 0 9th and 10th do 34 11th do 0 12th to 1Bth do 19th to 24th and i do 0 Inclined plane at the level of Greenock The entire expense he calculates at £230,000.' The Provost said it must be obvious from the different views of the gentlemen, whose reports they had beard, that it would be necessary to apply to some eminent engineer to decide as to the best one. On the motion of Ninian Hill, Esq., of Greenock, M.D., seconded by Thomas Turner, Esq., of Greenock, Banker, it was unanimously resolved -Ist, That the report of the provisional committee be received, approved of, and adopted by the meeting, and printed and cir culated among the shareholders; and 2dly, That the provisional committee be invested with all the powers recommended by the report to be conferred upon them. On the motion of Roger Aytoun, Esq., of Greenock, Banker, the thanks of the meeting were unanimously given to the Provost for his conduct as chairman : and the meeting separated ULSTER RAILWAY. ( From the Northern. Whig.) The report of the committee of the House of Commons, on the Ulster railway bill, has just been printed; and, as it contains some information that his not yet been made public, we shall mention, as briefly as possible, the most interesting statements in the report. It will be understood that these statements rest upon the evidence of the various witnesses examined by the committee : The Comilany.—The capital is £600,000, divided into 12,000 shares of £5O each. Present traffic and means of conveyance.—The water commu nication, by the Lagan canal, extends only half the distance between Belfast and Armagh; and is fregnen►ly interrupted, in summer, from want of a sufficient supply of water, and in winter, by frosts. On the various parts of the line, the present traffic, by land and water, is 84,000 tons annually ; the passengers by hired conveyances are upwards of 200,000; and the persons on foot. 700,000. Estimated expenditure and income.—The following estimates have been made with all possible care : EXITS E. All expenses, till the completion of the work, £A3,447 13 2 Annual expense of the Railway when completed, cording to sufficiently proved calculations, £l,OOO V' mile—distance 36 'English miles 36,000 0 0 PASSENGERS, Brc. Number of Passengers expected, annually, Goods, (exclusive of live cattle. coal, limestone, lime, lumber, and unmanufactured materials, the traffic in which will very much increase on the formation of the Railway), 60,000 tons ANNUAL INCOME. For Passengers, For Goods Live Cattle, &c., as above, Conveying Mails and Parcels 45d,0b0 . £7,813 0 0 1:),000 0 0 7,750 0 0 2,500 0 £t)3,063 0 0 Z 6,000 0 0 Annual expenditure as above, Net annual income to the Company, £57,063 0 0 These statements far more than warrant the committee in saying, as tney do in their report, that " the calculations proved in evidence have satisfactorily established, that the revenue will be sufficient not only to support the annual charge of the maintenance of the railway, but allow a profit to the shareholders for their capital invested." The calculations have been made, without reference to any extension or branching of the line, either of which would be advantageous. Already, however, a branch from Armagh to Dungannon is in contem plation ; and the main line may he extended, in a direct line, to join the Dublin and Drogheda railway ; and in a western ,direction, to Monaghan and Enniskillen. Charade?, B'c. of the Line.—The report says,—" There is not any engineering difficulty to be encountered in construct ing this railway ;" —and that " the country, in an engineering point of view, is generally favourable to the construction of a railway, there appearing . to be no difficulty to encounter in the execution of it." The curves are all struck with a radius of a mile and upwards,—with one exception, where the radius is half-a-mile. " The gradients are generally favourable." The foregoing are the facts, as contained iu the official re port of the Commons' committee, which it is important for the public to know: and we feel gratified to find, that they are so very satisfactory. Supposing the company to have to advance the entire sum of £540.000, the estimated net income of £57,000 would produce to the shareholders about 9 1 , per cent.—a very handsome remuneration for their capital. But,.it is sufficiently well ascertained, that such an advance will not be required. We understand, that it is the intention of government to encou rage works of this description, (and, we are sure, that en under taking in Ulster will meet with not less support than one in any other part of Ireland,) by lending one-third of the money, at 3 per cent. interest, with an additional 2 per cent., payable yearly, the whole of this sum to be thus paid off in 30 years; and ano ther third, free of interest, for 30 years. Now, supposing this to he the case, in the present instance, of which there is- little doubt, the government will advance £lBO,OOO, on which £3 of interest, and £2 of a sinking fund, that is, 5 per cent., or £ 9,000 will be payable annually, for thirty years: they will, also, lend an equal sum, free of interest, for 30 years. Deducting, tere fore, £9,000 from the calculated net income of £57,000, we shall have £48,000 to be divided among the s hareholders;—that is, about '26 per cent. on the money advanced. • Let us suppose; however, that only one half be lent by the go vernment, that is, £270.0(;), and at three per cent. interest. In that case the annual deduction from the income of the company would be a little over £B.OOO, leaving to be paid to the share holders about 18 per cent. on their money paid in. This is a very gratifying prospect; and. considering how be neficial the work must be to the north of Ireland, the employ ment which it must afford to a large number of tradesmen and labourers, and the vast permanent advantages which it is calcu lated to extend to the town of Belfast, and to a large and pros perous district of country, containing several thriving business towns, viz.:—Lisburn, Moira, Liirgan, Portadown, with others contiguous, it is highly satisfactory to observe that the under taking is also likely amply to compensate those individuals m ea who come forward to support so important and useful a public - sum. "--- ----- DEATH OF THE SIi.TAN of SiNO A r wts:.--liussain Sah, better known as Tuanko Long, Sultan of Singapore, died at Malacca on the 2d of September. He was interred the follow ing afternoon with military honours, minute guns being fired his Hi g h n ess the pension of 1,30 , t: disy. might be corresponding with the n umber of years he h il a ig d u a i t r taii . le . d. BY the demise of will now revert back to the government. That a p ro • 't n. shOuld be made for the Sultan's family seems r easonable ; but w their i th ;i government, it is likely to abdetinetalgtiVl3,i.nlinsitsitufitneadl finally y is a to dn ‘ i v i h t e e r t i l l h s is m f s a e m ii dispersed, and so far from any probability ex isti ng are. beiog benefited liy the liberality of gov t e h t e ri calculates with an, n ovv.i(low of promote a disgraCeful amour only of notorious character—a Malacca Klin states thatKlin named Tomby certainty gninnia d ui i io n i g t r h a i t s ia n te o d t as a reward f his intrigue. A report Kadier, who, it is stated, o a o t d m fo a r l t a u c ri c e a , also improbab l e believed himself so much with the Sultan the latter to order the betrothed d uring his lifetime as to induce that the young lady had always t of his daughter to him ; but ays entertained the greatest aversion, nay, the most hostile feelings, for the wretch, although with . mother the ci her rcumstance of such con venient cloak.—Singapore affiance seived only as a Chronicle, Sept. 12. WILLIAM GOOFY IN.—This gent] - • man, whose name has been so long familiar to the World of le tters, ( th by the number and po pularity of his literarY labours, p a id on Thursday last, having but am month before debt of nature 80th anniversary t The deceased was a nativereof completed isa( his Cambridgeshire, where he was born on the 3dof 'I. in March, 146, and was the son of a dissenting • ' minister, for which profession he was himself designed: