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DICKIE, Manager, l Edinburgh. JOHN MOINET, Secretary, acknowledged to possess many valuable were, in the year 1838, petitioned against ricked weed. ATE AFFRAY IN THE CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH SE.—Three female paupers made their escape torkhousc, decorated in the union dress, on ,Sun- They were pursued by the constable, who brought n Monday were taken before the guardians. them for their misconduct, and delivered )vernor ; but they afterwards became so re y struck the governor, and narrowly escaped an with a hammer, who had been called in to as- rimand n up to a ,hat the sist. They then commenced breaking windows, when the constable was again called in, who handcuffed them with the intention of taking them before the magistrate ; but these )es broke the handcuffs, and knocked them about He, however, succeeded in capturing efore the magistrates again, who, after iof the case, committed them to. Derby, y will have the privilege of enjoying the sweets of e months to come.—Derbyshire Chro- Aboukir I NELSON.—During the heat of the action Sir Horatio Nelson received a painful, and it first generally feared mortal, wound. He was ck immediately over the right eye by a piece of lang the force of which was happily nearly spent; Althou gh ' most intense, Nelson; on being led or, car ried cockpit, desired, it is said, he might Wait'lintil his turn among the nunaerous 'wohndsd to be The surgeon, Mr. Jefferson, howeiei, on dis covering his presence, immediately proceeded - to examine the wound, and found that the piece of the skin of his'forehead, which had been cut to the bone, was hanging down over the which, for the time, completely obscured'his sight. son assured him there was no immediate danger ; n, deemed his wound mortal, requested Mr. Comyn, his chaplain, to convey his dying remembrance to Lady Nelson, and at the same time ordered the Minotaur to he hailed, and Captain Louis to be thanked for coming so nobly to the Vanguard's assistance. The surgeon, having dressed and bound up the wound, requested the admiral to remain quiet in the bread-room; but nothing could repress his zealous and enthusiastic disposition. He immediately ordered his secretary, Mr. Campbell, to attend him in the bread-room that no time might be lost in writing to the admiral ; but ntleman, having himself been wounded, on beholding end suffering state of the admiral, became so much at he could not write. The chaplain was then I ; but the impatience of Nelson increasing every took the pen and contrived to write a few words is devout sense of the victory he had obtained. terwards, being left alone, the news that the French ship was on fire spread along the decks and de s the cockpit. Unassisted and unnoticed, amidst enthusiasm, Nelson contrived to find his-way up s, and, to the astonishment of all, appeared again marter-deck ; and, intent on the duty of compas kly despatched his first lieutenant, Mr. Galwey, of of the perishing Frenchmen. He remained on r,e awful explosion took place, which shook every r kelson, when he was reluctantly p e rsu a ded to go . Restless still, he got up, and, suffering as he fined the acting commission of Captain Hardy for nerd, in lieu of Captain Berry, who was nominated Lb the despatches, as well as Capt. Cape's, for united Service Journal. upon the ~07.a.aNcE REALITY.—About four years ago there lived in one of the parishes of the county of Ayr (we do not wish to be more particular) a young woman whose charms lad captivated a respectable tradesman ; and afterasufficient irne spent in courtship, the day was named which 'was to under them mutually happy. The furniture and all other !eessary articles of household use were procured, " ribands d pearlins and a'." were lavished on the blooming bride by r enamoured swain, and every thing went on swimmingly earls the consummation of the marriage. The thousand es repeated quotation about " the course of true love", , was to be realised in this as in many other instances, for clay previous to the wedding a letter arrived, which bore the bride and her mother were wanted instantly at the de of the girl's father, who was dying, and wished 9115 to his 'departure to see his (illegitimate) child. 'Jingly off both parties went, after arranging with the room as to the postponement of the marriage. Be aching their destination the old man bad died, and use was tilled with expectant relations, each and all for the mastery, and alike sanguine of being almost remembered in the will of the deceased, whose was worth about £BOO a-year. The reception pother and daughter, as might be anticipated, of the warmest description, The various Tees of the house and dairy were performed t the command of a vixenish niece of the -ins the few days preceding the funeral ; eternoon of the day on which it took e sent to see the servants regaled in the .he expectant party dined up stairs, and Tad. Scarcely, however, had the mother een well set to work as commanded, when riding their presence reached them from the On going thither, they were met by not the . array of faces they had ever seen ; and, to natter, excepting only a legacy of a few pounds relations present, t.ie whole estate was left to chided to. Several of the unfortunates fainted few stamped and swore lustily—but by far the aumber were unable to speak from sheer astonish- In due time the girl was served heiress to the estate, tension s rising with her circumstances, her poor as fore o tt en, and she, with all her wealth, within the time her f or t une c h ange d , t h rew h erse lf i nto an old shrivelled man of law, who had been deceased parent. Her negle c t e d l over , f rom •kably steady man, became a confirmed drunk. siness w ent to wreck, and he left his native -it to E ng l an d to hide his sorrow anliis a year a go an a d vertisement, dated I3ath, 'dish provincial paper, offering a reward ; - ardin g an individualdt neighbourhood, of the same for some ti me i n ye f one of his friends, who, s r up d posing be what in of .aining this reward, an to the party wishing l a b) our hero, requesting his attendancem" lext (IL in a celebrated hotel in Bath, wh bo er r e: With of nxious to see hiui. Having clothes a fellow-workm an , -- he s et out s t d h to nknown W end, and, on arriving a me h a d been directed , was greatly surprised ine, ) looming in beauty, and according to her as loving as ever. Our story is almost at an lawyer had died—first love, that had never c gotten, again broke out withredofuabvloeudsrveif thenr !node of marrying in England • n , y were united before the expirationhouf,tbharede thus meeting. If the now h appy a extra bottle after dinner (which we elieve e h d by oes his xibiltes it to cpstom, and that too eng e n b d,) y,''s - 'forrner cruelty; who, while she strives to wean him ow the practice, does not deny her being partly the c o au .e s s e s . Ther • • thing romantic in the above, but it is nl v j.rn, .d, were there anything wanted to establish bv .tiath is stranger than fiction," the a o e o..iwagtertt etttould go far to do it.—Edinburyh' paper. .3 1 r • - 12V • - - -4- both we kitchen, while t tlorten a zer pret s -from't imptriat t) at i tanunt. HOUSE OF LORDS MONDAY The Earl of MINTO entered into a vindication of the mode in which he had exercised his patronage at the Admiralty. On the motion for reading a second time the Exchequer Bills Bill. • Viscount MELBOURNE made an attack upon the present government, for having defeated the late government upon principles which were then laid down by the noble duke (Wellington) but which they were now repudiating. The noble duke had said, on a former occasion, that they had no right to add to the funded debt of the country without making provision for the interest, and yet this was just what his Go vernment were now doing by' this bill. For his own part he had but one objection to the measure now proposed by the frovernment, but th-t c vas serious—it had failed na new, it has -. After having turned out the late government, they should have taken care not to have failed in the very first temporary mea sure they had themselves attempted. Neither should they have sent a cry through the country that its finances were in a state of extreme difficulty. It was not right nor fair to hold this desponding language. He maintained that, though there was a financial difficulty, yet the country was not in an em barrassed or dangerous situation, either as respected its fi nances, or in any other way. He could not see why the pre sent government should have required time to concoct mea sures. There was no mystery in the case—they had not to look for the philosopher's stone. If they had to search for the transmutation of metals, they might, perhaps, have some cairn to require time for experiments ; and as to attendance, the.noble duke might be sure of having a good one in both houses of parliament, if he only gave notice of an intended in the corn laws. The Earl of RIPON said he was not called upon to justify what had passed in a former debate ; but he must observe that it was a great mistake to say that their first measure was a failure ; for, although they bad not obtained the whole of the five millions, they had obtained one million beyond what was necessary to cover the deficiency. How was it possible to expect that government could be all at once pre pared with its measures? The late government had been displaced by an amendment to the address moved by an indi vidual, who could hardly be expected at once to be prepared with a series , of measures ; and even if the government now formed were at once to strike off a whole scheme of finance, without any consideration, the nation could only look upon them as fools or madmen. The Duke of WELLINGTON thanked the noble viscount for his hint about securing an attendance ; but he would not avail himself of it, because he never would announce an in tention which he did not entertain. He had no intention to bring forward a scheme for the alteration of the corn laws. He had not the power to do so. He had had not sufficiently considered the measure, and must therefore decline to an nounce any such intention. (Hear) The bill was then read a second time. The poor law commission bill went through committee The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour, but only 25 members being present, the house stood adjourned till next day. HOUSE OF LORDS.--TUESDAY The royal assent was given by commission in the Usual form to the following bills :—the administration of justice bill, the lunatics bill, the foreign bishops consecration bill, the navy pay bill, the expiring laws bill, the Frozmore-lodge bill, the royal gardens bill, the Marlborough estates bill, Middle's estate bill, and Clayton's name bill. Lord ELLENBOROUGH, after moving the third reading of the exchequer bills funding bill, stated, in answer to que;- tions from the Marquis of Normanby, that, as it would be necessary to submit the measures which had been brought in by the late administration for improving the drainage of towns, for the regulation of buildings, and the improvement of boroughs, to the consideration of a select committee, it would be impossible to proceed with them in the present session. The Duke of WELLINGTON, however, promised them his cordial support, and with this assurance the noble marquis professed himself completely satisfied. The bill was then read a third time and passed, together with another also re lating to exchequer bills, and that for the payment of the ex penses incurred in making the population returns. Lord RADNOR then presented several petitions, praying that the parliament might not be prorogued until some mea sure had been adopted with reference to the corn laws. The subject had excited the most intense interest throughout the country, but he feared that the hopes of relief which had been entertained would be disappointed. On this question the Duke of Wellington at least could not require time for consideration, as be had assisted in the bill by which the present corn laws were established. A plentiful supply of corn was by no means incompatible with great distress, and that was the state of things at present, when an immediate prorogation was to be expected. without any endeavour on the part of the government to afford relief. The noble lord then proceeded to read extracts from several letters be had received, commenting upon the existing distress, and hinting at the necessity of a recourse to violence in case these grounds of complaint were left unredressed. . _ _ The Duke of WELLINGTON said that he should not allow himself to be intimidated in the advice he felt it his duty to offer to his Sovereign•by the noble lord, by his friends or his correspondents. In what he had said on the previous even ing he had been misunderstood, if it was supposed that he had refused to bring forward the consideration of the corn laws. He had only said that he would not use that subject as a means for insuring a large attendance of their lordships. He had, indeed, assisted in establishing the present system, and he had endeavoured to increase his knowledge of the question since ; but it stood now in a different light, and it was incumbent upon those who had to deal with it, to weigh maturely not only its bearings with respect to other subjects which had been elsewhere discussed, but also with reference to treaties between this country and foreign powers, between foreign powers with each other, and the general relations by which it was connected with the social system of the United Kingdom. On all these grounds he was opposed to hasty legislation. He by no means denied the existence of dis tress, but he did not believe that it could be in any degree alleviated by the prolongation of the session. The chief cause appeared to be the want of employment and the de ficiency of wages, and these were the result of a variety of causes which parliament would strive in vain to remove by any immediate measure. Lord KINNAIRD expressed his conviction that no change would be made in the corn-laws by the present government. They had been brought in by the monopolists, who had threatened to expel them from power again if they found it necessary. The Duke of RICHMOND explained, that in the speech which had been referred to, he had made no threat against the government. He did not mean to assert that the corn laws were never to be considered with a view to their modi fication, but to insist, that in whatever alteration was made, due protection should be afforded to the agriculturist. After a few words from Lord CLIFFORD, (of Chudleigh,) the subject dropped. Lord BROUGHAM then again brought before the house the subject of a petition he had presented some days since, complaining of the support that the slave trade received from the large amount of British capital embarked in it in several foreien settlements. The only question was, whe ther the acts alleged by the petitioners amounted to slave trading or not ? And after an elaborate review of the law as it at present stood, the noble and learned lord ex pressed his hope that the attention of the government might be directed to the point during the recess, and if any doubt existed, that Parliament might be applied to remove it. In the continent of India, the practices to which the existence of slavery gave rise were, as appeared from a lately published report, dreadful almost beyond description. Children were, it seemed, the principal object of traffic, and to obtain them the life of their parents was constantly sacri ficed without hesitation. He trusted that some means would be adopted to put down such atrocities, which would, how ever, he feared, continue to be perpetrated so lon g as it was possible to hold human beings in a state of slavery. Lord RIPON said, that the state of the law as it bore upon the transactions which formed the subject of the petition presented by the noble lord had been already taken into con sideration, and it was the intention of the Government, if it were found inapplicable to the cases to which reference had been made, to call upon Parliament for additional powers. Lord ELLENDOROUGH thought that the atro c iti es w hi c h were supposed to have their origin in the slave trade, might be ascribed with more truth to Thuggee. The suppression of slavery throughout India had been for some time under discussion, but it was thought better that the initiative should be taken by the Indian government, which h a d every dispo sition to give effect to the wish that had been expressed. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-7-TuEsDAy Sir C. NAPIER asked the right hon. baronet (Sir R. Peel) what instructions, if any, had been sent out to America, with the view of protecting Mr. M`Leod from the populace, if he should he acquitted by the court before which he was to be tried. _ ----- Sir It. PEEL said that the hon. gentlemat would perceive, on reflection that it would not be proper for him to commu nicate any information upon the subject under existing cir cumstances. The dropped orders from the previous evening were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.—WEDNESDAY The House of Lords did not sit. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY Mr. WAKLEY gave notice, that early in the ensuing ses sion of parliament he would move for leave to bring in a bill to effect a radical reform in the Commons' House of Parlia ment, by abolishing the property qualification of members of parliament, by extending the suffrage to the working classes, and by the adoption of vote by secret ballot. Mr. C. BULLER moved that the petition of Lord G. Paget, complaining of the decision of the house against the suffi ciency of the recognisances in respect of his former petition against the return for the borough - of Carnarvon, should be taken into the consideration of the house, and that the noble lord should be allowed to present another petition against that return. It seemed that by a mistake as to the law the recognisances in support of the petition were given before a magistrate of Cardigan instead of before a magistrate of Middlesex, or a magistrate acting in his own jurisdiction, and this was held to be fatal to the recognisances. In law it certainly was so, and he would not, therefore, ask the house to annul the decision of the examiner ; but he thought, in equity to the noble lord, that he ought to be allowed to present a new petition. The ATTORNEY GENERAL opposed the motion, inasmuch as there could be no doubt about the legality of the decision ; and, if applications such as this was to be successful, there would be no end to the inconvenience which would be occa sioned to the house by the constant recurrence of similar experiments. Mr. JARVIS supported the motion, and quoted cases in which the house had granted similar indulgences. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the cases quoted were the very cases which caused the house to pass the pre sent law, in order to avoid the inconveniences for the future which they were felt to have inflicted. Sir R. PEEL quoted the words by which it was declared that the decision of the examiner, should be final and conclu sive in all cases, and said he hoped the house would not listen to the motion, as it would open a door to endless ap plications of a similar nature. Mr. C. BULLER. then withdrew the motion. In reply to a question from Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, Sir R. PEEL said he feared there had been an increase in the practice of bribery at contested elections, and he was prepared to give his cordial support to any measure having for its object the suppression of bribery and other mal practices at elections. He would give the subject every con sideration, but he could not at that moment pledge himself to bring in a bill on the subject next session. In reply to a question from Mr. EWART, • Sir It. PEEL said that he believed that since the reform bill bribery h a d l arge l y i ncrease d , an d more i n t h e l arge t h an i n to the the s small er const i tuenc i es. H e wou ld b e mos t anx i ous t o pre vailed of those very large towns where bribery had pre troest. large extent singled out, and made an example of fitted the'veßl.l4 Sir R. PEEL Dr. 130 would but facilitateheth fa asked why the right hon. baronet, as he ad- Tuld not apply the remedy of the ballot. Mr. WAKLEY drew the was of opinion the proposed remedy commission of the offence. very gross abuse the h attention of the house to a case of inHaderscotiatn laws regulating the custody of insane persons perfectly sane had bye, 0 1 6ne l c f appeared that a gentleman , tilade his escape to England, asylum in that country. He for 14 months in a lunatic Scotland, lest he should be but ivas fearfid of returning 1,0 again incarcerated. He wished to •know from the Lord Advocate if there Were no means by which his safety could be ensured upon his return. Sir W. RAE complained that he had received'no notice of the case before it was brought forward, but be pledged him self to cause the most minute inquiries to be made into the circumstances of the case. Mr. F. BARING complained of a statement which had ap peared in the papers, to the effect that he had understated the deficiency in the revenue. That statement emanated from:a very high authdrity, and imputed that there were varictis charges to be met which were.not inctuded in the calculations which' he . had made. He was not in the habit of making statements which he was not prepared to stand by, and he must, therefore, call upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had adopted his figures, to give some explanation, in order to set him right with the public. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had had no opportunity of consulting the party from whom the statement emanated • but thought the meaning of th e no bl e d u k e i n another place was that it was difficult at once to form a scheme for the revenue, for in addition to the deficiency of the revenue of £2.500,000, there were other charges con nected with the colonies which rendered full deliberation ne cessary in order to see how they were to be provided for. Sir R. PEEL was convinced that this must have been the meaning of the noble duke, and there was not the smallest impeachment intended of the right hon. gentleman's calcu lations, or of his intention to conceal expenses which he knew would accrue in the present year. Mr. F. BARING expressed himself satisfied with the ex planation. Lord PALMERSTON expressed a hope that the government, as soon as parliament should again meet, would be prepared fully to state the extent of alteration which they proposed to make in the commercial policy of the country. Adjourned. SOUTHWARK ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING Yesterday week an assemblage of the great unwashed and unimproved of Southwark took place at the Town Hall, in this borough, and, as may be supposed, " motley," agreeably diversified by dirt, was the " only wear" of the majority. Mr. Holmes, the low high bailiff, called himself to the chair. The venerable official had himself officiously con vened the meeting, at least so we understood him, amidst the whistling, whooping, coughing, and laughing, which suc ceeded his successful appeal, and which lasted till he pro ceeded to the following effect :-,-Gentlemen ! gentlemen ! (vehement cheering.) I have received a requisition, signed by two washerwomen and a dog's meat man, a corn-law agi tator, and four of the swell mob • and as these respectable individuals (great cheering) may iairly be said to represent the influence and intelligence of the Whig-Radical party in this ancient borough, I cheerfully obeyed the call. As I enjoy a salary of £1,400 per annum, and have little or nothing to do, and plenty of time to do it in, I conceive that I cannot serve out my Queen and country better than by doing my utmost to throw every impediment in the way of the servants of her Majesty's choice. This is a land of liber ties; I, therefore, hope none will be taken at the present meeting—particularly with other folk's property ; and I hope every gentleman, as is a gentleman, will behave as sich— that every speaker will speak to the point, if possible, and will be heard with as much attention as convenient. Gen tlemen,—(cheers)--I have received some letters which I feel it my duty to read to you. The first, which is from Mr. Hawes, is addressed to me as your expected chairman, and was delievered to me by my own expectorating chairwoman. (Coughing and spitting) : " Soap Vat, Princes-street, Lambeth. " Mr. Holmes, Sir,—l cannot attend the proposed meet ing as my soap is a biling, and I fear my reception from the licensed victuallers would not be cordial, nor would there be much kindliness of spirit amongst the watermen. " Yours truly, "B. HAwas. " The next letter I shall read to you, gentlemen (cheering), is from the Hon. Mr. Humphreys : " My dear Holmes,—You had better send the people to their dear homes, and talk no trash about virtue and honesty, and such like gammon. If you shares in my feelings, will you like to buy some railway shares,? " Yours affectionately, " B. HUMPHREYS." The last letter, gentlemen (cheering), is from the agents of Mr. B: Wood : " Sir,—Mr. B. Wood has got a new silk hankerchief in his pocket, and no new ideas in his head ; we, therefore, cannot advise his forming a part of your announced miscel laneous collection. " We are, Sir, yours, &c., " DODGSON and FOGG " To Mr. Holmes, bailiff, &c." And now, gentlemen (cheering), I shall leave you to com mence the businessof the day—giving you the necessary pre caution of taking care of your pockets. Mr. J. Wilson, a retired tailor, arose to propose the first resolution. Some weavers die at their looms, some at the tread-mill, but I know an instance of one, who from natural causes, died in his bed (cries of shame, shame). Conse quently, the House of Lords are always interfering with elections. In consequence of the beer act and the prevalence of swallows, the market for flies for fishing is very materially damaged, arising soley from the corn laws. All interests are sacrificed to Juggernaut, and must be so while we have these odious laws. But the great Gog and Magog of the question is, or perhaps I ought to say, are the rents and taxes, and, therefore, as we are met to discuss an important question, and as the people are, or perhaps I ought to say, is, the apple of power, and the House of Commons and Lords, the Adam and Eve that took the apple—for this reason and no other, is it that a penny loaf is not sold for a farthing. I therefore beg in general terms to move that " It's all my eye." Mr. Beattie Martin, in seconding this resolution, said, " Tnat the people were the body of England —commerce and manufacture the two arms, and the police the fists; but those but those who were at the bottom of all, deserved to be kicked, if during the peace land was not twice as cheap as it had been during the war. Mr. Bedford declared he did not get in , for Reigate, all owing to the corn laws, he therefore moved, "That the Whigs be forced to pay him the sum they promised him, for making a fool of himself." Mr. Apsley Pellat seconded the motion, and said he lost his time, his temper, and his two front teeth all owing to the corn laws. Mr. Roebuck, accompanied by a cabman, whom he had not yet paid, and a waterman who was never in want of a fare, now entered the hall, and having, with the agility of his species, jumped on Dr. Bowring's back, said, 1 am of an ancient family ; my original sire drove the pigs out of the ark, and his grandson wrote Nathan's diary ; yet I am one of the people ; as yet I have got nothing by it, nor have you. My friends in the House of Commons are all clever men, par ticularly Mr. Ward, the editor and proprietor of the Weekly Chronicle, whose articles, at least those of the greatest weight, I write. Do not forget that if you have bread at nothing, you will have your wages at less—that the whole scheme of the repeal of the corn laws is a humbug, and that I am of an ancient family. I move, "That John Arthur Roebuck is an old English gentleman." Dr. Bowring first let him down easy, and then seconded the motion. Mr. R. Russell moved, " That the fact of men been starved to death, was mainly attributed to their having nothing to eat ;" at least he knew this to be the case in one instance. Mr. Armstrong Walton, in seconding him, decrared, " that the present government would treat them as all future govern ments had done." Mr. Wilson said, "if he had a small farm he could live very comfortably." A vote of thanks was passed in favour of the low High Bailiff, who on being awaked out of a very refreshing sleep, said, " What's the row." On being told, Holmes returned humble thanks to the people, and the thankful people returned themselves to their humble homes.—Argus. CASE OF POISONING AT AMPTHILL The county of Bedford has just become the scene of a deed of almost unexampled atrocity. Mr. Crouch, a farmer he the neighbourhood of Ampthill, has a sister who keeps his house, the remainder of the establishment consisting of two female servants. A few days since, owing to the bad con duct of these two women, servants, they received notice to quit Mr. Crouch's service ; but the housemaid apologised, and was forgiven. The cook, however, sullenly refused to make any concession, and her place was about to be supplied by another. Yesterday (Sunday) Mr. Crouch's married sister, who resides at a little distance, and her two daugh ters, came over to Ampthill for the purpose of attending church ; but there being no service they called on their relati% e, and partook of some cake which had been prepared by the cook on the preceding day. Immediately after par taking of the cake the young ladies became violently sick, and one of them, who had eaten more of the cake than the others, became alarmingly ill. Medical aid was called in, and two of the ladies were relieved by copious vomitting, but the case of the third baffled all the aid of medicine, and she remained in the most intense agony until death released her from further suffering, about twelve o'clock last night. Not content with poisoning the cake, the wretched woman, who knew that her master did not eat cake. actually mixed a large portion of the poison (arsenic) in the sauce for a beef steak she was ordered to prepare for her master's dinner. The alarming illness of the young ladies who had partaken of the cake had happily excited suspicion, and led to an ex amination of the food thus impregnated with death. The cake has been analysed, and found to contain a very large portion of arsenic ; as has also the sauce for the steak, with a similar result. The wretched woman is in custody, and awaits the investigation of the coroner's jury, which is sum moned for this evening. The excitement in the neighbourhood is extreme. The atrocity of the crime itself, the deliberate depravity by which it was contemplated, the coolness with which the preparations were made, and the sad results which had marked its com pletion, contribute to render it a case of almost unequalled atrocity in the annals of crime. STATE. OF TRADE MANCHESTER, OCT. 6.---There was little change in the market yesterday. Owing to the near approach of the time for closing the shipments to Russia, some descriptions of yarn, suitable for that market, were more earnestly inquired after, and, in some tew cases, a slight advance was obtained: On the whole, however, the market was rather quiet, and prices remain, generally, without change. In goods there was no alteration, either of demand or price ; and all descrip tion, except fustians, continue much depressed, notwith standing the firmness of the cotton market. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, OCT. 4. — The demand for goods to-day has been better than that of last Monday ; but there has been no change in prices. In the wool market there is nothing to report, except that prices remain firm. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, OCT. s.—This was much the same sort of dull market as that of last week ; perhaps no worse, but still cold and inanimate. The chief demand was for heavy woollens for the home trade, and light fancies for ex portation. Prices rem a i n p re tty fi rm. B us i ness in the warehouses is, on the whole, encouraging. Gavin Scott, of Glasgow forging notoriety, has been tried, convicted, and sentenced to transportation for life. FEMALE HEROISM.—A few evenings ago, as the house keepef of Captain Dumont, an old officer of the Imperial army, residing at the Themes, nearly opposite the Park of Neuilly, was waiting at about nine o'clock for the return of her master, who was in the habit of coughing three times as a signal for admission, she was called by name, and desired to open the door. She replied that it was not M. Dumont who called to her, and looking out, perceived three men, who, finding they could not obtain admission by fraud, were endeavouring to force open the door. This, however being well fastened, they made au attack upon the window-shutter, at which the houskeeper, who is an aged woman, took her stand, holding the iron handle of the upright bolt firmly with her hands in order to prevent its giving way. The men broke the window-shutter, and struck the bands of the housekeeper with great force, whilst one of the ruffians en deavoured to stab her, exclaiming that he would cut her into pieces if she did not admit them. She held firm, however, and fortunately, two little dogs b elon g in g t o her master rushed to the spot, and snapping at th e hands of t he asailants, ope rated a diversion which proba bl y saved her life. This un equal struggle had lasted more tha n half a n ham, when th e approach of some persons was heard, and the ru ffians fled. It s w t a re s n M gt . h oof the Dumont, courageous who om avery was opportunely,exhaus exhausted, and the f or t h e bolt of the window had just given way. The window was covered with blood from the bands of the men, and portions of their flesh, which bad been torn away by the little dogs, were found.--Paris paper. • . OVERLAND INDIAN MAIL POSSESSION or CANTON: DEFEAT OF THE CHINESE. By the indefatigable exertions of our spirited townsmen, Messrs. `Vintner and S►nith, news agents, we were put in possession of the following important intelligence, at an early hour yesterday morning, they having gone to the trou ble and expense of an express from London to bring it here : 'MARSEILLES, OCT. 3.—The Oriental has arrived this morning at 10, having on board Captain Brown charged with despatches for the Queen of England. The English forced the advanced posts of Canton on the 23d or 27th of May, arid prepared on the instant to attack Canton itself. But the Chinese capitulated. They pay 6,000,000 of dollars. The Tartar garrison evacuated the city on the sth of June. The English have again occupied Hong Kong. Last evening Messrs. Willmer and Smith, with their ac customed activity, furnished us with a second edition of the morning papers,..containing full details of the important in telligence from China and India. We take the following summary of the events in China from the Bombay Times:— " Our intelligence extends from the 20th May (the date of our former advices) to the 19th June. " Captain Elliot, having on the 10th May visited the Pre fect of Canton, with a view of ascertaining his intentions, saw at once that it was in vain to look for a continuance of the armistice, and that a fresh rupture was immediately at hand. The Chinese had, during the period of simulated peace, been secretly engaged in raising outworks, arming their batteries, and collecting troops. On returning to the fleet accordingly, Captain Elliot on the 15th countermanded the sailing of the expedition about to start for Amoy ; and Sir H. Le Fleming Senhouse prepared to move up the river with the 18th. On the 20th, Yu. acting governor of Canton, issued a proclamation to tranquillise the fears of foreign mer chants ; anxious, doubtless, to detain them within his reach till his arrangements were so matured as to permit their seizure. Next day the merchants were formally warned, by an official communication from Captain Elliot, to quit the factory before sunset. The same evening about midnight, the Chinese commenced the attack by a general canonade against the advanced ships of the squadron (now off Canton) wherever the guns could ,be brought to bear, and by fire rafts dropped down the river to destroy the headmost ves- The schooner Aurora and Louisa cutter, was unable to weigh anchor, and were exposed off the factories to a heavy fire during the night. The , steamer Nemesis meanwhile towed the fire-ships out of the way, and opened a tremend ous tire from her 32-pounder guns ; while the Pylades, Mo deste, and Algerine kept up a brisk cannonade on the newly erected fort of Shaming. The fort was captured at day break next morning, and eight highly-finished new brass guns taken possession of. Meanwhile a number of war junks having issued from a creek opposite Patee, were chased back again to their retreat by the Nemesis. So soon, how ever, as they observed that the steamer was once more oc cupied battering the fort, they ventured oat again, but seeing_ that they were observed and instantly pursned by their vigi lant and terrible enemy, endeavoured to retire, but escaped not with their former impunity. The Nemesis having given chase, was soon out of sight of her friends, but the explo sions and bursts of white or murky smoke, told how fear fully she was employed. In three hours she blew up no less than 40 war junks. Her return presented a scene truly unique—she was entirely bedecked with the flags and pend ants which she had taken from the captured junks, mandarin dresses and caps graced the persons of the boats' crew ; and the Chinese tail was seen dangling from beneath the caps of the crew of one of them. The casualties among the Chinese are said not to be very heavy, from the circum stance of their having had ample time to save themselves by flight, after the junks had been set on fire, before they blew up. These doings of the Nemesis, and the capture of the fort of Shaming, were performed on the second day after the re-commencement of hostilities. On the 23d the forces, naval and military, arrived off Canton, when their com manders held a conference with the plenipotentiary, for the purpose of concerting measures for their future proceedings. Sir Hugh Gough proposed to disembark the land forces to the north-west of the city, while Major Pratt, with the 26th Cameronians, should ocoupy some part of the enemy's atten tion by seizing the factory situate on the southern side. In the meanwhile Captain Belcher, of her Majesty's ship Sulphur, was sent to explore the river to the north, and to report on the practicability of effecting a landing in that direction. He was attacked by a number of boats of the enemy on this excursion, but suffered no obstacles to over come him, and succeeded in his mission, after destroying 28 of their boats. From the mast-head of one of the larger junks he completed his survey of the country, and found that there was an excellent landing-place, and that the hills north of the city appeared easy of accession, even to artillery. By 2 p.m., of the 24th, the troops being all on board boats, &c., the steamers commenced towing them to their respective points of attack—the right column to take possession of the factories, by the Atalanta ; and the left, consisting of four bri gades, by the Nemesis. The right column, under Col. Moun tain, arrived at their destination in time to prevent, for the pre sent, the foreign factories being destroyed, the inhabitants and soldiers (Chinese) being engaged in carrying off whatever came in their way—but the Greek, Dutch, and British Hongs were completely plundered of everything they contained (among the rest a large quantity of woollens, stored in the Company's godowns) before their arrival. The left column, under Sir Hugh Gough, comprising 117 officers, 2,276 rank and file, and 13 guns, arrived at the village of Tsinghae, their point of debarkation, about dusk. The general and the 49th regiment, consisting of 28 officers, and 273 rank and file, landed for the purpose of reconnoitring, but a few straggling parties alone were seen. During the night the guns were landed, and the next morning the landing of the remainder of the column was effected, and the whol moved forward a little after daylight. The distance was computed to be about 3 miles from the city walls and the heights to the north of Canton, which were crowned by four strong forts ; the ground between our force and the city was chiefly under paddy cul tivation. The commander having cautiously advanced within range of the forts, and everything being prepared for their at tack, about half-past nine the order was given to advance ; and in little more than half an hour the eastern and western forts were in our possession, and our troops looked down on Canton within one hundred yards of its walls. A spirited fire was kept up from the city walls from heavy ordnance, ginjals, and matchlocks during the greater part of the day. After the troops had landed and proceeded on their way, a large body of Tartar troops thought of capturing the Nemesis steamer, and made a rush to the water's edge for that purpose; but her commander allowed them to approach within range of his guns, when he opened such a volley of grape on them, that they were fain to retire, leaving a great number dead behind them. To the N.E. of the city was a strongly entrenched camp, containing about 4000 of the enemy, which was separated from the heights by a tract of paddy land, from which repeated attacks were made, and as frequently repulsed by H. M's 49th regiment. About three p.m. it was evident a mandarin of rank bad reached their camp (afterwards understood to be Yang, the Tartar Ge neral,) and that the Chinese meditated a fresh attack in consequence of which Major General Burrell was despatched to repel it, and follow up the enemy across a narrow cause way, and destroy their encampment, which duty was gallantly performed by her Majesty's 18th and 46th regiments and a company of royal marines, though not without considerable loss, from the troops being exposed to a heavy fire from the north-east face of the city wall. The enemy fled • the en campment was set on fire ; several magazines were blown up, and the permanent buildings destroyed. The General now determined to carry the city by storm, for which every necessary measure was, of course, effected ; but a flag of truce appearing the next morning on the city walls, Mr. Thom (the interpreter) was deputed to ascertain the cause, when a mandarin stated that they were anxious for peace. The general had it explained that; as commander of the British forces, he would treat with no other than the commander of the Chinese army ; but that he would suspend hostilities for two hours to allow of the Chinese general meet ing him ; and that if he did not receive a communication from her majesty's plenipotentiary, (who was with the squadron south of the city,) or had not a satisfactory inter view with him during that time, hostilities should be resumed. The Chinese general not making his appearance, the interval was made use of to bring up the guns, &c. During the night of the 26th everything was prepared in the British camp. Orders were given to open the batteries at seven, and to commence the attack at eight o'clock next morning in four columns. On the morning of the 27th, when our troops were about to commence operations, an officer of the royal navy arrived in camp, who had been travelling all night having lost his way, with a communication from Captain Elliot, containing instructions to suspend all hostilities, as the inhabitants of Canton had agreed to ransom the city. In compliance with these orders (though greatly to his mortifi cation) Sir Hugh Gough was obliged to countermand his order for the attack. The conditions upon which Capt. Elliot agreed with the Chinese for the ransom of Canton were—" 1. That all soldiers other than those of the province, with the three imperial commissioners, should quit the city in six days, and retire sixty miles. 2. Six millions of dollars to be paid for the use of the Crown of England, counting from the 27th May ; one million payable before sunset of that day. 3. For the present the British troops to remain in their actnal possessions : no additional preperations for hostilities to be made on either side. If the sum agreed upon be not paid within seven days, it shall be increased to seven millions; if not within fourteen days, to eight millions ; if not within twenty days, to nine millions. When the whole shall be paid, all the British forees to return without the Bocca Tigris, and Waatong and all fortified places within the river to be 're stored but not to be re-armed till all affairs are settled be tween the two nations. 4. Losses occasioned by the plunder of the factories, and by the destruction of the Spanish brig Bilbaino in 1839; to be paid withid "Orie week. 5. It is re quired that the Kwing-chow-foo shall produce full power to conclude the arrangement, on the part of the three com missioners—The General of the Tarter garrison, the Govern or-General,and the Foovuen of Kwangtung."—At 10 o'clock, at' the request of Yang, the Tarter General, a conferance was held between Sir Hugh Gough (accompanied by Sir Fleming Senhouse) and himself, when a long parley ensued. Sir Hugh explained to him that her Majesty's plenipotentiary having resumed negoctiations with the local authorities, lie should await a further communication from him. At twelve o'clock Captain Elliot arrived in camp, when all farther active operations ceased. The day following (the 28th) a conference was held with the Kwang-chow-foo, un der the walls of the city, when every arrangement was made for the evacuation of the city by as large a body of the Tar tar troops as could be got ready, and a mandarin of rank was permitted to pass through the British lines to procure quar ters for them. Sir Hugh Gough was now informed that the Chinese force consisted of 45,000 men, exclusive of troops belonging to the Quantung province. The Tartar troops, at the request of Captain Eiliot, were permitted by Sir H. Gough to pass out of the north-east gate, carrying with them their arms and baggage, but were not allowed to display their banners, or sound any music. The next day (the 29th) a large body of troops, apparently irregular, numbering about 5000, armed with long spears, shields, and swords, ware collected on the heights, and was rapidly increas ing. The general advanced aff°ainst them with a wing of the 26th, three companie s of the 49th, the 37th Madras N. 1., and the Bengal volunteers, supported by the royal marines. The enemy were dispersed with some difficulty, on account of an awful thunderstorm which came on, and which wetted the muskets of the troops so that they would not go off. The heat of the sun was at this time so insupportable that Major Beecher, deputy quarter-master general, fell from exhaustion, and expired in a few minutes ; indeed both offi cers and men were nearly exhausted. The next day a similar force of the enemy had assembled, and meditated an attack on our camp ; upon which Sir H. Gough sent to the Kwati chow-fow stating that he would resume hostilities if a similar insult should again be offered. On Captain Elliot joining the camp a meeting was held with the prefect, who delared that the conduct of the soldiers was contrary to the wishes of the authorities, and that he would soon disperse them by sending of his own assistant, if the general would depute an officer to accompany him. Captain Moore of the 34th Ben gal N. 1., volunteered to do so, and they were quite success ful, as the enemy entirely dispersed on learning the reason of their coming. Sir H. Gough, finding that five millions of dollars had been paid, and that Captain Elliot was satisfied with the security for the remaining million for the ransom of Canton,—that 14,500 Tartar froops had marched out of the town ; that three thousand more had gone by water, and that the remainder were prepared to follow when carriage could be procured, acceded to the wish of her Majesty's ple nipotentiary to re-embark his troops—the Chinese finding coolies to convey the guns and ammunition. The coolies being furnished on the Ist June, the troops and guns were embarked, the British flag was lowered in the four forts, and the expedition returned to Tsing-hae. Our casualties have been very heavy—Major Beecher fell from over fatigue, and Lieutenant Fox, of the Nimrod, was killed, and 15 officers have been wounded. The numbers of soldiers and seamen, both on shor6 and on land, amounts to 13 killed, and 97 wounded. Sir H. Le Fleming Senhouse sunk under the fatigue he had undergone ; aided, it is said, by the mortification he experienced at the proceedings of her Majesty's plenipotentiary. POSTSCRIPT SEPT. 2.—The Bengal mail of the 17th, " the latest safe day," and the government expresses of the 19th and 20th, did not arrive yesterday, consequently the steamer has been detained for them till this morning. This enab!ed me to give you China news a week later than I could have done had the overland been despatched as intended. The Castle Huntley came into harbour yesterday evening, bringing dates from Macao, of the 27th of June. She brings with her no news. It was understood at Macao, that Sir Gordon Bremer was now arrived with such authority as to neutralise the future mischievous councils of Cap.t: Elliot. He mean while is going on with operations quite suited to his genius, busily inditing pompous despatches and royal edicts for the columns of the Hong Kong Government Gazette ! and planning streets and squares, and cities, and publishing mu nicipal arrangements for the management of the celestial territory he has had the glory of adding to the Asiatic domi nions of the British empire. The crew of her Majesty's ship Conway were suffering sadly from sickness, and their complaints were ascribed by the medical men to a too long detention in the tropical seas. Gieat discontent prevailed amongst them. Besides Sir Fleming Senhouse and other officers named in the Gazette the following had died in the course of the week : Captain Brodie, of her majesty's troop-ship Rattlesnake, of apoplexy ; Dr. Wallace, of her majesty's ship Conway ; Lieutenant Fitkgerald, of her majesty's ship Modeste ; and Adjuant Wilson, of the 18th royal Irish. The Chinese were, in violation of their treaties, manning and arming their batteries, collecting troops and making every exertion to prepare themselves for the most vigorous and protracted resistance. Should it so happen that Sir Gordon Bremer is sufficiently accredited to prevent con vention making until Sir Henry Pottinger and Sir William Parker arrive, it is probable that such a crisis may by that time have come to pass as to compel the abandonment of the idea of simple blockade and warrant a fresh expedition up the river, the occupation of Canton, and the resumption of all the forts we have abandoned. We have now force enough for this, which would be an excellent preliminary just to show that a new system was begun. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL, Under the Management of Mr. CLARKE, Sole Lessee. The Performances, until further Notice, will commence at Half-past Seven. Doors to be Opened at Seven. First Night of Bellini's Grand Opera of NORMA FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. WOOD, And Fifth Night of the engagement of Mrs. WOOD, Mr. WOOD, Mr. GIUBILEI, and Miss POOLE. THIS present FRIDAY, October 8, w ill b e p ro d uce d, f or the first time here, with new and appropriate Scenery, &c., Bellini's Opera of _ • NORMA. Norma .... Mrs. Wood Elberta .... Miss Poole. Claudian Mr. Wood. Orveso Mr. Giubilei. To conclude with the Farce of TOM' NODDI"S SECRET. Captain Ormond Mr. H. Holl, Tom Noddy Mr. Baker. Gabrielle On MONDAY next, A FAVOURITE OPERA. After which, the Farce of the OMNIBUS, in which Mr. T. LEE, who has acquired ereat celebrity at the Metropolitan Thea tres, as the representative of Irish characters, will make his first appearance in the character of Pat Rooney AdOlPh Adam's Opera of THE POSTILLION is in pre paration, and will shortly be produced. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. rr HE WONDER of MODERN TIMES is at the LIVER THEATRE.—The GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH is more than mortal.—His PALACE of WONDERS is NIGHTLY CROWDED by the Fashionable, the Scientific, and the Learned.—His MAGIC WONDERS are without parallel in ancient or modern History; they are truly scien• tific, incredible, and beautiful.—HOSTS of IMPOSTERS have tried and failed.—This is the WIZARD'S THIRD VISIT to the " Good old Town".—He is at once acknow ledged and supported even BEYOND HIS OWN EXPECTATION. —His THEATRE is NIGHTLY FILLED to the Ceiling. —His patronage does not decrease, but increases with his stay.—He will nightly appear FOR A SHORT Tnint; ONLY, and display his extraordinary powers of Ambidex trous Prestidigitation, Magical Transformation, and Caba listic Phenomenon ! Remember the Wizard's present stay in Liverpool can he but of short duration, as the Theatre will open almost imme diately for its theatrical season. One word more to those who seek amusement. If you visit the Great Wizard of the North's Temple of Magic you will find that it has overwhelming advantages over all public ex hibitions : First—Cheapness. Second—lts truly Scientific Nature. Third—You are not kept till after Midnight. Last—lts total Divestment of Immorality. The celebrated and the ONLY LANCASHIRE BELL RINGERS, who caused the great sensation (with the Wizard) at the Adelphi Theatre-Royal, London, and Vauxhall Gardens, will appear each Evening. In justice to the Lancashire Bell Ringers, who are natives of this County, he wishes the Public to understand that they are THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY BELL RINGERS who have ever appeared in London, and whose talent has been appreciated and applauded by the London Press. M. Saqui, the celebrated Pianist, from the Nobility's Con certs, with Mr. Thompson's celebrated Quadrille Band, will, during the Evening, perform a variety of the most fashionable Overtures, Quadrilles, Waltzes, &c. Doors open at Half-past Seven. The Wizard enters his Mystic Circle at Eight o'clock precis-ly, concluding at Half past Ten or Eleven o'clock. Carriages in attendance at Half-past Ten precisely. Prices of admission :—Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, Is. 6d ; Gal lery, 6d. Children (not above Ten years of age), Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. Second price (after the conclusion of the first part), Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. No second price to the Gallery. From the present crowded state of the Theatre, Mr. J. H. A. begs those parties who wish to secure places in the Dress Circle to apply at the Box-office between the hours of Eleven and Four o'clock. W' A Programme of the Wizard's performances, with the opinions of the London press, humorously illustrated, price 2d., may be had at the doors. The Public of Manchester are most respectfully informed that the Wizard will shortly make his mystic appearance in that Town. TO CORRESPONDENTS The letter of " A Resident " arrived too late to be even perused. The advertisement of the Hull Almanack and Diary cannot be inserted unless we receive a reference for payment. " J. W.'s" letter aid not reach us until too late for publi cation. CIA' 7Libtrpool &tanDartf. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1841 We had the pleasure of laying before our readers on Tuesday, a tolerably full report of the great meeting which was held at the Amphitheatre on the preceding afternoon. Feats of expedition of this kind have been so long familiar to the public, even in the provinces, that we may seem to pass out of our line in claithing the smallest attention for such an effort. There is, however, an exertion, neither small nor trifling, re quired for the successful accomplishment of these mat ters out of the capital, of which our good public has in general but little idea; and the reason is this, that that which is in the metropolis the labour of ten or twelve, becomes, in any other place, the work of one or two only. A practised corps of reporters is turned out to take in successive order, and successive portions, for the London morning paper, a task which must be executed in time same time by the far more limited staff of the provincial journalist ; and if this can be, and not unfrequently actually is, performed with as much dispatch and accuracy in the one case as the other, we must certainly take leave to claini for our provincial brethren and for ourselves, when we happen to be in the efficient number, .a degree of credit proportioned to the difficulties overcome, and the odds against us. The most interesting inquiry connected with this meeting seemed to be, whether any or what change would have been wrought in the society by the recent ejection of the Radicals from power—and this ques tion has, we think, been very satisfactorily answered. Our Protestant Associations are established on a basis which can he but slightly affected by so temporary a circumstance, however important it may be in itself, as a mere change of administration. They are not pri marily Political—they are rather religious societies; and as yet there appears no reason why they should make any deviation from that plan of proceeding, or depart from those views with which they originally started. But it may be said, that when we have a thoroughly Protestant government, the association becomes super fluous ; the government itself will then do all that would be expected of the association. To this it is answered, that by the same rule various other volun tary associations for useful, or Christian purposes, ought to cease the moment that good men are placed at the helm —who will at once feel all their good works and designs to be a care upon themselves. The objec tion is therefore manifestly weak and insufficient ; but it is at the same time one calculated insidiously to ope rate, and paralyse the exertions of many. It was forcibly and justly remarked by Mr. M`Neile that we have just as much need, in a religious point of view, for a great and powerful combination for the pur pose of withdrawing men from the errors of Roinanism, as we have fur such a combination to deliver them from the darkness of Judaism, or Heathenism. Now the fact is, that we have not only as much need, but a great deal more; we have " as much " because, as we are bound to believe, and as we do believe, Popery is a soul-destroying system ; and we have in the second place " more "—becauSe Romanism prevails more ex tensively at home,- and because it contains within it, an.' active spirit of proselytism, which is not to be found in either of the others. • But the Protestant 'Association calls for the aid of Protestants on a defensive principle. Popery is an aggressive ystem, and it continues to spread and prosper, we regret to say, within the British domi nions. This is no vague conjecture, or delusion; it is a fact. Ireland sends out her swarms every year who settloin Great Britain, at the rate, we think, of 50,000 annually. The party hal e for the present, lost the control of the executive ; lut 1:t us not be deceived into the supposition that the snake is more than scotched. The system is aliv ( , an.l in full vigour: The Papists of Ireland are at this moment possessing them selves of all the municipal corporations of that country, which by a most absurd and mistaken .policy, have been transferred into their hands by a solemn act of the legislature. Mr. Daniel O'Connell will undoubt edly be the new Lord Mayor of Dublin—the first under 'the new law—the very first papist chief magistrate since James II ! These . things will re-act upon us ; we shall feel them here i 4 England, and to the Pro testant Associations we look as one means of counter acting their effects. The Protestant Association of Li verpool will not forfeit any portion of that high charac ter which it enfOys throughout the kingdom by falling away at this time. The great meeting of Monday gives auspicious and satisfactory promise to this effect. It is unnecessary to offer any lengthened remarks on the representation put forward by Mr. Stowell in censure of our representatives in Parliament. He was immediately put right, and it will be distinctly remembered that Lord Sandon and Mr. Cresswell, in their first addresses, and in many subsequent speeches, made, in the most Christian and distinct terms, frequent declarations of their firm attachment to sound Protestant principles. Our Worshipful Mayor presided over a " nice ga thering "—(we do n't think)—on Saturday night last. It was one of those expiring efforts which the miserable and contemptible Anti-Corn-Law League has been making here and there where they could get a few idle mechanics to set the thing going, and a knot of silly gentlemen who dub themselves reverends, or esquires, to give an air of dignity to the concern. The demon stration was first made in the chief city of the league, and Subsequently in any hole or corner where parties such as we allude to, could be found to undertake the agency. In every instance the attempted agitation has been most ludicrously abortive—the anti-corn-law sea son was found to be over--the thing was defunct, and there was no resuscitating it. Among the last of these lame and drivelling attempts we believe we may reckon the miserable farce of last Saturday night. The thing was so bad that even Mr. W. Rathbone disclaimed having had any hand in get ting it up. "He wished the public " he said, "to be aware that it had not *originated with what was com monly called the broad cloth. They had consulted about it indeed, but did not think there was sqfficient spirit in the town to justify them in assembling the inha bitants." They left . it therefore to " Kelly the cobbler and Jones the porter," and these men with a few of their companions, nothing loth, went to work—aided most likely by a little greas;,ny from the millocrat junto, and the result was that respectable assembly in whose name our worshipful chief magistrate had the honour to sign a petition to the Queen, requesting of her, not to dissolve parliament till their wishes were attended to. The request was certainly most particularly modest, and whatever her majesty,s intentions, or those of her ministers may have heretofore been, we do expect that they will be immediately re-considered, or perhaps en tirely changed at the instance of such gifted and re sponsible advisers as Kelly the cobbler, and Jones the porter. As to our " Thomas Bolton, Esq., Mayor," he cer tainly is, what they call in Ireland, "a broth of a boy." He had been sent a copy of the resolutions intended to be passed at the grand carouse; but he declared that he.had not had time to read them : but, gentlemen, said he " any thing from you must be good." This was r i eceived with immense applause; and Billy Rath bone afterwards declared, that in all his life he had never met with so superhumanly and transcendantly excellent an " authority" as his worship. By the by, we should mention, that it is likely we shall soon have to count this worthy Whig and Radical—we mean Mr. Rathbone—in our Tory lists. He has certainly got his foot upon the pivot, and will most likely be brought round in a short time. We make this important an nouncement upon the best possible authority, and have only to add, that we shall feel happy in recording so remarkable a conversion. In conclusion, we cannot but remark that the con duct of the Mayor in presiding at such a meeting was in bad taste, if not without precedent. When the late Mr. Wallace Currie was chief magistrate, he had the manliness and good sense to decline taking the chair at a meeting on the Irish Corporation Bill, on the same grounds that Mr. Thomas Bolton accepted the honour on the present occasion. AS to the rest of the sayings and doings of this Saturday night convention, they are not worth wasting ink upon. There was a row, of course ; nothing less could be expected; in beer and Radicl politics there was an action and re-action which must inevitably work this result on a Saturday night. The Mayor, however, threatened one of the Jones's with the police ; and after much confusion, brawling, and non sense, the muddled mechanics were at length sent home. We would recommend his Worship, the next time he intends gracing such an assembly with his dignified presence, to choose some other night of the week, instead of Saturday, for the work. Such pas time forms but an indifferent preparation for the services of the sanctuary on the following day. LOCAL NEWS Sir Thomas Wilde met with a somewhat seri ous acc id ent on Saturday, by falling from his horse. DISPENSARY FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE HEART.—We have made an enquiry respecting the progress of this establishment, and find that many persons have applied for relief and obtained its it under Mr. C ron i n ' s advice and care. We hope to . see this young i ns tit u ti on be come flourishing, and benefits more widely extended. PORTICO CONCERT-ROOM.---The building lately occupied by Mr. Laidlaw, for the purpose of exhibiting the View of New York, has been taken by Mr. A s ht on, an d converted into an elegant, commodious, and tasteful concert-room. The walls are very neatly decorated with continental views, flowers, urns, &c. There is a sma ll stage f or the performers, orchestra, &c. This room, we expect, will be a great ac quisition to the town. PROCEEDINGS OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE.-At the usual weekly meeting of this body, yesterday, the following mem bers were present :=Messrs. Benn, Holt, Holmes, Middle ton, Mellor, Evans, G. Holt, Chap man , B u ll e y, Ripley, Smith, Aikin, and Tobin. The sub-committee of works re commended that the intermediate space between the sheds on the quays of the Victoria and Trafalgar should be covered in, so as to render every part of the north quay favourable for the stowage of dry goods. The recommendation was considered one of the best that had been made for some time, and the work was ordered to be proceeded with. It was recom mended, in order to give facility to the works, that the order for the cast iron columns for the dock sheds should be di vided between the three firms who offered at the same price. The offer of Messrs. Page and Grantham to supply the boiler for the steam engine at the Brunswick Dock was accepted. The offer of Mr. Ashton for blocks wanted by the Surveyor was accepted.—The Harbour Master's sub-committee pre sented their report on the subject of night green signals spe cifying when the docks were full They recommended that the red and white lights now exhibited at the entrance of the basins should be extinguished when the docks were full, but that the green lights should be allowed to remain, to show the entrances to the small vessels and river craft. The Dock Surveyor requested permission to let the George's Dock run dry after Monday next, for the purpose of making some al terations prior to the commencement of the works at the Salt. house Dock. The request was granted, it being understood that if two or three days more notice would materially convenience any of the shipping, such would be given to be left to the deci sionof the dock and harbour master. A letter was read from the Toxteth-park commissioners of highways, stating that the pavement, of which the committee last week complained, would be attended to forthwith.—Twenty-four new reflectors, of the patterns of the present ones, which were nearly done, were ordered to be obtained, from the Soho Plate Company, for the Meteor light ship. The committee preferred the pa rabolic reflectors, but they considered the Meteor as unfit for them. The report of the solicitor, on the subject of tile lease of the telegraph station, was laid on the table, and left for future consideration. Several gentlemen said they could see no utility in the green light, for if the other lights were put out, that was sufficient to inform vessels that they could not enter the basins. Mr. Chapman said their object was to use the green lights now that they were up, and they might be useful for small vessels running in during a gale of wind, besides being another indication to the other ves sels that there was no room in the dock. Mr. Mellor saw no use, because green lights had been put up. that they should be used, especially when they would only serve to confine the lights. Mr. Tobin said the pilots and coasting captains were now all acquainted with the lights, and if they altered them, they might as well alter all the buoys. After some further conversation on the subject, it was agreed not to alter the present system until some better plan than the one then proposed could be adopted.—Plans for the transit sheds to be erected on Prince's Dock quay were submitted to the committee. The Chairman stated, in reply to a ques tion from Mr. Tobin, that the parliamentary estimate for them was £16,500. There might have been some alterations suggested since, which would make a difference, but if the committee approved of the plans, the surveyor would then submit his estimate. The plans were, approved, and the estimate ordered to be printed.-- 2 The committee then ad journed. The banking-house of Messrs. Halford and Co., of Can' terbury, stopped payment on Tuesday. It was a concern of no great magnitude; and the stoppage has created no sensa tion whatever in the city. THE TOWN COUNCIL — Wednesday being the first Wed nesday in the month, the usual Special Council was sum mooed for the despatch of business. The Mayor was en gaged in the court for the revision of the municipal lists. Up to about eight minutes past eleven only seventeen members had arrived. As the law requires that one-third of the whol e number of members should be present in order to constitut e a council, the meeting was postponed till Wednesday next. AMPHITHEATRE.—The variety of amusements at this theatre attract. nightly tolerable good audiences. The hors manship, under Mr. Wells, is of a very superior description : he :has a good and clever stud. Next week, we believe, " Vdentine and Orson" will be produced with great effect and splendour. THE LIVER.—The Great Wizard continues to astonish the natives by his dexterity and cleverness : every evening he introduces some new trick or ingenious device which con,- veys astonishment. The house has been very full, particularly pit and gallery. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—This day at two o'clock, all the business having been gone through, the par liament will be prorogued by lords commissioners in the name of her majesty, after giving the royal assent to some bills remaining for such purpose.—London papers, Thurs day.—[We shall publish the speech of the lords commis sioners in a second edition.] LIVERPOOL MARINE SOCIETY.—A public meeting of the members of the above society was called for Saturday last, at one o'clock, to consider and approve or alter the rules of the said society as revised by their committee, and afterwards for carrying the same into full effect by the approval of such meeting. The laws of the society require, that, for the pur poses set forth, not less than twenty-five members must be present. Up to a quarter to two o'clock only about fifteen members had assembled. It was agreed, therefore, to ad journ to a future occasion, which will be duly announced. DEPARTURE OF LORD MORPETH. - Lord Morpeth arrived in this town on Tuesday morning, for the purpose of taking his departure for the United States in the royal mail steamer Columbia. A host of distinguished personages waited upon his lordship at the Adelphi Hotel, having come to Liverpool for the purpose of paying their personal respects and of attending his lordship to the place of embarkation. The following were of the party :—Lady Carlisle, Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Dover, Lord Stafford, Hon. C. How ard, Lord Clifden, Hon. Captain Howard, Lord Burlington, Mr. and Lady Caroline Lassells, and Mr. and Lady Eliza beth Grey. His lordship and party, about eleven o'clock, called at the Town-hall for the purpose of paying their re spects to the mayor. His worship was, however, occupied at the Revision Court. The noble party inspected the spa- . . cious apartments at the hall, and afterwards drove down to the Egremont slip, when Lord Morpeth took leave of his friends and embarked in the tender which was waiting to con vey him to the Columbia. THEATRE ROYAL.—The opera of " Sonnambula" was performed on Monday night, and repeated on Wednesday. Mrs. Wood, as Amine, delighted us with her magnificent voice. She sung the charming music of Bellini with a gracefulness and brilliancy that place her at the very " top paramount" of her profession. There is a matchless sim plicity and beauty in the " Sonnambula" music, that render it unapproachable. The construction of the opera is such that it attracts all hearers, and the more intimate we are with it, the greater excellence we find. The stream of melody that flows throughout, in a sort of under current. breaking out every now and then with its familiar notes, constantly awakens pleasant feelings, and the ear is gratified with a re petition of a well-known strain, but which ever appears with a novel expression. Mrs. Wood's Amina is a matchless per formance—her noble voice, gushing forth in pure and clear strains—now sparkling with embellishment, and now charm ing by the very homeliness of its note—fascinates, while it thrills and astonishes ; ,and then her acting—so full of fond ness, pathos, and affection—she developes the character so fully that nothing is wanting, and we cry " content." Mrs. Wood sung the duett, "Take now this ring," with Mr. Wood, most charmingly. The chamber scene was splendidly sung and acted throughout, as was the concluding scene. Her "Do not mingle" was really exquisite. Mr. Woo 4, sang Elvino throughout extremely well; he was rapturously encored in the scena " All is lost now," Miss Poole, as Liza, sang charmingly ; her voice is of fine quality and good compass : she possesses execution, taste, and evidently un derstands what she sings. She is the best Liza we have seen for years. " Moments of pleasure," which is generally omitted, or if sung, is invariably a failure, Miss Poole gave delightfully, and narrowly escaped an encore. Mr. Giubi elli's rich bass voice told well. He sang " When I view these scenes so charming" with much taste, but he sang to the house too much. It appeared rather absurd to hear the pit, boxes, and gallery described as a scene " so charming. Weboxes, prefer Mr. Brough's Baron to Mr. Giubielli's. We admit he sang the music extremely well throughout. Mr. Eaton played Alessio excellently, and with much humour. " Son nambula" has not been better done for years, or the charac ters better filled. " Cinderella" on Tuesday introduced Mr. Giubielli, as the Baron Pompolino ; he bustled through it with much spirit. Mrs. Wood's Cinderella is well known— _ _ it has lost none of its excellence. Mr. Wood and Mr. Brough played well as the Prince and Dandini. Mr. Crowe lookeil as like Guy Fawkes as any thing we have ever seen since last November. Light farces, in which Messrs. Holl, Baker, Vivash, Barton, Madame Simon and Miss Barrett appeared, have closed the evening's amusements—Miss and Master Webster introducing some pretty dances each even ing. Miss Webster, it seems, will not lengthen her petti coats—a word to the wise. " Norma," to-night, for Mr. Wood's benefit, will attract a capital audience no doubt. It is a novelty which will be sought after with avidity. It has been greatly praised by those who have seen it.—Mrs. Wood was rapturously received on her appearance on Mon day ; three cheers were given her by the audience. We were glad to see English talent so warmly welcomed FIRE AT CHILDWALL, AND DESTRUCTION OF VALUABLE FARM AND PRODUCE.—On Sunday morning last, shortly before twelve o'clock, a quantity of wheat, oats, and hay, housed in a shed at Childwall House, a farm near Childwall Church, was discovered to be on fire; and the alarm being given, information was sent to the Liverpool police, and also to Aigburth and Wavertree. The produce stated was in a large shed, or open Dutch barn, the roof of which, of consi derable height, was of gray slate, supported by twelve pillars of brick work, situated on the north side of a large range of farm buildings, at the bottom of the brow in the first-lane on the left, beyond the church on Gateacre road, and about a quarter of a mile from the inn known as " Childwall Ab bey." The building in which the fire took place had, we learn, until last week been occupied by a Mrs. Ashcroft, as tenant to the Marquis of Salisbury ; but she had disposed of her interest therein to a Mr. Rogerson, an incoming tenant, together with the wheat and oats, retaining to herself the hay. There was also some hay belonging to Mr. Hill, of Wavertree. The fire police from this town, about thirty in number, under Mr. Whitty, head constable, and Mr. He witt, superintendant of that department of the force, were speedily on the ground, they having arrived about one o'clock, with two powerful engines. The barn was filled to the roof by the combustible materials. When first discovered, by a boy, it was observed by him to be burning in one place only; but it is by no means certain that such was the case, as a gentleman, who was very shortly afterwards on the ground, observed the flames issuing from different parts all round, and particularly on the two sides and the west end, a cir cumstance which, combined with others, gave rise to suspi cions of incendiarisin. The hay, which is much more liable to spontaneous combustion than the corn, was at the east end, and before the flames had gained much ascendancy, was found, on being probed, not to be internally heated, which, combined with the fact of their being two properties, goes to favour this supposition. Luckily there was a brook cross ing the top of the farm yard, about thirty yards from the building, which afforded a good supply of water, and another in the field beyond it, but at a much greater distance, probably one hundred yards. A Liverpool engine was soon fixed at each, and set to work. The West of England Insurance Office engine arrived, and under the able direction of Mr. Whitehouse, and was also played with good effect from the nearer brook. By the active exertions of the men and of the fire-police in particular, the flames, which had eained a great height, were much subdued by four o'clock, though not until the roof the shed had fell in, and much of the pro duce was destroyed. Towards six, with the exception of a little smouldering below, here and there, the fire was extin guished. The fire-police stripped off their coats, and worked unremittingly in mounting the burning pile, and removing the materials which were carted to the field below, and elsewhere, and laid down the loads apart from each other. Our reporter counted nearly 100 heaps so deposited before dusk. Mr. Maxwell, superintendent for all the insurance-offices in the town, was also on the spot, and was most active. Mr. J. S. Leigh, Esq. was also present, and made some valuable sug gestions. Mr. Hewitt was at the post of danger in the midst of his men, and all of them were drenched and begrimed. The adjacent premises were at one time in great danger of becoming ignited, the granary door of a projecting portion of them having been blistered by the heat. There was also a large quantity of hay and wheat, in sacks, on the east side of these buildings, which it was feared might take fire; but the flames were happily confined to the barn and a small thatched shed—the latter of little value. What was saved of the wheat (the produce of thirteen acres), and oats (the produce of fourteen acres), were generally unavoidably da maged. Insurance was, we learn, effected upon them at the West of England office, but to an amount which would not cover the loss, which is stated to be about £6OO. The hay, we are further informed, was insured, but to what amount we have not learned. The damage to the building (not in sured) is stated to be about £2OO. Mr. Hill was insured to the amount of £7O. The Liverpool engines did not return till two o'clock on Monday morning. The West of England engine, remained on the ground until last night, as a precau tion against a further outbreak. A reward has since been offered for the discovery and conviction of the incendiary or incendiaries. COMMITMENT FOR ROBBERY AT THE SHOP OF MESSRS. PROMOLI AND Co.—On Saturday last, Matthew Frederick Pearce was placed at the bar of the Police.;court, on suspi cion of being concerned in a robbery of valuable property from his employers, Messrs. Promoli and Co., Church street. Mr. Patrick Ludwig Leopold Hausburg said, that he and his partner, Mr. Promoli, were watchmakers and jewellers, and that the prisoner had been about two years in their service. On the 3rd of December he took stock of his watches, and then saw a Geneva watch, with a single case, gold dial and seconds, stamped in the case No. 9,780, and otherwise marked in a manner which he described—maker's name W. B. Promoli, a Geneve. On Thursday last a Mr. Oxley gave him some information which caused him to go to Mr. Latham. They went together, and found that person in Church_street. They afterwards went with him to Mr. Hignett's, in Latham there produced the gold watch described, and witness claimed it as the property of himself and partner. It was not purchased by the pri soner. On Thursday he had the prisoner apprehended. Another gold watch was found in the prisoner's possession, and was also their property. Edmund Smith, a clerk with Promoli and Co., said he took stock of the watches on the Bth of June, missed the watch described, and mentioned it to Mr. Promoli. It was the same now said thatwillproduced. about t m s a ix s Higuett, thread manufacturer, Ruse-hill, weeks ago he received from Mr. Latham a number of pawn tickets, amongst which was one for the watch described. He sent it to Mr. Bedale, Manchester, who forwarded him the watch. He kept it in a drawer till Thursday last, when he sent information to Promoli and Co. The latter called, as stated, and got it. John Bedale, assistant to a surgeon in Manchester, said that he received the ticket, enclosed in a letter, from the last witness, and redeemed the watch from Mr. Deane, of Tibb-street, Manchester. He identified the article. W. F. Deane, son of the pawnbroker, said that on the 20th February the prisoner pledged the watch at their shop, in the name of Frederick Sumners, and that about two months ago Bedale brought back the ticket and redeemed it. James Ainsworth, police constable, said he received infor mation of the robbery on Thursday last from Mr. Hausburg and Mr. Oxley ; that he received th e watch from the l at t e r, and went with hem, and they called the prisoner into a pri vate room. He showed it to the prisoner, and told him he was charged by his master with taking it from the stock, telling him he had no occasion to say anything unless he thought proper. He (prisoner) paused a little time, and then said " I did take it, and 1 will be your slave if you will for give me." Mr. Hausburg made no reply. After taking the prisoner to Bridewell, lie asked him to take out what he had iu his pockets, and he produced the second gold watch, and laid it in my hand, saying, " I had it in my hand when myy m aster beckoned me ; 1 thought something was up, and I put it into my pocket. Witness produced the two watch es, The prisoner de c li ne d saying anything. He was committed for trial at the sessions. There were some extraordinary cir cumstances connected with the discovery of the robbery; but as they may p oss ibl y affect other parties hereafter, we forbear to notice more than has been yet recorded in the infora!a tions. ,4 0 ?