The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-11 00:00:00

A Catholic priest, residing in the county of Limerick, has published a severe letter arraigning Mr. O'Connell's conduct in tolerating the Irish policy of ministers, especially in refer ence to the tithe bill.--Morning Chronicle. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.—The Rev. W. B. Marsden, M.A., late curate of St. Thomas's, Pendleton, has been presented With a piece of plate, by several of the congregation of that Church, as a mark of esteem and approbation of his conduct and Ministerial services during the period of his curacy. ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH, CHOBLTON-UPON-MEDLOCK.-- On Sunday morning last, a sermon was preached in the • above church, by the Rev. Edward Birch, 8.A., Incumbent, on behalf of the Chester Diocesan Church Building Society; . after which a collection was made, amounting to £45 Hs. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—With what accuracy can the estimates for the new houses of parliament have been made out, if it is not till after they have been delivered in and agreed to that a commission is appointed to examine the quality and cost of the granite to be used on the occasion ? orning Herald. Mr. S. Passey, of 148, Moor-street, has in his possession a document, open to public inspection, the material of which was rag, made into paper, dried, and printed, in the short space of five minutes, in the presence of seventy-eight persons, whose names are attached, and among whom are sonic of the Most scientific men in the kingdom.—Birmingham Advertiser. A young fox was discovered, last Wednesday, in the stable of Mr. Henry Hilton, of Sole-street, Canterbury. The pre mises are situated three or four miles from any wood or fox cover, and all around is an open country. It gained its hid ing -place through a hole made for the cats to enter the stable after the vermin. It is difficult to conceive how or why sly reynard sought such an asylum, and it is the more regretted - , as he was unintentionally killed.--Kentish Paper. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Thursday the Earl of Sandwich led to the altar, in St. James's Church, Piccadilly, the Lady Mary Paget, one of the youngest daughters of the Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Kingsley, Rector of St. Luke's, Chelsea, in the presence of the Marquis and Marchioness, the Earl of Uxbridge, Viscount Tempietown, Lady Harriet Paget, and other branches of the family, excepting, the Coun tess of Uxbridge, who is residing at Maple Hayes, near Lichfield, and Lady Augusta Paget, who is at Dover. Im mediately after the ceremony the patty returned to Uxbridge House, and shortly afterwards the newly-married couple left town for Hinchinbrook, near Huntingdon, where they will remain during the honeymoon. The bride was most superbly dressed in a rube of Valenciennes lace. A short time ago a foreigner, named Audemar, who carried on business as a watchmaker and jeweller, in first-rate style, in Dean -street, Soho, suddenly disappeared, and no tidings of him have vet been received. A fiat of bankruptcy has been aw ar d e d against him, and the first meeting of creditors took place last week, when it appeared that, besides others, some tradesmen of Geneva were sufferers to the amount of £5OOO. The solicitor to the fiat stated that there were up wards of £lOOO assets in the hands of the assignees, but nearly £BOOO worth of goods had been pledged amongst seve ral pawnbrokers in London before the bankrupt had ab sconded. He bad hopes that the greater part of the property would bet recovered, and he was desirous that the pawnbro kers should now be examined. The general suspicion was. that the bankrupt had gone to the Continent under an as sumed name. lie had been traced to Liverpool; thence to the Isle of Man, which place it seemed lie had hastily left. not being able to procure an American vessel. That was all the positive information he had collected respecting the fugi tive. Mr. Manighier, of Frith-street, Soho, was appointed the trade assignee, and the meeting adjourned. A FAIR DECEIVER.—A few (lays since, the conductor of a St. Sulpice omnibus was victimized after a novel fashion, Which we may designate as the vol d evanouissement, a pleasing vatiety of the numerous modes of appropriating private property, which have already had their day. A well dressed young lady took her seat in the vehicle at the corner of the Itue de la Monnais, and, after looking unutterable things at the fascinated canducteur , complained of the heat, and in a f e w m i nu t es appear e d ready to faint. The omnibus Was immediately stopped, the gallant servant of the public assisted the lady to alight, and, on her swooning in his arms, deposited her in safety in a neighbouring shop. On arriving at his bureau, he found himself minus his purse and receipts. amounting to 621. The young lady has not since been heard O.—Paris paper. LOVE AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Tuesday after noon, about four o'clock, a young man, the son of Mr. Thwaites, a respectable salesman of Covent-garden market, threw himself from the centre arch of that modern Tarpeian rock, Waterloo-bridge. After disappearing for a few minutes, he was taken out of the water by some boatmen, and con veyed to the Spotted Dog public-house, Strand-lane, where, after:unremitting application of the means recommended by the Royal Humane Society for nearly three hours, he was so far recovered as to be capable of being sent to his own home, No. 17,.Crowu•court, Little Russell-street. It appears, that the young man conceived himself slighted by a young woman to whom lie was paying his addresses, and repaired to the bridge, where so many desponding lavers have termi nated their fancied woes, for the purpose of putting an end to his existence. The fair one cameto the Spotted Dog, in a distracted state, while the process of recovering her swain vras going on, and went home with him. Her presence ma terially contributed towards his restoration, and- we under stand she pledged her troth to take him for better or for worse at an early opportunity. DEATH OF A MISER.—Died, on Wednesday evening, in Water -lane, Rotherithe, Joseph Bowman, better known in that neighbourhood by the appellation of "Old Bags" from the number of these appendages he usually carried. He was always miserably clad, and obtained a livelihood by collect ing pieces of old rope, rags, and hones. The latter articles he has been known to stew down with onions and pieces of bread, for his meals. A short time previous to his dissolu tion, when he felt conscious his end was approaching, he sent for his nephew, (who always, considering his uncle in bad circumstances, allowed him a shilling a-week out of his earn ings as a labourer in the West India Docks,) and on his ar rival told hint where his money was; some of which was sewed up in the blanket, coverlid, and bed-sacking, and a quantit y of halfpence and farthings under one of the boateis of the flooring, but the (Treater part was sew e d up i n t h e patches of his clothing, and consisted chiefly of half sovereigns. The sum he had accumulated exceeded £230, all of which he gave to him, with the exception of £5. That he presented to an old woman, who was very attentive to him during his last ill ness. The rent of his apartment he punctually paid every in halfpence. was an unusually clean person for v t ry of life, and h ailthe greatest aversion to receive any d eet o n ee from the p ar i s h . T wo or t h ree days before his euth or i t t i l being advised to obtain an or d e r f rom th e p aroc hi a l tuao y 8 ". he worked himself int o a grea t p ass i on , an d ac diein,B e nt for and paid a surgeon for his attendance and me 'When and spared himself no nourishment he could obtain. Was that h Was aware he could not recover, his last request o . . th at lne cost of his burial should not exceed I:2 lOs and puperesshould nut be interred in the ground appropriate d' for , AG IT Is es, iory AT HARROWGATE.—A son of the Emerald nuud e, w re h o • two appears to be the " precursor" of O'Connell's whi ch deputy agitators, lately arrived at Harrowgate, at • • fashionable resort a distinguished heiress has been talledl' for the benefit of the waters. The gentleman in corn himself in the same betel with the young lady, and i s agenced a course of agitation, with a view to future huaactialtuents. Unfortunately for the gallant his fair neighbour the an hereditary dislike to Irish agitators ; a principal in f ra of a well-known banish)." house informed the gentle :ten that his drafts on the young lady 's a ff ections we re” not coot that In spite of this rebu ff the inamorato declares that 0 , e qui enure lie will continue to agitate; but the question s' h is union with the lady appears as unlikely to be carried `lathe repeal of the union between Great Britain and Ireland. --M orning Post.—An Irish gentleman, now visiting Harrow re, attend e d at t h e pet t y sess i ons , K nares b ro '. on Wednes day week, to pre f er a complaint against a professional gen tleman of th a t pl ace f or a lib e l o n his respectability, &c. &c., with a view, as he stated, of having him bound over to answer hcriminal indictment in the Court of Queen's Bench. After _e.aring the case tro and con, the magistrates decided not to interfere, and the Irish gentleman, in consequence, with true native talent and accent, replied, " Sure enough, then, a Ply for a cr i m i na l i n f ormat i on aga i ns t you a ll . " O ne o f the magistrates observed in answer, that his threat should not prevent them following the line of conduct which they con- Veresr to be their duty. The parties then left the room. IDe forbear giving the full particulars of the transaction, as t all probability it will come before the public at a future .I n leviand in another manner. A certain young lady, one of I.e richest in the kingdom, who has lately been staving at tlarrowg3te, will probably be introduced into subsequent Pz'oceedings, should any take place.—York Chronicle.—rrhe y o ung lady alluded to is Miss Coutts Burdett. The Irish 1, an, We understand, placed a letter in Miss Burdett's bed •°'''crts and not coateut with introducing the letter, he also tdaitroduced himself. The result was, that the lady imme ll:alY ordered her carriage, and left the Queen's lintel, W here . the t ransact i on t oo k pla ce , f r om whi c h t h e I r i s h man r i as also exp e ll e d. Th e a ff a i r created quite a sensa ti o n at i trowgate.—Ed. D. Chron.l MO ST EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT IN CORK.-00 Sunday petting, about half-past seven, the servants in Sir James "eairn's house, on the South Mall, were astounded to hear !t . loud crash, followed by a falling of huge masses of timber : r id stone work, for the space of an hour and a half. They s l s hed, with great presence of mind, up stairs from the ; en, and rescued two young children, who lay asleep, and theout into the street; upon which they then observed that t ' L l . e window panes had been broken ty the first noise, and ..ue Party walls of the house and that of Mr. Vincent stood in 7._Manner suspended in the air. families of Mr. Vincent and Sir James Pitcairn were, by a most fortunate coinci , !ice, at Divine service, and no personal injury was sus t atled in this very curious case. On examining the mischief it appeared that the lower apartments the study and tare building Sir James ' s house, receded from th e main body of r buildin g which was caused, it is supposed, by the decay the moulding beneath the floor, from the canker of the dry r t ' In Mr. Vincent's the hall and staircase gave way, whirls .11 attributed to the same cause. The appearance of the houses 1 1: 41 1 4 . 1 ry extraordinary as they now stand. Mr. Vincent's th4oor cannot be opened, and the furniture was taken out ro ugh the w i n d ows. Th e fl oors h ave s unk ab ou t f our f eet, ve rr Ylng with them part of the walls of the house: however, ft ZrY little came with them, and the firm piles on which the h °til u ndation to outhe front rests, have supported the walls of both es althgh the basement story has given way. The vide's t is within our memory unparalleled, and the whole ap pearance o of the building most singular. A fatigue party alitz,ilitary is in attendance at Sir James Pitcairn's, removing lien nte furniture, while a sentinel stands at the door, to pre not t , any person's entrance. We are pleased that we have o f t ") record loss of life, or any injury to any of the members T w ° amiable families.—Conk Standard. L:24PORTANT MEETING AT WAKEFIELD.—On Wednesday Ci e , a most influential meeting of the nobility, gentry, and this of the West Riding was held in the Court-house in in " 'wn, for the purpose of forming a diocesan association, p ro a v i i d cr of building, enlarging and endowin g churches, and t ing for the repairs of the new erections. Amongst bas e in attendance we noticed the Right Hon, the Earl of G et r ,""od; the Bishop of Ripon; the Hon. W. S. Lascelles; ti,, Jge Lane Fox, Esq., M.P. ; the Hon. and Rev. Win. i s ' ,. nert, of Spotforth; C. J. Brandling, Esq., of Middleton '''6e; Edmund Denison, Esq., of Doncaster; W. R. C. -t' M e _,. lll , Esq.,Otley ; the Rev. Dr. Hook, Vicar th e se _cia ; the Rev. Samuel Sharp, Vicar of Wakefield; Nar vv• J. C. Franks Vicar of Huddersfield; the I.. e e t t s nl . orland, Vicar of Sandal Magna ; the Rev. J. Fawcett, at o t7_ ; the Rev. J.',Wardle,rof Beeston; the Rev. Disney th e 4 . 12 1 1, of Woolley; the Rev. John Lister, of Stanley; Collins Pulliene, Vicar of Kirkthorp; the Rev. 0. C. th e 14 7, of Ossett; the Rev. W. H olmes, of Walverthorp ; of u, , _7 ,v; _Henry Dawson, of Wakefield; the Rev. Carter, filsl; the Rev. John Sharp, of Horhury; the Rev. 134, 1 a fn . Sharp, of Wakefield; the Rev, G. S. Bull, of is h „,,ey, the Bev. F. Firbank, of Bramley ; the Rev. G. f ore " . ter, of Wakefield; the Rev. 11. Heap s, Vicar of Brad laefiss o t t he Rev : H . 'Torre, Vicar ' of Thor nhill; ill ; the Rev. WV . sin Bothwell; . the Rev. Hammond Roberson; the Rev. so u (lair; the Rev. Charnock; the Rev. Eamon astlof Bramham ; John Rands, Esq.; Willia m Dawson, e , r s Wakefield ; & c., &c. There were several reverend as eect ,,,a lay gentlem en p resent whose names we could not nobl e "'n• The Earl of H arewoo d was i n t h e c h a i r. T he 1, chairman, the Bishop of Ripon, G. L. Fox, Esq., MP., t . : 8 ° 0 4 . S. Lascelles, Esq., M.P., W. It. C. Mansfield, 1-1 0 4 , 6 1 ' 1 3 the Hun. and Rev. W. Herbert, Rev. NV, others •, lion. Edwin Lascelles, Rev. Mr. Franks, and m uch addressed . the meeting at great length, and with stilt cf ability,Wh in support of the object proposed; the re- Meetin was that all the resolutions were carried. • The first attgacheen adjourned, but several respectable names were sah , criptiot dto the list of donations and subscriptions. A paper was then handed round. Lord Hare- Z o r o_d n put dowu his name for a donation of £l,OOO, as well as and £5O annuity zso of £5O a-year; the Archbishop of York for a -year; the Bishop of Ripon for £5OO, and e-year. Several sums of £2OO and 1:300 were also sub saerthibeercLourt._A We believe that upwards of £7,000 was collected bridged from the Wakefield Journal. THE GREAT CALEDONIAN MAGICIAN, From the Music Hall, Sheffield, Commercial Rooms, Leeds, Exchange Rooms, Manchester, Waterloo Rooms, Edin burgh, and the Monteith Rooms, Glasgow, will perform his Wonders! Mystery! Magic! Legerdemain! Necromancy! and the Wonder of the Age, the far-famed GUN' TRICK, for a short time only, in the LIVER-THEATRE, CHURCH-SrREET. R. J. H. ANDERSON, the GREAT CALEDO NIAN MAGICIAN, desirous of gratifying the No bility and Gentry of Liverpool and its vicinity, has the ho nour to announce his intention of Performing for a stunt time only, his MYSTIC WONDERS! He hopes the unquali fied approbation which was bestowed on his exertions at Manchester for eighty successive nights, Leeds fur fifty nights, Sheffield forty nights, Edinburgh one hundred and three nights, Hull sixty nights, Newcastle-on-Tt ne twenty nights, and Glasgow seventy nights, will ensure hint the pa tronage of the Nobility, Gentry, and Public of Liverpool. Mr. J. H. Anderson has had the distinguished hor.our of performing before his late Majesty, at' Windsor Castle, and before his Majesty Geo. IV., in the Pavilion at Brighton ; and subsequently received letters by their M.ijes.)'s com mand, stating the Royal approval of each performance; together with others from the Marquis of Westminster, the Earl of Bradford, the Officers of the Ist Life Guards, the Duke of Gordon, and Sir Walter Scott. From the many testimonials forwarded to Mr. J. 11. A. he submits the following from Lord PA N 1%1 I.) E, and others : "Brechin Castle, 24th March, 1537. . . " Sta,—Our party here, last night, witnessed your per formance with the greatest satisfaction; and I have no hesi tation in saying, that you far excel any other Necromancer that I ever saw, either at home or abroad. "To Mr. J. H. Anderson. " PANmt7nE." " Rokeby Hall, September 1, 1837. "Mr. J. H. Anderson highly gratified the party before whom he performed his Necromantic Feats and Magical Exploits. He is the most accomplished Professor of the Art of Magic we ever saw; and we beg to express our high admi ration of his talents, and thank him for his performance at Rokeby. "J. B. Mon RETT, "GEORGE CLIFFORD. "GkouGE MANBY, Coldstream Guards. On MONDAY EVENING next, September 17, 1838, and every Evening during the week, the Great. Magician will commence at Eight o'Clock his extraordinary Perform ances, comprising WONDERS ! ART ! MYSTERY ! MAGIC ! LEGERDEMAIN ! NECROMANCY ! and BLACK ART ! For an explanation of the above mysterious terms, see bills. The whole of this unparalleled Performance will conclude with the most wonderful feat ever attempted by living man, of which the Great Magician is the Sole Inventor, called the GUN TRICK!! Mr. J. H. A. will allow any Gentleman to charge a Fow ling Piece with Bullets, in the presence of the whole audi ence, previously marking them so as to ascertain them again. He will be desired to fire at M r . A., w h o w ill receive the balls in his hands, his face, or any other pail of his body the audience may direct; being upwards of the Ioooth time of his attempting the experiment. (]b Ladies not wishing to witness the Gun Trick, are respectfully informed that it will not be performed till all other deceptions are finished. *** So great has been the attraction of the above novelty in every place where J. H. A. has performed his Mystic Wonders, that his Benches have been nightly crowded; therefore, Parties wishing to secure places, are solicited to send to the Box Office of the Theatre, which will be open from Eleven till Three. Admission.—Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery 6d. Children under Twelve years of age admitted Ni , i'th Parties to the Boxes, Is. each. Doors open at Seven; the Magician commences at Eight, concluding at Half-past Ten, or Eleven. THE MEETING OF HER MAJESTY'S STAG HOUNDS, ON ASCOT HEATH. GOADSBY begs to ahnounce, that he has on VIEW, Vie for a FEW DAYS, this much-admir e d Picture, by F. GRANT, Esq., Painted for the Earl of Chesterfield, as Mas ter of the Stag Hounds. This highly attractive Picture contains Forty-two Portraits, among which will be found those of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Wilton, Earl of Errol, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord • Alfred Paget, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, with their. horses, hounds, - &c. The Plate is Engraved on a scale proportionate to the great interest of the subject ; and C. G. is enabled, at the same time, to submit a finished proof to the inspection of the public. PRICE To SUBSCRIBERS Prints, 12335; Proofs, £5 ss; First Proofs, before letters, £G 6s. Repository of Arts, 85, Bold-street, Liverpool. Zbe iLiberpool TUESDAY 111011NI.ArG, SEPT. 11, 1838. The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morning al5 o'clock. THE WEST INDIES.—By the Reindeer packet ad. vices have been received from Barbadoes to the 22d, and from Demerara to the 14th of July. This packet has only brought intelligence from Guiana and the Leeward Islands, the Jamaica letters having been left behind in consequence of the failure of the steamer to reach St. Thomas' in time. As we have not received any papers by this packet we are indebted to our Lon don contemporaries for the little ittformation which we can give respecting the prospects of these colonies. The private letters received represent the new state of things, under the abolition act, in a favourable light. A few cases of insubordination had taken place, espe cially in the island of Barbadoes, but in general the conduct of the negro population is represented as hav ing been exemplary. The prospects of the crops are described as being very good, which is a very fortu nate circumstance at this critical conjuncture. The Barbadoes papers contain some complaints ana state ments respecting the prejudice sustained by the colo nial interests, in the admission, at too small a rate of duty, of foreign sugars for consumption into the ports of British North America. The duty being only ss. per cwt. more than on British colonial sugar, it was urged that competition with them could not be sup ported by the planters. The foreign planters were able to make sugar much cheaper, as being exempt from various heavy imposts on articles of first neces sity to which those in the British islands were subject. It is noticed that United States products, whether in British or American bottoms, were freely admitted at small rates of duty, whilst heavy protecting duties in favour of British North America were laid on the same articles, and the import of some prohibited, such as fish dry and salted, of which there was a great con sumption. Thus, lumber paid 21s. per 1,000 feet; beef and pork, 12s. per cwt.; flour, ss. per barrel ; staves and shingles, 14s. per 1,000. The consumption of foreign sugars in the provinces noted appears from the returns to be considerably on the increase, and likely before long to supersede the use of British West Indian altogether. The imports into St. John's, New Brunswick, alone, being as asserted not one tithe of those for the province, are thus stated:-. British Plantation Sugar. 1836 10,033 cwt. 1837 4,135 1838 up to May 31st 1,598 Foreign. 1836 none. 1837 6,762 1838 1,909 The heaviest imports of British plantation take place in the spring, and of foreign in the autumn of the year. It is observed that vessels load at Nova Scotia and New Brunswick for the West Indies, where the cargoes are disposed of for specie, with which they proceed to the foreign islands and take in sugars. This is alleged as one cause of the constant drain of specie from the islands, where it occasions much in convenience to the circulation; and it is urged, that to a considerable extent the specie 'thus obtained is expended in Cuba and Puerto Rico, in the purchase of fresh slaves, and thus affords encouragement to the perpetuation of the slave trade. The final termination of the apprenticeship system had been decreed by the legislature of Demerara on the 12th of July for the Ist tilt., after which Governor Light delivered a most feeling and temperate ad dress of congratulation to the Assembly. Some par tial disturbances had occurred on some plantations in the interior, but they were not viewed as of any im portance. THE WAREHOUSE QUESTION.-011 the first of Oc tober the farce of Dock Warehouses is again to be brought on the lapis, in the Town Council—(the last time that event happened, we recollect, somewhere about the first of April, vulgarly called all fools' -day) —not to be carried, but to be kicked out, that august body having the fear of the first of November before their eyes, together with the division that that measure is creating amongst themselves. Now, we call upo❑ die warehouse owners to leave them to their own deliberations, and not to lower themselves by running after that very radical body again, imploring them for their votes on the occasion. That they did so before, and that it was right to do so, we perfectly agree ; but they have done enough. They did not then succeed; the Town Council carried that measure, and they are now smarting from the consequences. Let the ware house owners leave them to their fate, and let them get out of the scrape as they best may. . Why, we may be asked, do we give that advice ? Is it not better, if they can, to defeat the measure here, without going to the expense of opposing the council in parliament ? Yes, we answer, if they had any guarantee that the measure would then be finally shelved; but we know that it would not. This step, on the part of the council, is only to enable them to get over the forthcoming municipal election : that quietly over, they will be at their dirty work again. Let the warehouse owners throw themselves on the conservative cause at once, for that is their only aik of safety, and to that they must come at last. Let the conned pass the measure, if they dare, on the first of October, they will be beaten in• parliament; for there is some conservative feeling—there property is re spected, because it is represented—and there, we re peat, and we speak advisedly, they w ill be beaten. Tu this we know it will come, and the sooner the better; in the meantime, let the warehouse owners not run to the rescue of the culprits, many of whom are now quailing, who will have to stand the test—to take their trial—on the first of November; and signal punishment, in the shape of rejection, then awaits them. We have, again and again, foretold the consequences , of reform, falsely so called. We have said that the stability of property would be shaken, and we appeal, not only to the warehouse owners, but to the publicans, many of whom paid a high price for their licenses, which of necessity assumed the character of property, and what are they now worth ? Have they- not been pandered for votes for radical candidates both for par liamentary and municipal honours—sold by- the men who are constantly inveighing against the. freemen (falsely, we affirm, in the majority of cases) for their venality ? And we appeal to the cottage owners, whose property has been more than once attacked by them, in attempting to tax them, in order to swamp the constituency by creating a horde of Irish Papist voters;—we say, we appeal to all these, whether we did not foretel that their property would be insecure ; and were we not right ? Scarcely have three years elapsed since these radical gentry came into power, and has not every species of property been shaken to its centre ? These victims of the blessings of reform—amongst whom are some of the oldest and most respectable families in the town—tremblingly ask us, perhaps, what must we do ? We answer, Turn them out ; for if they, in three short years, have done so much mischief, what will they do in thirty?—" if they have done these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry ?"—we speak it with reverence. In conclusion, to return to the subject from which we set out, we say to the warehouse owners, spend neither time nor money more with the Town Council, as at present constituted;—you have shewn them, unanswerably, that our present system is the cheapest and the best, leaving immeasurably behind every other port in the kingdom—that if there are some grounds of complaint, they can be removed without their nos trum ;—you have shewn them that there are already warehouses enough and to spare, for every purpose, in the port; waste not any more of your time with them. Convince them you never will ;—their real object, dark and concealed, is patronage. They are writhing from the smart of having their late radical member kicked out of the representation of the town in parliament ;—they have now no one connected with the place that will do their dirty work there ; and to get the representation of the place into their own hands, and to provide for the hungry preyers who are not yet satisfied, are at once the source and secret of this measure. They may for a time attempt to cushion it, but it will only be for a time. Draw the sword against them, and cast away the scabbard, and shew them, on the first of November, that " you have giants' strength), and that as giants you will use it." We recollect that in the debate sse o eur n engd t o lis ee i nnrestitoac s : u rlii l dt :j i: ic og l the itelpi)fo nonr. last time e e sm i n sevnh t to l i i , e mv c o o t et this,c undert u e r ta e tnh vi le ; We to their guard. THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE FREEMEN.—We heartily rejoice that an opportunity has been once more afforded to the liberals in the Town Council for vilifying the freemen, and for broaching their own pe. culiar opinions on the subject of the principle of repre sentation. The freemen of Liverpool, and the con serval iveelectors of Liverpool, have cause to be thank ful to Mr. Smith for his perseverance in bringing the subject of the freemen's admission fee before the Town Council. It Las resulted in a debate which cannot fail to operate beneficially to the conservative interest. The liberal spouters, who have been placed "acci dentally" in the situations of councillors and alder men, have been once more compelled to unmask themselves, and to exhibit their naked features before the gaze of their fellow townsmen. We are glad of it. The more we know of these empty demagogues the more do we learn to despise them—a feeling in which we feel confident a large majority of the muni cipal electors will cordially sympathise. We shall not offer any extended remarks on the temperate and pertinent observations with which Mr. Smith introduced his motion to the notice of the Council on Wednesday last. Casting out of sight the technical objection which was started by the Mayor, we see nothing in the motion which ought to be re sisted by men who make a profession of " liberal" principles. The extension of the suffrage has always been a theme on which these shallow politicians have dilated: but then their zeal on this point was only manifested so long as it suited their purpose. The ascendancy of their own party was their grand object in advocating an enlarged constituency. The mo ment that the franchise was proposed to be conferred on any class of persons politically opposed to these boasted " liberals," that moment it became inexpedi ent. They had the cunning to foresee that an increase in the number of freemen would only prove a source of political weakness to themselves. Hence their blustering denunciations of the whole body of the freemen. Hence their declamatory effusions against universal suffrage—a doctrine to which they willingly subscribed as long as they conceived that it would not militate against their party ascendancy. The crafty demagogues have, at length, found - out that "the masses" are as much opposed to them as to the con servatives : and having secured their seats at the council board by pandering to the passions of the non electors, by whom a large proportion of the electors have been intimidated, they now turn round upon the former and declare that they were only practising a little hypocrisy in feigning to be the advocates of uni versal suffrage. It may, perhaps, be objected that the leading speakers on Wednesday last never advocated universal suffrage. Let any one consult the reports of the speeches delivered in former years in Clayton square, when the reform mania was raging in Liver pool, and he will find abundant reason for attributing inconsistency to the mob orators who have been trans lated into the council chamber. But we must examine the speeches of these gentlemen. Passing by Mr. Mason's "child's play with parlia ment," as unworthy of serious notice, we come to Mr. Alderman Evans' tirade against the freemen, which was characterised by all that malignity of feeling and meanness of purpose by which the oratorical effusions of this irascible indiyidual are ordinarily marked. N o doubt this pitch-forked Alderman is "opposed to re moving any existing obstacle out of the way of the freemen." We know the reason. The freemen were the means of securing two conservative members for the borough, in spite of the" base, bloody, and brutal" intimidation of the Popish rabble. They did their duty manfully on that memorable occasion. This is he reason why such men as Alderman Evans "would )lace £lO in the way of the freemen" to prevent them rum voting—" if he could do it." It is really amusing o find the Alderman floundeting from one absurdity to another in his efforts to account for the circumstance that freemen should be allowed to vote at all. Does he forget that the freemen were in possession of this right long before the householders were allowed to participate in the franchise ? Does he imagine for a moment that his mere dictum can set aside the provi sions of the reform bill which secure the right of voting to the freemen ? How can the freemen be "an elec toral body at variance with the other institutions of the country, and with the spirit of the reform bill," when they are actually constituted by that very bill as an electoral body, deriving their tight from servi tude or inheritance? As to the palaver of the Alder-. man about the trifling amount requited to be remitted in favour of the freemen, and the heavy burden im posed upon the householders, we think it unworthy of serious notice. The freemen are of course liable to taxes the same as the householders, and we very much question whether they do not contribute in the aggre gate, a much larger sum to the revenue of the country than an equal number of the householders indiscrimi nately selected. But all this is beside the question. The right of the freemen to vote, whether they pay any taxes or not, has been distinctly recognised and solemnly ratified by the legislature, and if the prag matical alderman fancies that any thing which he may say can interfere with that right we must pronounce him an " idle dreamer" for indulging in such a freak of the imagination. The abuse which Alderman Evans so liberally bestowed upon the freemen in the course of his speech we have already accounted for. Before the last general election the freemen were courted in a far different strain. They were then waited upon, cap in hand, by sanctimonious councillors, and grey-headed Aldermen. They were then besought, in the most soothing and affectionate terms, to vote for Ewart and Elphinstone. Every blandishment was lavished upon them that the fertile imaginations of liberal politicians could discover. However, the freemen would not listen to the charmers—they knew their baseness and treachery—they knew that they wished to send two ultra-radicals into the House of Commons for the express purpose of robbing them of their birthrights, for it is no secret that the faction se riously cortemplated cany log through the House of Commons, had the radical majority been strong enough, a bill for the disfranchisement of the freemen. Knowing this, the freemen shunned them. They are now loaded with unmeasured abuse. Who wonders a , it ? But let us whisper a word or two in the ears of Alderman Evans before we part with him. Let this purse -proud liberal, who affects such contempt for the humble freemen, remember that many of this despised. class have the privilege of voting for the members of the municipal body. They may yet have it in their power to contribute their aid to deprive him of his al dermanic dignity. Nur is this all. Let him remem ber that the contumelious language which he applies to the mechanics among the freemen will be, and is, considered an insult to the artisans of the town in ge neral, many hundreds of whom are in possession of the household franchise. Will they not resent the insult ? It is a truth which we have often asserted that your liberals are, after all their boasting, the most proud, arrogant, overbearing, and tyrannical people on the face of the earth, when "dressed in a little brief au thority." This is just the character of the vulgar de magogues who have superseded the members of the old corporations in various parts of the country. Is it so in truth in Liverpool? We must defer until Friday the remainder of our observations on the speeches of the radical orators of the Town Council. In the meantime we would appeal to our operative friends— the class so deeply maligned by the " liberal patriots"—whether they can repose any further confidence in men who have so systemati cally belied all their professions. Artizans of Liver. pool! you have seen the terms in which these liberals have ventured to indulge respecting you—will you consent that they should continue in office, that they may have further opportunities of insulting you ? if you are not as rich as these prating councillors and bombastic aldermen, shew them that you are their equals, if not their superiors in independence of cha racter, and in your respect fot the rights and privileges of your fellow-subjects. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—Once more we would earnestly urge upon the attention of our conservative friends the necessity of unceasing activity in preparing for the approaching struggle, which we have reason to believe will be more severe than at any preceding election. Let the canvassers be put as early as pos sible in possession of the lists, and let them proceed with their work with their accustomed energy and persevering zeal. Every thing looks favourable at present. The last meeting of the Town Council has done much to sicken the electors with the self-styled reformers. THE ALBION.—We have applied the whip in every imaginable way to the back of the Wight who concocts the hebdomadal mass of nonsense which appears in the Albion, but we find it utterly impossible to please him. Whether we strike high or low, he is equally dissatisfied with the process of flagellation. The discontent which he uniformly manifests under the wholesome discipline to which we have deemed it necessary that he should be subjected amounts to a speciesof idiosyncrasy. He is not pleased with our modus operandi, and yet, not withstanding the severity of the puinshment which we have, from time to time, inflicted upon "his recreant hide," lie has not yet learnt to cry "peccari." The sound of our cat-of-ninetails seems to be "music to his soul." Be it - so. On Friday next we shall once mote try the effect of our ferula " on the knuckles of the naughty boy." THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Secoud Night of Mr. MACKAY, of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh, who is engaged for a Fortnight. Last Night but Three of Mr. HARLEY, Mr. and Mrs, KEELEY, and Mr. F. VINING. T HIS present TUESDAY, Septe m b er 11, 1838, w ill b e performed Colman's comedy of THE HEIR AT LAW. Doctor Pangloss..Mr. Harley. Lord Dube'lv Mr. Mackay, Dick Dowlas Mr. F. Zekiel Homespun Mr. Keeley. Caroline Dormer Mrs. Baker. Cicely Homespun Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Drama called THE HOUSEKEEPER; OH, THE WHITE ROSE. Sidney Maynard.. Mr. F. Vining. Tom Purple Mr. Chaplin. Simon Box Mr. Keeley. Sophy Hawes.. Mrs. Tenet. Felicia On WEDNESDAY, the Comedy of the ROAD TO RUIN. Goldfinch, Mr. Harley; Mr. Silky, Mr. Mackay; Harry Dornton, Mr. F. Vining; Jacob. (on this occasion, and to give additional effect to the cast of the Comedy) Mr, Keeley; Old Dornton, Mr. Baker; Mr. Sulky, Mr. Chap lin; Widow Warren, Mrs. Clarke; Sophia. Mrs. Keeley.— To conclude with the Farce of NELL GWYN NE. King Charles the Second, Mr. F. Vining; Orange Moll, (his original character) Mr. Keeley; Crowsfoot, Mr. Baker; Barkelv, Mr. G. Horncastle; Nell Gwvnne, Mr. Keeley. On THURSDAY, THE RIVALS; A QUIET DAY; and THE WARLOCK OF THE GLEN. On FRIDAY, a Variety of Entertainments, for the BENEFIT of Mr. and Mrs. KELLEY. On SATURDAY, THE EVIL EYE: THE REN DEZVOUS; and BOMBASTES FURIOSO. BLOCKADE OF BUENOS AYRES. A meeting of merchants interested in the trade to Buenos Ayres was held, a few weeks ago, in the Underwriters' Com mittee-room, a hen a memorial to Lord Palinetston, her Ma jesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was agreed to. The memorialists, after setting forth the importance of the trade to this country, and the inconvenience and the losses to which the blockade of the La Plata by the French had exposed it, requested his lordship to inform them, %%he ftier her Majesty's government had seen it expedient to prof. fer to the contending parties the exercise of its friendly of f ices, with a view to the adjustment of their existing diffe rences. The following correspondence has arisen out of the memorial : "Brighton, September sth, 1838. "My Dear Sir,—As Lord Palmerston could not grant me an interview during my stay in London, I forwarded your memorial, with a note, requesting that his lordship would give me some explicit information on the two matters to which his attention was directed. I have this morning received the enclosed from the Foreign-office, by which you will perceive, that he, practically, although not in terms, refuses to give any information.—Believe me, always, yours faithfully, (Signed) " C. CnEsswiitt.." " W. H. Tayleur, Esq." " Foreign-office, 3d September, 1838. " Sin,—l am directed by Viscount Palmerston to acknow ledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th ult., inclosing memorial, addressed to his lordship by the chairman of a meeting of merchants, shipowners, and other s i ntereste d i n the trade to th e Ri ver Plate, held at Liverpool on the 18th ult., in which they represent the serious injury to whi c h th at trade is subj ec t e d, i n co nseq uence o f the blockade of Buenos Ayres ivx the French naval forces; and Lord Palmerston directs me to acquaint you, in reply, for the information of the parties interested, that the memorial in question shall be duly considered.—l am, sir, your most obedient humble ser vant, (signed) " W. Fox STRANGEWAYS. "C. Cresswell, Esq., M.P." BLOCKADE OF MEXICO. The followin g l acon i c l e tt er is all the notice Lord Palmer ston has condescended to take of the address of the South American and Mexican Association, relative to the blockade of Mexico : " Foreign-office, Sept. 6, 1838. " Ste,—l am directed by 'Viscount Palmerston to acknow dge the receipt of your letter of the 30th ult., on the subject 'the French blockade of the ports of Mexico. " I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, " W. Fox ANGEWAYS. " J. D. Fowles, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the South American and Mexican Association. MR. TURTON SUPERSEDED. (From the ow Courier o fhursd ay) We hav e this mome Glas g nt received the foll T owing communica tion from a gentleman of this city. It is an extract from a private letter. The Mr. Thom here spoken of was editor of the Montreal Herald, a conservative paper, and the uncom promising opponent of the late administration of Lord Gos ford : "You will be surprised to learn Mr. Thom has been ap pointed in the room of Mr. Turton, who, it is said, proceeds immediately to England with dispatches of an important na ture from Lord Durham. It is confidently affirmed here, that a very serious misunderstanding has arisen between his lord ship and the Home Government. Indeed, it is said that the Governor-General insists upon Lnrd Melbourne's unqualified approbation of all his measures, as a sine qua non of his con tinuing the government of Canada." REGISTRATION COURTS.—Frederick Robinson, Esq., Spencer Horatio Walpole, Esq., and Robert Wharton, Esq., the revising barristers for the southern division of this county, will hold courts far the purpose of registration and revision of the lists of county voters, at the following times and places: Newton, Legh Arms Monday. 17th Sept. 'l'en. Wigan, Mont Hall Wednesday, 19th „ „ Ormskirk, King's Arms Thursday, 20th „ Eleven Ashton, Court House Friday 21st ~ 9 • Bolton, Sessions-room Monday, 24th „ Ten Bury, Eagle and Child Inn Wednesday,26th „ Eleven Rochdale, Wellington Hotel —Friday, 28th „ Ten Oldham, Court House M mday, Ist Oct. „ Manchester Town Hall Tuesday, 24 „ ~ Liverpool, Sessions House Thursday, 4th „ „ It behoves overseers to be in attendance at the hours speci fied. MEETING OF THE CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY. Last evening, a meeting of this society was held at the Music-Hail, Bold-street, the Reverend Rector Campbell in the chair. On the platform we observed the Rev. Aiessrs. Barker, - Buddicom, Lawrence, Jones ' Hugh Stowell, o f Manchester, Robert Davi es , & c . an d the Rev. Hugh Mil\ eile, who entered the room after the commencement of the meet ing, and was loudly, cheered. I n - t h e fi rst i nstance, about 20dto 300 persons were assembled, chiefly ladies, but as the meeting proceeded the room rapidly filled, a great proportion of the late corners being artizans. Altogether, we should think not less than 800 persons were assembled. The meet ing, was opened by the ReY. Mr. Lawrenccuffering up an appropriate prayer. The CHAIRMAN then rose. He said, although it would ill become him, as chairman, to trespass on their attention at any very great length. Stills perhaps, they would have the kindness to bear with him for a very short time, while he en deavoured to lay before them some reasons which ought to encourage and, constrain them to give their best support to the Church Pastoral Aid Society. And for that purpose he need not do much more than read to the meeting one or two sentences out of the circular which had been put into his hands, in which it was said—" The principles of the Society are few and simple: they are briefly these, that in a Christian land a church establishment should adequately provide for the spiritual instructionof all the people; and that it is pert of the duty of a christian legislature to furnish the church with means to this end." This, he hoped, was a truth to which most of their hearts would tespond ; and he thought they had great reason to lament that they lived in a time when this great truth should fail to be acknowledged by a legislature professing to call itself "Christian." (Hear.) He thought they had great reason to lament that any differ. once of opinion whatsoever upon the subject of church dis cipline, or unessential church doctrines should lead men's minds astray from the great truth that it was the incumbent, the solemn, the religious duty of a christian legislature to provide its subjects with the means of a religious education, and the means of worshipping God in the beauty of holiness. It was deeply to be lamented that because, in funner times, men fell into the monstrous error of attempting to 'compel their fellow men to confm m to an Established Church, men should now tall into the equally IDOUSIrons error, he thought of saying, there should be no Established Church at all. (Hear, and applause.) God forbid that any minister of the gospel should, and he was sure no Protestant minister of the gospel would, ever be foand to forget the religious principle of christian toleration if it was honourable, but allow every man to worship God according to the dictates of his con science. (Hear, hear.) But he meant to say, that this principle of religious toleration was perfectly consistent with the great and solemn duty of providing for the religious education of the people, and for the public worship - of Al mighty God. But then they must not forget an import ant point adverted to in the subjects of the circular, "that if , he legislature fail in its duty, then, rather than that souls shoutd perish, Christian men shoula jolt] together to supply he deficiency and make the church as effective as it is io the power of ineu io do." - Let them never forget this; never let them forget their own responsibilities it the legislature should forget its responsibilities. If tile legislature slotted tail in its duty that was no reason whatever they should fail in theirs. They were to work out their own salvation with tear awl trembling, with the help of Him who has promised to work in us both to will and to do. They must therefore consider their own responsibilities, and while they pressed on the legislature of the country by every means in their Dower, by the expres.7'on of their sentiments and of the judg ments they had Caine to, that it was their duty to provide the people with the means of a religious education and of religi ous worship; it was their (the people's) solemn duty if the legislature failed in its duty to endeavour to supply the defi ciency themselves. For it' it did so happen that any one branch of the legislature should refuse to acknowledge this truth ; if it should so happen that the majority of the repre sentatives of the people of England should be indifferent to to this great, this solemn, this Christian education, whose fault was it ? Why, it was the fault of the people of England who failed to return such representatives as would acknow ledge this Christian duty. And how was this fault to be re medied? Why, it was to be remedied by giving the people of England betiet instruction by teaching them their duty. And how were they to be taught their duty but by an increase of spiritual pastors who should be able to do this? How should the people hear a sufficiency of truth if there were not a sufficiency of teachers to teach it to them? And here was the point in which they were called on to exert themselves; for surely they need not look very far from home to be aware that the supply of spiritual pastors was miserably short of the demand. The harvest way immense; the labourers, they knew, were few. Let them take this parish, containing pos sibly 180.000 souls; let them take the town and neighbour hood of Liverpool, containing possibly 230,000 souls; and who must not confess that a vast number of those must be like sheep without a shepherd? And if the legislature did not supply their deficiency, surely it was their duty to do this; and as such they could not do better than support the Church Pastoral Aid Society, which did this. The reverend speaker then read an extract from the society's circular, showing that the petsons appointed to carry into execution its designs were to beu oiler the direction and control of the pastors of the parishes to which they were sent. Now, when this was said, he, as a minister of the Church of England, had heard enough to give his co-operation to this society. They did not obtrude ministers into a parish where there were appointed pastors without the leaveand concurrence of the local clergy ; their wish was, that the ministers they contributed to should act under the direction of the appointed pastor of the flock, and that was of great importance, in order to keep up the unity of church discipline. But then, in addition to spit itual pastors, it was true that this society employed lay assistants. To that there were some persons who had some objections: now, for his own part he could wish that the spiritual watts of the country were fully and adequately supplied by spiritual pastors—by men holding the orders of-the church, and in every respect accountable to the discipline of the church; he thought the'primitive order would be better preserved if such were the case; but how was it possible that such could be the case in a parish like Liverpool? How was it possible to have spiritual pastors properly supported for 180,000 souls? and therefore he said, it was necessary that lay assistants should be appointed to co-operate with the clergy, more especially as these lay assistants were not required to expound the word of God, or adminster the sacraments of the church, but sim ply to assist the clergyman in visiting families, and by no means taking on themselves the office of public instructors or preachers. It had been said that lay assistants so employed might be tempted to try to become preachers with an irregu lar zeal, but which was most likely that these preachers should fall into these irregularities, or that the persons not so acting should fall into irregularities of a different kind? It was far preler lo have these persons even so acting in connexion with them, than tit have them actlng towards them as enethies, and doing them and the cause of gospel truth they supported, much harm. lie, therefore, could not see uuy valid objection to this society; but, on the contrary, he houg,ht with the blessing of God, it might be productive of unspeakable benefits to the community, and he, therefore, felt himself caLed on, oppressed and burdened as he must be with the great and heavy responsibilities resting upon him, to render assistance to this society, and to bid it "God speed." (Applause.) The Rev. Mr. JONES moved the first resolution—" that this meeting while it rejoices in the persuasion that tnere is a growing desire for spiritual instruction and religious ordi nances in the country at large, deplores the lamentable de ficiency which in many parishes still ex ists, and would im plore the meeti ng t o un it e th e i r earnest efforts for the exer cise of grace throughout the land." The Rev. Hoaano MOULD, the Secretary of the Society, explained its object and its utility in affording relief to in digent pastors, and providing spiritual instruction. Though the society had only been commenced two years and a half, it had spread its branches throughout the land. He con cluded with seconding the resolution. The Rev. H. STOOELL, of Manchester, proposed the next resolution—" that this !Peeling having heard the report or the Secretary, desires to return thanks to Almi;:hty Gud for the success of the society."—The Rev. Gentleman, in a strain of energetic eloquence, pleaded on behalf of the so eiety at souse length.' The lower classes of society were con gregated in masses in large towns, to contribute to the wealth of the wealthy,.and were left destitute of spiritual teaching. They had a clear claim on the provision and care of the wealth they produced. They were a class which could not provide instruction for themselves. The church had com mitted a beneficial act. Dissenters could build a chapel where tl.ey pleased and how they pleased; but if a number of pious Protestants determined on building, a church, the legal difficulties which opposed them were so great as to be quite disheartening; and this had led to the want of churches and the great increase of chapels. He hoped, however, that the church would extend its basis, and win back those alto had left the fold. Ile strongly urged the propriety, and beautifully elucidated the happy results of visiting pastors, L—forting. drawing, leading, exhorting, teaching his parishioners individually, and endearing them to the church. A minister in the pulpit was but half a minis ter; for he was commanded not only to " save sinners," but to " seek" them. The minister ought not, to do his duty, to be sent for, but ought to be the first to visit in affliction; he ought to carry out the principles of our church in its beauti ful pastoral propriety, and bind all hearts to its venerable temple. This was the chief end of the Church Pastoral Aid Society. It was to provide additional means of visiting the poor from hamlet to hamlet, till there should not be a house which had not heard of the kindness of the ministers of the gospel. It was also to aid men inadequately paid. There was many a man with all the refinement, and education, and birth of a gentleman, who was ground down by his heavy duties, and by the miserable pittance he received, less than a merchant of Liverpool would think enough to giVe to his lowest clerk. Let them not wait for the legislature, but make the legislature follow them; let them infuse into the people a Christian feeling, and no legislature would be able to thwart them. The rev. gentleman sat down amidst loud applause. 'The Rev. JAMES FunNivAr. seconded the resolution, and the meeting was afterwards addressed by the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, and other clergymen, but the late hour at which we write prevents us extending our report. SUDDEN DEATHS—A truly-affecting instance of the un certainty of human life occurred on Sunday morning last. While John Whiteside, a ropemaker, was on a visit at his father's house, in Gore-street, and when engaged in conver sation with his parents, be dropt his head, and instantly ex pired, without any seeming struggle. His remains were shortly after conveyed to his ovvn house, in Upper Mann street, Toxteth-park, where he h as l e ft a disconsolate widow and four helpless children to bewail his loss. We have since learnt that the deceased, who was a sober and industrious man, has been in a delicate state of health fur some time past. BRITISH REFORMATION SOCIETY.—On Tuesday and Wed nesday evenings last, public meetings of this society were held in the Assembly-room, Wigan. The admission was by ticket, and such was the de s i re t o b e p resen t o n the occasion, that 850 tickets were distributed nearly as soon as it was known they were ready,—indeed, more were disappointed than the number wh o p rocure d t i c k ets; an d , h a d there been a b ui lding su ffi ciently commo di ous , we h ave n o hesitation in stating that upwards of 3000 individuals would have assem bled, as more than that number of applications were made for tickets. About half-past six o'clock on Thursday, the deputation, attended by the neighbouring clergy, and several gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood, took their station on the platform. Amongst those present on the occasion we observed—John Holt, Esq., Bispham Hall; John Lord, Esq., Ince Hall; R. Anderton, Esq. ; E. L. Dutton, Esq., Grap penhall; the Revs. B. Powell, J. Bromilow, C. Snape, W. Gibbs, J. Price, W. Wright, J. Paley, J. Makenzie, &c. &c.; and the deputation from the Parent Society, consisting of the Rev. W. Keary, of Hull, and the Rev. Cumming,, of London. John Holt, Esq , moved that the Rev. Benj. Powell be requested to take the chair oo that important oc casion. The motion was seconded by J. Latham, Esq. The Rev. Chairman observed, that as they were assembled to uphold the religious principles of our glorious reformation, and for the purpose of setting forward the salvation of their fellow-creatures and the promoting of God's honour, it was most fitting-that the divine blessing should be sought for their proceedings. Thaliev. Walter Gibbs then offered up prayers to Almighty God. The Rev. Chairman then said, -before he addressed th'e meeting he pegged leave to read a letter from Sir Robert Holt Leigh, Bart., which the committee of this society bad received, in answer to their application to him to take the chair that evening. -The letter expressed Sir Rola. Holt Leigh's regret that he was prevented attending through indisposition. The Rev. Chairman, the Rev. C. Snape, of Blackburn, the Rev. W. Keary, and others, addressed the meeting with much eloquence. The meeting concluded by singing the doxology. The second meetin g was even m ore animating than that which took ptace on Tuesday; not only was the room crowded to overflowing, but the area below o as filled with respectable persons anxious to obtain admission, and such was the excitement to hear the learned and eloquent orators, that as much as 2s. 6d. was offered for a ticket of admission. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ANTIPATHY TO TEE-TOTALISAL-At the Police-office on Friday, a youth named Ross, some 17 or 18 years of age, who stated that he was a cooper's apprentice, was brought before Mr. Flail, charged with having disturbed a tee-total meeting the preceding evening in the neighbourhood of Fox-street. The prisoner was arraigned by a member of the society, who stated in a lengthy and circuitous address to the bench, that he (the prisoner) was "drunk with the. drunk ard's strong drink—intoxicating liquor," under the influence of which he attempted to disturb the meeting, and used epithets of a very unsavory character—that he was requested to desist—that the eloquence of the tee-total advocates made no visible impr ess i on on hi m — an d t h at h e cont i nue d his in . . trusive visit until forcibly ejected. The prisoner, however, who appeared to entertain great contempt for tee-totalism, and extended that contempt to its professors, returned to the meeting again, and recommended his system of annoyance. It was in vain that he was asked to sign—equally vain were the denunciations levelled by the teetotallers against those "who get up early in the morning that they may have slicing. drink, and remain until night till wine inflames them." The prisoner imagined that he could exterminate tee-totalism root and branch, and no alternative remained but to give him into custody.—Mr. Hall read the juvenile " lover of strong drink" a lecture on the impropriety of his conduct iu thus disturbing a peaceable meeting. He was fined ss. for being drunk, and in default of payment to be committed to the House of Correction. A TitoußLEsoms LODGER.—A. person named Stagg ap peared at the Police-office on Friday, to prefer a complaint against his lodger, who is an assistant to a chemist in Lord street. The complainant stated - that the prisoner came to his house drunk, on Friday morning, between one and two o'clock. He threw himself on a sofa in the front parlour, and refused to go to bed. The prisoner, at the time, was greatly intoxicated. The lodging-house keeper remon strated with hint on the impropriety of his conduct; to which the prisoner replied that 'the apartment was his—he paid for it—and he would "doas he liked with his own." The rAil loquy ended by the prisoner's proceeding to " kick up a row"—breaking six ',tiles of glass in the complainant's parlour—damaging his Venetian blinds—and disturbing the neighbourhood. For the purpose of cooling his irritability, the complainant called in the assistance of the police, anti the refractory lodger was, with great difficulty, carried to Bride. well. But this process did not mend the matter; for the Bridewell keeper refused to receive him as an inmate: and, flushed with victory, he instantly proceeded to the scene of his triumphs—the parlour aforesaid, of which he took im mediate-possession, where he believed himself " monarch of all he sur%eved." Determined to be avenged on the pug nacious landlord, he next attempted to fire the house—par lour, Venetian blinds, windows—all, believing that The aspiring youth who fired the Epbesion dome, Outlives in fame the pious fool that raised it; and he was only prevented from carrying his resolve into ex ecution by the police again stepping in between him and im mortality. The prisoner, in his defence, confessed that he had taken a few glasses of "toddy," which had a very ob livious effc-ct upon him. He was fined ss. for being drunk, together with 6s. and costs fur "milling the glaze." A PicoLivic BAKER.—A very young lad was brought up at the police-office on Friday, having been detected by a police-officer in an attempt to pick a ge ntl eman ' s poc k et. The boy entered on his defence with all the volubility of a thief—for thieves are a ready-tongued as well as a ready handed race—and was stopptd.just as he had burst into tears and was reaching the climax of his speech, by the question of "Where do you live?" Hereupon a grave-looking, stout, elderly man came forward, and exclaimed, with a gruff vo i ce , . but in a most iusinating manner, " He's any son, — sir, if you flease." Magistrate.—lt w o uld please me better if you would take care of your son. Father.—l does do that, I assure you, sir. I looks strictly arter all their morals, and I know be wouldn't do nothing that v•as anyways wrong. He's been lugged int 6 some devilry and then left in the lurch, maybe, your honour; for he's a wery good boy—he always goes to bed early at night without grumbling, and that's a vartue I knows the walue on. It's me that ought to do it, for I've had a houseful o' them to bring up, and it was always my maxum that him what's in bed early's out o' all harm. agistrate.— What are you? Father.Z-I"Ma baker; but I has wery little work, sir. wery little work. I can only get a little loaf for a big family. Magistrate.—How many children have you ? Father.—l'm the father of twenty. Magistrate. —Twenty! By one woman? Father.—No, sir; six by a former wife, and fourteen by my present wife.—The boy was remanded. BLACK INGRATITODL—A. black man of the name of Wells was charged at the police-office on Friday with having stolen a bundle of clothes, a small sum of money, and a few other trifling articles, from the smack• Herald, on the preceding night. It appeared that Michael Daly, the captain of the smack, had kindly given the prisoner a free passage hither from an Irish port, together with his meat; the vessel ar rived on the Thursday, and the prisoner ungratefully took the opportunity of decamping with the clothes of the captain. He was apprehended in Sparling-street by a police-officer, on suspicion, and on the examination of the clothes a letter was found which indicated to whom they belonged. The prisoner was remanded to take his trial. THE MONK MURDERER.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, the alleged Monk Carrick, whose revolting cruelties to some children in Dublin have recently created much sensation, : , was bronght up at the Police-office, having been apprehended . ' and detained on the verdict of the coroner's jury at Dublin-. The prisoner, John Joseph, alias Jerome Carrick, a meek looking, or as he has been describe" "saintly" looking viduaCattired in a long black coat of clerical cut, was' placed, at the bar, and Mr. Commissioner Dowling addressing the bench, said the prisoner wa s on S un d a y, c h arge d b y a mon k named Kelly, and another man, who is the clerk of the Ca-; tholie Chapel at Copperas-hill, as the person who had caused -•1 the death of the child, John Touche, in Dublin, over whom - 1 a coroner's inquest had been held, and the prisoner faind„ guilty of murder. He held a newspaper in his hand, which detailed the evidence given before the coroner's jury, attri buting most revolting barbarities to the prisoner, who, it appeared, called himself a Carmelite Monk, residing in Key-street, Dublin, where he was in the habit of receiving children for a small sum of money, for the purpose of educa 7 ting them. When the prisoner had been brought to him (111., Dowling) he had read the statements given in the Mei cury to him, and asked him if he was the person alluded to? lie said he was, but that his name was Jerome Carrick, and'uot . John Joseph, as stated in the paper. He (Mr. Dowling) hod written to Dublin respecting the prisoner, and applied to4r. Hall to remand him until he heard respecting him. The Pri soner was accordingly remanded. On the person -of the, pri soner were found several pieces of coloured leather and satin, sewed together as little bags, and a number, of„sinalt fl pieces of white substance, apparently ;vax, which he,..wais in the habit of selling as charms to keep the devil aw ay;' i the., bags were to put them in to hang round the neck. 'vhis is another evidence of the degrading superstition of his dupes. - ABSENCE OF MlND.—Yesterday, at the Police,office, a dirty-looking individual, named Smith, was charged- With having been found fast asleep, quite naked, iu ,a ,gyttet, Sri the neighbourhood of the docks: The prisoner,noWith standing what Dr. Young has said to the contrary, that " Tir'd nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep, He. like the world, his ready visits pays Where fortune smiles," insisted that he was one of the most unfortunate of Men'; for, by by some witchcraft which he could n u t divine..his bed ; 'lnai Ily so warm and comfortable, had been changed into the bei of a kennel; his downy _pillow into a pillow of Alutc/t,t,„kiv Lear kind hearted Molly into a hard hearted cobble Stonq, an 1 to complete his misfortunes, he had not a rag of Gliioket, and; every stitch of his clothing had miraculously disappeared,, From the statement of the policeman who took him into custody, it appeared, that the prisoner had been wandering homewards from some friend's house, Bacchi pleni; when having made several circuitous tours, he imagined, very na turally, that he had walked long enough to be at home, and, therefore, concluded, very erroneously, that he was at home. Acting on this conclusion, he proceeded forthwith to pull off his clothes, as he would have done in his own proper bed room ; of which, having totally disencumbered himself, he proceeded to step into what he supposed was the bed, by stepping into the bed of the kennel, in which, having com fortably deposited his length, he threw his arms round a cobble stone, to which he addressed several very endearing epithets, calling it, his " dear Molly," and dropped soundly asleep. Whilst he was snoring with his cheek against the cobble, some one had taken the opportunity to walk off with his clothes. In this state he was found by the policeman, who roused him from his dreams, and safely lodged him in Bridewell. He appealed at the bar in a " shocking" bad suit of clothes, which had been lent to him. Mr. Hall, after severely reprimanding him, told him to take care and .not make such a beast of himself again, which being promised, he was fined ss. for being drunk, and liberated to tell his " dear Molly" his adventures. qs • ; HAMMERING Away.—Yesterday, at the Police Office, a respectable looking man, residing in Rupert-street, appeared to prefer a charge against a mechanic-looking sort of indivi dual, for perpetually hammering away at his door knocker on Sunday morning. The complainant stated, that he was' awoke out of his first, and only sleep, by a tremendous thun dering at his door. His first impression being that his house was on fire, he started out of bed in great alarm, which was not at all lessened by the continued noise of the door knocker, " knock, knock, knock, knock," knocking away enough to knock the door down. In his hurry and trepidation he got his unwhisperahles on the wrong way first, which delayed him for a short time, and the knock, knock, knocking, was renewed with redoubled vigour. At length be go t d own stairs, and found,-on opening the door, that the prisoner was the cause of the noise. On asking him what he was rousing him and the whole neighbourhood in that way for, he told him that " Door knockers, like watches, were made only to go," and walked off. He (complainant) had just got into bed again, and was calming his perturbed spirits, when he was again startled by the same "knock, knocking." He thought this time he would let the prisoner go at the knocker till he was satisfied. But so unintermittent were its heavy blows on the door, that he began to think perpetual motion was found out, and applied to his knocker. Unable any longer to bear the noise, he again got up, and threatened to give the pri soner into the custody of a policeman if bedid not desist. He then walked off, but soon returned again to the charge, and the knocker went on " knock, knock, knock," as loud as ever, and 'when he spoke to the man, lie received nothing but abuse. This went on till eleven o'clock in the morning, when, being fairly knocked up by the noise of his door knocker, he sallied out in quest of a policeman, and gave the prisoner into custody.• The prisoner, when asked what he had to say for indulging so unwarrantably in his knocking propensities, said the complainant's wife had, two days be fore, knocked one of his (prisoner's) children down with a very unfit weapon, to wit, a rolling pin, and that, the day before only, the complainant himself had given another of his (prisoner's) children a severe knock on the head with his umbrella, and so he retaliated by knocking him up. The complainant stated, that the children were very greatly an noying to him. Mr. Hall fined the prisoner ss. for being drunk. SMUGGLlNG.—Yesterdav, at the Police Office, a young man, steward of the ship Elector, from Cronstadt, in Russia, was placed at the bar, on a charge of attempting to smuggle a quantity of tobacco. From the statement of Mr. Neil, tide-surveyor, it appeared that on his rummaging the vessel, which arrived only that morning into the Prince's Dock, he found, concealed - between the lining of the beams and the deck, in the captain's state-room, 21 lbs. of tobacco and cigars, and Ilb of snuff. The prisoner was on board at the time, and said the tobacco was his, and he had put it there, and that he was a native of Inverness-shire, in Scotland. The prisoner was remanded till the pleasure of the Board of Customs, in London, should be known. A DISTRESSING CASE.—A young woman, of rather an in teresting appearance, and who had evidently seen better days, applied on Saturday last to the select vestry for relief, desiring a small sum of money to provide herself with some articles of decent clothing, to enable her to undertake a situ ation, as a domestic servant, which she had obtained in the family of a gentleman in the neighbourhood. Her 'history is a short but melancholy one. She is the wife of a Captain W—, of this port, and during the absence of her husband she formed an acqn4intance with a Mr. R—, a dashing young fellow, well known in the town, to her most fatal in its result—lie accomplished her ruin. She was found with her child in a garret in Edmund•street, the wet and cold having free access to the room, in the depth of the winter of last year, with scarcely sufficien t clothing to cover her nakedness during that inclement season; the consequence was death to her child and a long illness to herself. Her heartless seducer re- fitsed t contribute one shilling towards her relief Her rela tives are respectable, and reside in the town; but from motives of delicacy we suppress their names. It is confidently stated that the Lord Mayor, as conservator of the Thames, has issued, or is about issuing, an order for bidding persons to angle in that river on Sundays.—Morning Chronicle. TO THE EDITOR OF TEE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—Yesterday, as I was crossing; the water - bythe ten o'clock Woodside boat, to attend Divine service sit All Saints church, the following "short sermon ".was - put, into my hands, by an elderly gentleman, with a request-that 1 would read it, who likewise presented one to-each-of the piiisengers on board, and it would be well if others woUld'do the same, for I am convinced, that a very great amount of good would result by distributing indiscriminately such papers as this, or short religious tracts, for it engages them to read it, and if they spurn the contents, at the great day they will be without excuse. "SHORT SERMON. " How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvalion ? Heli. 2nd and 3rd verse. • "A salvation, great, indeed, 'beyond description; or con ception, contrived by the wisdom and love 'of God for my poor lost soul! A salvation procured by the death of the only begotten Sun of God, How near wes I to-the iirink of hell! How deeply was Liallen! , : -How titany•and-gfeat my sins, to make such a salvation necessary. .H-ow dangerous must it be to neglect it ! Cod has no other Son 'to give! If you are unconcerned about it ; it you take no pains to secure it; if you are unaffected with your.danger, and with the salvation that is ploposecf to you, how can:you escape? His impossible. You reject the — only Saviour, cud thereby corn mit the greatest sin; you, spurn. at . God's ruercy 'Christ, and trample the precious blood of Christ ,under,yoer feet. Are you not shocked at such a thought? 'Be assured that every careless, prayerless sinner, is guilty of this. There is no relief for those who reject Christ '''Tbere reinaineth no more sacrifice for sin.' Dieir ruin is Certain, 'is 'dear, and will be eternal and intol e r a bl e . Remember Ibis is ,the ac cepted time, and this is the day 'of salltitiorf.' 11 Cor., chap. v., 2 verse. Ittyou die with Out elitist, 'Yon Can never see the face of God with comfort.' You - Mustbear • the Midge pro nounce your sentence, Depart, ye cursed into evei lasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.' - 111titt.:Xxv., 41. God forbid! Once mere I entreat you, toy fetlow-sinner, before you close the book; stop and think: 'Nay, go upon your knees, and pray to God to awaken your conscience, and give you the knowledge:. of Christ. •.kly .prayers are offered up for your salvation. I have no motive,forTuiting this into your hands but your eternal .good. 70 , God, may this little book be productive of good-to the readertsloul, in time and eternity. Follow it with thy blesing; • and may the precious trutbs it iets forth, 'be the savior uf, life unto life; and not of death .unto death.' Grant it, U I,prd, for Jesus Christ's sake! Amen. Amen. "Salvation to the L trl 'belongs, His arm alone can save: : ' Blessings attend thy people here, And rears beyond the grave." By allowing the above to , appearin your , eillitinns, you will oblige, yours, &c. Woodside, 10th Sept., 1838 W. A. H. TO LAWRENCE HEYWoRTH, EsQ4,,PRESIDENT 01 , "1sHE TEE-ToTAELEiiS. Li'verpoa, Mir Aug., 1838. Si R, be obliged by your informing nie how the tee totallers can reconcile the following portions id scripture with total abstinence :=". Give strong drink unto hi m th a t i s ready to perish,, and Wine unto those that bedreavy of heart." —Pruv. 31, 6. "Drink no longer Water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities."—l Tito. 5, 23. " And wine- that maketh glad the heart of man,"— Psalm 104, 15. "And the •vine said them, should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and Man, and go to be promoted over the other trees . ."—Judges 9, 13. "Go thy way, eat thy. bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart ; for God accepteth • thy works."—Eceles. 9, 7. Read also from the Ist to•l2th-verse of the 2rid' chapter of St. John's Gospel,.and you will find the first miracle. Christ ever per forated was to turn water tutu wine, snowing that scripture does not sanction total abstinence, but MODERATION. SotnuEs AT THE. ROYAL INsTrruzloN.-- , The ladies and gentlemen who experienced the delightful soirees held, last winter, at the Royal institution, will be pleased to learn, that another series of soirees will be held, during the ensuing winter, at the same place. Crowded as the. rooms were on the last, we feel quite confident that • they will be still more crowded on the coining occasion. •• IRON Skim—Vessels built of iron have been for some years in use, on the Mersey, the Clyde, and the Thatwes, as ste amers . The principal manufacturer of iron steamers, in this part of is Mr. John Laird, of N ort h Bi r k enhead, who a number of very fi n e ' spec im ens of the alt. Tthhahesekreinigsdnooln, produced now building, however,' in a yard ;Attie south end of the town, an iron vessel of 300 tons burden, CO be propelled by wind alone. She is, we understand, intended for the cotton trade. Her light draught of water will; it is calculated, enable her to load cargo and sail from the wharf of a town which vessels of a - similar tonnage, built of timber alone, cannot accomplish, owing to their large di auv,ht of Water. We bear that this iron ship will be ready for sea- in a few months. H wt. . 111 ATIiSTY's PACKET G ULNA it•ii-::::lll‘l;:airiHavi..3.lE:itki,h;;T:Ris(O.hevoe Wri.1.1.45t.•---A - ii4ii 'ex traoriith a ri- net arrence hoick place in Kiligstown harbour, in respect to on Thdrstlerblieniwz.- She•naS prnteeding to her station, .e as t-t h lte e - r ,J ; A e i n ai y 4 1, ife v, r ,o it ,.s he t 0 a ptr . p v i e ys4 e f i ) f l ' i t i El e k i I , :: , iiiii,nrar.7o.ei,;!cliaupit),. hue, 4.12.,,,,rih5! w .is arriving,,yrith tbe liour o'cl o ,k 'mitt( Wei, passeireroin the , 64.4. 1 .11c/r e to. •' t a k t:: I hat vessel'out of the way," Fw , i ) - 4 11 {,Wei+foi,s of the /4illd/ Irillinet.::recaart. • Once 'reYet4ed.: • ' The' Gn lit dr'e held 'Mr 'Wei's - peed,' titid st ruck the -Roytil , Willitim,. carrying . awayr.--ber -engines of : the fitithiare %veto reversed. and set, forward a se cond time ; when again she struck the rigid away tlth foregangivay. 'l s lie l ai j ek j i l i i i e tl i t .p r l i s ki l TheA d re l. - cotild nOt in . ally .way account fin ing.' After. the Gutnare 'had . lAnded 'tiii Mat 'CNiittiiti Davis went .aboard the Boyal . William to ex - ttla4r•thel uccabion of j ib e. collision to °Opt ai n. Swaiimon. The RotatrEilliapottiled at six o'clock,. every berth being col—Dublin Sta6mqn. EFFECT of RAILWAY 'FRAN' , - ,i.i..1NG.,,--The be s t :ikEACtiCal illustration or the atlvatit : tges of rtti.lity:vrl44 tip the saving of time, awl its accoutpanying:resitlfs, occUrreft during . the presentifeek iii the C Age or the , tiiktiTv . I alPtifeltt (taps of vocalists, who'figtired at .the.coticeit tout rFiitiiy.:s affitlMari, to g ether with Mad Name Grisi, .allavou Aliuitiessg,l 4 ,44 a ,.h e, , 1 yanoir, 4c,, izay.e a cuo,ert P n iA -14 "q 4 Yf i013 4.91f 1 4/s4Ata • the foflowiug evetlint,z they pot ftt•grtiil:l NittiN4et-rxi,itilliTed nesday ,veiiim.: they ;lave it conetll illLiiverlatoi; -' - Oil titilirs , this' an in I\ laiitio-sl , ' c oti I : ' ,: ' , llSi'llothefihillliv e i. pool; and .on Saturday they gii ve,a sfeontl i!ioni..‘ertlid tttitiitifliam. ' E C h o i : Y l a i n '4 (l l , e a l CT tl ' i l e s t d p it!;',t'l t,",f(!ilfi7anli:i,s4.l4l6,4"',4,l4o:9,:f.l).l4ill:l.l,!.s:,ital_tc.ili:rctehthi3nre the course of six da)s, ant! it.at af.nt .( littytt i pqttits . in eit_e4 town tllfr i ft t.t . a space or time ncarl% one , -/ w ii . o f old sy stniii of travefling, wouia liase . been alb tie . COLiiiVer‘ed on the road. , ' INCILKASkt OF DWEl , Lii 4 Gi , nots : t r s ,6 l o N us br i t :i s f l v t 7 6 0 tie li.'":" irisw ilu e:;t rin ed g the.present year, a roast number ,, in i h istow II and suliurliiii„ , Xlvete *as, it , Wilk he riejmilected, a complete.g .tit of.,hpuses„ uesifsioned .tty the, facilitl,:yfhich, some three or four years iigo,. ninnoy coidil be pi•Otkired by specttlaiorli irili!itd kfi'd houses. H unilrt;ils ortiwcia - i , l s run 'up by ibis , uteans'retniiineil ,- uittiout I,l)4 l 4..y,r, s • th i e , faio of many "waders and; the loss elf more. Tile , elm Sequesiiit was, , that, hotisetbuilding reiieived a check : 9 titil,li‘iity latiitf t hav ing undertaken ,the,ineans for its actiomppdatio.n.,;t,hlhusi ness has recominenced 'With g i.,at vi g tiur, and tioilk the most promising assurances that it will prove extiemely profitable. I' he nevAitiOses, whiektange-fu ,rentAltfiiii twenty-five to ctlairty-fiv* ;ton twig ia , y ersrovre i a ke ni ii nmtustaiiigtillairrhood s , , ,as fast as they can ire got r,ea s ciy,(itrlhabiltation; :,Att-rilliflitriod, ! indeed, within our recollection, wits; oie.irwcmyl/41PItovva in population, the result cif the incre!tse l o! tts'ir , ade l more . . , ~, t „ ( ,( t ii than it is at the present. , , A BATTERY ii.. A INIIOG' . Pt. ACE.'-.501114100 yeatt ago, ~ „•c-, ~.: ...I.; 'raged, - a rcitt'Vrat`fet'eJfetP,flAl the erected, it was full two miles.and a balf.fromit he 1 hetieft+recne Iv N h o e r n th lt S w ho w r a e r , i f ‘ o .i r ti t v he Fr d a e u f c e e ti r ce of , th e port: ~ AC 113 e brie it was northern, namely, the George's Dock,. ~ Attp,ok!„\vg. i tn3 - ears ago this fort was pulled down, and restilartattery elected on its site by the Ordnance tivaitmAil. , 'kfveit,tti:A?The bat tery was far removed from the busy clo'cks,.aiiti,Thkieigtrt very body saw that, in process of time, it woulll'ile , aiipitiarfted by the docks, few dreamt that the approach •wbuid, Lit3stfade so quickly as it has been. Now, instead of standinglitionc, the battery is almost surrounded by docks, works, .sii,pii,:lights' Yards, &c., acid it must, in a s h or t ti me , b e entirel-t'kuoved. The increase of steamers will require increased &HIM-torn; to provide which a new and spacious dock must be conatincted on the site of the present battery, and the peaceful pursuits of industry carried on where now "the sentry walks his weary round." CONSISTENCY OF LORD JOHN 111:NSELL.-111 May, last year, by the most strenuous exertion, and the votes of 16 other placemen in the House of Commons, his lordship suc ceeded in defeating Mr. Ewart's motion torestrict the punish ment of death to the single case of murder. Lord John ob tained a majority although of one only, and accordingly that penalty continues for several other crimes. Fl is lordship, on Thursday last, carried his own law into execution upon a convict named Maslen or Maskelyne, at Devizes, for whose life the prosecutor, Mr. Rumbold, and the inhabitants of that town petitioned in vain. This needs no comment.—Morning Herald. THE RECENT FATAL DUEL.—The coroner's jury which.sat on the body of Mr. Mirfin, who, it will be recollected, was killed in a duel by Mr. Eliot, came, after several adjourn ments, to the following verdict :—" That Francis Eliot, John Young, Henry Webber, and Edward Delves Broughton, together with two others, whose names are not at present known, are guilty of wilful murder; the first named party as principal in the first degree, and the remainder as principals in the second d e gree." The vintage and harvest throughout Portugal are repre sented as being luxuriant and good. Large shipments of wines were still making at Oporto for the Brazils. It is a fact worth mentioning that the statistical returns of Portugal show an increase in the extent of soil under cultivation, of from a quarter to one-third of the whole, during the last three years, notwithstanding the commotions and civil war fare which had existed during that period.—Morning Chro nicle. We regret to hear that her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia labours under an almost entire deprivation of sight. An operation was recently performed on the princess's eyes, by Mr. Alexander, for the purpose of restoring her vision. Her royal highness has removed from Kensington Palace to the mansion of Colonel Wynyard, in Church-lane, where she will reside while her apartments are undergoing a thorough repair. ARRIVAL OF THOMAS MOORE.—Our illustrious country man, 'fbomas Moore, Esq., arrived in town on Monday last, on business connected with the forthcoming volume of his History of Ireland. Mr. Moore remains in Iceland for about six weeks, but we understand he will be almost exclusively occupiedin his researches in the library of Trinity College.— Dublin Evening Post. Dr. Desjardtns, who had been sent into Egypt by The Mi nister of Public Instruction, has lately discovered there a considerable numberof MSS., some in the Memphitic, others in the Saltic languages. The Prophecies of Isaiah; Jere miah, and Baruch, with a letter to the Jewish prisoners at Babylon, the Book of Job, the 14 first chapters of - Proverbs, and some fragments of the Book of Kings, are mentioned among the works contained in them. MEETING OF WOMEN.—AI a meeting of women-in Car lisle, on the 27th August, a Mrs. Catherine Moore took the chair, and harangued the assembly on the subject of the poor law. She especially dwelt upon the iniquity of not allowing man and wife to sleep together in the 'workhouses, declaring that whom " God had joined together" man shall not " put asunder." A memorial to the Queen against the poor law was unanimously adopted. LORD MILTON.—It is said that there will be grand doings in the ensuing month, on the occasion of Viscount Mil ton 's birth-day being kept. His Lordship will comt ,fete his 23d year, on the 12th of next month, and the rejoiCings usual on the heir attaining his majority have been delc;rred in conse quence of the premature and lamented Bemis , ,, in 18: 4 ,6, of the late Viscount. CHRIST CHURCH, Bn A PFORD.—Last we eit, t i e congrer t a. Lion of this church presented the Rev. J r. yi crs.ua .;ood, th e i r late curate, with a pulse, containing u , , ,, x , r d s of fifty ;sove reigns. e was universally respected, and his rem ova l f rom Bradford is deeply regretted by all tb with whom h e asso dated. Earl of March and J ' d and Scotland - . lord ship is o w tn it i l n b g e c o e f le a h g r e ate o d f w th it e h n t g splendour on the Duke and will attain his 21st year FISHING EXTH AORDINP.IIY....-The Harbinger,' trawler, o s o h n f i i p t l h l i c e s h 2 t t h;e t ° h n e d o l : r i s e I s e , t s e o t b ' f t r t u e l2 a s ricyth' next. E l e i g . t i . n i a , . 1 whilst fishing on Monday night about 10 miles- b - eyond (ha Eddystone Lighthouse, caught two sharks with a hook and line,—one of them upwards of six feet long, which conducted itself in a very riotous and disorderly manner when brought on deck. The fishermen tamed it down amongst them, and ultimately brought it into port, suspended from the cross- Lies&