The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-15 00:00:00

CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION THE. EXHIBITION of the Works of Modern Art —. continue OPEN daily until SATURDAY. the 2 7 when it will be finally closed; also, every E.cn• • ILLUMINATED BY Gas, from Seven to Ten. Admittance. One Shilling; Catalogues, ( e Shilling. SA M L. EGLINGTON, Secretary to the Academy Exhibition Rooms, Postoffice-place. instant, 6 , brilliantly LIVERPOOL AND MANCIII , ;STER RAIL AY. ADDITIONAL FIRST CLASS TRA . XTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that i and after .111 THURSDAY, the 2lth of November inst• t. there will be an ADDITIONAL FIRST CLASS CO CR TRAIN to STA RT from Liverpool Mid Manchest every Morning at NINE o'clock: that on and after the same day the present TEN O'CLOCK FIRST CLASS TRAIN will START from each end at ELEVEN ; and the present HALF-PAST TEN O'CLOCK SECOND CLASS TRAIN will ST.ART at TEN, The following will be tho Times of Departure from Manches ter- and Liverpool on and alter the 24th instant till further notice : SEVEN o'Cr.ocx. FIRST CLASS TRAIN. Quarter-past Seven Second CU: Train. NINK O'CLOCK FI/IST CLASS. 1 . // o'Clock. Second Class, ELEVEN O'CLOCK .... FIRST CLASS. Twelve of Cluck Second Class. Two O'CLOCK FIRST CLASS. Tli•ree o'Clock Second Class. 1:1 - c. O'CLOCK FIRST CLASS. Half-past Five Second Class, SEVEN O'CLOCK MIXRDTRAIN of. First and Second Class Coaches, stopping only at Newton.—By order of the Directors. HENRY BOOTH, Treasurer. • Lime-greet Station, Liverpool, Nov. 10, 1836. Ettoltranre Notice. - SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COM PAN V, COILVIIILL, LOA DON. - MANAGERS. CHARLES POLE, Esq., Treasurer. Charles BOulton, Esq. 'F. Calvert Ladlnoke sq. The lion. P. Pleydell Bouverie Felix Ladbroke, E . %Valiant Burnie, Esq. ' C . Sh aw Lefevr sq., M.P. John. Cockerel); Esq. 'rhe [lon. Hu Lindsay, Harry Chester, Esq. Charles Litt! ale, Esq. James Campbell, Jun., Esq. Henry Litt dale, Esq. ; Thomas Dorrien, Jun., Esq. Geo. Wr e Norman, Esq. John Drummond, Esq. Brice P rce, Esq. Charles Beil Ford, Esq. _ Charles lichard Pole, Esq. William ltd. Hamilton, Esq. Geo. Smith Thornton, Esq. Edward Harman, Esq. __ , • • Joshua Milne, Actuary. ririfiE MANAGERS having had PREMIUMS calculated JE proportional to the value of the risks at different periods of Life, which, under 45 years of age, when the Assurance is for the whole of Life, and under 55 for shorter periods, are consi derably lower than are generally required, Tables of Rates, with the conditions of Assurance, may be had at,the Sun Life office, in Cornhill, and at the Sun Fire-office, in Craig's-court, Loudon ; also of any of the Agents for the Sun Fire-office. -The Rates of the Sun Fire-office have been greatly reduced; the advantages of the reduction are immediate and certain, and no - Person insured in that Office is liable to the risk of Partner ship: Since the reduction.of Rates Twenty-two Offices, chiefly those lately established, have discontinued Insuring against Fire. AGENTS, 6 Mr. N. D. Exchange -street West. Livel P mi * • Mr. J. BUNNELL, Rumford-street. Manchester and Chorley, Mr. Ulverstone, Mr. J. Carter. • Robert Duck. Douglas, Isle of Man,'Mr. Jas. Blackburn, Mr. T. Thrup. Moore. Preston, Mr. .1. Green. Warrington, Mr. James Davis. Lancaster, Mr. J. Biackburne. Bolton, Mr. Giles Cross. Wigan and Ormskirk, Mr. S. Rochdale, Mr. G. Haworth. :F. Hopwood. Hasten,len, Mr. Henry King. N.B.—This Office insures Property in FOREIGN CouNTuitsS, and the Rates are regulated by the nature of the Risks. THE " VASTLY SUPERIOR" PRESS, Joseph flume, Esq., the hon. member for Middlesex, having publicly proclaimed, from his place in parliament and elsewhere, that the American newspapers were " vastly superiur to all other newspapers" in the habitable world, we extract the following from a bundle of American newspapers just received:—firstly, in proof of the honourable member's judgment and veracity ; and second, as an example of style and tone for the use of the hon. member's followers, the proprietors of the dog-cheip dinrnals " THE GLOBE'S UGLINESS.—We never saw ugliness surpass that of the editor of the Globe* in speaking of Judge White asa Calvin Edson Skeleton, &c: The judge's grey hair and high forehead give him a most venerable and respectable appearance. His reviler is the ugliest looking starveling in this city. 'lt is also miserable for such a pokey-looking creature as the editor of the Globe to be encouraged by the president to ridicule the personal appearance of an aged and venerable senator frciarhis own state."— U. S. Telegraph. " W e never saw a more ugly head stuck upon a more supreme ly ugly pair of shoulders, or upon a barber's post even, than that of Blair of the Globe. And yet the miscreant is every now and then trying to ridicule the personal appearance of Judge White, telling at one time how straight, sleek, and methodist like he appears in the senate; at another, reflecting upon his accomplished and fashionable lady, and vulgarly deviating that she keeps the judge's head and tail np' for the presidency, and then again calling him a Calvin Edson Skeleton,' &c, The beast ought to be sent forthwith to Botany Bay, yoked up with Whitney, and closely attended by Amos Kendall and Isaac !lin, besides being hooted after by T. 11. Benton, and sympa thised with by Niles, Walker, Shepley, and Bedford Brown, of the senate. • " But what, after all, is one's personal appearance? Even with his never yet surpassed and unsurpassable ugliness, Blair .1 the Globe might be a decent human being if it were possible for such a horribly-looking outcast and desperado to be possess ed of a single spark or decency !"—Mobile Advertiser. " ONION TIME.—The Montgomery Van Buren organ an nounces that the IVe tumpkis Onion, a paper we unexpectedly killed some time since by calling it by its most appropriate name,t is about to be revived, resuscitated and set agoing again, from this lime, we suppose, until the presidental election is over."—Mobile Advertiser. • Not the Globe in the use of which Lord Palmerston is so efficien but an American diurnal, so called. + The Wetumpka Union was the title of the paper until the Mobile man changed the" Union" into Onion, in allusion to its tear.pros•oking propensities. RAILWAYS The following is a list of the Railways Bills which•passe( both flooses of Parliament, and received the loyal assent, dur ing the last session : . Arbroath and Forfar Z6o oCa pita,4ol. 0 Aylesbury 50,000 Birmingham, Bristol and Thames Junction.. 150,000 Birmingham, Derby and Stonebridge 530,000 Birmingham and Gloucester 945,(X/0 Bolton and Leigh 3,400 Brandling, . 97,000 'Bristol and Exeter 1,400,800 Cheltenham and Great Western 750,01 X) Deptford . Dublin and Drogheda. - 600.0(1) Dundee and Arbroath. .99800 Dundee and Newtyle....... ~,..... Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven 99,700 Gateshead and- Durham (Great North) of England 66 0 ,000 Great Western Havle,•• • •- • •• ''' 93,700 Hull and Selby. Leeds and Derby (North Midland). 1.54 1 0,000 London and Blackwall Commercial London and Cambridge (Northern and Eastern) 1,20 0 ,000. London aad Croydon..... Lonnou and Norwich ( Eastern Counties) 1,500,000 London Grand Junction. Loadon and Dover (South Eastern). Manchester and Leeds 1 300,001) Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff .. 300,000 M idland Counties. 1,200,000 Newcastle and North Shields 1'20,000 Preston ana Longbridge 30,000 Sheffield and Rotherham. .. 90,001) Ulster. York and North Midland 370,000 The number of rairway bills introduced in the past session was 55, of which 8 were not proceeded with, 14 were.thrown out, and 33 received the royal assent. In the session of 1835, the number of petitions for the introduction of railway bills - was '22, out of which number 18 passed, and 4 were not passed. ' In the session of 1831, there were 18 petitions presented, and the num ber of bills whirls received the royal assent was 11; rejected or not proceeded with 4. Session 1833, nrituber of petitions for railway bills 15; passed 11; not passed 4. Session 1832, num ber of petitions 12; hilts passed 8; not passed 4: In' 1831, the number of railway hills_ which received the,royal assent was 9. Session 1830; 8. Session 1829, 9. Session 1828, 11. Session 1827, s. —Total railway hills passed during the ten years end ing with the last session. 127.—Comprinion to the Newspaper. —. NEWFOUNDLAND, OCT. IL—A letter of this date mentions that several icebergs had lately passed in sight of that place to the southward, adding that it was an occurrence very unusual at such a season. THE 1.1..00N.- 5 * * Yet is this all to he done? Are the powers of this great machine to be wasted for ever on a holiday show? On dropping Dukes of Biunswick out and taking Cockneys in ? Ou gathering guineas into the pocket of the fu ture Mr. Grahams, and putting their future wives wide and w ild between the sky and the earth ? Are we never to have the power of traversing the deserts of the south, the forests of the west, and the snows of the north, without the slow travel, the long labour, and the torturing disease? Are we never to have the means-of varying our climate without passing from our own land; of shooting up from the femurs of a feverish sum mer into regions where no cloud' intercepts the the sun, and yet where eternal freshness reigns ? Of meeting the morning, not in the mists of our heavy capitals, but in the rosy light of the ethereal Aurora? Of resting above the mountains, and looking down with philosophic delight nu the infinite variety of form, life, and beauty below? Of sailing in our meteor - ship among the world of:,meteors, and floating among the golden and ver million canopies of that "great Holdall," the sun, as he slumbers on the west? What a vast, various, and lovely increase to the enjoyments, the knowledge, and the social affectious of man would be given' by this power of rr pid transit, beyond all the harsh restraints of human domination, the difficulties of space, and almost the expenditure of time! ** * It is scarcely pos sible to conceive that so fine au invention as the balloon would have been placed in our hands to be for ever worthless; to tempt us by its'apparent powers, and to disappoint us by its inutility.—Btarkwood's Maja:ine. • DEATH OF AIR. JOHN BANISTER, THE COMETHAN.—OId playgoers will learn with regret, that this mortal scene has clos ed for ever, on one of the most admired ornaments of the stage, in the days of their youth. Mr. Banister died at' his house in Gower -street, where he had long lived in honourable indepen dence, on Monday week. His comic powers were of the highest o Th rder. His Culonet Feignwell, in " The Bold Stroke fort and his Bashfuleonstant, in The Way to Keep Him," i sidered p erf ectate in " The Children in the Wood," were ci,n_ intro duced t o th specimens of comic excellence. He was an "At Hoe me" by G arr i c k, .whose mennerhe mimicked in !which he entertaiment, called " Banister's Budget," the Roscius appeared gave at tle Lond on T avern a b ou t 'lO years ago, as " him while shaving himself, and at th e ,same time questionin ghi`n as to his theatrical views. H e wound up the scen e by the stagei_. on the stage h. ‘ ,„ s l "!‘alk, " Such was Garrick off the aro,,traalitable." Mr. Banister, though ' he suffered much from th.s 4a , Atained a portion of his for naer spirits, and some of hi, fannly consisted of twoson s and Y s Yslaglb, to the last. His - " daughters, of whom all but ove daughler survive. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. SPAIN, (From the Correspondent of the Morning Herald.) Bafoune, Nov. 3, half-past six, p.m.—The second reading of the propositions relative to the Regency was carried, there be ing only II votes against. Sanz was defeated on the 21th ult., at Sales, by Castanon. 1 There is nothing new from Bilboa. Two Christine battalions have proceeded from Santander to Portugalete. News is expected every moment of an engagement between Villareal and Espartero. Bayonne Nov. 5, half-past six, p.m.—lt was on the 24th that Gomez took Almaden. Rodil arrived on the next day, after the departure 01 the Carlists, whom he has followed into Extre madura; he was at Vainurejo on the 2Gth. It is said Gomez arrived at Guadeloupe on the 27th. Nothing new from Bilbua. On the 3d Colonel Lebeau proceeded with his division to Ribera, to support thpmovement of Espartere. Bayonne, Nov. 6, seven, p.m.—On the 28th Gomez was at Guadalupe, and Rodil at Mohaj as, in the vicinity of the bridge of Arzobispo to dispute the passage. No news from Alaix. Espartero and Villareal were in the neighbourhood of Baltna ceda' Nothing from Gilboa. Nov. 6, 10 o'clock, p.m.—Let ters from Sarago ssa o f th e 4th s t a t e , th at General San Miguel took Cantaviej aon the 31st. General Lopez, 400 officers, and 900 privates were f ou nd con fi ne d i n th e diff erent prisons. The garrison and the inhabitants have abandoned the town. Bayonne, Nov. s.—An order from the Junta of Navarre has enjoined all the young men who may have been married since the 24th June, to present themselves at Estella on the 4th in stant, on pain of being immediately arrested, and being sub jected to the severest penalties. A battalion of mobilised National Guards, consisting of 800 infantry and 20 cavalry, arrived on the 30th ult. at dose, a vil lage of Aragon, situate at the distance of a league from San guesa. . Just as the men entered the village they commenced singing Riego' s hymn, accompanying it w i th s h ou t s o f "Th e Constitution for ever!" 'rhis battalion together with some companies of chapelgorris from Navarra, will form a flying cu !limn to protect couriers, and escort convoys from Sanguesa to Pamperuna and 'rafalla. In order to remedy the numerical diminution which has taken place in the battalions of Navarre since the Ist September, in consequence of losses from deaths, wounds, or discharge from military service, General Garcia forwarded a statement to the Junta of that kingdom, to demand that all possible measures might be taken to place the above-mentioned battalions on an equal footing, in point of numbers, with those of the provinces of Alava, Biscay, and Guipuzcoa. The Junto has decided that in future all the young men who are or may be mobilised, shall form part of the Navarrese battalions, till each of the latter shall amount to 800 or 900 men. It is quite positive that the Junta of Navarre and General Grecia have proposed to the General-in-Chief, Villareal, to as sist him in laying siege to Puente la Reyna, which is scarcely supplied with provisions for eight days longer. On the llst ult. 65 Carlists, who were wounded in the siege of Bilboa. and amongst the number three officers of the 2d battalion of Na varre, arrived at the hospital of Irache. The Junta of Armament and Defence, established at Pain peluna, has published a ()midi): ordering all males between the ages of 17 and 50, without distinction of persons, to take up arms in defence of the Constitution. The consequence is, that a number of p e r sons o f th e c l ass re f erre d to h ave abandoned the town. Three Carlists in disguise lately carried off a drove of oxen jelonging to the hospital of Pampeluna, and also the the two shepherds who were watching the animals. This occurred at the distance of 40 paces front the farthest Christino outpost of Pampeluna. Desertion is increasing to a most scandalous extent in the legion of Algiers, the men belonging to which are daily going over, by twenties and thi►ties, to the enemy. Within these few last days a battalion of Algiers and, a company of Chapel gorris marched to Balcarlos to take up .a convoy and escort it to Pampeluna. Don Basilio Garcia, who has been acquitted by the Court martial by which he was tried, was lately at Los Arcos, with his battalion and the Bth battalion of Navarre. Brigadier Don Leon Iriarte has ordered all the Alcaldes of the valleys on the Christino line to enjoin all Carlist deserters in the different villages to proceed to Pampeluna, where they are to take up arms. On the 29th ult. the half of a company of A ragonese Chapelgorris deserted from the village of Tajonar, two leagues from Painpeluna, because they had not received their pay. Two companies of the same corps immediately marched in pursuit of, but failed in coming up with the de serters; who have committed all sorts of excesses in the villages through which they have passed. By order of trio Viceroy, ad interim, of Navarre, all the church plate is being collected in the villages of the Ribero and other places on the military line, and, as fast as it is collected it is. forwarded to Pampeluna by the Commissaries charged with the execution of the measure. The Curate of Dello has destroyed two bridges on the road from Vittoria to Salvatierra. The former city is in a more de plorable state than if it were besieged, neither wood, coal, nor any species of provisions being allowed to enter the place. It is confidently asserted that the Spanish Government is on the point of sending two Commissaries to the seat of war. It appears that Villareal offered battle to Espartero, who de• clined it. The town of Bilboa. is still besieged, whatever may have been said to the contrary; and this is the day announced by the Carlists as that on which they intend to strike a decisive blow against the place. Some troops that were on their march to join Espartero, who had written to the Government that he had not sufficient forces to attack Villareal, have just been re called to Madrid. This circumstance proves that the cause of the Constitution is not prospering in the South, since, by the withdrawal of a considerable portion of troops from Bilboa, that town is exposed to the danger of falling into the power of the Carlisle. A part of the materiel of the siege which Villa: real had withdrawn from Bilboa, to enable him to meet Espar tero, has been replaced. PORTUGAL. We have intelligence from Lisbon to the 27th ult. The Diario Do Govern of the 24th contains a decree regulating the natu ralisation of foreigners. Lisbon was tranquil, but much public and private distress prevailed in all quarters of the country. The decree convoking the Cortes at Lisbon has at length been issued; they are to meet on the 18th of January. LisnoN, Oct. 2-I.—Little or no news of any importance has occurred during the past week, excepting the disappearance of Don Miguel from the territory of the Duke of Mudeua, where he has been collectin. , and organizing a milit a ry f orce f or th e purpose of making a e 'descent on some part of the Coast of . Po rtugal, supposed to be that of Algarve, and where it is reported a steam-boat has arrived, and landed some artillery and officers of distinction, which has created great alarm here. General Bacon sailed last week for Lisbon, by invitation of numerous British officers, claimants on the Portuguese govern ment, whose accounts it is ready to liquidate. The claims which he has to make amount to nearly £lO,OOO. He has, we under stand, a special invitation from Madrid to repair thither for the purpose of taking the command of two or three thousand cavalry, to be raised and equipped in this country. The general is to act independently of Evans's corps, and to be under no Spanish chief. Twelve or fourteen ships of war, English and Frewch, wero in the Tagus, in a threatening position. The Queen made an excursion down the river, almost under the guns of the two squadrons, which saluted her, and the band of music struck up Don Pedro's favourite air, instead of that of the constitution. The Portuguese Ambassadors at London, Paris, and Brus sels, and the Charges-d'Affaires at Copenhagen and Rome, following the example of Prince Ferdinand, and almost all the nobility and clergy and most respectable part of the Portuguese nation, have refused to take the oath to the constitution of 1822. BELGIUM Beusset.s, Nov. B.—This being the day fixed for the opening of the session of the Chambers, his Majesty repaired in person to the Palace of the Nation, where he was received with the usual formalities, and, having taken his seat on the throne, de livered t he following speech : " aerntlemen,— " Your session opens 'under happy auspices. "I continue on terms of friendship and good understanding with foreign powers. " My government has been able to maintain our rights, by defending with perseverance the position mluited by the coun try, and guaranteed by treaties: "The laws for the organisation of the communes and pro vinces, and that winch regulates the higher branches of educa tion, have been carried into effect. "The election of municipal and provincial councillors has been regularly effected. lam persuaded that they will answer, to the views of their constituents and the just expectations of the country, by always manifesting in their labours that spirit -of wisdom, prudence, and moderation, which becomes a people that can appreciat e the institutious that it has given to itself. "The re . organisation of the State Universities, the free com petition, and the impartial institution of the jury of examina tion, will contsibus e to extend among us more and more the domain of knowledge. yProizar y and intermediate sc h oo l s , public . e vr "The :e is project t()uca hr . e (' s t r t 1) 1 a m w i t7t n e(1 h t P ri mary will complete the system of "Prude ini ti manuf actures are i n a prosperous condition. The constant object of the effort s of my government is to con fleet our interests more closely with, other nations, and thereby of public wealth a more free s t o c 1 g : . i r ev i el l i e nt ht i l l.: is t l e ee wi r: lP: t v 2 °ml t i n te i ll n lr s e . a s nnte s s y l i e l l ! give rise to a more extensive for I: v a it v h i nl s r n fulfilled a b nati. working • " I return thanks to Divine Providence in the coincides' of our coal mines. the wishes of the farmer by blessing the country ant harvest. Thes "The works-of the iron railroa l ds bi t s troceed aith activity's enterpri se solicitude' of my governtnen b greats a e n e d nationa e l " l" of excited ed i n the g"' ' . thesewith t w h o e rk o s p a in l i l o e n w of sourcethe tifuptrliftl;sl„iteet.hito "The emulation which has been ss ais will bear provincel.oe,irni by 'the vote of the subsidy for ordinary . ro 1 and assiduous care. are objects of serious attention . "The improvement' and extension of - the inland navigationt A enact mentstaonyeeonefcothnetarianaindgs.it, tbe i t a o w secure will country, and to prevent encroachments. 4 A calculated projectof-bethperemsaeninteten has directed its particular you have more than once manifested, " My government, in. conformity with the intentions which d . attention to the fine arts. - Success has justified our expectation. The excellence which our artists have - . us hope of the return of illustrious days of the attained gives the old Flemish school. " Learning and science, encouraged with discernment, follow the improvement of the arts. " The budgets for 1837 will be immediately laid before you. I have the satisfaction to announce to you that a considerable reduction of she floating debt will be proposed to you. Though the excise on sugar ma y b e sa id no l onger to afford a profit to the treasury, the interest as it i s w ill suffice for the wants of the state. " This result, gentlemen, attests the prosperity of our finances. You will not forget that the burden of the loan contracted for the continuation of the iron rail-roads, and the extension Of the ordinary roads, is already borne entirely by the Treasury, which does not enjoy all the advantages that the employment of them w ill produce in the sequel. This loan has been realized on ad vantageous terms, the mode of its emission has consolidated the national credit by manifesting to Europe the resources and the confidence which it enjoys. The collection of the taxes in general, and especially the land tax, which is now more equi tably apportioned, is effected with the greatest regularity. " I have well founded hopes that peace will not be interrupt ed; yet prudence makes it our duty to remember that the army of a neighbouring state is maintained on our frontiers in a menacing attitude. Soe are bl longo,tihged to er efi l ir k e, e, a p s up th a is i s n t i a li t t e a o rl f , t e h s i t n a g b s . remain. unchanged, w Hamlet)! which - niay secure the defence of the country. - " The annual assembling of the troops in'camns greatly con tributes to their instruction and discipline. We have, to our satisfaction; great ,-c o nvinced ourselves by r e cent experience of the happy result. " We are persuaded that you will readilyvote the sums that are judged to be necessary for this important part of the service. " It is to be deiired in the present' session that the Chamber may be able to vote the laws relative to the n.ilitary school and and pensions. .. _ . . . The country, gentlemen, takes an interest in your labours; it has gratefully seen every useful result of them. Th e sess i on now commencing again calls Sour attention to important sub jects. We have, I am certain, bat one and the seine thought, the same ambition, viz., the glory and prosperity of the country. To attain this object, you may depend on my constant efforts I depend on your frank and active co-operation.-7 • The assembly adjourned to the following- day. UNITED - STATES. A reverend gentleman in. the United states has just been sen tenced to three months' imprisonment for giving a lecture against slavery ! MEXICO AND TEXAS. According to the latest news regarding Texas contained in the last New York papers, the Texian army. was about 2,500 strong. The Mexicans continued on the other side of the Rio Grande. The intelligence is confirmed respecting the election of General Houston as President. S. F. Austin and Smith were his competitors. The new Mexican congress was to hold its first meeting un the first Monday in October. Bartholomew Pages was to be tiled in the course of a few days, for attempt ing to effect the escape of Santa Anna. A h,entucky paper publishes the address of Messrs. Wilson and Postlethwaite, late of the Texian service, which represents th at t h e state of public. and private morals in that province was infamous. Those gen tlemen had gone with their troops, and returned utterly dis gusted. They declare that the mass of the people of Texas seemed wholly incapable of a just idea of civil and political liberty, and that, so far as the extension of liberal principles was concerned, it was of little moment whether Mexico or Texas succeeded in the struggle. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. FOREIGN MISCELLANY. By accounts from the Persian Gulf, we learn that the here ditary Chief Wally Khan and his followers had, at length, been overcome, and that the roads through Persia had iu consequence been free. Trade with the interior was reviving, and the exist ing tranquility promised to continue. The vintage is just over in Austria. There are no complaints of the quality of the wine, for the warns days of October hail matured the fruit, but the quantity is so small, front the unfor tunate prevalence of chilling, winds at the season when the vine is flowering, that it is calculated the produce will be little more than one eighth of a good vintage.—FiankArt paper. RAILROAD BETWEEN BRESELS 41N1; PARIS.—Thin pro posed undertaking is said to find favour with the French Go vernment. King Leopold is nitwit interested in it, and its promotion is now said to be one of to, 41-tin objects of his late visit to Paris. His Belgian Majesty has found a mine of wealth in the Antwerp and Brussels rairroad, o f w hi c h h e is a larg e shareholder. But in no country in the world are railroads made so cheaply as in Belgium. . M. Mecus, a capitalist at Brussels, has offered to the French Government to bring Paris within eight hours of Brussels and thirteen (!) of London. — French paper. VIENNA, OCT. 6.—The dispute between the Greek Patriarch and the Turkish Minister has produced a Hatti Sehariff, which cannot be very agreeable to the Patriarch. Henceforth all religious matters must be discussed in a Synod consisting of six Bishops and two Counsellors, the Patriarch being president. Besides these six Bishops no more may reside in Constantinople. On the death of a Bishop his successor is appointed by a Sytidd, and not by the Patriarch, and the Sultan reserves to himself the right of confirmiug the election; on the other hand, no Bishop can be deposed by a Turkish Minister, but only by the Synod. This order of the Sultan places the Greek Church on the European footing, and diminishes very materially the in fluence of Russia in the Greek Oriential Church.—Hamburg Borsen Halle, Nov. 6. PaINCR METTERNICH.—The Italian and Spanish nobility have been ridiculed by English writers, for letting their houses to travellers, as lodgings, as well as for minr trafficking mat ters, unbecoming, the rank of nobility. What shall we say to Prince Metternich, that right band of Austria, that centre and pivotof the Holy Alliance of the Potentates of Europe! It is well known that the utountain of Johanisberg, on which the Prince's castle is situate, produces the finest Toka.y wine in the world; he knows its value, and disposes of it accordingly. He will not supply any wine merchant with his nectar at a whole sale price; whatever quantity they want, they must purchase at the same rate as if they were buying only a dozen bottles; nay, so far does his Highness carry this retail principle, that nothing is more common than for the inhabitants, at the foot of the mountain, and in the neighbourhood, who can afford it, to send up to the castle, to purchase a single bottle! A private letter. from Naples, of the 24th October says, "The cholera begins to rage in a frightful manner. This morning there were 291 cases, and 96 deaths; among the latter, is one of the sons of the Minister of Finance." The Hurkaru (June 6) mentions that the ship Jadal Kurriu, bound to Amboyna, with upwards of 300 persons on board, bad been lost, and nearly all those persons perished. LONDON LAW AND POLICE COURTS. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—WentissnAr. WRIGHT V. BURDIS. AND OTHERS. This was an action on a policy of insurance effected on a ship called the Stephen, tried at the last assizes for ,Liverpool; in which the jury returned a verdict for the defendants. Mr. Alexander now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial hid. He stated that the plaintiff, who bad been owner of the Stephen, effected a mortgage on her in 1833 for £lOOO. In December, 1&34, the day after the mortgage money became due, the Stephen ar t ived at Dublin, from Quebec, and having discharged her cargo, was ordered to proceed to Waterford. The agent of the mort gagees, however, seized the vessel, discharged the captain and, crew, and having placed a f res h capta i n an d crew on board, proceeded with her to Liverpool. Stress weather and want of ballast obliged the vessel to put in the bay of Bangor. The captain and all the crew, except three, went on shore to obtain ballast, and during their absence a heavy gale came on from the land, and, the men on board being unable to let go the chain anchor, the vessel was driven out to sea, and ultimately foun dered. The present action was then brought to recover the va lue of the vessel, but it was contended at the trial that the plain tiff had no interest in the vessel. The verdict proceeded on this assumption, but it would be for their lordships to say whether or not the act of the 3d and 4th William IV., c. 55, sec. 42, re gulating the registration of transfers made as securities for loans, had the effect of depriving the mortgagor of the legal ownership of the vessel. The p oin t was a new one . a n d as no decision had ever been pronounced upon the subject, he trusted that the court would deem it a fit case to undergo consideration. The Court thought it was a proper question for argument, and therefore granted a rule to show cause, MARYLEBONE. A PUGNACIOUS TAILOR.-0n Thursday, 'Robert Mallett, a mud-bespattered personage, minus a hat, but who carried such an ample and impervious thatch of hair on his cranium as to render that appendage useless, was brought before Mr. Rawlin son, charged with the following pugnacious conduct:— Police-constable Applefurd, 32 D. stated that he was on duty near Stafford-place, Oxford -street, about twelve o'clock the pre vious night, when he saw the defendant completely encased in mud, with a number of persons round him. On inquiry, he learned that he had been fighting with a lancer,' as tall again as himself. Imagining him to be in liquor, he conveyed him to the station-house for safety. A gentleman named Scott, residing at the Blenheim Hotel, here stepped forward and said, " I saw the prisoner fighting with the soldier, and he appeared in a state of great excitement." Defendant—(starting Indignantly)—Don't call me prisoner, sir: I'll let you know that 1 am Mr. Ilawlinson.—What ? Defendant—(with a graceful bend)—l have the honour to be, sir, a country tailor, at present residing ut 109, New Bond street, and just arrived in town to procure the newest fashions for the ensuing season. Mr. Rawiinson.—Your coat don't seem to be of the newest cut. Defendant.—D—d unfashionable, indeed, sir! and fits me as a sentry-box fits a sentinel. The fact is, sir, that in my contest with the lobster, in which I got oil with eclat—(a clan•)—l lost my hat and coat; and the one I have now on my back I bor rowed of my friend George smith, who is about twice the size of myself, and lives in Marylebone-lane. Mr. Rawlinson.—You tailors are the most pugnacious mor tals on earth. How came you to quarrel with the soldier? - Defendant.—Reason enough—l was walking with a lady, when the lancer endeavoured to take. her from me. Mr. Rawlinson.—Who was the lady? Defendant.—l believe she is what is termed in fashionable language a lady of easy virtue: Mr. Itavvlinson.—What became of the soldier? Defendant.—Oh, I soon made him run • - Mr. Rawlinson—(who seemed rather sceptical)—lndeed! [lt was hero explained by a witness that the' tailor scampered away, and that the man of war ran after him.] Defendant.—No such thing. Why, I could have given him a "quietus with a bare bodkin," though he was much bigger . than myself. Mr. Itawlinson.—What do you say to being drunk? Defendant. —I deny it; I had only two thimblesful of brandy. After some further questions, it was ultimately agreed that, the defendant should either find bail or pay 55., the usual pe nalty for drunkenness. He chose the latter alternative. COURT OF REQUESTS, El NGSGATE-STREET t LONDON .—TnURSDAY. A MonneN P SALMANAZZAIt!—PRRKINS v. GRi:EN.—The well-known account of -Jack . Fal,stlfils rencontre at Gadihill was altogether out-Eleroded in the person of Mr. Green. Perhaps such a tissue of abominable contradictions was never yet heard in a court of justice. The defendant is a sandy - headed etudent-of niedieiuo r ,and was summoned by one of those evils of society, a tat/yawn, for the price of a dress supplied to a Miss Miller, but. who was understood to be bona fide Mrs. Green. • The defendant first contended that he had not married Miss Miller, but another young lady_ (!), who lived in the same house when the debt was contracted. Commissioner.—Produve your certi#eate, and let us see who you did marry. 1 . 1 11 a ts. iiyito ii Defendant. —So I will, Sir. • Co mmissioner.—Oblige me, then, by handing it up. Defenclant.—l hnv'nt gut it, Sir—(laughter Com missioner.—Th en go and fetch it, and the case shall stand over until you return. Defendant. —But I can't, Sir.. I should have to go 400 miles for e i o t t —r n in l i a s u s en t e e r r ..l wife efe ndant.— In a very nrab. ihgneorlteell'u;ireair hear her upon oath. Th i e ) emarried?t yin o re r , th S um i Sir, e a r n l a d n % d v e_ll (laughter ;) hut, Sir, I would not bring soy wife into such a place as this for £lO. Commissioner.—W e ll, then, you must pay the amount claimed, 355, and costs, Defendant.—But suppose 1 ha\ en't got a wife at all—what then ? Commissioner.-Suppose? Under such a supposition, you certainly would not be liable for this Miss Miller's debt, Defendant.—Well then, Sir, lam not married --I am only li v ing with Miss Miller ! Commissioner (with considerable indignation)—Then Sir, I have only to say, you are the,most p ro fl igate and shuffling fellow that has appeared in this court for some time. You have will most probably a gree w i th me that you ought to preva ricated most abominably, and th ese gentlemen (turning to jur he amount immediat e ly'. The Jury immediately ordered the def en d ant to pay the amount, a the veracious " redpole" l e ft th e court amid con siderable laughter. discharge the . . • I Lord and Lady Francis Egerton are travelling in Germany. It is said that Mr Jam es Kennedy, who gave up hi s seat . for Tiverton to make room for Lord Palmerston, has been appointed to an °flies in the West India islands, worth £lBOO m s Pe:at:fa .epsataatae.: a-year. • Paganini, who has been e g n , j i o ta y r in li g va h s im th s e el i f n •a s t tr h u i is making active preparations to return to London, in company with his pupil Signor Leguaui, professor of the guitar It is not generally known that the nini's youth ; such, however is the fact. His early performances were as celebrated as those of little Giulio Regondi.—mo,ning Post, [lt is a perhaps as little known that Dragonettiis:a player on the guitar. The discrepancy in the professor's two instru ments reminds one of Dr. Johnson's•definition of a true genius, which he compared to an an elephant's trunk; "that is able to pick up a pin,—or knock down a lion."l—Jfirsical World. THE GRAND BALLOON (From th e Standard ) It had been announced fur se - veral days past that the , grand balloon would ascend from Vauxhall on the first favourable day, and make the attempt to cross the channel, and reach the shores of France or Holland. Many persons thought this ru= incur was without foundation, and as no newsp a p er an d no ad vertisements announced such an attempt it produced no sensa tion whatever, and nobody gave themselves the trouble to make inquiry. This was exactly what the proprietors of Vauxhall and Mr. Green desired. It was considered desirable to have no mob in the gardens, and that every thing should be as quiet and as private as possible, it not being the object of any of the parties concerned to make money by the exhibition. The con sequence was, that on Monday, the day of ascent, not a dozen people were in the secret, and, with the exception of the persons employed in the inflation, not a dozen persons were in the gardens. The inflation commenced about seven o'clock in the morning, and by ono o'clock every -thing was in readiness. 'The balloon was inflated almost to its utmost dimensions, and appeared capable of sustaining an aerial flight for many hours, or even days. In the car were upwards of a ton of ballast, several gallons of brandy and wine, a large supply of toffee, -Cold fowls, ham, &c., an apparatus with unslaked lime for heat ing the coffee,- and every other appliance to ensure comfort and prevent starvation and cold. There were also a supply of blue .fights, stars, 111:4 other fireworks, to be let down at night, if the voyage were not accomplished before dark, in order to enable the aeronauts to reconnoitre the country from their elevation. and chooso the point of their descent, and a number of para chutes, to which letters were faStened, to be dropped at intervals on the shores of the continent, for the purpose of apprising the public of their transit, arrival, and safety—in a word, a more complete equipment cannot be conceived; and it was highly entertaining to see the preparations of the passengers, and the good-humour and confidence with which they shook hands with their friends and took their seats. They were, moreover, fur nished with passports from the French and Dutch embassies, and with a letter for the King of Holland, from his representa tive in this country. At tweutv-six Minutes after one o'clock the rope was let loose, and the splendid machine mounted quickly into the air, having in the car Mr. Green, Mr. Monek Mason, and Mr. Holland. They use most majestically, and with a celerity of dispatch and regularity of motion which predicted success to the undertaking. Thu atmosphere was more than usually , clear, and the wind was blowing rather fresh from the north west. It was considered that, if the wind did not change, they would be wafted across the channel by six or seven o'clock, and that their course would be over Ostend, and in the direction to Brussels. The wind, however, by three o'clock, veered more to the north, which would of course blow the balloon further to the southward of the French coast, and perhaps curry them across somewhere between Calais and Boulogne, and it is also probable that in their coming over the channel a current of air would take them in a direction from north to south, instead of from east to west. All judgmeni on this head is, however, little better than conjecture. Mr. Gys. is already on the continent to receive the intrepid voyagers, and Mr. F. Gye, with Mr. Hughes, jun., started last night for Paris, to welcome their arrival, and to arrange pre parations for an ascent from that metropolis. We annex three letters received by post on Tuesday morning, which convey the pleasing intelligence of the s a f e an d rap id progress, to five o'clock ouMonday afternoon, of these intrepid aeronauts, ut which hour they had just entered upon the most dangerous part of their voyage—that of crossing the sea to wards France. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD. "King's Arms Library, Dover, Nov. 7, 18.16. " Sir,—Annexed I beg to hand you a copy of a letter ad dressed to the Mayor of Dover, which was dropt by a parachute from the balloon at Whitfield, a village about two miles and a half from Dover. The person who br oug ht me the letter stated that he was at work at Whitfield Mill, and, seeing the balloon descending, he stopped the mill to render assistance, when ho saw the parachute coming down, from which he took the letter, and brought it to me to inquire the residence of the mayor, whither I accompanied hint, and took a copy of the letter by permission. The balloon was visible here for nearly three quarters of an hour, and displayed the blue lights. Should the wind hold in the same quarter, the greatest probability is that they will make the French coast between Dunkirk and Calais. in haste to save post. " Your obedient servant, The following is th e no t e a b ove alluded to : B B." "Balloon, Nov. 7, 1836. "BOUND FOR THE CONTINENT. "Mr. Green, Mr. Monck Mason, and Mr. Robert Holland, present their compliments to the Mayor of Dover, and beg to inform him that they left Vauxhall Gardens at half-past one o'clock, and were nearly over Canterbury at four o'clock. "To the Mayor of 'foyer.' TO THE EDITOR OE THE STANDARD. Doer, Nov. 7 . Sir,—At half-past f our o ' c l oc k t o -d ay a balloon of a large size passed over this town; it had a light in the ear, and ap peared to be making for France; it was nearly dark, and as soon as the light was put out we lost sight of the balloon. The wind was north-west, and it appeared to be going towards Dunkirk.- Yours, &c. A. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD. Weimer, Nov. 7, 5 p.m. Sir,—As it may be interesting to your readers, I beg to in. form you that the balloon is just beginning to pass over the sea towards Franee. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, 1-1. W. B. (From our Dover Correxpondent.) On Monday afternoon the public attention was anxiously drawn to the appearance of a balloon travelling in the region of air in the direction from London to France. It was at a considerable altitude when first observed, (about five o'clock,) and, though nearly dark, the car, net-work, and the appearance of passengers, could be observed by the assistance of glasses. A light was distinctly seen for some little time in the balloon, and then disappeared. The balloon continued in sight until it got away front the castle over the sea, when it was lost sight of. It was thought that the wind was too strong to a►low them to descend at Calais; but probably at Dunkirk, or some part of Flanders, the aerial voyagers would secure a footing. We have since learnt, that upon the high land near Archer's Court, the voices of the aeronauts could be distinctly heard, and upon being shouted to by some countrymen, the flags in the balloon were waved in token that they were hoard. (From the Observer.) Sunday Morning, Two o'Clock.—We scarcely remember any instance where so much general anxiety has been manifested as in the well doing of the balloon, and its adventurous experi mental passengers. Throughout the whole of the two last days the gardens at Vauxhall, as well as the establishment of the proprietors in Fleet street, have been completely besieged by parties, all of whom had but one object in calling. The uni versal question has been, " Pray have you received any intel ligence of the balloon ?" To the almost innumerable appli cants the same reply has been given, viz.,_ that the pr o p rie t ors were without any authe n ti c information beyond that conveyed through the medium of the aeronaut's letter dropped over Dover. The majority of persons appear inclined to attribute the non arrival of intelligence to the voyagers having met with some ac cident. Wo must confess ourselves not to be one of the party entertaining such an opinion. We have not the slightest ap prehension of any fatal accident having resulted from the " flight," nor indeed do we suspect that any " untoward event" has come to pass, other than that the public have not been able to obtain any account of the voyage, or where the "aerial trio" have got to. The plain fact is. the trip being taken mainly at the expense of Mr. Holland, Mr. Green may be said to be acting with re gard to coming down entirely under that gentleman's direc tions. With the inflation with which they started, combined with the novel provisions in the way of ballast, Mr. Green expressed it to be his opinion that they could remain up three weeks or a month. It is not generally known that th e con t r i vances in vented for the occasion by - Mr. Frederick Gye and Mr. Green were of Auch a nature as to enable the latter to lower the balloon at pleasure with a comparatively small expenditure of gas. To make some of these understood, it will be requisite for us to enter into a description of the preparations. On former as cents there have bean three seats, or benches, one at each end, and one across the centre of the car. The last-named of these has been removed, and a strong piece of timber substituted. In the middle of this board an opening has been made so as to ad mit of the operations of a windlass which is attached to it. To this a rope of some 150 or 200 fathoms, or yards, (we at this moment forget which,) is affixed. The project in the adoption of this plan is to place the aero nauts in a situation to haul up an additional quantity of water should any necessity arise for the application of that element. For instance, supposing the travellers should have agreed, which it is evident they have done, to prolong their journey, and the "stores" run short—a calamity, by the bye, which we should imagine could not await them for a week or more from the pe riod of commencing their tindertaking—they will look out for a part of the country where there is water. Having discovered the object of which they are in search, they will permit a very small quantity,of the gas to escape, which will give the balloon a descending power, and on their arriving within reach of the rope alluded to, a leathern bucket, which will hold a hundred weight Of water, will be thrown over, and having filled, will be drawn up, and its contents deposited in some of the vessels which have been fixed to the outside of the car. In the event of this additional ballast not being sufficient to bring them down so near to the earth as , to allow an effective use of the grapnel, the bucket will continue to renew its operations, until the end , shall have been attained. A s soon as the travellers shall have completed their "refit ment," they will discharge Just sufficient of the water ballast as will remove the depressing power, an d o ff t h ey w ill go again to almost any height inclination may lead. The water ballast, too, will be brought into "good service," in the event of a compression, and consequent condensation of the gas, which is frequently caused by entering a cloud, and the subsequent expansion, whieh 'at all times takes place when the balloon progresses under the influence of a more rarified at mosphere. This power of descent and ascent is an advance in ceronautic science never before attempted; and a personal knowledge of the success which has attended the preliminary experiments has induced a perfect confidence in us as to the certainty of the end aimed at. Th e "stores" which the adventurous travellers took with them, consisted of twelve fowls, two tongues, eight dozen of biscuits, two dozen penny rolls, a large piece of cold boiled beef, two gallons of coffee ready made, one gallon of sherry, two quarts of brandy, two four-gallon kegs of water, (in addition to a lar g equantity of w a t er f or b a ll ast,) a lamp, and a proportion of unslaked lime. which was to be used as a medium for warm ing the water, coffee, &c. A letter was received yesterday (Saturday) morning from Paris, dated "Thursday afternoon, four o'clock," by Messrs. Gye and H ughes, from Mr. F. Gve, who, with his father, is at present in that capital, whither he had gone to be in readiness to receive the balloon and party in the event of a descent being made there; but it does not throw any light upon the matter, containing little beyond expressions of surprise at not having been able to collect any information as to the " whereabout" of the balloon. It is now supposed that the aeronauts must have taken advantage of the favourable winds, and gone to Germany, and their return is looked for with much anxiety. A Ham burgh and Rotterdam steamer will arrive in the Thames about one o'clock this day, and it is not unlikely that she may bring some tidings of the absentees. It will be satisfactory to , our readers to know that the friends of the voyageurs are not under the least apprehension as to their safety. ` Lord Holland, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has appointed his son, Colonel Fox. receiver General of.the Duchy, in the room of 'the late Sir Wil!lam Knighton, Bart.. other The gallant officer will, we belie ve ; st ill reta i n his official a ppointment of Secretary to the Master General of the Old . mince. THE REFORMERS OF ST. ANDREW'S, HOLBORN. On Thursday morning a meeting of the rate-pavers of the above parish was held in the inquest-room, St. Andrew's -court, for the pupose of receiving the accounts of the late church. warden (Mr. Norris,) to deliberate upon matters connected with the Thavies' estate, and to make a church rate for the en suing six months. Mr. Churchwarden Wagstaff was in the chair. In consequence of the circulation of a hand-bill through the parish, calling upon the " reformers" to attend the meeting, and oppose any and every motion in favour of the church, a number of parochial economists and philosophers attended to advocate the voluntary and the rational. The Vestry clerk read the report of the auditors appointed by the parishioners to audit the late churchwarden's accounts. It appeared that the receipts were EKil 3s 7d, and the disbursements £B-1-1 17s, leaving a balance of £9 tis 7d to be handed over to the present churchwarden. The auditors expressed themselves in high terms of the eco nomy and zeal of Mr. Norris, and recommended the rate-payers to pass his accounts. The clerk then proceeded to read the items of the church warden's account, and the trifing amounts disbursed for washing the surplices met with the ribaldry and horse-laughter of the radical. Mr. Johnstone, one of the leading radicals, rose with great astonishment, and declared that the charges for the surplices were not only too high, but that five instead of four quarters had been charged for. This having been very satisfactorily explained, Mr. Johnstone took another objection—viz. that the surplices were washed at the work house, and ought not to be charged for at all—(great cheers.) It appeared that the poor were farmed, and that the charge, therefore, was perfectly correct. Mr. Johnstone—Well, then, at least this item here is very ex traordinary—(hear.) Why it appeals that the organ is always wanting repair —(Loud cheers from the radicals.) Mr. Norris—You are mistaken ; the item is for tuning the organ—(oh, oh ; We don't want no sich music, old blow Gel lus laughter.) Mr. Johnstone—But here's £36 for it—(hear.) Mr. Norris—You have mistaken the year 1534 for the amount, which is £lO only. Several other objections, with the same success, were taken. The reformers having been disappointed iu their exceptions, called upon the clerk to read some of the items in the church warden's accounts a second time, which he did, amidst their classic and liberal witticisms and jocularity. It was then moved that the report be received and entered on the minutes, and that the accounts of Mr. Norris be allowed and passed. Carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was then, upon the motion of Mr. Daniels, given to Mr. Norris, for the ability and urbanity shown by him during his occupation of office. The Clerk then read a report of a committee appointed to settle with the trustees of the Thavies' estate the appropriation of a certain portion of that charity to general parochial pur poses. The report stated that the committee had not been able to come to any basis with the trustees, on which the matter might be settled. Mr. Daniels gave a very clear statement of the proceedings of the committee. Mr. Davis, a little Sandie-like radical, who had sidled him self into the depths of one of the deeply-seated windows, from which a round blossom-face, surmounted by a scanty possession of silver hair, was alone visible, wished to say three words on this momenchuous question. (Hear, hear.) "Mr. Chairman," said the speaker, "you will internally conceive that the trustees of this beqeathed charity carn't take any sich acknowledgment as that there committee, of which this here meeting has jest heard, chooses to make. No, no, Mr. Chairman, they won't; and 1, as an old and staunch reformer, say that they . done quite might, because why? Because they will take a majority of the parishioners, and that's what I call universality suffritche. (Cheers.) Now 1 would most heartily recommen►l . that a com mittee be formed of the whole parish, (bravo,) and that there should be a big book of rich a size as all the parishioners as can write, can sign their names in a judicial and legislative manner. (hear.) Why, haven't the trustees declared that they won't take the opinion of no committee? (Hear.) Recollect, gen tlemen, as the trustees are a high responsible body of men, that the Lord Chancellor himself carnt remove them. I know that I am speaking to men of knowledge, but I say the idea that that young man (Mr. Daniels, who is a barrister) has furnished me with an idea, as I'll follow. (Hear, and laughter.) I say, gen tlemen, solemnly and immediately, (laughter,) that we don't want to be surprised with church rates, (cir we won't pay none. (Loud cheers.) I'll never pay another penny for 'em. (Great cheering.) I say that the suggestions of that there young man are noble—l've profited by them. I aint too old to learn. That young man has furnished me with ideas—ideas, gentlemen, good for the mind." Here Mr. Davis stopped totally exhausted, and the only part visible to the meeting having become perpen dicular to his esconsed body, he was nen est inventus in an appa rently very miraculous manner. The report having been regularly received, Mr. Daniels moved "that it is the opinion of this meeting that it would be most beneficial for the parish that any plan for the appropriation of the proceeds of the Thavies' estate should originate from the trustees rather than the parishioners, inas much as the differences of opinion as to such appropriation existing among the parishioners appear to be insurmountable." Mr. Davis here again put forth his hand—" I carnt conceive what this has to do with it. (Hear.) lam going•to give you a new idea about it. (The cries of Question' obliged Mr. Davis to fall back; but immediately the fries ceased, his head was in its speaking position again.) I say, Mr. Chairman, this here question ain't ours, because it's the Chancellor's. (Hear.) I say that our business belongs to the Chancellor (hear); it's a trustee estate, in the shape of an estate of what we call the sister kut ( cestui que) sort, and every body what's here knows that sich an estate belongs to the Vice-Chancellor." (Immense laughter, challenged by the cheers of the radicals." A Rate-payer.—Sit down. (Hisses.) Mr. Davis.—l sharnt. If you can say better, do. (Cheers.) I think I know and can say as much about it as any man—l ought. (Cheers.) Mr. Daniels' motion was carried, after a slight opposition. The Radicals.--- ; " Now for the church-rate—rate—rate! The rate—the rate, my boys! The Chairman said they were all aware that the worship of the church could not be carried on without expense. The money in hand for this purpose was £9 only. He was, therefore, com pelled to call upon them to consider the difficulties in which he was placed with reference to the Thavies' estate, and to say whether they would grant a rate. Some thought a voluntary rate the best—(the reformers here set up a shout of approba tion)—others thought not. The opinions were conflicting on this matter, and such was the difficulty that he knew not how to proceed. They were aware that the government had promised to do something—(" oh, oh, the old story again,") and he put it to the meeting whether they thought it better to adjourn the question till they saw what Parliament would do ? (No, no.) A Rate-payer.—What rate is required ? The Chairman.—A penny rate. (The Reformers.—" No, uo. A farthing rate ! a farthing rate !" and che ers ) Mr. Daniels asked the clerk whether he could state to the meeting what portion of the expenses was necessary for the performance of divine worship, and what portion was required for parochial purposes. The clerk said the expenses for the proper performance of the church service would be about £250. After considerable confusion, Mr. Paxton moved that the rate be adjourned for 12 months. (" Oh, no, give a farthing.") The clerk said that such motion would be illegal. A reformer.—Oh, then for six months. Mr. Paxton.—Sine die. Mr. White observed that an adjournment sine die would en trap the reformers, as, in such case, the churchwarden would be able to make a rate himself. The Chairman said he-would never be guilty of any thing so base. A Radical.—To prevent any misunderstanding, i move that a rate of a farthing in the pound be granted. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Daniels pledged himself that Mr. White was mistaken in his law. Another Radical.—A farthing rate—a farthing rate. (Cheers.) Mr. J. J. Allen asked the clerk what the expense of collect ing a farthing rate would be ("Boob, boob," "Oh, oh," and interruption.) The Clerk said almost as much as the farthing rate. .(The reformers, "'That aint the question, and noise.) Mr. Miller thought there was a misunderstanding as to a sine die adjournment ;—(hear)—if he understood any thing about Latin, though it was certainly a long time since he had been at Westminster School, and might have forgotten his Latin, sine die was an adjournment to a day beyond another day. (Laugh ter from the few gentleme❑ present.) The question as to the amonnt of a farthing rate was put. The Clerk.—About £lOO. Mr. Barugh (one of the overseers.)—And after collection will leave about £lO fur the churchwarden. A Radical.—Bravo. We'll give you a rate, but you sharnt git nothink by it. (Cheers.) Mr. Tidinarsh thought the majority of this meeting was against the rate, but he also thought that the meeting would rather make a rate of one farthing than give the churchwarden the power of making a rate. Ile thought an adjournment would give a greater effect to the opposition to church-rates than if they adopted the other resolution, (Cheers.) Money was not so much an object with them as was the dissemination of the prin ciple to oppose church-rates; and he believed that the most effectual way to do this was to set their faces completely against the rate. The speaker here made some extremely violent re marks in reference to the exaction of tithes -in this parish, and upon the injustice of levying► a tax on the Jew and infidel for the support of the established church. There were no con scientious churchmen. ( Hear," and considerable disapproba tion.) It was a practice to stigmatise as irreligious those who desired to get rid of church -rates. " Now I am well acquainted," said the speaker, "with a great many clerical individuals in this county, and I know souse who live in a state of drunkenness, of beastly profligacy, and who lead sporting lives." (The radicals loudly cheered this.) Mr. Daniels offered some temperate and judicious observa tions upon the uncharitable remarks of the preceding speaker. Considerable confusion then arose as to the proper mode of putting the motion and amendment to the meeting, the clerk holding one mode and the radicals another—one appealing to the practice of the House of Commons, and the other to their own sovereign will and pleasure. In fact the radicals appeared determined to have their own way, and confusion became worse confounded. Mr. J. J. Allen settled the uproar, by calling► upon the Chairman to decide on the mode in which the motions should be put, which he did. Mr. Rainsford rose—(immense uproar). Mr. Townley rose—(ditto). Mr. Davis popped forth his head—(ditto). The clerk, upon order being restored, put the question of a farthing rate. A Radical.—We won't give em a d—d farden • The contrary was then put, when there appeared a majority against the farthing rate. Mr. Davis (outline forth his head)—" Bravo, bravo, volun tary for ever," (Cheers.) 'the clerk then put the original motion for adjourning the rate, which was carried by a considerable majority. The radicals had then a dance. " No sexton," said one. " No organ," said a second. "A great saving of wine," said a third. " No grave-digger," said a fourth. " No gas-lights," said a fifth. " No coals fur the church," said a sixth. " No beadles," said a seventh. " No steeple-keeper—no bell-ringer—no loominated clock." " Hurrah !"—(Exit to various public, houses).•—Morning Herald CONSERVATIVE FESTIVAL.—The Cork Constitution of Satur day, contains a report of the Annual Dinner of the Cork Con servative Association, which had taken place on the previous evening. in the Cumberland Rooms, and which, for rank, res pectability, intelligence, and numbers, was ail that the warmest frier d of Conservatism could have wished. The chair was oc cupied by Colonel Loogheld; and the speakers were, besides the Chairman, Counsellor Deacr , . Rev. R. D. Freeman, Richt]. Lowiield, M.P., Alxatict• Nov. 15, 1836. PROGRESS OF CONSERVATISM GREAT lIEETING OF TILE OPERATIVE CONSERVA- TINE AS s, , CIATION. (Abridoed from the Bolton Chronicle, On Thursday, the anniversary dinner of the Blackburn Operative Conservative Association took place in the Cloth hall, Fleming-square; and the large hall was profusely deco rated with laurels, and union jacks, flags, crowns, &c. Sze. Previous to the dinner, a grand procession took place from the New Inn, through the principal streets of the town, headed by a band of music; several elegant flags streamed in the wind. and amongst them was one of crimson and white silk, which had been presented to the association that day, by Mrs. Foster, the amiable lady of Foster, Esq., bank er , Bl a ckburn• On ono sid e was painted in large gilt letters, "The Blackburn Operative Conservative Association;" and on the other, in the centre, was a mitre, a bible open, crozier, &c., and underneath , the motii,, "Pro iris et focis." On another flag, presented by the gentlemen ofßlackburn and the neighbourhood, were paint ed in the centre, the bible and crown. The inscriptions were "Blackburn Operative Conservative Association, established 1835." " Ever ready." " For God, th e King, the Peers, on! the People." " England expects every man to do his duty; several other neat flags were exhibited. The procession c a lled at the vicarage, in King-street, and escorted to the dining-room the Rev. J. D. Whitaker, D.D., vicar of Blackburn, and Wm. Fielden, Esq., the worthy Conservative representative of the borough. On the arrival of these gentlemen at the Cloth-ball, they were received with the most enthusiastic cheers. These was a vast crowd of people assembled to witness the procession, and it must have been a most gratifying sight to every friend of the cause, to witness the decent and orderly appearance of the members of the association ; this coupled with the exhili rating strains from the band, joined to the merry peals front the bells of the parish church, which were constantly chiming on the ear, could not fail to pioduco a lasting offect on the intel ligent and enlightened inhabitants of that loyal and enter prising borough. The very excellent dinner was served up by Mrs. Baines, of the New inn, in a superior manner, when it is considered that it had to be cooked at the distance of nearly a quarter of a mile from the Cloth Hall; and the whole of the arrangements reflected the highest credit on the officers of the Operative Conservative Association, who certainly had spared neither pains nor expense to make every individual comfortable. The room, which is of an oblong form, 120 feet in length and 20 feet in breadth, was completely tilled' and 430 persons were accommodated without inconvenience. The tattles were four in number, and at the centre table were placed the worthy chair man, John Hargreaves, Esq., one of the county coroners, sel)" ported on his right by the hev• Dr. Whitaker, vicar of Black burn, and J. Fielden, Esq.: and on his left by Wm. Fieldeu, Esq., I'd.P., and the Rev. Mr. Makenzie, of Wigan. Amongst the gentlemen. of, influence in the town and neighbourhood, we noticed Wm. HS.Hornby, Esq., C. Whitaker, Esq., J. Green way, Esq., John Foster, Esq., banker; Dixon Robinsod, Esq., R. - S. Dodgson, Esq. , P. Greaves, Esq., and many others. There were also present deputations from the Operative Con servative Associations of Manchester, Bolton, Preston, and Chorley. The reporters for the press represented the Morning Herald, the Blackburn Standard, and the Bolton Chronicle. After dinner, several ladies and other friends were admitted, and at the commencement of the evening's proceedings, the room presented a very animated appearance. The Rev. Dr. Whitaker said grace before and after meat, and the cloth having been removed, Tho Chairman rose amidst loud cheers, and requested a bumper to the first toast. He said that he believed there never was a time when their most gracious sovereign stood more in need of, or rattier deserved, the well-wishes of the country than the present. (Cheers.) They well knew that he was surround ed by a set of men, as his ministers, whom he utterly detested, and who were held in abhorrence by every thinking man in the country. (Loud cheers.) This feeling had pervaded the country for some time; his Majesty had felt it ; and he trusted that the expression of loyalty and attachment to the sovereign and the institutions of the country which would be exhibited in the room this night would be heard of, not only in the Palace, but to the remotest parts of his Majesty's dominions. He would give them—" The health of His Majesty, the Duke of Lancaster." The toast was drunk with four times four cheers, and one more. Th e national anthem was then sung, accompanied on the piano-torte by Mr. Stuart, the whole company standing and joining in the chorus. The chairman said the next toast he had to propose was as much connected with the subject of their meeting as the first. It was well known that their most gracious Queen was a model of excellence, virtue and charity. (Cheers.) " The Queen, the glory and pride of the country." Drunk with three times three cheers and one more. Air, by the band, " Rule Britannia." The Chairman observed that the next toast was—" The Prin cess Victoria, and the rest of the Royal Family, and may they never forget the principles which seated the [louse of Brunswick on the throne of these realms." The Chairman wished to make a few remarks before the toast was honoured. As respected their present Sovereign and their most gracious Queen, they could have no doubt but they would adhere to the principles expressed in the toast to which he had alluded : and he had nu doubt but their example would have its due influence on the policy of any future sovereign of these realms. (Cheers.) It was for the benefit of the coun try that the principles implanted in the toast should be pre served inviolate, and if any future sovereign deserted those principles, he very much feared that the country would desert him. (Loud cheers.) He would give them the toast before mentioned. Drunk with three times three cheers and one more. Glee— " Hail Star of Brunswick." The Chairman again rose and said. He need not remind them of the advantages which the county derived from the ser vrces of the navy and army ; and therefore it would be unne cessary for him to say any thing to induce them to drink the toast tie was about to propose. He then gave " The navy and army." Drunk with three times three cheers and one more. The next toast, said the worthy Chairman, need only to be named to secure it a most cordial reception. It was " The Bishops and clergy of the Catholic and billy Apostolical Churches of England and Ireland." (Tremendous cheering.) The Chairman then gave " The Church." The Rev. J. D. Whittaker, D.D., Vicar of Blackburn, responded to the toast. "The Bohemian National Anthem" was then sung. The Chairman then proposed " Our Glorious Constitutio n itt Church and State." (The toast was received with a spontaneous burst of applause.) The Rev. Mr. M'Kenzie acknowledged the toast. The Chairman then gave, " Tho Right Hon. Lord Lyndhurst and the House of Peers." (The cheers which followed the an nouncement of this toast exceeded any description we could give.) Glee.—" Here in cool grot." The Chairman said the next toast on the list was "Sir Robert Peel.and the Conservative Members of the House ofCommons." (The toast was then drunk with four times four cheers and one cheer more.) Glee.—" With a jolly full bottle." (At the words " Here's a health to the King and the Church, &c." there was a general clapping of hands; this part of the glee was loudly encored.) The Chairman then gave " l'he health of Win. Fielden, Esq., their worthy representative." The toast was received with immense cheering. Mr. Fielden returned thanks. The Chairman then gave "The Blackburn Operative Con servative Association." Mr. Charles Tiplady, the secretary, a c kn ow l e d ge d t h e toast, and proposed " The health of John Hargreaves, Esq., their worthy chairman, and long life to him." ( rhe toast was drunk with the most enthusiastic applause.) Song, by Mr. Isherwood—" When Vulean forged the bolts of Jove.' ( The song was much applauded.) The Chairman, in a complimentary speech, proposed the healths of " The Members for the County." (Drank with great applause.) Glee—" Hail smiling morn." The Chairman rose and said he was happy to have to propose the health of a gentleman well known to them all, and that was The President of the Blackburn Conservative 'Association, W. H. Hornby, Esq." (Enthusiastic cheering followed the an nouncement of Mr. Hornby's name, and the toast was drunk with time same demonstration of good feeling ) Mr. Hornby returned thanks. After several intermediate toasts find songs, the Chairman begged to propose "The Press." Mr. Foster (editor of the Bolton Chronicle,) being called upon, rose to reply to the toast. He said, Mr. Chairman and Gentle men, you have a branch of the conservative press in your own town, which is conducted with great ability. and which exercised that power to which the Chairman alluded for the public good. (Cheers.) Doubtless, as had been so properly expressed, the press was a mighty engine, whether wielded for a good or f or an ev il p ur p ose . But from the circumstance of the ability displayed in the Blackburn Standard, he (Mr. Foster was not wishful to intrude himself on the most re spectable society which he saw around him. (Hear, hear.) He had, however, the honour of an invitation from their hono rary secretary to attend the dinner; and as a member of the Conservative press he should hope that his responding to the toast would not be construed into presumption.—( Loud cheers, and " No, no.) During the latter part of the session of 1835, the influence of tfie Conservative press did wonders in restoring the confidence of the people to the principles of the constitu tion, as advocated by Sir Robert Peel and his friends ; but at the opening of the last session of parliament, this confidence again drooped, and did not recover until after the Easter recess, When it again came but with fresh vigour instilled into the cause, no doubt by the manly course taken by the upper branch of the legislature,—(cheers)--which gave to the people of England hopes that they. had still some rights—still some liberty—still something left worth contending for.—(Great cheering.) Not withstanding the bold front shewn by the Conservative press-- notwithstanding the re-action in favour of Conservative prin ciples, which of late had so evidently taken place; yet, the truth ought to be told, and it would be wrong to disguise the fact, that the Conservative press had still before it great diffi culties to encounter, (hear, hear,) and those difficulties would be overcome provided the friends of the good cause would exert themselves with the same energy and activity as was adopted by their Whig-Radical enemies. —(Cheers, and " we will." The Conservative press had had the battle to fight since the breaking up of parliament, and it would never relax in its ex ertions ; but when the Conservative members were again called to their parliamentary duties it would be for them to work out and follow up the labours of the press. He (Mr. Foster) could assure the Conservative members that they need not be cast down at the thought that the reduction of the stamp duty on newspapers had been unfavourable to the Conservative cause. On the contrary, the reskilt had completely frustrated the de signs of the Whig-radical originators of the plan; who expected'' by this measure to have put down one powerful engine, and to erect another on its ruins more congenial to their wishes. He' was however.positive, that the conservative press had been a' great gainer by the reduction, and it now stood upon a higher eminence than ever over the propagators of sedition and anar chy. (Loud cheers.) The whig-radicals had not calculated that the people would now only be led by an appeal to their under - ' standings, and by strength of reason and sound judgment over prejudice and passion. (Loud cheers.) There was another point to which he would briefly advert, and which he considered was a fatal error committed by the conservative members in the House of Lords in the last session of parliament; it was suffer ing themselves to be cajoled by whig treachery and artifice..- And suffering, through a mistaken courtesy, the whig-radical ministry to put off the passing of the most important measures until the end of the session, and when the peers bad not tnne give them that mature consideration which their importancev.. de manded. The object of the whips was to cover the lords with disgrace. If they passed the measures without proper a_., consi deration, then, thought they, the lords will be in our power, and be our slaves. On the other hand, if the peers required timetutronr consideration, the whig.radicals thought they could then turn round on the conservatives, and threaten them with th of being inimical to all beneficial reform. (Great (2h e eerinFz_) But the peers had done their duty; they had seen through t.el,.h L i u g. 7 base artifice, and refused to become the dupes of h radicals; they had received every measure as becarur- legislators. (Cheers ) They had thrown themselves too, in the af fections institutions of the country, and secured, people, and their reward would be ample security for all the (Tremendous cheer ing.) of a free and enlightened nation.uponi tarnish and he also desired to speak with all due 'respect in presence. and the respectavi e . in g. ) He (Mr. Foster) wished to mention one t o h t e herpoint. of a member of the House of. Coranions ra di; gi eil be a Pi s' or dr ar