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Iderotional fealing‘ which gloryfy God and rebuke sin ; are all interfered with, deteriorated, tarnished, relaxed, by the blight ing influence of an anti•christian system; a system which by the disastrous invention of what it calls venial sins, under mines the foundation of true morality, opens a prospect of impunity to wilful guilt, and thus inoculates with its demoral- izing virus a community of fallen men naturally but too sus ceptible of the infection—what let me ask, should be their con duct ? Surely, if the direct prescriptions of the good physi cian, be nut so practically attended to as to put an end, or at the least a check, to the spread of the disease; it well be comes those who value the everlasting health of human souls, to endeavour to rouse to their assistance popular indignation against the ruinous quacks, that so the plague may be stayed, Ansi the country blessed with the ameliorating, the more than auselioratiag, the healing vaccine of enlightened Christian philosophy. (Cheers) Popery in its poisoning virulence within cad its disfiguring marks without, is worse, beyond all com parison, than the small-pox. We stand here the Apostles of a vaccinating reformation. Help us all ye philosophers, all ye lovers of true wisdom, of the genuine philosophy which soaring above, and beyond the .works of external creation, aims directly at the glory of the Creator, in the salvation of Ilse noblest of his works, formed in his own image. (Cheers.) Why is the Papal plague so calmly endured in England? Have Englishmen lost their sensitiveness to moral virtue, so that they can contemplate hypocrisy, duplicity, intolerance without a pang of revolting abhorrence? Have Englishmen lest their veneration for the one only, living and true God, whose name is jealous, so that they can see temples of idola try risingin their land, and performances of idolatry placarded in their streets, and seminaries for the instruction of idolatry supported by their national treasury; without lifting their hearts in prayer to God for pardon, and their voices in loud protestation aAainst their rulers for encouraging such tremen dous profanation ? (Cries of heal, hear, and cheers.) "ave Englishmen lost their manly, dignified, chaste, and tender respect for the retiring feelings,land the men tal purity of the female sex, so that they can expose their wives and daughters, or hear of the exposure of the wives and daughters of their neighbours to the deliberate con tamination of the auricular confession box, without a shudder of indignation at the vile, prying, base, low, vu'gar, detesta hie curiosity, the seductive excitement, the impure meddling, the prostrating slavery of that master-piece of satanic in gen u- Ityr (Loud and long applause.) Have English senators become so practically atheistical, so utterly dead to the honor of God, and the sanctity of an oath, that perjury, notorious unblushing perjury scarcely provokes a com ment: nay, more, that the men who are guiltyof it, in stead of being shunned as unfit for the society of gen tlemen of any party, are encouraged, and courted, and ap plauded ; their talents as speakers, or their influence as party Politicians, mere than atoning fur their profaneness as false swearers? (Cheers.) 'Truly, it is to be feared, that owing to the uniformity of God's outward dealings with mankind in this World; many who scarcely suspect it of themselves, do not really and cordially believe his superintending majesty, nor the distinctions, wide as heaven from hell, which He will fi nally establish amongst the children of men. Because Punishment is not speedily and visibly executed against an evil work, therefore the hearts of the evil workers 'Begin to take confidence that there will be no punishment at all. The mystery of Providence is a snare to fallen man. Man is not by nature acquainted with the secret; neither can ke from any natural source derive the requisite informa tion. Nature is in fact but another name for Providence, sod every branch and department of it is full of the ensna ring mystery. The sun shines equally on the Christian and the Atheist. The showers nourish equally the fields of the infidel and the believer. The merchandise of the just and the unjust equally prospers, or equally fails. Time and chance are alike to all. " All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the geed and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sa erifieetia, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath."—(Ecc. ix. 2.) Nay more:—" For that which be falleth the sons of men befallen beasts; even one thing be falleth than: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity."—(Ecc. iii. 19.) Such is the general aspect of nature, or the general mystery of Di vine Providence. This proves a snare to fallen man. Judg ing by the sight of his eyes, and the hearing of his ears, he is tempted to conclude that all religions, or rather all opi nions professing to be religious, are alike acceptable to God, because men of all professions are alike treated. lie is tempted to admire and adopt such sentiments as the follow ing. 1 quote from a little handbill which is industriously eirenlated by the enemies of our national institutions. It is entitled— " The Prayer of Joseph, Emperor of Germany, extracted from en elsl German work, under the title (j . Joseph's Gebethuck,' —the Emperor's Prayer Book. " 0, thou eternal, ineomprehensible Being, who art the fountain of mere] and the source of love; thy sun shines etaally on the Christina and the Atheist; thy showers nourish the fields of the believers and of the infidels; the seed of virtue is found even in the heart of the impious cad the heretic;—front thee 1 learn, therefore, that diversity of opinion dues not prevent thee from being a beneficent rather to all mankind. Shall I then, thy feeble creature, be less indulgent? Shall I not permit my subjects to adore th ee i n whatever manner they please? ✓ Shall I persecute these who differ from me in point of thinking? Shall I spread my religion with the point of my sword? 0 Thou, Whose mighty power and ineffable love embraces the universe, grant that such erroneous principles may never harbour in lay breast. I will try to be like thee as far as human efforts can approach infinite perfection. 1 will be as indulgent as Thum to all men whose tenets differ from mine." Here the example of God in his present dealings with men, is pleaded : and it is argued, that because he treats alike men of varying opinions, so should we; that because he ma nifests no preference for any one creed, neither should we; that because he is indulgent and bears with all, so should we. If this be a sound argument, it must not stop with varying opinions; because the uniformity of God's dealings extends to men of varying practices as well as of varying creeds. (Heal., bear, hear.) If his example, therefore, be pleaded in the one case, it should equally be pleaded in the other. I shall therefore propose another reading of the Emperor's prayer V— .—0, thou eternal, incomprehensible Being, who art the fountain of mercy and the ►ource of love; thy sun shines *llll4lly on the honest man and on the thief; thy showers equally nourish the fields of the sober and of the drunk, of the murdered and of the murderer!—from thee I learn, therefore, that. diversity of practice does not prevent thee from being a beneficent Father to all mankind. Shall I thon, thy feeble creature, be less indulgent? I will try to 1 .8 like thee as far as human efforts can approach infinite perfection. I will be as indulgent as Thou to all men whose practices differ from mine." Thus the argument derived from this source against pre &renew for one creed above another holds good against pre fereuce of cue line of conduct above another. And the rea *nil hence inferred against maintaining an established scrip tural church in preference to an anti-scriptural apostasy holds good against maintaining a police or magistracy or leurts of justice, in preference to a den of thieves. (Shouts of applause.) God in his providence does not manifest any disapprobation of the infidel, therefore neither should we. God in his providencedoes not manifest any disappro bation of the thief, therefore neither should we. God manifests no preference for the Christian, neither should we nor fur the honest man, neither should we ! (Hear, heal, hear.) The inference sounds ludicrous, but the argument will bear the strictest investigation. Do we then advocate persecution? No sir; we prefer and we establish, and we maintain: but we persecute not at all. Christianity *takers it, the Protestant Reformation abjures it. Angry in dividuals may have been guilty of it, but the standards of the reformed churches are as clear of it as the holy Scriptures t hemselves. (Loud cheers.) As to the charge Chen of per secution properly so called, which it is the underhand disho hey: design of the propagators of these infidel squibs to fasten !leen the established church. " Let the galled jade wince." (Clseers and laughter.) These apostles of indiscriminate indulgence are joined in a league, offensive and defensive, With the only body of professing Christians whose creed, in its unrescind.d formulas, pledges them to persecution. (Cries of hear.) It is impossible to conceive a more conclusive proof of dishonesty t h an t hi s a lli ance f astens upon " our li erals." The excusing plea that Popery is changed, bears falsehood upon the face of it. The experiment has been tried. Tke British constitution, which is based upon the Bible, and the ultimatum of all whose decisions is an oath before Gad, has been thrown open to the actings of Popery. And new we find British statesmen, when endeavouring to adjust the details of a corporation bill for Ireland, obliged to devise some other security than an oath for the practical operation of the law. (Hear, hear.) Possession of the fixed amount of qualification for political privilege can no longer he ascortaised by an oath before God; and consequently it is proposed to ascertain it by a tax or rate open to the eerrabrating examination of our fellow men. Thus procla matisa is made from the floor of the Senate House , i that e eatienee is no long er to be placed in an oath. That is, tae of th e d eep foun dations of the British Christian constitu tion is removed. And why ? Because the door of that con stitution has been opened to an anti-christian system, which ergot was, and never can be biudable by an oath. (Shouts of hear, and loud cheers.) Is Popery changedj? No, truly. :rise worst features of her worst times become again clearly legible, is exact proportion to the opportunities afforded of exhibiting them with any reasonable hope of success. But, sir, its Christian instruction is our object, as well as contro versial defence, I would, with your permission, return for a f ew moments upon the subject of the mystery of providence. Meer.) The present aspect of God's dealings with the World is but apart, and a small part of the whole subject. T aken by itself it is unintelligible. In other words it is invol lad is mystery. The cause of this mystery is two fold—the fall of man, and the forbearance of God. Within these limits leery attainment of natural kowledge is bounded. Nature 'lees not tell the whole history of man, or reveal the whole c haracter of God. Consequently the best judgment that * be derived from nature is partial; and must, there tre, with reference to the whole subject, be erroneous. where, thee, can we find adequate instruction? Only in the Bible . Th. Bible is supernatural, and explains the w iaele by revealing both the end and the beginning. It goes I'? higher than the fall of man, shewing what he was until anti it goes down lower than the forbearance of God skewin g what he will be when his forbearance shall cease. b ad his righteous judgment begin. (Cheers) Suppose a great ' , ease, containing a vast, complicated, and perfect system 61 machinery. Suppose a reason to exist for suspending the direct work of the machine, while, nevertheless, the l oatetial must be kept in motion. Suppose a certain set 6 f peculiar wheels, and beams, and pistons, and cylinders, "xstrueted for the purpose of this suspension. Suppose that 4 PPosite this special part of the machinery there is a little w indow ; and suppose a band.of inquirers into the nature, h 54 working, and results of the great engine, to come to that little window, and to have all their observations circumscribed Within the limits of that narrow aperture. You have here a sir representation of the case of those who attempt, by ob servations confined to present providences, to ascertain the mature, working, and results of the dealings of the living God. brief, p er i o d o f our hi s t or y in which we n ow li ve , i s no t o nly °Fief, but it does not belong to the direct working of God with immortal men. It resembles the suspension wheels. or the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, there is an arrest of judg ;?ient, and God is waiting. The Bible is not confined to the little window. It gives an enlarged view on the right hand 4 ,. 4 on the left, explaining the everlasting design, and giving nsurance of the everlasting results of the divine machinery. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) Our evidence for the in sPiratim, of t h e Bible is over whelming. It is of the highest and roost unanswerable kind. I cannot, of course, now go l argely into it, but I will briefly illustrate its character to ~ c . ) e by a simple comparison. (Ilear, hear.) Among th ere events of history, say the history of our own kingdom, ~`erc are some which possess only the evidence of history, as ev idence in hooks • and others, which possess the additional ""leiace of facts, 'derived from commemorations regularly repeatedi since the events took place. For example, ie het i,* of Hastings, by which William the Conqueror won Eng -1", possesses only the evidence of history. It is found in t '°lcs only, and it is Gu npow d e r o rove it to ignorant, tinedir „4,.ted men. But the Plot possesses the evidence 1 . facts, and is exhibited to all men on every fifth of Nevem- C " , r by its annual commemoration, which was observed, of w o ,„%se far the first time the year after the event occurred, It could never have been observed at all if the event had ev er occurr e d, a nd th e ob s ervation of which, therefore, from } nev er to year, is a standing, visible proof of the event. In tatetualiner, the battle of the Boyne, and the shutting of the No !s of Derry, are events which possess not only the coin (4,! evidence of history, but the higher evidence of facts, ts ciii . red from anneal commemorations. (Cheers) Of this high 40'i:erecter is the evidence for the Scriptures,derived not only I si , n t he/ages of authentic history, but corroborated by com er c r t tlans—Baptism—the Lord's Supper—the celebration wh ic jiatinas—Good Friday—Easter Day—commemorations ~ktewere observed from the time when the events occurred, r 4 nerer have been obse , ved If the events had never tija ure c i, and which are therefore standing, visible proofs of ew iph. v c e i nts. Thus the events recorded in the Bible are esta- Authentic ; and then, the miraculous nature of the events proves the inspiration, i. s., the immediate and super natural agency of God himself. With the Bible then in our hands, its truth authenticated by rational evidence to our understandings, and its power impressed by the Holy Spirit upon our hearts, we look with unutterable horror upon the whole systenl of Papal rebellion against the Bible. (Loud and protracted applause.) After what von have heard from Mr. M•Ghee I will not attempt any additional documentary evidence to prove what are the unchanged principles of the Papal system. I will rather adopt our friend Mr. Gregg's hint, and show you a specimen of the results. For this pur pose I will now mention a circumstance which occurred in this town a few days ago. The following statement taken front the poor woman will explain itself:— " Last Friday morning, 21st September, was a very rainy morning, in consequence of which I put out a tub to catch the water, and my door was left open : by this means the neighbours saw that my husband and I had some flesh-meat for breakfast. As lam yet considered a Roman Catholic, (though, blessed be God, the truth has begun to dawn upon my soul,) this was, I suppose, considered equal to having given up my religion entirely ; and the first thing they did was to throw the tub of water over the table. My husband (who for the space of twelve years has shewn himself a true Protestant Christian and a most affectionate husband) went out to remonstrate with the people. His appearance imme diately created a tumult, and in a few minutes not less than from two to three hundred Roman Catholics were assembled, many armed with stones and sticks, and one with a pitchfork; they were all furious against me and my husband, because he being so orderly and peaceable a man, they said I might have won him to the true church, instead of deserting myself. One stone struck him on the neck : he has been confined to bed ever since, and to-day is so ill from the usage he met with, I was obliged to call in a doctor. A woman left her sick bed and ran barefooted into the street: making straight towards me, she caught me by the top of my head, and aimed a blow at . my face. On asking some one near to run for a policeman, they said that if I sent they would dash my brains out. It is but a few weeks since that I was knocked down, trampled upon, and dragged by the hair of my head, because I had "Father Clement" in the house, which was lent for my husband to read to me. At that time I should surely have been murdered, but, by the mercy of God, my husband came in time to rescue me.—This is the simple truth, as it occurred in one of the public streets of this Christian country. " 24th Sept., 1838. Liverpool." Mr. 111'Neile then proceeded to state, that through the as sistance of some friends the poor man had been enabled to obtain a house in a neighbourhood where he would have Pro testant neighbours. But this was an instance of the working of Popery even in Liverpool. The reverend speaker then noticed a pamphlet lately brought out by the Rev. Fielding Ould, exposing the means which had been taken to mislead the public on the school question, and in which he (Mr. M`Neile) had been brought forward as a party unknowingly, a gentleman in the employment of government having called upon him, representing himself as the private friend of Mr. Fielding Ould, and asking his opinion on the school ques tion; and the friendly - conversation then entered into with him he had afterwards made the subject - of an official com munication to the Town-hall and the government. After strongly animadverting on such conduct, and on the cause which required such advocacy, he concluded amidst very great applause with seconding the motion. The CHAIRMAN, in announcing the. conclusion of the meeting, hoped that, as they had begun with prayer, so they would unite with him in closing with praise. The Rev. F. BARKER said, the meeting was not quite con cluded. There was still a duty to discharge—a most agree able duty to him, and he doubted not it would be equally agreeable to the meeting. This was, to return thanks to the Rev. Dr. Tattershall, for his excellent and valuable services that day. The motion was seconded, and carried with much applause. The CH AIRMAN returned thanks. A doxology was then sung, and the meeting separated, having lasted about live hours and a half. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AGRICUL- TURAL SOCIETY. The annual meeting of this society took place yesterday. The cattle show was held in the Old Infirmary Yard. \Ve have heard that the show of cattle, horses, and sheep, was superior to that on any former occasions. The show of pigs was nut so good. \Ve unfeignedly regret that the awkward occurrence of another and important meeting yesterday, has prevented us paying that attention to the anniversary of the society which we otherwise should have done. We were fur nished at about two o'clock this morning with a list of the prizes. From its great length, the lateness of the hour of our receiving it, and the crowded state of our columns, we are obliged to omit it. We shall, however, give it with a report of the dinner, (which, from one of those casualties which will happen, and which is explained below, we are unable to ob tain,) in our paper of Tuesday next. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOIL 1838, On the ninth anniversary of the Liverpool Agricultural Society the committee have again the pleasure of reporting the state of their funds, and the progress which the society is making towards the advancement of the objects which it has in view. With re spect to the first of these it is a matter of congratulation that the subscriptions have not diminished, and that the receipts for ad mission to the show-yard have considerably increased. The ba lance due to the treasurer appears more than it was last year, but this may he accounted for by some debts for printing having been discharged which belonged to a previous year. The following is an abstract of the treasurer's account : Dfsnuasmnixrs. - r s. d. For Premiums and Medals awarded at the annual meet- in ' '' A i dve nlB rt 3 ilFor ing. Printing, Sze For salaries of Secretary, Treasurer, and Inspectors For expenses of Committee, and Booms for Annual 313 18 0 87 0 8 89 5 0 Fol‘rieeextpleine Meeting, ......of Judges . For Fitting-up of Show Yard For Miseellaneous Payments, including expenses of the Ploughing Match, Postages of Letters, &c... 35 6 0 25 8 1 14 8 5 .. 18 5 5 583 17 7 Balance due to the Treasurer, 31st July, 1837 £662 0 0 RECEIFTS. Subscriptions For Admission of Non-Subscribers to the Show Yard, in 1817 135 13 6 For Entry of Lire Stock, Implements, &c., in 1837 For Non-Subscribers' Dinner Tickets lB 0 0 :)17 16 6 114 3 6 Balance due to the Treasurer, 31st July, 1838 £662 0 0 The committee state witlr pleasure that the reports received from the inspectors of this society betoken a gradual but marked improvement in the greater breadth of land under green crops—in the application of composts—in the extirpation of weeds—in the laying down of lands for permanent pasture—and in irrigation. The number of live stock exhibited in the show-yard this day is ereater than on any former occasion, and the quality much su perior. The claimants for REWARDS continue sufficient in number to keep up a fair competition, and the committee feel call , d upon to acknowledge the liberality of Lord Lilford, who has very hand somely added another premium to this class. The committee cann.it be satisfied with the above statement of facts w ithout again directiag the attention of the public to the objects and claims of the society, which seem to call for some re marks on the present occasion. One of the great objects which the Liverpool Agricultural So ciety has had in view is the improvement of lands, so as to render them as productive as possible, and thus to increase the quantit3 of food fir supporting the community. It is evident that the interests of the empire at large mit-t he advanced by the increased fertility of the soil, so that provisions of all descriptions may be as abundant as possible. In this object the agriculturist and the manufacturer are mutually interested. Every thing in the world is undoubtedly purchased by labour, and therefore the more that we find a nation such as Great Britain abounds in manufactures and mechanic arts, so much the more is it incumbent on the proprietors of land, as well as the farmers. to study agriculture as a science, and to redouble their industry and attention. It is also the duty of the merchant and manufac turer to afford every encouragement to this exertion, as the in creased production arising from the labour of the one is exchanged for the commodities of the other ; so that the interest of the mer cantile world is greatly concerned in the advancement of agricul ture, and by promoting and assisting, by every means in their power, such societies as the present. In making this allusion we have to acknowledge with gratitude and thanks that the merchants and manufacturers, the tradesmen, and other inhabitants of large towns, and of the town of Liverpool in particular, have contri buted, by their annual subscriptions, very greatly in support of " The Liverpool Agricultural Society." The subject of agricultural improvement is one of no modern invention. In all ages the cultivation of land and the advance ment in animal production has engaged the attention of mankind. No occupation can be more honourable in itself, or contribute more to health and happiness, than that of a farmer, and there is no reason, in the nature of the case why his moral and intellectual improvement should not keep pace with that of other men. It must be confessed,—and the Committee have to state the fact with regret,—that although the Liverpool Agricultural Society has been supported by several influential noblemen and• gentle men, it has not yet received that general and cordial support from the proprietors of land which it might naturally have expected, and for which it has been ever solicitous. It must be obvious, that the interest of the land owners, in the production of the soil, is greater than that of any other class ;—it is equally obvious. that their example must have great weight with the occupiers, and, perhaps, the apathy which, the committee regret to state, so visibly prevails amongst the farmers, may reasonably lie traced, in some measure, to the want of countenance the society experi ences from the land owners themselves. . It is true the society receives the support of many farmers ; and while the committee acknowledge with satisfaction this support, they feel bound to state, few came forward in comparison with their numbers as a class ; and the committeee fear that prejudices still exist amongt them, which, they trust, time, and a better un derstanding, will remove. The age in which we live, is.an age of improvement, generally ; and it is impossible for any man to stand still, without limbo , ' him self surpassed by others. If he does not advance, he musCretro grade. It is therefore manifestly ridiculous to suppose, that the knowledge which we now possess, is all that we can possibly at tain, or to inculcate the notion that we must pursue such and such plans, merely because our ancestors have done so before us. Men of talent and of genius are continually finding something new ; and it is the interest of the community to encourage all speculation which may ultimately tend to improvement. These observations are made to counteract the sluggish remark which we have to encounter from many farmers, " that the old way is the best, and that what their fathers had practised before them, they would follow." An axiom this, winch, if carried into effect, would go far to put a stop to all improvement and would encour age the notion, that the present state of the world, both moral and physical. is the best state of which it is capable. Another remark we -wish to make upon a very absurd idea whi,th prerslls among many farmers, viz : that by encouraging this society, they may bring things into such a state, as to induce the landlords to raise their rents. Now, nothing can be more plainly a matter of fact than--this:--that the great landed proprie tors of Great Britain let their lands at moderate rents, and have not evinced a grasping disposition to increase them ; and it is no torious that, generally speaking, an iNntisrarous farmer is en couraged by his landlord, and is usually enabled to hold an ho nourable and respectable situation in society. It is believed that objections are raised by some farmers against societies of this description, not because they dislike improvement, but because they do not wish that improvement, or the mode by which it is effected. to be made public. This is a very selfish notion, and one which we hope will soon be removed. In Scot land, where the fanning and labourini , classes are in general better educated, and where an Agricultural Society upon an extensive scale has flourished for many years, the difficulties and prejudices which the Liverpool Agricultural Society have to contend with, have long since been eradicated. Let those whose greatest interest it is to support this society emulate the zeal and liberality shown by members of the Highland Society of Scotland, and we shall soon perceive its good effects in an improved system of cultivating the soil ; rn a greatly increased production, and in the enlightened state of our rural population THE DINNER. The dinner was held in the large room of Lucas' Reposi tory, in Great Charlotte-street, and was attended by all the principal gentry, and farmers, of this district. The light lion. Lord Stacley, the President of the Association, pre sided with his accustomed ability, and distributed the various prizes with that piquant humour for which he is distinguished. The dinner was attended by about 500 gentlemen, It is greatly to our annoyance that we are prevented from laying before our readers a detailed report of the dinner. We took every means to obtain a full report of the proceedings, but the gen tleman whom we engagel to furnish the report (our own re porter being fully occupied with the Protestant meeting, which took place in the Ifternoon) contrived to get himself " most unbecomingly drunk," and utterly incapable of fur nishing us even with an outline of the proceedings. We can not help it; and we trust our friends will take our will to oblige them for the deed. RELIGIONS OF THE POPULATION OF ALGIERS.—The Ton lonnais states 01;0 there are now in Algiers 60,000 persons, including the army, professing the Homan Catholic religion, the offices of which are celebrated in ten churches 01 chapels; the chief is at Algiers, being a mosque, abandoned by the Mussulmans, and converted into a church i❑ 1.832. There are also, according to this journal, about 1000 Protestants, who have their niinisters, and nearly the same number of Jews, who have their synagogues and rabbis, the Liam being much in the same state as before the Conquest. M AN. —There is no truth in the report that M. de Beriot is going, shortly to be married to Miss Paulina Garcia. They are both at Brussels at this moment, but rt ill go in a few days to Paris, whore Miss Paulina wilt, perhaps, stay, with an engagement, in the Theatre Italien, or will go lo Italy. Al. De Beriot intends to visit the south of France, whence he will return to Brussels, and afterwards go to Rus sia, This journey' will take at least six months. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL Mr. CHARLES KEAN is engaged for a Limited Number of Nights, and will make his Fifth Appearance This Evening, in the character of "Hamlet," as performed by bins Twenty-one Nights to crowded houses, last Season, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane. Mr. COOPER, of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, who is re-engaged for a Fortnight, will sustain principal charac ters in the Plays in which Mr. Kean will appear. 1111 HIS present FRIDAY EVENING, the sth instant, will be repeated Shakspeare's Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet Mr. Charles Kean. The Ghost of Hamlet's Father Polonius Mr. Baker. Horatio Mr. Gray. Laertes .. Mr. W. Howard. Osrick Mr. Chaplin. The Queen.. Miss Cleaver. Ophelia Miss Faucit. To conclude with the Melo-Drama of THE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Lothair, Mr. Cooper, as originally performed by him at this Theatre; Grindofr, Mr. Gray; Friberg, Mr. W. H. Bland ; Karl, Mr. Baker ; Claudine, Miss Grant ; Ravina, Miss Cleaver. TO-MORROW, Lord Byron's Tragedy of WERNER. Gabor, Mr. Cooper; \Verner, Mr. Stuart; Ulric, Mr. W. H. Bland; Josephine, Miss Cleaver ; Ida, Miss Faucit.— To conclude with the Comic Pantomime of HARLEQUIN IN SICILY. Harlequin, Mr. J. Ridgway , Pantaloon, Mr. Jonas; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Columbine, Mrs. J. Ridgway. LIVER THEATRE, Still Overflowing.—The Great Caledonian Magician has been successful beyond any precedent — YET HE MUST S FlOlO Li CLOSE. in consequence of I n s prior Enga;!etnent,: to London. Those ,%ho have not seen the Wonders of the hi-tam J M,- gician must embrace the _resent oppt,Hunity uN TH IS EVENING, (Friday.) October sth, awl N, J 1 Ever% Evening during the ensuing Week, THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH will Perform his feats, combining, Wonders! Art ! ! Mystery!! ! Magic ! !!! Seeming Impossibilities, Necromancy, and THE GUN TRICK. Admission—Boxes 2s. Pit Is., Gallery 6d. ; Children under 12, admitted with Parties to the Boxes at ls. each. Doors open at Seven, the Magician commences at Eight. Carriages in attendance at Half-past Ten. Lessons given in the Mystic Art. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Dr. Kanes third lecture will appear in our next. Vie tiberpool ei-rtanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 5, 1838. Ccl' The PublicatiQn of the STANDARD commenced this morning at 7 o'clock. TAE WEST INDIES.—By her Majesty's packet Ty- rian we have received papers and letters from Deme rara to the 16th, and from Barbadoes to the 23d of August, with intermediate dates from the Leeward Islands. The advices from Jamaica reach down to the 26th of August, and from St. Thomas' to the 3d of September. Before we proceed to make any extracts of our own from these papers we shall introduce the summary of West Indian intelligence presented in the city articles of the Morning Herald and the Times of Wednesday, much of which is derived from private sources, and is, therefore, probably less tinged with party exaggeration than the accounts furnished by the colonial journals. The Morning Herald says— " All the journals teem with accounts of the great indisposition on the part of the emancipated negroes to work, and in consequence many very important' es tates have been temporarily thrown out of culture ; which, of course, is a very serious injury to the pro prietors. The rates of remuneration offered to the ne• groes varies from eight to ten dollars per month, with , in most instances, their cottage and garden ground but in the island of Jamaica we find that overtures had been made to give the negroes Is. Bd. per diem on su gar estates, which seems to be the governing rate of all the colonies, and which in the end will, doubtless, be accepted by them. This state of affairs has, of course, created much anxiety amongst our West Indian proprietors ; nevertheless all the letters from the dif ferent islands concur in stating that they consider that no ill feeling prevails upon the part of the freed ne groes, but that it was a mere question of wages. This dispute upon the value of their daily labour was, how ever, expected to cause the introduction of task work, or rather work by measurement, to a much greater extent than has hitherto been carried on in those set tlements. "It is generally considered, by all well-informed parties, that the emancipated negroes are not fully aware of their altered position in the scale of society; but that when the first ebullition of that feeling has passed away, which might have been anticipated as the consequence of their unconditional freedom, that they will settle down to work. In fact, throughout all the islands, it does not appear that there have been any disturbances, although some petty thefts have taken place in consequence of the absence of any preventive police regulations. The intelligence altogether, has, however, had the effect of cleating an advance in raw sugars to-day." The Ti7nes furnishes us with a very copious analysis the news, which we subjoin : " Considerable excitement continued to prevail among the black population, and corresponding appre hensions existed among the planters and white people generally : so far the symptoms of an approximation to a friendly understanding about wages were as little favourable as before. Some few instances are given where the negroes had gone to work at 2s. 6d. per day, which was considered too high a rate, as Is. Bd. was thOught to be the most that could be afforded by the planters, and even by the governor. The negroes, in many cases, however, were demanding as high as one dollar per day, and carmen ls. Bd. per mile for carting sugar to the wharf, with the same sum for returning. In the parish of St. Ann, a pimento planter hal offered one half the crop to have it got in, but was refused. In the mean time the towns were crowded with these people daily, and on many estates not a soul was to be seen but the proprietor with his immediate family. The wandering habits thus contracted might not, it was feared, be easily eradicated. There was abundance of provisions supplied, and they were bringing to market every thing that was saleable, stripping their provi sion grounds of all but what was necessary for their on n immediate subsistence. The produce they were idling away, and lounging about the piazzas of the the town by night as well as by day. Notwithstand- lug the gloomy character of these accounts, it may be liciped that the nature of the evil complained of would bring its own remedy. The habits of the negro have not yet been formed to that providence which induces to look to the future, so that when the produce of their provision grounds was so completely exhausted as to leave them no other resource, they would, in all pro bability, be induced of necessity to come to terms and go to work. The differences appear to have been im prudently exasperated by the indiscreet zeal of certain Baptist missionaries, who, if what is reported of them be true in part only, have been more eager for agita tion than conciliation. One of these continues to be particularly alluded to, being an individual who, on the termination of the apprenticeship, had prominently harrangued the free labourers on the subject of wages, and himself arbitrarily fixed the rate. He (the Rev. Mr. Knibb) was said to have addressed the governor, as well as made his appearance before the bench of magistrates, to complain of a letter which had been aedressed to him, from what quarter or if anonymous was not stated, conveying threats that he should be waylaid and murdered.' He had, therefore, sent round to collect his people to come and protect him" and at the head of the large assembly so got together came before the bench. But for him, he asserted, 'the town of Falmouth would ere now have been laid in ashes.' He was said to have boasted that he could command the assistance of 10,000 armed men.' It is clear that such conduct, if correctly reported, was highly reprehensible as well as dangerous to the pub lic peace, and had he been aware of anv'such secret plot against the public peace, it was his duty on every ground to have apprised the authorities of the danger. Reports being spread among the negroes that he was actually murdered, mobs collected in various places in the parish of Trelawney, threatening that if such an event had occurred they would murder all the buckraa (white men) and lay every estate in the parish in a heap of ashes,' crying out, 'Now the buckras will see St. Domingo.' More stress was laid upon these an gry ebullitions than perhaps they deserved, although the exclamation. last quotei was calculated doubtless to create uneasiness. The application to thegovernor for the appointment of a special commission to inves tigate ihe afThir of the threatening letter was declined in a temperate reply. By way of appeasing the fer mentation, the governor himself had proceeded to se veral districts, addressing the negroes, and explaining to them their real position and duties under the law for the abolition of the apprenticeship. Precaution ary measures, it was understood, bad been taken in the event of any outbreak„ and the military force ju diciously distributed. "The accounts from Demerara to the 14th of Au gust were more satisfactory. It was stated that the free labotirers on most etttates had resumed their em ployments, and were cond.ucting themselves to the sa tisfaction of the managers.' The general rate of wages was 8 dollars per month on a scale of seven hours and a half per day, with a comfortable cottage and gar den, besides being found in medical attendance. The tour of the governor and his addresses to the negroes seem to have been productive of beneficial effects. "From Barbadoes, to the 22d of August / the intelli gence was not so favourable. Half of the field labour ers were said to be still unsettled, or refusing to work. The spirit of insubordination and defiance of the civil power prevalent had caused recourse to parades of mi litary force, the appearance alone of which, however, had been sufficient to prevent any actual disturbance. "From Trinidad the dates are to the 22d of August. The state of matters there was variously described, but upon the whole was not so encouraging as might have been expected. The negroes were in an uneasy hu mour, a great proportion not settling down to work again, and a greater degree of uncertainty existing as to the result of the new order of things t ILin before. On twiny estates the labourers nad all lek t it,un ; in O krt . • were insisjtig uni• .• tiltiOnS, One, acid tile least: to Ue tolefaLiCi ui %% the discharge of the managers, which if granted would, of course, leave employers totally at their mercy. As in Jamaica, hundreds of them had congregated in and about town, and seemed disposed to become squatters upon and about the hills in its vicinity. Large num bers were collecting together in the most ' retired vat lies,' upon every spot which promised to demand from them the smallest exertion in procuring the necessa ries of life. Various ordinances explanatory and re pressive had been published to regulate the powers of justices of the peace, for determining complaints be tween employers and labourers ;' for punishing sum marily malicious injuries to property;' for 'preventing persons from settling on or occupying waste and un cultivated lands without authority ;' for the 'more ef fectual prevention of wilful trespasses on lands;' and for 'establishing a system of rural police.' These se veral measures appear to be of a salutary character, and well devised to meet the contingencies naturally growing out of the new order of things, which in some cases had, as will be seen, already occurred. "From the island of Grenada papers to the 16th of August record a similar state of things. The differ ences between the negroes and their employers were far from being adjusted." The journals which have reached us corroborate most of the remarks contained in the preceding ex tracts. We are sorry to find in the Jamaica papers continued complaints against the conduct of the Bap tist missionaries, who seem to emulate O'Connell himself in their career of agitation, and probably from the same selfish and ambitious motives as those by which their Popish exemplar is influenced. These men cannot be considered, by the utmost sti etch of charity, to have the interests of the negroes at heart. They would best consult the welfare of the newly emancipated apprentices by urging them to return to their employment, instead of inducing them, by in flammatory harangues and unreasonable suggestions, to live in indolence. We all know the almost phy sical inclination of the negroes to habits of idleness. It is, therefore, a matter of the utmost importance that they should be encouraged to contract habits of indus .ry at the very outset of their life of " liberty and independence." Every possible expedient should be resorted to for the purpose of inducing them to go to work peaceably and contentedly. A regard for their own ultimate welfare should prompt the missionaries to use their best exertions for this desirable end. From the following extracts it will be seen that the aspect of affairs is somewhat improved ; but much remains to be done before the anxieties of those wfto are interested in the prosperity of the West Indies are finally removed. The conduct of Sir Lionel Smith, the Governor, is very loudly complained of in the Jamaica papers. The Jamaica Gazette of the 18th of August remarks—" We publish to-day the correspondence to which we alluded to yesterday ; and however his Excellency the Governor may be deceived by partial reports from partizans or factionaires—and however he may flatter himself that every thing is going on prosperously, yet HE must recollect that if any unpleasant consequences follow, no plea of igno rance, or of having been deceived, can avail him ; because, although a hireling and contemptible press may suppress, palliate, or contradict the truth, or metamorphose a vain wish or expectation into a posi tive fact, yet Sir Lionel Smith cannot deny that he has been abundantly wa rned by tho nano r n. coat inunications which hair app( rire:l in is wiper, spontaneously forwarded to this office in,lll e% et; direction at al t 1110 S. ute Dd z r tll lL • unequivocally proving that there could be no Wan ot concert, as has been wilfully practised on the other side, to misrepresent the actual state of the island. "We implore Sir Lionel Smith to discard from his counsels the evil counsellors who infest his Vice Regal Palace, and in the name of our injured country we de mand that Justice for the proprietors of Jamaica, which has hitherto been denied them; for, independently of the wrongs which have been inflicted on them by a fo reign commission ; every means have been adopted to degrade, humble, and trample their spirits in the dust. Such a bastard policy cannot endure much long ger ; for as uncivilized blacks have been assisted in knocking off the fetters of slavery, so will civilised men now that the last link (the apprenticeship) has been destroyed, oppose every tyrannical invasion upon their liberty, and, demanding, will adopt every lawful and constitutional means to enforce what is right and just. give." “ We trust Sir Lionel Smith will see reason to pause in his career of mispolicv, or he may bitterly repent the fatality which will attend his blind adherence to a partial system of government that cannot elevate, but can alone degrade the human mind.” And in another paragraph the same journal re marks— " As the negroes are, under the advice and direction of Knibb, and the rest of the Baptist crew, exacting exorbitant wages, as we know of no law which can force a proprietor to pav more wages than his means can afford, and as Sir Lionel Smith is countenancing these mischievous political parsons, we must remind His Excellency of the fate of the Dorset labourers, who were transported for a similar combination to ex- tort them." We are sorry to find from the same paper that the negroes are compelled by Mr. Knibb, and his kindred agitators, to deprive themselves of the means of future subsistence for the sake of enabling themselves to stand out for a high rate of wages. We learn from the jour nal which we have already quoted that " the markets had been so glutted with provisions for the last few days, that many an unfortunate negro had been obliged to carry his baskets, or drive his donkeys home." This continued drain from their grounds and their stocks must necessarily be felt hereafter. The negroes are now evidently living " from hand to mouth," as the proverb says. They are snatching the produce of their lands as soon as it attains maturity, to enable them, by its sale, to provide for their present wants. This improvidence of the future will entail upon them many serious inconveniences, especially in those cases in which they have been, owing to their refusal to work, turned out of their lands. As it may be interesting to many of our readers to learn the actual condition of the several parts of Ja maica, we annex a few extracts from the correspondence of the Jamaica Gazette. A letter from the parish of St. George's, dated August 14th, states— " Since the Ist of August nothing has yet been done towards the cultivation of sugar. On the other hand, what little was left on the ground then by the Stipes, &c., has since become a prey to the cattle. The labourers have likewise taken every advantage of their squatting commission, or three months' notice, in ap propriating it to the rooting up of the provision grounds, &c.—leaving the place fruitless to any others the industrious planter may wish to employ. The house servants have also deserted, leaving us to cook for ourselves. It is supposed that not above one third of the lately-made free population are now in the negro houses. Where they are gone to have not yet ascertained ; and what are left maintain such silence as I never witnessed before, and calmly refuse to tak eanvthing less. than 12s. 6d. per week, inde pendent of their houses, grounds, &c.—a sum which must launch the proprietor in debt, I presume to have some little knowledge of the negro character, and think all so strange, that I deem it expedient to be prepared with ammunition and arms under our very pillows. Although a Stipe cannot come on a property now to play his old mischievous pranks, he can still advise the people to disagree with their employers and managers. It is said one of them told a gentle man not far from this district, that the peasantry of this parish would hold a meeting on Gualta Vale Course, for the purpose of raising their wages. We would be happy to enter into any fair agreement with our old servants, would they leave their evil advisers: however, they had better beware, as spies are on the look-out." The following extract from a letter dated Manchio neal, Aug. 14, shows the state of affairs in the parish of St. Thomas in the East : " The signs of the times are bad; we are all at a stand-still here as yet, and no appearances of any chance of a resumption of labour. Some are demand ing 3s. 4d., some 55., and even as high as ss. 10(1. wages a-day, with house and grounds. I have offered work by the job, and that at the rate of 20s. per acre for weeding rattoons, by which an able person can easily earn Is. 3d. to is. Bd. a day, with house and ground to cultivate—and cane holes to dig at the same rate as I used to pay them on S* irdays, then they had only that one day a-week, viz., sd. for twelve ut which an able person ns,--1 rly to earn 3s. 4d., and frequently 4s. 3d., dal , ,1.-!llcing now 10d. a-day for house and ground, having clear 2s. 6d. or 3s. 4d., as the person .may work, but no one will . turn to work. They say they are not to take the same wages now that they are free as they used to do when they were apprentices. They evidently want a large sum of daily wages, and do little or nothing for it. On a neighbouring estate they have come to some sort of terms, and the men were out yesterday work ing on the highway, I had occasion to pass that way, and came suddenly upon them, found them in a group with several baskets and hoes on the ground, and the party quite idle. On seeing me they jumped to their hoes, and pretended to be hard at work, in quite a similar wa'y as I have seen in the olden time. How this is to end, God knows I Our late special magis trate always gave opposition to the scale of task-work approved of by the governor. This may in some measure account for their not taking any job' work; and there is a certain gentleman who resides in a very conspicuous house, in the shape of a fine castle, on the top of a hill not far off, who, I have no doubt, has a good many words to say in ruling the roast. " P. S.—l have thought it now necessary to give notices to quit; to avoid excitement, I did not do it before." Mr. Edward Peart writes thus from the parish o f Manchester : "Let no one persuade you that the negroes in the slightest degree, evince the least symptom of gratitude for the boon of freedom which has been conferred upon them, the reverse is the case; instead of being cheer ful and happy at the change, they appear sullen and discontented, and when spoken to are insolent, and the offers made, liberal as they are, to induce them to work, have been received with utter contempt, and even the most respectable persons treated with insult.—. How long this will last, God only knows. Two weeks of idleness have now elapsed, during which, besides the use of their houses and grounds, each labourer might have earned from ten to fifteen shillings, and where in a few partial instances the people turned out to work on the Monday, after the Ist of August, a se cret influence was exercised to induce them to dis continue. This is neither more nor less than the re sult of bad advice. Would the political mountebanks of this parish, instead of extorting under ridiculous pretences, and for the'purpose of keeping up agitation, the money from the negroes, instruct them to save it, and work for more, then they would be in a greater degree usefully employed, than by seeking for them selves ephemeral fame at the expence of the peace of the community." The same gentleman remarks— " Every labourer went cheerfully to work on Ist Monday in August, on my property, and continue to go on, though great pains have been taken by emis saries to dissuade them from it, saying they ought to wait till the Queen sends word what wages they ought to work for!" We understand, from other communications, that this idea, viz., the hope that the Queen of England will interfere on behalf of the negroes, is very preva lently entertained. It is um, difficult to guess the au thors of this foolish delusion. Another letter from Manchester states— "I beg the favour of your cow rathc!ing a statement, that appeared in The Despatch of the 10th, dated from Providence, saying that this property was cleaning coffee at Bs. 4d. per acre; such not having been the case. Some of the people turned out ou Monday the 6th, and worked till Thursday the 9 u, (ha which they were paid at the rate of 10(1. p.r .100 ~) and have not since' resumed their work, Ow. ,11,' ~1(1 skulking about among their houses, saying, as I ant informed, that they won't go back unless they get Is. 3d. per 100 trees, which it is impossible to afford to give." A letter from the parish of • Hanover, dated August 14, states— " Up to the present moment not an estate has gone to work, although fair and liberal wages have been offered, and such is the pertinacity with which they maintain the strike, that on many estates they will not even attend to the stock who are eating the very canes that would enable their employers to raise money to pay them ; yet people are to be found, who secretly tell the deluded creatures not to work under 2s. 6d. per day—a sum no estate in this parish can afford to From St. Elizabeth we learn, in reference to the advice of the Governor, in his proclamation, that the negroes should " spare their wives for heavy field work, as much as they could," that considerable mis- chief has been effected. One letter says— " You are our best friend in giving publicity to our ideas, and in making known our present grievances; so I waive apology for trespassing on your columns. It is impossible for words to express the injury done to pitoprietors by the above unguarded e4ression from the Governor. All our people insist upon it, that the Governor recommended them to make their wives sit down at home—and every effort from proprietor, at torney, overseer, or minister, is unavailing to Convince them to the contrary. With us, if the husband turns out, the wile will not, and vice versa." Here we must stop for the present. We have, how ever, much more to add to the same effect. THE "LIVERPOOL" STEAM gives us much pleasure to announce that the splendid steam-ship Liverpool, belonging to the Transatlantic Steam ship Company, was brought out of dock yesterday. Not withstanding her - immense size, she' received not the smallest injury. At the moment she cleared the outer gate three cheers were given by all on board, which Were heartily re-echoed by an immense crowd on the pier. Scarcely had she been safely moored in the ri ver, near to Seacombe, when we observed numerous flats alongside, deeply laden with coals, for her voyage to New York, for which city she starts on the 20th in stant. This noble ship is certainly a credit to Liver pool, and the celerity with which she has been fitted up reflects the highest honour upon the spirited com pany to whom she belongs. We have no doubt that her speed will be found fully equal to that of the Great Western, if it does not exceed it. FIRE.—On Wednesday morning, in opening the Grand Junction Railway Office, Lime-street, the treasurer's office was found to be on fire, owing to soine soot having ignited between the facing of the tire grate and the breastwork of the chimney, which communicated with the floor and set fire to it; fortu nately it had not extended far when discovered; but if it had taken place a few hours earlier, the range of offices, as well as the adjoining buildings for their coach repairs, might have been entirely destroyed. An interesting meeting was held, at the Adelphi Hotel, on Tuesday, of the members of the seven freemasons' lodges of Liverpool, to consider the propriety of joining and sup porting a new life assurance company, which proposes to ap propriate a tenth of the annual profits to the benevolent objects of masonry. Some very eloquent speeches were de livered, especially one .from a parliamentary agent of the name of Nortbhouse, who gave an interesting narrative of the progress of life assurance societies, and made a powerful appeal in favour of the one for which he was professionally concerned. The resolutions in favour of the company were passed unanimously, and it was determined to form a branch board for Liverpool. ARRIVALS AT THE GRAND 'JUNCTION H or2.n.— Lord Sondes, Mr. and Miss Cheeves, 'sir. Miss Pearson, Lady E. Featherstone, Mr. and Mrs. N..wiiiiry Anil family, John Austen, Esq., Mr. and Mr:. Hon. T. H. Thurlow, Mr. and Mrs. Steele ao ; i ady Shaw Stewart, Capt. Henderson, C. Bode . r., t.tinily, Mrs. Currie, John Walker, Esq. and family, C. Newton, Esq., Col. Jones, Gen. Beresford, Mr. Protheroe, Mr. Bateson, Mr. John Watts, Col. Gore Langton, D. Napier, Esq , Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, I'. Farren, Esq., Lord Dunsaney, Matthew Harding, Esq., Mr, and Mrs, Morgan and family, TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. A special monthly meeting, and by adjournment a quarterly meeting of the Town Council was held yesterday, at eleven o'clock, in the Town-hall. SALE OF CHURCH ADVOWSONS. In allusion to some statements in the report of the Finance Committee that the advowsons of St. Ann's, St. George's, and St. Paul's churches should be sold, Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE said it struck him that the mode in which the sales of church advowsons were made was ob jectionable. He thought if the sales were left to open com petition, more would be obtained, and he would suggest it to the notice of the Finance Committee, that they should not be fettered to sell by tender if the commtitee above would al low of any other mode of sale but by tender, they would not allow the advowsons to be put up by auction. COMMITTEES. The proceedings of the Leases Committee, Improvement Cornmitttee, and Watch Committee were then read and con firmed. It appeared from the report of the Watch Com mittee, that Mr. Leigh, one of the rate collectors, was a de faulter to the amount of £282 4s. 2d., and his accounts were ordered to be examined by Mr. Ashlin's clerks, and another collector appointed in his stead. .SPORT OF THE MARKET COMMITTEE, IN REFERENCE TO THE MATERIALS OF THE HOUSE IN NILE-STREET, &C The Tow N-CLERK read the report of the above 'committee, on the clause of the committee's report referred back for con sideration on the motion of Mr. Cooper. The report first set forth, that the resolution on which the Surveyor acted, urged that officer to proceed with as little delay as possible. The Surveyor had reported to the committee since the last Coun cil, that in obedience to their directions, that be was to use every despatch, he had addressed a note to Mr. James Wil son, requesting him to submit a tender for the materials of the premises at the corner of Nile-street, excepting the bricks and slates. He received a tender of £62 10s., it being un derstood, that in this offer the dressing and stacking of the bricks and slates by Mr. Wilson was to be included. He (the Surveyor) urged Mr. Wilson to give £5 more for the mate rials, to which that individual would not consent. The Sur veyor applied to Mr. Wilson, because his tender had on a recent occasion been accepted by the Improvement Com mittee, it having been considered higher than the others. As regarded the excavacation and tunnelling, the Surveyor re ported, that the basis of the agreement was at his option, either for the gross amount if mentioned in Mr. Wilson's tender, or at Is. 6d. per cubic yard ; but in consequence of the giving way of the north, wall of the market, the ten der was altogether abandoned on the 18th September, and this work was afterwards included in the general specification prepared for tenders. The Surveyor stated, generally, that he was instigated throughout, by a desire to push the work forward. The committee reported, that under those circum stances, they thought the Surveyor justified in dispensing with the usual course of public ad vertisement. Mr. Woods had stated to the committee, that his price would have been I s. 6d. per cubic yard, which was precisely the price reserved to the option of the Corporation by the Surveyor, in Mr. Wilson's tender. Mr. COOPER said the surveyor had sold the materials of the house in Nile-street for £5B Ios. He objected to the confirmation of the report because Mr. Woods had said that £7O was the fair price. He bad wished to be present at the meetings of the committee, but he could not. He had asked if he had not a right to be present at the meetings of the committee; however as the committee would not allow him to be present, he now stood before the Town Council to ask for justice. Mr. Cooper went into some long details respect ing the plans, specifications, and the nature of Mr. Woods' tender, and was proceeding, when The MAYOR asked him if he intended to conclude his speech with any motion; if not, he was irregular. Mr. COOPER said he had made statements respecting the tenders which he was forced to explain. He had a character at stake as well as any member of that council. The MAYOR said he could have but one wish, which was to preserve regularity. If Mr. Cooper intended to object to the report be could then proceed, and would be perfectly in order. Mr. COOPER, after some hesitation, said he did decidedly object to the reception of the report. Mr. H. LAWRENCE arose, Mr. Cooper being still on his legs. (Order, order, from Mr. Currie.) Mr. Lawrence said he thought Mr. Cooper having now explained wherein his statement of what Mr.'Woods had said differed from the re port, he had sufficiently vindicated his character, and (Mr. Lawrence was proceeding) Mr. CURRIE said he thought Mr. Cooper perfectly compe tent to speak for himself, without having Mr. Lawrence to speak for him; and he moved that Mr. Cooper be allowed to proceed. Mr. H. LAWRENCE. And I believe the Mayor is perfectly. competent to preserve order in this Council, without Mr. Currie to speak for him. Mr. COOPER proceeded to say that the Council would have saved £75 in this transaction if they had left it toopen com petition, and really he would put it to the Council if that would not, in every instance, be the fairest way. He de clared, without fear of contradiction, that the materials which had been sold for £SS 10s. were worth double the money. Mr. Cooper, amid some other statements, said that Mr. Wilson, the person to whom the materials had been sold, was a publican and a reformer. Mr. Henry Holmes said, as chairman of the committee on that occasion, he might say he had never known of any ap plication from Mr. Cooper to be allowed to attend the corn mittee. Mr. DAVID HODGSON said he would with great pleasure second the motion of Mr. Cooper, that that report be not re ceived. He did not intend to enter into the merits of the question as to whether this or that sum had been expended, but he thought in all public questions it was not only proper that they should deal fairly, but that their conduct should be free from suspicion. He thought that it was not right that Mr. Cooper had not been invited to attend the committee. The amount of money in question was not large, but the prin ciple of a question was not influenced by the amount. He hoped, therefore, they would refer the report back to the coin mittee, for re-consideration in the presence of Mr. Cooper. He thought they were the more bound to this as Mr. Cooper had stated that the individual to whom the materials were sold was a reformer, and they knew well that these commit tees were composed almost exclusively of reformers. It was very well known that reformers kept together, and that even the laws of that Council were concocted in a public-honse not very far from that room. Mr. EVANS said Mr. Hodgson had called upon,the com mittee to plead guilty; but he, for one, would not plead guilty. Not contented with that, he (Mr. Hodgson) had launched into a libel upon the whole of the reform party. He had declared that they met at public-houses, and that the whole animus with which they had acted was one to answer patty purposes, altogether regardless of the duties of their situation, and the calls of common justice. He flung back these calumnies upon the gentleman himself. Now, with regard to the business of the market committee, in respect to this matter, it had got into some confusion unquestionably. The surveyor was urged to push on the business, and with his great experience, apprehending. that delay might be of great consequence, lie made an immediate arrangement at what he deemed might be the proper value. Mr. Cooper had from rivals got new tenders, and the parties had offered at a higher rate. They had made offers in what he conceived to be quite an anti-tradesman-like spirit. These offers were in stigated by a feeling of what he should be inclined to call absolute spite. Men, under such excitements, did not look at the absolute profit or loss. They said, " I'm determined he sha'nt have it." Therefore, he was certain that these sub sequent offers formed no criterion of the fairness of the pri• mare one, which was probably the fair value. Mr. BOLTON spoke of the haste with which the work was required to be done, and said it must be clearly understood that the work which was not done by open contract was very trivial. . . . . . Mr. HIGGINs stated that Mr. Woods and the other indivi duals mentioned by Mr. Cooper, had been examined before the committee. _ The committee never thought . of sending for Mr. Cooper, but they sent for and examined Mr. Cooper's witnesses. One of these said he estimated the value of the building by walking round it, never having been in the house for seven years, and not having ever purchased such a house in his life: others, one of whom was a servant of Mr. Cooper, made the estimate at Mr. Cooper's direct request; and upon the reports of those persons, Mr. Cooper wished to make out a mighty job. Mr. eu It IE thought sufficient time had been spent in dis cussing this subject. Mr. Cooper had been asked for his witnesses, and those witnesses had been examined. Mr. Cooper seemed to hint that there had been a party feeling in selling those materials to a reformer • and he would ask that gentleman if the same charge could not be sent back upon him, that in stirring this business, he was merely doing so from political motives of an opposite tendency. He thought enough had now been said on the subject, and that it ought to be permitted to drop. At all events the Market Committee could not be blamed in "future, if they went to the expense of advertisements on similar occasions. Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE said he thought the gentlemen of the Market Committee were above having anything to do with a job. Still he thought Mr. Cooper should be present when the examination took place in the committee. Mr. Woot.Litiotr said, that he believed by the rules Mr. Cooper might, as a member of the Council, have demanded to be present at the meetings of the Market Committee. Mr. CooPER asked, if after what had occurred at a meet ing of the Watch Committee, when be had attempted to be present he could have presented himself at any other com mittee. He called at Mr. Okill's office, and the clerk then told him that he could not he present unless the resolution of the council bad enclosed an order for him to be present. Mr. Cooper replied to the observations of Mr. Higgins, and de nied that the individual to whom that gentleman had alluded was a servant of his. Mr. Cooper concluded with stating, that throughout the transation nothing had been heard of but Mr. James Wilson—every thing was to be done by Mr. James Wilson The MAYOR thought some of the allusions made by Mr. Cooper were disreputable to him and beneath the dignity of the council. He thought it was always best to abstain from attributing motives. Mr. COOPER said be should wish instead of referring the matter to the Market Committee to refer itto a Select Com mittee. _ _ _ Mr. H. LAWRENCE said that would be casting an imputa tion on the gentlemen of the Market Committee which he could not sanction. - The matter then went to the vote, when there appeared for Mr. Cooper's ►notion, that the report be referred back, Messrs. John Holmes, James Heyworth, Hodgson, Shand, Houghton, Barton, Mellor, Sands, Walmsley, J. Lawrence, ( 3, Lawrence, Cooper, H. Lawrence, Wood, Higgins, Leigh, Smith, G. H. Lawrence, and Robinson. Against the mo tion, Messrs. Logan, Thornhill, Harvey, Preston, Rawdon, Frankland, H. Holmes, Bolton, Bircb, Woolwri ht, Bright, Priestley, Lassell, Earle, Carson, Morecroft. Blackburn, Mason, Cropper, Jordan, Currie, Ramsden, Duncan, Booth, Hornby, Brown, Leathom. G. Holt, Jones, Evans, T. Holt, Moon, Bulley, Freme, Barclay, 0. Heywortb, and the Mayor. Against the motion 38, for the motion 19.—Majority 19. The report was received and confirmed. The reports of the several committees were read and con firmed. WAREHOUSES ON THE DOCK QUAYS. The 111Avon;;idit was wished by the Dock Committee that a report of their proceedings should be postponed for a week, as there was some . business which would not be ar ranged completely till then, and a special council would be convened for the purpose. Mr. HonGsom said he wished to ask a question relative to this subject. The MAYOR said there could be no objection to Mr. Hodg son asking any question, but it was worthy of consideration if the question might not cause the opening out of the whole subject. Mr. HonGsoN said if the subject appeased to admit of de lay, he should not seek for explanation ; but the subject was so exciting, that, in his opinion, no delay ought to take place in satisfying the public mind. It was understood that the question was to be brought forward that day. ' He saw that there was a larger attendance than usual, from the impression that the subject alluded to would come on. He had only learnt yesterday that the consideration was to be postponed, but considering the present state Of excitement in the town, he deemed it wrong to postpone it, for his wish was to allay the anxiety prevalent in the town, and to prevent inconve nience. It would be understood by every gentleman present, that he was speaking of the question of dock warehouses. He asked what was intended to be done on this subject? It was not merely for the information of himself and the Council, but for tile information of the town at large that he asked. There were many gentlemen there who had, at great incon venience, come from a considerable distance purposely to vote on this question. He hoped such information would he given as would show that they could not possibly go on with the subject at the present moment, otherwise they were open to a very serious charge. Mr. LEATHOM said he bad no motive whatever in the de lay of any such motion as that glanced at by the last speaker, on the contrary, the committee had every motive for hasten ing the business to a conclusion. Mr. Leathom went on to show that the business aqd negotiations were its Stich a state that the report could not have been made up, nor could the matter have been brought before the Council sooner than the time specified, (viz. next Wednesday.) Some discussion ensued, as to whether the day fixedshould be Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday next, meuibers having named those three days as likely to prove most convenient to them individually. Mr. EVANS opposed the proposition for altering the day, by doing which, he said, they would be sanctioning a princi ple that certain members need not attend except on crack occasions. Ultimately the Council went to the vote, and it was decided that the meeting should be on Wednesday next. REMOVAL OF THE HAYMARKET. The MAYOR presented to the Council three petitions from individuals averse to the proposed removal of theiHaymarket. The petitions were numerously signed. The first was from the farmers, signed by 306 residing northward of the town, 134 eastward, and 102 southward—total, 542. The second was signed by 357 purchasers of produce, and the third by 507 tradesmen and others. Mr. SMITH wished the petitions to be referred to a select committee. Mr. ROBINSON, seconded by Mr. BIRCH, moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. SMITH, seconded by Mr. LOGAN, moved that they be referred to a select committee to be appointed. Mr. CURRIE presented a petition from the inhabitants of North Toxtetb, praying that if there were a market at the north, there might also be one at the south, which, Mr. Cur rie said, was a reasonable request. Mr. H. LAWRENCE said it ought to be understood that there was never any intention of removing the market at all, unless one were given to the south also. After some remarks from Mr. RAMSDEN, and a brief dis cussion, the Council went to the vote, when there appeared' for Mr. Smith's amendment 24, against it 33. Mr. RAMSDEN thought the distance of the proposed t..ai from all points would be a source of the greatest incuo‘tl.l - The market ought to be in some central situation. He moved another amendment—that the Finance Commit tee be requested to take again into consideration, with the Market Committee, the question of the removal of the Hay market, and particularly if some central site cannot be fixed on that will be more suitable than the removal to the north end of the town. Mr. Molieceoer seconded the resolution. - Some conversation ensued, and the amendment fell to the ground. It was agreed that the petitions should be referred to the Finance Committee. - A letter from the Rev. Wm. Maynard, chaplain of the Mariners' Church, requesting to be allowed the use of a building at the corner of Sewell-street for a school in con junction with the above church, was referred to the Finance Committee. A mass of communications on the subject of the alleged nuisances arising from Chemical works, in Vauxhall-road and elsewhere, were read to the Council, and referred to the Town-clerk. Mr. Alderman JONES called the attention of the Council again to the state of the alkali works at the north end of the town, and stated, without pointing to any particular names, that he could, from his own personal observation, and also was confirmed by the testimony of many persons who had spoken to him on the subject, inform the Council that the works were really still continued, and called on the Council fully to carry out the future suppression of these nuisances. APPOINTMENT OF A SURGEON TO THE BOROUGH GAOL. The report of the Gaul Committee on the above subject was read. The committee reported that they had caused the proper advertisements to be inserted in the newspapers, and had received twenty-two applicati o n s , a ll of which had had their consideration. Out of those they had elected for the consideration of the Council three, namely those of Mr. Francis Archer, Mr. John Blackburn, and Mr. James Chamber Ferguson. Mr. BLACKBURN spoke at some length respecting the ap plication of his son, who he said had been exceedingly anxious for the situation. He, Mr. Blackburn, notwithstanding that his son was his partner in business, and the law on that sub ject, did not conceive that there was any thing wrong or illegal in the application, as he should not have touched one penny of the emoluments. To be assured that he was cor rect in this notice, he took the liberty of asking the Town! clerk, who perfectly coincided with him in his opinion. Mr. Blackburn concluded, by announcing, that in compliance with the advice of some friends his son had withdrawn his application. Mr. Blackburn left the room when he had finished his speech. The MAYOR in confirmation of Mr. Blackburn's notice of the law of the case, caused the Town-clerk, to read an opinion of Mr. Crompton which had been obtained upon the subject. Mr. Crompton's opinion was, that the appoint ment of Mr. Blackburn's son, would not disqualify mr. Blackburn. The MAYOR said, if the Council received the withdrawal, they must proceed to elect one of the other gentlemen. Mr. HARVEY proposed to the Council Mr. James Cooper. Mr. EVANS recommended that the subject should be again referred to the committee, as Mr. Coopei's name bad not been brought before the Conncil, and the present ptoceed ing would lead to great irregularity. Dr. CARSON supported the proposition of Mr. Evans. It was opposed by Mr. Currie and others. Mr. WALMSLEY said, without wishing to throw any obsta cle in the way of Mr. Cooper's election, he thought it right to remind the Council, that Mr. Cooper had already a situa tion on the Watch board, for which he received £BO per annum, and that salary was about to be increased. Mr. MASON seconded the nomination of Mr. Cooper. Mr. LOGAN proposed Mr. Francis Archer. Mr. CURRIE seconded the motion, and put it to the Court, cil, whether they would confer on Mr Cooper two situations, and that at the moment when they were about to enlarge his salary for that which he at present held. Mr. SMITH moved that Mr. Ferguson be appointed. The Council went to the vote, when the members were.— For Mr. Archer 32, fur Mr. Ferguson 16, for Mr. Cooper 5. The fire police rate was passed at a halfpenny in the pound. A long report of the town-clerk on the powers of the Council, oy th• nselves . and their committees, to make by ! laws, was lead and coutii med. The Council adjourned at three o'clock, to Wednesday next at eleven o'clock. I'HE LONDON JOURNALS IN TWENTY-FOTAIb s I . INT H 0 U R S. -:,l3lDiagritl At eleven o'clock this forenoon, the London morning jour- " nals of yesterday, despatched by the railway mail at el e y en ' 1 o'clock, were delivered at our office—having been thus trans- z ' milted from the British metropolis to Dublin in twentv-four hours. Those journals were received by the Messrs. .iohn- ' stun, of Eden-quay, through the City of Dublin Company's vessel, the Ballinasloe, which left Liverpool last night at nine o'clock, thereby proving the superiority of that route, as the channel for conveying public correspondence between Lon don and Dublin. We are happy to learn that the enterprising directors of the City of Dublin Company have determined to accommr,- date the public by starting a vessel from Liverpool every evening at eight o'clock.—Dublin Evening Mail. We have seen a model of a ship's windlass, with a purchase" applied to it: The appli,,tion is simple •:. • genious, and, we believe, is the invention of Mr. "1. Al. Gladstone, of this town, who has taken out a patent for the machine. It has the decided approbation of Lloyd's sur veyors, as being the must effective purchase hitherto used for getting a ship's anchor. Several have been fitted to vessels of the largest class—the Ganges, of 727 tons; Intrepid, 300 tons.; and the Adam Lodge, 567 tons. And we understand the makers, Messrs. Gladstone, Eddowes, and Co., have numerous orders: the Garrow, British Merchant, and others, are about to be supplied. We believe a model is to be seen this day (Tuesday), at the Underwriters' Room, in order that shipowners may have an opportunity for observing its construction. It is worked with the handspike, without fleeting, and its strength, simplicity, and effectiveness are most consnicuous.—Mail. THE MaiLs..—Several of our local contempOraries having published an erroneous statement of the hours'adopted under the new regulations at the Police-office, for the arrival and departure of the mails, we have applied for and obtained from authority the following correct copy of the arrange ments :—On and after Monday, Ist October, 1838, the de spatches to London will be as follows, viz. :—At 5 45 p.m. , (the letter-box tieing closed at 5,) to a rr i ve in London f or the first delivery the next morning, taking the letters for Bristol, Exeter, Falmouth, &c. At 230 a.m., (the letter box being closed at 2,) to arrive in London about 2 30 p.m. the same day, taking also the bags for Wigan, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Burton, Kendal, Penrith, Carlisle, Glasgow, and Edinburgh; heretofore sent at 850 a.m. The despatches at 3 20 p.m. and 6 20 a.m. will be discontinued. The foreign post despatch on Tuesday and Friday mornings will be at 230 a.m. The arrivals from London will be due at this office about 8 a.m.; letters ready for delivery at 9 and at 10 p.m.—lbid. LORD JOHN RUSSELL IN LIVERPOOL.—On Tuesday morn ing Lord John Russell arrived here from Dublin, in the Postoffice packet. He is the guest of the mayor,. William Rathbone, Esq., at Green-bank, during his stay. In the morning he visited the Custom-house. in company with his worship and, Francis Jordan, Esq. His presence, however, attracted lithe attention. He subsequently went on 'Change, when his reception was so cold that he may, perhaps, be led to reflect on the popularity of the ministry of which he is so distinguished a member. He walked on the flags with the Mayor, and two or three other gentlemen, and passed with a slight notice into the news room, a comparatively small number following. On Lord John's entering the room and leaving it, an attempt was made to get up a reception by clapping of hands, but few joined. He then proceeded to the underwriters'-room, unattended except by his original fol lowers. Lord John re-crossed the flags to the Town-hall in silence. Such is the popularity of her Majesty's first Secre tavy. THE STEAMER LIVERPOOL—This fine vessel, which has been purchased from Sir John Tobin by the Transatlantic Steam Company, is now in course of outfit for the trade be tween this port and New York. She is a superb vessel, and, like those steamers which have been most successful in their voyages to distant lands, she is of great length. This is ob vious enough from the quay, but is not until a person stands on the deck that he has a proper notion of the great distance from stem to stern. The engines of the Liverpool are from the manufactory of Messrs. Forrester and Co. In point of speed, it is expected she will evince qualities of the highest order. Such is the forward state of her preparations that she is expected to be ready, by the end of next week, to take an experimental trip to Dublin. Slit()'N U Ei)11'1()_\. Standard o . ffice, Three o' Clock. LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5. Pending the usual deliveries from the farmers, who avail ing themselves of the continuance of beautifully fine weather for clearing up the harvest iu the Northern districts of Britain and Ireland, we have received very scanty supplies of English and Irish produce generally since Tuesday; and those of Foreign are confined to 3516 qrs. Wheat, with 1500 barrels of Flour, which have arrived hi time to pay the duty of 10s. Bd. per qr. on the former, and 6s. sd. per barrel on the latter, now raised to 16s. Bd. per qr., and 10s. 04d. per barrel for the ensuing week. During the period between Tuesday and to-day, the Corn trade throughout was rather calm without any change in prices,—and at our market this mornicg, the only variation noted in the value of any article, from the currency of our . last circular, is a declirle of 2d. per 70 lbs. in Irish new Wheat, for which there was a very limited sale; upon a re vived demand, however, for most descriptions of old, the transactions, particularly in good samples of foreign, were tolerably extensive. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. TUESDAY, 5114 OCTOBER.—Wind N. N. E. _magnificent, Whitby, from St. J o h n, N . B . from Demerara, off Liv er p oo l Tapley, ARRIVED. —Felicity , Ash, from Salcornbe—Sisters, Jenkins, fro wis m , Char! from London to Cant on , was spoken 29th April, in lat. 2 1 N. l on g . 112 E. . _C am bria, from Liverpool to Calcutta, was spoken 12th Sept., in ions. e c st a o m n pben, lat. 37, long.. 13. Falcon, Todd, from St. Domingo, at Antwerp Hannah, Barrell, from Liverpool for Dorit, at Dover Aigentina, Kelso, from Monte Video, at Cove; sailed 25th :Silly Catharine, Wbiteway, from Liverpool, at Koote Video :a