The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-16 00:00:00

BURNING OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. • ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (From the SiUndard.) Ws a melancholy fact, that, in the papers which detail the destruction of this fine building, appea , s the usinil'adveriise• went, announcing the Gresbam lectures fur the present term, which were fixed as follows: " THE GRESHAM LECTURES.—Jan. 11. 12, and 13—H. H. Southey on Physic. Jan. 15, 16, and 17-I{e v. Jos. Pullen on Astromony. .lan. 18, 19, and 20:— Rev. Henry J. Parker Divinity. Jan. 22, 23,. and 24 Palmer, Esq. ou Law. Jan. Z. 26, and 27 —Rev. Samuel Birch on Geometry. Jan. 29 and 31—tlev. Edw. Owen, on Rhetoric; and Jan. 29 and 31 —Edw. Tavior, Esq. on Music." It will be recollected, that, some time ago, it was debated io the common council whether it would not be right to remove the lecture room from this building to a mare public place. . Many of the professors objected, and the thing was allowfd to proceed in its previous course. Under the present circumstances, how , ever, this advantage will not o f course, be lost sight of, and these lectures will become, what their founder, no doubt, in tended them to be, of real utility to the children of his fellow citizens. With as little delay as possible after the fire had broken out, many persons residing in the immediate neighbourhood of the Exchange, who were acquainted with persons having races or shops under the piazzas, set off in cabs to their houses in order to give them the earliest information of the calamity, and to afford them the chance of saving their most important j, oo k s and papers, if not their popertv. In several instances these kingoffices were the wean; of valuab:e property, and documents of still greater value, being rescued from the flames. Men of all kiwis of professions have, however, .been deprived .‘ at one of th e i r b oo ks, papers, and places of business. Ship /is niters, insurance brokers, stock broker., merchants, and ;.' ctiasies, so many of whore were assembled togetherundeithis A o tomense ro o f, w ill be put lathe utmost . inconyeniarce; and , I from th e a ll b u t sus p ens io n o f their, Jusiness, suffer con- P Ws losses. All the offices of the uews•vanders, which 7 ••• .: 1 !_ 4 a s ", eex• f : \ ;0' r studded the front of the building, have, with one single exced ..„-- . ... .. ; _ tion, oeen totally destroyed. The shop of the watch and chro (Prom the Morning Herald' of Thursday.) : norneter makers, on the east site, in Sweetiug's Alley, have . shared a similar fate. The p ro p ert y o f this kiud lost must be An event whi c h ma y b e regar d e d as a n at i ona l ca la m it y oce curred last ni g ht.. The Royal Exchange is a heap ofruins; a also Considerable. , destructive fi re h as l a id waste t hi s extens i ve com the appearance of the building is this (Thursday) morning commercial build mg, one of the most magnificent in Europe. Soon after ten- of the most desolate description. The four noble walls are standing entire, at least externally,; but every window is out, o'clock last night the fire broke out in Lloyd's Coffee-room, at 1 - the.north-east corner of the edifice, opposite the Bank of Eng , Land.nothitt„. to be_ seen through tliir vacant frames but the land. It was first discovered by ode of the bank watchmen, ke ' .there arising from the mass fl of.bornin i g h ruins,. and . here and who gave the aiarm at the gates, and the bank engines were a beam or a rafter still in ames. e towel, although so immediately brought. A strong body of the city police and high above the rest of the building, -did not escape the all-de night watchmen, and the soldiers on duty. in the Bank, home- vouring flames, and every thing consumable in it has been diately repaired to the spot, and-expresses were sent off is all burned; the clock is destroyed, and the face is no longer to be seen, which for so many years has been the monitor of all en directions to the fire-engine stations, at which period no signs gaged in that heart of England ' s commerce, the vicin i ty of the of any fire cou ld b e seen from the street. Considerable thffi; Royal Exchange. The great gates, both north and south, are culty was experienced in obtaining any entrance to the build• tag, and wh eu t hi s was accompl i shed the flames broke through also reduced to ashes, and nothing is left but the massive hinges the window s wit h great f ury, an d drove the people b ack. The and iron frame work which surrounded them. scene which ensued was a most extraordinary one—the whole- A peep in at the principal entrances where these gates stood tells a more dreary tale of the awful destructor which has been neighbourhood was a l arme d ; an d t h e tra d esme h- who he ld the effected by the ravages of the flames, if possible, than a survey small shops around the exterior of the building instantly coma- Of the exterior. No longer is there . any appearance of the menced the removal of their goods. It was at once predicted architectural and seulptural beauties which every quadrangle that the whole building would be destroyed, and this foreboding of this fine building before presented. All the effigies of royalty was realised too correctly. The Jelferies-square; Whitecross- which adorned the walls have been reduced to blackened masses, street, Farringdon-street, Southwark-bridge-road, Holborn, or have fallen from their niches, and been dashed to pieces. Chan dos-street, School House-lane, and Wellclose-square en- The whole space within the quadrangle is covered with smoking glues, with those belonging to the West of England, the County office, and se v era l ot h ers , were a ll on t h e s p o t, w i t h 63 o f t h e ruins; and looks like a flip,. visited by a shuck of an earthquak le e. fire brigade me n, w ithi n an h our a f ter t h e tit . ? was discovered. The fine statue of King Charles, standing on a mar ble pedestal, and surrounded by an iron railing, remains, how e ve r , Before any wa t er cou ld b e t h rown on t h e buil d ing, it was neces sary to thaw the hose and works of the engines, be pouring' un i n j u red l•lieffect of the scene altogether presents I is certainly vet v hot water upon th em , an d t hi s cause d some d e l ay . For some• . , s picturesque, the streams o f w a t er coming goia• it : teat t h e Jets time afterwards, owing to the intense frost, there was great di if- of the fire-engines in every direction—the beams stilt btaziog, ficulty in working the engines, and the fire continued extending and the Water frozen into long icicles on the very walls of the in a south-west direction, consuming the whole of the It ng burriing pile.' Ladders have ben placed across all the principal range of offices belonging to the Royal Exchange As- t_ _.• thoroughfares leading to the Exchange, and none but those surance Company, At twelve o'clock these and Lloyd's havine , business on the sp ot are allowed to pass these barriets. establishment, the coffee- w e lt' the captains'-room, and the- having consternation of parties who did not know of the calamity offices of the. Underwriters, presented one body of flame, until they arrived in town this morning, and were told, " You which shot up to a fearful height, illuminating the Bank, St. can't pass' here, sir," on their way to business , can scarcely be Bartholomew's, St. Michael's and St. Mary's churches.— described ;'and ' those who had heard of the fire had little ;On- Every Object was as visible as at noun-day , and the people had ~ caption of its extent until they arrived un the scene of curiae assetnblect in such large numbers, that the police and military oration: ' - were engaged in keeping them beyond the reach of. danger, Gull.misr.L.—The lord mayor has issued a notice offering which was very great, owing to the large quantities of burning the Guildhall for the accommodation of the merchants who timber failing every minute into the street. At this period it usually assembled on the Royal Exchange. was found necessary to clear the interior of the area. of the 1. , he fire originated, beyond a doubt, in the coffee-room of Exchange, where for centuries our merchants have daily met, Lloyd s , and is supposed to have been burning fur more than -of the people collected there ; but many could not be induced two hours - and a half before it was discovered from without.— to leave the covered walk until they were half suffocated, a" of a few were expelled by f orce f or t h e i r own sa f e ty. The This fact, with the age and dryn ess o f the timbers, account s for n the great gates had been fureedopec i with crow-bars at the commencement were'brou ascendancy the fire had gained before the engines of the fire.brought to bear upon it. At one o'clock the north and w e s t s ides o f th e E xc h ange were five Eleven stockbrokers,e insurance-brokers, five news-venders, stationers, and seven attorneys consumed, and the tire was ra pidly a pp roac hi ng i h e new tower, booksellers, ve besides which was erected about 20 y ears ago .. Th e e lf orts o f the .fire- watch Makers, have had their various offices and shops destroyed; men appeared Dot to hav e t ue l eas t e ff ect -- t h e fl ames ran over and in the cases of the shops, most of the property therein con thelained has been lost. building, mocking th e i r exert i ons, a l t h oug h not l ess than It was an unfortunate occurrencethat the man who had the 20 engines were at work; indeed for what. good they seemed to key of the Royal Exchange gate resided at Greenwich, so that do, they might as well have been unemployed. The lord may and a great-number of commercial gentlemen urged Mr. Braid " 'some time elapsed before the firemen could effect an entrance. Had the key been in charge of some one in the neighbourhood, wood to cut off the coMmunication, and save the remaining per- Lion of the edifice. He e x pl a in e d th a t i t was i m p oss ibl e; the so a h sto have permitted a ready access, the fire probably would building wee so connected together w i th one c ontinuous roof, notave - Committed such direful ravages. ' • ' - (Frain . the - Stin7) and there was such an immense volume of flame, that it .would .We are happy in being enabled to state to our readers con be fatal to any, man who ascended the building. No one could nected with the shipping interest, that the whole of- the papers doubt the accuracy of Mr. Brentwood's opinion, and the fire and memoranda connected with the policies of insurance effected continued to work its destruction, proceeding from floor to flour, ' u end running along the corridors with the greatest rapidity. -At at Lloyds during the last year hare been saved—th e nderwrit ers' drawers in the different-tables have b e en secure d, an d de excitement of the assembled multitudes in Cornhill, Mansion two o'clock the flames rea c h e d th e t o w e r, a nd the terror and posited in St, Barthol o mew' s Chu r ch an d th e B an k o f E ng l an d , where they are kept till c l a i me d by thei r respect i ve owners. House -street, and the Poultry, was extr e me. A hundred th o u s sand voices murmured, " 'Naas reached the tower, it's alt o'er." - (From the Morning Herald of Friday.) The appearance of the frightful conflagration at this period was Our account of yesterday left the fire burning at five o'clock awful in the extreme; the whole of the Exchange lay complete- and from that hour until noon the flames continued their ra lv in one mass of flames, and the heat was so great that the gages, while-the firemen turned their attention to the preserve firemea and auxiliares could scarcely pursue their laboUrs near bon of the adjoining buildings, in which .they fortunately suc the burning mass. The splendid tower, nearly 150 feet high, seeded. -If -the destructive element had once reached the east was reduced to ashes; the musical peal of eight bells, with a side of Sweeting?s-alley, every house from that place to Fiuch s tenor, about 18 cwt., and weighing about three tuns, tell one lane, containing numerous mercantile establishments, woult after the other, carrying away everything in their progress to- have shared the fate of the Exchange. The houses between wards the pavement, including the roof and stone work, and the Sweeting's-alley,and Finch-lane are closely connected, and se arch over the central entrance. The clock bad a very singular veral narrow courts and covered ways exist, and it is a lucky effect while the tower was burning, which was, no doubt, visible circumstance the fire was prevented extending in that direction, at some considerable distance. The plates of the dials became for it is not at all improbable that the conflagration would not red-hot, and the bands pointed to tae hour, 25 minutes past have ceased until every building between Sweeting's-alley and one, when the w or k s took fire, melting the chime bat rels and Gracechurch-street bad been involved in the general wreck. the machinery in a few minutes. It is utterly impossible to de- The firemen, atter a night of the most arduous exertion, were scribe the scene whi c h p resen t e d it se lf to t h e eves o f th e soec - qu it e exhausted,- and many of them were obliged to go home tators, for although the sky was unclouded, and the moon shone and obtain refreshment and rest. Their coats were a mass of bright with all its splendour, vet its celestial brightness was to- ice, and some of them dropped down from fatigue and the effects ir tally obscured by the dense volumes of smoke and flames which of cold. The ruins of the Exchange emitted a dense volume of issued from the ruins. A shower of fire was seen towering over black smoke, intermingled with fiery particles, during the day, the houses to the south of the Exchange. On the tower - being which was carried by the wind over Lombard-street and the discovered to take fire, the lord mayor seat a messenger to the southein part of the city, darkening the atmosphere to a consi- Tower for more troops to assist the trail power, and in a very derable extent. The Royal Exchange is entirely gutted, the short - time a large body of soldiers arrived, some of whom bare walls and the shell of the tower are all that remain of the took up a position on the south side of Cornhill, while others noble edifice, and every apartment and office is a heap ofsmok were ordered to assist the iohabitants is removing their pro- log ruins. The burning pile presented a wide scene of desola perty to places of safety. Cornhill was immediately cleared lion, viewed from Cornhill, and the principal entrance to the of the people, who, it is but justice to state, behaved in a tuner court, or quadrangle, is blocked up with rubbish The very decorous and becoming manner, a n d but one f ee ling, that, statue of King Charles the Second, in the centre of the hand of regret, seemed to prevail. Every body viewed the fire with some quadrangle, might occasionally he seen partially obscured astonishineot and dismay, and the greatest tears were enter- by the smoke, and, we believe, that amidst the general ruin it tained for the safety of the beak and the adjoining church of, bas not sustained much injury. . .St. Bartholomew's,. abutting on the north east-corner of the The weather was very severe, and the large icicles hanging Exchange. The multitude frequently gave vent to their feel- from the lofty tower, and on the exterior walls, excited consider ings by exclamations of " I hope the hank wilt be saved ; they able attention. The first battalion of the grenadier guards, must preserve the old church!" Fortunately the wind blew whose good conduct during the night deserves great praise, re from the north, and both edilicert - _ remained untouched, and mained on the spot until nine o'clock yesterday morning, when were made the repositories of large-quantities of goods, which they were relieved by aiumber of special constables, the ward were carried there. At half past two o'clock a general opinion officers of the city, who had not been on duty during the night, seemed to prevail that the offices of the Royal Naval Hospital; and nearly the entire force of that efficient body of men, the at the side of the exchange would not be reached. Under a cite day police, under the direction of Mr. Whithair, their super suggestion by souse gentleman preseat, several engines were intendant. Barriers Were placed across Cornhill and Thread ordered to be drawls vp opposite Sweeting's alley. On this needle-street, and strongly guarded, no one being allowed ex being done, the hose were conveyed on to the roofs of tbe cept on business with the houses in the neighbourhood, to pass houses on the east side of the alley, which is a very narrow them. one, by which means the fifetneu bad-a perfect command-over During the fire, the bridges over the Thames were crowded that portion of the Exchange, and torrents of water were chs. with pe o pl e , an d th e fl ames were distinctly visible at Windsor charged into the interior of the building; but notwithstanding Castle, a distance of twenty-four miles from Cornhill. An all those efforts, the flames rapidly extended, and the Bremen Essex farmer states that the fire was seen at Thoydon Mount, were obliged to retreat in consequence of the great heat. The near Epping, a distance of eighteen miles from Loudon. On persons employed at the en g i nes worked to their utmost, many the high lands of Surrey, within twenty miles of the metropolis, of them up to their knees in water and ice, and they we r e en- the progress of the conflagration was observed by the astonished couraged in their efforts by the lord mayor and aldermen pie- country people, who:watched the destruction of the tower, when sent, hut unfortunately, no one thought of obtaining any-se- the flames ascended that part of the edifice. It was a grand freshment for the poor fellows. The firemen's coals were and awful sight, and will not soon be forgotten by those who covered with ice, and the whole of Mansion House -street, viewed it. Walhrook, Bucklershury, and every thoroughfare in the Yid, The water from the numerous plugs which were opened rose nitv of the Exchange, was covered with water, which soon to such a height that the cellars and ground floors of a great became frozen. The Gresham lecture-room was totally con- number of houses and warehouses were overflowed, and caused surned. At half-past three, the north, west, and south sides of much damage. of the immense building were burned down, and the flames had DISCOVERY OF THE FIRE. reached the east side, threatening the entire destruction of the range of shops and dwelling houses connected with the Ex- The following account o f t h e di scovery o f t h e co nfl agrat i on change, and forming the west side of Sweeting's-alley. The bas been furnished by t wo watchmen of the Broad-street ward, named White and Whitl e y. inhabitants on both sides of this narrow court succeeded i n They state that a strong smell of removing the greatest portion of their furniture and stocks in of burning prevailed about the neighbourhood of the Exchange trade before the flames reached the alley, and goods to the some time before the -fire was actually seen: The circumstance amount of at least £50,000 were deposited in places of safety; was made known to the i nspector of the ward, who hastened in and a few mi nutes saw fire raging i n Lloyd ' s but a good deal of heavy furniture could not he gut out of thethe spot, houses, and was sacrificed. coffee-room. commonly known as the captains' room, which is d At four o'clock the fire was still raging with unabated fur v, directly facing the south-e ast portion of the Bank of England. The wind, which was blowing fresh all the night, bad increased They then endeaveured to f orce the gates lead i ng to the coffee ,. room, but without success. Ab out ten m i nutes a f ter t h e dis aimost to a tempest, and the immense area was one bode or covert' this portiim of the Royal Exchange was one mass of fire flame. The remaining wing, the east, shared the fate of the g d ' others, and with it the houses in Sweeting's-allev, forming, part and it spread in two directi ons, east an west, until the whole building was encircled. of the Wilding,. The firemen again got on the roofs of the 'fhe intensity of the frost certainly retarded in a great mea houses on the opposite side of Sweeting's-alley with their hose operations of the fir e b r i ga d e, b ut t h ere were ne i t h er and branch pipes connected with eight 'powerful engines, and sure the directed a plentiful supply of water over the swops and houses firemen nor engines sufficient to com b at suc h a vast b o d y o f below them, by which thee were keet cool, and prevented from flame, and the engines during t h e n i g h t were f re q uen tl y at a igniting. The eastern wing of the Exchange, Re other, stand still for the want - of sufficient hands. A liberal supply of was soon reduced tea heap of ruins; the flames spreading the from refreshments and warm stimul ants on suc h a co ld n i g ht wou ld c have encouraged a number of l a b ourers ' w h o were o n th e s p o t floor to floor, and from one story to the other. The roaring o f roppi . off the elements, the falling of large timbers, and the noise of rite to work with greater energy, in s t ea d of d water ng The Bank of one by one engines, occasionally intermingled woh ihe shouts of the firemen after standing for some time i n co ld England porters and others con nec t e d w ith that establishment and assistants, was almost deafening. Tbe firemen never f/aggeri rendered great assistance duri ng t h e n i g ht i n s aving property in their ell'orts from the commencement of the fire, hut in vain; and working the engines. It sure l y i s not too much to expect the Exchange no longer exists; it is entirely. destroyed. that within a circuit of two miles, embracing the East India The walls in the interior of the Exchange fell with a treuien- House, the Cirstotn•House, Mansion House, Royal Exchange, dous crash, carrying away with them the numerous statues of Bank of England, Excise Office, South Sea House, Guildhall, the Kiwis and Queens who have reigned in England from the the courts of justice, not less than thirty large churches, and a time of William the Conqueror. The shell of the lofty tots er great number of banking houses and large commercial establish still remains, but it is feared that it will fall; and should itcome meats, that a corps of firemen and watermen, with a sufficient down in the direction of the houses opposite in Cornhill. the de- number of enginee, should be maintained for the especial pro struction of property will be fearful. It is but tight to state tection of such property. that every precaution has already been taken by the city au- One of the most remarkable circumstances connected with the tborities, and no one is allowed to pass along Cornhill. At fire at the Royal Exchange, is the fact that at 12 o'clock, when five o'clock the fire was still raging, but all appiebension of the flames had just reached the north-west angle of the building, danger to the surrounding buildings was at an end. The works and were rapidly making their way to the tower, the chimes of several engines at this hour were so contracted by the frost struck up as usual at that hour the old tune "There's use luck that it was impossible to work them. Crowds of persons ate about the house;" and coutinued for five minutes. The effect assembled ia all parts of the city. and nothing else is talked of 'was extraordinary, and the tune was distinctly beard. Alas! but the destruction of the Royal Exchange. The shops of the •it w as the last time the silysr.t u ned bells, whose Joyful notes in news-agents and bookseller,, an d th e officers of the stock-brok- playing at intervali - of every three 'hours " God save the ors are insured. Queen," " Life..let us cherish," "'There's tae luck about the Several accidents occurred during the fire, and one man, who house," and on Sundays ,the old 104th Psalm, have so often received very severe inj ur i es b y t h e falling of - a chimney at the gliddened the hearts of the citizens, and amused the frequenters south-west angle of the building, was conveyed to the hospital. of "Change, are silent - forever, and are either melted bythe in- Serious as the loss of this noble building must be to our mer- tense beat or broken to pieces. The grand peal of 12 bells in chants and citizens, and the n a ti on at la rge, the serious inter- the steep le of Spiialfieids church, With similar chimes, were de ruptioa the dreadful calamity m us t occas i on to bus i ness will be s t ro y e d by fire about two year's ago, and, to the disappointment ten titnes more so. All the books and papers connected with of the people of the east end, have not yet been restored. The. Lloyds, the Royal Exchange Assurance, and other mercantile only chimes now esisting'are thrise of St. Clement Danes, in companies, ate with few exceptions. - destroyed. 'Ube thorough- the Strand, on which ihe'old 104th Psalm is played every four fare through Corn hill and Threadneedle-stieet must necessarily hours, and the musical chimes of St. Giles's church, Cripple be dosed, and a great many business Ira nsactions 'will be sus"- gate, and St. Dioir!s Backchnrch, Fenchurch.street. Formerly pended. There is no calculating the great inconvenience which a great many churches in - loridon, ,including' St. Margaret's must he the result of this event, as far as businesi is concerned, and St. Sepulchre's, had chinie hammers annexed to the bells. - and the merchants and traders will, for a time, be deprived of . The following are additional particulars of the fire, and its their old meeting place; but there is too much enterprise and consequences, which we have collected from various sources:— liberality among the citizens and the mercantile cominnnisy The streets leading to the scene of devastation were covered to sufrel: the inconvenience to exist long; and although the with ice and water yesterday; notwithstanding, people flocked destruction of the Royal Exchange will ever be regretted, we from all quarters, unmindful of the cold and the wet, to obtain hone that a new eschauge more commodious than the last. and a glimpse of the ruins. In the evening the open space at the with greater 'facilities for the transaction of business will be bottom of Cornhill was crowded with people of both sexes. The erected. It is, of course, well known tbat ibe Gresham com- dilapidated appearance of the tower and the walls of the Ex change presented a woful sight. Volumes of flame and smoke Ex mittee, named after tbe founder of the building, Sir T. Gresham, occasionally issued minds of the ru ins, producing a _ ra feeling o o f_ awe are the trustees of the property, and to them will the public look with the greatest anxiety for the erection of a new exchange, and ernsr in the . . the spectators. M r. . B • idw 0 . 1 st ill _ worthy of our great metropolis, and the nation at large. • remained on the spot, giving directions to his men. In the course of the afternoon two lahre iron chests, belonging to the Royal Exchange Fire' and Life Assurance Company, were dragged out of the ruins into the open street, where they re main. It appeared from what transpired anionget some of the gentlemen connected with the company, that the chest con tained deeds and documents to an extensive amount, but whe ther they had- sustained any damage front the fire, as they were not 'opened, *could not lie ascertained. Amongst the valuable articles is' a splendid painting which decorited the Gresham committee-room, and said to be worth £3,000. An attempt was made to save it by the city watchmen, before the tire had reached that part of the building. but the smoke mei intense heat com pelled them to make a hasty retreat. The fire brigade also at tempted to Save the painting, but with no better success. Ott penetrating over the burning embers into the quadrangle, a melancholy sight presented itself, nothing being observed of the piazza and the splendid embellishments which adorned the edifice, buta mass of rubbish. The whole of the colonnade hid been- forced down by . the falling root's and timbers, and the statues of the various monarchs were lying about, many of them . broken to pieces. The lofty chimneys on each side present a very alarining appearance, a.nd threaten to fall with every gust of Wind. The statues over the poi tico of the principal entrance, representing Europe. Asia, Africa. and America, and those of -Kings Charles 1. and 11., and Sir Thomas Gresham, have n o t sustained any material injury. We have spoken of the orderly conduct of the people on Wednesday nigiit. when the fire threatened the destruction of the Bank of England, and St. Bartholomew Church, but we cannot say so much of the beh a . viour of the people collected yesterday.. Such was their violent and uproarious conduct, that the barriers which had been erected at the top of Bartholomew- lane, and at the end of Corn hill, next Grate( hutch-street and Threadneedle-street, were found insufficient to resist the pressure of the assembled crowds. The.iron barriers mused on certain occasions at the Old Bailey were sent for, and immediately fixed, which prevented the Ina- titude reachi ng C ornh i ll. The amount of property destroye3 in the Royal Exchange is not yet known, but it must be very great. With regard to the different persons who occupy the shops in the arcades under the ME LIVERPOOL STANDARD. building and offices above, we heard of the following losses:— The Lord Mayor's Court—offices entirely destroyed, with the books and papers, desks, &c. No. 12. The offices of Messrs. Broughton and Etenistend, stock-brokers, pat tia.lly consumed. No. 11. Mr. Robert Peake, English and Foreign stock brokers, destroyed. No. it). Messrs. De Hague and Holmes, brokers, gutted by the flames No. 9. Messrs. Davis and Swift, stock-brokers, destroyed. No. 8. Messrs. John Foster and Sons, brokers, nearly con sumed. • No. 7. Messrs. Richards, Sutton, and Sons, brokers, nearly consumed. No. 4. [lore's Steam-packet office to Dundee and Perth, to tally destroyed. No. 3. Messrs. Jarvis, Bethel!, and Sons, stationers, greatly damaged. No. 2. Messrs. Withers and Scores; notaries, destroyed. No 1. 'Williams and Co., chronometer, watch and clock makers, destroyed The office of the London and Croydon Railway is greatly damaged by the water from the engines. CORNHILL. No. 96. Williams and Co., silversmiths and watchmakers, totally consumed. We understand that some portion of the valuable stock was removed before the fire reached the shop. No. 37. Messrs. Chappell and Co., news-agents and book sellers. The shop and its contents were consumed; the siot k of papers and books in the shop was partly removed, the remain der fell a prey to the flames. No. 98. The shop of Messrs. Effiingham Wilson and Co , is greatly damaged by fire and water. A great portion of the stock was removed before the flames reached the south-east angle of the Exchange. No. 89. Messrs. Blythe and Co., stationers, nearly destroyed. No. 90. Mr. Evans, tobacconist, (as we understood,) consi derably damaged. There are several other shops and offices totally consumed, but the occupiers are unknown at present. SWEETiNG'S-ALLEY. No. 20 Mr. Wilson, bookseller, greatly damaged; the stock by removal, and the shop by tire. No. 21. Mr. Joseph, bootmaker greatly damaged by fire. No. 19. Mr. Barber, hatter and military cap-maker, partially dest rayed. No. 18. Mr. Burton, confectioner, greatly damaged. No. 17. Messrs. Smith and Co:, batters, has sustained great damage.. No. 16. Messrs. Dryegan and Co:, greatly damaged. No. 15. Vernon and Co., notaries, considerably damaged. . No. 14. Mr. John M French, chronointer-maker, damaged. No. 13. Mr. John Fawley, map and printseller, nearly de stroyed. No. 12. Mr. Tent, shirt-maker, .greatiy damaged. All the shops above-named are rendered untenantable. THREA , DNEEDLE-STnEET, UNDER LLOYD'S ROOMS. Carter and Co., printsellets, consumed. No. 2. Mr. Hodges, totally consumed. No. 3. Mr. , auctioneer, entirely consumed. No. 4. A large shop, completely burnt down. Nu. 5. Burrup and Blyght, consumed. N0...6. Forrester and Co., notaries, destroyed with a quantity of valuable documents. No. 7. Mr. Mitherey, optician, close to the north gate, con sumed. The shops, Nos. 7,8, 9, 10, and 11, in the occupation of va rious persons, are all burnt down. with their contents, and the shop, No. 12, is greatly damaged by fire and water. Considerable difficulty was experienced by our reporter in ascertaining the losses of various individuals, and so great was the confusion in the neighbourhood of the Exchange that he had much trouble.in making his way about the ruins, and, al though every effort has been made to give:as correct a state ment as possible, there may be some inaccuracies in the above description of the ravages of the tire in the shops under the building. The business of the Lord Mayor's Court offices has been removed to the Mansion house, and Guildhall has been granted for the meeting of the merchants, bankers, and traders until the Exchange is rebuilt. The offices of the news agents under the projecting arcades are either burnt down or so much injured as to render them untenantable. The losses of many small shopkeepers will be severely felt in the destruction of their property and ruin of their business. The shops and houses on the east side of Sweetimes-alley, which were preserved from total destruction by the fire brigade, have sustained great da mage by the intense heat, and the interiors flooded by the water ,The goods of the tradesmen have been likewise injured by hasty removals. Hamilton, the engineer of the Whitecross.street station, whose leg was broken during the fireat the House of Commons, met with another misfortune yesterday morning. While di recting the branch pipe on the Lord Mayor's Court offices a brick fell from the top of the building, and struck him on the face. He was severely wounded, but did not leave the spot. When the bells came down from the tower, one of the County men was in the act of running across the road towards his en gine, who stood opposite the south entrance, and he had a very narrow escape, the brick-work and timbers of the belfry falling into the middle of the road, within a few inches of his person. The lire-engines are still kept near the building, to subdue any fresh outbreak of fire. The coolness and intrepidity Ire qu?.ntly exercise , : by Mr. Braid wood, the superintendant, is de serving of much praise. He did not leave the spot until late yesterday evening, after more than 20 hours' incessant exer tion. ing to the Royal Exchange Insurance-office, over which these chimneys stood. Some of the firemen are still occupied in searching for papers and books among the ruins. The few engines which are still on the spot are deserted by the firemen, which is a proof that no further danger is apprehended. Some of the walls in the alley opposite the Bank are being propped up. A tremendous crash took place at half past two by the falling of a stack of chimnies ; but we do not hear that any personal injury has been sustained thereby. The goods which were deposited during the fire at various places ►n the neighbourhood, are being removed to their owners; and great order continues to be maintained by the police. The meeting of the underwriters of Lloyd's at the City of London Tavern has terminated ; they have come to the resolu tion of sending - an address to the Drapers' Company, signed by merchants and underwriters, to grant them the use of their extensive premises. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The crowds began to diminish when they found that there was a determination upon the part of the magistracy t o k eep them at a distance, and the greatest order was maint a i ne d . The alderman and Mr. R. L. Jones, deputy-alderman,and other members of the corporation, were in constant attendance during the day in the immediate neighbourhood of the Royal Exchange, and were frequently in communication with the merchants and bankers. Several mercantile men objected, we understood. to the Guildhall as the place for general business on account of the distance, and for other reasons; and it is said that a petition was signed requesting that Drapers' Hall, in consequence of the greater accommodation which that building could furnish, should be appropriated.to the use of the multi tudes who have been inconvenienced by the calamity. The New South Sea House, however, it is believed, is much better adapted to answer the purposes of the mercantile men of the metropolis than any other buildinsr. Colonel Ebrington, from the Tower, waited upon the lord mayor, having been given to understand that his lordship wish ed for the assistance ofihe military. The colonel inaforined his lordship that 51) men should be, if it was his desire, upon the spnt in a very short space of time. The Lord Mayor stated to the colonel, that there was not the slightest occasion for a military force. It was supposed that it would have been necessary to have the assistance of some of the engineers under the colonel's authority, when the stability of the tower was doubted; hut as that doubt was removed, he did not see that there was occasion to trouble the colonel. Mr. Ashley, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Williams, attorneys in the Lord Mayor's court, which was situate in the west gallery of the Royal Exchange, have suffered dreadfully from the fire ; all the securities and deeds in their possession, involving vast pro. pertv, have been consumed. The loss is enormous. Several iron boxes, in which deeds were kept, were made red. hot themselves, and of course the contents were destroyed. One box, however, of great fireproof virtue, the patent of Marr, of Bread-street, was brought to the Mansion-house with all its contents, in a perfect slate of preservation. It had been taken out of the smoking ruins in the morning, and was quite hot when exhibited. LATEST PARTICULARS. (From the Standard of Saturday.) - • , - - The total destruction of the Royal Exchange still continues the all absorbing topic of conversation in the City, and the in terest and curiosity of the public to view the remains of this once noble structure appear to increase every day. The ruins present a most interesting and awfully grand appearance, the effect of which is greatly heightened by the thousands of icicles attached to those parti of the walls which have become cold. There is not the remotest idea of further danger; some of the beams and timber continue to smoke, and in all probability will for several days to come, but no doubt can exist but that the fire is extinguished in every part of the building. Several engines remain on the spot but only One is in active o p eration, and that i s di recte d to a hea , p of smouldering ruins in one cor ner of the Exchange, for the purpose of cooling them, as it is supposed some valuable property may probably be buried un derneath. The greatest exertions have been used during the morning to ascertain whether it was probable the iron chests b elon g i ng to different parties, whos e shops have been burnt, could be re covered, and we are happy to hear that a considerable number have been recovered and conveyed to the owners uninjured. The walls on each side of the building are shored up, but the timber used strikes every one as not being sufficiently strong for the purpose to which it is applied. We were, however, in formed that in a day or two, when the walls are sufficiently cool, an inspection of the whole ruins will take place by several eminent surveyors, who will have authority from the Gresham Committee to adopt any precaution necessary to avoid danger, regardless of expense. Barriers are placed across. both ends of Cornhill, and at the other streets near the Exchange a number of the police are stationed, who prevent all persons from ap proaching near the ruins, except those who have business, at the Bank of England, or at some of the shops (if we may so speak) within the barriers. This regulation causes great disap pointment to the multitude; but it is a very wise_ and prudent one. Some few of the offices occupied by stockbrokers, on the north-west corner of the Exchange, are neatly cleared out, and it is thought they may, in a short time, be fitted up as tem porary ,places of business, until other accommodation can be obtained. The difficulty of parties in trade end professions obtaining new premises is very great, and the demand so press ing, that several indiViduals li the neigkibiturhood are dividing their shops and office 2, which will, no doubt, be eagerly taken at enormous rents. The pavements in the streets on each side of the l'.:xchary, present a curious, and in this country, novel appearance. Ihe waste water from the engines freezes the moment it escapes, and the ice in many parts is many inches thick. The tower is ascertained to be quite secure. The grasshopper at tne top is not the least defaced or injured. We are tGld that a meeting of the Greesham Committee will be held in a few days, when measures will be adopted for re building the Exchange on a grand scale, and affording the greatest possible accommodation to the merchants and others transacting business. It is said, however, that a new build ing cannot be erected and fitted for business under two yeers, The Guildhall, which is now thrown open to merchants who usually attend the Exchange, is being rendered as conve nient as possible for the transaction of business. Boards were this morning placed on all the inner walls of the building for the purpose of affixing such public notices on as were usually printed at the Exchange. Half-past Two o'clock. The crowd increases as the day advances, and the utmost anxiety is manifested to obtain a view of the ruins. The regu lations of the police are excellent. Not a single accident has occurred since the first night. Workmen are now employed in erecting gates to the entrance of the Exchange from Cornhill, the old gates having been destroyed. The smoke from the smouldering ruins decreases every hour. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. A railing on the Cornhill side of the ruins has been fixed this morning, extending about half-way across the road, for the pur pose of preventing the approach of the gazing multitude, who would otherwise materially tend to obstruct the labourers in removing the rubbish from the ground. Every preparation seems to have been made ford general clearance, in order that a new Exchange may be ereeted as soon as possible. It is ge nerally expected that the new structure will be faronore emit modions than the old one, and that the merchants, &c., will no longer be exposed to the inclemency of the weather from an uncovered roof. Business about the late Exchange assumes a brighter appear mice this morning; shops on the Combat side are open, and th• greatest facilities are made for those who wish to approcah them. The engines have ceased working; but the immense quantity of water thrown from them during the last two past days, an,. which lies frozen on the ground in all directions, has rendered the pathway very slippery and dangerous. The walls round thy• pile of ruins, as well as the tower, are still standing. The firm men have pulled down a stack of chimneys which had been left in a very tottering condition; and it is expected that in a short time they will be enabled to dig out the large iron cheat belong- THE PRIESTS BROUGH"1"r0 THE TEST. TO MR. THOMAS MAGUIRE, ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST. Dublin, January 3d, 1838. _ Sin,—Although your conduct, your malicious personal slan ders, your disingenuous evasions, and your blasphemies, have totally disentitled you to notice from any fair controversialist, from a Christian or a gentleman, vet, having pledged myself to call you to account for your speech delivered in July, at Glas gow, as soon as my convenience permitted ; and still more, being anxious, according to my moderate ability, to use every faithful e ff or t t o d e l iver my R oman Catholic fellow-subjects from the awful system of tyranny and imposture under which they are unconsciously bowed down—l now address you to redeem my pledge, and to put you, for the last time I shall ever hold any communication with you, to the test before the people, who shall see now where real evasion lay, at the time when you skulked away, from my public and repeated chal lenges. You know your tact well, sir, and I know mine. You want to mystify and cloud all truth from the people—l want to try and make it plain before them. I have sent you challenges from which you have fled. You have shuffled, quibbled, and evaded, and tried to change them to others, knowing well that you dare not stand upon the Bible; and you have tried to taunt and in veigle me to follow you where you know you could entangle the minds of the people among all the sophistries and quibbles in which you are so well trained. You have fled like a hunted fox to a rabbit warren, where he knows he can pop into a thousand holes and baffle his pursuers, from whom, with all his wiles, he cannot escape in the open plain. But I mean not to say that it is a trial of skill between us. No, sir, lam not the power with whom you have to contend; If I felt I were, I would shrink from contest with you or any other man. You have to contend with your maker; it is His truth, His eternal word that is arrayed against you. It is with that word, sir, I seek to bring you into collission, that if it be the will of God, when you feel your impotence to encounter it, you may repent and tremble to think how you shall appear at his awful tribunal; or, if you shall continue hardened in your apostacy, that if it please God, the, people may be rescued from the cruel bondage in which they are enslaved. Mark, sir, my object is to obtain liberty of conscience and salvation for Roman Catholics. If their consciences are not to be oppresssed by Protestants, neither are they to he blinded by tyrannical priests. If it is not just that they should be made civil slaves by us, neither is it just they should be made spiritual slaves by you. The Roman Catholic laity are sincere—they really and honestly believe in the existence of the authority by which their priests govern them—the priests are all deceiving them—they know it to be all a cheat; the people submit, believing the delusion; the priests practice on their credulity, knowing the imposture. The peo ple are the persons aggrieved —the priests are the oppressors; the people are all the victims—the priests the wilful tyrants. Let the people fix their eyes now on you and all the priests. If you prove yourselves honest men—if you prove that you are sincere--if you prove that you do not know you are imposing on the people, then let me bear the blame, and do you go on and prosper, and the Roman Catholics will know whether you or I have been mocking them. I have laid the principle on which I challenge you in the columns of the Scotti,h Guardian, before the Protestant Associ ation. at Glasgow. My brethren of the Church of Scotland will hold a public meeting on the 24th or 25th of this month, if it pleases God to spare us; if you and your brethren will answer the challenge, and meet the case, then you shall have half the tickets for Roman Catholics, who shall hear f o r th emse l ves; they shall see how far their honest, unsuspecting confidence is mocked, and how far the priests will attempt to bring to the proof the imposition they practice on the people. I challenged you, sir, befhre on several points; now, for the sake of brevity, I reduce these points to one. I take one single article of your ' creed of Pope Pius IV., which the people implicitly believe, but which you well know to be an imposition The article 1 allude to is this—" I also admit the Holy Scriptures according to that sense in which our Holy Mother, the Church, has held and does hold them, to whom it belongs to judge of the true sense and interpretation of the Scriptures, and I will serer take and inter pret them otherwise than according to the unanimous consent of the Fathers.'' Now, Sir, I challenge you before the inhabitants of Glasgow, (this letter shall appear, if it please Providence, in their press,) explicitly and distinctly to answer these plain questions :—First —I challenge you to answer, directly to the question, Is that article true, or is it false? Answer distinctly—lt is tine, or con fess it is false. Secondly—lf you say it is true, then I challenge youY to pledge yourself to appear, with any nuntber of priests you please, not exceeding six—(Bishop Murdock and all the Priests of Scotland shall be specially invited to send you help) —I challenge you and all your brethren, to take the Epistle of St. Paul to the ancient Church at Rome, and give to the people " the sense in which your Holy Mother the Church has held and does hold" that epistle, and it) which sense you declare you re ceive it. If there is no such sense, your article is false; if you are unable to give the sense of your church—if you never saw or knew of such a sense; but if you know it has no existence, then you know the article is false—you and your fraternity de liberately impose on the people, and while the unfortunate laity of the Church of Rome surrender their right, as rational beings, to judge of the word of God being taught—that it is impious or even dangerous to do so, instead of submitting to the judgment of the Church, and white they think that you, Priests, know the judgMent of the church, and teach them according to it; and that Yin hearing you, they hear the church, you, Priests, all know that it is.an imposition on the people; you know you have no sense of your church for yourselves, and none for the people; but you keep this bugbear, this base pretence, this cruel impos ture over them, as a mighty power to fright them lest they read the Holy Scriptures, and thus be emancipated front your trammels. Thirdly—Sir, if you admit that the article is false— that you are unable to stand before the people, and give your church's sense and interpretation of this epistle—then, since yowcannot stand as a priest of the Church of Rome, to give your church's interpretation, I challenge you, and any number of your f e ll ow pr i ests, to stand forward and give an interpreta tion on your private jud gmen t s w hi c h i s a ll you have to give of that port i on of the W or d nt . God--I chall e n ge you to find iu the ancient religion of that Holy Church, as taught by the apostle Paul, any of the superstitions which the Council of Trent added to the Nicene Creed. Prove your church conformable in her principles t o i that epi s tl e , as a pr i est, b y your church ' s interpre tation; or , f you are unable to do this, prove it as a private in dividual, by your own. Now let the people mark, that they may see the imposture of their prie s t s; l et them keep , the point clearly in view • let theta mark to wh a t you are challenged, and let them mark ' what you dare not answer, and what von dare not do. Your are chal lenged toa nswer—Question - lst.—ls it true that you receive the Holy Scriptures according to that sense in which your holy mother the c h urch has held and does hold them ? Answer this—l do receive them so, or Ido not. Challenged to answer question 2d.—lf you hold them according to the sense of the church, will you p l e d ge yourself to stand forward with any priest or priests on the platform at Glasgow, on the day speci fied, and give to the people the sense of the Apostolic Epistle to the ancient church of Rome, which your church holds, and in which you receive it. Answer this—l will pledge myself to do so, or I will not. Challenged to answer question 3d.—lf you cannot give the sense of your church of this Epistle, will you pledge yourself to stand forward with any priest or priests, and give your own interpretation of it to the people ? If you are com pelled, a s y ou must b e, to con f ess t h at the sense of your i church s a mere imposture on the people, then dare you pledge yourself to give an interpretation on your own private judge ment or not ? Answer now distinctly—l will pledge myself to give , my own int er p reta ti on, or I w ill not. Now, I tell you, Sir, you shall be held, with the blessing of God, to this challenge, as closely as ever man was held to any principle. N o qu ibbl e, no li e, no soph i stry, no evasion shall avail you—no chanae of terms or challenge shall profit you; answer it distinctly and directly you must and shall ; or, if not, then I trust that my reverend brethren and I will be able plainly and faithfully to show the reason why you do not do so to the R oman Catholic laity on th e pl a tf orm at Gl asgow. — I will, if it pleases God to spare me, read this challenge there; and if you do not answer it explicitly, and stand forth pledged to maintain your answer, then I hope the people will see whether their true friends are those who wilfully and deli berately impose on them, and not meet facts in their presence, or those who, through all reproach, and slander, and male vrilence, come forward determined, in God's strength, to tell them the truth of the gospel of their salvation. Now, Sir, fur preliminaries. You must appear at least with one priest, or it' you please with half-a-dozen. You shall exhibit to the people the unity of the church, whether in her interpretation or your own. Again, Sir, as to your speech at Glasgow. Before you commence your interpretation, you shall have one quarter of an hour to repeat in my presence, on the public platform, if you dare, the personal slanders of me and my profession, and my ordination, which you presumed to utter in my absence. You shall have one half hour to repeat and prove from Dens's Theology, the deliberate and intentional misstatements which you both made in Dublin in your pulpit, and in Glasgow at your public dinn er , as t o P ro t estants no t b e i ng counte d h ere tics, and which yon had the impudence to say I suppressed. I shall take the same time (three quarters of an hour) to an swer you on both, and my answer and your charge shall i go be fore the public. Again, sir, you put forth a challenge n your speech at Glasgow thus :—" Dare any of the holy trio," (meaning Mr. M‘Neill, Mr. O'Sullivan, and myself,) "who have jalready come here to cheat the public,. to nourish their prejudices by ' abasing their credulity, meet me in Glasgow to canvass or gain say my arguments in favour of confession, of sacramental con fession ? "Phis is my challenge to their foul, lying, slanderous accusations. (Immense cheering.) Now, sir, I distinctly and explicitly accept your challenge if you dare to accept mine, and to place the proof on its true and solid basis. I assert that your sacramental confession, as you call i t, is a lie in principle, and a damnable tyranny in practice. I say it was not instituted by Christ—l say it was not preached by the Apostles—l say it was not practised in the ancient holy apostolic Chula at Route, no nor in any other Christian church; and if you dare to give your church's interpretation of that Epistle, or if you admit your creed to be false, as it is, and dare to give your own in regular consecutive order, I say you can neither find such an imposture as sacramental confession, nor prove it from beginning to end of that Epistle; and I will undertake to prove, not only that it is I not there, but totally irreconcilable to the Gospel of Christ, and the glorious scheme of man's redemption, through our Lord and Saviour, as taught by the holy Apostles. Finally, sir, choose your associates—you must have one, you may have six. I shall be happy to take my stand with my brethren of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow— you shall see the difference between Protestant unity and Papal unity. We will give you and your priests an h our each if y ou lik e t o g i ve, a l ternate l y, sour church's expos ition; or, if you cann o t d o so , your own. We shall give our expositions alternately after you. and prove s our ignorance of the Gospel,of Christ, and the lying refuges which Popery 'substitutes for man's salvation instead of the righteousness and hind of the Redeemer. We shall prove the loctrines of salt in the Church of Scotland true, and in •he Church of En and true; and we shall prove they agree t nit the Word of Gml, and with each other--and your confes 4i/sus, your masses, penances, unctions, purgatories. to be lying fictions for the profit of the priest, and the slavery and ruin of 'he souls of the people. Trusting that God will bless ibis and ill efforts to vindicate His Sacred Truth against the falsehoods ind tyranny of the Papal Anti-christ, I am, sir, a sincere and ; itldul friend to the best interests of my Roman Catholic ' countrymen, R. .1. 11`ilt-11,E. The black lead mine, near Keswick, has lately bees more productive than for many months previous, and some very choice pieces of metal have been brought to the surface. THE NEW LAW OF WILLS. The Principal Regulations contained in the present Act, which took effect on the first day of 1838, are— I. No will made by any person under the age of 21 years shall be valid.—(Soc. 7.) 11. The regulations to be observed in making a will or codicil are as follows—(Sec. 9. ):- 1. The will or codicil must be signed at the foot or end thereof by the testator; 2. Or if he does not sign, by some other person, in his pre sence, and by his direction. 3. The signature must be made or acknowledged by the testator, in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time. 4. The witnesses must attest and subscribe the will or 'codicil in the presence of the testator. 111, Appointments by will, under a power, are made subject to the above mentioned regulations.--(Sec. 10.) IV. The testator's marriage is a revocation of his will (ex cept in certain eases of exercise of powers).—(Sec. 18.) V. The revocation of a will or codicil may be—(Sec. 20.) 1. By a will or codicil executed as above-mentioned. 2. By a writing declaring an intention to revoke, and exe cuted like a will. 3. By the destroying of the will by the testator, or by some person in his presence, and by his direction, with intent to revoke. VI. Alterations made in wills must be executed in like man ner as wills.—(Sec.2l,) VII A will shall be constructed to speak from the death of testator.--(Sec. 24.) VIII Residuary devisees in wills will include estates, com prised in lapsed and void devises.—(Sec. 25.) IX. A general devise of testator's land will include freehold, cop)bold, and leasehold land.—(Sec. 26.) X. A general devisee of testator's real or personal estate will include estates over which he has a general power of appoint ment.—Sec. 27.) Xl. A devisee without words of limitation will be construed to pass a fee.—(Ses. 28.) Below is a form of a Will of the most simple kind.—The words included in brackets, under the present Act, add nothing to the validity of the dispositions. This is the last will of me, John Jones, of, &c. I devise [and bequeath] all my [freehold, copyhold, and leasehold] messuages, farms, lands, and other estates, in the parish of Anson, unto my son James Jones [his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, for ever], but as to estates vested in me upon trust or by way of mortgage, subject to the equities affecting the same respectively, 1 appoint my friend Robert Rudd sole executor of this my will, hereby revoking ail other wills.—ln witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this seventeenth day of January, 1838. JOHN JONES. Signed and declared by the said testator* as and to be his last will, in the p resence of us, present at the same time, who, in his presence [and in the presence of each other], have hereunto set our names as k' witnesses. EDWARD JAMES. JOHN RICHARDS. * This form of attestation is not required by the act. A will may be revoked, without destroying the instrument, thus : I, John Jones, do, by this writing, declare my intention to revoke my will, dated the seventeenth day of January last; and I hereby revoke the same accordingly.—ln witness whereof I have hereunto set my band, this twentieth day of Au g u s t, 1838. JOHN JONES. Signed by tne above-named John Jones, in the presence of us, liresent at the same time, who, in his presence [and in the pre sence of each other], have hereunto set our names as witnesses. JAMES NICHOLS. WILLIAM WILSON. A will being altered by interlineation, at the end of the will words to (his effect may be added : I, Jobn Jones having altered my will in the respective folios and lines fiAlowing, folio 1, line 10, [and so on], do again here unto set my hand, declaring this, as so altered, to be my last will, this seventeenth day of Nevember, 1838. _ JOHN JONES. Resigned and redeclared by the above named John Jones, as and to be his last will, as above altered, in the presence of us, present at the same time, who, in his presence [and in the presence of each other], have hereunto set onr names as witnesses. GEORGE ROBERTS. THOMAS WILLIAMS. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Courier.) MANCHESTER —The market remains in almost the same state it was in last week, and there is nothing deserving of particular notice. The amount of the business transacted is very limited, and a disposition is shown, on the part of spin ners and manufacturers, to close for whatever part of their stocks they can obtain a reasonable offer. This must eventu ally bring down prices, which are now evidently on the decline, unless prevented by the usual improved demand for the Spring trade. SILK TRADE AT MIDDLETON.—There is a slight improve ment this week in the silk trade : weavers have Inure work, and manufacturers and workpeople are expecting a good trade shortly. THE WOOLLEN TRADE. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JAN. S.—Though it has been what is called the new market, yet there has been no great quantity of business done to-day. The attendance of buyers has been rather thin, and the prices given no better than those of last week. Wool remains steady, but can be easi ly purchased at the last market's price. HALIFAX (Saturday.)—Contrary to all expectation, there was only a limited business doing to-day, and as a necessary consequence no advance on previous rates could belnade. Oa the whole things were very flat. The spinners, however, ob tained fully previous rates. HUDDERSFIELD (Tuesday).—There is a great sameness to report as compared with two or three previous markets; that is, as regards demand. Although the manufacturers have for many weeks looked for an advance, still the state of the market has never warranted it. LEEDS ('Tuesday).—We have to report rather a dull market to-day, which clashes with the sanguine expectations of most in the trade. There were, in fact, but very few buyers in the mar ket. Prices cannot be said to have varied; still extensive buy ers, had any appeared, might have done business on rather easier terms. BRADFORD (Thursday).—ln our piece market to-day opi nion varies as to the amount of business done; but it is evident that, had the manufacturers been disposed to sell upon the old terms, much larger transactions would have been the result; still some advance was realised on most descriptions of goods, but the advance has perhaps in no instance realised one half the amount of the advance on wools and yarns. Things on the whole are decidedly better. THE: IRON TRA DR.—We are happy to state (says the Mer thyr Guardicra) that the iron trade is brisk, that the orders at the last quoted prices are plentiful, and, unless there be too great an anxiety on the part of the masters to advance the price, are likely to continue so. We hope they will let " well alone." We have heard of severaf furnaces put recently into blast. A REFRACTORY JURYMAN. MIDDLESEX GENERAL SESSION. On Tuesday, atter the petit jury had been sworn, and the first prisoner given them in charge, a juror, named Henry Wilson, residing in James-street, Old -street-road, addressing the chairman, said Sir, I should like to be informed who is to remunerate me for my loss of time and trouble in attending here"" The Chairman (to the clerk of the indictments.)—Go on with the case. Wilson.—Go on! But I wont go on till lam informed who is to pay me for my loss of time. The Chairman.—You are summoned here, sir, to discharge a highly important public duty, and all who attend here for that purpose do so without being paid for their -public services; all the gentlemen who are now with me on the bench attend here without being paid fee or reward. Wilson.—l es; they seek the situation for honour's sake. The Chairman.—lt is, I believe, universally admitred that the trial by jury is one of the most beautiful parts of our ex cellent constitution, and it is part of that constitution that in all criminal cases the juries shall not be paid for their services, and sorry indeed should I be that any alteration in the law in that respect should take place; for if in criminal cases juries were to be paid for their attendance, persons would become candidates for the situations, instead of the duties of jurymen being diccharged by independent men Wilson.—Oh! that's all very well; but other public servants are paid, and well paid too for doing li t tl e or not hi ng ; an d I , therefore, on principle, object to being kept here all day with out being paid for my time or trouble. The Chairman.-1 must not have any more of these observa. Lions. Let the case proceed. _ The trial, which was for an assault of a very trifling descrip tion upon a sheriff's officer, proceeded. The Chairman summed up the evidence. After which a short consultation took place amongst the jury. At length The Foreman said, " That juryman that had just now ad dressed the court says he will nut agree to any verdict until he is paid for his. services," The Chairman.—Very well, sir: I can also tell - you and your brother jurymen that you will all be locked up ufitil you agree to a verdict. Do you know, sir, the situation in which you stand. You have taken a solemn oath on the Gospel well and truly to try the prisoner at the bar, and having heard the evi dence in this case, you must give your verdict. You have sworn to decide on the case. Wilson.—Yes, I did swear I would decide on the case, but I did not swear what time I would take to do so. The Chairman.—Let an officer attend the jury to their room, and let them be locked up without fire or candle until they can agree upon a verdict. Several of the jury said it was very hard that they should be locked up on the account of one of their body being so obstinate. The Chairrnan.—l cannot help it. lam exceedingly sorry for il. 1 shall take care that that individual shall not profit from it. Wilson.—Can you show that I am acting illegally, that's all ? Tell me where the law is that says how long a jury is to consider their verdict. A Juryinan.—What is it you require? Wilson.—Nothing of you. I am contesting a great public principle, and am rejoiced at the occasion of doing so. If one sort of public service is paid fur, why tint another? lam here told that I am summoned here to discharge a public duty, and, then, 'Ally not the public pay me? Let the chairman show me that I am acting illegally if he can. The Chairman.-1 can truly state that I never witnessed such a scene in a court of justice before, and I hope I may never witness its repetition. Officer, remove the jury at once, for I cannot suffer such disgraceful proceedings in this court for one moment longer. A Juryrnan.—Surely, sir, you will not lock us all up ! Wilson.—No, that he won't for I won't leave this box. A Juryman.—What do you charge for your attendance, for I mvself will pay you whatever you require ? Wilson.— I tell you again I want nothing of you. lam mer?.ly doing a great public duty, Several of the jurymen exclaimed, " Oh, let's club together and pay him. Wilson.—You have not shown me that I am acting illegally, and until von do so I will not leave this box. The Ch;iirman.—l tell you you are acting both illegally and distiraueluily. Alter some further conversation, the obstinate juryman left the box quietly along with the other jurymen. In uls a quarter of an hour the jury returned, when the foremau stated that they had all agreeu to return a verdict of " Guilty." nut PICKWICK PAPERS.—It is stated that the publishers of the Pickwick Papers, atier pa)ing all expences, have cleared £12,500. The author received £3,000 tor the copyright. pJANULAY 16, 1 fflP LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. First appearance at this th eatre o f t h e Pantomimic yr onders; Messrs. BROWN, KING. an d GIBSON , f rom the Theatres royal Drury-lane and Covent-garden.—First appearance of Mrs. GIBON.—Last Week of the Engagement of Mr. HOSKINS. Mr. and Mrs. RAYMOND. ripH Is present TUESDAY, th e 16th i ns t an t , the entertain mentsl will commence with a new and highly successful drama of intense intere3t, called WALTER GRAY, OR THE YEOMIN'S DAUGHTER. _ . Jemmy Muggleby (a ratcatcher).... Mr. Hoskins. Mary ..Miss Maturin. After which the Pantomimic Wonders, Messrs. Brown, King; and Gibson, will dance their celebrated Chinese pas de Trois. After which a popular interlude, called THE DUMB LADY; OR, THE QUEEN'S OWN. O'Smirk Mr. Raymond. Eliza Mrs. Raymond. To be followed by a Pas Seul by Mrs. Gibson, and a Medley Clog Dance by Messrs. Brown, King, and Gibson. To conclude with a laughable farce, never acted here, called STATE SECRETS. Gregory Mr. Hoskins. TO MORROW, (Wednesday,) an entire Change of Per formance, with a new Ballet, under the direction of Messrs. Brown, King, and Gibson. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr. J. Fogg, at the Theatre, every day from Eleven till Three. Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 6d—Second Price, Boxes, 25.; Pit. Is.l No Second Price to the Gallery.—Doors to be opened at Half-past Six. Performance to commence at Seven precisely., ROY AL AMPHI'IsFIEATRE, GREAT CHARLOTTE—STREET, LIVERPOOL. POWERFUL ATTRACTION! JIM CROW'S RIDE TO THE DEVIL. GRAND PERSIAN ENTREE, &C. &C. THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, th e 16th i nstant, will be presented the New Melo-drama of LA COUPE GORGE, OR THE BLACK INN ON THE HEATH. In which Mr. Ryan's Stud of Horses will appear. SCENES IN THE CIRCLE. THE ENCHANTED SOOT-BAG, AND OTHER INFANT ACTS, By Miss Ginnett, Masters Ginnett, Adams, &c. &c. THE MODERN HERCULES. Grand Persian Entree—The.Slack Rope. 31M CROW'S RIDE to the DEVIL in a HAND-BASKET. Dancing by Madame Pauline Wood and Miss Gates. The whole to conclude with RORY O'MORE. TEMPLARS' HALL, GREAT GEORGE-STREET. CONCERT. MR. PEMBERTON respectfully informs ki s Fri:studs alai the Public that his CONCER T WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE ABOVE HALL, ON FRIDAY EVENING, THE 19th INSTANT, PRINCIPAL VOCAL PERFORMERS. MISS WHITNALL, MISS LEACH, MR. BOOTHBY. MR. DODD, and MU. PEMBERTON. FLUTE MR. BROWN. CONDUCTOR MR. G. HOLDEN. PART I. OVERTURE, [Piano-forte,l "Semiramide," Mrj Rostini. G. Holden and Mr. Eyton TRIO, " Tremale! empi Cremate," Miss Leach, t Beethoven.. Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Pemberton DuETTo, " I know a bank," Miss Whitnall and Z Rom. Miss Leach SONG, "The peace of the valley," Mr. Pem l Bay.. berton . QU A RTETT, "Ali manca la voce," Miss Whit nall, Miss Leach, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Pem- Rossini. berton • DUPTTO, " Flow gently, Deva," Miss Leach, t Parry.. and Mr. Pembert o n SONG, "The Echo Song," Miss Leach, [Fluted D . , obligatoj Mr. Brown - s .01snop;. GLEE, "The merriest time of all the year," Miss Whitnall, Mr. Boothby, Mr. Dodd, and Alcil idge.. Mr. Pemberton ...,... SONG, "She wore a wreath of roses," Mr Dodd. ./. P . . Knight QUINTETTO, " Midst doubts confessing," ECM derellal Miss Whitnall, Miss Leach, Mr. Rossini.. Dodd, 111 r. Eyton, and Mr. Pemberton .... ~ PART 11. OVERTURE, [Piano-forte] Mr. Eyton and Mt. G. Holden Tato, "Ti pane ('amore," Miss Whitnall ' Mr Dodd, and M r . P em b erton SONG, "Ecco it pegno," Miss Whitnall BOLERO FLUTE, (in which he will introduce the air of " Kitty Tyrell," and a favourite Waltz) Nicholson- Mr. Brown DUETTO, " Giorno d'orrore," Miss Whitnall and Miss Leach GLEE, "See the chariot at hand," Miss Whit nail, Mr. Boothby, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Pem- Horsley. berton SONG, " The Pirate Crew," Mr. Pemberton .. J. P. Knight. D LETT o, " O'er shepherd pipe and rustic dell,") [Joan of Arc,] Miss Whitnall and Mr. Pen- c Balfe, berton GLEE, " The Watchman," Mr. Boothby, Mr G. Holiren.. George, and Mr. Pemberton MADRIGAL, "Down in a flowery vale," Miss . Whitnall, Miss Leach, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Festa. Pemberton Tickets for the Body of, the Hall, Five Shillings; for the Gallery, Three Shillings and Sixpence. To be had from 1% I 1 :* PEAIRERTON, 11, Warwick-street; Mr. WEISS, ChurcitoA re. " and Mr. 'I'HoMsON, Great George•street. The Concert to com mence at Eight ....lack' prielsell• Books of the Words to be had at the Door of the Hall. BY PERMISSION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL` THE MAYOR. UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED AND PERMANENT PATRONAGJ OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE Nobility, Gentry, and Inhabitants of Liverpool, are most respectfully invited to visit and examine the asto nishing production of Natute, the Stupendous SKELETON OF THE ROYAL GIGANTIC WHALE, Now EXHIBITED IN QUEEN'S-SQUARE. The Proprietor deems it wholly unnecessary to attempt any' description of the amazing gigantic native of the Sea, whose wonderful size, strength, and character (so far as description can go) are so well known to every reader of Natural History, who must have been struck with astonishment and admiration on reading the vari ous accounts o f t h e Wh a l e, not on l y b y the Historian, hut by the adventurous Voyagers in the Northern Seas. It may be truly observed, however, that no written ac count can furnish any adequate idea of the enormous frame of the creature, every bone and joint of which is a wonder in itself! It is no exaggeration to say that it must be seen to be understood, and even to be believed. The examination of the Skeleton now offered for public inspection must impress every mind with a sacred sense of the boundless power of the Creating Hand that produced all the living wonders of the Earth, from the minutest insect to the magnanimous monarch of the ocean. The Whale, of which the Skeleton isnow to he seen, was Found off the Coast of Plymouth, in October, 1831, and then Weighed 118,0001b5., and measured in length 102 feet, circumference 75 , feet. The Proprietor feels that, on inviting the Public to view curiosity so interesting to all who admire the amazing produc tion of Nature ; be should not do justice to himself if be were to descend to the too common modes of endeavouring to attract the crowd by extraordinary assurance of success; but be respect fully begs to state that the Skeleton bas been visited by many Thousands in various parts of the Country, and that every visitor has been astonished and gratified beyond all expectation. Admission—Gentry Is. ; Tradespeople, Servants, and Children 6d. each. INSTRUCTION in DRAWING, in the following branches, viz : Fruit, Flowers, Figures, and Pencilled Landscapes. Japanning, and the various styles of Ornamental Painting, by Miss VOSE, who announces her intention of receiving Pupils. in Classes, at Five Guineas per Annum, at her own residence,, 37, Chatham-street North, Abercromby-square, where Speci— mens may be seen, and Terms for Private Tuition obtained. GREAT GEORGE'S BATHS, CORNER or GREATGEORGE-S TREE TandGREATGEORGE-PLACE, RICHARD BIRD, Proprietor. ripHE BATHS of this Establishment have been completed 1 on the latest and most approved principles of ••Medical discovery, under the immediate inspection of a Gentleman of acknowledged professional experience, and embrace in their various arrangements separate Apartments for Warm, Vapour, Shower, and all the Medicated Baths recommended by the Faculty, and are fitted up in a style of elegance and comfort scarcely equalled, and not surpassed, by any of the most cett, brated establishments in London, Dublin, &C. TERMS: A Warm Bath 2s Od 12 for 2011... Vapour Bath 3s Od 6 for 15s. A Medicated, Hot Air, or Z Gd 6 for 18s. .Sulphur Bath Cloaks, Couches, Blankets, and Hot Towels included. The Proprietor presumes to hope, that, by strict persona , attention to the Visitors of these Baths, and the moderate terms• on which they are conducted, to insure that share of patronage which a liberal public will, he is confident, not fail to confer. Respectable attendants for Ladies and Gentlemen, and ne• fees allowed to be taken. EXHIBMON OF PAINTINGS. riIHE Connoisseurs and Patrons of the Fine Arts, are re= 1 spectfully invited to view a COLLECTION of Splendid? Oli IGINAL PAINTINGS, carefully selected green the Works , of the most celebrated Artists, both of the Ancient and Modern Schools. The greater part of which have bee% very recently . imported from various parts of Europe, and are•now deposited at JACK'S COFFEE-HOUSE, Clayton-square, where they may be seen on and after Tuesday, the 16th instant, from nine until four. ADM►SSION FREE. We have been obliged through a peas of interesting matter to curtail our observations on those subjects of policy, which at present engross a considerable share of public attention. The approaching session of Parliament will afford us oppor tunity of expressing our views on these various subjects. Ely Itiberpool .Stanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1838. Qom- The Publication or the STANDARD commenced this MOM. ing at 5 o'clock. THE CANADA QUESTION.—Since the date of our last publication we have received no further intelligence re specting the movements of the hostile parties in these in teresting colonies. We look with considerable anxiety for the arrival of the next packet, which is expected in course of a few days, and fully anticipate that the successes which were detailed in our last have been followed up by the loyalists, and the death-blow given to the hopes of the rebel faction. ThP ultra-radical party who favour revolution and rebellion wherever it may be found to