The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-21 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Th Last Week of Mr. VANDENHOFF and Miss VAN DEN HOFF. Second Week of Mr. F. VINING. THIS present TUESDAY, the 21st i ns t an t, w ill b e p er formed the Tragedy of CATO. Cato Porcius..Mr. W. H. Bland. 1 Juba Mr. W. Howard. Lucia MI. Baker. Marcia .;:. Miss Vandenhoff. After which the favourite Musical Drama of CLARI: THE MAID OF MILAN. Rolamo Mr. Gray. Fidalma Miss Cleaver. Duke Vivaldi Mr. Bland. I Vespina Mrs. Tellet. Jecoso Mr. Baker. Ninetta • Mrs. Bake,. Clari.... 111i;s Vandenhoff. To conclude with the New Grand Comic Pantomime o HARLEQUIN IN SICILY. TO-MORROW, the Play of THE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Francis, Mr. F. Vining; Baron Steinfort, Mr. Gray; Count Wi n t ersen , M r . W. H. Bl an d ; Solomon, Mr. Baker; Peter, Mr. Slaiter; Charlotte, Mrs. Clarke; Countess, Mrs. Baker; Annette, Miss Grant; Mrs. Haller, Miss Vandenboff.—After which, will b e rev i ve d, th e Melo-Drama of THE EVIL EYE. Mavroyeni, Mr. Chaplin; Basilius, Mr. Gray; Kiebabs, Mr. Baker; Helena, Miss Cleaver; Phrosina Miss Grant. On THURSDAY, WRGINIUS, KATHERINE AND P ETRUCHIO, and positively for the last time, theCOMIC PANTOMIME. On FRIDAY, Miss VANDENHOFF'S BENEFIT, 411( 1 the last night of the engagement of Mr. and Miss Van denhoff. On SATURDAY, a favourite PLAY, and ENTER TAINMENTS. THEATRE ROYAL. MISS VANDENHOFF respectfully announce s t o h er Friends and the Public, that her BENEFIT will take place on FRIDAY next, 24th instant, when will be MAIDSthe Comedy of " Wilms as THEY WERE, AND AtArDS AS THEY ARK," with other Eptertainments. 102, Duke -street Suffolk-street. This Day is Published, in boards, Bvo. with four Lithogra phic Plates price 2s. 6d. A C OMPLETE and P RACTICAL SYSTEM o f SHORT-HAND. By T. C. FOSTER. Professional Short-hand Writer, and iteporter for the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LOLId0111: WHITTAKE R and Co. Lierpool : S TANDA RD OFFIce, and MARPLES. Manchester' SowtEn, and all Booksellers. LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. MR. T. C. FOSTER, SHORT-HAND WRITER, LAW REPORTER, and REPORTER FOR THE LIVERPOOL STAN ttn, will attend, Daily, in the Civil Court, during the Assizes and will furnish VERBATIM Reports of Causes le Professional Men or others on reasonable teims. Haring t a k en Short-hand Notes in the Courts of Law for many years, he has attained a knowledge of law terms and an ac quaintance with the forms of the court, which enables him to furnish minute Verbatim Reports of arguments of counsel, e vidence, &c. Address, Mr. FOSTER, Standard-office. trbe Eiberpool gi:tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1838 4Z / 1 The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morning at 5 o'clock It Ertillti OF THE ROYAL WILLIAM.—We have great pleasure iu directing the attention of our readers to the copious particulars, which we insert in our paper of this day, respecting the voyage of the Royal William across the Atlantic. This noble vessel has proved her self worthy of the very high enconiums which were bestowed upon her previously to her departure from Liverpool. It will be perceived that her trip from New York' was accomplished in fourteen days and a half. Respecting this fine vessel and her commanding officers, we find the following paragraph in the Nen, York. Rvoning Star of the 27th ultimo : “ When reading the very interesting letter of Mr. Shaw, describing the voyage of the Royal William from Liverpool, it struck us as affording very strong additional proof of the advantages of steam in a transatlantic passage. We all know that if the winds are fair, our packets make short pas sages, and that if the weather be moderate and water smooth, a steam ship can cross in fourteen days or under, probably in twelve days; but the great difficulty to contend with, is bois terous weather and a head wind. That the Royal William experienced both in a pre-eminent degree appears from Mr. Shaw's statement; and that the triumph of steam is beyond all question established i n h er case, i s equally evident. " It will be recollected that the Great Western on her first trip left Bristol on the evening of the 7th of April, and arrived on the 23d in New York; the packet ship George Washing ton which left Liverpool March 24th, arrived one day before the Great Western, just saving her distance. On her second trip, the Great Western left Bristol June 2d, and arrived June 17th: the packet ship Independence which left Liverpool May 24th, arrived same day, barely saving her distance. The Royal William left Liverpool on the evening of July sth, and arrived on the 24th, hut the Roscoe which left same port Jun* 24th, has not yet made her appearance, and the North America which sailed 16th of June, on lrarrived on 25th July. We mention these facts to show that the weather ex perie need by the Royal William was much more adverse to both steam and sails, than that experienced by the Great Western, not which, she made the passage within nineteen days from dock to dock, with out having met with any accident, and without re quiring a ny repairs to her machinery. She also brought days later news than the p acket ships, whil s t th ere was "IY a differ ence of nine days between the dates brought by the Inderze planndene, and those *uy the Great We s t ern the last ' boa e. t into fi ve wat er tight i n h er construction of dividing the tight sections, is calculated to inspire passengers with who jrn enti re confid ence i n h er safety, and to those h t h e e b u temto p v .s ery nacquainted with that plan, we would ref er Willia ms, teresting communication made by C. W. the British A s q s . Li verpool, to the M ec h an i ca l S ect i on of " at t h e be h ~° clat ion, Sept . 15 , 1 827, copies of which can "lee of the Consignees, 28, Pine -street." Etc, --..•• •••••1111,11•Mm........ 1 .jOVERY Op TENEMENTS BILL—An act has re cently been passed which will be found of great value to landlords generally, and especially so in this town. We allud e to the " Recovery o f T enements Bi ll. " The obj ect of this bill is to provide a cheap and summary mode of recoveri ng possession of tenements under the "14 e of £2O cluit' e per annum, when the tenants refuse to n the d etermination of their tenancies. That a measure of t hi s kind was extremely necessary, is well n " 11. to every ca cein person who had the slighte s t experi the letting or m anagement o f cottage pro- Peri- Indeed it m igh t almost be said, that, with re 'Peet to house s of an inferior class, the landlord had h l3O P r actical legal remedy , against a te lan t w h o per eted in retaining. possession of the pr em i ses w hi c h cccupied. Th e only mode of getting rid of him RaohY an action of ejectment, which would probably coat more money than the house was worth. ncne.st.er 4° reference to th'is description of tenants the Man- Guardian . remarks :—" We have heard of a m a tituer of instances (and we believe the experience of 0 1 4 :,, e1t a tlY collector of cottage rents would furnish Rho of tenants who have to pay any rent, , 11 . 1° hilve been destitute of furniture on which the rent the be levied, who have broken the greater part of xf ge indovvs, burned the internal doors and other i ti crivvork, and hh,ve maintained possession for months tha de work, of the landlord, who had no other remedy si: i t . ll4 tediou s and expensive process of an action of 40-1:4-1kent;---the whOle costs of which were sure to fall of th - .•"- i L ltl aelt It was no uncommon thing for tenants to les :: 4i ild to demand, not merely a discharge for all "let , 6 or * r ent, but a sum of money in hand before - Woliki a ease give up p ossess i on; and we have beard of t4 ge to; he re a man, who had h e ld p ossess i on o f a cot wo year s w i t h out paying rent, ultimately lue "eded • etio 4l i i n extortin g f rom t h e l an d lord a sum nearly p 4rtu 3 a nother y ea i' s rent, as the price of his de long bre fr°ol the pr em i ses ." T hese evils, which have "tirelei•ell„ the subjects of prevalent complaint, will be l ' th i -i ired by the act under notice. It enacts go g at 4°l ' l and after the passing of this act, when and 11 0 „ 4a s the term or interest of the tenant of any h , as e , l ati , im at . LI, or other corporeal hereditaments held by 4 - eto the 11-• w lll, or for any term of years, either without : I nt flaw k.er ti • payment of any rent, or at a rent whi ch l e rate of twenty pounds a year, and upon 14 e, shall ° fine s h all have been reserved or made paya h taib ec t , lave ended, or shall have been duly deter. l 4 14 ,"-Y 4 . legal notice to quit or otherwise, and such p re 2 l ' °F (if such tenant do not actually occupy the who . u rn iaes, or ,_, , -uiv occupy a part thereof) any person by tuali b , tie s ame or any part thereof shall be then ac -1 ' accuPied, shall neglect or refuse to quit and de iver ur , t, re r Possession of the premises, or of such part of the °l' respectively, it shall be lawful for the landlord said so _premises, or his agent, to cause the person neglecting or . session, to refusing to quit and deliver up por tioned) served (in the manner hereinafter men tioned) w ith a written notice, in the form set forth in the schedule to this act, signed by the said landlord or his agent, o f his intention to proceed to recover pos session under the authority and according to the mode prescribed in this act; and if the tenant or occupier shall not thereupon appea r at the time and place ap ' pointed, and s how, to the satisfaction of the justices hereinafter mentioned, reasonable cause posses sion should not begiven under the provisions of this why act, and shall still neglect or refus e to deliver up Pos session of the premises, or of such part thereof of which he is then in possession, to the said landlord or his agent, it shall be lawful for such landlord or agent to give to the justices proof of the holding, and end or oth er . d etermination of tile tenancy, of the with the time or manner thereof, and where the title of the landlord has accrued since the letti ng of the premises, the right by which he claims the possession, and upon proof of service of the notice, and of the neglect or re fusal of the tenant or occupier, as the case may be, it shall be lawful for the justices acting for the district, division, or place within which the said premises, or any part thereof, shall be situate, in petty sessions assembled, or any two of them, to issue a warrant under their hands and seals, to the constables and peace officers of the district or place within which the said premises, or any part thereof, shall be situate, commanding them, within a period to be therein named, not less than twenty-one nor more than thirty clear days from the date of such warrant, to enter (by force if needed) into the premises, and give possession of the same to such landlord or agent : provided al ways, that entry upon any such warrant shall not be made on a Sunday, Good Friday, or Christmas Day, or at any time except between the hours of nine i❑ the morning and four in the afternoon; provided also, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to pro tect any person on whose application and to whom any such warrant shall be granted, from any action which may be brought against him by any such tenant or oc cupier, for or in respect of such entry and taking pos session, where such person had not, at the time of granting the same, lawful right to the possession of the same premises." The third clause of the bill provides a mode of stay ing the execution of the warrant, in case the tenant shall dispute the right of the landlord to recover pos session. The tenant is to enter into a bond with two sufficient sureties, to sue the landlord without delay, as a trespasser for obtaining the warrant of possession, and to pay any costs to which the landlord may be en titled in case he should obtain a verdict; and the ex ecution of the warrant is to be stayed until such action shall have been tried, or otherwise determined. By the provision for giving security for costs, all mere vexatious litigation will be effectually , prevented. The bill, as will be seen from the first clause given above, contains a schedule of forms, to which owners of pro prerty intending to avail themselves of the provisions of the act, must pay particular attention. THE CORN LAWS.— We beg to ask Mr. Joshua Walmsley whether the ostensible object of himself and his Radical compeers, in their endeavours to pro cure a repeal of the Coin Laws, be not to cause an abundant supply of foreign grain in this country, and, as a consequence, to cheapen the loaf of our poorer brethren ? We apprehend the reply will be affirm tory. If, then, such be the tenor of public conduct, and it be praiseworthy, we would like to be informed how certain acts in private life, which have directly a reverse tendency, viz., to render exorbitantly dear " the staff of life," can be consistently reconciled in the same individual. How can such acts be looked upon otherwise than they deserve, with extreme sus picion, nay with utter detestation—the just meed of Janus-like hypocrisy ! Now, gentlemen of the ward in which we ourselves have the happiness to be located, lend us your ears, (and grateful indeed shall we be if, after the 30th November, we shall not have occasion to ejaculate, "Gracious Heavens, what a length !") whilst we quietly whisper to you a stricture or two upon the recklessness . of proceeding which ever dis- tinguishes these nose-leaders of the mob in the attain ment of their selfish purposes. Who, then, are the parties that, with a characteristic disregard for truth, have raised an alarm in the land that the crops are destroyed? Who are they, that with puny presump tion have dared to anticipate so terrible an act of Divine vengeance ? We boldly state, the Radical corn-brokers; and that the result of their pious labours bath been, a realisation of the enormous profit of nearly 30 per cent. upon vast investments of grain, and a more than corresponding increase in the house hold expenses of every poor man in the kingdom. Call you this patriotism ? Aye, truly, Radical patri otism. But, thank God, such a state of things cannot continue. In His wisdom and never-failing love, He 'lath covered the land with gladness. In some of the neighbouring counties, even now, are golden crops falling beneath the sickle, with full ears and a becom ing length of straw. Ireland, Scotland, and Wales rejoice in their prospects of abundance, and we believe no where does the louse exist, (at any rate with detri mental effect,) except it be in the "caput mortuurn" of some of our liberal friends, for the efficient extrac- tion of which therefrom, we would suggest a small toothed comb. No, no; we have no fears for the fate of the harvest : on the contrary, we are full of hope; and we call upon every good man in the country to respond to a sentiment, which fervently do we wish to see developed—" Plenty in the land, and loyalty in the people." The body of a male infant was found on Thursday after. noon in a ditch in a field above Falkner-terrace. Lord Miltown left Liverpool, on Friday evening, by one of the City of Dublin company's steamers. Colonel. Anson and a party of sporting friends passed through Liverpool on Friday, for the moors of Scotland. A field of oats was gathered last week at Bootle. The crop is said to be very good. AuttivA Ls AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL —Lord Berwick and party; Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., and party; Morgan O'Connell, Esq., and party ; Mr. Thessiger, and family; Madame Celeste ; Lord Miltown ; Mous. Delopert and Son; Col. Wildman, and party; Lord Wildman, and party; Lord Norbury, and family; Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, M.P., and family; Lord Plunkett, and family ; Col. Frith ; Captain Codrington ; Dr. Hudson; Mr. Bally. of London; John Taylor, Esq., of Mold; Dr. Douglas ; Mr. Botfield, of Ludlow. ACCIDENT ON THE RtvEn.—The 'William Stanley, ply ing between this place and Eastham, had one of her lower boiler-plates burst yesterday. No damage was done by the explosion, further than the inconvenience which was expe rienced by the passengers in having their persons covered with smoke and ashes. No blame is to be attributable to any person connected with the vessel. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Yesterday evening was an nounced for another grand gala. The weather, however, not on this occasion permitting, the gala has been postponed to This evening. A very full and fashionable attendance may be expected, as the evening's amusements are under the patronage of the High Sheriff. THE THEATRE ROYAL.—We must really apologise for not being able to give our readers anything like a synopsis of the performances at the theatre for the last few days : our very pressing engagements during the assizes must plead our excuse. This evening the play of " Cato" is announced; Cato by Mr. Vandenhoff, and Murcia by Miss Vandenhoff; to be followed by "Clari, or the Maid of Milan ;" Clari by Miss Vandenhoff. The houses, we understand, have been on the average good. A GHOST IN THE 19TH CENTURY.—During the whole of yesterday great excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of Stafford-street, from its being rumoured that a ghost had been seen in an empty house near the bottom of the street, and the consequence was that a continuous crowd was there nearly the whole of the day. The usual extraordinary ap pearances were positively spoken to as having been seen; namely, a tall white figure, with great red eyes. The police, under the impression that thieves were in the house, several times searched it, but neither ghost nor thief was to be found. MR. ST. MAURICE.—SINGING.—Mr. St. Maurice, who has just arrived here from Paris, is about to settle in this • town, as an instructor in singing and the French language. From the little we have heard of him, we think he is well qualified to teach the "divine science." We shall have an opportunity of judging of his qualifications as a singer at Mr. Walton's concert, when he will make his first appear ance in public. GREAT GEORGE `WA RD.—Oa Friday evening last, a meet ing of the conservatives of the above ward was held at the committee-room, which was numerously and highly respect ably attended, for the purpose of selecting a gentleman to re present the ward at the ensuing municipal election. It was unanimously resolved that a deputation should wait on James Lawrence, Esq., to allow himself to be put, on the conservative interest, in nomination, to which he has since acceded. SPLENDID LITHOGEAPHIn ENGRAVINGS.—We have great pleasure in directing the attention of our readers to the ad vertisement of Mr. Herdman's lithographic engravings. We have seldom seen anything to equal the specimens which have been submitted to our inspection. THE CAUSE LlST.—Hitberto the causes have generally been got through most rapidly. The first list has been got through, and as far as No. 22 on the second list, which con tains 56 causes. Many of the remaining causes, however, have been withdrawn, and several more will be so in all pro bability. It is, therefore, not unlikely that the assizes may terminate by Wednesday night, or Thursday at furthest. OLD CI. A llK.—This miserable old man, whom our readers may recollect us frequently noticing, as being continually , brought up drunk at the police-office, and who has been car ried to Bridewell incapable of taking care of himself at least 200 times, has at length tnet a fitting end to such a life. He was carried to Bride well on Saturday night drunk, as usual, and died in Bridewell at five o'clock on Sunday morning. The death of such a man, and in such a state is truely shock ing to think of. An inquest was held over him yesterday, and the jury returned a verdict of died by the visitatio❑ of God. NEW FLOWER : THE CALIFORNIA.—This new and very beautiful plant is coming every day more and more into no tice. We do tint know of a more elegant flower. Some very fine specimens may now be seen at Cuthbert's in Clayton square, and the florist will do well to look at them. The cali fornia is as hardy a plant as any of the con:lupin indiirenous ones of England, and is of such easy culture that it will sow itself like weed. It will grow anywhere, in the shade or un der the drip of trees and flourish as well in a town garden as in the country. When sown in autumn, say in September, it will live through the winter, and come into bloom in March, April, or May, and continue flowering until July and Aug. When sown in spring it will blossom about June, July, and August, and continue in flower until Christmas. There are thirty or forty sorts of California, and of all shades of colour. THE DUCHESS OF KENT. — Friday last was the birthday of the Queen's august mother. In the evening the Queen gave a grand dinner and concert, in honour of the occasion. The members of the Royal Family, the Foreign Ambassadors, Lord Melbourne, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duchess of Hamilton, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Lord Palmerston, and Lord Morpeth, were the chief persons at the entertainment. The perform ersltalian Opera. The music was principally d were the principal singers and instrumentalists Donfirsoemtti'tsh Balfe, Mercadante, and Pacini contribute d frame LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. CROWN COURT. ---FRIDAY. I His Lordship took his seat at nine o'clock. Previously to the commencement of business, the following sentences were passed. John Ill'Gowan for maliciously stabbing, was sentenced to 15 years transportation. The three Wigan rioters, Brennan, Horne, and Carmen for maliciou s ly s t a bbi ng , 15 y ears ' transportation. , William Andrew, aged 33, was charged with having com mitted a rape on the person of Elizabeth Harrison. Mr. L. PEEL, who conducted the prosecution, finding, after a few preliminary questions put to the prosecutrix, that he could not support the charge, abandoned the proceedings, and the prisoner was discharged. Charles Dagnall, aged 58, was indicted for an offence, the details of which cannot be published. The jury found him guilty of the assault, and he was condemned to imprisonment and hard labour for three years at Kirkdale Gaol. CHARGE OF PERJURY. James Bark was charged with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury, at Manchester. Dr.,BROWN conducted the prosecution, and Mr. BRANDT and Mr. Ilui.ToN the defence. Jeremiah Hall, a butcher, of Manchester, stated that he kr.ew the defendant, Jame s B ar k. H e called upon witness, at his house, on the 29th October, at a late hour in the even ing. Witness had retired to rest. He went down stairs and let the defendant in. He said he had a summons for him. \Vitness said, " You might, Mr. Bark, have come earlier." Some disturbance ensued, and witness wanted the watchman to take Bark to the lock-up. The watchman advised them to go to the police-office, and settle their disputes there. They proceeded to the police-office together, and witness was lucked up all night, and taken before the magistrate next morning. There the defendant charged the prosecutor with having torn the summons, and assaulted him. Witness stated that the defendant afterwards produced the same sum mons. The case created much amusement, for the attorney for the prosecution stated that the summons was handed to the ma gistrates, by the defendant, and that the defendant at the same time swore that the same summons had been torn to pieces. It appeared that the question put to the defendant had been misunderstood by him. The jury acquitted the defendant, and his Lordship said there was not the slightest imputation against his character. `His Lottos Hip refused to allow the expenses of the prose. cution. This terminated the crown business. NISI PRIUS COURT.—FRIDAY. BARR V. GIBSON.—( SPECIAL. JURY CASE.) This was an action brought by Mr. Barr, the plaintiff, to recover front Mr. Thos. Cummins Gibson the sum of £4,200, paid for a 64th pa r t o f the ship Sarah. The defendant sold to the plaintiff the 64th part of a ship called the Sarah, for the consideration of £4,200. The sale occurred on the 21st of October, 1836, the vessel being then on a voyage to Prince Edward Island. Shortly after, intelligence was received of the vessel having been wrecked on the coast of New Holland on the 13th of October, her bottom stove in, and that she was sold by the captain, on finding her totally wrecked, for £155. The question therefore arose, whether or not, when the sale was completed, the vessel was a vessel, or merely a congeries of broken planks. The action was before tried at Lancaster, and a verdict was found for the defendant. It appeared that the share had been insured for £3,800, which insurance had been obtained on the loss of the vessel, An application was made to the Judges of the Exchequer for a new trial, which was granted on the ground that the vessel, when she was sold, though lost, was a vessel for the purposes of transfer; or, as Mr. WIGHTMAN, who was one of the plaintiff's counsel, expressed it, " their lordships ruled for a new trial, on the ground that the vessel was not lost because they knew where it was." (Laughter.) —Mr. CRESSIVE,LL stated, that so complete a wreck was she, that a canoe had been rowed into her hull, and that she might with as much propriety be called a pond to paddle a canoe in, as a ship, for the usual purposes of a ship. The case was not gone into, the parties coming to an ar rangement to refer it. A verdict was agreed to for the plain tiff, damages £3,800; some accounts between the parties to be referred. BINNS V. WILLERT. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a spin ner of cotton yarn at Manchester, to recover from Mr. Paul Frederick Willert, a dealer in cotton yarn for the purposes of exportation, the value of 500 bundles of cotton yarn. It appeared that the defendant contracted with the plaintiff for the yarn, which was to be furnished by a certain time, and of a certain quality. A part of the yarn was furnished, and then the defendant refused it on the ground that it was of inferior quality, and immediately purchased the whole 500 bundles elsewhere, th•iugh the time of the contract was not ended. It was hinted by the plaintiff's counsel, that the market was a falling one, and that at the time when the de fendant had repudiated the yarn, the same quality was to be bought for much less than at the time when the contract was made, and that it was in order that he might get yarn of the same quality at a cheaper rate, that the yarn in question was repupiated. For the defence it was contended, that the yarn was not of the quality ordered.—lt was agreed to refer the decision to a gentleman on the jury who understood yarns. I.EADBRATER. V. HART. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a paper stainer and hanger, at Manchester, to recover a sum of £2O from the defendant, who is an attorney, for hanging papers furnished to him. It appeared that the defendant, who was furnishing a house, employed an upholsterer to furnish it, and went along with the upholsterer to the plaintiff's to choose the papers. The upholsterer became a bankrupt, and the plaintiff then charged the defendant with the papers in stead of the upholsterer. It was contended for the defence, that the paper-stainer was in a situation to be benefited by some ready money, and that for that reason the upholsterer took him there, expecting him to pay for the papers, and that the defendant had paid nobody for them. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount of the claim. FALLOWS 2% STEPHENSON. This was an action brought for the recovery of a watch. The plaintiff is a clock and watch maker, and the defendant is a publican, keepini , the Old Red Lion, at S a lf or d . Th e plaintiff raffled a gold' repeater watch, 40 subscribers at 10s. each ; and a Mr. Mather, the keeper of the Oxnoble public house, was in the first instance a subscriber under the name of " Oxnoble." Before the raffle commenced, a note was received from Mather withdrawing his subscription, and Fallows offered the share to the company, but all refused it, and he then took it himself, and asked Stephenson to throw for him, as he never had any luck. The defendant threw, and won the watch with Oxnoble's share, and soon after, asking to look at it, pocketed it, and insisted that he had thrown for Mather, and that it was Mather's watch, and he took the watch away with nim. For the defence it was stated that Mather's note was never read till the raffle was over, and then it was, and Fallows claimed his share, it then hav ing won the match. Stephenson insisted they were all a parcel of rogues, that he had thrown for Mather, and that it was Mather's watch. Witnesses were called on both sides, who swore directly opposite to each other. The learned counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. CRESWELL, said the action was one of the most disgraceful which had been tried during the assizes, for there was direct and disgusting perjury on one side or the other, and he heartily wished that such ano ther cause would not be brought before the court. The ma jority of the witnesses were a pot-house, drunken looking set of fellows. His LORDSHIP said, in proportion to the small ness of the interest was the profligacy of swearing, and put it to the jury which set of witnesses they would believe. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff —a farthing da mages, and a farthing costs. NISI PRIS COURT.—SATURDAY. POLE AND OTHERS V. TINSLEY AND ANOTHER. Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Archbell appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Wightman and Mr. Tomlinson for the defendants. This was an action brought by Messrs. Pole and Co., who are extensive dry - salters in London, against the defendants, who are the owners of a mill, called Bank Mill, at Manches ter. The plaintiffs were in the habit of purchasing dye woods and depositing them with the grinder, who was in the habit of grinding the woods as from time to time they were required. In the course of the last year the plaintiffs purchased a con siderable quantity of fustic, and sent it to the defendants' mill, then tenanted by a person of the name of Yates, to grind and take charge of. Yates gave up possession of the mill into the hands of the owner, a quantity of plaintiffs' wood remaining on the premises. The key of the mill was given up to Tinsley, and Tinsley carried on the mill, and sometime after sold part of the plaintiffs' log-wood on the premises for Yates's rent ; and the plaintiffs had brought this action to try whether they were obliged to pay Yates's rentor not. A custom prevailed in Manchester, where on trades men requiring customers to place goods on tenants' lands, that the landlords should not have a right to distrain on those goods not. the tenant's, but the customer's. The defendants did not deny the custom, but alleged that the goods were not lying there under the circumstances which placed the goods in question under the custom. By an amended act of Queen Anne, the landlord had a right to distrain on a tenant's goods, or any goods on a tenant's premises. The question as whether or not Yates continued in possession till the distress was made. Evidence was gone into to prove that the key of the mill was sent by Yates to Tinsley before the dis traint, and that the mill, at the time of the distraint, was in the occupation and working of Tinsley. The jury found a verdict on the issue of possession for the plaintiffs; and other issues in the cause were agreed on be tween the parties. LUCAS V. nownEN. In this case the plaintiff Lucas was the surviving asignee of a bankrupt named Holden, a calico printer, at Manches ter, and the defendant Bowden was a sort of confidential servant in the employment of the assignees of the plaintiff. After Holden became a bankrupt, his business was carried on for the benefit of his creditors, by two assignees, Hunter and Lucas. I - hinter died, and Lucas carried on the business so successfully, that the business had paid all the creditors of Holden's estate 20s. in the pound; and it then became ne cessary for Lucas the assignee to transfer the business back again to the bankrupt. It was then found, on a partial ex amination of the books previous to the transfer, that Bowden the defendant, who had been in the habit of paying the work man's wages, had appropriated to himself a large sum, by putting down as paid to the workmen considerably more than they claimed or earned. Mr. Alexander, on the part of the defendant, begged that as it was a case which so seriously af fected his client's character, and as there were accounts ex tending through six years to be waded through, that the plain tiff would agree to a reference. Mr. CUESSIVELL, On the part of the plaintiff, reluctantly assented to this, on the proviso that the inquiry be entered into instantly, and that the arbitrator have power to grant a certificate of execution, on the verdict being in the plaintiff's favour. This was agreed to, and the case was referred to Mr. Armstrong as arbitrator. BARBEE V. WALLACE. The plaintiff in this case keeps the Northumberland Arms, in Warwickshire, and the defendant was a person out of busi ness, in the habit of living for a length of time at different public houses. The present action was brought by the plain tiff against the defendant to recover the amount of t 9 hoard for 10 weeks, at the rate of 10s. a week for tbe defendant and his friend, and ss. a week for a bed, altogether, £22 lls. For the defence, it was contended that the defendant paid as he had gone on. Several witnesses were examined on both sides, and there was the usual hard swearing which distin- guishes such petty cases. The jury found a verdict for the BLAKELEY V. HULTON AND SON In this case, one Betty Swipe, keeps a smallware shop at Cinder Hill, Manchester, who, having got into difficulties, made an assignment on the 16th of March last, of all her goods and chattles to the plaintiff, one of her creditors, for the general benefit of her creditors. Blakeley put a man in possession. The same day, a person named Lord, who had been sueiug Betty Snape in the county court, obtained a writ against her, and Holton the defendant, the attorney of Lord, took possession of her property by virtue of the writ, and sold the goods at Bolton market place, and the money was handed over, (about £2O) by Hulton to his client. The action was brought against fiulton, his client, and the bailiff, for the recover 3, of the proceeds of the goods. The jury retired, and after an absence of about an hour, they found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £25. HITEHEAD V. BERTS. The parti es in this case reside at RO Saddleworth. The plain tiff is a plasterer, and the defendant is the owner of a house there. T he defendant occupied his house for some time, and then let it to a person of the name of Lee, and before Lee got into the house, the plaintiff and his men were employed in making alterations ; and Lee shortly afterwards, when, the plaintiff's men had been at work six weeks, died in solvent, and the question to try was, whether the landlord, the defendant, employed the men, or Lee, and which there fore was responsible for the amount of the plaintiff's bill. For the defence, it was urged that Lee, the tenant, em ploycd the men, and the landlord had nothing to do with it. On behalf of the plaintiff, it was contended that Lee was the incoming tenant, and that the improvements made were from the probabilities of the case, ki well as from the fact in favour of the landlord having empf6yed the defendant, and, at any rate, the improvements had been effected in the de fendant's premises by the plaintiff. The jury found a verdict for the defendants. The Court adjourned at five o'clock. NISI PRIUS COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. JUSTICE WILLIAMS, and a Special Jury.) MILLER AND ANOTHER V. REMINGTGN AND ANOTHER. Mr. Wightinan, Mr. Ellis, and Mr- Crompton, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Watson for the defendants. The plaintiffs in this case were John Miller, Edwin Brook Lyon, and David Thomas, assignees of the estate and effects of Messrs. Coupland and Duncan, lately carrying on business in Liverpool, and Duncan John Stewart, of Liverpool. The defendants were James Gathorne Remington, and Matthew Thedosius Donis de Vitre, carrying un business with several other gentlemen at Bombay, as merchants, under the firm of Remington and Co. It appeared that on the 17th of January, 1836, before Messrs. Coupland and Duncan became bankrupts, they con jointly with Messrs. Duncan Stewart and Co., and Messrs. Stewart, Bold and Co., consigned to the defendants at Bom bay a quantity of calico and other merchandise to be sold on their behalf, with orders that the money to arise from the sale thereof should be applied to the purchase of cotton, if the de fendants should be able to put on board ordinary cotton at 100 rupees per candy; freight £5., exchange 25.: Good at 170 rupees per candy, with the same freight and exchange; other qualities in proportion, preference to be given to cotton of good quality. Afterwards, before Coupland and Duncan became bankrupts, on the 23rd of March, 1836, orders were sent out by the plaintiffs to the defendants, wishing them to invest the proceeds of the consignment in ordinary cotton at 110 rupees per candy, on board, and good cotton at 180 rupees per candy on board, taking the exchange at 25., and freight at £5., and desired that the defendants should invest them £5,000 at the above last mentioned prices. The action was brought on the ground that the defendants had not fol lowed these directions, but had bought cotton at a much higher price than they ought to have paid for it; and that the cotton was not of the description which was ordered. The defendants pleaded that they did not wrongfully apply the proceeds of the merchandise entrusted to them; and that they had bought the cotton which was ordered. It was stated by the plaintiffs—but, upon this point the learned Judge re served a question for the Court above —that Mr. Duncan Stewart, in partnership with Messrs. Coupland and Duncan, sent out in the ships T , ,veed and May, in the early part ot 18.36, consigned to Remington and Co., of Bombay, with instructions to invest the proceeds of the cargo iu cotton, as above detailed. The defendants purchased and sent to the plaintiffs three lots of cotton, to the amount of 211 bales, 179 bales; and 241 bales, which were shipped to England as "good" cotton, ranging in price between 171 and 174 rupees per candy of 78-llbs, and therefore within the limits prescribed to them. On its arrival at Liverpool, however, instead of its being what is technically called "good" cotton, it was what is called "very middling." In the Liverpool market, in February, 1837, "good" Surat cotton was worth 61 per lb.; but the cotton in question, which was only " very middling" Surat cotton, only sold for 41 per lb. It was contended by the plaintiffs that the defendants were required to purchase "good" cotton, meaning thereby, best fine cotton. But upon this point a difference of opinion between the par ties existed; the defendants insisting that they had purchased and shipped "good" cotton, according to the classification known in the Bombay market, and that by that only were they bound to abide. The plaintiffs, on the other hand, contending that according to the classification known in Liverpool the cotton was only "middling" to middling fair; therefore it was con tended, that the cotton itself being but "middling," orat best "fair," and fetching hut a middling price, too much had been paid for it; and also that it was not of the description according to the Liverpool markets of cotton ordered. The amount of damage sought was the difference between the selling price of the cotton in question and the price of "good" cotton in Liverpool, in March, 1837; or between 44cl and 61d per lb, on the whole quantity. For the plaintiffs several cotton-brokers of Liverpool were called: namely, Mr. Com ber, cotton-broker, in the employment of Messrs. Littledale and Co.; Mr Miles Barton, cotton-broker, of Liverpool; Mr. Lubin Browne, Mr. James Leigh, and Mr. Duncan M'Vicker; whose evidence generally went to show that the cotton in question was barely "fair" cotton, and that it was worth from Id to lid per lb less than "good" cotton; and that the Liverpool terms for cotton were "ordinary," "mid dling," "fair," "good fair," "good," and "fine." For the defence it was contended that the acceptation of the term " good," the term used in giving the directions for the pnrchasP of the cotton, ought to he interpreted according to its meaning in Bombay, and that the cotton in question was such as came under the denomination " good" in Bom bay and in London. And that it would be preposterous to suppose that a house in Bombay, in the directions given to them for the purchase of cotton, were to be guided not by the terms in use in their own market but by the terms adopted by the different towns in England, from whence their orders came. If this were the case, a London house, and a Liver pool house, and a Bristol house, and an Edinburgh house, each ordering "good" cotton to be consigned to them, and each having the same cotton sent to them from Bombay by the Bombay agents, would be in different positions, the con tract of the one being fulfilled and that of the other not, and that consequently no foreign agent could ever act with safety. For the defence a long evidence was read, taken in the su preme court, Bombay, under a writ of mandamus, showing that the cotton was "good," " really good" cotton. Several London cotton merchants and brokers were also examined, namely, Mr. Samuel Carrol, colonial broker, Mr. Robert Brodie Forman, and others, who deposed that the terms of cotton used in London were " ordinary," " middling," " good," " fine," " and " very fi ne, " and that the price of " good" cotton in London, in March, 1837, was 41d, per lb. His Lottostirp, in summing up, said it was for the jury to determine whether the cotton iu question came under the denomination of " good" in Bombay, in which case they were to find for the defendants, if otherwise for the plaintiffs. The jury expressed a wish to retire, and to have a sample of the cotton handed to them; and after an absence of half an hour, returned with a verdict for the plaintiff upon the fits issue, with damages £1,335. 'WALKER V. SUTTON AND OTHERS. Mr. Alexander and Mr. Wightman appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Cresswell for the defence. The plaintiff in this case is a piano -forte maker, residing at Manchester, and the defendants ate carriers between Manchester and Newcastle-under-Lytle. The action was brought to recover the sum of £l5 in damages done to a piano forte entrusted to the defendant to convey from Manchester to Newcastle-under-Lyrae. It appeared that the defendant had conveyed the piano as far as Stoke, near Newcastle-un der-Line, where he had a warehouse, and had there unload ed it, and left it in the rain for some time; the consequence of which was, that, as a wit ness d escr ib e d it, it was rend ere d `'not playable at all," " quite green inside," and the wood work glued together had come to pieces. The piano -forte had afterwards to be repaired, and when repaired sold only for £35, though it was before worth £SU. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £lO. HILTON v. RICHARDSON AND ANOTHER. Mr Brandt and Mr. Tomlinson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ellis for the defendant. The plaintiff in this ease resides at Manchester, and the defendants. Messrs. Richardson and Thompson, are share brokers in Liverpool. It appeared that early in the year the plaintiff, Mr. Ri chardson, applied to Mr. Cardwell, share broker, of Manches ter, to ask him it he could Lind a customer for him fur thirty shares in the Manchester and Leeds Railroad. Mr. Card well succeeded in doing so, and found the present plaintiff, who agreed to purchase thirty shares, at 1:,5. ss. premium, and £l5 paid through the agency of Mr. Cardwell. Twenty of these shares were delivered according to the contract, the re maining 10 the defendants agreed to deliver, saving they had not sold 30 shares, but only 20. The amount of price and premium of the JO shares was tendered to the defendants on the Ist of March by the plaintiff's attorney, Mr.'Cunliff, and refused, and the shares at that time had risen to a premiuth of £l9. The amount of damage sought was the difference be tween the premium when the plaintiff bought the shares, and when he demanded the 10 shares. Several share brokers were examined as to the rate of premium, which ranged from £6. 9s. 6d. to £l9. in Manchester, and was now fallen again to £l3. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £5O. The court adjourned at six o'clock. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, Aug. 17th, 1837. SlR,—Will you have the goodness to give the following an insertion in your journal, and oblige, respectfully, &c , CELESTE. TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC. Being about to the packet ship England, Capt. Waite, I take this method of acknow ledging, with a grateful heart, the distinguished patronage and kindness which has been so liberally extended towards me throughout the United Kingdom. To the London press particularly, and the British press generally, I am under many obligations, for their indulgence and generous critiques on my various professional exertions. I feel this compliment warmly, as 1 have not the pleasure of being aequainted with a single person connected with the London press. I leave England without ever having had an altercation or harsh word with manager, actor, or actress, and I feel proud in knowing that I am esteemed and respected by my profes sional associates. To part from those we reverence and esteem is a sad feel ing, but to meet and part is the allotted portion of life: af fection. may wreathe and gratitude entwine their sweetest, their dearest, and most enduring bonds, still, " like the base less fabric of a vision," they meet to be dissolved—they are wrought lout to be broken. I have one consolation left, lam going to the land of my Adoption—America !—the region of the mountain and the lake, where hospitality gives welcome to the stranger, and liberty admits him to the birthright of the free. For the last time "Old England" I leave your " Iron bound shores," with a saddened heart, but sincere prayers for blessings upon your "fast-anchored Isle." God bless you all Farewell. CELESTE. Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, 17th Aug., 1838. PITT-STREET WARD.—On Wednesday evening last, a nu merous and respectable meeting of the reformers of this ward was held at the Vine Tavern, Pitt-street, Mi. Daniel Simmons in the chair. It was unanimously resolved that a requisition should be presented to their present representa. tative, Hugh Hornby, Esq., who retires by rotation on the Ist of November next, to allow himself to be again put in nomination. Mr. Hornby was accordingly waited on yes terday morning by a deputation from the meeting, when he cheerfully assented to their request.—Jou,na. CHESTER versus LIVERPOOL—We have from time to time been drawing the attention of our readers to the improve ment of the port of Chester, in doing which we have per haps rather overlooked its present advantages. We un derstand a fine vessel of 250 tons burthen, the property of Messrs. Dixon of this city, has recently discharged her car go of American timber in this port, with a detention of only three days, which probably would not have been effected in Liverpool under as many weeks; and the whole of the char ges upon the cargo were £l5, whereas in Liverpool they would have amounted to £l3o.—Chester Chronicle. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. RICHARD SMITH, AT MANCHESTER.—It. is our painful duty to announce a melan choly event which occurred in Manchestet yesterday morn ing, and which has taken suddenly away a highly-valued member of society, Richard Smith, Esq., of Moss-lane Cottage, Rusholme, and of the firm of Robert Smith and Brothers, manufacturers of this town. He left his home in per fect health to walk to his warehouse in Piccadilly. He was seen by one of his warehousemen quite hearty in Mosley street at nine o'clock. It was Mr. Smith's custom to call at the Gentleman's Club-house every morning, previously to going to business. He reached the end of Nicholas-street, of which the Club-house is the corner, and a woman who was passing saw him stagger and then fall. Ile was immediately carried into the News-room of the Club-house, and a sur geon attempted in vain to bleed him. He expired at a quarter past nine o'clock. Mr. Smith .was between 54 and 55 years of age. He has left two daughters and a son (the house surgeon to the Manchesterlioyal Infirmary) to lament his awful demise. Mr. Smith was one of the brothers of a very large family left by Mr. Smith, of the old established and' opulent house of Smith and Ingle, the well-known paper makers, both of which gentlemen had very large families, and they left their mills and other extensive works in the hands of their families, certain members thereof managing for the others, under the firm of "Smith and Ingles," paper makers, and Robert Smith and Brothers, manufacturers.— It is a remarkable coincidence, that about 20 years ago this gentleman's father came on Saturday morning on horseback, from the works at Throstle Nest to the paper warehouse, which was then in Tib-lane; he dismounted, walked stea dily into his counting-house, sat down in a chair, and in. i tantly expired. ! The outward voyage occupied eighteen-and-a-half days. ! Eleven of those days were extremely boisterous, and retarded the steamer's pt ogress to the westward. The Royal William has made the voyage out and home in 45 days, 11 of which were spent in New York. She brought the news of her own arrival at that city, the Shak speare, the packet of the 26th, having reached the Mersey at the same time as the steamer. Thirty-five cabin passengers have come in the Royal William. They speak highly of the capabilities of the steamer, and still more highly of the skill of Lieutenant Swainson, her commander, and Mr. J. C. Shaw, the Marine Surveyor to the City of Dublin Company. A letter, signed by the majority of the passengers, will he found in the next column. We subjoin, from the New York papers, some interesting particulars_ relative to th e ou t war d voyage o f the Royal William, and the flattering manner in which she was received by the citizens. NEW YORK, JULY 25.—The Royal William, steam-ship, Lieutenant Swainson, R.N., arrived last evening, in nine teen days from Liverpool. The greatest excitement pre vailed at the Postoffice, (by tire bye she brought the greatest mail that has been received by the steam-vessels:) the office was actually besieged by crowds of merchants, gentlemen of the press, and others awaiting the assortment. The Post master, to accommodate the public, kept the office open an hour beyond the usual time. This morning the Royal William weighed anchor and proceeded to the station at Rurger Slip occupied by the other steam-ships. The following are the remarks from the log, as furnished by the Captain : Royal William steam-ship left Liverpool, 6h 30m, p.m. sth July, and pilot 8h 45m, p.m. Passed Cape Clear mid night, 7th; Bth, at 4 . p.m., spoke the brig Tiger, of St. Au drew's, New Brunswick, lat. 51 14 S., lon. 11, W.; 14th July, passed a brigantine standing to the eastward, showed an American ensi gn over a white flag, with a black star and the letter H, lat. 47 '2l N., 21 W. lon. ; on the Bank, lat. 44 34 N.,10n. 50 2 S.W. spoke the Leonidas sc h ooner , o f Orland, shing, several other schooners in sight; July 22d, spoke, 5 a.m., the Sir James Kempf . , from Dundee, lat. 42 20 N., lon. 62, left 25th May; 23d, at 5 a.m. spoke the Historian, of Mount Desert, from Cape Breton to New York, lat. 40 50 N., lon. 67 1 W ; same day at 1 p.m., spoke the Hibernia, from Liverpool to New York, lat. 40 29 N., lon. 68 7 W., sailed 17th June ; spoke the Louvre, from China to Boston, lon. 69 25 W., out 123 days. W. SWAINSON, Com. Royal William. The following is the number of miles steamed each day:— Miles- July 15 186 16 180 17 206 18 240 19 20 Miles. July 5 I'2o 6 120 7 8 132 9 138 10 160 11 122 21 2, 12 .....122 22 238 13 144 23 239. 14 137 24 .. 52 The annexed remarks are taken from the log-book. "July 6.—Light airs. "July 7.—Blowing hard; heavy seas. !` July 9. —Hard gale, heavy sea. "July 10.—Passengers delighted with the ship in a sea way : weather more moderate. but still a rolling swell. "July 11.—The last five hours of the day wind right ahead, with rolling swell. " July IL.—Stray breezes and a heavy head sea, sometimes appearing ten feet above the tattrail. Ship managing beau tifully. These eternal head winds and seas are heart-breaking, as opposed to the enterprise. Passengers much pleased with the vessel. "July 13.—During these twenty-four hours we had extra ordinary weather, blowing hard from S.W., and, in an hour, shifting round to N.W. This accounts for the ship's course being so often changed as we paid off to keep the ship steady against the heavy seas. At 7. P.M., it blew so hard we were obliged to reef our fore and aft sails. As we shifted from N W. to W. 1 - 2 S., we had to stem the sea ma d e b y t h e S W. and W.S.W. gales. A winter passage cannot be worse than ours up to this period. Severat of our passengers, who have crossed the Atlantic often in their lives, say, they never ex perienced worse weather or heavier seas. " July 15.—Head sea; evidently a current setting us to the S.E., caused by the long N.W. wind. "July 16.—At 6 P.M. set the foretopsail, foresail, and lar board studding sails, being the first fair wind we have had. At 10 P.m., took them in. Bad night; lightning and tretnen dons rain. Sea rose up in a moment, and the tops of both paddle•boxes rolled under water. "July 17.—These 24 hours have been the most favourable we have had. Swell in the larboard bow, which retards the vessel. "July 18.—We use 2 cwt. of cinders every two hours, and a small portion of rosin. At eight wind shifted to N.E., blowing a summer breeze. Set topsail and studdingsails. The moment that the engines received a little assistauce, they started off to 161 rev o luti c n 3 , and worked b eaut if u ll y, proving that they have been held back by long continued adverse winds and head seas. " July 19.—Succeeded during the last 24 hours to bring the consumption to one ton to every ten miles. " I consider that 1 cwt. of turf stone per hour saves 3 cwt of coals. The engines work as smoothly as when we started; not abrass was heated to this period. From the quantity of sea weed about us, we are evidently in the Gulf stream, and that has caused a difference in distances, "July 22.—Passed Sir James Kempt, left Dundee 25th May, 1838. "July 24.—Overtook the Hibernia, bound to New York [eft Liverpool 17th June." Royal William, Steam Ship, New York Hat bour, 24th July, 1838. TO THE EDITOR OF THE COURIER AND ENQUIRER SIR,—As the American public took so much interest in the success of, the Sirius and Great Western, showing, by the kind reception they gave to the commanders of those vessels, how sincerely the people of the United States were gratified at the solution of the great problem of crossing the Atlantic by ships propelleti by machinery, I am confident I shall add still more to the public gratification, and more particularly to that of the scientific portion of the population, by giving a concise statement of the result of the Royal William's voy 3ge from Liverpool. The ship left the river Mersey at 6h: 6m. p.m. of the sth July, and arrived at her anchorage here at 3h. 35m. p.m. of the 24th July, being eighteen days twenty three hours on her passage ; but, if I deduct three hours and a half, during which lime her machinery was stopped for the purpose of attaching new packings. &c. when nine days from Liverpool, the total time occupied in steaming was IS days nineteen hours and a half, and that without any intermis sion whatever in working the machinery. From pilot to pilot she was eighteen days nineteen hours. The Royal William is 276 horse power, on the condensing prin c ipl e; she has three separate circular boilers, worked at a pressure under 81b. the inch; and the steam is economised by expan sive valves. During the entire voyage across the Atlantic, the average expansion was 12 inches of a 66 inch stroke, and her total consumption of fuel was 351 tons 9 cwt. '2 qrs. from anchorage to anchorage, leaving• a sufficient quantity on hoard for WO miles additional steaming, having still in her hold 59 tons 7 cwt. She has worked the whole distance at an average of 2 cwt. 11 lb. per mile, or, going more into scientific detail, 6 lb. 4 oz. per horse power per hour: a re sult, I believe, unprecedented, at least, in Europe. Leaving England in the middle of summer, it may be said, that her voyage has been long, and that her predecessors did more than she has done. To prevent such an erroneous opinion going forth to the world, I give below a detailed statement of the different winds she has encountered on the passage; winds as adverse as any winter season generally produces, and, as a proof of that the Atlantic has been visited with westerly gales, I beg to state, that, in latitude 42 and longtitude 61, we overtook the Sir James Kemp, out 58 days from Dundee, and in latitude 40 29, and longitude 68 18, we passed the Hibernia, which vessel left Liverpool on the 17th June, 18 days before the Royal William. The un der -named packets have not yet reached New York, and, as their usual passages are much shorter than that they are now on, nothing can show more clearly the adverse weather in the Atlantic for vessels coming to the westward. North America, left 16th June. Roscoe 24 William C. Nye 26 .. Louisville Total time of the Royal William between Liverpool and New York 18 days and 23 hours. Wind blew from N.W. to S.W. 11 11 N.W. to N... 2 17 N.W. to S. 2 0 • Easterly Calm 18 23 Now, as the course from C a p e Cl ear to N ew Y ork i s a b out W. by N., it is evident the ltoyal William had to contend against eleven and a half days of opposing winds; that is to say, those blowing between S.W. and N.W.; and, as it fre quently blew gales, I trust some credit will be given to a vessel which has opposed them so successfully. For the first eleven days she bad no opportunity of setting her foresail or foretopsail. As a proof of her capabilities for speed, it is only necessary to give the result of the last seven days she was at sea, during part of which time she had 56 hours of bead winds : Noon ending the 18th Ju1y,..206 miles. 19th .. 240 .. 20th .. 182 .. 21st .. 179 .. 22d .. 230 .. 23d .. 238 .. 24th .. 239 .. Total in seven days, 1,514 miles. The above are observations—by dead reckoning she ran 257 miles on the 19th July; 257 miles on the 23d. The Royal William is fitted up with water-tight bulkheads, which, by dividing the hull into five compartments, renders it perfectly safe under almost any circumstances, certainly from collision or fire. This plan of dividing the vessel into sec tions was originally adopted by Mr. C. Williams of Liverpool, to whom the public are indebted for so great a means of pre servation to human life, and which has gained him, in Eng land, the applause of the public at large. The Royal William belongs to the City of Dublin Company, established in 1824, to run steamers between Liverpool, Dublin, and Belfast.— They have a fleet of seventeen vessels employed in the Irish, Channel, which snake annually above 1000 voyages, and, from the peculiar care used in their construction, and fnan almost daily inspection, not an accident has occurred to endanger life during a period of fourteen years. The experience acquired by the managing directors has led parties in the United King,doin to solicit their assistance in the formation of a Company to run steamers of a large class between Liverpool and New York ; and in consequence of that assistance being afforded, progress has been made. Sub scribers have come forward, and two vessels of 1,250 tons, and 4120 horse power each, are now in course of construction, to ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL WILLIAM, STEAN. SHIP, FROM NEW YORK. (From the .Albion.) On Sunday evening, at six o'clock, the Telegraph an. nounced, that the Royal William, steam-ship, Lieutenant Swainson, R.N., which sailed from Liverpool, on the even ing of the sth of July, for New York, had arrived off Holy head, on her return voyage. Few persons were present en the Exchange -room when the announcement arrived, the room being always thinly attended on the Sunday: the in telligence, however, soon spread through the town, and crowds proceeded to the pierheads, to witness the arrival, at Liverpool, of the first steamer from New York. The whole seawall, from George's Pierhead to the Clarence Dock, was densely crowded. At half•past geven the packet-ship Shak speare, which sailed from New York on the 26th of July, was seen coming up the New Channel, Close behind her followed the Royal William, with flags flying and foresail set, steaming along at her greatest speed. At this time, night had begun to set in; but so anxious were the multitude of spectators to witness the arrival of the Royal William that few, or none; left the pierheads. When in Bootle Bay, the steamer threw out blue lights and fired guns. In a few minutes she was off the Magazines, , and crossed the river towards the Clarence Dock. Immediately there was a rush from the George's and the Prince's Pierhead towards the north, the general opinion being, that the Royal William intended to land her passengers near the steam dock. When, however, they had got about two-thirds of the distance to wards the Clarence Dock, it was found, that the steamer was proceeding up the river towards the George's Pierhead. The rush was then towards the south. The Royal William was saluted with loud cheers by the people assembled on the George's. She anchored off the pierhead at half-past eight o'clock, and was soon surrounded by boats, full of people, from the shore. The Royal William left New York on the 4th instant, at six o'clock in the evening. She has made a most beautiful run, having performed the voyage home in fourteen-and-a half days. The distance run in four successive days wasl,oos miles, a rate of speed scarcely ever exceeded by any other steamer. followed by others as numerous as the wants of the station will ultimately require. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JAS. C. SHAW, Marine Manager. ARRIVALS IN NEW YORK IN JULY AND AUGUST. SAILING VESSELS. Oxford Acadia Scully, (P.S.) l2th ~„ „ 39 Toronto, (P.S.) l 3 th3B Virginia, (P.S.) l3th „35 „„ Burgundy. (P.S.) l4th „35 „ Westminster, (P.S.) l6th „25 „ Star l6th „43 „ Vicksburg, (P.5.,N.0.)16th „35 „ Brilliant 17th „39 ~ Cincinatti, (P.S., N.o.)lBth „38 „ Siddons, (P.S.) l9th „ 33 Yazoo, (P.S.,_ N. 0.) 24th „ 41 St. Helena, (P.S.) 26(h „52 „ Tuskina 26th „42 ~ North America, (P.S.) 26th „39 „ Hercules 26th „41 „ Canton 27th „43 „ Rhone, (P.S) 2Bth „41 „ Roscoe, (P.S.) 31st „37 „ St. James Crusader Republic Royal William 24th July 19 ~ Havre. London. Liverpool. Havre. London. Liverpool. Liverpool. Liverpool. Liverpool. Liverpool. Havre. Liverpool. Liverpool. Liverpool. Havre. Liverpool. London. Liverpool. Liverpool. Passengers per Royal William, from New York.—Messrs. Woodruff, Webb, Gordon, Hamilton, Rock, Day, of Ly don; Messrs. Leech, Fosdick, and Barber, of New Orleans; Messrs. Morris, Brown, Bradbrook, Montant, and Scholes, of New York; Messrs. Nicholson and Cruickshank, of Surinam; Mr. De Mechelle, of Smyrna; Mr. Buchanan, of Glasgow; Mr. Edmondson, of Berwick-on-Tweed: Mr. Loth, of St. Quinten, France; Mr. Jones, of Mobile; Mr. Forstall, of Havana; Mr. Small, of Richmond, Virginia; Mr. Haas, of Washington; Mr. and Mrs. Barr, of Boston, U.S. ; Mr. Jerald and servant, of Trinidad; Mr. Naters, of Newcastle on-Tyne; Mr. Drogart, of Paris; Mr. Levie, of Montreal; Rev. E. Neville, Mr. J. Coyne, Mr. M'Crea, and Mrs. Hol liwart, of Philadelphia. TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE TRANSATLANTIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. GENTLEMEN,—As passengers on board your steam-ship, Royal William, on her voyage from New York, we feel it both our duty and our pleasure to express our entire sa tisfaction with her and her management, coupled with a high opinion of her speed and powers. At the same time,, we congratulate both countries on the success which has at tended the experiment of steam navigation across the At lantic; and the more sure and rapid communication which, by this means, is now established. With one or two excep tions, we have all crossed th e Atl ant i c b e f ore, many of us very frequently; and the universal conviction is strong in favour of this mode of making the passage, and of its unques tionable superiority over that by sailing vessels. We cannot conclude without remarking that the assiduity with which our comfort has been studied, and the urbanity and gentle manly conduct of Captain Swainson, Mr. Shaw, and the other officers of the ship, have contributed very much to make our passage agreeable. Wishing you, gentlemen, the success which your enterprise and endeavours SO well merit, we are, sirs, your obedient servants, liev. E. NEVILLE, JOHN HAMILTON, ROBERT EDMESTON, PELER B. FORSTALL, LE DOCTEUR DROGGART, W. F. ROCK, H. D. WEBB, J. G. WOODROFFE, A. GORDON, GEO. NICHOLSON, RALPH KATERS, E. LOWE, ROBT. LEECH, THOS. B. SmALL, G. A. BRADHOOK, RD. JONES, WM. BARBER, Jun. Win. R. FOSDICK, N. L. MONTAN; THOS. BUCHANAN, JOHN DAY, THOMAS BARR, JOHN APCREA, Jun. A. GEROLD, ALEX. CRUICKSHANK, ANDREW BROWN, JOHN LEVIE. J. ELY, PHILIP HAAS, POLICE ITV FELLIGENCE. CHARGE OF POISONING.—A young woman named Ryan, was brought before Mr. Hall, on Friday, at the Police -court, on a charge of poisoning the family of a man named Power. The first witness, a lad, stated that he had received a pie from the prisoner, which she had told him to take to Mrs. Power, in Ford-street. He did so; had never seen,the prisoner be fore. The pie was wrapped up in a paper, and the paper was signed Sarah Conner.—Sarah Conner stated that she did not know the prisoner; the hand-writing on the paper is not hers; knows Mrs. Power.—Mr. Power called. His wife and child ren had been taken ill in consequence of eating a pie. Did not see the pie they had eaten : his wife and sister were still ill; knows of no difference that existed between his wife and the prisoner. 7 -Inspector Poole stated that the prisoner, on being taken into custody, denied having sent the pie. She lives with a confectioner in this town.—A female, who stated that she was a confectioner, deposed that the prisoner was her apprentice. Knows her box; it was in her sleeping-room, Saw it opened, when the two packets of powder in charge of the officer were found; on one was written poison. —The case was about to be postponed for further evidence, when a sur geon came into court and stated that he had tested the con tents of the stomach ejected by one of the children. It had been scraped from the floor of the room; he had been unable to detect any mineral poison: Veal pies, at this time of the year, were unwholesome food; there was often decomposed matter in them, which would operate exactly in the way of poison. The symptoms would be similar to those originating from poison. As tar as he had seen, he was not justified iu saying that any poison had been administered. Suspected sugar of lead was in that which he had tested, but could not discover any; he would have discovered it if there had been a single grain.—Adjourned till Saturday. On Saturday the prisoner was again placed at the bar, and the examination was resumed. Mrs. Power, who was so ill that she could scarcely support herself, stated, that she received a veal pie from the boy above alluded to, about half past seven o'clock on the evening of Thursday last. Her two little children were in the room with her, and, not suspecting any evil, she cut the pie into four pieces : she gave one piece to each of her children, and ano ther to a .young woman who was with her; the fourth piece she ate herself. She perceived nothing peculiar in the taste of the pie. The meat, she was sure, was not tainted. A few minutes after she had eaten it she experienced a prickling sensation about her mouth and throat, which became exceed ingly painful, and amounted, before it had died away, to a scalding sensation. Twenty minutes afterwards she was seized with violent pains in her stomach. She felt as though her bowels were filled with scalding water. Her belly swelled enormously; and she felt as if she should burst. She called out to her husband, and told him, that she knew not what to do, as she was certain she was about to burst asunder. The Pain which she experienced she described as terrible. She Went to bed, but she was so drawn together that she was un able to remain in any other position than on her hauds and knees. After this, violent retching came on, and she was ex ceedingly sick. After she was taken ill, her little boy was seized with precisely similar symptoms. The other child and the young woman were next taken ill, and with them, also, the pains, swelling, and vomiting were equally voilent. They did not taste anything fetid about the pie, but soon after eating it, their mouths felt as though they had been burned, and their lips and palates were blistered. Mrs. Power further stated, that, on Friday week, she had a quarrel with the prisoner, who met her as she was going home. After the prisoner had abused her very much, she struck her: she afterwards struck her child a violent blow on the nose, which hurt the little creature severely. j . The young woman who had eaten one portion of the pie stated, that she vomited very freely after it, and, consequently, recovered much sooner than the others. The children re mained extremely ill. Mr. Craig, the surgeon, said he had analyzed the powder, and discovered it to be arsenic. He had been engaged in trying experiments on the matter which one of the children had vomited, but he had not completed them. It would take some time, but he thought he could complete the analysis by Monday. Mr. Hall asked Mr. Craig if he had called any one to as sist him. Mr. Craig said he had not. Inspector Poole, ivho was present when the powders were found in the box of the prisoner, stated, that he bad also given a portion of them to an eminent chemist, who was in. the court. Mr. Hoye, analyzing chemist to the Board of Excise, got up and stated, that he had examined the powder delivered to him by the officer, and it was white oxide of arsenic. It had no taste. Veal, in a decomposed state, would not produce the effects described by the witness. It would produce nausea, but, before it could have that effect, it would be in such a state that it would be disgusting to the taste. Veal, in any state, could not have produced the effects described. The symptoms were exactly those which arsenic would have pro duced, both the effects on the mouth, the pains, the swelling, and the vomiting. If the nausea had not been induced the persons must have died. Mr. Hall requested Mr. Hoye to be so ,kind as to assist Mr. Craig in the analysis of the matter discharged from the child's stomach. Mr. Hoye said, he would willingly do so, as the poison, if arsenic, might, with certainty, be detected in ten minutes. Mr. Hall said, it was to be regretted, that Mr. Power had thrown away that which had been discharged from the sto machs of the other persons. It was stated, that the matter which was in Mr. Craig's possession was what the child had vomited after it had been sick three times before. Mr. Hoye thought there would still be arsenic in it, if arsenic had been taken. He added, that peculiar symptoms were produced by arsenic which were not caused by any other poison. Mr. Craig and Mr. Hoye agreed to meet at four o'clock for the purpose of completing the analysis [We understand that another examination took place yes terday, and that the case will undergo a farther investigation this morning] REVISING BARRISTERS FOR 1838. We understand that the following appointments, amongst others, have been made by Mr. Baron Alderson, as the senior judge on the pending northern circuit, pursuant to the 2d and 3d Wm. IV. cap. 64 : Northern division of the county, and the boroughs of Pres ton. Clitheroe, and Lancaster—Stephen Temple, Richard Atkinson, and Spencer Stanhope, Esqrs. Southern division of the county, and the bormighs of Man chester, Liverpool, Oldham, Salford, Warrington, and Wigan—Robert Wharton, Frederick Robinson, and Spencer Horatio Walpole, Esqrs. The boroughs of Ashton-under-Lvne, Bury, Bolton-le- Moors, Rochdale, and Blackburn—Henry Lawrence, Esq. North Riding of Yorkshire, Northallerton, Malton, Scar bro', Thirsk, an d Whi t b y —F letcher Raincock, Woronzow Greig, and Francis Bayely, Esq. East Riding of Yorkshire, Beverley, Hull, city of York, and Ainsty—rhomas Shaw Brandreth, and James Pulleine, Esqrs. West Riding of Yorkshire, Richmond, Ripton, and Knares bro'—John Cottingharn, Robert Charles Hildyard, and Tho mas Henry, Esqrs. Pontefract, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Leeds, Halifax, Bradford, and Sheffield—Anthony Cleasby, William Kaye, and William Gray, Esqrs. MEETING OF MERCHANTS AND SHIP OWNERS NTERESTED IN THE TRADE OF BUENOS AYRES, Sac, At one o'clock, on Saturday last, a meeting of merchants, shipowners and others interested in the trade to the River la. Plata was held in the Underwriters' Committee-room. The object of the meeting was to take into consideration the state our commerce with the quarter above named. The Chair was occupied by W. H. Tayleur, Esq. The result of th,e meeting was a resolution, that a sub committee be appointed to draw a memorial to Lord Palm erstone, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreigh Affairs. The memorial is to embody the sentiments of.the meeting as to the serious injury sustained by the com mercial interests of this country, in consequence of the blockade of the port of Buenos Ayres, by the French. The object of the memorialists is to secure the friendly offices and interposition of the British Government, in effecting, if possible, an early settlement of the disputes existing be tween the contending powers. The following gentlemen were appointed the members of of the sub-committee :—Mr. W. H. Tayleur, Mr. Richard Carlisle, Mr. Robert Henderson, Mr. T.- B. Forwood. It was further resolved, that the Chairman be requested to sign the memorial on behalf of the meeting: that he was to transmit the same to Lord Palmerston ; and that he should lay before the memorialists, at a future meeting to be convened, the answer which,he might receive. Thanks were voted to W. H. Tayleur, Esq., for his able conduct in the chair, and the meeting separated. • ~.„,•:.,:..,'......y4f:',4,. ? ,:e PI .- ••••-•.'..;',_,111:vi '' -i V., . '1 .:1 U- ' :. ; ,- ';' ,1 1:•:t1,7*• ; - 4 -- ;' ::I . • , k --, 1,•-••\,,,...,,;.Ai>14,,. 0 v A. ~...s --. , • i- , -11, • '. ..., , • . •:-:%/11.-*• e_r- ri e k -4. tic z• ‘-'1,,-.1. NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK. On Friday a meeting of the shareholders of the North and South Wales Bank was held at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, for the purpose of reciving the directors' report, the election of directors for the year ensuing, and the transac tion of other business connected with the establishment. The gentlemen present expressed their high satisfaction, as will be seen by their resolutions; at the prospects of the bank; • and the following report was read and approved of by the meeting : IMPORT BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH Leaving a balance of undivided profits 0f.... £7662 7 6 This result enables the directors to declare a dividend for the half-year ending 30th June last, at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, which un 21,520 shares amounts to £7532. In conclusion, the directors have only to reiterate the ex pectations held out in the last report, of the increasing sup port and confidence reposed in the bank by the proprietors and inhabitants of the principality as well as iu and which fully justify the directors in expressing their con viction of a continued profitable return upon the capital em ployed, yet they still feel it their duty to impress upon the shareholders, and others interested in the welfare of the es tablishment, the importance of using that influence to extend its business and advance its general prosperity. The directors cannot abstain on this occasion from express.. ing their opinion to the proprietors that they are eminently indebted to the head-manager, Mr. Corlett, for the great zeal, ability, and experience he has displayed in the management of the bank. (Signed) BENJAMIN THOMAS, Chairman. MISCELLANEOUS. The Imprisonment for Bebt Bill will, it is now settled come into operation on the Ist of October next. The Queen of Naples was delivered on the Ist instant, of a Prince,fho received the name of Louis Marie. It is said that Admiral Sir Josias Rowley will succeed Adniiral Sir Philip Durham in the naval command at Ports mouth, in November next. Large and valuable veins of iron ore have been discovered on a part of the Brendon Hills, the property of Sir Thomas Lethbridge, Bart„ which are to be forthwith worked. Hops.—Tbe editor of the Doncaster Gazette speaking from personal inspection, says that the crop of hops in the North Clay district will be very short, in some situations amounting to little or nothing at all. The Distin family are making a professional tour in the West of England. They gave a grand concert at Chelten ham on Thursday, which was fashionably attended. IRISH APPLAUSE.—A funeral procession met the Lord Lieutenant on some of the roads about Dublin—halted, and gave him three cheers! It is said the corpse joined in it. It is reported that the Queen intends to make Brighton her winter residence, and that her Majesty and the court generally may be expected here about the 9th o f N ovember. —Brighton Gazette. We were in error in stating yesterday that the post-office commissioners had determined on fixing a rate of two-pence on all letters, in lieu of the present rate of postage. It is correct that the committee have made such a recommenda tion, but incorrect that the commissioners have adopted it.— Globe. THE SEAT SELLER AGAIN.—The Dublin Evening Packet tells us that Daniel, the seat seller, has netted a couple of thousand pounds by the, return of Dr. Stock for Cashel. If so, Stocks are rising with the honest man. We believe it is true that there were several bidders for the seat in the mar ket. What a flaming patriot Daniel is ! BIRMINGHAM BANKING COMPANY.—On Wednesday an extraordinary general meeting of proprietors of this Com pany was held. 'The directors in their report stated that the net profits for the half year to the 30th of June last, amounted to £11,622. 12s. 3d., and they recommended that a dividend of 10s. per share, being at the rate of Riper cent. per annum, should he declared, l eav i ng a b a l ance of £2,237. 12s. 3d. t o be carried over to the current half-year. WORKING OF THE NEW MARRIAGE ACT.—Whatever popularity the new marriage act may enjoy in other places, it has very little patronage in this town, although dissenters are numerous in proportion to the population. 'We have observed for some time, that the most respectable members of .dissenting congregations invariably prefer the venerable form prescribed by the church, and under which their pro genitors we united, to the fanciful nostrum prepared accord ing to act of parliament.—Slockport Advertiser' Sir A. Agnew has addressed the following letter to a con temporary :—"Sir,—You will much obli ge me by giving publicity to this letter, for the purpose of correcting a state ment which has appeared in the newspapers. The lady of the name of Agnew, who, it is reported, took the veil at Cork, is not `a daughter of the late - General Agnew,' for no daughter of that gallantofficer has fallen from the protestant faith of the gospel of Christ." WHITEHAVEN.—The past week has presented no improve ment in the state of the weather: rain has continued to fall in heavy quantities, and yen , serious apprehensions are now entertained for the s a fety o f the growing grain crops. We have not had a season near so bad since 1.823, and, in con sequence, wheat and all other kinds of grain are rapidly rising. Large tracts remain covered with hay, in bad con dition; and fruit is sadly spoiled. KENDAL.—The weather for the last fortnight or three weeks has been such as almost to prevent the housing of any hay: and vast quantities are now lying out in a spoiled or rapidly spoiling condition. Fears are now also beginning to possess the farmers for the safety of the grain crops, and dealers have this week advanced the prices of flour and meal, the former 3d. and the latter 4d. per stone, making flour 3s. Bd. and oatmeal 2s. 6d. The first issue of shillings with the impress of the young queena l i mited o S f a t t h u i r s d c a o y i a n afternoon fr o hears the au ex Mint. cee d in g Only ly handsome profile of her Majesty by Wyon, have as yet been issued. In a few days the issue will be general. Very loud complaints continue to be made by the merchants and traders of the city at the impediments thrown in the way of business by the refusal of the bank, the post office, and other wpeuigbhlitc: departments, to re c ei ve a l arge por ti on o f th e sovereigns now in circulation, in consequence o f t h e i r b e i ng of light —Observer. A fatal accident occurred on Thursday night on the Lon don and Birmingham Railway to a dairyman named Pritch ard, who resided near Chalk Farm. He was returning by the last train, with aquantity of hay he had purchased, and when near to Kilburn, be by some means slipped off the car riage, when the wheels passed over him and killed him on the spot. We learn from Boulougne-sur-Mer that about 100 boats from that port, with crews of 40 men each, making an effec tive of nearly 1000 seamen, are at present employed in the • herring fishery on the coasts of Scotland. No other port of France employs so many men in the herring fishery. A melancholy accident occurred on Wednesday last, which has deprived the service of a valuable young officer. Lieut. W. H. Vyse, of the 2d Life Guards, whilst in the a c t o f fish ing at his fath e r' s res id ence, in Buckinghamshire, was seized with a fit of apoplexy, and fell into the water, and before as sistance could be procured he was a corpse. Messrs. Curling and Young, of Limehouse, the builders of the British Queen steam-vessel, have begun building a steam-ship , which, when compl e t e d, i s t o b e o f 2000 tons burtheu •' ;he is not to b e so l ong as t h at vessel, but much wider. We understand she is to trade between London and New-York. A DlLEatsta.—The Governments of France and St.Peters burgh have both simultaneously granted the monopoly of the packet-transport between Havre and St. Petersburgh, each to a different company, so that the Havre boats cannot enter Cronstadt, nor the Russian boats Havre. According to the accounts from France, the crops there have a most favourable appearance. The Princess Augusta is on a visit to the Queen Dowager at Bushy Park. Her Majesty will sail for Malta before the equinox. She is in good health at present. We hear, that the Marchi o n ess o f Lansdowne yest er d ay resigned the place ofchief Lady of the Bed-chamber to the Queen.—Spectator. Sir Frederick Lamb and Count St. Aulaire will act as Ambassadors Extraordinary from England and France at the coronation of the Emperor of Austria. A subscription has been set on foot. headed by the Arch bishop and the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, for the pur pose of raising a sufficient sum to erect a church and clewy. man's residence in the trine of Dunkirk, the scene of the murders of mad Thom.--Kentish Paper. The apopted son of Rammohun Roy has taken his depart.. ure for India. The Directors of the East India Company refused to sanction his appointment to a writership. DOMESTIC SERVANTS.—II appears, from an article in the London and Westminster Review, that, at the last census, the number of this useful class in the united kingdom was —fe males, 923,646; men and boys, 211,966; total 1,135,612. STEAM CARRIAGE FROM PARIS TO BR OSSEI.S.—The Nou velliste states that a steam carriage is to start from the Bar riere de l'Etoile, on Sunday next, to proceed to Brussels, the engineer xpecting to do the distance, 60 leagues, in 12 hours. Lord Brougham, in reply to an invitation sent to him from the Radicals of Glasgow to accept of a public dinner, has stated that he will fix upon the day after his return to Brougham-hall, after the session is finished. His lordship proposes to take a tour through the north of Scotland this season.—Glasgow Chronicle. The Espoir de Bruxelles says :—" The Duke of Wellington, attended by a numerous suite, is expected at Leige. He has taken apartments at the Hotel d'Angleterre. We learn that he intends to be present at the races. WHIG-RADICALISM.—Begotten in vanity and spite, and nurtured in the hateful shades of craft and calumny, it comes forth at last, in the full maturity of abjectness and absolutism —a hideous monster, in ohich the baseness of the slave and he brutality of the tyrant ara curiously intermixed.—Morn ing Post. LULLS AND HIS CONF ESS° R . —His confessor refu se d to give him absolution en preparing f or t h e stage. He consent ed, and the m which manuscript w as comm i tted to the flames. Some days afterwards,when he see me d a little b e t ter, one of the unless he burned his opera of Ac/tills et Polix he was then ene, young princes came t o see him. " What, Baptiste," cried', the y„ung prince, " have you been such a fool as to, bum, your opera?" " Hush, my lord," whispered Lulli r " f have got a copy of it."--1-jogaTrHthir:ss.lrlußstictaTl._Dlravzn a A FRENCH LADY iN s t o a m ke e s tit o n n es o h n e e r French lady bsiedaeu herwit h c o a u a t ic a h s e t r b i y n g i . strip wantsg , out,an I at s h t e h the lw other, as In either way she monopolizes the whole street and you are continually getting between her and the nippy very much to your inconvenience ; for, if you offend the dog, the mis tress is, of course, implacable, and you will very ►likely have to meet her gallant in the Forest ot Bondy next mornmg..... Ms American in Pare,. WALES BANK. The directors have much satisfaction in meeting the propri etors on this their second anniversary. In the report of last year, the directors detailed so fully the measures they had adopted for the general management of the bank, as to make it unnecessary further to allude to it here. The directors lament to announce the death of their col league John JOnes, Esq., since the last meeting of the pro prietors, but they have been enabled to supply the vacancy by the election of J. B. Tiuton, Esq. The directors have now to imitate, that havin&obtained possession of the ground mentioned in the last tepclA, the ne cessary arrangements are in progress for the erection-Of suita ble ba k premises. The directors having been enabled to declare a dividend for the half-year ending 31st December last, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, upon the increased capital of the bank, now submit to the proprietors the result of their labours for the whole of the past year, which they trust will satisfy them that the business of the bank has been prudently and profita bly managed. The directors have therefore now to announce, that after deduction of the whole of the annual expenses of the bank, and making ample provision for all bad and doubtful debts the nett profits for the year ending 30th June last, am oun t to £18,824 10 0 From which is to be carried to the reserved surplus fund (being the largest proportion of profit allowed by the deed of settle ment) £4706 2 6 Making the total reserved fund £5853 10s, 3d. Amount of dividend paid to the proprietors for half-vear ending 31st December, 1837 6456 0 0 11,162 2 6 1