The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-14 00:00:00

T HOMAS DISMORE, 5,,.v TO THE QUEEN, respectfully informs Strangers 1 /t Visitors to Liverpool that a choice STOCK he NEWEST PATTERNS may be selected from,fr rders completed with promptness and accuracy, being i ily communication with Messrs. DISMORE and SON, Ma acturers, London. SPOONS, FORKS, &c., for Exportati n from this Port, at the same prices as in London. A I DAEWELLE RUSSET" DE GREY MANTLES AND OAKS. ON the First of October next, CRIPPS & URFIELD will have the honour of submitting to e Public the RUSSET" DE GREY. MANTLES and OAKS, being a splendid new Material, of their own bon de Manufacture,, and a facsimile of an ancient piece of T entry found in 64 Ruins of FOUNTAINS ABBEY, YVRKSHIRE C. and S. have, with ,considerabg labour, succeeded in bringing this beautiful Specimen of the Pro ductions of the Middle Ages to perfection, in which is embodied the exquisite and happy taste peculiar to the REIGN OF STEPHEN. The name " Russett de Grey" is assumed in honour of Earl de Grey, the noble and liberal relative of the present proprietress of those beautiful ruins. A splendid assortment of Cloaks for crossing the water and travelling, 10s. Gd. to 30s. each. 48, BOLD-STREET. AND HIGHER HARROGATE AN ENTIRE NEW SYSTEM OF THE TEA TRADE Win be COMMENCED on WEDNESDAY next, the 15th instant, on the Premises No. 81, CTIURCH- STREET, LIVERPOOL, (OPPOSITE THE LIVER THEATRE,) UNDER THE M4NM:IE- MENT OF Messrs. SNOWDON and BROWN t ' . AT a period like the present, when about T-, housand A Chests of Spurious Leaves, in imitation o ea, brought from Bombay and Sincanore, and about Fbur ousand Bags of Tea that was wrecked off the Skerries, e vessel Mary Elizabeth, but picked up from the wr: : „ ", brought to this town, washed and kiln-dried, an now l be hands of those Tea Dealers and Grocers who profess to supply the inhabi tants with Genuine Teas, nothing can be more desirable than an opportunity being afforded to Families and Respectable Dealers of PURCHASING THEIR TEAS DIRECT FROM THE. IMPORTER The PROPRIETORS of the NEW TEA ESTABLISHMENT, feeling the in►portance of this truism, as affecting the inter ests of large classes of the community, and knowing that since the Abolition of the East India Company's Charter in 1829, TEA. HAS BEEN IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL IN LARGER QUANTITIES than to any other PORT IN THE KINGDOM (London Excepted), without a corresponding advantage to the Consumer, an inducement has been held out to open the present Establish ment, the Proprietors having the fullest confidence that the Patronage of a discerning Public will not be withheld to enable them to carry out their views, when endeavouring TO REFORM THE ABUSES IN THE TEA TRADE, it being their anxious wish and strong determination that ECONOMY SHALL BE COMBINED WITH LUXURY in Supplying the INHABITANTS OF LIVERPOOL AND LANCA SHIRE WITH " REAL" TEA. LIVERPOOL, the second Port in the world, from its advantages of _ A DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH CHINA. and the facilities it affords as a market for purchasing stock, it is natural to hater would have hitherto furnished Teas to the public at something like a reasonable profit, or at any rate at a less price than towns more remote from the place of debarcation. Such, however, not being the fact, the ob ject of this establishment is to supply the public with an article which forms a most essential item in the expenses of almost every family, on THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS, IliZ., TUN , SMALLEST PROFIT, from the importer to the con- sumer Proprietors of the Establishment being intimately connected with one of the first Houses in London, they will , be enabled to take advantage of that market as circumstances may require. CAUTIONING THE PUBLIC AGAINST THE SPU RIOUS MIXTURE OF DRIED LEAVES, which has lately been imported in large quantities, and has found its way into the hands of COUNTRY DEALERS, we beg to infonn them our whole time and attention will be devoted to the selection of the two articles Tea and Coffee ; the inferior, and in .roany . instances deleterious, mixtures brought to this country since the abolition of the East India Company's Charter, rendering it highly necessary that all persons engaged in the sale of it should be well experi enced in the tasting and examining of them. THE OVERLAND INDIA MAIL arrived in London on the 4th ultimo, bringing news from China up to May 10th date ; and on reading the private letters, we find that Captain Elliot had effected a truce with the Chinese commissioner, thereby enabling our merchants to get about eleven millions of ppunds of Tea (equal to three months' supply for this country) shipped, which has caused quite a panic in London Tea market, attended with a fall of about one shilling per pound on all sorts, within the last three weeks, thus making them as low in price as those now on their way to this country cost the merchants importing ; for we find the lowest quality of Congou sold in Canton, at 25' to 27 taels, equal to about Is. sd. of our money, to which must be added at least sd. per lb. for the expenses of ship ping them to England—together making a cost of Is. 10d. per lb. for the lowest Congou to the importers. Still we find, that at the London Public Tea Sale of the 7th ultimo, (at which the most of our stock has been purchased,) Congou characterised by the Tea brokers—good middling Tea, blackish leaf, and strong, (which is at least 6d. per lb. better than the lowest quality,) sold at Is. 11 d. told. per lb. ; and very fine qualities, bearing a character. Superior Tea, strong and full Pekoe flavour, even wiry black leaf, only fetched 2s. sd. per lb., being, as we before stated, as near as possi ble, the present cost to the importer. To the sale prices add the duty,2s. 2td. per lb., which shows that a really useful family Tea costs us in London 4s. 21d. per lb., and quality as fine as it is our intention to advise any family to use, 4s. 7 d. Having been fortunate enough to lay in our stock during the present extraordinary fall in prices, war rants us in saying we can offer an advantage to the public which no other house in the trade can, for it is a well known fact, that (prior to the last news from China,) nearly every person connected with the Tea trade, and even private speculatori believing the Emperor of China had ordered all the Tea it his dominions to be destroyed, bought to a very great extent, at prices one shilling per pound above what they are at present. In professing to have this great benefit to offer, we do not boast of any foresight or wonderful advantages over our fellow-traders, it arising merely from our arrangements not being so complete as to enable us to lay in our stock earlier than the Ist ult. At the same time we do not feel too con fident that the present very low prices will continue long, as most of the merchants refuse to submit to so alarming a sacrifice, and we also find by the private India letters, that although Captain Elliot had effected this truce it was liable to be cancelled by an edict from the Emperor any minute, — in fact our merchants quite expected such would be the case, as vast troops of Chinese soldiers was encamping near Can ton,—so that the next advices may inform us of an entire stoppage of the British trade;—therefore it is our duty to advise all families, and large consumers, to purchase freely at the present prices, they being as low (of good qualities) as was ever known, and in giving this advice we wish the public to bear in mind it is solely for their benefit, as the system we shall introduce into our establishment is to to charge a profit of 3d. per lb., so that should the next news from China cause an advance in the value we shall make a corresponding one. We before stated that useful family Congou cost us (duty paid) in London 4s. 2id. per lb., and really fine qualities 4s. 70. per lb., add ld. per lb. for the carriage here, thus making the costs 4s. nd. and 4s. 8 - id., which enables us to offer them at prices lower than has been quoted for many months past, and until a change in the market takes place will be as follow : BLACK Sound Breakfast Congou Useful Family Ditto, with strength—recommended Superior Full Strong Pekoe Flavour Ditto, recom mended to all consumers as quite good . enough for general use . Very Rich Full Flavour Pekoe Souchong, long craps leaf. This is the finest Tea in the country 6 0 For the accommodation of connoisseurs we shall keep a supply of the chOicest qualities of Flowery and Orange Pe koes, Nine Yong, Ankoi Poucliong, Tetsong, Howqua's Mix ture, and all _other rare sorts, but do not recommend them for general use, their peculiar flavours rendering them un palateable to most persons. s. d. 4 0 4 6 GREEN. Useful Twankay Good Middling Hyson-kind, pale brightish leaf—re commended Full Flavoured Hyson, brightish leaf—recommended as quite good enough for family purposes.. Superior Hyson, long twisted and bright leaf 6 0 Cowslip Hyson, of very choice quality. This Tea is only fit to be mixed with Pekoe Souchong, its main quality being flavour . Canton-made Young Hyson Ouchain, or Real Young Hyson—reeommended . . Canton-made Gunpowder Ditto Imperial Ditto Fine Ditto Ditto Very choice Gunpowder, bright shotty leaf 7 6 Persons buying an original chest, of SOlbs, or a half-chest, gain the merchant's overweights, which vary from 2 to 31bs on a chest, and from 1 to 2lbs on a half chest. 5 6 5 0 5 0 6 0 We must now draw your attention to the other branch of our business, viz., Coffee, which we regret to say is as se riously adulterated as Tea, and, if possible, to a more alarm ing extent, which is easily shown by the fact that the con sumption of Chiccory has within the last three years increased fully fifty fold; and about a twelvemonth since several retail tea dealers and grocers were summoned by the excise officers for having large quantities on their premises. Since which (we suppose upon the same principle that duty was allowed to be paid to government upon the four thousand chests of tea that had deen wrecked, then brought to Liverpool, washed, and dried on kilns) government has allowed the free use of it upon payment of a small duty, therefore it is now used with impunity ; and the value of it, duty paid, not being more than 5d per lb, offers too great a temptation for the generality of dealers to resist it; consequently, we advise Families to purchase their Coffee in the berry, thereby en suring a genuine article, assuring them the small outlay of buying a coffee -mill will soon be repaid. We shall roast our Coffees twice a week, viz., Tuesdays and Fridays. Our present prices (which, like our Teas, will vary as the market value changes) are as follows : COFFEES, Whether groun d or in the Berry, will be genuine Good Ceylon . Strong Berbice Good Jamaica. s. d, 1 8 1 10 2 0 ... (A very useful Family Coffee, and recommended for general pur Jamaica (As fine a Coffee as need be, used.) Mocha, the finest parcel imported for some time.. (Chiefly used by Connoisseurs.) Relying upon the judgment of the Public for that support and patronage which is necessary to the maintenance of an Establishment upou the principles on which its foundation is based, we are servants Your faithful and ohedainednV ; butilothree mies SNOWDON insure P.S.—Our Vans will deliver all Goods, ZYVN LOW. of the Liverpool Exchange, free of charge de livery the same day, the order must be given not later th an four o'clock, as the Vans will start their rounds at five. ga milies and Shopkeepers , reside nt in the ad j ace nt towns, may rely upon punctual attention to their orders p er Post; LiTas our terms are Cash only, it will be necessary to enclose ab out the amount of the Goods. or an order upon some person in Liverpool for payment. COBBETT AND RoEnucx.—The late Mr. Cobbett was one day dictating an article (as was his custom) for his Register, of which the member for Bath was the subject, and happen ing to mention the words, " my little learned friend Mr. Roebuck " several times, his amanuensis, wishing to be sure whether Mr. Cobbett meant to say " little learned " or " lea • nd ", said to him, " Did you say ' learned lit• , , 1 a id 4,1. p p t Ir. Cobbett replied very emphatically, ftke care and make no mistake about 1 . 40 11 r,..: ' . 4‘ , „.... 0' . efriend 'is what 1 mean."—Standard 0 A . • ''.- --- "kr..4 1 ,5 t .. '''s . .". ' • rwi , 0.1. . . e".. 4 " 4 r ' ...L.:..... ' 'St • - . . ~,, . t ; ..- By Her M Ro 3/ u1 VII Patent, PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS TAKEN BY THE REFLECTION OF LIGHT, AT THE MOUNT GARDENS ST.-JAMES'S WALK, LIVERPOOL. . THE Proprietors of the REFLECTING APPARATUS, by which FAITHFUL MINIATURE LIKENESSES of the Hum an C ountenance and P erson are "wo from the hand of Nature" i n th e s h ort space o f a few secon s, respect fully announce to th e N o bilit y , G en t ry , an d 1 abitants of Lancashire, that IN A FEW DAYS THE EXTRAORVARY PRO CESS. WILL BE OPEN TO TH ÜBLIC. The Corporation of Liverpool having anted the site of the late. OBSERVATORY, ST. JAMMS'S ALK, a neat and elegant EuiWing has been erected thereon, in which the PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, tile discovery of which is ranked among the greatest scientiTc achievements of the present age, will be in DAILY OPERATION. THE PRICE FOR EACH PORTRAIT, INCLUDING A FRAME, IS ONE GUINEA. JOHN RELPH, Manager, The Invention was recently introduced into England, at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, LONDON; and the following are a few extraets from the leading Journals relating to its merits : (From the Times.) THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MINIATURES.—The principle has been so far perfected as to be almost incapable of further improvement. The novelty attendant upon the fact of being furnished in the short space of five seconds with a more correct miniature likeness than the most accom plished artist could paint on ivory, after days of laborious study, coupled with the fineness of the weather, drew together a host of curious fashionables, at the Poly. technic Institution, so many, indeed, that notwithstanding the short period of time occupied in the operation, the room was crowded for hours together, by parties anxiously waiting their turn. The apartment appropriated for the magieal process—for so it may be termed—is well calculated for the object desired, being on the highest story of the institution. From the roof, which is constructed of blue glass, of about a quarter of an inch thick, a very powerful light is obtained, and it is so ingeniously contrived as to revolve with the sun. In a portion of the room, nearly in the centre, an elevated seat is placed, on which the party whose likeness is to be taken sits, with his head reclined backwards. In this posi tion the sitter is told to look into a glass box, in an opposite direction, about five from him, in which is placed the plate to be impressed with the portrait. Having done so for a few seconds, he descends, and in a few minutes afterwards a likeness is presented to him. The likenesses which we saw were admirable, and closely true to nature, beauties and de formities being alike exhibited ; therefore those who are ashamed of their personal appearance had better keep from the - influence of photography. (From the Morning Chronicle.) When we formerly described this process, the time requi site for taking a portrait was, generally speaking, about four minutes ; but in consequence of the great improvements that have been made, the time has been reduced to about five se conds on a clear day; but during cloudy dull weather the operation may require from a minute and a half to two mi nutes. The portraits taken by this means are really extraordinary as likenesses; they are true to nature, for nature here is her own.delineator. The features are admirably marked out and delineated, and the likenesses at first sight are so extraordi nary, that they are really startling. _ . (From the Morning Advertiser.) PHOTOGRAPHIC LIKENESSES.—One of the most inter esting sights it is possible to conceive is now attracting crowds daily to the Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street. The patentee has christened it the " photographic mode of taking likenesses." By this process, in the incredibly short space of five seconds, the likeness of any individual is taken down on a piece of metal, and the portrait is a perfect fac simile of the sitter. It is nature herself that is called in to be the artist, and her performance is truly astonishing, leaving immeasurably behind it everything that human skill could effect. (From the Morning Herald.) PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—We were present on Sa turday at the exhibition of the extraordinary process of taking portraits by the reflecting apparatus, lately patented, and now fpr the first time brought before the public. Br the photographic progress, perfect likenesses are taken, in the short space of from ten to five and twenty seconds ! We say perfe'ct, because the prepared plate on which the objects is reflected must of necessity produce a perfect transcript of that object. The operation, therefore, being thus unerring, the fault of even the slightest failure in likeness can only be attributable to the person sitting, which, of course, may result from an assumed or unnatural position. Although the exhibition has been only of a private character, and of some two or three days, we understand that it has been visited by all the parties possessing the privilege. Among other influential personages present on Saturday, we noticed the Earl of Shaftesbury, who expressed his surprise and gratification at the extraordinary invention. (From the Court Journal.) _ PHOTOGRAPHIC LIKENESSES.—WO attended yesterday at the private view given by the patentee of the reflecting ap paratus at the Polytechnic Institution, by which photographic likenesses are taken, and with the greatest accuracy, in a period varying from five to twenty seconds. We were de lighhted with the exhibition. (From the Morning Post.) . . . . The patentee of this invention hal adopted the principle of giving these " reflections" to the public at a very moderate cost, compared to the ordinary price of miniatures, trusting for his return to a general desire to possess them, which he anticipates must be felt by all persons who would cherish the best memento of a dear friend or relative. (From the Courier.) "Every line, every touch in the pictrue produced is from the pencil of nature, without flattery or fallacy." (From the Weekly Dispatch.) PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—We took an opportunity on Monday cf again visiting the Polytechnic Institution, to witness the astonishing manner in which portraits are taken by the photographic process. The room was crowded with nobility and gentry, among whom we noticed Lord Aber deen, and several other persons of rank, each of whom, in the warmest terms, expressed their delight and astonishment at the rapidity with which the portraits of different gentle men were taken, and the extreme fidelity in the execution. It is, in fact, impossible for the portraits to be any thing short of a complete copy of nature. (From the Observer.) PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—The appearance of the miniature thus produced is that of a mezzotint engraving, the likeness being no question of opinion, but a plain matter of fact, for nature in this, as in other similar operations, makes "no mistake." There is such subtilty of touch and tone in the likeness as might fill a Vandyke or a Lawrence once with delight and despair. Altogether this is a most inderful and extraordinary exhibition. Those who in por iture are fond of being " flattered," will certainly not ' tronise tne photographic method of taking likenesses • but, o the other hand, they who want the real thin g , and we a presume them to be the majority, will unquestionably spend a guinea with great willingness in the production of a minia ture portrait which their fathers and mothers, wives, sisters, and brothers may " swear to." Separate rooms are also appropriated to ladies and gentlemen, and a female attendant waits upon the former to assist in arranging the dress so as to produce the most desirable pictorial effect. (From the Naval and Military Gazette.) PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS. — For some time it W3S doubted whether Photography could ever be brougiit to operate satisfactorily on the human face and form, so as to enable the artist to take an unerring and effectiv e likeness, the slightest motion inevitably destroying the picture in its progrees. Ingenuity, perseverance, and repeated experiments, have at length completely triumphed over the difficulty ; and miniature portraits, infallibly faithful, are now taken, from a sittting of from five to twenty seconds ; the time varying according to the intensity of light. (From Bell's Weekly Messenger.) EXTRAORDINARY FACT.—MINIATURE PICTURES.—It is bodily and personally the individual who is the sitter. It is as much so, as he sees himself in the most accurate looking glass, but with this difference, that the Photographic likeness is the, image as if it were removed from the surface of the mirror, and rendered perpetual. It is an everlasting memo rial of the man at the moment it is taken —and therefore the most precious gift that can be given to those who love him while living, and will cherish his memory when dead. It is a discovery, which not only saves the sitter from the tedium of being fixed in the same position for many an hour for his likeness, (for this is accomplished in the sixth part of a mi nute)—but it affords to artists themselves the surest guide for copying other likenesses, whether in miniature, or in oil paintings as large as life. Specimens may be seen, and Orders receiv e d, a t M r. LA CEY S REPOSITORY OF TS, 100, 80ld-street. On Monday the 23rd ult. some ladies from Loretto Con vent, Hathfarnham, who had previously taken th e ve il , sa il e d for Calcutta, with the intention of foundi ng a convent there, at the earnest solicitation of the inhabitants. They left under the care of the Rev. Dr. Backhouse, a missionary from India. His grace Bishop Murray visited them on Satui day for the purpose of bidding them adieu, and giving them his benediction. SOMETHING LIKE A Jon.—The public were informed some time ago that a mansion had been purchased at Stapleton, near this city, for the residence of the Lord Bishop of Glou cester and Bristol ; and we believe that his Lordship was well pleased that a palace had been provided for him near to so important a part of his diocese as the city of Bristol. It was therefore matter of some surprise, a week or two ago, to learn that " the greater part of the palace at Stapleton had been taken down, by order of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, to be rebuilt upon an improved plan." But if the public were surprised at the sudden demolition of a man sion pronounced to be a most eligible and convenient episco pal residence, what must have been the wonderment of the Right Reverend Prelate himself when he found the Commis- ,oners of Woods and Forests pulling his house down about is ears without even "by your leave !" That it was so, we ave his Lordship's authority, who thus adverted to the ;tab- ject at the Visitation Dinner on Monday ; when his Lordship expressed the extreme pleasure which he experienced in find ing himself amongst his clergy on that occasion. "He had hoped this year (he said) to take up his residence again in this part of his diocese, but now feared he should be debar red from that pleasure for a long period by the extensive al terations which had, unknown to hinz, taken place at his re sidence at Stapleton. He had, on paying a visit there, ob served with regret that more than one-half of the palace had been pulled down—a proceeding which he had no part in di recting, but, on the contrary, would have prevented, had it been in his power." This affair is perfectly Whig-like. If the Bishop had been the porter instead of the owner of the mansion, he could not been treated with greater insult by a public functionary ' • and if a Dissenting recipient of the regium donum had been concerned, instead of a Prelate of the Church, he would most likely have had his consent asked, if not his wishes consulted. It is altogether, as we said be fore, Whig-like. After providing places for Consuls by the score, putting ships in commissiiin - by the dozen, pitchfcrk ing Peers into the House of Lords, and rewarding unsuc cessful candidates by Knighthoods and Baronetcies, up to the last moment of holding office, one cannot !wonder that some Official of the Woods and Forests contrived to find a job for a pet Architect, though a Bishop should be insulted, his domestic comfort disturbed, and his episcopal duties ob structed.—Bristol Journal. EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.—Perhaps one of the most extra ordinary feats in running was performed at Kendal on Wed nesday evening last, which has hitherto been made mention of in the annals of pedestrianism. The match arose out of one that was lately run by a person of the name of Dan Fleming, of Stavely (a noted provincial runner), who was backed to run a mile in four minutes, down an extremely steep declivity in Peat-lane, leading from Sedbergh to Ken dal, when Dan lost the match by eleven seconds. In a short time after this another match was made by a Mr. Faulkner, of Kendal and three sporting characters of Staley Bridge, for X5O aside, that Mr. Faulkner could not produce an indi vidual who could complete a mile over the same ground in pe four miles an d fifteen seconds. Accordingly, on the day in e e s s s e n ctlouewsonn Faulkne r was at t h e appo i nte d p l ace with his man, we r e p r the race against time; upwards of 1000 spectators son chosen t i , z .and about s i x o ' c l oc k , p. m., W a lk er ( t h e per distance in f our rfor m unassuming aleanfedatt)wsotasretceodn, seconds. Walker c l o v m a r k l e et r ed is t a h l e i husbandmana: and about 28 years of age ; he is of slender build, and never b f een spoken of as a runner before. When about 200 speed was so great, that a hack at r f o u m ll galloptli e winning i c n o n u i i l i d g i ot post keepl ds up with him. FOREIGN IN7'ELLIGENCI WEST INDIES Her Majesty's packet Petrel, Lieut. Crooke, arrived at Falmouth on Saturday : her sailing dates were as follow : .13arbadoes, July 25 ; St. Lucia, Martinique, and Dominica, 26 ; Guadaloupe, 27 ; Antigua and Mo n t serrat, 28 ; N evis and St. Kitts; 29; Tortola, 30, arriving at St. Thomas's on the 30th, where she remained waiting the arrival of the Lee ward Islands and the Jamaica mails until August 18. Ja maica dates are to the 10th of August: She had on freight £lO6O. Passengers—Messrs." Wood, Cummings, Kelso, French, and Galves. The trial of Dr. Schroeter, for infan ticide, which created intense interest throughout the West Indies, had terminated in a verdi c t of " not guilty." The brig Vesper, Stephenson, from Philadelphia, reports that he got on Shore, on the 26th ult., on the Caicos Reef, at midnight. lie had to th row over a quantity of corn to lighten her, and finding the tide had left her, he lay to until the next day, when he succeeded in getting her off, and after being afloat, •he found her making water, and was compelled to keep both pumps working. Spoke, off the Reef; the brig America, of and from NeW York, bound to Car thagena, out 12 days, all well. The following extract of a letter from Lima gives an excel= lent idea of the heroes of the South American republics : • Gen. Gamarra bids fair to last out his presidential term. He has just succeeded in quieting an outbreak, in which 3000 men were in arms against him ; but, like true Peruvians, no body was killed on either side, and the chiefs of the party that ran most (Vivanco, &c.) have escaped into Bolivia. Santa Cruz is yet in Escuador, threatening a coalition attack with Flores. I hope it may never take effect, as we are bet ter off with those we have than we would be with a change effected in that manner." We do not hear of anything of special interest by this ar rival. LONDON MONEY-MARKET, SATURDAY EVENING.-At the Stock Exchange to-day a sort of dispute arose between the jobbers as to the accuracy of the price made on a sale of 3 per Cent. Reduced, which was effected by a special transfer, and which, it is thought, will probably furnish a questio►► for the decision of the com mittee that superintends the affairs of that establishment. It would, we are given to understand, have been brought before the committee td-day, but the transaction took place at such an advanced hour that it was impossible to summon it, and, therefore, at present the matter stands in statu quo. The relation of the affair is, that the price made is nearly one half per cent. under what it usually is, as compared with the other quotations, and as the jobbers could see nothing which should so influence the value of this particu lar security, they are of course anxious to Know what could induce a sale to be made at such a sacrifice. The quotation made - is 981, which is exactly the same price as that for New 3f per Cents., which latter stock, it will be recollected, - is not closed for transfer till the next shutting. In other respects the government stocks were better, some purchases of• New 34 per Cents. having been made on private account. Consols for money closed 894 to 4 ; ditto account, 90i to 4 ; India Stock, 2464 to 7 ; and Exchequer Bills, 12s. to I4s. premium. - Spanish stock was heavy all day, and closed 211 to 1 ; the other foreign securities were not materially altered ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 511 to 52 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1021 to I ; Portuguese 5 per Cents., 30 to ; ; ditto 3 per Cents., 18 to 4 ; Colombian, 201 to 211; and Mexica n , 234 to 4; Danish, 79 to 80 '; and Belgian, 102 to 103. FESTIVITIES AT WYNNSTIY WYNNSTAY, FRIDAY. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart., entertained the Duke and Duchess of N.orthumberl Northumberland, Miss Percy, Earl and Countess of Powiss and Ladies Lucy and Charlotte Herbert, Lord and Lady Dalamere, Hon. H. Cholmondeley. M.P., Hon. Miss Cholmondeley, Viscount Cantilupe, Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart. Right Hon. Charles W. Wynn and the Misses Wynn, Sir Philip de Malpas G rey E gerton, Bart., M.P., and Lady Egerton, Hon. Captain Macdonald, Lord Hill, Sir Rowland Hill, Bart., Hon. R. H. and Lady Harriet Clive and Miss Clive, Dowager Lady Rendlesham and Hon. Misses Thelluson, and a select circle, to dinner, on Wed nesday evening. In the afternoon of the same day, the children educated at the schools at Ruabon were liberally entertained at the ex pense of the worthy baronet, and they danced and amused themselves on the lawn in front of the mansion until evening set in. At night Viscountess Dungannon gave a splendid fete dansance at Brynkynalt Hall. It was a brilliant reunion, and nearly 400 personages of rank honoured her ladyship with their company. The whole range of saloons were thrown open on the occasion, and a sumptuous supper was provided. The elite of the visitors comprised Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Bart., and Miss Wynn, Duke and Duchess of Nor thumberland, Lord Hill, Earl and Countess of Powis and Ladies Herbert. Marquis and Marchioness of Lon donderry, Lady Frances Vane, Honourable Captain Mac donald, Duke of Marlborough, Lady Louisa Churchill, Lady Caroline Stewart, Countess of Jersey and Lady Cle mentine Villiers, Hon. Cec;l Forester, Lord William Paulett, Dowager Lady Rendlesham and the Hon. Misses Thelluson, Sir Richard and Lady Puleston and Miss Puleston, Hon. R. H. and Lady Harriet Clive and Miss Clive, Lord and Lady Delarnere and Hon. Miss Cholmondeley, Lord Kenyon, Sir R. Hill. Bart., Mr. Gascoigne, Hon. E. and Mrs. Kenyon, Right Hon. C. W. Wynn and Misses Wynn, Hon. Sir E. and Lady Cust and Miss Cust, Colonel and Mrs. Myddleton Biddulph, Mr. Jenkinson, Hon. William Bagot, Sir Richard Brooke and Miss Brooke, Viscount and Vicountess - Brabazon, Lady Helena Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. Bootle Wilbraham, Mr. and Mrs. Ormsby Gore, Lord James Beresford, Hon: Mr. Curzon, Mr. and Mrs. Corbett, Mr. Brice, Captain Hamil ton. Hon. Mrs. Stanley, Count Kondriaoffsky, Major and Mrs. Campbell, Sir Stephen Glynne, Colonel and Mrs. Bowles, Sir John and Lady Hamer, Lord Paget, Mr. Baring Mr. and. Mrs. M. Gaskell, &c. It will be seen from the above list the distinguished circle at Wynnstay graced the festive scene by their presence, and the party visiting Colonel and Mrs. Myddleton Biddulph, at Chirk Castle, came to the ball. Yesterday the grand banquet in the pavilion at Wynnstay, when Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Bart., presided, supported by the Duke of Northumberland and the Earl of Powis, took place. _Covers were laid for 500. - The Marquis of Londonderry arrived .at Brynkynalt, the seat of Viscount Dungannon, on Wednesday. • SUICIDE AND DREADFUL LOSS OF LIFE On Saturday morning, between the hours of one and two o'clock, a most awful catastrophe occurred on the river Thames, in the vicinity of Southwark-bridge. The Orion steam-vessel, which plies between Ipswich and London, having been moored in the middle of the river, one of the sailors, named John Clementson, who had been at the Surrey Theatre, hailed the vessel, in the expectation that some of his shipmates would bring the small boat to him and takehim on board. Receiving no answer, after calling for some time as loud as he was able, he went into the George Inn, which is close to Southwark-bridge, on the bank or Surrey side of the river; where after having some gin, he prevailed on a party of sailors, seven in number, belonging to the Pearl, Gravesend steamer, and who had been drinking together, to undertake to row him to his vessel, beside which their own vessel was moored. The boat 'being small, it was deemed unsafe for more than four persons to go in her at once ; and it was agreed that when Clementson was put on board his vessel, one of the men belonging to the Pearl should return to the water-side and take the remaining four sailors to her. The boat had not gone above 10 or 12 yards from Bankside, when Joseph Thornton, of Greenwich, one of the men belonging to the Gravesend steamer, leaped overboard with the view of drowning himself. The other three men in the boat rushed at once to the part of the boat whence he had thrown himself in the water, and their weight, with the suddenness of the movement, causing the boat to lurch, they were all precipitated into the water, and the whole four perished. As well as those on the bank of the river could guess from the darkness of the night and the confusion arising on the apalling catastrophe, the three men who rushed to the aide of the boat, with a view of rescuing Thornton from a suicide's grave, went down together, all clinging to one an other with a firm tenacity of grasp. Two or three of the boats were put in immediate requisition, and one of the bodies, that of John Clementson, was found before it could have been 20 minutes in the water, but, notwithstanding the fact, every effort to restore animation was unsuccessful. Two of the other bodies, those of John Oxley and Robert Clark son, both of whom belonged to Gravesend, have since been recovered, and the three bodies are now lying in the George public-house, to await the coroner's inquest. The body of Thornton, the suicide, has not yet been found. He had been very depressed in spirits the whole of the day before the catastrophe occur re d, an d state d to some of the crew of the Pearl his intention to destroy himself, but they did not pay much attention to what he said on the subject. Among other things, he requested them to tell a female to whom he was supposed to be attached, when they returned to Gravesend in the morning, that she would never see Joseph any more. The impression of the cap t a i n o f t h e Pearl was that the cause of his resolution on self-destruction was, that he had been ac cused the previous day of having stolen £l5, which had been missing, and a threat had been made that means would be taken to ascertain whether or not he was the guilty party. It is a singular fact that the boat did not capsize. She was af terwards found a considerable distance down the river, in her usual position, with the jacket of one of the men lying where it had been put when he began to row. One of them was a widower with three children ; none of the others had ever been married, but the mother and brother of Clementson are said to have been dependent upon him. The frightful occur rence has excited a very great sensation in the neighbourhood. STATE OF TRADE. BRADFORD, TilUrSday.—WOOL-MARKET.—The demand for deep-grown combing Wool continues active at our late quotations, but the finer sorts from down fleeces are dull of bale. Short Wool is in greater request, at prices slightly improved. Bristol Wool fair terminated last week more fa vourably to the growers than the consumers, as the prices realized were a little higher than was anticipated. A consi derable amount of short skin was bought up very freely at improved rates.—Yarn Market.—We cannot learn of any material alteration in this branch of _ trade, as some of the mills continue to be only partially employed. In prices no change. The piece market does not appear to have had that buoyancy that we have witnessed for some time past, yet there is still a moderate business doing. In the warehouses we learn that there is considerable activity, but not more than is usual in September of former seasons. Prices with out alteration. LEICESTER.—Being now in the midst of the season for the 3r. of course a con s id era bl e b us i ness i s far from being i n a h ea l t h y con dition. The manufacturers complain that it is scarcely pos sible to obtain on goods the late advance on the rawmaterial, and it has had the effect of throwing out of employment some of the weavers, the manufacturers not choosing to increase stocks at the late small advance. Wool is firm, and low wether sorts and skin-comb very ready of sale. Worsted has advanced 4d. per lb. LEEDS CLOTH MARKET. —We have much satisfaction in reporting that the demand for goods at the markets since our last has been more extensive than has been known for a long time past. The principal demand is for goods of a medium and inferior quality ; and there was nearly as much business done in the White Cloth-hall as in the Mined or Coloured hall. The stock of balk goods in the Mixed Hall has for some time been very small, but after the market on Tuesday it was still further denuded ; so that if the demand should continue the advantage will be immediately felt by the ope rative classes in the manufacturing districts. It is very generally believed that the Right Hon. Thomas Lefroy, M.P. for the University of Dublin, will be elevated to the peerage, in which event there will be a vacancy in the representation of the University ; when Mr. George Alex ander Hamilton, late member for the City of Dublin, will offer himself as a candidate to the elect ors, and will be returned without any opposition. Mr. Alderman Thompson, late M.P. for Sunderland, who is a native of the county of Westmorland, has resigned his seat to allow himself to be put in nomination for the vacancy in that county consequent upon the elevation of Lord Low ther to the peerage. Mr. Thompson has sat for Sunderland since April, 1833, and was very warmly respected by hi s constituents, who lose his immediate valuable services with universal regret, but the trading and commercial interests of the country, will still in the House of Commons have the ad vantage of the worthy Alderman's active business habits and sound commercial knowledge, as his election for Westmor land is certain. 4INISTERIAL APPOINTMENI The following is a complete list of the present ministerial appointments : THE CABINET. Leader of the House of Lords,l The Duke of Wellington. without office - Lord Chancellor. President of the Council Lord Wharncliffe. Lord Privy. Seal The Rt. Hon. Sir Rohm t f 'First Lord of the Treasury .. . 1 Peel, Bart. First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl of Haddington. Principal Secretary of State for 1 The Rt. Hon. Sir James the Home Department . .1 Graham. Principal Secretary of State for }Tile Earl of Aberdeen Foreign Affairs Principal Secret i ary . of State for the Colonies - President of the Board of Trade The. Earl of Ripon President of the Board of Con- Lord Ellenborough trol for the Affairs of India Chancellor of the Exchequer The Rt. Hon. H. Goulburn The Rt. lion. Lord Stinley f The Rt. Hon. Sir H. Har- Secretary at War. Treasurer of the Navy and Pay- IThe Rt. Hon. Sir Edward master of the Forces.... . ••• • J Knatchbull. NOT IN THE CABINET. Attorney-General Sir F. Pollock. Solicitor-General Chancellor of the Duchy of 1 The Rt. - Hon. Lord Gran- Lancaster . 1 vine Somerset. Postmaster-General Master-General of the Ord-1 The Rt. Hon. General Sir nance First Commissioner of Land 1 The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Revenue . -. Lord Advocate Judge Advocate.. Vice-President of the Board of 1 The Rt. Hon. W. Ewart Trade and Master of the Mint I Gladstone. Secretary to the Admiralty.... The Hon. Sydney Herbert. Joint Secretaries of the Trea- 1 Sir T. Fremantle, Bart., sury Surveyor-General of the Ord- Jonathan Peel, Esq. -nance Under-Secretary of State for }Viscount Canning. the Foreign Department Under-Secretary of State for 1 n Wm. ..eorge Hope, the Colonial Department Esq. Under-Secretary of State for 1 The lion. H. Manners the Home Department I Sutton, M. I'. Joint Secretaries of the Board J The Hon •F. Baring, M.P., of Control and Emerson Tennent, • Esc M.P.'M.P. .c,sq., .......- ( - John Young, Esq., M.P., Alexander Pringle; Esq., Lords of the Treasury .{ M.P., J. Milnes Gas kell, Esq., M.P., H. B. Baring, Esq., M,P. Admiral Sir George Cock burn, Vice-Admiral Sir Wm. Hall Gage, Capt. /Sir G. F. Seymour, the. Hon. Captain Gordon, and the Right Hon. H. T. Corry. Captain Boldero. IRELAND. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Earl De Grey. Lord Chancellor of Ireland Sir E. Sugden. Chief Secretary Attorney-General .. Blackburnr, Q. C. Solicitor-General THE HOUSEHOLD. Lords of the Admiralty Clerk of the Ordnance, Lord Chamberlain.... Lord Steward Master of the Horse . . The Earl of Jersey. Vice-Chamberlain Lord Ernest Bruce. Treasurer of the, Household. [The Marquis of Ormonde, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Earl of Morton, the tEarl of Warwick, Vis count Sydney, Lord By ron, Lord Rivers, Lord Aboyne. Lords in Waiting Captain of the Yeomen of the Marquis of Lothian. Guard Captain of the Gentlemen Pen-1 Lord Forester. sioners. . Controller of the Household Master of the Buckhounds Groom in Waiting Captain H. Meynell. THE LADIES. Mistress of the Robes Duchess of Buccleuch. 1 {. Marchioness Camden. 2 Lady Lyttelton. 3 Ladies of the Bedchamb er .... Lady Portman. 4 Countess Gainsborough. 5 Countess Charlemont. 6 Maid of Honour.. . . Hon. Eleanor Stanley. PRINCE ALBERT'S HOUSEHOLD. Groom of the Stole Sergeant-at-Arms Clerk Marshal... Colonel Perceval. Lord C. Wellesley EFFECT OF REPEALING THE CORN LAWS The Churchman's Monthly Review for September (a very able periodical) takes the following common-sense view of the disastrous result to this country which would follow a repeal of'the protecting corn duties. We extract it from a notice of the Hon.'and Rev. Baptist Noel's "Plea for the Poor" : Although we are now suffering prodigious distress from the obvious cause of an over-production of manufactures— Mr. Noel hesitates not to assure us that manufactures can take up and employ all our increase of 413,000 per annum, if only the corn laws ere repealed, and a fixed duty of only Bs. per quarter substituted for the present moveable scales And how does he arrive at this comfortable assurance? By merely assuming two things :-1. That if we open our port. to foreign corn, the ports of the Continent will immediately be opened to British manufactures-2. That the result would be a vast increase in the demand for British goods. Now, we have not the slightest expectation that either of these hopes would be realised. The Germans are bent on encouraging their own manufactures; they have been sedu lously and earnestly pursuing this object for many years ; nor will our willingness to purchase corn from them at all induce them to alter their course. They do not wish to have the price of food enhanced among them by our drawing off their supplies ; nor do they wish to expose their native ma nufactures to unnecessary competition. There is no ra tional ground whatever for imagining, that our consenting to purchase their corn will induce any considerable change in their Commercial restrictions. But why should such a point as this be left to supposition? What right has any Ministry in England to propose so fear ful an experiment, to be tried in the dark ! The ground, the sole ground on which the change is advocated—the entire basis of Mr. Noel's argument—is, that if we will take the corn of Prussia, the Prussians will take the manufactures of England. Now why should this governing point of the question be left to a probability, a hope, a conjecture ? What difficulty can exist in obtaining a plain answer—yes or no—from the Prussian government? If they desire that we should open our ports to their corn, they would of course enter into negociations to obtain that object• But we believe that the fact is, that they have been already sounded on this point, and show not the least disposition to treat. If this be so, what folly, what blindness would it be, to alter our own course, upon the entirely mistaken assumption, that they would meet us by similar concessions ! The second orMr. Noel's assumptions is—that if such a concession were made, and if the continental ports were opened to our manutacture—the consequence would be a vast increase of demand. We belie ve th a t thi s also is an entirely baseless assumption. Mr. Noel tells us, that the people of the continent, to revenge themselves on our corn laws, persist in preferring to " manufacture for themselves, against their own interest, dearer and worse goods than they could buy of us." If he would consult our merchants and manufacturers, he would learn his mistake. He would soon he told of the various markets, in all parts of the world, out of which the manufacturers of Saxony, Prussia, and Swit zerland are now driving us, by producing Letter and cheaper goods than we can offer. A Lei ces t er s t oc ki ng - ma k er . M r . Rawson, at an anti-corn-law meeting in 1838, said— " He was about to give a large order for hosiery to a com mercial traveller from Saxony, on which he should pay five per cent. expenses, and twenty per cent. duty, and yet should have a handsome profit remaining, for he bought for 2s. Gd. what he could not procure in Nottingham for less than 55." Again, Mr. Gregg, the late M.P. for Manchester, a warm opponent of the corn-laws, s a id, i n one o f hi s speeches— " I have a specimen of German prints, which is sold at - Iris. Gd. the piece, and a similar one in England costs 17e. Gd. The German exceeds the English both in execution and work." Now, with this plain testimony before us, and actually finding, ing, as we do, th a t G erman manu f acturers are under selling us in every market in the world, how weak, how irrational would it be t o l eg i s l ate upon t h e utter l y groun dl ess hope, that if we could only obtain entrance for our manu factures into Germany, we must of course drive the German manufacturers out of the field. Mow should such a result be obtained ? The Saxons and P russ i ans are c l eve r, ener getic, industrious. They have now th e same mac hinery with ourselves, Their habits are simpler • their mode of life more frugal; 'their taxation lighter. How should it happen, then, th a t we cou ld competewiththem in the fabri cation of cottons or woollens, paying cost of transit, &c., and yet underselling them at their own doors? But, lastly, there is this grand fallacy constantly per vading all the arguments of the corn-law repealers—of mistaking a change qf customers for an increase of trade. The burden of Mr. Noel's " Plea" is constantly this, " Let us take corn from the people on the Continent, and and then they will take manufactures from us. If we will not buy from them, neither can they buy from us." Now this re ason i ng i s j us t as goo d f or " home consump tion" as for appli ca ti on t o our d ea lings with foreigners. No one can attempt to deny, that it is quite as true of our own farmers as of those of Poland—that if we do not buy of them they cannot buy of us." Suppose, then, a million quarters of wheat imported, be cause we can buy it at 40s. per quarter from the Poles or the Prussians, while our own farmers ask 60s. The result . is, that X 2,000,000 s t er li ng i s scattere d am ong the continental corn-growers, and X 3,000,000 less than heretofore is brought into the home market. The Germans become more able than before to buy our manufactures, f they choose to do so; but the English farmers become less able. In what way can the manufacturer be benefited by the change? No one attempts t o d eny — no one can deny—that the in troduction of foreign corn will tend to push the English corn out of the market. The price will be lowered ; the demand, to the English farmer, will be lessened by the new compe tition. All this obviously tends to weaken and depress the home market for manufactures. The farmer, the labou rer , and the landlord will all s p en d l ess money in the shops, for the obvious reason, that they will have less money to spend. A certain damage is then done. But where is the recom pensing gain ? It is all u ncer t a i n . It is uncertain what sort of entrance we shall gain for our manufactured goods upon the continent. It is uncertain in what branch of manufactures we shall have any chance of com peting successfully with th e clever and industrious Germans. It is uncertain, lastly, what proportion of the very l arge s um which . we must pay f or corn, on a free-trade syste m , w ill ever be likely to flow back to us, in exchange for our manufactures. But amidst all this uncertainty, one thing is certain— namely, that a substitution of a fixed duty for the present system, would lead to large imports of corn from the conti nent. That it would do so, is confessed and rather boasted of, by th e a d vocates o f f ree trade ; i n f a ct, if this be not the object, and an object likely to be attained by the proposed change, then is the present agitation a most unwarranted and wicked one. It would bring m uc h f ore i gn cor n into our market, dis placing much of B r iti s h growth. I t w ould thus discourage agriculture ; force the farmer to give up the growth of corn on the poorer lands ; and in this way throw great numbers of the present farm - labourer s ou t o f e mploy. All this clear and positive ev i l it must prod uce . The countervailing good i s distant, partial, and most uncertain. Hence, %ve say, th a t in thus advocation an i mme di ate ev il, in the vain hope of a distant and doubtf u l goo d , M r. N o el' s plea is not jar, but against the poor. DUTCH OFFICERS AND UMBRELLAS.—The Utretch Ga cette mentions that the Director-General of War in Holland has published a notice allowing officers, when not on duty, to use umbrellas I EXECUTION OF JOHN AND_JAMES POWEI FOR THE MURDER OF JOHN PETERS. (Front - the Tipperary Constitution.) - On• Saturday last these unfortunate men underwent the extreme penalty of the law in front of our county gaol. We have seldom seen such anxiety evinced on any previous occa sion to witness an execution, as was manifested in this in stance, which was chiefly attributed to the melancholy cir cumstance of the hapless convicts being brothers, as also to a widely circulated report that - they were guiltless of the crime for which they were about to suffer. Su early as ten o'clock, large groups of persons, the greater portion of which were females, stationed themselves in convenient pF com manding a view of the fatal drop, and by twelve k an immense concourse of people 'was congregated. ' guard was composed of a strong force of cavalry.-infantry, and po lice, who were drawn up in line, and occupied the space in front of the prison. At a quarter-past one, the wretched men were seen slowly- moving from the press-room towards the scaffold, attended by the Rev. Messrs. Mullins, De Bourke, and Prendergast, with whom they appeared fer vently engaged in prayer. Shortly after, the taller of them (James Power, we believe.) walked out with a firm step and somewhat hurried pace, to the front of the drop. His face was rather flushed than otherwise, and his resolution and strength of nerve was extraordinary. He addressed the spectators with a strong and distinct voice, and said—" I am now about to appear in the presence of my God, andll solemnly declare that I had neither hand, act, or part in the murder for which I am going to die, or any other murder. I: forgive my prosecutors, and every one who was connected with my prosecution, and I hope God will forgive me. I hope ye will pray for me, and beg of God to grant me a fa vourable judgment." The other brother then came out, also exhibiting very great resolution, but quite wan and pale. He then said, in a very audible voice—" A report has been cir culated in the town that one of us was guilty of the crime for which we are going to die ; but I can declare in the pre sence of my God, who will soon judge me, that I had neither hand, act, or part in that or any other murder. I knew nothing whatever about it until it was publicly known in the neighbourhood, and I was first told of it by my sister. Per haps the persons who committed that murder are among the crowd before me. I forgive my prosecutors from the bottom of my heart, and I die in peace with the world ; I hope ye will pray to God to have mercy on my soul." After the executioner had performed his awful task, they took each other's hands, and continued to shake them with a firm grasp until the fatal bolt was withdrawn, when they were launched into eternity after a few short, convulsive struggles. After the bodies had remained suspended for the usual time they were conveyed into the gaol for interment. MURDER AT CHEPSTOW. (From the Bristol' Standard.) A melancholy case of murder has occurred at Chepstow. The victim, Sarah Sophia Fleming, was a native of Bristol, about 19 years of age, and of considerable personal attrac tions. She was induced to leave her home about 12 months ago, and had latterly abandoned herself to a dissolute course of life, attaching herself to a young man of idle habits, named Benjamin James, whom she chiefly supported by her sinful pursuits. On Sunday night, the 29th of August last, this poor girl, with another unfortunate creature of the same class, and Benjamin James, were walking on Chepstow-bridge, and were joined by three young men, with whom they went up to Tuts-hill ; deceased left the party in company with one of the men, which roused the jealousy of James, who called after her, and as she did not return, followed her up a lane called Dead Man's-lane (in which tradition says a murder was formerly committed), the other girl following him, and at the end of the lane they found them in the turnpike-road. It was a moonlight night, and on seeing James, the poor girl withdrew her hand from the young man, and James ran up and attempted to strike her, but was twice prevented by the man, who took hold of him, and begged him to let the girl alone, calling her to go home, which she refused, saying, " Ben will beat me worse if 1 do, when he catches me." James at length got loose, and overtook her at the gate leading into the Dead Man's-lane, where he struck her violently with his fist in her right side ; she immediately fell on her knees ; he dragged her up, and she fell against the wall. The wretched roan then lay down in the road, and his poor victim crawled to him and kissed him, saying, " Don't do it any mote, Ben." He turned towards her and said, " I will mur der you !" She kissed him again, and he swore he would murder and be the death of her ; he did not strike her again, but, alas ! the mischief was done—she had received her death blow. They afterwards 'went down the lane to Chapel-house Farm, where the two females and James spent the night in a shed, the deceased suffering acute pain in her'side ; in the morning James left them in Chepstow, but in the ever.ing met them on the opposite side of the town, and they re mained together all night under a hay-rick, the deceased in great agony in her right side and back, the internal inflam mation increasing rapidly; they continued out the whole of the following day, and at night James left them, saying he was afraid to stay lest she should die. Her companion then supported her through the streets in search of a lodging, and at length, being quite exhausted, the poor sufferer sank on the steps of a door, where they were attacked by some vaga bond boys, who threw dirt and filth at them. The deceased exclaimed, " It is hard I cannot be left alone, I am so ill," and burst into tears ; her companion got her away and ob tained a lodging, where she passed the night in e::treme agony, and the next morning her father was sent for, who, being unable to pay a medical attendant, took her to the poor-house, where she received every attention that medical aid and kind treatment could afford, but the inflammation increased, and she expired on Friday evening. Benjamin James was apprehended on Thursday, and the poor girl's deposition taken by Colonel Lewis in his pre sence, but she was evidently alarmed at the prisoner being in the room, exclaiming, " Take him away, he will kill me !" On Friday morning she told her father she was worse, and said, " Where is Ben? He has murdered me and I am dying, he ought to suffer as well as me," and expressed a wish to see the magistrate, as she had something on her mind; a messenger was despatched to, St. Pierre, and on Colonel Lewis's arrival, the prisoner was again taken to her room, hut it was then too late, she had lost the power of speech—she was dying. The worthy magistrate and all in the room were deeply affected, except the prisoner, who stood unmoved at the dreadful scene without betraying the least emotion, and apparently without the slightest feeling for his unfortunate victim. On Saturday he was committed to Monmouth gaol, charged with wilful murder, and the coro ner's inquest has since returned a similar verdict. SHOCKING MURDER The village of Box and the little hamlets of Kingsdown and Box Ashley were thrown into a state of universal excite ment on Sunday morning week, by the report that a savage murder had been committed on Kingsdown, on the previous night. A man named Isaac Smith, a labourer, had been living for some time with the deceased, whose name was Ann Little. She was about forty years of age, and during the time she had cohabited with Smith, she had borne him several children, one of which was an infant at the breast at the time the savage outbreak took place. They had been in the habit of drinking together, and of quarrelling to a melan choly extent for some time previous to this occurrence. On the evening of Saturday last they had several pints of beer together at the Grove public-house, which they left at about ten o'clock, without any apparent ill feeling between them. On their way home, however, they came to high words, and Smith struck her a violent blow, and knocked her down. One of their family, a lad .of thirteen or fourteen years of age, deposed to this on his examination before the coroner. The quarrel continued until they arrived so near their house as to attract by the noise which they made the notice of their neighbours. Several of these were examined on the inquest, and their evidence was to the effect that Smith repeatedly struck and kicked the woman, and that, when she cried for mercy, the brute only struck and kicked her the more. The horrid language made use of by the fellow towards his un fortunate victim was of a most brutal and disgusting charac ter. Not contented with striking and kicking her, he dragged her for a considerable distance along the ground, alternately by the legs and arms, in spite of her entreaties that he would desist. Blood marked the spots where the cruel violence took place. The poor victim at length became so weak and exhausted as to be unable to proceed, whereupon the fellow took her on his shoulder for some distance, and then let her fall heavily on the ground. Soon after twelve o'clock, how ever, they reached home, and the unfortunate woman was placed in a chair, the inhuman brute, who had so grossly abused her retiring to bed with some of his children. About four o'clock in the morning one of the boys stole out of bed, and went to look at his mother, when he was horror stricken at finding her sitting in the position in which they had left her when they went to bed—stiff, and cold ! The man was aroused, and on the alarm being given, Mr. Gold stone, the surgeon, was sent for, but his assistance was of no avail—the vital spark had fled! The man was soon after wards apprehended, but manifested a sullen indifference about the melancholy occurrence. Ile is a tall, athletic fellow, possessing a remarkably repulsive countenance. CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE PROMOTIONS Rev. Edward Rendell, 8.A., of St. John's College, Cam bridge, to the Vicarage of Barnpton, Devon, vacant by the death of the Rev. Bartholomew Davey ; patron, T. L. S. Rendell, Esq.__ _ _ _ Rev. john Clark, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Huns let, Yorkshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. It. Foster ; patron, the Vicar of Leeds. Rev. Edward Jas. Paget, M.A., to the Vicarage of Smith land, Leicestershire, void by the resignation of the Rev. H. Campbell. Re - v. Matthias Foster, of Queen's College, Cambridge, to the Vicarage of Ursv,icic, Lancashire. Rev. John Daintry, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Patney, Wilts, void by the cession of the Rev. Thomas Patteson; patron, the Bishop of Winchester. Rev. T. Slack, to the Rectory of Little Leighs, Essex, vacant by the death of the Rev. J. Porteus; patron, Sir S. Stewart, Bart. Rev. Edward Taylor Seale, to the Rectory of Morleigh, Devon, vacant by the cession of the Rev. John Bywater ; patron, Sir John Seale, Bart. Rev. Frederick Vander Meuleun, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the united Rectory of Bow and Broadnymet, Devon, void by the cession of the Rev. Thomas Prowse Leth bridge ; patron, F. Vander Meuleun, Esq. Rev. Wm. Lee, M.A., to the Vicarage of Stanton-upon- Arrow, Herefordshire; patron, the Lord Chancellor. Venerable and Rev. Dr. Corbett, Archdeacon of York, to a Canonry in York Minster. Rev. Henry Calthrop, 8.D., Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Chaplain to the Bishop of Lichfield, to the Prebend of Longdon, Lichfield. Rev. Frederick John Norman, 8.A., to the Vicarage of Stoneby, Leicestershire, void by the cession of Dr. Etough ; patron, Richard Norman, Esq. Rev. F. Jeffrey, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, to be Domestic Chaplain to Lord Molesworth. Rev. James Sabben, 8.A., of Que en ' s C o llege, Cambridge, to the Incumbency o f St. Dennis with Naburn, York ; pa tron, the Lord Chancellor. CATHEDRAL OF COLOGNE.—The King of Prussia has granted his annual donation of 10,000 crowns towards the completion of the cathedral at Cologne, on condition that the public contributions produce the same amount. The grandmother of a child named Trueman, in Nesham square, Sunderland, went into a room on Tuesday last, in which, unknown to her, a child was asleep in a press-bed,, which she folded up without noticing the child. On the return of the child's mother, who was absent at the moment, the accident was discovered. when, on examination, the poor. little creature was found to be so far exhausted from suffoca tion, that it shortly expired. EXTRAORDINARY CIRCHIVISTANCE.—AD humble but in dustrious man, named Gallagher, who resided in Fade-street, was on Saturday last seized with a sudden pain in one of his legs, when he fell down and expired. An inquest was h e ld on the body, when the following facts were elicited :—The man, it appears, was over fifty years of age, and ever since he was a child he was continually annoyed and perplexed with the thought or presentiment that he would die of a pain in his leg. He often told his friends how much he suffered on this acco un t, as th e idea hardly ever left hi s m i nd. In his sleep he dreamt of it ; in his waking mom en t s i t was before him ; the notion haunted him from the green spring -time of life into th e r i pe sum mer of manhood, and thence followed him into the mature autumn of his days; and when, at la s t, the worst an ti c ip a tiOns of his mind were fulfilled, and he was seized with the pain, he exclaimed, " it is come, it is come ! all is now over.' He fell suddenly down and paper. • T - HE ELECTIONS CARDIFF, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPT. 12.—The Lord• Advocate has been here these two or three days, during which he has visited the tributary boroughs of Cowbridge and Lantrissent, and has received such unanimous offers of support, that although there was a rumour of an opposition being offered in the person of Mr. Tynte, such an attempt would be utterly idle, as Mr. Nicholl has already received the promises of four-fifths of the electors. It was expected that the election would have taken place on Wednesday, but as, from some mistake in the Crown-office, the writ has not up to this morning reached the High Sheriff, the election cannot take place previous to Friday. The Judge-Advccate left this morning for town to attend a council., CHIPPENHANI.—This election is fixed for to-day. Al though the radicals threaten an opposition, I think that their late defeat will have taught them the utter hopelessness of any such attempt. • DORCHESTER, SEPT. 10.-Sir James Graham, whose ad dress to the electors has been issued some days, soliciting a renewal of the confidence so lately reposed in him, arrived here this day, for the, purpose of making a personal canvass, and experieeneed the most cordial reception. Flags were displayed from the public places, the bells were rung, and he was received amid the cheers of a considerable assemblage of the inhabitants. The radiCals, notwithstanding the blus. tering of the Globe, have not ventured on an opposition, nor do we believe they had the folly to contemplate so Quixotic a scheme. EAST KENT.—CANTERBURY, SUNDAY.—The appoint ments which have taken place under the new order of affairs have created, amongst other vacancies, one in the represen tation of the eastern division of the county of Kent, by the selection of Sir E. Knatchbull to fill the doutde office of Treasurer of the Navy and Paymaster of the Forces. The right hon. baronet has for a long series of years represented the great Conservative interest of the county in Parliament. Indeed, he assumed that position on the death of his father in 1819, and has continued from that period to stand forward as the powerful advocate of the agricultural interests in the Legislature, with the exception of she Parliament of 1831, down to the present event. The right hon. baronet, it will be in the recollection of our readers, occupied the office of Paymaster of the Forces in Sir R. Peel's Government in 1835. At present there has not been any open manifestation of opposition to the re-election of Sir Edward, and however much such a . proceeding may be talked of, it is considered that the act, or even that it should for a moment on the present occasion be seriously thought of, would be as futile as its adoption would be evidence ofthe madness of those by whom the step might be taken. In the course of yesterday Mr. Dela mark Banks, the•high-sheriff, issued his proclamation by which he has appointed the election for to-morrow (Monday) week. The only candidate as yet in the field, and whose return, even though he should be opposed, is regarded as beyond question, is the late member, the right hon. baronet. In his address to the electors Sir Edward says, " The event antici pated at the late general election has taken place, and her Majesty having accepted the resignation of her late ministers, has been graciously pleased to trust the administration of the affairs of the country to Sir Robert Peel, and to a govern ment formed under his auspices and by his advice. In the new government her Majesty has been pleased to confide to me an honourable and important office, by the acceptance of which my seat in parliament, as your representative, is vacant. It is from a sense of public considerations alone that I have eugaged in the arduous duties of government. I earnestly hope I have done so in concurrence with your opinions, and that you will testify your approval of my conduct by again electing me your representative in parliament. MARLBOROUGH.—Here some mistake has arisen, only one precept having arrived ; the election for one member will therefore take place to-day. MONMOUTH COUNTY.—MONMOUTH, SATURDAY, SEPT. 11.—Proclamation was made here this day, appointing Mon day, the 20th instant, for the election of one knight of the shire, in the place of Lord Granville Somerset, who has been appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The noble lord has been here actively engaged in canvassing for the last two days, and will be re-elected without opposition ;, any at tempt at which would be utterly fruitless, as all parties en tertain the highest esteem for his lordship's talents. LICHFIELD.—Lord Leveson, at the present moment, has undisputed possession of the field, and there seems little prospect of any opposition. NEWARK, Saturday, Sept. 11.—The writ for the election of a member to serve in parliament for this borough, conse quent on Mr. Gladstone's acceptance of the office of Vice- President of the Board of Trade and Master of the Mint, was received here on Friday last by the returning officer, who forthwith made proclathation of, his intention to proceed to the election on Tuesday next. Mr. Gladstone arrived here on Wednesday, and immediately commenced an active can vass. 'the right hon. gentleman was everywhere received with the utmost enthusiasm ; and it was soon understood, that although it had been intimated that Mr. Gisborne, of Carlow notoriety, was to have stood on the Whig-Radical interest, such intention was speedily abandoned as utterly hopeless ; and the consequence is that Mr. Gladstone will walk over the course. EAST CORNWALL ELECTION.—The election of a member for the eastern division of this county is appointed for Mon day next. Lord Elliot is expected to leave town on Wed nesday or Thursday, and, after his election, to which there is no opposition, his lordship goes to Dublin to enter upon his duties as chief Secretary for Ireland. REPRESENTATION OF HUNTINGDON.—The appointment of Colonel Peel to the post of surveyor-general of the ord nance, occasions another vacancy in the representation of this borough, in addition that made by the elevation of Sir Frederick Pollock to the attorney-generalship. Both the honourable gentlemen have solicited a renewal of the confi dence of the electors ; and a hearty welcome awaits them on their arrival, which will probably be on Monday. The elec tion will very likely take place on the following day.—Cam bridge Chronicle. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION.—The chancellor .of the exchequer arrived in Cambridge on Wednesday night, and left for London yesterday (Friday) morning. A convo cation was summoned for yesterday morning at ten o'clock, to appoint a day for the right hon. gentleman's re-election, but after waiting some time in expectation of the arrival of the deputy-proctor, who had gone to Eton, the convocation was adjourned until this day, with the hope that that gentle man would in the meantime return.—Cambridge Independent Press. Sc N DEAL AND.—The greatest political excitement preipis in Sunderland, in consequence of a vacancy in the represen tion of the borough having occurred by the resignation of Mr. Alderman Thompson, who has consented, at the urgent request of his friends, to become a candidate for the vacancy in the county of Westmoreland, occasioned by the elevation of Lord Lowther to the peerage. The crafty conspirators of former days have been busily plotting during the week, and have resolved to force Lord Howick, the rejected of Nor thumberland, into the representation of this most important borough. If this calamity should befall the town and com mercial interests of Sunderland, it will be the greatest public reproach that can be cast upon it, and the electors will soon have to taste the bitter fruits of repentance. It was only the other day that the whole country was exulting in honourable joy that Lord Howick had been ejected from parliament by the brave and sturdy yeomanry of Northumberland, and should he now by any mischance be thrust in for Sunderland, it will be a public misfortune deplored through the whole country. Lord Howick, of all men living, is least likely to be of service to an important trading community; indeed, he is almost the only per son w h o , from his crotchtty and speculative notions, has figured of late in public life, that a commercial constituency ought to feaYand determine to spuin. Mr. Wolverly Attwood, a gentleman who bears the high est character in the city of London for commercial intelligence and experienced business habits, has declared himself a can didate, and as he is intimately acquainted and connected with the peculiar local interests on which the prosperity of Sun derland depends, the electors can have no hesitation as to the line of duty required from them on this most important oc casion, and it behoves them to rally round his independent standard. and by an united effort again to secure their own independence and the honour and character of their borough. Mr. Attwood comes before them with a high and influential character, and we are convinced he is every way qualified to serve them in parliament with as much advantage to their interests, and with as much honour to himself, as their late respected member, Mi. Alderman Thompson, has done. Between Lord Howick and Mr. Attwood they cannot hesi tate which to choose ; let them not disappoint the public hope, but gallantly discharge their duty, and the result, we confidently predict, will be the glorious defeat of the rejected of Northumberland THE FACTORY SYSTEM.—Lord Ashley has addressed a letter to Mr. Crabtree, of Bradford, stating that he had re fused an office from Sir Robert Peel on the ground that the right hon. baronet's opinions . on the ten hours factory bill were not matured. TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION..—TIVENTY-FIV E HOUSES DESTROYED.—On Thursday last, about 1 o ' clock i n the after noon, a dreadful fire happened at Fordington, a small village situate a few miles from Dorchester, which we regret to state extended to a frightful magnitude, and occasioned destruc tion to no fewer than 25 houses and property to the amount of some thousands of pounds. From the accounts rec e i ve d by the different insurance companies in the city, it appears that the fire originated on the premises occup i ed by a baker, named Ansty, situate in the centre of the v ill age, an d the flames were first discovered raging from the thatched roof of the bakehouse belonging to the Union Arms Inn, in the same street. On the alarm being given, several of the inha bitants mounted on the roof, and attempted, by throwing buckets of water over it, to stop th e progress of the fire, but in consequence of the dryness of the thatch, it was impossible to do so, and in the course of a few minutes the premises were in a body of flame. Within five minutes after the dwelling-house and brewery of the Union Arms Inn caught, and from them the work of devastation extended with fright ful rapidity to a row of dwellings two stories high, tenanted by respectable familes, in the rear of those buildings ; and in the course of a short time four of them were levelled to the ground. The engines belonging to the village were brought to the scene shortly after the commencement of the fire, and were put into play, but their services were of little utility, owing to the scanty supply of water, and the result was the destruction of the whole of the abovementioned premises, amounting to 12 brick buildings. The excitement that pre vailed throughout the village was beyond measure great, and the scene on the immediate spot amongst the inhabitants was of a most heartrending discriptlon. • People were running about in the wildest confusion saving what property they could snatch from the flames. About three quarters of an hour after the discovery the fire had extended to five houses in a line with the premises where it commenced, and at 3 o'clock eight other houses had ignited, an d ver y qu i c kl y became a heap of ruins. The conflagration raged with great violence for many hours after, and the military were unable to check its progress until three houses were pulled down, which cut off the communication ; and but for their powerful assistance the greater portion of the village would have been reduced to ashes. The number of familes burnt out is re ported to be 45, most of whom are fortunately insured. The amount of property insured is very considerable. No lives were lost. DESTRUCTION OF Two INDIAMEN.—Loss OF FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS BY FlRE.—lntelligence was on Mon day last received by the authorities at Lloyds, through the medium of the overland mail, of the destruction by fire of two first-rate Indiainen, the David Scott and the Republic, which occurred in the port of the Mauritius in the month of June last, but fortunately unattended with loss of life. The David Scott belonged to London, and arrived at the Mau ritius from Calcutta on the 10th of May. having on board a rich cargo, consisting of several hundred quarters of wheat, 6,663 bags of rice, 1,200 planks, besides merchandise to a vast extent. The vessel was 753 tons burden, and was on her voyage homewards, having several passengers on boat* On Saturday evening, the 12th of June, aPout five o'clock, while the steward and seamen were in the spirit-room, in the after part of the ship, drawing some rum off, a spark fell from the candle which they had with them into a quantity of the spirit that was on the floor, which instantly ignited, and the blaze immediately extended to the casks in the room. The steward and the seamen used every effort to extinguish the flames, but were unable, and in a few minutes the chief cabin caught. and the fire was issuing from the windows with great violence. Directly on the alarm being raised, the commanders of the numerous ships at anchor in the port proceeded with their crews to assistance, and the utmost pos sible means were used to save the ship, unfortunately without success ; and in three hours the vessel was burnt to the wa ter's edge, consuming the masts and every article of property on board. The loss is given out to be £30,000, but it could not be ascertained whether the vessel or cargo were insured or not.—On the 24th of the same month another terrible fire happened on board the magnificent ship the Republic ; and in consequence of a suspicion of there being a large quantity of gunpowder and saltpetre on board, no one would render assistance, and the vessel was totally destroyed. The cause, of the catastrophe is not exactly known, but it is supposed to have arose from accident. The ship is insured. reIIEATREaIOYM., LIYERPOOT Under the Management of Mr. CLARKE, Sole Lessee THE PERFORMANCES DURING THE SUMMER SEASON WILL COMMENCE AT HALF-PAST SEVEN.—DOORS TO BE CoPENED AT SEVEN. Second Week of Miss ELLEN TREE, of the Theatres Royal Drury Lane, Covent Garden, and the Haymarket, And of'Mr. ANDERSON, of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, Who will appear this Evening in their original characters of ISOLINE and FERNANDO, in Mr. Knwles' new Play of the BRIDALS OF MESSINA, and will also perforri the cha racters of MARIA DARLINGTON and ALFRED H HEINER, in the Farce of A ROLAND FOR AN OLIV . In consequence of the continued attraction o Ir. Knowles' Drama of LOVE, which was greeted on e second repre sentation by a fashionable and crcwded c itory, on Friday last, with the most rapturous apply s le Play will be re peated on THURSDAY. The cl ters of the COUNTESS of EPPENSTFIN and Hum.; by s ELLEN TREE and Mr. ANDERSON, as originally performed by them. THIS present TUESDAY, September 14, 1841, the En tertainments will commence with Mr. Knowles' new Play, performed last season many nights in succession, with the most distinguished applause, at the Theatre Royal, Co vent Garden, called THE BRIDALS OF MESSINA; • Or, JOHN OF PROCIDA. Miss Ellen Tree, Fernando.... I'd r. Anderson, As originally performed by them in London. John of Procida.. Mr. Stuart I The Governor.. Mr. Gray. At the end of the Play, A PAS STYRIENNE, by Master and Miss C. WEBSTER To conclqde with the Farce of a ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Alfred Highflyer Mr. Anderson. Maria Darlington.. . Miss Ellen Tree, In which character she will sing " When Harmony Awakens." Sir Mark Chase.... Mr. Baker. Fixture. Mrs. Fixture.... Mrs. Baker On WEDNESDAY, the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Juliet, Miss Ellen Tree ; Romeo, Mr. Ander son ; Mercutio, Mr.• H. Holl ; Apothecary, Mr. Baker ; Lady Capulet, Madame Simon ; and the Nu\rse, Mrs. Clarke. To conclude with the Romantic Melo-Drama of RAYMOND AND AGNES ; or, The BLEEDING NUN. On THURSDAY, Mr. Knowles' Play of LOVE will be repeated, with the Farce of PERFECTION. Isoline, Mr. Slaiter THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL Under the Management of Mr. Clarke; . Sole Lessee, THE Public is respectfully informed, that the Engagement of MISS ELLEN TREE has been extended for FIVE NIGHTS, in addition to the Ten for which she has been already announced. Miss ELLEN TREE'E Engagement will in consequence of this arrangement, terminate with BENEFIT, on FROAr, September 24, on which tug Mr. ANDERSON'S Engagement will also condo .. During the remaining Nights of Miss Ell e and Mr. Anderson's Engagement, they rill appea a routine of their most popular Characters. The arrangement of the Plays and Farces for the remaining Four Nights of the present week is as follows :—THIS EVEN ING, (Tuesday,) Mr. Knowles's New Play of the BRIDALS OF MESSINA, or JOHN OF PROCIDA ; and A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. TO -MORROW, (Wednesday,) ROMEO AND JULIET. On THURSDAY, Mr. Knowles's Play of LOVE. On FRIDAY, Mr. ANDERSON'S BENEFIT. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL, MR. MACREADY POSITIVELY NIGHT ONLY. FOR THIS 1%4R. ANDERSON most respectfully announces, that al his BENEFIT will take place on FRIDAY net, the 17th instant, on which occasion Mr. MACREAD ‘,as, in the kindest manner, volunteered the aid of his v labia ser vices, and will, for the first time here, perfor e character of LORD TOWNLY, in the Comedy of THE PROVOKED HUS ' • ND, in which Miss ELLEN TREE will susta n the Character of LADY TOWN LY. To conclude witq the Comedy of THE WONDER. Violante, Miss Ellen Tree ; Don Felix, Mr. Anderson. To afford equal facilities in securing Places for this Night, the Box Plan will not be opened until THURSDAY next, the 16th instant, whep Places may be taken of Mr. MINSTER, at the Box-office, from Ten until Three. MATINEE MUSICALE. THE PHYS-HARMONICA-PIANO, OR MELODICON. IJERR BREUNIG having been requested to repeat his PERFORMANCES on the PHYS-HARM 0 ICA PIANO (introduced by him at the Mechanics' • titution, on Saturday week, for the first time in this, o e ntry), begs respectfully to inform the Nobility an. Ge of Liverpool that he intends giving, THIS DAY, (Tuesday,) Sept. 14, at • TEMPLARS' HALL, . _ GREAT GEORGE -STREET, _ , A MORNING CONCERT, When he will have the honour of exhibiting the astonishing powers of this very novel and remarkable Musical Instru ment. Doors oen at Two o'clock. Performance . to c o mmence at Half-past Two precisely. Admission Five Shillings. LIVER.THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH Commenced hia Wonders last night to a brilliant, fashiona ble, and crowded audience. Hundreds wei e turned f,rom the doors who could not gain admission. He willOttinue to work his Wonders every Evening during the 19a. THE Great Wizard of the North, IL .H. ANDER SON, Father of all the Magi, fro a r re Strand Theatre, London, where he performed 150 .rglits before 200,000 Spectators in 1840 ' • at the St. Jame s ' s B azaar 50 Ni g h ts, before Li.: first of England's Nobility; from whence he was summoned to Buckingham Palace, where he performed before the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Court ! finished on Saturday, September 4th, a season unparalled for success at the Adelphi Theatre, where he has, for Five Months, per formed his Wonders before 300,000 Spectators. The Liver Theatre has been transformed by the Metamor phestian Chrysostum of die Great Primordial, into a GOR GEOUS PALACE OF ENCHANTMENT, realising in the Mag nificent Decorations and Dazzling Galaxy of Unparalleled Apparatus all the glories and awe-inspiring splendour of Arabian Romance. Here the nobler metals, joined with the sparkling treasures of the East, have exhausted their stores in producing a coup d' veil hitherto unapproachable in value or effect. This Mysteriachist of the Nineteenth Century, has drawn from the pregnant Tomb of Antiquity all the quintessence. of Memphian Cryptology, the Nyclapolsisian Powers of Theban Occultomancy, and Gordian Cabala of Gangeatic Dexterological Sinistratology, defying the nicest discrimi. nation, and puzzling the most subtle Disciple of Metaphysi. cal casuistry. The Wizard's Incomprehensible Experiments are performed with a most Gorgeous and Costly - APPARATUS OF SOLID SILVER! The Mysterious and Mechanical Construction of which is upon a secret principle hitherto unknown in Europe. Th is xtraordinary Mechanical Secret has baffled the Scientific- he Philosophers; and defiance is given to all Modern Co} urors to discover or divine the impenetrable Secrets of tl Ie PECULIAR ONE of a Peculiar Profession. The surpris ed Thousands who have witnessed the incredible Wonders pi formed by the GREAT WIZARD, one and all exclaim— " You'd think (so far his art transcends) the De'il was in his fingers' ends." The GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH is the only living P ro fessor of Delusion who can, by ocular demonstration, ill us trate the words of Shakspere— " Mine eyes are made the fools o' other senses," which power the WIZARD OF THE NORTH possesses ove r all his Predecessors. He has brought the Science of AMBIDEXTROUS PRESTIDIGITATION to perfection; to accomplish which task he has spent ten tears of his life, and EXPENDED FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS ! PUFFING IS UNNECESSARY, as the wonderful success that has in every place crowned the exertions of the GREAT WI ZARD OF THE NORTH, with the opinions of the London Press (copies of which will be presented), at once proclaim the wonderful nature and superiority, as well as strictly mo ral tendency of this unparallelled Entertainment. Prices of Admission—Boxes, 2s. Gd. ; Pit, ls. Gd. ; Gal lery, 6d. Second Pric e a t Nine o'clock—Boxes, Is. Gd. ; Pit, Is. The Box-office will be open daily, from !Eleven till Four o'clock, when places can be secured. Doors open at Half past Seven o'clock, and the Wizard enters 'his Mystic Circle at Eight o'clock precisely ; concluding at t LW-past Ten or Eleven o'clock. Carriages in attendance at a Quarter-past Ten o'clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS Will the person who writes to us on the subject of the inter ests of the Standard, at St. Helens, favour us with a call when he happens to be in Liverpool ? The remarks on Popery are well intentioned, but rather too diffuse. Vie Eitnrpoot (tailbatti. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1841 It must be a great comfort to the journals of Libe ralism to catch any small fish in the shape of a griev ance just at the present moment, when the world seems to frown upon them, and they have clearly lost all fa vour at court. A minnow of this kind has just come to their net in the affair of the parties lined at the Rochdale Sessions, in this county, for absenting them selves from public worship, and committed to prison in default of paying the fine and costs. This, of course, is a terrible instance of magisterial oppression— a lamentable proof of the bigotry which still defornis our statute law—and an admirable occasion for crying out intolerance! tyranny ! and repeal ! repeal I Now this is all very well for Liberal journals—for the. London Chronicle, the Manchester Guardian, and other organs of the pious Conference and its non-praying preach ers ; and they are, we admit, well matched in having the Lord Brougham and Vaux to support them in the House of Lords ; but the mere outcry of such parties ought not to satisfy any reasonable man that there is a necessarily, proportionate adequacy and sufficiency of cause for their complaint. There is a statute of Elizabeth by which those who absent themselves from public worship on the Lord's day subject themselves to a forfeit of one shilling to the poor. This statute is rarely resorted to, and in these liberal times has become almost obsolete ; but it is, nevertheless, the law ; and, from its having been question has been raised, recen tly put in force, t h e whether it is - iot capable of being made an instrument of oppression, and should not be immediately re pealed. It would be a more practical mode•of pro ceeding to inquire whether it has been perverted to any such use. Mr. George Ashworth, one of the presiding magistrates at Rochdale Sessions, states that the act was enforced in the case, or cases referred to, not se much because the parties complained of, had absented themselves from public worship on the days specified,