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Z lucatian. INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC PIANO-FOlt I I.) PLAYING, AND. SINGING. MR. MOLINEUX bees most respectey to announce that the ACADEMIES. I. 1-IXunsrx, -stusEt, and 16, PORTIAND.PLACE, NORTH BIRKENHEAD, will re-commence next Monday. EDUCATION.—CHR ISTLETON Sc H OL, NEAR CHESTER. TFIE Duties of this Establishment be resumed 'on WEDNESDAY. the 24th instant. Christleton. 4th January, 18.38. A i rß. and MRS. STEPHENSON bet! to arironnee to their Friends and the Public, that their distinct ACADEMIES will be RE-OPENED, Mr. Stephenson's on Monday next, the 15 h, and Mrs. -Stephenson's on the succetting Monday, the 22d instant. Cards of Terms may be had at Mr. STEPHENSON'S Residence, No. 1, Devon-street, Stafford-street. CLASSICAL, COMMERCIAL. & MATHEMATICAL ACADEMY. 12, KING-STREET, SOHO. ;/(R. SHORTEIOUSE re.p.etfolly intimates that his Aca- I deftly will be RE-OPINED on MQSDAY next, the B.b instant. Pupils attending this Seminiry will have the privilege of a Library, specially selected, for the purpose of assisting them in the various branches of their education. i. i ia tit to Dr. A i R l . ,u r fo l r L d WILSON O re N spe (g f aar y ayearsnn,u announces, A s ii.l SCHOOL in PEMBROKE GARDENS; Brownlow-street, will RE-OPENED on MONDAY, 22. i January.—Caris of l'erms may be had by ap plying at the School-room, or at Mr. WALMSLEY'S, Bookseller, Church-Street; lUiltS- KENDALL begs to announce to her Friends and 11'1 the Gentry of Liverpool, that her SC OOL for the Education of Young Ladies will RE-OPEN of MONDAY, the 22d instant. CH ATH A M-STREET. References are permitted to Mrs. Hut , ,ones. Lark-hill; Mrs. Peter Heywood, Oswestry; Mrs. M oses Benson, Chat ham -street; Mrs. Bateson, St. Anne's-street; the Rev. C. T. Gladwin, Rev. R. Davies, Rev. T. L. Pain, Rev. J. North. EDUCATION rpHE Messrs. FISH ERviii lEN their ACADEMY, A. 21), GREAT GEORGE-STREET, on TUESDAY, the 16th inst., where YOUNG GENTLEMEN are carefully instructed in the Ancient and Modern Languages, Mathematics, Comerce, and all branches of Science and General Literature, so as to qualify them for any University or for Mercantile Pursuits. N.B.—The Foreign Languages will be taughleby an eminent Scholar from the Continent, who will reside i the Family and practise the Pupils in French Conversation. P.S.—The Messrs. F. have recently erect ri a. handsome and spacious New School-room, which is well lighted, and fitted up with every convenience. They have likewise, for the accommo dation of additional Boarders, enlarged the Premises in Great George-street; and, on the former Play-ground they have also erected a large airy Gymnasium : so that every requisite is pro vided for health, comfort, and an efficient education. VERY SUPERIOR ROSEWOOD WORK BOXES, WRITING DESKS, &c. s. d. 6-inch Work Box. 3 6 8-inch Ditto 10-inch Ditto 12-inch Ditto *lO 6 11-inch Rosewood Dask lO 0 14-inch Ditto • l7 0 18-inch Mahogany Ditto 20 0 20-inch . Ditto 23 0 The Public are respectfully invited to an inspection of a very elegant and extensive assortment of Work Boxes, Writing Desks, Dressing Cases, &c., &c., which will be found, on ex amination, of excellent quality, and the above prices must afford a convincing proof that Purchasers will effect a consider able saving by selecting their goods at THE CIVET CAT, 61, LOUD -STREET, LIVERPOOL. R. TAYLOR, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, 4-c., PARADISE -STREET, LIVERPOOL, RESPECTFULLY informs the Bankers, Merchants, Shop keepers, and the Public of Li v e r p oo l. that he is appointed AGENT for W HANCOCK'S PATENT CAOUTCHOUC BOOKBINDING. While numerous important improvements have taken place in every other department of the mechanism of Bookbinding, that part of it which consists of attaching the leaves together, has hitherto remained without improvement, if, indeed, it have not retrogaded. Whatever excellence Bookbinding may have hitherto attained, those who are familiar with its details will readily admit the existence of an-imperfection which has long been deemed without remedy, and most pagolarly- experien ced by those wh o h ave t o ma k e entr i es i edgers and other Account-books. By this Patent. Caoutkhouc, or India-rubber, has been brought into operation for supplying the defects expe rienced in binding, and the application thereof has exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the Inventor. The invention is especially applicable to LEDGERS AND ACCOUNT-BOOKS. Every person experienced in hook-keeping must have felt the inconvenience arising from writing towards the inner part of a thickly bound book; the patent method of binding so com pletely obviates this unpleasant obstruction to writing, as to present the folio of a Ledger in an uniform plane surface; an object hitherto unattained, but now equally practicable with the book of 50 or 500 leaves. The Patentee bas the satisfaction of having had the advan tages of his invention duly appreciated by all ►he great mercan tile houses to which it has been submitted, and by the first Ac count-book makers in the trade, who have patronised the in vention. Specimens of binding, after the above-mentioned method, may be seen, and orders received at R. TAYLOR'S Stationery and Bookselling Warehouse, corner of Church-street and Pa radise-street. 6 4 ,* Export Orders promptly executed. THE YELLOW PLUSH CORRESPONDENCE- MISS SHUM'S HUSBAND. (From Fraser's Magazine.) Dear HoHever Y.,—There was a gritty distubhance, as you may phancy, when your Magaseen arrived in our hall, and was read-by all the men and gals there assarribled. Fust there was coachmin :" he takes his whig, off when I comes into dinner, and boughinv, with a hair of mock gravity, drinks to " Mr. Charles, the tittery man." Nex, Shalott, my lady's maid (a French gal), says, "O Jew, Maseer Shawl, coos eight uny belispre." " Will you have some bile mutton, Yellowplush, cries cook ; " it's the leading Haiiicle of our dinner to.day." Never, in fack, was such chaffin heard, the jockes and repparees ilashin about like lightnin. ." 1 am," says 1, in a neat spitch, " I am a litlery man—there is no shame in it inithe present matins; though, in geuneral, it's a blaggerd employment enough. But it ain't my trade—it isn't for the looker of gain that I silt penn to payper—it is in the sap:red caws of nollitch. (Hear, hear.) The exolted class which we the honour to serve," says .1, " has been crooly mis reparysented. Authors have profist to describe what they never see. Pepple in Russle Square, and that vulgar naybrood, bankers, slissitors, merchints' wives, and indeed snobs in gene ral, are, in their ideer of our manners and cu s t oms , m i sgu id e d, delooded, HUMBUGGED—for I can find no more ellygant espression—by the accounts which they receive of us from them authors. Does Br: wEit," says I, " fer instans, know any think of' fashnabble life? (Shears, and hallyorical cries of " Hookey," " How's your Mother ?" cS•c.) " You pile with me in a pinion," says I, " and loudly hanger, No! Did SKELETON know any think more ? (Cries of " he;" from coachmin, " Fee dong," from my lady's maid.) No, no more nor Bulwer. It is against these imposteis that I harm myself; and you, my friends, will applod my resolution." The drawing-room bell hart been ringing all this time like mad, and I was here obliged to finish my spitch, in a pint of porter to the health of the cumptiy. On entring the room, I only found miss studio and readin a copy of your Magazine. '• Papa has been ringing this half hour, Chawls." says she, " and desires you will wait till he returns from the libry." And then Miss (Lucy her name is) simpered and stuttered, and looked down and looked up-, and blushed, and seemed very od— bewtiful she always is. " Chawls." says she, a summonsing, ..eurridge, "is this—that is—is thlt-1 mean, is this article in -Fraser's Magazine y our composition ?" .." It is, mi ss ," says I, lo o ki n a t h er mos t t en d r ill y, ivgnificant trifle from my pen." " It is the best Magazine in Eurup," adds Miss Lu c y. • "-And no mistak e ." " Your article is — really—tery—amusing," says she, blushing as red as a piany. "Do you, do you think so. miss ?" says I " miss, dear miss, if itatives you any pleasure, Oh how amply it repays me !" I gev her, as I said this, one of my pecuniary loox-1 never knew them loox fail with any woman at any hags. I was on my knees, as I said, quite appropo; for 1 had just been emptying coals from the skittle. I laid tole or my hands on toy left weskit, and said, " 0 Miss Lucy rin a Yoke of such excrooshiating tenderrress, that I Mitt at once it was all up with her. But " Hush !" cried she, all of a sudden ; " get up, sit-=here's Papa-' ) And papa it was, sore enough Sir Jeames came into the room very stately, and holrlin a book in his hand. "Chawls," says he, "see have been readin your art ickle in Fraser's Magazine, and eery much amused we was. High life was never so well deae - ribed, or so autheutiely. Pray, sir," says he, " may 1 ask is.lbis review also yours ?" and he holds up to me the Quotly . beim of October, on " Ettykitt." I saw at a glans that this iajps none of my doing. • " Sir," says I, " I never so much as see the thing." 4. "Well sir , " says he, "take it. and read it, and go about -your bisness; and, harky, hansec the bell when it's rung next • time." Cuss the aritoxv, says I, for a set of proud tyrants, who won't reekonise the highest 'order of merit, genius. For the whole of that afternoon I t hut myself in the pantry, cad devoted myself to the perusial of that artickle. The author of it is particly proud, as I see, of the annygoats which he in trojnices ; and which are, though I say it, no more to my anny goats than whisky to milk and water. They are ingenus, they are pleasant (many of 'em being old frens, and not less welkim for that;) but they are not the real thing—only a juke or a juke's footmin can do fashnabble life justice ' - and it is for that reason that I h ave d etermined to have another wack at maga zine writin. In this artickle the author quotes fifteen or sixteen Knox about politeniss, Nonsins !. only experunce can give authority on the subject—and experunce I have had. I felt convinced that, to describ f as h na bl e lif e , ONE OF US miist do the thi ng , to do it well ; and I determined to give you a few passidges from my own autobografy, in which I have nassed through all grads of it, front a shopkeeper up to a duke, from a knife boy to the dignaty of a footman. Here is my lust tail : it aint about very fastnabble society, but a man clon't begin by being at once a leader of the ho tong —my lust services was in a much more humble capasity. " an in- COACH AcctrrENT.—Great excitement prevailed on the line of road between Leicester and Northampton, on Saturday morning, respecting the Defiance Manchester coach, which ought to have arrive!! 'in Leicester a! five o'clock, bu f whiCh. was not heard of even at Harborough till ahaut ten. wheit informa•- tion reached that town, that it had been upset between there and Northampton. Owing to its being so heavily laden. one of the wheels gave way at the nave, and the passengers were thrown off, forlumatelV (ivit+tone exception) without being in-• jured. The party injured was a female with an inNmt in her arms, .who escaped uninjured, whilst its mother's- head was seriously htirt, though not, we believe, fractured. The up coaches were a l so l a d en in a. fearful , nanner, the Union reach lost London five. hours after its us i ,al time. On - Friday, one coach bro ug h t - no less than 193 barre.A of oysters from London. Lilco; tes rglare - Mercioy. CANADA. -\ (From the Statistical Journgl, No. 4.) As the affairs ofCanada excite at the present moment great public anxiety, we are induced to extract the following informa tion, relating to the Upper and Lower Provinces, from an Ad dress on the. legislative union of Upper and Lower Canada, published about four months ago by the Constitutional Associ ation of Montreal. We confine ourselves exclusively to the statistical portion of the document, omitting the political deduc tions contained in it. The actual population of the two provinces, and their rate of increase are illustrated by the following details:— TABULAR VIEW OF THE POPULATION OF BOTH PROVINCES AND ITS RATE OF INCREASE. RATE OF INCREASE IN Tilt.: GENERAL POPULATION OF LOWER CANADA, FROM 1796 To 18.36 INCLUSIVE. Increase In 1760, the population of the undivided province was ... 65,000 '178'4, Ditto 113 000 48,000 1825, the population of Lower Canada, by a corrected census, say 450.000 337,000 1831, the population of Lower Canada, by cen sus of this year, was 511,917 61,917 1836, the population of Lower Canada, sup posed to be 600,000 89,581 Increase in 6 years, from 1825 to 1831, of Lower Cauida Do. in 5 years, 1831 to 1836, of Lower Ca nada General rate, from 1825 to 1836, of Lower Cana da, 11 years 331, Average increase from 1760 to 1781, of Lower Canada,. per annum Do. increase from 1781 to 1825, of Lower Canada, per annum Do. increase from 1825 to 1831, of Lower Canada, per annum 10,319 Do. increase 'from 1831 to 1836, of Lower Canada per annum From 1760 to 1835 the population has doubled itself 3I times in Lower Canada. Taking the corrected census returns in 1825, and those of 1831, and the generally supposed population in December, 1836, the population of Lower Canada would ap pear to double itself in 29 years only. RATE OF INCREASE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION OF UPPER CANADA, FROM THE YEAR 1821 TO 1836 INCLUSIVE. In 1824 .„ 149,301 1825 .. 156.&36-Increase 7,535 1826 .. 164,7(13 .. .7,815 1827 .. 165,128 .. 10.425 1828 .. 186,345 .. 11.217 1829 .. 196:704 .. 10.359 1830 .. 211,569 .. 14.860 1831. .. 234,681 .. 23 314 1832 .. 260 994 .. 27.311 1833 296,870 .. 35,878 1834 • .. 320,735 .. 23,835 1835 .. 346.165 .. 25.430 1836 .. 375,000 .. 28.835 Average increase from 1824 to 1828, per an. 9.261 1828 to 1832 .. 18.661 1832 to 18.36 .. 28,212 Gen. average increase 1824 to 18836 .. 18,712 Comparing the census of 1824 with that of 1833, and that of 1828 with that of 1836, it appears that the population of Upper Canada has of late doubled. in ab o ut nin e. years, which, com peted with the population of Lo wer C ana d a , is in the propor tion of less than one third. • The general average increase of Lower Canada, per annum. from 1825 to 1836, is 16,029-being less than the annual increase of Upper Canada by 2,683. • By the Provincial Act of the 9th of George IV., 37 counties return two representatives-each, and 3 return one each, to the provisional legislature : of these counties 5 are included in that portion of the province denominated the Eastern Townships, which, being settled almost entirely by inhabitan's of British origin return two members of that race, but in the remainder the inhabitants of French origin preponderate so greatly that the representation is almost exclusively French Canadian, or in support of French Canadian views. The provisional representation of Lower Canada is at present 90 members, of whom about one eighth, or 11 in number, repre sent the wants of the inhabitants of British'origin. The census of 1831 estimated the whole provincial population at 511,917, and stated the number of Roman Catholics to be 403;472, leaving, therefore, 108,445 to be protestants, none of whom could be of French origin. Of the catholics, it is reasonably estimated that 50,000 are of British origin, and the statement must therefore be satisfactory that in 1831 the total number of inhabitants of British origin was 158,(X)0, whilst that of French origin , ;as 353,000. Assuming, therefore. that the increase from 18.31 to 1836 has raised the.aggregate number to 600.000, the difference will be 89,081 ; but it is notorious that the fixed population of the pro vince not only suffered great mortality from Asiatic cholera, in the years 1832 and 1831, but that 'during that period, aad especially miring the past two years, it has been much reduced by the emigration of French Canadian youth to the territories of the United States, whilst it is equally well known, from au thentic sources, that, in the period of five years above mentioned, 105,000 emigrants have arrived' at Quebec from the mother country, of whom it is calculated that 35,0(X) have settled in Lower Canada; the natural increase of the whole provincial popnlation would thus only be 54,081, which, divided between the two races, in the proportion of 158 to 353,, would augment the number of inhabitants of French origin to nearly 390,000 Souls, and those of British origin to nearly' 175,000; to which being added the amount of settlers by emigration, say 35,00), the total number of the latter would be 210,000, and the aggre gate proportion of the two races, therefore, is as 210,000 to 390,000 in round numbers. A cursory, examination of the preceding calculation shows that not only is the increase of the inhabitants of British origin in Lower Canada extremely rapid, but that it is in a very much greater proportion than that of the inhabitants of French origin. In addition to tt information contained in the before-men tioned address relative to the population of Canada, we subjoin the following particulars:-By tbe censusof 1831 lb _ e of Lower Canada is thus elassined. T ' of real prop er ty is given at 57,891, and h thee number ex ten to of fPI proprietors ieoct " occu pied by them at 3,981,793 statute acres. The number of persons living in 1831, who were deaf and dumb, is stated to have been 408, the blind 334, and the insane 9'24. The number of inha bitants professing the Roman catholic faith, in 1831, is given (as before stated) at 403,472; the persons in connexion with the church of Englend were 34,62(); -those belonging to the church of Scotland amounted to 15,069. There were only 107 Jews; the remainder of the population were methodists, baptists, presbyterians, not in connexion with the church of Scotland, and other sects. The number of families employed in agricul ture was 50,824, employing among them as farm servants only 7.60'2 persons. There wete in the same year(lB3l) 2,503 fami lies engaged in commercial pursuits, and 1,282 persons subsist ing on alms. The number of inhabited houses is stated to have been 82 437-the number hying built 1,458, and the vacant 1,542; making a total of of 85,4,37. The total signeurial population of the county population, according to the census of 18.31, was 385,237, and the total of the township population 52 695, The seven counties from Ottawa to Magantic, inclusive,' either contain a majority or consist exclusively of population resident in townships. Gasp 4 and Bonaventure are inhabited by a very mixed population, chiefly engaged in the fisheries. In the rest of the counties the major part of the population is signeurial. The inhabitants of the seigneuries may, for general purposes, be reckoned as French by origin ; the inhabitants of the townships as English. The total of the township population is not, however, to be taken as the total of the population of British descent. The numbers interspersed with the population of French descent are varinusly estimated strom 50.000 to 80,000 souls, of whom from 20,000 to 30,0(X) are . in the cities and towns. The re mainder are, dispersed about the country, but always overborne (as in towns and cities),_ with th e e x ce ption, p e rhaps, of Beau harnois, by majorities of French origin. In the county of Two Mountains, and behind the seigneuries on the north bank of the St. Laurence. perhaps the inhabitants of British descent may be found sufficiently condensed to claim, under another rule of division, to form separate electoral districts; but in general they are so dispersed as scarcely to make it possible for their influence to be felt in elections, except by the adoption of some novel principle. A table relative to the state of representation of Lower Ca nada is given in the appendix to the report of the Canada coin- . missioners. At the lime th a t t a bl e was d rawn up. t h e number' of representatives in the House of Assembly was 88. The cities and boroughs sent altogether 11 representatives to the assem bly, and all the counties, with the exception of Montmorency, Drummond, and Megantic, sent two representatives each to the House,of Assembly. The three just-mentioned counties sent one representative each, their population being in 1331 under 4,000. By the Provincial Act, settling the representa tion of, the province, it. is enacted that all counties should have . two members whose population at the time of the passing of the act amounted Co 4,00() or upwards ; and that those under 4,000 should have one member only until they attained that number. The county of Megantic is the only one that now re mains entitled to no more than one member. It is stated in the address of the Constitutional Associa tion, that in the period of five %Ars, from 18.31, the number of emigrants who arrived at Quebec from the mother coun try was 125,000, of whom it is calculated, that 35,000 have settled in Lower Canada; thus showing that the greater pro portion of the emigraat, only -made muse of Lower Canada as a country of transit. From 1829 to 1&35, both inclusive, the total nuwher of emigrants who arrived at Quebec was 211,159. Of these 53.252 came from England and Wales, 26 816 from ScotlaniLand 128,578 from Irelancl . making a total .1258,601 emigrants from the united kingdom. The majority of the emi grauts passed to the Upper Province, and some proceeded to the United States. The number of Actual settlers who arrived in the country between 1825 and 1831 was only 23,406. The following table exhibits the amount of the births, marriages, and deaths, in 1833 and 1834:- 1833. 1834. Births. 25,247 26.114 Marriages 4.788 4,598 Deaths 10,793 15,714 In the - first year the proportion of births to the population is 1 in 22%, of marriages 1 in 107, and of deaths 1 in 47. In 1834 the proportion is shewn to be: births, 1 in 191; tnartiages. 1 in 111; and deaths, 1 in 32k. The number of men from 18 to 59 years of age embodied in the militia, for the defence of the Lower Province, in 183.3 amounted to 94,337: the number of hattallions was 18, of companies, 1,040; and of muskets 8.0)4 The population of the counties of the Upper Province, in 1831, was as follows; Ottaway, 6.335 ; Eastern, 25.105; Johnstown, 28,061; Bat hurst, 22,079 ; Midland, 44,332; Newcastle, 27 404; Home, 55510 (including Toronto, 9.252); Niagara. 27,3-17; Gore, 31,618 ; London, 38,330; Western, 12,752. T0ta1321,903. LAKE SUPERIOR —This mighty lake is the largest body of fresh water in the known world. Its length is 480 miles, and its breadth is 161—its circumference ab ou t 110 miles, and' its depth 900 fathoms. Its waters are remarkable for •their un rivalled tran s p arenc y. About I ( o ) streams e m pt y t h emselves into this l a k e, sweep i ng i n s a nd, primitive bould er stones, and drift timber, which sometimes accumulate, so a s t o f orm islands in the estua r i es . A li gn it e formation, indeed, is said to he now in progress. Wi t hi n a m il e f rom th e s h ore, t h e water is about 70 fathoms; w i t hi n e i g h t m il es , 136 fathoms. F rom t h e above causes the lake is gradually filling up. OUR EMPIRE.—A hundred years have not elapsed since the possessions of the East India Company were li m i te d to three settlements of narrow extent, inhabited by a few hundred Europeans, who could scarcely defend themselves against pirates and banditti, much less compete with the power of the nat i ve - princes.' 'Now "the Republica Leadenhall-street" rules over all einpire containing one hundred millions of subjects, raises an annual - tribut e of more than E 3,000 000, possesses an army of above 2110,000 rank anti file, has princes for its set cants, and an emperor a peniioner on its bounty. 'the village of Calcutta has heroine the Metropolis of the East; Bombay possesses more trade than Tyre in the days of its glory ; and Madras, in spite of its peri lous surf, r i va l s t h e commerc i a l prosper i ty o f Carthage. i There s no parallel to such a career in the annals of the world; conquerers, indeed, have actio;red more extensive dominions in a shorter space of time, but they failed to establish permanent empires —after a few years the traces of their tempestuous pas sage were effaced.—Athenceuss. -'s._s,`. ITU.; 14i..,Y Etivi, )61 , sT:C*DAR.6'.. MISCELLANEOUS. LARGE TunicEY.—The largest turkey exhibited this Christ mas, in Leadeuhall Market, was bred by Mr. Rayner, of Whit tlesford, near Cambridge, and weighed 32ibs—the price being £5. ss. Twelve capons, weighing 120Ibs. bred by Paget and Page, near Dorking, fetched nine guineas.. A PosEa.—A boy once complained of his bedfellow for tak ing half the bed. "And why not ?" said his mother, " he's entitled to half, aint he ?" " Yes, - rnother," said the boy, "but how should you like to have him to take out all the soft part for his half? he will have his half right out o' the middle, and I have to sleep both sides of him."—American paper. THE CANADIAN GENERA[. BROWN.—The distinguished Gen. Brown, of whose dastardly conduct, the Canada papers Bring us w such unpleasant accounts, was , e are assured, for smile time the editor of an obscene radical Irish newspaper, entitled the Comet. In that capacity he was sentenced to a fine of £lOO. and six months' imprisonment. The whigs not only remitted his fine, but actually gave him an hundred pounds fur the pur pose of enabling him to emigrate. No sooner did the fighting begin than Brown bolted at full speed, with the contents, it is said, of the military chest of the rebel brigade in his pouch. The money was, however, retaken, and the vagabond well thrashed, hut his pseudo friends do not seem to have considerei him worth hanging.—United Service Gazette. THE NECESSITY OP.HAVING A PURPOSE.—Lire lies before us, as a huge quarry lies before the architect, except when out .of his fortuitous mass he can combine, with the greatest economy, suitableness and durability, some form, the pattern 'of which originated in his spirit. All things without—nay, may add, all things on us are mere elements; but deep within us lies the erective force, which out of these can produce what they were meant to be; and which leaves us neither sleep nor rest till, in one way or another, without us or on us this has been produced. —Goethe. The Gazette Universelle de Lepsic of the 25th of December, speaks of a new treaty, which has been signed by the parties to the treaty of quadruple alliance, in consequence of which all the troops who may be sent into Spain will carry the flag of their respective nations. SELF INTEREST.— ''very one would pursue his own interest, if be knew what it was; 'and, in fact, every one does pursue it ; but the generality totally mistake it. No man would choose riches before happiness, power before quiet, or fame bafore safety, if he knew the true value of each; no man would prefer the transitory and worthless enjoyment of this world, to the permanent and sublime felicity of a better, if he had a clear prospect of them both; but we see the former through a mist, which always magnifies, and the latter appears at so great a dis tance, that we scarce see it at all; and therefore it makes little, impression upon our senses, and has 'as little influence on our conduct.—Jenyns. A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE.—In the night of Wednesday , week, about the hour when ghosts play at leap-frog over tomb, stones, or stick themselves up in the corners of dark rooms to frighten simple maidens out of their senses, Mr. Thomas Eve and Mr. Charles Bird. inhabitants of. the village of Orsett, sallied forth from the house of a friend some miles aistant, to search' out their own good roof trees. Now, be it known, at the iden tical house from which they sallied, a young stranger had taken up a "local habitation," to whom they had that day given "a Dante," and consequently the hearts of Messrs. Eve and Bird were so wrapped up in the warm things which hospitality scat ters about at these joyous times, that they feared nut cold winds, thieves, hoh4ohlins, or other midnight trifles. • In this heroic • mood they reached Stifford-hill, when a cart attracted their at tention. Though fear slumbered, suspicion was awake, and they very coolly walked round to look at the name on the cart. Now conscience is a troublesome fellow at times, at least to a certain class of persons; and as the owner of the cart did not happen to be provided with the best in the world, it gave him, at this particular juncture, certain twitches; so, throwing off his•coat, he leaped to the ground and escaped, leaving an ex cellent cart, his coat, and five pigs in the hands of Messrs. Eve and Bird, who thus captured a valuable prize without striking a blow. The cart had on "Samuel Mitchell, General Dealer, Tottenham Road ;" and Messrs. Eve and Bird, fallowilig up their adventure with the most praiseworthy promptness, started without loss of time, and, on searching the premises thus pointed I out, found a sack with the name of Field, (who is known at Avelev.) upon it. The pigs it proved, had been stolen from Miss Hanson's. of New Jenkins Farm, Mucking, about six miles from Stifford Hill, and the cart was evidently on its way to Tottenham. when it was thus captured by the ethisteniug party.—Cherlmsford Chronicle. Fulicgo IN HIGH LtFe.—The Duke of Sussex, - though past his grand climacteric, and one of the most extraordinary figures in existence, Gog and Magog not excepted, has always been remarkable for what he terms the tender passion. Witt even the sno.v-capped ./Etna burns within, and the gallant Duke, with the weight of forty , stone on his feet, and the snows of the equivocal old age under the black silk nightcap, which he and the judges wear alike, we should conceive as an extin guisher to all human hopes, is still pervious to the arrows of i he little deity of youths and maidens. Some time since it was rumoured that his gay and Radical Highness thought proper to marry, as was then said, a lady Cecilia Muggins of Buggie s , which rather unaristocratic name she subsequently 'changed for Underwood; but as she is a pretty woman, her name i s assigned g m n i e t ter to any body. His Royal Highness on being invited to the city dinner, requested cards for two Mies; one of whom was Lady Cecilia. The cards were given, and the places were at the table of the ladies of the royal household. T wo days before the ceremony an order was suddenly dispatched to' the Managing Committee that seats should be provided for the the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Mtil,graveaethequeen's table—the Duchess and Countess having, in fart, refused to dine at the table originally appointed fur them. Their reason was obvious; they di I not like their company. All this, of course, was much talked of. But it luckily has not shaken the old Duke's attachment to hisjounv, sovereign. He still plays first fiddle at levees, wears his black cap with the air of the Doge of Venice, and is as fat as ever. Of course, rumour, as the newspapers phrase it, has been busy. But the placability• of the illustrious Duke only shines the more brightly. Wh y does he not call his wile the' Duchess of Sussex ? is the general query. The most sagacious profess themselves unable to give the answer.—Blackuvad's Mayazine.Ar January. maybe ' well lifs ,,,,, sev IN Tile ART (IF PRINTING.—We have ju s t h ear d from Scotland of a discovery made by Mr. Ambrose Blackl oc k , surgeon, of Dumfries, of a cheap and easy method of transf er . ring and rep r i n ti ng books, engravings, and lithographs. The importance of such a discovery we printed, t not he dwell on. . It is • known, that, w ith paper newly transferred to stone merely by the aid of pressure; primers' ink. however, dries so quickly that, unless the transfer be made almost immediately, the attempt will fail. But Mr. Blackleck informs us, that, by a cheap chemical process, which lie has discovered, the ink of prints and letter-press, however old and dry, may he expeditiously brought into a condition which of course, the ad being,na- m sli t ig ts ht o e f st it t s iegree, itnrajnursifnergretdheaonrdigpinrainitee,d,pyfr,om, without, in th e ture of this chemical process is at resent a secret, nor have we seen any printed work produced by these means.---Athenoeum. A DEFINIztoN.—At the Town-hall, Preston, a man well known for his drunken habits, being charged with drunkeuness, called three very "queer-looking customers" at witnesses to rebut the charge. One of them, a peculiarly, droll and half drunken ye'atleman. gave the following evidenCe:—Magistrate —Well, was the defendant drunk? Witness—NO, not what I call drunk. Magistrate—Why, what do you call drunk? Wit ness—ln course when a man is reet and gradely drunk. Ma gistrate-How is that? Witness—(stammering) Why, why, ye yte know a fellers rayther what I calls drunk when he can nayther stand nor goa. Magistrate—Well, and could t he de fendant do that? Could he stand and go? Witness—Aye, may be a bit ; just a bit. Magistrate to defendant—Would you like any more of your witnesses examined ? De fe n dant (after a short tensideration )—Plltell you what, I think I've examined enough o't sort. Th e b e n c h tr o ubl e d the defendant for ss. of his loose cash, and discharged him. THE QUEEN'S SLIPPER s.—We'had some time since the plea sure of boasting that our city had the honour of producing at the same tim e th e President of the lioYal Academy , the Poet Laureate, the Director-General of the Postoffice, his Majesty's Chief Musician and Physician, together with the Champion of England, and now we shall be enabled to add, that the worth co:dwainers of B r i s t o l "k now the 'l engt h o f the Queen's foot. " . In‘a word, as they had received the royal commands of his late Majesty for a pair of boots, so her present most graci o u s Ma jesty has been pleased to order from hence a pair of dress slip pers. These shoes, which really almost rival the famous glass slipper of Cinderella, we have had the pleasure of seeing. They, are of purple velvet, the royal arms, and the initials V. being etnbroidered in gold ,on the front. The figures are admi rably delineated, well relieved, and the whole executed with great art and exquisite delicacy. Around the sides are en twined wreaths of oak leaves, interspersed with acorns and roses, of gold thread and silk. The inside is of white satin, and exhibits, also in gold, the rose, the thistle, and the shamrock twined around the words " All hail to Victoria !" Bristol Mirror. RESCUING A PRISONER.—VALOROI;SCONDUCT OF A WOMAN. —A woman named Alice Kellett was committed by the Rev. J. Hopwood, of Blackburn, on Monday last, charged with stealing two shillings from a boy. The part of the lock-pp in which female prisoners are confined is at the top of two pair of stairs. About six o'clock in the evening, a man named Samuel Rigby went to the lock-up with some tea, which was taken from him by the servant woman employed to attend the femitle prisoners. She proceeded up stairs to the room where Kellet was confined. and gave her the tea through a hole in the door. On turning round to return down stairs, Rigby (who had followed her up unheard) seized her, and threw her down to the first landing ; and %%bile she lay, stunned with the fall, he succeeded in un bolting the door, and setting the prisoner at liberty. lie then returned to the woman on the stairs, and with his knee on her breast, held her down, until Kellett had sufficient time to get clear off... By dint of hard struggling, the servant at last got clear of her cowardly detainer, and ran down stairs. She im mediately locked the outer door; and with great presence of mind threw the keys over the railing into the inner office, thereby imprisoning both herself awl Rigby: This done like a true Amazon, she seized Rigby ; and 'sites a struggle succeeded in getting him to the top of a,flitabt of steps leading down into the cell where the male prisoners are confined; and, mustering the whole of her strength, threw him to the bottom, and. the door being open, thrust him in, and bolted the door. Kellettbas not yet been captured. Rigby was.fully committed on Tuesday afternoon, to answer the cha►ge:of breaking open the watch- house, and reapsuing the prisoner.—:Munchester Guardian. GENERA ClittowN.—Tbere are several erronenueaccounts in circulation inspecting Brown, one of the leaders of the Cana dian insurgents. Some call hint an Irishman—some a native of the United States. He is, in fact, a Nova Scotian, but has spent a considerable part of his life in the American state of Vermont, where he failed about a year ago. Neither he nor Papineau are thought to have sufficient nerve to discharge the functions of military leaders. The real chielVthe most deter mined spirit among the insurgents, is Dr. Wilfred Nelson. It is curious, that the fiercest ruffian among the French revolu tionists was an apothecary or doctor—the infamous Marat ; and if we look at home we have, and have had of late Seats, some professors of the " healing art" who exhibit a ravenous sort of appetite for rebellion. Even Thistlewood owned the ascend ancy of Doctor Watson, till the lord of the gallipot was forced to fly from the scene of his greatness. — Timer. SIIOCK!NG RAILROAD ACCIDENT.—On the flth instant, as the passenger train of cars was proceeding at a rapid rate to Portsmouth, about forty-four miles from the latter place, the engine struck a lifted rail. Mr. Banks, of Augusta, was standing on the engine at the moment. He leaped off, and escaped unhurt. Not so with the rest. The engine was hurled from the track, and all its frame-work dashed to pieces. The first car was crushed, and the second lifted and thrown from the track fifteen feet, by the third running under it. The latter was broken to atoms by the collision. In tha second car were Col. Preston, U. S. Senator, and his lady: They and their companions escaped uninjured. All the passengers in the fit st and third cars were more or less hurt. There were eight or tune ladies among them. Great difficulty was experienced in t•xt rival ins.? the wounded sufferers from thesuins. Mrs Rochelle roil Jlirs Blow, of Southampton, stied shortly after tbe accident. Hiss Simmons, of Southampton, and Mr. Crocker, of Jackson, N. C., were the only ones in danger at the last accounts. The next thing to be dune is for Mr. Goody to bring in a hill to make the mist tiettos of railroads answerable fur accidents on their wretched works. Throughout this country, with the ex ception a the Baltimore and Ohio road, the railways ate a dis grace to the credit of the companies owning them.—New York Herald, Dec, 10. IMPROVEMENT OF THE PORT OF OPoRTO.—The Portuguese government has announced its intention of devoting a sun of money to the improvement of the harbour of Oporto, the se cond capital of the kingdom. MR. Roxaucg.—A few of the most ultra radicals of the city of Bath are just now clubbing their pence for the purpose of - purchasing some little present for their late member (Mr. Roe buck) by way of consoling 'him for the loss of his seat. A mi niature portrait of Monsieur Papineau, in a bonnet rouge,' and grasping a bowie knife, set in a cast-iron locket, has been talked of as an .appropriate device ; whilst others have recom mended an allegorical painting, representing Britannia about to undergo amputation against her will. QUALIFICATION OF A CANDIDATE.—A man resident in In diana has announced himself a candidate for a seat in the legis lature.,and in his address to the public sums up his qualifications as follows; " I believe I was the first civilised man who skinned a 'coon, chased a deer, caught a bear, or treed a wild cat,,on the west side of White River." His views on the currency are not novel, but he seems disposed to go against hickory leaves— "Fellow-Citizens, I am aware that You are now satisfied that the salvation of Us Hoosiers depends upon having an honest man to represent us; therefore I pledge myself, it elected, to regulate, and to render entirely quiescent, the legal and natural currency of the country, to wit, coon skins."—American paper. DUKE OF NORFOLK.—It is reported in the county of Not tingham, that the Duke of Norfolk is about to sell the splendid mansion in that county now occupied by the Earl of Surrey, called Worsop Manor-house, to Miss Ang ela Burdett Coutts. This mansion is one o f the finest in the kibgtlom, and came into the family of the Dukes of Norfolk through the marriage of an ancestor with an heiress of an Earl of Shrewsbury. The bolder of Worsop Manor has a right to support the arm of the sovereign of England at the coronation, but receives no fee in return for the service.—Nottinyliam Journal. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE—A FEMALE SWEEP.—OD MOD-, day last, an itinerant chimney sweep, named Win. Greenwood; was taken into custody by the police constables of 0 - reston, charged by the authorities of Burnley with absconding from his family, and leaving them chargeable to the parish. With• him was a little sweep, about ten years of age, who was dressed in the ordinary way of a sweep, and was, when taken by the constables, riding dla chevalier upon a donkey. On the arrival or the parties at the police station, this young sweep was found, from inquiry, to be a yirl, and her master stated that she was a most excellent sweep, " the best he ever knew." Greenwood and his female apprentice were sent in custody to Burnley. The girl stated her name to be Jane' Nuttal. Atas AT INDEPENDENCE OP MlND.—There are some men who go in leading strings all their da i s. They always fellow in the path of others, without being able to give any reason fur their opinions. There is a proper mental independence which all should maintain ;—self-respect, and the stability of our cha racter require it The man who pins his opinions entirely on another's sleeve can have no resnvct for his own judgement, and is likely to be a changeling. When we consider carefully what appeals to our mind, anti exercise upon it our own reason, taking into respectful cousideratiou what others say upon it, and then come to a conclusion of our own, we act as intelligent beings should act, and only then. This proper independence of mind is far removed from presumptions self-confidence, than which there is nothing more severely to be condemned. Presumption is the associate of ignoriince; and it is hateful in the extreme to hear some half-taught stripling delivering his opinions with all the authority of an oracle. This is not what we mean by mental independence; and it is hoped none wilt mistake what has been said. We refer to a modest vet firm anti independent exercise of judgment upon subjects which the mind understands; in short, we intend only the opposite of that slavish habit which makes one man the mere shadow of another.--Rev. J. Houghton's Address. ANOTHER WRECK ON THE BLACKWATER BANK.—We re gret to state, that about 5 o'clock, A. N. on Saturday last, there : b e i n g a dense fog, and 'the wind "lowing a stiff gale from the S,S.W. at the time, the fine brig' Wateru itch,' of Whitehaven. Captain Newby, burden 400 tons, geperal cargo, and bound from Liverpool to Barbadoes. struck on the Blackwater Bank, and immediate!y sunk on her beam ends. Just as she sunk, the • long boat was carried away f rom h er f asten i ngs, and one o f the men dashed into her by a succeeding wave—who was thus most providentially saved, as the boat was soon after washed ashore, near Courtown Harbo ur . We are gratifi e d t o add, that all hands made the land in safety in a five-oared boat—and Mr. William Powell, with his accustomed zeal, is actively engaged in saving as much of the cargo as may be practihable. if Go vernment and Lloyds longer defer the practical consideration of a Safety harbour on our South Coast, and a floating light in the•Nortii Bay, let the consequences be on their own heads.— Ifexford Independent.' THE TURF IN INDIA.—Few men in India have been ruined by the turf, while it may certainly be said that all the affairs connected with racing are conducted in a more gentlemanlike manner than at home, aria without Ibe least admixture of the strategy which is so frequently resorted to by persons who con sider that all is fair in horseflesh, or at least are qu i t e sa ti s fi e d to cheat, provided they run little risk of being discovered. There are no persons to be found upon the turf in India who live by it, or who, having spent large fortunes in a disreputable career, are now obliged to practise those arts by which they themselves were fleeced. It has been very justly observed that in India, the best horse is always br oug h t out to w i n ; a nd should he fail, the disappointment is ascribed to the right cause —accident or bad riding; and it is in this latter point that the sport in the Mofussil is decidedly inferior to that of Calcutta, and•falls so many degrees short of what is enjoyed at home. — Asiatic Journal. ACCIDENT TO LORD ADOLPHUS FITZCLARENCE.—On Wed nesday evening an accident occurred to Lord Adolphus Fitz clarence which caused a great alarm, and might have been attended with the most serious consequences. It appears that his lordship was driving up Marylebone-lane, in his cab, about eight o'clock, accompanied by his groom, when, on turning an angle near the station house, he came in vi o lent collision with a".milkman's cart, which was proceeding in an opposite direc .tion. The shock Was so violent that both vehicles were nearly overturned. The groom, on jumping nut to ascertain what was the matter, found that the shaft of the cart had entered the chest of his lordship's horse so deeply that he found it impossible to draw it out. Prompt assistance having arrived, the shaft was with difficulty diSengexed, when a torrent of blood followed, and the animal fell dead to the ground. Linton, the driver.and owner of the eat!, who resides on the spot, was conveyed to the station house, where his hirdship also attended, but refused to press any charge, kindly observing that he did not know whom to fix the blame on. The horse which his lordship was driving was a remarkably fine animal, and, as it is said, his noble owner has refused 3(X) guineas for him. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS LITHOGRAPHED.— Th e indefa tigable H. 8., like all 0/use who strike out a new method of operating in any art of science, if followed by in his praiseworthy attempts to Murton talise our unhappy ministry. But as it has been well remarked long ago, " When t wo persons ride upon the same horse, one of them must be behind." This is precisely the case with the multifactious hobby under our con sideration ; H. B. being in advance, both chronologically and graphically, his taste not allowing him to vulgarise those dra matis personae that pass under his inspection. 1-I. H., however, is not so fastidious in feeling. nor so accurate as to the nice delineation of alikeness ; as to general knowledge of the drawing, and proporti ons o f the figure at large, neith er o f our graphists have more than they actually require. In the series by El. El now before us, we have the celebrated scene in the House of Lords, between the great Ex chancellor " Whackum," and his noble friend Wind'em. The next is the said Whackutn doing the " Schoolmaster at Home"' birch in hand, he is laving on to a poor little• skinny mortal, like one of the Russells, who is mounted on the back of Kilkenny Joe, who seems to wear a s broad grin at the flagell a ti on which his quondam' friend is un dergoing. Th e third is "A friendly set to" between the said schoolmaster and his other friend Wind'em. This is very good, done somewhat con amore. Gullisei comes next in the mask of Wind'em, holdin g th e l i tt l e Queen ofthe Lilliputians at arm's length, on his left, o r , more classically, sinister hand. The last of this batch is a rather tumultuous scene at the door of the exchequer. The title of it is " The uncivil List." It represents a crowd of pensioners rushing tumultuously at the Limerick butter manufacturer, who is pinned up with his back against the door, whilst several enraged ladies and gentlemen are pitching into him a la Crib, in a most scientific manner. There are some others, but these are the most intelligible of the present collection. THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PARIS GAMING FIOUSES.—In conformity with the law passed the session before last for the abolition of gambling houses in France, every house of the description in Paris was punctually closed at twelve o'clock on Sunday night, that being the last hour of their pernicious exis tence. A notice had been previously put up in all the rooms, stating that no one would be allowed to play a moment after the expiration of the old year. The Cercle de.s Estranyeries, the most aristocratic of all the gaming houses, which it was not customary to open till eleven o'clock at night, and close till three or four in the !Morning, on this, the last night o f it s exis tence opened at nine. All the principal frequenters had been informed of this arrangement by letter. The erowd at all the houses on the last two days was very great, and particula r ly so No. 154, in the Palais Royal, and at Fraescati's. Several scenes which may be described as drainetic signalized these last oppor tunities for public gaining ; and a labouring man was killed coming out of one of the houses. It is stated that two young men lost enormous sums, and have not since returned to their homes. Other scenes of a ludicrous, and many of an anausrng character also occurred. One well-dressed individual, who had been very tinfoil unate in play, risked the last note of a thousand francs which he possessed. and lost it; but before the croupier could get the unluckev note within his grasp, the player seized it, and bolted out of the house. A cry of "stop thief !" was raised, the inspectors the proprietors, and waiters, all ran in pursuit of the fugitive; and when he saw himself in danger of being taken, he rolled up the note and swallowed it in the face of his pursuers. He was. threatened and scolded, but the note being rairiY•gorma-he was allawea to depart. Noose was allowed to enter any of the - Iwittiets'far ten &clock; indeed was al most impossible - for ttsitui4mi to. au' densely Ain' *eYe they previously to that hour. - 'seta,* lingered outside the, doors. however, midis/0e liatthilistrellett bombers Assembled to *it . ness the sortii attithirive O'clock. „ , . Mr. PAPITINAU , THE Cst4ADiAll AjtytELS.—,kinut s , Joseph Papinead, Who, for some **rs gast; -ff tit occupied die most Con spicuous position in Canadian a airs, is . in the prime of life, heing'about forty-tvro•years of eV. He is a notary , by pinks sion, and *seises a lidatfaadie tut tune, as there is no coutiftv in the world where virulent and lucrative to its ministers as in Lower Canada. Mr. Papineau is well informed for a Canadian; is a ISai4 orator, being more a dedaimer tbatt a reasoner;, passionate invective, conveyed in a fluent tomtit of words, is his tetton and facts; and being intensely convinced of the justice and holiness of his cause, and that Greet Pritai is determined to oppress its colony, all the energies of his m ints have been devoted, since Iffs, to an indiscriminate and uncom, promising hostility to every measure of the provincial adminis tration. He is a man or ungovernable passion in every thing relating to politics, and holds everything British or . American in utter abhorrence. He - `looks upon commerce as an innhea t ion, and its extension as corrupting the innocence and simpli, city or his countrymen; agriculture is with him their natural vocation ; and in the prosperity of merchants be sees the com mencement Of a system by which their lands will be wrested from the seigneurs and farmers by the sure but gradual pro giess of trade, and the necessary mutation of real property. — He is hostile to the diffusion of the English, language, as he considers its propagation as a latent and dangerous auxiliary to the dissemination of the modern principles of business; as teaching his ignorant countrymen new wants and a means of emancipating themselves from' the brutal tyranny of their grip ing feudal masters. Such a man's political j:nejudices . insure his integrity; and' his vanity will alWays make him adhere to the party Where his pretensions to supremacy are undisputed. Mr. l'apineau, however, has one failing which incapacitates hint from being. so- dangerous . to the gorernment as he other wise might be—and that is 'a wantnf pergonal eourttie. He is a loud.tomigued and zealous assertor or the rights of the house of assembly, and a bold send unmeasured denouncer of the govern ment and its administrators ; he has charged Lot d: Dalhousie, Lord Ayltio-r, and Lord Gosford. with almost every political crime and personal corruption that public or private omen can be guilty or; hot when he has assailed individuals in society in Ike manner, and they has e called him to account and demand ed sa.isfaction. he has invariably explained away his charges, or refused the reparation required. In the late affaits at St. Charles, h' removed to a idaee of safety %%hen that fort was me naced by the troops; and, with all the zeal and energy of Cats line, hi , will never jeopardise his bodily safety like that haughty , and hold-spirited ievolutionist.—New Foi k Her ald.. COMMERCIAL" INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY. MARKET. (From the Sunday Times.) CITY, SATURDAY.—The new year has come round with' much higher prospects, as respects trade and commerce, than that which has just expired. The situation in which the great Sources of industry are placed, may, in fact, be considered as highly favourable. The stocks of manufactured goods in the United States, on the Continent, as well as o f f ore i gn pro d uce; are usually light, and a spirit of energy is aroused in almost all departments of mercantile pursuits, which will soon lead to ex tensive operations. The attention of the merchants and others, having this week been principally engaged in balancing their accounts for the A past year, we have n o t t o notice any very ex tensive transactions. The advtces received from the United States of America to the 17th ult., notice a continued fall in the. rate 'of the exchange on England, and with it, the amount of remittances for the liquidation of the still heavy balances due to British merchants have increased. It is, however, not now denied, that of the sums now due, a very heavy per centage must be written off as total loss The agent of the Bank of England, in the United States, it is said, is providing very satis facturily for the corporation, in realising the assets which were advanced to the suspended Anglo-American firms. The returns of the cotton trade in this country have been nearly completed, and we are glad to state, that they exhibit an increased con sumption of this staple in manufacture than in the previous Year. The average weekly consumption of the United King dom, as increased from about 18,000 to 21,000 bales. As the shipments from America up to the last dates had fallen off very considerably, as compared with what they were in 1886— prices are not expected to fall. The total shipments of cotton tip to the 16th from the United States, were 102,000 bales, or 32,000 bales less than in the corre.ponding period of the pre vious year. The financial difficulties of the. American execu tive appear rather to be increasing. The Treasury paper, as will be seen by the latest exchange news from New York, is falling in value, and a new issue appears to be determined upon. "NEW YORK, DEC. 16.—Treasury notes to the amount of 9,003 dollars were disposed of yesterday, at a discount of ft oin to 4 per cent. • Those now in circulation bear an interest of '2 per cent. But the Secretary of the Treasury is about to make a new issue,.bearing 6 per cent, interest, and thus keep them above sank paper, which is, at the present time four per cent below specie. The new notes Mr. Woodbury is anxious to exchange for specie; in this, however, he will not succeed until specie falls to something like 1 a t 3 per cent. only above paper; for while specie is'4 a 42 'above paper, a man having it to loan may get 10 per cent:, for he will; in the first place, sell the specie at 4 per cent., and then loan the paper which he receives in exchange for 6. The notes, if. sold, will be bought up for investment, and not, as now, to pay Custom-house Bonds. " The Stock Market was firnser yesterday than, for a week past; some stoLks were even a shade higher. United States Bank Stock is at 1191, "The offers of Bills on England were extensive, and the in quiry very light. Prices ruled from 1102 to 111, some, we un derstand, as low as 1101. A large order could have been executed at the latter price, and possibly at 110. The business in French Bills was very extensive; one establishment, i n W a ll- street, sold to the amount o f 30,000 dollars, at 5.25. which was the current rate." The private communications addressed to the principal com mercial houses connected with Canada, diecredit the assertion that the rebels had advanced into Toronto. They were dis persed by the volunteers about a mile or a mile and a half from that place, and it was thought would not again venture upon any hostile demonstration. In the Grain Markets no variation of importance has taken place this week. The supplies have not been large, but fully . agreed to the demand. The purchase's of Foreign Grain have decreased, the last advises from the United states representing the markets there as having fallen slightly, and the transactions as rather diminished. The stocks of Corn under lock in the United Kingdom are rapidly decreasing. In the prices of the English Securities there was a depression yesterday of about per cent. produced by the intelligence of the outtireak of revolutionary movements in Upper Canada. The latest reduction in the prices of Consols this week has been fully one per cent., purchases having been freely made on Wed nesday at 921 ; a general feeling then having prevailed that the "had the neck ut revolt in the Lower Provinces been broken," (to use the language of a letter to a large mercantile establish ment,) no disturbances would have been commenced in Upper Canada. The speculators now look with much suspicion to the issue of the proceedings in the colony, more especially as an addition to the Funded Debt may be necessary to provide for the expenses of the war. From 911 Consols rallied yesterday afternoon to 92. as it is expected that the official accounts will give a different version to the affair in Upper Canada to that received through the American papers. The extreme fall in Consols has been to 911, whereas the price given on Wednesday for the same description of Stock was 921. The supplies of Money Stock have not been extensive, to which circumstance may be ascribed the comparative firmness of the Three-and•a- Half per Cents which have only been depressed from 99i to 991, and the New Stotk from par to 994. There has not been any demand for Money on the Stock Exchange. The premium on Exchequer Bills has reached 51, but it left off yesterday at 50. India Bonds are a,t 27 premium. The holders of India Bonds have very generally assented to the reduction of the rate of in terest from 4 to 3 per cent., the assets having been far above the amount of New Bonds intended to be issued by the Company. The prices of Bank Stock has fallen from 205 to 2041, and India Stock to 267. The market for Continental Securities has been very inani mate this week, the attention of the dealers and speculators having been directed principally to Brazil Bonds, the value of which has changed very rapidly, as well as frequently this week. After a fall from 75 to 694, the Bonds yesterday reached 74 for account, and 733, for money; a recent arrival from Bahia, setting at rest the statements before circulated, that Maran barn had, as well as Bahia, joined in the revolt against the authority of the Brazilian government. The last price 'of the stock yesterday was about 72%. The fall in old Portuguese Five per Cents has been froin 65 to 624. For the Five per Cent Portuguese there has been but little demand, and 294 has been about the average price this week. The Three tier Cent Stock ha's fallen from 19% to 191. French Five per Cents have fetched 108, and the Three per Cents 78 50, Exchange" 25f 50e. With the excep tion of Dutch Stock which has fallen 4 to per cent this week, these has not been A market for but few of the other Foreign Bonds. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents have been as low as 51i, the Five per Cents at 101 h, Colombian at 24, and Mexican at 26. In the current prices of Railway Shares, a decline has taken place this week. The Great Western Railway has fallen from 68 to 65 or 11 cretniun; the Brighton from 4,1 to 3/1 or 13 dis ,count, the London apd Birmingham from 161 to 1591 or 691 premium, and the Cro3don from 19% to 17 or 3 discount. These have been the only changes this week of moment. Canada Bank Shares have not fallen below 161 or n discount, nor the Land Company's Shares below 25 or 1 discount. London and Westminster Bank Shares are at 21 or 1 premium, and the London Joint Stock Bank at 7 or par. • HALF -PAST TWELVE.—We have no later accounts from Ca nada this morning, but judging from the contents of the private letters, which are doubtless more worthy of Credit than many of the public communications, many influential parties in the city connected with the Canada trade, enterta►n a strong opinion that the rebels never approached nearer than within two miles of Toronto, having been met and defeated at that distance by the loyalist volunteers and militia. The next intelligence from the seat of war will prove the correctness or otherwise of this supposition. There has been a slight disposition shown in the Consol mar ket to rally from the depressed quotations of yesterday. The opening value this morning was 92, and it is now at an improve ment to 92k ; Bank Stock remains at 2041. and Exchequer at 49 50 premium. Brazilian Stock has been down this morning to 721, but has since rallied to 73; Spanish Consols have fetched from 191 to 19 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents remain at 52h to Portuguese new Bonds have improved to 29X. In the Share market the only transactions have been in Brighton, at an improvement to 11 discount. The other shares are nominally as yesterday. FEMALE FASHIONS FOR JANUARY. (From the London and Paris Magazine of Fashion.) PROM ENA DE DRESS.—Redingote and mantelet of narrow vel- Vet, trimmed with ermine, and frill of gouffered blond. Capote of velvet with plume of three feathers. — eautitAGE Datiss. — Manteriu-refiingete of broche silk, with collar and facings of velvet. Sleeves large and loose, and the body full, confined by a tordeliere. Bonnet of white satin, with very lung drooping feathers. I:YEN ING DRESS.—Robe of pink satin: the corsage it point, open in front, and laced with satin ri'Thon. Short sleeves or two bouffants with manchettes of blond. An open skirt en tablier, laced in front in a similar way to the body. Cap of Dentelle de soie, worn much of the face without brides. BA L r. DRESS.—Robeof white satin with corsage h point orna mented with wreaths of small flowers, en cceur. Small sleeves of a single bouffant, with flowers to correspond. Similar flowers descend the skirt, en tablier, to which the train is looped up. Deep flounces of Dentelle de sole, headed by a wreath. Coiffure of hair and flowers. C Lon KS, &C.—Spanish cloaks have been introduced for ladies in Paris. They are cut a complete inund, having a small square collar, and do not quite reach to the knee. Mantelets are frequently made of fur, and lined with wadded silk ;, they are usually of the large pelerine form. Muffs are also much steed. Very large brooches are used to fasten mantelets in front. BoNNETs.—Amongst the novelties lately imported from PAtis are beaver bonnets, with a single feather of the same colour, and a feather trimmed round the front; velvet, however, is not likely to he superseded. bresses are worn with deep flounces, indeed flounces are gene ral: Sleeves a la Jardiniere are much worn. Tight sleeves et:ln tl-Mg in favour. THE ARMY. The 11th and 73d regiments, ordered home from the Mediter radian, are also to proceed to Canada, making an addition of 1,201 rank and file to the numbers we have already ettume rif#4: 'die Hercule., and not the Hastings, the Inconstant, Pique, 04 Vestal, are the ships of war selected for the conveyance of tritietiout to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Al regiments stationed in Canada, or intended for it, are to belliigmented to their full establishment (80 added to their pre i!reng,lll), and vie believe the same arrangements will ex tiato every corps in the service. -is reported in the hest-informed military circles, that 20,0e6men are to be added to the present strength of the army. A less number, it is said, would nut afford the necessary rein fOrcements fur America, and enable us to relieve the regiments in the,Elst whose periods of service have expired. *dor-General Sir W. Macbean has been appointed to a milt:nand in Canada, and Major-General Sir James Macdon nell is to command the brigade of guards under orders f it the same quarter, thereby causing two vacancies in the command of Irish diltricts. It is now doubtful whether a regiment of cavalry will be sent to'Canada, or a few.sq,uadrons selected from two or three regi ments. ' Weunderstand that - the Ist regiment of life guards, as well as the battalion of foot guards now stationed at Windsor, have re veiVe&Orders from the Horse Guards to hold themselites in rea diners fcr fmeign service. This has created a great sensation, as we may naturally presume it will cause a vacancy in a high office in her Majesty's household. A GENTLEMAN SWEEP.--A crowd gathered a short time since about the housi of a chimney-sweeper, who lives in Cam den-town, and has a small garden before the door. 'Curiosity had att , acted them, for the dingy tenant appeared with his every day complexion, and a white smock hock thrown over his habi liments, and he was busily engaged in clipping the grass with a pair of shears When he raised his head to sneeze, the crowd laughed' heartily at the singular figure before them. " Why you warment," said the sweep ;o the vulgar people, w h e t are you looking site'? It ant to novelty for to , seen gentlaniett cultiwitte his owls wegetables, is it ?" jL.NuAitv 9, 1839 LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. Second appearance at tbis Theatre of Mr. HOSKINS, from the Theatre-Royal, Manchester, &c.. who is engaged fur a limited period. THIS present TUESDA Y , th e 9 t h i nstant, t h e performances will commence with an entirely new Nautical Drama, yclept JACK'S ALIVE ! OR, THE JACOBITES IN 1745. Jack Jibboom (in the service of King George) Mr. T. P. Cooke, With the Song of " Drink and Kiss the Lasses." To which will be added-a new laughable Interlude never acted here, called THE MAN ABOUT TOWN. Skirts. (a Man about Town) Mr. Hoskitis. To conclude with BLACK EYED SUSAN. With the original MuSic selected from Dibdin's Songs, by. Mr Blewitt. William In which character he will introduce the Sons, " Boun 'Prentice to a Coasting Ship." and Danee - his celebrated Hornpipe. On WEDNESDAY, a variety of ENTERTAINMENTS, and a popular INTERLUDE, in which Mr. RAYMOND will pet form, being his first appearance this Season. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. The last week of Mr. THOMSON, who will pourtray his popular and justly-celebrated Grecian Statues, his original invention. The INFANT ACTORS, neudy Thirty in number, Will exhibit their astonishing and pleasing exercises in a gor geous Pantomime Act, called ST. GEORGE and the DRAGON, in which the Stud of Ponies will appear. grans present TUESDAY EVENING & TO-MORROW 1 EVENING, the 9th and 10th-instant, will be performed a new Historical Drama, called THE BATTLE OF SEDGEMOOR; OR, THE DAYS OP KIRK AND MONMOUTp: A Sailor's Hornpipe, in Character, by Miss X. Gates. Mr. T. Thompson's classical sceneof the GRECIAN STA TUES. or Living Model of the Antiques.— unequalled SCENES IN THE CIRCLE.— Mr. Gin will appear as the HORSE-TAMER OF CORFU.— Master Adnini, the juvenile equestrian will perform his peculiar act called THE HIGH LAND NIMROD.—The Chiarini Family will go through a nusnlior nr new and elegant P.voLuTloNs'on the TIGHT ROPE.—A -I_,_" - tateniitnietAct intrntjucing the Stud of Ponies, called ST. GEOFIGI4I AN I) . 11-111: DRAGON, per formed only by the Juvenile Grinpany.—Mr. Ryan w ill intro duce a new Equestrian Battle Scene, entitled THE FLIGHT OF THE SARACENS. The whole to conclude with a laughable Farce;: ; entitled DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW YOU'RE OUT* Prices of admission, Dress Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.; Lower Gal lery, Is.; Upper Gallery, 6d. 'Children half-price from the com mencement to the Boxes and Pit only. Second Price at Half past Eight—Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is.; Lower Gallery, 6d. Box Office open every day from II till 3 o'clock, when Mr. HALE will be in attendance. Doors opened at Six o'clock, and the Performances begin precisely at lialf•past. Private Boxes may be had nightly for Parties at 21s. and 425. Instructions in the Art of Riding given. Riding Master, Mr. Gin nett. Terms may he known on application at the Amphi-' theatre. Proprietor, Mr. BATES. Stage Manager; Mr. NEVILLE. BY PERMISSION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR. UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED AND PERMANENT PATRONAGE OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE. I - 11H E Nobility, Gentry. and Inhabitants of Liverpool, are most respectfnlly invited to visit and examine the asto nishing production of Nature, the Stupendous SKELETON . OF THE ROYAL GIGANTIC WHALE, Now EXHIBITED IN QUEEN'S-SQUARE. The Proprietor deems it wholly unnecessary to attempt any description of the amazing gigantic native of the Sea, whose wonderful size, strength, and character (so far as description can go) are so well known to every reader of natural History, who must have been struck with astonishment albl admiration on reading the various accounts of the Whafe, not only by the e i, Historian, hut by th e a d ven t urous Vo gers in the Northern Seas. It may be truly observed, h o 'Pr, that no written ac count can furnish any adequ a t e id ea the enorrnbits frame of .the creature, every bone and joint of which is a wonder in itself! It is no exaggeration to say that it must be seen to be understood, and even to be believed. The examination of the Skeleton now offered for public inspection must impress every mind with a sacred sense of the boundless power of the Creating Hand that produced all the living wonders of the Earth. from the minutest insect to the magnanimous monarch of the ocean. The Whale, of which the Skeleton is now to he seen, was Found off the Coast of Plymouth, in October, 1831; and then Weighed 118,00011)s., and measured in length 102 feet, circumference 75 feet. The Proprietor feels that, on inviting the l'ublic to view a curiosity so interesting to all who admire the amazing produc tion of Nature; he should not do, ustice to himself if he weret to descend to the too common modes of endeavouring to attract the crowd by extraordinary assurance of success; but he respect fully begs to state that the Skeleton has been visited by many Thousands in various parts of the Country, and that ev ery visitor has been ast on i s h e d an d gra tifi e d b eyon d a ll e xpeetatzon. Admission—Gentry Is. ; Tradespeople, Servants, and Children 6d. each. rbe Eiberpool ,Stanbaib. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1838- (0.- The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morn ing at 5 o'clock. THE REVENVE.--,The official returns of the revenue, for the year and quarter ended on .Friday night,j4 6 been published. Upon the faco_of.tlyf." tables:it - WM be seen that the public receipts for the last tweltie monthf have fallen short of those of the corresponding period-4 the preceding year by no less than £1,900,353. This is a remarkable difference; but it is to be recollected that the returns for the last quarter of 1836 showed art excess over those of the antecedent year of noless than two millions and a half, so that the contrast with-so usually favourable an account as that of last year is =- fortunate for the present. Upon the quarter there ap. pears an increase of £213,173. The loss of public in come is chiefly observable under the head of the " Ex cise," which has fallen off; upon a comparison of the year, to the amount of £949,836, and, upon the quar ter, to £212,900. The " Customs" present an increase upon the quarter amounting to 1:453,340, but a defici ency upon the year of £890,156. The revenue for stamps has declined upon - the year and quarter to amount of £318,268 and £29,129 respectively. In t produce from assessed taxes the falling off is uniform upon the year and quarter, the first being less by £12,013, and the latter by £15,632, than on the corre sponding periods of last year. Under the miscellaneous axes there is a deficiency of £5;894 upon tlte year, and £9,699 upon the quarter; but the `• re-payments" of (public money have increased upon the year by £248,071, and the quarter £193 upon the preceding accounts. The Postoffice returns show an improved revenue of £27,743 for the year, and of £27,000 for the quarter. The amount to be raised by Exchequer Bills for the service of the cure& quarter is estimated at £5,878,545. THE TRADESMEN'S REFORM ASSOCIATION. — The se , cretary of this august body has just issued the following' notice to the members : • TRADESMEN'S REFORM ASSOCIATION, 20, CLAYTON SQUARE. I beg to inform von that the Monthly Meeting of the Members will be held in the Music Hall, Bold-street, on Thurs day evening, the 11th instant, at Seven o'clock. T. Blackburn, Esq. will bring before yonr notice the subject of National Education, with a view of petitioning the Legisla ture on this important subject. Resolutions connected with the motion given by Mr. Grote on the question of the Ballot,—on the Extension of the Suffrage, —on the introduction of Sir John Cam Hobhouse's Vestry Bill, and other business relative to the Rules and Organization of the Association, will be submitted to your consideration upon• ' - that occasion. I remain, your obedient servant, H. TINDAL ATKINSON, Sac. January 5, 1838. *** The Members' Tickets fur the ensuing year are now ready for delivery, and will be required to be produced at. the . door. From this it would appear that the radicals, notwith standing their former abuse of what is designated the hole-and-corner system, are so deeply enamoured of it as to adopt no other sort of proceeding in the present times, for the purpose of originating their petitions:— Formerly they used to placard the walls, and invite the inhabitants of Liverpool to give their attendance at the usual rendezvous, Clayton-square, at a great •publie meeting for the purpose of getting up petitions idd ad dresses to the hous'es of Parliament. There, amidst the assembled thousands of the people, resolutions were for mally put, and declared to emanate from the public, of Liverpool. Now, the practice is strangely altered. Ever since the memorable rebuff at the Sessions' House, and the equally mortifying demonstration at the Alusio-hall on the subject of church -rates, the radicals have.. most prudently avoided making any appeals to the " inhabi tants of Liverpool." Their present course is to summon the members of a political union to meet in a room which must be necessarily packed with their own party, and there to concoct the petitions which are from time to time sent forth as the spontaneous expression of pUb lic opinion. We, however, owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Secre- tart' Atkinson for giving us some insight into the secret machinations of the faction by which he is retained. We are informed by the above notice that Mr. Sutor burn is engaged, or has engaged himself, to edify the assembled snot:sectary of Liverpool, on the subject of