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Office of Commissioners of Compensation, No. 23, Great George-street, Westminster, 23d November, 1836. v ‘ . . CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IV E OTIC IS HEREBY GIVEN, th a t , or b s h av i ng b een 1.11 received upon 865 uncontested c l a i m from the Cape of 'Good Hope, (a list of the numbers of which may be seen at this office.) the same will be taken into consideration on FRIDAY, the 2d day of December next, at Twelve o'clock. And that certificates of the awards which shall be made upon that day will be deliverable at this Office on SATURDAY, the 17th day of December next. By order of the Board. HENRY HILL, Secretary. - X - ciu Vittiltrationo. FOR THE USE OF THE CHEMIST AliD MANUFAC- TURER. This Day is Published, Syo., Si. Gd., MABLES in Illustration of the Tinolty of DEFINITE I'IZOPOWI'ION LS, showing thet Prime Equivalent NuMlirs of thii ElementarY . Substances, and the Volume and Weights in which they combine : compiled for the use of Che mical Students and Manufacturers. By WILLIAM THOMAS BRAN DE, F.K.S. Primed for John Murray, Albemarle-street. Now ready, the Fifth Volume of COLONEL NAPLEIt'S ms•roux of the WAR in th e PENINSULA, with some Remarks upon Robinson's Life of Picton, and upon two Articles in the Quarterly Review. To be completed in six Volumes. Also, Capt. JOHN PATTERSON'S VENTURES, with Notices of the Officers and of the 50t or Queen's Own Regiment, from 1807 to 1821. Dedicate by permission, to the Queen. Post Bvo., elegantly bound in cloth, price 10s. 6d. London :—T. and W. Boone, 20, New Bond-street; and all Booksellers in Liverpool and Manchester. Frill E PULPIT, Part 174, Vol. XXIX Price Is. 6d., will 1 1 t T. J . Judkin and Dr. contain : —Sermons by the Rev. Mudge—the Two Farewell Sermons at St. ark's, Clerkenwell ; by the Rev. J. Mortimer—a L ec tu re y Dr. Chalmers— Sermons, by the Rev. W. Dawson, of Leeds, and the Rev. J, ParAons, or York—the Three Funeral Sermons by the Rey. Dr, Dealtry, Professor Scholefield, and Archdeacon Ilorlgson— and Sermons by the Rev. Dr. Andrews and the Rev. J, Leifchild. Sets of "The Pulpit," Vols. I to XXIV, £6 10s., cloth; Vols. XXV to XXVIII, 7s. 6d. each. A Volume of SERMONS, by the Rev. HUGH M`NRILE, M.A., Price 10s., cloth. London : Sherwood and Co.; Pulpit Office, Glasshouse yard, Doctors' Commons; and all Booksellers. knot:virtu NTatittf.;. NORWICH UNION LIFI Establisj CAPITAL.... Titus . Right Ilon. the Earl of Orford. 1 Right 'lion. Lord Stafford. Lord Walpole, M.P. Edin. Wodehouse, Esq. M. P. I mum: Lieutenant-Colonel E. T. Booth, Esq. C. Turner, Esq. Noverre, Esq. T. Blakiston, Esq., R.N. T. S. Day, Esq. J Crowe. Esq. W. Moore, EYq. W. Ilankes. Esq. J. 0. 'l'aylor, Esq. J. Winter, Esq. E INSURANCE SOCIETY, hed 18 )8, 1,600,000. ITEES. Chas. Savill Onley, Esq. I John Morse, Esq. &c., &c., &c. :TORS. Harvey. President. , Vise-President. 1. Preston, Esq., Recorder. W. Cooper, Esq. P. Finch, Esq. G. Durrant, k_lsq. R. Griffin, Esq. F. Noverre, jun., Esq. J. H. Bariord, Esq. James Negve, Esq. AUDITORS. 'Thomas Nimmo, Esq. J W. Kinnebrook, SECRETARY. Samuel Bignold, Esq. ACTUARY. Richard Morgan, Esq. rip 11 IS Society is not a Tradin g C om p an y, b u t i s es t a bli s h e d 1 on the Principles of Mutual Guarantee. It has been uniformly prosperous, whereby great advantages h.ive been secured to the Members. From the liberal principles on which the Directors have al ways settled claims, •it has not been necessary to require the opinion of a Court of Law in more than three instances in the course of nearly thirty years, during which about One Million Pive ifundred Thousand Pounds have been paid to the Repre sentatives of Members. Agents are appointed in all the principal - Towns in the United Kingdom, of whom Prospectuses may be had gratis, as also at the Office, Exchange-street West, Liverpool. R. L. MILLER, Agent. Treasurer fur the Liverpool District, the Borough Bank. BAND-IN-HAND 11 New Bridge-street, . Establisi NISURANCE OFFICE, Blackfriats, London. lied 19 . CTOR S. Thomas Poynder, Esq. William Scutt, Esq. Henry P. Sperling, Esq. Henry Way mouth, Esq. Henry Wilson,. Esq., M.P. Robert Winter, Esq. William Wix, Esq. Samuel Acton, Esq. Sir Felix Booth, Bart. Evan Edwards, Esq. James Esdaile, Esq. T. Williams Helps, Esq John Gurney Lloare, Esq E. Fuller Nlitland. Esq. Peter Martineau, Esq. 91 - 111 E Directors of this Society gi v e n o ti ce th a t th ey are now JL prepared to effect Insurances on Lives ii iii addition to the business which they have hithert o c arr i e d of The plan which has been determined upon, and the Tables of Premiums, may be obtained by application at the Office; and the Directors believe that their Scale of Premiums will be found to be as beneficial to the Public as that of any other Com pany, which is established on safe Principles. The present amount of Capital is amply sufficient to justify the Directors in entering upon thi s n ew engagement; w hi c h they do in the confident expei•tation that the members, who will be Mutual Insurers, will, ere long, receive a considerable bene fit, although, by the arrangements that have been made, no member will be liable to contribute towards losses. Insurers in this Ot wilt have the option of receiving their share of the profits, either in money payments, Jr by additions to the sums insured, or by the premiums being reduced, as may be preferred. A Court of Directors is held every Tuesday atTwelve o'clock precisely, at which the person whose life is proposed to be in sured by the Society is expected to appear ; but for the con venience of females, and persons residing in the country, the Directors have the power to dispense with such appearance. The usual commission will be given to professional men and others, who may be able to promote the interests of the (Mice. The following brief extract front the tables, will give an idea of the scale of annual premiums charged. • NOV-MEMBER'S RATIN, For the Insurance of £IOO on a Single Life, fur the whole term of Life. Age I Age next LIFE. nest LIFE Lirth• I Birth. ' day. day. £ x. d. 1 9111 :c 1 14 5 40 1 19 6 45 2 5 6 50 s. d. 2 12 4 3 0 9 3 12 0 4 611 I I Age next I IFE Birth- I day. d. 55 I£l 1 . 11 60 6 7 4 MEMBER'S RATES, For the Insuranee of £lOO on a Single Life, for the whole term of Life. Age I next f LIFE. 1 I Birth- I day. i 20 25 30 d. I Age next j Birth day. 1 18 7 I 35 2 3 7 40 2 8 1 45 I 2 13 5 5O Age LIFE. next Birth- LIFE. I day. £ s. d. 21910 I 55 I 37 11 6) I 6 7 4 3 17 11 4 111 8 HOBERT STE V EN, Secretary. A Iteenest TOWN COUNCILLOR.—Mr. Wells one of the re ' form council of the learned town of Cambrilge„ has sent a let ter to the. editor of this paper, in which the following curious specimen of scholarship occur :—A Man a iv! Two Wemen WilS taken in hold And though they was examined before the Ma gistrates repeatedly Nothing was proved against them. It Is too mach to make A. Publican answerable for the Cherecters he receives in his House when Ile is liable -to be in Dieted by Law If Ile refuses to Receive them at all hours Night or Day.`' ..—Cainbridye Chronicle. "A Coattcet. MISCREANT."—Tuesday evening, a genteelish looking young • lrishman called at the Mark Bull Inn, Corbels, and politely asked fur a comfortable apartment for the night. Ile was particularly anxious to have a fire in the room, and the landlady, eager to make travellers comfortahle, ordered the chimney ornaments to be removed, and a fire kindled. Having got eyerything to his mind, the stranger retired to rest, and the landlady locked the door of his apartment, a precaution which she had been in the practice of making ever since she was tricked by persons leaving her house in the morning without consulting her regarding the bill. The next morning the wai ter, on answering the traveller's bell, was told rather sharply to go fetch his mistress. The landlady was soon ready to receive orders for breakfast, or whatever pleased her customer; but that was not the business. "You are accountable for a misfortune which has befallen me," said the traveller; " I have had my tvowsers stolen, £7 in the pocket." "Impossible replied the hostess. "the door was locked." The young man was stunned at hearing the door was locked, and it was not till after a con siderable pause that he could muster courage to repeat the charge, and when he did so, the landlady became indignant and seut fo r th e police. After a vain search for the trowsers, it oe ceri-el t o t h e officer, on hearing about the young man's eager nesshe night previous for a fire in the room, to examine the lire plac e • ~n d ut 1 , on doing so, he found the buttons of Paddy's awsers, not t the cloth was he cout consumed. Paddy Was pertrified ; marched to the4e" that he had attempted e'trick.• Ile was hint aud appeari-)eireriOffice, with the olfieer's great coat roud put to him, h e an . we e 'tae bar half clad. To the'quest ions which and left her farm, eite ch ' is . ,follows :—" I fell out with my mother,' took from' in the country of Nloneghan. Before I came away, I £25,Eti,i,,,,k inallo mt w y own ie-room, gold watch end chan and —(Laughter.)- i 1 had spen t o cave l § end four bids. two taverns in town. t intendNr r9 " s y: wn rn clJht to lodging in the Black Bull.' lj P 4, 4 % c'tT ',i!hour a iti„, e imprisonment: and the court oricrEa hi mf " ri Zi sevea dav's to regarding his coudect.—Glargew pop e , "* to be veritlen CHUBB'S 'PATENT DETECTOR LOCKS. 4'l • ell ÜBB, JuN.,•respectfully informs the Public that, in kJ:: consequence of the increasing demand for his Father's PATENT:.DETECTOR LOCKS, EIRE-PROOF BOXES, SAFES; CASH BOXES, &c., in this Town and Manchester, he has OPENED a WAREHOUSE for the ale of them, at No. 5. SMYTH CASTLE -STREET, (late Pool-lane 4 C. C. Jun.'need say nothing more in commendation of the Patent - Detector Locks than that they are used by his Majesty's Government, nearly every Banker in the United Kingdom, and by above One Hundred Thousand private individuals. Prospectuses may be had as above. NDIVIDUALS GOING ABROAD from the Port of I LIVERPOOL, are informed by S. W. SILVER & CO. OF NOS. 9 AND 10, CORM . ' ILT„ LoNDON, that they may procure the whole, or any park of an OUTFIT, from the coarsest to the finest quality of Goodilnown, including Cabin Furniture, at their Branch lioue, NOS. 4 AND 5. ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT SOUTI - I, LIVERPOOL, Al the same WHOLESALE SHIPPING Prices as at their Warehouse in LONDON. Daily communication between London and Liverpool for Ship-sailing information, &c. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. SPAIN. (From the correspondence of the Standard.) PARIS, Nov. 24.—The French government has received from Bayonne the following news, but which must, I should think, have reached it by express, and not by telegraph : " Bayonne, Nov. 21, Seven o'clock evening. ", On the 7th, Gomez, in going towards And a lu s ia, s e p ara t e d from Cabrera, who returned into Arragon by La Mancha. Nothing new from Bilboa. Espartero was still at Villarcaryo on the 15th." The government has likewise received the Sollowin,, ,, intelli gence from Madrid through Bayonne. The date of the news from Madrid is of the 16th instant, and from Bayonne of the 21st, at eight o'clock iu the evening:— . " Madrid, Nov. IG. "We have had serious fears during the last few days, with regard to the tranquility of Madrid; however; public order has nut hitherto been troubled. Yesterday, in a secret committee, the ministers asked the Cortes for restrictive laws upon indi vidual liberty, and also upon the press. By an imperial' decree (query wvar ) inserted to-day in the official Gazette, Rodil is deprived his functions as Minister of War, and as Commandant of the Royal Guards. This measure is attributed to the refusal which he is said to have made of giving up his command to General Ribero. There is nothing new with res pect to Gomez." The Gazette de France of last night published the following, which May, of course, be regarded as official, i.e. from the Car lists : " On the 17th the Carlists were masters of a portion of Bilboa. This town must at present be in their power. It appears that Espartero has not moved. This event must produce decisive consequences, because it will show that the besieged places can not henceforth rely on any succour, neither on the part of the English nor on that of the Constitutional generals." " Durango, Nov. 17, half-past two in the afternoon. " The firing against Bilboa was opened this morning at five o'clock. This town is attacked on fourdifferent sides by 26 pieces ofcannon,twOmortars,three obusses,and other Sand 12-pounders. 'rho firing is frightful. From the report we even hear, the can nonade must be tremendous." " Bayonne, Nov. 19, half-past seven evening. "The Universal 111inisterof Don Carlos writes from Durango, under date of the 17th, at four o'clock in the afternoon, that he had just learnt that the Carlists were masters of the portion of Bilboa called the Old Town (Bilboariejo,)and that in the course of the next day be hoped to announce that they had taken pos session of all the town." The Gazette de France of last night contained the following intelligence from Catalonia : "On the Bth of November, the garrison of Cordova fell into the midst of the column of Fristany, which was in ambuscade in the environs of the place. The defeat was complete. Two captains, two lieutenants. and 40 soldiers of the regiment of Zamora remained on the field of battle. Sixty others were ta ken. There were 50 wounded. Of those who suceeeded in gaining Cordova, a great many bad thrown away their guns and taken to flight in order to save their lives." The Gazette also informs us, that the Carlist bands much in crease in Catalonia, so that the mobilised Urbani Guards are called upon to make an active war. The Guardia Nacional, a journal published at Barcelona, contains the following note, as to the reported invasion of Ca talonia by Don Miguel. Ido not believe one word of it : "We are assured that Dun Miguel left Rome, proceeding towards Genoa. There is every reason for believing that it is his intention to show himself on the coasts of Catalonia. It is feared that this attempt will coincide with some movements of the factious, both within and without the province. It is added, that prompt information was given to the Spanish government, in order that it might redouble its vigilance, and prevent the accomplishment of the ulterior projects of Dom Miguel and the factious." A letter from Lodosa of the 18th of November says:—" It is three o'clock. The courier leaves at this moment. I has ten to inform yon that from nine o'clock this morning to this time, a horrible roaring of cannon is heard in the direction of Estella. It is the French column and that of Irribarren who fight." A letter from Bayonne, dated Nov. 20, says:—" The boisterous state of the weather has again prevented us from receiving any news of the siege of Bilboa, but all the reports agree in stating, that a vigorous attack had been made against the town on the 17th, without any decided success. The Carlists put into use all their resources. The town was can nonnaded by the floating batteries established on the river, and it is probable that Old Bilboa and the fort of St. Augustin fell into the power of the besiegers. The Carlists, notwith standing the shocking weather, renewed the attack on the 19th, and it was thought that the town could not hold out longer than that day. Espartero, it is said, reinforced by the division of Alvarez, was advancing to the relief of the place." The Memorial des ,Pyrenees contains the following from Bayonne:—" Without guaranteeing the accuracy of the re port, I will inform you of what is in circulation here this morning —the siege of Bilboa is raised." (From the Morning Herald.) We received last night, by express, the following letter from our correspondent : " BA YONNE. Nov. 20.—Bilboa has not been able to hold out any longer. "On the 15th the fire of the assailants was well sustained; on the 16th it became more violent; on the 17th the besiegers mounted some guns upon the fort of St. Augustin, and very shortly after Old Bilboa fell into their hands. On the morning of the 18th they became masters of the town. We are igno rant as yet whether it was given up to be pillaged; but it was greatly feared that this would be the case, more particularly when we recollect that the flag of parley was fired upon when Captain Sanz presented himself with it before the walls, and I hat this officer is since dead of the wounds he then received. Por tugalette, where there is a garrison, will most probably be re duced to morrow or the next day." Now, upon the accuracy of this correspondent's intelligence, generally, we have reasonable reliance, and the presumptions are all, from the acknowledged inability of the besieged, to a late hour of the 17th, to hold out much•longer, in favour of his announcement. But as we are without direct advices from our agent at the seat of operations, whose statements upon this subject have proved so accurate, and as, certainly, the account has as vet received no confirmation from any other quarter, we do not wish it to be received as conclusive. We must add that the French government acknowledge a telegraphic dispatch from Bayonne, dated the 21st, which is one day later than the date of our correspondent's letter, and which makes no mention of this consummation, so very much to be desired. It is pos sible that some confusion has arisen from the taking of Old Bil boa, which is a poi tion of, and only separated from the city, by some defensive works, and a eounterscarp, and the capture of which, on the 17th, has been already announced. ALGIERS. Accounts from Algiers of Nov. 14 state—" We have just had rather a serious affair with the Arabs, and though we remained masters of the field of battle, with all the honours of the action, we have to regret several painful losses. The Arabs, having heard that our garrison was much weakened by the necessity of reinforcing the expedition to Constantine with the greatest part of the troops which composed it, endeavoured to take advantage of the opportunity of trying a coup de main against Algiers. For the last few days they have beeti threatening to put all to fire and sword, and they were not long in realising their threat. General Rapatel, at the head of all the forces he could collect, marched to meet them. The Arabs after having stood the Uround fur a few momen t s , gave way, an d fl e d i n a ll di rec ti ons. nfortunately, a detachment of Spahis was surrounded by 300 or 400 Arab horsemen ; these brave fellows made a desperate resistance against their aggressors, and thus enabled a few squadrons to arrive in time to assist them. The action soon took another turn; the Arabs were immediately charged, routed, and dispersed by our soldiers, who sabred a good number of them. Our troops were the more animated, as they wished to revenge the death o f two li eutenants, and about 10 horsemen, who lost their lives in the skirmish. It is asserted that the field was co vered with the dead bodies of .the Arabs. Since that time they have not dared to show themselves. However, we know that they still keep the field, and we expect new attacks." FOREIGN MISCELLANY. CllOLtitA AT l'Cluxicti.-According to letters of tho 17th and ISeh from Munich, the cholera had suddenly appeared with such terrible force as to have thrown the city into the greatest alarm. King (3t ho 1i:1,1101 Munich for the diiehy of Oidenhurg. His aides-de-camp. cud all the persons attached to his suite, had died on the road. The Prince was compelled to wait in order that he might' be joined by new attendants. - At Munich the valet de-ehanthre of the king died in the interior of the palace. Trade te►ld business were %%holly smipended. Coachmen were found dead in the streets at the doors of the houses of their masters. Le filtrate says that Maria Christina waS appointed Regent on the 19th, by a majority of 1 to to 11. The Queen of the French, it is said, never attends any dra matic representation in which ecclesiastical characters are in troduced on the stage. The Court of Saxony went into mourning on the 16th instant, fur three weeks, nn the death of Charles X. The Court of Wm itaenati;builitr,groarlsao went into mourning ftweharles X. on the 19th fortnight. All the members of the Austrian embassy at Paris have put Duke of B or d eaux.—Le his will. ap po i nted the that\Vc learn f o for Charlesr ru lc a , s r d X i ax . t oh a tsh, eb3,. Emperor of Austria Monde - - The King of Naples has published an amnesty, but not com prising G. Peres, Conciii, or Nicolai." His Majesty, accustomed to walk the streets daily during the Cholera,, has of a sudden Ceased to appear. A sodden and extraordinary increase having taken place in tha manufacturing population of the little district o f B ra ill e, near V alencinnes-, In France. and the churchyard being ex tremely small and surrounded by buildings, which do not ad mit of its extension, a resolution was taken, with the full sanction of the municipal council, for economy of room, in future, to inter the bodies standing !—Le National. Pi Es.—There prevailed on Tuesday a . rumour of the death of the King of Naples. That prince has suffered from an indis position which assumed the character of cholera; but the report of his death has not been confirmed. It is, however, known that the cholera increases in intensity, and on the two nights, preceding th e d e part ure o f th e C our i er upwar d s of 400 died.— Public tranquility was restored.—Gourier Francais. One of the keepers of a forest in the environs of Rocoefort recently shot an enormous bear, six feet in length, and weigh ing 545. pounds. CA RTIIAGENA, SEPT. 13.—The merchants here have now got orders to pay one-eighth of import duties into the Custom-house, to be remitted mon.hly to the general treasury on account of the foreign bondholders. This is in conformity with the decree of Congress relating to the foreign debt. The Custom-house duties here are increasing, and the country every where quiet. The following are the numbers of the pupils at present re ceiving education at the different colleges in Paris:—Charle magne, 756 day scholars; St. Louis. 350 boarders, and 600 they scholars; Louis le Grand, 515 boarders, and 550 day scholars; Henry IV., 440 hoarders, and 260 day scholars; Bourbon, 850 day scholars ; Rolliu, 380 boarders; Stanislaus 300 boarders.— I 'Total number of pupils, 5,001. The waters of the Seine, it appeals from allignani's Messen ger, haie risen to above four metres. The river in places, over flows its banks, and the navigation is stopped. On Wednesday morning it war so much distusbed by the wind., that several small craft were sunk. Monte Video journals of September ai are silent as to any further proceedings of what is termed the movement party in the country districts of the Oriental State. Ail was tranquil at Monte Video. The account of the repulse experien ce d by th e " Riveraimts" at Soriano is confirmed. It is added that the force with Rivera does not exceed 7W men; and that the force suf fered daily from desertion. The government troops are esti mated at 20(10 liken, and were stationed on th e left of the Rio Negro. It was expected that something decisiye must soon take place. A despatch from General Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Au gust 23, stated that. Rivera, with his force, had passed the Rio Negro at Navarro, and that Lavalleja, with the left division,, was aiout to. join the Commandant-general of the country die-, tricts. • A : decree of the government.Of Monte Video, August 26, appointed the Ccumandant-general the country dis tricts, Ignacio Orib e , • Commandarit-in:Chief the Natini3l Army. •• THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE, WEST INDIES. The West India mail, which is arrived. his brought Jamaica papers to October 19, St. Kitt's and Trinidad to October 12, 13arbadoes to October 11, Demerara to September 30, &c. he new Governor of Jamaica had received various congratulatory addresses on his acceptance of the office. In the course of the answer to the address of the inhabitants of Grand Caymana, Sir Lionel Smith said, ° Happy would it be for all classes, if I could justly refer her dependencies to the good exampe of Ja maica herself, instead of finding► her torn by animosities which have been usurping those energies that were required to secure her future welfare." The papers of that island are largely-occupied with the pro ceedings of a special commission, issued to ascertain tho cor rectness of charges against Dr. Palmer, and Mr. Harris, of the parish of St. Thomas-in-the-Vale, the commissioners sitting at Rodney-hall ; the general character of the complaints being, that those stipendiary magistrates had wrongfully and impro perly omitted to sanction numerous sentences on slave appren tices. There are many cases preferred against them, and the extant of the proceedings may be imagined from the fact that Dr. Palmer alone is stated to have subpoenaed 56 witnesses. The commissioners are to inquire, " if any, and what, part of the abolition law had been violated" by Messrs. Harris and Palmer. The proceedings, as may be imagined, had produced an extraordinary excitement and much party feeling, the future efficiency of this magistracy being considered to be in no slight degree involved in the result of the inquiry • and the anxiety was not diminished by th e a dj ournmen t of thei Court on the 28th of September to the 24th of October, in consequence, as was alleged, of the assembling of the Grand Court ; but the Governor (Sir L. Smith) refused to sanction so long an ad journment, and required the commissioners to re-assemble on the 10th of October, to proceed with the inquiry, and to make their report with all convenient despatch. There had been some agitation among the slave apprentices, but the proceedings of the Governor, and the f o r war di ng o f t roo p s , h a d a ll a yed the disposition to disturbance. The House of Assembly was further prorogued to November 1; it was then to meet for the despatch of business. The transactions iu the floor-market, Jamaica, September 23, had been rather on an extended scale. Some partial sales had been made ou the . previous Moudav, of superfine, at 935. 4d. (duty 10s. per barrel.) Accounts afterwards received by the Pioneer, from Phiadelphia, of the state of the corn market in the United States generally, caused an ' u nusual degree of firmness ; a nd th e price, 935. 4d. was then fully trms" ' tamed • but subsequently, O c tober 18, Philadelphia, fine flour had sold there at 90s. EXCHANGE, JAM RICA, Oct. 18.—The Commissariat premium for bills is 162 payable in dollars, and 171 payable in doubloons. Private bills have pretty generally ruled at 16 per cent., but to-day, they opened at 161 per cent., and afterwards went up to 17 per cent.; short bills were 181 per cent. On America, 4 to 5 per cent. premium. Sir E. J. Murray Macgregor, on-relinquishing the govern ment of Dominica, addressed , its Council and Assembly ; and in the • course of that communication ho renewed " his earnest reccoinrnendation that their timely-attention might be bestowed upon the careful preparation of enactments calculated to meet those important alterations in colonial society which could not be respectively postponed beyond the years 1838 and 181 U." Grenada papers to Oct. sth state, that Captain Jones, of the Vestal, had taken two more slavers off Grenada. 925 Africans were fouod on board, which with those captured off Tobago, made a total of 1,226 Africans captured iu eight days by Captain Jones. CAPE OP GOOD HOPE: Cape of Good Hope papers to the 17th of September have been received. They repeat the notice of the arrival at Graham's town of the Lieutenant-Governor of the Eastern Province, Mr. Andries Strockenstrom, of the address to him from The inhabi tants of Albany, and of his refusing to receive such address, a fact which, it may be remembered, was conveyed by papers heretofore noticed. These journals, however, forward the Lieutenant-Governor's letter declining the address ; in the course of it he says— " Your 'indefeasible rights' as British subjects pave the way for your grievances and representations to the legal tribunal of the country, the government, the legislature, and to the foot of the throne itself, and thus insure you protection against every injustice or abuse of power. It shall be my anxious study to uphold them inviolate, not from public duty only, but front pri vate interest, as my own cannot be preserved when yours are trampled upon; but those rights do not create you judge and jury in a cause in which you are pleased to constitute yourself plaintiff, and me defendant. Before competent authority, and an impartial public, I shall justify my official acts and words, and defend my opinions; and it is but candid to inform you that I am determined to act strictly up to the latter, without thirst for popularity or dread of the contrary; whilst your remon strances against my measures, however strong, provided they preserve due respect to the King and his government, shall be readily and faithfully transmitted to my superiors." The address, it will he recollected, disputed the correctness of the Lieutenant-Governor's evidence before a committee of the House of Commons, charging upon the settlers ill-treatment of the native tribes, and other conduct inconsistent with the Bri tish character and the requirements of humanity and justice. And then, in the address, they "claimed for themselves the indefeasible right of questioning the merits of public men who may be called to exercise authority over them, or the expe diency of measures which affect their most vital interests; and whilst they present themselves to your honour on this occasion in the exercise of this their sacred birthright; they, at the same time, deprecate any imputation of being actuated by factious views, or by partial or local feelings and prejudices. On the contrary, they take credit for an anxious desire to uphold the institutions of the country, for a firm determination to respect and support lawful authority, and for unshaken and ardent at tachment and loyalty to their King and country." LONDON LAW REPORT. COURT OF COIVIMON,PLEAS—Nov. MRLLIN v. TAYLOR. The Lord Chief Justice Tindal said that in this case a rule had been obtained in the :.begioning of this Term, but he had requested Mr. Cresswell (who appeared for the rule to show cause why a now trial should not be granted) to suspend the rule until he should have had some communication with the learned Judge before whom this case was tried. He had com municated w►th that learned person, and that learned Judge had declared himself quite satisfied with the verdict of the jury. His lordship said that this court therefore felt bound, as a matter of duty not to graut the rule.—Rulo refused. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—WEDNESDAY. THE KING v. ?HE'S LIVERPOOL CHRONICLE."—The Attor ney General was instructed, on behalf of Mr. Charles Law rence, to move for a rule to show cause why a criminal informa tion should not be filed against the proprietors of the Liverpool Chronicle. Mr. Lawrence had been fur thirty years a West India merchant, was a magistrate of Lancashire, and had been mayor of Liverpool. On the Ist of November, he was elected a councillor of one of the wards of that borough. This paper had imputed to him acts, which, if true, would disgrace the ward that elected him. Mr. Lawrence was chairman of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and he was a member of the finance committee of the borough of Liverpool. The article in the paper charged him with hay] ng, in his official situation, purchased land of the corporation at ss. a yard, and having sold it to the railway company for 303. or 40s. a yard, and that be had disgraced the ward that hail elected him. Mr. Lawrence swore that 1w had never disposed of any land whatever to the tailway company.—Rule granted. STATE OF TRADE (From the Leeds Intelligeneer.) TRA DR OF LEEDS.—The unsettled state of the money mar ket has had its effect upon the staple trade of the district during the last week or ten days. The manufacturers being anxious to quit their goods, and the merchants being reluctant to enter into unnecessary engagements, except upon advantageous terms, parcels of goods have occasionally been sold lower than the averagi, run, but the firmness of the wool market has pre vented any material reduction, the principal clothiers choosing rather to limit their production. 1311A . D1 , 0rt0.--This market, on Thursday, was again very flat, In piece goods little doing, and the manufacturers were not disposed to submit to a further reduction. Wool much the same as last week. The manufacturers are still anxiously looking forward to the Americans coining into the the market. HA L IFA X Manx ET.—The sales at this market, on Wednes day, were more extensive than for some weeks past, but prices were understood to be rather loiver, the manufacturers evincing a wish to convert their stocks into money, even at some sacri fice. The Blanket Trade at lieckmondwike, has not been quite so brisk for the last two or three weeks as previously, but still there is a fair business doing. BARNSLEY LINEN TRADE AND POWER Loosts.—ln con sequence of the rapid increase in the Manufacture of drills in this town, the manufacturers of plain goods have found great difficulty iu procuring weavers, and have at length been utterly unable to stipple the demand, especially in what may be termed heavy goods. This state of things has led to the trial of power looms, which are now found to weave heavy linens very well, and it is ascertained that, with the aid of the steam engine, linen goods can be made at such a [nice as to pay the weavers a higher rate of wages than they could make by weaving with hand looms. This will have the effect of giving activity to the plain linen trade, which was fast- falling away, and filling the yarn bleach grounds with work, besides furnishing increased labour to every other department connected with the manufacture, which, from the scarcity of weavers, had long been in a state of inactivity. • Goods in certain instances were sold in Leeds Cloth Market, last Tue s d ay, 2 0 per cent. under the prices they had fetched fur six months together in the course of this year, when the sup .plies to Ame rica were so rife. We do not by any means offer this fact as a criterion of the state of the market generally; yet the reduction in prices is both general and great. At the same time, the stocks of Goods in the Halls are by no means heavy the manufacturers have never entirely lost sight of former ex perience, but have kept themselves within compass, and have left speculation to other parties. This we consider as about the most cheering characteristic of the present state of the woollen t rale. (From the Bolton ClLroniele,) The power-loom weavers of Biackburn are workin g only four days a week, eight hours per day. ROCILDAT,E FLANNEL. MARKET.—There Was a miserable market on Monday; not many buyers were in a tten d ance, and 1 they were very backward at purchasing at a reduction of 2s. or 1 3 s . per couple, as they expect them considerably lower, as wools contidue to fall.. There were very few flannels of any sort sold; fine and middle qualities were scarcely inquired after. Some little was doing in l ow fl annels aua scouring c l ot h s. The Wool market nothing can be said to be done over Wan-odollioknel2,Mtoonbdeays'.o tiTilineftwelt.)Coliliernisttinraadse, it Do h. it is as dull as ever; many of the principal dealers is so people . will come considerably ta,arcel.v dead s °l and da unsettled, pound of READABLE Tres.-T he late William Reid, bookseller., in Glasgow, was exce edingly fond of a good joke, and, having a fair share of humour himself , he was the better able to b e e i t h er the judge or the occasion -of it in other s . O ne day an old woman, from the clachan of Campsie, entered the s h op, i nquiring for "a testament ou a mair than ()Millar' round tee r ' 0, 4 ;° of the largest size was shewn to. her , which sh e care f u l ly ex amined, exacting a serious tribute on Mr. R. 's patience. "This ane'll tlo do—it's a pity noo, for it's a bonnie book--ha'e ye ony the same size, but wi' the print just about twice as grit " "No such testament printed in Scotlaed," "was - the reply. " Weel, I'll tell ye what•ye may do, sin' I ha'e geen yon a' this trouble; I'm gaun avast a' the gate to Anderston, to see a brither's bairn that I mann see afote - I the town ; an' ye can just put your stampin' irons in the fire,: and east ane aff to me li\ - the time that I come back-4ve'll'nd cast out - at:nit the price."—The Laird of Logan. CONRERITATivE . MEETINC,S Essex CoNSE:tV A viva AssoclATloN.—On Tuesday evening, the Essex and Colchest er True Blue eel Conservative Club, embrdeing the leading nobility, ekrgy, and gentry of the neighbourhaiel, celebrated their anniversary et. the Three Cups' Hotel, Colchester, when upwards of 250 gentlemen sat down to an exceilent dinner. The demand for tickets, though high priced, vv,rs so great that, had it been possilile to provide more extended accommodation, the number present would, we are assured, have beeu at least doubled. The arrangements and decorations were of the most complete and tasteful character, and the utmost harmony and enthusiasm prevailed throughout the entire proceedings. Sir G. H. Smyth, Bart., M.P. offici ated as chair man . Th e li st o f stewar d s compr i sed the foll'owing, among other names :—Sir J. 'l'. Tyrell, Bart., M.P. Mr. J. P. Elwes, M.P., Mr. T. W. Bramst o n, M.P., Mr. 6. Palmer, M.P., Mr. B. Sanderson, M,P., the Right Hon. J. C. Berries, M.P., Mr. F. R. Bonham, M.P.. Mr. Quintin Dick, M.P., Major Anderson, Lieutenant C. Kersterman, Colonel Brewster, Captain Balderstone, Dr. M'Lean, Dr. Roddain, &c. Among the other gentlemen present we observed the Rev. the Arch deacon of Colchester, the Rev. Dr. Taylor, the Rev. Dr. Taylor, the Rev. Dr. Surridge, Rev. P. Bayley, Re v . Ch ar l es Abdy, Rev. J. Haleward, Rev. George Tufnell, Rev. E. H. Greene, Rev. Robert - Eden, Rev. Godfrey Bird, Rev. W. M. Hurlock, Rev. H. Bishop, Rev. N. Forster, Rev. G. Bur master, Rev. Janice Williams, Rev. W. Dalton, &c. SALpoRD OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE AsSOCIATION.—A spe cial general meeting of this association was held on Monday evening, at the Three Crowns, King's street, Salford. The room of meeting (by no means a small one,) was crammed al most to suffocation. William Garnett. Esq., of Lark-hill, (who attended by invitation.) addressed the meeting at some length, and was most enthusiastically received. Several other gentle. men subsequently addressed the association, and a great num ber of new members were admitted. The meeting broke up shortly after eleven o'clock. HoLSIE OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE SOcIETY.—OR Monday evening last, the members of the above society assembled at their usual place of meeting. The business of the meeting be ing disposed of to the entire satisfaction of all the members, they separated, at rather a late hour, (ten o'clock, highly de lighted, and not a little encouraged, at being called upon dur ing the evening to add to their list the names of several mem bers. WAKEFIELD.—The Conservative dinner of the borough takes place on the sth December. Several distinguished guests will be present, and the application for tickets up to this point of time have been so nu merous t h at t h ere i s much doubt whether , the lareest room in the town (capable of accommodating be tween 450 and 5000 will be sufficient to contain all who wish to be present. J. L. Fernandez, Esq., is to be the chairman. 'I he Conservatives of Bradford, give a grand entertainment to their representative, Mr. Hardy, on. Friday, the 2d of Decem ber, at which a large assemblage of distinguished guests are also expected. The borough of Pontefract, we have heard it rumoured, is about to follow the example of its neighbours, and give an en tertainment to do honour to their Conservative representative, Lord Pollington, and at thesame time commemorate the triumph of Conservative principles in the late municipal elections. KING'S-CROSS LOYAL ASSOCIATION OF TRADESAIEN.—The second meeting of this already numerous association was held on Monday evening, at the Bell Tovern (Mr. Young's) for the purpose of deliberating on and adopting measures relative to the stability and prosperity of the society. It was reported to the Chairman that communications had been made to the secre tary by the leaders of several other local associations, and a hope expressed'that the nights of meeting might be so arranged that the members of each association might be enabled to visit and co-operate with each other. BRIGHTON.—The quarterly meeting of the Brighton Conser vative Association was held on Tuesday night, in the large room, which was insufficient to contain the whole of the company. The chair was taken at seven o'clock by Sir David Scott, Bart., the President of the Association, who was supported by Major- General Sir John Riley, M.P. for Windsor, Sir Riggs Falki ner, Bart., Sir J. Westphal, Sir Robert Wilmot, Bart., Capt. ! Welland, &e. Several excellent speeches were delivered in the course of the evening on the cheering prospects of Conservatism throughout England ; and it is pretty clear that Brighton will be one of the foremost of those boroughs which will emancipate itself from the thraldom of the Radicals, who have too long been suffered to carry everything before them. DINNER TO THE HON. CAPTAIN GORDON, M.P.—Thurs day, 161) of the constituents of the Hon. Captain Gordon, M.P. for Aberdeenshire, entertained him at a public dinner at Alford; R. Grant, Esq., of Tillyfour, Preses, supported on the right by Captain Gordon, M.P., J. Farquharson, Esq., and W. lnnes, Esq. On the left by the Master of Forbes, Hugh Lumsden, Esq., and James Gordon, Esq., of Craig. The croupiers were Duncan Davidson, Esq., Colonel Byers, and A. Farquharson, Esq. Amon.. other gentlemen present were Colonel Leith, B. Lumsden, Esq., R. Fullerton, Esq., C. Dalrymple, Esq., Messrs. Farquharson, Farquhar, and Adam, Advocates, Aber deen, &c. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRAND CONSERVATIVE MEETING,— RISBOROUGH, Nov. 25.—The conservatives of this district of the county of Buckinghamshire met together at a public dinner yesterday for the purpose of demonstrating their attachment to constitutional principles. W. M. Praed, Esq.. who has an nounced his intention of coming forward, in the event of a dis solution"of parliament, as a candidate to represent the borough of Aylesbury, was introduced to the meeting. Upwards of 100 of the resident gentlemen and yeomanry sat down to dinner, among whom were James Grubb, Esq., Chairman; the Mar quis of Cbandos; Sir W. Young; W. M. Praed, Esq.; James d'lsraeli, Esq.; J. Norris, Esq.; Thomas Tyndal, Esq.; John Carter, Esq. ; Rev. Mr. Partrige; W. Winshaw, Esq.; Jas. Stratton, Esq.; J. Nash, Esq., &c. DINNER TO THE EA RL OF HILLSBOROUGH AND VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH.—BANBRIDGE' Nov. 23.—Th e di nner g i ven t o our representatives—th e E ar l of Hillsborough and ViScount Castlereagh—passed off most gloriously yesterday evening. Nearly 300 of the most respectable and independent of the Pro testant constituency assembled, Reilly, Esq., Barrister-at- Law, in the Chair. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm of those present. HERTFORD CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—The annual meet ing of the members of this association took place yesterday, at the Red Lion Inn, Hatfield, and was numerously attended. Among the nobility and gen t r y present were the Hon. Dudley Ryder, President; Lord Grimston, S. Heathcote, Esq.; Hon. Captain Hothaw, Astley P. Cooper, Esq.; C. Philips, E s q. ; I'. Latour, Esq.; Ni e l M a l co l m , Esq.; T. S. Moore, Eqq.; L. Hess; Esq. ; H. H. Oddie, Esq. ; T. B. Carter, Esq. ; J. Curling, Esq. ; T. Ryley, Esq. ; B. Whitright, Esq., &c.—Th e meeting was a private on e , an d for the purpose of ascertaining how far the registration of the county had been favourable or otherwise to the Conservative cause. It appeared that it had been most favourable, and that the return of Conservative mem bers is sure. The following is a statement of the number on each side in the years 1835-6 : 1835: Conservative new claims Radical objections substantiated 163 -623 53 Radical new claims 312 Radical objections substantiated. Conservative increase —225 for 1835. 1836. Conservative claims Conservative objections substantiated Balance in favour in t%ro districts .... Radical new clai ms 157 Radical objections substantiated llB —275 Conservative increase —ll9 for 1836 LANCASTER INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. At the sitting of the court last week, 116 insolvents applied for their discharge, of which number 33 received notice of oppo sition. The following were remanded:— William Dickinson, late ofchorley, cotton manu f acturer, six months fr om th e fili ng petition, under the 47th sec. of the act. William Parkinson, late of Prescot, near Liverpool, auc tioneer and publican. Adjourned to next circuit to re-adver tise as carry lug on business as a publican, under the name 0] Benbow. Henry Ballindine, drysalter and broker, late of Liverpool and Manchester, six m o nths, under the 47th sec. of the act. David Moseley, late of Manchester, builder, three months, under the 47th sec. Zechariah Bond, discharged conditionally on assignee taking out assignment. James Seott Dalgliesb, late of Preston, draper and publican, ' discharged conditionally on paying £7 into court. William Coleshill, discharged conditionally on his father pay ing £3lO into court. Oliver Morris, late of 'Whalley, Wigan, farmer, opposed by Earl Balcarres. Adjourned to next circuit to file amend ments generally, but no order to issue until the Earl Balcarres or his agent c ertify that they are i n qu i et possession of the farm. Alexander Denham, late of Chorley, tallow chandler and bacon dealer : petition dismissed. john Preston, late of Lancaster, publican, discharged con ditionally on paving LUX) in court. John IVel3on,late of Broughton in Furness, tailor, discharged conditionally on filing affidavits of Atkinson, Postlethwaite, Reminington, Sharp, and the bankers, and upon Ann Thwaites conveying the proof to the assignee under the court. The sum o f £156 18a. paid into court, the sum of £56 18s. to remain in court : subject to the decision of the commissioners whether that sum of £56 18. belongs to the insolvent or to Anu Thwaites. _ lehn Wiuterbottom, late of Oldham, in no business—remanded to next circuit, to amend special balance sheet. Wright Wild, late of Stayley Bridge, cotton spinner—Cl3 paid into court and discharged. William Hunt, late of Manchester, common brewer—dis charged on paving £2OO into court. Samuel AlcOck, late of Liverpool, commission agentand pro vision dealer—discharged conditionally on the production of all the parties at Liverpool, to state they were paid the bums oppo site their names. Daniel Duukerley, late of Oldham, provision shopkeeper and carter--four calendar months. John Levy, late of Manchester hawker—six months. J o h n Wade, late of Manchester—discharged on paying £4O into court. Robert Fawcett, late of Staylev Bridge, tailor—£9 6s. paid into court, and remanded three calendar mouths. Samuel ThrelfuU, late of Liverpool, carter—four calendar mouths. Maria Coates and John Coates, Manchester, innkeepers—five calendar mouths. Edward James Pasquier,la.te of Liverpool, marine painter— remanded to next circuit to amend description, re-advertise, and produce copy of a w i ll. John Riddale, late of Manchester, porter dealer—order for hearing dismissed. wiiri ar n Hawley, late of Manchester, coal agent—remanded to next circuit to amend special balance sheet, and to produce his father. John Cully, late of Manchester, rag merchant--twenty calen dar months. 0 act fssl about t wo years ago. John Smith, late of Liverpool, in no business, and f o r mer ly a wheelwright—six months. n Manch es t er , accountant and publican —to ob tainhree-fourths of hi s cre di tors, h av i ng taken the The insolvents W ere di scharged forthwith, benefit n oo s t a fh e s tenh:tl: tA t )in : s l; i i. u a in lh l t s :l 6 bihaanl uiaYonot:reco'elaifsn,uttie'i s t e l ~ ai ', : il ,. al :P o s P s t u r Yb N I ,o n this A Diocesan Church Building Society is in progress of forma. tion in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. O'CoNNELL.—Let the world, but, beyond all others, let the what they ought long ago to have seen, that there unrefiecting part of the Irish people, reflect upon this. They in this man. ei d teY' hundreds of thousands of Englishmen do say it, Thousands upon thousands of men -e ir g e ° l ° ts d nd is to receive relief.no man can of which such a man is the leader. and every consideration which is dear to ' me, •1 hat . she.- never pledge icy existence, will receive relief, except througirrneans - witli which this man shall have nothing,more to do, tharrhe now has with regulating • the movements and preserving the. order uf the planets.—Cob Lett's Register, March 3. 1827. , , LIVER. THEATRE FIRST APPLARAN,L IN ENGLANID OF THE GREA T MAGICIA N, SUI'TO'R', EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION OF PHYSICAL NECROMANCY AND VENTRILOQUISM. ►~IIIE Public is respectt•ully informed, that Mr. Su'rroN, (the greatest Magician of the present day, either in Eu rope or America, the same of whom all -the papers throughout the United States have spoken in terms of highest commenda tion) proprietor of the most SPLENDID APPARATUS and PHYSICAL CABINET that have ever been exhibited in this country, has recently arrived from New York, and will display the science of the Magic Art, THIS DA y, (Tuesday,) the 29th, To-moanow, (Wednesday,) the 30th instant, and Ty nizsDA r, the Ist, and FRIDAY, the 2d of December next. SECOND REPRESENTATION, This Evening, (Tues day.) This Entertainment will prove a novelty to the Public, as every part of it is of Foreign extraction, except the Exhibitor, who has the honour• of being an Englishman. The experiments will he of the first order, illustrative of the miraculous feats at tributed to the Alicient Magicians, Indian Brahmins, and IIin• duo Jugglers. The Apparatus, Costumes, and Draperies are magnificently grand. These lines are sufficient as an announcement; the success of the entertainment rests On its own merits, which (if any) the public will, no doubt, duly appreciate. The Price of Admission—Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Further particulars in future Advertisements. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. MR. AND MRS. WOOD. Mk. I; ROUGH. 9111 IS present TUESDAY EVENING, the 29th instant Mr. and Mrs. WOOD, on their return from Dublin, wil commence an Engagement positively fur Four Nights only, when will be performed Bellies Opera of . _ _ LA SONNAMBULA. Elvino Mr. Wood. Count Rodolpho Mr. Brough, Who is engaged expressly for the Four Nights to appear in the Operas in which Mr. and Mrs. Wood will perform. Alessia Mr. G. Horncastle. Liza Mrs. W. H. Bland (late Miss Somerville.) Dame Teresa..... Mrs. Granby. J Annette Miss Stanley. Amino Mrs. Wood. To conclude with the Melo Drama Of ROBINSON CRUSOE. • To-raottaow, (Wednesday,) the Opera of FICA DIAVOLO. Fra Diavolo, Mr. Wood; Lord At!cash, Mr. G. Horncsstle; Beppo, Mr. Brough; Zerlina, Mrs. Wood; Lady Alleash, Miss Stanley. On Thursday, an OPERA, in which Mr. and Mrs. WOOD will perform; and on Friday, Mr. and Mrs. WOOD'S BENE FIT, and their last appearance. TO CORRESPONDENTS, We have found it impracticable to give insertion to the long " Address to the Members of the Hereford Protestant Asso ciation," which would have occupied full two columns of our paper, to the exclusion of much local matter of great interest. We shall endeavour to give a few extracts in our next. " A Burgess of St. Peter's Ward" complains of the state of the streets in that part of the town, and wishes us to draw the attention of Mr. Bright, the recently-elected councillor for the ward, to the subject. We fear that the admirable letter of " Justitia" is too much out of date for insertion. In addition to this, the scurrility and miserable buffoonery of the article which he criticises render it unworthy of notice. " W. M." is informed that his letter will be handed over to Mr. Whitty, the superintendent of police. If this should not procure attention to the subject of his complaint, the press is still open to him; but we must beg to apprise him that we cannot give publicity to personal charges against any indivi duals, unless the letters containing such charges are duly authenticated. We have received a complaint respecting an irregularity in the delivery of the STANDARD at Halifax. We can only sin cerely assure our readers that the copies for that place are punctually despatched from our office. We beg to inform our young correspondent " Observer," that, if he will call at our office in a day or two, we shall be happy to give him the information he requires concerning the " Conservative Association." Vibe Eiberpool twit arb. TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1836. We do not, at present, intend to enter upon any of .he more important topics respecting Ireland, but to take a brief review of a few questions, and advert to a few facts, which are, at this moment, peculiarly interesting to us; inasmuch as they afford very cleftr indications of her political aspect as regards the future, rather than the immediate welfare of England ;—the days of our children, more than our own days. And this, we think, an exer cise of political wisdom, upon which depends, incom parably more, the permanence and good government of states, than all the narrow circumscribed policy, which exhausts itself upon passing events--the growth of em pire, and the stability of kingdoms, can only be success. fully promoted by imitating the great processes of nature, where the future oak, the giant of the forest, is nourished and protected in the insignificant germ committed to the ground, and the tender sapling that bends to the breeze. It is to the neglect of this practical principle, that disor der creeps into states; and rebellion, overlooked in the bubbling spring when it first bursts the soil, soon over flows the land, and sweeps away, with its devastating waves, the accumulated labour of ages, into the oblivious ocean, where they are lost for ever. Though this is our present design, we purpose, shortly, to devote our best exertions to develope the causes of distress in Ireland, and to point out what appear to us the most efficient remedies for it; and we shall then show that Mr. O'Connell's plan for obtaining " justice to Ire land," is as fallacious as it is proclaimed by him to be necessary ; as visionary in principle as it appears to be wicked in design. There exists in Ireland a variety of circurnstances;physical, moral, and accidental, which con spire to keep her low in the scale of nations, and which, carefully examined in their complex and multiform in fluence upon each other, and, unitedly, upon the whole country, will be found sufficient to explain why its statis tical history is so contemptible in the eyes of a political economist. The clear exposition of these will serve to lay bare her moral and political disease, and afford her constitutional physicians, of which Mr. O'Connell, as suredly, is not one, the best chance of accomplishing a cure, or at least an:alleviation. But these questions are primarily of importance to Ireland, th oug h E ngland h as, doubtless, a deep interest in them. She is, and ever must be, an important member of the British Empire, and can not suffer great excitement, or assume any new position, without imparting some of its influence to the main body. We have witnessed, and with no small concern, many alarming movements in our Sister Isle, which, though softened down in the sensations they produce here, mark some vital derangement in that part of our political sys tem, which threatens disturbance to the whole constitu tion. Whether a stamp of the foot could, simultaneously, arm Ireland in rebellion or not, we leave, for the present, those to determine whose business it is to take care—"ne respublica aliquod detrimenti caperet." Among other ominous symptoms of disorder in that unquiet land, is the elevation of Mr. O'Loghlen to the Puisne Judgeship of the Court of Exchequer, Whether such an appointment was compatible with the honour or the interest of that gentleman, is a question of personal concern only ; and he, doubtless, made his calculations, and balanced the good and the evil, before he accepted it. But to Eng land there arises out of this exaltation, another train of circumstancee, of vastly greater moment than personal consideration—and this, we regret to say, has been almost altogether overlooked by the British press. Mr. O'Logh len is a Catholic--a "triple alliance" in himself of Ca tholic, Radical, and Reformer—the very political Sphynx of the nineteenth century—and the judicial bench has received this mongrel character, this heterogeneal com pound of undefinable principles, to apply Protestant laws to Roman Catholic as well as to Protestant subjects. Whether his lordship's faith may not, sometimes, produce an obliquity in his judgments we may well question; and whether political prejudices, mingled with his faith, may not, sometimes, render the stream of justice impure, especially when the parties in litigation are of opposite creeds, we may more than doubt. We can easily imagine, with what mental casuistry he will have to contend, when- ever a tithe question is brought before him. How would he here dispose of a resistance to church rates ? What ! pay tithes to heretics, and to support a heretic church ! and what is less to be endured, to a Conservative clergy- man ! ! But then his apologists will say, he is the minis ter of justice, and has no alternative—the ita dicit lex, is the unbending rule of the judge. Still, is there no room for "shuffling "—will every "action lie in its true nature" before a jury for their consideration, and their verdict? Is there no influence attached to the "summing-up" of a judge ?—no heed given to the direction of the bench ? evidence s there no room for subtlety to comment upon . _ —to vary the light and shade of testimony, so as to give an entirely new effect to the picture—and, as all this may be in exercise before a Run an Catholic jury, can we th'nk they will leave the mind free, and the heart un moved, and the final judgment unsuspected ? Our pru dent ancestors thought otherwise, and to avoid " all ap pearance of evil," ani to keep the ermine pun), they suffered not a judge to prosHe in a court in the county 2:7) VR:3 6: of his nativity—their scriptural teasnu would not hold good in the present appoin,rnern —indeed, all things now - seem to he invertA—"a prophet is not without honour . save in his own country." Perhaps, the ellipsis of the'- negative here would express a more general truth as re-!! gards Ireland. But we do not, far be it from us, impute deficient moral rectitude to Mr. O'Loghlen ; though' we • do think, a Radical Reforming Catholic is always readY': . to apply his centigrade scale to the Fahrenheit tube, .and to place the zero of civil and political virtue more than; thirty degrees below the point where Protestant Con-' . servatism declares they begin to influence human con duct; whilst the slightest commotion elevates the moral mercury to - "blood heat," the fatal temperature of Ire land, which, in•the milder atmosphere of England, would only raise it to " temperate." Though we do not im pugn the moral qualities of Mr. O'Loghlen, we are quite sure that he has not the attributes of an angel, but is subject to human passions and human frailties, like other men. And what we complain of, is the principle not the ;• example; though the principle and the example most ad' mirable harmonise. The elevation of a Roman Catholic to the bench we think injudicious and ominous—it is the accession of a struggling religion to power —admitting' the enemy into the camp, (the "instal. monies equum,") and investing him with command. One hundred and years have elapsed, we believe, since a precedent occiured to justify this extraordinary measure—but ex traordinary measures, numerous as the Danaides, spring incessantly from the pregnant councils of the present ad ministration—" That of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker, each minute teems a new one." What may be the next a pp o i n t ment w h o can tell? The path to public power is freed of all obstructions ; at most there are but three fences round the Protestant, and who will venture ' to say that they are indestructible? The same authority that removed all the rest can remove these also—a vote of Parliament—and we do not think it would be recorded among the rarest of human incidents, if another session should attempt to clear them away as invidious impedi . - ments to honour to our very faithful well and truly be= loved Roman Catholic brethren in Ireland. We feel surprise that the public press should have nat . - rowed its views of this question to the personal honour, or pecuniary advantage of Mr. O'Loghlen, or have . merely instituted a comparison of his claims with those of his legal competitors ;—those are questions with which we have nothing to do. We ask, in the words of Plau tus, "qua ibe nobly arraboni dedit ;" what pledge has be given, what can he give, that he will always observe an' even-banded justice ?—When did he, or how will he, put off the frailties of humanity ?—How resist, on many oc casions, what he cannot but feel to be a contravention of his principles ?—And, we further ask, which is a ques tion of equal moment, what influence this exaltation of Mr. O'Loghlen to the judicial bench has upon the politi cal aspect of England? The simple solitary elevation of one such character may be little, mid might be disre garded, but " examples soon accumulate," and the vacant junior judgeship which to-day is filled up with one Ro man Catholic, to-morrow may be strengthened in coun tenance, by seeing filled up, the chief justiceship with another, till the jury, bench and court may be all Catho lics; and all assembled to try the right of an injured Protestant. A Protestant asking, at the hands of such to bench and such a jury, iq the presence of such a court; for redress of wrongs, which, if granted, would not only visit the offender with punishment, but, indirectly, wound, the feelings of every one around him, for they are all im plicated in the issue. But we call upon our Protestant,., countrymen to look further into events—an ox sues what is before it, but man should foresee the future in the present. Do not wait till all is lost, and then lament over irremediable evil. If the ascendancy of Romanism should not. disturb your quiet descent to the grave, yet, remember, you leave your children behind you. To them you are bound to bequeath, unimpaired, the inheritance, of those religious and political privileges which you re ceived from your ancestors—and to do this, you must vigilantly watch every inroad made upon the constitu tion, and vigilantly resist it—and whilst we live under the present administration, we shall find unremitted calls for our most strenuous exertions. Do not imagine that we wish to make an artful appeal to your passions--we have no private views to serve—no personal revenge to gratify—we feel, as every honest man ought to feel, for the welfare of our country, and the security of its insti tutions; and we also feel that both these are placed in jeopardy by the reckless, impolitic, and most unjustifiable proceedings of the present ministry, by Whose conni vanc e papacy is every d a y ra i s i ng h er head higher, and speak ing in a loftier tone. In confirmation of this, besides the endangering of justice above alluded to, we read in a morning paper of the 16th instant, that "since the 'prac tice began of allowing soldiers to attend their separate places of worship, the numbers who frequent the este-, blished church are a considerable minority-and, that' in that splendid branch of the service, the royal artillery, the people of Woolwich are struck with the disnropor tionate numbers who attend the Presbyterian and Catho lic chapels." Liberal and consistent government ! If British commander refuses compliance with the idolatrous rites of the Catholic in a foreign land—cashier him ;—if the Catholic refuses compliance to Protestant ordinanCes —tolerate and protect him. We do not condemn the latter, but he must be a subtle doctor that can vindicate the former—and he a subtler doctor still who can recon cile the discrepancy; but at present our only reason is, to point to the inconsistency of our ruling powers, and to call public attention to the fact, that the enemies of the constitution are, on all sides, successfully undermining the rock upon which it stands—the bench of justice—the physical force of the army—and the " Commons" of Bri tain are all taking a deep papal stain. It is the union, the concurrence of the circumstances that creates alarm they who regard them as isolated facts fear nothing— and perhaps the result may not spring from any regularly organized system—much may be accidental—but, be as sured, whenever occasion shall require their combined influence, they will instantly consolidate, and move on towards the same object with one design. We have kept our eye upon their several movements, and are not igno rant of the machinery of papal policy. We can see one hand stretched out with the olive branch, whilst the half concealed dagger is grasped in the ether. We behold the prophetic "beast," like other beasts of prey, shunning the light, and prowling in darkness to seize its prey. Who would have believed, twenty years ago, when the premier duke of England could vote in parliament— when the House of Commons would have trembled at the voice of a Romanist—when the judicial bench would have sunk down under the foot of a papist—that in the short space of twenty years, and much less, papacy and Pro testantism should " kiss each other," and the British se nate admit into its composition a principle so destructive of its very essence. If the next twenty years should con- tinue the progression of Catholic power, and like physi cal force, "qure vires acquirit eundo," it accelerates as it proceeds, England may again see,a papal king, a papal government, and the religion of popery the religion of the land. Grant now what Ireland asks—Catholic judges —a Catholic magistracy--Catholic corporations, and a Ca tholic constabulary, and you not only virtually annul the union, but, what is worse, under the name of union, you will introduce into the British Parliament twice the pre sent number of Catholic members. Remember that even now every measure of the present ministry owes its ex istence to papal support—and if now, the influence of that support be sufficient to carry on a system of policy adverse to the wishes, and opposed to the interests of. Protestant England, what will be its daring when that force is doubled ? If Britain neglects its duty to itself, there still remains one consolation—the lords have pene tration to see, and firmness to withstand, these encroach ments of our enemies in the dignity of truth, with the invincible weapons of reason, and under the shield of justice, they have resisted the assaults of oppression, of • anarchy, and of religion. Ourselves ion devoted to science, we delight to foster it in others. \%e have often wandered among its flow ers, and gathered its fruits, and shall always feel pleasure in watching over those who are similarly engaged—and,,: : over none with greater satisfaction than the emulous ope rative, who is anxiously exploring the laws of nature, chile adva of u! doin be er tend All wit be ( stu