The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-13 00:00:00

BUCKS CONSERVATIVE FESTIVAL. (Abridged from the Times.) On Friday, the most numerously attended dinner that ever occurred in the county of Buck inghatn, or perhaps in any other, took place at Aylesbury. Those present were chiefly the yeo manry of the county, but the meeting comprised a great portion of the nobility, gentry, clergy, and freeholders of Buckingham *shire. The object, however, of the stewards, in which they signally succeeded, was to convene a festive meeting of the great body or the farmers of this county. The Earl of Orkney presided. 'f he list of stewards comprised the following among other names :-- The Earl of Orkuey, his Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chaos. the Earl of Abingdon, the Marquis of Chandos, M.P. the Hon. T. Grenville, Sir J. Chetwode, Bart., Sir W. L. Young, Bart', M.P., Sir. G. Nugent, Bart. Sir. T. F. Freemantle , Bart., M.P. Mr. J. B. Freed, M.P. ' 'Lieutenant-Colonel Han mer, M.P. e lqr. W. M. Prised, M.P., &e. &c. Leifbrs regretting their absence were received from Lord Lake, and Lord C. Churchill. The following distmguished individuals were also present : Lord Alford, Lord Norreys, the Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, Mr. J. R. Prettyman, the Rev. J. Prettyman, the Rev. W. Smith, and Capt. Hoare. The dinner took plaeb in the County hall, which was commo diously and tastefully fitted up for the occasion. There could not have been fewer than 900 present, and tables were laid at the White Hart and the George Inns for those who, unable to find room at the principal dining-place, added their numbers after dinner to the great assemblage at which, of course, all the speeehes were delivered. As early as 1 o'clock in the forenoon the yeomanry of the cennty began to arrive, and from that hour till half-past 2 there was a constant influx from the country to the several inns of the town. From the whole of the proceed ings, as well as from the view which the meeting presented, it was evident that the assembly comprised almost all persons of influence in the county, amongst whom perfect cordiality seemed to prevail, and who appeared resolved, by a meeting of an im posing and splendid character, to afford to the nation an evi dence of the increased and increasing prevalence of conserva tive principles in Buckinghamshire. The hall was decorated with flowers and laurel, and amongst the vat ions inscriptions were•the following :—" King and Constitution" at either side of the chair, with a crown in the centre. At the left of the plat form, "Chandos, the stanch supporter of Farmers' Interests ;" on the right, " The King. Constitutional Reform, and Chandos." Amongst those in other parts of the hall were the following:— " Praed, and Prosperits , to the County of Buckingham ;" " Young, Church, and King," " Orkney" (opposite to the chair;) " Hamner, King, and Constitution ;" " Prised, Church, and ;" "The Lord Lieutenant;" " The High Sheriff;" "Lyndhurst, Peel, Eldon;" "Church-and State ;" "Success to the - Conservative Cause," &c. Several professional vocalists attended Dr. Hawtrey said grace. After the dinner was over, and "Non nobis" chanted, the ball became crowded to excess, from 1,100 to 1,200 persons being present. The Chairman, in rising to propose the health of "The King," said he hoped it would be received there, as it had ever been received elsewhere throughout the nation, iu a moaner requiring no eulogy from the individual proposing it to an as sembly of Englisheen. (Great applause.) The toast was drunk wittlithe greatest enthusiasm. The Chairman then gave the health of " The Queen," ob serving that devotion to the fair sex had ever been amongst the prime and leadiug qualities of Englishmen. In proposing the health of the first lady in the land, he did hope that it would be received with all the respect which it deserved. (Loud cheers.) The next toast was " The Princess Victoria and the rest of the Royal Family." The Chairman then gave " The army and navy." Sir G. Nugent, as the senior officer present, returned thanks. The Chairman then gave " The High-sheriff of the county." The High-sheriff returned thanks. The Chairman, in proposing the health of " The lord-lieu tenant of the county, said he was exceedingly sorry for their sakes that the chair had not been tilled that day by the person who ought to have fitted it, and who would have filled it but for events over which he had no control. It was his duty to pro pose to them the health of their good, hospitable, and worthy Lord Lieutenant, the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, and he was sorry to say that the state of his health prevented his attendance there that day. (Cheese.) The Marquis of Chandos in rising to return thanks for his father, was received with several distinct rounds of•ap plause. He said that on many occasions he had been brought forward by their kindness to return in his name and in that of his father his grateful thanks for the honour they hail done his father by drinking his health. But on no occasion did he ever feel greater satisfaction, and never was he more penetrated with - a more grateful sense of their kindness than that day. when be returned thanks before more than 1,000 conservatives. (Loud cheers.) The Chairman then gave "The health of the three conserva tive members for the county." Three times three. The Marquis of Chandos, on rising to return thanks, was again greeted with loud cheers. As one of their county . mem bers, he took the liberty of rising to acknowledge on his own part his grateful sense of the compliment they had paid him, and never did he rise with a deeper feeling of proud and grate ful satisfaction than be did now. Never bad it been his lot to address so many of his constituency as had now assembled to express their sentiments in favour of the rights of the crown and the constitutional liberties - of the people. Many things had made him sensible of the importance of those meetings, and from the moment they had placed him in therveud situation which he now filled, he had felt it his duty on all occasions.-to come for ward when his constituents assembled together. Setting aside every object of personal ambition, his only aim had been to:for ward their interests and the interests of the country at large. He now addressed them on the eve of one of the most important crisis that ever occurred. They had met there that day to uphold the prerogatives of the Sovereign, the privileges of the House of- Peers e and the rights and privileges :Of the people. They had: showed that they were determined not to be put down by a fac-, tion, nor to be trampled upon tee , the advocates of revolutionary principles. They were resolved to supportdhe throne, and to declare that the county of Bucks would rise as one man in sup port of the regal prerogative and of the institutions of the coun try. 'We lived in times when it was necessary for all parties who valued the safety of the Crown and the rights of private property to 'rally round them, and to declare to those who were attempting to undermine the Protestant religion and the consti tution of the country that they would not look tamely on - and permit it. He for one would not submit to such measures. He knew that the eovernment of the country had taken their stand on the pledge of maintaining the institutions of the country ; but he would ask what these men had done to carry their pledge into execution,'and whether they were not obedient to the beck and call of a certain party whose aveered object was ultimately to destroy every one of those institutions? He would ask the noble lord at the head of the government, why he did not rule in the manner in which he professed to govern ? Ile would ask him and his cabinet associates why he truckled for place and office to others ? And he defied film to show that he had acted in a manner that proved he had at heart the interests of the country. When the administration of Sir R. Peel was displaced, and the present government came into office, they said they would take their stand on one great principle, but he submitted that they would find it very difficult to show that they had acted on any principle at all. (A laugh.) They had luffed up to every breeze of wind that blew, and trimmed their sails to catch the following gale, instead of steering a straightforward and statesmanlike course. ( Hear, hear.) lie saw it stated some time ago in a public print, that the principle which would some time ago have satisfied the gioo ernment would not satisfy them now and that it was a phantom and a sh a dow. Wh a t ! was it a p hantom and a shadow which Lord Melbourne had been so long pursuing ? (Loud cheers.) Where was to be the end of the journey of a statesman who followed phantoms ? ( Hear, hear.) They at least would not follow phantoms. (Loud cheer ing.) They would look to the established constitution of the country—to King, Lords, and Commons—for which their an cestors had bled, again and again, but which was now placed in extreme jeopardy by the unprincipled attempts of a band of reckless and profligate adventurers. Butwben he looked on the vast multitude assembled there, he had no fear whatever for the ultimate result. (Cheers.) He felt that out balancedgonstitution of King, Lords, and Commons would be manfully and honoura bly supported by the people. When people talked of doing away with the House of Lords, they forgot that the greatest tyranny . which. this country had ever experienced was when we,had au uncontrolled House of Commons; and he would ask, when that took place, how long afterwards did tne sovereign retain his throne? Before he sat down he would beg to be permitted to ex press in his own name his grateful sense of the honour they bad done him that day. Ile had enjoyed on many former occasions the high privilege of addressing them on political topics, and had never shrunk from expressing freely and openly his own Opi nion —(Loud cheers,)—nor, so long as God gave him life, would as shrink frem coming forward to his Sovereign's support, and the maintenance of the constitution of these realms • for, whatever situation he might hereaft e r be pl ace d i n, whether it was to be his lot to enter the House of Lords or not, be' should always stand up, and to the best of his ability exert himself in defence of the rights of the crown, the privileges of the House of Lords, and the liberties of the people. (Loud cheers.) Sir W. Young presented himself, and was received with load applause. He begged to return his most sincere thanks for the honour they bail done him in drinking his health, and for the warm and gratifying manner in which the toast had been re ceived. From the reception which that toast hail met with, he trusted he might without presumption hope that his conduct dur ing.the last two sessions of Parliament had been such as to Vin their approbation. (Loud cheers.) Mr. J. B. Praed then ruse to return thanks, but the few words which he addressed to the meeting were delivered in so low a tune that none of them were audible beyond the ' , latterly). The Chairman then announced, that the next toast woald be proposed by one possessing much more exalted powers of intel lect and depletive than he could pretend to, and, proud as he was of seeing him on the present occasion, he was sure they would receive hies with that cordiality of feeling which he so well deserved. Mr. B. D'lsraeli then presented himself, and was received by the vast assemblage with the utmost enthusiasm. The cheerio ; ; having subsided, lie spoke to the following effect S—Al v L or d' s and Gentlemen, although this is not the first occasion that I have had thy honour of addressing an assembled county in their hall., and even on subjects that have much engaged our atten thine I feel eonvinced I never yet threw myself upon your in dulgence on a subject of so much interest and of so much im portance as the cause which assembles us here this day,— (cheers,)—fer that cause has been well described by my Hon. friend in a single sentence. (Here a temporary interruption took ,place in consequence of a chair breaking down in the I ftitther corner of the room ; after silence had been restored the speaker proceeded.) I pity that unhappy gentleman whose chair is broken all to pieces; but so long as we succeed in pre venting the constitution from being equally battered. th e great object of our lunion this day shall he secured. ( L ou d cheers.) The reason of that union, I take it, gentlemen, is simply this— wehave met here to express our determination to uphold that political constitution, to which, among other blessings, we are nidebted for the glorious privilege of meeting like freeinen to coMminaicate our thoughts with frankness and to express our opinions without fear, (Loud and long continued cheering.)— My Lords and gentlemen, I think there is one characteristic of that liberty of which as Englishmen we are so proud which distinguishes it from every species or degree of freedom that has been yet enjoyed by men in any other country, and the glorious Yieality of English freedom to which I allude is this—that it lasts. (Loud cheers.) And that proud quality, this endurance of English freedom, may he ascribed, I believe to our political institutions (loud cheers . ); for it may be an easy task to make a nation free, but the great difficulty is to keep a people free. (Loud and continue d cheering.) l • A man of gen i us may eman cipate a people, ( h h t ep p ro 'beat institutiens can alone preserve , public lib ert y . •s) Indeed, if I may venture upon an illustratVn •homely in truth, hut. one nevertheless that appeals to our feci.ngs , I sho ul d say a country without institutions I i s something like ripen, buildines. (Cheers.) The I golden harvest may rise and agricultural skill with the utmC r n e ; Y ou may combine the finest preserve., of human industry, hut if you have no granariee the industry to produce, nee „ i p l e n , , , , , t he : sir , ir a s vr l , v ii et t l• h e a s t th y e ou s r eil fa a r n a r l i (Loud t And continued will soon be found a ruinous cheering.) Amongst those iestoutions perhaps nut the !east benefiehd i t ri ) l . li i i = e , u ti r p h e o l ant t,3 h nt a i v r7eo P e x ia er l e s i i l r e e d - . gress, is one which will this day more speakers probably than myself—l t ep ee i 7 V,Vilo r iice by Lords. (Long continued cheering.) I need not -"A se rennet, you I THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. that, among other blessings, we are indebted to the House of Lords for the existence even of the House of Commons (cheers); and I trust the time will never come when an ungrateful progeny will rise against its venerable parent, and strike down that which has endowed it with such vigorous youth, and bestowed upon it such a careful education. (Long continued cheering.) The framers of English freedom were the English aristocracy. (Loud cheering,) For five centuries the House of Lords, as at present constituted, have been an active, an independent, a powerful branch of our Legislature. (Loud cheers.) They laid the foundation of our liberties in rude times; anticipating by centuries the refined and sublime' theories of modern phi losophy, they made us equal, they have kept its free, they have rendered us famous. (Loud and 'vehement cheering.) After 5(Xt years of fame and felicity, shall we prove ungrateful? (Cheers ) What blessing that man has yet enjoyed—what that sage has yet devised, which has not been the portion of this country (loud cheers)—a country that nature has made a favourite isle, but the wit of man has rendered a famous empire ? (Load cheers.) Where have the arts flourished—where has eemmerce more expanded her sails—where has the husbandman been more skilful—or the manufacturer more refined? (Loud cheers.) If human wit, if human industry, have met all this encouragement, experienced all this success, tell me the region where her navy has not been victorious—tell me the land in which her flag has not waved proudly triumphant. (Loud cheers.) But if this feeble sketch be not an exaggeration, and your feel ings, your knowledge, your thoughts, will tell you that it is in deed but a slight indication of the truth, can it be possible that we are assembled this day in such mighty numbers to express a determination to uphold this august and venerable institution ? (Loud cheers.) Who attacks it? Where is the assailant? Let me see him. Is he the King's Minister? (Loud and pro tracted cheering.) And here, gentlemen, I can't help stopping to notice a very remarkable characteristic of these times; it is this—instead of being protected by the government, we have to protect ourselves against the government. k Loud cheers.) The government is the great patron of the violation of the law— (loud cheers)—the government favours—the government heads insurrection—(deafening cheers)—it smiles on outrage. (Re peated cheering.) We have before had to struggle with foreign foes—we have baffled domestic treason, but at least the govern ment was on our side. (Cheers.) It was not corresponding.with the enemy (loud cheers), or. enrolled in illegal associations. (Loud and vociferous cheering.) But now every meeting of the King's cabinet is a fresh conspiracy against thu state. ( Loud and deafening cheers.). Strange times, my countrymen ! (Loud cheers.) What, then, can save us? Meetings like the present. (Long continued cheering,) But it may be said that the Prime Minister of the Sovereign rather -wiu - k4 approbation at this assault upon the House of Lords than leads on the assailants. It may be so; discretion may be the better part of valour, even in Downing-street. (Loud cheers.) The gay epicurean leader may summon his forces, and yet may refuse to march through Coventry with them. (Cheers and laughter.) It would seem that the gay epicurean will not march through Coventry with his troops, but nevertheless he receives the King's wages for being their commander. (Loud cheers.) He has placed a Justice Shallow in the cabinet (cheers), assigned the seals of one office to Master Silence. and intrusted the management of our foreign affairs to Master Slender. ( Loud and continued cheers.) But the rank and file, who, after all, are the men to fight at Shrewsbury--be turns up his nose. at these—at Mouldy, and Wart,. and Shadow, and Forcible Feeble, and. Buticalf, bellowing out, " Down with the lords," and who must surely have been a member for one of the metropolitan districts '• . our Falstaff at the Treasury will not lead those fellows to the field. ( Loud cheers and laughter.) If wo add to these the Milesian Pistol (loud, long; and continued cheering,) and his ragamuf tin tail of cutpurse Nyins and drunken Bardulphs, the political picture is complete; and these—these are our rulers. (Cheers.) A denunciation has gone forth against the House of Lords, and from whom ? From the paid agent of the papacy. (Loud, cheers.) I am not surprised at this. It is as natural for Mr. O'Connell to cry out " Down with the House of Lords," as for a robber to cry out " Down with the gallows." (Great and long continued cheering.) Both are national institutions very inconvenient in their respective careers. -(Loud cheers and laughter.) Gentlemen, the House of Lords has baffled Mr. O'Connell and those who hire him. (Loud cheers.) Down with the House of Lords !" What could be more reasonable ? I do not wonder at the policy he pursues: I marvel at those who patronise him. It may suit the Castle of , Dublin, but can it agree with the forms of the Castle at Windsor ? (Loud cheers.) In spite of all his popular asseverations, the English nation, whatever be their political dpinionsor religious sects, have made up their minds as to this gentleman and his character. (Loud and continued cheers.) This affected de mocrat, but secret slave—(cheers)—this .mercenary disturber (loud cheers) has within these few days poured ,forth a fresh tirade against the House of Lords, but particularly against a noble and learned lord whom Mr. O'Connell has good cause to remember. (Loud cheers.) He taunts and twists him, for sooth, with his origin. Why, gentlemen, I have alwav,s con sidered that noble and learned lord as One of time most glorious existing arguments in favour of the English constitution. (Loud and continued cheering.) It is .the proud boast of the conservatives, the national party of the realm (cheers,) that their leaders have either sprung from the ranks of the people, or, if scions of the aristocracy, have assumed their prominent position in the party by their great qualities—by the exercise of their wit and valour. (Loud cheers.) Such, surely, are .a . Wellington and a Stanley, a Peel and a Lyndhurst. (Vehement applause.) But can this be predicated of the members of his Majesty's government? (Cheers.) It is not exactly the leader of the ministerial party in the House of Lords, or of the government in the House of Commons, that I would adduce as the most felicitous specimens of nature's creation—the most illustrious ornaments of British worth. (Loud cheers.) I may say of them, to use the words of one of their quondam sup 'porters, they are ministers because they are lords, and if they had -is4ot been lords they never would have been ministers. (Loud and continued cheering.) I look upon those two noble lords as the prologue and epilogue of the play—clumsy, formal machinery that we cannot yet quite discard, and yet, who have nothing to do with the genuine business behind the curtain. (Cheers.) But, "Down with the Lords I" cries Mr. O'Connell. Ay, down with the only barrier between him and his disastrous machinations. (Loud and enthusiastic cheering.) The House of Lords is a great breakwater of sedition (cheers,) thatliis waves of commotion will break against in vain. (Renewed cheering.) . But, gentlemen, when I mark this man spouting forth his. ensanguined torrent of guillotine rhetoric over the coronets of England, I am full rather of feelings of triumph than of terror. (Cheers.) The arrow. rankles in the wound. 'kis barbed. There are rather the shrieks of agony than ).he vaunts of menace—(cheers)—the exclamations of despair than the bold threats of coining revenge. (Reiterated cheering.) When I listen to them, I am reminded of what the great Dean Swift said of a gentle - man who was almost as anxious to plunder the people of Ireland as Mr.O'Connell himself, though not quits so . successful: I mean William Wood, who tried to impose on them with brass farthings. "These are the last howls of a dog dissected alive." (Loud and continued cheers.) " Down with the lords !" and what would follow ? Once before the ex periment was tried, and how long did the commons survive them? (Cheers.) Why the machirtations of these disturbers have not even the charm of novelty to recommend them. (Loud cheering.) Having already stained the scaffold with royal blood, destroyed that senate those disturbers now . oppose, and trampled a hierarchy to the ground, what was the consequence? How long did trial by jury survive the destruc tion of the sceptre? Six months after the Archbishop of Can terbury was beheaded, a Quaker had his tongue cut out for his faith Cy the House of Commons. Suchwas.their boasted liberty, and such their vaunted toleration. (Cheers.) Take, then, some lesson from the past. (Cheers.) I feel') have your sym pathies along with me. (Loud cheers.) I feel that the county of Buckingham —no inconsiderable section of this empire—has already made up its mind on this great argument. (Loud cheers.) Before I offer to your notice that toast which has been committed to my feeble advocacy, let me for an instant remind you of the feelings with which you have met here this day. You have assembled here to-day for no mere festive purpose, for no holyday work. You have assembled here influenced by solemn feelings, and in fulfilment of a duty which I for one esteem sa cred. (Cheers.) You have assembled here to prove that you are not unmindful that it is the proud beast and the glorious privilege of the county of Buckingham that it has for many ages exercised n u i ncons id era bl e i n fl uence on t h e pu bli c op i n i on of England, and interfered with no inconsiderable effect in the haughty fortunes of this realm. (Loud cheers.) You have assembled to prove that you are no degenerate descendants of your famous ancestry—(cheers)—that you will not disgrace your celebrated forefathers. (Cheers.) Have I misrepresented your feelings? (No, no, and loud cheers.) Have I misstated your views? (Cheers.). Have I misinterpreted your senti ments? (Loud cheers.) Oh, no, I know you well. Still flows in your veins the same blood that in old days sent forth the pa taint cohorts of our rural cavalry froth the beech-clad Chilterns to uphold the freedom and vindicate the faith of - England. (Loud and continued cheering,) As your fathers acted so will you, (loud cheers,) and in your name I throw down the gage of your defiance to the hired disturber of our country. (Loud cheers.) The popish faction h as sa i d "- Down with the House of Lords!" England has answeted, and in the name of this great section of the land let us reply, "Down with the popish faction ( Protracted and deafening c h eer i ng.) Av, let these words cross St. Georges Channel ; let these sentiments, ratified by your sympathy, uttered in our constitutional county hall. re-echo within their hired chambers of sedition. (Loud cheers.) I tell them they have mistaken the mind and mettle of Englavel. (Gen tinned cheering.) I tell them they most march Over the bodies of iudionant freemen, before they destro that atee th a an d venerable assembly in whose wisdom and courage we'alone re-' cognize succour for an insulted people, a menaced constitution, a perille.l empire, and a distressed monarch. (Enthuseistic cheering.) Gentlemen, in calling upon you to pledge to the power and Drosperity of the House of Lords, I have associated with the teast the llama of that nobleman who b-e...es heen merked out by the faction which he has baffled for the vengeance which he defies. Let us prove to him this day. by adding our totaui mous verdict to the multiplied testitnnnies of bis countrymen, that the mote lie is menaced and assailed by the anti-national enemy, the more he is entitled to our gratitude and admiration, our sympathy, mint our support: It is with these feelings I pro pose "The health of Lord Lyndhurst and the House of Lords." (The toast was received with nine times nine, and one cheer more.) The Earl of Abingdon rose to return thanks for the toast, `and said, that after the spee, h which they had just heard that he could hardly by any poSsibility say anything ; but when Lord Lyndhurst an , i the House of Lords was the theme, he had a pride and pleasure in even saying a single word in reply to such a toast. lie would now thank them most cordially for the h..- nour they had done to him in drinking the health of the House of Lords, and he hoped it would not be the last time that he should have the honour of meeting them. (Cheers.) The Chairman remarked that they all were aware of the pleasurable feeling that attended success. He once had the honour of being very nearly the member for the borough of Aylesbury—(cheers and laughter)—and thanks to the kindness of many of those whom he saw around him, he was enabled to come in a very good second. (Laughter renewed.) But though he was extremely gratified at having had so near a chance of becoming one of the representatives of a borough in the county of Buckingham. those who had been fortunate enough to succeed in obtaining that station had the greatest reason to feel proud of the honour bestowed upon them. He therefore gave "The three conservative members of the bo'rnughs of Aylesbury, Buckin'gham, anti Marlow," three times three. Colonel Hanmer was loudly cheered on coining. forward to return thanks, and said, that it now became his pleasing (ivy to respond to the toast which had just been drunk, by making his best ackuowledvinents fur the honour they had done him as an individual connected with them as one . of their representatives in parliament. Sir Thomas Freemantle then returned thanks. Mr. T. P. Williams alstiitriefly returned thanks. Mr. G. G. Pigott begpzed leave to propose the health of Sir Robert Peel and the Conservative members of the House of Commons. (Drunk with nine times nine, and one cheer more. Mr. W. M Praed, M P. in rising to acknowledge the toast was loudly cheered. He was the only metoher of ►►arliament present entitled to return ►hanks to this toast, because he was dmitled to return thanks for no other toast they had drunk. (IWe; ragret that we have no room for the very able speech of Mr. Freed.) • Several other toasts were Arunk I,rfore the meeting broke up,. amongst which were " Agricunitral Associations of the County," " Lord Norreva and the Conser - vativei of Oxford shire," The Provost, Fellows, and Masters of Eton College," " Lord Alford and the Conservatives of , Bedfordshire, " "Major Cartwright andthe Conservatives of Northamptonshire," &c. The company did not separate till.a late hour in the even ingA. s much accommodation as circumstances permitted was afforded to the reporters fur the public press, who experienced from Mr. Ryde and other members of the committee the utrnost courtespand attention. , It was stated that Lord Montague wrote a letter expressing regret that their invitation to him had not been delivered in time to admit of his being present, but he authorized the use of his name, and gave his full approval to the meeting The Earl of I:',uckingharnshire also gave in his adhession. A POPULAR COURSE OF CHEMISTRY. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. LECTURE VII. - On Wednesday evening Mr. Hemniing proceeded with his valuable and interesting course. We have now to consider the nature and properties of the most important of all fluids—water. Water was formerly sup posed to he an element ; indeed a long period has not elapsed since it was supposed there were only tour elements, viz., earth, air, fire, and water. We now know that these are composed of a number of elements, water containing two, oxygen and hydro gen. It was, at one time, the opinion of malty eminent philoso phers, that there were only three elements in nature, and Van Helmont performed a very curious experiment to prove this. He placed a plant of willow in mould, both of which he had accurately weighed: . The root was embedded in the mould, and the pot covered with lead. The plant was regularly watered du rine the space of two years, with distilled water, at the end of which time it was taken out of the mould, and notwithstanding its great increase in weight the earth had only lost a few ounces. It was thought that the additional weight arose from the de composition of air and water, and this led him to suppose that these combined with earth would form every known substance s.e were acquainted with. Water was first decomposed by Cavendish, in 4776, when he succeeding in producing hydrogen gas, so called because it produces water. It was found by Mr. Waltire that it produced water in its combustion, but not soot. He ignited for this purpose a miuute jet of it proceeding from the philosophical candle of Dr. Priestley beneath-a saucer, and •to his surprise large globules of water were formed. This ex periment he repeated with the same result. It was not sup posed at that time that-water was formed by the gas, but that. water was depozi:ed, arisine from the vapour contained in the gas and air, as it was known that every gaseous body contained water, which, is now ascertained to be one-third part of a grain in every 100 cubic inches of its volume. More accurate expe riments performed by Priestley, Cavendish, and others, led to the supposition that this could not be the reason, for the quantity of water thus deposited by the combustion . of a- given volume of the gasses was greater than could have been contained in them. When Watt, the celebrated engineer saw this, he imagined that water was formed partly by the gas, and he and Cavendish set. about igniting hydrogen and oxygen gasses in certain quantites. Their conclusions were the same, namely, that water was formed. by the union of these two gasses by combustion. This may be familiarly proved by holding over an ignited jet of hydrogen a bell-shaped glass, which will in a short time he covered over by vapour. This opinion, however, appeared to be ratherunwil lingly received. We are indebtetho Lavoisier for proving that it is correct. Previous to his experiment, however, three French chemists sat up for three days and three nights burning a given quantity of hydrogen and oxygen. They found that with the exception of a few grains the quantity of water which was' pro duced was equal to the weight of the oxygen and hydrogen gasses which had been burned. But the experiment of Lavoi sier was much inure ingenious-and conclusive. He imagined that water might be decomposed by passing its vapour over ig nited iron. Now, iron at a very high temperature, either at a red or white heat, has a greater affinity for oxygen than any other substance in nature, potassium itself not excluded, for potassium is sometimes obtained by heating potass with iron filings in a retort, when the oxygen uniting with the iron, po tassium flows over. In order to decompose water by this means a quantity of iron turnings are introduced into a gun barrel, the centre of which is heated in a furnace. Into one end of this gun barrel the beak of a retort containing . distilled water is inserted. Let us suppose the water to weigh nine hundred grains. To the other end is f:steried a flexible tube, which is in troduced beneath a receiver filled with water in the pneumatic trough. A spirit lamp being applied to the retort, the water is slowly vapourized, and the vapour passing over the ignited iron yields its oxygen to the iron, and the hydrogen-being liberated, passes out at the extremity of the tube, and may be collected in the receiver. When the water was all-vapourized by this pro. eess, Lavoisier again weighed the iron and the gas, and he found that the hydrogen gas weighed 100 grains, and• that the iron had gained 800 grains in its oxydation, supposing 900 grains of water had been used. Another, and perhaps, more satisfactory mode of proving the fact, and one by which we can prove it, both analytically, and synthetically, is by decomposing water by electric agency. The most convenient mode of effecting this, is with a voltaic battery. In this manner we may obtain the two gasses, either in a combined or separate state. When we obtain them in a combined state, we can in stantaneously reproduce water, by passing the elective spark through them. To obtain them in a separate state, all we have to do, is to fill - two test tubes with water, and invert them, when, by introducing beneath them two platinum• wires from the posi. tive and negative poles of a voltaic battery, hydrogen will be evolved at the negative pole, and oxygen from the positive, This experiment Mr. 'Hemming satisfactorily formed, and, in our opinion, it is one of the most beautiful of all chemical experi ments, and demonstrated to the audience, that the gasses were actually oxygen and hydrogen, by their opposite properties of burning or supporting combustion. For the purposes of ex periment, we decompose water to obtain hydrogen by means of an oxidable metal. There are some metals which have so powerful an affinity for oxygen, that they will deCompose -water aeordina , y temperatures. This is the case with Sodium and Potassium. Zinc and iron are usually employed for this pur pose; when a piece of zinc is thrown into water, an instan taneous decomposition of the water will take place, in conse quenCe of the eagerness with which the oxygen of the water unites with the zinc, and the hydrogen will be liberated, but the action will immediately cease, because the surface of the metal becomes covered with a coating of oxide. To remove this,-an acid is employed, which, dissolving the oxide as soon as formed, continually presents a fresh surface to the water for oxydation, and thus the action goes on until the whole of the zinc is oxydated, and dissolved; or all the water is decomposed, or the acid is expended. When hydrogen gas is mixed with atmos pheric air, and inflamed it produces an explosion, and more espe cially when mixed in the properties of one part of hydrogen eta five parts of atmospheric air. A much more powerful explo sion is produced when two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen (the proportions in which these gasses form - water) are mixed together and inflamed. In this explosion, it is said by some, that these gasses expand into 30 times their space, and according to others into 15, but they as instantaneously con , dense together to form water. The amount of explosion, how ever, has not been accurately determined. The sounds we hear are produced by air striking against air. The ultimate particles of water are impeuetr:bly hard, for if we confine water in a vessel from which the air has been extracted, the water will produce a noise similar to that of a melted metal falling. We must then believe that the particles of water are impenetrably hard. The properties of oxygen and hydrogen, having been explained by Mr. Hemming, in a previous course of lectures; delivered at the Mechanics Institution, at the com mencement of the present y ear , h e did no t d we ll upon them, but confined himself to a distinguishing property of each. Oxygen is a great supporter of combustion, and of respiration. So intense is its power of supporting combustion in its separate state, that if we introduce a piece of ignited wood, without flame, into it, the wood will be instantly inflamed. Hydrogen burns-with a lambent blue flame, but is not a supporter of com bustion. Water, then, is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen, but. in all probability it has only once been procured in a perfect state of chemical purity. Sir Humphry Davy distilled water on this occasion in a silver vessel very carefully, and received it in ves sels of gold and silver. From this water, by means of voltaic electricity, he then produced hydrogen, which was without smell. When we decompose ordinary water the hydrogen evolved al ways exhales a faint odour, in consequence of the foreign mats' ter which the water contains, and which, hydrogen—Os, as shown by Mr. Marsh's beautiful test for arsenic, is capable of Holding in solution. It would, however, be useless to take this trouble to obtain water in its pure state, as nothing can be more insipid than water in such a state. River and spring Water con tain atmospheric air, as well as vegetable, animal, and mineral substances. When water contains vegetable or animal matter it is soon decomposed, as it is improperly called._ The-water is not decomposed, but the foreign matter which it contains, in consequence of which a bad smell is emitted by it. Persons who supply water to vessels for the purposes of a long voyage, introduce it into charred casks or into iron tanks coated with tar, oy which means this spurious decomposition is prevented. Water, when deprived of a s m u c h o f th ese i m p ur iti es as possi ble by double distillation, becomes very insipid, but when ex posed to the atmospheric air, which it absorbs very quickly, • partly regains its pleasant taste. We cannot deprive water of all its impurities, but we can separate it from- the salts it. may contain. The impurities of water, arising from the presence of these salts, about which so much is sail, are seldom pi ejudicial ; indeed, the more impurities of this nature the water in general contains, the more beneficial is it considered; fur we find the . springs at Tunbridge, Cheltenham, Harrogate, &c., to con tain salts which have a salutary medical effect, so that the more impure, the more valuable the water becomes, in some cases. The mechanical impurities are more important than the chemical impurities; it is usual to separate these•by.simple filtration. All the filters • we have depend upon one priuciple; the water passes through substances exceedingly porous; - but the pores must be finer than the sand or foreign particles which we wish to separate. For this purpose, filters are generally constructed of porous stone. There is a trifling dis advantage - attending the use of this stone, in consequence of the impurities choking up the pores of the stone, so that it is im possible in many cases to restore the porosity of the filter. But o individual d a i the ua filters i ay ma h a e k r e e t perhaps a n t o a n e trifling t e x r p t o e n o s n e e . w h s i t ch ) p e o n s y e we take a lead pipe, of capacious diameter, and introduce-into one end of it a cork perforated with a number of small links, above this let a layer of bruised charcoal he placed, they another layer of gravel,' and above all a laver of fine sand; then, by bending the pipe so its to allow that portion of it contain ing the various layers, to form the shorter te , r, we have a syphon formed, through which water may he obtained as much purified as required. There is owe advantage attending this filter—if the sand becomes clinked with impurities it can he readily cleansed by reversing the passage of the water through by making the shorter leg the longer by bend ing th e p i pe, bY which the impurities are quickly removed. We have thus, for a few pence, the most perfect filtering machine we can employ. Water is supposed to be composed of small particles, which are hard, round, and slioperv. Fhere is hut a slight attractive force between the particles of water, so little, indeed, that it is said they fall and gravitate independently of each other. Th us, supposing we allow water to descend from a high situation in a mass, it will not fall iu a mass, but will separate into innumera ble 'lobules. This is a fortunate circumstance; for, if the water of a dense cloud were to fall in a solid mass, the inevita ble consequence would be destruCtion•to every thing on which it might descend. But there is an attraction betas eea the ulti mate-particles of water, by virtue of which- they adhere together with some slight: degree of force. By dipping the finger into water a slight quantity adheres to it, which collects at the point when we withdraw it, and as soon as it has increased to a certain size, it Calls from the finger, and another drop forms in its pla ce . It is improper to say that particle" , will gravitate independently The earth's gravitating force of each other; drops may do so. is in proportion to mass of matter, and as a drop is formed it is carried to the earth. On account of this, we find that the surface of water is horizontal and level as it -is expressed, though in point of fact the surface of water is never, mathematically speaking, horizontal, as it partakes of the earth's curvature, which amounts to more than many persons imagine. If we look overan extent of water'one mile in length, at the extremity of that distance the surface of water will be 8 inches lower than the water near us, and at the distance of two miles four times lower than that, or thirty-two inches. The most frequent imnorities we find in water are compounds of lime. Almest all Water wevirtplity contains lime, which is frequently precipitated by allowing it to -remain quiet -for a short time. The bi.rairlum ite of litnetaind•the sulphate of lime are frequently found; end. il4ve , au tootitaice -vire to •cieause our boilers frequently, we shall find these substances adhering in a crystalline state to their interiors. Mr. Hemming here exhi swaai d s detached abcehl believed v e l ri d bited a large crystallized mass of carbonate and sulphate of lime which hod been detached from a brewer's boiler in Lon don,that and al so a b eautiful and exceedingly curious crystallized piece sulph a t e o f lime, which had been presented to him in this w ''thethlae t i t ) e o r i w e r e 4 r ) e t. h sl e e first P p a e c r k fe e c t c i‘ r ys r. tals of sulphate of lime produced by accidental means. The presence of hi-carbonate of lime in water eau be detected by adding lime water to a suspected solutiod, when; should it con tent any, a white precipitate will be formed in consequence of the'conibinati r o •one atom of carbonic acid with the lime, or, if we boil the water so as to deprive it of one atom of carbonic acid, the same effect will ensue. An excess of carbonic acid will again dissolve this precipitate, and restore the transparency of the fluid, The only substance we need fear in water used for domestic purposes is lime, to detect which we have-only to add a small quantity of the oxalate of ammonia to any water con taining it, when an insoluble substance, the oxalate of lime, will immediately be produced. When lime is present as a sulphate, a muriate ; or a carbonate, it may be detected by a few simple tests. The term muriate is employed, though perklaps chloride would be more strictly correct, because when salts are in solu tion, they are in the state of muriates. When sulphates are held in solution by water, the addition of a few drops of muriate of barytes will immediately detect them by forming a white pre cipitate, called the sulphate of barytes. The muriates or chlo rides may be detected by the addition of a few drops of a solution of nitrate of silver, which will separate the muriatic acid, or rather the chlorine in the state of chloride of silver. The atmospheric air or carbonic acid gas which water may con tain can be driven off by boiling. A patent has been taken out for. preventing the accumulation of calcareous deposits on the bottom of steam-boilers by a contrivance for returning the spent steam bark to the boiler; but the lecturer cv:o3 not aware that any very great beneficial results had been derived from it. Water exists in a variety of different states. We have it na turally in the solid, liquid, and vaporous forms. In the former it exists as ice; in the liquid state it is most valuable to us,and it always is contained in the atmosphere in the state of vapour. We have it in salts, some of which will not entirely part with it at a red heat. Of this potash is one instance. The quan tities of it in the atmosphere is surprising, from which it de scends in the state of rain, hail, snow, or dew. Dr. Halley said, that at St. Helena a surface of 10 inches of water will evaporate one cubic inch in the course of 24 hours; at this rate a single square mile of the ocean will evaporate 6,914 ton4in that period. The Mediterranean sea is said to evaporate 5,280 millions of tons daily._ This is, perhaps, more than is evapo rated from any ot h er similar surface of water in the world, and .probably arises partly from its being exposed to the winds, which have been desiccated in passing over the dry and arid deserts of Africa, and by its being enclosed by land, which in creases the temp erature o f th e a i r an d water J lt is well known that air can be desiccated or dried of its vapour by passing it over dried oatmeal, and, hence it is not improbable that the sands of' Arabia produce the same result. The desiccating pro perties of the air are in proportion to the quantity of vapour it -Contains, and the rapidity with ,which it travels. It is-known that wet articles of dress will dry more rapidly when the wind is blowifithard than when exposed to the sun's rays, and in the sun than in the shade. If the air were stationary, that . portion of it in contact with the wet article would become saturated with moisture, and as there would be no succession, of dry air to come in contact with the wet clothing, the process of drying would be very slow. If, however, the air be removed as soon as it becomes changed with moisture, a fresh stratum of dry air is immediately brought into contact with the cloth, and it soon be comes dry. In like manner,. if we expose an article to the sun's rays it is dried by the increase of temperature. It is sup posed by philosophers, that the cause of the . surface of the Mediterranean sea being lower than the level of the ocean, is owing to the rapidity of its evaporation. Air without vapour would be exceedingly prejudicial and injurious to life. This is very well known in those regions alluded to near the coast of Africa. In these regions there is sometimes a dry wind blow ing, which, in all probability, loses its vapour in passing over the dry sands. Whan this wind, which is called the Harmattae, blows, it produces the most distressing effects. In a few days cabinet work falls to• pieces, wood splits, fruit and vegetables ripen with great:rapiclity„ but, are found to be deStitute of flavour and juice. Its effects upon the animal system are ex traordinary : the nostrils and the eyelids become, excoriated, and the skin of the body dries and cracks. The grass becomes dried up, and it is usual at this period to set fire to in some places to destroy noxious reptiles. The incendiary who does so . stands to windward, and it is surprising to witness the rapidity with which the flames extend over the surface of the country. During the continuance of this wind no distemper appears to be `contagious, the small pox", typhus, or scarlet fevers, ,viltich are admitted to be contagious and infectious, at this period are by ne.i means either contagious or infectious. This would seem to prove that all the peculiarly infectious contagious matter—for matter it must be that occasions these disorders—is contained in the vapour of the air, and the opinion will not be considered absurd, when it is said that all those deleterious gasses which are prejudicial to life will be absorbed by water. It appears, there fore, that the putrid matter or miasmata which conveys infecti ous disorder, is contained in the - vapour of the air. So singular is this powerfully disinfecting influence of the Ilarmattan, that during its prevalence a child afflicted with the small-pox may be placed in bed with a child who has never had the disorder, without the least fear of dangerous consequences. We have frequently stated, and again repeat, that so far as the subject will admit of it, Mr. Hemming illustrates every posi tion with a conclusive expsriment, which readers the meaning of the lecturer much more intelligible than the best chosen language. We.are glad to perceive that these lectures are re ceiving that attention which they deserve, for we have nightly wanessed the attendance of many of the eminent chemists of the town, who are highly delighted with the intellectual treat they experience. To-morrow evening Mr. Hemming will en ter on a new subject, Mettallurgy, in which he will practically illustrate the modes practised in reducing and purifying the va 'rious metals. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, Dzc. 9. The demand for Sugar continues extremely limited ; the sales amount to 600 hhds 8.P., and prices are again rather lower. 1400 bags brown and middling Bengal have also been sold within the range of our quotations. In Foreign no sales.—The sales in Molasses are con fined to a small parcel of Demerara, from the quay, at 27s 4p cwt..-- COMIZ. There is a fair inquiry fur Plantation, and the sales corn prise 160 casks of Jamaica, at very full prices. Nothing done in Fo reign.—ln Cocoa or Pimento no sales.-500 bags black Pepper sold at 4d to lid, and 200 J bags Ginger, 'at 213 s for Bengal, and 31s to 33s for Malabar.—No transactions worthy of notice have occurred either in Rice or Rum. indigo. A small public sale of Bengal brought forward this day, went off better than was anticipated, from the previous state of the market, and 31 serons Caracca sold readily at 4s 4d for tortes, to 5s 8d for good sobres.—East India Gum Arabic is lower, 80 chests selling from 57s to 70s for middling to good quality, and 27s to 37s for siftings. —3 chests Shell Lac, by auction, brought 95s for good liver, and £6 to £6 lOs for'orange.--50 boxes Cassia Lignea are reported at 603. Saltpetre is dull, and the sales do not reach 200 bags, at 26s to 30s 6d ir cwt. Dyewoods. About 100 tons of Campeachy Logwood sold at £9, and 50 of Jamaica at £7 2s 6d ; nothing reported in Fustic ; 20 tons of solid Nicaliag,u a Wood brought £l2, and a few tons of Sapan Wood £l2 6s 4f" ton.—The sales of Turpentine are this week confined to 300 brli. at 17s 6d, to arrive.—No sales reported in Tar.—There has been rather more disposition to sell Pot and Pearl Ashes, and about 300 brls of Montreal have been sold to the trade, at 36s for Montreal Pot and 34s,for old brands, and at 38s 6d to 39s for new Montreal Pearls.— Quercitron Bark continues extremely dull of sale.—Nothing done in Cloverseed.-2200 ba_gs of East India Linseed have been disposed of at former prices. —The sale of Hides consist of 12,600 East India at 510 to 61(1 for sound dry and brined, 410 to 5d for first rubbed. and 4d to 41d for second ru bad, 2300 dry salted Brazil at 41(1 to sild for best, 650 salted Jamaica a) 4d to 430, 9A salted African at 41d for sound, also 400 East India Buffalo Hides at 3 id to 410 lb.—ln Horse Hair and Oak Bark no sales.—The sales of Tobacco have been .about 100 hhda this week ; a few have been taken for Ire land, a few for export, and the remainder by the home-trade. MEDITERRANE /N PRODUCE. The market for Brimstone has remained in a quiet state during the .whole week, scareely any sales having been effected.—Of Sumac, the sales have been only one sin all parcel of Verona at 6s 60. and 300 to 4 '' o bags new Sicily at 13s Gil 4e• cwt.—Argols and Cream of Tartar have been dull of sale ; of 70 easks Oporto.Argols offered at auction, only about 30 were sold, at previous rfees.—Nothing worthy of no tice has bee n donein Madders or Madder Roots.—The holders of Va lonia requiring advanced p"b'es. only a few small parcels have been 4 is'P" s ed of this week.—For Olive Oil the demand still continues very 'limited, without any change in prices.—Two cargoes of Cod Oil having arrived this week, about 100 tuns have been disposed of to the trade, at and about the quotations.—ln Seal Oil the sales have been very limited, and the prices remain without alteration.—Linseed Oil has experienced a further decline, and the market is heavy at the re duction; pale Rape is also (101 l of sale.—The only transactions in Palm Oil are a small parcel of 15 tons by auction on Monday last, at £3O 7s 6d 4r ton, casks not returned, and to tone by private at £3l 103 , with usual allowance for casks.—Oil of Turpentine supports the recent advance.—ln Hemp and Flax there is no alteration to report ; the market remains heavy.—Talhor has experienced a further decline this week ; sales et yellow candle, on the spot. have been effected at 45s 6(1 to 465, and for arrival, in quantity, at 44s 60 to 45s 6d V cwt Current IMPORTS. - SALES OF TITS ITEETC. Prices. This\N k 1 this Year -------- ------ 100 Sea Island ! —d fb —tl Stained_ —__ 6.)60 } 342713 6120 Bowed Georgia 7 —11 l 044.i.i r Mobile • 2 .Alabama and Tennessee 64 1.9 1097 345295 2820 Now Orleans 2540 s Pernambuco and Paraiba lof 131 t 4074 5 72397 2 Arieiti and Ceara lO4 Di ) 200 Bahia and Maceio Bl —ll 979 32215 730 f Maranham 11 13 1 3074 i 41089 2 Sawginned. Minas — 1 •• • • ) 136 Pant .-. Demerara, Surinam, Sze ll —l4 28 1911 •"' 390 I Feyptian -. Barbados lO —1! 21 484 Peruvian lO4 —ll '1 Bahama 700 Laguayra 500 Common West India, Sze.— if —lO } 1852 } 26006 Carthagena Smyrna ... _- 100 Manilla 9; ;i1 74 1570 4: Ist .. . . 1300 i 85583 14008 1870 Surat 3 10 Madras 60 f Bengal 18120 bales 11895 : 989905 _ _ Monday Evening. Dec.• 12. The sales on Saturday were 25:0 bags ; to-day there have been man`• of the trade here, whose purchases amount to 4000 bags ; viz. t 500 Surat, 500 Brazil, and about 300 American ; the market has closed with firmness at rather better prices than on F iday last. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, DSc. 12. s. d. s. d. BUTTER...—BeIfASt, new 11,6 0 6 107 0 per cwt. liaobridge, new 97 (/ 100 0 --- Coierain. . lOO 0 let 0 Sligo, new 100 d —IN 0 Derry, new -- Limerick, new 97 0 98 0 —.- Dundalk 0 0 0 0 Carlow, new • ID, if —IM 0 --. Waterford, new 100 0 106 0 Newry 0 0 0 0 ' —. Cork; new • 94 0 95 0 Do. pickled gds, new 99 0 100 0 —. Dutch 0 0 0 a ....- 111/P.P.—New Prime Mesa lOO 0 112 0 per tierce. PORK .. Do. BAcoN new Do. old DRY HAMS 56 0 59 0 -- WET Do LARD.--Firkin 64 0 1 , 6 0 Bladdered ...... 72 0 71 0 LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL MARKET, Dec. 12. a. d.- a. d. , F. d. a . d . Hay, old 1 461 8 7 20113 ( Po i ia i t t o . es New Hay 1 3 1 6 .-.-- C tt I , otato, , 2 0 2 3 Clover Hay 1 3 1. 6 - -- Tornio 40 0„ 0 0 per ton Straw, Wheat.. 0 8 0 9 Carrots -58 0 6q - 0 Straw,.oat 0 7 0 9 1 51:,nglewurzle 0 0 0 J • Green Clover 0 0 0 0 -.-- I Manure 7 0 10 0 -- LIVERPOOL CATTLE MkRICHT—MONDAY. DEC. 12. A good supply of Beef and Mutton, both t goo,l tie nand. Beet' at an,advm rice from last week, and the hest quAlity sold at 6d. Beef 5d to 6d, Mutton 6:1 to 71d. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.DEc. 9. There has again been a fair inquiry from the trade ; and although the market has been dull, there is no alteration in prices to notice, except of new Bowed, which are now more freely offered, and have deelined id to in de It. 1230 bales of Cartha:tena and 120 of Deme rara were offered, to-day, by auction, but withdrawn fir want Of bid der& 220 Surat awl 35 Bengal have been taken for exportation. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OP COTTON. Prom the gd inst. to this do y inclusive. LONDON !JORN EXCHANGE, :RIDAv The supplies of Grain and Flour still continue moderate ; hut many vessels with Grain being shortly expected, the buyers this week have rrianit.afed great disinclination to purcha.se.—Wheat may again he re= ported Is to •is per quarter cheaper than Monday for most descriptions. —Barley also is rather lower.—leans and Peas are unsaleable as the duty on foreign is becoming low.—Oats have experienced a heavy sale since Monday, and hardly maintain that day's prices, —Flour is unvaried. MA NCH ESTER MARKET, DEC. 10. Of all descriptions of Grain, the imports from Ireland and coast, wise are still on a very moderate scale, but of Flour they again ex ceed 11,000 sacks, and of Oatmeal upwards of 5000 loads are reported. Owing to the boisterous state of the weather the arrivals into Wake field are small. The trade has been in a languid state throughout the: week, both millers and dealers appearing vc..zy reluctant to increase their stock, and sales only have been made by submitting to . reduced rates. At our market this morning there was rather more confidence than previously, yet although we reduce our quotations for Wheat fully 2ctAr 70th, and Flour 2s to 3s ,ty' 280 lb, there was by no means a free sale for either article.—Oats may he noted as on , this day se'n night, but Oatmeal was offered full 6.1 4f , ' load lower, 37s <tP 240 Th be ing atop quotation. Beans were in limited request and rather lower, and Malt was dull of sale at a decline of is 4? load.—The late high prices at which Irish and other fine Butters have been selling, seem to have operated materially on the consumptive demand, and have had the consequent effect on the dealers during this and the several previous weeks, the business done has been on the most limited scale, at a reduction of fully 2s cwt on the currency of this day se'nnight. WAKEFIELD MARKET, DEC. 9, Owing to the boisterous weather and high water, we'have a short supply of all Grain fresh up to this day's market, but many samples are offering from vessels that will he here in a day or two. Wheat has met a dull sale for all descriptions at a decline of 2s quarter. Oats scarcely support the rates of lastYriday. Very fine Barley nearly maintains last week's prices. but all other sorts go off slowly at a re duction of is 4' quarter. Beans are dull of sale and cheaper. PRICES OF SHARES, LIVERPOOL, DEC. 12, 1836. RAILWAYS, Szc. Per Share. Bolton and Leigh Manchester, Bolton, &Bury Canal and Railw.ly £4B .... 65 0 Liverpool St Manchester Railway (Ex. Shares) 100 „... 216 0 0 Quarter Shares 25 .... 66 0 0 New half Shares — .... 47 10 I, London and Birmingham Railway 7,, .... 141 10 0 Grand Junction ditto Warrington and Newton ditto Kenyon and Leigh Junction ditto Wigan Branch ditto. North Union, late Preston and Wigan Railway .. 70 .... 60 0 0 S. Helens and Runcorn Gap ditto lOO 33 0 0 ... ... Leicest.rand Swannington ditto. 5O .... 68 0 0 Vanchester and Leeds ditto 5 .... 12 5 0 London and Brightm Ditto (Stephenson's) 5 .... 610 0 Ditto Ditto ' (Rennie's) 2 .... 1 0 0 Eastern Counties Midland Counties ditto North Midland ditto Birmingham and Gloucester ditto Great Western ditto Leeds and Selby Railty4 too .... Edinburgh and Glasgo litto London and Gravesend itto Dublin and Drogheda. Ulster .. 3 .• .. „ 2 15 0 BANKS. Bank of Manchester ..£lO .... 13 15 0 Bank of Liverpool Liverpool Union Bank. lO •• • • 14 7 6 M- 1 Ll , -- 1 Dist?' Bank, 15 21 0.0 aanchester an,. .iverpoo, aistrict .ank •••• - Commercial Bank of Liverpool.... lO .• • • 20 0 0 Commercial Bank of England 5 .. • • 515 0 Northern and Central Bankof England lO •• • • 10 7 0 Borough South Lancashire - £s 05.. 4 0 0 North and South Wales Bank £s Os.. 4 0 0 Ulster. United Trades' Bank £lO Os.. 10 10 0 Tradesmens' Bank AS AND WATER WORKS. _ . Oldham Gns Ltgljt ant WaterworCs .. 00 0 0 $l.l Helen's Ga; . Works Llverpeol Coal (.las - Liverpool-Now has and Coke Company .... £100 New Shares, premium - 0 0. Liverpool and Harrington Water Works •472 0 0 i Bootle ditto Exchange Buildings ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance Company £25 .... 15 7 6 Ocean Assurance Company •. FERRIES. Woodside, Birkenhead, and Liverpool Steam• Ferry Company .EI6 rs.. 26 10 0 Rays' Rock - Ferry l5 0 '.. 13 10. 0 Mbnles (Woodside) Ferry 5.0 .. 415 0 Egremont .... 10 4.. 12 .5 0 . .MINES. Kellewerris Consolidated Mines .£l, .... 117 6 West Tresaveen Tin 4nd Capper ditto British Silver, Lead, and Copper ditto ..... Liverpool and Manchester Coal NEW COMPANIES.' Liverpool Steam Towing Liverpool Fish Liverpool Timber...., . l. ... 'nominal DEC. 13, P. 36. iiiiPOr tO • WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Jamaica, (998) Smith, fin Jamaica, with 47 lids 7 tea 3 brls Purge* 219 o and e hides, 59 tes G cks G brls coffee, 1 pkge tortoiseshell, 1 csk zinger. 11 canisters arrowroot, 56 pkgs presents, 1331 lOgwood, 24 t 3 Niiaraglia wood. 18; t fnstic, 42 logs mahogany, Tory, Holt and co— .]. - 8 o•arid e bides, 2 brls sugar, 26 t es 1 csk 5 lids 9 hf coffee, 1 csk arrowroot, IV ikon and I),•rhyshire-2 tes 1 brl coffee. Coniston and co —1 1)11 sugar, 1' Hendrick-10 hds sugar, .1 Y Lopez—? bgs 2 bls wool; tea 1 esk eolne, 3000 horns, A Hoyes-5 tea sugar. 7 pns rum, T R. Barham-10 pns rum, J B Y:Aps & co-30 ligs pimento, Gibbs, Bright and en-12 t logwOod, H Cohen and co-.-100 - lancewood spars, Order--; Dlc Peninghame,t (250) Green, fin Berbice, with 80 h 31 t 48 brls sugar, N Cairns-114 h do, N W a t er h ouse and Sons-62 h 8 t do, ,LCroSth- - ' waits and co—lo h do, T and W Earle and c 0.40 do, R Semple and co —5O bales cotton, parts of a mill retd, N Waterhouse and Sons-1 box castor oil, cassaripe and pepper, GO lids ruin, N Cairns—W Dk SOUTH AMERICA. Vectis, (20G) Weeks, fm Maranham, with 129 bags cotton, Foster Bros-50 do; Duarte, Bros and co-216 do, It Zwilchenbart and co -252 do, T Hesketh-60 do. .1 Glynn and Son-50 do, Order-58 brls Indian rubber, 39 bgs cocoa, R 7 wilchenhart and eo-12 bgs castanha nuts, 100 whetstones, J Glynn and Son-200 bgs cocoa, 76 [iris Indian rubber, 9 brls isinglass, 0 rder—G Dk UNITED STATES. Macon, (344) Osborne, fin Savannah, with 1195 bales cotton, T W Smith and co—W Dk Trenton, (428) Pratt, fin New Orleans, with 345 bales cotton. Bu- - chanan, Laird and co-356 do, G Green and Son 388 d‘i, Keill and • Courant-256 do, Roskell, Ogden and co-94 do, Collmann. Lambert and co-20 do; Rathbone Bros-163 do, 1 cse conts unkn, Fde Lizardi and eo—W Dk Napier, (431) Stafford, fm Virginia, with 154 hds 3 tcs tobacco. Hunter and Alexander-116 hds do, W A and G Maxwell-66 lids do. Hai arty and Jerdein-52 has do, W Oxley and co-21 hds 1 tee do, J Stewart-9 hds do, Maury, Latham and co-41 lids 1 tee do, 200 bales' cotton, Evans and Trokes-13 lids tobacco, Baring Bros St co-22 hds 9 tea do, W and S Irvin-58 hds do, 52 bales cotton, W H —K Dk Oglethorpe, (343) Miller, fm Savannah, with 204 bales cotton, Colt. mann, Lambert and co-205 do, J Horsfield-27 do, Fisher, Bros and co-21 do, E E Webb-480 do, Order-26 do, 5000 cane reeds, Isaac, Low and co—W Dk ' Scotland, (645) Walter, fm New York, with 200 brls turpentine. Platt and Son-1300 do, T Tbdtl-34 bales cotton, W and .1 Brown and co-145 do, 'Wainwright, Sheila and co-170 do, J Hobson and Sons -158 do, Melly, Prevost and co-131 do, Keill and Courant-28 do, Ha gan, Magee and co-128 do, T B Blackhurne-142 do, Order-2 bales conts unkn..P W Byrnes —a qnty shooks, &c, Robinson Bros-4 brls apples, 199 brls rosin, Order—W Dk BRITISH AMERICA. Prince Regent, (133) Burt, fm Quebec, with 517 ps white pine tim ber, 1 c 19 deals, 611 c 17 staves, 171 cords lathwood, J Ill'Lellan and co —B Dk Pekin, (6,78) M•Donald, fm Quebec, with 29 ps oak, 90 ps elm and 522 p, pine timber, 381 a 25 standard, 861 c W I and 45 c ash staves, 51 c 21 deals, 24 oars, 24 handspikes, D Gibb—B Dk Ann, (163) Foster, fm Pictou, N S, with 175 ps pine & 101 ps birch timber, 3/ c deals, 391 c2l staves, Cannon, Miller and co—B Dk Athabaska, (405) Nesfield, fm Pictou, N 8, with 265 •ps birch and 21 ps pine timber, 3140 ps deals, 1638 ps battens, 2000 hd staves, 620 billets. 131 fins lathwood, Holderness and Chilton-15 spars, said Master—B Dk George Wilkinson, (391) Brown, fm Quebec, with 40 ps osk, 402 ps pine, 1 pee elm, 1 pee butternut and 13 ps ash timber, 88 c 17 staves, 26/ c 7 deals, 4 cords lathwood, J Froste and cu—a qnty of shooks, Order—B Dk Devereux, (425) Eskdale, fm Quebec, with 515 ps fir timber, 250 deals, 11692 staves, C Chaloner and co—B Dk Sarah Maria, (181) Booth, fm St John's, Newfoundland, with 451 cks cod and 15 cks seal oil, la cks cod oil dregs, 180 quintals dry cod fish, 40 c old junk, 12 wet ox hides, W Tarbet-24 cks cod oil, J Ro bertson—K Dk SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. Laura Ann, (144) Cosely, fm Lisbon, with 320 bales wool, C and J Rawdon-72 do, Duarte Bros and co-78 do, Leech and llarrison—% chts 158 hf chts oranges, G Badenach-12 hf chts do, abt 10 tons salt, Order-87 his sliell almonds; J Van Zeller and eo-2 bxs oniona, 1 box almonds, I prcl, T Martin-9 Dk LIVERPOOL TIDE TABLE. Days. IPlrn. .Ern. lii. Festivals, - - - DSc. IT. M. TT. M. F. T. Tuesday ....13 218 247 16 ' 7 Lucy Wednesday..l4 314 345 15 3 Jupiter rises 8h Ilm even Thursday....ls 416 452 14 4 Jupiter sets Ilh 23m morn Friday. ....1G 526 6 3 13 8 Cam. Mich. Term ens Sa,turday....l7 636 711 13 6 Mars rises 8h 39m even SUNDAY...IB 741 812 13 6 4th Sunday in AdVent Monday •....19 839 9 4 14 0 Venus rises 4h 54m morn LONDON GAZETTE.—FRIDAY, DEC. 9. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Croft and co., Liverpool, wine-merchants—N., A., an d'D . Di gg le. Ellis-fold, Lancashire, skin-dyers. INSOLVENT. Dec. B—William Pennyead, Rosemary-lane, London, grocer. BANKRUPTS. Robert Wilkinson, Addle-street, London, flannel-factor.. Thomas Turner, New bond-street, London, upholsterer. William George Docking, Hampstead-road, Middlesex, cheese. monger. Thomas rolkard, High Holborn, London, hackneyman. Joshua. Darwin Gander, Brill.row, Somers-town, London, licensed . victualler. Felix Joseph 11I`Carthy, Drury-lane, London, baker. Charles Jean Baptiste Pons, Old Bond-`street, London, hatter: William Nelson Procter, Manchester, cotton-dealer. Robert Askew, Manchester, merchant. DIVIDENDS: Jan. 12, J. Freeman. Ipswich, woollen-draper—Dec. 30; W. P. CreWe, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, surgeon—Dec. 29, A. and J. Plank, Canterbury, wool-staplers—Dec. 31, J. and T. Hony church, Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, potters. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown tq thy contrary, on or before the 30th day of DeCeinber. F. Glass, Cateaton-street, London, Blackwellhall-factor—M. Hob ling, Elizabeth-street, Pimlico, London, carpenter—C. S. Dixon, Al dersgate-street, London, bookbinder—C. Basan, Strand,bondon, li censed-victualler—W. May, Fenchurch-street, London, merchant. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. James Nimmo, Glasgow, coal-dealer. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, eomputed from the returns made in the week ending the 6th day of December, 1836, is 35s 6d per hundred weight. PRICE OF CORN. General Weekly Average received in the week endin ,, Dec. 6:— Wheat, 595, 7.494 d ; Barley, 375, 9.760 d ; Oats, 266, 10.951 e; Rye, 41s, 9.140 d ; Bean., 465, 7.539 d ; Peas, 455. 4.645 d. Agregate Average of Six weeks which governs duty :—Wheit, 5Ss 5d ; Barley, .18s sd; Oats, 26s 6d ; Rye, 37s lld ; Beans, 44s 9d ;. Peas, 44s Id. l i..l)lpptitg intelligence. FRIDAY, DEC. 9.—Nooni Wind W.—Moderate. (An Irish mail—High 'Walter Ilh 23m a.m.) Anutven—The Oglethorpe. Miller, friwn Savannah—Napier, Staf ford, from Virginia—Ann, Foster, from Pictou. ALso ARRIvED—The Irishman, (steamer) from Droghedw -William Huskisson, Batty, from Dublin—Coleraine, Maearthur, from Cole raine—Hoddam Castle, Cassady, from Cork—Falcon, Head, from Belfast--Solway, Burton, from Carlisle. The Active, ; and Vixen, Wakem, hence, at Leghorn. Mary, Williamson, hence, at Trieste. Spartan. Cornish, hence, at Barcelona. Sarah, Nixon, hence for Galway, at Islay. Catherine Isabella, Main, hence for Derry, at Loch Ryan. The Mariaßertha, Sap ; Fennegina, Peyst er ; Jacoba, Grunninger ; and Agatha, Potjewyd, - hence, at Helvoet. The Shawfield, —, hence for Islay, foundered between the Cope land Islands and the Mull of Galloway. 27th Nov. in consequence of shipping a heavy sea—crew saved. Nimrod, Sheriff, hence for Newcastle. Corsair, Cumming, hence, at Odessa. Orwell, Gow, hence for New Orleans, at Milford. Abenea, Drake, hence for Darien, at Milford. • . Jessie, Rae, horn Westport for this port, at Loch Ryan.. The George Wilkinson, from Quebec, docked this morning with loss of cutwater, jih-boom, &c. having been in contact with the Hark away, for New York, last night, in the river. James Bryce, Davies, from Ballyshannon ; and the Jessie, Ray, fin Westport, both for this port. Mona, Rowland. from Antwerp, at Falmouth. for this port. Adriana, Jones, from Berbice, at Londoa. The Maria Vittoria, Vihert, from Glasgow for Cork, is on shore at the entrance of Campheltown harbour. The Georgetown, from Demerara for London, is on shore below Gravesend. The St Mungo, was passed in long. 18, with loss of main and mizen masts. The lieges, Nagle, which sailed 26th ultimo, for Barbados, has put back, bore up three days since off Waterford. On the Ist December, off the Smalls, saw the Mary Jones, from this port for Buenos Ayres. On the 6th, off the Saltees, spoke the Jane, from this port, for the Gulf of Mexico. The Enfield, Bottomly, from Mexico, at Valparaiso, for England. SATURDAY, DEC..IO. 7 Noon, Wind N.W.—Moderate. (An Irish mail.—High Water Oh urn p.m.) ARRIVED—The Trenton, Pratt, from New Orleans—Portsmouth, Marshall, from New York—Athabaska, Nesfield, from Pietou—Sarah Maria, Booth, from Newfoundland—Laura Ann, Kemp, from Lisbon —St Andrew., Thompson, from New York, sailed 24th Nov.—Grace, Jones, from Demerara, sailed sth Nov.—TheDespatch, Adelle, from Richibucto. ALSO Amu - van—The Edward, Clarke, from Newry—Rose, Barron, from Strangford—Telford, Maken, from Dublin—Gip y,•(steamer) fm Waterford—lsabella Napier, (steamer) from Londonderry—The Not tingham, and the Birmingham, (steamers) from Dublin. The Bristol, M'Known, hence.for New York, was totally lost 20th ult. on Far Rockaway Beach-76 steerage passengers, drowned. The Adam Lodge, .—•, Queen Adelaide, Borland ; and North America, Dixey, hence, at Charleston. The Chevalier, Knight ; Berwick, Chase; American, Manchester; and Roscoe, Delano, hence, at New York. The Lowell, Wilson, hence, at Boston. St Andrew, Garrison ; and Cyrus, Robinson, hence, at St John's NB Thomas Leech, Coull. hence, at Monte Video, Puella, Hardy, hence, at Gibraltar. The Brilliant, Gibson, hence for Jamaica, was - spoken in lat. 43 34, long. 10 20: The Cceur de Lion, Robinson, hence for New York, was spoken 30th Nov. in 1at..51, long. 13. The Killegrew, Noye, hence, at Seville. St Ann's, Curran, hence, at the Bay of Fundy. Dove, Roach • and Columbia, hence, at Newfoundland. Perseverance,' Monnet, hence, at Ostend. Meg Merrilies, Penrice, hence for Africa, off Cape Clear, sth Dec. Fenwick Keating, M'Kenzie, hence for St Petersburg. Alexander, Leeds, hence, at Baltimore. Ellen, Pue, from Quebec, at Waterford. Carlton, from do, at Dublin. —, Hebrew, Carr, from New Orleans, at the Clyde. The Grace, J ones, arrived at this port from Demerara, sailed sth Nov. On the 7th Dec. in lat. 50, long. 11, was struck by a heavy sea, which carried away stp.rboard quarter galleries, wheel, Sze. On. the Bth Dec. off Dungarvon, was struck by a sea, and shipped a quantity of water down the after hatchway, which Was open at the time for bending the cables.- The Margaret, (steamer) arrived froM Waterford, with loss of head, cutwater, and other damage, having been in contact with a barque. The Despatch, Adelle, arrived from Richibucto, sailed in company with the Renovation, for London, and Campaign, for Cork. Ana Mondell, Armstrong, from Demerara, at St Andrew's. Eliza Killick,. Waugh, from Harabro', at Torbay, for St Domingo. John and James, Delarne, for this port, has put back to Hambro', leaky, having struck the ground, and must discharge, A barque, hpund to Quebec, was seen on the coast of Anticosti, by the John and Marv, arrived at Milford. The Hibernia, of Kinsale, was spoken 4th Dee. - in - lat. 46, long. 21, dismasted, was bearing for Kinsale under a jury foremast—did not want assistance. The Wexfoid, of Wexford, timber laden, was spoken Ist Dec. in lat 48, lon 24 40. g. The Chieftain, M'Bride, from Quebec for this port, off the Brandy Pots, 13th Nov. The Martha, Kerr, sailed from Seville for this port,,26th Nov. ST. PETRRSBURG, Nov. 23.—This morning there.were 9 degrees of frost, and the river was full of ice. The Minstrel was to sail yesterday, and the Ganges this morning, but the wind is almost lulled. These are the only ships loading, except two Americans. SUNDAY, DEC. t l.—Noon, Wind N.N. W,—Moderate. (An Irish Mail.—Hi g h W ater Oh 35m.) A nRIVBD—The Algonquin, Miercken, from Philadelphia—Canton, Melville, from Quebec—Herald, from Honduras—Ward, Mas ter's. from St John, N B—ldcghetrra, Neuman, from Wasa—Charlotte , Tusher, from Quebec—Lady Cremorne, Fenwick, from St Petershurg. ALSO A Rim/En—The Hoddam C as tl e, and Veracity, from Cork Sir W S Bro'u from Dublin—Sir F B Head, Strangford, from Beau smaris—Stewfirt Monteith; Hunter, from Dumfries—Actress, Davis, from Belfast•—Unicorn, and City of Olalgow. (steamers) from Glast,,,,,w —Athlone, (steamer, from Belfast-6eorge IV, (steamer, from Newry —(Earl Roden, (steamy].) from Drindalk-,4libernia, (steamer) from Dublin—Mountaineer, (steamer) from Swansea—Portland, Hardy ; and Sophia, Maxwell, from Glasgow—lsabella, Wilkinson, from New'rv—Scotia ; Muller; & Countess Galloway, (steamer) from Kirk cudblight—Preston, front Dublin. . SAILED—The Mary Catherine, Colburn, for Malta, &c—Phillips, 'Woolley, for Valparaiso, &e—Anne, Holmes, for Africa—Ganges, M' Donald, for Maranham—Porto, (steamer) for Dporto. The Tam O'Shauter, Sumpton, sailed from Quebec for this port, 13th November. - - Lnekwoods, —, from Quebec, at Crookhaven, for this port. • Helen, —, arrived from Ch ar l es t on, sa il e d 14th N ov . I n lat. 44, 'long. 43, spoke the George, from Pictou, for London. MONDAY, DEC. 12.—Noon, Wind .s:S.W.—Blowing Fresh. (An Irish Man.—High Water lh 25m.) ARRIVED—The Thomas Dickason. Lvon, front Savannah. sailed 21st 'ult.Esther, Douttlas, from Quebec, after being aground on Jordan's rSank—Albion, Kydd, fr om St P eters b urg. ALso ARRIVED—The D u k e o f Cl arence, Fil e, f rom D un d a lk—lris, trangan ; Fearon, Leonard ; and Gipsy, Gowirg, from Dublin—Ailsa Craig, (steatner) Tiger, Doyle ;,and Arctic, 1%1 urphy, from Wexford }.—Jessie; Rae, f'rom Newport—Good Intent, Belford, from Kirkcud bright—Scotia, Milne, from Dumfries—Stag, —, from Glasgow— Earl of Surry, Christian, from Isletnan. • The Trafalgar, Jackson, hence off Waterford, Stla instant, for New Orleans, The Emigrant, Petrie, hence, at Savannah, in 32 days. Jane, Lennox, hence, at Savannah. Atalanta, Sexton, hence, at Malaga. Industrie, Zellien, hence, at Ostend. Superior, Tyler, from St Domingo and Turk's Island, at Cove. Champion, Gallilee, from Ilichibucto, bulwarks, &c. at Cove, with loss of boats, The Eliza Ann, Hyde ; Pallas, Hall ; and Urania, Clarke, from Cfilehee, at Cove. The Tronningen, Stottenhurgh. from Bristol, at Cove, for New York, with loss of boats. bulwarks, &e, and is leaky. • The St Mungo, Griffiths, from Gloucester, et Cove, for St John's, N,B, dismaated, The Enterprise, M'Cready, sailed from'Newry for St John's, N B, 9th instant. The .3wift„•Davies, sailed from Newry for this port, 27th October last. and has not sihce been heard of., ' •• TRALEE, Dee. 9.—The Liverpool, Louden, from Miramichi for Li verpool,,struck on the Point of Inch in Dingle Bay, and has gone to pieces—crew saved. BIItTHS. On Friday, the 11th nit. the female sailor, whose story lately made so much noise in the world, and who entered the marriage state about nine months ago, was delivered of a fine boy. On Sunday, the 4th instant, at Paris, the lady of the Hon. it, Cut lar Ferguson, of a son and heir. MARRIED. On the I Ith of October, at St. James'S Church; Bristol, by the Rev. J. Mackenzie. Mr. John Leaves, many years a member of the Liver pool and Manchester Theatres-Royal; to Mary Maria, youngest daughter of James Bourne, Esq. of .Bith. On Saturday, the 26th ult. at St. George's Church, Captain Swan, of the Margaret, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Wylde, of Runcorn. On Thursday, the Ist inst , at St. Augustine's Church, by the Rev. J. Jones, Mr. William Hewitt, to Miss Jane Hyatt. On Sunday, the 4th inst. at Copperas-hill Chapel. by the Rev. Mr. Gillow, and afterwards at St. Philip's Church, Mr. William Sharpe to• Mary, second daughter of Mrs. Lyon, publican, Albion-street. Same day, at St. Philip's Church, Mr. George Midge, cordwainer, Birkenhead, to Miss Catherine Shimming, of the Isle of Man. On Monday. the sth inst. in Cheshire, Mr. James Warr to Miss Eliza Barker. Sure, wonders now will never cease, It strikes me more and more ; This gentle maid could find no peace, Until she went to Warr; And, having gained, you'd think she'd pause, Yet still she strives for little Warra. On Wednesday last, at St. Luke's Church, Mr. Robert Ellis to Miss M. G. Black, daughter of the late Captain George Black, of Greenock. On Thursday last, at N. Philip's Church, by the Rev. T. S. Bow stead, Mr. W. Griffith, of Anglesea, to Eliza, daughter of Mr. Ty rer, l'ickwell, Leicestershire. Same day, at St. David's Church, Captain Tamer, of this port, to Sarah, youngest daughter of the late Mr. John Robinson, of, Uniou street. Same day, at Leek, by the Rev. T. H. Heathcote, vicar, Fitz-James Watt, Esq, of Morris Brook, Cheshire, to Phoebe, Elizabeth, only daughter of the late John Fowler, Esq. of Horton-hall, in the county of Stafford. On Saturday last, at St. Mary's Church, Lancaster, by the Rev. J. Dodson, A.M., Vicar of Ceckerham, Thomas Gudgeon, second son of John Dodson, Esq., of Lancaster, to Eliza, second daughter of the late Morecroft Kirkes, Esq., ILN., of Holker, in the said county. - - Yesterday morning, at Walton Church, by the Rev. Thomas Moss, vicar, George Wilson, Esq., merchant, of this town, to Margaret, daughter of the late John Pyke, Esq,., of Everton. DIED. On Friday, the 21st Oct. at Philadelphia, in the 78th year of his age. Gilbert Robertson, Esq. his giitannie Majesty's Consul in that city. As the deceased had many friends in Great Britain who were attached to him, we extract the following account from the obituary of a Phila delphia paper :—" It is not our purpose to enter into any details re lative to the merits of the deceased as a public functionary. The con tinued approbation of his sovereignis sufficient "prod his having satisfactorily performed the duties of his responsible office. Cherish ing an aident and unabated fondness for the land of his nativity, we have reason to believe that he entertained the most kindly disposi tions towards the country in which he was destined to live for nearly half a century. Commemorative of him only in his private capacity , is the ensuing notice intended. No one of his community was, per haps, more widely or advantageously known, and now, certainly. whose death would he more generally or deeply lamented. Long re sident in it, he sustained, by the weight of his character and the polish and amenity of his address, the highest position in society, to which he largely contributed by a singularly liberal and refined hospitality. Bred in the old school of manners, he presented the best and among the very last of his peculiarities.. Dignified and courtly, he was still cordial and gracious, and it was impossible to approach him and not to feel respect, or to conciliate his intimacy without this sentiment being converted into the warmest siFectiOn. The whole of his quali ties were elev flied, robust, and manly. Eminently distinguished by truth; sincerity, and frankness, be never -forfeited those virtues, on any occasion, and seemed uniformly to turn with instinctive disgust from all that is mean, sordid, diminutive, or wily. Thus ' avnerous, open, and unreserved, be commanded entire confidenc e , andsecured, to the last moments of existence, a band of faithful and devoted friends, mho watched over him in his lingering illness with the ten derest solicitude, and now deplore his decease as an extinguishment of no small portion of their purest happiness." - - On Friday, the 13th ult., at Skerton, near Lancaster, aged 77, Mr. Richard Dixon, formerly landlord of the boot and shoe public-house, in Scetforth, and father of Mr. William. Dixon, butcher, of Preston and on the same day, at the same place, John, his youngest son, aged 36, lately a shopkeeper, in Lancaster. - - - - - On Friday, the 24th ult.. aged 56, Elizabeth, relict of iftiniphrer Owen, Esq. ' of Dolgelly, North Wales, much lamented by her family and all who knew her. On Saturday, the 26th ult., at the Viearsga-house, Wrexham. aged 3•Eyears, Mary Ann, the affectionate wife of John James, 'Esq., soli citor, and only daughter of the late Mr. John Painter, of that place, stationer. On Tuesday, the 20th ult., in his 35th year, Captain Williamson, of the brig Forth, from Campeachv, which arrived the previoust day. He: was an affectionate husband and father, and his loss will be severely felt by his family. On Sunday, the 4th inst. Richard Westall, Esq. R.A. aged 71, be loved and,rygretted by all who knew him. On Monday.. the sth inst. aged 45, Margaret, wife of Mr. Thomas Parkin, Frederick-street. On c't edaesday last, aged 76, Rachel, relial of Mr. Richard Ed mundsop. On Thursday last, Mrs. Strickland, wife of Mr. Strickland, Bootle Marsh. iinPriday last, at Bootle Marsh, after a few days' illness, Ellen, wife of Mr. Jesse Hartley. Same day, Mrs, Hall, wiff* of Mr, Hall, Bootle Marsh. On Sunday last, rived 21, Ann, youngest daughter of Mr. C, Hay", ship-builder, Upper. Pit- strut. LIVE R POO I. : TUESDAY, DECEMBER, 13. 1836. - . PRINTED AND PUOLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND. FRIDAY MORNING, BY RICHARIX.PAWISSON. (Of Hope Collage, Seacombe, Cheshire,) At No. 4, No smn CItriCKYT, CASTLE-STURET, LIVERPOOL. Orders and Advertisements Are received by Messrs. Neoton and Co., Warwick-Aquare; Barker, Fleet-street; Deacon, Walbroole: Reyuell, Chancery-la,ne; Lawson It Barker, Birchin-lane; Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-l ane , C orn hill •, Munden Hammond,- 27, Long bard•street ; Mitchell, 8, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street - Clarke and Lewis, 4, -Crown-court, Threadneedle-street ; Mr. 'Thomas llextall, 11, Alderautnbury ; at Garraway's; at the London Com mercial Coffee- nouse, Mincing-lane; at the Jerusalem Coffee house, Cornhill ; Chapter Coffge-house, Patch-noster-rovv; and North and South American Coffee-house, Threadneedle -stree t, Loudon; by Messrs. Johnston and Co. ; and Mr. John Lee, at his Newspaper and Advertisement Ag.ency__Office, 35, Henry-street , Dublin ; Mr. Nl'Phua, Glasgow; Mr. Wheeler, Exchange-street. and Mr. Lewis, Market-street, Manchester ; Mr. Malley, Book seller. Warrington ;,Mr. Clarke. Pilot-effice, Preston and M r- Coops, 33, Union-striet, Birmingham. sij C tiurth e silperio ktid So 1 ton s.Lt E " 4 pa .1" 1)11 II„ 4:e ~. ~_ P,„. fre turth e qtid wit boa‘ r nediat i ?rilace 8 tor t or tel ,__ 871. UNIT; Thes a t'd s's t it b it). a and th e ho The uoard .._ • '..-,... the f asten, draft t best fe et 7 3Pecti, A The , Fo i -"rem 4 ( H dap 110.8,1