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ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. The Rev. Frederick Tryon, 8.A., has been presented to the Vicarage of Deeping St. James, by Sir Thomas Which cote, Bart, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Frederick Sep timus Emly. The Rev. 'l'. V. Stewart, to the Vicarage of the parish of Portsea, in the gift of the Warden and Fellows of Winches. ter College, Hants. The Rev. Michael Rowel Peters, to the Vicarage of Madron, with the Chapels of Penryn and Morva, Devon, vacant by the death of the Rev. Wm. Tremenhere. The Rev. William Holland Lee, 'of St John's College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Alverdiscott, Devon. Patron, Les- gig •—ist&et The Rev. Henry Colims, 31. A., late Assistant Curate of 'AVincatitou, to the Perpetual Curacy of that parish, void by the death of the Rev. William Carpendale. Patrons, the Messrs. Messiter. The Rev. Thomas Addison, of North Ings, to the Vicarage of Isillington, Yorkshire. The Rev. Nathaniel William Hallward, M.A., Rector of Milden, Suffolk, has been appointed by Lord Viscount Lor ton, one of his Lordship's Domestic Chaplains. The Right Honourable Earl Bathurst has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Thomas Rolph, Curate of Cirencester, one of his Lordship's Domestic Chaplains. The Rev. John Davies, to be the Officiating Minister of the new Church, at Runcorn, Cheshire. The Rev: George Lea, late Curate of Wolverley, to be Curate of St. Clement's, Worcester. The Rev. Nicholas Kendall, 8.A., to the Prebend of Hare ham Manley in the Church of Endillion. Patron, the Hon. Anna Maria Agar, of Lanbybrook. The Rev. James Guillemard, M.A., Vicar of St. Giles's, Oxford, has been presented. by the President and Fellows of St. John's College, to the Vicarage of Kirtlington, Oxford shire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Saunders. The Rev. Thomas Penrose, D.C.L., Vicar of Writtle, Essex, has been appointed Domestic Chaplain to the Earl of Egreinont. OBITUARY. At his house in Walton, Aylesbury, in the 83d year of his age, the Rev. Joh n Dell, Rector of Wesron Longville, Norfolk. At Stamford, at the residence of his brother, James Hurst, Esq., the Rev. Thomas Hurst, Rector of Brington, with By thorn and Old Weston. At Belford, oti the 29th ult., the Rev. Marcus Dods, Mi nister of the Scotch Church there, in the 152 d yet r of his age. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Oxrottn, Our. 13.—Cougregations will be holden for the purpose of granting graces and conferring degrees on the following days in the present Term, viz.:—Oct., Thursday, I; Z ; Nov., Friday, 2, Thursday, 15, Thursday, 2'2, Thurs day, 29; December, Thursday, 6, Monday, 17.—N0 per -1 son will, on any account, be admitted as a candidate for the degree of B.A. or M.A., or for those of B.C.L. or B. Med. (without proceeding through Arts) whose name is not en tered in the book, kept for that purpose, at the Vice Chan cellor's house, on or before the day preceding the day of con gregation. On Tuesday last the Rev. Ashurst Turner Gilbert, D.D., and Principal of Brazennose College, havito , been re nominated Vice Chancellor of the University, took the oaths 11 of office and entered upon the duties of the Vice Chancel lorship for the third year, with the accustomed solemnities. The following Heads of Houses were afterwards nominated by the Vice-Chancellor to be Pro Vice-Chancellors during t his necessary absence from the University, viz. :—Dr. Jen kyns, Master of Bailiol; Dr. Bridges, President of Corpus; Dr. Marsham, Warden of Merton; Dr. Hawkins, Provost of Oriel. In a Convocation holden on Wednesday, being the first day of Michaehnas Term, the nomination, by the Vice- Chancellor and Proctors, of the Rev Dr. Bridges, President : of Corpus Christi College, to be a Delegate of Accounts, iu Vice -1 the room of the late Rector of Exeter, was unanimously ap proved. In a Congregation holden at the same time, the g 1 . degrees were conferred :—Bachelors of Divinity: Rev. W. .;r Hancock. Fellow of Magdalen College.—Masters of Arts: ! Rev. F. Fulford, sometime Fellow of Exeter College, grand icomp.; Hon. E. H. Grimston, Fellow of Alt Souls' College; Rev. T. E. Morris, Student of Christ Church; W. Pulling,, Fellow of Brazennose College: Rev. J. Field, Magdalen , Hall.—BaclieloraelArts: R. S. D. IL Roper, St. Mary Flail, grand comp.; G. Warriner, St. Edmund Hall; G. W. Col hos, St. John's College. CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 13.—0 n Wednesday last being the first day of term, the following gentlemen were elected University officers :—Proctors : Rev. J. Burdakin, M.A., Clare Hall; . Rev. H. Arlett, M.A., Pembroke College.—Moderators: Rev. T. Gaskin, M.A., Jesus; Rev. J. Howstead, M.A., 1 Pembroke.—Serutators, Rev. F. Martin, M.A., Trinity; Rev. R. Cory, 8.D., Emmanuel.—Terrors: Rev. J. Bald win,l' M.A., Christ's; Rev. G. Langshavv, M.A., St. John's. —Auditors of Chest : Rev. Dr. Ainslie, Master of Pen:- : broke; Rev. C. Tucker, M.A., St. Peter's; Rev. E. H. Browne, M.A. ' Emmanuel. At the same Congregation the following degrees were con ferred: R. H. Wright, 'Trinity; E. Evans, Queen's. Yesterday the following gentlemen were appointed The Caput for the ensuing year:—The Vice-Chancellor; Rev. Dr. Ainslie, Master of Pembroke, Divinity; J W. deldatt, D.C.L., Trinity hall, Laws; W. Clark, M.D., Trinity, Physic; R. Birkett, M.A., Emmanuel, Sen. Non Regent; - H. W. Cooksop, M.A., St. Peter's, Sen. Regent, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. THE MOSTYN STAKES (Tills DAY).—The appearance of the bettings on the above stakes is this day even more singu lar than it was a week ago. There was then, certainly, a second favourite in Albemarle, who was coupled with 1-lark away, absolutely to figure second when the decision was given. Now, any odds could be obtained against Albemarle, and no doubt he is snugly stabled for another year's cam paign under his new master, Sir John Gerrard, who pur chased him, we rather think, during the Heaton Park week, for the pretty handsome sum of 1,500 guineas. Since he bowled out in tote, nothing has made a_spring into any thing like a second favourite. A few flights ago, the party sup porting Harkaway were so determined to have all the money obtainable, that they laid 5 to 2 to a large stake, and would probably have not thought it buying money 'tear at half a point more; at all events they accepted 100 to I a few times over, that their horse made a walk over. It is very probable that the field will be small, and consequently there will be great honour to Harkaway in winning the event in a com mon canter. His Irish and English running justifies the conclusion There is, however, always hope for the fields men in this race. Should Harkaway win, the party will gain a large stake in bets, as well as the honour of gaining the prize, which the gentlemen of the principality would gladly see won by one of their own stables; at all events, not by Mr. Ferguson. Rumours are afloat as to which of the club gives him his nomination; a little time will spew. A score or so was laid out on Vertumnus (purchased from the stud of the late Duke of Leeds, it is presumed for Mr. Alderman Copeland), at the long figure of 20 to 1. The following will chew that, in the business now doing, Harkaway has the game to himself. THE MOSTYN STAKES.—P.P. ENTERED OR NOT. 2 to 1 on Harkaway, laid yesterday and to-day, with offers afterwards to take 5 to 2. l'2 to 1 against any other (! , ffered). THE DERBY. 13 to 1 against Lord Jersey's brother to Achmet. (take 11 freely.) 1-1 to 1 against Duke or Richmond's Gulnare. (take 15 ) THE ST. LEGER.—Commodore was coupled with Harka way, and backed a few evenings since to a good deal of money, at 15 to 1. TATTERSALL'S.-THURSDAY, Nothing was done here yesterday.—The Newmarket Se cond October Meeting► takes place on Monday next, and four following days: one of the most interesting events to be de cided in the course of the week is the question relative to the Goodwood Stakes, which is claimed by Lord Suffield, as owner of St. Luke, on the ground that the winner, Louther burg, was improperly described. The result is looked for with anxiety by a great number of speculators. STATE OF TRADE. LEEDS ManicEr.—The woollen trade of this district, as indicated by the amount of sales in the Cloth Halls, is not quite so animated as it has been of late; still there is a fair business doing, although the buyers for the London and pro vincial markets are extremely cautious in their purchases. The demand for the American Spring trade is also very good, considering the early state of the season, with a fair prospect of increasing the sales. BRADFORD MARKET.—The demand for manufactured goods here, on 'Thursday, was more limited than of late for all sorts. Merinos were especially dull of sale, and there were few inquiries for Saxony cloths, whilst pieces of low quality underwent a decline in price. The wool market was much the same as last week, but the liner sorts of wool were rather slower sale. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.—We had a very fair demand for goods here, on Tuesday, especially for Tweeds and Fancy Doeskins; but the sales of plain cloth were rather limited. The merchant manufacturers generally are busy. DEWSBURY BLANKET H ALL.—We had a dull market here on Monday, both for blankets and shoddy cloths. The stocks on hand are not large, and consequently prices re mained firm. _ . YORK WOOL MARKET, OCT. 11.—Both supply and de mand of Wool, to this day's market, has been good.—Prices nominal upon our last. DONCASTER WOOL FAIR, OCT. s.—There was a very thin supply of wool at this day's market, the last for the season; indeed, quite inadequate to the wants of the purchasers, who were in pretty numerous attendance. Strong wools, espe cially, were in demand, ant , met ihe readiest sale. A clear ance of all kinds was effected ; but no disposition was evinced to give higher rates. We give our last quotations, being nearest to the prices obtained. flog, 19s; hog and ewe, 17s 6d; ewe, 16s to 16s 6d per stone; Locks, B'd per lb. CHESTERFIELD Woos. MARKET, OCT. 9.—Coarse wools are very heavy, and declined in price a little; only the finest are in request, and keep their price. THE COTTON TRADE.—MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING. —Things are more in grey goods since Tuesday, and all kinds are easier to buy than on that day. Notwithstanding there is a tolerable business doing in finished goods, a fair portion of which is for the United States.—Nothing can he more dull than the trade in yarns fur export.—Prices almost nominal, but still lower prices would be taken if sales to any extent could be effected. THE YARN TRADE.—WORKING SHORT TIME.—We un. derstand that tho engagement to abstain from lighting up mills, to which we alluded on Wednesday last, has been signed by all the spinners of middle numbers of mule yarn for export, in Manchester and the immediate neighbourhood. with the exception of one or two, who, from the peculiar cir cumstances in which they were placed, could not be expected to join in the engagement. We understand the short time is to commence on Monday next; and the stipulation is, that none of the parties to the engagement shall recommence working full time without giving a fortnight's notice to their associates. We believe there is little doubt that the example will be very generally followed by the principal country spinners who reel their yarn. METAL MARKET, BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 10—Manufactured copper has risen Mcl per lb within the past week ; but for tile, cake, and best selected, we have no alteration to make from our last quotation, viz., 90, 99, and 91. Tin stands at 87 ; spelter has advanced, ranging between 22M and 23. The steam communication between Trieste and Constati nople has been given up. At a sale of Mr. Pearson's effects in Nottingham, a lock of Napoleon Bonaparte's hair fetched the sum of seventeen shillings. A clerk of Messrs. Rothschilds, bankers, London, named Samuel Green, absconded the other day, after turning into cash a check drawn by the firm for £2900. A remarkable fine woodcock was shot by the gamekeeper at Apley-park, on Tuesday, the 25th ult.—Kidderminster Messenger. FRENCH TREATMENT OP QUACKS.—" They manage these things better in France," we observe—that is, in reference to quackery. Two or three vagabond empyrics have been traversing the country with a nostrum, which they distin guished as the Sucre Mexique, being nothing else than jalap and molasses. These fellows were pounced upon by the police, and fined and imprisoned on the charge of obtaining money under false pretences; having guaranteed a cure in all cases, and prescribing the same remedy. Quackery is essentially swindling, though it may he said, gui vult decipi, cLcipicfur. The credulous ought to be placed under the protection of the law, and ev e r y - compounder of an universal Medicine should be punished as a swindler. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY MEETING, On Thursday at Bristol, in pursuance of the Resolution come to at the half-yearly meeting, held the 15th August, to the effect that the report of the directors should be printed and circulated and its adoption deferred till the second week in October, the adjourned meeting was held. The large room was crowded before one o'clock, and amongst the com pany were Mr. L. Heyworth, Mr. Hoyes, Mr. Crossthwaite, Mr. Swift, and other gentlemen, who represented the north ern shareholders. The chair was taken by W. U. Sims, Esq., who after some introductory remarks, observed that a glance at the report would show that the Directors, if any faults or defects were proved to exist in the present mode of laying the rails, were willinL• to con§aerand L. •• _ - r realised - every hope which had been formed. The receipts for the last 18 weeks amounted to £29,694 ss. Ild., yielding an average income of £1,694 16s. per week. At their last meeting the average was £1,596 per week. The receipts for the month of June were £6,459 165.; for July, £6,913 25.5 d; for August, £7,154105, Ild.; and forSeptember,£7,ss9 19s Id. (Applause.) A full account of the expenditure had been taken for the same period, and it was found that £10,925 I2s. Id. covered all the expenditure, with the excep tion of that which had been required for the repacking of that portion of the permanent way which bad been found to re quire it. Instead of an expenditure of £3OO per day, and an income of £2OO, as had been stated, the proportion of an expense was smaller than ou other lines. With respect to the cost of laying the rails on timber, the directors had been anxious to obtain the most certain information, and they found that with a heavier rail of 60ibs. to the yard, and a larger scantling of timber, without piles, th e cost wou ld no t exceed £7,000 per mile. The opening of the line to RUE combe and from thence to Reading, the directors felt to be most important, and the fact of its nut yet having taken place must be ascribed in some measure to the position in which the directors had been placed by the unmerited dis trust exhibited towards them, and the unusual and long delay in confirming their report. Mr. Wood had not vet submitted his report on the line to Maidenhead; but was about to un dertake a course of inquiry and experiments before doing so. At present his experiments had not been sufficiently exten sive to justify him in forming that sound and practical con clusion at which he was desirous of arriving. The Chair man proceeded to mention a conference which the directors had had with the engineer of the Bolton and Bury Railway, Mr. Hawkshaw, who recommended a total change of plan, beginning de neve, taking up the rails and laying them down at the 4 feet 11 inch guage. He (the chairman) thought they were bound to wait for the report of Mr. Wood, for which they had themselves called, before listening to such a suggestion. A discussion here took place respecting the reading of Mr. Hawkshaw's report, Mr. Smith, Mr. Crossthwaite, and Mr. Noyes wishing to have it laid before the meeting, which was . opposed by Mr. Mortimer, Dr. Carpenter, Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. Fribb, who maintained that the report of Mr. Wood ought to be submitted to the meeting with. that of Mr. Hawk shaw. In the course of this discussion the Chairman stated that Mr. Wood's report would be ready in about six weeks from the present time. Dr. CA . UPENTER, after eulogising the conduct of the Di rectors, and stating that he regarded this as one of the most important lines in the kingdom, not only as respected the communication between Bristol and London, but as, in con nection with steam vessels, forming the most direct, rapid, and certain communication with the United States, concluded with moving the adoption of the report of the Directors, which had stood over from the last meeting. 11. CASTLE, Esq., seconded the motion, and in doing so, contended that the travelling on the Great Western Railway was easier than on the Lonfon and Birmingham or the Grand Junction line. The former, which was so. much cried up by the northern gentlemen, was so rough, he was informed by a friend, that a person could hardly keep his seat on it. With regard to the outlay exceeding the estimate, experience had shown that no great undertaking had ever yet been completed within the original estimate ;—why, therefore, should such complaints be made in the present instance. LAWRENCE HEYWORTH, Esq., contended that the letter of Mr. Wood, and the report of Mr. Hawkshaw, ought to have been read to the meeting. He was bound to say, that he knew so much of those reports as to be able to aver that if one of them had been read, the meeting would not have hesitated in agreeing to an adjournment to take them into consideration. Mr. Heywood proceeded to analyse the two reports of Mr. Brunel; his report of the expenditure, and his report in which he declares and defends his own particu lar views. With regard to the first report, he would call the attention of the meeting to the expenses of the engineering and surveying department. It might then have been ex pected that at least they would not have been burdened with a greater expense than on other lines; but what was the fact ? In the London and Birmingham line, the charge for engin eering and surveying was £Bl,OOO, on the Grand Junction, £24,000, while on the Great 'Western, which had not ex pended more than half its capital, and not completed more than one-fifth part of the works, the charge was £61,000, which being multiplied by 2, as it ought to be, would give £322,000 against £Bl,OOO for the Birmingham, and £24,000 for the Grand Junction.—(Hear, hear.) The next item he would take was the office expenses. In the London and Birmingham they amounted to £34.000, in the Grand Junc tion to £76,000, in the Great Western, up to June last, to 1.:19,(XX), which was equal to £38,000. He called on the shareholders_to look on these things, and to consider if such was the expenditure in these items, which must come under the eve of each Director, what an enormous outlay there must have been in the greater works. Mr. Heyworth next alluded to the cost of kyanizing the timber, to the expense which had been incurred in fixing the gradients and other items; and said that it was not sufficient for au engineer to be able to boast that he had completed the best railway, but that he ought also to have scene regard for the persons who had entrusted him with their money to carry on the work. He moved an amendment, that the present meeting be further adjourned till the special meeting for taking the reports of Mr. Wood and Mr. Hawkshma , into consideration should have been held, and that such reports be printed and cir culated amongst the shareholders ten days before the special meeting is held. A SHAREHOLDER seconded the motion, and in reference to the increased expenditure observed that the original esti mate, which was two millions and a half, was now raised to £.-1,568,000—mi advance of nearly 100 per cent. Mr. HOYES enter into various calculations with respect to kvanizing the timber, in which he contendedthat Mr. Brunel had misled the shareholders in his estimate of the compara tive expense of laying the rails, &e. He was perfectly satis fied with the Directors, but he was not satisfied with their engineer. It was impossible to place confidence in the engi neer, after the experience of the last three years. • Mr. BRUNEI. said he did not feel surprised the gentleman who had last spoken did not feel confidence in him, for no professional man could exrect confidence if au impression were taken up on incorrect calculations, and on deductions founded on those calculations. (Mr. B. then followed in detail Mr. Hoyes's figures, and was repeatedly cheered by the meeting in his explanation.), . Mr. BABBAGE entered into a long• account of his observa tions and experience on different railways. In the course of a tour which he had recently made be was every where met with some remarks on the shaking and vibration of the Great Western line: he had made up his mind to judge for himself, in order to disabuse the public mind : he had conversed with scientific men concerned with twelve railways • he had tra velled on seven ; and the result of his experience was, that in those seven, the Great Western stood as No. 2, for comfort and ease in travelling. After a good deal of discussion, in the course of which Mr. Ileyworth withdrew his motion, it was finally agreed that after Mr. Wood presented his report, a special meeting should he called which was fixed to take place in London on Decem ber 20. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meet ing separated. ALARMING DISTURBANCE AMONGST THE WORKMEN ON THE NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY, NEAR ROTHERHAM. (From the Doncaster Gazette.) Between eleven and twelve o'clock on the forenoon of Wednesday last, the peaceable inhabitants of Rotherham were suddenly alarmed by the report that a serious distur bance had taken place between two parties of men who were working on the North Midland Railway, and that a large party were assembled on Masbro' Common, preparing for a desperate attack upon the town. In the course of a few minutes every shop in the High-street was closed, and, with the exception of perhaps one or two in some of the back streets, not a sin g le shop was left without the shutters being put up and the door as securely fastened. The town at this time presented a very singular appearance, all the shops heirsg closed, and groups of people standing at every corner of the streets, of course magnifying the rumours into events of the most dire description. The following, as far as we can learn, are the facts of the case:—On the line of the railway in the neighbourhood from Darfield to Swinton, a number of Irishmen are employed, against whom a jealousy had arisen on the part of the Englishmen, on account of the former working for a less rate of wages. On Wednesday morning a dispute having arisen between one of each party, the Englishmen made common cause with their countrymen, and suddenly commenced an attack in a body at Darfield, by driving every Irishman away whOm they found at work on the line. This they dit.from that place to Swinton, at the same time pulling dotter . and destroying the mud hovels which the poor fellows had erected for the temporary resi dence of themselves and their families. This course was proceeded in until they came near Rotherham; when the- Irish beginning to gather courage as their forces increased, made their way over a number of fields, and broke down all the fences, with the materials of which they armed them selves in the best way they could, several of them being already possessed of spades and other weapons. They theft made a spew of resistance, and stood their ground, deter mined not to be driven away any further. Fortunately, at this time, Mr. Stephensou, the contractor, with some of the directors, who happeued that morning to be engaged in taking a survey of some parts of the line, came between the parties. Mr. Stephenson placed hithself before the Irish men, and promised to protect them if they would put them selves under his care, and otherwise there is little doubt but a great number of lives would have been lost. The poor fellows at once agreed to follow him, and Mr. Stephen. son then led them peaceably into Rotherham, where he placed them in the yard of the Rotherham Station in Westgate. Here he supplied them with a quantity of ale, and exhorted them to be peaceable, and they should be protected. Here the men, to the number of nearly 300, remained, apparently peaceably disposed, but loudly complaining of the injury which had been done by their enemies, and stating that two or three of their party had been killed already, and that they were obliged to act in self-defence. They were here visited by Henry Walker, Esq., of Clifton, who had been called from the Bible Society, where he had been presiding; and also by Thomas Walker. Esq., of Raventield. These two gentlemen (magistrates of the West Riding) addressed them, and begged them to be quiet, assuring them that, in case of riot, they would assuredly find the law too strong for them. The magistrates then proceeded on horseback to speak to the other party, whom they found assembled in groups on differ ent parts of the line, to the number of about six hundred. They evinced a worse feeling than did the Irishmen, to whom they openly manifested a very bad spirit. In the meantime the Rotherham troop of Yeomanry Cavalry had assembled on horseback in front of the Court-house, where they re mained in readiness until the return of the magistrates, when they were dismissed. A detachment of about forty of the artillery arrived from Sheffield, with a field-piece, a little be fore four o'clock, but returned without entering the town. A number of special constables were sworn in during the day, a party of whom, accompanied by some of the railway agents, under the superintendence of Mr. Bland, proceeded to Wath : the remainder were placed under the command of Womack, the police officer, and paraded the streets during the night. The Irishmen remained at their quarters at the railway station, and were properly provided for through the kindness of Mr. Stephenson. No further disturbance, how ever, of any moment took place ; and the town, after a scene of great commotion during the day, assumed its customary appearance, with the exception of being disturbed by the drunken brawls of some straggling parties of the railway men. It is but justice to add, that every precaution was taken by the inhabitants of the town, as well as by the authorities, throughout the whole proceedings. FURTHER PARTICULARS. ( From the Leeds Intelligences.) THURSDAY, HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK.—The dis turbance has again broken out more fearfully. The English are determined not to allow the Irish to work. A large num ber of the former congregated this afternoon in front of the residence of Mr. Stephenson, and manifested a determination to pull the house down. In consequence of this display of feeling, and for the purpose of maintaining the public tran quillity, detachment of the artillery has arrived from Shef field; and with the assistance of the special constables, have succeeded in apprehending a number of the ringleaders. The riot act was then read by Henry Walker, Esq., of Clif- ton. The shops are all closed, and there is atotal suspension of business. Whilst the Sheffield and Rotherham troops of yeomany were on their way to join the regiment at Doncas ter, on permanent duty, an express overtook them at Cools borough, and they immediately returned. • The express pro ceeded to Doncaster with communications to Lord Wharn cliffe upon the subject ; and Captain Glanville, the adjutant of the regiment, immediately proceeded to Rotherham, to render bis assistance. The town is in the greatest state of ex citement awl alarm. The troops are now parading the streets in all directions; and every exertion has been made to pre serve the peace during the night. Six o'CLocx.—Through the exertions which have been used by the authorities, assisted by the military, peace has hitherto been preserved. The Sheffield troops of Yeomanry -t-rouP rem+ poviott-it mains, and is acting in concert with the artillery and the pol:ce force. All is quiet at this moment; but the excite ment and alarm which prevailed during the day has not wholly subsided. The Shetueld troops reached Doncaster at eight o'clock on Thursday. In reference to this unfortunate affray, we have received the following communication from the North Midland Rail way-office : On Wednesday last, in consequence of a dispute of a trival nature, a great number of the English and Irish labourers employed on the North Midland Railway, between Darfield and Masbro', met at the latter place, armed for a desperate conflict, but through the persuasion and active interference of the Deputy Chairman and the Directors, (who were on the ground,) aided by Mr. Stephenson, the contractor, and the ag,ents on the line, the parties, amounting altogether to about 700, separated without coming into actual collision, although within 200 yards of each other. The English party were induced to follow the Directors along the line nearly two miles, where they were again addressed by the Deputy Chair man, and promised to return to their own quarters and re sume work peaceably on the following day. The Irish followed Mr. Stephenson to Rotherham, where we leain that proper pi oteetion was afforded them. The Directors who had previously been in communication with the Rev. Henry Bowen Cooke, a magistrate resident at Darfield, waited upon him on Wednesday evening, when arrangements were made which it is hoped will prevent the repetition of these outrages. We are sorry to state, however, that hostilities were threatened on the following day at Masbro', but through the active exertions of Earl Fitzwilliam, the Messrs. Walker, and other magistrates in the neighbourhood, measures have been taken to preserve the peace. VANAMBURGH, THE LION TAMER. (As several inaccurate accounts have obtained publicity re _ lative to Mr. Vanamburgh and his method of obtaining • the mastery over the wild beasts under his charge, with the discipline he adopts for their management, he has fa voured us with the following details as a means of setting at rest the strange speculations afloat on the subject.— Atlas. Isaac A. Vanamburgh was born in the year 1811, at Fish kill, in Duchess County, on the banks of the Hudson River, in the state of New York. His parents were farmers, and he himself was put into a grocery establishment in the city of New York, at an early age, as cleek.. In this situation he remained until he was about twenty years of age, and at this thatelpieseieetrotiesetienietershilepreten t - avec-Mimes—sal commenced. Being in the neighbouring state of New Jer sey, where an exhibition of animals was taking place, the operations were suspended on account of the absence of the keeper, who alone of the troupe was accustomed to enter the cage of the lion. The company being dissatisfied, and the people connected with the menagerie not knowing what to do in the emergency, Vanamburgh volunteered fur whatever the keeper had beets accustomed to perform, although he had first to be instructed what that was. Previous to this he knew nothing of the habits of wild animals, and had never even touched one. "The lion, who was alone," says Mr. Vanamburgh, "seemed to look upon me as a stranger, but I handled him with confidence, and he soon got accustomed to me. I entered the cage without the slightest trepidation; and during the whole of my subsequent career I am satisfied that the beasts, however savage they may be, had an instinc tire sense that my temper was uglier than theirs, and that it was in my power to devour them if I pleased." His success in his first experiment attracted his attention to a pursuit with which he had become acquainted by chance, and, on further knowledge of the parties, he gave up his previous business, and connected himself with the lion and his owner. The winter he Milled an engagement at the Bowery Thea tre, in New York, in a piece entitled the Lion Downed; or, the Bandit of Benares, in which he had a combat with the beast on the stage. This was the first instance of a lion ap pearing on the boards of an American Theatre. Mr. Van amburgh then went to the Zoological Institute in New York, one of the largest establishments of the kind known, as it employs from 60 to 100 Hottentots and native hunters at the Cape of Good Hope, for the purpose of going into the inte rior of South Africa, under the command of a Scotchman named Clay ton, to catch wild beasts. This association de spatched a vessel • , from New York or Boston every y ear, which was chartered expressly for the purpose of bringing; to those cities the beasts that had been captured, in which un dertaking it expended upwards of £2'J,OOO. Mr. Vanam burgh entered into an engagement with the proprietors to tame the animals as they wese landed, and render them fit fog the exhibitions of which they were to form k part. He tried numerous experiments as to their tractability and do cility, travelling with them in summer through the principal cities from New York to Washington, and attracting hun dreds of thousands of visitors to the Institute during the winter, by the novelty and boldness of his extraordinary attempts to subdue the temper and natural propensities of his ferocious pupils. In this singular species of apprentice ship which Buffon and Cuvier would have delighted to ob serve, Mr. Vanamburgh had almost every variety of the large and savage race of brutes under his hands; he declares that the only inapt scholars he founlcluweri,rebethine g l" c 'e on n i a p s e' compelled to he could not succeed in teaching n rest satisfied with subjugating them to his control, and awing their restlessness into comparative submission. Of these he had four in the same cage, (two of the spotted and two of the striped kind,) with a lion and lioness, tigers, leopards, and bears, among whom he moved about with an entire ab sence of apprehension Indeed, from the first time he en tered the lion's cage in New Jersey to the present time, he avers never to have lost his presence of mind, but went up to them when strangers and in their wildest state, confidently and without hesitation. This is his only secret—a determin ed heart, a confirmed will, and a strong arm; and he has, never known' an instance in which they were not "cowed.' Some would show fight, at first, and this has occurred with the lioness and the leopard; "in such cases," adds Mr. Van amburgh, "I use the stick, and they soon become submissive. I could hold any of these beasts at arm's length for some time—long enough to permit assistance to be rendered me; but in a protracted struggle I must succumb, as they would master me with their claws and teeth." A singalar proof of his confidence in his powers of con troul over the brute creation, and of the almost presumptuous hardihood of the experiments he exhibited, is afforded by de- Mils of some of the feats which were so attractive in New York. He would bathe his arms, face, neck, and head, with the fresh blood of a bullock; and before entering into the cages,-caused the bucket in which the gore was contained to be given to the animals, which they would instantly lick with avidity. lie then entered with the blood dropping from his limbs, and would draw his arms through their 'teeth, thrust his head into their mouths, and roll among them, without their attempting any thing beyond the mere licking of the parts where the blood had been smeared. On another occasion he introduced a child about seven years old, and a lamb, into a cage of lions, tigers, and other powerful brutes, and the rehearsal of this exhibiton was at tended by a remarkable incident.. He leaned upon one knee, and placed the child in such a position that one of its feet should rest upon his knee, and the other upon the lion's head. " I then took the lamb up to hand to the child," he goes on, "and as 1 war' lifting it, the tigiess sneaked behind me, and snatched it out of my band betwen its teeth. I w as f e arful the child might be frightened, an expected myself that there would be a tight; so I removed it out of the den as quickly as possible, all the time laying on the tigress's head and body with a whip to prevent tier having time to lacerate the lamb. One of my attendants passed a crowbar to me, with which I knocked the tigress down more than half a dozen times, until at last she fell senseless, and dropped the lamb uninjured from - her jaws. The lioness then seized the little thing, but I• adopted the same process towards her, and succeeded in • getting it out of the cage unharmed. Determined not to be foiled in what I had undertaken, after the lapse of a few mi nutes, I took the boy and lamb again into the cage, and went through the performances according to my intention, which I have repeated a oat many hundred times in New York, and other nieces, without any of the animals ever venturing , again to seize my fellow exhibitor. I was desirous of re newing the spectacle ,here, (in En g l a nd, at Astley' s ,) but have been disappointed, on the geound that it would be un pleasant to the feelings of the visitors. Such an impression, I am bound to respect; but, for toy own part, I have not the slightest objection or apprehension as to the harmlesness of the exploit." Mr. Vanamburgh was also accustomed to enter the dens enveloped in stage fire, with squibs and other pyrotechnics exploding around hint ; at first the beasts were greatly tend fed, and crouched into corners, covering their eyes with their paws; they quickly, however, became habituated to it, and now regard it with great philosophy and composure. "The animals I have now with me," resumed our inter locutor, "cause into my hands direct from Africa; I tented them, and brought them to their present docile state. It never made any difference to me whether they were hungry or not —whether they were good-tempered or angry—tlut I went amidst them trusting in courage, strength, and stick. When I first put soy present stock in the same cage, consisting of lions, lionesses, tigers, and leopards, ten in a 11,.! stationed myself in the den with the lion, to receive them, one by one. I had the tiger brought to the door in a box, which I opened, and dragged him in. When the lion saw him he was agi tated, and lashed his sides with his tail; the tiger made a spring at Min, but was shaken tiff by the lion, and they had a smart. fight together, rolling. over one another, biting, and roaring, while I was employed in beating them both with a heavy hickory club over face, legs, and back. After some time I managed to separate them, and drove them into op posite corners, where they crouched, glaring at one another, and uttering a short, sharp, and angry growl. I next brought in the leopards, when a general row commenced againt and wishing to have it over as soon as possible, and that ones:liras'e should do for the whole, I had in the other animals—elions. lionesses, and all. There was a brief skirmish between the lions, but that soon merged into the common conflict, and I employed myself in distributing my blows mete; theta all without distinction, till I succeeded in pacifying Them. I was with them for almost every minute during six weeks, frequently eating my meals in their cage, and.sleeping in a small closet only separated from them byiron bars, which allowed of my reaching and touching them through. They fought dreadfully at intervals, but did not injure one another seriously : at the expiration of six weeks l'entriPletelv suc ceeded in bringing them into subjection by beating, and they have never renewed their quarrel since." Mr. Vanamburgh has never tried any experimiets re specting the relative strength of the animals, their weight, or the proportion of their power with that of.a horse, bullock, or ether beast of burden. He has nut taken ally note of the quantity of flesh they would consume if they had an ad libiiuiii supply, but promises to ascertain these carte, and furnish us with the result of his observations. The animals castle over to England in the packet-ship President, from New York, anti a thousand dollars (£2OO sterling) were paid for their freight. Thirty sheep and twelve bullocks were laid in as sea stock for thesis, and this was considered as rather shot t allowance, as they eat nothing whatever but raw and - fresh meat, rejecting any thing salt, tainted, cooked, or stale. It is a rule of their domestic economy never to teed them but once in the twenty-four hours, and their supper is always after their performance. Mr. Vanamburgh has nosy per formed thirty-five nights at Astley's, and will appear at Drury-lane Theatre on the 20th instant. Froth thence he goes to Paris, having ratified an engagement at the theatre of the Porte St. Martin. He then returns to Eugland, makes. a tour of the counties, Scotland, Ireland, &e., and visits Ger many and other continental countries previ ous to hi s return . to the United States. On Thursday last, the dth instant, a circumstance occurred on the stage at Astley's, which is worthy of being recorded. The performances for Mr. Ducrow's benefit, on Monday next, was being rehearsed, in the course of which Mr. Vanain-_ burgh is to be introduced, holding Ins largest lion bva chain, and standing on a platform, which is borne on men's shoulder?. " I caused the platform," says Mr. Vanamburgh, " to be placed on a level with the door of the cage, taro %Ninth I en tered to bring hina - nut: He made his exit very quickly e and seemed glad to stretch his - limbs, but showed a great anxiety to get at the horses. The procession proceeded, and lasted upwards of a quarter of an hour. When it was over the plat form was brought to the door of the cage, and before the lion was put in again, I played with him for a little while. I then unchained him, and wanted him to go ;he jumped down. I leaped upon his back, and in this manner he attempted to get to the rear of the stage, in the direction of the stables. Some heavy flats and scenery were in his front; between the edges of these he contrived to oet his nose, and having worked them aside, he bolted through, carrying me with. him. By this time I got a rope, which I passed round his neck, and by kicking and pulling I managed to get him back to the cage, into which 1 drove him. The stage was soon emptied when he leaped clown." Many incorrect and extravagant narratives having been published respecting Mr. Vanamburgh and his wild beasts, we have requested him to confirm the authenticity of the fre goino details by his signature, so that the readers of the Atl as may be convinced that our statements on the subject are from the very best authority. ISAAC A. VANAMBUIWiI. * In the New York dialect the word muss is nearly equiva. lent to the English row: Puss IN Tuount.R.—A ludicrous scene occurred in the en closure appropriated to the monkeys in the fardin des Plantes. By some chance or other, an unfortunate cat had found its way in among the nimble inhabitants of this vast cage, who immediately made common cause, and assailed the intruder. Puss showed fight, and, for a time, by the aid of her formid able talons, kept her enemies at bay; but at length the big ape came foremost in the fight, and seizing the cat by the neck, forced it down with its nose neon the planks, and very scientifically began with great deliberation - to bite off its claws, and as he finished each claw, he put the disarmed paw to his nose to ascertain that all was smooth. This pro cess was continued till the screams of poor puss and the shouts of the spectators attracted the notice of the keepers, who came and put an end to the emerations.—French paper. AN EXCURSIVE SPEAKER.--At a dinner which followed the laying of the foundation-stone of the Peterhead Aca demy, a Mr. King, bookseller, in proposing the toast of the press, delivered a speech which is thus described iu the Aberdeen Constitutional:—" After a flowery speech, in the course of which he touched upon the press in genera!, and the newspaper press iu particular, and on antiquity, Greece, Rome, courage, patriotism, generosity, noble daring, legisla tion, philosophy, genius, poetry, sculpture, oratory, slave, manacle, scourge, principles of liberty, the AmpUlis, Ho mer, the Grecian Demosthenes and the Roman' Cicero, reli gious knowledge and the sages of Greece, blasphemy, and the light of the sixteenth century. 'knowledge is power, the liberty of the subject, the management of Government, strong right hands, flashes of electricity, and a number of other articles too tedious to mention, concluded by proposing " the Liberty of the Press." (Drank with great cheering. - Air— " Bid me Discourse,") RAILWAY MEMORANDA. GREENWICH RA ILW tY.—There is every prospect, we are informed, of the line being opened by the end of the present month. Scarcely any thing remains to be done except the iron work over the Ravenshourne Creek, and this is now in active progress. The permanent way between Deptford High-street and the Greenwich terminus is iu a very forward state. This portion of the line is laid on longitudinal wooden sleepers, with three-feet bearing. The receipts from passen gers continue good; the increase on the last nine months is nearly £l,2oo.—Railway Times. EASTERN CouNms RAILWAY.—WB un4ltand that Mr Braithwaite is acting in a most extraordinary anner in the execution of this great work. When a bridge is to be built, or an excavation made, he absolutely refers to the estimate, and limits the expenditure to the suns therein laid down. By following this tale rigidly, instead of a million or two of excess, it is probable that the difference on the entire work, between the estimate and the cost, will be a mere trifle. In that case the Eastern Counties' Railway will be, indeed, a prodigy.—Spectator. BRIGHTON AND DIEPPE RAII.ROADS.—We are happy to find that the works of these two railroads, in both of which Brighton is most materially interested, are being carried on with great activity. it is said even that the Dieppe line will be first completed, and that great improvements will be made in the harbour of that town fur the accommodation of steam boats and other vessels. At Mersham, in Surrey, there are a great number of men employed, (upwards of five hundred) and the line from London to that place is in such a state of forwardness that tenders have been made to coach the re mainder of the road to Brighton. Temporary trains have been laid alpng the branch line to Shoreham, upon which the carts fur the removal of the earih will shortly run; and we shall not be surprised if by the next summer this portion of the line is opened for the conveyance of passengers and goods.—Brighton Herald. SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—During the last week the chairman of the board of directors, accompanied by Mr. Cu bitt, the chief engineer, and Mr. Fector, M.P. for Maidstone, who is also a director, inspected the works now in progress in this immediate neighbourhood. The greatest satisfaction was expressed at the advances made since the last visit of the directors; and the facilities anticipated in working through the chalk have been realized to an extent far be yond that of the most sanguine of its promoters. The line between this place and Folkstone has now been finally deter mined upon, and in the course of a fortnight the plans and specifications for contract throughout to Folkstone will be ready for inspection by parties desirous of contracting for the same. From Folkstone upwards there is only one work of importance on the line, viz at Beachborough. Beyond this point the whole line, to its junction with the Brighton Rail way in the county of Surrey, presents no work of a serious character. The central district, from Ashford to the west ward is, we believe quite unparalleled in the facilities which it offers in its construction. For a length of forty-five miles, from Ashford to its junction with the Brighton Railway, the line is perfectly straight, with scarcely any cutting, and so nearly approximating to a level as to afford scope for the attainment of the highest velocity of which a locomotive engine is capable. The works will be executed at an ex pense very far short of the average of railways; and, from the contracts which have already been let, we have every reason to believe that the parliamentary estimates will be more than sufficient to meet the expenses of their construe tion.—Dorer Telegraph. CAPLISLE AND MARYPORT RAILWAY.-It is intended to open the first nine miles of this hue from Aspatria to Mary port, on the 18th of June, 1839. BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY.—The men employed ou this railway on the line between Moseley and Camphill, are now prosecuting their labours both night and day, when the weather permits. DUNDEE AND ARBROATH RA I LIVA y.-111iS railway was opened from Arbroath to the temporary station at Craigie, near Dundee, on Saturday, the 6th instant. The first train, consisting of eleven carriages, started from Craigie station precisely at twelve o'clock, and reached Arbroath at ten minutes to one o'clock, and, deducting a stoppage of five minutes to oil the axles, leaves the time of travelling precisely three quarters of an hour, giving an average speed of twenty miles an hour. After taking in a supply of fuel and water, the train returned to the Dundee temporary station, Which it reached in 43 minutes, and travelling frequently, on several parts of the line, at 2G miles an hour. The works on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway are also in a very advanced state, and are expected to be completed in the course of two months, when there will be a continuous line of railway connecting the great manufacturing towns of Dundee, Arbroath, and Forfar. The steady motion of the carriages and engine may partly be ascribed to the gage which has been adopted upon this railway, which is 9;1 inches widerthan the principal English railways, lint.lB inches narrower than the Great Western Railway.—Caledoniaa Alercury. SHEFFIELD AND ItoTnEuriam RAtLuoaD.—We under stand that the directors have fixed upon Monday, the 29th instant, for the public opening of this line ; the most active exertions are now making by the contractors for its comple tion. The excavators are at work day and night, and a locomotive engine is constantly employed in working the soil carriages from the deep cutting at Brightside.—Leeds Intelligencer. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.—OD Monday, in consequence of a Dispute betwixt one of the sub-contractors and a times-man, the vhole of the Irishmen working at the Milnes Hill embankment struck work, and after a short cessation returned of their own accord. On Wednesday night the contractors paid off the whole of the hands, wi th out dis tinction, and discharged them; and they remained out of work all Thursday. 'lt was expected, however, that a re, engagement would take place in a day or two, the Irish hands excepted.—Manchester Guardian. EXTRAORDINARY SPEED OF RAILWAY TRAVELLING.—A friend in Kirkcudbright informs us, that he saw a gentleman laud from the Countess of Galloway at Kirkcudbright, who had started from London at eight o'clock on the day of the opening of the London', Birmingham, and Liverpool Rail way, and after whirling down to Liverpool by that excellent railway, he went on board the Countess, and landed at Kirk cudbright to breakfast, all within twenty-six hours. Thus breakfasting, in London one day, and iu Kirkcudbright the next.—Dumfries Times. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—Within these few days we have been along the line which is under contract as far as itomford, and on the entire distance the utmost activity pre vails. From Do;-row, near the Mile-end-road, where the temporary terminus is to be, the ground is• cleared of the houses and buildings which have hitherto impeded the opera tions of the company ; but we qinderstand that this part will be commenced and finished forth With. For a considerable distance on the London side of the Regent's Canal the em bankment to carry the railway is in course of formation. A brick and stone bridge, of a substantial and handsome de sign, is nearly completed over the canal, between which and the river Lea the ground is fenced off, and the road bridges, four in number, in course of execution. From the river Lea to Ilford the whole'of the brick-work and masonry is finished ; with the exception of; in a few instances, the parapets and coping. The embankments over the Stratford marshes will be shortly completed, the permanent rails being already laid on a portion of it. and for a considerable distance in the cut ting by tilarvland-point. The company have employed on this par! of the line two powerful locomotive engines, in place of horses, for drawing the earth-waggons. In the Stratford marshes they have a contrivance to facilitate the tipping of the earth-waggens, which consists of a moveable stage of about forty feet in length, on which are laid two lines of rails corresponding to those on the embankment; one end of the stage rests on the embankment, the other end is supported by frame-work on wheels. On this stage the waggons are run, and the contents tipped with great rapidity. The brick worki and masonry is generally to be praised. For a consi derable distance on the London side of Ilford (where a sta tion is to be made) the permanent rails ate also laid. At Ilford the company are proceeding with great spirit, all the houses and buildings being cleared away,-and the excavations proceeding rapidly. The works, as far as Rumford, are being carried on with the same activity, and by the time the earth work between Stratford and within about a mile of Ilford is finished, (which alone remains to be done,) the line from Ilford to Rumford will be completed; so that within a very few months from 'the present time the public will be able to avail themselves of this line as far as Rumford, and from the immense traffic on the great eastern road an immediate and profitable return will be made to the shareholders.—Cirii En gineer's Journal. lIIISH LIGHT Houses.-The expenditure' on these con cerns last year was,-.-Arran Island, £706 16s. 7d.; Cape Clear, £607 ss. 7d. ; Charles Fort, £lO2 Ba. 5d.; Clare Island, £920 12s. 83. ; Cork, £334 9s. 41.; Derry, (tw o budding) £5920 16s. 4d.; Duntnore, £166 ss. 5d.; Eagle rslancl, (two building) £3450 16s. 43.; Howth Pier, £2BB 16s. lid.; Kinsale, £BO3 10s. 50.; Kilkadrin, £BO6 12s. 7d.; Killybegs Harbour, (building) £3739 35. 11d.; Loophead, £438 I Is. 43.; Lough Swilly,•£4o4 194.10 d.; Larne, (build ing) £2087 12+. 50.; Mutton Island, £369 2s. Id.; Skelligs, (two) £l4ll 19s 2d.; Slyne Head, (two building) £5lBl I ls. 24.; Sligo,• (three building) £3613 14s. 10d.; Tusker Rock, £687 14s. 11d.; Tarbert, £913 17s. 100.; Valencia, (building) £284 10s. 91; Wicklow, (two) £845 4s. 9d. BRUTAL MURDER OF A SON BY A FATHEIt.—A foul and most unnatural murder was perpetrated at Heaton Norris, in the borough of Stockport, during the night between Satur day and Sunday week. The victim is a young man, twenty two years of age, a power-loom weav er i n th e manu f ac t or y of Messrs. Hole, Lingard, and Cruttenden, and his destroyer is his own father! The dreadful deed was committed in the excitement of intoxication. The following are the particu lars :—Charles Miller, the prisoner, is about fifty jeers of age, and a shoemaker by trade. He lived w ith hi s w if e, th e deceased, and two other children, in Stone lane, and kept a d g s ht took in place between question he was beer-house, called by the sign of the Whiteite Horse. He was q habitually g addicted i s t o w i f q e , u ,a o n r . d s O o n ni t e h l e v o n r i the father and the son. The former went to his workshop, up stairs in the beer-house, and returned with a s h ar p k n if e , which he used to cut leather. On meeting with his son, he instantly stabbed him in the left breast with his knife. The young man, on receiving the wound, turned his f a c e t o th e wall, and the blood fl o wed against it with great f orce . H e then walked the length of two paces into the bedroom to the left, fell on his face, and expired. The prisoner has been committed, MISCELLANEOUS. The Portafoglio, a Malta journal, announces the disap pearance of Al: Giovanni Serin, director of the Branch Bank at Bologna, leaving a deficit of• 500,000 crowns. We are informed that Mr. Kean when in Leeds, remitted £lOO to the performers at the English Opera. Manse in Lon dob, who we believe; were in great - distress at the time. — Leeds Intelliilencer. CHILD BURNT.—On Wednesday, James Platt, a child aged six years, was burnt to death in Mersey-street, Warring ton. His clothes had. ignited by being suffered to stand too near the fire, Dr, Babingten was once in . attendance on an Irishman, exclaimed with great naivete, My dear doctor, it's no use your giving me an emetic; I tried it twice in Dublin, and it would not stay upon my stomach either time." A cluster of hazel nuts was last week plucked from its parent stem in a wood near Urswick, in Furness, which con tained the astonishing number of thirty-four, all of tolerable size, and each containing a good kernel. On Wednesday,.the .Mayor and magistrates of Clonmel sentenced sixteen sh••emakeis to six weeks' hard labour in the 1-louse of Correction, for combination against their em ployers, which proceed to threats and menaces. • The ships of all nations that passed the Sound in the month of August, 1835, were from the North Sea, 1136; from the Baltic, 1199; total, '2335. Of those from the North Sea, 398 were English, and from the Baltic 332—total English, 730. Sir Robert Peel has' been mentioned as one of the most probable successors of the Duke of Sussex to the chair of the Royal Society, should Sir John Herschel persist in declining the honourable post. Private carriages, even with patent axletrees, are found, it is said, to have been injured by the violent motion they are subject to whilst fixed to railways. This, perhaps, might be obviated by their beint , either swung or placed upon a kind of spring. JOSEPH A UY. AT, RF.OLCED CHARGES.—Mr. J. Colson, at the Cobur g Inn, has this week been favoured by Ad) tri.th one of his offers of information of something to his advantage upon - receiving a remittance—not £1 as of old—but for ss. only !—Hampshire Advertiser. CAUTION To SPORTSNIEN.—It appears, from a recent opinion delivered by the Judges, that any person joining a pack of hounds as a spectator, even though he were invited, is liable to a supplemental charge of £3 135.. 6d, fur a game certificate.—G/Cucester Paper. We understand that early in the ensuing month the cele brated Jim Crow Rice, Frank Johnson, and the Avon orator, George Jones, sailed together fur Europe. Jim goes to jump, Frank goes to fiddle, and George to learn to dance. "Go it, ye cripples !"—Heir York Herald. MANCHESTER AGRICULTURAL SHOM—At the exhibition on Tuesday last, there was a beast, the property of Mr. Jas. Barratt, of Lyin, Cheshire, which .for syminetry, weight, and fatness, excited universal admiration. It weighed 260 stone. The owner was offered £45 for the animal, but re fused it. SINGULAR PRANKS of A MANIAC.-011 Tuesday after noon a poor fellow, who had come from Darwen, went to the Bridge inn, and by his manners soon manifested that he was not in his right senses. After remaining for a little time in the lobby, he proceeded to a stable, where he undressed him self and put his clothes into a tub, covering them with dung, and swearing that two devils were in them. After securing the fiends he rejoiced much, and gave some money to a lad to purchase him a great coat, declaring that be would never resume his garments. lie then carried on a sort of conver sation with the devils in the tub, with reference to their choice of liquors, asking them if they would have ale or gin, and the latter being preferred, he ordered two glasses of that cordial for them. An officer, being informed of the circum stance, soon arrived, and secured him, the poor madman in sisting that the tub containing the devils, whom he called by name, should accompany him. The tub, accordingly, was rolled before him in order to soothe him, and he was con veyed in custody to a place near-by. We have not heard what became of him since, but we hope he was forwarded to his friends in Darwen.—Bolton Chronicle. Tun JOINT-STOCK BANKS. —lt will be remembered by most of our readers, that, on the occasion of passing the Tem por• • Joint Stock Tem porary Bank Bill at the close of last session, the Chancellor of the. Exchequer expressed his intention to bring the subject of joint-stock banking under the consideration of the house of commons in the next session, with the view of passing a permanent law for its better regulation. It is to be hoped that this important question will meet with the most ample discussion, and that a measure may pass the le gislature, which will place the 'joint-stock banking system upon a much sounder footing, and one that will increase the security of those who transact their business with them. We find that this intention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer has created much interest amongst all classes of bankers,- particularly joint-stock hanks; and, in consequence, Mr. Blewitt, M.P. for Monmouth, and a director of the Monmouth and Glamorgan joint-stock bank, which was established under the provisions of the act, 7th George IV. c;!p, 46, sec. 9, has addressed.% circular to the managers of the joint-stock banks, in which he states that it is probable parliament will not meetuntil-Felnuary next, and then expresses his opinion that the intervening period 'cannot be better employed than in considering and communicating with each other on such ' defects of the present system as may come under their respect ive notice. Thatgenlieman also suggests, that, in order to concentrate all the information possible on this most impor tant subject, a meeting of delegates from the different joint stock bauks should take place in London, not later than No vember nexL fur - the purpose of considering and arranging the preparation of such legislative enactments as may appear necessary for the - better protection and improvement ofjoint stock banking. • Wino anti' Tony.—The titles by which the two great contending political parties in the state have been distin guished for about a century _and a half, are at present ex citing a keen - controveriy bet Ween two of our learned London contemporaries.. The titles, wing, and tory, were both origin ally nicknames, irbick'inranguage, like caricatures in paint ings although not truly descriptive, point out the prominent characteristics more strikingly than correct portrait's. Like other names, the future application often creates a departure from the original significance, and they are often made de scriptive of very_ different "classes of individuals; siill the names of whig and tory have, in all the phases of their use, been happily discriminating, from the days of Walpole to those of Melbourne, and from Temple to Peel. A whig is a croucher to the crown, and a sycophant to the sovereign : a tory is the supporter of the throne, and an advocate of the naonarch'S rights. A whig in opposition can shed the royal blood—in power, can lick the royal shoe; a tory, even when he politically disapproves personally reveres: A whig aspires to official power from love to himself: it is wielded by the tory fur the good and glory this country. A whig is in theory an economist, in practice a spendthrift —a democrat in his public creed, and'a tyrant in the domestic circle: a tory jus - titles the liberality of his expenditure by the beneficence of his purpose, and the feelings nurtured in private appear in the fruit of extended philanthropy. A whig promises much but gives little : from a tory we obtain more than he led us to expect. A wing is fair in profession . : a tory honest in deed. A whig in power, like a beggar on horseback, does not know how far he may be driven. A tory takes his stand on the rock of the constitution, and says to the waves of agi ta:ion raging around, "thus far shalt thou come and no far ther."—Glasgow Constitutional. , - A HORSE DEALER'S TRICK.—At the last Newton Fair, Mr. (no matter who) attended and had the good fortune to dispose of his horse for £39, in the Course, a fellow hav ing the appearance of a gentleman's servant accosted him, and after teaming several farmers with whose names he ap peared to be perfectly , familiar, offered to "swap" a horse he was riding for a pony belonging to Mr. —. As a matter of course, it was a horse of very superior breed, his sire was the celebrated Herbert Lacey, he was bred by a farmer and had been in a dealer's hands, moveover, £29 had been bid by a dealer for the horse, but his master would not sell until he was assured that the animal's new possessor would use him kindly. All this proved unavailing, and no exchange appeared likely to take place, when up comes a dealer, boldly offerini, the £29, and to all appearance, extremely anxiousto get pos session of the hunter. They did Lot make a deal, and the gentleman's servant walked the horse away. The dealer then suggested to -Mr. —how.easy• he could turn a penny, and by making the required exchange put a£s note in both their pocketi. Ile boldly offere'd-L3O for the horse, and appointed to meet Mr. --,-, at the Mill Stone after he had made the exchange. , This was dou&eventually, Mr.— giving £l4 and his.pony wofth £9 for the hunter. On going to the pub lic-house,•tile dealer had " bolted," and the hunter was soon diseoVered to be broken-winded, and not worth a £5 note. The case was put .into the hands of Mr. Jones, the deputy constable of Warrineton,: who had the good luck to fall in with the parties at,Chester fair, on Wednesday, and such was the eloquent appeal he made to them, that they were induced to refund the surplus revenue and defray all expenses. The hunter has since been on their hands, and has been the means of effecting a second similar fraud. THE CHARTEnTsts.—The real objectof that cunning knot Of vagabond agitators who got up what they call "the people's charter," has as yet been unexplained. It is simply this. A general opinion prevails among the "liberals," that the next session of parliament will be fruitful in jobs ; that a system of godless education will be carried into effect, and a " rural poiice" established . ; both or which hopeful projects will give birth to a crowd of commissioners, assistant-commissioners, constables, and stipendiaries of ail'kinds. Now, who so likely to profit frorn'this goodly shlwer of patronage as the radical "demonstrators?" WhUtle Harvey railed against the Whit's, called.theM by all sorts of -ugly names—" thieves," " swind lers," &c., and Whittle therAy got a place. Feargus O'Con nor., Vincent, Elting, Edmonds, Hetherington, and the rest of them, are pursning the same course; and should they rail loud enough, there is no reason in the world why they should not feather their nest's in the same way as their brother pa triot of Southwark. In orderthat they may be "in the way" when theV are "'wanted," they invent what they please to ". the petiPies charter," and get appointed, or appoint themselves; '-'de elate s " to sit in " convention" at West minster (hiring, tie next ses,ion of parliament. One unlucky circumstance islikely to mar this pretty device. From their dupes all over the corntry they have 'hitherto been able to collect only twenty pounds—a sum scarcely sufficient to sup ply ein and tobacco to the " devil's chaplain," and leaving the rest of the " convention" wholly unprovided for. The " demonstrators," in fact, find it as difficult to " raise the Wind'! as Mr. Murph) ; and this obstacle, we repeat, will most probably put an end to the whole scheme. —lforning Herald. , A CHILD KILLED BY A Car.-LThe Convent de St Claire at Dombes-leS-eaui, has "lately been the theatre of a catas throphe which has . plunged a highly 'respectable family int° the deepest grief by the loss of a beloved child, and created a deep sympathy among the inhabitants of that part of the country, as much. inde , :d, from the melancholy nature of the circumstance itself as from the unexampled manner in which it took place. Monsieur and Madame B— had placed their only child,• a beautiful girl of ten years of age, m the above-mentioned convent, conducted by Ursuline nuns dur ing several years, and enjoying a high reputation as an establishment for female education. The unfortunate child, Louise B—, it appears, had incurred the punishment of the caeot, or prison,—the usual mode of correction adopted in French schools,—and was in consequence shut up in the place used for that purpose. It was observed that the moment the door was closed upon the child, her screams were heightened to a remarkable degree; but no particular importance was at tached, to the circumstance, and she was left in the cachot, situated at the bottom of the garden, and at such a distance from the house that her cries were inaudible to the inmates. About an hour after the child had been shut up, a violent knocking was heard' at the outer gate of the convent, which being opened, a labouring man, who happened to be conduct ing a cart along the road which passes near the premises, pre sented himself, and in an authoritative tone demanded "whom they were murdering in the convent," adding that he had distinctly heard the siehs and groans of a dying person pro ceeding .from the premises at the bottom of the garden, and insisted on - knowing the cause. The nuns immediately ex plained to the man riM fact of the child's imprisunment, and assured him that his imagination had attached more import ance to . the matter than was necessary. The man neverthe less insisted upon seeing the child, and the nuns were ulti mately compelled by his positive and determined air to accede to his ~ request, and they htd no sooner arrived at the spot where , the child was con fired than the convul s i ve so b s an d faint highs which ,struck their ears excited apprehensions for her safety. The door was immediately opened, when a spectacle of indescribable borror presented itself. The un happy child was lying on the ground in a state of the m u st • agonizing convulsions, and a cat employed in tearing away the tlesh - from 'her neck and face. Every effort was had re :course to in order to savelli , ! life of the child, but sueh was the. nature of the wounds inflicted on the neck and face of •the unhappy sufferer that she expired three days after the event. iu a state of the most horrid deliriuM. It is supposed that the cat; which happened to be shtit - up with the child, became in the first instance frightened by its screams, and subsequently infuriated.—French paper, TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 16, 183,8. {Z The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morning at 5 o'clock-. TILE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—Since our last, we have had an accumulation of news from the United States and Canada. Before we proceed to give any extracts from the papers, we lay before our readers the following important passage from a private letter, received yesterday by a respectable mercantile film in this town : New York, Sept. 18, 1838. Things again look bad in Canada ;—not so much from the renewed hostile preparation on the border, as the rising dis content manifest in the two provinces. The French are as insolent as ever in Montreal, and their Jacobin newspapers are re-appearing. The murderers of Chartrand have been acquitted. The jury. composed of Frenchmen, perjured themselves; and Jalbert, who murdered Lieutenant Weir, of the 32d regitnetlt, trill not be convicted, because the prin cipal witness has beets bribed to abscond to the United States. In Upper Canada the old Radical party is again at its tricks of agitation. It you ask the cause of all this, I will tell you in a word. Lord Durham an& all with him are Radicals. They on all occasions take part with the malcontents, as• far as they can do so without committing themselves. They pretend that the whole affair is a dispute between a Tory and a Whig party, —that both have been to blame. and the Tory party rather the most so. In consequence, Lord Durham published his amnesty, by which all the'captured escaped punishment, and many are nateat large, and at their old trade again. The anti-EnglishfFelings of the Governor-general and his adher ents are apparent to all, and the natural effects are disgust on the part of the loyalists, and a renewal of treasonable practices on the part of the disloyal. There is full and com plete impunity enjoyed by the rebellious. Now, my dear sir, I tell you one thing, that unless the whole system be changed, Canada will not be ours five years from this. If the Whigs remain in power, and continue their system, let who will be governor, the same result will ensue. The packet•ship Europe, Captain Marshall, which sailed from New York on the 19th ult., arrived here yesterday, bringing letters and papers to that date. , The following is an abstract of the news : The papers do not contain any political news of general in terest. Their commercial intelligence is, however, import ant. The arrival of the packet-ship United States, on the 14th, bringing advices from Liverpool of the 9th of August, when it had been ascertained that the crop of corn, in this country, would be short, had produced a spirit of speculation in flour and grain, the prices of which suddenly rose m the New York market. Afterwards, when men began to reflect, prices receded a little. Still, the market was firm. George town, common western and Ohio flour was quoted at nine dollars, and sales ranged from nine dollars to nine dollars twelve cents. The same arrival had produced a contrary effect on the Money Market. It brought advices of a decline in the value of American securities in England; and a corresponding de cline, in most of the stocks, took place in New York. The Cotton Market was active, at a slight improvement in price, in consequence of the favourable accounts from Li verpool. The exchange on England ranged from al to 91: a few bills reached 110 The United States Bank, in Philadel phia, had drawn at the latter rate. Mr. and Mrs. Mathews (Madame Vestris) had made their debut at the Park Theatre, to an immense house. The the ire was literally packed an hour before the curtain rose. Hundreds, if not thousands, it is said, went away unable to obtain admittance to the lobby. She was enthusiastically received. An Admiralty yacht had arrived at New York, from ifal mouth. with despatches for Lord Durham. The New York papers do not contain any Canadian news. Nor do the papers direct from Quebec and Montreal coutain ant-. A messenger arrived in the Europe, charged with de spatches from Lord Durham to Lord Glenelg. A French brig of war has arrived off Vera Cruz, in forty days from France, with the information that an additional force of fifteen vessels and one thousand men would be sent by the French Government to aid in the contemplated attack on Vera Cruz. The brig of war Laperouse, still blockaded the port of Tampico. By the Cceur de Lion, which arrived at this port on Thursday evening, we have news from Quebec to the 10th, and from Montreal to the 9th ultimo. The fol lowing is an abstract of the news brought by this arrival, as given in the Standar'd The absence of two material witneeses, of whom it is sus pected that they have been suborned, has compelled the Attorney-General to postpone the trial of the rebel Jalbert for the murder of Lieut. Weir until the ensuing term. All the convicted state prisoners have been respited. The jury impannelled at Montreal to try the murderers of Chartrand, one of the unfortunate loyalists who during the recent dis turbances fell a victim to the demoniacal fury of the revolu tionary assassins, have " agairist the head and front" of the most unequivocal testimony, acquitted the prisoners. The inhabitants of Pictou presented to Sir George Arthur on his arrival an address, in which they assure him of the confidence they repose in the system of policy he has pursued, and declare their zealous and unflinching attachment to the con stitution, which it has been his object to maintain. An ad dress, dictated by a similar spirit with that which actuated the inhabitants of Pictou has been preferred to Sir George by the residents at Cobourg, and to evil of them his Excel lency has returned a suitable acrd respectful reply. The elders and worshippers of the Presbyterian congregation at Quebec have transmitted to Lord Durham a memorial, in which they urge the renewal of the allowance which the home govern ment at one time granted to their officiating minister.— During the administration of Lord Gosford, it was enacted that the payment of the sums of money advanced to the provincial clergy should cease, as soon as the deaths of the incumbents then enjoying them should occur. This restric tion the memorialists contend has been violated in the in stance of the present Bishop of Quebec, to whom, although his appointment was subsequent to the regulation, the usual stipend . has been afforded. The memorialists respectfully solicit the good offices . of Lord Durham in their attempt to retrain the salary which their clergy were allowed; his Ex cellency has promised to transmit their memorial to Lord Glenelg fur his consideration and approval. The news from the frontier acquaints us, that the dispositio❑ of the rapparee population, who infest it, is still restless and lawless. The Prescott Sentinel, on the authority of a private letter, states that great activity prevails among the borderers, and that meetings are daily held for the purpose of convoking and effecting a renewal of aggresssions on Canada. Whether this information be correct or apocryphal, we have no means at present to determine. The Quebec. Herald asserts that arms and ammunition still continue to be smuggled by the rebels from the United states. The.incident most pregnant with ominous moment, of which the Quebec papers inform us, is extracted from the Bangor Whig. From that journal we learn that the Governor of Maine is so resolutely determined to risk the survey of the North Eastern boundary, that be has dispatched 1000 stand of arms, with which he intends to equip and prepare the Lincoln frontier regiment to con front and resist any opposition or hindrance the surveyors may be fated to encounter. ' THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Mr. CHARLES KEAN, re-engaged for Two Nights, this present TUESDAY, Oct. 16, and To-morrow, WEDNES DAY, Oct. 17. On both Evenings he will appear in the character of CLAUDE MELNOTTE, in Sir E. L. Bul wer's new Play of the LADY OF LYONS, which was received with the most enthusiastic applause last night by a crowded and fashionable audience. Second and Third Nights of the highly successful Farce of • TOM NODDY'S SECRET. fIpHIS present TUESDAY, Oct. 16th, will be performed .11_ the new Play. written by Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer, Bart., author of "Eugene Aram," "Rienzi," &c„ and acted with the most distinguished success, at the Theatre-Royal, _ . . LADY OF LYONS: . Or, LOVE ANT) PRIDE. C:aude Melnotte Mr. CHARLES KEAN. Madame Deschappelles Mrs. Clarke. Pauline Deschappelles Miss Faucit. After which, for the second time here, a ne , siv Farce, written by Thomas Haynes Bayley, Esq., and no performing with the greatest applause at the Theatre- 1 yal, Haymarket, called TOM NODDY'S SEC ET. Capt. Ormond, (an adherent of Chas. 11.)..Mr. W. Howard Tom Noddy, (Schoolmaster of Worcester)..Mr. Baker. Inkpen, (his Assistant) ..Mr. Slaiter. Mary.. Miss Grant. j Gahrielle..Mrs. 'relict. To conclude with the Musical Drama of "I WAS I. Delorme....Mr. G. Horncastle. Marcel—Mr. Baker. Julienne.. Mrs. Baker. Georgette Clairyille—Miss Grant. Madame Mag Mrs. Granby. Lower Boxes, 45.; Up. Boxes, 3s 6d.; Pit, 2s. 6d.. Gal. Is. Doors to be opened at half-p a st six, and the performance to commence at seven o'clock. On WEDNESDAY, the LADY OF LYONS. After which, TOM NODDY'S SECRET, and other Entertain ments. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. The alteration which has taken place in the time of departure of the Mails from this town has caused some irregularity in the receipt .of our paper by • distant subscribers. A reference to the table which appears in another column will satisfy our friends that we are not accountable for the later delivery of the STANDARD in the North of England and else where. Zbe Eibtrpool RUMOURED RESIGNATION OF LORD DURHAM. Extract of a letter from New York, of the 19th ult. by the Europe . : It is here reported, for certain, that Lord Durham has resigned his .VicerOyalty, immediately on receiving the des patches from the government at home. The report is generally believed in New York, and is of course made the subject of many speculations. All the accounts we receive agree in stating that preparations are snaking fur another insurrection, and those who wish that the Can a d as s h a ll re main attached to England have gloomy apprehensions for the winter. We hope, with the Lancashire Herald, that their apprehensions will prove groundless ; but if they are nor, we fear that we cannot expect the same enthusi. astic assistance from the loyal colonists, as these brave men afforded on the last occasion. The coldness, and even repulse with which they were met by Lord Dur ham, must have its natural effect in damping their zeal. IF it be true, as is generally believed in the States, that he has resigned, his place must be filled by a man of far different character and political tenden cies. The Europe has brought a messenger charged with important despatches from Lord Durhain to Lord Glen elg, and which may contain the official communication of his lordship's resignation. The arrival of the mes• senger is, at all events, rather critically co-incidental with the rumour in New York. No other message, we believe, has been dispatched from Canada since hostilities ceased. The New York Daily Express states that " It is rumoured in Upper. Canada, among the best in formed circles, that Sir George Arthur has already resigned the Lieutenant-Governorship of the Province." PROGRESS OF POPERY.—In a recent number of the Stockport Advertiser there appeared an extract from a private journal, containing an account of a Popish mis sionary. meeting at Rome, which affords a strong cor roborative proof of the ceaseless and. indefatigable ef forts now making by the Church of Rome to regain her ascendancy in various Protestant States of Europe. • • 1:4-7 , •!t. One of the speakers, who delivered the result of his • " .44 missionary labours in England, thus speaks of the apathY. dlffifiq which is now so prevalent among the Protestants, and • • I T 1 • . ' rr r "xcTif i ~ f~~•, t their proselyting system with so much success. This 71,that , Jesuit missionary speaks of Stockport in the following :tat& terms:— *3 ? ,244= sorsg "A very favourable circumstance," he said, "to be noticed here is. that all opposition from the heretics has long ceased, There is none. In fact, the feeling of those who are attached to the principles of the party now in power in England is one of decided preference for the true church to the system of spi ritual error there established." cr ¶W After detailing the operations of the mission, and de scribing the !improvement of the chapel at Stockport, and giving the number of Protestant (!) children who passed through the school, the Jesuit missionary con tinued : _ _ "'ii )'~ vv,av ors ,• i41.11r 4 1`. 3(3 "I'he heretics subscribed towards the enlargement of the •,1; church, and some of those who were employed in building it ' 4 returned to the bosom of the church, an example which there was great reason to suppose would be soon followed by one or two others of influence in the town. Some have attained to stations of confidence, and are thus increasing their influence; others have obtained seats of honour in the local courts for 4., ir3cia67 C the v,overntnent of the town; and the priest assured me that to be a member of the holy (Roman) catholic church, so far !OA ;.'1" ate from being regarded as a matter of distrust and jealousy as formerly, is now taken to be a sufficient qualification for the a duties of any public office, not excluding those which are con- . "/ "" netted with their heretical institutions; and in exercising 71T 1 which, opportunities are afforded which they will one day . know how to improve. The extent of their inffuence may be ' ' seen in the fact that, at the celebration of the Queen's coro nation, the (Roman) Catholics succeeded in placing their Oil dren next in order after those of the establishment, and before all the other heretics." In conclusion, he assured his de lighted auditors, that "in the event of another such occasion, the (Roman) Catholics shall take precedence of all others throughout the empire; for if a persevering and unanimous struggle on their part can effect it (and what can't it effect ?) its sceptre shall not long be withheld by a professed heretic, " but shall be placed again at the dispOsal of the holy church, and the undoubted supremacy of Christ's vicar apostolic on. • earth be established throughout those islands!" Such is the language employed at Rome to describe ' qirE* the prospects of Popery in England. Such are the , schemes which the liberal pro-Popish journals of Li- : ‘ 171 •" 11 'iY I. ‘“' verpool, and of England generally, are labouring to carry into effect. Is this, then, a time, we venture to ask when Protestants should rest upon their arms, in- Y. 41 different to the issue of the mighty struggle now in r ' ° progress? Is it not the bounden duty of every one .4 ;1341 r who loves the best interests of his country to exercise' r ' 4l ' the utmost vigilance in endeavouring to stem the flood' ; which threatens once more to spread over the whole" . land, and to sweep before it every vestige of that reli- • gious liberty which is the distinguishing characteristic of Protestantism? Should we not rouse ourselves from : 5 • 04 / our fatal slumbers, and vigorously oppose the tritun- " b pliant march of this insidious enemy? If we' wanted ” 14 " .g 1 any fresh stimulus to urge the zeal of the Protestants of this country to come forward more boldly than ever in defence of the Established Church; we have it in the' 74 4 T following powerful statement, which we transCribe , 7' o 111611 from the last number of Blackwood'S Makazirte .11414:1 11401 "It is well known that the Roman - Catholics' 1 . - 41•trrg 3 England and Scotland took very little part in the agi'. , ;•4l wsitils* C tation which brought about the act of 1829. - After-the ( I %iw : 1144 suppression of the rebellion in -1715, when so manps“ag vt" Roman Catholic families in the north of England item"' qolls lll4 ruined, and when all the others very properly catire';' under the close surveillance of tire government, - .very , ° 1 little indeed was done to disturb the Hanoverian ilv7i , lari 3 isi nasty, save by the deluded but enthusiastic loyalists of: •JllPhrioji l the Highlands. But when the bold Rebellion of 1745'. vrivel 141 was suppressed, as the former had also been, the hopes .1 , 4 k - 100 d of the House of Stuart fell altogether, and the Roman- - ; Catholics throughout Great Britain became more aritW 4 41011/ more attached to the reigning sovereigns, and more . • anxious to gain confidence by displaying their loyalty` or: and contentment. Generally, they took very' little!:.trol.:4 l ° l part in political strife, and were alienated alinVW7fi',l asra't' equally from both of the great parliamentary•iiarti.." -frig When the measure for admitting them to the legishw 9 el ,'"+s" ture was taken up by the.whigs, they for-a long tithe recommended themselves and their •claims . chiefly by refraining from all participation in those democratic expedients, and that Seditious turbulence on Which time Irish entirely relied. At the period of the French Re , ' ‘• volution, most of the English and Scotch Roman Ca tholics joined the ranks of the alarmists, and depre cated most strenuously the principles and practices of their Irish brethren. In many counties, their influ ence, though great, was never exerted; in some it was given to the tory candidates; they took very interest, however, in the contests ; they attended Court very little; they participated sparingly in the': sports and expenses of other country gentlemen ; and thus, while their wealth was increasing, their r-epect-:e -ability and local influence was increasing also. .Tithes.'!, have now altered. The Roman Catholic§ now" clearly their interest in the success of the liberals,'and - " 7- therefore, with very few exceptions, they have thrown their weight into that scale,. and have joined in the projects of Mr. O'Connell for the advancement of their political power. How great that weight is in Eng , land alone, we wish now, before proceeding farther, to , explain, because it has been too much underrated, and because from its having been only lately brought into; ' 4 ; 13 . use, it is not generally understood. - 7,-11 • f , "In the peerage, the Roman Catholics number - the - :',. 1 """ Duke of Norfolk, the Earls of Shrewsbury, Fingal], and Newburgh; Lords Petre, Stourton, Stafford, Vaux, - Arundel, Cliffords, Dormer, and Lovat ;• besides, among the Scotch and Irish peers, who have votes id r• the election of representatives in the Imperial meld, the Earls of Traquair and Kenmore; Viscounts Gormanston, Southwell, and Frankfort ; Lard Triinel- ' stown, Louth, Dunboyne, and French. Of these, Os pecially the peers of Parliament we-need scarcely add . that they include some of the most wealthy and influ ential noblemen in the kingdom. Among the baronets - ' we find the following Roman Catholics, nearly ;all or • whom may be ranked with the richest of the class to ' which they belong :—Sir C. Throkthortim, Sir. T. - Gerard, Sir I'. Stanley, Sir T. Haggerston; Sir. E. Blount, Sir H. Hunlocke, Sir C. Wolseley, Sir H. Thitchborne, Sir Clifford Conateble,'Sir E. i'dostyn; Sir F. Vincent, Sir T. Gage, Sir H. Bedinfield, Sir B. Wrey, Sir J. Lawson, Sir J. Smythe, Sir J. Swirl- , burne, Sir E. Vavasour, &c.; and besides these, there are many baronets of Ireland and Scotland we -might , mention, who profess the same religion. Again, in the list of the wealthy landed gentry of England many, very ,many, are Roman Catholics; and (as the follow ing specimens will show to our readers resident in va 7 rious parts of the country) some of them are among the most powerful proprietors in their respective coun ties. These names of opulent and ancient families are selected from a much larger catalogue nowbefore.ns Salvin, Constable, Maxwell, Mitforcl, Trafforci,Giffard, Plowden, Weld, Silvertop, Blunt, StonOt,'Doughty, , Charlton, Canning, Ey ton, Howard of Corby, 'Howard , of Greystoke, Cary, Chichester, Langdale, Blundell, : , Standish, Dalton, Scarisbrick, Hales, Tempest, .Whe; ble, Murnington, Lacy, Bodenham, Wright, Phillips, Dighy, Best, Jones of Llawarth, Waterton, Eccleston, Stapleton, Fitzlierlrert, Riddell , Clavering, Aston, Talbot, Strickland, Rookwood, Walmsley, Middleton, , Scialainore, Berkley, Townley, &c. &c. There would be no difficulty in naming several in this list and that of the baronets above, with landed property to the amount of £40,000 a-year, and a few wills even larger incomes. .It is therefore clear that the Roman Catho lics of England (for to these we at present cimfine ourselves) have at their disposal all the means neces sary to secure fOr their party great political importance and power. Nor are these means entirely neglec.ted. It is true that in the House of Commons the' Roman , Catholics number only forty, of whom no More than six are English members ; but foi..the smallness of this . force it is very easy to account when it'iSretnembered. that there are many Protestants as zealonsin.the work, ? of innovation as the Roman Catholics';.could desires , wino are less liable to suspicion; and who, therefort;i4_, not only have better chance at an clectiOn; but atsbare,,:ftt'l in Parliament the best tools Popery could select. is not difficult to understand that the influential man Catholics of the West Riding are as willing W . ., support Sir George Strickland as one of their ovvri.„,;; persuasion; and it is not very marvellous tlia . o l :l;,.ar "liberal',' Roman Catholics of Nortliu n ib;.rl a asill!' 3 ,- port Lord Howick, who declares for the pnniliilation 0i" the Irish Church, as warmly .as they .conlayosffi r if support any one even of their warmest Je,strits.,,Y• o : - .. 4 ' votes of the pseudo-Protestant and of the avolyefOigig;il' ro man Catholic are to be exactly the same in ti;eg.°Pr of Commons, common sense and policy dictate t 9. Papists a preference for the former; sad, while bo many 9f these convenient per sons arcs to he fOutia.. there is no necessity fur cro - wding the House of Coils ,e,c418 7 ~il~v?aiAlfG~i ;.# bstaio( ~~ 5 "12.11' ?pits ~`-'~1f~!t~ Rr~ ~.~ ~. ~ i 1 .~'