The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-02 00:00:00

e r. ~ .y PAR 8 LIVEIt 'rEIEATItE, enuiwi-i-sTnEEI 'The Pubic are ,respectfully informed that this established Bove of Entertainment is open. for the Season, Newly Painted. Decorated and o,namented by and tinder the direc.ion of Mr. Parker. and various Assistants. Mr. .r. P. COOK E.,. the ecle -I;rated re - presentative Or British Sailors, flour the Theatres 1i ceya{, Drury-lane and Covent-garden, (his first' appearance these tAxo years,) is engaged . for a limitelperiod. • I[ll-1 1 S present TUESDAY EVENING. ',3 , 1 January, and . durina the week, the Perrurinances aiX romineriee -with (first time)a new Nautical Drama never a • ed , here, called T EOC.AAN OF. 1.. FE; on, tivEttY INCH A SAI .00. • The Drama written by the-Anther t "Zly.Poll and toy Partner jlie. " he Music, enioni - and sf;ieeted. by Mr. Jolly. The Scenery hy Mr: Parker nd As,iitao:s. The Pro perties; B:.c. by Mr. kidgell. The Maehineav by Mr. T. Jackson. Mat Merriton (Boatswaln's Mate 01 the Ariadne) Mr. T. P. Cooke. To which will be added a Drama of intenFe interest, called TILE BROKEN HEART. To conclude with a new Dra111:1, railed VE'LERANS ASHORE; LIVING PICTURES. Captain Bei t rand - Mr. E. Burton.- Jack Junk..: - .. kr. T. P. Choke. 4 Mr. HOSKINS, Tie popuhir Comedian from- the.Theatre Royal, Manchester, &e., is engiw,d for a- limited period, and will shortly appear. Tickets and for the Br yes to he had of Mr. "Fogg, at the Theatre, each day fr om Eleven Till Three o'clock. Boxes, as., Pit, 25., Gallery. 6d.—Second Price,- Boxes, 24., Pit, Is.—No Second Price to the Gallery.— Doors to he op-tied at. Half-past Six. Performance to continence at Seven pre-. 110YAL AMVEIIT[IEATUE. GREAT CIIARLOTTE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Re-engnoement of Mr. TII07.11)SON. wu will appear as St George mid as the Wlf) Alan of Manchester, , . IpHIS present TIJES.;DAI:tiII 9 :Vl , •:0, 21 3 an. I,tt - fint, :7--7 will he perforMed, for the seventh time this season, the grand chivalrous . drama of ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGGN OF EGYPT ! Or the Seren Champion's Of Chri,tendom The part of St. George or EPtgland by Mr. T. TH OMPS' By particular desire, the CH IA I; IRI FA MLA , viii introduce their pleasing COCOA NUT DANCE, as performed by them before the principal courts of Europe. • • NOV E LTI ES OF TUE A Mr. Ryan will introduce the 'ARABIAN - PACK .HORSE.— . Miss and Master Ginnett will eppear ti;; the FISHER MAN of NAPLES and THE MAR IiET GIRL of Poicriet.-- Infant Pulaski as the FOXII UNTER—To be followed by t he won4erful perform:inces of the - Rivers' Family', • or ROYAL ENGLISEI. BROTH ERS.—Mr. Powell will introduce his VOYAGE FROM IN DIA--or the Dan , Ters of a Seaman's Life. Equeittrian Act entitled THE Lia LLE RS of MANSFIELD WAKE. • The whole tO conclude with. the nets drama, intense interest, called. the DUMB MAN of Al ANC ESTER. The part of" Tom the Dumb Man by .T. THOMPSON. Puces of admission, Dress BOxes, 3s. Pit, 25.; Loss en Gal lery, Is.; Upper Gallery, 6d. Children half-priCefrom the coin, menceinent to the Buxi.s and Pit oplv. Second Price at Half past Eight—Boxes,, Is. 6d.; Pit. Is. • Lower Gallery, 6d. - Box Office open every day from 1 I till 3 o'cloi-k, when Mr. HAL E will he in attendance. Doors opened at Six O'clock, and the Performances i.gin nreeiselv at Half-past. Private Boxes may be had n i ghtly for Partiea . at 21s. and T 24. Proprietor, Mr. BATES'. Stage Manager, Mr. NEVILLE: BY PERMISSION 02 THE REMIT WORSHIPFUL TEI MAY.OII.. UNIZIEIL•TILE .DASTINGGISOKD AND PM:MAST:NT PATRONAGE OF THE. UNIVERSITIES of.' oXFOIiD AND CAME!: lI3GE. E Nobility, Gentry. and Inhabitants of Liverpool, are it- in nSt n'sl t ectfhilv invited to 'visit and examine the asto nishing ntodtiction Of Natm e„the Stupendous SKELETu-N „ Ti!i!E HUYAL GIGANTIC WIIALE, A.Now LIIDIR ITED IN QUELN'S-SQUARE. The Propriptor deetns it wholl% unnecessary to iittempt any descripti on of the amazing gig , intic native t.f the Sea, whose wonderful size, strength, av,tl cbarac.ter . (so 1 . 2 r as description Can go) ale so . well I;now n to every leader of Natural Ilistm y, wh o mo s t h a v e been struck with astonishment ami admirat,ion nn readingthr v"rious accotints of the Whale, not only toy the Historia n , but bY the adventurous Voyagers - .'the Northern Seas. It may be true observed, 110%x-ever, .at no written ac c"" can ftu"ish, any adequate idea of th enortnous frame of the creature, every brine and joint a bleu' is a wonder in Itself! it is.no exag , zeration to say th• it must •be seen to he understood, and even t o b e .believed. examination of the Skeleton now l•fMted for pAblic inspection must impress every mind with a sacred sense of the boundless pmver of the Creating Hand that produced. all ibeliYing wonders of the Earth. from the minutest inset t to the magnanimous monarch of the ocean. The Whale, 4;t: which the- Skeleton is now to h e seen, was Found ~(4 1 the Coa s t of ['imolai), in October, 1831, an d th en Weit:hed 1. 18 (albs., and Measured in length 102 feet, circumference 75 feet. The Proptietor feels that, on inviting the Public to view a curiosity so itvere.tio , to all who admire the amazing pramc tion of 'Nature he should not do justice to himself if 110 to descend to Ihr tot , Common ulmles of endeavourio;: to att tact the crowd breatraorAinary I , , , otrariee or suecess; but lie respect f;ll,l34 begsto'state that the Skelet ,, n has been visited by many ousands in - various nart - s of the Country, a,la that every ‘ Si " ii € 49, astonished at:i , 2;ratified hevond all expectation. Atl ) 4 Ailsitni--c.qut rK I„s' •• I raile , iire. e r van; and Cliildmen 61. each. TTII E TIM ES (of Londo n ) by EXP ISS'. ...GA SKILL, 45, Lord- street. Li ve 001. i s mn ki ng, _IL* arranzeinents so that TII P. TIME.' id he delivered it, Subscribers in the Eveni,,, of the.dav n publication in Lon don. 'Chose persAns atfxitats to kave the Paper forwarded to l'heut, are requ es ! e d to iiiiike application from the eommenee 'Anent of the New Year. TO THE PUBLIC _ enter ing upon In • a new year, we beg to tender our cus ternary acknowledgements to our friends and the pub lic for the very liberal support which we have received (Luling the year which has just expired. Our best thanks are due to those who hare favoured us with a contiviance of their patronage as subscribers to the LIVERPOOL STANDARD ; whilst we can•scatcely find t erms sufficiently expressive to signify our sense of obligaton to those who have so liberally contributed .towards eugmenti" our advertising business. Thanks to our athertising friends in general, we have been enabled to occupy a truly proud position among the provincial newspapers. As the last returns fully proved, there were only nine newspapers out of Lon don which hai received credit for a greater number Of advertisements, during, the first half year in 1837, than the LIVERIpoL STANDARD. We are happy to aware our friends that our circulation continues to be on the increase. Nothing shall be wvting on our part to render the LIVERPOOL STANDARD still more deserving of that patronage and supporiwhich it hcz hitherto received. Our unremitted ec-vcrti`os shall in future be devoted to this object. The LIvERPDDL STANDARD lo the su presents peculiar claims' ppo , :t Of the public as an advertising medium. Its circulation is chiefly among the mercantile classes and in privatefamilies, thus o f fering that advantage .of which Advertisers are generally in. search—the , most eligible mode of -communicating with the more wealthy and respectable portions y* the. community. -in conclusion we have great pleasure in wishing our friends " a happy new year, and maw/ returns of the season." To couIIEsPoNDENTs. .iatt lette r of " A toyer of the Established Church" is"tiell . n ' e 'nt, but scarcely adapted for publication.. , •• ...,.. .. , The reques"/. 1 .1." shall be complied with. On 14 rida b y . We Purpose introoup:,„, article of some length on the su Ject of his reluark,."—g —4 .. . Ve suspect the .w t i ter to be a radical. who assumes the signature " A Tory," We must make soa a , insert the letter of "A Spy." inquiries before we can We cannot, at preset", ~ ac cede to the proposition of "G. M." We have received -uhickwood, Fraser, and the Dublin Univer sity Magazines , which shall he noticed on Friday.. • SOIREES AT THR TI VV. i IN sTrrutioN.-14. having' been er roneously stated i • i 41 further piiperg that the neat soiree will take place on ' l7e(l ttesday the 3d ; the subscribers are respect fully Inforcrierliptahlt. NV;;DNEst)AY the 10th is the evening ap pointed," stated in the tickets already iss ue d. ~................„__________,_ ; • tI)C •toc 'poot TUESDAY MORNING, JANUAI?.I 7 2, 1833, The Publication ot..itite:tz_ TAND R commencedLomcommencedthis moth ..,A 3 o'clock. NEGRO APPRENTICEstm..—Te Albion of yesterday persists in asseverating that the alleged " solemn-con tract" entered into betwee n th e I'Vest Indians and the p, r i t i s h people, on the subject of the abolition of slavery, hag been violated by the former. In saying this, the Albion' only echoes th e cuckoo cry of the sdiklyled philanthropists Who hiv e so y traduced the planters and maligned the 'legislativ e assemblies of the W est I n di es . We find the Same charge in a memorial recently presented by the .Auti:klavery delegates to her ijesty's government. This document has the follow ing. paragraph :---- " We, your Lordship's memorialists, •:,er e fully and painfully convinced' by evidence of a character authentic and indubitable, of whitAi a large portion is &trivet' from official d'Octioakits, that slavery in all its essential features, and in some respects under aggravated circumstances, still exists in the British colonies; that the principles of the imperial act, passed avowedly for its extinction, and to effect the emancipatiOn of the negroes, fo‘r which the immense sum of £2ti,M),600 was paid, have been syteinatieally nullified, an.; its benevolent intentions grievously '"1,1 sh4 ntetnilv.defented by the Legbd3tures and special magic a"Y of th e eilonies, on whom its extcutionliasbeen devolved.•.! 11: $ is certainly a seriuns charge. But how does the iwriter stand ? The imperial Ir , gishonre passed"an ac: for the extinction of slavery. That act conceded a pay ment of- ;1229,000,030 to the planters as a compensation for the losses contin.ent upon the emancipation of the negroes, requiting from- the planters, in turn, the fulfil 'ment of certain conditions bcfore the money could he paid. Tee colonial legislatures, as we sheaved in our last, passed. certain acts for carrying out the purposes of the imperial parliament. Government' were duly certified of the passing- of such acts, and must have been satisfied that the provisions of the impel ial act were duly recog nised by the colonial assemblies. The money was, in consequence, paid to the claimants for compensation. Upon .whom, then, does the responsibility rest ? It i. evident that if there has been any infraction of die terms of the " solemn contract," it could only have taken place with the connivance of government. To say that they have sanctioned such a proceeding is certainly pay ing them a left handed compliment. And yet this is ex actly the kind of compliment paid them by the liberal presq throughout the country ! We are glad, however, as far as the present ministry can be relied upon in any matter, that there appears no prospect that the present views of the anti-apprentice. ship agitators shall be realised. We infer this from the following reply of Lord Glenelg to the memorial of the delegates "D.vxtling-rect, Nnv. 27, " Sir, —I am directed by Lord Glenelg to acknowledge the 'receipt of the memorial. dated the 17th inst., presented by you and other gentlemen to his lordship on the ISth, expressing a desire that her Majesty's governimeut will take the earliest pos sible period for introducing a measure into parliament to bring the system olnegro apprenticeship it 'the colonies to an end, and further deprecating the appointment of any committee a either hotte of parliament for the purpose of inquiring into the work ing of the present system ; I ant to acquaint you, in reply, that .I.ord Glenelg, after an anxious R i nd minute attention during the - last two years and a half to the details of this subject, and after careful consideration of all the information respecting it to which hislordship has had access, does not feel that there are sufficient grounds to justify her Majesty's government in pro posing to parliament to make so essential an alteration in the act of 1833 as that which is desired toy the memorialists. His lordship is further of opinion, that, however desirable it might be that the apprentiCeship stauld be terminated by acts of the Colonial ►egislatures before the period fixed by law for its expi ration, the proposal by the government to the British parliament ,sof a measure for its immediate abolition would, without tending to shorten the duration of the present system, have the effect of pro•tncingirritation, excitement, and disappointment throughout the \Vest India colonies. It would thereby, in Lord Glenelg's judgement, present a serious obstacle to the success of the con stant-and unremitting endeavours of her Majesty's government to secure to the apprenticed population the enjoyment of the immediate rights to which they tire legally entitled, and to in sure the ultimate termination of the apprenticeship under cir cumstances the most favourable to the fall possession and ex ercise of unqualified freedom. In the prosecution of this oh feet her Majesty's government will'not hesitate, in case of ne cessity, to apply to parliament for such additional powers as may he required to strengthen the hands of the Executive government in the discharge of the arduous and responsible tiuty with which they are intrusted. ". With respect to the desire expressed by.the memorialists, that her Majesty's- grivernment should resist any proposal for the appointment of a committee:of either house" of parliament to inquire into the working of the present system, I am to inform you that her Majesty's government have,.in the two last sessions of parliament, assented to the appointment o f a c om mittee of the House of Commons on this .sabject. on the. motion Of Mr. Buxton, and that, the inquiries of the -last committee having been interrupted by the•unexpected termination of the session, a short report was pi esented to the House of Commons, which appears to have been unanimously agreed to, in which it is recommended that a select committee should be appointed to pursue this inquiry in the next session of parlinitent. On the vround of this inquiry, and of the admitted Odigation on the government to afford the fullest information which parliament may require on so important a subject, Lord Glenelg directs time to state that her Majesty's g,overnment could not, in hie opinion, be justified in 'refusing their assent to the appointment of sueh a committee during the present session, if a motion with that object should be made in either house of pat liatneut. " I have, &c., " Captain Haman!, R.N., &c." GEORG 2 GREY We shall again recur to this subject, and conclude for the pregent by. appending the following notice of ex stipendiary Paluier's conduct, which we find in the _Jamaica Despatch, of November 24 "THE Ex-srirE DR. PALMER'S DAUGHTER " Our leaders no doubt remember that we soinetime since published a letter'frOm Eleanor Palmer, to her inhuman father , the notorious ex-St ipe ; and also a confirmatory statement from 11. L. Garrigues, Esq. "'['his poor creature, Eleanor Palmer, died in the Hospital of this city on Saturday the ISth instant, and was interred the succeeding day in a parish coffin, without benefit of clergy,' the service being actually read by the sexton. " We have these facts from the brother of the deceased, who further states, thatqnior to her fhther's departure frotn . Jamaica, she was starving—and wandered about in almost a state of :', nudity ; that upon her applying to her father 'for assistance to wards her support, the tnhyman, wretch refused the smallest trifle to save his child from starvation, to prolong her existence. Until within the last two months, (during which period the de ceased hai been an inmate of the hospital) she was supported by the generosity of a few charitable individuals in St. Andrew and Kingston; and while the father has been traducing and libelling the character of the inhabitants of Jamaica; while he has proclaimed them to Ne ' monsters in the human form, void of generosity, or any of the better feeling of our nature,'—his offspring has been supported by their charity and kindness. Need we add a single line of comment to convince our fel low subjects in Britain how little reliance ought to be placed upon the statements of a maq—_--a wretch we should have said— who, though possessed of ample means, would have suffered his child to have died of starvation, rather then have afforded her the slightest relief. There are things on earth, and Dr. Palmer is one of them, whO are bene a th contempt." Here is'a fine sample of philanthropy ! say . nothing of the morality of .Dr. Palmer's conduct : but surely if such Statements be true, (we only profess to dive them as we find them,) Mr. Sinit.h may well have appealed to the humanity of the tykes and daughters of Great Brit ain. We have several important documents on the subject of the charges brought by Mr. Sturge and , his associates, for which we cannot find room at present. We hope they will serve to open the eyes of the public as to the real value of the evidence offered by these gentlemen, and operate as a sedative to that mawkish' sensibility which Would tempt :-people to be unjust while they are generbus. THE, DOCK SOI:ICIfoilHIP.-- 7 AR might have been ex pected, the radical section of the Dock Committee have drily installed Mr. Vandenhoff in the •office •of solicitor to their body, in the room of Mr. Harvey, who had re signed. We candidly confess that we did not for a mo ment expect any other result. The election is in per fect keeping with all the appointments made by the libe• yal faction, ever since their reign in the. Town Council commenced. One after another of their electioneering agents have been comfortably provided for in precisely the same manner. There are a few more for v.hom snug berths are in store, as soon as opportunities arise for transferring them from the Reform Associatio. commit , tee-room to the different municipal offices. 11r. Samuel Knipe will soon obtain his reward for his indefatigable exertions in endeavouring to disfranchise the freemen. Mr. Tinsel Atkinson is likewise looking forward with keen anticipation for a share in the loaves and fishes : and if little hook-nosed Phillips, and the other under-' brigs of the grasping crew, are ultimately to receive no valuable appointments, it will be owing only to sheer in tellectual imbecility. The more reckless and unprincipled a radical agent proves in furthering the interests of his party, the more secure he is of being rewarded. Professional merit or personal qualifications are the very last things to be considered in filling offices of trust under a radical cor poration. The more abjectly a man surrenders himself into the hands of a parcel of vulgar demagogues, to work out their nefarious political designs, and to assist in robbing their fellow-subjects of their undoubted pri 7 vilege% the more strenuously are' his claims supported. The dirtier the work in which he may have been en gaged, the more eagerly is he welcomed as an object de serving of patronage. We make these remarks generally, and not in refer ence to Mr Vandenhofr in patticulat. lie may be an estimable man, for aught we know to the contrary. We know nothing of his qualifications for the office to which be has been' elected ; and we 'believe it would puzzle hose who voted for him, if asked, to point ti:cnt TI-I`E LIVERPOOL STANDARD The Journal insinuates that this gentleman obtained the preference on account of his eminent "public wr• vices," phich it professes to regard as '' the most legi timate title to public ofE2es." The language of the ra dical organs has undergone a surprising change of late in reference to the exercise of corporate patronage. For merly the theme of constant declamation used to be the exclusive and monopolising character of the old corpora tion. Long and vehemently did the Mercury, the Al bion, and. the Chronicle, and their pary, inveigh against the bigottdd preference which their political opponents gave to men who laboured under the stigml of being called tories. Those days have long since . gone by. The times are now altered. The,, radicals are in power, and take a pride in making radiCal appointments. A tory, whatever his merits or recommendations maw be, has no chance whatever of promOtion. The radical press is si lent, or, if it speaks, is it is only in praise of the domi nant faction for rewarding the " public services" of the pettifogging agents of the Reform Association. There is one very singular circumstance connected with the election of Mr. Vandenhoff to which we must allude before we have done. It appears that every one of the eleven votes which he obtained were those of the self-elected clique of Common Councilmen sitting on the Dock Committee ; whilst, on the contrary, the nine votes gi% en for Mr. North *ere (we believe with only one exception) those of gentlemen who have been elected by the rate payers. This is deference to public opinion with a vengeance! We venture to say that if the election of Mr. North had rested With the rate payers alone, he would have been chosen by a majority of three to one. Thus it 1s that the consistent radicals appreciate-the principle of repre sentation. We may as well apprise the public of another circum stance in connection with this appointment. As usual; a preliminary meeting of the radical town councillors on Duck Committee took place, for concerting the arrange ments for choosing a solicitor; The 'comparative claims of Mr. Robinson and Mr. Vandenhoff were canvassed, and a division took place, when there appeared for the former 5, and for the latter 7. Mr. Lathorn was not pre sent nn the occasion, having given a protilise of his vote to Mr. North. Mr. Henry Holmes nominated Mr. Ro binson, and was opposed by Mr. Eyre Evans, and Mr. Walmsley. The fiery Alderman and Joshua carried their point. But after deciding in favour of Mr. Van denhott it occurred to these sages, that it would be as well to inquire whether Mr. Vandenhoff was duly quali fied as a 'solicitor. We presume their doubts on this subject were satisfied : but it would have been as well to have ascertained the fact previously to their decision. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CHARGE or ARSON.—At. a quarter to ten o'clock on Thurs day nit , ht an alai in of fire %v.'s given in Greet ham-Street, and inspector Okley, on hurrying to the spot, found that smoke was issuing from a marine store belong to Mr. Nicholas Evans. The premises were entered by the police, and the fire .was soon extinguished. . On further examination . of the . premiSes, how ever, police-officer No. 295 detected a light in a cupboard under the stairs, and. on opening the door, which was effected with some difficulty, ,a lighted candle was observed, which was placed in such a situation as to excite the suspicions of the inspector. Mr. Evans was in consequence detained by him till the arrival of Mr. Whiny. our indefatigable bead constable,'.who, on being -made acquainted with the circumstances, ordered Mr. Evans tv be taken into custody. On Friday the case came on for hearing before Mr. Hall— I William Earle, jun., and B. E. Harvey, Esqrs., were also on the bench. Mr. Whitty briefly detailed the facts which we have mentioned. H e a l so stated that the prisoner resided in Fox -street, and not at the marine store in Greethaul-street. John Richardson, whose residence adjoins the thine store, deposed that he heard the alarm of fire on the preceilin , even big. lie went to the door o f th e stow, and, finding that it was fast, he and ()ghee; broke it. even. Lie then made to the spot where the fire was burning. which was a small room in the hack part. the premises. lie looked about to ascertain whether the flames had originated from the fire-place; bit it seemed to him as if there had not recently been a fire. The rags and wood work were on fire; and he imagined that something hail fallen into a cask which was there, and set the rags which it contained in a blaze. He, however, saw no candle about. The constable called his attention to the stair, where a candle was burning, about one quarter of an inch from some rags. Nothing under the staircase had taken fire. He had some difficulty in getting to the place where the candle was burning, tie the door was held fast by a great many rags deposited against it. The staircase was about a yard and a half from the place where the rite's had been on fire. 1 Cross-examined by Mr. Davenport.—The candle could not have been left there by accident. It was lighted end left under the stair. He knew that a candle was sometimes used by the occupiar of the premises; but he was certain the one in ques tion could not have been accidentally left there. It was not in a stick. The rarrs were a root thick round the candle, which was supported by them. There was also a little straw near. - Police-officer No. 29-1 deposed to the fact of the lighted can dle haying been discovered by him aud the other persons pre sent. In abniit ten minutes the whole of the rags and straw under the staircase must have been in flames. The rags must have been placed behind the door after the candle had been placed in the situation described. Cross-examined.—The Ore was soon extinguished. He saw the sky-light ; only one pane was broken, so that no person could have entered or retired that way. Police-officer No. 175 corroborated the statements of the two preceditw witnesses. Ile said that the rags seemed to be nicely puffed up about the candle, Ankers, a baker, deposed that about half-past eight on Thursday night, he saw Evans lock up his store, after which he had some conversation with him. Evans said that he had in his premises about £l5O worth of goods in copper and lead. The prisoner's wife attends to another shop; Evans daes not sleep in the marine store. He did not know how long the prisoner had kept the store; he had only lived in the neighbourhood about ten months. The witness then detailed the fact of the fire having broken out, and. after assisting to three open the door, of his having run into Pitt-street to call the Watch. Cross-examined.—Evans remained conversing with him about ten or fifteen minutes. He said nothing, to him about rags—he spoke only of copper and lead. Witness had not seen the prisoner fir two or three days before. Evans was nut in the habit of telling him of what he was worth. Mr. Maxwell deposed that he was an inspector of salvage for an assurance office, and whenever a tire took place it was his duty to attend and look after the property. On Friday morn ing he considered it his duty to go and take a rough estimate of the property ofXhe prisoner's premises. This he bad done; and, though he had given every thing the full value, it amounted only to £3l 3s. He only found 1 cwt. of lead. 'There were three panes broken in the sky-light; they were, however, only about three inches square. The wooden part was perfect. Cross-examined.—The prisoner had said that the boys wet:, in the habit of throwing stones Irons the yard. They might play such tricks with him as that; but he could not see how they could have gut in to play hint such a trick as to put a lighted candle uniter the stair-case. By the Magistrate.—He found no copper on the premises, and only about 1 cwt. of lead. .. Mr. Whitty and others deposed that none of the property could have been taken away, for the door was locked by inspec tor Okley on retiring, and there bad been a policeman on the spot during the night. Mr. Forshaw, agent for the County Fire Office, put in a deed of Policy, effected by the prisoner, tor £4OO, one half of which, however, only applied to the marine store, the other half being for his house, No. 3, Fox-stteet, (£50.) and for the property in the grocer's shop kept by his wife (i:150.) He hail been in sured with them nearly five years. The policy had been re newed on Ladv-day,last. .• Anker; re:examined by Mr. Hall.—From the time the fire commenced till the loCk wai put on the door, there was no property removed. He was present the whole time. . _ _ . . Cross.exainined. He did not see the prisoner assisting ac tively to put out the fire. He (prisoner) was not on the spot till the fire was extinguished. Mr. Whitty deposed that he found nothing on the premises hut rags and old bones. He was present with Mr. Maxwell when that gentleman made his estimate; he perhaps did not know so well as he the value of the articles; but he should not think that the whole of the ptopetty in the store was worth more than Mr. Hall Elit said that the prosecution ought to be conducted by the fire-uaice. He should therefore remand the prisoner, to al low Mr. Forshaw an opportunity of communicating with the directors. .• M-r; Forihaw. thought that there would be a disinclination on their part to prosecute, as such acts tended to bring odium on the establishment resorting to them. Mr. Whiny was of a con trary opinion; he thought the directors would have no hesita , tion in the matter. Mr. Hall would offer no 'opinion upon the ease; but he said that enough had been elicited to authorize him in detaining the prisoner omit the directors had been written to, It would cer tainly appear a singular thing to him if they rid not follow the case up; for no man nor no body of men ought to consider their private gain in preference to their duly to the public. Mr. Forshaw ultimately consented to wide by the evening's -•-•• • post to London, and the prisoner wits remanded till Tuesday. Cu IPEt. lionttlNG.—Edward Tarleton, who had the appear ance of having once been a respectable individual, was on Fi day placed at the bar of the pice-ollice, charged with having stolen and offered to pledge, at it r. Gillaird's, in London-road, a Wesleyan Hymn Book, the property of Mr. James William Bogie. The hook had been stolen from.Brunswiek Chapel. A person from Mr. Gillaird's attended, and proved the fact of the prisoner haying offered the hymn book tOr pledge. tle had previously pawned with them about a dozen Bibles and prayer bool;s, from which tl.e names had been erased. The prisoner, in answer to two or three questions from the magistrate, (in th e course of replying to which he burst into tears,) said that he was out of employment, and that it. was between four and five vears since he had been prosecuted (for an offence for which he vas committed to Lancaster Castle for twelve months.) As complaints hail been tirade from two or three sources relative to the loss of Bibles, &e., Mr. Hall remanded the toisouer till Tuesday, to give opportunity for enquiring into the ownership of the Cooks. „'Excise INFORMATONS. — On Fliday, at the Police-office, two informations were laid by the Excise against David Taylor Shaw and John Shaw, as occupants or prop istors of the public-. house called the Shades and the Saloon, in Williamson-square, for having sold, on the 28th of October, one-eighth part of a pint of wine (in the Shades) and one-eighth part of a pint of rum (in the Saloon) without a license. In support of the first informa tion, Wardle, an excise-officer, proved that he had purchased the wine in the shades, for which he paid 6d., and that David Shaw was standing in the place at the time it was served to him 'hv the waiter. It teas also proved by himself and another officer, who had been stattoned by him at the hack of the pre mises to keep watch,' that no person had left the premi ses t o purchase the w i n e, during the time he was inside. Th omas Edwards, who represented himself as a musici-au who had until lately performed a t the Shades, was then cailed as a witness for the prosecution; but his evidence was so falteiragly delivered and so evasive and contradictory that, he was indignant ly and severely reprimanded by Mr. Hall: The suliWance of his evi dence ,V a g that he had been, until within six, eight, ten, or twelve weeks past, (but which it was impossible todeteimi;le,) accustomed to see David Shaw at the Shades every night, from eight to twelve o'clock ; but he had not seen him there since some one or other of those periods. He at last swore, how.evet, that he had nut seen him there in the month of November, nor since. No evidence being adduced us to the fact ofeitherot the Suaws being the keeper of the house,*the magistrate said that whatever might be his private opinion, he n:ust acquit the de fendants. The other information was then withdrawn. IRISH GOOD WILL.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, a young artizan, named John HaWgan, appeared before the ma gistrates to prefer a charge of assault against James Carr, also an artizan, both of them natives of "Dula Ireland."—The complainant stated that on Monday night, between nine and ten o'clock, when he went to his lodgings, which are at a public house, the defendant who was in the house, said the moment he entered—" Sure an' this is dhe big spalpeen dhat's cumin'." He (complainant) took no notice of him, and he (defendant) kept walking in and out of the public house. Soon after he (complainant) was standing with his hand on the gas-pipe, when the defendant cause towaids him; as he thought to light his pipe, " whin," said the complainant, " he up %yid his hand an' gev me tree strokes on the eye, before I knew my wheje abouts, an"maciated my head dreaufnl."—Carr, When asked what he had to say in defence, said, •' Why, by the beauty o' Man, I 'ell no ill will or malice agin 'ins at all; only, ye see, it happened sure, o' Christmas night, an' l'ed-some dhrink an me; an' how I came to sthrick dhe man I cant say, • but wouldn't I suffer Sib kinds o' visitation 'fore ever I 'ud giv 'ens whack at alt?"—Mr. Hall: " You have struck biro.''—De fendant : " Sure, an' we'd no envy, nor malice, nor spite, nor anythin' agin one another at all; an' its only lasht Saturdhay night dhat we played cards together till two o'clock on Sunday mornin', an' parted dhe best o' friends."—Complainant : " I've lost lOs. 64. worth of a hat of me head, which was picked off by 'lm; an' even dhe honest man, Wm. Duffey, as keeps dhe public house, came up an' said `what, do you want to murther the man widout rason?'"—Mr. Hall said he would give the defendant an opportunity of settling the matter with the cosn plainaut. After a short consultation together. through the medium of Ainsworth, the constable, the defendant agreed to pay the complainant lOs. 6d. for his hat, and pay for lists summons. SMUGGLING.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, a female, named Mary Fay, an Irishwoman, was brought before the ma gistrates, on a charge of attempting to smuggle some whisky. A police-officer deposed, that between five and six o'clock the night before, he stopped the prisoner with three small jugs con cealed about her person, altogether containing seven quarts of whisky. Mr. Hall inquired if she had a permit? The prisoner replied that she had -not; that she had been to Dublin to see her friends for the first time during 15 Yeats, and they had otiven her the whisky, first one a little, and then another. Mr. Hall said, notwithstanding convictions took place every day, people would be guilty of smuggling things on shore. It was quite useless to attempt such a thing, for what with the Custom-house officers, and police officers, it was almost impossible for them to succeed. He had no alternative but to inflict the penally of £25, or in default to be committed for three months to Kirkdale. EFFECTS oP DRUNKENNftS.S.—On Saturday, at the Police office, an Irishman, apparently a pig-jobber, named M'Alister, ft•tott Dunlop, in the north of Ireland, appeared before the ma gistrates to lay a charge agaiost au artizan of having robbed hi m o r £lB. tthilst they were togethet in a public-house, on Thursday night. !dr. Hall inqttired what his charge waS?— , Complainant.—" Why, that I. Kaye been robbed of £lB, anti i the prisoner is the (ink' man that's got it." Mr. Parkinson said, that the complainant had been brou g ht to Bridewell on Timis • • 301 night quite drunk, anti, wanted to charge the police with having robbed him. Mr. Hall.—" I remember this case ; you were in such a state of beastly drunkenness, that you had not the smallest. recollection of whet , . you had been, what you had been doing, or who, yoo bad been with. What is your evi dence against the prisoner ?" Complainant.—" My evidence is this, that I swear he is the, man that took the money. T don't accuse him of the robbery; I think it was for safety that he took it." Mr. Hall.—What evidence have you that he took your money?" Complainant.—" 1 am sure of it ?" Mr. Hall,—" flow ?" Complainant.-1 know it, because he put his hand in my left hand breast pocket. and took it out." Mr. Hall.—" Yesterday you were insinuating : that the police took it ; and when I asked if you could give any account, you told toe that you knew nothing at all about it, .and you wanted me to believe that the police had taken you £lB. there is not the smallest evidence in the world agaiut the prisoner; discharge him. THE AFFAIRS OF CANADA. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL ST.INDARD. SIR,—As a good deal of anxiety at present exists respecting. Lower Canada, you will probably give insertion to the follow ins: remarks, which I believe to be a true statement of the pi esent &Fence, Up to the year 1831, there was no very marked division of Canadians of British and Foreign origin, a large number of both origins having petitioned the Imperial Parliament for re dress of grievances in 1827. The Canada Committee reported in 1828 or 1825, and with this report and the subsequent dis• patches of Lard Goderich•Jespecting it, all parties declared themselves satisfied. See Papineau's and Bourday's speeches, 28th November, and the resolutions adopted by the House of Assembly, 29th Nov. 1831. Within a few months after the French Canadians had declar ed themselves fully satisfied with the report of the Canada Com mittee, their jealousy of the enterprise and increasing numbers of the British settlers, led t hem to adopt measures.which created a complete breach between the inhabitants of French and (as the French party designated them) those of British and foreign origin. See the 92 resolutions of the. House of Assembly.• This breach gradually widened, until it has at last created a deadly en mity between the two races, and made it apparent that, until the one or the other decidedly predominate, there can be no peace in the country—nothing can now reconcile them, and it is useless to attempt it. The British and Irish inhabitants have been stigmatised as Tories, slaves of power, &c. &c. This is not the fact, and a very superficial study of the politics of Canada will convince every one that they should rather he ranked as Reformers. • The French, from their artful framing of the election laws, and division of the electidn clistriAts, possess it much greater majority in the House or Assembly than either their education, wealth, or even their numbers warrant. 'They are strongly biassed in favour of feudal law, of the French language, of the Institutions and laws of old France, They bear a perfect hatred to the inhabitants of BritiSh and Irish descent, and are guilty of the most barefaced injustice towards theirs. They threw every obstacle in the way of their settling in the country and acquiring lands—refusing. to establish registry offices for purchases, sales, and mortgages of property, the *ant of which renders it absolutely impossible to acquire a sure title to any property, even though in possession 20 years—secret mort gages, claims for dower, minor's claims, having frequently been paid by purchases to more than the amount of what they bad previously paid for the property. They make it indispensable for persons holding commissions in the militia to possess a certain yearly revenue from landed property ! there is a clause, however, which very much favours the Canadians—that sous of those possessing laud may hold commissions. • They passed a law preventing co-partners voting on any amount of property, but excepted cu•heirs as the large majority of the former were British, and of the latter, French. It is un necessary to go further into detail, in every possible way they have endeavoured to increase their own influence, and decrease that of the British and Irish, wishing to preserve themselves as a distinct French race, with French laws and French language, And in every way continuing to tyrannize over the British and Irish interest, in this they have been encouraged by the vacil lating cnnilitct of the British government. Is it to be wondered at, under these circumstances, that the British and Irish should display a bitter feeling towards them; they went out to the country with the impression that under the British flag they tthnuld have the laws, language, and institu tions of their own country, they found themselves bitterly mis• taken, and hati , e become from the repeated acts of tyranny on the part of the French, completely exasperated —they are roused and are determined to free themselves—they are ardently attached to the connexion with the northern country, are loyal to their Queen, but they will no longer submit to be ruled by a small number of conquered and uneducated Frenchmen, they have sworn that they will have the language, the laws, and the institutions of British freemen, or they will die in their entlea your to obtain them. In North America the English language and free institutions must prevail, and they are confident of the result of the struggle. I cannot better describe the feeling that prevails amongst the old countrymen in Canada than supposing the question put whether they would linger out, but to he go verned by Frenchmen, by quoting the words of Sir Wafter Scott— - " Not though destruction o'er the land come pouripz as a flood, The sun that sees our falling day, shall mark our sabre's deadly sway, And set that night in blood " AN ANGLO CANADIAN. Liverpool, Dec. 26, 1837 THE COTTON MARKET, The foilowinsr is a summary of the import, export, stock, and consumption of Cotton for the year 1837 : lmroirK, 1837. 1836. Into Liverpool —1,036.205 London .... 65.696 Glasgow .... 72,274 1,176.175 1,176,t75 .1,200,831 STOCK, In Liverpool [70,820 London Glasgow 259,435 259.435 289,000 EXPORT to the Continent and Ireland.. 125,0 W 108.90(1 CoNsuinFrioN, taken for Home 1 080.730 1,032,928 per week The stock in the hands of the trade is supposed to exceed the stock held by them 'at this period last year by from 15,000 to 20.000 bales, which would make . the consumption less by about 350 bales per week, than it appears in the above s•atement. Prices, during the past year, fluctuated considerably. At its commencement, Uplands ranged from 714 to 11 per th ; prices began to decline towards the cod of January, and stood, at the close of Slav, from 40 to 71d; at the beginning of August. however, they rallied, and at the end of the year, ranged from 7d to 9d. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Yesterday a special meeting of the Town Council was held for the purpose of appointing two patrons for the Blind Assylum, instead of the Mayor and senior alderman. " The M a YOR said he was very sorry to have called them toge ther, but it. had beftire escaped their notice that it was necessary to elect two patrons for the Blind Assyluar 00 the Ist January, in case of a vacancy. Foimerly the law required that the Ma ll o t and senior Alderman should he the patrons. By the inu o icip,l law it was ❑ow required that the patrons should be too members (Attie council, being members of the church of England. Th e y •carne called together that day for the purpose of electing two members of the council, as required, to be joint patrons with the other 'tattoos at the Blind School. Mr. lit Mil( LAWItENcu proposed that Mr. Alderman Benn be a patron in lien of the hb yor, and Mr. Richard Houp - hton the other patron in lieu of the senior alderman—both being pew holders of the church for the blind. Mr. Councillor BlRcti seconded the motion. i rk COUNCILLOR enquired if it was ascertained whether Mr, Benn would consent to the appointment. Mr. HEN Y LAWRENCE said it was a mere matter of form. The TOWN-CLERK said he apprehended he had not the power of objecling if elected. The Mayon. said it was a mere matter of form, and he hoped that the patrons would not be called upon to exercise their fungi. tions. Mr. Alderm•in Benn and Mr. Rich. Houghton were then pro posed separately and duly elected. The TowN-t:LEttk then read the following resolutions, which were orf:eted to be put on the minute bunk. Resolved,—That Mr• Robert Benn be appointed to-'execute the provision's, duties, and functions, authorized to be exercised by the mayor of the town of Liverpool, by an Act 10 Geo. 4, rap. 12; inti►uled an art for establishing and governing an insti tution in Liverppol, calted.th.e.Sebuitt.for4.he lie then eau a similar. resolution, appointing, IVlr. Richard 110u4hton in lieu of the senior alderman. The Mayon said that was all the business, and they would allow him to be old fashioned enough to wish Mem "a happy new year, and many of theth." - • • The Council tbeu broke up. OLDHAM OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVES.—The members of the above association will dine together at the Assentoly Room, Oldham, on the sth January. 'l•he association is in a prospe rous state, the numbers gradually increasing, and the funds accumulating. • PORTRAIT of - Loan SANDON.—Since our last ptiblication we have been favoured by Mr. Borland, of Church-street, with a ropy of the splendid portrait of our n , tote representa:ive, Lord Sandon. It is beautifully executed in toe mezzotint° style, and is a capital likeness. Prince Antoine Bonaparte arrived at this port on Monday, from New Orleans. After staying two days at the Adelphi Ho tel he proceeded to - London. LAUNCH.—There was launched, on Saturday, from the yard of Messrs. Claike and Sons, a fine ship, of 4w tons register, in tended for the Jamaica trade, and called the Jamaica. She is to be commanded by Capt. T. A. Farrall, and is the property of Joseph Brooks Yates, Esq. A cold collation was provided on board, %hich gave great satisfaction to a numerous party. STEEPLE?. CHASE AT NEszoN.—We Understand another steeple chase will be run at Neston on Wednesday„lanuary, The following horses are entered for a Sweepstakes of 21) sovs. each; twice round the corner; four miles ;—M r. Holland's ch c Moses, list ; Mr. Kent's r m Pussey, list; Mr. Jones's ch g Monkey, lOst 71b. ST. JUDE'S MISSIONARY ASSOCTATIoN.—The Missionary Association in connexion with St. Jude's Ct.tirch, is auxiliary to thiee valuable institutions: —T he Church Missionary Society; the Jews Society, and the lush Society. On Sunday, the Rev. Hugh M'Neile preached the annual sermons on behalf of this association, and made collections amouuting to one hundred pounds. • ST. SIMON'S CHURCH, Sin THOMAS'S BUILDINGS.—We per , ceive that a sermon will he preached at this church this even ing, byt he Rev. It. P. Buddicom, and alsO.on Fiiday evening, by the Rev. J. Lyons, on both which occasions collections trill he made in aid of the funds for the support of the church. As this place of worship is entirelv-supported by voluntary contri butions, chiefly resulting from these periodical collect tong, we sincerely trust the friends of the establishment in Liverpool will display their usual liberali:y on both occasions, especially when the spiritual necessitte s s of the densely, peopled district, in which the church is situated, are taken into consideration. TRIBUTE TO THE Ray..rtIOMAS PlOOT.—Among the charac teristics of the times and the evidences far good, amidst many concurrent dangers arid causes of apprehension with which the present period abounds, we may notice the increased and in creasing frequency of grateful tributes paid to ministers of the established church, b) those who have had the best means of estimating their worth, and who have hest profited by their pas toral labours. A few days ago, a very handsome silver table centre-piece, with some smaller articles, to the value of £7O. were presented to the liev. Thomas Pigot, M.A., late incum bent of St. Helen's, and now lector of Biyinhill, in Shropshire. This tribute of regard to one who had made full proof of his ministry among them for more than twenty`years, in season and ont of season, was not Oitifi, i❑ the warm and overflowing feelings of regret, at the indolent of separation, - it was the act of his parishioners above a year after they had been separated, and was the result of their deliberate gratitude and sense of ob ligation to one who had fed them with the bread of life, in the spirit of it nue and faithful shepherd, vtho watched for their , souls, as one that knew he must give an account of them to God.—M anchester Courier. LADIES' CHARITY BAIL. — In our last publication we gave a short notice of this ball, which took place in the Town Hall, on Thursday evening last, Since that time we have received several communications, some of them o:gretting that the be - - nevolent purposes of the charity do not teceise a sufficient share of public patronage, others expressing their approval of the services of the stewards, and their arrangements for the re ception and amusement of the company. Mr. StubZo's band was engaged for the occasion, and under his superintendence performed several pieces of foreign music, procured expressly lot the occasion, at a very considerable expence. The emolu ments resulting from engagements at balls given for charitable purposes, are necessarily small : but we believe that a much more liberal scale of remuneration is justly merited by Mr. Stubbs, especially when such extraordinary exertions are made for the public gratification. Mr. Stubbs has, for many years, been selected to provide quadrille and other bands for the lead ing assemblies, Lulls, &c., in this and neighbouring counties. His profeSsional celebrity. and the efficiency of his band are too well known to need ,any eulogiutn from us. CHRISTMAS SOUVENIR.—At a period when the social sympa thies are most predominant, and the genial iofluence of "HOME" is telt in the highest degree, wore especially by " Hy young misgot." just arrived to spend her vacation at the " Old Hall,' the most appropriate preseul becomes the first subject of con sideration; a merely useful one can afford no evidence of taste, while a present possessing, no class to utility, shows a want of judgment. To combine these requisites, we can hardly suggest a more fitting souvenir than Row!, Alsip's Toilet Articles, the " MACASSAR," " KALI( Dort," and " ODONTo," which, from their beautifying effects on the hair, complexion, and teeth, are calculated to preserve a grateful recollection of the donor. — See Advertisement. The eagle we have before mentioned has returned to his former haunts in the neighbourhood of Rottingdean, where he has been seen during the past week by many persons. lie seems to have a very elevated idea of his own invulneraiiility , for he makes no scruple. of placing himself in the most exposed situa tions; for instance. one day he seated himself very quietly at the silty" of the cli ff , terminating the small green in hoot if the White II orse Inn, where he remained undisturbed for some time ; on Saturday evening last, between five and six o'clock, he passed close by the•man on duty at the Greertway station house, so near that the man, it seems, could have s , ruck him with ease, but at the hour mentioned these men are not in pos session of their fire-arms, The noble bird perched hiimelf on a Onnaele of the cliff cline. by, took a view of the ocean, nod then departed. Several spelt sown have gone out with the view of shooting him, but he has hitherto eluded the search of those properly provided with guns fit for the purpose. It is generally supposed,. that he has visited this part sit England at this parti etitar season for the purnese of regaling his royal palate now ! astvl thCn• with. a dice touth-do n lamb:— Brighton Herald. IMPORT OF CATTLE. Number of cattle, &c. imported from Ireland into, Liverpool, front the Ist January to the 30th December, with the average value for the same; and the seine imported Coastwise for the same period, namely, htELAND. Per head. £. s. d. 81220 Black Cattle.... £l6 Os. 158 Calves 159136 Sheep 22231 Lambs 504756 Pigs 3774 Horses 310 Mules Total. .£2478604 18 0 COASTWISE. 3490 Black Cattle.... 16 0.. 55840 0 0 158 Calves 74614 'Sheep 2 0..149228 0 0 2428 Lambs 9666 Pig s 119 Horses 2O 0.. 2380 o''o 234153 14 0 Total. .£2712758 12 0 THE Anmy.—The four companies, including hen:l-quarters of the 10 h regiment, just arrived (ruin. Girfo, have received orders to move from Cnrk to Fermay, where the depot from Wexford will join them in a few days. SHOCKING CASE OF SURADE.—It is with feelings of extreme sorrow, that we have to record the death of Mr. George Wright, bookseller, of Church-street, Oldham, an highly esteemed and truly worthy man. He was discovered about one o'clock on Friday last to have pot an end to his existence, by having sus pended himself from the rail of a bed, in one of the sleeping loons of his house, by a string; he had breathed his last when the afflicting circumstance was discovered. Lie has recently suffered from severe pain in the back and head, and it is very probable the intensity of the pain in the head was such ; (hat it threw him into a state of temporary derangement at the time he committed the lamentable act. Mr. Wright tsar upwards of filly• three years of age, aiid was extensively known, and highly iespected for integrity of character and kindness of disposition. On Tuesday, the melancholy affair was investigated by the co. roner, I'. F. Dearden, Esq., and a respectable jury , at the Old ham Nuns Hotel. The jury returned a verdict, "'That the de ceased committed suicide while in a state of temporary derange ment."— Manclidster Courier. MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY.—OD V,riday the 22d inst., the remaining pm tion of this undertaking, extending trout, Leicester to the Trent, upwards of 22 miles, and including an iron bridge over the river Tient, of three arches of 100 feet span each # was let to highly respectable contractors. The whole line is now under contract. • This important railway, 57 miles in length, wilt connect the manufactining towns of Lei cester, Nottingham, Derby, and Loughborough, containing together a population of nearly 260,000 persons, with each Other, and with London; and by mesas of•the North Midland (withi.which it unites at Derby), the York and North Midland and the great North Midland railway, will form a direct rail way communication between the metropolis, Leeds, Yot k, and Newcastle; the route to these important towns b eing by the Midland Counties Railway about nine miles shorter than by any other railway. The line between Nottingham and Derby will be completed early in the spring of 1839. and the whole railway in the spring of the following year. The portion ex tending from Leicester to Rugby, and which is taken by Mr. Mackintosh, the eminent contractor, was commenced on the 26th instant, in a field about a mile south of Leicester. FRUIT!. Ess Emitsintuv.—A poor but respectable woman, who resided upwards of forty years in the village of Catrine, had, in . her younger days, been able to scrape together the surnnf forty two shillings, which, with that spirit of honest independence so characteristic of the Scottish peasantry, she deposited carefully in the corner of her chest, in the shape of two one-guinea notes, in the hope that she might perhaps therewith be able to assist herself at some future time. One day last week she was obliged to draw one of theM from its hiding-place, and tendered it in payment of some commodity she was about to purchase, when, to her no small grief and dismay, she ledrned that the batik from which it emanated had long since ceased to exist. Her suspicion was thus very naturally awakened with regard to the value of her other note; and she ventured to express a hope, thata better fate awaited her with regard to it, as she "was sure it was not of the same kind ;" yet, strange as it may appear, it turned out that though of a different . bank, it had expired upwards of twenty Years ago. The notes are of the late Falkirk and Kilmarnock hanks.—Edinburgh Evening Post. Cowlrtaectet. ENTEaPutsE.--=-Brdish mercantile enterprise is shown now.a-da)s in some very reinatkable forms. The court • of the queen-regent of Spain, and the flying camp of Dun Car- Ins, are lalike, we believe, attended by ethissaries from the chief London newspapers, whose business it is to transmit regular ac couiuts of the respective transactions of the contending parties, to be published at home. On a late trip to the continent. we encountered a gent leman-hke young man:who informed us that he had been commissioned by a manufacturing, house of the west of England to travel at his leisure over Europe keeping his eves about him, and pi eking up ideas which he thought likely to be of service to his eMployerS.. Some of the annuals present_ i•qually striking instances of our national, commercial, and literary enterprise. For the prepa ration of an annual ornamented volume, issued to the community at an extremely moderate price, but in vast quantities, we find an accomplished man of lettets, and an equally accomplished artist—touring it over the romantic l parts of the earth, the one with pen and the other with pi tont in hand. _. , h GLASGOW, PAISLEY, 04c. RAILWAY. The first general meeting of the sharelaildetii in the wow, Paisley, kiltnarricckoind Ayr Railway Company was held On Wednesday, the Kith Decemherlast at the Black Bull Inn, in Glasgow, when the report of,the Directors was read. The Directors, after commenting on the difficuities vri'h which theY lied 4wcontend in getting the act passed for the in corporation of the ceMpany, called the attention of the share holders to three points. The first of Chase was thearrangements entered into withlhe Glasgow, Paisley, - and Greenock coin-, pithy. by which one-half of the expense (estimated at 1:140,000.1 of forming the line between Glasgow and Paisley Was to be paid by each company, and the revenue for traffic between those two towns to be equally. divided, while each company : is to be al.; lowed to carry passengers and goods along the joint.,line, on paying, in proportion to the amount, the expense ot maintaining the line. The second point was, that an act of parliament had been obtained by the sharehelders of the Ti , oon and Kilmar nock Railway Company,. for increasing their capital, and re- , laying .and straightening theit line, so as to render it fit foe locomotive engines, as, in the absence of any knowledge as to the course of the line to England, it was.deemed inexpedient to resolve in.trkectiting the Branch to Kilmuirnock, originally sug gested. The Directors had learned, that, when the line was completed, improvements ssere to be made on the part of Ar drossan. The third point was, that an obligation was imposed by the act to expend equal sums at each end of the line. The line from Ayr to Irvine, it was stated, might be finished within fifteen months, at an estimated expense of £84,000. The line between Glasgow and Paisley would take about two years ter its completion, at an estimated expense of £140,000. The estimate of the cost of the whole railway, proved before parliament, was .£625,000. exclusive of engines, carriages, &c. The revenue showed a return of 1,2 per c.eut. on this estimate. The report stated the expenditure of the company to have been £21,166. 3s. sd. and the funds remaining in band, ;£1,627. Bs. lid. The utmost confidence was expressed as to the beneficial results which would flow from the execution of the railway, All officers on leave of absence from regiments at present serving in Canada have had their leave cancelled, and are., ordered to proceed forthwith, via New York, to join their re-. spective corps. , - - - THE Attstr.—The 93d Highla9ders have received orders to embark immediately to Nova BCotia, for the purpose of there replacing one of the regiments sent on to Canada. It is gen erallsi supposed, that the 23d Fusileers and the 71st Light. Infantry, will proceed to the same destination early in spring, or sooner if requ►site. The 93d are to be conveyed out by a ship of war. Part of the oath of a rzrand jurymn is, that "his fellows' counsel and his own he will keep secret," upon the principle that ex parte statements might not to be divulged; yet the chairman of the Middlesex sessions, in a ease on Saturday, is represented to have said, "It Wit, a pity the conrt had not a person in the graudjury rooms to take down every word that was said bv•prosecutors and witnesses." , The Bishop of Peterborough bad a serious attack last week, and his lite was considered in danger; he still remains very weak. His temporal dignity end earthly glory seem to be de— parting "as a summer cloud," and as a tale that is told." — Stamford Mercyry. It is said that on the day of the arrival of the news of the Canadian rebellion, and the defeat of the Queen's troops, the noble premier dispia‘ed at the royal table a more than usual fi ivr of spirits. The - Romani Emperor Nero is represented by. historians as exhibiting something of the saute kind while Koine was burning. On Sunday week, Mr. R. Childs, of Bungay, in a suppose& fit of tentuorary excitement, at about eleven o'clock in the tore., noon, threW himself from an upstair window, about thirty feet, high, and is so sevelely injured, that there are no hopes of hitt recovery.—Arofilk Chronicle. . . . • MORE AMENCE OP MtNn.—The last " modern instance," recorded in the Yankee papers, is that,of a Vermont waggoner. going to market, who lifted his bore into the waggon, and tackled himself up in the traces. The until chronicler adds that h e did not discover his error until he UndertoOk to neigh ! A man popping his head through a tailor's shop window, ex claimed—' What o'clock is it by your lapboard r —upon which, the tailor lifted up his laphoard anti struck him a blow on the head, answerinz, • it has just struck one.' A SCENE IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.—EIbow room has been quite scarce during the past week. Such scrouging, goug ing, twisting, turning in and turning nut, has seldom before been witnessed. Instance the following :—Traveller dismounts at a tavern. Ililloa, landlord—can I get lodgings here to-night ?" Landlord.—" No, Sir; every room in the house is engaged.",, Traveller.—"Catet you even give me a blanket, and a bunc h of shavings for a pillow, in your bar-room?" Landlord.—" No. sir; there's not a square foot of space unoccupied any where hi. the house." Traveller.—Then I'll thank you, sir, to shove 84 pole, well secured, out of your second story Window, and I'll roost on that." . . SINGULAR 1 3AGiCITY OF A Wisr.—A wasp bad,caught 34 fly almost as big as herself. with %%inch she attempted in vain to rise in the air. Concludin g that the weight of her prey w a s the impediment, she alighted and sawed ofF the head and t a il ; before she again took to fight. The weight was now no obsta cle to her progress, but she had not calculated olio% the wind catching the wings of her victim, and thus retarding her; which, however, she no sooner observed to be the case, than, she again alighted, and, having deliberately removed first one. wing and then the other, carried it off triumphantly to her nest !--Baslinan's Philosophy of Instinct and Reason. DISCOVERY OF CANADA.—Canada was discoveredin 1496 by, John Cabot, a citizen of Bristol, and colonized by the French in 1608, during the reign of Henry IV., of France, and James 1., of England. The French held possession of the country till 1626, when it was conquered by the English, but restored about 6 years afterwards. Quebec, the capital, was taken by' the English in 1759, after a battle memorable for the deaths of Wolfe and Montcaim, the Generals of the respective armies ; and the entire COMO ry was ceded to the English, and confirmed. to them by the peace of 1763. In 1791, during the Commotions caused by the k rench reyolution, it received a constitution, and was divided into two provinces, which contained, sonic years, ago, a population of 829,000. The population now probably amounts to a million. DREADFUL CONFLAGRATMX.—On Thursday morning last,; about half-past seven, one of the most destructive conflagrations that has occurred in London fur a number of Years, broke out, in the extensive wharfs of Messrs. Davis and Curling, in Pot ter's-fields,..ilorilevdown. The are exactly opposite the Tower, and the wharf and store warehouses, occupying six or seven acres of ground, were in one mass of flames. 'They contained' contained upwards of 6000 barrels of turpentine, 4(X) tuns of oil; and 500 tons of bark, besides an immense quantity of pitch, tar, and other combustibles. Four vessels lying along, side the wharf were burnt, and the fire had extended to the adjoining, premises. ik„tthree o'clock it was got under. The loss of pro perty is immense.. Ptitscy.—The Thomas Crisp, schooner, J. Crisp, master,i arrived at Bristol on Sunday last, after a most disastrous voy age. Sue lett Cardiff, laden with iron, on the 20th of May last, bound to Constantinople, and on the 29th June, brought up in the Dardanelles. about two miles from the village of Yene-chea,' set the watch, and went to bed without the least apprehension of danger; about 10 30 p.m. the watch was alarmed by seeing a boat under the bow filled with armed men, who immediately . jumped on deck, and pursued the man aft; the skylight was off,. for the purpose of giving air, and the Man jumped down into the cabin ; but while in the act of doing 90,, one of the ruffians struck him a blow with a cutlass, which nearly severed his arm from his body. The captain was awoke ; by the cries of a. wounded man, who rushed into the state room, crying Pirates! pirates, captain ! get your gun—they are aboard, sir—l am, have nearly cut my arm off." The captain in-, stantly seized the 'gun, and made towardS the door, which was burst open by the pirates, who seized the captain by the throat,• and demanded his money, shouting " Danarie! danarte!" There was no alternative—defence was impossible; he made them understand that he would comply, and proceeded to get down a box, containing a number of dollars, which they imme diately seized, and demanded more; his watch was next deli vered to them The captain's wife, who had . gone out for the benefit of her health, was all this time standing t remhling, and. nearly up to her ancles in the blood of the unfortunate man they had so barbarously wounded : they then tusk her cabinet, containing a considerable quantity of money and jewels; hut they were not satisfied--,loud and vociferous were their demands w it'', pointed blades, for more money. While this horrible scene was being enacted in the cabin, others of the piratical party had seized the fire-arms, and had pinioned the mate and all others of the crew who c am e i n their was ; they then. brought the cabin-boy into the cabin , and after passing a . knife' round his throat, ie order to make him confess if there was any inure money, but to no purpose, they decamped. The man who, had been so severely wounded was left in the country; and. about a week before the vessel made the land, on her passage home, one of the crew fell from the yard-arm on the deck, and was killed on the spot. THE AUTHOR OF DR. SYNTAX'S TOUR TN SEARCH OF THE' PICTURESQUE.—WiIIiam Cornhe was horn of parents in good. circumstances, which placed him at Eton School, and in due time afterwards sent hint to Oxford. His uncle, a Mr. Alex ander, an alderman, lett him sixteen thousand pounds, on which he determined. to study the law. With this view he left the Unireisity, entered himself at the Temple, and was called to the bar. His handsome person and mental accomplishments, however, soon led him into circles of society and a course of ex penditure far beyond his in-cans, and ultimately involved him in the very depths of distress. In his (lays of prosperity, the splen dour of his dress, and irtenaga in general, together with his highly aristocratic deportment, had gained him the appellation of DUke Comhe. His emergencies at length drove him to en list as a soldier, and at Wolverhampton he was recognised by hn old acquaintance, crawling through the streets after a long march, dusty and lame, in quest of his quarters. His friend exclaimed, " Is it possible, that I behold you. Combo, and bear knapsack." Pone i" said the fallen hero, a`• philoso niter ought to bear anything." At the public house at which he was billeted, his literary acquirements excited such astonish ment, that the house was nightly filled, with customers. who came to wonder at the soldier, who knew Greek. Roger Kern- Ede was theta at the same town with his sit oiling company, and gave him a benefit, which furnished the means of obtaining his discharge. On this occasion he spoke an . address, in which it was intimated he would solve the mystery of his ,extraordinary situation.. After noticing the various intuouisresPecting he couclioled. it thus Now, ladies and gentlemen,, I am. going to tell you what I sin. • I am, ladies and gentlemen, your most hUmble and .gratetul servant." So saving, he disap peared. Soon after this, an o'd college acquaintance found him officiating as under waiter at a tavern at.,..v Welsh watering place. He subsequently entered the Freskla army; and at • a nother period, his exigencies imparted such charms to the soup pots of a French monastery, that he was about to assume the cowl.. While the monks were effecting his conversion, and du ring the requisite probation, however, he grew in good case, and other prospects opening to him, he came to London again. Here he obtained employment amongst booksellers, and at-. 'ached himself to literary pursuits allogether.—New Editor of Dr. Syntax. THE Evi LS ov PovEnTy.----The poverty of the poor man is, the least part of his misery. In all the storms of fortune he is the first that must stand tit.) shock of extremity. Poor men , are perpetual sentinels, watching in the depths of night against the incessant assaults of want ; while the.rich lte staved in secure. repose and compassed with a large abundance. If the land be, visited with a bloodless famine, are .not the poor t he first that sacrifice their lives to hunger If war thunders in the tremb ling country's lap, are not the poor those that are exposed to the enemy's sword and k ltut rage ? If the piogue, like a loaded., sponge, flies sprinkling poison through a wh4ke kingdom, the. punt are the fruit that are.shaken from the burdeded tree; while' the rich, fusnisheil with the aids of fortune, have means to wind' not themselves, and ton those sad enimiances on th e poor that: cannot.ayoid them. , Like salt marshes that lie low, they are, sore, whenever the s'ea of this world loves, to tie first uncle-, and, embaliened with a .frettiug care. Who, like the poor, are; harro , ed, with : prpression, ever s nl i e ct t o t he imperiou s taxes, and the. gripes tit magistrates ? Continual rate checks the; spirit, continej labour checks the body, and continual insuli tation both. The peor . man is like one rolled in a vessel full,. of spikes, which way soccer he turns, he something finds ttiii prig Vs Olien Felth; th: a:::~~c'~a; 'e'