The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-13 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Mr. KEAN, on •his return from Dublin, is engaged to per form Fire Nights, and will make his Second appearance T►tts Evasstrth, in the character of HAMLET. Tile New Drama of the LADY OF LYONS having been received with the most marked approbation by a crowded and fashionable auditory, on Monday, and Mr. KEAN ha7ing been greeted with most enthusiastic plaudits in the character of CLAUDE MEINOTTE, the Play will in conse quence be repeated on WRDNESDAT and THURSDAY neat. rj MIS present TUESDAY, Nov. 13, 1838, will be per formed the Tragedy of HAMLET Hamlet Mr. KLAN. The Ghost of Hamlet's Father Mr. Stuart. Polonius..Mr. Baker. Horatio—Mr. Gray. Laertei....Mr..W. Howard. Osrick Mr. Chaplin. The Queen.. Miss Cleaver. Ophelia.. Miss Faucit. " To conclude with the Melo-Dramatic Romance of the FORTY THIEVES. On WEDNXEDAY. the New Play of the LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnotte, Mr. Kean ; Beauseant, Mr. W. Howard; Glavis, Mr. W. H. &and; Colonel llamas, Mr. Baker; Madame Descheppelles, M re. Clarke; Pauline, Miss Faucit. To conclude with the Meio-Drama of RO BERT MACAIRE. tin THURSDAY, the LADY OF LYONS, and other Entertainments. On FRIDAY, a Favourite Drama, in which Mr. KEAN will perform, being for HIS BENEFIT, and positively his Last Appearance this season. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The majority of the " Freemen of England" are decidedly conservative. The request of " R. P." was overlooked through mere inad vertence. As we have inserted Mr. Gladstone's reply to Mr. Finch's letter, the introduction of the latter is quite unnecessary. Onr remarks on "The Church" are again unavoidably post _ posed. We shall have some observations to offer on the Cooly ques tion itt our next. W. fhund the following in our letter-box ; but as we are not acquainteu with the hand-writing of Mr. Knipe, we cannot vouch for its authenticity :—" Mr. Knipe presents his com pliments to the Editor of the Standard, and, through the instrumentality of his respectable print, would just hint to Mr. Ross the indecency and indiscretion of the blackguard attack which was made, in the Chronicle on Saturday, upon an eminent merchant in this town. Mr. K. will certainly be obliged to show these creatures up, if they any longer persist in the use of such tinsel and slanderous slang." TO ADVERTISERS AND SUBSCRIBERS. In consequence of the recent alterations in the de spatch of the mail bags we find it necessary to go to press at twelve o'clock. This arrangement will commence on Friday next. We have, therefore, to request our advertising friends to favour us with their orders at an early hour on Monday and Thursday. We cannot ensure the insertion of any advertisement, if sent to the office later than eight o'clock in the evening on each of those days. All other communications intended for insertion must reach us on Thursday morning. ay the above arrangement we shall be enabled to sup ply the STANDARD at a much earlier hour than we eats at present to most of our distant subscribers. FVe trust our advertising friends will perceive the necessity of forwarding their orders as early as practicable on the Mondays and Thursdays. Ebe ilibtrpool 7712SDAY MORNING, NOV. 13, 1838. rt. The Pablication of the STANruan commenced this suormag at 5 ~'clock. SCOTTISH MUNICIPAL ELSCTIONS.—We rejoice to ind that Scotland has begun to exhibit unequivocal to kens of conservative reaction. The issue of the re. %rat municipal elections in the north has been ex tremely satisfactory, and affords a sure omen of the tinal triumph and ascendancy of constitutional princi- Plea. At Glasgow the conservatives have succeeded In retuning five conservatives against seven radicals into the town council, two radicals having been dis • Placed, who were formerly in the council. The coun cil is now composed of seventeen conservatives and fifteen radicals. The public business can be no longer frustrated or obstructed by the perversity of a faction, tae was the ease last year. The issue of the Glasgow usunicipal election is extremely important, as it fur nishes AM index to the political feeling of the consti tuency. From this indication we have every confi deuce that the radicals will be beaten at the next ge neral election in this important mercantile city. At Renfrew, again, the conservatives carried every thing berme them; not a single radical was elected. At Dumbarton also conservatism has signally tri unpbed, the election having terminated in the return of four conservatives, and only one liberal. At Airdrie, one of Mr. Gillon's barghs, six conser vatives were returned. The radicals were unable to secure the election of a single candidate. At Musselburgh two conservatives and two radicals were returned. • At Dunfermline three conservatives and four radi cals were returned. At St. Andrew's. owing to the inactivity of the con mervatives, and the superior organization of the radi cals, the former have only succeeded in returning four members, whilst the latter have secured the election of seven. At Cupar Fife the conservatives have triumphed nobly. There were eleven vacancies.. The conserva tives set up eleven, and the radicals an equal numb e r, candidates. Eleven conservatives were returned. At Falkirk five churchmen (conservatives we pre *lime) have been returned. We wish our northern •ereatemporarlea would be a little more explicit in. de kribing the political characters of the respective can 41i4ittes at their elections. We have often been under the necessity of ascertainipg from other sources the kratiMents of even the members of Parliament who have been returned for various places in Scotland. This "nat of explicituess is a fault of which many of " 1 1' Eaglishiournalists also are guilty. It is toomnch I ° Presume that distant readers can form any accurate l oraeeption of the state of parties in different districts f rom the very meagre information which is frequently f litnielted by the newspapers. The mere addition of t he letter- C. or L. would generally be a sufficient t'ikle„ in estimating the political opinions of rival e ' 44 didates. Owing to the absence of this, or some Q4 lniialent distinction, we are unable to ascertain the *4 4et.resalt of several of the municipal elections in 81 011erid. All that we can collect is, that wherever i ll* conservatives have thought it worth their while to Interfere actively in these elections, their exertions 44 ve been attended with success. In England the triumph of conservatism has been s latinly awing to the organisation of conservative asso ei4tions, especially among the middle and operative Oilmen. These societies have told with singular effect 41 the registration courts, where, after all, the battle 4 :f the constitution must be fought. We do not know "crs' far such societies have been organised in Scot '44(l. It is our impression that they exist in very few " the' smaller burghs. If our surmise is correct, our "Qrthern contemporaries can do no greater service to t he cause of conservatism than by advocating the for kation of conservative operative and tradesmen's as ..kiations th rou gh th e l eng th an d b rea dth o f Scotland. T he example of England and Wales ought to afford ev ery stimulus to the zeal of our Scottish friends. ith such societies in active operation we have no d oubt that the burgh representation would soon be %file as conservative as that of the counties. We learn with regret that, in several of the Scottish urchs the eonservatives have kept entirely aloof r t Nu the muni c ip a l e lections. The in fl uence which it e radical!' derive from this apathetic conduct must be t'ia nsiderabie. It i s f erve ntly to be hopcd that no such ii 4 rantage s may be accorded to them in future. THE REV. MR. WNEILE'S CONSISTENCY.—There I s h ii° much glaring inconsistency at present current in e world, that the individual, who shall courageously 'ittld forward, and attempt to disparage or expose it, : t lot Unfrequently stared at by his timid friends, (who th " l 4 to be ignorant of his ground of hope,) as an en 1414ittst leading a forlorn hope; or carped at, ridiculed, 14 : li gtled, and defa m ed by those who, smarting under l ashes which bring conviction to the soul, are still ti e taid of the manliness and ingenuousness of a candid (* tal of suc h conv i ct i on , an d are , consequent l y, t i t °4 ded to madness. What is consistency ? We hold fct'6.he consictencv, that, when a person, from certain NI: premises, arrives at sound conclusions, lie faith j_6 11 ,Y adh ere to them, till it be proved to him that he tq error. Tf tilt' be admitted as a correct definition, we ask inch ' w hat proof of in c o n sistency can be brought 4 7 4, : 4 " the r everen d gent l eman w h o f orms t h e su bj ec t of this article ? It is an easy matter to bring charges, and i ndulge in specious, though vindictive and vitupe r_7ottre attacks aga i ns t t h e most exalted in rank, or the 7: h s i t eminent in piety ; b ut, to produce proof to justify, labor, hoc opus." ootn e • Pultng, whining impostor, under the double imposition of an assumed name,—" Veritas,"—(to which, by the way, he has no prwensions,) and his "having been an attendant on Mr. M`Neile's minis try," has been " doing his little" in the veritable Chronicle to impugn the character and motives of that reverend gentleman. The polluted meatus through which "Veritas" has brought himself before the world is confirmation, strong as holy writ, of a jesuitical at tempt at imposture, too palpable to allow any rational being to be deceived by his subtle virus. His asser tions, and " liberal," plausible reasonableness, are, therefore, far below contempt and our notice; but' while we are on this subject, we shall make a few gene ral remarks bearing upon the point in question. Every minister has solemnly sworn, (and it is the baptismal vow of every Christian,) "manfully to fight against sin, the world, and the devil"—" to wrestle against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkdess of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Will any rational per son, then, step forward and chat ge a minister of the Gospel with inconsistency, for attacking, with the full force of the artillery of heaven, Antichrist—bloody, intolerant, perjured Popery—("spiritual wickedness in high places")—and holding it up, in all its black ness and deformity, with all its damnable deceits and idolatrous observances, as a beacon by which to warn off the unwary, so that they go nut near to be "par takers of her sin, nor receive of her plagues ?" Is a minister to be acccunted inccnsistent, who shall "lift up his voice and spare not" against the spurious, soul deceiving, soi disant "liberalism" which has now, for some time, " ruled the darkness of this world," and brought results the most lamentable and fearful upon Christianity throughout the world ? Is "to fight against the world" a mere empty jingle of words' without sense or meaning ? Is a minister, who is faithful, and conscientious, and consistent to his trust, to let the world run riot—pursue visionary and false religious notions—trample under foot the Bible—and countenance and support systems, which, as they dis honour God, degrade man—and not to bear a faithful testimony against such abominations and fearful delu sions ? Let the Popish bigot—the subtle " (another name for infidel)—or the pharisaical igno ramus of any sect gainsay us. We maintain, in spite of contradiction, and we are borne out in our opinion by the concurrent assent of all denominations of Pro testants, be they Churchmen or Dissenters, that a mi nister cannot faithfully discharge his sacred duties without affecting, either proximately or remotely, the systems or opinions current in the world. His object is a religious one; but, - if, in "wrestling against principalities, and powers," some structures be shaken, which have not "the Rock of ages" as their founda tion, is he, therefore, to be set down and belied as a political preacher ? The faithful pastor has no sympt• thy whatsoever with the merely political leader, be his party of what complexion it may—past experience shows that no faith is to be reposed in such. We re joice sincerely, however, that the affectionate, honest, and sincere efforts, which the Rev, Mr. I%l'lN - elle has made to stem the flood of iniquity, flowing through the sluice-gates of "liberalism," have been crowned with such complete success, as to draw the whole abuse of the enraged nest of hornets down on him, The "good leaven" is effecting its desired end ; and hi:, crowded church of grateful and delighted hearers will stit hang on his words with that attention which the fearless, uncompromising, and undiluted exhibition of .truth invariably commands. Mr. M`Neile needs not our defence—the breath of calumny falls harmless where love and affection are reciprocal—and what we have said, in general terms, will find a response in the breasts of thousands in the particular case of the Rev. Mr. M‘Neile. THE ELECTION OF MAYOR.—As we predicted on Friday last, Mr. Hornby has been elected Mayor of Liverpool for the ensuing year, instead of Mr. Joshua Walmsley. The election (we mean the real, and not the sham, election) took place, as we before said, at the Angel Inn. The Council afterwards met at the Town-hall to pass through the customary form of in stalling Mr. Hornby in office, as well as for the pur pose of placing upon record the other arrangements which had been previously deter Mined upon at the " secret conclave." The question has been frequently asked within the last few days, " was it really expected that Mr. Walmsley would have been chosen to fill the civic chair ?" We answer, undoubtedly. The Chronicle and Journal of Saturday week recommended him as the fittest person. The Albion echoed its approval. The Mercury, on the very morning of the election, and simultaneously with our ow n announcement of the division which had been come to at the Angel Inn, was most strenuous in advocating the superior claims of Mr. Walmsley, and appeared to be very sanguine of his success. The Mercury was evidently ignorant of what transpired at the Angel, as he confesses that he " did not know who was to occupy the civic chair fur the ensuing year." The editor, after thus admit ting his ignorance of the preliminary election, pro ceeds to urge the claims of Mr. Walmsley. "If," says the Mercury, " the election goes by desert- 7 if it is to be determined by real and substan tial services rendered to the cause of reform—there is one man whose zeal, energy, and ability entitle him to such a compliment at the hands of his fellow towns men ; and whatever may be thought of the matter in the Council, we are quite sure that the great body of reformers out of doors will be very much disappointed if his claims are again passed over. To thiS indivi dual the town is mainly indebted for theestablishment of our new Police—the formation and organization of the Tradesmen's Reform Association—and to that body, but for the baseness and treachery of certain re quisitionists, and the timidity of others, we should have owed the emancipation of the town from tory trammels at the late general election. We need hardly say that we allude to Mr. Joshua Walmsley, or add that it is he whom a majority of the reformers wish to see Mayor of Liverpool" This, surely, ought to sa tisfy every one that the leading organ of the liberals in Liverpool was strenuously in favour of Mr. Walms ley. How poignant must have been the grief of the worthy editor when he discovered our announcement on Friday morning! How astonished must he have been when his own reporters furnished him at noon with the actual account of the subsequent division in the Council Chamber ! How agonising must have been his feelings when lie ascertained that the " indi vidual to whom the town is mainly indebted for the establishment of our new police, and the formation and organization of the Tradesmen's Reform Associa tion," only obtained stx out of fifty-eight votes ! Most assuredly the Mercury will inflict a suitable cas tigation on Ft iday next on those councillors who have so worldly " disappointed the great body of reformers out of doors." From the Chronicle they have :already had a slight lashing, which is to be followed up by a tremendous assault on Saturday next. The language of the Chronicle On this subject is almost a paraphrase on the remarks which appeared in the STANDARD. The Chronicle says—" The election of Mayor took place on Thursday last, at the Angel Inn. Yesterday, (Friday,) the Election was recorded at the Registrar office, Town-hall, Castle street. The Angel Council, of whose proceedings we hope to give a full account next week, was summoned by circular, by Mr. William Wallace Currie." The Chronicle grows extremely wroth at the presumption of the " liberal" town councillors in having recourse to secret voting at the Angel Inn meeting. This very consistent advocate of the vote by ballot nostrum thus delivers himself on the subject :--" But what will the constituency say, when we tell them that the honest Councillors resorted to secret voting again on this occasion ? Some months since, when this matter was agitated in the several wards, they gave a distinct pledge that it would be abandoned. But then the Municipal Elections were in prospect. Now they are over.— When the devil was sick, the devil a saint would be, When the devil got well, the devil a saint was he. Such conduct is mean, pitiful, and contemptible." The italics in this quotation are not our own ; but they fully express our opinion as to the humbug of vote by ballot. It appears, however, that a few of the "honest" town councillors abstained from taking any part in the scandalous proceedings at the Angel. The Chronicle, desirous of rescuing those individuals from merited obloquy, remarks—" It is only just to add, that neither the Mayor, nor his brother, Mr. Joseph Hornhy, had any part or share in the proceedings of the miserable intriguers and pledge-breakers who as sembled at the Angel. Dr. Carson and Mr. Vincent Higgins protested against the secret voting." In re- Terence to this most offensive proceeding the Chronicle demands—" But what will the reformers of Liverpool' say on this last point ? Are they prepared tamely to fsubmit to be thus gulled, mocked and scoffed at by their very honourable councillors the very moment they turn the corner and are on the safe sid e o f an e l ec ti on ? We guess not. Let the constituency do their duty. We will do ours. We have not helped 19 drag down ,One Corporation TO SEE ANOTHER TRAMPLE UPON THE PEOPLE." Is it then really come to this ? Can it be possible that such a thorough-going liberal journal as the Chronicle has announe , ...d the discovery that our " reformed" town council are " tramlding upon the people ?" We have long endeavoured to convince " the people" that such was the case ; but we certainly never calculated upon the co-operation of the Chronicle in denouncing the despots. We shall be any.tont to see in what manner in the Chronicle will "du its duty" in reference to these " very honourable councillors.'' Our notion of doing our duty towards men who have so digraced themselt es, by belong their professions, and by treating the constituency with such disrespect, is, to seek to turn every one of them out of the coon• cil, and to supersede them by gentlemen who will act fairly, candidly, openly ; and honestly. Will tin. Chronicle lend us its assistance in this praiseworthy undertaking ? Tile Journal likewise expresses its repugnance to the secret voting system. "On this," it remarks, " we entertain something more than doubt, for we have never advocated the use of the ballot by repre sentatives—we only advocate it where we desire make the electors irresponsible. The law makes the election of mayor open, and it would take a very strong reason indeed to convince us that that provision should be practically defeated." Respecting the pro priety of "making the electors irresponsible" we differ very widely indeed from the Journal. It " would take a very strong r . ..ason to convince us" that such a step would be expedient. Indeed, we be lieve it would be impossible, for how can we render the electors irresponsible as long as they exercise a trust reposed in them for the benefit of others? It is perfectly idle to contend that the electors are not in 'vested with such a trust. They are, in fact, represen tatives themselves, as much as the members of the Town Council or the House of Commons are—the re presentatives of a constituency far more numerous than themselves. If the Journal feels inclined to dis pute this point, we would ask, as the election franchise is only held by about 1,500,000 of the whole popula tion of Great Britain, consisting probably of 21 or 22 millions of inhabitants, who must be considered as the representatives of the remaining 20 millions ? Who must be considered as responsible to them for the good or bad administration of public affairs ? The Journal affects to ridicule our remarks on the possibility that a conservative might have been elected as mayor, if the liberal town councillors had gone into the council chamber " without previously compromi sing their opinions." A reference to the proceedings of Friday last ought to satisfy our contemporary that our supposition was not so groundless as he would wish to make it appear. If the votes given for Mr. Hornby and Mr. Walmslev had been given, in the proportions which we named on Friday, for four, in stead of two, candidates, Mr. Leigh would have been Mayor of Liverpool at the present npiment—if the council adopted the most decent plan of voting. It is a gratuitous assumption ou the part ot . the Journal to suppose that four successive divisions ought to take place, uefore the council came to a final division. The Town Clerk observed that "the municipal aet was silent on the mode of voting." Such being the case, whatever the sapient "liberal" town councillors - of Liverpool may say or do to the contrary, the proper mode of proceeding would be, as in the election of a member of parliament, for the one who obtained the greatest number of votes to be returned. The choice of speaker, in the House of Commons, is not strictly analagous, as the rules of the House would render it imperative upon the members to divide upon every amendment, as. well as on the main question. The municipal act only requires that a particular candidate should obtain "a decided majority ;" and such, we contend, Mr. Leigh would have obtained under the circumstances which we have supposed. • So much for the Journal: The Albion is equally violent in declaiming against the new mode of electing the mayor. The language of the Albion is so very strong that we feel strongly tempted to quote at length the two articles on this subject which adorn itscolumns. We must, however, content ourselves with culling a few passages. The Albion takes especial delight in fixing the charge of plagiarism upon its contemporaries. The following is little better than a theft from the STANDARD : " A preliminary meeting has, we Fear, from what is told us, degenerated into a focus of intrigue and counter-intrigue to serve personal ambition and private views. A certain number of the Town Council meet in secret conclave. They bind themselves. that, whether right or wrong, the minority there assembled are to be carried to the Town-hall as the slaves of the majority, on whatever points are there decided. A subsequent meeting takes place at the Town-hall. There is no discussion. 'I he settled business of the clique is quietly and silently registered." It is surprising that such a wonderful degree of unanimity should be discovered by the radical press while dilating upon this subject. We certainly hope that the powerful declamations of the Mercury, Jour nal, Chronicle, and Albion, joined to those of the conservative press of Liverpool, will produce some permanent effect upon the electors of the town. In this hope we submit another passage from the Albion, from which much instruction may be gathered :-- "Now, how is the popular cause damaged by all this? Clearly in this way, that a very small but active minority, by mustering all their forces at a . preliminary meeting, may there overwhelm a portion of their more liberal opponents, and then according to custom, enlisting their prisoners under their banner, march into the Town-hall, and, by; their aid, outvote their own friends. This is intolerable, and must be put an end to. Next, consider the loss of character which arises to any Town Councillor who mixes himself up with petty in trigues of these preliminary meetings and happens to fall into the minority. He is known to entertain certain views; he has promised his constituents to support certain measures. He goes to the Town-hall. His constituents are on the watch. when, to and behold ! they stand aghast to learn, that he has broken his promises and voted against all hisdeclared opinions. But bow is ihie ? He has been to the Angel or some intrigue shop, and been playing at political pitch and toss with some rival section of the Council. He has cried "Heads!" when "tails" have won, and the coin in which he pays his loss is an abandonment of his integrity and a sacrifice of his princi ples. This is an exact description of what bas been going on. The reformers of Liverpool have a right, henceforth, to expect better things from their Town Council. They have a right to expect an open discussion and an honest vote upon all public 'natters. As the case now stands, they have neither one nor the other." On the subject of "secret voting" also the Albion expresses itself in terms of the strongest disapproba tion. We feel assured that our readers will excuse us for transcribing the whole of its remarks on this obnoxious topic. The electors of Liverpool will do well to ponder over the following : "Some months have now elapsed since the Reformers of Liverpool remonstrated with the Town Council on the sub ject of secret voting, which was quietly creeping into practice in all proceedings in which it pleased the members of that body to think, that concealment would he mare convenient to their popularity than the public knowledge of the manner in which they had voted. The remonstrances of the consti tuency were apparently successful. The pride or the obsti nacy of the Conned, indeed, revolted from any thing like an open confession of error ; but there was eel taiely a tacit un derstanding, tantam o unt to a pledge, that the Reformers should never again have cause to complain on this point. They were satisfied and pacified. The elections came ou. The secret voters were forgiven and re-chosen. The past was forgotten on the strength of the pledge given for the fu ture. It grieves us to have to arid, that th e con fidin g s pi r it evinced by the electors has been ill repaid by the conduct of those in whom it was reposed. They have rushed with breathless baste, on the first possible andsafe opp or tunity, at once to br ea k th eir pl e d g e and disappoint the hopes of the constituency. the avor was, on Friday, elected, by secret voting. Emphatically, " this is too had." It puts an end to all faith in the professions of public men, makes honour cheap, and laughs at the value of honesty and integrity. It ;s beyond all justification. It cannot even be palliated or softened down. That a set of men, "all honourable men," should, after their veracity was plighted to the contrary, combine t o c h ea t and filch the electors out of their rights in this barefaced tray, and so creep into the Council under false pretences, would absolutely be beyond belief, if the fact were not established beyond a doubt by the unblushiug confessions' of the culprits themselves . Wbat the constituency - should de on this occasion it is not for us to say. We perform our part as honest and independent journalists when we expose these tergiversatioas and backsiidings in public men. We doubt not, that some of "the doers of this dirty work" will frown upon us for thus holding them up to universal scorn. We care not. The frowns of such men will not cause a ripple on the surface of our equanimity far even a fraction of a moment." It is to be hoped that the electors of Liverpool will take these things to heart, and adopt the only effectual remedy that can be suggested—that of rejecting every liberal candidate at the next election, and choosing in their stead men of staunch conservative principles. TRIUMPH OF CONSERVATISM AT BRISTOL.—We learn from the last number of the Brietol Journal, that the conservatives of that ancient and loyal city have finally emancipated themselves from the thraldom of a radical Town council. They have struggled nobly for the ascendancy during the last three years, and their strenuous and persevering exertions have been rewarded with success On Friday last they elected a conservative. mayor acrd eight conservative aldermen. The council is now composed of thirty nine conservatives and twenty five radicals. This might have been the case in Liverpool, if the censer natives had exerted themselves as they might have done. But it is not yet t-o late. We sincerely hope that the example of Bristol may operate as a stimulus to the zeal of the conservatives of Liverpool, and that the time is not far distant when we may have to con gratulate the town upon its emancipation flow the sway of radicalism. The Rev. thigh 11P.Neile has been suddenly called to Ire land by the alarming illness of his father. We are happy to hear that the collection at Christ Church, on Sunday Lase, aft€: two sermons on beha!f of the Sunda School for Ire:ind, attounted to the handsome sum of £66 9s. 7d Char?es Dickens, Esq., " Boz," paid a visit to Liverpool during the past week. The City of Dublin Company's steamer, the Leeds, corn inantiktd by Lieutenant Parsons, R.N., arrived here on Fri day week from Plymouth, having made the trip, in a beavN i n th e sitave of forty nine hours. CHIMICAi. NuisANcEs AT ST. Fritiav last, , he Grand Jury, at In,. adjourned (parte.- sessions at Kirk hale, returned true bills against tour firms of alkali maim lecturers at St. Helen's, for creating a nuisance by permitting noxious ef_luvia to escape from their works. A great number of witnesses were in attendance. OLn PAINTINGS.—We understand that a gentleman, nam ed Peel, is now at the Adelphi, with a large collection of paintiiws, by many of the old masters, which are open to view each day. PuncENotoGY.—Dr. Epps, of London, one of the dis7iples of the (so called) science of phrenology, is deliver:ng a course of leciu-es, at tho Music-hall, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Of course he ‘• goes the whole ht,g:'' he even considers hi:topology serviceable in the practice of physic. The Cheshire Hounds will meet on Wednesday, the 14th, at as anur-house; on Thursday, the 15th, at Booth-:.tne, Smithy; on Saturday, the :7th, at Mere; on Monea%., the 19th, at Sutton Pinfold ; on Weunesday, the 21st, at Chill mondeley Castle; on Thursday, the 22. i, at Wrenburv; on Saturday, the 24th, at Windmill on Ravensmoor.—Sir Thos. Stanley's hounds will meet on Saturday, the 10th, at Bur ton ; on Tuesday, the 13th, at Bebbington; on Saturday, the 17th, at Biclston Hill. AILL:TING AT BOLTON.—A meeting of the friends of the Tuain Established Church Education Society was held at seven o'clock on Tuesday evening, at St. George's school room. Little Bolton, the Rev. J. Lyons, minister of St. George's, in the chair. This society has been established by the Arch bishop of Tuam, for the purpose of re-opening the schools that had been closed, in consequence of the withdrawal of the go vernment grant from the Kildare Place Society. Since then these schools bad been supported by voluntary contributions, and had great claims ❑pon every sincere protestant. The Rey. P. Pounden, vicar of Wesport, in the county of Mayo, addressed the meeting at great length. A collection was made at the conclusion. SPORTING DINNaR AT ROCIIDALIi.—The annual sporting dinner at the close of the racing season, took place on Wed nesday-last, at the house of Mr. Thomas Whitworth, the Sad dle Inn, in Rochdale. The usual good and loyal toasts were not fougotten on this occasion, and, before the close of the festivities, the following toasts wete also given, viz.. "The lord of the manor," " the owner of Bee's Wing," "An honest sportsman," "Mr. Houldswortlf," &c., all of which were most enthusiastically responded to. FASHIONARLE ARRIVALS AT THE GRAND JUNCTIoN Ho- TEL.—The Marchioness of Ormond, Lady Emily Trenvh, Lao) , Mary Butler, Lady Caroiitie Butler, the Hon. T. Boyle, N. A. Vigors, M.P., Rev. P B. Maxwell and family, Mr. More 0. Ferrall, J. Chirton, Esq., W. Hitlturn, Esq , Capt.Truem-Intle, Capt Johnstone. Colonel Hewitt, J. Cut wen, Esq., Bev. C. H. Wat•iN.Y., Wellesley Pool, Miss Pro theme, Miss Pringle, Mts. Semite and faintly, John Button, Esq , Mr. Easton, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot arni faultily. Lieut.- Colonel 11 ughes, Mr, and M rs. 2nrceD, W. M 'Donald, Esq., Capt. Malcomb, Bev. J. Splice, .1. Brennon, Esq., M r. and Mrs. Stephens and family, Cant. 11. Trench, Capt. Laix rence, MI. and Mrs. Burke and family, and A. Lowe, Esq. THEATRE ROYAL.- Last week the theatre was enlivened with racy representations of American character, by Mr. C. H. Hill, a Young American actor, freshly inapo: ted, of great promise. We understand :Mr. Hill to he an exceedingly gen tlemaniy and clever actor, and regret that the numerous calls upon our (lute last week have prevented us forming our own judgment upon his• abilities. M. Charles Kean has this week commenced a fresh engagement, and last evening play ed as Claude Melnotte, in Sir Edward Lytton Butwer's play of "The Lady of Lyons." This evening he plays as Hamlet, in the play of that name. The lovers of dramatic poetry will thereft.re again have the opportunity of witnessing "the legitimate drama." AcctnENT.--An accident of a ft ightful nature, and which might have proved fatal : occurred on Thursday morning last. As Mr. Thomas Cartwright, of this city, surveyor of 'taxi's, and his sou, were proceeding f rom Ch ester t o a tt en d a meet ing of Tax Commissioners at Birkenhead, it being an appeal day, they stopped at the Stanley Arias, Eastham, to give the horse some meal and water, and removed ihe bit, as he would not drink with it on, Mr. Cartwright taking the precaution to stand by the horse's head the meanwhile. The bridle was no sooner off, than the horse started off with fearful speed, knocking Mr. Cartwright down, by which he received a vio lent cut on the face and other bruises. In the mean time, Mr. Cartwright, Jun. was thrown out of the gig with gnat force, but providentially escaped without any serious injury, farther than some severe contusions. and he was enabled after a short time, to proceed on to Birkenhead. His father was compelled to return t Chester into h a stableestert o by the first coach. The horse with the gig proceeded full speed to the ferry, where ti it was stopped byshed In its pro gress front Eastham to the ferry, it fortunately met with no thing on the road. The gig was however overturned twice, and sadly shattered, hut the horse sustained very little in jury.—Cheater Gazette. " Hannay and Dietrichsen's Alrnanack, Astronomical Ephemeris, and Book of Gene-al Information for 1839.—We are positively at a loss for words to express our astonishment at the nuparelleled comprehensiveness of the Almatiack just published by Messrs. Hannay and Dietrichsen, for the ensu ing year. There is searcelv a subject in the usuol routine of events to which we do nut find reference in this book of 100 pages. at the insignificant cost of 6tl; asum which positively can little more than cover the price of the paper. The bio graphical and chronological tables are exceedingly interest ing, particularly those for the present year. The tides, eclipses, Sc, . are duly noticed, and the progress tit l'ioeke's com , t fitit'inv the iemaiittier of the present year, end 6%,'ii tiart's lit 1839 are trace d b y diagrams of the heavens. ‘v e have toe list of the royal households ; the Hou , .e of giving the titl es o f t h e Peers, the family name, the motto of. the Peers ; and dates of creation; the House of Counn•ns is given twice, first atpbahetically, secondly arranged by the places the memb ers represent; the whole of the army list, giving the Officers' nantes alphabetically arranged, (a desi deratum long wanted) with the dates of Commission, and the appointment the officer holds; the navy list is given iu like manner;' the bankers, provincial and metropolitan; the corporation dignities; ambassadors and consuls; universi ties ; the list of fai rs t h roughout the k i ngdom i s by far the best ever printed; and in short. as we have before observed, irnformation upon every possible topic of interest is afforded to the public in this most useful pamphlet. Messrs. Hanii,:ty and Dictrichsen have certainly put all competition out of the field, for, we should say, it would he impossible for any other firm to produc e a similar compilation at five times the cost."—Morning Chronic/c, Oct. 28. lubxiflo in the Propri e t ors , an d so ld a t their warehouse, rhde-d b} the Lond on • an d b y a ll B oo k se ll er s and Sta tionersin Liverpool, by Smitb, 24, 63 ' )°g the kingdom. Scot land-place. The Sovereign coach, from thi s c ity to London, again pli es throughout the Journey up on th e t u rnpike - road, in noose queric of the irregularity of the railroad conveyance, occa sioninv, it frequently to be considerably behind its usual time of arriving.— Worcester Herald. A SHORT COURTSHIP, AND ITS RESULTS.—On Monday last, a cotton weaver, residing in Little Park, Middletoo, aged 39 years, a widower, got married to a silk weaver, a widow, aged 43 years. Their courtship was only of three days' standing, but in less than three days after they separated, both sides declaring there was no love lost between them.— Manchester popes. MAIL COACH GUARDS.—Circulars have been directed to all mail coach guards from the General Post-office, offering those under three years in the service, £7O per annum; three years to ten years, £lOO do.; ten years to fifteen years, £ll5 do.; above fifteen years, £l3O do.—in lieu of all fees or gratuities whatsoever. The guards already in th e s e rvice may have the option of receiving their pay and fees as now, or to accept the above; but if they accept the above rate, they must receive no fees, on pain of instant dismissal. . . We regret to state, that there is yet no further information with regard to the Queen's visit to Brighton ; and it now seems exceedingly doilbtful whether her Majesty will be here during the present month. 'I he orders for the removal of the household troops to this place have, we understand, been countermanded.— Brighton Gazette. NOVEL MODE OF HOUSING CoRN.—A novel way of housing corn was the other week adopted at Alston. The owner of a field barley, ready for taking in, observed by the lowering uppearanee of the mountain Crossfell that rain was fast ap proaching, watched the opportunity of the schools loosing at mid-day, and engaged the youthful bands, who in a very short time carried the field, sheaf by sheaf, in their arms to the barn, and thus secured the whole before the wind and rain came on, which was very severe.—Carlisle Patriot. A PAIR OF VENERABLE PEDESTRIANS.—There are two individuals residing at Leyland, man and wif e , o f th e na m e of Hodgkinson. A few days ago having to travel flout Southport (where they had been ou a visit to their daughter) to their residence, - a distance of about seventeen miles, they accidentally missed their conveyance, and were therefore compelled to walk home. This they accomplished with com parative ease, and neither of the aged pair experienced any fatigue or inconvenience from their journey. The day after this feat was • the birth-day of both the aged pedestrians, their eighty-fourth birth-day.—l'reston SINGULAR EFFECTS OF PRINTING IN GOLD.—Many of cur readers have, doubtless, seen the copies of the Sun, London evening newspaper, printed in gold. Some particulars re specting the mode of printing, and also the remarkable effects produced on the work-people employed in the operation, are given in the last number of toe Medical Gazette, in a letter from a surgeon, a Mr. Gurney Turney. It seems, that, on the 17th of Jury, a youth of 19, employed in this new process, applied at the London General Dispensary, for relief from a most distressing itching and pains. He stated, that, on the third day of being thus employed, he had been seized with vomiting, of a green-coloured fluid, and a sensation of heat in the oesophagus, with pain in the stomach, which he referred to swallowing and inhaling portions of the powder diffused through the air of the room; this was followed by itching, ten derness of the stomach and bowels, accompanied by loss of appetite and rest. The hair on the head and person was of a grass -green colour. From his continual scratching, Mr. 'Forney, was not able to distinguish the precise character of the eruption. The youth was restored to health in about a fortnight, by medical treatment, described in the letter. He stated, that the golden huepowderofthe. utw r ( ts co c t & n lit: s ru e, i i r , icatedti brushing a fine bronze-coloured accord ing to the workmen's account, of copperas, verdigris, and quicksilver) over the type, which is first printed in yellow Ink. This powder is given to those employed in ounce packets, and about forty hands were thus employed, almost all of whom had been forced, after a time, to give up this work, some keeping at it only two days; others for a week or more; but all suffering more or less from its effects. Mr. 'Forney adds: —"This case having excited my curiosity, I asked, and ob tained permission, to see the process of printing these papers. They are printed with yellow ink, composed of size and gam boge, and then handed over to men who, with a common het brush, distribute the powder over the paper, which adheres or the moist printed portions. About a dozen persons were thus engaged when I visited the office, ail of whom complaineo, more or less, of the same symptoms. Some added, that this irritating powder had caused deep ulcers; others declared it had salivated them to a certain extent; hut, though their gums appeared spongy, they hardly seemed snore so than those of most persons whose stomachs were out-of order; and I could not detect any mercurial foator. I wished meets to be allowed to have a portion of this powder for chemical ex amination; but my reque s t cou ld no t be granted, as it s com position is kept a secret. I was told it was prepared in Ger many: it looked like very fine brass filings; the whole air of the room was loaded with it, arid my coat glistened, as also did my face and hair, which rivalled, in brightness, the wig of Caligula, who had resource to gold dust to produce the ef fect I Obtaiued so cheaply." POLICE INTELLIGE.,VCE. A SWELL Paw.—A few days ago two well-dressed, re apectable-lookicg young men, named Grant and Dixon ' were placed at the bar of the Police-c o u r t, c h arge d w ith having picked the pocket of a lady as she was passing along Lime street, front church. on Sunday evening week, If it were not for their many delinquencies which have rendered them rather notorious, these two individuals might escape sus picion. so respectable is their outward aspect, and so plausi ble their address and manners. Grant was on the occasion alaaled to, committed to the House of Correction for three months, and Dixon was discharged for want of evidence. These knaves usually employ an attorney, that any little dis crepancies in the evidence may be turned to their advantage; and they have, usually, teen very fortunate. We have only to add, that the two whom we have named, though they be long to a numerous :sang, seeth to be bosom friends. as, when both are at large, they have always been brought before the magistrates as equal participators in guilt. On Saturday, George Dixon, wha had been so fortunate as 'o escape when its friend was sent tia quarters for the winter, was again placed before Mr. Hail. A. young gentleman nerned Pilaher, stated, that on Friday evening, on his way homeward, he called in at the celer of Mr. Davis, at the corner of M urray street, famous for the s up er i o r a l e th ere so ld. He ordered - a glass of this exuellent beverage, and was standing at the couwer, enjoyiva, it at his ease, when he felt the hand of some eerson in his coat pocket. He turned round, and saw the aria staraine close behind him, At the same netment he pet his hand in his po, ket, and missed his silk handker chief. He aninediarek seized the prisoner be th e co l a a and challenged him with the' theft, being convinced, be the man ner in which. he withdrew his hand, and put it behind his back, that he was the individual who had robbed him. The prisoner protested that he knew nothing whatever of the matter, and appealed to the persons present whether he was a likely eereon to steal a gentleman's pocket-handkerchief. We may remark, that the prisoner was dressed in a hand some new black coat, light-coloured vest, and gray panta loons, a totally different, though not more fashionable, dress than that in which he last appeared. Mr. Filcher, however, was not to be deceived. He had dietinetiv seen the prisoner pass something to a person behind hint. He, therefore, loosed his hold, and requested a person whom he knew to call a police-officer. During the absence of the party on this mission, Dixon assumed an important air, and advancing to Mr. Pacher he said, " Do you mean to maintain, Sir, that I have stolen your handkerchief ?" Mr. Filcher replied, "Yes, 1 do." The prisoner, upon this, struck him a violent blow on the mouth, exclaiming, "Feel in your pocket, Sir, and there you will rind your handkerchief, though You persist, in saying that I have stolen it." Mr. Pilcher, though he felt - convinced of the impossibility of the statement being true, felt in his pocket, and there, sure enough, be found his -nand kerchief, which must have been replaced by seine of the gang. He was convinced it was not there a few minutes bee fore, as he had searched for it with some anxiety. The cel lar, it appeared, was nca:ly full of people at the time. Mr. Davenport, who appeared fur the prisoner, cross-examined the witness at considerable length, but nothing material was elicited. The prisoner, when asked what he had to say in his defence, spoke not of the charge, but said, since his last committal he had been exceedingly ill, and had been attended by three or four medical men from the .Dispensary. He had been entirely unable to stir out of doors. Yet, he did net attempt to deny thm he was taken by the policeman in Davis's cellar Mr. Hall said, he wished he could induce both him. and his friend to quit Liverpool. He was committed to the Borough Gaol for three months. EMBEZZLEMENT. —A youth of respectable exterior was placard before Mr. Hall, at the Police-office, on Saturday, shamed with having embezzled several sums of money be longing to his employers, Messrs. Pritchard and Co., oil merchants and drysaiters. The prisoner, before he was placed at the bar, attracted attention, from the mental an guish which he was evidertly suffering. He is well con nected ; and we are informed that his friends had offered to pay the whole amount of his defalcations, if the parties would forego the prosecution. Circumstances, which it is unnecessary to detail, as well as a regard for justice, ren dered it impossible to comply with this request. He was taken into custody by constable M'Comb. who, on his arrival at Bridevrell, requested him, in compliance with the usual custom, to produce the contents of his' pockets. He placed on the table a pocket-book, ten shillings and nine-pence, and some memorandums. M'Comb, tainking he had not pro duced all iu his possession, searched him: Nothing was found in his pocketa; but in his hand M'Comb found a bottle, which he grasped, in the hope (hat it would escape detection. This bottle contained what, on examination, proved to he strong prussic acita al‘Comb questioned him as to his reason for having poison in his possession. He said he had purchased it some time since for the purpose of trying experiments on cats. He would not tell where he bought it, nor would he answer any questions as to his reasons for not delivering it up with the other articles. M'Comb has endea voured to find out where it was procured, but be has not yet been successful. Mr. James Stni , h, cash-keeper with Messrs. Pritchard and Co., deposed that the prisoner had been in the service of the latter nearly three years. His occultation was that of cralecting-clerk, and his duties were to go about the town g,thering in accounts, and to receive money from any one who might call at the counting-house when he was there. About a fortnight since, he was sent to air. Joseph Cannon, druggist, St. James-street, with an account, the amount of which was £l9 18s. Id. He returned and stated that Mr. Cannon was not in. Mr. Smith sent the prisoner again tax days after. He again returned, and did not deliver in the money, but said Mr, Cannon would leek into it. Two or three days subsequently, Mr. Smith sent another clerk, who brought back an account for the sum of £lB 13s. which bad on it a receipt in the name and handwriting of the prisoner. Shortly after the arrival of the young man, the prisoner en tered the office. Mr. Smith showed him the receipt, and asked him if it were correct. He said it was. Mr:Smith told Mr Pritchard of the discovery they had made, and the latter ordered him into custody. Several similar cases were discovered, but only two were brought forward, that above detailed and the Wowing :—A clerk of Messrs. Pritchard and Co. went to Mr, Armstrong-, tallow chandler, SI. James'- street, and presented two accounts, one for the sum of £2l 3s 6d., the other for £2O 12s. 9d. Mr. Armstrong produced receipts in the prisoner's handwri:ing. It was proved that the money had not been paid in. Mr. Pritchard, when he discovered that these accounts had been received by the pri soner, asked him if there were any more. He replied, "No." It subsequently turned out that this was false, the prisoner having received several other Sums. Mr. Cannon and Mr. Armstrong proved that they had paid the money to the prisoner, whom they well knew. When al•Cemb took the prisoner into custody, he asked him what he had done with the money. His reply was, "I cannot tell." The pri sorter is a good-looking youth, about seventeen or - eighteen years old. He had nothing to say in his defence, and was committed liar trial, the witnesses being bound in recogni sauces of 50 each to appear and give evidence. • •FoNnsifss FOR OLD CUSTOMS An old gentleman, na tied Sr. ION:, a l ,;)oareil no Saturday before Mr. Hall, to r a chat ge %hurl) he ha.l ,s e en ,•: jttioned by in ukatt from one of the effieers of p.,11,e The latter stated, that on the night of the sth of Nevernitere the de fendant placed a tar-barrel in the middle of Bedford street, and set fire to it, thereby causing great noise and disorder in the neighbourhood, Not content with this, he was letting elf squibs and crackers in the street during the night. Mr. Hall:—" Well sir, what have you to say to this ?" Mr. Stripling:—" Why, 1 have to say, that 'l've been in the. habit of doing it for twenty years, and that I don't know of any law that there is to prevent it." Mr. Hall:—" Fortu nately there is a law against it." Mr. Stripling:—"'Then l'm sorry that the old lew is abolished. There's too many newfangled laws now. One mestu't do as one likes." "I'm sorry to see a man at your time of life so foolish. You must pay 20s. and costs." Mr. Stripling :—" I won't pay : I'll appeal. I'm not accustomed to paying 20s. and costs." A new case was called, but the defendant continued to talk about the deprivation of amusement, the innovations of mo dern law, and the customs of our forefathers, and protesting, that he would not pay a shilling. Mr. Hall :—" You had better retire, sir." Defendant—(thrusting his hands vio lently into his breeches pocket):—" I suppose I might as well pay it and have done with it, or I don't know what may come next." The defendant hereupon threw down the mo ney with a jerk, and retired grumbling from the court. Eneke's comet was on Wednesday visible to the naked eye at intervals in this town. It appeared like a handful of dim vapour, through which, with the aid of a good glass, the stars were distinctly visible.—Shrewsbury paper. EXTRAORDINARY LEAP.—A 'greyhound bitch, the pro perty of Mr. J. l3oustead, of Sedbergh, having been taken to Killington Hall on Thursday week for the purpose of cours ing, was shut up its a barn, when the poor animal, not relish ing the restraint, mounted to the top of a large hay mow, and finding a hole just under the rigging of the barn, with out further ceremony bounded to the ground. The distance from the hole to the ground being measured, was found to be thirty-four feet. The bitch was not the least injured by the leap, but actually ran and won hercourse soon afterwards. —Carlisle Patriot. A meeting is advertised to take place at Burscough Bridge, on Wednesday next, for the purpose of securing to the boatmen employed on the Lancashire pelt of the Leeds and Liverpool canal the uninterrupted enjoyment of the Sab bath as a day of rest and religious devotion. We are glad to learn that almost the whole of the influential boat owners in the mighbourhood of Wigan have determined to discon tinue the traffic on the Sabbath day.—Manchester Courier. Justice to Ireland has become a sad prostitute, and there fore it is much better to 'stand-at-ease,' and have nothing to do with her, as she will eventually break your back, by em ploying you as a convenient stepping-stone to assist her heartless and brainless favourites to scamper into warm berths.—Dublin Monitor, a New Daily Independent Journal. The sugar question in France has been disposed of, for the present, by an ordinance reducing the duty on Colonial sugar one third, and the imposition of a duty of sixteen frances and a half on every hundred killogrammes of beet••root sugar. THE CHARTERIsTs.—On Wednesday evening, a public meeting was held by torch light, in a brick croft, near the Association Chapel, Rochdale; Joshua Haigh in the chair. It was addressed, in very intemperate l a n guage , by F eargus O'Connor, Stephens, Taylor, and others, when the charter" was agreed upon.—James Taylor, of Spotland, was elected the delegate to the national convention. There was but a very slender meeting. consisting of about live hundred people. There were ten flags, and about forty pieces of lighted pitch rope.—The mob paraded some of the streets. The transfer clerk and two other confidential servants of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, have absconded to America, and have not only carried along with them a con siderable sum of money received on account of their employ ers, but they have also forged transfers of shares to a large amount, and pocketed the amount. WIGAN.—TOKEN nF ESTEEM.—On Thursday the congre gation of St. George's Church, through their excellent pas tor, the Rev. R. B. Powell, presented Mr. John Woods with a handsome silver cup, for his praiseworthy exertions in pre serving the church, when the adjoining factory, belonging to the Messrs. Cartwright's was destroyed by fire, on the llth September last. The cup bore an appropriate inscription. Don Miguel, of Portugal, and the Prince Burghese had a quarrel lately at Benne. Don Miguel sent a challenge to the Prince, but the Prince replied that he could not fight a duel with a man who lived on the charity of the Pope. ACCIDENT TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. — WhiIst the Duke of Wellington was following the hounds between Wei mer and tipper Deal, on Saturday week, his horse fell. Lord Mahon promptly came to his assistance : the old soldier shook the dirt off bis cloak, and rode away, nothing injured— he is accustomed to tumbles. It would appear that the breach between Lord Durham and his ministerial colleagues is regarded as irreconvileable, for most of the journals under the influence of the Treasury have already opened a brisk attack upon his lordship. THE MEETING OP PAHLIAAIENT. Various statements have been made relative to the intentions of government in this matter; the middle of January, and not earlier, is, we understand from good authority, the appointed time, WIGAN TOWN COUNCIL—II is an amusing fact that Mr. Fegan, the late mayor of Wigan, who chose to signalize his attachment to the liberty of the press by a systematic and .lete , mined exclusion of the reporters for the conservative journ,t! in that town from the court in which he presided, has open r.>ttirned to the council for Queen-street ward, whilst Griffith, the proprietor of the newspaper in questton, who, by a jury, at the assizes, was awarded EH) in damages for an assault upon his person by Mr. Fegan, in ejecting him from the court, has been returned for All Saints ward, The Irish " gintlernan," who has such an abhorrence of tory news paper men, and the editor of the Wigan Gazette will thus be seated " cheek by jowl" at the same board." Let us hope they will act together amicably for the public good. The lady who is singing in public as Madame Albertazzi, is an Eng/id:woman born and bred, who but a few years since was singing in London as " Miss Howson." SPURIOUS COIN.—A large quantity of spurious fourpenny pieces, professing to be of the present reign, have lately got into circulation. They are not well eUrcuted. MISCELLANEOUS. GREENWICH RAILWAY.-It is said that this line will be opined tte whole vay to Greenwich in the course of the pre sent month. Its present terminus is at Deptford. ORTHOGRAPHICAL GEMS.—In a window in White-horse yard, Drury-lane, may be seen a bill announcing that " kar pets is beet and mezagses tended to," by the person in the kitchen. In Duke-street, 'Westminster; for sallaydes" is sold. LONGEVITY.—It is said that there is now living at Hamp stead a gentleman named Solornons, of the Jewish persua sion, 11U years of age. He formerly carried on the business of a jeweller, at Watford, in Hertfordshire, and has upwards of 50 grandchildren. ROCHDALE GATTI.E FAIR.--011 Wednesday last, the annual cattle fair was held, according to ancient custom. There t , as a very good show of cattle; - milkers were in good demand, and sold at high prices; but drapes and fat cows were sold at very low prices. NEW CHURCH.—On Thursday afternoon last, the corner stone of a new church, to bP dedicated tc the Apostle St. Peter, w..s laid by Robert Gardner, Esq.. of Manchester. A procession flora the Jubilee School to the site of the new church, was of an imposing character, consisting of toe Sun day-school children and a number of the clergy of the estab lished church.—Maneltester Courier. 'THREE PERSONS FOUND DEAD.—On Monday last, two men and a boy were found dead, in the neighbourhood of Ilayswater, under the hill called High-street, betwixt Kent. wore and lillswater. They were discovered by is soeplierd'S ( bi g , which gave taken to its master of having found some thing unusual, awl in his approach t., the spot Inc melan choly scene presented itself :o his view. 'They proved so be three persons of the names of Huddleston ' Macgeary, and a son of the latter, a lad about thirteen; the first a tailor, be longing to the village of Stavely, uesa Kendal: the elder Macgeary a small farmer in Kentinere. It appears they bad gone early ou Saturday morning to augi• in the mountain tarn of Bayswater, which abnaads r.sh of An excellent flavour, and it is conjectured that they sat themselves down in the midst of a heavy snow storm, sod being overcome by drowsiness, had suuk into sleep and fallen victims to the in clemency of the day.—Lancaster Paper. A Nice PolatT.—ThomasCliff, the keeper of a keer-house, at Townsend, Warrington, appeared before the magistrates on Wednesday, to answer an information charging him wit!: keeping open his house for the sale of beer, at three o'clock on Sunday morning, the 28th ult. Povey, the notice con statile, & r ased to having seen a boy in au entry adjoining the defendant's house, on the morning in question, woo told him be was waiting for John Thomason, who was gone to the defendant's house, and saw a light in the cellar. The de fendant's wife was drawing some liquor into a half_gallon jug from a cask. Shortly after she opened the door ana looked round to see if the police were watching her. Wit ness then saw a man with a half-gallon jug in his hand, which the defendant's wife took from him on seeing witness. Witness saw souse froth on the jug, and could swear that the liquor was not buttermilk. The defence set up and proved by the evidence of one witness was, that the liquor seen by the officers was nothing more or less than buttermilk, which the man spoken of had gone to the defendant's house to purchase, in order to make himself and his wife some por ridge. The bench, in the absence of positive evidence of the defendant's guilt, dismissed the information on payment of costs, Mr. Halland Mr. Gasket! recommending the police man to be more particular for the future, this being the second case that week in.which evidence had been called to prove that he was mistaken.—Manchester Courier. THE NAVY.—TIie state of our naVy begins to excite public attention. Some alarm exists as to the projects of Russia.. There is a probability of war, and as the navy has been neg lected through 23 years of peace, it seems: now to be suddenly discovered that the right arm of our safety is weak and de crepit!, if not paralyzed. We are at issue with Russia as to the affairs of Persia, and to-day it is stated that the large naval farce collected at Sebastopol, and of which the effici ency has lately been much vaunted, was expected at Con stantinople. The English fleet under Admiral Stopford has been ordered to prepare for an emergency, and at Con stantinople, it was expected, should the Russian fleet enter the Bosphorus, that the British fleet would pass the Darda nelles. A collision between them is, in. fact, not so unex-• peeled as was the collision between the British and Turkish fleets at Naviirino. The Russian fleet is said to consist of two ships of 120 guns, and six of 84—a formidable fleet; but Russia is not able, we believe, to collect a force in that neighbourhood at which Admiral Stopford need feel the least alarm. At the same time, the possibility of a war with Russia, which must be carried on chiefly by our ships anni hilating the commerce of Russia, and the formidable fleet possessed by France, make the present condition of our navy, now again, after many sears of neglect, one of intense public interest.—Sun. THE MACINTOSH CLOA KS.—These outer garments are now all the rage throughout the country—go where one may, old and young, great and small, male and female—well formed or deformed—all are to ha seen enveloped in these most co mically cut, impenetrable habiliments. The fashions of these are as various as the tastes of their wearers. Some are to be seen walking about in them, as if they had been pitched into a bottomless sack, which was, then, tied at the mouth to prevent them from advancing or retreating.—The shape of others—" if shape it can be called which shape has none"— bears a nearer resemblance to that of an ill-made smock-frock, than any thing ever destined for the "human form divine." Some are made exceedingly capacious, others inconveniently confined.—Of the former, many fit their occupants as the sentry-box does the soldier—touching nowhere.—Of the lat ter, one would be inclined to imagine, that their wearers were hide bound, or that the composition=in the process of "the fabrics" as they are called, was adapted to them in purls no turulibus. It would seetn that they were intended as a bur lesque on the professors of the Art of Cutting, or that all the patterns of a tailors board had been first thrown into confu sion, and then a few were drawn at random, which united as chance might direct were to be the prototypes of these gro tesque dresses. Be this as it may they are the fashion, and that is enough.—They are, besides, more useful than orna mental, and as winter always begins to give very sensibleand regular signi of his approach, it is but natural that all who possibly can, should provide against his inclement visitation. What class of men, therefore, more require the protection of Micintosh's impenetrable fabrics thiin those much exposed inWidualg, who are invariably to be found,—blow high blow low, be the weather foul or fair, in readiness at Piccanilly, with their coaches and horses, prepared to sacrifice their do mestic comforts for the public accomodation. Who so hard hearted as not to sympathize wiili the sufferings (.1 . those ten innocents—the "sweet little cherubs that sit up aloft," when rudely assailed by the pelting of the pitiless storm P—lt was then, a gratifying spectacle for the compassionate to behold them, or the greater poi Linn of the .n, t ern out a ft- w mornings ago, on their parade, opposite the Intirthary, in full Macintosh Uniform. Fur the comfort of cabmen or any other class of her ;,1 sjesty's subjects, it is to be regretted that the sensibilities of public officers are not so easily affected. This simultaneous display could not escape their ever vigilant e) es—they at once suspected that a screw was loose somewhere. and lost no tint, in making the nece.sary enquire, , . Beswick, assisted Green and Irwin, soon discovered whence the supplies were furnished to the corps. It appeared that a coachman named Harrison, now confined in the hospital with a broken lee, purchased'a quantity (admitted to be no less than 20) of the Macintosh coats, front a person named John Booker, who is imthe employment of Messrs. Birley, Macintosh and Co.— at the price of 4s. each; . and that be ( Harrison) sold them to his brethren of the whip, at 16s. each. Booker on being ques tioned respecting the manneein which be came by them, at first denied all knowledge of the matter, but on being told that all was known, be admitted having stolen the coats from the warehouse in Carobtidge-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock. He had always access to the warehouse,—and availed himself of it to commit the present fraud. He took the coals singly, The policeman recovered most of the property, which was identified by Mr. Booth, the manager of the firm, and on Thursday, Booker was fully committed to the sessions.—Man chester Courier. A TENDKR HUSBAND.—A young man named William Bickerton, who lives in Joddrell-street, was brought up be fore H. J. J. Norrevs and J. B. Smith, Esqrs. at the New Bailey, yesterday, charged with threatening to shoot his wife, under the following circumstances:—The prisoner's wife stated that she and her husband frequently quarrelled, and that he had often threatened to take away her life. On Thursday they had again been quarrelling, and he went out and returned again with a loaded pistol, and said he would shoot her. She told him ►he would fetch the police to him; upon which be swore at her, and said he would prevent that; at the same time he snapped the pistol, but it missed fire.—A young man stated that he was pretient at the time, and he believed, if the pistol had gone off, the woman would have been shot.—Sawley, the beadle, said the pistol was loaded with powder and ball; and, on inquiry, it had been found, that he bad bought the pistol not long before he attempted to shoot his wife.—The prisoner said his wife had provoked him, and he only intended to frighten her.—The magistrates said they should commit bins to answer the charge at the sessions, but would admit him to bail on his finding two sureties of £2O each to appear.- As no sureties were forth coming, he was locked up.—Manchester.Guardian. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OF ROMAN SKELETONS.-- Dr. Allnatt, of Wallingford, has written an account of some most interesting discoveries which have been recently made at Shooter's Hill, near Pangbourn, Berks, on the line of the Great Western Railway-. Several human skeletons, in a high state of preservation, have been disinterred, which are the remains of Roman solders, who fell, in all probability, during their sanguinary conflicts with the ancient Britons Small sepulchral urns of rude workmanship, but elegant and classical devices, were in the graves, and upwards of forty Roman coins, of gold, silver, and brass, of the reigns of Do mitian, Constantine, Julian the Apostate, Constantius, Gra cianus, Licinius or Lupicinius, the Pro-pro tor, (who ass invested with regal authority), and several others. Spear heads, battle-axes, and spurs of British and Roman manu facture, were aiso found; and some of the graves contained considerable masses of charcoal, without hones, indicating that funeral honours had been paid to the deceased warrior, and that hii remains had been burned previous to interment. Some of the coins are in good preservation; but others are worn, cankered, and illegible. The bones are well preserved, having lain in the dry gravel, about four feet from the sur face, immediately overlying he chalk; and one of the skulls appears heavier anti more consolidated than natural, owing probably to its being in the incipient state of the process of petrefaction.—Standard. DRY-ROT.—KYAN'S PATENT.—On Wednesday last, a fun gus pit was opened in the yard of the Anti-Dry-rot Company, David-street, for the purpose of exhibiting 'the effect of Kyan's process for the preservation of timber and canvas against dry -rot. There were present the borOughreeve and constables, several architects and bililders, and' many other gentlemen. The result of the experiment, though the period of trial was only twelve mouths, fully confirms all that has been stated of the efficacy of the process., We were present on the 7th of November last year, when the various sub tances, submitted to trial, were deposited in the pit. They consisted of twelve planks,(six Kyanisectand six unprepared,) two nail bags, two pieces of common wrapper, two pieces of inch rope, two pieces of packing rope, and two balls of twine, one piece of each sort being prepared. The wood consisted of spruce fir, English poplar, American elm, American ash, American birch, and American oak.—On opening the pit, Mr. Blackie, the agent of the company, first exhibited the balls of twine. That which had not been Kvauised was so completely rotten, as to have the appearance of black soil; that wh rli had been prepared was, on the contrary, as per fect and as strong as when deposited. The unprepared pack ing rope fell into pieces on being brought out of the pit; but the Kyanised piece had not undergone any change. The prepared inch rope, except a small piece of it, probably the the part held by the person who dipped it in the tank, was also sound; whilst the unprepared was quite decayed. The same results were also observable on the wrappers and nail bags. Nothing, indeed, could be more satisfactory than the results as regarded the canvas and ropes. A silk handker chief; which had been dipped in the tank, was also quite s , ,und when taken out of the pit. The experiment upon the timber was highly satisfactory. As the pieces had been deposited only twelve months, the progress of decay had noi been very great upon the unprepared wood; all the unprepared pieces, however, were, to a certain extent, infected with dry-rot, whilst those that had been Kyauised was perfectly free from it. The result of the experiment gave great satisfaction to the spectators, a large propori ion of whom, previous to their leaving the yard, signed a testimonial tot hat effect. in order, however, to give the public further evidence ot the etlicao of the process, Mr. Mackie deter mined to submit the 1, nod . , and other substances, to the test of another year's exposure to the decaying influence of the fungus pit. Accordingly, yesterday at noon, the same pieces of wood, prepared and un prepared, and the prepared rope, were again deposited in the pit, and along with them a few yards of calico, one half of which was Kyanised. The pit was then cmosed, and the key delivered to the care of- one of the gentlemen present. It will be again opened at the expiration of twelve months,when the efficacy of the process will, we doubt not, be established by further proof.—Manchester Courier. BON MoT.—A peison having wilfully put an end to his life, by drowning in the canal, the coroner's jury returned a verdict of "Fel.6 de se." Upon hearing it, a wag exclaimed, how can that be, for be "Fell in de cut." GREAT IMPROVEMENTS IN GCN-LOCKS.—An Italian,. named Rosaglio, who 'resides in this country, announces a gun-lock, constructed upon such new and curious principles that it acts without any exterior combustion, needs no prim ing, and flees the discharge from al flame or smoke but what is emitted at the mouth of the barrel. The poor Nottingham mechanic, now Sir John Leman, Bart., who lately succeeded in establishing his claim to that Baronetcy, seems to be making a friendly tour through the towns and villages which were dear to him in the days of his huwbie fortune. On Monday he paid a visit to a few old friends and acquaintances at Castle Donnington, and dis tributed his newly acquired wealth with a liberal hand Amongst his old associates and fellow-craftsmen; and the Donnington ringers cheered his heart with a rejoiciog peal at his successful fortuue.—Loughl , oroughJourttal. CAPTAIN Tur.tocit's REpPier OF OE SICKNESS AND MORTALITY OF THE Tdoops IN TDB WFST INntaft-- The first and most startling of the facts esta:,,,shed by this report is, that between 1803 nnd 1836 upwards of 33,000 of our fellow-soldiers have perished in the WeA Indies. This is exclusive entirely of the casualities by warfare, and the deaths which took place in Martinique, GualeAcupe, Surinam, atLd other colonies captured daring the last war, and ceded at the peace; it is also exclusive of the deaths of black t...ops. Consequently, during these ttirty-tnree years more than four times the whole force has bean cut off by disease alone; aur.: the average duration of the life of every soldier sent to that c;iniate has not exceeded seven years au_ a half. United Service Journal. The notorious Acland, the firebrand of Briqol notoriety, arrived in Huddersfield this week, as a lecturer on teetatalism, tt,..1 so far imposed on the committee of the Temperance So ciety as to induce them to patronise him, and got bills printed for a lecture en rinisrlay evLning, but before that time his character was discovered. and they refused to havl any thing more to with him. Th:.. s...:hject having failed, he applied to a few whits, offering to lecture in favour of the new poor law, which he describes as the best law ever passed, consequently, to raise a few shillings, be proposes giving a lecture ou that subject at Is. admission.—Leeds In telligencer. AUCTION EXTRAORDINA:IY.—On Saturday week, a female dressed in very gay attire, was sold by public auction in the Market-place or Bridlington, The competittion w-s rather brisk. and she was finally knoc' Id down to a dealer in fish for the mouerate surc of two guineas. This disgusting a-1( 7 hiLtion attracted a large audience; and a poor auctioneer, who was dilating upon the qualities of a post-horse, which be was offering to the notice of the public, suddenly found himself deserted by his hearers, wh) moved -off by common consent to the more novel and attractive sale of . the lady, leaving the auctioner and his horse to themselves.—York Chronicle. AN AMATEUR. PISCATOR.—Joseph Jackson, a lad about fifteen years of age, was placed before the magistrates, of. Warrington, on Monday week, charged with damaging a cart-horse, the property of his master, Mr. Daniel Griffiths. The prisoner, it appeared, had pulled pretty nearly every hair from the tail of his master's horse, and had so altered its appearance as to transform its fine switch tail into an elegant " rat." Theprisoner's excuse was his need of a new supply of fishing lines, and a commission which be had been re quested to execute for another of Isaac Walton's followers. The horse was damaged to the amount of fifty shillings; but on the prisoner expressing his contrition, he was convicted in s the fine of 15s. and ss. costs. SUICIDE AND EXTENSIVE DEFA I.CATIONS.—The inhabi tants of Islington, London, have been in an extraordinary state of excitement, in consequence of the suicide, by hang ing, of Mr. Robert Oldershaw, who was for thirty•five years the vestry-dick of that parish, and who held other high and important situations. Scenes of themost heartrending kind resulted from his death, as many who believed that they were independent of the world ascertained that they were penni less. His stewardships were inun;terable, and for many years he had been actuary of the Islington Savings' Bank. One lady, named Chick, residing iu Cloudesley-square, some years ago intrusted £15,000 with the deceased, to purchase stock in the funds, which he did ; and ever since he has regularly half-yearly paid her the interest. By the persuasion of her friends, she afterwards made inquiries at the Bank of England, and, was informed, that 14,000 had been sold out, leaving a balance in her favour of £l,OOO, which is all she now possesses. BEER versus WATEN.--Samuel fiamblett, the landlord of a beer house in Warrington, appeared before the magistrates on Monday, to answer an information, charging him with keeping his house open on Sunday morning, the 28th Oc tober, before the hour allowed by law.—Povey, one of the Warrington police, deposed to having seen, at the early hour of three o'clock in the morning, two womeu coming out of the defendant's back door, carrying a balf-gallon can,- containing something having white froth upon it.—Mr. Bea moot, solicitor, on behalf of the defendant, called the two ladies spoken of in the policeman's evidence, and they both swore that the can contained nothing bnt rain water, which they had fetched from the defendant's yard, for the purpose of washing cictbes for their children, in order to send them clean to the Sunday-school the same morning. Both wit nesses denied having been in the defendant's house, although Povey spoke to hiving seen them through the keyhole, talking to the defendant's wife.—The magistrates dismissed the information.—Manchester Courier. The Earl of Stamford has ordered all the cottages on his estates to be repaired at his own expense, whilst heretofore the different parishes used to repair them. For the future, however, it seems the present occupiers will be rated, and possession of the cottages left to their successors; and the Earl has, in addition, ordered that the poor teuantry shall be supplied with materials for building or enlarging their cot tages, in order that cottagers with large families maybe made more comfortable, pruvided.they can pay for the work- -a , manship. The poor labourers have also had small allotinens,,: - ..ti of land let to them at Is. per hundred yards, to grow po-!. tatoes and other vegetaales upon.— Leicester Chronicle. • A prospectus fora new steam navigation company, entitleck t i the "Pacific .Steam Navigation Company,". h as a pp eare A tlci and created much interest in the mercantile circles connected with the countries on the shores of the Pacific. The object of this company is to establish steam navigation along the coast from Valparaiso to Panama, embracing all the princi , pal ports in Chili, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador ; and the west - - coast of New Grenada, and, in conjunction with c her Majes ty's packets in the Atlantic, t 6 promote a more rapid and gular communication with Europe by the isti, Oa of Dari ,, a_, - by which it is ascertained, ')nthe best autnority;"th a t fhb voyage from England to Lima .can-be performed in about 30 and to our A L6trAlia.u.sealernenis in about 70 days,siu._ „. stead of tip,r.a,onths, points as desiderata that can require no comment when the mercantile interests of a nation like this become involved in the question. CURIO cS CANA R Y-BIRD. —The Adelaide Gallery contains, among other übjeets to amuse. the imagination while tliey satisfy the judgment, a canary-bird in fall feather of the • brightest hue; which speaks, or rather sings, most distinctly-, even pasages so long as "Come,. come,- sweet Fetty little • Dickey , —sweet pretty little dear—dear Mary," &c. We ne versaw a bird apparently more happy in the display of any accomplishment : The throat is swelled out in the . proudest manner, and the little follow seems to tejoice in his extraor dinary talent, as if be were a popular lyrist, like Alcor° himself. It is mentioned that the first indication of this faculty, i. e. expressing words, sprang up spontaneously from the bird, which, hemp noticed, 7 encouraged, and cultivated by frequent repetition to him, he soon grew proficient; and it is remarkable that he derives a sttmulus to go through his task from the rustling of paper. The corporation of Birmingham is to consist of a mayor. ii.r teen aiderrnen, and forty-eight councillors. The berotigh ii to be divided into thirteen wards. The- first election of mayor, Al dermen, and councillors, is to take place as follows :—The election of councillors on the .26th of December next, and the aldermen and mayor on the day succeeding, the 27th. The aldermen are to be assigned t o th e i r respective wards on tee same day. When formed, the charter further erripowerefire corporation to hold a Court of Record on the third day-of - every week, for the trial of actions of assumpsit, covenant, and debt; actions for trespass or. trover. for taking goods and chattels; and actions of ejectment between landlord itnd tenant, where the amount to be recovered, or the dainages sought to be obtained, shall not exceed £2O; POACHING Fisti.On Saturday, Mr. Samuel Hardy . :cif Agclen, appeared before E. J. Lloyd, Esq., c h arge d On''an - information with using a net for the purpose of destroying fish; in a brook running between Agden and Dunham. Two under gamekeepers, in the employ of the Earl of Sainfo.rd and Warrington, proved having seen the defendant fishing with a net on the night of the 28th October. The defend4lt pleaded that he had permission from Mr. Harrison, lartnet, of Agden, to fish in the stream in question. He was; how ever, unable to prove any right•possessed by Mr. Harrison, . it being stated by Mr, Reeves, the noble earl's head keeper, that the water was strictly preserved.. The defendant was convicted in the penalty of two pounds and costs, and in de fault, to be committed for one month to the House of Cor rection. The defendant at first hesitated paying the fine; but on being told that the half of his.month at the House of Correction, would bevoted to the labour of the tread-mill, and the other to the diversion of picking oakum, he foliowing the advice which says " discretion is the, better .part of valour," reluctantly drew forth the money.-Maiichester Courier. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—Underneath one of the arches of the large timber bridge, now erecting over Willington,dean . for the Newcastle and North. Shields Railway, temporary blacksmith's shop is erected, in which an eccentric old cha racter, named Wardle, usually works. A few days ado, du ring the high winds, a large three-inch plank slipped through the timbers from the top of the arch, a distance of 80 feet, and entering through theroof of the shop where the old man was at work, fell endways on the shaft of the hammer with which he was at the time beating a piece of heated jron. The hammer•shaft was broken in two, leaving the end of it in his hands. A young lad stood amazed at the miraculous. escape of the old man, whilst he coolly took upanother ham mer and re-commenced heating the iron, unwilling to Jose hi; heat. On being congratulated rat his luck in not having been knocked to atoms by the large plank, he very innocently exclaimed, "Aye, Mister, but a miss is as good as a Preston Pilot. SWINDLING.—Richard and Ann Swayne were placetl'at the bar of the New Bailey, Manchester, yesterday,- charged with obtaining money under false pretences front Mrs.:Mae Vicar, of Manchester, and Mrs. Johnson, of Liverpool. In • consequence of information received by Lipsett the police officer, from a member of the Provident Society, that a fe male named Shea had received money from Mr. M'Vicar, under suspicious circumstances, he was induced to suppose that this Mrs. Shea was no other than the wife of the notori ous. Richard Swayne, who came before the public notice in Manchester, some year or two ago. He accordingly began to make inquiries respecting their residence, and having learned that they lived in Joddrell-street, he was proceeding through Back King-street, when he met Mrs. S. on her way borne—whither he took leave to accompany her. She in formed hint that her husband was in Leeds, but on reaching the house the gentleman was at borne. She then informed her husband that a policeman was waiting for him, ~ a nd she expressed her sorrow for having been persuaded to solicit the money from Mrs. M•Vicar. Lipsett intimated to both that they must consider themselves his prisoners. Swayne.en deavoured to persuade him of the illegality of the arrest, but his argument was fruitless. It appeared that some tinie,itgo he called upon a Mrs. Johnson, of Liverpool, and stated that he was in great want of a situation,—and that owing to this he and his wife and family were in the greatest distress. Im posed upon by his tole, and with a view to relieve them, Mrs. J. asked him fur his wife's address here, and a few days after she'received a letter from Mrs. J., enclosing one f: i r .Mrs. APVicar, which was delivered, requesting the lady to pay ss. a week for the space of six weeks. These facts being proved, the male prisoner was asked what he had to say in his de fence. He admitted having assumed the ❑a r of Shea, which he was compelled to do, as in consequence of the man ner in which his character and fair fame had been laeerAted he..e, it was impossible for him to procure any employment in the name of Swavne. He and his lady were rentanctedr till Monday, to enable Mrs. Johnson to appear and gi'Ve-ovi deuce against them.—Manchester Courier. • . • A LIGHTNING CromucTott.—The Nout),//iit,' after re marking that it is not every owner of a house that can afford to he at the expense of erecting an iron lightning conductor, mentions the fallowing simpie apparatus as being evally ef fective, and within the compass even of a cottag^r:--.:l'o.the highest and the most salient point of the building, ench as', theangle of a chimney, a pole should be attached, surinininted by an iron point, about two feet long, and having a - book at the lower end, from which a rope should be suspended,,rnade of rye or other strong straw, three or four inches in circum ference, passing along the roof, and down the . side4.of „the building to the gr , nnit, which it most be rnade'tc enter by mean* of an iron chain, fastened taits lowerend, - 'ph*slec tric fluid will be attracted by, and, it is said,'.liill-pailettpwn this conductor, as well as down a suctallic 012)‘:. 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