The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-08 00:00:00

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There in imperia sh to imply,, en of Liver- s opinion of yet to them lion of the onstructive- be more in rizlies, yet it )f the repre- rnment, by bers of the han had the , instead of ress Mr. R.. of men is natical con. turn of ex and Which ntury after : moment of e rebuke of nversion of 'or, be ma to the town, ck Trustee pent infla mer of dis engage the of the ted borough lessrs. John board a yes was killed in snaking on account stand it will nounces his lay, the 16th isplayed by his friends, 'y numerous shown her ng the late owning the will be far ,o in steam ange of sea. 'en all their to allow to view this n, the pro r next,) for schools an oduction of on account ors can he o'clock, as )remises of -street and the upper same time nce. Two a supply r, in which interior of xed to tak• e will be fo r years, list; exceeding 20 added, the same as make up a once round ruary, and itry. The 3W of them LT 07 TH/1 'embers of 3, Hornby, Ayers, who ited contest ; the radi ontest, and lling corn. ving been following tiver. The William 1., Thomas ;t feats of st week in ?rborough• arrived in same (lay, out of his sensation newly nd in au ra on that could not y night he I out of his left Lynn lowing he 'ark. ne Lrriving at :h he en : be might ull people Ad wheat During and was hundred wheat the on Tues- .No v. 8, 1836, TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. ELEcTION• OF DOCK TRUSTEES. Yesterday a s p ec i a l meet i ng o f t h e T own - counc il was h e ld f o r the purpose o f e l ec ti ng t hi rteeo h oc k T rustees f rom t h e mem bers of the council, in the room of thirteen of the dock committee who ceased, on the Ist of Nov., tc be trustees. The MaYoit said the object of their present special council was for the purpose of Sleeting thirteen gentlemen on the dock committee 'to replace those gentlemen, who, on the first of the mouth, ceased to act for the trust. The town-clerk would ex plain to them the object of this. The TowN-cLetix then said the municipal reform act having provided, that the thirteen members of the dock committee, Vaosen by the late council, should cease to act on the lst of November, it was now- for the council to elect thirteen from their own body to serve as members forahe dock trust, in pur suance of the terms of the dock act. The effect of the munici pal reform act being the removal of the members of the Deck Committee, the vacancies were now to be filled up, according to the provisions of that act, whether caused by death, resignation, lawful removal," &c., and each gentleman elected. roust have the name of the person in whose stead be i 5 eledted mentioned, so that hereafter the order of seniori ty may' be preserved in the same way as it the ordinary Members had remained in office. The proper course would be tic other members to be elected separately, and that each should be elected in lieu of the former members of the committee. The TowN-cLettx then read over the vacancies caused by the removal of the late members of the committee, and the ttme that each member had to serve on the committee, Which will be found.below in the nomination of candidates. Having one through the vacancies, he said there were five members to be elected to remain iu office till 18-13; four till 1840; and four till 1837. "A chairman would then have to be elected after the members were chosen. Mr. Councillor BATHRONTi, in the performance of the duty he Was now called on to execute, begged to moveahe. appointment of the committee; and he would give in a listof names selected to "go dow n " as d oc k co m m i tt ee men. Of course following the rule laid down by the-town-clerk; each member must be balloted, for, and if any gentleman objected to the names which Were put down, it was at hiS option to do so. He must state that this selection of names had been made from those gentle men who would maintain the supremacy of the town of Liver pool in the management of their own affairs. It would hardlY be necessary for him to vindicate such a'measure, or to State who the selection were. In taking such a course it was very different new, when the council really represented the inhabi tants'of Liverpool from' what it was when a self-eiected; and hie sPonsihle body of 41- ,At that time there were conflicting iaL tereste, and between these the interests of thettiwn of Liverpool —at least in his opinion and in the opinion of Seni6 of,them— were totally sacrificed. It was then very :desirable, that there should be some infusion of the representative system; they Iv .. ere glad to do what was in their - powerfor the rate payers. Ent to say that the rate-payers were capable of managine the estate, as well say he was capable of taking the management of Mr. B re thertnit'e Mail which carried him. He would net'enter further into the question :_he should: not wish at that moment to excite any angry feelings, or detract. This much he had t ! b ought it right to state. He would therefore beg leave to put hif list of names. , 111 r. Rathbone then read over and handed in a list of names to be proposed in lieu of the retiring duck c ommittee. Each name will' be found, as propoSed seriatim, bel ow. .:, The Tows-ci.eart said the. chairman, whenever elected, would bi elected for six years, according to the act. „Mr. , Councillor H. L AWRENC E would propose that Mr. Lea "les who was nominated in the list as chairman, should be la PPointed'ipeeitilly as such, and not only chosen from the 13 'members to be elected; because, ifso, it might be 'the turn of the lateinem.ber of the dock committee, whose place he was elected to till; to go out of office in six months, and that being the ease it would be a' mere compliment to Mr. Leathom, as he would thee have to retire. . The - roivN-aL'ERK then, at considerable length, went over the dates of the various members going out of the committee, when their term of office would expire; and dwelt at consider ehle len g th on-the election of Mr. Hollingshead as tate chair teen of the dock committee, but the object and gist of which we could not understand, further than that by law the business of the council would be, after electing 13 duck committee men, to 'sleet a chairman to serve for six years from the present period. Mr. Alderman BROWN moved that the first five members of the committee to be elected for the longest period should be elected at once. The Mayon Said they must be elected separately to be la- Nally elected. • The TOWN-CLERK then said the first person to be elected from the list would be a member of the council in the place of Mr. Robertson Gladstone, who, without the interference of the Inonicipal act, would have had to serve till the 3d of August, 1843: e Mr. Councillor H. LAWRENCE begged to propose Mr. Thos. Leath= to fill the office. Mr, Councillor RATHBONE seconded that. The MAYOR then put the question.—Agreed to. The. TOWN-CLERK said the next on the list was a gentleman to serve instead of Mr. Win. Earle, jug., who would have to serve till the 3rd of August, 1843. Mr. °outwitlor RATHBONE, seconded by Mr. Logan, begged to propose Mr. Thomas Booth.—Agreed to. Mr. Councillor RATHBONE, seconded by Mr. Morecroft, then begged to propose Mr. Alderman Berm, in the room of Mr, Samuel Saudbach, to serve for the same period as the last.— Agreed to. My, •CoillitillOT RATEIBONE, seconded by Mr. Alderman Barclay, begged to propose Mr. J. Hornby, in lieu of Mr Thus. Case, to serve till 1813.—Agreed to. Mr: .Councillor RATHBoNE, seconded b y Mr. Councillor Jordan, begged teepropose Mr. Alderman vans, to serve in stead of Mr. W. Ripley, till 1840. , Me. Councillor JAMBE HEYWORTN rose to perform a very invidious rend unpleasant task.. In doing so, he begged to ob serve„That he did not mean to disparage the proposition which had been made, that Mr. Evans should be elected on the dock committee. He did not mean to say that lie was not well quali fied far such a situation, but his acquaintance with Mr. Evans did not enable him to speak of him with as much satisfaction as he should like to do; and he was not going to give his vote an the occasion on mere negative evidence, inasmuch as ho had in hi's - mind's eye an individual more competent to (Es- - charge the duties of the situation than the gentleman who had bee t' nominated. He would not detain them further, than !imply to state, that he was determined, so long as he remained to that council, to know nothing amongst them, but to be actuated by the simple desire!of promotingithe interests of the town' with impartiality. He concluded with proposing Mr. Charles Lawrence, as an amendment. Mr. Councillor J. N. Wool:, begged to second the amendment, end in doing so begged to concur in what had been said by Mr. Heywood. The rate-payers and electors out of doors were greatly in favour of Mr. Lawrence. He thought that if Mr. Lawrence was not Sent from that council as one of the Dock - Committee, over which he had sat as chairman for thirteen Years e the council would be actuated (and it seemed to him to hint to be'so) by party and political motives, and not by the consideration of the well-being of the town. 'lle MAYOR then proceeded to take the division on the amendment, when there appeared for the amendment Messrs. leyworth, R. Houghton, W.'Shand, J. Barton, J. Bibby, J. N. Wood, H. Lawrence, E. Cropper, and J. Smith; against the amendment, Messrs. W. Stuart, T. Booth, J. Hornby, E. Evans, W. BiOwn, T. Smith, C. H. Jones, T. Bulley, W. P. Prerne, T. B. Barclay, G. Robinson R. Benn, J. Holmes, S. Hope, C. Logan, W. Thornhill, E. Harvey, E. Smith, C. Raw den, A. M`Gregor, J. Mellor, H. Holmes, S—Heyworth, T. Bolt on , J. Walmsley, C. Birch, H. Bright, J e Wooiright, W. i Rushton, H. Hornby, W. Rathbone, C. Lawrence, W. Max well, W. Lassell, T. Brocklebank, J. Carscin, V. Higgins, T. Morecroft, 'l'. Blackburn, J. Mason, T. Coglan, G. Holt, F. Jordan, J. Cropper, jun., J. Platt, G. Rarnsden, W. W. Currie, and W. M. Duncan. For the amendment; 9 ; against it, 48. Absent, Messrs. T. Leathern, W. Blain, J. Moon, 0. Heyworth, J. Lawrence, W. Large, jun., and J. S. Leigh. The MAYOR, having taken the division for the motion with The same reeult e declared Mr. Byre Evans duly elected. Mr e lP i ouncilkweßATHßNE here rose.. He said he should like tiycbserve in answer O to what an hon. member had said, that.ehis was tneele entirely a party question"—he thought it Was a geee d that such reflections 'ought not to he cast. As one L ( 4 three generations in the town of Liverpool, he had the well "eiPg the town as much at heart as those who had not been ao long in it. Mr. Councillor. 11.,LAWRENCE said, in answer to that, Mr. Rathbo'ne bad said that he mentioned names of a 'particular description, fur the committee, therefore his present observation Was not so particularly called fer. The Mavoa would take the liberty of saying that they should Ost oc c upy more time than was necessary in speechifying, as he tiad to atterula meeting_of the ratepayers at one o'clock. Mr. Councillor RATHBONE then, seconded by Mr. JOSEPH HORNBY, pioposed Mr. Alderman Barclay, to serve in the place of Sir George Drinkwater till 1840. Mr:Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE begged ,to move as an amendment, Mt. Charles*Bireh. Mr. Councillor BIRCH begged to decline, the honour. It Would interfere with his" other avocations. Dlr. Councillor iIENRY LAWRENCE begged tomove Mr. John Crupper, jun:, as an amendment. Mr. Councillor Ji):it , t Caoeper. begged to decline. Mr, Corincillor J. 'N. WOOD begged to propose Mr. James • 11 eyWortli. Mr. Councillor JA'Nrr,:s Ileywonnt begged to decline, as in his opinion it was of no use being nominated. Mr. Councillor HANKY LAWRENCE begged to propose a gen tleman who had much distinguished himself, and whose worth and value they had all seen. He would propose Mr. William Wallace Currie. The MAYOR begged to thank them; but it was utterly impos sible for him to accept the office. He had more to do in his own business than he could attend to along with the dirties of that office, and, after the past year, he must attend a little more closely. The election of Mr. Alderman Barclay was then agreed to. „,.Mr. Councillor RATHBONE, seconded by . Mr. Councillor H. Wright, b egge d t o p r opose Mr. Bowdon, in lieu of Mr. John Wright, to serve till 1840.—Agreed to. Mr. Councillor gaTnnorrx, seconded -by Mr. Alderman 1113 ART begged to propose Mr. George Holt, in lieu of Sir 'ohn Tobin, to, serve till 1840.—Agreed to. Mr. Councillor Ita'roßONa, seconded by Mr. Councillor JAR kr,T, begged to,propose Mr. Alderman Blain, in lieu of Mr. tiarles Horsfall, to serve till 1810. Mr, Councillor JOHN SMITH, seconded by Mr. Councillor BURTON,,- begged to propose, as au amendment, Mr. John '"ibby, as an extensive merchant in the town. Mr. Councillor Busay.—" I mustbeg to decline the honour." The election - of Mr. Blain was then agreed to. Mr. Councillor RATHBONE, seconded by Mr. Councillor .LATT, egged to .pin ropose Mr. Higgins,lieu of Mr. I. 0. . u old, to be serve till 1837.. Mr. Councillor J. N. WOOO, begged to propose, as an amend- Ment, Mr. Alderman Brown. Mr. Alderman BROWN said, that having served eight years in the (Ace he must beg to decline, as his other avocations fully o ccupied his time. ,Mr. Councillor B IBBY b egge d t o propose, as an amendment, 'II. Shand: 1V r.Councillor SHAND said, that under the peculiar circum- Itahcesin which they were placed, he should beg to decline the honour, - as it was evident it would be only taking up the time of That counc il . H e wasqu it esure t h at t h ey a l l must h ave o b serve d That their time need not be taken up with yotinc , upon it. '1 he election of Mr. Higgins was then agreeSto. Mr.: Councillor RATIIBONE, seconded by Mr. Councillor r L ogan, begged to propose Mr. Brocklebank, in lieu of Mr. C. 3 / 4 4 wrence, to serve till 1831.—Agreed to. t Mr. Councillor 'RATH nolvz, seconded by Mr. Councillor Bol ,P,nkege-e,l to propose Mr. Joshua Walinsley, in lieu of Mr. ":', 3l, ;;Littledale, to serve till 1837. a ,*.r. Councillor Su AND begged to propose Mr. J. N. Wood 1 - a n arttendtnent,'Which was seconded by Mr. Councillor H. " l wreace. I \ir. COnocillor J. N. Woon said it would be perfectly useless h t) go to the vote on the quetdion ; and for the same reasons as hlino i , en stater! by Mr. Shand, he should beg to decline the T he t titectio n of Mr. Valmsley was then agreed to. eo;anci ; :ir , r RATilauNi, seconcle4 by Mr. Alderman Ro leon:62ed to propoie Alekander 11‘Gregor, In lieu of • Jelin Bourne, to serve till 1837. Mr. Councillor . 11. LAWRNNCti begged to prupose Mr. Alder man Stuart as an amendment. Mr. Alderman STUA RT begged to decline. . - Mr. Councillor J. HEY woRTH. said that, notwithstanding the remark of the Mayor— __, • The MAYOR said he would assure Mr. Heyworth that his ok servation only applied to the occasion which bad called it forth. Mr. Councillor HEYWORTH (continued).—He was about to allude to the singular nomination which had taken place. lie did not mean in the slightest degree to impugn the right of every individual present to exercise his own judgment, and give what preference to individuals he thought proper. But he must confess, whilst he bad great respect for that assembly, and for the private opinions which every individual had a right to ex press, that he should like to see an individual independence of conduct unconnected with party. Several of the individuals who had been proposed on that occasion were, he would beg to say, as competent to discharge the duties which devolve on the members of the dock committee as those that bad been elected. He hoped he should not infringe on any vile laid down in that council, if he alluded to a report which bad reached his ears— that a very large body of that council did assemble, preparatory to that meeting, as he . conceived irreg,ularly, for the purpose of nominating certain individuals, and forming &list, for the pur pose of carrying the list in the council. He did think that the honour and the credit of the council of Liverpool would be bet ter consulted by making the council-room the proper place for deliberating, and that out-doorproceedings should, as much as possible, be avoided. He considered both the individual inde pendence of the members of the council and the independence of the council itself would be better maintained, and the public at large would-be better satisfied by the open proceedings which he suggested. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Councillor RATHBONE begged to say, in reply, that he had his own individual opinions as to the course he would pur sue, and he did not consider it derogatory to the honour of that council, if, previous to coining there, he conferred with a few friends on what waq the best means of promoting the welfare of the town at large. That course had been pursued by both sides, and he believed itery wisely ; and he had uo hesitation in avow ing.that he should dolt again—not in disrespect to the coun cil, but from a feeling that his own opinions could be better con sidered. Mr. Alderman Evaats said that there was no legislative as senibly on'earth where that was not practised. It was practised in Londou, where the members of parliament on both . sides had their previous meetings. It was the sante' at Washington, where they held what they called caucases ; and he 'would* con tend that this proteditre was of grP:t h:!netit; they cattle there prepared—they knew their subject', and they were hot, all " at sixes and sevens - " "Who is it that is talking to'us . about our b, hour-?"--(turning. round, and addressing Mr. Reyworth)-- . 'Phe MA you interrupted Mr. Evans, and begged him to ad dress himself to the chair. Mir. Alderman EvaNs--(continded )--'°.l apprehend that it hass-not wanted the advent of any one member to dictate propriety on the subject of our iio:;.ntr: - It is the height of presumption to rise up and do so." (Mr. Evans sat down apparently labour ing udder grea'ttexcitenient.) M fon n Rt. EA LAWRENCE agreed with Mr. It at CI - bone that a previous preparation was of service. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE lIEYWORWki said he was g lad to hear the observathin of Mr. Charles Lawrence. Mr. Councillor JAMES HEYWONTII t hen rose, but was greeted with a storin of cues of "vote, vote, vote, vote," which was quelled by The Mayon, who said he begged pardon, but Mr. Heyworth was a new member, and might,not be acquainted with the rules of the council. He should be allowed to state to him that no member was allowed to speak more than once, except iu reply, unless he had something to explain. Mr. Councillor JAS. His:YWORTH said he rose simply to state, that he did not mean any personal allusion to any individual. He had only stated what . he thought would be for the independ ence of the council, with no view whatever of censuring any party. The Mayo!' said he was sure that he did not mean to censure any individual : when they spoke of the body corporate and its acts, no individual was alluded to. Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE said, that although it was stated by a member on their side of the house (laughter) to be customary, it %%mild have been more satisfactory to them as a body, if they bad gone through the individual nomination by some other mode rather than having a list brought before them by parties who said they had consulted as to that list: because every member on the list handed in had been elected. The election of Mr. M`Gregor was then agreed to. The Mavott said the Town-clerk would now read over the names of the 13 members who had then been elected, after which it would be their duty to elect a chairman. The TowN-cLattx having read over the names, _ Mr. Councillor RATHBON2 begged to propose Mr. Thomas Leatbom as chairman of the committee. He begged to say that in the list which had been selected, the interests of the town of Liverpool had been well kept in view. Mr. Alderman BROWN begged to second the proposition. In his opinion Mr. Leathoin would make a most efficient and valuable chairman. The election of Mr. Leathom, as chairman for six years, was then agreed to. The council then separated shortly after 12 o'clock. MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND. On Friday last an inquest was held before Phillip Finch Cu rrie, Esq., coroner, on the body of Diana Culbertson, the wife of a mariner residing in Bispham-street, and who died in conse quence of ill treatment received from her husband on Wednes day. night last. The husband, who is a short thick-set man, about fifty years of age, was on Wednesday taken into custody in consequence of his treatment of his wife. The following evi dence was brought forward on the inquest. Elizabeth Clozier, being sworn, said—l am the wife of Tho mas Clozier, a sailor. We reside in Bispham-street. The de ceased, whose name was Diana Culbertson, and her husband lodged in our house. They came on Tuesday fortnight. They were both addicted to drinking, but the deceased was worse than her husband. They were constantly quarrelling during that time, and I have many times interfered between them. I have seen the prisoner, who was the deceased's husband, very fre quently strike her. On Wednesday last the deceased was very much in liquor; she could not stand. About eight o'clock in the evening of that day I heard the prisoner ask the deceased to go to . bed, and she used bad language to him- and .refused to go. He asked me, "What shall Ido with her, Mrs. Clozier ?" The deceased was at this time lying down in the passage. I saw the prisoner strike her several times. I begged of him not to strike her. He jumped upon the breast and belly of the deceased with his feet; he had not any shoes on. He then opened the door, and pushed the deceased out. Some of the neighbours insisted upon her being taken into the house again; the prisoner again jumped upon her breast; I said to him, " John, you will kill that woman." He answered, " I don't care if Ibe hanged for it." Several of the neighbours came in and carried her into my bed-room, and laid her down by the bed side. I put my hand' upon her mouth, and ascertained that she was dead. Dominick Fee, being sworn, said—l am a labourer, and live in a cellar under the house of Mrs. Clozier, the last witness. The prisoner and the deceased, who was his wife, lodged in the house above my cellar. On Sunday week last I saw the de ceased very drunk. I have often heard them quarrel, but I never saw the prisoner strike the deceased. Between eight and nine o'clock on Wednesday night last I was lying in bed with my wife, when I heard a great noise in the street; I beard the prisoner in loud conversation with some of the neighbours, who insisted on his taking the deceased into the house. In about five minutes afterwards I heard something fall in the passage overhead, 'and I heard a noise which t took to be kicks, and so violent that I thought the ceiling would conic in. I jumped out of bed and put my clothes on, and went for a police-officer. Michael Garvey came to the house where the deceased was. When we get in, we found the deceased lying on her back. She breathed three or four times, and then died. Michael Garvey, police officer, confirmed in part the evidence of the last witness. He took the prisoner into custody, and give him in charge of another officer, while he went to apprize Mr. Davies, his inspector, of the circumstance. He then went for a doctor, but the woman was dead when they returned. Mr. Davies, inspector of police, heard the alarm while in Marybone. He proceeded to the house, and asked the prisoner, " what he had done that for ?" He said, " D—n her eyes, it served her right." Mr. Davies then took him to Bridewell. On examining the deceased, a piece of stick which served as a bone for the front part of her stays fell out; it was broken at the end, and corresponded with another piece which he found in the stays. Mr, Cooper, surgeon, said—l opened the 'body of the de ceased yesterday, and. found four ribs on the right side of the chest fractured ; points of two of them protruded into the' chest. The lungs opposed to these points were wounded with slight punctures. 'I here was about a pint of fluid blood in the cavity of the chest. I then opened the abdomen, and found on the upper surface of the liver three ruptures or slits of its sub stance ; the spleen was also ruptured extensively, and there was likewise a large quantity of fluid blood in the cavity of the ab domen. These injuries were the only ones I discovered, and which I considered quite sufficient to cause death; they must have been occasioned by violent blows. 'All the viscera seemed healthy. The jury then deliberated for a little time, and returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against the prisoner. On the coroner communicating to him the result of the ver dict, the prisoner merely said, that she behaved very ill, that she was constantly drunk, and used to blackguard him very much. Ho was then committed to Kirkdale gaol, to take his trial at the next assizes. STATE OF TRADE. OLDHAM.—The hafting trade is in a poor state; bn an average, hands have not half employment. It. has not been so bad since the year 18'26.---Bolton Chrolicle. SADDLEWORTH.—The woollen trade at this place is ConSi detable worse than it was a month since, particularly goods for America are but little called for, but wages continue the same. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—There was nothing doing in this market on Monday last, all sorts of flannels remaining unsold, except a few dyed goods, and these were sold at a re duction in last week's prices. If this state of things continues for few weeks longer, it will make sad work amongst the small manufacturers. The wool market was as dull as the other, nu thing doing, and prices keep falling a little. MinotwroN.—The silk weavers are badly off. A many are entirely without employment; some are changing to the.-ging ham trade, which is very brisk. Those silk weavers who have employment have not much more than half work. The trade has not been, so bad for a great number of years past. Portman IGNORANCE.—Ammigit the 'BB prisoners tried at the last Liverpobl Borough Sessions, there were only five who could read and write well, and there were 39 who could neither . read nor write a single letter. LIVERPOOL TRADESMEN'S CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.— The monthly meeting of this admirable society was held last night at. the large room King's A,.rma. We underst a nd th at upwards . of 120 new members hate been admitted since the last regular monthly meeting; this fresh accession of numbers af fords a convincing and an encouraging proof of the progress of conservative principles, and an -unequivocal testimony to the utility of the society. PATENT WIRE RIGGING,---Wil beg to call the attention of. shipowners to a description of Roeiz for ST.ANDING RIGGING which is likely ere long, to supersede the hemp rigging now in use. The advantages of this Hope, as proved by numerous tests, are as follows :- 21 inch Wire Rope, weighing (per fathom') 21bs. 90z., equal in strength to 6 inch Hemp, weighing 91bs. 3 inch Wire Rope, weighing (per do) 51135.40 z. equal in strength to 8 inch Hemp, weighing 14lbs. 3oz. • 4 inch Wire Rope, weighing (per do) 1111m5oz. equalin strength to 11 inch Hemp, weighing Whs. The cost will be 121 to 15 per cent. less than that of the ordinary hemp, and, we believe the manufacturers will guarantee it to highly givenfur the approved furnishingb by th o the Board B f o t a i i;d ree of Admiralty , a nd orders are s hips of war now fitting out. .We understand it may he seen on the schoon er Letitia, Ca p tain Potts now lo , ding'for Gibraltar, west side of Salthouse Dock, and,we are of opinion, that our shipowners slamild n ot lose the oPPortunity of introdocino- an invention which unites economy with the m os t decided sup"erioritoverthe hemp rigging now in . use. . . i ,_•.. mit ~ .LIVERPOOL- t irANTiA44. .:. CORRESPQNDENCE. TO JOSEPH ;WALLABY, ESQ. St ti,—You will wonder why I should address you thro:::g1 - 1 the columns of a public newspaper; and I freely own that I would not have done so . if I did not think that the hint - I am about to throw out would thus be seen by others, to whom it is necessary, as well as.to you. You are a man of business, and chief direc tor of the Woodside Ferry, and have displayed throughout, so laudable a desire to promote the public convenience, that to name to you a want en board your packets will ensure its supply. lhe facility of taking horses across the river is now such, that myself, and many of Inv friends, are in the constant habit of availing ourselves of it: but we hardly ever do so, but our horses suffer from mere cold, and many valuable animals have been ruined by standing in the rain on a chilly day on the deck of a steam-packet, after having been ridden hard for many miles, or, probably, hunted for a whole day. I beg to suggest, that each . of your packets be provided with three or four large oil cloths, lined with woollen, which will cost a mere trifle, and be found of most essential service. The complaints of horses suffering when crossing the river have become loud and general. iYour attention to this will oblige many, and amongst others, yours, &c. Liverpool, Nov. 7, 1836. NIMROD. WHO IS MR. MAGUIRE? TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDJRD, Stit,---As Mr. Maguire has lately been brought very conspi cuously before the Liverpool_ public, many are naturally asking who he is? It might suffice those who have any knowledge of Ireland to answer, that he is one of the modern priests of the Roinish heresv—but as little is known of this class of men by an English public, I will, with your permission, state one or two facts which .may aid any who are desirous of forming an opinion about the individual in question. About two years ago I was travelling in the county of Ennis killen, and finding myself in the neighbourhood of "Father ToM," I began to make inquiries as to his character. „I was tord by a highly-respectable schoolmaster that if I wanted to snatch a horse—to fight a main of cocks - , or to do anything in the sorting Way, Fatl.er Tom was . my man. On itcpiiring who his companions were, I was told that the young men of County Roscommon; the officers' of regiments, were particularly fond of his society. ' On my expressing some surprise' to a - presbyteria.n minister of the secession that such thin gs should be permitted in a Item ish priest, as I understood, (Englishman as I was,) that indi viduals of this kind were not to be found in the Romish com munion, I was told the following anecdote, which, while it serves to mark the character of the man who is thrust forward by the popish party as their champion, may also give some ad ditional weight to the accusations which are made against him from other quarters. About four or five years ago the'Londonderry . clergy drew up an address to the inhabitants of that city, exhorting them not to attend the races. The same year Father Tom attended them, (a practice which I find he continues ,) anal so fir ingratiated himself into the favour of the gentry as to be asked to dinner with several of the chief promoters of the races. He was the life of their party, and amused them by ridiculing the conduct of their own clergy, and praising the advantages which arose from horse-racing. This was going too far, and, accordingly, his bishop called him to account. But, said the priest, who told my informant, "whenever we hada peg against him he had two holes to put it in." He said he was acting for the interests of the church all the time, for while he was bringing the pro testant parsons into contempt with the orange magistrates and gentry, and saying that if horse-racing was a sin, it was a very venial one, was he not acting for the interests of the church ? Sure he was teaching the diPrence between mortal and venial sin. Against such an argument there was no reply, and Father Toni escaped the censures of the church. On another occasion, if he himself is to be believed, he disposed of the bishop's inter ference more summarily, for on his diocesan expressing a wish that he would dispose of his horses, and attend to his duties a little better, he silenced hina by replying, that he could preach on the side of protestantism as welt as that of the true faith ! -Knowing as I do, from these and other facts, the utter want of principle in this-wretched man, I can only feel sorry that Mr. &Ghee or Mr. M'Neile should defile themselves by any con tact with him, or drag him out of his obscurity by noticing him in any way. As he has been noticed by them, I think it is only right that the public should bear in mind that for two years he has been challenged by Air. M'Gbee and shrunk from the contest, and that when challenged by Mr. M'Neile to a written controversy he dare not accept the offer. He dare not because be knows that forgery and misrepresentation are easily discovered when committed to paper. The employment of such instruments as Father Toni must reflect the greatest disgrace upon the party that can use them. To prop up the interests of religion by such characters shows a want of principle. 'I can only say, in corr , elusion, of the cause and its defender, they are well matched.-- Yours, &c., G. C. ABERCROMBY WARD. TO 7'llB EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STrINDIED. The conservative party is charged, as usual, with the cuckoo note of " bribery, corruption, and intimidation" in those wards where the immaculate Whigs have been defeated, proving the truth of the adage—" a drowning man will catch at a straw." I have noticed invariably, when these hyp ocr iti ca l i mma culales, charge the tories with any baseness, it is to " steal a march on ue," by chatgiitg us with their own tricks: witness, their cha , ge of exclusive dealing preferred against us, when every intelli gent man in the town,.knows perfectly well that the conserva tives do not act on that vile principle, (whatever they'may find it necessary hereafter , to do in 4,,1f d e f e n ce ) but that the whigs do sb act,*and that most systematically, and universally ! Wit ness, also, their charge of intimidation, endeavoured to be faltenedan us for exactly the same purpose, i. e., to draw the public attention from the universally known fact, that they, themselves, pursue it openly and unblushingly: take an instance in this • ward. I shall 'charitably pass over the say ings and doings, of the great, little, aristociatic leveller (who net,rithStaniling his contempt of canvassing in general, and of canvassing the poor in particular, has been at the last election 4 most indefatigable canvasser for . t he whig.rtimp.).cnd call your attention to the proceedings of a Custom-house officer, resisting Within this ward. I dare not publish his name " under the existing libel law," (as old Bott says, wheu he has a lie to cover,) but I `sway tell you, that it is neither April nor June: it may be guessed ‘ but I may not write it. I may however, inform you, that he is a big, tall, shabby, carnivorous-looking radical, with a shabby hat ; this gentleman who is indebted for his situa tion to the favor of a tory, has been most assiduous in intimida ting the tradesmen round about Great Oxford-street, by threaten ing them with a total loss of all literal custom (his own not being worth asking for) if they dared to vote against the " re• formers"; but the tradesmen of this ward may feel as independ ent of the support of this exclusive party as their patron Mr. Brocklebank is independent of the tradesmen of Liverpool, and the poll-book will show that they have so felt, and, despite this radical's threat, will so feel, and from such a feeling act, like a TRUE TORY. WHIG-RADICAL IMPARTIALITY AND LOVE OF JUSTICE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sie,—As an enemy to hypocrisy and humbug, I addressed the editor of the Liverpool Mercury in answer to the pretended correct report of the exclusion of reporters at the late conserva tive dinner. I scarcely expected he would find it convenient to insert the statement, and I was not disappointed. That lover of fair play refused sits insertion on the paltry plea of its being anonymous, although the same party, in common with his bre thren, allows his paper to become the vehicle of abuse and vitu peration to every liberal distributor of radical bile. The public will, of course, form a correct opinion of the case, and see why he declined inserting a communication which would have dis armed a fabricated statement of its sting, and which challenged denial. The letter after its rejection was handed over to the , liberals (Save the Mark!) who were more immediately con, cerned, viz., the editors of the Telegraph. They, following the prisdent conduct of the radical patriarch, also thought proper to suppress it; thus affording a fine illustration of that love of in quiry so much spoken of, but so little acted upon by these ginger. bread politicians. In the case of the Mercury a misstatement is made, and the answer rejected; whilst in the case of the Telegraph, the editor seems to have culled his language from the Derrynaue dictionary to show his breeding, and to have out raged his own boasted rule of liberality in order to prove hi s honesty. That he merely declaims instead of atteinpting to re but is my triumph; and I can readily imagine that a political genius which could indulge in such flights of fancy as those respecting the dinner will be iu no hurry to descend to sober fact. The whiggery displayed ir. his remarks is very striking. I did not write to tickle the ear, but to convince the understand ing. But my friend can devote a considerable space to throw dust in the eyes of his readers and abuse me, although he could not devote one line to answer me. I will refresh his mind with the heads of my letter. I stated that the reporters took notes during the latter part of the din ner, that it was not until they moved from their seats, and inde corously thrust themselves before the chair, that any person rebuked them; that after Mr. IrYing had reprimanded. the parties for their impertinence they were not walked out as stated, but returned to their seats anti remained a considerable time, and then left of their own accord, and that the puffed re porters, who were stated to he obtained at so much expense, were none other than Messrs. Bayne, Atkinson, and Jones, interested parties, not paid reporters. The ungenerous attcrapt by the mushroom conductors and editors of the Telegraph, to raise their paper into notice at the expense of truth, was the • cause of my first letter to the Mercury,. and the illiberality of these liberal editors, in denying circulation to my explanation. •Ititi caused me to unmask tlieir hollow professions, by contrast ing them with their practice. I am, yours, Liverpool, Nov. 2, 1836. R. G. I. TO THE OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVES OF LIVERPOOL. The radicals have directed another attack against us, which appears calculated to lull the exertions of the conservatives of Liverpool, if not thus publicly unmasked; it is in this plausible expression of theirs, " That we (the conservatives) are the best generals." But hat is the intention of this eulogium passed upon us by our political enemies? It is to banish from their minds, and, if possible, from ours alse, all thoughts of that most disagreeable and hard word to •be uttered, " reaction ;" yes, it is noth►ng less than to cause us to sleep, trusting in our general ship, when we should use our most indefatigable exertions. But, brother conservatives, let not this he the case; publish in their own camp that we understand their tnanceuvres, tell them that, as they allow us to be the best generals, remind them that we are soldiers likewise. 'Yes, you may rely upon it that the low cunning which they exercise against us requires more than our generalship alone to conquer; let us, then, be on -our guard and repel this their assault against us in exciting us to lake warmness, and so go on, conquering and to conquer, until all our political - enetniee are vanquished and complete victory is ours.—Yours, &c., AN OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE. Ltrerpool, sth November, 1836. Mr. Thomas Towneley, the eon of Peregrine Towneley, Esq., the great landholder of Lancaster, arrived in town on Thursday last, to meet. his intended bride. the Ledv Mary Molyneux. who had lately returned from the Continent. The marriage takes place in the ensuing week,, when the Earl and Countess of Sefton will give a grand dejeune in Arlington-street. AGRICULTURAL POPULATION.—DECREASE IN ITS AMOUNT SINCE 1811. —In 1811 the centesimal prOportions for Great Britain were, agriculture, 35 2: trade and manufacture, 4.4.4; other occupations. 20.4. In 1831,'agririllture, 28.2; trade and manufacture, 42.3; other occupations, 29.8; whence it appears that the quantity of food whose production twenty years ago required the lahou r of five families may now he produced by the labour of tour families--a fact of considerable i m portance in estimating the probability of the country's continuing its present rapid progress in manufactures without the supply of agricultural produce being exhausted. The evidence of im provement in agriculture is strongly confirmed by another and wery.different examination of the subject.—..4lhericeurn. LIVE,I POOL POLICE. . . Ilsivuotatsotarg Me.a . r.—On Saturday last, John Witmer appeared before Mr. Hall, to answer a summons issued on in - - ferination from the Inspectors of Meat, for having exposed for sale, in a public slaughter-house, six hundred pounds of beef, which was unfit for food. The Inspector said, that the defend ant was a cow-keeper. One df his cows having been taken ill, he had tried various remedies, but finding that the animal would ineeitably die of the disease if he did not anticipate the catas trophe,- he had sent for a butcher, and, just as she was at her last gasp, the latter arrived and " stuck her," by this process intending to make her into beef instead of carrion- After her death it was found that she had been afflicted with an obstruc tion in the bowels, which had produced an inflainmation of which she would inevitably have died, had not the butcher's knife anticipated the disease. A jury of butchers had con demned the carcass which the inspector had, according to rule condemned. The defendant endeavoured to excuse himself as follows :—" Well, yo see, I've nou't to do wi' butcherin'. A'm a kaa keeper. Hoo was a good kaa, worth sixteen paand o' ony munney, but boo got louse one neet ith' shippin, and boo s'rained hersell like, au' aw couldn't get a passage throughber at noo rate. Aw geeve her some trail ile, au' a greet lump o' fat bacon, an' a lot o' soft soap, but it did her na good. But boo wor rare an' fat bike, so aw thout t'best thing aw could do was t'inek beef on her. She wor bike to die at wunce, so aw said to t' maw missus, send away fort' butcher d'rectly, an' let him stick yon kaa, for hoo's welly deed. Soa she sent feet butcher an' he coom an' he stuck her. She wor teen to't sloviterthasse, an' dress'd, and foiner beef aw neever saw—neever! A chap, offered me tuppence hawyenny a paand for her, but that theercnap wouldn't let me sell her." (Laugh ter.) Mr. Hall said, the price offered showed that the intended purchaser did not think very highly of the meat. He did not think the defendant would have liked to eat the cow himself.— Defendant: " Wouldn't I? Aye, I would.a yeaten every bit o' her. Our. missus would ha' took her an' a pickled her, an' kep her for onrsells to peat, but that theer chap wouldn't let us hey her." (Laughter.) Mr. Hall said, that as the defendant was not a butcher, and had sustained a great toss by the death of his cow, he would be lenient. The defendant was fined ss. and costs. , . THEATRE ROYAL. , . • . . The time — has at length arrived—the benefit week—which is to rei,vard and remunerate the actor for his previous and long continued. exertions during the season. Last night, the come dian of the Liverpool stage„ Baker and .his lady took their benefit, and had, we are happy to say, a very full house. As Bonus, in . the Comedy of " Laugh when you can," Mr. Peter Pringle,• in the farce of " Mr. and Mrs. Pringle," and as Crack., in the farce of the " Turnpike Gate," Mr. Baker put in full force the cachiatfatory muscles of his audience. To-night is set apart for the benefit of Mr. Parker, the box-keeper; as ,ati individual ever ready, in his capacity, to oblige the fre quenters of the theatre, he is especially deserving of their sup port. Wednesday evening is announced for the benefit of Mr. Horneastle. The merits of this. gentleman as a singing -actor are so well known and' appreciated, that we do not doubt the public will show thefr sense of his. deserts by supporting him on that evening. Thursday night is announced as , the benefit of Mr. Benwell, who is an useful stock-actor, sustaining the parts allotted to him with respectability; he is not without friends. Friday night is chosen for the benefit of Miss Chaplin.. She has an excellent bill of fare for the night. We need hardly add that this young lady has won for herself general favour by her clever acting and naivete manner, and by her versatile talents. We do not doubt but that she will have a bumper, and draw " golden opinions."—*Mr. Stuart, we perceive, has next Monday evening allotted for his benefit, and has an nounced the play of "Coriolanus," along with a new ballet, en titled "La Diligence," and the drama of " Therese." We know of no oue actor in the whole corps (independent of his high ciainis on the score of talent) who has exerted himself more for the entertainment of the public than Mr. Stuart; his exer tions have been both continued and arduous. lie has, there fore, an especial claim for public support, and we trust the house on Monday evening next will be proportionate to his deserts. We have only to repeat, in conclusion, that the bene fits alone are what remunerate the actor for his exertions during a long season; their bare weekly salary cannot be called a remuneration. THE LATE MADAME MALIBRAN. As far.as I can judge by the reports of the case which have reached London, and to which I apply the intimate knowledge I posseis of Madame Malibran's constitution, I think her death to be in a great measure due to the depleting systems which it was very natural her first adviser should have adopted, not knoing the peculiarity of her nervous system, and for which they had no opportunity of compensating afterwards. A few details will prove. this. Dramatic genius arises in a great inea sat e from deep feeling; and this great tragic actress, for such she .was above all, having, in the pursuit of her vocation, ac companied by great private sorrows, over-exerted her nervous system, was subject to fits of hysteria, akin to epilepsy, and to attacks of catalepsy, such as I hye never seen elesewhere, and hope never t o see aga i n. For example, having been one day informed (falsely, as it proved) that her brother was killed at Algiers, her whole frame became immovable, and as suddenly as if it had b een converte d i nto a statue b y the wand of an en chanter. She remained standing. for two hours, neither hear ing or seeing any external object. Waking from this trance, when her attendants were off their guard, she uoconseiously Precipitated herself down a flight of stone stairs, cutting herself severely in her fall. Being taken up, she remained inanimate and motionless, until, in the middle of the night, she was seized by an automatic movement, when she began to roll over and over from right to left; such a motion as Magendie, if I remem ber right, describes as taking place when the cerebellum has been pierced in a certain direction. Now, sir, for this malady, which I called my lamented friend, the late Dr. Maton, to wit ness, from experience of her constitution, no depleting remedy was applied, except a few leeches, in spite of the violent blow on the head. A day afterwards, Malibran insisted upon fulfill ing her duties at the King's Theatre—was lifted into her carriage, not being able to stand—was taken out in the same manner—was dressed, while sitting, for her part in the - ‘ - Serniramide;' and when the moment came that she was to. appear, to the unutterable astonishment of her friends, she rushed on the stage, and drew down thunders of applause by her unrivalled acting and singing. Every time she came Of the stage she retched violently, till the blood came; and soon after the performance was over, relapsed into her insensi bility. On other occasions, when other persons would have required bleeding, she recovered without it ; and on all ()Ml mons of illness her frame required artificial support to a most unusual extent."—Mr. Belinaye, in the Medical Gazette. REVISION OF VOT'-'RS. Yesterday the revising barristers held their courts in this town for the rev;,,ion of the list of voters for the borough and for the county. Mr. Heywood sat in the Nisi Prius Court, for the pur pose of revising the freemen's roll, Mr. Abrahall in the Grand Jury Room, for the purpose. of revising the list of rate-payers, and Mr. Greenwood, in the Grand Jury Room, for revising the Liverpool county voters. FREEMEN. — OBJEcTIONS. Withdrawn. Struck off. Dead. Allowed. Total. nu 100 24 150 381 • CLAIMS. Struck off. Allowed. Total. 6 19 25 . RATZ-PATERS.—CONSERVATIVB OBJECTIONS. Withdrawn. Made good. Failed. Total. 7 81 9 100 West Derby, 4 Made good, 2 Failed; 2 Total, 4 Kirdale, . 1 • Made good, 1 • - - Torteth Park and: Eyerton in another court—result .unkown. coNsEnvtvrtvik CLAIMS. tiverpOo ‘ l,:.2B _Ajlowed, 7 Disallowed, 13 Total, 21 West Derbii Allowed, 2 Disallowed, 1 Total, 3 Toxieth Park...and,/fYerton, in another court—result unknown. • (.11. 114 MCA!. IMIJF:CTIONS. LiVdtpool, Wit.haril.Wll,2 , Made good. 78 Failed, 17 Total, 95 Of these 33 are in t he Customs and 2in the Excise, who could not have voteiL, r.a. vtei • • West Derby,"a . Aikido geed, 2 Failed, 1 Total, 3 -.z- good. 4 fir ..,Sgoo• • RADICAL CLAIMS. Liverpool 31 Allowed, 12 Disallowed, 19 Total, 31 _ . West - Derby, -Allowed,. 4 Disallowed, 1 'fotal, 5 Toxteth Park ,and Everton—result not known. The revision of the county voters is adjourned until to-morrow, when it will.he continued. • We:have not been able to obtain a summary of this, the result not yet having been ascertained. RESULTS OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE KINGDOM. Conservatives Radicals Conserve- Radical returned, returned. tive stain. gain. 9 5 5 Preston Liverpool __ -- Wigan -- Stockport •••• (1 14 0 2 Tewksbury Oswestrvy ..•• . 6 0 . Leeds .. 3 9 1 0 Bristol Litchfield Devizes Northampton 2 41}. 4 0 2 Lyiningtorr 4 AJo ~ . , , 0 Guildford Dover 5 .:nl) ,y,mlK, I Colchest er .— zilT 6 , 0 Leicester 1,, . - Ipswich , 1 4 0 Oxford 0 St. Aiban's Poole 6 0 6 0 Harwich Chester - Becclea Newark 5 1 I 0 York' 1 ,Ino : 6 Kidderminster 0 didet.l ,, , 10 Coventry Bath ..... . . 5 $ 1 noihr' i' l2 Carmarthen bury ~ A..,. .•.• ''.4 - ~., Ban " nist n " '2 " - Sandwich Wallingford .. 0 wri•of , - 2 Lancaster ~,, 0 ..,., 6 Carnarvon • 6 , itiViill 14 , ` 0 Denbih g ßipon pdntefract 4 - 0 3 0 Yarmouth.... 3 , );,,, .1 , 9 Exeter Norwich - , 8 Nottingham - 7 Beverley , .... 6 0 5 0 'Sudbury...,,. 3 1 I WindSor .... 12 : 0 Reading...... 6 0 6 0 „Monmouth „ 4 . - 0 2 _- Bath •••.•••• 6 '1.15.t , '4,1" . 11 '2 , Gloucester.... ,el v , , , , , 4 _ Weymouth .• 6 ,;?, 0 , 1)6v 6 Daventry , 5 .:., .., 2 Lynn 3 3 -- _ . Durham 3 3 1 0 Grantham ..' 4 0 — Fast Retford 3 1 2 0 ' Stamford Bewdley 4 0 Marlborough 4 0 Faversham Barnstaple ~ 6 0 _ Shaftesbury 4 Maldon . Plymouth Sir Henry Freeling's patent as junior commissioner of cus toms has been made out; he attended for the first time at the board on Tuesday and took the prescribed oaths of office. LECTURE ON OPTICS.--MECHANICS' INSTITUTE On Saturday even hug Mr. Addams terminated his course of . lectures upon this stibject. If we Fill the pores of any substance with a fluid which will bear a different ratio in power of transmitting light compared with the atmosphere, we shall confer upon that substance More transparency. Thus if we take a piece of tissue paper and fill its pores up with oil its transparency is increased, although the oil is denser than air: The sun gives off light which is iii some places darkened, for if we receive a body of solar light upon a prism properly circumstanced, and we have the prismatic image, we shall see there are black lines crossing the spectrum at right angles: There are, therefore, certain portions of the solar spectrum where there is no light, and this is considered to arise from the absorption of the light by the solar atmosphere. If the light of the sun or a lamp he passed through nitrous acid gas, and received by a prism, we shall find its spectrum to be crossed with black lines, showing an absorption of light. It is difficult to account for the reason of this absorption. Some imagiue that gaseous bodies, like the crystalline, are differently constituted, the particles in each undergoing. a different ar rangement, and that portions of light are thus intercepted and destroyed in passing through. Others have imagined that the in terference of the waves of light in passing through the different media of the gas, at different rates, destroys the light. The colour of a body is caused by the absorption of particular rays. Thus we see that light passing through a red glass assumes a ruddy colour. Now a white light, such as that of a candle, is composed of two primary colours, or the seven colours or the solar spectrum, but, in passing through a red glass, it loses six out of seven of these colours, and allows the other one to go through. In this in stance the alesorptioa is partial. But it is possible to effect a total absorption of light by passing it through two transpareut bodies. Thus if light be passed through red and green glasses, the light will be totally destroyed. The thickness of the glass matters nothing, for if the intensities of the colours be properly regulated, the phenomena will occur though the glass should be as thin as goldbeaters' skin. Otherwise the glasses may be many inches thick without preducing the same effect. Most beautiful effects may be oroduced by reducing the thickness of bodies; if we have bodies very thin indeed, we find that they exhibit colour, but if they be thick they will not, or, if they do, it will be that negative colour which a e Cell white. Mica is ordinarily white, but a film of it, l-liB,oooth part of an inch in thickness, will appear of a beautiful bluish green colour. When water is reduced to a film, as in a soh bubble, it exhibits a number of beautiful coloured rings. When the bubble is about to burst these rings assume a black appearance. Films of oxide produced from metal will do the same. The most fami liar example consists in taking polished steel and exposing it to a certain temperature , when it will become yellow, orange, and blue, and at certain degrees of heat these will again disap pear one after the other. The blueness of watch springs, &e, is caused by a very fine film of oxide not exceeding the :40-1000th of an inch in thickness. It is produced by heating it, when the oxygen in the air attacks the metal and gives a colour to it. At the temperature of 500 0 a piece of steel will assume a yellow colour; if we heat it more it will pass into other shades, until at 6.50° the yellow colour will be destroyed again. If a piece of steel be heated in mercury no change will be produced in its colour, the action of the oxygen in the atmosphere being re quisite for the transformation ; the same will happen if oil be placed upon it. Colour may be said to be independent of what we call co louring matter. It is true we talk of colour being in the body; thus in dying we speak of conveying, colour into the 'body. What would be thought of a person who should say there was no colour in a scarlet coat; and yet we should be quite correct in saying so. Again, there is no reason why we should always see a body coloured in the same manner; that is, one body, with out being altered in its nature, will exhibit two different kinds of colour. What is the colour of gold, we might ask. It ap pears to as to have a yellowish colour at one time;' but. if we look through a leaf of it, we perceive it to possess a blueish green. There is no such thing as colour in gold, or, if there were, it would be uniform. We might then ask how dying is carried on if we do not convey colour into the cloth? In the operation of dying we introduce into the pores of the articles to be dyed certain particles of matter, which will have such an ef fect upon the ether contained in these articles as to cause it to yield the colours we wish. A very curious crystal was disco vered a few years ago, (a piece of cracked quartz,) which exhi bited a Meekness in the crack. This crystal was examined by Sir D. Brewster, and he found the blackness arose from a num ber of crystals of quartz lodging in the crack, which were so exceedingly minute as not to be thicker then the film of a soap bubble. 'I he crystals, being so exceedingly small, did not act upon ether as to produce colour. If two pieces of glass, the one perfectly flat, and the other slightly convex, be pressed together, a number of coloured rings will be seen on looking through them, called Newtonian rings. The cause of these Mr. Addams explained by numerous diagrams. Colour is produced by certain waves acting upon the eye in certain differences of time. We may by means of 'heat alter the position of the atoms of bodies, or perhaps by increasing their magnitude cause them to give very different colours than naturally belong to them. Deuioxcide or lead, or hydriodate of mercury, when hewed in a small phial, change their natural colours, but immediately assume them when they become cold. Chloride of cobalt will produce a beautiful blue when the water with which it is combined is driven off by heat; thus, if a fire screen be painted with it, the colour becomes a dullish brown owing to the absorption of water from the atmospere, but when placed neer the tire, it becomes blue. This blue again gives place to the brown when the screen is removed from the fire, and it acquires fresh water from the atmosphere. The colours which we see in mother-of-pearl shell are caused by a number of fine lines which traverse the shell in various directions; these lines form the division between the successive layers which the fish is continually adding to its shell as it enlarges in size. The same appearance is presented by ladies' dresses, in which the colours are said to be shot, froin'the same cause. Steel buttons used formerly to be made on the same principle. A most superb set of this description of buttons were presented to George which emitted most beautiful colours owing to a number of fine lines being drawn upon them with a diamond revolved by ma chinery, which crossed each other at different angles. Mr. Addams exhibited a beautiful brass button of this description, on which there were two hundred lines to ths inch. It is not necessary to have seven colours to produce a white colour, two colours will do it it' they are of sufficient intensity, these colours are red and bluish-green, hence they are called complimentary colours. By mixing different colours together we can get a third; thus, red and blue will give a violet ; blue and yellow a green. Bodies appear brightest in the light which they exhibit naturally. If we exhibit scarlet cloth it will ap pear more scarlet if red light only falls upon it, but if we take red, yellow, and other bodies, and throw upon them other light, they will frequently appear totally black. .There is no red with out a mixture of yellow, but if we could get pure red it would appear black when yellow light is forced upon it. This, Mr. Addams illustrated by dipping a sponge previously saturated with common salt in alcohol, when, upon igniting it, the red colours in the roomimmediotely became black. If the sun be setting with a ruddy-red colour, the shadows of trees and build ings will not appear black, but of a beautiful bluish-green, or if we sit before a fire, and the fire be burning with a yellowish light, and we have a black seal upon a letter it will not appear black but blue. The eye may be said to see two colours at the same time—a colour and its c ompliment, so that in looking at scarlet we should see a greenish blue, by looking at orange a darkish blue ; yellow, a different blue; blue, orange; green, yellow; white, black; and black white, because these opposites are the complimentary tints of each other. This, Mr, Addams illustrated by placing red, green, blue, &c. chimneys on a gas lamp, and throwing shadows on a screen, when the various complimentary tints were immediately produced. Mr. Addams, in conclusion, thanked tha audience for their attention, and regretted that the subject on which he lectured was not one which was capable of much popular illustration, but hoped at a fhturo period to have the pleasure of delivering a course oflectures with glowing and tangible illustrations. Imperfectly reported as these lectures have necessarily been, from the impossibility of embodying the ideas of the lecturer without the aid of diagrams, they will at least serve .to prove two things, viz., that Mr. Addams understands his subject, and that the members of the Mechanics' Institution have been highly favoured by the o pportunity of hearing them. The Journal du Havre announces, that on Saturday snow fell in that town as in the depth of winter, The Honourable Mrs. Norton, who was repotted to have ta ken up her residence at Rothe, arrived hist week on a visit to her brother, R. 8.. Sheridan, EN., Frampton-house; Dorset. Mrs. Norton has, we hear, taken a hous e f or h er ow n town. re sidence in Green-street, Grosvenor-3(016 T . - SUBscHIPTIoNS IN INDIA FU THE IRISH CLERGT.—A gen tleinan in town has received a letter front his brother at 111a dm, which mentions that, on the 7th of June last, a meeting was held at that place for the purpose of raising a subscription for the relief of the Irish Clergy, whose sufferings and priva tions had roused much keen sympathy on their behalf, as well as warm indignation against their oppressors.. The writer of the letter expresses his confidence that the subscription will amount to a very considerable stmt.—Cork Standard. ANOTHER INSTALMENT FOR STROUD.--It would be difficult to ascertain how much was covenanted to be the compensation to Colonel Fox for giving up his seat to Lord John Russell; bnt it is clear that another instalment has been paid last week. Colonel Fox, very soon after-he resigned his seat, obtained a not unprofitable berth in the ordnance—that was instalment the first; last week he has been appointed to the receivership of the Duchy of Lancaster, which, doubtless, will be equally unpreflt able—this is instalment the second. What will be the next? WESLEYAN METHODISM.—The number of individuals actu ally members of the different Wesleyan Methodist societies throughout the world now exceeds one million, the exact num ber being according to the most recent returns, 1,019, 989, and there is in addition a body of 4,273 regular prea chers, besides a host of labourers in the same field who are termed local preachers. It is not more than 45 years since the death of the founder of Methodism, and at that period the number of members in every part of the world was only 135,581, and the total num ber of regular preachers did not exceed bl l. The number of members in all the societies had actually Inure than doubled in the last 15 years.—Watchman. We announce with re g re t , DEATH OF MRS. o'Corssrst.t. that accounts reached town this aft ernoon of the demise of this lady, whose character amongst those acquainted with her quali ties was that of great excellence and amiability. Thi s event will, of course, prevent the appearance of Mr. O'Connell at his Association, where he was expected to have resented himself to-morrow. . It is said that Mr. Maurice O'Connell, the mem ber for Tralee, and the eldest son of Mr. O'Connell, is in so precarious a state of health that his recovery is scarcely to be expected. These are severe and serious afflictions ; they come home to the heart of every man, and speak to the domestic ome factions in a tone of s akitumanity, which pleads resistlessly for and condolence.h Whatever we may think of Mr. O'Co o n r nell as a politician, eis still a man ; and his sorrows de and - the respect which every generous mind yields as a tribute ra. affliction. To us they are sacred. Would to H Heaven that with this chastening dispensation mi g ht en d rebuke. —Morning Post. all cause of quarrel and . S A LE of LANDED PROPERTY Coomb satchfield Estate, a snug _ little IN DEVON.—The was an nounced for sale at the Newproperty 8 miles from Exeter, by Mr. Geo. Robins, The London Inn last Saturday, f •„ r a ught anxiety to hear, of see, (or both that had ewe.know), convever assembled i gated one of the largest audiences n the large room. He made a long exordium, in whi c h h e re-action that has taken successfully demonstrated the decided proof the result of his place in land, and urged as a positive Hall, in Yorkshire, sale only a month since of Ribston stated it was 33 ire, for which he obtained £180,000; he verY many years' purchase at a rack rental. - This, with other the •observations to illustrate his argument, had desired effect, f and,othe property he had to sell is let on lease for £560 a year, be obtained for it (after a most spirited competition) 19,500 guineas, which is inure than 36 years' pur chase on a rack rent. This gentleman's renown has made hint very Snore than one. special retainer to visit us again in the, pring. Colonel Wyndham is the purchaser; the property is • siauous COl , , , to Lord F t' ' gremon s.— [she following smart repartee was not amongst the least happy efforts which we could enumerate of Mr. Geo. Robins at the sale: a gentleman of considerable wealth in our county, and one of the bidders, was most anxious Mr. Robins should include the timber in the purchase, urging as a plea that it was usual at sales in Devon; upon which our friend (the Knight'of the Hammer) jocosely refuel ked, that if it (lid prevail, it was a custom more honoured RI the breach than the observance. MISCELLANEOUS': The buie of Devonshire, owing to the arriving of isointi n6if visitants, has postponed hi!? rettii'ci to tottti from ChatswortH until next week. Lord and Lady Stanley; and their eldest son, have arrived at Knorvslev Hall, from their annual Visit to his 'lordship's estatd at Bally iListon, county Tipperary. The Brussels Chambers are surnnioned to meet on Tuesdair s the Bth of November; when the King, it is announced, will upon the session in persOn. 'THAMES TuNNEn.—lt appears that eighty feet have heed added to the tunnel since the work was resumed. Its length is 679 feet, and it is beyond midway of the breadth of the rivers RAILROADS.—Since its opening nearly three times as mdhy persons have passed on the railroad between Brussels and Autvrerp, as have gone in the same period Ott that betWeerl Liverpool and Manchester. " Stand up and vote," says one of the council list Tuesday to his next neighbour. Up the worthy rose, and did his Inas% ter's bidding, and then, with inimitabie simplicity, inquired what it was about he had voted.—Coven:ry Standard. An immense mushroom, weighing 13 ounces, and measuring 28b inches in circumference, was gathered from a spontatueoui bed in the garden of Mr. Cannon, Wood. bank, Gerard's-cross; in the begginning of last month. Lord Hawardeu has been elected an Irish representative peef in the room of the late Lord Dufferin. The numbers were— , ; for Lord Hawarden, Bfi; for Lord Lismore, 28. An Irish murderer was acquitted In the teeth of etiden6ii The counsel for the prosecution was curious as to how the thing could have happened; and the next day addressed himself td one of the jury, who, he was informed, had stood out for " not guilty." His inquiry was thus answered :—" Arrah, Mr. do ye think I'd be after hanging the last life in my lease?" CUNNING.—A short time since ; High Constable Hays irent to search a house, where a man had been robbed of a £lOO hill: After a strict search, he was about to leave the premises with.' out success, when he suddenly turned to the old woman in ati tendance, and giving her his hand, wished her good byes lii so doing, the crafty officer drew a tailor's thimble from bee finger, iu which was hidden the identical 710te.--Neto York B.e press. ROAD TO RlllN.—According to the Cincinnati Mirror, a mail who was hanged lately in a neighbouring state, for burglari, and murder, confessed under the gallows that this career of crime began by stopping a newspaper without paying for it. THE CITY OF RIPON.—The creation - of the new Episcopal See, in this county, has elevated Ripon to the distinction of a city. Manchester has not yet attained that honour, but thet new designation will be confirmed when the Bishop of Man 4 cheater is gazetted. The Boston 7ronscript says they have begun to fatten hogs, at Bangor, Un animal mnynetistrt. This effect is reduced by scratching their backs with Iron hoops. TURN-OUT OF COTTON SPINNICRS AT OLDHAM.—We under stand that the working cotton spinners at Oldham, have this week getrerally withdrawn the notices which they had pi eviously given to leave their employment; and several Of the,mills which had been stopped recommenced work on Thursday morn , ink. Since that time; however, we are sorry to learn, owing td some fresh differences or to the want of a thorough understand ing at the time the notices were vrandravi it, a renewal of the turn-out has taken place in one or two cases ; and fears werd entertained yesterday that the ineri-oirt Would become general. TURN=OUT AT OLDHAM.—On Monday morning the operative cotton spinners, at twenty-eight mills, in Oldham; turned out for an advance of 6d.. per thousand hanks. On Wednesia.y and Thursday the toasters and men had meetings—the men *anted to go to work at the old prices. The Masters refused to allow+ them to work this week. The prices which have been given at Oldham have been 3s. 9d. for 50-s. and 3s. 10d. for 60-s. pet' thousand hanks.—Bolton Chronicle. THE FUSTIAN CUTTEIIS.—The turn-out of these men still continues. It will be seen by advertisements in our' first page; what are the views of both masters and operatives in this dish pute.--A meeting of the fustian cutters was held at Zara-street preaching rooms, on Thursday, the 31 instant, which was at tended by thirteen or fourteen hundred persouS, and was cons ducted with the greatest decorum. , Resolutions were agreed upon to the following effect !—That the list of prices offered to the manufacturers at their general meeting, held at the York Hotel, on Wednesday, the 2nd instant, should he the standard list of the trade; and that the sincere thanks of the meeting be given to those gentlemen who had kindly acceded to that list.— Manchester Guardian. COA La.—ln consequence of the high price of coals, an attempt is about to be made at Leicester to open a mine a hich is said to exist there, and which, it is presumed, will render that neigh , bourhond independent of the north. At Northampton a shaft has been sunk to the depth oT 215 feet, and of these 150 feet have presented what is termed blue chinch, which in all previous cases has been found the precursor of coal, and the speculators are confident of finding a good vein of coal. In London, too, the old legend is revived that as near town as Blackheath an excellent field of coal exists, which has hitherto been unat• tended to. Two curious circumstances are related by the Saletit Gdzettd as evidence of the dryness and coldness of the present season. A peat meadow, back of Chapman's tavern, in Salem, on the old Boston road, has been nearly a fortnight, until several acres have been consumed. A part of the meadow had been planted with potatoes, which have been destroyed. In some instances they have been taken from the ground roasted, in a state perfectly fit for eating. The fire took place from the burn ing of some bushes at the edge of the meadow.—Boston Tratt- , script. _ _ _ A dwarf has lately made his appearance at Paris, who has bes come an object of interest to the people of science in that city: He comes from Illyria, not far from Trieste, where he was born, of respectable parents, and is called Gulia. The peculiarity of his case is, that up to the age of five he was a child of ordinary proportions, but his growth then suddenly ceased, and he is now, at 22, just the size he was then. His height is exactly three feet; he was, therefore, not born a dwarf. His figure is beautifully proportioned, and be possesses mind and intelli , gence pot common to other dwarfs. He speaks fluently fivd languages, the two which are common upon the Adriatic, Ger , man, French, and Italian, He is, besides, accoml►lished, plays the violin, and mounts and manages a horse with consideraod grace. The check to his development at the age of five, and his invariable good health ever since, are, however, circuin , stances worthy the attention of physiologists. THE LAST DAYS OF MRS. hENtANs.—WO are told by Mr: Chorlev, in his new work, the ".Memoirs of Mrs. Hemans," which is written in an excellent spirit, that towards the close of. her exemplary life, "she spoke often of the fur-away friends whom she valued, and would send theta messages of kindness and comfort. She was anxious that one (Miss Mitfurd) should be told of the delight which her country scenes and sketches had given her; that another, the companion of her graver hours, should be assured that `the tenderness and affection of the REDEEMER'S character, which they had often contemplated together, was a source, not merely of reliance, but of positive happiness to her,—it was the sweetness of her couch.' " WORSHIP OP THE RELICS 011 CAPTAIN COOK.—Part of the bones of Cook were retained by the natives; and, several of them: held sacred as those of the god Reno, were deposited in a temple dedicated to that deity. They were preserved in a basket of wicker-work covered With red feathers; religious homage Was paid to them, and they were annually borne in procession through the island by the votaries. of Reno, when gathering of ferings for the maintenance of their worship. They were thus preserved and honoured for a period of forty years, until the abolition of idolatry and the establishment of the Christian faith in 1819. At that caste they disappeared, having probably been carried off by some of the priests. and the English missionaries have hitherto failed to discover their destination.—Edinburgh Cabinet Library, No. XXI. No less than four places of worship connected with the established chnrch have been consecrated by our new diocesan in the short period which has elapsed since his appointment. St. Paul's church, Chichester, as we have already stated, was consecrated on the. day of his Lordship's installation; and during the past week three . chapels were consecrated in the eastern part of the eounty,—one on Tuesday se u'nieht Forest-row, East Grinstead; one on Wednesday (which has been hauled Trinity Chapel,) at. Dane-hill, in the parish of Fletching; and one on Thursday at Holt-tye, in the parish of Hartfield. It is with the utmost gratification we record these facts, which prove that the church of Euglaud is growing stronger from persecution, and extending daily the sphere of her labours and influence S At M. An:Jer Trinity Chson,apeofl thßrightnne sermen ; was and preached by the Rev. J. glad to hear that it w ill be shortl y p ublished.—Bri g hto n we are . Gazette. IloaltuKz INearinctos.—A corresponent of the flambay Gazette. of April 6, on the faith of a letter from Ahmedniaggur, states the following b errible transaction is distr ess i ng t o relate, that for these few days past, sever a l n a ti ve c hild ren h ave been missed from the I ettalt of this place, and general report says, that a 109 pow ne of distinction, residing a few days' march a nd who has for some day s from hence , past been in a danger rows s tate of illness, havingebeen Informed by her medical ad visers, that all endeavours to restore her would prove ineffectua unless she consented to eat the heart and liver of 20 young children, at length &teeniest ed in the measure. Three days since, (says my correspondent, whose letter is dated the 2d inst.) a child was found in a nullali near this place, with the belly cut open, from which the heart and liver had been extracted. There are now two men confined in the bazaar guard, who have been taken up on suspicion of being connected with this horrible traffic. The inhabitants of Ahmednuggur are in such a stale of trepidation, that their children are kept closely confined to their' homes." IsisTrtlcTiva Lovu tie Ftesti im TIGERS.—A party of gets= tletnen from Bombay one day visiting the stupendous cavern temple of Elephants discovered a tiger's whelp in one of rho obscure recesses of the edifice. Desirous of kidnapping the cub, without encountering the fury of its dam. they took it up hastily and cautiously, and retreated. Being left entirely at liberty, and extremely well fed, the tiger grew rapidly, appeated tame and fondling as a dog. and in every respect entirely domesti' cated. At length, when it had attained a vast size, and, not withstanding its apparent gentleness, it began to inspire terror . by its tremendous powers of doing mischief, a piece of raw meat, dripping with blood, fell in its way. It is to be observed, that, • up to that moment, it had been studiously kept front raw ani mal food. The instant, however, it had dipped its tongue in blood, something like madness seemed to have seized upon the animal, a destructive principle hitherto dormant was awakened, it darted fiercely, and with glaring eyes upon its prey, tore it with fury to pieces, and, growling and roaring in the moat fear , ful manner, rushed off towards the jungles.—Brown's Anecdotes, having :. -- es A en b t az w a e a e r k, y P i n IJ Z t te n i; natives during the feast, the village crier was despatch edth tchasers Ha A rc ß o E u L rt L e m a A r N l worth Beauchamp to proclaim the fact, and in ' lle 's P er began— to dazzlearr i v earl, and t t K en i t b ,: w t o t r Having duly tinkled his bell. the peripatetic ad ve e r a ti t, L a great-- " There as fist arived, at iiihhorth Aircurt,itit,tglr„ Amidst the a—a—a—auto blest if aw know what ItClinted from her window lady who had already heard the news, 5 ,( 1 ., boisterous laughter which saluted the i t e gleaming with intelli , —" A bazaar, man, a bazaar." i . ,3 I t i i s s e nell a swing, roared forth gence, the prompted crie r , giving th ' at's it—there as jilt arrived Yi ca l l 's crier, a learned like any sucking dove, "Oh, ay, . I October 29. i•—ln the last house t he reporter's "CATCHING VIE SPEA d IE r . t EnnSing the gallery tor the public. The a great bashato !" _Leicester room was immediatelyetami:eq uence e verlastingly annoyed by reporters were in way to t. i On one occasion, in the ses , 'strangers' asking the lookin, person. the very bean ideal, I cart sion of a farm" - , . .1, d )(ries ' after being told Chronic e, the way by one of the reporters, enquired whether he into the gallery' l an s c s f b e en he wt in 'W' t • should stand or sit w i . na you must do,' said who had been , go o d deal annoyed bY ' strin ' the reporter, ~ gers what yeu m u st is c on s ta nts 4 . chair, at a little before .. . .y to bow as low as, the usher end, and when he observes you, and makes a no,;, you fancy. of f to ol t ) l e le o (Pbkbeert,tlh: you l you , will see i n the may then sit down."lhe poor simple countryman did as he was desired. On entering the gallery he bowed as low and un , „ ra ntingly to the 6peaker as it a Chinese mandarin, to the great ainueatent of the othe r 'stranger,: who wondered what it • was all about;' but still no nod of recognition from the man, as he called him, with the ' big wig.' rhe poor fellow did not, in parliamentary phraseology, 'catch the Speaker's eye." At length, one of the otiluets, observing the stranger paying obei sance to Mr. Speaker, ordered him to be seated; an order with which, though given iu a very surly manner, he very promptly . t and cheerfully coin plied.—The Great Metropolis: `x