The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-09 00:00:00

;} i COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY MARKET. CITY, WENESDAY EVEN I NG.—Money continues so very • easy upon the Stock Exchange, that large amounts of stock, which continues very scarce, have been borrowed for the ac count, producing again a backwardation, as during the early part of the day Console for money were quoted at 9-li and 94 fur account. Large purchases of stock have also been made by a greacportian of the London and country bankers, in addition to 'which the government commissioners have laid out £20,0()0 sterling in Reduced Annuities at 934, £lO,OOO of which was on account of the savings' banks, and the other moiety to be converted into fixed annuities. Consols closed at 94 a 94 for money and the account of the 27th instant. The Three and a half per Cent. Reduced Annuities are 103 i a %, and the New Three and a Half per Cents 101% a %. Bank Stock is 201-1 a 20234, money. India Stock is 260 mo ney and 261 time. The premium upon Exchequer Bills has advanced to 67 a 69, and on India Bonds to 63. There has not been any disposition manifested to. for speculation in the Foreign Bonds,-and the Peninsular Secu rities have eiosed particularly heavy. Spanish Bonds, with the May Coupons, are 17i a 3 1 - . Portuguese New Five per Cents are 33, , , a Mexican Six per Cent. Bonds are 23; and Peruvian 161, a 17. Danish Bonds are 734 a 744, and Dutch Two and - a per Cents ate ; the Five per Cents are 1001 a 1. French Three per Cent. Rentes are 81f. 50c. a 75c., with the Exchange at 25f. 50c.; and United States Bank Shares are 25. In the Share Market there has been neither much activity nor alteration. Great Western are 131 a 1.1 prem.; Brigh i. ton are 2% die.; . Birmingham are 8.3 prem.: anti the Quar ter Ditto Shares 21 a 1 prem. Greenwich are 3i die.; South ampton 4 dis. Manchester and Leeds 19 a 34 premium. Claridge's Asphalte are 1 a 1 discount. Bahia Steam 1 dis., and the Shares of the Union Bank of Australia 5 premium. The accounts which have been received (aim the Cape of Good Hope are not of much moment. The dates reach to the 2tl of September. From their contents it appears that • the emigrant boers who had been so cruelly treated at Port Natal, by the Zoolas, hail in some measure revenged them selves by an attack upon the camp of the chief, Muselakatzki, wherein they near 4 destroyed all his followers, and compel led the survivors to retreat to the mountains. From the eastern frontiers there was no news. All was tranquil be yond the continuance of a few petty thefts and stealing of cattle on the part of the Caffre tribes. FUNDS. BRITISH Bank Stock, 201 Long Anne.,_ 30 years (exp. 3 per Ct. R e d. A nos. 93i.ti Oct. 10, 1859,) 1-1 3-16 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Ditto 30 yrs. (exp. Jan. 5, 9:3% , 134 3%.9}3% 186 b, ) 153-16 1 ‘ 31 per Cent. Reduced Anna:- India Stock, 260 ties, 130 ii. Ditto Bonds, 6063p.m. New at per uent.Anns. 1014 i South Sea Old Anne., 81 % Lenz Annuities-(exp. Jan. 5, Ditto New Anus., 91i 183))15 1.115.16 15 1 , 115-16 Consols for Account, 013$ India Stuck for Acct., 261 SHARES. Share. Paid. Price. Bolanos Mining 150 ..... 150 .., . 85 Cobre Copper Rhymney Iron Birmingham and Glou cester Railway 1(X) .... 30 .... 15 Eastern Counties Great Western lOO .... 65 .... 78 98% 9 Hull and Selby London and Brighton London and Birminghamloo .... 90 .... 173 Ditto, Quarter Shares London and Greenwich.. 20 .... 20 .... 16% London ft Southampton. 50 .. . 50 .... 46 London Grand Junction. 50 .... 5 .... 01 Manchester and Leeds-100 .... 40 .... 59z 9 Maucheat. & Birming 7O .... 10 .... 113 Ditto, Extension North Midland 1(X) .... 55 .... 57ii Union Bank of Australia 2.5 .... 121 .... 71 LONDON LAW COURTS. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH—MoNoar. CONNELI. V. SAWYER AN, OTHERS. This case was tried at the last Liverpool assizes before Mr. Justice Williams, and was brought by the plaintiff, one of the registered officers of the Northern Central Bank, to re cover on certain promissory notes made by a person named Smith, and indorsed by the directors of the Birmingham Drapery Company, in which the defendants had been share• holders. The claim was resisted on the grounds that the members of the company had not authorised the directors to make the indorsements, and that they could not be consider ed in the light of ordinary partners, and that, even if a partnership had existed, the notes were made after it had been dissolved, and therefore it could not be considered a partnership.proceeding, but only as the individual act of the directors themselves. A verdict. was found for the plaintiff, subject to the above objections, and Sir W. Follett to-day moved for a rule nisi to set aside the verdict and have a new trial granted. The Court granted the rule. Mr. Alexander obtained a similar rule in a case against a different defendant, but arising out of the same circum stances COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—WEDNESDAY. (Sittings in Banco.) Mill V. CARROLL. Mr. Cassswsti. said that this action was bronght to try the right of . ferry on the Cheshire side of the Mersey, be tween Liverpool and Birkenhead. The action was tried before Mr. Justice Vaughan, at the late Chester assizes, when a verdict of nominal damages was found for the plaintiff. The learned counsel now moved for a rule to show cause why this verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial granted on the groUnd of misdirection of'the learned judge, and also of being against evidence. The plaintiff claimed tinder a charter, or licence, granted to the prior and convent of Birken head, and claimed that the ferry extended to the whole of the lands then in possession of the priory, which included the whole 4 the now flourishing town of Birkenhead. Twenty years ago it consisted of only the ferry house and three cot tages fur the ferrymen. low it hada population of some thousands 'many of the merchants of Liverpool preferring to live on ibe Chester side of the river in order to avoid the smoke of the town. The licence was recited in and con firmed by a charter from Edward 111. It remained in pos session of the priory till the time -of Henry VIII., when it was conveyed to a family named Worsley, under whom the present plaintiff claimed. Many years ago another ferry was set up, called the Woodside Ferry, and the defendant having purchased a portion of the soil . of the same landlord tinder whom the plaintiff claimed, about half-way between the 01,1 ferry and that of Woodside; he also set up a quay and built a ferry, for which the present action was brought. At the trial the defendant proved by living testimony that for a period of 71 years the Liverpool boats had plied for hire on the ferry—that the original ferry had a small run into the water which belonged to toe ferrymen—that he prevented the Liverpool boats landing on it which were not ferried by himself, but did not prevent theni landing on the shore. He afterwards charged a penny for landing at the wharf, but the farmers of Cheshire refused to pay this demand, and an action was brought to try this right, when the presentdefend ant was nonsnited. The learned counsel contended that the crown had given nothing hut a permissive power to the prior, as was proved by the charter speaking of the existence of a ferry before that time. Also that the crown had no power to grant so extensive a privilege on a mile of coast ; and, further, that the corporation had thrown the ferry open to any one who did not land at or interfere with the original landing-place. Rule to show cause granted. CROWN v. GODDARD. Mr. COWLING moved for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial ►n this case, or for a reduction of damages. The action Was tried before Mr.'Baron Alderson at York, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff of damages to the amount of £316 14s. 7d. 'rhe action was for breach of covenant on a deed of separation. The parties were pro prietors of the Hull Packet, of which newspaper a gentleman named Quin was editor. Mr. Quin had a salary of £3OO, and at the end of the first year he was to be admitted a part ner or to receive £5OO. As he was not admitted a partner, he brought the action and recovered both the sums named of £3OO and £5OO. The proprietors separated in the year following, and the defendant having refused to pay h►s por tion in the action brought by Mr. Quin, the plaintiff pro ceeded against him and obtained a verdict as stated. The defendant paid £l5O into court as his share of the £3OO, and pleaded that he had been willinL' to admit Mr. Quin as part ner, but the plaintiff refused. The principal question was whether the defendant should be held to_ be liable for a part of the £5OO, and, if so, as he allowed judgment logo by de fault, whether he ought to pay any of the costs? If not, the damages would he reduced to £sBo.—Rule nisi granted. HOItSFALI. V. PIM AND OTHERS. Mr. ALEXANDER moved for a rule to set aside the verdict in this case, and to bare a now trial. The plaintiff, it ap peared, bad been applied to by the Cork Steam racket Com pany,•tn September, 18.1 G, to make two marine engines for a vessel thee in process of building at the ship yard of Messrs, Russell, at Liverpool. After some time the Curk Steam racket Company wrote to inform the plaintiff that they had sold the engines to the St. George Steam Packet Company, and that they were to be supplied to them accordingly. The plaintiff, in answer, said that he had nu objection to do so, but be would look to the Cork Company for the payment, as be bad received the order from them. When the engines were tried in the vessel, it was found that they failed in per forming the proper work, and it then appeared that Messrs. Russell bad furnished the plaintiff with the wrong draft of the vessel. In answer to the application of the defendants to have Hall's principle introduced into the engines, the plain tiff said that be could not do so, as it was contrary to the contract with the Cork Company. The defendants, there fore, had to make that improvement at an expense of £2OOO. and it also cost them £750. to mule the height of the engine —an expense caused by the mistake in the draft furnished by the ship-builders. fhe defendants paid three instalments, but on the fourth instalment being called for, they refused payment on, the ground of the extra expense they had been put to to make the engines perform the necessary work, and especially as they had nothing to do with the error in the draft furnished by the ship-builders. The learned counsel submitted, that as the plaintiff had himself stated that he would look to the Cork Company for payment—and as the defendants had no claim on the ship-builders for the error in the draft, not having made the contract with them, they were justified in refusing the oavment, as the Cork Company alone bad a remedy against the Rnle to show cause granted. BARNSLEY V. NeCLELL.AND. Mr.ALixsivriaa said this case was also tried at the last Liverpool assizes, when a verdict was given fo7 the plaintiff to the amount of £1493 damages. The learned counsel said his application was for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial granted, or that the damages should be reduced. It appeared that on the 4th of February the defendant wrote to the plaintiff at Savannah, ordering a certain quantity of cotton, but, in consequence of the. unfavourable state of the market, the defendant again wrote on the 7th of Feb. (three days after the first letter,) countermanding the order. The plaintiff, in answer, said that the countermand came too late, and that the cotton had been _purchased ; and he drew, accordingly, on the defendant for £l5lO. When the cotton arrived in this country it was arranged that the cotton should be sold by the defendant, and it produced £961. At the trial evidence was put in by the plaintiff to prove that the first letter was marked as having arrived at New York on the 17th March, and the second one on the 22d, but the learned counsel submitted that distinct evidence ought to have been given as to the dates of the ar rival of the letters at Savannah. On the other point, as to the reduction of the dainages, it was admitted by the witnesses for the plaintiff that six of the bales were purchased to make up the amount of the draft for £l5OO after the arrival of the second letter. The COURT thought that the jury had "good, presumptive evidence of the second letter being too late; but as to the re duction of damages, they were of opinion that the verdict should be reduced to the extent of the value of the six bales. Rule granted accordingly. CtNNINALISM EXTRAORDINARY.—AtaIate election a bill, of which the following is a copy, was delivered 11 a landlord to the agent of one of the candidates:—ltem. "'lo eating six freemen up stairs; to eating eight freemen down stairs; to eating a parson and his two friends after supper." A M rcit Pun JoNATHIN.—A gentleman near Wirk'- worth bad a mind for a sparrow pudding, so be rubbed the hedge over with birdlime, thinking in the morning to have plenty of game ; bur to his astonishment, when daylight dawned, and he looked out, the hedge was• gone! for the sparrows bad alighted on :t in such quantities, that fearing to be boiled or baked, when thPv f , iind it held 'them fast, as a Last resource, they leg a . , av Altb COURT CIRCULAR WIN oson.—MONDAY.—The Queen held a privy council at two o'clock this afternoon. It was attended by Vis count Mel bourne, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Hill, Lord Albermarle, Lord Conyngham, Duke of Argyll, and Mr. Spring Rice. Lord By ron and Mr. Rich were the lord and groom in wait ing : Mr. Bathurst, clerk of the council. The council broke up at two o'clock. Her Majesty rode in the Park at three o'clock, on horse back, and was attended by Lady Barham, Viscount Mel bourne, Viscount Palmerston, Baroness Lehzen, Lord Byron, Lord Cdnyngham, Lord Surrey, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Mr. Digbi, and Mr. Rich. Lord and Lady Howard de Walden left this morning for town. The following personages have arrived and will have the honour ofjoiningthe royal dinner party this evening :—Lord Conyugham, Lady Surrey, Lord Hill, Lord Albemarle, Mr. Bathurst, and Mr. Spring Rice. Her Majesty held a privy council at two o'clock on Tues day afteinoon, at Windsor Castle. It was attended by the first lord of the treasury, the secretaay of state for foreign affairs, the chancellor of the exchequer, the lord steward of the household, the lord chamberlain, the master of the horse, and the commander of the forces. Some orders irt council on colonial matters were submitted to her Majesty in council, and were approved of. Dr. Lushington, judge of the Admiralty Court, was, by command of the Queen, sworn of her Majesty's most honour able privy council, and took his place at the board. The Him. William Bathurst was the clerk of the council in waiting. The court was attended by Lady Barham, lady in waiting; Lord Byron, lord in waiting; the Earl of Surrey, treasurer of the household; and Mr. Rich, M.P., groom in waiting. Wlrcnsort.—TCESDA Y.—The Queen rode in the park on horseback this afternoon, accompanied by her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, and the following distinguished personages :—Baroness Lebzen, Lady Teresa Digby, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Miss Quentin, Lord Surrey, Lord Byron, Marquis of Conyngham, Viscount Melbourne, Mr. 1 . 6,41, Hon. Col. Cavendish, Mr. Digby, and Sir George Quentin. Lord Hill and Mr. Bathursttook their departure this morn ing, as did also Dr. Lushington. No day has yet been named for her Majesty's departure for Brighton. BRIGIITON.—TCESDAT.—Her Royal Highness the Prin cess Augusta drives out every day on the cliffs. Yesterday her royal highness was accornpanied by 'Lady Chichester. Her royal highness entertained the Dowager Lady Langham to dinner yesterday. This morning her royal highness took a carriage airing on the (dies, and afterwards joined the pro menaders on the pier. • - The following called this day to pay their, respects to the princess:—Lady Hyde Parker (on leaving,) the Earl and Countess of Rosse, Mr. and Mrs - John Foley, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, Lady Hotham, and Miss Trafford. No definite instructions have been received as to the pre else period of the removal of the court from Windsor to Brighton. `WINDSOR—WEDNESDAY.--This afternoon her Majesty took her accustomed exercise in the park. The Queen rode on horseback, attended by Lady T. Digby, Lady Barham, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Barroness Lehzen, Mr. Digby, Viscount Melbourne. Hon, Colonel Cavendish, Mr. Rich, Lord Byron, Lord Surrey, and the Marquis Conyngham. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by Lady Mary Stopford, rode out in the forenoon, in a pony phaeton. Viscount Palmerston and Mr. Spring Rice took their de parture this morning, as did also General Alava, who arrived last night, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty. STEAM COMMUNICATION FROM IRELAND TO AMERICA. The voyage from England to America by steam not hav ing been accomplished when the railway commissioners were appointed, they were specially instructed to inquire into the subject of a steam communication between some Irish port and America. They have accordingly reported at consider able length on the various points connected with this ques tion; but after the successful accomplishment of that voyage which has now taken place from England, it is needless to refer to more than one or two of the commissioners' obser vations. In coissidering the best port for steam communi cation with America, Tarbert, on the Shannon, is the only port which the commissioners consider likely, - to compete with Cork for that purpose; and as it would render neces sary an extension of :10 miles of railroad (from Limerick), while it is only 46 miles to the nest of Cork, they think the latter would, upon the whole, be the most advantageous. If the railway from Dublin to Cork were executed, the journey from London to Cork would be performed in 29 hours (al lowing 20 miles per hour for railway travelling) ; which, as it would save two or three days to the mails and passengers from London to America, the commissioners imagine would secure the conveyance of the London mails to be established by that route. From Glasgow and Liverpool one or two days might be saved in like manner, while the facility would be still greater, and the expense proportionally less of joining the vessels at Cork. The commissioners suppose the usual course would be, that the steam-vessels making, this voyage should take in the bulk of their cargo, fuel, &c., in Great Britain, and then touch at Cork for the mails and the re mainder of their passengers, cargo, fuel, and othersea stores. Bristol is the only British port which offers advantages neatly. balancing those of Cork. From London to Bristol by rail way, and thence by sea to Cork, would require about the same time, or a little more, than by the proposed railway to Cork, but the former route would be more subject to occasional de lays from adverse wind and weather. Although, therefore, passengers and letters from London and the South and West. of England might be conveyed to America nearly as quickly and conveniently from Bristol as from Cork, yet, from Liver pool and all places north of it, the journey to Cork would be as short and easy as to Bristol, while the former port is one or two days' voyage nearer to America. And even the Bristol vessels would. probably find it their interest to touch at Cork for passengers from the North, and to complete their fuel and stores. If a line of packets were established for the convey ance of maili and passengers alone, in which case the short est distance would be the great cousideratiott, the commis sioner; think that Torbert, ou the Shannon, might perhaps be the most appropriate port for that purpose.—Limerick Standard. - - - SP 0R T RIG IS 7'EL LIGENCE. TATTERSA LL'S.—TuzinAY. A considerable portion of the afternoon was occupied in settling for the first day's racing at Newmarket; many spe culators, however, did not take the trouble to settle either in person or by agent, so that their accounts are likely enough to stand over till the spring ; great complaints were made on this neglect. Several bets were made on the Derby; Acce llerator. Erin-go-Bragh, and Zimmerman were in request, but Epidauris fell back several points, and 4 to 1 was bet against the whole lot. The only •change in the favourites was in Westonian and Flambeau, against . whom there were plenty of offeis. The room closed us foliows i to 1 against Scott's tot—taken. • 10 to 1 Ld Jersey's Brotherto Bay M iddielon,offd 17 to 1 Lord Jersey's llderini—taken. 17 to 1 Mr. Wreford's Westonian—offered. 18 t o 1 Duke of Rutland's Flatnbeau—offered. 25 to 1 Sir G. Heathcote's lot—taken. 30 to 1 Mr. Bowes' ACcelerator—taken. 33 to 1 Lord Chesterfield's Bloomsbury. 33 to 1 Colonel Anson's Zimmerman-:taken. 33 to 1 Mr. Allen's Fitz-Amho—taken. 35 to 1 Mr. Bowes' Rrin•go-Bragh —taken: 1000 to 25 Charles Duff, Scott, and Dulcinea—taken 503 evon on Fitz-Arnim against Epidaurus—taken. 1000 to 5 \Vapiti winning the three events--taken. 1000 to 5 Brother to Bay Middleton, \Vapiti, and the Commodore; and the same against Brother to Bay Middleton, Deception, and The Commodore, for three events—taken, CLITHIMOE STEEPi.E Cu.tSL. —This ebace, from the well known celebrity of the horses and the numerical extent of the entry, bids fair to attract a very numerous assemblage of the admirers of the turf. It is fixed to come off on the 29th instant. For the sweepstakes - of o.sovs . each, for horses. &c., of all ages; (weight, 12 stone ear:l34. thorough bred horses to carry 101 b extra; distance about 3 miles; gentlemen riders) it will be seen, from the subjoined list, that there are no less than 21 subscribers:— Mr. D Hornby's br g Antonio. Mr. T. Ashton's b g Sir Robert. Mr. J. Garnett names ch g Doubtful. Mr. Ashton's b g Picturesque. Mr. Brockleburst names b m The Lady. Mr. G. Ashton names ch in. Harriet. Mr. Wm. H. Hornby's g g Sweetbriar. Mr. Garstang names b us Miss Fanny. Mr. Win. Whalley names br g Lafayette. Mr. Sandford names br g The Rogue. Mr. H. Garnett's b g Flibbertygibbet. Mr. Bury names g g The Dandy. • Mi. Hindle's hr g Blucher. Mr. Gorton's gr h Challenger. Mr. Hardman's hr m Josephine. Mr. Neilson's b g Scroggins. Mr. Lomax names hr. g Rob Roy. Mr. Oldie names ch.h Patrick. Mr. Itideont's bl g Blacklock. NEW IDEA.—A Chicago paper states that the fever and ague is becoming so prevalent•out west, that the settlers are straining their wits to turn its movements to some useful pur pose. Among other projectes it.has been estimated that ;be shaking of twelve men would propel a boat of 100 tons. If this is correct, the days of steam are numbered. DISGRACEFUL PRIZE FlGHT.—Another of these disgrace ful exhibitions took place last week on the borders of Buck inghamshire and Oxfordshire, between a notorious pugilist named Hannan, 'and enOvice - called' Walker. After the men had knocked each other about for more than an hour to the infinite gratification of a large crowd of thieves and other ruffians, the "sport" was interrupted by the arrival of two magistrates; but these gentlemen, instead of taking the offenders into custody, merely compelled them to move into the adjoining county, where the fight was renewed, and lasted another hour. Both the blackguards were dreadfully dis figured, especially Walker, the loser of the fight; scarce a feature of his face could be seen from the battering which it had received. ANGLESEY REGISTRATION.—The North IVales Chronicle, in support of the assertion which it made about a week ago, that Mr. Edward John Stanley's brother had, like himself, received notice to quit his seat in parliament, says, "w e have pleasure in presenting our readers with the subjoined statement of the comparative strength of parties in Anglesey, the result of the last registration ; and should any constitu encies falter in their progress to, or lose sight of, the goal to which Conservatism directs their steps, let us point out to them the bright example of Mona's sons, and bid them go and do likewise. Conservatives Whig-radicals lO3O Conservative majority —149." THE MURDER NEAR Gtossop.—\Ve noticed in the Guar dian of Saturday last, the fact of the apprehension of a man on suspicion of being concerned in the atrocious murder committed on Wednesday morning, at Cold Harbour, near Glossop. The coroner's jury. at the inquest on Friday morn ing, returned a verdict of wilful murder against some per son or persons unknown. Blocksage was therefore discharged from custody, together with another man who h a d b een ap prehended. The body remained without being identified until Saturday evening, when three men who came to view it (having heard the description of the deceased) stated that they knew the body to be that of a man named Thomas Manning, or Manain, an Irish labourer, recently employed on the North Midland Railway. Upon hearing this, Mr. Sheppard, the constable, on Monday morning, went to Ro therham, and found out where the deceased had lodged. He was informed that the deceased had been persuaded to leave his work on the railway ; and he would probably have about twenty-five shillings in his possession. He went off in com pany with a man named Michael Mooney, about 40 to 45 rears of age, five feet six or seven inches high, stout, with a boil on the right cheek, and a tooth wanting in front. Mooney wore a black woollen hat, dark ground round jacket, knee breeches, dark grey stockings, and strong shoes. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Glossop was covened for Mon day evening, for the purpose of offering a suitable reward for the apprehension and conviction of the party or parties con cerned in the murder. Owing to some negligence, the Man chester police had received no official intelligence of the murder. Manning is stated to . have been a native of Cronken Hill, ne..r Philip's Town, King's county Ireland.—Man cheater Guardian. THE NORTHERN YACHT STEAMER. (From the Shipping Gazette.) Our North Shields correspondent has transmitted us the following, furnished to him for the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette by Mr. Reay, the only survivor on board the ill-tat ed vessel: — TO THE EDITOR OF THE SHIPPING AND MERCANTILE GAZETTE. "Sio,—As it is now apparent our Worst fears respecting the safety of this vessel are realized, I feel myself called upon, in consequence of the many contradictory reports in circulation as to the vessel at the time I left her, to state the whole cir cumstances, as far as they came under my observation. "The steamer left Shields harbour on the morning of the 11th instant, about nine o'clock. There were six steerage passengers—viz., .two young inert from Sunderland, about 20 years of age, one of whom was lame; two women; a book seller from Hatton, in the county of Durham (who expressed an intention of landing at Eyemouth, if the weather permit ted, if not he said it was immaterial, as he had business at Edinburgh;) and a cavalry soldier. In the best cabin, a fe male about 30, a gentleman about 60, and two others about 35 to 40 years of age. The crew, 1 believe, consisted of the captaki, mate, engineer, two stewards, stewardess, four fire men, and three seamen. "On crossing Tynemouth bar the sea was remarkably smooth, but as we proceeded northward the wind increased, blowing fresh from about the W., and the sailors seemed to doubt the practicability of my leaving the vessel until her ar rival at Leith—the sea progressing to rise. When offUoquet Island, the captain said he would sheer close in with the land and there would be no fear of my getting out. In nearing North Sunderland a flag was hoisted, and when opposite that place, about two o'clock four pilots came off and took me on shore in a coble, at no further risk than the getting thoroughly wet, which we did. In my conversation with the crew they spoke in unlimited terms of commendation of the vessel in every respect, and when I left her the master and some of the passengers were below dining, there being no apprehension whatever of danger, the vessel proceeding (in all respects in good order) at about the usual rate at which steamers go when they have a lift of sea to contend with. I can only add, that had my direct business not led me to disembark at the place and period I did, there was no cause or apprehension of fear whatsoever in existence to have induced me to leave the vessel on her then intended passage to Leith. "In pursuance of Inv original intention of making a pass age in the Yacht to North Sunderland, for the purpose of painting portraits of the Darling family, at the Fern Islands (for a lithographic publication,) the completion of my pro fessional visit has extended beyond my expectation, other wise it was my intention some day previous to have addresser) von with this statement fur insertion. If I can be the me dium of further information to any one connected with the persons who were on board the Northern Yacht, or Other wise, I will, on reference, consider it my duty to communi cate it. I am, sir, yours, &c., •`22, Wellingt on-street North Shields, Oct. 31, 1838." JOHN REAY." We publish the following letter under the same head, be lieving the wreck therein spoken of to be that of the unfortu nate vessel in question : TO THE EDITOR OF THE SHIPPING AND MERCANTILE GAZETTE "Stn,,—l take the liberty of writing to give you an account of a vessel I saw on the 25th of Oct., about half way between the Spurn and the Dudgeon light vessel. At 9 A.M. saw the bessel's mast and gaff ends, supposed to be a steam-boat, as the mast was so much smoke-dyed, and the floating wreck about 20 minutes after. Be so good as to notice this in your Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. "I remain, yours, JAS. M.OAT, master of the Trent." THE REGISTRATION OF 1835. (From Fraser's 41agazine for November.) We have taken the trouble, whenever an opportunity has presented itself, of noting down the actual details, and shall now offer to our readers a general view of these results, as far as they are worth reporting. For there are many counties and many boroughs, let it be borne in mind, respecting which there can be nothing to re port.. More than half the counties of England are now no longer the arenas of political contest. In South Derbyshire, for instance, South Shropshire, East Norfolk, South Essex, North Lancashire, Westmoreland, Oxfordshire, Notting hamshire, Leicestershire, East Kent, and several other counties, in which the conservatives are in quiet possession, nothing of the least consequence has been transacted. The radicals and Whigs have resigned themselves to their fate ; and the whole business Of the registration has subsided into mere routine. In one or two other cases they have been active, but without a❑y important result. They claim in the county of Huntingdon, an advantage of about 100 by this registration. They were in a minority at the last election of nearly 400. In North Shropshire they also claim a small advantage, without, however, having the smallest chance of gaining even one seat. Iu the boroughs they have better luck ; but the drawing on their gains here is, that they merely triumph in a few select places, which were constructed to be, and always will be, whig or whig-radical preserves. At Ashton, for instance, and at Manchester and Huddersfield, they have profited slightly by the registration. At Liverpool and at Preston neither party gained anything of the least consequence. In the great boroughs, such as BirminghaM, Finsbury, Lambeth, the Tower Hamlets, the registration had no results whatever, as far - as the character of the consti tuency was concerned. Let us now, however, procced to state such results as may appear to be worth putting down, beginning with the COUNTIES. CONSERVATIVES. REFORMERS. Objects. l Claims. Objects. J Claims. sn OA T . , 13 °- I = E .... r i Middlesex .. 971 608 582 195 Yorksh. W.R. 1767 1446 .. 1903-2304 1114 \Vest Kent .. 40.3 243 . 296 136 South Devon. 353 254 .. 172 81 North Devon. 287 189 .. 718 412 197 .. 1333 S.Leicesteish. _72 .. •41 Bucks L. Glostersh 541 •"i.. 1 31- 351 153 2:3 : 2 01 NV. Glostersh. 241 145 .. 22b -- 325 132 N. Derbyshire 188 144 .. -- 139 37 ECumberland 150 82 99 28 AnOesea 434 228 3bB 197 Rutland.. 225 112 .. North Durham 2.31 143 .. 130 Isle of Wight. 70 41 .. 27 _!! S.Northanp' tn 89 66 .. - 196 .16 CITIES AND BOROUGHS. Con. obj. Ref. obj. Con. Cis. Ref.Cls, rod. sus. Ind. sus... md. sus. md. sus. London - 49 22 Nlarylehotte 467 366 261 125.. 95 70 151 77 Westminster Leeds 1751 897 1628 576..229 102 132 44 Bristol 1370 470 1594 382..204 124 320 156 York Exeter Devizes Winchester Southampton Lancaster Tr tiro Maidstone Dover 72 32 32 17.. 17 13 •29 17 Durham Scarborough Yarmouth Hertford 2O 6 14 1.. 13 13 19 14 Ipswich Cheltenham Shaftesbury Reading Kidderminster. 27 12 16 7.. 4 4 7 6 Wakefield Lichfield ~ 27 20 7 6.. 6 4 8 - 5 Lyme Regis Leominster Andover 39 13 12 4.. .5 2 6 5 Christchurch s 0 14 0 • 3.. 0 10 0 • 9 Gloucester Stroud 53 33 12 6.. 0 0 0 0 TotneSs Tiverton l6 11 10 7.. 9 3 7 3 BurySt.Eilmod 78 36 71 22 .. 16 12 6 6 Chichester Lewes 26 11 31 8.. 14 14 8 8 Lincoln Woodstock 56 27 '2O 12.. • 0 20 0 17 Cambridge l4O 82 82 38..59 40 59 44 Bradford Maldon Colchester - 0.. 13 11 3 - 1 Bolton BO 48 64 - 24.. 51 21 51 24 Salisbury Tewkesbury Stoke-on-Trent 125 108 124 44.. I() 2 70 18 Worcester St. Alban's 2 2 .2 0...12 11 1 4 Taunton Blackburn - 0.. 41 28 15 10 Hythe 36 26 10 8.. 9 4 8 2 Bull Poole - 0 9 Beverley .. .Northallerton 22 7 5 '2 Sunderland Bewdley - 9 11 0 Evesham 23 15 4 2.. 5. 4• 6 3 Ports Mouth Shrewsbury.... 0 29 0 - 16... 0 12 0 12 Besides tivese, we learn that in Aylesbury the Conservative gain by•the registration is 12 votes; in Carliile. 16; in Wey- Cnmooustobr,%4a;.tivinesl•la re 41, the n evi prrt,l2;eww Radical hilei votes nßriilgenorth, the new 12. In erome, also, and irr Salford, the Conservatives claim the victory, but we are furnished with no particulars. In Dudley, and several other boroughs, - the•-Radicals have resigned' themselves to their fate; and offer no further opposition. Besides the above, there are - many places in which the Conservative ascendancy is so -fully established that their success in the • registration-is not thought worth recording; and there are several,-the particulars of which will arrive after this abstract shall have been sent to the press. Foost THE COURIER BULGE, OCT. 28, 1838.—(Docks public storehouses apropos of the Thames Haven.) The ad vantages of railroads are beginning to be understood in Bel gium and on the continent generally, especially as relates the increased circulation of money, Which the carrying trad and the very important undertaking of the 'p atine Dock, at the mouth of the Thames, of which on affords; readers i Havene rs have already had an opportunity of estimating , -th. incalculabe advantages to the Belgian commerce, which in a manner acquires the monopoly of the importations and ex portations of the continent by the addition to its railroads. If Belgium cannot yet rival the foreigner, we may console ourselves in seeing the establishment of the Thames, which in a manner forms the link that unites the commerce of the continent with Fn g land, at the same time th a t it j the Ostend and Antwerp railroad with the London. 'rho. forma tion of this establishment appears to us of so indisputable an advantage, the benefits resulting from it to Belgium so self evident, and the future prospects of this speculation, consi dered in a financial pointof view, so certain, that we think it probable our government will profit by the opportunity, and possess itself of a part of the unremaining unappropriated shares; we shall, at all events, take care to keep our readers informed upon this subject. SPEAKING IN CHURCH.—An unusual incident occurred a few Sabbaths ago during public worship in a church in one of the sea-ports on the Clyde. The clergyman was reading a portion of Scripture early in the forenoon service, when he was interrupted by a voice calling, " Haul in- that sheet there!" The attention of the congregation was, of course, directed to the quarter whence the voice issued, whet e a sailor lad was discovered fast asleep in one of the views. " Haul in ! haul in !" continued the mariner. with increasing vehe mence, when he was awakened by the church officer, who beckoned him to the door, whither be followed him, looking bewildered and affronted. He there expressed his sorrow for the interruption he had unconsciously occasioned ; and, under the apprehension that the people would think he was intoxicated, was desirous of returning. He stated, what was ppfectly true, that his vessel had arrived in port that morning, and that he had slept none during the past night, and very little on the two previously. Much to his credit, he added that his mother had charged him, at whatever port he was on Sabbath, that he would be Sure to attend the church, and that he was in the habit of strictly complying with her injunctions. The officer advised hint to go home and sleep . till the afternoon, when he might - i.eturn refreshed, which he did. Subsequent inquiry proved that the sailer • a steady respectable young math—Scottish Guardian. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY (From the Bangor Chronicle.) On Saturday week, several landed proprietors, merchants, and tradesmen of Anglesey e.nd Carnarvonshire, met at the Penrbyn Arms Hotel, Bangor, to hear M. Giles's report on the eligibility and expense of forming a railroad from Ches ter, via Bangor, to Holyhead. The weather was most tem. pestuous, and many gentlemen, residing in remote districts, were prevented from attending, yet so great is the interest taken in the project by all classes, that the spacious room was crowded. Among those present we noticed Sir Richard Williams Blakeley, Bart.; W. O. Stanley, Esq., M.P. for Anglesey; John Jervis ' Esq., M.P. for Chester; Admiral Carden, the Very Rev.. the Dean of Bangor, John Williams, of Treffos, Esq. (of the firm of Granville, Williams, and Co., of Bangor, - Carnarvon, and Chester) ; Capt. Lewis Hatirpton, Henitys ; Edward Case, Esq., Treborl h ; Rev. J. Hamer. Sen., Vicar; G. B. Granville, Esq.; James Wyatt, Lime Grove, Esq.; 'Thomas Goddard, Esq.; John Hughes, Esq.; Thomas W ' hams of Bryn , Esq.; Rev. James Vincent, Gorddinog ; Rev. H. Price, Vicar of Bangor; Captain Jones, Holyhead; Captain Gray; D r . P r i ng; Robert Williams, Fron Deg, Esq.; Surgeon John Roberts; Mr. Henry Bicknell; Capt. Price; Mr. R. M. Griffith; Mr. Robert Pritchard, post master; Mr. Wm. Shone; Mr. Grindley; Mr. R. Williams; Mr. Rathbone; Mr. Jon es , Brymtnor ; Mr. Denman; Mr. Fisher ; Mr. Wm. Fisher, &c., &c. Communications were received from Holland Griffith, Esq., Carreglwyd; Rev. H. Wynne Jones, Llantrisant ; John Price, Esq., Plus Codnant; and several other land proprietors highly approving of the measure. Mr. Giles's report and explanatory statement was listened to with profound attention, and gave great apparent satis faction to the meeting. The report commences by observing, amid the general activity that has prevailed in the projection and : construction of railways for improved communication between England and Ireland, one of the most important is still in abeyance, that for forwarding the mails and passengers 'from London and Dublin, by the aid of an improved sea voyage to Dublin. Various plans have been proposed. One by railway from London to Chester, and thence to Flint, Conway, Bangor, and . Holyhead, and by sea from Holyhead to uhlin. Another by railway front London to Shrewsbury, and thence to Llangollen, Bala, Barmouth, Portmadoc, and Portdynllaen, and by sea from the latter place to Dublin. A third by railway front London to Liverpool, and by sea from Liverpool to Parliamentary authority has been granted for completing a railway from London to' Chester, to which place, pursuing the line ',f the Grand Junction Railway, the distance from London is Miles ' but it is con (*title expected the sanction "of parliament will be giVen to the Rtigby and Stone Junction Railway, whereby the distance filen leindOtt to Cheater will he reduced to 178 thileS.' Adopting therefore this latter course to within three miles of" Chester,- the remaining dis tance to Holyhead Will be 87 Miles, making the total dis tance from London to Holyhead 262. Miles; front whence the sea distance is to Kingstown 63 intles. The coontry. between Chester and . Holyhead will afford planes nearly horizontal for 60 miles; 1 in '250 for three guiles , and nothing - steeper than lin 333 for the remaining 24 miles. The engineering 'diffi culties are by no means formidable on this line—in fact, up • to Conway, a distance of 46 miles, very easy ; at Conway it is supposed to cross the river by means of a new bridge, to be erected above the site of the suspension bridge—a short tun nel in passing the town ; at Penmaen Mawr and Penmaen Bach, two other tunnels will be necessary—one about a mile, the other three fourths of a mile in length. After passing these to go to South of Bangor to Menat Bridge. There it is proposed to draw the carriages over by a rope to be worked by a stationary engine, after having detached the locomotive —thus monopolizing one railway of the bridge, leaving the other still open for the road traffic. From the Menai Bridge to Holyhead the road will consist of alternate cuttings and embankments, with two short tunnels, one on either side of the Maltreath marsh. By this route, time to be employed between London end Holyhead at 27 miles per' hour, 91 hours, to which must be added -1 hour for getting from the London Post-office to the station ; a hour for passmg Menai Bridge; hour for embarkation at Holyhead (which will be at 6in the morning;) 51 hours for average sea voyage, hour front Kingstown to the General Post-office, Dublin, making altogether 16 hours. So that the mails leaving London at 8 io the evening would be at the Dublin Post-office at 12 the following day, and the return post from Dublin that evening is despatched by 7 o'clock, would arrive early the next morn ing at Liverpool and Manchester, and in London by 11 o'clock in the forenoon. The Liverpool mail; on its way to Chester, will gather all the mails of the southern and eastern, the midland and the greater part of the northern counties, while the Manchester train will embrace Yorkshire and the north-eastern districts—the London and Liverpool train also bringing their portion of the north—all which can reacts Chester during the night, and proceed from thence about 3 o'clock in the morning with the London traits to Holyhead. The second project under consideration is that by way of Shrewsbury. Llangollen, Bala, and Portdynllaen—(see the report of the Commissioners for Railways in Ireland). This is stated by assuming a railway. to be completed, as will eventually lie the case from London to Shrewsbury, a dis tance of 153 miles, having no gradient upon- it steeper than lin 330. There then remains to be executed the remaining, length of 112 miles, making the total distance from London to Portdynllaen 26.5 miles. This is stated in the above re port tole only 260 miles, but from the map annexed to the report, it must be 265 miles. The line from Shrewsbury to Portdynllaen has one gradient of 1 to 160 for ten miles, and the remaining gradients are stated to be very good, but as the line has not been surveyed between Shrewsbury and Llangollen, the particulars of that part are not given. The sea distance from Portdynllaen to Kingstown is 70 miles. As to the engineering qualities of this line, it appears front the Commissioners' report that there will be great difficulty in passing Barmouth harbour, after which a-short tunnel near Delgelley; and a viaduct of extraordinary dimensions will be requisite. 'There is the tunnel also of two miles length• at Bala, - and I should imagine that the-line from Llangollen to Shrewsbury will be very heavy and expensive. Tne line oc cupied by railway from London through Shrewsbury to Port dynllaen at the distance of only 265 miles, the mails must be above 11l hours, ou aceount of the steep and obstructive plains and curvatures, to which 1 hour for getting from the. •Londoa Post•oilice to the rai:way station ; 4- hour for em -I,:trkotion at . Porldynllaeu• 5 hours for the sea voyage to Kingstown, -11 hour from Kingstown to the Dublin Post office—maknig altogether seventeen hours at the least, being one hour longer than by way of Chester and Holyhead, but this may more probably be eighteen hours, to which add the disadvantage of the position of. Shrewsbury compared with Chester for concentration of the mails, together with the heavy cost •of constructing the line front Shrewsbury to Portdyullaen, and afterwards of working the traffic on it. From Liverpool to Dublin the sea voyage is ab sot 130 miles, requiring, according to the report of the Commissioners for Railways in Ireland, a main time of 131 hours. It must be remembered also that oaring the storms and low water, ves sels encounter tnuch danger and delay in leaving Liverpool , harbour. It is said that between Holyhead and Dublin no packet has been lost since the days of Queen Elizabeth. The time by railway from Llon7dtminile, will tosieive b Liverpool, aboutool,assu7nlitgra.thaet dis lance to he eventually 197 tare .rate of 27 miles an hour, to which add a 1 hr. from the Lona don post-office to the railway station, 2 he. from the Liverpool station to the shore and embarkation; 12 hrs. on the average from Liverpool to Kingstewn-2 hi. thence to. Dublin post office, making altogether 201 hrs., and consequently arriving in Dublin at hail-past 4 o'clock in the afternoo n; which will be too late for delivering and obtaining the return.from Dub lin to England that night. Moreover in bad weather the arrival in Dublin must be too late for any delivery or for any dispatch of English mails into Ireland that night, whereas via Holyhead, the arrive- lin Dublin can always be secured during fair weather, and rarely failing its bad weather, in time for the return post of England: and eventually by means of railways from Dublin through Ireland to reach Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Gal wa y, Bel fast, &c. on the next evening after leaving London. ft must also be remarked that the early hour for embarleation- at Li verpool, (4 in the morning) renders it in winter very dis agreeable, not to say hazardous.—The result of the foregoing, comparison, giving the preference in point of time and eligi bility to the line by Chester and Holyhead,- the next question to be considered is, how the funds can be raised, and What are the means of remuneration. Government could. borrow at 31 per cent. but is reluctant to take charge of such mirks ; the public is reluctant to embark in them tulles's' a return of 5 per cent. be calculated upon. Assuming coat of railway (87 mites) to he £2,500,000, including stations and carrying establishments, in the first place suppose a grosseeceipt of about £200.000. a year necessary for the purpose of paying. 5 per cent. This yearly incow may be justly expected froth the following sources—viz: ?list Office for conveying mails; Ist class passengers, 2nd class passengers, mail passengers; parcels, and extra luggage. The Dublin and Manchester commission would also adopt ( i ) te se p d re t t o er ra e - i n s t e .e l o i24s Li u s7 ooo rpo b ol y . "p o i s facilitateroute b the Chester project ati it is Crewe, p, p shares, and £1,250,000 by loan from -Government at 31. per cent , as a first lien upon the undertaking; the redemittion of this loan to be effected out of the surplus incomealfter paying shareholders 5 percent.; Government having as their security not only a priority of claim upon the railway-in come, but an additional hold upon• it ot £30,000 . it.year as charges for conveying mails—together with 4 [emus :teeming to the country from the diminished expense constenient upon simplifying the Poetoffice business between England and, Ireland through the medium of this undertaking, to which may be added the general national <advantages resulting from it. Assuming limn the foregoing low scale of charges that the income of only £200,000 - a year would be realized now, such charge will most likely attract and establish th e travelling between Engl an d an d Ireland, chiefly upon this railway, hence the prospect of its paying by iucreased traffic a further dividend to the proprietors. Its addition also to the present traffic, a still greater increase may be looked for when railways are made from Dublin to the distant towns of Ireland,• by which means Dublin will become the principal entrepot. for the communication between Ireland and England. The improving trade of North Wales, particularly of Anglesey, Carnarvon, Bangor, Conway, and Flint, and probably a new trade from the proposed harbour at Ormes He i ed will con tinually produce an increase of revenue from this line. he hailyplr. proceeded oo . di cy G aelice t oe l ed : ue; : sdeeh t iu h a,hit e ii rur entered gowie i sr n iercka t rh o i,ieobl i d y ne: i f.stt it n as h c oeutl observedi.nths cal culations, a himself, o p t. . was now very commodi ous, u2l a do m b( l )te c m a u, n sseo b d e aass d e ta e o ple, afforda n c e ke , t a n t s l nt ( l l : i ii t : s nd piers yh — e a x nu t do e t n r i ao l e os a ma f n ( f i , r ,ar saysi largeun t i n n steam boats. Mr. G i l es strongly recommends that that . eo rt harbour. Sir Richard Bulkeley was then called to the chair, where upon resolutions, approbatory of the project,. were passed unanimously, the meeting, as if influenced by one mind, en tering fully into the spirit of the undeltakiog. INSPECTION DAY. — Yesterday the New York state artil lerv, the uniform companies, and the militia in companies without uniform, paraded in the Park, marched to Washing ton-square, and returned to the Park again, under the com mand of Brigadier-gener a l Morris. In the front of the City hall they were reviewed by hi s h onour t h e mayor, the boat of common council, and ahi illiant corps of staff officers. We saw only one gallant officer with a less formidable weapon than a handspike, and he carried a brown silk umbrella in lieu of a sword. A great deal has been said of the talking canary bird at the Royal Adelaide Gallery, and of a dog that has been made to pronounce several words. A correspondent from Boston, U. S., informs us that a gentleman of the name of Gasman, in that city, has got a gold fish in a glass globe, which eve r) day smokes a cigar underwater. Thi s as M r . O'Connell say ,s " beats Bannagaher." MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECKS AND Loss OF LIFE.—On the 17th inst. a severe gale was experienced off Cape Florida. The French brig Courrier de Vera Cruz, Jules Julian, from n avanna h, bound to Bordeaux, with a cargo of sugar, cigars, s ‘e ., teas driven -ashore in the • night of the ith, ahoot miles north of Cape Florida light—only seven out of sixteen souls saved. Brig and cargo totally lost. The survivors rescued from the devouring ocean were soon visited by a large party of armed Indians, who spared their lives because they were Frenchmen, saving that they only killed Amer-- cans. . The Captain and ibe six other surv i vors were - ta k en from the beach after the gale was over, by a sma c k from the from St. Jago, went as h ore a b out t h e same north, bound to this place. The American brig Alderley, Thomas, master, tune, and near the same place. Every man On board, ex cepting one, a Dutchman, were massacred by the Indians! He was spared at the time of toe general slaughter, and sub, se one day and night the Indians kept up a h orr ibl e po w wow, ah lu u e t n t t h l e y hid brig; htihmesyelf were in fiftythe h inold,,f the ship. During all number, The next day the Indians left the brig for a short time, w h en t h e - poor Inan crept from his hiding-place, discovered and h a il e d th e wreck ing sloops, America and Mount Vern an , .and -bv,thein taken off, the Indians again appearing i n s i g ht • ifterJle : hri4 left the brig. The Inditus will wreck the brig.—N.Y. Paper. MISCELLANEOUS. Captain Conioy, aide-de-came to the Earl of Durham, ar rived at the Colonial-office, at 11 o'clockon Tuesday morning, with despatches from Canada, • A West India❑ Morrison has been adiiertising pills to cure all sorts of disorders, "purely vegetable." The fellow was charged with imposition and ignorabge, - but maintained the perfect truth of his description of his Oils, as " purely vege table." Upon investigation they turned out to be pease soaked in a decoction of liquorice. A splendid steamer, called the Medusa (the twin of the Merlin, lately gone to Liverpool), was•.lanuched from the Royal Dock-yard, at Pembroke, o❑ Wednesday last. She is to carry the mails, &c. front Liverpool to Dublin, and is of 900 tons burden, and is to have two eugiues of 200-horse power. These steamers will put that station on the most re spectable footing, and will lie able to vie with and outdo the merchant-steamers pis iog on the same ground. The Milford station, it is expected, will benefit by these improvements, being in the expectation of a transfer of the Liverpool steam ers, of 150-horse power, cow in use in that place. The uld Tortoise coal hulk, which for twelve or thirteen years lay off the town of Milford as a clerk for coals for the Postoflice mail packets, is now no longer of use for that service, the spacious coal yaid at Ilobb's Point answering all the pur poses required.—Cambrion. A prospectus for a new steam navigation company, inti tled the " Pacific Steam Navigation Company," has appeared to-day, 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 front 'Valparaiso to Panama, embracing all the principal ports in Chili, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and the west coast of New Granada, and in conjunction with her Me jests's packeta in the Atlantic, to promote a more rapid and regular cmnmunication with Europe by the isthmus of Da rien, by which it is ascertained, on the best authority, that the voyage from England to Lima can be performed in about thirty days, and to our Australian settlements in about 70 days, instead of four months, points as desiderati that can re quie no comment when the mercantile interests of a nation like this become involved in the quest ion.—Morning Herald. TAMWORTII.—An inquest was held at the Town-hall, on Saturday afternoon, on the sufferers in the late fire. Pre yione to the commencement of the proceedings the jury took a view of the bodies of the deceased in the room where they were laid out at the King's Arms inn. They presented a most frightful spectacle. The countenances of some of them, particularly those of the cook and Miss Smith, the barmaid, were much distorted; but none of them presented any ap pearance of violence or convulsion. The court, during the proceedings of the inquest, was attended by many of the most respectable gentlemen in the deigletiourheort, and among others the Right Hon. William Peel (the brother of Sir Robert) appeared to take a deep and painful interest in the evidence brought forward. • It appeared from the' evidence that the fire commenced in the bar, halite origin of it was unknown. Soon after the tire ryas discovered a report was circulated that the servants were all safe, and in consequence nu further exertions Were made to rescue them, but the room was so full Of smoke, that when the ostler opened the window, and called out to the persons within to come out, he wasal - most suffocated. The jury returned a verdict in each case of accidental death. ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WES. TretiN RA ILW V.—Scarcelv twelve days have elapsed since we recorded the lamentable and frightful death of a young gentleman named Field, a pupil of Dr. Lardner's, on th above railroad, before we are again called upon to ;illumine the occurrence of another accident, which has, we regret to state, been attended with similar fatal results. It appears that between nine and ton o'clock on Monday night, as one of the radioed police, named Chapman, was on duty between the Ealing and Han tvell stations, close to the latter village, he heard in the distance the noise of an engine approaching, and, on its reaching him, the engineer informed him he feared they had run over something a few yards in the rear. Chapman instantly. hastened to the spot, when by the light. of his lantern, he was horror-stricken at discovering his own father writhing in the agonies of death, the engine and tender having passed right over him. The almost frantic son in stantly.hastened to the res id ence o f M r . Haffenden, surgeon, of Hanwell, who immediately returned with him; but all human assistance was vain, life being. quite extinct. It ap pears that the unfortunate man Wits proceeding along the railway with his son's supper, not anticipating the travelling of an engine at that late hour, and being deaf, its approach was unheard by him. The wheels of the engine, on exami nation,. were found to have. passed over his legs, body and chest, in a slahting direction, smashing e his ribs, right arm, and left leg i n a most frightful manner. The basket contain ing Chaatuan's supper, together with the hat of his unfortunate father, were found lying about thirty yards from the spot where the body was discovered.—Plorning Herald. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SUPPOSED HYDROPHOBIA.— About ten years ago, says a correspondent, a woman named Simmonds, then a laundress, residing at Camberwell, but now cook in a respectable family in Bermondsey-street, was bitten severely in the leg by a favourite dog. A surgeon was immediately called in, who cauterized the wound which, in about three weeks , completely healed over, and no Rainer notice was taken of . ..the circumstance. In about six months after the occurrence the unfortunate woman was seized with a species of fit, which lasted for several weeks, during which period she was considered labouring under and treated for that most appalling disease, hydrophobia. The medical gen tleman who attended her gave her up for lost—but to their great astonishment site recovered. From that period the wo man. who had been of remarkably steady habits, gave way to drinking, neglected her business, and thus reduced herself and family feom easy-circumstances to a very poor condition. Mrs. Siminouds has, front the time of the first attack, at in tervals, varying. from five to six months, been afflicted with a return of the disorder, which invariably lasts for five or six weeks together, -at which time she foams at time mouth and presents all the other appearances of hydrophobia, every suc cessive attack being moretsevere : than the preceding. It is somewhat singular that, notwithstanding these repeated at tacks, Mrs; Simmonds, although e at the expiration of each, requested by tier relation s , woubbuever em ecut to bare the , dog destroyed, and• it- died : of aid age about a twelvemonth since.—Morning- Post. INSANITY BROUGHT oN PERSONS IN THE WATER P 15051 CANNON 13FIN G FIRED OV . O an early hour, a tew dais since, says the Neivelto k Etenino Post,. two young men went into the river at Castle Garden to -tavim ; at the very moment they leapt into the water, a'salute was fired from some heavy pieces of cannot:, whleh were contigu o us. When the two young men leapt in, they remained under water for some seconds; and, on their rising to the surface, they were observed by some bystanders to act in so fantastic a manner, that it was evident something of an unusual nature had occurred to them. A boat was therefore immediately pro cured, and the two young men taken out of the water, and brought to the shore,'when it was found that both of them had lost their senses, and so totally and entirely, as to be unable to give any explanation of how they had been affected, Or what' sensation they felt at the moment. Their insanity was not of a•violent kind, but rather what might be termed idiotic, or total prostration of every intellectual attri bute. In this melancholy condition they were conveyed home to their friends, and remained -nearly in the same state for two days, at the end of which one of them partially recoverd his senses, but the other still •remains without any symptoms of amendment. In addition to this singular circumstance may be ment billed the effect produced upon fishes by a smart blow with a stick on the ice above-them. We havo seen this tried on a stream a foot or two deep, (suite closed over with frost. The fish, starting to and fro at some depth below the ice, were stopped instantly by the concussion, and floated apparently lifeless in the water. onF.cnstnE BAY HARBOM—The long-looked for report of Mr. • Hague Upon the practicability of embanking More coMbe Bay has at length been received by the Whitehaven committee. This interesting and important document, which is repreSented to us. on the best authority, as being ." com pletely satisfactory," we had hoped to be enabled to lay be fore our-readers in our present number. The cause of delay arises from the desire of the Whitehaven committee that Mr. Hague should enter rather more into detail upon some of the points in his report. We hear that it will most probably be received in its amended state some time next week, when no time will be lost in ea llin the corrimittee together for the purpose o( taking measures for•its publication. The White haven Ileraid informsiis that "Mr. Undue calculates the ex pense Of 'the embankments4t £431,000, and 'assuming that the expense of the remainitig Part of the line of railway will not exceed £30;000 per mite for a distance of 55 miles, the sum irequired' M' that puieps - e'Vlll be 550,000. To this must he added the ordiniry expetise'of branch railways; engineer ing,?stirveyillz, parliamentary:and law expenses,'contingen- Cies; tte. ..V2H6,(00, irraking'' the total cost of the railway £I,2,00,000: And the valtie erthe land reclaimed, viz. 46:300 acres in Morecombe Bay, and 5,700 in Duddon, 52,000 acres, Mr.' Hague estimates at £23 per acre, which amounts to £1,196,000; so tart the land reclaimed will b e nearly eq ua l to - the'expense of making the whole of the railway." From this estimate, hoWever, must be deducted the value of the land awarded to the lords of manors and neighbouring land owners, but even with this deduction the prospects of the raillvar'are more encouraging than we could have ventured to hope.-Lancaster (3'nardian. • Mt. B. IN A DELEMMA, (Hi "CATCUING A TARTAR."— Mr: B. it should be knoWn, is a gentleman in this town who is a radical, at least so our friends must take for granted, un less they Consider the expression a contradiction in terms. Well, Mr. I% avails himself of the convenience of the rail way oc::::,;onally. Ou Nuesday he; did so, and when he en ,tered one of the "lirit.claiseS" at Liverpool, he was delighted to find hitnSelf in the' Presence of two ladies and a triplet of gentleinen. Being a:lsit of a chatty fellow he soon began to converse, but his conversation being abridged by his passage through the tunnel he laid up his talking-tackle in ordinary untilthey emerged into the light of heaven. He th en ma d e :a few remarks .coneerning the importance of steam-power, which a geulleman witna large handkerchief round his neck. reaching nearly to his eyes, answered by grunting, " eh!" 1 By no means disemnfitted, turned his eyes to a gentleman who lookcd,li,,ke kcle,rgyman, and accosted bins thus. "And so, sir, we are, to haVetwo preachings to-night at Bolton; O'Convor's to he there you know: capital chap that; and that Mr. 31 Yeile is cumin , ' to." One of the ladies here uponro relieved, herself of it small cough, and began strictly to investigate the seatns of her gloves. " I wish the church was about their ears. This isl'Neiie only talks for what he can get. Don't tell me, I'm a radical." " Pray do you know Mr. M`Nreile ?"'said the clerical gentleman. " Oh, no! not 1," says Mr. B. " Then why venture to impute motives to a person whom'you know not, and whose mind may, perhaps, be as independent and liberal as your own." Here the gen tleman who bad hitherto been silent trod upon Mr. B.'s toe, but to no purpose,'Mr. 13. would go on, and discharged forth , with a volley of radicalisni which was So calmly but cuttingly ' answerd by the cleriCal gentleman, that Mr. B. began to stammer, which his 'opponent perceiving, such summary means were taken of" polishing off" Mr. 8., that the latter gentleman became dumb-foundered, and only acquired sensi bility to outward things ' when the train stopping, a person whispered in his year, "That is Mr. M'Neile," " Dear me," exclaimed Mr. 13. involuntary, and never spoke another word until their arrival at Bolton; when, hearing his reverend fellow-passenger inqure the way to St. Georges's, Mr. B. offered to escort him, and absolutely carried a small parcel to the door of the church, where, declining to enter, tie went his way " a wiser man" let us hope. We have no doubt Mr. B: has learnt a lesson which will he useful to him for the remainder of his life, which we hope Providence may pro long.— Bolton Chronicle. CDUECII, CLIAPEL, AND SELECT RETURNS.—SeveraI of the Boards of Guardians in East Kent have resolved not to sanction the employment of their clerks in procuring the re turns asked for by the Poor-law Commissioners. at the desire of Lord John Russell. They know that they were not formed to become busy,bodies and meddlers in the religious aml edu cations! concerns of the, parishes of their unions; they know how inaccurate •any ,such returns must prove; they discern the cloven foot, the sinister design ; they foresee the hackney uses, in which if not at once resisted, any ministry, any tools of a parts, nay engage them; they see the seeds of discord laid; anti tile ) , invre-tiatertnined to confine their tatelltivii t. their duty, and their duty alone. It is to be hoped that this feeling will prevail throughout the unions of the king dom.— Correspondent of the Standard. CONSERVATIVE DIN EP. AT CLIFTON.—The annual din ner of the Clifton Conservative Society was held on Monday evening, at Eineny's Bath Hotel; Clifton Down. The com. patty, which was more numerous than on any previous ocea shin,- began to assemble shortly after five o'clock. The chair man was .l. Ilartling,: Esq.; W. Clarke, Esq., officiated as Vice-President... Among the company present were Henry Bush, `I Geo: Franklyn, Esq., J. N. Franklyn, Esq., C. Payne, Esq:, the ltev. Mr.• Street, C. -Wilkins, Esq., J. Vining, Esq., George Bush, Esq., W. L. Clarke, Esq., Z O. Bigg, Esq J.L. NPAilam, Esq., C. Clarke, Esq.. Wil liam Gnldney ' Esq.;lohn Franklyn, Esq.,.W. Ringer, Esq P. F. Aikin, Esq., B. Pay ne, Esq., B. G. Burroughs, Esq_, C. H. Harfor.d.- Esq., H. Vaughan. Esq., C. Mortimer, Esq., W-Harmar, Esq.., Dr. Smerdon; J. Daniel, Esq.; Edwarn Frampton, Esq., and a number of other influential and highly respectable gentlemen. THIRD EDITION. Four o'Clock. THE DIVISION ON THE ELECTION OF THE MAYOR. FOR MR. HORNBY :—J. Holmes, W. Thornhill, W. Preston, B. Frankland, J. Mellor, H. Holmes, T. Bolton, E. Pilcher, J. Walmsley, R. Bright, J. Priest ley, W. Lassell, T. Harvey, J. Carson, T. Blackburn, J. Mason, I'. Coglan, F. Jordan, J. Platt, J. Cropper, jun., G. Ramsden, W. M. Duncan, W. W. Currie, R. Sheil, T. Booth, R. Roskell, T. Leathow, G. Holt, C. H. Jones, R. Benn, J. Moon, T. Bulky, T. B. Bar clay, G. RolAnson, O. Heyworth.-36 votes. FOR MR. J. S. LEIGH.—D. Hodgson, R. Hough ton, 1. Holmes, W. Shand, 'l'. Case, J. Barton, G. Wright, Thos. Sands, J. Bibby, C. Lawrence, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, R. Gladstone, J. 'Smith, G. H. Lawrence, J. S. Leigh;-1G votes. FOR MR. WALNISLEY.—J. Woollright, IT. Hornby, V. Higgins, T. Morecroft, J. Hornby, and E. Evans. 6 votees ! ! The following did not vote Heyworth, J. Law rence, 'l'. Brocklebank, T. Holt, and W. P Freese. COTTON MARKET, Foui o'CLoc►c. There has been a good demand to-d iy, and the sales amount to 60(X) bags, at steady prices. The business of the week amounts to 31,760 bags, of which 2SOO are on speculation and 200 for export. SECOND EDITION. Standard Office, Three o Clock. ELECTION OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. The Town Council met this morning for the purpose. of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year, and eight aldermen, to supply the places of those who retired in rotation. The following is the result. Three candi.. dates were proposed for the office of Mayor—viz. Hugh Hornby, Esq., (liberal,) J. S. Leigh, Esq., (conserva tive,) and Joshua Walmsley, Esq., (liberal, and Chair man of the Tradesmen's Reform Association.) The voting was as follows : HORN BY 36 J. S. LEIGH l6 Walmsley The following (all liberals) were the Aldermen who retired by rotation : Scotland Ward . Thos. H olt. Vauxhall Ward Thos. Bullev. Castle-street Ward George Robinson. Pitt street Ward W. P. Freme. Rodney. street Ward E. Evans. Abercromby Ward T B. Barclay. Lime-street Ward 0 Rev worth. West Derby Ward James Moon. The following (all liberals) were elected this day : Barclay 36 votes. Evans 37 „ Holt Moon . 39 „ Bailey - • 36 „ Freme Earle Harvey 34 „ The two last mentioned were rejected by THE PEOPLE at the last election ! Mr. George Robinson and Mr. Ormerod Heyworth have been stripped of the Aldermanic dignity—whe ther with or without their own good will we know JOSHUA is not the Mayor of Liverpool, notwith standing the confident predictions of the radi ca l press ! The Six who voted for him have immortalised themselves! LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9. The arrivals of Grain from Ireland since Tuesday are limited to a few parcels of Wheat, Barley, and Oats; whilst those of Flour and Oatmeal, although the former is rather increasing, are only moderate for to-day, and the supplies coastwise prove altogether trivial: the foreign imports umn prise 2,781 quarters Wheat, and 562 barrels of Flour, from Trieste, Constantinople, and Leghorn. In any branch of the Corn trade between Tuesday and to day, the transactions have been upon a very limited scale and the general quotations noted in our last circular, hard:) , suptorted. Having a very slender attendance of both town and country buyers at this day's market, and very little disposition to purchase wheats, all descriptions of old were Id to 2r4 and Irish new 3d per 701bs cheaper than on Tuesday last, vith an extremely dull sale generally. Flour, in consequence, was very unsaleable, and offered at is per sack lower. A parcel of fine English Malting Barley was reported as sold on higher term!, but the price did not transpire; grinding samples, upon a moderate demand, remaining stationary in value. Malt, being in fair request, prime qualities were the turn dearer. Beans and Peas maintained late prices. For Oats and Oatmeal the trade was extremely languid, and had sales been practicable beyond a merely retail amount, rather lower rates must have been accepted. In the Bonded Market we have to report the sales of apargo of good lower Baltic Red Wheat, at 10s. per 701b5.; 500 bar rels of prime Danzig Flour, at .40s. per barrel; and several lots of Pease, at 38s. to 40s. per quarter. SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY, Nov. 9.—Wind W.S. W. Ruby, Anbin,g, hence at Holyhead, after being on shore, bound to Gibraltar San Sebastian. (steamer,) hence at Holyhead, with h as of jib boom and stern-boat stove, bound to Rio Janeiro Sheffield, Allen, hence for New York, off Tuskar on the sth inst. Rambler, Gilbert, hence and Syra at Constantinople Leopold 'lst, Picnscke; Gretry, Damm ; Eugene, Zerran, and Ocket, hence at Antwerp Yrow Henriette, Klie, hence at Helvnet Northumberland, White, and Tiger, Parkin, hence at RichibuCto Carlton, Murray, and Majestic. Taylor, hence at Miramichi Ganges, Crawford, hence at Dalhousie Wanderer, Hinde, from St. Lncia at Dublin Ayr, Lister, hence for Bichibucto. at Milford, leaky Julia, -, from St. Peteasburgh for this port, off the Wirht Alcyone, Muir, and Queen Victoria, Davidson, hence at Mira michi William Wright, Flagg, for Jamaica, and Juan, Cucallo,for Malaga have put back Plym, Davies, hence for Constantinople, at Kingstown 'ranting. Ayes, hence for Zante, at ditto Ebenezer. Adams. hence for Seville, at ditto Lonisa, Chalker, and Pearl, Cove, hence for Gibraltar, at ditto Rosalie, Lamride, hence for Bourdeaux, at ditto O'Uonnell la anxious to have the Marquis of fleadlort created a Duke.—Limerick Chronicle. The conservatory now building at Chatsworth, by Sir Jeffrey Wyattville, is 160 feet long, by 160 feet wide; in height 60 feet. A Chinese artist has lately painted n series of six pictures to illustrate the effects of opium -smoking, after the manner, and with a similar moral, to Hogarth's "Rake's Progress." GREEN PEAS IN Novamnia.—John Smith, Esq., of this town, bad upon his table on Thursday last, a dish of green peas, gathered the same morning in his open garden in Charlses-street.—Preston Chronicle. TO OYSTER EATERS.—Receive oysters from the hand of the opener, taking care that they be eaten off the deep shell to preserve every drop of the precious liquor, so peculiarly their own. It is my firm conviction that laying an oyster, after being opened, on a dish, no matter for how short a period of time, diminishes materially the piquancy of flavour, and deteriorates the fish. I make it a rule accord ingly to eat mine " out of hand," upon all occasions, and recommend similar procedure to an individual of a delicate gusto in the important business of oyster eating.—Black wood's Magazine. VACANT GOVERNORSHIP OF Born: wt.—We are assured that there is no truth in the statement which has appeared in some papers, that Sir James Carnac has been appointed Go vernor of Bombay. We believe there is a standing order that no gentleman who has been an East India director can be appointed to any such office until he has been two years out of the direction. This, of course, sets Sir James Car, net's appointment out of the question. The report is, that Sir Wilmot Horton will be the new governor; but no ap pointment has been made.—Globe. The city of Naples was visited by a violent thunderstorm on the 14th ult. The lightning fell upon the church of St. Maria-la•Nuova during the performance of Divine service, striking and seriously injuring two ecclesiastics who were officiating at the principal altar. The electric fluid then pe netrated to the pavement of the church, close to the priest, who was giving the usual benediction to the congregation on the elevation of the Host, and wtio was thrown to the ground by the force of the shock. His clothes were completely burnt, the numerous silver lustres which formed the ornaments of the altar melted like wax candles, and the remonstrance which the priest held in his hand was reduced to ashes. WONDERFUL RECOVERY OF SFEEcti.—At the beginning was i l4t;1 8I Vin cent-square, of last week, as our readers will recolteer, police James O'Connor, No. 102, 13 division, cent-square, Westminster, when he was suddenly struck speechless, and conveyed to Westminster Hospital. Dr. Bane and other medical gentlemen, by whom he was at tended, could not account fur this sudden attack. lie re mained in the hospital until yesterday, his case exciting con sidetable interesl. At four in the morning his speech re turned in Mt sudden a manner as it left him, and his powers of articulation are even better than they were before. In con sequence of the occurrence he had resigned his situation in the police foree. 7 —Standard. THE LATE Sronsr.—Among other incidents of the late stormy weather we learn from Boulogne that one of the boats of that port, when of? the mcuth of the Thames a few days since, saved sixteen men found clinging to the masts and yards of an English vessel, which had been driven on shore try the gales. To accomplish this, the boat had to go eight Jr ten times from the wreck to the shore. Another boat saved two men found sustaining themselves above water on the , oast of an English brig which had foundered. On the 31st at., the Wellington steamer, on her way from Dover to Boulogne, fell in with the Ajax, bound (ruin Leghorn to Rouen, with a cargo of oil, which had lost her rudder, and vas (hitting up channel at the mercy of the wind and waves, mud in momentary danger of being wrecked. The Welling on took her in tow, and brought her safe into Boulogne. Mr. Finlay, Assistant Barrister, decided at Quarter Sea .ion-s, that notes passed for payment of tithesare not recover able.—Limerick Clermicsle. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. .POR THE BENEFIT OF MR. HILL, And most positively his Last Appearance, ati his engagement , ' in Birmingham will preclude the possibility of a , The Last Night of Mr. RANGER. IIpHIS present FRIDAY, Nov. 9, 1838, the Entertain► ments will commence with a Drama, not acted here. for twelve years, called JONATHAN IN ENGLAND. Jonathan W. Doubikins..(a real Yankee)....Mr. After which, a new Characteristic Sketch, called THE YANKEE PEDLAR. Hiram Dodge..(a Yanke,! Pedlar, not so particular about. his ward as his dollars)....Mr. To Ivhich will be added, the new petit Comedy of THE ARTIS'T'S WIFE. - Clermont (the Artist) Mr. Ranger, (As originally performed by him in London.) In the course of the Evening, Mr. Hill will recite most of isiv.•ratiii• • ORIGINAL YANKEE STORIES • i- '•1 - - To conclude with a new Drama, called NEW NOTIONS ON THE GO-A-HEAD PRINCIPLE.-- , ii.;:*l Major Wheeler..(a Speculator from Penobscot,. State. 0f, 8 , 0 „q j Main, with a few New Notions, and some tough sturies).. Mr. Hill. • . 4":411.? 1 MR. KEAN, On his return from Dublin, is engaged positively for FIVE „.. NIGHTS only, and will make his appearance on Monday -' next, in his celebrated character of CLAUDE MELNOTTZ, . the popular Play of the LADY OF LYONS, written by . Sir .Edward Lytton Bulw•er, Bart. TO CORRESPONDENTS. si ~~~~ . 4 4;7 The letter of "A Conservative," however true, is grossly .1 "' bits lib.'llous. : (rt tr.) 3 "W. A. H." is informed, that a vast majority of the free- Zr men of Liverpool are conservatives, as a reference to the . last poll-book will sati s fy him. , We cannot insert the query of "Qin a Corner." . iSas. , l Our " Literary Notices" are postponed until Tuesday, The continuation of our remarks on " The Church" in EMPZ; I3 4141 next. We have received the following contribution for the Society - - for Reclaiming Unfortunate Females:— ; , t ;30 The late Mrs. S £2. ": %riliffilti, Qrhe iiiberpool ei-,tatOarb. 11 A I°.l err: FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 9, 1838., ;~ ; ,1a ~~ Q*'. The Publication of the STANDARD commenced tide ' morning at 5 o'clock.' '4' . . THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES.—Th e result of the municipal elections in all „ the principal towns . of England and Wales has been ascertained. From the returns now before us we have every reason to congratulate our conservative frienda, 2 on the issue of these annual struggles for ascendancy. , Wherever the conservatives have thought it worth their while to enter into a formal contest with their opponents, they have been signally successful. In many places the radicals have been allowed ,to„ walk over the course. These instances are, of couM r , t !!' s claimed as triumphs on the part of the liberal faCtiu% loci No one, however, can be so blind as to acknowledm,„ ,.., , the justice of this claim. Uncontested election:lA(l. 7.4w q, not always afford a fair or satisfactory criterion of:the JA dative strength of political parties; especially there ,c it would be deemed a disgrace, rather than an honour, to succeed. . The constitution of a great number of the Town Councils, subsequently t o th e pass i ng of the,,i, Municipal Reform Act, has been such, that persons i ,4 (f ,p t. any pretensions to respectability would be ashamed of :,5 , 41 , 0 1 entering the lists as candidates. In many places, tt11,4, most violent and turbulent demagogues have • main.„ re rot tained their ascendancy owing to the`uatnral repu . 44„ 6:, - ) nance felt by men of wealth and station to Sit down rtz t* company with a degraded set of blackgnards... Ttri :f, , / , 4A best test of the strength of parties, and of the _amount of reaction, is to be found in those cities and boroughs , in which the members heretofore elected a.r: some standing in society. In all such . cases,.w , Ali to due exertions have been used by the the conservatives, ,A the radicals have been signally defeated, . This 7 4l' 3 .„ i 404 fully appear from the statements whi c h w e are, siimii ol to lay before our readers. -I.sia One of the proudest triumphs obtained by the - e1:m. 7.. servatives has been achieved at Leeds. Of the 16,",, retiring councillors, 4 were conservatives and 12 were whigs : they have ben replaced by ten conservatives and six whigs, being a gain of 6 members, or 12 v0.te5 .. ,, 0 ) to the conservative side of the council chamber. The result of this election is deemed so encouraging that the conservatives have come to the resolution of start- ,T ,,yr, ing two candidates at the next parliamentary election,. ~ That their chances of success are considerable, 104, ;; appear from the following statement of the numberf,, polled on each side : Cons. Rads. Headingly Ward West Ward North West Ward .... 378 North Ward • 4E4 North East Ward 426 Kirkgate Ward • " Hunslet Ward South Ward 267 East Ward Holbeck Ward Bramley Ward BO6 ~b Fti! Mx ~ - • r!" ---- ".; Total 6131 3 3.57 f. , 51.5;i2Fi . '"E° Ai k Conservative Majority.. 157 f" We should st a te th a t i n th e t wo la s t- m ' e ntiofted - I T the conservatives only started their candidates 'the day but one before the election, with 'a view to ground, rather than in the confident hope " m 1 In looking at th e resu lt, we cannot btreebngiatilliite the conservatives of Leeds on the peospede of . 'ridding' the borough of its present representativeS.''WheneVe the ne..t dissolution of parliament tikeli place, 'v expect to find Mr. Baines and Sir William-Alolewdrth' enlisting themselves as members of O'Comiell's and thrust into the House of Commons . co r Soin! obscure Irish borough, and, of course, for-La coriiidi- . . t , 40 ration. „ r ig, The city of Y or k h as returned seven conservatives , and five radicals. Th e retiring councillors vte ru ft; equally divided in politics. The electigns, tlierefere , : give the conservatives a majority of two voteS,, added to four already in the council, places the ascea-' dancy more firmly in the conservatives.' York inaYt therefore, be booked as perfectly safe. In Wigan the conservatives have - been:lgnaliJ successful, having returned' six members, whilstiilst reformers only succeeded i n carr yi ng .fO,four. . • voting was as follows: Cons. Scholes Ward 370 St. George's Ward Queen-street Ward 231 "2 s ;ti Swinley Ward ...... 221 208' `All Saints Ward 202 0 Total 1195. . 1114:: 1114 Conservative Majority _ 81 „of • • In Macclesfield the conservatives have beenstqj more successful. The results of the Municipal lions in this town indicate a progressive reaction very gratifying character. The subjoined list rlttswtt the numbers returned by the two parties each 3%! .. since the municipal reform act came into operatioti 1835, conservatives 2, liberals 3-1. • % 1836, ditto 5, ditto' 1837, ditto 7, ditto 5.. 1838, ditto 9, clittn . :' 3- .. In Stockport the radicals have suceeededin.carolf.::: every ward. Their succes s h as been owing to tricl cry, intimidation, and violence towards the cons•er t v te a r. five voters : but it i s sa ti s f ac tO ry t o add, that .• have sustained no actual loss. Their relative, posttit. remains the same as before. - - .. At Chester the conservatives have also been un st ! e :.• cesslul, but have Sastained no lose. The council Ps always been essentially radical, and the city has ii' vaY :' at least since the passing of the ieform act, been, r wT " presented by liberals. ' .-, ' r 'd : At Shrewsbury the conservatives' have_ r.O l ,--,..: • " • - 4 seven, and the radicals three, nieinh ers to I.I I P, J To r1. ..4, Council. The conservatives have gained C(loo l ,fM n fi,i 4 in this borough, the number of coudeiliorShe.io,o nil' equal on both sidea„ Next year eld tt Iwo conservatives Will have to retire . lt• 11511 2 t e ttli . I Ajild much to presume that Shrevviburv; at the'nel t ...k. '''' election, will return two' e on . servatires.: - .,. Ai.' t r Bridgenorth was the scene of g,ieafiNcilePP re f I D er the day of election, each party being lli° 4.6a4 liq'' - 'ge tila . 1 Y of success. So turbulent did the mob becoru ..ttd. was found necessary to read the riot aet,.after tliel,,7,,fit rirdic rs 2 1 : 0 - : made an attack upon, and broken all the ......- n celya,, i's the New Inn. Three radicals One and , . cu ,(.e v 0..0. were returned—the numbers polled 6n el.tcl:11_!..:1 '''• • . t+ nearly equal. At IVenloek no change has taken place=L-7,l!l",fli'iir-4 e i g ht,eo .l ,o :.."' ration remaining as heretofore, viz., vatives and six destructives.. ll°lll4 . „ v .% 1 1,,, , n - •' At Ludlow the conservatives took no part?., l :::•..A nicipal election, . '. - - : ,. .,f ..iv wi . ii: (To 01;7,,,, At Bristol another glOriOus . tribrPlCia;':-een