The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-01 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM AMERICA lition of th The following appeared in a Third STANDARD of Friday, published about an hour after the arrival of the vessel We rejoice to find that our anticipations have proved correct, long and anxiously expected In our early edition w the anxious f .ch were ) generally entertainer with res pressed our confident f that she would soon reac This port " all well." We have now to congratulate the friends and relatives of those on board, as well as the public generally, among whom unfounded alarms had begun to s those alarms. a the removal of the cause of The reason of the President's djtention will be found in the following memorial, which we copy from the New York Daily Adrertiser of the 10th instant : We, the under lent, from New ►antler, Capt. Kea t-ship President, Nov. 9, 1840. ;sengers on board the steam-ship to Liverpool, feel it due to the to give publicity to the following statement of facts, explanatory of the true cause of our re turni4-1g again to the port of our departure, before accom plishing our intended voyage. On the morning after our leaving New York, Nov. 3 d, we encountered a severe head wind from the N.E., which gradually increased to a hard gale, with a very heavy sea, against which the ship was propelled by steam for four suc cessive clays, without shaking a greater progress during the whole of that time than about 300 miles on our way. On Saturday, the 7th of November, Capt. Keane assem bled his passengers together, and communicated to them that he had received a report from the engineer, stating that there remained only fourteen days' consumption of coal on board, and there being every prospect of a continuance of the adverse gale for several days longer, he deemed it his duty to make the fact known to his passengers without tit lay. He then frankly expressed his opinion that it would be running too great a risk to proceed farther on the voyage un der such circumstances ; as 14 days was the shortest time in which we could hope to reach England, if the adverse gale should cease immediately, and we should be favoured with fair winds and fine weather for the greater part of the way. But as we could not safely reckon on this, our position would be a very painful one, if, after exhausting our fourteen days' supply of coal, we should then find ourselves approach ing the English coast, without any fuel on board. He thought it his duty, therefore,.for the interest of all concerned—both owners and passengers—to return to New York while the gale lasted, there to take in the requisite supply of coal, and then resume the voyage. He wished, at the same time, by submitting these facts and reasonings to the passengers, to obtain an expression of their opinions on the subject. On this a deliberative conversation followed among the passengers, in which some difference of opinion appearing to exist on minor points, it was thought best to take the deci sion of the whole body present on the main question ; and accordingly their votes were taken—those who approved of the return to New York, and who thought the reasons for this step abundantly sufficient, being requested to answerlin the affirmative, and those who thought a farther perseverance preferable, to answer in the negative—when only two appear ed to embrace the latter view, out of at least sixty gentlemen assembled on the occasion. After this brief narrative of facts, we desire to state that the good qualities of the President, as a sea-boat, were tested and proved in the most satisfactory manner during the gale, which she weathered in perfect security, without. straining a bolt or timber, and with less of motion or working in her frame than is usually seen under similar circumstances. . Our confidence in her perfect safety was therefore never once shaken or disturbed ; as no vessel could have sustained herself better during such a gale as she encountered. To Captain Keane and his officers, we also bear the willing testimony of unreserved praise for their vigilant and inde fatigable attention to their duty throughout the whole of the gale ; and we deem the conduct of the captain, in returning to New York, for the reasons assigned, perfectly justifiable, and worthy of all commendation, as best calculated to pro tect the lives and property committed to his care. At the same time, we feel it due to the public and ourselves, to express' our unqualified disapprobation of the conduct of those, with whom the responsibility lies, who cause the ship to be sent to sea for a winter passage, with an inadequate supply of fuel, and an equally manifest deficiency of hands in the crew ; the more especially as no immediate depot of coal has been formed at any place to which the ship could repair in case of need. (Signed) J. S. Buckingham, London ; John A. Brown, Philadel phia ; Richard Alsop, Philadelphia; Francis B. Og den, Liverpool; J. S. Campbell, Quebec ; Edwin Bartlett, New York ; S. Jaudon, London ; Joseph Froste, Liverpool; Wm. E. Lews, New York; Wm. Cochrane, London ; Ed. C. Richards, New York ; George Atkinson, London ; Charles Kenworthy, Eng land ; W. A. Thomas, London ; Wm. Geodate, Ha- John Labron, England ; John George Dixon, Lon don ; George C. Thorburne, New York ; Francis Watson, Ireland; John W. Cochrane, New York; Thomas Jackson, New York ; W. Barton, Sheffield, England ; Edmund J. Stoutenburgh, New York ; Joseph Fisher, Philadelphia ; Ld. Steenfadt, Ham. burgh ; J. C. Ahles, Paris ; Geo. Allies, New York ; Robert Wightman, Toronto; John Russell, Stirling shire ; E. Le Gauster, New Orleans ; John Graham, England ; John Robinson, New York ; A. G. Oakley, New York ; Robert Kidney, Ireland ; John A. Aran burn, Cadiz ; J. Baumann, Switzerland ; Robert Milne, Chicago ; Peter Clark, Perth ; Thomas Platt, New York ; Samuel Charlesworth, England ; Jame: Watt, Dundee; Robert Winterbolton ; Charles Ru• bands, England; Henry Lees, England; Henry Carle• ton, New Orleans ; John P. Dulany. New Orleans Richard H. Dulany, Virginia; Leicester S. Bucking. ham, London ; J. Taylor, England ; John Arthur, Major 93d Highlanders ; James Byrne, New York : Charles Bageley, Alexander Brown, It. D. Cullen, and George Woodburn, England; W. Coster, New York A. Thompson, Toronto ; Joseph Guillard, jun., Geo. Pearce, New York. The following arc the additional passengers who sailed in the President on the 11th :—lt. H. Montgomery, New York; G. H. Thorburne, ditto; Miss Jessie C. Thorburne, ditto; A. L. Fosch, Germany ; Robert Thos. Jackson, England ; William Buckley; W. PL. Darnsmont, France. Total, 91. The following is the explanation of the agents, which we find in the same paper : MESSRS. Enrroßs,—The unexpected return of the steam ship President being occasioned, we are happy to say, from no misfortune or damage to the ship or engines, but merely from a deficiency of coal for the voyage, we beg to make the present explanation of the facts. It appears that the ship encountered most tremendous and continuous gales from the eastward, during which she steam ed head on with unusual consumption of coals, until its du ration had caused such deficiency of the supply on board, as rendered it expedient for Capt. Keane to return to this port. The report of the engineer respecting the consumption► of coal was 23 to 26 tons per day. The quantity remaining on board on her arrival from Liverpool was about 100 tons, in addition to which she took on board in this port 62-I chal drons, equal to 600 tons, making in all 700 tons, which al lowing the average consumption, agreeable to the engineer's report, at 25 tons per diem, was sufficient for 28 days passage. The necessity of returning for additional supply of coal, there fore, proves that the consumption was beyond the amount reported by the engineer, on whom we rely for correct in formation as to the quantity of coal the ship may require. The extreme severity of the gales will in part account for the greater than usual consumption. Another circumstance in this misfortune is, the disabled state of the crew, in consequence of the succession of gales, by which six were confined by illness and one died—thus ren dering the ship short-handed at a time when all were in re quisition. It shduld be observed that the ship was despatched from this port with the same complement of men as she had from Liverpool, which the owners deemed sufficient. The public may rest assured, that in future there shall be no want of coal, as the necessary precautionary steps will hereafter be taken, and an adequate supply of hands will be furnished. WADSWORTH & SMITH iTew York, 9th November, 1840 It is prope'r here to mention that the consumption of coal per day, since the ship sailed from this port, has been 35 to 40 tons. The ship will sail on Wednesday morning at 10o'clock precisely. W. -& S. The President has accomplished the voyage from New York in fifteen days. She has brought 91 pas sengers. The election of the President had not terminated when the steamer left, but no doubt was entertained of the success of General Harrison. The following are the Principal articles of news in the files which we have received : (From the New York Herald of Nov. 11.) The President steamer sails again to-day at ten o'clock pre cisely. " Better luck this time, Jacob." She will now take to Europe more important news—the election of a new Pre sident—than if she had not put back. On the whole, it may be as well that things have turned out as they have done. The money and business derangements here, or ort the other side, will be got over the best way pos sible—or if they are not—no matter. She will carry over the first accounts of her own return. The return and deten tion will detain her eight , days, and for that time there will be great anxiety in England. But so well pleased are the passengers with the President, as a comfortable sea-boat, that several have induced their friends to take passage in her to-day. She has plenty of coal now. On this unhappy affair, some take occasion to speak of Captain Keane and Captain Fayrer in a way that neither merit. The truth is the President is too large and too heavy for her steam power. This is an error in the engineer de. partment of the company. Let her engines be taken out on her return, and larger ones put in. This is the only remedy. Look at the Cunard line of steamers—mark their proportions. Captain Keane is one of the most active and attentive men— but he cannot perform physical impossibilities. None can do that but we of the Herald. MONEY MARKET, TUESDAY, Nov. 10.-6 P.M.—The stock market has been heavy this morning. Sales were small and most descriptions have declined. North American Trust and Banking Company, fell off 1 per cent—United States Bank, I per cent—Vicksburg, 1 per cent; Stonington improved 1 per cent. Sales of bills on Philadelphia were made at 2 to 3 discount. Baltimore 1/ to 1i discount —New Orleans 2 to 21 discount. There is still a good demand for specie for export. The Burgundy, for Havre, carries out 330,000 dols. in specie ; but the rates are nearly the same as at our last quotations, viz.— Spanish Dollars, 1051 to 106 Mexican Dollars, 2to 21 pr. Half Dollars, to 1 prm. Spanish Doubloons, 16.45 Quarter „ 1 prm. Patriot ~ 15.80 There is but little doing in foreign bills. The rates are— 'on London, 81 to 9 per cent prem., or 4.83 to 4.84 dols. the pound sterling —on Paris, 5.121 to 5.10. At the south, there is more enquiry for 60 day bills, and rates have improved.— At Mobile, on the Ist inst., the rate on London was 9 to 10 per ct. prm., or 4.81 to 4.88 dols. the pound sterling. At New Orleans sterling bills were plenty, and the demand freely met at Bto 81 prem., or 4.80 to 4.82 dols. On France, bills were scarce, and the rate 5.12 f. to 5.15 f. In this market, money continues scarce. There is no pro - pect of any immediate improvement, notwithstanding that the elections have gone against the administration. The excite ment being over, people begin to consider our future pros pects soberly, and it is evident that a change of administra tion can have but very little influence, while the solvency or insolvency of the South remains a matter of so much uncer tainty. The return of the President at this critical juncture, will have a bad effect on the affairs of the United States Bank, as Mr. Jaudon has thereby been delayed at least 14 days, at a time when the affhirs of the Bank are fast reaching a crisis. He cannot now expect to be in L on d on b efore December Ist, and as the Bank is to resume in January, but two weeks re mains for negociations in a difficult market. Sttttetocilsin this market have been-heavy at a down ward tendency since the arrival of the Acadia. A loan was made by thesState of New York, on the 7th instant, for the Oneida River Improvement, to the amount of 25,000 dollars five per cent. stock, redeemable in 1860, at 91 for each 100 dollars. The last loan previously made by the state, was 1,500,000 five per cent. stock, redeemable in 1858, at 91. The following are quotations of some of the stocks in this market : Descri PRICES OF STATE STOCK New Y ork Redeemable. Prict Maryland STATE OF TRADE There is apparently an increasing amount of business doing s the excitement attendant on the elections die away. There lone the line Lre very many Advant )f the unusually,, fine weathf s, and to complete their )ck of good market before the setting in of winter their produce to The conveyances on North River are, consequently, in full activity confidence in the future, from the result of the elections. CorroN—Maintains its quiet appearance. Prices have not varied materially, but show a tendency to recede. At Boston, the market has been very inactive. The arrivals of new cot ton have not been offered in the market. A few small parcels New Orleans were sold at 111 a 12. In the southern ports the influence of the recent warlike news upon the market tends to check operations. The new crop, in most quarters, continues to promise well. The fine weather which has ge nerally prevailed for the last few weeks, by facilitating the most important operation of the planter, that of " picking out," has materially increased the probabilities of a bug; yield. The following were the quotations. Liverpool classi fication, at the latest dates : New Orleans, Nov. 1. Mobile Ordinary 7 a 7-4 74. a7l 7a 7_ Middling 8a 81 8a 81 8a 81 71- a 8 Middling fair 8-1- a 81 84 a 91 9 a9l 83 a 9 Fair 9 a 91 91-a gi 91 a9l 9+a 91 Good fair 10 a 101 10 alO 91 a9l 91 alO Good and fair 111 101 a 101 Savannah. N. York 61a 7 CANADA All the British provinces appear to be in a state of com parative tranquillity. The occasional acts of incendiarism along the Canada border produce some local transient irrita tion, but it amounts to nothing. The preliminary arrange ments for the elections to the United Parliament are in progress, and the canvass 'seems to excite an unusual degree of interest. The measure of the union of the two provinces, is gradually becoming acceptable to the people, and all active opposition has ceased. In whatever way the policy of the British cabinet may be viewed, it will appear obvious that a strong disposition to promote strength in the American Colonies is fully established. The Canadian papers announce that the British Govern ment has directed a survey and report of the condition of all the harbours on Lake Erie in the Province and the roads leading to them, with the view to their improvement. The construction of a M'Adam road from Hamilton, Westward through Brantford, and the survey of other routes for rail roads, indicate the fact that Great Britain is not unmindful of the agricultural and commercial interests of its people. THE CAPTURE OF ST. JEAN D'ACRE (From the Times of Saturday) The following are the detailed accounts of this glorious action, • furnished by our various correspondents, some of whom were present during the capture :•—• MALTA, Nov. 15.—8 y the arrival of the Minos this morn ing we have advices from Constantinople to the sth instant, from Egypt to the 6th, and from Smyrna to the 9th. The news is not important. At none of these places was the capture of St. Jean d'Acre known. It is said that there is a strong fermentation in Damascus in favour of the Sultan. Some Tatar couriers have arrived at Constantinople, bring ing the confirmation of the evacuation of Tarsus, Adana, and the defiles of the Taurus by the Egyptians. Troops continue to be sent from Constantinople into Syria. The Sultan's army now, with the troops just sent, will amount to 20,000 strong. Orders have been sent to the Emir Bechir, now in Malta, to go to Constantinople. He is at liberty to go or refuse, as he is under British protection. (He may thank God for that !) The Sultan has had another daughter, and pro mises to have a large family. The late Austrian, Prussian, and Russian Consuls-General in Egypt arrived at Smyrna, from Beyrout, on the 3d instant. Sir Moses Montefiore and suite arrived here to-day by the Minos. Hosref Effendi, despatched by Mehemet Ali to search out for Ibrahim, could not find him, or at least get near him. He had a particular mission. The French packet agent in Malta, and the Russian Con sul, had a regular fight with sticks, owing to the arrival of the news of the fall of Acre. This is a most disgraceful busi ness—a farce, if you will, after the tragedy of St. Jean d'Acre ! (From the Malta Times.) THE BOMBARDMENT AND FALL OF ST. JEAN D'ACRE MALTA, Nov. 15, 1840.—The Phoenix steam-frigate ar rived on Thursday evening last, bringing the momentous in telligence of the capture of St. Jean d'Acre—the far-famed fortress of the Levant—by the combined fleets of the allies. The action is the most splendid of all the recent naval achieve ments in these seas, demonstrating to the staggering faith of the politicians of Europe that nothing can withstand British genius and valour. Vainly have the French incendiaries de fied the British naval forces to take the great " fort of the East ;" for, whilst they pour out their bitter invectives, and s ng their savage war-whoop of nationality, a council of war is formed to attack these redoubtable batteries, it is decided in a moment, and in another St. Jean d'Acre is a heap of ruins, dyed with the profuse blood of the enemy ! We cannot pass by the splendid action of Admiral Stopford —an action which has covered the Admiral with immortal honour. It was Admiral Sir Robert Stopford who left his flag-ship for the Phoenix—who directed the attack—who fired the first shot upon the devoted fortress, who neared the for midable batteries, and under the bristling cannon (the labors and accumulations of ages) stood up with coolness, daring, unshaken courage, and commanded the whole operations The Admiral, ,„ however, was nobly seconded by General Sir C. F. Smith, of the Royal Engineers, who was with him on board the Phoenix, and by other brave and intrepid officers under his command. Commodore Napier—the glory of the British sailor—headed one of the two divisions, and would not cease his fire till every gun of the enemy was silent. Ad miral Walker behaved also most admirably, and took his flag ship under the guns. _ The result of this grand action is 3,000 prisoners, an im mense quantity of warlike stores, accumulated for years in this celebrated fortress, and possession of the entire coast of Syria. The fall of Acre will echo and re-echo throughout the world. The sovereigns of Europe will see that the spirit of Nelson still lives in the British navy—that her fleets can yet batter down mighty works, deemed by ordinary people im pregnable, and that England is yet the undisputed mistress of the sea. We refer our readers for the details of this splendid achievement to our correspondents' communications from the scene of action. The Phoenix steam-frigate arrived in port on Thursday afternoon, from Acre the 6th instant, with the important intelligence of the fall of that fortress on the 3d. The attack commenced at half-past two o'clock p.m., and became general at 3 p.m. At twenty minutes past 4 a large magazine blew up, by which one entire regiment was sacri ficed ; at 5 o'clock the southern division ceased firing, and at forty minutes past 5 the north-western. The batteries fired until the last. During the night the place was evacu ated. At 3 a.m. Walker Bey landed with some troops and took possession. British Loss.-14 killed and 42 wounded. Egyptian Loss.-1,500 to 1,700 killed by explosion. 500 killed on the ramparts. Wounded unknown. The only officer killed was Lieutenant Le Mesurier of the Talbot, who received a severe contusion, of which he died on the following day. The British ships engaged were the Princess Charlotte, Powerful, Thunderer, Benbow, Revenge, Edinburgh, and Bellerophon of the line ; Castor, Pique, Carysfort, and Tal bot, frigates ; Wasp and Hazard, sloops ; Gorgon, Vesuvius, Stromboli, and Phoenix, steam frigates ; two Austrian fri gates and a corvette, and a Turkixli ship-of-the-line, with the flag of Admiral Walker. Some of the ships were a good deal cut up about the rig ging and spars, and a prodigious quantity of powder and shot was expended : . _ The . Phcenix proceeded to England yesterday with the despatches from Admiral Stopford. THEATRE OF WAR.-OPERATIONS OF THE ALLIES OFF THE COAST OF SYRIA ACRE, Nov. 6.—Since my last, strange events have oc curred, of which I will endeavour to give you a sketch. On the 24th ult. the Medea steamer arrived from Malta and England ; the same day the Turkish Admiral (Walker), with the Gorgon and Phcenix steamers, sailed for Acre ; and the day following, having reached their destination (where they found the Revenge and Pique), sent in a flag of truce, summoning the town, which, however, was not re ceived, and the boat was threatened to be fired on, if not immediately off. The Gorgon and Phoenix, therefore, re turned to Beyrout, but on the latter's arrival there she found that the Admiral, with the Bellerophon and Edinburgh, and the two Austrian frigates, had sailed for Acre, to which place she accordingly returned, and learned that on the pre vious evening the Gorgon had fallen in with the Princess Charlotte, and, strange to say, received orders for all the ships, excepting the Pique, to return to Beyrout, to, which place we all accordingly proceeded. On the 29th the Vesu vius steamer arrived from Malta and England, and the same day an Austrian steamer from Constantinople, bringing troops and despatches from Lord Ponsonby. On the 30th ult. a general order was issued by command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, thanking the fleet for their zeal and exertions, and on the same day a council of war was held, at which an immediate attack on Acre was decided on. The same evening the supernumerary marines were ethbark ed, and on the following day about 3,000 Turkish troops, each ship taking a portion according to her size, General Sir C. F. Smith, R.E., accompanying them. In the afternoon the steamers Gorgon, Vesuvius, Stromboli, and Phoenix started for their destination. On the morning - of Sunday, November the Ist, the steam division arrived off Acre, where they found the Pique, and in the forenoon commenced throwing shot and shell into the devoted town, which was briskly returned, but fortunately without effect. This amusement continued at intervals during the day, and must have harassed the enemy a good deal, as a number of shot and shell were seen to fall and burst in the very centre of the toWn. In the evening the steamers anchored just out of range, and the Talbot and Wasp joined. At daylight on the 2d the Turkish and Austrian admirals made their appearance, and at eight o'clock the steamers weighed and resumed their work, which was continued at intervals throughout the day, the batteries returning the fire as yesterday, and with the like harmless effect. In the afternoon we had the satisfac tion of making out the Admiral and squadron running down before a fine breeze from the northward : shortly before sun set the whole anchored off the town. The forces now as sembled consisted of the following vessels :—Princess Char lotte (flag), Powerful (broad pendent), Thunderer, Bellero phon, Revenge, Edinburgh, and Benbow of the line; Castor, Pique, Carysfort, and Talbot, frigates; Hazard, corvette; Wasp, brig ; and the steam-frigates, Gorgon, Vesuvius, Stromboli, and Phoenix ; the Austrian frigates Gueriera and Medea, and a corvette, and the Turkish Admiral and cutter tender. The night was spent in sounding, laying down buoys, and making the necessary preparations. It was ori ginally intended that the steamers should lash alongside and tow the liners into their stations ; but, finding too much swell on in the morning, that plan was necessarily aban doned, and it was determined to proceed to attack under sail. At half-past nine, a.m., all being ready, the signal was made to weigh, with a light wind from the south west. The Ad miral and Sir Charles Smith went on board the steam frigate Phoenix, from which vessel they conducted the at tack ; the flag, however, still remained flying on board the Princess Charlotte. Unfortunately about noon the wind fell very light, and the ships were obliged to wait for the sea breeze, which happily sprang up sufficiently strong a little before one p.m., when the signal was made to bear up, and for the steamers to engage (they had in the forenoon thrown a few shot and shell). At 50 minutes past one the Phoenix opened her fire. The Powerful, closely followed by the Princess Charlotte, Thunderer, Bellerophon, and Pique, stood to the northward (it would be as well to state here that the town presents two faces to the sea, one to the west and the other to the south), and then bore up, and an chored off the north-west angle of the town, in the order named above. The Castor, Carysfort, Talbot, Benbow, Edinburgh, Turkish Admiral, Hazard, Wasp, and Austri ans, stood in for the south face ; the Revenge was ordered to keep under weigh as a reserve. At a quarter past two o'clock the batteries to the south were opened on the Castor, as she most gallantly, and to the admiration of the whole fleet, took up her station within about 700 yards of the batteries, where she and her consorts opened their fires, as had also by this time the northern division ; the steamers were placed he tween the two divisions, under weigh, and thus the actio became general. It would be impossible to attempt a_ de t this moment, but had those Who hay very and constancy of the itnessed nimated fire kept up by the batte ries, they would no longer be sceptical as to their courage or endurance. At about three o'clock the Revenge was ordered in to support the Powerful's division, and took up an admi rable position ahead of th a t s hi p . At about twenty-five mi nutes past four, the action being at its height, a terrific ex- lon took place in the town, which, for atime, wholly co , its appearance and I can compare it to nothing but as if a .uge yew tree had suddenly been conjured up from the de voted town—it hung for many minutes a mighty unit over from vic ruly awl those hundreds it had hurled into eternity, and then slowly, owing to the lightness of the wind, drifted to the southward. It proved to be the explosion of the principal magazine of the place, one-third of which it has destroyed, and, from a whole regiment having been quartered in a khan immediately adjoining, it is supposed from 1,500 to 1,700 soldiers perished in its ruins, besides a number of camels, horses, bullocks and donkeys. After this fearful event the fire from the southern batteries nearly ceased, but the western one still kept it alp animation, and was answered broadside after broadside with redoubled vigour and tremendous effect. Shortlyibefore five the admiral made the signal to discontinue the engagement, but from the smoke it could not be seen for some time by the Powerful's division, who'continued until half-past five to fire at the few guns that still maintained the action, after which not a shot was fired from the town or fleet. This sudden silence immediately succeeding such a dinning uproar had a very peculiar eff ec t. I n th e ear ly p ar t o f the night the ,Princess Charlotte and Revenge shifted further out, and the Benbow, Edinburgh, and Castor were hauled further in, for the purpose of breaching the south face in the morning ; the steamers anchored as convenient. Admiral Walker Made one or two unsuccessful attempts to land some spies ; but happily about 30 minutes after 1 a,m. a small boat came off from the captain of the port, to say that the Egyptians were leaving the town, and that if a party was landed at the water gate it would be found open ; this was of course immediately done, and 300 Turks and a party of Austrian marines took unopposed possession at daylight ; the remainder of the Turk ish troops and a considerable number of marines were landed and quietly marched into the place. Thus has fallen the far famed fortress of Acre ! after a bombardment of only about three hours' duration ! Any attempt to describe the awfulscene of carnage and destruction that presented itself would be impossible. I shall therefore not even attempt the task, but confine myself by giving you the numbers supposed to have perished, and the damage done. From 1,500 to 1,700 are supposed to have perished by the explosion of the magazine, and about 300 were killed in the batteries. 3,000 prisoners were taken ; 700 of one reg i men t, w h o had evacuated the town in the night, marched down to the beach with drums beating. and quietly laid down their arms. The batteries are awfully knocked about, many guns upset, and several burst. Correct returns of the number of guns mounted have not been received, but 1 should suppose that there are about 120 on the sea faces, and about 20 mortars, chiefly brass, 13 inch. Vast quantities of munitions of war and provisions, together with specie to the amount of £5,000, were found in the town. Youssouf Aga (Colonel Schultz, a Pole), the chief engineer of the army of Syria, was taken prisoner and seriously wounded in the arm—the defence of the place had been intrusted to him. Mahmoud Bey, the governor, effected his escape, but has since been taken by the mountaineers. It now only remains for me to state the less sustained by the attacking force, which amounts in all to 14 English and 4 Turks killed, and 48 wounded ! the only officers who suffered were Lieutenant Le Mcsurier, of the Talbot, who received a severe contusion, of which he died the following day, and Commander Hastings, Mr. Davis, master, an assistant-sur geon, and a midshipman, all of the Edinburgh, wounded by the bursting of a shell on the quarter-deck before she aochored, which also killed three seamen and one ma rine. Some of the ships are a good deal cut up about the rigging and spars. The Edinburgh's mizen-mast shot through, the Castor's bowsprit, the Hazard's mizen mast, and the wasp's foremast all severely struck, are the principal spars that suffered. The Benbow was struck by al4 pound shot in the hull, but, strange to say, not a man was touched. The Austrians sustained but little if any injury. The won derful precision and rapidity of the fire are best appreciated by Youssouf Aga (the Pole) declaring that no men could possibly have stood to their guns in the batteries—the Princess Charlotte alone fired 4.400 shots. Little damage has been sustained by the works on the land side, which are even now very strong, but which a few months more would have rendered almost impregnable. Some hundreds of sick and a number of dead were found in the hospital, many hav ing been killed in their beds during the bombardment, and all appear to have been sadly neglected. Ibrahim Pasha is reported to be at a place called Zehle, between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon, with a force of from 15,000 to 20,000 men. The prisoners taken at Acre are embarking on, board the English ships, which are shortly to proceed to Marmorica for the winter, leaving a squadron of frigates and steamers under Cagtain Collier of the Castor on the coast of Syria. The Phoenix, with the despatches for England, will leave this morning. Reinforcements from Constantinople continue to arrive, but the campaign is supposed to have finished for fhe winter. Mr. Gennys, mate of the Carysfort, is promoted into the Talbot, vice Le Mesurier, dead. Admiral Walker is to leave in the Vesuvius w ith th e despatches for Constan tinople; he has been made a Pasha. COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE NEW SOUTH WALES We have been favoured with the following extract of a letter by Mr. William Gardiner, shipping-master, of this town, whose brother resides near Windsor, in New South Wales, and who writes as follows _ _ _ " I have been here eighteen months, and I have twelve months' more of this inn and farm ; and I cannot say but I have done some good. I , had an excellent crop last year, and I have also a very good appearance for this year ; but unless I buy this place I shall not stop in it, as the house is too small for my family and the business I do in it. An addi tional reason is, that I have rented another farm of fifty acres of good land, a mile from here, for four years, to which I intend to go in case I do not purchase this place. In case I do purchase, I shall build some addition to the house, to make it more respectable for travellers. The farm that I have a mile off is all in crop, and it looks very well. It is very convenient for my children to go to school here : they are coming on well with their education, and will soon be a great help to me. There are a great many of our country people (Scotch) here, and we are about to build a church, as the money is collected for it. We have a settled minister, Mr. Adams, from Paisley, and the schoolmaster comes from Glasgow. " From the accounts by Jane's letter you all think that this is a dangerous place to live in. So it is in some parts up the country, but not so here, as we have every protection from the laws, which are very strict as regards depredations. I consider I am as safe here as at home, and I have a better chance of doing for my family. I should mention that we are subject to many changes in the weather, such as want of rain, hot winds, and hail storms, which, with caterpillars, sometimes do great injury to the crops. There is, however, a very fine appearance of the crop this year, if it can be got safely in. We are at a great loss for labourers in h arve st to cut down the crops, which ripen very quickly ; and we have to pay as high as one pound per acre for reaping. lam very contented to live here, as it is a pleasant situation, and I think I can realize a little money. This is a great country for cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, and all kinds of poultry. Good mares are valuable here, as they bring as high as £BO. A few weeks ago I sold a horse for £7O, which cost me £5O eighteen months ago ; but I expect horses will soon be cheaper, as they are rearing so many. Since I came here wheat has been as high as 30s. per bushel, but it is now only 9s. per bushel, and likely to be lower. " I thought some of my friends would come here, but I suppose they are afraid of bushrangers and black men, though I find no such annoyance. This climate agrees well with me, as I am healthier here than at home, and m y f am ily en j o y s good health. We have had no cold weather this winter, and we never have any snow. Indeed I have no desire to see home, as I like this country uncommonly well." WEST INDIES FALuouni, Nov. 26.—Her Majesty's packet Petrel, Lieut. Crook, arrived after post hour, to-night, from the West Indies. Passengers--from Trinidud, Mr. and Mrs. La Costa and servant; from Grenada, Sir Charles W. Wedderburn, Bart., 52d regiment ; from Tortola, Mr. Stobo : from St. Kitts, Dr. Rollins ; from Cape Hayti, Mrs. Dailey and Mr. A. Grain, Ist West India regiment. On freight, £30,000. We hastily extract the following from our advices, dated Jamaica, October 22d ; Cape Henri, 24th ; Grenada, llth ; and September 30th, from Barbadoes :—Emigration from Barbadoes to Demerara appears to have been checked, and in fact, most of the negroes have returned back, the un healthiness of the climate being the alleged cause ; while to Trinidad emigration is progressively increasing, upwards of 5,000 negroes have landed on that island from America and from the adjacent islands, it is estimated within the last 12 months. The pending matter of dispute between the Gover nor of Demarara and the House of Assembly remain in stain quo ; both are anxiously awaiting the decision of the Colonial office. The crops there were in a prosperous state, and promised a great return, the universal complaint being a want of labourers. The rank and file of the ht West India regiment bad suf fered greatly from fever, but, were recovering at Berbice ; likewise it had been a very unhealthy season, but the rains having passed, it was hoped that the fever would abate. The branch sailing paCkets have been discontinued, their contracts having expired. The government steamers would, therefore, immediately rcndevous at Barbadoes, from the Windward and Leeward Islands, to meet the packet from England, and convey the mails to their several destinations, as on the original arrangement. Her majesty's ship Seringapatam, having gone to Antigua during the hurricane months was not yet returned to Carlisle Bay, although she had been for some days expected. The Racehorse, Hon. Capt. Harris, was suddenly de spatched to the windward, in search of a, suspicious vessel, supposed to have committed piracy. Mr. Pearce, master's assistant of the Linnet packet, who was left at Grenada in charge of the merchant brig Penelope, of Greenock, the master of which had died, fell a victim to yellow fever, a few days after taking the command. Ile was buried with military honours, and his remains followed to the grave by the officers of the 52d regiment, the naval offi cers in port, and most of the respectable inhabitants of the island. Her majesty's steamer Hecla came up with the Jamaica mails, whence most satisfactory intelligence is obtained. The mails for the Lyra had been received at Cape Henri, by her majesty's steamer Kite, from. Jamaica. LEAPING FROM A RAILWAY TRAIN.—On Monday morn ing, a sailor, named Alfred Jackson, left Hull by railway, to visit his friends in Newark. When near to Leeds, on the North Union line, his hat blew off, and he leaped out of the carriage after it. The consequence was his almost instant death. A jury sat on his body in the parish of Woodlesford, and returned a verdict of " Accidental death, by leaping from a railway train, while travelling." HER MAJESTY THE QUEI 7 . A. Do ex WAGER.—Her Majesty Saturday night with the intelligence express was received on continues in excellent health. ' the Queen of a princess royal, to the o delight safe of fdetlitlveery royalof circle. It is understood her Majesty' will go to town in a few days to visit the Queen, but the precise day ' ' is not yet named. s Prince Edward oSaxe His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and several members of t Wei war, on Saturday m ie royal morning for town. On Thursday his royal highness,accon!- w pa ti t r ii , e( s l i b r y ii h o is ra S c e e r s en e e ym H o i u gl r i , nes household, had a capital day's sport with Mr. eyne l's hounds. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar is still staying her Majesty. Lieutenant-General Sir A. F. Barnard,Cwgh going over recently appointed clerk marshal of the royal household,' 'ha . ; arrived on a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager. In the early part of last week her Majesty, attended by Earl Howe, Lady Clinton, and other members in the royal suite, inspected the Uttoxeter union workhouse.. In the different apartments her Majesty was pleased to express her approbation at the cleanliness of the establishment, and the general arrangements for the c omfort of its poor i nmates , who, it is needless to observe, were delighted with her Ma jesty's affability and eondescension. The parochial autho rities in attendance were apprised by Earl Howe it was the royal pleasure that on Christmas-day there should be a sub stantial dinner of good old English fare, with a liberal suppl y of ale, given to the poor at her Majesty's expense. Within the last few days the Queen Dowager has caused the follow ing donations to be forwared :—X2O for the Tutbury Infant School ; £lO for the building of a Sunday School at Wessing ton ; and £lO towards the completion of Harlech. Church.— Morning Herald. HER MAJESTY AND THE PRINCESS ROYAL The following bulletin of her Majesty's health was issued Half-past Nine, a.m 6ht, 1810, " The Queen has slept well. " Her Majesty and the infant princess are going on most satisfactorily s CLARK, M.D. CHARLES LococK, M.D. ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D RICHARD BLAGDEN." Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kant . Lady Fanny Howard, arrived at the palace in the mornin,. and remained to lunch with his Royal Highness Prince Albert Her royal highness returned to Ingestre House, Belgrave square, in the afternoon. Lttended by The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia arrived at the palace in the afternoon, and made their inquiries after their august niece and the infant princess. Viscount Melbourne and Lord Hill had audiences of Prince Albert. The Marchioness of Normanby, the Marchioness of Clan ricarde, the Countess of Errol, Viscountess Palmerston, and Lady Fanny Cowper, paid visits, yesterday, to the palace, and were received by Lady Barham, the lady in waiting. The Lord Steward, the Vice-Chamberlain, and the Trea surer of the Household, attended at the palace, in the course of the day. Albert walked in the gardens His Riiyal Highness Prince of the palace. Colonel Wemyss arrived at the palace, yesterday, and has taken the duties of equerry in waiting to her Majesty. The Duchess, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, returned to the palace, in the evening, and dined with his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The bulletin of her Majesty's health issued on Friday was as follows : _ " Buckingham Palace, Nov. 27, 1840, Half-past 9 a.m. " Her Majesty , and the infant Princess are both doing perfectly well. " JAMES CLARK, M.D. CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D. ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D. RICHARD BLAGDEN." The Duchess of Kent arrived at the palace at half-past one o'clock, and lunched wirh his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness remained at the palace during the after noon, and then returned to her residence, Ingestrie-house. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback in the forenoon, attended by Colonel Wylde. Viscount Melbourne had an audienee of His Royal High ness Prince Albert. _ The Countess of Erroll, Viscountess Palmerston, and Lady, Ida Hay paid visits to the palace during the afternoon, and were received by Lady Barham; Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting on her Majesty. The Master of the horse and the Vice-Chamberlain at tended at the palace yesterday. The Queen and the infant Princess were going on favour ably throughout the day. The bulletins of her Majesty's health, issued on Saturday and Sunday were as follow : " Buckingham Palace, Nov. 28,1810, Half-past Nine a.m. " The Queen and the Princess Royal continue to go on perfectly well. _ " JAMES CLARK, M.D. CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D. ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D. RICHARD BLAGDEN." " Buckingham Palace, Nov. 29, 1840, Half-past Nine a.m. " Her Majesty's recovery proceeds without interruption. " The Princess Royal continues well. " JAMES CLARK, M.D. CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D. ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D. RICHARD BLAGDEN. " Unless any change should occur, no bulletin will be is sued till Tuesday morning." Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent paid a visit to her Majesty on Saturday afternoon. Her Majesty, the Queen Dowager, immediately on her arrival in town on Saturday afternoon, sent to learn the state of the Queen and the Princess Royal. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of Prince Albert on Saturday. _ _ The lion. Miss Pitt has succeeded the lion. Miss Anson as one of the maids of honour in waiting on her Majesty. The Duchess of Kent returned to the palace on Saturday evening, and dined with his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Vice-Chamberlain attended at the palace yesterday. The Marquis of Conyngham also paid a visit to the palace on Saturday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert walked yesterday in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. Her Majesty continued to go on favourable throughout the day. JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET, FRIDAY EVENING.—In the English stocks the business was not very extensive, and the market was rather flat than otherwise. This is attributed to the continued delivery of stock in the course of the day. However, the settlement has passed over altogether satisfactorily, but money, though easy, now commands 4 per cent. upon Consols, and 5 per cent. upon all other English stocks. Consols opened at 904 for money, and 904 for the account, and closed 904 to for money, and 901 to 4 for the account. Bank Stock is flat at 1584 to 94, but India Stock is firm at 241 to 243. Exchequer bills have improved par to 2 premium. Some large purchases of Spanish caused an advance of full per cent. in the price of that security, and the improvement in Portuguese was nearly similar. Spanish Atives left off 24 to 4 ; Portuguese 5 per Cents, 354 to 36 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents„ 22 to 4; Belgian Scrip has reached 14 to 4 premium. Dutch Stocks are firm, the 21 per Cents. being quoted 514 to 21 ; Ditto 5 per Cents, 99 to 4 ; Colombian, 254 to 4 ; Mexican 30 to 4 ; and Danish, 77 to 78. Railway shares ate marked at a shade of decline, and very few bargains were done. Birmingham are 75 to 77 premium ; Great Western, 21 to 22 premium ; Gosport, 3 to 4 premium ; Blackwell, 43 to 4 discount ; Brighton, 12& to 12 discount ; South Western, 53 to 54 per share ; and North Midland, 30 to 28 discount. There was rather more business doing to-day in the foreign exchanges. The exchange on Hamburgli was a trifle higher. Paris and Amsterdam remain much the same as last post. SATURDAY EVENING.—The funds continue to improve and Consols closed to-day at 901 to for money, and for the opening at 90; buyers. Bank Stock was 1584 to 94. India Stock 242 to 4. Exchequer bills improved to 4s to 6s pre mium. . _ Business in the Foreign market was without any interest. The Peninsular fancy concerns, called bonds, were on the decline. Portuguese Two-and-a-Half per cents (falsely cailcd Fives), were 35.1 to 1, the One-and-a-Half per cents. (falsely called Threes), 22 to Spanish Acti v e w ith the Coupons 231 to 4, Brazilian 73 to 4. Me x i can 34 to Colombian 251 to Dutch Two-and 7 a-Half per cents 51-1 to 2 the Five per cents 99 to 1. Belgian 97 t o 8 . London and Birmingham Railway Shares were 76 to 8, Great Western 22 to 3 premium. South Western 53 to 4 per share. North Midland Old Shares 28 to 6, the New 4 to 3. Brighton 12 to 111, Black wall 41 to discount. COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA (Extract from a private letter.) ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 7.—1 am happy to be able to convey the gratifying assurance that the Pasha is most desirous of leaving nothing undone on his part to facilitate the inter course of England and the East. The following letter from his Minister to the house of Briggs and Co., who have been left in charge of forwarding the Indian and Egyptian mails during the temporary absence of Captains Lyons and John son at Malta, speaks so clearly his anxiety to acquit himself honourably and creditably, under all the circumstances of embarrassment and provocation which England has heaped upon him, that I transcribe it with pleasure as an omen of better things to come. (The original is in French) : " ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 5, 18.10 . — .Messieurs,—His High ness the Viceroy, to whom I have submitted your letter of yesterday's date, has seen with pleasure that you are charged with the expedition of the Indian mails, in th e ab sence o f Messieurs Captain Lyons and Captain Johnson ; and as his highness has always granted for these mails every facility which has been requested at his hands, he has given orders that a cavass of his divan shall he placed at your disposal, to afford the necessary escort to Mr. Hill, who you have stated should proceed to Suez to convey them hither. This cavass is even now charged with the safe conduct of these mails, and will place himself under your direction for what ever time you may think necessary.--I have the honour to be, Messrs., with the greatest respect, " BUGH OS JOUSSOUFF. " Messrs. Briggs and Co., en ville." PRAYER FOR THE QUEEN IN THE JEWISII SYNAGOGUES. On Saturday afternoon, a numerous congregation assem bled at the ancient synagogue in Bevis-marks, belonging to the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, to manifest their loyalty and attachment to their Queen, on the happy occasion of her accouchement, when a form of prayer and thanksgiving, composed by the Rev. David Meldola, was emphatically de livered in Hebrew by the officiating minister, the Rev. Isaac Altnosino. Preceding the prayer, the choir chaunted the 100th Psalm and afterwards the 72d; the service was then concluded with the usual afternoon worship. The following is a translation of the prayer used on the occasion : " 0 Lord of lords, who art the creator of all things, how precious and how glorified to us is the happy day so anxi ously looked for by the people of Britain. Behold, there fore, we, thy chosen of Israel, now loudly proclaim and sing thy salvation in this our sacred edifice of holy worship ; and with reverence do we rejoice and shout forth the praises of thy holy name, for our happiness is increased by the day on which thou visitedst our Sovereign lady the Queen, the safe and happy fountain of a precious princess, a daughter to the glorious prince her husband, who hast the right of a first born, springing from the seed which the Lord has blessed. " Now, therefore, do we turn unto Thee, 0 Gon, who possessest grandeur and might ; hearken, we beseech thee, to the prayer of thy faithful servants, who this day implore thee on behalf of the peace and welfare of royalty. In the multitude of thy mercies crown it with thy blessings, and let thy blessings speedily flourish on the head of our virtuous Queen Victoria. We beseech Thee to strengthen her with the fruit of her womb ; may her seed be established for ever, and her throne descend to the future generations of her issue :—pour forth thy blessings also on her royal consort, Prince Albert : and exalt him in honour and glory like unto all princes ; grant unto their offspring from thy heavenly and mighty dwelling life and peace, and be to them the shield of salvation, so that as the light of the days of Heaven, thy kindness may not depart from them, nor thy glory and power from their seed for ever, even so shall their crown be exalted and their salvation enlarged. Amen." COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH FRANCE.—The Presse says, " We are assured that the recal of the English commissary, charged with the overtures relative to the treaty of commerce between France and Great Britain, was marked by a political character which deeply affects the pending negociations. It is easy to comprehend in part that, in the state of dissension between the two nations, questions of great gravity absorb secondary interests ; thus, for three months the treaty, which the ministry of the Ist March had announced as being vir tually concluded, has been entirely set aside." 'We believe the true state of the case to have been briefly this :—Mr. Porter having concluded that part of the negociations rela tive to the commercial treaty with which he was charged, jointly with Mr. H. Lytton Bulwer, was preparing to return to London, when he was requested by M. Thiers to delay his departure, in order that, if affairs assumed a more concilia tory aspect between the two countries, the French cabinet might give its formal accession to the treaty. Mr. Porter accordingly remained in Paris six weeks longer, and at length, finding the French government did not make any fresh over tures, returned to London to resume the duties of his de partment. The royal-mail steam-ship Acadia will sail for Halifax an, Boston on Friday next. The Britannia will leave Boston of the Ist and Halifax on the 3d December for this port. - - - We believe that the christening of the Princess Royal wit not take place until after the meeting of Parliament, whet it will be celebrated with every accompaniment which cal give splendour and effect to the happy occasion.—Govern mo d Evening Print. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Extraordinary and overwhelming sensation, created by the wonderful performances of Mr. CARTER, the celebrated American Lion King, together with his Troop of Trained Animals, consisting of LIONS, TIGERS, PANTHERS, LEOPARDS, &c. They will make their second appearance rimilS present TUESDAY EVENING, the Ist instant, .3. and every Evening d ur i ng th e week, the performance will commence with a new 111elo-Drama, translated from the French, for Mr Carter, and founded on the events of the late conquest of Algiers by the French 4 entitled THE LION OF THE DESERT. Abdallah. (an Outcast) .... Mr. Carter, in which the whole of his Trained Animals will appear. To be followed by the laughable Farce of / THE IRISH LION. Tim More Mr. oan, who has been engaged for a liniited period. Mrs. Fizgigg Miss Daly. To conclude with ZELINA ,• on THE HEROINE OF TH CROSS. , Jasper Barebones' (Purser's Steward)./. Mr. Sloan Mina.. (the Heroine of the Cross).. A s. Weston. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. FitnumAN, at the Box-office of the Theatre, from Eleven till Three. Centre Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Side Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, ls. 6d. • Lower Gallery, is; Upper Gallery, 6d. Second price Half-past Eight, Centre Dress Boxes, 2s. ; Side Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. •, First Gallery, 6d. No Second Price to the Upper Gallery. At the request of numerous parties during Mr. Carter's Engagement, the Doors will he opened at Half-past Six, and the Curtain will not rise till Seven. Half-price at Nine o'Clock. Mr. COOKE, and the whole of his unrivalled Establish ment of Artists and STUD of HORSES, the most beautiful, docile, and numerous in Europe, are engaged. At early intimation will be made oftheir appearance. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-S 7 ET, IS OPEN FOIL THE SEASON. IMMENSE ATTRACTIO . i iit MISS LAND, the popular Vocalist, fr the Theatre royal, Covent-garden, for a limited pri : Last week of the FRENCH ROPE-DANCERS. R. and MRS. RAYMOND. CHARLES O'MAL EY. THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, the Ist instant, the Entertainments will commence with a new Roman tic Drama, called THE FOREST OF SENART; OR, THE MILL OF CORBEIL. Valentine Charlet Mr, Charles Bland. Justine ROPE-DANCING, By Mons. Chiarini, the Infant Chiarini, & Madße. Chiarini SINGING By Miss Land. Mrs. Barton, Mr. C. F. Marshall, and Mr. Charles Bland. DANCING By Miss De Blaquiere, Mr. Mungall, and a Pas de Coco by - the Chiarini To which will be added an entirely new Farce, entitled 3HARLES O'MALLEY,THE IRISH DRAGOON Charles O'Malley Mr. Raymond. Miss Judy Maccan Mr. Raymond. Jenny Jinks.... Mrs. Raymond. Co conclude with anew Drama, (never acted here,) entitled REPENTANCE; OR, A MOTHER'S CRIME. Mr. Mollypop Spratt Mrs. Raymond. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. J. FOGG, at the Box office, from Eleven to Three. Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d.—Second Price, Half past Eight, Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; no Second Price to the Gallery. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six. Performance to commence at Seven precisely. Private Boxes, to contain Seven, to be had on application at the Theatre, price £1 Is. Stage Manager, Mr. C. F. MARSHALL. LIVERPOOL GRAND SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS, THEATRE-ROYAL. THE FIRST CONCERT of the Season will take place on TUESDAY EVENING next, December Ist. PRINCIPAL PERFORMERS. Miss STEELE, Miss BASSANO, Mr. JOHN PARRY, M. LISZT (his only appearance in Live ool), and Mr. LAVENU. Leader of the Orchestra.. Mr H ILMANN. Principal Second Violin .. " Viola • " Violoncello " Double Bass Mr. Tayleure. " Flute " Oboe " Clarionet " Bassoon " Horn " Trumpet " Trombone Mr. Edgar. " Drums Bass Drums, Cymbals, Side Drums, Triangles, &c. &c. Piano Forte Mr. GEORGE HOLDEN. Programmes may be had at the Music Shops, &c. The Doors will be opened at Seven, and the Concert will commence at Eight o'clock. _ _ The Plan of the Theatre will lie at the Box-office on MONDAY, the 30th of November, and TUESDAY, the Ist of December, where places may be taken. Non-subscriber's Tickets, 7s. 6d. each. Admission to the Gallery, 2s. Booii'sof Words may be'had at the Theatre on the day of the Concert. Carriages to approach the Theatre by way of Basnett street ; to drive off through the streets on the lower side of the Square, and to take up in the opposite direction. THE THREE CARACCI THE celebrated PAINTINGS of Subjects from Religious History, by ANNIBAL, AGOSTINO, an' LUDOVICO CARACCI, are NOW ON VIEW at the UN . x GALLERY, Slater-street, (out of Bold-street,) from Te ill Four o'clock by daylight, and again from Six till Ten o' lock in the Even ing by gaslight. - The sum of £8,500 has lately BEE* REFUSED for these Pictures. The Ex-Queen of Etruria paid Three Hundred Thousand Francs for them to Lucien Bnonaparte, being at the rate of £4,000 for each Picture ; and they are now con sidered by all Connoisseurs as worth a much larger sum. They will remain on view at the Union Gallery, for a short time only. ADMITTANCE—ONE SHILLINQ . 7 JOHN BENTLE , Keeper, ii ir THE LIVERPOOL ANNUAL EX BITION. THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL EX BITION of the i LIVERPOOL ACADEMY of WO 'S of MODERN ARTISTS IS NOW OPEN for the Se. on, from Nine until Dusk. Admission, Is. Catalogues, is Season Ticket, ss. Also, every Evening, BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED BY GAS, from Seven o'clock until Ten. Admission, is. SAMUEL EGLINGTON, Secretary to the Academy. Exhibition Rooms, Postoffice-place. , AN ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTV THE ANNUAL MEETING of the - iit lEMEN'S CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION t 1 be held in the Large Room of the York Hotel, Tar. in-street, THIS EVENING, at Eight o'clock, when an A 'ess of Congratu lation to her Majesty will be proposed. Alexander Smith, Esq., will preside. The attendance of Members is earnestly requested. By order of the Committee, ROBERT HARRISON, Secretary. Liverpool, Ist December, 1840. TO CORRESPONDENTS PASTORAL AID SOCIETY. ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SUESCIPTIoN RECEIVED Mr. C. H. Purnell, Liver-court, South Castle £0 10 0 We have also to acknowledge the receipt of 5s from Mr Beley, on account of the " Case of Distress" advertised ii our last. We have read a letter signed " Crotchett," demanding in formation from some of our musical readers, why Mr. Jackson, the violoncello player, is not engaged at the sub scription concerts. Perhaps some of the parties connected therewith can give the reply. POLL BOOK. We are glad to find that a complete list of the voters polled for the election of Sixteen Councillors for this Borough, on the 2d of November, is already in the hands of the printers, and will be immediately pub lished. It will skew the duplicate qualifications of the voters, and the wards in which they polled. The list has been examined with the polling papers in the possession of the Mayor. It will be found of great value as a book of reference, and will prove of great service in carrying on the canvass for the ensuing year. Ebr Etberpool k:lattbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1340 We have received our files of the Guiana Times and of the Guiana Chronicle to the 9th of October, inclu sive. The Court of Policy had been assembled, but no business of importance had been transacted. The Guiana Times mentions a rumour of the acquiescence of Lord John Russell in the recommendation of the absentee proprietors connected with the colony, with reference to the postponement of all further action in the Civil List matter to next year. The same journal mentions as among "the ominous signs of the times," the sale of Vreed-en-Hoop estate, by the Messrs. Gladstones, of Liverpool, for £35,000 a sum much smaller than the former value of the pro perty. On this subject the Times offers the following remarks : " The intelligent, wealthy, and honourable house of the Gladstones, is, we are grieved to say, about to be separated from its connection with this colony. It has parted with one of its fine plantations at a great sacrifice, and is anxious to dispose of the remaining three. It is,' testifies a local government print, the opinion of the most experienced judges, that he (Mr. John Gladstone) has sold it (Vreed-en- Hoop) very cheap.' The circumstance,' says the same ex cellent authority, of Mr. Gladstone parting with his estates, is not only ominous, but strongly indicative of the hopeless ness of our present condition.' These words, expressive of the happy conversion of the local government to the true colonial creed, deserve to be written in letters of gold. " But the local-government people, it would seem, cannot give utterance to those healthy opinions, without attacking, at the same time, the inoffensive colonists. They cared no thing for Mr. Gladstone, so long as he was deeply interested in the welfare of the province : on the contrary, they alone held him up to the invectives of members of parliament and the execration of mob orators. But, it appears, extinclus amabitur ideas. The unprincipled and rapacious tyrant of 1838, is the favorite of 1840 : not that one fraction is cared about the worthy gentleman's comfort or feelings, but it is believed it will answer a party purpose, now venally to pa negyrize him, on whom, two years ago, the same parties in voked the•abhorrence of all humane and patriotic men. The Gladstones we dismiss with this observation : that they are sagacious and well-informed men of the world, whose inte rest was, we believe, all along divided between the East and the West, but who may reasonably be excused for feeling in dignation and disgust, at the obloquy which the traitorous portion of the press of this country, as fulsome in its adula tion as infamous in its calumny, attracted upon them, and for carrying their capital to countries, in which it will yield a sure and safe return. " Surely a compliment might have been paid the Messrs. Smith, without an insinuation being thrown out against their fellow-planters. We remember too, that the independence of the legal gentleman used, in former times, to excite the sneers of the self-same set of persons who now affect to be in raptures with his liberality of sentiment and love of mankind. Whoever takes a philosophical view of the progress of society in this province, mu 3t be struck with the facility with which. the former slave-holders have accommodated their habits to the system of general freedom. The failure, the lamentable failure of the crops, is not to be ascribed to the planters or yet to the local government : but is the natural result of the measure of emancipation, which has so greatly depressed the common prosperity, while it has augmented individual hap- piness." The Guiana Times of the 7th ultimo contains a highly interesting and important " Address to the British Nation," on the present state and prospects of the West India colonies, by the Rev. Stephen Isaacson, M.A., formerly Rector of St. Paul's, Demerara. This letter embodies a large mass of statistical and other in formation respecting the West Indies, and furnishes some very powerful arguments in favour of an exten sive system of immigration, as the only means of ex tinguishing slavery and the slave trade. Emanating as it does from a clergyman of the established church, the statements put forth in this powerful address are en titled to the serious consideration of the people of this country. We shall, therefore, proceed to lay before our readers an analysis of the arguments brought for ward by the rev. gentleman. He commences Lii ad dress by showing the erroneous principles upon which the British government acted in carrying out the aboli tion of the slave trade and the extinction of slavery in our own coloniei, and the total failure of the plan as regards foreign nations. The act of 1807, for the ex- tinction of the slave trade, contained no provision for a supply of free labourers, by whom the cultivation of the soil in,our own colonies could be successfully con tinued. An impetus was thus given to the foreign slave trade, which has, since that period, been rapidly increasing, until, at length, it has attained a degree of magnitude ten times as great as that of the whole slave traffic of the world at the commencement of the presen t century. This was the first grand mistake. No provision was made for the immigration of free labourers, without which it was evident that the cultivation of colonial pro duce could not be maintained. The next mistake was that of neglecting to prohibit the introduction of foreign slave-grown produce, under any pretence whatever, into the British market, so long as the traffic continued. The declension in the number of labourers in the British West Indies is thus accounted for by Mr. Isaacson : " The government appear to have entirely overlooked the fact that, during the existence of the slave trade, the vast majority of the imported negroes were males ; and that con sequently, in the course of time, the number of these labourers, unless recruited from other sources, must decline, and ren der it impossible for the colonists to supply even the home market, with tropical productions, which at the time was specially pointed ont by the planters, but disregarded by the government. Accordingly we find that, very shortly after the abolition of the slave trade, the British colonies were unable to grow cotton, which almost immediately ceased to be a staple article in the West Indies, and the whole cultivation of this important product was thus thrown into foreign slave Countries, where it continues to this day. Subsequently the raising of coffee has all but disappeared as a profitable investment ; and but for the high prices obtained during the last two years, I learn from unquestionable authority, that the few estates devoted to the growth of this article, would ere now have been abandoned." The' cultivation of sugar threatens very speedily to follow in this road to ruin. Notwithstanding the high prices which it has recently fetched in the market, the quantity grown is so small, and the expense of cultiva tion so large, that the planter barely covers his expenses. While Great Britain has been making such noble sacrifices on her own part, in order to extinguish sla very, it cannot be denied that its horrors have been greatly increased by the very means employed for its suppression. It is evident that government com menced at the wrong end. The most strenuous advo cates of negro emancipation are now compelled to make this confession. If the government had origi nally adopted a system analogous to the apprenticeship, and encouraged the immigration of free labourers into our West India possessions, the result would have been the simultaneous extinction of slavery in foreign coun tries, and the rapidly increasing prosperity of our own colonies. Mr. Isaacson enters into a variety of calculations to prove that immigration, under judicious regulations, would have prevented the enormous sacrifice of human life to which slavery has given rise, during the last fifty years. The following facts are chiefly derived by the rev. gentleman from the recently published work of Sir T. F. Buxton : " 1 shall here introduce the unimpeachable testimony of Sir T. F. Buxton, who affirms that " it would not be diffi cult to prove, that in the last fifty years there has been a waste of millions of lives ;" and he brings his authentic calculations, based upon official documents, to the following narrow compass : Of about 1000 victims to the slave-trade, one half perish in the seizure, march, and deten tion Of 500 consequently embarked, one-fourth or 25 per cent. perish in the middle passage Of the remaining 375 landed, one-fifth, or 20 per cent. perish in the seasoning Total loss, " So that 300 negroes only, or three-tenths of the whole number of victims, remain alive at the end of a year after their exportation ; and the number of lives sacrificed by the system, bears to the number of slaves available to the plan ter, the proportion of seven to three. " Then applying this calculation to the number annually landed at Brazil, Cuba, &c. which 1 have rated at 150,000 Of these one-fifth die in the seasoning .... 30,000 Leaving available to the planter The number of lives annually sacrificed being in the proportion of seven to three 280,000 Annual victims of Christian slavery 400,000 —Buxton on the Slave-trade, p, 199. " This amount may be verified in the following manner Taking the aunual victims at.. One-half perish before embarkation 200,000 Embarked 200,000 One-fourth in the middle passage 50,000 Landed One-fifth in the seasoning 150,000 30,000 Available 120,000 " To this maybe added 100,000 annual victims of the Ma hommedan slave trade, which gives a sacrifice of half a mil lion human beings per annum, at the shrine of the demon of wealth !! ! or, in Sir T. F. Buxton's language, the slave trade annually dooms to the horrors of slavery— Christian Mahommedan 50,000 170,000 And murders — Christian .... Mohammedan 280,000 50,000 500,000" Mr. Isaacson proceeds to declaim against the Niger expedition as a foolish experiment. He then goes on to develope his own plans for the extinction of the slave trade, the civilization of the negro, and the esta blishment of Christianity in Africa. He alleges that if the many millions of slaves, either captured by British cruisers, or imported under indentures, who are now pining in hopeless slavery in foreign states, had been introduced into our own colonies, the result would have been the extinction of slavery and the slave trade, without the cost of a single farthing to the people of Great Britain. He then shows by an elaborate state ment that the coast of British Guiana, to which colony his observations are confined, is capable of producing 231,600 bales of cotton, or 69,480,000 lbs. I the culti vation of which would require a population of 77,200 —not the amount of the annual sacrifice of human life in the Brazilian slave trade alone ! This estimate is only made with reference to that part of British Guiana which has actually been in cotton cultivation, and sub sequently abandoned for want of labourers. More vic tims are annually sacrificed in the Brazilian slave trade than would be sufficient to bring the whole of these cotton plantations once more into a state of permanent prosperity. This fact surely speaks volumes in favour of free immigration. Again, according to the data furnished by Mr. Isaac son, the immediate banks of the Canja, the Corentyn, the Abary, the Mahaicony, the Mahaica, the Demerara, the Essequebo, the Maroco, the Pomeroon, and of other unexplored rivers, extending to the Oronoco, are capable of producing 432.000,000 of pounds of coffee —very nearly 20 times the consumption of Great Bri tain, or 127,300,000 lbs. more than the consumption of the whole world ! Again, he demonstrates that the banks of the na6- gable rivers; if brought into cultivation by the accession of an adequate number of labourers, are capable also of producing in addition to the preceding amount of cof fee, a supply of sugar equal to 3,000,000 of hogsheads, with rum and molasses in proportion. Thus, each hogshead averaging 1200 lbs., we have, at a low calcu lation, 3,600,000,000 lbs. of sugar—about three times more than the consumption of the whole world—" and that," as Mr. Isaacson remarks, "in one of the colonies which Mr. Ewart, in his place in Parliament, with equal ignorance and effrontery, pronounced to be exhausted." To cultivate the amount of produce specified above, Mr. Isaacson estimates that 954,400 labourers would be required, which, deducting the present population of 100,000, would render necessary an addition of 854,000 immigrants. When are these to be obtained ? Let the starving millions of India, who are periodically decimated by the plague and famine, answer the ques tion. Let the four hundred thousand who now fall victims annually to the infamous slave traffic, answer the question. Let opportunities be offered for the free immigration of those miserable beings into our noble colonies, and we shall soon seethe British West Indies recover their lost prosperity, and rise into a mighty empire which shall rival the United States, both as re spects extent of population and commercial enterprise. We have received a file of the Jamaica Royal Ga zette and Standard to the 17th of October, inclusive. The House of Assembly was to meet, for the purpose of proceeding to business, on the 27th of the same month. Sir Charles Metcalfe still retained his popu larity, and the prospects of the colony were somewhat improved in consequence of his firm and judicious ad ministration. He had recently sent a communication to the Jamaica Society relative to the extension of the resources of the island, and enclosing a list of the pre miums offered by the Society of Arts and Sciences in London. Many of these premiums related to the di minution of human labour in the cultivation of • sugar —to the preserving of plantains add bananas,,and.,tn, the culture of tea, silk, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, &c. Tne introduction of the cactus, or Nopal tree, from which cochineal is obtained, formed the subject of ge neral conversation in the island. We are glad to find the colonists thus directing their attention towards every available plan for developing the resources of the soil and climate ; but we join the editor of the Gazette in deprecating the abandonment of any sugar or coffee plantations for the sake of speculating in any novel productions, however promising the result may appear. A new scheme for supplying the deficiency of manual labour in the West Indies has, it is said, been suggested by the British Consul at Tereriffe to the Colonial Office. This is, the introduction of camels as beasts of burden on the estates. The camel, from its great strength and endurance of fatigue, would. no doubt, be found of the highest utility, A. very rich vein of copper had been recently disco vered in Lower Lucky Valley, in the Port-Royal moun- A Mr. Burgher, of Kingston, in conjunction with a gentleman from Cornwall, (England,) had taken the mine on a lease of 30 years. We republish to-day, from our Third Edition of Friday, the abstract of the news brought by the Presi dent. The most important article of intelligence is, the confirmation of the previously-entertained belief that General Harrison will be the new President, and that by a very large majority. The Britannia, royal mail packet, had arrived out at Boston in 131 days The details of the bombardment and capture of St. Jean d'Acre will be found in another column. It ap pears that the bombardment, which took place on the 3d ultimo, lasted only three hours. The success which attended this great engagement speaks volumes in favour of the perfection to which the gunnery practice has been brought in the British navy. The batteries of the enemy mounted nearly 200 guns, and were manned by a garrison of 60,000 well disciplined sol diers. The whole of an Egyptian regiment was de stroyed by the explosion of a powder magazine. The town, which suffered dreadfully, was evacuated during the night, and the allies took possession on the 4th; The loss of the allies was 16 killed and 42 wounded : that of the Egyptians was from 2000 to 2300 killed and wounded, and 3000 taken prisoners. The destiny of . Syria is, at once, settled by this brilliant achieve ment. It now remains to be seen whether the Paella will persist any longer in his obstinate resistance to the allied forces. We some months ago published an abstract of the report, drawn up by the Parliamentary Commissioners, on the comparative advantages of the lines of railway projected for communicating with Ireland, through the Principality, when we took occasion to express our de cided conviction that the route through Chester to Holyhead was decidedly preferable to any other, and must soon command the sanction of government. Few lines could possibly be constructed with greater economy. Two-thirds of the distance on Mr. George Stephenson's line varies little from a dead level, whilst the gradients on the remaining portions are compara tively trifling. We have now the satisfaction to an nounce the probable fulfilment of our anticipations re specting the eligibility of this line. We understand that a communication has been made to the Grand Junction Railway Company, in timating the intention of the government to have the Irish mails conveyed by way of Holyhead ; and that immediate measures are to be adopted for carrying out the projected railway from Chester to Holyhead, on the practicability of which, Mr. Stephenson, the en gineer, some time ago, made a most able and satisfac tory report. In this manner the Grand Junction Com pany will continue, as heretofore, to carry the mails, bringing them to Chester, instead of Liverpool. We are informed that Lord Duncannon, a member of the government, has lately been in Ireland, and also at Holyhead, for the purpose of forwarding and en quiring into this most important project, which, at this particular period, involves probably to some extent the preservation of the Union. As may be supposed, much anxiety prevails in Ireland for its success. The har bour at Holyhead has been pronounced as in all re spects well qualified for the safe accommodation of her Majesty's mail boats. As we have stated, the line of railroad to be made from Chester to Holyhead will be by no means an expensive one ; the route being coastwise, passing over the Menai and Conway bridges- The mail and passengers from Liverpool will be pro vided for by a train, on the Birkenhead and Chester line, which will meet the London train at Chester, and so be conveyed to Holyhead, there to embark for Ire land, a sail of only three or four hours. The depression tinder which the commercial inte rests of Great Britain have laboured for the last two or three years is difficult to account for upon ordinary principles, and presents features of a singular nature. Temporary disarrangements of our monetary and mer cantile affairs we have often before experienced ; but we have ever hitherto found these periodical visitations exercise a healthy and invigorating influence upon le gitimate and honest commerce. The kiteflying adven turer was thus swept back to his original obscurity; whilst the sober, bona fide trader, with less of glare and glitter perhaps, but more of solid usefulness, was allowed to emerge from the shade into which he had been cast by his meteoric rival. We have waited for a similar result to follow the embarrassments under which we are now suffering' but hitherto we have waited in vain. At times, it is , true, we do hear a fl our i s h o f trumpets f rom certain °I our,whig-radical contemporaries, and are flattered that the winter of our discontent" is about to be "made glorious summer" by some surprisingly advantageous treaty, effected through the exertions and rare sagacity of the Bulwers and Bowrings who flit from court to court at the national expense. But even these illumi nati, practised though they have been in the art of de lusion, produce no impression upon the lethargy which hangs over the commerce of Great Britain. The capital of our manufacturing and trading inte rests is wasting away day by day, whilst the agricultu rist cannot be said to stand in a much more favourable position. Yet we hear of no remedy being attempted . We can find few amongst the suffering classes who in dulge even in the hope of amendment. On the con trary, we find amongst the manufacturing and mercan tile classes strong manifestations of a desire to with draw their capital from the operations of trade, and improve it, by investments in railways and other similar securities. The millions which have been furnished PI ti. th th of yea op( Ply offe. Pas fro❑ tile to a a•iem by 1 and rep t ford blisl " ffir, fear! Bid deny and forge Lone and that pxti W hat lim e It i s 18 Sit lts fo