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(Prom.t 'GN JNTELLIGENCE rums I ava Paris t the tin , in.q Herald.) the appearance of a ergl thousand work- !!on, and no sooner rte municipal ice had, how ut in circula- nal brat to ere directed to Cl'iCe 11l The peo: :en:and . ThuA the public 'quainted with the iionary movement fired up to four e night will not lment i 5 so I instantly be i without unit: -nigtiit-- Ihave bad persons every- to this hour there went of cavalry. Tuileries, and anys. Should atch a coune e had no offenoive )agues pretty itional guard lat are these imbeciles ey exclaimed. " The The day is par- I people of Paris are on to have made a toilette [gilt o'clock lONDAY EVENING, E at indisposition of the 'teur P Antoine and of the Fan Vincenn , FAIRS OF THE EAST. signed quil—not a single riot has oc dispersed from the Boulevards m has gone down, but some peo ,ke place in the night. Ido not )nsidered to have arisen from seller or buyer can :r cent. in half an E'ning papers but a proclamation ijoiiiing the people to keep order. s proceedings:— issigned to pleasure sines of the popula- I that a barricade had for a moment - collision was imminent. Im al Gerard, and according ity of Paris was covered &c., the distribution d any e'tnente itnpos- The barrlcaues 'were de- nent has reason to The groups which hick did not seem to direction, after having been Strong ditatch- MEASURES AGAINST s of Sunday contain matter x Moniteur publishes the " Alexandria, Aug. 20. e 14th, summoned the Egyp ria. He issued several pro f to the Emir Bechir, who sent w professions of his devoted- ember 1, announce that the it Beyrout on the 24th, and in Malta on the 31st. t Commodore Napier, not yacuation of that city by farther out with his four shipi )ps had not arrived. idria with three ships ) British steamers, with two sal. Alexandria en- Rifaat Bey was still 'or not having signed the lotion to me and gives me e service she has ren r rights prevail, and I er to oppose the four 1.. and I rmy, and my son under ), I appreciate her reserve is our movements act as she Irleaseis, :t1 into I shall bed the last drop of which I have lsefvcs to blockading I have tt means of waiting, sword. But let them et them endeavour to and I shall immedi- the Taurus. They wish to make flank of my army I will make population is at present ready he representative of Islamism. And every good Mussulman They think to frighten, me I shall know how to dis. )vie. I will light such a to do to mind her own ved. Whatever will* be and I submit to the ,y stating " that Mehemet Ali is the peace of Europe, as he may ssialis to the Bospfiorus, and the in the Journal des Ali had forwarded to Ibra arus, and march on Constan- or representation of mission from Paris), he tatement w ~ however, of " a puff for the son of he Messenger, in this his of August, given re and M rithout having succeeded in ?asha having declared that t in the affair, without the rras the statement that the .d a note to that of France, 15th of July, and which was the 2d instant announces, under Lord Beauvale, in consequence of goiernment, would not avail him he had obtained to proceed to ::ruits lately ordered by the Ern much sensation at Konigswirth ; lculated that it would exceed by blishes a letter dated Milan, the hat a great movement of troops the province of Venetian Lom er of operatives employed at the they are working day and night Austrian squadron cruising levies of seamen are being it the maritime districts of .k on holidays (which is the fortifications of the city. mintry is covered with troops, h German and Hungarian bat- r.s OF MEFIEDIET ALT t been decreed. icer, attached to the per red to visit the coast, and ending can be made. armed with 100 cannon, have ..!re the French army landed are defended by a numerous Island of Poaros is to be for- on as an accurate account of Pacha at Ma- Ibrahim Pacha, at Mon. 112,000 25,000 43,000 35,000 5,000 32,000 20,000 301,000 Abbas Pacha, at St 2banon This corps la Mecca and Nlexandri. line scattered over the iN MAIL NEWS FROM , AND EGYPT. ent of the Morning Herald.) July 23. ress add prospects 'ted the leading topics the Dr r. bixteen transports, Cogeiher lealey, Cruiser, Algereine, and from Singapore on the 30th of ands followed by her Majesty's . rittay Salem, William Wilson, r!s ide rab le impatience for the was manifested at Singapore, thered of him up to the 9th of [ch had sustained damage n as prepared would Le least possible delay. 'lin:lent of he r Majesty's ore Roads at the date i Bo►nbay on the al Sir G. Elliott; la. By this intelli- s to the cause of the e, whither he is uuder- Aended route up to the of his al was ex recto.' to reach date with the Sinlrapore convoy, )e about th e 10 t h of July. Opera ill probability commenced, and by I may have intelligence of their .est, to convey to you. m China is meagre and unsatis ry stirring expected, until we tions nothiCg is definitively known. amongst those whose opportunities tly qualify them to judge correctly, vonrable circumstances, at least one before there is any chance of the re. thin from no apprehension of our defeat, but from the very nature of r genius of the Chinese government Wititile and people ;as even the betted do Canton , the oc cupation of any of t 4 islaudiuzu oast, o he destruction of several of the selboard 'aides, uld b eno influence whatever on the Emperor. It is only by entering directly on negotiations at Pekin that any good can be expected to re sult ; and this, even supposing everything were to go on as prosperously as could be desired, must be the work of time; meanwhile the protracted interruption of trade must be pro ductive of the most injurious effects both to India and Eng land. Already is the market of Canton swept of its teas, which were being bought up at most exorbitant prices, and the defalcation in the English revenue from the short supply of the present, and the entire stoppage of the next year, will be severely felt in England. Accounts from Canton to the 12th orMay state that an edict had been issued, offering a high rate of pay to every one willing to join the celestial army. The women of the coast had been sent into the interior, and the paucity of our num bers was a standing joke in Siam as well as in China. Government have chartered a number of additional ves sels to convey troops from Madras eastward. The intelligence from the north-west provinces, if not more satisfactory than before, is considerably less loud and alarming. Colonel Wallace is administering very salutary chastisement to the ferocious Belloochies, in capturing their towns and blowing up their strongholds. The chief post of the rebel leader Marroo has in this way been levelled with the dust, while his nephew remains a prisoner in our hands. Still the utmost vigour and caution are requisite, where not a store can be brought in, nor a company of men moved from one point to another, but they are watched, assailed, and harassed, by a force ten times as numerous as their own. At Herat all was quiet down to the 3d of June, and an excellent harvest of the crop just then ripening was speedily expected to be gathered in. Intelligence of the Russian de feat had reached them, but they were still doubtful of its authenticity. Dost Afahommed had at length been liberated, and his daughter received into the Harem of the Ameer. The failure of the Russian expedition, which would appear to have been for some time perfectly well known in Europe, begins only now to be believed in India, and seems only to have been conjectured even at Herat. Statements as to the advance of the Russian army, its numbers, strength, and ar mament, its route, its conflicts with and defeat of all its op , ponents, and attending its final capture, subjugation, and de tention of Khiva and refusal to admit the Khan to the terms formerly offered him, had filled the columns of every news paper in India for months together, and turn out now, in every particular, to have been wholly without foundation. Alarmed, it is said, at so extraordinary a thing as the appear ance of vigour and determination in the councils of England, and assumed by our foreign minister, that any advance to wards our Indian frontier would be viewed and punished as an act of aggression against England, the Czar. for the pre sent, has thought fit to arrest or withdraw his armies. (From the Times.) MAY 19.—The intelligence from China possesses The English merchants continued un- CuINA, no peculiar interest molested at Macao. The Americans were making every preparation to expedite their business before the arrival of our expedition. In the coarse of next month we may expect to hear at least of its arrival in China, if not of its doings. Prospects of the early resumption of the trade must necessarily be very doubtful. There are rumours of an intended expulsion of all foreigners from Canton, but we know not whether they deserve atten tion. It is now confidently asserted that an imperial edict, addressed to Lin, has been received; in which the imperial displeasure about some of his acts is made known to him. The taou-tae, or admiral, is said to have a share in this re primand, which probably is on account of the affair of the Bogue, and the false reports forwarded to Pekin regarding it. It is also said that the true state of the affairs of the Bilbaino has reached the Imperial ears. Lin is said to have been degraded three degrees in rank. A Chinese boat, laden with raw silk and silk piece goods, destined for Macao, has lately been seized by the mandarins, on the pretext that her cargo was intended for the English. Mr. Snow, the American consul, has left Canton, and ar rived at Singapore. Of late several vessels have experienced difficulties in en tering the Bogue, the Chinese refusing to allow them to pass, on the plea that they have taken in their cargoes at Tongkoo. In some instances these difficulties have been overcome, but several vessels are still waiting outside. - The rumour that some especial messengers are to be sent to Singapore, in order to institute an investigation into the state of trade, has given rise to many surmises. Still it might have been considered one of the many tales of which Singapore is always full, if the Mandarins had not yet com menced operations. Two merchants dealing in silk were seized without any charge being brought against them, ex cept that of having traded. We trust that this is merely a rumour. Considerable consternation had spread far and wide among the native dealers, for none know whose turn will be next. We hope td report soon more favourably, for after the assurances of the Provincial Government, it is not to be ex pected - .that the short-lived tranquillity of the industrious people will be disturbed so wantonly. THE PLENIPOTENTIARY FOR CHINA It was at first reported that Sir George Staunton had been appointed by the Home Government to conduct the nego tiations with China. Afterwards it was said, that no less a person than Lord Auckland would go in proprid persona in the Hon. Company's steamer the Queen. The most credible end natural report is, that Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, C. 8., will conduct both the coercive and diplomatic business. The expedition is to direct itself against China. BRITISH SHIPS OF WAR COMPOSING THE CHINESE SQUADRON (All these vessels are supposed to be already before China.) 1. At China, on the 19th of May, her Majesty's ships, Druid, 44 guns, Hyacinth, 18, and Volage, 26. 2. Left Singapore with despatches for Macao, on the 19th of May, her Majesty's ship, Alligator, 28 guns, 3. Sailed from. Singapore, on the 30th of May, with steamers and transports, her Majesty's ships Wellesley, 74 guns, (bearing the flag of the commodore,) Cruizer, 18, and Algerine, 10. __ . _ _ _ _ _ . 4. Was to sail on the 4th of June, her Majesty's ship Conway, 26, from Singapore. Remaining at Singapore, to take on the April mail at the same date, the Larne. 18. 5. Were spoken in the Anjeer channel, on the 10th of June, on their way to China direct, her Majesty's ships Melville, 74 (bearing the flag of the admiral commander-in chief), Blonde, 46, Modeste, 18, and Pylades, 18. 6. Under orders for sailing from the Cape to China, on the 25th of April, her Majesty's ships Columbine, 18, Nimrod, 20, Blenheim, 74, and Orestes, 18. It does not appear that the Herald, Pelorus, Favourite, And►omache, and the Pique, as was originally stated, will form any part of the Chinese expedition ; the Pique, indeed, is now off Alexandiia. The Pelorus got on shore at Port Essington, in a gale of wind. ADMIRAL ELLIOTT'S SQUADRON FROM THE CAPE CALCUTTA, June 23, We have also the pleasure to advise you, that Admiral Elliott is probably by this time in the Chinese seas. The Modeste, 18, detached from his squadron, having delivered despatches for Calcutta to the Eudora, from Hobart Town, arrived to-day, which vessel spoke the Modest* on the 12th inst., in lat. 12, long. 90 east. DEPARTURE OF TIIE DIVISION OF THE FLEET FOR CIII NA, UNDER THE COMMODORE, FROM SINGAPORE. On Saturday forenoon, the 30th of May, her Majesty's ships Wellesley. Cruiser, and Algerine, troop-ship Rattle snake, and the Hon. Company's steamer Atalanta, with 16 sail of. transport vessels, got under weigh for China, present ing a fine and animating spectacle as they steered out of the roads in three divisions, with one of her Majesty's ships at the head of each. They were followed next day by the steamers Queen and Madagascar, into the former of which the staff from the Marion, whic hl has been damaged, had been transferred ; of the two ships of war remaining in the roads, the Conway will, we understand, move forwards in the course of the day, the Larne waiting to take on the April mail, which may now now be expected almost daily to arrive from Calcutta, by the steamer Enterprise. No day has been fixed yet for the departure of the rest of the trans ports. THE DESTINATION OF THE EXPEDITION AND POINT OF ATTACK, It has been very generally surmised that the preliminary operation of the expedition will be to batter down the Bogue forts ; and we believe there is no doubt that such are the in structions of Sir Bremer Gordon. But we understand the campaign to be opened by also taking possession of Macao at the same time, we presume under some a rran g e men t s effected at home between the British and Portuguese govern ments. Lord Macartney's opinion was, " that the English should take forcible possession of Macao, because the Portuguese held it on terms at once useless and degrading ;" but an act of this kind the government will not commit. The occupation of Chusals and other place's on the coast will be, it is thought, the next act in the drama ; but if effici ent garrisons are to be left at these places, will not the force be too much weakened to make an attempt on Pekin, which is considered by many to be in contemplation? To occupy the islands, or some towns on the coast, will not, we feel perfectly assured, be sufficient to alarm the imperial court—nothing short of a marchon Pekin will arouse the im perial government. We think the present force competent to this, providing we content ourselves with garrisoning Ma cao, and leaving a small naval force there, without occupying other positions on the coast. For the success of such an en terprise, however, it is absolutely necessary that our force should be at the mouth of Pei Ho or north river long before the approach of winter. (From the Bombay Times, July 22.) FROM THE NORTH WEST PROVINCES. The accounts of the conduct and condition of Schah Soo jab continue the same as formerly—that his habits are those of a haughty, silly, sensual, confirmed reprobate, totally un worthy of British countenance or protection ; who, the mo ment that our forces were withdrawn from the country, would become the deserved victim of his own outraged subjects, by whom he is held in equal hatred and derision. FROM HERAT. By letters from Herat we learn that all was quiet down to the 3d of June, and that an excellent harvest was expected in the country around ; the grain had got into ear, and was be ginning to ripen. Col. Stoddart continued to be a prisoner. Dost Mohamed had been relieved from restraint, and his daughter had been received into the harem of the Ameer. The Russian retreat was believed in at Herat, but had not been ascertained. No wonder, then, that we in Bombay know little of the affairs of Khiva. ItHIVA The Delhi Gazette, July 8, says, that the halt of the Rus sians, if not their retrograde movement, continues t o con firmed by letters from various quarters. And this i s authen tically said (we are almost afraid to use the word)tohate arisen from the remonstrances of the British auth or i t i es, who, while they are using their most s trenuous efforts to , in duce the Khivans to give up t h e i r Russian slaves or captives, and by so doing to remove the chief cause of quarrel as set forth in the Russian declaration of war, have declared their determination to oppose any further advance of the Auto crat's troops towards British India. We are enabled to give a positive refutation to the reports of the ill treatment of Lieutenant Young Abbot by the Khan of Khiva. They seem to have had their origin in his move ments being closely watched : but, at the same time, he was treated with the greatest consideration. -;:Lieutenant Abbott candidly told the Khan that the Bri tish government could do nothing for him unless the Rus sian captives were given up ; and his journey to St. Peters burgh was merely to inform the British ambassador of certain facts connected therewith ; and if the Russians are deter minedi to c onquer Khi va, t h e B r i t i s h gov ernment is equally tidedtheaapttitvhees are ysha given p shall not possession of the country after the We are not able to give the reasons for Lieutenant Abbott's return to Khiva a t the present, but we know his mission has established f or us a f de r r ie a n b d ie ly irn fo p o o t r in ta g nc a e t . Khiva, a place now become of very considerable BOMBAY, JULY 23. —W ADEN. at e liave, since the 23d of May, had four or fi ve sets of e- beingies from Aden, the only one of Diary m ite h i e Bn n , importance j n ne sP that w hich . reached us by the lOthinforming us of an attack by long threatened, that the the Arabs. This had beeii so' gar rison began to hope that the tn ti b r n e v at would not be put into prepared themselves for effect. Some 3000 were said the attack, which was repulsed wi w t e h u ! n re d at slaughter on the had and . brui ses . only r n e t vailed in . Aden side of the enemy, and with some the garrison is on that of the garrison. Sickness to be desired since the beginning of May ; and at pres P e excessively weakened by the extraordinary numbers on the hospital or invalid list. It is most sincerely that the rumour that about £50,000 is to be ex pen ded may on the fortifications may prove true ; and that this p erm it so much of a retaliatory system to be gone into as ma further attacks on the garrison, when the natives becom e yre`e a n , t cured that they will always become requited in kind NV,. begin to . consider that we may now hope that, in respect ' to the cession of Aden, and its retention by the Indian govern ment, the ridiculous European jealousies by which we have been 'so long tormented may disappear, and that we may be perMitted to protect ourselves from injury and insult, by chastising in good earnest the barbarian aggressor, and pro curing that peace and tranquility, which, not more on our own account than for the benefit of the Arabs themselves, is so particularly desired. Then, and not till then, will Aden become of importance as a Red Sea trading port. THE GHILZIS COUNTRY We have no very recent copious or authentic information. The entire success of the affair between Cabool and Kelat-i- Gbilzi4, on the 6th May, when six thousand of the enemy were dispersed by a mere handful of our troops, afforded them doubtless a very salutary lesson : on which the more recent operation of Cola Wallace in capturing and blowing up the principal stronghold of Marro, the rebel chief, will be a valuable improvement. Sweeping and determined measures have been essential, and the carrying out of these have been intrusted to firm and vigorous hands. EGY PT ALEXANDRIA, Avousr 20.—The Pacha is still " inflexi ble," and even " something more." On Monday he gave audknce to RUM Bey officially, and received the ultimatum of the four powers with his usual sang froid ; declaring that he bad no other answer than that he had already given, and that if the envoy pleased he would give it to him in writing at the moment. The next morning a courier arrived at the harem with despatches from Beyrout, bringing intelligence that the English squadron, with 6,000 Albanians, 10,000 English muskets and artillery, &c., on board, were arrived at the coast of Syria, and about to land these formidable sup plies to rekindle the insurrection. ALEXANDRIA, AUGUST 20, quarter-past two o'clock. — Two Austrian frigates have just arrived, and anchored along side the Bellerophon, outside the reef. The Turkish and Egyptian fleet are all in motion, apparently putting them selves in order for " the last resort." The news of Com modore Napier's arrival at Beyrout with four men-of-war, a corvette, and a Turkish line-of-battle ship, is confirmed. Captain Walker is said to be on board the last, but nothing has yet been seen of the Arnauts on that part of the coast. The despatch of Abbas Pasha, the Governor of Beyrout, states that Commodore Napier summoned the town to sur render to the Sultan, and ordered Abbas Pasha and his troops to acknowledge his authority, or evacuate Beyrout forthwith. The governor, who is supported by a strong force in the interior, replied, that he held the town for Mehemet Ali, and that if Commodore Napier attempted to land a sin gle man, he would consider it as the commencement of hos tilities, and would act accordingly. It appears that nothing further had occurred at the time the governor's courier came away, Commodore Napier being apparently content with having asserted the Sultan's authority, and probably also having discovered that he came a month too late to avail himself of the revolutionary tendencies in that quarter. So things remain till the declaration of the Pasha's answer to the ultimatum. As far as I can learn from individuals of character and intelligence who have travelled through that district, both during and after the insure ection, there is not the least likelihood of an effective revival of the revolt. WEDNESDAY, Au&. M.—Admiral Stopford arrived here, in the Princess Charlotte, on Monday, and dropped anchor beside the Bellerophen. He is going through his quarantine. The force at present in the outer waters consists of these two men of war, the Daphne corvette, two Austrian frigates, and two smaller vessels. The Cyclops, Hydra, and Alecto, steamers, are also here. The first departs to-morrow for Con stantinople. The last arrived early this morning with the Indian mail from Beyrout, and will leave to-morrow for France. She might have sailed to-night, but the permission to take in coals from the Ariadne store-ship was not granted for some hours, and hence the delay till to-morrow in her departure. COMMODORE NAPIER'S SUMMONS TO TILE GOVERNOR OP BEYROUT TO SURRENDER.. COPY OF A LETTER TO N. MOORSE, ESQ., TIER MAJESTY'S CONSUL AT BEYROUT Sir,—l beg you will V communicate to the consuls of the different powers, and the. British merchants at Beyrout, that Great Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia, have decided that Syria is to be restored to the Porte. I have demanded that the Turkish troops be put under my protection, and that the arms be restored to the inhabitants of Lebanon. I trust the governor will not provoke hostilities ; if he does, the re sponsibility of uselessly shedding blood, must be on his own head.—l have the honor to be yours, &c, CHARLES NAPIER, Commodore. BEYILOUT, AUG. 23, 1840.—The Gorgon war steamer has been cruising under the orders of Commodore Napier, for the purpose of making reprisals of vessels belonging to the Pacha of Egypt. She has succeeded in getting a store-ship and a transport, with ammunition and provisions, and a very pretty cutter yacht. The town is quiet, and the Druses in the mountains. The civilians have all fled from the town, which is abandoned to the military. The British ships are so moored that one broadside would send thousands of poor wretches into eter nity. The Castor and Magicienne are cruizing off the port of Beyrout. MALTA, SEPT. 1, 1840.—The Sovereign transport, with 3,500 barrels, and the Index hired schooner, with other 2,500 barrels of gunpowder, loaded at the ordnance stores at Wool wich, arrived at Malta on Sunday last. The Phoenix steam frigate was despatched to Admiral Stopford this morning, with the London letters to 15th August, brought yesterday by the Acheron from Gibraltar. Not a word of local news. LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM THE LEVANT. (From the Supplement to the Malta Times) MALTA, SEPT. I.—The Alecto steam-packet arrived in port last night at a quarter past nine, having left Beyrout on the 23d. and Alexandria on the 27th, at half. past eleven, a.m. She brings a mail from India, via the Persian Gulf, despatches from Bombay on the 24th of July, and arrived at Beyrout on the 23d ult. The mail of the Ist of July, via Suez, had not arrived when the Alecto left Alexandria. The accounts from Egypt are of a very warlike character. Notwithstanding the French steamer Papin had arrived at Alexandria, conveying an official intimation " that France will not assist him by arms, and that there is no prospect of any misunderstanding with England leading to hostilities," Mehemet Ali was as inflexible as ever, absolutely refusing to listen to the terms proposed by the quadruple treaty, and re jecting them in tot°, without even deigning to give an ex planation. He had intimated to Admiral Stopford, who had arrived some days previously, that he was then ready to give an official answer, and that he (the admiral) might act thereon, without waiting until the expiration of the full time allowed him for coming to a decision. Commodore Napier had issued a proclamation calling upon the Syrians to rise in the cause of the Sultan, particularly that part of them who had gone over to Abbas Pacha, and he would protect them ; but it does not appear that it had the effect an ticipated. The following is a true copy transmitted by our correspondent from Alexandria : " Great Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, with the Sultan, have decided that the rule of Mehemet Ali shall cease in Syria, and I have been sent here with an advanced squa dron to assist in throwing off the yoke of the Pacha of Egypt. " Syrians, you know that a hatti scheriff has been issued by the Sultan, securing the life and property of his subjects, which is in full operation throughout the Turkish territories, in addition to which the allied powers have agreed to recom mend to the Sultan to render your condition happy and pros perous. " Inhabitants of Lebanon, you are more immediately under my eye ; I call upon you to rise, and throw off the yoke under which you are groaning. Troops, arms, ammunition, arc daily expected from Constantinople, and, in the meantime, the Egyptian ships shall no longer insult your coast. " Soldiers of the Sultan, who were treacherously led from your houses to the burning sands of Egypt, and have been since transported to Syria, I call upon you, in the name of the great powers, to return to your allegiance. I have placed two line-of-battle ships close to the Lazaretto where you are encamped : put yourselves under my protection, and should a single soldier of the Pacha approach you, he shall be annihilated. " All past events will be forgotten, and your arrears of pay discharged by the Sultan, as also the arrears of any soldier who may join the Sultan's standard. " Syria." " CHARLES NAPIER, Commodore. It is but right that we state that the highest naval autho rities in Malta affect to discredit this proclamation, and to consider it very doubtful. It is also said, upon unquestionable authority, that Capt. Napier has taken some fifteen Egyptian vessels, most of them small'; there was one, however, a frigate, used as a transport, having troops on board, but only four guns were mounted. It is thus seen that the communication between Beyrout, on the coast of Syria, and Egypt, is entirely cut off. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MISCELLANY The Sentinelle of Toulon says, that a camp of 30,000 men is about to be formed in the department of the Var, and that notices to the inhabitants of numerous villages to be ready to lodge troops have been issued. • A letter from Schiedam informs us that about half-past nine o'clock the Exchange was suddenly perceived to be on fire ; in spite of every effort the flames spread so rapidly that in a few hours that fine building was reduced to ashes. It is supposed that it was struck by lightning.—Dutch Paper. The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort says :—" There is now living at Moscow, the widow of a dealer in skins, who has attained her 157th year. When 123 she married her fifth husband. All her alliances have been prosperous and happy. She is still in full possession of all her mental faculties. She has never been attacked with any dangerous illness." ST. PETERSDURGH, AUG. 25.—News has been received from Teflis, that at the end of June the whole of the upper part of the celebrated mount Ararat, in Armenia, had sunk down. For some days before the phenomenon a hollow noise was heard in the interior of the mountain, which was clearly perceived in all the neighbourhood of the settlement on the extensive periphery of the mountains : it is said that only a large village and an Armenian monastery, dependent on the celebrated Etschtniadzin, are buried with their in habitants. We have not received the official accounts. PIRATES AT THE HAVANNA H.—We learn that the pirates who attacked and captured the Vernon had been tried and sentenced to death at the Havannah prior to the sailing of her Majesty's ship Comus, which vessel arrived at Port- Royal on Thursday. They were to be shot the day after the Comus sailed : the reason why they were sentenced to so honourable a death is their having been, as is understood, deserters from the Spanish marine service. The Comus saw a suspicious-looking craft on her passage to the Havannah, but, having the mail on board, was unable to give chase.— Jamaica Despatch, July 24. HURRICANE AT PORTO Rtco.—Whilst the Spitfire was at Porto Rico, on the night of the 16th, that place was vi sited by a very severe hurricane, which obliged Capt. Win nett to get out of the harbour, and stand out for sea. The flashes of lightning were so vivid and frequent, that they en abled the captain to get out the steamer with safety, which otherwise would have been a very precarious attempt. Our readers must, no doubt, recollect that about the time men tioned there were some very strong breezes to windward, and, to experienced eyes, the scuds which were seen from Port-Royal towards that quarter plainly denoted bad wea ther to windward.—Jamaica Despatch, July 28. A FEMALE USURER.—We find the following amusing d j a aot n h e sh c oinp o ge t ern cent,ins n e o r n i e nl at o tee f the rley st lentßodu t. .ea r .,y e oh a net x igga aphne his so s fe : A family ca fo v r af s rn t ac o ns c e k isn: ve lient hhthauers months'db husband markethdo , date. t a fte n oi d re ch, r ra e atp c i e e fi t i an v a les pound ora etr a i rrn, bads bargain nl wife, for f fwebutter,we 600 francs, hhoh ehadasd been just payableinformed o concluded. eb uy a 12 hagglingdt her r. 1 7; a h s i p s o s s u a c , ce i s n s s f t u e l ad n e of o econgratulating ae:c l is 7 oe, r lAp a ewnr m dhc i y a ey bnodltnie.d, werehayunos ud nf 000tl makeen enough g h h i m t o signg i give the em bill 3 0 0 for francs two ! The band o a then you need have given him nothing !" THE BLEEDING IMPOSTOR.—A curious ease Of impos tnre has been disclosed before the correctional tribunal at Paris. A man was waiting, not many days since, in the court, to be tried on a charge of assumed epileptic debility, in order to extort money from the charitable, when he sud denly fell down on the floor, went into strong convulsions, blood copiously gushed from his mouth, and, on his becom ing tranquil from exhaustion, he was forced to be removed to the infirmary of his prison. There, on being closely watched, it was found that he had acquired the faculty of retaining in his stomach a considerable quantity of blood, which he could at pleasure eject by the throat, and produce all the symptoms of an involuntary rupture of important blood-vessels. His arms had usually supplied him with blood, the veins being all scarified with marks of innumerable bleedings, and he had last resorted to his nose, an instrument being found concealed on his person for scarifying the interior of that organ, and shortly before being taken into court. H e has been brou g ht which, it appears, had made use of on the da y in q uesti on , up again, and condemned to one year's imprisonmsnt. Dr. Shuttleworth, Warden of New College, Oxford, it to be tho new Biabop of Chichester. SECOND EDITION. Standard Office, Three o'clock THE UNITED STATES OUTBREAK IN MEXICO By the Adirondack, which arrived here this morning, we have received New York papers of the 20th ult., two days later than those brought by the Great:Western. Late and important intelligence had been received at New Orleans from Mexico. The dates from Metamoras were to the Ist of August, and from Mexico to the 23d of July. A sudden outbreak of the federalists had taken place at the capital, which put the public buildings and the person of the Presi• dent in the.possession of the insurgents. Urrea, the late republican leader had escaped the dungeon of the inquisition, and roused the people, and attacked and carried the city of Mexico, making Bustamente prisoner. Bustamente subsequently got his liberty, and called the Centralists to his rescue. Upwards of 300 men are said to have perished during the e'meute. On hearing of these occurrences in the capital, Santa Anna left Vera Cruz immediately for:Mexico. Generals Wall, Condea, and Canalizo, had left Metamoras for the city of Mexico. Metamoras was left in a very de fenceless state. Arista, who was expected there, was said to have left Tampico for the capital. All this is said to be glo rious news for Texas. According to the latest accounts, Urrea had still possession of the palace and public places. Santa Anna was eager in his proffers of assistance to the government, but was informed that the revolutionists could be subdued without his aid. He remained at Puella. Many of Urrea's followers were about to throw themselves upon the leniency of the government, fearing the result of their operations, but were told that none need be expected, but that the sword should determine the result. The government could not think of any kind of ca pitulation whatever. It was stated that New Mexico had declared in favour of Texas, with the Commandant-General Amije at their head. Troops were said to be pouring in from all directions. to the assistance of Bustamente. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. TUESDAY, AUG. 18, 6 P.M.—The Acadia, at Boston, fur nishes again four days later news. Nothing definite had tran-, spired in relation to the rumoured diffi . culties between France and the four allied powers. Grave reasons exist for appre hending a disturbance of the peace of Europe, which has been unshaken for nearly 25 years. In that time the great powers have resuscitated their means, after the disastrous wars of the empire. By universal opinion it is allowed that the breaking out of such a war as is threatened, would involve the revolu tion of Europe on the one hand, and perhaps the dismember, ment of France on the other. The immensity of its results can scarcely be estimated. The United States could alone remain neutral, and as'a consequence, the carrying trade of Europe must devolve upon her ; while the capital of Europe will seek this country for security. There is but little pro bability of the peace of Europe being broken ; the interests at stake are too vast to permit it. The agitation will, mean while, be unfavourable to commerce, by creating a want of confidence and an indisposition to embark in enterprises. The stock market has peen depressed. U. S. Bank fell off per cent. North American Trust and Banking Co. t, Delaware and Hudson I, Stonington 4, Harlem, I. Sale of Indiana 5 per cents were made at a decline of 4 per cent. The sale of New York State stock adverised for to-day has been postponed to the 21st inst. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,-THIS DAY In the course of each night, since our report of Tuesday, we have had occasional showers, but being quickly dissipated by an almost constant succession of strong westerly winds, and exceedingly fine weather during the day, a considerable share of the corn around us has been secured this week in excellent condition : compensating in a great degree for the small portion which was previously gathered in too hastily, and promising a speedy completion of the harvest in this part of the district. Meanwhile we may state, that Wheat is ge nerally allowed with us to be equal to an average of late years ; Barley decidedly a full crop, and Oats and Potatoes unquestionably abundant beyond any former precedent. Of Beans and Pease, the culture is so little practised here, as to render any remarks respecting them unnecessary.—Regard ing the quality and yield of each kind of Grain, we may be able to speak conclusively as thrishing becomes general, when these points will be more clearly ascertained. The supplies of Grain coastways and from Ireland con tinue small, and exclusive of a moderate quantity of foreign Wheat, with nearly 6,000 barrels of Flour, chiefly from Canada, we have little to notice from abroad since Tuesday ; several cargoes of Wheat and Flour, expected, not having arrived in time to meet the low duty, now raised to 6s 8d per quarter and 4s per barrel, leaving the rate upon other foreign produce the same as last week. From the 4th to the Bth instant inclusive, duties were paid here upon 86,535 qrs. of Wheat, 5,093 qrs. Oats, 147 qrs. Pease, 13 quarters Indian Corn, and 113,012 barrels Flour ; subsequently further entries have been passed, of which no official return has yet been published. During the last two days there was a steady inquiry for Wheat and Flour, both of which maintained their previous value ; while other articles of the trade appeared to attract little attention. At our market this morning, holders of Wheat evinced a tolerable degree of firmness, and some parcels were held on rather higher terms ; but as no actual advance was generally established, we merely repeat our last quotations, at which a moderate extent of business was transacted. Barrel Flour, the only kind in request, continued to meet a fair demand, and in most instances an improvement of 6d. per barrel was realized. Foreign Barley seemed to be much neglected, and must be considered nominally rather cheaper. Of English new we have none at hand. Although Malt of fine quality fully supported former prices, inferior kinds were somewhat lower. Oats, continuing nearly without inquiry, were further de pressed in value, and must be noted at least Id. per 45 lbs. under Tuesday's currency. Beans and Peas remained stationary. Old Oatmeal was taken off very sparingly at previous rates ; and new, although in limited supply, declined 6d to is per 240 lbs. ARRIVALS OF CORN, From the Bth to the loth September, 1840, inclusive DESCRIPTION COAST. UNITED PO WISE. STATES.' REIGN. TOTAL Qrs.l 320 74 , 1193 I 5349 1 7611 Barley Qrs. Malt Oats Rye Qrs Beans Pease . Qrs. Shelled Barley . Qrs 40 250 I 1484 I 1532 1 140 IGoo 1 84500 Indian Corn . . Qrs. I 800 1 800 R,apesced Oatmeal .. .. Loads 311 I I 311 Flout . Sacks I 38 38 Ditto EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Barley, —qrs. ; Oats, 20 qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Flour, 206 brls.— Ireland. Wheat, 499 qrs. ; Malt, qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, loads ; Flour, 10 sacks.—Coast wise. Wheat, 540 qrs. ; Barley, 20 qrs. ; Malt, qrs. ; Oats, 769 qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Beans, 2 qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Oat meal, 78 loads ; Flour, 103 sacks, 728 brls. Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Sept. 4, 1840. Wheat 68s. 11d. I Barley 345. Bd. I Oats.. 30s. 6d. Rye .. 38s. 6d Beans.. 475. 3d. I Pease.. 445. sd. Aggregate average of the six weeks Wheat.. ;Is. 10d.:1 Barley.. 338..8d. 1 Oats 10s. 3d. I Rye.. 38s. 4d Beans.. 465. Ild. I Pease.. 455. Od Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week Wheat 6s. Bd. I Brley 12s. 4d. j Oats ...... is. yd. Rye .. 12s. 6d Beans, Is. Od. ; Pease 2s. Od. I Indian Coral2s. 4d. Flour 4s. Oid Liverpool Averages, week ending Bth September, 1840. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Beans. Pease. I Qr 5..... 653 250 45 Prices.. 625. sd. Os. Od. 265. Od. 495. Od. Os. Od. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. Wind W., blowing fresh ARRlVED.—Adirondack, Hackstaff, (sailed 20th Aug.) and Florida. from New York—New Brunswick, and Clyde, from Quebec—Eight, from Hamburg—Columbine, from the Mediterranean—Mildrade, Rodrigues, from Lisbon . . . Napier, Sanford, from Mobile at this port, sailed 4th August. On the 24th August, in lat 39, long'63, spoke the Spring, from Apala chicola for this port. On the 15th, in lat 27, long 19, spoke the St. Cloud, from New Orleans for this port Cestrian, Saville, sailed from Bombay for this port 7th June Tigris, Robinson, sailed from Calcutta for this port 4th July Tory, Reid, sailed from Saugor for London 29th June City of Derry, Roberts, sailed from Madras for Singapore 9th July Phillips, Scott, sailed from Valparaiso for Islay 27th May Floraville, Mitchell, sailed from ditto for Coquimbo 9th June Swallow, Nelson, sailed from ditto for Guayaquil 10th June Columbus, Cropper; Sheridan, De Peyster; Rochester. Wood house; Memphis, Nichols; and Selina, Smith, hence at New York, 19th August Sylvanus Jenkins, and William Goddard, hence at Mobile Gardiner, Jackson, hence at Charleston London, Patten, hence at Baltimore Narraganset, hence at Boston Lancashire Lass, Norman, hence at Malta Arrow, Harris, hence at Messina Lion, Watson, hence at Genoa, rather leaky, having experinced heavy gales from the N.W., on 14t11 tilt., Off Cape St. Vincent, and another from N.E. off Cape Creux Ariel, Darling, hence at Genoa Cornelian, Swart; Hoop in Fortuin, Nickoff ; Countess, Arrod ; Annign Elezina, Kniper; Jonge Wilhelm, Weengen ; Zeldenurst, Konig, hence at Texel Eliza, Nygus ; Louisa, Riuge ; Ocean, Burns; Gratitude, Swart; Mary Burn, Mitchell ; Seatlower, Foster; Pauline, De Beer; Rosa, Farena, hence at Helvoet Atlas, Michelson; Henriette, Devoust ; and Phcenix, Kniper, hence at Antwerp _ . Cornwall, Butcher, from Bahia at Falmouth Tancred, Patten, from St Lucia off ditto. On the 29th August, spoke the Ann and Hargaret, hence for Campobello. On the Id instant, spoke the Victoria, hence for Newfoundland British Queen, (steamer,) from London for New York, was spoken on the 6th instant, at s a.m., in lat 49, long 20 32 Monongahela, hence fo r Phil a d e lphia, was spoken on the 10th August, in lat 45, long 56 Woodside, hence fur Boston, was spoken oii the lath August, in lat 43, long 59 Shenandoah, hence for Philadelphia, and North America, hence for New York, were oft' Bardsey yesterday Alfred, hence for New York, was spoken on the 6th instant, in lat 49, long 20 Lehigh, from New Orleans for this port, oft Maternilla Reef, August Tintlnter, Small, sailed from Alexandria for this port 16th August ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 26.—The Palmyra, Gill, which sailed hence 19th instant for Liverpool, put back the following day, very leaky TELEGRAPH OF FlCE. — Hoiyhead, twelve o'clock.—No vessels to report along the line Col. Thompson and his eldest son are avowed' candidates for the borough of Leicester at the next general election.— Laic**ler Journal. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF MRS. FITZWILLIAM, And her Last Appearance i i Liverpool previous to her return to the United States, to fulfil her American engagements. Fifth Night of Mr. MACKAY, of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh, who is engaged for a Fortnight. Tl:ird Night of Mr. PAUL BEDFORD, of the Theatres- Royal, Covent-garden, Drury-lane, and the Haymarket, who is engaged for a liMited period. THIS present FRIDAY, September 11, 1840, will be performed, a Comedy, in three acts, called k BOLD STROKE FOR A HUSBAND. Don Caesar Mr. Mackay. . Mr. Stuart. I)on Julio.. Mr. W. Howard Dun Vincentio Mr. Chaplin. Don Garcia Mr. W. H. Bland. Donna Victoria Miss Cleaver. Don Carlos Donna Laura.. Mrs. Baker, Donna Olivia Minstte.. Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. Fitzwilliam. At the end of the Play, a favourite SONG, by Mr. Paul Bedford After which, the celebrated Monopologue, written expressly for Mrs. Fitzwilliain, by J. B. Buckstone, Esq., called WIDOW WIGGINS ; Or, MUSIC MAD. In which Mrs. Fitzwilliam will sustain her original charac- To conclude with the New Drama called the LADIES' CLUB. MRS. FITZWILI.IAM IN THE CHAIR. On MONDAY, Sept. 14, will be repeated the Opera of ROB ROY.. Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. Mackay; Major Galbraith, Mr. Paul Bedford.—After which, the Drama of MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS. Sandie, Mr. Mackay. THE LIVERPOOL EXHIBITION THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of the LIVERPOOL ACADEMY of WORKS of MODERN ARTISTS WILL OPEN on MONDAY next, at the Emit lIITION ROOMS, in Postoffice-place. SAMUEL EGLINGTON, Secretary to the Academy. Postoffice-place, September 9, 1840. EXHIBITION. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE, CAPTAIN SIBORN'S MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. THE celebrated MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO is NOW OPEN for EXHIBITION at the GALLERY OF THE UNION ROOMS, Slater street, Bold-street. Open from Ten in the Morning till Ten at Night. Ad mission, One Shilling each. MOVING PANORAMA TS NOW OPEN, in the large New Brick Building, erected I on purpose, Newington-bridge, near Bold-street, and next door to the Clarendon Hotel, Liverpool, LAI DLAW'S celebrated PANORAMA of a Sail up the Bay and a Visit round the City of NEW .YORK ; also a View of the Ship HUDDERSFIELD saving the Crew of the HUSKISSON STEAMER, and the late Fire at YORK MINSTER. " The views of the Bay of New York add greatly to the in terest of those of the interior of the city, and the stay-at home traveller is conveyed, as if by a magic wishing cap, or another Aladdin's Lamp, to the entrance of the Bay of New York, and on his way up meets a fleet of outward-bound ships of all nations, and after witnessing the entire city round and round, returns to his friends as if from a bright vision of the sun-lit city of the far west."—Brixtol Mercury, Jan. 8,1839. Day inhibition punctually at One o'clock in the Even ing at Seven, and again at Half-past Eight o'clock. Boxes Is 6d ; Pit ls ; Gallery 6d. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS THE GRAND BOMBARDMENT of ALGIERS will take place THIS EVENING, (Friday,, unit MONDAY next. To be repeated EVERY MONDAY and FRIDAY during the Season; weather permitting. • An excellent BRASS BAND in attendance every day. Admittance, One Shilling ?THE First of a Series of PUBLIC FANCY DRESS BALLS will be held, in the TEMPLARS' HALL, Great George street, on MONDAY, the 12th b October. The number of Tickets are limit .d. No money will be received, or Tickets sold, at the Doors ; and no Masks or Plain Dresses can be admitted. Tickets, Refreshments included, Single, 55., Double, 7s. 6d., may be had at the Standard and Mercury-offices, and at the principal Music Shops. Dancing to commence at Nine o'clock. 4:be Zibtrpooi gPtantlarb. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1840. We have received a copy of the Hamilton (U. C.) Gazette of August 4. It does not contain any news of importance that has not been anticipated by previ ous arrivals. We have received copies of the Sydney Commercial Journal and of the Sydney Gazette to the 7th of April, inclusive. The affairs of New Zealand form the chief topics of discussion in these papers. The Journal stoutly maintains that the purchases of land that have been made from the various chiefs of New Zealand are invalid, inasmuch as they have been made without the consent and approbation of the respective tribes, all of whom possessed a common right to the territory. We have elsewhere given copious extracts from the papers and correspondence brought by the overland mail, which left Bombay on the 23d of July. The news from the east is highly important. The first part of the expedition against China had sailed on the 30th of May, and the remainder on the 2d of June,-under convoy of the Wellesley, Cruiser, Algerine, and Con way, and the Queen and the Atalanta steamers. The Melville. the Blonde, and two ships of war, passed the Straits of Anjeer on the 10th of June, for China. The English merchants still remained at Macao. The Americans were preparing to leave Canton. It is probable that the' united forces of the expedi tion would reach the Chinese seas about the 20th of June. The naval force consists of the following ships —viz., her Majesty's ship Melville, 74, bearing the Ad miral's flag ; the Wellesley, 74, bearing the Commo dore's flag ; the Blenheim, 74 ; the Blonde, 46 ; the Druid 44 ; the Alligator, 28 ; the Volage, 26; the Conway, 26; the Nimrod, 20; the Hyacinth, 18; the Cruiser, 18 ; the Larne, 18 ; the Modeste, 18 ; the Py lades, 18 ; the Columbine, 1 ; the Orestes, 18 ; the Algerine, 10 ; besides which there are the East India Company's steam-ship Atalanta, the troop-ship Rattle snake, and 19 sail of transports. The amount of land force is not stated. Additional transports had been taken up at Calcutta, and fresh troops were ordered to be embarked from Madras for China. A correspondence had taken place between the Ame rican merchants and the Governor of Kwang Tung, from which it appears that Lin treats with utter con tempt the rumours of an English expedition being sent to China. The American merchants preferred a peti tion praying that their ships might be permitted to proceed directly to Canton, to discharge and take in cargoes, previmisly to the arrival of the British men of-war. In reply to this request, the acting prefect of Canton ridicules the idea of a blockade of " the celes tial dynasty's ports and harbours," on the part of Eng land, as " analogous to an audacious falsehood," and as "an egregious mistake." The petition was re turned to the merchants, without being .preserved in the archives of Canton. The latest accounts state that everything remained perfectly quiet at Macao. The British merchants were living there without molestation. Captain Elliot had given them the most confident assurances that the sus pension of trade would not be of mucltlonger dura tion. The majority of the commercial bOdy, however, attached very little importance to these assurances. A partial resumption of the trade only was contemplated by the most sanguine. The plans of operations against China are not de tailed in any of the papers. Many conjectures were prevalent on the subject. It was thought at Macao that the first and principal object of British policy would be to disabuse the Chinese government of their ideas of security and power, by several simultaneous and successful attacks upon their forts and other de: fences. The fort at the Bogue, and other external points of command upon the Canton river, would pro bably form the primary objects of attack. After these operations, it was imagined that the next step would be to demand immediate liberty of trade, on a satis factory footing, pending the negotiation at Pekin for its final settlement on a safe and honourable basis. The apprehensions entertained, at the commence ment of the year, in England, of a short supply of tea, are not likely to be realised. Instead of 16 or 17 millions of pounds only, we are likely to be in the re ceipt of 22 millions, and, if there be available tonnage in China to receive it, perhaps 24 or 25 millions may be shipped before the commencement of hostilities. It is stated that a Russian embassy was on its way through Tartary from St. Petersburgh to Pekin. Its arrival in China may lead to important results--results which may be altogether unexpected and unprovided for by Lord Palmerston. The news from India is highly important. The re treat of the Russian force from Khiva is fully confirmed. It was probable, however, that another attempt would be made to organise a Russian force in that quarter. The object of Russia, in her invasion of Khiva, is to establish Russian influence on a firm basis in that country, as a check on the influence which England has obtained in Cabul. There can be no question as to the ulterior designs of Russia in her aggressions on the northern frontiers of our Indian empire. Cho!era had made its appearance in Bombay about the middle of May, but not under a very fatal type. In the neighbouring town of Panwell 600 are said to have perished of this malady in three weeks, and at Mahar it swept away 300 victims. The news from Egypt will be found under its prop2r I Liverpool, but head. We announced, in our second edition of Tues- the kingdom. day, the commencement of operations on the part of I Commodore Napiei.. The Malta journals inform us that there was very little probability of the Pacha's agreeing to the terms proposed to him by the four powers. A courier extraordinary from Beyrout, with despatches from Abbas Pacha for Mehemet Ali, had reached Alexandria on the 19th of August. These despatches announced that several ships of war, Turk ish and English, had arrived at Beyrout, with 6,000 All.anians on board, and that Commodore Napier, in command of the squadron, had given Abbas Paella notice to quit Syria immediately, and withdraw into Egypt. He had demanded a respite of ten days to ask instructions of Mehemet Ali. The Viceroy replied immediately to Abbas Pacha, that if the English should attempt or favour a landing, or should proceed to any act in the least hostile, he was to fire upon them. The ultimatum of the four poweis was presented to the Pacha, on the loth ultimo, by the four consuls of the allied powers. The reply of the Pacha plainly intimated that he had determined upon taking his stand in oppo sition to the demands made upon him. He told the consuls that he had not seen any reason to change his former determination—that he would cede nothing— and that he was ready to defend himself against every attack. His preparations for resistance were still going on. He was strengthening all the fortifications and supplying them with ammunition. A letter, dated Alexandria, August 26, states that the Pacha had given a definite answer' in the negative to.the first proposition of the allied powers, and that his affairs were daily assuming a more warlike appear ance. The same letter ,states that Commodore Napier had actually commenced hostilities, by stopping two of Mehemet Ali's transports—one containing ammuni tion, and the other provisions for the army of Abbas Pacha. It is also said that he had detained a brig of war bound with despatches from Alexandria to Syria. The conduct of Commodore Napier is described as rash and precipitate in. the extreme. Such had been the confusion and distress, produced by his proceedings, that the greater part of the Beyrout had fled to the mountains Christian population of The Turkish ships had been placed across the har bour at Alexandria, so as to answer as floating batte ries. The Pacha is said to have expressed his deter mination to blow up every one of these vessels rather than ',offender. The Journal of Saturday last contains a very singular article in reference to the late trial of Hearne v• Stowell. We allude to those portions of the article which relate to the ,practice of the Romish Church, and the authority of her priests in imposing penances. The writer does not venture to call .into question the statements which we recently published respecting the penances imposed upon penitents" at the " stations" in Ireland; but he very strongly asserts that these statements have nothing to do with the merits of the case under consideration. ' Nothing to do with the case! Why, they corroborate, to the very letter, the statement put forth by Mr. Stowell. They shew that such practices as crawling upOn the bare knees on the high road, are matters of constant occurrence in the Church of Rome. They prove that the tale related by Mr. Stowell, so far from being " incredible," was strictly in accordance with notorious facts. They , elucidate the whole case, and prove the relevancy of Mr. Stowell's remarks, while speaking of the abomina tions of Maynooth. The method by which the Journal seeks to prove that the practices to which we have alluded have . nothing to do with the case of Hearne v. Stowell is extremely curious and original. Such penances may be all very well, as the Journal remarks, in " the great metropolitan cathedral of Catholicism at Rome," on the floor of the holy sepulchre at Jeruialem, or by " the springs which gush from the ruined shrines" of Ire land ; but it does not follow that it would be right— that "it would be decent, or edifying, or orderly, to kneel amid the scoffs of the unbelieving, or unsynzpathi sing, in the mud of a large town, in a Protestant country." Here is a dirert.acknowledgment from the organ of the Popish priests of Liverpool, that such degrading and "incredible" practices as those de scribed in the statement which was put into the hands of Mr. Stowell are actually imposed by the Church of Rome. How are we to reconcile this candid admission with the jesuitical and evasive answers given by the , Romish. priests who were examined on the trial. What are we to think of their solemn denial, upon oath, of all knowledge of such humiliating and deba sing practices ? . Rome is truly "semper eadem." She carries her discipline into effect, to use the emphatic words of the Journal, " rudely among the rude, courteously among the polished." Where she obtains the supremacy, she treats her deluded followers as slaves, imposing upon them "burdens grievous to be borne ; " while she consigns her enemies to the stake or the horrors of the inquisition. Where the Church of Rome is under subjection to the civil power she adopts a more con ciliating policy. 'Where she does not dare to fulminate her she endeavours to gain her ends by fawning and flattering. How admirably does she adapt herself to circumstances ! Among the heathen she multiplies her idolatrous practices ; among the superstitious she imposes her degrading penances ; and atr i ong the enlightened and civilised she puts on the plausible mask of liberality. The present position of Great Britain is eminently critical. We are already . at war with China, against which empire a large proportion of our naval force has been despatched. .Russia is menacing the northern frontier of our Indian empire, where the recent territo rial acquisitions of this country have tended to weaken our power, and to multiply our difficulties. There is a strong probability that we shall speedily be embroiled with France and the Pacha of Egypt. Our West In dian colonies, goaded as their inhabitants have been by the cruel neglect and indifference of the home Govern ment, are in a very unsatisfactory state. The boundary question is likely to involve us in a serious and pro tracted quarrel with the people of the United States. The - rebel factions of the Canadas, are still panting for an opportunity to throw off the yoke of Great Bt:itain. While our foreign and colonial relations are in this pre carious state, Ireland is all but:in a state of open rebel lion—thanks to the guilty conrivance shown by the present degraded administration towards the miscreant who has obtained such an ascendancy over the irascible race across the channel. Thus surrounded by difficulties, what are the present ministers doing to avert the consequences of their own infatuated policy ? Literally, next to nothing navy—the gran c for forty years past in so crippled and inefficient a condition as it is at present This is far from being the condition of foreign pow ers. -Even the Paella of Egypt has about 300,000 men in his various armies. France has her armaments on a gigantic scale. She is in a state of efficient and acknowledged preparation for any emergency. Russia, with her population of 50,000,000, has every means at her disposal for carrying into execution her long che rished schemes of aggrandisement. Why is England in her present difficult position ? Is it not owing to the'glaring imbecility of her Govern ment ? How much longer will the people of this great empire tolerate this state of things ? It must he a source of great consolation and en couragement to the Christian philanthropist to wit ness the annually increasing interest excited by mis sionary enterprise, and the efforts made for the diffu sion of the Holy Scriptures, and for the spread of. reli gious instruction. A few years ago we remember that St. Andrew's school-room, or the Institution in Slater street, was fou - nd large enough for the purposes of pub lic meetings in connexion with the various auxiliaries to the religious societies. The Music Hall then became requisite in order to accommodate the increasing audi ences. But latterly even' the Amphitheatre has been found inadequate in its dimensions to hold the thou sands who throng to these meetings. Already one crowded meeting has been held in that building this month—that of the friends of the Naval and Military Bible Society ; while three others are announced to take place in the same place in a few days—one in aid of the Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, another in aid of the Diocesan School Society, and the third to promote the objects of the Collegiate Institution. We are happy to add that these truly en. couraging " signs of the times " are not confined to The Morning Herald of yesterda ge towns in ontains a state- ment of the most startling character, and one v hich, if true, is likely to involve Lord Pal ton in difficulties of a most serious description. Our metropolitan con.. temporary states that the quadruple treaty contains a clause of which the following is the aubstance " In case of need a Russian army will be directed on Asia Minor, and placed so as to cover and secure the capital of Turkey : BUT THE DARDANELLES AND THE BOSPHORUE TO DE CLOSED AGAINST VESSELS OF WAR OF ALL NATIONS WHATSOEVER This arrangement amounts to a complete surrender of Turkey to the tender mercies of Russia. Lord Pal- has either merston, in acceding to such a stipulation, been bamboozled and over-reached by Russian intrigue and finesse, or he has been guilty of wilfully and trai torously compromising the honour and safety of this country. In another column we have given a report from our own correspondent, of the committal of the man, Misters, for an attempted murder at Ludlow. We allude to the subject here, only to caution our contemporaries in that neighbourhood, not to fall into the error which caused the postponement of t 1 castle e trial of Bolam at New- The anxiety to publish news is very praise- worthy as a matter of business, but when it has a tendency to engender prejudice against an untried pri soner, it is little less than criminal. By the laws of England, every man is presumed to be innocent till he is proved to be guilty MOORTIELDS Sotloor..—We understand that a sermon will be preached on Sunday next, at St. Nicholas's church, in behalf of this excellent institution, when the Mayor and other members of the council will be present. FANCY BALLS.—AII that the imagination can pourtray of the graceful and beautiful is uo where so vividly realized as in the fancy dress ball. When promenading the ball-room, and making the acquaintance of high-born dames, gallant feel transported to fairy lancl, with fancy wander gorgeous diFpFay of the r enchanting scenes anil It appears from in advertise - nick that some of our townsmen have deter mined to enliven " the good old town" during the winter season with a series of these balls. THEATRE ROYAL.—MC direct the attention of our readers to the advertisement of the Theatre Royal. Very conside rable attractions are announced. PICTURE OF ADAM AND EVE.—We strongly recommend an immediate visit to this exhibition. It will amply repay the trouble. LAIDLAW'S PANORAMA.—This magnificent exhibition continues to attract crowds of visitors. We are not surprised to find that it has given universal satbAction. The " burn- Minster " has been pronounced by competent ing of York judges -rate work of art RCII P 'ORAL-AID SOCIETY the months of August an additional clergymen and aids 275 incumbents, —The committees for September voted grants for eight v assistant population of 2,025,456 rlie society now , on an average, the charge age amount of their incomes is and 135 of these incumbents are without par sonage houses. Previous to the aid of the society, only 309 clergymen were engaged in the pastoral care of the above stated population. The existing grants are •to provide stipends for 290 clergymen and 45 lay assistants, at a charge to the society, when all the appointments shall be made by the incumbents, of 26,10 G per annum. 221 clergymen and 40 lay assistants are now supported in their important labours by the society, at a charge of £20,341 per annum. only £162 SOCIETY FOR PRO TING CHRISTIANITY AMONG THE It will be seen from the advertisement, that the twenty-first anniversary of the Liverpool Auxiliary Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews will be held, on Monday evening next, at the Amphitheatre. As a great number of eminent ministers are expected to attend, to address the meeting, the proceedings will be of a highly interesting character. The annual sermons in aid of the society will he preached, on Sunday next, in several of the churches in Liverpool and its neighbourhood. THE CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.—We are' informed that several of the directors of this railway, and their friends, purpose to make a preparatory trip from Ches ter to Birkenhead this day, and that they will probably arrive at the latter place about three in the afternoon. The general opening will not take place for some days. A fine station house has been built at the terminus in Birkenhead, and the whole of the works on the line are on the eve of completion, in a style not to be surpassed by any other line of railway. ADMIRABLE CONDUCT OF THE CAPTAIY OF A RIVER STEAMER.—A few evenings ago, as the Birkenhead steamer,. the "James," belonging to Mr. Willoughby, got to this side of the water, and the passengers were making their way across another steam-boat to the slit , at George's pier, an elderly man, apparently a farmer, and his wife, of whom he had hold, fell together from the plank between the two ves sels, into the water. A strong tide was running at the time ; the night was very dark ; and they got under the paddle wheel, to the great alarm of the passengers. The captain of the boat, Thomas Bennett, a fine-looking, tall young man, who was standing at the gangway handing out the passengers, immediately, and at great risk to himself, got into the water, and succeeded after great exertion in saving the parties, who but for his prompt assistance would have been drowned. They were hauled up through the paddle-box, to the great satisfaction of all who were present, and who loudly cheered Bennett for his praiseworthy conduct. He received a con tusion of one of his legs in saving them; and though the cir cumstance, which he makes no boast of, and the particulars of which we derived from another partv,j a . aome d ays o ld, its authenticity can be vouched for; and we trest*the Humane Society will give it their best consideration, with a view to the encouragement of similar exertions in future on our river, in which human life is often almost unavoidably placed in peril. DREADFUL MURDER NEAR BRISTOL".—On Tuesday last an inquest was held at the Dolphin, Marlborough-street, on the body of James Pearce, employed as a watchman at a gar den at Upper Easton, who met his death from injuries re ceived at St. George's, where a prisoner was rescued (rota him by four men not yet in custody.—Andrew Gough, jun., son of the proprietor of the garden, deposed—On Sunday, 'the 16th of August, about two o'clock in the morning. I caught a man named John Thomas, a brickmaker, who lives at Easton, stealing apples from my father's garden ; having taken him, 1 procured' the assistance of the deceased, who was a night constable in the neighbourhood, and we went to St. Philip's police station, where they declined to take hint in, as the offence had been committed in the county of Gloucester, and they had no room. Intending to take him to the rianham station, we proceeded that way, the prisoner, not handcuffed, walking between us. We were near the school at Redfield about four o'clock, when two men, James Porter and William Thomas came up. Porter took up a large stone, and struck the deceased several times on the back of his head, saying, he would dash his brains out if we did not let him go. William Thomas also struck the de ceased with his fists about the head. The deceased was twice knocked down by the blows. Then the prisoner's father came up and took the deceased away from the prisoner. Witness continued to hold him, and Porter, who had kept the stone in his hand, came up and struck him on the face, as did Thomas also with his fists. -They continued to beat them till they were near , the George and Dragon, when Henry Fussell and George Underhill came to their assist ance, and drove away Thomas and Porter ; the deceased then again took charge of the prisoner; but the prisoner's father came•up and dragged him away and he escaped. The pri soner's father then caught hold of the deceased and threw him on his back, beating his head repeatedly against the ground. Deceased was then in a very sickly state, but did not bleed. On the following Tuesday I saw him again ;he was then very ill, and continued to get worse till be died. — Several other witnesses having been called, the Jury re turned a verdict of WILFUL MURDER against John Thomas, the elder, William Thomas, and James Porter, and against • John Thomas, the younger, as an accessory. The parties are not Net in custody. rmt WELSH AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY.-012 Friday last, the annual meeting of the Welsh Branch of the Liver pool Auxiliary Bible Society, was held in the Music-haLl, Bold-street. The Rev. Robert Davies, M.A., the President of the Society, in the chair. The proceeeings were wholly in the Welsh language. The spacious room was quite full. The chairman, in opening the business of the meeting, re ferred to the peculiar obligations of the natives of the princi pality of Wales for their high advantages ; he considered it as peculiar to that nation, that they were more thoronghll furnished with copies of the Holy Scriptures, than any other people on earth, for a supply of copies of the Holy Scriptures commensurate, or nearly so with the number of the inha bitants, had been obtained. In round numbers the inha bitants of the principality amount to 800,000. The Bible Society has printed 441,479 copies of the Welsh Scriptures in the course of 36 years ; if to these is added the number published by the Christian Knowledge Society, and by pri vate printers, and when it is borne in mind that a large number of the inhabitants of the principality are provided with the English Scriptures, the conclusion may be fairly drawn that the inhabitants of Wales are more fully and com pletely furnished with the Holy Scriptures than any other nation on the globe. This is a ground of lively gratitude. It, therefore, was the duty of a People so honoured and sO blessed to spare no exertions to communicate to others the advantages they have themselves abundantly possessed. The chairman then called upon the secretary, Mr. David Lewis, to read the report, and the treasurer, Mr. David Davies, to read a statement of the accounts. The reuort was highly interestingin its general character, but what . was most gratifying was the fact, that this branch, in the last year, had collected £422 17s. 5d., and after paying £62 17$. 5d., for Bibles and Testaments, to supply the immediate wants of the Welsh in Liverpool, and for incidental expenses, the society was enabled to remit to the Parent Society, for its foreign purposes the sum of X. 360. The adoption of the report was moved by the Rev. Jeffrey Davies, the Welsh lecturer, at St. Paul's Church ; and seconded in a m ost effective and instructive address by the Rev. Thomas Phillips, one of the secretaries of the Parent Society. The other resolutions were moved and seconded by the Rev. Wm• Thomas, Henry Rees, Daniel Jones, John Hughes, Daniel Griffiths, and Mr. Hugh Jones, in most interesting and exciting addresses. CHARGE OF RAPE.—At the Borough Court, Bolton, on Monday last, George Jackson, an engineer in the service of the trustees of the late • Ellis Fletcher, Esq. at Clifton, Was charged with having committed a rape on Margaret, wife of James Lever, Fairfield-street, Manchester, a married woman, 36 years of age. According to the statement of the prosecutrix, on last Saturday three weeks, her husband was absent from home on a drunken spree. She had some business to transact at Worsley, t and for that purpose went there by the two o'clock train. Having finished her busi ness, she went in search of her husband to the Spindle-point public-house in Kersley, and there found him in company with other men, in liquor. He escaped, and five or six others went off along with him. She went out after them , and saw the prisoner, who asked her if she knew the men that had gone with her husband, and she said she did not. The prisoner then told her, that they were gamblers and robbers. She said, " Then they will rob him ; where are they likely to conic out at ?" The prisoner replied, "At the Red Cat." This is a publi.--house on the road between Manchester and the Lane Ends in Bolton. She said , " Where is that ?" and the prisoner pointed out the road across the moss. She said to him that she was among 6t enemies, and she wished she had a protector. The prisoner_ i then said he would protect her, and go with her to the Rid Cat ; and, about eight o'clock in th e even in g , they set og across the moss. On arriving at the Red Cat, she treated him to a glass of rum and water, but could not meet with her husband. He then proposed to see her back again on t° the Manchester-road, and, as they were returning, threw her down, and injured her side (she being pregnant), by falling against a piece of rock. He then, whilst she was in o' B helpless state, committed the diabolical act. The prisoner was committed for trial for the capital offence. The case was not heard sooner, on account of the weak state of health ° Mrs. Lever. itnessed in all the lar AR • t th ; col 1 11; till fat te!, ti c di, tic to r e , tn .; bt i 06,