The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-23 00:00:00

.' matters, or incumbered by financial concessions, is no thing more than a piece of waste paper unless sanctioned by the estates of the realm. The treaty of the 4th July, 1831, was one of those conventional acts which evinced a friendly disposition, but had no virtue, and never was intended to have any value, until sanctioned by the Par liament of France. Mr. President JACKSON, therefore, either in blind ignorance, or infatuated obstinacy, acted a most unworthy part, when he drew a bill upon the trea sury of Paris for a sum of money unknown to and un provided by the people who had to pay it. But we can not descend to the excessive and absurd charity of be lieving that it was ignorance. The President well knew that in his own case he had not the power of fulfilling the conditions of any treaty unratified by the senate and representatives of the United States. But we have no such excuse to offer for his obstinacy. He rushed into this quarrel with his eyes open. He knew lre was wrong —perhaps he had a sufficiency of reason left to tell him he was mad—but still he knew he was involving his country in all the possible and probable consequences of a war, on grounds indefensible, on claims informal, on ,If representations most fallacious. He knew that his Con duct was unjustifiable, and irreconcilable with the usages and the rights of a constitutional government. That the 4 0 measure be had recourse to was popular is no excuse in the chief magistrate. That his bravadoes would be con sidered a proof of valour by the citizens was no evidence of their good sense or their good taste. That the idea of making war upon France might be the means of obtain ing for him a loud cheer in the pot-houses of New York, and an echo in the sentimental acclamation of the manu facturers of New England, we are ready to concede ; and this, perhaps, was all that General JACKSON aspired to; but it nevertheless shows a narrow mind, a vicious tem per, a debauched patriotism, an unhallowed resentment, in a man, making his country the victim of his own vile ii passions, his own malignant feelings, and caring no thing for the blood that might flow, or the ruin that might ensue, provided he gratified the most rancorous desires of dotard humanity. Our opinion is, that the peOple of the United States will yet dearly rue that they ever bad ANDREW JACKSON for their chief magistrate. The President of such a com monwealth must be more or less a despot. Mr. JACK "N. is a tyrant. H e was not dragged from his corn fields like CINCINNATUS to rule the republic. He was supposed to be a warrior—he was accounted a hero—be flattered himself he was a soldier—he had fired a musket over a mud bank, defended by bales of cotton ; and he came with his sword in hand, borne aloft by the mob, to govern a country whose prosperity, and renown, and happiness solely depended upon peaceful pursuits. lie has committed a sad mi4ake, and his admirers will Perhaps find it out when it is too late. He is in this predicament, that he must either carry his threats against France into effect or—RESIGN ! The Americans cannot i afford t o go to war with France; but if they do, propel ! led thereto by faction, and the hope of fame, the repub lic will speedily be at an end. THERE is NO REACTlONltittinfilytint'm Such is still the cry of the discomfited and infatuated whigs.. The triumph of conservatism is as conspicuous as the sun in the heavens, or the earth on which they tread, but they will not see it—they cannot be induced to confess it. The truth stands before them as palpably as any thing that the eye ever beheld, or the hand touched; but they still persevere in their parrot scream, deny it with the most ridiculous effrontery, and exclaim, there is "noyeaction!" Well! We must, we suppose, allow them to cackle in their own foolish way as long as they please. We told the electors of South Lancashire that Lord MOLYNEUZ was an unfit person to represent them in Parliament ; and the electors have accordingly rejected Lord MoLYNEux I We also told them that the return of Mr. GEORGE WILLIAM WOOD as their representative would reflect indelible disgrace on the county and them- selves. The electors have nobly responded to the charge, and we have the inexpressible pleasure of an nottneing that Mr. GEORGE WILLIAM WOOD is not one of the, representatives for South Lancashire 1 Lord FRANCIS EGERTON, and the Hon. R. B. WILBRAHAM, two uncompromising conservatives, fill the places for merly 'occupied by Lord MOLYNEUX and Mr. WOOD, two avowed and pledged destructives. This is a triumph ! We have signally defeated our tnost arrogant enemies on their own lands, in the place they deemed impregnable —we have driven the radical Whigs from the field—we have silenced the orator of Clayton -square —we have humbled the pride of the lord, backed though he was by the yet uncoroneted EARLES—we have gloriously triumphed over the influ ence, the activity, and the intimidation of the noble houses of DERBY and SEFTON, and we have placed the • banner of conservatism over the grave of the whigs and the pretensions of the unitarians. The electors have dune their duty in a way that will procure for them lasting renown, the thanks of every loyal heart, the gratitude of every man who is proud of the noble land to which he belongs, and of the institu tions, sac-ed and venerable, which lie has inherited from his forefathers—of every man, in short, who FEARS GOD AND HONOURS THE KING W e shall not again use the word " reaction" lest it should give offence, and wound the feelings of the sensitive and delicate persons who are opposed to us. It is uncivil to defend corporal punishments in the presence of a man who has been flogged at the cart's tail. We therefore willingly avoid all painful allusions; but we beg permis sion to be allowed to count the difference between the poll books of 1832 and those of 1835 —in other words, between the last and present election. Here it is. 1832. 1835. Wood Molyneux Ilesketh Wood This extraordinary difference proves something—what, we leave the reader to decide. Here we find that Mr. Woon polled on the present occasion 1313 votes less than he polled in the year 1832. Lord MOLYNECX polled 005 less than on the former election. The conservative candidate only mustered 3067 votes in 1832; the conser vative candidates polled in 1835, for Lord FRANCIS Eoxaro N 5613, for Mr. WILBRAHAM 4708, making an increase in 'favour of principli and loyalty of'2.s46•votes in the one case, and 1641 votes in the other. This speaks not only ❑umbers but volumes in favour of our cause. We eau make a most liberal allowance for the sore and angry feelings manifested by the discomfited party. W e are even desirous of sinking a considerable portion of their invectives and their falsehoods in oblivion. We can forgive their tricks and stratagems, which have been resorted to in vain ; and we can afford to smile at the indecent and bullying exertions of some of the agents of the Lad of DERBY; but the conduct of Lord AlovisEux at the close of the poll in Liverpool on Wednesday evening cannot be passed over so lightly. His lordship told the rabble whom he addressed from his committee room that the conservatives had purchased the election by bribery and corruption, by treating and the profusion of spirits and ale; and had even the mendacity and the bad taste to predict the consequences of what he con sidered a wasteful expenditure of money. He pre dicted that the estates of the parties whom he falsely accused would shortly be sold by auction in order to defray the expense, and that GEORGE ROBINS would be called in to square accounts between the candidates.and their ored t ors. So spoke the Lord AfOLVNEUX in all the loudness of a vulgar orator. But the noble loid forgot that, while he was confiscating and selling the estates of others, he had none of his own to sell. He forgot, while talking of nioney, that be himself is not worth a shilling. He also forgot to inform his sweet audience who it was who sup plied the means of bringing up his reluctant voters on the present occasion. If he had been animated by a sin gle spark of candour, he would have enlightened us on this subject. Can it be true that the heir of the house of SEPToic is indebted for his electioneering supplies to a Manchester manufacturer, who is an unitarian ? Has he touched any of the gold which has passed through the coffers of the defamed and deeply-injured Lady HEwLEy? This may not be the case, and we hope it is not; but Lord MOLYNEUr should not vapour about money and estates. It looks pitiful to see the son of a peer trading in politics upon so precarious a capital, and drawing upon such resources for his supplies. He is now, how ever, reduced to his proper level—the level of a leveller. He has been beaten in his father's preserves, and driven from the field of battle where the game-cocks of the house of DERBY achieved many a victory. All their in terest and influence did not avail against the sturdy yeomen, the conscientious tenantry, the independent freeholdei:s of South Lancashire. The conservatives met them in a fair field, and beat them gallantly and glo riously. But victory is thrust upon us. In Kent, in Shropshire, in Essex, in Surrey, in Westmoreland, in Yorkshire— froM almost every county in England we have the most gratifying returns But the immortal triumph in Hamp shire outshines them all. Alas for the unhappy lord of the protocols! He has come down to the ground at last ! He who has kissed the band of every minister—be who has eaten the bread of every cabinet for the last thirty years—who has dived deep in slime for a bit of bread— who never wore a coat which was not ten times turned—, who has courted all parties and betrayed all—he, thank Gon, has had his day of reckoning, and has been flung in scorn from his seat in Hants. Need we say we allude to Lord PALMERSTON ? Our remarks would not apply to any other man in England. Of all the vile apostates from toryism he is the basest. But he has now received his reward, and the sooner he retires from public life, by secluding himself like Lord BROUGHAM in some Italian chateau, the more agreeably will he spend the remainder of his days. He has dragged down another Whig in his fall—Sir GEORGE STAUNTON. So much the better. If there bad been fifty of his class hanging by his coat, or supporting him by his collar, they should all have gone down together. The electors of Hampshire have won the thanks of the : whole nation. In an evil hour they bestowed their suffrages upon a recreant ; but the passion of the hour having passed away, they saw the folly they had committed,:and they have redeemed it by discarding that minister whoencouraged the invasion of Flanders by the French, and who danced his quadrilles while Ant werp was burning. He is gone, however, and may we never hear. his name or his voice again in political society ! IN the Liverpool Times of Tuesday last, an unfortu nate paper conducted upon obsolete whig principles, we are happy to find the following complimentary passages in reference to the electors of South Lancashire. Our contemporary, after calling upon the electors to follow the example of Middlesex, in the case of JOSEPH liumE, is-pleased to observe—" The events of to-day and to-morrow will decide whether this district, which, in wealth, population, and intelligence, does not yield to the proudest of them, will emulate the example they have set, or fall away from the principles which, two years ago, it so boldly asserted, and pass over to the ranks of tore ism." This is an' honest confession; but it tells seriously against our contemporary, and is singularly adverse to his hopes and expectations. The electors of South Lan cashire, whose " wealth, population, and intelligence" have been so truly described, have rejeeted the Whig candidates—have refused to return Lord MoLYNEUX and Mr. WOOD ; and hence it clearly follows that the "wealth, population, and intelligence" of the county are opposed to these gentlemen, and decidedly in favour of Lord FRANCIS EGERTON and Mr. WILBRAHAM. The Liverpool Times proceeds to say, "As for Mr. WILBRAHAM, he, we believe, has no chance whatever; and, though Lord FRANCIS EGERTON is better supported, his hopes of success rest more upon the supposed divisions of the reformers than on his own strength." Let facts bear witness. Mr. WILBRAHAM, who had " no chance whatever," is returned ; and Lord FRANCIS EGERTON, whose " success " depended upon the " sup posed divisions of the reformers," has polled near a thou• sand votes over Lord MoLyNEui, and no less than 1,236 over Woon, who, as a reformer, was at the top of the poll at the last election ! These facts speak for them selves, and they make the reformers look very small. But there is NO reaction! LONDON LATEST NEWS. City, Wednesday Evening, half-past Seven o'clock. We had a striking evidence of the unfitness of the present members for the city to represent the interests of this great, though decaying port, displayed at the meeting of the Ship owners' Society Yesterday. There was found at his post Mr. Carruthers, the conservative member for Hull, to guard and watch the interests of his constituency. Mr. Alderman Thomp son, the member for Sunderland, was at his post, and various other representatives were there present. 'But neither Alderman " VOod," Mr. Pattison, Mr. Grote, or Mr. Crawford attended on this occasion, all-important as are the shipping interests to London, and interesting to a large portion of their constituents as all matter must be connected with the meeting. Had it been an assembly of dingy destructives to assail the King and violate the constitution, we should have had the sweet voices of these four individuals splitting the ears of the groundhogs with their democratic denunciations; but as it was a 'meeting unlikely to bring about mob-popularity, and as it was composed of those by whom theoretic ignorance would not be permitted to pass as sterling sense, the four representatives (!) of the city were of course away. We shall hail the day when the oonstituency of London follow the example set them by Hull, by East Surrey, and by other parts of the empire, and esteem honest men of good sound sense, men of commercial experience, instead of the biped magpies, which at present stand forward as the represen tatives of the metropolis. • To-day has been settling-day in Consols, and it has proved a bear account. The money market is very buoyant, and money easy. The price both for money and the new account in Con sols is 916 1. Exchequer Bills are 41 to 43, and India Bonds are 20 to '2'2. We have had the new Spanish Stock introduced since we last wrote. It came out at 60, and has been as high as 11 prem., but closed at 11 1 prem., this afternoon. In the Cortes Bonds there is some degree of flatness, and 55+ is the quotation. All our northern bonds are exceedingly buoyant. Belgian are 991 to 100; Dutch 5 per cents. are 101 i, and 21 per cents. 54i 1; The Brazilian Stock is exceedingly buoyant, 821 83 being the price. The Chilian Stock have undergone a very important advance to-day, 37 to 38 having been the quotation at the dose of business. Colombian Bonds are also better, being at 321334. We have had Calcutta papers to-day to the 4th September. They bring accounts of the positive defeat. of Shah Shujat, by Dust Mahommed Khan, in his attempt to regain the throne of Cabul. The defe4ed. Shah was endeavouring to reach the Company's territories. He appears to have been betrayed by his Durrance followers, who were bought over by Dust Mahom. med. We have in these papers further particulars of the operations contemplated by the British government against Joudpore. It was Understood that propositions had been for warded to the Rajah Main Singh through the political agent, Major Alves, and that, should he reject them, a force of 10,000 men would immediately take the field against him. The 2d, 4th, 6th, and 7th Cavalry regiments, and 11. M. 13th Light In fantry, with five companies of Artillery and 36 . battering guns, were to form part of the expedition. Notwithstanding the great damage done almost throughout Hindustan, by inunda tion, the indigo crop was estimated at 90,000 maunds. Nearly all the factories at jessore, Dacca, and Ringpore had closed. The accounts from Buxar are highly favourable, those. from Jessore considerably less than last year, but those from Dacca and Ringpore better. Along the whole line of the Ganges, from Pubna to Putna, the crop was reported to be almost a total failure. There is among the statutes of Trinity College, Oxford, one by which the scholars of the foundation are ordered "to be whipped to the twentieth year." • - _ On Sunday the Hon. Mr. Canning, from Constantinople, and Mr. Urquhart, from; Berlin, arrived at the Foreign-office in Downing-street. The four city members subscribed to defray part of the ex pences of Mr. flume's election, though the legitimate Whigs do not consider him as belonging to their party, particularly since he announced with apparent delight that Sir Robert Peel would be borne into office ou the shoulders of the people.—Morning Post. r. - HOT WORK FOR THE AGITATOR.—Mr. O'Connell will have to defend the following petitions on the meeting of parliament : —From the city of Dublin against his own return, from the borough of Tralee against the return of his son Alaulice, and from Yotighal against the return of his son John. A new tribute is already spoken of. _ An incendiary fire took place' on Wednesday night week in the premises of John Aldridge. of - Ba don. near Southampton. A large barley rick was entirely consumed, and an adjoining harp was with difficulty saved. The Perpetrator has not yet been discovered. -The property Was partly insured in the County Fire-office. There is at present in Chelsea a veteran named Roseworthy, formerly in a dragoon regiment, who has attained the age of 105 years, and, being one of the most hearty and active men on the staff of that establishivent, seems likely still to prolong a green old age. SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION, TRIUMPH OF THE CONSERVATIVES. SIGNAL DEFEAT OF J3OTH THE WHIGS. At the close of the first day's poll on Tuesday last the num bers stood as follows : CONSERVATIVES. Lord Francis Egerton 4564 Hon. M r. Wilbraham 3871 IV li IG S. Lord Molyneux 3459 Mr. G. W. Wood • 3323 On the second day, at the close of the poll, the numbers Were : Lord Francis Egerton 5613 Hon. Mr. Wilbraham 4708 Lord Molyneux 46.4 , i Mr. Wood These numbers ~ r ive Lord Francis Egerton a majority over Lord .111olyneux over Mr. Wood 1236 To Mr. Wilbraham over Lord Molyneux over Mr. Wood 431 How are the mighty fallen ! At the close of the poll at Liverpool, on Wednesday, the hustings in the Haymarket were crowded with a large assem blage of electors. The concourse in front of the booths was also very considerable, but the greater part of these were of the " great unknown." As soon as the business of the day had ter minated, a gentleman on the hustings proposed three cheers for Lord Francis Egerton, which was responded to most enthu siastically by the greater part of the persons present. Three more cheers were as cordially given for Mr. Bootle Wilbraham, and similar honours were bestowed upon the names of Sir Robt. Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Howard Douglas, and Lord Saudon. Au attempt was then made to get up one cheer fur Lord Molyneux and George William Wood, but, to prove that there was no re-action, notwithstanding the presence of the no ble lord, it was a complete failure. Lord Molyneux, nothing daunted, then left the hustings, and crossed the Haymarket, - accompanied by a retinue of his "great unknown" friends, to the New Ha.vmarket Tavern, from a window of which he ad dressed his followers to the following effect:—lt was impossible for him to allow the election to pass over without thanking his friends personally for the great exertions they had made in his behalf, and in behalf of the great cause in islich he was en gaged. The duties of his friends, and especially those of his committees, during the struggle, had been most laborious. (Cheers.) The contest had been one of much anxiety to the county, and he regretted that he was then unable to furnish them with the result, as it was not possible until a few honrs had elapsed to obtain an accurate account of the state of the poll. He could, however, inform them of the result of their exertions in this part of the county, which was exceedingly flattering to himself, as being an assurance that where his political senti ments and character were best known, he had received the greatest support. (Cries of "Shut your mouth," and cheers.) Irom the state of the poll in Liverpool, at its close, it appeared that the number of votes which he (Lord Molyneux) had re ceived amounted to 1110. The other candidates stood as fol lows :—Mr. Wilbraham, 967; Lord Egerton, 916; and Mr. George William Wood, 772. This, to him, cheering state of the poll, proved what he anticipated, and what he knew they all expected, viz., that Liverpool would stand true to We cause— the cause of reform, which it had always espoused. (Cheers and hisses.) For himself he had to thank them for the great exertions they had made, and to congratulate the freeholders of Liverpool on their firmness. It was not his intention to detain theta by entering into political details for two reasons • one of which was, that his sentiments were so well known to them as not to require repetition; (cheers;) and the other, because he might not have an opportunity of putting in practice his profes sions by being returned as their representative. (Cheers.) Thus much, however, he would say, that if he was elected he should go to the House of Commons with determined hostility to his majesty's ministers, (Cheers, groans, and hisses.) If the choice of the electors fell upon him, and Lord Francis Egerton was also returned, he should have, he was happy to state, a most honourable colleague, however they might differ in politics. He should, however, regret that noble lord's return, as they would then be deprived of the services of Mr. Geo. Wm. Wood, which to the mercantile community would be a great loss. (Cries of " Dreadful!" and cheers.) He regretted to find that the tories had gained an advance upon them by , their trick k and manoeuvres, and they (the reformers) had been fightin„o.` the battle under great disadvantages. The tories had been under mining their interests in every possible way; they commenced at the last election, and had continued to do so up to the present time. (Cheers.) He would just refer to what occurred at the novination on Saturday. He was then told that his talents were more suited to Clayton -square than the House of Commons. (Hear.) That might be a matter of opinion; but, in answer to the assertion, he would say that he considered it a much higher honour to address an independent body of men who came voluntarily to hear him than a marshalled band in the House of Commons, or a packed community before a hustings, with 'squires and 'squires' sons for fuglemen, who cheered and hissed and hissed and cheered promiscuously, without knowing when the applause or the disapprobation should come in. He did not believe that the gentleman who made the remark ever experienced the proud feelings of self-satisfaction in having done his duty whic h be (Lord M.) had experienced when ad dressing them in Clayton-square, or his opinion of the honour conferred by such an assembly would be of a far different na ture. He begged leave now to congratulate them upon what he anticipated the result of the elections throughout the country would be. He hoped South Lancashire would return one re former at least, and he did not fear for the reformers obtaining such a majority throughout the country over the tories as to in capacitate the present ministers from holding their places. (Hisses and cheers.) There was one consolation for them, whatever the result might be, which was, that in consequence of these elections the pockets of the tories would be found to be considerably lighter, and should they,on finding a majority against them in the House of Commons, venture again to dissolve the parliament, lie predicted that many flue estates would be ad vertised in the newspapers for sale. (Cries of " You've none to sell!" and cheers.) The talents of Mr. Geo. Robins would then be brought into. requisitiou, and the papers would teem with enticing paragraphs to the capitalist. The noble lord concluded his " speech" by saying he should take his leave by thanking them kindly for the support they had afforded him at the election and for their kindness in listening to him, and hoped that when ever his services were required he would not be found to shrink from his duty. The announcement of the result of the South Lancashire election on Wednesday evening was received at the Exchange Newsroom with a degree of enthusiasm which beggars descrip tion. Three cheers and " one cheer more" for Lord Francis Egerton and Mr. Bootle Wilbraham followed each other for a considerable time. 'These were so long, scdoud, and so general as to drown any attempt to express a contrary feeling, had such an inclination existed in the mind of any person present. The greater part of the conversation in the room yesterday consisted of friend congratulating friend on the successful termination of their labours, and of recounting anecdotes connected. with them. Now and then a little good-humoured banter on the " no reac tion" was indulged it. A. liberal merchant complained bitterly of the indelicacy of ringing the bells. •To his ears their music perhaps sounded somewhat melancholy and funereal, because the liberals had triumphed in Liverpool! In short, he frankly acknowledged that he wished those who had set the clappers of St. Nicholas's Church in motion in the hands of old Nicholas himself. Some few who had picked up a few of the crumbs of comfort and consolation that fell from Lord Molyneux's mouth in the Haymarket attributed the success of the conservatives to tory bribery, &c. &c. Notwithstanding all that has been spent, we could not learn that any tory bills had been dishonoured, or that a single tory residence was in the market for sale. We fear the radicals will lose their contemplated good bargains in this way, as well as their late representatives. This is a very melancholy thing no doubt. They are much to be pitied, and we pity them. .lANtiAn-y "23, 1S3:). TIM LIVERPOOL STANDARD. TIJI THEATRES. Tun ITALIAN OPERA. - The performance of Monday, " Otello," was repeated on Wednesday night to an audience as numerous as the one which attended - its first representation, notwithstanding the absence of a great number of gentlemen, who were engaged in the county election. Previously to the performance of Monday Madame Kyntherland had been en gaged in a long rehearsal, which considerably exhausted her physical powers hence, her second appearance, under more favourable auspices, was more effective than her first, indeed as a whole the opera was altogether better performed. As, on the first night, Madame Kyntherland's acting in the last scene was much admired. THE LIVER TilliATßE.—Since the opening of this very pretty theatre matters of more grave and serious import to the emir monwealth—no, not commonwealth, we are released from that fear now—have prevented us from paying it the attention which the spirit and industry of its managers have a right to expect., In the first place, the theatre itself has been newly painted and' otherwise beautified, and now presents a very pleasing appear- . ance. The company is somewhat changed, and to its old mem hers, Mis. Herbert and sonie other actors and actresses of con siderable talent have been added. The only new piece brought out this season, that we ha ve seen, is " Life in Liverpool," from the pen of Pierce Egan, the author of " Life in London." As Liverpool does not contain, like Loudon, every possible variety of blackguardism, the au thor had no means of embodying a series of portraits of each separate, class ; hence " Life in Liverpool" might have been called " Scenes on the Mersey," or by any other name, for it is merely a name for the purpose of introducing some very capital views of the most prominent objects in Liverpool, which are given in succession as the drantatis persona are supposed to visit th em . Our remarks, therefore, will be confined to the scenery. The moonlight view, near the Prince's Dock, embracing the Old Church, with the illuminated clock, and the surrounding buildings, is admirably executed. The same may be said of the interior view of the New Market, and an exterior view of a gin palace in Scotland-road. The last scene is a masqued ball. In this the whole of the company are engaged, and the effect pro duced is very good. The dancing does great credit to the ballet master, Mr. Leclerque, and to his corps de ballet. All who are interested in or acquainted with the localities of the good old town will be pleased with " Life in Liverpool." nu: ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—To the mute, a speaking company has been added at this theatre, which contains several persons of considerable ability. A musical drama, called" The Fisherman of Naples," founded upon the o p era o f " Masa ni The eiln'has beenproduced and performed in a ver y cre dit a bl e manner. characters of Ilfauzniello (Mr. Neville), Guiseppe (Mr. Howard), Fenella, the dumb girl of Portici (Mrs. Stirling), are very well supported. The riding has been cur tailed, but the performances of Messrs. Macintosh, Batty, and llicken, are continued. The spectacle of "Gustavus Vasa; or, The Masked Ball," got up with great taste and judgment. The historical the been assassination of Gastavus of Sweden, at a masked fact, has ball, by Ankarstroem, is the subject of the play. It was brought out last season in London, and had a considerable run, In the last scene, a very fine effect is produced by filling the stage and the circle at the same time, although lords and ladies prancing their horses to music is somewhat incongruous at a ball. The interest- in the performances at this theatre is very much in creased by the removal of the padlock, which doomed them.to silence. The Masqued Ball exhibits the company as very strong in numerical force, and we can, with great truth say, that many of them possess. talents that ought to insure success to the undertaking. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ATTORNEYS.—At the rising of the Court in London, on Wednesday, the Learned Chief Commis sioner promulgated a rule agreed upon by his colleagues, with a view of ensuring the respectability of the practitioners, to the effect that attorneys should, within a specified period,. produce their certificates for• the present and noxt year; and in default of such, every attorney would be suspended. THE IRISH ELECTIONS. Extract from a letter from au Englishman in Dublin to his brother in Liverpool:— " Now, you will expect some notice of the elections here. My engagements will not allow me to converse much with politics; but I am most happy to be able to inform you that the cause prospers gloriously. Already is the vaunted tail re duced to a miserable stump; and from the returns already made, and from Cie state of polls hitherto ascertained, there is a certainty that the whigs (I mean the bad whigs) and the radicals combined will not compose half of the Irish members. Daniel O'Connell himself is overthrown! Though he and his creature, Ruthven, may take their seats in the house on the strength of their small nominal majority, it is well known here that they will not long retain them. Not only are the conser vatives confident of the success of their petition, but the ad herents of the agitator admit that it will not and cannot be opposed by their master. The majority of the destructives over their two manly, talented, and right worthy conservative opponents, is about 200; now, to my knowledge, already have more than twice that number of bad votes been detected on the scrutiny now going forward. The perjury committed by the Wretched papist devotees, instigated by their leaders, aye, and by their spiritual fathers, is truly appalling. The absent and even the dead were personated, and miserable half naked crea tures pressed forwards, and eagerly took any oaths which might be required, in confirmation of their fictitious claims to the franchise. Here I will commemorate one fact connected with the voting, which, of itself, speaks more than volumes to the debasing character of the superstition under which this un_ happy country groans. A friend of mine, rector of one of the parishes to the west of Dublin, told me himself that, on going up to the booth to give his vote, be saw a man swearing away to anything and everything. The officer in attendance having a suspicion of the man, took the bible which he had kissed and offered him the other side. Now, on the other side was a cross imprinted in gilt, which no sooner did the man see than he shrunk back and descended from the booth without voting. This popish straining at the gnat and swallowing the camel will appear incredible to an English protestant; but the cir- 1 cumstance is strictly true. It is a pity that this taking of an oath on polling were not superseded by the English method. Had the plan of exhibiting the tax books been obtained, instead of exacting an oath as to payment of rates, much dreadful perjury would have been avoided, and Messrs. Hamilton and West would have been now M.P.'s without the heavy expense of Petition,. This would have been the case, also, had not the respectable householders in Dublin shown the most unpardon able apathy in registering and in coming to the poll. ijad the conservatives who were qualified all voted, they would have had a glorious majority, and bad all who were able registered and voted, they would have been to the O'Connellites as three to one. I believe that such negligence will not again disgrace the good cause in this city. O'Connell will, of course, get a scat somewhere; but the moral effect of his defeat here will be great in both countries, but especially Ireland. It will be an important feature in the Irish part of the new parliament, that the members for the two greatest cities (for Cork has done her (Any) will be honest conservatives. I must call your attention to one remarkable circumstance in the Dublin election, which exhibits forcibly the difference between whiggery and libera lity, between the Plunketts and John David Latouche. The former from some vain hope, I suppose, of creeping again by his means into that place from which he had strongly contri buted to eject them, voted for O'Connell; for the man whom they had reprobated most loudly as a traitor and an incendiary —for the man who had assisted to fix on them their well earned soubriquet of "the Hannibals." 0, more than christian for giveness! Latouche, a Roman catholic and a reformer, voted for the conservatives, to save, as he said, his country from the abominable tyranny of unprincipled agitators. In Carlow one of Dan's sons is already disposed of; and in the Queen's county, another strong hold, the contest is drawing to a close the right way. For Bandon, Mr. Devonsher Jackson, an elo quent and talented advocate of bible education, has been re turned. "Now, my dear Tom, my time is exhausted—not my sub ject—so I will conclude by congratulating you on the bright prospects for religion, good government, and real reform now dawning both on our own dear country and, thank God! on this her lovely and much-injured sister." TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIPERPOOL STAXDJIRD. Sia,—l trust I may not intrude too much on the columns of your paper:if I request the favour of your insertion of the following correspondence, to which I have as yet made no final reply. I can only say, it will afford me great gratification to be favoured with your sentiments, to guide me in that course which a sense of right and an honest conscience can truly ap prove.-1 am, &c. A TORY, AND A FRIEND TO THE SHOPKEEPERS. I withhold the names of the parties; but they are imma terial; if required I will apply for permission to publish them. DEAR SIR,—For though never before accustomed - to address you in such terms, I presume to do so on the present occasion. When you look at the signature to this letter, you will, I am aware, at once suppose that I am about to address you on some electioneering subject, the trouble and annoyance of which, at first sight, might tempt you to consign this letter to the flames. But, as from my knowledge of you, 1 have every reason to expect that it will meet with another and a more honourable reception; and as I am urged on, not alone for the sake of my own personal interest, but for that as well of many others similarly situated to myself, my apology for intruding on your notice will, I hope, be found not in any selfish or interested motives, but rather in the sincere desire entertained by maul shopkeepers and tradesmen, like myself, who are anxious to ascertain how far they stand justified when they make au ap plication similar to that which I am now going to bring before you. I am one of the survivors of the third generation of a family, all of whom, from their earliest childhood, have been born and brought up in Liverpool. Our occur - ttions in trade have been of various descriptions; for many of us belong, and I say it with pride, to the class of shopkeepers and tradesmen of this great town—our family history can not be matter of interest to you—but I may be allowed, I hope, to say that every member of it, in the situation in which he has been placed, has endea voured so to conduct himself, and so to discharge the duties devolved upon him, whether in our private character or our public capacity as tradesmen, with that honest zeal and in tegrity which it has been our pride and our delight to aspire to. In confirmation of this statement, I beg, if you will take the trouble, to refer you to • • os • • names, in theniselves, quite sufficient, I trust, to represent to you the long standing and respectability of our family. You will, I dare say, recollect, sir, that in electioneering tactics, I have had the pleasure of actively do-operating, heart and baud, with you in supporting the cause of those candidates whose principles are known to be in the unerring support of our King, our constitution, and our country. • • • • • • • The family to which I belong, for three generations have uniformly supported that cause; not, sir, from any idle or fac tious motive ; net from any promise of reward held out to us ; not from the hope of meeting with any unseen approval but that of our sense of rectitude ; but from motives which are written deep on our recollections, which have actuated us all through life, and in which I, as oue of the survivors, remain to this day convinced are the only principles on which the govern ment of this country can be carried on. In addressing you now, I presume, if I may be allowed so to term it, on the intimacy existing between us, increasedly con firmed in the last election lately terminated, I believe you are; 'awfare. lam in the me . with an order many years ago. I afterwards called at your office to learn what satisfaction the articles I furnished had given; this was in February, 1823. I recollect meeting you in the office on the occasion, when you mentioned you had re ceived letters, stating the opinion of my goods to be very rea sonable in price and to surpass those you had previously been in the habit of sending ; but from that time to this, though we have been, in every instance, engaged in the same political cause, I have never had an order from your house; and if you will pardon the liberty I take, I believe you have since employed a house here, who, if you wish to see your own political princi ples disseminated, are directly opposed to you, but of muchmore importance to our country at large. Now, eir, pray pardon the liberty I take: I am told of inti midation, particularly of the torics ; but I confess I know not where to look for the confirmation of such an unauthorized statement,—l hear of none,—l know of none, but lat once make my request to you. I have been occasionally employed by whig families, but the moment they have found out the tone of my politics, they have closed their accounts and left me. I have not now a single whig account, the last election has taken the last • • • • • • • • • • but can I forget the cause of my God,—my Church,—my King, and my Country ? No, no ! lam thankful in saying, that my own property, and that of my connections and friends, and my busin3ss, has been occupied in their interest to a con siderable extent; but from you, who agree in opinion with me, what have I received? Permit me most respectfully to solicit, (begging you will ex cuse my boldness), a small portion of your business in the department; I engage to supply on equally moderate terms, articles at least of equal quality to what you have been accustomed to receive; if I do not, I shall never again expect to be employed by you.—l am, &c, To Mr. , Ssa —I have read your letter with considerable interest, and not without some conscientious reflections on my own con duct and proceedings. I give you credit for all you say, and have no justification to offer; but 1 will submit your letter to the public, withholding the name, and then, perhaps, I may be enabled to reply to you.--I am, &c. WANT OF LANDING-WAITERS. TO THE EDITOR OF TRE, LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Stn,—lt is high time that some notice Should bi taken' of the shameful delay which so frequently, aye, invariably, takes place before a vessel, from a foreign port, can discharge her cargo for want of a landing-waiter. The Customs' surveyors have at tempted to remove this evil, by appointing a few extra officers; but, latterly, either this trifling accommodation has been sus_ periled, or else the force of extra and established officers to gether is totally insufficient fur the business of this tow Li. Be it as it may, there are now upwards of a dozen vessels, which have been in the books since Monday, waiting for a landing waiter, whom they will not obtain before to-morrow; besides, at least, fifty or sixty vessels put on since, which may consider themselves fortunate if they get one a week hence. In the present crowded date of the docks a vessel has to wait two, and sometimes three, days before she can get a berth, even when her cargo is entered; it is, therefore, doubly annoying and provoking when the vessel has got a berth to find you have to wait a similar period for a landing-waiter. Why, I would ask, do not the Customs' make more landing officers, so as to give that facility, despatch, and accommoda tion, which the increasing business at the port so loudly de mands. I care not what plans, or what systems they adopt, only let them give the merchants despatch in their business, and remove the vexatious restrictions and detentions by which they are at present daily annoyed. The scarcity and wretched condition of the landing-waiters' huts are a great nuisance; for, after the delay which must take place before you get a berth and a landing-waiter for the ves sel, you often lose several hours in getting a hut, and be it ever so far, it must be brought to the place you want it at your own expense. This is but one of the many grievances and difficulties with which merchants meet in their daily transactions at the Custom house. A MERCHANT'S CLERK. Thursday, Jan. 22, 1835. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST4ND✓gRD. am the unfortunate counter-tenor of the glee party so vilainously misused in that rickety journal of twaddle and nonsense, called the Mercury. We are poor, but, I trust, not unworthy characters. We have professional characters at stakewe have considerable local reputatio❑ I assure you Mr. Editor—all of which this boasting phylanthropist has attempted to destroy, and struck at the most,sensatiye point in a poor man's existence—our daily bread. He has not even adhered to truth, and has suppressed all the disadvantages into which we were unconsciously plunged. "God save the King," for instance, which every body knows is sung in B, two flats, the band played it a third higher, in D, two sharps; our voices were a perfect screech, in order to reach it. Then; "Auld king syne" was called our glee; when it was joined in by all present, and never was there such a pot-house jumble of discordant voices heard, I believe. Whether electioneering exertions had strained their voices out of tune, or whether the gods have not been propitious to reformers in bestowing on them musical ears, I know not; but certain it is, it was a Babal-like performance; but when the truth is fairly stated, I think the world will exonerate us from blame. The only performance in which we had fair play was "Hail smiling morn ;" it commanded profound attention, and elicited great applause—and why? We had it to onrselves ; nobody else knew it; and even in that we were crippled by their own parsimony. I told Mr. Ward we were a voice short, and by a very trifle more we could bring an assistant; but it would not be listened to, and thus are we sacrificed to their own acts of cupidity. Ile does not even do us the justice to adhere to truth. He says, "after the toast of the Lancashire witches," we sang "Life's a bumper." Now, Mr. Editor, what must the world think of our taste and judgment to sing a roaring Bachanalian glee, after toasting ail that is dear and bewitching? It is a libel on our taste, and a practical false hood to say we did it. The glee we sang was, " Here's a health to all good lasses"—so that you see every species of justice is denied us. And why ? I'll tell you, Mr. Editor. We are impaled and sacrificed at the shrine of Mr. E. Smith'spersonal vanity as an author; and Mr. Shaw (who I find, like myself, depends on his professional exertions for his bread, therefore I pardon) is lauded to the skies for singing the vilest composi tion that a tune was ever disgraced with. As a proof of the truth of what I have above stated, look at the prosing puff and vain self-complacency with which the author dwells on his own production. And what is there in it ? A parcel of scraps and quotations that everybody has done with, drest up with a little of his own obsolete jargon, set to the new and fashionable air of "Gee wo Dobbin." That he is vain of this production look at what he says—" If this should be made a club song!" Foolish and self-deluded man ! Does he think there exists a being so besotted in ignorance as to give it a place in his memory? If he labours under such a delusion I tell him, as a friend (though he has no right to expect such a courtesy at my hands), he is wofully mistaken. We are leaving town, and I may not re turn from the south 'until the piper of the Mercury has been visited by another fit of poetical frenzy; therefore, if he'd ho nour me with a commission, I'll send him down some Grub street doggerels,, or a pair of crutches for his brains to work upon. Meanwhile I leave my case in your hands, and am, for the present, your much abused, but most obedient wandering counter-tenor, THOS. BLINKINSOP. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE LIVERPOOL NORTHERN HOSPITAL, FOR THE YEAR 1831. In this, the first annual report of the Liverpool Northern Hospital, the committee think it desirable to explain briefly the benefits which have already resulted from its establishment, and they earnestly solicit the attention of the public, as well as the subscribers ' to a careful consideration of the followin g s tatements :—Any person who for a moment reflects upon the rapid extension of the town of Liverpool, particularly towards its northern extremity, together with the extensive and numer ous docks, warehouses, and manufactories recently . erected there, must feel surprise that no attempt has been earlier made to establish an auxiliary Infirmary in a neighbourhood where dan r er°us e accidents are so constantly occurring. Notwithstanding the admirable and complete arrangements of our present noble Infirmary, the least consideration will convince any one of the great additional suffering, and, proba bly, the occasional loss of life, that must take place in conse quence of the patient having to be conveyed so great a distance before he can obtain the aid of that institution. If this unfor tunate aggravation of pain and danger was only likely to occur in a few cases, and at distant intervals, however much we might lament it, we might scarcely be justified in attempting to pro vide a remedy ; but, as in this district of perhaps a mile square, more numerous and more serious accidents happen in a given time than in any other part of the town of equal extent, it would seem to be imperative on all well-wishers of their fellow-crea tures, who are fortunate enough to possess the means, to come forward and exert themselves for the establishment of some additional and more convenient hospital accommodation. Under the influence of these views a public meeting was called on the 10th April, 1833, at which the Mayor, C. Horsfall, Esq., presided, when it was unanimously resolved, that mea sures should be immediately taken to establish a public hospital in the northern part of the town, to be confined, for a time, as much as possible, to the reception of accidents and severe cases. In a very short time the sum of £1,560 was given in donations for the requisite outlay, and that of £1,020 7s. 6d. as annual subscriptions, including £2OO from the parish of Liverpool, £5O from the Corporation, and £5O from the Dock Trustees. A. large house, belonging to It. B. Hollinshead, Esq., (who fiber ally contributed the first half-year's rent as a donation,) was then taken, at the end of Leeds-street, and opened on the 10th March, 1834. Every effort has been used in framing the constitution of the Northern Hospital tai place it on the most liberal and satisfac tory basis, and they trust that the expense of outfit and their interior arrangements will bear the strictest scrutiny, as having been conducted with eve ry regard to economy and. the per manent advantage of the institution. In the formation of the committee have nroceeded with much caution, examining those of similar establishments in dis tant conummities, but more particularly profiting by the expe rience and kind suggestions of the mauagers of our own invalu able Infirmary, introducing, however, into their system some material alterations with reference to the non-permanency of their medical officers, and additional days: rot the rei:eptiou of. patients. The very numerous accidents and cases 'of disease (including several instances of apparently drowned persons) which have already met with prompt and successful attention Within its walls, as will appear by the report annexed, sufficiently attest the advantages which the Northern Hospital is calculated to distribute to the densely populated neighbourhood in which it is placed. fhe committee state most decidedly and unanimously, that the benefits of this institution have exceeded their most san guine anticipations; they regret, however, that the nature of their funds has enabled them to provide only thirty , three beds, and these have been occupied principally by cases of the most urgent and important character; in fact, ever since k the opening of the hospital it has been found necessary, from the number of casualties which have almost daily sought ad mission, to devote to them many of the beds which it was pre viously intended to reserve for medical cases; and, although from ate fear of inducing more applications for admission than could be received, they refrained from (widely) circulating forms of recommendation, it has been their painful duty, from inability to accommodate the sufferers to turn from their doors many serious cases of disease. Much, therefore, remains to be accomplished, not only to perpetuate the good so happily commenced but also to meet the constantly increasing demands. In concluding their report the committee desire to render thanks to Almighty God for the measure of relief of which they have been the humble instruments. As they contemplate the future prospects of their infant institution they indulge the hope of seeing it, under Divine Providence, an important me dium for repelling the inroads which disease and accident make upon the poorer classes ;—a wide channel in which the bene ficence of the charitable and opulent may diffuse itself over the afflicted, and a great means of advancing and extending the benefits of medical and surgical science. Convinced themselves, by the number of daily applicants, of the necessity for increased hospital accommodation, eye-witnesses frequently of the imme• diate relief afforded to the agonies of sufferers, which, if delayed for however short a period, must have been less serviceal , le, they earnestly solicit the pecuniary assistance of every friend of humanity in the prosecution of this good work. Admitted from 10th March to 31st December, 1834,335, viz Medical cases by 'recommendation lOB Surgical do. do 6B Accidents, without recommendation 159 Cured 215 Relieved and discharged, with Fqmission to call occasionally for advice: and medicines 43 Died l9 Remaining.,.... Standard Office, Three o'clock. WEST CUAIBERLLLD ELECTION. TRIUMPH . OF THE CONSERVATIVE CAUSE. CARLISLE PATRIOT OFFICE, THURSDAY MORNING. At the final close of the poll, yestet day evening, the two conservative candidates had the following large majori= ties over the Whig Candidate, Major Aglionby Mr. Stanley's majority • • 318 ! ! ! Mr. Irton's majority 3Ol 1! ! LIVERPOOL MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE.-FRIDAY, JAN. 23, 1.35. Up to this morning's market we have a small fresh supply of Wheat, Oats, and Flour, with a fair quantity of Barley coastwise. The Wheat Trade continues heavy, at a reduction of full Id per bushel since Tuesday, having very few buyers at market, and no apparent disposition to purchase beyond their immediate wants. The ex treme price of new Irish red Wheat may, therefore, be quoted 5s 9d to 5s 10d per 701b5., while other descrip tions are nominally reduced in, at least, the same propor tion.—Several parcels of north country 'Barley have been disposed of at 4s to 4s 4d per 601bs ; but in roundland Barley we have still little passing at the rates last quoted. Grinding qualities are full as dear.—Malt is dull sale, and barely maintains its late value. There has been a tolerable demand for New Irish and Foreign Beans; the former, in dry condition, rate from 345. to 365. per quarter.—Fine Foreign Boiling Pease have brought as high as 455. per quarter; this is, how ever, an extreme quotation.—Oats are held with some firmness at late prices, but the demand is very limited, as is the case with Oatmeal.—ln Flour, little or nothing doing. AN BRAG' Nuuxr, 4' 70 lbs. s d e d Irish dried red 5 5 0 5 11 Do. dried white, 5 10 .. 6 G Do. undried 5 3 .. 5 10 English Canada 6 6.. 7 2 OATS, clft 45115 s PRICES. BENS, imp. llfea, s CI s d Irish... FLoun,4l7 280 Tbs Eng.& Irish sup 36 0 .. 38 0 Do. tines 3O 0 .. 34 0 Do. seconds Do. thirds .. 15 0 .. 18 0 4, 240 tbs. 0 0 0 0 Do. new BRAN, 41 , 24 lbs I 1 1 2 Irish BA &LEY, 4/ , ' GO IbM Irish grinding 3 6 .. 4 0 ••••• va• 1,141111 i 111 Ut IL isA.elllllk,. . 7 4 SECOND EDITION. AVERAGE PRIG SD SD Waterford, new 64 0 4i) 82 0 Coleraiu GG 0 .. 70 0 Carlow, GI 0 .. 8•: 0 Limerick G6 0 .. 68 0 Belfast Derry Cork, Us, dry OF BUTTER, Cc. SD SD Bacon, 41 cwt 21 U Eit 3L U [lams, dry 46 0 .. 56 0 Do. wet Firkin Lard, Bladdered do 5O 0 .. 55 0 Grease Butter REPORTED ARRIVALS OF CORN. From the 20th to the 22d Jan. inclusive. IRE- COAST- Fu- BRITISH DESCRIPTIONS. LAND. W ISE . REIGN AMER. TOTAL. --.._ -.......... WHEAT Qrs 743 1090 1833 BARLEY... Qrs 2570 2.570 OATS. FLOUR Do Barrels BRAN .. .Cwt • OATMEAL Loads 158 158 MALT Qrs 42 151 198 BEANS Qrs 114 114 PEAS Qlll RYE Qrs SHELLED BABLEY CWt nAPPSEED . Barrels INDIAN CORN Qrs COTTON MARK ET.—Two O'CLOCK. The demand to-day is good from dealers and sp and the sales will amount to 3,000 to 4,000 bales, at yesterday's prices. nnets„ SHIPPING INTELLIGEN ARRIVALS. Dampier, , f om Nassau. Comet and Commerce. (steamers,) Vulcan. (steamers,) Glasgow. Earl of Roden, (steamer,' Dundalk. Fair Trader, Reynolds, Drogheda. Mersey. )steamer,) Belfast. OFF PORT—One barque, 3 brigs, and two snows, at half-past 11. MR. EWING, OF GLASGOW. We have been favoured with the eight of a private letter from which we take the following extract : " No one can regret more than I do the result of the elections, but especially as regards the madness of the people in Glasgow. The integrity, pure and upright principles of our respected friend Mr. V.wing; his working, business habits; his know , , ledge of mercantile affairs and extensive information on all subjects, moral and religious, should have insured him snccess in any part of the globe, but more especially in his native city; and I consider it a national loss to be.dAprivad. of the eminent services of such a man at such a period ; but the clique hare had it. and out he is." Mr. Ewing, at the close of the Glasgow election, expressed his intention of retiring altogether from public. life. As an iin• mediate vacancy in the representation of Glasgow is more than probable, we hope he will be induced to reconsider the subject before he comes to a final resolution. To Mr. Ewing the city of Glasgow is more largely indebted than to any other living benefactor. Her twenty new churches, commenced through the instrumentality of his liberal contributions and great per sonal exertions, will he so many monuments to his public spirit, influence, and munificence. So large a city as Glasgow neces sarily contains the usual admixture of good and evil. Though the worthless reject, the good still require his services; and, therefore, for their sakes we hope again to number Mr Ewing among our public men. IMPORTANT TO SOAP-BOILERS.—It has recently been dis covered that atnoniacal gas, passed into the soap pan contain ing palm oil and alkali in a state of ebuli ton and mechanical motion, changes the colour to a beautiful yellow. The colour is changed in a few minutes, no matter how large the quanti►y, so the gas gets in contact with every particle ..f it. STEAM EXPEDITION TO THE EUPHRATES.—The George Can ning, a barque, burthen 39U tons, has been engaged as a trans port by Col. Chisney to convey the expedition for navigating the Euphrates to Alexandretta, and from thence, if necessary, to Bombay. The two iron steam-boats built by Messrs. Laird and Co., of Woodside, have been taken to pieces, and, together with a quantity of coals, form part of her cargo. Diving bells, together with apparatus for blowing up sunken rocks, guns, am munition, &c. to protect the expedition, have been provided. The party about to sail will consist of Col. Chisney, as com mander, Lieut. Cleveland, R.N., three midshipmen, three sur geons, several artillery engineers, making altogether, including the crews of the boats, about fifty persons. THE SNOWY OwL.—At the break of day, one morning, when I lay hidden in a pile of floated logs, at the Falls of Ohio, wait ng for a shot at some wild geese, I had an opportunity of see ing this owl secure fish in the following manner :—While water-. ing for their prey on the borders of the "pots." they invariably lay flat on the rock, with the body placed along the border of the hole, the head also laid down, - but turned towards the water, One might have supposed the bird sound asleep, as it would re main in the same position until a good opportunity of securing a fish occurred, which I believe was never missed; for, as the latter unwittingly rose to the surface, near the edge, that instant the owl thrust out the foot next the water, and, with the quick ness of of lightning, seized it, and drew it out. The owl then removed to the distance of a few yards, devoured its prey, and returned to the same hole ; or, lilt had nut perceived any more fish, flew only a few yards over the many pots there, marked a likely one, and alighted at a little distance from it. It then squatted, moved slowly towards the edge, and lay as before, watching for an opportunity. Whenever a fish of any size was hooked, as I may say, the owl struck the other foot also into it, and flew off with it to a considerable distance. In two instances of this kind I saw the bird carry its prey across the western or Indiana Shute, into the woods, as if to be quite out of harm's way. I never heard it utter a single note on such occasions, even when two birds joined in the repast, which was frequently the case, when the fish that hsad been caught was of a large size. At sunrise, or shortly after, the owls flew to the woods, and I did not see them until the next morning, when, after witnessing the same feats, I watched an opportunity, and killed both at one shot.—Audssbon. We regret to state that the Banking Establishment carried on in Dame-street, in the name of Gibbons and Williams, stopped payment this morning.—Dal lin Eve vay Mail 4f Wednesday. INTTMIDATION.—If a tenant is asked by his landlord, or a shopkeeper by a customer, to vote for a conservative, we have the circumstance announced with much pomp in the newspapers of the liberal party, under the head " Tory Intimidation ;" but the reformers have no occasion to resort to such small game, as they do the business on the large scale. In Edinburgh, Sir John Campbell said, "Before two months expire, I am afraid there will be an agitation in this country of which we have had DO example during the existing generation." Now, who are• to be the agitators? Every one feels pe-rfectly confident that the tories will never make an attempt on the lives or properties of their neighbours, though nine-tenths of the members re turned weit whigs- Who then are to agitate ? The liberals, unless e v t e h r e b yy onee m returned.ust‘,rote t, for the t ; I tv e e i r i t b t e h r i a s t dreadful crisis, dat es. he n t r e fore, Glas gow we have bad another description of wholesale intimidation —one of our contemporaries threatens to publish the names and the way they voted of the different electors. This is held out merely in e xpectation of frightening people to vote for the po pular candidates, as we do not think they ever intend to put It in force, conservat ives havi ng fully as much money and em ployment to give to their fiiends as the opposite party. The threat of exclusive dealing has been frequently held out, but seldom acted upon After it had served the purpose of alarm.— Glasgow Herald. LORD RANISAY. — The conservative party have been so much pleased with the talent and aptitude displayed by Lord Ramsay during the course of the city canvass and election, that it is ru moured, in the event of Sir William Rae being elevated to the bench, the noble lord will be put in nomination, or, we might rather say, returaed as member, for Buteshire.—Edinburgh Observer. A PAUPER M !SER.-- On Sunday list vas interred in Butler's vaults, in the parish of St. John, Southwark, the remains of an old woman nearly eighty years of age. 'l'hc deceased had been fo- a great many years a pauper in the parish of St. Olave, Southwark, and was in the receipt of 2s. per week, besides au annual bounty of fi v e pounds. Many wondered how she could subsist upon s o small a sum. The old woman, previous to her death, desired that her remains should be removed, after death, from the parish of St. Olavo to the above place. She desired to have an oaken coffin, and an outer one covered with black cloth, and handsome black appointments; to be carried by six bear er:, with handsome pall, and four c ouple of mourners, with scarves and hatbands, to follow. After her death documents relative to property to a considereble amount in the funds were discovered, and ale a quantity of money in small par parcels. A great crowd followed the funerals. Unrafnax r,.., •V