The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-11-17 00:00:00

"Ur SLA.TTERY respectfully begs leave to pm her 11'.1. Friends that she has a constant sup*. ' of well-fed LONDONDERRY and CARLINGFOItD iT . STERS. Families supplied on the shortest notice. Also. superior SCOTCH ALE and D BUN PORTER, at the Old Original O YSTER-HOUSE, No. 31, HANOVETREKT. TOVERS of TEN PENNY ALE may he ccommodated 4 II with an Article of superior quality t(y that has ever been offered to the Public, irt the Suety tett HOTSL., Hareter-street, near Boid-street. • PATENT WEIGHING MACHINES. ITUTCHINSON'S IMPROVED PATENT [Gil -1 ING MACHINES for the use of Docks, arts, C6l - Railways, Turnpike Roads, Gas W r &c., &c., to Weigh from One Pound to Ten Tons, Deliv ed and Fixed at Reduced Prices. Agent—Mr. DaURY, Castle•street, Liverpool. Sitqffield, June, 1835. PAINTING, GILDING, GLAZING -c. ret . T CAIN-COLLINS. (late oftbe firm of Bug and CowNs,) begs leave respectfully to infoim the omers of the late Concern and the Public it general tb ' having Dissolved Partnership with Mrs. Brew, and comme ced Business oil his own account, he respectfully solicits a share of their favours in all or any of the above Branches, assuring them that every attention shall be paid to give satisfaction both in workman .ship and charges. Na. 8, Springfield, near Christian-street. N.B.—First-rate Workmen in every Department of Orna •' mental - ; GENERAL WOOLLEN AND LINEN DRAPERY AND SILK ESTABLISHMENT, • 83, OLDIIALL-STREET. T BRISCOE, grateful for past favours, begs lea i x‘inferm 13 . his Friends and the Public generally that h as now to vi r offer to their Notice a Choice Assortment of . erinos, Cash meres, Silks, Prints, Cloaks. Shawls, Ribbons, lankets, Coun terpanes Sheetings, Bedticks, Table Lin , Table Covers, Towelings, Window Blinds, Irish Linens, Lawns, Diapers, Flann-ls, Hosiery, Superfine Broad and Narrow West of England Woollen Cloths, Cassimeres„ Waistcoatings, Pilot's Cloths, Kerseys, Petershams, Ladies' Cloths, and every descrip tion of Plain Goods connected with the Linen and . Woollen Drapery and Silk Trade. BRITISH WINES. rut-1E high character which the BRITISH WINES menu it factored by E. and T. TAYLOR have enjo - ed during a period of sixty-five years for their pure, unadulter ed, and supe rior qualities, awl for their extremely low pit and domestic usefulness, completely superseding, as Din Wines, the more expensive Wines of 'foreign production, has secured to E. and T. TAYLOR the extensive patronage of the first families in the empire. ECONOMICAL CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, No. 106 and 107, ST. JAMES'S-STREET, OPPOSItE ST. vINCENT•STRAET. ryi HAGUE having completed his STOCK of qLOTHES, iL . WAISTCOATINGS, Fancy CASSINERES. &c., for the Winter Season, respectfully invites the P lic to visit his Establishment, where they will have an o rtunity of seeing and givinv: their orders from one of the .. west and most Ex tensive Stocks in Liverpool, at the following unequalled Low Prices: — Gentlemen's Petersham and Pilot s. d. s. d. Cloth Great Coats ‘3B oto 55 0 Ditto Fine Milled Cloth 55 0.. 80 0 Ditto Superfine Dress Coats 3B 0.. 6.3 0 • Ditto Frock ditto '42 0.. 65 0 Ditto Cassimere Trousers l6 0 '26 0 Ditto Valencia Vests Ditto Black Cloth ditto Ditto Silk Velvet ditto 16 0.. 22 0 every other description of Clothing made in the Newest Style, on the same Reasonable Terms. CLOAK AND. FUR ROOMS, No. 8, CinkCH-STREET. 11100GERSON, and NIINTON, having returned from their .At, periodical visit to the London, Leeds, Scotch, and other Markets, beg to announce that their first SeleCtion of,GOO DS is now received and arranged for Sale,- consisting. of a varied and elegant Stock of the most admired an( ) cried Fabrics in the Silk and Woollen Manufactures, th - e e resigns of the -first Printers, on Plain and Twilled Cam Ica, Sattiucts, Fou lards, Chalis, &c., and 'FURS OF ALL KINDS MADE or WARRANTED SKINS R. and M., in inviting the Ladies of Liverpool and Vicinity to an early Inspection of their Stock, take the opportunity of expressing their gratitude for the viry kind encouragement which their establishment has received, and their resolution to ensure its continuance by strict attention and the maintenance of a well-assorted Stock of Select Goods, offered to the Public at the lowest possible Cash Prices. Their CLOAK ROOMS are receiving daily Additions of De signs of the new Parisian Costumes. Corner of Williamson-street. ESTABLISHED 1796. ON SALE AT LEWIS SAMUEL'S WHOLESALE AND RETAIL NEW AND SECON D-H N D SILVER P_LATE -- ESEii. - 11 - I:l§Ki‘lfiNT AND PAT LEVER WATCH MANUFACTORY, Ao. 4, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOO . FROM 15,10) to 241,000 Ounces of handsome shionable SILVER PLATE, consisting of Silver Te• ervices, in Coffee and Tea Pots, Sugar Basins, and Crea Juts, Bread and Cake Baskets. Candlesticks, Waiters, C Frames, Salts, Race, Prize, and Presentation Cups and Titre ns, Tea Caddies, Wine Strainers, Mustard Pots, Bottle Stands. Claret Jugs, Toast Racks, Butter Boats, and ever• other description of Silver Articles in modern use. 100 Dozen Silver TABLE, DESSERT, and TEA SPOONS, with TABLE and DESSERT FORKS to match, of the KING'S Pattern, and every other Fashion, the whole of which will be sold.under the London prices. A splendid Assortment of the best SIIEFFIF.LD PLATED WAP.4, with strong SILVER MOUNTINGS, comprising Epergnes, Tea Urns, Soup and Sauce Tureens, Candlesticks and Branches, I,'egetable Dishes and Covers, Tea Services, Cake Baskets, Wine Coolers, Tea Trays, and a variety of other Articles, Complete Sets of the . best Plated, on Steel, Table Spoons, Forks, &c. &c. L. S. has constantly on hand an extensive Assortment of Gold and Silver Improved Patent Lever and Vertical WATCHLS, of the newest Patterns, which, being manufactured at his own workshops, and under his immediate inspection; enables him, with perfect confidence, to warrant his Watches to keep exact time and at very moderate prices. LEWIS SAMUEL has made such arrangements for the Manufacture of Silver Spoons, Forki, and every other descrip- Win of Silver Plate, as to be enabled to afford any Article in that line at a lower rate than was ever before offered. A select and elegant Stock of Solid Fi ne G o ld J EWELLERY, in Ladies' Neck . Chains. Gentlemen's - Guard Chains, superb and Brilliant Diamond Brooches, Rings, Seals, Keys, &c. &c. The highest prices gi'ven for every description of Foreign Gold and Silver. *** Old Silver Plate Bought or Exchanged. The Trade and Wholesale Purchasers supplied on the best terms, as usual. .Tl - . Country Orders most punctually attended to. ( A DVERT(SE!kIENT.) CASE OF GREAT DISTRESS The case of an individual, who has taught'French in LiierPonl and other parts of the kingdom for a period of twenty years, is humbly submitted to the notice of the ben eat and humane. Mr. -- has fot several years taught in s town with dili gence and success, and amongst the n serous respectable schools and families from whom he has re ved encouragement, all have been pleased to express the es highly satisfied, with his exertions. But it has pleased mighty God to visit him with a disorder in the eyes, whichelsas left him almost totally blind, and thus precluded him fromlarning his livelihood, as formerly, by teaching. He is also beginning to feel in other respects the infirmities of advancing life, and to some other means of obtaining support for himself and his family he must, therefore, betake himself. His family consists of his wife, six children. and one step-child : of theta his wife and two children are entirely, and other two in a great measure, dependant upon him. Labouring under declining health and diminished abili ties for exerting himself, his mind is touched with the most poignant distress at the idea of the hardships to which those in dividuals so dear to him must be exposed. In addition to the other sources of his suffering, his landlord has seized every article of furniture which his house contained for the payment of the rent last due; thus leaving him in a state of the most helpless destitution, without the means of buyin g a single aitiele to render a house habitable, or to provide those comforts which arc so necessary during the severities of the cpproaching winter. Under these circUmatances he. makes his ,present appeal. Nothing is exaggerated; every statement can be substantiated by the most satisfactory proof. Mr. WI I.LA N, of the Library, in Bold-street, has kindly consented to receive any donations that may be made. To a generous public he leaves the result. Donations will also be received at the Standard-office. Liverpool, 11th Nurember, 1835. When Incledott returned.frora America, he met his old friend Pope, and after mutual congratulations, the latter exclaimed, •• Welt, Charles, and how do they feed ?" " Immortally," re plied Charles, " the very poetry of eating and drinking, my dear Pope in all things but one,—by -- they take no oil with their salads!" "No oil to their salads!" reiterated the horror stricken. tragedian, " Why did we make peace with them ?" PaEst.:Nes: OF MsNn.—Lord Berkeley, an ancestor of the present Lord Segrave, a man of great firmness and pretence of mind, used to boast, at a time when highway robberies were of frequent occurrence, that he would never allow himself to be robbed by a single highwayman alone. One night his carriage was stopped by a robber, who thrust his pistol through the win dow and demanded his money, saying, " that his lordship would now have it taken by a single highwayman." Lord Berkeley, affecting to put. his hand into his .pocket for money, calmly replied, You should not have my money now but fur that fellow behind Vou." 'the robber turned his head and was instantly shot by Lord Berkeley ! At a time when iucendiarism was frequent in St Pet.ersburgh, a - servant girl found in the street a letter in which a neighbour was threatened with having his house burned down that very night. She instantly flew to the devoted family tai give the alarm; and, after relating the story to her master, went to bed in a state of dreadful agitation. In the middle of a cold and stormy night, she was taken out of bed by the police, hawing only time to snatch up a petticoat and wrap it round her shoulders ; she was dragged to the office, and, without a word of examination, knouted severely; and then thrust into prison, where she was kept, for two days without food ! Her crime was having warned the intended victims, instead of carrying the letter to the police; and, having been delivered of a child only a day or two before, her death from exhaustion would, in all probability, have been the consequence, had she not purchased from one of the men, for an eighty kopek piece, a small morsel O f bl ac k b rea d.— Leitch Ritche's Journal to St. Petersburgh and Moscow. TIMIg: is the most undefineable yet paradoxical of things; it is the measurer of all things, but is itself immeasurable, and the discloser of all things, but itself undisclosed. Like space, it is incomprehensible, because it has no limit, and it would be still more so it it had: 'Lime is the most subtle yet the most insati able of depredators, and, by appearing to take nothing, is per mitted to take all; nor can it be satisfied until it has stolen the world from us, and us from the world. It constantly flies, yet overcomes all things by flight; and although it is the present ally it will be the future conqueror of death. Wisdom walks before it, opportunity with it, and repentance behind it : he that has made:•it his New: will have little to fear from his ene mies; but he that hat mad,: it his-enemy will have little to hope from his friends. • FOREIGN INTELLIGELVCE HANOVER, N.v. 7. The following notice has beau - lub:isheil here:— " His Majesty the King, on the report made to him of the disorders which io-ik ptace in the city On the 12th of last month, has been pleased to certify, 'That greatly as his Majesty re grets that on that occasion several of his subjects, and some of them, as it seems, merely by their own imprudence, had sus tained injury, yet the energetic measures- adopted by the civil and military authorities to restore public order and tranquility had met with his Majesty's entire approbation.' We hasten to make this declaral ion of his Majesty kn,Awn to the public. " Hanoier, Nov. 6. " The Royal Britannic Hanoverian Cabinet Ministry. (Signed) "STRALENIIEISI." Cornxna9EN, Noy. 2.—A proclamation was issued on the 20th October; by the chancery of the three duchies, forbidding journeymen mechanics to travel into countries in which it is notorious that associations and assemblages of journeymen are tolerated. On the 23:1 Oct. a similar prohibition from benmark was issued by the Danish Chancery. LONDON LAW AND POLICE COURTS. ROLL'S COURT-SATURDAY. THE LIVERPOOL CLERGY. ATTORNEY-GENERALT;r:isIy;rt OF LIVERPOOL, ETO.—Mr. Bickersteth, on the part of the Crown, moved for an injunction of the court to restrain the defendants, the Mayor, Bailiffs, and Common Coun c il o f th e C or p ora ti on of Liverpool, from levying certain sums of money upon the corporation property for the purpose of augmenting the stipends payable to the clergy of that town. The learned counsel read an affidavit of a burgess of Liverpool, which formed the ground of the application, and from which it appeared, that the defendants, for the purpose. above-mentioned, had formed a design to appropriate a large park belonging to the corporation, and to borrow upon the other_ corporation property a sum of £105,000. A meeting had been held upon the 7th of November current, at which the town clerk- had - reported to the defendants the progress which had been made, and from. which it appeared, that the transaction was on the point of being carried through. The property on which the sum was to be raised could not be legally applied for the purpose of augmenting the income of the clergy, and the measures which the defendants had in contemplation were much against the wishes of the inhabitants of Liverpool, inasmuch as they would have the effect of throwing upon the burgesses and rate-pa y ers the burden of 4i. large additional rate. The conduct of the defendants in endeavouring to raise money on the cor poration fundS to augment the income of the clergy, was in di rect opposition to the clauses of the municipal corporations act, and au attempt to frustrate the intentions of the legislature. In six or seven weeks the provisions of that act would take effect, and the defendants would have to retire from office; and it was obvious, at all events, that no harm could result from delaying the proposed measure till that time. The learned counsel, how ever, hoped the court would see reason for granting the injunc tion wanted.—lnjunction granted. We subjoin a copy of the injunction : Master of the Rolls } Saturday, the 14th day of Nov. 1835. at Westminster. The Attorney-General at the relation of Thomas Bolton and Timothy Jevons, versus the Mayor, Bailiffs, and Burgesses of the town of Liverpool. in the county of Lancaster. "Let an injunction be awarded to restrain the defendants from carrying into effect the proposed loans or levies of money in the information mentioned, and from borrowhig or taking up at interest any money for the purpose of augmenting the sti pends of the ministers or clergymen of the churches in the said information mentioned, or any such or the like purpose, and from affixing the common seal of the said corporation to any bond, mo-r.tgacre, or other instrument for securing the repayment of any such - monies, and also to restrain the said defendants from applying any monies which may have been already borrowed or taken up, or any other part of the funds of the said corporation to the augmenting of the stipends of such ministers as aforesaid, or otherwise endowing the churches to the nomination or pre sentation whereto they are so entitled, as in the information mentioned, until the defendants shall fully answer the relators' information, or this court makes other order to the contrary. "R. 0. WALKER, Registrar." VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.-TIIURSDAY PRISnNERS IN TEM Fl. Err. The Vice-Chancellor this morning upon entering the court addressed the bar, and said it would - be in their recollection that Mr.-Bacon had applied on the first day of term that two prison ers, a male and female, who had been brought up in custody, might be turned over to the Fleet in default of putting in their answer; and that, after the usual oath had been administered to them, they had been accordingly committed for the contempt. His honour had this morning au interview with Mr. Brown, the Warden of the Fleet, and that gentleman had declared to him that those prisoners, as well as several other persons confined in the Fleet, were in a state of the greatest destitution. His honour expressed his very great surprise to Mr. Brown at re ceiving this information, fur by the 7th rule of the 15th section of ,Sir Edward Sugden's act it was provided that at four speci fied periods in every year one of the Masters of the Court of Chancery, to be named by the court, should visit the Fleet prison and examine the prisoners confined there for contempt, and should report their opinion on their respective cases to the court; and that the court might order, if it should see fit, the costs of the contempt to be paid out of the suitors' fund. and discharge the prisoners, and assign them counsel to defend in forma pauperis. His honour inquired of Mr. Brown whether any of the masters had visited the Fleet according to the provi sions of the act, and received a reply in the negative. His honour was quite sure this had happened merely through inad vertence; but he felt it his duty to mention the matter thus publicly in order that for the future one of the masters might visit the prison regularly, and ascertain the condition ri,f the prisoners who were committed there by toe court. MANSION-HOUSE, WEDNESDA Y. A young man, named Sharpe, was brought before the Lord MayUr, charged under the following circumstances : . Henry Myers said, that the prisoner, who was known to him, told him that if he had any money, a lot of goods might be bought which they might turn to much advantage. Witness said he had no money, but he could burrow some, and he did so, and accompanied the prisoner to a place in Covent-garden, where he purchased a quantity of cutlery. The goods were taken to the house of witness's mother, and he gave some of them to the prisoner to'sell, upon the understanding that if any Profit arose from the sale it should be divided between them. The prisoner made the sale, and handed over £.5 to the witness on account, and then asked for the remainder of the goods. which, as their account remained unsettled, was refused. Aftei•- wards witness heard that it was the prisoner's intention to keep all the goods, and he found that they had been taken by the prisoner out of a drawer in his mother's house, ,v here they were deposited fur safety. The amount given for them was £24. The witness had been unfortunate in business, and the prisoner bad expressed a willingness to serve him. Mr. Norton, the prisoner's solicitor, amongst several other questions, asked whe ther the complainant was not an uncertificated bankrupt ? Witness replied, that he never denied that the transaction was a partnership one, and he admitted that he was a bankrupt without a certificate. Mr. Norton submitted that there was no felony in this case, as all the property acquired by an uncertiticated bankrupt be came the property of his assignees. The complainant said that he had borrowed the money, and thought it no offence to endeavour to make a pound or two for his support. Mr. Norton.—l take it for granted that you did borrow the money. You cannot succeed. It is a matter of account, in fact, between the parties, with which a magistrate has nothing to do. The complainant's attorney, Mr. Myers, had clear possession of the goods, and if the assignees choose to come down upon it, that was another thing. The prisoner, it was evident, had com mitted a felony. The Lord Mayon—When I hear a witness say that he is an uncertificated bankrupt, and has not passed his last examination, I know well that he can have no property ; but another ques tion arises here. The complainant. —Am Ito starve because I am an uncerti cated bankrupt ? The Lord Mayor.—lt is competent to the assignees to take possession of any property you may have. I recollect that Mr. Bonsfield got in the case of one insolvent debtor as much money as paid 203. in the pound. But as regards the prisoner, I have not the slightest doubt that if the complainant was not uncer tificated, that person has committed a felony. Mr. Norton.—There is no doubt of the partnership. The Lord Mayor.—lt appears to me to be a very aggravated case. It is taking a vile advantage of a man's calamity. I shall hear the rest of the evidence. A servant of the complainant's mother deposed, that the pri soner called at Mrs. Mvers's shop and said that he came for the remainder of the goods. Witness said he should go to Mr. Myers and ask him for them, but the prisoner stated that he would go himself, and passed through the shop into the parlour, but without going up stairs, where Mr. Myers was mourning for his brother's death. The prisoner soon afterwards pa,sed out with a bag full of the goods, and said that Mr. Myers had given him orders to take them. The Lord Mayor.—l entertain no doubt at all upon the sub ject. 1 wish to see the assignee, and shall remand the prisoner till to-morrow. If the complainant had his certificate. I should order the prisoner to Newgate. I act in this case upon the ad vice of my law adviser. Mr. tinbler.—lt will be of service to people to know that a man cannot with-impunity enter into. a house, and break open the master's desk for the purposes of stripping it of its contents. His Lordship then remanded the prisoner until yesterday, when the complainant said that he had nothing further to say against the prisoner. The Lord Mayor.—Are you satisfied with what has taken plaec? Complainant.—Perfectly, and I return your Lordship many thanks. . . . ............ . The prisoner, who thought it prudent, in consequence of the tone adopted by the Lord Mayor, to return the property to the complainant, was then discharged. COMPARISON OF FOREIGN GRAIN WITH THE ENGLISH MARKET. The highest quotation of white wheat of the first quality at Hamburgh is 74 rixdollors current the last, which answers to 2.3 3 . 10d. the quarter, and the highest quotation of red wheat of the first quality is 70 rixdollars current the last, which answers to 225. Bd. the quarter, and therefore the mean price at Ham burgh of white and red wheat together is 235. 3d. the quarter. The highest quotation of white wheat of the first quality in Lou don is 455. the quarter, and the highest quotation of red wheat of the first quality is 41s. the quarter, and therefore the mean price in London of white and red wheat together is 435. the quarter. It appears, therefore, that wheat is 85 per cent. dearer in London than at Hamburgh, and that with the suns of £2 3s. a man may buy 14i bushels of wheat at Hamburgh, whereas with the same sum he can buy only 8 bushels in London. The highest quotation of Zealand white wheat of the first quality at Amsterdam is 195 florins the last, which equals 31s. sd. the quarter, and the mean price of wheat in London being 435. the quarter, it follows that wheat is 36i per rent. dearer in London than at Amsterdam. The highest quotation of red wheat of the first quality at Antwerp is 81 florins current the hectolitre, which answers to 365. sd. the quartet:, and the highest quotation of red wheat in London being 41s. tie quarter, it follows that wheat is 121 per cent. dearer in London than at Antwerp. The highest quotation of red wheat of the first quality at Stettin is 31 dollars current the wispel of 24 scheffels, which equals 21s. Id. the quarter, and the highest quotation of red wheat in London being 41s. the quarter, it follows that wheat is 941 per cent. dearer in London than at Stettin, and that with the sum of £2ls. a man may buy 151 bushels of wheat at Stettin, whereas with the same sum he can buy only 8 bushels in London. The mean or average of the prices of wheat at 11 amborgh, Amster dam, Antwerp, and Stettin, is 28s. Id. the quarter, and the mean price of wheat in London being 43e. the quarter, it follows that the mean price in London is 53i per cent. higher than that of the four abore s mentioned places. The present duty on the im portation of foreign wheat into England is 495. Bd. per quarter, which is equal to the following rates :—to a rate of £213 12s. 2d. per cent. on the prime cost of wheat at Haniburgh ; to a rate of £l5B Is. 10d. per cent. on the prime cost of wheat at Amster dam; to a rate of .£136 7s. Bd. per cent. on the prime cost of wheat at Antwerp; to a rate of £235 lie. fxl. per cent. on the prime cost of wheat at Stettin; and to a rate of . £176 17s. Id. pt-r cent. on the mean price of the four above-mentionesl places. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. DISTRESS OF THE IRISH CLERGY A meetii,g, was held in the Justice-room, at the Exchange, in Chester, last week, to consider the best means of promoting a subscription. to assist in aLeviating the present distress of the Irish clergy.- Several ladies were present, most of the clergy of the city and adjacent neighbourhood, and a number of gen tlemen. The chair was taken by the respected Lord Bishop of the diocese, who, in opening the proceedings of the meeting, said, all present were acquainted with the subject which called them together ; it was to relieve the distress of the Irish clergy and their families, who were now suffering the greatest privations. They had not met with a view of discussing those subjects which` had . led to the present distress of their brethren. Whatever was connected with the sister kingdom at this time unfor tunately presented something of political feeling or party views; but with these he conceived it would be advisable not to inter fere. They bad met to further those objects which, as christians, it was their duty to perform—of relieving their brethren, those who were suffering under unmerited distress: he would repeat it—unmerited. Had the clergy of Ireland been notoriously strict in demanding their due, a feeling such as that which at present existed against them would have been natural; but it was well known that the majority of them had not been accus tomed for some years to collect more than six or seven per cent. of their tithes. Had the clergy of that country been negligent in the performance of their duties, then the miseries they en dured would have been merited ; but, contrary to this, it was established beyond contradiction that the great proportion of them, had strictly performed their duty, and that no ministers in any section of the protestant church were more zealous in the holy work than they were; and it could not be, therefore, on this account that they were as s ail e d and obliged to suffer the privations und er w hi c h th e y now l a b oure d. Duffing the last three or four years the clergy of Ireland had not one-third, and in some cases not above one-tenth, of their tithes; and, consi dering these circumstances, he would leave those whom he ad dressed to judge as to the present distressed state of the clergy in that country. His lordship then, to substantiate what he had' affirmed, proceeded to read extracts from some letters he had received from the Archbishop of Armagh, which had been for warded to that prelate by clergymen. They depicted in the most touching terms the distressed condition of the ministers of the church id the south and west of Ireland particularly—that they were obliged to subsist upon the most scanty diet, and ex cep.i.soine assistance was rendered they would perish from want. Most of the letters acknowledged, with the deepest gratitude, the generous assistance which had been rendered them in the hour of need by the English public; they fiirther stated the me lancholy fact, that many of the Irish clergy arc so greatly re duced teat they had been obliged to abandon insurances which they had effected on their own lives for the benefit of their wives or children—that they had been obliged to send their fa milies from under their paternal roof, and distribute them among their friends, where they happen tta have such in cir cumstances able to support them. His lordship said these facts were sufficient of themselves to touch the hardest heart, and to call forth and extend every liberal band in support of these suf fering individuals. He hoped he had already stated sufficient to impress every mind with the importance of the object of their present meeting; but before he concluded he would allude to one-or two other circumstances. The commissioner of the dio cese of Killaloe, in a letter addressed to the Archbishop of Armagh, had stated the way in which he had distributed £5OO, which had been sent to him, amongst the distressed clergy in the diocese to which he belonged; he divided the money ac cording to the number of their families and the duties they had to perform. His lordship also read another letter from an Irish clergyman, a curate; who declared that he had not received any money froin his rector, who was equally distressed with himself, during the last two. years; and that, iu consequence of this, he could not appear in public, except on the sabbath day, for fear of being arrested fora small debt, which he was quite unable to pay. His lordship, in conclusion, said the picture had not been too highly coloured—it was true to the life; and he urged all present to come forward and heartily assist their distressed brethren—to imitate the conduct of the ancient christians at Corinth, who, when they heard of the distresses of their Mace donian brethren, immediately sent them pecuniary relief. General Beckwith moved - the first resolution—" that the dis tress of the Irish clergy at present is such as to claim general sympathy, and to call for the help of every protestant of the United Kingdom." The Rev. Thomas Harrison seconded the motion. The Ray. Prebendary Blomfield proposed the second reso lution—" That it is our duty on this occasion to come forward and endeavour to relieve the distresses of those who, while en gaged in the duties of theirocred office, are exposed to the want of the common neet!sfaries or .tire, through the illegal re fusal of the titheAvhich are their due." The Rev. I. Temple, of Pleinstall, seconded the resolution. Major O'Brien proposed the third resolution—" That a sub scription be forthwith commenced for this purpose ; that a Coin mitve be formed for the receiving of contributions, of which the Lord Bishop of the diocese shall he president, and consisting of the followin gentlemen :—The Mayor, the Hon. Edward Massy, the Rev. Thomas Harrison, William Wardell, Esq., R. and Baxter, Esq.; that Messrs. Hughes, Granville, and Co. be Treasurers, and the Rev. Chancellor Raikes, Secretary to the committee." The Rev. G. Stevenson, of Backford, seconded the motion. G. B. Gran Ville, Esq.. proposed the fourth reolutioo-- ,, Th a t the committee be directed to communicate with the principal towns of the diocese, and to invite their immediate co-opera tion." _ _ _ The Her. F. Parry seconded the motion. The Rev. R. Yarker said, by the permission of his Lordship, he would suggest that it would be well to couple with their bounty a letter of sympathy to their brethren in Ireland, and that lay men should be requested to sign it. The clergy of_lreland were now held up as it spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men : nothing but divine assistance could enable thein to bear with patience christian fortitude and resignation, the great suffer ings they at present endured. lf, while they earnestly prayed for the prosperity of their brethren, a letter of svu►pathy was also addressed them, like the tempest-tossed mariner, who was cheered when di iven about in a frail hark on the ocean, on be holding persons coming► to his relief', and encouraged to bear up under his difficulties, so their brethren in Ireland, if they saw them stretch out the helping hand of charity and sympathy, would also be strengthened to bear up above the angry surges on which they were tossed, and eventually to outride the storm. The Lord Bishop said he entirely concurred in the propo sition of Mr. Yarker, and was confident that the committee, and all who loved the cause of Christ, would cheerfully come ,forward to sign such a document. The Right Worshipful the Mayor proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was seconded by the Rev. Chancellor Raikes. lu less than a quarter of an hour the large sum of £230 was subscribed in the room. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ELECTION. PETERBOROUGH. A vacancy in the representation of the northern division of this county having occurred by the death of Lord Viscount Milton, under circumstances which even his political opponents must deplore, Thomas Philip Matineell, Esq., of Thorpe Nlalsor, near Kettering, has offered himself as a candidate in the con servative interest. The whigs having formed themselves into a committee on behalf of some gentleman at present unfound, have issued a whining handbill, under the signature of Earl Fitzwilliam's family physiCian, complaining that, by reason of Mr. Maunsell's announcement, they are "forced thus early" into the field. Now it sn happens that Mr. Maunsell's an nouncement of his intention to offet himself as a candidate was made on the 24th September last, at the Conservative Associa tion dinner in this city, and when the event of Lord Milton's death could not have been foreseen, nor any prospect of a va cancy at that time probable, except in the falling to pieces of that heterogenous compound, the cabinet of O'Connell, Mel bourne, and Co. At the time too that the doctor's handbill came out the conservatives had not formed any committee at Peterborough nor canvassed a single vote. However, we are glad to add that they took the hint, and commenced an active canvass throughout the city during the remainder of the day, while the surrounding parishes stood for the next. The can vass in the town was most cheering, owing, in a great degree, to the change of feeling which the late and impending contest for the borough has brought about in the public mind in this city. For once, therefore, even if it never occurs again, the whigs have given the spur to their opponents, and looked on while the conservatives were canvassing, contenting themselves with a a Liberal request to the voters to withhold their promises for a few days;" supposing, by the expiration of that time, they shall be lucky enough to catch a candidate. At present they are confessedly without one, and when the champion comes forth bran new from the Fitzwilliam nursery, his first thanks ought to be given to tire political doctor for precipating the conservatives to a canvass. STATE OF TRADE. Tr;Anil OF LBEDS.—It cannot fail to afford satisfaction that the woollen trade of this district continues in unabated activity, with a fair prospect of its continuance during the winter. The time when trade was so brisk at this season of the year is scarce ly remembered. BRADFORD M AR KET.—The demand for goods at this market, on Thursday, was as brisk as h as b een ex p er i ence d f or some weeks past, more particularly in the superior qualities of meri nos, plain and figured, and former prices were fully maintained: A good deal of business was done in the cloth market, particua larly in Australian samples, but the terms were pretty much the sanie.as previously; and three was no change to note in the yarn market. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, on Tuesday last, was rather brisk; the principal demand was for fancy goods and kerseys, the business done in plain cloths being not quite so extensive as of late. HA iurnx MARKET, on Saturday, was rather duller than it has been for some weeks past. The stocks of manufactured goods, however, are not large, and the slackness of the market may be in some degree attributed to the desire of the spinners to obtain better prices for their yarns. ROCHDALE FLANNEL 111sttap.T. Nov. 9.—The demand for goods to-day has been very active; we have not had a better market for some time. The manufacturers find a difficulty in completing their orders, and the work men are rece i ving better wages. in wools, the principal demand , was confined to middl e qualities, which are become scarce. I.lic lowest sortsare rather duller of sale. THE LINEN TIZADE.—Some excitement has taken place among the persons engaged in this trade, in consequence o f the Scotch manufacturers giving only thirty-six inches, exact mea sure, to the yard of cloth, instead of thirty-seven, as is usually done. This has arisen from, as the sellers state, a misinterpre tation of Lord Ebrington's act for procuring uniformity in weights and measures. As long ago as January, resolutions on the subject were passed at a meeting of merchant -manufac turers and others connected with the linen trade in Dundee, one of which was as follows :—" That, from thi s d ate, a strict ad herence to the provisions of this act be attended to ; and this meeting pledge themselves henceforth to buy and sell linens by the standard yard of thirty-six inches, and to abolish all dis counts of measurement which it has been the practice of the trade to allow." It bas already been the usage iu the trade to give the thumb over to every yard, and thirty seven inches was consequently considered to "be the accustomed length of a yard of cloth. The principle adopted by the Dundee meeting has been since acted upon by the Scotch manufacturers, and has caused great confusion in the trade, as the manufacturers gene rally in England and Ireland have not changed the old mode of measuring. The wholesale trade in London has suffered great losses by injurious disputes and deductions, and a committee meeting of the wholesale trade has been held already, Mr. Oliver of Aldermanbury, one of the most extensive houses in the trade, presiding, in order to adopt means of inducing the Scotch manufacturers to return to the old mode of measure ment. A second meeting will be held this week, when resolu tions, having for their object the removal of the evil complain ed of, will be proposed. A HINT FROM THE GALLERY.—The Cokurgh Theatre, under the management of Glossop and others, enjoyed an unenviable celebrity for attention to anything but "words, phrases, and gram mar." On one occasion the scenes stuck in the grooves, and the gods were much offended at beholding the halves of a house,' with an interstice of a yard or so between th em ; at l ength a sweep called out, "Ye don't expect , , no good grammar here, but hang it, .you might close the scenes! ' THE DuTy oN PAPER We have perused with great interest the Fourteenth. Re port of the Counnissioners of Excise Inquiry on the Article of Paper, and, as the subject is peculiarly important at this time, when men's minds are agitated by the question of what financial relief can be. extended to the press, we think that our readers wilt feel indebted to us for a brief analysis of its contents. The duty on paper was first imposed in 1711, by the tory ministry of Queen Anne, for the purpose, as is stated in the preamble of the act, of carrying on the war, althaugh the minis , try were at that very time concluding an ignominious peace with France. The same act imposed excise duties on soap and printed stuffs - , thereby subjecting some of our most important and useful manufactures to the shackles of the excise, to which they have nearly all remained subject till the present time, and by winch they have been most effectually checked in their progress. This same ministry, while professing the greatest addiwation for literature and literary men, imposed, by this same act, the first stamp duties -on newspapers, pamphlets, and advertisements. The duty on paper is divided into two classes, and is fixed at 3d. per pound on the first class, and lid. per pound on the second. Pasteboard, and boards made from the materials which consti tute each class, are liable to the duties imposed on these clasis'ei. The amount of duties received front paper since the year 1770 is contained in the appendix to the report, and the gross receipt in the year 1835 amounted to £833,822, exclusive of the duties stained paper, which are now collected under this head, and which yi e ld e d in that year about £61,000. The commissioners, after detailing the mode of charging and collecting the duty, - as directed by the various acts of parliament and regulations of ex cise, proceed to observe that, although this manufacture is sub ject to many oppreisive restrictions, it is, nevertheless, not in interfered with during its progress in the same manner as glass, inasmuch as no charge is made on the materials before they are worked up, and the duty is only leyied ou the finished article. They attribute much of the improvement which has taken place in the manufacture to this absence of interference; and those of our readers who are acquainted with the restrictions imposed by the excise upon the manufacture of •glass and soap, will readily agree with them. These two branches of industry are still in their infancy, and would, we are confident, make the most extraordinary progress if they were relieved from the shackles which bind them down to one strict mode of proceed ing in their business. But paper, although free from this evil, is, nevertheless, most injuriously affected by the division into two classes, the duty on the first class beingdouble that on the second. MI vaper Is to be considered first-class unless it shall be made wholly of old tarred rope and cordage, without extracting the tar therefrom, and without any mixture of other materials, in which case it is considered as paper of the second class. The commissioners explain at great length, and very clearly; the various reasons which make it absolutely impossible even . for an officer of excise to distinguish between these two classes, and they point out the obvious consequence--namely, that a large quantity of paper which is made of first-class materials is nevertheless charged only with second-class duty; and thus the revenue is defrauded, and the honest manufacturer undersold by the smuggler. We 'have not space to enter fully into these details, but we, can assure our readers that they are . perfectly satisfactory; and we entirely agree with the commissioners in the remedy which they propose—namely, the consolidation of the two classes into one, at one rate of duty. But they go further, and succeed in proving that, in order to, derive the full benefit of this consolidation, it will be necessary considerably to reduce the present rate of duty on first-class paper, which, from its high amount, when compared with the price of the ar ticle taxed, gives rise to much evasion of duty. After recapitu lating the evidence which they have received on this subject, they conclude by recommending that the duty be reduced to one halt of its present amount, and that all paper, of whatever description, be charged with a duty of one penny-halfpenny per lb. The commissioners then proceeded to remove any apprehen sions which might be entertained that the revenue would suffer in consequence of this reduction, and they show that, under the present increasing demand, there is every probability that the stimulus given by the redtictien will, hi a very short time, amply compensate for the loss. But they insist on the total abolition of the present duty on stained paper, in order to give full scope the increased consumption which they anticipate. This duty on stained paper was imposed, as we have observed, at the sante p es s es isal that on paper and printed stuffs, and it was formerly collected under the head of the latter article. It - is -istuth to be regretted that it was not repealed at the same time that printed goods were relieved frOm duty ita 1831, as it is ruinous in its rate (being as much as Is. per lb., in addition to the 3d. already charged,) and vexatious and expensive in its collection. The commissioners show, from the evidence whirls they have received, that the two duties when put together amount, on ordinary stained paper, to 1(X.) per cent.; and they prove most satisfac torily, that it Is in consequence impossible for the excise to pre vent smuzgling to a great extent, notwithstanding 'the most rigid superintendence—a superintendence which must be, of course, proportionably expensive and injurious to trade. They explain the advantages which the poorer classes would derive, both in comfort and cleanliness, from a more extended use of paper hangings; and they conclude, that it cannot be advisable to re tain a duty yielding so small an amount of revenue, and liable to so many objections. After pointing out some minor heads of complaint which re fer to the general question, such as the numerous and compli cated acts of Parliament which bear upon the duty—the enormous and unequal penalties imposed for breaches of the laws—the unwillingness of the Board of Excise to allow of any direct communication between themselves and the manufactu rers—the Cuintnissioners conclude the report by a recapitulation of their recommendtitions, which are briefly as follows :—T/eat the duties on paper be consolidated and reduced to one penny half penny per pound; that' the penalties be revised with, a view to their reduction : that the acts of Parliament relating to this sub ject be consolidated: that the manujitcturer s be furnished With a digest of the regulations afficting their trade; and, lastly, that the duty on stained paper be repealed, and the survey .el EIViSil on that manufacture, as well as on makers of tea-trays and cer tain other pasteboard articles, be discontinued. Want of space has obliged us to compress this valuable re port into a very short article, and to leave out much interestine matter, to which we shall probably take another opportunity of returning; but we cannot dismiss the subject withoutobserving upon the opportunity which the adoption of the measures re commended by the commissioners will afford to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, of conferring a real benefit on the press, and on literature, far beyond any which can be produced by a re duction of the stamp duty on newspapers, so loudly culled'for by many of our brother reformers. It is obvious that a repeal of the stamp duty would not in the least benefit, but would, on the contrary, in some degree injute, that large and most valuable branch of our periodical literature, of which The Penny and Sa turday Magazines form so distinguished a part. A reduction of the duty on paper would, on the other hand, materially benefit these publications, and would besides considerably reduce the cost of a stamped newspaper. There are some very interesting remarks, and much curious evidence in the report, on the effect produced by the duty on paper and the expense of _publication both of books and periodical publications. Mr. Knight, the publisher of The Penny Magazine, is of opinion that the duty on paper in a volume such as ohe of The Penny Cyclopedia, amounts to nearly one-fifth of the whole price; and he shows in his evidence how heavily this duty presses on that class of cheap publications which has so much increased of late. The Com missioners are of opinion, from the inquiries which they have made, that the quantity of paper used for printing exceeds two thirds of all which is made, so that it is evident that a large re duction of duty will be most heneficialy felt precisely in that branch of the manufacture where it is most wanted. One word more on the repeal of stamp duties. Itis avowed by the supporters of this measure, that nothing short of total repeal will satisfy them. Now, if this tax be repealed, the Revenue loses that amount altogether, without remedy or chauce of renewal, while, if, as the commissioners recommend in the case of paper, the increased that is only reduced, the consumption will be so much that while the consumer is materially benefitted the revenue will be scarcely . inj used. On these grounds, therefore—namely, that the reduction of paper duty will be much more generally felt and the revenue much less diminished than by the repeal of the stamp duty, we feel bound, as independent journalists, to express our anxious hope that Mr. Rice will prefer the views o f Sir Henry Parnell and his colleagues to those of Mr. Roebuck, and that he will be enabled to reduce the duty on paper to the full amount of the rate recommended by the commissioners of excise inquiry. —Observer. THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. WATFoRD AND PRIMROSE - HILL TUNNELS. The loss of human life in the formation of these great and ex pensive works is really terrific. In the Watford tunnel ten men perished at once, two were killed some time after, and man after man has fallen sinee ; but, being only one at a time, no notice has been taken of the matter by the public. The last who was killed was on the Bth of last month. On Sunday last one place of the tunnel fell in, but happily no lives were lost, the workmen who were employed having just come up to go to dinner. We regret that in such public undertakings so little respect should be shown to the benevolent institution of nue day of rest in seven. Bnt such is the case. The fall on Sunday last, though happily not accompanied with the loss of life, is, nevertheless, still more fearful than the former accidents, as the place fallen in had been built up and arched over, and was considered out of danger. The chalk of the tunnel has been exposed to powerful dilu vial action, far more than the chalk generally is found to be, which has produced great inequality of surface, and not only so, there are rents, pipes, or sand-galls, iu which the superin cumbent diluvial clay, sand, or gravel, has entered; and fre queintiv there are only a few inches' thickness of chalk where several feet of thicknesa might he expected: - To diminish the pressure, a great quantity of clay, sand, and pebbles, have been wheeled from off the ground below which the tunnelpasses, but still the weight is immense, and the chalk itself is not to be trusted to. The loss of lives at the tunnel at Primrose-hill is very great; report says two or three a-week. If the brickwork and arching be insufficient to effect security, we are led to dread the recurrence of catastrophes of serious consequence. We recollect that such were the difficulties in maintaining the weight of the superincumbent earth in the Highgate-archway that the whole plan had to be abandoned, and an open cut had to be substituted. In making the Watford tunnel the chalk is first cut away at the top, and boarding, and joists, and beams of wood are placed to support the whole until as far as ten feet have been cut, when a wall of brickwork is built up at each side, and an arch is turned, which it has been supposed would have been a sure pro tection, but which is now found not to be the case. To the parishes the matter is a source of serious expense from the burden of widows mad orphans thrown upon them; and as there is nothing on which a deodand can be levied, it is not easy in the present state of the law to supply a motive to the con tractors to adopt means to diminish the loss of life, which they might do, though they could not prevent it altogether. They say the men are thoughtless, and needlessly expose themselves; and several have been killed by lumps of chalk and of clay fall ing upon them. But were there a penalty of 1:50 for every life lost, they would adopt means to keep men out of the way of danger when their duty did not call them. GREAT PROTESTANT MEETING IN BIRMINGHARI.—A meet ing of the friends of the protestant religion and the constitution in church and state will be held jiff he Town H all, Birmingham, on Wednesday, the ISth of November inst. The Rev. Mortimer O'Sullivan will attend and address the meeting, and the Rev. Rebel t M'Ghee also. Conservatism is raising in Birmingham a bold front. A grand dinner will also take place in the same magnificent building, on the 17th of next month, at which it is expected a great number of the nobility and gentry will be present. AN AWKWARD COMFLIMENT.—GCTIeraIF—,an American' officer, who is an active friend and supporter of negm emancipa tion in the United States, upon a recent occasion made a very animated address in behalf of the coloured population. A dinner was subsequently given to the general, when one of the sable -assemblage was called upon for a toast, and being desirous of conveying the idea by the sentiment he should give, that the general. though he was a white man, was nevertheless full of sympathy for the negioes, he rose and ga v e th e following— " Massa - General F—, though he hub a white skin, he got a black heart!" The coarse language used in the letter published by Mr. O'Connell towards the ex-sheriff, Mr. Raphael, is to become a matter of discussion, it is said, in a court °flaw.— Landon paper. LANCASTER INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT The business of this court, held before Mr. Commissioner BoWen, dosed on Monday last. The only casas possessing any interest were the following:— Robert Burrow, Church-street, Lancaster, agent to the Earl of Balcarras for the sale of coal, and china-dealer. .The insol vent was opposed by Mr. Hall on behalf of Lord Balcarras, and the following examination of the insolvent will show the nature of his transactions :—He said, I was appointed sole agent in Lancaster for Lord" Balcarras, and gave a bond for £5OO. It was my duty to enter in the ledger an account of all the coals sold. That would enable any one to, see how the accounts stood. It was also my duty to onter in the cash-book all the sums of money received; , but I did, not put down in the cash-book every sum I received. It was my duty to balance the accounts on the 31st of March each year, and to exhibit the books to persons up- Pointed by his lordship to inspect them. Continued agent until May last. From 1829 to last May I balanced the books yearly, and paid over the apparent balances. In March last there was a large balance against me. The insolvent then acknowledged to Mr. Gabbott, Loikt Balcarras's agent, that when he cons asieneed the agency he was in difficulties; that he had received sums from different people which he had not given credit for in the regular cash-book, but in a small book which be carried in his pocket, and each year this practice made the balance appear much less than it really was. He had appropriated this money to his own use in paying his debts, &c. There then appeared to be a deficit of about £7OO, but when the books were examined it turned out that the real sum due to his lordship was £1,032. in part payment of this sum his lordship obtained £5OO on the bond. In May he was discharged from his situation in conse quence of this being discovered, and be then gave up the small book containing entries of all the sums received. His business was sold under a warrant of attorney, which the insolvent had given to the Rev. Mr. Noble, who was bound with him. His son purchased part of his stock, and is now carrying on the business. The insolvent was asked whether he had not been a ineacher, when he replied, " that be had laboured for twenty four years voluntarily, and without fee or reward, as a local preacher." He then.addressed the court at considerable length, stating that he was an unfortunate man, but had acted with cum dour and honesty. Mr. Hall having remarked on the merits of the case, the learned commissioner in his adjudication observed, that the insolvent from the first scented determined to defraud Lord Balcarras, for he had appropriated the first looney he received to pay his own private debts with. From the first he was a confidential servant—from the first he had betrayed that confi dence. Thss only redeeming point in his character was, that at last he had told the truth. He was then ordered to be remanded twelve months at the suit of his lordship. Michael Daley, of Manchester, beer-seller; adjourned to next circuit to re-advertise. as a jug -dealer, and to produce his bro ther, John Daley. Charles Caldwell, Spencer Bridge Brewery, Pendleton, brewer; discharged on obtaining the consent of his father. Thomas Barlow, 10, Bridgewater-place, Manchester, com mission-agent; adjourned to next circuit to re-advertise, to file a new special balance sheet, and to produce Mr. Pilling. John Smith, Farnworth, near Bolton, labourer; remanded for three *months for putting the detaining creditor to unnecess sary experise in defending an action. Joshua Smith, Rainford, farmer, was opposed by Mr. Vena bles in behalf of John 'L'arbuck and nineteen others, and re manded to next circuit to serve Robert Tarbuck and for judg ment. It appeared in this case that the insolvent occupied a farm under the late James Tarbuck from 1826 to 1835; that on the death of his landlord several claims were made for his pro perty, and, on a distraint being made on insolvent for rent, be, by the advice of his attorney, removed what property he could off his farm, which he sold. He admitted having had in his possession about £B5O, of which sum he said he had paid £2ll to Phoebe Vose, and £l6O t& his brother-in-law, John - Vose. Thomas Baines; Castle-hill, Lancaster, plaisterer. On the name of this insolvent being called, Mr. Ellithorn, of Lancas ter, answered and said he was the attorney against him, and had discharged the insolvent from the borough gaol of Lancaster the day previous. T he commissioner remarked that it was dis graceful and unchristian-like on the part of . the attorney and client to act in such a manner after the insolvent had been im prisoned and at the expense of filing his petition. He did nut belieVe any respectable solicitor would lend ,himself to such a transaction, and lie (the learned commissioner) would look with suipicion on whatever Mr. Ellithorn said or did iu that court. The commissioner added, that he had the authority of one of the judges of the land for saying that it was a fraud on the insolvent act, and parties acting might be punished for a con spiracy. RAILWAY PROJECTS. There can be no doubt that railways have become the most popular, as they will in all probability , eventually be the most profitable, investments of surplus capital. Taking advantage of these circumstances, certain speculators have in some in stances put forth scheMes, and puffed them into notice, for the unworthy purpose of making a profit by selling the shares at a premium. It has happened that within the last few weeks pro jects have been set atioat, to complete the whole of which would require the enormous sum of thirty millions sterling. That some of these plans are ill digested and impracticable it re quired but little foresight to discover. Hence they have rapidly sunk in public estimation, and the shares in them, having been forced by fraudulent means to a high premium, are now at a dis count. The fact that, in many instances, the requisite steps have not been taken for going to Parliament in the next session for an act has doubtless tended to dissipate the delusion. The public mind, as regards railways, is daily becoming more healthy and rational, and the abandonment of wild and visionary specu lations cannot prejudice those excellent plans, which promise not only a safe and profitable investment of money, but which will inevitably improve the districts through Which they pass. and promote the comfort and convenience of the inhabitants. Of the latter class are several contemplated railways in this district, notices respecting which appear in our advertising columns. The projectors and promoters of the Great North of England Railway, it will be seen, intend to apply to parliament fur an act to construct that part of the hue from Newcastle to Leeds, which lies between the Tyne and the Tees. The company have also put forth a well-written address, containing much aci mirable argument and many interesting facts. The project, since its first commencement, has been highly popular, and meetings in its favour, at which resolutions were passed approv ing of the conduct of the provisional committee, have this week been 'odd in Newcastle and Sunderland. Another project, of which our columns contain the requisite legal notice for an act of parliament, is the formation of a rail way from Merpeth to North Shields, with two branches, the in tended route of which is set forth in the advertisement. The company for constructing this railway was formed at a meeting of gentlemen friendly to the project, held at the George Tavern, North Shields, on Monday last. The proceedings were very unanimous; a great number of shares were taken in the room, and a determination was evinced to effect the object in view with all possible expedition. The next announcement to which we direct attention, is the notice of application for an act to construct and maintain a railway extending from Newcastle to North Shields. Of the great public convenience, and the certainty of profit arising from this railway. we have before expressed our opinions most strongly. There is, we believe, no short line in the kingdom upon which the number of passengers is so great. The advan tages of a railway between Newcastle and Shields are almost incalculable; it will, for all practical purposes, unite North Shields to Newcastle, and the inhabitants of oth towns will mutually partake in the benefits which invariably result from a means of frequent communication, at once safe, cheap, and ex peditious. In addition to these projects, now fairly launched, others are in contemplation. It is proposed to establish a company for effecting a continuous railway communication between Leeds and Edinburgh, by viay of Newcastle and Glasgow to be called "The Great Anglo-Caledonian Railway." To effect this great object provisional committees are in course of formation in London, Leeds, Newcastle, and. Glasgow. The Leeds end of the line is in course of being surveyed by Mr. Leather, and Messrs. Nicholas Wood and John - Blackmore arc taking the levels on that part of the line which will extend from the point of departure on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway to Glasgow. In enumerating the new railway plans and projects in this district, we must not forget the Brandling Junction, to connect Gateshead, South Shields, and Sunderland. For this work an act of parliament has been already obtained, and we un lerstand the share list is rapidly filling. A second railway, over the same district, is also projected under the auspices of the directors of the Stanhope and Tyne, the entire amount required for the formation of which has been already subscribed. In addition to those above mentioned, several other railways. all important to the counties of Northumberland, Durham, and Cumberland, are in rapid course of formation. We need scarcely mention the Durham Junction, the Durham and Sunderland, the Blavdon and Hebburn, and the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. The directors of the latter, it will be seen, liave given notice of their intention to apply to parliament in the next ses sion, for an act to construct a bridge over the river Tyne, near Elswick. Newcastle will, when these projects are completed, be entirely intersected by railways, the beneficial effects of which to the prosperity of the port, it is impossible to calculate.—New castle Journal. BEAUTY.—Remember that, if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy lire for that which perchance will neither last nor please thee one year; and when thou halt it, it will be to thee of no price at all, for the desire dieth when it is attained, and the affection periaheth niter' it is satisfied. Such is the scarcity and demand for turnips in the metropolis, that 100 guineas were given for a field of seven acres a few days since in the - vicinity of Hertford. The average price in Covent Garden market is about Gs. per load. IMPORTANT TO PRINTERS.—By the new at for regulating weights and measures, the sth and 6th Win. IV. cap. 63, sec. 31, it is enacted that from and after the Ist day of January, 1836, any person or persons who shall print, or if the clerk of any market or other person shall make any return, price list, price current or any journal or other paper. containing price list or price current, iu which the denomination ci weights and trea sures quoted or referred to shall denote or apply a greater or less weight or measure than is denoted or implied by the same de nomination of the imperial weights and measures under and according to the provisions of this act, such person or persons, or clerk of the market, shall forfeit any sun. not exceeding 10s. for every copy of every such return, price list, price current, journal, or other paper which he or they shall publish, one moi ety of the penalty to he paid to the informer, and the other to . the treasurer of the county, riding, or division, &c. FIRES AT GoVEIINMENT 13VII.DINGS.—Great complaint is made by the London firemen generally of what they consider to be the extreme meanness, not to say injustice, of the whig government, in not giving them the slightest gratuity for the important aid rendered recently at the fire at the Penitentiary, as likewise for the still more valuable service rendered, and many day's arduOuS toil undergone, at the memorable confla gration o f the Houses of Parliament last year. They justly observe that, the buildings being uninsured, the o ffi ces by which they are paid would not have been in the least suffereis by their total destruction, and they think it hard that, after having worked severely for days together in the public service, they are left without a farthing of remuneration. This conduct they bitterly and strongly contrast with that of former govern ments, fiom which they always received just and liberal treat ment in all cases of fires breaking out in government offices, and in particular they mention that when the fire occurred at St. Janie S's Palace some yetrs back, each fireman present re , ceived from seven shillings to one guinea, according to his rank and the service rendered. But as respects the fire at the Houses of Parliament, even the men belonging to the Loudon es t a bli s h. ment, who at a great personal risk - saved the Speaker's mace, received not the slightest reward. The hardest case is, how ever, that of John Hambleten, an engineer of the same esta blishment, who, while playing • an engine on the Speaker's house, was buried by the sudden fall of a part of the roof. He had his leg dreadfully fractured in two places, was much bruised in the body, and is to this nay a cripple. A memorial was ad dressed in his behalf to the Commissioners of Woods and Fo rests, which was backed by the committee of directors of the fourteen combined great insurance companies, and yet the com missioners rejected the claim, assigning the extraordinary reason that because the office made it a rule to provide perma nently for any man injured while in its employ they considered he had no claim for compensation. Such begga rly economy may in the end prove most expensive, by rendering the men in li.fferent to incur the least risk at fires where the property be longs to the government. — London raper, NOVEMBER 17 1535. Xf witaaramier omilwirrolmaramg-..wit-rar.;awnerie. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. -0* 114 - R. LACY begs leave respectfully to inform his Friend, .11:11. and the Public th a t hi s FAREWELL BENEFIT will take place TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 18th instant, whea will be presented, by the kind permission of the Author, id r " Kuowle.s' New Play of THE BLIND BEGGAR OF BETHNAL GREEN. Young Small M r Lacy, (His last appearance on the stage.) Lard Wilford Mr. Stuart. Peter (y oun o. Small's Servant) Mr. Baker. Mrs. Trusty ( Hostess etihe Queen's Arms. Rumford) Mrs. Clarke• Queen Elizabeth Mrs. Stanley. Kate..(Daughter to Strap the Cobler)..Miss Chaplin. Bess..(the Beggar's Daughter). .Mrs. Shaw. After which, a new Grand Pas de Deux,,from the Opera of "Le ' Dame Blanche," by Mr. J. Ridgway and Mad. Marie. • Overture—Tancredi—Rossini. To conclude with, on this occaglat, and for this night only', a pastoral, comical, historical, Wagical Burletta, written by a Gentleman of Liverpool, called OTHELLO; OR, THE MOOR OP VENICE, TRAVESTIE. Otbello..(Moor of Venice, formerly au independent Nigg et from the Republic of Hayti)..Mr. Raker. lago,.(othcllo's Officer, once a native of the Gaultee Moue; tains, Count, Tipperary, Province of Munster, Kingdoln of Ireland)..Mr.4o. Horneastle. Cassio.. (a Yorkshire Gentleman, Lieutenant to Othello, a maa of no note, but still an injured man, rather in liquor, or the liquor rather in him).. Mr. Slaiter. Desdemona..(a very good-natured Lady, wife of Othello, an d not a bit too well treated by him)..Miss Chaplin. Emilia..(a lady in attendance on the latter)..Miss Stanley. Ghost of Desdem:ena..(with a few expiring notes).."' * Tickets to be hadlf Mr. Lacy, 52, Stafford-street, London road; or of Mr. Park er , a t th e Box-office of the Theatre, I'l%o whom places may he taken from Ten till Three. MISS CHAPLIN Has the honour respectfully to announce that her BENEFI T is fixed for FRIDAY EVENING next, the 20th .t, on whic h _ occasion, by permissi on o f Li eutenant -C o l one : radshaw, and the Officers of the 77th Regiment, the MI TARY BANV will attend the Theatre, and, in the course the Evening, P l 4/ several favourite Overture s , & c . ( N FRIDAY EVENING next, 20th instant, will be. ki performed Mrs. Covvley's favor* e Comedy, (not seta here these four years,) called A BOLI.)'STROKE FOR HUSBAND 1! ! Don Carlos Mr. Stuart. Don Caesar Mr. Baker. Don Julio Mr. W. Howard. Donna Olivia (first time) Miss Chaplin. Donna Victoria Mrs. Shaw. .Mrs. Clarke. To conclude with the Grand Operatic Drama of GUSTAVUS THE - THIRD; OR, THE MASKED BALL. Gustavus 111 Mr. Chaplin. Oscar....(his page)....Miss Chaplin. Colonel, Lillienhorn Mr. Frazer. Captain Ankarstrom ....Mr. Horncastle. Arvedske , Mrs. Stanley. Tickets to be had of Miss Chaplin, 11, Great Nelson-stre et east; and of Mr. Parker, at the Box-office of the Theatre, where places may be taken. _ STlTART,respectfully ann ounces t o hi < e nds and I.VJL the Public that his BENEFIT will ke placP ° MONDAY next, the 23d instant, when will b performed Sba?v speare's Tragedy of HAMLET, PRINCE OF D MARK. Hamlet.... (first time at this Th e)....Mr. Stuart. To conclude THE BRIG ND. Alessandro Massaroni Mr. Stuart. (With the Ritornelli of "Gentle Zitella.") Tickets may be had of Mr. Stuart, 28, Bridport-street; et the Standard-office ; and of Mr. Parker, at the Box-office. ._ THEATRE-ROYAL, MANCHESTEE. ITALIAN OPERA CaVP,INY. MR. LESLIE, Proprietor. THE Nobility, Gentry, and the Public of ,Manchester Bo a X its Vicinity, are respectfully inform that the Delis' ) Opera will commence its Season •at th above Theatre, r SATURDAY next, the 21st instant, w h en me of t h e mos t co t ' brated and New Operas will be perfor ed. PRINCIPAL PERU MERS. Prime DonneMa me Finklor, (From the Italian Opera ondon and Paris.) Signora Corri Paltoni, (From the Royal Theatres Naples and Milan.) Miss A. M. Leslie. Seconde Donne—Signora Faustini, Miss M. Herres. Primo Tenore—Signor De Val. Primo Basso Cantante—Signor Paltoni. Primo Buffo Cornieo—Signor Martini. Altro Basso—Signor Giubilei. Altro Tenore—Signor Troyano. Maestro al Cembalo—Signor Shepens. The Choruses and Orchestra will be full and complete. Further particulars will be given in future advertisement!:, , Stage Manager—LUlGl MARA TO CORRESPONDENTS. If "lisintAnEn" has paid his rates in the borough, and inh 2. bited the house he alludes to the last three yea r s, be 114 4 clearly a right to vote. He should put in his claim to vote a t the ensuing municipal election. We are this week absolutely inundated with letters, and th e few we have been compelled, almost at random, t o ado Pt. will not, we fear, sati s fy all our correspondents that we 113 ' e been judicious in the selection. Zbe Ribcrpoui tanifalb. TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 18;5• The democratical and levelling principles which per vade a large portion of the inhabitants of that common wealth of , physic and disease, called the city of Bath' where ghastly and deformed creatures, whose very sha dows remind you of their coffins, as they glide or are wheeled past you by day, and whose loud revels and in curable gambling by night, when all is dark, seem to jai' cate their inevitable destination—these principles, we saY , when taken in connexion with the abject dependence ° I the i Cants, who feed upon the crumbs of the wealthy and Itigripon the sick, the dying, and the dead, are alto gether unaccountable. How it happens that those why derive their means of subsistence from a ciilonv of re tired or locomotive gentry, all of whom ,I)ave_fixed comes, few of whom are engaged in any business, an d who spend more or less luxuriously those incomes oP ill which the people of Bath live—how these people hapPe ° to be radicals, ready to cut the throats of the poor inviv lids on whom they prey, is one of those problems which we will not attempt to solve. It is said of rats and other vermin, that nature has planted in them an inexorable hatred of the sick and frail portion of their species, and that they take an 0 " traordinary pleasure in persecuting and destroying the Whether the radicals of Bath are the rats of our " der" in that unwholesome charnel-house, it is not for 1314 who happily know so little of it, to decide. But we see and know enough to satisfy any ordinary curiosity that there is something wrong and rotten ill, Bath. The whole city stands much in need of a power' ful salivation. One ARTHUR. ROEBUCK, who, as part °f the world probably knows, is a sort of political Bunker to honest JOSEPH HUME, and is, besides, a poor creature' of the rery meanest capacity, empty, needy, and pre suming, alike arrogant and ignorant, is one of its repre sentatives in Par!iament. To this very shabby pers° l3 ' who is, like WASON, EWART, and a few others, the gib" cats of the House of Commons, fretted into pl a y occa sionally for the sake of sport—to this person a dinne r was given by the rabblement and bonegrubbers of Ba th , on Wednesday last. At this feast there were preset ) ", Colonel NAPIER and J OSEPH H UME , b u t no b o dy el se , whose name was ever heard of in - publiciife. Ther e were three speeches, and GOD be praised, only three, de livered—one by, this Colonel NAPIER aforesaid, anothe r by ROEBUCK, the member, and the third by JOSEPH, th e Greek. They are all excellent in their way, and exceedingly characteristic. We do not say that they are treasonab /e t • for that is rather an obsolete word but that they a re marked by all that is cowardly, seditious, and disloyal , ice shall endeavour to prove. Colonel NAPIER, we beliel e ' • was a soldier, and a good one; but whether he is now a dig' . sappointed man, weak enough to suppose he can gain P an e ; pularity in such vile company by libelli ng hi s su p e riors insulting his Sovereign, we have no means of ascertain"' ing. For his own sake, and that of his family, we hoe, that mental obliquity can be pleaded as his excuse, an that he will live to regret and atone for the false step b e has taken, and the degrading position in which he P s placed himself. But to show that we have good grounds for making these charges, although a plentiful lack of reason for in: dulging in these hopes, we beg leave to extract the riches' morcels from the reported speeches of the three worthie s ' we have named. First comes Colonel NAPIER. His health was dran k in conjunction with that of the army and navy, and be I reported to have uttered what follows : " Well, then, English or un-English, they would have th e ballot, and, what was more, they would have a strong of democracy into the constitution—they would have a he"; of lords amenable to the wishes and feelings of the people t, large—they would have that OR THEY WOULD HA VP NO HOUSE OF LORDS AT ALL."! !! ! " England once did very well WITHOUT LORDS, 6 ' . " 1 might do so again." II!! ROEBUCK follows NAPIER, and he says— ' " He openly avowed that his object was, by a series of forth' : and greater changes than any which had yet been ado-plod, t° fi e . stroy the dominant power of any section or party, and to Plat e I