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_~... . ~ v ,.,,.,._ ~wx. . . SOUTH LANCASHIRE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. e I IIIE ANNIVERSARY DINNER will take place iu the AL new CONSERVATIVE HA1,1., at Newton, on THURSDAY, the 15th of October, 1R35. Lord FRANCIS EGERTON, M.P., in Chair. Tickets £1 Is. each, Wine included, may be ad from the Secretaries of each district; and the Commits for conducting the Dinner respectfully request that Me rs of the Associa tion will purchase their Tickets on or before the 30th of Sep tember. to enable the Committee to make the necessary arrange ments far Dinner. Dinner on the table - at Four o'clock. By order of the Committee, THOMAS WHITE, Secretary. Newton, 7 September. tiii , CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT N e WTON. THE Tickets for the DINNER at the ew Conservative hall, N'wton , which takes place on 15th October next, Lord FRANCIS EGERTON, M .in the Chair, must be applied for at my (Ace, on or before the 30th iudtaut, after which day no Ticket can be delivered. Arrangements have been made with the Liverpool and Man chester Railway Company for an extra train of Carriages, which will start front Crown-street at a quarter after Three o'clock, and be detained at Newton to bring the company back to Liverpool in the evening. Coaches will be provided in Crown-street, waiting the return of the train, for the accommo dation of those who may require them. RICHARD DAWSON, Secretary, Exchange•alley. Liverpool CONSERVATIVE REGISTRATION A SOCIATION— OFFICE, 8. INDIA -BUILDINGS, OCTOB , 1835. CONSERVATIVES who have bee objected to by the Reform Association, as not entitled obe retained on the Lists of Voters for the Borough of Liverpool, or who, having been omitted in such Lists, have claimed to be inserted therein, are earnestly requested to attend before the Revising Barristers, on FaiDAY next, the 9th instant, at Ten o'clock, at the Court house, in Chapel-street, to prove their qualification, otherwise they will lose their Franchise for the ensuing year. By order, PETER WRIGHT, Solicitors to the THOMAS CARSON, JOHN PENNINGTON, Azisoeiation. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRIS lAN KNOW LEDGE. THE QUARTERLY MEETING of e LIVERPOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE of e SOCIETY for PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNO EDGE will he held On THURSDAY next, the Bth instant, at One o'clock, at the BLUR COAT HOSPITAL. JOHN B. MONK, A.M.,) . • WM. HESKETH, A.M., S. Secre t a ries. REMOVAL, OF THE POWDER MAG INE. AT a PUBLIC MEETING of the LANDO HERS and INHABITANTS of the PARISH of ALLASEY, assembled by Public Notice, at the Egremon otel, this first day of October, 1835, to consider the proprie 'of applying for an Act of Parliament, or adopting such o r method as may be considered most desirable to obtain e removal of the Powder Magazines from this Parish, Mr. WM. HEALING, in the Chair. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted:- Ist. —That the continuance of the Powder Magazines in this Parish is, from the vast quantities of Powder deposited there, highly dangerous to the lives and property of the inhabitants of this part of the county, and of the town and neighbourhood of Liverpool, and interposes a considerable check to the pro gress of improvement, and that it is the duty of the landowners and inhabitants of this parish to use every endeavour to obtain the removal of so perilous a depot. 2d.—That the opinions of the Attorney-General and Sir William Follett be taken as to the power of removing the Magazines by.inilictment, and that, if favourable, the same be forthwith indicted. 3d.—That in the meanwhile notices be given of intention to apply to Parliament for an Act to remove the Magazines, and that in case the opinions given be unfavourable to removal by indictment, or should such indictment fail, that the Committee hereinafter appointed be authorised to apply to Parliament should they deem it desirable. 4th.—That in such Act of Parliament a clause be introduced that the expenses thereof, and all moneys necessary fl. the purposes of the said act, may be raised by a rate on the Parishes of Liverpool and Wallasey. s.—That the Corporation of Liverpool be requested to afford assistance in such application. 6.—That Messrs. Thomas Lowry, J. A. Marsden, Henry E. Robson, William Healing, Vincent Higgins, and William Bartley, be appointed a Committee to collect information, and for the purpose of forwarding the objects of this meeting, with power to add to their numbers. 7.—That all subscriptions to be received for the purpose of forwarding the object of these resolutions be paid to Mr. Henry B. Robson, as Treasurer, for the purpose. B.—That notice of these re so lutions be given in each of the Liverpool papers. W. HEALING, Chairman. The Chairman having left the Chair, the thanks of the meet ing were unanimously voted to him. EXTENSIVE CARPET AND FURNITURE WAREHOUSE. THOMAS BRANCH Has constantly on Sale, at the HANOVER lino s, an extensive and valuable Assemblage of Fatal" nable CABINET FURNITURE, of every escription, Including DRAwiNG Room SUITS, of real d imitation Rose- wood, in Card, Console, Loo, Work, Flo r, and Sofa Tables, Chairs, Couches, Sofas, Tea Poys, Ladie Eserutoires, Cheffo niers, Canterburies, and Skreens ; Elegant LOUNGING and LIBRARY CHAIRS ; FOLDING CHAIR AND SOFA BEDS; MAHOGANY ARTICLES, In Bookcases, Secretaires, Pedestal and Cellaret Sideboards, Cheval Skreens, Single and Double Wardrobes, Trafalgar Chairs, Dining, Card, Library, Loo, Sofa, Pembroke, Snap, Work, and Skreen Tables, Couches, Sofas, Children's Chairs, Cots, Cribs, Chests of Drawers, Night Commodes, Bedsteps, Bidets, Hat Stands, Boot Racks, Music Stands and Stools, &c. JAPANED,'STAINED, AND FANCY CHAIRS, In the greatest variety ; FOUII-POST, COTTAGE, CA NorY, FRENCH, NURSERY, AND Passs BEDSTEADS ; Feather Beds, Hair and Straw Mattresses ; PAINTED CHAMBER REQUISITES, of all descriptions; Elegant. CHIMNEY and DRESSING GLASSES; BATH or GOUT CHAIRS ; CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, &c. Also, Brussels, Damask, Venetian, and Kidderminster CARI4ITING, Of the best Manufacture and newest Patterns; .DRUGGETTS, H EARTH HUGS, FIGURED FLOOR AND LOBBY CLOrits, of all dimensions, for cu•ting to fit Rooms, Halls, Shops, Ships' Cabins, Bi.c. INDIA FLOOR ➢IATS, TURKEY RUGS, And a very great variety of other HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES. ESTABLISHED 1796. ON SALE AT LEWIS SAMUEL'S WHOLESALE AND RETAIL NEW AND SECOND-HAND SILVER PLATE ESTABLISHMENT AND PATENT LEVER WATCH MANUFACTORY, • • No. 4, LORD-STREET, LIPERPOOL. FROM 1500 to 20,000 Ounces of hand some f as hi ona bl e SILVER PLATE, consisting of Silver Tea Services, in Coffee and Tea Pots, Sugar Basins, and Cream Jugs, Bread and Cake Baskets. Candlesticks, Waiters, Cruet Frames, Salts, Race, Prize, and Presentation Cups and Tureens, Tea Caddies, Wine Strainers, Mustard Pots, Bottle Stands, Claret Jugs, Toast Racks, Butter Boats, and every other description of Silver Articles in modern use. _ _ ' 100 Dozen Silver TABLE, DEsscar, and TEA SeooNs, Ivith TABLE and DESSERT FORKS to match, of the Pattern, and every other Fashion, the whole of which will be sold under the London prices. A splendid Assor. ment of the best SHEFFIEL PLATED WARE, with strong Si tvait MOUNTINGS, compris . g Epergnes, Tea Urns, Soup and Sauce Tureens, Candlestick and Branches, Vegetable Dishes and Covers, Tea Servic , Cake Baskets, Wine Coolers, Tea Trays, and a variety of of er Articles. Complete Sets of the' best Plated, on el, Table Spoons, Forks, &c. &c. L. S. has constantly on hand an extensive Assortment of Gold and Silver Improved Patent Lever and Vertical WATCHES, of the newest Petterns, 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 Eery moderate prices. LEWIS SAMUEL has made such arrangements for the Alanufacture of Silver Spoons, Forks, and every other descrip tionAt of Silv er Pl a t e , as to b e ena bl e d to • ord any Article in that lino at a l ower ra t e th an was ever befo :.Tered. A select and e l e g a nt St oc k o f S o lid Fine old JEWIMLERY, in Ladies' Neck Chains, Gentlemen's Guard Chains, superb and Brilliant Diamond Brooches, Rings, Seals, Keys, &c. &c. The highest prices given for every description of Foreign Gold and Silver. 1.,* Old Silver Plate Bought or Exchanged. . The Trade and Wholesale Purchasers. supplied on the best terms;4lll 44.611a1. , • tt: Country Orders most punctually attended to. InOurante XotittO. REDUCED PREMIUMS. .YORK • AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ASSURANCE OFFICE, No. 7, INDIA-BUILDINGS, FENWICK-Sy ' TOME ASSURANCES are effected will ,tfii_ _l' the following Reduced Rates of Prerni m:— WARKIIOUSF.S AND GOODS T REIN. On Floating Policies On specific Assurances, with warranty gainst hazardous trades and hazardous go 65.,, Warranty against hazardous trades o tted P. „ Warranty against hazardous goods a ornitted4 Bs. No warranty against plurality of occ pation required. it Policies for short periods will be charged,the usual propo:- tions of the above rates. .: SPECIAL RISKS on the moderate terms. LIFE ASSURANCE May be effected on more favourable terns than in any Office where Bonuses are declared, and'a larger amount may conse quently be assured for the same at:nual payment, thus giving* the parties assured an immediate and certain advantage, in lieu of a deferred and uncertain contingency. The following are the Premiums for Assuring £lOO upon the Life of a healthy Person of the respective ages of Aye. Prem. per An n . Ap p Prem. per. Ann. 20 4:1 13s. 9d. 40 £2 17s. 3d. .~) 3U 2 3 0 50..... 4 0 7 35 2 9 2 55.....4 18 2 • Rates for one or seven years, and fot the whole term of Life; also, for joint Lives andiurvivorships, may be had on applica tion as above, to MATTHEW WOTHERSPOON Agent for Liverpool. - ' !PERT. as Company at LONDON GAZETTE.-FRIDAY, OCT. 2. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Nichtingale, Oxford-street, London, victualler. Samuel Dartley, Golden-lane. St. Luke'•, London, victualler. Robert Taylerson, South Shield., Durham, ship-owner. Thomas Tempest, Leeds. grocer. William Finney. ion.. Hanley, Staffordshire. Henry Curzon Allport, Aldridge, Staffordshire, wine-merchant. DIVIDENDS. Oet. 21, O. Benson, I'vervool, innkeeper—Oct. :10. IC Pringle, Etna Iron Works. West Derby, founder—Oct. 28, J. Tombs and T. Tombs, Southwark-square, builders—Oet. 28. I, Burrows and J. Bur rows, London, cork-cutters—Oct. 23, It, Willis, Southwark, earpet wart•bouseman—Oct. 23, J. Stammers, Jerinyn.street, London, cabi net-maker—Oct. 26, W. Kingsford, Pnckland, Kent, paper-mann facturr. ~-~-•~ WEST INDIES-HURRICANE AT ST. KITT'S The St. Tho Mac Time, , of the 22d A ozns.t contains the follow ing extract from the St. Chridupher Gazet.le of the 1•lth of August:— One of those periodical tct nabs, which at this season of the year the Antilles are always apprehensive of experiencing, occurred here on Wednesday n►ght last, which, for`►ts severity during the time it ►asted, and its devastat►ng effects, has not been exceeded for many years—indeed, it is the general opiniia that the hurricane of 1419, which was so - very severe, was mild compared to that which it is our painful task this day to record, and which, it is thought, surpasses in its ravages all except the " great hurricane" of 1772. The wind, which on Wednesday forenoon was northerly, began to increase early in the evening, and between eight and nine o'clock blew with great violence from that quarter, and continued—changing from north to north-east and east, until near twelve o'clock, when it shifted to the south, and began gradually to abate—during Which period, above - three hours, the havoc it occasioned is immense; destroying in Baseterre almost the whole of the small tenements in Irish and New Towns, and the other parts of this metropolis, occupied by the poorer classes; and injuring, in many instances, large dwellings, by unroofing them, removing others from their foundations, and stripping off shingles, cap-boards, &c. On the estates, the damage sustained is very considerable; nearly all parts of the country - appears desolate ; and it is a lamentable fact that in this town few premises have escaped without some injury, either in the dwell ings, out-buildings, or fences—and of the estates, few are unin jured. The scene which presented itself to view Yesterday morning in this town, was truly heart-rending and beggars description—numbers of the poor inhabitants bewailing the loss of their small dwellings—their whole property--that were in many instances totally destroyed, and, in others materially in jured, lying prostrate on the Bound, and impediug the passage through the streets; the square; and other parts of the town, presenting a desolate and awful appearance, the principal trees (some of which had withstood the force of former gates) torn up by the roots, and the ground covered with shingles, branches of the trees, &c. It is impossible to describe, in the short space of time that has elapsed, the extent of the damage which has been sustained, particularly on the estates throughout the island—in fact, the imperfectsketch which we subjoin has been principally furnished by ous own observation and inquiries; and we respectfully re quest that all directors of estates, and all other; who have ex perienced losses, will furnish us with a detail thereof, for pub lication, in order that The Gazette may furnish, and be preserved as a record containing a correct and minute description of the total injury done by the gale. At Government 'House, a part of the outside jealousie work was blown away, the coach house laid fiat, and the kitchen and part of the stabling unroofed. The S.E. corner of the church partially unroofed, and the ceiling in the N.W. corner injured, from heavy rain which fell through the apertures in' the roof caused by the stripping of the shingles, and the steeple blown down and fixed firmly in the wound. The shed to the east of the Court-house fallen, and some of the shingles of the roof blown off. The out rooms in the yard of the Poorhouse entirety destroyed. The front room of the cottage, the property of the chief justice, unroofed and otherwise injured, and some of the buildings thrown down; fortunately his honour and family were in the country, and escaped the danger to which they would have been exposed had they been at home. The dwelling occu pied by Mr. Edward Evans and his family, in the yard of the premises fronting the square, and belonging to his father, was levelled with the ground, and nearly all his furniture and other articles destroyed—the fatuity had providentially previously quitted and taken refuge in the front house. The upper story of the dwelling occupied by the widow of the late Mr. Richard Cable was blown off into the street and broken up—the family had left it at the commencement of the gale. The house at the Crawl, near the fort, blown down. The roof and sides of the house in the square (Jessup's) blown away. The house belong ing to Mrs. M ari, opposite to the house she occupies, injured. The building occupied - as a masonic lodge much damaged. The office of the Auxiliary Commissioners of Compensation blown from its foundation and thrown over. The house adjoining was driven several feet from its foundation into the yard. The N.W. corner of the wall of Mr. Armstrong's house blown down and the loft projecting over. Lloyd's signal post bent. The outbuildings of several premises blown down—the roofs of the Wesleyan Chapel and many other buildings stripped of shingles. The roof of the Church of Trinity, Palmetto I oint, blown off and destroyed. The parsonage of St. Peter's down, and books and yelpers of the rector (Rev. Mr. Fraser) destroyed. 'f he building on the garrison of Briinstone Hill, seriously injured— the quarters of Majdriirooke blown down—part of the barracks, &c., destroyed. SCOTLAND. COMMISSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY. This reverend and venerable body met on Wednesday in the Old Church, pursuant to a circular letter sent by the Moderator, calling them together to consider the terms of the instruction* issued by government to the church commission, and to thitiber ate on the steps necessary to be taken by the church in regard to it. _ _ The meeting having he 'n constituted, the Moderator ex plained that he had presumed to call the commission together in consequence of requisitions to that effect coming to him from various suarters i and he now submitted to them whether he had acted with propriety. (Hear, hear.) Dr. Cook then intimated, that Dr. Chalmers having some in teresting information to communicate on the subject of their meeting, he submitted that it would be proper for the Assembly to request him to address them. The Moderator, accordiuglyafter having given in the do cuments he had received from government on the subject, con sisting of a copy of the instructions, and of Lord John Russell's letter to Lord Minto, which were read by the clerk, called upon Dr. Chalmers to address the commission. 'Dr. Chalmers said that having felt the desirableness and seen the possibility of being thus called upon he had reduced his observations to writing, as 'least fatiguing fur himself, and least encroarhing'upon the time of the assembly. Premising that, in the statement he was about to Make, though he should make use of the phrase deputation of the church, to save un necessary circumlocution, yet he meant only that fraction of the deputation who went up to London as precursors of the rest ; and to whom must be imputed whatever bloae the church might think they incurred. He went on to stM that that de putation had made no compromise with the government, and if the measure resolved upon was less favourable than a multitude of others that might be pointed out, it did not arise from any consent or acquiescence on their part. The truth was, that they could not get a more favourable measure. Nothing could be mote distinct and definite than the first proposition the depu tation made to government—an immediate grant of money to all the chapels of ease and new churches that have been built, or are now in progress of building, throughout the country. This proposition was in ,perfect analogy to the conduct of government in granting assistance to schools or churches iu the colonies, where, whenever a certain sum was provided by the inhabitants in the, different localities, government imme diately came forward with their aid, and niade up the deficiency from the public revenue. In this way, the circumstance of the churches having been built was a sufficient evidence of the wants of the population; there was complet e moral conviction of the necessity of the case, in the fact that 66 chapels of ease had been built. and that £65,000 had been subscribed for new places of worship, a suns which nothing could have drawn out but an overwhelming conviction of the moral and spiritual wants of the people. The deputation flattered itself that on this ground there was sufficient evidence to obtain a grant for at least their partial endowment. Along with this immediate grant for the endowment of the churches already in existence, we were not only p re p are d f u ll y t o acqu i esce i n the propriety of issuing a commission, for the ascertaining of all future cases as they might arise, but we should have rejoiced in its adoption, and we should have considered the endowment of the churches now in existence as a great moral experiment, by which to test the propriety of making any further grants. But before the arrival of the deputation in London, all hope of an immediate grant was foreclosed, and a commission of inquiry resolved upon. They were not the arbitrators of the question; they were merely the observers of move ments in an upper firmament, over which they had no control. They succeeded, however, in effecting some be neficial alterations on the government measure, and to snake amends for the fatigue, and anxiety, and exhaustion of spirits they had undergone, their last days in London were watered and refreshed by is most exuberant profusion of pro mises. The points they gained with the government were, that the inquiry should not be confined to the amount of church room, but should extend also to the pastoral superintendence of the people, and the amount of attendance on the ordinances of religion, which last point, if prosecuted in a right spirit, he was sure would show a real and extensive ecclesiastical destitution, and prove how impossible it was to relieve it in any other way than by a territorial and endowed establishment. They had also obtained the sanction of the government to the publication of interim reports on the part of the deputation, without which he feared all relief to the church would have been postponed to an indefinite period. There were certain points, notwithstand ing, of an obnoxious or questionable character, for which the de putation were not responsible. They never gave their consent to the inquiry into the ecclesiastical funds which might be avail able, and they were not consulted as to the appointment of com missioners or the terms of their instructions, notwithstanding their well-known anxiety lot both. They had the strongest as surances that a fair and friendly commission would be appoint ed. lie would not say what tie felt a few days afterwards, when the Gazette, with its catalogue of names, for the most part before unknown and unheard of, or known only for their hos tility-to. the church, was spread before him. There was one thing, certainly, which th e d e p u t a ti o n might be chaked with, They might have acted with more suspicion that all was not us it ought to be. They might have distrusted the general assur ances that bed been given to them. However honourable the heads of gesiernment might be, they might have recollected the possibility of a measure, ostensibly and avowedly favourable to the church, being handed over for the settlement of its details to sonic lurking, low-minded underlings of office, some hack.: neyed anractitioners in ,politics, unencumbered by delicacy, truth, or honour; and who were on that account all the better qualified for the task of. traversing the promises government had made, and of dashing to the ground the expectations those promises had awakened A-,le had an instant and direct reply to this : these were not the proper instruments of the church of Csod. Now that the age of modefn chivalry is gone ; he could under stand the ill;-disguised glee,which was evinced by the success of the game the enemies of the church had practised against her ; but he did ntit envy them. t He would now proceed to state the use which might be niade Of the present state of matters for forwarding the extension of the church; and not to allow the season of disappointment td become also the season of despair. It was not thus the ancient fithers of the church acted when she was spoiled of 4er endowments by the crown and a rapacious nobility. It was true the pelpulation of Scotland was only a million in those days, but whole tracts of the country were rifled by the hand of violence, and no means were left to prevent the country from sinking again into barbarism, but for the efforts of those pattiots —es courageous and enlightened as the world ever saw—the fathers, and founders of the Kirk of Scotland. The very same task-lay before them now which then lay before their forefathers. It was true they were .not suffering from the plun der of the church, though even of that they might read the pre monitory symptoms in the threatened measure which bad been Feld out to: the protestant church of Ireland. (Hear.) The arms of their enterprise were the same as those which had been toed 200 years hack, with a divided population on the one hand, :and, he touch feared, an unwilling government on the other. Let the church follow in their footsteps dauntlessly and perse veringly, and he had no doubt that the position she assum ed would, sooner or later, compel the government to do justice to their cause. Let them only persevere, and they would get the better of all the arts and appliances of trimming, shufling politi cians. 1-le believed that the conduct of government, or rather of eeme Underling , and intermediate persons, by whom the repre sentatives of the church and the heads of the government - had been alike deceived, had placed the church in the best position for advancing this cause; and he hoped the country would now take up what the country's rulers seemed to throw as an unprotected orphan on thei ands. But notwitstanding the provocations and perversiti y had suffered, it was not only the wisdorri but the duty of II hutch to carry the princiOe of forbearance to the very utter oat. Zven on the worst supposition, and though there were no confidence in time commission or the govern ment on the part of the friends of the church, though they be lieved that the government would cast her interests to the winds if they could make a single ten pounder by it (a laugh,)ttbough - "CT.iii.l, 5i,; :,~;,-~ THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. they felt ever Si much annoyed by the hollow professions, the shifts and vaccilatious, the balancing and compromising between the church and tntaries, which imparted to all Vie govern ment proceedings on the subje c t s uch a piebald and patchwork character, still he was anxious that no declaration should pro ceed from the church which could bear the character of reckless ness or heedlessness; that whatever they lid should be wise and well weighed; and that in all their proceedings they, should not go beyond the limits of sound and constitutional feeling. The Rev. Doctor then combatted several objections which bad been made against the principle of a commission, and showed that if honestly conducted it would result triumphantly.for the church. He cared not how ignorantithe commissioners were if they were honest, and he had no reason to believe them otherwise; and he hoped that they would be received by the friends of the church with perfect good temper and perfect good manners. Nothing could minister a more outrageous triumph to their enemies than the furnishing government with a pretext for recalling the 'com mission. He called upon the church to surrender all their tastes and likings—to give up their dearest partialities—to con cede every thing but th e i r principles. Their enemies cried out that they were afraid o f the commission ; this he denied, and asserted that the fear was entirely on the other side. Let the church, therefore, swallow the pill—it would du her good— though her enemies had contrived in many ways to' make it a nauseous and a bitter one. If the commission was to be broken up, let it not be their act; let it not be said that the church went from the light of investigation • but rather that that light was smothered by he r enemies. The rev. doctor concluded a long statement, of which the above is merely an outline of the principal topics insisted on, by apologising to ithe commission ers if be had said anything to hurt their feelings. Dr. Cook followed Dr. Chalmers in an eloquent and power ful speech, for which we regret we cannot make room, and con cluded by moving the following . important resolutions which were carried almost unanimously in our assembly of about 20u members. " The commission, having maturely deliberated on the in structions to the royal commissioners for inquiring into the means of religious instruction and pastoral superintendence af forded to the people of Scotland, express their deep regret that his Majesty's ministers have not been pleased, in Consequence of the judgment of the last meeting of the commission of the general assembly, to make any change in the composition of the said royal commission. And * whereas that commission, from its authorising the commissioners to inquire generally into the op portunities of religious warship, the means of religious instruc tion, and the pastoral superintendence afforded to the people of Scotland, may be, and has been, interpreted as at variance with the principles and polity of the established church, and as cal culated to weaken or to o verthrow it, particularly in so far as it seems to involve in it a principle subversive of this and all other ecclesiastical establishments, viz., that whenever religious in struction and pastoral superintendence are found to a certain extent afforded by any sect or denomination whatsoever, there the services of an established church are not required, and may be dispensed with. The commission of the general asstnitily' publicly and solemnly protest against whatever has such a ten dency, and declare that they consider it to be the sacred duty of the legislature to support and to protect the national church, and to secure accommodation and religious instruction to the people of Scotland, so that they may attend regularly upon di vine ordinances, and may profit by the pastoral exertions and superintendence of its ministers. With a view to these most important objecis, and under the protestation herein contained, they approve of such members of the church, as may be required to do so by the commissioners nominated by his Majesty, fur nishing accurate information as to all statistical matters; and also approve of all church courts allowing inspection of, or giv ing extracts from their records, of all entries relating to the same matters: it being clearly understood, that the commission of the assembly hold that it is not competent to the commission ers to put to individual members any questions relating to the doctrine, worship, government, or discipline of the church." " That the commission encourage the - committee on church extension to persevere in the prosecution of those important statistical investigations in which they have hitherto been en gaged, and more especially in those districts which are being attached to the recent chapels of ease and the newly elected churches, that all grants from the assembly's fund might be proportioned to the exigencies of the respective localities fur which they shall be required. And aware that, notwithstanding all the attempts which have been made to diminish or to dis guise it, there is a vast extent of real and most affecting eccle siastical destitution in the land, which, even with, and more es-, pecially without, the aid of government, will require many years. of most strenuous exertion and liberality ere they can be fold supplied, the commission of the general assembly make an e4r nest appeal to the Christian benevolence of the people of Scot land, and call upon them at this season, when the adversaries of the establishment are so intent upon its overthrow, to attest by their subscriptions and their sacrifices their attachment to the church of their forefathers. and their hearty co-operation with the effort which the church is now making for the moral and religious wellbeing of the population." THE GREAT SEAL. Return to an address of the Hononrahle the House of Com mons, dated May 15, 1835, fur a statement of the fees and stamps charged on the appointments of the lords commis sioners of the great seal, and of the speaker of the House of Lords; also, the amount of salary each commissione r an d the speaker will receive fur such appointment; also, a statement of all the offices and appointments, lay or ecclesiastical, of which each of these persons has the disposal. Fees payable at the secretary of state's office for the £ s. d. home department 6.3 1 0 at the attorney-general's office 8 10 6 at the signet oflic ,. . - 0 at the privy seal office l7 11 6 at the crown office • 16 19 4 at the council office on swearing in Si 14 6 Stamps at the crown office 6OO 0 0 at the secretary of state's office 4 10 - 0 at the attorney-general's office 1 10 0 Amounting in the whole t 0.... 810 18 10 Making thd sum payable by each Lord Com- t 270 6 3 naissioner in fees and stamps The amount of salary which the lords commissioners of the great seal will receive is regulated by the statutes Ist of William and Mary, c. 21, and 2d and 3d of William IV., c. 122. The salary of the lord chancellor, lord keepf,4, and lords Com missioners, is tised.by the latter of those statutes at £lO,OOO - per annum, and is be the sth section of that statute made payable exclusively out of the dead fund of the court of chancery at the Bank of England. Each lord commissioner will therefore be entitled to one-third of tbat sum. _ The lay offices and appointments of which the lords commis. sioners have the disposal are the following.—The accountant. general of the court of chancery, the commissioners of lunacy, the prin,ipal secretary, the secretary of bankrupts; the secretary of presentations, the secretary of lunatics, the secretary of coin. missions of the peace, the secretary of decrees and injunctions, the cursitors of the court of chancery, the purse bearer, the gentlemen of the chamber, the official assignees in bankruptcy, the junior clerk in the register's office, the clerk of reports, the junior clerk of accounts in the report office, the two clerks of the entries in the report office, the clerk of affidavits and his clerk, the examiner of letters patent, the clerk of inrulments in bankruptcy, the usher of the hall at Lincoln's-inn, the crier of the court of chancery, the four ushers of the court of chancery, the running porter of the great seal. The ecclesiastical offices and appointments of which the lords commissioners have the disposal are as follows : They have the right of presenting to all livings (by lapse or otherwise) in the gift of the crown, of the yearly value of £2O ur under, in the King's books. Those in full right are about eight hundred in number • those by lapse are very few, a n d are , t h roug h cou rtesy, usually pre sented to the nominee of the original patron. Those where the, patron is a lunatic, are, by courtesy, pre sented to the nominee of the committee and fatuity of the lunatic. They have also the right of presenting, in cases of vacancy, 13 twenty-one stalls in different cathedrals; viz., five at Nor wich Cathedral, five at Gloucester, six at Bristol, and five at Rochester. The lords commissioners have signified their intention of sub. mitring each case of a vacant stall to the church commissioners. WILLIAM RcSSELL, Principal Secretary. No fees or stamps were charged on my appointment as speaker of the Honse of Lords. I shall re,...eive no salary or fees for such appointment. I have no ecclesiastical office or appointment at my disposal. The appointment of clerk assistant and other clerks officiating at the table of the House of Lords, but not that oflislerk of the parliament is vested in and to be exercised by the speaker of the House of Lords for the time being, subject to the appro bation of the House of Lords by the act passed in the sth Ueo. IV. c. 82, s. 3. May 20, 1835. DENMAN. STATE OF TRADE. LaEDS TR A DE.—A good deal of business has been transacted during the last ten days in the woollen trade of this district, and the stocks of manufactured goods are now very considerably re duced. It is the opinion of experienced persons connected with the trade, that the stocks cannot be replaced on former teens; wools have therefore assumed considerable 'firmness, and there is a fair prospect of plenty of employment for the working classes during the winter. BR I: DFOR D MARKET.—There was a very good demand, at this market, on Thursday, for manufactured goods, principally of the middle qualities, which ,realised a slight improvement in prices, and-other deseriptions were in fair request. There wem_inore inquiries for yarns than in the previous week, and plicos are looking up. In wools, the principal transactions were in short wools of good quality, but there was comparatively little demand for long wools. Altogether, the trade is in a very satisfactory state. ROCHDALE, Sept.29.--Our market has beerrvery lively again this week; flannels of all qualities are in fair demand, and a scarcity of bands is beginning to be felt, the supply being scarcely equal to the demand. In wools there has not been much alteration; middle qualities are very scarce and prices steady. KEIG n LEY.-0 wing to the rains which have fallen within the last fortnight,. the brooks in this neighbourhood have been plen tifully supplied, and the factories propelled by water are now making up for lost time. All hands are fully employed in the various branches of commerce. MR. GREEN'S BALLOON. It appears the late trip of Mr. Green, mentioned by us last week, produced at the neighbouring village of Sianstead Mounthtchet similar effects. That " little spot" of quiet and repose (gentle Stanetead) shortly after nine o'clock on the eventful evening was thrown in to di sor d er b y the daring voyager. It appears that the vil lage blacksmith's wife at the Pened the d oor to l oo k , was extinguished, wh en th e time stated tittered loud cries of " The w or ld' s at an end. " After she had been tranquillized she ga ve the f o llowing ac eatinudntth: e—ci'l‘njdulestinbefore g o ingaii d to suddenlybed she ° clouds opened, and a voice from one who descended upon her exclaimed, ' Where am I?' Fortunately there were those near who succeeded in dispelling the poor Woman ' s delusion. Mr. Green's height was not above IIX) feet from the ground. On Thursday evening last a singular scene occurred in Hockcril-street at this place. About nine o'clock " Confusion worse confounded" proclaimed that the " Comet was co m i ng down"—" The gar was blowing up' —" The world's at an end"—aud so on. It happened that the Hon. J. Hook, who hid just ordered two nairs of horses at the Crown Inn, and was wait ing for the second carriage coming up to give some orders, made himself most praiseworthy active in , quelli ng t h e fears of the timid, by assuring them it was l‘lr. Green's balloon that had that evening ascended at Vauxhall. Mr. Green, i n hi s l ate tr i p to ',Nun, passed over the upper part of this street, and his light, with - sonic kind of small firework he threw out (probably to at tract), had caused the uproar. It appears he was sailing very low, but in high spirits, as he could afford to be witty. " county am lin ?" inquired he. The above Hon. G en tl eman answered, " Hertfordshire, but you will directly be in Essex. Why don't you descend ?" " Because I can't," said he, "I wish I could." Mr. Houk said he had seen many ballooni, particularly in Japan and China, whose inhabitants excel in making them, but he never saw one progr ess so sl ow ly. Hi s height here .was about 91 feet above the houses.—E d s;x Stan dard. ASSIZg LIT 7'14 LIG B IYC'E PERTH CIRCUir COUiFFoI? JUSTICIARY, SCOT- LAND, SEPTEMIIIift `2b„ ATROCIOUS CASE OF BURK ING, AND' CONVICTION OF THR' KL; EREII.—At the Perth Assizes, on Monday last, Alexander Marshall, from Dundee, was accused of the murder of his wife, Ann. Miller, by stuffing her mouth with tow, and with his hands squeezing her mouth and throat, thus producing death. He' pleaded not guilty. Evidence w a s adduced ; I at The conclusion of which Mr. Shaw Stewart, advocate depute, summed up fur the crown; and Mr. A. S. Cook, advocate, made a very able and eloquent reply for the prisoner. Lord Moncrieff theu went over the evidence with great mi nuteness; and the jury, having retired for an hour, .returned, having found a verdict in terms of the libel. - A most impressive address was then given to the prisoner by Lord Medwyn,,when he was sentenced to be hanged at Dundee, on Saturday, the 24th of October, and his body to be buried within the precincts of the gaol. During the examination or the principal witness (an aged female,) who produced a small bunch of tow,. which she deposed to be the piece of tow which was thtust into the mouth of the deceased, and which was about the size of a child's hand, the prisoner put a two-ounce phial to bis mouth, which on being wrenched from him by the officers in attendanCe, was found to he nearly filled with laudanum. He was instantly removed from the bar, and the stomach pump was applied by Dr. Ma!- cohn, when it was ascertained that he had only swallowed a small quantity, and it was said that he was in the baba of using it. The court was excessively crowded, and much interest seemed to be felt throughout the trial, which lasted from eleven a.in. till half-past seven p.m. Marshall is a man apparently above sixty years of age, his hair thin and gray; be is rather short iu stature, and was very ill-dressed. He looked pale, but composed, and kept fumbling with a piece of paper during the trial. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL HURDLE MEETING. (LORD VISCOUNT MOLYNEUX, STEWARD.) The lovers of this novel sport had a high treat afforded them on Friday, at the race-course, at Aintree, by the display of a species of racing which, till lately, the Liverpool sportsmen were entirely unacquainted with. 'rhe notice of the day of run ning was very brief, the placaids announcing the fact being only issued in the early part of the week. The weatherin the early part of the day was extremely unpropitious ' it saving rained in torrents the greater part of the morning, to the great inconvenience of the multitudes who were on the march to the scene of action. Considering the drawback of the weather, the attendance of compaa, •t.• be considered as good; and it clearing up about noon, things wore a more pleasant aspect. There was a strong muster of the Corinthian order, as will be seen from the names of the distinguished visitors present. We noticed the following noblemen and gentlemen :—Earl of Sef ton, Lord and Lady Molyneux, Hon (3olonel Molynenx, Lord `Stanley, Hon. Charles Fox Stanley, COlonel Ho,rnby. Robert Greg Hopwood, Esq., E. J. Hamby, Esq., Pattison Ellatnes, Esq., Hesketh, Mg., of Rufford, Arthur Heywood, Esq., John Ewart, Esq., and Lady, &c., &c. The sport was excellent, and far superior to that of the pre ceding year; and although a " neck or nothing" sort of busi ness, we have not to record a single fall, they being all " true bits of blood," who could top a hurdle in the true Pegasus style. Captain Beecher, a renowned crack, at this sort of jockeyship, carried off all th e pr i zes b ut one, the Hack Slakes, for which be rode his own horse.• Indeed, so confident was the captain of his own superior powers, that he took forty to one that he won every race for which he rode, which he of course lost, Darling having brought home the winner of the Hack Stakes in gallant style. A good stroke of business was done in the way of speculation by the knowing ones. The following is a return of the running:— A Cup, value 10',/ guineas, given by the Liverpool Hunt, for horses be:onging to the members. Once round. Gentlemen 'riders. 12-A each. Mr A. Ashton's eh g Beppoe Captain Beecher. I Mr G. Ashton names b g Robin, aged Mr Sirdefieldi 2 1r Blake's hr g Slug, by'Taragon Mr Blake 3 Mr K. Salisbury's b Oronsides Mr Bretherton 4 Mr Seaton's gr g:Mazlppa Mr Devine 5 • 6.t0 4on the field ' • won cleverly. , The Hurdle'Sakes of 10 coca each, with a piece of plate added, value 50 sons, f ur h orses not. thorough-bred. Heats, once round and a distance; five leaps in each heat; the hurdles to be from 3 feet 6t o 4 eet 6 inches high. Gentlemen liders. Captain Lamb's htz Vivian Mr Aspinall's b g Polyanthus ..Mr Bretherton 2 2 Mr W. Miley's bni Sod and Twig Owner 3 d Betting before starting, 5 to 4 on Polyanthus; after the first leap, 6 to 4 on Vivian. First head, Vivian led, was never headed, and won cleverly by about three lengths. The last heat was beautifully contested for by Vivian and Polyanthus, the former winning by about a head only. The Hurdle Race of 5 says each, with a piece of plate added, value £25, for horses not thorough-bred. Once round and a distance. Hurdles as in the second race. Gentlemen riders. ' Captain Lamb's h g Vivian Captain Beecher 1 Mr Aspinall's b g Polyanthus Mr Sirdefield 2 ' Mr Williamson's b g Aristocrat Mr Watson. 3 Mr Devine's h g Peacemaker Mi Walker 4 Mr Webster's bl in Wagtail • Mr Bretherton 5 Mr Hewitt's gr g Old Abraham Mr Devine 6 Mr Blake's eh m Plare.up Mr Blake 7 Even ou Vivi a n, who won in a canter. A Hick Stakes of 5 sous each, with a piece of plate, value 20 sous added. Ilst each. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr Lynn names lir g Isaac Mr Aspinall's b g Aratus Sirdefield 0 1 2 Mr Beecher's b in Miss Kent Mr C. Taylor's ch g Aurenzebe 'l' Bretherton 0 0 0 Mr Haworth's gr g King Arthur • Boast 00 0 Mr Parker names ell g Stapleton B. Bretherton 0 U D Mr Newsbarres br mare The first heat won cleverly; second heat won with case; the last heat won very cleverly. • . .•, NEWMARKET MEETING, 1835. TUESDAY.-The GRAND DUKE MICHAEL STAKES of 50 soya each, p.P. were won by Lord Jersey's Ibrahim, beating Oak Apple, Albania, and Paulus; won easily by four lengths.—The BucKEN HAM STAKES of 300 sovs, h ft, were won by Col. Peel's gr f by Sultan, beating Wish, and f by Sultan ; a middling race, and won by half a length.—The .BUCKENHAM FOAL STAKES of 1(X) sovs were walked over by Lord Chesterfield's Wish.—The HoPEIT I, STAKES of 50 soya each, h ft, for two year olds, 19 subs, were won by Colonel Peel's Sister to Non sense, beating Brother to (ileums, Alfred, Royal Oak, King Lear, Athenian, and Partner ; 5 to 4 agst the winner, and 4 to 1 agst the Athenian. Won by a head only.—A Mi'rcH for 100 soya was won by Colonel Peel's Swallow, beating Sir M. Wood's The Glama. ti to 4on The Glama, and 4to 1 agst the winner, who won by a length. WEDNESDAY.--FIFTY POUNDS, for all ages, were walked over for by the Duke of Grafton's Clarionet.—The HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each, for three years old and upwards, D. M., .9 subs, were won by Sir M. Wood's Amesbury, beating the Duke of Rutland's c by Catton, Colonel Peel's Bubastes, Lord Jersey's f by Merlin, Mr Greville's Stradbally, Duke of Grafton's Uiick, Mr Payne's Philosopher, Lord Chesterfield's fby Partisan, and Mr Bircham's :Slog Mouse. 3to 1 agst Phi losopher, and 4 to 1 against Amesbury, who won by a length.— HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 soya each, 10 ft, for two year olds, T. Y. C., 6 subs, were won by Mr G. Clarke's Lady Ann, beating Colonel Peel's Calantha, Mr Greville's Lieutenant, Mr Pettittis Menas, and Lord Chesterfield's c by Velocipede. 5 to 4 agst Calantha, and 4 to 1 agst Lady Ann, who won by a length.—The ST. LEGER STAKES of 25 sovs each were won in a canter by Lord Orford's Ascot, beating Mr Batson's Lumina ry. sto 2 and 3tol on Ascot. THE OLDHAM.OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION Iu addition to the flourishing and well-supported conservative Issosiation here, (to which the signal and unexpected triumph of conservative principier in this borough, in the recent elec tion, is partly to be ascribed,) such of the o p era ti ves as f ee l at tached to the full preservation of our institutions in church and state, under a conviction that their liberties will be best perpe tuated by such preservation, have united themselves together, after the spirited example of the operatives of Manchester and Salford, into a society termed the " Operatives' Conservative Association." On Tuesday eveniog, this new and promising society was formally established by convening a meeting for the purpose, in the large room of the Rope and Anchor Inn. The meeting was numersiusly attended; considering that the notice was short, and all present appeared zealous in manifesting a fixed and re solute desire to uuite for the extension and consolidation of conservative principles. Mr. Isaac Herd was called to the chair, and, after some preliminary formulst had been gone through, Mr. James Lord expatiated upon the objects and views of the asscciation. It was similar, he said, in all its main features, to those in Manchester and Salford, and it was ren dered necessary by the activity of their enemies, who were un ceasingly at work to destroy and injure those wise and valuable provisiofiS of the constitution of England for the liberty of the subject. When such was the case, he trusted, and he was sure every real friend to his country Would not hesitate. to join them, heart and baud, in so laudable and necessary a society., (Hear.) He concluded by moving the formation of the association. Mr. David Mirshall was glad to find that the stigma of apathy and idlenesi which had . been laid ,upon the conservatives was fa% dispelling, as the Proceedings of the Manchester societies evidently proved; and the Oldham association would soon affurcti iileasing.refut a ti on _ t o su d egra di ng a censure. (H ear.) They were called- upon to aid in defending and guarding the venerated institutions of their native land from the assaults of wild and revolutionary factions, whose dangerous doctrines re quired a speedy counteraction. lay the dissemination of really useful knowledge, not by the Twopenny Dispatches, but through the glowing and' patriotic effusious of conservative opinions. (Hear, hear.) He concluded by prolosing the adoption of the declaration of the Salford Operative Conservative Association as the manifesto of the.Oldham society. Mr. Carr, in seconding the motion of his friend Mr. Mar shall, would say, with regard to the protestant establishment, that, beneficial and glorious as it was—descended as it had done for centuries to them and to their children, it was a bright gem —an admirable and powerful aid to the king and the constitu tion. (Hear, hear.) lie called upon them, as they valued the privilege of possessing liberty of mind and their true and per fect religion, to lOok to the protestant ascendancy as their rally ing cry. [The speaker then alluded to the: Great Dan, trusting he would not be able to blarney England as be had duped Ire land out of the big riot ;. and, atter pointing out the O'Connell delusion of the Irish people, and the inconsistencies of the agi tator, Mr. Carr concluded by proposing arrangements for the holding of meetings and for the appointment of officers.] Mr.. Atkinson, in moving the fourth resolution, could assure the society that his exertions and good wishes were at their service. He rejoiced to behold so numerous an assembly, for it was gratifying at a period like the present, when revolution was making such progress and stalking rapidly through the land—when destructives were so daring and so unhesitating in their declarations of hostility to the most admirable features of our venerated and much esteemed constitution. But, with so happy an omen before theta—with such an opportunity of stem ming the torrent of revolution by association.and by the elec tion of representatives of sterling conservatism, what had they to fear? I3y tints associating, they brought the whole conserva tive force of their town to bear, and who, with such aid, could fear the issue ? SUch societies would counteract the bad ten dency of the trash sent forth ..by the dangerous associations of the destructives; and it would not—only do this, but it would increase the energy of the House-of. Cords in exerc i s i ng it s prerogatives, when the . people were seen to support them. (Cheers.) . Resolutions were then passed, explanatory of the rules.atul regulations of the association, and similar-to those adopted by the Salford society; a committee, president, and secretary was likewise appointed, consisting of actire and intelligent operatives. A considerable number of persons enrolled themselves as mem bers of the society, the animation and spirit of which was after wards increased by the presence of Mr. Lees, the popular con servatiire meinber, and some of his leading supporters.---Botteti Chronicle. BETTING AT MANCHESTER, After several weeks of heavy business upon the Doncaster St. Leger, and some spirited speculations at the Heaton Park meeting, we are arrived at a calm in our sporting circles; and the only subject at present under notice is the Holywell Mile, which is expected to produce a most interesting race. There are already three favourites in the betting, and each upon nearly equal terms; they are, the Queen of Trumps, Touchstone, and Intriguer. The Queen may be said to have a trilling call over Touchstone, but very short odds are taken about each : Intri guer, although not quite so good a favourite, is fancied by man y, from the circumstance of his having beaten Touchstone over the same ground. The present offers are : HOLYWELL MILE, P.P. ENTERED OR NOT. 2to 1 agst Queen of Trumps (tk) Btol it first Verbena 2to 1 agst Touchstone (taken) 10 to 1 agst Birdlime (tk) 3 to 1 agst Intriguer (taken) 115 to I agst Corioranus (tk) 11Am:tam—01i. the 2Gth ult., at Chalfont St. Peter's, W. Shutt, Esq., police magistrate, to Eleanor, dau g ht er o f M r . Ser geant Peakc. Oh, what a cruel man the Beak! He's Shutt Nel up for life to indulge a Peake!—(pique.)-- Age. AN UNFiniTUNATE Entron.—Papers from St. John's, New foundland, to the 14th ultimo, have been received. A meeting had been held for the purpose of taking into consideration the case of Mr, Winton, editor of the Public Ledger, who had his ears cut off by some ruffians, (who. it is said, were instigated by other parties to this act,) for maintaining the liberty o f the p re ss and good govern m ent. It was resolved to enter into a subscrip tion to support the liberty of the press, and to afford some de gree of compensation for the irreparable loss he had sustained.' - erators--ip Taus:—A settler on the•western road (Sydney) was missing from his small farm. His convict overseer gave out that he had gone off privately to England, and left the pro perty to his care. This was-thought extraordinary, as the set tler wa's not in difficulties, and - was a steady prudent individual; the affair, however, was almost forgotten, when one Saturoay night another settler was returning with his horse and cart from market. On arriving at a part of the fence-on the road-side, near the farm of his absent neighbour, he thought he saw him sitting on the fence ; immediately the farmer pulled up his mare, hailed his friend, and, receiving no answer, got out of the cart and went towards the fence; his neighbour (as he plainly ap peared) quitted:the fe nce , an d crosse d t h e fi e ld t owar d s a p o nd in the direction of his home which is supposed he had deserted. The farmer thought it strange, remounted his cart and proceeded home. The morning . he went to the neighbour's cottage, ex pecting to see him; but saw only the overseer, who laughed at the story, and said that his master was then near England. The circumstance was so strange, that the fanner went to the •near est justice of the peace, (I think it was to Penrith Bench,) re lated the above, and stated that he thought foul play had taken place. A native black, who was (and I believe still is) attached to the station as a constable, was sent with some of the mounted police, and accompanied by the farmer to the rails where the latter thought he saw, the evenin g b e f ore , hi s d e ceased friend. The black was pointed Out the spot, without showing him the direction which the lost person apparently took after quitting the fence. On close inspection, a part of the upper rail was observed to be discolouted ; it was scraped with a knife by the black, smelt, ati tasted. Immediately after, he crossed the fence and took a straight direction for the pond near the cottage; on its surface was a semi, which the black took up in a leaf, and after tasting and, smelling, he declared it to be "white man's fat." Several times, somewhat after the manner of a blood hound, he coursed round the lake, at last darted into the neigh bouring thicket, and stopped over a place containing some loose decayed brushwood. On removing this, he thrust down the ramrod of his piece into the' earth, smelt it, and then desired the spectators to (fig there. Instantly spades were brought from the cottage, and the hotly of the absent settler was found, with skull fractured, and presenting every indication of having been some tine immersed in water. • The overseer, who was in possession of the property of the deceased, and who had invented the story of his departure for England, was committed to gaol, and tried for murder. The foregoing circumstantial evidence formed the main accusations. He was found guilty, sentenced to death, and proceeded to the scaffold protesting his innocence. Here, however, his hardihood forsook him; he acknowledged the mur der of his late master; that he came behind him when he was crossing the rail on which the farmer thought he saw the de ceased, and, with one blow on the head, felled him dead, dragged the body to the pond and threw it in ; but, after some days, took it out again, and buried it where it was found. The sagacity of the native black was remarkable; but the unaccountable man ner in which the murderer was discovered, is one of the inSert.r- . able dispensations of providence.—Martin's Australia. TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1835. We have received Demerara papers to the 15th August On the 6th the Court of Policy, which had met for the despatch of important business, was suddenly and unex pectedly adjourned by his Excellency the Governor till some day in the present month of October. The reasons for this proceeding are not given. The following is from the Guiana Chronicle of the 12th August : " On Friday last the Honourable the Court of Policy was adjourned by his Excellency the Lieutenant-,Governor till Oc tober next. The two vacancies in the court, caused by the term of service of the, Hon. J. G. Reid having expired, and by the departure from the colony of the Hon. Charles Bean, hate been tilled' up by-the ie-election of Mr. Reid, and by the selection of Mr. Anindell from the names sent in by the College of Keizerso "Not knowing the reasons which have induced his excellency t adjourn the court at a time when so many bills of such importance were before it, and awaiting its decision, Fe feel loathe to impute to him any motives which might do him injustice; but upon the manifest inconvenience and great detriment to the colony which must result from:this ill-timed delay we are free to speak, as a matter coming within our immediate province. "The emancipation act has now been in operation fur upwards of twelve motiths,.nd dining thi s periodhlinclreds of negroes have been made free,. who, since their emancipation, have pur sued no visible or lawful occupatio'n for their existence, but have solely existed by plunder and midnight robbery, 1 4 ? , chick thiSTdangerous and disgraceful 'itate of society, which continues rapidly to increase, strongly behoves our legislature, if they would desire to secure peace and tranquillity to the colony I of which they are the law-makers; and this can only be dime by vagrant and police acts. S uc h bill s h ave b een introducedl into the court, but his excellency at once put his arbitrary veto upon them, not even allowing them to lie discussed, and his present adjournment of the court for so long a period as till October next has now most effectually precluded the possibility of the subject being again brought before the court. Here, then, is the fine colony,of British Guiana absolutely swarming with vagranti, who, like the locusts of Egypt, unceasingly prey upon the industry of the honest portion of the community, and yet our executive leremptorily refuses us any enactments by which the . , growing evil can he checked, and life and property rendered secure. Not thus do they act in other colonies to which a happier dispensation of fate has awarded an executive not wholly blinded to the wishes and wants of an entire com munity; for we have now before us a copy of the vagrant act of St. Christopher's, framed and put• into force so long back as April last; and it is well known that in all the other West In dian colonies similar acts have months ago been passed, and are now in operation. British Guiana alone then—British Guiana, whose negroes are in a ten times more barbarous and unruly state than those of any other West Indian colony, is the sole British posSession where th;eves•eujoy an immunity from punishment, and vagrants are a privileged race of beings. " But this ill-timed adjournment of the Court of Policy does not alone 'affect the vagrant and police acts; for the fivt. bills prepared by the Attorney-General under his excellency's in structions, a notice of which appeared in the Gazette, have; of course, shared the same fate. Now, that his excellency must have deemed these bills necessary for the wellbeing of the co lony is evident, or he would not have brought them forward. Upon what policy, then, it is fair to inquire, were they thus delayed in their progress, after having been twice read in the Court of Policy, and ordered to be printed? Surely his excel lency must know that 'Bis dat qui cite date and that, therefore, a needless and, it appears to us, a causeless delay of some two or three months is by no means adding to the value of any mea sure of legislation which it is supposed the coSny may require, or from which we may hope to receive any benefit." • In the Times of Saturday last we perceive a paragraph which begins in the following terms :—" The following statement of an outrage on the British flag has been published in a Liverpool Carlist paper." Then succeeds an account of the shots fired upon the Margaret High field from the fortress of Tarifa, as given in this paper of this day week. We are content to believe that the compiler of the Times borrowed the words we have quoted from .'some raffish paper in the whig interest; but why should the Times poach in such vile quarters when it has so many excellent, manors at command, and particularly when the same piece of intelligence, in the selfsame words, ap- OCTOBER 6, 135. • peared in the Titries a few damprevious, extracted frail • the Liverpool Standard ? As the document appeared originally in these pag es ' having come to us by favour Of Messrs. Jotot BtnsY and CO., on whose vessel the outrage was commitO, wt cannot allow the Times to maltreat it in this manlier bi giving currency to an unfounded charge of partizapshiP' This journal is styled a " Carlist paper." The spo rt who invented the designation might as. well have called it a popish journal. - We Cate as Tittle for Don Ga,ntos as we do for the Pope, or for JOSEPH Ant, OFTOSEF iI HUME. Don CARLOS we believe to be the legitimate King of Spain, as we believe HE.NnY the FIFTH to be the legitimate . King of - Trance; but to imagine that we tal•e any personal interest' in. the fate of a man who is so trap. scendant a fool as to fight under the banners of the Virgin MARY, and in whose success the Romish church hacks fo r the revival of its superstitious mummeries and revolting cruelties, is too absurd to need refutation. In accordance with our opinions, we have inva r i a bl y l oo k e d upon sad' tricks as degradin g to human nature. It is true that we do not ascribe to profound wisdnoi the mad schemes of Colonel EVANS and his mercenaries , and we are not adinirers of the impertinent and cowardly interference of the whigs in the Spanish contest. Wl' de - sr - plate men Tear scum of the earth into such con ' filets, we are always anxious that they should meet wit h condign punishment. The pauper population of th is country can well spare a few thousand heroes, and en moral grounds it is, perhaps, better that they should be shot rather than hanged or transported at the public ea' pense. As to the ministers who countenance such Tag , '" bond armamei4s, they bring the - King's name into contempt, and make British valour, thus put up to auction like damaged goods, the sport and derision of: the wh° le of Europe. If the government permit the subjects of the King, beaded by °dice* in the receipt of the King's pay' to embark in the civil ware of foreign countries, what i 5 to prevent Lord PALMERSTON or Mr. SPRING Rica front hiring out the Life Guards or our men-of-war at so much per month to Prince LEOPOLD, or any body else, in order to redUce the pressure from the taxes ? It is desirable, we concede, that our principal towns should be relieved from the swindlers, pickpockets, and other scamps wi t° infest them ; but surely it is not creditable to the maga' nimity of so great a nation to send its culprits to be siw t in Spain under the shabby pretext of supporting libe l ' s} ',pinions. We admit, besides, the expediency of givir i : Colonel EVANS an opportunity of illustrating his opinions, upon flogging in the army, in order that the electors 01 Westminster might be able fully to contrast his gallantryi and practical di sc i p li ne w i t h hi s rules of philanthropy 811 t patriotism. Still, at t h e same t i me, it is rather har d tint this advocate for the abolition of flogging, and who v Ol , returned in the place of Sir - JoHN CAM HOBHOUSE becaus e he so advocated the abolition of flogging, should be 31 ; lowed to flog British subjects in Spain with perr ee impunity. This is rather a curious display of patriotiatu' and we trust it will be further inquired into. As to Don CARLOS, with his Virgin MARY for a fiel d ' marshal, we .utterly repudiate him. He is doing th at which accelerated the downfal o f th e u ld Bourbons, °li what would not be tolerated, except as a subject. for laughter, in any other country than Ireland or Spa-in. The popish ministry, and . DANIEL, their hired missiot" ary, have, we believe, committed a serious mistake; for' instead of making c on ver t s t o th e wretc h e d system o f fraud which they were desirous to impose on the British natiaU; they have aroused a spirit which will - never rest upo' they and their whole faction are most effectually crushe d ' Sunday last was in all theprotestant churches of this Inle town, as we have no d ou bt it was i n a ll t h e prote stant churches of England and Scotland, a day of inspiring:r e. collections, when in the song of joy addressed to FhP; YEN there was mingled all the doings of the times of oh' all the dim shadows of our martyred forefathers, the ce" nerable scroll on. which their sacred legacies were penn ed ' and that tear-bedewed volume which - they wrested frau pollution and handed down to their'children,.as.the.gre at lawgiver did the ten tables, as the greatest and best blew ing of the DEITY. .Do not tell us thatit was a fast or a day of mortifle a T goy s . - Every' devout mind must have viewed it in a far different light. It was cheering and animating to se e the ministers of our holy and calumniated religion boil and energetically v i n di ca ti ng t h e f a i t h of the"relatve church, attacking the fountain-head of slavery and super stition, and hurling back upon the libellers of our estr blishment those weapons of aggression with which tb e, :: meditating her destruction, have been permitted toole°° to assail. her. Popery, we venture to say, has not re ceived so terrible a bl ow f or th e la st h un d red years. 11e charge was as simultaneous as it was well directed. I ll° old - ,beheld with rapture a new spirit in their beloved pa s ' tors. The young were t o ld a ta l e i n language addres sed to the:heart, and fOunded Upon -incontrovertible facts which they will never forget. The corruptions, the ab ° : , minations, and the crime s o f po pery were l a id b ar e the bone; and the naked image of fraud and. idni 3tr ," wai exhibited in all it s repu l s i ve d eformity. Th e trie r of a lying syst em , th e work of ages, and constructed foe the purpose of extorti ng money an d k eep i ng the und`'4i,le and humble classes in a state of degrading ignorance° servile dependance upon monks and friars—keepingtb eg in a condition worse than Egyptian bondage—rnaki j ! them the ready inst rumen t s o f political ruffians and t"' prey of avaricious agitators, as we see at this day in Ire ; land—this system, an d all its flagitious schemes 943 : machinations, were admirably, powerfuily, arrd con cli i; cingly exposed by our priesthood cn Sunday last. ' a l was such an appeal to the' sovereignty of script° . truth, to the understandings of intelligent human beino and - Withal so parental an admonition addressed to 0 ; tional pride and national f ee li ng , t h ese b e i ng deel il c i, bedded in re li g i ous conv i ct i on, t h at sure we.are thous a% if not millions left the house of prayer on Sunday 18 awake ne d t o new sympat hi es, i m b ued w i t h pious rents, niscene es and resolved in futu r e t o ma k e no f ur ther , promise with the leagued band of liberals in powers i ll s ; fidels aspii.inr . ; to power, and R om i s h p r i es t s a iming sacerdotal dominance. Would we could advert, even in a brief way, to 0 . 13 tenth part of the eloquent and p ower f u l appeals-ot. were addressed to all the crowd e d congrega tions of v i ‘ verpool. But this is impossible. What we heard ou r; selves it would be invidi o u s t o re p ort . Wh at h a s b et ' b related we cannot fairly e n t er u p on ; f or w h ere s o 1 0 0 was - of d'Spiritual Character, even in outline o frit O u not become the pag es o f a p o li t i ca l j ourna l . B u t our ° t, tention has been called to the firgarnents of one dis t ,he io. guished and eloquent preacher, who, although of sister church, is not more deservedly beloved than he eminently useful. In the course of : his sermon, we told, he stated that it might, possibly, and,in all pro bs. ; bility, woulk - be objected to the duties of the day, t bs a clergymen were invading the wide field of 'politics ail, bringing the artillery of the pulpit to bear upon a per cular party. He admitted while he lamented the De e r s sity of this unusual duty. He con f esse d th a t relie ought to have nothing to do with p o li t i cs; b u t is tut most forcible and irresistible man ner h e con t en ded politics should never be allowed to trench upon. relie; Ire proved that politicians had made war upon that the present government were avowedly and no t° ously inimical to the religious institutions of the CO' —that they wished to annihil a t e w h a t our f at h er s, ' vis than they, had reformed ; a n d th a t a ll t h e i r con cessi° a ,: 0 were in favour of that idolatry, and priestly tvi-annYt 3i soul destroying superstition w hi c h our p i ous ances t°rt, li , had abjured. If then, he argu e d, p o liti c i ans assail r%, gion, "is it not the duty o f c h urc h men to d e fend re h: gion ? If we are attacked, slandered, and maligned' at it not our most solemn d u ty t o un i te i n d e f enc e of 1 " 0 church whose ministers and guardians we are, a nd 113 0 our strongholds, not y e t w h o ll y un d erm i ne d, t h c i j back upon the invaders the missiles they have r u t b, upon the sanctuary, an d arme d i n t h e panop l y of till to and with the sword of the spirit, animate our flock s he beat back and utterly d e f ea t th e au d ac i ous d es igns °f t Ron - Ikb spoiler." This was the argument which the eloquent clergP l ' B i n f to whom we allude fortified himself with AS his elc ilse ' r y excuse had been wanting, for on e o f th e most rnas te , attacks,upon popery and infidelity which has been jit THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. VTR. BROW NE most respectfully announces. that hit JSIL BENEFIT,- and the Last Night of his Engagement, will take plaCe TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 7th instant, on which occasion Mr. POWER will .perform the characters of DENNIS BRU mammy. and LOONEY APTWOLTER, his third appearan • since his return from America. Mr. STRICKLA , • „ •. . of the • Ttieatre-Royal, Haymarket, wl is engaged f or a limited period, will make his First App r- ice in this Theatre in the part of JOB THORNBERRY, Wile ill be performed Colman's celehratett Comedy of • JOHN BULL; . • • . - OR, AN ENGLISHMAN'S FIRESIDE.-- . .. Dennis Brulgruddery Mr. Power.. . Job Thornberry Mr. Strickland. The lion. Toni Shuffleton Mr. Browne. Lady Caroline Braymore....Mrs. Stanley. . ' Mary Thornberry Mrs. Shaw. After the,Play, a variety of. SINGING, DANCING, &v. - ' To. cOuclude with the Fatce of THE REVIEW; . . OR, TITS NAGS OF WINDSOR. Looney - M.`Twolter ... .- .Mr. Power, In which character he will sing—" The, Groves of Blarney," and "Oh, whack, Judy O'Flanagan !" Caleb Quotein Mr. Browne, With the descriptive Song..of "I'm Pariah Clerk_and . Sexton here !" -• Grace Gayloye..Mrs. Stanley.] Luey..Miss Chaplin. Tickets to be had of Mr. Bno*r:E, 1, Bing-street-lark; and of Mr. Parker, at the Box-office of the. Theatre, where.Plaees may be taken from Ten till Three. Zile iLiberpool 4'‘tanbao.