The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-18 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIP , A B, Box W 44, Postoffice, Liverpool g _ other hig Walton A idemy ; and Liverpool 24, Postoffice, Liverpool INTELLIGENCI a weavers In their employ k, but almost is by no means yet ger ties.—Dumfries herald, ly a few loca 10 ; 4 re; 12 Dragoons :ry, viz., 20th, depots of ditto, 12,777 Gazett, y of B nd costs for profar. follow up th rd Chancellor to 1 to Captain Sharp, of this ben her homer; Wreck( North . ['he crew were fortunately saved. We un ssel was partially, if not wholly, insured. tand t We understanC Richard OM hia daughter and n Italy, have be- ) the Romat :atholic faith Sir Richard 3urhood of this city, and a member of the Wesleyan methodist perstia'sion. daughter, it is said, is also shortly to be united to a e Stockton and Hart mol railway will be opened for a very short time; and as the 11 be opened early in the also from Newcastl Manchester, Birmingham •Newcastle Journal arly this morning, du hich prevailed, a fine brig, the from Quebec, and belonging to nd Snow, of this city, was totally wrecked reignmouth, and flung upon the beach, where she now sins. One of the crew is missing . we are happy to state The cargo, we understand, AT TEIGNMbUTH ern Luminary EXTRAORDINARY DAY'S SHOOTING.—On Thursday, the 3 instant, the Marquis of Anglesey, accompanied by. the trl of Litchfield, Lord Uxbridge, Lord Alfred Paget, and )rd George Paget, enjoyed a day's sport over a part of the irton Manor belonging to the noble marquis. The sport is extraordinary. The ground shot over was only four tall coverts, averaging above 10 acres each, and the shoot occupied only three hours and a half. The following list killed will prove the diligence and care of the keeper:— ices 635, pheasants 73, rabbits 11 ; total 719.—Stafford ,re Examiner. LDEODAND OF Two THOUSAND POUNDS.—We under stand that ever since the conclusion of the inquest on the two men who were killed by the late collision on the line of the London and Birmingham Railway at Harrow, the solici tors of the railway compan in conjunction with the board been busily engaged in preparing the docu on which to found an application to the h to set aside ie coroner's inquisition .odand of £2OOO is an excessive one out by the evidence adduced Is not 11 ROYAL GEORGE. — It may ,ar readers, that the old man who into the Park, opposite Vanburgh of the crew of the Royal George, the ay years since at Spithead. The .ame is Webb, has attained the great age as been at the above gate 35 years, and in ries whether he found his post a profitable sy locks and answered, that some days he lily. He likewise states that himself and dine upon potatoes. We shall he much )rt notice should call the attention of the ielpless condition of the poor old man.— W OF TH at went down TTI, charitat Greenly h Gaze g the past week the Royal Victorii Asylum for the t _the Spital, has been visited by crowds of ladies, for ose of inspecting a s h aw l ma d e en ti re ly b y the blind sod intended to be presented to her Majesty. The square, knit of the finest Berlin wool, in a centre being pure white, and the border than 14 different shades of pink. The great admiration of the beauty of the 1 --ed by the pupils, who is six feet s manufacture gewcastle SMALL P —The small-pox has been making frightful es in the city of Hereford, where the mourn e, passing -bell has of late been continually _ _ rd. Much alarm has also been felt from the dread of tagion. A short time since the three ministers of one of parishes issued an address urging upon the poorer por " the necessity of vaccination ; but it does acted upon to the extent that could Doubtless, as the question of electoral anchisement appears to , remain for the decision of the es and the revising barristers, the heads of families are wished amerous instances - deterred fiom availing thencselVVOf privilege offered by the poor-law guardians.—Glouenter d.AORDINARY ACCIDENT IN BURNLEY CHURCH -On the afternoon of Sunday last, between four and :lock, at the conclusion of the burial service in the -yard at Burnley, an alarming accident occurred which asily have been attended with serious consequences. :y contiguous to a grave in which the remains of in. Massey were on that afternoon deposited, there is )terraneous bone-house, the arch of which rests, or ra id rest, upon a wall about eighteen feet high, which ^m the north-east extremity of the church-yard to - This wall, it appears, had been ren secure by the ac . . of the water upon its founda .,asequence was, that it gave way and fell with -.ins crash into the water-course, the arch of the upon which the' mourners and others were standing, with it. We cannot pretend to describe the scene of sad terror which ensued, when living men and women a themselves mixed up with the mouldering remains of r long-departed ancestors ; we are, however, happy to e. that no one received any material injury. —Blackburn Standard VILL OF THE LATE MARQUIS CAMDEN.—The will most Honourable John Jeffreys Marquis Camden has ised the seal of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, ministration has been granted to his. eldest son, the marquis, sole executor. The personal property of ueceased has been sworn under £40,000, to be divided ally among his younger children ; and it is generally un .tood, that the hereditary estates do not exceed £B,OOO a When it is recollected that the deceased nobleman, iy years since, voluntarily relinquished an annual income reat magnitude, and paid into the public treasury the re ts of his office of teller of the exchequer, to the amount bout £12,000 a year, the very moderate revenue left to )ort the title, and the still more moderate to be divided ng the younger children, being taken into the account, it )t too much to say, that a more splendid example of dis -ested and self-denying patriotis m is not to be found in innals of any age or nation. The late marquis had held y high offices in the state, having been successively Lord y Seal, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Secretary of State he Colonies, and Lord President of the Council. The 'Ms was also, at his death, Chancellor of the University :ambriilge, and Lord Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of of Ken Britannia iOVERNMEI COMMISSION FOR RAILWAYS —lt is ru- that a board has been formed, and the parties ap r the Board of Trade, to carry a high hand over and that it is only waiting for the assembling of st it with plenipotentiary powers. Mr the commercial treaty witt em. 0 ce a man with every engi w settlin le of the propositions at a large salary, to act tly to train, and another proposition is amber of police; of course all at the expense s. We suppose the railways will be asked to to these measures, as they will have to pay for them; ey to be treated as little children ? If they are, we le ministers will find them full grown—aye, men— of muscular power enough to turn them out if they at -e to play any tricks upon them. There will shortly be Indon of delegates from all the railways in prompt and efficient, and, we hope, resolute measures will be taken, to resist any unjust nduct on the part of the government, which t has been so unfairly raised against railways ministers to make a pretext for trying on.— tain of t Railway M CALAMITOUS FIRE IN ABERDEEN.—FIV E LIVES LOST.— • ' ' . • hngs that we have this week to Ist aeptorame uVCIII.9 Inn has happened past. About twelve o'clock on the night and Thursday, some seamen in a vessel )o Quay discovered that a fire had broken formerly known by the Glentanner id knocked loudly ou " Fire ;" s heard from Nv greatest anxiety )n Ti window beinT Id the house was soon At this time the wind blew strongly st, and considerable fears were en- or the safety of Mr. Copland's houses, and of mpson - and Co.'s works, as abundance of sparks Ing in that direction. Had the wind been from the rds, it is highly probable that the flames would have to the ship-buildino• yard immediately beside the s of the i'ire Insurance Cornpanies we as speedily as possible, but all ettemr ig were in vain, and it was conioletc 1 his wi and a ;ars of al a sawyer, wi le first alarm Jered about the house, it is evi y inmates had been suffocated in c was discovered ; and it is the most ,at the fire had originated in one of the ears that the• inmates slept in the middle The melancholy loss of so many lives, an d of an entire family thus fatally destroyed, awakened the most distressing feelings amongst the gomraunity.—Aberdom Constitutional. side rat ion of Capital, is desirohs orbeirig d to invest One or Two Thousand SITUATION \NT TEACHER, a Graduate of a Scotch TOR in a Family, or ars in a Gentleman's satisfactory testimonials nnitted to name the rew's Church, 37, Norton-street; Alexander Smith, He would have no have given notice to re- it. of the London Zoologi appointment of naturalist s driven to Yeovil market perty of Mr. Henry Brake, of Closworth, Craw barton, the weight of which was 81 ighed on the Weovil weighbridge. it, between eleven a splendid rainbow encircled the moon, is colours clearly visible. It was fol -Ist, which covered the river with a sheet able distance up towards the bridge.— miry on Thursday, we :hat the inuriian is at present in Niths- I Galloway. On some farms, not only beep, is affected more or aeral, —The strength of the army in Ire as follows, viz. :—Royal Artil giments of cavalry, viz., 6th 2th and 17th Lancers, )9d, 42d, 45th, Total m. Williams, Esq., a ma as convicted in the penalty caring on the Bencii. "ove conviction by an appli - e Captain Williams's vel or go abroad )OMESTIC MFTML tknnand, LATEST INTELLIGENCE nom NORTH AMERICA The following appeared, in part, in our second edition of Tuesday last : Britannia, which left Boston on the Ist in e put in possession of papers to that date from Boston, to the 3d instant from Halifax, and to the 30th of November from New York. The Great Western arrived at New York on the morning of the 24th ult., having left on the 7th of the lv I same month. By the stant, we ar The British Queen reached the same place on Satur day, the 21st. The log book shows that she experi enced the worst kind of weather during the voyage. Captain Roberts, of the British Queen, nobly rescued five men from an untimely grave in the middle of the Atlantic. The sufferers were the master and the four survivors of the crew of the brig Margaret, of Severn, bound from the Bay of Chaleur to Leith, and found totally wrecked on the 6th November. The men had been 52 hours exposed to the tempestuous elements without food or raiment The Caledonia, Capt. Cleland, arrived at Halifax on the 17th November, at .3 P.M., and sailed at 9 P.M. for Boston, which she reached at one o'clock P.M. of the 20th. General Harrison would have 234 votes as Presi dent, and Van Buren 60. Eight persons were killed and many wounded by the explosion of a steam-boat near Mobile. The following are the most important extracts from the papers we have received : (From the New York Herald, Nov. 30.) STATE OF THE COUNTRY. This country is in a very interesting condition, as "ladies are who love their lords.' General Harrison, the new Pre sident, does not take office till the 4th of March. His cabi- net ministers, and his chief appointments, are the principal topics of discussion among 500,000 politicians, the rest of the population, nearly 15,000,000, looking on or attending to their own business. According to the best sources of information the Clay in -ice in the cabinet will prevail over Webster or any If so, John Sargeant will be Secretary of State, John of the Treasury, and three friends of Clay will fill the other cabinet posts. The Collector of New York is the next important appoint ment, and for that the Clay influence has selected R. C. Wetmore, and the Webster influence named Edward Curtis. But a great many changes may take place before next March These are tbe probabilities now. Congress s Secrets Volt Mon n Buren delivers his last message on Tuesday, and the leading topic will un doubtedly be the embarrassed state of the finances. A bankrupt law will again be attempted, and in the absence of political excitement, it may pass—but what kind of a one no one can tell. A revision and increase of the tariff imposts will probably be postponed to the new congress, which does not meet till December 1841, unless General Harrison should call an extra session. If he does, he cannot get one together sooner than September next. There is some anxiety in regard to the probable action of the legislature of Illinois, in regard to means necessary to meet the January interest on the debt of that state, and also in regard to the case brought before the Court of Errors of this state, against certain holders of Illinois stock. The mere fact of the institution of this suit caused many con tracts for the stock of Illinois, about being closed in the Lon don market, to be cancelled, and the credit of the state has suffered severely. She has now but a few weeks to appro priate means and raise money to pay an instalment on her debt. Last year she was in the same predicament, and was saved only by the interference of those interested in the preservation of her credit. She is now again in the same position, with a far less chance of being pre. served by the same means. Pennsylvania, last spring, was similarly situated, and was compelled to pass a tax bill to raise her credit. The only course open to Illinois, if she expects to be able to borrow the money requisite to the finishing of her state works, and thereby rendering her past outlay available, will be to appoint a special commissioner to settle the pending lawsuits. She must select one who will not be disposed to compromise the interests of the state, in order to show half the proceeds. Having done this, she must pass a tax bill sufficient, at least, to place the prompt payment of the interest beyond a shadow of a doubt. She may then, with some chance of success, make application, in the market, for means to pay the arrears due to her con tractors, and to finish the public works. In commercial and business affairs the country is improv ing every day. There is some doubt about the resumption of the United States Bank in January next, and if she does resume, there is more doubt about its permanency. But in spite of these untoward events, the nation was never richer in produce and manufactures, and we must do well. MONEY MARKET. SUNDAY, Nov. 29, 6 p.m.—The transactions at the stock board, yesterday, were heavy, and again prices declined. United States Bank / per cent ; Stonington per cent ; Can ton cent ; North American Trust and Banking Co. per cent ; Dry Dock 1 per cent ; Paterson improved l per cent. Sales of bills on Philadelphia were made at discount, which is a decline on Baltimore 14 discount. Sales of state stocks were made as follows : 5,000 dls. Illinois 6 per cents 2,000 dls. Arkansas bonds 81 14,000 dls. Massachusetts 5 per cents (at Boston) 9B a 98-} MONDAY, Nov. 30, 6 P.M.—The stock market has pre sented no very material change in its general features to-day. Some descriptions have improved, and others have declined. N. Am. T. and Bk. rose 4 per cent. ; Delaware and Hudson 2 per cent. ; Canton per cent. ; Paterson 1 per cent. ; Har lem declined / per cent. ; Stonington 2 per cent.; Dry Dock 1 per cent. There has been some increased demand for foreign bills to go by these packets. The supply of good bills in the market has not been very large, and many purchasers have been hold ing back, waiting larger supplies from the south. The rates, to-day, have been a little more firm, as follows :—On Lon don 84 a 81, or d. 4 81 a 4 83 the .1,; sterling; on France f. 5 174 af. 5 20 ; Amsterdam 404 a 404 ; Hamburgh 36i ; Bremen 78. At these rates there has been less demand for specie for remittance, and the premium on silver has fallen. IMPORTANT FROM NORTH BEND. - GENERAL HARRISON'S CABINET We have at length received imPortant private despatches from Cincinnati, giving us much information relative to the composition of General Harrison's cabinet, and the policy of his administration We learn that Mr. Clay, at the suggestion of his friends, declines altogether to form a part of the new cabinet, and that it is expected by them and him that Daniel Webster will, or ought also to decline, should he be offered a place there. It is furthermore stated that General Harrison will select his cabinet from the following names : SECRETARY or STATE.—John Sergeant, Horace Binney, Edward Everett, Wm. H. Seward, John M. Clayton, Wm. C. Rivers, William Preston, John J. Crittenden, John Q. Adams. TREASURY.—John Davis, Gulian C. Verplanck, John Sergeant. NAVY.—Gulian C. Verplanck, Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, Samuel Southard, William Gaston, Theodore Frelinghuysen, John L. Pettigru. WAR. — Williann Preston, William P. Mangum, Alexander Porter, John Bell, Thomas Metcalfe. ATTORNEY - GEiSTERAL.—John J. Crittenden, John C. Spencer, William Gaston, John L. V. W.Mahan, Hugh Legere. POSTMASTER-GENERAL.—Thomas Ewing, Elisha Whit tlesey, Oliver H. Smith. MEXICO Our advices from the city of Mexico are up to the 20th of October, and from Vera Cruz to the 27th. Congress was then in session. This body had declared, as the will of the nation, that the executive government should not be clothed with the extraordinary powers which they had demanded. This is regarded as a rebuke to the central leaders, Bus temente and Almonte, and coming from a central junto, it must have great weight. The idle project of prose cutinga war against Texas was entertained at the capital. A law had been passed, authorising the government to con tract a loan of 2,000,000 dollars, pledging for the payment, the 17 per cent. duty, and the President is empowered to issue bonds for the amount, which are to be sold to the high est bidder, within thirty days from the 18th of October. Two thirds of this sum was to be appropriated to carrying on the contemplated war against Texas. TEXAS Galveston papers of the 15th — have been received. The Texan Congress had organized with the Hon. Mr. Hull as Speaker pro. tern. of the House, and Vice-President Bur net as President of the Senate. Tne President's Message is long and well written. It gives a flattering account of the growth of this young republic, its resources and population. The government and people have experienced great embar rassments from the derangement of the currency. The loan commissioners had not been able to effect a sale of bonds. The President deprecates a war with Mexico, and states his reasons in full. The commissioners to run the boundary line between the United States and Texas, had been compelled to suspend their operations for want of means. BERMUDA. Nov. 7 .—Barbadoes has been suffering, up to the 14th of October, from a very severe drought, which created much alarm for the ensuing crop. Our latest papers, however, convey the gratifying intelligence, that a most beneficial change had taken place in the weather. Between the 15th and 19th the island was blessed with abundant and heavy showers, reviving again the prospects of the planters, and diffusing gladness throughout the land.• GLUT OF STEAM-VESSELS IN AMERICA In consequence of the competition in steam navigation, and the increased number of steam-ships running hither and thither, from the east to the west, the days of departure from both sides, of the Queen and President, are to he changed from the Ist to the 10th of each month. This arrangement is a good one for us, and equally so for the owners of the steamers. and also for the passengers. Cunard's steam-ships start from England on the 4th, and hence on the Ist of every month, and, therefore, if the two " floating palaces" leave on the 10th, and the Great Western a week or ten days after, as she probably will, time will be better divided, the com mercial public better pleased, and the whole world will move on its axis easier:and freer, without the aid of so much grease. The fact is, steam-ships have multiplied so fast that they interfere somewhat with each other in the way of passengers. It hac to han. cno.t +b.t r,,,, o+parn pm and the " Preci. ,e left England and America on the ,ame d .s thus having two conveyances were placed like the ass of Buridan. But they divided—some took to one steamer, and others to another, and neither came nor went full, whereas if there had been a week between their departures, both would have bad a fair, if not a full comple ment. It has been estimated that the two " floating palaces" have lost upwards of 400 passengers by Cunard's steamers in consequence. nd " Queen" bay ay. Passenger Hereafter, however, all will be right, all will be smooth, except the Atlantic in a gale of wind—all will go fast enough, and all will go full enough, till a line of American steam-ships are built and launched, and run as our splendid packets, "the fastest sailers and the prettiest models in the world," have been from the year '2O to this day. CANADA. The Canadian papers are filled with preparations for the .ipetion. In many of the districts, particularly in coming e . the canvass is very animated. I n t ome o f • :cused of interference ustain bn e position greater a o t f e rt influence is ab out carry i ng i nto to the people t than they have had hitherto, while he ime time called upon to exercise temporarily al most despotic power in the one province, and finds it pru dent not to disturb existing arrangements in the other, course is made the subject of severe animadversion - on the one side, and warm encomium on the other. The tone of his answers to the various addresses made to him in his tour through Upper Canada was generally acceptable to the peo ple. In reference to this matter, however, some of the pa pers suggest the necessity of selecting representatives in whose political principles the people have confidence, and not those who have made vague promises to support the go_ _vernor-general. I A meeting of agriculturists was lately held at Toronto, to deration the depressed veluo of agriculture! produce, and to devise some me ans to advance the interest of the f armers. It was agreed to calla general meeting in Home District, for the purpose of petitioning the Queen to give her assent to the bill passed by the assembly last ses sion, imposing a duty upon agricultural products imported from the United States ; also, that the Queen would recom mend to the Imperial Parliament to admit Canadian wheat and flour, duty free, into the United Kingdom ; and further, to bring under the notice of her Majesty the serious difficul ties under which the Canadas labour in the transmission of their expoils and imports. The Governor-General is ordering surveys and estimates to be made of the various public improvements which are most strongly pressed upon his consideration, together with correct returns of their present and probable revenues, for the purpose of selecting the more important for immediate completion. His excellency intends, it is said, to recom mend such as he feels will produce competent revenues to the notice of British capitalists, for the purpose of obtaining the amount necessary for carrying them into full operation. There has been some slight local irritation along the fron tier and the borders of Lake Oratorio. .A story was put in circulation that a design was entertained by some sympathis ing desperadoes at Rochester to destroy the Canadian steamer Gore, plying between that place and Toronto, but the captain contradicted it. As the cold weather approaches, desperate or mischievous men are setting schemes of evil a-foot, but nothing serious is apprehended from any of their movements. take into eon; THE PACIFIC RIO DE JANEIRO AND BUENOS AYRES. The brig Firm, Capt. Sands, has arrived from Rio Janeiro, bringing us later accounts from that city and from Buenos Ayres. Occasion had been taken on the event of the Emperor ascending the throne to enter into a parley with the rebel chief Bento Gonsalvez, in the province of Rio Grande, with a view of restoring tranquillity to that fine province, but it appears without success. - A general impression seemed to prevail that the difficul ties between France and Bueno's Ayres were on the point of adjustment, although at the last accounts from the river Plate the blockade still existed. This impression was so strong that it had affected many mercantile operations at Rio. NAPOLEON'S REMAINS (From the Morning Herald of yesterday.) ST. GERMAINS, MONDAY, DEC. 14, ONE O'CLOCK. The near neighbourhood to Paris of the brid g e of Pede, built across the Seine, immediately beneath the town of St. Germains, brought immense crowds from the capital, to wit ness the passage of the funeral flotilla. From seven o'clock in the morning to this moment, the railway trains from Paris have continued to pour forth their thousands. The roads from all parts of the country, as from Paris, are still incumbered with foot passengers and every description of vehicle, all verging to one common centre. Very many, however, are the disappointed, and loud are their lamenta tions, " at having gone so far for nothing"—the relics of St. Helena, conveyed by La Dorade, and convoyed by eight other steamers, having glided by it at eleven this morning. A dense mass of people were collected on each side of the river, and on that of the town of St. Germains the lofty heights were covered with persons at every opening left by the houses and villas, the windows of these being also occu pied. Tapestry and the national colours were appended to the walls of many of these, The bridge was ornamented with flags and pennants, the municipal authorities and troops lin ing it, as indeed the banks of the river. Infantry and ca valry of the regular troops, and of the civic guard from St. Germains, Versailles, and other places, were present to about 8000 men : the artillery of the national guard fired minute guns. The flotilla proceeded in much the same order as when it quitted Rouen. but this time attended by a bril liant band, 200 of the best performers of the metrojpolis, un der the leadership of the chief of the orchestra at the Opera, being in attendance on board one of the vessels, and playing funeral symphonies and military music. A cry of " Vive l'Empereur I ' burst forth on the approach of La Dorade, which was saluted by the national flag as she passed under the bridge. From the flotilla's departure from Rouen, as before its ar rival there, the preparations above and below the river covered its banks, and were no villages or even insignificant hamlets were in sight, a salute fired from some small cannon, a dis charge of fire-arms, or the waving of a flag, attested the pre sence of detached groups of peasantry and others who had quitted their avocations not alone to gaze fora few moments on the cercueil, but to si gn ify th e i r participation, in the nati onal feeling. The few small towns through whichit passed, each according to its means bore its share in adding to the warmth of the general welcome, but no incident occurred worthy of mention at these beyond what has already been described in this and my former letters. Thus to Courbe voie and Paris, I must look to give you such further details as may prove interesting. I leave this immediately for the former place, at which I am secured the first arrival from the windings of the river, but the character of the localities will prevent my personally witnessing the reception at. St. Denis, the burial place of the Bourbon dynasty, through which the cortege must at this moment be proceeding. COtaBEVOIE, 6 o'clock, Evening.—At Annieres, a small village two miles below this, lay the massive and gorgeous vessel which had been built to convey Napoleon's remains from Val-de-la-Haie. A receptacle for these had been raised on its deck, in the form of an Egyptian temple, oblong in build, open at the sides, with plain square columns, support ing a flat roof, but supported in front by four statues, on the heads of which it appeared to rest, the entrance to this tem ple being by several steps. The vessel had an immense eagle (gilded) as a figure head, and bronze shields suspended all round with the names of victories, trophies of arms, flags surmounted by the imperial eagle, and laurels at its bulkhead. This magnificent and expensive piece of craftmanship was not used for the purpose it was destined for, from its great weight rendering it impossible it could be towed up by any steamer on the river in time for the translation to take place on the 15th instant, (to-morrow). This vessel was made to form part of the convoy for the last two miles. The masses which still crowded this place an hour ago are now fast dispersing, as the departure of the Prince of Join ♦ille and suite for the Tuileries, in two of the royal carriages, which have just crossed the bridge of Neuilly, clearly evidence that Napoleon's remains will not touch Frenchground for the first time to-night. The cortege arrived here at four o'clock, and were received without any pomp or display, the usual military salutes alone excepted. There was just sufficient of troops and gendarmerie to preserve order, every thing being reserved for the morrow. Marshal Soult, M. Guizot, and Admiral Duperre, Minister of Marine, were on the spot. A small temple, with open columns, is erected on the left bank of the river, and there the coffin will be deposited on its first landing, when some funeral service will be performed prior to its being placed on board the splendid car prepared for its reception. In front of this temple are two handsome trophies of arms bronzed over. A half-finished column, intended for a figure of Victory, is at the entrance of the bridge. PARIS, MONDAY NIGHT, NINE O'CLOCK. The whole way, as I just came along thefavenue de Neuilly, the barriere de l'Etoile, and through the Champs Elysees, was thickly studded with people, and on each side workmen busied in preparations. There is much anxiety felt by government relative to the events of to-morrow. Napoleon-le-Grand, as he is now in variably named by the opposition and anti-dynastic press, is also pronounced the personification of the glory of France, of its greatness, and of its national honour • all of which they indignantly c r y h ave b een l owere d to the dust within the last few months. What a period, they exclaim, and what men (referring to the ministry termed that r e'trangere to receive these glorious relics. The feeling against England as the instrument of that humiliation is most intense among that portion of the press, and those very people who have been the partisans and stanchest defenders, for the last ten years, of an English alliance—a betrayed friend becomes the more bitter as an enemy ! This is not the moment to enter into the region of politics, but the effect of Lord Palmerston's policy (so to call it)) to give, because it is the representative of a state of feeling which will operate actively on the conduct of the masses, if any serious disturbances should take place, as apprehended. But while this feeling so widely prevails among politicians and with the people at large, the more sober and mere bourgeois portion of the population show a disposition to separate the English nation from its govern ment, while, in reference to the last, they praise its readiness to restore the Emperor's remains and its manner of doing so. heagain call t o m i n d th e p er i o d w h en N apo l eon was twice scouted from this ver y ca pit a l, i n 1814 an d 1815, and rail at ' t rs their own leOrete ; these, in their further comments on the haters of the ruling dynasty, and of Louis Philip, in especial, as its chief, point to the anxiety to overthrow him now and prophecy its success, would be followed in a few years by an entirely other appreciation of him, by these very people as being one of the ablest sovereigns of France, and certainly the ablest at this moment in Europe. A few words in conclusion as to the conduct pursued by the king in this transference to Europe of the ashes of Na poleon, and the subsequent ceremonial. His readiness to give effect to so national a desire among the French, is everywhere lauded, but his sending one of his sons to fetch them is severely criticised. The king is known to. have used strong language of opprobrium against the " Corsican usurper" in 1815 ; he, has styled him the assassin of the Duke d'Enghein, his relative, and yet, he sends his son to bring back the remains of the author of a crime against his own blood—of one who ever hated his race and name! He should have sent some distinguished admiral, but not one of his own family. He acts from mean motives in this, and is a hypocrite in this manifestation, as he has been in most others. Such are the remarks which are somewhat preva lent among the higher classes, as well as others here; it may be conceived then the disgust which has spread among them, first, on learning the king's intention personally to meet the procession at the Hotel des Invalides, and receive charge of the remains of Napoleon from the hands of his son, the Prince de Joinville, then to head the procession himse_ convey them to their resting place. Certainly the king has a difficult task to attempt to please all. Ido not venture on any opinion as to how far his conduct may be properly con sistent with good taste, but surely Louis Philip may fairly, on such an occasion as this, separate his individual from his kingly character. The Prince de Joinville, the king's commissioners, the officers and sailors of La Belle Poule, are in charge of the remains, which they brought from St. Helena, till relieved on the reception of them by the king, who will attend, sur rounded by his own staff, the clergy, and those dignitaries who have been especially appointed for this,portion of the ceremonial. (From the Times of yesterday.) PARIS, TUESDAY. — After a brilliant reception at St. Ger mains yesterday, the cortege proceeded slowly to Courbevoie, where it arrived about half-past three in the afternoon. The day was bitter cold, yet scores of thousands of Parisians of all but the lower classes repaired to St. Germain, Chateau St. Denis, and Asnieres, to witness its passage. During ten days, and up to yesterday morning, Paris and its vicinity were enveloped in a fog that would have done credit to Fleet-st. ; but as if on purpose to oblige the foreign sight-seers now in Paris, and the adorers, real or pretended, of the memory o f Napoleon, the sun made bis appearance yesterday morning, and shone thruukhout the day. Thßotilla arrived at Courbevoie at half-past three o'clock on Monday, and the same honours as those decreed at Peeq, Chatou, Epivai, St. Denis, &c, were there paid the remains of the Emperor. At five o'clock Marshal Soult, Admiral Duperre, and M. Duchatel arrived at Courbevoie, and repaired on board the Dorade steamer, to pay their homage to the Prince de Join • ville. Shortly afterwards the Duke de Nemours joined them, and spent part of the night with his brother. All the steamers were illuminated, and the tripods of the tumular boat threw out flames during the whole night. We learn from Mr.W7ii:dreerVof the United States navy, who came passenger in the brig America, from Chagres, that he left Guayaquil on the 6th of October, that he passed the Isthmus of Darien on the 26th and 27th in 21 hours. That Gamaro had been re-elected President of Lima, and that business was very dull both at that place and Guayaquil. Considerable excitement existed at Lima about the Ist of September, in consequence of an affair between the French charge and the Peruvian Minister of Finance. The charge called on the minister in relation to the claims of certain French citizens, and was treated with rudeness. He chal lenged the minister, but the fight was prevented by Presi dent Gamarra, who arrested the minister, and placed a guard before the door of the French charge. The latter then made the subject the matter of an official communication, and de manded his passports. It was rumoured that the French ad miral had required the Peruvian Government to dismiss the minister and apologise for his conduct within 10 days, and that the penalty of a refusal would he a blockade of the port. The frigate Thetis was the only French man of war in port. •This rooming, long before day, the population was seen proceeding in the direction of the Barriere de l'Entoile, by which the cortege was to enter Paris. The greatest number, however, did not stop there but pushed on to Neuiliy, the the avenue of which was in the course of a short time occu pied by at least 400,000 or 500,000 persons. The troops of the line and the National Guards soon afterwards arrived, and drew up on the ground allotted to each corps on both sides of the avenue. The troops and National Guards of Courbevoie, Rueil, and other neighbouring districts lined the quays, and the artillery was drawn up close to the river side. The funereal triumphal car shortly afterwards was seen parsing the bridge, and on reaching Courbevoie, was stationed under the portice of the Grecian Temple. This car, which w a s t r uly magnificent, consisted of five distinct parts-1, the base ;2, the pedestal ;3, the caryatides 4, the shield ; 5, the cenotaph. The base rests on four massive gilt wheels ; it was 25 feet long and 6 high, and presented the form of a parallelogram, with a semi-circular platform in front. On this last stood a group of four genii, supporting the crown of Charlemagne; at the four angles were four other genii, in relievo, who held garlands with one hand, and with the other the trumpet of Fame ; above were fasces ; in the middle eagles, and the cipher of the Emperor surrounded with crowns. The base and its ornaments were covered with burnished gold. The pedestal placed on this base was 18 feet in length by 7 in height, and entirely covered with gold and purple cloth, with the cipher and arms of the Emperor. On both sides hung two velvet imperial mantles, sprinkled with bees. Behind was a profusion of flags. On this pedestal stood 14 caryatides, somewhat larger than life, entirely gilt over, and supporting with their heads and hands an immense shield. Thcse caryatides were placed, six on one side, and six on the other, back to back, and two others at the extremities. The shield was in gold, of an elongated oval form, and loaded with fasces of javelins. The sarcophagus, of an antique form, was raised above the shield. In the centre, on a rich cushion, lay the sceptre, the hand of justice, and the Imperial crown, studded with • ' jewels - This monument of gold and velvet, about 50 feet high, was drawn by 16 black horses, yoked by fours, and so caparisoned as only to show the extremity of the feet. The caparisons were cut in the shape of th ose o f th e tournament horses of the middle ages . and in gold cloth. At half-past nine o'clock the clergy of Courbevoie were seen descending the quay, and when it had reached the Dorade, prayers were read over the body. The Prince de Joinville then gave orders to land, when all the assistants, preceded by the clergy, went on shore, and the 21. seamen having raised the coffin on their shoulders followed the pro cession. It was 11 o'clock before the hearse left Courbevoie. It paused awhile near the statue of Josephine, after which the procession commenced its march, amidst the roaring of artillery. The National Guards and troops of the line, infantry, cavalry, and artillery, stationed along the course of the pro cession, formed into line after the passage of the car, and closed the procession. THE CHAMPS ELYSEES. So early as eight o'clock on Tuesday morning the Champs Elysees presented an animated appearance; numerous bodies of pedestrians kept moving forward in the direction of Cour bevoie. The National Guard began to arrive at nine o'clock, and the battalions were observed to be more complete than on any occasion of their assembling since the revolution of 1830. About a quarter past twelve o'clock the procession, which was opened by a squadron of Curiassiers, made its appear ' ante in the Champs Elysees, and moved slowly forward, halting at intervals. PLACE DE LA CONCORDE. This position, perhaps one of the most prominent, and certainly the most magnificent in the whole line of proces sion, presented an animated appearance at an early hour. At an early hour all the terraces of the Tuileries facing the Place de la Concorde were thronged by those who had been fortunate enough to obtain tickets and sum up sufficient patience to sit or stand out several hours of intense cold. In the first instance it was expected and confidently asserted, that the procession would reach the Place de Concorde by ten o'clock, as his Majesty Louis Philippe (according to the official announcement) was to arrive at the Invalides pre cisely at 11. It was, however, a quarter past one before it made its appearance at the former. At last the long wished-for moment arrived, and the ap proach of the head of the procession was announced by the beating of drums, and the solemn funeral music, and the ap pearance of a detachment of Cuirassiers at the entrance to the Place de la Concorde. The programme of the grand ceremonies of the day had announced that Messieurs the Peers and Deputies, &c. were expected to be in their places in the interior of the Invalides by 11 o'clock, and that private personages munificently sup plied with tickets were not to be later than 10. It was near noon when the crowd was still waiting to be admitted at the great gate of the Invalides. The archbishop and his magnificent train of clergy again started, after delay, to 'met the coffin and perform the rites of absolution at the entrance of the church ; and after a de lay of impatient but silent expectation, the funeral proces sion entered, headed by the train of priests. [We shall give the conclusion of the ceremonies on this occasion in our next.] THE INSANE WOMAN AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE FURTHER PARTICULARS (From the Morning Herald of Yesterday.) No doubt can be entertained that the woman examined at the Home-office yesterday is insane. We understand that her husband is a colonel in the German service, from whom she is separated, but it is not clear whether she is legally di vorced or not. It is said she has also two sons, lieutenants in the same service. In person she is about five feet three inches, slender figure, and of prepossessing countenance. Her manners are very mild and lady-like, and she assumes the name of the Countess Rosterlitx. Her principal delusion (which is supposed to have been brought or. by the separa tion from her husband) appears to be, that she imagines Prince Albert is indebted to her in a considerable sum of money, and that the palace at Hampton Court is her here ditary property, as she insists that it belonged to her untie. The sword or dagger with which she attempted to wound the sentinel on duty at Buckingham Palace is of straight form, and about the size of a common bayonet. It was broke in the scuffle which ensued. When asked what her object was for applying for admission into the palace, she replied that she had important business with Prince Albert, and must see him without delay. Since she left the Burlington Hotel, she has been for a day or two at several other hotels at the west-end of the town, the last of which, we have heard, was Fenton's. The unfortunate woman also asserts that she is entitled to large estates in the county of Essex. The examination yesterday at the Home-office was con ducted by Mr. Hall, chief magistrate of Bow -street police office; no other magistrate or public functionary was present. It commenced shortly after ten o clock, and occupied nearly three hours, during which a number of witnesses were exa mined, consisting of the waiters and landlords of hotels where the prisoner bad lodged; and we were inf irmed, on what we consider good authority (but as in the boy Jones's case, the evidence being taken in private, it is impossible to give de tails) that the protracted inquiry was evidently for the pur pose of ascertaining whether any individuals were in the habit of calling on the prisoner, and if it was supposed she had any connectio n s in this country, as f rom the first mo ment she was taken into custody no doubt existed as to her labouring under some mental delusion. The female servant that she engaged after leaving the Burlington Hotel, was in attendance at the Home-office all the morning, but was not examined as a witness. On the arrival of Mr. Phillips, one of the under secretaries of the home-office, Mr. Hall communicated to that gentle man the nature of the evidence which had been adduced, and some time afterwards he left for a short time. On his return a warrant was made out, committing the prisoner to Bethle hem Hospital, till such time as her Majesty's pleasure was known. The worthy magistrate appeared to feel great sym pathy for the unfortunate female, and stated, as we under stand, that in his opinion she was an object of pity and commi seration, and that no doubt could exist but she was labouring under an aberration of intellect, probably arising from mis fortunes of a domestic nature. Despatches were sent, in the course of the day, from the home-office, to apprise the Marquis of Normanby, who is at Brighton, of the circumstances of the case, and until an an swer is received from the noble marquis it cannot be ascer tained whether it will be deemed necessary to enter into any further investigation or not ; but the general opinion is, that the unfortunate woman will be detained in Bedlam until in quiries are made as to the truth of her statement respecting her relations in Germany. The prisoner inquired several times what she,had done to be kept in custody all last night, and when ske was about to be conveyed in a cab to Bedlam, she asked Inspector Pearse where she was going to, when some one replied that she was going to meet gentlemen who would arrange her business. She was particularly anxious about some keys which had been taken from her, but was satisfied on being informed that they were safe. The unfortunate woman, at the time she was conveyed from the home-office, was not aware of the place to which she was going. (From the Globe of Wednuday evening•) The unfortunate woman, an account of whose attack on the sentry at Buckingham Palace is given in our Bow street police report, is unquestionably insane. It has been ascer tained that in the latter end of November she arrived in a carriage, attended by her maid at the Burlington Hotel, ordered the best suite of apartments to be prepared for her reception, stating that she would be visited by Lord Mel bourne and other personages of distinction. The arrange ments were made, and met her approbation ; and her diffe rent meals were supplied of the choicest delicacies. No sus- picion was entertained of her being what she appeared, a foreign lady of distinction, and any peculiarity of manner was referred to her foreign habits. At length the waiter appointed to attend upon her, intimated to the proprietor of the hotel that he thought from her peculiar manner that their distin guished inmate was insane. It was arranged that the pro prietor should present the account in person, and determine by the lady's manner the course he should pursue. At the interview for this purpose, which was on the 4th inst., the lady became highly excited, and attempted to leave the house, but was prevented from doing so. She threatened to jump from the window, but was prevented, and the proprietor re mained sitting np with her all night. In the morning she contrived to evade the vigilance of those appointed to watch her movements, and left the hotel with a small bundle, leav ing herboxes behind her. Hence she was traced to the house, No. 17, Little Pulteney-street, where she resided for a few days in one room on the second floor, and while there en gaged a young woman at the Servants' Institution, Regent street, to whom she addressed the letter given at the close of this account. The poor creature, with the strange infatuation of lunati cs , entertains a notion that she has a rightful claim to the throne. She maintains that the palaces are hers, and has actually ap plied to the Lord Chancellor to give her possession of Hamp ton Court. Her person is v'ell known at the palace by the attendants, to whom she has applied for admission ; but as her manner on those occasions was harmless, she was merely sent away. Of her violence yesterday, the account in our police report is a correct detail. She underwent an examination this day at the home office, before Mr. Hall, the Bow-street magistrate, when her insanity was so mznifest that she excited no feeling but of commiseration. We understand that the result of the in quiry was a determination to obtain her admission into Beth lehem Hospital as a patient. _ .... By what means she obtained the carriage, or what her luggage left at the Burlington Hotel consists of, we have not been able to learn. After leaving the Burlington Hotel she applied for admis sion as a guest at Christie's, St. James's-street, and at other hotels in the neighbourhood; but her manner was evidently so wild, and her expressions so incoherent, that she was hastily dismissed. " Susan,—Send the wash what you have received from the landress to Mrs. Henry, 17, Little Pulteney-street, and the bill wh t you have paid for it with the money will be paid through Mrs. Putnam. T ell me in miffing if Madame Vic torine has finished the dresses ; •irshe has delivered the same at the Burlington hot e l? If the corsage from the gre silk dress is finished the same? and let me know in a resitting what answer you have received at the Russian Ambassador's Hotel about my diamond ring? You will remember that I have ordered you to go there on Friday next; are no letters at Burlington Hotel for rne? How many servants was there ? to engage herself. After having wrote this lettre, bring my eiron and umbrella to Mrs. Putnam. " Countess of RESTERLITZ. "Great Windmill-street, Thursday, Dec. 8." Mrs. Putnam is the wife of a tailor, and lives in the house, 17, Pulteney-street, second floor. !ft Etbrrpoot gptanbatt. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1840, We are glad to find that the spirit of rational reform is beginning to make its way into the Dock Committee, and that, in future, instead of monopolising the func tions of stonemasons, ironsmiths, carpenters, quarry men, &c., all new works, alterations, and repairs, will be submitted by that body to a system of competition by open contracts. This is just as it should be. 'The Dock Committee might with equal propriety become their own stationers and newspaper publishers, as con tinue any longer to exercise the functions of the nume rous classes of tradesmen to which we have alluded. The thanks of the public are principally due to Mr. Chapman for introducing the reforms which have al ready been determined upon. But, in making this acknowledgment, we must not forget the obligations under which the public have been placed by the spirited exertions of Mr. Robertson Gladstone, in pro curing the admission of reporters to the sanctorum of the Dock Committee. The salutary effects of that step are already becoming more and more visible. We trust that the resolutions to which the committee arrived last week will be followed up by others which will prove equally acceptable in a public point of view. The abandonment of one monopoly may, possibly, prove the prelude to the surrender of many more. We do not see with what consistency the Dock Committee can adhere to their resolution, to become wholesale warehouse owners and warehousemen, while they consent to relinquish the trade of dock builders and shed manufacturers. Let the building of ware houses on the dock quays be thrown open to public competition. Perhaps Alderman Evans may think it worth his while to add to his laurels by taking the initiative in so desirable a reform. It is a pity that the torus, in their attacks upon monopolies, should become the monopolisers of every useful reform hitherto intro duced into the Dock Committee. By the bye, while upon this subject, we may as well ask why the river wall at Clarence Dock was built out so far into the river, thus destroying the straight line ? Why, again, were the gates pulled down at Clarence Dock ? These questions naturally arise out of the pro ceedings of last week. It is now becoming almost an admitted fact that the ministry of Lord Melbourne cannot last above a few weeks after the meeting of Parliament ; and there are not a few, even amongst the whig party, who are ready to exclaim " Why should it ?" Twice within the last fortnight we have read amongst the announcements in the Court Gazette, the departure of Lord Melbourne from town to his seat in Hertfordshire ! His lordship has at length, it seems, received intimation of the ne cessity of putting his house in order, and providing his knife and fork at his own expense and in his own de lightful companionship. The Court, we are told, is to leave Buckingham Palace during this month, and to rusticate at Windsor until April or May. The snug family party is to be broken up, along with the Cabi net ; and Sir Robert, and the conservative members of the ministry which will succeed it, must be content to pick up the lost meshes which whig negligence and inefficiency have left in the national policy, uncheeied by the smiles of gratitude which Royalty ought in jus tice to beam upon those who undertake so onerous and disagreeable a task. There are some, indeed, who doubt whether minis ters will meet Parliament at all on the 26th of Janu ary, and who are inclined to believe that they will ten der their resignations some day or two after the sth of that month, which we believe is quarter-clay ! The prospects of the various "little wars" in which we are engaged are not so flattering as they were a week ago; and it is thought that not a few of the whig party are disposed to " shirk" the disagreeable necessity, which is known to exist, of asking for a large vote of money to repair the dilapidated state of the finances of the country, and to place our army and navy upon a full war establishment. It has often before fallen to the lot of the conservative party to have to carry on wars which their opponents have commenced, and to bear the onus and unpopularity of measures which they have rendered necessary. The next arrivals from the East will probably decide whether the impending re signation will be immediate or not. A few trifling ex- `eesses in China may perhaps embolden Lord bourne to perform the disagreeable necegwity of Our French neighbours have a strange fashion of turning every subject which they approach into some thing fanaastic and ridiculous. The most ordinary action of a Frenchman's life cannot be performed with out a due regard to effect; and yet, strange to say, this very striving to invest himself and his movements with importance seldom attains any other result than to render him absurd, if not absolutely contemptible. This national propensity or failing was perhaps never so conspicuously shown as in the ceremony which has, during the present week, excited the atten tion of France, and of Europe. Napoleon, her Em peror, " slept well" in his far off grave. The barren rock of Saint Helena—a speck amidst a boundless ocean—was a fitting prison for one whose vast ambi tion had deluged Europe with blood, and carried deso tion and death to the hearths of millions of the human race. The same small spot was his fittest grave; the unbroken murmur of its expanse of waters his fitting and never dying requiem. Few who had loved that man—except a Frenchman—few who cherised his glory and revered his memory, would have chosen to disturb his repose. The place in which he slept held him alone. His ashes needed no proud monument— no pompous record there. The bare, seaheaten cliffs of that desolate place told alike, to the passing mariner, the fame and the fate of him, whom the world had been compelled to chain down within its narrow limits—like Prometheus of old—until the vultures, remorse and disappointed ambition, gnawed away his heart. But this was not in accordance with the frivolity of French taste. The people of that land of fiddling, dancing, and piping, could not erase from the page of history the record of that last victorious effort which beat back their armed myriads from the battle fields of Europe, and tore from amongst them the chief, whose genius alone it was which for a time had led them on to conquest. They could not wipe out the lines which recorded the damning tale of their own desertion of that chief, and of the zeal with which they flew to worship another star, when his was obscured by the coming darkness. They could not do this ; but they . could farcify the tragedy of history ! They could substitute for the romantic interest which hung around the eclipsed image of Napoleon, and in which the con temptible fickleness of their nature had stamped them as unworthy to share, the temporary eclat of a fete—a show !—a melodrame in which they might take part, and grin and grimace before the eyes of applauding thousands of tailors, petits maitres, and chefs de cuisine, and amidst the suppressed laughter of all the world besides ! In this laudable undertaking, accordingly, they have been engaged for the last few days. The earth has given up its dead ; the ocean has resigned her trust, to provide Paris with a spectacle and a holiday—to furnish to the yearnings of republicanism, amongst her unprincipled: journalists, and her sans culottes mobocracy, an opportunity of spurting forth their long pent up venom against that people, whose armed heel trampled them upon the field of Waterloo, and whose hand tore down the tricolour from the towers of the Louvre. Under a plea of sickly sentimentality, such as might befit the hero or heroine of a tenth-rate novel, the insensate bones and decaying flesh of the spirit which has gone to his eternal reward or his eter nal doom, have been made the object of an unmeaning pageant, have passed through triumphal arches, amidst artificial evergreens, pasteboard columns, and claptrap scenery of all imaginery devices—to furnish which half the theatres of France must have been denuded of their stage decorations; and the end of all this blowing of trumpets, and heating of cymbals and kettle drums—is what ? Napoleon's ashes now rest beneath the dome of the Hotel d'lnvalides, " in the bosom of the people that he loved !" All that is grand and ennobling in his memory still clings to that rifled grave in the midst of the vast Pacific. The ashes only of the great man, and the lead which encloses them, are in the keeping of a fickle and frivolous na tion, which deceived and deserted him in life, and would disinter him again a month hence to gain another fete, and another holiday It is greatly to be feared that we have been giving ourselves credit for a far greater measure of success in our Syrian warfare than we have any just reason to calculate upon. The treaty which has been entered into between Mehemet Ali and Admiral Napier, if taken as conclusive of the question in dispute, would undoubtedly entitle us to believe that the question, as between the Pacha and the allies, was terminated by the unconditional submission of the former to the terms imposed upon him. The army of Ibrahim was to be withdrawn from Syria, and the Turkish fleet given up, upon condition that Egypt was to be guaran teed to him as an hereditary possession. It has transpired, however, now—and, although openly as serted by the London Times of Wednesday, the fact has not been attempted to be impugned by the mi nisterial organs—that the Sultan is by no means a consenting party to the granting of these favourable terms to his refractory vassal. Lord Palmerston, it is added, has guaranteed that England will not attempt to use coercive means to prevail upon the Sultan to re cognise the possession of Egypt by Mehemet; and it is plain, that in case of an obstinate perseverance on the part of Turkey in her present views, the question in dispute is still almost as far off settlement as ever. It cannot, we think, have escaped the notice of our readers, that throughout the whole of this Syrian affair, Russia has, very unaccountably, abstained from taking a prominent position. England, Austria, and Turkey have each made themselves conspicuous during the progress of hostilities ; but Russia has through out kept in the background, as if waiting her time. This apparent incongruity can be solved by the sup position that Russia has been previously acquainted with the fact that the Porte would ultimately, by her obstinacy, neutralize the efforts of the other powers to bring about a settlement; and whilst it is difficult to account for this backwardness upon any other suppo sition, it is equally difficult to understand how the Sultan could do other than readily accede to the terms proposed and guaranteed by the allies, unless he had been insidiously led on by Russia to persist in his present course of obstinacy. It must be evident then that in the event of a per ' severance on the part of Turkey in her present under stood policy, and her absolute refusal to recognize Mehemet Ali any longer as the sovereign of Egypt, the whole quarrel must take a different aspect, and the . war, if persisted in, become, on the part of the allies, a war of aggression upon Egypt. In such a war, England, as we have already stated, is pledged by Lord Palmerston to take no share ---at least as against Tur key. We cannot now turn round and compel that power to accept, what must be considered the favour able terms which it is in her power to make ; nor can we safely withdraw altogether from the contest, and leave her to the tender mercies of a Russian army of occupation. In such a case it is not difficult to foresee that, whatever be the policy of England, the right of France to take a part in the quarrel, and to espouse the interests of the Pacha, would become clear; and, from the present temper of that people, notwithstand ing the temporary defeat of the Thiers party, we need not doubt how readily the opportunity would he seized upon. The effect of such an embroilment—for to what could it lead except a general European war ?—cannot be contemplated, without serious misgivings. Under any circumstan ces we fear that such a contingency can not he avoided. France evidently burns to plunge once more into hostilities, and with England especially; and although we have little cause to fear her worst efforts if directed against England individually, we regard her hostile interference in such a quarrel as this as pregnant withxtensive danger to the best interests of our country.. ln such a struggle we could not calculate upon the honest co-operation of Russia for an hour. Her- interest would prompt her to stand • senting himself, "in forma pauperis," before the coun try; but there is little doubt that a contrary result will induce the whole pack to raise the cry of "sauce qni pad," and leave it to other hands to unravel the tangled web to which they have reduced alike the fo reign and domestic affairs of the nation. Under any circumstances, and the sooner the better, we shall be well rid of them. Incapable we always thought them, and incapable and dishonest the country has found them. aloof, and to seize upon the moment of our weakness to carry into execution her own views of aggrandize ment, which are unhappily too well understood. With Turkey in her hands as a submissive tool, it would become, we fear, a difficult task for England, pledged as she is, and even with Austria to aid her efforts, to emerge from so hopeless an entanglement of warring interests without sustaining a serious loss of expense and blood, if not of honour. Our attention has been directed to a letter which has been copied from the Albion into another journal, in which the Rev. Fielding Ould, of this town, is charged, upon the authority of an obscure dissenting review, with having borrowed largely, in his late ser mon on the Unitarian controversy, from Fuller's well known work on the Calvinistic and Socinian systems, without acknowledgment of any kind. Upon perusal of this letter we turned to the sermon in question, and before we had gone further than the first page of the preface, we were satisfied that a more unjust or uncan did charge was never brought against the literary re putation of any author. The reviewer must have known, and the correspondent of the Albion, so kindly patronised by a contemporary, should have known, that the writer of the sermon expressly disclaimed, in the very first page of his work, any pretension to originality, and freely and fully acknowledged his obligation to former controversialists not only for the matter of his reasoning but frequently for the very words in which the arguments were clothed; and this in order to guard himself against any advantage which might be taken of a less carefully measured phraseology : " It is scarcely to be expected that, on such a subject, much original matter should now be elicited. The praise of originality was not, however, the author's object, but rather usefulness and edification. He has accordingly availed him self freely of the labours of those who have gone before him in the controversy, not only in the adoption of their argu ments, but frequently of their words ; and being aware how eagerly advantage is taken of definitions and forms of ex pression by those whose tenets are here impugned, he has preferred rather to clothe himself in the verbal armour of the tried veterans in this contest, than trust himself in the weaker panoply of his own providing."—The Practical Im portance of the Controversy with Unitarians—Preface, p. v. It is only necessary to add, further, that in the ap pendix there is more than one express reference to Fuller, and to authorities quoted from him; while in a note at the conclusion of the sermon, the reader is apprised that " The necessary haste with which this lecture has been sent to the press, has prevented the author from verifying some of the quotations which have been taken from other works, by a reference to the )riginals." How far the reviewer's charge of " plagiarism with )ut acknowledgment of any kind" has been borne out )y the facts of the case, we leave an impartial public determine We have been induced to notice the charge tran scribed from the Eclectic Review, in order to show the mean shifts resorted to, for the purpose of bringing the clergy of the established church into disrepute. Whenever such attacks are made, we shall deem it our duty to repel them. After the explanation we have offered, we trust that the journals above alluded to will recognise the justice of withdrawing the uncandid charge of plagiarism. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH.STREET, TH" present FRIDAY, the 18th, a n d TO-MORROW (Saturday), the 19th instant, the Performances will commence with a new Drama, called THE Mffs:TERALI; OR, THE DYING GIFT. Martelli.. . Mr. Elton. A nne tt e . .. Mrs. Raym on d. TIGHT-ROPE DANCING by the Annette.... After which, the laughable Farce of CHARLES O'MALLEY, THE IRISH DRAGOON. O'Malley.. Mr. Raymond. JenayJinks.. Mrs. Raymond To conclude with MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK; OR, THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. On MONDAY next, a new Drama, in Three Acts, enti tled THE AVENGER, will be produced under the direction of Mr. Elton ' • with other Entertainm en t s . Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. J. FOGG, at the Box office, from Eleven to Three. --- Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. Second Price, Half past Eight, Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; no Second Price to the Gallery. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six. Perform ance to commence at Seven precisely. THE THREE CARACCI, FOUNDERS OF THE BOLOGNESE SCHOOL. IIE celebrated PAINTINGS o f SUBJE CTS from RE- A- LIGIOUS HISTORY, by Annibal, Agostino, and Lu dovico Caracci, are NOW ON VIEW, at the UNION GALLERY, Slater-street, out of Bold-street, from Nine o'clock till Four, by Day-light. Admittance, One Shilling; Children, Sixpence. In the Evening, from Five o'clock till Ten, brilliantly Illuminated with Gas. Admittance, Six pence. JOHN BENTLEY, Keeper. THE CARACCI. NOTICE. VER. BENTLEY being desirous that the celebrated Pic tures of Scriptural Subjects, by these great Masters, should be seen by all classes, with a view of diffusing a taste for the Fine Arts has fixed the Ter ms f or t h e E ven i ng Exhi bition of these Pictures at SIXPENCE, that rate to com mence at Five o'clock. The Union Room is brilliantly lighted by Gas whenever the daylight begins to decline. Slater -street Union Gallery. LAST WEEK. FHE EXHIBITION of the WORKS of MODERN ARTISTS, Postoffiee-place, WILL CLOSE on SA TURDAY nest, the 19th instant. Admission, ls. Catalogues, Is. Also, every Evening, BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED BY GAS, from Seven until Ten. Admission, is. SAMUEL EGLINGTON. Exhibition Rooms, Postojfice-place, 14th December, 1840. CONCERT. WARRINGTON. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Sir R. BROOKE, Bart., Norton Priory, Miss BROOKE, and Mr. and Mrs. THOS. LYON, Appleton Hall. ]/SRS. ST. ALBIN most respectfully announces to the Nobility, Gentry, and Inhabitants of WARRINGTON and its Vicinity, that her CONCERT takes place, at the LION HOTEL, on WEDNESDAY, the 30th instant. MISS MARIA B. HAWES, (From the Philharmonic and Nobilitees Concerts, London ;) MISS J. CLOUGH, (From Manchester ; her first appearance ;) and Mr. FRANCIS. Mrs. ST. ALBIN, and Miss ST. ALBIN, (Her first appearance.) In the course of the Selection, Miss HAwns will sing, " He was despised," by Handel ; " The Mermaid's Cave," by Horn ; and her own Ballad of " I'll speak of thee."— Miss CLOUGH will sing the Recitative et Aria, " Dove Sonno."—And Mr. FRANCIS will sing the Ballad of " Love and the Seasons," as sung by him at the Melodist's Club, in June last, and which gained the Prize presented by Lord Soultoun, by Blewitt; also " Adelaide," by Beethoven ; and " Black-ey'd Susan." Mrs. ST. ALBIN will perform Hummel's Rondo Brilliante, with Band Accompaniments ; also, Thalberg's celebrated Prayer, from " Mose in Egitto." Single Tickets, ss. each. To be had of the Booksellers, and at the Lion Hotel, Warrington. Just Published, Price 45., A POLL BOOK FOR THE LAST MUNICIPAL ELECTION; Shewing the Duplicate Qualifications of the VOTERS, and the WARDS in which they polled. The Lists have been examined with the Polling Papers in the possession of the Mayor. This publication, which has been compiled with the utmost care, will be found of great utility as A BOOK OF REFERENCE, and will be found of service to the several Ward Committees in carrying on the Canvass for the ensu- zng year. Printed and sold by LACE and ADDISON, Standard office; and sold also by other Booksellers. TO CORRESPONDENTS We have received a donation of 5s from " A. E." towards the " case of distress " recently advertised in our columns. Two typographical errors occur in the letter of the Rev. B. A. Marshall, inserted in our last. Instead of " external in terests " read " eternal," and instead of " to a conclu sion " read "to draw a conclusion." We have received a letter from " John Duckett, Highfield street," stating that he never publishes such accounts as those mentioned by a " Lover of Good Order," in the Standard of Friday last. Our correspondent never stated that he did. LOCAL NEWS ' MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meet ing of the members of the Dock Committee was held yester day at their office in Revenue-buildings. In the absence of the chairman (Mr. Leathom) Mr. Benn, the deputy-chair man, presided. The accounts of the week were read, and ordered to be paid. On the recommendation of the Sub committee of Works, it was resolved that a beacon be erected on the site of Grange Mill, in Cheshire. The estimated cost of the erection is £l3O. The North Harbour Master re ported, that at half-past five o'clock on Monday morning an alarm was given that the Snowdon steamer, lying in Trafalgar Dock, had taken tire. On proceeding to the vessel he found the fire extinguished, and no damage done. It appeared that some coals in the locker had ignited. The Pilots' Committee requested the attention of the committee to a letter from the Superintendent Pilot, suggesting that two police-officers be stationed at each pier -head at tide times. The duties of these officers it was proposed should be to preveut improper per sons getting on board ships entering the docks, who were often the means of causing the crew to leave their duties and riggers to be employed in their place, to the danger of the vessels grounding in the basin, and a source of expense to the owner. Afier a short conversation, the committee decided that they had no power to interfere in this matter : it rested with the Dock Committee. A report of the South Harbour Master, recommending the south side of Queen's Basin to be deepened three feet, was referred to the Sub-committee of Works. Mr. George Holt, chairman of the sub-committee, relative to the Queen's Graving Dock, reported that the committee had suspended their operations upon that dock. The meeting then separated. THE THREE CARACCI.—Since the price of admission has been lowered to sixpence, crowds of persons have been to see the Caracci pictures. For the information of visitors, the three Caracci lived as follows :—Annibal was born in 1560, died in 1609 ; Ludovico born 1555, died 1619 ; Augustino born 1558, died 1602. They lived at Bologne, and founded the Bolognese school. PIANO-FORTE TUNING:—Mr. Venables, a very able and clever tuner, has just established himself in this town. His address will be found elsewhere. MRS. ST. ALI3IN'S CONCERT AT WARRINGTON.—It iS anticipated that this concert will be most brilliantly attended. It is under most distinguished patronage. AMPHITHEATRE.—It will be noticed that Mr. Carter will take his benefit this evening, the performances being under the patronage of the Right Hon. Lord Stanley. We hope that a very full house will be assembled, to meet his lordship on the occasion. MR. W. J. HAMMOND'S BENEFIT.—We hope the friends and admirers of this clever actor will not forget that his be nefit takes place on Monday. His " bill of fare" offers many attractions, as will be seen by the advertisement, in the usual column. LAUNCH OF AN IllObN STEAM-VESSEL.—On Monday an iron steam-vessel was launched from Mr. John Laird's works, North Birkenhead. She is intended to ply between Monk's Ferry and Liverpool in connexion with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, and from her size, power, and su perior accommodation for passengers—both below and on deck—will be a great improvement on the present class of ferry boats. She is now, we understand, receivi ng h er ma chinery on board, and will, it is expected, be ready for work early in the ensuing year. ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—Yesterday an inquest was held efore Mr. Curry, touching the death of George Thompson. The deceased lived with his uncle, Mr. Charles Thompson, of Bedford-street. Six weeks ago last Sunday he was sliding down the banisters of the stairs, and when he got to a turn on the rail, he overbalanced himself, and fell over into the lobby below. Mr. Thompson immediately sent for a surgeon (Mr. Ramsay), who came instantly, but the de ceased had his skull extensively fractured, and notwithstand ing every possible attention by Mr. Ramsay, and other pro fessional gentlemen, he died in consequence on Sunday last. The jury returned a verdict—That the deceased accidentally fell, and died from the injuries he received. MODEL OF THE LAKE DISTRICT.—We understand that this curious and beautiful model will shortly be exhibited in Liverpool. It is the result of many years' labour of a clever local artist named Flintoft, and exhibits, with wonderful truth and effect, all the topographical and picturesque fea tures of the Alpine district of the north of England. Yesterday evening, the Rev. Hugh M'Neile gave notice to his congregation, that on Thursday evening next, (Christmas eve) he would preach a sermon on the following subject— " Household duties performed on Christain principles," and that in it he would address himself especially to aervants.— We hope others besides the members of his own congregation will avail themselves of the opportunity thus afforded by the rev. gentleman, to have Christian instruction given to that important and too much neglected class of the community. GREAT FOOT RACE AT NEWTON.—The match for £25 a-side, between Ben Hart, publican, of Bolton, and John Spencer, tailor, of Warrington, was run on Monday last at Newton racecourse ; the distance being 200 yards. Ben, who has now almost passed the meridian of his days, was by no means a favourite in the race, notwithstanding his former performances ; and what rendered his success still more doubtful was, the fact that he lost his last race with Fowler, of Liverpool, who had been beaten by Spencer. The Bol tonians, however, were sweet upon their "old friend," who had never yet deceived them ; and their confidence was en hanced in consequence of it becoming known that Ben had trained himself, and was in the very best health and condi tion ; whilst, on the other hand, Spencer had been keeping up the fair at Warrington, by drinking, fighting, &c., to such an extent that, on last Monday but one, he had to appear before the magistrates to answer for his conduct. He be came a " steady man" after " this trial," but had by no means recovered " the shock :" and, upon close examina tion, looked rather pale. He is five feet nine, being an inch taller than Ben, and about twenty years younger, so that the " folks fro' Warrington" believed that he would be the vic tor ; and this opinion was kept alive by Spencer himself, who declared that he would jump off the shop-board, and beat old Ben any day without any training. It was fixed that the race should take place between the hours of twelve and two o'clock ; and, accordingly at noon, both parties, with an immense number of friends, were upon the spot; it was declared by many to be as thronged as at Newton races. Bet ting immediately commenced, the odds being 12 to 10 and 25 to 20 against Ben, which was readily accepted by the Bol tonians. At about two o'clock, the parties stripped, and came upon the course ; a straight run of 200 yards having been measured out opposite the stands, fenced on one side by the rails, and the other by a rope. The superintendent, inspector, and other officers of the county constabulary, were in attendance, and the utmost order was preserved. A gen tleman from Warrington was appointed umpire for Spencer, and a celebrated knight of the cleaver from Bolton, for " Old Ben ;" Mr. Fred er i c k D av i es , o f th e R ed Cross Inn, Bol ton, the stakeholde r , b e i ng re f eree. Wh en str i ppe d, " Old Ben" looked nobly ; his fine limbs and condition presenting a cheering appearance. Spencer by no means looked lanky - , and seemed in high spirits ; for he held three so vereigns in his hand, which he " ch a ffi ng l y " s h oo k at B en , i nviting him to bet £5 or £5O upon the race. Ben declared he had wagered all he had, with the exception of two so vereigns,vrluchhe was willing to ri s k. Sp encer t oo k hi m , and Ben ' s umpire " went the other sovere i gn ." Th ey then tossed for choice of ground, the end to start at. and sides ; the two former b eing won by Spence r , th e l a tt er b y B e n. A pistol shot was the signal for s t ar ti ng , w hi c h b e i ng g iven, both w en t o ff ; B en being on the instant upon his speed, and taking the lead, beat Spencer by at least eight yards, and running the distance in 22 seconds. The Boltonians gave a loud s h ou t, seize d upon Ben, and carried him on their shoulders to his quarters, where he retired to bed for a few minutes. lie afterwards challenged Sale and Fowler, to run either of them for the same sum of money, either that or th e followingifail but they de c li ne d, no t liking the result of the other race. After repeated challenges, George Aldred, of Charlestown, near Ashton-under-Lyne, who is known by the cognomen of " Lobscouse" (an Irish stew), was matched to run with Ben for £25 a-side, the same ground, on the 4th January next. Several races of a minor character took place during the day. Ben declares that he is open to run any man in England, 200 Yards, for £so.—Manche ter Guardian. rig ad S( ra Nva C 1( RV Via