The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-14 00:00:00

- o otif . .. -41141 I Lkigt-IS\INVELLIGENCE.4IIIII/4 t ing s.—RallwayTimes. BRADFORD AND LEEDS RAILWAY. We learn with much pleasure that the proposed branch to Bradford of the Manchester and Leeds Railway is likely to betaken up With proper energy. A survey, we are informed; hus jusOieen completed, and the gradients ate found to be. cniceditigly The - propesed branch would confer ffreat ii , lportant manufacturing district. We .; .s al: tit sitecess.they cam desire. - ' \ 1 'I,:NNEL. I .' 7 ' , of t4i3 1 v have e, the arrurtr. At certain n? , ( ' tiomel luny be; corn pt. t,t; prL., . London end of the 'ri! 011 the weather, would alfow, to e, , plete ill . ,:ltting at Sunning-hill, near R;rlAin , . Ht and the bah laE;t is t e eing spr:;r.l upon the El:. ,• ::(cer which the laying of the timber and rails will proc;.- rapidly. good progress is made with the Station at ReaCiing, and it is expected that the railway will be opened to that town before April next. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY .N,Ve ilea; thin line will bo'frirther opened to within a quarter of a mile of Shoreditch, and on the other side to Brentwood,. in March next, if the Weatlier:eontinues favourable. This will make about IS miles Opened. . . ELANELLY RAILWAY. The next 20 miles of this line will be opened about the lith instant. There only remains about 500 yards of ballasting to tinih. This will complete the line. NORTHERN RAILWAY The corr. oners appointed to report upon the most Bible line of railway into Scotland, visit these parts sonic time this month. It appears that a grant of -shore has been obtained from the crown for the Morecambe Bay Railway. Lancaster Ga:ette. The judicial proceedings now going forward it Monmouth add another to the Mashy previously existing proofs of 'news paper enterprise and railway facilities.. Those who have seen the daily journals during this, week and the last, will have noticed the ample detaiis therein supplied of the trials of Frost and his - traitorous accomplices. In the case of the Morning Post, Chronicle, Heratd, and Advertiser, these de taik have in general embraced everything -that has transpired -down to the elos,‘ of the pruc..edir::s on the previous after noGn at six o'clock, at a dist', .•:' 128 miles, and yet the pnr,ers have heen vith twelve columns ofthis 1, , .a . t.te1• it si-. • • • die Morning. Of course. these pi ar;‘, • ; a•Well-arranged express, ';3.llti our • H• Circumstance, is to note ho eni:eriv - fay ..by railways are sought • , A ry terminus of , • • • , • • •.. , rred to a spe c,l4l train, (or rit'ner , ,- , , !ie distance off :1-1 miles in , • 4.1 i.diattes, (in one instancy in .1) • . • . ••, of lib being paid to flit: 134.1 way illorni'n.g Post, in not the r,: sense Cbligatkil ' ii of the officers of the Rail . . ~, L s so striking aproof.” The jurvvardc( a-somewhat diirerent route, pas.c , r ! g, .•.e arc, told, along Aylesbury and London and Pirnitii, is:. aces, by a speci-,d train—of course at very con- ;LA SCOW AND AYR II A I LWA Y The e part ( 1 niles) opened of this line, has been gradually decreasing, during the autumnal months, as wa,: to be ::•;p,:cted. In a short time, probably a Month, a further po:tion, to Kilwinning, will be opened, when Cie in, all probability be doubled, without, it is said, "any increase of expense uhatever." We •understand the three elases adopted by the company suit the pockets of all parties wlinirably—the passengers for economy, and the com pany in the ro:.';:s; but on the third class the duty presses. iv happens .that. Hoes partially opened. pay title Glasgow and Ayr has, however, None more, 111(1., has returned a profit. • 'f 'he followiw.s; is the traffic Jur the last five months, Sun days excludA • August 4 to 31 • September 9,723 October .. November December 6,752!,' ~.. • 5,96:',.12 Total, live month 43,2291- The great misfortune of this railway is, that it does not ron on Sundays. We may judce of the , loss sustained. by this; "from the fact that the:Sunday traffic on the Greenwich and Croydon lines is 25 per cent. of the gross week's ; conse quently the loss to the Glasgow .and . Ayr is at least 33 per cant. on their present trafile.—Railway Magazine. Colonel_ C - Inninghatn and his colleagues having. returned froin a twrsonal inspection of the proposed routes and ter minal harbours on the Welsh coast, in reference to:an Anglo- Hibernian railway, are now in the north, performing the same. duty with respect to the projected lines into Scotland. —Railway Times. WEEKLY RETURNS OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC (Prom the Raihray Magazine.) NAME i Passen gers. clay. Cash. rdthiei P. Til.e X. X. X. 97011 861. 121 2097 , _; 36_ i 5 ‘.` ',V c:it.ern I 2147 691 10 ...... 25042 • 864- .2271. 321 Loeds 10776 . 59 . .) 41* i 6* 6/..i )•erby.. e 95 18 i 01 2 :.• 1817 • 301.!.1 20f7 ; 3 6997 104 38 I 5 .. , , 27:7)74 •• • I - - 2667 .S 3 i 2 'V': • . ' Passeng per day 357 n 1539 264 9991 394 2.-"'"'''i it -no ''' ,,-7,--- - - 1,..: -., r , \, --' IRON SHIP. ' • ' . Liatioi 50131 :- ". . --.•' '' % , , • - 3 ,3" ~- 'l;,Wci, , :: " JOHN GA.iuto - w." ta ' .) tr i64t r ittp.-;.ti , ~. . el io 11,c .vor!:1 was on Tnesday ,A l LAii" i iL: In.; .: ,', -v ~. i 1.1 . -.., :,,:-.c,;. John Rqualds 4 0 1 1, 1 , , r aest,,,, o ,,- .: ,::.y.-.: ::,;,,, long before the '.i . olif''llicd!POlr IV f.,11.- - ' . - • ' . ( • ,nvded toward • the otlie of "if4Oßliiiti:' l. l..vi•-. pc,. - , .1.10 a,:cotnniodation was !ThI , PW t. ' 1 5 6 .- L ihW i Y'Rr,l l ..iii l s4inWil , : iitc,' , , alscanbled within the fro:Mitt-n : 4' N',ilitillW" - .o. l 4i'afly_ . 'se apart for the fair sex, • Nt Atf , d6l7l l lih..l ; tllda ,IV e'ili'gtl:3i,.,A4tY and fashion" of our •` o*i'. otiltif! t .' ta t titilt..•l46,;ll . ll( l other points of view, -, .:'r/;31-(1cr'n - v't48"wc4 MggeigfiEefatarS: The band of the Aber- .duEfnkliire Militia wa,s in attentlange,, and dlighted . all present -,vitli thl!if IPlViiiiA'tig , "6l"soln c - of bur most popular national niisi“. , '.l'46'iiMipZiit'llf r 4 VnZliing 'N'asannonneed by the dis -4,Warze b' a - I . l . Weeii3' ,yt'll‘ii'd(' ;,Ill'oll.was immediately echoed h' tilt; Sound 4 the e i roe - !;-repeatet strokes ot the cal penter s hammer. At. 7 ,')..ri?!', : v Ini , . - !-,: , , , past fwo, away went the" John (.;arrow" (fo: .-.., ~ :.s '. - .1.,: , :.01. ehri: , ;tened by Miss Aiken of Auellintool), alai i ;it; tininder .pf ,a , royal salute, and the rival c.g cheers of ti , , congr ated multitude. The len'gth . of this noble vessel over all is.. 150 feet. Breadth 3l „ .I)eptli And measurement upwards of 800 tons. It is believed that on I.l.feet water she will carry 1100 tons weight. .6hc will be full ship-rigged ;. the standing rigging of patent metallic cordage, the lightness and other advantages of which are not yet sufficiently known here to be fully appreciated. The vessel was steered to her moorings under the direction of Lie:A.olllnd° Wilson, It.N, . - This magnificent vessel glided . anajesti,cally into her future element, amidst the shouts of assembled thousands. Great national, importance unquestionably attaelics.to this new era in naval architecture; but, in a passing notice like the pre s-nit, it were perhaps out 9( place to dwell on this point; but this inneh we feel it incumbent on uA, to say, that,'having: ,10ai;lied the. •general construction of the vessel, the great strength of her fastenings, and the aspect of safety aud dura 'bility, that she exhibits, we can have but little doubt 'vessels Of this th:ocription a ill, i n ti me h e great favourites at Lloyd's, at rat.C33, perhaps,.. under those required even for vessels of 1.104,1i51i oak. • - . . - Ti greatest credit,„is.dup ,t0.,1,10 - .rs Bowman Vernon ,1 ~,- •:, ~ , ' ' . , end Co., not only a , i con;r4e,tors, but.also as having presented a m)ecimen of worl;inanship., which, combining strength, ele , ,;an . c;n and a. perfect adaptation to the .purposes contem plated, \ve bekiuye-,cau.,hardly be. surpassed. The outside is flush-jousted,and,the.varionki parts are put together in the most admirable and masterly, manner. The merit and talent of toe builder, Mr. J. Ronahls, arc so well knov;ii, that any encominin of ours oil his profes sional skill would be superfluous. .We have known him as ~i ilder of the Duke of , Wellington and Queen of Scot . ~,tiers, and the Arkwright, West Indianian ; and we :owre'oice to see him take the lead in what we consider the greatest modern experiment in , improvinf , our marine; and, havicl;.taken it, we have little doubt but lie .will keep it. This fine ves.,el is the property. of . our enterprising towns teen, Met. —. Anderson, GarrOW h and Co., of Liverpool. After the launch ' an elegant entertainment, prepared with -treat taste by Mr. Morrison, of the Union lintel, was served up in thedraftsaian's-ruorn, at the works, where a numerous. ,company . Of,latlies and gentlemen, „comprising the principal .ini,:lhitants Of, the town, besides Lord Iladdo ' the officers of t1:01i1,..t . Itgiii.k . cut, &c. &c. sat dwyn about three o'clock to a di',ll;lei• aja fow•chette, Bear-Admiral Sir Arthur Farqu har, R.N.,•in.the chair ; I\lansfreld : Forbes, Esq., croupier. Aft > er the cloth hao,,jiecil removed ; ::the chairman gave "The 91fri,',',Iyhi . e.11 was drunk to with every demonstration of ,loy 'feeling. The ne Y t toast was :".The...Navy and Army," 144 ,4,1,1 11 :,,, , ,k;-;,, c , Aib,,c.' l..Titt: chairman then called on ~.,4"-. 0E49 wi , 2l a,vcry full bampc r, and drink to the toast 14 ilktite, 40.(.4 , 44 i 1.4 t,4.0,4AA1 Gar row." The toast was /4 1., 0 „,'_,,1tt',"1:451A4 , , dOoitg r and: renewqd.cheering. The next uly. lorpe.-zr f :',, dibertellinttrentelTriFi op,- owners; our Coyaile i iil.„.Mesr: Anderscut, (4arrow, and Co., of Liver rYl.' '-' •- ' 7 . - :lil4s 04. - t,ru . itlds. and Co. , and B owi mari , Ve rno ii , :o n the builders -and cenitraetors'!;—;" The Magistrates anti i(..iiltyliti: e, A . N. 4 e P t Ate:D u t: 6 ' Zilla " The ro , yyt.:( ,- ..iiie . o.ofAliixd::ett":-.=,.k`l'll Town and Trade of the `..rown and Trade of Liverpool!' ,„:,,,vel., with th6r wiv r c Ce ,it u r i l e d til - dal,all,an t t o l acniioityeedhotuht •7pc,...../orfrnal. -• • • sweethearts, 1 • , 11:1(1, Tr!„ 1\57,V CHURCH AT WEi.ciirool, ROBBED.—It was ascertained On Sunday morning, wee , . that the large, stone, "clia)tiotolintswtool r t : a s `rqieghyttir;ort) h or li 2 a e d eu b r e i eri ng 'i: c e placed w up c o o n i 'ntshtchfeorueni therein 0.1.. the building, had been (clalltleyd;:elfrn:Clwaeltslosetoveral inclieS the previous night, so as to admit a person's hand to reach the plate covering- the bottle containitpy the Coins. The bottle and contents were taken away, but the plate was lei t near the spot.—suuriaii. , i :I r., iENNv p osTA G E. Yesterday the new r: gelation pration, -,,, r , tli. what from the for the' transmission Of letters having come into ~,.. ~ of ~:ortaining was likely expectationf to b'e tl 7 : l o Y e e s o u n i s )s id ta e a ra c ili i ,.; e tcr , c , t prevailed throughout repa _rn.7rely fram the circumstance of its nowl i t .t y l not novelty, but i 11.11 s Lall GC. . , ... ' 1 (=. difference in th ratio', • b of_ ~.., _avexebetesi,iriaiie. ate I.).llmeop-Istt. 4 . ) ,, f fi r ,:c e ,. :•entte. V a g t p . a grew : , erson „ caloo excess of letters, and for tbe accommodation of the earpeutersYwi in reeeiving.and tort - ug them. Yesterday avenues of the ' :, 7 still at woi . i.. Throughout the day the were nior" than u n s e u r4 postonico in St. Martin's-le-Grand npproaclica, a t i,„-bi„0 4 1 !! , thronged, and as the hour of six "the crowd b eci i„; ` o. ''' no more newspapers are received, o'clock there. were then assembled About a qw!rter hefOre six sons, and itc, required tl : li s t emblea between 201 and 300 per the officers attached to ' ... - lil l ost exertions of Peake, one of officers, to allow room for thiLePostolike, with seine other take them to the news paper brought newspapers to hour of six o'clock struck a kfa il6 nt• As soon as the crowd then shortly after dispersed. cheer. was raised. The the mails received their .bags a cast t eight o'clock, when , .cone() bled, and much anxiety was evinced, as it • urse was assem on their departure some alteration would ta'nexpeeted that however started exactly at the rime hour. toPr!tace. They made inquiries as to the increase in the number. informant when he Was informed that the excess was not equal letters, was expected. It•-was stated that the quantity was between ',99000 anti 100,000 letters. At the Gloucester Coffee-house ?pa they4gent-circus, where the mail carts take the bats rt i li,e,ffsails which go westward, their appearance was not' s i tt e l4 4lo , lead to the inference that there could have been Ott reap, excess beyond the usual supply which was antici- Y 4, would have been the ease.---Morni' (7 Herald of Sa . hoiTay.i . • .• , ~~~ '‘We promised in our last to suggest to th e directors and proprietors of some of those railway undertakings now labouring under depre- which are the adoption of which, the diftic would be lessened, if not alto, not, of cours a remedy which will Fhall, therefore, marks, reserving Ui may in the cc The first o',ject cf st. knowledge of the pre( instances the ability or utivb'i furnish funds to proceed ba instant on what gro. The m 0 been, to appont with power to ~~ 'V% ft 'l' an a cdurse of proceeding-, by of tacir present positioh t. rid of. We can- where circumstances are so varitY,, lay It equally tiv? evils of ewi'y fL7 content -to offer .r 3 a fov applic a to partietzlar eases, as the!,. D OM' nbtice panics should be to arrive at a 111 ric,ost nature, and nriso fro6l in- on the rut of the shaevholders I:trity to c naLle the director' :1 the inquiry should, at once real inability cxist, Inc? inquirics of this waure has bit.lierto. tree of shareholders and director I documents, and to re; Flic to a general rneetin convened for the •nfeNs;ona/ 2nam, who, rather suggest th, Itw.cnt o a ; in addition to the inf . _ ion to he derived from the coin- pang's officers, shohld have itiAructious to wait tir,or. bodies of the shareholders, and endeavour to ascertain, from personal communication with t uated in declining or delayin, stances by which they are ,to perform their contra report of an intellip - ,ent professional man, a conducted, would be a document, upon which the directors of any public undertaking; roi4llt, proceed to the appli cation •of remedial measures ; ai i ppon-wlich those share- with the directors The faithful inquiry so holders who had demurred in thy: paylLent of .calls, from wrong impreFions of the comp; position, would be wil ling td rel It wodld then r led what must be the nature of th id,. when the s o4rce of injury and nratcly ascertained, a considerable Where real in:. obri,lteci stet! an'T prompt me could -at 0. place ol t.. tho ..illr,.:11:)111.,:rs, vent and subs !opted to •suriply the might not of it‘,.`, - ,'cit, , ifi•cih‘ - nr - 8 , 61.: . an uncle , i case done at on t~ is than ti no were at a boar. L 4 1 :4: IN. amount in of insol ii'•- I/ .1.14 conlpgn i ; mere intimation that stich F,bart-F, wonh.l not he I , ..;:rwttell c! ~ t i!! , ow0f( ent ynediately finfeited, and. except at pa of the pressure by which the (' The next and more imp( is pniducc nature of the r. !ceding ‘ , l . ; 1.',77i10 ability to pay has beca al questin.: their reasons for ithhold [loptoa those ascertained, to7etlier tg paynictit. to the perspicuity, we cumstances which actuate their coruluct. v, [1 (las. position demands our consideration is, that Of partie:;' ,) having ben ori;.-,inal or rea:isterod shareholders their• interest in the undertaking, but either frwn ignorance of busir !natters, or the Lc. , r,lect or con- nivance of the wrtnelts, li-tve failed to seerre, by 'l-t fitly ttion of liability. We alltuletliit registered transfer, the c our last to the hardship of compelling payment from this class of shareholders ; and also to the filet that . altholif.:!; iahle in the eve of the law to be compelled to :su•Ppl'it ley were unabk ) re , ,over possest,ion of the ptoi: v inn• chich they were paying. And we are sort y.to learn that the number of individuals so circumstanced is very corniderable: It is the shares of these parties which have constituted th , - stock with which brokers and speculators have operated'UpCm the market—which have been trucked ba'c'kwards and for- wards without any further object on the part of either sellts or buyers, than the day's profit or loss, and which now lie in the hands of dealers, ready to be poured into the market as soon as the slightest revival of confidence will produce a shadow of profit for their holders. It essential that steps should be taken to destroy a property so prejudicial alike to sound speculation end bone fide invest ment, either by adopting proceedings at once to compel is on that account payment of calls in arrears and registration, or by forfeiture of the shares and re-allotment to responsible and tin,Thle shareholders. To secure this object. we are compelled, on ai full consider ation of all the circumstances, to recommend that public companies and shareholders, who harts been so iniprudent a. to Owe themselves in these difficulties, shduld submit to 1,-:t the shareholdeni usi ! ,- oreed portim,t of the arrear, and the shares be forfeited an:', by the directors, and re-issued at par as A;oli. a5:t1,.,,;;! mutual saciiiices the market will all Another c ation, consists of V: vci (}f' parties wlio, Leinz :-11)! pay, are so far crippled in their oventuo.llA; it i I,;y stances of the times, as to render their do . nig so incoavenien,t. , and almost ruinous. If pressed by compuls . ori:procpelipg,`, these parties must sell, at the loss- perha.ps , ,vf: the wiltgles amount paid, and with ',he certainty of still further t1'1C1 4 04 3 dating the valne of stock - in the market ; tl'artrSfo ttittitr shares to some accommodating friend, wl;ooS,A)YftEtti.l! ) , shilling, and is as ready for a prison as or shares thus tran. , .f,, , rred; of course, fureishiu x.fartilartgqi) ply of stock ;.-it'hout tors to work with. To avoid eitl r ' both alike injra .lid .... ,_.. to any undertakin, fuJ - - ing unpopularity, and the other encouraging franditlentitilofrui culation, we should sugget that iu a frx - extrtUlu , • curity for a portion of the calls in arn:.-1.• payment of another portion. With respect to the third elas--tho,e ,bstinately• unwilling, to pay—Ave cannot offer any hand cot . tictl'an"tcr them. In most cases they will be found to < f the unprincipled speculator, disappointed of his anticipated or of the equally unprincipled adventurer, disappointed of his job ; and against such the compulsory power confer fed upon directors may very justly he directed. But we have some doubt whether 'the course of proceeding• which we have pointed out, the unwindirg of the en tanglements by which the proceedings Of Railway Com panies have been impeded, together with an open and candid explanation' to the shareholders generally, and to the public of their real position, the ditlicriltics of which have in Most instances, within oar . Own knowledge been ridiculously exaggerated, will not have the eiicet of rendering unnecessary any lei7al proceeding:; at all, except, perhaps, in a few MFRS. see on every hand,. ax tiew nn dertakings mine into operation, new proofs, of th'e sou d foundation upon which the priiwiplo of milways,ioiaseli and when the present money crisis ha.: past.led.ooP , abd pressure is removed, we trust to witnez.; the cStablis7lilirait, of sound and healthy prices. It may be objected that director; of railways i❑ culrse of formation, cannot afford to lop off a t °flea-by any rdace:,,sion, so great a portion of their capital as will he necessa ,(Tear them of their embarrassment by the c 0 1 .1170 o f proc .., ; :ing which we have suggested. We haVe before stated that our remarks cannot be made to apply to alt Ckcs but wc still think that the objection will be found on consideration to he of less weight than may at first be attached to it. As on: ,space is rather limited this week, we shall not, s h o ,,; vc ,:b c able to state so fully as we could wish the views we enter tained on this important part of our subject, but shall endea- • voar to do so in our next. In the Mean time, however; we that m sound ,;.ailwey n2zde),.. . . may state our conviction , taking no lasting inconvenience will arise from the adoption of our suggestion, and with respect to anytemporary incon venience, the company receive a bonus to Me extent of the gross sion paid upon all forfeited share.;, to compenFatc them for submitting, to it with a good grace to what they are .re_ ally, and in fact, otherwise compelled to submit, : Going to law and getting the money for which you go •are not the same thing; and after all there is something Odd in the appearance of cramming a than with a good thing ley, main force.. RAILWAY COMMUNICATION scp7ANl) THE WESTERN AND vASTII:I-*1 We have receiv e d from • -;.r. Johil I "tte r ad dressed to the Connhission,!:.'3 apprtinted inquire respecting the relative nit3tits of 11, :.iv projected from London to Edinimr , h. anti The letter is itself too long .for insertion in our colutens, but some of the statements and calcultitions mav'be' to onr readers, and we :accordingly subjoin . them. • Ns between London and Glas!•;ow andEdinium7h the (Us tame, appeals to he considerably in favour of the Ea: tern e. the London and Bietninglian- to Rnlibv, tho Mid "ortli Midland, York andNorthlkl Great North of England to, NewcaStle, and 'by a projce.tril line along the East Coast to Edinburgli, with aline of 46 miles already in course of eNeention to Glasz, , o.N, the .whole distance from London by these railways being to Edinbinglf 4121 miles, and to Glasgow 45E q. By the Wet Rout Via Grand Junction, North Union, &c. the distance to Glio,l is 467, and to Edinburgh 513: the difference in favour of the East Route to Edinburgh is 100 miles, and-to Gins ~mr 8 miles. rout land Connti •t on timir merits in districts of tl,r two counties and t;); , , The Commissioners . having to respect of the manufactr Mr. Whitehead gives the disq,alloe Iwtv; Glasgow by thc,Westerii ilouto, 279 mil favu.tr tt( tlic ern 315--being'a difference of 36 r em Line. On the other hand, from 7,1.1 n,::, burgh, the distance by the Western tcr tp by the Eastern 269. miles, being a difference of 'C.) miles in favour of the latter. Looking at the connexion cf the A; rn the North of Ireland r to which point the attention of the Com inissioneri is also directed by Government, the prumption would appear to be that iu a conimereial View the Western Route would be preferable. Something, hoWcver, will de pend upon the relative cost of the two routes, ant) their en which our correspondent is silent, Tits, respectin :gineering SHEFFIELD AND MANCHESTER 'RAILWAY:. Mr. Vignoic , s has resigned his office as Engineer.,4..chi4, Ito th e Sh e tt: e hl a :; (,t 7, , , , .r.chester Rf.tilway Ceinpany,a4.lyl F ', Locke has hem a:)(;o . n.aed to sncceed hitn. The,Neqpifi i we undersNind, intend p4Aing for‘vviith gour the works httsve;i; tih;,:st)i) anti Alatv.:lle,t.q so as to be able to open in the first instance throu4ll thatypry xlopulous and productive district. The corks at the summit. `‘\ •'%;- STATE OF TRADE LE,Ens. 7 , The markets _since our last have worn a firmer aspect than - for some - weeks past, but the actual amount of business transacted has not been materially •augmented. , It is satisfactory, however; to learn that several of our local es tablishments which had -for some time been doing4r merely nominal business bars begun to employ additional bands, and others have extended their hours of labour. strong hopes are, therefore, entertained that ere long the woollen district. will exhibit much of its wonted activity. • • ' • liasnrouri MArtKET.—The attendance of buyers . at .cur market on Thursday, was somewhat better than of late, but the amoun t of business transacted was not materially, increased. ifotli the yarn and wool markets were very languid, and the prices underwent particular change. DEIVS;II7IIY.—Nfost of the blanket markets in and near Dewsbury are doing but little, and the number of persons out of employ went are daily on the increase. We hope to' see. something in the shape of ageneral subscription entered into for their relief. Great distress prevails, and the inhabitants of Dewsbury are not backward in relieving distress when ap plied to. WAKEFIELD WOOL .TVIARKET,. JAN. 10.—The improve ment in demand noticed in our last report for all kinds of both combing- and clothing wools is fully maintained ; there is, boweVer, hitherto, no corresponding advance in prices, and those obtained hear no proportion toothe price required by the growers. • LBICESTER.—The demand continues very dull; no foreign orders have been received. The glove and fancy trade are much depressed ; in the fancy trade an additional number of hands have been discharged. Most Of the mills are run ning short time ; but little is doing in wool. It is selling for less, ,by the wool-staplers, than it can, at the present time, be purchased for by the growers. The stocks of wool in the hands of the dealers and spinners are small.—Lcicester MANCHESTER COTTON TRADE, FRIDAY EVENING. — In consequence of spinners and manufacturers generally asking an advance on the rates of laSt week, but little busi ness has been done ; still goods and yarns suitable for the Indian.market have gone off at a trifling' .improvement since this day se'night. The advance established on printing cloth from the lowest point may be noted at 3d to a piece, and price's are quite firm at that improvement. It is understood that considerable quantities of yarn have been disposed of by parties not immediately .connected with the trade, and which has been held for some time, w hilst the quantity direct from the spinner to the shipper has for the same period been but small. On the whole however, thinks are decidedly better. THE IRON Tr:Aim—Compared with what it has been at many periods, the present price of iron is by no means high ; and this trade has suffered, like most others, from - the gene ral pressure on the money Markel. Bar iron in Wales is now quoted as low as from .£8 . 1.5 s to £B. , lgs per ton; 'a gradual .reduction, amounting altogether. to about As per ton, having taken place since the spring of last year. There' has :not, however, beenibe least reduction in the rate of workmen's ;wages, which.still. contiunci higher than tbey,have been .at. any former period ; airording, in truth, ai larger return for labour than it has ever before acquired in 'any part of the: , torld.;--- .S'iturian. In the market for metals the business has been much more limited than in the preceding week, although the quotations have., b<cu maintained. -British copuer is the_only article which is higher, but the advance has-been very small, and is attributed to the low state of the stocks on hand. • DANIEL O'CONNELL. (From tl.•e Times%) Unriddle us this, good readers, if ye can. A " distin guished Irish gentleman," second to none in public repute, happens to have a tritlinf , infirmity about him, wh e reby h e has become ahnost proverbial' for the fickleness of his friend ships. During a long and versatile life—now unhappily on the wane—his uurepellable zeal in making political acquaint anceships has been surpassed, if we may venture to say it, only by his whimsical dexterity in breaking and betraying them. For the last 20 years we know of no public man on the liberal side of politics (apart, of .course, from his own immediate dependents) whom he bps not obsequiously fawn ed upon, and in six months afterwarda, computable by Shrewsbury clock to a . minute, befouled and vilified with every conceivable epithet of abuse. Politicians of every class, Protestants o? every denomination, artisans and aristocrats, Methodists and millowners, adversaries and associates, be reaved patents and helpless women—all have been subjected, in turns, to the benedictions and 13illingsgate of this char tered libertine. The. Marquis of Anglesey and Viscount Duncannon, Cobbett and Sharman Crawford,• Whittle Harvey, ,and . Fpargas O'Connor, Lord Brougham and Wentworth Beaumont, Citizen. Roebuck and Sheriff Raphael, Peter Purcell and: poar Miss Courtenay—alasl where shall we end ?—ay, thowbole of theth, and hundreds more, have..alternately bcca hugged and bated, caressed and cursed, by the " distinguished .trish gentleman." Now, with such irrefragable proofs of his volatile turn of mind, be good etiougli f tp tell us how it. is. that the political compact which he made with the Melbourne ministry in 18.36 has, to this good hour, remained unbroken ?. Whenever his liberal allies, possessing a particle of independence, have re fused to become his crouching slaves, he has invariably turn ed upon them like ariipfuriate boar. Thus, when Sharman Crawford's sentiments and Sheriff Raphael's sovereigns were found to he equally unavailable for his righteous purposes (" say £2OOO for sir USE"), ,the ni the was denounced as an intractable tory-radical, and thelatter as " the most in comprehensible of all imaginable vagabonds." -How happens it, then, that this aistiiiguished gentleman's alliance with. the whigs has, for ..bur lo 2ql gears, maintaineda degree of.stea diness, so utterly at variance with the ordinary phenomena of his life? _ That he has no withheld from the a reasonable share of sharpish speech as often as be fOund them either:slawit:lr surly in executing his Lchests, must, wethinl:, be:genemily admitted. We all recollect his ungQly virulence'. a.gaitist poor Jiin, whose cle.vation to the peeragele endeavoured rto ridicule by dubbing hini the s ungenteel., nickname. of Lord Motintkite—a piece of rudeness which we, of course, are utterly shocked at. Indeed, almost all his cabinet drudges have, at one time.. oranothe,r,. been J;Sketi azdJace-'3' rated by .hi e s without- merep But this lort,lof:a4lipline, . , . excruciating -as.•its.yictu nsmust have felt it to be, has never once emboalenedthem to retaliate, nor. linzatal the sliglltc:tt symptoms. of inipatience. The fact .is:• that the whigs, too weak either to resist his deniacds.onto. resent4his scertility, haveSonthi, that any. other, tone ,tovards, him than; a,low and submiiii,ie one might lead to suchn,fatal , rupture, a ~issuing in their, ejectment*froth . p G Cr, would farieit.,to 'bah their respective shari, of the spoils ;: while, on the other 'band; the distinguishedirish gentleman, knowing that, the , existing ministry's continuance eilieo.isabsoLutely indis pensable far the s'lncess' Hlal and party extortions, for aggrandising himself with a andlor oil ing the wheels.of the "Papal 1 Ferly endeavoured to atone for his former treattneni - prat:Miming : them the best ministry that evernxisted, by challenging thelaue,en.• to change them if she dare F. 4 hurling deliance.at their poli tical opponents, and l,y coolly telling the people;ofz-England,7, that if their representatives shall:have the effrontco,todis place the whigs, they - must , ansWee for it, -at their peril, to a, victorious Irish -thob. :Yes ; this threatened.insurrection. has been spoken or by its, distitignished fomenter, as if all the munitions and resources - of rebellion. were in perfect , readiness ; as if a fleet of tranSPOrts were actually waiting to convey to our shores the countless Popish myrmidons who are to chastise the:white-livered - erairens of England; nay, as if all the artillery of our Owlegallant garrisons were about to be turned against - nS, and needed nothing b u t ,Si r Rob er t Peel's acceptance of office •" to aWalten their dormant.thun . . der." But what mere sound and fury all this is! Can any mi nistry be forcibly retained in power :contrary to the will of parliament .and. the country ? Even on the Supposition that a conservative government were already formed, could it possibly continue in' the' direction of public affairs; unless vigorously sustained by - the popular branch of the legislature ? We need hardly remind the most ignorant of th 3 distin guished followers of the distinguished Irish gentleman, that when any Cabinet_ have forfeited public confidence (even though, by various arts, they . may retain that of the Sove reign), their .expulsion by parliament is a highly loyal duty, as being needful tcleonnteract the deceptions and evil coun sels they may have' palmed upon the Crown ; and therefore, if the British people shall, either by their representatives in the present parliament,' or - by :an adequate majority in the succeeding one, give solemn vac, indicating to her Majesty an absolute necessity fOr a changed ministry,—does the dis tinguished Irish' gentleman 'mean us to understand that the will of this great nation - is to be violently set aside by a bat talion of militant monks and the well-drilled squadrons of Tipperary ? Alas; - what' would become of the extinguished Irish gentleman ! • No - matter for that th.e• echoes of Dublin must, in the meantime, ring to his trumpet blast, and those of St. James's must he taught to 'reverberate - in loud and harmonious re sponse. We are to have no change of ministrY. Parliatrient is roundly prohibited from' making the mad attempt; The Whigs are to be maintained in office at the point of the bayonet. The Papists 'of Ireland' have voted an address to her Majesty, to remind the Queen, not merely that her Popish subjects are the only loyal adherents to her " ancient (Romish) throne," but thatif her Majesty, solemnly pledg ing herself henceforth to'be the Sovereign of a party, and not of her people, shall put a final interdict upon the accession of a Conservative ministry; ' no . sooner shall her faithful Com mons dare to assert' their constitutional rights in rega;:d to such an interdict, than 100,000 Popish swords shall leap from their scabbards to commence that exterminating war against the liberties of England; which • shall never pause until her streets are flooded, and - her furrows fattened, with the blood . of her Protestant people: .• ' Of the importance •attached to these warlike menaces we have more than once• given our opinion ; yet we cannot re frain from wondering forwhat reason they haVe . been so tem perately abstained• from until this particular moment !. Why, we had always understood that the very possibility of our having a Conservative - government was regarded by the dis tinguished Irish gentleman as'a mere figment of romance. But the very fact of•hie bestirring himself with so much 'savage earnestness •to . deprecate•the expulsion of the Whigs, affords a strong presumptive proof that he himself believes, in common with the whole conntry,•that their days are,ximn berecl:•7- Perhaps 'the vacant seats for Newark,,Devonport, Falmouth, Southwark, Birmingham; and the Tower Hamlets, which, were an amendment, upon the A ddress contemplated, would deprive the ministry of seven votes, have filled him with• unusual - dismay. Let not his soul be disquieted within him: • • Even if four of these seats were not irretrievably lost to the Whigs; nothing on earth can now save them. The distinguished Irish gentleman's troops mitstin evitably take the field ;• and in that case we again inqure, with much solicitude, what shall become of the distinguished Irish gentleman ? . . . There are now serving_ (inclding general officers with re giments) 581 officers .Rho served as officers in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, and .o.ut of these ; 226 have been.wounded.— Limerick Chronicle. PAGANINI IN.n, .S . ciA.PE.—The Paris journals give an account of a trial the, other day, in which the modern Orpheus figured as defendant, and was found liable in damages to the amount of 50,000, francs. TWo years ago; in conjunction with certain other parties, he embarked in a scheme for the establishment of a,Caaino, a . place'of public amusement, on . a novel plan, consisting ofa . fashionable club-house, concert rooms, a library, an athenaunn for scientific meetings, and lectures. A joint-stock: company • was formed, of 700 shares of 1,000 francs eacil, and the establishment was denominated " The Casino . Paganini." Ilis performances were reckoned upon as a principal . attraction, and he engaged to perform nowhere else. A magnificent house and grounds were ob tained in the most fashionable . part of Paris, and the concern commenced operatiOns • but, to the amazement of his-asso ciates, Paga n i n i (who had' taken an active part in• the arrange bmeaeln; e th l i t i n s o .a u ir e a d r , ar ; : i e ft.i arrange ments, and occupied apartments at the Casino) refused to at the all the very first aconcert, sold at I "f e ra i n la e d s each. In this coaduct h 6 persisted, noonithstanding the en treaties and 1 - emOnstrauce s of his associates; • and the public considered the whole atrair a piece of humbug. The enter prise, consequently, was rui ne d ; an d the parties, ' who had lost the large sum of money invested in it, sued Paganini for d a mages occasioned . by • his breach of faith. His defence seems to have been . a series of quibbles. It was proved under his hand that he . hadengaged to perform nowhere but at the Casino ; but this, he pleaded, did not constitute any engage ment to , perform there. He also pleaded inability from ill health : but it was proved that Ins health was as good as usual, and that he was constantly fiddling within doors, tak ing as much care as 'Passible that nobody should have the gratification of hearing him. At first, damages were given against him to the amount of 20,000 francs; but,both parties having appealed; the 'result of the second trial, on the 3d instant, was. that . the sum was enlarged to fifty thousand. The there i n or , is inltaly sigor, we at p resent, but no doubt made goo perty • Prance from which the amoun t can be od. CURRENCY OF JAMAICA, A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE .MEMBERS OF THE HONOUR ABLE HOUSE OF ASSEMELY, ON . THE SiUBJECT OF-ASSI MILATING THE CURRENCY OF THE ISLAND :WITH THAT „OF. THE MOTHER COUNTRY - . BY 'A. le?EMBER OF THE CHAMBER. OF COMMERCE, KINGSTON. : .. - , • • GletaTeamaN,—The r e is a Bill now before your Honour able House, for the adoption of ".11ui currency of the United. kingdoni of Greaf'Britairi aa 'lreland; as the eu r i+indy of thisiSlaUd. '--See . Ist clatrepe-and that • "all money truris actions 'whatsoever, after the commencenzent of this act,, shall•be paid, we:' 8, , e..,•irr inch currency of `flee 'United King clone of Grew! Dritain and Ireland, so. kcoming.currency in.. this Idand,”---Sec clause 2d—also, that "all Island checks,. and bank notes now ii?. cirerlatioii shall he paid'as' is' befeliv• p;-orided ; but, that it .s/colt not be lauful fbr , the, receiver general or any bank to re-issue any such bank-notes or checks . , after the day*this act shall commence to operate; subject to' a penalty of one hundred pounds for each soissued."-,-See clause 4th. Such is a very brief abstract of this important bill, and I can scarcely restrain the expression of my itelie nant surprise, that a :member of. your .house,. should in his place, on:Tuesday last state, that " this bill lead nothing whatever to do with the Island checks'.' nor with the cur rency !! .' but merely that an English shilling should be called a shilling ; that the pound should be-twenty of these shillings instead of twelve; that the money of acconnt should be sterling instead of currency," Out upon such specious delusions, and upon a'sophistry differing so widely from the usual solidity of sound argument and perspicuity of arrange- - ment, for which the honourable member alluded- to, is so re markable. ' • Gentlemen,—l ask you to go along with me patiently, while I exhibit a few of the " mischievous" effect's to all the lead ing interests of the country, which the passing of this bill hastily, and in its present crude state, would lead to. In the first place, we are called upon to pay all engagements after a certain period iu " the currency of the United King dom;" now let us define what these words mean ; for I know much misconception is abroad on this point, and under it lies a very fatal oversight t—" Currency qf the United Kingdom" means—that which will pass current in the United Kingdom —say Bank of England notes, sovereigns, and British silver. It will' not do for the banks here, or the receiver-general either, to attempt to issue notes purporting tolie of the value of one pound, to one hundredpOunde - 'sterling, each, and call them. British currency, they would,riet be British currency, they would.not be taken in payment of merchandise in Great - Britain, norpass at the receiving houses in London for the payment of- accept:imams.. . It. is evident that• " British zerrency" cannot . be made in Jamaica—it is_equally plain. that this• bill calls imon ns - tO diecharge' ALL nidi-is after' a certain thite e in " the currency of the. United :Kingdom qf Great Britain,Andlrekancl," . ,k4 it is equally evident, and I confidently 'a?,peal - to every commercial man in the commu nity,ithat there is not, if the - whole were collected into one . mass, one foeeth the, snmiifeßiitiSli currency, properly . so 'called, to meet the demand§ el this' bill. • Gentletnenee-It woultlarnetintadmost to an - insult on your common sense . te suppose, for e mainent e that es legislators you world pass ei bill containing enactments, which it is pity:- sically inipossible that the - community, which . they. are in tended to benefit, can at present comply with. Again—" It shall not be lap:114 for the Receiver-General Or any bank to re-issue any such- checks or notes after the day this act shall^Guimence . to operate, penalty one hundred pounds for each."—Now let us look forward and see how this will likely work—What Will the banks do ? Those which issue their own-notes will go on up to that day collecting and hoarding, so as to have as few out when the new act comes into operation as possible; they will likewise go on collecting and hoarding,silver to meet the payment of the new issue. Thus I distinctly say a - very large portion of the circulating medium, (at present very inadequate in amount to the wants of the Island,). would be, for: a considerable time, withdrawn ; and in the meantime, Levi', is-the business of the country to be carried on ? From what "source are the labourers to ob •tain their. weekly. wages, for which alone £2,600,000 are re quired annually ? How can .the produce be prepared for ship ment, if the planters Cannot get money to pay the labourers ? If no produce, how are theahips to get laden ? If no circu lating medium, how are merchants to pay their acceptances ? How are goods to be bought, sold, or paid for? It has been well observed, that in a community like this, a circulating medium. is as necessary as food ; the supply must be continuous and daily, and I respectfully implore you, gentlemen, not to pass this act hastily ; nor until you are convinced that the„community has within itself the means of meeting its enactments. . Again—ln all communities where banks exist, the mode in which they .do business, gives''zi tone to all others. Until lately, papers based upon real transactions having six months to run, were readily discounted ; and I dare say that, at the present moment, acceptances exceeding half a million pounds currency fire now out—unretired,—and which, if any hasty measure of. this. kind had been contemplated, would never have been given. Now,it is a fact, that since the agitation of this bill, one bank has ceased discounting altogether, another limits its discounts to paper not . having more than two months to run ; a further contraction is anticipated, and I think it would be quite right and rational if discounts ceased altogether, until .the present bill assumes a definite shape. It is a duty which the directors owe their constituents to be prepared for the worst, and rapprove highly of their con duct ; but; what is to become of the half million of unretired :paper, if the circulating medium be called in, and further discounts of even three or four months' acceptances refused ? Gentlemen, I shudder to kook at time probable consequences to all claeaeea and:again I call' upon you to pause and look welLbefore.yetapreyious to legislating, and, it necessaryeto take-eidence At the e bernf..yonr _house, as in the case of Sir f Robert . 'eet'l;'bill'TlVigland. ' ~ fie Theimuoui4ible iheemover'of the bill has publicly stated, ehe}does not see that it ean dee any•harm, nor does he see any , great, good it can effect. Again, the honourable member font Sc., Thee - lee in the East has said, that what it pro Posed wasernerelY th'at an English shilling should be called a shil lingetate,, &c., &.c.. These •being. the leading argunients-'Ol - fa mans a n tlfq. hill, I ask, is there anything in them :to induce yowtneprese it 1104, the country, eta time when - the:raquetarisy,itein 'of the whple world appears to be ",out of joint'? ?•' 6 t "' ' q '. ' ' '' ' ' '' ' ' lli ' 'AP s qlol)tritilkd Alai I'llbliC importunity of: expressing the very i high ,pateef.a. and regard which I. enteryt.aiti for b9th- tlaeee .-gentlesnen. They have both rendered services to this coun try,Wfaich will be too indelibly engeaven on 'the pages of its ...history tnreretii 'fi',' fOrgettena , Mid they have -their reWard, not , fronvezhe pent-all' stneaktionYnsOu,s weitere but from ,their proud retrospections, and-the honest con:viction of their owe hearts. , . But my admiration. of their talents cannot, arid wilrnot t blind ' ;my jUdgineriecriritVis'64-litiy 2 ether . cniestioii,t l GE-fill - lei' !' men, I hopm you will , (Mushier fthatlinlyeaShowdaneartied tuattersaic,faq, gral e aalid , aenewavhy tgia a lliiiolhitt44,,pct become law without at least twelVe Months' nemesia , notw e the - alteration • f' o some clauses, and the addition cir•btlias';' these..] would adda but • thatolireiff cutlimistihkiblii• fiatibfic4. • lam a warni:friendiotithoenexal pri.ikeiples,of this bill, as .I. shall.he of Oh ,ntligs_,Wy.n g fg t tlicirobje4,the nearest possible aperexiniation Of - the ; aws, customs, and constitu tion of: , tlii§''Coniitti sixth "•tll2' ; a'rent 'state •-;- andlet me-net \ i) mince. the matt ereeiti is, by .-ssich!approxiinatidn, combined (blessed] he God for iti),- 0 4441,,,wieeeplailenthenpic, and-letena patriotic cpiyiticX e o e oetr x pre§ent e Goyernor, aided 'by the good' 61,4 Asain, - '6lncli now happily eex ists between the two other branches of our leeislature, that rve "are , to look ,for the: mainspring : :of time lasting. prrisperity of Jemaica. Do •we .want to .. enhance... the value -of Property ? do so -by protecting it with the sane laws which exist in Grekt'Britain.' Do we want - the use of British capital? We can have it (in preference to 'foreigners I by making it equally secure as. in the mother country.-- ,Do we want agricultural peasantry to people . our mountainous districts ? European tradesmen?— rail and tram-roads ? steam navigation round the island=-with Europe and .Ame rica ?—why, you have only to legislate in. a free, liberal. character, suited to, the spirit of the -age, but with proper deliberation; and all these will follow. The whole world is marching rapidly forward in •artS, •science, and - civilisation. 1 would respectfully ask—is Jamaica to stand still? ' • I have said that -I am a warm :friend of the principle of this bill, and I shall very concisely add other reasons. The most important immediate . ' good arising from it, will be the equalisation of exchange - between this and the . mother country.. It is a hardship ,to dispose of merchandise when premium is eighteen or nineteen. per :cent.,. at a credit of three to six months, and When 'paid, be obliged to remit at twenty-four, this is a state of things which ought not to exist between Great Britain and One. of her richest 'colonies, and it will be better both for, planter and. .merehant,• the soonerit is put an end to. , It. is quite pl4in that one of the consequences of thie"bill 'will be, that all bank notes must be payable in specie. NOw what dO we want with specie, except to pay our labourers ?. When we can'get a bank bill on better terms than we can ship specie, we take the ,bill, and this it is which will regulate exchange. After the first twelve months, when the publiChave confidence in the Sys tem, many will wonder at the small quantity of §pecie which the banks will require, .. : - , . • The second benefit arising out of the bill has already been ably pointed out by Messrs. Delgado and Carr, (seethe pub lished proCeedings of 'the meeting - of the chamber of com merce.) It-may be the fashion with. some to ridicule that which will benefit the poor, even. in a small way, but in all countries the poor are the many- e and demand consequently the peculiar care of the government. Already are our labourers accustomed to shillings, sixpenses, and three pences in silver, and time only will be required to make them equally so with the smaller copper fractions of a shilling. The currency with the use of which Great Britain has become one of the 'first countries of the world,' cannot be a bad one for her colonies. -In 1656, when the English took posses sion of this island, there was nothing but Spanish money in it, and therefore that eminency was adopted ; but what quan tity of Spanish money is there here now ? not a thousandth art-of what is-necessary as a circulating medium; then why pontinue accounts •in an imaginary . foreign currency in reference to.a British one, which we may call peculiarly our wn ? I have heard it said " let well alone," or show us a eason for the change. I respectfully submit that I leave hewn reasons. -- , - Agriculture and commerce . have existed without banks, and prospered too. Banks must therefore be considered secondary to, and dependent on, thOse two great interests; . but ;wheel - - onee established,• tfie these become very closely interwoven indeed. injure one—the others feel it immedi ately, and vice versa. Now there are three great questions about to be discussed— THE PUBLIC DEBT, THE BANKS—and • THE CURRENCY. • When the Irish municipal bill was sent up to the House of Lords, it was ordered that it should be laid on the table until the Irish poor law bill was likewise sent up. The up per house refused to legislate on mie until they had both be fore them. What I would beg very respectfully to suggest to your honourable house is, that you postpone the further discussion of the above-named three very important questions till your next meeting, when they can be taken up, and seri ously deliberated upon, with all the advantages of previous out-of-door discussion, and decided upon in a way really be neficial to the island The present stateof money matters in the mother country and the United States, renders the present time peculiarly unfit for the agitation of the three iniportunt questions re ferred to. We require here, in consequence, every thing to be done to increase confidence ; nothing to disturb it; and I appeal to the conduct of the banks to show that even the agitation of this bill" haS already, and very materially too, disturbed confidence.' This ought not to be, particularly as no reason has been shown, by the only two members of your honourable house, for pressing the immediate adoption of the bill upon the country. Gentlemen, I have thrown my ideas very hastily together, and I beg that you will place the most favourable construc tion upon them, and grant the time asiced. If I have been deficient in form or courtesy, I pray you to excuse me, my sole motive being au humble, but very ardent,•desire to-be nefit Jamaica. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, • Your very obedient servant, . A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. • COUNTRY GENTLEMEN IN FRANCti,—The . comparative paucity of French gentlemen residing on their estates .in France is very hurtful to the poor. A frequent intercourse with the common people opens our eyes to.their Wants; and fcw persons can see misery without a corresponding feeling of Compassion, which, if excited for a moment, is either blunted or destroyed, amidst the cold-hearted splendour of a town life. Here England stands alone.; there is no country under the sun in which the poor are so benefited by the relish of its aristocracy for a country life, and which relish, it is to be hoped, they will never lose. I can produce aSingular instance 'of this boon. When Sir Peter Pole broke.up his establish ment in Hampshire, I made it a point to . see the overseer of 'the poor, f or th e purpose of ascertaining what effect the ab sence of the family at " the great house" had an the pour rate of the; parish. I found it to be just 50 per cent.-- Monthly Periodical. EAST INDIES. (From the Bengal Herald, November 10.) AFFGHANISTAN. Letters have been received during the week from the army en route to Bamiami to tlie , ltkof October, and from Cabal tc the Bth of that inuntli. The following are the most inter esting:ex-tractS " The army expect to commence their march back on the 15th. A detachwent,.. consisting of a squadron of the 2d c'avalry, the '4Bth native . it - lilintiy ' and three gulis'of Captain Al bott's . battery, marched from Cahul, oh the 12th, towards Ghianee.- The 43th were to . escort back the Dost's son. " 7. 11 . 3. AK VALLEY,; ` crossed the Irak pass yesterday, with less difficulty than 'we expected. But our tsoables e in the way of passes, are not near over yet. Our destination is no longer Bamian, but Koolum, in Tartary. De. Lord has returned to Cahn', and reports that the Dost is, gathering strength in Tartar) , I consequently a brigade is. ordered thither, consisting of the 25th and 37th native infan try and the 4th locals. Our detachment, that is, the native troop of horse artillery, 200 of Christie's horse, and the, Goorkah corps, wait for them at Bamian, whence we all pro -ceed'to Koolum, and there winter. • We havethree' passes to surmount—the UkrObut, Dundun Shikun, and Kara Kootul —none so high as the Irak; but the Dundun Shikun is said to be very steep. Koolum is only 'l5OO feet above the level of the sea, so we may expect a milder winter there than at Bamian. The cold is even now severe in the extreme—it freezes during the greater-part of the 24 hours. This is an inhospitable valley, narrow, with steep wall-like hills enclos ing it. The sun set (to us) at three o'clock yesterday after noon, and up to this (B , a. m.) we have seen nothing of it. We found some snow perennial in ravines on either side of the Irak hill, and at an elevation below 12,000 feet it is so cold I can scarcely hold my pen. lam afraid the communi cation will soon be cut off by the snow. Thermometer at 7 a. m. G degrees below freezing." " CABUL, OCT. B.—The 3d cavalry, escorting treasure, ar rived from Jellalabad this morning. 'The regiment had.been sent out for the express purpose of annoying Colonel Smyth and the officers of the corps, by knocking up both horses and camels, the road between this and Jellabad being worse than it,is well possible to conceive, and not a particle of forage of any description. "'Now that they have the means, the commander-in-chief, heads of departments, 16th lancers, 3d light cavalry, and 4th local horse, will move hence for HindoStanton on the 12th instant. Sir Willoughby Cotton remains in command here, with Captains Douglas, Paton, and Wait, the deputy-aSsist ants of the different departments. " I am happy to inform you that the gang which so bru . tally murdered Colonel Herring has either been killed or captured. " A wing of the 16th regiment of native infantry, from Chiznee, got on their track and chased them into a small fort on a hill, which they surrounded. On their approaching the fort, the fellows rushed:out, and' came 'boldly down to the -attack. Major M`Laren had made, such a judicious dispo sition of his wing as to cut off all chanee - of their retreating, and met them with two of hiS companies,' While the other two .had been sent round the hill, unobserved by the gang. They stood the fire some time, when they began to thinkit high time to beofV-liiiillust as they reached the hill' (the' flanks being lined . by a party of Skinner's -horse) they, were met by the two other companies of the 16th. So great was their surprise that they instantly laid" - down their arms and gave themselves up. • • Every man,: woMan; and child was taken. Several of our sepoys were wounded, and the adjutant of tile 16th, IL Balderston, wounded. Major M`Laren has had a highly complimentary order issued on the occasion. A wing of the 35th native infantry, under Captain Cowley, marched this morning for Ghiznee. They are to remain there till Major . M`Laren and his wing returns, and then come back here with the captured Ghillies, who are all to be put to death, at least such is the report. Major M`Laren is still hunting parties of Ghilgies, and reducing their strongholds. " This morning we had a hard frost. There was ice in all the water vessels half an inch thick. The thermometers in my tent, after sunrise, stood at 33 degrees. We are all busy making up skates." ATTACK ON ADEN BY THE ARABS. (From the Bombay Courier of Nov. 22.) From private correspondence we are enabled to lay before our readers the' following particulars of an attack on our lately-acquired possessions of Aden, by the ex-Sultan, the chief the Abdallas, assisted by the Foudlee and numerous other Arab tribes, which, from its daring character, the num bers which composed it, and the wild bravery displayed, clearly proves, that however easy the capture of the place may have been, and however •strong• its natural defences, it it is not probable we shall. find it a bed of roses. It appears that inforthation had been received some time previously, by Captain Haines, • the political resident at Aden, of an intended attack, who made every arrangement accordingly, in conjunction with the military authority of the place ; and; notwithstanding the. Matter was looked upon by many as an idle threat. on the part of the Arabs, every pre caution seems to have been taken to repel them. The fortifications and defences of Aden are too well known by this time to require a description here, but for the benefit of those who may be unacquainted with the localities, even on paper, we may as well remark, that the neck of land, or rather sand, .which connects the peninsula' of Aden with the main land, is insersected'by a wall about 1400 yards in length, both extremities of which touch - the sea at high water ; at either end of this wall there is • a semicircular projecting fieldwork mounting two guns, while three other guns are placed along the Wall, in as many redoubts, at regular inter vals of 300 yards. • So frequent had been the threat of an attack, that it ceased to be a subject of much consideration, much less of 'alarm, and the. evening of the 10th found. the party. at the Turkish wall, totally ignorant of any unusual movement. Early in the morning a report was made that some eight or tell rota were teen prowling about near the advanced sentries, but who, on being challenged, dispersed. Soon after more were seen creeping round the' left fieldwork, it' being nearly low I,V - atel• ;- about four a.m; of the 11th the sentry fired, and the Arabi, findlingthernseives discovered, raised a tremendous, shous,,,suid"enshed'an intliree - Columns of about 2;000 men each—one column npon , each'fieldwork,.and. one on the cen tre---b*,.' were quickly checked by a well-directed fire of gitliie c tinil musketry from the works, while Lietitenaiti mitten:fp& the Indian navy, in-:the launch-of the Honourable .Cninpani's•brig of war, Euphrates, discharged 'repeated vol les of grtye- from•the boat s - 12-pounder across their columns V - ith'admirablejudginent and . precisiOn ' The - centre column alin*lbdekiettt,tif wall, within which about 250 of them found • ItheirmaY, When the remainder were obliged to retreat ; those syliO got in':•viteri3 joined by'about • 150• others who had crawled along and succeeded in passing unobserved. rpand. the left 'fieldwork. Finding their retreat cut off, after losing sonic men in attempting; itjhey 'had& al Trish at the 'heights cool ,rnanding!the wall, but on receiviug two shots, and losing ,one., of their number, they re4ated; and tried another part of ale, hills, where' Mr. Nett, mt midshipttiaiCof thelndiah;gav ct! sea.; placed with, party of .seamen ...and a gun, on receiving the first shot from which they fled in great co,ifusion, and mole a desperate- rush to naiSs outside the left fieldwork, where Mr. Cameron, of the European regiment, was plae4 'Here'the slaughter - was dreadful, about thirty of their number 'being mowed difWil on th&Spet. Sonic made -good'theii' retreat, and a few lied away into the hills, where they were either taken or shot • the next day. • In the, niearitiiiiiithefsring' front the artillery was kept , up from the front, and by Lieutenant Hamilton on the flank, till, only about five rounds of grapeshot remained at the wall, when an order was given to cease firing, the enemy being at • 'a considerable distance.' On this the Arabs, taking it for granted .that all the aiiimunition of the defenders was ex pended,. rushed,'with a loud yell; hi five cOltuntis again to the wall, within a short distance of which they were' once inure fatally checked by the destructive fire 'of grape and musketry in front of the flank. • Daylight .had , just ..broken- on. the -scene, and showed the • Arabs in full ,retre,at, in a dense .mass extending front side . to side of . the broad part of the isthmus, their numerous camels loaded with dead—those very camels, some of which carried small guns, and all of which were intended to be laden with the plunder of the English, of whose wealth they had formed most.extravagant notions.. The ex-Sultan had per suaded them that "all the buttons worn by the English were of solid gold, and that precious stones and valuables of all kind awaited their expected victory." .• It appears they were led to expect, a.vpry .feOle resistance. One coniinunieation says" We took 28 prisoners, and beried 32- of their dead ; and from the wall they were ob served to load a great number of camels with dead and wounded. The garrison had but one mall wounded." CANADA. MESSAGE of. Lis. Excellency C. Pot:LETT THOMSON, Go vernor-General of British North America, to the legisla ture of tYpiier Canada, recommending the new plan for the union of tlle two Canadas, delivered at Toronto on Satur- day, December 7th, 1839. • HoNon.Ani.t GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUN CIL, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMISLY.—III pursuance of the intention expressed in his speech from the throne, the' governor-general desires now to bring under the consideration of the House of Assembly, the subject of the re-union of this province with Lower Canada, recommended by her majesty in her gracious message to both houses of par liament, on the 3d of May last. For several 'years the condition of the Canadas has occu pied a large portion of the attention of parliament. That they should be contented and prosperous--that the ties which bind them to the parent state should be strengthened—that their administration should ha conducted in accordance with the wishes of the people, is the ardent desire of every British statesman; and the experience of the last few years, amply testifies that the imperial parliament has been sparing neither of the time it has devoted to the investigation of their affairs, nor of the expenditure it has sanctioned for their protection. The events whisk have marked the recent history of Lower Canada are so familiar to the House of Assembly, that it is unnecessary for the governor-general further to allude to them. There the constitution is suspended, but the powers of the government are inadequate to permit of the enactment of such permanent laws as are required for the benefit of the .1 1 A9 Within this province the finances are deranged, public im provements are suspended, private enterprise is checked, the tide of emigration, so essential to the prosperity of the coun try, and to British connexion, has ceased to flow—while by many, the general system of government is declared to be unsatisfactory. After the most attentive and anxious consideration of the state of these provinces, and the difficulties under which they respectively labour, her majesty's advisers came to the conclusion, that by their re-union alone, could these difficul ties be removed. , During the last session of the imperial legislature, they indeed refrained from pressing immediate legislation, but their hesitation proceeded from, no doubt, as to the principle of the measure or its necessity. It arose solely from their desire to ascertain more fully the opinions of tire legislature of Upper Canada, and to collect informa tion from which the details might be rendered more satiss factory to the people of both provinces. The time then, is now arrived, beyond which a settlement cannot he postponed. In Lower Canada it is indispensable to afford a safe' and practicable return to a constitutional go vernment. And so far as the feelings of the inhabitants can he there ascertained, the measure of the re-union meets with their approbation. In Upper Canada it is no less necessary to enable the pro vince to meet'her financial embarrassments, and to proceed in the developments of her natural resources. There are evidently no means in this province of fulfilling the pecuni !ivy obligations which have been contracted, but by a great increase in the local revenues. But so long as Lower Canada. remains under her present form of government, neither pro vince possess .any power over the only source from which that increase can be drawn, nor, even were it possible to restore a representative .constitution to Lower Canada, unaccompanied by the re-union, would the position of this province be much improVed, since,past experience has shown the difficulty of procuring assent to any alteration of the customs' laws suggested from home. Thig province. has 'engaged in undertakings which reflect the highest honour on the enterprige and industry of her in habitants. The public works which she has completed or commenced, have been conceived in a spirit worthy of a sue- Cessful result, but additional means are indispensable to avert the ruin of some, and secure the completion of others, Nor will that alone suffice.. Lower Canada holds the key to all these improvements ; without her co-operation, the na vigation' for which nature haS done so much, for which the province has so deeply burthened itself, must remain incom plete, and a barrier be opposed to the development of these great natural resources which the hand of Providence has so lavislily.bestowect on this country. • With. a view to remove. all these difficulties, to relieve the financial einbarra;iSinents . of Upper Canada, to enable her to cOniplete herliablie. work s, and develope her agricultural ca pabilities,.ito .restore constitutional government to Lower Canada, t o establish a firni, impartial, and vigorous govern- Standard Office, Three o'Clock. LIVERPOOL MARKETS.—Tnis DAY. We have large supplies of Foreign Wheat and Flour, Since this day week" the trade has been very dull, and at to day's market the sales were only to a small extent, at 2d. to 4d. per bushel reduction on Wheat ; a large part of the import was free Foreign from London. !Bonded Flour has declined to 295. to 30s. a bushel, and free 425. We can report no improvement in the quality of the new Irish ; it is almost unsaleable. Fine heavy Oats.mr.intain their prices, but middling sorts are rather cheaper. Malting Barley is I.s. to 2s. per quarter cheaper. AVE RAG: Wn EAT, qf. 70 lbs S d s . d Irish, red Do. white 7 0 9 English, red 1 1 3 11 6 white.. 11 10 13 6 Foreign, red.... 9 6 11 6 white.. 9 9 12 6 OATS, I.4stbs .... 3 9 3 10 BARLEY, yr 601b5.. 5 6 Do. malting.... 6 3 6 6 AVERAGE PRICI s d s . dl • Bacon, To , cwt. Long Middles 50 0 (Th 51 0 Short do Hams Laid, Keg Do. Bladders ——6 l Prime Mess Beef, 19 , tierce.los .0 —lO7 0 Prime Mess Pork, bagel 78 0 .. 80 0 ,E PRICES. BEANS, Imp. mea. s d s d Irish 42 0 ® 44 0 FLOVR,T , 480roS. - . . . Firsts... Supers Seconds. 54 0-64 0 52 0 - 56 0 44 O - 54 0 Inferiors 26 38 0 MEAL, V. 2401b5. —35 0 BRAN, I+ 241bs 1 1 6 OF BUTTER, &c. s d s Butter, %4 , cwt. CarloNir, go 0 @ 98 o Waterford 84 0 97 - 0 Coleraine B2 0 Lirneriek — Belfast. 90 0 sti. Derry,secands. 84 0 f 36 Cork thirds ...76 0 -- SO 0 Newry - - 7 ---- - -- Sligo - LONDON CORN EXCHANGE-YESTERDAY. At our market this morning we had a tolerably good supply of Wheat fresh up from Kent ; but from more distant coun ties there was scarcely a sample on sale. The trade in this grain, though not brisk, was firm, and sales to a moderate lextent.toOk place at the quotations of Monday last. Free logn Wheat was held with great firmness, which had the l effs4p4fChecidng business. We can notice no alteration in manufacture, as well as ship sa mples, T-0 met a slow de)4?and, and the business transacted was on a , - verY•lliniteA i r#,At last . week s prices. Of Barley the re- Veli3tsilii4 , q;kieenAtilgßbly good, and as our malsters and dis tillers'refrained, from purchasing we experienced very little inquiry for the article, and the currency of Monday last re mained, unaltered. The arrivals of Oats, both coastwise and. from Ireland, fresh up this morning, were small, in conse quence of which factors held for higher prices, but no actual advance could be established, and the sales effected. (except in partial instances) were at former prices. Beans and Peas found purchasers in retail quantities at our quotation. went for both, and to mite the people within them, in an common feeling of attachment to British institutions and. British connexions, the anion is decreed by her Majesty's government ; and that treasure alone, if based on just prin ciples, appears adequate ‘o the occasion. Those principles in the opinion of her Majesty's advisers are, a just regard to the claims of either province, in adjust ing the terms of the unim, the maintenance of the three es tates of the provincial legiSlature, the settlement of a perma nent civil list, for securirg the independence of the judges— and to the executive government, that freedom of action which is necessary for the public good • and the establish ment of a system of hoes! government, adapted to the wants of the people. It was with great satisfaction that her Majesty's Govern ment learnt that upon the question of the union itself the House of Assembly had pronounced their decided judgment daring the last session ; and it only remains for the Gover nor-general noa• to wrife - their assent to the terms upon which it is sought to be effected. That decision was orcle7ed, accompanied with recommenda tions, to which the Go;crnment could not agree—bat the . Governor-general entertains no doubt, that under the altered circumstances they will no more be revived. It will be for the Imperial Parliament, guided by their intimate knowledge of constitutional law, and free from the bias of local feelings and interests to arrange the details of the measure. The first of the terms of re-union to which the governor general desires the assent of the House of Assembly is the equal representation of each province in the united legisla •ture. Considering the amount of the population of Lower Canada, this propoSition might seem to place that province in a less favourable position than Upper Canada. But under the circumstances in which this province was placed, with the increasing population to be expected from emigration, and having regard to the commercial and agricultural enterprise of its inhabitants, an equal apportionment of representation appears desirable. • — • 4, Lhe second stipulation to be made is the grant of a suffi cient civil list. The propriety of rendering the judicial bench independent alike of the executive and of the legislature, and of furnishing the means of carrying on the indispensable ser vices of the government, admits of no question, and has been affirmed by the parliament of Upper Canada, in the acts passed by them for effecting those objects. In determining the amount of the civil list, the. House of Assembly may be assured that the salaries and expenses to be paid from it will be calculated from her Majesty's government, with a strict regard to economy, and the state of thesprovincial finances. Thirdly, the governor-general is prepared to recommend to parliament .that as much of the existing debt of Upper Canada as has been contracted for public works of a general nature, should, after the union, be charged on the joint reve nue of the united province. Adverting to-the nature of the works, for which this debt.was contractetL and the advantage which must result from them to Lower Canada, it is not un just that that province should bear a proportion of their ex pense. On these principles -the governor-general is of opinion that a re-union of the two provinces may be effected, equitable itict satisfactory in its terms, and beneficial in its results to all classes. He submits them to the consideration of the House of Assemblv, in the full conviction of their impor tance, and in the hope that they will receive the assent of the house: Fortified by the expression of their opinion, her Majesty's government and parliament will be able at once to apply themselves to the full development of the scheme, and to the consideration of. the provisions by which it may be carried into effect with the greatest advantage to the people of both provinces. If, in the course of their proceedings, the House of As sembly should desire any information which it is in the power of the governor-general to afford, they will find him ready and anxious to communicate with them frankly and fully, and to aid, by all means in his power, that settlement on which he firmly believes that the future prosperity and ad vancement of these colonies mainly depend. SECOND EDITION. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. TUESDAY, J. 14.—Wind South. The.letter bag of the Roscius will leave Messrs. Brown, Shipley and Co.'s office at five o'clock this evening , OFF • TIIE PORT—Charlotte, —, from Africa—Alexander, London, —, and Ellen, —, from New Orleans—Adolphe, from Months The Columbia, that was aground in King's Dock Basin, was got off last evening without damage, and is now reloading in the river William Salthouse, --, hence it Trinidad Belmont, , hence at Jamaica Alecto, Ayshford, and Ruby, Anning, hence at Lisbon Robert Morris, Walker, from Virginia for this port, at Cowes Patalina, Yabsley, hence at Naples Frances, Dixon, from Antigua at London Hannah Grayson, Penrice, hence at Jamaica Gratitude, Harvey, hence at Gonaves Palinurus, -, from Jamaica at St. Jago de Cuba Mary, -, hence and Santa Martha at Carthageua Ann Wise, --, hence and Barbados at ditto Betsey, Grey, henee for Alexandria, at Cove Mercer, Mercer, hence for Barbados, at ditto Agnes, Turcan, hence for Venice, at ditto United Kingdom, Patterson, hence for Charleston, off Cove, I lth instant Jane, Calvert, hence for Africa, was spoken 16th December, in lat 17 N, long 30 W Gulnare, Williams, from Siam at St Helena, and sailed 33d Nov. for London Spencer, Swift, hence, at Berbice, after being on shore at entrance cf the River Courantyne Grace, Kennedy, sailed from Berbice for this port 25th Nov. British Queen, Robinson, hence, at Antigua Woodstock, Cook, hence, at St. Thomas Erin Go Bragh, Sumpton, hence, at St. Kitt's Sisters, Short, hence, at ditto Bencoolen, Tait, for Cape of Good Hope, put back to Cape Hay tien 30th Nov., with cargo shifted, and sailed again 15;1 Dec. Waterville, Mills, sailed from Port-au-Prince for Cape of Good Slope 13th Nov. OPORTO, JAN. 6.—The Alterido, Marquis, from Liverpool to this port, was ,wrecked off Vigo on the night of the 27th ult. : crew, except the mate, saved TELEGRAPH OFFICE. Wind at Holyhead, S.W., blowing frt.sh. The signals cannot pass beyond Hilbre Island, for fog, at 1 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS. • There is said to be no lesS a sum than two millions and a half spent annually in gin in the metropolis. To how many thousands would this afford health and happiness if laid out in raiment and food.. . Tim CENTENARY FUND. , —The Watchman states that the subscriptions of which information has been forwarded to the secretaries, amount to £225,000, and that the sum actually received by the treasurers exceeds £llO,OOO. Five clusters of dark spots are now traversing the sun's disc ; two of which arc particularly large, and should the weather clear up, they will present a fine appearance, for the telescope. We understand that the Hon. G. Cavendish, one of the members for Derbyshire, will move, and Sir W. Somerville, Bart. member for Drogheda, will second, the address to her majesty on the royal speech at the opening of the ensuing session.— Globe. A new organ for Exeter Hall has just been completed, at an expense of from £l,BOO to £2,000. It is the largest in London, and next in size to those of York and Birmingham. It has two double diapasons, one of wood, the other of metal, and a Posanne double trumpet, 16 feet high. The two counties of Denbigh and Merioneth will no longer be placed under one lord-lieutenant, but each will have a lord-lieutenant to itself. We have heard Lord Dinorben mentioned as likely to be lord-lieutenant of one of the coun ties.—Ministerial Paper. A machine has lately been introduced on the extensive works of Mr. James Hunt, of Bowden Hill, near Chipsen ham, for making bricks, which has excited much curiosity. The cylinders revolve a b out once a m i nute . ma king in th e cour§e of each revolution about thirty-two bricks. — Taunton Journal. The workmen on the Grand Junction Railway, have turned up near the Crewe station, on Sir John Chetwode's property, a fossil tooth and part of a thigh bone of some immense ani mal. The tooth is perfect, and weighs, seven pounds : the mean diameter of the thigh bone is 17 inches. On Wednesday, the extension of the police, to a circle of from ten to twelve miles round the metropolis, commenced at Hendon, Barnet, CrOydon, Woolwich, Hounslow, Ron:- ford, and ocher places. The new force is composed of a por tion of experienced men from the various divisions of the metropolitan force. • Dr. Gregory, of the Small Pox Hospital, in a note to the Editor of the Medical Gazette, states that the penny postage will have a most remarkable effect upon the practice of vac cination, as it will bring to the door of every medical man in the country a vaccine lymph from various sources at the small charge of one penny. ACCIDENT TO THE EARL OF .LICHFIELD. —Yesterday (Friday) the Right Hon. the Earl of Lichfield, while enjoy ing the sports of the field at Ranton. Abbey, received a spent shot in the eye. The circumstance occasioning considerable alarm, the attendance of Dr. Knight and Air. Hughes was requested, and we are happy to report that the shot was rea dily extracted, and not the slightest ill consequence is ex petted to follow,—Staffordsliire Gazette. Her Majesty is expected to lev the foundation stone of the new houses of parliament shortly after her marriage. MORTALITY . AMONG THE PEEPS DURING 1839. — During the past year 14 peer 4 have died, namely, 3 dukes, the Dukes of Buckingham, Bedford, and Argyll; 6 earls, the Earls of Zetland, Caledon, Essex, Lauderdale, Mount Edge cumbe, and Kingston; and five barons, Lords Hqwden, St. Helens, _De Rooss Walsingham, and Rendlesham. Of the above, only one peerage is extinct, that is Lord St. Helens. The Earl of Caruwatli, Viscount Dutferin, and Lord Lang ford, all of the peerage of Ireland, have also descended to the tomb during. the past year. Only four members of the House of Commons have died during the same time, namely, Lord W. Bentinak, Viscount Clements, - Sir J. Dunlop, Bart. and Mr. M.. Praed. REFORM CABINET'S cum' Gaoax.---That this Poor- Law Amendment Act merinwhile - ahmild be,:as we rometimes - hear it named, the " chief glory" of a Reform Cabinet; be tokens, one would image, rather a scarcity of glory there. To - say to the poor, ye shall eat the bread of affliction and drink the water of affliction, and be very. miserable while here, re quired not so much a stretch of heroic faculty in any sense, as due toughness of bowels. If pauperS are made miserable, paupers will needs decline in multitude. It is a secret known to all ratcatchers ; stop up the granary-crevices, afflict with continual mewing, alarm, and going off of traps, your " charge able labourers" disappear, and cease from the establishment. A still briefer method is that of arsenic; perhaps even a. milder, when otherwise permissible. Rats and paupers can he abolished : the human faculty was from of old adequate to grind them down, slowly or at once, and needed no ghost or Reform Ministry to teach it.--Chartism, by Mr. Carlyle. OaENISM.—Last Saturday and Monday evenings, the talented and indefatigable Mr. Brindley, delivered two lec tures in the large room adjoining the Northgate Hotel, Hali fax, against the Infidel principles set forth by Mr. Robert Owen, which were both numerously and respectably attended, and in the exposure of which Mr. Brindley was throughout vociferously cheered by the audience. In the placard put forth by Mr. Brindley, he challenged any Socialist or ac credited agent of Socialism to discussion ; hut, at the first - lecture no one attempted to come forwards to refute him M any one point which he advanced. At the conclusion, how ever, of the second lecture, a poor simple fellow, known by the name of Mad Dick, well known as a Chartist and So cialist in the neighbourhood, mounted the platform, and be began to speak, but the first half dozen words he uttered were of such a disgusting nature that the audience would no longer hear him. He was led away out of the room. A vote of thanks was then unanimously passed to Mr. Brindley for the excellent lectures given by him in exposure of " Owen's licentious system of Atheism.—Leeds Intelligencer. . CURIOUS CASE.—The following matter came to light in the course of an examination last week before the magistrates at Exeter. A very respectable 'woman, of the judicious age of sonic two or three and thirty, appeared before the Bench, and, producing a neat white cloth. with something bundled up in it, placed it deliberately before their worships, and, proceeding with some show of caution at first, which yielded to a quicker movement preparation begat nervous anxiety, she at lenath unfolded to the view of their worships a deca- Pitated goose. Great was the surprise of the administrators of the law as they saw the bird. lying prostrate before them, the lady not having yet broken silence, nor introduced the - bird with any show of customary ceremony. The feelings of the lady were, however, too sensitive to be ceremonious, and so she plunged at once into' a narrative of. fact to the follow ing effect :—" Your worships, I went to market last Friday, to buy a goose for Sunday's dinner;, I saw one which took my fancy, from the very young head it had ; I asked the price, and the man agreed to take ss. Gd. for it, having re fused 7s. all day ; I bought it, took it home, prepared it for cookery, intending to have a preliminary dish of the giblets ; but, alas ! no sooner did I come to the neck, than I found that this young head had been. fastened to au old shoulder the head, possessing all the marks of youth and tenderness, was actually sewn on to a shrivelled elderly neck. I was amazed ; I could not account for this circumstance ; I knew that they sow their fields in the country, but never heard that they sewed their geese—not knowing what improvements might have taken in agriculture, I determined to try the gib lets, and not to let the circumstance prejudice me against the goose. I did so ; I boiled the giblets. The head was done beautiful in an hour, but all the rest took three hours and a half." Finding this to he the case, she wisely abstained from trying her hand on the goose itself, and now stood a claimant for justice against the false rustic who had thus beguiled her of her judgment. The Bench listened with astonishment to her narrative, and forthwith lent her a peace-officer to sum mon the man into their presence. He was found at a stall in the market, and speedily made his appearance. The case was now gone into finally, and the plaintiff averred that he had warranted the goose young—she always judged by the head, and that was decidedly young. The defendant said lie was a native of Zeal Monachorum, and the practice in their country was to kill the geese by chopping off the heads of them ; and when they brought them to the market it was their practice to sew therd - on again. He affirmed that it was the invariable practice at Zeal—that he was an honest man never before a magistrate in his life, and incapable of doing such a deed by way of deceiving the public. The Bench gave him a grave caution ; the magistrates shaking their heads at the protestations of innocence which he made ; and he having returned the money, and taken back the goose, minus the young head and the old giblets, the fair plaintiff' left, much comforted with the result. —Western Times. OPIUM CONSUMERS.—A correspondent of the Leeds Mercury says " that in the county of Lincoln opium eaters are quite common, and the consumption of that drug is la mentably on the increase. It is the practice in this part of Yorkshire (Knaresborough) not to sell the article without knowing the party, or what it is going to be used for ; but in Lincolnshire the solid opium is kept weighed by all druggists in pennyworths, drachms, and half drachms, and sold as commonly as Epsom salts, without making any inquiry ; and it forms a leading article with the trade. I have heard it re marked by people well able to judge that you may calculate that every fourth customer who enters a druggist's shop in Lincoln wants either opium, laudanum, or Godfrey's cordial ; the two last are prepared from opium. Its sale is chiefly amongst the lower'order of people, though many respectable people may be included. The quantity they get accustomed to take is almost incredible ; one young woman whom I served for three years never took less than 30 grains every night;-one •' man could (and did when he could get it) take six ounces of laudanum every day. In consequence Of the stoppage of the opium trade with China the price has fallen in this coun try from 17s to Ils Gd a pound, which I am afraid will in crease the consumption. lam not aware how far it is - already spread, but the-- whOla of . Lincolnshire appears strongly • - tainted :ass A PARALLEL.—No th ing can exceed the wrath of a pick pocket, should he happen to find that his ,- own • art has been practised upon himself. He not only seems.. to : think that a , his monopoly hi " Cly-faking," as the fishidnable language of the day terms his profession; has-been grosgly infring'ed ; but 's lie cries out so.lustily against.the • villairty a of-the . world, that a a green-horn would ima g ine - him and his "pals" to be the only honest men left in it. He - is not, howeVeS, without a rival in his hypocrisy. Your whig is even his superior at it, when he finds that lie has been served out with his own sauce. s For instance, what a roar of indignatiOn did the Chronicle indulge in yesterday, because whig influence has been some- - ,a 1 what damaged in Scotland by the creation of a few tory life-. ra j renters! "Fire- and faggots," it exclaims,' "are we &lie fide people: to -be robbed of our supremacy in, this way.?" . s The Chronicle should be reminded, as it does not choose to remember, who first set • the example, and taught the art of faggoting. How often, and in . hoW.many counties, has the • • Earl Fitzwilliam been convicted of faggoting, so gross as to have earned the sobriquet of the Milton Woodman ? Is that remarkable case forgotten in which a lawyer at Bedford was commissioned to cut as many faggots off au estate of the Duke of Bedford's as.would swamp the county of Hunting ton, so as to secure it for Lord John himself—has that es caped the memory of the grumbler against tory machina tions? These are not solitary instances—they are merely examples of what .the whigs have been at in every English county at all accessible to them, since they found by the second election, after the Reform Bill, that their footing in them was not a jot better than it was before. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at other people's windows. If 'the tories have here and there fortified them selves by the creation of votes, it might justly be called a fair - reprisal. and act of self-defence. Bnt it is something more. Grimaldi returning home one night was stopped and robbed of his watch in Islington-fields. Ile followed the footpad, and adroitly abstracted from his pocket the watch back again. The rascal had the impudence to complain to a magistrate that some villain had picked his pocket. Gri maldi came forward and acknowledged the offence. It is needless to say how the case ended.—Morniug Herald. Fox HUNTING IN WILTSIIIRE.—" A subscriber" (from whom we should he glad to hear again) writes to us as fol lows :—During the last month, North Wiltshire has rivalled Leicestershire in the sports of the field, her vales and rich meadows maintaining the well-known fact, that the richer the pasture the sweeter the scent. We have seen an English Prince of true English character, like his reverend grand father, enjoying the chase in a truly English spirit, riding as straight as the best of them, sometimes leading the Wiltshire yeoman, as a crow would fly over his farm—as often follow ing him half smothered in dirt across its deep lanes, accom panied by some of the first sportsmen in the kingdom, whom not even the broad waters of the swollen Avon can turn from their course. We have seen several swimming neck and. neck, after the impetuous pack, whose gallant daring, and unerring nostrils will not give poor Reynard a chance, by ab lution in the rapid stream, of washing away the scent which is so fatal to him. Each day, with the Duke of Beaufort's hounds, the game has been found within ten minutes of en tering the covert, and the sport has been invariably good. Lord Moreton has had some brilliant runs. Amongst others may be enumerated one on Saturday, the 28th ult., at Charl ton Park. A fox was found immediately, which gave a bril liant run of about 25 minutes, over one of the sweetest coun tries in the world, and was killed in Shipton Wood. A second fox was found in Keene's Wood, which gave rise to a severe run of about two hours and a half in large circles in the Braydon country, and neither horse nor rider could well ' wish for a harder day. Mr. Horlock's hounds met on Thurs. doy, the 2d instant, at the Hillocks Windmill, but.did not - find till a quarter before one o'clock, when; after araviagg. the grassy and scentless covert of Hanmore for about a quarter of an hour, a few hounds were observed gathering near the boundary hedge. " A part of the pack are away,' cried their indefatigable huntsman, who was not above a minute or two in getting the body of the pack well up with them. The fox broke towards the down ; and after running about two miles through stiff enclosures, passing Whyrr coppice, Richardson coppice, Berwick Bassett village, and Winterbourne Bassett, lie then made over Hackpen Down to Dean Bottom. Here he was viewed by the whole pack and most of the field ; and, after running for about a mile and a half in view without any tailing amongst the hounds, he wag fairly run down in a plonahed field beneath Barbary farm. A few yards further, the body of the pack were at his brush —with only one check of about two minutes, affording an Opportunity of admiring a judicious cast. The run lasted 40 minutes, and from point to point was absent seven miles. For the last ten minutes the pace was at the top speed of the fastest.—Bath Chronicle. A FABLE.—AII old gentleman, of good sense and estate, presented to his neighbours the melancholy spectacle of not being able to exert the one for the proper control of the other. On every hand he was tormented and eaten up by as rascally a set of servants as ever ruined a good master ; his steward was a knave, his gamekeeper a poacher, the groom stole his corn, the butler emptied his bins • and his establish ment, in short, was one continued scene Of " high life below stairs." Every year did Squire John resolve to make a clear house of the whole gang ; but from time to time the prudent resolve was overruled by a cousin Patrick, who had lived with him so long that Squire John did not well know how he should live without him. Pat was aware of this weakness in the old gentleman, as well vs that he was fond of " peace and 'quietness ;" and, as the scamps were necessary to his plea sures, acted accordingly. Whenever the old gentleman talk ed of sending the tvorthless crew to the right about, Pat swore that they were the bonestest set of fellows in existence, and that if they were turned out, he would turn out too ; while the knaves, on the other hand, daily dinned the old gentleman's ears with what an orderly and affectionate crea ture Pat was as long as he had his own way, but with what a devil he would be if they, his chosen friends, were no longer present to keep him in humour ! Between them and his love of " peace and quietness," the old gentleman was bambooz led to live on a life of torment to himself, and of ridicule to the world, when one decided assertion of his authority would . have rid him of his harpies, and have brought Pat to his senses. This is all a fable, it. may be said ; but mutato no- • ' mine, good Joirs BULL, the fable might as well have been told of you. It was a sort of Irish tranquillity which, like . you, the old gentleman enjoyed, and, like you, paid much more for than it is worth ; and, putting the comparison the other way, are not you, in like fashion with him, bullied by sO'Connell, plundered by the whigs, and laughed at by all Europe for your easiness.? Study the fable well, and you. • will be at no trouble to - extract from it a moral, and a very ample one.—Morning Herald. •- • sr . , Re. Th aft, Ni Nl'l th Ke