The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-11-06 00:00:00

' F the lull the -this ,h» the it did is so . of . tiOU nAn tliet that 'ides , n of rtial I this ledg e >m, of le it' s uch novo• ,f the houl d e is a adise - CO at 136 ,f 2113 Y r£llll. NovEA3ER 6, 1535 derstand follows the name of Mr. WILMANI RATHBOEI; but a half-and•half friend of ours assures us that on his name being announced a murmur Of disapprobation ran through the room, a great number declaring that he was not sufficiently democratic fur the town council, anti was not sufficiently ultra in his opinions. )kxt comes Mr. RICHARD RADCLIFFE. NO abjection whatever was made to him, as he is to be the new town-clerk ; only it was suggested that as he is a great water drinker, he should , for the future (that is, when he is in office) take a little wine for his own sake and the good of the community. Afterwards follows the name of Mr. THOMAS COGLAN, who, in a most eloquent speech of half an hour, declined the honour on the ground that his election would be void, he having already a contract with the new corpo ration to sell the advowson of the corporate churches, and argued, with much ingenuity, that though coaches and four might be driven through acts of parliament ge nerally, yet the municipal reform act was so perfect that no flaw could possibly be found in it, and a seat might be (lettimental to his interests. We are ourselves sorry for Mr. COGLAN'S determination, for he possesses more brains and common sense, and tiqa is not saying much, than any of his party. Next comes Mr. WALLACE CURRIE ; but it was ratherastonishing,_ we 'are told, how very cooly his name was received, notwithstanding his literary la bours for so many years touching council reports. This is extremely ungrateful, and the more extraordinary knowing how grateful democrats usually are towards their benefactors. After. Mr. C r URRIE figures Mr. URQUHART, " the carpet-man," .as he has been some'- times profanely called. This gentleman is so well known, and so highly respected by all his neighbours, that there is no doubt whatever of his return. 'Mr. EGERTON SMITH iS also one of the elect; but as there is. .some doubt whether he or some other old lady is the _housekeeper under-the qualification clause, it was consi dered wise to have that poiat.cleared up before the day -of nomination. Mr. KEET'S. name was next called, but Mr. JAMES AIKIN exclaiming "Stay a bit !" Mr. THomAs BousoN was announced, to whom,there was not the least objection.. He is to represent the American interest, in the council, and much is expected from him in the way of town-dues. Mr. JAMES AIKIN too ,stands prominent, and, according to American colhoquyism, a clever sort .of a man he is. It was thought that he is secretly more -conservative than his public speeches lead one to sup pose; but his name was permitted to remain on the list, with the understanding that for the future he should build his ships in Liverpool. instead of the Isle of Man. As to. Mr. JOHN EWART, Mr WILLIAM EARLE, and the "-levellers" of that ilk, it was thought prudent to tole rate them for the present, and to shovel them oVerbOard by-and-by, when their valuable and meritorious ser vices (?) could be dispensed with, as there was only one j*evalent feeling in the committee, that, of all levellers, aristocratic levellers are the most despicable. The ho nourable member for Wolverhampton ,was spoken of, but -several persons strongly objected to this, because he has - lately kept such bad company and bad hours, and it was the wish of the committee to keep the council select. Consequently, after some discussion,. Mr. THORNELY, M. P., was placed in schedule A, and his respected rela tive in Lord-street was substituted instead, the odds be ing "nine to one" in his favour. Mr. SAMUEL HOPE 'was also placed on the list, it being highly politic to have a-convenient banker of liberal principles who will not call in balances, as the future council will be likely 'enough to want credit. The 'name of E. KEET, -was again called, which at first raised a little demur; but it was suggested that be had been the correspondent of the Right . ..HOnourable THOMAS SPRING RICE, M. P., chancellor of the Exchequer and Commander in Chief f his Majesty's Steam-packets, and as the radicals dearly love great men, great names, and great titles, MT. KEEr's name was allowed to be retained. Mr. JAMES BRANCH ER'S name was found rather lower on the list than any person would suppose, and it was regretted . that he had not been a housekeeper for three consecutive years in the parliamentary borough., as he is very willing to draw either his "purse-strings or the, waggon of the movement when called upon. His practical liberality has been found -exceedingly useful to the treasury on many occasions. Mr. JAMES . Munnastilf; the distiller, stood wet', as ,he is one of those gentlemen who hay.q made up their minds to "go the -whole hog," like BURNS'S dell, and " dance awa' wi' the exciseman:" A 'Mr. RbWLANrisoN, a dis penser of spirits, and A Mr. PATRICK M4MULLAGHAN, of Cresbie-street, whose influence in that neighbourhod is _peculiarly extensivei - each wished to be placed on the.list, but we could not bear Whether their wishes were acceded to. ' . . There was a feeling of regret that the splendid orator, PETER FALVEY, E'§q:, had left ihePelitical world. Seine stated that he had received a valuable appointment in New South Wales, which was in,the gift of the Recorder a short time ago—Some that he had merely been rural , izing at Kiadale, and amusing himself with amateur MILLING—and some that lie was now studying in the' Propaganda, and that his holiness intended to consecrate him as a missionary tiymake the worse appear the better reason, and help Dr. MURRAY to get out of the scrape touching DENS. Whatever may 'be the cause of Mr. Falvey's absence, one thing is clear—that the inhabitants of Liverpool do not very loudly complain of it. , There were a few names of very little note in addition to the above, such asTOBIN, SANDBACH, .GLADSTONE', POTTER, MURRAY, LAWRENCE, HORSFALL, LEYLAND, &c., but they were not - considered of Sufficient importance to stand upon the . list. One or two of the committee, to be sure, did suggest that, as they built their ships in Liverpool and employed many thousand ropers, car .peniers, painters , smiths, &c., they ought at least to be represented ; but the suggestion was - cut short by a cele brated barrister whO declared that ships, being floating capital, they need not be repreiented in any particular locality, and that the agents of the " liners" were com petent to represent' the shipping interest, because, hav ing very little interest in the town, they could act more, independently than if they possessed bapi tal in their own bottoms. The chairman declared the suggestion over ruled, and the insignificant individuals above alluded to were accordingly withdrawn. We have a little more flying information to communi cate, which we reserve for another epportunity ; but what will appear the most singtilar is, the name'of GOD FREY BARNSLEY, Esq., of Brougham TetraCe, is not on any of the lists we have seen. • N.B.—Since the above was written, we understand that Mr. JAMES MULLENEUX, this distiller, is most unfor tunately disfranchised, not being a householder. At a Trivite meeting, after the presumed public meeting had been dissolved, it was proposed by Mr. EGERTON SMITH, in a speech of intense eloquence, that as there was no -chance of returning Mr. WM. EwART at the next election, the least thing the new municipal constituency could do, to mark their respect for a gentleman who had, according to his professions, walked so zealously and faithfully in the footsteps of CANNING and HUSKISSON, was, to pro pose and, of course, return him as the first reformed mayor of Liverpool. The proposition was received with immense applause, until damped by the unexpected in terference of Mr. KEET. This gentleman, having ele vated himself to the proper and classical line of beauty, observed that, personally, he had no objection whatever to the proposition, and, looking towards Mr. SMITH, "Bot," says he, (he meant but,) " I have a fatal objec tion to it, which, lace a duchess ! (this was an oath,) un does every Stitch in your argument." The learned per sons present stared—some growled—but Mr. KEET leisurely pulled - from his pocket a letter, the contents of which were as follows " Nonoushall, Essex, 1 Nov., 1825. " MY PERT DEAR Sts;—lmperviously domiciled in the man sion duly most excessively polite friend, Elias Smith, M.P. whose exuberance of hospitality, the subtenant of mundane felicity, -makes amend for the impeltiugs of late equinexial rains, I had the unexpected pleasure of receiving your kind favour of the 2lth ult., in which you are pleased to inform me th a t the reform association of Liverpool are energetically anx ious to elect me as the first mayor under ilhe municipal reform bill. " I beg to thank you and them for this distinguished mark of your confidence. I feel the throbs which my heart speaks in the untranslatable language of gratitude. But permit me to assure you that the homogeneous unity of apparently conflict fog faculties, and roy pride in adhering to seemingly obnoxious eni ttee e 1P '~l„Ql:..'irziy(t"~:.s.4r.?: ~.. Y¢'JC^.~`.4'Ylf7la - - , consistencies , and, moreover, myrare. hut vitriolised and Lai hortent recognition of anything_which savouri of place, (which rplihonoured uncle in Manchester Will confirm if called upon,) peremptorily forbids my acceptance of .the per;wersely great but naturally flattering honour which my friends wish to confer upon me. " The very name of mayor savours of reprehensible and ego-, tistical, because of unphilosophical, autocracy. Adhesion to anomalous and Unphlogistical distinctions is, as they say at the'schools, from which you are most unjustly excluded, contra bonus mores et operatibas et tenpounda bouseholderadibus, the meaning of which is, that it is contrary to sound policy that the senator should aspire to offices which are infra diynitate, that is, opposed to his most perfect . -hallucinations or essential, but properly adjusted, positions.' I am, as you well know, formed for agregatal society, not for the administration of a local,. precarious,, subordinate, and circumscribed commonwealth. I wish well to Liverpool—her name is inscribed upon the base of Canning, and the harmonious voice of millions tells me that I am selected to work out his high, his noble, and his insuperable, because philanthropic, destinies under another name. " With unaffected humility, therefore, my very dear sir, I I must respectfully decline the high honeur which my friends, in the intensity of a sanguine but too flattering temperament, offer to my Mercurial hopes and my AlbioniSed and re-baptised "Give my dutiful regards to all my friends. Tell them that I am, as Shakspeare says, With them though abseut,'—that the warbling of the vernal songsters will intoxicate my plea sures with their presence in the coming spring, and that, short though the years be, and tedious the hours in St. Stephen's, still the ramifications of enjoyment in the performance of pleasant, because pledged, duties, will account for the arbitrement of taste and policy in most respectfully declining the high honour you intend me, and as it within a few minutes of the post only allows me to subscribe myself, •' My very dear friend, Your most faithful servant, " W. EWA RT." , On this letter being read and duly considered, it was resolved to withdraw the name of Wm. EwAnT, Esq., as,a candidate for the mayoralty. The meeting then dispersed. _ ' We have heard, we cannot say with any - degree of .surprise, that a letter has been addressed by Mr. Tuns. BOLTON, of town-dues notoriety, to the CommenCouncil, protesting, in language as forcible as he is capable of ap plying to, such a subject, against the provision 'intended to be made by the corporate body for the clergy of t4e .established church. We are gratified to say that this pro test is the entire production of one individual, and that one individual Mr. BOLTON himself. We have not been ignorant of 'his cankerous disposition,, and we are at no loss to conceive where that feeling must lie which would prompt him to object whilst every other dissenter remains tranquil and quiescent. It is, however, with feelings . 6f - sincere gratification that we notice the firm and dignified manner in which the proposition contained in Mr. - BOLTON'S letter fell a Grutum fulmen to the ground. Greatly, indeed, do we wish and require that Mr. BOLTON should furnish the radical piess with a copy of this said epistle, piteously bereft in its expressions of everything like gentlemanly feeling. It would, indeed, be meat fot the carniverous ; and without it it is impossi ble to enter into a dissection of its merits. We do not hesitate, however, to say that we have heard of much of what it contained, and that we turn with infinite disgust from a letter hypocritically pretending to be directed to religious c o n s iderations, but which, in reality, vainly and presumptuously pretends to compare the faithful and uncompromising follower of our LORD and SAVIOUR with the shorn and withered believer of the unitarian creed. Nor is it within the powers of our pen too strongly to deprecate the unparalelled presumption that would dare to denominate our established church a ." sectarian in stitution'," an assertion which Mr. BOLTON desperately advances; but the day of religious retribution will arrive, when: human protests wily avail nothing: It is unnecessary to notice Mr. Bolton's attempt to sus tain a cOmparison between the rights of the members of the established church and the Claims.for his baker's bills That comparison is in every sense odious, and springs frflm no elevated mind ; and if the scriptures be, as : Mr. Bolton, in' this letlet, asserts, addressed "to all mankind," we would remind him that one of the most important, though difficult and trying duties it requires, is " to love thy neighbour . as thyself:" • LONDON LATEST NWS. • City, Wednesday Ecening, Pg!fl,3q4* . geren o'clock. ' Notwithstanding the Bank. of blogland issued; at the.latter part of last week, a notice thiCadvauces, repayable on the liith Jan. next, will be made on stuck and other approved securities, at 3-1 per cent., on sums of not less than £2ooo,there has been by no means an absence of a pressure for money, and the gene ral appearance of the Eu,glish Stock Market has been heavy. The broker for the aceauntant-general purchased about £2(10,000 consols on Monday, and, we understand, will purchase a similar sum on Friday; and the Bank is understood to have purchased largely of late, both of Exchequer bills and India bonds, and this has been matter for considerable animadversion here, where every movement of this powerful body is watched with the most vigilant jealousy. These latter securities have been very flat, Exchequer bills touching on 10 pm., and India bonds being at par; but there has been a slight reaction since, and this after noon the former closed at 13 pm., and the latter at I to 3 pm. Ai may be expected, the "Raphael Letters" have been the 'subject of general attention and conversation, here. One glaring fact seems, however, to have, in igreat measure, escaped notice, and it is one adding much (if anything cab, add) to the iniquity of the transaction. It appears; on reference to the papers of the House of Commons, that the John O'Connell, who evinced such hereditary vivacity . to clutch the bribe-Money, was actually one of the committee apjunnted to inqaire into the merits ciao Carlow election! It will be seen that the destructive press here are sorely galled at the expose of the ex-Hebrew ex-sheriff, and have not failed to discover that Daniel O'Connell, in the whole of the cheatery, has acted a most virtuous and patriotic part. In fact, these worthies would, if the big beggarrnan were de tected in filching the speaker's mace, defend their master's mas ter, and swear that he only did it out of compassion to the mace bearers. No material speculation has been done in our foreign secu rities. The dividend on Belgian and on Spanish active stock is now in course of payment. Belgian bonds, ex dividend, are at 1001, and Spanish, ex dividend, at 421 In the transatlantic securities the operations are on a very limited scale. Colombian bonds ate at 314, Mexican 37 to 38, and Chilian 42 to 44. The chief speculation has been in railway shares, which, how ever, both yesterday and to-day have been rather flat, and have declined in price. London and Greenwich, which have been at 10 prern. 14ving receded to 7i, Great Western, which have been at 17 pm., to 112 ; London and ,Brighton from 6 pin. to and most of the others in proportion. In the mine shares the prices must be considered as entirely nominal. Although any intended dissolution of parliament has been strongly denied by the ministerial popish press, yet we have reason to know that such was actually intended, and that we believe we may venture to say that the contemplation of it has not been altogether given up. The rumour of this intention having got wind sooner than was intended has, we believe, led to an attempt to hush it up, and it is not impossible that Mr. O'Connell's Raphael correspondence, by bringing liberal elections into contempt, may cause a further pause; but we again repeat that the matter must be considered as still pending. Whenever this event does take place, such men as Messrs. Hume, Wakley, Roebuck, Duncombe, Ewart, Grote, &c. &c., will soon find the actual position they ought to occupy. Some idea of the rapid progression of the Australian colonies may be formeji when it is mentioned that the local revenues were estimated to produce, in 1827, At New South Wales £62,229 At Van Diemen's Land The revenues of recent years, Without any material increase of taxat►on, have been, at New South Wales, 1830 £104,602 • 1831 18:32 At Van Diemen's Land, • 1830 1831 . 71,067 1832 • . 1833 The expenditure had fallen so far short of the receipts that, in the colonial treasury of New South Wales, nearly £47.000 had accumulated, and at Van Dienien's Land £35,009. The atten tion of the bolds of the tre asury having been directed to this, the result has been the transfer to the cOlonial treasuries of such charges as have " been • heretofore defrayed from the mili tary.chests for the police establishments, for gaols, and for the colonial marines; not, however, including any charges imme diately connected with the custody and superintendence of the convicts or the penal stations and medical establishments, nor vessels employed in communication with the penal stations and detached military ports. The expences entailed on the colonies. by this transfer are estimated at £25,000 per annum for New South Wales. and £12,000 for Van Dieineu's Land. The advices from Madras reach to the 12th of July, and they mention an attempt made at Jeynoore to murder Major Alves, our resident, and•the,gentlethen (three in number) who accom panied him on tiis vtstt to the Rajah. The major was severely wounded, and Mi.:l3l'oe, moist inhumanly murdered ' • .but Capt. Sudlow and Mr. ht!NOithtea escaped. The major h ad reached his camp, and it Was hoped would recover. A force .of cavalry had arrived at the 'camp from Nupurabed, and reinforcements of infantry were on. their way from Deera. Orders from Cal cutta were waited for to direct further proeedfpgs. • THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STRNDARD. "In England we are -so much accustomed to see characters the most unimpeachable, nay the most venerable, assailed by the daily press, that we account the individual guilty of folly, who, if he be innocent of giving cause to the scandal, takes it to heart more than a passenger would mind the barking of a dog, that yelps at every passing souud."—WALTER SCOTT. SlR,—That the above is a correct opinion of the public mind in England on the personal attacks which, too often for their own: honour, characterise the productions of newspaper editors, wilt, apprehend, receive a ready assent from men of all poll tical.parties ; but it may be questioned whether au.-individual is not bound, disagreeable though it may be to him, to vindicate his conduct, when a dishonest attempt is made, through • hini, to injure what he sincerely believes to be the cause, nay the very palladium, of his counttx:Vi'-' A few years ago, that in'previous to the memorable election in 183 j, it was the boast of Liverpool that our fiercest political contests ended with the poll, and all occasions of offence,were at once forgiven and forgottenbut times are' altered, and *in this . ; particular not improved certainly. It is no longer permitted us to pursue our peaceful avocations in privacy and retirement; and, though years have intervened, "our tlibes and jests are not suffered to be lost for want of gathering." Well, indeed, "if revenge from some baneful corner shall not level a tale of dis honour at one, which innocence of heart, or integrity of con duct shall set right,"—well, "if cruelty and cowardice, twin rill-. flans, hired and set on by malice in the -dark, shall not strike together at all one's infirmities and mistakes, to which the best of us lie open." • Something of poor Yorick's fate hal' been mine, and whether revenge, cruelty, and cowardice have been set on by malice, or by sheer political 'hostility, or the base tempter of mankind, lucre, I shall not stoop to inquire, my present purpose being rather to uphold a cause which from infancy I have adhered to, and which, as I have before observed, is attempted to be in jured through me, if it be possible that so good a cause can be damaged by so humble an niclividual'as myself. It fell to my lot, quite unexpectedly, to second the nomina tion of General Gascoyne at a meeting of his friends prior to the election of 1831 ; and; as is usual on such occasions, I had to address the assembled multitude, a task reserved for another gentleman, but who, from indisposition, had left the room. Now, sir, it was at this meeting, and under the circumstances I have stated, wholly unprepared, and possessing very little of that self-Confidence which is essential on such occasions, 1 was interpreted to have used expressions of a sarcastic and super cilious import against the whole community of shopkeepers in this great toWn—of which the whig and radical press and ora tors did not fail to take the fullest advantage. On the Tuesday following, the editor of the Liverpool Times kindly permitted 'use the insertion of an address, in which I did net attempt to eat my words,-but I denied the inference most unfairly put upon ..thea; to serve, a jprty pnrpose. The shopkeepers were then, as now, a rich and influential bOdf-::many Of the most I-es/Wei-hie had uniformly supported General Gascoyne—and yet upou the occasion of again recommending him, for his long and 'tried services, as a fit representative, I, a supporter and seconder of his nomination, was made to hold them up to the finger of scorn. I admit that the joke, such as it was, might better have been, spared, but.the only persons who have a claim upon me for an apology are the Londoners, and I assure them that the liberty 1 took with their cognomen had no individual reference, but that they were used in illustration of the theme I had fallen upon, viz., the unfairness of admitting strangers, mere temporary re sidents perhaps, to interfere with the political rights of the bur gesses. And here, sir, I bring my subject to a close, and for ever. I hope that my fellow -townsmen, be their political bias what it may, (and I quarrel with no man for his honest opinions), will be satisfied with the explanation—and that your readers will pardon the intrusion upon their time and patience—but if there shall be still any "' who halt between two opinions" because of the part I have acted in this matter, I bey of them to reflect that they have a country, and that their votes belong to her, and are not to be regulated by personal dislike, or for the purpose of an noyance to any set of individuals. The public good is, or ought to be, the sole object of us all, and when called upon to confide the national interests into the hands of a representative, it is with him and not with his supporters that we have to deal—the one can do no harm—hut a false step in regard to the other , may entail upon us disgrace and injury irretrievable.—l have the honour to remain, Sir, your very humble servant, CYRUS MORRALL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Ste,—l wish to call your attention to an error in your papaas of this day, iu the report of the case of Richard Cross, at the pre sent Quarter Sessions, wherein it is stated I knew the prisoner and his family; also that I had the property taken from him in a house in Elliot-street, and that the watch was subsequently found at the house mentioned by the prisoner, from which it might appear to' the public as ifa connexion existPd between us. To prevent any appearance or suspicion of this kind, I trust you will state• the fact in your next publication, namely, said, that 'lad seen the prisoner in Mr. Garduer's employ, and through that means knew his person ; and that on his appre hension he would not give an answer, as to what he had done with it. Also on his commitment, he said be had got tipsy and the article wAs taken from him, but afterwards obtained through a noted house in Elliot-street.—l ant, Sir, yours remectfullv, WILLIAM YEATES. .13, Cloiton-square, October 31, 1835. 'THE CHURCII OF ENGLAND IN IRELAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDAW). Strt,--Were I to consult my own taste and feelings, I should not trouble you with my thoughts on the present. occasion, for both inclination and habit of life forbid sue from mitering Lyon. that btisy scene 'in which you are most actively and usefully, engaged', am no politician, and it is no feeling of politics which produce this present letter : it is a deeper and more pain fully intense feeling than any which politics could excite within me : it is the awful conviction that the church of Ireland totters to its fall net more from the malice of its enemies than from the apathy and supineness of the conservative churchmen of ICW - brief an - itransient hare-paid to tlte-Isials: ;metropolis I have been'able to examine, it is true, but little into the excellent charades and effects of our protestant church, and into the, debasing deformity of the papal superstition ; but, would.to God that all my English fell Ow-churchmen had seen -even as much as I have; no longer then, would they consider the ehurcbei of England and Ireland as distinct and different=, no longer would they suffer their ears to be abused by the popish falsehood, that the Irish church is cold nod dead—the state sell gion, and nothing more—and that the only zeal and activity displiived by its ministers are shown in suing for sinecures and distraining fur tithes. So often and so boldly have these calum nine been repeated that Englishmen begin to believe them, and those who would lay down their lives, if necessary; in defence of their'church in England, can content themselves with a spi ritless and . reluctant.opposition to the robbery and destruction of the same apostolical church in Ireland! If these few remarks, and the simple facts which I am able to adduce in their support, may have the effect of inciting any one or two brother churchmen to inquire for themselves into the merits of the case, richly will my labour be rewarded. I spent last Sunday but one in Dublin. In the morning I attended the service at Trinity College Chapel, and a cheering and hallowed service it was. The chapel was nearly filled with young men, whose devout and becoming deportment augured, to my mind, a happy presage of usefulness in that ministry for Which many of them are designed. A good sermon; feelingly `delivered by the excellent Dr. Singer, was listened to with the most solemn attention of the students, and appeared deeply to impress the minds of many. In passing by a popish chapel, not far from the College, on the conclusion of the morning service at the College Chapel, I saw by advertisement that a grand service was to take place there for the benefit of some charity under the patronage of " His grace the most Rev. Dr. Murray." Accordingly I en tered the place,' but my time did not permit me to witness the whole performance. On the very threshold of this place of worship I . found a crowd of tattered politicians loudly discussing the topics of the day, and in the midst of them a man selling, copies of O'Connell's speeches in the north of England and Scotland. Like most mass-houses I have seen, the chapel was artificially darkened to give effect, I suppose, to the candles die. posed about the altar. The opera singers, who were engaged for the occasion, having arrived, the organ struck up and accom panied them in several flue pieces of music, the words to which were in Latin! Of thecongregation, those who were in the part of the floor appropriated to the rich sat quietly on their benches —of the poor, the greater number were grouped together look ing at the singers, but several were praying with great earnest ness. Poor creatures ! they seemed as if they knew themselves to be sinners, but there was none to show them the way to seek forgiveness. In the sad countenances of the more earnest wor shippers I thought I could discern a distrust of the lying vani ties in which they were taught to hope, and that they felt the want of that peace which kneelings and crossings and counting of beads could not g ive. That the light of the gospel might speedily dawn upon these sitters in darkness was the fervent prayer with which I left the gloomy place. 1 had afterwards occasion to pass through the neighbourhood of St. Patrick's, the very hot-bed of popery . in Dublin. Here the streets were set out as if it was a fair;_ buying, selling, drinking, and swearing made a dreadful comment on the Mo- ItAi.ITY OF POPERY. Once my passage was entirely obstructed by a general scuffle, the parties engaged in which, as I under- Stood from what they said, had been just before attending to their duties in chapel like good catholics. Oh, what a sobbed)! I could not help reflecting that if the established church were swept away in Ireland, the sa'obath would sotiii be observed, as it is on the continent, as a day of feasting, of brawling, and of theatrical exhibition. I have had occasion to remark in every country in which I have travelled, that wherever popery is rampant there the sabbath is a desecrated day. Can this really, then, be the system with which protestant dissenters ally themselves to attack our scriptural established church ? I ant pained to reflect that such is the case, and yet they profess that they are inimical to papery, whilst they tacitly aid it, and covertly, though professedly unintentionally, fight its battles. But let us change the scene. In the evening I attended di vine service at St. C 's. The congregation was numerous, respectable, and devout; vet this parish is one of the strongholds of popery.' People of England! bear this congregation, as sembled at the same time with yourselves, praying your prayers to your God, through your Saviour—see them beset by enemies, on every side, the enemies of your holy faith, for which a Cran nies, a Ridley, a Latimer, and a Russell! (shame upon his de generate descendant) were content to die—see these your pro testant fellow-worshippers surrounded by the enemies of your beloved country—see them looking to you, under Heaven, for the liberty of being permitted to keep up the same worship with yourselves; with all this before your eyes, listen, if your con science will suffer you, to those who say that to suppress the c hurch will be to tranquillize Ireland! y But, vou may object, the measure for the retrenchment of the Irish"church'svill ma terially benefit the church itself. Will it ?-:--who says so?—does the church itself, speaking through its prelates ?—do the lords? —do those much abused and vilified but devoted men who are living, with their lives hardly worth a week's pur chase,ps it were,reaching tho everlasting Gospel in the darkest and wildest a re gions of this benighted land, I mean the w o rking clergy of the Irish church?—and above all do the Comniona say that the extirpation of this scriptural church will tranquillize Ire land? Ask Stanley, Peel, Hume, O'Connell, the representa tives of the four great parties of the House, the whigs, tories, tadidals and repealers. From all you will have the same reply of dissent, from the former with sorrowful apprehensions, front the latter with insolent triumph. None of these pophesy good, but evil, to the church from the proposed changes. Who, then, is your authority ? The ministers, forsooth, and their friends in the Lower House, amounting to about one hundred and fifty at the most. Think for yourselves before it is too late. The Vicar of. St. C s, (to whose congregation I have alluded above.) labours hard in his discouraging peat with three curates. He has procured a disseuting chapel to be consecrated in his parish, and supplied with a' faithful pastor, and is now raising subscriptions for the building and endowment of another place of worship in a very dark part of the parish. Excellent and indefatigable as this man is, there are many like him ; de lightful as is his congregation, thank God there are ninny such springing up in the church of Ireland. And shall the growing light be quenched ? "Oh, yes," say the papists, " Twenty years ago, when the clergy left the fold to be ravaged by our wolves, we made no complaints; but now that these heretics are so active, so devoted, so useful, it is time we Made a strong pull against the chtirch, or she Will silence us, and agitation, and repeal for ever l"• • This is the grand secret. A bold, a fearless, an evangelical race of men have appeared as ministers of the established church during the last few years. The Kildare-street Society has established.schools. The Sunday School Society has aided them in giving to these schools a religions tendency. The Ili nerniau Bible Society hasturnished them with the pure unmu tilated word of God. The clergy have turned over a new leaf, and amidst priviktion and suffering, of which Englishmen know little, they have been, and are still eneaged, in holding up the lamp of divine truth in the midst of thee r darkness of popery; and hence the agitation, hence the outcry against the estabti:.innent of which their devoted heroes are the members. But all will be of no avail if only English protestants will shake off their apathy and come to the rescue of their Irish brethren. Should popery become dominant iu Ireland that country will become inure than she is, the-plague spot of England, and we shall have at our door millions in a state of mental cte.fradation ready at the beck of au infuriated and ignorant priesthood to throw off I what they denominate the English yoke, and join nny league, offensive or defensive, against the protestantisni of England. But, my fellow-charcainen, is this your ntind ? As patriots. I call upon you to stand by the union, and the scriptttral church which is the mainstay 'of that union ; as protestants, to preserve to your fellow-protestants their pure form of worship; and, as churchmen, not to suffer the enemies of order and . religion to succeed in this their first attack upon THE OUTWORKS OP . YOUR OWN EST-ABLIEHMENT.—YOOIS, &C., MINOR. muye , n-14.^- , r , DEATH OF MR. MOTHERWELL. (From the Glasgow Courier.) Our readers will readily believe us when we say, that the cir-. Cumstances under which we go to press upon the present occa sion are such as to entitle us to some indulgence. in our ohitu ary list is recorded the death of one who, but a few .host hours ago, was moving amongst us in the full vitrour of life, and of manhood—whose energetic spirit sustained for several years the reputation of. one of the oldest newspapers in Scotland—and whose genius added not a little to the literary character of his native country. To ordinary Minds the death of Mr. Alotherwell will appear to be, perhaps, no more than one of the common cusualties of life; but to those whose knowledge of human char acter is deeper, and 'who are awake to the consequences of such an event, it *ill be regarded in a far different light. Intrepid, disinterested, and thoroughly honest, he advocated, with un wearied zeal and consummate ability the cause to which he was devoted, as much from the peculiar nature of his intellectual or ganisation, as from a . conviction of the truth of the principles which tie upheld ; and .although it has been said that he did at tidies overstep the rigid limits of propriety, the candid critic will admit that in the heated strife of parties the provocation to occa 'sional excess was unfsinall. List it is not iu. his public charac-, ter, as the editor of a Journal of passing events, that we desire 'UT - Content piate - -our late friend. Witeu the excitement of the day has long ceased to affect the judgments of men, his numerous virtues Will be remembered with affectionate regard, and his few . failings gently forgiven by those who eujuved the privilege of his personal friendship. In after years, when time has shed its mellowing influences over our respective paths, and has erased 'from memory all recollection of the petty disputes by which our little world is'.disturbed, we shall reflect with chastened emotions - upon bis.hurnanity, his benevolence, and his urbanity—the in herent attributes of his high and chivalrous nature—but we shall look in vain for such a combination of admirable qualities as were found in the excellent man whose perinature loss we now so heavily deplore. [ln the above sentiments we concur, and it is our melancholy duty to add the testimony of our humble tribute to the merits of the deceased. We knew him from boyhood, and we have watched his political career, and the aspirations of his genius with unmingled pleasure. He has contributed to the poetical monuments of his country some of the most beautiful ballads in her language, and he possessed no common share of antiquarian knowledge. The urbanity of his manners, the gentleness of his nature, and the lively quaintness of his humour, can only be appreciated by those who knew bins iu private life; but these amiable qualities we fear did not fit him for the storms of politi cal conflict, or permit him to wrestle, except defensively, with the democratical revolutionists of the west of Scotland. The way to unearth and destroy these political vampires, is not yet understood beyond the Tweed. The aristocracy are too proud too distant, too apathetic, to descend from their lofty castles to aid those who risk all, their health, their hopes, and their life, in fighting their battles in the plains. They cry the " church and the throne are in danger!" but they do not arm themselves to the proof and enter the arena against the common enemy. Mr Mother Well, we believe, felt this keenly, but he did not despair. On the contrary, he did much to counteract the sweeping I ravages of democracy in Glasgow—he held up to ridicule the puerilities of mob oratory—of would-be statesmen—of shabby demagogues invested with temporary power and bringing into contempt every thing that is dignified and just in social order For what he din we, in common with all conservatives, ought to be grateful, and we have only to lament that death, which under the direction of au allseing and allwise Providence spares the worthless, has bereft us of one, in the early prime of life, whoth we could so ill spare, and whose sudden removal pours a bitter draught upon our youthful and happy remi niscences. When our days were young, and the bright summer sun seemed to shine longer in the heavens than it dues now— when the bead was light and the eye beamed with pleasure— when the loud laugh amid the wild revelry of the school ground ,or the fairy tale told to listening compauions, behind some shel tering grave-stone in the churchyard, contributed to bind us al its lore to one another—oh, then, who could have thought tha t so short a space of time would have overshadowed with death so many buoyant hearts! We ask, where are the playmates of -aa.‘s-.infancy ans.•,vers Some sleep , in the . ..ung.les of India—one dearer than the rest sleeps in Java— some the sea has swallowed up—murder did its worst upon one in America—oonsumption wrought its fatal spell upon others ; and the south of France, the Island of Madeira, and the West embrace their mouldering. remains. Almost all are (toile! The sad reality seems like a painful dream.] DINNER TO R. C. FERGUSSON, ESQ, M.P. FOR The Dumfries Herald of this week contains a report of the speeches delivered at a public dinner given to the Judge Advo cate-General at the village of Castle Douglas. Major Calton, of Auchnabourg, in the chair—an honour, we understand, which was proffered to, and declined by, the leading men of that district. However, without inquiring why Sir John Gordon, or the honourable member's quondam friend and staunch supporter at the hustings, John Maxwell, Esq., did not accept the chair man'ship, if the dinner in question was really given by the elec tors of Kirkcudbrightshire " to mark their approbation of the private virtues and public conduct of Mr. Fergusson," we pass to the only prominent point in the very long speech of the Hon. Judge-Advocate, his attempt to contradict, in the style of a so phist the fact that there exists a political Siamese connexion between Lord Melbourne and Mr. Daniel O'Connell. The opinion generally eutertaiaed by the public upon this subject is confessedly galling to the least conscientious of •the Whig-radical ministers, and this is the only excuse for meddling with so tender a subject in the presence of any number, however insignificant, of his constituents. Never was the denial of a fact more bold, sophistical, and declamatory; it is, in truth, the lamest and least imposing effort of the kind yet hazarded with which we are acquainted. Judging from what we read, the ex hibition at the Mason Lodge must have been painful to the majority present; but it was as much as could have been ex pected under the circumstances in which the uufortunate gen tleman was placed. When triumphing over the overthrow of the ministry headed by Sir. Robert Peel, and aster glorying in the Irish catholics' bigoted hatred of that statesman, the leading essayist at the entertainment, Mt. Fergusson, is thus reported to have deli vered himself:— " But I will give another reason for wishing to see the late Ministry out of office—l firmly believe that had they remained in power we shoUld have lost Ireland. Indeed so sensible were the liberal Irish members of this, that to a man they withheld from him their confidence, and joined us in our opposition. Now they taunt us with unworthily having received the support of those members. But r will say, without fear of contradic tion, that a more unfounded calumny was never uttered by any class of men,:or for any purpose, than that there was a coalition betwixt the parties of Lord Melbourne and Mr. O'Connell, or that on the fernier taking office he was bound to him more than he was bound to the . nation by his public ,professions and prin ciples. I know not what the late Solicitor-General Means by " a coalition as little founded in principle as any that ever darkened or disgraced the history of political intrigue in the country." These are reported to have been his words. Are they, I will ask, applicable to the case of Lord Melbourne? A coalition, to be disgraceful must be founded on the abandonment of principle to gain over an opponent. ties Lord Melbourne surrendered one principle or altered one opinion which he for merly professed, for the purpose of gaium , the votes of Irish members? Can Lurd Melbourne be blamed for receiving the votes of men who support him for his public principles, and the belief that he is prepared to do justice to Ireland." There may be no written compact signed, sealed, and mu tually delivered between the Lord of Derrynane and the Lord Melbourne; but, that there is a virtual coalition judging the produce of the session, as of a tree by its fruits, and of men by their votes, it would be as vain fur the whole, as for any one of the Whig radical ministry to deny. In truth, the present admi nistration are mere political play-wrights, with O'Connell for their stage manager.%, We are told that at this electioneering dinner, " excellent speeches were delivered in English" (?) by two Polish noble men, Prince Gartoryski and Count Zamoyeski. The chief-stay upon those present was, we opine, the snore spiritual influence exercised upon the company by Count Cask-o'-whiskey. FRAUDS ON THE PRESS. The newspapers are more open to imposition than a chandler's shop, the worthy occupier of which receives his small change over the counter. There is a class of blackguards, who do not exactly belong to the swell mob, but who practice tricks which eminently qualify them to shine hereafter as cheats and thieves of the first order. They are those Who send fictitious advertise ments to the newspapers—fellows who are called practical wits, and whose humour is to fabricate and he—thinking they do a clever thing when they annoy the aged or outrage the feelings of the young. Some such person has been playing his pranks upon us, and therefore we most guard against such pranks being repeated. But firm we will insert the contradiction on which these Tema rks'are founded;— "'!'he marriage annonmeed in our publication of last Toes day, between: Joseph Carter, Esq. and Miss F. ilerington, we understand is nu ibunded, no such event having taken place." In order to put a stop to this sort of silly and vulgar imposi tion, we have,to announce once for all, that no birth, death, or marriage will be inserted in the LivLuPoot. STAN nARn, which is not duly authenticated by persons known to ourselves, or by those to Whom we can refer. All unauthenticated notices will be rejected, no matter whose names are appended to thei#. MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. On Wednesday last the monthly meeting of this body was held in the Council-room. There were thirty-two members pre sent, namely; the Mayor, Messrs. Lace and Pownall, bailiffs, Messrs. Boirne, Staniforth, Wright, T. Case, Leyland, Law retire, P. Bonnie, Robinson, Sir George Drinkwater, Sir Thos. Brancker, Messrs. Sandbach, Horafall, Foster, ,Corrie, Currie, J. D.. Case, Bold, Earle, Leigh. Ripley, . Moss, Thompson, Hongiton, Shaw, Hollinshead, Ashton, Gladstone, .Crosbie, and Cockshott. The Town-clerk read the proceedings of the last meeting of council, as well as those of the Select Finance and other com mittees who have sat since the last council. Nothing of inter est, however, arose front the reports, and the whole were unani mously confirmed, with the exception of a new lease, which had been 'refused by the Seleet Finance Committee to be renewed, but which, *after some remarks made by Mr. Thompson, was reserved for further inquiry, and for a future decision of the council. - - Several• members. expressed themselves desirous of having some explanation given, in which. Messrs. Case, Hollinshead, and Currie joined, as_to a number of decanters which, it wan understood out of doorS; had been purchased fur the use of the Town-hall at the price of g -I. Ws. each, and that - they amounted to nearly six dozen in number., The Mayor rose, and stated to the .council, that some mouths ago he had mentioned to the council the verydilapidated condition of the glass for the Town hall table; in fact, there were only fifteen sound decanters, and the remainder were in such a broken state, and had such a dis reputaele yearance, that any one must remark and be ashamed of them. Without any wish being expressed . on his own part, the council were then pleased to authorize I"ain to make up the deficiency, which he had dune; and though the number might appear large, he had only to inform the council that it required about three dozen to give a dinner for the usual uumber, which varies from forty to fifty. Sone further explanations followed, w h i ch appeared to satisfy the council, though many considered that any exclamation irons without on this subject was most ungenerous, seeing that the provision thus made fell, in point of fact, to the new corporate body, in which they could scarcely be said to be interested, if the opinion of one party out of doors was to be depended on. The Town-clerk was asked what reply he.bad received to the communication he had made to Mr. Rigby Wason respecting the sum of £6,000, or thereabouts, due to the corporation, by him, for certain leases which Mr. W'ason had never vet taken up. The Town-clerk said that is obedience to the instructions be had received he had written, as desired, to Mr. Rigby w aso n, and sent in his letter to his agent here, his brother; but that he had understood from the latter that Mr. Rigby 'Wilson was not in this part of the country, but that the letter had been ler winded to him, though from the rapidity of his movements it Was uncertain how soon it might overtake him. Mr. Rigby Wason it appears has been in the habit of paying the interest hut nut the debt due to the corporation. On the motion of,Mr. Wright, and which afterwards met with the unanimous approval of the council, £.su were voted to the ltoyal National Institution for preserving lives from shipwreck. A letter from the Rev. Mr.- Berry was read respecting the diviiion of the fees at St. Michael's Church, which was ulti mately referred to the select finance courruittee, with full powers. The Town-clerk read over the heads Of the new dock bill, which separates the present trust from the corporation; the council resolved themselves into a whole committee for this con sideration. The-Town-clerk informed the council that the report of the committee on the provision for the clergy of the esta'Aished church was not yet ready; but the Mayor stated, that as soon as it was so he should call a special council to receive it. Letters from the Duke of Wellington, Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Wharucliffe, and Lord Skelmersdale, were then read, in reply to those that bad been previously voted to them by the last council, for the manly and talented conduct evinced by them in defeuce of the corporate rights. By desire of the Mayor, the Town-clerk read a letter, to which a statement was subjoined, from Mr. Okiil, a most efficient ser vant of the Corporation, laying before the council a statement of the services he had rendered and the remuneration be had received, and requesting their favourable consideration of the circumstances as stated by him. It appears Mr. Okill's pre sent salary is £6OO per annum; and £lOOO were voted to him some time ago for extraordinary exertions made by him in de fence of the rights of the Corporation. It appeared, however, ou an examination of the question, and from fir. Okill's own statement, that his late sou had laboured in the service of the Corporation fur six years without reinuueration, and had been most indefatigable in the discharge of his duty. Upon which the council unanimously consented to vute Mr. 'for his son's services, four hundred guineas. The Mayor brought before the consideration of council, the inadequate remuneration received by Lieutenant Low, for his important services in defending the poor emigrants embark ing at this port from the abominable frauds commonly practised upon them by agents and other parties. He stated that be had himself, in person, applied to the present Govern ment fur an addition to Lieutenant Low's means, independent of his full pay, and though the importance of the services he bad rendered was admitted by all parties, yet they had re fused to accede to his request ; they even refused to allow him pen, ink and paper. Such miserably narrow-minded policy seemed to have its effect on most present; and it was ultimately agreed by the council to vote Lieutenant Low £l5O. The Town-clerk, at the request of the Mayor, read a letter from Mr. Thomas Bolton, (an Unitarian,) protestiug against the provision intended to be made for the clergy of the esta blished aura. The Mayor instructed the Town Clerk to read a letter from Mr. Payne, respecting the nuisances arising front various ma nufactories, injurious to the health and comfort of the residents iu the neighbourhood of Vauxhall-road and other parts of the town, and recommending that the council should go to Parlia ment for a bill, to compel, by means of a police, certain laws and restrictions to be observed, protective of the lives of the in habitants. 'lbis subject occasioned some discussion, but it was ultimately referred to the Select Finance Committee, with full powers to assist with a contribution in any indictment, but de clining to apply for an act of Parliament. no council broke up about two o'clock. THEATRE BOYAI„ CHESTER.—The novelty of the past week has been the really clever performance of Master Phillips, the infant tiunipeter, who delighted his company with several fa- Vourite,Aud .popular airs, with variations, in a style that would have done credit (O some of - artist es rrt - rtre day:— *fade , - 'inoiselle Pauline has also charmed the admirers; of the move :ments of " the light fama.stic toe," by her graceful pas Last evening the spirited manager brought forward the Eastern spectacle of Blue Beaul, the splendour. and scenic effect of which was much heightened by the presence of several of Mr. Atkins's fitur-fuoted exotics from the Liverpool Zoological -Gardens. DaNs's Tuaot.onY.—This work. which is composed in Latin and extends to eight volumes, is now in the library of the Athe . mum. The debasing obscenity of the questions asked at our i cular confession is w ithout a parallel in the filthiness of heathen s ism. how can men, presuming to talk of civil and religiou s. liberty, prostrate their minds to the - commission of a rite the e would degrade a slave ? and how can they expose their wivs, and daughters to such unhallowed pollution ? In the sacrei scriptures there is no warrant fur auricular confession.—Mau Sin! wheys is your authority fur this vile tyranny ? Huss Itoaaaiiies.—Tuesday morning, between four and five o'clock, two robberies were committed, of a very daring nature. An elderly lady of the name of Cooper, residing - at No. 2, St. Catherine's-terrace, Abercromby-square, was alarmed about five o'clock by a noise in the house, which plainly inti mated that improper• characters were within. She opened the bed-room window and sprung a rattle, which immediately at tracted the watchman, who, entering at the front door, searched the house through without effect. It was, however, apparent that a robbery had been committed, as several table spoons Which had been left in the parlour were missed. The sash of the kitchen window, at the back of the house, was found down. Soon afterwards a servant of Mrs. Meacuck, resident at the next house, on going down stairs, discovered that they likewise had experienced a similar fate. The fellows had been unable to effect an entrance by. the window, in consequence - 'of the shutter inside being well secured; they therefore prized open the door, entered and ransacked completely the lower part of the house, taking away several articles of wearing apparel, and had col lected a further quantity on the dresser of the kitchen, which would have, doubtless, been carried off but for the alarm which they experienced on the arrival of the watchman, and, as he had been there only half an hour previous to the discovery of the robbery, it may be conjectured that both were committed at the same time and by part of the same gang. FOOTPADS.— On Wednesday evening, about ten o'clock, a gentleman returning to his house iu Great Homer-street was assailed by three footpads, knocked down, and robbed; and after receiving some serious personal injuries, left in a field in a in a helpless condition. CITY OF GLASGOW STEAM-PACKET!—This packet sails every Saturday from the Clarence-dock for the Clyde. She is, we understand, one of the largest vessels engaged in the Scotch trade, and on account of her size possesses .alore spacious ca bins than it wouldbe possible to find in ships of lesser burthen. The cabins of the City of Glasgow are fitted up with great splen dour and elegance, and the plate and other necessaries provided for the use of the cabin passengers are all of the best descrip tion. The commander of this packet, Captain Drysdale, is, we are informed, a skilful navigator and indefatigable in his atten tion to his duties, as having charge of so valuable a property, and also, in presiding over the liberal hospitalities of his-table. Lord Stowell entered his 91st year on Thursday last, on which occasion the Earl of Eldon came from his seat at Eucomb, to spend his birth-day with his brother, as usual, at Early-court. The noble earl, who is six years younger than the baron, has since arrived for a few days in Hamilton-place. Lard Francis Egerton . has given orders to Mr. Campbell, the sculptor, to execute a colossal statue of the late Duke of Bridge water, which he intends presenting to the town of Manchester, for the purpose of being placed in a conspicuous situation in that town, and of which it will form one of the most prominent objects. The Earl of Winehilsea is now visiting the Bev. Prebendary Benson, at his residence in the College-green. The noble earl arrived on Wednesday from Abervstwith, and, we believe, will prolong his stay to Monday or Timsday next, when he departs for Northamptonshire.— Worcester Het alti. The General Steam-tiavigation Cowpanv's packet the City of Hamburgh, from Hamburgh, arrived oir the Custom-house on Monday night. Among the arrivals were the Swedish minister, Count Bjornstjerna and suite, also Lord Somerset, &c. THE VlNTAGE.—Extract if a letter from Oporto, dated the 20th instant:—" The accounts from the mine district are most unfavourable. Never wa's such a failure known. The weather was so tremendous during the vintage that wooden bowls were used instead of baskets to collect the grapes, so watery were they. Such a scene of desolation has never been witnessed there. In the year 1818 it was bad enough, but this year the weather has been much more tempestuous. Last year's vintage was a very supei ior one, and 18.34 wines are the best in quality that we have bad for many years." In our paper a few days since we gave a copious extract from a Scotch paper on the subject of the late Appeal Court at In verness for the six northern counties. It seems that the " work ing" of the reform act was a little awkward in tonsequence of no provision being made for the event of six judges sitting to determine appeals, and the possibility of their being equally di vided in opinion. The Scotch amended act proves for, the event of four appeal judges being so situated, and declares that the sheriff, against whose judgment the appeal may have been . brought, shall have no voice in case of such equality. But fur six sheriffs so situated, which could only happen in this district, it was not thought expedient to apply a remedy. Accordingly, in deciding some cases of appeals against the decisions of Mr. Sheriff Jardine, in the Registration Court fur Ross-shire, the six sheriffs being equally , divided in opinion, (and Mr. Jardine hiMself nut declining to be reckoned), the appeals were dismis sed, because no judgment in such circumstances could be given. Now, in this county, where the two great interests are nearly equipoised, the loss of several votes to the conservative candi date by such means looks more than accidental We regret that the Messrs. Gladstone, of Liverpool, have for the present been deprived of the franchise for one of their Scotch estates (in Ross-shire) by the extraordinary result in the Appeal Court to which we have alluded. But, notwithstanding, we rejoice to hear that the state of matters in this county now leaves no room fur doubt as to tire triumph of the conservative cause at the next election. --43larain9 - r er% t `4,C,VJOW,h , • N A VIGATION OF TIIE RED S - 3pleuditi .o,eyn i ;iiip, 0 ' 1 ,000 tons and 300 horse-powi.r, to he tztliezi the Au-if:U.:4,l4e( . . been contracted for by Goyarnivent...o GLisgoiv, to navigate the lied lieu: The contractor is Mr. Hebert N,,pier.., She is to be one of the most magnificent description, and fitted out at, ast man-otwar vessel. • DeaTli of THfi EARL OF CLIAR-LRVlLt.E.—the.Earl of Char. leville died at his lodgings in Dover very suddenlY.en.Saturdev, night, while eating his dinner. The deceased ices in. his 72d year, having been born in June, 17431. My his ina.rriv;:e. witU Catherine Maria, only daughter and heiress of Thomas TOwnly Dawson, Esq., and widow of James Tisdali, Esq., he has left an only son, Lord Tullamore, in hiSthirty-tilth year, now Earl s 4 Charleville. The present Earl's eldest son will be fourteet} next March. AU too titles are Irish, and the deceased sat 53 one of the representative veers for that part of the kingdom, iti the number of whom his death, of course, creates a vacancy. We are happy to state that the Rt. lion. the Earl of Airlis has given the munificent sum of 1:50 to aid in the ereetion of tit:. James's Church, Forfar. This . nobleman's gifts for,eharitable and religious purposes are not more distinguisned for their num, her and amount than for the heart that is in them. The pecit liar graciousness of his Ip . rdship' s manner exceeds even the splendour of his benefaCtions. His Lordship, it should be known, has no personal interest in Forfar, not being a heritor, and the contribution must be viewed as one, of pure benevolence, and as indicating the deep interest which he takes in the.reli gious instruction of the people,. and in support of the church, that was so dear to the hearts of our coveutituing fathers, and is still so dear to the best of their chtldren.—Perth Constitutional; Died on Sunday night, at•his residence in Eaton-place, Cap. tain the Hon. Sir Henry Duncan; fiat., C.B. This gallant officer was the second sou of. Viscount Duncan, who defeated, Adinital de Winter, cotnmanditig the Dutch fleet off Camper down,. and brother to the present Earl of Canarerdown. Sir Henry Duncan was a brave and,tueritorious officer, and highly, esteemed. He died of apoplexy, and has left a widow and family. Mut.iitinuotv ACCIDENT ON BOARD HIS MAJESTY'S FLAG,SH CIP ALEDONLA,—( Extract of a private lerter.)—" We hada very dreadful accident on board here,. at half4asi ten r.m., ott Friday, October 2, whilst lying at this anchorage (off Zante). Lieut. Harris, R.N., challenged one of the midshipmen to ;to inside the main rigging into the main top as soon as he would go outside. When Lieutenant Harris got two-thirds up he lost his bold, and fell on the deck upon his head, and fractured his skull in several places. 14ys. iiillvar and Birtwhistle, the sur geons of the vessel, gaveMnediate attendance, but his death was instantaneous," . , LAW EXPUNSE—CHAMBFAISPS BANK itUPTCY.—In thecourse of the trial in the cottimon Pleas, on Thursday last, of an ac 4 tion, or rather an issue from tfie Court of Chancery, to ascertain the validity of a comiribizdon of bankrupt, issued against Chant. hers and Son, about ten or twelve years since, Mr. Mayhew, the solicitor untie*: 4ie commission, underwent a severe cross. examination by the Attorney-General, who asked Mr. Mayhew the amount he had received front the assign** on account of the bill of costs in the bankruptcy of Mr. Chambers'? May, hew said that he could not exactly tell. .Attorney-General.--,-* " Now, Mr. Mat hew, have you not already received front the . assignees £30,000 for costs?" Mr. Mayhew.—" No: if I had. it would he monstrous." Attorney-Geueral,—So it might be; but many things that are monstrous are at the seine time true. Have you received £25,000?" Mr., Mayhew.—" Ido not think that - 4 have." Attorney-Oeneral..—" Will you swear that you have not received £15,000?". Mr. Mayhew.—" No.", Attornev-Gentral.—.' Will you swear that you have not re ceived £20,000?" " No, I will not ; 1 may have done." Attorney-General.--" And this sum was paid ,you by the a.ssig, nees out of Mr. Chambers's estate,? Mr. Mayhew.—" It was, paid by the assignees, and, no doubt, out of the bankrupt's es tate." NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS.— An advertiser does not look merely to the sale of a newspaper—he takes its character also into account : he endeavours to ascertain whether it is se- dulously read, or only glanced at and thrown away—whether it goes tutu the hands of the needy, or circulates among men with money in their pockets, who can buy the things they co-: vet. It . must by plain that a journal which lies on the table of five hundred opulent persons, and is read by their, families and the neighbourhood, is a better medium for advertising property of any value than one of which five thousand copies are distri buted among ladies' maids, gentlemen's valets, and gin-drink ers, or which is the favourite of the more reputable poor.—Spec tator. . . BRITISH OFFICERS IN THE PORTUGUESE SERVlCE.—Extract of a letter from Lisbon :—" Admiral. Sartorius received Yester day, October 23d, the £10,01.10 dile to him, in payments at three, six, nine, and twelve mouths' (late. The action by several Brit ish Officers, lately in this service, against the. Portuguese go verninent, came on, fur trial on the 21st instant.. The point at was, whether they should only receive a gratuity of one year's amount of pay upon quitting this service, in conformity with what Marshal Saldanha hau ordered, or be declared entitled to the two years' which had been promised them, like every other officer who came out, in the contract under which they came out here. The jury have not yet sent in their verdict. A great sensation exists in Boston, in consequence of the extraordinary disappearance of Mi. Thomas Taylor, of Frith Bank. The prevailing opinion is, that Taylor has been mur . tiered and buried, and that his hat was thrown into the river as a blind.—Lincoln Gazette. FIRE NEAR BURY EXTINGUISHED ET STEAM.—On Thursday week a fire broke out in a factory at Pig's Lee, near Bury, in a boom used for drying large sheets of cotton wadding, which is heated by steam. as well as by stove-pipes. A person employed on the premises bad the ,presence of mind to break one of the stove-pipes, and on closing the doors the rush of steam from the pipe was so great as to extinguish the flames in a few minutes. But for this timely interference the whole of the premises must have Been destroyed.—Manchester Courier. CONSTITUTIONAL RESTLESSNESS.—A gentleman of the name of 'Wyon, who is permanently employed at the Mint in Lon-. duu as an engraver, arrived here lately on limited leave of ab sence, obtained at the solicitation of the Portuguese of Govern ment, for the purpose of engraving the Queen's profile bust oti the dies for the new coinage. His leave is nearly out, and yet the object for which he cause is unaccomplished. The fact that owing to the girlish restlessness and impatience of the Queen, he bas only been able to get two short, and by no meant quiet, sittings, although he declared that six at least would be required; be now says that he can stay uo longer, and twist be off hy this jacket. I know that great exertions are making tb induce him to Wait till next week, and it is even said that Lord Howard has been applied to, to use his influence, by extending the leave of absence . .on his own responsibility. The artist, however, " to the datebf the last ad7ices received," continues& inexorable, alleging as, sufficient reason for his obstinate re, fusel, that the orders of his Government were with him para mount to every other coo deration, and that, therefore, go he must.—Lisbon Letter tf a Contemporary. - - Rumor:RED MARRIAGE IN IIIGG Lll , E.—lleport speaks of a contemplated marriage buween Lora Stafford and Mlss Caton, sister ofthe Marchioness of Wellesley. The first Lady, Stafford, who was daughter of Edward Sulyrade, Esq., died ill 1832. His Lordship and Miss Caton are both members of tha Roman Cutholic Church. LEGAL CoNSISTENCY.—Perhar it la 'not generally known that the same Revising Banisters who this year rejected a large number of conservative voters, on the plea of their omission of the names of the streets in which they resided last year admitted their rights of qualification ander the same circumstances! Hero is consistency with a vengeance. If the voters were admissible then, why are they nut admissible now ?—Northampton Ater. cury. SAD REVERSE OF OtRCUMSTANCES.—On Monday evening an inquest was held belore Mr. Baker at the London Hospital mu the Mile-end road, on the body of Mr. Joseph Tyson, aged 55, who died in that institution under the following melancholy circum stances :—A few years ago the deceased, who r w as a sugar-baker, lived in much athience, but owing to the great decline in the su gar refiniug trade his bu'iucss gradually tell off, and for some time past he had been reduced to such a state of destitution as to want the common necessaries of life. Yet such was his pride that he would not let many persons who had known him in pros perity, and who no doubt would have contributed to his inure urgent necessities, know his real situation. On Sunday morning. week, between the hours of two and three o'clock, and during the prevalence of a severe storm, the unfortunate deceased was found by a policeman lying on the pavement in Whitechapel„ drenched with rain. Ile was carried to the station-house and kept there for the night. On the same morning he was taken to Lambeth-street Police-office, as the officer supposed his ap pearauce was occasioned by intoxication ; but on a surgeon be ing sent for he was removed to the Hospital, when it was found that the state to which he was reduced was owing, .to debility brought on by his miserable condition. The jury, after examin iug witnesses to the above effect, returned a verdict of " Nature Death." RESULT OF THE HARVEST.—The sudden change in the wea ther towards the close of the harvest in England, and the pre valence sinee that period of wet, has proved extremely injurious to the crops of grain throughout Scotland, where heavy rains have been expeneuced fur several weeks. The growth of wheat, taken generally, is below an average, though perhaps equal in bulk to the crops of last season, and inferior in quality. Oats,' which are the chief produce of Scotland, have disappointed the anticipations of the growers. Bere and Barley are not so bad, but brewers will still have to look to England for malting samples. Beans in many instances have grown too much to haulm, not podded'Well, and will be a defective crop. Peas being mostly sown on light lands, have suffered friar, the dry weather, and will be short in the produce. though of better quality than beans, Farmers' :Magazine and Monthly Journal. Oases.—Un Thursday, while the sun was. shining brightly on the river, some persons loitering about the ,Old Bridge dis cerned an otter under one of the arches, heating up the stream., as this voracious animal generally swims against the current in, piiirsuit of prey. The intelligence soon spread, and a crowd flocked to the banks of the river, some prosided with guns.-- .. Three or four otters were now visible, darting about the arches of the bridge. Several shots were spent without success, but at length a lad on the bridge tired down his piece with effect. The blood mounted up, and after one or two convulsive tumbles, one of the otters sailed door the river dead. It was afterwards taken out, and found to be one of usual dimensions, between two and three feet long. The others escaped unmolested. Our' river is at times much infested with otters. The " villainous vermin," as old lzaak Vt'aiton, with the true spirit of an angler, styles them, generally seize upon trout and salmon, and hav ing taken a few choice bites from the most delicate part of the fish, they leave it to float in useless and lifeless putrolity.—ln veiness Courier. EXTRACT FROM THE PHILADELPHIA FHEEmAN's JOURNAL. —" Every discovery, no matter of what nature, in a lesser or. greater. degree, adds lustre to the human mind, and reflects credit on the individual who,, by his zeal, industry; and re searches, has brought to perfection such direover‘. But in the illimitable field of chemistiy, how ninth more is due to. him, who shall effect in that exhaustless science, an useful piepara tion, so as to make age appear young. and to adorn beauty. I have been led to this remark, by having seee the. •oudrous effects produced by the application of Oldridge ialtn of Columbia upon those who had been bald, or wiles irliad beery thin and weak. num the :refpectability of th e cobrimenders of this precious capnlary restoring and pre vies; balm, oral ft our couver,ations with others who haye c tAiai of it, I was induced to use it, in order to tiill4sfy uty. . 44;us bereditaiilF bald, and was the sport of uay juvenile oeiates, whom nature had endowed with this ornamenta' a fug. Their st'off' and Jeers I bore with a philosophical i or. After having tried a great variety of unctions, none of iich ',A the effect of pre-, venting the falling off, much less iestorina to me my hair, I consequently declined them, after patient a utrreiterated attempts as spurious'm toto. Still anxious, in an advanced ported of age , to appear no older th an 1 really was, 1 lesorteu to Oldiidge's Balm, and to my utter astonishment, and to the .wonder of those •who grew with my growth, strengthened with my streaeth, and declined into the vale of_years with me, 1 can boast as fine a covering of hair as any of my acquaintance, titan blXieeD tv thirty years of age." OLORIDGE'S BALM causes whiskers and eve-brows to - grow, prevents the hair fioni turning grey, and the first appliva tion makes it curls beautifully, frees it tore scurf, and stops the, • hair from falling off. Abundance of certificates Item gentle-, wen of the Irst respectability in England, ate abort by the proprietors, C. and A. Oldrulge, 1, Wehington-street, Strand, London, where the Balm is sold, and by all tespeetable Per fumers and Alcdiciac Venders—Pc:co 3s. Gd., tits. stud Us. fat bottle. riia -7.000 esti peo ,od & Ater, r iot`► they said the I,