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JuLv 10, ISA 33. the outposts of our church establishment in Ireland. It is not by the arm of the spirit that we are assailed. Our doctrines and discipline are not challenged by an appeal to the high authority of the canons of GOD. The charge against us is not supported by the artillery of reason — by arguments addressed to our conviction—orby assump tions founded upon apostolic dogmas which we are unable to meet and refute'. No ; the advocates of popery and idolatry know better. Theirs is the warfare of the lay Pirate who hoists the black flag, and decides.all by brute force at the muzzles of his guns or by the edged his sabre. Murder with them is the legitimate argument. To waylay a protestant clergyman, to shoot him, to hat ter out his brains, to dance upon his mangled corse, to howl like incarnate fiends over the foul deed of blood— these are the arguments against ills To do in Ireland what would disgrace the most sanguinary savages in the darkest dens of the earth is considered no offence in the code of morals, but strictly a popish duty incul cated by the priests, and recognised as a virtue by the legislative scoundrels of that communion whom we have nursed in our false pride, and warmed under the impres sions of a spurious and mischievous philanthropy. These are the begrimed fruits of our fatal liberality, which cry aloud to HEAVEN ! These are the murder stains which reward our generous concessions! These are the marks, imprinted by traitors and assassins, _as witnesses to the bond of protestant concession ! Is there an Englishman of:so frigid a temperament, of so callous a heart, of so weak a mind, of so torpid an understanding, of so seared a conscience, - or who is so alienated from all . that is good, and noble, and valorous, as not to feel his blood boil at the indignities thus offered to his king, his coun try, arid his religion ? N.o 4 there is not one in ten thou sand ; and that one is a greatening slave, pitiful in mind and manners, an outcest of doubtful origin whom no one recognises, or a thief Isis 4 habit and instinct; or, vhat is nearly the same thing, a jacobin in politics, and an uni tarian—that is a robber of presbyterian chapels,—in what he pleases to call. religion. We now return to Lord MORPETH'SbiII, but not to Lord MORPETH. He is merely a drOdge in this matter, the agent of what he cannot possibly understand, and we have, as before stated, thrown him overboard, as we would the wrapper of some Smyrna goods supposed to contain the virus of the plague. Lord MoRPETH, then, is supposed to be sunk.; but we must return to the bill which we are menaced with on Monday next. To make the matter simple, we shall assume O'Cos- NELL to be its conductor in the House of Commons, hav ing no doubt whatever that he is its author, and that for purposes intimately connected with his influence and po pularity . it has been concocted. Now what is this bill ? It enacts that where fifty protestants are not avowed and declared, if not proved communicants of the episco pal church, in any parish in Ireland, such church shall be destroyed, and the revenues of the said church shall be given to promote the objects of general education. By "general education" is meant, placing poor children under the influence of the popish priests, denying* them the benefit of a gospel education —feeding them upon adulterated scraps from an adulterated bible—thrusting upon them false translations and perverted tenets—giv ing them as texts what are dishonest interpolations—and rearing them in a faith, founded upon these texts, which islarse, delusive, and destructiVe. Such isonational edu cation in Ireland, under the protection of the present government, and for which we, the protestants of Eng land, are called upon to pay. s This, we contend, would be had enough if the tax for its support were .levied exclusively from the Roman Ca tholics of Ireland. It would not be so bad if the expense of it were defrayed by MAtimoun the Sultan of Constan tinople. But to think that we protestants of Engla nd should be taxed, - as we are, to furnish the agents of the Ourch of Rome with the means of perverting the early and eradlin's principles of the poor children of Ireland is so morrstroua, so indecent, and so dishonouring, that we consider every protestant who assents to it, without so lemn protestation, as falling under the judgment which, bible be true,., it is sure to provoke. If the sacred seiptures be not a fallacy—if the apostles be not impostors —if the - MESSIAH be not come; era' the writings concerning Him be not fictions, this sort of education is fraud, impiety, and shameless blasphCMy. He who de tracts from, the written beisk—he who adds thereto—he who mars or obliterates—his name, saith the Scriptures, shall not be written in the books of heaven. It is for those who have countenanced this departure from duty, if they be christians, to reconcile their conduct with the awful inhibitions, and the consequences, to which we Dave alluded. But the bill to be read on Monday goes much further than merely tolerating this system of jesuitical and anti christian education. The bill takes a wide leap beyond encouragement. It proposes that the protestant church • in Ireland shall be made directly, by its income and its misfortunes, the nursing mother of this spurious educa tion, and by consequence the active auxiliary of popery. Where fifty protestant communicants are not found in any parish, no matter how rich the donations given in support of our religion may be, the church revenues be come alienated to the crown, and are given to the sup port of the spurious and unscriptural education which we have described. •If there be forty-nine protestants there is no help fdr them. If fifty they are safe. But how easy is it to reduce sixty, eighty, or even an hundred, to less than fifty?' The intimidation and murder reg ime would be instantly resorted to. The midnight visitation —the fire-threat—the death's head and cross-bones — frighten peaceful families more titan the plague or pesti lence. Dire are the hardships to be encountered in planting a farm and sustaining life amid the woods of a Canadian forest; but these, painful in prospect, as they • sever all domestic ties, and embitter - the recollections of •a once happy home, are still more painful in reality. Yet . who . amongst the proteStant peasantry of Ireland, surs rounded by popish priests and their legion of Incendia ries, would not brave the miseries •of the " middle pas .sage," and hazard death by starvation in the woods of Anierica, rather than expose themselves and their child ren to the denunciations of the popish priests ? In every lonely parish Which O'CoNNELL might choose to reduce below the prescribed and ' the proscribed number, he would only have to order his savages to work, and the ,reduction from eighty or an hundred to forty-nine would be accomplished in a very short space of time. In fact, it is frightfill to contemplate the blood that:twilit(' be shed, -and the cruelties inflicted under this extirpating clause. It appears by the returns, that them are 193 parishes iu Ireland in which there are not more than twenty pro testants. These returns, we know, are shamefully false. We believe they are, in most cases, fraudulent returns, :concocted for the persecuting and extirpating purposes • which O'CosN'Eta. has in view. Still they are the re- Aurns.upon which the present governmentTely, and mean to act. We most, therefore, take them as showing the amount of robbery which is intended. There are, by west returns, 133 parishes, the protestant, population of which does not exceed thirty souls ; 107 not containing forty, and 77 not containing more than fifty souls. These put together give us five hundred and fifteen parishes, ;containing seven hundred and nine small congregations of protestatats, which this bill is calculated to deprive of every pittance• of church revenue, leaving the pastors and their flocks destitute of the means of worshipping Gad! When did any thing more atrocious, more im pious, more sinful, or more insulting to the Majesty of Heaven ever enter the minds of men ? These poor people are to be deprived of a consecrated house of . prayer, merely because their numbers do not reach fifty. • Fifty ! may the word stand ever accursed in the annals ':of England ! Fifty ! it is cruel mockery ! Why not say five-hundred ? It would be more bold ; it would be an equally honest and more daring act of s acrilege. And • • perhaps five hundred would have been the minimum . number but front the fdar of open resistance. O'CONNELL • knows what the protestants can do when exasperated ; • and, therefore; like a cunning pirate, be preys only on • the Weak o ttie unarmed, and the defsnceless. , Such, ,however', is the bill which is to be read a second " - time on Monday next. Its 'principle, it , would appear, • is not to be opposed on 'the second rending. This, we • presume, is dictated by weakness, and in order to pre vent unnecessary and repeated dinuasiun. Sir RopEgr PEEL and Lord STANLEYhav ' e both formally intimated their intention to divide the hill and oppose the spoliating and appropriating Clauses. We may, therefore, ApeCt a tremendous struggle and a fresh trial of strength. Lord JOHN RUSSELL declares that he will not yield, aiad if he succeeds we have no chance left but in the Hoese of Lords. The electors of Oldham have returned a very excel lent conservative in the room of W'rLLlAar COBBETT de ceased: The son of the late member had a respectable minority, and of all the candidates, with the excep• tion of Mr. LEES, he would have had our preference. One Mr. ASHTON YATES went over to Oldham with £ll7 15s. 9d. in his pocket, thinking he could persuade the electors to acknowledge his pretensions; but they would not listen to him, and he was returned to Liver pool minus his travelling expenses. Mr. FEARGUS O'CoNNoR, however, had more courage, although per ' haps less cash, and he . stood the brunt of the first day, in which, out of eight hundred electors, he had the ex• tensive merit of obtaining thirty-three votes. Mr. JoHN COBBETT polled 3SI, and Mr. LEES, who is returned, 394. Oh Mr. FEAecus O'CoNxoß, descendant of an Irish king, that you should have come all the way from the mail coach office in Cork to be rejected by the wea vers and spinners of Oldham ! It is a mighty calamity ! Consider, Mr. FEAR . GUS O'CONNOR, the money you have spent, and the terrible oratory you have wasted, anti the magnificent pledges you have made—all in ifain! The electors of Oldham have treated you as Englishmen generally treat tail soup—they have made spoon meat of' you ; your name, your reputation, and your connexion. going for nothing. It is a melancholy business! But, joking apart, is it not pleasant to observe that not one of the-Irish joints can malie the least, impression upon any popular constituency in England ? Even O'CoNNELL himself, we venture to say, would not com- mand a hundred votes in any county or borough in Grew Britain. This is consolatory, for it shows the protestan . feeling. Long may it prevail 1. LONDON LATEST NEWS. City, Wednesday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock. The dividends on the different English stocks which have been closed are now in course of payment, but money is in con siderable demand, and . the consol market not very animated. Consuls for the account olosed this afternoon at 9211. India bonds and Exchequer bills are both better, the premium on the former is 12 to 14, and on the latter 32 to 31. In the foreign Market there is a considerable buoyancy in the various securities. Spanish bonds have risen to 52, and closed at 51; the scrip to 81, 9 discount; Portuguese bonds- 92; the 3 per cents 62 ; Colombian 381 ; Chilian 46 to 48; Dutch 5 per cents 1011, and Belgian 551. A belief exists here that a dissolution of the parliament will take place in less than six weeks, and that the ministry cannot stand beyond that period. It is estimated that the majority on the Irish church question will be so small in favour of the de spoilers, that it will be typical of the ultimate fate of the miser able cabinet now in power. The New Fork Courier announces the arrival of the brig Elm from the port of Guyama. The Captain (Doyle) states that, when he was on the point of sailing, information had reached there ►hat the negroes on the island of Santa Cruz had risen and destroyed fourteen plantations by fir,!. LOCAL NEWS. ST. ANN'S-STREET LITERARY INSTITUTION.—We have been gentlemen who took a prominent part requested by some of t he in founding and are engaged in the management of this institu tion, to disavow on their behalf any knoivledge of or connexion with an exceedingly silly. and trumpery periodical which has recently made its appearance. This they are anxious to do as it. has been supposed by some persons to have received their countenance and support. The undertaking is, we understand, the mere private. speculation of some ) ouug men, who, when they have acquired a small modicum of wisdom, will most likely discover their extreme ignorance and unfitness for the task they have imposed upon themselves. LIVER THEATRE. —The Liver will he opened this evening for the benefit Of Mr. Godfrey, an actor who, we understand, has lately been performing at the Theatre-royal. Mr. God frey's bill enumerates a great variety of entertainments, such as songs, recitations, and musical performances. Among them will be found those Of the infant trumpeter, and the American` Matthews. PRESENT TO MR. RICHARD DAWSON —III noticing on Tues (ley last the very handsome present of plate made to Mi. Dawson,.and which is so honourable to those who give and to hina..who reeeive's it,. the unfortiusat ely.ninittea. to sLate that the plate . woutd be exhibited at the King's Arms Motel to the public gratuitously. We have now to announce that it will continue to be exhibited the whole of this day and to-morrow. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—On Monday a fancy fair will be held in these gardens; preparations are making for ilLuntinat ing theirs iu the evening of that day, and for a grand display of fireworks. CAUTION TO PERSONS INTRUDING THEMSELVES INTO NEWS ROOMS.—Tuesday, Michael Haden was tried and convicted at the Sessions, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment in Lancaster Castle, fur stealing an umbrella from the Exchange News-room. Tun HIGHLAND YOUTH.—Master Louis Gordon, the High land Seer, and his Sire, are still in Liverpool. All that we have to say about their performance is, that their trick is very cle verly done. THE LivErteoor. BUILDING ACT.—The royal assent watt. given by commission on Friday last to an "act for altering, amending, and extending the power s and provisions of an act of the 6th George IV.. for the regulation of buildings in the town of Liverpool, and for the other purposes therein mentioned; and for granting further and additional powers for the improve ment and regulation of the said town, and the preservation of property therein from fires and otherwise." TIDE INFANT TRUMPETER.—Of all the performances that we have heard or seen for a long time, those of Master Phillips, the trumpeter, a child about seven sears old, are the most ex traordinary. Without the slightest apparent effort he produces with a full volume of sound every note that can be raised on the trumpet, and executes the most difficult passages with a degree of precision which is seldom accomplished except by years of incessant study and practise. In concerted pieces he pla y s with great freedom, and exhibits a k nowled ge of m u sic far beyond his years and very infantile appearance. No one hearing without seeing the trumpeter would suppose it possible that so mere an infant was the performer. CHuricki MissioN To THE WEST INDIES.—In Our adver tising columns will be found an " address to the members and friends of the Church Missionary Society, with a view to the extension of its proceedings id the West Indies," which we take leave to recommend to the attention of our readers. One of the society's objects is the formation of a Normal school in Jamaica, under the charge of an ordained missionary, with a view to the propagation of the gospel , through the agency of well trained and intelligent natives. POOL- LANE.—We perceive that workmen have commenced taking down sonic of the buildings on the left hand side of Pool lane, fur the purpose of widening it, agreeably to the improve ment act. As the corporation have made arrangements with nearly the whole of the owners of property in the line of im provement it is to be hoped that no time will be lost in render ing it complete. The widening of this great thoroughfare will be a great public accommodation, especially when the . new, Customhouse IS completed, the centre portico of which will then be visible froM the 'lows.-hall. SEA BaTtitatC.lt may be gratifying to those who intend visiting any of the marine villages of this connty,tu know that the tides will be very favourable for sea bathing from this day to Wednesday next. On Sunday, we believe, they will be up wards of twenty feet high. HAY Hanvessr.—Tho hay harvest is now nearly completed . in this neighbourhood, and the Glowers have reason tube thank ful for the excellence of the crops, the favourable state of the weather for securing them, and the fair prospect ofan abundant aftergrass.-3-43/acki.ami Standout. THUNDER Svonat.;---A heavy thunder storm passed over this town, from South-west to North-east, on Sunday evening. The lightning was exceedingly vivid, but we have heard of no damage occasioned by its fierceness in this neighbourhood.— A FlotrrtiaG PRIEST.—That same spirit of Christian meek nesi that sent the Irish priests into the foremost and most bloody ranks of the Wexford rebels! in 1798 is yet, as it must be grati fying to all who respect the sacred character of a clergyman to learn, burning as bright as ever id the "island of saints." We learn from the Tralee Mercury, a Roman Catholic paper, that the Rev. C. onnor has volunteered for. the service of the Queen of Spain ! and that he only waits for the completion of sonic domestic arrangements to join his brethren in arms. Our readers will cease to wonder at this crack-brained project when they learn that this hero is the cousin of that concentration of all wisdom—Mr. Feargus - O'Connor. Weabink the priest had • better stay at home to console Feargus on his rejection front Cork, and the slap in the face which he got from the electors of Oldham. Perhaps, too, he might be otherwise of use, in case lof the ex-member's matrimonial speculation succeeding.— Blackburn Standard. DISGRACEFUL CItUELTY TO A NEWFOCNOLAND Dol3.—On board the steam-boat William Fawcett, crossing from Birken head to Liverpool, on . Monday last, a eutleman's servant was observed to come on hoard, accompanied by a very fine and venerable -looking 14:ewfoundland dog. The appearance of this animal attracted some interest from the passengers on board; some of them, observing a largeistone on the deck with a strong cord attached to it in the possession of the servant, had the cu riosity to inquire to what purpose it was to be appropriated, and much were they disgusted to learn that this servant had come on board, by his master's directions, to make use of it for drowning the dog.. On bearing this several gentlemen remon strated with the servant on what he was about to do, when he stated that his orders were to drown the dog in the manner above stated, and that he was bound to comply with them. When the William Fawcett had reached the middle of the river the dog was thrown overboard, and in a moment disap peared. It would be doing injustice to most of the passengers, of whom there were about forty on board; to say that they were not both surprised and disgusted at what had occurred, and more particularly the ladies, to which this act of cruelty to a noble animal, incapacitated by no disease but by age, was most particularly offensive, and which was evinced by their expres sions of regret on finding the poor animal consigned to the deep. We do not thiuk such au act as this, moreover, is justifiable in cultivated society, for it ie unnecessary tp say that conduct like this could not fail to inspire feelings of disgust in the minds of every p asse nger, and, infect, wh a t in p oint o f j ustice they have uo right to do. Passengers are. not to be annoyed by such dis graceful exhibitions; and we trust, for the credit of our town, this instance will be the last we shall have to -recotd of a simi lar descti [lt jou. Rho a Ourrerpoideat. LIVERPOOL w ANDAR* NEW INVENTION. .viiecimen of the ludicrous and muck-heroic. How touchingly does the writer describe Walter's introduction to the " rather tall" girl of 181• Read. • •• . . . "'Overcome by the intensity of ,his. own private feelings, Walter, without waiting to hear the conelnsion of the verses;• (how did he know that she was about singing any more ? sprang to Eliiabeth's side, (for such was her name.) The lady, startled. at so sadden an apparation, (improved 'orthography), recoiled back, (like a ball) as if horror-strtitik, friiin his touch, the fair rose upon her cheek forsook its native home, and she fell lifeless into his arms." (after rebounding:) How affectingly catawampous ! However, the lifeless lady was resuscitated by having a few drops of the " watery element" sprinkled ou her " cold and torpid" face. Hereupon follows a lore scene, which is the drollest burletta I ever read. Lady Elizabeth S. actually sits down in an arbour with this eccentric secretary, and begins to apologise for her impertinence in fainting away ! ! She assigns as a reason fur her forwardness that she was it wild country Wench!! The whole conversation is glorious—every sentence is a tickler. This is the ,finale—" Sbe held out her lily hand, as she spoke, which Walter received upon his bended knee; he impressed its dewy surface with ONE chaste kiss, (how sparing,) and offered up his hamily for the happiness of its possessor ! !" "Offering op my boniily" for the success of the Liverpool Literary Journal—l am, yourt; CY AI RO. TO TIIB EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST,IND4RD. observe a paragraph in the Liverpool Times, of this day, claiMing the invention of the hose reel, for fire engines, for Mr. Whitty. So far from there being any novelty in the iaire 4bn i has been in common use in the United States for et lea-c ten -years, and there is not an engine made in New York or Philadelphia without it. To bring the matter nearer. home,—about two years ago I gave to Mr. Wales, then chairman of the watch, &c. board, an engraved representation, with prices, &c., of the hose reel and other apparatus used in Philadelphia. the fire establishment of 'which city is considered one of the most perfect in the world, and two drawings, one a plan and section of a tender carrying, 1,000 feet of huse the other an elevation of .the " resolution" hose carriage , which is capable of laying down 3,0 0 feet of hose in five minutes. I have learnt, in answer to inquiries since made, that these plans, together with some memoranda of the establishment of tb. Sapeim. Pomplex.f Paris, hale been lost, but I. still hope to see the whole of theta re-iii...ented, "ail' feel Stile from eipe rience that they will do credit to His:ingenuity of the discoverer. &c., Lives pool, 7lh July. - , • To THE FRIENDS OF THE ESTABLLSUSD CHURCH: • • TO THE ED,I7'OR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.IND.IRP. Stn,--As Tuesday, the 2lst instant, is . the day 'on' which the annual Sermon will t.e preached in -- Liverpool, and a collection made foi the relief of the widows and orphans of the clergy of the protestant church, and as the funds are now most particubtav pressed upon, owing to several sudden deaths,•through which the widows and large families have been bereft almost of their whole support; it is, therefore hoped that those whose hearts feel for such objects will join in the subscription for thei support, and those who are in arrears it is trusted will, on br before that day, pay . up their subscriptions, or the distress will be ithe greater, in preventing the treasurer from having sufficient funds for the annual allowances already made,' without being able to assist the fresh applicants. The stewards in . the different towns will thankfully receive all subscriptions and hand them to the Hon. and Rev. Horace Vowys, the rector of Warrinidon, who is the treasurer.—Yours, &c., A LAY STlAltll. Bth Ju1y,1835. Geirf TRIUMPH OF CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES AT OLDHAM. The conservatives of Oldham have achieved a glorious vic tory. In this borough, Achere, six months ago. two radicals were returned without opposition; where, at the first election after the passing of the reform bll, the conservative candidate was defeated by a majority of more than six to one, a conservative tnember has been returned. The candidates were—Mr. Lees, the conservative ; Mr. John.Cobbett,. a moderate radical; and Mr. Feargus O'Connor, an ultra radical. Mr. Ashton Yates, the Whig candidate, found it prudent to retire before the day of inomination; and Mr. O'Connor, after polling thirty-four votes, !retired on Monday morning, leaving the field clear for Messrs. Legs and Cobbett . „ The contest was severe, and up to the last hour the issue was doubtful. The following is the state of the poll at the close: — Lees 394 s • 381 Cubbett . . Majority l3 We heartily congratulate the conservatives of Oldham on the result of their patriotic exertions—exertions which will be duly appreciated by all who value the best institutions of the country. The state of the poll at the close of the contest in 18.32, was— Fielden, (radical) Cobbett, (radical) 665 Bright, (whig) . lO3 105 Burge, (tory) • Stephen, (whig) BOROUGH SESSIONS. TCESDAY. — (Before the MAYOR, RECORDER, and Bench oi Magistrates:l Joseph Hankinson and Joan Rice were indicted for having felooiously entered the counting-house of Robert Russell and Sons, shipbuilders, and stolen seven plane frames, seven plane irons, and a gold seal. Mr. •Raincock conducted the case for ;111.6 prtaketittme,-ossd *lre Venablos appestrod on behalf of the, prisoners. Mr. Darwick, foreman to Messrs. Russell and Co. stated, that un the sth of June he locked up the office at eight io'Clock and left all secure.. His own house was close to the pre , raises, and at a quarter-past one he was roused by Mr. Prian, with whom were two policemen. They informed him that the counting-house was broken open: Having Oxatnined the front gate and the lower door of the prernises,and foun all secure that a , he next proceeded to the window, where he discov d ered pannel had been removed from the shutter, and two panes of glass from the window,. whereby a large aperture was made, through which a stout man might easily get into the counting house. James Prian deposed that he had been alarmed at bearing a noise m the office of Messrs. Russell and Sons, and had considered it his duty to endeavour to ascertain die cause. With this view be had awakened their foreman. He had sub sequently seen the prisoner Hankinson dash himself through the roof of the building, from which he called down, threatening him, that if he (Prian) dated to stop him he would split his skull open. Dock Police-officer No. 42, testified that lie had seen the prisoner last-named on the roof of the building, from which he had thrown a brick down at him. The prisoner ran along the roof and dropped into the yard, when witness ran and • threw himself upon him ; a violent struggle ensued, but at length witness succeeded in capturing him. He searched the prisoner and niund upon him the seal which he produced. Mr. Russell identified the seal as his property, and said that it was kept locked, up in his cash drawer at the counting-house. Joseph Hodson, officer of the nightly watch, deposed that, hearing an alarm on the night in question, he went to Messrs. Russell and Co.'s office. Beneath a boat, opposite the aperture in the win dow shutter, he found seven planes and irons and two pairs of shoes, the latter belonging to the prisoners. Saw the prisoner Hankinson on the roof, to which he immediately climbed, when the prisoner dropped off. Witness then went through the hole which the prisoner bad made in. the roof, and passed through the store-room into..the office below, where he heard a rustling under the desk. On s eat c hi ng for.the cause he found the pri soner Rise concealed there, and immediately took hichisel nto cus tody. Shanahan, captaiu.uf the .watch, produced a which he had found in the police-office, which corresponded ex .actly with the marks found on the doors, drawers, &c., which had been forced. Mr. Russell identified the planes. &c. as his property. The learned Recorder summed up the evidence, and , .the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners, who, were sentenced to transportation for seven years. John Rathbone was indicted fur haying stolen a . paie of stock-: -hip, the property of James Hewitt, .hosier,. Whitechapel, on the 19th of June last. William Jackson, shopman with Mr: Hewitt, stated that he saw the prisoner examining the stock . ings predutied, (which were the property of his masteraas they hung at the shop door.. Ile immediately went round the coun ter to the door, where, when he arrived, he missed theui. Prie soner had another person with him. John Clegg, police-officer,, testified that he took the prisoner into custody, and that orf searching him he found the stockings- under his coat. He also made prisoner of Isis companion, but he -was rescued by some persons in the crowd, The jury found the prisoners Guilty. the learned Recorder remarked, that the property of shop , keepers, which was su much exposed, was peculiarly liable to depredations of this sort : they must be protected by the law. • The prisoner was sentenced to four mouths' imprisonment; and to. be kept to hard labour. • John Whitten, aged 17, formerly convicted of felony, was in dicted for having feloniously , stoles). two cloaks and a Isnife, the property of William Edwaisls. Ellen ,Edwards deposed that the prisoner had been at her house on the 15th of May last, 'when she left him in an apartment in which the two cleaks hung upon a screen. When she returned the prisoner and .cloaks: had disappeared. Margaret Clark swore positively that shelled. on the same day seen the prisoner quit Was. Basal - des house, carrying the two cloaks over his arm. The evidence was ; . brief but conclusive. The learned recorder having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty, Transported for 14 years. WEDNE DAY. • Ann Jones was indicted for having; ou the 9th of June last, feloniously stolen one decanter, the property of Fred. Smith, of the Old Haymarket, Liverpool. • . • It was proved, on the evidence of Mrs. Smith and her daugh ter, a little girl about twelve years old, that,thes:prisoner had entered the shop of Mr. Smith on the-day mentioned us the in dictment. Mrs. Smith had quitted the shop for a few moments; when the piisoner took up a decanter, value 255., and having requested to know the pr ice of it, was marchiug deliberately out of the shop with it in her possession. The child immediately called her mother, who arrested the prisoner's progreSs a little beyond the steps of the shop door. A police-officer' was sent for, and she was taken into custody. The jury found the pri soner Guilty, and the court sentence d her to imprisOnmeut in Lancaster Castle for nine months. Ann Skelley stood indicted fOr having feloniously stolen, on the 14th of March last, froth the Saddle lon Coach-office, in Liverpool, one trunk, containing three silk dresses, ten card, of lutestring, and one gold brooch, the property of William Peter Williams. Lucy Williams deposed that she was the wife of W. P. Wil liams. On the 14th March last she came from Preston to Li verpool by the coach Invincible. She got down at the Saddle Inn at five o'clock in the afternoon. She had with bet a trunk, which contained 016 articles above enumerated, and which she placed in the care of a porter in the coach-office. James Lloyd, porter at the Saddle Inn Office, stated that he remembered the circumstance of Mrs. Williams having arrived from Preston en the day in question by the Invincible, and of her having left her trunk in his charge in the office. At about six e'clodi he had occasion to go out, leaving the book-keeper in the office. He returned at seven, and the trunk, which s tood outside the counter, had disappeared. Mrs. Williams was. in quiring for it, but it was no where to be found. Three pawnbrokers proved that the different articles had teen pledged with them, but none of them identified the pilsouer as the pledger. Is;lisabeth Wilson deposed that she had known the priSoners and remembered her having called at her house in March last, under pretence of behig able to tell fortunes.. She then shoteed witness the tickets of the stolen gocels saying; the Was in great distress, and that the wished to part With them. She said the articles which qpeared on the tiekett had been sent to her in a box by her brother, and die Ned been coaripelled to pawn them, btit that she had great OfiEtidtisttie, being entitled to con siderable property on her After much tation witness had consented to purchase the tickets, to relieve the distress of the prisoner. The property and tickets were then identified by Mrs. ‘Villains and the pawnbrokers. It was proved that the prisoiier had been before committed for felony. The jury found her Guilty, and she was sentenced ,to he transported for seven years.' s . Peter Bourne was indicted for having feloniously stolen , on the 26th June lust, one pair of trousers, the property of Alfred Atkins. Another indictment charged him with having stolen one jacket, and one Waistcoat, the propirty of George Blew. The case having proceeded ta some length on the latter indict ment, was stopped from want of evidence. Walker, of the dock-police, stated that Blew, the owner of the apparel, had been threatened by the friends of the prisoner, of wham he was so much iu awe, that he was afraid to come ferward to give his evidence. The case then proceeded on the charge laid in the first-named indictment. Dock-policeman Walker stated that he was stationed at the Prince's Dock on the 26th June last: Between six and seven o'clock ou the evening of that day, he saw the prisoner pass the gates without jacket or waistcoat, clad in a pair of fustian trousers. At about nine o'clock he saw him again, when he appeared with a pair of blue trousers on, besides a new jacket and vest (which latter were the articles charged in the unsub stantiated indictment.) Walker immediately stopped the pri so.uer, and finding that the blue trousers were put on over the fustian ones, and that the prisoner could give no good account of where he wit them, he took him into custody. Alfred Atkins deposed that he was a seaman on board the Falcon, which was lying in the Prince's Dock on the day in question. When he left the vessel his trousers were in his cnest in the hold. The chest. was not locked. When he re turned at night he found that. his trousers had been stolen. It was then proved on the evidence of one of the turnkeys ' that the prisoner had been committed fur felony several times before under his real name of James Atherton. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Transported for fourteen years. YESTERDAY. Hoitsa-Srlsat.tNe..—George Bond, 32 years old, a man hay ing the appearance of a farmer's labourer, was indicted fur stealing a mare, the property of Thomas Ilnytou. It ap pearedfrom the evidence that, on the 19th of May last, the prisoner stole the mare from the stable of the prosecutor, at Halsall, in this county, which he brought to Liverpool and Sold to a person uatnedMc.tienna, who resides near the Cla rence Dock, for £5. stating to him that it belonged to his bro ther, a farmer at West Derby, who had been unfortunate in business, and had gone to Lancaster. The prosecutor, imme diately on missing the animal, came over to Liverpool and gave iuformati"n to the police, and the prisoner was appre hended on the evening of the day he sold it, by a dock police officer, in Limekiln-lane, to whom he confessed the rubbery. No money was found upon him, ''and he told the officer that lie had been in bad company and got rihe l of it. The prosecutor having given his evidence, the prisoner said he wished to put a few questions to him, when the following col loquy took place : Prisoner.--Didn't I marry yore doutet? Prtlecutor:::---Yo'didr - • Prisoner.—And didn't yo say when I Married heti that I musts have the ware when I wanted her? Prosecutor.—Not I; I've no mares to spare. It's not the first time you've robbed me. The Recorder (to. the prosecutor.)—Did you ever . promise that he should have the mare ? Prosecutor.No: I only promised hint inY dowser, and he's been a bad : she'd be better.'btoit hiui. (Latighter.) Recorder.—Has he lived with your daughter lately t Prosecutor.—No. Recorder.—W hen was he separated from her? Prosecutor.—When he stole the mare, and was put id gaol. (Laughter.) • From further questions that were put, it appeared that the prisoner was an idle dissipated fellow, and had treated his wife with great brutality. The jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to be transported for life, the Recorder observing that the court' had not the newer of mitigating the sentence. Mary Burnes, aged 2-1, was indicted for stealing . a silver spoon, the property of John Cheeseborough. The prisouer, it appears, was servant to a washerwoman residing at West Derby, and en the 15th of June last she went to the house of Mr. Cheeseborough, a surgeon, for the purpose of fetching the wear ing apparel to wash. In the absence of the servant, a silver table spoon was taken from the kit Chen table. It was not missed at the time; but on the same day the prisoner offered it for pledge at a pawnbroker's,. who, having a suspicion that she had not come honestly by it, detained her, and she was given into custody. 'l' he jury fuund the prisoner Guilty, and she was sentenced to twelve mouths' imprisouinent in Lancaster Castle. Seamus ROBBEBY:—EIIen M'Avoy, aged 16, and Andrew Cortield, aged 32, were indicted, the former for having stolen fifteen sovereigns and ten half-sovereigns, the property of 'rhos. Lewis, and the latter for receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen. The prosecu'or is a farmer, residing at Frodsham, Cheshire, and came to Liverpool, on the 10th of June, in order to purchase pigs. He had not been in town long before he met with the female prisoner, who acco inpanied him to the gallery of the theatre, an I, whilst witnessing the perform ance, she managed to extract from his pocket a purse contain. ing the moues , named in the indictment. The prisoner left the theatre previous to the conclusion of the performance, and the prosecutor was not aware of his loss until feeling thirsty he went to a public-house to' take a glass of ale and found himself with out a shilling. Ile gave information of the r obbery to the watch, and the delinquent was apprehended. Ou her way to Bridewell she acknowledged to the watchman the committal of the robbery, and said that she had given the money to the pri net Corfield, with whom she lived in Stockdale-street. Capt. Herbert, of the watch, and two of his men then proceeded to Corfield's hOuse, .on searching which, £2O in sovereigns and half sovereigns were found in a deal boa. Corfield confessed to them that M'Avoy had deposited the money with him, but said that he had no idea the money was dishonestly comae by. It was, however, proved that he had been in M'Avoy's company immediately' after the robbery. The prisoners were fouhd guilty, and M'Avoy was sentenced to three mouths, and Cer held to four months imprisonment in the House of Correction. On the prosecutor's cross-examination by Mr. Venables, it was elicited that he was a married man, with five children, and as his conduct did not appear in the roost favourable light, the learned - Recorder, at the conclusion of the trial, informed him that nut one farthing expences would be allowed to hire. STREET R O BBEBY.—Christopher Cowley, '26. was indicted for stealing a silver watch, the property of William Foley. From the evidence it appeared that on Sunday, June '26, be tween the hours orsix and 'even in 'the eveuiniessas the prose cutor was passing along Park-lane; the prisoner land several other vagabonds, who came out of a public-house, raised a dis turbance by fighting, in the midst of which he was knocked down,, and robbed of his watch. The prisoner was subsequently apprehended, when pledgiug it with Mr.' Lane, .a pawnbroker. Guilty—l 2 months' icupristininent in Lancaster Castle. • BOBBING FURNISHED Lorserivds.—Henry Gore, 38, and Charlotte Thompson, 38, were indicted for steeling two pillows; two sheets, two counterpanes, two blankets, a piece of carpet ing, and other articles, the property of Edward Frost. The prisoners, who lived together as man and wife, rented furnished :Apartments from the prosecutor, in Lambert-street, which they plundered of the articles named, and pledged them with Mr. Jones. a pawnbroker, in Gerard-street. they were found guilty, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment each. James Baines was found guilty of stealing a grea t coat from the Stag and Pheasant public house , in Whitechapel, the pro perty of Thomas Phillips, the landlord, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. 'The particulars of the rest of the cases tried we have pre viously given in our police reports. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. AINTREE MEETING. - -- - The sporting rorld are anticipating a great treat at these po pular and fashionable races, which commence on Tuesday next. The most interesting race to be contested will be for the '1 rades men's Cup, en which considerable sums have been speculated. "The crack General" continues to maintain his position as first favourite, and his friends appear very confident. The current otter-against him a few days ago was 7 to 4, but he may now he quoted at sto 4. Lustre is much fancied by the Manchester • betting circle, and she and Jupiter - may be said to be rivals for the honour of being second in command. Touchstone, recently the third favourite, has slightly retrograded in the estimation of the knowing ones. The prospects of Catherina and Revolution appear to be brightning. The number expected to start for the cup is eleven. For the Doncaster St. Leger the chief horse in request is Ascot; Mundig is nut quite so much of a favourite in this county as in London. The following is the latest state of the odds : TRADES' CUP, to 4 agst General Chasse, 7 to 1 agst Lustre, 7 to 1 agst Jupiter, 8 to Lagst Revolution, 9 to 1 agst Touchstone, 9 to 1 agstCatherina, 10 to 4 agst Zotirab, 1 2 to I agst Lady le Gros, 18 to 1 agst Warlaby Baylock, and 20 to 1 agst any other. Two-YEAR-OLD STACES.-5 to 4 on Pierse's filly. LivinirooL ST. ,LRGER.—G to 4 on the field, 2 to 1 against Turban. DoNc.k.sTER ST. LEGER.-4 to 1 agst Mundig, 6 to 1 apt Queen of Trumps, 7 to 1 agst Ascot, 10 to 1 agst Verbena, 16 to - 1 agst Hornsea, 18 to 1 agst Ainderby, 18 to 1 ago. Turban, 20 to 1 agst NlamzerOtz, 20 to 1 agst Jupiter. LINES ON THE LATE MRS. HEMANS. (For the Liverpool Standard.) Another tribute to the grave— Another spirit to the skies—: Another name for Fame to save In that bright scroU where genius lies ! Unfold the scroll, and let us know' Who of the fair have iweeter sung, What true and patient.heart by woe So long, so terribly been wrung ? There's none has sung so sweet as thee, Though others high in song have soared ; The heart spoke in thy poesy, And beauty, virtue, heaven adored, None ever poured so soft a lay, 'Winning like woman's gentle voice, Softening the heart like early May, Yet bidding it in God rejoice. To useless grief my spirit strays, ' Whilst near thy hallo Wed home I stand, And on those gay laburnums gaze, Once planted by thy withered hand. Yet, wherefore mourn r—Thy cares are o'er, The laurels on thy grave are green, Thy name shall live on furthest shore, And draw a tear from pity's eeu. Warertree, Js47,y 5. 1835. Mr. and Mrs. Brinsley Sheridan are, it is said, prevented from proceeding forthwith on their contemplated continental tour by the pending proceedings in chancery. it is said that since the bill has been filed Mr. Sheridan has proposed to make any settlements en his lady that two " com petent Judges" may deem proper, an arrangement to which Sir Colyihoun very properly refused to accede. It is said, we know not how truly, that unless the previous consent of General Grant to the mar riage of his daughter should have been obtained, by the will under which he holds, part of the property goes to the next heir, Mr. Fleming, of Stoneham-park, one of the members for South Hants. It is not generally known that the mother of Mr. She rirlan, and of Lady Seymour, Mrs: Nortek, and Mrs. Blackwood bein i ; grandaughter of the Earl of Antrim, they are cousins of the Marchioness of Loudondervi and of the present Countess of Antrim (lady of Hear-Admiral Lord Mark Kerr). - - POLITICAL FIRALTII.—Liird Durham, vvho has been too at to take hie seat in parliament, and to who restoration the mild climate of the Isle of Wight was essential, is nevertheless ready at a moment's notice to start on a diplomatic mission to tho frozen regions of the Czar: THE LIVERPOOL LITERARY JOURNAL. 'TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.I,VD.4RD. Certain members of the literary and scientific institution of this town have ushered into exiiitence a small weekly periodi cal, to which they have given the pompoui designation of " Literary Journal and Scientific Register:" I take it for granted that the St. Ann-street literati intend the first number as a fair sample of the species of writing Which Will hereafter he entitled to their imprimatur. This first bantling, no doubt, has had its due allowance of pap and nursing, before it has been sent into the wide world to make its fortune. But let us see of what sort of stuff it is elaborated. . _ . In the number before us—in the language of the critics—we are treated to au incipient romance,.entitled " Walter Gordon," in which a " rather tall" young lady of 18 is described as the very " paragon of female beauty itself." Lest; however, a too favourable idea should be formed of this young beauty, " little known amid the gayand deceitful world," we are told that she " happened to be as deformed and unshapely in perfect symmetry" as a certain young gentleman, who was to marry her, was in demeanour. The writer then informs us that the papas of these young folks had sworn "to cling to one another through every change of fortune, which, (every change) if it turned out to be prosperous in turbulous times, (how alliterative), should cement the two houses in union for ever." He does not inform us whether this indissoluble union was to be effected by Roman cement. When the aforesaid young gentleman was informed of the " happiness in store" for him—videlicet, his marriage with the " rather tall" girl of 18—" the honourable fop only smiled at his father with a look of fiendish exultation." Ilow romantic! This sentimental " honourable fop" deputes his secretary to snake love to his intended, as his prosy. • Well, this locum tenens wends his way to the fair one's elysian abode. After passing through the " lodge-gate," he is puzzled which way to turn, which is rather singular for a neighbour. In this predicament, Miss Chance—"that wayward jade"—prompts him to take the left, which is rather unfashiona ble, at l east in Liverpool, for e v ery gentleman takes the right. The upshot of this mistake is, that he finds himself in the neighbourhood of a " most beautiful flower-garden," where " some (more than one) beautiful statues were placed on a pedestal in the centre of the area, surrounded by flowers of the most odoriferous scents." Here the gay young secretary hears a young lady. the " rattier-tall" one,lt is presumed—singing with a "..sweet. voice." Ile say s that "the style of the performer was changed into a tone of soul-rending melody, but the voice appeared tainted with bitterness.'" He then traces the words which com posed-this bitter-sweet strain—we are not told whether iu his pocket-book, or on the bark of some aged elm, though the latter is not likely, inasmuch as he was sitting on his " brittling" steed! The sequel of the tale—which is to appear in the next — I suppose will give us an interesting account of the " rather tall" girl's elopement with the gay young secretary—while the "• honourable fop" is left to " smile with fiendish exultation" at his disappointmeat. • We are next treated with a magniloquent description of a magnificent concert, held at London ? York ? Birmingham ? no—at Runcorn I \Ve next come to some verses on a thunder-storni, perpe trated by a beardless poetaster, who appropriately calls himself Alpha—id eat, t he T.st who ever produced any thing so ludicrous. He informs us that he was " gazing around him in a thOught ful mood, at the silent hour of night," although in the second verse'he says, that " all around was dark and drear." " Black clouds were hanging o'er my head, And slowly gliding thro' the air." " All creatures to their rest had fled." This gentleman (perhaps he is the veritable Highland youth —he of the second sight) who sees in the dark, recognises the strange phenomenon of locomotive, stationary clouds ! It seems strange to say that all creatures had " fled to their rest," while it must be evident that he was exposed to the pelting of the pitiless storm, under the canopy of Heaven. " The moon from 'neath he: veil at times • Shone with golden lustre beaming, Illuminating distant climes, - o'er.the boundless ocean gleaming." The lustre of the moon used to be termed silvery, but this is an aze of wonderful discovery, and she may turn out to be a green cheese at last. What gleamed o'er the ocean—the croon, or the climes " Again she vanished from my sight, Again the veil was o'er her drawn." low very - coquettish ! Fie, Miss Luna! " Agaiu the earth was void of light." What a fine season fot gazing around ! " While I stood looking at the sky, Between short intervals I saw Brilliant sheets of lightning fly, •. Which filled me with a pleasing awe." Lackaday ! what a delightfully horrible sight. "The splendor of the scene increased, The tbunde►s echoed in my ear." Not from cloud to cloud—or from vale to hill —no, but in the pours ear tl►e rolling thunders-echoed Laud ! . _ " The awful roarings never ceased.'.' ow tantalising to hear such an everlasting tingling in the ear. " The whole earth seemed lo 'quake with fear." I hope the dreadful roarings in the poet's ear have not frightened the members of the " Literary Institution" out of all their pro prieties. Rather than that the whole earth should be terrified by these strange rumblings I would advise the young 'poet to consult an experienced aurit : perhaps he could liberate the echoes from those cavernous regions where his brains shotild be located. " The playful winds around me roared, Old ocean's waves leaped up for joy, The rain iu rapid torrents poured, The gushing floods the strife enjoy !" The poet has here realised the very essence of sublimity. We shall leave him— " His breast with rapture glowing." Alpha—the poet, I presume—in another part of this number gives us some sage remarks—ex c athedra—ou the pleasure to be derived from study. Can any metaphysician in St. Ann-street explain the followidg extract :—" To employ whatever leisute hours he has in pursuing those studies which are best calculated to raise him in the scale of moral worth—to enlighten his under standing, both with regard to the Creator and his most wonderful works, and to read, from the examples daily before his eyes, the almost inevitable consequences resulting from any patticular line of conduct in man, the comparative happiness of those whose actions in all instances, both in the hour of prosperity and adversity, are. such cts, when reflected upon, instead of the sting of reproach, their consciences can justly applaud, &c. &c." Further on we are told that the study of these things—and these only—will furnish us with that felicity which we All desire—and enable us to form just and elevated conceptions of the Almighty. I am afraid this passage betrays the cloven foot of soeinianism. Is the writer aware of an old-fashioned book called " Biblei" I have always considered that to be the only source of true wis dom, in reference to a knowledge of pur Creator. Your rigma role moral philosophy never instructed any one in his religious duties: In parting with this juvenile magazine, Permit me, Mr. Editor, to ask the members of the " Literary Institution" one little question. Is their secretary a Raman catfidic, and do they succumb in their proceedings to a few socinian demagogues ? It concerns them to get rid of such an imputation. Since the preceding remarks werepenned, 1-have been fa-, vuured with the perusal of a second number of the Literary. Journal, equally rich in nonsense with the former. A few ad_ ditional samples may not he unacceptable. The editor of The. work, in an elaborate leading article, observes, ." that the in crease of our enlightened population requires that works of, sterling merit ( videlicet, suo proprio opera) should fall ufr that vacuum in the minds of the people, which (vacuum !) is butloo often inclined to profligacy and vice?' lie, therefore, deems apology superfluous for his "intrusion before the public," to fill up this paradoxical " cavity, which, appears at first sight so immeasurable ;" and conceives it " to be a duty, strictly im posed upon every class of society, to come forward to their as sistance." Ergo it is the " strictly imposed duty" of the Big Beggerman, the widow's mite, (Lord Johnny), the schoolmaster that corresponds with his majesty, W. Ewart, Esq., and Jack Ais Roebuck; the man that Makes his rnatutinal meal of his own political paper pellets—l say that it is the duty of all these to " come" forwaritto the atisistatee of the Liverpool Scientific Register. What a galaxy of talent—of genius ineffable, would be thns displayed! 1 - The next passage is absolutely overpowering in force and sublimity. "If we had felt a lukewarm indifference to the manners and customs of our land, we Should never have emerged from our undesturbed ( sic—the St. Ann-street phi, losophers are concocting an improved orthography .of the English language) repose,—where, reclining in the quiet ,of • uninterupted (sic) slumber, our minds were employed in the cultivation of that soil, - which now promises so favourable an harvest!" Notice, en passant, that the aspirates are not to have any further existence—sic decretunt est. This somnambulist, that tills the soil in his sleep, must evidently have been in a similar state of, mystification while he produced the fruit of his labour, which is contained in the closing paragraph of his ad dress, which I transcribe for the illumination of the public. " As the people of this populous island have already arrived at a power far beyond their own knowledge and extent, is it not ri g ht; for those who are able, to lend a helpitig hand—to berme askmastersfor the general weal ? undoubtedly it is; and having, as we have, so bright an orrery in perspectives it would reflect little credit on us, did we not shoui the politicos of each stctr in the light where it would shine most bright !! !" I shall not notice the farrago, Cif syntactical blunders anti new-(angled punctuation to which the signatdrb of Alpha is appended. 1 can make a grain or allowance for this pods fellow, on account of the everlasting echoes which make such a • ' confused npise in the cavernous regions of his cranium. The uoutiimatioa of " Walter Gordo" is More than aver a ARGYLE'S BOAT'S CREW. • (Proeis the Canton Register Peb. 25th.) Mr. Hudson, th e sec ond officer of the Argyle, has favoureci us with a report of his unfortunate adventure on the ywest coast, where tie bad landed fon the purpose of procuring a pilot. We do not consider that the Chinese . government have been inat tentive or, neglectful on this occasion; but the conduct of the natives deserves the severest reprehension, and we consider the OwnerS of the Argyle have fair claim f or compensatitin to the amount of the value of their boat, .• . - . , . . A statement of .the treatment receiv e d from the Chinese by the boat's crew of the Argyle after landing. On the 20th of January. 1835, left the ship Argyle, at 7 a.m. in the first cutter, to try and procure a pilot, our crew, consisting of myself, two seacunnies, and nine laicars, , landed on a sandy beach, saw some small huts about a,inile from where we landed, walked up to them, but could not make the people under, stand us, returned to the boat, and found a number of China men, craned with bill-hooks and choppers, in the, act o f ,robbing her, several things already having been taken away; ran to the boat, attempted to launch her, but did not succeed; she filling. fast with water; found she was Stove. By this time an immense number of Chinanien, having collected round us from the boat, immediately immediately broke her to pieces, and carried her off, with every thing belonging to her. We now walked tip to a point abreast orate ship; a number of Chinamen still following as, and en deavoured to make a signal to her by waving a shirt; but, frotri their not sending a boat, we supposed they could not see We had not been long here before the Chinamen attempted to strip us of ottr clothes, having tukenfrom me my best cloak, com forter from my neck, shoes and stockings, and a Silk handker chief from my pocket, likewise my shirt,,, besides cutting the , buttons of My clothes. After having knocked down the seacuy nin, who attempted to resist, and after taking from him his knife, and cutting his pocket off to get a needle and palem, they drove us to a village about three miles from, the beach, where we were all put into a room and locked up for about two hours, When they brought us some rice and some sweet Potatoes to eat: They afterwards brought us some straw to sleep on, and locked us up fOr the night. Next morning they let us out, wheat I made signs to them that 1 wanted a boat to go to the ship; which they would not 'give .us. The seacuynin, hav ing gut up a tree saw the shi getting under weigh; she stood off and went omit of sight. Here we remained two days, when the master Of the house we were in took me to a small town, where I was put in a room and a certain number of China men at one time allowed to come and look at me; after remain ing here about three hours we were on our return, when an old Chinaman called from among the eroVid, " Abler, Portuguese, seuohr ?" • I immediately answered, and took hituwith us after some triluble to get the old fellOw to go; on our returia, before we arrived at the house, saw a ship Standing in. and from her appearance supposed it to be the Argyle, which I find now was • the ship ; through the interpreter I asked for a boat to, go off, promising bias 5U dollars, and to remain myself, as security, providing he would send the rest of the ;eople on board ; he reould not comply, but promised to send us to %cat); we re mnined here sixteen days, sometimes tlieygiye tis - One-meal.per-• day of rice and sweet potatoes, sometimes two; found several , things belonging to a vessel that. bad been lost at this place ; no the 16th day, at 8 p.m., left this place and proceeded to Yung-Kong, was taken before the mandarin, who sent us on to Canton', the person in charge of us riding in his chair, while we were obliged to walk without either shoe's or Stockings till we - were all very mall fatigued, when they gei , e us a boat, which arrived with us at Canton on the 17th February, and on the 18th we were taken before the mandarins, exanuned, and re leased, C. A. HUDSON, second officer ship Argyle. Whatnpoa, ship Argyle, February 20th, 1835. LAND SEEN FROM THE RUBY. At 2 p m.;;;iiocal7ll;fore topsail yard a low sandy island, bearing N.W., abOut 10 miles, and at 3 p.m. this island bore •W. by N. distant 10 miles; that will place the island to be iii lat. S. 39. N. long, per three chronometers, in 112. 3 East: This small island lies in a S.S.E. and N.N.W. direction, and is about 10 feet high ; it is a white sandy end coral beach, with some black stuff like sea-weed growing on the top of it. On the S.E. extremity of this small island saw a large piece of wood sticking up, which at first tie thought to be the mast of some small vessel or boat; but upon a nearer view, found it to be large drift tree hove upon the bEach on its end sticking up; we discerned this tree almost as soon as we saw the island. _ Ou its eastern side we saw several black reeks; above water, and one of them pretty high, say 6or 7 feet, the others were just-a-wash, and maybe covered at high water; they • project a very little way from tine ; island and, from what I saw, it , p e ars to be quite bold within ha lf a cable's length all round. The N.N.W. elid of this island is the highest part of, it, antl I 'think it is about one mile iu circumference. We saw an im-.. unease nutnber of birds and a great quantity of ilirift wood passing us, and a current running strong to the N.E. with fine smooth water, we steered between it and the west London shoal, and saw no other danger. WILLIAM WARDEN; Commander. China Sea, Ship Ruby, Dec. 16, 1834. THE REV. Davin 0. CROLY.—We understand that the Rev? David 0. Croly, of the Ovens, author of the pamphlet on Ec clesiastical Finance, which has excited so much interest, is now publishing an address to the lower orders of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, for the two fold purpose of disabusing them on the subject of religion and politics , a nd to set them "right in regard, to himself. This address is to be followed by the publication of a work on the difference in religion between the two churches, in which this important subject is fully considered. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-011 Saturday morning, at St: George's Church, by the Dean of Carlisle, the Hon. G. 11. Ca.; veudish, brother of the Earl of Burlington, to Lady Louisa Lascelles, youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Hare wood. Immediately after the ceremony thy happy pair pro ceeded to the Duke of Devonshire's seat at Chiswick. Among the distinguished company present were the Duke of Devon:jib+, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl and Countess of Sheffield, Earl and Countess of Burlington, Countess of Morton, Mr. and Lady Catherine Cavendish, Mr. and Ladyy . Louisa Lascelle, Mr. and Lady Emma Portman, Mr. and Lady Caroline Las celles' Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lascelles, Hon. MisSes Caseates, Lord Claude Hamilton, &c. GETTING PEOPLE INTO GOOD 1-IVMOUR.—In the course or his examination before the parliamentary conitnitte,. Mr. Guth - rte, the surgeon, being asked whether" the having a close cor poration secures harmony, does it ?" answer42,'Nm4acenty:ene docters cannot assemble to discuss any qaestion and retrain in a state of harmony lung; and I therefore recommend a. (limier occasionally to be . given to the doctors exam ining . the druggists, that they may get into good humour again With one another; which is very necessary sometimes.". FINE FOR LIDEL.—It is intimated by a Sunday contenipOra rv, whose paragraph we extract , that min i sters h av e r e mit ted die ' fine of,LaX) imposed by the Court of King's Bench upon a man of the name of Franks, who had been *convicted of a most atrocious liurl 'spoil the respectable clerk of the Merchant Tai lors' Company. Upon this occasion we reed not say much. Lord Denman even aid not think the sentence too severe. The court was in full possession of the facts.. Subsequent tnerits' there are uoue. 'I he culprit is one of the radicals of the common hall; a friend and confederate in city politics of Sir John Key and Mr. C. Pearson. By these few words of explanation the public will fully understand to what noble purposes the royal prerogative of mercy is now applied, and 116 w much the present ministers are devoted to the pure and equal administration of justice.—Mom log Post. TRIAL OF THE WoLVERHAMPTON RlOTECt.—Between 20 and 30 persons were brought up on Saturday, before Francis Twemlow, Esq., and a bench of magistrates, at Stafford, charged with having been concerned in throwing stones at the military during these riots. The worthy chairman sentenced them re spectively to six, five, four, three, and two months' hard labour. Several bad been previously discharged on their own recog nizances, and the bill was ignored in respect to cue man (Edward Silver) for throwing at the military at Wolverhamp ton, the principal witness being too ill to attend and give evi dence before the grand jury. CURIOCs TEST OF A PREACHER% TALENTS.—TWO friends in the north were a short time since disputing about the compara tive talents of their respective ministers Both at last waxed won drous hot upon the subject, till at length one of them settled the question by exclaiming, with all the consciousness of victor v in the dispute, at the same time addresiug his opponent,." Your minister, sir, is a pefect driveller, a downright squeaker. When he speak% of a certain gentleman, the monarch of the nether world, he calls trim, in a weak. tremulous voice, as if afraid to pronounce his name, ' the deevil :' but our minister calls him • she devil' at once; and more than that. Sir, he speaks as if he did not care a for him."—The Laird of Logan. ElPRPilili OF Coststurrer.s..--By a return just laid on the table of the House of Commons, it appears that the whole ex pense of committees of the two Houses of Parliament in 1833 and 1831 amounted to £35,590. The Whole number of cora tuittees was 75, which . would give a small average for each, but many of them cost little or nothing: The most costly were the committee en the Warwick Borough Bill, which ended in nothing, and the expense of which was £11,865.; the committee on the borettgh of Liverpool was also costly, £3,16.6.; as was that on Carrickfergus,.ll,l2o. The Cottmons Committee on medical "education coat £2,532. The - committee on triannfah;. lures and einnmerce cost £915. and that on the ,hand-loom weavers £866. These are the most extravagant 'of the public -investigations, and, knowing the cost of them, tve shall be • enabled to decide whether or not the reit:tits were worthy of the sums. In general we believe not, particularly as they . do not include, we-presume. the expense 'of ..prirititig the %rarities , voluminous reports bY which those results .'are made. knoWn the public. • . ~,,„ RAAIR 'NATURAL CCRIOSITY.— Whet: v.rskine ' Terry the other afterneen, enjoy iug the good cheer of the worthy hot of the little inn there, we were shown a rare ouriosity„winch our ,readers. may be assured has not been surpassed by.anything that hits yet appeared in the Ditmfrir' Courier---a get( tiursing a chicken: Mrs. Taylor. the 'thrifty latidlady,..had la`tely set a duck on half a dozen of eggs to hate!). A lewdaye ago, one of. the eggs broke; .and a young. chicken . s Lithe 'forth, .earlier, of course than the, expected • ducklings: To provide for chickey, the gudewife carried it to a hen %hal had shortly before hatched a brood; but this dame Would have neihing to dO with the 'stranger, and pecked it most unmercif ul ly., Poor chi ck e y wai t nearly deserted, when a young cat, which had only three days before given birth to some kittens, took •ebnipassion on the out= east, and actually carried it to its snug berth, in s.corrier of the out-house —carefully laid it down on the 'mat beside its own kittens, and has con tinued, w dg ith the grelvesateit ea h r e reae and latten of ti thi on s to watch over it. We plee ourse te, tity story; but we recommend our very sceptical readers to pay a visit-to the ferry of an aftertion, where, after satiifYing them= selves with their own eyes, they will haVe fiche to ace the other • beauties of the place before sailing home.—Glasgow Courier. An ACCIONNT !—Ow 1 ri4ay a gentleman eiecirleriblly slipped down in Fleet-street, London, atid put his arin through a pane of glass in the shop window of an extensive linen-draper. The shopman ran out and demanded payment of the pane, which. he said cost three pounds. The party at fire (detect five Ail.: bugs. but at length agreed to give a sorssreign; but, pretending he had not silver enough, tendered a £lttnote. The proprietor of the shop, on getting hold of the note, spill "mow I shall take three pounds;" and, consequently, gave seven sovereigns to the gentleman, who, pretending te he greatly annoyed, WI the house, asserting that he should seek reparation in another; quarter% It was then discovered that the note was a forged one. FUNERAL OF AIR. C. MATIIF4S.-ofi rnarning, at half-past ten, Mr. Mathews's remaiiii Were intetikl in the western vestibule of St. Andretr's church 4 Ply !numb. A large number of these diltinguished for rank, .tesPeclahilitY, and intelligence, attended the funeral, and every honour was paid to his memory b 7 the authorities. I n the procession we re the ReVerends J. smith and R. Luney; Sir George Magrath S.D. ; J. C. CoOkworthy; AI.D.; Air. W. S. Ffarris, surgeon, as conduct/n.5. The pall-bearers were Capt. Ross, C. 73.: J. Moore, Esq., Idavor of Plymouth; Capt. Hot-116y, LB. ; Major Svnionf ; Major Hersey Smith and Colonel Hamilton Smith; Mr. Charles Alathess (son of the deceased) followed as chief mourner, accompanied by H,. Gyles, Esq., and Capt. Tincombe; Messrs. Franklyn, Brady, Jacobson, and Wightwick, besides numerous other friends and admirers of the deceased; and the procession was closed with the earriatrOs of Major-Gencral Sir Willoughby Cotton and Admiral Sir William Hargood. The impressive funeral service was per' f orme d by the Hey. J. C, Smith.—Derottport Telegraph. 3