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,~.. : — OcronEß 1535 tcation. The probability is, we shall hear no more on that subject for some-time to come. There is a mystery in his silence, but it will be explained hereafter. • But the way in which DANIEL drags the name of the Lord-Lieutenant into his harangue is curious and 'orthy of notice. He says : " YOill•have all heard of Robert Deane of Cork, and the corporation, of Cork is as close and rotten as ever that of Asitrielick was. The nominee of the corporation was rejected because he was a party man—an orangetrian ; and, after reject ing Robert Deane; do you think will Mulgrace, in future, sanc tion the appointment of orange sheriff;, who will have the power bf nominating and packing orange juries? Must assuredly not. (Loud cheers.)" MULGRAVE! Friend iviULGRAVE! The fellow MUL GRAVE that I condescended to dine with at the Castle on Monday last, he sanction the appointment of orange sheriffs—most assuredly not! The • «assuredly not" means that he, .DANIEL O'CONNELL, having negatived the appointment of ROBERT DEANE to the mayoralty of Cork, will take care to forbid and prevent Mulgrave from making any such appointments in future! Such is the insulting insolence of the beggar on horse ' back ! This comes of dining at the Castle with Mulgrave ! 'The man seems to take pleasure in degrading every per son with whom be comes in contact ; and the more he is'' flattered the more daring, arrogant, and domineering he becomes. In short, he has ruined the poor Lord-Lieu tenant of Ireland, and brought ministers and the RUSSELL faction into irredeemable disgrace, and he knows it. His viCtirns will feel it by and by. But we turn to a more agreeable subject connected with Irish affairs, which' we take as the clearest proof :that the wholesome work of reformation from popery has ,begun in good earnest in that - country. We called at tention a few weeks ago to a — letter addressed to Dr. MURRAY. by Mr. MICHAEL CROTTY, the Roman Catholic '.priest of Birr. Thatlekter, which exposed the abornina-. turns of the popish systetii; naturally 'enougVarew upon its author all the mileVolent `slanders and coarse invec tives of the worst class of - priests—the scum of Maynooth. Mr. WILLIAM C7oTTY, the cousin of MICHAEL, has ac cordingly entered the lists in defence of his kinsman, and be uses the clayniore in a style that might almost extort a cheer from the ashes of JOHN KNOX. He addresses himself to the Freeman's Journal, a popish journal, as follows : Now, sir, as to the rev. gentleman'S denial of the power of tiny priest, pope, or bishop to forgive sins, it is in perfect harmony with the gospel, and in perfect accordance with the re ligion of pure and unadulterated Christianity. I defy Doctor Murray, with an entire conference of the worthy disciples of Peter Dens, to establish the contrary position. Yes—l defy his lordship, with all his tortuous causistry neat jesuitical dexterity, to prove that the apostles themselves had ever such a power ; sand I assert that the commission they received from their , Divine Master was that of preaching the gospel, and declaring sins forgiven, upon the sole condition- of faith and repentance on the part of the sinner. I would even go faither, sir, and I would say, wish Mr. Crotty, that God himself cannot alter the consti tution of things which he has establiihed in his everlasting word ; and that his divine Son Jesus (blessed for ever be that adorable name !) could notforgive sinners, unless on the gospel onditions'of faith and repentance. He-could not, for instance, consistently with his own covenant,.have forgiven the impeni tent thief, although he died within reach of his blood.; nor Judas, because Judas died without repentance. Is it not 'de . - adorable, then, sir, to think that a Romish priest should blas phemou4ly arrogate to himself the privilege of doing what even the blessed Saviour `and his apostles, acting under the gospel dispensation, were never able to effect? Is it not melancholy to think that a body of men, professing themselves the ministers of the gospel of - Christ, should put forward such an infernal and soul-destroying doctrine as that of attrition • and tell their poor benighted followers that this attrition, with the priest's absolu tion, is sufficient for the remission of their sins? This attrition is defined imperfect contrition : and here is another proof of the absurdity of . Roininitini, and of its impiety in encouraging to sin, and maiming and deforming the gospel of Jesus. No 'wonder, then, sir, when such an abominable doctrine is advanced from the altar, that the fields of Ireland should he reddened with 'known blood ; no wondso that the Roman caiholics of this country Jhould become, under the baneful and withering influence of such an- abominable and anti-Christian system, as ignorant and as fero cious as the tigers and hyenas in the wilds of Africa ; no wonder that we find the great mass of them totally ignorant, and entirety lh,rejt ofenery idea . Of God's nerd; no wonder that they are be conic, under the auspices of such spiritual guides, a putrifying and a noisome carcassa collection of unregenerate men—the sloer s a every evil work—nienslayers, bloodshedders, houghers of cattle, drunkards and blasphemers. To say, then, sir, that a -priest has the power of forgiving any man his sins, is a mon strous error, and an impious delusion, generated by the arch enemy of mankind, lind fostered and encouraged by the Romish priestfiool of Ireland, fOr the parinisv of picking the pocicets and enslaVing the minds' of ignorant and superstitious peasantry. ; The holy cheat first made its appearance in or about the time • of Bonitace III.; and from that very period, pure and genuine .Christianity began to decline; the clergy became tyrants—anti tt seat of empire and spiritual dominion was established, to rule 'and tyrannize over the church of. God. You.now find sirdhat vou.and your cause have gained little !ay _y.our gross atom[ and ramous sweet ijos-a ta s at . Crotty. In vain - , sir, haS the hue-and-cry of superstition pur s , suett, fdr the luny, period of ten years, the man whom you have ice shamefully reviled, - arid' impotently calumniated; in vain hare the dogs of war, the bloodhounds of the inquisition, been let loose upon him; -in vain has a heartless mendicant come to Birr to preach a crusade against him, and endeavour to devote bins to public execration, .by representing him as an enemy to the ish of the people, and ,au impious opposer of Mother Church; in vain have a superstitious priesthood conspired his ruin. and reddened their altars with the blood of his murdered repsitation; itisvain have they proclaimed the infernal doctrine of Dens and liellarmine from the pulpit, and exhausted the thunders of the V-aticanjor the purpOSe of depriving the rev. gentleman of the confidence and attachment of a faithful People ; in vain, then, have all the arts of jugglery and mummery and priestcraft been ' employed, and all the grim and bloody maxims of cruel super stitioli been put in requisiton against him. The rev. gentleman is still in Birr triumphant and• victorious, and enthroned in the hearts and affections of the great majority of the Roman Ca tholic prishioneri, 'after ten years' 'hard fight'against open ene rriica the one hand; and many faithless friends on the other; and this proves that the rev. g,entlernan has little to fear from the impotent endeavours of such a puny adversary as the Free man's Journal, and that it is in vain for man to attempt to de stroy what God has deterinined to save. " Irrita vaniloquae quid cures spicule linguae? Latrantern curatue alta Diana canem ?" I have the honour toietntilu,..srr, your most obedient and hum- Lleservont, WILLIAM CIthTTY, I Birr, October 15th, 1835. Catholic Priest. Have we said too rashly that the reformation has he gutiin Ireland ? Theie are the sentiments of an honest, intelligent, and conscientious Roman Catholic priest—, he writes in the spirit of the fathers—he has drank at the fountain head of christianity—he has gone back to the apostolic era of the church, and he finds that the myste ries of iniquity in the church:of Rome are mere inven tions, and cruel frauds • for the s purpose . of robbing the poor. He has, in fine, searched the truth for himself, and he discovers that the doctrines, of his church are : founded in falsehood, that they are superstitions, calcu• bated to enslave the mind, and that altogether it is a sys tem of intolerable and sanguinary despotism. Thanks to thee, Mr. WILLIAM CROTTY Go on and prosper! Our readers will perceive with pleasure that it is in tended to hold B. meeting, on Thursday next, at the Am phitheatre, for the purpose of forming a protestant asso tiation, and for hearing the statements of that able and devoted champion of protestantism, the Rev. ROBERT APGIIEE. This i.s just what ought to be done. Popery in Eng land and popery in Ireland assume very different appear ances, and the time has now arrived when that hideous Net itpon the fait face of real liberty:---that wolf in sheep's clothing —must be dragged forth from its den and dis played in all its treachery and deformity. Oonvicted, as it is, of oppression the most grinding, where it possesses wliticaipoWef; and of duplicity the most treacherous,' where it has not that power—arbitiary and intuFerarit assenting-the right. of disposing of body and soul-:-the sworn foe of intellectual, 'inprovenient where •it reigns predominant, and the enemy of those scriptures which will sooner or later scathe it to the windy—it ought to be opposed by every man who values liberty of conscience— a hearth uniiivaded by the officers of the holy incitiisition--:- add a country possessing the liberty of the press and a spirit of moral and religious education. The fruits of popery are now beginning to be seen in England, by the dilemma and miserable shifts of the po pish primate, Dr. MURRAY, in his jesuitical letter to the ptotestants of Great Britain—by the mission of the beg garly agitator to decry the House of Peers--7-by the fla grant violation of the oaths of the popish members—by the way in which they dictate to the wretched ministry— by. the subterfuges and equivocations to which the priests are put when their text-book is brought to light—a pub lication which we pledge ourselves contains more abomi nations, more nastiness, and more intolerance, than we theose to defile our pages with—and if any person dis putes this assertion, let him just peruse some of the pages of .DENs's Theology, and if he is not convinced, all argument will be in vain with him. But this system (for it is the splem we attack) is not rightly understood by tile protestants of Great Bri tain ; nor do we believe that it is understood by numbers of. respectable Roman Catholics, who are born such, and live such, in ignorance of the workings and effects of Popery upon the liberties of mankind. Thanks, however, to the 4leVoteil cleigy. of Ireland, it will be exposed and exhibited in its true 'light, and that system I" . liieli out- Warily appear - 3 to possess the meeknesict the lathb will be shOwn to possess the treachery and ferocity of the Popery and liberty are as irrecancileable as fire and water. Popery and education cannot exist together; and ;is it is one of the immutable laws of heaven that every crime brings its own punishment, so do we see in the very duplicity of the Irish priesthood, with respect to the appropriation fund, the germ of future and not distant retribution. The political dissenters of this land may join the papists in an outcry against ,the established church, but they will pause before they consent to alien ate her funds to the payment of the priests. That would be holding out a bonus to false doctrine; and if they join in demanding that all the funds stolen from the church shall be applied to the general purposes of education, and schools are established instead of churches through put Irelund, we_ are of opinion that even that education (and it will be meagre enough if the priests have their way) will go far to sap the papal power in that land of darkness and of blood. Popery cannot be dealt with like any other system : it can accommodate itself to every circumstance either of pomp or meanness—can - evade the truth under the sem blance of sincerity, and requires to be broken with the sledge-hammer of truth and exposure wielded with the energy of a KNOX and a LUTHER. Such energy seems to be exhibited by the Irish clergy ; and if the English protestants would only shake off their apathy, and come to the rescue, this dominant system would hide its head, and then, but never till then, will there be "peace for Ireland." We hope that the meeting in question will be well attended; and, if the effect produced be equal to that of the meeting presided over by Lord KENYON last year in the same place, we augur well for the cause of Ireland's weal. • We rejoice at being enabled to state that " The Tradesmens' Conserva,tive Society," recently formed in Liverpool, is increasing the number of its members with a rapidity far beyond the most sanguine anticipations. The talent already displayed by some 'of its leaders is beyond all praise, and promises to render many auxiliary advantages to the cause of . loyalty, order, and our insti tutions in church and state. It would be unnecessarily invidious to particularize names here, but if the gentle men who compose the committee of management will be at the pains to give us timely notice of their meetings, the fullest attention will be paid to their proceedings. LONDON LA7'EST City, Wednesday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock. Although money is more abundant on the Stock Ex change, it still continues scarce for commercial purposes, and discounts here are by no means easy, our monied in terests continuing to be unusually cautious in conse quence of their apprehensions of the future intentions of the Bank of England. The Consol market, however, is firm, with a tendency upwards, and 91t- being the price for money, and 910 h for the account. Our floating se curities are steady, but they evince little buoyancy ; the Exchequ er Bill s b ear a premium of 14 to 16, and India Bonds are 2 to 4. In the foreign market -there is little speculation, and the fluctuati on - has not been important. Spanish Bonds are at 441 for the Old Bonds, and 43 . for those of 1834. Notwithstanding the confidence evinced or affected by the leading holders here, in the financial talent of M. Mendizabel, these bonds continued dull, and any success ful effort to advance them 1 per cent. is invariably followed by a speedy decline. Portuguese securities are also heavy : 871 881 is the price of the 5 per cents. and 581 that of the 3 per cents. All the Northern Bonds evince a decided tendency up ward, the . price of Dutch 5 per cents. is 1002, of 21 per cents. 55Z, and of Belgian 1021 1031. In other stock there ts nothing to notice. - The railroad-share mania continues in full force here; the London and Greenwich are 7-1 pr., the great Western about 7+ also, the Midland at 3-1, and there are a num- - ber of new schemes hatching. By accounts from . Canada to-day we learn that the royal commission had commenced its proceedings upon the subject of the crown lands, and had called witnesses before it connected therewith. The Canadian states that Mr. Antrobus had receives a notification to make his election between the two places he held of Provincial Aid-de-Camp and of Grand Voyer of Quebec, and that the executive councillors and others holding n- plurality of places had received similar not ificationx. It was understood tbat'Mr. Justice Kerr was to be re moved from the bench of Quebec : the nanws of the lion. D. B. Vijor and Mr. Lafontaines were mentioned as likely to succeed. The frost had been experienced somewhat severely in most of the townships and had occasioned.consiclerable injury to the corn and vegetables. The uncommon rains had also much retarded the wheat crops, and as an evi dence of the immense quantity it is stated that the water at the wharves from the great lakes and their tributary streams was higher than in the spring when swelled by all the Melted snow. We have also. accounts from Bermudas to the 16th of September. They state that a slaver, having on board about 400 slaves, had been recently captured off the eaSt coast of Cuba. • Advices have been received here to-day of the capture of. Puerto Cabello by General Paez. The insurgents, previons to his arrival had been driven into the castle by the militia, and on his approach. they sought safety by a precipitate flight both by sea and land. • General Marino, who, at the head of 400 desperadoes, had•e.ndeavoured to hold Cumana and Barcelona, and to excite the people of Guiana to rebellion, but all his efforts were ineffectual. The troops sent against him from Carracas entered Barcelona on the 20th of Aug., and were marching upon Cumana, and the militia from Guiana were moving in the same direction. Under these adverse circumstances Marino was com pelled to fly. On the 22d of August he accordingly, with his band of bri g ands, sacked th e c ity of Cumana, sparing no parties, and fled to the mountains of Paria, accom panied by about one hundred of the rebels, the remain der having made submission to the troops of the govern ment. • General Paez was expected to return from his success ful expedition to Carracas about the 10th ult. All was tranquil at La Guyra and Carracas. • We have received advices from Vera Cruz to the 4th ult., and from the city of Mexico to the Ist ult. The general congress continued engaged in the new model ling of the government, and it seems that every attempt to •thwart the views of the dormant party had been frustrated. The House of Deputies bad passed the following reso lutions : " The 'General Congress is in►ested by the constitu tion with full powers elthei to change the form of govern ment or to constitute it anew. Congress shall use the said power in their divided capacity of two chambers. " In case of disagreement between the two houses, the question shall be settled by ballot in joint meeting." ' The senate, however, rejected all the resolutions, and substituted the following : "The congresS shall continue to meet in two chambers, but their dtitieS'..Shall be separately defined, and each house shalthave,iognizance only of such subjects as are thus defined." • In the session of the 27th August the secretary of IN-at states. shat the political disturbances in Texas were settled, . Those in the sotith had also ended, General Abiasez having agreed to qiiit the republic, and General Bravo had also grantei similar terms to the other chiefs of the ..dverse faction. PAntskt-oFercEs.—ln consequence of the death of Mr. Kil shaw the office of Treasurer to the Highway and Watch Boards became vacant. Yesterday, on the motion of his worship the mayor, the Board of Highways unanimously appointeu Mr. Capes Ashlin, many years clerk to Mr. Kilchaw, with a recom mendation to the watclrboard to adopt their appointment. The Mayor, Mr. Holmes, and Mr. Lawrence were nominated to wait on the Commissioners of Watch for that purpose. AsTarmomy.—Mr. M. Holden, of Preston, will, in the early part of next month, deliver a' course of lectures on astronomy, in the Liver Theatre. For illustrating these lectures, Mr. HSl den has invented, and, in a great measure, made, a body of machinery, of peculiar construction, extremely well adapted for shOwing the motions, &c. of the heavenly bodies. Mr. Holden is well qualified, by his scientific attainments, for the task he has undertaken, and we have no doubt that he will render his lectures both interesting and instructive. MATE ROBBER? AND ATTEMT TO MURDER.—The un fortunate man, James Hurst, who was found in that part of our vicinity called Windsor, a few night's back, by the patrole. most cruelly beaten, is lik e ly to recover. The wretch Alaginnis, whom there is every reason to suppose robbed him, and attempt ed murder, still remains in custody. His is spoken to distinctly by the injured man, who, if se fortunate as to recover, will be a clear evidence against him at the trial. We should not be doing justice to our readers if we did not call their attention to the announcement of the republication of "Genuine Works of Hogarth," These plates have been - repaired so perfectly, that they may bear comparison With the early proof's of his inimitable works. The Small copies from these original plates Can only serve its a key to them; but these contain in most instances the design and execution of the 'author's genius—no sepatAlS 4fttttings having been made; he drew in many instances itif o r Ntper, and engraved the sub jects himself. As an ddtill1 4 ![1 1 11 ttiltartion ; this splendid edi tion will net cost much tildf#Jhall (Mt.:third of the former ones, notwithstanding its siipefiefiq; lit publication is also sit gra dual that it is withiH tlltitt Clittipaas Of all admirers of Hogarth. As copperplates are; periAable, this is probably the last opportunity me have of purchasing the entire works (at a vert 4001.06 064) of the tnetebli,sa 11Y0111/, LITER/1I V AND SCIENTIFIC INStITUTION. On Wednesday evening the first series of the winter course of lectures, given to the pupils of this institution, was com menced by an introductory lecture by Dr. Bryce, on " The Natural History, Physical Constitution, and Intellectual Powers of Man," delivered in the large room of the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street, the use of which was liberally granted, for the occasion. About four hundred persons were present, of whom the ladies formed a fair portion. To show the character of the lecture, and we regret that we cannot devote more of our space to the subject, we present our readers with the following extract:— _ _ "The study of fossil bones has clearly proved that the differ ent layers of the earth were formed at different eras of time. It is particularly worthy of remark that the fossil organic bodies of each of these eras differ more from existing species in proportion to the antiquity of the layers in which they are found. The granite rocks, which form the basement, so to speak, of the globe, contain no organic remains, and the know ledge of this alike certain and astonishing fact establishes be yond doubt that there was a period when life did not exist upon this earth. The era when life commenced is clearly demonstrable. This fact prOves the doctrine pf a creation, and utterly confounds the absurd speculations of atheism re specting the eternity of this world, and the generative powers of inanimate matter. "It does not fall within the province of this lecture to en large on this subject. There is, however, one fa.ct'conneeted with fossil bones too striking to pass unnoticed. While qua drupeds of different kinds, shell-fish, birds, reptilesefishes,in sects, and vegetables have been demonstrated in the fossil state, up to the present day no human remains have been, found, nor any traces of the works of man. In other words, no human bones have been found among the fossil remains of the earth. In turf bog's, human bones are sometimes disin terred, as are also the bones of other living species of animals, but not a fragment of human bone has been found in such situations as can lead us to suppose that mankind existed con temporaneously with the elephants and animals quadruple their size. Many authors, indeed, formerly asserted that remains of the human species have been discovered among the fossils pro perly, so called ; but a careful examination of the, fitcts .on which such opinions were entertained has satisfied Cuvier, Buckland, and Lyall that theii; are unfounded. The fossil man discovered in the quarries of Orningen, concerning which their existed a famous contest, has' been indubitably proved to be in reality an aquatic salamander of gigantic size, and pre sently .unknown species. The pretended discoveries of the trunks of giants so frequently alluded to by the Writers of anti quity, are now referred by anatomists to certain bones of the elephant. Be it observed that there is nothing in the compo sition of human bones that should prevent their being pre served as well as those of other animals. The remains of man are not snore perishable than those of inferior animals; for, as Cuvier has observed, the bones of men have suffered as little change as those of horses buried in the same grave on ancient battle fields." It thus appears, as the result of the most recent and accurate researches into this interesting subject, that the human race was not coeval with that of animal life; for no natural reason can be assigned why mankind should have escaped from the revolutions which destroyed those other beings; nor if he did not escape, why his remains are not found intermingled with theirs. It is a fact not less remarkable that no remains of those races, which occupy the next rank to man in bodily con formation, viz., the monkey tribe, are to be found in the fossil state. Whether this kindred order existed at all during the periods in question, or, if they did exist, in what territory, are therefore points undecided. tilt LiVtiltioOL gTANtAiID, LIVERPOOL POL ICE. TUESDAY.—(Before the MAYOR.) ROBBERY BY A PORTER.—Thomas Gray, a palter in the ems ploy of Messrs Acraman and Stitt, iron-merchants, 10, Water street, was charged with having stolen several bars, weight one :wt., value 3d. per lb., of steel. John :Sl'Doenagh, marine store-dealer, in Water-street, and his man, were charged with having received the same knowing it to be stolen. A gentle man, named Barnes, stated that he was standing opposite the Premises of Messrs. Acraman and Stitt, when he saw the pri soner Gray issue from the gateway, and look about him. The manner of the prisoner betrayed so much agitation that Mr. Barnes could not help his attention being fixed by it. The prisoner re-entered the warehouse and shortly aferwards witness saw him come out again bearing in his hands several bars of steel. Again his manner evinced great alarm and dig; composure. These circumstances induced witness to watch the .prisoner. The latter went directly to the shop of M'llonnagh, Where, after speaking a few words to the other prisoners, he threw the bars into the cellar in front. Mr. Barnes imme diately went to the counting•house of Messrs. Acrainan and Stitt and informed the principals of what he had seen. Gray was instantly called, but he denied any knowledge of the trans action. On examination, however, it was found that several bars of steel were missing. Mr. Stitt stated, that Grey bad been in their employ for four years past, during which period be had received as wages eighteen shillings per week. He had a wife and two children, whom he had been able to maintain very respectably on the above sum, which circumstance Mr. Stitt conceived aggravated the ease. The prisoner, with tears in his eyes, confessed his guilt, and bewailed the commission of this his first crime. The prisoner M‘Donuagh, and his man, denied any knowledge of the manner in which the steel had come into Gray's possession. Mr. Stitt observed, that the lat ter had been on intimate terms with the other two prisoners, their places of business being so close to each other; it was impossible the prisoners could conceive that their (Messrs. Acraman and Stitt'a) servant had come honestly by one hun dred weight of steel. The prisoners wine committed for trial at the borough sessions. SEAMEN'S WAGES.—The master of the Bahia Packet was summoned by a seaman of the above vessel to show cause why he refused to the latter payment of certain wages alleged to be due to him. The seaman told a long and unconnected story of ill-treatment which he averred he had received front the master of the vessel; who, at length, had him placed in gaol at Cron stadt, where lie left him destitute; saying that he had paid his wages to the British consul, on his account, which, on applied tion, he found was not the case. He now appeared to claim wages for the voyage out. The master being requested to speak in reply, was about to enter into a detail of the grievances which had led him to take the step mentioned by the complain ant; when Mr. Ellis reminded him that the wages alone was the subject the court had to deal.with. The defendant said that he had undoubtedly paid the wages to the British consul, at Cron stack, to prove which he handed in. certain documents. Mr. Ellis having examined these informed the parties that this was not a case in which the magistrates could decide. It did not lie within their jurisdiction. Ford, master of the ship Amelia, of this port, was summoned by William Sprott, a seaman, to show cause why he did not pay £7 ss. Bd., alleged by the latter to be due to him. Complainant stated that he had shipped with defendant at this port to go to the Brazils and back. The cap tain told him that the regulations of his owners did not allow him to take a second mate, but when they got outside he would arrange with him for his services in that capacity. Accordingly when they got to sea he.signed articles to peeforni certain duties at £2 7s. 61. per month, having previously received a monthly note fur the sum of £2 ss. On their arrival at Alaranham, the tatptain having occasion to go on shore had taken his umbrella with him, and lost it; for this umbrella he wished to charge him, complainant, 10s. The ship's articles and accounts were then handed in, when it appeared the captain made the total amount of the wages of complainant EO 6d., being somewhat less than The latter himself conceived it to be. From this was to be deducted the monthly note for £2 55., charges for sugar, tobacco, &c.• and on the account appeared the charge of ten shillings fur Le umbrella. This the Mayor refused to allow. The cap tain told fMr. Ellis that it he would examine the ;articles he would find that all the moveables in the ship, whether the pro- Testy of master or owners, were under the charize of Sprott, and that he was responsible for them. Complainant said the cap tain had taken the umbrella on shore and lost it himself. Thie the captain denied. The court decided that the charge should not be allowed. The balance due to Sprott was declared by Mr. Ellis to be £5 16s. which the captain was ordered to pay. The latter said he would pay it in twenty days. Mr. Ellis.—" Then you must pay him his wages for those twenty days." Captain. —"Look at my articles" Mr. Ellis.—" You have discharged the man, and have no right to hold back bis wages after this de cision. If you do detain them front him you are bound to pay him wages during the time of such detention." The captain pulled out his purse and counted down the money immediately. —lt has been decided that, if a sailor execute the articles pre scribed by 37 George 111, cap. 73, and serve accordingly, and during the voyage part of the cargo be plundered, but by whom cannot be ascertained, he does not in consequence of such plun derage forfeit his wages:—( Thompson v. Collins.) (Before the MAYOR and Mr. Alderman Hoesea Lt.) MANAGERS TURNED MAGISTRATES.—A gentleman, named Scott, the captain, we believe, of a merchant vessel belonging to this port. was charged by Wm. Roberts, constable, (or some thing of the kind,) at the Theatre-Royal, with disorderly con duct in Williamson-square on the previous evening. Roberts said that a party of boys were making a noise on the pavement in Williamson-square. on the night previous, and, contrary to his orders, they refused to go away, and whilst he was correct ing them with a stick, with a view to disperse them, Mr. Scott came up, seized him by the collar, and otherwise interfered with his duties. The Mayor (to the complainant.)—You had n 9 right to col reet the boys in the way you have stated. What are you? Roberts.—l am one of the constables of the Theatre. Mayor.—And who appointed you constable ? Roberts.—The managers. (A laugh.) The Mayor.—Tho managers have no authority to make any persons constables at the Theatre-Royal. The appointment of constables rests with the magistrates. The complainant here mumbled (unheard by any one but the reporter), that the managers almost nightly made kings and queens, and it was a singular hardship if they had not the power to make one of their majesties' representatives—a humble con stable. ---- Four respectably dressed lads stepped forward, and one cif them said that he and his ccinpamons were together in the square playing, when Roberts came and pushed them about w►th the point of his stick, telling them to be off. Not thinking they were doing wrong thei• refused to go, and Roberts made a blow at one with his stick; he missed his aim, and the lad ran away. Roberts overtook him, and beat him most shamefully, and at this moment the gentleman (Mr. Scott) seeing the trans action, took their part. Roberts then collared the gentleman, and took him to Bridewell. The Mayor (to Roberts.)—! see, by the book, that the charge is made by Win. Roberts, constable of the Theatre-Roral. Now, as you are no constable, what right had you to take the gentle man to Bridewell ? _ Roberts.—The gentleman collared me also, and insisted upon going to Bridewell. Mr. Scott denied this, and Mr. Berke, of the Wellington Hotel, Dale-street, said that Captain Scott, who stayed at his house, had not left the Wellington many minutes, perfectly sober, when he heard of his being taken to Bridewell. Bachetdor, the Bridewell keeper, informed the mayor that it was generally supposed that the men about the Theatre-Royal were sworn In special constables by the magistrates. Seine of them were, but others were not eligible to serve as constables. The Mayor said it was a most extraordinary proceeding alto gether. He should drop the charge against Mr. Scott, and if that gentleman chose to prosecute the complainant, the latter would find himself in a very awkward predicament. The legal representative of defunct kings and queens left the .court quite chopfallen. WAGES OF FOREIGN SEAMEN--Mr. Win. Pigot, - captain of the barque Amelia, of Bombay, appeared to the summons of Francis Fernandez, an Indian of intelligent countenance, who complained that the said captain refused to pay him his just waget. Mr. Crew, the solicitor, who appeared for the Indian, stated that on the 6th May last, Francis Fernandez shipped on board the Amelia as cuddee servant, having previously made a bargain with the captain (Pigot), that he was to receive 200 rupees, of the value of 2s. Id. each, for the voyage. He had received 122 iu p At payment; and on coming to Liverpool on the 20th Sep teuwer, he requested payment of the rest, amounting in English money to the sum of A. • This the captain refused to pay him, and the complainant was thus left destitute. Captain Pigot, in reply, produced the ship's articles signed by Fernandez, wherein it was stated that his wages were to be £2 10s. per month, and not 200 rupees for the voyage, as stated. The principal part of the money was paid to the complainant and the rest of the crew in thimElay, and Messrs. Tvrerand co. of Liverpool, paid them off on the ship's arrival. The com plainant was paid £ll 3s. 44., being the money due to him for the voyage. The Indian persisted that his wages were to be 200 rupees for the voyage, and Mr. Crew said that the Portuguese consul had calculated their value in English, and the result was that the sum claimed was wrong. Mr. George Graham, steward of the Amelia, stated that he was present in Bombay when the claimant affixed his mark to the articles, on the consideration of his receivieg the £2 10s. per month. The voyage was performed in four months and 14 days, and the wages which had been paid to Fernandez came to £ll 3s. 4d., being rather an overpayment. Mr. Crew put several questions to this witness, with a view to elicit whether or not the Indian understood the value of £2 10s. when he signed the articles. It seemed, however, that he spoke excellent English, and there was little reason to doubt it. In answer to a question from the mayor, the witness said that Fernandez was the only black man on board. They shipped two Chinese in Bombay, who officiated as cooks, and they re ceived the same wages as claimant. The mayor having calculated the wages for the voyage, at £2 1.03. per month, said that it appeared the complainant had been over paid 10s. 6d., and as the articles he had signed were at tested by witnesses before him no other claim could he allowed. The case being disposed of, Captain Pigot said that he had been kept in Liverpool neglecting urgent business to answer the vexatious complaint of 'Fe rna n ez, who was a worthless drunken fellow, whom he was obliged to threaten with a flogging on the voyage to keep him in order He wished to know whe ther he was amenable to punishment for his conduct? On being answered in the negative, the parties left the office. YESTERDAY.—(Before the Ma von.) The proprietor of a grocer's shop at the corner of Seymour street, London-road, named Grundy, was summoned for ob structing the pavement by exposing goods for sale thereon. It appeared from the evidence of the police that the defendant, in addition to his business as the retailer of figs and sugar, had re cently commenced green grocer, and on the pavement l.ad ex posed for sale several baskets of cabbages, turnips, potatoes, apples, &c., he thereby obstructing the footpath. Ile was sum moned for the offence ten days ago in a wrong name, and did not appear. On this occasion the name was right, but still the defendant did not appear, and the Mayor fined him in the full penalty of 20s. and costs, About en hour after the decision a person entered the court on behalf of the defendant., and re quested a rehearing of the case, which was of course refused, and the Mayor informed the applicant that informations would be laid daily against the defendant until the nuisance was re moved. Several other persons for exposing goods for sale on the pa ra iet ve s r v e er :;e e s r i e m n il o hearoltyfir ned cases before the court worthy of notice. Colonel Colqnhotin, of the Artillery, finding that his appoint ment to the command of the auxiliary force under General Evans had not been sanctioned by his Majesty (who, it seems, knew nothing about the matter), wrote to Sir Herbert,Tavlor to request that it might be notified to his Majesty that he - had resigned the command to which he had been appointed, and re turned to his regiment. It is supposed that Major Reid, of the Engineers, who is gone out to Whoa to command the engineer auxiliary force, will throw up his command and return to Eng land, on finding his appointment was given without the consent and approbation of his Majesty, as, no doubt, he supposed it was. Shipments have been going on daily, for a long time past, of all mannerof warlike stores from Woolwich for Spain, among them is a r;lmplete train of artillery ! —Correspondent of tile Standard. ~"`' ~„c SPEECH OF' THE KING OF' THE NETHERLAIOS. The following is the speech of the King of.the Netherlands. delivered al the opening of the States aeneral, on Monday last:— "Noble and Mighty Lords, "It is with satisfaction that at the opening of this .session I can give your high mightinesses the assurance that our, relation§ with foreign powers are of a friendly nature. The political posi 7 lion of the kingdom has continued unaltered since die commu nications made by me to your assembly in the spring of thii year. " In the continued absence of opportunity to adjust the dis turbed relations (lit. bearing) of the Netherlands towards Bel gium in a manner becoming to, and compatible with, the honour and interests of the country, and in the uncertainty of the time when more favourable prospects in this respect shall present themselves, it has continued to be a chief aim of my cares; so to direct our internal affairs that the burden arising from the extraordinary circumstances in which we still continue, might become less felt by my beloved subjects. To this end the leave of absence previously granted to the volunteers and "schutters," and to the corps of diff !rent bodies of the national militia has been further extended, and that so far as the service of the king-, dom has in any manner permitted. With the same object in view, preparations have already been made for the total dis charge, moreover, of the levy of 1826, so as in the currency of the present year completely to take place. My desires to meet our financial obligations are amply fulfilled - by the amount of our East India products which, for tarther service, will afford an increased amount to the means of the mother country. "The internal state of the kingdom gives, generally, reason for thankful contentedness. In the internal government order and regularity continue dominant. The land and naval ser vices continue to offer proofs of true military discipline and zeal. In no spot almost is the opportunity of useful industry wanting to our industrious fellow-countrymen. The most meritorious inhabitants - who, one after another, have returned from the army to their domestic circles, have re-assumed their former occupations, or found other means of support. "The prospects of an ex tention of trade and shipping begin more and more to realise themselves: through them an increas ing activity commences to be felt. Our manufactures proceed with spirit (" knacht") : the advances which Kave been made in them during the last two years exceed all reasonable expec tations. But for the lowness of the prices of grain, the state of agriculture would be very satisfactory., as an abundant harvest of most crops has been gathered in. The fisheries are on the whole prosecuted with advantage, and are insensibly extending. The issue of the great fishery during the past year was gratify ing. The maintenance and improvement of canals and roads, calculated to promote intercourse, as well with the country as with neighbouring nations, and fur the benefit of agriculture, trade, and manufactures, is a subject of the.gov.ernment's un remitting care, which provides in this respect according to means and circumstances. "Education continues to bring forth her good fruits. The arts and sciences have still their zealous supporters. The past year has not been unfortunate for our dykes and sea embank men ts. " The communications which will in the present session be made by me to Your assembly, will acquaint your high mighti nesses with the first results of the nevilwangements which have been broutglit into working in Netherlands India, the prospects of which continue to promise favourably for the future. " The measures adopted on a portion of the island of Suma tra, in consequence of the former disturbanc e of order, are cal culated to allay all solicitude in this respect. In all the other East India possessions rules perfect peace. In the West Indies the blessing is enjoyed. "The prosperous career of many branches of the people's welfare, supported by the favourable condition of our posses slims beyond the seas, extends its influence in full proportion, and beneficially to tne revenne of the kingdom, the amount of which perfectly answers my expectations, and further enables me to present to your high mightinesses' assembly the budget for meeting the wants of the ensuing service with some reduc tion of taxation. The bills ("de antwerpen der sretten" ) hav ing reference to the revenue of the country, which are ready to be offered to your high mightinesses' consideration, will af ford a proof of this. "The credit of the country remains immovably firm. A con tinually economical government, the good faith of the Nether lands, and the co-operation of the assembiy, may serve as pledges that it shall not be shaken. "On account of the greater and greater increase of the bur dens of those to whom agriculture is a chief means of support, I have resolved to put in force the resolutions which for a length of time have occupied my attention, with respect to the means best adapted for ameliorating their situation. In the provisions which ere long will be laid before your High Mightinesses, the chief endeavour has been to bring freedom of trade into union with the interests of the national agriculture. "To the encouragement also of restoring (or clearing " ontginniny") waste lands, and further improvements of land, as also to some improvements in the tax laws, proved to be use ful by experience, it is my intention, in the present session, to call iu the general counsel of your High Mightinesses. " In addition, not only the unfinished bills for the revisal of the code of commerce, with the necessary alterations, but also the whole third book will be laid on the table of your assembly, while the commission of compilers is zea l uus ly occupied with the revision of the penal code. • " I entertain the hope that now, especially, when the law for the organization of courts and judicial procedure is already de finitively determined on, your High Mightinesses, duly valuing the advantage of a nat.onal code, will w illi n gly assist in the enacting of the projects now about to b e intr o duce d. " I thank Providence, that it has been granted me, after the five years of difficulty (moeijlike jaren) which have elapsed since the lielgian insurrection, to be able to submit to your High Mightinesses, on the Ire-assumption of your weighty duties, an encouraging view of the kingdom's present condition. "So long as a religious feeling and the spirit of union and order shall distinguish the peopleof the Netherlands, I will con tinue to cherish the hope, that in the Almighty Goodness we may expect the maintenance of our present rights, and finally a happy issue." HURRICANE IN BARBADOS. ( From the Barbados Mer cury of Sept. 5.) This island was visited on the morning of Thursday last by a very severe and destructive gale of wind. For some days pre viously the weather had ,maintained a cloudy. and unsettled appearance, the wind extremely variable, shifting suddenly to opposite points, but more generally blowing fresh from S. and N.W., with heavy rains, followed at intervals by calms and in tense heat. On the night preceding the blow the wind rose exceedingly high, but, however, lulled a little towards daybreak, and remained steady until half-past eight a.m., when it fresh ened considerable from the east, the clouds gathering in dense masses in the N". and E.N.E. quarter, sending forth frequent gusts of wind, which increased in power and violence, a nd indi cated even t this early hour the near approach of the severe visitation which it unhappily falls to our lot this day to record. From this moment we may fairly say the gale commenced. The clouds now rose dark and heavily as if about to discharge torrents of rain, but were dispersed and driven before the wind, which continued- to blow harder at each succeeding blast until half-past ten o'clock, when it veered to E.N.E., and attained its highest pitch of violence, and, keeping at the latter point, blew a perfect hurricane for the following two hours, but, ulti mately shifting to E. and by S., gradually subsided to nearly a calm, and finally died away about three p.m. .During the morning and the latter part of the day the agitated sea raged dreadfully, and a heavy surf ran in the harbour and the out bays along the windward and leeward parts'of the coast. In the careeuage, where several small vessels were undergoing repair, the tide rose several feet, the waves breaking over the pier with tremendous violence, and often washing over the wharf. This massive structure, (the pier,) which cost the country above £30,000 injury from we are sorry to observe, has s ustain e d mat er i a l from the violence with which the raging sea drove its mountain ous waves against it; and . perhaps we are solely indebted t o the strength of this formidable barrier for the preservation of that part of the town more immediately contiguous and exposed to the devouring good. The only substanti a l b u ildin gs injured are the stores of Messrs. Fl. Arnot and Cu., on the wharf, the gallery of which was blown away, and other damage done. The theatre, which is a large wooden building, is much shaken, and the cast gable so shattered as to require immediate repair. The gaol, a very ancient and faithfully-erected stone wall building, at an early hour, received great injury in the roof and other parts of it. The inmates of this prison were 83 in number at the time. 73 of whom, according to the certified report of the gaoler, broke the stocks in which they were confined, and, finding that the wind had forced the outer gate, effected their escape. Eleven have been since taken by the police, and four teen have voluntarily returned. The cathedral roof was also stripped slightly. At ten o'clock his Majesty's steamer spitfire and two mail boats put to sea. In the bay at half-past ten, when the hurri cane was raging :—A brig just anchored, and supposed to be from Newfoundland; an American schooner, supposed to be from Charleston; brig Hebe, of London; sloops Humming Bird, Gold Hunter, and Cassandra; mail-boats Firefly, Man chester, Lady Lyon, Barbados, Arie, Moptague, and schooner Mary Sharp. During the hurricane these vessels disappeared, (with the exAption of the latter, which rode it out at Messrs. Cavao's moorings,) and have not yet returned, The vessels stranded are mail-boats Mary and Nancy and Placid. •• • The injury done ';itt Bridgetown has been, with few excep tions, confined to sivall dwelling-houses, outbuildings, trees, fences, &c. Of the former of these great numbers are levelled with the earth; but the Roe-buck, Nelson -street, and Lakes Folly appear to have suffered most materially. Along the sea coast considerable damage has been done, and to windward particularly the bathing-houses are destroyed. In the streets and lanes of the town, so very great was the accumulation of broken boughs, hurled many of them from lofty trees, with the destroyed fences and the fragments of fallen houses, as to ren der a passage almost impracticable. In some instances the houses are entire, and thrown completely across the street. • We subjoin as accurate a statement as we have been able to procure of the damage done to the barracks and public build ings at the Garrison of St. Ann's, which, we are happy to say, is not so extensive as might have been apprehended. The front gallery of the Royal Artillery Barracks, which was but recentlylnished, having required renewal in consequence of injuries sustained from the last hurricane, has again been completely blown off from the building. The roof of the guard house belonging to the same corps has also been carried ae ay. The massive gallery of the stone barracks belonging to the 25th Regiment was torn off and dashed ft, atoms, whilst that of the officers' barracks, tenanted by the Royal Regiment, which all who have seen will remember to have been of the most solid construction, was thrown bodily on to the roof. Some idea oft he extraordinary violence of the wind may be formed, when we say that the positive weight of the roof of the gallery alone was be tween four and five-and-twenty tons; yet this enormous structure was actually raised and turned over on to the roof of the build ing to which it was attached, tearing up with it, in five or six instances, several feet of the solid brick pillars on which it rested. Every mill in the garrison has been blown down and ruined, and that once gay and lively-looking parade, stripped of its foli age, now presents a most forlorn and desolate appearance. Immediately after the first moderation of the sto r m the com mandant of the garrison, attended by his staff and the officers of engineers, might have been observed in full activity giving the required directions for restoring order, and Making such preparations, in the event of another visitation, Is appeared expedient. Thank God their wise preceutiott proved unne cessary. We are happy to say we have heard of no casualties among the troops. The Colonial Barracks at Gun Hill are said to be totally ruined; the state of those at Speight's-town we have yet to learn. The accounts received from varioas parts of the country are of similar description with those of the town, the negro-houses and outbuildings of estates having principally suffered. Here and there the round house of a sugar-mill is to be seen either stripped or unroofed; but the most lamentable effects of the hurricane are fully observable in the condition of the stand ing crop: the young canes are in many places broken or bent to the ground, the corn is prostrate, and the yamb vines are blown from the field. Considering that the gale lasted from four to five hours, and for more than half the time the wind blew with exceeding great violence, it is matter for much thankfulness to the Almighty Disposer Of events that no human life has been lr at on the land, •-, with the exceptitZn of a woman of Mr. Attek's, id the parit►ii of Christ Church, and that the destruction of property reatheg to no greater extent than noticed. Some whartingiS wtio ventured to sea in a.r Often boat ing the raging of the Wind have not yet been beard of. Haa the gale kept up two or three houri longer dt S11 ; 4 it is fearful to calculate the result; nor is it to ,be at all doubted that as Much injury would have been done to property, and as many, perhaps more, of our fellow bein g s wo u bl have perished than in, the August hurricane of 1831. As it hair: to commiserate the lot of many of the inhabitants deprived of (belt hiitnbli ioof, , and reduced to a state of utter destitution: . • We tire authorised to state that, ft om th e p er 4 ona l , lion of the sjperintendant, the loss of property within the Tudor , .. , street drstriet may be fairly estimated at £3,ttOU, and which itt principalli from the injury sustained and total loss of small houses ; few of Magnitude being injured beyond th e loss of win dow-shutters or glass. As soon as the storm had Subsided, his Excellency the Go , vernor-General sent a body of the 25th ind Royal Regiments, consisting of 36 men, into town, whn were eqoally divided be: tween the three police districts, acid assisted very materially in preserving quiet and good order; whiCh up to the present mo ment every where prevails. His Excellency on the following morning (Friday) ordered a telegraphiC call Itif the council for Monday next. . . . These, as far as we can learn, are the prificitial occurrences which took place during the gale, and the results of that awful and severe visitation which has thus, by the decree of a wise Providence, been made to fall upon us at a crisis Of considerable difficulty, and when the inhabitants of this island have scarcely recovered from the effects of the August hurricane. But God's will be done t It is our duty to bow with perfect submission to his inscrutable decrees, revere the hand from whence these heavy chastisements come, and kiss .the rod that corrects us. ( From the Weft Indian, Septeinher Thank Clod news has reached us of the arrival of the steamer Spitfire at Grenada, without the loss of any of the crew, or any human injury having been sustained, We have been most opportunely and politely favoured With it letter, dated Grenada, Gth September, from an officer ef s tho steamer Spitfire, giving a minute account of what that .teisel suffered from the commencement. of the stortn to her arrive! itt. Grenada. We cannot do better than publish this valuable do cument verbatim:— . . " At 8, a.m., of the morning bf the 3d instant the Weathet assumed a threatening appearance, with the wind from the N.E. H.M. ship Champion arrived with despdtches for Captl Jones, and sailed about 8-45. At 9-30 the Commander ordered the fires to be lighted; the sympthurneter fell very last, end eventually elevon-tenths. ' Several mail-boats slipped and stood out to sea. At 10-30 the anchor came home; at 11, a.m.,. slipped the cable and stood out to sea; 11.15 the dingy was . blown from the stern, and the gig swamped.. and- waabvrt from the davits—the cutter stove and washed in board. The wind veered round to the southward and westward i the sea breaking over the vessel; hove the coals overboard that were lying deck to ease the vessel. 1, p.m., still blowing tt hurricane, the main trysail, jib, cud forestaysail were -blown from, the bolt ropes; ship labouring very much; the foretrvsail *as bluwn from the gaskets ; the maintrvsail gaff carried away. At 4, p.m., the mainmast went below the deck, falling across the Tar• board gnat ter, without the slightest accident to any of the crew; the carpenter had gone forward for his axe, but before he re turned the mast was bedded in the ship's side. The lining of the vessel was broke in several places by the vidlence of the sea. The centre boiler became leaky, and the engineers had to put out the fire, which impeded our progress. Had the other boileis sustained similar injury we mast inevitably have been lost, as the seas were making a clean break over us; we had all our hatches battened down, and still it reqtiiied the exertions of the men to pump the water out. About 6, p.m., the weather moderated, and at 8 the night assumed a beautiful appearance with a moderate breeze. Soractime before leaving Carlisle Bay, the spray from the sea flew so thick that we could not discern the length of the vessel. When wd slipped we had three bumboat people o❑ board, Toby Blackman, William Cart den, and Deborah Lopez, who are now on shore at this place; waiting a passage to Barbados. "A brig arrived this afternoon, and was off Barbados yes; terday; she experienced heavy squalls on the 3d, with the wind from the eastward, but nothing more; she was then about 180 miles to the N.B. of Barbados. "On the morning of the 31, several of the inhabitants pre dicted that it would blow hard to the northward and eastward, or that they would have heavy rain. "The inhabitants of this island are talking of sending over d cargo of yams, and I have heard that the subscription raised for Antigua is not to be given until they know the extent of the loss at Barbados. "A fine schooner is lying here which is expected to leave fol. Barbados, to be employed as a mail-boat. "We arrived here - yesterday mottling, and are likely to re= main about seven weeks." We learn from Mr. Shannon, who arrived vesterdav from St. Lucia, that that island sustained considerarde injury froni a gale of wind, which blew on the 3d September, from five, p.m. till nine. Several trees and small houses were destroyed: The north end of the island was strewed with lumber and pieces of wrecked vessels. The town of Castries did not suffer mate:. tinily. We learn from the same source that the brig Thomas Parker had arrived at St. Lucia dismasted, with two anchors a head. THE NEW MONTHLY BELLE ASSEMBLER, PRICE 18.—Thit well conducted and talented Magazine is well - deserving the patronage of the fashionable world. It is the best and most elegant medium by which fashion presents us with her ever varying inventions and capricious fancies. Both the poetry and prose, principally from the pen of the fair editor, Mrs. Co t nw e ll Baron Wilson—are of a very respectable kind. The old lady in Threadneedle-street is, it seems, highly in dignant at the liberties which have been recently taken with her reputation, and, among other modes of revenge, threatens to go to law with her traducers; but law affords at any time but at poor solace for wounded reputations, and in the case of elderly people has sometimes "proved the death of them." BATTLE OF TuArALGAll.—Admiral Sir Charles Tyler, Oboes death occurred lately, was one of the heroes of Trafalgar, in which engagement he commanded the Tounant of Si guns, the fourth ship in the rear division, and to whom the Spanish adz miral's ship, the Santa Ana, of 112 guns struck, and wag takerf possession of by a lieutenant and 60 men from the Tennant.; during the dreadful hurricane which succeeded the battle, the British seamen being insufficient to manage the ship, required the Cssiotence of sooty of the prisoners,who.di.sheuourehly ruse upon their captors, made them prisoners, and ran the ship into Cadiz. Out of twenty seven captains who commanded ships on that glorious day, only seven are now alive. Sir Charles was au admiral of the white, and his death creates a vacancy of a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath. LON VON UN IVERSITY.—The party know they have not much longer to carry on the game of deception, and are accordingly very desperate. The charter, which they know is destined for them, r nd which will take them down to their proper dimenx shine, changing their jackdaw title of "University of London," into " London College," will shortly be before the public, when it will be seen that they must stand henceforth on their merits alone, and on a precisely similar footing with the other schools of the metropOlis.—Medical Gazette. AN IMPERIAL SURPRISE—THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA AT VIENNA.—The Autocrat, about a week ago, dropped one day, as if from the clouds, upon the good people of the Austria capital, throwing, by his uuexpected apparition; the Russian legation into the greatest fright, and the Austrian Court into no inconsiderable embairasstnent. His smoking horses brought the carriage up to the door of the hotel of the Embassy, but ne bustle met his arrival, and for a considerable timetven the bells, which were set ringing with fury by the postboys, retrained un answered. The fact was, that as no notice had been given of the Emperor's intentions of visiting Vienna, and it waeeven known that his post-lebrses at Prague had been ordered fir quite a dif ferent direction(such is the custom), uo preparations had been made for his reception. '['he unfortunate eltreefier were mostly in the country amusing themselves, and even the Chanceneri6 of Russia was for the nonce all but a desert. It happened, how.: ever, by some luckyaccident, that two remained behind, the Prince - Gortschalsolf, Councillor, and Al. Kondriaffsky, Secree tart' of Legation, who did their best to give the Emperor a recep tion. Nicholas, however, is good-huniouicd—he appeared to en joy the surprise, overlooked all want of form, and made the best of his way to the first dressing-room which be found opens There he ordered his baggage to be unpacked, and, after des , patching a m es senger to Schcenbrun to announce his arrival tO the Empress Dowager , began to dress for his visit to the Palace, But the people at the latter place were as much taken by sur prise as the moreiumble hangers-on of the embassy. The Em peror Ferdinand hail not yet arrived from Pr ague , t h oug h he left it before the Autocrat, for his journey was rather retarded by the indisposition of the Empress; and as Austrian etiquette has no resource in such unlooked-for cases, thenia l rshaxliresse !erso s f the courtly ceremonies knew not which way to turn. E were despatched to the Emperor Ferdinand to hasten his return to the capital; but it was hopeless to expect it, as the Autocrat had declared that he could not wait beyond the same night, or the next morning. A reception Was, however, got. up, the' Arch: dukes Louis and Ferdinand, and such others as were in the way, were marshalled; the manner of the Dowager Empress was im pressive, and the ceremony passed off well. Whether this visit was a freak of the Czar, a ruse, to take the Austrians by surprise, or an affectation of extraordinary vigour and de s pat c h, it, seemd to have added to the prestige of his being "a great man." NuNteunias.—lmprisonment for life in a convent ie a truly monstrous thing any where, but especially in a protestant and free country. 'the restrictious, the confiumnent, the austerities are such, that the inmate is assuredly consigned to an existence of great torture and melancholy, and in general to an early grave. This alone is an evil, in which, politically and morally speaking, it is highly culpable to acquiesce, much mor e t o etieuurage. Nor is it any excuse to allege, that the parties act voltinearily in giving themselves over to such a destiny. How know we in bow many instances they are forced by ignorant, superstitious, or cruel parents, guardians, or relatives, to seek refuge in such dismal asylums—a step to which they (-mild not be driven if such tolerated nuisances did not exist ? Thus they afford a convenient instrument for the gratification of evil dis positions at which the world in general is not horrified, only because the working of the system is wrapped in mystery or shrouded from view. Again, how know vee how many o f th ose who have gone at first voluntarily into these seclusious, or have. been entrapped or forced into them, still contiuue in them, of their own free will? Let us not be told that there is no law tie bar the doors against them—that they may come forth w h e n they please. There was wta in the United States to keep Miss Reed in durance when she wished for liberty : and yet haw nar rowly did she escape imprisonment for life against her will, or, pertars, an untimely death. We think it highly prnbable that hundreds of such victims are made within our own Shores, of which the world knows nothing.. As to es ca p e it i s next to possible; or, if possible, it is surrounded With such pro s p ec t s o f persecution and misery, that the dungeon itself it preferable. But further: the keepers of these dens are not to be feared,. alone, because they can destroy the body they are much more te t o " dreaded, because they exercise a fatal influence over both soul and body. Let the fnble-readin g protestant revert to.the simple and affecting narrative of Mies Reed, and say how fat the convent system of religion accords with the gospel way of salvation. True, the God of the bible and the Redeemer of those whom he has chosen, can set a t n oug ht e ll th e hiodrancea which the wicked devices of man or Satan can contrive—that • he can snatch the brand from the burning, and whom be will, save, under any obstructions and obstacles which, to the weak ness of our apprehensions, appear insurmountatile; hot it hi the duty of the humble believer, notwithstanding. to facilitate the progress of our Lord's kingdom by every rational method --to put within the reach of as many as he can the sanctified instruments and means of grace which God has choseh and ape proved, and to conclude none under tin agency which, to bei efficacious, mast be little short of iniedculoue; and to this duty e there is nothing more diametriealle opposite than affording patronage or encouragement to those superstitious houses of e popish invention in which the unhappy inmate is placed se e r baibarously and entirely in th€ situation !net alltuled to. This is to be placed in the condition to which our ancient la* gave the name of civil death. In our eyes, however. it is much worse; for it is, unless Under cirtumstanc . es truly eetrao r di: nary, the death of the Soul also—death spneteal and eternal.. No other consideration, surely, need be advanced to poit but to the believer the dereliction of cbristian duty Of - Which he would be guilty in lending the slightest enconragement to the monastic institutions of popery ; nay, in tint exposing•their true character, in omitting .to oepose and dieerettrageethem, or to aid in their demolition by all lawfsl means, wheneYer.an oppor; tunity of doing so presents itself.-Dub in Records THE LIVERPOOL MEDICAL INSTITUTION, We have on some former occasions noticed the laudable ex ertions of the members of the medical profession in Liverpool to raise an institution devoted exclusively to the science of me dicine. To effect this object the sum of £2,410 has been raised, which, with the exception of £I,OOO, subscribed by the corpora tion, one hundred guineas by Charles Blundell, Esq., of Ince, and some few sums of minor importance given by gentlemen unconnected with the profession, has been contributed by our resident medical practitioners. A design for the building has been selected which will pre sent a cfaste and beautiful front of lonic architecture, resem bling that of the Temple of the Muses of the Ilytsus. The internal arrangements provide a library, 40 feet by 24; a mu seum, 93 feet by 21; and a lecture-room, 40 feet by 21;, be sides some minor but necessary accommodations. A piece of land near Hope-street has been conveyed to the institution by the Corporation, as the site whereon the building is to be erected. The public generally is as much, if not more, interested in the success of this institution than the members of the professiott for whose use it is intended, for to the public it must necessarily be an object of primary importance to place within the reach of the guardians and restorers of health every possible f?cility of examining the causes and treating more scientifically and suc cessfully the various diseases to which all arc more or less sub ject. An institution, therefore; having Ira' its main of jectthe securing to the town a succession of well-informed medical men is, we repeat, a matter of primary importance, and is eminently deserving of the liberal encouragement of the town generally. The building promises to become an ornament (we may per hap3 regret that a more conspicuous site could not be obtained) to Liverpool; the works already accumulated amount to up wards of one thousand volumes, besides a great number of very valuable plates and other subjects connected with the different branches of the prolessiun. This property, together with the building, is secured in perpetuity to the town of Liverpool for the use of its resident medical practitioners, who will only have access to it so long as they subscribe to the fund set apart for its support and management. The institution, it should be remembered, has been raised to its present state by the public spirit of the medical body, the 'members of which, notwithstanding their expensive education and the laborious and sometimes painful and even disagreeable duties they are called upon to perform, are the most ill:requited of any of the learned professions. The London college of sur geons has been considered an object of great national im portance. To obtain for that school the Ilunterian Museum, a parliamentary grant of £lO,OOO was made, besides other grants for building and other purposes. A Gonsiderahle addi tion to the funds of our institution is necessary to its comple tion. Seeing what has been done for other institutions'here, some of them of very doubtful utility, we cannot imagine that one, the advantages of which can scarcely raise a doubt—one calculated to benefit alike those of every sect in religipn or party in politics, will be suffered to languish for the want of that support to which it is so eminently entitled. PRESENTATION OF A SNUFF-BOX TO MR. STRICKLAND. On 'Wednesday evening the friends of Mr. Strickland, of the Haymarket Theatre, London, who is now engaged at the Theatre-Royal in this town, gave that gentleman a dinner, in the Assembly Rem) of the Adelphi Hotel, for the pUrpose of presenting him with a silver snuff-boa, a silver cigar case, and a silver pen, as -a testimonial of their respect for his private worth and admiration of his professional talents. Mr. Strick land made his debut before a Liverpool audience about two years since, at the Liver Theatre, and produced so favourable an impression in the characters be enacted as to induce the :nanagers of the Theatre-Royal to offer him an engagement fur a short period. lie first appeared at that theatre in the charac ter of Job 'fhornberry, in the play of John Bull, on Mr. Browne's benefit night, since which time he has been very successfully performing seven! of Parren's characters. The snuff-box and other articles were presented to Mr. Strickland in the presence of upwards of one hunrjred gentlemen, who attended the dinner, which from tho excellence of the viands provided by Mr. Rad;ey, and from the admirable singing of Messrs. Frazer, HorncuStle, Andrews, Benwell, and other vocalists, went off with great spirit, gull will long 60 remembered by those who were present as one bf more than ordinary enjoyment. ,On the inside of the lid of the box was engraved the names of the subscribers. The outside of it bore the following inscrip tion :—" Presented to Robert Strickland, Esq., comedian, by his Liverpool friends, on his first appearance at the Theatre- Royal. October, 1835." BOROUGH OF RICHMOND. On Monday last the burgesses of this ancient and loyal borough assembled in the Town-hall, to elect the mayor'and other officers for the ensuing year. An excellent and sub stantial dinner was provided on the occasion, and the pleasure of the evening much enhanced by the performance of several excellent glees, by the celebrated glee singers from Liverpool, which elicited, and deservedly so, the warmest plaudits of the company: . The accounts for the year having been passed, and the pro ceedings of the different committees confirmed, the freedom of the borough was presented to the Mayor of• Liverpool, for his zealous co-operation on all occasions with this corporation. The mayor then stated that as there had been doubts raised as to the legality of proceeding with the election, now that the reform bill had become the law of the land, be had great plea sure in informing them that, from inquiries made in the proper quarter, the bill did not in any way interfere with this borough; fin. which non-interference he could only account by its well known parity and loyalty, and that all beneficial alterations for the government of corporate bodies whirls the bill enforced were founded on the principles which had so long tended to the prosperity of the Richmond corporation. The candidates for the civic chair were then named—a con servative, a whig, and a radical; but the burgesses considering it absolutely necessary at the present critical juncture to select one who would preserve their rights and• privileges, elected, by an overwhelming majority, J. C. Law, Esq., the conservative. The announcement was received with deafening cheers. The other officers were then chosen, and after passing a vote of thanks to the mayor for his impartial conduct and hospitable treatment during the year, the usual sum d'as Voted towards the annual expenditure, and the court adjdurnetl.=l?ictiniorid Courier. A Mon PATRIOT.—When John Wilkes was tallied by the Kifig for his apparent indifference to the cause'of liberty, he coolly answered that he could aFsure his Majesty he never had bleu ¢ El'ilkitet i .