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2 '4". 1 / 4 4 44 '4, 111k <V ' ‘441 MESSAGE. OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. FELLOW CITIZENS OP THE SENATE, AND HOI;SE OF REPRE SENTATIVES. In performing my duty at the opening of your present session, it gives me pleasure to congratulate you again upon the pros perous condition of our beloved country. Divine Providence has favoured us with general health, with rich rewards in the fields of agriculture, and in every branch of labour, and with peace to cultivate and extend the various resources which em ploy the virtue and enterprise of our citizens. Let us trust that in surveying a scene so flattering to our free institutions, our joint deliberations to preserve them may be crowned with suc cess. The-question of the northeastern boundary is still pending with Great Britain, and the proposition made in accordance with the resolution of the senate for the establishment of a line according to the treaty of 1783. has not been accented by that government. Believing that every . disposition is felt on both sides to adjust this perplexiug question to the satisfaction of all the parties interested in it, the hope is yet indulged that it may be effected on the basis of that proposition. - • It becomes my unpleasant duty to inform you, that this pacific in clude those gratifying pictu re o f our f ore i gn re lati o ns does not those with France at 'this time. It is not possible that any go vernment and people could he more sincerely desirous of concie Hating a just and friendly intercourse with another nation, than are those of the United States with their ancient ally and friend. This disposition is founded, as well on the most grateful and honourable recollections, associated with 'our struggle for inde pendence, as upon a well-grounded connexion that it is conso nant with the true policy of both. The people of the 'United States could not, therefore, see, without the deepest regret, even a temporary interruption of the friendly relations between the two •countries—a regret which would, I am sure, be greatly aggravated if there should turn out to be any reasonable ground for attributing such a result to any act of omission on our part. I derive, therefore, the highest satisfaction 'from being able to assure you that the whole course of this government has been . characterised by a spirit so conciliatory and forbearing as to make it impossible that our justice and moderation should he questioned, whatever may be the consequences of a longer per severance on the part of the French government in her omission to satisfy the conceded claims of our citizens. The history of the accumulated and unprovoked aggressions upon our commerce, committed by authority of the existing bovernments of France, between th e y ea rs 1890 and 1817, has een 'rendered too painfully familiar to Americans to make its repetition either necessary or desirable. It will be suf ficient here to remark, that there has, for many years. been scarcely a single administration of the French government by whom the justice and legality of the claims of our citizens to, indemnity, were not, to a 'very considerable extent, admitted ; and yet near a quarter of a century has been wasted in in -effectual negociattous to secure it. Deeply sensible' of the injurious effects resulting from this state of things upcM the interest and character of both nations, I regarded it as anionr, my first duties to cause one inoreeffort to be made to satisfy France, that a just and liberal settlement of our claims was as well due to her own honour as to their•tticon testible Validity. The negociation for this phrpose was coin ' menced -with the late government of France, and was prosecuted with such successes to leave no reasonable ground to doubt that a settlement of a character quite as liberal as that 'which was subsequently made would have been effected, had not the revolution, by..which the negociatiou was cut off, taken place. The discussions were resumed with the present government, and the result showed that we were wrong in supposing that an event by which the two governments were made to approach each other so much nearer in their political principles, and by which the motives for the most liberal and friendly intercourse were so greatly multiplied could exercise no other than a salu tary influence upon the negociatiou. After the most deliberate and thorough examination of the whole subject, a treaty be tween the two governments was concluded and signed at P ar i s on the 4th July, 1831, by which It was stipulated that " the French government, in order.to liberate itself from all the reclamations perferred against it by the citizens of the United States, for unlawful seizures, captures, sequestrations, confiscations, or destruction of their vessels, cargoes, or other property, engages to pay a sum of twenty-five millions of francs to the United States, who shall distribute it among thos e en titl e d i u the man ner and according to the rules it shall determine;" and it was also stipulated on the part of the French government, that this twenty-five millions of francs should " be paid at Paris in six annual instalments of four millions one hundred and sixty-six thousand six hundred sixty six francs and sixty six centimes each, in the hands of such person or persons as shall be authorised by the government of the United States to receive it." The first instalment to be paid "at the expiration of one year next following the exchange of the ratihcations of this convention. and the others at successive intervals of a year, one after another, till the whole shall- be paid. To the amount of each of the said instalments shall be added interest of four per centum thereupon, as upon the other iustalments then remaining unpaid, the said interest to he computed from the day of the exhange of the present convention." This treaty was duly ratified in the manner prescribed by the constitutions of both countries and the ratification was ex changed at the city of Washington on the '2d of February, 1832. On account of its commercial stipulations it was, in five days thereafter, laid before the Congress of the United States, which proceeded toeua c t suc h laws - favourable to the commerce of France as were necessary to carry it into full execution; and France has, from that period to the present, been in the unre stricted enjoyment of the valuable privileges that were thus se cured to her. The faith of the French nation having been thus solemnly pledged, through its constitutional organ, for the li quidation and ultimate payment of the long deferred claims of our citizens, as also fur the adjustment of other points of great cud- reciprocal benefits to both countries, and the United States having with a fidelity and promptitude by which their conduct will, I trust, be always characterized, done everything that was necessary to carry the treaty into full and fair effect on their part, counted with the most perfect confidence on equal fidelity and promptitude on the part of the French government. In this reasonable expectation we have been, I regret to inform you, wholly disappointed. No legislative provision has been made by France for the execution of the treaty, either as it respects the indemnity to be paid, or the commercial benefits to be secured to the United States, and the relations between the United. States and that power, in consequence thereof, are placed in a situation threatening to interrupt the good under standing which has so long a n d so happily existed between the two nations. Nut only has the French government been thus wanting in the performance of the stipulations it has solemnly entered into with the United States, but its omissions have been marked by circumstances which would seem to leave us without satisfactory evidences that such performance will certainly take place at a futuee period. Advice of the exchange of ratifications reached P,aris prior to the Bth April, 1832. The French chambers were then sitting and continued in session until the 21st of that month, and although one instalment of the indemnity was pay able on the ZI of February, 1833, one year after the exchange of ratifications, no applicati on was ma d e to the chambers fer the required appropriation, and in consequence of no appro priation having been made, the draft of the United States go vernment fur that instalment was dishonoured by the Minister of Finance, and the United States thereby involved in much controversy. The next session of the chambers commenced on the 19th November, 1832,-and continued until 25th April, 183.3. Notwithstanding the omission to pay the first instalment had been made the subject of earnest remonstrance on our part, the treaty with the United States, and a bill making the necessary appropriations to execute it, were not laid before the Chamber of Deputies until the sth of April, nearly five months after its Meeting, and only nineteen days before the close of the session. The bill was read and referred to a committee, but there was no farther action upon it. The next session of the chambers com menced on the 26th of April, 1833, and continued until the 27th of June following. A new hill was introduced on the 11th of June, but nothing important was done in relation-to it during the session. In the month of April, 1831, nearly three years after the signature of the treaty, the final action of the French chambers noon the bill to carry the .treaty into effect was ob tained, and - resulted in a refusal of the necessary appropriations. The avowed grounds upon which the - bill was rejected are to be found in the published debates of that body, and no observations of urine can be necessary to satisfy congress of their utter in sufficiency. Although the gross amount of the claims of our citizens is probably greater than will be ultimately allowed by the commissioners, sufficient is, nevertheless, shown, to renderit absolutely certain that the indemnity fills far short of the actual amount of our just claims, independently of the qu es ti on o f da mage and interest for the detection. That the settlement in volved a sacrifice in this respect was well known at the time—a sacrifice which was cheerfully acquiesced in by _the different branches of the federal government, whose action upon the treaty was required, from siucere desire to avoid further collision upon this old and disturbing subject, and in the confident ex pectation that the general relations between the two countries would be improved thereby. The refusal to vote. the - appropriation, the news of which was received from our minister in Paris, about the 15th day of May last, might have been considered the final determination of the French government not to execute the stipulations of the treaty, and would have justified an immediate communication of the facts to congress, with a recommendation of such ultimate mea sures as the. interest and honour of the United States might seem to require. But with the news of the refusal of the cham bers to make the appropriation were conveyed the regrets of the King, and a declaration that a national vessel should be forthwith scut out, with instructions to the French minister to give the most ample explanations of the past, and the strongest assurances of the-future. After a long passage the promised despatch-vessel arrived. The pledges given by elm French nituister, upon receipt of his instructions, were, that as soon after the election of the new members as the charter, ,would per mit, the legislative chambers of France should ha s calleet to: gethtr, and the proposition for an appropriation - laid before them; that all the constitutional powers of the 'King - and his cabinet should be exerted to accomplish the object; and that the result should be made known early enough' to be communi cated to congress at the commencement of the present session. Relying upon these pledges, and not doubting that the acknow ledged justice of our cl a im s , th e promised exertions of th e Ki ng and his cabinet, and, above all, that sacred regard for the national faith and honour for which the French character has been so distinguished, would secure an early execution of the treaty in all its parts, I did not deem it necessary to call the attention of congress to the subject at the last session. I regret to say, that the pledges made through the minister of France have not been redeemed. The new chambers met on the 31st of July last, and although the subject for fulfil ling treaties was alluded to in the speech from the throne, no attempt was made by the King or his cabinet to procure an ap propriation to carry it into execution. The reasons given for this omission, although they might be considered sufficient in an ordinary case, are not consistent with the expectations founded upon the assurances . given here, fur there is no consti tutional obstacle to entering into legislative business at the first meeting of the chambers. This point, however, might have been overlooked, bad not the chambers, instead of being called to meet at so early a day, that the result of their deliberations might be communicated' to me before the meeting of congress, been prorogued to the 29th day of the present month, a period so late that their decisio n can scarcely be made known to the present congress prior to its dissolution. To avoid this delay, our minister in Paris in virtue of th e assuranc e given by the French minister in the ' United States, strongly urged the convocation of the chambers at an earlier day, but without success. • The executive branch of this government has, as Matters stand, exhausted all the authority upon the subject with which it is invested, and which it had any reason to believe could be beneficially employed. The idea of acquiescing in the refusal to execut e the treaty will not, I sin confident, be for a moment entertained by any . branch of this government, and further negot iatiou is equally out of the question. s If it shall be the pleasure of congress to await the further ac tion of the French chambers, no further consideration of the subject will, at this season, probably be required at ynur hands. But it, from the original delay in asking f o r a n a p propr i ation, from the refusal of the chambers to grant it when asked, from the omission to bring the subject before the chambers at their last session—from the fact that., including the session, there hive been five different occasions when the appropriation might have been made; and from the delay in convoking thei cham bers until some weeks after the meeting of congress, it was well known that a communication of the whole subject lo con - ' areas M the last session skits provvitod by assurances that it $ 11„ , 31114, - should be disposed of before its' present meeting, you should feel yourselves constrained to doubt whether it be the inteutio a of the French government in all its branches to carry the treaty into effect. and thtt such measures as the occasion mar be deemed to call f•►r should be now adopted, the bnpartaut question arises what those measures shall be. Our institutions are essentially pacific. Peace and friendly intercourse with all nations are as much the desire of our. government as they are the interests of our people. But these objects are not to he permanently secure t rby turrendering the rights of our citizens or permitting solemn treaties for their indemnity in cases of flagrant- wmiug too •be abrogated or set aside. It is undoubtedly in the power of congress seriously to affect the agriculture and manufacturing interests of France, by the passage of laws relating to her trade with the United. States. Her products, manufacture, and tonnage may be subjected to heavy duties in our ports, fur all commercial intercourse with her may be suspended. But there are powerful, and, to my ,mind, conclusive objections to this mode of _proceeding. We cannot embarrass or cut off the trade of France without, at the same time, in some degree, embarrassing or cutting off our own trade. The injury of such a warfare must fall, though un equally, upon our own citizens, and could not but impair the means of the government and weaken that united sentiment in support of the rights and honour of the nation which must now pervade every bosom. Nor is it impossible that such a course of legislation would introduce once more into our national councils those disturb ing questions in relation to the tariff of duties which have been so recently put to rest. Besides, by every measure adopted by the government of the United States with the view of injuring France, the clear perception of right which will induce our own people, and the rulers and people of all other nations, even of France herself, to pronounce our quarrel just, will be obscured, and the support rendered to us in a final resort to more decisive measures will be more limited and equivocal. There is but one point in the controversy, and upon that the whole' civilized world must pronounce France to be in the wrong. We insist that she shall pay us a sum of money, which she has acknow ledged to be due; and of the justice of this demand there can be but one opinion among mankind. True policy seems to dic tate that the question at issue should be kept thus disencum bered, and that not the slightdit pretence should be given to France to persist in her refusal to make pas meet ? by any act on our part affecting the interest of her people. Ihe question should be left as it is now, in such an attitude that when France fulfils her treaty stipulations, all controversy will be at an end. It is my conviction that the United. States ought to insist on a prompt execution of the treaty, and in case it be refused, or longer delayed, take redress into their own hands. After the dewy on the part of France of a _quarter of a century in ac knowledging these claims by'treaty, it is not to be tolerated that another quarter of a century is to be wasted in negotiating about the payment. The laws of nations provide a remedy for such` occasions. It is a well settled principle of the inter national code, that where one nation, owes anotheran uuliquidated debt, Walk it refuses or neglects to pay, the aggrieved party may seize on the property belonging to the other, its citizens or subjects, Sufficient to pay the debt, without giving just cause -of war. 'This remedy has been repeatedly resorted' to, and re cently by France herself, towards Portugtil, under circumstances less unquestionable. The time at which resort should be had to this or any mode of redress, is a point to Ire decided by congress. If an appro priation shall not be made by the French chambers at their next session, it may justly . be concluded that the government of France has finally determined to disregard its own solemn un dertaking, and refuse to pay an acknowledged debt. In that event every day's delay on our part will be a stain upon our national honour, as well as a denial of justice to our injured citizens. Prompt measures, when the refusal of France shall be complete, will not only be most honourable and just, but will have the best effect upon our national character. Since France, in violation of the pledges given through her minister, has delayed her final action so long that her decision will not probably be known in time to be communicated to this congress, I recommend that a law be passed, authorising repri sals upon French property, in case provisions shall not be made for the payment of the debt, at the approaching session of the Fresich chambers: Such measures ought not to be considered by France as a menace. Her pride and power are too well known to expect anything from her fears, and preclude the ne cessity of a declaration that nothing partaking of the character of intimidation is intended by us. She ought to look upon it as the evidence only of an inflexible determination on the part of the United States to insist on their rights. That goverument, by doing only what it has itself acknowledged to be just, will be able to spare the United States the necessity of taking redress into their own hands, and save the property of French citizens from the seizure and sequestration which American citizens so long endured without retaliation or redress. If she should con tinue to refuse that act of acknowledged justice, and, in viola tion of the law of nations, snake reprisals on our part the occa ' sion of hostilities against the United States, she would but add ' violence to injustice, and could not fail to expose herself to the just censure of civilized uatious, and the retributive judg ments of Ileaven. having submitted these considerations, it belongs to congress to decide, whether, after what has taken place, it will still await the further action of the Preach chambers, or now adopt such provisional measures as it may deem necessary and best adapted to protect the rights and maintain the honour of the country. Whatever that decision may be, it will be faithfully enforced by the executive, as far as he is authorized so to do. THE COTTON TRADE. We take the following extract from the New York Circular of the 6th December, 1834: The cotton market has not yet recovered from the depres sion resulting from the proceedings of some of the holders as noticed in our last week s circular, but there is now less cotton offering, many parcels having been withdrawn in consequence of orders from the south, and those now arriving being generally at a cost which would leave a heavy loss if sold at our current rates. We quote as before, Uplands 151, to 18 cents per lb:, Alabamas and Tennessees 16 to IM, cents, fine Mobiles, Luuisi anas, &c. 18 to 20 cents per lb. The sales , are estimated at 2,000 bales. The question of the extent of the present cotton crops has been of late much agitated; and as-it is a subject of the deepest concern not only to those who are immediately engaged in the trade but to the mercantile interest at large, we - have endea voured to put ourselves in possession of the best information respecting it from every quarter; and we now state, as the result of our inquiries, our decided conviction that the quantity of cotton to be received in the shipping ports during the current year, commencing with the Ist October, will not exceed the apparent amount of the crop of the previous season, say 1,205,000 bales. The wtaa/ amount of that crop exceeded 1,240,000 bales, brit the former quantity only was accounted for within the year, upwards of 30,000 bales having been received at the ports, and', included in the exports of the year ending Ist October, 183.3. We have arrived at this conviction, as to the extent of the crop, after a careful comparison of information received from almost every quarter of the cotton-growing country, taking into account likewise the backwardness of the picking season, and, in many districts, its sudden and early termination, contrasted with the uninterrupted early-begun and late-ended picking sea son of last year, and considering, also, that long before the crop of last year was planted prices had attained an elevation more than sufficient to induce the planters to extend the cultivation of the article to its utmost limits. We repeat, that after the most careful consideration of all these pojpts we have been un able to resist the conviction, that the present crop, as usually estimated and ascertained, will not exceed, if it .amount to, 1,200,000 _bales. Taking it for granted that our estimate of the present crop will prove correct, and that the consumption will nut be inter fered with by political movements, severe and general commer cial depression, or other unforeseen reverse, the inference is inevitable, that at some period or other in the course tif the next twelve months the consumption must, of necessity, Le checked by a great advance in prices. The stock of American cottons in the different European ports on the lit 3..inuary,lB3l, amounted to 150,000 bales. The impart during the year may be stated at I,ooo,ooo—making an aggregate supply of 1,150,000 bales. Taking, then, as the standard of computation, the deliveries from the ports for the first nine months of the year, and allowing for a decrease of 15 per Cent. in the last three mouths; the result will be nearly as follows : American. All kinds. Total supply for the year 1,150,01)0....1,570,000 Taken for consumption 1,050,000....1,450,000 Leaving in the ports, on the Ist January, 1835 lOO,OOO 120,000 Now, admitting even that the imports of 1835 shall equal that of 1831, of which, at least from this country, there is not in our opinion the slightest probability, it seems clear that the con sumption must receive a check before the close of the year, be cause a stock of 50,000 bales spread all over Europe, would be a mere nullity. It may be urged that the spinners will fall back upon their stocks of low priced cottons, but this can only apply to Great Britain, as nowhere else do the spinners ever hold stocks of cotton; and, judging from the experience of the last fifteen years, it may, we think, be safely assumed that the Eng lish spinners, so long as they have the pt.wer of advancing their rates for yarns and goods in proportion to the advance on the raw material will not reduce their stocks of low priced cottons by a single bale, until they lose money at the current rates both of the raw and manufactured articles : and how soon this un profitable.state of things shall occur will probably depend upon how soon fair Uplands are worth Is. per lb. We may here add, that the largest estimate of the quantity held by the trade on the Ist November did not amount to seven weeks consumption. In the preceding Statements we have had reference to the aggregate cotton trade of Europa. As regards Great Britain the results ares even more striking. Bales, Til,7stneks of American cottons in the ports of Great Britain on the Ist January, 1834, amounted to 117,000 The import will not vary much froin 730,000 817,000 I'hn deliveries for home consumption and export, allow ing for a decrease of 15 per cent. in November and December, will amount to'. 780,000 Leaving 'in the ports a stock of U. S. cotton amounting to 67,0(X) The average import of ail ether kinds of cotton into Great Britain scarcely exceeds in weight 300,0(X) bales of American; and as late as the beginning of November, it is stated on the most respectable authority, that there is no reason to expect more than an average supply of other than U.S. cottons during the ensuing year. And in reference to the consumption in this country it is now universally admitted, 'even by our manufac turers themselves, that at our present rates it will be consider ably larger than during the present year, and that no diminu tion wi►l take place unless the price of good Uplands shall exceed 20 cents per lb. CHARLESTON MARKET. ( From the Charleston Price Current, Nou. 29, 1831.) CorroNs.—ln our last semi-weekly report, we briefly stated that the demand for Uplands continued with great animation— that the sales had been heavy, and in consequence of arlyiees from Liverpool to the 21st October, showing an advance of id. in that market, a rise of fully cent on all qualities have been experienced in ours. On Wednesday, Liverpool accounts to the 25th inst. reached us via New York, which continue to•give a faVourable account of the cotton market, arid fully confirmed former prices with a steady demand. The transactions here since then, however, have been very limited, and confined prin cipally to the finer qualities—ordinary and middling . being in no demand whatever. Several of our most extensive pur chasers having withdrawn from the market during the last three days, only about 20()0 bales have seen disposed of during that time. - The total sales of the week amo un t to upwards of 8000 bales. The market closed dull for everything except the primer qualities- 1 — particulars of sales as follows :-61 alesb at 15 cents -54 at 15 40 at 151-114 at 151-471 at 16-9 at 1 6h-565 at 161-156 at 16i-1919 at 16.1-94 at 1 61-1 0 93 at 161-2263 at 17-372 at 17,1-825 at l7l—and 100 at 171. This last sale, vie understand, was made under peculiar circumstances, and that for the present no other parcel in the market is likely to com mand that price. In Long Cottons, between 90 to 100 bales have been sold, principally of an extra fine quality at prices not transpired—some Santees at 33 to 34 cents—a few stained at W . ) cents. We quote Uplands, inferior—; Middling to fair to to good fair 15$ to 16—good to plium 16i to 17$ TIIE LIYERPOOL STANDARD. Sea Istan4 . 00lonton to goo to 48; extra tine 50, and upwards. Comparative Statement of Esports of Cott States, commencing I%t October, 1834. n c • (a IGBOS 17337 2047 1200 9208 1 5826 11106 11561 1347 3131 3197 3-194 268 46537 39118 6662 SAVANNAH MARKET. , (1 as to 13; fine 45 'On from the United •, 1831. - - Same p'd. last year Zl o :,'....;,,, E.'.P a '• A, 0 :41 t -A 8016 2288 10883 813 1800 . 6139 1453 29126 2'266 Exports from New Oilcans, Nov. 15. Mobile, November 15. Savannah, Nov. 27. Charleston, Nov. 28. Virginia, Nov. 18. New York, Nov. 19. Other Ports. Grand Total. 19730 24618 1553 8996 From the Savannah Shipping' and Commercial List, Nov. 29, 1g31.) COTTON.—Arrived since the 21st inst. 9,575 bales Upland and 111 bales S. Island; cleared in the same time, 6,36 bales Upland and 156 hales S. Island, having on hand, exclusive of all on ship board not cleared on the 28th inst., a stock of 16,731 bales Upland and 221 bales Sea Island. On Monday and Tuesday morning there was a fair inquiry for Uplands, the prin cipal sales were at 161 e., 17e., and a few choice lots at 17Ac. to 171 c. The arrival on'Tuesday afternoon of dates direct -from Liverpool to the 19th October, quoting in advance of icl. per lb. in that market, followed immediately by accounts to the 22d, via New York, mentionine a further-improvement of id. per lb., and a heavy business 'transacting there, caused a very ani mated speculative demand here that evening, which being con tinued after dinner on Wednesday, prices were - advanced to I7c. 191 c. Since the arrival of the mail on Thursday, with dates from Liverpool to the evening of the 25th ult., sales have been made at a decline, and there is a greater disposition to sell. The particulars of some of the principal transactions-are as fol lows :-116 at 161, 1,2-12 at 161 d, 591 at 161 d, 1,412 at 17, 565 at 171 398 at 171, 49 at 174. 905 at 16 : 1, 526 at - 181, 256 at ISt 955' at 18, and - 159 at 19 cents. Choice Cottons are very scarce, and would command over highest quotations. SHIPS LOA DING FOR LIVERPOOL.—KagIe, Brewer; Russel, Robbins; Isaac Hicks, Ingersoll, full; John Baring, Ha ff ; Nimrod, Atkins • Portsmouth, Marshall; Mariposa, k`reeto; and Hibernia, INf`Minn. THE NEW PARLIAMENT. The following list exhibits the 'politics of the newly-returned members as far as they can be ascertained from their declared principles, or previous votes in parliame4t. 7 . 74 e first column show: the number pf whits, reulicals, or destructires ;-the second column the ?lumber a/ conserrative whigt, or coniervalsres. Andover- . —R. Etwall, con. whig ; Sir J. Pollen, con. 0 2 Abingdon—Thomas Duffield Ashburton—C. Lushington 1 U Arundel—Lord D. C. Stewart Ashton—Hindley 1 0 Brecon—C. M. it. Morgan Bodtnin—Major Vivian; Sir S. Spy, con. wing Bury, Lancashire—R. Walker 1 0 Barnstable—Major Fanconrt, con.; Chichester, con. whig 0 2 Bridgenorth—Whitmore, Pigott .... Bath—Gen. Palmer, whig; Roebuck, rad. 2 0 Boston —B ro wnr igg, con.; Wilks, rad. Beverly—Hogg. con.; Burton, con. whig. 0 2 Bradford—Hardy; Lister Bridport—Warburton, rad.; Twiss, cons. Bridgewater—Tynte, Leader 2 0 Brighton—Peechell, con. whig; Wigney, rad..." . 1 1 Bolton—Billing, con.; Ainsworth, con. whig - Bristol—Vyvyan, C. J. Miles 0 2 Bury St. Edmunds—Lord Jermyu; Lord Fitzroy Bedford— Banhury—Tancred i U 1 Bewdley—Sir 'l. E. Winnington 0 0 Buckingham—Sir Thos. Fremantle; Sir 11. Verney ••• • 1 1 Beaumaris—Capt. F. Paget, vrhig _.. • ,• - - 1 0 Dunkin, ,erwiek—J. Bradshaw, Sir R. Dunkin, con 0 2 Canterbury—Lord A. Cunningham; Villiers Cardiff—J. Nichull Cardigan—Pryse Prvse, con. whig Christchurch—G. W. Tapps, con. whig Cirencester—J. Cripps, whig; Lord E. Somerset, con. Chichester—Lord A. Leunox, con. whig; J. A. Smith, c 0 '2 Carmarthen—Lewis __ . Carlisle—Marshall, whig ; Howard, wbig • 2 0 Chatham—Sir J. Beresford 0 1 Cheltenham—Hon. C. Berkeley Colchester—R. Sanderson, Sir G. H. Smyth 0 2 Coventry—Ellis, whig ; Williams, rad. Chippenharn—J. Neeld, H. G. Bolders, cons. Cockerrnouth—Dykes, Aglionby, rads. Devonport—Codrington, Grey, whigs 2 0 Derby—Strutt, Ponsonby, whigs Frome—Shepherd, con.; Brides, whig Dorchester—lion. A. Cooper,ll. Williams Devizes—W. Locke, con. whig; Sir P. Durham, con. Dudley—T. Hawked 0 1 Dover—Fector, Sir J. R. Reid 0 2 Denbigh—Jones Dartmouth—Col. Seale, whig Droitwich—W. Barnaby Exeter—Sir W. Follett, con.; Divett, rad. ..... I 1 Evesham—Sir C. Cockerell, J. Borthwick 0 2 Eve—Sir E. Kerrison . Finsbury—Duncombe, J. Wakley 2 0 Guildford—Mangles, whig; Baring Wall, con 1 1 Grinsby.—Heneage 0 1 Gloucester.—Hope, con.; Berkeley, rad.. l I Grantham.—Tolemache, G. E. Welby - 0 2 Greenwich.—Angerstein, con.; Barnard, con. whig ••• • 0 2. Gateshead—R ippon, rad 1 0 Helston—Lord John Townsend, con 0 1 Hythe—S. Majoribanks, con. "whig 0 1 Halifax.—Wood, rad.; Wortley. con Harwich.—l. C. Herries, Bentham 0 2 Huntingdon.—Sir F. Pollock, Col. Peel Ilastings.—F. North, H. Elphinstone ..• • 2 0 Horsham.-11. Hurst, whig H ult.—Carruthers, con.; Hutt, rad 1 1 Hereford.—Clive, con.; Biddulph, rad. Honiton.—Colonel Bailie, eon.; Chichester, con. whig• • 0 2 Hertford—Lord Mahon, Hon. W. Cowper, con.-whig . •• 0 2 Huddersfield—John Blackburne, Es 4., whig Ipswich—F. Kelly, Dundas Kendal—.T. Barnharn, whig • • I 0 Kidderminster—Phillips, rad 1 0 Knaresborough—Lawson, con.; Hutch, whig Leeds—Beckett, con.; Baines, red Lewis—Blunt, Kemp, whigs 2 0 Lancaster—Greene, con ; Stewart, red Launceston—Sir H. Hardinge, con Lyme-Regis—W. Pinney, rad Leicester—Serjt. Goulburn, Gladstone, eons 0 2 Ludlow—Lbrd Clive, E. L. Charlton, cons. Litchfield—Sir G. Anson, Sir E. Scott, con. whigs 0 2 Liskeard—C. Buller .. Liverpool—Lord Sandon, con.; \V. Ewart, rad. Lynn—Lord G. Bentinck, Sir S. Canning . 0 2 Lincoln—Colonel Sibthorpe, con.; Bu/wer, rad Leominster—Lord Hotham, con.; Bish, rail. Lymington—J. Stewart, W. A. Mackinnon 0 2 London—Wood, Pattison, Crawford, Grote Lambeth—Hawes, Tennyson Marlow—Clayton, Williams, con. whigs 0 2 Marlborough—Lord E. Bruce, 11. Baring 0 2 Montgommery—J. Edwards, wbig Maldon—Q. Dick, con.; Lennard, con. whig 0 2 Malton—Pepys, Ramsden Maidestone—Lewis, con.; Roberts, rad 1 1 Malmsbury—Lord Andover, con. whig Midhurst—W. S. Poyutz, con: whig Marylebone—Sir S. Whalley, H. Bulwer,.rad Merthyr Tydvil—J. J. Guest, whig • 1 0 Manchester—P. Thomson, Mark Philips, rads 2 0 Newcastle-under-Lvne—E. Peel, H. Millar Newcastle-upon-Tyne—Sir M. W. Ridley; Ord Norwich—Lord Stormont, K. C. Scarlett . . . 0 2 Newport (1. W.)—Sir W. Gordon, W. Orde . . - Northampton—V. Smith, con. whig; C. Ross, con 0 2 Newark—W. E. Gladstone, con.; Seargt. Wilde, rad 1 1 Northallerton—Wrightson, con. whig Nottingham—Sir 11.C.Ferguson,Sir J. C. Hobhouse,whigs 2 0 Oldham—Cobbett, J. Fielden Oxford University—Sir R. 11. Inglis, Estcourt Oxford Citv.—Hughes, whig; Maclean, con 1 1 Portsmouth.—B. Carter, F. Baring 2 0 Pembroke.—Colonel Owen 0 1 Pontefract. —J. Gully, rad.; Lord Pollington, con 1 1 Peterborough—Fazakerley, Heron, rads Petersfield.—C. Hector, rad Poole.-- - -Sir J. Byng ' C. A. Tulke, whigs 2 0 Plymouth.—Colher,Bewes whigs Penryn —Freshfield, con.;' Rolfe, whig 1 1 Preston—Fleetwood, con.; Stanley I 1 Radnor.—R. Price Richmond.—Hon. S. Dundas, A. Speirs, whigs Ripon.—Sir C. Dalbiac, C. Pemberton 0 2 Reading.—Sergeaut Talfourd, rad.; C. Russell, con 1 1 Reigate.—Lord Eastnor 0 1 Rochdale—J. Entwisie . . - 0 I ' Rye—E. B. Curteis • 0 1 Rochester—Bernal, Ilodges, whigs Swansea—J. H. Vivian, con o'' 1 Sunderland—Ald. Thompson, con.; G. Barclay, whig South Shields—l. Ingham •0 1 Stafford—H. Goodriche, con.; Chet wynd, cons. whig 0 2 Sandwich—G. I'rice, con.; Sir 'l'. Trowbridge, rad 1 1 Sheffield—Parker, Buckingham Southampton—Hoy, Dottin Stroud-I'. Scrope, Col. Fox - 2 0 Stamford—Col. Chaplin, H. Finch 0 2 St. Albans—Hon. W. Grimston, cons.; Ward, whig ..• • 1 1 Sudbury—J. Bagshaw, B. Smith, rads. Southwark—D. W. Ha rve y, .1. Humphrey, rads 2 0 Stoke-on-Trent—lleatheote, Davenport, wiligs Salisbury—Capt. Brodie, rad.; Wyndham, cons. 1 1 Shaftesbury—J. Poulter, rad 1 0 Shoreham—Sir W. Burrell, Goring., cons. whig Scarborough—French, eon. ; Johnson. whig 1 1 St. Ives—lames Hulse - 1 0 Salford—Brotherton . Shaftesbury—Poulter, whig ,_• Best, con. .l 1 Tower Hamlets—W. Clay, Dr. Lushingtou, rads Tamworth—Sir R. Peel, W. Y. Peel Tauuton—Labouchere, Bainbridge, rads. Thetford—Lord Boston, cons. wing ; 11. Baring, cons 0 2 Tewkesbury—W. Dowdeswell, C. H. Tracey Totness—Lord Seymour, cons. whig; J. Parrott, whig Tynemouth—G. It; Young 0 1 Ttursk—S. Crompton Westminster—Burdett," Old Glory," Col. Evans, rads 2 0 Wallingford—W. S. Blackstone Warrington-1. I. Blackburne 0 1 Westbury—Sir R. Lopez , 0 1 Whitehaven—M. Attwood - 0 1 Whitby—A. Chapman - 0 1 Wakeheld—D. Gaskell Walsall—C. S. Forster Wigan—Kearsleyi cons.; Potter, red Wycombe—Hon. J. Smith, Col. Grey, cons. whigs 0 2 Worcester—Robinson, c ons. whig; Bail e y, cons 0 2 Warwick—Sir C. Greville, cons.; B. King, rad 1 1 Woodstock—Lord C. S. Churchill Wenlock—Hon. C. Forrester, D. Gaskell 0 2 Windsor—J. Ramsbottotn, cons. whig; De Beauvoir, rad 1 1 Wareham—J. H. Calcraft 0 1 Wilton—J. IL Penruddock Wells—J. L. Lee, N. R. Colburue 0 0 York—J. H. Lowther, cons., Dundas, cons. whig. Yarmouth—Baring, W. M. Freed, cons• W olverhampton—Thornely, Villiers, rads • 2 u Wiuchester— East, cons.; 13itriug, cons. wbig T.HE GENERAL ELECTION. MIDDLESEX, The nomination of candidates fur Middlesex takes place on Monday, and' it is with great satisfaction we are enabled to state our confident expectation that the result of the election will spare the county the degradation of reckoning as one of its representatives Mr.'Jo se ph Hume. If promises are to be relied on, if the rallying round a candidate of all that is independent and respectable of the constituency can augur success, Mr. Wood is as secure of his election as if the sheriff had returned him. We are not surprised at this ; the constituency is at length alarmed, and truly, when we look at the results of the metropolitan boroughs, not without cause. Messrs. Duncombe, Harvey, Humpherv, Wakley, Lushingtou, and Co. may be .very fit representatives of " the pressure from without;" but if their very names do not make those tremble who have anything to lose,. or who still think that a monarchy is something worth pre serving, no appeal / fro m us w ill rouse th em f rom th e i r ap a thy. Mr. Wood's success will reflect honour on the electors. It is something to displace such a man as Hume ; but to fill his seat by a gentleman of high and honourable character, of large pro perty, of talent, and habits of business, will give a tone to the county elections that cannot but have the most beneficial effect. Again we entreat the electors to Tally round Mr. Wood on Monday next. The rabblement who surround the hustings will of course shout and scream for their idol, their wooden idol; but the poll will decide, and wo doubt not most triumphantly, that in electing Mr. Wood the electors of Middlesex prefer mo narchy to anarchy, and conservative reform to reckless spolia tiou.—Morniny Post, Saturday. WARRINGTON. In the second edition of Tuesday's LIVERPOOL STANDARD we described the processions of the candidates for this borough to the hustings, on the day of nomination; we therefore shall merely add, that i they were a soinettlegree similar on Tuesday, excepting only that Mr. Blackburne's friends were more nume rous, and the assemblage of ladies much greater. It is- impos sible -to convey an idea of the enthusiasm with which he was received, and which was kept up to the moment of his being TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNED. It was quite evident that Mr. Hindley's party were totally defeated in their thirteenth tally, as that gentleman's proposer and seconder with his immediate friends on the hustings came to the poll. Mr. Crossfield then addressed the returning officer, Peter Nicholson, Esq., stating that they declined carrying on the contest any longer, in order to put an end to the existing excitement. As Mr. Hindley had absented himself, (being gone to Ashton, in order to be put into nomination there,) Mr. Nicholson required tho withdrawal to be made by his proposer and seconder, which was immediately acceded to by Mr. Holbrook Gaskell and Mr. Jos. Stubs. A discussion took place as to the continuance of the poll, a vast number of Mr. Blackburne's friends being anxiously waiting to record their votes. It was finally agreed to poll one tally more, when the numbers were, for John' Ireland Blackburne, Esq., 148; Mr: Hindley, 130; majority for Mr. Blackburne, 18. At 'this period there were eight, more tallies ready to vote, five of which were then made up according to the prescribed arrange ment. Hence, if the polling had proceeded, the majority for Mr. Blackburne w ou ld h ave •been 100 . and upwards: - Air. Nicholson then came to the front of the hustings, and, after stating the numbers, and addressing•the electors, streuuously recommending and imploring the, preservation of the peace, declared John Ireland Blackburne, Esq., duly. elected member for the borough of Warrington. The announcement was re ceived with tremendous cheers. Mr. Blackburne, escorted by a host of friends, and attended by an immense concourse of people, preceded by a band of music, and a large display of brilliant flags, returned to the Lion lintel, and eloquently ad dressed the assembled multitude from the centre window. His appearance was loudly greeted, and his speech will be lon g re membered. Such ha s been the issue of the contest, notwith standing the energetic efforts of the opposing party to bring in their candidate by every species of th rea t an d intimidation. BRADFORD. SATURDAY EVENING, (from our correspondent.)—We have had a glorious triumph : Hardy Lister Hadfield . Hardy had more than one hundred and fifty plumpers to poll when the Man c h ester attorney res i gne d . L ister and Hadfield made a coalition, in order to throw out Hardy, but it would not do. Had•the poll been kept open till four o'clock, Hardy would have nearly doubled Hadfield. (From another correspondent.) The blustering, dissenting whigs of Bradford have sustained a most mortifying disappointment in finding Hadfield so low on the poll. ha,s been, in Bradford upwards of a month, in cessantly engaged in propagating the most audacious private slander against Hardy and the conservatives of Bradford. It has at length been discovered that a knot of Manchester unita rians, with George Wm. Wood, the candidate for South Lan cashire, at their head, have been attempting to force candidates of their own nomination down the throats of several of the Lancashire and Yorkshire constituencies; but they have sig nally failed. It had been determined by these worthies, prior to Mr. Thornely's debut at Wolverhampton, to send him, in case of need, to Leeds, where he would have had a worse chance of success than the brother of the ex-chancellor, wrio has just been soundly beaten. KNARESBOROUGH.—SATURDAY EVENING. Lawson, conservative Botch, whig ? s Have been elected. SHEFFIELD.—CLOSE OP TDB POLL, SATURDAY EVSNING. Parker Buckingham } hav e been elected. Bailey Out. Buckingham has hail a hair-breadth escape of being unseated. The Sheffield grinders are tired of his medley of Asiatic-tem perance and radical blarney. MALTO.N. On Thursday were ursda reyla.eiecststied.rC. C. Pepys, Bad., and Mr. J. C Rana WELLS. This city presented a scene of most unusual bustle on Mon day last, the Dior election, the fair, and the sessions, all occurring on the same day. Th e late members, Mr. Lee Lee and Mr. Ridley Colborne, were returned without opposition. Their speeches indicated in both a considerable advance towards a conservative spirit. Indeed it is generally said here, that it was on account of the conservative and intentionally manifested by the sitting members, that Mr. Hayter, the blue candidate, declined to continue his opposition to them.—Bristol Journal, DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. Messrs. Shaw and Lefrey were yesterday re-elected--we will not say without opposition; but this was of such a nature and character that it only reflects discredit and disgrace upon those whip were engaged in so disreputable a proceeding. It `will be seen that a proposer, a seconder —no, there was no seconder—counsel, agents, securities and so forth, all appeared on the hustings, declaring that they were authorised by bar. Ber wick to put him in nomination. We had an article prepared in reference to these proceedings, when our astonishment was powerfully excited by the following communication. It is the letter of a gentleman and a scholar; and a subse quent interview with Mr. Berwick himself—whose name was so audaciously made use of without his knowledge, confirms us in the opinion we had previously formed of the writer "TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING MAIL "Comilla, Friday, Jan. 9. "Stn,--I have this moment heard, with no little astonish ment, that I was yesterday p_roposed - as a candidate for the re presentation of th e D u bli n University. " It is to me a matter of exceeding regret, that the gentlemen to whom I am indebted fur this distinction should not have given me any intimation whatsoever of their intentions—as such a course would have saved the electors from the interrup tion that took place, and preserved me from the charge of in comparable presumption to which, at present, I must appear have the honour to remain your obedient servant, "EDWARD BERWICK?' Time does not permit of our saying more for the present. Our readers will see in the speech of Mr. Shaw, the tone of feeling and sentiment which should pervade the whole of our constituency at the elections.—Dublin Mail, Friday. CITY OF DERRY. ---- - - - The election for this city will be held on 'Monday next, the 12th instant. Sir Robert Ferguson, Bart., the late member, will be returned without oppositionT. We regret that Mr. Boyd should have been compelled to retire from the canvass which he had commenced ; as he is a gentleman pre-eminently qualified to represent his native city in parliament. Many of his friends, who, had they the Most distant hope that he would have come forward, would have reserved their support for him, were pre viously bound to Sir Robert Ferguson, so that his retirement is solely owing to the circumstance that the field was occupied by his opponent before any idea of offering himself for 'the suf , . frages of his fellow-citizens entered his mind. Unless a revolu tionary change takes place, We have no - doubt that Mr. Boyd Will, on a future occasion, be the representative of Derry,, pro vided it shall be his own desire. lie is a man . suited for the times, of decided principles, able to advocate the easilke of his constituents, acquainted with the machinery of our govern ment, and ardently attached to it, and ofa mind too independent to become the toolof any party. The manlinee's and candour he evinced during his short canvass have added considerably to the number of his frierlds.—Derry. Sentinel. COUNTY KERRY.. Our accounts from Ke rry are o f t h e most cheering descrip tion. The canvass on behalf of the Knight of Kerry is pro ceeding, despite the efforts of 4r. O'Connell and the priests— most prosperously. Theie is no device which Mr. O'Connell's fertile mind can suggest, that has not beeu resorted to in order to intimidate the electors. The most violent and seditious placards are exhibited.about Tralee, anticipating the result of the approaching election with the words " down with Wellin - ton and the tones, the total extinction of tithes and church fur ever," and signed " Daniel O'Connell and Richard Leyne." Some of these placards were posted on the military barracks, when the commanding officer there, Major Kell, 37th, instantly had them remov e d. Th e Knight of Kerry, it is well known, was always an advocate for catholic emancipation. We have seen how he has been requited. The following is the mild lan guage in which he reproves theungrateful men who have turned upon him—but the day of retribution is at hand. The following is an extract from the address to the electors of Kerry published by Mr. Fitzgerald:— " When it is recollected (he says) that the whole course of my long political life was devoted to the cause of civil and reli gious liberty, it must appear difficult to explain the opposition with which my appeal for a renewal of your confidence has been met. Ido not now however advert to it in the language of com plaint. I have reason to believe that many of those who opposed me on the last election will now be amongst my warm sup porters." CARLOW. Two of the best and most influential country gentlemen in Ireland—resident landlords, and benevolent men—Colonel Bruen and Mr. Kavanagh—ar•e receiving all the support to which their virtues and their philanthropy entitle thew.--Dub lin Mail. ATII LONE Nothing can be better than the N accounts from this borough. The priests having first denounced are now compelled. for want of better, to fall b ac k upon Mr. Talbot. But it won't do. The game is up and the battle all but won.—Dublin Mail. KING'S COUNTY. Mr. Fitzsimon. after having, solemnly and deliberately re signed his retensions as a candidate, is actually in the field again. th is retracing of his steps hair evidently been the effect of intimidation; but this is the tyranny to tvhich any Man who lives but in the will of the agitator is chti6ed tosubinit.—Dubl4t . ~ CORK. Our readers, both in town and country; will be rejoiced to hear that o ur res p ec t e d an d di st i ngu i s h e d - fellow-citizen, Joseph Leycester, Esq., has yielded to the request of Lieut.-Colonel Chatterton's committee, and has announced himself a candidate for the representation of the city, in conjunction with Colonel Chatterton. Mr. Leycester's sound and constitutional poliiics are too well known to require any comment; but so univesrally is he beloved and esteemed, that he will receive the suffrages even of those who conscientiously differ from him to an extent that will ensure the defeat of the repeal candidates. Mr. Leycester's.anxious wish was to remain in private life. At this eventful crisis, from loyalty to his sovereign and attachment to the constitution, he became a warm friend of Colonel Chatter ton. -Of this, the common light of every citizen—those who have liberty on their lips but tyranny in their hearts endea voured to deprive him, and men who clamour for the ballot as a cover for falsehood and treachery, pass a resolution for the purpose of injuring one of our most respectable citizens; for no other offence than daring to exercise his privileges as an elector in opposition to them. This exhibition of petty and cowardly Malice served but to quicken the entreaties of his friends, and Mr. Leycester, under the impulse of both motives, has, at length, taken that proud public station to which he has been frequently though vainly solicited. The committee of liberals have egregiously blundered. We heartily thank them for it. To their stupid and malicious . efforts the city will be indebted for the return of Colonel Chatterton and Alderman Leycester, two as upright, loyal, respectable, and honourable men as any the House of Commons will be able to boast of Consti tution. COLERAINE. The election for this borough commenced yesterday at ten o'clock, A. at. Sir J. Bruce, Bart., proposed Henry ftichard son, Esq., as 4 fit and proper person to represent the borough of Coleraine in the Imperial Parliament ; this proposition was seconded by Hugh Lyle, Esq. Alderman Copeland .was pro posed by Samuel Lawrence, Esq., and second by Dr. Car son. Up to three o'clock the number of voters polled on each side was twenty-one. Both parties are confident of success. It is, however, beyond question, that Mr. Richardson would be returned, if no undue influence were exerted over the minds of the electors. The priests are hard at work on behalf of Alder man Copeland; if this bo not sufficient to induce the protest ant electors to rally round Richardson, and to exclude the no minee of the Irish Society,. they must bo a degenerate race in deed. Coleraine can surely find a representative at home, with out seeking for one in London. It is supposed that the election will not conclude till Monday next. EAST-LOTHIAN. After all the efforts of the wbigs in this county, we have the most decided assurance that Mr; Ferguson will be defeated by a considerable majority. Such .is the purport of the various statements which have reached us ; and when we call to mind the decided victory aehieved.at the last election by the conserva tives, we may well place. confidence in these accounts. The agriculturists have taken the alarm, and are resolved to pull against Mr. Ferguson, to a man! This conduct ought to be imitated from one end of the empire to - the other. " . LANARKSHIRE. Mr. A. Macdqnald Lockhart has addressed the electors of Lanarkshire on Independent principles. From the high re spectability of the candidate, and his intimate connexion with the great interests of the county, as well as from his acknow ledged abilities, we cannot but think that the electors would be most fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Lockhart. He starts under the most favourable auspices, and will, no doubt, receive the support of the agriculturists through'>ut the county. Mr. Maxwell has, hitherto, most eggregiously misrepresented e interests and feelings of the Lanarkshire constituency ; and, the believe, that he is very generally opposed by the respectable electors. Mr. Hope Vere, who has taken the field on the whig interev, has, perhaps, a better chance of success ; but we have good rebson to believe that Mr. Lockhart will be at them both at the poll. ROXBURGUSIIIRE. In spite of thy desperate exertions of Captain Elliot and his friends—in spit.. of rabble excitement—Lord John Scott will carry this county\u triumph. tELKIRKSHIRE. Mr. Pringle, of WhYbank, has an assured majority, so that Mr. Pringle of Clifton try spare himself the trouble of going to the pull. PEWNSHIRE. The Hon. Fox Maule, whose ctnnecting link with this county consists in the fact that he rents kghooting-box within its pre cincts (!) continues to subsist on tliupport of the noble lords and ignoble writers who called him"urainst his will—into the field. He, of course, cares nothing abVt the result—he may as well be emplo,yed in setting the alectota by the ears as in do ing nothing; there is positive gain in'!," excitement and novelty of his position. The contest has beiti.got up merely to annoy Sir George Murray by a frivolous and Scatious opposi tion. Such conduct is particularly paltry; buN e o f a , pi ece with the whole proceediugs of the party. ORKNEY. Mr. Thomas Balfour, younger, of great influence in Orkin. and of high personal qualifications, has appeared on the coniei4A vative interest in opposition to Mr. Trail l, The late representai tive. Mr. Traill has always been the slave of the whig party; and now he ventures to request the suffrages of the electors upon the ground of offering a factious and unreasoning opposi tion to the present administration. We earnestly hope that his defeat will be as signal as it is deserved. MURDER OF A CHILD BY ITS MOTHER. On Friday last, at eight o'clock, Mr. Baker, and a hiAlv resectable jury, sat at the Norfolk Arms, Robert-street, Beth nat-green-road, Loudon, to inquire into the tircurestani es relative to the death of a female child, about eighteen months old, who came by its death in consequence of its throat having been cut by its mother, with a razor. Mr. Benjamin Thomas Toomtrs, seam-minor; Bet hnal - g r e en-road, sworn, said the deceased was the daughter of Mr. Charles Clarke, who with his wife, occupied rooms in his house, on the first floor. They have another child, eight years of age. Mr. Clarke a short time a ago was a licensed victualler, living in Pitt-street, Bethnal-green, but was unfortunate Iw his business. On Wednesday last witness saw the deceased for Me last time alive, when it was in its mother's arms. On Thursday last, about twelve o'clock at noon, the father went out, and irrimess belives that the deceased was then alive. He returned ho me between one and two o'clock that morning, when, in a fey,• minutes, he came down stairs, much excited in his manner, and asked witness for a light, with which he hastily went into his room. Witness, from hearing a person up stairs in a confused tette, and stamping with their feet, proceeded into Mr. Clarke's room, who was almost frantic, and exclaiming " Murder ! mur der 1 she has killed my child !" He was then leading the mother of the deceased out of the room, who appeared much distressed. He asked her, in witness's presence, " If she had done it ? " She replied that she had. Before that witness had seen the deceased in heft. It was laying under the clothes. which were covered with blood. There was a deep incision across the de ceased's throat. It appeared 'to have been dead several hours. 'rhe mother then sat by the bed-side, in her night-dress. When her husband said to her " Oh ! Anne, our cup of affliction is in deed full! " she answered, "Ah ! the devil has been very busy with me all day," At this time the husband's father and mother came, and they then asked her again how she could do it, when she repeated her former remark. lie asked her if it was from any conduct of his that she did it. She said "No." She also said that she did it with a razor, and that after she had done it, she put the razor in the drawer where it was usually kept. The drandfather and witness found the razor in the next room in the rawer. It was shut up, and the blood on it was dry. Witness said to the mother "The razor is bloody!" She stated, in reply, that she did not wipe the blood off. 'Witness has not seen any thing in her manner previous to the act which could induce him to suppose she was insane. Several witnesses were called in confirmation of this dreadful story; and the jury, having found a verdict of Wilful Murder against the mother, she was coin , L raitted to Newgate on the coroner's warrant. A juror observed that since her imprisonment she had shown evident symptoms of aberration of mind. NATIONAL EDUCATION; ( From the Derry Sentinel.) At a meeting of the Friends'of the elders of the Presbyterian church at Ballykelly, lately held at their meeting-house in Bally kelly, the followini , expression. of their sentiments on the sub ject of the system of national 2ducation, now in operation, was unanimously agreed to " We, the elders of the Presbyterian congregation of Bally kelly, viewing with alarm, the progress among our fellow-coun trymen of that latitudinarian spirit, which would trample on those sacred rights for which our fathers bled, and for which they took, joyfully, the spoiling of their goods, and having as certained, with deep concern, that certain eice-bearers in our church, and others calling themselves Presbyterians, have tar nished the ourity of that christianaharacter, by approving of a systeni which would degrade the vDord of the living God, and would place it on a level with the works of erring man, and have thereby exposed themselves to the Divine denunciation ex pressed in that - scrinture, Woe unto them that call evil good .and good evil, that put.darlsness for light and light for dark ness,' deem it. our duty Mos publicly to declare ourreadiness to co-operate with those christian men who boldly and fearlessly have stepped forward to arrest, by all scriptural means, the pro gress of sucha spirit, and to exhibit the word of life as maintain ing an elevation above the reach of human legislation, and be yond the extent of human controul, and du unanimously agree to the following -resolutions " let. Resolved,—That we recognize in the scriptures God's message to the whole human family, and that the withholding of it from any poriion of that family for any given time involves an impious, and, conseinently, dangerous principle; and that the free and unrestricted perusal of it at any time, or in any place, is the birthright of all who can read, of every denomina tion and age. " 2d. That, as ' all scripture is given by inspiration of God. and is profitable' for instruction,' and is the only source of a pure,..tnoral, and religions education for our youth, it is our un changed purpose that we shall endeavour to procure the reading of the whole scriptures in all the schools with which we are connected, during the ordinar school hours, by all those children whose parents are de s i rous they should he so read. " And, lastly, that we do cordially approve of the declara tion and resolutions agreed to by the Presbytery of No-Lium vady at their meeting on the 9th ult., as beitig in strict accord ance with our own views, and that we du hereby promise to aid, to the utmost of our power, in carrying the plan of educa tion proposed by that presbytery into effect. " Signed by order, " JAMES KINKEAD, Session Clerk. " Builykelly, Jan. 6, 1535." FTRE.—On Wednesday night, about twelve o'clock, a fire was discovered in the wopl warehouse occupied by Messrs. Taylor, Son, and Gibson, (lately occupied by Messrs. Hubbard and Son,) near the bottom of Albion-street, in this town, which, before it could be got under, almost entirely destroyed the ad joining extensive premises of Mr. Mardi's, Messrs. Matthew Moss and Sons, Mr. I. P. Smith, and Messrs. Webster. Owing to the strong frost, the engines were difficult to work, and the fire was not subdued till six in the morning. The lofty walls of most of the buildings are still standing, but some of them threaten to fall. The value of a considerable portion of the property was covered by insurance in the Leens and Yorkshire and other offices, but.several of the parties named are sufferers to a rather serious amount. The fire is supposed to have origi nated in a stove in Taylor, Sou, and Gibson's compting-hduse, but this is uncertain. The flames were not wholly extinguish ed until Thursday forenoon. Great and laudable exer• tiuns were made by a number of persons, who were attracted to the spot by the conflagration, to save the wool and other property on the premises, otherwise the loss would have been much mote extensive.—Leeds /me/Vs/cheer. THE - REVENUE. r--. _O [Omitted in our last r want of #frake 1 % 1 '3l. Abstract p f the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great .1321.4. iu t l / 4 Years and Quarters ended sth January; 1833 and 18:15. show* the lu-v crease or Decrease on each Head thereof. Years ending sth Jan. 1834 1835 Increase. Decrease.. CustonaS. . -- Excise 14,:-10,962 13,16 1,055 -- 1,674,907 Stamps. , Taxes 4,892,058 4,550514 ------ 341,444 Post-office 1,384,000 1, 3 31.005 - 25,000 Miscellaneous 57,133 56,919 .-..--- 214 ----- Total Income.... 42,934,845 43,043,876 ( 2,148,596 2.011.565 --- Deduct Decrease.... 2.041,565 Increase on the Year.... 107,031 e=,-.....,..... Qrs. ending sth lan. 1831 1835 Increase. Decrease. £ £ £ £ Customs 3,594.287 4,305,721 711,434 Excise. . Stamps 1,575,112 1,555,46 t 19,650 Taxes 1,808,701 1,633, 120 175,581 Post-office 324,000 323,000 1,0110 Miscellaneous 27,016 38,447 1!,4,1 ------ ----- Total income.... 11,697,535 11,399,561 722,635 1,020,799 I' Deduct Increase 722,835 Decrea.9 oe on the Qm 297,9 G-1 ROYAL AMP H. ET H EATRE, GREAT CHARLOTTE -STREET, Under the distinguished Patronage of Lard an.! Lady MOLYNE 177, wh9 will Aonemr the Ihn2hitheatro with their tresenee on this night, e 13th January. rTilliS present TUESDAY,. the 13th instant, and during the week, the Performances will commence with a Grand Spectacle, called GUSTAVUS OF SWEDEN; u, THE MASKED BALL. Which will be produced with unequa ll e d sp l en d our, t h e -Stage and Circle having been united for the occasion. trihe Mas querade Scene 'upwards of 200 persons wiil year in Cha racter, Fancy Costumes, &c. Military Band elevated Orches tra, &c: - r. Stirling. Gustavus of Sweden Octar Mrs.. Stirling. In the course di OA Piece, a variety o f D anc i ng, Si ng i ng, and Quadrilles, byllje whole of the Dramatic and Equestrian Artists... The . Pi4cittoncludes with the Assassination of the Patriot King. THE CIRCLE PERFORMANCES. Mr. BATTY, as the INDIAN CHIEF, will perform several daring and novel feats of Horsemanship upon two rapid Steedp. Mr. HUNTER, the celebrated American Rider, will execute e daring act, displaying the management of the Horse, conclud in,,e' with an Itnitatinn of a Drunken Hussar. ' V ABLO FANQUE will gu through the whole of his wonderful Evolutions ou the CORDE VOLANTE. Mr. H tettEri in his celebrated act of the FRENCH REAPER: The PATAGONIAN SAMSON will exhibit his most astonishing Feats of Muscular Strength. A Card for the Ladies; or Mackintosh's Faihions for 1835. To conclude with (at the desire of several Families of the first distinction) a new splendid Pantomime, written by Mr. Stirling, and entitled HARLEQUIN ALADDIN; AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP. Boxes, 2s.—Pit, Is.—Gallery, 6d. Children under Ten years of age Half-price to the Boxes and Pit. L; ..k/lY 13 , JKS. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STRE,rr. THIS present TUESDAY, the 13th ins t, will be re peated, and every evening during the k, LIFE IN LIVERP . Tickets and Places to be had at the Box ffice, each day, from Eleven till Three o'clock. Doors open at Half-past Six, Perfurmauce to commence at Seven. Boxes, 3s.—Pit, 2s.—Gallery, Seiond Price: —Boxes, 28.—Pit, Is.—No Second Price to the Gallery. Second Price at Half-past Eight. TO CORRESPONDENTS. o .* We have received Mr. Alarie Watts' Souvenir, one of the most elegant of the fashionable annuals, but owing to the elections we have been unable to notice it as it Ise well de serves. We have the same apology to make for Allan Cun ningham's last volume of Burns, Blackuood's Magazine, Frazes's Magazine, The Church of Scotland Magazine, Captai►l Alexander's Sketches, Crowguill's Comic Annual, The Pocket le to Domestic Cookery, Valpy's . History of England, and van nther works, all of which have the strongest claims upon 0 .entioa, and merit the patronage of the public. Zbe th,Pypool ,Stanbarb. Tf,TESD,4 13, 1835. Our latest . to the 17th December. , The newspapers are busily 'isu g ake i l in dis cussing the question of peace or war with France.. They do not contain any commercial news of impoktNee. Winter had set in with great severity. The most important discussion however is sustained between the president of the United States Bank and the secretary of the treasury, on the subject of the dis honoured hill, which we have treated at some length in 'txother article. Certain charges were made upon the bill, which the government refused to pay, and the bank d6kiped a sum of money then in their hands, be longing to 11 "4 rn vement,,to cover those charges. The bankers are anr...ms to have the question of right, and the amount of chat..., decided in a court of law, but the,. treasury demur to this mw e of adjustment, and imagine they can settle it by a series or lengthy and rather stupid letters in the newspapers. The r4 o l y of the president of the bank to one of these is ratil. c4,, ointed. He says "Before the proper tribunal, the batik will always 1716- ;ey to prove, " 1. That the bill of exchange on the French government was drawn without the slightest authority whatever from that government to draw it. "2. That the bank proposed to the treasury to collect the money as its agent—and not to pay it until it was received from Franco, thus avoiding the very embarrassment which has occurred; . but this the treasury declined, and requested the immediate pay ment by the bank as a purchaser. "3. That of the money so paid by the bank, the whole was immediately appropriated by the treasury, and a part used in the current expenses of the government. " 4. That when the bill was protested in Paris, as was in evitable, and the money paid by the agents of the bank, to save the credit of the treasury, the claim of damages by the bank was an indispensable act of dnty, as that alone would enable the treasury to claim dainages from the French government, which, if the treasury had any right to draw at all, was as much due as the principal. " 5. That the universal and inflexible rule of the treasury is to make every one pay damages; and as it had required of the stockholders of the bank to pay damages, when their bills sold to the treasury have been protested, so should it now pay da mages to those stockholders, when they in turn have bought a bill from the treasury which becomes pretested. " All this will be made manifest whenever the treasury resorts to the proper tribunal. Until then it seems unjust to prejudge the question, and. quite fruitless to discuss it. (Signed) " N. BIDDLE, President. llOnAevi Woodbury, Secretary , orthe Treasury, Washington, D. C." This throws a new light on the subject, but the whole aftiir is curious and characteristic. The New York packet has brought us a copy of the. President's Message to. Congress, which met at Wash ington on the 4th December. Those parts of it which possess any interest on this side the Atlantic will b(s found elsewhere. It is, as.iisual, a dull, prolix, drawl ing, and studiously inexplicable document. It is unfor tunate for America that these annual political essays of the chief magistrate should be considered by the small wits and smaller literati of the United States as models of chaste composition. They are the very worst of all models both'in diction and sentiment. The most disin genuous jesuit that ever breathed could not have wrap pedhis designs in more unmeaning language. The af fected candour of the president is insufferable cant—his professions areas holloW as his language is ambiguous— and his assumed disinterestedness, like his ostentatious patriotism, is as false as a dicer's oath. The only virtue in the deception consists in the transparent nature of the imposition. The guarded and equivocal language--the negative imperativeness of his declarations—the attempt to conceal bitter thoughts and incensed feelings under the cover of affable manners and an avowed desire to make generous concessions—are all so transparent, that they have only to be held up to the light in order to see the dark blood, and the black bile, and the morbid hu mour of the author. Such sententious conceits, and such miserable plausibilities, may be adapted to the scale of intellect of those who inhabit slave states, or are only in the first stages of civilization ; but they appear con. temptible, and only excite derision in those communities Y MORNI_Vbrk4NUARY adviees from New roxl/4..are