The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-22 00:00:00

ELECTION' OF MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL.

Monday being St. Luke's day, the election of Mayor for this
borough took place.
J. B. HOLLINsHIAD, Esq. was nominated by Mr. Accra'.
Mr. RUSHTON, in seconding the nomination, spoke at run•
siderable length respecting the late refusal to convene a Com-
mon 11111. _ _ _ _ _ _ .

The 11►roa and Mr. Bailiff Cultists replied, who orgel the
same nasals which were given in their answer to the requisi-
tionists.

J. %% RIGHT, Egg. vas then proposed by Mr. THOS. Garlic,
and Mr. A 1111011141st GAsaELT. seconded the motion.
About eleven o'clock the polling commenced, and continued till
about half-past three. when no votes appearing for Mr. Wright,
the contest closed. The numbers were—

For. 31r..1. B. Ilollinshead f . . . . 390
Mr. Wright . . . . . . 267
Mr. Hollinshead was of course declared duly elected. This is the
itaoand time this active, independent, and enlightened genzlezzzaa
has been chosen our Chief Magistrate.
Woe. RI r Ley and Tilos. klameewsit, Esqrs. were then ap-
pointed Bailie:.
In the course of last week the friends of Peter Bourne. 1.9. 'ref
very active in concerting measures to secure his election to the °Ric
of Mayor; but tlutt gentleman being absent, on his return to I.z.
verpool on Friday evening, issued a notice, stating that " as her
found it to be the wish of many burgesses, that another gentle-
man should fill that office for the year ensuing, be most respect-
fully withdrew Prom a contest on the present occasion."—L:zarpo4
.I,Vertiser.

WIGAN C•THOLIC MELTING.—On Friday last, a_

numerous and mast respectable meeting of the Catholics of
Wigan and its vicinity wu held at the School ltoon•,
Rodney-street, at seven o'clock in the evening, at which
measures were adopted for establishing in that town and
neighbourhood, an Association to act in concert with thel7.
Catholic fellow-subjects in the Metropolis, in furtherance el
their applications to Parliament for relief.
Fonthill Abbey is now converted into a woollen fac-
tory ! ! !—Toulon Courier.
On Wednesday tl.. Gth instant, as Mr. Munn, of Mick-
ley, was shooting in a wood at Frittentlen, It: discavere I
six large snakes lying together in a tree, a few feet from
the ground, all which lie killed at one shot l—alaidstwie
Gazette.

(711 E TOE BLISTERED FEET.--Capt. Cochrane, in
his Travels in Russia, says :—On the last day's march I fill
in with one of Napoleon's soldiers. lie protested "by his
faith and respect for Napoleon ;" and if I may judge from
what I heard I must suppose the expression spoke the sen-
timents of a large portion of the Bourbon subjects. lie
was, however, a lively ar:l even serviceable companion,
for upon complaining of my feet becoming blisteri,!,
he communicated to me as a secret, a mode of cure whiei
I have never found to fail. It is simply to rub tit:
feet at going to lied, with spirits mixed with tallow drop-
ped from a lighted candle, into the palm of the ham!.
On the following morning no blisters will exist ; the spirt:
seems to possess the healing power. the tallow serving on!y
to keep the skin soft and pliant. The soles of the fort, the
andes, and insteps, should be rubbed well ; and even
where no blisters exist, the application may be usefully
made as a preventive. Salt and water is a good ►ubstitute,
and while on this head, I would recommend foot travel-
lers never to wear right and left shoes ; it is bad e,,cnon:y,
and indeed se: yes to cramp the feet.