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° starboaid_ tack, and the men in the Vesper were
t•i, firing at the windlass. • Ctiptein ,Shepherd hailed her
APeatedly to square her main ;yard. . If she had done
en uld have cleared the Vesper. She had then
le "Yof room to have gone about. The Vesper had
,i‘cv,ay upon her at the time, and could not answer her
th ' The Argus hailed to starboard her helm, but Capt.
el)herd said it was no use. The Vesper had just dropped
remain-topsail when they came together. I thought
hit Captain of the Vesper took the proper course to get
ti'/e'sei under weigh. The foremast shroud struck the
1/4-Per's jib-boom end, and as the brig slewed round,
le. tarried away the fore-topmast back-stay. The
a' r's anchor-stock was a-wash. The men continued
e,l7e Windlass till the vessels came together. They
'lean, away 'lest some spars should full on them. After
t)b,-‘;','sien "the Captain of the Vesper called to the brig
tole to.
his trysail and drop his anchor. I myself
tel:e, to. Captain Robinson, and, with a good deal of
' "asion, he squared his yard and dropped
the anchor.., I do not think the people in
Yth," eker could • hare avoided the accident.
%,, 'eanchor of the Vesper had been let go it would not
1111:th,„°11e into the vessel. It was impossible to say
Nobj 'aft a the barque the Argus would strike. The
te',%-,,' m the Argus could hear the windlass at some
bore, and knew that the Vesper was weighing her
Jos,,R e
P --" Singleton-I aim barge-master of the Town
illio 't.Zxravesenki. I saw the accident, which occurred
l'iniai 'half a mile higher up the river. The vessel was
'ti13"„"40,1 lerl'head down to the tide. She had no
!le l'' and I saw that they were heaving her anchor
' tight save the Argus going towards her. The Argus
'hole "iwelcee her head-yards to the mast, or gone
tetief:tild avoided the accident. I don't think the barque
Itate, have done any thing to avoid it. The Vesper had
11,1,10 the'fide about half an hour before the accident.
4a. esPer had no sail set before the accident.
tuttptleleis Bestwright-I was a seaman on board the
Iltte ' when the ste.cident occurred. We were at the
4e4 ass till the vessels came in contact. The Vesper
lii e 11,,° way on her, and, could not avoid the accident.
\;tet -Os might hare backed, and avoided the accident.
t,,aill Shepherd hailed them repeatedly.
e "slier 13ell, a seaman oe board the Vesper, described
t.eeident as it had been stated by the other witnesses.
ltletetithevv Hetherington-I was master of the brig
dera- the 28th JainAry last. I was delivering
1 - Union Wharf, about: too fathoms from the Ves-
IleBB'w the men in the Vesper heaving up th anchor.
' toerglls should have tacked short, or gone about ter
thei, the accident. The Vespee could do nothing, for
i tiltd no weig • h I'm upon her. .Any one could see that she
iteeLetting under weigh. The main-topsail of the
ii Was Was let fall just before the blow was struck. The
'es aS and the Argus both belong to Newcastle. The
ileit, belongs to London. The Vesper, after the acci-
lise,s,lit sail and steered for the south shore.
14reepw44mt Cornish was on the maintopsail-yard of the
St; when the Argus struck late. When within
en,"114; aresheiP's length he heard the master hail them
-gel,. eue second time the man at the Argus's helm
plea eot_
tee; we shall go all clear of you." The Argus had
h iers'.7' room to go about.
/; ek tilt/ Mattheves master block-maker at Gravesend,
' ' tt•iiil,lncident. 'His attention was attracted by the
I k x lePing her course, the Vesper having no way on
,
l'idee -'"°ught the Argus had plentrif room to have
, `he ' ale 4`' accident. I saw the anchor, and thought it
•1141,,,,, a mischief to either the one vessel or the other.
Si'lekk tget"bYe-I am-a-ship-broker. I offered to pur-
---t•r: ' eslier-iti A pril, 1840, for 1,800/. It was re-
i .404,n4!e parties asleieig2,2ool. for her.' _
liltteer." Ashton-I ki iew the Vesper. i r,ra a ship-
i last , The value of ;shipping has deteriorated within
,° i1)3,,,e"r• I advise,' the owners not to take Mr.
0 .310- °lfer• I value the vessel at about 2,0001. She
ltd, tons burden, carried a very large cargo for her
ki! , n, and shifted .
K e her without ballast, and these qualities
LI ,ired velnable. She w ould carry 550 tons of coals, and
0 at between 70 and AO tons ballast. I think she was
4s 1 underland about 1823. She was in my hands
Ikrt -elk:aileta 1839. Her owners were ver4, indifferent,
Ott
i i 3s wanted more than I could get for her. She
'1 r3,riettyd's list with the. black diphthong. That was
L ~ aptr, a class for a collier.
Ire. „hepherd-'rliere were 557 tons of coals on
Oly h.ad"Che freight was 7s. 101 d. per ton. She had
e t. 3, b . a new bowsprit, the other having been carried
'ie 3, a ship in the River. I don't know who paid
4 lee. ,e'L am nephew to one of Cie plaintiffs.
, laud addressed the Jury for the defendant.
i result
.lry little apprehension is i the present case as to
tl'4l. 1 tr t of the investigation, bucause he would show
61/4t 1 y that the Captain and crew of the Vesper were
1;11, ;‘,.and that to them in a (Treat measure the acci-
'a, attributable. Now unless it was shown that no
1 ' whatever attached to the plaintiffs, they had no
Llu rlght to claim compensation at the hands of a Jury.
Se l l °lnuder uay,
idsho.wto them that the Vesper was at that
that the Argus being on her starboard
Nt tad aright to continue on her course, according to the
nautical rule, and that it was the business of the
t`,5lA, .. ?,_Oll board the Vesper to have made way for her.
ii it4iteeed
tshuebmgriottsesdestth the Captain of the Vesper had
naetgligenceand culpability. in heave-
!, t ~ anchor up, and leaving his vessel, heavily loaded,
'l', ' helpless log on the water, without any sails upon
(.
ist'r•i erfectly unmanageable.
'Le perfectly unmanageable.
e was proceeding when we went to Press.)
`Sits IM ON PLEAS.-(THIS -DAY.)
t's an London before the LoltD CHIEF JUSTICE and
• a Special Jury.)
e , CRAWSHAY V. THOMPSON.
f Ito,. plaintiffs and the defendants are extensive dealers
Rte ti and this action was brought to recover &images
O e defendant for having imitated the mark by
Nli, le iron, produced in the plaintiff's works was
Atteet listinguished. The case occupied the whole of
dear y, and will not conclude before a late hour this
tit),
1,,,, • I'D'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAX.)
, btlt ON, DEC. 20.-Wind this day at noon S.W.
;141:ki. e DEC. 18.-Wind W.S.W. 7 P.m. E.S.E.
ilei, . Peter Proctor, Armstrong, Launceston. Arra.
,101,1; le River, Marianne, Hobart Town , David Lyon,
tL'4l, le%; Columbine, New Orleans; Ann Halle,Charles-
"Ot, Palmyra, Fernando Po, and sailed with the rest of
1 T5l tward bound.
t'''‘ DEC. DEC. 18.-81 d. G. M`Leed, Mauritius ; Ga.
Sti Bahia ; Jane, :Coast of Africa ; James Holmes,
'le 14 ; Patriot, Monte Video ; and several others.
gt'et.• 11.•errir, DEC. 19.-Wind S.E. by E , a gale.-
'Y . N arbinger, Quebec ; Tomatin, London, fur Syd-
h '4l.N,h )'' • Majesty's ship Powerful, Malta.
te -0 UTU, Dr.c. 17.-Wind W.S.W to N., strong
zs
,o , : Ind squally. 18. Wind N. to E., moderate.-
ed tee
ir'ts '", ' Packet, Havanna, &c.; Sea Gull packet, West
"Ae, ;c,-t• ondon, New Zealand ; Cyrus, South Seas ;
t4',,°41:,1 'lon ; Amity Hall, Nesbitt, Scotsman, and
V'eal, 4 °ling, all for Jamaica ; Eliin Grove, D00uti,,,,,
outi,,,,, . fronside St. Thomas's ; Supply, Cuba.;
'l, --','l_,l er, Mobile ; Charles, Teneritle ; Jordi-
Ott •,.`"'l ssa ; her Majesty's ship Madagascar,
'4,1,1, ''''''; ne. Arrd. off-Cato, Quebec; Haidee,r Mar-
4IV ....,a1 a • Queen Christen, Miramichi. ihe cargo
art,
-4A. IA is being, transhipped on hoard the lona
t,t, e.l,
,mte, patch. The Crystal, from Richebucto to this
e44se, 4 tA.andoned on the 4th inst., in lat. 48 lon. 43,
k BR's Ario,eged, crew saved. Sld. Dart, Madeira.
et'rlial °re D.C. 18.-Sld. Barbara, Jamaica ;
,Greleorre,
lcutlt eat ; Aline, Demerara ; 19, Morearch, r
-N„ Charlestten ; Emerald, Leghorn ; Archimesdees,
Phew`
*land.
Ste-
:l'g li.'O,TER, Dec. 18.-Arrd. British Queen, Ste-
"l,k,, S '',. John's N.B.
17r11.1e, 44 .r, DEC. 18.-Std. Cosmopolitan, Messina.
t0;',„.°14-,,4 2 ~ DEC. 17.-Arrd. Maria, Corrigil, Quebec.
- tht -'- D DEC."..
,-Arrd. Maria and Grace, Clyde
1., th,‘
... , , c.
•ueeet 5' to as.
,!41t,,,i', : DEC. 17 -Arrd. Onyx, and Oberon, Quebec.
"1,,,%e; .4'f, 31 vii, DEC. 17.---Arrd. Northumberland, from
ii(,`;°ll
' 01(' D EC. 17.-Arrd. Fdward Thorn, Allen for
'let • '
eke .re ;, with loss of fore-topmast, &c.
41,?•tes.- 7, DEC. 17.-2\ rrd. Rosebank, Quebec.
Ot'a i,l'- r, DEC. 16.-The Lively, from Quebec, was
t,lv'tlt i,4101 a her anchors last night during a gale, and
1.1431•. i, °''' 7e on Hare Island ; her mainmast has been cut
II 1
er -., 1
(:) khlo, f net e 18.-Wind S.W., moderate.--Arrd.
;t• 1, Vndrew's, New Brunswick. The
.c ,
(,;,'' ill Itt" frej IA. lalta to this port, struck on the Bintes
t: ''N,se4(' • hrel e her rudder, and has been assisted into
i) e" '.l 1711. 1 Simon Bolivar, Wick, from Plymouth
:1.,-, an- ne .111)sized off the Dogger Bank on the 12th
-W,41'4 31.111'S‘C‘a lb, andoned in a sinking state the neat day;
h' l!'4 • •
Vi. tttLAt
~ DEC, 18.-The Susan, Aslett, from
41)1%42 e',1•1140e4.113t in here with damage, having been on fire.
4 t ~,," riti,4s: DEC. 1.7.-Part of the wreck of a schooner,
laa.r• kii } Ilt4 .v, with a-yellow streak round the hull, and
,I','" N 41arll ed ,Brown, sailmaker, Yarmouth, has been
1/1,,i ~,tl,o:' No-sand Head Light.
-' Le e. 17.-Arrd. Matchless, Aiontague,Laguna.
e• te, 1 'OTICE TO MARINERS.
' the4."l ; 11 in Malta harbour, Nov. 30, 1841.
i 7 black •
ft •tf „ k ,nos on Cape Bianco shoal, off. the.
mile
e tint th -;,31 ft :, which bore S.W. by S., about II
,' a ;e„ ref I t tie, has. disappeared, which buoy served
41g CheT 0 f cemsiderable importance to vessels for clear-
‘)l. Pax S4o' 1 wlien passing to the northward of the Island
(-e;' atl d ste,sring for the south channel of Corfu.
.glie d) I'RANCIS: MASON, Rear-Admiral.
PA ' '

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b'lith-,8,410,/rs poll TILE MoNTH.--Coats are very.
-uarticularly at the elbows, and are trimmed
",PPettr,:uin '2O g sub stance, which gives hem a very glossy
:‘,"-euv,lee• A rim' of white runs down the seams, and
rc'vrt6,t'ulg• 4-if the buttons is slightly opened so as to
r,-"N-,i 'as len matc•rialunder it. Hats are now slightly
part tt le top,ac'd we have seen several in which
44114-:7te isslopod off without any particular re-
in6„:e quantity abstracted. Walking dresses are
!otted just now with brown spots of a m. ud
In-c'ekin),-I.° Fin on quite irregularly, and the heels_ of the
:ate • 111 sometimes be seen trimmed with the same
al
/ 31 sort of basket work is now a great deal
1,1td1:;--ttue' Lti-dre....1 and in these cases it is stressed over
si tver something like a common sprat,
Mit res I't a light and graceful character.7Punch.
mill t
,tel't )1 I.—Towards the end of this month
'''l,v
(!-e
AS
in °Teat request, to decorate the rooms and
tile 2.l,ense 'orrips and gallantry. The singularity of
l'ePui,l"4ll u form of the misletoe brought it
mystical
„ I he Druids, for the purpose of d
' d its use has thence been continue
`KAY • afterwards, so difficult is it to era-
teott,j', of this sort from the minds of the
!it is fairly rooted. It was long thought
"41 a' ,le to propagate this plant. In the ma.ter-
Ihrtis-h-'e ,the are said to be dropped by the misle.-
tut 6,' I'v4ich fi.e'd-4 on the berries. Lately, however,
t
uerri,„" sue( ,6,sfA • propagated by causing the bruised
°arc v viscid, to adhere to the bark of
Rtelvt ifult-tr ams as4e been most congenial to their
Ibia4te 23,1TP on the bark of these the seeds readily ger-
L ate root.

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T HE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE.
Last week's arrivals 'of Barley and Oats were large,
but moderate of other grain. The fresh supply of Wheat
moderate, and of Barley and Oats good. Fine Wheat,
ls. per quarter dearer; other qualities and Foreign as last
stated. Barley very dull. Beans hardly maintained
their late value. Boiling and Grey Peas ls. to 2s. per
quarter lower. Good Oats Is. per quarter cheaper ;
other sorts nearly unsaleable at a greater .reduction.
Flour as last reported.
fiRRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. oats.
English
Irish - - 20,940 , ..--
Foreign
ritlcES OK BOARD OF SFIP
Wheat,Red (old) - a. -a. Beans, Sinall(new) ..... ... 38s 40s.
White (old) -a. -s. (old) 42' 465.
-- Red(1841) 52a. 55s - Tick (new) 28 30s
Fine &‘s. 635. -- (old) 38..41's
Superfine ...... 66a. 675. - Harrow (new)......323.34s
White (1841)....545. sqß.
-- Fine .611 s 623 Brank -3.-'•
Superfine .... 10s. 735. Oats, Feed --. -a
--.-- Forman free 565. 765. -- Ness 17s. 235.
Ryt 18s. 40s. Poland
Carley 23is. 32s New 215.26•.
1 -- Grinding -6s. 32s --. Potatoe "'' -s•
--- Malting 335. Ws .----- Now 213'.285.
Malt ' sth. 60s, -- Scotch 26s 2.05.
- Fine New 64s (itis -- Irish 165.... Ws. 238.
Pease, Grey, New 13s. 355. Flour Town (per sack).- 583.625.
-- Maple New . Sts. 375. ----. Seconds ......... ...... t2s. 545.
--.. White 345. 3G, .......... North Country-. 50,4. 541.
........-. Boilers 36,.38,. Brats 7B Bs.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.
The supply of beasts and sheep was moderate, and
trade brisk; the fine quality sold readily. Veal and
Pork were in good demand, the supply short. Beasts,
2,597 ; Sheep, 18,660; Pigs, 550 ; Calves, 96. Beef;
3s. Bd. a 4s. 10d. ; Veal, 4s. a ss. 6d. ; Mutton, 4s. a
ss. 2d. ; Pork 4s. 4d. a ss.
TEA MARKET.
The market was quiet, and prices were hardly sup-
ported. Sellers of Company's Congou at is 9d cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
The demand for P. Y. Candle was steady, and prices
firm at 48s on the spot and for delivery up to the end of
the year. South American sold at 41s to 46s 6d per cwt.
PROVISION MARKET.
Butter in good request, and prices advanced to 106 s.
to 108 s. for fine Friezland ; Bacon in good request,
and 545. to 555. for the best.
HOP MARKET.
The Market was dull, and former rates were barely
supported. ,--

EXECUTION OF JOB J. WARD.
The awful punishment of death was this morning in-
flicted on Job John Ward, who was convicted at the last
November Sessions of the Central Criminal Court of the
wilful murder of Timothy Ested, an infant, aged only
one year and nine months. The wretched iculprit, who
was in the prime of life, his age being only 28 years, has
ever since his condemnation suffered the most acute
mental anguish, and yesterday, during the condemned
sermon, he fainted away in the chapel of Newgate, and
the service was suspended for nearly a quarter of an hour
in consequence. The same thing had occurred at his
condemnation, and we understand that during the brief
interval which has since elapsed, fits of a similar nature
have been of frequent recurrence. From all these cir-
cumstances it had been feared that his strength of nerve
would have failed him in his last awful moments. Such,
however was not the case.
Shortly before eight o'clock the Rev. Ordinary, the
Sheriffs, and other officers were in attendance upon the
prisoner in his cell. The prisoner was seated on a form,
and Mr. Sheriff Magnay sat by his side. Mr. Carver
asked him whether he admitted the justice of his sen-
tence, and he replied, " Oh dear, yes." Mr. Sheriff Mag-
nay then asked him whether he would now wish to state
anything as to the manner in which the child was killed;
he replied that the child was lying in the bed and he
struck it with his fist twice; he added, that when he
did so, he had not the least idea or intention to kill it,
and he concluded by declaring positively that he never
made use of the hammer. The Sheriff then asked him
whether it was true that he was intoxicated at the time, to
which he replied that he was, and he at the same time said
he hoped that all working men would refrain from drink,
for that had been the means of placing him in his present
dreadful situation. Upon another occasion he told the
Ordinary that it was drink which put the idea of strik-
ing the child into his head, and that he wished liquor
had been a guinea a quart on that day, as it would
have prevented the unfortunate occurrence taking place.
The Sheriff then asked the prisoner whether it was not
possible that the head of the child might have come in
contact %s;ith the chair:or the bed-post, but he replied that
that could not be, and again repeated, that the only injury
inflicted upon the child were the blows with his fist,
adding that at the time he had not the slightest in-
tention of killing it, but us those blows were the cause of
death, he acknowledged that he was justly charged
with the murder, and was, therefore, liable to the pu-
nishment he was about to suffer. When the prisoner was
pinioned he expressed a wish to shake hands with the
Sheriff's and the Ordinary, and having done so, he ex-
claimed " God bless you, I thank you all for your
kindness."
The usual hour, eight o'clock, having arrived the cul-
prit was led to the scaffold, with the usual procession.
He appeared very faint, and was supported by one of the
turnkeys and Mr. Holding, one of the surgeons. The
appearance of the wretched man on the scatfold was the
signal for a burst of cheers, mingled with groans, from
the assembled crowd. He appeared to struggle for about
a minute before life was extinct.
At nine o'clock the body was cut down, and will be in-
terred this evening by the side of Blakesley.

PARTIES IN TINE UNITED STATES.— The
relative strength of the two parties will have undergone
some alteration during the recess. At the last session,
the Whigs had a clear majority on questions of a purely
party character of upwards of thirty. The dissensions
between Congress and the Executive on the subject of a
bank, the change in Georgia from the resignation of
three Whig Members, and the election of two democrats
in Mississippi, render it a matter of doubt, whether the
Whig party proper will have an available majority in the
House of Representatives. This circumstance increases the
difficulty of predicting the course of Congress. It seems
probable that Mr. -Wetaster's permanent adherence to the
President, will bring sufficient strength to the Adminis-
tration to give it the controul of the legislation in both
houses. In such an event, if the scheme of finance re-
commended by the President shall be of such a charac-
ter as to receive the support of the democrats, it will be
successful ; but if the ultra Whigs are able to retain the
ascendancy in either house, the Executive projet will be
thrown out. —New York Herald. _ _

THE WET WEATHER.—The pages of history
in form us that in the year 1348, " It rained from ,Mid-
summer
day
to Christmas so constantly that there was scarcely
one
and night dry together. This wet season
caused great floods and a pestilence, which raged for
one whole year. The earth was barren, and even the
sea did not yield its accustomed quantity of fish ! !"
Every
one must be struck with the extraordinary coin-
cidence between what is recorded of 1348 and the present
year. It has rained almost incessantly. from Midsummer
to Christmas. At no one period within the memory
of the present generation have the fresh waters been
kept up above their natural level g for so long a time ;
and the probability is, that nearly five centuries have
elapsed since a similar visitation has befallen this coun-
try.— Wiltshire Independent.
EXTENSIVE FRAUD ON THE BANK OF ENG-
LAND AT LIVERPOOL.—During the last week a fraud to
the extent of 1,3361: was committed upon the above esta-
blishment, by means of forged checks upon a Belgian
bank, known by the title of " Societe General pour favo-
riser !Industrie Nationale." The guilty party is a
foreigner named lianyier, between 35 and 40 years of
age. His height is five feet four inches • he has a florid
complexion, and reddish hair. He speaks bad English,
and but indifferent .14:rench. He is supposed to have
arrived in Liverpool since the Ist instant, in order to em-
bark for America. V-ie following is a description of the
notes obtained :—One 3001., dated the 3d of February,
1841, No. 47,312 ; six 1001., dated the sth of February,
1841, No. 79,366 to No.. 79,371 ; five 501.01ated the 6th
of October, 1841, No. 13,363 to No. 13,367 ; two 401.,
dated the 7th of June, 1;'41, No. 40,575 and No. 43,961 ;
five ICI., dated the 10th c d September, 1841, No. 70,010
to No. 70,014 ; ten Si. dal;ed the 12th of October, 1841,
No. 74,837 to No. 74,846. A confederate of Ranyier's
was supposed to have gong ,to Leeds on Friday se'nnight,
and the police-officers wet •e on the :alert to secure him.
Their alerts, however, if he did enter the town, were
unsuccessful.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDA Y MORNING, QUARTER..
PAST EIGHT.—The packet.. -ship Europe, from New York,
is now due, but has not yet made her appearance. The
wind, which has blown for some time from the westward,
changed yesterday, and 'enabled about 200 vessels to go
to sea (amongst which were about sixty ships for foreign
ports), to all parts of the; globe. Tie packet-ships Eng-
land, Garrick, and Royta Sovereign, for New York ; the
Susquehana and Octarara, for Philadelphia, also left the
port, after a long detention.
FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON
THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.-011 Sa-
turday afternoon au accident of a frightful nature, and
which terminated with fatal consequences, took place on
the line of the London and Birmingham Railway, at a
place called Chigington, a few miles below Aylesbury.
Ihe up third class, or goods train, had arrived Iv ithin
short distance of the station, and the train had not
yet stopped, when a man named William Gilley,
foreman of the plate layers of that division of the
line, who had come up. as a passenger, imprudently
jumped out of the tram. The unfortunate fellow,
not being aware that anything else wassid e appasroac the
h-
ing, instead of jumping off on the same
station, did so on that next the road, at which mo-
ment the York passenger train was coming up at the
rate of at least 30 miles an hour. Before poor Gilley
could reach the ground be was caught back
was by
the buffer of the engine by which the York in thetrain
beinghnnk drawn,thnth
Lis body
with w
assu c
she
et a rnf)u.l
the
Ii o
ge caer d
awas
the
shock, e
goodsit
had
trainno not reached
apparently tog round
tahceo nsseied i:
oetda btl
iemdei
before.
and hurled
front
snbt againoodfythweaesngine e driver , ct ugendeavoured
oubreydthtoe
stop the speed, but was wholly unable to do so before
the central train, consisting of nearly thirty carriages,
of which forward
had passed over him. The guards of the goods train in-
stantly ran to the spot, and notwithstanding the dread-
fully shattered appearance of his body in every part, life
was not then quite extinct, and he breathed fur a few
seconds after. The body of the unfortunate man, who
was 28 years of age and single, was conveyed by the
goods train on to Aylesbury.
ASH TON-IN-MACKERFIELD ANTI.CORN-
Lam, ASSOCIATION.—We are happy to state, that the
above Association, though recently formed, can now boast
of upwards of 400 members ; and this, too, in a village
like Ashton, where Tory power is so strongly displayed,
speaks loudly of the feeling which exists relative to
the Corn-laws. We wish them every success.—. Bolton
Free Press.

TiITE LEVANT MAIL.

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 27.—Never was the Ottoman
Government so poor as it is at present. A draught on
it of 1,000/. was the other day pee4ented to its Minister
of Finance foi paymeni in gold, and -the Sinn could not
be procured to satisfy it. It is, in fact, now living from
hand to mouth with its resources, often spending them
befjre their receipt. The -Porte is restoring the system
of taxation to what it was a. te.W years ago, and is farming
out the revenue of its provinces to the highest bidder. It'
this is continued, it will renew the necessity of making
use of the infamous and unprinCipled Armenian bankers,
and the always ill-used influence of money in the affairs
of Government. New taxes are to be levied on houses
in the capital, which will be a, new, source of -revenue
heretofore unexplored.
The Smyrna journals of the day will inform you that
the Druses sand Maronites have broken out in open hos-
tilities, and are slaying each other with dreadful cruelty.
The Porte seems not to be much concerned about the
matter, and even the Governor of Bey-rout, Selim
does not care to interfere and stop the effusion of the
blood of the Sultan's subjects. It need not be told you
that Syria at this moment is a prey to an anarchy of the
worst kind, viz., that which is caused by religious in-
trigues. Numberless French Jesuit priests have been
landed on the ill-fated shores of the once Holy Land,
and, in their anxiety to convert their inhabitants to
Popery, have induced the Patriarch of the Maronites
(who are Catholics) to exert his influence over the
secular chief of the Maronites, and induce him to com-
pel the Druses, a people half Mussulman half Chris-
tian, but under his authority, to become members of
their church. The two tribes have not been friends for
many years, and this religious persecution has added
new fuel to the fire of discord. It is said that the
Patriarch rides side by side with the Emir, and excites
him and his people to exterminate the infidel Druses. A
petition has been sent to the Porte by the Druses, beg-
ging they may be taken from under the jurisdiction of
the Maronites, and form a separate and independent
ttibe. Their numbers are much less than those of the
Maronites, but thus far each Druse .has proved a match
for two of them ; and if something is not soon done to
stop the war now raging between them the Maronites
will be exterminated. The old Emir Beschir is still
here, and although it is reported that he is to bC restored
to his principality it will not probably be done. His
cause is supported by the French and Austrian embas-
sies, and the Catholics of this capital are warmly in
favour of the Maronites. If the Pori() consults its own
interests, is not biassed by these two embassies, and is
really desirous of procuring the tranquillity of its Sy•
rian subjects, it will do what nature suggests as the
only rational method of doing so—allow the separation
of the conflicting tribes and give a Chief to that of
the Druses.

The new Opera established in Pera has commenced
operations, and has quite gained the hearts of the Pera-
otes, most of whom have grown up in ignorance, of a
drama of any kind. Several representations of the opera
of Norma have been made, and though none of the best,
yet they really do credit to such strolling actors as these.
The theatre has been fitted up with good taste, and each
chief of a legation has taken a loge for the season. The
night before last the circus erected some time ago in the
Grand Champs des Morts by their Excellencies Redshid
and Achmet Pashas took fire, and was burnt down, much
to the gratification of the more devoted Mussulmans,
who regarded it as the work of a certain nameless
coloured gentleman. It was, however, generally pretty
well patronised by the lower classes of both Mussulmans
and Christians.