The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-07-26 00:00:00

" Therapia, July S.
" The Porte has received intelligence that a battle has been
fought in the neighbourhood of Aleppo, and that the Turkish
army has been destroyed. The wrecks of it had recrossed
the frontier, but it was not stated whether or not the Egyptian
army had purshed them."
The highly important news communicated by this despatch
is confirmed, with the addition of some interesting details,
in the following telegraphic communication from Egypt :
" The Consul-general of France, at Alexandria, to the Pre- -40
sident of the Council :
"Alexandria, July 6.
"The Egyptians under the order of Ibrahim, having at-
tacked the Turkish army, commanded by the Seraskier
Pacha, at Hezib, beyond Aleppo, the latter abandoned •he
field of battle after a combat of two hours. All the materiel,
cannon, muskets, and ammunition fell into the hands of he
Egyptians. Ibrahim wrote the above on the 25th of 3 .ne,
and in the tent of the Turkish general-in-chief. He had re-
turned to Aintab on the 28th, but had ordered three regime Its
of infantry and three of cavalry to advance on Orfa bud
Diarbekir."
No great effect was produced on the Bourse by this in tel-
ligence. It was, however, generally believed that Meht,
Ali would take advantage of this success, and at once I °-
claim his independence. The moment is unusually prof ::i-
-ous for him. At the head of a victorious army, and oppt cd
to a youthful sovereign to whom he has not yet professed .i'-
legiance, nothing but a dread of the hostility of the great
powers, who profess to constitute themselves guardians of
the inviolability of the Turkish empire, seems to stand in the
way of his re-erecting the throne of the Pharaohs. The diffi-
culties of this question will now begin to be felt. France and
England can preserve peace by sea, but how are they to carr
on a system of intervention by land ? Their wrath was t,,
fall on the aggressor, but the army of the aggressor is already
destroyed, and should 'Mehemet Ali keep within the Syrian
territory ; Russia can have no pretence for taking the field
as the pretended auxiliary of the Sultan.

A BILL
To allow dealers in spirits to retail foreign spirits c'
liqueurs, not to be drunk on the premises, on taking out +a
additional license for that purpose, and to give furthe.•
power for granting permits to dealers in and retailers of
spirits.
The words printed in italics are proposed to be inserted in
committee.
Whereas an act was passed in the sixth year of the reign
his late majesty King George the Fourth, mauled, " An act.
to repeal several duties payable on excise licenses in Grew
Britain and Ireland, and to impose other duties in lieu theree' .
and to amend the laws for granting excise licenses ;" at
whereas it is expedient to allow persons licensed as dealers i t
spirits under the said recited act, on taking out an additions:
license for the purpose, to sell foreign spirits and liqueurs i::
smaller quantities than they are now by lawauthorised to dc
and also to enable such dealers to obtain permits for
removal of one gallon of spirits, and to permit retailers
spirits to return spirits to rectifiers and dealers ; be it then -
fore enacted, by the queen's most excellent majesty, by aid
with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and tem-
poral, and commons, in this present parliament assembled,

and by the authority of the same, that from and after the
passing of this act, it shall be lawful for any person duly
licensed as a dealer in spirits under the said recited act, to
take out and receive an additional license authorising and
empowering such person to sell by retail any quantity not
being less than one reputed quart bottle of foreign spirits or
liqueurs, not to be drunk or consumed on the premises.
And be it enacted, that for every such additional license
there shall be paid an annual duty of excise of five pounds,
which said duty shall be under the collection and management
of the commissioners of excise, and shall be raised, recovered,
paid, and accounted for in the same manner and under the
same enactments, provisions, pains, penalties, and forfeitures
as other license duties under the collection and management
of the commissioners of excise are raisedr recovered, paid,
and accounted for. _

And be it enacted, that every such license shall be in such
form and shall contain such particulars as the commissioners
of excise shall direct, and shall be signed, granted, and is-
sued by the proper officers of excise duly authorised to grant
licenses ; and every such license shall continue in force from
the day of the date thereof until the fifth day of July follow-
ing, on which day every such license shall expire, and shall
be then renewed ; and all the enactments, provisions, pains,
penalties, and forfeitures contained in the said recited act
shall apply to and be in force in respect of the said additional
license, in the same manner as if the same had been one of
the licenses originally included in the said act.
And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for any dealer in
spirits to request and obtain a permit for and to sell, send
out, and deliver one gallon of spirits, provided that such one
gallon shall be one particular description of spirits, and shall
not be made up of smaller quantities of spirits of different
descriptions.
And be it enacted, that when any retailer of spirits shall
have received into his stock any spirits, and shall be desirous
of returning such spirits to the rectifier, compounder, or
dealer from whom the same shall have been purchased and
received, it shall be lawful for such retailer to request and
obtain a permit for the removal of such spirits from the stock
of such retailer back to the stock of the same rectifier, com-
pounder, or dealer from whom such spirits shall have been
purchased and received : provided always, that every request-
note for such permit shall specify such spirits to be returned
spirits, and such permit shall also describe such spirits as
returned spirits.
And be it enacted, that this act may be amended or re-
pealed by any act to be passed in this present parliament.

THE BIRMINGHAM RIOTS.
(From the Correspondence of the Morning Herald.)
BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY NIGHT, 12 O'CLOCK.—The town
continued to wear an aspect of perfect tranquillity until a few
minutes before 11 o'clock, when a watchman was heard in
Park-street, springing his rattle, and crying " fire in Wal-
mer-lane !" I immediately hastened to the spot, to which I
found hundreds of the working classes hurrying. Before I
arrived at the fire, which I found to be at a timber-yard in
Lancaster-street, situate in the extreme north part of the
town, several engines passed rae, two of.which were guarded
by the dragoons. I haVe merely time to state that large
numbers of the working classes are moving towards the fire,
which was nearly got under when I left the spot, and they
evinced by their groaning and hooting at the solitary dragoon
as he passed to and fro between the scene of conflagration
and head quarters, a disposition to riot. A strong military ,
force is moving towards the spot, and nothing beyond a very
ineffectual attempt at disturbance can possibly take place.
The fire is said to have occurred accidentally.
The meeting of the " two thousand," at Edgbaston, turned
out to be one of a few persons only.
BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, 5 o'clock.—The
congregation of the working classes at the fire last night did
not create the least disturbance. The military and civil
force attended in such overwhelming numbers that the
chartists must have seen the utter impossibility of getting Up
a successful riot. The origin of the fire, which last night
was considered to be purely accidental, is now a subject of
much doubt ; but the general opinion appears to be that the .
premises were not set on fire. us
Rumours are spread in all quarters that the chartists are
holding secret meetings. I have endeavoured to trace these
rumours to something like an authentic source, hut without
being able to discover that they have currency from persons
who are likely to know anything of the movements of the
chartists. 1 have also upon this matter made a very close
inquiry among the movement party, and I am satisfied that,
if any such meetings are taking place, they are unknown to
the leading chartists themselves.
A considerable number of threatening letters have been sent
to parties who have, or who are considered to have, opposed
themselves to the views and objects of the chartists. From
the style of the letters it is a question whether the majority
of them are not from a whig-radical manufactory.
A thousand rumours are floating through the town relative.
to the state of the surrounding districts, and particularly
about that of the north. The feeling with respect to the ex-
cited state of the latter has been strengthened by the notice
which Lord John Russell gave last night, in the House of
Commons, of his intention to apply for 5,000 additional troops.
If the information which the agitating party here have re-
ceived from the north can be depended upon, his lordship has
some reason to be under apprehension respecting the conse-
quences of whig agitation. The following is an extract from
a letter from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, addressed by a chartist
of that place to a leading agitator of this town. The `40,000'
is rather an outrageous computation of the chartist force that
is said to have ceased work ; but I give the extract because it
appeari to present a pretty clear view of the feelings of the
pike-and-pistol leaders in the north :
"I must inform you that the present state of this town and
surrounding country prevents us from thinking about any but
one thing. No sooner did we hear of the brutal attack of the
London police upon the man of Birmingham than trade was
at a stand, and at the same time the arrest of two of our
delegates completely exasperated the colliers, and on Tuesday
about 10 of the collieries struck work ; and on the following
morning numbers snore laid aside work, and had it not been
for the exertion of some of the council of the Northern Poli-
tical union, the consequences would have been fatal to both
life and property. Wehave at length prevailed upon them to
return to their work, but I assure you that there were no less
than 40,000 men out at the t me, and nothing is talked about
but arming, and the excitement still continues as the accounts
from Birmingham arrive. All are at work, but ready at a
moment's notice to return and get our demands settled. I
shall be obliged to you for an account of the real state of Bir-
mingham, as the reports are so conflicting, and I will send
you a Liberator (the Northern Liberator, a chartist paper)
of this week.
" My time is so occupied I have hardly any time to myself,
I attended three meetings on Saturday in different parts of
the country about Newcastle, and never did I see such excite-
ment. All the men came armed, determined to defend them-
selves from any attack upon them by the authorities, as in
Birmingham ; but all has gone off well as yet, GOD knows
how long."
Harney, the chartist, who is stopping in the town, has, I
learn, received a letter from the north, informing him that
the colliers and others of the working classes in that part of
the country will not wait until the 12th of August to com-
mence the " sacred month." They have ordered him to go
up to London immediately, and declare to the convention
that that revolutionary body will lose the confidence of the
men of the north unless the sacred !month is commenced
instanter.
A man of the name of Gregg, who was apprehended last
night, on suspicion of setting fire to Mr. Bourne's premises,
was brought up this morning for examination. He proved
an alibi, and was consequently discharged.
The following petition to her Majesty has just been put in
circulation. It is thought that a very large number of sig-
natures will be attached to it :
" TO THE QUEEN S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
" Madam,—We, the undersigned inhabitants of Birming-
ham, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, humbly
pray that the charter of incorporation granted to this borough
'in October last may be annulled.
" The incorporation of the town has not promoted the
good order or conducted to the prosperity of the inhabitants,
but, on the contrary, local agitation has been increased, and
local feuds engendered : offices of honour and emolument
have been monopolised, general dissatisfaction prevails, and
the inhabitants of this populous and important borough are
threatened with heavy rates to support municipal government
which is entirely destitute of their confidence.
" Under these circumstances we pray that your Majesty
will cause the said charter of incorporation granted to the
borough of Birmingham to be annulled."
The town is perfectly quiet.
The following notices of claims for compensation on ac.

count of damages (under £3O) sustained by means of the late
riots were this day exhibited to Mr. Muntz and Mr. J. T.
Lawrence, two of the borough magistrates :
Arthur Daken £25 6 0 Jas. Wainwright £l7 0 0
Wm. Arnold 29 0 0 T. Scudamore .. 29 10 0
Wm. Heath..
M.Allenupwrds of 15 0 0 Jos. Watson.... 29 5 0
But under 3O 0 0 W. Bushby ... • 5 0 0
&njamin Price
The following claims were delivered yesterday :
Thos. Perkins
Louisa Lucas
Ann Taylor lB 5 0 Ann Hamlett .. 13 6 6
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Mr. J. Robinson 9 6 0 Charles Adken.. 30 0 0
C. Tomlinson
Geote Hardy
J. B. Hammond
J. Oberenshaw
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