The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-09-13 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

A Berlin letter of the 31st ult. says, that a disease strongly
resembling the Asiatic cholera had prevailed for several days,
both in that city and at Potsdam, from which several persons
had died after an illness of only a few hours.

CAUTION TO GONLERS AND TURNKEYS. - Mr. Justice
Matteson has directed the removal of the gaoler at Ludlaw,
and a turnkey at Newport, • for questioning prisoners with
" the view to the obtaining" of evidence for their conviction.
—Bristol Mirror.

A gentleman was at his banker's last week, when he ob-
served a little boy present a check at the counter. The clerk
put the usual question to him—" How will you take it ?" to
which the boy innocently answered, " In my pocket, Sir."
Mr. Burgess, of the midland circuit, has received the
appointment of commissioner of the new police force to be
established in Birmingham, at a salary of £7OO a year; and
will enter upon his duties as speedily as the preliminary
arrangements will allow.
An immense conflagration has taken place at Koninsberg,
in Prussia, originating in the spontaneous combustion of a
quantity of damp hemp. The fire has destroyed 20;000
quarters of corn, besides 7,000 barrels of tar, and large
quantities of hemp, flax, pitch, and spirits. Ten large ware-
houses have been destroyed, and the loss is estimated at
£lOO,OOO.

To RECOIPER DAMAGED HAY.—Let every stack sus-
pected of injury be immediately opened for fresh air, and
restacked with clean agricultural salt, sprinkled regularly
over every layer in its progress, at the rate of from 10 to
251 b. per ton. By this means hay is infinitely increased in
its value—the benefit to the stack amply repaying the ex-
pense and trouble.—Leicester Journal.
BANQUET IN THE THAMES TUNNEL. Friday after-
noon the directors of the Thames Tunnel Company gave an
elegant dinner in the tunnel to the persons employed in that
undertaking, to celebrate their having reached low water
mark. Mr. Hawes, M.P. was in the chair, and 280 persons
sat down to table. On a raised platform, about 500 visitors
-the- majority of whom were ladies—were provided with
places, to view the gratifying scene.

THE LATE RIOTS AT BIRMINGHAM.—A letter has been
received from the home-office, by direction of the Marquis
of Normanby, stating that he is prepared to send down Mr.
Dundas to Birmingham, for the purpose of making full
inquiry into the matter, and receiving the proofs the com-
plaining parties may have to produce on the subject of the
late riots. A similar communication has also been made to
the mayor.—Aries Gazette.
The friends of the Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel in foreign parts will be gratified to hear that the mis-
sion of the Rev. S. Wilberforce, on behalf of this society,
has been attended hitherto with a greater measure of success
than its most sanguine supporters could have anticipated.
Additional subscriptions and donationS have, we understand,
been received by the Rev. R. Luney, the local secretary
here, almost daily since our anniversary meeting. Similar
results have also followed the meetings which have been held
in other parts of the diocese--at Lisceard, Callington, Lif-
ton, Tavistock, Milton, Bodmin, and many other places.—
At the Lisceard meeting the Bishop, in the course of a
very forcible address, stated it to be his earnest wish and
desire that every clergyman in his diocese should form his
own flock into a parochial association, for the support of this
venerable society.—Plymouth Herald.
NEW DRAMAS.—Sheridan Knowles is returned from a
two months' residence in Scotland, where he has been occu-
pied in writing a play for Covent Garden Theatre, which,
since his return, he has read to Madame Vestris and her hus-
band, Mr. Charles Mathews. Madame Vestris will perform
the principal character in the drama, with the entire con-
struction and interest of which both Madame Vestris and
her husband expressed unqualified gratification. Mr. Dou-
glas Jerrold has written a new drama, which is said to in-
volve, a peculiar and very, original catastrophe, for Mr.
Hammond, the new lessee of Drury-lane theatre, and it will
be one of the early novelties of the ensuing season. James
Wallack, the manager of the national theatre, in New York,
is engaged by Mr. Hammond, to personate the most promi-
nent character in Jerrold's new play.—London Herald.
THUNDER-STORM.—On Sabbath morning last, the baro-
meter suddenly fell a number of degrees, indicating great
weight of atmosphere, and heavy showers prevailed during
the day. In the afternoon several claps of thunder, accom-
panied by flashes of lightning, were heard in Dundee, but
the storm speedily passed away to the north-east. Accounts
received from Perth next day, describe the storm a.- being
terrific, in that quarter. It came on at four o'clock, and
lasted about an hour. A tremendous shower of hail pre-
ceded the thunder, and continued throughout the storm.
The lightning was uncommonly vivid, and the thunder
awfully loud. Considerable damage appears to have been
done in the neighbourhood of the city, and reports of loss
of life by the lightning are prevalent. The only well authen-
ticated accident which has reached us, is that which befel a
boy named Dowie, son of a weaver, at North Clay Holes,
who was deprived of sight. The lightning struck the gable
of the house, and unfortunately passed so near the boy, that
it totally deprived him of sight.—Dundee Courier.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT. - On Thursday morning last,
about half-past ten o'clock,_ an accident occurred in New-
town of a shocking nature, inasmuch as that a woman caused
the death of her own child, through a mistake. The de-
ceased, James Crook, son of Francis Crook, was playing
about the house, and from curiosity was unfortunately led to
creep under the mangle which was then at work, under the

management of his mother. She was not aware that her
child was in any danger, (in fact bad not noticed him creep-
ing under the mangle,) until some obstruction was offered to
the progress of the machine, when, on examination, she
found to her astonishment that the child's head had got fas-
tened between the mangle, which was of considerable weight,
and the table upon which it moves. It appeared that the
child must have been watching the progress of the rollers
under the mangle, and when the motion was reversed, that
end of the mangle under which he was looking lowered upon
his head. He was extricated as soon as possible, and surgi-
cal assistance'procured, but it was unavailing, as the injuries
were mortal,' and he died in about a quarter of an hour
afterwards.—Bolton Chronicle.
The accounts which we receive of the proceedings of the
sportsmen in this county are of a somewhat varied character.
In some parts the birds are described as being numerous and
healthy, whilst in other districts we hear of much injury to
the coveys having been done by the wetness of the season ;
and on the whole, perhaps, birds may be regarded as defici-
ent in numbers and weak, rather than otherwise.—Dorset
Chivnicie.
The Queen, now building in Portsmouth dock- yard, is the
finest and largest ship in the British navy. Her burden is
3,100 tons. She has an elliptical stern. She will mount 120
guns-84-pounders on her lower decks, with hollow shot ;
68's on her gun decks ; 48's and 32's on her upper deck.
This vessel is 220 feet long, 60 feet wide, and six feet be-
tween decks (in the clear.) The expense to the nation, for
the build and outfit of such a ship as this, is about £l,OOO a
gun, or £120,000.

AN AWKWARD CUSTOMER.—On Wednesday last, a
horse which had been left standing in Castle-street, very de-
liberately walked into the shop of Mr. Fisher, hair-dresser,
and having looked quietly around proceeded in the most or-
derly manner into the back parlour. Here its attention was
taken by a large looking-glass against the wall, before which
it stood surveying itself with evident satisfaction for some
time—shaking its head and neighing as if in an extacy of de-
light at the figure it cut. Mr. Fisher, though a first-rate
tonsor, was by no means inclined to operate upon such a cus-
tomer, and quietly led him out again with as much politeness
as if he had paid him the largest fee.—Carlisle Journal.
CARTLON H ALL.—There is at present a violet Hative nec-
tarine tree in the garden of Miles Stapleton, Esq. planted in
'the year 1824, against a ten-feet wall, consisting of 40 princi-
pal branches, trained upon the system of Mr. Seymour, the
gardener, and extending 38 feet in length. The thinning in
the month of May exceeded 1,000 fruits, 490 being left to ri-
pen, and which are now in maturity, measuring on an ave-
rage several inches in circumference, and presenting a rich and
beautiful appearance. This is the same tree that was figured
in the Gardener's Record, published by Mr. Harrison, in
1833, and is a striking proof of the superiority of the new
mode of training over the old system. From the same gar-
den a melon of the netted sort was cut on the 23d of August,
measuring 31i inches in circumference, and weighing 151bs.
and in beauty exciting the admiration of every beholder.—
Doncaster Gazette.
THE HERRING FISHERIES.—It appears that the protec-
tion said to have been given to the Fishermen on the English
and Scotch coasts, by placing an armed vessel on the station,
turns out to be a mere farce. The " Etna," the vessel allu-
ded to, is scarcely ever to be seen upon the coast, where she
is most wanted. On Sunday she was seen in the offing at
Tynemouth, bearing south, in which direction she disap-
peared. The fishermen in the north have at length resolved
on carrying fire-arms with them to sea, so that should
any of the depredators be discovered, a serious conflict may
be expected. Would any other government, but the one we
have, witness the outrages committed on British subjects
and afford them neither protection nor redress ?—Newcastle
Journal.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A YOUTH.—The fa-
mily of the Rev. Mr. Warner, of Rochester, have been plun-
ged into great grief owing to the sudden and mysterious dis-
appearance of a little boy, named Daniel Warner, son of the
Rev. Gentleman alluded to. It appears from information
communicated yesterday to the police that he was suddenly
missed from his home on the 3d inst., and that, from inqui-
ries subsequently made, he arrived on the same evening in
London, by. the Mercury, steam-boat, from Gravesend ; since
then no tidings whatever have been gained respecting him,
and, in consequence of his tender years and the fact of his
never having been in town before, the worst fears are enter-
tained, more especially as it is supposed he had no companion
in his flight. He is described as being short for his age, and
having light hair. He had on a blue cloth jacket, blue cap,
and a Macintosh cloak.—Sun of Monday.
THE ARMY.—The 20th regiment, we learn from the Naval
and Military Gazette, will remain in England during the
winter, but in the spring will embark for Dublin. Head
quarters, two, compames, Stockport; six, Ashton-under-
Lyne; two, Rochdale.—Ensign W. Baring is appointed ex
tra aide-de-camp to the new governor-general of Canada.
Ensign Baring, who entered the army in February last, is
nephew of Mr. Poulett Thornson.-79th regiment, head
quarters six companies, Manchester ; two, Halifax ; two,
Newcastle, Staffordshire.-86th regiment, Manchester.-
96th, head quarters, three companies, Bolton ; two, Hay dock ;
three, Wigan, two, Liverpool.
LORD WESTERN.—His Lordship has written a letter to
Lord Rayleigh, showing the result of his system of drilling,
in which he says—" I am of opinion that my increased pro-
duce the last three years is in some degree attributable to
the system I have pursued, and I strongly recommend pretty
extensive trials of it, if not its immediate adoption. But
the main causes of increased, and I flatter myself, still in-
creasing produce, have been the seasons and high farming ;
the first we cannot command, the second we can. If you
ask me to say what is high farming, in two words I say,
animal manure.

Mr. John Brindley resigned his situation on Wednesday
last as head-master of the Oldswinford Hospital; and Mr.
Dixon, an assistant-master in the Corporation School,
Coventry, has been appointed as Mr. Brindley's successor.
A purse containing 20 guineas, subscribed by the clergy and
other inhabitants of Dudley, was presented to Mr. Brindley
a few days since, in acknowledgment of their gratitude " for
the noble and successful stand he has long made, and con-
tinues to be making, against the wicked and blasphemous
doctrines of Robert Owen and his emissaries.”—Barrotv's
Worcester Journal.
THE WRELTON oAlC.—This majestic oak, whose age is
supposed. to number upwards of 300 years, was cut down on
the 17th of August. The length of the trunk was 20 feet,
and the girth 12 feet. It stood upon the estate of Mr. Jacob
Marshall, who has sold it to Mr. George Grayson, of
Pickering. The cutting down of this venerable tree was
celebrated as a festival by the inhabitants of Wrelton, and
its surrounding neighbourhood. A numerous party dined
upon the tree,under the presidency of Dr. Cole, and among
the substantials served were a rump of beef of two stone
weight, given by Mr. Marshall, and a pie weighing three
stone, given by Mr. Grayson. After the cloth was drawn,
the health of the Queen; and many other loyal and social
toasts were drank, and heartily responded to by the com-
pany. The scene was further enlivened by a band of music
which was in attendance ; and the day being fine, dancing,
and races among the villagers, with other rustic sports, oc-
cupied .the time until the evening,' when the company ad-
journed to the village inn, and the social glass, the song, the
glee, and other convivialities detained the guests for some
time longer. The roots of this noble tree are of a beautifully
variegated kind, adapted for snuff-boxes and other trifles,
for which, no doubt, they will be in great requisition, as
many will be desirous to possess a relic of a tree so well
known and so much celebrated.--York Courant.

QUICK WORE.--Mr. Gough, of Broseley, malster, had a
field of wheat standing on his farm, at Bridge Walton, near
Bridgnorth, on Saturday morning last, which was carried,
thrashed, and partly winnowed, and 30 bags of the same
sold the-same day in Bridgnorth market.—lbid.
TALL WINDOWS.—A waggish neighbour of ours, speak-
ing of windows which he saw in Boston, the other day, said
the squares of glass were so big that it took four men to
look out of them !—he saw three men try and they could not
do it.—N. H. Telegraph.
A STAUNCH POINTER.—" We go into a field of standing
corn," said the colonel, " when Sancho was missed. Neither
calling nor whistling had any effect, and we went home with-
out him, wondering what had become of the dog. When the
corn was cut, however, the mystery was explained, for there
stood Sancho in the attitude of pointing, and a covey of birds
some few feet in advance of him, all, both dog and birds,
perfect skeletons.—American, of course.
THE WEATHER.—Two days of the brightest and most
bracing weather have restored the confidence of the farmer,
and given to the stack and haggard the produce of a generous
harvest. This morning was overcast and grey—but the clouds
have since noon given way to the lively breeze and a vigorous
sun, and the barometer gives gradual indication of a steady
improvement in the weather. The country has great reason
to be thankful for the favourable change.—Dublin Evening
Mail.

RAPERISED CLOTH.-Mr. Raper's invention for water-
proofing. every description of cloth, even of the finest possi-
ble fabric, has been subjected to the ordeal of repeated expe-
riments by a committee of scientific gentlemen, and the re-
sult has been, in every instance, such as to demonstrate its
superiority over all articles purporting to be of a similar de-
scription. After the severest tests, the cloth has been found
to give a free passage to vapour without permitting the
smallest portion of water to penetrate it. Thus the great
desideratum, in a humid climate like ours, has been obtained,
of preparing garments in such a manner as completely to ex-
clude the wet, while health is preserved by allowing perspira-
tion to evaporate. For further particulars we refer to the
report of the experiments, and to our advertising columns.—
Cork Standard.

RUSSIAN ARMIES.—The France gives the following ac-
count of the armies of Russia in the Caucasus, on the coast
of the Black Sea, and in Armenia, from a letter dated St. Pe-
tersburgh, 24th ult. :—" The army of the Caucasus, com-
manded by General Golowine, at Tiflis, is composed of 3.000
infantry, 800 dragoons, 1,500 Cossacks, and a half brigade of
artillery. General Fest, at Derbent Boujnedki, occupies the
coast of the Caspian Sea as far as Bacon, with 12,000 men
and 36 pieces of artillery. In the fortresses of Cabashdah
there are 15,000 men in garrison with their artillery. Upon
the lines of Tereko and the outposts there are 2,500 Cossacks
of the line. The army of the Black Sea consists of 8,000
men and 24 pieces of artillery at Anapa, un,der Gen. Grabbe;
12,000 men and 48 pieces of artillery on the line of Kouban,
under General Rajewski ; 9,000 men and 36 pieces of artil-
lery on the coast and the lines of Sundja, under General So-
boleoski, and 3,500 Cossacks of the line in the plains of Ala-
zan, under the tletrnan Wierzouline. The army of Armenia
is composed of 20,000 men and 60 pieces of artillery, under
General Ratzowski, at Divan, and upon the line of Udaxes."
This account does not include the irregular and native troops,
which are calculated at from 45,000 to 20,000 cavalry.
IMPROVED DAVY LAMP.—Shortly after the recentlament-
able catastrophe at the St. Hilda Pit, in South Shields, a
committee was appointed to investigate the subject of ex-
plosions in Coal Mines, with a view to the introduction of
means for preventing, or obviating the effects of, these
calamitous events. Nothing, that we are aware of, has yet
transpired as to the degree of success with which their la-
bours have been prosecuted. It is not, of course, to be ex-
pected that they should all at once discover that which has
hitherto eluded the careful research of practical and
scientific individuals, who have devoted many years to its
consideration, but it would be well for the committee to report
at as early a period as possible, in order that the result of
their exertions, whether successful or otherwise, might be
known. The principal objection which the men have to
the Davy Lamp, arises, as we understand, to the insuffi,
ciency of the light, which is in general so obscured by the
wire gauze, as greatly to retard their labour. For the sake
of obtaining a good light, therefore, they prefer candles,
and even venture to remove the wire gauze from their lamps
with that view. To prevent this, the lamps-in some col-
lieries are locked ; and in those of Lord Ravensworth and
Partners, a glass tube is fitted within' the gauze so as com-
pletely to prevent another dangerous practice—that of draw-
ing the flame through the interstices for the purpose of
lighting their pipes, by which accidents not unfrequently
occur. A valuable improvement on the Davy Lamp has
been suggested by Mr. Price, of Gateshead, who has had one
fitted up according to his plan, and forwarded to the com-
mittee, above alluded to, for their inspection. The improve-
ment consists in placing what is called a " Bull's eye," in
the side of the wire gauze, and surrounding it by a metallic
reflector, by which the light is concentrated, and its effect
increased, according to Mr. Price's calculation, nearly six
fold. The lamp may either be suspended from the roof of
the Mine, or placed upon the ground ; and, in order to guard
it effectively from accident, it may be fitted into an iron
box; with an open side, when it could be placed in any part
of the Mine where it could be most convenient. For ob-
viating the great and acknowledged defect of the Davy
Lamp, namely, the insufficiency of light, and still preserving
its important advantages, Mr. Price's Lamp seems exceed-
ingly well adapted, and is, therefore, entitled to the con-
sideration of the committee, as well as ofgentlemen engaged
in mining operations generally.—Newcastle Journal.

HERRING FISHING.—The fishing continues at different
northern stations, Helmsdale still maintaining its superiority
as to the average quantity taken per boat. Some of the
boats, however, have left this station and proceeded to An-
struther, where they are reaping a second harvest. Macduff
has proved the most successful of the stations on the Banff
or Morayshire coast, as the average here is as high as 125
crans, and some of the boats are within six or eight crans of
their stipulated quantity of 200 boat. The average hitherto,
as far as we have seen them calculated, appears to be as fol-
lows :—Helmsdale, average per boat, 140: Anstruther, 130 ;
Macduff, 125 ; Burghead, 100 ; Peterhead, 97 ; Wick, 94 ;
Aberdeen, 85. The number of boats at Wick far transcends
that at any of the other stations mentioned above, being
about treble the number at Helmsdale. Formerly, it was
calculated that about a thousand boats frequented this sta-
tion, and when the whole put out to sea on a calm evening,
the spectacle is said to have been one in the highest degree
striking and picturesque. The number this year has been
624, which is an increase of more than a sixth over that of
last year. At Wick, the price last week was 13s. per cran-
20s. for cured fish. At the Latheron district, several pur-
chases of cured fish were made at 19s. 3d. per barrel. The
number of herrings in a barrel varies materially at the dif-
ferent stations. Mr. Mitchell, merchant, Leith, calculates
that the general size of the Lochfine herring is about 600 or
800 to a barrel ; at Wick, 660 to 700 ; in the neighbourhood
of Helmsdale, about 700 to 800, and at Lossiemouth the
herrings, he says, are generally larger than at Wick. At the
upper end of the Moray Firth they have been frequently
caught of such a small size as to require from 1,000 to 1,200
to fill a barrel. Along the south side of the Moray Firth,
including Morayshire, Banffshire, and part of Aberdeen-
shire, herrings are caught about the same time as on the
north side ; the quality is similar to those caught at Wick,
and they are also of a good medium size.—Glasgow Mail.
APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The Hon.
Thomas Vesey is about to lead to the hymeneal altar the
Lady Emma Herbert. the youngest daughter of the Dowager
Countess of Pembroke.—Edward Shenlock Gooch, Esq.,
eldest son of Sir Thomas Shenlock Gooch, Bart., of Ben-
acre Hall, Suffolk, is shortly to lead to the altar Miss
Harriette Hope Vere, daughter of Mr. and Lady Elizabeth
Hope Vere.—Lord Kilmaine, of the Neale, county Mayo,
Ireland, will shortly lead to the altar the youthful and lovely
daughter of the Hon. Charles Law, M.P., Recorder of Lon-
don.—The approaching marriage of Mr. Cotes and Lady
Louisa Jenkinson is expected to take place early in Septem-
ber. Preparations on a large scale are making at Fife House,
Whitehall, for a grand d6eune on the occasion.—lt is also
said that Mr. Lockhart, of literary celebrity, is to lead to the
altar Miss Angela Coutts Burdett, the wealthy daughter of
Sir Francis Burdett.—.Alliances are also about to take place
between Daniel Higford Burr, Esq., M.P. for Hereford,
and Miss Mary Scobell ; and between Mr. Edmund Lyall,
son of the late M.P. for London, and the beautiful Miss
Darner, of Portland-place.—Alliances are also spoken of be-
tween Mr. William Bolland, son of the late Baron Bolland,
and Miss Ellen Crosbie ; and l'etween Captain Maynard, of
the Blues, and a lady of great beauty and accomplishments.
EARTHQUAKE AT MARTINIQUE.—The following letter
from Mr. Philip A. de Creby, U. S. Consul at St. Pierre,
Martinique, under date of the 2d instant, has been received
at Baltimore, and contains the particulars of an earthquake,
with which that island has again been visited.—" I hasten to
inform you that this morning at 25 minutes past two o'clock,
the inhabitants of this town were awakened by two very se-
vere shocks of an earthquake, each of which lasted about 40
seconds. A gentleman from Baltimore occupied the cham-
ber with me ;—we immediately rushed into the street, which
we found aready filled with men, women, and children,
flying in all directions, others on their knees, calling on God
to preserve them. It is impossible to describe the sensations
caused by such an occurence ; houses rocking to and fro,
tiles, small stones, and mortar falling all around, women and
children screaming, and with the expectation of seeing the
houses fall upon you, I assure you our situation is far from
being envious. Rumours have just reached us, of several
houses having fallen down at Port Royal, of the truth of
which there can be no doubt, as many houses were in a very
precarious position ; and the shock was of such force as to
have thrown down those of more solidity. We have not
heard of any deaths, but several persons were much hurt, in
jumping from the windows," &c.

BUSHWOMEN : SOUTH AFRICAN BEAUTIES.—The wo-
men, who were much less shy, and who never failed to follow
the tracks of our waggons, when they happened to come upon
them, with the hope of obtaining tobacco in exchange for
ostrich eggs, are of small and delicate proportions, with
hands and feet of truly Lilliputian dimensions. Their foot-
prints reminded us of Gulliver's adventures, and are not
larger than_ those. of -a child. When young, they have a
pleasing expression-of countenance, which they take care to
render as captivating as possible, by bedaubing their flat noses
and prominent cheek-bones with a mixture of red ochre and
fat. The toilets of many were made with scrupulous atten-
tion, the effect of the paint being enhanced by necklaces coin-
posed
of the fresh entrails of wild beasts—a few cowry-
shells, old bones, and buttons being always interwoven with
their matted hair ; but the life they lead, their frequent long
abstinence, and constant expose to the wind and glare of
light, in a dry open country, soon inducing the habit of keep-
ing their naturally small eyes more than half closed, their
comeliness is very ephemeral, and never extends beyond
youth. The females possess much greater volubility and
animation of gesture than the men ; but the sounds they ut-
ter are a succession of claps of the tongue, produced by forc-
ing that unruly member against different parts of the teeth
and palate ; and, whilst the enunciation is thus rendered
troublesome and full of impediment, it resembles rather the
chattering of monkeys than the language of human beings.—
Harris's Expedition.

POISONING BY COPPER.—A very curious and important
discovery has recently been made in connection with crimi-
nal jurisprudence. A man was charged with having poisoned
a person with whom he was drinking, by putting verdigris in
his glass ; and death having ensued, the stomach and entrails
were submitted to what has hitherto been considered an une-
quivocal process. A certain quantity of copper was disco-
vered, and no doubt was entertained that verdigris had been
administered. Some unexpected results in this process hav-
ing, however, led one of the chemists engaged in the investi-
gation to believe that copper and lead were to be discovered
by this process in cases where none had been taken, he per-
formed the same experiment upon several persons who had
died a natural death, and ascertained the existence of either
lead or copper in every case ; but by another process no such
-results were obtained. It does not appear that any experi-
ment has yet been made with the new process upon persons
who had died from the effects of poison by one of these sub-
stances ; but sufficient has been ascertained to show, that the
discovery of copper or lead by the process hitherto employed
is no proof that the party had been poisoned. When it is
considered that in several cases where ,the poison was not
present in the stomach, from the length of time which had
transpired between the perpetration of the supposed crime
and the death of the person, the presence of the poison by
chemical analysis, under the presumption that it had been
absorbed, has been taken as a conclusive proof of guilt, deep
regret must be felt that so much importance was attached to
a minute process of chemistry which is now shown to have
been founded in error. The mention of this discovery, which
is very recent, will, I trust, induce such of your scientific
men in England as are acquainted with the process hitherto
employed in Franee, to make similar experiments in cases of
natural death, not for the purpose of confirming the fact,
which admits of no doubt, but with a view to arrive at fur-
ther knowledge of a subject of such deep importance.—
Letter,from Paris.

The number of medical graduates at Edinb e
amounted to 119, being twenty-one more than las /be el-
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signal, from one end of the road to,the 0ther..,.4
the week,to the Ping
OPIUM SEISURE AT SIAM.-Singapore cler'„
sirs
May bring the following --Accounts have re,acheess,„lS,
which, taken together with the
ticed in our number of the 4th April last, show,tra'g de
plainly enough that the government of Siam is acting
the influence of that of China. It appears that 0001,
t_n.
packet, which sailed from this, having 19 cheats of al
board, besides a large amount in terels, wag seised a c°ll`s
mouth of the Meinarn by a government boat, a tho
in which 6 men on board the packet were killed,weis.s,,
believed, or chose to believe, that the Siam the
Siam:
letter 01;
pirate, and resisted in consequence, although This lo,ot
Siamese laws prohibits the importation of OPi,ll3)*_f as
first instance which has come under our notice 0
_,,„050
having been made by Siamese cruisers on vessels bur
have opium." not t°
FRENCH BOBBIN NET TRADE.---It may • e atte•-' s
uninteresting to our readers to know, that the..„biaerY,o
establish the manufacture of bobbin net by 01"3.070
Lyons, is considered a failure in that country. g
the
arose some time since concerning wages betweencoosequeidle
workmen in that city and their masters. The losiaii!gle
to 6
has been that the greater part of the machine' LI
have become rusty, and they are now removing.
sic
be set to work, by Englishmen drawn from this
_se Pr'
Nottingham Journal.
LONGEVITY.-A Woman of colour, naive- welt
Neuilly,
querite Charles, died, two days ago, at loges0
tamed her one hundred and twelfth year witho she ssleleti
perienced any infirmity during her long life', do Coebh
de
African by birth, was purchased by the Maren' ted tlei
and taken to St. Domingo, where she was entrltee toe ()Jo
care of his children, and came to France at tn f
her 11'11°0
revolution in that island. Here her master gave rats !be
and a pension for life. During the last Mb Tars, ,),e
lived at Neuilly, much respected by her neighb°
nets to rii't
STATISTICS OF RUSSIA.-By some recent reP,,rio; kte
theh
minister of the interior, in Russia, it appeal .oois
year 1938 there were in the Russian empire, not 992 birth
Caucasian and trans-Caucasian countries 2,'',.otalrOt,
1,963,733 deaths, and 492,424 marriages. 'Toe the i 64,10
of the population is estimated to have been 01:t.s, est.
January, 1839, about 60,000,000. The raortut7.o,slll'o
give numerous examples of extraordinary ban,g„l,7l/011°,45;
sons attained the age of 100 to 105 years; "'Tit to tylsoo
115 years ; 150, from 116 to 120 ; 111' 3 d from fro be
s
from 126 to 130 ; 5, from 131 to 140 ; 1, 14- ; it tb°,ssce
155 ; attained 160 years, and 1 reached 165 • titt'ws
observe that since the keeing of registers of heitirtste ellesbb
ef
exist in d Russia until lately, p
there are no verY acteat sg that
of ascertaining the correctness of such a staten
te°
the extreme ages just mentioned. se° re
taken prO
In the case of Howell and Roberts, now tol,
of death in Warwick gaoh-evidence• has been
mortal beets' l
it
an alibi in favour of the prisoners. A. nieinchiobso
presented to Lord John Russell on behalf of 14,0•
whose case the evidence seems certainly con eoses
is most likely that if he could have paid the eePeo
witnesses at Warwick, he would not have the cres.idcso
The evidence in Howell's case is decisive, et
Bre rtetoss
of the witnesses can be established ; but 00, Vin, theitor''
in Thomas-street, perhaps- the lowest street
e,,aocoosbs
There is, however, one circumstance rather.
The man so busy in the riot was deSeribell ea per P
wooden leg, and it is attested that fic'we tract
wooden leg.-Birminghatn Advertiser. be oil-. re'
4eir
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY• T 4
to t'
on the above line of railway are proceedin gsfotala4
spective contracts in a manner highly saqici of ,t
directors. The tremendous tunnel at the 'rev sre 'stb
street is getting on rapidly, and the woric'tminderee„ tbff:
present time excavating the solid rock:„ ebo,,itig,e
Lunatic Asylum. It is said the tunnel wi" von op
miles in length. There are a number of ".°r,oal; AO'
largehole or " eye," in a field below the "`the i"
men at this place will meet the other set as
Scottish Guardian. is viro(
sea is tbe
ENGLISH APPLES.-The home crop Ws d dist ,
general average favourable. It was belie'etaaeb b:esscie
and other counties the growth of apples was vot
average crop, and it was feared it would be 'seinio
blighting season. It now that in te •esre' of?
appears Some co ,tv
don the crop has not been surpassed for other. ,of 1,1
Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and _adee.oi
there is a very good supply. Considerable qu rsetesif t
• the n's i°
early apples have already appeared en an
den' le
low prices ; and it is quite certain that the ace
for the foreign apple will be very small,cool ,
MrP
season. ut of oe•tbe
A copy of the Sidne Standard of the sige tof rot
come to hand. It contains the gratifying 1,„"0g.D7‘,0101d
the party supposed to have been lost in the cod, ilat'het
barque Despatch, which, it will be relu°A reachfleee 300
about six hundred miles from SydneY, has sea. bot°,,
Island, after having been eleven (Mrs allSo °Pt teei, •
tti
had remained two days, when they were tar' sties
11- the ire
Woodlark whaler, Captain Grimes, w 1- ea ' olt
Newcastle, whence they arrived at Sid lle) wee'
Aor
March. Their sufferings, from cold ands
gs, et, 1(1' ,11,;
sions are described as having been very gr essivAt'ioe
SHEEP.-The present year has been rel9tase Pre,
able to the productiveness of sheep stock is do,'" ,orsli.
tricts of Northumberland, being more than prodf` hto
the year 1837. The following is the averBgrse,
lambs. produced during the last three Yea, selise'l,tisi;
shearing time :-On the year 1837, there o,;enc !nit l° al'
the score of ewes ; 1838, 11 ditto :
great increase in this year is owing to the ,w(eastii tbenea
season, and the absence of distemper.-Aw,' 600,g 10
THE BIRMINGHAM RIOTS.-At the ITI,LOSIeIt,-tie
mingham town council on Tuesday, Alner7 t'',itt;soo6;
that the following gentlemen be appoint!, do PIS -tie
inquire into the cause of the late riots, ari,:ts, coy
cult of their investigation:-Aldermen B,"' gas, sting' te''
Harrold, Sturge, and Jenkins ; and le-Ilie'
Clowes, Lucas, Weston,, Pare, MiddleseolVer.
ler, Hardman, B. Redfern, Martin, anci fc1;116
tion was carried unanimously. Apo
Ai. the 1,111..0
EXTRAORDINARY CASE. -- SWALLO earl" P
The following extraordinary case was s‘•otis,gsOli coo rs'Who'
Police-office, Henry-street, last week 5";041),;,'d
named Rathbone, charged Anne Lynch t".EOll` iii%
his watch. Complainant said lie was Pass-the Pr' Peri
borough-street when he was followed bY...c.rsetscese eo
snatched the watch out of his waistcoat ra pol'botoetij
her on the spot, and had her given up t°,tatie°,s fj,
was passing. She was brought to she ode 100bbri t,
although the most rigorous search was, „of besot° etfctlis
who was there for the purpose, it conk' eatalSl the
all hopes of recovering it were given uP, fotcli 11,c ist,tl
concluded that the prisoner dropped the e" bees!'" ths,hefre,
In the course of the night, however, ab reseue,:st rsot:4
station-house, and without the aid of 10.,ss„stl tstsergjti
was forthcoming, although she acknowiTiconitreo
ribto4
completely swallowed it when she tooltpoce joelebet!,`(
man's pocket. • What made the ease bet Of oCh' rile
was, that there were six or eight ine olds'
tbe 11404,
attached to it. It was a thin fashionable-I that. sot Ire°l;
at all a small one. The magistrates Sacio''orllol3-01 101'
should be committed for trial. The sre °le voul
would not prosecute her, as he was sure tbe seirroi
suffered sufficiently. The magistrates o' 4.
Cute ° fi
could not get his watch unless be prose sca ,V,O
e rau
EXTRAORDINARY RHUDARD.---Aar h o orb, oto
day morning last, in the garden of Hugh
(3",1,.5ig
Ribby-hall, a stalk of Dulley's t ei
lan tbe
weighed entire as it came from the P t the di
4
s !Ad Ps" of et‘,
ounces, and when diveste of tee -- „Des h rell
21b. 14 oz., or 46 ounces; the circualst icagtoefee ply
feet 7 inches, diameter, 3 feet 9 inshesse's, ciece salon
rib, 3 feet, lenth of stalk, 2 feet 2 ine'sos tb
ill 01°4
stalk, (or girth, 64 inches. There is Of tlje
other six stalks eually as large ; 09e,srs of '' ,1
three inches in the q
stalk and three-euar'ld of - noVef
girth. It was planted in the latter el
at se
tseitoSt,
Preston Pilot. tjle
sen • ,ef
THE DOVER BANQUET.-Thedirlller_criptlO 010-00)
table was of the most magnificent de's s tbeeot bite d
having handles of gold. The service 'l°r pr. be ta
hen he lb [Well
was used at the civic banquet, ws- !los s-se
honoured the city of London with et toter° 0 e‘le• illite
the company were laid out in a `.eel. obit,. 0
the following is the bill of fare :-2b
' table's boodirt`'
ditto, 23 each • 1 ditto, 124 ; Duke boheeM
of lamb, 56 dishes roast veal, 46 dittorkey vo,i3oirtasi
roasted ditto, 120 couple chickens, 40 tu tato, sac ,
ison ds, 17'
56 tongues, 120 pigeon pies, 240 ven „so salt,‘,/
160 custard puddings, 200 lobsters' -.',,sesc ,sps,,e•
pickles, &c. Dessert, &c.-Kentih vu'
„„1-411.4,' „., „
SHIPS OF WAR STRUCK BY C rt,
hay the s,c,e
the parliamentary papers, that there t
eb oi
damage by the electric fluid to vessels ,‘,, of b 0!
bout rottecthe
alone since 1793. It appears, in fully
0, tbe
which the particulars have been fulllroptwe of erP:O,,
sixth of the ships were set on fire incases soll:',etsejo.l4,l
sails, or rigging; in one half these ,s, „oreu vs, ey
were killed, wounded, or both ; the WitTiocd.,
being 60 seamen killed, and 114 wn, sof team et 4
aloe, ,ic,, ,0
include one instance in which the ntl Loupesa el j 5
is mentioned as " several ; and otil,4ec opecreis,
frigate of 44 guns (the Resistance') ere seeneejb eit;
of war, and the York, of 64 we and -be re
• viously to a severe storm of lightning;vbich the set,
and
I
after. There are also tuelve cases i'n'ded aBesis
return, though the killed and w°°,ol
" several." Independent of th' "tetteeti--sn' gad
life, there is another bad effect pro(
Lino, tiali.pcksoeyeoF4
panic, and fearful- impressiots-niad° ,i;nen 'jog; vceily
as took place in the Theseus, a4'b,.light
Francois, when that ship was strue
sith ts
rushed up the hatchways, and weres; tile C t he. oeso'f
from jumping into the sea. Likew'fbietoe,i;es tafsisilier;
mouth ; the lightning struck the oit hit' tse"tele,itii
by the topsail-sheet to the bits, where along„oacle:iektor,,
wounded many others ;it then swe,le's beeu A •ligo'
ship, striking down all in its waY nsie'oit bejeef,
taken below ; many of theni vvere strreOlia
suit occurred on board the Rerilsetnen ive 01444 sfer,,c;
in the Mediterranedh, when eleven ...coded so.so
iA 0,40:1,c
wounded, and the greatest alarm I,'; there sl'test,
men for a long time after, whenever:
so dr ~ste tof
ance of lightning; and its effects wet,..„1.0 ret.'.reer,
under Lord Exmouth, off Toulon, 7001
puee 44,
visitation, that his lordship gale 8 b )0431e eel°
• tile
the men being sent aloft durtn emergency. s °449(17:
except in cases of the greatestDs.. the .0,
Loss °!,cti
DREADFUL COLLISION AND
a, ceceo -s ot
-On Wednesday intelligence sv,e, with 10%,00,0if.tic4,,
most unfortunate disaster, attena. tended
perty, to the extent of several ter;„o3l;trosslitVisiily:;,,i,
cursed during the dreadful gal"°", ~.-10`olsetori,,440
The particulars are briefly as 10"0%e „avvel:i.b so rte /
o'clock on Sunday night, the larsgtherisrielbe geOtte!
Royal Adelaide, the property oi th ct
ovage ne'y oonet'ojelncetj 1,1
Packet Company, on her . gel C ) vl e. „A or
to Belfast, came in collision witurndou.sst on ees oiS
Bias, of London, with such ire Ing;ert;etlir;l9,
latter sunk almost immediately.
said, woo, oll'ieosoc
dark, and a good look-out, it is ra as tbr 0° tble,
Royal Adelaide, but the schoonensoasefis to stostee,,s
within a few yards of her bow Thec. 9
hocqooper;or!ii.',„p4Pi
could prevent the collision.
nd the scotter/ by Plyesir4l
of the steamer was driven in, and
Of the
coves ittcic
be almost cut in two. The creaw,„l thew. 124,, e. 011,,,,,
the time were on deck, and s ss'eeptionifelo, "Vgoiiooo24e4
board the steamer, sviib the N
per 5,e,i ,00 45,„tity,
was asleep in the fore cabin, n po'occVcod:
the Royal Adelaide, fearing teln;_,age! ,; tbeY _os
not knowing the extent oft wslentseo, , sarl ss„
helm, and steered her to Cowes,,4..tioa n_froi 5
,o!,1
IleX38”11' not 51°' 0)4'1 tBrilGi rfr
gaining in a few hours. A I had sot soot
it was discovered that the vesae,:ss. 00 tbe,oe.,l
as to prevent her from
channel. A great many oe ins r roe
Guidon. d 01' j 0,00, r
there , and came back to L L j 113 300 to
Captain Herbert, and the ClAttrio, eleplib
vessel was from the coast 001, dle worti,
cargo, consisting of chests 1
orted t° droo"uearafilre
palm oil. The cargo is reP, Ite Tee
_du,
id t rib° err
is the property of Mr. ; erY greaai er.""36°ls
city. Her loss, if true, iLss'adog• iselrs
are insured at Lloyd's. „one
by
found, dismasted, next day,
carried her into Ostend.

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THEATRE ROYAL, LIVERPOOL.
Fm
And
---
A:ftE BENEFIT OF MR. DOWTON,
the Last Nih of his Earnent.
Second Week of Mr. MACKAY.
T?Hs Third Week of Mr. F. VINING.
Present FRIDAY, . September 13, 1839, will be
"'fit:Tined Colman's celebrated Comedy of
Sir Robert
THE POOR GENTLEMAN.
FrederickTrltobert Bramble Mr. Dowton.
Bramble.
bumPlateY Dobbins Mr. Mackay.
Lieutenant°ctor 011apod
Steppe Worthington Mr. Stuart.
Emily
Harrowby Mr. Slaiter.
'loMiss Worthington Miss Faucit.
1 Lucretia Mac Tab Mrs. Clarke.
Af -4417.. Mrs Tellet.
ter Which, for the third time h ....
CHAOS IS COME AGAIN.
a n.ew Farce, called
Colonel Chaos ...... Mr. Dowton.
Tottethjacanik Cha05......... (his ........) .. Mr, F. Vining.
..... Mr. Baker. Sam.(. Mr. Slaiter.
, Harriet........ Miss Bait:att.
111 conclude with the Melo-Drama of
Sandie MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS.
,• • (his original character) Mr. Mackay.
st rd George Douglas.... Mr. W. Howard. . arY, Queen of Scots
0, It Lady of
......
Zeyal ii occasion' Mrs FITZWILLIAM, of the Theati:e-
aide, '-',,Ymarket, wideommence an engagement for Five
Itevio,,„"ig the Last Nights of her performing in Engl,nd,
tertai —'o her departure for the United States. The En-
lib,, nraents
kteilki, ~.will commence with the Scotch Drama of the
OW MID-LOTHIAN. kN The Laird of Dutiable-
bes4' —r• Mack •1 • Miss Faucit ; Effie
After; Mihss GranatY; ;IlijaedaneleTilgrse% Mrs. Fitzwilliam.—
t4elirwilic- "ill be produced,g for the first time here, the
klttliactexid Monopologue, called WIDOW WIGGINS ; oF,
'4"in in which Mrs. Fitzwilliam will personate six
, tc c
LII aE r a 1 cK t e
ti r s 1
I.TOi~
N. Mrs. Margery Dodds, (the
ahteele„,) Mr. Mackay.--To conclude with the favourite
fOr IRE WEkRCOCK. Tristram Fickle,.Mr.
lain . -
..................Lg; Br efwit, Zr.Mr Mackay ; Variella, Miss Eaucit.

Rtherpoot 'taiibarb.

non
"'AY MORNING, SEPT. 13, 1339.
The
'lll4 Protracted struggle between the Carlist and
110
• .t. forces in Spain seems to have been brought
by Ce4ination. Don Carlos las not been vanquished
/44 4,,,Rallant Sir Lacy Evans and his battalions—he
the ,) vL. been conquered by the direct interference of
. 1444
Itith troops that were Suffered to act in concert
4.1 a oen of !run—he has not been overcome by
Queen'stiliki.,_ forces, supplied as the latter were with the
kft.4o°llB of war by the gOvernment of Great Britain.
gekr,4lll; it. He has been basely betrayed by his own
4/the This traitorous act was prompted
British government, and has been commended
tion of I of • exultation by the organs of the administra-
te w which Lard Palmerston is the foreign secretary.
litikdo• -'4411,d Military officers holding her Majesty's coin-
Ployed • nave, We are confidently assured, been em-
fro% L.lll the scandalous work of seducing Maroto
Yea,
liberal
to his acknowledged Sovereign.
44444 inerai ministry of England have counte-
thettierk.utortdille; torafitor in all his proceedings. The guilt of
his fellow-chiefs, rendered necessary in
reea, rrY his treachery into successful execution,
r at, the heads of Lord Melbourne and his
talictionlee Shame upon the base crew that have
Honed
Such diabolical acts !
111:e

ittt
of adverted, a few weeks back, to the grave sub-
the be
ili M. intification which all at once had burst upon
kteabghted intellects of the Liberal Press. 'They
kill arrived at the momentous conclusion that cer-
reeedings in Parliament, touching the Police
cale
°1 Manchester, and Bolton, and Birmingham,
• 7v
tow Mated to bring the whole municipal system
into
t apt Pinta We ventured to reassure their drooping
and trust we succeeded in satisfying them that
!01iletir,these nor any other proceedings either had, or
'4440 .
e, by possibility, any such tendency
.andthe
R 6° Plain that we prefer to tell it in the guise
known' anecdote. At the close of the cel4e-,
c4De
tpbate on the Repeal of the Union in 183
ilbtliethe Subject was exhausted, and the House was
.
tkeillilent to divide, up rose Mr. James, the whimsical
huer for Carlisle, and
protested that " nothing
he
a-
bet% ear(' in that Debate had convinced him of
the n
*lit maintaining the Union with Ireland"
114itile 11 deafening shouts of the triumphant ;liad,
lesi-
vvith
because, (he
difficulty been appeased, " bec
40,16 t Y added). being a sane man, I never entertained a
44142P_,04
)the subject." And not more clear was Mr.
fept 4
ut the Repeal of the Union, than every man,
wr MaYur or Councilman, has been for the last
114 earS about the Municipal System.
11tg them into contempt I Bless the benghted in-
e.,,)11; a other
animals see at a few days old. Town
411 Fella are four years of age, and can they not yet
Of the from darkness ? They have heard, no doubt,
v 11:,414°Pnlar song, in which a great Papist Reformer
At,"4"ed down to the admiration of posterity : b
411 d aow P°°r Guy they killed, as folk will all remember,
they do it every year, one day in dark November.
theY Would have done, but Truth is dry and steady,
Arici AAd
-O Poor Guy can't die, because he's dead already:"\
host earnestly assure our friends of the
of
tiej,, 't that they are as safe from any danger g browtafe glit into contempt, as Guy Fawkes will be
1104411e1t sth of November, from being burnt in a
fq the amusement of every hamlet in g-
\l7llY, 1,
kkle "—en the Council-room is filled. with a pre-
laddeprlttlag majority of persons who climbed up
they
tot to- the °bject of their ambition—when the rejected
utt PeoPle are the chosen of the Council—when to
nit BUccessful in a contest for a three years' office is
kid more Passport to being pitchforked into ahighaer_
Ilagetiklr: enduring dignity—when civic affairs are m.
tNte roar" a clique—when the office of chief Magis-
eoead of
being thrown open to popular choice,h.n
tlh,..uthicted in a private parlour—(nay, it may
ne
ellet`4l)-rooin of a tavern)—what, in the name of co scto
do t01416,c1 c°rnmon sense, is there left for Parliament
1141,:1,g Such a body as this into contempt
kttnit,. When every man looks to his own lit:le coin-
the
(11;') and
Sees every Reformer taking up preciselyfit
followietti°n for which he is most notoriously
NI,. lig all of them the maxim of Caliban—un" Let
4 °Tie ,
4re of . "tke Care of all the rest, and let no one tealkb
bit men hiinnself, for all is but future,"—surely, sur
tillgtheave eyes and heads, there needs no more ti
/lithe Municipal system into contempt.
4Pecial rt° we have spoken generally and without any
are ve re
ference to the Liverpool Council, which we
its tie:l,l'4r from supposing to be one whit worse thano
iltb'araolgb°ures ; and, in consideration of this our fr_
be ethiele trust our good friends will excuse us if
lide
i with an anecdote, borrowed from Major
it) be nng's admirable letters, which may (we confess
lino of tlit unnaturally understood as an American,7Nr-
or kit at sentence so well known in Liverpool—
e
thist...„Thra crepidant." The story then, in short, is
rb"r°tber Jonathan, finding his slumbers rudely
iteYrtialied' looked out Of his window, and saw a jouirle-
4slikribi bier standing by the pump, haranguing t
isPriehr,e`,` Multitude on the affairs of the nation.—
In cur', interrupted Jonathan, " I need thy advice
Atki
wei, cow, who lieth at home grievously sick."
t(ler,bbler, erk
the cobbler protested he was but a poor
1011, Nand knew nothing whatever of the diseases of
ng -:,eiher,” said Jonathan, " knowest thou any-
N if° t'Lle maladies that affect the body politick ;
tairt, ever I catch thee again meddling with state af-
thou I Will stretch thy hide upon a drum-head, where
illtyite
ve Re bYe:nnlafroktne apunrosiung
noise to some purpose." So far
this homely and sensible
t/Plt,g ° 't
that We have been induced, even with our eyes
hot theses tablish normal schools for political agitation.
kit h hal'e nearly run their course. Already, in
114 t it o°4 Years, they have placed themselves (we re-
evering h Innre) far above the remotest danger of
brought into contempt.

We h
114 Journal evoted some space in former numbers. of 4hoili to the consideration of a point, which‘
ilk()
bductertaiwy
seem of itself sufficiently unintcdretshte-
40tiep -"r which has for different reasons excite
of IZ °I. "r contemporaries ; we mean the retirement.
14414 1-I(3wick from the Cabinet.
titht °II connected with this subject to t;l:Chdiss.uoffiNnve-e
ktatiatttention does not appear to have been
Itrd the eharacter and conduct of *elllariea:ilicakrl whom_
has derived all his littlehicmonfsreogim)tailence
Whig-
1v0,414 . and worn out as this aged idol of
in-
1t
is now confessed to be, yet his name and i
of
to,Ltoy have had so much to do with the progresshat
we
1i111( he!"lent during the last half-century, t
Illotild h 4 Character has become matter of history, and
I,,e4tit to be 11:gidlY and carefully canvassed, as new light
4velock, -ti thrown from time to time upon it. The
e 4urnal informs its readers that the aged

Earl has never once spoken or voted in favour of Mi-
nisters during the recent Session of Parliament : and
he thence infers that his Lordship is opposed to the
general policy of the Cabinet. In this inference no
doubt he is abundantly safe : it is well known that the
ousted Premier has long been in the habit of speaking
of those who have supplanted him in terms of uncon-
trollable disgust. That he should detest the policy of
the Melbourne Whigs is the natural result of all their
conduct, whether with reference to himself personally,
or to his measures politically.
When Lord Grey was Prime Minister, the Milesians
were in bitter opposition to his " base, bloody, and
brutal" government. There was no promotion for
the men who would dismember the empire : there was
no compromise with the anti-Sussenach Savage :
there was no secret and subterranean passage from
the Corn Exchange to the chambers of the Castle.
The country was governed. However erroneous might
be the principles of Ministerial policy, the country at
least was governed. The Cabinet had some plans and
measures of its own, and did not bend entirely to the
pressure from without. Affairs of State were con-
ducted by responsible Ministers, not partly by Ladies
of the Bedchamber, and partly by the jackals of office,
beating about among the refuse of the faction to find
out who would vote for what.

Surely, then, it could not bu expected that the proud
Earl should stoop so low as to support Lord Mel-
bourne's Ministry. But one thing there was, which
any one who gave his Lordship credit for a spark of
honesty must of necessity hav/e expected,—viz., that
he should manfully denounge and actively oppose
them. More than any man England, he had raised
them to power : more than iciny man in England, lie
owed it to his country to frustrate their obnoxious
schemes.

" Some men are born great, some achieve greatness,
and some have greatness thrust upon them." Our
friend Joshua Walmsley, however, does not belong to
any of these classes. Like Malvolio, he assumes great-
ness ; and he most systematically, like Malvolio also,
has recourse to an extraordinary expedient, in order to
make himself a great man,—that of making himself as
ridiculous as possible. He is the very graculus super-
bus of the town of Liverpool, It will, perhaps, afford
a little amusement if we pluck off a few of his bor-

rowed plumes.
The last ludicrous exhibition which the redoubtable
Chairman of the Reform Association has made of him-
self has been in the character of tutor and adviser to
the infatuated Chartists, to whom he has had the pre-
sumption to address a long and objurgatory epistle.
While perusing this strange and inexplicable document,
we have been involuntarily but strongly reminded of
" Satan reproving sin." Every one knows, or ought
to know, that the Chartist agitation had its origin
among that class of men of whom Mr. Walmsley is
the self-appointed representative. If any one can be
found who doubts the truth of this assertion, we can
only say, that he must have an exceedingly treacherous
memory, or have passed over the last ten years of his
existence in a profound slumber. It is not so many
years since this nation was in a state of ferment and
commotion, such as we have not witnessed since the
National Convention has been in existence. We can-
not banish from our recollection the inflammatory
harangues—the seditious appeals to the passions of
" the people"—the encouragement given to revolution-
ary movements—the incitements to resort to physical
force—the incendiary fires in the rural districts—the
threatened movement of half a million of armed men
.from Birmingham to the metropolis—and the partial
destruction of the city of Bristol,—which characterised
the memorable agitation for " the bill, the whole bill,
and nothing but the bill." We cannot forget all this ;
nor can we banish from our minds the consciousness
that all this mischief was planned and prompted by
such men as Mr. Walmsley, and the party with whom
he is now acting. The Chartists are only carrying out
to their ultimate issue, the principles for which Mr.
Walmsley and his liberal friends contended so earnestly.
They are only acting up to the advice which it then
suited Mr. Walmisey and his friends to give. They are
only seeking for those " immunities," of which our
friend Joshua seems to think so highly, in the manner
which was originally suggested. We say, therefore,
that we cannot help thinking of " Satan reproving
" when we find Mr. Walmsley scolding the Char-
tists, as he has done in the inimitable epistle now be-