The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-12-21 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

At Barbadoes the quantity of sugar shipped off this year,
according to the Custom-house books, was 33,183 hogsheads,
being 378 more than last season; and a further increase is
expected in 1839.

The Rev. John Campbell, M.A., has been appointed, under
sanction of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, as a missionary
chaplain among the excavators employed on the Bristol and
Exeter railway. The directors of the railway company and
the Pastoral Aid Society have contributed in the most liberal
manner to his support.
The Court of Queen's Bench has lately established the
point, that an apothecary, in default of any express agreement
that he shall not charge for attendance, is entitled to a reason-
able compensation for his trouble and advice, above what may
be due to him for medicines supplied. The decision will have
the tendency of sparing the subjects of her Majesty and the
apothecaries from the infliction of much nauseous stuff.
H A STINGS.-With regret we record the total demolition of
the chancel of St. Leonard's Church. The accident occurred
at about half-past ten on Tuesday morning, in consequence
of the sodding falling-in of a quantity of earth in the rear of
the building, bearing don n by its weight the roof of the chan-
cel, throwing down the walls, and burying the whole in one
mass of ruin. The body of the church, which is of solid ma-
sonry, escaped without sustaining any serious injury. No loss
of life or other accident occurred.

POCKET-PICKING EXTRAORDINARY.—On Monday week,
whilst the solemn and impressive ceremony was performing
in the Old Church-yard, Sheffield, of consigning a fellow-
mortal to his parent earth, two well known thieves were prac-
tising upon the pockets of the unwary mourners. One female
lost a sovereign. She afterwards gave notice of the robbery
at the police-office, and some of the men were immediately
sent to discover the villains. As they had been observed
about the place, and their character being well known, the
policemen fortunately secured them.
WALKING.—Walking is the best possible exercise: habit-
tuate yourself to walk very far. The Europeans value them-
selves on having subdued the horse to the uses of man, but I
doubt whether we have not lost more than we have gained by
the use of this animal. No one has occasioned so much the de-
generacy of the human body. An Indian goes on foot nearly
as far in a day, for a long journey, as an enfeebled white does
on his horse; and be will tire the best horses. A little walk
of half an hour in the morning, when you first rise, is advisa-
ble. It shakes off sleep, and produces other good effects in
the animal economy.—Jefferson's Memoirs.
We understand that Lady Durham's resignation of her
office at court was the spontaneous act of her ladyship, and
that the noble earl was not cognizant of her intention until
it had been carried into effect. Her laLyship's letter to her
majesty, it is said, instead of following the usual form of re-
questing permission to resign, tendered her resignation at
once, and in express terms. The answer of the queen, we are
further told, was couched in language expressive of esteem,
and even of affection • and intimated that, had the form
usually adopted on such occasions been adhered to, the per-
mission to resign would not, without the greatest reluctance,
have been granted to her ladyship.—Morning Post.
The golden pippin is a native of Sussex, and is said to have
been first reared at Parham Park, which is situated on the
north side of the South Downs. The Dutch acknowledge it
to be an English apple in their catalogue of fruits, where it
is called the the "Engelsche good Pipping," The French
call it " Pippin d'Or," which is a translation of the English
name. Catherine, Empress of Russia, was so fond of this
apple, that she was regularly supplied with it from England;
and in order that she might have it in the greatest perfection,
each apple was separately enveloped in silver paper before it
was packed.
The Mayor of Limerick has received the following com-
munication from the India House, London, conveying a sam-
ple of tea, grown in the newly-acquired territory of Assam,
where large forests of this precious plant are found, and pos-
sessing a-degree of strength and flavour fully equal, if not
superior; to the tea imported from China :—" Mr. Gordon
presents his compliments to the mayor of Limerick. By direc-
tion of Sir John Hobhouse, he has the honour of sending to
him a sample of tea, grown in British India, with a memo-
randum explanatory of the measures taken to improve the
cultivation and manufacture. Mr. Gordon will be happy to
receive any communication on the subject from the mayor of
Limerick, or front any persons connected with the tea trade.—
India Board, 4th Dec. 1838."—Limerick paper.
EXCISE LICENSES.—The following licenses were granted
by the excise during last year :—Auctioneers, 3004; tea and
coffee dealers, 81,259; glass manufacturers, 131 ; maltsters,
10,039 ; paper-makers, 403; soap-makers, 199; manufactu-
rers of tobacco and snuff, 282; dealers in tobacco and snuff,
156,271; dealers in foreign wine, 22,019; brewers of strong
beer, 46,980; retail brewers, 18; sellers of strong beer, not
being brewers, 979: beer retailers, whose premises are rated
under £2O a-year, 39,226; ditto, £2O or upwards, 15,824;
retailers of beer, cider, or perry, 45,193; of cider and perry
only, 1585; distillers and rectifiers, 118; dealers in spirits,
not being retailers, 2968; retailers of spirits, 34,924; ditto of
sweets, 1655 ; persons licensed to let post horses, 9388. /

INTENDED TORCH-LIGHT MEETING AT WAKEFIELD.—
The members of the " Wakefield Working Men's Associa.

tion" having issued placards, announcing ibat a torch-light
meeting would be held on the night of Monday week, the
magistrates of the town issued placards containing a copy of
the government circular, declaring that such meetings were
illegal, and cautioning persons against being present. At
their request, a troop of the 9th lancers were sent over from
Leeds, and the nocturnal chartists did not venture to hold
the meeting in the air, but issued placards stating that it
would be held in the association room. Several hundred here
assembled ran away on the alarm being given, that a soldier
was approaching. It is said that Mr. Feargus O'Conner sent

to the 'chartists to intimate that he should not attend the
meeting, and to request the " people" not to assemble. The
town remained perfectly quiet during the night, and the
soldiers returned to Leeds the following moruing—Manchteter
Guardian.

PROPOSED BRANCH FROM THE MANCHESTER AND BIR-
MINGHAM RAILWAY TO MACCLESFIELD.—A deputation of
the directors of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway,
consisting of H. Tootal and J. P. Westhead, Esqrs., accom-
panied by G. W. Buck, Esq., the engineer, met the committee
appointed by the town-council of Macclesfield, on Wednesday
week, in order to communicate to them the plan for a diversion
of the proposed branch to Macclesfield, the effect of which
would be that the Macclesfield branch would join the main
line, near Cheadle Hultne, instead of Stockport, and would
again fall into the line adopted by parliament near Hotting-
worth Smithy. The mayor having been unanimously called
to the chair, a report from Mr. Buck was read to the meeting,
recommending that the Macclesfield line should branch off at
Cheadle Hulme, by which a deep cutting and curve, together
with the inclined plane on entering the main line, would be
avoided. The distance from Macclesfield to Stockport, by
the proposed line, would be only fourteen chains longer than
by the parliamentary line. Mr. Buck concluded his report
by stating, that the proposed line would be cheaper to execute,
and, what was of still higher importance, it would be safe ;
whereas the parliamentary line would be decidedly otherwise,
owing to the danger to be apprehended from approaching
trains, which the curve would render invisible to each other;
while, from the momentum of an inclined plane of thirty-five
feet to. a mile, it would be impossible to stop at least one of
the trains in order to prevent a collision. in answer to a
question by Mr. Brocklehurst, Mr. Westhead said, the di-
rectors were willing to give the strongest guarantees of their
intentions to make the branch. They had never had any
other views. It was their object to make the branch to Mac-
clesfield as soon as circumstances would permit ; and, what-
ever delay might arise from the necessity of applying afresh
to parliament, he was convinced that the altered branch might
be done in less time than the parliamentary branch would
have taken. Their object would, however, be greatly facili-
tated if gentlemen belonging to Macclesfield would assist
them in getting the assents of the landowners on the proposed
line; by which means, be thought, the bill might be intro-
duced into parliament next session, It was then agreed,
after much conversation upon the subject, that several gen-
tlemen of the committee should be appointed to co-operate
with the directors in obtaining the assents of the landowners;
Mr. Brodrick, on behalf of the Macclesfield committee,

assuring the deputation that they had no objection to the
deviation proposed; they hada certain parliamentary pledge
on the statute-book, and till that was removed they were
satisfied. A vote of thanks having been passed by the chair-
man, the meeting separated. '
WHOLESALE SHEEP-STEALING.—Some time in the night
of Wednesday the sth instant, thirteen sheep, the property
of Mr. Robert Lee, of Martholm, were stolen from a field.
The animals were seen safe in the field late in the afternoon,
and a diligent search was made after the missing property
in the vicinity of Whalley, but without effect. 40n Tuesday
last Mr. Lee gave information to Air. Andrews, deputy-con-
stable of Bury, when suspicion fell upon a butcher residing
at Moor-side, Bury. Mr. Andrews immediately got a search-
warrant, and went to the shop of the suspected roan, but
found nothing to justify his suspicions. He then went to a
small building, at a place called Badgers, which had formerly
been occupied as a dwelling, but which, after being empty
for some time, was taken by the butcher, who bad occupied
it a week. Mr. Andrews found the carcases of three sheep,
dressed ready for the market, and the skins of seven sheep
on the floor in a corner. The skins were identified by Mr.
Lee, as being taken from the bodies of the animals which
had been stolen; and the butcher, whose name is Christopher
Hancock, was taken into custody. The prisoner was taken
before It. Walker, Esq., M.P., and A. Wood, Esq., on
Wednesday last, at Bury, by whom be was committed to
Kirkdale for trial. Hancock -declined making any defence
before the magistrates, by the advice of his attorney ; but, on
being taken into custody, said be was at Manchester cattle
market on the Wednesday previous.—The other six sheep
have since been found and identified.—Manchester Guardian.
It will be in the recollection of commercial men that, in
the latter part of last year, some British merchant ships were
captured in the Gulf of Mexico, by Texan cruisers, acting
against the Mexicans, and that the vessels, after a detention
of some time, were ultimately released. In one of these cases,
it seems, that of the Eliza Russell, this detention produced
roost injurious consequences; for the loss of time incurred
having brought on the stormy season, the vessel was nearly
wrecked, and was so much damaged that she could not per-
form the voyage to Laguna, for which she was engaged for a
cargo of logwood. The injury sustained in the gale was esti-
mated at £lOOO, and the charterers had, besides, brought an
action against the owners for non-fulfilment of contract, and
stated the damage at £5OO. A claim for compensation had
been made against the Texan government, who have admit-
ted the claim, and promise satisfaction, but declare themselves
unable, from want of funds, to make payment. The parties
have since laid the case before government, with a request
for interference, :;7o as to compel the Texans to indemnify
them for the losses sustained, and it has been referred to the
Judge-advocate for an opinion.—Tunes.
FALLING STARS IN AUGUST AND NOVEMBER.--(From the
Vienna Official Gazette.)—The phenomenon of an extraor-
dinary abundance of falling stars, about the middle of No-
vember, has been again observed this year, and in our part
of the world more decidedly than ever. On the 10th of No-
vember, when we watched from eight in the evening till one
in the morning, we counted about nine such stars in an hour,
the sky being rather hazy. On the llth November, during
five hours after six in the evening, the sky being clear, we
counted about twenty in an hour. so that the phenomenon
was increasing. On the 12th of November, the sky being
quite cloudy, no observation of the kind could be made. On
the 13th of November the sky suddenly cleared up half an
hour before midnight, and remained perfectly serene till
daybreak. During these six hours we noted 1002 fulling
stars, of which by far the greater part were of the firstanag-
nitude, with a long horn of light, and casting much shade,
like the moon. The phenomenon decidely increased from
the beginning of the observation till about four in the morn-
ing, when it seemed to have reached its culminating point;
front that time till day-break, it decreased, as the following
shows,—
In the 1 hour of observation there were 32 falling stars.
In the 2 do. do. 52 do.
In the 3 do. do. 70 do.
In the 4 do. do. 157 do.
In the 5 do. do. 381 do.
In the 6 do. do. 310 do.
Unfortunately_the state of the atmosphere on the following
night was such, that it did not allow any further observation,
so that the duration of this remarkable phenomenon could
not be determined. At the beginning of August, there was
an unusual number of falling stars, though very far from
that in November. On the 7th and Bth of August we counted
about six in an hour, on the 9th fifteen, on the 10th sixty, on
the 11th and 12th thirty, and on the 18th, all which day it
was again cloudy, only ten in an hour; so that the 10th of
August must be considered as the day on which the pheno-
menon was at its height, since it increased till that day, and
sensibly decreased afterwards. We mean to give further
particulars respacting the place of this phenomenon in the
heavens, and of further peculiarities which result from our
observations during the present year, as soon as the neces-
sary comparisons shall be completed.

HAMBURGH, DEC. 14.—1 n consequence o' the acco its
brought by the last English mail, the demand for wheat has
decreased, and the prices have fallen 30 to 36 marks.—Ham-
burgh Paper, Dec. 14.

KIEL, DEc. 11.—Ifp to the Ist of Dec. 13,664 vessels had
already passed the Sound. This is a larger number than ever
yet passed through this great channel of commerce in a com-
plete year.

PLEASANT HISTORICAL MORCEAU.-Dr. Parry was
hanged for the attempted murder of Queen Elizabeth, and
when he was apprehended his absolution for the intended
assassination, from Pope Gregory XIII., was found in his
pocket!

We understand that the iron steam-ship, Royal Sovereign,
now lying immediately under the Broumielaw, intended for
the Glasgow and Liverpool trade, and which is the longest
vessel either wood or iron ever built on the Clyde, will be
launched to-morrow, between two and three o'clock.—Scot-
tish Guardian.

We understand, that in consequence of the high price of
wheat, and the privations likely to occur to labourers during
the approaching winter, Messrs. Finch and Lacy have in-
creased the wages of all the labourers on their farm, at Mil-
ford, Is per week—an example which, we trust, will find
many imitators.—Salisbury Herald.
When Admiral Benbow, who was born at Coton Hill, a
small village in the environs of Shrewsbury, after many
years' service revisited it, and proceeded to the house of his
nativity, and walking up stairs went into the room where he
drew his first breath, he fell on his knees, and returned his
thanks to the GREAT DISPOSER OF EVENTS for his protec-
tion and support.
The silk-glove trade is rapidly improving. The workmen
have applied to the hosiers for an advance of fid. per dozen.
This has been partially refused; some of the hosiers have
held out hopes of its being given in January. The ribbed
top hands have, after some solicitation, received an advance
in their wages of a halfpenny per dozen. These articles are
from sd. to ltd. per dozen making, according to size and
quality,—Nottingham Journal.

GAUGING THE PAss►oNs.—An instrument has been in-
vented at Leipsic, called a " Paycometer," by means of
which the degrees of the passions of the mind and heart are
ascertained. This instrument is a small box, 12 inches long,
11 broad, and three high. From the centre of the box rises
a column six inches high and two broad. On the summit
there is a needle, whose movements indicate the answer to
the questions put by those who consult the instrument on the
state of their mental affections.—Mirror.

We have it from the authority of a gentleman of veracity
who dined with Lord Normanby the other day, that upon
seeing the (Dublin Evening) Post lying among other evening
papers he ordered the footman to take it away. "I would as
soon," said he, " allow a volume of Harriet Wilson' to meet
the eye of the Marchioness and her ladies as a number of
that deuced low Irish paper."—Dublin Monitor.

SUBSTITUTE FOR STEAM.—The Corfu newspaper mentions
that on the 23d of September an important experiment was
tried in the harbour of Corfu on a new invention, by a Greek
of the name of Mauras. It consists of a machine capable of
moving ships without the aid of fire or wind, and without the
slightest danger; in fact, a complete substitute for the steam-
engine in navigation. Nothing is said of expense, and no
further particulars are given; and the curious must therefore
trust to their old companion, time, to ascertain the real merit
of the invention.—Mechanics' Magazine.

Sounc? OF THE Oxus.—The following notice of discovery
by Lieut. Wood, one of the officers serving under Captain
Alexander Burnes, F.R.S., in his political and scientific
mission to Cabal, is contained in a letter from Captain B. :
—" This celebrated river (the Oxus) rises in the elevated
region of Pameer, in Sinkoal. It issues from a sheet of
water, encircled on all' sides, except the west, by hills,
through which the infant river runs, commencing its course
at the great elevation of about 15,6(30 feet above the level of

the sea, or within a few feet of the height of Mont Blanc.
To this sheet of water Lieut. Wood proposes to assign the
name of Lake Victoria, in honour of her Majesty•"
The exportation of the precious metals from the port of
London for the week ending Saturday last, the 15th instant,
consisted according to the official returns of 250 ounces of
gold bars, which were sent to Madras; 4,500 ounces of gold
coin, and 75,975 ounces of silver coin. Of the gold coin,
2,280 ounces were forwarded to South Australia, 1,780 ounces
to Madras, 325 ounces to Hamburgh, 100 ounces to the
Mauritius, and 20 ounces to Bussorah. The silver was dis-
posed of as follow :-35,280 ounces to the West Indies,
20,000 ounces to Swan River, 8,700 ounces to Gibraltar,
8,150 ounces to Bussorab, and 3,845 ounces to South Aus-
tralia.

NOVEL STEAM VESSEL.—On Thursday morning some
curiosity was excited at Blackwall, and below, towards
Gravesend, by the novel spectacle of a large heavy-laden
ship proceeding down the river propelled by a steam appa-
ratus. Her appearance was that of an ordinary vessel, with
the exception of a few bars of iron on her sides, crossed in
different directions, to which the propellers appeared to be at-
tached. No paddle-boxes were visible,nor was the water thrown
up as iu the case of the paddle-wheels—the action seemed
to be smooth and equable. This is the first attempt, as far as
we know, to adapt the use of steam-power to propel a vessel
of the ordinary construction, and it certainly does, on reflec-
tion, seem extraordinary that some plan for effecting this ob-
ject should not have been before now brought into beneficial
use, the enormous expense attending the constant consump-
tion of fuel in steam-vessels being the great obstacle to the
application of steam-power to distant voyages. The ship
above alluded to is the Maria, going to India ; her machi-
nery, including the boilers, occupies comparatively little
space.—Standard.
LIABILITY OF RELATIVES ACTING AS GLIARDIANS.—In
the Sheriff's Court, on Tuesday, a schoolmistress recovered
the amount of a bill from a barrister, named Egan, under
the following circumstances:—lt appeared that the wife of
defendant had placed a niece in the school of plaintiff, the
young lady's father being then alive, and that defendant bad
'
frequently called to see his niece, and had made several pre-
sents to her. Some time after the father of the pupil died,
and she was removed from school, when application was
made to defendant for the amountof the bill, which he refused
to pay, on the ground that the contract had been made with-
out his authority. Evidence was adduced to show that the
defendant's wife had in other matters acted for him, and that
defendant had acknowledged such agency by paying for
goods which she had ordered. The counsel for defendant

contended that if the verdict went against his client no man
would be aafu in taking a relative to school An behalf of the
father, or visiting it there, for if the father died they would
be liable for the amount of the bill. The. verdict having
been given for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed, the
defendant's counsel moved for leave to apply for a nonsuit,
which was granted.—Standard.
INCENDIARISM IN SHROPSHIRE.—We regret to state, that
on Sunday night, the 9th instant, a stack of wheat, containing
150 bushels, in the stack-yard of Mr. Blockley, at Bellaport, -
in this county, was wilfully set on fire, by some parties un-
known, and entirely consumed. By the greatest exertions on
the part of Mr. Blockley and his -family, the fire was pre-
vented from communicating to the adjacent stacks. Mr.
Blockley was insured in the Salop Fire Office.—On Sunday
morning last, two stacks of wheat, containing about 200 thrave,
being the whole wheat crop of the farm, in the stack yard of
Mr. Meakin, of the Lunt, near Woore, were also destroyed
by fire, and no doubt is entertained that this also was the
work of an incendiary. We lament to add, that Mr. Meakin
was uninsured.—lt is with feelings of touch concern we state,
that since writing the above, we have received intelligence
that early on Tuesday morning, the remaining produce on the
farm of Mr. Meakin was wilfully set on fire by some persons
unknown, and was, together with the farm buildings, entirely
consumed. The greatest distress and consternation pervades
the whole vicinity; and we trust some energetic measures
will be adopted for the apprehension of the atrocious offend-
ers.—.S'alopian Journal.
FANATICISM EXTRAoRDINARY.—There has lately come to
reside in Rupert-street, Rotherhithe, a fanatic; his name he
affirms is Joseph, and represents himself as the Wandering
Jew, whose history in the early ages of Christianity gained
much credit. He is about thirty years of age, has a Jewish
cast of countenance, wears a long black beard, and is ex-
tremely cleanly in his person. In one of his orations which
he delivered to a number of wondering persons he declared
that he is the man to whom our Saivour said " Thou shalt
tarry till I come." His appearance, he says, never alters by
age, and is the same as at the time of the crucifixion, which he
pretends to remember perfectly, as well as the resurrection.
He likewise recollects the apostles, and their preaching
throughout the world. He asserts that he is not to die until
the end, when our Saviour will again appear on earth, in
confirmation of the Christian religion, which is his favourite
topic, and with its Tenets he appears to be perfectly conver-
sant. His stay in any place is limited to four weeks, as he
says lie must change his place of residence thirteen times in
each year to propagate the faith. It does not appear that
he enacts this part for the purpose of obtaining money, as he
has frequently refused it, although he very often takes his
meals at the houses of many inhabitants in the vicinity, who
seem to take great interest in his conversation, which is
pious in the extreme. Some few years since a person who
assumed the same title visited Scotland, but his appearance
was quite the reverse of the above, being extremely dirty,
and had usually a motley train of idlers at his heels, while
he uttered, in an idiotic but most pathetic tone, " Poor John
alone! Poor Johu alone !"—Morning Herald. •
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—A circumstance of a very
mysterious character was recently discovered at Richmond,
Yorkshire. It appears that Mr. John Beetham, gunmaker,
has occupied a small stable, with a chamber over it, in a re-
tired part of the town, as a warehouse for stowing his powder
and other articles of his trade. About the middle of the month
of August last an attempt was made to force open the wooden
window shutter or door of the chamber in which his powder
was stored, but without effect, it being supposed that the par'
ties making the attempt were disturbed. On the following
morning Mr. Beetham or his boy, having discovered from the
appearance of this door that an attempt to enter bad been
made, removed thence all his best powder, being from 150 to
2001 b., to the attics of his dwelling-house, leaving only about
201 b., which having become rather damp, could not be offered
for sale as his best powder. On the 30th ult. it was found that
the warehouse had been again broken open, that two canisters
of powder had been opened, and laid with their openings close
together near the centre of the room, that about a quarter of
a pound of powder was laid against the opet.ing of the canis-
ters, and that a train was laid from them to beneath the door
of re upper room, and to the very edge of the stonework on
the outside, and that there was a small piece of cord laid from
the train of powder beneath the door, and hanging a short way
down the wall on the outside. A regular investigation has
been made before the mayor and Mr. George Croft, but
nothing has transpired to warrant them in taking measures
against any one. It is hoped that the guilty parties will, how-
ever, be discovered. The ware-room in question is in one of
the closest and most confined situations in the borough, and,
had an explosion taken place, great loss of life, as well as of
property, might have been occasioned, as the houses in the
neighbourhood are chiefly occupied by persons with large fa-
milies. A handsome reward has been offered for the disco-
very and conviction of the miscreants.—Yorksltireman.
EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF FR AUD.—A system of fraud upon
a large scale in the Manchester goods Erie has just been dis-
covered, in which various parties are said to be implicated,
both here and in that town. It appears that a dealer in what
are technically called " fents," that is the over measure of
plain and printed cotton piece goods, running from one to
two yards each generally, and cut off the piece before sale to
the wail dealer or exporter, who was in the habit of being
supplied by certain persons here, received a few day ago a
package from Manchester direct, purporting to be the same
sort of article. On examination, however, his suspicions
were excited on finding by a comparison of the parts where
cut off, that whole pieces of printed cloths had been so di-
vided into small lengths, so as to pass for " fents," and more-
over that a few or no " tabs" were to be seen ; the " tabs"
being the ends of pieces on wich the printer's name and the
place where printed are always stamped. On this discovery
he communicated his suspicions to a man more conversant
with the trade than he himself was, who not only confirmed
his misgivings, but was able at once to identify the patterns
and goods as the property of a Manchesser trader who has
lately appeared in the Gazette. Accompanying the bale was
a letter addressed to the party here ostensibly supplying the
goods to the dealer, Notice was immediately given to the
soliCitors under the fiat, to whom the letter was delivered up,
which being forthwith forwarded to Manchester, has been, it
is said, the means of detecting concealed property of the in-
solvent to the extent of several thousand pounds there and
in this city, exclusive of those of which under the system
of fraud just mentioned for disposing of them at such an
enormous sacrifice the creditors have been plundered besides.
It is stated, that shops have been opened in and about this
city, and confederates placed in them, for the more prompt
disposal of the goods thuS iniquitously acquired and con-
cealed. On the. exhibition of the intercepted letter to the
principal actor in 'the scheme of fraud in Manchester, be. is
stated to have confessed all, and a messenger was expected
here to-day to take the accomplices into custody and regaiu
poososiou of such portions of the property abstracted as could
;be found.—Times, Wednesday.

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL.

FOR THE BENEFIT OF MRS. CLARKE, AND
THE LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON.

THIS present FRIDAY, Dec. 21, 1838, will be
,per-
formed the Last New Play, written by Mr. Sheridan
Knowles, called the
MAID OF MARIENDORPT.
General Kieiner Mr. Baker.
Baron Idenstein Mr. W. Howard.
Joseph Mr. Gray.
Muhldenau Mr. Stuart.
Rupert Mr. W. H. Bland. Hans Mr. Slaiter.
Adolpha Miss Cleaver.
Meeta Miss Faucit. Est her.... Mrs. Clarke.
After the Play, A CONCERT,
For which the celebrated Vocalist, Mr. BENNETT, is engaged,
,ho will Sing two of his most popular Songs, and a favour-
ite Duet with his Pupil, Miss ArmitinqE, being her third ap-
pearance on the stage. Mr. FREDERICK GARDNER, of the
Royal Vauxhall Gardens, will make his first appearance at
this Theatre, and Sing two Popular Songs. To give variety
to the Entertainments, and for the gratification and holiday
amusement of the Juvenile Branches of Families, the servi-
ces of Mons. PLEGE and his two sons have been secured for
this night, and these unrivalled Artistes will exhibit their
astonishing and novel performances on the BOUNDING
CORDE, in which they were so highly admired, last season,
at Mr. Ducrow's Royal Amphitheatre, London, and previ-
ously in the principal Theatres in Paris. Among other feats
peculiar only to himself, will be performed, Le Tambourin,
Les Petit Paniers, Le Petit Chapeau, L'Etoile. His sons,
Nicholas and Antoine, will exhibit their wonderful evolutions
With and without the balance pole.
The Evening's Entertainments to conclude with an entirely
Original, Ironical, Local Sketch of Men and Manners, in
Two Acts, founded on the celebrated, widely-diffused,
extensively-circulated, and universally-admired Papers bll
Boz, called
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY ;
OR, DOINGS AT Do-THE-BOYS HALL.
Nicholas Nickleby Mr. W. H. Bland.
Newman Noggs Mr. Gray.
Squeers Mr. Baker. John Browdie Mr. Slaiter.
Mons. Mantilini.. Mr. Chaplin. Smike.. Mrs. Tellet.
Kate Nickleby Miss Faucit.
Madame Mantalini Miss Cleaver.
Miss Price Miss Grant.
Miss Knagg,..Miss Land. Mrs.Squeers..Mrs. Clarke.
Lower Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d.; Pitt, 2s. 6d.;
Glallery, Is.
Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the Permormance
to commence at Seven o'clock.
Tickets may be had of Mrs. Clarke, 1, Houghton-street,
Williamson-square; at Mr. Rimes' Music Warehouse,
Church-street; and of Mr. Parker, at the Box-office of the
Theatre, of whom places may be taken from ten until three.

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