The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-05-31 00:00:00

LONDON LATEST NEWS.

City, Saturday. Evening, half-past Seven o'clock.
The private information .received to-day from St. Sebastian
of the 23d instant, is of interest. It states, that arrangements
were in progress by General Evans for an attack upon the
Carlists, to which it was expected that the whole force would
be engaged; previously to which, however, Passages was to be
stormed, and from the peculiarly difficult situation of the place,
and the position the Carlists maintained, a severe conflict was
expected.
The Money Market has been in a much firmer state this
afternoon than it was yesterday. Some large purchases,
amounting to about 1:80,(100 Stock, were made late yesterday
on behalf of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery.
This tended to render Stock scarce ; and, although Consols
for Account were sold at 9l; soon after the commencement of
business this morning, the market rallied subsequently to 92%,
at which the last bargains of the day were effected. For Mo-
ney, the improvement was from 9li to 21 ;.
The demand for Money has been less active to-day, and con-
fidence appears to have considerably increased among capitalists.
The premium upon Exchequer Bills touched 14s. in the morn-
ing, but closed rather lower. A notice has been issued for pay-
ing off all Exchequer Bills dated in the months of January,
February, March, April, May, and June of last year (issued
for carrying on public works and fisheries, for the relief of the
West India Islands, &c.), on the 22d of June next, when the
interest will cease. India Bonds are a shade higher than they
were yesterday, closing at 2 premium. There have been no
transactions in Bank Stock to-day. India Stock rose to 258 M,
but closed one-half per cent lower,

There has been a good deal of business transacted in Spanish
Portuguese Bonds to-day. The intelligence received from
Madrid produced a decline in Spanish Stock from 411 to 40,
and after frequent variations it closed about 1 per cent. higher.
The settlement of the half monthly account, which is fixed for
Tuesday next, is looked for with some anxiety; but, although
the fluctuations have been considerable during the last week or
ten days, the adjustment of the differences is not expected to be
marked by the occurrence of the events which took place at the
close of the May account in last year, when it will be recollected
a great number of failures occurred in consequence of the great
decline which then took place in Spanish and other bonds.
Deferred Stock was sold to-day at 181, and the Passive Bonds
at 111. The business done in Portuguese Stock has been be-
tween 831 and 841, and in the 3 per Cents. between 521 and
531. Russian Bonds are rather lower, closing at 109 i; and the
Dutch 21 per Cents. declined from 57 to 561. The market for
South American Securities continues to decline; Columbian
Bonds were saleable with difficulty at 30, Mexican at 33, and
Peruvian at 211.
The Share Market wears a very dull aspect. The British
North American Bank shares improved, however, this afternoon
from I to 11 premium; Colonial Bank are at 4 premium; and
those of the National Bank of Ireland are at 4 premium, and
iheTtovincial Bank of Ireland 211 premium. In the railways
there has not been much alteration to-day. Great Western
have improved from 25 to 26; Stephenson's Brighton remain
at 9; Rennie'e at 1 premium; and Cundy's at I discount. The
Greenwich shares have fallen to 61 premium, and the South-
ampton continue at 5 premium.

PRICES OF SHARES.
Share.

----.-. Paid. Price.
Birmingham and Derby — 5 10
Birmingham and Gloucester ..
Great Western
Leeds and Manchester
Brighton (Stephenson's) 1(X) 5 142
Ditto (Rennie's) ....
Ditto (Cundy's) ...
Birmingham
Greenwich
Southampton 5O 21) 25
Northern and Eastern • 100 3 31
North Midland
.
Australian Bank
British North American Bank
Colonial Bank

London and Westminster Bank lOO 20 2
National Bank of Ireland
Provincial Bank of Ireland . lOO 2,5 461

WIRRALL HUNDRED CONSERVATIVE

ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday evening about forty of the members of this afso-
ciation held their first annual dinner at Mr. Quigley's, King's
Arm's, Trait mere. The dinner was set out in the I arge room,
which was decorated with flags, evergreens, &c. Mr. George
King occupied the chair, and Mr. Beaumont acted as vice-pre-
sident. Many of the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were
present, amongst whom we noticed Mr. King, Mr. King, jun.,
Mr. Sewell, Mr. Woodcock, Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Peacock, Mr.
Harris, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Gorst, Mr. Taylor, and several others.
After the cloth had been withdrawn,
The CHAIRMAN gave, " Our gracious Majesty, the King,"
which was drunk with three times three cheers. "The health
of our gracious Queen Adelaide, the ornament of her sex," was
then given, with three times three. " The pride and hope of the
British nation, the Princess Victoria," with three times three.
Song by Mr. Quirk.
The7CHAIRMAN then said, at the present crisis which appear.
ed to be approaching he thought it the duty of every conserva-
tive, and of every good friend of his country and its constitution,
to adhere to that branch of the legislature which.every one pre-
sent he was sure would agree with him was of the greatest
importance to this country, and bad proved itself as a branch of
the legislature on which the people could rely, although it was
not the most popular branch, It was at this moment placed in
a most trying situation; with their permission, he would propose
"the Duke of Wellington and the House of Lords." The toast
was drunk with three times three tremendous cheers,

Song by Mr. White.
The CHAIRMAN said they had now expressed their feelings
with respect to one branch of the constitution, it would not be
fair that they should exclude the other entirely from their con-
sideration. There were still some sound sheep amongst the
flock, and, with their permission, he would propose "Sir Philip
Egerton and the conservative members of the House of Com-
mons." Drunk amidst loud cheering.
Mr. PEacocx begged to propose a toast. They were met
there that evening to celebrate the first anniversary: of their so-
ciety, the object of which was to propagate their principles, and
to support the constitution. They all knew the difficulty they
had found in first establishing the society, and he knew of no
man who had showed more zeal, and rendered greater services
to the society than the gentleman who tilled the chair, about
whose politics there was "no mistake;" he had ever come man-
fully forwards in the cause of the constitution. He would beg
to propose to them " The heilth of Geo. King, Esq."-Drunk
amidst loud cheering.
The CHAIRMAN shortly acknowledged the compliment.
Mr. Woo lICOC K proposed "Success to the Wirrall Conserva-
tive Association," which was drunk amidst loud cheering.
Dr. GoRST proposed "The health of Sir Robert Peel," which
was drunk with three times three tremendous cheers.
The CHAIRMAN proposed "The High Bailiff of the hundred
of Wirrall," which was drunk with loud cheering.
Mr. BF.ausioNT responded to the toast. The cause unde;
which they were met was sufficient excuse for his occupying the
vice-chair. The enthusiasm which surrounded him convinced
him that those whom he saw around him were warm in that
cause. They were in duty bound to support that cause for
which their forefathers bled. As the fathers of families they
were in duty bound to do so, lest their children might hereafter
say of them " our fathers neglected us." He would propose.
"The church and state—the constitution as it stands, as King,
Lords, and Commons," the constitution under which they had
thriven, and which was the admiration of the world, and which
other states had endeavoured to imitate but in vain. He felt no
doubt whatever that if they were true to themselves they would
maintain that constitution (Loud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN liposed the health of Mr. Lloyd, of Liver-
pool, whom he sat amongst them, as a gentleman who had
been of service to the cause in Liverpool.
Mr. LLOYD acknowledged the toast. When they saw the
conduct of the present ministers of the crown—when they wit-
nessed their anomalous position,_ bowed down as they were
from the pressure from without, by the pressure from a priest-
hood who wished to ride rough sliod over English liberties—
when they considered the conduct of the vile incendiary who
was going about from place to place endeavouring to inflame
the minds of the disaffected into open rebellion—when they
witnessed the present attempts of the radical press to crush
every right feeling of philanthropy, it was the duty of every
conservative and of every Englishman to step forward and
avow his sentiments as the friend of the constitution of king.
lords, and commons, as the friend of national liberty, and as the
friend of the laws by which their property was protected. The
object of that incendiary, whom he need not name and who
had foully aspersed the matrons and daughters of Britain, was
to abolish the House of Lords, for he had found it stand as the
bulwaik of British rights and liberties, and ever ready to stand
in the breach when the liberties of Britons were threatened.
As an humble Welshman, he felt proud of the position which
the principality of Wales had taken. Out of twenty-six mem-
bers returned by them,. twenty-two were conservatives.
(Cheers.) Let England do her ditty as Wales had done, and
they should no longer be trodden underfoot by an O'Connell.
(Loud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN proposed " the health of Mr. Courter, the se-
cretary of the association," as a gentleman who had been mainly
instrumental in its formation.

Mr. COURIER shortly acknowledged the toast and concluded
with proposing "the health of Mr. John Peacock," as a gentle-
man who bad been of great assistance in the formation of the
society._ . . .

Mr:PEACOCK responded to the toast.—lf ever there was a
time when conservative associations were needed it was at the
present day. At all former times the friends of good order and
good government had had enemies to contend against, but they
now had his majesty's ministers to contend against. They were
sapping the foundations of every institution of the country, and
their very first step had been to advise his majesty to part with
Isis hereditary revenue in order to render him dependant upon
the people. Every measure which had been proposed by them
had a tendency in some way or other to destroy the preroga-
tives of the crown. The Municipal Reform Bill, when first in-
troduced by them, had a provision for taking from the crown
the appointment of the magistrates of the country. They now
attempted to do away with the power of the House of Lords.
Many of the measures which they brought forward bad for their
object the injury of the Church of England ; they felt that un-
less they could undermine that stronghold of christianity, they
never could injure the rights of Englishmen. Reform was the
word in their mouth, but destruction was their main object.
The Humes, the Roebucks, and the O'Connells were to ef-
fect the reform of the Church of England—the papists, the
atheists,and the infidels—their object was to destroy it altogether.
Every measure which had been brought forward' tendered to
give the mass of the people power, and lessen the power of
Intelligence, of respectibilmtv, and of property. The man who
now paid his 4s. taxes was posssessed of as much influence as
the man who paid £5OO a year. Was this justice' Take
Liverpool, for example, and suppose the voting to be according
to one.
top
d property
opecrotynsaenndatmiveseps had t
a majorityectmbili
ly,asby, Scourgesot f:i mu
Butrne'sthe
bill,
a
present ministry endeavoured to lower the just weight of pro-
perty, and gave to the tax-payer of 3s. fid. a year as much :2-
flueuce as to the greatest merchant. He advocated the esta-
blishment of associations; they had seen what they had done in
South Lancashire and in Smith Devonshire. He felt no doubt
but had they had an association established before, that instead
of returning Sir Philip Egerton alone, they should have re-
' turned another member also. It took their' three weeks to
canvass, what, with an association, might have been-accom-
plished in three days ; and whilst that canvass had been going
on at the last election, a compromise had taken place with the
opposite party, and on receiving their returns they found that
they
count have, with ease, returned two members. (Cheers.)
He begged to propo.se " The Conser6tive Press of England,"
which was drunk with three times three..
- Mr. T. C. FOSTER, of the LIVE'R tWOL STANDARD, acknow-
. ledged time toast.
Mr. LLOYD proposed "the health of Mr. James Moyle."
Mr. Movi.E returned thanks.
11. Ir. HARRIS proposed "the conservatives of Ireland," which
was drunk with loud apprause.
Several other toasts and sentiments were given, and the con-
of the meeting was kept up till a late hour.

40k.

WPM

THE LAST lilCi•. FROM ROME!

tis"e beg attention to the following most important piece of
intelligence. We are assured upon the veracity of a Roman
Catholic, who has access to the highest official and .penitential
circles, that his Holiness the Pope has recently issued a re-
script addressed to his bishops, and others of the faithful, prohi-
biting any Roman Catholic, under pain of mortal sin, from sit-
ting or standing, or being in any position within two feet of any
protestant cr other heretic ! This news, we understand, has
perplexed the good people exceedingly; but seine say it has
been done for the generous purpose of preventing crime in Ire-
land, inasmuch as it is necessary to be within two feet of any
person before yon can beat his brains out, and rifle his pockets.
Others take a different view of the matter, and consider that it
is a contrivance of the priests to levy more money at confession
in consequence of the unavoidable violations of so extraordinary
a prohibition. At any rate some of the members of the re-
formed corporation are amazingly puzzled as to how they can
dispose of their respective persons when they meet in coun-
cil. Mr. Councillor Shiel cannot, without committing sin, sit
near ,Mr. Councillor Bolton, or any other unitarian. Then,
again, how can he shake hands with his heretical constituents ?
Dr. Collins, we are told, from this unfortunate cause alone, will
be obliged to give up toe greater part of his most extensive
practice; and,a certain Saturday newspapei, to preserve the
purity of the priests, will in future have to be composed and
conducted by the faithful, exclusively. How those who sell
gin, or deal in old clothes, can safely deal in future, without
making a cheap contract with their father confessors, we do not
pretend to know. Then, be it remembered, there are the
densely packed crowds of mixed radicals who are squeezed to-
gether in Clayton-square---how.are they who thus sin to square
accounts with their priests? But, indeed, the same question
might be asked with respect to the rogues oft the treadmill, and
many other interesting persons who are unavoidably brought
into contact. His holiness must be written to and requested to
rescind this very absurd rescript.

We understand that several London fishmongers are coining
down to Liverpool with the intention of opening fish shops in
various parts of the town. We trust our townsmen will not al-
low themselves to be anticipated, now that our Liverpool Fish
Company have broken in upon the monopoly so long and so
justly complained of.
The Court of Examiners of Apothecaries granted certificate
of qualification, 27th instant, to Mr. Samuel Potter, of this town.

KING'S BlRTHDAY.—Saturday last being the city appointed
for holding his Majesty's birthday, the occasion was marked by
the usual observances.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—ANNIVERSARY GALAS.—The anni-
versary of the opening of these Gardens will be celebrated on
Monday and Tuesday next. The fetes intended to be given at
the Gardens on each of these days, will commence in the
morning with a series of musical performances, under the di-
rection of Mr. Leonard, and end with an illumination and a
display of fireworks, upon a scale of magnificence never yet
seen in Liverpool. The pyrotechnic artist engaged for the oc-
casion is Mr. D'Ernst, who conducts this department of the en-
tertainments given at the Vauxhall-gardens, London. As
there is every prospect that the weather will continue favour-
able, a very delightful treat may be expected;

FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday last Joseph Sharp, a porter,
was employed landing goods from a vessel in the Prince's Dock.
The stage was very steep, and a hale, escaping from the hands
of another porter, rolled obliquely along the siag,e, and coming
in contact with the deceased, forced him in the dock. He was
quickly got out, when, as he seemed very ill, he was conveyed
to the Infirmary. Notwithstanding every attention, he expired
on Friday night. The body was opened, and the liver was
found to be ruptured.
BODIES FOUND.—On Friday last the body of a man was
picked up by a boatman named Mac Nabb. It was found float-
ing about six miles on the other side of the Light-ship. The
deceased had on a large blue coat, mane of pilot-cloth, canvass
trowsers, and sea boots. In his pocket were found two pieces
of French coin and a large clasp knife. On the same evening,
at six o'clock, Daniel Smith, a boatman, picked up the dead
body of a man opposite to New Brighton. Deceased had on a
soldier's coat, with stripes on the arm, and dark trowsers. The
buttons were not regimental.
THE INFORMING POLICE.—A part of the fines in informations
go to the informer, which may account for the unusual activity
of the 18s.-a-week-police in this respect in order to make a de-
cent livelihood. Many respectable publicans and others, who
have supported their Station and co:iducted their businesses with
respectability, and without having hitherto been subject to the
fines of the informer, are loudly complaining at the indiscri-
minate and wholesale informations laid against them by, the
reform police, who may more appropriately be styled the
informing police.
THE REASON WHY THE WAR IN SPAIN CONTINCES.—At the
Liverpool Auxiliary Bible meeting held at the Music-hall on
Friday evening last, the Rev. Mr. Hawtry, who represented
himself as a deputation from the parent society in London, in
the course of his address to the meeting, described the continu-
ance
of the war in Spain to arise from their not being a bible
society formed there. If a bible society were but established.
in Spain, the disgraceful war which now distracted that unfor-
tunate country would immediately cease." This beats Colonel
Evans and his auxiliaries out and out; he has not yet been able
to accomplish so desirable an end. We would advise him to
set about establishing a bible society in order to accomplish what
siX months' skirmishing has not been able to do.
TROTTING.—Our readers will see by reference to our adver-
tising columns, that a trotting match will take place on Newton
Race Course on- the 11th June; and if our information be cor-
rect, such will be permanently established under auspices which
will ensure success to a system of running which is almost
essentially necessary to the perfection of a good roadster.
MOST SHOCKING DEATH.—A horrible death was the lot of a
fellow creature, at Barrowford, near Colire, onl'hursday. His
name was James Haworth, and he was a jobber in the spinning
room of a cotton factory there. One of the straps required some
repair, and he was desired to hold it, whilst another person did
what was necessary. By some accident, he was entangled with
the strap after it had been replaced on the drum, and was taken
up to the shaft, which is almost half-a-yard froM the ceiling,
and revolveS one hundred and fifty times in a minute. At every
turn he was struck against the ceiling, until the engine, after a
lapse of two minutes, was stopped. When extricated, it was
found that both his feet had been dissevered from the legs, a
little above the ancles, and thrown to a considerable distance.
His legs and arms were also broken in several places. He
lingered about an hour in great agony, and expired. An inquest
was held on the body on Friday, and a verdict of "Accidental
death" was returned.

FLOWER Stiow.—Oa Thursday last a tulip show was held at the
Leigh Arms, Newton, when some of the best specimena were
shown which have been seen for many years. We understand
it.is the intention of Mr. May, the worthy landlord, to establish
a.Floral Society at his hotel, in consequence of the Liverpool
flower show having fallen to the ground. A committee was
named, consisting of several gentlemen in each town in the
vicinity of Newton. After the flowers were judged, Mr. May
gave to a great number of bis friends an excellent dinner, free
of expense. A.silver cup, value 5 guineas, was also given by
Mr. May, for the best_pan of tulips. The prize was won by
Mr. Thomas Roby, of Prescot. The following gentlemen were
winners in the classes :-Ist Trafalgar, and sth Firebrand, Mr.
Gaudy, Liverpool; 2d Duc de Savoy, Mr. John Crompton;
3d Unknown, and 4th Gond B.eares, Mr. Gaskell—Tea : Byb.
Ist Black . Mr. Roby; 3d Washington, 4th INl.iitre
Partoset,. and 2d Unknown .Mr. Gandy ; stb, Mr, Ackers.—
Fea : Roses—lst, Mr. Gaskell.—Triumph.Royal.-9d, Hero of
the Nile, Mr. Roby; 3d, Walworth, Mr. Loxes 4th, Count,
Mr. Gaudy; sth, Do Little, Mr. Crompton.—Flowered Bi-
zards, Ist, Lecantic, Mr. Gandy; 2d, Lustre, Mr. Gaskell;
3d, Dutch Cab,. Mr. Crompton ,• 4th, Farrar's Liberty and
sth, Albion, Mr. Lowe.—Flowered Byb.—lst, Louisa the 16th ;
2d, Alexander.Magnus, and 3d, Violez a font Noir, Mr. Lowe;
4th, Queen of May, Mr. Gandy • sth, Sable Rex, Mr. Roby,—
Flowered .Roses-Ist, Rose Unique, Mr. Lowe ; 2d,.Roi de
Derise, Mr. Ackers; 3d, Vesta, Mr. Gandy ; 4th, Ponceau
Briliante, Mr. Crompton ; sth, Regina, Mr. Gaskell.—Breeders
—Bizarre, Mr. Crompton; Bybloinen, Mr. Gandy; Rose, Mr.
Crompton.
Every tavern, coffee; and beer-house keeper should take in
Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle, the price of which
is orth Sevenpence, and will be about a third less after the sth
of July. Bell's Lift in London and Spotting Chronicle is pub-
lished every Saturday afternoon by W.. Clement, Jun., No. 170,
Strand, London, of whom may be had, separate or together,
Part 1, .2, 3, and 4 of the " Gallery Of Cmnicalities," at the
price of Threepence each sheet. The four sheets contain 375
comic engravings, and all for the incredible low price of One
Shilling. The " Gallery of Comicalities," being stereotyped, is
never out of' print : more than halki-million copies halm already
been sold,

DEATH OF THE DUKE OF GORDON.—This unbleman who
was erroneously stated to have diedUtt Werineiday, expired on
Saturday morning, at his town residence, in Belgrave-square.
We take the following extract from the Observer:-.-The Duke
of Gordon, we regret to find, died at a quarter before 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. His grace was in his sixty-sixth year.
His kind-heartedness and convivial powers were well known.
In politics, he was an unflinching tory. His grace having died
without issue, the 'dukedom is extinct ' • but the title of Marquis
of Huntley devolves on the Earl of Aboyne. The Duke of
Gordon was Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire, Colonel of the
3d regiment of Guards, and Governor of Edinburgh Castle. It
is understood that the Earl of Errol, whose residence is in
Aberdeenshire, and who is one of the oldestof the Scotch peers,
will succeed the Duke of Gordon as Lord-Lieutenaht of Aber-
deenshire. Lord Lynedoch will, it is reported, have the com-
mand of the 34 Guards. The government of Edinburgh
Castle is not to be filled up. Gordon Castle and a very con-
siderable landed estate become the property of the Duke of
Richmond. The Duke of Gordon was brother to the Dowager
Duchess of Richmond; to the Marchioness Cornwallis, and to
the Duchess of Bedford; brother-in-law to the Duke of Man
chester; uncle to the Marchioness of Tweedale, to Viscount
Mandeville, M.P., to Baroness Braybrook, to the Lady of Lord
Eliot, and to thuLady of C. Ross,. 'Esq., M.P.
1 never go through the Pool in a steamer (said Mike
Scales, the other day) but I feel a desperate inclination to cry."
" Cry, my angel ! (sail Mrs. Mike) why so, my duck ?"
" Because (answered the angel Michael, of Whitechapel,
archly, when I look at the colliers lyin,F all together it in-
variably brings tears (tiers) into My eyes. Mrs. Mike fainted
with excess of laughter.—Age.
NORTHERN VOYAGE of Discovkitv.—The Terror bomb.:
vessel, which was strengthened fOr the purpose of going in
search of the ice-bound whalers, is now to be employed in
another northern voyage of discovery; Caitain Back, who has
been. appointed to command her, intends to• go up, Wager
River,-as far as he can ; from which point he a antic.p te she can
complete his Survey of the northern shore of the American con-
tinent, from Cape Turnagain, which he reached in his first ex-
pedition,. to Victoria Headland, the point where he made the
sea in his last expedition ; Lieutenants W. Smyth and Owen
Stanley have been appointed to the Terror.
PLANS FOR THE ARCADE.—The following is a copy of the re-
ward of the prizes for these plans :—We, the undeisigned, hav-
ing been appointed by Thomas Jevons, Esq.' to award a prize of
£lOO to the architect who should famish the best series of plans
fur the arcade abbitt to be erected in this town, and another.
prize of £5O to the second best, do, hereby adjudicate the first
prize unto William Collins, Esq., architect, and the second unto
Arthur Yates Williams and Stephen Edwards, Esqrs., co-
partners and. architects, under the firm of Williams and Edwards.
(Sigtitcl) W. WALLACE Cunnia, Mayor.
C. TAT LEUR,
Chairman of the Provisional Committee.
Jos. B. YATES,
President of the Literary and PhilosOphical
Society of Liverpool.
• Tisim-kall, Liverpool, May 26th, 1836.

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AN O'CONNELL SAFE SPECULATION.

. .
Some days Since a meeting wAs held at the Crown and Anchor
.` h
Tavern for the purpose. of raising an English flint.; or, as the
promoters gulled their dupes by telling them, tat it was a
fund towards, defraying the money the li isti befigarman had
been out of pocket by defending the Dublin election petition."
Now this is nothing more than a shabby trick of Joe Hume;
who aCied.as chairman, and Ashton Yates, who was appointed
secretary, to save their own pockets. Joe, it is welt known,
will be kicked out of Middlesex next election ; and Yates, who
was an unsuccesful candidate for Newton some years hack, and
after the death of old Cobbett went down to Oldham, but find-
ing the conservative interest too strong wisely left the other
radical candidates to fight the battle, is now all ambition to get;
into parliament. -,
They both hoPe to be members of the Tail ; but although
they know two thousand is the fixed freedom of election puce, as
authorised by parliament, for an Irish county,
,nevertheless
neither of them wish to pay the money out of their own pockets;
and as Dan has issued an edict that none but his own pauper
relatives shall be returned without the stipulated sum, theie
worthies hope to raise the needful at John Bull's expence.
It is all one to O'Connell whether they raise the money by
getting subscriptiogs or out of their own pockets—but the mo-
ney he must have. By-the-bye, in this Yates any relative to
an unitarian parson of that name, who officiated in Liverpool;
and although he had only a little more than two hundred a year
from his congregation, nevertheless contrived to amass an un- •
mense fortune by mercantile speculations ? Suppose a pro-
testant bishop, rector, or curate, had tried his luck amongst the
Liverpuddleans—what a row there would have been ! Lord !
how the tables of both houses would have groaned under radical
petitions ! —Age,

A LEARNED NEGRO.—Job Ben Solomon, son of the Mohan!.
medan King of Banda, was taken in 1730, and sold in Mary-
land. He afterwards found his way to England, where hig
talents, dignified air, and amenity of character, procured him
friends ; among the rest, Sir Haus Sloane, the founder of the
British Museum, for whom he translated several Arabic
manuscripts. After being received with distinction at the court
of St. James's, he was sent back to Banda. The letters which
he afterwards wrote to his friends in England and America,
were published and perused with interest. This man is said to
have been able to repeat the whole Koran from memory.—
Lit..eria Herald, No. VII. Printed at. Monrovia, in West
Africa, a colony of Blacks ; the printer and editor being both
of the same colour. •

NEW STAMP LAW.—By the new stamp bill, bankers will
have to pay a composition of 7s. per hundred pounds in lieu of
stamps on their local notes, and securities may be given in fu-
ture either by bondsmen or by a deposit of stock.- Bills and
drifts not exceojing, seven days' date, are to be threepence
when not exceeding £25; sixpence £5O;. ninepence £75; one
shilling £loof."two shillings £2011;. two shillings,aud.sixpettee
.£3OO. Thig-part-of the new law is to take effect on the tat Of
January, 1837 ' • on which day, in future, all licences will be
dated on October, as heretofore. The new newspaper duty will
commence on the sth of July next.

ESCAPE or FOURTEEN CONVlCTS.—Fourteen male prisoners.
effected their escape from the gaol of the county Waterford,
about seven o'clock, on Sunday evening, under most daring.
circumstances. . The prisoners of an upper room called to a turn-
key that they wanted water. He took a supply, when they over 7
powered him,' put a coat over his head, took the key from him,
and ran down... Their first work was to enlaige the prisoners
in another apartment, when a determiued party of fourteen men
rushed down—seven-of them under sentence of transportation,
and all led by the tivo Connerys, those noted characters, whose
previous escape and re-capture made SO much noise. Arrived
in the yard, they knocked the lock off the door, with a half hun-
dred weight belonging to the treadmill, when the governor of
the prison ran down, and attempted by means of ,a rapper to
hold the door, hut those who had already passz7d returned,
knocked him down, and held him, while the etri:re made good
their exit, the Connerys leading the attack and covering the
retreat. The lock was knocked off the outer gate, and the en-.
tire party gained the public road, and fled into the country.
PITT DINNER.—On. Friday the anniversary of the birth of
the Right Hon. Win. Pitt was celebrated at the City of London
Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; the Hon. George Rica.
,Trevor,
M.P., in the chair. The following were among the noblemen
and gentlemen who attended the dinner:—The Earl of Hare-
wood, president ; Lord Skelmersdale, vice-president ; Loid
Loftus, Lord Viscount Encombe, Lord Viscount Mahon, M.P.,
Lord Viscount Cole, M.P., Sir J. Chetwode, Bart., Sir John
Osborn, Bart., Sir John Gibbons, Bart.. SirC. Knightley, Bart.,
M.P., W. It. Cartwright, Esq., M.P. V.P.; S. G. Price, Esq.,
M.P., Colonel Conolly, M.P., Colonel Powell, M.P, the Hon.
Lord Kenyon, John Round, Esq., Col. Daubeny, Wil:iatn Saw-
bridge, Esq., IL P. Glyn,- Esq., D. Robertson, Esq. Lord
Eldon, in a letter to the chairman, expressed his regret that
causes over which he had no controul, the infirmities of age,
prevented him from attending the meeting.
SWINDLING EXTRAORDINARY.—A lady of respectable ap-
pearance went into the shop of Messrs. Bailey and Milner, St.
Paul's Churchyard, and after purchasing a few articles, asked if
they would write her a check for £B, for which she would give
them eight sovereign as she wanted to remit the sum into the
country; and after a E*, ffie hesitation they wrote her the check ;
but on the banker's returning the check it appears she had al-
tered the date, placed a y to the "eight," and a cipher to the
figure 8, thus making it £BO, which was paid.
ESCAPE.—A proclamation has been issued by the Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland offering a "reward of £3O for the apprehension
of any of the fourteen prisOners who made, their, escape from.
Waterford Gaol on thd 22d instant. Theiraiaines are as
fol-
loty:—Robert Brown, John Tobin, Dennis Mahoney, Dennis
Coleman. 'Edmond Power, Thomas Kennedy, John Coperess,
Patrick Connery, John Connery, Michael Dower, James Len-
nard, EdMond Murphy, John Casey, and John Daniels.
THE CRIM. CON. CAUSE.—We understand that, in the
much-talked-of approachir.g trial, Mr. Sergeant Wilde, Sir W.
Follett, and Mr. Bailey, are retained for the hen. plaintiff, and
that Sir J. Campbell, Mr. Wightman, and Mr. Richards are
retained for the noble defendant. We also hear that the noble
defendant has pleaded the general issue, and that (if not other-
wise arranged) the cause will be tried at the sittings after the
present term before Lord Chief Justice Tindal, in the Court
of Common Pleas, at Westminster Hall. The sittings after
this Term commence on Tuesday, the 14th of June.=-Herald.
THE HON. MRS. NORTON.—This lady, who has become
rather notorious of late-is grand-daughter of the celebrated
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and a daughter of the late Thomas
Sheridan Esq., by Caroline, eldest daughter of Sir James
Campbell, of Ardinglass. Lady Graham, wife of Sir James
Graham, is her sister. Mrs. Norton's husband, the honourable
Geo. Caine Norton. is next brother to Fletcher, present Lord
Grantley. Three sons are the issue of their marriage, all born
since 1829.

It is said that 20,000 persons have been brouht to town, and
are residing here on account of the new railroads-liarliamentery
proceedings requiring their attendance. So we were told btit
v.e are not told "who suffers." Suppose these interested pe'isdns
remain here one month, their expenditure cannot be less than
half a million. To this add law charges, parliamentary agen-
cies, &c., and a tolerably good guess may be made of " the sum'
tottle of the whole" economy of these things. They will indeed
be rail-roads, if grumbling can make them so.—Age,
A ROYAL QUADRUIkEALLTANCE:—Prifice Charles of Naples
bas been Married to Miss Penelope Sinytheibur times—first at
Rome, at Madrid,,.at Gretna Green, and at St. George's,
Hanover-iquare. We supposed his bride fbur-ced him to be
thus on the square. Cardinal Weld performed the ceremony at
the " Eternal City" —the black-smvhe yielded tl eiu together
over the bordeir. If not qUadruparate, this alliance is surely
quadruplete. Lord Carrington was asked whether Miss Smythe.
was any relation of his ? "No ! (replied the Peer) though
she had an i to the Prince, she was a we Smythe to secure
him."—Age.

THE IRISH CORPORATIONS DILL.—A 1111/Itlrt l'OrV geneitilly
prevails that the threatened collision between the two houses
will be again avoided, by a compromise of the points of differ-
ence ; that compromise on the present occasion consisting in
the Lords accepting the proposition of the Duke of Richmond,
which, if we rightly recollect, consisted in retaining a few of
the large corporations,_ and abandoning the lesser " Normal
Schools" to the fate Lord Lyndhurst's amendments had con-
signed them.--Morning Herald. _ _

ROAD TOLLS ON LOCOMOTIVE CARRIAGES.—A bill has been
brought into the House of Commons which repeals all toils now
levied on carriages propelled by other than animal power, and
levies tolls on them on the principle that 15 cwt. of the ma-
chinery and carriage of steam-carriages is equivalent to one
' horse. The tolls tO lie levied on this principle are set forth in
a schedule. If the weight exceed 15 cwt., and do not exceed
one ton and a half, the toll is to be the same as for two horses;
under two and a quarter tons; for the same as three horses;
tinder three tons, as four horses, Ste. Carriages propelled by
steam are not to be used fur passengers till the boilers have
been tested; and the proof that it has been, with the weight.cf
the carriage; are to be registered, and inscribed on the carriage.
The bill is short, which is a great arguinent in its favour.
EARLY INDICATIONS OF GENlUS.—Raphael's father, 'Jean
Sanzio, discovered and encouraged the genius of his sou; while
Michael• Angelo's swore that his son should never be a stone-;
cutter. Guido the painter was brought up as a rnufieran ;.
Moliere as a haberdasher. The great Canova's genius wits dis-
covered by his modelling the figure of a lion in a
_Hued of
butter, at the tune when he was a servant to a Venetian senator
named Faliera. Voltaire's father was a scrivener, and' his son
.was destined to the same calling, and even apprenticed to one
of the craft. When Shakspeare, yet a ro‘ing bov, stole Sir
Thomas
meLs he
Lucy's deer, did not his natural bent show itself in
made on the worthy county Midas ? When the
late Sir John Leslie, in his boyish capacity of cowherd, was
found by a neighbouring proprietor, tracing mathematieal..
figures on the damp soil, did it not show how nature had framed
him for the future Professor of Mathematics in the University
of Edinburgh! The Count Ziuzendorf had such a propensity
to be the founder of a sect that, while )et a child, be established
the order of " the mustard seed," the emblem of which was a
figure of Christ, and the motto, "nostra snedelis ;" he did, sub-
sequently, found a sect (the lierrnh itters, or Bohemian
Brethren.) The father of the great astronomer, Berm:mini,
having set his face against his son's astronomical propensities,
the latter! took, as his .device, Phaeton driving the chariot of,
the sun, and wrote underneath, " suis parmi lee astres,
malgre mon pere." All of you are acquainted with the history
'of Napoleon's early days, and the strong propensity he then
evinced for euterprize and military manoeuvre. t might multi-'
ply examples of the same kind as the above, but that these
suffice for illustration and that your patience and my time are
to be considered. On the other hand, instances will readily oc-
cur to you in which the subjects that have formed
tthoecetrririeude—d-
work of the fame of many celebrated men have neo
age.are d nßouttt
occurred—
or,
el eoarstin'teprpe
o
til
organization have incontestably .
however r°c:ei ?flisdue: nt:01 y tot varieties iete:siefiui
erf
literary men are lugubrious,
of the manners and habits. Some.h
tillers are affable,.
moral aptitudes, and are, as I betiatrne said,ln the leading principle
hteiertancTtyates the
and
communicative. Some there are
morose,
polishedor,to aasdethteretee,rgmayi,s'a.hen.cdic:csnomtthrmlactu;are positive in character,
who attach themselves to_t
tvgers and of their species. Others there are
happiness of them jobti,,hagtoloodinti:
the seioeticAl side of life and abandon themselves
ss()r unluckyreiati
vaep
suidt
ieo
nfosr.
that search tseeianrcrheaalfittei er
sib
who only s ejwahnoeiadmteeijaigtiein°lttgion that cradles and amuses
them. One and enterprising; again, another 'exhibits a
of an im-
nia4sn,d;;lnd
Hnerable errors of conduct, the result
falling into aini
.on
of
And
appreciaii
may be °Lis • I
concentrated
_vet reliving arodrottiiiii•
though this • erva e
Andin the common Tanks of
society, in the Present instant it stands out in relief, it is the
vivid light emanating froln a lolly intellect, compared with the
pallid ray that is common to everyday minds.-- Lectitrt on' the
Moral and Phipleal attributes of An G T
James Illanby M.D. enzuk.un •7u rent. By
CHATTERTON.—roor Cbatterton! "the sleepless boy who
perished 'in his pride," overcome by. the ' pressure of poverty,
and stung to the quick by heartless' I .
neglect, began his immor-
tality in
,a gs,rret in' Shoreditch. for two days previous to his
4eath he has eaten nothing; hit landlady pitying his desolate
condition, offered him a dinner;. Whictr he indignantly refused,.'
saying be was not hungry, and, soon after, put an end to his
existence by poison. Crowds' inflicted elegies to his memory,
the length and breadth of which filled volumes;- while the sub-
act of these doleful tributes lies buried in , a .common work-.
bonse in Shoe-lane,. unnoticed by epitaph or eulogy.