The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-30 00:00:00

Adm.-urn, Notiiran, "Suter, Chep, Cooley, and many others, ap-
peared in uniforin,anu headed their respective companies, and
at about 11 o'clock, the word March was given, when from
1,200 to 1,400 as flue fellows as ever trod Canadian ground, pro-
ceeded on their way to Chippewa, heailed,by Colonel M'lsiabb,
in the neighbourhoo t of which, on Navy Island, the murderer
M'Kenzie, and some others of the rebelcrew, have taken shelter.
It is needless for us to say that Lieutenant Craig, of the To-
ronto Volauteer Artillery, was at his post, under the command,
as we understand, of that brave officer and excellent man, Cap-
tain Gourley.
About 206 of the Mohawk and Onandaguia, with a number
of the Credit Indians, accompanied the troops, under their res-
pective chiefs.

_
Just as the-
great body of loyalists haft cleared King-street,
that devoted patriots Colonel William Chisholm, M. p. p. ar-
rived from Nelson, Oakville, &c., with about 250 of his hue
fellows, and after a few minutes refreshment, proceeded after
the former gallant band, of whom we we shall be enabled in a
few days to g. :e a good account.

On Sunday,•two companies of ►he 32d Regiment, and a field
piece left Montreal to reinforce the detachment of troops at St.
Martin.

Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, four companies of the
83d Regiment, with their head-quarters, arrived by steam-boat
from Quebec. This is a very seasonable reinforcement. The
remainder of the- regiment may be daily looked for, if the
weather permits of a steamboat running. The greatest praise
is due to the loyal and indefatigable exertions which the pro-
prietors, captains and crew of the steamboats have already dis-
played.
Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, two companies of the
24th, and onel company of the Royals were landed froin the
Princess Vietotia; also two field pieces. They had been to
Henrvville.

We translate the following from the Populah et of yesterday:
HUMANITY OF THE GOVEItNNENT.—We have just learned
that twenty of the unfortunate farmers who were taken with
arms in their hands at St. Charles, and who were prisoners in
this city, have been set at litierty.
This circumstance is eloquent as to the mildness of the go-
verninent under which we live.

(Correspondence of the Rochester Daily Advertiser.)
LEWISTON, Dec. 2-3, 18.37.
Dear Sir,—The strength of Nary Island in artillery, arms,
ammunition, stores. and men, has been daily and hourly on the
increase. It is difficult to form a correct opinion of the num-
ber of men who are embodied there, as those who know do not
give any information upon the subject. You nay judge of.their
constant increase by what takes place in your own neighbour-
hood, knowing also that the same feelings of sympathy for the
patriot cause extends over the whole country. lam informed
by a person who has very recently been upon the island, that
their force amounts to one thousand men, and that there were
15 pieces of artillery. The last night, us a matte" of course,
increased the number of the latter.
I saw General 'Van Rensselaer, who is in command, yester-
day- He speaks with the utmost confidence of the capacity of
the island for defence, by a very few resolute men, against any
force that can be made to operate against it; and observed that,
whatever might be his ulterior movements, he should coutiuue
to occupy the island with aloree sufficient, to defend it against
any attack that can be made. He speaks with confidence of
his ultimate success. I think he does not intend to leave_the
island until his arrangements with the patriots upon the main.
When he moves be intends"to succeed. The want of system,
preconcert, and necessary supplies of arms, &c., added to the
absence of the requisite talents and experience, has produced
lunch mischief. General Van Reusselaer's appearance now,
compared with what it was three weeks ago, indicates the cease-
less vigilance which he has called into operation, to reduce to a
proper state of discipline and efficiency the mass hastily collect-
ed under his command. I think a short time will enable bim
to make these men a well-disciplined corps, which the peaceable
inhabitants will have no reason to fear.

One or two steamboats arrived at Queenstown last night, but
I cannot learn their particular object, as they went down the
river before morning.—Very sincerely yours, &c.
P.S.—I cannot give you the rumours as they come to us, for
they are too extravagant and unfounded for beliet; for instance,
1 have amused myself this afternoon in learning the ideas of
the inhabitants who are flying from Canada. 1 n answer to my
inquiry of their idea of the force on the island, they supposed it
would amount to 4,000 real fire-eaters, who would devour Upper
Canada. Such are the rumours which circulate there ; these
enlargements are to be guarded against in all the accounts we
receive.—Yours, &c. _ _ _

Lewiston, Dec. 24. 1837.
Dear Sir,—APNab, with about 1,300 men, left Hamilton
yesterday for this frontier, and has not yet arrived. It is ex-
pected that soon after his arrival au attack will be made upon
Navy Island —Yours sincerely.
Nsvy ISLAND.—Nothwithstanding all that has been said
ajul written about this rallying point of patriot forces, its loca-
tion and peculiar advantages are yet but imperfectly known.
It is located two miles above the Niagara Falls, within half a
mile of Canada, and a mile and a, half of the American shore.
Tile north end of Grand Island covers about one-third of Navy
Island (by drawing a parallel line from the American shore)
and is little short of half a mile from it. Between the two
islands, the current is rapid, but not so rapid as it is between
Navy Island and the Canada shore, the distance bttween which
is, we should judge, a trifle over half a mile. It would be int-
Possible for a boat to make its way from the Canada shore to
the island, in a direct line. The current would carry them be-
low the island, and, unless, skilfully managed below the falls.
The only possible way for a landing to be effected by the
royalists. would be to start from some point, a mile or more
above, Move partially with the current, and strike up the south
point of the island. If no resistance should he made, this could
very easily be accomplished; but the discharge of a few pieces
of ordinance, loaded with grape-shot, upon the fleet of boats
which would necessary be employed upon such an expedition,
would so maim them as inevitably either to sink them, or
snake them so perfectly unmanageable as to be carried with the
current over the falls. It is t..e knowledge of this fact which
prevented more than 15 from volunteering their services for.an
attack upon the island. The thunderings of the mighty cata-
ract weje far more eloquent than Governor Head ; and its
frowning brow more terrific than his threats and swaggering.
It makes the Navy Island7-unadorned with either walls or bul-
warks—more formidable than Quebec or Gibraltar, and per-
fectly impregnable. 500 men, well armed, with a good train of
artillery, might bid eternal defiance to 10,000.
Chippewa is about half a mile below the north point of the
Island, and so situated that it could be destroyed by hot shot
11;71 the island. The troops on the Canada shore are priuci-
ItY, quartered in two large taverns directly opposite the centre
patrio" island, both of which could be easily shattered by the
T"et arill i ey.
banks of the island are from 10 to 20 feet in height,
aril generally perpendicular. At no point, however, could they
present a landing, if unguarded; but their elevation would
_epable a few men to do wonderful execution among those who
unnuld venture an attack against an armed force.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINS.—Owing to the arri-
val of news from Canada, and the press of local intelli-
gence, we have been under the necessity of condensing
our parliamentary intelligence into an unusually small
compass. We have, therefore, to endeavour to supply
this deficiency by taking a brief review of the discussion
which took place in the House of Coinmons on Friday
night.

It will be seen that Sir Robert Peel had intimated his
intention, to more as an amendment that a part of the
preamble of the ministerial bill should be struck out.
Instead of offering any resistance to this and other
amendments of which he had given notice, the ministers,
fearing the result of a division, prudently " gave in" to
the great conservative leader, and actually consented to
have the bill shaped to his own mind. The reason which
determined them to adopt this course is sufficiently in-
telligible. Owing to the defection of the radieals, which
is now openly avowed, and in consequence of the ab-
sence of a great body of the Irish representatives, the
►ministers were conscious that, if pressed to a division,
they would have been left in a minority. Feeling,that
their Places were in danger they adopted the alternative
of sacrificing their bill, and have thus furnished another
proof, if any were wanting, that their love of office is
paramount over every other feeling.

The only conclusion that can be drawn from the con
duct of the whigs in this matter, is, that they are willing
to allow the conservatives to manage the government of
the country in reality, %%hilst they continue to engross
all the emoluments for doing-so nominally. They have-.
atforded'evident proofs of their incapacity to conduct the
affairs of this great empire ; and still they persist in re-
taining office. Their career has been uniformly marked
by the grossest weakness, vacillation, bungling, and in-
fatuated folly ; and still they rest contentedly in their

situations, ,as if totally unconscious of the ridiculous

.figure which-they cut in the eyes of the nation! All
;parties laugh at them. and despise them. Witness the
'anguage of the Spectator,. in describing the scene which
took place, on Friday, in the House of Commons :
" Last night, Sir Robert Peel and the Tories triumphed
without tnerey over the submissive Whigs, The House of Cow-
, moos went into committee on the Canada Bill; when Lord
John Russell aunounced the determination of ministers to adopt
so R,obert Peel's amendment, by striking out of the preamble
of the bill the words P2cognixini, the assembling of Lord Dur-
ham's council of advice, and.th; clause empowering the Queen
in council to repeal the act at pleasure. Loud and repeated
were the jeers and -'cheers of the tories during Lord John's
pompovs announcement of his resolution to succumb. Lord
John complained of the indeCorous exhibition of mirth at his
expense, which absolutely ,appeared to arise from a feeling of
party exultation,—as if such sentiments could have place in the
discussion of such weighty matters ! Besides, said Lord John,
we adhere to our policy., ,and abide by our instructions to Lord
Durham.
"Sir 13.obert Peel treated ministers with the most galling
contempt, He was not surprised at Lord John Russell's an-
nouncement: from the first he knew that ministers would give
way • his amendments, he knew, tonal be carried ; for, added
Sir kobert, with a bitter sneer, were they not conformirble to
common sense? He did not intend to move a vole of ceusure
on the instructions, which the ministers had itnprudenily-pub-
lished —for he could not attack the exercise of the Queen's
prerogative; but as he had been challenged to refer tp them,
he must say they were eminently absurd. Why, they were.
getting news from Canada every week; and when the I.st q-
Apra arrived, the day when L-ord Durham would sail, those
instructions might have to he repealed. Who ever before heard
of giving the governor of a distant colony his instructions two
or three months before his departure? The fact was, that the
instructions were hastily prepared, to prop the abomivable pre-
amble of the bill ; and he prophesied that they would be re-
Pealed. Sir Robert then emphatically declared his objection
to any measure for framing a constitution for the Canaries with-
out reference to the other North American Colonies; fur it
might be found advisable to unite them all in one federal union,
with separate local governments;
"The debate which folloced was not important, Mr, Ellice
repeated much of what he had said on the previous night ; and
was glad, of course, that ministers yielded. Mr. Harvey with
bitter sarcasm alluded to the preduutinance of Sir Robert Peel
in the house. He was the " senior counsel," to whom the
drafts Of their hills were referred for correction and approval.
.Lord krovvick weot into a long and full discussion of the whole

'subject of Catiada.;. but' id not, as far as we cau discover, prci=
duce anything worth notice: Mr. Ward had strongly approved
of the words in the preamble, but would not oppose their with-
drawal, as the policy of ministers was not changed. At the
suggestion of Lord Stanley, supported by Sir Wm. Follett, a
clause is to be introduced prohibiting; the repeal of any act of-
the British parliament by Lord Durham and his council. That
council is to be called the special, not the legislative council,
(as the council of advice was now termed in the amended bill;)
Lord John Russell having made this alteration al the suggestion
of Sir Edward Sugden, who objected to a name which would
create confussiou, there being already a legislative council of
Lower Canada. Several members reproved ministers fov. the
slovenly manner in which their bill had been drawn up. Sir
John Campbell provoked roars of laughter ut declaring— that
the bill had nut been materially altered. It finally went through
the committee; having, as Mr. Harvey remarked, lost head
and tail."

Again, the Standard of Saturday evening, in com-
menting upon the same proceedings, observes—

" As we predicted would be the case, both of Sir Robert Peel's
most important amendments were last night conceded by the
Queen's Ministers.
"Lord J. Russell made the concession with sufficient solem-
nity, hut-with the worst possible grace. He declared that he
had considereti it his duty to take the sense of the whole. cabinet
upon the poiut, and that iu giving way he acted upon their
collective judgment; but he expiessed much displeasure at the
approbation with which his submission was received, and mani-
fested great annoyance at the number who had assembled to
witness it; in short, he gave good reason to suspect the truth
of a rumour prevalent Yesterday, that it was intended to get rid
of the subject for a few hours by having no house, or to di-
minish the eclat of the ministerial chantude by having but a
very thin one. The Conservatives, however, mustered in full
force, and thus defeated his lordship's scheme—not for the first
time, nor, as we suspect, for the last. Lord John made a feeble.
and an unfortunate attempt to save the ministerial honor by
saving that while he and his colleagues resigned the attempt to
obtain a preliminary parliamentary sanction for their plan of
policy so minutely detailed in the original bill, they would still'
persevere with. the plan, and he even insinuated that the non-
condemnation of, the plan in question, after it had been promul-
gated, must be ts.ken as a virtual, though not a fiomal, sanction
of it by parliament.
" Sir Robert Peel's reply was a complete triumph of prin-
ciple and of genius ; he showed that either to approve of, or to
condemn beforehand, its detail, the proposed exercise of the
prerogative, was. foreign to the province of parliament, and that
the noble lord was therefore going much too far when he con-
strued the silence of condemnation into a prospective sanction
of measures of detail, which ought not.to have been communi-
cated to parliament, and upon which, whether communicated or
not, the Hmsse of Coalitions could constitutioually pronounce
no judgement. right hon. baronet then add essed himself
to a commentary upon the original bill, and the lost ructions of
Lord Gleuelg,,to Lord Dilatant, and exposed their absurdity
with matchless power. . Persons who heard Sir Robert. Peel
last night, declare that his speech on that occasion was his
greatest, and that he ruse on his previous high reputation, to an
extent impossible to be conceived by those who felt how high
thatteputation.stoodi The contrast to the tniserable display on
the ministerial side, the contrast; not merely in eloquence,
but in dignity and wisdom, was the most striking ever exhi-
bited in parliament. , Its present influence seems to have in-
spired Mr. Harvey with the following happy illustration. We
give it as we find it in the Monthly, Chronicle's report:—
' The bill upon which we have bad a debate for the last
week, the bill framed with so much care and so much legal
judgment, brought forward after long and anxious consultation,
with the sanction of the highest legal authority, was naturally
presented to our attention as being perfect in all its parts—
having no ambiguity in its object—no undue verbosity in its
expressions. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) And vet, so true is
it in legislation, as in the higher interests of human affairs,
'we know not what an hour may bring forth.' (Cheers and
laughter.) In the short interval of four and twenty hours this
bill, so perfect and maturerhad been decapitated, and lost its
tail. (Great laughter and cheering.) I hope, then, I shall be
excused if I reserve any remarks I way have to make until the
period when, peradventure, we may be-led to hope the bill will
be perfection itself, that is to say, when it shall be submitted to
the house for the third time. But I still hope that the conver-
sation which we have haul this evening, by far the most valuable
of all the discussions we have had upon this subject, will not be
allowed to pass away as a shadow, and to leave no effect upon
it. I hope. we-may be allowed to implore the leader (Sir R.
Peel)
-of the powerful party who range themselves upon the op-4
position benches to throw aside th sin which besets him of
being the leader of• that party, anti that he will hereafter con-
tinue in his course of well doing to counsel the cabinet (cheers
and laughter), to throw around it the shield of his protection,
and to spare her Majesty's ministers anti the nation from the
evils which otherwise beset them. (Laughter and cheers.)
The course which the right hon. baronet has recently pursued,
reminds me of the practice in a lawyer's office when [ was a hid.
When a draft was first prepared it was submitted to some sub-
ordinate member of the profession—generally to sotnebody un-
der the bar, who had his small fee and advised upon it ; but
when, in a subsequetit stage, it came to be more seriously and
gravely considered, it was sent to some master mind—to the
very highest in the profession, who perused the deed, and finally
determined the terms of it. Now, it would seem that, although
we have a cabidet of small men (great laughter), who consider
and put together their crude notions and .thoughts, they are
obliged, after they have thrown them into the forma a draft, to
send it for revisal to the leader of the opposition. (Great laugh-
ter and cheers.) And what a splendid ins!ance of disinterest-
edness was here offered by the leader of the opposition, who,
whilst he gives all his important advice gratis, allows the little
people to take all the . fees. (Great laughter and cheering.)
This is in Many respects full of consolatiom".'
In reference to Sir John Cathpbell's assertion, that the
bill was very little altered by the amendments, the
Standard very properly remarks—
"' It seldom happened that in a bill of so much importance so
few alterations were made in committee r—take breath after
that, and then looked to the facts. The original hill consisted
of seven—of these seven, three were amended, and four wholly
withdrawn: eight clauses were added; and of thesv,if we are not
mistaken fire hare been expunged, Lastly, the bill has been,
as Mr. Ifarvey said, decapitated of its preamble, and docked of
its tail. _

If this tie to undergo but slight alteration, we should like to
know what agr'eat alteration would be—clearly something beyond
the change in Sir John Cutler's stocking darned from one
material to another."

We would now once more remind our readerS that
this is the ministry that the Lberal papers throughout the
country have been so loudly praising, ever since their
accession to office. These/are the men for whose con-
tinuance in power such great exertions were made by
the self-styled reformers of England. What do' these
same reformers, and their organs of the press, now say
of the ministry ? Like the Albion of yesterday, they
say that they suffer their measures to become "tor fed."
May we be allowed to whisper another word of advice
in the ears.of our radical journalists ? Is it not possible
that the government are forced to torify their measures
in compliance with.. the " voice of the people" ? Has
not expediency been ever their governing principle ?
and do they not now find that it would be more expedi
ent for them to yield to the unequivocal expression of
public opinion, rather than, by opposing it, place their
retention of office in jeopardy ? This, we have no doubt,
is the secret of the conversion of Lord Melbourne and
his associates to conservatism. We hail the circum-
stance as an additional proof of the rapid progress of
the reaction which is taking place in the country, and
which will ultimately force the present incapable minis-
try from their seats on the treasury benches, to make
room for honeSter men and abler statesmen. We are
glad to find•tbat the conservative members of the House
of Commons have recently shown so determined a front,
and earnestly hope that an opportunity may be speedily
afforded of trying their strength against the ministerial
party. Will the latter venture on such a trial ?

THE REGISTRATION Op 1835.—1 t is of the most ur-
gent importance, in the present nicely-balanced state of
parties, that our conservative friends in Liverpool should
be on the alert to provide for the revision of the lists of
voters,' both for the parliamentary and municipal consti-
tuency of the borough. We are assured that the radi-
cals are making the most, diligent preparations for ob-
jecting against the conservatives, and for placing upon
the lists as many of their own adherents as possible. We'.
feel it necessary, therefore, to warn our friends of their
proceedings, which are carried on with a degree of se-
crecy calculated, in a great measure, to lull suspicion.
The deep mortification which they endure, •in conse-
quence of the signal defeat which they sustained at the
last general election, has prompted them to the use of
every means within their reach, for the purpose of ang-
menting their numbers, and of diminishing the conser-
vative force. To counteract the schemes which the ra-
dicals have set on foot, and to which we may hereafter
feel called upon more particularly to allude, we would
strenuously urge the necessity of immediately re-organ-
ising, in full force, the different Conservative Ward As-
sociations. We have been credibly informed that the
Tradesmen's Reform Association are in possession of
the names of all the householders and freemen who have
died or removed since the period of the last revision of
voters. How these particulars have been obtained we
shall, in good time,idisclose. in the meantime, we would
suggest the
propriety of appointing active committees
in each ward, for the purpose of collecting all the infor-
mati`on which may .be necessary for purging the next
lists of every radical whose name shall be improperly in-
serted. 'Such persons as have any particulars to com-
municate On'the subject would do well to forward them
to the secretary Of the Conservative Association, at the
News room,in Church street.

WHAT IS O'CONNELL DOING ? —This is a question
which is continually asked, and to which we know of no
satisfactory answer. Heretofore, the arch-agitator and
his tail have been in the habit of hastening to London
at the very commencement . of each session of Parlia-
ment. Has Daniel found it necessary to remain in Ire•
land to avoid giving his opposition to the ministry ? Has
be been in dread of the inevitable consequences of his
inflammatory appeals to the Popish rebels of Ireland, and

'absented himself from Parliament in endeavouring -to
,stifle any outbreak which might eventually compromise
his own character, and endanger his personal safety ?
Has he beep watching the progress of the Canadian re-
volt, in the hope titai. " soinething might turn up" to-
encourage him to follow the example of Papineau ? Has
he been engaged in procuring an increase of rint, to
enable him to meet the contingent expences of the
petition against his return ? Is lie afraid of some dis-
closures, which might make the atmosphere of the
House of Commons " too hot" for hint ? Of. one thing
we are certain--7whereever he is, he cannot be doing
any good.

THE DISTRESSED Pooa.—On Sunday, a collection was made
in St. Jude's church, for the relief of the poor of the congrega
tion, to be distributed in food and fuel, under the direction of
the minister and his district visitors. We are happy to lear❑
that the atnount collected was £llO 19s sd. In recording this
fact, we feel strongly disposed to add, that instead of indulging
in indecent sneers at the congregation of St. Jude's, it would
be more seemly in itself, and more beneficial to the community,
if certain of our tadical scribes would endeavour, in their ow❑
congregations, to follow so good an example.
RELIEF OF THE- Pooll.—We understand that a collection,
amounting to upwards of £74, was made- 011 Sunday last, at
St. Andrew's church, in this town, for the relief of the distressed
poor of the district. attached to that church.

CALEDONIAN FREE SCHOOL.—OD Saturday, an ex-member
of the committee of this school presented in aid of its funds a
donation of five pounds, being a fine which he had imposed
on himself. for imperfect performance, whilst in office, of bis
duties to the charity, in the success of which he takes a heart.
felt interest. In this school 332 poor children, of Scottish pa-
rentage, are receiving educati6n suited to their sphere in life,
based on the Sacred Scriptures. and with never-ceasing re-
ference to the answer to the first
.question in their catechism,
that, "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him for
ever."

EXHIBITION OF PICTURES.—We referred our readers last
Tuesday to an advertisement of a floe collection of paintings
at Jack's Coffee House, Claytob-square. They are still exht-
bit ing (gratis) for a short time longer, and we earnestly recOm-
mend all lovers of the line arts to inspect them. There are
amongst them some remarkably fine speCimens of the ancient
masters. We hope they will be purchased to adorn some of the
Liverpool collections.

EXTRAORDINARY DES:PA rcii.—On Friday, at half-past. ten
o'clock in the aaernoon, an express, bearing the Canadian
news received by the Siiidons, from New York, left Liverpool,
by the Grand Junction railway train. for London. The news
reached London shortly alter live o'clock next morning, was
printed, and copies of the Times containing it were received in
Liverpool at half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night.
Thirty-three hours only were consumed in the business.
On Sunday, Captain Cain, who is chat Oil with the murder
of his steward, on the high seas, was removed from the Borough
Gaol to London, there to take his trial for the offence.
Some LAUNCH.—A very splendid ship, of 601) tons register,
intended for the China trade, was launched from Mr. Hoyden's
yard, Queen's Dock, yesterday, at one o'clock, and was chris-
tened the "John Bull."

SUFFERING POOR AT WEST DERBY.—We understand that
there was a: committee meeting at West Derby, on Saturday
evening, at Westmore's Hotel, to arrange some plan for the
relief of such poor men's families as have nv out-dour employ-.
merit, owing to the continued severe frost. The intentions of
the committee, we believe, embrace the at tidies of coals, pota-
toes, and bread, and we have no doubt that an adequate sub-
scription will be made by the respectable inhabitants to admit
of the praiseworthy object being carried into effect.

GAS-LAMPS.—During the fore part of the past week, as well
as during the preceding one, a great number of the gas-lamps,
in all parts of the town, have been totally extinguished by the
operation of the frost, and even those that could be brought to
burn gave a very dim light.

CAUTION.—On Monday evening a man dressed in a brown
jacket and apron entered •the .shop of Mr. Devine, in Corkspor-
street, and, mentioning the name of one of the shopkeeper's
best customers, purchased bacon to the amount of 10s., for which
he tendered in payment what were supposed to Le ss. papers,
but which proved, on after-examination, two parcels of tea-lead,
wrapped up in the form of copper money.
A DISCOVERY.—On Wednesday morning some loose earth
in St. James's-terrace having attracted the attention of the
police, they commenced probing and digging, and the result of
their labours was the discovery of some stolen property, belong-
ing to a Mr. Hughes—namely, a travelling bag, containing a
quantity of wearing apparel, samples of ore, &c., together with
a tea-urn, a small box, contents unknown, a portable writing-
desk, two bundles of skeleton keys, one bundle of common ke)s,
and a few other articles.

Film—Early on Friday morning a fire broke out on the pr.e-
mises of Mr. Bean, cocoa and chocolate inanufactUrer,l3enn s-
gaidens, Redcross-street. Intimation of the fact, immediately
after discovery, wns forwarded to the fire station ; engines were
quickly on the spot, and the fire was soon extinguished.
FIRE AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—AbOUt seven o'clock on
Tuesday evening last a police-officer heard a cry of .• Police!"
in Finch-street, and, hurrying to the spot, found that there was
a fire at No. 38, the house of Mr, Robinson. He proceeded up
stairs, and in one of the sleeping looms discovered a bed enve-
loped in flames. Other officers-and a superintendent arriving
soon after, they, after great exertions, succeeded in extinguish-
ing ihe tire. The most disastrous part of the affair .was the
severe injury, resulting in almost immediate death, sustained
by a ything child of Mr. Robinson's, who was asleep in the bed
at the time the tire commenced. It was snatched from .the
burning couch by Mr. Robinson himself, who, in so doing,
sustained some personal injury. The fire wag supposed to have
been caused by a spark from the firegrate being thrown upon
the bed curtains or clothes.

NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BANK OF ENGLAND.—We under-
stand that the debts due frion the Northern and Central Bank
to the Bank of England, was fully paid in cash on Thursday last,
a hen the directors of the Bank of England gave up the various
bills and securities belonging to the Northern and Central
Bank, which they had previously held, and the warrant of attor-
ney, which had been given as alurther security for the advauces
of England, was cancelled. A considerable part (about,
£50,000, we believe,) of the debt due by the_ Northern and'
Central Bank to the London and Westminster Bank, has also,
been discharged.—Manchester Courier.

ALLEGED CULPABLE NEGLECT (WA SURGE...DN.—OD Friday,
the 12th instant, an inquest was held at the Red Lion lun,
Heaton Norris, before W. S. Rutter, Esq. coroner, on the bUdy
of Mary Wadsworth, aged 33, a married woman; who died on
the Wednesday previous, in the above township, in consequence
of the alleged neglect or want of skill in a person of the name of
Bulsover, who had attended the deceased as accoucheur. The
inquiry was adjourned until the Wednesday following, when
the jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of " Man_
slaughter.'' and the coroner having committed Bolsover to k-
dale gaol to take his trial at the next assizes for Lancashire, he
was removed in the custody of Mr. Earlem, the constable.

ARRIVALS FROM NEW -YORK.—The packet-ship Virginian,
Captain Harris, which sailed from New York on the .26th oft ,
and arrived off Holyhead on Saturday afternoon, did not reach
the Mersey till Monday evening. The vessel had to
.contend
with easterly winds during the whole passage, and great credit
is due to Captain Hari is fur having effected, under the eireutn-
stances, the passage in 27 da)s. The packet-ship Siddons, Capt.
Britton, which sailed from New York on the 2d instant, and
passed Holyhead on Monday, was knocking about betwixt the
Head and Liverpool from that day till Friday, when she fetched
in with the N. W. r lost ing-ligh t. The Corsair, steamer, from
Belfast, fell in with her, in the course of Friday forenoon, and
brought her letter bag to town. The ship reached port on Sa-
turday, after a passage of 25 days from New Yuck. The packet-
strip North America, Captain Hoxie, which left New York on
the 2nd instant also, reached port on Saturday evening.
THEFT AT THE RAILWAY STATION, MANCHESTER.—On
Saturday evening week a roster, named Samuel Malvern, in
the employ of Mr. John Hargreaves, jun , at the warehouse
near the railway statiuu, saw a man, named Joseph Tattoo,
(who had some years ago been in the service of the Railway
Company, but had subsequently been sentenced to trausportation
for seven years. on a conviction for felony,) loitering about the
premises, and was induced, from his suspicious appearance, to
watch his proceedings. About six o'clock he went to one of the
luggage carriages under a stied, and tried the weight of a pack
of flannels, which had that day been received from Mr. John
Butterworth, a Rochdale carrier, to be conveyed, according to
the direction, to "Mr. W. R. Milnes, draper, 'l'ithebarn-street,
Liverpool," Finding that he could carry it he went away for a
few minutes, but presently returned, took the bundle on his
back, and decamped with it. Malvern immediately went to the
clerks in the office to inquire if he had a right to remove the
property, and was answered negatively, that Patton had been
discharged a length of time, and that they did not know he was
on the premises. He and 'others then took different directions
in pursuit of the thief, and Malvern found him with the pack on
his back in New-street, near Camp-street, about three hundred
yards distant from the station. lie took him into custody, and
delivered him over to Turner, a police-officer, by whom he was
brought before 'the sitting magistrate at the New Bailey, on
Monday, and, after examination, committed to the sessions fur
trial. The prisoner's excuse was, that be had been driven by
poverty to commit the offence.—Manchester Courier.

ASSESSMENT ON Barck-FiEr.ris.—On Friday a meeting of
brickmakers, carrying on business within the township of Kirk-
dale, was held in the office of Messrs. Lace, Myers, and Lace,
to obtain the decision of the magistrates relative to the assess-
ment laid by the overseers of the poor on the brick-fields within
the township. -At the late meeting of the magistrates at Kirk-
dale the case was brought under notice, but there not being
sufficient evidence to enable them to decide on the justice of the.
rate, -the further hearing of it was adjourned till Friday. -Johp
Formby, Esq. was the only_ magistrate present.—Messrs.
Pritchard and M`Ghte, overseers, attended by Mr. Lowndes;
vestry clerk, appeared in support of the rate. The appellants
were not attended by any professional gentleman; Mr. Sanders,
who had been previously engaged for them, was present, but
declined acting in their behalf, partly on account of his not
having had leisure to examine the case, and partly because of
the situation in which he stood with relation to the Board of
Guardians. Under these circumstances Mr. Lowndes felt it his
duty to withdraw, and thus leave both parties to submit their
case to the consideration of the magistrate, without professional
assistance. Mr. Myers acted as legal adviser to Mr. Formby.
The point in dispute, so far as could be collected from an irre-
gular conversation, was the valuation which the overseers of the
poor had made of the brick-fields which were rented by the
appellants. The only case, however, which was gone into, was
that of Mr. Haydock, who had taken a ,field from Mr. -Lees,
where two stools were kept at work, the rent of which the over-
seers valued at £2OO, and the rate (IW. in the pound) at
£8 Os. Bd. It appears that the practice is to assess the "stools,"
or the frames where the bricks are moulded,' without regard to
the extent of the field, so that a field of one acre might be rated
as high as one of ten acres, if there happened to be only one
stool in each. This point having been ascertained, the next
thing to be considered was the fair annual amount of bricks
which a single stool would yield, and the number produced by
a square or superficial yard of clay. 400,000 was determined to
be the amount of the former, and 1000 the product of the latter.
Mr. Haydock was then asked what. was the rent he paid per
1000 ? to which he replied, 4s. With these data, and several
explanatory remarks, Mr. Formby, Mr. Myers, Mr. Lace, and
Mr. Rawson, after a short private consultation, decided to make
their calculation on 400,000 bricks at 4s. per thousand, as the
produce of one stool; some stools made more, but in considera-
tion of the rubbish mixed with the clay, for which a drawback
was allowed in the rent, they had calculated each stool as above.
This would make the value of the stool £BO, instead of £lOO,
and reduce the rates on the two stools from £2OO to £l6o.—Mr.
Myers said there was only one temark which the chairman bad
omitted, namely, that this calculation referred only to the re-
sent rate. If a superior kind of clay were forind, which enhanced
the value of a field, it would be better for the parties to settle
any differences on the subject among. themselves rather than
bring it there. No witnesses had been brought on either side,
but n principle had been laid down which might serve for their
guidance in future.