The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-11 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Charlei.Remble,
after a lingering illness.
Rapid progress is making in the line of the Midland Coun-
ties Railway, between Sawley and Nottingham. In the
neighbourhood of Beeston, a large quantity of blocks are
already laid.

Sir Herbert Jenner, it is generally supposed, will succeed
the late Sir John Nicholl as Chief Judge of the Ecclesiastical
Courts and Court of Admiralty. Dr. Lushington would
probably be the man, but ministers cannot afford to run the
risk of an election for the Tower Hamlets.—Morning Herald.
EXPEDITIOUS TRAVELLING.—The passengers which left
London last Thursday morning at eight o'clock by tht... Vivid,
arrived at Hull at a quarter-past six yesterday morning, and
at Leeds at a quarter before twelve, thus completing the
passage from London to Leeds in 27 hours and three quar-
ters.—Leeds Intelligencer.
THE FRENCH Aasiv.-LThe effective strength of the army
for 1838-9 is fixed at 377,643; namely, 278,066 infapti.y, and
51,276 cavalry, for the home and colonial services; 1,522 for
Ancona, and. 38,000 infantry and 8,779 cavalry for Africa.
SWORD FISH.—OII Friday week, as a Boston fisherman
was pricking for butts, near Corporation Point, Boston, he
observed a sword fish knocking about nearly aground, and
lost no time in hauling it into his boat. The fish weighed
about nine or ten stone, and the sword measured upwards of
a yard in length.
THE WOLVERHAMPTON CHURCH RATE.—Tbe result of
the scrutiny into the votes respecting the church-rate gives
714 for the rate, and 649 against it,being.a majority of 65
undisputed votes in favour of the rate. Many votes, as our
' readers are aware, await the decision of Dr. Lushington,
respecting their validity; but it is not expected the result
will be affected by it.-IVolverhampton Chronicle.. >

THE MAN OF MANY WtvEs:—There is a man named Fla-
yell, residing at Gornal, near Dudley, by trade a nailer,
commonly called " Major Flavell," who has• had• no less
than eight wives, all of whom he has buried, and 'is now
busily on the look-out for another! By each of his wives he
has had one child, and of the eight -children seven are now
living.

Mr. Barry, the architect, and Mr. De la BeClie,-have set
out from London, under the authority of the TreaSury, to
examine the quarries in the north, in search of stone for the
new houses of parliament. They will avail thefaSelves on
their way of the aid of Dr. Smith, the geologist.
EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT.—An obscure autluir has just
brought out a book in which he- attempts to prove that
" French is hut English badly spelt and incorrectly pro-
nounced."

'Rhubarb is now brought to a high state of cultivation in
this country, and is much used for medicinal purposes. The
root is not so close in the grain as the Turkey rhubarb, but
it is as close and fine as that imported from the East Indies,
though not quite so large.'
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WINDSOR.—On Mondaymorning, during the rehearsal of
the pieces at the theatre in preparation for the evening, a gun
which was loaded, but with powder only, was incautiously
fired off by one of the performers, named Williams, near to
Mr. Howe. The wadding struck the latter gentlemanin the
eyes, and it is feared he will lose the sight of one p 1 Ulm.—
Bucks Herald.
MARCH OF REFINEMENT.—A cobbler living in Swan-
street, Minories, thus pompously announces' his calling,
" Surgery performed here upon old boots and 'shoes, by
adding to the feet, making good the legs, binding the broken,
healing the wounded, mending the constitution, and support-
ing the body with new soles. Advice gratis by B. Marks."
A letter from Berlin mentions the arrival of three Persians
in that city, on their way to London, with a view to obtain a
number of Bibles in the Chaldean language. The pilgrims,
for such they may well be called, speak no language but
their own; and it appears that none of the learned professors
at Berlin were able to converse -in Persian. The strangers
had accordingly the greatest difficulty ircmaking themselves
understood. They are extremely poor, and a collection has
been made at Berlin to enable them to proceed on their
journey.
M. Marzano has announced in the Venice journals, that,
in investigating the archives of the city of Bologna, he has
discovered that the far-famed Maid of Orleans was of the
ancient family of Ghislieri, of that city, and was, in fact, the
daugther of the celebrated Ferrante Ghislieri, -who was
obliged to fly from Bologna in 1401, when John Bentivoglio
usurped the sovereign power of that republic. The Venice
Gazette of the 14th ult. publishes the documents pitch iced by
M. Marzano in support of his opinion. - -
SlLK.—Extract of a letter from Bourdeaux "We are
now quite taken up here with the cultivation of the mulberry,
and the rearing of silkworms. An indivichial has,, by the
application of a judicious system of warniiiigand Yenfilation,
succeeded in raising double the
,quantity ofsilk which had
previously been obtainable from a given quantity' of leaves :
the advantage is therefore great, and I am now 'planting
some thousands of mulberry trees, of which I hope, ere long,
to send you some of the results."
The Superintendents of the different Dock-yards have re-
ceived private instructions to hasten, as much as possible, the
masts and sails, to keep up the Stoles and the ships as forward
as possible in their respective dock-yards; and such was the
hurry at Sheerness that the tank vessel was ordered off on
Sunday last to fill up the water in the tanks of the Camper-
down to 240 tons. Whether this private hint on Saturday
last from one of the Lords of the Admiralty to the superin-
tendents of the dock-yards presages an increase to our naval
armament, or arises from the panic now existing in the dock-
yards for the want of some stores, is yet to be developed.
THE HARVEST.—The state of the harvest in this neigh-
bourhood continues highly satisfactory. A large quantity of
corn has been secured in excellent condition during the last
and present week. The accounts from almost every part of
the kingdom are likewise favourable, and negative the alartn-
ing rumours which have been circulated by those•who are
interested in keeping up prices. The barley crop is unusu-
ally paper.
POPERY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.—The four nevi

bells of the church of St. Hoch were catelybai:tizedbyfhe
Archbishop of Paris, in presence of the Queen. A companl
of grenadiers of the second legion of the Natinnar Guard
attended the ceremony ! A Spanish grandee, the puke of
Berwick, stood as godtatherfbr one Of 'the bells!

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ADVOCATES AND CLIENTS.—An advocateuy tiap,sact,

duty which be owes his client, knows, in the disjhapiepf that
office, but one person in the world—that client.. void none
other. To save that client by all expedient meansto protect I
that client at all hazards and costs to all otherS, and amoug,
ethers to himself—is the highest and most unquestioned 0'
his duties; and he must not regard the alarm, the suffering'
the torment, the destruction, which he may bring u,pon any
other. Nay, separating even the duties of a patriot front
those of an advocate, and casting them, if need he, to the
wind, he Must goon, reckless of. the consequences, if his fate
should unhappily be to involve his country in confusion for
client's protection.—Lord Brougham.
CARL KING'S PPESENT TO QUEEN VICTORIA.—The
turn of Great Western has brought us newsef. the beautiful
bonnet sent by the celebrated Carl King .of New York to the
Queen of England. As soon as the Western reached Eng;
land, Captain Hoskins opened a correspondence with Lot
John Russell, secretary of state for the home•departmeot,
relative to the bonnet. His lordship notified: her Majesty"'
she wrote a beautiful complimentary letter—the bonnet waif
sent unto the Queen, and no less than three dozen ladies o
the English nobility forwarded back orders and complimery
lacy letters to the celebrated Carl King and his lovely lad!'
fur bonnets of the saute style. Carl is a lucky dog 1 '1
King has given the Queen a bonnet. The Qiien has give°
the King,a smile of approval, and the ladies for the Quel
will make this King's fortune. We shall publish a part
the correspondence in a few days.—New York Herald.
MURDER FROM JEALOUSY.—A traveller for a mercantil
house, named Barenne, about 60 years of age, who had lives,
in the Rue de la Verrerie, Paris, for the last fifteen mool
was assassinated by his mistress, who is not more than
°'
years of age. The crime is attributed to jealousy ; the y0a..,,;
woman, who states that she is pregnant by her victim, tool'',
complained bitterly of the attention paid 'by him-to anoibe,
female. In order to divert suspicion from herself;the lourf
deress, who remained with her paramour during the whole ~„°,
Sunday night, was the first to divulge the crime to the neie
hours next morning, by her cries of help, murder, &c.
be
COACH ACCIDENT.—On. Saturday evening last, as tea
Peveril London Coach was on its way to this town,
near the centre of the Hazel Grove, the near hind wt'
came off, owing to lasing the fastening screw; but such '`,..at
the construction of the coach, although heavily laden, o,l_
not a passenger or parcel fell from the roof, and ,edged
yond the fright no accident occurred.—.-Stockport Advertiser
tet
No JOKE.—A few days ago, a drunken fellow at 11.01 he
near Blackburn, exchanged clothes with a soldier-'° far
guards, and after parading:about in his gay trapping,s„tter
some time, found that the soldier had decamped. The ge
has not since been heard of, and the result of the e 3
was that the other had to pay a fine of £5 for having Vailit
equipments in his possession.
oakieCe
THE DONCASTER CUP.—The cup this year will b tree
of elegant design and exquisite workmanship. An
springs from the sward, and the branches support a cul
capacious dimensions,—t he exterior being beautifully rho:oe
The horse, as a foal, a yearling, a two-year old, and an eeL'icat •
horse, is represented as surrounding the cup; and th•
ensemble is superior even to the famous shield of last )e
Gib,
A YOUNG MOTHER.-013' Saturday last, Mrs. Helen
son, (who is only thirteen sears of age,) wife of Mr. fe-
Gibson, of Normanby, near Whitby, was delivered of %lie
male child. The mother and child are both doing well' nee-
respective ages of the father, mother, and daughter e.OO,
lively, do not amount to thirty years. On first heart
the circumstance we were almost incredulous, but on. ennol;.
chauary
found it to be a well authenticated tact.—Leeds Intelligenici!e
NUTS.—There has nut lien for many years such prrohoosa
crops of nuts as are growing this season in the neighbou with
of Richmond; the bolt ate literally borne. doWn_ mr,
them. There are now growing in a field helongi.h!:l:leh or
Robinson, of Hag House, near Richmond, opts n r coo'
twig, about eleven inches long, 26 clusters otre clo!!' four,
taming eleven nuts; three clusters, ten nuts caea:4 two
eight; five, six; two, five; four, three; fsve, t#d;
with nine—snaking in the whole ntov,
New PILLS.—An inquest was held at ew te an
Nottingham, on the body of Andrew Ibbotson, fnire death
exciseman, when the jury returned a verdict that the h%
taarkoisnegfrNomi 0
rinatural
pills.causes, bhuet
i‘t,ho
tattinigtha*mas
iaicecreielae,rsaeat e(ei,lidcr-i
{4 We are informed that the deceased was so prepos,
e said
favour of Morison's pills, that, during his life, he utaY
to have taken pecks of diem." ade
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NORTH UNION RA I LAVAy.—Every exertion is -erka,,og
by the spirited contractors of this extensive uncle t
aat,tohiefieenv
ea.t
complete this line, so as to be ready for opening
of this month. The fifth and last arch of the ni,lbe Meg'
bridge over the Ribble, was expected to have part
wen 11.1
stories inserted on Saturday last. The number oerceatrat,
the employ of Messrs. Mullins and Macinahoo, there said t°
tors for the Wigan and Preston ends of this line, a .
amount to nearly oue thousand.— Wigan Gazette. A OCI
t
BANK OF ENGLAND.—The following notice of
Thursday: it does not differ in any respect trout tn."of Eng.,
•
quarter:—The governor and cotnpany ttf the E?, instep':
land do hereby give notice, that on and after the ti on I.ll°
they will be ready to receive applications for lotnnosre Oar;
deposit of approved bills of exchange not hay.ip_girer 13(,:f°,rer
six months to run; such loans are to be repaid !'te of 31 1000
the 19th of October next, with interest at the "than 1:2,
cent per annum, and to be for stuns of not less
tit
each." ccide
d fatal a her
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—A distressing an the
happened on board the Earl of Roden stetl? boat,
passage from Dublin to Port Carlisle, wilhoo%,„ hist. It„iu
33rd regiment, now stationed here, on d-to,th, CaPeao,
vious to her leavin., Dublin, a boy PP'
efuesed• “"Por.elf
for a free passage to England, which was r
in te however,
vesseltha ,t
and h e awf taesr wo ao
trdssu observedc e e e d
he
,yd cc:::hfceet.siaitelijoricleetcyotiet
they had got out to sea. During the voyager the creetfeal
intelligence, and made himself very
soldiers. In the afternoon
the fire hold into the engine room, and wa:_:ling the. ',saving
(for he was nut seen at the time) descn his ticaoli'lerailY
when he slipped his footing, and fell,
ihteiscsarzdseede:
ing manner, and the brains protruding,. :nte`..nian
oaun: the
sfaqloleene
zei nd
tboegtewt
heeern,
tthhee
shoeolhaeni
odgfif•aratneetautrveto.or,,ki.i,h, i:t :IFnts:tn
ts I.,,.,)ohct•e:ne"
he fell, he called out "murder:" the en,rine, and f was tan
spot immediately, and stopped the erpj-_
~Oor hoyss. a
at
nd
body beneath the beam, quite deaci• dres
heueld
entire stranger to all on board.
He
i"rst w%ccidenta
had a respectable appearance. An ict or ne.
Port Carlisle, on Thursday last, andoaja‘nd on the.ebn,ga'nd the
death" returned, with, a nominal tie
ru. of the Parlseveaing.---
coffin was prepared by the oversee ,hd.sasae
body was decently interred .at Dome's
Carlisle Patriot.

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A Catholic priest, residing in the county of Limerick, has
published a severe letter arraigning Mr. O'Connell's conduct
in tolerating the Irish policy of ministers, especially in refer-
ence to the tithe bill.--Morning Chronicle.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.—The Rev. W. B. Marsden, M.A.,
late curate of St. Thomas's, Pendleton, has been presented
With a piece of plate, by several of the congregation of that
Church, as a mark of esteem and approbation of his conduct
and Ministerial services during the period of his curacy.
ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH, CHOBLTON-UPON-MEDLOCK.--
On Sunday morning last, a sermon was preached in the
• above church, by the Rev. Edward Birch, 8.A., Incumbent,
on behalf of the Chester Diocesan Church Building Society;
. after which a collection was made, amounting to £45 Hs.
NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—With what accuracy
can the estimates for the new houses of parliament have been
made out, if it is not till after they have been delivered in and
agreed to that a commission is appointed to examine the
quality and cost of the granite to be used on the occasion ?
orning Herald.
Mr. S. Passey, of 148, Moor-street, has in his possession a
document, open to public inspection, the material of which
was rag, made into paper, dried, and printed, in the short
space of five minutes, in the presence of seventy-eight persons,
whose names are attached, and among whom are sonic of the
Most scientific men in the kingdom.—Birmingham Advertiser.
A young fox was discovered, last Wednesday, in the stable
of Mr. Henry Hilton, of Sole-street, Canterbury. The pre-
mises are situated three or four miles from any wood or fox
cover, and all around is an open country. It gained its hid-
ing-place through a hole made for the cats to enter the stable
after the vermin. It is difficult to conceive how or why sly
reynard sought such an asylum, and it is the more regretted-,
as he was unintentionally killed.--Kentish Paper.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Thursday the Earl of
Sandwich led to the altar, in St. James's Church, Piccadilly,
the Lady Mary Paget, one of the youngest daughters of the
Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Mr. Kingsley, Rector of St. Luke's,
Chelsea, in the presence of the Marquis and Marchioness,
the Earl of Uxbridge, Viscount Tempietown, Lady Harriet
Paget, and other branches of the family, excepting, the Coun-
tess of Uxbridge, who is residing at Maple Hayes, near
Lichfield, and Lady Augusta Paget, who is at Dover. Im-
mediately after the ceremony the patty returned to Uxbridge
House, and shortly afterwards the newly-married couple left
town for Hinchinbrook, near Huntingdon, where they will
remain during the honeymoon. The bride was most superbly
dressed in a rube of Valenciennes lace.
A short time ago a foreigner, named Audemar, who carried
on business as a watchmaker and jeweller, in first-rate style,
in Dean-street, Soho, suddenly disappeared, and no tidings
of him have vet been received. A fiat of bankruptcy has
been awarded against him, and the first meeting of creditors
took place last week, when it appeared that, besides others,
some tradesmen of Geneva were sufferers to the amount of
£5OOO. The solicitor to the fiat stated that there were up-
wards of £lOOO assets in the hands of the assignees, but
nearly £BOOO worth of goods had been pledged amongst seve-
ral pawnbrokers in London before the bankrupt had ab-
sconded. He bad hopes that the greater part of the property
would bet recovered, and he was desirous that the pawnbro-
kers should now be examined. The general suspicion was.
that the bankrupt had gone to the Continent under an as-
sumed name. lie had been traced to Liverpool; thence to
the Isle of Man, which place it seemed lie had hastily left.
not being able to procure an American vessel. That was all
the positive information he had collected respecting the fugi-
tive. Mr. Manighier, of Frith-street, Soho, was appointed
the trade assignee, and the meeting adjourned.
A FAIR DECEIVER.—A few (lays since, the conductor of
a St. Sulpice omnibus was victimized after a novel fashion,
Which we may designate as the vol d evanouissement, a
pleasing vatiety of the numerous modes of appropriating
private property, which have already had their day. A well-
dressed young lady took her seat in the vehicle at the corner
of the Itue de la Monnais, and, after looking unutterable
things at the fascinated canducteur, complained of the heat,
and in a few minutes appeared ready to faint. The omnibus
Was immediately stopped, the gallant servant of the public
assisted the lady to alight, and, on her swooning in his arms,
deposited her in safety in a neighbouring shop. On arriving
at his bureau, he found himself minus his purse and receipts.
amounting to 621. The young lady has not since been heard
O.—Paris paper.
LOVE AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Tuesday after-
noon, about four o'clock, a young man, the son of Mr.
Thwaites, a respectable salesman of Covent-garden market,
threw himself from the centre arch of that modern Tarpeian
rock, Waterloo-bridge. After disappearing for a few minutes,
he was taken out of the water by some boatmen, and con-
veyed to the Spotted Dog public-house, Strand-lane, where,
after:unremitting application of the means recommended by
the Royal Humane Society for nearly three hours, he was so
far recovered as to be capable of being sent to his own home,
No. 17,.Crowu•court, Little Russell-street. It appears, that
the young man conceived himself slighted by a young
woman to whom lie was paying his addresses, and repaired
to the bridge, where so many desponding lavers have termi-
nated their fancied woes, for the purpose of putting an end
to his existence. The fair one cameto the Spotted Dog, in
a distracted state, while the process of recovering her swain
vras going on, and went home with him. Her presence ma-
terially contributed towards his restoration, and- we under-
stand she pledged her troth to take him for better or for worse
at an early opportunity.
DEATH OF A MISER.—Died, on Wednesday evening, in
Water-lane, Rotherithe, Joseph Bowman, better known in
that neighbourhood by the appellation of "Old Bags" from
the number of these appendages he usually carried. He was
always miserably clad, and obtained a livelihood by collect-
ing pieces of old rope, rags, and hones. The latter articles
he has been known to stew down with onions and pieces of
bread, for his meals. A short time previous to his dissolu-
tion, when he felt conscious his end was approaching, he sent
for his nephew, (who always, considering his uncle in bad
circumstances, allowed him a shilling a-week out of his earn-
ings as a labourer in the West India Docks,) and on his ar-
rival told hint where his money was; some of which was sewed
up in the blanket, coverlid, and bed-sacking, and a quantit
y
of halfpence and farthings under one of the boateis of the
flooring, but the (Treater part was sewed up in the patches of
his clothing, and consisted chiefly of half sovereigns. The
sum he had accumulated exceeded £230, all of which he gave
to him, with the exception of £5. That he presented to an
old woman, who was very attentive to him during his last ill-
ness. The rent of his apartment he punctually paid every
in halfpence.
was an unusually clean person for
vtry of life, and hailthe greatest aversion to receive any
deetonee from the parish. Two or three days before his
euthorittil being advised to obtain an order from the parochial
tuaoy 8 ". he worked himself into a great passion, and ac-
diein,B ent for and paid a surgeon for his attendance and me-
'When and spared himself no nourishment he could obtain.
Was thath Was aware he could not recover, his last request
o . .
thatlne cost of his burial should not exceed I:2 lOs and
puperesshould nut be interred in the ground appropriated' for
, AGIT
Is es,
iory AT HARROWGATE.—A son of the Emerald
nuud
e, wre ho
• two
appears to be the " precursor" of O'Connell's
which deputy agitators, lately arrived at Harrowgate, at
• • fashionable resort a distinguished heiress has been
talledl' for the benefit of the waters. The gentleman in-
corn himself in the same betel with the young lady, and
is agenced a course of agitation, with a view to future
huaactialtuents. Unfortunately for the gallant his fair neighbour
the an hereditary dislike to Irish agitators ; a principal in
fra of a well-known banish)." house informed the gentle-
:ten that his drafts on the young lady's affections were” not
coot that
In spite of this rebuff the inamorato declares that
0, e qui enure lie will continue to agitate; but the question
s' his union with the lady appears as unlikely to be carried
`lathe repeal of the union between Great Britain and Ireland.
--Morning Post.—An Irish gentleman, now visiting Harrow-
re, attended at the petty sessions, Knaresbro'. on Wednes-
day
week, to prefer a complaint against a professional gen-
tleman of that place for a libel on his respectability, &c. &c.,
with a view, as he stated, of having him bound over to answer
hcriminal indictment in the Court of Queen's Bench. After
_e.aring the case tro and con, the magistrates decided not to
interfere, and the Irish gentleman, in consequence, with true
native talent and accent, replied, " Sure enough, then,
aPly for a criminal information against you all." One of
the magistrates observed in answer, that his threat should not
prevent them following the line of conduct which they con-
Veresr to be their duty. The parties then left the room.
IDe forbear giving the full particulars of the transaction, as
t all probability it will come before the public at a future
.Inleviand in another manner. A certain young lady, one of
I.e richest in the kingdom, who has lately been staving at
tlarrowg3te, will probably be introduced into subsequent
Pz'oceedings, should any take place.—York Chronicle.—rrhe
young lady alluded to is Miss Coutts Burdett. The Irish-
1, an, We understand, placed a letter in Miss Burdett's bed-
•°'''crts and not coateut with introducing the letter, he also
tdaitroduced himself. The result was, that the lady imme-
ll:alY ordered her carriage, and left the Queen's lintel,
Where. the transaction took place, from which the Irishman
rias also expelled. The affair created quite a sensation at
itrowgate.—Ed. D. Chron.l
MOST EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT IN CORK.-00 Sunday
petting, about half-past seven, the servants in Sir James
"eairn's house, on the South Mall, were astounded to hear
!t. loud crash, followed by a falling of huge masses of timber
:rid stone work, for the space of an hour and a half. They
slshed, with great presence of mind, up stairs from the
; en, and rescued two young children, who lay asleep, and
theout into the street; upon which they then observed that
t'Ll.e window panes had been broken ty the first noise, and
..ue Party walls of the house and that of Mr. Vincent stood in
7._Manner suspended in the air. families of Mr. Vincent
and Sir James Pitcairn were, by a most fortunate coinci-
, !ice, at Divine service, and no personal injury was sus
tatled in this very curious case. On examining the mischief
it appeared that the lower apartments the study and
tare building
Sir James's house, receded from the main body of
r building which was caused, it is supposed, by the decay
the moulding beneath the floor, from the canker of the dry
rt' In Mr. Vincent's the hall and staircase gave way, whirls
.11 attributed to the same cause. The appearance of the houses
11:4114.1ry extraordinary as they now stand. Mr. Vincent's
th4oor cannot be opened, and the furniture was taken out
rough the windows. The floors have sunk about four feet,
verrYlng with them part of the walls of the house: however,
ftZrY little came with them, and the firm piles on which the
h °til undation to
outhe front rests, have supported the walls of both
es althgh the basement story has given way. The
vide's t is within our memory unparalleled, and the whole
appearanceo of the building most singular. A fatigue party
alitz,ilitary is in attendance at Sir James Pitcairn's, removing
liennte furniture, while a sentinel stands at the door, to pre-
not t, any person's entrance. We are pleased that we have
of t ") record loss of life, or any injury to any of the members
Tw° amiable families.—Conk Standard.
L:24PORTANT MEETING AT WAKEFIELD.—On Wednesday
Cie, a most influential meeting of the nobility, gentry, and
this
of the West Riding was held in the Court-house in
in " 'wn, for the purpose of forming a diocesan association,
proaviidcrof building, enlarging and endowing churches, and
t ing for the repairs of the new erections. Amongst
base in attendance we noticed the Right Hon, the Earl of
Getr,""od; the Bishop of Ripon; the Hon. W. S. Lascelles;
ti,, Jge Lane Fox, Esq., M.P. ; the Hon. and Rev. Win.
is',.nert, of Spotforth; C. J. Brandling, Esq., of Middleton-
'''6e; Edmund Denison, Esq., of Doncaster; W. R. C.
-t'Me_,.lll, Esq.,Otley ; the Rev. Dr. Hook, Vicar
the se_cia ; the Rev. Samuel Sharp, Vicar of Wakefield;
Nar vv• J. C. Franks Vicar of Huddersfield; the
I..eettsnl.orland, Vicar of Sandal Magna ; the Rev. J. Fawcett,
atot7_; the Rev. J.',Wardle,rof Beeston; the Rev. Disney
the 4.1211, of Woolley; the Rev. John Lister, of Stanley;
Collins Pulliene, Vicar of Kirkthorp; the Rev. 0. C.
the 147, of Ossett; the Rev. W. H olmes, of Walverthorp ;
of u,,_7 ,v;
_Henry Dawson, of Wakefield; the Rev. Carter,
filsl; the Rev. John Sharp, of Horhury; the Rev.
134,1 a fn. Sharp, of Wakefield; the Rev, G. S. Bull, of
ish„,,ey, the Bev. F. Firbank, of Bramley ; the Rev. G.
fore".ter, of Wakefield; the Rev. 11. Heaps, Vicar of Brad-
laefiss
otthe Rev: H . 'Torre, Vicar' of Thornhill; ill ; the Rev.
WV
. sin Bothwell;
. the Rev. Hammond Roberson; the Rev.
sou (lair; the Rev. Charnock; the Rev. Eamon-
astlof Bramham ; John Rands, Esq.; William Dawson,
e,rs Wakefield; &c., &c. There were several reverend
aseect,,,a lay gentlemen present whose names we could not
noble "'n• The Earl of Harewood was in the chair. The
1, chairman, the Bishop of Ripon, G. L. Fox, Esq., MP.,
t.:8°04. S. Lascelles, Esq., M.P., W. It. C. Mansfield,
1-104, 61'13 the Hun. and Rev. W. Herbert, Rev. NV,
others •, lion. Edwin Lascelles, Rev. Mr. Franks, and
much addressed
. the meeting at great length, and with
stilt cf ability,Wh in support of the object proposed; the re-
Meetin was that all the resolutions were carried. • The
first attgacheen adjourned, but several respectable names were
sah,criptiot dto the list of donations and subscriptions. A
paper was then handed round. Lord Hare-
Zoro_dnput dowu his name for a donation of £l,OOO, as well as
and £5O
annuityzso of £5O a-year; the Archbishop of York for
a-year; the Bishop of Ripon for £5OO, and
e-year. Several sums of £2OO and 1:300 were also sub-
saerthibeercLourt._A
We
believe
that upwards of £7,000 was collected
bridged from the Wakefield Journal.

THE GREAT CALEDONIAN MAGICIAN,
From the Music Hall, Sheffield, Commercial Rooms, Leeds,
Exchange Rooms, Manchester, Waterloo Rooms, Edin-
burgh, and the Monteith Rooms, Glasgow, will perform his
Wonders! Mystery! Magic! Legerdemain! Necromancy!
and the Wonder of the Age, the far-famed

GUN' TRICK,
for a short time only, in the
LIVER-THEATRE, CHURCH-SrREET.

R. J. H. ANDERSON, the GREAT CALEDO-
NIAN MAGICIAN, desirous of gratifying the No-
bility and Gentry of Liverpool and its vicinity, has the ho-
nour to announce his intention of Performing for a stunt
time only, his MYSTIC WONDERS! He hopes the unquali-
fied approbation which was bestowed on his exertions at
Manchester for eighty successive nights, Leeds fur fifty
nights, Sheffield forty nights, Edinburgh one hundred and
three nights, Hull sixty nights, Newcastle-on-Tt ne twenty
nights, and Glasgow seventy nights, will ensure hint the pa-
tronage of the Nobility, Gentry, and Public of Liverpool.
Mr. J. H. Anderson has had the distinguished hor.our of
performing before his late Majesty, at' Windsor Castle, and
before his Majesty Geo. IV., in the Pavilion at Brighton ;
and subsequently received letters by their M.ijes.)'s com-
mand, stating the Royal approval of each performance;
together with others from the Marquis of Westminster, the
Earl of Bradford, the Officers of the Ist Life Guards, the
Duke of Gordon, and Sir Walter Scott.
From the many testimonials forwarded to Mr. J. 11. A. he
submits the following from Lord PA N 1%1 I.) E, and others :
"Brechin Castle, 24th March, 1537.
. .

" Sta,—Our party here, last night, witnessed your per-
formance with the greatest satisfaction; and I have no hesi-
tation in saying, that you far excel any other Necromancer
that I ever saw, either at home or abroad.

"To Mr. J. H. Anderson. " PANmt7nE."
" Rokeby Hall, September 1, 1837.
"Mr. J. H. Anderson highly gratified the party before
whom he performed his Necromantic Feats and Magical
Exploits. He is the most accomplished Professor of the Art
of Magic we ever saw; and we beg to express our high admi-
ration of his talents, and thank him for his performance at
Rokeby. "J. B. Mon RETT,
"GEORGE CLIFFORD.

"GkouGE MANBY, Coldstream Guards.
On MONDAY EVENING next, September 17, 1838,
and every Evening during the week, the Great. Magician
will commence at Eight o'Clock his extraordinary Perform-
ances, comprising WONDERS ! ART ! MYSTERY !
MAGIC ! LEGERDEMAIN ! NECROMANCY ! and
BLACK ART !

For an explanation of the above mysterious terms, see bills.
The whole of this unparalleled Performance will conclude
with the most wonderful feat ever attempted by living man,
of which the Great Magician is the Sole Inventor, called the
GUN TRICK!!

Mr. J. H. A. will allow any Gentleman to charge a Fow-
ling Piece with Bullets, in the presence of the whole audi-
ence, previously marking them so as to ascertain them again.
He will be desired to fire at Mr. A., who will receive the
balls in his hands, his face, or any other pail of his body the
audience may direct; being upwards of the Ioooth time of
his attempting the experiment.
(]b Ladies not wishing to witness the Gun Trick, are
respectfully informed that it will not be performed till all
other deceptions are finished.
*** So great has been the attraction of the above novelty
in every place where J. H. A. has performed his Mystic
Wonders, that his Benches have been nightly crowded;
therefore, Parties wishing to secure places, are solicited to
send to the Box Office of the Theatre, which will be open
from Eleven till Three.
Admission.—Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery 6d.
Children under Twelve years of age admitted Ni,i'th Parties
to the Boxes, Is. each.
Doors open at Seven; the Magician commences at Eight,
concluding at Half-past Ten, or Eleven.

THE MEETING OF HER MAJESTY'S STAG
HOUNDS, ON ASCOT HEATH.
GOADSBY begs to ahnounce, that he has on VIEW,
Vie for a FEW DAYS, this much-admired Picture, by F.
GRANT, Esq., Painted for the Earl of Chesterfield, as Mas-
ter of the Stag Hounds.
This highly attractive Picture contains Forty-two Portraits,
among which will be found those of his Grace the Duke of
Beaufort, the Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Wilton, Earl of
Errol, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord • Alfred Paget,
Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, with their. horses, hounds, -&c.
The Plate is Engraved on a scale proportionate to the great
interest of the subject ; and C. G. is enabled, at the same
time, to submit a finished proof to the inspection of the public.
PRICE To SUBSCRIBERS
Prints, 12335; Proofs, £5 ss; First Proofs, before letters,
£G 6s.
Repository of Arts, 85, Bold-street, Liverpool.

Zbe iLiberpool

TUESDAY 111011NI.ArG, SEPT. 11, 1838.

The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this
morning al5 o'clock.

THE WEST INDIES.—By the Reindeer packet ad.
vices have been received from Barbadoes to the 22d,
and from Demerara to the 14th of July. This packet
has only brought intelligence from Guiana and the
Leeward Islands, the Jamaica letters having been left
behind in consequence of the failure of the steamer to
reach St. Thomas' in time. As we have not received
any papers by this packet we are indebted to our Lon-
don contemporaries for the little ittformation which we
can give respecting the prospects of these colonies.
The private letters received represent the new state of
things, under the abolition act, in a favourable light.
A few cases of insubordination had taken place, espe-
cially in the island of Barbadoes, but in general the
conduct of the negro population is represented as hav-
ing been exemplary. The prospects of the crops are
described as being very good, which is a very fortu-
nate circumstance at this critical conjuncture. The
Barbadoes papers contain some complaints ana state-
ments respecting the prejudice sustained by the colo-
nial interests, in the admission, at too small a rate of
duty, of foreign sugars for consumption into the ports
of British North America. The duty being only ss.
per cwt. more than on British colonial sugar, it was
urged that competition with them could not be sup-
ported by the planters. The foreign planters were
able to make sugar much cheaper, as being exempt
from various heavy imposts on articles of first neces-
sity to which those in the British islands were subject.
It is noticed that United States products, whether in
British or American bottoms, were freely admitted at
small rates of duty, whilst heavy protecting duties in
favour of British North America were laid on the
same articles, and the import of some prohibited, such
as fish dry and salted, of which there was a great con-
sumption. Thus, lumber paid 21s. per 1,000 feet;
beef and pork, 12s. per cwt.; flour, ss. per barrel ;
staves and shingles, 14s. per 1,000. The consumption
of foreign sugars in the provinces noted appears from
the returns to be considerably on the increase, and
likely before long to supersede the use of British West
Indian altogether. The imports into St. John's, New
Brunswick, alone, being as asserted not one tithe of
those for the province, are thus stated:-.
British Plantation Sugar.
1836 10,033 cwt.
1837 4,135
1838 up to May 31st 1,598
Foreign.
1836 none.
1837 6,762
1838 1,909

The heaviest imports of British plantation take
place in the spring, and of foreign in the autumn of
the year. It is observed that vessels load at Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick for the West Indies, where
the cargoes are disposed of for specie, with which they
proceed to the foreign islands and take in sugars.
This is alleged as one cause of the constant drain of
specie from the islands, where it occasions much in-
convenience to the circulation; and it is urged, that
to a considerable extent the specie 'thus obtained is
expended in Cuba and Puerto Rico, in the purchase of
fresh slaves, and thus affords encouragement to the
perpetuation of the slave trade.

The final termination of the apprenticeship system
had been decreed by the legislature of Demerara on
the 12th of July for the Ist tilt., after which Governor
Light delivered a most feeling and temperate ad-
dress of congratulation to the Assembly. Some par-
tial disturbances had occurred on some plantations in
the interior, but they were not viewed as of any im
portance.

THE WAREHOUSE QUESTION.-011 the first of Oc-
tober the farce of Dock Warehouses is again to be
brought on the lapis, in the Town Council—(the last
time that event happened, we recollect, somewhere
about the first of April, vulgarly called all fools'-day)

—not to be carried, but to be kicked out, that august
body having the fear of the first of November before
their eyes, together with the division that that measure
is creating amongst themselves. Now, we call upo❑
die warehouse owners to leave them to their own
deliberations, and not to lower themselves by running
after that very radical body again, imploring them for
their votes on the occasion. That they did so before,
and that it was right to do so, we perfectly agree ; but
they have done enough. They did not then succeed;
the Town Council carried that measure, and they are
now smarting from the consequences. Let the ware-
house owners leave them to their fate, and let them
get out of the scrape as they best may.
. Why, we may be asked, do we give that advice ?
Is it not better, if they can, to defeat the measure
here, without going to the expense of opposing the
council in parliament ? Yes, we answer, if they had
any guarantee that the measure would then be finally
shelved; but we know that it would not. This step,
on the part of the council, is only to enable them to
get over the forthcoming municipal election : that
quietly over, they will be at their dirty work again.
Let the warehouse owners throw themselves on the
conservative cause at once, for that is their only aik
of safety, and to that they must come at last. Let the
conned pass the measure, if they dare, on the first of
October, they will be beaten in• parliament; for there
is some conservative feeling—there property is re-
spected, because it is represented—and there, we re-
peat, and we speak advisedly, they will be beaten.
Tu this we know it will come, and the sooner the
better; in the meantime, let the warehouse owners
not run to the rescue of the culprits, many of whom
are now quailing, who will have to stand the test—to
take their trial—on the first of November; and signal
punishment, in the shape of rejection, then awaits them.

We have, again and again, foretold the consequences,
of reform, falsely so called. We have said that the
stability of property would be shaken, and we appeal,
not only to the warehouse owners, but to the publicans,
many of whom paid a high price for their licenses,
which of necessity assumed the character of property,
and what are they now worth ? Have they- not been
pandered for votes for radical candidates both for par-
liamentary and municipal honours—sold by- the men
who are constantly inveighing against the. freemen
(falsely, we affirm, in the majority of cases) for their
venality ? And we appeal to the cottage owners,
whose property has been more than once attacked by
them, in attempting to tax them, in order to swamp
the constituency by creating a horde of Irish Papist
voters;—we say, we appeal to all these, whether we
did not foretel that their property would be insecure ;
and were we not right ? Scarcely have three years
elapsed since these radical gentry came into power,
and has not every species of property been shaken to
its centre ?

These victims of the blessings of reform—amongst
whom are some of the oldest and most respectable
families in the town—tremblingly ask us, perhaps,
what must we do ? We answer, Turn them out ;
for if they, in three short years, have done so much
mischief, what will they do in thirty?—" if they have
done these things in the green tree, what shall be
done in the dry ?"—we speak it with reverence.
In conclusion, to return to the subject from which
we set out, we say to the warehouse owners, spend
neither time nor money more with the Town Council,
as at present constituted;—you have shewn them,
unanswerably, that our present system is the cheapest
and the best, leaving immeasurably behind every other
port in the kingdom—that if there are some grounds
of complaint, they can be removed without their nos-
trum ;—you have shewn them that there are already
warehouses enough and to spare, for every purpose,
in the port; waste not any more of your time with
them. Convince them you never will ;—their real
object, dark and concealed, is patronage. They are
writhing from the smart of having their late radical
member kicked out of the representation of the town
in parliament ;—they have now no one connected with
the place that will do their dirty work there ; and to
get the representation of the place into their own
hands, and to provide for the hungry preyers who are
not yet satisfied, are at once the source and secret of
this measure. They may for a time attempt to cushion
it, but it will only be for a time. Draw the sword
against them, and cast away the scabbard, and shew
them, on the first of November, that " you have
giants' strength), and that as giants you will use it."
We recollect that in the debate
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their guard.

THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE FREEMEN.—We
heartily rejoice that an opportunity has been once
more afforded to the liberals in the Town Council for
vilifying the freemen, and for broaching their own pe.
culiar opinions on the subject of the principle of repre-
sentation. The freemen of Liverpool, and the con-
serval iveelectors of Liverpool, have cause to be thank-
ful to Mr. Smith for his perseverance in bringing the
subject of the freemen's admission fee before the Town
Council. It Las resulted in a debate which cannot
fail to operate beneficially to the conservative interest.
The liberal spouters, who have been placed "acci-
dentally" in the situations of councillors and alder-
men, have been once more compelled to unmask
themselves, and to exhibit their naked features before
the gaze of their fellow townsmen. We are glad of
it. The more we know of these empty demagogues
the more do we learn to despise them—a feeling in
which we feel confident a large majority of the muni-
cipal electors will cordially sympathise.
We shall not offer any extended remarks on the
temperate and pertinent observations with which
Mr. Smith introduced his motion to the notice of the
Council on Wednesday last. Casting out of sight the
technical objection which was started by the Mayor,
we see nothing in the motion which ought to be re-
sisted by men who make a profession of " liberal"
principles. The extension of the suffrage has always
been a theme on which these shallow politicians have
dilated: but then their zeal on this point was only
manifested so long as it suited their purpose. The
ascendancy of their own party was their grand object
in advocating an enlarged constituency. The mo-
ment that the franchise was proposed to be conferred
on any class of persons politically opposed to these
boasted " liberals," that moment it became inexpedi-
ent. They had the cunning to foresee that an increase
in the number of freemen would only prove a source
of political weakness to themselves. Hence their
blustering denunciations of the whole body of the
freemen. Hence their declamatory effusions against
universal suffrage—a doctrine to which they willingly
subscribed as long as they conceived that it would not
militate against their party ascendancy. The crafty

demagogues have, at length, found-out that "the
masses" are as much opposed to them as to the con-
servatives : and having secured their seats at the
council board by pandering to the passions of the non-
electors, by whom a large proportion of the electors
have been intimidated, they now turn round upon the
former and declare that they were only practising a
little hypocrisy in feigning to be the advocates of uni-
versal suffrage. It may, perhaps, be objected that the
leading speakers on Wednesday last never advocated
universal suffrage. Let any one consult the reports
of the speeches delivered in former years in Clayton-
square, when the reform mania was raging in Liver-
pool, and he will find abundant reason for attributing
inconsistency to the mob orators who have been trans-
lated into the council chamber. But we must examine
the speeches of these gentlemen.

Passing by Mr. Mason's "child's play with parlia-
ment," as unworthy of serious notice, we come to Mr.
Alderman Evans' tirade against the freemen, which
was characterised by all that malignity of feeling and

meanness of purpose by which the oratorical effusions
of this irascible indiyidual are ordinarily marked. No
doubt this pitch-forked Alderman is "opposed to re-
moving any existing obstacle out of the way of the
freemen." We know the reason. The freemen were
the means of securing two conservative members for
the borough, in spite of the" base, bloody, and brutal"
intimidation of the Popish rabble. They did their
duty manfully on that memorable occasion. This is

he reason why such men as Alderman Evans "would
)lace £lO in the way of the freemen" to prevent them
rum voting—" if he could do it." It is really amusing
o find the Alderman floundeting from one absurdity

to another in his efforts to account for the circumstance
that freemen should be allowed to vote at all. Does
he forget that the freemen were in possession of this

right long before the householders were allowed to

participate in the franchise ? Does he imagine for a
moment that his mere dictum can set aside the provi-
sions of the reform bill which secure the right of voting
to the freemen ? How can the freemen be "an elec-
toral body at variance with the other institutions of
the country, and with the spirit of the reform bill,"
when they are actually constituted by that very bill
as an electoral body, deriving their tight from servi-
tude or inheritance? As to the palaver of the Alder-.
man about the trifling amount requited to be remitted
in favour of the freemen, and the heavy burden im-
posed upon the householders, we think it unworthy of
serious notice. The freemen are of course liable to
taxes the same as the householders, and we very much
question whether they do not contribute in the aggre-
gate, a much larger sum to the revenue of the country
than an equal number of the householders indiscrimi-
nately selected. But all this is beside the question.
The right of the freemen to vote, whether they pay
any taxes or not, has been distinctly recognised and
solemnly ratified by the legislature, and if the prag-
matical alderman fancies that any thing which he may
say can interfere with that right we must pronounce
him an " idle dreamer" for indulging in such a freak
of the imagination. The abuse which Alderman Evans
so liberally bestowed upon the freemen in the course
of his speech we have already accounted for. Before
the last general election the freemen were courted in
a far different strain. They were then waited upon,
cap in hand, by sanctimonious councillors, and
grey-headed Aldermen. They were then besought,
in the most soothing and affectionate terms, to

vote for Ewart and Elphinstone. Every blandishment
was lavished upon them that the fertile imaginations
of liberal politicians could discover. However, the
freemen would not listen to the charmers—they knew
their baseness and treachery—they knew that they
wished to send two ultra-radicals into the House of

Commons for the express purpose of robbing them of
their birthrights, for it is no secret that the faction se
riously cortemplated cany log through the House of
Commons, had the radical majority been strong
enough, a bill for the disfranchisement of the freemen.
Knowing this, the freemen shunned them. They are
now loaded with unmeasured abuse. Who wonders a,
it ? But let us whisper a word or two in the ears of
Alderman Evans before we part with him. Let this
purse-proud liberal, who affects such contempt for the
humble freemen, remember that many of this despised.
class have the privilege of voting for the members of
the municipal body. They may yet have it in their
power to contribute their aid to deprive him of his al-
dermanic dignity. Nur is this all. Let him remem-
ber that the contumelious language which he applies
to the mechanics among the freemen will be, and is,
considered an insult to the artisans of the town in ge-
neral, many hundreds of whom are in possession of the
household franchise. Will they not resent the insult ?

It is a truth which we have often asserted that your
liberals are, after all their boasting, the most proud,
arrogant, overbearing, and tyrannical people on the
face of the earth, when "dressed in a little brief au-
thority." This is just the character of the vulgar de-
magogues who have superseded the members of the
old corporations in various parts of the country. Is it
so in truth in Liverpool?

We must defer until Friday the remainder of our
observations on the speeches of the radical orators of
the Town Council. In the meantime we would appeal
to our operative friends— the class so deeply maligned
by the " liberal patriots"—whether they can repose
any further confidence in men who have so systemati-
cally belied all their professions. Artizans of Liver.
pool! you have seen the terms in which these liberals

have ventured to indulge respecting you—will you
consent that they should continue in office, that they
may have further opportunities of insulting you ? if
you are not as rich as these prating councillors and
bombastic aldermen, shew them that you are their
equals, if not their superiors in independence of cha-
racter, and in your respect fot the rights and privileges
of your fellow-subjects.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—Once more we would
earnestly urge upon the attention of our conservative
friends the necessity of unceasing activity in preparing
for the approaching struggle, which we have reason to
believe will be more severe than at any preceding
election. Let the canvassers be put as early as pos-
sible in possession of the lists, and let them proceed
with their work with their accustomed energy and
persevering zeal. Every thing looks favourable at
present. The last meeting of the Town Council has
done much to sicken the electors with the self-styled
reformers.

THE ALBION.—We have applied the whip in every
imaginable way to the back of the Wight who concocts
the hebdomadal mass of nonsense which appears in the
Albion, but we find it utterly impossible to please him.
Whether we strike high or low, he is equally dissatisfied
with the process of flagellation. The discontent which
he uniformly manifests under the wholesome discipline
to which we have deemed it necessary that he should
be subjected amounts to a speciesof idiosyncrasy. He
is not pleased with our modus operandi, and yet, not-
withstanding the severity of the puinshment which we
have, from time to time, inflicted upon "his recreant
hide," lie has not yet learnt to cry "peccari." The
sound of our cat-of-ninetails seems to be "music to
his soul." Be it -so. On Friday next we shall once
mote try the effect of our ferula "on the knuckles of
the naughty boy."