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

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.

(From the Bangor Chronicle.)
On Saturday week, several lauded proprietors, merchants,
and tradesmen of Anglesey End Carnarvonshire, met at the
Penrhyn Arms Hotel, Bangor, to hear Mr. Giles's report on
the eligibility and expence of forming a railroad from Ches-
ter,
.via Bangor, to Holyhead. The weather was most tern.
pestuous, and many gentlemen, residing in remote districts,
were prevented Irons attending, yet so great is the interest
taken in the project by all classes, that the spacious room
was -crowded:

Among those present we noticed Sir Richard Williams
&Ikeley, Bart.;' W. 0. Stanley, Esq., M.P. for Anglesey;
John Jervis, Esq., M.P. for Chester; Admiral Carden, the
Very Rev. the Dean of Bangor, John A,Villiams, of Treffos,
Esq. (of the firm of Granville, Williams, and Co., of Bangor,
Carnarvon, and Chester) ; Capt. Lewis Hampton,lleullys;
Edward Case, Esq., Treborth ; Rev. J. Hamer, Sen., Vicar ;
G. B. Granville, Esq.; James Wyatt, Lime Grove, Esq.;
Thomas Goddard, Esq.; John Hughes. Esq.; Thomas Wil-
liams' of Bryn, Esq.; Rev. James Vincent, Gorddinog ;
Rev. H. Price, Vicar of Bangor; Captain Jones, Holyhead;
Captain Gray; Dr. Pring; Robert Fron Deg,
Esq.; Surgeon John Roberts; Mr. Henry Bicknell; Capt.
Price; Mr. R. M. Griffith; Mr. Robert Pritchard, post-
master; Mr. Wm. Shone; Mr: Grindley; Mr. R. Williams;
Mr. Rathbone; Mr. Jones, Brymmor; Mr. Denman; Mr.
Fisher; Mr. m. Fisher, &c., &c.
Communications were received from Holland Griffith,
Esq., Carreglwyd; Rev. H. Wynne Jones, Llantrisant ;
John Price, Esq., Plus Codnaut ; and several other laud
proprietors highly approving of the measure.
Mr. Giles's report and explanatory statement was listened
to with profound attention, and gave great apparent satis-
faction to the meeting. •
The report commences by observing, amid the general
activity that has prevailed in the projection and construction
of railways for improved communication between Ent:lend
and Ireland, one of the most important is still in abeyance,
that for forwarding the mails and passengers Pons London
and Dublin, by the aid of an improved sea voyage to Dublin.
Various plans have been proposed.
One by railway from London to Chester, and thence to
Flint, Conway, Bangor, and Holyhead, and by sea from
Holyhead to Dublin.

Aimther by railway front London -to Shrewsbury, and
thence to Llangollen, • Bala, Barmouth, • Portmaduc, and
Portdynllaen, and by sea from the latter place to Dublin.
A third by railway from London to Liverpool, and -by sea
from Liverpool to nubile.
Parliamentary authority has been granted for completing
a railwae from London to Chester, to which place, pa caning
t.be)L;ne of the Grand Junction -Railway, the distance trout
London is 184 miles, but it is confidently expected the sane' isls
of parliament will be given to the Itugby and Stone Junction
Railway, whereby the distance ham 'London to Chester will
be reduced to 178 miles. Adopting .therefore this lattercourse to within three miles of dhester,,the remaining dis-
tance to Holyhead will be 87 -miles, making the total. dis-
tance front London to Holyhead 262 miles, Irom.whence the
sea distance is to Kingstown 63 miss,- The cpuntry between
;Chester and Holyhead will afford planes nearly horizontal for
60 mdes; 1 in 250 for three miles, and nothing eteeper than
lin 333 fir the remaining 24 miles. The engineering diffi-
culties are by no means formidable on this line—in fai.t, up
to Conway, a distance of 46 miles, very .easy ; at Conway it
is supposed to cross the river by means of a new bridge, to be
erected above the site of the suspension bridge—a short tun-
nel in passing the town; at Penmaeu Mawr and I'enmaen
Bach, two other tunnels will be necessary—one about a mile,
the other three fourths of a mile in length. After passing
these to go to South of Bangor to Menai Bridge. There it
is proposed to draw the carriages over by a rope to be worked
by a stationary engine, after having detached the locomotive
—thus monopolizing one railway of the bridge, leaving the
other still open for the road traffic. From the Menai Bridge
to Holyhead the road will consist of alternate cuttings and
embankments, with two short tunnels, one on either side of
the Maltreath marsh. By this route, time to be employed
between Loudon and Holyhead at 27 miles per hour, 91
hours, to wleich must be added st hour for getting from the
London Post-office to the station ; hour for passing Menai
Bridge; si hour for embarkation at Holyhead {which will be
at 6 in the morning;) 54 hours fur average sea voyage, z hour
from Kingetown to the General Postsoffice, Dublin, making
altogether 16 hours. So that the mails leaving London at 8
in the evening would be at the Dublin Post-office at 12 the
following day, and the return post from Dublin that evening
is despatched by 7 o'clock, would arrive early the next morn-
ing at Liverpool and Manchester, and in ,London by 11
o'clock in the forenoon. The Liverpool mail, on its way to
Chester, will gather all the mails of the southern and eastern,
the midland and the greater part of the northern counties,
while the Manchester traits will embrace Yorkshire and the
north-eastern districts—the London and Liverpool traiu
also bringing their portion of the north—all which can reach
Chester during the night, and proceed from thence about 3
o'clock in the morning with the London train to Holyhead.
The second project under consideration is that by way of
Shrewsbury, Llangollen, Bala, and Portdynllaen—(see the
report of the Commissioners for Railways in Ireland). This
is stated by assuming a railway to be completed, as will
eventually be the case front London to Shrewsbury, a dis-
tance of 153 miles, haying no gradient upon it steeper than
lin 3.30. There then remains to be executed the reinaintng
length of 112 miles, making the total distance front London
to Portdynllaen 265 miles. This is stated in the above re-
port to be only 260 miles, but from the map annexed to the
report, it must be 265 miles. The line from Shrewsbury to
Portdynllaen has one gradient of 1 to 160 for ten miles, and
the remaining gradients are stated to be very good, but as
the line has nut been surveyed between Shrewsbury and
Llangollen, the particulars of that start are not given. The.
sea distance from Portdynllaen to Kingstown is 70 miles. As
to the engineering qualities of this line, it appears front the
Commissioners' report that there will be great difficulty in
passing Barmouth harbour, alter which a short tunnel near
Dolgellev, and a viaduct of extraordivary dimensions will be
requisite. There is the tunnel also of two miles length at
Bala, and I should imagine that the line from Llangollen-to
Shrewsbury will be very heavy and expensive. 'Toe line oc-
cupied by railway from London through Shrewsbury to Port-
dynllaen at the distance of only 265 miles, the snails must be
above 10 hours, on account of the steep and obstructive
plain° and curvatures, to which a hour for getting from the
London Post office to the railway station ; 1 hour for em-
barkation at Portilyullaen ; 5 hours fur the ea voyage to
Kingstown, hour front Kingstown to the Dublin !e'ost-
office—making altogether seventeen hours at the least, being
nue hour longer than by way of Chester and Holyhead. but
this may more probably he eighteen hours, to which add the
disadvantage of the position of Shrewsbury compared with
Chester for concentration of the mails, together with the
heavy cost of constructing the line front Shrewsbury to
Portdynllaen, and afterwards of working the traffic on it.
From Liverpool to Dublin the sea voyoge is alt out 130
miles, requiring, according to the report of the Commi'sioners
for Railways in Ireland, a main time of 131 hours. It must be
remembered also that during toe storms and low water, ves-
sels encounter much danger and delay in leaving Liverpool
harbour. It is said-that between Holyhead and Dublin no
packet has been lost since the days of Queen Elizabeth., The
time by railway from London to Liverpool, assuming the dis-
tance to be eventually 197 miles, will be about 71 hrs, at the
rate of '27 miles an hour, to which add a 4 hr. from the Lon•
don post-office to the railway station, 4- hr. from the Liverpool
station to the shore and embarkation; 12 hrs. ou the at erage
loon Liverpool to Kingstown—'-4 hr. thence to Dublin post-
office, making altogether 204 hrs., and consequently arriving
in Dublin at hail-past 4 o'clock in the altet noon, which will
be too late for delivering and obtaining the return from Dub-
lin to England that night.

Moreover in bad weather the arrival in Dublin most be too
late for any delivery or fur any dispatch of English mails into
Ireland that night. whereas via Holyhead, the trriva lin
Dublin can always be secured during fair weather, and rarely
failing in bad weather, in time for the return post of England:
and eventually by means of railways from. Dublin through
Ireland to reach -Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Bel-
fast, &c. on the next evening after leaving London. It must.
also be remarked that the early hour for embarkation at Li-
verpool, (4 in the morning) renders it in winter very dis-
agreeable, net to say hazardous.—The result. of the foregoing
comparison, giving the preference in point of time and eligi-
bility to the line by Chester and Holyhead, the next question
to be considered is, how the funds can be raised, and a hat are
the means of remuneration. Government could borrow at
31 per cent. but is reluctant to take charge of such works ;
the public is reluctant to embark in them uulass a return of
5 per cent. be calculated upon. Assuming cost of railway
(87 miles) to be £2,500,1X)0, includitr; stations and carrying
establishments, iu the first place suppose a gross receipt of
about £200,000. a year necessary for the purpese of paying 5
per cent. This yearly income may be justly expected from
the following sources—viz: Post Office for conveying mails;
Ist class passengers, 2nd class passengers, mail passeegers,
parcels, and extra luggage.
The Dublin and Manchester commission would also adopt
this route by Chester and Crewe, in preference to Liverpool.
To facilitate the project it is.proposed to raise £1,250000 by.
shares, and £1,250,000 by loan (ruin GoVernment,at.32 per
cent , as a first lieu upon the undertaking; the. redemption
of this luau to be effected out o 1 the surplus income, after
paying shareholders 5 per cent.; Government hayieg as their
security not only a priority of claim upon the railway in-
come, but an additional hold upon it of £30,000 a year. as
charges for conveying mails—together with a bonus accruing
to the country from the diminished expense consequent upon
simplifying the Postoffice business between. .England and
Ireland through the medium of this undertaking,. to .which
may be added the general national advantages resulting
from it. Assuming from the foregoing lowscaiesof .charges
that the income of only £200,000 a year would bQrealized
now, such charge will west likely attract and establish the
travelling between England and Ireland, chiefly upon this
railway, hence the prospect of its paying by increased traffic
a further dividend to the proprietors. In addition also to the
present traffic, a still greater increase may be looked for when
railways aremade from Dublin to the distant towns of Ireland,
by which means Dublin will become the principal eutrepot
Mr the communication between Ireland, and England. The
improving trade of, North-Wales, particularly. of Anglesey,
Carnarvon, Bangor, Conway, and Flint, and probably a new
trade from the Proposed harbour at Orines Head will con-
tinually produce an increase of revenue from this line.
Mr. 'Giles then entered into his calculations, which ap-
pearad to be under the mark: but as he observed himself,
he procteded on grounds which left it not in the power of
any to accuse him of exaggeration.
Holyhead harbour, he observed, was now very commodi-
ous, and can be deepened, and its piers extended for a sum
of £20,000, so as to afford ample, depth and room for large
steam boats. Mr. Giles strongly recommends that that port
should be used as a packet station only—not as an asylum
harbour. e. •
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Sir Richard Bulkeley was then called to the chair, where-
upon resolutions; approbatory of the project, were passed
Unanimously, the meeting, as if influenced by one mind, en-
into the spirit of the undertaking.
tering fully

INSPECTION DAY.—Yesterdav the New York state artil-
lery, the- uniform companies, :Cud the militia in companies
wit/tout uniform, paraded in the Park, marched to Washing-
tott-sqOare, and returned to the Park again, under the com-
mand of Brigadier-general Morris. In the front of the City-
had they were reviewed be his honour the mayor, the board
of common council, and a brilliant corps of staff officers. We
saw only one gallant officer with a less formidable weapon
than a handr)ike, and he carried a brown silk umbrella in
lieu of a swor‘d.

A great deal has been said of the talking canary bird at
the Royal Adelaide Gallery, and of a dog that has been made
to pronounce several words. A correspondent from Boston,
U. S., informs us that a gentleman of the name of Casman,
in that city, has got a gold fish in a glass globe, which every
day smokes a cigar under water. This, as Mr. O'Couuell says,
" beats Bannagaher."

MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFIL-011 the
17th inst. a severe gale was experienced off Cape Florida.
The French brig Courtier de Vera Cruz, Jules Julian, from
Havannah, bound to Bordeaux, with a cargo of sugar, cigars,
ass driven ashore in the night of O, ith, shout 12
miles north of Cape Florida light—only seven out of sixteen
souls saved. Brig and cargo totally lost. The survivors
rescued from the devouring.ocean were soon visited by a
large party of armed Indians, who spared their lives because
they were Frmehmen, saying that they only killed Ameri-
cans. The Captain and the six other survivors were taken
from the head) after the gale was over, by a smack from the
north, bound to this place. The American brig Alderley,
Thomas,wiaster, from St. Jago, went ashore about the same
time, and near the same place. Every man on board, ex-
cepting one, _a butchtnan, were massacred by the Indians!
He was spared at the time of tee general slaughter, and sub-
sequently hid himself in the hold of the ship. During All
one day and night the Indians kept up a horrible new wow,
about the brig; they were fifty in number. The next day the
Indians left the brig for a short time, when the - poor man
crept from his biding-place, discovered and hailed the w reck-
lug sloops, America and Mount Vernan, and by them was
taken off, the Indians again appearing in sight after he had
left the brig. The Indians will wreck the brig.--N. Paper.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Captain Conroy, aide-de-camp to the Earl of Durham, ar-
rived at the Colonial-office, at 11 o'clock onffuesday morning,
with despatches from Canada.

A West Indian Morrison has been advertising pills to cure
all sorts of disorders, purely vegetable." The fellow was
charged with imposition and ignorancr., but maintained the
perfect truth of his description'of his pills, as " purely vege-
table." Upon investigation they turned out to be pease
soaked in a decoction of liquolice.
A splendid steamer, called the Medusa (the twin of the
Merlin, lately gone to Liverpool), was launched from the
loyal Dock-yard, at .Pembroke,. on Wednesday last. She
is to carry, the mails, &c. from Liverpool to Dublin, and is
of 900 tons, burden, and is to have two engines of 2(10-horse
power. Thes2 steamers will put that station on the most re-
spectable footing, and will be able to vie with and outdo the
merchant-sterwiers plying on the same ground. The Milford
station, it is expected, will benefit by these improvements,
being in the expectation of a transfer of the Liverpool steam-
ers, of 150-horse power, now in use in that place. The old
Tortoise coal hulk, which for twelve or thirteen years lay off
the town .of Milford as a depot for coals fur the Postogice
mail packets, is now no longer of use fur that service, the
spacious coal yard at Ilobb's Point -answering all the pur-
poses required.—Cambrian.

A prospectus for a new steam navigation company, inti-
tled the " Pacific Steam Navigation Company," has appeared
to-day, and created much interest in the mercantile circles
connected with the countries on the- shores of the Pacific.
The object of this company is to establish steam navigation
along the coast from Valparaiso to Panama, embracing all
the principal ports in Chili, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and the
west coast of New Granada, and in conjunction with her itla-
jest).'s packets in the Atlantic. to promote a more rapid and
regular communication with Europe by the isthmus of Da-
rien, by which it is ascertained, on the best authority, that
the voyage front England to Lima can be performed in about
thirty da‘s, and to our Australian settlements in-about 70
days, instead of four months, points as desiderati that can re-
quire no comment when the mercantile interests of a nation
like this become involved in the question.—Morning Herald.

Tsm won.rx.—An inquest was held at the Town-hall, on
Saturday afternoon, on the sufferers in the late fire. Pie-
.
vions to the commencement of the proceedings the jury took
a view of the bodies of the deceased in the room where they
were laid out at the King's Arms inn. They presented a
most frightful spectacle. The countenances of some of them,
particularly those of the rook and Miss Smith, the barmaid,
were much distorted; but none of them presented any ap-
pearance of violence or convulsion. The court, during the
proceedings of the inquest, was attended by wany of the
most respectable gentleojen in the neighbourhootif and-wong
others the Right lion. William Peel (the' brother or Sir
Robert) appeared to take a deep and painful interest in the
evidence brought forward. It appeared from the evidence
that the fire Commenced in the 'rear, but the origin of it was
unknown; :Soon after the tire was discovered a report was
circulated that the servants were all safe, and in consequence
no further exertions were made to rosette them, but time room
was so full of smoke, that when the ostler opened the window,
and called out to the persons within to come out, he wa sal.'
most suffocated. The jury returned a verdict in each case of
accidental death.

ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WES-
TERN RAlLWAY.—Scarcely twelve days have elapsed since
we recorded the lamentable and frightful death of a young
gentleman named Field, a pupil of Dr. Lardner's, on the
above railroad, before we are again called upon to announce
the occurrence of another accident, which has, we regret to
state, been attended with similar fatal results. It appears
that between nine and tees o'clock on Monday night, as one
of the rail, oad police, named Chapman, was on duty between
the Ealing and Han well stations, close to the latter village,
he heard in the distance the noise of an engine approaching,
and, on its reaching him, the engineer informed him he
feared they hail run over something a few yards in the rear.
Chapman instantly hastened to the spot, when by the light
of his lantern, he was horror-stricken at-discovering his own
father writhing in the,agnies of death, the engine and tender
having passed right over him. The almost frantic son in-
stantly hastened to the residence of Mr. Haffenden, surgeon,
of II anwell, who immediately returned with hint; but all
human assistance was vain, life being quite extinct. It ap-
pears that the unfortunate • man was proceeding along the
railway with his son's supper, nut anticipating the travelling
of an engine at that late hour, and being deaf, its approach
was unheard by him. The wheels of the engine, on exami-
nation, were found to have passed over his legs, body and
chest, in a slanting direction, smashing his ribs, right ann,
and left leg in a most frightful manner. The basket contain-
ing Chaptnan's supper, together with the hat of his on fortunate
father, were found lying about thirty yards from the spot where
the body was discOvered.—Morning Herald.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE. OF SUPPOSED HYDROPHOBIA.—
About ten years ago, says a correspondent, a woman named
Simmonds, then a laundress, residing at Camberwell, but
now cook in a respectable family in Bermondsey-street, was
bitten severely in the leg by a favourite dog. A surgeon was
.immediately called in, who cauterized the wound which, in
about three weeks completely healed over, and no further
notice was taken of the circumstance. In about six months
after the occurrence the unfortunate woman was seized with
a species of fit, which. lasted for several weeks, during which
period she was considered labonrit, under and treated for
that most appalling disease, hydrophobia. The medical gen-
tleman who atteeded her gave her up :`or lost—hut to their
great astonishment she recovered. From that period the wo-
man, who,h4 .beau of remarkably steady habits, gave wavto
dritking,negleeted hey business, and thus reduced .herself
and fairilyfzonyeasy.orcuinstances to a very poor condition.
Mrs. Siturnotids.has; frUm the tirr.e"i f the first attack, at in-
tervals, varying from. five to six months, been afflicted with a
return of the disorder, which invariably lasts for five or six
weeks together, at which time she foams at the mouth and
presents all the other appearances of hydrophobia, every suc-
cessive attack being more severe than the preceding. It is
somewhat singular that„ notwithstanding these repeated at-
tacks, Mrs. Sminends, although, at, the expiration of each,
requested by her relations, would never c,i‘sent to have the
dog destroyed, and it died of old age about a twelvemonth
since.—Mornioy Post.

INSANITY BROUGHT ON PEIZSONS IN THE WATER PROM
CANNON BEIN6Fin ED oven THEM —At an early hour, a fear
days since, says the New York Evening Pest, two young men
went into the river at Castle Garden to swim ; at the very
moment they leapt into the water; a salute was fired from
some heavy piecesoLcannon, which were contiguous. When
the two young men leapt in, they remained under water for
some seconds ; and, on their -rising to the surface, they were
observed by some bystanders to act in So fantastic a manner,
that it was evident something of an unusual nature had
occurred to them. A boat was therefore immediately pro-
cured, and the two young men taken out of the water, and
brought: to the shore, when it was found that both of them
had lost their senses, and so totally and entirely, as to be
unable to give any explanation of how they had been
affected, or what sensation they felt at the moment. Their
insanity was not of a violent kind, but rather what might be
termed idiotic, or total prostration of every intellectual attri-
bute. In this melancholy condition they were conveyed borne
to their friends, and ten-mined nearly in the seine state for
two days, at the end of which one of them pattially recoverd
his senses, but the other still remains without any symptoms
of amendment. In addition to this. singular circumstance
may be ►mentioned the effect produced upon fishes by a smart
blow with a stick on the ice above theta.• We havo seen this
tried on a stream a foot or two deep, quite closed over with
frost. The fish, starting to and fro at some depth below the
ice, were stopped instantly by the concussion, and floated
apparently lifeless in the water..

MORECoMBE BAY H An BOUV.—The long-looked for report
of Mr. Hague upon the practicability of embanking More-
cambe Bay has at length been received by the Whitehaven
committee. This interesting and in:fete:int document, which
is•represented to us, on the hest authority, as being "com-
pletely satisfactory," we bad hoped to be enabled to lay be-
fore our readers in our present number. The cause of delay
arises front the desire of .the Wintehaven committee that Mr.
Hague should enter rather more into detail upon some of the
points 'in his report. -We hear that it will most probably be
received in its amended state some time next week, when no
time will be lost in calling the committee together for the
purpose of taking measures for its publication. The White-
Advert Herald informs us that "Mr. Hague calculates the ex-
pense of the embankments at £43-1,000, and assuming that
'the expense of the remaining part of the line of railway will
net exceed £lO,OOO per mile for a 'distance of 55 miles, the
coin required for that purpose will he 550,000. To this must
be added the ordinary expense of branch railways, engineer-
iog, surveying. parliamentary and law expenses, contingen-
cies, &c. 1:206,000,- :making the total cost of the raile•av
£1,2(P,0K And the Value of the laud reclaimed, viz. 46 30f)
acres in Merecombe• Bay, and 5,700 in Duddon, 52,000 acres,
Mr.' Hague estimates at £23 per acre, which amounts to
1:1,196,0t)0: so that the laud reclaimed will be nearly equal
to the expense of making the whole of the railway." From
this estimate,-'however, must be deducted the value of the
land awarded to the birds of manors and neighbouring land-
owners, but even with this deduction the prospects of the
railway are-more encouraging-than we could have ventured
to hope.—Lancaster Guardian.
DELEMitA, on "CATCHING A TARTAII."—
Mr. B. it should be known, is a gentleman in this town who
is a radical, at least so our friends must take for granted, un-
less they consider the expression a contradiction in terms.
Welt, Mr. B. avails himself of the convenience of the rail-
way occasionally. On Tuesday be did so, and when he en-
tered one of the first classes'.' at Liverpool, he was delighted
to fiittf himself in the presence of two ladies and a triplet of
gentlemen. Being a' bit of a chatty fellow he soon began to
converse, but his conversation being abridged by his passage
through the tunnel he laid up his talking-tackle in ordinary
until they emerged intr) the light of heaven. Ile then made
a few remarks 'concerning the importance of steam-power,
which a gentleman with a large handkerchief round his neck,
reaching nearly to his. eyes, answered by grunting, " ah !"
By no means discomfitted, turned his eyes to a gentleman
who looked like a clergyman, awl sweet:tea:4444o thus. "And
so, sir, we are to have two. preachings to-night ut Bolton;
O'Connor's to be there you know : capital chap that; and
that Mr. M`Neile'is coming to." One of the ladies here-
upon relieved herself of a small cough, and began strictly to
investigate the seams of her gloves. " I wish the church was
about their ears. This M'Neile only talks for what he can
get. Don't tell me, I'm a radical." " Pray do you know
Mr. M'Neile ?" said the clerical gentleman. " Oh, no! not
I," says Mr. B. " Then .why venture to impute motives to
a person whom you know not, and whose mind may, perhaps,
be as independent and liberal as your own." Here the gen-
tleman who had hitherto been silent trod upon Mr. B.'s toe,
but to no purpose, Mr. B. would ge on, and discharged forth-
With a volley of radicalism which was so calmly but cuttingly
answerd by the: clerical gentleman, that Mr. B. began to
stammer, which opponent perceiving, such summary
means Were taken of " polishing off" Mr. 8., that the latter
-gentleman became dumb-foundered, and only acquired sensi-
bility to outward things, when the train stopping', a person
whispercthin his year, "'That is Mr. M'Neile," " Dear me,"
exclaimed Mr. B. involuntary, and never spoke another word
until tilt* arrival at- Bolton; when, hearing his reverend
fellow-pasienger" inqure the way to' St. Geerges's, Mr. B.
offered to escort him, and absolutely carried a smell parcel to
the' door of the church, where, declining to enter, he went
his way "a wiser man" let us hope. We have no doubt
Mr. B. has learnt a lesson which will be useful to him for the
remainder of his life, which we hope Providence may pro-
long.— Bolton Chronicle. .
CHURCH, CHAPEL, AND SELECT RETURNS.—SeveraI of
the Boards of Guardians in-East-Kent have resolved not to
sanction the emploment of their clerks in procuring the re-
turns asked for by the Poor-law Commissioners, at the desire
of Lord John Russell. They know that they were not formed
to become busy-bodies and meddlers in the religious and edit-
cationel concerns of the parishes of their unions; they know
how inaccurate ani•••such returns • must prove; they discern
the cloven foot, the sinister design ; they foresee the hackney
uses, in whicltif.rrbt at once resisted, any ministry, any tools
of a party, may engaee them; they see the-seeds of discord
laid; and they hive determined to confine their attention tii
their duty. and their duty alone. It is to he honed that this
feeling will prevail throughout the unions of the kingdom.—
Correspondent of the Standard.

CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT CLIFTON.—The annual din-
ner of the. Clifton Conservatwe Society was held on Monday
qv enirqr, at Emeny's Bath Hotel, C!itton Down. The corn-
rimy, which was more numerous than on any previous occa-
sion, began to assetnhle•shortly after five o'clock. The chair-
man was J. Harding, Esq.; W. Clarke. Esq., officiated as
Vice-President.. A nionv the company present were Henry
Bush, Esq., GPO.- Frankiyn, Esq., J. N. Franklyn, Esq., C.
Payne, Esq.,. the Rev. Mr. Street, C. Wilkins, Es J.
Vining,, Esq., George Bush, Esq., W. L. Clarke, Esq.,., Z.
•0. Bigg, Esq ,
.J. Z. M'Adam, Er.q., C. Clarke, Esq., Wil-
liam Goldney, Esq. John Franklin, Esq., W. Ringer, Esq.,
P. F. Aikin, Esq., . Payne, Esq., B. G. Burroughs, Esq.,
C. H. Hurfqrd. Esq., H. Vaughan, Esq., C. Mortirner, Esq.,
W. Harmar, Esq., Dr. Smerdon, J. Daniel, Esq., Edward
Frampton, Esq., and a uumberdother inftu3ntial and Ii ga y
respectable gentlemen.

Mr. Finlay, Assistant Barrister, decided at Quarter Ses-
sions, that notes passed fur payment of tithesare not recover-
abi e.—Limerick Chronicle.

O'Connell is anxious to have the Marquis of Headfort
created a Duke.—Limerick Chronicle.

The conservatory now building at Chatsworth, by Sir
Jeffrey Wyattville, is 160 feet lung, by IGO feet wide ; in
height 60 feet.

A Chinese artist has lately painted a series of six pictures
to illustrate the effects of opium-smoking, after the manner,
and with a similar moral, to llogarth's "Rake's Progress."
GREEN PEAS IN NOVEMBER.—John Smith, Esq., of this
town, had upon his table on Thursday last, a dish of green
peas, gathered the same morning in his open garden in
C h ari s es- s t reet.—Preston Chronicle.

The exportation of the precious metals from the port of
London fur the week ending Saturday last, the 3d inst.. con-
sisted, according to the official returns, of 31,600 ounces of
silver; of which 15,000 ounces were for carded to Rotterdam,
9,000 ounces to liamburgh, 4,100 ounces to Demerara, and
3,500 ounces to Jamaica,

TH E pasznY.—Every hour the Melbourne cabinet con-
tinues in office is fraught with augmented dangers to protest-
antisrn—their fatal example urging on and encouraging every
attempt at demoralisation, however reckless or subtle, or de-
structive, in our civil, military, and religious institutions.
Bel wick Paper.
The Bishop of Winchester is so far recovered front his re-
cent indisposition as to have held a confirmation in Andover
Church ou Tuesday last, when about 473 individuals were
confirmed, after which his lordship delivered a short, but very
excellent and appropriate charge to them. In the afternoon
his lordship proceeded to flursthourne Tarrant, and held a
confirmation for that and the adjacent parishes.

NEW COLLEGE AT BATH.—The inhabitants of Bath are
about.to cause to be erected on the heights near this city a
new college, to be called Queen's College. It is to be in con-
nection with the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and
the tontine of study is to include every branch of learning
and science taught there. The project is to be carried into
effect by transferrable shares of £lOO each, bearing five per
cent, interest. The designs and plans for the building are
preparing under the direction of Mr. Manners.—Bath Ga-
zette. •

M. Victor Hugo, according to the Presge, has sold M. Del-
loye, the publisher, for 2•10,000 fr., the right of printing his
works for ten years; and, by the terms of the agreement,
has received half of this 'money down.—The Moniteur Pa-
risien says that the price agreed on is 300,000 fr.; and that
M. Delloye intends to apply this plan, which he bad previ-
ously adopted in the case of M. de Chateaubriund, still more
•cxtensively. Good news for popular authors !—Paris paper.

STATE OF TRADE AT BLACKBURN ON MONDAY.—We
have still a fair demand fur most descriptions of power-loom
cloth, but in the generality' of hand-loom fabrics there is
almost literally nothing doing, and prices are declining. The
yarn market, particularly in the bundle, is very dull, and
without improvement- Owing to recent information from
America, the cottodmarket has become less animated, and a
shade of suspicion and distrust is cast over the whole trade.
—Blackburn Standard.

TO OYSTER EATERS.—lleceive oysters from the hand of
the opener, taking care that they be eaten off the deep shell
to preserve every drop of the precious liquor, so peculiarly
their own. It is my firm conviction that laving-an oyster,
after being. opened, on a dish, no matter for how short a
period of time, diminishes materially the piquancy of
flavour, and deteriorates the fish. 1 make it a rule accord-
ingly to eat mine " out of hand," upon all occasions, and
recommend similar procedure to an individual of a delicate
gusto in the important business of oyster eating.—Black-
wood's Magazine.
VACANT GOVERNORSHIP OF BOMBAY.—We are assured
that there is no truth in the statement which has appeared in
some papers, that Sir James Caruac has been appointed Go-
vernor of Bombay. %%le believe there is a standing order
that no gentleman who has been an East India director can
be appointed to any such office until he has been two years
out of the direction. This, of course, sets Sir James Car,
vac's appointment out of the question. The report is, that
Sir Wilmot Horton will be the new governor; but no ap-
pointment has been made.—Globe.

The city of Naples was visited by a violent thunder-storm
on the 14th ult. The lightning fell upon the church of SI.
Alaria-la-Nuova (luring. the performance of Divine service,
striking and seriously injuring two ecclesiastics who were
officiating at the principal altar. The electric fluid then pe-
netrated to the pavement of the church, close to the priest,
who was giving the usual benediction to the congregation on
the'elevation of the Host, and who was thrown to the 'ground
by the force of the shock. His clothes were completely burnt,
the numerous silver lustres which formed the ornaments of
the altar melted like Wax candles, and the remonstrance which
the priest held in his hand was reduced to ashes.
WONDERFUL RECOVERY OF SPEECH.—At the beginning
of last week, as our readers will recollect, police constable
James O'Connor, No. 102, B division, was on duty in Vin-,
cent-square, Westminster, when he was suddenly struck
speechless, and conveyed to Westminster Hospital. Dr.
Burn° and other medical gentlemen, by whom he was at-
tended, could not account fur this sudden attack. He re-
mained in the hospital until yesterday, his case exciting con•
sidet able interest. At four in the morning his speech re-
turned in as sudden a manner as it left him, and his powers
of articulation are even better than they were before. In con-
sequence of the occurrence he had resigned his situation in
the police force.—Standard.
'lnc LATE STORM.—Among, other incidents of the late
stormy weather we learn from Boulogne that one of the boats
of
,that port, when off the mouth of the Thames a few days
since, saved sixteen men' found clinging to the masts and
yards of an English vessel, which had been driven on shore
by the gales. To accomplish this, the boat had to go eight
or ten times from the wreck to the shore. Another boat saved
two men found sustaining themselves above water on the
mast of an English brig which had foundered. On the 31st
ult., the Wellington steamer, on her way from Dover to
Boulogne, fell in with the Ajax, bound from Leghorn. to
Rouen, with a cargo of oil, which had lost her rudder, and
was drifting up channel at the mercy of the wind and waves,
and iu momentary danger of bein;T wrecked. The Welling-
ton took her in tow, and brought her safe into Boulogne.

THE LATE STORM.—The channel coast of France and the
mouth of the Seine were on Friday exposed to most tempes-
tuous weather, which had been very boisterous for several
days. A waterspout was observed rising from the sea at a
distance off Cape la lleve, which was driven towards the
Seine, and burst near the north jetty at Havre, and a second
occurred about an hour after. The immense body of water
produced by the bursting of the two spouts, together with the
violence of the waves, forced the embanktnents near Ilartlenr,
and caused great damage by the inundations to which the
fissures gave entrance. N'ot►vithstanding this state of the
weather, the steam-vessels Phoenix, from' London, the Paris,
horn St. Fetersbuigh, and the Rotterdam, of Rotterdam,
arrived in due course. On land, after a tempestuous day, a
tremendous storm t)f thunder and lightning burst over the
town, with showers of hail as big as walnuts.

TOR NPW POOR LAW.—EPPING .UNION.—On Saturday
last, Benjainio Ellis, an able-bodied labourer, wascommitted
Mto 'id gaol for 14 days for refusing to work while in the
Epping union wni khouse. On Friday, 26th of October, he
applied to the board of guardians for some assistance to enable
him to support his family, consisting of a wife and eight
young- children, which he said he was not able to do at the
present increased price of flour with only Bs. Gd. a week,
which was all he received after paying is. Gd, rent—he hoped
they would allow him a peck of flour, which was all he re-
quired. This the guardians refused to give him, and•he was
ordered to go with the whole of his family into the union
workhouse, where they are now supported at an expense of
about £l. ss. 0,3 d. a week. When taken before a magis-
trate he acknowledged he hail refused to work, but it was be-
cause his shoes were out of repair and unfit for him towork
within the garden, which was the employment he was sent
to.
INFAMOUS MISCIIIEP.—AbOUt five o'clock on Friday after-
noon, a good deid of surprise and alarm was created in our
Post-office, on discovering that the letter-box was on fire.
On smoke being noticed, the box was instantly broken open,
and the times extinguished without much damage being
done: The letters in it were, however, burnt on the edges,
and a minute's delay would have destroyed the whole. The
hour chosen for the purpose was one at which all the letter-
carders are out, and no mails to despatch for five hours.
Two persons standing at the Post-office at the time had occa
shin to observe all who came to the box, and .for ten minutes
before the fire was observed none but one put anything in.
This individual was observed to look about him for a moment,
and then put a letter, or something ese, into the box, after
which be deliberately walked into the Far, as is now thought,
to see what effect would he produced. The transaction is,
as yet, involved in mystery; and we have no idea of what
could prompt to the commission of such a wanton offence.—
Scottish Guardian.

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT 131i.r..---A more beneficial
working of this measure, which is, however, imperfect in
several important sections, is beginning to be experienced.
A diminution is already felt in the business of the Insolvent
Debtor's Court, arising from the comparatively small num-
ber of prisoners confined in the several gaols of the metropo-
lis. The attorneys of the court have commenced their com-
plaints. They do nut take so many retainers as formerly, as
parties about to petition are allowed to retain their own
attorneys, and prepare their proceedings, before they go into
custody. The number of persons confined in the several
prisons was aseertained yesterday. In the Qneen's Bench
there are only 110, which is considered very few, there having
been at one time upwards of 750. It is stated by those who
are acquainted with the matter that not one person has been
brought in since the 25th October " Such a circumstance
is unparalleled in the annals of prisons for debt" In the
Marshalsea there are between 60 and 70. In Horsemonger-
lane Gaol there are 150; and in Whiteeross-street Prison the
number is 310. A short time ago the number did not amount
to 300, which was a circumstance of rare occurrence. The
numbers are expected to decrease instead of increase,—
Morning Herald.
BARBAROUS MottnEn.—,On Saturday a deep sensation was
created in the city, by the report of a woman being murdered
in the Canongate by her own husband. It appears that the
parties had been living unhappily together for some time
past, from jealousy on the part of the husband. On Friday
night some of the neighbours observed him beating her with
a stick; and on Saturday morning, we understand, he was
observed to heat her again most unmercifully by a little girl,
about nine years of age; a niece of one of them, who was lir_
ing in the house. The report of the murder reached the offi-
cers of the police in the course of Saturday forenoon; and
on going down to the house, a shocking spectacle presented
itself. The body was all over black with blows arid kicks;
both arms were fractured in two places, as was also the collar
bone, and three severe contusions were found on the head;
but the features of the face were uninjured. The husband,
whose name is Higgins, matte an attempt to escape, but he
was apprehended soon after. Ile then attempted to bribe
the criminal officer to allow him to escape, by the offer of
whiskv,—of course without success. He is about forty years
of age. The woman was about thirty, of
.rather a pleasing
appearance. Front the aspect of their house and their shop
in the Canongate, where they sold whisky, it winild seem that
their circumstances were respectable anti decent. They were
both natives of Ireland ; and it is a singular fact, that the
mother and sister of the murdered woman came over to see
her last week, anti were witnesses to parts of her husband's
ill usage. They are at present in the city. Higgins has
undergone several examinations, and stands remanded for
further investigation.—Edinburgh Courant.
THE PosEvrrus.—My view of the present state of that
Church is simply this—that those who think as 1 do, •and are
stigmatised by the world as Evangelical, as 9letlrodists, Cal-
vinists, Fanatics, and so forth; and who really cleave to,
and endeavour to preach, the doctrines of our Articles and
Homilies, are indeed the real Church of England,—that those
who so stigmatise us, and (though perhaps they call them-
selves High Churchmen) preach (in fact) nothing but a com-
pound of Popery anti Heathen morality, are mere intruders
Mot prelendetS—Disseriters id the worst and most dangerous
s'ort: and certainly I would turn them out if 1 could. If the
Laid turns them all out, by an utter subversion of the na-
tional establistoneut, I shall not be surprised; but shall glo-
rify him for his righteous judgments. But to leave the church
uu account of them, when I know that I desire and endea-
vour to be true and faithful to all its doctrines, to its whole
constitution, order and discipline, as its fathers and reform-
ers established it and left it, tVould not only be utterly pre-
posterous and absurd, but it would be an aV, fuLder,lirtion of
duty, a base and treacherous desertion of my post. It would
indeed be giving place to evil; and actually, by net and-deed,
confessing and granting, in the face of the whole world, that
they are the Church of England, and mint we;. which is the
very not ion will) which they are deluding and dest ro) ing botn
themselves and others. I will not, and I must not, flatter
them in such a delusion; though it would be touch more easy
and pleasant to the flesh to do so, by leaving the Church.
than to stand firm at my post, and testify against them, that
they are not the Church and have no business in it.—Rev.

THEATRE-ROYAL,: LIVERPOOL:

POR THE BENEFIT OF MR; HILE,``.
And most positively his Last Appearance, as his engagementY. . •
in Birmingham will preclude the possibility of a renewal
..•
The Last Night of Mr. RANGER.
THIS present FRIDAY, Nov. 9, 1838, the Entertaits—. : •• •
ments will commence with a Drama, not acted hero
fur twelve years, called
JONATHAN IN ENGLAND
Jonathan W. Duubikina..(a real Yankee)....Mr. Hi1L,....•
After which, a new Characteristic S4etch, called
THE YANKEE PEDLAR.
Hiram Dodge..(a Yankee Pedlar, not so particular about.
his word as his dollar3)....'Mr. 11111.
To which will be added, the neat petit Comedy of
THE ARTIST'S WIFE.
Clermont (the Artist) • Mr. Ranger,
(As originally performed by him iu Lotidoii.)•
In the course of the Evening, Mr. Hill will recite iuustof his, ;
ORIGINAL YANKEE STORIES. — .
To conclude with a new Drama, called ,
NEW NOTIONS ON THE GO-A-HEAD ,PRINCIPLE.
Major Wheeler..(a Speculator from Penobscot, State of
Main, with a few New Notions, and some tough
Mr. Hill. . , . .

. . - ..• -
MR. KEAN,
,• , ,
On his return from Dublin, is engaged positively for FIVE
NIGHTS only, and will make his appearance on Mondail,
next, in his celebrated character of Ct.aupv. MELNOTTE, in
the opular Play of the 'LADY OF LYONS, written.Tif VT!'"
Sir Edwaid Lytton Bulwer, Bart. • •,:,;;.4,-,4

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

T } t xt

The letter of "A Conservative," however true, itgrottij, , 4',
libelous. I!: Sr,
. .
" W. A. H." is informed, that a vast -majority of the free-
men of Liverpool are conservatives, as a retereucii TO thoil (lii
last poll-book will satisfy him. .- ~. ,tiitiv.s7lsl
We cannot insert the query of "Q in a Corner." , - • --:.,
Our " Literary Notices" are postponed until Tuesday.- : - ' -- '.. 'N"
The continuation of our remarks on " The Churchiliit ours
,i
next.
We have received the following contribtition for the Soviet* /.I"."''
for Reclaiming Unfortunate Females:— . ,:iltzillit
The late Mrs. S £2. .
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Ebe Eibtrpool es-tatltiarti
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FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 9, 1838,:.,,..

Ca• The Publication of the STANDARD coniu2enced this
morning at 5 o'clock.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND AND'
WALES.—The result of the municipal elections in all
the principal towns of England and Wales has been
ascertained. From the returns now before us we have
every reason to congratulate our conservative friends
on the issue of these annual struggles for ascendancy:
Wherever the conservatives have thought it worth

their while to enter into a formal contest with -
their opponents, they have been signally successful. 1
In many plates the radicals have been allUwed to
walk over the course. These instances are, of course;'
claimed as triumphs on the part of the liberal faction.

No one, however, can be so blind as to acknowledo.
the justice of this claim. Uncontested elections' do
not always afford a fair or satisfactory criterion of the'''.
relative strength of political parties; especially where"'
it would be deemed a disgrace, rather than an honour,
to succeed. The constitution of a great
the Town Councils, subsequently to the passing .ortlie.'
Municipal Reform Act, had been such, that persons of

any pretensions to respectability would be ashamed Of :
entering the lists as candidates. In many place's the
most violent and turbulent demagogues have-main-':'
tained their ascendancy owing to the natural fepitii--;
_ _

nance felt by men of wealth and station to sit tloWii
company with a degraded set of blackgnards: The
best test of the strength of parties, and of the amount
of reaction, is to be found in those cities and boroughs
in which the members heretofore elected
some standing in society. In all such cases, `why rei' •
due exertions have been used by the the cOniii•Viti'v'istl!
the radicals have been signally defeated: Thit4ill.
fully appear from the statements which we are
to lay before our readers.

One of the proudest triumphs obtained by the con-
servatives has been achieved at Leeds. Of the. 16 .
retiring councillors, 4 were conservatives and 12 were

. . •
whigs : they have ben replaced by ten conservative's.
and 'six whigs; being a gain of 6 members, or 12 rotes,
to the conservative side of the council chamber. The •
result of this election is deemed so encouragingllat
the conservatives have come to the resolution of start-4
ing two candidates at the next parliamentary election.
That their chances 'of success are considerable, tivill
appear from the following statement of the nun bets
polled on each side :

_
Cons. Tads.
Headingly Ward ...... 536
West Ward
North West Ward
North; Ward
„..
North East Ward 426
Kirkgate 'Ward
Hunslet Ward -
South Ward
East Waril
Ifolbeck Ward 9Bl, • 1093 . -:•
Bramley Ward BO6 905. • •
...
Total
6131
.;.
Conservative Majority 157 r
We should state that in the two last-mentio;edivaids•
the conservatives only started their candidates the do'Y •
but one before the election, with aiviest .to: try tho-.
ground, rather than in the confident hope of sueces.v;
En looking at the result, we cannot but congratuls-te
the conservatives of Leeds on the prospect of
the borough of its present representatives. Whenegff. 4"
the next dissolution of parliament tikes place,,
expect to find Mi. Baines and Sir William Moleswo.rth
enlisting themselves as members of O'Connell's- taiV,
and thrust into the House of Commons for some
obscure Irish borough, and, of course, for—a conside!......,
ration.
The city of York has returned seven conservatives • •
and five radicals. The retiring councillors
equally divided in politics. The elections, therefore:
give the conservatives a majority of two votes, which,

added to four already in the council, places the ascen'
dancy more firmly in the conservatives. York n33Yr
therefore, be booked as perfectly safe.
In Wigan the conservatives have been signalli-
successful, having returned six members, whilst the
reformers only succeeded in carrying jour. 1116 •

•
voting was as follows:
Con.Y. f?ads•
Scholes Ward 370 267.
St. George's Ward
Queen-street Ward 231
Swinley Ward 221
All Saints' Ward
Total 1195 1114
1114

Conservative Majority ... 81
In Macclesfield the conservatives have been 8611: .•
more successful. 'The results- of the municipar
lions in this town indicate a progressive reaction of a •
very gratifying character. The subjoined list 00'4. •
the numbers returned by the two parties each year'
since the municipal reform act came into operation
1835, conservatives 2, liberals 34.
1836, ditto 5, ditto .7.
1837, ditto 7, ditto 5. •
1838, ditto 9, ditto 3. " „.
In Stockport the radicals have succeeded irrearrPlL"
every ward. Their success has been owing to triel`"
ery, intimidation, and violence towards the conserv3
rive voters : but. it is satisfactory-tot add; that the latter '
have Sustained no actual loss. Their relativo' positi°°
remains the same as before. • •
At Chester the conservatives have 'alto been
cessful, but have s 'stained no &se. The council J'A-
• ,
always been essentially radical, and the city has ah;vs, "e, • •
at least since the passing of the reform act, bee
presented by liberals. • ' rd
At Shrewsbury the conservatives have .re'1arll• • '
seven, and the radicals three, members to tIIP
Council. The conservatives have gained C..nsielerao-,/,..';
in this borough, the number of councillors.benle,7;l4..l''
equal on both sides. . Next year eight radicals. toy
two conservatives Will have to retire... It is not.
much to presume that Shrewsbury, at the.-next'ge.°!l!.,
election, will return two conservatives.
Bridgenorth was the scene
of great eseitement.ee
the day of election, each party being most sangum.ii.,
of success. So turbulent did the mob become.tila:
o
was found necessary to read the riot act, afte
wndow
iOlleY in.,. •
_s
made an attack upon, and broken all the ..
the Now Inn. Three radicals and one'eo."'el"tivie
%%ere returned—the numbers polled on each side being
nearly equal.
he corpo.
At Wenlock no change has taken r_
ration remaining as heretofore, viz., eight" cc'
e
vatives and six destructives.
the mu-
At Ludlow the conservatives totrluno part: in
nicipal election. - beenob
At Bristol -another glorious • triumph ba' '

I

At Totnes, Devon, four radicals were returned.

Wiled over the whig-radical faction. Of the retiring
eonncillors nine were conservatives and seven radicals.
Ten conservatives and six radicals have been elected
--tbe former gaining four votes. This result has
Settled the fate of Mr. Berkeley. The radicals had
ased every exertion, prior to the election, to gain a
majority.
At Bridgewater six conservatives were elected by
Considerable majorities. This borough is still conser-
vative.

At Retford, after a sharp contest, in which every
Vecies of corrupt influence and intimidation were re-
Ported to by the radicals, the conservatives were sig-
nally triumphant.

At Stamford, after a severe contest, six conservatives
►ere returned.

At Pontefract four conservatives were returned by
very large majorities. The council is now composed
of eleven conservatives and three wbigs!
At Kingston-upon• Thames the conservatives have
been eminently successful. The borough was for-
merly quite governed 5y the. radicals : now, it. has a
proportion of sixteen conservatives to eight liberals in
the council, having returned Jive conservatives and
one radical.

At Cambridge the conservatives gained three wards
oat • of four, leaving. the radicals one ward in which
they prevailed. Six conservatives and four radicals
were returned. Mr. Spring Rice and Mr. Pryme will
have no chance at the next election.
At Carlisle all the old members were reelected,
almost without opposition. Carlisle is represented in
parliament by two radicals. The result of the muni-
cipal election is deemed of no importance whatever—
the conservatives having declined to interfere in any
but twe wards, in which they were successful.
At Devizes also not a single conservative would
allow himself to be put in nomination—so disgusted
are the respectable inhabitants with the proceedings
of the town council.

At Preston eight conservatives and four radicals
Were elected. The return of two conservative mem-
bers far this borough is looked upon as certain.

At Lancaster the conservatives used no effort what-
ever to secure the ascendancy—the majority of the
Members of the council being men of no respectability.
At Hull four conservatives and six radicals were
returned—the conservatives gaining two votes. No
Systematic efforts were made by the conservatives. It
is well, however, to know that the good cause is gra-
dually gaining ground.
At Dorchester the radicals did not venture to start
any candidates, and six conservatives were elected.
At Wallingford four conservatives were elected.

At Coventry the conservatives have gained two
votes. Messrs. Ellice and Williams may bid adieu to
this 4, good old town" in future, as the conservatives
are determined to return two members at the next
election.

At Saliabury,Ji•ve conservatives and one radical were
returned.

At Monmouth four conservatives and two reformers
have been elected.

At Carmarthen five radicals and one conservative
viers returned.

At Poole six reformers were elected.
At Norwich six conservatives and ten radicals were
returned—the former gaining two votes.
At Harwich four liberals were returned.
At Colchester the radicals started no candidates,
aid six conservatives were elected.

At Reading six conservatives were returned.
A Beverley four conservatives have been returned.
At Eye four conservatives were elected.
At Hertford four conservatives were chosen.
Hastings has returned four conservatives, and two
radicals.

Oxford has returned seven conservatives, and three
iraffitak.

Newark has returned five conservatives, and one ra-
llies!.
Yarmouth has returned all radicals.
At Daventry four conservatives were elected.
At Northampton two conservatives, and four radi-
his were elected.

At Sudbury one conservative, and three radicals were
sleeted.

. At Ripon twoconserratives and two radicals were
theses.
The list which we have given above is by no means
eer+►plete; but we shall endeavour to reduce the whole
of the returns into tabular shape in our next. One
feet has been demonstrated by the result of the muni-
cipal elections—that the conservative cause is gaining
strength in every pact of the country.

THE ELECTION OF MAYOR.—MEETING OF THE SE-
CUT CONCLAVE. AT THE ANGEL.—According to their
eastern, whenever any business of importance is to be
tritataacted in the Town Council, the self styled liberals
had a preliminary meeting yesterday at the Angel
Rotel, far the purpose of pre-determining the election
of mayor..for the ensuing year. The council will
meet to dai for the purpose of recording the resolu-
, Not, come to at the "secret conclave." Talk of the
Toym Council as a deliberative assembly! All the

real business of the council is transacted at the Angel.

What panes in the council chamber is mere talk, and
eau have no influence over the divisions which may
tike place. Of course, the choice of aldermen has
been made in the same manner as the choice of mayor.
The -proceedings of this day in the council chamber
Will be mere empty formality. All discrepancies of opi-
West have been already reconciled, in order to subserve
a factious purpose.
But who isto be mayor? Is Joshua Wahnsley, Esq.
really hied upon as the honoured individual? The
radical press, at least the Chronicle, the Journal, and
the Albion, have strongly urged the propriety of elect.
tag this gentleman to the civic chair. Alas ! the chair-
lea and factotum of the reform association is not des-
tined to preside in the Town-hall, for this year at least
At the meeting yesterday there were four members put
ikuomination to be balloted fur, viz., Mr. Walmsley,
Mr. John Holmes, Mr. Hamby, and Mr. Bolton. On
the serutiny it appeared that Mr. Walmsley had 9 votes
`—Mr. Jahn Holmes 3 votes—Mr. Hornby 12 votes—
and Mr. Bolton 12 votes. The two last named gen-
tlemen were again nominated, when there appeared
t 6 be a majority of votes for Mr. Hornby. We have
It% been able to ascertain the exact result of the second
*ortztiny, but MR. HORNBY IS TO BE MAYOR !
So it is decreed by the cabal at the Angel. What
independent set of folks are these same liberal town
Naneillors 1 How admirably do they act up to their
Professions.
It is, perhaps, worth while to remat k that, if this
Preliminary arrangement had not been entered into,
Mid if the gentlemen who respectively nominated
Messrs. Walmsley, Holmes, Bolton, and Hornby, had
Rdlie to the council chamber without previously com
PreMising their opinions, it is more than probable that
lonservatire mayor would have been elected for the
"suing year! Let us suppose that each of the above
gentlemen had been proposed and seconded, and that
the conservatives had proposed one of their number in
°Pliesition, the voting would have stood thus—
Votes.
Fur Mr. Walmsley
Mr. John Holmes 3
Mr. Bolton

Mr. Hornby
A Conservative
to order to avoid this result the liberals agree to
/**tge their differences of opinion. before entering into
ti..i
"Hocil chamber. Honourable councillors! In-
" Pendent men ! Faugh!
We hope every conservative member of the council
Rill
Ihe present to express his abhorrence of these "
.71- ay' proceedings.

ELECTION OF ALDERMEN.—We understand that the
ditrant " liberals" have determined to go
" a new tack" in the election of Aldermen this
Year. They do not wish again to incur the obloquy
of :electing the rejected candidates into office, and to
avoid the dilemma they have resolved to elect certain
members of the council, in order that " the rejected"
1114) have an opportunity of getting into the council
11 the suffrages of the electors of those wards which
Are " booked as safe." By this trick they calculate
'Ton securingthe" valuable services" of Mr. Earle and
Mr. 4awdon, with perhaps, those of one or two others.
But what will the retiring aldermen say to such an
arrangement ? Will they not take their revenge for
much scurvy treatment ? And what will the electors
taaV Will they Consent to be made the tools of the:

Angel Inn conclave ? Our conservative friends must
be on the alert. Several fresh elections may take
place in the course of a few days. The radicals must
not be allowed to walk over the course. We hope
the base trickery of the party will be exposed iu the
council in the course of this day.

VOTE BT BALLOT.—The United States have gener-
ally been held up by the radicals as an'exarrple of the
purity of election, under the lauded system of vote by
ballot. As an illustration of the beautiful working of
this system we introduce an extract from the corre-
spondence of the Morning Herald; and, in doing so,
we would venture to ask our radical contemporaries
how such tricks as are detailed in the subjoined state-
ment are to be avoided in England. Are public offi-
cers less liable to corruption in this country than they
are in America—the very land of " purity and inde-
pendence?" What guarantee can be offered against
the perpetration of similar frauds on the part of the
"liberals" in this country ? The paragraph is ex-
tremely instructive, and must convince every honest
mind of the absurdity as well as dishonesty of the bal-
lot nostrum.

New YORK, OCT. 20.—VOTE BY Ba Lt.oT.—No one Un-
acquainted with the details can appreciate the extent of
bribery and profligacy that mark our elections. I will de-
scribe the late Pennsylvania election as a fair specimen of
many of the states. A state legislature and governor were to
be chosen, with members of Congress. Governor Rimer, the
present whip incumbent, was a candidate for re-election. Luis
friends had thoroughly canvassed the state, and, by their ex-
tremely accutate registration of his votes, counted confidently
on his re-election by 10,000 majority. lie received, there is
no question, a majority of the legal votes of the state at
large, as was anticipated. But there were two classes of
individuals interested in defeating Rituer—the black-legs,
who had bet hundreds of thousands of dollars on the result,
and the federal administration, which saw in Ritner's
election its own overthrow. And how could these men de-
feat Mr. Ritner? By bribing the election officers, and by
buying false returns enough to elect his opponent. This
they were enabled to do by the magic of the close box—
the secret suffrage—the ballot, for which some of you radical
patriots are so clamorous. So well ascertained is this fact
and so universally is it conceded that the defeat of Mr.
Ritner is a fraud on the ballot box, that no bets are paid by
the losers. That you may understand this statement to be
predicted on sufficient premises, and not on mere party ru-
mour, it is only necessary to add that it is made on the au-
thority of a circular addressed to the friends of Mr. Ritner,
by a gentleman who holds the responsible office of Secretary,
of State of Pennsylvania. "It is known," says this gentle-
man, " that in several counties in which our opponents had
control, the votes of whole districts favourable to our can-
didate were, without shadow of law or justice, wholly re-
jected, and false and partial returns made. The opponent
of our candidate for the office of governor appears to be
elected by a majority of at least 5000. This is an event to
which, if it had been fairly produced, we, as good citizens,
would quietly if not peaceably submit. But there is such
a strong probability of mal-practice and fraud in the whole
transaction, that it is our duty peacefully to resist it, and
fully to expose it."—Private Correspondence if the Morning
Herald.

WILLIAM RATIIBONE, ESQ.—This day the mayor-
alty of William Rathbone, Esq., terminates. We can-
not allow the occasion to pass without adding our tes.
timony to the zeal and fidelity, the dignity and ur-
banity, the strict independence and the scrupulous im-
partiality, with which he has discharged the important
duties which have devolved upon him during the past
year. Widely differing as we do from Mr Rathbone
on questions of a political and religious nature, we
still feel that we should not be discharging our duty if
we abstained from offering our tribute of admiration,
when we reflect upon the manner in which he has re-
deemed the pledges which he volunteered when he was
elected. However much we may be called upon to
impugn his principles as a councillor, we are sure that
every conservative w ill join us in expressing our ap-
probation of his conduct as mayor of Liverpool. We
cordially trust that nothing in his future career may
occur to diminish the respect which is now so univer-
sally paid to his character ; and whoever may be ap-
pointed as his successor, we hope that he will make it
his ambition to emulate the example of 1'l.•. Rathbone.

THE ROYAL WILLIAM.

The following testimonial has been presented to Captain
Swainson, of the Royal :
"TO CAPTAIN SWAINSoN, &C.

" The undersigned passengers in the steam-ship Royal
William are desirous, before leaving the vessel, to express
their sincere acknowledgments to her commander for the
urbanity and kindness they have experienced from hint per-
sonally, and their high sense of the good order and skilful
management exhibited during the voyage in every depart-
ment of his ship.
The greater part of them have made several other voy-
ages in packet ships, and they are unanimously of opinion
that for the c'eanhuess of the vessel, for the abundance and
excellence of all sorts of provision, for the uumt er, zeal, and
efficiency of the attendants. and for general comfort and ac-
commodation, the Royal 'William has, in their experience,
never been surpassed, and seldom, if ever, equalled.
" The undersigned are aware that testimonials of this na-
ture, however sincerely offered, bare, from their frequency,
come to be regarded as little more than formal and unmean-
ing compliments; they are however, particularly anxious
that this should not be so considered; because, ait hiont in-
tending any disparagement to other ships, they cannot but
feel that the treatment they have met will; in this, fairly
warrants a peculiarly emphatic and unqualified expression of
their approbation :
"'l. J. Phillips Patk. J. Hamilton
J. B. Patterren John Goodhund
Chas. F. Dtittibman Hence Hutchison
T. J. Thompson W. Buckmaster
Satnuel J. Sharpley Erasmus Pratt
,o)n
M
William Taylor G. head
Geo. Robson h
Joseph Pegg . C. Mitchell
W. it Barlett ctiir 0 y
Chas. Mattheson Labalmondine
J. W. Harris rn. Gwynn
J. \Vides Calvin C. Morgan
Geo. Wilkison V. P. Gordon Cumming
Davis B. Stacey J. Impett, capt.7th regt."

_. ~

" Gentlemen,— I feel enable to express myself in a suita-
ble manner, but I trust you will accept the will for the
deed,' for the very gratifying testimonial conveyed to me
vesterday. And allow me to subsetibe myself your ever faith-
ful obliged servant,

" W. SWAINSON.
" To T. J. Phillips, Esq., and the passengers
per Royal W►lliam."

The first of a series of sermons on the doctrines of the
Church of Rome will be preached this evening, in St. Mi-
chael's Church, Pitt-street, by the Bev. If Carpenter. The
subject is, " The Bible the only Rule of Faith."
THE ROYAL WILLIAM.—We have been favoured with a
copy of the log kept on hoard this steamer on her homeward
voyage, but the writing is perfectly unintelliglblt% The most
material information is that which relates to the distances
steamed each dav, which are as follow :—October 21st, 135
miles; 22nd, 189; 230 d, 209; 2-Ith. 187; 25th, 185; 26 ii,
199; 27th, ; 28th, '210; 29th. 210; 30th, 225; 315t,225;
Nov. Ist, 215; 2nd, 239; 3rd, 215; 4th. 2-15; sth, 205.
During the last four or live days the vessel encountered
heavy gales.

We understand that Mr. Henry T. Betty, son or the highly
girtcd and talented " English Roscins" (\V. 11. W. Betty,
.Esq.,) who some years ago created such a sensation in the
dramatic world, is engaged to perform 5 nights at the Theatre
Royal, to commence on the 10th instant, and we doubt not
(from the favourable notice of his performances at Worces-
ter, Warwick, Shrewsbury, Nottiorhain, &c., &c.,) that the
lovers of the histrionic art will experience a rare treat in this
youthful scion of his far-famed sire.
There is now to be seen in Thus. Boyd° and Son's yard,
in Kent-street, one of the finest specimens of City of St.
Domingo mahogany ever imported into this country both as
regards quality and size—a treat to the trade.

LIVERPooL PROTESTANT' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The
members belonging; to the above society held their first an-
nual dinner at the John Bull Inn, Lumbenstreet, on Mon-
day last, when n number of new members were elected. 'Phis
is a useful club, and one which recommends itself to all per-
sons wist.ing to provide for themselves in sickness—who may
obtain information at the John Ball.

The Liverpool, steam-snip, sailed from Cork for New
York, at 6 a.m. on Tuesday lest, and is now, we doubt not,
many hundred miles on her voyage. We are happy to learn
from official authority, that her experimental trip from and
back to Cork, bas been 'oust satisfactory in all respects. She
steamed 185 miles in 21 hours, with a strong wind before
and anaht the beans; consuming only Y 5 cwt. of fuel per
hour, making 30 toils. 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 26 lbs. in the 21 hours
less by '25 per cent. than when she started first. The gentle-
men unconnected with the Company, deputed to report on
the experimental voyage, speak in most high terms of her
powers and capability.
BAnr,v MAricsrEsTLn MA tt..—We are happy to learn,
that the mail from Manchester, leaving in the morning at
seven o'clock, his been resumed, after an interregnum of
some weeks, (hiring which considerable inconvenience has
been experienced hy the Liverpool as well as Manchester
public. Letters and papers by this mail must, be posted be-
fore half-past six, a. in.
Forums OF DEC LA 0.5 roNs, &.:c.,—adapted to the Borough
Court of Liverpool, and applicabl, to other Courts of inferior
jurisdiction. By J. C. Grocott, attorney-at-law, Liverpool.
1838.---We have long been anxious for cheap tribunals to
administer the law in small actions. This desideratum is
only to be obtained by an intermediate court between the
superior courts and the Com t of It equests.ir It has been so in
Liverpool by an ancient Court of Becord nsuallystyled the
Court of Passage, and which has jurisdiction in all personal
and mixed actions arising within the borough and port.
There is great simplicity in its practice: all the expensive
machinery in the higher courts, as to roll, record, and heavy
voila tees, are avoided, and parties may have their causes
decided here at a very trilling expense. Mr. Grocott has
made its practice his study; he is well known as the author
of a compendious and valuable treatise upon it; and which,
from its moderate prise, is accessible to every inhabitant.
Its great utility entitles it fully to cut recommendation. his
recent work, on the Pleadings, is desirable for piactitionet.s
in all districts. The forms display much law learning, and
constitute an excellent manual for pleading, especially for
attorneys, and are indispensable to the Liverpool pract it inner
We are convinced that this author will :lever have to exclaim,
Genius Ihy patrons more cruel than they,
First feed on thy brain and then leave thee to die."
The work at the head or these remarks is not only useful to
the attorneys of the Liverpool Borough Court, but to the
attorneys of all the oilier borough courts ita England.--hell'.,
New Weekly Messenger.
The Dowager Countess of Newburgh died at her resi-
dence in Cavendish-glace, Brighton, on Friday last. Her
ladyship was in her Tith year.