The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-16 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Earl of Sefton has removed to Stoke Farm, neat
Windsor, where he is attended by Dr. Chambers and Mr.
Moore, of Arlington•stieet, who accompanied him during his
recent tour.

Lord and Lady Francis Egerton left Worsley Hall on
Wednesday week for Bath, for a short stay. His lordship's
object in visiting that city is for the benefit of its waters,
having experienced a slight attack of gout.

Major-General J. 11. Smyth, Lieutenant-Governor of the
Scilly Islands, died at St. Mary's, Scilly, on the 2d instant.
lie was in his 65th year.
SAlLons' DttF.AD OF FRlDAT.—Columbus sailed from

opal's Ull • !rocs on rridity, and re-entered
the port of Palos on Friday. These curious coincidences
should have sufficed, one might think, to dispel the aupersti-
rious dread still so prevalent of commencing a voyage on that
ominous day.
SATURN.—M . Decuppis, with a telescope of Chaucoix, has
with the astronomers of the Roman College, plainly distin-
guished five rings round Saturn, and counted live satellites;
the distances of which from the planet may be represented
by 1,2, 4,8, IG—GI; .o that there is a great interval (per-
haps to be filled up by fresh observations) between the two
last.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET. MONDAY.—We have had
another brisk market to-day, and flannels of inferior quality
continue to be in good demand. Prices for those kinds of
goods which have been of late so much inquired after, arc
rather higher. There has not been much activity in the
wool market, but prices continue firm.
STATE OF TRADE.—During the latter part of last week
there was an improved demand for yarn, principally, we be-
lieve, for the East India markets; and the increased prices
demanded by the spinners, in consequence of the late advance
in cotton, wet e more readily obtained than previously. Yes-
terday-, however, the appearance of frost (which rendered the
closing of the lbe by no means an improbable event) had
some effect in checking the demand for Germany, and the
market was more quiet. The demand for manufactured goods
continues to be good for this advanced season of the year.—
At 71 cheater Guardian.

It being decided that the next general assembly of the
British Association is to take place in Birmingham in August
next, a preliminary meeting was held at the public-otlice on
Wednesday last, the high bailiff in the chair, at which it was
determined that the nobility, gentry, and some of the princi-
pal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, should be
invited to unite..in forming a council, for the purpose of
making such arrangements as may be considered desirable.
The meeting was attended by R. J. Murchison, Esq., one of
the general secretaries of the association.
THE Isu'osTort SWAYNE.—Swayne and hii wife, who were
remanded till Monday for obtaining five shillings from Mrs.
M'Vicar, of Mosley-street, by means of an order obtained by
false pretences from Mrs. Johnson, of Liverpool, were
brought up again on Monday. Mr. M`Vicar stated, that
Mrs. Johnson had been sent for; but, owing to Mr. John-
son's illness, she could not leave home. Besides moving the
sympathies of Mrs. Johnson in his favour, Swayne, while
there, had taken advantage of its being a wet day to borrow
an umbrella from her, which of course he had not returned.
As the case could nut be made out without Mrs. Johnson's
evidence, the prisoners were discharged.—:Manchester Paper.
STEAM Boars.—The following letter has been received by
the Lord Provost of Glasgow from the lion Fox Maule,
Under Secretary of State:—" Whitehall, Nov. 2. 1838:—My
Lord,—l am directed by Lord John Russell to acknowledge
the receipt of your lordship's letter of the 26th of October,
forwarding a memorial front the parliamentary trustees for
improving the navigation of the river Clyde and enlarging
the harbour of Glasgow ; and I am to inform your lordship,
that the recent accident. to steam-boats have been viewed
with much concern by Lord John Russell, and he will care-
fully consider what measures are best calculated to prevent
a recurrence of such calamities,-1 have the honour to be,
my lord, your lordship's obedient servant, "F. M ALLY.
" 'The Lord Provost of Glasgow."

MISS ANGELA COCTTS BURDICTT AND THIS IRISH BAR-
RISTEH.—A few weeks have only elapsed since Mr. Dunn,
the Irish barrister, rendered himself the ridicule of Harrow-
gate, by his indiscreet annoyance to Miss Coutts Burdett, at
that fashionable watering place, and which ultimately- led to
his being taken into custody, and bound over to keep the
peace. Miss Coutts Burdett returned to tow n immediately after
the above proceedings, hut had not long enjoyed the quiet
of the metropolis before her persecutor arrived at the Glou-
cester Hotel, Piccadilly, the windows of the apartments oc-
cupied by Mr. Dunn commantlinz those of Miss Coutts Bur-
dett. During the past week, Mr. Dunn was repeatedly
observed walking past the residence of Miss Coutts Burdett,
who, we understand, is necessitated to keep two constables
constantly within the halt of her mansion in Stratton-street,
to protect her from a repetition of his annoyances.—Morning

. . .
RIDICULOUS MISTAKK.-At the circus at BiShOpsWear-
mouth, on Monday night, it was arranged that one
.of the
equestrians should personate an Irishman, and, coining from
among the audience, in a very humorous speech, cha lenged
the horseriders to an exhibition of his prowess on horseback,
and, resisting all entreaties and threats from the master of
the ring, was to mount a horse and gallop round the circle,
disencumbering himself of his ordinary attire, and appearing
in the usual fantastic dress of the riders. Whilst this mock
contest was going on, police sergeant Barron took it for
earnest, and, jumping into the ring, seized the actor, and
despite the entreaties of his brother performers and the pro-
prietor of the house, was about to drag the man to gaol,
when he discovered the spangled jacket beneath the great
coat, and, after making him show himself in his theatrical
gear, the policeman, retired, completely disconcerted by the
jeers of the audience.—Stmderfand Beacon.--LThe policeman
paid a very high compliment to the acting of the pretended
Irishman.]

The Recovery of Tenements Act, passed last session, has
considerably increased the business of the magistrates, among
whom, however, there is a difference of opinion as to whether
it extends to lodgers occupying one or too rooms, or part of
a house from a tenant holding from the superior landlord.
Some magistrates have refused to give possession of lodg-
ings under the new law ; others have freely done so. To re-
concile these conflicting opinions the opinion of Sir Juhn
Campbell, the Attorney-General has been taken. liis opi-
nion is, that the new law extends to lodgings or part of a
tenement; and a copy of it has been forwarded to all the
police offices. Several magistrates have, notwithstanding,
declared they shall not act on the opinion of the Queen's
Attorney-General; and until a mandamus be issued, from
the Court of • Queen's Bench, they shall decide according to
their own judgment.

STERLING HONESTY.—On Friday night one of the ser-
vants of the Birmingham Railway Company found itt one of
the first.class carriages, after the passengers had left, a pocket
book containing a check on a London bank for L 2,00(), and
.E 2,500 in bank notes. He delivered the book and its con.
tents to the principal officer, when it was forwarded to the
gentleman to whom it belonged, his address being discovered
from some letters in the pocket book. He had gone to bed,
and risen and dressed himself next morning, without disco-
vering his loss, which was only made known by the restora-
tion of the property. He immediately tendered £2O to the
party who had found his money; but this being contrary to
a regulation of the directors, the party, though a poor man,
could not receive the reward. As the temptation, however,
was so great to apply the money to his own use, the matter
is to be brought before a meeting of the directors.
a ACT OF REPENTANCE.—On Wednesday, a boy
apparently •about seven years of age, went into the shop of
Mr. Blackburn, shoe-dealer, High-street, Oldham, and
placed on the counter a small piece of writing paper, ad-
dressed to Mr. Blackburn, in which something was enclosed;
the boy left the shop instantly without saving a word. Mr.
B. who was in, found on examining the paper, two half-
crowns, and a statement written by pencil, of which the
annexed is a copy:---" Honesty is the best policy. When I
was nine or ten years of age, I came to your shop with a re-
lation of mine to purchase fur me a pair of shoes: she having
got the pair she had purchased unperceived by me, and a
pair remaining ou the counter, I took them up, not knowing?
'but they were those purchased fur me; but having got some
distance from the shop, and offering thin, to her, I found we
had each a pair; with shame we confess it, 1 had not the
courage to bring them back. I have often thought to recom-
pense you
whenever it was in my power. Embracing the
opportunity, I here present to you the sum of five shillings."
CAUTION TO TRADESAIF.N Ar.io SHOPKEEPERS.—INGENI-
OUS THEFTS.—We understand that a novel mode of street
theft has been practised within the last few weeks in this town
with considerable success, no fewer than eight or nine in-
stances of this felonious trick being reported at the Manches-
ter Police-office alone. Shop boys or errand lads, sent out
with parcels, are met by a man (and according to the state-
ments of the lads, in every case by the same individual, or a
man very similar in description), in two or three instances in
London-road, who accosts the lan with " Oh, have you not
got a parcel for Mr. So and So?" [stating the name of the
party to whom the parcel is sent.] The boy answering in
the affirmative, the man rejoins, Well, he has been wait-
ing for it; here, give it me, and go back directly and bring
the other." The young unsuspecting dupe delivers the par-
cel, and it is only on his return to his employer that the trick
is discovered. There is no doubt that the thief's plan is to
follow a lad with a parcel, till, either in passing, or on the
lad stopping to gaze into sonic attractive shop-window, he
obtain an opportunity of reading the name of the party to
whom the parcel is addressed. Then hurrying forward: he
turns round, meets the lad, and make the inquiry with a bold
air, as if sent by the person to whom the lad is conveying-
the parcel. Tradesmen and shopkeepers will du well to cau-
tion their lads, not to deliver parcels to any one in the street,
or anywhere but to the house whither they are sent.—Mart-
ch'ester Guardidn.

•
ALARMING INCREASE OF SMALL Pox.—On Friday week,
a general court of the governors of the Small Pox Hospital,
St. Pancras, London, was held at the institution, to take
into consideration the propreity of enlarging the present
edifice, for the purpose of giving accommodation to the large
number of patients who ate constantly seeking lot admission
within its walls, From a paper drawn up by the committee
of governors, it appeared, that during the 25 years•which pre-
ceded the di'scovery of vaccination, the average -number of
patients annually admitted into the hospital was 280. In the
Year 1800 the practice of vaccination became general, inocu-
tion declined, and a gradual diminution soon took place in
the application for admission of persons labouring under the
casual small pox. From 1800 to 1824, the average annual
admissions into the hospital were 113. la 18`25 the number
rose to 419; and taking the average of the succeeding twelve
years, the admission amounted to 27(1 annually, being nearly
equal ti the average of persons admitted prior to the intro-
duction of vaccination. From Nevember 1837, to Novem-
ber 1838, the number amounted to seven hundred and forty;
the largest number ever received in one year since the founda-
tion of the hospital; and about 100 were 'rinsed admittance
for want of room. In consequence of these facts being
brought under the consideration of the governors, it was de-
termined to erect a new wing, and to make alterations in the
present building, so as to provide additional accommodation
to the patients, and to increase the 'uumber of beds from 30
to (JO.

THIRTY-NINE Lives LOST.—The catch of herrings has
this week somewhat improved; this, however, is but a poor
consolation to those engaged in the fishery for the dreadful
loss of human life which has taken place amongst the men in
that hazardous employment. We have to record the loss of
three fishing boats with their crews, excepting only one man,
who was saved after having encountered the greatest daoger ;
in addition to these, ten men have been washed or fallen over-
board since the commencement of the season, making in all
thirty-nine who have perished, many of whom have left
widows and families in a state of destitution. The Mary,.
the property of Messrs. Scarfe and George, and the Reward,
belonging to Mr. Giles, were lost with all hands, in the gale
on Monday se'nnight. The Walter and Ann, the property
of Mr. W. Campbell, was struck by a sea on the Morning of
Sunday last, and turned bottom upwards; nine of the crew
were drowned, one man named Hales alone being saved. It
appears that Hales was in the cabin with some of his ship-
mates, when he heard the master on deck sing out, " Hold
on my boys, here comes a heavy sea." Some one then said,
" Put the helm up," which be (Hales) believes was done.
Another then called out, Put the helm down," and this
indecision was, it appears, fatal ; the sea struck her tin her
broadside and turned her completely over. The situation of
Hales and his companions were now completely revcrsed—
i. they stood upon the roof of the cabin up to their knees
in water; how long they remained in this perilous situation
it is impossible to say—Hales supposes about three hours,
brat the quantity of air contained in the cabin, from which
all fresh supply was excluded, would not have been sufficient
oxygen enough to preserve one man for so long a time. His
companions gradually sunk from exhaustion, but the sea
having rolled the boat on her beam-ends, Hales, by great
exertion, escaped from the cabin, and hung on by the scaffold-
ing, until he was picked up by a Yorkshire coble. The re-
mainder of the crew were of course washed overboard when
the first sea struck the boat. Hales is suffering greatly from
numbness and cold, consequent upon his long immersion in
the water.—Suiblk Chronicle.

A gold half noble of the reign of Edward the Third, in a
beautiful state of preservation, was lately found on the sand
banks of Newton-by-the-Sea, and is now in the possession of
Mr. W. Foster of that place.—Netecostle Journal.

INTRODUCTION OF RICE INTO CAROLINA.—Rice is a grain
of India, and was introduced into Carolina by a mere accident.
In 1966, the master of a vessel from Madagascar landed about
half a bushel of an excellent kind ; from which small begin-
ning sprung an immens.• source of wealth to the southern
provinces of America. Within little more than hail a century
from that time, 120,000 barrels of rice were in one year ex-
ported from South Carolina; 18,1100 from Georgia; and all
from the remnant of a sea store left in the bottom of a sack.—
King's Journey to the shores of the Arctic Ocean.

ANCIENT ARTILLERY.—According to Gibbon, the cannon
useirby Mahomet, in the siege of Constantinople, threw stone
balls which weighed above six hundred pounds. The Mea-
sure of the bore was twelve palms. We get a more precise
notion of the awkwardness with which the artillery was
served in the infancy of the science, from a fact recorded in
the " Chronicle of John II ,"-that, at the siege of Sentenil,
1407, five Lombards were able' to discharge only four shots in
the course of a day.
ALLITERATION WITH A VENGEANCE.—A BlLLETnnux.—:
" Adored and angelic Annabella, accept an ardent and art--
less amorist's affectionate attention, and answer an amorous
applicant's avowed ardour. Ah ! adored Annabellai
appears an awful aspect—ambition, avarice, and arrogance,
alas! are attractive allurements, and abase an ardent attache:
went. Appease an affectionate adorer's alarms, and aural,
acknowledge affianced Albert's alliance affectionate and
affirmative answer, accept an ardent admirer's aching adieu
—always, angelic and adorable Annabella's admiring- and
attached amorist,—ALßEßT."

VEGliTATION.—Nothing can be more singular than the
unaccountable manner in which plants spring up on certain
occasions. Thus, after the gi eat fire in Londen in 1666, the
whole surface of the devastated city was in a short time Co-
vered with a luxuriant crop of the Sisymbrium irio, in such
profusion, that it was calculated that the whole of the rest of
Europe did not contain so many specimens of this plant.
Again, wherever a salt spring breaks out at a distance front,
the sea, its vicinity abounds with salt plants, although none
grew there before. When lakes are drained, a new kind of
vegetation springs up. Thus, when the Danish island of
Zealand was drained, Vilney observed Carer CyperToides
springing up, although that species is naturally not a native'
of Denmark, but a native of the north of Gerrnany.—Furm-
er's Journal.
laritonucTrox OF TKAVKLLING CAHRtAGYA IN LNG-
LAN n.—The following extract is from a letter of Mr. Hartlib,
he to whom Milton dedicated his " Treatise on Education."
The travelling chariots begin more and more to he in use
minongst us ; they were first invented by Colonel Blunt, is
Kent ; they go with one or two horses, and are so light t hai,
it the horses be good, they may go easilz with two or 'nor?
persons fifty or sixty miles a-day. The Earl of Thanet uses
another kind of new-invented carriages, carrying in thern
five hundred weight of all manner of commodities, the car-
riage being closely covered to shelter it from rain, and going
fifty miles a day with one horse, which is changed for another
at twenty-five miles ; but the carriers are so stupid that, as
yet, they have not followed his example."

THE BEICCA PLANT.—One of the most singular appear-
ances of the forest arose from the number of a species uf plant
called bejucas. These ate everywhere seen, stretching from
the earth to the tops of the highest trees, like stars to the
mast of a ship. Sometimes stretched perfectly tight, and
twisted round each other in pairs, they resemble .hempen
cables, being quite regular as to thickness, and without a leaf
or branch. They Isere of various thicknesses, from the
smallest twine to six and seven inches in diameter. When
young, they are applied to all purposes for which cordage-is
used in England; In the woods the natives lash the Aseams•
and rafters of their houses with them; on the collet the..fishs•
ermen use them as ropes for their fish-crawls, which they
sink many fathoms deep. I have seen trees of large diame-
ter, when cut through with the axe, remain perfectly station-
ary, until these natural stays, which were supporting them
on all sides, were cut away ; and not unfrequeutly have riders
been pulled from their horses by riding against one, which,
from its tendril-like appearance, being not thicker pethaps
than a quill, they expected to break.—Hateksltaw's Remini-
scences of South America.
SLERP OF PLANTS.—The leaves of Oxalis Bowie are com-
pounded and jointed, which permits considerable power of
motion; and hence, when not stimulated by the light, the
leaflets towards evening begin to recline and form a sort of
cone, of which the summit or petiole is tht apex, as may be
seen in leaves of the Oxalis acetosella, or centintet wood-•
sorrel. The flowers are also very sensible_ to light, and only
expand thoroughly when the strong clear sunshine falls upon
them. But they may be caused to open by the light of the
lamp thrown upon them in a concentratd form by means of.
a lens, as was done by Monsieur Bordye St. Vincent, and so
cheated out of their sleep. The term sleep of plauts may
excite surprise, but many plants exhibit phenumena analo-
gous to the sleep of animals; and though it- occurs, Ws
greater or less extent in all plants, vet it is chiefly applied
to those plants in which it is most perceptible, suc'h as the
Oxalis, and other members of the tribe Oxalidaccw..and
those -of the Legunsinoem, especially the Baena PsenSlPs
acacia, and the Mimusa pudica, and Mimosa sensitivtisei44o
Botanist. • •
NETS' ALLOT OF ZINC AND COPPER..--A committee of the
French Academy of Sciences is engaged in investigating a
new alloy of zinc and copper, which is said to possess quali-
ties which fit it for extensive use to the arts and manufactures'
Its cost will be a little more than that of zinc. The pure mete'
of zinc oxid)ses with great facility, which renders it unfit for
a multitude of uses; the alloy, however,' is oxidysed with
great difficulty. It will resist, for example, sulphuric acid of
20 degreess of concentration. Hence it may be used for
mi-
neral waters, for pipes and tubes, through which acid liquids
flow, and in navigation for the sheathing of vessels.. The
composition of the alloy depends on the uses to which.it is
applied: If it is applied in circumstances where zinc is cont.
monly used, the inventor mixes with a great proportion of the
latter metal a small quantity of tin and lead; an addition
which does not augment the cost of the alloy more than a
farthing a pound. The alloy which is used for boilers, gut-
ters of houses, &c., contains no lead, but still, like the other,
resists the sulphuric acid of 20 degrees' concentration.
THE MANGROVE.—Around and behind the village (a.
Tucansta,) there extended a very considerable plain, or saline,
as this kind of soil is termed in South America, and which
had been taken from the ocean, chiefly by the growth of .the.
mangrove tree. This tree, of which there are two kinds (tae.
red and the black mangrove,) is very prevalent on those parts
of the shore in this district that are low and flat, and where
the water does not deepen rapidly, but continues shallow for
some distance into the sea. It is the red mangrove which i 5
most forward in invading the dominion of the sea. Its wen'
nor of growth is curious: a number of stems or roots, ten or
twelve, rise from the wet and muddy soil, and only unite into
one stem, when five ur six feet front the earth. The route., or
more properly, intermediate stems, are sometimes
tangled,
and the trunk rather crooked. 'l'4e leaves are slack greey'
of a leathery texture, and of a shape acutely ovate. Water
appears necessary to its existence, and it seems to require
brackish Water; for, though it grows occasionally considerably
in-land, on low tracts of laud partially covered with fresh wa:
ter, vet, where I have-seen it, it has always been in suits tire(
had 'been made from the sea, and Which therefore contained
a considerable portion of salt. It is generally found forming
a narrow border along the edge of shallow shores, with some
of the intermediate stems growing directly out of the wan
and others of the same tree springing from the shore; on
thus inch by inch, with one foot on land and the other in thes
wave, it seems to dispute the territory of the ocean."--liao^
shaw'r fieminiscencesof South America.
Pitivacr of ARAB DWELLINGS.—In a palaCe, or large
house, there is generally a wide bench of stone, or a worlden
sofa, within the outer door, for the accommodation of the
doorkeeper arid other servants. The entrance passage leads
to an open court; and, for the sake of preventing persons a,,
the entrance, or a little within it, from seeing into the ctsurl
it usually has two turnings. We may, therefore, understand
the motive of the kiug in seating himself in the place here
described to have teen a Lesire that he might not, if dise°:
tared, be supposed to be prying impertinently into the inV:,
rror of the palace. Respect for the privacy of another
a'k
house is a point that is deemed of so much importancethse
it is insisted upon in the Kursitto in these words ss
who have become believers ! enter not any houses, besides
your own houses, until ye shall have asked leave, and salute
their inhabitants; this will be better for you : peradventere
you will be admonished. And if ye find not in them t.°?,
sfi
person, enter them not, until leave be granted you; and
be said unto you, return, then do ye return; this "
more decent for you; and God knoweth what ye do. nut
shall be no crime in you that ye enter uninhabited 1101,
wherein ye may find a convenience." When a visitor
the door oneu, and no servant below, he usually CIO' ;lg
i
hands as a signal for some person to come to him, atriksd
the palm of his left hand with the fingers of the right; ai
even when leave has been granted him to cuter, it is cust°
to
art for him, if he has to ascend to an upper apartmentos,
repeat several times some ejaculation, such is "I„„'•erft)
Sian !" or, " 0 Protector!" (that is, " 0 protecting ‘-'l' •ed
s w
as e goes up, in order that any female of the family, opt
may chance to be in the wry, may have notice of ti's
r.
proach, and either retire or veil herself. Sometimes thesisste,
vant who precedes him does this in his stead.—Law's
to the A,abian Nights. •
ill fr
THE BATH IN THE EAST.—The hammlion, or bath,
favourite resort of boils poen and women of all classes AO', re„
the Muslims who can effort! the trifling expense which .1, of
quires; and (it is said) not only of human beings, but a. 5,.ey,
evil genii; on which account, as welt as on that of deeb"oi,
several precepts respecting it have been dictated by .e
fain
med. It is frequented for the purpose of performing e,r_ao!i-
ablutions required by the religion, or by a regasd for oic /.1,6
nees, and for its salutary effects, and fur mere luxuryo.,,,cirgt
following description of a public bath will convey a
allef
notion of those in private houses, which are on a %sort..
scale, and generally consist of only two or three ehr" ossiC
The public bath comprises several apartments, with !itself,
or tesselated paventents, cornpused of white or black
and pieces of fine red tile, and sometimes of other Mit ;Ito,
The inner apartments are covered with domes, hayings:ton 0(
her of small, round, glazed apertures, for the adul'7,obisgs
tight. The first apartment is the—mealakh, or si,'; votet,
room, which has, in the centre, a fountain of ceie'sriessed
and, next the walls, wide benches or platform'', roions,
in marble. 'these are furnished with mattresses
for the higher and middle classes, and with mats se sore
poorer sort. The inner division of the building, in t'he ceu7.
regularly planned baths, occupies nearly a square; 's bati-
trill and chief portion of it is the principal apartment nlcenrre
rah, which gelneralli has form of a cross. In its
`title
with
is a fountain of hot water, rising from a base encased
of 1150
marble, which serves as a seat. One of the angle's of the.
square is occupied by the beyt-owwal, or ante-chatuh.e'boosr,
herarah: in another, is the fire, over which is the jed by
and each of the other two angles is generally occ.ield scot!
two small chambers : in one of these is a tank fit,l`.,s,e; in.
and cufor
the
warm water, which pours down from a spout in the "'r the
the ether, are two tap., side by side; one of hit, a before
other of cold water, with a small trough beneath,.. the
which is a teat. The inner apartments are heatt.l b'ly. tee
steam which rises from the fountain and tanks, and
baths era
the
contiguity of the fire; but the beyt-ow wal is oat sa fweatheri
hartirah, being separated from it by a door. In cold
or thre,ef
the bather tindressex in the fornaer, which has two _ „air (.;
raised seats, like those of the meslakh. With 4_4l"lid his
wooden clogs to his feet, and having a-large napkin r_f`;.
loins, and generally a second wound round his lie his
turban, a !taint over his chest, and a fourth coverinp.unal ossee,
he enters the harttrah, the heat of which causes
,b(..1 iwth r_
diately to perspire profusely.. An attendant ofsrt",e. 0(111'
and 4°,
moves limn him all the napkins excepting then !!4.5.,
reeds to crack the joints of his fingers' nd toes,
veral of the vertebras of the back and neck; kneaan anos
and rubs the soles of his feet with a coarse clatter r'hi;itig .6
asbis alirat'a glove;and ahfotly t
which,with a
the woollenbat hbearg, if which
he le,el;seestel 41:
into one of the tanks. lie is theta thorotighire 7.h"aied
soap and water, and fibres of the palm tree, aat'"eeee
wish it, in one of the small chamber,' which coats'Al,_i "
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There are at present 117 vessels building on the River
Wear, at awl near Sunderland, the average tonnage of which
it is calculated will equal 250 ton•.
In consequence of the very great increase in the business
of the customs of this port, the lords of the treasury have
considerably increased the establishment as well as the
salaries of the various officers.—Newcastle Journal.

The Rev. Francis Philips Hume, A.B. has been presented
to the perpetual curacy of Birch, near Manchester, vacant
by the death of the Rev. Rowland Blayuey. Patron, John
Dickenson, Esq.
Major Cruttenden, of the Royal Artillery, who has been
for some time stationed in Manchester, has received a
colonel's commission.

1.-Iss,r.—A commission of Lunacy sat on Tuesday, at
Gray s Inn Coffee-house, London, to inquire into the state
of mind of Miss Louisa Ridge, a lady of fortune, whose
friends reside near Yarmouth. The patient was haunted
with a strange notion that Lord Prudhoe, who also she said
want by the name of Neville, was desirous of marrying her.
Ample evidence was produced to prove her insanity, and a
Verdict given accordingly.

LAW Criar4Gss.—lt is generally rumoured in Westminster
Hall this morning, that, in consequence of the continued
indisposition of Mr. Baron Bolland, a vavancy on the exche-
puer bench will shortly be announced, and that the Solicitor-
General (Sir It. Rolfe) will be appointed the new judge. A
Variety of rumours are alio afloat as to who is to succeed Sir
R. Rolfe as Solicitor-General. Several names are men-
tioned, but the prevailing opinion is that the office will he of-
fered to Mr. Sergeant Wilde. Another rumour is that Lord
Plunket wishes to resign the Chancellorship of Ireland, and
that he will he succeeded by Sir John Campbell, the present
Attorney-General. We give these rumours as we have heard
them, without offering any opinion as to their probability.
If, however, they should be well founded, there will be va-
cancies in the representation of Edinburgh and Penryn.—
Tuesday's Standard.
Tint Ray. ARTHUR WILI.IS.—A few weeks ago we had
the pleasure to announce that the day pupils of Shrewsbury
School had presented a gratifying tribute of respect to the
Rev. Arthur Willis, on his retirement from the duties of that
seminary, to the head mastership of Ludlow school. During
the past week the boarders of the above-mentioned establish-
ment have forwarded to the rev. gentlemen a folio copy of
Bagster's Pelvglot Bible, in eight languages, most splendidly
bound in Turkey morocco, having massive silver clasps and
corners, elaborately chased and pierced. Inside the cover
of the sacred volume is the following inscription :

ARTHURO M.A.,
VIRO REVEREND°, PRAMS:NOM AMICISSIMO
Si•fiNl AMORIS PAMVUM TESTIMUNIUM
C. P. D. D.
REG. SCHOL. SALOP. ALUM.
MDCCCXXXVIII.
QUANTA SOLERTIA EJLS FUERIT QUANTA MORUS!
SUAVITAS DIU GRATEQUE RECORDATURI.

—Salopian Journal.
There is not only an operative Conservative Association
in existence at Darlington, but the other day upwards of a
laandred of its members were congregated upon a festive oc-
casion. This is at least evidence of a happy change in the
manners and feelings of a community to which the reproach
attaches of having, a few years ago, brutally assaulted the
Earl of Tankerville, and destroyed that nobleman's carriage,
merely because he chose to act upon his own honest convic-
tions in the discharge of his public duties in parliament.
A council meeting was held yesterday, when Jos. Simpson,
Rsq., of Rock Lodge, was unanimously elected mayor for
the ensuing year, and Messrs. Thos. Taylor, brewer; Thos.
Reed. jun.. bookseller; John Coull Carr, agent; and Thos.
Speeding, shipowner, were re-elected aldermen; and Henry
Morton, of Lacnbton, agent; Jos. Brown, M.D. ; and Wm.
S. Burn, M.D., were pitchforked to the dignity of aldermen
in the room of Messrs. Philip Laing, Atkin, and Hudsell,
who hare retired from the council and declined all further
corporation honours.—Sunderland Beacon.
MuLartcHoLY ACCIDYNT.—It is with regret we record the
following fatal accident to the Rev. W. G. Maxwell, of
Twining House, Gloucestershire. The reverend gentleman,
while pursuing the diversion of shooting, on Monday, in
Harbour Wood, on his own domain, was in the act of getting
over a ditch, using kis gun to facilitate his exertions in cross-
ing it, when, as is conjectured, a brier caught the trigger, and
the whole contents of the piece were discharged into this right
arm. His two keepers shortly afterwards passing that way,
Nava their master stretched upon the ground weltering in
his blood. He was conveyed home without loss of time, and
a messenger despatched for Mr. Tate, surgeon, of Tewkes-
bury, who promptly attended, and, after a trifling delay,
performed amputation of the limb; but the effusion of blood
had been so great, previous to the operation, that, notwith-
standing the most active stimulants. were administered, this
respected and highly-gifted gentleman sank and died fruits
exhaustion within three hours afterwards.

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STEELING AN INFANT.--A young woman, named' Ellen
Prescott, was brought up at the New Baiiey on Monday last,
charged with stealing an infant, under the following circum-
stances :—Mary Roberts, the another of the infant, which is
only five weeks old, stated that she came from Chester, and
was at the overseer's office on Friday, to ask for relief, and
while she was there, the prisoner came in, and told .her they
would put her in the New Bailey if she wanted any relief;
and she would get her a place, and find some one to nurse
the child for her, if she were willing. Witness assented to
this, and went along with the prisoner to the Crown and
Cuskinn Inn, where a servant was wanted. The mistreat
was not in, and they then went to the Flower Pot public-house,
where they stayed fur two hours, and then went again to the
Crown and Cushion. The prisoner said, her mother lived in
a yard near the Clown and Cushion, and she would nurse die
child. The prisoner pointed to the house, and witness went
into the Crown and Cushion, where she got the situation;
but when she went out, the prisoner, whom she had left out--
side with the child and a bundle of clothes, was not to.he
found. John Body, a lodging-house keeper, stated, that the
prisoner lodged with him, and brought the child on Friday
afternoon, saying it was her uncle's, and its mother was
dead, and its father had given her the clothes to pawn, to
provide for it for a time. He thought it was not honestly
come by, and went to her mother's, who lives in Pollard-
street, and who said the prisoner's tale as to its being her
aunt's child was false.—Mr. 'Jiggles said, the prisoner was
found at a spirit vaults; part of the clot lies had been pledged,
but satiate of them were found upon her:—Mr. Maude said it
was a 'strange story; but the prisoner might be punished for
stealing the clothes. She was committed for trial.—Man-
cheater Guardian.

Aistoctons Munrats.—An atrocious murder was commit-
ted at Niert, on the 4th instant, by a young man named
Gilbert, deaf and dumb, on the person of his aunt, with whom
be resided. The unfortunate woman, named Devoir, had
scolded him some days previously for several petty thefts
which he had committed, and had threatened to give him up
to the Gendarmerie; and from this circumstance be is sup-
posed to have conceived the hatred that prompted him to
the commission of his crime. The woman Devoir slept in a
ground-floor room with one of her daughters, and a young
son in her bed, while another bed in the same room held
Gilbert and her second son, a child : in a room above this
slept her two eldest daughters. In the middle of the night,
when all were fast asleep, Gilbert rose, lighted three candles,
the better to see how to accomplish his purpose, fastened the
doors of the room, and then with a shoemaker's knife stabbed
his aunt several times in the face, shoulder, and side. Her
daughter lying hr her side received a deep wound, which is
expected to prove mortal, in her chest, and the little boy was
struck on the head. At the cries of the victims the young
woman up stairs rushed dowu, and tried to enter the room,
hut, (ruin the door being fastened, were unable for sonic time
to get in, and heard the murderer the meanwhile inflicting
other wounds on their unfortunate mother. At length they
burst the door open, when the young man rushed by the other
into the street; and, on one of his cousins putting her bead
oat of the window to call for assistance, he hurled a heavy
stone at her head, anclinflicted on it a deep and dangerous
wound. After this he made his escape; and on the neigh-
bours being roused, and medical assistance procured, it was
found that the poor woman Devoir was perfectly dead, and
had received no fewer than fourteen wounds in different parts
of her body. Seven cutting-knives covered with blood, with
which this barbarous deed had been committed, were scat-
tered about the fluor of the room. No traces of the murderer
have since been discovered.—Galignoni's Messenger.
TRINITY CHURCH, SHREWSBUIty.--During the present
year the chancel of this church has been enlarged at the ex-
pense of the Rev. Richard Scott, 8.D., of this town, and in
the course of the past week the same munificence has caused
the windows thereof to be filled with six figures of stained
glass, the whole of which are surrounded by a rich border of
a Grecian design. The lateral lights contain figures of the
four evangelists. In the centre compartment are figures of
St. Peter and St. Paul. The former has much gravity of
expression. as if saying, " The end of all things is at hand."
" Be subject one to another." Re holds his symbol, the keys,
in one hand, and a book in the other. St. Paul is rich in
colouring, and commanding in attitude; keenness of penetra-
tion, and firmness of purpose, are depicted in his countenance.
Ile sustains his emblem, a sword, in his left hand, his right
being uplifted in the act of exhortation, and his finger point-
ing towards heaven, as to the " crown of righteousness."
—lt is somewhat difficult to write in terms which shall
fully express the beauty of the exerutinn and drawing: of
these windows, without almost offending by a semblance of
indelicate commendation. As elegant and perfect specimens,
however, of art, they are unequalled, possessing as a whole
an unity of parts, sobered by a propriety of choice and deli-
cate colouring in the respective ornaments .and draperies,
that unquestionably render Mr D. Evans, of Shrewsbury,
the fnc;le princeps of modern artists in the ancient mystery
of glass staining, and at the same time it is to be 'desirea
they may long remain as a striking*monument of individual
and individual taste. The additional enrichment of
:another of our churches must be highly gratifying to every
Snlopian, and as our ecclesiastical edifices justly claim most
especial admiration from all those who visit them, and hold a
pre-eminence above those of any town in the kingdom, it is
hoped atm suitability of their purpose will not be lost sight
of by those for whose particular accommodation they are
intended.
CHINESE DOMRSTIC EcoNoMY ANDHouses.—ln domes-
tic economy they are 1101 surpassed by ans. nation; there is no
waste, no profusion in auy branch : arid the most trifling
things are turned to advantage, and the -very offals are • re-
halted. Couteistmeut ieigns even among the wretched; they
sit down to a meal consisting of a little boiled grass and pota-
toes with cheerfulness, because they know no better. How-
ever poor, they are loud of inviting a passing strauger, anti
offering him a share of their meagre repast. Their dwelling‘
'vary much less than the extent of the empire would lead- us
to believe. Much depends on the materials which can be
procured on the spot. Millions of people live in small mud
hovels, where gianite does not abound ; whilst in places
where-this is common, they are almost entirely composed of
solid rock. They possess great skill in cutting and joining it,
so that the seam is hardly visible. In the southern regions,
the poorer classes lire iu huts made of kajan leaves. In
woody districts the houses are generally built of planks.
The foundations are not very dre.p, arid comtnonly, con-
sist of granite. Bricks are made in •great' perfection be
the Chinese. They join them together beautifully, so as
to form, triangles, squares, circles, figures of flowers, &c.;
which gives the exterior a very finished appearence. It is a
very general custom to raise a mud wall, and plaster it with
bricks ; but houses of that description are soon soaked
through, and overthrown by gales. Brick.houses ore covered
with thick ridges of tiles, with the convex part downwards, and
the chinks by laying others athwart. The spars are round and
fist: upon these they either put thin bricks or square tiles,
well joined with mortar, so as to admit no rain. The Chinese
are a peculiar people, even in their mode of building. The
hearth is one of the first parts they construct, but they lot get
to add a chimney. The interior of the houses of the poor
is wretched enough, and such are by far the majority. They
consist of one room, which selves the purposes of -kitchen,
sleeping apartment, parlour, and stable • the floor not being
paved. in the cold regions a flue runs acting the room, which

serves me an oven for cotiking the victuals,-and "warming the
4Parlinen% The pigs lodge the snuggest corners; and
goats, asses, and colts, share the dwellings of their masters.
such are the hovels of the common peasantry. * * *
1h ad,irning their rooms they are equally economical. A
few pictures hung eround, occasionally a mirror. and a
fes, grotesque dravrings upon the white wall, are the most
c(unruon ornatnents. Lackered and' polished wooden
Chairs, some tables, a couch, some painted or lackered
leTeens, constitute the furniture. Mud houses are beau-
tifully pasted with paper. The flouts, which are generally
paved with bricks, are covered with excellent mats,or in win-
ter with carrts or felt. The houses are crowded with in ha-
"ants, who must be content with a very little space. Eu-
ropeans could not live in such narrow holes, but China-men
feel very little inconvenience from them, No class is remark-
"'Lls for cleanliness : and the houses appear worse than stables
If beasts have their abode in them. The inhabitants of the
It,' keep their dwellings in better order, and inerchantsqtud
;Pkeepers excel in tastefully adorning thr shops, and lay-
hut their wares; but there is nevertheeiless, with much
w.ant of neatness in the interior of the buildings.—
Openti4 -

FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 16, 1838.

The last number of the Norfolk Chronicle furnishes
us with an additional plod of the value of Dennett's
lockets, as a means of rescuing shipwrecked mariners
(ruin destruction. We quote the following paragraph
from the above paper, in the hope that the attention of
on nautical readers may be drawn to this important
invention :

" During the late heavy gales of wind the ship
Princess Augusta, of London, with a cargo of hemp and

linseed, came on shore southward of Southweld har-
bour, and afterwards was driven northward of the pier
by the violence of the wind and sea. A communica-
tion was obtained at the first fire of one of Dennett's
rockets, by Mr. Osborne, chief officer of the Coast
Guard ; almost immediately afterwards all her masts
went over the side. The crew 16 in number, were in
a short time all safely landed. The rocket, in this case
exhibited a great superiority over the mortar, as the
latter could not possibly have been conveyed to the
spot at least half an hour after the former had been
brought to act ; a circumstance which in most cases of
shipwreck is of vital importance, as a few moments
delay may cause the loss of many lives."
We understand that a subscription has been set on
foot in this town to defray the expences of a public ex•
hibition of Mr. Dennett's apparatus ; and we trust that

the publicity which will be thus given to this invalua-
ble means of safety in cases of shipwreck, will lead to
its immediate and extensive adoption by the maritime
interests of Liverpool.

THE ORANGE INSTITUTION.—We rejoice to find
that our Protestant brethren in Ireland have come to
the resolution to revive the Orange Institution in that
country. We look upon this determination as an
omen for good—as a means of invigorating the cause
of religion—as a source of effectual protection to the
persecuted Protestant population of the sister island.
The Roman Catholic inhabitants of Ireland are loud
and incessant in their professions of nationality and
attachment to their country ; and it is extremely
difficult to disbelieve such professions. It is but
natural that a man, no matter what his colour, or
clime, or caste, should love the land of his home and
his fathers. But it must be acknowledged-that the Pa-
pists of Ireland adopt a very.singular• method of dis•
playing their amor pacricp. Their habitual' policy
seems to be to drive the Protestant inhabitants out of
the country. To accomplish this end they have re-
course to every species of brutal intimidation ; and, in
very many instances, they do not even stop short of
murder in order to secure their object. It is a fact that
neither admits of contradiction or palliation that there
exists an organised system of warfare against the Pro-
testant population of that country—a warfare of the
most exterminating character. It is no less notorious
that the government of Ireland, under the administra-
tion of the Marquis of Normandy, has afforded the
most ample patronage to the. enemies of • British
influence in that distracted country, and the most
culpable discouragement of Protestant ascendancy.
That such has. been the consistent and undeviating
policy of Lord Normanby, notwithstanding his boasted
impartiality, must' be abundantly evident to every one
who has bestowed any attention upon the prOud and
assuming bearing of the Papists during the last four
years. They make no secret of their superior in-
fluence with the government. Their priestly leaders
enjoy every mark of attention from the constituted
authorities. Their influence is paramount and undis-
puted. They claim the direct patronage of Lord
Normanby and ilk minions ; and the claim is acknow-
ledged without the slightest constraint or reluctancy.
They are enabled to proclaim their ascendancy without
fear of contradiction. The Protestant clergy and
laity, on the other hand, are depressed and trampled
upon with impunity. Their lives and property seem
to be held in 110 esteem whatever. Outrages against
both are permitted without even the formality of an
inquiry ; and it is only when murder, under the most
aggravated circumstances, is superadded to personal
violence, that the government interferes on behalf of
the most, loyal and devoted portion of the Irish popu-
lation.

That such a state of things ought not to exist admits
of no doubt. That the Protestants of Ireland should
be devoted to a systematic course of pillage and
slaughter, is a position which no sane man would
think of justifying. That the clergy and laity of that
profession should be consigned to a species of eater•
minating decimation, or the scarcely less enviable
alternative of expatriation, is a state of thingra,!liich.we

are 61)1'0 no British subject would seek to extenuate.
•And that this is really the condition of the Irish Pro-
testants no one can possibly doubt.
But what is the remedy ? How are we to look for
something like an effectual protection to the Protestant
interests of Ireland ? It is in vain to appeal to the
present government. Its policy appears to lie in the
dealing of "heavy blows" and" great discouragement"
to Protestantism. It has allied itself with the Papist
and Anti-British faction—the "aliens in creed and
nation"—the besotted snbjects of the See. cs.fßoinc.
What remedy can be proposed to meet the exigency
of the case? We know of none more likely to afford
protection to the Protestants of Ireland than the re-
organisation of the Orange Institution. We confess
that we cannot look upon the step which the Irish
Orangemen have taken with any other than feelings of
satisfaction. Their object is neither selfish nor secta-
rian. They do not seek for power to the prejudice of
others. All that they look for is protection from vio-
lence and danger—from the corrupt and shameless,
and we may add, the exclusive character of the policy
pursued by the present government in Ireland.

There are many lukewarm friends of Protestantism
who object to the revival of the Orange Institution.
We do not participate in their sentiments ; and we
fully respond to the language of our worthy contem.
porary—the Morning Herald, in its replication to the
Standard on this subject. The latter journal seems
to doubt the expediency of the recent proceedings of
the Irish Protestants. The Morning Herald very
judiciously replies in the following language :
" The Standard denies that it ' ever approved of
the policy of the orange institution,' and in common
justice we must give it the benefit of that disclaimer.
Whether it approved of the policy or not, our impres-
sion certainly was, as we stated yesterday, that it had
formerly given its support to the orange cause, when
the Rev. Dr. Boyton was its most active leader in Ire-
land. We thought the Standard had more than once
ascribed to orangeism the saving of Ireland in the re-
bellion of 1798. We must have been mistaken, though
we well remember even the whig Globe, under the ad-
ministration of Lord Grey, describing the Irish orange-
men as the real friends of British connection in Ire-
land. That was about the time when •the Whigs de-
nounced O'Connell as the enemy of his country in the
speech from the throne, and, of course, before the
' compact-alliance' of Lichfield House.
"dire spoke, yesterday, only of Grangeism in Ire-
land, where some defensive organisation of the sort
seems absolutely necessary for the protection of the
lives of Protestants against the plan of massacre in
detail, of which Daniel's ' pattern county,' the blood-
sprinkled Tipperary, has of late afforded so many ex-
amples. We acknowledge the service which conser-
vative associations in this country have rendered to
Protestant and constitutional principles. But conser-
vative associations in Ireland seem to afford no barrier
whatever against the tide of Romish and "precursor"
agitation lashing the foundations of all " Saxon in-
stitutions.

" As long as the seditious ' green' is the rallying
colour of the enemies of the British name and connec-

tion, nothing can confront it so effectively as the spirit-
stirring orange,' associated as it is with so many
glorious historical recollections. If peace' had been
purchased for Ireland by the sacrifice of the orange
institution, wa should be the last to wish it recalled to
life. But its dissolution has been followed by fiercer
Romish agitation, and by more savage unrelenting
persecution of Protestants than we ever heard of, ex-
cept in times of actual rebellion, and then the Pro-
testants were not so badly off as at present, for they
had arms in their hands to defend themselves. Re-
cently, at a public meeting in Dublin, Professor Butt
expressed himself in the most emphatic terms his regret
for having been one of those who advised the Orange
institution to dissolve at the time of the modern
" meal•tub plot," touching at the succession to the

throne. Our files will show that we described the ad-
vice given to the Irish Orangemen, at that time, much
in the same terms that
.Professor Butt speaks of it

" Of what use is it to give the milk•and• water advice
of a " prudent" forbearance to men whose peaceable
demeanour only invites the knife or blunderbuss of the
ferocio,i►s assassin ? Let government put down the
profligate and disastrous agitation of O'Connell, for
which the powers of the common law are amply suffi-
cient. Let precursors' and ribandmen,' and all
who rally round the green' ensign of civil and re-
ligious discord, be made to feel the constitutional au-
thority of the law—let Protestant life be protected by
the vigilance and energy of an honest executive go-
vernment against the ruffian violence cf the noonday
murderer and the midnight assassin—and we will then
join the Standard in deprecating the revival of the
Orange institution."

NEWFOUNDLAND & BRITISH NORTH AMERICA
SOCIETY FOR EDUCATING THE POOR.

Last evening, the annual meeting of the above society in
Liverpool, having for its object the education of the poor of
all classes, in Newfoundland, was held in the Charitable
Institution House, Slater-street, the Rev. J. H. Stewart in
the chair, the Rev. Chancellor ltaikes being pi evented by a
severe cold from attending. The meeting was opened by a
prayer, by the Rev. Mr. Carpenter.
The CHA having briefly opened the objects of the
society, namely, educating the poor of Newfoundland, and
to make them capable of reading the word of God,
Mr. Samusa. CONDICR proceeded to address the meeting
on behalf of the objects of the society, and to lay the de-
plorably ignorant state of Newfoundland before them. He
divided his subject into four heads. The first of which was
the necessity of the society; the second, the willingness of
the people to receive instruction; third, that the instruction
ought to be according to the precepts of the Bible; and
fourth, the good which had already resulted from the labours
of the society. He proceeded to establish these points seria-
tim. He described Newfoundland as an island larger than
Ireland, and nearly as large as England, and as contri-
buting great wealth to this country. it had an extent of
fourteen thousand miles of coast, and this extent of country
was peopled chiefly by emigrants from Ireland. It was one
of the oldest English colonies, having been in our possession
320 years. Yet in the whole of that extent of territory peo-
pled by our own blood, before the establishment of this so-
ciety there had been only one school. containing 17 girls,
who were taught to read out of one Bible, which was lent
from one to the other. The inhabitants were in a deplorable
state of ignorance, and Popery, through the exertions of the
Catholic priests, was making rapid strides there, from the
want of Protestant clergymen. There was only one to about
every 2W miles of coast. Many of the churches which had
been built, from this cause were fallen into decay, and fish-
ermen might be seen mending their nets in theta. But now,
through the exertions of the society, 40 schools were esta-
blished there, in which 3.000 children had been taught, and
where the unmutilated Bible was taught to them. The inha-
bitants of the northern part of the island were chiefly Protes-
tant, being peopled by emigrants from Dorsetshire Mill De-
vonshire. The inhabitants of the southern part were Roman
Catholics, having emigrated from Ireland: 2,000 annually
emigrated there from Waterford alone. He concluded with
imploring the contributions of the meeting in aid of the ob-
jects of the institution.
The meeting was afterwards addressed by the Rev. W.
Carpenter, Mr. Bulley, and other gentlemen, and several re-
solutions were passed, which will be foundlin our advertizing
columns.

Thanks haring been given to the chairman, a doxology
was sung, and the meeting broke up soon after nine o'clock .

LINES TO AN AFFECTIONATE WIFE,
ABSENT IN IRELAND.

How unfeeling this cold world seems
To the desolate heart, and forlorn !
How dimly affection's eye beams,
Of its object of love when 'tie shorn !
Ah, Mary! believe me, I ne'er can feel blest,
While I'm in the East set, and you in the West.
The sun, when his blushes come on,
Gives me joy; for before he'll take rest,
He'll visit, with smiles, the lov'd one,
Who is pensively set in the West!
Alt. Mary, my Mary, look on while he's bright,
His splendour, like my love, will soon be in night.
111.
But, sure there is hope for the heart.,
When encumbeed with sorrow and care?
Ilope, sought fur, but vainly, by art,
"l'is the genuine offspring of pray'r.
Ah, Maty ! dear Marv, my feet here find rest,
For my prayer is in Heaven for you in the West.
I V.
Those "pledges of love" which adorn,
And give pleasure to you, dearest wife;
May piety deck their young morn,
And support them thro' this weary life!
Ah, Mary ! believe me, we ne'er can feel blest,
While absent from God, and our Heavenly rest.
Liverpool, November, 1838. W. A. H.

The treaty of commerce and navigation between France
and Belgium has been ratified and exchanged; but,on account
of its nature, it cannot be brought into execution until it has
received the sanction of the legislatures of the two kingdoms.

ALLEGED OUTRAGE BY SOLDIERS AT CHATHAM.—An in-
quest was held at Chatham, on Wednesday, upon the body of
a marine named Ross, who died of erysipelas, supervening
upon a wound in the head, alleged to have been inflicted with
a club by a soldier of the 67th Regiment, named John Con-
nell. According to the statement of three witnesses, six or
seven marines were sitting in the taproom of a public-house
at Chatham, on Saturday week, when Parnell and about
twenty other soldiers, of the 67th and 47th Regiments (ten of
whom are in custody,) entered the house armed with sticks,
and after some time Connell struck the deceased with a heavy
club which he carried. A general row then commenced, in
the course of which several of the marines were severely in-
jured. The witnesses, all of whom are connected with the
public-house in question, swore positively that the marines
gave no provocation whatever, and that Connell was the onl'
party who struck the deceased. The inquiry was adjourned
till Monday. that the body of the deceased might he opened.
A further adjourument took place en Monday, for additional
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