The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-12 00:00:00

sitting.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
There Was considerable discussion on private bills, allowed
by divisions. The Grand Junction Railway Bill was read a
thild time and passed; the, time for presenting the report on
the Middlesex County Courts Bill was extended, after a division
of Ayes 39, Noes 19; and the Oxford and Great Western
unroh ILiflway Bill was read a third time and passed, after a
division, the Ayes being 79, Noes 26.
Lord J. RussELL, in answer to Lord Ashley, said, that the
Factory Bill had been delayed owing to the indisposition of the
under-secretary, (Mr. F. Maule); but that, as various amend-
ments and alterations were 'messed, and as there would be
!idle chance of adequately considering them this session, it was
intended not to press the further consideration of that measure.
On motion of Lord John RUSSELL, the house resumed the
consideration of the report on the Benefices Pluralities Bill.
Mr. 11 wirs, however, having ineffectually desired its recom-
mitment, for the purpose of proposing new clauses abolishing
pluralities, &c., such further consideration, occupied consider-
able portion of the sitting.

IRON SrEAM•BOATS.-4is necessary to mention, among the
improvements which are likely to aria to the capabilities of steam
vessels, for making long ,oyages, the introduction of iron as the
material of construction, the use of which has been attended with
complete success, in every instance in which it has been tried.
The advantages of iron vessels are stated to be, that they do not
weigh one-half that of a timber sea-going vessel. and they there-
fore, draw considerably less water, and give a greater N)eeci with
equal power; greater safety, in consequence of being divided
into water-tight compartments by iron hulk-heads, and greater
economy. as they do not require so many repairs. The capacity
is also increased for passengers and goods. A tc9oden vessel of
30 feet beam is only 27 feet 6 inches inside, while an lila vessel
would be '29 feet 6 inches, consequently, a saving of two. feet is
produced throughout the whole length of the vessels. They be-
sides possess the advantage in hot climates of being cooler, more
free from vermin, and, in consequence, more healthy. In fact,
the advantages scent to be generally acknowledged. The only
difficulty that has at present stood in the way of their employ-
ment in sea voyages, hiss been the effect of the iron on the com-
pass, and this has been successfully overcome, in the latefixvoeyd-
age of x Egyptian to Alexandria, in which the compass wa i
under the direction of Professor Barlow, and has been fl_tsie came
fond to
work with the same accuracy as in an ordinary vetssiTat:l,rbeme
no doubt, therefore, that iron vessels will, io a _
very general, and add greatly to the facilities
_.„edd rei extension of
steam navigation.—lfea le's new edition qt. 9Old's Work on
the Steam Engine, Steam
Va
'4"
glint t'A'i I.6w.c:a .—During the first
LoNDoN AND SocTHAmrruN
week a ter the opening of the Loudon and Southampton Rail•
way, upwards, of 5000 persons travelled by.it ; and during the
second ward the numbernotr' passengers exceeded
ng 10,000, In
i the number of pas-
the second I,eck the.l4:pcol,,
•• cotmitlet-enlv, 4.11111 would have addled 3(.4)0 or 4000
settet&itrerr - f • the tumult which' Occurred at the
which prevented the
Inoue to the
,00moor, but .
outlfe Derby day;
terminus at. ate E
iages for some time from gotog at all.. It appears,. Loki ever,
irin, ow:regular and steady traffic on the road is increasing day.
-The.tratlio on tbe road referable to ilia part already
Oyeiteil,• considerably exceeds the estimate formed by the•di-
tectors,anit publishedt lir their re:,ort. The smoothu,ss of the
rood, and the coin Fort anal elegance of the carriages have been
universally remarked. 'Dire univ deficieocy is a want of suffi-
cient locomotive po,ver, en evil. of which almost all railways
h it've to complain at their are opening..

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
( Ewa the 'St: aday Times.)
CITY. SATURDAY.—AIthough money is becoming more in
demand fur inerc..intile purposes, still we cannot yet quote any
very general increase or emulation in the null kets for the prin-
cipal descriptions of produce, whether colonial or foreign. The
quantity of goois offered since Wednesday has been very con-
, ainerabie indeed, consisting of large parcels of Mauritius, Ben-
gal. West India, and other Sugars, as well as many descriptions
of Coffee. Silk Piece Goods, and other produce and manufac-
tures. The actual sates haVe exceeded the average usually
taken, and these markets may therefore lie quoted in a healthy
state. The American trade still labours under depression,
though not by any means so great as akw weeks since. The
accounts received from the United States to the l2th ult., con-
cur in representing that a inure favourable condition of things
existed, the consequence of a return to specie payment by all
the banks of the State and City of New York, and in many
other parts of the 'mien.
It appears by the last official returns, that the whole of the
banks of the United .States have upon the aggregate more than
1,000,000 of Dollars as the then total circulation. The general
resumption of specie payments, therefore, throughout the United
States may, tee apprehend, be carried into full execution with-
out the possible chance of any " untoward" event arising, by
which a fresh suspension would be rendered necessary. Specie
continued to flow into the United States, up to the latest dates,
from all quarters. The ceminercial interests were, however,
complaining that with the partial revival of trade, the banks
were extremely shy of discounts. The position in which the
merchants of America were placed in by the absence of accom-
modation, will be best illustrated by the fact exhibited in the
last returns, that the banking establishments of the United
States have upon loans and discounts at present an aggregate-
amount, less by 60,000,000 dollars than at the corresponding
petited of last yeat.
It is, however, satisfactory to know that ere long there must
be a revival of trade,. as the stocks of all descriptions of goods
were, at the latest dates, extremely low, and the balance of
trade for some months past has been against this country—such
has been the avidity shewn by " Brother Jonathan" to press
forward his produce to Great Britain. It appeats by the last
returns, that 1,050,000 bale, of Cotton hail been shipped off
from American ports for Europe, exceeding by 200,000 bales
the exports of 1837, and nearly 400.000 hales above the quantity
consigned to various places in the previous year, up to the same
date.
The prices of Stock have remained very steady throughout
this week. Consols fur the July account have ranged only be-
tween 954 and 951, but for Money the alterations have been
more extensive. nere were many sales made early in the week,
in anticipation of the closing of the transfer [milks, and the price
of Consols receded to 91:- We cannot quote any-material vari-
ation in the other Stocks. The premium on Exchequer Bills
has iinproyed again to 68-70, and India Bonds to 72-74. Bank
of England Stock has fluctuated hatvveen 2041-aud.2054, and
East India Stock between 2701 and 2704.
Foreign Bonds have been in limited demand this week. Por-
tuguese Stock, in consequence of the instability of the ministry
at Lisbon, has been 'rather seriously affected. The Five per
Cents have fallen from 384. to 361, and the -Three per Cents
from 264 to 2-14. The Spanish Bond Market has been steady
for the last few days, but at a fall in prices of about 4 to 1 per
cent on the highest value of the week. The last.price of the
Active Stock yesterday was 22. and of the Deferred 84. Dutch
Bonds were lower, but not materially so; the other Continental
Stocks remain very steady: Colombian Bonds advanced on
Thursday to 274, 284, but left off yesterday at 274; Mexican are
very flat at 244 to 254.
The Share Market remains in a very inactive condition, only
a few of the Shares of the more important lines of Railway can
be sold with facility.- The London and 'Birmingham have fallen
to 173, or 83 nrem,; the Great Western from 954 to 91, or 26
reni.; the North Midland from 414 to 40, or 5 preen. ,_•• the
Brighton from to 14, or prem.; the Southampton from
41 to 43, or 7 disc.; the ork aud North Midland to 114, or 4
disc. ; the Northern and Eastern to 5, or S disc. ; the.Blackw4l
to 54, or 3 prem.; the Croydon to 16, or 4 disc.; the Green-
wich to 154, or 41 disc.; and the Merichester and Leeds to 37,
or 17 prem. The Banking, Shares have remained pretty steady,
with the exception of those of the British North American Bank,
which, in -consequence of the favourable progress made by the
branches of the establishment in the colonies, have advanced
front 224 to 24, or 4 Prem.; the London and Westminster Bank
Shares running very steady at 2114, or 141 prem. The Asphalte
and Bitumen Shares have been all flat, and at reduced prices
as compared with those of last week. British Iron Shares have
declined as low as 94g, or 4144 discount upon each 501. share.
TWIiLVE.—OOIIBOIS for account remain.steady-at
954 to 4, and Exchequer Bills at 68-70 prem.; Bans Stuck is
worth 2051.
Business in the Foreign Market is inactive. Spanish Con-
sols fetch 21i, being a shade lower; Portuguese New have im-
proved to 364. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents remain at 551.
In Shares there have been scarcely any bargains, and with
little alteration.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S PETITION
TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AGAINST THE COUNTENANCE

AND SUPPORT GIYAN TC IDOLATRY IN INDIA.

To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain. and
Ireland in Parliament assembled,
The humble Petition of the Ministers and Elders of the
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,
SElaw tint,
That the attention of your petitioners has been drawn to cer-
tain documents, showing that, in a variety of ways, and to a
very painful evtent, the countenance and support of the British
Government of India have been given to the idolatry of the
natives subject to this country.
That in particular your petitioners refer in the first place to a
memorial presented in August 18.36 to the Governor in Council
at Madras, signed by the Archdeacon and a number of respect-
able iadividuals lay and clerical; and to a similar- memorial,
presented to the Governor in Council at Bombay', detailing
facts relative to this subject of the most appalling description—
from which it appears that by offerings made and honours ren-
dered to idols, revenue derived from their worshippers, attend-
ance required of British functionaries, civil and military at
heathen or Mahomedan festivals, and regulations lespeeung
the impure and unhallowed rites of the pagoda, this country has,
through its athorities, become involved in the heinous guilt of
directly encouraging and maintaining false religion, and at the
same time aggrieving and ensnaring the consciences of pro-
teasing Christians employed in its service.
That these facts, so far.froni having been ever contradicted,
are established beyond doubt by a despatch from
.the Hight
Honourable Lord Oleuelg-, as President of the Board of Con-
trol, of date twentieth February, eighteen hundred and thirty-
three, to which your petitioners beg in the next place to call the
attention of your Honourable House, and of which the folluw- I
ing is an extract :
"That the interference of British fun ctionaries.in the interior.
management of native temples, in the customs, habits, and reli.
gious proceeding of their priests and, attendants, in the arrange-
ment of their ceremonies, rites, and festivals, and generally in
the conduct of their interior economy, shall cease.
"That the pilgrim tax shall everywhere be abolished.
"That fines and offerings shall no longer be considered as
sources of revenue by the British Government, and they shall
no longer be collected or received by the servants of the
company.
"That no servant of the East India Company shall hereafter
he engaged in the 'collection, or management, or custody of
monies, in the nature of fines or offerings, however obtained, or
whether furnished in cash or in kind.
"That no servant of the Company shall hereafter derive any
emolument from the above-mentioned or any similar sources.
" That in all matters relating to their temples, their worship,.
their festivals, their religious practices, and their ceremonial
observances, the natives be left entirely to themselves.
" That in every case in which it has been found necessary to
form and keep up a police force, especially with a view to the
peace and security of the pilgrims or of the worshippers, such
police shall hereafter be maintained and made available out of
the general revenues of the country.
That the orders contaiued in this excellent despatch have, as
your petitioners understand, never been carried into effect.; and
as appears from a resolution of the Court of East India Proprie-
tors. so late as the twenty-first of March last, so far from its be-
ing intended that they should he executed, it is now the design
of that Honourable Body to preclude, if possible, any farther in-
terference in the matter on the part of the Christian public
That your petitioners, representing as they do the Establish-
ed Church of Scotland, feel, that from the regard which they
owe to the glory of the only true God, and the best interests of
the country, from sympathy for their countrymen employed
under the Government of India (some of whom, for conscience
sake, have already been obliged to give up their situations in
life,) and from concern for the welfare of the natives themselves,
they are called upon to remonstrate against evils of such mag-
nitude as those which have been pointed out; and considering
as they do the Legislature of this Christian laud as being in its
own department, and by the use of its own appropriate means,
the guardian as well of the Church as of Divine truth and pub-
lic morals, they most respectfully pray, .
That your Honourable House may be pleased to interpone
its authority, so as that, either by enforcing the execution
of the orders contained in the foi ecited despatch, or iii any
other way which to your Honourable House may seem most
advisable, an end may be put to that support of idolatryin ,
India which is therein particularly alluded to, and-which is
not less aggrieving to the consciences of British Christians
employed in the Company's service than it must he offen-
sive to Almighty God. F

BAPTISM OP A JAW BY IMMERSION.—On Thursday evening
last the above rare and interesting scene took place in the Bap-
tist church, Louth; the Rev. F. Cameron, after a short address,
baptised the Jewish candidate; the devotional Offices were con-
ducted by the Rev. J. Kiddal. After the baptism, Mr. Symonds,
in a lengthened address, gave his reasons for embracing Chris-
tianity, and for becoming a Baptist, founding his arguments on
the words of Jude; in the progress of his remarks we learned
that Mr. S' mom's had officiated several years as a Jewish Rabbi,
and t hat he has endured persecution and loss of property.—Lin.
coin Gazette.

MANCHESTER._vtioi Company
STEAM oNAVIGATION ON THE lIIWEtiLIsTAaTvi
On Monday last the Mersey. and Irwe
s4arp, which has• since
and 13 or 14 feet broad, named the Jack
• leaving the New
.Bailey/
placed on the river a small iron steam-boat, about 65 feet•long,
plied daily, making.five trips
of six a.m.,twelve, three, and • six,
steps at the hours.
hultne, (the last, probably,
horses'
power; P.M., for Eccles, Barton, andb
each
1j asl'iv.
nine,
water,) and teturniug munedi
Djavyhulme.' The boat and engine
a sevent
ely aftera d a hqeuraratrerrivmalilaetsj
eoafmS:
et .11
gHi
neel
,e Helens; ;
twelvethe engineho
staledwer e constructed
to be a
of the common kind, but placed at
the paddles are a on each side of the rudder; the
forward,combmyotVLisroionneessl-
and the engine above the paddles, which
chimney is far
connected with it by spur . •
wheels. The boat draws about
are
the stern of the vessel, one
and, when
ed 120 persons on Thursday afternoon.) she
two feet eleven inches water, without passengers,
full, (and she cam
draws about four feet water.- The fuel used is coal; and it is
stated to us, that, although her power is twelve horses', she does
does not work more than seven. One thing, which seems some,
what strange, is, that, during her trip, steam issues continually/
from a vent near the water's edge, in her starboard bow, nro•
hably from both bows. Captain Thomas Hindley made his
first trip on Monday morning last, at six o'clock, from the
New Bailey steps, and arrived there again, on his return, iu two hours and a quarter. Indeed, on one trip, notwithstanding the
three locks 'at Throstlenest,- Mode Wheel, and Barton, he
steamed to Barton, a distance of six miles, in fifty minutes.
The vessel bas no mast nr sail. so that her performance is alt
steaming. She has a cabin, but most persons remain on deck.
The engine projecting above the level of the main deck, its
rover forms a sort of quarter deck for the captain and the man
at the helm. We understand her average performance, during
the week, has been at the rate of seven miles per hour. ' Ciipt.
Ilindley assures its, that she does not cause the washing away
of the banks, even to the same degree as the packets now p y 7
ing on the river drawn by two horses. We are informed,n only
the Jack :.'dtarp, when completed, (and she is at pLeasnecti,stel.r
temporarily fitted up,) is intended to./IY .i_
r The railway bridge,
&.. At noon yestetday, as she
and 'arrington, stopping at Barton, hirtitweeaollins Green,
tt'ir at the same moment
:i railway train was rushing-overPrat:s7);l:buall;
were p;esented to the rye or the spectator a ha 0( view.—Maitchet-
the rival locomotives
in a singular and, here at lest, novel po
ter Guardian.

JUNE 12,
.1838

THE FATAL RIOT NEAIt CANTEIdiCRIC.

Flom the Times.)

CANTERBURY, WEDNESDAY EYEtrimu.
Boughtonittt e intiti ;fato d nrienc4t,
ithe
teoc et
the
d
e sett
ioht aii)vn4,:ollete justsi seen
existinget
htieapiasntraiosttrilenesi
reonft places a
gainst the New Poor Law.
I have before asserted that, as cause and t fleet, these two sub-
jects have no connexion whatever. It is there stated, that on
Wednesday last, in certain gravels-pits, cruse to the brickfields,
attack
kdt
the
U
his offer. I have the authority of a person who was then present.
ulavtno iSrohint, 1 iwhTertak)dhuoarulsdee' ehronl f
Milton,ot ffhee
ien'ad'i3j tegtrohs persons,
istuluwahhiFllnaohuhdsel yspurned
asserting that such an offer was never made by
Thorn, and that
those a ho are represented as spurning it, never heard of it having
been triode until they saw it in one of the country papers. Thom
certainly did ask the men at these gravel-pitstojiinsnt
one of tbein had the good sense to reply that he must
ficient grounds shown him for putting his own neck into jeopardy,
and the country into disturbance, before he joined in such au
him;hav e shout!
expedition. On this Thom turned round and left the men saying,
It is of no use talking to you. You are all a set of Methodists."
He assailed them, however, with some other inflammatory topics,
and among other inducements which he held out to them tos
or.
against the rich, asked them, "Do
daMed by God that these unions should separate man and
rwL"earws
That was the only reference he made to the New 1)00
Bever
and however that law may be disliked in this county, he
bp
proposed to any of his disciples that they should follow hum
obtain its repeal, nor is there any reason to think that, to p our,
such a result, ally of them would have ventured upon sorb you think it ever war_,,.
course of turbulence and violence as that which has recent 4
staiued the reputation of these parishes.
Though most of the men who followed John 'Thom in his
riotous march through the country, were personally attached to
that mischievous person and regarded him as a super-humeri
being, it would be wrong to suppose that every one who joined
his ranks was induced to accompany him front respect tor his
real or assumed character. There is no doubt that some, hav-
ing, unfortunately for themselves, met Thom in his mad career;
were compelled by threats, and by the fear of instant death, to
reinaiu with him. I have been informed that Miles, who was
discharged from custody last Monday by the magistrates of
Faversham, was one of those who were thus led away. Miles is
a small farmer, about 56 years old, cultivating a little piece of
ground of his own, and, as we stated yesterday, occupyingavery
neat cottage, which he has built on his land. He is known et
Hertie-hill, as an industrious and inoffensive man, and is the
whom lie has brought up in respecta-
bfailtihteyr. of aa
He has
lmiY
aste.auchildren; most of them are females, exceed-
ingly pretty, and having, for their rank in file, an air of extra-
ordinary gentility. The numbers of his grandchildren living
amounts to 12, and he hast wo dead. Early on Thursday, Miles
was. proceeding with his hue in his hang to the fields, when Thotis
and his party carne up to him,an'l asked him to go with them.
Miles had no disposition to do so, but was, contrary to his incli-
nations, Persuaded by one of his daughters to follow Courtenay,
fur thepurpose of hearing what it was that that individual, who
was thought to be inspired? bad to say to the mob. This step
Was uo sooner taken than repented of On reaching the osier-
beds Thom turned upon his followers, and threatened to shoot
any one who should attempt to desert him. Sonic of the party
then remonstrated with him; they asked him " What it was
he intended to do, and pointed out the certainty of their being
all kilted if the soldiers came upon them." To this Thom re-
plied, in a manner. not quite consistent with the notion which
he laboured to inspire in others:that he and his party were reo-
dere(' invulnerable by Diviue power, " Oh, no !" he said, "that
might happeo on the road or in an open space; but we shall be
here protected by the wood." Thom and his followers then
went, as has been alreadY fiequently stated, to Mr. Francis's
house, where Mr. Francis, Miss Francis, and Miss Home
shook hauds with him. The latter lady, whose age, 1 am told,
is on the wrong side of forty, was not. it seems, content with
this ordinary mode of salutation, but flinging her arms round
Thotn's neck, " hugged and kissed lion as if (to use my
informant's ekpression) she would bite a piece out of his
cheek." It is also positively said that a bottle of gin wait
handed by this maiden over the hedge to Thom.
At this moment an alarm was raised that the soldiers wen+
coming, and Thom and his party immediately retreated into the
osier-bed. Soon after this, Miles, who had loitered to the rear
of the party. seized au opportunity, wham screened from Thion'a
sight by a high bank and a bend in the road, of escaping.
have it in my power to mention another instance in which it is
fair to presume that terror alone prevented 'l'hom's band from
being lelsened by at least one person. Goodwin, one of the
rioters committed for trial, was asked by Thom to which side
he belonged; Adding, that if he belonged to the other party he
should not live. At the same tone Thom pointed a pistol at
Goodwin, and the person whirr gave me information of this oc-
currence states that lie expected every inoment to see Good-
win's brain's blown into the air. Another case, which I shall
here mention, is a proof of the anxiety of Thorn to press any
person he could catch bold of into his service. That wretched
looking old man, Thomas ()Vendor}, who was committed on
Monday last, to Maidstone gaol, on a charge of wilful murder,
is a beggar who wanders about the lanes between Whitstable,
Herne-hill, and the neighbourhood. An individual of respect,
able character saw him on the road between Whitstable and
Boughton at hatfspast eight o'clOck on the morning of Thurs-
day, and as he passed could not help thinking that the poor
wretch would certainly fall in with, and be pressed by, Thom
and his party. As this gentleman predicted, so it happened.
He was taking in the act of twining, as hard titian old matt
can run, away from the firing, and was knocked down by one
of the constables. He is little better than an idiot, as his looks
strongly denote. He was born in Whitstable workhouse, and
and has scarcely ever been out of it during the whole of his
life. Surely the government will never proceed capitally
against so imbecile a creature.

It seems that after Miles succeeded in getting away, as we
'have just stated, hum the hand of rioters, Thorn by his conduct
showed that he was apprehensive of more desertions. He
therefore changed his position from the bead to the rear of his
party, and drove them on before him, pushing oneof them (John
Puller) forward by striking him repeatedly with his pistol. ua
the hack. _

In the course of my rambles this morning through the parista
of Herne-hill, of which more hereafter, I learned that the tio-
';ciety for " Confusing" Useful Knowledge has sent a missionary
;into this neighbourhood for the purpose of ascertaining to what
extent education has been afforded to the children of the poor
in Boughton, Herne•hill, and the adjacent parishea._,.._-
I
met to-day a cart with a coffin in it containing the body of
Branehette. Tbrough the mistake of a constable it had been
taken last night to Herne-hill Church instead of Broughton.
It Was now on its road to the latter place, but it walnut be buried,
believe, tilt to-morrow.

• (From a Correspondent.)
The following particulars relat.ve to the intimate bettteett
Mr. George Francis and the madman, Mr. Thorns; were put
into the hands of the country magistrates on Monday last by a
friend of Mr. George Francis and at his request.
Mr. G. Francis having unfortunately been upon terms of in-
timacy for a considerable length of time with the latc madman,
Mr. 'I horns, who declared that he would never leave the asylum
with any person but Mr. George Francis, when Mr. G. Francis
was deputed by Mr. Thorns, senior,
to receive his son from the
asylum, Mr. G. Francis was not aware that Mr. Thorns, sen.,
had given security to the Government for his son's behaviour,
nor did Mr. G: Francis ever see or correspond with Mr. Thorns,
sen, on the subject, nor was Mr. G. Francis ever requested to
give any security • but, on the contrary, and having received a
letter from the medical man of that asylum that be considered
Sir William Courtenay perfectly inoffensive (which. letter was
yesterday put into the magistrates' hands), he wairinduced to
fetch him from the asylum to his own house, where he resided
as a visitor for some time, always conducting himself to Mr. G.
'Francis and his family in the most gentlemanly manner.
On Mr. G Francis observing, in January last, a new pair of
pistols in the possession of Mr. Thorns, he immediately remon-
strated with him on the subject, and insisted on their being
taken from his pretrises. Mr. Thorns having failed to give Mr.
G. Francis convincing proof that he was the man be had repre-
sented himself to be, Mr. G. Francis, on the 10th of January
last, desired him to quit his house.
On the 9th of March Mr. Thorns thrust himself into Mr. G.
Francis's house, and slept their one night, Mr. G. Francis
avoiding to bold any conversation with him, excepting the re-
questing Mr. Thorns to take his horse hem off the premises.
On the sth of May Mr. Thorns came to Mr. Francis's house
for his horse. and uninvited drank tea there, on which occasion
Mr. G. Francis left his own house for the express purpose of
avoiding him, and drank tea at his son's house.
On Thursday morning last, after Mr. Thorns had shot the
constable in the wood, he came aimed to Mr. G. Francis'a
house with 36 of his deluded followers with bludgeons, and in-
sisted on Mr. G. Francis supplying them all with gin and water,.
on which Mr. Thorns was supplied with gin and water for him-
self, and beer for his followers; at this moment Mr. G. Francis
came up, when Mr. Thorns said. Francis, lam come here to
make my peace with you; we have not been upon teinas for some
time; I forget and forgive you what has passed, and I hope von
will do the same and shAke heeds." Mr. G. Francis replied,
"Sir William, I regret seeing you in this situation ; you are
not only getting into trouble yourself, but by coming to my
house you are getting me into trouble also. I must request that
you will immediately take your party off my premises. I feel
no animositv against vou, (arid shook hands,) at the same time
I must tell ion. that if you are not the person you have repre-
sented yourself to be, you deserve the severest punishment that
can be inflicted." At this moment it was reported the soldiers
were coining to the house, when Mr. Thorns said, " My lads.
come on down to the orter-bed, where we shall have an open
field to fight iu." Mt Thorns and his deluded followers imme-
diately went to the ozier-bed:
We are enabled to state from authority, that on a friendly
application to Mr. Francis by the magistrates, that gentleman
and his family at once gave up the whole of the property in their
possession belonging to Thorns.

A merchant, in the Rue Ste. Croix de la Bretonneire, Paris,
ordered one of his clerks a few days ago to go and collect soya!
accounts,
and on his way back to .
change a note of a thousand
francs at the Bank of France. The young man, baying exe-
cutedai‘.inonn, his orders, was returning with the bi of silverunder his
Montmartre. r it
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colour and appeared much
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many apologies to the young man, stating that he had mistaken'
him for an intimate friend whom be wished to play a joke on.
and returned the bag. On reaching his employer's house.
howeverg it was found that the bag contained only some pieces.
o
. neatly-rounded iron. The robber was well dressed m a
fashionable surtout, with a red ribbon in his button-hole
hands were quite free at the time of the young man recelvioff
the bag back again, and he must have had the addles, to conceaL
the other bag under his coat.
Popetty UNCHANGED IN 1838.—Extract of a letter elated,
Naples, May 9.—" Certainly no description can equal the re-
ality of the absurdity of some of the scenes we- have witnessed..
At home we spent the Passion week, saw a great many of the
ceremonies, among which was the Pope's washing the feet of
thirteen pilgrims, and afterwards waiting upon' them while they
dined. This is spoken of as a mark of humility, but the water
is poured into a silver basin by some Prince, and presented to.
the Pope kneeling, and at the dinner the dishes are liande o
t •
the Pope-by mitred bishops, who also kneel on presenting them.
We saw a public baptism of two Jews, which was very absurd.
The bishop, who performed the rite, went through innumerable
Ceremonies with the water, breathing on it, crossing it, mixing
oil, wine, and bread in it, and at last setting an enormous candle
in it. After the baptism, the proselytes were confirmed and
then there was an ordination and communication But the most
absurd thing we have sect] was here the other day—the liquifying .
of the blood of St. Januarius or Gennaio. In the morniug they
brought a silver gilt half-length figure of the saint into the
Cathedral, and with .couch ceremony, dressed him in splendid
robes, and put- on him a mitre. He was then placed on a stand
covered with crimson, velvet embroidered with gold, and carried
in procession to another church, the people, as he passed throwing
on him flowers, cakes, and live birds. At four in the afternopn
we went to this church, where we were entertained for some
time with beautiful music, organ, harps, and violins all assisting.
This music, though in the Church, was not sacred. About five
begaira long procession of all the different -ordeis of monks cud
priests, which ended, 41 massive. silver statues, of saints,, each
placed on a gilded bier, came to pay their respects to St. German,.
Bach' saint had a separate procession to hitusalf,nd'When.tie
reaciled the high altar, he stopped ; the ofliMating prieasiyeetised• •
him, bowed and retired., hen came a long trete, mrtit
law& wee soon --ißuffi ' v'

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THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL.

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Last Night bat Three of Mr. W. FA R R EN, of the Theatres-
'•, '" royal Dr:
Covent-garden - &c.
TH IS Present -1111: DAY, the 12th• inst., toil'l be performed
• • tbe favourite Cganedy of the
SC tit)OL, FOR. SCANDAL. • . •
Sir Peter Teazle .... Mr. W. Farren.
JosiTh ••'.i.irfare
. Charles Surface- • • Mr. Howard.
• Crabtree Mr Baker. • •
Sir Benjwnin Bicvkiiite lle. W. EL Bland.,
Lady Teazle ' Miss Faucit.
,• : • • Sirs. Candour Mrs. Clarke.
Lady Sneerwell , • • - Mrs. Baker.•
Maria hiss Cleaver.
T i conclude with., for tae first t:ine here, a new farce, written
by Sir Charles Dance, Esq., and perrornied with the greatest
success at the Olympic Theatre, called
THE BENUAL TIGER.
Sir Paul Pagoda • - Mr W. Farren
I as orig,irally performed by him in London.)
Edward Henderion Mr. W. Howard..
Arthur Ooslow . Mr. \V. H. Bland.
• David • Mr. Baker.
Mies Yellowleal..Mts. Clarke i Charlotte... • • Miss Faucit.
TO-MORRO W, (Weatnes.day,) will be repeated the favourite
-comedy of the CLANDESTINE MA'. ill AGE, with theim-
pillar drama of PAST AND • PRESENT, in which Mr. W.
Farren- will appear in his celebrated characters of Lord Ogleby
and Larose.

fOSTPONEMTINT OF THE SECOND GALA TILL
• THI9 EVENING. (TUESDAY.) THE 12TH,
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ZOOLOGICAL, GA RDI:NS.
THE SECOND E
GALA Ilf the SL will commence
with THE GitAN 1) ERUPTION

4,17
NI 0 UNT VESUVIUS,-
The V Til IS EVENING. JUNE I2TH,
.01etuac Firing will be under tiv; Superintendence of that
ab`e Artier D. Ernst.
ADMITTANCE. ONE SHILLING.
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