The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-06 00:00:00

LOWER CANADA.

We have the Montreal Herald' of the 3d inst. from which
we learn that further trouble vas anticipated in the county of
Arcadie, where the Canadians were undergoing frequent drill-
ings, and threatening the British portion of the population. A
considerable number, estimated at 200, French Canadiang,, had
crossed the line in the direction of Napierville and Oilelltown,
to reinforce General Cote. A respectable force has been sta-
tioned at Laprarie, St. John's, and Chambly, and two com-
panies of the 13th regiment, under Captains_Powez and Brock-
man, left Montreal on the Ist for Napierville, to prevent any
organised movements among the rebels. A. B. Papinean, a
brother of the Speaker of the House of• Assembly, was brought
into Montreal on the 2d on a charge of high treason., Lord
Gosford has paid Mr. Debartach, a man whom the • Herald' ac-
cuses as the prime instigator of the late insurrection, ,£lOOO on
the account of the losses he sustained in the destruction of his
property by the Canadians in the village of St. Charles. His
lordship was to take his departure fur Quebec on the 4th, and
Messrs. Stuart and Ryland left on the Ist for Montreal, to be
present as Executive Councillors at the swearing in of Sir J.
Colborne as Governor-in-chief.

MARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—From advertise,
ments in our paper of to-day, it will be seen that this company,
the bill for whose incorporation passed last session, is preparing
to commence active operations. The Maryport and Carlisle
line is one very little known, but only wants to be more gener-
ally known to occupy a prominent place in the market as a safe
investment. It completes the Carlisle and Newcastle line to
Maryport, the first port of debarkation ou the west coast, and
must become the line of a great passenger traffic. Its length is
27 miles, and estimated cost under £200,((X),. Mr. Robert
Stephenson is the engineer. The returns are very moderately
estimated by Mr. Stephenson at'l7 per cent. per annum. At
present the shares are held almost exclusively by landowners
and capitalists in the neighbourhood, *lt will be one of the
cheapest lines in England, having vet f favourable gradients,
with Out a single tunnel, embankment, deep cutting, or con-
siderable bridge, and running over land of comparatively little
value. Being unopposed, the parliamentary and legal expenses
are next to nothing. The whole of the commerce between the
neighbouring counties, and the west of Scotland, Ireland, and
Lancashire, must pass along it, and should a line of railway be
ever taken from Lancaster along Morecomhe Bay to Scotland,
it will form part of it. We understand the directors mean in
the first instance to execute the first nine miles from the sea,
which will open 'out to the Irish market a vast coal-field, and
from the inclinations, cod can be brought to the sea at a very
light expenditure of locomotive power, and consequently at a
profit not usual on so bulky an article. The present annual
vend of Cumberland coal in the Irish markets exceeds five
hundred thousand ton; and is daily increasing.
COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.-011 Friday morning week, as three
lads were descending a coal-pit at Breightmet colliery, near
Bolton. on arriving within seven yards of the bottom, a quan-
tity of bricks and earth fell from the yard mine bay, which was
about twenty yards above them.; and so great was its weight
that it forced out the bottom of the tub in which the lads were
standing, and they were precipitated to the bottom of the pit.
One of the lads, William Greenhalgh, who resided at Roscoe
Field, had his head dreadfully fractured, and died on Sunday
morning. The other two are expected to recover.

PROTESTANT INFATUATION IN RELATION TO
POPERY.

(From the Covenanter for February.)
There are few evils of worse character, or inure ominous ten-
dency, than the growth of Popery in any country; and there are
few signs of the present times more dark and foreboding, than
the insensibility and infatuation of Protestants, of different
names, on this subject. In the last September number of this
periodical, we attempted to exhibit some instances of this delu-
sion, and to show the utter fallaciousness of many of the pre-
tences nut forward in favour of the headlong measure of Papists,
either hy themselves, or by those who faternize with them in
their political schemes.
The subject is far from being, exhausted: under the desire
and hope that an exposure of this kind may be blessed to awaken
some Protestants to a sense of evils from which, though of enor-
mous magnitude, they apprehend no danger, and to encourage
faithful men, " when the Enemy comes in like a flood," to
" lift up a standard against him," we present to the notice of
our readers a few other examples of Protestant delusion in re-
gard to Popery and its partisans, as striking and deplorable as
any that have yet been noticed.
Unhappily, in our day, the cases in which the supporters of
evil systems push forward their destructive plans, without excit-
ing any deep concern in the religious community, are not of
rare occurrence. The spirit of slumber seems to have overtaken
rulers and people. While unfulfilled prophecy is hastening to
its accomplishment, and those events are rapidly transpiring
which are intended to prepare the way for shedding the last
blood of the martyrs of Jesus, the strong judicial infatuation to
which Protestants are given up, is itself one of the surest symp-
toms that a time of trial and suffering is approaching.
An instance of the infatuation of Protestants in relation to
the claims and schemes of Papists, to which we formerly advert-
ed, deserves further notice, because of the recent illustrations
which it has received in various parts of the British empire. It
is maintained, that to tree the devotees of Rome from all civil
disabilities—to concede to them political power, and to extend
to them the fostering care of Protestant governments, is the
sure way to secure their cordial love and attachment; and some
there are who vainly dream, that thus, too, the spiritual fetters
of Rome will he broken, and her children brought to the recep-
tion of gospel truth. This was the syren song of every political
empyric, and of numbers of lukewarm and liberal Protestants,
when the measure of Boman Catholic Emancipation was pass-
ed; and after the experiment has been tried upon the loyalty,
peaceful dispositions, and kindly intentions of Romanists, on a
large scale, it is still the darling plea ever and anon urged in
behalf of further concession, by those who are the willing dupes
of the partisans of Popery, or who are lulled in deceitful secu-
rity in relation to the dangers that are thickening around them.
Such a course adopted would be the strength of the empire—
would restore the halcyon days of peace and concord between
all classes of professing Christians : the wolf would cease to
prowl and prey, and the serpent would be despoiled of his fangs,
and become innocuous! Can there he an expectation more
fallacious than this? Never in the annals of any country has
legislation more miserably failed to effect the good designed,
than has the measure of Popish Emancipation done in this
country. Instead of conciliating the kind dispositions of Ito-
manists towards Protestantism, Protestant rulers, or Protestant
fellow subjects, it has only tended to draw forth and display the
embittered and irreconcilable hatred of Papists towards every
thing that bears the name of Protestant. And, instead of the
concession of political power opening the way fur the spread of
truth among Rumanists, ever) person the least acquainted with
the state of matters in Ireland, knows that the door has been
completely closed, in many quarters, since Popish Emancipa-
tion was granted, and that it is every day closing more and more
in others, against any efforts for disseminating the light of the
gospel through the dark places of the land.
If other proof was wanting to show that connexion with idols-
tors will ever be fraught with baleful consequences, we have
abundance
,furnished in the present disturbances in Lower
Canada, amounting, there is reason to fear, to a well-organised
rebellion, and involving one of the fairest colonies of the em-
pire in the horrors of civil war. Canada was originally colonised
by French settlers, many, of them the dregs of the population of
France, and bigotedly attached to popery in its most debasing
form. In 1759, it was ceded to England, after the conquest of
Quebec, by Wolfe; and every thing was clone to conciliate the
inhabitants. Popery obtained not alone full toleration—it was
the religion established by law, the Romtsh clergy enjeying ex-
clusive right to the tithes, exemption from taxes, and other va-
luable immunities. So light was the taxation that a conside-
rable part of the expenses of government was furnished out of
the national revenne of Britain, and not raised off the colonists.
Of late, too, numerous concessions were made to the Canadians
by liberal legislators in Britain. All this, however, instead of
conciliating regard, has only rendered the ever active and rest-
less partisans of Rome—the priests and political demagogues,
more iusatiate in their demands. The Canadians had few griev-
ances. They were fostered till treason and rebellion have been
matured till the feeling of utter abhorrence to British power or
connexion has been spread extensively, and has at length burst
forth in deeds of violence and blood, and till there is ground to
apprehend the disruption of the tie that binds the colony to
England. Britain found the Papists of Canada steeped in po-
verty and wretchedness; she nourished them in her bosom; she
lavished on them unbounded kindness. What has been the
fruit; Like a viper benumbed, when roused from sensibility
by the fostering care of some humane but incautious traveller,
they heve repaid British generosity by attempting to sting to
death their benefactors. Such is the consequence of concession
to Papists—such the effects that may be expected to flow from
cherishing idolatory. The Moral Governor of the Universe has,
in righteous retribution, visited the guilt. of British rulers in
swearing to support Popish idolatory in Canada. With such
instances before our eyes, how grievioua the delusion to enter-
tain the belief, that favours lavished on the slave of Rome will
ever command for a Protestant people gratitude, obedience, or
respect)

Another aspect of the same delusion is seen in the deceitful
serusity in which the abettors of Popery have contrived to lull
Protestants in reference to the success of their schemes. On all
sides, in Protestant lands, that which forms the subject of dis-
tinct prediction in the Sacred Volume, seems to be in progress
of being accomplished. The deadly wound of the Beast is
healed. In England, Ireland, and in various parts of the Con-
tinent of Europe, Popery is on the increase—she is extending
her conquests, and strengthening her bulwarks. Monasteries
and nunneries are erecting in various directions; Jesuit osta-
blishments are spreading ; and the different religious orders, as
notne-s devoted soldiery, are rapidly introducing,
and calculating on Protestant ignorance or delusion, they un-
blushingly trumpet forth the merits of their self-invented devo-
tions for the living and the dead. A Popish Bishop has been
recently appointed for the colony of the Cape of Good Hope;
an,ther, largely endowed by the British Government, has been
recently sent out to New South Wales, and the proposal has been
favourably entertained by British rulers to establish Popery in a
portion of Southern India, and to grant a public endowment to
its priesthood.
_

In the United States of America, the land of boasted civil and
religious freedom, within the last eight or ten years, Popery
has male the most astonishing progress. The whole territory
has been meted out by the Pope into Dioceses, in which already
reign in princely state, one Alchbishop and Eleven Bishops,
with innumerable grand Vicars, theologions,_ priests, monks,
nuns, &c.

" in the year 1830, the Pope and the crowned heads of Eu-
rope, between whom, by the way, and Rome, an alliance for
furtherance of their respective despotisms is in the highest de-
gree natural, appropriated 200,000 dollars per annum, for the
propagation of Romanism in the valley of the Mississippi alone.
At the same period,•and in the same quarter, the Society de
Propaganda had a hundred Jesuit missionaries employed. A
single association in France gave, in foul years, from 1824 to
1828, more than 61,000 dollars for the same object, and the
Pope himself granted 20000 to the Bishop of Alabama alone.
In the Christian Intelligencer of March, 1835, published in
connexion with the Ditch Reformed Church, is stated, that in
1833, no less than 3(X) mass houses were erected, or in the course
of erection, in the United States; and that "the Papists pro-
phesy that in thirty years they will have carried the Western
States, and then, they say, they will easi.y manage the East.
In many towns and counties of the Western Valley, they have
a decided ascendancy. They constitute one fourth part of the
population in our five largest cities, in some of which, they have
nearly muzzled the press and the pulpit, and in most of which,
gravitating like a single weight, their number is sufficient to
turn the scale in the present balance of political parties."*
While these extensive schemes are in progress, it is the deep-
laid policy of Antichrist to keep Protestants incredulous or in-
different on the subject. The press is in many cases muzzled,
or by the influence of money, Rome's potent lever, becomes a
pledged instrument to help forward the design of universal con-
quest. If any honest public men discover the designs of the
enemy, and speak out on the subject, every attempt is made to
decry or discredit their testimony. They are branded as enthu-
siasts, and held up to public odium and aborrence. Well-ver-
sant in the grand maxim of the prince of darkness—divide and
conquer—Popish plotters aim to weaken Protestants by disuni-
ting them, and then to strengthen themselves by the co-opera-
tion of lukewarm or Infidel protestants. They boast loudly of
the numbers of Protestants who are inveigled into their associa-
tions, though it is evident that many of these are merely Pro-
testants in name, knowing nothing of, or carrying nothing for
genuine Protestant principles. Grasping at universal domi-
nion, they are ever restless, while, with consummate address,
they will carefully screen what they have gained, magnify their
imaginary grievances or privations, and become more assuming,
overbearing, and intolerant, as they think matters are in a pre-
pared state for effecting their purposes. At one time, and in
certain kinds of Protestant society, they ate all humility; they
plead their poverty, and are full of professions of universal good
will. In other circumstances, they assume the bearing of
haughty lordlings—breathe forth the most intolerant dogmas,
and evidence, in their conduct, that their professions of kind-
ness are but a stalking-horse to effect their designs, while their
hearts still meditate extermination to Protestant men and prin-
ciple. After such unequivocal evidences of the spirit, and aims,
end tactics of popery, is it not sheer delusion and folly to con-
tinue blind to the success of this wicked system, and to remain
indifferent to the plans whereby the partisans of Rome assidu-
ously labour to make Protestants themselves the unconscious
tools of their evil machinations?

Of this deep iniatuatitin,;;;otice another exemplification in
the pleas that Protestants frequently advance about the im-
proved character of Popery and Papists, while the most abusive
and reproachful epithets ale heaped upon all who faithfully
maintain their protest against the abominations of the Man of
Sin. Already have we noticed the utter futility and falsity of
the plea that Popery and Papists are more tolerant than in
former times, and shown that her unchanged statute-book and
her boasted infallibility utterly falsify the plea that she is less
Petsecuting, in spirit and principle, and more tolerant towards
rotestant principles and professors than in former ages. The
power may be gone, and the spirit of the age altered, but the
tone and temper of the Romish Church, and of her true sons
towards the heretics, whom she consigns to hopeless perdition—
and all Protestants are of this number—are the same, un-
changed and unchangeable. Reform without—a mere political
bubble—may he cried up by the abettors of Papal policy, when
it subserves the scheme of their domination and aggrandisement
—but reform enters not within the walls of the Vatican; it is a
term wholly meaningless when applied to any part of the stu-
pendous fabric of Popish superstition and intolerance.

* According to the statement of various religions institu-
tions, papists already form a tenth part of the United States. In
a work entitled, " Foreign Conspiracy against the liberties of
America," it is said, " They (the papists) are already the mast
powerful and dangerous sect in the country," for they are not
confined in their schemes and means, like the other sects, to
our own borders, but they work with the minds and the
_funds of
all despotic Europe." It is farther added in the same work—
" The recklessness and unprincipled character of too many of
our politicians give a ,rreat advantage to these conspirators.
There is a set of men in the country who will have power and
' office, cost what they may, To such politicians, a body of men
thus drilled by the priests, presents a well fitted tool. The
bargain with the priests will be easily struck. Give me office,
rind 1 will take care of the interests of your Church.' The ef-
fect of the bargain upon the great moral or political interests
of the country, will not for a moment influence the calculation.
Thus we have among us a body of men, a religions sect, who can
exercise a direct controlling influence in the politics of the
county, and can be !unveil together in a solid phalanx; we have
a church interfering directly and most powerfully in the affairs
of the state. There is not in the whole country a parallel to this
among the other sects." This account is but too justly appli-
cable to our land, since Papists were admitted to place and
power and trust in the nation.

Facts that are every-day transpiring are the best refutation of
this idle plea fur Romish tolerance. What, for instance, in
our own land, is Ow tolerance evinced by popish priests, leaders
or neople, towards those who forsake popery, or who labour to
diffuse Scriptural truth among a benighted people? Let the
fulminations of the Pope's Encyclical letters against Bible
societies—the anathemas of the priesthood from the altar—the
inflammatory and imbittered invectives of Popish agitators—
arid the blood of murdered l'rotestant ministers, Irish Scripture
readers, and unoffending teachers, answer the question. If
these are the evidences of Romish liberality and tolerance
and they are instances with which in late years our unhappy
land has been deplorably familiar—we freely leave them to
substantiate the apology as best they can—only we must be per-
mitted to retain our wonder at theinfatuation that thus advances
fur Baal, a plea which all facts falsify. Casting our eyes to
Popish European countries, we are furnished with abundant
_similar samples of the advance of papists in the theory and
practice of modern toleration. But a few months back, his
holiness of Rome issued his mandate to suppress Infant Schools
throughout his Italian dominions—affording thus a fine speci-
men truly of papal favour to the spread of knowledge! The
Protestants in France, with all the boasted tolerance of popery
there, at the present moment, are threatened in various ways.
Their activity in disseminating the Scriptures, and the revival
of evangelical principle among them, seem to have sorely an-
noyed their enemies. Some of the leading public papers—and
these strongly in the interest of government, openly declare
that Protestant efforts must no longer be permitted, and give
no uncertain indications that coercive measures against the
reformed in France, would be neither displeasing to the Romish
ecclesiastics, nor to some who hold the reins of political power.
But the other day, when a number of simple villagers in a
part of the Austrian dominions, relinquished the superstition
and thraldom of Auti-christ, after euduring every species of
insult and opposition from the devotees of popery—both priest
and people, the mandate of the Emperor was imperative that
they should return to the bosom of the Roman Catholic Church,
or depart from their native country. These faithful converts
nobly preferred expatriation to the sacrifice of a good consci-
ence, and they have gone forth to a distant land, rather than
return to the abominations of Rome. In a late number of the
Dublin Review, a popish periodical, the recent work of a Roman
Catholic Bishop of the Peidmontese vallies on the Waldenses,
is held up to unmeasured commendation. In this work the
butcheries perpetrated upon the unoffending Waldenses of for-
mer times are vindicated; these noble confessors are exposed
to every species of reproach, and the evident object is to excite
the present Peidinontese rulers to oppress them. Such are a
few samples of the tender mercies of those who are most deeply
initiated in the policy of Rome: such the instances of the al-
leged improved principles and spirit of the sons of the papacy.
If this is the spiritof men in authority, men of learning and re-
finement, men that direct the administration, need we wonder
that their myrmidons, the ignorant and deluded thousands who
obey the imperious mandate of their despotic masters, should
be prepared for re-acting the worst scenes in the bloody drama
of popish intolerance and persecution ?
The matter of wonder is the frequency with which nominal
protestants reiterate the plea for Romish tolerance, notwith-
standing such glaring instances of cruelty, injustice, and op-
pression. Protestants, in the excess of their liberality, speak
for papists what they would not say for themselves. They
allege that they are now " ashamed of their persecuting prin-
ciples," and that they disown the deeds of their forefathers.
Where have popish priests or writers ever said this ? Not they,
indeed. They have attempted to justify the burning of John
Huss, in violation of the most solemn stipulation for his safety.
They have vindicated the butcheries of the inquisition; they
have pleaded in behalf of the persecution under bloody Mary;
they have apologised for the Bartholomew massacre, and for the
Irish massacres of 1641 ; and, even at present, they dare un-
blushingly to tell the world, in the enlightened nineteenth con-
tury, that the most innocent and unoffending of all the Popish
persecution—the • Waldenses, deservedly suffered the deaths
which their heartless oppressors inflicted upon them with in-
human barbarity ! And, lest the baseness of the apology thus
offered by treacherous or unsuspecting protestants should be
detected, they raise a hue and cry about tory persecution, but
say not a word about the intolerance, wholesale murders, and
systematic persecution perpetrated by popery under the mask
of liberality. The delusion is even kept up by charging the
Westminster Standards with intolerant and persecuting prin-
ciples, and the men who faithfully maintain them as intolerant
higots.j- The fact is, with papists,. and with the liberal hireling
press, there can be no persecution if their own party is safe,
and if all that stand in their way and will not become unprin-
cipled liberals or practical papists bedestroyed either in person,
or influence, or character. This isjustice with a vengeance—
this is generosity, liberality, intolerance ! Such we readily
concede to papists and their abettors; and when protestants
foolishly talk of popish amelioration and of the progress of
tolerant principles among the partisans of Rome, we give them
the plea thus far, but no farther. We only add the fervent
wish that we and all who love the truth as it is in Jesus mar
ever be preserved from adopting the infatnated maxims whici
we have attempted to expose.

t It is a sufficient answer to this base allegation, put forward
by apostates—by men who seem to have a peculiar fondness for
papists and their measures, and by those who manifest a spirit
of embittered hostility to consistent religious men, that if the
Westminster Standards teach intolerance and persecution, so
do the scriptures of truth, for they inculcate nothing that is not
enjoined in the Bible ; and to affirm, what all impartial history
corroborates, that the men who first adopted the Westminster
confessions, though often persecuted, never persecuted, and
that those who firmly maintain it in the present day, to say the
least, discover in their spirit and conduct as much philanthropy
as those who would monopolise all the liberality of the age.

THE BALLOT.

Extract from a letter written by a well-known whig baronet in
Kent, (Sir John M. Fylden,) to the Editor of the Maidstone
Gazette.

My opinions may be wrong; but not having vet met with
any argument sufficiently strong to change them, I must still
continue to oppose the ballot, although, in doing so, I am aware
that I differ from many sterling reformers, for whose opinion l
have great respect; but I think that, in their anxiety to obtain
relief from the evils we all complain of, they too eagerly take
a plan which chews so fair and plausible without duly reflect-
ing on its ulterior consequnces, or, indeed, without any cer-
tainty that it will answer the hopes and expectations anticipated
from it. I now proceed to the ballot question; the object sup-
posed attainable by it is perfect freedom of voting.' If it fails
in this material point, I conclude its strongest friends would
not adhere to it. That it will fail, as it has done in America,
I am quite confident, and on that account, and for many others,
I object to it. My reasons are the following Because the
ballot will necessarily reduce the general scale of morality, by
making the vice of hypocrisy a seeming virtue. 2. Because it
must widen the distinction between rich and poor, as the rich
man can have no occasion to disguise his political opinions,
while the poor elector must do so, or be subject to the same
persecution as under the present system. 3. Because it inevi-
tably must lead to wholesale bribery, without the possibility of
detection. 4. Because it will not put an end to canvass, feast-
ing, or treating. 5 Because its tendency is to lower an indi-
vidual in his own opinion; for if there is one thing a Briton
ought to be more proud of than another, it is his power of openly
expressing his political opinions, and the power ought to be se-
cured to him without fear of injury or expectation of benefit.
6. Because in a short time it will cease, as in America, to en-
sure secresy. 7. Because it will be no safeguard against in-
timidation, for few will then be able to conceal their political
opinions, that they will not be known by their employers or
landlords; and if they are base enough (as now) to punish a
man for a conscientious vote, they will be equally base—per-
haps more so—and punish a person for entertaining opinions
contrary to their own. 8. Because, as in America, the ballot
will have a tendency to form electors into clubs or parties, go-
verned by a few clever individuals; and all who belong to such
a club—or, to use the American phrase, a caucus—must vote
as they are directed. It may be said that, as the ballot is secret,
this cannot he; but so strong is the spirit of partizanship and
the bond of union among them, that, although the ballot box
is supposed to conceal their votes, the result of an election can
he known before it is commenced. Thus the great object of
• freedom of opinion' will be as completely set at naught under
the ballot as it is at present. I concede, that it is possible many
of my objections, particularly the last, may not be fully develo-
ped or felt for some years; but it behoves us to reflect and con-
sider what may be the cousequence to our posterity of a measure
which may so vitally affect all our social and moral habits, before
we resort to it ; and we should be careful, least in the endeavour
to relieve ourselves we should entail upon them worse evils than
those we now suffer. My second objection may require a few
words of explanation. I affirm that 'it would lead to wholesale
bribery;' apd it will be effected in this way:—An agent (the
furies may have many, perfectly ready for the work) may say
to a certain number of electors, If my friend is returned, you
shall receive a certain sum, on a certain day after the election.'
The agent is safe, as no money is to be paid till the work is
done ; and detection is impossible; because, granting that the
offer becomes public, what proof can be adduced that the man
has voted? And surely, any one has right to offer money to
another when the intention is so completely concealed."

PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEPARTURE of LORD DURHAM.--
Great expedition is making, at Sheerness, in fitting out the
Hastings, 71, the late flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir William
Gall Gage, the late Commander-in-Chief in the Tagus, that
vessel having been ordered to convey the Earl and Countess of
Durham, family and suite, to Quebec. 'l'he Hastings, com-
manded by Captain Lock, is expected to be ready for sea in
five weeks.

MORE PICK LED NEGROES.—EarIy yesterday morning a bar-
rel was found placed amongst several barrels of provisions in
front of the store of Mr. Buckley, 88, South-street. The dogs
began to smell round it, and it, was opened, and found to con-
tain two more negro women in pickle, intended for the southern
market. Doubtless the trade in pickled negroes will soon be-
come a very extensive affair.—New York paper.

GRAND PEDESTRIAN UNDERTAKING.—The great match
against time to waik, fair tue and heel walking, ten miles in
one hour and a half, came off on Wednesday, and drew an im-
mense concourse of spectators. Time had been backed from
£25. to £15.; and, when the difficulties of such an undertaking
are Considered, there could be little difficulty in getting money
laid out to that extent. The pedestrian had not only the bad
weather to contend against, but the greater part of the m:ttch
was done on a rough road, and through a popnions neighbour-
hood. Betting was two to one on time, and the takers were
very shy. The start took place at ten minutes past three, from
the White Swan, Ray-street, Clerkenwell, and two miles and a
half were done right out, and the saute distance back again.
The first five miles were done in forty-two minutes, and the next
five miles in forty-seven minutes, thus leaving the pedestrian
the winner by one minute. Sutton, the man hacked for this
task, did not appear to suffer particularly from fatigue.

'rH E CHURCH,—The society for promoting the employment
of addional curates in populous places, is, it appears, taking
very active, and judicious proceedings for the purpose of carry-
ing into effect the very important and truly christian object for
which they have associated themselves, under the patronage of
her most gracious majesty, Queen Victoria. The society has
issued a circular, directed to the different bishops of the (lit..
ferent diocesses, stating the terms and conditions upon which
the additional curates are to he appointed; and it is accompa-
nied by a paper of queries to be fully and purticularly :Answered
by the incumbent applying for their aid. The society will not
take into consideration any application for assistance until the
approbation of the diocesan has been obtained; they therefore
confine their operations to granting money to incumbents for
the employment of curates appointed by the bishop, and duly
licenser].

UNION or THE ATLANTIC AND PAClFlC.—Letters just re-
ceived front Guatemala, in New Spain, say that the works of
the long,-proposed canals for uniting the AtlantiC and Pacific
Oceans are still actively proce,ding,: and that this vast enter-
prise, which is calculated to create a commercial revolution
throughout the maid, will be competed towards the end of next
year. The line of route for the communication extends from
the mouth of the river St. Jean de Nicaragua, following its
course to the great lake of the same name, a distance of 130
miles; the line proceeds across the lake to the coast and town
Nicaragua, 97 miles; from this latter town it extends to Bor-
rette, in the Gulf of Popava, a distance of 16 miles, making
the total length of the line 2'1.3 miles.

1V ARcri 6, 1838.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY

MARKET.

(From the Sunday Times.)
CITY, SATURDAY.—The inland navigation of the country
having been resumed by the absence of ice in the canals, an
increase has taken place this week in the transactions in ma-
nufactured goods, almost solely confined, however, to the sup-
plies for the home trade. There were large amounts of all de-
scriptions of manufactures locked up in the canals, which were
on their way to the metropolis, the detention of which, by the
suspension of the traffic, led to many very serious inconven-
iences. It is satisfactory, however, now to state, that business
is renewed with double energy, and the prices of most of the
more important description of manufactures are on the advance.
The speculations which have been however, in progress, in
some articles of raw produce, especially silk, is likely to prove
prejudicial, as the present high rates—and they are equal to
those which have hitherto been realised—check the operations
of the manufacturer, who cannot yet obtain prices for his goods
anything equal to the advance demanded for the raw '
It will hardly be possible, however, to keep up the value of cot-
ton wool, the imports from America being very great indeed.
We incorrectly stated the amount of the exports from the United
States in our last week's summary. The shipments up to the
tat ult. from the United States, had amounted to nearly 375,000
bales, which rather exceeds the quantity dispatched off up to
the same period, 1837. The general export trade ofthe country
has rather improved, especially to the more northern parts of
Europe. In the United States, manufactured goods are still
in heavy demand, and it is, therefore, now considered certain,
that no very material revival in this important branch of the
country's commerce will take place until the end of the year.
There may, however, be some considerable shipments made
shortly for the fall trade of the United States. The doubts
which still exist as to the possibility of the banks of the Union
returning to specie payments—upon which so materially depends
a return to a healty state of things in America—necessarily in-
duces our merchants to exercise extreme caution in all their
operations. One of the most recent papers received from New
York, in reference to the specie payments, observes as follows:
"The Committee from the banks of New York, who visited
Philadelphia last week, have returned. We are not furnished
with the result of their deliberations ; but this, we believe, that
notwithstanding the talk in New York about specie payments,
they neither can, nor wish to pay specie. How can they?
There are payable in New York within about sixty days, four
millions of dollars in bonds. Now if the general government
will only take specie or treasury notes, how are the New York-
ers to meet that payment, which is nearly equal to all the specie
of that state ? When people talk about resuming specie pay-
ment, let them think a little of the causes of suspension, and of
the ruinous consequences of te-suspension. While the govern-
ment persists in its war upon the people by the demand of
specie, it is impossible for any one to say when specie payments
can be permanently resumed."
The returns relative to the stock of the- principal articles of
West India produce for the month which terminated yesterday,
show a considerable reduction in the amount of produce in hand.
Of sugar, there was at present in first hands only about 10,000
hhds., and 700 tierces, or full 7000 hhds. and tierces less than
at the same period of 1837. Of Rum, the present stock may be
estimated at not more than 7500 puncheons, and 900 Mids.,
being less by 4,500 puncheons and 900 hhds. than at the com-
mencement of the month of March last, Of British Planta-
tion Coffee the reduction has been from 4000 casks, and 2300
bags and bat rels, in the end of February, 1837, to 1700 casks,
and 8.50 barrels, and bags at the termination of the past month.
There is, however, a considerable increase in the stock of fo-
reign sugars and coffees on band as compared with the quanti-
ties held at the same period of 18.37.
The funds have again further advanced this week, the Specu-
lators for higher prices having been much assisted by the reso-
lution of the Bank of England to reduce the rate of advances
upon approved security, to 31 per cent. This determination
was communicated to the public on Thursday, when the follow-
ing notice was sent to the Stock Exchange.
"The governor and company of the Bank of England do
hereby give notice, that on and after the Ist inst. they will be
ready to receive applications for loans upon the deposit of ap
proved Bills of Exchange, not having more than six months
to run, such loans to be repaid on or before the 16th of April
next, with interest at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum, and to
be for sums of not less than £2OOO, Bank of England.—March
1., 18.38."

This determination of the Bank was known on Wednesday
afternoon, when a rise of about % to s per cent. took place in
Consols. The effect of the reduction of the rate of interest to
34 per cent., will not, however, much assist the resources of the
Bank, as the same accommodation can be obtained in the city
generally, at least one half per cent lover. The value of Bank
Stock, however, has advanced from 206 to 2074. Upon Con-
sols, and the other pOlic securities, the improvement this
week may be stated at per cent. Consols for the April Ac-
count reached 931 yesterday ; for money 93% 4; the 31 per
Cents. Reduced 1014; and the New Stock 100%; and-India
Stock 2654. The prem. upon Exchequer bills has also risen
from 54 to 6.3; and on India bonds from 55 to 63 prem. The
arrangement of the Account in Consols took place on Tuesday
last. The Bulls have had in this instance the advantage over
the Bears.
The prices of Foreign Stock have not materially changed this
week, though in general much buoyancy has prevailed, the na-
tural consequence of the state of the other markets. The quo-
tations of the Continental securities were very firm—Russian
has advanced to 1131; Danish to 751; Belgian to 1034 ; and
Dutch 5 per Cents to 1035. The speculation in Spanish and
Portuguese Stock has increased this week, but there are still
few hopes of any improvement in the state of affairs in Spain or
Portugal. The prem. of the latter (5 per Cent) has risen from
274 to 274; the 3 per Cents from 18 to 184 ; and of Spanish
from to 191. The Republican Stocks have been also in
good request; Mexican at an improvement from 29 to 2947
Colombian from 26 to 295; and Peruvian from 20 to 204 4.
The Share market is still rising. The business doing has
been so extensive, that it is not possible within the limits usually
devoted to this article, to detail all the fluctuations. The high-
est prices which have been given are the following—in the Lon-
don and Birmingham 170 or 90 prem.; for the Brighton 135 or
54 prem.; for the Great Western 94 or 294 prem.; for the
Southampton 43 or 8 disc.; for the Leeds and Manchester 40
or 20 prem.; for the North Midland 44 or 9 prem.- the Black-
wall 74 or 44 prem. : the Greenwich 19 or I disc.; the Northern
and Eastern 6 or 2 disc.; aad the Manchester and Birmingham
12 or 5 prem. The Irish Waste Lands Improvement Compa-
ny's shares have been in request at 4, or about 4 disc.; Lon-
don and Westminster Bank shares have risen to 224 or 2i
prem. ; Colonial Bank to 251 or 4 prem.; and British North
American shares to 194 or a disc. for share.
We are informed that Mr. Jaudon, the agent of the United
States Bank, has received instructions to anticipate the paying
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to the payment of the dividends. Exchequer Bills and India
Bon-Is both fetch 63 premium.
In the Foreign Bond market Portuguese now are at 271 ;
Spanish Consols at 191 ; Brazilian at 76 ; Colombian at 291;
and Dutch Two-and-a-Eialf per Cents at 534.
Shares remain much the same as yesterday- Great Western
are at 284, and the Brighton at 4i premium.

GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND AYRSHIRE RAILWAY.

The half-yearly General Meeting of the Shareholders of this
Railway was held here on Tuesday, when the following very
satisfactory Report of the proceedings of the Directors was
read, and Resolutions entered into for taking the most vi-
gorous measures for proceeding with the works. The reso-
lutions of the meetlng will be found in our advertising co-
lumns :

REPORT BY THE DIRECTORS.
Since the last General Meeting of Shareholders, held on 20th
Dec. last, your Directors have been engaged in taking active
steps for the immediate commencement of the works. With a
v►ew to this, they made an equalising call of £5 per share,
payable on the 13th instant, under deduction of the £2 10s. of
deposit money, formerly paid up ; and they are glad to ob-
serve the prompt manner ►n which the call has been met, and
the increased demand which has taken place for the Company's
shares.

Your Directors have, conjointly with the Glasgow, Paisley,
and Greenock Railway Company, made preparations for im-
mediately executing the line between Glasgow and Paisley:
Mr. Locke, the engineer on the Grand Junction Railway, has
been named engineer on this portion of the railway, and has
undertaken to open it in two years. His assistants have already
made considerable progress in laving it off, and he himself is
expected in the course of a few days, finally to adjust the work-
ing plans.
The Company's engineer, Mr. Miller, who has now nearly
completed the railway between Dundee and Arbroath within
the estimate, has undertaken to open within the same period
the line between Paisley and Johnstone, and he is at present
engaged in staking it off. When opened, your Directors look
forward to the traffic on it being both very considerable and
profitable, as by the agreement with the Glasgow and Greenock
Co., the trade between Glasgow and places beyond Paisley
passes over the joint line, free of any tonnage, and is only sub-
ject to a proportionate share of the expense of maintaining the
joint line.
Your Directors will, in the course of a few days, be prepared
to commence the execution of the main line of railway be-
tween Ayr and Kilwinning, and the advertisements for con-
tracts are now prepared, and will be immediately inserted int
the newspapers. It is expected that this portion of the Rail-
- will be opened in about 15 months; and your Directors
anticipate that they will he able to conclude arrangements fe.;
securing the relaying and straightening of the Kilmartitiel ktok
abnedpAroyc:cittrevtlinwei'thA I;at as early a. pengid
Troon railway. by the same date—so that ~40 whole trade,
be thus accommeclat
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Your directors havegiven notices of an application to. par,
liarnent next
rats, for making a short branch from the Main.
line of railwrdy, near near Irvine Water, to. the Johnstone and,
Ardross.„-
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lway. An agreement, containing an obligationto
that effect, was entered into with Lord Egliuton on behalf of the
promoters of the late Kilmarnock and Ardrossan railway, pre-
vious to the act of incorporation being obtained ; but your Pirec,
tors have reason to think, that the consent othis lordship, and.ot
the other parties interested in that undertaking, will he obtaitted
to the postponement of the application to parliament for another
year.

Your Directors mieht also have applied for various blanches th connect towns lying contiguous to the line,but they have refrain ed
from doing so for the present, in order that their attention may be exclusively devoted to the formation of the main lines. They
would, however, remark, that it is one distinguishing feature of
this line, that there are numerous manufacturing t0.,,,na and vit,
lager, lying on each side of this railway, and wienin a mile or.
two of it, to which branches may ultimately bees' tied, and wlxich,
will serve as so many tributary streams, to increase the traiSq
on the main line.
Your Directors cannot help adverting with pleasure to. the
survey proposed to be made, with a view to this railway being
extended to Dumfries, and from thence to Carlisle. They under-
stand that a subscription for this purpose is now proceeding in
Dumfries-shire, and they would recommend that authority, should
be given to your Directors to contribate >i small sum tom arils so
important an object.
The superior nature of the gradients to which it is known can
this route, as compared
wbeitohbttahieneldinfeorbayramilowffaayt,toanEdngtlha:d by
greater population of the
country, afford the stroneest reasons to believe, that the
Glasgow and Ayrshire Railway will at no very distant period
form, part of the great trunk line to England. The Directors
have now to cougjatulate the Shareholders on the present
state of the Company. The public are daily cooling to appre-
ciate more and more the advantages of this undertaking; and
your directors are convinced, that the more this line is gene-
rally known and examined, the more will it rise in public esti-
mation.

EMIGRATION TO Nhiy SouTEI WALES,--lt is in contempla,
tion by government to send a ship to this port in the course O
the spring, for the conveyance
not exceed , gratis, or married a,,riculturistst
the above flourishing col ing a certain age, with their wives aturfantilies, tv,
c. ony.--Derry Jourrtut,