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

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY

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

A►::ong• those present tve noticed Sir Richard Williams
Bulkeley„ Ba►t.; W. 0. Stanley, Esq., M.P. for Anglesey;
Joh❑ Jervis, Esq„ M.P. for Chester; Admiral Carden, the
Very Rev, the Dean of Bangor, John Williams, of Treffos.,

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Carnarviin,.and Chester) ; Capt. Lewis Hampton, I en. ys;
Edward Case, Esq., Treborth ; Rev. J. Hamer. Seu., Vicar;
G. B. Granville" Esq.; James Wyatt, Lime Grove, Esq.;
Thomas Goddard, Esq.; John Hughes. Esq.; Thomas Wit.
hams' of Bryn, Esq.; Rev. James Vincent, Goiddinog ;
Rev. H. Price, Vicai of Bangor; Captain Jones, Holyhead;-
Captain Gray; Dr. Pring; Robert Williams, Fron Deg,
Esq.; Surgeon John Roberts; - Mr. Henry Bicknell; Capt.
Price; Mr. R. M. Griffith; Mr.-. Robert Pritchard, post-
master; Mr. Win. Shone ; Mr. Grindley; Mr. R. Williams;
Mr. Rathbone; Mr. Jones, Bryminor; Mr. Denman; Mr.
Fisher; Mr. Win. Fisher, &c., &c.
Communications were received from Holland Griffith,
Esq., Carreglwyd; Rev. H. Wjnne Jones, Llantrisant ;
John Price, Esq., Pias Codnant ; .and several other land
proprietors highly approving of the measure.
Mr. Giles's report and explanatory statement was listened
to with profound attention, and gave great apparent satis-
faction to the meeting.
The report commences by observing, amid the general
activity that has prevailed in the projection and construction
of railways fur improved communication between England
and Ireland, One of the most important is still in abeyance,
that for forwarding the mails and passengers from London
and Dublin, by the aid of an improved sea voyage to Dublin.
Various plans have been proposed.
One Ely railway from London to Chester, and thence to
Flint, Conway, 'Bangor, and Holyhead, and ,by sea from
Holyhead to Dublin.

A-nother by railway from Loudon to Shrewsbury, and
thence to Llangollen, Bala, Barntouth, Portmadoe, and
Portdynllaen, and by sea front the latter place to Dublin.
A tiiird by railway from London to Liverpool, and by sea
from Liverpool to Eiubliu.
Parliamentary authority has been granted for completing
a railway from London to Chester, to which place, put suing
the line of the Grand Junction Railway, the distance front
London is 181 miles, but it is confidently expected the Sa.uctien
of parliament will be given to the Rua), and Stone Junction
j Railway, whereby the distance f:Mn 'London to Chester will
be reduced to 178 miles. Adopting .tlierefore this latter
course to within three miles of Chester, the remaining dis-s
tance to Holyhead will be .87 miles, making the total dis-
tance from London to Holyhead 262 miles, from whence the
sea distance is to Kingstown 63 miles. The country between
Chester and Holyhead will afford planes nearly horizontal for
60 miles; 1 in 250 for three miles, and nothing steeper than
lin 333 nir the iemaining 21 miles. The engineering diffi-
culties are by no means formidable on this line—in fact, up
to Conway, a distance of. 46 'miles, very easy ; at Conway it
is supposed to cross the river by means of a new bridge, to be
erected above the site of the suspension bridge—a short tun-
nel in passing the town; at Penmaen Mawr and Penmaen
Bach, two other tunnels will be necessary—one about a mile,
the other three fourths of a mile in length. After passing
these to go to South of Bangor to Menai Bridge. There it
is proposed to draw the carriages over by a rope to be worked
by a.stationary engine, after having detached the locomotive
—thus mongrelizing one railway of the bridge, leaving the
otherstill open for the road traffic. From the Menai Bridge
to Holyhead the road will consist of alternate cuttings and
embankments, with two short tunnels, one on either side of
the Maltreath marsh. By this route, time to be employed
between London and Wlvhead at 27 miles per hour, 91
hours, to which must be added al hour for getting from the
London Post-office to the station; hour for passing Menai
Bridge; 4 hour for embarkation at Holyhead (which will be
at 6 in the morning;) 5,1 hours for average sea voyage, z hour
front Kingstown to the General Post-office, Dublin, making
altogether 16 hours. So that the mails leaving London at 8
in the evening would be at the Dublin Post-office at 12 the
following day, and the return post from Dublin that evening
is despatched by 7 o'clock, would arrive early the next morn-
ing at Liverpool and Manchester, and in London by 11
o'clock in the forenoon. The Liverpool mail, on its way to
Chester, will gather all the mails of the southern and eastern,
the midland and the greater part of the northern counties,
while the Manchester train will embrace Yorkshire and the
north-eastern districts--the London and Liverpool train
also bringing their portion of the north—all which can reach
Chester during the night, and proceed from thence about 3
o'clock in the morning with the London train to Holyhead.
The second project under consideration is that by way of
Shrewsbury, Llangollen, Bala, and Portdynllaen—(see the
report of the Commissioners for Railways in Ireland). This
is stated by assuming a railway to be completed, as will
• eventually be the case from Landon to Shrewsbury, a dis-
tance of 153 miles, having no gradient upon it steeper than
1 in 3.30 There then remains to be executed the remaining
length of 112 miles, making the total distance from London
to Portdynllaen 265 miles. This is stated in the above re-
,port to be only 260hniles, but from the map annexed to the
report, it must by 265 miles, The line from Shrewsbury to
Portdynllaen has one gradient of 1 to 160 fur ten miles, and
the remaining gradients are stated to be very good, but as
the line has not been surveyed between Shrewsbury an(
Llangollen, the particulars of that part arc not given. The
sea distance from Portdynllaen to Kingstown js 70 miles. As
to the engineering qualities of this line, it appears from the
Commissioners' report that there will be great difficulty in
passing Barmouth harbour, after which a short tunnel near
Dolgeilcy, and a viaduct of extraordivarvy dimensions will be
requisite. There is the tunnel also of two miles length at
Bala, and I should imagine that the line from Llangollen to
,Shrewsbury will be very Iteayyand expensive. The line oc-
cupied by railway from London through Shrewsbury to Port-.
dynllaen at the distance of only 265 miles, the mails must be
above 10 hours, on account of the steep and obstructive
plaine and curvatures, to which hour for getting from the
London Post,ollice to the railway station ; a hour for em-
ltarkation at Portdynllaen; 5 hours fur the sea voyage to
Kingstown, hour from Kingstown to the Dublin Post-
offiee—makitig altogether sereuteen hours at the least, being
one hour longer than byway of Chester and. Holyhead, but
this may more probably be
,eighteen hours, to which add the
disadvantage.of the position of Shrewsbury compared with
Chester fur concentration of the mails, together with the
heavy cost of constructing the line front Shrewsbury to
Portdynlbten,and afterwards of working the, traffic on it.
From Liverpool to Dublin the sea voyage is ab out 130
miles, requiring, according to the report of theCommicsioners
fur Railways in Ireland, a untie time of 131 hours. It roust be
remembered also that Miring the storms and low water, ves-
sels encounter much danger and delay
in leaving Liverpool
harbour. It is said that between Holyhead and Dublin no
packet has been lost since the days of Queen Elizabeth. The
time by railway from London to Liverpool, assuming the dis-
tance to be.eventually 197 miles, will be about 71 hrs. at the
rate of 27 miles an hour, to which add a a hr. from .the Lone
don post-office to the railway station, hr. from the Liverpool
station to the shore and embarkation; 12 hrs. on the average
fentu Liverpool to Kingstown----1 hi. thence to Dublin host-
office,gooking altogether 20i hrs., and consequently ;tyro/lug
in Dublin at half-past 4 o'clock iu the afternoon, which will
be too late for delivering and obtaining the return from Dub-
lin to England that night.
Moreover in bad weather the arrival in Dublin must be too
late for any delivery or for any dispatch of English*mails into
Ireland that night, whereas via,. Holyhead,. the arrive I in
Dublin can always be secured during fair weather, and rarely
failing in bad weather, in time for the return post of England:
and eventually by means of railways from Deblin through
Ireland to reach Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Bel-
fast, &c. on the next evening after leaving London. It most
also be remarked that the early hour for embarkatien at Li-
verpool, (4 in the morning) renders it in winter very dis-
agreeable, not to say hazardous.—The result of the foregoing
comparison, giving the preference in point of time and eligi-
bility to the line by Chester and Holyhead, the next question
to be considered is, how the lauds can be raised, and what are
the means of remuueration.' Goyernineet could borrow at
32 per cent. but is reluctant to take charge of SuCh 'Works ;
plaee suppose a gross receipt of
the publie is reluctant to embark iu theta unless a return of
5 per cent. be calenlated upon. Assuming cost of railway'
(87 miles) to be £2,500,000, including stations and carrvin'
about £200.00'0.
zilnyethare
nfieresetssary
fur
the
.puili„,sp.
Qr.
payings
per cent. This yearly income may
he expected from
the following sources—viz: Post Office, for couveviug mails;,
Ist class passengers, 2101 class passertgerS, trail-•"
passciears,
parcels, and extra luggage.
'fife Dublin and MaueheSter commission weublelSO adopt
this route by Chester and Crewe,.in-preference Liverpool.
To facilitate the project it is proposed to raise £1,250,001 by
shares, and £1,250,000 by loan front Government et 31 per
cent , as a first lien upon the undertakieg; the redemption
of this loan to be effected out of the sureles income after
paying shareholders 5 per cent.; Covet nment having as their
security not only a priority of claim upon railway in.
come, but au additional hold upon it -of
.1:30,090 a year as
charges for conveying mails=-together with a bonus accruing
to the country from the diminished expense consequent upon
simplifying the Postoffice business between England and.
Ireland through the medium Of this undeltaking, to which-
may be added the general national advantages resulting'
from it. Assuming from the foregoing low Eca!e of charge s•
that the income of .only £200,000 a year would be realized
now, such charge will most likely attract and establish the
travelling between England and Ireland, chiefly upon this
railway, hence the prospect of its paying by increased traffic.
a further dividend to the proprietors. In addition also to the
present traffic, a still greater inerease may be looked for when
railways are made from" Dublin to the distant towns of Ireland,
by which means Dublin will become the principal entrepot
for the communication between Irelaud and England. The
improving trade of North Wales, particularly of Anglesey,
Carbarvoh, Bangor, Cloewoy, end Flint, and probably' a new
trade from the proposed harbour at Orates Head hill con-
tinually produce an increase of revenue from this line.
.Mr. Giles then entered into his calculations, which ap-
peared to tie under. the mark: but as he observed himself,
he proceeded on grounds which left it not in the power of
any to accuse him of exaggeration.
Holyhead harbour, he observed, was now very commodi-
ous, and can be deepened, aud its piers extended for a sum
of £20,000, so as to afford ample depth and room fur large
,stearn boats. Alr:Giles strongly recommends that that port
should be used as a packet station only—not as an asylum
harbour.

Sir Richard Bulkeley was then called to the chair, where-
upon resolutions, approbatory of the project, were passed
unaniinously, the meeting, as if influenced by one mind, en-
tering fully into the spirit of the unde►takiug.

INSPECTION DAY.—Yesterday the New York state artil
lerv, the uniform companies, and the militia in companies
without uniform, paraded in the Park, marched to Washing-
ton-Square, anti returned to the Park again, under-the 'coin-
mand of Brigadier-general Morris. In the. front of the City-
hall they were reviewed by his honour the mayor, the board
of common council, and a brilliant corps of staff officer,. We
saw only one gallant officer with a less formidable weapon
than a handspike, and he carried a brown silk umbrella in
lieu of a-sword.

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

MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECKS AND Loss OF LIFE.—On the
17th inst. a severe gale teas experienced off Cape Florida.
The French brig Courrier de Vera Cruz, Jules Julian, from
Ilavannah, bound to Bordeaux, with a cargo of sugar, cigars,
&c.,. was driven ashore in the night of the 7th, about 12
miles north of 'Cape Florida light—only seven out of sixteen
souls saved. Brig and cargo totally lost. The survivors
rescued from the devouring ocean were soon visited by a
large party of armed Indians, who spared their lives because
they were Frenchmen, saving that they only killed Ameri-
cans. The Captain and the six other survivors were taken
(ruin the beach after the gale .was over, by a smack from the
north, bound to this place. The. American brig Alderley,
Thomas, master, from St. Jato, went ashore about the same
time, and near the same
.place. Every man on board, ex.
cepting one, a iiutchman, were Massacred by the Indians!
Ile was sparetlat the titne'of tee genernl.slaughter. and sub-
sequently hid himself in the hold of the strip. Doring all
one day and night the Indians kept up a horriblelifov 'wow,
about the brig; they were fifty in number. ,The next day the
Indians left the brig for a short tine, when the
,poor.
utt
Trept from his hiding-place. discovered and hailed. thevreel;-
ing sloops, America and Mount-Vernan, nndtby theui was
taken off, the Indians again appearing in sight after he had
left the brig. The Indins will wreck the brig. Parer,

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

A West Indian Morrison has been advertising pills to cure
all sorts of disorders, "purely vegetable." The fellow was
charged with imposition and ignorance, but maintained the
perfect truth of his description of his pills, as " purely vege-
table.", Upon investigation they turned out to be pease
soaked in a decoction of liquorice.
A splendid steamer, called the Medusa (the twin of the
Merlin, lately gone to Liverpool), was launched from the
Hoye! Dock-yard, at Pembroke, on Wednesday last. She
is to carry the mails, &e. from LiverpOol to Dublin, and is
of 900 tons burden, and is to have two engines of 200-horse
. . • • •

spectable footing, and will be able to vie with and outdo the
merchant-steamers plying on the sante ground. The. Milford
stab m, it is expected, will benefit by these improvements,
being in the expectution of a transfer of the Livei pool steam-
ers, cif 150-horse power, now in use in that place. The old
Tortoise coal hulk, which fur twelve or thirteen Years lay off
the town of Milford as a depot for coals for the Postoffice.
mail packets, is now no longer of use for that service, the'
spacious coal yard at Robb's Point answering all the PUN
poses requited.—Cambrien.

. A prospectus fur a new steam navigation company, inti-
tied the." Pacific Steam Navigation Company," has appeared
to-day, and created . much interest in the mercantile circles
connected with the countries on the shores of the Pacific.
The object of this company is to establish steam navigation
along the coast from Valparaiso to Panama, embracing an
the principal ports in Chili, .Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, atnt the
west coast of New Granada, and in cnnjuuction with her Ma-
jesty's packets in the Atlantic, to promote a mma rapid and
regular communication with 'Europe by the isthmus of Da-
rien, by which it is ascertained, on the best authority, that
the voyage from England to Lima can be performed in about
thirty days, and to our Australian settlements in about 70
days, instead of four months,- points as desiderali that can re-
quire no continent when the mercantile interests of a nation
like this become involved in the question.—Morning Herald,
• TA smut:Tn.—An inquest was held at the Town-hall, on
Saturday afternoon, on the sufferers in the late fire. Pie-
vious to the commencement of the proceedings the jury took
a view of the bodies of the deceased in the room where they
were laid out at the King's Arms inn. They presented a
most frightful spectacle. The countenances of some of them,
particularly those of the cook and Miss Smith, the barmaid,
were mueir distorted ; but none of them presented any ap-
pearance of violence or convulsion. The court, during the
proceedings of•the inquest, was attended by many of the
most respectable gentlemen in the neighbourhood, and among
others the Right lion. William Peel (the brother of Sir
Robett) appeared to take a deep and painful interest in the
evidence brought forward. It appeared from the e-idenee
that the fire commenced in the bar, but the origin of it was
unknown. Soon after the fire was discovered a report was
circulated that the servants were all safe, and in consequence
no further exertion& were made to rescue them, but the room
was so full of smoke, that when the ostler opened the window,
and called out to the persons within to come out,.he wasal -
most suffocated. The jury returned a verdict in each case of
accidental death. . .
ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WES-
TEIIN AILWA Y.—Scrcely- twelve days have elapsed since
we recorded the lamentable and frightful death of a young
gentleman named Field, a pupil
.of Dr. Lardner's, on the
above railroad, before we are again called upon to announce
the Occurrence of another accident, which has, we regret to
state, been attended":ivith similar fatal results. It appears
that between nine and ten o'clock on Monday night, as one
of the railroad polize, named Chapman, was on duty between
the Ealing and Ilanwell stations, close to the latter village,
he heard in the distance the noise of an engine approaching,
and, on its .reaching him, the engineer informed him he
feared they had sun over something a few yards in the rear.
Chapman instantly hastened to the spot, when by the light
of his lantern, he was horror-stricken at discovering his own
father writhing in the agonies of death, the engine and tender
having passed right ()Ver. him. The almost frantic son in-
stantly' hastened to the residence of Mr. Ilaffenden, surgeon,
of Hanwell, who immediately returned with him; but all
human assistance was vain, life being quite extinct. It ap-
pears that the .unfortunate man was proceeding along the
railway with his son's supper, not anticipating the travelling
of an engine at that late hour, and being deaf, its approach
was unheard by him. The wheels of the engine, on exami-
nation, were found to have passed over his legs, body and
chest, in a slanting direction, smashing his ribs, right arm,
and left leg in a most frightful manner. The basket contain-
ing Chaptnan's supper, together with the hat of his unfortunate
father, were found lying about thirty Yards from the spot where
the body was diicovered.—Morning 'Herald.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE of SUPPoSED HYDROPHOBIA.—
About ten years ago, says a correspondent, a woman named
Sitnnionds, then a laundress, residing at Camberwell, but
now cook in a respectable family in Besmondsey-street, was
bitten severely in the leg by a favourite dog. A surgeon was
immediately called. in, who cauterized the wound w bleb, in
about three weeks completely healed over, and no further
notice was taken of the circumstance. In about six mouths
after the occurrence the unfortunate woman was seized with
a species of fit, which lasted for several weeks, during which
period she was considered labouring under and treated for
that most appalline disease, hydrophobia. The medical gen-
tleman-Who attendi,l her gave her up.for lost—but to their
great astonishment she recovered. From that period the wo-
man, who had been of remarkably steady habits, gave way to
drinking, neglected her business, and thus reduced herself
and family front easy circumstances to a very poor condition.
Mrs. Simmonds has, from the titre of the first attack, at in-
tervals, varving_from five to six months; been afflicted with a
return of the disorder, which invariably lasts for five or six
weeks together, at which time she foams at the mouth and
prescots all the ether appearance-sof hydrophobia, every suc-
cessive attack:being more severe than the preceding. It is
somewhat singular that, notwithstanding these repeated at-
tacks, Mrs. Simmonds,altbough, et the ex!dration'of each,
requested by her relations, would never cot:sent to have the
dug destroyed, and it died of old age about a twelvemonth
since.—Morning Post. •
INSANITY BRouGoT ON PERSONS• IN THE WATER PROM
CANNON BEING FIRED oven THEM —At an early hour, a few
days since, says -the New York Evening Post, two young men
went into the river at Castle garden to swim ; tit the very
moment they leapt into the water, a salute was fired from
some heavy piecesof cannon, which were contiguous. When
the two young men leapt in, they remained •under water for
some seconds ; and, on their rising to the surface, they were
Observed by some bystanders to act in so fantastic a manner,
that it was evident something of an unusual nature had
occurred to them. A boat was therefore immediately pro-
cured, and the two young men taken out'of the water, and
brought to the shore, _when it was fouud that both of them
.had lost their senses, and so totally and entirely, as to be
unable •to give any explanation of how they had been
affected, or what sensation they rot. at 'the moment. Their
insanity was not of a violent kind, but rather what might be
termed idiotic, or tidal prostratirm of every intellectual attri-
bute. In this melancholy condition they were conveyed home
to their friends, and remained nearly its the same state fur
Iwo days, at the end of which one of them partially recoverd
his senses, but the other still remains without any symptoms
of amendment. In addition to this singular circumstance
may be mentioned the effect produced upon fishes by a smart
blow with a stick on the ice above them. We havo s,en this
tried on a stream a foot or two deep, quite closed over with
frost. - The fish,. starting to and fro at sonic depth below the
ice, were stopped instantly •by the concussion, and floated
,apparently lifeless in the water.

MottEcomnE BAY HARReuR.--The long-looked for report
of Mr. Hague upon the practicability of embanking More-
combe -Bay has at length been received by the Whitehaven
committee. This interesting and important document, which
is-represented to us, on the best authority, as being. "com-
pletely satisfactory," we had hoped to be enabled to lay be-
fore our readers in our present number. Th-e cause of delay
arises from the desire of the Whitehaven committee that Mr.
Hague should enter rather more into detail upon some of the
points- in-his report. -We hear that it will most probably be
received in its amended state some time next week, whets no
time will be lost in calling the committee together for the
purpose-of taking measures for its publication. The While-
haven Heraid•informs us that "Mr. Hague calculates the ex-
pense of the embankments at. £434,000, and assuming that
the expense of the remaining part. of the line of railway will
not exceed £lO,OOO per mile for a distance of 55 miles, the
suet required for that purpose will be 550,000. To this must
be added the ordinary expense of branch railways, engineer-
ing, stsrveyilig, parliamentary and law expenses, contingen—
cies, &c. £206,000, making the total cost of the railway
£1,200,000. And the yalue of the land reclaimed, viz. 46.31)0
aeresdn-Moreeninhe Bay, and 5,700 in Duddon, 52,000 acres,
Air, Hague estimates at £23 per acre, which amounts to
I:1,196,000: so that the laud reclaimed will be nearly equal
to the expense of making the whole of the railway." From
this estimate, however, must be deducted the value of the
landawarded to the lords of manors and neighbouring hibd-
owners, but even with this deduction the prospects of the
' railway ate more encouraging than we could have ventured
to hope.---Lancaster Guardian.
Ma. B. IN A DELEMsrA, Olt " CATCHING A TARTAR."—
Mr: B: it should be known, is a gentleman in this town who
is. a radical; at least so our friends must take for granted, un-
less they consider the expression a contradiction in terms.
Well; Mr. B. avails himself of the convenience of the rail-
way occasionally. On Tuesday he did so. and when he en-
tered one of the "first classes" at Liverpool, he was delighted
to find himself in the presence of two ladies and a triplet of
gentlemen. Being a bit of a chatty fellow he soon began to
converse, hut his conversation being abridged by his passage
through the tunnel he laid up his talking-tackle in ordinary
until they emerged into the light of heaven. He then made
a few 'reniarks concerning the importance of steam-power,
which a gentleman with a large handkerchief round his neck.
reaching nearly to his eyes, answered by grunting, " ah !"
By no means discomfitted, turned his eyes to a gentleman
who looked like a clergyman, and accosted him thus. "And
so, sir, We 'are to hirve two preachings to-night at Bolton;
O'COnnor'slis' tie there you know : capital chap that; and
that Mr: M‘Neile is coming to." One of the ladies here-
upon relieved herself of a small cough, and began strictly to
investigate the seams of her gloves, " I wish the church was
about their ears. This M'Neile -only talks for what he can
get. Don't tell me, I'm a radical." " Pray do.you know
Mr. M'Neile ?" said the clerical gentleman. "Oh, no! not
1," says Me. h " Then Why venture to impute motives to
a person whom you know not, andwirose mind may, perhaps,
be as independent and liberal as your own." Here the gen-
tleman who had hitherto been silent trod upon Mr. B.'s toe,
but to no purpose, Mr. B. would go on, and discharged forth-
with a volley of radicalism whiCh was' so calmly but
answerd by the clerical gentleman, that Mr. B. began to
stammer, which his opponent perceiving, such summary
means were taken of." polishing off" Mr. 8., that the latter
gentleman became dumb-foundered, and only acquired sensi-
bility to outward things, when the train stopping, a person
whispered in his year, `",Chat is Mr. M`Neile," " Dear are,"
exclaimed Mr. B. involuntary, and never spoke another word
until their arrival at Bolton; when' hearing his reverend
fellow-passenger inqure the way to St. Georges's, Mr. B.
riffered to escort him, and absolutely carried a small parcel to
ilia door of the church, where, declining to enter, he went
his way " a wiser man" let us hope. We have no doubt
Mr. 11: has learnt a lesson which will he useful to him for the
I',etriainder of his life. which we hope Providence may pro-
lbng.—Bolton Chronicle. •
CHURCH, CHAPEL, AND SELEcT RETURNS.—SeveraI of
the Boards of Guardiani in East Kent have resolved not to
sanction the employment of their clerks m procuring the re-
Mims asked fur by the Poor-law Commissioners. at the desire
of Lord John Russell. They know that they were not formed
to become busy-bodies and meddlers in the religious and edu-
cational concerns of the perishes of their unions; they know
how inaccurate any such returns must prove; they discern
the cluven foot, the sinister deign ; they foresee the hackney
uses, in whels if nut at once resisted, any ministry, any tours
they see the seeds of discord
of a parts-, may engage them;
laid; and Pley'lla ye determined to confine their attention to
their duty, and their duty alone. It is to be hoped that this
feeling will prevail throughout the unions of the kingdom.—
Correspondent of Standard.
. CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT CLIFTON.—The annual din-
ner of the Clifton Conservative Society was held on Monday
evening, at Emenv's Bath lintel, Caton Down. The com-
parry, which was more numerous than on any previous occa-
sion, began to assemble shortly after live o'clock. The chair,
man was .J. Harding,
Esq.; Msq
T. Clarke, E., oriciated as
.Vice-Presii:ent. Ameng the company present were Henry
Bush, Esq., Geo. Franklyn, Esq., J. N. Franklyn, Esq., C.
Payne, B'q., the 11ev. Mr. Street, C. Wilkins, Esq.,
Esq., George Bush, Esq., W. L. Clarke, Esq.
0. Bigg, Esq , J. Z. M'Adion, Esq., C. Clarke, Esq..
Goi,iney, Esq., John Franklyn, Esq.-, W. Ringer, Esq.,
P. F. Aikin, Esq.. B. Payne, Esq., 8.. G. Burroughs, Esq.,
C:: _H.. Esq., H. Vaughan. Esq., C. Mortimer, -Esq,,
liarmar. Esq., Dr. Snierdbn, J. Daniel, Esq.,. Edward
Fra'inoton-,
and, a number of influential and highly
respectable gentlemen.

Standard Office, Three o Clock.

ELECTION OF MAY OR AND ALDERMEN.

The Town Council met this morning for the purpose
of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year, and eight
aldermen, to supply tne places of those who retired in
rotation. The following is the result. Three candi..
dates were proposed for the office of Mayor—viz. Hugh
Hornby, Esq., (liberal,) J. S. Leigh, Esq., (conserva-

Est ,-(liberal, and Chair.
man of the Tradesmen's Reform Association.) The
voting was as follows :
HORNBY
J. S. LEIGH l6
Walmsley
The following (all liberals) were the Aldermen who
retired by rotation :
Scotland Ward . Thos. Bolt. •
Vauxhall Ward Thos. Buller'.
Castle-street Ward George Robinson.
Pitt-street Wald W. P. Freme.
Rodney-street Ward E Evans.
Abercromby Ward T 13. Barclay.
Lime-Street Ward 0 Hey worth.
West Derby Ward James Moon.

The following (all liberals) were elected this day :
Barclay 36 votes.
Evans 37 f t
Holt
Moon . 39 „
36 „
Freme
Earle 4l f,
Harvey 34 If
The two last mentioned were rejected by THE PEOPLE
at the last election !

Mr. George Robinson and Mr. Ormerod Heyward'
have been stripped of the Aldermanie dignity—whe-
ther with or without their own good will we know
not.

JOSHUA is not the Mayor of Liverpool, notwith-
standing the confident predictions of the radical
press ! The Stx who voted. for him have immortalised
themselves!

LIVERPOOL MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9.

The arrivals of Grain from Ireland since Tuesday are
limited to a few parcels of Wheat, Barley, and Oats; whilst
those of Flour and Oatmeal, although the former is rather
increasing, are only moderate for to-day, and the supplies
coastwise prove altogether trivial : the foreign imports com-
prise 2,781 quarters Wheat, and 562 barrels of Flour, from
Trieste, Constantinople, and Leghorn.
In any branch of the Corn trade between Tuesday and to-
day, the transactions have been upon a very limited scale
and the general quotations noted in our last circular, hardly
supported.

Having a very slender attendance of both town and country
buyers at this day's market, and very little disposition to
purchase wheats, all descriPtions of old were Id to 2d, and
Irish new 3d per 701bs cheaper than on Tuesday last, with
an extremely dull sale generally. Flour, in consequence,
Was very unsaleable, and offered at is per sack lower: A
parcel of fine English Malting Barley was reported as sold
on higher terms, but the price did not transpire; grinding
samples, upon a moderate demand, remaining stationary in
value. Malt, being in fair request, prime qualities were the
turn dearer. Beans and Peas maintained late prices.
For Oats and Oatmeal the trade was extremely languid,
and had sales been practicable beyond a merely retail amount,
rather lower rates must have been accepted.
In the Bonded Market we have to report the sales of a cargo
of good lower Baltic lied Wheat, at 10s. per 701b5.; 500 bar-
rels of prime Danzig Flour, at 40s. per barrel; and several
lots of Pease, at 38s. to 40s. per quarter.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FRIDAY, Nov. 9.—Wind W.S. W.

Ruby, Arming, hence at Holyhead, after being on shore, bound
to Gibraltar

San Sebastian. (steamer,) hence at Holyhead, with 1 ss of jib-
boom and stern-boat stove, hound to Rio Janeiro
Sheffield, Allen, hencesfor New York, off Tuskar on the sth inst.
Rambler, Gilbert, hence and Syra at Constantinople
Leopold Ist, Pienscke; Gretry, Damm ; Eugene, Zerran, and
Ocket, hence at Antwerp
Vrow Henriette. Klie. hence at Helvoet
Northumberland, White. and Tiger, Parkin, hence at Richihucto
Carlton, Murray, and Majestic. Taylor, hence at Miramichi
Ganges, Crawford, hence at Dalhousie
Wanderer, Ilinde, from St. Lneia at,Dublin
Ayr, Lister, hence for Richibncto, at Milford, leaky
Julia,-, from St Peteashurgh for this port, off the Wiaht
-Alcyone, Muir, and Queen Victoria, Davidson, hence at Mira-
miehi

William Wright, Flagg, for Jamaica, and Juan, Cucallo,for Malaga
have put back .
Plym. Davies, hence for Constanttnople, at Kingstown
'Panting Ayes, hence for ?.ante, at ditto
Ebenezer. Adams. hence for Seville, at ditto
l.onisa, Chalker, and Pearl, Cove, hence for Gibraltar, at ditto
Rosalie, Lamride, hence for Bourdeaux, at ditto

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

•
The eons,rvatory now building at Chatsworth, by Sir
Jeffrey Wyattville, is HO feet long, by 160 feet ride; in
height 60 feet.

A Chinese artist has lately painted a series of six pictures
to illustrate the effects of opium-smoking, after the manner,
and with a similar moral, to flogarth's "Rake's Progress!'
GREEN PEAS IN NOVEMBER.—John Smith, Esq., of this
town, bad upon his_ table on Thursday last, a dish of green
peas, gathered the same morning in his open garden in
Charlses-street.—Preston Chronicle.

The exportation of the precious metals from the port of
London for the week ending Saturday last, the 3d inst.. con-
sisted, according to the official returns, of 31,600 ounces of
silver; of which 15,0(X) ounces were forwarded to Rotterdam,
9,0(Xl ounces to Hamburg!), 4,100 ounces to Demerara, and
3,500 ounces to Jamaica.

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

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

M. Victor Hugo, according to the Presse, has sold M. Del-
loye, the publisher, fur 210,000 fr., the right of printing his
works for ten years; and, be the terms of the agreement,
has received half of this money down.—The Mani:cue Pa.
riden says that the price agreed on is 300,000 fr.: and that
M..llellirye intends to spply this plan, which he had previ-
ously adopted in the case of M. de Chateaubriand, still tnore
extensively. Good news'for popular authors !—Paris paper.
STATE OF TRADE AT BLACKBURN ON MONDAY.—.We
have still a fair demand for most descriptions of power-loom
cloth, but in the generality of hand-loom fabrics there is
almostliterally nothing doing, and prices are declining. The
yarn market, particularly in the bundle, is very dull, and
without improvement- Owing to recent information from
America, the cotton market has become less animated, and a
shade or suspicion and distrust is cast over the whole trade.
Blackburn Standard.

To OYSTER EATERS.—Receive oysters from the hand of
the opener, taking care that they be eaten off the deep shell
to preserve every drop of the precious liquor, so peculiarly
their own. It is. my :firm conviction that laying an Oyster,
after being • opened, on a dish, no matter •for how short a
period of time, diminishes nmterially the piquancy of
flavour, and deteriorates the fish. 1 make it a rule accord-
ingly to eat mine ' out of hand," upon all occasions, and
recommend similar procedure to an individual of a delicate
gusto-in the important business of oyster eating.— Black-
wood's Magazine.

VACANT GOVERNORSHIP OF BOMBAY.—We are assured
that there is no truth in the statement which has appeared in
some papers, that Sir James Caruac has been appointed Go-•
vernor of Bombay. We believe there is a standing order
that no gentleman who has been au East India director can
be appointed to any such office until he has been two years
out of the direction. This of course, sets Sir James Car,
nac's appointment out ()filly question. The report is, that
Sir Wilmot lloyton will be the new governor; but uo ap-
pointment has been made.—Globe.
The city of Naples was visited by a violent thunder.storin
on the 14th tilt. The lightning fell upon the church of St.
Alaria-la•Nuova during the performance of Divine service,
striking and seriously injuring two ecclesiastics who were
officiating at the principal altar. The electric fluid then pe•
netrated to the pavement of the church, close to the priest,
who was giving the usual benediction to the congregation on
the elevation of the 1-lost, and web was thrown to the ground
by the force of the shock. His clothes were completely burnt,
the numerous silver lustres which formed the ornaments of
the altar melted like wax candles, and the remonstrance which
the priest held in his hand was reduced to ashes.

Woringurtn. RECOVERY OF SPEECIL—At the beginning
Of last week, as our readers will recollect, police constable
James O'Connor, No. 102, B division, was on duty ice Vin-
cent-square, Westminster, when he was suddenly struck
speechless, and conveyed to Westminster Hospital. Dr.
Burns and other medical gentlemen, by whom he was at-
tended, could not account for this sudden attack. lie re-
mained in the hospital omit yesterday, his case exciting con-
sideiable interest. At four in the morning his speech re-
turned in as sudden a manner as it left him, and his powers
of articulation are even better than they were before. In con-
sequence of the occut reflect he lead resigned his situation. in
the police force.—Standald.
Tim LATE STORM.—Among other incidents of the late
szormy weather we learn from Boulogne :hit one of the boats
of that poet, when off the mew h of the Thames a few days
since, saved sixteen men found clinging to the masts and
yards of all English vessel, which had been driven on shore
by the gales. To accomplish this, the boat had to go 'eight
or ten times from the wreck tee the shore. Another boat saved
two men found sustaining themselves above water on the
mast of an English brig which had foundered. On the 31st
ult., the Well:ngton steamer, on her way from Dover to
Boulogne, fell in with the Ajax, hound from Leghorn to
Rouen, with a cargo of oil, which had lost leer rudder, and
was (billing up channel at the mercy of the wind and waves,
and in momentary danger of being wrecked. The Welling-
ton took her in tow, and‘hrought her safe into Boulogne.

Mr. Finlay, Assistant Barrister, decided at Quarter Ses-
sions, that notes passed for payateut of tithesare- not recover-
able, —Liz:crick Chrormich!.

FRIDAY MORNING, NOV., 9; 1838.

O 1?' The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this
morning at 5 o'clock.

THE MUNICIPAL. ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND. AND.
WALES.—The result of the municipal elections in all
the principal towns of England and Wales has been
ascertained. From the returns now before us we have
every reason to congratulate our conservative friends
on the issue of these annual struggles for ascendancy.
Wherever the conservatives have. thought it worth
their while to enter into ra.formal contest
,with
their opponents, they have been . signally successful.
In many places the radicals have been, allowed ,to
walk over the course. These instances are,,of coerAe,
claimed as triumphs on the part of the liberal faction.
No one, however, can be so blind as to acknowledge
the justice of this claim. Uncontested elections do
not always afford a fair or satisfactory criterion of the
relative strength of political parties; especially where
it would be deemed a disgrace, rather.thaa an honour.
to succeed. The constitution of a great niielbey...,.of
the Town Councils, subsequently to the passing of the
Municipal Reform Act, has been such,, that . persons of
any pretensions.to respectability would be ashamed of
entering the lists as candidates. In many places the
most violent and turbulent demagogues have main-
tained their ascendancy owing to the.natural tTplig•
nance felt by men of wealth and station,toAt in
company with a degraded set, of blackguaßis,.t The
best test of the strength of parties, ando.f•tbe,arpount
of reaction, is to be found in thoseoities and boroughs
in which the merithers heretofore elected Arysfocik,of
some standing in society. in all .sUcfi...4tes,iyv.here
due exertions have been used by the the, coo:yervAtives,
the radicals have been signally, riefe,rted,,,T.(4,*ll
fully appear from the statements which vvn.arer about
to lay before our readers.
One of the proudest triumphs obtained by the con-
servatives has been achieved at Leeds. .Of the 16
retiring. councillors, 4 were conservatives and 12 were
whigs: they have ben replaced by ten conservatives
and six Whigs, being a gain of 0 members," or .12 votes,
to the conservative side of the council.cliamber. The
result 'a this election is rjeemed so encouraging that
the conservatives have come to the resolution of start-
ing two candidates at the next parliamentary. election.
That their chances of success are considerable, will
appear from the following statement .of the numbers
polled on each side:—
• , , ~ • .
Cons. Wads.
Headingly Ward
West Ward
North West Ward .... 378
North Ward
North East Ward 426
Kirkgate Ward
Hunslet Ward
South Ward

East Ward
Holbeck ward 9Bl
13ratuley Ward BO6 905
Total
6131

Conservative Majority:. 157' .`.‘""3
We should state that in the two last-meritioned Wards
the conservatives only started their candidates the day
but one before the election, with a vieitl to 16' tllB
ground, rather than in the confident hOpe of .succeo•
In looking at the result, we cannot but'Congratulate
the conservatives of Leeds on the prospect. of ridding
the borough of its present represeritativ'e:S.. Whenever
the next dissolution of 'parliament vikt:s, place, tiro
expect to find Mr. Baines and Sir Williatri Moles Worth
enlisting themselves as members of O'COonell's
and thrust into the House‘ of Commons for solve
obscure Irish borough, and,.of course, conside'
ration. . . .

The city of York has returned seven,cOnservitives
and five radicals. • The retiring councillors were
equally divided in politics. The elections, therefore,
give the conservatives a majority of two votes,
added to four already in the council, plaes:the'aseell.
dancy more firmly in the conservatives': 'York [nal'
therefore, be booked as perfectly safe.' • • ,
In Wigan the conservatives have been signally
successful, having returned six metnli4rs; whilst tile,
reformers only succeeded in rriw

'Cons. • Rilds•
Seimles Ward 370 267
St. George's • Ward • -171 • •193
Queen-street Ward 231 "256
Sw•inley Ward - 221 • • 2OB
All Saints' Ward 202 • l9O

voting was as follows: '

-~

Total 1195
• 1114

Conservative Majority 81 - •
In Macclesfield. The conservatives'llave Veen. Rill.
more successful. " The results of the .intinicips,
tions in this town indicate a progressive leactioll°
very gratifying character. The subjoined list 5.1-1 0,
the numbers returned by the two parties each Yee„,
since the municipal reform act tame into operation'
1835, conservatives 2, liberal:' 34...
• _ • 183 G, ditto • .5, ditto 7-
1837, ditto 7, ditto 5-,

1838, ditto 9, ditto.. P,
,Arig
In Stockport the radicals have succeeded in. to
every ward. Their success has ben owing,, tri:o-
ery, intimidation, and violence towards the conser:vr
Live voters: but it is satisfactory to add, that thelBl,oo
have sustained no actual loss. Their' relative posit'
remains the same as before. • •
,oe"
At Chester the conservatives have "also been uni
cessful, but have sustained no lost. The council
h
always been essentially radical, and the city boa. %.
at least since the passing of theiefo'im.act, been
presented by liberals. pea
At Shrewsbury the conserVaqi;;:have
seven, and the
.radicals three, members to the Tato
Council. The conservative Shave: gaiucd consider"
in this boiough, the number of cOuneillors and
radicals too
equal on both sides. Next year. eilitt.
Iwo conservatives will have.to retire. °ors!
much-to presume that Shrewsbury, ttthenet,ge
election, will return two conservAti'itiS • * oP
Bridgenorth was the scene of :g.reitixcit.e"'elliiiite
the day of election, each party bs:ing Igitat it
of success. So turbulent did.the bsd
was found necessary to read the'dot'ac,afte,„rtw, °f'made an attack upon, and broken all the Sni,lll otive
the New Inn. Three radicali and ;OnecpV'' beitig
were returned—the numbers polled..Oti
•
nearly equal. 1 ;.o.r.,r.ti,g corr.
At \Venlock no change has taketqllrire onser.
ration remaining.as heretofore, Aie,ICKR c
vatives and six destructives.
At Ludlow the conservatives took 1
nicipal election. " '•
• 4, a Op'
A Bristol another—il6-rious -irfurn- pl? l'aib e-
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the