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Sra,—l have been several weeks confined to my bed by Gout
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pain, and as helpless as an infant: not even a finger could I
move. In this unpleasant situation I was informed by my me-
dical attendant he had applied all the usual remedies, and that
I might'remain months in my deplorable situation.
Fortunately your remedy was made known to me, or I might
have been to this day confined to my bed. After a close appli-
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MEETING OF STONEMASONS.

MONEY,
TEN, FIFTEEN, TWENTY, or THIRTY THOU- -
SAND POUNDS would be LENT, on Freehold Security A special meeting of stonemasons was held at the
at Four and a Half per Cent.
JOHN LEYLAND, . George the Fourth Inn,• Hood-street, last evening, oa
Apply to , • business of importance, as it was alleged, connected with
Who has, a large, light, retired COUNTING-HOUSE to LET, the trade. The meeting, which was attended by about
situate near the bottom of Hanover-street and Duke-street
150 masons, was conducted in private. .
.r. After .
long a
Observe that the Signature of the proprietor, "G. C. Serjeant ', Mr. Steadman occupied the chat
discus-
is written on the Government Stamp. ' sion, a, resolution was passed to the following effect, that
Q ERJEANT'S LOTION, thd only effectual Remedy the meeting denied the statements recently put forth by
I ...) against Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, Sciatica, and Lum- the master builders, and were determined to have 275.
bago. Sold b,7 the proprietor, G. C. SERJEANT, No. 1, Lo_ per week, being Is. in addition to their former wages, and
veil's-court, Paternoster-row, and 2, Bell-yard, Temple-bar, to have half an hour for refreshment at four o'clock in
London; and by all Venders of Medicine. Price 2s. 9d. per the afternoon, before they resumed employment with
Bottle. those masters who had turned out their men for refusing
astonishing success which has crowned the application
xternal Medicine in the most hopeless and deplorable to sign the document.
cases, when the unhappy sufferer had despaired of ever gaining A second resolution was passed, to the effect that if
even the least relief, and this after the ablest advice and every the foregoing resolution was displeasing to the masters, a
other means had completely failed, most justly entitles it to the deputation of the turned-out body should confer with
attention of the afflicted. them as to the propriety of adopting other and better
This excellent Medicine, so universally esteemed, is unat-
tended with the least danger or inconvenience, and hundreds terms. •
have experienced its happy and salutary effects since it was -

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

first introduced.
14, Belmont-place, Wandstcorth-road, Oct. 26, 1844.
St R,—l feel in duty bound to acknowledge, that after suffer-
ing acute pains from Sciatica, or severe Rheumatic affection in THE INSURRECTION IN PORTUGAL.—The schooner
the hip-joint, and being deprived of rest, I was persuaded to Freak, Captain Long, arrived off Falmouth, on Saturday,
try your embrocation, and have the pleasure to say that after from Lisbon, whence she sailed on the 4th instant. This
three applications I was restored to my usual health ; and, al- vessel brings intelligence that at length the much dreaded
though two years have passed, I have no return of the disorder.
—I am, Sir, gratefully yours, EDWARD NOYES. crisis so long anticipated had arrived, the banks and all
-- the public companies having tobacco contracts, &c., had
Amongst many which are being daily received are thefollow- suspended their payments, and paper was made a legal
ing testimonials:— - tender. Should such a state of things continue long, it
4, Paternoster-roc.
"SIR,—Having been informed of the surprising cure of Mr. was feared one-half of the trading population of the coun-
try would be ruined. No ministry had been completely
Barnes, of St. Paul's Churchyard, who was so severely afflicted formed-
by Rheumatism, the intense pain causing delirium, that he was
compelled to be confined by a strait waistcoat to prevent his , though the Duke de Paltnella continued Premier
and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mousinho d'Albu-
committing any violence, and whose case was considered en- querque Minister of the interior. Saldanha and Soure
tirely hopeless, I was induced to ascertain the particulars, and were expected to join. The city was perfectly quiet, but
being satisfied of the truth of my information, encouraged me the revolutionary party, who were about 16 miles distant,
viewswere andcom
to make a trial of your most invaluable Medicine, entertaining
little hopes of success, having been many years so severe a suf-
ferer, and tried many said to be very valuable remedies. I amiwishes.steam-packet was expected to sail
andTh
et hreeing to en force their
very happy in being able to add my testimony of the benefit from the Tagus on the 10th irritant.
I derived: after a few days' application the use of my limbs are DROUGHT AND FAMINE IN NORTH BRAZIL.—A let-
perfectly restored, and I fun now able to attend my business, ter received by a gentleman in this city, dated Aracaty,
nd, making an allowance for my age, never was better in my
life. To those, however Severely afflicted and hopeless their f ' f the inhabitants of portions of Northern Brazil.
case may have been pronounced, I beg of them to make a trial, erings o .
February 20, gives a heart rending description of the suf-
feeling quite satisfied they will be restored to the use of theirof the protracted draught,
.•
trees were withering, and the people famishing for want
At Aracaty. in consequence
of food.—The writer says—" Should the drought conti-
nue until May or June we shall have few persons left
here. They have already begun to fink to Pernambuco,
the'capital; and if opportunity offers all that remain will
immediately follow. The.writer was at Ico on the 9th of
February, and he there saw families who, a short time
since enjoyed abundance, begging from door to door.
" They appeared," he remarks, " more like skeletons
than anything else. Many are dying in the streets from
want, daily : and the deaths were so numerous that the
amount of mortality could not be estimated." Articles
of the first necessity had risen to an exorbitant price.
A quarter of flour, (half a barrel) could not be obtained
for less than twenty-four milreas, or 12 dollars ; and buis-
cults, weighing half an ounce sold for 30 reas each.
Salt, which a short time previous was sold at 8 milreas,
is held at 16 milreas. In the districts of Inhumum,
Croto, the Province of Parahyba, and the neighbouring
country, excepting the sea coast, the distress was great
beyond description, and the inhabitants were perishing of
hunger in all directions.—Baltimore American.

Lieut. Wagborn left London, on Monday evening, for
Aden. via Trieste. We understand that Sir Robert Peel,
the Earls of Ellenborough and St. Germains, and Mr.
Gladstone have each forwarded their subscription in aid
of the testimonial to Mr. Waghorn's services.
An American paper states that six skilful Yankee boot
and shoe makers were sent over in the Columbia for the
express purpose of instructing the artisans of Liverpool
and Manchester in the mysteries of peg soles.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—We have had in
this locality nearly a fortnight of very dry, and delightful
summer weather, and so ardent a sun, (now almost ver-

tict4l,) as to render the atmosphere sultry during the day.
The country, however, although a good downfall of
rain is exceedingly desirable, has suffered, as yet, lit-
tle, if any deterioration from the drought, and looks, on
the whole, beautifully verdant and promising,—the dews
of the night supplying, to a great extent, the want of
moisture in the day. The corn crops, for the most part,
give promise of a bountiful harvest; but we regret to ob-
serve that some of the wheat fields exhibit the inroads of
considerable smut, a disease of the plant seldom remedi-
able, and injurious to the grain. The grasses are thick on
the ground, but without rain will be short in stature, by
running prematurely to seed. There appears no ground
for the apprehension that the potato diseasa of last year
—which was much exaggerated—will prevail to any seri-
ous extent this season. A considerable quantity of this
popular edible has been imported from foreign parts, and
appearances are in favour of a large and wholesome yield
from our own lands. Turnips and other field crops also
look well; and a few heavy showers -- which may
certainly be expected, after so long a continuance
of dry weather or a day or two's soaking rain,
would redeem all, and realize, with a favourable gathering-
time, the highest hopes of the husbandman. Notwith-
standing the ominous accounts of last year's potatoes, a
large quantity, of good quality, is advertised for sale in
this town, at the low prices of Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. per mea-
sure, according to quality or kind.
IBRAHIM PACHA IN BIRMINGHAM.—On Saturday
evening, at eight o'clock, this celebrated personage arrived
at Birmingham rather unexpectedly, by railway, from
London. On his Highness alighting from his carriage on
the rails, he walked to the landing, where he was met by
Charles Lawrence, Esq., chairman of the Grand Junction
Company, and L. Mozley, Esq., one of the directors,
and most cordially received by them... __The Paella idiot&
hands with these gentlemen, and seemed much pleased
at their attention. He then advanced to the parapet,
stepped into a carriage which was waiting his arrival, and
drove off with his attendants to Dee's Royal Hotel, where
a splendid suite of apartments, heretofore used by mem-
bers of the Royal Family, and lately by the King of
Saxony, were in readiness for him. After partaking of
some slight refreshments, his highness appeared on the
balcony of the hotel, smoking his magnificently-mounted
long hooka, and seemingly much pleased with the journey.
He was soon after waited upon by Mr. George Richmond
Collis, consul to the Pacha's father, and who communi-
cated the necessary local information to the distinguished
party. At half-past nine o'clock his highness and atten-
dants and Mr. Collins dined, and at an early hour the
Paella retired to bed. On Sunday morning, at eight
o'clock he breakfasted, and at 12 o'clock he and the whole
of the above party left the hotel for the London and Bir-
mingham Station, where a special engine was in readiness
to convey them to Leamington and Warwick, his highness
having received an invitation to inspect the magnificent
castle in the latter town. The Paella and company re-
turned at seven o'clock to dinner, and spent the evening
in private. Yesterday he was expected to inspect some of
the works in the town, and then proceed to the ironworks
in the district.

A prisoner, when lately called upon for his defence,
said, " I have ordered a lawyer for to-morrow, and I hope
your worship will be so good as to put it off till he cornea."
—" Why, what can the lawyer say about it ?" asked the
magistrate. " That's what I want to know, please your
worship," replied the prisoner.

EFFECT OF CIVILIZATION ON THE VOICE.—It is, I
believe, a fact, and if so it is a curious one, that the dog
in a wild state only howl's ; but when he becomes the
friend and companion of man, b 5 has then wants and
wishes, hopes and fears, joys and sorrows, to which in his
wilder state he appears to have been a stranger. His vo-
cabulary, if it may be so called, then increases in order to
express his enlarged and varying emotions.—Jesse. •

THE WOOLLEN MANUFACTURE OF VE aVIERS.—
There are 40,000 hands employed in and around Verviers,
in the woollen manufacture. A population of 20,000 are
resident in Verviers at !east. There are somewhere about
three principal houses, that employ a large number of
hands. I am sorry to say that the manufacturing classes
there are not paid more than half the wages of the manu-
facturi

g classes here ; and that they cannot provide for
themselves from the beginning of the year to the end of
the year, except upon very singularly rare occasions, any-
thing in the shape of animal food : brown bread and sour-
crout being their principal provisions from day to day.
In consequence of their low wages, (and probably it is
in consequence of the professedly cheap food that they
have such low wages,) they are enabled to produce goods
at a cheaper rate than our manufacturers are able to sup-
ply them in this country.—Summer Ramble in Belgium,
Bre., by J. IV. Massie, M.D.

A CONSERVATIVE'S OPINION OF THE WHIGS' RE-
TURN TO OFFICE.—In the House of Commons, on Fri-
day. Mr. Shaw, the recorder of Dublin, and member for
the University, said, " he need scarcely say, that after
sixteen years of public life in active opposition to Whig
principles acted on, it was, in his opinion, better, more
honest, and even more constitutional, that they should be
done by Whigs. (Hear.) Her Majesty's present go-
vernment were powerless to carry any measure that could
properly be called their own. But the moment they
proposed measures which were opposed to all their former,
principles a torrent of support bore them nearly in a
headlong course, and with an impetuosity which they
cnee igtrheeart
pr ea sr tt ry a
ti nh ant os ra t r
oe
ng utlha
et esi
de (oHf et ahre,
hhoeuasre. )w e
rlef
et
ho the lodn
ever again to collect 'the scattered elements of their
strength, he (Mr. Shaw) felt persuaded that that must be
done in the ranks of opposition: (Hear, hear.) He
knew nothing else that could put an end to the painful
scenes—the 'hearthurnings—he would not say the vitupe-
ration—but he would say the strong langnage—(hear.
and lar4hter,)--to which recent events bad given rise.
Such a state of things was necessarily painful to him and
to his honourable friends ; and he would therefore hail
with pleasrue the advent of the noble lord the member
for London to office."
CURRY POWDER.—Hitherto the manufacture of a
superior curry powder has been confined almost exclu-
sively to the East. We have it now manufactured in
town by Messrs. Ingleby and Cooke, of a quality un-
questionably excellent. It is quite equal to the foreign,
and has been pronounced unsurpassable.
We are extremely glad to find by an advertisement in
our paper to-day, that Messrs. William Stodart and
Sons, of London, are exposing a disgraceful system that
has long been practised of attaching the names of reputed
and esteemed piano forte makers to the most wretched
and trashy instruments. To prevent imposition, we re-
commend all purchasers to read the advertisement.
REEVE'S NEWLY-INVENTED WAX WATER COLOURS.
—The above colours promise to originate quite a new era
in the art of painting. They possess great purity and
vividness of colour, flow freely from the pencil, and from
their substance offer the advantage to painters upon card-
board, or paper, of Bing retouched more frequently with-
out raising the surface. They have received the approval
of most of the tatinent-water colour painters in the
metropolis. _ •

ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS,

THE MATRIMONIAL SPECULATOR.
On Saturday, Joseph Mortimer, the pretended Arne- TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOG
rican landowner, who pays especial attention to persons Ste,—Some ill-natured person has been quizzing your
adiertising for situations as housekeeper, and offers to respectable contemporary the Mercury, by writing an ar-

JOL STANDARD

marry t

.aem and take them to New York, was finally ex- title on " Ecclesiastical Courts" tbat-has-caused no little
amined before Mr. Alderman Farebrother, at the Guild- amusement in this ancient city, where we know some
hall, London; on charges of stealing and bigamy.. thing about them.
Mr. Shuttleworth, a gentleman residing at Chelmsford, The writer seems to entertain a very bumble opinion of
produced a certificate of the marriage of the prisoner on the intelligence of his readers by venturing to trespass so
the 27th of June, 1839, to Mrs. Josephine Langhorne, a largely on their credulity. He says the ecclesiastical
widow, at St. Camberwell. He compared it with courts have the power of imprisoning offenders without a
the original, and it was a true copy. He was present at jury. Pray has not the Court of Chancery a similar power
the marriage, and knew Mrs. Langhorne well, being his under similar circumstances, viz, that of a contempt in
wife's sister. He knew she was living so recently as the the course of proceedings. He likewise informs the
22d of March, being well acquainted with her writing, and judges. somewhat to 'their surprise, that they hold office
having a letter in his possession written by her. It bore at the pleasure of the patron who appoints them; and,
date New York, March 22d, and the New York post- more than that, that their nominator, i. e. the bishop, is
mark of the 29th. It reached England about the 16th of interested in almost every question brought before them,
April, and was addressed to her mother. It described the an amount of matrimonial and testamentary rapacity more
distress she bad suffered through her connexion with the befitting a Mahometan pasha, or a retailer of masses, than
prisoner. a Christian prelate.
Mr. Alderman Farebrother asked the prisoner if he He likewise complains that the practitioners in these
wished to put any question to the witness. courts are all members of the National Church, and that
The prisoner said he did not. He knew nothing about it. sectarianism is not fairly represented. Now really, ad-
Mr. Alderman Farebrother said he was aware he mar. witting the fact, Ido not see very well how it is to be ob-
ried this lady. viated. It was an old charge against our nation, that the
Prisoner said yes ; but he was aware she was dead ; at English had a hundred religions, but only one sauce; and
least he was informed FQ. with all regard to the unlimited freedom of conscience, I,
Mr. Alderman Farebrother was afraid lie did not take think the public would complain were every sect, incind,.
much trouble to ascertain. ing Mormonites and Socialists, to have a proctor repre-
Robert M'Kenzie, B 5 police-constable, produced an senting its interests and litigating on their behalf. And
extract from the register of marriages at St. Philip's as to the practical effects of the system, does the writer
Church, in the parish of Liverpool, showing the marriage really believe, or expect his readers to believe, that these
of the prisoner to Miss Mary Susanna Lovejoy, of Liver- courts prosecute for heresy or opinions of any kind ? It is
pool, on the 22nd of June, 1844. He had seen Miss Caig, true they exercise jurisdiction over the clergy whose tenets
the bridesmaid, who would come from Liverpool, to iden- are part of their profession. But is he ignorant that
tify the prisoner. _
_ _ courts martial also exist for the government of the arro•

Mr. Alderman Farebrother asked if he would put any
question to this witness.
The prisoner replied he should bring all his force at the
sessions. He would, however, ask the witness if he knew
whether this person was living?
The officer replied she was dead, and the impression at
Liverpool was that she did not die a natural death;
Mr. Alderman Farebrother said he had a letter lying
before him giving some account of the prisoner, and he
was surprised the prisoner had adverted to it, as if be had
any feeling it would raise recollections very distressing to
him. The prisoner sailed fpr New York with his wife in
the October succeeding their marriage in the Siddons,
Captain Cobb, and the letter was written by a fellow-pas-
senger. She writes—" I did not see Mrs. Mortimer after
the first day of our voyage. • I believe she never got
out of her berth after the second day. I was introduced
to her by Mr. Roberts, and she appeared to be in toler-
able health. I was in the next cabin, and as there was a
large openinz at the top, weiheard very plainly what was
, said in each other's place. A plain good-natured Eng-
lish-woman. in the next birth to theirs, offered to do any.
thing for Mrs. Morthner, and was refused, tilt she was
ashamed of offering her services. The first time when I
recollect anything about them was when he-was drunk.
When he got into bed, she screamed out, Mortimer,
don't touch me.' Afterwards she cried, and, I suppose
pushed him away, for he swore at her, and said, ' Let me
once get my legs into New York, and I will mash you.'
The time went on, and every one wondered that Mrs.
Mortimer did not try to get up. .When she became so ill
that her groans were too distressing for me to bear, I sent
for the mate and told him, and the captain, I believe, saw
her ; but no woman was allowed by the husband to do any-
thing for her. Two young women wished to go to her,'

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said ' She is mad; it is of no use

to speak to her.' She, hearing him, said ' I am not
mad, James; I know what they say, let them come in;'
but they were not admitted. As I was lying
night I heard her say, ' Lord have mer-,' Christ
save -,' and such broken sentences ; and my children
who could hear better, being even with her bed, said e
talked queerly, but that was only 91

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and navy, and that they can try, ruin, or shoot a man for
being a coward, a bad sailor, or oven for being sleepy ? If
a clergyman harshly and mistakenly refuse to baptise or
bury a dissenter, where does he seek for redress but in
the bishop's court. which enforces the discipline essential
to a national church.
Now a word as to charges. In the case adduced, the
writer does not seem to know, what every old woman has
heard of, that effects under £2O are not, and cannot be,
subject to stamp duty at all. The hardest case that ever
came under my own observation, and I have seen rather
more probates and administrations than your -

contempo-

nary, was one where the effects were just £2l, and the
charges £2 Bs. 3d., of which, however, £1 was stamp
`duty on the bond, and 10s. on the letters of administra-
tion, leaving 18s. 3d. for fees to manure the hot-bed of
sinecures which Mercury so touchingly deplores.
We promise ourselves here much amusement and origi-
nal information when your contemporary comes to the
somewhat difficult subject of Bona titabilia, or Notabilia,
as writers of less authority '—
puffed in his article are by
shut up his shop and sell his type.
The writer generously promises to do more just
the subject next week. I defy him to do less.
I remain, your obedient servant,
CESTRENSIS

nave it ; and if the
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been very

before her

death. Mortimer was, never up with her for oue night,
for the night before she died she exclaimed, Oh, Morti-
mer, I shall die, I shall die,' and he doggedly replied,
Die, then.' Thus she would beseech him,—' Dear,

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dear James, take me out of this place ;' but still no one
was allowed to go in. It was beyond description painful
to me to lie and hear her painful groans, which resembled
the howlings of a cat. The last night she lived, in rather
a stronger voice than I expected, she said, Turn me,

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