The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-10-15 00:00:00

VJE LIVERPOOL' STANDARD.

LOCAL NEWS.

Yesterday the annual ceremony of "riding the liberties," or,
as it might otherwise be expressed, perambulating the boun-
daries of the town, took place. About eleven o'clock the wor-
shipful the Mayor, with one of the Bailiffs in his carriage, and
the other on horseback, accompanied, notwithstanding the un-
favourable state of the weather, by an unusual cavalcade of
gentlemen on horseback, preceded by a mounted band of musi-
cians, left. the -Town-hall, and, proceeding down the shore,
passed round by Everton to Shaw-street, where a tent was
erected, and an elegant cold collation provided, of which about
seventy persons partook. Here the health of our respected
Mayor, Charles Horsfalt Esq., was given with hearty cheers
by the company. The procession then traversed the boundaries
in the direction of the railway station, and thence to the southern
extremity of the town, and back to he Town-hall, where three
cheers were given for the Mayor, and three cheers for John
Wright, Esq., as Mayor for the ensuing year. It is not ex-
pected that there will be any contest for the Mayoralty. • The
election of Bailiffs may possibly lead to a poll. The gentlemen
spoken of for this office are Mr. Crosbie, Mr. Cockshott, Mr.
Pownall, and Mr. Lace.

Yesterday the annual dinner furnished by the Mayor to the
officers of the corporation, and which is given after the cere-
mony of riding the l►berties, was served up by Miss Hampson,
of the George Inn, Date-street, in a very super►or manner.—
After the usual toasts, compiimentary to the Mayor, Bailiffs,
Town Cierk, Treasurer, and other members of the corporation,
the company continued to enjoy themselves until a late hour,
when they departed, being highly gratified with the evening's
entertainments.

THE ENSUING MAYORALTY OF LIVERPOOL.—As the day cf
election to this important office for the next year approaches,
the Burgesses of Liverpool are naturally anxious that the ne-
cessary precautions may be taken to secure the services of a
gentleman possessing their entire confidence. To effect this
object a meeting of the Free Ba-rgesses was held yesterday, at
the Clarendon Rooms, at which, on the motion of Mr. Dawson,
James Ackers, Esq., took the chair. The Chairman opened
the business of the day by reading to the Freemen present
a circular letter, calling them together to consider the best
means to be adopted to secure the election of Mr. Alderman
Wright to the othee of Mayor of LiverpOol fcr the year ensu-
ing. Mr. Samuel Holine informed the meeting, that he had
received a letter from Mr. Alderman Wright, in answer
to one that he had written at the request of sonic of the Free-
men, in which he expressed himself ready-to accept the office
if no other person better qualified, or possessing their confi-
dence in a greater degree could be found to do so. He (Mr.
Hohne) thought, that Mr. Wright was .the best successor that
they could appoint at this time•' ou account of his perfect
arquaintauce with the designs of those who wanted to rob
the lower order of freemen of their rights and franchiser.
Mr. Samuel Holme concluded by moving a resolution to the
effect that Mr. Alderman John 'Wright is a fit and proper
person to fill the office of Mayor of this Borough for the
ensuing year, which was seconded by Mr. Robert Russell,
and carried unanimously. A freeman of the name of Allen,
who appeared to be a journeyman sailmaker or shipwright,
thought, it necessary that a public general meeting of the
free burgesses should ,be called, that the whole of that body
might be warned of the spies who might be expected to lie in
wait to entrap them. After expressing a wish that a committee
might be appointed to secure the election of Mr. Alderman
Wright, and to guard against the possibility of any bribery
being practised at the election, he concluded by moving that a
public meeting be held at the Golden Lion Inn, at twelve
o'clock to-morrow, (this day,) for the purpose of adopting the
best means of securing these objects. l'his resolution was
seconded by Mr. Dawson, and carried, when, after thanking
the chairman for his services, the meeting separated.
SHAM PARcELS —A fellow in the garb of a porter has been
for some time raisin, the wind, in the neighbourhood of the
Exchange, against whose impositions we wish to caution the
Public. His practice is to call at offices with parcels directed
to the care of one of the clerks or principals, upon which a
small sum is due for carriage. These parcels have in some
instances been suffered to remain Unopened for several weeks,
before the fraud has been discovered. We hope that the police
will keep a good look out for the offender, and secure him.

HACKNEY-COACH AND CAR DalvEas.—George Davies, the
driver of Joseph Little's car, No. 175, John Goodhall, the
driver of William Goodhall's car, No. 291, Michael Shannon,
the driver of William Crosbie's car, No. 185, Thomas Mark,
the driver of Joseph Jones' car, No. 66, John Johnson, the
driver of William Johnson's car, No. 99, James Keegan, the
driver of William Scotson's car, No. 72, were fined oa Thurs-
day last by the magistrates, in the penalty of ten shillings, for
taking more than the' leeal fares.—John Peers, the driver of
John Ferron's ear, No 199; was fined ten shillings the same day
for plying for hire in Dale-street, the same not being appointed
stand.—On Slt.urday, James Keegan was again fined twenty-
five shillings fel- misbehaviour whilst driving his car, and
Henry Fisher, the driver of George Oatham's car, No. 28J, and
Joseph Davies, the driver of Thomas Wainwrigh's coach, No.
13, were each fined ten shillings for overcharging.
We are not aware what is the nature of an. act of parliament
which passed last session on stage coach business ; but we have
some reason to believe that the preservation of the lives of his
Majesty's subjects was not the principal 'cbject in view with
the Proposers, whatever it may have been with legislators.
Many
complaints have reached us relative to the manner in
which stage coaches are now loaded, to which, perhaps, we have
not paid the attention they merited., Another case of great in-
difference, not to say of culpable conduct, is at this moment
before us, certified by the signatures of eleven passengers,
which indicates so great a degree of carelessness, as to the com-
fort and safety of passengers, that we think it right to make it
the subject of a specific statement, in order that the remedy
may be applied by the proprietors, (who, we really believe,
cannot for a mo:nent tolerate, much less justify, the course pur-
sued,) or that the remedy may be in the' hands of the public
in a manner which we need not more particularly describe.
The ExpreSs coach, which left London on Saturday, the 28th
ult., with four inside and ten outside passengers, was so over-
loaded with luggage. as to excite in the passengers the greatest
alarm for their safety. It is stated that the coach was loaded
above the roof to the height of four or five feet; and when the
passengers applied to have a part of it removed, the agents of
the proprietors refused to do so, or to furnish a measure for the
purpose of ascertaining the height. On the.arrival of the coach
at Lichfield, application was made to a magistrate, and the evil
partially remedied; but it was still considered in a very dan-
gerous state all the way to Liverpool. We do not wish-to re-
fer to other matters relating to this particular coach; and we
hope a caution such as that- now given may induce the pro-
prietors to order a different course to be pursued hereafter. If
we should be mistaken in our expectations, we think there is
another way of obtaining a remedy; and the lives of passengers
must not be placed in jeopardy for the gratification or cupidity
in proprietors of such conveyances.
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We. have to record another instance, if not of actual robbery
in our neighbourhood,. at least of extremely suspicious proceeo-
ing, which has finally terminated in a committal to Lancaster.
On-Friday night Philip Mawdsley, who keeps aibeer-shop near
Vauxhall Gardens, had retired to bed, leaving the servant girl
up. A few minutes afterwards he was informed by the servant
'id that there were some men in the garden in a pear tree.
Accompanied hy. a _friend, who was lodging with him, he went
out, and on proceeding towards Leigh ridge, they found five
horses standing under the hedge, held by some 'boys, each horse
with a sack, stuffed with straw, a rope for a girth, and another
for a bridle. Some men jumped over the heclge, mounted the
horses, and galloped off, except one, which would net move,
saencdaeldio;ther, on turning the corner towards Liverpool, came
down .with its rider. These two horses, with their.riders, were
ur
Mawdsley took care of the prisoners, and went to
liirkdale for a constable. Upon some pretence one of them
escaped; but the other was handcuffed with his hands behind
him ; and Mawdsley and his friends were proceeding with him
towards Liverpool, when they were attacked by, eight or ten
Men, who succeeded in rescuing their prisoner. The constable
was knocked down with a bludgeon, and kicked in a most unmer-
ciful manner. On Sunday several men called at Mawdsley's,
and ordered some ale • when one of them was recognised by him
as the man who had been handcuffed on Friday. He sent
for the same constable, who, when he artived, asked the man
what he had done with his handcuffs, to which he replied, very
drily, he had sold them for old iron, and spent the money. Oh
the constable preSenting another pair of handcuffs, the prisoner's
friends told him it he would not put them on the prisoner
should g quietly with
same treatment , but if he persisted in handcuffing
him, he o should have the as he had met with on
Friday night. The man went quietly to Low-hill lock-up-
house, and was yesterday taken before the magistrates, by
whom he was committed for trial.
HIGHWAY ItoBBERILS NEAR WARRINGTON.—Last Thurs-
day morning, as Mrs. France, the wife of a cheesemonger of
Warrington, accompanied by ayouth, her son, was proceeding
to Chester Fair in a gig, on their arrival at the first mile-stone,
called Walton, five men rushed from the road-side, and one of
them having secured the horses head, two of the ruffians
dragged the lad from the gig and rifled his pockets, while the'
remaining two. performed the same operation on Mrs.i France.
Fortunately the booty obtained was trifling, as Mr. France had,
on the previous day, taken all the cash to Chester. The men
were all armed with bludgeons, and dressed in round blue
jackets, with their faces blackened. Information of the rob-
bery having been given to Mr. Jones, the deputy-constable of
Warrington, he immediately went in pursuit of the robbers,
attended by one of his assistants, armed with cutlasses; they
proceeded as far as Preston rook and back again without
gaining any intelligence of the robbers, but, on their returning
a second time, at the turn of the road between Darsbury-stone,
and the Windmill on Preston-o'-th'-Hill, they heard cries of
murder. Mr. Jones jumped from his gig and ran to the spot
from whence' the cries proceeded, and found Mr. Bradshaw, of
Warrington, on the ground, with tour highway robbers rifling
his pockets. A desperate scuffle ensued, in which Mr. Jones
wounded one of the men severely on the left side of the head,
and on his assistant joining him, the whole of the gang took
to flight, and we regret to add, effected their escape, notwith-
standing en active pursuit by Jones and
.his man. Mr. Brad-
shaw received several severe blo,vs from the heavy bludgeons
with which the highwaymen were armed, and but for the cool
intrepidity of the officers, Mr. Bradshaw considers that his life
• was in imminent danger. They had nearly succeeded in get-
ting his watch from him, and he had a large sum of money
about his person.
CAUTION TO SHOPKEEPERS.—On Friday, between twelve
and one o'clock, a young man went into the shop of Messrs. It.
and H. Anderson, in Church-street, and asked tor two pieces of
fine linen; for Messrs. Wright and Parsons, of Be..d-street.
Two pieces, worth about £9, were accordingly given him ; hut,
mterind, h
whwie asch gone, a slight suspicion arose in Mr. Anderson's
induced him to d a boy after the
_youth to see
whether he went in the direction to 80ld-street. Ile proceeded
first to Mr. 'Parlor's, the bookseller, in Church-street, where he
bought a sheet of large brown paper, for the purpose, it was
supposed, of substituting it for the ordinary wrappers of the
linen; He then went through Postoffice-place and down.
School-lane, where he entered a cookshop. The boy now re-
turned and reported progress to Mr. Anderson, who immedi-
ately went to the cook-shop, and found the young man over a
basin of soup. Mr. Anderson urged him to go immediately
to the shop of his employers,. as they would be waiting for the
goods, and he gave the parcels to his own buy, himself follow-
ing them. On getting again into Church-street, the young
man wished to go up ParWer-street, but was reminded that that
was not the road to Bold-street. They then proceeded to the
foot of 80ld-street, when the young scoundrel darted along
Hanover-street at the top of his speed, followed by Mr. Ander-
son, who succeeded in overtaking him, and gavelim into cus-
tody. He was brought before the Magistrates for examination
on Saturday, and committed for trial. On inquiry at Messrs.
Weight and Parsons, it was, of course, found that they had not
sent him. We understand he has been in the employ of
several drapers about town; a circumstance which would-faci-
litate a fraudulent attempt of this kind. Shopkeepers cannot be
too cautious in not parting with their goods except to persons
with whom they are well acquainted.
FACTORY CHILD'S FUNERAL.—The funeral of Samuel Tom-
liuson, the poor factory boy whose case we reported last week
as having from the ill treatment of an overlooker, took
place on'Sunday morning, in the parish church burial ground,
and was attended by an immense concourse of spectators. The
line of procession extended froni the residence of the deceased
to the jiariSh church, and after the burial service had been read
in au impresiiiie manner by the Rev. J. L. Brown, curate, a
crowd of factory children, about six hundred in number, ga-
thered round the grave and sung an appropriate hymn. '1 he
elicit time-committee we; also iu attendance,—Lauds

BETTER LATH THAN NEVfilt !—Married on Sunday morning
last, at the Oid Church, James Hensley, (formerly coachman
to William Stanford, Esq., of Preston) aged 75, to Ann Adams,
spinster, aged 70. After the ceremony the "happy," but not
the `youthful," couple, set off in a fly. for Hurst to spend the
honey moon—i.e.. the wedding day, and next morning returned
to Brighton.—Briyhten Guardian.
WATCH, &c., RATE.—At the weekly meeting of the com-
missioners ou Friday, the rate for the ensuing year was fixed at
81d. in the pound, with a halfpenny for a lire police. The rate
last year was II d.

On Sunday afternoon a yacht belonging to Mr. Thomas To-
bin was upset iu the river, and we regret to say that the two
boatmen were drowned.

Sir John Campbell, his Majesty's Solicitor-General, arrived
here on Sunday morning from Ireland. The learned gentle-
man accompanied the mayor to St. George's Chard), and in
the afternoon proceeded by the rail-road to Manchester on his
return to London.

ROCHDALE POLICE MEETING.-011 the 241: instant a meet-
ing of the police commissioners was held, sainlitenders were
received and adopted for lighting the outskirts of the town with
oil, and after much discussion, it was resolved..that only two-
thirds of the gas lamps should be lighted
NEW CHAPEL—John Burton, Esq., of lagdes, near Mid-
dleton, has been at the expense of erecting an elegant new
chapel at Rhodes,.for the use of the Wesleyan Methodists of
that place • the building, which is 36 feet by 21 feet, is now
finished and lighted up with gas.
We extract the following announcement from the Gazette of
Friday last :—" Whitehall, Oct. 10, 1833.—The King has been`
pleased to present the Rev. Courtenay James Cooper Bulteel,'
A.M.,to the Vicarage of Ermington, the county of Devon
and iocese of Exeter, void by the death of the Rev. W. Choi-
wich." How very kind of his Majesty to bestow this mark of
his royal grace and favour upon the brother-in-law of Lord
Grey's daughter, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel!
Sulu DE.—On Friday week an inquest was held at the Bridge
Inn, Oldham ITCW road, Rochdale, before Mr. Ferrand, coroner,
on the body of Hannah Calvert, aged forty-eight years, who
was found suspended to the bed post, on the morning of the 3d
instant, in her own house, near to Mr. King's factory. She
has left four children, and had been mit of a lunatic asylum
only about fourteen days.—The jury returned a verdict of In-
sanity.

PRESTON MOOR.—We find that active measures are in Fo-
gless with a view 'to the inclosure of this important waste. No
plan has yet been decided upon, but we understand that iu the
course of next week the proposed divisi:ms will be staked out
for inspection.—Preston Pilot.

BOROUGH REGISTER.—The court of the revising barristers
closed yesterday. We are not acquainted with the number of
voters registered, but we have reason to believe that our former
statement., to the effect that the total would be about two
thousand less than .that of last year, will be pretty near the
mark. If any thing, the decrease will prove to be rather more
than less. Nothing can equal the apathy that has prevailed
during the revision, few persons thinking it worth while to pay
the courts a visit of mere curiosity. There were about two
hundred and seventy claimants, and of these there are about a
hundred who have not given themselves the trouble to support
their claims.—Preston Pilot, Saturday.
THE BISHOP'S VISITATION.—On Tuesday last, the Lord
Bishop of this diocese arrived here from Lancaster (we believe
his lordship consecrated the new church at Skerton the day be-
fore), and in the evening preached au admirable sermon in the
parish church, from the 3d chapter of Revelations, before "a
highly respectable and very numerous congregation; indeed
the church was overflowing. His lordship stayed the night at
the vicar's, and proceeded next day to Lytham, where he
preached two sermons. He returned in the evening to the
vicar's, and on Thursday went on to Wigan, where hepreached
for the benefit of the National School. I.'o-morrow he preaches
at Warrington, also in aid of the National School fund. Pres-
ton Pilot, Saturday.

LAMENTABLE A ccinEriz.—Saturday evening last a train of
,six waggons arrived at the engine house of the Middleton in-
,dined plane, on the Cranford and High Peak railway, about a
quarter past six. The first contained two tons six cwt., the se-
cond six passengers, the four last were enory.fli The engineer
ordered the passengers to dismount; they di4 dismount, but
when he went down to set the chain in motion the passengers
got up again, when a link of the chain broke; four of them
jumpt out, the other two (brothers) kept their seats, as if insen-
sible of their imminent danger. The velocity became frightful
for fifty or sixty yards, when the first waggon was thrown off
the rails and upset; the second, containing the brothers, rushed
on to the top of the loading (tithe first, throwing the unfortunate
men from their swats against the third waggon, which was
pitched with dreadful force upon the other two. By this con-
cussion the two brothers, Benjamin and Jacob Rains, were so
much injured as to Occasion the death of the elder (Benjamin)
in about fifteen minutes; the younger, whose head and face
were most shockingly lacerated, expired about half-past five
o'clock on Sunday evening. The elder brother has left a wife
and three children, the younger was unmarried.—Derby Men,
COACH ACCIDENTS.—On Monday evening last, when the
Umpire coach was returning from Liverpool to this town, and
within a short distance from Aughton Church, the hind axle
snapped in two, and the coach canoe down on its side in the
road, the outsides being thrown in various directions. The
coach was fully laden both in and out, but we are glad to say
that all the passengers escaped without any serious injury. The
horses were sent to Ormskirk for a fresh coach, which, being
brought to the spot, the passengers remounted, and were soon
on their way. It was very fortunate that the coachman was
driving very steadily, and at rattier a slow pace, or serious con-
sequences must have resuited.—And yesterday the axle of the
Royal Liverpool coach broke at Penwortham-hill, and many
of the passengers were a good deal bruised, but no lives were
lost.—Preston Pilot.

MOST INHUMAN AND BRUTAL ACT.-011 Monday last, one of
the most brutal acts that perhaps could be committed took
place at Middleforth-brow, in Penwortham, the particulars of
which are as follows :—A person named J. Shorrock, who resided
at Turner-green, in Samlesbury, left home 10 go Longton-
moss for the purpose of fetching a load of turf, and took with
him to assist in loading, a man named John Vocrell, or better
known, perhaps, by the name of Black Jack. Having loaded
the cart, when on their road home they stopped at the public-
house at Tardy-gate, to get some refreshment, and remained at
the house till it was almost dark, when Cowell went out, leaving
the old man Shorrock in the house, and drove off towards this
town, instead of the regular road to Samlesbury.
When he got
to Middleforth-brow, (about a mile from the
place where he
had started,) the inhuman wretch took a clasp knife from his
pocket, and, without any ceremony, plunged it into the belly of
the horse, and ripped it open, at the same tirneurging the horse
on. The poor animal went but a short distance, and then fell
dead at the monster's feet. Cowell immediately made his es,
cape, and though considerable exertions have been used to ap-
prehend him, he has so far escaped detection. He is a little
mean looking fellow, and had on an old and shabby blue coat,
and knee breeches. The horse he destroyed was rising five
years old, and worth about twenty-five pounds.

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DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—About ten o'clock on Wed-
nesday night last, Mr. Stephenson, of this town, coach-builder,
was returning home from Tabley, near KnutsfoFd, in a sociable,
accompanied by a lady, and had reached within a half mile of
Bucklow Hill, when three men, armed with tr,mencious blud-
geons, rushed from the hedge, and stopped. the carriage. 'lwo
of them seized the horse's head, which they held, while the
third proceeded to rifle the pockets of John Cockcroft, the
driver, from whom he took about fifteen shillings in silver, and
a number of memorandums, useless to any person but the
owner. They then dragged Mr. Stephenson from the carriage,
and took from him about £l5 in money, a gold watch worth
£l.), which they tore from the guard, and a silver snuff-box,
which had' been presented to him by the journeymen coach-
makers, and bore an inscription to that effect inside the lid.
After getting all they could from Mr. S., the thieves pro-
ceeded to ransack the lady's reticule, from which. they took a
purse containing about £3, a gold locket, a hunch of keys, and
some other trifling articles; they then made their escape, taking
the road to Northwich,
and leaving behipfl_them- one of
their bludgeons. .Previous to the robbery, Mr..,Stephenson had
stopped at the Hoo Green Inn, and he Is of opinion that the
thieves might there have had an opportunity of seeing his watch
and purse, but as each of them wore a black mask, he can give
no description of their features. Mr. Thomas, the-deputy-con-
stable of this town, is actively engaged in endeavouring to trace
the thieves, but we are not aware that he has yet discovered
any clue to them.—Maitcherter paper.
BOROUGH OF DDDLEY.—A correspondent.of the Birmingham
.Gazette says that, in case of the elevation of Sir J. Campbell to
be Attorney-General, the honour of representing the borough
of Dudley in St. Stephen's will be keenly contested with the
learned knight by several competitors. It is understood that
Captain Gordon, U.N., late M.P. for Dundalk, has been much
spoken of as one of the candidates; and, though last, yet not
least, negociations, it is believed, have been going onn-with M.
T. Sadler, Esq., late M.P. for Aldborough, on electioneering
matters connected with the borough of Dudley.
CotoNEL "HARE AND HIS MANY FRIENDS."—The Colonel
Hare that is out in Portugal is well known in the service by the
sobriquet of the "Hare with many friends." He is distin-
guished for making acquaintances and turning them to account.
It is said of the Colonel that, after the salutations of the day,
he would be sure to ask a favour; withal, he is, however, a very
good sort of a gentleman, but for the life of us we cannot make
out what character he appears in at Lisbon. He is neither in
a military or diplomatic capacity; and yet he is stated to be in
both, or a something between Loth. He •is, however, a very
persevering man, and that is something. We shall never foiget
his' retracing his steps for two miles to recover a lost shoe be-
longing to one of Lord Lyndoch's hunters, and his telling the
story afterwards at dinner, at Cosgrove Priory.—Age.

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EXTRAORDINARY SCICIDE.—WedIIeSORT, Mr. Baker held an
inquest at the Two Brewers, Goswell-street, upon Sarah
Lawrence, a married woman, who had hanged herself under
rather extraordinary circumstances, her husband and three
children being in bed and asleep in the same room at the time.
It appeared from the statement of the husband, a bricklayer,
that he went to bed with his children about nine, but deceased
preferred sitting up longer; and at ten, whan he looked up and
spoke to her, she told him she would get into bed presently.
He then fell asleep, and awaking about one founa a candle
burning on the table, and saw the deceased suspended by a cord
from a nail over the door. He instantly cut her down, and one
of his lodgers came to his assistance, but ate appeared to have
been dead some hours. She had placed same milk.upon the
table for her infant, about seven months chi. John Warr, a
lodger, confirmed the husband's statemen: ; and it appesred
from his evidence that the deceased was in the habit of dunking
to great excess, and frequently got beastly drunk. The witness
said that she collected money from the lodgers when she could
unknown to her husband, and spent it in clink. Quarrels its
consequence took place between her and her husband, who was
a saber well disposed man ; and on the Friday preceding,
having on his return home found her drunk, he struck her and
gave her a black eye. There did not appear to liave been any
quarrel between them after that, and on Suarlai they dined
and passed the day together; deceased, howeveralwas ashamed
and mortified at being seen
her sister wigs.A,ock eve.
The jury returned a verdict That
That she had herselfb in
a state of insanity."
ANTI-TAX ASSOCIATIONS.—We have received a letter from
a correspondent on the subject of the frequent meetings of Lord
Grey's late friends and supporters—" the great unwashed"—
fellows who always found it inconvenient to discharge their pot-
house and chandier's-shop scores; and now, forsooth, assemble
over "backey and heavy wet," to oppose, out of
_principle, as
they alledge, the payment of the assessed taxes. We take the
majority of these worthies to be persons who never paid taxes
in their lives. Their individual poverty, roguery, and insigni•
ficance is such, that the most zealous tax-gatherer would find it
impossible to squeeze any money out of their pockets. But the
impudence of our embryo representatives, the little furniture-
brokers, who have on these occasions arrogated to themselves a
power they do not possess, is only equalled by their gross igno-
rance. These men say they will no longer distrain ! So might
the chimney-sweepers say,—one trade has as much legal autho-
rity as another in such matters; and the authorities now col-
lecting the taxes may give power to any person to distrain the
household goods of these patriots. We marvel when the pre
sent ministers will find it time to put a stop to certain sets of
men, and designing men, forming themselves into knots to ex-
ercise their
it:ran:neat and silly ideals mid purpose. over the
better part 'cruel y.---Igo.

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SECOND E D moN.

Standard Office, Three o'clock.

We have been favoured with the following copy of a
letter addressed to the Postmaster of Liverpool, announc-
ing the agreeable intelligence that Captain Russ and the
remainder of his crew were, on the 18th ultimo, on
board the Isabella (whaler) Capt. Humphreys :
To the Postmaster, Lirerpool.
"Peterhead, Oct. 12, 1833.
"Sir,—l have much pleasure in communicatintr for the satis-
faction of his friends and relatives, the safety ofeCaptain Ross
of the Discovery ship and his crew (three excepted), as an-
nounced in a note, of which we subjoin a coo, sent on shore
here to-day from the whaler Clarendon, of Leith, Captain Lyle,
off here from Davies Straits, with 24 fish-240 tons of oil.
The Clarendon left the ice the 24th inst.
(Cory.)
" 'Captain Ross and his crew arc on board of the Isabella,
Captain Humphreys. They are all well (excepting three sea-
men), who died. Had a hOats crew of his on board on the
18th September, but can give no particulars; suffice it to say,
all are well with three exceptions. JAMES LYLE Master.
Ship Claroulon, 12 o'clock.' ,
" I am, Sir, your ohedt. Servant,
"1 WILLI AM GA MAC K,
Agent at Lloyds."

The latest accounts from Spain confirm all the rumours
of the last few days, with respect to the successes and ex-
cesses of the Carlists, and the insurrectionary spirit that
generally prevails. The Queen, according to a letter of
the 3d instant, is represented to be seriously ill.
" BAYONNE, OCT. 7 —Charles V. has been proclaimed at
Ordema. Captain Harrold put himself at the head of the Car-
lists. The Custom-house receipts were carried off by the rebels.
"A slight movement took place at Pampeluua and Vittoria,
but was momentarily subdued.
" The gardes du corps, who were formerly dismissed, are now
very active throughout the frontier provinces, circulating pro-
clamations of Don Carlos, and calling the people to arms in his
favour.

"An insurrection is also said to have occurred at Valladolid.
' "M. Mignet passed through Bayonne this morning, accom-
panied by a Cabinet courier."

The French funds continue to fall. The King of Na-
ples has issued a decree for the reduction of the sinking
fund, and the establishment of a national guard.

We have this morning received advices from Cape
Breton, N. S., down to the 18th ult. ; and subjoin an
extract from a letter, dated the 17th September, which
throws more light upon the practises resorted to for
evading the discriminating duties upon Baltic and Bri-
tish American timber, than any thing we have yet seen
on the subject. It appears that there are upwards of
twenty vessels going through the process of colonizing
Baltic timber in our American free ports:—
" Cape Breton, N. S., 17th Sept., 1833.
"Some time since I noticed a conversation in the House of
Commons as to the employment of British vessels in the carry-
ing of Baltic timber from England to the Colonies, from whence,
on its return to England, it would only be subject to the colo-
nial duty of 10s. per load, instead of the foreign duty of 555. per
load. It was then stated that such an adventure, though possi-
ble, was not at all likely to be of frequent occurrence; yet
there are now upwards of twenty vessels discharging and load-
ing in this province, (Nova Scotia,) and I avail myself of one
of them, the Northumberland, of your port, to address you.—
She arrived here on the 26th of August, and has discharged
and i eloaded since upwards ofsoo tons of Memel timber and 9000
Memel and Dantzic staves, at a total expense of less than £3O,
including pilotage, light money, extra labour, 'Sec. Captain
Mitchell, who is an intelligent man, would doubtless give fur-
ther information. There are only four ports in these provin-
ces which, being free, can answer for vessels on such an expe-
dition; these are St. John's, (Newfonndland,) Pictou, Hali-
fax, and this—which, from its easy access and low charges, is
decidedly toe best. Provisions are plentiful :—Beef 4d. per lb.
currency, or about 3d. sterling4—the premium and the exchange
being 26 1-9th per cent, in favour of sterling.

The lower part of this harbour is accessible at all periods, ex-
cept for a mouth or six weeks, commencing at the early part of
February, and frequently the navigation is not at all impeded
by the frost. The increased employment thus afforded to our
shipping may, in some measure, compensate for the injury sus• '
tained by them in the passing of the reciprocity laws."

By the John Wells, Captiin Curtis, from New York,
we have received papers to The 25t.1i ult. The New York
Mercantile Aduertiser, of the 25th ult., contains one of
the most important state papers which has appeared for
some time past. It is a long document, bearing the Pre-
sident's signature, which was read to the cabinet on the
18th September. It sets out with heavy charges against
the proceedings of the Bank of the United States; and
after recapitulating the various discussions which have
taken place on that subject from the year 1829 down-
wards, it declares the necessity of removing the govern-
ment deposits from that establishment to the State Banks.
The paper then goes into a long course of reasoning to
justify the proposed measure; which, as far as we under.
stand it, lays the question open to much cavil on the
other side. Indeed it appears that the cabinet is itself,
divided on the propriety of the suggested change. Whilst
in one part of the statement it is represented that the
power of controul, with reference to the change, is "2171..:
qualified" in the secretary to the treasury, another por-
tion of the same paper contains the assumption of the
right in the President to make the law or powers of
others subservient to his own will. If we have read the
document aright, such is it 4 tenour. In any case it is
a singular and most important statement, and is likely
to excite much of the public attention in the United
States.

By the same arrival we have extracts from the New
Orleans' Bee, of the 9th September, with accounts ft om
Tampico, to the 24th August, brought by the General
Lafayette. The cholera wal still raging furiously, and
had attacked both the contending armies in Mexico.
Matters seemed, generally, still in a very unsettled state
there, and little prospect of a restoration of tanquillity,

CORN EXCHANGE.

TUESDAY, Two O'CLOCK.

The arrivals of Wheat are considerably increased since
Tuesday last, exceeding altogether those of any pre-
vious week during the past twelve months. We have
also a good supply of Oats, Barley, Malt, and Beans,
with a moderate quantity of Flour and Oatmeal, parti-
culars of which are noted below.

The large arrivals of Wheat to-day have been met by
an improved feeling in the trade, and although the de-
mand was not extensive, several purchases were made
by speculative btiyers ; and the millers and dealers, some
from distant parts of the country,
.bonght rather more
freely than of late, at a small amendment, in some in-.
stances, upon the reduced rates of Friday last,
Irish Barley continued in request for distillation, at the
decline above stated ; some sales of good Scotch new
have also been effected at 325. 335. per quarter for
Malting, and fine English was held for the same purpose
at 365. Malt ruled nearly the same as on Friday, and
Beans were further depressed in value, reducing our quo-
tations full 2s. per quarter from those of Tuesday last.—
Oats continued to meet an extremely dull sale at the de-
cline above mentioned.

COTTON MARKET.
TUESDAY, Two O'CLOCK.
There is very little doing to day, the sales will not
amount to more than 3 or 400 bags.