The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

APPREHENSION OF SUPPOSED RIOTERS AT
BIRKENHEAD.

COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY REPORT.

The magistrates at Birkenhead having had informations
laid before them respecting parties who had taken part in
the late riot on the 27th ult., issued warrants against a
number of parties, which the police endeavoured to put in
force during Sunday night. About two o'clock, p.m., they
succeeded in apprehending four parties, the most respect-
able of whom is Mr. John Brown, a shoemaker in
Grange-lane. One of the parties against whom a warrant
was issued succeeded in making his escape through the
window of his house, with nothing on except his shirt, and
after a chase of about three hours the police lost their
game in the neighbourhood of the dock cottages. About
two hundred of the special constables were summoned to
attend at the Town-hall at nine o'clock yesterday morn-
ing, to be ready to act in case of any disturbance, and all
attended punctually. In addition to the four apprehended
during- the night, one was already in custody () n a charge
of fighting, and another party had been arrested on Sun-
day night, for being drunk and attacking one of the police
constables.
The following are the names of the parties in custody,
and the charges made against them, namely :
John Brown and John Fitzsimon, for having engaged
with a number of other parties at the Town-hall, Birken-
head, on the 27th November last, and with having made
an attack upon the police-ohicers in the execution of their
duty, and assaulted John C imley, one of the Liverpool
police.
Edward Smith, charged with a similar offence, and an
assault upon James Kelly, one of the Liverpool police.
Matthew Griffin and John Feehan, with a similar
offence, and assaulting the constables generally, and Wil-
liam Haggarty was charged with a similar offence, and
with assaulting Jonathan Cartmel, one of the Birkenhead
police.
The last case was proposed to be gone i,:to first.
Mr. Conway, barrister-at-law, appeared on behalf of
the crown, instructed by Mr. Townsend, one of the
clerks to the magistrates, and Sir George Stephen, in-
structed by Mr. Bretherton, for the prisoner.
On the application of Sir George Stephen, Mr. Bre-
therton was allowed to have an interview with the pri-
soners, who are all Irish Roman Catholics.
Mr. Conway said be appeared in support of the charge
which the magistrates bad just receive.l. The riot and
assault arose upon the occasion of the late meeting
announced to be held on the 27th of November, by
the magistrates. It was then proposed to hold
a meeting of the rate-payers of Birkenhead and its
vicinity, for the purpose of addressing her Majesty on
the late encroachments of Rome. As some apprehension
was entertained that a riot was likely to take place, pre-
parations were made to preserve the peace, and in conse-
quence a detachment of police were brought over from
Liverpool about eleven o'cl •ck in the forenoon.
At an early hour in the morning, a large crowd had
assembled in front of the Town-hall, and, on the arrival
of the police, they were ordered to clear the door-way so
as to permit the entrance of ratepayers desirous of being
present at the meeting: This was accomplished with
some difficulty, and, although some violence was used,
yet he should be able to prove that there was not
more than was actually necessary. Soon after a
large mob assembled in front of the Town-hall„
armed with pokers, iron bars, pallisades, bludgeons, and
missiles of every description. An indiscriminate and
murderous attatk was made upon the police by
the mob, and amongst others the prisoner (Haggarty)
was one of the most active and prominent. He (Mr.
Conway) believed that he should be able to prove that
every one of those in custody was also active in the riot,
and actually engaged in striking the constables.
Sir George Stephen here interposed and wished all the
witnesses to be out of court

Moa Nht.
We have had more inquiry for producend thy e last few
days, and prices are on the alvance. Our stocks are
generally small, and cannot be augmented for some
months. Our grocers and refiners continue to refrain
from buying raw Sugar, but there is a good business going
on with the outports. Bristol, particularly, is drawing
heavily upon our stock.
There is a decided improvement in the demand for Cot-
ton, arising from the healthy state of trade in Manchester,
and holders have obtained another kd. advance since Fri-
day last.—On Saturday 6,000 bags were sold at rising
prices, and again to-day 6,000 bales have been disposed of
at still higher rates,
Our market for Scotch Pig Iron has been very inanimate
for some days. The quotations are,—mixed numbers,
435. 6d. to 445.; No. 1 Gartsherrie, 445. Gd. to 455., f. o. b.
at Glasgow. Bars in Wales, £4 12s. Gd.
The Share market continues in a healthy state, and
prices are rising daily. London and North Westerns are
now quoted at 128.

therßnaortniacbea, s,',Cinhucorenhs,egLuoeincdaono,f hases
dbeiffiencuelltoyseedxpuenrtii.l further
enced in performing divine service."
Mr. Charles Mills has generously bestowed a cadetship
on one of the sons of the late Rev. Mr. Hollest, whose
cruel fate is fresh in the recollection of the public.
Mr. Cooke on Thursday last devoted the receipts at the
Royal Circus, Bristol, to the funds of the Exhibition of
Industry, and has, we hear, handed over to the financial
officer the sum of £5O. The performance was under the
patronage of the mayor and corporation.
In reply to a letter from the Rev. W. Dodsworth,
the Bishop of London has written to say that "be
did not refer to Mr. Dodsworth's church when he stated
that he had objected in the strongest manner to some
practices in several churches."
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AND VOLTIGETJR.—A match
has been made between these horses, to come off on the
first day of York Spring Meeting, viz., the 13th of May,
the Dutchman carrying Bst 71b. and Voltigeur, 7st 121 b.,
two miles over the old course; 1000 sovs. each. h, ft.
A meeting of the Protestant clergy of the united dio-
ceses of Derry and Raphoe in reference to the late bull
from Rome, had been announced, but it is now stated by
the Londonderry Journal that the movement " has been
discountenanced by the highest authority in the Irish
church."
There are rumours, apparently well-grounded, that two
or three other leading Tractarians, holding high positions
in the metropolis, will speedily follow Mr. Bennett in his
secession, or resignation, whichever it may be termed.
The three curates of St. Paul and St. Barnabas have
already taken this step.
A NEAPOLITAN PRINCE ARRESTED FOR A MILLINER'S
BlLL.—The Princess of Capua having incurred, in 1842,
a debt of 18,0001. to Mdlle. Lenormand, of the Rue de la
Paix, in Paris, for articles of dress, proceedings were in-
stituted against her husband for that amount. A verdict
was given against him, but, owing to his leaving Paris, it
could not be carried into effect. It becoming known, a
short time since, that the prince had arrived in Paris, he
was, arrested, and his friends paid the debt.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION:IN A Cow.—An Inverness
paper says that last week one of the small tenants at
Embo, county of Sutherland, having a cow swollen with
the over eating of turnips. Mr. Colin Munro, manager,
probed the animal, and as he performed the •
operation
the farmer's wife stood over him, holding a lighted
candle. The heated air or gas from the cow took fire at
the candle, and blazed up, to the no small astonishment
of the parties. It was with difficulty extinguished, with-
out doing any material injury.
It is a most remarkable sign of the times that, even up
to the approach of Christmas, emigration continues almost
upon as great a scale as during the spring or summer from
someof thesouthern Irish ports. Waterford is thechief port
selected by emigrants from the counties of Waterford,
Tipperary, and Kilkenny. The Cionrnel Chronicle states
that the streets of that town are crowded with the rural
population, on their way to America, whilst in Waterford
the influx of peop!e from the adjacent counties is very
great.
BOMANISM GOING AHEAD.—We have before us cir-
cular calling on " the Catholics of Liverpool" to contri-
bute towards the erection of schools at Edge-hill, and
stating that land has been purchased at the back of St.
Anne's Roman Catholic chapel. The promoters state
that it is their intention " to lay the foundation stone on
the 17th of March. and to keg, the day as a great Catho-
lic festival, with all the pomp and splendour of our holy
religion, at which the Lord Bishop of Liverpool will be in-
vited to assist!' What does all this mean ? The
Romanists are evidently presuming on Protestant apathy.
A CHRISTMAS DAINTY.—Mr. Lawton's game pies
have long been famed as one of the most delicious, as
well as substantial, of the numerous dainties which are
offered at the approach of the festive season. The an-
nual notice, we see, is issued, and the Yorkshire game
pies, containing all sorts of savoury meats, cooked up
after a fashion that Soyer himself could not surpass, are
again offered to the public. It is an excellent saying,
that good wine needs no bush, and we are cute that these
pies need no eulogy ; for those who have once partaken
of them are sure to wish to repeat the enjoyment.
THE IVORY TRADE.—Few persons have an idea of the
value or extent of the importations of ivory into South-
ampton, principally from Alexandria, by the Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamers. The demand has
greatly increased during the last few years ; and although
the supply has been considerably auemented, it is not
equal to the demand. The tusks and pieces (nearly 3,000
in all) brought here by the Ripon on her-last voyage were
on Tuesday last sold by public auction ,in London, and
readily realised from 18s. to 235. per pound, the whole
producing nearly £25.000, the greater portion of which
was paid down immediately, a discount of 22 per cent.
being allowed for cash, but no payment is extended be-
yond one month from the day of sale. It appears that
large quantities of tusks which have been from time to
time shed by wild elephants are found buried in the
deserts of Arabia—these are bought up principally on
account of the Pasha of Egypt, and then transmitted to
England for sale. Some of the teeth imported in the
Ripon were of this class, and in an advanced state of
decay, such as it must have taken centeries to produce.—
YESTP RDAY, Banipshire Independent.
Several parties were fined 20s, and costs for having in MORE FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS.—On Wednes-
their possession foreign manufactured tobacco. day last, a most disastrous occurrence happened near
A gentleman was brought up charged with having Taibach, Glamorganshire, in Messrs,. Vivian and Son's
foreign cigars in his possession when landing on the dock Morfa pit, whereby 30 persons were injured and two
k
quay, after accompanying an outward bound ship beyondilled. On the same day a second fatal explosion took
the light ship. The information was dismissed, and the place at the New Duffryn Colliery, the property of Mr.
cigars seized ordered to be returned. Thomas Powell, the Gear, near Newport. There were
POPISH ATTACK UPON A RAe&ED SCHOOL.—A rough 54 persons in the pie, of whom three only were brought
Irish lad was brought up under the following circum-
up at first. The three men who were saved said they
stances. On Sunday morning a large mob, chiefly Irish,
were nearly suffocated in coming to the mouth of the pit,
and gave but a poor account of those left behind. The
was assembled opposite the entrance to the Ragged
agent of. the colliery, Mr. Meredith, had only just gone
School, in Hodson-street, creating a violent uproar, and
pelting with stones and other missiles, the teachers and down before the accident occurred: The explosion was
children as they entered the school. An officer observed terrific. It was some time before any correct account
the prisoner throw a stone, which was warded off by the could be obtained of the fate of the miners. By Friday,
umbrella of one of the teachers; and having got the however, the worst was ascertained. Two men have
assistance of two other officers, took him into custody. been brought up dead. Three are yet missing. All the
The prisoner was defended by Mr. John Yates, jnr., rest were brought out of the pit alive. Another fearful
who called three witnesses, two of whom swore explosion has taken place at Aberdare. It is scarcely 12
that they had never seen prisoner throw a stone,
monthosince 52 lives were lost in ores pit, and three years
and that they were close to him during the whole of the before that 28, and now 13 are severely burnt, three
a
disturbance. A third witness could not swear to the pri-
ctually killed, and several of the wounded not expected
to survive. All this, it is frightful to think of, has oc-
soner ; but saw something thrown, which struck an um. to
in the three neighbouring pits within a very fewbrella, but thought it was a piece of cabbage stalk. The
hundred yards of each other, an& two of them belonging
officer, however, swore most directly to the fact, and
stated that such had been the fear excited in the minds of to the same owner.
the children attending the schools, that the teachers had NOVELTIES IN ECCLESIASTIC:AL CEREMONIES.—Sup.
aet
to escort them into the school, they themselves not daring pose that it had always been the practice for the last
to proceed further than the ends of the street.—Mr. years in England, for the 12:000 Protestant clergy ee
preach in black gowns, and for the 300 or 400 Romish
Rushton remarked that suchproceedings must be promptly
put down, and inflicted a fine of 20s. and costs, or 21 days. clergy to preach in purple gowns. Between black and
The prisoner and his friends in court seemed a little purple there would have been no intrinsic difference the
staggered by the sentence. value of a straw ; but what should we say of an English
OBTAINING MONEY FRAUDULENTLY.—James Mac-
clergyman7who, in such circumstances, chose to throw off
donald. who had been brought up on the previous day for the black gown and to adopt the purple one ? Would he
have any right to demand of. us, " What valid objection
forging a warrant for £4, 4s. upon Messrs. M'Fie and
have you to a purple gown ?" Would riot our answer be,
CO., Batchelor-street, and sending a bag to receive the
without hesitation, " We care little for black or purple,
money, was remanded for seven days, there being several
other charges against him. The boy who had been at but we want to know why you give up the universal prac-
first charged along with the prisoner was admitted as a, tice of your own church, to adopt the practice of a rival
witness. and hostile communion ? • And exactly similar is our own
Two decently-dressed women were brought up, charged case now with reference both to the single change we have
with stealing a coat and trousers from a mikhouse, and; particularised, and to mostof theother innovationeadopted
pledging them for 15s. by Mr. Bennett. Our chief demand in the whole case is,
EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF TOBACCO.—A mulatto, named Why do you innovate Why should you, in anew dis-
Paged, was brought up for having on board a vessel in< trict church of the parish of St. George, Hanoven-square,
dock, of which he was steward, the William Nelson,. introduce a dozen novelties, which make the service alto-
1071bs of foreign manufactured tobacco. The prisoner gether a different one from that which is carried on in the
was remanded until Thursday. The ship has been seized. Parish church ? We have no occasion to prove to you
ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY-ROBBERY.—A young man was that everything you do is intrinsically wring; these
brought up, charged, with two others not in custody, with practices might all be indifferent or unobjectionable in
stopping a young man in the Kirkdale-road, about half- themselves, and yeemest objectionable as needlessly alter-
past twelve on Saturday night, and demanding his money.
ing the established; practice of the church. All such
—Remanded.
changes, originating in private fancy, are acts of schism.
A bold-looking Irish girl was convicted of snatching a They either drive people away, and so are the cause of
shawl off' the shoulders of a young female on Saturday schism ; or else they create an aggregate novelty in the
night, and running off with it—three months. church, by establishing in one part of a parish a form of
public worship largely differing from the usage of the other
parts.—Herald..
DOMESTICATION OF THE WEASEL.—The fierce, and al-
most untameable habits of these little creatures are gene-
rally knownewhich renders the following story the more
remarkable. About three years ago, an individual in the
High-street of Perth purchased from a boy a weasel, for
the purpose of trying to get it domesticated. He succeeded
to a great extent, inasmuch as the creature would, on its
name, " jack," being called, after a few weeks, come from
its bed ha the cage, run about its owner's person, and dis-
play every kind of confidence and pleasure. It had the
full liberty of a room in which there was no observable
orifice by which it could escape, and the door of the
room was always ordered to be kept carefully shut. In
this way the weasel and its owner got nicely on together
foe some months, the creature still increasing in its fami-
liarity. Latterly, one day, it did not appear at its usual
call. The furniture in the room was turned upside down,
out no trace of it could be found ; but a hole was
discovered, just sufficient to admit a person's finger, by
which it was supposed it had descended among the beams
and lathing to the fiat below. Time passed away Three
years elapsed, and the weasel was forgotten, One day
last week its owner was musing over some books, when,
to his wonder and surprise, his little favourite sprang
upon his knee, and displayed all the fondness which might
be expected from such a meeting. Meantime, the house
had got overrun with mice ; and after a new cage being
provided, and Jack comfortably fed and stowed among
wool, it was considered he might be useful in extermi-
nating this vermin. After two dayerepose he was there-
fore called out, and allowed the liberty of the house.
The morning succeeding its liberation, in the kitchen no
fewer than thirteen mice were found destroyed, and in
another room four. Jack, however, could nowhere be
found, and has not yet, from which it is inferred that he
has surfeited himself from his hecatomb, and is dozing its
effects off in some out of the way corner. There seems to
be no doubt from this that the weasel, as it is known its
natural instinct lies in that way, could be made to becoMe
a good mower tit a domogtic staft.—Periti Ouritr.

Mr. Conway had no objection to this if those on the
other side were also ordered out.

Sir George Stephen said-iie had only just been in-
structed and could not say whether he should call wit-
nesses or not. Perhaps as the prisoners had only been
apprehended at an early hour that morning the fairest
course would be to adjourn the proceedings, and afford
him a copy of the informations.
The magistrates, after some consultation, said they
would either postpone the case until this day at Birken_
head, or on Thursday at Chester.
The latter course was selected, and the prisoners were
removed to Chester Castle, escorted to the railway by the
specials and police, except Brown, who was admitted to
bail.

AMENDED• SANATARY BILL.—On Wednesday evening
last, at the Clarendon-rooms, south John-street, a meet-
ing of the owners of property, convened by private circular
from the House-owners' Association, was held on the sub-
ject of this bill. The meeting being a private one, re-
porters were not admitted, but we have since heard that
it was numerously and influentially attended. Resolu-
tions, which will be found in our advertising columns,
were proposed and adopted, and the meeting unanimously
resolved to oppose the bill.
DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE.—The Nottingham Journal
says :—" About two o'clock on Saturday morning the
family of Mr. Joshua Hopkinson, of Bond-street, Arnold,
were startled from their slumbers by a tremendous explo-
sion. On running down stairs to see what was the matter,
he found scarcely a whole pane left in the house and
shop windows, the doors and window frames forced out of
their places, two of the doors split, and much other
damage done. It appeared, on investigation, that some
wicked person had put a sort of hand grenade through a
hole in the window, and lighted it by means of a fusee,
in revenge for Mr. Hopkinson's having declined to be-
come a member of the Frame-work-knitters Union."
THE ANTI-POPERY MOVEMENT. On Saturday, a
highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants of the
county Worcester was held in:the Shire-hall, for the pur-
pose of considering " what steps it was deshable to take
with reference to the late measure of the Court of Rome
in appointing prelates having jurisdiction in the country."
The meeting was convened by J. G. Watkins, Esq., high
sheriff, in compliance with a requisition signed by up-
wards, of 700 of the nobility and leading inhabitants of
the county, it-winding Lord Lyttleton, Lord Ward, Lord
Sandys, the Hon. General Lygoa, Sir Miley Wakeman,
Bart., R. Spooner, Esq., M.P., James Taylor, Esq., &c.
The High Sheriff presied, and was surrounded on the
platform by the noblemen and gentlemen whom we have
mentioned as signing the requisition. with the exception 1
of Lord Ward. There were also prompt Lord Bouthwoll
aild Sir E. Mout.

Dec. 17, PSI,

LATEST INTELLIGEN"'

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH•

LONDON, M Ni'
oNDAY _,,
The Political advices from abroad are satisfactoupets
At the principal Stock Market prices advanced.
of 600
are numerous arrivals from Australia and Colo
lery Ministers.il
Rill
be
withdrawn Thirty
frn nl
Hope, but no later news. L. 4 be.
PRUSSIA.—BERLIN, DEC. 13 —T h e 23rd "700
fixed for the assembling of the Dresden Coo ~.tbs
Addresses of confidence continue to be received b 9
army in 01
mia. The Cologne Gazette states that the king,ooo,
central Germany think their existence put into 171.04
thaenAd
by the secret articles of the Olmutz treaty ; t° °I- 111(1
tensile
the common danger, they are forming a de
offensive alliance. that 0
SPAlN.—Letters from Madridof the 10th state so
after
ministerial crisis is at an end. General Narvaez,_
interview with the Queen, withdrew his resignadc"
his cabinet is now as firm es ever. utsetnribaantteries of

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE I.IIAILLtwo
SOUTHAMPTON MONDAY.—lberia steamer Per
Gibraltar Dec. 7th Cadiz tish Lisbon 10th. Oporto
w
Vigo 12th. Mails'will be delivered in London by !ft; oo
train. She brings specie, value £3,500. Excha I‘6
London 541 per 1,000 reis., Discount onLoadonbsil
to 7 per cent.

Wont-you-come-out-to-night
LATEST BETTING.
, liosoll' k
CHESTER Ct7P.—Black Doctor, Langt°"' .
c$
1. GlaU
66 to ,
a r
and Cyprus, 100 to 1. 35 t°
DERBY.—M, Untain Sylph colt, 12 to 1; St°ritl'i aPt
1 ; Lightfoot, 40 to 1 ; Balsamo, 50 to 1- 40 to miais•
N'ewrninster winning the 2000 Guineas and prim
ter the Derby. ,TAaE:tbAL: S . moo ,

8101%
at its best price.—The Foreign market con yEsTE LONDON MONEY AND SHARE MARKETS.—
IOS
ing
CLOSING PRICES. 1 t the day' m
The English market has been good throng.'" strong, - ° b
thong.. especially Mexicans.—The Railwa market closes good,r,basgO'''
scarcely at its best quotations. They settlement, so.
.e.
off safely, and it has been the heaviest for a long so.
Consols Account, 96i 7 ; Three-and-a-Quarter Pero mexicso'
Bank Stock, 213 14 ; Exchequer Bills, L and S, 65 7,;„ Half Ye'''
364 4 ; Russian, 182-2 108, 3, 9'; Ditto Four-ann-a"
tnk
Cents., 974.
a 4i not.
Railways.—London Stock, 1264 43; Ditto Quarters,:otb ,?
Midland Stock, 483 94; Ditto Halves, 194 19 dis. i ',,, i; Ili.
fordshire, 83 74 ; dis. South Eastern and Dover, '4,,ties,°,l
doniars,: 10h i ; Ditto Preferencersa- 1 ; Eastern C";hie are, Great Northern, 174 3; Great Western, 77 8 ; Lanc!o-OL.
Yorkshire, 583 93 ; Ditto Fifths, 74 GI dis. ; York.. t, prefer'
and Berwick, 19 4; Ditto Extension, 64 53 dis. ; ph
ence, 34 4 dis. ; York and North Midlands, 24 3.
tinues

MANCHESTER CLOSING PRICES.—YEsTEIOtI;; Ct.
5-16 t
London Quarters, 4a p.m. ; do. .elO 'Shares, 2i I
ledonians, to/; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 59i ,ybe
Fifths, 7 di,.; East Lancashire, 122 13" i ; Manchestwer.64.
field, and Lincoln, 27i ; do. Preference, Hitt ; do• Ne.., 01!
p.m.; Clitheroe, No. I, 51; South-eastern and Dover, 0,1
Edinburgh and Glasgow. 30; West Riding Uniou,
Great Northern, 18; Preston and Wyre, 42f.

East
LaLnEcaEsDhSireC.Tl.2o/SIIB/N9GI37LIeCedEsS(.--nrYthos7E6arddYis.:.;
somilecleal
and Thirsk, S3/9 3 3/9 3 dis. ; North-Western, 11 "
Eastern and Dover, 23 a.

LONDON CORN MARKET.—YgsTganAY•nd 0
The quantity of Wheat fresh up from Kent, Esselt,t-csils,e;
folk, tolerably fair, but millers purchasing wititeau"-golde..'
trade to be inactive at the currency of Monday last. ;ire de,'
of foreign asked former terms, at which a few parcels Wed-
posed of- Flour moved off rather slowly at laic' rateLteiban
rior Barley is fully as dear, but inferiorsorts are-neglect fotn,,,er
Is. per qr. lower. Beans and Peas little doing, but brotigu"
rates. there is a steady sale. Oats and good Come"
good prices.
English White Wheat....
Red

ARRIVALS

Qrs
English Wheat
„ Barley
„ Oats ..
„ Malt ..
„ Flour ..
„ Beans...

445• tO 404911:
383• to

Foreign

2243 ...
2811 sckr
791 ....
332 ....

Peas

Irish..oats - 1600 quarters
Weather, S.W., Fine

..lowCirg• $6/
2_.„
• - :311

t.
SECOND REPORT. wheat
„ife. be
about former terms. it decline of from Is.
Trade closed flat. Really fine qualities of ,"" bait
to 21' ref cl
made to effect sales of inferior. Foreign inferior c toed SA
cheaper. In flour and, malt the turn lower. Earl
a decline of Is. per qr. Oats are fully as onecoall;
peas of slow sale at barely former rates. Canary se'"
qr. for Kentish. ge. Pe

aDAY' tiff
LONDON PRODUCE MARKET—YE"'s done, a tarate,
Sugar.—ln Foreign a fair business has been sto oPeot.
rates. Refilled Sugar.—Home dealers are desirtu,.. pet
and brown lumps cannot be obtained under a" ore ," 0,
IderS 1110. Cotfee.—The market is rather dull, but a I.,ae
Native veylon is 555. to 56a. Tea dealers OP' ew Congiodis
tion, but lower terms are not taken, and
sfletie;roelramat, snntecicits.
wanted, at Is. Bd. to Is. lorl. Rice.—Free
at previous prices, but few buyers. Cotton ratell'iction Ica, full
fair business done. Few buyers, and slight rfectured, pan
Iron market —Demand still brisk for Ina" aitu! sill JO"
rides paid; Scotch is in little request. Heinurhfew buYer-'
at from £3O to £3O 10q. for clear, and with W toe'
is in brisk request, at from .eI2 to .el 6 for ioi

•EsTSRP' s7s• bu.
LONDON TALLOIV ARKET. --1 to ,eX
Y.
•"
The market remains quiet. Fine new Y wonding •
'elle
Stock is 56,152 casks against 48,795 in the cerre;rhe
last year, being an ivcrease of 7,357 asl's• casks, u
(luring the past week show a decrease of 15)
2,251 against 2,504 for last year.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.------f r the - diti•
This being close upon Christmas will account for t%
ally large supply of vet.). superior Beasts at aa,„ trade
Prime Scots made 4s. per stone freely, with a stes.7 111_4,
ly of Slie";
inferior. There was also a very good supP day s
of first-rate quality. Trade cheerful at last Mon t theX29,
29,
Calves fetched 4d. per stone advance.—There were a Areal'xi/
ket:—Beasts, 6,341, Calves, 180; Beef, 25. 4tl. to 4,!: to4theeE
10d. to 4s. 4d.; Sheep, 26,050, Pigs, 290; Alutten,
Pork, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 6d.; Holland Beasts 450, CalVegsool
2,560; West Country Beasts, 900; Scotch Beasts, - telo
ter, Lincoln, and Northampton Beasts 3,500. been,beo
At the close of the market there i.Ould not 11111 e,, wesi
than 2,000 beast's unsold. Unfavourable state of thfipees_t_a,,neh
and the immense supply, caused the dullness. Thevine K'sigt.„
mals realized on an average 3s. 10(1. per stone. the
beasts fetched 4s. Compared with the beast trade '
for sheep was steady.

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No.'s free on board ; warrants, 435. Gd.
The market is very quiet, and but little iron E offeria.

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theatre ROYAI4.—Mr. 11. . an,..
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ill be
lion the beautiful balletesent wee 2 . Aeriennes" vv
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repeated every y. as he has ture- .
MARIE evening during thew eek. Logy Nixsorr.
STREET .—This 7kla CONCERT-0 • the Ps'9s
Ave 'l pianists has, during r
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tity, my
which. commences on the 23rd instant. t lia"
A GRAN ,MISTAKE.—In 1809, when the firs ovens
aPPovers
lion was made to Parliament on gas lighting', the of the
the project were much opposed ; a cornmittee.:o.
ter
ni
eheudiences, and we °W.!!
House of Commons was granted, but the applicatl ,
_,Ol
tminated unsuccessfully • and the testimony of gr. Jr'thip
o the practicability of gas•lighting exposed him to
severe animadversions and ridicule of Mr. Brougbalrlort
of mine,, a chemist in Manchester, was applied to for
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the party who purchased it used, regularly, several P"„ 01..
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a week, Not being an article of usaalJsale in sucb tliuse 3
could be applied: on asking the wholesale dealered iii
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green), and that, w►thin the last month or two, "of it,
sold in Manchester upwards of a thousand pound°, er
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periments, and the result proved:that a great deal, ~...:,4
all, the commo gentleman tea used in this country.ig 6010fit'Tg_
artificially. A assured me that a friend o ceolii:
a short time since, happened—though quite nniaten :fith
on his part—to walk into a pr:vate room connected he
the establishment of a wholesale tea-dealer, and there to.
saw the people actually at work converting black tea In
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