The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-29 00:00:00

" THE DEAD ALIVE."

TO THE EDITOR OF TILE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Sift,—Under the above title, in your paper, "a paragraph
appeared, wherein it was stated that " on Tuesday last a
gentleman appeared at the police court to complain of another
party for having sent a hearse and mourning coach to his re-
sidence to convey him to Woolton church-yard for inter-
ment.", You have farther reported that " the complainant s
case created much merriment in •eourt," ac., and that ' . the
case was dismissed." I beg to contradict this
.statement,
being the individual who has been annoyed by a gang of mis-
creants. Some days ago a message was sent to my house,
(purporting to be from a dear friend of mine) that I had cut
my throat hi the office. My wife, who is at best but a very
delicate lady, received the intelligence in such a way, that
our medical attendant, and a friend who came to her assist-
ance, declared her life in danger from such a fiendish message.
I happened to be (row home, consequently the villains, who

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watched' the success of their Liaborical stratagem, got time
to escape without identity. Not so, however; the next exhi-
bition of their Satanic spleen. A hearse and mourning
coach, it is true, was sent to my house, and in less than two
hours the party who ordered it was discovered and identified
by the parties who received the order for the funeral; and
on the same day a note was handed to the Mail office, an-
nouncing my death by suicide!
If you deem this a matter of " merriment," I do not.—
There was, moreover, no such case before the court, but eer-
tainly I called at the office to complain ; and it is but justice •
to say that Mr. Rushton and Mr. Dowling did not, by their
gentlemanly and condesc42nding CoOllOCt to us, exhibit any .
levity, or the clerks by whom they were surrounded. On
the contrary, they expressed their regret that they could not •
protect its from such abominable attacks, and Mr. Rushton
recommended an indictment fin• conspiracy, which 1 have
now ordered to be prepared. The youngest of the party was
identified by one of the clerks in the police office, as the per-
son who called to enquire if the police could punish any Irian
•
for ordering a coach. and hearse, describing the manner in
which it was done.
To-day placards have been attached to the walls, involving
a libel now being brought against these miscreants.
The insertion of the above facts, in contradiction to the -
paragraph, which, I believe, has been very unconsciously in-
troduced by you into the columns of your paper, and circu-
lated by your supposed correspondent, will oblige, Sir.
yours, &c., CHAS. MACIOE. '!
No. 6, Lord-street, 28th March.

THE THEATRE•ROYAL AND THE ROYAL LIVER.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. '
Stn,—l have to thank you for your courtesy in making
room for my last communication, although I fear I may b
Considered intruding upon your • columns, at a time when
they are likely to be occupied with weighty matters con-
nected with the law. I hope, having justice in view, you
will pardon me addressing you so soon again.
I am induced to write to you on the present occasion, in
consequence of having seen in a contemporary, the acknow-
ledged organ and supporter of the " Royal Liver Theats e,"
an article, in which several points require commenting upon,
because. it they 'are allowed to pass without some remarks,
many of the readers of' that newspaper, not acquainted with
• facts, might be lead to believe the soundness of the assertions
set forthmany of which most appositely, to qUote from
that article, " are not true, and are based on a rotten collti-
dation."
My only object in this letter is to warn the public from
being mislead in the matter, and to endeavour to prevent
those interested in the question judging until both sides be
heard.
The article in question states :—" The new lessees of the
Theaticßoyalsslissmarding the fate of their predecessors,
and the publid warnings which they have bud against falling
into an error which could only bring upon them an innnense
amount of obroquy, without producing any equivalent or
compensating advantage, have caused intoemations to be laid,
and summonses to issue, against Mr. Raymond, the re-
spected manager of the Royal Liver, Mademoiselle Celeste,-
Mr. Webster, and Mr. Strickland, to show cause why they
should not be mulcted of a penalty of £5O each, for perform-
ing the regular, or licensed, drama in an unlicensed theatre."
Times are changed since the outcry was raised against
Mr. Clarke, The public then did not rightly understand
the matter: it was led away by a false sympathy.- People -;
thought the lessee was exerting an arbitrary and unwarranted
'measure of coercion in endeavouring to shut up his spirited
opponent—that he had neither law nor justice on his side in "41
so doing. But the questiOn has been so much discussed, s:1
that even uninterested personsl begin to have a glimmering •
of the truth;• while those who are really so, thoroughly un-
derstand the bearings of the base. •
As perchance some of your readers do not clearly compre-
hend how the Matter stands, I will concisely place it before
them, and illustrate it in a honiely:way:
To open a theatre for hire, gain, or reward,—(and sharim
upon the authorities of this town that so many penny dens
of infamy shoUld be allowed to spring up)—without a patent,
is in dii•ect opposition to the law. The patent is the shield
'of protection against informers. To sell tea, coffee, tobacco,
• wine, or. spirits, without a license, is also against the law.
The manager procures a patent to permit him to entertain
the public with mental aliment : the tradesman procures a
license to enable him to keep a stock to afford his customers
bodily aliment. The tradesman's license does not prevent
his next-door neighbour opening a shop, and selling without
• one : his license has no reference to his neighbour-s•-it is only
relative to himself ; but he will perhaps complain when be
finds himself undersold ; he may or may not give the excise
a hint. Let that be so or not, the-law will soon pounce upon
the unlicensed seller, who, to his- cost, will be compelled to
shut up shop.
The manager or lessee pays in his rent for his license—in
other words, his. patent—obtained ~by. his landlord perhaps
years ago, at great cost. That patent, like the license of
the tradesman, affects only himself.' It is his permission to •
keep open his doors for the public'to enter, and honour him -
with its custom. This is precisely the case between the
Theatre-Royal lessee and the lessees of the Royal' Liver
Theatre and the other establishments. The patent of the
former has no reference whatever to any other establishment
—it is only its own protection. But, it may be asked, since
the law comes down so- soon upon the unlicensed trader, why
does it not exert its power over the unpatented manager,
who, bidding it defiance, night after night interferes with the
duly licensed theatre, and takes' away its custom ? Why it
does not, has always appeared to me an anomaly. it is
greatly to be regretted that it does pot, because it would be
the means of an agitation which would eventually bring about
an alteration in the law of theatrical patents ; and when I
say this I say with truth, that if any man deserves protection
from the law, it is Mr. Raymond. No greater proof of this
could be adduced than the fact, that 11,000 of his townsmen
wished to see him so protected. But the law is the law, and
we must take it, good or bad, as it stands. If good, the law
should he carried out to its fullest extent; if bad, every effort
should be made to get it altered. Such being the position
between the parties, how can your contemporary affirm that
" Messrs. Anderson and Hammond have neither law nor
justice on their side," or that they are acting " unwisely
and inconsistently" ? Is it " unwise "to protect their own
interests, or " inconsistent ". to take steps which the law
clearly does not think it worth while to take for them ?
But lam trespassing at too great length. You shall hear
again from me in reply to the remainder of the article of
• your contemporary.--Yours, THESPIAN.
Liverpool, March 25."

THE FUNDS, SATURDAY EVENING.—The English stocks
were scarcely dealt in, and prices were unaltered. Consols
for money continue 891 to ' and for the account 894 ; Ex-
chequer-bills are 275. to 295. premium ; and India Bonds,
10s. premium. Mexican stock was rather better, being
quoted at 42 to ; but other foreign securities were nearly as
they closed on Thursday. Spanish Actives left off at 241 to
; Portuguese Five per Cents; 34 to ; Ditto Three per
Cents., 20 to 1 ; Dutch 21 per Cents., :52 to ; Ditto Five
per Cents., 103 to 2 ; Colombian, 2GI to ;1; Brazilian, 70 to
71; and Belgian, 103 to 104.
Sir George Arthur is to be the Governor of Bombay, in
succession to the late Sir William H. M`Naghten.
" Hoping to see you soon again," as the man said when he
took an emetic.
At the Exeter assizes, on Saturday last, a magistrate was
sent to the common jail of the county, for a month, in con-
sequence of having administered some oaths in a matter in
which he had no jurisdiction.
The foundation-stone of a monument to the memory of
the late Henry Hunt was laid, on Friday, in the burial-
ground attached to the Rev. J. Scholefield's Chapel, Every-
street, Manchester.
THE RINGUER ALLEGED MURDER.—At the Norfolk
assizes, on Wednesday, John Pochney, Charles Briggs, and
Stephen Stedman, were indicted for assaulting Hannah
Smith, otherwise 'Devonshire, since deceased, and stealing
from her; various articles. Briggs was acquitted, and Pochnev
was sentenced to 2 years, and Stedman to IS months, hard
labour.
Letters received in London on Thursday announce that
the eminent firms in that city of Acramans, Morgan, and
Co., and of D. E. and A. Acraman, have determined on
calling their creditors together. An excessive outlay of ca-
pital, beyond the means of the parties, more particularly iu
machinery and ship-building, is said to have been the imme-
diate cause of the stoppage. At their own request, an exa-
mination into the state of their affairs has been going on for
some days. past, which is said to report very favourably of
the final issue.
THE. DUTIES ON TALLOW.—On reference to the schedules
of customs duties to be reformed, as printed for parliament,
and which therefore should be correct, it would appear that
no further fiscal change is proposed than•to lower the rate ut
duty on " talloW from any British possession in Asia, Africa
or America," from Is. per cwt., as now ruling, to 3d. per
cwt. for the future. On Russian or other foreign tallowi the
duty remains 3s. 2d. per cwt., as now fixed.
A commissioner from the court of Hanover arrived in
London last week, with full powers to negotiate the settle-
ment of the State duties ; since his arrival one meeting to ar-
range the mode of proceeding with the gentlemen appointed
to act on behalf of the British Government has been holden.
Let us trust then at last this long-pending subject of dispute
will be so arranged as to promote the interests of British
commere on the Elbe.

INTREPIDITY or A FEMALE.—On Monday evening last,
between 8 and 9 o'clock, Mrs. Judith Hester, residing
go to
9, Union-court, Holborn, London, having g
the coal-cellar for some coals, was rather startled on arriving
there by perceiving a dirty, ragged, but powerful and gigantic
fellow, crouched up in one corner. With great presence of
mind Mrs. Hester, who, by the way, is somewhat of a Pata-
gonian herself, sprang upon the man, seized him by the
throat, dragged him from his lurking-place, and marched him
up stairs. The ruffian made several desperate attempts to
extricate himself, but Mrs. Hester, with great firmness and
courage, kept a tight hold of him until her screams fur as-
sistance brought several of the inmates and neighbours to her
aid.
A meeting was lately held in London of parties connected
with Australia, New Zealand, &c„ to consider what improved
means are now offered of shortenite'v, the time at present oc-
cupied in voyages to that part of tlic world. It was stated,
that Australia was about 16,000 miles distant from this coun-
try, and that it required 100 to 120 days for fast-sailing yes-
. sels to accomplish the voyage ; but if steam-vessels, vial tI.,
Cape, were employed, it would occupy about 66 daYV, `l_
the Red Sea and Bombay, a much shorter passage could lacivail
' effected ; and the mode of transit proposed was,. to
ent of
themselves of the advantages offered by the establis.noosig
lies-
the Royal West India Steam-packet. Company' "41 month,
sels call at Chagres and Porto Bello twice ever)
completing a dis-
completing the voyage from this country to that port,
stated.
tance of 4,600 miles, in 25 days. From Chagrretsbe
goods and passengers could be passedsoobvsem
Panama, and thence to Cruces,
and i.cation, a distance of
Nicholson by means of steam commuernfui s _ps.
bi could, it is
6,280 miles, which passage,
by
about 26 days, and from Po.it
ueright'onuls'o°rtt.
estimated, be performed in abo
entire completion ot.t 1 ,
five days, which would insure
thus saving half the time
days, !on route, while it would
Nicholson to Sydney, a further distance of 1,285 miles, in
Nicholson
Rothe Cape of Good
acquired to perform i
required %la I
passage in little more.ttlbutyn
be several days less than
d to bring it before the public:
to be adopte stated to be well supported,
in a more tangible shape.
On "Wednesday mornin,, last, the
aHnodpme.easlu' thes COM
...n
bury Moor was attacked a gang
to have been lurking about this
sup
of depredators.
DARING]
some time past. From foot-marks left in
• hbourhood for
that the thieves bad first examined
neig
rieeistroaoirulenteEnp:o...posed was
parsonage.house at
posed
the garden, it appears
window round the house, and, not succeeding
d''ntrance, they climbed over one of the out-
de their way into the court-yard. They then
houses, and made
of the stable, saddle and
the doors , :room, coach-house,
in every
forging
doorcing 171 c
forced
and dually the school-room, which is over these buildings.
Here they burst open a number of desks and boxes, and
found 1:3 10s. iu silver, belonging to the young gentlemen.
They also carried off a few hats and caps, and some shoes and
other articles, leaving the school-room and yard strewed with i i
books and papers. It is presumed they would have con-
veyed away a much larger booty, but that a person was
coming to the parsonage about half-past three in the morn-
ing, to call up the maid servants to the ironing. lie met
three men in the gateway, the first carrying a sack, about
half full, and the others armed with heavy sticks. A pistol-
hall, some large shot, and a sprinkling of gunpowder, were
found on a wall at the back of the premises, and a picklock
was broken and left in the lock of
one of the boxes. Another,
robbery occurred at Dewsbury Moor, about ten o'clock on.
the same morning, when about £3 was taken from the per-
son of Thomas Barratt ; it is presumed by
Leeds bitelligeneer. the late gang.—

seldom perused this mapzine
lively interest as we have done this month, froM the abun
dance of information it furnishes, and the general excellence
the of the contributions. One article especially, a `• Memoir of
late Sir Alexander Burnes," will richly repay the time spent

in a perubal. ^ The unhappy fate of this extraordinarily clever

man is so fresh in every persons mind, thatany particulars re-
lating to him will be sought after with avidity. The memoir
in question is well written. The review of eastern news is a
complete recital of all that is taking place in that quarter.
" The Memoirs of a Griffin" are amusing, and the ," Diary
of a Surgeon" is full of anecdote and pleasant recollections.
A paper entitled " Sketches of the Overland Journey," de-
tails the particulars of a visit to Mount Sinai. The author,
who rejoices in the name of " Smith," does not appear to
have enjoyed himself. He gives but a lachrymose account of
his excursion. " The Recollections of the Burmese War"
are valuable as matters of history. The communication

respecting the " Affghan Expedition" puts the affair in its
true light. The opinions of the writer are well deserving of
consideration. Taken altogether, this month's number is
particularly worth attention.

Luther, a Poem. By Robert Montgomery, M.A., Author
of the " Omnipresence of the Deity," &c. London :
Francis Baisler, 124, Oxford-street.
The name and fame of the reverend author of " Luther"
are too well known to the world to require that we should
enter here into any examination, or express any opinion, of
his peculiar genius. That Mr. Montgomery is a poet, and a
gifted one, the reading public has long ago been constrained
to acknowledge. The popularity which bis past productions
have enjoyed—notwithstanding the circumstance that the
peculiar and lofty ground which his genius has chosen to
tread is not one which the searcher after the empty breath of
fame, merely, would have sought—is a sufficient voucher that
his mind and his imagination are of a sterling order, and that
he possesses in no ordinary degree " the vision and the fa-
culty divine." And yet we are compelled to express our
conviction that the lover of poetry—the reader who has flown
to the perusal of " Luther" as to that of a finished poem—
will lay it down with feelings something akin to disappoint-
ment. The impression formed upon the mind of such a one,
however much be may admire the beauties which are scat-
tered through it, will be, that it is not such an effort as
is calculated of itself to stamp its author as a poet—a mas-
ter of his ennobled and ennobling art. " Luther" is not, in
fact, a pow--a whole. Though filled with the riches of the
poet's soul—glittering with priceless gems, and displaying
throughout great depth of thought and imagination, conveyed
laitipilisioued and occasionally gorgeous language—it wants
that entireness and plan which have ever been regarded as
the characteristics necessary to constitute a great work. We
say this in no disparagement to Mr. Montgomery's eminent
ability ; we have no inclination to drag into sight mere artis-
tical deficiencies ; but it is essential to the due preservation
of the established reputation of the poet, that his present
effort should be viewed as what it is in reality—a series of
pictures illustrative of the life and character of our great
Reformer—and not as a poem of the same classes his former
efforts, "The Omnipresence of the Deity," "The Messiah,"
and " Satan."
Viewed in this character, we are fully warranted in accord-
ing to " Luther" our unqualified admiration. In the effort
to place before the public the career of this illustrious and
wonderful man, Mr. Montgomery has been eminently suc-
cessful ; and the Christian world and, above all, the Protes-
tant world, owe to him for this noble effort a debt of grati-
tude which we trust it will not be slow to repay. In the
course of his performance of the work which he has under-
taken, he has not only " married to immortal verse" the
career of the great apostle of the Reformation, but he has
shown that he possesses reach and strength of mind to appre-
ciate both the character of that extraordinary man and the
magnitude of the great work itself, which, under the divine
prompting, it was his fate to be the instrument of achieving
for the eternal happiness of mankind.
We shall endeavour to place before our readers a few spe-
cimens of the style in which Mr. Montgomery has executed
his task ; and first we extract a description of the appearance
of Luther on the memorable occasion of the Diet of Worms.
But, there be stands !—in superhuman calm
Concenter'd and sublime : round him, pomp
And blaze imperial; haughty eyes, and tongues
Whose tones are tyranny, in vain attempt
The heaven-born quiet of his soul to move ;
Crown'd with the grace of everlasting truth
A more than monarch among kings he stood :
And, while without the ever-deep'ning mass
Of nrirm'ring thousands on the windows watch'd
The torchlight gleaming through the crimson'd glass
Of that throng d hall, where TRUTH on trial was,
Seldom on earth did ever sun go down,
Or evening mantle o'er a grander scene.
There, priests and barons, counts and dukes were met,
Landgraves and margraves, earls, electors, knights,
And Charles the Splendid, in the burning'pride
Of princely youth, with Empires at his feet;
And there—the Miner's Son, to match them all!
With black robe belted round his manly waist, -
Before that bar august he stood serene,
By self dominion reiniegdown his soul.'
Melancthon wept, and Spalatinus gazed
With breathless•wonder on that wondrous Man ;
While, mute and motionless, a grim array
Of priests and monks, in combination dire,
On Luther fasten'd their most blood-hound gaze
Of bigotry : but not one rippling thought disturb'd
The calm of heaven on his commanding face.
Meek, but majestic—simple, but sublime
In aspect, thus he braved the awe of Rome
With brow unshrinking, and with eyes that flash'd
As if the spirit in each glance were sheath'd.
And then, with voice that seem'd a soul in sound
Made audible, be pled the Almighty's cause
In words almighty as the cause he pled,
THE BIBLE'S !—God's religion, not the priest's,
By craft invented, and by lucre saved.
For this, life, limb and liberty he vow'd
To sacrifice; though earth and hell might rage,
Not pope, nor canon, council nor decree,
Would shake him ; from the throne of that resolve,
By fiend nor angel would his heart be hurl'd •
Truth and his Conscience would together fight,
The world 'gainst them—and they against the world !
And then, with eyeballs flashing intellectual fire,
Full in the face of that assembly roll'd
The fearless Monk those ever-famous words—
" God help me! Here I stand alone. Amen!"
And let all ages that " Amex " repeat,
For it is worthy ; angels might the word
Have echoed, and th eternal arches rung
A response, as it roll'd from Luther's lip,
Solemn and deep, and with stupendous fate
Attended,—since The Truth was then uplift,
The Cross defended, and the Bible crown'd
With vict'ry ; when alone the Monk of God
Rallied his spirit into high resolve,
And 'gainst the Pope, the Devil, and The World,
Terror, and time, and man's ingratitude,
Fearless as Stephen, like a martyr stood,—
Firm as The ROCK on which his faith was built.
In a different style from this powerful and yet not over.
ornate description is the following chaste and beautiful pas-
sage upon the mood of Luther whilst confined in the fortress
of Wartburg :
Bat Nature bath her sad and silent moods,
Her solemn counterparts to serious man ;
And oft, at sunset, when pale autumn sigh'd
Late a lone spirit, wailing through the woods
Of Wartburg, Luther mourn'd 'mid falling leaves
And flowers dejected, till the dew-fall 'gan
To whiten round him, and his boding mind
Took from the season types of sadd'ning power ;
But most at midnight, when the moon array'd
, The inspiration of her pallid beam
O'er plain and mountain, from his harrow'd sleep
The exile rose, and through the window-grate
Of his high turret, o'er the woods and dew-white fields,
And cold earth slumb'ring in the glassy air.
Gazed in tranced thought, through many a tongueless hour;
Or, rapt in dreams, his radient eyeballs roll'd
Their glance of awe along the glowing heavens,
Mat Scripture bright, whose syllables are stars !)
And from those orbs, oracularly bright,
Drew meanings holy, intimations high,
And truths beyond astronomy to preach ;
Por in on worlds by POWEK UNSEEN upheld,
There shined a symbol of the Church secured,—
In mercy shielded, yet by myst'ry saved.
*min, In the spirit-stirringchapter and-noble entitled the
Destinies of Rome, we arepresented with the following elo-
quent aspiration :-.-
Oh, for a Luther, withlins•
And voice by Scripture dreadless eye,
n Antichrist,! cnoently loud,
To front the braze
The Vatican, with an itei and face
yandjeltuarsitmrauy;ter'd lies
Its marsball'd doctrines,
By jargon polish'd and b
„so might we bare the heart of blues iflenun'R^(llme,
And rouse brave England's execrating
Till back the priesthood to her den re voice
"fill Pope and Pop'ry, with a palsy emit,
;
,&usl scared by Scripture, might for ever shrink
'ro eward gloom, to convents, and to cells,
Booted by Nature, and by freemen hurl'd
At
once front Virtue's and from Reason's throne.
Oh, that our protest were as bravely deep, '
As toned with inspiration, and as strong
As saints and martyrs sent in olden time
"From their deep hearts against the MAN OF SIN,—
>locker of Christ, and murdere freso_u s !
Ols, that in light, from flinses e Ridley died,
(Or Cranraer suffer'd in his biLrnhienrgidliesatth,
The Ciorch of England won
of ry read,
And ponder, as she read with eye prayer,
Till in that light her lethargy awoke,
And rising, ld fall
like a giant from a sleep
Enchanted, back the Romish chain wou
.d
13issever'd, from her limbs of glory dash
In bikrror ; then again that trumpet cry,
That battle-voice magnanimously bold,
The tocsin of a nation's truthful mind
By Heaveo excited, would once more be beard,
Like moral thunder, round the Seven-hill'd Seat
Of Antichrist, in peels of dauntless power—
" No PEACE WITH ROME, TILL ROUE >LAKES PEACE
WITH GOD!"

ItsIYCCTIOM IN THE PRICE OF BEEP.—At Tewkesi4urY,
on Tuesday Asa, beef was reported 13/4d. per lb. lower, and at
Bristol buaineas was nearly at a stand-still, great numbers of
cattle being '1640 back unsold. The Sun calculates that
the ministerial tasif will have the effect of permanently
lowering the price of;tur,tcherre meat full twopence per pound,
arid seeing that the Marna average price is but Gd. per lb.,
this argues a reduction of
.4 per cent. At Hyde, on Satur-
day. Irish, ork was retailed to the consumer at 4d. per lb.

The LATE ACOLVENT AT WOMOVELL'S MENAGERIE.—
Mr. Martin, the unfortenate gentleman whose arm was so
dreadfully lacerated by •the tiger in Wo*Fg.ll's menagerie,
at Mid Lent fair, Stamford., .I.,tdred last Sattykr from the
.efl!,cts of his wounds.

half-past 11 on th
that city the gratifying intelligence of th
donia. . Excitement eas at its height, and thong

an hour the whole town was in motion. The Acadia was
welcomed with reiterated cheering at Cunard's Wharf, which
shewed the interest in the fate of the Caledonia, and the
sympathy occasioned by her unaccountable. absence. The
Unicorn, which sailed from Halifax with the English mail
at half-past four on the evening of the Acadia's arrival there,
spoke the latter vessel off the harbour, an&L:ccompanied her
back. She proceeded to Boston with the Acadia's mails,
and the Acadia remained at Halifax, received her coals, and ,
left for this port on the 12th instant, at two p.m., and has
accomplished the passage therefrom in little better than
twelve days.
We have no papers from the United States later than
those brought by the previous arrivals.
Considerable excitement had been caused in Nova Scotia
amongst commercial men, after the Acadia's arrival, by the
proposition of a new scale of duties on foreign produce. It
is argued in the papers that we have received, that, by re-
ducing these protective duties, without demanding a corre-
sponding reduction of the duties on British produce in the
foreign market, the commerce of our colonies would suffer
very materially, their carrying trade would he grievously in-
jured, and a most decided and impolitic advantage given to
the commerce and shipping of the American Union.
The subject had attracted the earnest attention of the Pro-
vincial Legislature. On the 10th instant the Hon. J. B.
Uniache moved for a committee to prepare an address to
her Majesty to avert this evil, and with great promptitude
the address was prepared. and it was adopted in the Legisla-
tive Council on the following evening. It was remarked,
that the enterprising merchants there could never sustain
their present competit►on with the foreigner if (as by the
proposed scale) but 2s. 6d. a cwt. was imposed on foreig❑
dried fish, whilst the Americans taxed ours I dollar, with a
like disproportion in other articles in favour of the foreigner.
This important address was brought by the Acadia, for pre-
sentation to her Majesty.
It was expected the session would close about the 18th or
19th instant.
We subjoin the Acadia's log and list of passengers. It
will be seen from the former that she encountered a great
deal of ice during her passage homewards.

LIST OF PASSENGERS.
Prom Boston.—Mrs. Edwards, Mr. Creehnan, Mr. Noad,
Mr. Macfarlane, Mr. E. K. Kynaston, and Mr. Samdour.
Fri Halifax.—Hon. Capt. Grey, Mr. P. Furlong, Mr.
W. Doute, Mr. H. B. Smith, Mr. Lane, and Mr. Rutherford.

ABSTRACT OF TIIE LOG OF THE ACADIA.
March 12.—Wind W.N.W. 2 p.m. castoff from Cunard's
Wharf and proceeded to sea; 3 15, Sambro W.S.W., twelve
miles from which took our departure. Fresh breezes and

clear.
13.—Wind variable; lat. 42 57, long. GO 15. Moderate

breezes and clear weather.
14—Wind S. to S.E. ; distance 214 miles ; lat. 43 15,
long. 55 5. Increasing breezes and cloudy, with rain.
15. Wind N. ; distance 216 miles ; tat. 44 11, long. 50 22.
Fresh breezes, with snow squalls.
16.—Wind N. and N.E. ; distance 195 miles ; lat. 44 47,
long. 45 51. Strong breezes and cloudy. Passed a great
number of icebergs.
17.—Wind N.N.E. to E. ; distance 203 miles ; lat. 45 35,
long. 41 7. Strong breezes, with squalls, rain, and a heavy
sea.
18.—Wind Easterly ; distance 228 miles ' • lat. 47 8, long.
36 4. Strong breezes and clear, with a head sea.
19.—Wind E.S.E. to S.S.W. ; distance 169 miles •, lat.
47 16, long. 31 57. Strong gales and cloudy, with a heavy

cross sea.
20.—Wind Southerly ; distance 175 miles ; lat. 48 11,
long. 27 27. Fresh breezes, and cloudy, with rain.
21.—Wind Southerly ; distance 160 miles; lat. 48 29,
long. 23 30. Moderate breezes and clear.
22.—Wind S. to N.E. ; distance 252 miles ; lat. 49 34,
long. 17 25. Strong breezes, and fine clear weather.
23.—Wind N.E. and E. ; distance 226 miles ; lat. 50 15,
long. 11 40. Fresh breezes and clear. 11 p.m. abreast of
Cape Clear.
24.—Wind
and fine clear weather
25.-2 a.m. arrived at Liverpool

running up Channel. Light breezes

On Sunday afternoon the Patrick Henry, packet-ship,
which left that port on the Bth instant, arrived here. All the
papers of the Bth instant contain an account of what they
bead, " Another .11PLeod Affair. It appears that a man,
named John Sheridan Hogan, a native of Ireland, but a resi-
dent of Upper Canada, had been arrested at Lockport, the
place where M`Leod was arrested, on a charge of having par-
ticipated in the burning of the Caroline steamer. He was
taken before Mr. Leonard, police justice of the village. The
justice refused, however, to interfere. Hogan was, notwith-
standing, sent to gaol, and was to have been carried next
morning, on a writ of habeas corpus, before Judge Ransom.
In the morning, however, according to the information re-
ceived at New York on the eve of the sailing of the Patrick
Henry, and which Captain Delano has obligingly communi-
cated to us, the prisoner was not to be found : he had made
his escape, either by stratagem, or, what is more probable,
by connivance, during the night, and crossed the border into
Canada. A very fortunate conclusion to an affair which, like
that of M`Leod, might have given much trouble, and created
much anxiety. Whilst the excitement caused by the arrest
of Hogan was at its height, the citizens of Lockport disco-
vered that the commander of the party who had burned the
Caroline, Sir Allan M`Nah, had actually passed through the
state, on his way to embark for England. " Over one hun-
dred of the citizens turned out," says the Herald," mounted
horses, and put out on the road to Albany, with the hope of
overtaking him." Sir Allan little dreamt the risk he ran
from these creatures of excitement. Snug in London, he can
afford to laugh at their madness.
The New York money-market is described as "getting
easier." Tire offerings of the banks had fallen off, while the
ablity of the institutions had increased. First-class paper
could be got at 7to 9 per cent. per annum. The stock-
market was heavy, and prices were declining. The operations
for foreign exchange had been large, but the rates were in
favour of the American. The imports of specie were greater
than the exports. On London the rate was 1074 to 108 ; on
Paris, sf. 28.12 c. to sf. 30e. ; on Amsterdam 391 to 40 ; on
Hamburgh, 364 ; and on Bremen, 76 to 77.
The Resumption Bill had not passed the Legislature of
Pennsylvania. A conference was holding respecting it ; and
apprehensions were expressed lest it should, after all, be re-
jected. The banks, meanwhile, were preparing to meet the
requirements of the bill, should it pass the legislature. Tire
money market was, in consequence, " tight." Prices of
stocks generally were much depressed.
Mr. Nicholas Biddle, Mr. Joseph Copperthwait, and Mr.
J. Andrews had applied to the Court of Common Pleas for
a writ of habeas corpus, which had been allowed. The hear-
ing was fixed for the Bth inst. The decision of the court in
the cases of these individuals would, of course, be the same
as that in the case of Mr. Jaudon.
New Orleans had been the scene of a bank panic. The
notes of the Atchafalaya, Orleans, Exchange, and Improve-
ment Banks had been refused at the counters of all the other
institutions ; and, as those comprised nearly all the whole
circulation of the city and the state, the shock was imme-
diately felt throughout the community.
The New Orleans papers, of the 21th ult., state, that Cap-
tain Andrews, of the schooner Zatriskie, seven days from
Matamoras, had reported, that, as he was about leaving the
city, an express arrived, stating that a body of about five
hundred Mexicans had crossed over into Texas and fallen in
with a Texan force, when, after a short engagement, the
Mexicans were completely routed. Such was the slaughter
reported, it was said that but two Mexicans escaped with
their lives. Captain A. did not remain to obtain the particu-
lars of the engagement.