i* MNTED BY JOHN EBP OWES jjgteAgpygl sMim vmoojirr WBWmMVR* This Paper is circulated in the most expeditions Manner thronrfh the adjoining Comities of ENGLAND and \ L ALES . Advertisements not exceeding Ten Lines, inserted at Six Shillinn.< ihillhiffs each. VOL. XXXVIII.— N°- 1978.] WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1831. BEBMSsaaaBssscxaKa [ PRICE SEVEN PENCE. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Turnpike Tolls lo be Let. " VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that JLT( the TOLLS nrisinff and to be collected at the - several Toll Gates hereinafter- mentioned will he LET hyAUCTION. to the best Bidder, at the Town Hall, in Pool, on Saturday, the 7th Day of January next, between the Hours of Ten and Twelve in the Forenoon, in the Manner directed by the Act passed in the Third Year of the Reign of His Majesty George the Fourth, " For regulating Turnpike Roads;" which Toll Gates prodtired the last Year the Sums set opposite to them respectively,— viz. Buttington and Leighton Gates, with the Side Gate or Bar on the Pool Quay [ load 505 Tilanymynech and New Bridge Gales, Pool Church and Groes Pluan Gates, LtarfymynechBar, aud the Arlern Bar on the duilsfield Road 505 0 0 Pool Upper, Llanfair Lower, & Ceunant Gates.. 205 0 0 above the Expenses of collecting them, and will be put up at those Sums Whoever happens to be the best Bidder, must at the same Time pay one Month in Advance ( if required) of the Rent at which such Tolls may be let, antl giv e Security, with snfllc ent Sureties to the Satisfaction of the Trustees of the said Turnpike Roads, for Payment of the rest of the Money monthly. R. GRIFFITHES, Clerk to the Trustees of the said Hoads. Pool, 1jI November, 1831. *. d. 0 0 irasmpaiisis umiLSo NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the TOLLS arising at the Toll Gates hereunder mentioned upon Roads in tire Second District of the Bishop's Castle and Montgomery Roads, in the Counties of Salop and Montgomery, will be LET by AUCTION to the best Bidder, at the Dragon Inn, in Montgomery, on Thursday, the 12th L) av of January next, at. Eleven •' Clock in the Forenoon, for one Year from Lady- Day, 1832, in the Manner directed by the set passed in the third Year of Ihe Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, " For regulating Turnpike Roads;" which Tolls are now let for the respective yearly Sums following, and will be put up at tiiose Sums, viz.:— Stalloc and Sarnybryncaled Gates on the Road to Pool 282 Montgomery Gate on the Road to Chirbury 08 Weston Gate on the Road to Bishop's Castle and Cefyncoed Gate on the Road to Kerry 200 Green- Lane Gate on the Road to Newtown.. 20 Brynydcrwen Gate on the Road to Gunley.. 3S Aylesford Gate on the Road to Marton 70 Churchstoke Gate on the Road from Bishop's Castle to Forden 80 Chirbury Gate on the same Road 10G Rhydygroes Gate on the same Road 08 The best Bidder for the Tolls of any or either of the Gates must at the same Time give Security, with suffi- cient Sureties to the Satisfaction of the Trustees, for the Payment of the Money monthly. And NOTICE is hereby also given, that the Trustees • will at their said Meeting elect additional Trustees, and alto new Trustees in the Rodm of deceased Trustees. FRANCIS ALLEN, Clerk. ^ aletf bp Suction Montgomeryshire Timber. flY MR. DYOS, At the Bear Inn, in Welsh Pool, on Monday, the 9th Day of January. 1S32, in the following or other l ots as shall be agreed upon at the Time of Sale : LOT I. OAK TREES, numbered frotn I LOT II.— 127 Ash Trees, numbered 1 to 127. LOT III.— 28 Fir Trees, ditto 1 to 28. C 70 Oak Trees, ditto 1 to 70. T ,,, } 9 Ash Trees, ditto 1 to 9. 1V- ) 2 Birch Trees, ditto 1 and % ( 13 Fir Trees, ditto 1 to 13. LOT V.— 41 Fir Trees, ditto I to 41. T Vt S28 Ash Trees, ditto 1 to 28. VL ? 2 Poplar Trees, ditto land 2. LOT VII.— 48 Oak Trees, ditto 1 to 18. LOT VIII.— 78 Ash Trees, ditto I to 73. LOT IX— 39 Oak Trees, ditto 1 to 39. LOT X— 37 Ash Trees, ditto 1 to 37. LOT XL— 21 Elm Trees, ditto 1 to 21. LOT XII.- llO Oak Trees, ditto 1 to 110. LOT XIII.— 109 Oak Trees, ditto 1 to 109. LOT XIV.- 102 Ash Trees, ditto 1 to 102. LOT XV.— 28 Oak Trees, ditto 1 to 28. LOT XVI - 32 Ash Trees, ditto 1 to 32. T „ vvir * Ash Trees, ditto 1 to 49. LOT IT. - T G E) M TRCCSJ ( UL[ 0 L TQ G LOT XVIII.— 37 Oak Trees, ditto 1 to 37. LOT XIX.— 21 Elm Trees, ditto 1 to 21. LOT XX— G Poplar Trees, ditto 1 to 6. , vvr 512 Beech Trees, ditto 1 to 12. am- ^ ! Pop! ar Tree, marked 1. i 127 Oak Trees, ditto 3 to 129,— 1 and 2 T WIT ) being reserved LOT XXII. AshbTrceSj ,) jUo x to 75. Ml Alders and 1 Elm, ditto I to 12. The Whole of the Timber in the Lots to 21 inclusive is growing on Trowfcoed Demesne and Land adjoin- ing, and Lot 22 on Kvnant Farm, in the Parish of GUILSFIELD; the Whole within one Mile of the Montgomeryshire Canal at Tyddyn Wharf, four Miles from Pool Quay, where the River Severn is navigable, and three Miles'froni Welsh Pool, aud the Lots arc re- spectively numbered with a Scribe. The Oak Timber will be found worth the Attention of Timber Dealers and Merchants, being well adapted for Beams, Plank, Cleft, and other valuable Purposes, some of them of large Dimensions. The Ash Timber very clefty, fit for Wheelwrights and Coachtnakers. . _ THOMAS JONES, at Trowseoed Hall, will shew the Lots to 21 inclusive, and Mr. LLOVO, of Kynant, Lot 22. Further Particulars may be known on Application to Mr. WILLIAMS, Solicitor, Market Square, Shrewsbury. Freehold Farm & Lands. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, NY MR. BACH, On Friday, the 30th Day of December instant, at Four o'Clock" in the Afternoon, at the Castle Inn, in Bishop's Castle, in Lots; ' I in: FARM called BROCKTON, now ' ill the Holding of Mr. Thomas Norton, situate in the Parish of Lydbury North, adjoining the Turnpike Road leading from Bishop's Casile to Walcot House, within two Miles of the former and one of the latter. LOT I. Xtt. nn Map. A. N. R. 1. A Piece of Land, called the Goose Pool, adjoining the Turnpike Road, containing... 0 0 11 This is a convenient Site for a Oottag", Smithy, or any other smill Building. There is a Constant Supply of excellent Water in it. LOT IL 1. Upper Rtttrch i 3 3 30 3: Lower Ditto... 5 1 14 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 3 5. OLD JEWRY. And Regent Street f Corner of Jermyn Street J, London, and St. Margaret's Hill, Sonthxcark. VJLMA RLE UNDERWOOD. BY MR7" WYLEY, At the Raven & Bell Im, Shrewsbury, on Tuesday, the 10th Day of January, 1832, at Five o'Clock in the Afternoon, subject to Conditions to be then produced : MHK UNDERWOOD and unmarked fi POLES growing in BRIM FORD WOOD ROUGH, in the parish of Alberbury, and County of Montgomery, containing 73 Acres, or thereabouts. The, above consists chiefly of lengthy Oak, Ash, and Alder, and is situate within a Mile of the River Severn. Mr. WILLIAMS, of Brimford, will appoint a Person to shew the same. CAPITAL £ 5 000,000. THIS Company is founded upon the Principle of n Dmsion of its Profit,; Two- lliird, to the Insured, without their incurring, HI • udi, ant per. onal Liability for Losses; and One- third to the Share. holder,; the latter receiving annually n fair Rate of lnlere « t upon Iheir advanced Capital. The Interest, of the Company for OSWESTRY and in Vicinity nee under the immediate Siipeiinlelidnuce of the following Committee of Proprietors : WIT. I. IAM OKMSBV GOHB, Esq Chairman, T. N. PARKim, Esq. II. P. T. Aubrey, Esq. Rev. Ur. DOXNB, Mr. C. T. JONES, Mr. T. PERSON, Architect ; bv whom all Claims for Losses will he promptly inve,- li'gated, and the Adjustment made by the Company forthwith. AGENT FOR OSWESTRY. Mr. G. Cooper, at Messrs. Croxon and Co.' s Bank. CAPITAL OAK AND ASH ( P( DIPIPII( DIE TTHSglBIBIBa BY MR. WYLEY, At the Raven and Bell Inn, Shrewsbury, on Tuesday the 10' h Day of January, 1832, at Four o'Clock in the Afternoon: RJPH E following Lots of capital TIMBER, " marked with a Scribe, and growing on the CHILTON Estate: viz. I. OT I. 150 OAK Trees, numbered wi: h a Scribe 1 to 159, growing in the Grove Coppice. LOT 2. 25 ASH and 2 ELM Trees, numbered will a S : rihe, and growing in said Coppice. Lor3. 100 OAK Trees, numbered with a Scribe to 100, growing in tht' ) ld Coppice. LOT IV. 100 OAK Trees, numbered with a Scribe 101 to 200, growing Ditlo. LOT V. 50 OA K Trees, numbered with a Scribe 201 to 250, growing Ditto. LOT VI. 30 ASH Trees, numbered with a Scribe 20 to 85, growing in Old Wood and Lands adjoining. The above Timber is part'cularly lengthy, clear, and clefty, and is growing within a Mile of the River Severn, at Atcham Bridge. Mr. llr. wn t. s, of the Fox Farm, will appoint a Person to shew the Lots; arid further Particulars may be had ofMr. Wvt. KV, Admas- ton, near Wellington, Salop. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, { fj. That Insurances which expire at Christinas next, should be renewed within Fifteen Days there- afler, or they will become void. Receipts for such Renewal, are now ready nt the above Offices, and with the respective Agents lo the Company throughout ihe United Kingdom. WlLMElt HARRIS, Secretary. AGENTS. Shrewsbury, Mr. J. Moore, Solicitor am Land- Agent ; Ludlow - Mr. IV. Downes, Solicitor. '.) 1 4 This Lot adjoins the Turnpike Road within Half a Mile of the Village of Lydbury North; it is most excellent Land, and one of the prettiest Situations for a Residence in the Country. It commands a grand View of the Walcot Gr iuuds, has a fine Southern Aspect, and a good Supply of Water. LOT III. • 1. Town's End . 4 0 15 This Lot is a Piece of cipital Pasture Land, bounded by the Orchard of Richard Saved, Esq. on the Western Side, bv other Lands of llis/ jn the Eastern Side, by the Turnpike Road on the North, and the Village Road on the South. A most ad- vantageous Situation for the Erection of a Public House or Mallhouse. LOT IV. 5. Cae Lloyd 9 2 1 fi. Cue L'. ovd Meadow 3 1 8 7. Little Ditto 1 3 3S 11 3 7 This Lot consists of strong useful Pasture Lands, lying on the Western Side of the Turnpike Road, a: id within Occupation Distance of Bishop'sCastle. A constant and copious Stream of Water runs through these Lands. LOT V. 8. Building and Orchard 0 3 30 These Buildings, which may at atrifiing Expense be converted into a Malthonse or Dwellings, are extremely substantial; the Orchard is excellent. LOT VI. 9. Common Worm Stools 1 0 27 10. Upper Ditto 8 0 2t 11. Butts 7 0 32 12. Little Butts ' 2 2 11 13. Far Hav Furlong .. 0 2 30 11. Little Ditto 5 3 32 15. Great Ditto 9 0 17 TT^ TJfll& E TT © ILILSo IVi OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that I * at a Meeting nf the Trustees, to be bok'en at the Guildhall, in Shrewsbury, on Monday, the second Day of Januarv next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, the TOLLS arising at the Gates and Weighing Ma- chines undermentioned, will be LET BY AUCTION, for one Year ( commencing at Lady- Day next), in the Manner directed by the Act passed in the Third Year of His Majesty King George the Fourth, " For regulating Turnpike Roads;" whicn Tolls ( including the Weigh- ing Machines) now produce the following Sums, above the Expenses of collecting them, and will be put up at such Sums respectively.— Whoever happens to be the best Bidder, must at " the same time pay one Month's Rent in Advance ( if required); and the Bidden arc likethsr required tn come prepared with satisfactory SsctiriUesfor Payment of the HenI lo he agreed upn'n nwnihly, and Performance of the Contract which will be in Readiness for Execution. By Order of the Trustees, JOHN JONES, Clerk. £. The Tern and Emstrey Gates on the Shrewsbury District of the Watling Street Road 850 50 J 215 400 1GG The Bye Gate at Cronkhill Lane Ditto at Frodesley The Meole Gate and Weighing Machine on the Road leading to Church Stretton, and the Check Gates at the End of Sutton Lane and at Baystun Hill The Nobold Gaie and Weighing Machine on the Road leading to Longden and Bishop's Castle, together with the Bye Gates belonging to the said Road The Gate and Weighing Machine at Shelton, together with a Gate near the Eighth Mile- Stone on the Road to Pool 070 The Trewem and Middletown Gates on the New Branch of Road to Pool, also the Rose and Crown Gates on the Old Road 300 The Copthorn Gate and Weighing Machine on the Road leading to Westbury 325 The Gates and Weighing Machine on the Road leading to Minsterley 308 The Cotton Hill and I'rescot Gates on the Road leading to Basclmrch 200 Shrivotb'inji December 5th, 1831. TURNPIKE TOLLS. I^ OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ). ^ oil the Eighth Day of December, One Thousand Light Hundred and Thirty- one, on Order was signed BY THOMAS DICKF. N, Esquire, and JAMES HOUSEMAN, TITHES IN IRELAND. Clerk, two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in j Pari; and for the County of Salop, for stopping up a certain ' unnecessary Footway within the Township of Burlton, The important question relative to the Tithe System of Ireland was hionght forward iu holli Houses of m the Parish of Loppington, in the said County, leading from and out of the Highway which leads from Burllou to Loppington, commencing at or near to a Corner of a Piece of Land called the Near Furlong, in the Occu- pa'ion of Robert diamine Vaughan, Gentleman, and leading from thence through and over the same and five other Pieces of Land, in the said Township and Parish, adjoining the said Highway, two of which said five Pieces of Land are in the Occupation of the said Robert Chambre Vanghan, two other Pieces of Land are in the Occupation of Thomas Stanway, and the other Piece of Land in the Occupation uf George Wicherley, and ending at a certain Wicket in the Piece of Land last- mentioned, which Wicket leads out of the said last- mentioned Piece of Land into the said High- way, for the Length of Nine Hundred and Thirty- live t'ards or thereabouts, and of the Breadth of Three Feet or thereabouts; and that the said Order will be lodged with the Clerk of the Peace for the said County of Salop at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, to be holden at Shrewsbury, ill and for the said County, on the Second Day of April next, and also that the said Order will at the said Quarter Sessions be confirmed and enrolled, unless upon an Appeal against the same to he then made it *> e otherwise determined. TURNPIKE TOLLS TO BE LET. 43 3 19 These Fields form a compict Tract of Land for Investment, tn Let as they are, or to convert into a small Farm by erecting suitable Buildings. LOT VII. 10. Upp" r C. hnrcbway Side t 1 35 17. Lower Ditto 3 0 8 The above two Piece: are very superior Pasture, in a good Southern Aspect, and close to Brockton. LOT VIII. 18. House,. Buildings, Yard, Garden, Sir... 0 1 27 The principal Part of the Farm House has been recently erected, is in most complete Repair, and the Buildings arc nearly new. LOT IX. 19 Lower House, Rmld ttgs, Ac 0 1 25 20. Close and Bunchin 8 117 8 3 2 This Cottage may at a small Expense be made comfortable ; the Land is capital Feeding Ground, and a strong Stream runs through it. LOT X. 21. Upper Twing Meadow l 1 0 22. Lower Ditto' 5 0 18 ~ 1 18 These are Water Meadows, laid out upon the most approved Plan for Irrigation, bounded on one S; de by the New Road leading from Lydbury to the Down, and near to Walcot Park. A Map descriptive of the Lots will he left with the Auctioneer at the Castle Inn, in Bishop's Castle.— For further Particulars apply at the Offices of Messrs, WILLIAMS and UmVicK, Solicitors, in Ludlow or Bishop's Castle; or to Mr. A. D. JONES, Court Cal- morc, near Montgomery. DEC. 12,1831. SUIFFNAL DISTRICT OF ROADS. ]\ TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that L^ the TOLLS arising at the Toll Gates erected on the Shiffnal District of Roads, commonly called by the Names of The Manor, Red Hill, and Prior's Lee Gates, Miil be LET ( together or separately) BY AUCTION ( subject to such Orders and Restrictions as shall then be made), to the best Bidder, at the House of Elizabeth Richards, known by the Sign of the Jerningham Arms Inn, in Shiflnal, in " the County of Salop, on Tuesday, ' he Tenth Day of January next, between the Hours of Eleven in the Forenoon and One in the Afternoon, for One Y'ear from the Second Day of February next, in Manner directed by the General Turnpike Acts, and by an Act passed m the Sixth Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled " An Art for maintaining and improving the Roads leading through the Town of Shi9n. il, and the Road leading from Oaken Gates to Weston, in the Counties of Salop and Stafford," and bv ail * ct passed in tile Ninth Year nf his said late Majesty's Reign, intituled,-" An Act fnr further Improvmeut of the Road from London to Holyhead, and of the Rnd from London to Liver- pool ;" the Tolls under which Acts produced the last Year, besides the Expence of collecting them, the following Sums:— r. s. n, The Manor Gate 08 0 0 Red Hill Gate 122 0 0 Prior's Lee Gate 1100 0 0 The best Bidder for the Tolls aforesaid will be required to pay a Month's Rent in Advance, and must give Security, with sufficient Sureties to the Satisfaction of the Trustees, for Payment of the Rent agreed for at such Times as tliev shall direct; and no Person will tie allowed to bid who does not produce his Sureties at the Auction. R. FISHER, Cierk to the Trustees. Xncparl, Oth December, 1831. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the TOLLS arising at the several Toll Gates upon the Turnpike Road leading from Shrewsbury to Much Wenlock, called " r known by the Names of Weeping Cross. Cressage. and Harley Gates, will be LET BY AUCTION to the best Bidder, at the House of Mr. Thomas, known by the Name of the Cound- l. anc Inn, on the 20th Day of Januarv next, between the Hours of Eleven and One o'Cloiik of that Dav, pursuant to and in Manner directed by the Statutes in I hat Case made and provided; which' Tolls produced the last Year, above the Expences of collecting them, the respective Sums following : — Weeping Cross Gate....' £ 209 Ciessageand Hat ley Gates 222 N. I',. The Tolls will be put up and Let in Parcels or Lots/ and each Parcel or Lot will be put up at such Sum as the Trustees of the said Road sh. aU, think fit. Whoever happens to be the best Bidder must be provided w ith his Sureties, and sign an Agreement for Payment nf the Rents in such Proportions and at such Times as the Trustees shall direct. WILLIAM COOPER, Clerk to the Truttees. Shrewsbury, December 20,'/ i, 1831. [• REE TRADE. PURE BRANDY. AXD OTHER CHOICE SPIRITS. FOR BILIOUS COMPLAINTS, IN DIGESTION, AND HABITUAL COSTIVENESS. DR. J EBB'S STOMACHIC APERIENT PILL", Prepared from a Prenciiption of the late Sir Richard J'hh, M. D. Physician Extraordinary to the King. ESE very justly celebrated Pills have SL experienced the flattering Commendation, of Families <. f the first Distinction, as a Medicine supe- rior lo all others in removing Complaints of ihe Stomach arising from Bile, Indigestion, Flatulency, and Habitual Co « iirenen.— The beneficial Effects pro , lured in all Ca. e, for which they nre here reeom. mended, render ihern worthy the Notice of the Public, and to Travellers in particular, i|, ihe most poiinhle, safe, and mild Aperient Medicine that can possibly he made Use of. Tliev are extremely well calenU'ed for lliose Habit, of Bo. lv that nre subject to lie costive, as a continued Use ol" then) does not injure but invigorates ihe Cuiuli- lutinll, anil » ill be found lo strengthen D'ge, tion, create Appetite, and remove Giddiness, Head ache occasioned hv the Rile in the Stonncll, or llic ill LflVcts arising from Wine, Spirit,, or Mall Liquor. Person, of the mast delicate Constitution may lake them with Safety iu all Season, of the Year. Prepared and sold Wholesale and Retail, in Box Is. Hd. as. 9d. mill 4s. 6d. each, by Ihe Sole Proprie- tor, iv. ILLTIGWAV, Druggist, Market Drayiuu, Salo To prevent Counterfeits, each Bill of Direction will be signed with his Name iu Writing, lo iuiilale which is Kelnny. Sold Retail by Humphreys, Shrewsbnrv ; Bmdliury Dee, ion, Wellington ; Silvester, Newport ; Evnnsoll i| a » » » li, Wbitchureh ; Franklin, Weui ; Paiulcr, Wrex haul ; ( laugh, Kl lei mere ; Roberts, Oswestry ; Ed mmlds, Shitfoal ; Griffiths, Bishop's Caille ; Jone H'eUWpO'il ; Williams, Carnarvon; J. in.' s, Aher. nl with; flathbnne, Baui » or; ami by Medicine Venders in every Town iu llitt United Kingdom May be had Wholesale and Retail of Mr. Edward* Si. Paul's Church Yard, Barclay and Sons, Flee Market. Suttou and Co Bo> » Cliur.- h Yard, mid But ler's ^ Co No. 4, Cheapsifle, London, 73, Princess htreet. Edinburgh, and 51, Sackville- Stieet. Dub! Sold Retail by one or more Medicine Venders i clrery T » wu in ihe United Kiiigi.' ai, rV T BRETT's VAULTS, No. too, t% DRURY- LANE, LONDON, the celebrated PATENT BRANDY, warranted Genuine, may be obtained on Distillery Terms, namely Ifts. per Imperial Gallon; and every Article in the WINE and SPIRIT Trade is guaranteed ( upon Affidavit) free from Adul- teration.— FAMILIES residing out of Town are s'rong- Iv recommended to make Trial of one of BRETT s SAMPLE HAMPERS, containing two Bottles of Cream Gin, at 10s. Gd. per Gallon; two of the Patent Brandy, at ISs.; one of Old Jmiiica Rum, at 13s.; and one of superior Whiskey, at 10s. Price of the Whole only 18s. Package included. Testimonials, and Prices in general, with each Hamper, and on Application.— FLASKS of peculiar Construction, secured for Travel- ling: Half Gallon, Is. - Gallon, Is. Gd.; Two Gallon, 2s. Od. -. Three G illon, 3^. fid.; Four Gallon, 4s. Od.— Glass Bottles 2s. fid. per Dozen. Terms: Cas'i on Delivery in London. Postage and other Charges to be paid bv Buyer. HENRY BRETT, Brandy Merchant, 109, Drury- Lane. Cotttjhs, Colds, Asthma, < Jj- c. COXGRSVE'S BALSAMIC ELUriH. u tiles or this Medicine have been expciien-' ed by some Thousand, of Individual, r! pUE V a Tlicr* is in) Mutlioiirf so oHVcmajly : i! l: i><< pulmonic Irritation. U'hiln Opiates linve bfvn a< lminist<* ml without (\ elief, and the UMIIII Iimu'dies liayo !)(' » ' given wiili liltle or no good MfFect, this hns afforded the greatest Facility of Breathing, nnd produced permanent and speedy Cures in every Description of Coughs and Aslhmim. CONGUF/ vM'Vs ( tOLDF. N R. W. M, or IMPROVED SOOTHING SYRUP. Thi* Itemedy po* sp* se « « uj rior Advantages in counteracting the dreadful F. ffVi arising from painful Dentition it cools and comforts the ( iiinis, and n « ssuages the Pain consequent on I Inflamm ition. It is introduced nt the lowest pn* sii> l Pi ice hv the Proprietor, for the Purpose of placing it within the Reach of all Clusses. Sold in llottl. * at Is. l| d. nnd 2s. 9d. Sold bv Messrs. BurLPR, Chemists, Chcapside, Corner of S*. Paul's. Sold hy J. Rddowos, Pr'nter. Shrewsbury ; . larvis Osweslry ; Povev, FJIeunftre ; fivansna,, VViiile. hurcl Ridgwny, Drayton; Silvester, Newport; Houlston Wellington; Gitton, Bridgnoith; Sunlit, Iruiihridg'e Roden, ShilFnai ; M. » .> » u, Ludlow ; Mom*, Al wiili; Uichards, Dolgellev; Briscoe* Wrexham Poole, Bookseller, Chester-; and ihc most resptdtihl' Dealers iu Pnlcni Medicines. Fur Coughs, Colds, Asthmas, S; c. POWELL'S COUGH ELECTUARY, Or, Grand Restorer of the right Tt> r, e of the Luv. fjSi FFOKDS such speedy itelief in dry teasing Winter Coughs a* Will at once please lid usionish \ it is so admirably calculated to open, eanse, heal, nud comfort tlie Breast uud relieve the , tings when painful wiili cougliitjg or oppressed with thick Phlegm by its balsamic and pectoral Virtue*, hat many despairing aged Asthmatic Persons, trim ere strangers to ease or comfort, nnd could neither attend to business nor lie down in bed, through a ahorious Cough and difficult Respiration, have, after taking one Pot of the above Pectoral Medicine, been • rfeclly cured. Sold by BARCLAY & S SOXS, Fitringdon Street ( Inte i> 5. Fleet- Market), London, side Wbohsale Agents, d whose Names are engraved on the Stamp, and Keiail by Mr. .1. F. DDO'. VKS, Bookseller, Shrewsbury, nd by the principal Venders of Medicine in the United Kingdom, in Pots at Od. and Is. l* d. ouch. Sold likewise by Broxtoii, Onions, and Hulbeit, Shrewsbury; P » nr! ey, Market Drayton; lloulston nd Smith, Wellington; Smith, Ironbridge and lock ; fJitton, Bridgnorth ; Roberts, Powell. Salop Firc- O/ fice. ripriE PitopniETous of the SALOP A FIRE OFFICE, fully impressed with a Sense of the Patronage and Support given by the Public Ihi'oitgh this and the mljoiiiiut! Counties, for nearly Fifiy Years past, litis! that Ihe Liberality of iheir Terms of insurance, together with iheir prompt Manner of adjusting anil paying the Amount all Loss and Damage* sustained on Pnipnty in- mred by them, < » ill rmilimie lo obtain for the Salop Fire Office that decided Preference and Sup. port il has hitherto enjoyeit. Reduced Rales of Insurance. First Class j.. 1s. fid. per Cent. Second Class ' is. fi I. per Cent. Third Class ds. lid. per Out. vCj* Policies insuring £ 300 and upwards are issued fee ' f Expense. The Proprietors of this OfTice have always made good all Loss or Damage on Property insured by them, which has been set on fire by Lightning. Printed Receipts for the annual Premiums pay- able al Christmas arc ready for Delivery at the Office, ami ti\ their respective Agents; uf whom the - Proposals of this OiRee may be hail. mm J. and It. Grillill.,, O. .|.> ne « , and Itolierl'., Welsh. I; Price, Edwards, . Mrs. Edwards, llohei ls. Small, and Weaver, Oswestry; Edniond,, Shiti'nal $ Silves ter, Newport; llasnll, Whitchurch ; Ciriffitlis, liishop'f Castle; ( iriffilhv, l. ndlow ; linngh, Ellesmere ; Eiao- siiil, \\ hitchinch ; l-' ranklin, and Onslow , Wein. PHa] NIX Under the Protection of ( hwernment, by Royal Letters Patent, C- 1 RANTED to THOMAS FORD, for his Medicine, nuiversally known bv the title of m pro veil Pectoral B \ LSA . M of MOR FH() UND, and Great Restoiative Mediciue — invented aud published by tlie patentee — which is patronized t- v ihe Nobility, and bv the faculty } » ene. raUy re. commended throughout the United Kingdom aud on the Continent, as the most efficacious and sate remedy for Coughs, Colds, Asthmas, Hooping Cough, aud all Obstructions of the Breast and Lungs.— The high estimation it has oh- lained ovt- r every other preparation, aud the extensive demand, sufficiently proves its superiority, which may be ascertained at any of the principal Venders of Medicine* in the United Kingdom. — Prepared only and sold by the patentee, at Holloway, in Untile* at 10s Gd. - is 0d — and Is 9d each The Public will please to observe, that each buttle ; s enclosed in wrap- pers printed in lid Ink, and signed iu the hand, writing of- the Patentee, without which it cannot be genuine. (£| r » Sold bv Eddoivc*, Pyeftnch, Humphreys, Tompkins, . Shrewsbury; Beeston, Wellington; Sil- vester, Newport; Oakley, Broselev; Smi'h, Iron- bridge; Jones, Welshpool: Sina'e, Uuberis, Oswestry ; B: tugh, Kllesmere; Fvauson, Whilchurch j uud Ridg- wu. y, Market Drayton. Fire- Office. EBTABMSHF. D I782 » ^ IIK Board of Directors of this Office do hereby give NOTICE, that RENEWAL RECEIPTS for POLICIES falling due at Christmas re now in the Hands of the several Agents. The Palladium Society hare relinquished their Fire Insurances m favour of the Phceuix Company, nud aiiv Insurances discontinued by that Society may be effected with the Fhcenix Company's Agents. One of the unreasonable demands of modem poli- tical philosophers is, that# men shall rather believe the deductions of their reasoning from pub- lie documents than their own experience of the truth. It is con- sidered quite reasonable to blame the silk- manufactur- ers for supposing they nre less prosperous than they used to be, on the evidence of their own diminished incomes, ami the palpable misery of their workmen. Look, say the Philosophers, at the Parliamentary Returns, and learn there that you are much better fi than you were before : it is vulgar and illiberal to judge from the evidence of your senses, your ac- count books, and your diminished coffers. At a meeting of the silk manufacturers on Monday, one of them, Mr. Ballnnce, declared that for sixty years preceding the Reciprocity Acts the silk weaV' crs icere flourishing / — that up to that period they had been in a state of progressive improvement) and had given employment to some hundreds of thousands of industrious poor; and, under the operation of the protecting laws, the trade spread to Manchester, Conglctoti, Macclesfield, Norwich, Yarmouth, and other places; Since these laws have been repealed, the poverty and wretchedness of the silk- manufacturers have been progressively increasing. ' The manufacturers them- selves assert in their published resolution, that they have been reduced to the greatest difficulty and cm- ba fragment— capital has been destroyed— opulent individuals have withdrawn from the trade, and the labouring, classes are pining away a wretched exist cnce on the lowest jiosssble rote of wages to which they could be rcduced, arid were almost perishing with want. Air. Waddon, another manufacturer, declared on Monday that the silk manufacture, under the pro- tecting duties, was flourishing, spreading, and in creasing; and after the reduction of those duties, it had declined as rapidly as it had risen under their protection. Shall we be told that these men do not know whether the silk trade has or has not improved ? Shall we be coolly assufed that the Parliamentary Returns, showing an increase in the quantity of raw silk imported, is to shut our ears and our hearts to the bitter cry of thousands <( pining away a wretchcd existence on the lowest possible wages?' 4 But it is asked, how can it be possible that the silk trade has become so had when the imports of raw silk certainly have increased. We answer, first, it must be possible, because we have it upon incontrovertible evidence that it is true ; and we do not think there is much difficulty in reconciling what appears at first hi contradictory. The advocates of the Reci procity Acts say, the increase of imports is manifestly inconsistent with the general and progressive decline The fallacy here lies in not stating what " decline' applies to. It is quite true that since the imports of the raw material have increased, the quantity of annfacture has not diminished. But no one con. tends that it has. It is the profit of the trade which has declined, and diminished in consequence of the change in the law. It is not said that the manu- facturers are doing nothing, but that they arc pining away on the lowest possible rate of wages," and, although in ewp'oyment, they are almost " perishing for want." This is the operation of the Reciprocity Laws. It is true that the manu- facture has been increased in quantity, but the profits have been reduced so low by foreign competition, that, with increasing work, there has been increasing wretchedness and diminished wages. Nay, the very misery of the manufacturer has operated directly to the multiplication of the manufacture, for he en- deavours, by an increase of work, to make lip for tke smallness of profit— this gluts the market, the price falls still lower, and again he endeavours, by increase of exertion, and by lowering wages still further, to keep up the income of his establishment. Thus the public get cheap silks at the expense of the misery unutterable of the working manufacturers. We are asked, " Why should we oppress still more the rest of the ruined industry nf the country for the rtke of the makers of silks ?" We answer, why should it be supposed that the laws which made the silk trade prosperous would oppress " the ruined in- dustry of the country ?" But the admission is made by the organ of the Government, that the industry of the country is ruined. Alas!— why is it so ? What ma I arrangement is it which has led to this universal ruin ? But our Government is too busy with Reform of Parliament to think of these things. The Agents for this Company for the County of Salop nre Mr. T. Rout ledge, Dogpole, Shrewsbury. Mr. James Bach - - - Bishop's Castle Mrs. Charlotte Partridge - - Bridgnorth. Mr. Richard Price - Ellesmere. Mr. Win Smith, Jun. - - Iroubridge. Mr. William Lawrence - Ludlow, Mr. Richard Powell - Oswestry. Mr. Gilbert Browne - Shitfnal. Messrs. Lakin and Sons - - Whitchurch. Mr. George Clay - Wem. N. B. Agents are wanted for the other Market Towm of this County. FUMIGATION.— We recommend as the cheapest, as well as one of the most effectual species of anti- miasmatic fumigations, that a common garden pot should be filled with tary and placed in pasagesor halls on the ground- floor. Let a he3ted ( not red- hot) ball of iron or stone be thrown into it 3 or 4 times in the course of the day, and the vapour arising from it will prove an excellent safeguard against infection. This mode of fumigation has been found a certain preservative against the plague, and has recently been applied, in several parts of the Continent with equal success against the approach of the cholera. It is particularly desirable that tar should be burned frequently in those parts of towns, the situation of which is low and confined, and especially where there are slaughter houses, < ish or vegetable markets, dnng- heaps, & c. Where practicable, all these * h0tild be removed to open epuccs. the adoption of some specific measure, such OR facts and circumstances may suggest — In support of flies* motions, Mr. Smnley particulate, as Chief Secretary for Ireland, urged al gr? at length the impossihililv . if collecting tubes in Ireland, the resistance that WHS presented without violating the lasvs, the poverty and distress which had consequently overtaken the clergy, the ruinous etiVets of appealing to the lav** to enforce the tithes, and the absolute necessity that extttcd of doing something to s'Kfnin Ihe interests of the Proies- taut Church iu that country. ' Ihe Right lion. Gent, especially dvtelt oh the exertions made bv Govern- ment lo secure the due service of process, the regular seizure of cattle to pay tithes, and the impossibility of disposing of those seizures after ihey had been made. These mid many other ' nets illustrative of the state of the Established Church in Ifebtuil— the poulive and universal refusal to pay the tithe*— would, he s » i « l, h » submitted lo the Committees, with the views of government to remedy ihe extensive evils. Govern- ment decidedly objected lo the plans that bad been suggested — lo lake the tithes into their nun hands, aud to give the clergv fixed incomes — or to tlx ihfl amount of tithe by the prices of rnrn; but they thought a general commutation of tithes would he of the most extensive service to landed property, would afford great relief, and was of a practical character; all these matters nud views, however, would be fully submitted to the Committees— The speeches in both houses were various ami interesting ; ihev described a state of affairs in Ireland of ih^ ir. n\ t a'farining character, as far as the interests ond stability of the Protestant Church in that country a e concerned ; and all, or almost all, confirmed the deplorable descrip- tions of the state of Ireland, and ihe ofllieting desti- tute condition of many of tfie Clergy. It was nlsa stated that there were abundant proof* of ilie good disposition of many of » he parishioners lo pay their tithes, biit that they were prevented by pi system of intimidation ( from the Popish Priests), which neiiher laws, nor police, nor military force could conquer. Various clergymen, it was stated, had been compelled to sell their carriages, their horSes, books, furniture, & c. and to subsist, they and their families; on milk! Many of them would gladly take n tithe of the tithes legally due to them, to yei the means of existence.— A commentary upon the above statement has just been furnished by the liish Papers, which inform 114 that last week, thirteen policemen were killed bv ? i mob iu the county of Kilkenny, in consequence* of their having been engaged in protecting a tithe- proctor to serve his notices i In reference to the subject above noticed, tho Morning Post, has the following observations:— " The principle of concession to brutal violence is deliberately announced and elaborately defended by all the public writers, without exception, who profess thcmselyog the friends of the present ad- ministration, us the only safe aud wise and universal maxim upon which govern men. t can act. " Is the question the legislature is called npon to decide a question aS to the maintenance of a consti- tution under which the nation has outstripped every competitor in the race of glory, prosperity, anil power; or its subversion, for the purpose of build- ing upon its ruins arnne new- fangled and untried form of government of which no man can fore** © the ei'ects? There i « really no question at all, say these appellants to brute force ; the change muse be made forthwith, or the Isud will be covcred wit'i blood. " Thesatnc reasoning is applied, and frotn « ttc! i persona 110 other indeed could be expected, to another question of not inferior Importance, that, namely; of the maintenance or desertion of the Protestant church in Ireland. ' What !' say these partisans of our liberal government, ' pretend tr> indicate the rights. atld protect the property of the Protestant ehnrcll ! Surely no such preposterous design can possibly be entertained. Were not welve policemen and a process. server murdered last week merely because ( he Roman Catholics of Ireland do not liko to pay tythes » Talk of legal right indeed !— What is the valne of l? gal right unless the people n ill aid the law or not oppose il ?* " Such is, without colour or misrepresentation, tlm reasoning of Ihe press which guides the statesmen who at the present moment administer ( he alfairs of the British empire. It i- a plain invitation to evcrv portion of ihe community which happens at any time, to be rlTasatisScd iyU& aas « » *• - f tht? T. nv, rr> resist with violence and bloodshed that part of the law. It is a distinct announcement that such are. the means by which the change they desire, bo it what it may, will most certainly be accomplished. The question which occurs to ( he leaders and patrons of ministers to ask; tipou the occasion of a massacre nf Ihe agents of the law, is, not how il e law may be most vigorously enforced, and its san- guinary violators brought most promptly to ( he punishment they so well deserve, but simply whe- ther any tithe, or any equivalent for the " actual tithe, can be levied much longer upon Irish Catho- lics, to support a Protestant church ! This question having been answered, as no do doubt i( is intended that it should be answered, practically iu favour of the object of the murderers, and against the law and the church, the next question to arise in Ireland may be easily anticipated. ' Is il possible that any taxes, or any equivalent for the actual tunc, can be levied much longer upon Irish Catholics to support a Protestant government!' And no doubt, ufter two or three dozen of excisemen and custom. hons- e officers shall have been murdered by the friends of liberality and reform, this question, like ( he former, will have lo be answered practically in favour of the objeci of ilie murderers, aud against the law of the Exchequer. But is it not plain that the real question now at issue, however it inav be disguised by the friends of a ministry too feeble and timid t< » avert it, is simpler and shorter than either of these, although it comprehends them both ? It is, whether there is or is not any government iu existence in Ireland ? " Mr. Stanley may find employment for commit- tees of the two Houses of Parliament iu the examin- ation of witnesses from now to Midsummer, hut, cut bono, if government cannot or will not enforce thn law s! Is it intended to call before the parliamentary committees the cl: te of Ihe two thousand murderers, on account of whose exploit our ministerial contem- poraries insist that the property of the Irish Chnrdi must of necessity be surrendered, i't order to a « cov. tain what kind of arrangement will be agreeable them and their instigators ? And if this were done, who can be sure that before the stipulated enactment could come into operation, the lay rnt&. ms, or the Sileerdotal Popish traitors who train and impel them, might not have changed their iniml? All inquiry, all legislation up • 1 this su ject, is mere childish folly, until it be shown that law can ho executed and enforced. These may help to disguise for a tiro? ( lie melancholy and disgraceful fut that the executive government of Great Britaia b is permitted the authority over Ireland tu slip out of Iheir feeble hands; but il will require other inquiries, and a far different kind of legislation, to . . table tbeui t, » regain it. " How instructive a selection might now b » mado from the speeches end writings promulgated hv ihe liberal party during the discussion of the Catholic Question! How the wisdom nnd honesty of this party would shine were iheir confident predictions and solemn promises of that period contrasted with their basa concessions or arrogant pretensions of ( he presen( day! Where are ( he halcyon davs which they foretold and promised? Where I loyally aud satisfaction which were to overflow in every Catholic heart? Where the resolute deter- mination of ( he liberal conceding Protestants that they would unite with their brethren of the reformed faith iu steadfast resistance to every future attempt of Popish aggression ! la three short years gone to the limbo of vanities— gone where Ihe present de- clarations of die reformers, that they mean Ihe bill to be final, will in much less than the same flpaco of time inevitably have followed them." SALOPIAN JOUMAL* AMID COURIER OF WALK ROSTSCRIFT LONDON, Tuesday Marking, Dec. 27, 1831 PRICIS OF FUNDS AT THK OL. OSE. Red. 3 per Cents. S31 3 per Cent. Cons. — New 31 per Cent. — 3| per Cents Red 90| 3J per Cent. Cons. — 4 per Cents. 99| Rank Stock 194 New Ann. 10 I1- 1G fndia Bonds 1 dis India Stork — Exclieq Bills 7 Consols for Account. Hi\ € l) e Salopian ' journal. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER « 8, 1S31. BELGIAN LOAN. We perceive that a very notorious newspaper has been for some days past exerting its, skill in the " puff prelim. nary," and " puff oblique," in favour of Ihe new Belgian loan. It appears to ns to lie a part of our " conservative" duty to put the public on their guard against these puffs, and their probable con- sequences, lest the credulity of tlie English people should be once more practised upon, to the distress or ruin of friaiiy families. We shall not at present etlter upon the many arguments in theory which might lie advanced against English loans to those new things oiled Mates and Kingdoms, which bubble up out of the revolutionary cauldron; but we give { he. English ( reople this plain and homely advice, to look about them before they part with their money, and see what chance there is of a safe return. We ilo not address oitrseRes to those who speculate in scrip, and sell again before anv interest becomes due — these are the people who take advantage of public credulity ; but we direct onr warning to such persons as may dream cf investing and keeping their money in a Foreign security, which promises especial advan- tages. To these we address the plain argument of example, and wfe urge them to think of the many families possessing a moderate competence, who have been entirely ruined within a few years by investing their little accumulation of capital in Foreign Funds, captivated by the promise of a much higher interest than could be obtained at home Who is there that dues not know some family reduced to fhe greatest distress, in consequence of ( heir fortune having heen invested in the loan to tbe Spanish Corles, or tbe Greek loan, or Ihe loans to Ihe New South American Governments? There has been one thing common to all the new Governments, of which modern times have been so prolific, as well as a revolutionary spirits namely, a most unpleasant inability to pay the interest on the loans they have contracted. It does not appear to us that Belgium is very likely to be an exception to the general rule. We cannot see what there is in the state of circumstances to lead us to suppose that the Stability of such a Government can be worth many years'or even mohths' purchase. .. we look at the condition of France on one side, with its military ardour panting to burst forth, and carry the French flag once more to the banks of the Rhine; and if on the oilier side w e consider ( lie hostile and determined spirit of the Dutch, and then calculate < vhat chance Ihe Kingdom of Belgiufo has between tbe two, with its limited extent of territory, its industty paralysed, and its commerce lost, we shall marvel how any capitalist of prudence, and especially those of limited means, should be induced to place their money iu such a security with the intention of keeping it there. " MARRIED. On the 8th inst, at Middle, Mr. John Venables, land- surveyor, Whittington, to Miss Price, eldest daughter of Mr. John Price, of Brandwood, in this county. On the 12tli inst. at Leighton, Mr. John Skrymsher, of this town, solicitor, to Anne, only daughter of Mr. Richards; of the former place. On the 23d inst. at St Chad's, by the Rev. J. Harding, Mr. Evans, flannel draper; to. Susanna, daughter of Mr. Oakley, late maltster, all of this town. At Llanbadarnfawr, in the county of Cardigan, Capt. Asthmotlicrlv, of W hitehaven, to Hannah, fourth daughter of Mr. Thomas James, of St. JSmes's Square, Ab'e'rvstwith. ' * DIED. On Sunday last, highly arid deservedly respected, Mr. Reddrop, of Ellestnore; ilj. thiS county. On Saturday, lastj at Miss II. Hill's, PreeS. Cottage, aged05, Mrs^" Elizabeth Bradshaw, 50 year? ah attached and, faithful servant in the tlawkstone family. On Wednesday last, after a short illness, Thomas Longueville Longnevil e, Esq. of Oswestry. On the 18th inst. in Castle Foregate, in this town, aged 76, Mr. Thomas Dean, formerly of Manchester. — The deceased was one of the brave veterans belong- ing to the Manchester Regiment of Volunteers, who so gallantly assisted iii the defence of Gibraltar, during the ever- memorable siege of that fortress.— It is sup- posed there are only four tio'vv remaining of the brave men belonging to the regiment, who w ere present at that siege. On. Sunday last; Mrs, Ward, wife of Mr. Ward, of the Hare and Hounds, Cruckton. On the 26th inst. in his 21th year; Thomas, son of Mr Beacall, nf Chester- street, in tlm. town. On the 6th inst. Sarah, wile of Mr. PryCe, auctioneer, Llarifair; Montgomeryshire Lately, at Newtown, Montgomeryshire, aged 92, Mr. John Diidey, a native of Twining, Gloucestershire. Tbe election for the borough of Leominster, ih Ihe room of Mr. Brayen resigned, ft rminated on Thursday evening in the return of Lord Hotham, Ibe numbers being— for Lord Hotham, 346, for Mr Eraser, 3* 26. Tbe sum of ; S2. 13s. 8d. was collected at Carding- ton, in this county, in aid of the Society for the Pro- pagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. INFIRMARY.— Visiting Clergyman this week, the Rev. James Matthews: — House- Visitors, Mr. Robert Lloyd, maltster, and Mr. Robeit Woodward.— Physician and Surgeon, for tbe week commencing on Saturday next, Dr. Johnson and Mr. Sutton. The inhabitants of Ibe Abbey Parish, in this town, have established in that parish & Board of Health, which is formed of the Rector and twelve substantial huoseholders. InoN- MASTERS' MEETING^.— The Birmingham Gazette of Monday last states, that tbe Ironmasters have resolved that in future the days of their first quafter shall be fixed on the same principle as those of the other quartets of the year, and not be governed by the New Market as heretofore, so that tbe next January meeting will take place a week earlier than under the former and accustomed regulation. A vety brilliant family party has been assembled at Belvpir Castle, to enjoy the splendid hospitalities of I be Duke of Rutland, who returned on Wednesday from a shooting excursion ob the moors near Shef- field. The Marquis of Grauby, the Earl and Conn tessJermyfi, Lord Forester, Lords Charles and Robert Manners, LiulJ Adeliza Manners, Captain and Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley, and Mr. and lady Elizabeth Druminond, are among tbe members of his Grace's family al present at Belvoir. Should the Duke of Wellington be sufficiently convalescent, bis Grace will ptfv his annual visit to Belvoir, in order to be present at tbe festivites which will take place on the 4lh of January, to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the duke. According to tbe Brussels papers, reports ofthe backwardness of Russia to ratify the signature of ils agent at London . to the Treaty between Holland and Belgium prevailed iu Brussels as iu Paris, aud were naturally productive of alarm ill the former city. We had no foreign arrivals yesterday, owing, we suppose, to unfavourable weather, ll is, therefore, not in our power to confirm or contradict the ru- mours of the determination of Russia with respect to Belgium It is said tbat the Austrian Cabinet is not well satisfied wilh the arrangements made by the Tieafy of London, and wc understand that Piince Esterhazy stands a chance of being recalled. The will ofthe lale Prince de C'oudJ, Diike of Bourbon, is undergoing investigation, tbe proceed- ings of which appear to implicate the personal honour ofthe King of France. His Royal Highness died iu August last year, possessed of extensive Jrtnded property and immense accumulated wealth, tlis nearest relatives were the Royal Family of France and the Primes ol'the House of Rohan. To the Orleans family he had generally testified au indifference or a repugnance. Yet the youngest son of Ihe Duke of Orleans ( now King) was left the inheritance of his princely domains and great accu mtilations. The young Prince gOI into the testa- ment which conveyed to liiitf this royal fortune by the influence of Madame de Feucheres, whose maiden name was Dawes, and who, having been separated from her husband, lived iu Ihe house of the Duke of Bourbon for several years before bis death. To ( his Lady aud tbe Oilcans family liie Duke's property was almost entirely left. Madame de Feucheres received for her shure the Castle and grounds of St. Leu, the forest of Moutmorency, oilier lauded possessions, and an immense treasure. The Duke d'Aumale, tbe younger sou of the King of tbe French, was left universal legatee. The Princes of the House of Rohan now contest Ihe validity of the will, on the ground that it was t'ilorl:- - OS LllP deceased by foj- ec civcunr- veiilion. It is even alleged that the Duke de Bourbon had resolved to make his escape to Eng- land, and to change Ihe destination of his property, by conveying il ( o ( he young Duke of Bourdeaux, then an exile, as be once was himself, when he Opportunely died for Ihe benefit of his present legatees. The letters of the King of Ihe French, when Duke of Orleans, to his royal relative, the court which he paid to Madame Feucheres, and h whole system of manoeuvres to procure for his family the rich possessions of Ihc House of Conde, it is thought will do more to discredit him with his subjects than any act of his future reign, however unpopular it may become. At present ihe proceed- ings are all ou one side. The depositions on the p'aft of the legatees have not been heard, nor indeed has the defence of the will been opened ; but among the document produced is enough to show lhat ihere was an understanding and a correspond- ence between Ihe Duke of Bourbon's mistress and the Duke of Orleans, unless the documents can be proved to be forged. The Right Hon. Mary O'Bryen, Countess of Orkney, Viscountess Kirkwall, and Baroness Degh- niont in her own right,- died at her seat Beaconsfield, Burks, on Tuesday, in the 701h year of ber age. Her ladyship w is the only daughter arid h'eiress of Murroughj fifth Enrl of Inchiquin and first Marquis o'f Thomnrid,' by Lady . Mary O'Bryen, Countess of Orkney in her own r ght. The cOitntesS married in 1777 Ihe Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice, of LlriVcny Hall, Denbighshire, uncle to Ihe present Marquis of Laris- down, & succeeded to her hereditary honours in 1700. The issue of her ladyship's union with . Mr. FiUtnaurice * aS art only child, John' O'Bryen Viscount Ki. kwall,' whose dissolution occfired in 1820, at the age Of 42, leaving a widow ( the Hon. Anna Maria De Blaijuiefe) and two sons, Thomas John Hamilton Fitzmaurice Viscount Kirkwall ( the present Earl of Orkney), and the Hon.- William Edward Fitzmaurice, a Captain in tbe Second Life Guards. The lale countess in her youth was much distinguished hy her personal charms, and was an esteemed favourite of her Ma- jesty Queen Charlotte, who, with her august partner and royal daughters, frequently honoured her lady- slop with visits during the summer, at Taplow Cjiirt, in Buckinghamshire. The present earl is son in- law to Lord Boston, and resident at Taplow. His lord- ship came forward as a candidate fur Ihe representa- tion of Aylesbury at Ihe last election. WOOLS.— The attendance of the manufac'urers and others from Yorkshire and olher clothing tlis- trctshas been very great during the last week, in consequence of several large wool sales having been announced. The Van Dieman's Land met with a ready sale. Sydney wools fetched 2s. lid. per lb. ' Ibe inferior qualities obtained from Is. 5d. to 2s. 4d. and low wools from Is to Is 5d. Ihe Van Die- man's Land fetched good prices, low qualifies from Js. to Is. 4d and better samples Is. 43d. to Is. l( Mil per lb. Of these two growths about 1,800 bales were sold. Tbe Spanish wools, of which tliere were ItlO bales, went off at full prices, from Is. Id. to Is 5d. for the low, and Is ( id. to Is. 9d. for Ihe better samples. — Cape wools sold low ; the German obtained good prices. The arrivals from New South Wales and Van Dicman's Land are nearly closed for the season. PUBLIC HOUSES— The number of excise licences issued under llie provisions of the I W. 4, c. 64 is' in Engkind, 25,123; in Wales, 869; houses licensed for the sale of ale, beer, and spirits, in England, 43,665; Wales, 1,959; houses licensed for the sale of ate and beu' only, in England, 3,606; Wales, 1 772 I. OIID ALTllORP & MR. HULTON In our 4th page we have given the correspondence that has recently passed between Lord Althwrp and Mr. Hulton. together with the H? ttet of Mr. Philips to hi* Lordship, which preceded that correspondence. — The correspondence has appeared in the London journals, and the majority of them have accompanied its insertion with remarks. The ministerial papers, adopting the hint thrown out by Lord Althorp, attri- bute Mr. HttHon's retirement more to party spirit than to insulted feeling; and tlie publication of the correspondence is called a " Tory clap trap." To the Morning Chronicle, the subject, and particularly the publication of Mr. Philips's letter, offordsa fine oppor- tunity of indulging" in one of its periodical attacks upon the " Great Unpaid j" but, beyond common- place compliments to his lordship's " amiable and philosophical" temperj Lord Althorp gains little by the advocacy of his friends. In fact, unprejudiced persons can arrive at but oric conclusion. The de- fence of his lofdship, after he had been compelled to admit that he may have applied the term " unjustifi- able''' to certain proceedings of the 161 h of August, is, that that term was not used in reference to the conduct of the Magistrates. On referring to the Morning Chronicle of the 28th of September last, however, we find the following report of his lordship's speech * c ThS transaction in Manches'& r was one of such magnitude, such enormity;— ( hetirj)— aiid thfci conduct of the magistrates appeared to me to be so unjustifiable, as to call for an investigation by a Committee of the whole House.'* Here we have the word " vnjustifiablewhich hi3 lordship admits he may have used, applied to the conduct of the magistrates alone. But we have other WALES, BIRTH. . , , On the 2lst inst. at PoWis Castle, Lady Lucy Clive, of a daughter. DIED. On the 21st itist. at Teigmnouth, Devon, after a short illness, William Edwards, Esq. late of the 55th regi- ment, second son of the Rev. E. Edwards, late of Llanarmon in Yale, Denbighshire. On the 18th inst. in Bath, aged 40 years, Mr. Stap- sall Williams, veterinary surgeon, second son of the Rev. Charles William's, of Welsh Pool, Montgomery- shire. . On Saturday last, aged 68, Mr. Owen Davies, of Burnt House, Burgedin, Guilsfield, Montgomeryshire. GAM?:.— An act of parliament having been passed making game the private property of all occtipiers of lands, except where they agree with" tiicir landlords to preserve it for ( hem, Lord Kenyon lias renewed to his tenants the notice which lie gave at his rent- da', dinner, lhat. he would allow for every pheasant or hafe killed for him on any tenant's land two shillings ; or, if preferred hy ( lie tenant, every third head of such game. For every partridge or woodcock his lordship allows one shilling, and one half of the number of any rabbits killed on any tenant's land. In return, Lord Kenyon relies on the exertions of bis tenantry to preserve the game, and to apprehend all poachers, especially night poachers. Were tlie plan adopted hy his lordship of holding out an encourage- ment for llie preservation of game to be acted on generally bv tbe noble and opulent landholders, tliere can be little doubt that it would be secured from the destruction of the dissolute and predatory, who will otherwise work its decrease by snaring it iu every way they possibly can. MATCH AGAINST TIME. On Thursday last, Mrs. Powys, of Berwick House, near this town, ( according to her annual custom,) caused a fine fat cow to be distributed to the poor in the vicinity of ber hospitable mansion. The Rev. Edward Nevile, Vicar of Prees, gave, oh Thursday last, a handsome supply of good fat beef to near five hundred poor persons, and, with bis usual hospitality, did not allow one to go unserved. It will be seen, by a reference to our 4th page, that the first prizes for oxen, in classes 3 and 4, at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, have been adjudged for animals bred in this connty, and each of them of the Hereford breed.— Some cattle bred by Mr. Parry, of Chirbury Hall, and whkh were shewn as extra stock, were also much admired. Committed to our County Gaol, Samuel Grindley, aged 52, charged upon oath on suspicion of having feloniously, unlawfully, and maliciously set. fire to a certain coppice or plantation of trees, the property of Sir Rowland Hill, Bart, in the parish Of Frees, on or about tbe 7th day of June last. ELLESMISK.— The Assembly at the Bridgewatcr Arms Hotel, under the patronage and arrangement of John Roger Kyiiastnn and Charles Kynaston Main- waring, Esquires, was numerously attended : among the company present were — Sir Richard and Lady Puleston, Sir Baldwin Leighton, the Honourable Mrs. and Miss Kenyoii, Major aiid Mrs. Ormsby Gore, Mr. nd Mrs. Price ( Bryn- y pvs), Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Mrs. and Miss Hanmer, Mr. Mjildelton Biddulph, Hon. Captain Bridgcman, Miss Kynaston ( Hardwick), and Misses Sparling, Mr. Justice, Mrs. Cotton, St. John Charlton, Mr. and Mrs. ( jwen ( Teds mere), Mr. Blithe Harries and tw- o Misses Harries, r. T. Harries, . Mr. Edwards, MrS and Miss Walker, Lloyd, Miss Fletcher, Mrs. Wynne Eyton, . Miss Gatacre, Mr. Forester, Mr. Hope, Mr. Leighton, Mr. Tayleur, Mr. Dymock,. Mr. and Mrs, Clifton Juckes, and Mrs. Tbelwall, Mrs. R. and Misses Slaoey, rs. and Miss Oswell, ilie Rev. J. Phillips, Mils Mytton, Mr. Dryden Corbet, Mrs. and two Misses Y'orke, Mrs. Luxinore, Sir. Mrs. and two Misses Owen ( VVoodhonse), two Misses Darwin, & c. & c.— The Quadrille Band was provided and conducted by Cunnah, of Ruabori. Mr proofs that ft was to their proceedings that he attri- buted the" enormities" of the 16th of August. In tbe speech which he delivered, when he brought the subject before the House of Commons, November 30( h, 1819, he spoke only of the conduct of the magistrates. " The magistrates, on the 11th of August, had acted as if they did not contemplate any danger, or contem- plating the scene that did occur, refused the co- opera- tion of that officer who . might have preve-. ted the shedding of human blood." " If blame were imputable to any party or parties, it certainly was not imputable to Sir John Byng," " If the magistrates acted correctly, if they were innocent of fhe charges preferred against tliein, inquiry would rescue them from obloquy, and re- establish them in that reputation which they had some how or other forfeited since the affair of the 16th of August. Their conduct has already excited considerable alarlri, and that alarm could only be abated by a strict and fair examination." " The country was not to be deprived of that satis- faction which an enquiry would afford thein, merely because Mr. Norris or Mr. Hay were parties upon whom considerable censure had been cast." Courier, December ls/, 1819. Can any reasonable man, afler reading Ihesc ex- tracts, believe tbat the language which gave rise to ( he Correspondence,, did not refer to the conduct of the magistrates ? We imagine no man will entertain such a notion. But then what will lie think of Lofd AI thorp's veracity ? To ihc Editor of the Salopian Journal. SIR,— As I have no doubt but your paper is widely circulated through Montgomeryshire, perhaps Ihe following feat, in riding may be worthy of insertion : Mr. John Mytton, who is a Montgomeryshire man rode from Cambridge to Birmingham, and back again to Cambridge, upon Monday last, tbe 12th instant being a distance of 208 miles.— The match was, tha Mr. M. should ride the distance in 19 hours upon horses not exceeding 7 in number, and not to engage any horse farther than the first 33 miles, but to run the risk of getting any sort. He, however, performed his task in 17 hours 50 minutes, out of which time he stayed 5 hours 30 minutes in consequence of the delay occasioned by not having ordered horses before hand, so that the 7 horses, all hac'is but one, perforin ed tlte 208 miles in 12 hours 20 minutes.— I happened to be at Huntingdon when Mr. M. came in, only 16 miles off home, and was very inueli astonished to see a man a little more than 21) years old perforin such an arduous task with so much apparent ease to him. self, especially as it rained very heavy nearly all day and he was wet through every thing before lie had done the first 30 miles; he, however, reached Cam bridge as fresh as a man could do, and did not seem to feel the ieusit ill effects from it the next day.— He darted from Cambridge at five minutes to six in the morning, and returned back again at a quartir before twelve at night.— If you think this worth your notice, you will oblige your obedient servant, W. H. Cambridge, Dec. 14 th, 1S31. The Shropshire Hounds meet Wednesday, Dec. 28th.. Montford Bridge Friday, Dec. 30th Shaw bury Village Saturday, Dec. 31st .... Lee Bridge Monday, Jan. 2d ................ . Lea Hall Tuesday, Jan. 3d Acton Burnell ' I hursday, Ian. 5th Twemlows Saturday, Jan. 7tli Atcliam Bridge At lial f- past ten. The Alhrighton Hounds will meet on Thursday, Dec. 29th Patshull Saturday; Dec. ,31st.- ii . Weston Lodge Tuesday, Jan. 3d : Middleton Gorse Thursday, Jan. 5th Smestall Gate Saturday, Jan. 7tb Sheriffhales Tuesday, Jan. 10th Orslow. Thursday, Jan. 12: h Dudmaston Saturday,' Jan llfli.. Bishop's Wood. At half- past ten. Mr. Il'icksted's Hounds will meet on Thursday, Dec. 29th Broughton Saturday, Dec. 31st., Woore At half- past ten. Sir Richrird Pdlbston's HoUnds meet Friday, Dec. cStftli Emral At eleven. The Montgomeryshire l'ox- Honnds meet Saturday, Dec. 31st........,.,..,.,. . Tiie Garreg Gate At ten o'clock. . BRISTOL, DEC. 23.— The Court Martial on Colonel Brerelon will he opened pro forma on Saturday, Jan. 7, at Merchants' Hall, and the proceedings com- mence on the following Monday. Gen. Dalbiac is the prosecutor. The commission w ill include General Sir II. Fane ( President), Gen. Lord Burghersh, six Major- Generals, and other officers. Col. Brereton lias been furnished with a co, iy of the evidence taken on tbe preliminary Commission of Inquiry, to enable him to prepare his defence.— The Special Commission will be opened on Monday, tiie 2d of January, and Ihe trials will commence on the following morning. It is understood that the three Judges ( Tindal, Bosanquet, and Taunton) will sit together on the trials of the principal rioters, and that after these are disposed of, their lordships will each preside in a separate Court. The names of the following gentle- men have been added to the sp cial commission of gaol- delivery, viz. John Bellamy, Esq. Charles Tomes and Benjamin Tomes, gentlemen. The sentiments expressed at the Public Meeting, recently held in Edinburgh', by the Members of a rival Church, may well put tn shame ihe degenerate sons of our venerable Establishment, who h ive loaded her Prelates with obloquy and reproach for having conscientiously discharged tlieir duty upon a late memorable occasion. We extract with pleasure the following just and noble tribute of respect to our Bidiops, which is equally honourable to both parties; audit is perhaps the severest rebuke that has jet been given to those persons, who for the sake of carrying into effect their unworthy objects, have endeavoured to traduce and vilify the fniiiistefs of our Holy Religion : — " I will now trust to that knowledge of yon in which I hope I shall not be deceived— trusting to the liberality of your sentiments and the expansion of your mind. 1 will appeal to your sense ot justice in a few words, relative to a class of men o , whose heads have been heaped odium, disgraceful, surely, to those by whom it has been thrown ; odium which, however", as they ought, they have borne with • meekness and mag- nanimity. We love and admire the simple and beauti- ful establishment of our own Church ; we do not wish it changed or touched. We hope never to see the day when that edifice will be shaken; the foundations of which were cemented by the blood of martyrs. ( Loud cheering.)— But I trust you are not ' deficient iu sympathy for another establishment, founded ou different principles, though noble and true fo nature. I hope you' will not look with an evil eye on the Church Establishment of Englan'l, which is a richer country, and, therefore, possessing richer endowments. That Establishment has produce! as many men of genius as ever have been placed in the brightest record of human intellect.—( Cheers.)— And 1 maintain there never was a time where there were so many men in it who have raised themselves by their scholarship from the humbler ranks. " I have the honour of knowing many of tliem myself personally, and have seen them pursuing their noble career of academical instruction; and have so become familiarwith theirininds, that I challenge the production of an equal number of wise and good men of sound profession, either in learning or knowledge, to those pastors— those Bishops who have done their duty and will have their reward—( Cheers)— who have oi „ - o shamefully and calumniously vilified."— From Pro- fessor Wilson's Speech at the Edinburgh Loijal Meeting. COURT OF CHANCERY, DECEMBER 22. . lhl. Ll/ tsl's V. WILLIAMS AND OTHERS. Mr. Solicitor General moved, in this matter, which arose under the statute of the 1st William IV. c. 70, by which the Welsh jurisdiction was abolished. A suit had been instituted before, the act. by the plaintiff against the defendants, in those coiirts, and was dis- missed with costs, for want of prosecution. The order to dismiss a suit under the equity jurisdiction in Wales, while that jurisdiction existed, contained an order for the payment of tbe costs when the suit was dismissed, under such circumstances corresponding in its form to lhat of an order in this conrt. The plaintiff did notpay the costs, nor did he transfer the cause to this court, which he was at liberty to do by the act of parliament, but he filed a new bill in this court; similar in every respect to that which had beeii dismissed by the Welsh conrt. The defendants moved that the plaintiff might not be permitted to call on them to answer tlife bill filed in this court, until the plaintiff had paid the costs of the bill dismissed in the court in Wales. The Solicitor General read the 14th section of the act at length, which related to the transfer of causes from' the court in Wales to this court or ihe Court of Exchequer. He complained that the plaintiff had not done so milch as he ought to have done. He ought to have transferred the cause tn this court, if it had not ended in Wales, and if it had ended there, he ought to have paid ( he costs before he, filed his bill here.— This court would require all suitors to cotne into it with clean hands— that was, to do honertly before they applied for equity. The defendants did not apply to this court to compel this plaintiff to pay the costs deciecd against him iu Wales, but to stop all proceedings here until those co'sts had been paid. His lordship was authorised by the equity arising out of the circumstances of the case to prevent the plaintiff from proceeding in this court until lie did what lie was bound to do in the court below. The jurisdiction, which ordered the payment of the costs, was at an end, and the defendants had now no means of getting thein but through this application. His lordship said, if lie made the order, he should lie making an order in the Welsh court. The Solicitor General said the act was worded so as not to allow parties to transfer the suit npon any other than just and equitable terms • but if his lordship could not make the order he asked for. there would be a failure of justice. If the act 1 William IV. bad not passed; and the, plaintiff having filed a bill in the con of equity ill Wales, and that bill being dismissed with costs, had come to this court and filed tile same bill would bis lordship hesitafe, after an application by tl defendants to stop the plaintiff's proceedings until he had paid their costs, to make the order required. Mr. J. Russell opposed the motion. He said the de fendants, in taking advantage of the rapidity with which orders are made in the Welsh courts, had applied, cr parte, for an order to dismiss the plaintiff's bill, on the 7th of September; and the new act, which came int operation on the 12th of October following, prevented the plaintiff from getting that order discharged. There must have been some reason for tbe defendants not en forcing the order for the payment of costs. They had had six weeks time to do so; but tbey had not thought fit to avail themselves of this opportunity. The suit In OLD- ESTABLISHED anU GSroccrp tMHarctjouse, MARDOL HEAD. R. HA11LEY has a VACANCY for an APPRENTICE. A Gentleman in the Profession of ME- DICINE aud SURGERY, in the County of MONTGOMERY, has a Vacancy for an APPRENTICE, Terms moderate.— A pply to THE PRINTER of this Paper: if by Letter, Post- paid. Golden Lion Inn, CHURCH STREET, OSWESTRY. EDWARD~ EVANS BEGS Leave to inform his Friends, that his IIOUSE- WARMING will take place TO- MORROW ( Thursday, the 29t. li Instant), when the Honour of their Company will be esteemed a Favour. JOHN CROXON, Esq.>„ u •.,„. RICHD. JONES, Esq. 1 > Presidents. l| 3r The Nettle Post Coach from Welshpool to Chester, & c. and the Montgomeryshire Mail pass the above Inn daily. * » * Excellent Stabling and Coach- houses. JVewporl, Shropshire, RS. and MISS M. A. STEVENS'S SEMINARY will re- epen on Monday, 23d of January, 1832. TERMS. £. s. D. Instruction in English Grammar, History, Needle Work, See 16 10 0 Writing and Arithmetic 18 0 Geography 18 0 French, Music, Drawilig, Dancing, & c. on the usual Terms. 1JVD/. STRUCT/ OLE TKETll. MR. GRENVILLE JONES, SURGSJOFi - DENTIST, 22, tVhite FriarsChester, ESPECTFOLLT announces to liis Patrons, the Nobility and Gentry, that he will be in Shrewsbury on Monday next, the 2d of January, and may be consulted fas usual) in all Cases of Dental Surgery and. Mechanism till Saturday, tlie 7fh of January, at Mr. HANLEV'S, Glass Warehouse, Mardol Head. Natural and Artificial Teeth of every Description fixed on Principles approved by the Faculty. ' 26th Dec. 1831. ^ atejs bp duetto it, BY MR. PEKRY, At Mr. Beacall's, the Sun and Ball, in Shrewsbury, otr Thursday, the l' 2th Day of January, 1832; at Five o'Clock ill the Afternoon, subject to Conditions then ' to be produced: ADWELLING HOUSE, with Barn containing two Bays, Cowhouse for four Gowsr Stable for four Horses, Piggeries, Yard, Garden' Orchard, and two Pieces of Pasture LAND, contain- ing about three Acres, situate at BOMER HEATH, in the Township and Parish of Preston Gubballs, in the Holding of Mr. Richard Baker. The Premises are about four Miles from Shrewsbury, adjoih a good public Road, and are bounded by or near the Estates of Sir T. J. T. Jones, Bart. J. A. LLoyd, Kscj. and R. A. SlanCy, Esq. Further Particulars and Lithographic Plans may be had of Mr. Wjtci;, Solicitor, Shrewsbury. PRIME COPPICE AND OTHER OAK TIMBER, J ANTE O, a Youth as an APPRENTICE to Ihe General HAT M iNUFACTURING.— He will be treated as one of tbe Family, arid his M. orals strictly attended to.— A Premium will be expected. T. . JONES, Proprietor of ihe Salopian Hat Mart, No. 9, HIGH- STREET, SHREWSBURY, Avails himself of this Opportunity of returning his warmest Thanks and Acknowledgments to his Friends and a discerning public, for the flattering Encourage- ment and kind Support manifested towards hiin; and begs to say he has a large Assortment and a great Variety of Shapes and Colours in Ladies' and Children's BONNETS for Winter Fashion, and a great Addition lo his Stock of Gentlemen's and Boy's 1IATS and CAPS of every Description. ( One Concern ) itfltMiteq), 33rcsgtf, [ HUE MISS PKITCHARDS beg to S return their grateful Thanks to their numerous Friends, for the great Countenance aud Support they have received for so many Y'ears. Miss PMTCHARD takes this Opportunity to inform thein, she has removed from her House in Belmont io a commodious one in PRINCESS- STREET, OPPOSITE COLLEGE HILL, where it is IIER Intention lo continue the Business, with the Assistance of tlie Dress- Maker and Milliner ( Miss LAMB and Miss SPRINGHALI.) who have been in her Establishment for many YearS; and with whose Exertions, Combined with her own, Miss PRITCIURD trusts to give every Satisfaction. PRINCESS- STREET, DEC. 23,1831. LUDLOW ASSEMBLY. ^ IlE next ASSEMBLY will he held . at the MARKET HALL, Ludlow, on FRIDAY, the 30th Instant. Mrs. HOLDER; Lady Patroness. Capl. BERKELEY CALCOfT, Steward. LUDLOW, DEC. 22,1831. ANTED, a steady midd Masted Woman, to take the Charge of a small Farming Establishment within three Miles of Shrewsbury, where Bailiff and one other Man or " Boy is kept, with a Dairy of six or eight Cows in the Summer, the Manage- ment Of which she must thoroughly understand, as well as Brewing, Baking, and cnriii"' Bacon : she must liav a satisfactory Character for Honesty, Sobriety, IN dustry, and general good Conduct. For Reference apply to THE PRINTER. 6il. tn lis Uil. to lis. rgpH F. Public are respectfully informed, il that the S A LE of the FARMING STOCK, & c. the Property of Mr. ELD, at POOL HALL, near Woore, in the County of Salop, advertised for Friday and Saturday, the 30th and 3lst Days of December, 1831, WILL NOT TAKE PLACE. CHURTON & SONS, Auctioneer^. Whitchurch, December 22rf, 1831. Montgomeryshire Quarter Sessions. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS ef the Peace for the County of Montgomery, will be held at MONTGOMERY, on THURSDAY, the 5th Day of January next; when and where all Jurors, Prosecutors, Persons bound in Recognizances, and others, are requested to give their Attendance, at Nine o'Clock iii the Morning precisely. JOSEPH . TONES, . Clerk of the Peace. Machynlleth, lath Dec. 1831. OF ALL DIMENSIONS. BY MR." PERRY, At Mr. Thomas's, Cound Lane Inn, on Friday; the? 20th Day of January, 1832; at Three o'Clock in the A fternoon; 507 OAK TIMR?' 7- R TREES, NOW growing in several Coppices and on Lands of the COUND HALL ESTATE, Shropshire, in the following Lots: Lor I. THIRTY OAK TREES ( numbered pro- gressively 1 to 30), growing on Lands in ihe Occupation of Mr. Hazledine, Mr. Thorfias, Mr. Roberts, and iu Hand. LorII. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY- SEVEN OAK TREES ( numbered 1 to 167), growing in Long Dole Copp;. c. e. Lor III: TWENTY OAK TREES ( numbered 1 to 20), growing on Old Brick- Kilti, Moss Coppice, Land in the Occupation of Mr. T. L. Meire, and on Land attached to Paper Mill. LOT IV. FORTY- TWO OAK TREES ( numbered 1 to 42), growing on Lands occupied by Mr. John Griffiths and Thomas Hill. LorV. FORTY- SIX OAK TREES ( numbered 1 to 46), growing in Wormwood Coppice. Lor VI. THIRTY- EIGHT OAK TREES ( num- bered 1 to 38), growing in Cockshutt and Howbeacli Coppices, and on Lands occupied by Mr. Davies and Mr. VVellings. LOT VII. FIFTY- EIGHT OAK TREES ( numbered 1 to 58), growing in Hills, Coppice, and Field adjoin- ing, in the Occupation of Mr. Richard Price. LOT VIII. FORTY EIGHT OAK TREES: viz. Nine Trees ( numbered 1 to 9), growing on Land occupied by* Mr. Bromley; Twenty- nine Trees ( num- bered 1 to 29), on Land occupied by Mr. Wood- cock ; and Ten Trees ( numbered 1 to 10), on Lands occupied by Mr. Grainger and Mr. Woodcock. Lor IX. TWENTY- NINE OAK TREES; vii. Eight Trees ( numbered 1 to 8), growing on Lards- occupied by the Rev. George Burd; Nineteen Trees ( numbered 1 to 19), in Yates's Coppice; and Two Trees ( numbered 1 and 2), in Severn Meadow. LOTX. TWENTY- NINE OAK TREES ( numbered 1 lo 29), growing in the Hall Fields and Plantation adjoining. This Opportunity to Timber Dealers and others, wishing to possess Timber for first- rate Purposes of the Navy, House and Barge Builders, Coopers, Sec. Sec. is nf rare Occurrence, combined with every Facility fort falling, converting, and removing. Mr. RICHARD PRICE, at Cound, will shew the respect- ive Lots ( which will be numbered with Paint eor- respondent with the above); and for further Particulars, apply to Mr. PERRY, Auctioneer, Shrewsbury. tnl. to : i7s. ( lit. to Oils. 0,1. to 42s Oil. Ill 40s. Oil. to 28s. Od. lo ( ids. od. lo Oils Wales was put an end lo by the defendants, who might have left it standing until they obtained their costs. The defendants haying put an end to the cause, it could uot be transferred here under the new act; arid this formed one objection to the motion. A notlier objection was, that if there was a cause, and the defendants wished for au order in it from this court, they might transfer it as the act, allowed, and then obtain such order as they could. A third objection was, that if they supposed a cause to have existed in a court in Wales, and that cause to be transferred to this court, then it must be proceeded wijh according to the practice of this court. The piEtc- tice of this court, upon enforcing orders for payment of costs, was the same as that. in Wales. Upon the ground of the order for payment of costs, was issued an order of execution, and then on refusal a process of attachment, but no order of execution had been made upon this order of dismissal. The defendants ought to get their costs in whatever way the law allowed them, bnt his lordship might as well maie an order in the Iiish or Scotch courts, as that order applied for by the de- fendants. Ilis lordship said he would consider the matter. MARKET HERAIiDi SHREWSBURY. In our Market, on Saturday last; the price of Hides was 3£ d.— Calf Skins 5d.— 1Tallow 4d. Whe » t( 38i| ts.) Oil. to Os Uarley ( 38<| ls.) Oats ( SJqts.) COftN- EXCHANGE, DEC, 26. An immense arrival of Irish wheat and flour has taken place ; but the supply from the English Coast has been moderate. A large quantity of inferior wheat remains over from last week. Fine samples maintain thelprices of last Monday, but all other qualities art very heavy sale al a decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter. The trade for barley is exceedingly flat, and a decline of 2s. per quarter may be quoted. The quantity offered far ex- ceeds the demand, and cannot be disposed of. The market, indeed, seems to be glutted. The oat. trade is heavy, and this grain is quoted Is. per quarter lower. Beans, both new and old, are 2s. per quarter lower, and the demand exceedingly slack. The best white boiling peas fetch 12s. per quarter, and grey peas have been sold this morning at 39s. We bear ot 110 altera- tion in any other article. Current Price of Grain per Qr. as under.— Wheat 48''' 0l1' lo ( i9s' Barley'.'.".'.'.' 34s' >! » 11 <:<"• White 1' eas ( Boilers) 40s. I leans Oats Pine Flour ( per sack) - JOS. Seconds V, 008;., , Average Price of Cotn in the If eek ending Jibe. 23, 1831. Wheat ,' iUs 0,1. I Oats............ 2' 2S. 7,1 Parley 30s. 4d. I Hi'. uis 3Us. 3il. SMIT1IF1ELD. Beef, for prime meat, sells this morning at Is. 2d. to 4s. 6,1.' per stone; and mutton, for the best young Downs, is at Is. 8d. to 5s. Veal is at 5s. to 5s. fid. for the finest quality, and dairy fed porkers are 5S to 5s. 4,1. CATTI. K AT MAUKKT. Rea. ts 958 I Sheep 8,1- 20 Calves'. ' 27 I '' is' ™ LIVERPOOL, DEC. 24, The advance noted in the prices of Wheat this day week was barely sustained on Tuesday, and the trade dull; secondary qualities have since given way Id. to 2d per bushel, but we can quote little variation in the finer description?, which, as well as fine Oats, are com- paratively scarce. Barley has further receded in value Id. to 2il. per bushel. ' Beans are also fully Is. per quarter cheaper. Oatmeal has found a ready sale on quite as good terms, bnt Flour has sold less freely. In the early part of the week 4000 to 5000 barrels of New Orleans sour Flour in bond changed hands at 20s. per barrel No subsequent transactions reported. Whent'( 7tllb.) 8*- » '"• "> 9s- 6d tiarlev '|"' r bushel) Oals-, 45tti.) Slalt ( per bushel) Fine Flour ( per 2801b.) Onr Butter market still continues dull, and few sales have been effected : for the buyers, looking forward to a further reduction, are exceedingly cautions, and take no more than they can possibly avoid. The fine open weather which prevails, together with the report that there are yet considerable quantities of Butter remain- ing to be' shipped, tends lo strengthen thein in this opinion. We quote as follows:- Belfast. 88s.; Ban- biidge, 85s. to 86s.; Newry, 84s.; Sligo 90s.; Coleram, 87- to 8%. : Derry 2ds, 88s.; Cork dry 3, is, lbs. to 78s'.; Dilto pickled' 2ds, 86s. to 87s. BIUSTOL. Spring price of Wheat ! 33llbs ) 37B Foreign Wtieat ( per Imperial bushel)... 0s. English Wheat ( ditto) Exalting Barley ( ditto) Malt ( ditto) Is- Oats, Poland ( ditto), 2s. Fin,- Flour fper sackofiew t. 2, jrs. filba.) 4" Seconds ( ditto) b^ auction. CflATWAI. L, NEAR CARDINGTON. Household Furniture, Linens Brewing Vessels, and Effecis. BY MR. TISDALE, On the Premises at Chatwall, in the Parish of Carding- ton, on Wednesday; the 4th of Jantiary, 1832; A LL the HOUSEHOLD FUKNITUKE, rA LINEN, BREWING VESSELS, and other Effects, the Property of the late Mrs. DAVI S, Sale to commence at Eleven o'clock punctually-. MII. FORD, NEAR BASCHURCH. IAbe Stock, Implements of Husbandry, Hag, S)- c. RY MRTTISDALE; On the Premises at Milford, on Monday, the 16th of January, 1832; ALI. the LIVE STOCK, IMPLE- MENTS of HUSBANDRY, 2 Stacks of excel- lent 11 AY, Household FURNITURE, BREWING and DAIRY VESSELS, and other Effects, of Mr. EDWARD CLAYTON.— Particulars in future Papers. NfJVETY TOJVS OF OLD A VZ> NEW HAY, FOR SALE WITHOUT RESERVE. IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE PROPRIETOR GIVING CP THE LAND*. Fifty Tens of excellent. HAY, prime young Cows, Pigs, ^- e. BY MR. TISDALE, On Thursday, the 19lh of January, 1832, on Lands in the Occupation of William Jeffreys, Esq. near the Brewery, Coleham ; FOUR STACKS of excellent HAY. in Lots; two prime young Herefordshire COWS in- calf, 1 capital young Durham COW in- calf; and three Feeding Pigs. The Auctioneer begs to inform the Public, that the Hay was exceedingly well harvested ; and that the Cows will calve early, and are superior Milkers. Sale to commence at Eleven o'Clock: OAK BY MR. SMITH, At the Bell Inn, Frankwell, Shrewsbury, on Saturday, the 3lst Day of December, 1831, precisely at Four o'clock in tlte Afternoon, subject to Conditions then to be produced, and in the following or such other Lots, as may be agreed upon; LOT I.— No. 1. A RT of a Stack of good Old May, about Six Tons. No. 2.— IN THREE LOTS. . LOT II.— Part of a Stack of Old Hay, Containing about Five and a Half Tons. LOT III.— Ditto, ditto, ditto. Lor IV.— Ditto, ditto, ditto. No. 3.— IN THREE LOTS. LOT V.— Part of a Stack of Old Hay, about Six Tons. LOT VI.— Ditto, dilto, ditto. LOT VII— Ditto, ditto, ditto. No. 4.— IN THREE LOTS. LOT VIII.— Part of a Stack of Old Hay, containing about Six Tons. LOT IX.— Ditto, dilto, ditto. Lor X.— Ditto, dilto, ditto. No. 5. LOT XL— Part of a Stack of Old Hay, containing about Four and a Half Tons. No. 6.— IN TWO LOTS. . LOT XIL— Part of a Stack of Excellent New Hay, about. Nine Tons. LOT XIIL— Ditto, ditto, ditto. No. 7. . LOT XIV.— Stick in Ihe Field nearly adjoining, about Seven Tons. LOT XV.— Small Quantity of damaged Hay. The above Hay ( except Lot 14), stands in a Field between Bictou Heath and Shelton Turnpike Gate, in the Occupation of Mrs. LEWIS. Further Parti- culars may be had on Application to THE AUCTIONEER, Three Months will be allowed for removing the Hay! A deposit of Ten per Cent, must be paid at the Time of the Sale, and Three Months'Credit will be given 011 the Remainder on approved Security. .. 4s. ... 35. .. 8s. .. 44s. 7it. to ; s. 3,1 to 3s. 3d. lo fls. Od. to 40s. VALUABLE TIMBER, Growing on LcildS at Almington, near Market Drayton. 000 BY GREEN & GRIFFITH, At the House of Mr. James Beestofl, the Sign of the Moon, at Aliningtoii; in the County of Stafford, on Tuesday, January the 3d, 1832, between the Hours of Two and Four o'Clock in the Afternoon, in the following Lots, subject to Conditions to be then produced ; LOT L Oak Trees, numbered from No. 1 ~ e to 27. LOT II.- 28 Oak Trees, numbered No. 28 to 55. LOT III.— 50 Oak Trees, growing iu Bikel Rough, numbered from No. 1 to 50. Lor IV.— 80 Oak Trees, growing in Bikel Rough, numbered from 51 to 130. The above Timber is lengthy and of very large Dimensions, lies contiguous to good Roads, and is Miles from Market Drayton; 12 Miles from Newcas le; 11 Miles from Newport; and 13 Miles from Nantwich. To view the same, apply to HENRY JKRVIS, Audley Cross, who will shew the respective Lots. 0( 1. to 38s. od. to 7s. 3d. to Oil. to fid to fid. to nd. to . 43s. Od. to 7s. bs. TIMBER. ' BY MR. G. FRANKLIN, At ibe White Lion, in Wem, 011 Thursday, the 19th Day of January next, at Four o'Clock in the After- noon, subject to Conditions to be then produced: Aiders, 15 Unks, 17 Poplars, 10 Ash, 8 Willows, 3 Sycamores, 2 Larches, 1 Beech, and 1 Cherry, scribe- marked and numbered, and growing on the Wear Farm, and on two Fields near Aston Lane in tbe Occupation of Mr. Fenn, all near Wein. They will be Sold in three Lots.— For a View of the Timber, and for Handbills describing the Lots, apply to Mr. JAMES, of Wem. This Advertisement will not be continued. Montgomeryshire 1 imber. BY GEORGE WILLIAMS. At the Oak Inn, Welshpool, on Thursday, the 12lh Day of January, 1832, at Four o'Clock in the After- noon, . subject to Conditions then to be produced in tlie following Lots, numbered with Red Paint • LOT I. Ash Trees, numbered from I to 26 in- clusive, on the Lake Farm. LOT II. 25 Ash and 2 Elm Trees, from 27 lo 53 in- clusive, on Ditto. LOT III. 22 Ash and 3 Elm Trees, from 64 to 78 in- clusive, on Ditto. LOT IV. 38 Ash and 6 Elm Trees, from 79 to 122 inclusive, on D tto. LOT V. 36 Ash Trees, from 123 to 158 inclusive, on the Cwm Farm. LOT VI. 21 Ash and 9 Elm Trees, from 159 to 188 inclusive, oil the Bank Farm. LOT VII. 25 Ash and 5 Elm Trees, from 189 to 218 inclusive, oil the Courthouse Farm. Lor VIII. 20 Ash and 2 Elm Trees, from 219 to 240 inclusive, in Mellington Wood and Lands adjoining Lor IX. 23 Ash and 10 Elm Trees, from 211 to 273 inclusive, on Lower Mellington Farm. LOT X. 15 Alders, from 1 to 15 inclusive, on tho Lake Farm. Lor XI. 5 Alders, from 16 to 20 inclusive, on the Cwm Farm. LOT XIL 10 Alders, from 21 to 30 inclusive, oil Lower Mellington Farm. Lor XIIL 17 Birch Trees, from 1 to 17 inclusive on the Lake Farm. LOT XIV. 41 Oak Trees, from 1 to 41 inclusive on the Cwin Farm. LOT XV. 49 Oak Trees, from 45 to 93 inclusive on the Lake Farm. LOT XVI. 37 Oak Trees, from 91 to 130 inclusive on the Cwm Farm. ' Lo r XVII. 6 Oak Trees, from 131 to 133 inclusive on tlie Bank Farm. Lor XVIII. 39 Oak Trees, from 137 to 175 inclusive in Mellineton Wood and Lands adjoining. LOT XIX. 25 Oak Trees, from 176 to 200 inclusive on the Courthouse Farm. LOT XX. ' 27 Oak Trees, from 201 to 227 inclusive on Lower Mellington Farm. All the above Trees are sound and of good Quality. A great Proportion of the Oaks in particular are of large Dimensions antl considerable Length, and well calculated for Navy Timber, Quarter Boards, or any other valuable purpose.— The Trees are now grow- in',' upon Farms in tlie Parishes of CHURCHSTOKE and M A IN" STONE, distant 7 Miles from the Montgomeryshire Canal at Garthmill. 11 Hooper, Gardener at Mellington, will shew the Timber. • .' • :•••••.-.- J. SAJLOiPIAN ' JOUMMAiL. Ai^ U) ti ¥ WAU& S. Clerk of the Peace's Office, Shrewsbury, December 10,1831. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS ofthe Peace for the County of Salop will be held at the Shirehall, in Shrewsbury, on Monday, the 2d Day of January, 1832, at Twelve o'Clock ; at which Time the Grand'and Petty Jurors, and all Prosecutors aud Witnesses, must attend, and be ready to proceed on the Trials of Prisoners. And NOTICE is also hereby given, that the Auditing Magistrates will meet at the Shirehall aforesaid at Ten o'Clock in the Morning of the said 21 Day of January ; and all Persons having Business to lay before them must attend at that Time, otherwise the same will not be taken into Consideration at the next Sessions. And the Justices' Clerks are requested to forward all Depositions in the several Cases of Felony and Misde- meanor for Trial at the Sessions to the Clerk of the Peace immediately. LOXDALE, Clerk ofthe Peace for the County ol Salop. THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, BY JOHN EB1O0WES) PRINTER. Ol-' TltlS I'A FEU, { And maybe had of the Booksellers in the County, and of the Newsmen who distribute the Salopian Journal.) PRICE TWO SHILLINGS, qma sjm& ipsimui^ Cheshire, $ North Wales A Co 6c Set, And entered upon at Lady- Day next, MOUSE, on ST. JOHN'S HILL, SHREWSBURY, formerly the Residence of the late Thomas Lloyd, Esq. anil now in the Occupation of Mrs. Gittinsi consisting of fi Bed Rooms, Closet, Dining Room; Drawing Room, Entrance Hall, Butler's Pantry, Kitchen, Larder, Brewhouse, Wine, Ale, and Coal Cellars, Garden, Pump, & c. . For Particulars enquire of THE PRINTER of this Paper; if by Letter, Post- paid. DESIRABLE RESIDENCE AND FARM. Co Be act, AND ENTERED UPON AT LADY- DAY NEXT, OR SOONER IF REQUIRED, DFSIR AIII. R RESIDENCE, called STOCKTON, with about Fifty- four Acres of good Arable, Meadow, and Pasture LAND, situate in the Parish of Chirbury, in the County of Salop. The House consists ( upon the Ground Floor) of a neat Entrance, two good Parlours, Kitchen, and all necessary Offices; upon the second Floor, 3 good Lodging Rooms, with Attics over them. Mr. PHILLIPS, of Stockton, will shew the Premises; and for further Particulars apply ( if by Letter, Post- paid) to Mr. JONES, of Sutton House, near Mont- gomery. DEC. 5,1831. FREE TRADE. t DESIRABLE I tin Posting SITUATED AT BROMSGROVE, On the Great Road from Birmingham to Bath, Bristol, & c » c, ijrc\ uslb « rp SntclUgcturr, FOR THE YEAR 1832, PRINTED IN RED AND BLACK; CONTAINING A general List of Mail and olher Coaches, Waler Conveyances, and Carriers, lo anil from Shrewsbury, the neighbouring Towns, and North Wales; THE FAIRS In Shropshire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Montgomeryshire, Merionethshire, Radnorshire, Denbighshire, and Flintshire: The Ironmasters' Quarterly Meetings ; The Bankers in Shropshire and Montgomeryshire; a Table of Stamps, Table of Terms, & c. KST J. EDDOWES lias also oil Sale THE ROYAL ENCASEMENT POCKET ATLAS, SOUVENIR ( nr Pocket Tablet), POLITE REPOSITORY, RIVAL REPOSITORY, SOVEREIGN, REGENT, & C. in a Variety of Cases-, COURT KALEMDARS; Marshall's and Poole's GILT- EDGtD POCKET- BOOKS, IN CHEAT VARIETY $ Ladies' and Gentlemen's Packet Books of all Kinds: WuiTij's EPHEMERIS; and an extensive Assortment of Moore's, Partridge's, Clerical,, Gilbert's Clergyman's, and every Almanack published by the Company of Stationers. Collins's Memoranda ; Dunn's Remembrancer ; HOUSEKEEPER'S ACCOUNT BOOKS. LIKEWISE THE FOLLOWING Splendid Annuals, FOU 1832 KEEPSAKE; LANDSCAPE ANNUAL; CONTINENTAL ANNUAL; THE FORGET ME NOT; THE LITERARY SOUVENIR; FRIENDSHIP'S OFFERING; AMULET: THE HUMOURIST ; COMIC OFFERING; WINTER'S WREATH; JUVENILE FORGET ME NOT; NEW- YEAR'S GIFT; MUSICAL BIJOU; MUSICAL GEM; LOVE'S OFFERING. NEWTOWN REFORM DINNER, MONTGOMERYSHIRE. rpHE Advocates r- f Parliamentary Reform, I residing in the Towfi and Neighbourhood of NEWTOWN, and tlieir Friends, intend DINING together in the TOWN HALL, on FRIDAY, the 13th of January. ' WILLIAM PUG1I, Esq. Brynllywarcb, in the Chair.. Tickets 6s. each, to be had upon Application to the Committee, at the Angel Inn. AST Dinner on the Table at Four o'Clock. ero be ttct, FOR A TERM OF YEARS, \ MOST desirable INN and POSTING HOUSE, called the GOLDEN CROSS, situated ill BROMSGROVE, in the County of Worcester, on the Great Road from Birmingham to Worcester, Here- ford, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bath, and Bristol. The House is roomy and convenient, and the Outbuildings are suitable and we'll arranged. There is Stabling for upwards of Fifty Horses, which has lately been put into complete Repair, and the whole Premises are capable of a large and productive Business. To a Person of Capital and Enterprise, who may be desirous of embarking in such a Concern, the House offers Advantages of no ordinary Character. The House has an excellent Posting Business.— Immediate Possession may be had. Mrs. PIPER, the present Tenant, will shew the Pre- mises ; and from her, or from Messrs. VERNON and MINSK ALL, Solicitors, Bromvgrovc, the Rent and fur- ther Particulars may on Application be known. OSWESTRV Female Friendly Society. 1\ J OTICE IS ( HOTEBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL MEETING of all the General Members of the above. Society will be held at the Town Hall, iu Oswestry, on Monday, the 9tli Day of January next, at Twelve o'Clock at Noon precisely, to consider whether it would be advisable to alter the Rules in Order to enroll tiie Socicty under the new . Act, or to dissolve it, divide the Funds, and establish a new one. By Order of the Stewardesses and Siiporintehdant, H. HUGHES, Secretary. OSWESTRY, DEC. 19,1831. Pontcsbury Association, l-' cr the Prosecution of Felons, cS'C. QNHE ANNUAL MEETING of this BL Society will be held at the SEVEN STARS INN, in Pontesbury; on THURSDAY, the 5th of January, 1832. tf^ T Dinner will be on the Table at Three o'Clock punctually,. and the Business of the Meeting will be proceeded with immediately f. ftevvvards. WILLIAM VAUGHAN, Treasurer. PojiTEsnuRx, D Eo. 26,183J. The effects of this ruinous system are noticed in our 1st page.— A Coventry Manufacturer, in giving an account of the late fruitless attempt to convince Ministers of the impolicy of the free trade plan, says— " We will now examine a remark or two of Mr. Poulett Thomspon's. He is generally known as the ' Fortunate Financier,' educated iu the schools of political economy, stepping from the merchant's counting- house to the office of Vice- President of th'e Board of Trade; he now throws aside his books, and with all the ardour of youth, if not the caution of a more matured age, tries the ' Grand Experiment,' the modern alchymist seeking for gold where common minds expect but dross. He has, perhaps, already chiselled in his mind's eye a statue placed by the grateful Weavers between a Bacon and a Howard, as containing in himself the talent to discover the right road to knowledge, and the persevering humanity which characterized the fatten,, bursting asunder the chains which he found rusting on the,, limbs of poverty; the giver alike of knowledge and weakly. " I despair of affording a glimpse of the manner so calm, so undisturbed, ofthe composed tone jn which ' He was prepared to gran' and for his own part dis- posed to allow, a strong case had been made out, but really it was not to be endured, that the Commercial interests of two great, countries were In be sacrificed for a mere Gauze tradP of some £ 21,000.' " I will first deal with his Gauze assertion, and, in one sentence, shew what confidence should be placed in the present collection of the Custom, Duties on Im- ported Ribbons; what is the information of Mr. Thompson,— he turned to his book and saw 21,000 in weight, valued at £ 24,000 sterling, or Custom's weight 24,000 111?, value £ 24,000; correct weight 21,000 lbs. value £ 108,000 sterling, one- sixth of the entire exports of this country to France; weighed so lightly with this young Statesman. " Now for the Commercial interests. You should be Informed that from the time our distress became so intense as to attract public, notice, what are named screw paragraphs were inserted in the London pa per-, and re- appeared as from the French— that Sir 11. Parnell and Mr. P. T lionYpson were negotiating a Commercial treaty. Sir H. Parnell is a man of considerable ability, and a good road- maker, but be would have- been iis . usefully occupied had lie placed himself on the Pier of Holyhead and pitched pebbles into the Irish Channel in the hope a firm trotting- ground to the Bay of Howth would result from liis labours; for the Hon. Vice, I really do not know what he may expect from his trip to Paris, but I believe he will disappoint no expecta- tion of ours., tlie French will not endure the bare sus- picion of Foreign . Competition— their Ministers may assure him tf of tlifir profound sen e of the importance of his mission;— the best consideration shall be given to a subject they have so much at heart.,— to facilitate a commercial intercourse between the two countries.' Yet they will do nothing— they dare not if they would • and the Ribbons of. St. Etienne, the Silks of Lyons, the shewily Printed Cottons of Rouen, poured into our market in return for British Gold, is the only inter- course they seek. Mr. P. Thompson, granting our case. blade out., still could not give up the system laid down, giving prohibition to us he should have others immediately upon him ; there is a confession; mark this, it is denied not because it is that which we are not entitled to, but to repel other claimants. Aye, he will have the ship owners, the glovers of Worcester, the weavers of Spitalfields, the miners of Derbyshire, who are also starving from foreign competition. " I will now call yonr attention to the opinions on our case of those whose united judgment may be con- sidered equal to the honourable gentleman's. " Mr. Hume, [ uot . Joseph Hume, M. P.] who has for any years filled a high station in the.. Customs has said this to the President of the Board of Trade, e If you wish to prevent smuggling, the only effectual method is prohibition.' What has. the Hon. Member for Leices- ter told his Lordship? ' 1 am convinced there is no medium between the prohibition of French Fancy Ribbons and the destruction of that, trade of Coventry.' " Is it. that the dealers in ribbons desire a continuance of the French trade ? On the contrary, I believe, it will be found that it has not been a profitable one for thein, and we may reckon upon their assistance in our efforls to obtain relief. " A word to those who having acknowledged the hardships of our case, still deny our request - retrace your steps, to acknowledge and repair an error is the sure test of magnanimity; pass not unheeded the low sullen murmur which tells the storm is gathering, lest when the tempest rages Jonah may not suffice to still the troubled wateis." NOTICE TO CUEDI i ons. r Veil ESN UT HUNTER, by Alex- ander, in Condition,- nine Y'ears old, nearly thorough- bred, equal to 14 Stone, and has been regu- larly hunted this Season ; a Brown COB PONY; also a Dark- Green PHAETON, wiih Travelling Boxes, nearly as good as new, and built by HOBSON, Long Acre, London.— For Particulars apply to THE PRINTER ; if by Letter, Post- paid. Plealey Home, A.\ I) NEARLY 100 ACRES OF LAND, Within Six Miles of Shrewsbury. Zo tie Uct, ONE ofthe most delightful R F. SIDFNCF. S with LAND, for a Gentleman Farifier, in the rich and delightful County of Salop. The Dwelling House is perfectly modern, Consisting of Entrance Hall, two Parlours in Front, two. Kitchens thirteen Upper Rooms, Cellaring, Brewhouse, and other Offices ; the Whole most conv eniently disposed, and titled up with every requisite and convenient Fix- ture, all in the best possible Condition. Also excellent Stabling aud other suitable Outbuildings. The Land is from Ninety lo One Hundred Acres of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Laud, rich in Quality, and in a high State of Cultivation. The Garden is capacious, walled round, and stocked with the choicest Fruits in full Bearing. Tiie Premises are situated in the charming Village of PLEALEY, six Miles from Shrewsbury, and only one Quarter of a Mile from the Turnpike Road leading from Shrewsbury to Montgomery, and'the same Dis- tance from that leading from the former Town to Bishop's Castle. The Farm is well watered; there are two Fishponds stocked with Fish for Angling; the Estate and its Vicinity abound with Game: the Scenery of the Country is truly picturesque; and the Neigh- bourhood highly respectable. To an eligible Te lant a Lease will be granted.— Possession may be had at Lady- Day next ensuing, or earlier if required. Apply to Mr. HULBF. RT, Estate Agent, Auctioneer, fbc. X* c. High Street, Shrewsbury, who lias on Sale several valuable Estates of from 300 Acres to 20 Acres, ill the Comities of Salop and Montgomery iSggT In Reply to various Applications for Spring Bank Farm, it is'Let. N. B. This Advertisement will not be continued. ABSCONDED, From the Shrewsbury House of Industry, f.^ LFANOR HUGHES, about as Years KJ of Age, deranged in ber Intellect, a Ruddy ComplexionT Black Ha r cut short, and was dressed in a'Green Stuff Gown; she is a Native of Berrtew, in Montgomeryshire, and supposed to be gone towards Home -— Whoever will cause her to be secneed, and eive Information thereof to Mr. JACOB, Governor of the House of Industry, Shrewsbury, will be rewarded for their Trouble, and all reasonable Expenses paid. Absconded from her Friends. fT ANN A H WEAL, aoeif about 46, 1 about 5 Fectfi Inches high, with Light- Sandy Hair.— She had on a Dark- striped Chocolate- colon ed Gown, a Red and Black Shawl under a Grey Cloak, ninl a Light Shawl tied over a Black Silk Bonnet not very fresh : she was last seen in the Waiting Room at the Infirmary. She was not. quite in her right Mind, and is suppose 1 to have missed her Road, and to be loo confused in Mind tn know where she was g ring— Whoever will give such Information to RICHARD WE < t., of Leebotwood. as may lead to bar Discovery, shall be handsomely levvarded. HpnOSF, Creditors who have not sent in ft a Statement of their. Demands on the Estate and Effects of SAMUEL POOLE, late, of DRAYTON- IN- HAI. ES, in the County of. Salop, Butcher, deceased, are requested to do so on or . before the 5th Day'of January next, or in Default thereof lliey will be excluded all Benefit arising from a Distribution of Ihe same. By Order of the Executors, BUTTEliTON and SON, Solicitdrs. Drayton, IXth lire. 1831. NOTICE TO CHE D ITU US. ' IPHE Creditors who have prrivpd their ^ Debts under a Commission of Bankruptcy award- ed and issued against RICHARD BIRCH, of SHREWS- BURY, in the County of Salop. Grocer, Dealer and Chapman, may receive % DIVIDEND of Nine Shillings and Sixpence m the Pound ilpori their respective Debts by applying to Mr. SAMUEL ASTERLEY; of Shrewsbury aforesaid, Grocer, the Assignee under the said Com- mission. J. W. WATSON, Solicitor to the Assignee. Shrewsbury, 20th Doc. 1S31. Notice lo Debtors and Creditors. NOTICE IS HEHEBY GIVEN, THAT RIP HARD HUGHES, of the. Town of Pool., in the County of Montgomery, Saddler, hath, by In- denture dated the '. S'. li Day of December, 1831, assign- ed over all his Estate and Effects to a Trustee therein named forthe Benefit of such of his Creditors as Will execute the same, or give their Assent thereto, within two Calendar Months from the Date thereof. The Deed now lies for Signature at our Office in Pool aforesaid: and all Persons indebted to the said Richard Hughes are requested forthwith to pay the Amount of their respective Debts to us, who have been authorized bv the Assignee to receive the same, other- wise they will be sued. GRIFFITHES & EYTON, Solicitors to the Assignee. IVele'i Poo!, 26 h Dec. 1831. lie ( iieilt, an Insolvent Debtor. r| 1| lF; C: reclitors of R ICIIA R D G\ Y I!. T P the Elder, formerly of Norton's End, Shropshire, and afterwards of Perry Bar, near Birmingham, in tbe County of Stafford, Farmer, an Insolv ent Debtor, who was heard upon the Matter of his Petition and Schedule at West in lister, in the County of Middlesex, on the 5th Day of March, 1822,, and discharged, are requested to meet at the Office of Messrs. COOK and HUNTER, Solicitors, No. 1, New Inn, London, on Monday, the 9th Day of January next, in the Forenoon, for tbe Purpose of choosing an Assignee or Assignees of the said Insolvent's Estate and Effects. PRESTON BROCKHURST, HAWKSTONE, & c. 1PRNMEZE ROADS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT the TOLLS arising at the several undermentioned Toll Gates npon these Roads will be LET BY AUC- TION, to Ihe best Bidders, at an adjourned Meeting of the Commissioners, to be held at the Holise of Richard Home, known by the Sisrn of the Saracen's Head, in Hadnal, on Tuesday, the 31st Day of January next, between the Honrs of Eleven in the Foienoon and Four in the Afternoon, in the Manner directed by the Acts passed in the Third and Fourth Years of th'e Reign of his late Majesty King George tbe Fourth, " For regulating Turnpike Roads;" which Tolls pro- duced last Year the following Sums: r.. s. D. LOT 1. Old Heath, Harlescott, and Berwick Gates 420 0 0 2. Cotwall, Crudgington, and ltoden Gates 420 0 0 3 Prees Gate 67 0 0 4. Piees Lower Heath and Darlasfftn Gales 47 10 0 5. Holloway Gate 26 6 0 ( 5. Chetwynd End Lane Gate 55 0 0 above the Expenc. es of collecting them, and will be put up at those Sums and in those Lots respectively. Whoever happens lo be the highest Bidder for any Lot or Lots must, respectively, at the same Time pay one Mouth in Advance ( if required) of the Rent at which such Tolls may be Let, and give Security, with sufficient Sureties to the Satisfaction ofthe Trustees of the said Roads, for Payment of the Remainder of the Money monthly. At ibis Meeting other Business vill be transacted. JOHN WILLIAMS, Clerk to the Tnisfc. v. Shrewsbury, Dec. ? 6,1831. The Morning Herald, in along article deprecating the Free Trade policy, complains that the lale visit of Mr. Ponlel Thompson, the Vice- President of the Board of frade, to France, for tbe purpose of persuading Ihe French Government to enter into a more liberal system of trade with this country, proved abortive for tlie want of suflic. ie t firmness on Ibe part of that gentleman, in using " fawning and flattery"— begging that as a favour which he ought lo have demanded as a right; and it adds that, " upon the lowest cal- culation, there is at 11 i s time a commercial annual balance of fifty millions of francs, iu lier trade with Ibis country, in favour of France, nnd of course against England ; in addition to which there are at least two hundred millions of francs expended annu- ally by Br tish residents in, and visitors to, that country. These sums amount to the enormous total of ten millions sterling." It then advances the f;; cl of Russia ( whose duties on our goods amounted be- fore almost to a prohibition) having recently crowned the whole by laying on an additional impost of twelve and a half per cent. 1 in further proof of Ihe indisposi- tion of those powers to whom, to the injury of our own manufactures, we have granted great commercial advantages, lo make any reciprocal return. Al the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, on Monday, the Earl of Marr was found guilty of shoot- ing at John Oldham, Esq. on the 12th of August last, and was sentenced to imprisonment for two months, and to find security f. r £ 5,000 to keep the peace for live years, of to be confined for a further period of six months. Mr. Oldham was at, the time of the offence shooting on a manor of the Noble defendant in the county Of Ptrth. Irritating words passed between the parties, and in the heat of which the Noble defendant discharged his gun at the prosecutor; fortunately, however, without injuring liim. ANOTHER MURDER BY POACHERS'.— A most dreadful murder was committed on Thursday night, the 16th inst. at Ihe Park Farm, near Thornbury, in Glouces'crshire, on a man named George Webb, w ho was employed, with others, in watching Ihe preserves of game of Henry Wemnan, Newman,. Esq. It appears that the keeper, William Jones, and three assistants, of whom Webb was one, were oil the look out, and hearing a gun fired in a Cover, they wenl towards il with all speed. Before they reached the Cover they separated, Jones and one man going on' one side, and Webb and the other man on the op'po'site s- de. CHOLERA. From the Newcaslle- vpon- Tyne Coin ant of Saturday. Since the 7th of this month there appear to have been 153 personsatlacked, 53fatal Cases, and 56recoveries in this town. The increase of new cases of the last 7 days upon the seven previous, seems to have been forty- two, thirteen deaths, and fifty- five recoveries. From this statement it may be inferred that Ihe malady lias'in- cnasjsd in Newcastle with a greater degree of rapidity, in file same length of tiiUC; than at Sunderland. The mortality has, however, been much less than the terrific accounts had led us to anticipate, and it is cheering to observe, that this opinion appears to be very generally entertained. Alarm, we believe, is a feeling indulged in by very few, at least to an immeasurably less. extent than at places at a distance, where, from the accounts that reach us, they appear to imagine, that the disease is decimating the population ofthe district. It is extremely gratifying to state, that the exertions of those to whom the- carrying into operation the various plans for im- proving the health of the town, and providing comforts and conv eniences for those unfortunate enough to suffer an attack of the disease, continue unmitigated, and in the end will, there can be little doubt, prove successful, ' fhe Mayor has issued an order, in pursuance of the powers delegated to him by the Privy Council, that the bodies of all persons who shall die of spasmodic cholera, shall be buried within twelve hours from the time of their decease; an order, the necessity and utility of which cannot be questioned. " At Shields, since the 10th of December, there have been eleven cases, nine deaths and one recovery. At Seghill the disease has entirely disappeared ; and we have not heard that- there have been any further fatal cases in any of the villages in the neighbourhood. " At Sunderland the malady. is rapidlyon Ihedecrease, and we hope to be enabled to state in osir next that it has entirely disappeared. Six cases only now remain; aud a few days ago there was not a single patient in tile large hospital that has been fitted Hp for those afflicted with the epidemic; and although a few sudden cases, which terminated fatally, have since occurred, the town is assuming a much more healthy appearance." The Corenlry Mcrcury of this week contains a letter from Newcastle- upon- Tyne, of Wednesday's date, addressed to Captain Jellicoe, of the recruiting staff in that city, by Mr. Melin, Surgeon of the 9th Lancers, who has been residing at Sunderland and Newcastle for some weeks, for the purpose of studying the symptoms and treatment of the disease; from which letter the following is extracted : — " The disease is really one of the most formidable I ever saw ; every medical man I have conversed with here, many of great experience and high character, admit, that they had no conception of its awful charac- ter until they had seen it. The disease may be briefly defined to bo a total suspension of the functions of all the secreting organs— the eyes secrete no tears- the kidneys no urine— the liver no bile- the bowels no fcecal matter— nor the stomach no gastric juice— the cold apparent perspiration is not secreted from the blood as in health, but resembles more the exudation that precedes decomposition after death— the skin on the hands and feet particularly is shrivelled— the blood ceases Id flrjw through the external vessels, and carries on but a very languid circulation through the interior ones- T- the eyes suddenly sink in the orbits with a black- ish hue around them— the body assumes a darkish lint, sometimes blue, becomes clammy and cold, and the tongue Stil breath also. During this rapid decay, I may almost say death of all the animal functions, the brain remains untouched, the mental- faculties are per- fect, and Professor Majendie, of Paris, most appropri- ately compared the disease to a soul without a body, and on another occasion said, that the disorder began where most others terminated, in death. " It would be vain for me to enter into any detail of the chain of symptoms in proximate cause of this fear- ful malady, lie ther shall I touch on the subject of its contagious properties, as the various phenomena it presents and the apparently capricious course it takes, furnish ample materials for the advocates on both sides of the quest ion, to spin out endless and injurious theories: but I think the practical and prudent man will set all visionary and doubtful speculations al nought, and will guard against the approach of so fatal an enCiny by all available precautions. I consider it likely that the disease, like other epidemics, may arise spontaneously in persons predisposed by debility, from poverty, pre- vious disease, intemperance, & c. to imbibe it, and when once it does appear, that it becomes then communicable tn persons similarly situa'ed. and if much condensed to those in robust health. It has hitherto been confined almost wholly to the poor, the destitute, and the intem- perate. Five cases only occurred in respectable life, four of whom were very free livers, and the other a dissenting minister who was very apprehensive of the disease,. and his spirits much dejected ; the most certain predisposingoanse to the attacksof att febrile contagions. 1 therefore hope anil believe that the healthy, the affluent, and the respectable and well conducted portion of the labouring classes, will have but little occasion foralarm, should tire disease unhappily extend itself, which I fear there is too much reason to si, sper. t it will. It is I hope ou the decline at Sunderland, and therefore 1 have fol- lowed it here to observe whether it suffers any modifi- cation or marked change of character, by local situation or other causes." The man who accompanied Webb says that VVebb was forty or fifty yards from liini, when he suddenly heard a violent, blow, and then Webb called out to lrhn for assistance. Many heavy blows folh/ vved, and he ran towards hiin and saw hhn in the act of falling, and two men running away. A gun was presented at him, but which fortunately flashed iu the pan. On raising W. jbb, he found him in a gore of blood from his head and face,- and iti a dying state. He never spoke a word afterwards, and died almost immediately. Tbe poachers then joined, and directly afterwards fell in with the keeper, Junes, and the other man, knocked Jones down with the butt end of a gun, and beat him dreadfully with the gun or slicks whilst on the ground, and left hitn for dead. They then all made off. Jones had kept, hold'of his gun when on Ibe ground, and on getting up he presented it and fired, but from his agitation and tbe state he was in, it is very doubtful if the shot took effect. An inquest was held the next ( lay at Thombitry, before VV. J. Ellis, Esq. and a very respectable jury, and a verdict was returned of Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown. Tbe head of poor Webb ( who was a most industrious, quiet man, Willi a wife and seven children) wusbterally beaten in. On examining the ground on fhe following morning, there were found tbe butt of a gun broken, and a part of tbe lock guard & c. This part of the gun was immediately recognised as belonging to a man in the neighbour- hood, and some well- known poachers were taken up on suspicion, and examined before W. N Tonge, Esq. The person to whom the gifn was traced had escaped, but was subsequently captured ; and, owing to llie exertions of the Magistrates and Coroner, four were committed lo Law- ford's Gale Prison for re. examin- ation, and two of theni attervvards made a very full confession. One of the principal offenders, named Pearce, whom the others deeply implicate iu the transaction, has for tbe present unfortunately escaped, though traced on Monday last to a farm house at Moreton, nil. re he was concealed, and from which he escaped through a back window of an outhouse, and contrived lo reach a iarge wood near, and though very hotly pursued, managed to elude his pursuers through the darkness of tbe evening. Jones was for some days in a very precarious stnte, but is now, we understand, considered oul of danger. Central Board of Health, Council Office, Whitehall, 13th December, 1831'. SIR, - Agreeably to the intimation given by this Board in the concluding paragraph of their Circular, dated 14th ujt. I have the hononr to transmit the sub- joined " Sanitary Instructions for Communities sup- posed to be actually attacked by Spasmodic Cholera," wiih some observations on the nature and treatment of the disease, drawn up byDrs. Russell and Barry. Every individual being deeply interested in the pre- servation ofthe public health, it is the bounrlen duly of all to endeavour to arrest the spread of disease at its very commencement. In order to attain this important object — 1st. The most efficient arrangements should b'ft' made by the Local Boards of Health, and other authorities, to . obtain tbe earliest and most correct intelligence of every susjjittous case which may occur within iheir jurisdiction. 2d. All unnecessary commun'cation should be pre- vented, as far as possible, between the infected and the healthy, i 3d. As space, cleanliness, and pure air are of the most vital consequence, both to Ihe recovery of the sick person and to the safety of those about film; the patient labouring under spasmodic cholera should either lie placed in a separate, well- ventilated apartment of his own house, if it affnrd such accommodation, and be attended by as few persons as Ihe circumstances of his case will admit, or be induced to submit to an immediate removal to such building as may have been provided for the reception of persons whose circum- stances will not afford the advantages at home of space, air, and separation from the healthy. 4th. When aft ) RiKvitn « l shall have been attacked with this disease, and placed under the most favourable conditions, as already pointed out, both forthe recovery of his own and the safety of the public health, the room or apartnieht where he may have been attacked, and from which It? may ha've been removed, should be purified by scrubbing,' lime- washirfg, free v entilation, and . fumigation by heated sulphuric acid and common satf, with ttlack oxyde of manganese, or the same acid with nit e, or, when these materials cannot be obtained, by strong vinegar thrown on heated bricks. The bed, bedding, and clothes, should be immersed in water, washed with soap, and afterwards fumigated as above. 5th. To correct all offensive smells, chloride of lime may be'applied ; but gical caution is recommended in the use of this material, its frtmes continued for any length of time having been found highly prejudicial to health; more particularly to delicate persons. 6th. A number of steady men, proporlionS'e to the district in which they are to act, should be appointed to lime- wash and purify, as ordered above, under the di- rection of medical authority, such apartments as may be pointed out by the inspectors ofthe Local Board. 7ih. Those who die of this disease should be buried as soon as possible, wrapped in cotton or linen clnth sa- turated with pitch, or coal tar, and be carried to the grave by the fewest possible number of persons; The fu-' eral service t) be performed in the open air. 8th.- It is of the utmost importance to tlie public health that ail improved diet, and flannel clothing, at ieast flannel belts & woollen stockings, should be given to the poor. No person should ever allow himself to sit. down and get cool, with wet feet. The most parti- cular attention should be pi ill to keeping the feet dry and warm. Repletion arid indigestion should be guarded against; all raw vegetables, acescent, unwholesome! food and drink to be avoided. Temperance should be most rigidly observed in every tiling. In short, no means should be neglected which may tend to preserve individual health. The neglect of any or all of these cautions would not of themselves produce the specific disease called spasmodic cholera : but such neglect would most assuredly dispose the individual living in an infected atmosphere to be attacked by this disease, when most probably he might otherwise have escaped. The most effectual means by which this disease may be prevented from extending, is tn enable the poor, who are generally the first attacked, to oppose to its influence, as far as practicable, those ameliorations in diet, clothing, and lodging which public and private charity will, it is hoped, not fail to produce. Observations on the Nature and Treatment of the Disease, drawn up by Drs. Russell and Barry. Of the two great classes of functions performed by the organs of which man is composed, one only is attacked in this disease. The operations of ihe senses and ofthe intelligence are either left untouched, or are affected but in a secondary manner. Those functions, on the contrary, by which existence as a living being is preserved; those complicated powers, by means of which we are for ever appropri- ating and converting into a part of ourselves portions of the rhatter around us; are all and at once deranged by the attack of this terrible malady. Nutrition is annihilated; respiration becomes difficult, irregular, and inefficient; the involuntary muscles no longer perforin their task; ihe voluntary art' drawn into con- tractions by other powers than the will; the blood ceases to Circulate; its physical properties are altered ; its serous portion is suddenly thrown, out upon the intestinal mucous surface of the body; the secretions are all arrested ; the animal heat is no longer produced. Under such rapidly destructive, arid almost uni- versal derangement of function, the most energetic efforts should be directed to re- produce what the disease lias rendered nature unable to keep up, viz.— 1st. Fluidity, heat, and motion in the blood. 2d. Regulated action ill the voluntary, and involun- tary intiscles. Lastly, but above every other consideration, renewed energy m the nervous centre, the source of all vitality and function. No^ remedy at all approaching to the nature of a specific has been as yet discovered for this disease. In fact, no one mode of ciire can be usefully employed under all tile circumstances of any disease. The grades of intensity, and the grouping of the symptoms with which spasmodic- cholera makes its attacks, vary with the conditions of the subject; its treatment, therefore, must vary vvitli these grades and conditions. _ The leading preliminary symptoms generally are, either diarrhoea, spasms, apoplectic vertigo' with nausea, imperfect vomiting, or various combinations of these symptoms. When tlie diarrhoea affords time for distinct treat- ment,, it ought lo be arrested at ijnce by ihe most prompt and efficient measures;— by opium in moderate doses; astringents, local bleeding by leeches, if the subject be plethoric; by cordials and sulphate of quinine, if there be cold sweats; by confining the patient strictly to bed, and keeping up heat; by diet; by emetics. Should sp> sms be the first and leading symptom, snbnitrate of bismuth, cupping along the course ofthe spine, cordial and antispasmodic medicines, opium, frictions, and dry warmth are indicated. But when the patient is suddenly seized with vertigo, nausea, coldness, loss of, pulse, blueness of the skin, shrinking of the features and extremities, with more or less watery discharges and cramps; constituting an aggravated case of the worst type; whether this state shall have come on without warning, or shall have supervened upon either, or both ofthe preliminary sets of symptoms already mentioned, time must not be wasted npon inert measures. Such a patient will in- evitably perish, and within a very few hours, if the paralysed vital functions be not quickly restored. Let him then be immediately placed between warm blankets: aud should no medical person be at hand, let two table- spoons full of common kitchen salt, dis- solved in six ounces of warm water, be given immedi- ately, and at once, if he be an adult. Let dry and steady heat be applied along the coiirse of the spine, and to the pit of tiie stomach, ( if no other means be at hand,) by a succession of heated plates or platters. Let the upper aud lower extremities be surrounded with bags of heated bran, corn, ashes, or sand, arid assidu- ously rubbed with a warm hand; and a little oil or grease to protect the skin. Energetic, complete vomit- ing will probably be. produced by the salt; and perhaps bilious purging, with tenesmus. . Should a medical Irian be on the spot, a moderate bleeding, if it can be obtained, would be desirable pre- viously to, or immediately after the administration of the salt, or of any oilier emetic which may be preferred. The extensively deranged action of those organs, whose nerves are chiefly derived from3 or connected with, the spinal marrow; the' anatomical Characters found about that great source of vitality, after death, in many cases of tins disease; together with the success stated by Dr. Lange, chief physician at Crons'adt, to have attended the practice mentioned below, founded upon these views, in twelve out of fourteen aggravated cases, fully justify the following recommendation: — " In cases such as those jnst described, let the actual cautery be freely applied to one or two, or more places on either side ot the spine, as if for the purpose of form- ing good sized issues. Should the heated iron have produced any excitement of the nervous power, and the salt emetic have caused any portion of tlie bile to flow through, its proper ibid, a great step will have been accomplished towards recovery from the stage erf col- lapse. Cordials and opiates judiciously administered; sinapisms and other external stimulants, mercurials, with mild aromatic aperients, which the intelligence and activity of British medical practitioners will not fail to adapt to the actual circumstances of each case, will conduct Ihe patient safely to the stage of reaction. The organs during the collapsS of this disease, pro- bably owing to deficient vitality-, often give no indica- tion of having been acted upon by repeated doses of certain powerful medicines, which Under other circum- stances would have produced the most pronounced effects. It is, therefore, suggested that this, temporary insensibility of the sys'. eiri shoiHtl not inculcate the a$ M ministration of sri'cfi repeated quantities as could,. by accumulation, when the organs begin to' rcCovir their vitality, give rise to unfavourable results. Thirst being a most distressing symptom of this disease, the quality and temperature ot the drink s' ould perhaps be left to the choice of the patient; but the quantity taken at a time should not exceed four ounces, and should be acidulated with nitrous acid, if the patient will bear it. Should the disease prove extensively and rapidly epidemic in a large community, it would be prudent to establish, stations at convenient distances from . each other, where medical assistance and medidines might be procured without the risk of disappointment or delay, The details of these arrangements are left to the wis- dom of Local Boards of Health. As the symptoms of the consecutive stage of feverish re- ac'tion in cholera differ but little, if at all, from those of ordinary typhus, except perhaps in the greater rapidity with which they but too often run to a fatal termination; and as this kind of fever is treated in no part of the world with more success than in England, the entire management of this stage of the disease is left to the zeal and science of the profession at large. Attentive nursing, and assiduous, well- directed rub- bing, are ofthe utmost importance; a strictly horizon- tal position, however, must be maintained until the heart shall have, partly at least, recovered its action. An erect or even semi- erect position, during the collapse, has been often observed to produce instant death. Warm baths, therefore, for this arid other reasons, are worse than useless: evaporating fluids, and indeed all moisture applied to the skin, seem to be contra- indicated for obvious reasons. Hot- air baths, so contrived as to be applicable in a recumbent posture, and admitting access to the patient for th'e purpose of friction, may be of use. t have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, E. STEWART. Chairman. A subscription i-- in progress among the Protestant Ch rgy of Ireland, towards the relief of their suffering brethren in the southern parts of that kingdom, many of whom, in consequence of utter inability to derive any resources from tithes, are fast approaching a state of destitution and want. The treasurers in Dublin, Messrs Ball and Co. have acknowledged a donation of £ 1000 from the Lord Primate, for the clergy of the diocese of Leigltliri, Ferns, and Ossory. RELIGION DURING THE GUEAT PLAGUE OF LONDON.— As it brought the people into public com- pany, so it was surprising how it brought them to crowd into the churches ; they inquired no more into who they sat near fo or far from, what offensive smells they met with, or what condition Ihe people seemed t6' be in ; but looking upon themselves as all so many dead corpses, they came to the churches without the least caution, and crowded together as if their lives were of no consequence compared lo th* work which they came ahout there indeed the zeal which they showed in coming, and the earnestness and affection they showed in their attention to what they heard, made it manifest what a value people would all put upon the worship of God if they thought every day they attended at the church that, it would be their last.— De Foe's History of the Plague. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN FENWitK- STREETi LIVERPOOL. The most extensive arid destruWivf tire. that baa occurred in Liverpool for many years past took place in Fenwick- streH, on Thursday night/ last. From tlie progress wltieh f| ie flames had made before being dis- covered, and the violence apd rapidity with which they afterwards raged, it has been found impossible to ascertain Ihe cause of the fire or the exact spot in which it originated. If would appear tbat ( he first alarm was given by one of the night walelimen, about half. past nine o clock, at which hour tin fire had made considerable progress in the interior of the seeonjl warehouse in Fi nwick- strcet, ( from Wat'r street,) op- posite the Parish- oflices The lower story of this warehouse was- occupied by Mr, Pringle, agent for Messrs. Livesey & Co. paper- makers; and the upper stories, we understand,, were in llie possession of Mr- Robert. Barnewall, importer of Irish provisions, & c. and. of Messrs. Swainston and Cram, . ship- brokers;' When the alarm was first given, a person named William Count and several others were in Mr. Feet's public- house, iu Fenwii k- street: they immediately rushed lo Ihe spot, and as soon as tbe outer door hail been unlocked, they broke open the inner door, for the purpose of saving some part of ( he stock. Ai this time the fire was confined to the second and third stories of Ihe building, and had not descended lo the ground- floor : they, accordingly, had time to remove the books nnd a great portion of the stork of paper from Mr. Pringle's warehouse to the public hotiscnnd oilier places of safely. At length, however, the flames burst through the ceiling and prevented their further operations. Mr. Pririgle states that he let's his warehouse locked up at six o'clock, natittg pre- viously slaked tbe iircs so completely as ( iiextinguish them. Mr. Swainston also states, fiiaf, shortly after! seven o'clock, when he left his office on the second floor, the fire in the private office was out, the one in. the general office nearly so; and his Clerks add, ( hat, when they closed the otfices at eight, the fir<> was extinguished. Mr. Swainstori informs us, that tlwre was nothing in his offices to, feed a fire w hich became? a general conflagration ill less than two hours after- wards. All the accounts agree that Yhe fire first broke out at the back of the premises. The smell of some, th ing burning was strongly felt- shortly alter, niiid o'clock, and had reached as far as Rvrrton at tile time the fire- bell beg'ari ringing. From whatever cause Ihe fire Origiiurteif,'- ft ^ in all directions with frightful Violence and rapidity, The extensive warehouse of Messrs. R; Bhteson & Coj on the one hand, and tho- e occupied by Messrs; Paf- teson & Baird, on the other,- Were speedily in flames; Several engines wCve on the spot before Mi o'clock ; it was long, however, before any sufficient supply of water could be obtained, and, in fhe mean time, the flames got rapidly a- liead. Four of Ihe engines at length obtained a supply from the mains of the Liver- pool and Harrington Wafer Company ; but these were insufficient to feed the other engines. The Bootle Water Company's mains were afterwards opened, and a full supply was then obtained for all the engines. The firemen of the Norwich engine had to break through a wall, and Carry their hose into Back Castle- stfeef, before they could obtain a full supply. That the supply oT water was at, first iu- sufficient for the whole of the engines will not he wondered at, when we state that. each engine throws,- on the average, a gallon pr. r stroke. When the engines at length began to play, the three warehouses to which we have referred were in a complete blaze. The scene presented by Ih'e burn- ing pile was awful and terrific in Ihe extreme. The reflection of the flames was Seen for, miles around, and every object in the neighbourhood was brilliantly illuminated and distinctly visible. On the first, alarm of fire, Mr. PafTour, whose exertions during the night deserve particular mention, arrived on the spot with a posse of constables. A strong body of the watchmen were promptly on the spot, under the superintendence of LiCufpnant Sliipp. The crowd, which was now considerable, recom- mended the br aking open of the doors', for the purpose of getting out the property ; but the con- stables objected, in order lo prevent robbery. Before the owners of the warehouse arrived, the flames had burst through the roof and extended along the third floor. This occurred al jibotit half past ten, and the appearance at Ihe moment was truly alarming. It was, at eleven o'clock, quite evident that there • was no chance of Sav ing that part of ll. e warehouse which was next to Water street; and ( he Slterition of the firemen w- as then turned to tbe preservation of the Parish. office, which was momentarily threatened with destruction, the wind then blowing up Water- street, and Wafting tiie flames, of course, towards that building. The opposite windows now, too, vomited forth their Harries ; and already the window frames in ( he Parish- oflices had ignited. Ori fhes! e, on the wall, and on the roof, played two engines; but still the window frames continued to burn. As these cum- mun'cafed with internal beams of Wood, there was every probability of tire fire extending, when, with great presence of mind, Lieutenant Shipp knocked out the windows arid . window frames, and thus far lessened the chance of ignition There was reason, however, to think", that even this expedient would have been unavailing, had there not fortunately fallen, at one o'clock, a heavy s iower of hail, which was instantly followed by the wind veering rnUnil tn ( he north, which created a strong current through Fenwick street. Fenwick- street. Water- Street, and Brunsvvick- slreet being kept fiee frorri the crowd, large quantities of goods, principally bales of cotton, w ere removed from the burning warehouses, and piled up in Brunswick- street, Caslle street, Ruinford street, & c. The use of the Corn Exchange was given up for Ihe same pur- pose. We have not heard of any depredations bavinf been committed except by One fellow, who wass( oppe3 by a watchman in Pooi- I ane, while carrying off a firkin of butter belonging to Messrs. Patteson and Co', By the exertions of the firemen, whose conduct throughout entitles them to the highest praise, tho fire was prevented from extending further towards Bruriswick- strrel, and between three and four o'clock its fury began fo abate. It is extremely fortunate lhat the fire was prevented from extending to the large oil Warehouse, which is only the second building from the last burnt down. Had it extend d so far, the mischief would have been incalculably great. The warehouses destroyed extended to about 120 yards in length, by about 15 yards iri breadth, and they were all six stories high. They belonged to Mr. Arthur Heywood, fhe banker, and were insured to Ihe amount of £ 3,500. The valtie tif the buildings alone was about double that amotlnt. The total damage has not. been ascertained, but it is supposed to exceed £ 30,'' DO. Among the goods stored in the warehouses were Considerable quantities of cotton, hides, flour, provisions, indigo, & c. belonging to merchants, whose offices are situated hi other pails i. f town. Among tbe parties who thus suffered, are Messrs. Mofiiieux, Taylor, and Co. Messrs. Cropper, Benson, and Co. Messrs. Bolton, Ogden, and Co.- Messrs. Beckwith and Hutchinson, & c. & c. but believe tbe whole loss sustained by these and oilier houses is more than covered by what are called " floating policies." The insnrance- olf cestjpon which the loss will fall are Ibe Manchester, the Globe, ( hc- Wcst nf England* the Sun, tbe Leedn and Yorkshire, the County, the Royal Exchange, Ihe Norwich, the Protector, ihe London Assurance, the Alliance, and the Imperial. The loss, when divided among these- different companies, will not be severely felt by eacli » . BANKRUPTS, DfccfeMBEft23.— James Brown and TIM.-. Brown, of Bromley St. Leonard, black- ash manu- facturers.— Thomas Lailey, of Cotton- street, High- street, Poplar, cheesemonger.— Heliry Pain, of Nevv- man- street, Oxford- street, builder.— John Hawkins and George Ileddis, of Haymarket, wine- merchants.— Adam Morton, late of Richmond, Surrey, wine- merchant.— William Plimpton and William Smith Plimpton, late of Lower Thames- street, seedsmen.— Abraham Thompson, of Barnard Castle, Durham, linen- draper.— Charles Cliff, of Sheffield, dealer in hats.— Abraham Ward Collard, of Liverpool, merchant.— Edwin Crookes, of Sheffield, lacemari.— Michael Canavan, of Macclesfield, draper.— John Rinder, of Leeds, butcher.— James Hunt, of Preston, wine- merchant.— James Young, of Wells next the Sea, Norfolk, surgeon.— James Hardisty, of llorsforfb, Yorkshire, money- scrivener. John Williams, of Saint. Wollos, Monmouthshire, coal' merchant.— James Chapman, of Wells next the Sea, Norkfolk, merchant.— Clement Negus, of Strcatham, Cambridgeshire, cordwainer. INSOLVENT.— fohn do Buck Wynand, of Broad- street buildings, merchant. FXTENSIVE I'FRTF AT NEWARK.— At miAiifellfror* Saturday last it was announced at Newark, that'flie- extCusiVe sfeaiii Corn- mills belonging., lu. Mrs- r-^ William Taylor and Co. situate n. t Carlton,, about, seven miles from that town, wesje ( Tallies. The engines tmmedialely repaired to the spot, at which time the mills were burning in all' part*, with, the Utmost fury, illuniinaling the surrounding country. The engines immediately commence li pJuying upon ( he burning pile, but without efPct, as. the raghig element had proceeded'to such a height that it was. found to be impossible to cheek its progress, anil notwithstanding the exertions of the firemen, by four o'clock on the Sunday morning Ihe extensive premises were completely gutted, presenting a heap of smoking ruins. An attempt was made on the first discovery of Ihe fire to rescue some part of the moveable pro- perly from the flames, consisting of sacks of flour, wheat, barley, and oats, of which an immense quantity was deposited in the mill; but all attempts were fruitless The fire is supposed to have been the act of incendiaries, and, unfortunately, the property was not insured. It was a recently erected mill, and the cost of ihe fabric was £ 10,000. A part ot the property destroyed consisted of 3,000 sacks o flour and 1,6 Q quarters of wheat. THE WARRIOR. TIIF battle fought, the vict'ry gain'd, '! he Warrior sheaths his bloody sword, And, sailing homewards, seeks to find The comforts which his friends afford. With hard- earn'd glory cover'd o'er, To England tlmi'd wilh anxious eyes, He sees at length the British shore, He sees his native cliffs arise. Alas 1 how empty human joys :-— He seeks his parents, seeks in vain— For long since Death's appalling voice Had called litem hence to join his train. He seeks the place in which they died; But,. ait! his happy dreams ate o'er— The axe had thrown the walls aside. The well- known cot was notv no more. .1.1!. I. ORD ALTHORP & MR. HULTON. William Hnlton, F. sq. of Hulton Park, Hulton, a niagis'rate ofthe ertuity of Lancaster, who officiated ascliaiiman of the magistral* s of Lancashire at the j « rind of tin memorable procec dings of the 16th of August, lt! lt<, Ims, in consequence of some observa- tions from I ord Aiihnrp in ihe House of Commons, reflicling on Ihe conduct of ihe magistracy on that occasion, tendered his resignation as a magistrate of the county. Lord Allhorp, hearing of the circum- stance, wrote to Mr. Hultou nil the subject, which led to the following correspondence between them, which is published with the Consent of Mr. Hnltou, who does net appear to think the explanations uf the Chancellor of Ihe Exchequer satisfactory. Notwith- standing the persuasions of Mr. Hulton's brother n; agistint( s and friends, he is determined to remain no longer in the commission of the peace, and on lite 14th instant addressed the annexed letter to the magistrates of ( he Hundred of Salford. The follow- ing is Ihe pfr- iiuiis correspondence between Lord Althorp and William Hulton, Esq.:— " TO THE MAGISTRATES OK THE HUNDRED or 8ALTOR11. « Hulton Park, Dec. 14,1831. " Gentlemen,— At the Inst Quarter Sessions you did me Ihe honour to express your regret at my seccssic. il from the bench Your kind sentiments haie bten niosl gratifying lo me. 1 beg leave lo lay before yon a correspondence which w ill fully explain the tause of my r< signation. " 1 remain, gentlemen, « ' Your faithful friend and servant, " W. HVI. TON." the kingdom, then 1 felt myself called upon, as i chairman of the committee of magistrates, upon whom the responsibility in 1819 devolved, publicly to declare, that I would not submit lo be thus taunted, especially at a crisis when, if I acted according to my deliberate construction of the law of England, I should repeat the same line of conduct which 1 pur- sued in 1819. If I neglected thus to art, I should probably have to witness the conflagration of the great manufacturing establishments I was bound by my oath to guard ; if 1 conscientiously performed my duty, 1 should expose myself to a prosecution by his Majesty's Attorney- General. Under such cir- cumstances could 1 remain on the bench ? Would your lordship have advised any friend of your ow- n, so situated, to retain bis office? Your lordship states, that " you had entirely forgotten that I had any concern in that transaction, if you ever knew it." This assertion tony be intended merely as a vehicle for contempt. Humble an individual as I am, I should have imagined that, to one who took the active interest which yonr lordship did in the affairs of JS19, my name might have been as familiar as that of Deacle. Humble individual as 1 am, honour, the firmest basis of private life, foibids that 1 should tamely submit lo have Ihe epithet " revolting" applied to any transaction in which I had partici- pated. " I hnve only further to add, upon my word as a gentleman— a word which would, 1 believe, obtain credence among men of all political parties in this neighbourhood— that neither at Manchester in 1819, nor at any subsequent period, have I allowed my own Tory principles, firm and unbending though fhey arc, to interfere with my duties as a magistrate. What benefit may result to the government from driving the friends of order from the commission of the peace remains to he proved.— 1 have the honour fo he, my lord, your lordship's most obedient humble servant, " WILLIAM HL'LTON." « Downing- street, Nov. 11, 1831. " Sir,— 1 have this day received a letter from a genthman of Ihe name of Philips, staling to me, in rather angry terms, lhat in consequence of some expressions used by me iu the House of Commons, you had fell yourself so much aggrieved, that you liad erased to act as a magistrate. I think he must he misinformed; but as 1 certainly never did say any thing which could by possibility induce you to take this step, and as I should be extremely sorry if any erroneous report of what 1 did say should hate induced you to lake it, although 1 do not believe this to he the case, I think it safer to write to yon at once upon the subject. 1 ill I got Mr. Philips's letter, I was not aware that I had even alluded to the unfortunate transactions at Manchesler in 1819. Upon the receipt of his letter, however, 1 see, that in the dehn'e on Colonel Evans's motion for a committee of inquiry into the case of Mr. and Mrs. Deacle, he having { lddttced Ibe case of Manchester, in 1819, as a precedent, I did allude to it, aud staled the reasons why I did not think the two cases analogous. I did this, because, hav ing myself moved for a committee of inquiry in 1810, it was incumbent upon me to show the reasons why 1 thought the cases dissimilar. " In the report of what 1 said in Ihe Mirror of Parliament, lliere is nothing that could give offence to any individual. I hate no means of knuwing whether that report is correct or not; but 1 am per- fectly sure I could have said nothing offensive to you, as 1 had entirely forgotten that you had any concern in that transaction, if I ever knew it. " 1 did undoubtedly reffr to the circumstances of Ihe case in general terms of disapprobation, but 1 did not apply those terms to the magistrates— still less to tiny individual magistrate; and, therefore, unless you have sctii a report of what I said, very different from that which appears in the Mirror of Parliament, 1 think it impossible that you should have retired from the bench of magistrates inconsequence of what I suid in the House of Commons. " 1 have the honour lo br, Sir, " Your most obedient humble servant, " ALIHOIIP, « Hulton, Esq.'' • " Sir,— I have had the honour to receive your answer to my note. I must, in the first place, enter my protest against being made answerable for reports of what 1 say in parliament. I told you I could not lie at all sure that ( he report in the Mirror of Parlia- ment was a correct one, nor can 1 be sure that the reports which you have referred to are inC'- rrccl; but I think they must be, because 1 do not believe I ever used the words " revolting" and " frightful" in pub- lic speaking iu my life. Eloquent people use these sort of exaggerated expressions; speakers like tne do not. The words imputed to me in the Mirror of Parliament are " most unjustifiable." The sentence is, " Thinking, as I did, the acts which were com. milted there were most unjustifiable, I considered it my duty to move for a cominitlee of inquiry." 1 think it probable that this is the correct report of what I said. You seem to think, that when I told you ( hat 1 did not recollect lhat you had been con- cerned in ( he transactions at Manchester in 1819, that 1 meant to convey a feeling of contempt by so saying; 1 beg to say I had no such intention what- ever. I hope it is not my habit lo say what is offensive to any n an; and if I was to express any such feeling towards a gentleman of my own rank in society, as you are, 1 should be guilty not only of gross impropriety, but of great folly. As to the question of your retirement from the bench of magis- trates, you are the best and only judge of what you ought to do. You differ in political opinions from the present administration most decidedly, as I am aware. You have no right to expect lhat, in coming into office, they should abandon the opinions which they have always professed; and if you do not like to act as a magistrate while the administration of ihe coun- try is in the hands of men professing and acting upon those opinions, Ihey cannot be blamed on that ac- count. In my former letter, having made some cor- rections, I employed my Private Secretary to copy it, which is the reason, and my apology, fur not writing it in my own hand. I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient and humble servant, " ALTHORP. " Downing- street, Nov. 10,1831." associates at York, and afterwards of some of ihe Yeomanry a! Lancaster, both of which were pub- lished, a complete confirmation will be found ofthe histo'rica! fuels contained iu my statement; but if there be any circumstances in my narrative ut variance with the infornialion your lordship may have obtained elsewhere, and your lordship will do me the favour to advert to the points, I will under- take to confirm my statement by incontrovertible testimony. How pre- eminently distinguished are the ma- gistrates who acted ou that alarming conjuncture— firm, temperate, and judicious— the conservators of the public peace; when contrasted with lliose who lately excited the severe animadversion contained in the circular of the Home Secretary, or of those who did not prevent (" von defendit injvriam" *) the late atrocious destruction of lives aud property under ci reu instances of danger comparatively trivial. My Lord, if our best magistrates are lo be thus insulted, aud their feelings to be thus trifled wilh, who that are really competent, independent and honourable, will be found to act ? I beg lo cull your lordship's attention to a cir- cumstance which may appear unimportant, but it is deserving of notice. The Times paper, which can. not be accused of opposition to your lordship, lias not given those offensive expressions. Did the nble editor suppress the observation because it was un- founded or indiscreet ? Be that its it may, il is an indisputable fact, that before Ibe trial lit Lancaster, when evidence WHS admitted of previous training, w hich Judge Bayley hud refused lo receive al York, fhe Times paper had been bitteilv severe against the Manchester magistrates ; but since lhat tiial I have never seen a paragraph in that paper reflecting on the proceedings of the magistrates on lhat itn- poraut occasion. The general feeling of a vast majority of all per- sons of property residing iu the town nnd neigh- bourhood of Manchester was then, ami still remains the same— that the gentlemen your lordship has thought proper to calumniate, saved the town from Ihe horrors of pillage and devastation. Pause, my lord, iu your rash career, ere it be too late; in private life enthusiastic indiscretion may be palliated by good intention, but ill the important office which your lordship has ventured to under- take, sound judgment, grounded on deliberate and impartial investigation, becomes indispensable. 1 have ihe honour to remain, my lord. Your lordship's very obedient servant, FRANCIS PHILIPS. To the Right Hon. Vise. Althorp, & c. nient in what I thought a necessary reform of the British representation in the Commons House, 1 will expose to the utmost the pretensions arid encroach- ments of the revolutionary band, who think they are about to succeed in substituting themselves for the British dominion in this island. Their compactness shall not daunt me, nor their denunciations deter me. " Before I would stoop to be ruled by such a set I would sacrifice, did I possess them, fifty lives. Let every Protestant in Ireland but SAY THIS and the country will he saved. " Believe me yours, very faithfully, " WESTMEATH." REVOLUTIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. • This quotation is part of Ihe motto in the litle- page of the pamphlet sent lo bis lordship :—" Eleitiin si is, qui non defendit iujitriiiui, iterjue propnlsal, cum potest, ii. jnsle faeit qualis Itaheiiiliis esl is, qui non inodo non repellit, set! etiam ntljuval in. juriitm?"— Cic. de Off. THE MARQUIS OF WESTMEATiL " Hulton Park, Nov. 14, 1831. " My Lord,— 1 hate had the honour lo receive a letter in which your lordship's name is subscribed. 1 ought fo have answered it hy return of post, but as it arrived on Sunday, w hen 1 had other duties to per- form, I shall make no apology for one day's delay. Who ' the gentleman of ( lie name of Philips' is, who has written to your lordship ' in rather angry terms,' I know not. 1 regret extremely lhat any one should have addressed yonr lordship on so unimportant a subject; and still more, if, in voluntarily becoming my advocate, he has used terms meriting ( he epithet jour lordship luis applied to him. Before I proceed further, I must claim exemption from all liability to which 1 might be exposed, by a breach of parlfa- menfarv privilege, if such should occur in Ihe course of, my reply. Il is perfectly true that 1 have just ceased to act lis a magistrate, on account of the designation which your lordship has been pleased lo give of liie transactions at Manchester i, i 1819. The words attributed lo your lordship, and w hich have been circulated by various newspapers, were uttered, as your lordship is aware, on Colonel Evans's notice in Mr. and Mrs. Deacle's case. They were these:— " T hat the loss of lives on that occasion ( alluding ( o Manchester) was frightful, and that all the circum. stances were of an extraordinary and revolting nalurc " These words might have formed part of that " general disapprobation," which your lordship acknowledges that you expressed. First, as to Ibe loss of lives. Two people were killed in St. Peter's field— one, a woman, who, having prrsonated Ihe Goddess of Reason, was trampled to death in the crowd; the other, a special constable, who was cut down unintentionally by a private of a drsgoon regiment This was the frightful sacrifice of life, which saved Manchester from a worse fate than Bristol has since undergone. Two other lives were lost on the night of the 16th of August, when the provision shops were assailed by the mob. On the succeeding day an old pensioner was beaten to death wilh portions of his own loom, because he had expressed loyal attachment to his King; and subse- quently, a man died, whose case formed the cele- brated Oldham inquest. I lament as deeply as any man can do fhe loss of a fellow countryman in a civil strife; but whether the terms " unfortunate," which your lordsllip gives in your letter, and " revolting," w hich is attributed to your lordship, would not be bet ter bestowed on more recent events, may at least admit of doubt. Had your lordship considered the peculiar difficulties ofa magistrate's situation in this populous neighbourhood, you would scarcely have pointed any • if them out for execration at Ibis period of irrational excitement. But your lordship states in your letter, that though you did « refer to the circumstances in general terms of disapprobation, you did not apply those terms lo the magistrates " To whom, may I venture loask, did these expressions reft r ? There were only two parties; on the one hand, the civil authorities, wi ll the military acting under their orders ; on the ol'.- r, Messrs. Hunt, Carlile, and their com patriots, leading on an infuriated mob, who had been long trained tu the use of arm*. Were Ihe epithets intended for the orators or the assembly ? Could any man of common sense doubt fur whom Ihe terms of " disapprobation" were intended, uttered as they were hy a minister, with whose permission similar emblems of revolution, caps id' liberty, and Iri coloured flags have been triumphantly paraded, if not carried, lo the King's Palace ? As Lord Allhorp the member fur Northamptonshire, you had undoubted right to express, ill jour place in parlia mint, your abhorrence of the measures we were painfully obliged to adopt. To balance this disap probation, we had the recorded thanks of the reign ing monarch, the support uf Ihe greatest legal author ilies of the day, and fhe verdicts of two juries. But when yonr lordship, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and leader in the House of Commons, rose lo censure magistrates whose conduct, if not acceptable ( o your lordship, was gratefully acknowledged at the time ( and dial lime twelve years ago) by nearly all ( he owners of properly in the most crowded hundred in " My Lord,— My absence from home delayed Ihe receipt of your lelter. I must venture upon one or two brief remarks. Yonr lordship will neither deny nnr admit the use of the word ' revolting.' as stated iu many journals, or ' most unjustifiable,' as quoted from the Mirror of Parliament. Butasyonr lordship seems to think the last superlative epithet so much the more gentle of the two, I will nssume that it was the one applied by your lordship to some parties engaged in the transactions ut Man- chester, in l,° l9. As your letters ure not marked ' private,' 1 have shewn ( hem ( o several of my friends holding differcn( political sentiments. They, uud the public, had come lo the same conclusion ns myself, and fancied ( erroneously as it now appears) thut yonr observations applied ( o the magistrates. It may be very presumptuous lo mukethe enquiry; but it would be extremely consolatory tu me to hear from your lordship for whom the remark was intended ? I would not take the liberty of asking Ihe question, if your lordship had not volunteered the denial of its application to myself. I have only further lo observe, that your lordship 1 has no right* lo assume for a moment tluit I retired from the Bench, because ' I did not like lo act as a magis- trate while Ihe administration of the country is iu the hands of men professing and acting upon poli- tical opinions from which 1 decidedly differ.' I should be as proud to hold my commission under Lord Holland, the present Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, as uuder the most revered Tory. It was your violent animadversion, made uuder cir- cumstances to which I have before referred, that drove me" from a public station. " 1 have the honour to be, & e. " W. HLLION." [ From ihe Dublin Evening iWoiZ.] The following letter was addressed hy this nuble lord to Lord Lorton, under the impression that his lordship would have been the chairman of, or nt least present at, the late Protestant meeting. That not having heen the case, we did not feel at liberty to give it publication until all objections on the score of etiquette had been removed. We do so now with very great feelings of satisfaction, thoroughly con- vinced as wc arc, that a document better calculated to expose the machinations of Mr. O'Connell and his desperate faction, or to open the eyes of the infatuated peasantry who are his deluded dupes, never found its way ( o the public through the medium of the press. Ixt hut every Protestant in Ireland have the courage to avow his real sentiments, and give expression to his real opinions, as the noble marquis has done, and we may defy Pope and popery, repeal and rs vo- lution :—• « Clonyn, Dec. 2. " My Dear Lord Lorton,— I have received a circular this day, inviting me to a meeting on the 7th, in Dublin, for the purposes named in it; and as one of the signatures is yours, 1 take the liberty of asking yon to he so kind as to answer for me there, as I nm obliged lo be iu London on the 8th, and unfortunately cannot attend that meeting on Ihe 7th, which I deeply regret. " If you will he so good as to bttrihen your memory with sentiments they are as follow :— I w as not in parliament to give a vote on fhe Roman Catholic claims, but 1 gave my mite of aid to them out of doors, thinking that for justice sake they should ha heen conceded. One reason, however, for my so doing vras, that the leaders of that Class, and those em Extract of a letter from Paris:—" The revolu- tions of France, Belgium, Poland, and Italy have not educated one poor child, who was not before instructed— have not diminished, in anyone towu or village in Europe, the price of the quartern loaf — have nut led to Ihe extension of religious or moral feeling in any one Slate— have not encouraged, in the smallest degree, the fine arfs or literature— have not improved the roads or lengthened the canals of any one district— have not diminished the Istes, either geneial or local, of any Government— have not employed Ihe workmen, given protection to Ihe labourer, secured the rights of property, or prevented the progress of disease, or relieved the necessities of human nature. This is the negative character of these revolutions. But here we must r. ot arrest our enquiries into the character of these revolutions. We must not merely judge them by what they have not done, but we must look to what . ihey have effected. 1st.— They have rendered necessary an European arming. 2d.— They have led to the loss of tens of thousands of lives. 3d.— They have encouraged the fiercest and most unnatural passions. 4th.— They have destroyed in many Slates ( hut bond of union which ought lo subsist between those Who govern and those who are governed, ftth— They have led lo taxation of a most oppressive and ruinous extent, on those who can least afford to support the burtheusof ( he State, fish.— They hnve destroyed public credit, and have ruined the manufacturer, the farmer, nnd the merchant. 7th.— They have led lo Ihe enactment of laws aud ordinances against the liberty of the press-, not only in France but all over Europe. 8th— They have led to civil war— lo conspiracies of worknieu against their masters— to disputes be- tween their fellow- citizens, and lo the spoliation of the temples of religion and of the altars of God. 9th.— They have led to the separation of Belgium from Holland, although those two countries were evidently designed by nature and Providence to be placed under the sceptre of the same Monarch. 10th.— They have led to the utter ruin of Poland— to breaches of treaties— to perjury— to assassination — to pillage and robbery*, and to the destruction of property to au immense amount. 1 Ith.— They have led lo the military organization of nations which should have been occupied with the arts of peace, instead of being constantly tormented by the toils and expense of Ihe institutions of National and Civic Guards; aud 12lh— They have destroyed the peace aud repose of society, without substituting in their place any other principle which can secure lo uian either domestic, civic, or national happiness." On the . Id inst. the Rev. Richard Webster Huntley, A. M. was instituted by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Gloucester, to the Rectory of Boxwell cum Leighton, in that county and diocese. Among the Prizes awarded at the Smithfield Club Meeting, on Monday, were— The First Prize of 20 sovereigns, ill Class II. to James T. Senior, Esq. for bis 4- year and 10 J months old Hereford ox ; bred by Mr. John White; and a silver medal, as the breeder of the same, to Mr. John White.— The First Prize of 15 sovereigns, in Class HI. to Mr. John Slater, for his 4 years and 3 months old Hereford ox; bred by Mr Dodson; and a silver medal, as the breeder of the same, to Mr. Dodson.— The First Prize of Ten Sovereigns, in Class IV. to Mr. Richard Kitelee, for his 3 years and 6 months old Hereford ox; bred by Mr. Walford ; and a silver medal, as the breeder of the same, to Mr. Walford. IMPORTANT TO TALLOW CHANDLERS. Mr. Henry Ryall, tallow- chandler, & c. of Frome, recently addressed a letter to the Honourable Commissioners of Excise, whether or not his premises were to be inspected by the officers of Excise after the expiration of the candle duty, which ceases on the 1st of Jan. 1832, he not being a melter of rough tallow. Mr. Ryall's letter was returned to the Supervisor of Excise to report on the same, which was to the following effect:—" On examining the act recently passed, I find that all tallow- chandlers will he con sidered as melters of tallow, and will be inspected by the officers of Excise : and all persons making candles for sale after the Istday of January, 1832, without making a regular entry at the nearest Excise Office, will subject themselves to a penalty of £ 200."— Unth Journal. THE HORSE DEALER. [ FROM HOOD'S COMIC ANNUAL.] " Sir,— I have had Ihe honour of receiving your letter. 1 may have beep wrong in volunteering a letter to you. My reason fordoing it was, that 1 never wish, if 1 can avoid it, to give offeiue to any one. 1 was informed I bad given offence lo you, I had not intended lodoso, and I wrote lo you with the intention of removing any such impression from your mind, if it existed there. In this I have failed, and therefore I do not feel myself called upon to say any thing more. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, " ALTHORP. Douning- street, Nov. 26, 1831." My Lord,— As your lordship will not be pleased to' say any thing more,' I shall feel myself perfectly justified in giving any degree of publicity to Ihe letters which have passed between us. I beg lu account for some expressions in my first letter, by stating that it was written after your lordship and Lord John Russell had heen in correspondence with the Birmingham Political Union, and bcfcre his Majesty's Proclamation had declared lhat and simi- lar societies illegal. " 1 have the honour to be, & e. & c. " W. HULTON." LETFER FROM MR. PHILIPS TO I. ORD ALTHORP. The following is the letter of Mr. Philips lo Lord Althorp, which called forth the correspondence between his lordship and Mr. Hulton :— ( COPY.) Bank Hull, near Stockport, Nor. 9, 1831. My Lord,— A few days tigo I was informed lhat Mr. Hulton, of Hultou Park, had retired froin the bench; and Ibis day, whilst attending my duty as Deputy Lieutenant, attesting some of the Cheshire Militia, I was given to understand that the loss of his valuable services has been occasioned by an observation of your lordship iu the House of Com- mons, censuring Ibe conduct of the magistrates who acted al the public meeting held in Manchester on the 16th of August, 1819. Scarcely conceiving it possible that n minister of the crown could have been so ill informed and so indiscreel, I have referred to the columns of the Morning Chronicle and Morning Herald, of Sept. 2Slh, und there, lo iny great astonishment, have found expressions which 1 am confident yonr lord- ship will deeply lament, if you calmly investigate the facts of ( he case. Under an impression that your lordship's inten- tions are honourable, t cannot doubt lhat you will gladly avail yourself of every opportunity of cor- recting erroneous couclusiuus, tin a subject so peculiarly momentous at ihe present crisis; and, therefore, 1 take Ihe liberty of requesting your lordship's acceptance and perusal of a pamphlet 1 published a few months alter the meeting; which I transmit by this poet, in u separate envelope. By a reference to ( lie ( rials of Hunt and his ployed ) lo answer for them, never hesitated to assure Ihe Protestants that when that question was adjusted, all party animosities connected with religious subjects should he buried for ever ; nay, at a meeting called the ' Leinster Meeting,' held at Mtillingar, at which 1 presided, I heard Mr. O'Connell condemn Ihe folly of England for nut conceding those claims, as he himself ( supposing that she did) would answer for producing ' two millions of men to aid her,' if ever she should have occasion for them. " Ever since that lime Sir. O'Connell has been, in my opinion, unceasing in his efforts, both in and out of parliament, to ruin England by foul anil wicked pretexts, to accomplish a repeal of the Union, and the separation of the two countries. This he denies, but I judge hy his acts. For this purpose a system of ( error has been established to gain general aid in this island for these truly infernal objects. Many of the higher classes, and many of the respectable nnd educated among the commercial classes of the Roman C atholics, I believe, deplore these proceedings, but few have been hold enough to oppose than. The ignorant peasantry in the mean time have been appealed to, and every effort has been made lo imhtie ( heir minds with a spirit of hatred and ferocity against every one who will not enlist himself under the egotism and political tergiversation of Mr. O'Connell. No man who has ever Itarned to think for himself can believe this system can be permitted fo go on. The laws of nature forbid it. The Christian doctrine is altogether opposed to the spirit lie is endeavouring fo infasc into the people of Ire- land ; and the British constitution, under w hich we profess to liie, is every day violated and insullcd by Iiis language and proceedings. The power of govern mcnt has been for the moment paralysed by the demand for parliamentary reform in England, aiid Mr. O'Connell has set himself up in Ibis cris's in Ireland to brow beat parliament, to endeavour to supersede the source of the laws, and to undermine their authority, as well as that of the executive, the magistracy, and the civil power in every branch of it. But Mr. O'Connell is the sponsor, I may say, for the compact the Roman Catholics made wilh Pro- testant England, when they obtained their emanci- pation ; yet, regardless of this, he is notwithstanding forward with claims fur further political power to he placed in his grasp, ( who has so faithlessly exercised what lie has usurped over and above what was con- ceded,) under the name of reform in Ireland. I, ns an humble individual, consider these proceedings as a gross breach of faith with me, as one who gave my mite of aid to admit him into parliament; it was but a mile, 1 acknowledge, but it warrants me in thinking for myself now, and 1 am determined ( o do so. " As professing the Protestant religion I feel myself hourly insulted hy bis boasting, and his pretensions to rule Ireland of himself. I can have no community of political feeling wilh a man who 1 am certain wishes io subvert the present order of society, and subslitute nothing even respectable in- its stead. I think every Protestant in Ireland should make com- mon cause against him and his principles, till they are put down. I think continual meetings should be held to expose his meditated treason to the Eng- lish people, and to strip his odious intentions of their flimsy covering, and which could not impose for a moment, except on our ignorant and uneducated pi a ( a n try. " Such meetings will promote a community of feeling among the Protestants from one end of Ireland to the other, nnd excite their high spirit, too long trilled with. I think the Protestants should closely associate and organise if necessary. 1, for one, will go every length Ihe laws of God, and of man, and of the land, authorise nie, in repressing the tide of revolution which threatens the destruction of the country and of its institutions. " I have written this in great haste, being on the move to morrow, having only received the invitation this day, and having mush to do. Had I had more leisure, I should have written at greater length and in a more connected form ; hut thongh I am not writing for effect, 1 am sure this plain statement of my genuine sentiments will not be the less cordially acceptable to the loyal meeting about to be convened ; and 1 shall be much flattered by your assuring them, thai while I have supported his Majesty's govern- " A horse dealer is a double dealer, fur he deal- elh more in double meanings than your punster. When he giveth his word it signifie- th lillle, hovvbeit il standelh for two significations. He putteth his promises, like his colts, in a break. Over his mouth, truth, like the turnpike. man, writeth up no trust. Whenever he speaketh, his spoke hath more turns than Ihe fore- wheel. He telleth lies, not white only, or black, but likewise grey, bay, chesnut, brown, creain, and roan — pyebald and kewbald. He sweareth as many oaths out of court as any man, and more in; for lie will swear two ways about a horse's dam. If, by some chance, be be something honest, it is only a dapple, for he can be fair and unfair at once. He hath much imagin- ation, for he sellelh a complete set of capital harness, of which there be no traces. He adver- tiseth a coach, warranted oil ils first wheels, and truly the hind part are wanting to the bargain. A carriage that hath travelled twenty summers and winters, he describeth well seasoned. He knock- eth down machine- horses lhat have been knocked up on the road, but is so tender of heart to his animals, that be partelh with none for n fault ' for,' as he sayelh, ' blindness or lameness be mis fortunes.' A nag, proper only for dog's meat, he writeth down, but erieth up, 1 fit to go to any hounds;' or, as may be,' would suit a timid gentle- man.' String- halt he calleth ' grand action," and kicking < lifting llic feet well up.' If a mare have the farcical disease,* he nameth her ' out of Come- dy ;* antl sclleth Blackbird for a racer because he hath a running thrush. Horses lhat drink only water he justly warranteth ( o be ' temperate,' and if dead lame, declareth them 1 good In all Iheir paces,* seeing that they can go but one. Roaring liecallcth ' Round;' and a steed that high blowcth in running he compaieth to Eclipse, for he out- strippelh the wind, Another might be entered at a steeple chase, for why— he is as fast as u church. Thorough- pin with him is synonymous with ' perfect lep.' If a nag cougheth, ' tis a ' clever hack.' If his knees he fractured, he is ' well broke for gig or saddle.' If he rearelh, lie is ' above sixteen hands high.' If he bath drawn a lierce in a carl, he is ' a good fencer.' If he bitelh, he shewelh good courage; and he is playful merely, though he should play the devil. If he runneth away, he calleth him ' off Ihe ( Jrrtta Road, and has been used to carry a lady.' If a cob siumbleth, he con- sidered! him a true goer, and addeth, ' tho propri- etor paiteth from him lo go abroad.' Thus, without much profession of religion, yet he is truly Christian. like in practice, for he dealeth not in detraction, and would not disparage the character even ofa brute. Like unto love, he is blind unto all blemishes, aud seelh only a virtue, meanwhile he gazelh al a vice. lie lakelli the hick ofa nag's hoof like a love- token, saying only, before slanders by, ' Poor fellow,— lie kuoweth me !'— and is con. tent rather to pass as a bad rider than that the horse should be held restive or over meltlesome, which discharges him from its back. If it hath bilteii him beside, and moreover bruised his limb against a coach wheel, then, constantly returning good for evil, he giveth it but the better character, and reco- nnieiideth it before all Ihe studs in his stable, lu short, the worse a horse may be Ihe more lie chanteth iiis praise, like a crow that crow- eth over Old Bull, whose lot it is ou u common to inec- t with the common lot." FATAL RENCONTRE VVITII POACHERS.— It is this week our painful duty to record the assassination of a young and industrious man, arising out of those midnight trespasses in search of game, the pursuit of which has so long tended to demoralize and deprave the minds of the rural population, and cause an obduracy of feeling that renders them indifferent to the consequences Which may ensue from their lawless proceedings. Wc had thought these misdemeanours were at an end,— we had flattered ourselves the passing the Game Bill hy the legislature would have effectually stopped any thing like organized bands of poachers. For several nights past, a banditti of desperadoes ( sometimes amounting to 25, and all bearing arms) have congregated in the vicinity of ( lie preserves of the Duke of Wellington, at Slrathfiehlsay and Turgis, and committed tbeir nocturnal depre- dations with impunity. On Friday night, as we are informed, they mustered at a small beer- house near Sherfiehl- green, to the number of 15 or 16, and proceeded from thence lo bis Grace's preserves, where about eleven o'clock Ihey came up with the keepers. A dreadful conflict ensued, and the keepers and iheir assistants ( only six in number, and some of them unarmed) were overpowered, and thought it most prudent to retire and procure greater assistance. In the affray, one of the assistant- keepers, named John Woolford, was shot in the groin, and being left on the spot, bled to death. One of our informants states, fliat the poor fellow was not found till day- light, when he appeared to have been dead some time. The poachers made their escape, hut the whole neighbour- hood being alarmed, an active pursuit was com- menced, and through the exertions of Captain Brown, of Pimpledown, and other gentlemen, the greater part have since been captured. We have ascertained that eight of the ruffians have been committed for the murder, by C S. Lefevre, Esq. to take their trials at the next Hampshire Assizes. These eight were taken shortly after the affray, the keepers having strengthened their force and pursued them.— Heading Paper. THE WHITEHEADED, OR BALD EAGLE.— The following picturesque and eloquent description of this magnificent bird is taken from Wilson's American Ornithology:—" Elevated on the high dead liinb of some gigantic tree, that commands a wide view of the neighbouring shore and ocean, he ( the eagle) seems calmly to contemplate the motions of tlie variou3 feathered tribes that pursue their busy avocations below; the snow- white gulls slowly winnowing the air; the busy tringse coursing along the sands ; trains of ducks streaming over the surface; silent and watchful cranes, intent and wading; clamorous Crows ; and all the winged multitudes that subsist by the bounty of this vast liquid magazine of nature. High overall these hovers one whose action instantly arresls his whole attention. By bis wide curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and, balancing himself wilh half- opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the car as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around! At this moment, the eager looks of the eagle are all ardour; rthd, levelling his ncck for flight, he sees the fish- hawk once more emerge, struggling with his prey, and mounting in Ihe air with screams of exultation. These are the signals for our hero, who, launching into the air, instantly gives chase, and soon gains on the fish- hawk; each exerts liis utmost to mount above the other, displaying, ill these rencontres, the must elegant atid sublime a: rial evolutions The unencumbered eagle rapidly ad. vances, and is just on the point of reaching his oppo- nent, when, with a sudden scream, probably of despair and honest, execration, the hitler drops his fish ; the eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to take a more certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches , it in his grasp ore it reaches the water, and bears his ' ill gotten booty silently away to the woods." fstieccUanccms EnteUigencc. The Dutch ultimatum in regard to the treaty w- iili Belgium has been received, and was submitted to the Conference on Tuesday. It seems that the King of Holland's chief objection relates to the right of internal communication, by the t- oat's and canals of Holland, wlii h is given to Belgium by ihe treaty, and which, il is contended, is not called for by the circumstances, nor could the imposition of it be justi- fied by any principle of the law of nations. Objec- tions arc also urged to other parts of the treaty, such as the division of territory, and to the distribution of the debt between the two countries ; but they are of a minor description, compared with the question of the internal communication. If this be not conced- d or modified, it is declared to be impossible that the ratification of tiie treaty by Ho land can take place. CHOLERA MORBUS.— In the present excited state of the public mind respecting the approach of that disease with which we are now- threatened, it may not be uninteresting or unimportant to our readers to be informed, that it is the opinion of one who has paid some attention to Ihe subject, that next to a suitable regimen of diet, the regular daily use of a cheap and simple remedy, which has been found so pre- eminent- ly serviceable in the prevention and cure of a multi- tude of affections depending upon disordered Viscera, miasmata, and other debilitating causes, is of all medical means the best calculated to prepare and fortify the system against its influence. The remedy referred to is the White Mustard- Seed taken whole, aremidywhnsc reputation stands too high to need any comment. The best mode of taking it for ( he purpose alluded to is, one, ortwo, or three, tea- spoon- fuls, according to the Ihe age, state, and circumstances of the individual, with, or immediately before each of the three meals, ( breakfast, dinner, and lea,) taken ill the course of ( he day. CONSUMPTION OF GREAT BRITAIN— Of wheat, fifteen million quarters are annually consumed iu Great Britain. This is about a quarter of wheat lo each individual. Of malt, twenty- five million bushels are annually used iu the breweries and dis- tilleries in ( lie United Kingdom; and there are forty- six thousand acres under cultivation with heps. Of the quantities of potatoes and other vegetables consumed we have no accounts. Of meat, about one million, two hundred and fifty thousand head of cattle, sheep, and pigs, are sold during the year in Smithfield ulone, which is pro- bably about a tenth of the consumption of the whole kingdom. The quantity of tea consumed in the United Kingdom is about thirty million pounds annually. Of sugar nearly four million hundred weights, or about five hundred million pounds every year,— which is a consumption of twenty pounds for every individual, reckoning the popul- ation at twenty. five millions; and of Coffee about twenty million pounds are annually consumed. Of scap, one hundred and fourteen million pounds are consumed ; and of candles, about a hundred and seventeen million pounds. Of sea- borne coafa alone there are aboul three million chaldron consumed in England aud Wales; and it is estimated lhat, add- ing the coals of the midland counties, each person of Ihe population consumes a chaldron throughout the kingdom Of clothing, we annually manufac- ture about two hundred million pounds of cotton wool, which produce twelve hundred million yards of calico and various olher cotton fabrics, and of these we export about a third ; so that eight hun- dred million yards remain for home consumption, being about thirly- two yards annually for each per- son. The woollen manufacture consumes about thirty million pounds of wool. Of hides and skins aboul fifty million are annually tanned and dressed. Of paper, about fifty million pounds are yearly manufactured, which is about two million reams, of five hundred sheets to the ream. STATE OF TRADE.— The internal distress of the country is at this moment most alarming— mob- risings , — turn- outs for wages— public meetings to petition the legislature against the speculative schemes of the economists and liberals, incendiarisms, and murders now stain the columns of every Journal that we read — and the Ministry are intent ouly on Reform as the panacea for all our woes. This cannot last:— read the following paragraph from a Birmingham print, an advocate of Reform and Political Unions :— " Stale of Trade. - We regret to state that the trades of this town are generally in a more alarmingly de- pressed state than has becti known for many years. In one of onr most staple trades, the manufacturing of buttons, there is little doing; while our numerous brass- founders complain loudly of the general and, indeed, ruinous stagnation of business. Failures are almost daily occurring, and unless some efficient measure of relief speedily takes place, serious results may be anti- cipated." FOREIGN AFFAIRS.— If we look abroad wc find our Continental neighbours in equally as convulsed and distressed a state. An intelligent and highly respectable correspondent in Paris writes as follows on the 11th inst:— '• Paris, Dec. 11 — The news from Lyons is ofa most unsatisfactory nnd distressing nature. The masters and workmen appear as far from a real arrangement as ever, nnd the latter are by no means disposed to restore their fire- arms or nthcr weapons. Of course the National Guards ( with the exception of the por- tion who were workmen) have obeyed Ihe proclama- tion of Marshal Soull, bill those which remain utiile- posited are more, I fear, lhan sufficient to drive away a moderate sized garrison. The private letters from Lyons are very distressing. The manufacturers are on ( lie very brink of ruin, and the workmen are iu n state bordering on starvation. This slale of things cannot possibly last, nud ei'her trade must become good and brisk, as hy inspiration, or we shall have sad events at Lyons, and in all Ihe manufacturing towns in the country. The Gazette de France is therefore of opinion, that without a revolution, that without a war, thai without foreign forces, ihe French themselves will ask for the return of her legitimate princes, and thai the ruin of trade and commerce will lend, inevitably lend lo Ibis result. On this opinion, I will offer none to- day, lint merely observe, lhat lite. French will demand some change, and that very promptly, hut what that change will he I do not pre- tend lo predict. The misery of all classes is getting extreme. Establishment afler establishment is being closed ; shop after shop is lo lei; Ihe sales of houses, goods, and property of all sorts, hy auction, mid at the lowest prices, are quite innumerable, and nothing hut the extreme wretchedness of ihe country keeps up the price of the Ileitis." THE GLOVF, TRADE.— Memorials have been pre- sented lo the Board of Trade from Worcester, Yeovil, and Stoke. sub- Hamden, as well as from the metropolis, stating, in strong terms, the deplorable distress under which the glove manufacturers are labouring, aud urgently praying that the experiment of allowing the importation of foreign manufactured goods, which has now been tried for nearly six years, wilh the most afflicting results to the trade of ( his country, should be abandoned. Yesterday another deputation of glove manufacturers, from Yeovil, Milborne Port, and Stoke- sub- Hamden, waited on Lord Auckland and Mr. P. Thomson, at the Board of Trade, anil being respectfully received, they fully detailed the grievances under which they labour. They were honoured wilh the patient attention of his lordship and Mr. Thompson, for an hour and a half, but, we are sorry to add, received no hope of relief. The gentlemen returned with a persuasion that there now remained no alternative but to return to the country, and withdraw their capitals from a business which, having for many years afforded employment to thousands of poor cottagers, must, at length, be suffered. to expire in this country, and the melancholy result will be, that a large population of industrious poor will probably be thrown on the parochial rates for subsistence. The consequences are appalling to reflect on.— From a Correspondent of the Morning Herald. At Lewes Assizes on Wednesday, John William Tlollcncay, aged 25, was charged, together wilh Ann Kennet, aged 23, with the wilful murder of Celia Holloway, the wife of the prisoner, at Brighton. The circumstances of this truly horrible case have been made public, and in the trial were fully substantiated. During the arraignment the male prisoner conducted himself with a ferocity fully in accordance with the atrocious nature of his crime He boldly stood for- ward, and seemed to beard the court with a look of fierce defiance. On the indictment being read he appeared confounded by the technical forms of expression, and at length exclaimed, " Read all that again, I don't understand a word of it." On being asked whether he was " guilty," be fiercely exclaim- ed," 1 am not guilty of all that paper charges me with." Tiie trial lasted the whole of the day. At the close of the examination of evidence, Holloway put in several written pap- rs. The learued Judge summed Up as it affected the female prisoner, and the jury acquitted her of the capital charge, and she was removed from the bar into confinement, to await the filing of a new indictment. The confessions of Holloway Were then read ; and he frequently declared that Kennet was not a paity to the murder. The learned Judge Patteson summed up the evidence, and the jury found Ihe prisoner guilty. On Friday he was executed in front of Horsham gaol. He fully acknowledged the justice of h's sentence; and de- clared that his first confession, implicating his com- panion Ann Kennet, was irue, and the subsequent one, made for the purpose of saving her, false. Milford, Dec. 23 — This remote and peaccable little town lias this day heen strangely " frightened from its propriety" by the importation of above two hundred seamen, hired at Liverpool, and shipped oil board the Lord Blayncy steamer (" see last Journal,) for a passage to man Don Pedro's fleet assembled at Belieisle. It appears upon an examination before a magistrate, thai the Agents employed by the Ex- emperor of Brazil at Liverpool hired this body of sea- men under a pretext that they were merely intended to navigate British transports across the Atlantic, to convey some regiments of Portuguese from Rio Janeiro to Europe; hut no sooner had Ihey got fairly into the Irish Channel than their officirs acknow- ledged their destination to be Belleisle, for the purpose of manning Don Pedro's navy. Finding themselves thus entrapped, the seamen exhibited symptoms of mutiny ; and a violent gale of wind having forced the steam- vessel into Milford Haven for shelter, Ihe whole body of tars camc on shore with bed and baggage, declaring their determination not to fight under any colours but those of England. Tin s: feeU of Milford arc accordingly at this moment tilled with these worthies, selling their jackets, shoes, beds, and other necessaries to the first bidder for the most trilling sums e. f money, and immediately expending the same in their characteristic indiscretions. How they are fo reach Liverpool by laud it is difficult to imagine. At the recent mecling of the Bath and West of England Society, a communication from Mr. Fryer, of Bath, on the Culture of Ihe Spanish Chesnut Tree, was read by Dr. Parrv. It dwelt on the great dura- bility of this tree; and described the many valuable purposes for which it was available.'— Mr. Davis corn municated much interesting information on the same subject.— Dr. Parry said that an extraordinary proof of the durability of the chesnut tree, was presented by the Tort wood Chesnnt, which had borne heavy crops of fruit for the last three years, although it was well known as a boundary tree in the reign of King John. 000 THE CHASE.—(" From Sir Waller Scott's New Work. J—" If indeed one species of exercise can be pointed out us more universally exhilarating and ' engrossing than others, it is certainly that of the chase. The poor overlaboured drudge, who has served out bis day of life, and wearied ail his ener- gies ill the service of his fellow mortals— he who has been for many years the slave of agriculture, or ( slill worse) of manufactures— engaged in rais- ing a single peek of corn from year to year, or in the monotonous labours of Ihe desk— can hardly remain dead to the general happiness when the chase sweeps past him with hound and horn, aud for a moment feels ail the exultation of the proud- est cavalier who partakes the amusement. Let any one who has witnessed Ihe sight, recall lo his im- agination the vigour and lively interest which he has seen inspired into a village, including the oldest and feeblest of ils inhabitants. In the words of Wordsworth, it is, on such occasions, ' Up, Timothy, up wilh your siafl'and away, Not a soul will remain in the village to- day, The bare has jnsi started for Hamilton's grounds, Aud Skidilaw is glad wilh the cry of lliehonnds.'" BAXKarPT", Dec. ' 2*— Charles Flworiliv Martin, of New- street, Horsel. square, linen- draper— William Cuthnsh, of Wilmington- square, Cler lienw- ell, builder. — James Willis, of Ox ford- si reel, hole! - keeper.— James Jackson, of Tottenhnm- couri rond, oilman — John William Foster, of High street, Newington lluti*. ha- berdasher -— Henry Da v iti F. ggleton. of Paradise Wharf, Chelsea, conl- niercluini.— George Lewis Msssey, of Porlsca, Southampton, linen draper.— F. dtuuml Crahb, of llatli, corn- factor. — William Oregnry, of Notting- ham, commission ngelll. — Thomas I. tn- omhe, Brighton, librarian lames Saxon and William Itovslun, of Hanrlfnrlh, Cbeshite, paper. dealers — James Bat , t. f Worthing, w ine rue reliant --. I tunes F. tin is Hose, nf lis lb, linen draper. — Thomas Walters, of Manchester, draper. — J- olin Boilings, of iMorley, Yorkshire, grocer — John Calvin, of Worcester, hatter— Thomas Darv. ell, of Wigan, Lancashire, cotton spinner-— llobcri I'arry, of Birmingham, hnr). merchant — George ( lenient, and William Clemenlt:, of West Derby, Liverpool, hrewets. INSOLVENTS.— Henry George Mitchell, of ller. rnotitlse v -" al I, w ine- tnerciiaiti.— Thomas Baker, of Folkestone, Kent, carpenter. INSOLVRSTS— Chniles Elworthv Martin, of ?,* o. 10, New. street, Dorset. square, Si. Marylehotie, linen- draper.— Edward Kedinun, of Worthing, Sussex, shop, keeper. PRINTED AND SHREWSBURY; PUBLISHED HY JOHN' CAO. N->! ARKF. T. EUDOVT IT, f