WMfttfpJMf No. 654. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1837. PRICE 4io. THE BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION. TO THE REFORMERS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. FELLOW REFORMERS! fPHE Men of Birmingham, through the COUNCIL _ L of their POLITICAL UNION, address you! We have been long and patiently silent. A period has at length arrived when silence is shame. We have hitherto been loth to appear distrustful of the Whig Ministry. We looked upon them as controlled in their wishes by the hostility of the court and the aristocracy. We trusted that their hearts were with the people; and that when a fitting opportunity arrived, their deeds would justify our trust. That opportu- nity has arrived. The court isno longer cold or adverse, but warm and confiding. The Ministry are free to act upon their own impulses. They have announced their intentions to the world. If you are prepared to repudiate all those princi- ples, for which you and we have been long and zealously contending, you will approve of those inten- tions. If you feel in truth and sincerity the impor- tance of giving free course to the great Bill of 1832 of remedying its defects— ot supplying its omissions of making it what you hoped it would be, and what, by its authors, it was pronounced to be, the second great charter of English liberty, and an honest exposition and fulfilment of the first— you will pronounce upon them the judgment of condemnation, which they so well merit. By the Birmingham Political Union, and by all Re- formers that are soundly instructed in the public wants, three things have ever been deemed necessary to give perfection to the Reform bill. We never held that any other than a temporary line of distinction could or ought to be drawn between one class of the community and another, in re- spect to that highest social privilege— the choice of our legislators. As the necessity of the poorest, as well as the superfluity of the wealthiest, is called upon to minister to- wards the support of the state, we have ever said, and rea- son says the same, that the poorest equally with the wealthiest ought to have a voice in the management of the • common funds to which all contribute. We accepted of the ten- pound franchise, as valuable only by its approxima- tion to the just and perfect rule of free government, by which taxation and representation are declared to be in prin- ciple co- extensive. Recognising in all our fellow citizens of sane mind and legal freedom, the . inalienable right of suffrage, we include as an essential requisite that, in the exercise of the suffrage, no man should be overawed by force or swayed by corrup- tion ; but that every voter should give his vote freely and honestly, as his own judgment and conscience may dictate. We are aware of the risk that the electoral body must incur in parting with their power for a number of years; as well as of the incompetency which is a natural consequence of the rare and distant exercise of the franchise; and therefore look upon the duration of Parliament for a single day longer than the proper discharge of legis- lative duties absolutely requires, to be dangerous to the honesty of the representative, and injurious to the interests of the constituency. Yet so thinking and believing, we have been slow to press upon the government our demand of extended suffrage— of ballot— of short and certain Parliaments. We have been content to wait the issue of the Reform bill; and, as ex- perience should direct, to urge our claims, or still to postpone them. But we have now witnessed three elections since 1832, and what have they proved? Is the number of electors in any degree adequate to the population ? Have violence and corruption ceased or diminished ? Have the appeals to the people been regulated by a desire of consulting the interests of the people? or rather have they not been solely dictated by the convenience of the ruling faction, abusing the name of the people for its own selfish purposes? Is nomination suppressed in our counties or our boroughs? Do we any where see the symptoms of that real representation, which was so boastingly promised to us, and so confidently ex- pected? If here and there, as rare exceptions to the gene- ral rule, we find the voice of the people prevail, what is the fruit ? Do we not behold their honest advocates invariably borne down by the votes and clamour of men who have gained admission to the senate, by the influence of the fac- tions, or by more questionable means ? The motive and purpose of all legislation is the happiness of the universal people. Let us try the Reform bill by that test. Let us look around, and examine carefully. What do we find ? Merchants bankrupt, workmen unemployed and starving; workhouses crowded, factories deserted ; distress and dissa- tisfaction everywhere prevalent. Is the welfare of the people more respected now than it was seven years ago ? Is the dominion of the factions less apparent? Do we not still groan under Tory laws, whose object and effect are to enhance the price of food, while they lower the wages of labour? And has not the burden of these anti- social and tyrannous enactments been aggravated rather than dimi- nished by the Whigs? FELLOW REFORMERS !— were the people fully and fairly represented in Parliament, could such things be ? Not hastily nor inconsiderately, but after much and ear- nest thought, the BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION comes forward, once more to demand for the people such a full and fair representation. Agreeably to the strictest principles of justice, WE DE- MAND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ASA RIGHT- FUL INHERITANCE, which the owners may consent from motives of expediency, and for a time, to waive, hut which no one else has the smallest title to modify or restrict much less to deny. We demand an absolute protection for the voter in the conscientious discharge of his duty; and we confidently believe that THE BALLOT alone offers such a pro tection. We demand a recurrence to the old and wise rule by which the duration of Parliament was limited to three years. FELLOW REFORMERS ! will you assist us in making good these demands? Without your general and hearty co- operation our utmost zeal will avail hut little; with it the victory is won, even before the battle is joined. Are there any who will dare to stand against our united voices ? Yes, REFORMERS, there is a handful of men who avow that they dare stand against our united voices. Her Majesty's Whig Ministers have announced that extra- vagance of intention. Lord John Russell, speaking in their name and by their authority, has declared that he will op- pose all extension of the franchise; that he will oppose the ballot; that he will oppose triennial Parliaments. Yet more— he has declared, that if the universal people were to rise and demand these measures, he would not be an instru- ment in the hands of the people to obtain them. Lord John Russell admits— let us receive with becoming grati- tude the valuable admission! he admits, that if we are unani- mously resolved on having these reforms, he and his eleven brethren of the cabinet are not strong enough to withstand us. But they will, at least, mark their disapprobation by a division; they will abandon office, they will quit Parliament, rather than lend to us even the help of their neutrality ! Such is the determination of the man, who, in 1834, so feelingly lamented the grievous wrongs of the dependent voters, who then recognised their claim to protection ; and who now, while he denies that protection, does not deny that recent experience, so far from lessening, has greatly added to the already convincing proofs of its necessity. Behold, then, the terms on which you can alone hope to retain your Whig rulers. If you are content to abandon all your fixed principles ; to forego your un- questionable rights ; if you chose to give up all hope of further political improvement; if you have made up your minds that the Reform bill shall continue in future, as it has hitherto been, a dead letter, instead of a living spirit; THAT COERCION SHALL PROCEED UNCHECKED; AND BRIBERY AND CORRUP- TION UNREPROVED— in that case you may still reckon on the services of Lord John Russell and his fellow councillors. There is no course left you but the unequivocal and absolute relinquishment of the cause of reform— of your own cause— and the expulsion from office of men, who have declared that the success of your cause, and their political existence are utterly incompatible. With such an alternative, can common honesty, can com- mon sense, for one moment hesitate in their choice ? REFORMERS ! there are in your ranks a few men more noted for their fears of evil, than their aspira- tions after good, and there are not a few who wear your colours, who are prudent from policy rather than wis- dom. The$ e men, while they agree with you in condemning ministers,' vfould fain neutralise your just indignation by pic- turing the consequences of their dismissal. They will tell you, tlmt if the Whigs go out, the Tories must go in, and they will ask you, whether in that case, your last condition will not he worse than your first. They will allow that, so far as England is concerned, evSn a Tory ministry could effect but little evil of which a Whig ministry is not equally capable. But they will deny that the same rule holds good in other parts of the empire. They will tell you to look to Ireland. They will ask what would be the consequence of a return of Tory rule there. REFORMERS, we do look to Ireland; we are most ear- nestly desirous, that full and speedy justice should be meted out to her sons. Are they not our brothers? But we con- tend, in Ireland as in England, for the establishment of principles, not the dominion of persons; for the permanent sway of equal laws, not for the casual influence of a benevo- lent governor. The Tories gave to Ireland her Orange magistrates. The Whigs have been in office for the last seven years, with a power, when exerted in a popular direction, above all precedent. What attempts have they made to pu- rify the Irish roll of the peace ? What measures have they projected to make Irish judges responsible, or Irish juries impartial and effective? They support Lord Mulgrave! Did they not support Lord Anglesey? If Lord Mulgrave had been as cold hearted as he is kind, and as ignorant as he is enlightened,- who will say that Whig favour and Whig protection would not have been extended to him with the same cheerful alacrity? Is there any thing in their words or their acts that shows them to be less kindly disposed to- wards Sir Francis Head and Lord Gosford, than to yards Lord Mulgrave? And will it, for a moment, be believed, that they who have so eagerly espoused the cause of op- pression and tyranny in Canada, can be sincere in their ad- miration of good and just government in Ireland ? The pre- seut peace of Ireland rests upon a basis which time inevita- bly must, and a thousand accidents may destroy; and are we to be gravely told, that, for the sake of continuing to Ire- land so very precarious a blessing, we are to make willing sacrifice of all that we deem essential to the well- being of the empire ? But, why should Ireland sink in despair in the event of the Tories returning to power? The union and spirit of her sons sufficed to achieve the conquest of freedom in 1829, are they unequal to its maintenance, after seven years enjoyment? Are Irishmen less combined and less courageous now than when the Emancipation bill was passed? Have the seven years of Whig protection, on which so much importance is placed, only issued in dimin- ishing the love of liberty, and weakening the capacity for its vindication ? But we deny that a Tory Ministry would be either a na- tural or necessary consequence of the dissolution of the pre- sent cabinet. We have no such mean opinion of England and Englishmen as to believe, that, for lack of other choice, our youthful sovereign must, in dismissing Lord John Russell, fall back on Sir Robert Peel. We trust that there is ample store of men more worthy by their principles, and more capable by their genius, of guiding the free energies of our dear native land. REFORMERS ! let no vain fears disturb you! Our cause is the cause of truth and justice ; it must and shall prevail 1 Meet, therefore, and boldly, in your cities, in your towns, in your villages. Raise your honest voices in defence of your principles. Invoke the aid of your representatives. Tell them, as the members of Birmingham have been told by us, that after the declaration of Ministers, it is the im- perative duty of every Reformer in the House, as well as out of the House, to oppose them by all means and on all occasions where political consistency and personal honour do not forbid such an opposition. Agitate! associate ! Let every district have its Union! By combination only can we conquer. The MEN of BIRMINGHAM will either lead or follow. Our name and our achievements might well entitle us to claim the van ; but we shall cheerfully take our station wherever we can render most efficient ser- vice. So that the fight be fought, and the battle won, we are content. That it may be won speedily and triumphantly depends on the people alone. Let them speak, and it is done! Before the majesty of their united will, Whigs and Tories, and all dark and deceitful- things, will flee away as the shadows dis- appear before the rising sun ! England will be merry Eng- land once more; and while in her palaces happiness and glory are guests, in the humblest of her cottages comfort and peace will be abiding inmates. By order and in the name of the Council, P. H. MUNTZ, CHAIRMAN. JOSEPH HOLL, SECRETARY. At Birmingham, Dec. 7, 1837. Public Office. NORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY. AT an Adjourned Meeting of the Insurers of the above Society, held at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birming- ham, the 6th day of Dectembei*, 1837, EDWARD GRAINGER, Esq., in the Chair, FRANCIS LLOYD, Esq., read the following REPORT:— " That in pursuance of the duties confided to them they proceeded to London, and attended a large Meeting held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand. The Reso- lutions passed at that Meeting are already before the In- surers, having been advertised in all the London papers, copies of which were sent to every Insurer whose address was known to the Deputation. The opinion so decidedly expressed in a resolution of the Meeting of the 25th, in favour of an application to the Court of Chancery for an injunction to restrain the Directors from passing Bye- Laws materially affecting your interests, was acted upon by the Deputation : and after consultations with Mr. Pontifex, the solicitor, Mr. Paynter, barrister, and Mr. Dixon, barrister, a Bill was drawn and supported by affidavits, and after con- siderable exertion, engrossed aird filed in Chancery on the succeedjng day. The Vice- Chancellor fixed the following day for the hearing; and accordingly a motion was made on Wednesday last by Mr. Wigram, with whom was Mr. Dixon, which was opposed on the part of the Directors of the Norwich Life Office, by Mr. Knight Bruce, Mr. Pem- berton, and Mr. Jacob. " The Vice- Chancellor declined granting an ex- parte in- junction, but declared himself ready to hear both sides at length on the succeeding day, at the same time recom- mending the Insurers to proceed to Norwich to protect their interests in person. Your Deputation further report that in London they found a large and energetic body of In- surers, resolved to make any personal and pecuniary sacri- fice to achieve the reformation and re- establishment of this great Institution, and at once determined toco opeiate with them and proceed to Norwich; and your Deputation re- joices to find that the Insurers in Birmingham were at the same time so actively and zealously acting in pursuit of the same object. At Norwich your Deputation found other Deputies from various parts of the kingdom, and they con. fideritly anticipate that the result of their attendance will be satisfactory to all members of the Society. Your Depu- tation, in conclusion, lay before you the proceedings of the Meeting held in London on Monday last, as they more particularly detail the resolutions of the Meeting at Nor- wich." [ See advertisement below. ] It was moved by T. MORTON JONES, Esq., and second- ed by JOHN RYLAND, Esq., And resolved, That the Report of the Deputation now read be received. Moved by Mr. BARTLEET, and seconded by Mr. NICK- LIN, That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Deputa- tion for the prompt and effectual manner in which they have defended the rights of the Insurers. T. MORTON JONES, Esq., read the following REPORT:— " The Committee appointed to watch over the interests of the Members in this Society during the absence of the De- putation to London and Norwich, beg leave to report that they have met daily at eleven o'clock on the business of the concern, and have received constant communications of its progress from Francis Lloyd, Esq., and the other Gentle- men who formed the Deputation. " They are happy to announce that most of the matters in dispute have been brought into a train of amicable adjust- ment, in consequence of the prompt and vigorous measures which were taken by Mr. Lloyd and his colleagues; and that Mr. Alderman Farebrother, Mr. Steward, and Mr. Lloyd, have been appointed examiners as to the sufficiency of the securities, and the investigation of the accounts of the Society. " Until the result of this examination be made known to a General Meeting of the Proprietors, and finally approved by them, your Committee beg leave to recommend that a permanent Committee of Management, for the Insurers of Birmingham audits vicinity, be appointed. " Your Committee trust, whatever may be the result of the examination of the affairs of this concern, that every partner in it will exert himself for enforcing the following measures: — " 1st. Quarterly publication of the receipts, expenditure, and proceedings of the Society. " 2nd. Diminution of its profuse and useless expenses. '* 3rd. Investing all its securities in at least three bona fide and responsible Trustees. " T. MORTON JONES, " Chairman of the Committee. " Committee Room, Dee's Hotel, " Birmingham, December 6th, 1837." Moved by JAMES MOILLIET, Esq., and seconded by Mr. WHITEHOUSE, That the Report of the Standing Committee be received and adopted, and that they, with the Members of the De- putation, do form one Committee, having full power to adopt such measures as they may deem advantageous to the interests of the Society, and that such Committee do meet upon a call of the Chairman. Moved by JACOB POPE, Esq., and seconded by DANIEL LEDSAM, Esq., That the thanks of this Meeting are due, and be given to the Committee for their attentive services. Moved by T. M. JONES, Esq., and seconded by J. RYLAND, Esq., That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to Sir Ed- mund K. Lacon, Bart., Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M. P., the Rev. J. B. Collyer, John Browne, Esq., and the other Members of this Society who opposed the passing of any Bye- Laws until the accounts of the Company had been fairly taken and submitted to the approbation ol a General Meeting of its Shareholders. Moved by Mr. W. D. WHEELER and seconded by Mr. J. SALT, That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to the Editor of the Norwich Mercury, for his honest and able extrtions in promoting an investigation of the affairs of the Society. Moved by Mr. T. M. JONES, and seconded by Mr. POPE, That the foregoing Resolutions be inserted in each of the Birmingham Papers. E. GRAINGER, Chairman. Moved by FRANCIS LLOYD, Esq., and seconded by JAMES MOILLIET, Esq., That the thanks of this Meeting he given to the Chair- man, for his able and impartial conduct in the Chair. W. D. WHEELER, Honorary Secretary. GENERAL HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM. Committee Room, 8th December, 1837. AQUARTERLY BOARD OF GOVERNORS of this INSTITUTION will be holden on FRIDAY NEXT, the 15th inst., at Twelve o'clock, when the company of the Governors generally is requested. By order of the Weekly Board, WM. MILLER, Secretary. NORWICH UNION LIFE ASSURANCE. lin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and other places, for the purpose of calling together the Insurers of those places, and receiving from them their views as to the expediency, or otherwise, of the adoption of what the Committee may suggest. 6th. That the Committee be instructed to communicate from time to time with the Examiners, and to afford them such aid in all respects, as may seem to be necessary for the more perfect execution of the duty committed to them. 7th. That the Insurers throughout the kingdom be re- quested and authorised to name Delegates to compose part of such Committee, and aid them in their labours. 8th. That as all the Insurers are, in fact, copartners, and mutually interested in the affairs of the Society, it is the decided opinion of this meeting, that all the proper expenses already or hereafter to be incurred, under the judgment of the Committee, be paid out of the general fund of the Society. 9th. That the zeal and assiduity displayed by Sir E. I. acon, Bart., and the Rev. Mr. Collj- er, call for an expres- sion of the gratitude of the Policy Holders at large, and this meeting, fully appreciating the value of their services, request the chairman will communicate to those gentlemen the cordial and grateful thanks of this meeting. 10th. That the Committee do advertise the foregoing resolutions in such of the morning and evening newspapers as they may think proper, and transmit copies thereof to the Secretary at Norwich. ( Signed) JOHN PONTIFEX, Chairman. The Chairman having left the chair, which was taken by Samuel Wells, Esq., the cordial thanks of the meeting were given by acclamation to Mr. Pontifex, for his invalu able services, and his able couduct in the chair. CROWN AND ANCHOR, LONDON. December 4, 1837. AT the Adjourned Meeting of the Policy Holders to receive the Report of the Deputation appointed to at- tend the Meetingat Norwich, and to adopt such proceedings thereon as may be deemed expedient— JOHN PONTIFEX, Esq., in the Chair, The Report of the Committee having been read, the follow- ing resolutions were unanimously adopted: — 1st. That the Report of the Committee be received, ap- proved, and adopted. 2nd. That the cordial thanks and approval of this meet- ing be given to John Pontifex, Esq.,; the chairman ; and also to Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.' P., Mr. Aid. Fare, brother, Francis Lloyd, Esq., Thomas Paynter, Esq., and the several other members of the Committee, for the great zeal, judgment, and perseverance evinced by them, in conducting the several matters entrusted to their charge, as well as for their general conduct throughout the whole of their proceedings, both in London and Norwich. 3rd. That the Committee already existing be continued ( with power to add to their number) for the purpose of con- sidering andjsuggesting such a constitution for the Society, as they shall think most adapted for its present condition and future prosperity, and that such Committee report the result of their labours to a meeting to be convened for the purpose of receiving the same. 4th. That such Committee be requested to communicate as they shall deem expedient with the Directors and Officers of the Society, and that such Directors and Officers be re- spectfully requested to endeavour, by mutual exertions on the part of themselves and the Committee, to work out such a constitution as shall be generally serviceable and acceptable. 5th. That such Committee be instructed, in the progress of their labours, to correspond with the Insurers of Bir mingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, Dup, NORWICH UNION LIFE ASSURANCE. To the Adjourned Meeting of the Insurers in this Office. The Committee appointed by resolutions of the 27th of November, having met at Dick's Coffee House, proceeded to carry your resolutions into effect, by making such ar- rangements as they deemed requisite for the all- important purpose of faciilitating the conveyance of Insurers, and of impresssing upon them the advantage to the Society of a numerous attendance at Norwich: and your Committee have a pleasure instating that they received from the Bir- ingham Deputation the most zealous and efficient co- opera- tion ; and that on arriving at Norwich, they found Deputa- tions from Bristol, Manchester, Warwick, Sheffield, and from other towns, all affected with a becoming zeal for the common object. And the Committee, in the result, have to report: — That the several Deputations and numerous Policy Holders attending the meeting were received by the Local Directors and Officers with great courtesy, and that a con- ciliatory spirit having pervaded the whole of the proceed- ing, the following arrangement was ultimately perfected and carried unanimously, viz To suspend the confirmation of the Bye laws until the Report, hereafter to be made, shall be presented. That the proceedings in Chancery be stayed, that Counsel shall attend and state that the suit has been settled to the entire satisfaction of all parties, and that the hill be dis- missed without costs. That Mr. Alderman Farebrother, Mr. Timothy Steward, and Mr. Francis Lloyd be the Examiners as to the suffici- ency of the Securities, and the investigation of the Ac- counts. That their reasonable expenses be paid ; and they re- port to a Special General Meeting to be called for that purpose. That the expenses incurred by the London and other Deputations be defrayed out of the funds of the Society, not exceeding £ 700. That two Meetings of the Society be held, one in Nor- wich and the other in London, to receive the report of the Examiners. The Committee cordially congratulate this Meeting and the Insurers at large, on the appointment of the tluee effi- cient Examiners, to whose exertions they feel the Insurers may look forward with perfect confidence ; and, in conclu- sion, respectfully recommend thatthe Committee should be continued until the Examiners are prepared with their Reports, in order that they may he ready to co- operate with them in any plan for promoting the general good of the Society. ( Signed) JOHN PONTIFEX, Chairman. Dick's Coffee House, Fleet- street, December 4th, 1837. SCOTTISH EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, FOR MUTUAL ASSURANCE, On the principle of the London Equitable. Head Office, No. 1, George- street, Edinburgh. THIS SOCIETY has been eminently successful. The annual revenue, and accumulated fund, exceed that of any institution in Scotland on a similar principle during the same period. The whole profits belong to the Policy Holders. The profits are henceforth to be divided every three years. Parties assuring before the Society's annual accounts arc closed, will derive the benefit of one year's profit over those assuring thereafter. PRESIDENT. His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. VICE- PRESIDENTS. Right Honourable Earl of Home. Vice- Admiral Sir David Milne of Milne Graden, K. C. B. Sir Duncan Campbell, of Barcaldine, Bart. TRUSTEES. Graham Speirs, Esq., Advocate. David Milne, Esq., Younger, of Milne Graden, Advocate. John Thomson, Esq., Cashier of the Royal Bank of Scotland. ROBERT CHRISTIE, Accountant in Edinburgh, Manager. ROBERT GIBSON, Secretary. ROBERT BENTON, jun., Esq., Solicitor, Agent for Bir- mingham. WINES AND SPIRITS. T^ AMILIES may be supplied with every description - F of Foreign Wines of the choicest qualities and most approved vintages, at very low prices; and also with British and Foreign Spirits of the first description, both as regards delicacy of flavour and strength, on equally moderate terms, at PETERS'S WINE AND SPIRIT WAREHOUSE, 77, BULL- STREET, CORNER OF TEMPLE- ROW, BIRMINGHAM. * ** Bottles, jars, and packages must either be exchanged or paid for on delivery, allowance being made for them when returned. BRANDY EQUAL TO COGNAC SOLD precisely in the same genuine state as re ceived from the Distillery, from whence no other dealer in Birmingham is allowed a supply, ( see the annexed certi- ficate,) and on Distillery Terms, viz., 18a. per imperial gallon; retailed at 2s. 3d. per pint; or in sealed wine bottles 3s. 6d. each. " This is to certify, that Mr. JOHN SKELTON, No. 20, Bull- street, is the only individual in Birmingham supplied by us with the pure PATENT FRENCH DISTILLED BRANDY, and that we confide in him to vend it to the Public in the same gennine state as he receives it from our Distillery. " Witness onr hand and seal, ( Signed) « T. BKTTS AND Co." At this Establishment every article in the Wine and Spirit trade is guaranteed free from deleterious mixture. Sample Hampers for the country. A wine hamper, containing a selection of six bottles, viz., two of good Port, one of Masdeu, one of Sherry, one of Lisbon, ( ladies' wine) and one of Madeira, price 18s. 6d., package included. A spirit hamper, containing two bottles of Cream Gin, two bottles of Betts's Patent Brandy, ons of Old Jamaica Rum, and of choice over- proof Whiskey, price 18s., package, & c., included; 2s. allowed for bottles and bumper, if returned, N. B. Licensed to supply the trade. 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OLIVER TWIST. [ From Bentlcy's Miscellany, No. XIII. J ( Continued.) CHATTER THE EIGHTEENTH* About noon the next ( lay, when Dodger and Master Bates had gone out to pursue their customary avocations, Mr. Fagiu took the opportunity of reading Oliver a long lecture on the crying sin of ingratitude, of which he clearly demon- strated he had been guilty of to no ordinary extent, in will fully absenting himself from the society of his anxious friends, and still more in endeavouring to escape from them after so much trouble and expense had been incuried in his recovery. Mr. Fagin laid great stress on the fact of his having taken Oliver in and cherished him, when, without his timely aid he might have perished with hunger ; and related the dismal and affecting history of a young lad, whom, in his philanthropy, he had suffered under parallel circumstances, but who, proving unworthy of his confidence, and evincing a desire to communicate with the police, had unfortunately come to be hung at the Old Bailey one morn- ing. Mr. Fagin did not seek to conceal his share in the catastrophe, but lamented, with tears in his eyes, that the wrong- headed and treacherous behaviour of the young per- son in question had rendered it necessary that he should become the victim of certain evidence for the crown, which, if it were not precisely true, was indispensably necessary for the safety of him ( Mr. Fagin) and a few select friends. Mr. Fagin concluded by drawing a rather disagreeable pic- ture of the discomforts of hanging, and, with great friendli- ness and politeness of manner, expressed his anxious hope that he might never be obliged to submit Oliver Twist to that unpleasant operation. Little Oliver's blood ran cold as he listened to the Jew's words, and imperfectly comprehended the dark threats con- veyed in them ; that it was possible, even for justice itself to confound the innocent with the guilty, when they were in accidental companionship, he knew already; and that deeply- laid plans for the destruction of inconveniently- knowing, or over- communicative persons, had been really devised and carried out by the old Jew, on more occasions than one, he thought by no means unlikely, when he recol- lected the general nature of the altercations between that gentleman and Mr. Sikes, which seemed to bear reference to some foregone conspiracy of the kind. As he glanced timidly up, and met the Jew's searching look, he felt that his pale face and trembling limbs were neither unnoticed nor unrelished by the wary villain. The Jew smiled hideously, and patting Oliver on the head, said, that if he kept himsell quiet, and applied himself to business, he saw they would be very good friends yet. Then taking his hat, and covering himself up in an old patched great coat, he went and locked the room door be- hind him. And so Oliver remained all that day, and for the greater part of many subsequent days, seeing nobody between early morning and midnight, and left during the long hours to cpmmune with his own thoughts; which, never failing to revert to his kind friends, and the opinion they must long ago have formed of him, were sad indeed. After the lapse of a week or so, the Jew left the room- door unlocked, and he was at liberty to wander about the house. It was a very dirty place ; but the rooms up stairs had great high wooden mantel- pieces and large doors, with paneled walls and cor- nices to the ceilings, which, although they were black with neglect and dust, were ornamented in various ways, from all of which tokens Oliver concluded that a long time ago, before the old Jew was born, it had belonged to better peo- ple, and had peihaps been quite gay and handsome, dismal and dreary as it looked now. Spiders had built their webs in the angles of the walls and ceilings; and sometimes, when Oliver walked softly into a room, the mice would scamper across the floor, and run back terrified to their holes; with these exceptions there was neither eight nor sound of any living thing; and often, when it grew dark, and he was tired of wandering from room to room, he would crouch in the corner of the, passage by the street door, to be as near living people as he could, and to remain there listening and trembling until the Jew or the boys returned. In all the rooms the mouldering shutters were fast closed, and the bars which held them were screwed tight into the wood : the only light which was admitted making its way through round holes at the top, which made the rooms more gloomy, arid filled them with strange shadows. There was a back- garret window, with rusty bars outside, which had no shutter, and out of which Oliver often gazed with melan- choly face for hours together; but nothing was to be des- cried from it but a confused and crowded mass of house- tops, blackened chimneys, and gable- ends. Sometimes, indeed, a ragged, grizzly head might be seen peering over the parapet wall of a distant house, but it was quickly with- drawn again; and as the window of Oliver's observatory was nailed down, and dimmed with the rain and smoke of years, it was as much as he could do to make out the forms of the different objects beyond, without making any attempt to be seen or heard— which he had as much chance of being as if he had been inside the ball of St. Paul's Cathedral. Oiie afternoon, the Dodger and Master Bates being en- gaged out that evening, the first- named young gentleman took it into his head to evince some anxietv regarding the decoration of his person ( which, to do him'justice, was by no means an habitual weakness in him) and with this aim and end, he condescendingly commanded Oliver to assist him in his toilet straightway. Oliver was but too glad to make himself useful, too happy to have some faces, however bad, to look upon, nnd too de- sirous to conciliate those about him, when he could honestly do so, to throw any objection in the way of this proposal; so he at once expressed his readiness, and kneeling on the floor, while the Dodger sat upon the table so that he could take his foot in his lap, he applied himself to a process which Mr. Dawkins designated as " japanning his trotter- cases," and which phrase, rendered into plain English, sig- nified] cleaning his boots. Whether it was the sense of freedom and independence wnich a rational animal may be supposed to feel when he sits on a table in an easy attitude, smoking a pipe, swinging one leg carelessly to and fro, and having his boots cleaned all the time, without even the past trouble of having taken them otf, or the prospective misery of putting them on, to disturb his reflections; or whether it was the goodness of the tobacco that soothed the feelings of the Dodger, or the mildness of the beer that mollified his thoughts, he was evi- dently tinctured for the nonce with a spice of romance and enthusiasm foreign to his general nature. He looked down on Oliver with a thoughtful countenance for a brief space, and then raising his head, and heaving a gentle sigh, said, half in abstraction, and half to Master Bates, " What a pity it is he isn't a prig!" " Ah !" said Master Charles Bates, " He don't know what's good for him." The Dodger sighed again, and resumed his pipe, as did , Master Bates, and they both smoked for some seconds in silence. " I suppose you don't even know what a prig is?" said the Dodger mournfully. " I think I know that," said Oliver, hastily looking up. " It's ath—; you are one, are you not?" inquired Oliver, checking himself. " I am," replied the Dodger. " I'd scorn to be anything else." Mr. Dawkins gave his hat a ferocious cock alter de- livering this sentiment, and looked at Master Bates as if to denote that he would feel obliged by his saying anything to the contrary. " I am," repeated the Dodger ; " so's Charley; so's Fagin; so's Sikes; so's Nancy; so's Bet; so we all are, down to the dog, and he's the downiest one of the lot." " And the least given to peaching," added Charley Bates. " He wouldn't so much as bark in a witness- box, for fear of committing himself; no, not if you tied him up in one, and left him there without wittels for a fortnight," said the Dodger. " That he wouldn't; not a bit of it," observed Charley. " He's a rum dog. Don't he look fierce at any strange cove that laughs or sings when he's in company !" pursued the Dodger. " Won't he growl at all, when he hears a fiddle playing, and don't he hate other dogs as ain't of his breed! Winking! Oh, no!" " He's an out- and- out Christian," said Charley. This was merely intended as a tribute to the animal's abilities, but it was an appropriate remark in another sense, if Master Bates had only known it; for there are a great many ladies and gentlemen claiming to be out- and- out Christians, between whom and Mr. Sike's dog there exist very strong anil singular points of resemblance. " Well, well!" said the Dodger, recurring to the point from which they had strayed, with that mindfulness of his pro fession which influenced all his proceedings. " This hasn't got any thing to do with young Green here." " No more it has," said Charley. " Why don't you put yourself under Fagin, Oliver?" " And make your fortun'outof hand ?" added the Dodger, with a grin. " And so be able to retire on your property, and do the genteel, as I mean to in the very next leap- year but four thai ever comes, and the forty- second Tuesday in Trinity week," said Charley Bates. " I don't like it," rejoined Oliver timidly; " I wish they would let me go. I— I— would rather go." " And Fagin would rather not;" rejoined Charley. Oliver knew this too well; but, thinking it might be dan- gerous to express his feelings more openly, he only sighed, and went on with his boot- cleaning. " Go!'' exclaimed the Dodger. " Why, where'* your spirit? Don't you take any pride out of yourself? Would you go and be dependent on your friends, eh ?" " Oil, blow that!" said Master Bates, drawing two 01 three silk handkerchiefs from his pocket, and tossing them into a cupboard, " that's too mean, that is." " I could'nt do it," said the Dodger, with an air of haughty disgust. " You can leave your friends, though," said Oliver, with a half smile, " and let them be punished for what you did." " That," rejoined the Dodger, with a wave of his pipe,— " that was all out of consideration for Fagin, ' cause the traps know that we work together, and he might have got into trouble if we hadn't made our lucky; that was the move, wasn't it Charley?" Mi ster Bates nodded assent, and would have spoken, but that the recollection of Oliver's flight came so suddenly upon him, that the smoke he was inhaling got entangled with a laugh, and went up into his head, and down into his throat, and brought on a fit of coughing and stamping about five minutes' long. " Look here!" said the Dodger, drawing forth a handful of shillings and halfpence. " Here's a jolly life ! what's the odds where it comes from? Here, catch hold; there's plenty more where they were took from. You won't won't you? oh, you precious flat!" " It's naughty, ain't it Oliver?" inquired Charley Bates. " He'll come to be scragged, won't he?" " I don't know what that means," replied Oliver, looking round. " Something in this way, old feller," said Charley. As he said it, Master Bates caught up an end of his neckerchief, and, holding it erect in the air, dropped his head on his shoulder, and jerked a curious sound through his teeth, thereby indicating, by a lively pantomimic representation that scragging and hanging were one and the same thing. " That's what it means," said Charley. " Look how he stares, Jack ; I never did see such prime company as that ' ere boy; he'll be the death of me, 1 know he will." And Master Charles Bates having laughed heartily again, re- sumed his pipe with tears in his eyes. " You've been brought up bad," said the Dodger, survey- ing his boots with much satisfaction, when Oliver had pol- ished them. " Fagin will make something of you, though; or you'll be the first he ever had that turned out unprofitable. You'd better begin at once, for you'll come to the trade long before you think of it, and you're only losing time, Oliver." Master Bates backed this advice with sundry moral ad- monitions of his own, which being exhausted, he and his friend Mr. Dawkins launched into a flowing description of the numerous pleasures incidental to the life they led, in- terspersed with a variety of hints to Oliver, that the best thing he could do, would be to secure Fagin's favour with- out more delay by the same means which they had em- ployed to gain it. " And always put this in your pipe, Nolly," said the Dodger, as the Jew was heard unlocking the door above, " if you don't take fogies and tickers " " What's the good of talking in that way ?" interposed Master Bates; " he don't know what you mean." " If you don't take pocket- hankechers and watches," said the Dodger, reducing his conversation to the level of Oli- ver's capacity, " some other cove will; so that the coves that lose them - will be all the worse, and you'll be all the worse too, and nobody half a ha'p'orth the better, except the chaps wot gets them— and you've just as good a right to them as they have." " To be sure,— to be sure !" said the Jew, who had en- tered unseen by Oliver. " It all lies in a nutshell, my dear — in a nutshell, take the Dodger's word for it. Ha ! ha! he understands the catechism of his trade." The old man rubbed his hands gleefully together as he corroborated the Dodger's reasoning in these terms, and chuckled with delight at his pupil's proficiency. The conversation proceeded no farther at this time, for the Jew had returned home accompanied by Miss Betsy, and a gentleman whom Oliver had never seen before, but who was accosted by the Dodger as Tom Chilling, and who, having lingered jn the stairs to exchange a few gallantries with the lady, now made his appearance. Mr. Chitling was older in years than the Dodger, having, perhaps, numbered eighteen winters; but there was a de- gree of deference in his deportment towards that young gentleman which seemed to indicate that he felt himself conscious of a slight inferiority in point of genius and pro- fessional acquirements. He had small twinkling eyes, and pock- marked face; wore a fur cap, a dark corduroy jacket, greasy fustian trousers, and an apron. His wardrobe was, in truth, rather out of repair; but he excused himselfto the company by stating that his " time" was only out an hour before, and that, in consequence of having worn the regi- mentals for six weeks past, he had not been able to bestow any attention on hi* private clothes. Mr. Chitling added, with strong marks of irritation, that the new way of fumi- gating- clothes up yonder, was infernal unconstitutional, for it burnt holes in them, and there was no remedy against the county; the same remark he considered to apply to the regulation mode of cutting the hair, which he held to be decidedly unlawful. Mr. Chitling wound up his observa- tions by stating that he had not touched a drop of anything for forty- two mortal long hard working days, and that he " wished he might be busted if he wasn't as dry as a lime basket!" " Where do you think the gentleman has come from, Oliver?" inquired the Jew with a grin, as the other boys put a bottle of spirits on the table. " I I don't know, sir," replied Oliver. " Who's that?" inquired Tom Chitling, casting a contemp- tuous look at Oliver. " A young friend of mine, my dear," replied the Jew. " He's in luck, then," said the young man, with a mean- ing look at Fagin. " Never mind where I came from, young'un ; you'll find your way there soon enough, I'll bet a crown!" At this sally, the boys laughed, and, after some jokes on the same subject, exchanged a few short whispers with Fagin, and withdrew. After some words apart between the last comer and Fa- gin, they drew their chairs towards the fire; and the Jew, telling Oliver to come and sit by him, led the conversation to the topics most calculated to interest his hearers. These were, the great advantages of the trade, the proficiency of the Dodger, the amiability of Charley Bates, and the libe- rality of the Jew himself. At length these subjects dis- played signs of being thoroughly exhausted, and Mr. Chit- ling did the same ( for the house of correction becomes fa- tiguing after a week or two); accordingly Miss Betsy with- drew, and left the party to their repose. From this day Oliver was seldom left alone, but was placed in almost constant communication with the two boys, who played the old game with the Jew every day,— whether tor their own improvement, or Oliver's, Mr. Fagin best knew. At other times the old man would tell them stories of robberies he hail committed in his younger days, mixed up with so much that was droll and curious, that Oliver could not help laughing heartily, and showing that he was amused in spite of his better feelings. In short, the wily old Jew had the boy in his toils; and, having prepared his mind by solitude and gloom to prefer any society to the companionship of his oivn sad thoughts in such a dreary place, was now slowly instilling into his soul the poison which he hoped would blacken it, and change its hue for ever. ( To be continued in our next.) Da. WEBSTER.— No less remarkable for his wit and con- vivial powers than for his more solid qualities, Dr. Webster was as great a favourite at the social board as in the pulpit. He was particularly fond of claret. A friend on whom he called one day, and who was aware of his predilection for this liquor, said lie would give him a treat, adding that he had a bottle of claret which was upwards of forty years old. The bottle was accordingly produced, but proved to be oniy a pint bottle. " Dear me," said the disappointed doctor, taking it up in his hand, " but its unco little o' its age."— Kay. FRENCH CHOIRS.— But my greatest pleasure was on Friday night, when I was present at one of the meetings of M. Mainzer's singing- class of workmen and artizans at a room in the Place de l'Estrapade. This gentleman's success should encourage all who wish to diffuse a musical taste among the humbler orders. I have some experience of the choral societies in England, and can assure you, that his pupils seem two classes poorer than it would be possible with us to collect for any similar purpose. More than 500 were assembled, of every age and in every conceivable dress; and it wus particularly grateful to me, to see among the audience gay be- flowered chapeaux and shining hats mingled, without distinction or reserve, among the fly- caps of the women, and the casquettes and blouses of the men; this also, we should hardly see 011 the Dover side of the Chan- nel. The room was crowded to overflowing; for myself, I was for two hours squeezed up under the cornice of the roof, with two gamins leaning against me, whose very stout voices seemed to shake every nerve in my body. The pupils sat without any distinction or classification, each holding a little well- thumbed book, containing M. Mainzer's simple anil clear exposition of the elements of music and part singing, and also a series of easy compositions, whence the exercises of the evening were to be selected. One of my caryatids permitted me to inspect his book very closely, and answered all my questions with the utmost civility and in- telligence. The sears were arranged amphitheatrically; in the central hollow a small piano, a grand piario, and an organ expressif. The room, too, ( which I believe belonged to a polytechnic institution for mechanics,) was decorated with statues, and huge lithographed heads, after classical subjects. When M. Mainzer appeared, he was greeted with a round of applause, and the business of the evening began. The pupils sung several of the little pieces I have mentioned— a few of these were of a sacred character, but most of them in the style of the livelier German lieder, with a sprightly burden, and a solo part for two ( nevermore than three) voices. I presume, from their style and easiness, that the class in question was not far advanced. The sub- jects, too, of these studies seemed well adapted to so vi- vacious a company; we had " Le Matelot," " Le depart du Harold le Vaillant," and " L'Enfant de Montagne ;" and the whole was wound up with a national hymn, the words by Victor Hugo, the music by Mangold. Nothing could be more admirable than M. Mainzer's manner with liis pupils; it seemed to me the proper mixture of firmness and courtesy — an instance or two of flagrant slovenliness and inattention only rendered him more gentle and patient; bnt, as a whole, the performances required but little indulgence. The singers attacked the forcible passages with a point and an energy 1 have never heard in England; and the mass of sound formed by so many voices was clear but not crude— not so round, indeed, as the tone of the Lancashire choirs, but far less chewed than that of the Norwich singers, and far more muscular than that of the amateurs of our Sacred Harmonic Society.— Corres. of Athenceum. FREEOOM We consider a nation's liberty of value only as far as it favours the growth of man. The only freedom worth possessing is that which gives enlargement to a people's energy, intellect, and virtues. The savage makes his boast of freedom, but what is it worth ? Free as he is, lie continues for ages in the same ignorance, leads the same comfortless life, sees the same untamed wilderness spread around him. He is, indeed, free from what he calls the yoke of civil institutions, but other, and worse chains bind him; the very privation of civil government is in effect a chain ; for by withholding protection from property, it vir- tually shackles the arm of industry, and forbids exertion for the amelioration of his lot Channing. SPIRITUAL COMMUNION.— We know nothing so fitted to the advancement of society, as to bring its higher minds to bear upon the multitude, as to establish close connexions between the more and less gifted, as to spread far and wide the light which springs up in meditative and sublime under- standings. On the faithfulness of great minds to this awful function, the progress and happiness of men chiefly depend. The most illustrious benefactors of the race have been men who have risen to great truths, have held them as a sacred trust for their kind, and have borne witness to them amidst general darkness, under scorn and persecution, perhaps in the face of death. Such men, indeed, have not always made contributions to literature,— for their condition has not allowed them to be authors,— but we owe the transmis- sion, perpetuity, anil immortal power of their high thoughts, to kindred spirits which have concentrated and fixed them in books.— Channing. INTELLECT AND MORALS.— Some may think that we are exalting intellectual above moral and religious influence, that the teaching of moral and religious truth by the com- paratively weak and foolish, is the great means of renovating the world; this truth we indeed regard as " the power of God unto salvation." But let none imagine that its chosen temple is an uncultivated mind, and that it selects as its chief organs the lips of the unlearned. Religious truth is, indeed, appointed to carryforward mankind, but not as con- ceived and expounded by narrow minds,— not as darkened by the ignorant, nor as debased by the superstitious,— not as subtilized by the visionary, nor as thundered out by the intolerant fanatic,— not as turned into a drivelling cant by the hypocrite— Channing. SAMUEL M'DONALD, OR BIO SAM On one occasion, having been challenged by two soldiers of his own regi- ment, on the understanding that he was to fight both at once, Samuel agreed, but said, as lie had no quarrel with them he should wish to shake hands with them before they began. One of the combatants instantly held out his hand. Samuel took hold of it; but, instead of giving it the friendly shake expected, he used it as a lever to raise its owner from the ground, when he swung him round as he would a cat by the tail, and threw him to a great distance. The other combatant, not admiring this preliminary process, took to his heels.— Kay's Worhs. THE OFFICIAL DISTURBED.— Had any one been suffi- ciently interested in a man like Merstbam to note the changes of his demeanour, this alteration might have been sensible to all. As it was, the subordinates in his office ob- served that, heretofore, the most punctual and subservient of men, he was becoming absent in his manners, forgetful in his habits, and reckless in his tone. His servants discovered that he was " perplexed in the extreme," though " nothing wherefore;" the footman whispered to the butler that things must be going on wrong with master, for he had twice forgot to wind up his watch, and once left half- a- crown in his waistcoat- pocket; and the butler decided in his turn that Mr. Merstham had probably heard rumours of a run against his hanker, or a reduction of a salary in his office, That any moral cause could operate against the peace of mind of such a person, seemed out of the question. Unable to bestow our sympathy upon the woes of uriami- able persons, we accustom ourselves to doubt as well as disregard their existence. We allow the fox to be hunted to its end, and care not whether the snake be scotched or killed outright; but The poor beetle that we tread upon. In corporal sufferance feels a pang as great As whell a giant dies; and an intensely selfish man is not likely to survey the wreck of his personal happiness with less concern than one who is less an egotist. Merstham had, in fact, been as grievously deceived, and was as great a sufferer, as a man of generous nature. His whole life long had been devoted to the care of his own welfare ! He had fenced round his do- mestic comforts by every means that human foresight could devise: had secured a house that did not smoke, furniture of well- seasoned mahogany, a well- built carriage, and well- broken horses and servants. His property was insured, his funds invested to yield him five per cent., when the rest of the world discontented itself with three; and, last of all, with infinite searching and painstaking, he had appropriated to himself a wife, likely to be as exclusively and submissively his own as his silver side- dishes or library- table; a wife to nurse him, when gout or rheumatism should arise, to do honour to his house 011 occasions of rare hospitality, and to be the mother of children reflecting trait for trait his linea- ments and character, and destined to perpetuate his name, and inherit the household treasures on which he prided him- self so dearly. But what a change had overmastered the spirit of his dream ! The grateful, patient, passive wife— the joint- stool, the porringer, the fretted garment intrinsically his own— was, after all, a revolted spirit! She might seem to submit to his authority; but her heart defied him— her feelings had escaped from durance ! Cold and reserved towards himself, her soul was bright with visions that he knew not of. While she smiled and submitted, he was doubtless an object of de- rision to her. His age, his person, liiB name, liis house, his habits, were secretly despised by the insignificant being, who, as a piece of suitable domestic furniture, had been ap- propriated to his use !— Mrs. Gore. THE COUNTRY,— Mertsham was a man altogether unha- bituated to a country- house life. Chained to his office, he fancied his arrival in the country must be a matter as im- portant to other people as his departure from town to him- self ; and was surprised not to find the whole Raymond family under the portico, or at least in the hall, to welcome him Warley. Others were arriving 011 the same day, and he was disappointed at being only one of a large party. His first appearance at the dinner table elicited no sort of com- ment ; and, as General and Mrs. Meredyth had quitted Lon- don the same morning as Merstham, it was to his old friend the general, a distinguished member of the lower house, that Sir Charles Raymond applied for political news, and the rumours of the clubs. Merstham was not conscious how narrow political discussions appear in the mouth of a mere official man, or how vast and comprehensive when expand- ing from the statesman- like mind of a man of talent. He saw not that his were the politics of red tape and tin boxes— of Downing- street and Whitehall— of majorities and mino- rities; and that of the state of the country, or the temper of the continent, he was as ignorant as a child. After dinner, too, instead of the evening paper and a doze in his easy chair, he found himself condemned to music, ecarte, and conversa- tion, in a party comparatively 6trange to him. He was piqued and surprised to find himself of so little consequence, and to see his quiet Mary, his own particular wife, monopo- lised by her cousins, to listen to Mrs. Elwood's description of a gay ball she had given to the regiment of Lancers quar tered at Weymouth, and give her opinion to Juliana and Helena respecting the costumes they were preparing for their private theatricals. She had now been so many months assimilated with himself and his habits, that he had forgot- ten the possibility of her assimilating better with tjioseof her age and her own condition. But George Raymond, her eldest cousin, Charles, the young soldier, and Richard, the mid, now crowded round her chair, and it occurred to Merstham, for the first time since his marriage, that there was a vast disproportion between his own still life, solitary drawing- rooms, and the populous vivacity of Warley. His deductions from the discovery were highly characteristic. " What noise, what confusion!" said he to himself, as he sur- veyed the gay assembly; and what a relief to poor Mrs. Merstham to escape from it all, to the tranquility of Grosve- nor- place!"— Mrs. Gore. THE HOUSE TO LET In the ccntre of this crescent was a house which had been for a long time untenanted. Whilst its neighbour dwellings were all busy with life and motion, this only was, for some reason, deserted. We were begin- ning to speculate on the causes of this accident, and to pity the unhappy landlord, whose pockets were lamenting the lack of rent, when suddenly— it was on an April morning— we perceived, for the first time, signs of change. The win- dows of the deserted mansion were opened, and workmen were seen bustling about its different rooms. There was an air of preparation, evidently, which announced an in- coming tenant. " Well," said ," at last that unhappy man has discovered some one bold enough to take his haunted house, or, perhaps, alter all, he is merely endeavouring to decoy the unwary passenger. We shall see." A few weeks de- termined the question; for, after the house had been duly cleansed and beautified, and the Odour of paint suffered to fade away, various articles of furniture were brought up into the rooms. These were of moderate price, and explained to us that the new tenant was a person of respectable sta- tion, but not rich. We began to feel a wish to know " what manner of man" he was. Our interest in the once empty house had received a new impulse; and we looked out, day after day, for the stranger's arrival. At last, a young man, of lively and agreeable presence, was one morning seen giving directions to a female servant, about the disposition of the furniture. This was evidently the master of the mansion. He stayed for half an hour, then departed ; and he repeated his short visit daily. He was, probably, a clerk in some public office— a merchant or professional man— whose time was required elsewhere. But why did he not reside there ? That was a problem that we strove to solve in vain. In the end he went away altogether. " Each room we missed him in th' accustomed room"— And now, no one, except the solitary maid was seen. Throwing open the windows at morning to let in the vernal May; closing them at night; rubbing, with a gentle hand, the new furniture; gazing at the unknown neighbourhood ; or sitting listlessly " imparadised" in rustic dreams, she ap- peared to he the sole spirit of the spot. It was not the " genius loci" which we had reckoned upon. Our imagina- tions were not satisfied ; and we looked forward confidently to another comer. We were not disappointed. After the lapse of a fortnight from the young man's departure, our in- quisitive eyes discovered him again. He was sitting at breakfast with a lady by his side. Pretty, young, neat, and attired from head to foot in white, she was evidently a bride. We rushed at once upon this conjecture; and certain mani- festations, on the husband's leave- taking, confirmed us in our opinion. He went away; and she, left to herself, ex- plored, as far as we could observe, all the rooms of the house. Everything was surveyed with a patient admiration; every drawer opened ; the little bookcase contemplated, and its slender rows of books all, one by one, examined. Fi- nally, the maid was called up, some inquiries made, and the survey recommenced. The lady had now some one to en- courage her open expressions of delight. We could almost fancy that we heard her words—" How beautiful this is! What a comfortable sofa! What a charming screen! How kind, how good, how considerate of !" It was alto- gether a pretty scene. Let us pass over the autumn and winter months. During a portion of this time we ourselves were absent in the country; and, when athome, we remem- ber but little of what happened. There was little or no variety to remark upon ; or, possibly, our curiosity had be- come abated. At last, when spring came, and with it came a thousand signs of cheerfulness and life. The plane put forth its tender leaves; the sky grew blue over head, even in London ; and the windows of the once melancholy house shone blushing with many flowers. So May passed; and June came on, with its air all rich with roses. But the lady ? All! her cheek now waxed pale, and her step grew weak and faltering. Sometimes she ventured into her small garden, when the sun was full upon it; at other time6, she might be seen, wearied with needle- work, or sitting lan- guidly alone; or, when her husband was at home, before and after his hours of business, she walked a little, leaning on him for support. His devotion increased with her infir- mity. It was curious to observe how love had tamed the high and frolicksome spirit of the man. A joyous arid, per- haps, common manner, became serious and refined. The weight of thought lay on him— the responsibility of love. It is thus, that, in some natures, love is wanting to their full development. It raises, and refines, and magnifies their intellect, which else would remain trivial and prostrate. From a seeming barrenness, the human mind springs at once into fertility— from vagueness into character— from dulness into vigour and beauty, under " the charming wand" of love. But, let us proceed:— On a glittering night in August, we saw lights flashing about the house, and people hurrying up and down, as on some urgent occasion. By degrees the tumult subsided; the passing backwards and forwards be- came less frequent; arid at last tranquillity was restored. A single light, burning in an upper window, alone told that some one kept watch throughout the night. The next morning the knocker of the house was, we are told, shrouded in white leather : and the lady had brought her husband a child. We drank to its health in wine. For a few days quiet hung upon the house. But it was doomed speedily to depart. Hurry and alarm came again. Lights were seen once more flickering to and fro. The physician's car- riage was heard. It came— and departed. The maid now held her apron to her eyes. The husband, burying his face in his hands, strove, liovv vainly, to hide a world of grief. Ere long, the bed- room window was thrown open— the shutters of the house were closed; and in a week, a hearse was at the door. The mystery was clear— she was dead ! She died ! No poet ever wove around her the gaudy tissue of his verse. The grave she sleeps in is probably nothing more than the common mould. Her name even is unknown. But what of this? She lived, and died, and was lamented. The proudest can boaBt of little more. She made the light and happiness of one mortal creature, fond and fragile as herself. And for a name— a tomb— alas! for all the pur- poses of love, nothing is wanted save a little earth— nothing but to know the spot where the beloved one rests for ever. We fear, indeed, to give the creature whom we have hoarded n our hearts, to the deep and ever- shifting waters— to the oblivion of the sea! We desire to know where it is that we have laid our fading treasure. Otherwise, the pilgrimage is as easy, and as painful to the simple churchyard hillock, as to the vault in which a king reposes. The gloomy arches of stately tombs— what are they to the grandeur of the overhanging heavens? and the cold and ghastly marble, how poor and hideous it is, in comparison with the turf whereon many a daisy grows! The child survived. The cares lately exhausted 011 another, were now concentrated on a little child. The solemn doctors came and prescribed for it, and took their golden fees. The nurse transferred to it her ready smiles. The services which the mother purchased were now the property of another claimant. Even the father turned towards it all of his heart which was not in the grave. It was part of her who had strewn sunshine in his path, and he valued it accordingly. But all would not do. A month —"| a little month,"— and the shutters were again closed. Another funeral followed swiftly on the last. The mother and her child were again together. From this period, 11 marked change arose in the man's character. The grief which had bowed him down at his wife's death, relieved a little by the care which he bestowed upon her child, now changed to a sullen and reckless indifference. I11 the morn- ing he was clouded and oppressed; but at night a mad and dissonant jollity, the madness of wine, usurped the place of his early sorrow. His orgies were often carried into the morning. Sometimes he drank with wild companions; sometimes he was seen alone, staggering towards the win- dow, stupid and bloated, ere the last light of the autumn sunset concealed him from our sight. There were steadier intervals, indeed, when reflection would come upon him— perhaps remorse; when he would gaze with a grave, or oftener a sad, look upon the few withered flowers that had once flourished in his gay window. What was he then thinking of?— Of vanished hopes and happy hours?— Of her? her patience, her gentleness, her deep untiring love? Why did he not summon up more cheerful visions ? Where was his old vivacity, his young and manly spirit? The world offered the same allurements as before, with the exception only of one single joy. Ah! but that was all. That was the one hope, the one thought, that had grown vast and ab- sorbed all others. That was the mirror which had reflected happiness a thousand ways. Under that influence, the pre- sent— the past— the bright to come— all had seemed to cast back upon him the picture of innumerable blessings. He had trod " even in dreams upon a sunny shore." And now ! But why prolong the pain and disgrace of the story ? He fell, from step to step. Sickness was on his body, des- pair was in his mind. He shrank and wasted away, " old before his time;" and might have subsided into a paralysed cripple or a moody idiot, had not death, for once a friend, come suddenly to him, and rescued him from further misery. He died, as his wife and child had died before him. The same signs were there— the unnatural quiet— the closed shutters— and the funeral train. But all, in their time, dis- appeared. And in a few weeks, workmen came thronging again to the empty house— the rooms were again scoured— the walls beautified. The same board, which two years before had been nailed to the wall, with the significant words, " To Let" upon it, was again fixed there. It seemed almost as though the old time had returned again ; and that the interval was nothing but a dream Miss Worthington. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. THE QUEEN v. MUNTZ AND OTHERS. Sir,— 111 your paper of the 2nd instant, I observe a paragraph, in which you say that the result of this case is to he attributed to the negligence, to use the gentlest term, of the attorney for Messrs. Pierce and Trow, in not filing very important affidavits within the period appointed by the Court. By the word " attorney," I suppose you mean myself, for as it is my business to file affidavits, no blame whatever could rest on the attorney in the country, for any omission in this respect. As the London agent of the attorney for Messrs. Pierce and Trow, I beg to state, that bad you known the real circumstances, or even bad you possessed a report of what took place in Court relative to the affidavits which the judges declined to read in this case, you would not have made a charge of so unjust a nature. OIL the 24th October last, I sent my clerk to the Rule- office, with my affidavits to file. The Clerk of the Rules then informed him that the part of the Rule for the affidavits to be filed had been struck out, and that the London agent for the other defendants had not filed, and did not intend to file his, whereupon my clerk brought back the affidavits, and 011 my referring to the London agent for Messrs. M untz and Pare, he confirmed the statement. In a few days, a clerk from the agents for the prosecutiou called at the Rule- office, and said they intended ob- jecting to our affidavits being read, because they had not been filed within six days of term. Upon this I waited upon Messrs. Muntz and Pare's agent, who said lie had not filed any affidavits, nor was it neces- sary, and 011 my informing him what the agents for the prosecution had said, he undertook to speak to the Court, and that if anything further were requisite to be done by me, be would immediately inform me. Not hearing anything from him,- I saw Mr. Hum- frey, my junior'counsel, who likewise informed me that I need not file my affidavits, but directed me to hand them to him, to'deliver them to Mr. Whitehuret, the junior counsel on the other side, in the usual way. This was accordingly done, and ample notes, I am in- formed, were taken by Mr. Whitehurst of their con- tents. It was not until I went into Court 011 the morning- of the rule being heard that I was informed, that without consulting me or giving me or my counsel, Messrs. Erie and Humfrey, the slightest in- timation, a fresh arrangement had been made, by the consent of the Attorney- General on one side, and Sir Frederick Pollock, on behalf of Mr. Faulkner, on the other, by which all the affidavits for the defence were directed to be filed forthwith. An objection was, therefore, made by Sir W. Follett, to my affidavits being read, they not having been filed according to this rule. Mr. ' Humfrey stated the facts to the Court, and it was decided at first that my affidavits should be gone into, as I was 110 party to the last rule ; but the Court were afterwards induced, by Sir Wm. Follett, to revoke that decision, as Sir William, having con- sidered the arrangement for filing had been made by all parties, had not, as he said, prepared himself to meet the case disclosed by my affidavits. I think it due to myself to say, that 110 imputation can rest with me for not filing my affidavits, when I tendered them for that purpose to the officer of the Court eight clear days before the term, and when the necessity For filing- subsequently arose out of an arrangement made with- out my knowledge, to which I was 110 party, and of which I ought certainly to have been informed. I can only state further that the whole of the counsel en- gaged for the defence expressed their unanimous opinion that I am not in the least degree culpable; and if negligence, or any other term you please, is to be imputed to any one, neither I, nor much less my principal in the country, is the individual on whom it rests. I am, sir, your obedient servant, JOSEPH IVIMEY. STATE OF THE POOR. SIR,— May I solicit an inch of room in your liberal pa- per ? I much regret that the state of trade throws so many of our working class, upon the bounty and charity of the public. The constant and numerous applications of beggars, is now become so annoying and such a nuisance to families, that really servants cannot pro- ceed with their domestic duties. Teu, and even twenty applications in a morning at the door, is so serious, that it calls for some remedy. The more you relieve, the more are the applicants, and painful as it is to re- fuse men who are really in want, it is become impos- sible to give to all. Edgbaston is now daily so filled with men out of work, that servants are frequently alarmed if 110 relief is given. I saw, only yesterday, at my front gate, a party of beggars going out, at the moment another was coming. One of the men declared to me—" that he was perishing for want of bread." Now, sir, I do think that something must and ought to be done by way of subscription ; in order either to give bread or soup to those who are really deserving and in want. Christmas approaching, makes it more d necessary and alarming necessary, that a fund should be raised immediately, in some form or shape. I do sincerely hope, therefore, that a meeting will be called, and a subscription opened to meet, as far as possible, the great distress which certainly does exist. My sovereign, or five, even, is ready, if called upon, anil found necessary to advance for the above urgent object. Yours, sir, respectfully, Dec. 7, 1837. G. G., Edgbaston. IMPROVEMENTS. SIR,— Since the promulgation of Dr. Church's plan of a new street leading to the Railway station, it seems to be a generally entertained opinion that such a work is absolutely necessary. Now, sir, economy is something in these affairs. Embellishment is also something, and as utility is a great deal, I would suggest a different line to that of Dr. Church's, one much less expensive, and if uot more ornamental, at least more useful. In the first place it would be shorter, and not only would the buildings to be removed be fewer in number, but old and dilapidated. Secondly, the approach to the end of New- street would give an airiness and lightness to that part of the " town highly desirable; and thirdly, the utility of a direct approach to our principal thoroughfare, coach inns, and hotels, must be very evident, from which Dr. Church's would entirely di- verge by going to Temple- row West. I would then propose that a good open space ( say a crescent if you like) be formed opposite the end of New- street, and that intolerable nuisance, the Court of Requests, re- moved. A line should then be taken by a gentle curve to the bottom of Castle- street, cross Moor- street, to the bottom of Freeman- street, and then either con- tinue the line across the burial- ground direct to the station, or from the bottom of Freeman- street, along Park- street, to the separation of the burial- grounds leading for Fazeley- street, and then cross the lower burial- ground in a direct line, as shall seem most ad visable. Now, sir, as I offer these suggestions in the spirit of economy and improvement only, and am in no way connected with the " powers that be," I leave you to make such use of them, as to you shall seem most meet. I remain, sir, most respectfully, your's, AN OBSERVER. THE AFFIDAVITS. [ We give insertion to the following letter, not cer- tainly for any claim it has on our tolerance, but be- cause the person that writes it has come, with more sense than many against whose shins we occasionally stumble, to ourselves for redress, instead of venting bis complaints where we seldom, and our readers jiever, hear of them. Mr. St. Clair, who talks so loftily of " his integrity as a man," is the same party who was convicted, 011 the clearest evidence, before the magis- trates, of striking with a constable's staff, which he had brought to the church concealed under his coat, a peace- ful and unoffending spectator, during the disturbance at St. Martin's Church. But his misconduct does not mend our mistake, which we have 110 hesitation in acknow- ledging ; qualifying that acknowledgment, as is right, by stating that it was the result of ignorance, and not intentional, as this Mr. St. Clair has the extreme in- solence to assert. We did at the time believe that he, as well as Goodfellow, had made affidavit in the case of Moseley and Muntz ; and it was not until his letter was put into our hands that we were aware he had not. As to malice against the man— why where was his conceit wandering i' We never saw him, nor should we ever have heard of him, hiid it not been for his assault on Howlett; and, we dare say, with the exception of a dozen or two of his Orange com- panions, there is not an individual in the borough that is not in the same state of ignorance.] SIR,— In your Journal of last Saturday, appeared the following false and malicious statement:— " We rayther fancy that Mr. Moseley's veracious 7 THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 9. and honourable supporters, Mr. Good fellow atid Mr. St. Clair, will not put forth quite so round and smooth a tale in the Witness- box at Warwick, as in their affi- davits to the Queen's Bench." Now, sir, you are perfectly aware, for you had every opportunity of knowing, at the time that you published this gratuitous, false, and insulting libel on my character, that I had filed no " affidavit to the Queen's Bench;" that I have had nothing whatever to do with the trial, neither in art nor in part; and that no tale of mine whatever, neither" smooth." " round," nor flat, appeared against the defendants, Messrs. Muntz and Co., in that court. To what, then, must I attribute the honourable distinction I have gained in your hatred ? Why am I so falsely maligned ? Answer for yourself. I hope I have not entirely forgotten the sanctity of an oath, although dissenting from you in some po- litical opinions; neither would I make the sacrifice of the integrity of a man at the shrine of party ma- lignity. I remain, sir, your's, & c. G. H. ST. CLAIR. Navigation- street, Nov. 7, 1837. THE BALLOT. Those who think one thing, and another tell, My soul abhors them as the gates of hell 1 POPE'S HOMER. FAL. : Dost hear me, Hal ? P. HENRY: Aye, and mark thee too, Jack.. FAI. : Do so : ' tis worth the hearing. HENRY IV. In our last article, we considered Lord John Rus- sell's arguments against the ballot, as they applied to the ballot. We will now cousider them as they apply to each other, and to himself. 1. The ballot will fail to protect the elector. 2. jPhe ballot will endanger the institutions of the country. 3. I solemnly warn Parliament against a system of voting which will give irresponsible power to the elector. It is an axiom in physics, that nothing can produce nothing. Contradictory propositions are just as bar- ren, and if Lotd John's logico- procreative efforts had ceased at No. 2, he would merely have been the anx- ious parent of a mighty intellectual abortion; but he must needs cross 1 with 3, and the birth is monstrous. He reasons thus—." I solemnly warn Parliament against the ballot, because it will give irresponsible power to the elector. The ballot will not protect the elector, it will leave him just as responsible as he is now; therefore, I solemnly warn Parliament against the ballot." Verily, " this is Sir Oracle, and when he opes his mouth, & c. " Let us now try 2 with 3. Read them carefully over and we need not repeat them. You have P Very well. Now, to give effect to our forward motion, we must recede somewhat. It may be remembered that • we asked his lordship, to which class of non- electors, the aristocratic or the plebeian, he would have the elec- tor responsible ? And we assumed his answer—" To the plebeian." Good. We are in act to spring, but before we do so, we must extort another answer from his lordship. Which of these two classes of non- elec- tors does your lordship deem the most revolutionary, that is, the most dangerous, to our institutions ? " The same assumption will answer both questions ; the ple- beian." Excellent! now, Whig, look to thyself! The ballot will endanger the institutions of the country; that is, ( for the words are susceptible of no other meaning,) if the present electors were protected by the ballot, so hostile are they to those institutions, that they would send members to Parliament, whose legislation would endanger their existence. And to counteract this revolutionary tendency of the electoral body, what does his lordship propose ? Why to expose it to the influence of another body, more revolutionary than itself, and which other body has been excluded from the constituency, because of the danger to our in- stitutions, which would result from its admission ! Admirable logic! The pressure of the steam upon the political boiler is already too great; so our lordly en- fineer, to prevent an explosion, would increase the re !* The world may yet be indebted to Lord John for a new axiom in mathematics. Large quantities added to small, make the small ( juantities less. Nor shall Divinity not feel its obligation, as thus:—" Evil communications improve bad manners !" My dear! dear lord! If, for the safety of our in- stitutions, it be your opinion that the electoral body should be held responsible to the non- electoral, it must also be your opinion that the non- electoral body is less revolutionary than the electoral; and then what be- comes of the objection to an extended suffrage, on account of the revolutionary character of the non- electoral body ? You have inferentially admitted that the dangerous tendency is in the present constituency, and that the counteracting power is with the non- electors. Why then, my lord, if you have been arguing in good faith, it is your conviction that loyalty is inverse as to property; and instead of withholding the suffrage from the loyal non- electors, you should take it away from the disloyal electors, and restrict the right of voting to ten- pounders, and downwards. And to so loyal a constituency as you would then have you might safely grant the ballot; nay, you ought to do so, to protect them from the revolutionary influence of the new body of non- electors, which, of course, would then consist of all householders rated at more than ten pounds. Or, if your lordship object to disfranchise- ment as inconsistent with the spirit of our constitution, you may continue the franchise to the present revolu- tionists, and swamp them by an act for universal suffrage ! f Thus, from Lord John Russell's arguments against the ballot, have we by the fairest process of reasoning deduced, not only the safety of the ballot, but the necessity for a more democratic constituency. Will he even now, judged as he is by his own words, weighed as he is in his own balances, will he even now be found wanting to those measures? Yea, verily! Why? Because he is a Whig. Because, like the filthy hags," he has been paltering with his victims in a double sense. Because—( mark Whig!)— because, • when he solemnly warned Parliament against a system of voting which would give irresponsible power to the electors, he wished the democracy to understand him as meaning that the electors ought to be responsible to them; while, in simple Radical truth, the " solemn warning" was given, because he feared that the ballot would deliver the electors from that responsibility to the aristocracy under which they are groaning, and from which, like the living man bound to the corrupt- ing carcase, they are struggling to get free. No solution but this can reconcile the denunciation of the ballot with the " solemn warning" to Parliament. This places them on the most logical terms: therefore, not all the sophistries of all the Whigs who have been born of woman for the delusion of Radicals, will ever harm it. See how consistent, through our friendly mediation, the Whiggish argument now is. The con- stituency, limited as it was, and dwindled as it is, is far too liberal to be trusted u'itli the ballot, without danger to our institutions : therefore—( inference, oh ! inference)— therefore, I solemnly warn Parliament to continue the system of open voting, that the responsi- bility of the electors to the aristocracy may be per- petuated !!! Treachery, thy name is Whig ! It is not more necessary for liars to have good me- mories, than for hypocrites to be good logicians. So long as the plea for responsibility to the non- electors stood alone, although its fallacy was easily demonstra- ble, the proof that it was not sincerely urged might have been difficult, if not impossible : but by his com bination of that plea for open voting with his " solemn warning" against the ballot, we have irreversibly con- victed Lord John Russell of a heighth and depth of hypocrisy, which not only disqualifies him for ottering advice to his sovereign, but which must render, him suspected in the daily intercourse of private life, to which, if there be any public " virtue extant," he will soon retire. He never intended that the constituency should be independent. He it must have been, who, among the concoctors of the Reform bill, objected to the ballot, for the disguised reason which we have fairly evolved, viz.: That the democratic tenden- cies of the new electoral body might be counteracted by the evil influences of the non- electoral aristocrats.. ' Electors ! be not thus Whigged! Let not the instruments of darkness, Win you with honest trifles to betray you In deepest consequence. Retain not the franchise on this vile, this serf- like tenure. Man should not debase his noble spirit at the bidding of an angel, and will you crouch and whine before your fellow man. " Oh, let not my lord be angry! Name but the candidate, and thy servant votes for him!" If the vote was not intended for you, disdain to use it for another. Throw back your suf- frage in the Whig lord's face, and tell that " in- strument of darkness," a naked despotism is less dan- gerous to a people, than the forms of freedom without its power. Tell him you will no longer be a party with the " juggling fiend;" that if you cannot enjoy the reality of representation, you will cease to be deluded with the show. Echo the virtuous cry, DISFRAN- CHISEMENT OR PROTECTION! and although Lord John Russell has declared, if your united prayer to be delivered from " the aristocratic body of this death" should shake the senate, that HE " is not the man" to deliver you, We trust we have within our realm, Five hundred men as good as he. AETOS. * This is an ingenious application of the homceopathic theory to the body politic. fit will be observed that we are not here contending for universal suffrage : we are merely showing that it is most clearly deducible from this hypociitical argument against the ballot. MR. BARCLAY AND MR. STURGE " SIR,— I observe in the Birmingham Journal of last week, that Alexander Barclay, of Jamaica, has sent a re- ply to a statement I made at a public meeting at Livery- street Chapel in reference to him; but as it is justly observed by the editor, the contradiction is a confirma- tion of the statement; and I beg to add that, in June last, the proprietors of the estate alluded to, and who reside in England, were not informed that the negroes had been deprived of their half Friday's, which Kirk- land's letter states Barclay promised should be done, but they have since come to a knowledge of it through another channel. A letter by the last Jamaica packet to a friend of mine, from a gentleman unconnected with either party, says, " I send you by this packet a newspaper, by which you will perceive that Mr. Sturge has been furiously attacked by Mr. Barclay. One principle is clearly established in this letter, and goes to a direct confirmation of the assertion of Mr. Panton, that the employment of the people', by contract, for their extra time, is compulsory. Mark the letter of Mr. Kirkland, iu which he most distinctly states that Mr. Barclay advised half Fridays being discontinued, and the herrings given as an equivalent. Do you think the people would voluntarily consent to this ? I never knew an instance of their preferring the salt herrings to their Friday afternoons!!" That Kirkland, the overseer, should have found it politic to take part of the blame on himself, will not appear surprising, when it is recollected that Barclay- is a member of the Colonial Legislature, and one of the great planting attorneys; that it is their custom to dismiss the overseers who do not please them at a day's notice; and that they have also generally the power of preventing them from getting employment elsewhere in the island, if they choose to carry their vindictive feeling toward them thus far; and if the owners of this estate will place Kirkland in a situation where he dare speak the truth, I feel perfectly convinced that it will be found that this act of illegal oppression origi- nated entirely with A. Barclay. I made another public statement, in which A. Barclay was concerned, and which has been discussed in the colonial papers, but he has not noticed it in his letter inserted last week. It was as follows, as taken from the journal of my friends, Dr. Lloyd and T. Harvey:— We saw to- day two very intelligent men, apprentices who had taken refuge wit!) W. A., having run away for fear of receiving fifty la6hes; to which they had been sentenced. Their case has features of peculiar interest; they are appren- tices on an estate in St. Thomas's iu the East, Theii grounds were destroyed, from time to time, by their master's cattle; and as they were a jobbing gang, and saw their homes only once a week, they could not in the least protect themselves. They applied repeatedly to the special magis- trate, but without success. Their case became still more aggravated, and at length some of them went to Spanish Town, a distance of sixty miles, to complain to the gover- nor. The governor was then on his tour. They were, therefore, sent back with a letter, and met him near their own home. He heard their case, and seemed to tnink their complaint just and reasonable. He appointed a magistrate, one of the members of the parish ( Mr. Barclay) to go upon the estate, with the stipendiary, and adjust their grievances. They went; said their complaints were just, but as their going to the governor was a bad example to all other ap prentices, six or seven must go to the treadmill, and several others must be flogged. These two men, who had never been flogged in their lives, instantly ran away again to Span- ish town, and had now reached Kingston, on their way back, bearing a letter from the assistant secretary to the special magistrate. They appeared, however, so certain of being flogged, that it seemed as if nothing could induce them to return. If it is not trespassing too much on the columns of the Journal I should be obliged by the insertion of the following letter, in reference to this case. It is written by my friend, W. W. Anderson, of Kingston, Jamaica, who, though himself a member of the Co- lonial Legislature, is one of the few who have the boldness to step forward in defence of the negro. It has been published in the Jamaica papers. It does credit to the head and heart of the writer, and shows how much such men are entitled to the sympathy of the friends of freedom in England. Iam respectfully, 1*" JOSEPH STURGE. Edgbaston, 12th Month, 8tb, 1837. THE CASE OF JOSEI'H AN1) CATO SMITH. Mr. Anderson's reply to Mr. Barclay. Mr. Barclay's version of Mr. Sturge's statement of this case is in the following words: — " Now, the truth of the case, divested of ' its features of peculiar interest,' is simply this— That two negro appren- tices of considerable plausibility, but very bad characters, and who had been, not only frequently, but very recently flogged, knowing that they merited punishment, and sus- pecting they were likely to receive it, absconded from their master s property— went about forty miles to Kingston, to the law shop of Mr. Anderson, and made out a very good story for themselves, as above narrated. This they were invited to swear to, or perhaps was their own offer, tor, who- ever beard a negro state a grievance, whether true or false, without at the same time offering to ' kiss book.' Mr. Jus- tice Willis hearing of the representation which they had made, wrote to Mr. Anderson, informing him, that instead of their having been sentenced to receive fifty lashes each, on the occasion alluded to, the two men had never been brought before his court, or tried at all. One could have thought that this assurance from the judge would have satisfied Mr. Anderson, but no— like another knight- errant valiantly attacking windmills, he gravely proceeds into the grand court, and upon the aforesaid affidavit, moves for a writ of certiorari to remove into it a proceeding which never had existence. The motion was granted nut, but speedily rescinded upon tne several affidavits of Mr. Justice Willis, Mr. Joughin, the proprietor, Mr. Bennet, Inspector ol Police, and myself, who were all present on the occasion, and deposed that the men were not even tried, and therefore could not be sentenced to any punishment. " As soon after as the county assizes afforded an oppor- tunity, Joseph Smith, one of the apprentices, and the prin- cipal actor in this proceeding, had an indictment preferred against him for perjury, upon which a true bill was returned by the grand jury, and a bench warrant issued for his appre • hension— neither of the men having since the beginning of April ieturned to their master's service. So much for the main point of this fabulous story, with ' its features of peculiar interest.' It is almost useless to me to notice the part of it, which more especially applies to myself, ' that I admitted the people's complaints were just, but, as their go irig to the governor was a bad example to all other appren- tices, six or seven must go to the treadmill, and several others must be flogged.' Upon this I will only say, that there must be corruption in the man's own heart, who can believe mje capable of using such language, or of acting with such injustice. Here I leave Mr. Anderson, only ex- pressing my hope, that seeing his error, his own sense of justice will induce him to make the only ' amende' now in his power by acknowledging and correcting it."— Kingston Chronicle. In reply, I lay before the public in the first place an ex- tract of the affidavit of Joseph Smith, filed in his applica- tian for the certiorari, which describes the principal features of his case— " That his Excellency having heard the statement, and heard also what Mr. Willis had to say, took certain notes, of the purport of which this deponent is ignorant, and directed that Alexander Barclay, Esq., and George Harris, Esq., Clerk of the Peace, for St. Thomas in the East, should go to the said provision grounds and report the state thereof. " That the said Alexander Barclay and George Harris did not inspect the said grounds, but that on or about Thursday, the day of May instant, the said George Willis, accompanied by the said Alexander Barclay, came upon the property and called up this deponent and Cato Smith, Thomas Williams, Alexander Taylor, Richard Williams, and Samuel Smith, when the whole gang on the property followed, and appeared before the said Alexander Willis and the said Alexander Barclay, and the said Alexahder Barclay stated that he thought they ( the people) might perhaps have a right to what they asked, but that it was impossible to grant it, as it would be a bad precedent for the other jobbing gangs of the parish. " That the said Special Justice, the said George Willis, thereupon and without asking this deponent or the other parties for explanations, or giving further reasons, asked Mr. Joughin where were ' the two governor men,' meaning, as the deponent understood, the two who had principally complained to his excellency the governor, when Mr. Joughin pointed out this deponent and Cato Smith, where- upon the said George Willis said that he would now have them punished, and that no king or governor would prevent his punishing them, and directed that seven women of the said gang should be sent to the treadmill, and that this deponent and the said Cato Smith and Samuel Smith, should receive each fifty lashes; and that Alexander Tay- lor, Richard Williams, and Thomas Williams, should each receive twenty- nine lashes ; and that the said sen- tence was forthwith carried into effect upon the four last- named men, when this deponent and Cato Smith again started off to appeal to" " his excellency the governor at Spanish Town for redress." I further submit the letter which Mr. Barclay has refeired to as having been written by me, or rather by my business firm to Mr. Willis, and of Mr. Willis's answer— Kiugston, 15th May, 1837. George Willis, Esq. Sir,— Joseph Smith and Cato Smith, apprentices of Tor- rington Pen, have applied to us for redress, in consequence of a sentence you lately passed, directing that they should each receive fifty lashes, for having improperly complained to you against their master, Mr. Joughin, and therefore having applied to his excellency the governor. We have advised that the proceedings are irregular and illegal, and should be brought into the Supreme Court by certiorari, and have accordingly prepared proceedings. The writ will be moved in the Grand Court next month. We, therefore, on behalf of these parties, require that you postpone the execution of your sentence until its validity be ascertained in the Supreme Court. We are, sir, your obedient servants, Whitehorne, Forsyth, Anderson, and Kemble. Bath, St. Thomas in the East, May 23, 1837. Gentlemen,— I have received your letter of the 15th, but which was oidy delivered to me on the 18th by the appren- tices therein named. I read it with great surprise, and only reply to it to express my astonishment at your writing as you have done, without enquiry into the truth of their state- ment, which is not only false but entirely groundless. As so far from any sentence being passed on these two men, they were not even TRIEN, for they never made their appearance, as proved by affidavit sent to his excellency the governor, to whom I have represented your highly improper conduct, and which I consider as discreditable to you as it is dangerous to the welfare of the community. I am, gentlemen, your most obedient, ( Signed) George Willis, Special Justice. Messrs. Whitehorne, Forsyth, Anderson, and Kemble. From these documents I venture to assert that a more disingenuous statement than Mr. Barclay's, could easilyhave been penned. What he ironically terms " features of pecu- liar interest," of which he would divest the case, are in my mind its most important features. He describes my poor clients as negroes of considerable plausibility, but of very bad character, who had been frequently and recently flogged, and had absconded to avoid punishment; and there he stops 1 The other elements of the case are in his estima- tion mere dross; we see what his keen eye has selected and laid before the public as its only important features, while he knows and ought to have stated that the unhappy people formed part of a jobbing gang, who were worked at a distance from their homes, and who, finding on their return their grounds destroyed by their master's stock, and that redress was denied, they, by their pertinacity in seeking a remedy, incurred in Mr. Barclay's and Mr. Special Justice Willis s eyes, a charge of crime! I may mention that Mr. Willis has not yet answered the affidavit of Joseph and Cato Smith, the affidavit he filed having been sworn to before he saw Smith's. Whether the court acted correctly in dismissing the application of these poor men it is not for me to determine. Mr. Willis has yet, however, to give, and must give, articulate answers to every allegation of their despised affidavits. Much reliance lias been placed, both by Mr. Barclay and Mr. Willis, on the statement that the men had not been tried, without adverting to the possibility of a sentence or direction to punish, without a trial, which is the case stated in J. Smith's affidavit. The style which Mr. Barclay and Mr. Willis have thought fit to assume, the one describing my object as '' nefarious," and the other my conduct as " discreditable to myselfand dangerous to the community," especially when coupled with the real facts of the case, impress me strongly with the con- viction, thot on the trial of Joseph Smith for the alleged wilful and corrupt perjury, the case, as he has stated it, will be home out; and villified and despised as he has been, he may yet, in his turn, become aggressor. 1 desire only the faithful administration of the abolition law. In the case of Joseph Smith and Cato Smith, I be- lieved it had not been faithfully administered. They ap- plied to me— I examined them with extreme scrupulosity, and at much cost of time, as to the facts they alleged. It is absurd to say that I ought to have enquired elsewhere before taking proceedings. It would neither expose myself to the insolence of Mr. W., nor to the ( lisengenuousness of Mr. Barclay, by asking explanations of them, were such a case again to occur. Had I detained the men, even for such a purpose, I should have been prosecuted for harbouring, and possibly convicted too, were the case to be governed by a late decision in a neighbouring parish. I advised, there- fore, at once, their application by certiorari, for a review of the sentence by the supreme court; and to ensure their pro- tection in the interim, I intimated my application by letter to Mr. Willis. It seems to be regarded as an unusual and unwarrantable proceeding for a poor apprentice to appeal; but it is their right, and I will assert their rights as long as I have the honour to belong to the legal profession. The flogging of a negro may be a small matter in the estimation of Mr. Barclay or Mr. Willis, who have been accustomed to see its frequent infliction; but if they were in any cir- cumstances to be made the subject of such a punishment, they and their relatives would sacrifice a fortune to obtain a review of the sentence. The negro ought to obtain a por- tion of that consideration which, in like circumstances, they would seek for themselves. It may not cost them a sigh to witness punishments, tile infliction of whieh may break the negro's heart. My prosperity is identified with the prosperity of the island, as well as Mr. Barclay's. I am no disturber or destroyer of that prosperity; but if men of such mind and temper as Mr. Barclay has exhibited, continue dominant in the country, I hesitate not to say it will be fatal to our pros- perity and social happiness. I may mention, that on the receipt of Mr. Willis's letter, I called at the King's House to answer his threatened accu- sation, but he had not made it. It may be expected that I should notice that part of the charge which relates to my friend the Rev. Mr. Panton, who is absent from the island. I cannot do so, for I have no knowledge of what he has stated; but to this I will pledge myself, that whatever he has said or done, has been faiily, honestly, and openly done; for he is no coward ; nor is he capable of doing anything to serve an unworthy pur- pose, as stated by Mr. Kirkland. I am sorry Mr. Kirkland, whom I know and respect, should have so written of Mr. Pauton. Mr. Barclay, however, has not got much aid against Mr. Panton by invoking Mr. Kirkland, though he exculpates him from the general charge of oppression in his district— for lie says the people on Amity Hall have yielded their half Fridays for the salt- fish allowance which they had in the day6 of slavery. Mr. Panton, however, will answer for himself. The public will also be able to judge from this statement, whether Mr. Sturge or Mr. Barclay be the most accurate reporter of apprentice cases. WM. WEMYSS ANDERSON. Kingston, 10th October, 1837. COUNTRY MARKETS, & c. BIRMINGHAM MARKET. Com Market, December 7. A good supply of all kinds of grain to this day's market. Wheat a dull sale, at a reduction of 2d. per bushel on best samples ; no buyers for soft inferior qualities.— Malting Barley Is. per quarter lower; no alteration in the value of grinding samples.— Oats a shade lower.— Beans, both old and new, offering at 6d. per bag less money, with few buyers.— Peas barely maintained the terms of last week. WHEAT— per62lbs. s. d. s. d. Old 6 6- 7 4 New 5 6 — 7 4 Irish 5 6 — 6 9 8 ARLEY—- perImp. Quarter. For Malting 38 0 — 42 0 For Grinding, per 49lbs 3 3 — 3 6 ttt ALT— per Imperial Bushel. Old and new 6 9— 79 OATS— per 39/ 6*. Old 3 3 — 3 6 New 3 0 — 3 6 Irish " j 6 — 3 3 B E ANS— per bag, 10 score gross. s. d. s. d. Old 16 6 — 18 0 New 0 0 — 0 0 PEAS— perbag of 3 Bush. Imp. FOR BOILING. White 17 0 — 18 6 Grey 16 6 — 17 6 FOR GRINDING. per bag of 10 score 14 9 — 15 3 White 15 0 — 15 6 FLOUR— per sack of2Q0lbs. net. Fine 44 0 — 45 0 Seconds.... 39 0 — 41 0 The following is flie statement in Messrs. Sturge's circular :— Binningham, December 6, 1837. At the commencement of last month Wheat on our markets was rather advancing in value, but on the 16th ult., a reduction of Is. to 2s. per quarter took place; since that time the supplies have been small for the season, and prices fully maintained. The quantity of Irish, which has yet arrived from Gloucester, is trifling; and there is reason to believe that the export of Wheat from thence to Eng. land will fall considerably short of what was generally anticipated ; which may probably be attributed, as much to the increased con- sumption of this grain in that country ( occasioned by an improve, menfc iu the condition of the labouring classes there) as to any deficiency in the produce, or reported diminution in the breadth of land under that grain last year; the quality is quite equal to the average of former seasons, and from the damp state of our farmers' deliveries, it has met a ready sale at good relative prices. There have been some sales of bonded Wheat for export to France and America, and an advance has been realised on the finer qualities of about 4s. per quarter, with a confidence of further improvement on the part of holders. The last quotations at New York and Philadel- phia for best red, were equal to 60s. to 66s. In France, 48s. to 50s. per imperial quarter. The condition and quality of the new Wheat from the growers have not proved worse than was expected, con- sidering the very unfavourable weather during the greater part of the harvest. Our present quotations are— English red, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 2d.} white, 7s. to 7s. 6d. per 621bs. here; Irish, 6s. to 6s. 6d. per 601bs. at Gloucester. There is every reason to suppose that the crop of Barley is as much below an average as was estimated at the time of harvest, but that there was an increased quantity of this grain sown last year. Complaints continue general of Us inferiof quality, yet even fine malting samples have given way in price 3s. to 4s. per quarter, and there has been a greater reduction in secondary descriptions, the supply of which will probably soon become abundant, and a larger proportion of the discoloured samples prove more fit for malting than was, at one time, anticipated. Some of the late imports of Irish have given satisfaction to our maltsters. Our present quotations are- English malting, 29s. to 37s.; Irish, 29s. 6d. to 32s. per imperial quarter, at Birmingham. The demand for grinding qualities has been much less than usual this season, but the import from Ireland having also been trifling, it has gone into consumption on arrival, and little now remains at Gloucester. Our arrival of Oats, though much smaller than in the preceding month, have been equal to the average of former years ; we experi. enced a steady demand for them, and prices were maintained within about Is. per quarter until recently ; but some considerable contracts having been made with our principal coach proprietors for delivery in the winter and spring, at low rates, sales are now effected with more difficulty, and consumers evince an unwillingness to purchase beyond their immediate wants. The quality of the general ship, ments is much superior to last year's growth in Ireland, and we hear little complaint of the produce. Our present quotations are— fine heavy new, 22s. to 23s. Other descriptions and black, 19s. to 21s. per 3121bs. at Gloucester. The enquiry for old has almost ceased, and their value may now be considered nominal. Our stocks, which were heavy at the commencement of last month, are now reduced into a narrow compass. Beans have been much less in request than usual, and even old corn neglected; comparatively few of the new crop have yet come to market, and the condition being very bad, they are selling at rela- tively low prices. Our quotations for new are 13s. 6d. to 15s. Old foreign, 14s. 6d. to 16s. 6d: Old English, 16s. 6d. to 17s. 6d. per 1961bs. a with a very slender demand for all descriptions, and the ordi- nary samples extremely difficult to quit. White grinding Peas have sold slowly during the month at 14s. 6d. to 15s. per 1961bs. Blue and white breakers in limited parcels at all prices between 40s. and 52s. per imperial quarter, as in quality. Damp and ordinary grey Peas nearly unsaleable. Good coarse Flour finds buyers at 24s. per 2801bs4 at Gloucester, sacks included. PRESENT PRICES OF GRAIN. Birmingham, December s. d. WHEAT, English, White, per bushel of 621b. 6 10 Old 7 2 English, Red ~ 6 4 Old « — 7 0 Irish, White 6 6 Red 6 4 Old 5 6 Foreign — 6 6 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. Quarter „— 29 6 Irish 29 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs. ~ 24 0 OATS, Euglish, White, per Imperial Quarter 21 0 Welsh, Black and White, per 312lbs..—^ 20 6 Irish, ( weighing 41 to 42lbs.) do. 21 6 ( 37 to 391bs.) , do. 20 6 Black do. 20 6 BEANS, English, Old, per bushel of 651bs. 5 6 Irish^ w^^/ wwwy. y^ ww^^ wnone 0 0 Foreign 4 10 PEAS, Boiling, per Imp. Quaiter .—. 40 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs. 29 0 FLOUR, English, Fine, per Sack of 2801bs 42 0 Seconds 39 0 to 7, 1837. /. d. 7 6 7 8 7 4 7 6 7 0 6 10 6 6 7 4 36 0 32 6 27 0 34 0 21 9 , 24 . 22 , 21 , 6 , 5 0 5 54 32 44 41 Gloucester, December 2,1837. s, d. s. d. WHEAT, English, White, per Imp. Bushel 6 6 to 7 6 Old - 7 3 .. 7 9 English, Rod 6 9 .. 7 2 Irish, White, per 601bs 6 0 .. 6 6 Old , 5 6 .. 6 0 Foreign ~ —— 6 6 .. 7 0 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. Quarter^^^ 30 0 .. 34 6 Irish — —. 28 0 .. 30 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs. 22 6 .. 25 0 OATS, English, White, per Imp. Quarter 20 0 .. 34 0 Welsh, Black aud White —. 19 0 .. 23 0 Irish ( weighing41 to421bs); per Qr. of3121bs. 20 0 .. 23 0 ( 37 to 391bs.) — — . 19 0 .. 20 0 Black 19 0 .. 20 6 BEANS, English, Old, per Imp. Bushel 5 3 .. 5 7 Irish 5 0 .. 5 4 Foreign —— 4 10 .. 5 4 PEAS, Boiling, per Imp. Quarter 40 0 .. 51 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs. 28 0 .. 31 0 FLOUR, English, Fine, per sack of 2801bs 44 0 .. 46 0 Irish 41 0 .. 43 0 GLOUCESTER WEEKLY AVERAGE. Qrs. Bush. g, d. Barley 270 6 33 9 Oats — 0 0 0 0 Beans —. 113 0 ——,, 38 5 WORCESTER WEEKLY AVERAGE. Qrs. Bush. t. d. Wheat 744 3 ^. 54 7J Barley —. 424 6 32 5* Oats - 0 0 —. 0 0 Peas 11 2 34 8 Beans 110 0 38 11 Birmingham, December 1, 1837. At Worcester market on Saturday Wheat sold at the prices of the previous week ; at Gloucester an advance of is. per quarter was in some instances obtained. Malting Barley again fully Is. per quar- ter lower. In Oats, Beans, and Peas, but little doing; their value was nominally unaltered. During the. present week the quantity of Wheat offering has again been limited, for the season; and the sales made, realised fully the currency of last week; say red, 6s. 8d. to 7s. 4d.; white, 7s. 2d. to 7s. Gd. per 62! bs. Malting Barley continues very dull, but no farther reduction was submitted to ; it is offering at all prices, from 29s. to 36s. per imperial quarter, as in condition and quality. We have less enquiry for grinding samples. Oats held for fully as much money ; few, however, have changed hands. Beans in moderate supply, but it is more than equal to the demand, and the same applies to Peas. At this day's market the supply of Wheat was large; but most of it found buyers at about the currency of this day se'nnight, and we make no alteration in our quotations. Malting Barley an improved sale at the prices of last week. We had considerable enquiry for Oats, but consumers generally holding off, in expectation of their being lower. Beans rather cheaper. In Peas not much doing. WARWICK, SATURDAY, DEC. 2.— Wheat, per bag, old 18s Od to 21s 0d ; new, 0s Od to 0s Od ; Barley, per quarter, 34s Od t^ 33s 0d; grinding, 27s Od to 30s 0d; Oats, 30s Od to34s Od; New, 25s Od to 30s Od; Peas, per bag, 17s Od to 18s 6d ; Beans, 16s 6d to 17s Od ; new, I4s Od to 15s Od; Vetches, 0s Od to 0s Od; Malt, 56s Od to 64s Od per quarter. HEREFORD, DEC. 2.— Wheat, per bushel Imperial measurefl 7s 6d to 8s Od. Ditto, new, per bushel, 7s 0d to7s8d. Barley, 4 0d to 4s 4d. Beans, 5s Od to 5s 6d. Peas, 5s Od to 0s 0d. Vetches, 3s 9d to 4s Od. Oats, 3s Od to 4s 0d. CHELTENHAM, Nov. 30.— New Wheat, 6s 6d to 7s Od per busheL, Old Wheat, 6s 9d to 7s 3d. Barley, 3s Od to 4s 6d. Oats, 3s Od to 4s Od. Beans, 5s Od to 5s 9d. HOP INTELLIGENCE. — Worcester, December 6.— On the last two market days the demand has been rather slack; and prices have given way about 2s. per cwt. The supply from the planters is very scanty, though fully equal to the demand. Number of pockets weighed on Saturday, 210new, 19 old; ditto in the week, 131 new, and 13 old. Borough, Dec. 4.— The market continues steady, without any quo- table alteration in prices. In consequence of the short quantity of bags put up this season, they have realised more money in proportion than pockets. Present Prices, per cwt.:— East Kent Pockets, £ 4 4s. to £ 4 15s. fine £ 6 6s.; ditto bags, £ 4 0s. to £ 4 10s. fine £ 5 5s.; Mid Kent Pockets, £ 3 10s. to £ 4 10s. fine £ 5 12s.; ditto bags, £ 3 10s. to £ 4 10s. fine £ 5 5s.; Weald of Kent, Poc- kets, £ 3 10s. to £ 4 4s. fine £ 4 10s.; Sussex pockets, £ 3 6s. to £ 3 15s. fine £ 4 4s.; Yearlings, £ 3 0s. to £ 3 10s. fine M 15s.; Old Olds, 18a. to £ 1 10s. fine £ 2 2s. FAIRS TO BE HOLDEN.— Warwickshire— December 13, Allesley<— Northamptonshire— December 11, Brackley, Daventry ; 14, Ketter- ing.— Leicestershire— December 12, Market Harborough.— Oxford- shire— December 14, Banbury.— Staffordshire— December 11, Faze- ley; 12, Rugeley; 15, Tamworth.— Worcestershire— December II, Bewdley, Evesham; 15, Shipston- on. Stour.— G70wce$£ m7m- e— De- cember 11, Campden. Barometer at noon. Ex- treme during night. Ther- mome- ters morn. Extreme heat during day. Ther- mome- ter at noon. State of Wind at noon. Remarks at noon. Dec. | 2 29 75 36 0 44 0 50 0 46 U w Jtair. 3 29 60 : « ! 0 40 0 48 0 42 0 s Fair 4 29 55 an 0 40 0 48 0 42 0 E Itain 529 50 30 0 38 0 44 0 38 0 E Rain 6 29 45 28 0 36 0 42 0 40 0 E Rain 7 29 30 30 n as ( 1 42 0 40 0 E Rain 8 29 10 32 0 38 0 43 0 42 0 E Rain IMPORTS INTO GLOUCESTER From the 29th ult. to the 6th ahist. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Beans. Ireland 440 Qra 3060 Qrs 370 Qrs Qra Coastwise.. Qrs Qrs Qrs Qra Foreign..,. Qrs Qra QrB Qra GLOUCESTER SHIP NEWS, From November 30 to December 6. IMPORTS : The Ward, from Quebec, with 1862 deal3, 406 deal ends, 282 pieces of timber, and 8 fathoms of lathwood, consigned to Forster — Defence, Archangel, 3467 deals, 1327 battens, 558 deal ends, and 1000 mats, Shipton— Blucher, WeKford, 1092 barrels of oats, Phill- potts and Co.— Dart, Wexford, 503 barrels of barley and 173 barrels of oats, J. and C. Sturge— Wave, Wexford, 664 barrels of oats and 36 bushels of wheat, J. and C. Sturge— Water Lily, Newry, 68 tons of oats, Phillpotts and Co.— Gratitude, Newry, 65 tons of oats, M'Cheane and Bartlett— Swallow, Dundalk, 506 barrels of oats, Wait, James, and Co.— Ardent, Dundalk, 852 barrels of oats, Phill- potta and Co.— Juliana, Belfast, 50 tons of oats, Wait, James, and Co. — Providence, Porth Cawl, 72 tons of pig iron, Southan and Son— SalAy, Youghallj 298 barrels of wheat, 1! 0 barrels of rye, and 423 barrels of oats, Wait, James, " and Co.— Alliance, Bangor, 87 tons of .. slates, Ward— Margaretta, Swansea, 120 tons of metallic sand, Southan and Son— Belinda, Swansea, 47 tons of sand and copper, Southan and Son— Gleaner, Carmarthen, 16 tons of coals and 25 barrels of oats, Heane— Robert and Ann, Cardiff, 10 tons of coals, Montague; 10 tons of pig iron, Southan and Son— William, London, 6 butts of wine, Martin and Washbourne ; 2 butts and 4 hogsheads of wine, Johnsons and Tasker ; 25 casks of wine, Mayer ; 2 punche- ons of gin and 1 hogshead of brandy, Mann ; 3 tons of hemp, Brim- mel; 1080 pipe staves, Shipton ; 2 tons of hemp, Best and Co; 5 puncheons of gin and 1 puncheon of brandy, Kent and Sons ; general cargo, G. Brown— Cygnet, Bridgwater, general cargo, Stuckey and Co.— Severn, Bridgwater, general cargo, Stuckey and Co. — Glouces- ter Packet, Sandersfoot, 8 tons of coals, Davies— Newport Trader, Newport, 25 tons of coals and iron and 15 packs of wool, Southan and Son. EXPORTS : The Ocean, for Dublin, with 15^ tons of iron and 1 ton of ironmongery, from Kendall and Son— John and William, St. Clear's, 28 tons of salt, Southan and Son— Aunt, Glasgow, 49$ tons of iron, Kendall and Son— Providence, Aberavon, 23 tons of salt, Southan and Son— Sarah, Swansea, 7 tons of salt, 24 tons of bricks, 7 tons of ironmongery, and 1 ton of sundries, Southan and Son— Pe- nelope, Tenby, 35 tons of salt, Southan and Son— Severn, Bridg- water, 25 tons of salt, 16 tons of ironmongery, and 7 tons of sundries, Stuckey and Co.— Cygnet, Bridgwater, 33 tons of salt, 9 tons of iron- mongery, and 6 tons of sundries, Stuckey and Co.— Newport Trader, Newport, 11$ tons of flour, 4 tons of ironmongery, & c., and 7 tons of sundries, Southan and Son. TOWN INFIRMARY, Dec. 8— Surgeon of the week, Mr. Rylaud. Patients admitted, 18; discharged, 17; in the house, 151. Out- patients visited and in attendance, 855. Midwifery cases, 5. GENERAL HOSPITAL, Dec. 8.— Physician and Surgeon of the Patients of the week, Dr. Eccles and Mr. Vaux. Visitors, Mr. W. Harrold and Rev. J. Garbett. In- patients admitted, 34 out, 133. In- patientsdischarged, 20; out, 64. Remaininginthe house, 176. BIRMINGHAM DISPENSARY, Dec. 8.— Sick patients relieved, 392; midwifery cases, 20. STATE OF THE WORKHOUSE UP TO DEC. 5. In the House Admitted since .... Born in the House Dischgd, absconded, and dead* ... Total of each . Wo. Men. men. J Boys. 215 I 21 i 236 j — 2i » 208 19 , 224 I 17 ! • 207 14 4 10 t Male. Fern. Total. 476 61 1 53S . 62 Number of Cases relieved last week 3,141 NumberofChildren in the Asylum 304 * Of whom 1 man and i inale infant died. METEOROLOGICAL DIARY. FURNISHEDBT MR. WOLI. EK, 8 L> FI UA8T0N- STREET. BIRTH. On Wednesday, the 29th ult., at Netherseale- hall, Leices- tershire, the lady of the Rev. Sir W. Nigel Gresley, bart., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 6th inst., at Edgbaston Church, the Rev. Francis Trench, eldest son of Richard Trench, Esq , of Chessel, Hants, and nephew of Lord Ashtown, to Mary Caroline, eldest daughter of the Rev. William Marsh, M. A., Rector of St. Thomas's, in this town. On Sunday last, at Handsworth, Mr. William Assinder, ivory and bone turner, of Moseley- street, to Miss Sarah Norton, dress- maker, of Bradford- street, both of this town. On the 27th ult., Mr. John Umfreville, of Tower- street, to Miss Mary Rogers, of Gniham- street. On the 23rd ult., at the Collegiate Church, Wolverhamp- ton, Mr. Robert Cox, to Miss Catherine Collins, both of Bilston. On the 28th ult., at All Saints', Derby, Mr. Smithson, to Catherine, second daughter of Mr. Tipper, both of that place. On Wednesday last, at Edgbasfon Church, Mr. Thomas Pope, to Miss Armstrong, both of this town. DEATHS. On the 1st inst., after a short illness, at her son's house, Cheapside, Mrs. Howell, aged 75. On Monday last, at the Fighting Cocks, Moseley, John Grove Todd, nged 55. On Tuesday last, Sarah, the only surviving daughter of Mr. Thomas Cocks, of Monument- place, Edgbaston. On the 1st instant, aged 43, Samuel, son of Mr. Samuel Westwood, refiner, of Great Charles- street. On the 6th inst., after a lingering illness, Sarah, wife of Mr. Abraham Kerby, of Milk- street. On Tuesday, Jir. Joseph Kertland, of Sackville- street, Dublin, formerly of this town. On Wednesday, after a short illness, Mr. John Iienton, of Neehells, Aston, in the 60th year of his age. On Tuesday, at his seat, Rothley Temple, Leicestershire, in the 79th year of his age, Thomas Babington, Esq. On the 30th of July last, at sea, on her passage from Calcutta, in the 33rd year of her age, Jane Anne, the be- loved wife of Alan Cofquhoun Dunlop, Esq., of Meergunge, daughter of the late Lieutenant- Colonel Ludovick Grant, of Bank House, Worcestershire, and sister of Mrs. Chavasse, of the Square, in this town. On Jlonday last, at her brother's residence, the Hill House, Stratford- on- Avon, in her 53rd year, Miss Sarah Penn. On the 4th inst., after a short illness, Mr. Charles Clarke, aged 47, for twenty- nine years sexton at the Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton. On Saturday last, at Leamington, Anna Maria Finch Hattou, daughter of the late George Finch Hatton, and sister of the present Earl of Winchelsea. On the 2nd inst., at the Rectory House, Bath, after a lingering and protracted illness, aged 49, the Rev. Charles Crook, for twenty- nine years Rector of that city. On the 26th ult., at Barnspark, Greenlaw, to which place she had retired for a few years, under the care of her daughter, Isabella Shannon, aged 102 years, relict of Mr. Robert Hunter, baker in Castle- Douglas. The deceased was the oldest inhabitant of that place. She was possessed of a cheerful disposition, and enjoyed an uninterrupted state of good health until a few hours before her death. 188 THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 9. GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, IN AID OF THE BUILDING FUND OF THE BIRMINGHAM MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. PRINCIPAL VOCAL PERFORMERS : MRS. A. SHAW, M JR. BRAH A M, MR. HARRISON, ( Who lias liberally offered his services,) AND MR. MACHIN. THE COMMITTEE of the MECHANICS' IN- STITUTION heg most respectfully to announce to the Nobility, Gentry, and Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood, that they intend giving a A GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, IN THE TOWN HALL, OJV WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, and, in soliciting their attention to the list of eminent per- formers, they feel confident that another appeal to the friends of that cause in which they have so long laboured will not be made in vain. ' The Vocal Department will he supported by a select portion of the CHORAL SOCIETY; and the Orchestral Arrangements have been placed under the able direction of MR. T. FLETCHER. , c. . ,, By the kind permission of Lieutenant- Colonel Sir J. AI. WALLACE and the Officers, the band of the Fifth Dragoons will attend, and render their valuable assistance. Mr. G. HOLLINS will preside at the ORGAN, and in the course of the evening will perform a GRAND CONCERTO. T „ , , Leader of the Band, MR. H. SHARGOOL; Conductor, Mr. MUNDEN, who presents his valuable services. In consequence of the increased demand for Tickets, the Committee have resolved to appropriate the whole of the Grand Gallery to reserved seats. Parties desirous of securing seats are requested to make early application at Mr. FLETCHER'S, 31, Temple- row, where a plan of the Hall is deposited. Admission— Reserved Seats in the Galleries and on the centre of the Floor, 5s.; Unreserved Seats, 2s. _ 6d. Tickets to be had of the Secretary, 17, New Meeting- street; Messrs. Munden and Cameron, and Wrightson and Webb, New- street; Smith, Snowhill; Shargool, Union- street; Coburn, Ann- street; Belcher, High- street; and the Newspaper Offices. No admission without a Ticket. In order to prevent confusion, no person will be admitted to the unreserved seats except at the doors in Congreve- Etreet, and on the west side of the Hall, and persons who have taken reserved places will be admitted at those doors only which are specified oil their Tickets. Doors will be opened at Six o'clock, and the performance will commence at Seven precisely. The Hall will be will be well aired, and all draught in the Galleries will be entirely prevented. Carriages to set down and take up with the horses' heads towards the Canal- office. BIRMINGHAM COFFEE HOUSE, JVos. 1£ 2, CURZON- PLACE, UNION- PASSAGE H'WELLINGS, in retiring- from the above Esta • blishmcnt, begs respectfully to tender his sincere thanks to his numerous Patrons for the liberal and distin guished preference with which he has been favoured, an, j which he hopes will be enjoyed by his successor, Mr. J. SHERWOOD, who he has the greatest confidence in recom. mending to his extensive and liigblyrespectable Connection. J. SHERWOOD, ( LATE PROPRIETOR OF THE NORTHAMPTON LARDER, ADELAIDE- STREET, LONDON,) IN succeeding Mr. H. WELLINGS in the above Esta- blishment, begs respectfully to solicit a continuance of that extensive preference which he is aware has been so liberally bestowed upon his predecessor. J. S. takes this opportunity of assuring the public gener- ally, that it is his determination to conduct the above Esta- blishment with every possible attention to their comfort, and he hopes to the entire satisfaction of those who may favour him with their kind patronage and support. DINNER COMMENCING AT ONE O'CLOCK. A LIBERAL BILL OF FARE is daily produced, and AMPLE preparations are made, consisting of the most choice articles which the well- supplied markets of Bir- mingham produce. PRIVATE ROOMS and PRIVATE DINNERS, on the shortest notice. Well- aired BEDS, charges moderate. ISAAC FORD'S Wholesale and Retail Establish- ments forTABLE CUTLERY, COMBS, BEADS, FOREIGN and ENGLISH TOYS,& c., & c., & c., No. 11, HIGH- STREET, exactly opposite the New Market- hall, Birmingham. — I. FORD begs to acquaint bis numerous friends, inhabit- ants of Birmingham, and its vicinity, that he has just received an immense assortment of TABLE CUTLERY, of every dascription, of such a quality and price, he feels confident that cannot be surpassed by any House in the King- dom. The following is a list of prices, but as prices are as numerous as they are deceptive, he earnestly solicits a trial, and lie feels confident from the superiority of his goods, that they car. not fail in giving universal satisfaction : Good Table Knives, from 5s. Warranted Steel Knife, from 6s. Warranted Steel Knife and Fork, from 8s. to 40s. Desserts and Carvers to match, at exceedingly low prices. Manufacturer of Pattens and Clogs of . every description. Ladies' Jointed French Clogs, Is. 8d., l « .'. 9d., and 2s. The best that. ean be made, 2s. 6d. per pair. Gentlemen and Childrens' Jointed French CJsgs, of every size and quality. Just received, a fresh supply of the East India Tea Company's celebrated PACKET TEAS and COFFEES, in pounds, quarters, two ounces, and ounces : — Good Gunpowder, from 6s. Best Black, 5s. and 5s. 4d. Fine Jamaica Coffee at Is. 8d. and 2s. N. B. OBSERVE !— Right opposite the New Market- hall. General Post- office, Nov. 24, 1837. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Her Ma- jesty's Postmaster General will be reader to receive ten- ders on or before the 20th day of December next, at twelve o'clock, for running a MAIL COACH, with four horses, between Shrewsbury and Birmingham. The conditions may be seen on application to the Post- office at Shrewsbury and Birmingham, or at the office of the Surveyor and Super- intendent of Mail Coaches in London. The tenders are to be endorsed, " Tenders for the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Mail Coach;" sealed up and addressed to Her Majesty's Postmsistej' General. By command, W. L. MABERLY, Secretary. BIRMINGHAM LIBRARY. December 8,1837. f |^ HE Subscribers to this Library are respectfully A informed the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on Wednesday next, the 13th day of Decern- ber, at tile Library, in Union- street, at half- past three o'clock precisely; and they are requested to observe, that every Subscriber must send or deliver to the Librarian, be- fore the hour of one o'clock on the day of the said meeting, a return of twenty names, to be marked against the list of Subscribers already sent to such persons, whom he or she shall have selected to form the committee for the year en- suing, to be signed at the end of the list by the Subscriber returning it. In default of such list being returned, marked and signed as aforesaid, each person will forfeit one shilling. No books will be delivered out or received in on that day. The Annual Subscriptions for 1838, of twenty- five shillings, are now due, and all not p^': d three months after the 1st inst., will be subject to an additional fine of one shilling for every three months progressively. WM. ALLDRITT, Librarian. IMPORTANT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF GAS. THE BIRMINGHAM OLD GAS LIGHT and COKE COMPANY hereby announce to the Public, that from and after the 1st of January, 1838, the Prices of Gas will be reduced to the Consumers according to their respective consumptions ; each Quarter's account and price to be regulated by meter indication, Per 1000 Cubic Feet. s. d. All accounts under 5000 Cubic feet,' per quarter 9 2 5,000 C. F. and under 25,000 ditto, ditto 8 4 25,000 ditto, ditto 75,000 ditto, ditto 7 6 75,000 ditto, ditto 200,000 ditto, ditto 6 8 By order of the Committee, CHARLES WEST, Clerk to the Company. Committee- room, Cherry- street, Nov. 29, 1837. SALE . OF RARE AND COSTLY FRENCH GOODS, Consisting < rf Shawls, Silhs, Furs, Ribbons, Jewellery, Bi- jouterie. kc. LONDON SILK WAREHOUSE, 61 A. ND. 62, BULL- STREET. THE Proprietor has j ust returned from purchasing the Stock ol Mr. MUDDLE, of Dover, retiring from bu- siness. It consists of the above Goods, and is to be sold without reserve, on the Premises as above. Such an op- portunity of purchasing the richest Goods, was, perhaps, never before offered in Birmingham, the greater portion having been originally taken from persons attempting to smuggle them into this country, and sold to Mr. Muddle at the usual Custom- house Sales at Do. ver. Among them are the following Goods, all marked in plain Figures : — A Quantity of the best Fur Fringes, usually sold at 3s., all at Fifty Orleans Dresses, ( India Pattern, as thick as Me- rino,) at 13s. 6d. each. Some of the best Silk Cioakings, usually sold at 25s., at 15s. 6d. each. A Quantity of Boys' Gold and Velvet Caps, at 2s, each. Hundreds of Pairs of Gentlemen's Damask Leather Slip- pers, at Is. 6d. Ladies' Silk Slippers, Is. 6d., Kid ditto, 2s. 2d. Gentlemen's Pumps, sold in London at 12s.— 3s. 6d. Ladies' Embroidered Merino Slippers, all French. A Lot of Irish Linens very fine, at a Guinea and, a Half the Pieee, 25 and 26 yards long. Filled Silk Shawls, Is. Sd. each. French Merino Scarfs, Searlet arid White, Is. 6d. each, trimmed with Swansdown and Fur, and usually sold at 5s. 6( 1. A Quantity of Gold, Pearl, Mosaic, and Or- molu Zone Clasps,( worth 10s. 6d. each,) at 2s. 6d. Ladies' Letter Cases, with two Pockets and Blotting Paper, at 6Ud, each. A large Lot of French Bags, cost 8s. 6d., each at Is. 6d. Some lined Gloves. A Quantity of Damask Moreens, at Is. 6d. per yard, in sets. Some costly Printed Satin Shawls. Damask and Embroidered India Shawls. Some long Shawls, worth Ten Guineas, each for £ 3. A very large Quantity of Ribbons. Several Hundred Wire Gauze Dish Covers, at 7V4d. and llUd., usually sold at 4s. 6d. each. A large Quantity of Jet, Berlin, Pearl, and Gold Crosses, Brooches, Ear- lings, Pendants, and other Jewellery Goods. • Large Quantities of rich French Figured Silks, at Is. 9d. per yard. Plain Poult de Soies, at 2s. Id. Some Embroidered Shawls, cheap. A Quantity of Victoria Long Cloths, at 10s. 3d., the Piece. 24 yards long. Large Quantities of French and German Velvets. Print Dresses, at Is. 6d. and ] s. 9d. each. Some Hundeeds of Chenille Bed Ornaments, Is. per pair A Quantity of choice Embossed Drawings. Flannels, Merinos, Furs, & c. & c. 300 Pieces of Gauze Ribbons, all at 3d. Sale to commence on Monday next, WILLIAM EDWARDS, Proprietor. December 8, 1837. BIRMINGHAM AND STAFFORDSHIRE GAS- LIGHT COMPANY. THE Price of GAS on the first of January next, will be REDUCED as follows : viz.,— Per 1000 Cub. Ft. s. d. For any quantity less than 5000 cubic feet, per quarter . ——— 9 2 For 5000 and less than 25,000 8 4 For 25,000 and less than 75,000 7 6 For a larger quantity than 75,000 . 6 8 The accounts will be made up quarterly, and the charge will vary according to the foregoing scale and the quantity consumed during each quarter respectively. Payment quarterly. No discount allowed. By order of the Directors, JOSEPH ROLLASON, Clerk to the Company. FIRE INSURANCES. DISTRICT FIRE OFFICE OF BIRMINGHAM, No. 61, NEW- STREET, NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE, ESTABLISHED 1834. CAPITAL £ 300,000. PERSONS desirous of protection from loss by Fire, are respectfully informed that this Office has been established with a view of retaining the insurances of the town and neighbourhood, in preference to depending on com- panies at a distance, and whose proprietary are strangers. The terms of insurance are fully as favourable as those of any other office, and it is an advantage to the assured that ALL LOSSES ARE PROMPTLY PAID IN CASH, the Company not interfering with the rebuilding or rein- stating property damaged or destroyed._ Losses from fire occasioned by lightning are made good. No charge is made for Policies amounting to 300/., or upwards, or for those brought from other offices Powerful Engines, with active and experienced firemen, ready at a moment's notice. By order of the Board of Directors, C. POTTINGEIt, Secretary. THE MINERVA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, King William- street, Mansion- house, London. CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. ITS distinguishing features are— MODERATE RATES of Premium, with participation of the profits, every five years, to the extent of four fifths, or eighty per cent. The PROFITS may be ADDED as a Reversionary Bonus, or its value applied to the reduction of future Premiums, at the option of the policy holders. By Premiums by ascending and descending scales. Liberty granted to reside abroad ; to pass and re- pass the seas between Brest and Hamburgh, without obtaining per- mission of the Directors. Personal appearance before the Directors is dispensed with, the certificates of the respective medical advisers being deemed sufficient. Age 25 I 35 £ 2 5 4 | £ 2 17 0 45 £ 3 14 II 55 | 60 £ 5 4 8 | £ 6 7 2 Every facility is afforded, consistent with the security of the Company. JOHN TULLOCH, Actuary. AGENT. Birmingham WM. GOODS, Esq. THE OVESREERS of the Parish of ASTON re- J quest the RATE- PAYERS to MEET them at the Vestry Room, Aston Church, on Wednesday Morning, the 13t) i of December next, ( the Chair to be taken at 11 o'clock,) when the Accounts of the late Constables and Headbo- roughs will be presented, viz. Repairs,& e., at the Prison „ Attending Inquests Expenses of procuring Coroners Chief Constables' Journeys for Coroners,& e. . Serving Summonses —— Warrants and Executions Convictions of Rogues and Vagabonds . Oaths of Office ™ .,, ™ Ale- tasters Serving Notices to Retail Brewers Printing and Advertising . Subsistence of Prisoners from March 19 to No- vember 7th, being 296 in cumber Hand- cuffs .— Sundries Preparing the Accounts . s. d. 5 6 5 60 2 6 2 12 6 22 3 10 3 10 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0 3 7 6 1 10 0 3 12 7 51 12 0 0 12 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 £ 101 15 N. B. Owing to an informality in giving notice of the above accounts, they were not passed on Wednesday last. T ALMANACS AND YEAR- BOOKS FOR 1838. UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE. Published by Charles Knight and Co., 22, Lugaie- street. Retail. * HE BRITISH ALMANAC, extended to ninety- six pages, and embracing a body of infor- mation suited to the Tradesman, the Manufacturer, the Merchant, and the professional and upper classes generally — — — THE BRITISH WORKING- MAN'S AL- MANAC, consisting of forty- eight pages of a smaller size, furnishing information of practical utility to those employed in Manufactures, Handicraft, or Agriculture ,— —• •—• The following Annual Works are also published under the superintendence of the Society. THE COMPANION TO THE ALMANAC, or Year- book of General Information, being the 11th yolume of the series — — — With the BRITISH ALMANAC, bound in cloth THE WORKING- MAN'S COMPANION, containing information especially calculated to ad- vance the intelligence and better the condition of the manufacturing and agricultural classes With the BRITISH WORKING- MAN'S ALMANAC, bound in cloth, and lettered s. d. 1 0 0 3 PATENT VICTORIA LAMP, MANUFACTURED ONLY AT T. C. SALT'S LAMP, CHANDELIER, LUSTRE, AND GAS LAMP MANUFACTORY, No. 18, EDMUND- STREET, Less than 100 yards ftom the Town- hall, where the nobility, gentry, and the public are respectfully invited to inspect it. ff^ HE wick of this Lamp is supplied with a constant - i. stream of oil, ensuring a superior and unfailing brilliancy of light during the longest night. The Lamp is perfectly shadowless, and will light every part of a large room for all purposes of reading or work- ing, with a consumption of one- third less oil than an or- dinary Lamp. It is so perfectly clean and so easily managed and kept in order, that it may be safely confided to the least ex- perienced servant without chance of accident or failure. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. ARRIVAL OF LONDON MAILS AT BIRMINGHAM. CONSIDERABLE inconvenience having recently been sustained by Mail passengers from London, who have missed the seven o'clock Morning Train from Birmingham, in consequence of time lost at the Coaching Inns, the Directors of the Grand Junction Railway have succeeded in inducing the Contractors to let the three Mails which should arrive in Birmingham for the seven o'clock morning departure, proceed direct to the station at Vauxhall; where arrangements have been made by Mr. Steadman, of the Vauxhall Tavern, to provide a breakfast for any passengers who may require it. To commence on the 4th of December next. Liverpool, Nov. 30, 1837. 0 9 1 4 RICH, ELEGANT, AND SUPERIOR CHINA, AT BENJAMIN PRICE'S GLASS AND CHINA WAREHOUSES. rpHE elegant shapes, classical beauty of painting, - 1- and superb richness of the gilding, establish the su- periority of the new patterns in DINNER, DESSERT and TEA SERVICES, and the extensive variety of this . Establishment gives an unparalleled advantage tQ pur- chsscrsi EARTHENWARE TABLE SERVICES, DES- SERT SETS, and TOILETTE WARE, in various patterns and colours, equally cheap. Also, kitchen articles for domestic purposes; plain and rich cut GLASS of the more fashionable patterns, diversified to the useful Goblet and Ale GLASS. Thus every rank of Nobility, Families, Innkeepers, and Publicans, may be supplied at astonishingly cheap prices. Observe, BENJAMIN PRICE'S Glass and China Warehouses, 13, High- street, opposite the Market Hall, Birmingham. THE COMPANION TO THE ALMANAC from 1828 to 1837, bound together in 5 vols., with a complete Analytical Index for the first eight years 30 0 THE HOUSEHOLD YEAR- BOOK for 1835, 1836, and 1837, bound together with an Index 4 0 THE WORKING- MAN S COMPANION for 1835, 1836, and 1837, bound together, with an Index 3 0 GENUINE WINES AND SPIRITS. TO those Gentlemen who have not already favoured CAPTAIN HOSKINSbya trial of his FOREIGN WINES, SPIRITS, and LIQUEURS, he begs re- spectfully to solicit their attention to his very superior Stock, and at the same time to assure them that they will fully realise the high encomiums which have been already passed upon them. All orders will be punctually attended to, and samples forwarded to any part of the town or country, or may be had on application at the Vaults. WINE AND SPIRIT VAULTS, LOWER TEMPLE- STREET, CORNER OF NEW- STREET. Birmingham, Dec. 8, 1837. LAMP TAVERN, 73, BULL- STREET, RIRMINGHAM. 11 HE grand desideratum in all matters of business, is to obtain a first- rate article at a reasonable rate ; trqo, H. H. HODGSON, IMPORTER OF WINES AND BRANDY, invites his Friends and the Public, who have not done so, to try ( without delay) the superior excellence of his WINES and SPIRITS, assuring them that the quality cannot be ex- celled, nor a more reasonable price charged by any other house in England. THE TRADE SUPPLIED. FURS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, AT 115, NEW- STREET, CORNER OF KING- STREET, BIRMINGHAM. HMICHAEL and Co. respectfully announce to • their numerous connection, that they have just completed the most extensive and splendid VARIETY OF FURS, for the present Winter Season, that can be seen in any Establishment out of London, and that it is now ready for inspection. In addition to their usual Stock of rich Ermine, Sable, and Chinchilla, made into CORONATION CAPES, MUFFS, BOAS, TRIMMINGS, & c., to match, they hate added an extensive assortment of FUR SHAWLS. During the fourteen years they have been established in this town, they are happy to say they never had a more splendid Stock to offer, it having been manufac- tured during the Summer months, with every possible care to select the best seasoned Skins. Ladies and Families purchasing, may rely with confi- dence on every article being perfect, and free from moths. H. M. and " Co. also beg to inform their friends, that they have lately fitted up Stoving, by which means they can eradicate inoths from, and repair Furs, and ( prevent the moths from ever appearing again. N. B. Furs of all descriptions cleaned, repaired, and altered to the present fashion. *** Several Apprentices Wanted. BOOT AND SHOE MART, 99, HIGH- STREET, BETWEEN THE SWAN YARD AND PHILIP STREET, BIRMINGHAM. BOSTOCK and MATTHEWS, wholesale Manu- facturers of Boots and Shoes, in Staffordshire and Northampton, most respectfully inform the inhabitants of Birmingham and its vicinity, that in addition to their Whole- sale Business, lately conducted in Union- street, they have opened the above Retail Warehouse, with a most exten- sive and fashionable Assortment of BOOTS and SHOES. B. and M. having no desire to obtain a temporary popu- larity by means which are frequently adopted in the present times, of pretending to extraordinary advantages which they do not possess, they beg respectfully to call the attention of the public to the following facts: 1. They are as extensive Manufacturers of Boots and Shoes as any House in the Trade. 2. They devote their entire personal care and attention to the manufacturing of Boots and Shoes. 3. Their different manufactories are situated ill the towns most celebrated for each particular description, namely, at Northampton for Gentlemen's, Youths', and Boys'; and at Stafford and Stone for Ladies', Girls', and Child- ren's Boots and Shoes. On these grounds they are fully prepared and able to meet all competition; and by uniformly offering a good and fashionable article at the lowest remunerating price, they confidently rely on public support. 99, High- street. *%* OBSERVE THE LARGE CLOTH BOOT IN THE WINDOW. TO COACHMEN, GUARDS, PUBLICANS, BREWERS, AND PERSONS DESIROUS OF EM- BARKING IN THE PUBLIC BUSINESS. rpO be DISPOSED OF by PRIVATE CON- JL TRACT, the Licenses, Goodwill, and Possession of various Commercial Inns, Taverns, Spirit Shops, Public Houses, and Retail Breweries, varying in amount from £ 40 to £ 1,600, situated in various parts of the town of Birming- ham. ( Old Houses) near to Ann- street Newhall- street Snow- hill Woicester Wharf Dartmouth- street Lower Temple- street Dudley- street Bull- street Hospital- lane Bath- street Coleshill- street Hill- street Bristol- street Great Barr- street, Deritend Digby- street Worcester- street ( New Houses) near to Digbeth Moor- street Alcester- street Doe- street Tonk- street Hall- street Great Hampton- street Edmund- street Rea- street Constitution- hill Little Hampton- street Navigation- street Birchall- street Henrietta- street Henry, street, & c. Cemetery Sand- pits Hampstead- row Woodcock- street Fazeley- street Great Hampton- row Bordesley- street GROCERS' SHOPS, Great Barr- street, Dartmouth- street, and Cross street. For particulars, and to treat, apply fo JOHN RODERICK, Agent, Auctioneer, and Appraiser. Broad- street Well- street Little Hampton- street Ashted- row Bellmont- row Aston- street Swallow- street ALADY who can offer the most satisfactory refer- - ence as to her experience in tuition, is desirous of obtaining a SITUATION as PRIVATE GOVERN- ESS. She is competent to instruct in Music, French, and Italian; also in the various branches of an English edu- cation. Letters, post paid, addressed to X. Z., Post- office, Lei- cester, will be attended to. TO GAS FITTERS. YI7ANTED, an experimental Gasometer.— Apply to * » HEELEY and Co., Union- street, Birmingham. TO BUILDERS, COACH MAKERS, AND OTHERS REQUIRING ROOM. TO be LET, and may be entered upon immediately, part of the Premises lately occupied by Messrs. Deane and Son, in Weaman- street, with extensive Yard, Shopping, Sheds, & c. Enquire of W. IIARRISON, 44, Fisher- street, THE Largest and Cheapest Stock of LACE, HOSIERY, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, and MILLINERY, IS AT LACE HOUSE, 87, HIGH- STSEET, where Purchasers may obtain them full 25 per cent, cheaper than at any other house in the kingdom. BIRMINGHAM MARKET. Inspector's Weekly lletum of Corn sold, computed by the Standard Imperial Measure December 7. Tolut Quantities. To! at Amount. Price per Qr Quarters. Bushe' . S. ( 1. £ s. d. 13- 22 0 3073 0 0 2 15 6 107 0 167 13 4 1 11 4 870 0 Mil 7 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 22 0 0 1 IS 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TO CORRESPONDENTS. *„* An unexpected pressure of temporary matter obliges us to postpone, for a week, a letter on Temperance. " J. S. E.," and several other communications, are postponed, for the same reason. *„* We concur entirely in the justice of Veritas' panegyric, but we doubt exceedingly if it would not pain rather than please its respectable object. *„* We cannot answer the query of our " Constant Reader." Of one thing, however, there can be no doubt. If they cut the honourable gentleman alluded to, they will cut the only person of brains amongst them. BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1837. We noticed last week what we deemed an act of negligence on the part of Messrs. TROW and PIERCE'S attorney, in not filing certain affidavits in the case of the criminal information against them and Mr. MUNTZ . We are sorry that we did not use the term London attorney, because it has been supposed that we al- luded to the attorney in Birmingham, than which nothing was farther from our intention. Our remark proceeded on a statement made to us, we have no doubt, in the entire belief of its accuracy. From a letter from Mr. IVIMEY in another place, it will be seen that our informant was very imperfectly ac- quainted with the facts; and that it was not the agent of " TROW and PIERCE," but the agent of " MUNTZ and PARE," to whom must be attributed the non- filing, amongst others, of the important affidavit of Mr. WINFIELD, which, had the court been content to re- ceive it as at first they were disposed to do, would have so materially altered the complexion of the whole matter, as, in all probability, to lead to the dismissal instead of the confirmation of the rule. We observe it insinuated in the Tory organ, that the affidavits of " PIERCE and TROW" were purposely held back, and that the trick recoiled on its planners. It is stated also that no injustice was done to them, because the rule was not made absolute against them, as, of course, it might have been, from their not having filed their answers, but as a natural conse- quence oi i, ing made absolute as against " MUNTZ and I'ARF. whose affidavits had been filed. A person wh< is ignorant of the facts would imagine, from this statement, that the affidavits that were not filed respected " PIERCE and TROW" only, whereas they had quite as much respect to " MUNTZ and PARE" as to " PIERCE and TROW." The affidavit of WINFIELD, for instance, went directly to establish a previous con- cert on the part of the Rector and his friends ; a fact which the court admitted, if at all made out, would at once lead to the dismissing of the rule. The judgment of the court was in reality pronounced in entire igno- rance of the most important part of the evidence. A good deal of stress is laid on the terms used by the CHIEF JUSTICE. NOW we know the delicate ground on which we tread, in venturing to impugn the judgment of so grave a person as the head of the Queen's Bench ; but with every respect for Lord DEN- MAN, we must say, that he who could designate the scene that passed in St. Martin's Church, even as it is described by the Rector and his friends, as " a most disgraceful riot." must either attach a meaning to these words, different to that which they customarily bear: or he must have little knowledge and less ex- perience of public meetings. It is not alleged, that, on the occasion of the mock election at St. Martin's, there was any blow struck, any personal damage sus- tained, any personal violence threatened, if we except the struggle between Mr. GUTTERIDGE and Mr. TROW, where, it seems plain, that the former was the more active— we don't sav unjustly, for we are not judging the case— and which was, in fact, so utterly insignificant, that to manufacture a " riot" out of it was altogether absurd and ridiculous. That there was a good deal of noise we grant; and certainly on all sides. And who ever heard of a couple of thou- sand individuals assembled for such a purpose, where there was not a good deal of noise? That some im- proper expressions were used by individuals of both parties is also true. No such expressions are attributed to the principal actors; for we hardly think the unsup- ported assertion about the toast, requires much re- futation. Where, then, were the features of a " riot" of any kind? We look in vain for them now, as we looked in vain for them on Easter Tuesday. There was clamour, and who were the provokers of the clamour ? We have no hesitation in saying that more exasperating conduct never was exhibited, than was that day shown by the church party towards their opponents. For the indecorum of such a dispute in a place of worship, the rector alone was to blame. He has a legal right— a clause to that effect was inserted in the Guardians' act, with his own special concurrence and approval— to hold all such meetings in the Town- hall. Why are they not held there ? Can anything be more contemptible than whining over the desecra- tion of the church, when unless for the determination of the rector, the meeting would and ought to have been held where no such case of desecration could have occurred? But the case is now, as we observed last week, in train for an investigation of a very different descrip- tion from that which it received from Lord DENMAN ; and where the materials of a sound decision will not be shut out from any technical iuaccurcy ; and where, above all things, the winnowing process of a cross- examination will be applied to the severing of the two grains of wheat, which the prosecutors have so dili- gently hidden in the two bushels of chaff that they disheel up at Westminster. To that trial we refer it. There is one feature only in the case which we think necessary for a moment further to dwell upon. Put the affair of Easter Tuesday in any point of view you will, it is impossible for any man, that has one particle of honesty or fair dealing in his composition, to deny that the parties inculpated were, in the first instance, actuated by the sole motive of seeing justice done to the parish. The parish had declared against church- rates, successfully; but at the cost of much labour, and no small expense. It was to save it a repetition of that labour and expense that the opposition to the parish warden, nominated by the Rector's party, was alone directed. It was distinctly stated to Mr. MOSE- LEY, that if he would satisfy the parish so far as to promise, that he would not again agitate the question of a rate— everybody knows that the final settlement of that question was then confidently anticipated— the Liberals would at once abandon their contemplated opposition. Granting, for the sake of argument, that, on the Rector's refusal to make such a promise, the anti- rate party did over- pass the bounds of an extreme discretion, in what cause was their zeal kindled ? For the general cause of the. parish assuredly, and more especially for that of the Dissenting part of the parish. Messrs. MUNTZ, PARE, and the rest, have been subjected to much anxiety, to much expense; their anxiety and expense are not yet over. The former they must bear as well as they can ; it is for the parish, for whom they have been, and are labouring, to say if they must bear the latter also. We trust the Dis'senters more espe cially behold this struggle in its true light. If they do not they will be the greater losers in the long run. We prophesy, without much danger of mistake, that the " disgraceful riot" of Easter Tuesday will be the last that will ever form the subject of a complaint in the Queen's Bench, or anywhere else, if the honest in- tentioned and high principled men who so boldly stood forward on that occasion, are left to fight out the battle, in which their patriotic endeavours have issued, unsupported by those for whose rights they contended; and who, if success had crowned their efforts, would, we doubt not, have most cheerfully and readily participated in the fruits of their success. We point out no way ;. it is not our part. If there be a will, a way will be found. Lord BROUGHAM has introduced, or rather re- intro- duced his Education bill. It was our intention to go into the consideration of the subject at some length, but vve find that our space for the present week for- bids us. Lord BROUGHAM'S plan, we need havdly say, comprehends the institution of a central board of edu- cation. From a question, however, of Lord WINCHIL- SEA'S, it appears, that the minority may, in nearly every instance, as Lord WINCHILSEA described it, conttol the majority; or, as Lord BROUGHAM would have it,. merely prevent a school from being erected, and so effectually control the bill. Now what with the diffi- culty, in many cases, in getting the people to consider the matter at all, and the still greater difficulty when they have agreed to consider it, of getting them to agree; the certainty, in most cases, the probability in all, that there will be a minority, and a pretty powerful minority— these, and the elements of strife in the plan of education itself, will operate, we fear, so generally, that the bill will prove no better than a dead letter. The voluntary system has so many outward charms, that it is difficult to oppose it, even where it is least applicable. We must, however, contend against it itr. matters of national education. Religious instruction might, without danger, be left to its operation. Man is a religious animal. Where higher motives do not incite him to devotion, his fears never fail to do so. A love of the externals of religion, and an inclination to support the church, do not require any superior en- lightenment; on the contrary, the ignorant in all times and ages are " full of superstition." It is altogether different with literary instruction. It is only the initiated that can appreciate its value. An ignorant man has neither eye, nor ear, nor a heart, for the hidden things of knowledge. They awaken no sympathies within him. They appeal neither to his hopes nor his fears. To look for a voluntary tax on the part of the illiterate to diffuse the blessings of education is as hopeless as to expect a subscription from the blind for the support of painting. National education, to be useful, must be the work of the nation. Lord BROUGHAM, we observe, in his introductory speech, described the general settlement of schools, after the example of Scotland, as uncalled for in England, be- cause with us, in many parishes, there are two or £ hree schools already. Surely the noble lord cannot be ignorant that Scotland, in 1696, the date of the first paroehial school act, had numerous schools, itiore, perhaps, in proportion to its population, than En'gland. has now. We shall recur to this subject next week,, before which we shall, perhaps, have a copy ofLord BROUGHAM'S bill. ; We have devoted so much space to the highly interest- ing meeting on Monday at the Crown and Anchor, as materially to encroach on the space we usually devote to the Parliamentary debates. The latter has, ( luring the week, been heavy; dull for the most p" a, rt, not without breakings of vivacity, though sadly out of place. The ministry staggers on. Scarce had their fool organs done chanting of their accidental majority of 54, when it dwindled to 10! On Thursday night it was supposed there would be a fair trial of strength, and there would have been if Lord JOHN RUSSELL had dared to follow up his splendid declamation ofthe pre- vious evening, and support Mr. O'BRIEN Vmotion, but he preferred dividing against his friends, and so made his escape. The election petitions, some seventy in number, are fixed for discussion— the first on the 5th of February, and the last on the 22d of. May. By All fools' day, the fate of the MELBOURNE m i n is t ry will be determined ; if they do not go off on some chance motion earlier. O'CONNELL lias threatened amotion to omit the restricting clause of/ jjtr. BUL- LER'S bill, amending the law respecting election com- mittees, and so bring it into operation during the pre- sent session, and make itapplicable to the existing peti- tions. In this, however, ministers are not bqjd enough to support him ; and if they were, the Radicals gene- rally would not go with him. That the Tjjry petitions and the SPOTTISWOOD fund have but oiie object, is true. They count upon the injustice and- partiality of the GRENVILLE committees. But their course is le- gally correct, whatever may be its moral merit; and no honest and sensible man would attejnpt to meet it by that most iniquitous of all means— air ex post facto law. Advices from Canada bring us an account of the first active demonstration of the spirit which has hitherto contented itself with speeches, resolutions, and newspaper paragraphs. As is usual in such matters, the victor}', such as it is, rests with the enemies of the people. Happily it was achieved without blood, though not without violence.; To arrive at the exact truth in such matters is commonly impossible. So far, however, as wc can understand the conflicting ac- counts, a party of young men, of Montreal, who have chosen the honourable name of the sons of liberty, had assembled within an enclosed court in order to hold a meeting on the subject that now exclusively engrosses the province. Whilst so employed, they were assailed by a Tory mob with stones and other missiles, which they bore patiently for a time, but which being con- tinued, after the meeting broke up they at last resisted, and drove their assailants off. The Tory papers say the " sons of liberty" were the aggressors. Their opponents any way seem to have been in a terrible fear, for they immediately ran away to iufornj^ the magistrates, anu these worthies no sooner learned" that their friends had been repulsed in their attack upon the liberal party, than they called out the mili- . tary. Affairs of this kind progress pretty much in the same way every where. It would appear from a( l the accounts, that on the magistrates' calling the military, the sons of liberty had dispersed, for they are no where heard of subsequent to that ordejr. Every thing being quiet, the magistrates returned to their room and the soldiers to their quarters, leaving the gentlemen for whose protection they had marched out, in undoubted possession of the streets. These being left to them- selves, seem to, have thought they might as well as- sume the offensive, seeing there was no enemy, so they marched to Mr. Papineau's, where they broke the win- dows, and thence to the Vindicator newspaper office, which they entirely gutted, destro3" ing every thing in the office. The magistrates and military were ob- servers of these scenes, and it does not appeal- that they 9 THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 9. interfered in any way to prevent the mischief. The Tory papers of Montreal exult, with undisguised joy, at the exploits of their friends. This was to be expected. We did not, however, expect that the Whig- papers of London would utter a similar peean. Yet so it is. The Morning Chronicle, adverting- to the destruction of the Vindicator office, instead of blaming the rioters, chuckles over the outrage; and talks of the Vindicator coming forth curtailed of its foul proportions! A most wonderful change has come over the waking dreams of the good folks of New York. In 1836 the democratic party, or as perhaps we would better express it, the metallic currency party, had a majority of 60 in the House of Assembly, which consists of 128 only. The paper currency party have now a majority of 72. They were, only a year ago, 34 to 94; now they are 100 to 28! A correspondent, who points our attention to this very remarkable fact, observes:— This is a death- blow to party spirit, to experiments, and humbug. The Americans have now shown that a people is fit to govern itself, that a widely- extended suffrage is safe, and that if it be possible for them to be led astray for a short time, they will come right soon. This gives the lie to the Tory doctrine, that a people cannot be trusted. It is a great triumph of principle over party. The sound democracy of the country have triumphed— they can be trusted. The great state of Massachusetts, although before against the Jackson humbug, has also increased its majority sur- prisingly. It certainly is a splendid instance of popular deci- sion on a question of great intricacy. The crisis has been a sharp but a solid teacher. A case of coining was heard at the Police- office on Thursday. The parties were remanded pro forma. There is no doubt of their guilt. We have seen spe- cimens of their performance— crowns, half- crowns, five and two franc pieces of Louis Phillippe. They are exceedingly ingenious, ring well, stand any che- mical test, and the impression is excellent, indeed, a fac- simile of the real coin, which is, we understand, used as a die for the plate of silver which covers the outside, the inside being formed of pewter. The coin- age of false money is said to be being carried on at present to an immense extent. English and foreign currency is equally the subject of imitation. The police of the town have shown little zeal and less knowledge in hunting out these monetary rogues. It is said, that not very long ago, a report was actually sent to the Home- office, denying altogether their ex- istence in Birmingham! The present discovery was made by an officer of the Mint, who was sent hither for the purpose. The inactivity of the local police is the more strange, because the Mint, unlike the Bank of England, is a good and ready paymaster in all cases where service is rendered. A correspondent, who addresses us on the subject of the discovery of these crimes, observes, that the singular fact of so exten- sive a system of fraud being undiscovered, until an officer was sent from the metropolis for the purpose, shows the necessity of a better arrangement ol the police force, and a more efficient supervision of it, which, he confidently anticipates, will be one of the advantages of the coutemplated corporation. We be- lieve he will not be disappointed. BISHOPRIC OF SODOR AND MAN.— We commend the Tories of Birmingham for petitioning for the re- tention of this see. The Bishop of Man is the only non- political one of them all; he dwells, as a Christian pastor should do, amongst his own people; he is en- dowed, as a Christian pastor ought to be, with . such an income as raises him above the sordidness of poverty, without exposing him to the temptations of wealth. If all bishoprics were as that of Man,| there would he fewer disputes in the church, and - with it. To sacrifice such a specimen of an apostolic cure to the purple and fine linen of Carlisle, is indecent. We refer to our advertising columns for the address of the Birmingham Political Union on the present important crisis. Some interesting particulars will be found in another page on the subject of the negro apprentice system, in a comumnication from Mr. Sturge. The Lord Chancellor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Thomas Hill, of Handsworth, near Birmingham, a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Court of Examiners, appointed for the exami- nation of gentlemen applying to be admitted attorneys and solicitors, have granted their certificates to Mr. Thomas Hill, of Handsworth, near Birmingham. This is the third gentleman from the office of Messrs. Webb aud Dolphin, New- street, Birmingham, who has obtained a certificate of qualification since the commencement of the new rules. CONTESTED RETURNS.— The following is a list of the places in respect of which petitions have been pre- sented :— Roxburgh, Ipswich, Salford, Canterbury, Longford Co., Belfast, Petersfield, Bridgnorth, Sligo Co., Bristol, Honitou, Mary- le- bonne, Lanarkshire, Tynemouth, Youghall, Taunton, Queen's County, London, Newcastle- under- Lyme, Durham ( city), Hun- tington, Tralee, Reading, Evesham, Carlow ( borough), Walsall, Dublin, Hull, Shaftesbury, Kerry ( county), Bridgwater, Newry, Poole, Tamworth, Berwick, Kin- sale, Worcester ( city), Portarlington, Maldon, Carrick- fergus, Limerick ( city), Wicklow ( county), Leicester, Dudley, Downpatrick, Stirlingshire, Norfolk ( east di- vision), Yarmouth, Flintshire, Woodstock, Oxford ( county), Bedford, Waterford, Blackburn, Denbigh ( county), Beverley, Gloucester ( city), Norwich, Bol- ton, Bury St. Edmunds, Frome, Preston, Bodmin, and Pontefract. STOLEN OR STRAYED.— A certain private paper, called a petition against the return of Thomas Attwood, Esq., and Joshua Scholefield, Esq., as mem- bers for Birmingham, having been stolen, or otherwise abstracted, on its way to the House of Commons, the Loyal and Constitutional Club hereby offer the eloquence of Mr. J T , the consistency of Mr. R S , the learning of Dr. G , the honour of Mr. L W , and as much of the honesty of the club generally as the members can spare, as a reward to any one who shall give such information as may lead to its recovery. N. B. The said paper is of no use to any one but the owners. We understand that at a recent meeting of the Bir- mingham Anti- Slavery Committee, it was resolved to hold a public meeting in this town, during the recess of Parliament, to consider the propriety of petitioning for the utter extinction of the atrocious apprenticeship system, in the course of 1838, and to take such other steps as the emergency of the case may require. We are informed that the meeting will be held about Christmas, and that much valuable details will be communicated respecting the operation of the sugar duties, and other features of the present anomalous system. A curious and interesting exemplification of the ballot was afforded lately in no less grave a matter than the election of a clergyman for Newhaven, a town in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh. It seems the Tory Churchmen of the Presbytery were alarmed at thisRadical innovation, as they deemed it, and made it the subject of investigation accordingly. The result is thus briefly stated in the Scotch papers, in reporting the Presbytery meeting :— NEWHAVEN CHURCH Mr. Buchanan laid on the table the papers relating to the election of Mr. Fairbairn to the new church at Newhaven. Mr. Grant wished to know whether it was true, as re- ported in the newspapers, that the election had taken place by ballot; and if so, on what authority this had taken place ? Mr. Buchanan had no difficulty in admitting that the election was by ballot; and he might state, that so far from this being a novelty, he had the honour of being elected by ballot to the chapel of Roslin ten years ago. There was nothing prescribed in the constitution to prevent this mode of election from being resorted to. Ballot, therefore, is not un- Scotch. The treasurers of the General Hospital have received from the Misses Landor, of Warwick, a donation of 100/. for the benefit of that institution. ROSCOE'S WANDERINGS AND EXCURSIONS IN SOUTH WALES.— A goodlyvolume of description, illustrated by nearly 50 views, which we will warrant to be faithlul. Those who are unluckily obliged to content themselves with fireside travelling will find Mr. Roscoe's well rounded periods roll smoothly over the mind's ear.— Spectator. Besides its higher qualities, it forms an accurate guide to the most interesting spots in South Wales and the River Wye. The engravings are of a superior description ; and it is surprising how modern art has contrived to delineate, in so small a space, the characteristic features of each scene.— The Record. An accident happened in the works going on at the temporary railway station on Thursday, from the fall of a part of the structure of the roof. One man, we understand, was hurt, but not severely. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.— On Sunday morning last, it was found necessary, in consequence of the non- arrival of the London mail at the usual time, to dispatch the seven o'clock train from Birmingham without the bags, which it was arranged, should, on their arrival, be for- warded by an express engine. The latter, of course, travelled at an extra speed, and came up with the re- gular train near Portobello bridge, on the Willenhall road, but, owing, we believe, to the fog, the engineer was not able to check the steam sufficiently soon, aud the consequence was, that a concussion took place, which lifted several of the carriages from the rails, and threw several of the travellers from their seats with considerable force. We are happy, however, to state, that no one was seriously injured, and that all the car- riages were in such a state as to warrant their proceed- ing. The first train was at the time travelling so gently, that the guard of the Manchester mail, being aware of the danger, had the presence of mind to get off the carriage on which he was riding, and thus escaped without injury. INQUEST.— A lengthened examination took place at the Green Dragon, Lichfiel4- street, on the body of a woman named Jones, of N& chell's- green, whom re- port described as having fallen a victim to the cruelty of her husband. The body was disinterred for the purpose. The evidence clearly proved the groundless- ness of the report, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Natural death" accordingly. DEATH FROM BURNING.— On Tuesday last a girl named Sarah Williams, nine years of age, whose parents reside at Holloway- head, was so dreadfully burned that she died the following day. NEW WORKHOUSE.— The Guardians of the Wolver- hampton Poor Law Union have decided upon erecting the new workhouse in the Bilston- road, upon some land adjoining the Rough Hill- lane, and purchased from Miss Hinckes for the purpose. The front eleva- tion will comprise the board room and other necessary offices. The interior buildings will form a quadrangle, and be constructed upon a plan lyiiting convenience with economy. [ It would be well if the Birmingham Guardians would imitate their example.] FATAL ACCIDENT.— On Friday night last, the body of Mr. W. Benson was found by a labourer named Aylesbury, lying dead in the road leading from Perry Barr to Sutton Park side. The deceased, who was for many years a confectioner in Birmingham, but had retired from business and lived on his estate at Perry Barr, had been attending a tithe meeting at Hands- worth, and, from the marks in the road, his horse is supposed to have stumbled over a heap of soil, and thrown him off. The deceased was much bruised about the bead and face, and quite dead when disco- vered by Aylesbury. THE DISTURBANCE AT MONTREAL.— Private letters describe the state of Montreal as much more serious than the public accounts. A letter from a military officer, which we have seen, expresses his fears that matters will soon be much worse than they now are. He speaks of the constitution being changed; but adds that this cannot be effected without a large force to act if required. Troops were marching on Montreal from Quebec, and also from Upper Canada. The American house of Grant, Bell, and Co., are about to resume business. A dividend of 10s. in the pound will be paid almost immediately. The accounts from Quebec mention a very heavy failure in that city— the house of Le Mesurier and Co. They were largely indebted to the house of George Wildes and Co., of London. BRITONS STRIKE HOME— A petition in favour of the ballot, from the inhabitants of the town and parish of Presteign, is now in course of signature. MURDER AND SUICIDE The neighbourhood of Penni- cuick was, on Tuesday arid Wednesday last, the scene of as awful a domestic tragedy as can be well conceived. It ap- pears that a person of the name of M'Kay had been paying his addresses to the eldest daughter of Mr. Andrew Laing, joiner, Silverburn, and, having been rejected, determined to murder the girl. Accordingly, on Tuesday evening, about ten o'clock, he proceeded to the house, armed with a loaded gun, and having, through the kitchen window, observed her sitting at the fire knitting a stocking, he deliberately took aim and fired at her. The ball shattered one of her arms, and, passing through her lungs, lodged in her body. She lingered in great agony till Wednesday forenoon, when she expired. Suspicion attaching to M'Kay, who had previously threatened to take the girl's life if she refused to marry him, parties were despatched in all directions in search ol him ; but nothing was heard of him until next day, when his life- less body was found at the back of Sir George Clerk's gar- den wall, where he had blown out his brains with the same gun with which he had but a few hours before murdered his tinfortunate victim. — Scotch Paper. LATEST NEWS. | HOUSE OF COMMONS.— THURSDAY. The debate of this evening was long, but utterly uninteresting, in consequence of the sudden resolution of ministers to join the Tories in opposing Mr. S. O'Brien's motion to refer to a select committee the petition received the former meeting with very loud acclamations, complaining of the conduct of Sir Francis Burdett, and the other subscribers to the Spottiswood fund for supporting petitions against the Irish mem- bers. Mr. O'Brien having moved for his committee, which was seconded by Mr. E. Buller, there seemed no one disposed to prolong the debate, and the bouse was cleared accordingly for a division. Sir William Follett at length rose to oppose the committee. The only point in his speech was a charge against Mr. E. Bulwer, of having subscribed towards the Canter- bury petition, which did not produce much, for it turned out not to be true. Mr. Bulvver denied that he had subscribed to that petition, or any other. Similar charges made against Lord Ebring- ton, Mr. Denistoun, and Mr. Warburton, were at- tempted to be explained— they were not denied— by those gentlemen. Mr. Poulter said, he himself had never subscribed a shilling towards any such petition, yet he had seen an advertisement in a Salisbury paper, with a number of subscriptions against his return, many of them not by his constituents. Lord Ashley entered into a history of his contest for Dorset, as an exemplification of similar treatment. After some further remarks, the Attorney- General rose to object to the committee. The facts were not disputed, and no one dreamt of criminal proceedings. What then was the use of a committee to report what every one ad- mitted ? Sir John, at the same time, declared his opinion, as a lawyer, that all such subscriptions as those complained of were illegal. Sir Francis Burdett contended that the combination was one of honest men, to support the law which others were violating. Hav- ing made a long and rambling attack on O'Connell, Sir Francis was warmly and sarcastically replied to by that gentleman. After a speech from D'Israeli, aud another from Lord Stanley, Mr. Harvey moved, by way of amendment, for a committee to enquire into the expenses of contested returns, with a view to their diminution. Lord John Russell and Sir Robert Peel declared their resolution to divide against the motion and amendment equally. The house at length divided, when there appeared, for Mr. Harvey's amendment, 21, against it, 389; for the original motion, 121, against it, 331. MEETING RESPECTING THE GLASGOW COTTON SPINNERS. Wednesday evening, a crowded meeting of the Operatives of the town was held at the Public- office, to take into consideration the case of the Glasgow Cotton Spinners' Committee. Mr. JosapH CORBETT having been called to the chair, pro- ceeded to read a handbill, containing a proclamation from the United Trades of Glasgow, setting forth the grievances of the Cotton Spinners, and from which, the facts of their case appears to be, that five months ago, a reduction of their wages was proposed by their masters, to the amount of between thirty and forty per cent. This reduction was re- sisted, and the men turned out. Whilst things were in this state, a man named Smith was shot in the street, and the committee of the Cotton Spinners were apprehended and thrown into prison on a chaige of murder. Since then every effort lias been made by the committee to bring on their trial, but without effect, and the men are left in confinement upon charges which it is said cannot be sus. tairied. The meeting was addressed in very forcible, and by some in eloquent speeches, and the following resolutions were carried unanimously. Proposed by Mr. MURPHY, and seconded by Mr. HOLLICK, " 1st. That this meeting fully recognises the principle, that those who by their industry produce all wealth, have an indisputable right, individually and collectively, to use every exertion in procuring for that industry a fair equiva- lent ; and any law enacted to prevent or retard their exer- tions, is arbitrary and hostile to ". every upright mind, and ought not to be tolerated." Moved by Mr. COLLINS, and seconded by Mr. BAKER, That this meeting views with abhorrence the un- pre dented tyrannical conduct of the civil authorities of Glasgow, in the brutal treatment of the Cotton Spinners' Committee, and, in the subsequent proceedings of the civil power, in postponing their trial, thereby prolonging their harsh incarceration, besides putting their friends to enor- mous expense ; we, therefore, pledge ourselves to use every constitutional means in immediately bringing those men to trial, and trust, eventually, justice will be impartially ad- ministered, that the guilty may suffer the penalty of their crimes." Proposed by Mr. SANSOM, and seconded by Mr. WATSON, " 3rd. That this meeting views with admiration the spirited manner in which the working classes of the United Kingdom have responded to the call of their brethren in Glasgow, and pledge ourselves to use every exertion in raising funds to assist in defraying the expenses of the pend- ing trial, and afford assistance to their distressed families. " 4th. That this meeting solicit Messrs. Attwood and Scholefield, the members of this borough, to support the petition to be presented by Mr. Harvey, from Glasgow, on the foregoing case." PUBLIC OFFICE. MONDAY, DEC. 4. ( Before J. K. Booth, Esq., M. D.) A man named Richard Capper, of respectable appearance and connections, was placed in the dock, charged with em- bezzling 2/. and half- a- crown, the property of his late masters, Messrs. Corah and Shillitoe, wholesale drapers, of Union- street. The case excited much interest, and the office was thronged during the investigation. Mr. Haines, solicitor, attended for the prisoner, and Mr. Spurrier officiated as magistrates' clerk. Mr. Corah, on being sworn and examined, stated that the prisoner, Richard Capper, had been in the employment of himself and partner, as traveller and salesman, since May last. They placed the utmost confidence in him up to the month of August, when some irregularity became observa- ble in his conduct; he became addicted to drink, and negli- gent in the discharge of his duty, in consequence of which tliey were obliged to dismiss him from their service in the month of October. Up to the 3rd of October he had been their regular servant. Mr. Haines: I wish to know, Mr. Corah, whether when he entered your service, you did not know that he bad been in the employment of Messrs. Davis and Webster? Witness: We knew he had been in the service of Messrs. Davis and Webster; before then lie had been in the service of Messrs. Warren, Son, and Co. Mr. Haines: Did you apply to him, or did he apply to you first, on the subject of an engagement? Witness: He came to our place, understanding our pre- mises were to be let, and we told him to call again. He did not do so, i# hd we went one day to his house, when he began to talk about entering business. We asked him if he was about to leave Davis and Webster? He said he was under no engagement to them, and would wish to do some- thing better. We then a& ked what views he had? Mr. Haines : Did you make the proposal that he should become your travaller and salesman, or did you not? Witness: We made the proposal that he should become our clerk and traveller. Mr. Haines: I thought so. Witness: We considered his coming to enquire about the premises as a sort of overture to get into our employment. Mr. Haines: Did you not tell him if he would leave the employment of Davis and Webster, that you would give him double the salary he received from them. Mr. Corah: We said we would give him three quarters per centage on the whole of the returns, which would be more than double his former salary. They also told him there was an opening for some person in their establishment, and asked him if he was about to leave Davis and Webster's. Dr. Booth, magistrate : What business are Messrs. Davis and Webster in? Mr. Corah : In the same business with ourselves. Magistrate: Did you not, independent of this, say you would double the salary ? Witness : No, sir, we did not; we thought of giving him a per centage on the returns of the whole business. We did not come to any final arrangement that evening. He wished to know if we would make it 300/. a year; about a week after we came to an agreement that he was to become our servant, and written articles were entered into, and signed for a term of three years. He said he received 130/. a year from Messrs. Davis and Webster, and we agreed to give him 260/., and a per centage beyond that sum arising trom the returns. He was at all events to have 260/. a- year, be the returns what they might. This salary was to be paid to him monthly. Magistrate: So lie had a chance of receiving something more, should the returns of three- quarters per centage ex- ceed this sum, and no risk of having less? Witness: Yes, sir. He of course told us his merits. Mr. Haines : And you did not, I suppose, find his merits come up to his representations? Witness: We did not. Mr. Spurrier then called Mr. Greaves, draper, of Soli- hull. He said that he was in the habit of dealing with Messrs. Corah and Shillitoe. On the 14th of September last, he called at their warehouse, and paid to Richard Cap- per 10/., part in silver and part in sovereigns, on account of an acceptance which he had given for goods. Capper gave him a receipt for the money. [ The receipt was here pro- duced.] He believed there was another person in the warehouse when he paid the money. The prisoner put the money on the desk, when he handed him the receipt, which he gave without any hesitation. He first heard of the charge against the prisoner about a fortnight ago, when he called upon Mr. Corah to pay some money. On the latter referring to his books, and looking over the ac- counts, they discovered an error, witness having been credited for only 8/., instead of 10/., which he paid on the 14th of September. Mr. Corah made the observation that Mr. Capper bad only credited him for Si., and the con- versation dropped there as far as respected the account. Mr. Corah did not say anything about the prisoner, or give witness to understand that he would prosecute him; neither did he say that the prisoner had threatened to sue him for his salary. By the magistrate : When you found out this discre- pancy, was no comment made by Mr. Corah upon the business? Witness: He said he would see Mr. Capper himself, and desired him ( Mr. Greaves) to produce the receipt. He saw Mr. Corah again in a week or two, but does not recollect his having said anything about the subject. Mrs. Petford, of Brierley Hill, was then called in support of the second charge against the prisoner— that of embez- zling half- a- crown. She said she had occasion to call at Mr. Corah's warehouse on Friday, the 15th of September, in order to purchase a piece of white satin ribbon. The prisoner served her, and she paid him two shillings aud sixpence. He put the money in his pocket. On her cross- examination by Mr. Haines, slie said this transaction occurred in the warehouse; there were persons carrying goods through it at the time ; she believed there was no till in the counter, and when she observed him put the half- crown in his pocket this idea struck her; he did not appear to put the money in his pocket in a covert way, as if he wished to conceal his doing so from her observation ; it was done in a straightforward, open manner. On returning home, however, she named the circumstance to Mr. Pet- ford, and she supposed he communicated it to Mr. Corah, who applied to her fof the first time last week to give evi- dence upon the present occasion. Mr. Coiali was again re examined. He said that on the 14th of September lie received 81. from Mr. Capper, which he told him Mr. Greaves paid on account. The prisoner took the money off the desk ( eight sovereigns) and handed it to him, with a memorandum of the amount, written in pencil, lest the circumstance should be forgotten. [ The bit of paper on which the memorandum was made was here handed in, and examined. It was a mere note, stating that Mr. Greaves had paid 81. towards his account.] Wit- ness on receiving the money observed, that it was a strange sum to be paid, as Mr. Greaves had promised the week before that he would pay 15/., half the amount of his ac- ceptance; upon which the prisoner replied, that Mr. Greaves felt exceedingly sorry that he could not pay " the other twenty pounds. Mr. Haines : The other twenty pounds ? The witness here corrected himself, and said the words the prisoner had used were, " he would pay the remainder." Upon this he entered the 81. in the cash book, in the presence of the prisoner. Mr. Corah then proceeded to the next charge. He said that his partner ( Mr. Shillitoe) had been at Mr. Petford's, at Brierley- hill, about a week since, and in consequence ofsomething which he heard there, witness looked over the book, but could find no entry of the 2s. 6d. which Mrs. Petford proved she had paid Capper; he had never accounted to him for the money; witness was in the warehouse when Mrs. Petford called, and asked Capper what she had purchased, when he replied, " they had no- thing to suit her; that she wanted some ribbonn to match, but they had not got them." It was the prisoner's duty to bring whatever goods he sold to a counter adjoining the counting- house, in order to have an invoice made out, and that they might be entered in the sale- book; it is very seldom they have ready money customers, but everything is entered in the book, even so low as 6d. Magistrate : Would it not be possible in the multiplicity and confusion of transactions, for a man to receive half- a- crown. and not account for it in the regular way of business? Might not this occur accidentally? Witness: No, sir; he should have entered it the moment after, if not the instant it was received ; their's was a whole- sale warehouse, and they seldom, if ever, so'd by retail, ex- cept to regular customers, and then only in pieces. [ The magistrate here examined the sale- book, which, he observed, contained many small items, so low as Is., Is. lod., and Is. 6d.] Mr. Corah : They sometimes sold to strangers, but they told them, in the first instance, where they resided. Cross- examined: Capper left their service on the 3rd day of October; witness first heard of this trans- action of Mrs. Petford's, on the 15th day of November, and did not prefer a charge against the prisoner till the 30th. From the 3rd day of October to this time the prisoner and he had not been on very good terms with each other. Witness was not aware at that time that Mr. Capper was about to take proceedings against him for his salary. The first intimation be had of his in- tention to do so was, when he went to Mr. Spurrier's office about this business on last Monday night, when Mr. Chap- lin told him that Mr. Capper wanted the signature of Mr. Shillito to the agreement; witness and the prisoner had signed the agreement in Mr. Chaplin's office; but he never heard before last Monday from his partner or any other person, that Mr. Haines had applied for Mr. Shiilito's sig- nature; he had been from home on a journey, and could not have received any intimation of the circumstance by letter, as Mr. Shillito did not know where to address to him ; he never called on Capper for an explanation re- specting the 10/. paid by Mr. Greaves; he could not re- collect when lie applied at the warehouse for his salary; it might have been a month back, or it might have been a fortnight after he left his service, but he could not tell what time; but when the prisoner called lie demanded 31/. 18s. 3d., as balance of salary due to him ; and he was referred to their solicitor, Mr. Chaplin ; witness did not then ask him for any explanation about the difference between the 8/. and 10/. paid by Mr. Greaves, being very busy at the time, and just closing the warehouse for the night; he appeared to be in liquor; the prisoner's transactions were rather extensive, he went journeys, re- ceived motoey on their account, and charged them with his expenses. Mr. Haines : Might he not, if so disposed, have charged this half- crown in his expenses. What was the agreement respecting these expenses? Witness : The agreement was something under a shil- ling a day. Mr. Haines : For the whole of his travelling expenses? Witness: Is that necessary to be known ? Mr. Haines: Unquestionably so. I insist on know- ing it. Mr. Spurrier : He has no right to answer that question. The witness said if the magistrate particularly wished he would answer the question ; but there were those op- posed to them in business whom it would not be pleasant to make acquainted with all their affairs. The magistrate did not think it necessary to press the question. Cross- examination resumed: He did uot believe that any one was present when the 10/. was alleged to have been paid. There might have been some persons at the other end of the room. Magistrate : Had you any grounds for the impeaching the honesty of your servant before this transaction ? Witness: We had, sir. Mr. Haines : When ? Witness : I cannot exactly say the date, but some time before this we had a customer, a Mr. Fernie, of Brevvood, upon whom we drew, and soon after lie called at our ware- house, and paid part of the amount of his acceptance to Mr. Capper. I was not aware of this fact, and wrote to Mr. Fernie for the full amount, when he returned an answer stating that he had paid a portion of the bill; I immedi- ately called Mr. Capper into the counting- house to explain the circumstance, when he seemed much confused, and after looking over the books some time, in order to see whether Mr. Fernie had riot received credit for what he had paid, he desired that the sum should be charged to his ( Capper's) account. Mr. Haines : Have you found that any other money has been received by Mr. Capper, and not accounted for to you? Witness : I have not. The case for the prosecution having closed here, Mr. Haines addressed the court on behalf of the prisoner, in an able speech. He dwelt upon the previous excellent and unimpeachable character of the prisoner, the confidence reposed in him, the immense sum? of money with which he had been from time to time entrusted, and the ample salary he received from his employers. Was it to be sup- posed that such a person, whose character was his sole in- heritance, and who had a wife and family depending upon him for subsistence, would have embezzled the paltry sums of 2/. and half- a- crown, and ( as respected the first charge at least) in such a manner as must eventually lead, bad he any felonious intent, to bis own detection. For, instead of embezzling the 10/. altogether, he gives Greaves a receipt, knowing that he would call in a short time again to pay the balance of his bill, when any fraud on his part must be in- evitably exposed. Mr. Haines next alluded to the pencil memorandum, and hinted that an alteration had been made in the figures, after it had left the possession of the pri- soner. As to the half crown, he could not place that affair in a better light than the manner ill which it bad been put by the worthy magistrate. Was it not possible that such a small sum might have been omitted to be entered in the hurry of business? But what was the ansvverof Mr. Corah to this question, and it showed the animus of the party, " He did not think it possible." He ( Mr. H.) was con- vinced there was not an individual in court who would have given EUCII an answer, or who believed what Mr. Corah said. But knowing, as he did, the circumstances which had existed between the parties during the last two months, he confessed he was not surprised to find that some charge or other would be trumped up to defeat the claims of his client ( or salary— claims which, in due course, his employers must have discharged. He was inveigled by Mr. Corah and his partner from a good situation under promises and inducements, and having acquired the connexion and in- formation which his previous services and experience had given him in the country, they sought means to break off an agreement which could yield them no further profit. After alluding to the evidence of Mr. Greaves and Mrs. Petford, Mr. Haines concluded by calling upon the magis- trate not to commit a respectable individual to infamy and disgrace, for a probable suspicion of an offence which he firmly believed bad never been committed. Mr. Charles Warner, of the firm of Warner and Son, New- street, was then called to speak to the character of the prisoner. — He had been in the employment of the firm from February, 1834, to August, 1836, as traveller, and in that capacity had been entrusted with the receipt of large sums of money. He bad 300/. or 400/. frequently in his possession at a time. His conduct while in their service was such, that had they remained in business, they would have continued him in their employment up to the present hour. The salary he received was much less than that given by Messrs. Corah and Shillitoe. 260/. a- year was certainly a much larger salary than he had ever heard given in the trade. Mr. John Heath, of the firm of Ball and Heath, New- street, said that be had been in partnership with the Messrs. Warner, and from what he knew of the prisoner's character while in their service, would have no objection, was there an opening in his establishment, to take him that moment into his employment again. Mr. J. Webster, of the firm of Davis, Webster, and Freeman, wholesale drapers, said the prisoner entered their service after he had left the Messrs. Warner and Co. While in their employment his conduct was perfectly con- sistent, and he believed him to be a perfectly honest man. Mr. Haines: What situation did Capper fill in your house? Witness: That of traveller and general salesman. Mr. Haines: How long was he in your employ? Witness: About five months; he came to us from War- ner, Son, and Co., and remained until he was tempted away by Corah and Shillitoe. Mr. Haines: I believe you and Capper have not been on very good terms since he left you ? Witness: I have not spoken to him since. Magistrate: You have been in co » rt during the whole or these proceedings, Mr. AVebster, and you are still of that • pinion ? Mr. Webster: I have been in court during the whole time, and still I must say I believe him to be a truly honest man. The magistrate here observed, that lie did not think it necessary to go further into the case. The body of evi- dence brought forward in favour of the character of the prisoner, and the manner in which that evidence was given, must have had a powerful weight on the minds of all who heard it. Looking, however, at the mere subject matter of the charge against him, apart from the testimony, he( Dr' Booth) must say he should not have seen sufficient evi- dence to commit the prisoner. Case dismissed. The prisoner was immediately liberated. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7. I Before J. T. Lawrence, W. Beale, William Chance, and if. Alston, Esqrs.) IMPORTANT CLUB CASE— An old niafi, named Mumford, summoned the Stewards of the Club, meeting at the Lom- bard- Street Cliapel, to show cause why they treated him ae an excluded member. The case had been before the magistrates some weeks ago, when the magistrates held on the construction of the artieles, that the old man was not entitled to relief from the club, on account of non- payment of contribution money. It appeared, however, that the previous adjudication did not prevent the magistrates from reconsidering the case, when brought before them in another form. Mr. Edmonds attended for the member, and Mr. Red- fern for the club. The article upon the construction of which the case turned, provided that non- resident members should be allowed to pay their contributions quarterly, and that if tbejr did not pay up all arrears on or before each quarterly night, they should forfeit 2s., and on non- payment the next fort- nightly club night, should be excluded. It appeared that the old man had sent his contribution money for the quarterly night, of the 29th of September last, to a friend in Birmingham, who accidently omitted to pay it till the next club night but one, when the stewards refused to receive it, on the ground that Mumford was then excluded for non- payment. The money was further left with the stewards on a following club night, but the per- son who took it was careful that the stewards should uot then refuse it, for he left the room forthwith, before they had time to open their mouths. They had not, however, returned the money. Mr. Edmonds said, that according to the article the old man's contribution money as a non- resident member was not due till the 29th of September. It was not, therefore, an arrear for non- payment of which the member could be excluded till after that day, and that as the arrears were to be paid on or before each quarterly night, the old man hg, till the next quarterly night after the money became in ar- rear, which time had not yet elapsed, and therefore the pay- ment was good. Mr. Redfern said he certainly could not contend that the money not, being; due till the 29th was then in arrear. He hardly could resist this argument. Mr. Griffiths was about to show a construction of the articles, according to which the old man was liable to be excluded, but Mr. Edmouds said he certainly thought it very unfair, when the professional adviser of the club gave up bis case, for Mr. Griffiths to come and strain the law against a poor old man, who had been a member of the cluli nearly fifty years. The magistrates said if it had been the law of the club, that Mumford was excluded, they would have been bound to have so decided. They were glad, however, to decide, as they believed, according to law, that the old man was still a member. Mr. Alston said that even if the old man had been liable to exclusion for non- payment, yet the stewards had kept the contribution. They were before liim a few weeks ago, when they might have returned the money. On this ground, even if the other were against the old man, he thought he was entitled to relief. COMMITTAL or COINERS— A man named Joseph Dick- son, and a boy named Francis Moore, were charged with coining. Spittle, the officer, stated that on the previous day, he, Hall, and Palmer, went to a work- shop in Gough's- court, Heneage- street: they found the door fastened, and Hall forced it open, and on entering they saw the prisoners in the room. The morr » nt they perceived who they were they endeavoured to escape; Dickens jumped out of the window, and ran up the court, but he was pursued by Hall and brought back. Moore also attempted to run away, but he was likewise secured. On inspecting the shop, they found two stoves and fires in them ; he searched Dickens, and found in his right- hand trowsers' pocket, a good crown piece and a counterfeit one, in an unfinished state ; the good crown was of the reign of George the Third, dated 1829, and the bad one of the same date. In his left- hand waist- coat pocket he found a good piece of the reign of George the Fourth. He found in the shop several black moulds for making half- crown a id crown pieces; plaster of Paris, « quantity of base metal, some tin sheets, and other articles used in coining. The prisoner exclaimed, " what will be- come of the children.'' He ( Spittle) replied " he ought to have thought of that before ; he knew the consequence of the offence." The prisoner said he was aware of all that, but he had been starving for bread. Hall 6tated that when he forced the door open it fell in, and he fell upon it, and that gave the prisoner an opportu- nity of escaping ; the window from which he jumped was about eleven feet high; he believed he sprained his ancle in the fall. Before he ( Hall) forced open the door, he saw the prisoner throw from the inside of the shop something down into a pig stye ; and after he had broken in and secured him, he searched the place, and found four counterfeit crown pieces of the reign, of George the Third, dated 1820, and two of the reign of George the Fourth, dated 1821. He also found a metal pot containing coining liquid, and various implements. Palmer proved the finding of other articles, and Spittle showed the magistrate the manner in which they were used. Mr. Cutler, nephew of Mr. Gough, landlord of the house in which the prisoneis were taken, proved that Dickens rented the house. One of the officers belonging to the Mint said, that coin- ing was being carried on to a great extent; an immense quantity of crown and half- crown pieces had lately been circulated in Wales and the North of England. As for foreign coins there had been an enormous quantity of them executed in the first style, and sent abroad. The prisoner Dickens denied nearly all the officers had said. He affirmed that the prisoner Moore knew no more of what had been going on in the shop than the child un- born. Moore also denied all knowledge of the coining. The magistrates said there could not be a doubt of theic guilt; but as was customary in such cases, they would re- mand them until their case was submitted to the mint, prior to their final committal. There were several other eases, but none of them of im- portance. 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Sold wholesale and retail by the proprietors, 1, Welling- ton- street, Strand, London, aud by most of the respectable perfumers and medicine venders, price 3s. 6d., 6s., and lis. per bottle, no other prices are genuine. N. B. The public are requested to be on their guard against counterfeits, ask for OLDRIDGE'S BALM, 1, Welling- ton- street, Strand, London. Extract of a letter dated Bath, Oct., 16th, 1837. I am happy in being able to bear testimony to the excel- lence of your preparation. I have made a point of making minute enquiries, and the result has been, in the generality of instances, such as to place your Occult Lozenges in the list of the first- rate cough medicine extant. ( Signed) J. R. KING, Chemist- Messrs. Ciossthwaite and Co., London. ( See adver- tisement. ) I 1 2 THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 9. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS— FRIDAY, DEC. 1. A conversation of considerable length took place on a petition from Bridgwater, and one from Sir Thomas Lethbridge, respecting the same place, which were ultimately withdrawn, on the ground that they con- tained matter pertaining to the late election, and came under the description of election petitions. IRISH POOR- LAWS.— Lord JOHN RUSSELL obtained leave to introduce his bill respecting poor- laws for Ireland. After a very lengthened introduction, the noble lord came to the measure he proposed to intro- duce, which he thus described— The bill is founded, as I stated last year, 011 what in Eng- land is called the workhouse principle; it does not propose to provide out- door relief. ( Cheers.) I think I should not be justified in proposing out- door relief. ( Hear, hear.) With respect to the workhouse system, there is the testi- mony of various persons— of the governor and deputy gover- nor of St. Peter's Hospital, Bristol; of Mr. Weale, the assistant poor- law commissioner; of the vestry clerk of Birmingham; of the clerk of the Liverpool workhouse; of the governors of the Birmingham workhouse; and of others employed in districts to which the Irish resort; and thoseper- sons declare that the repugnance of the Irish to enter into a workhouse, is as great, if not greater, than that of the English. This, then, will form an answer to the opinion that there will be shoals of those persons, who could obtain labour if they pleased, ready to enter into the workhouses in Ireland. But while we prove the existence of the repug- nance on the one hand, on the other we establish the fact that greater means will he at our disposal for the relief of the needy; and when we afford wholesome and good food and raiment and shelter to the necessitous— when it cannot be said that the means of existence are denied, no man will have a right to become a beggar, or to prey on the property of the community. ( Cheers.) He concluded by moving for leave to bring it in. After a brief discussion, in which Mr. Recorder Shaw, Sir Edward Sugden, and others joined, leave was granted. The remainder of the sittings were occupied with a conversation respecting the irregularities of the post office, in wincil Ivlr. Wallace and Mr. Spring Rice were the principal speakers. MONDAY. JEWS.— On the order for committing Mr. Baines' bill for relieving Quakers and Moravians serving on town- councils from the declaration as prescribed in the Mu- nicipal bill, Mr. GROTE moved an instruction, the object of which was to relieve Jews as well, by omitting in the decla- ration the words, " 011 the faith of a Christian." After some discussion, Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated his determination to oppose the instruction, on the ground that, if it were carried, the Lords would throw out the bill altogether. On a division, the instruction was negatived by 172 to 156. WILLS' BILL.— Sir EDWARD SUGDEN, after a long speech, withdrew bis motion for postponing the coming into operation of this bill. DANISH CLAIMS.— Mr. Warburton's resolution for granting additional time to the merchants who had not delivered in their claims previous to the 12th of February, 1835, to prove their losses, was, after a vain endeavour of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to op- pose it, unanimously carried. TUESDAY. THE LATE SPEAKER.— Sir Frederick Pollock's motion for an address to the crown, praying remuneration for the losses sustained by Lord Canterbury from the fire which consumed the two houses of Parliament, was resisted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and, after discussion, negatived by 173 to 163. THE BATTLE OF THE DIAMOND.— Colonel Yerner made a long speech on the subject of his dismissal from the roll of the peace by Lord Mulgrave, in conse- quence of toasting the battle of the Diamond. It was shortly but very successfully replied to by Lord Mor- peth. " The only interest ofthedebate was one of those scenes so common in the house, when personal allusions are made to sensitive members— Colonel Verner firing at some expressions of the Chancellor of the Exche- quer, who likened his reviving such unhappy disputes as that of the Diamond to the poisoning of public wells, gave the right lion, gentleman something like the lie. The brawl terminated by a mutual apology, as such brawls always do. THE IRISH MUNICIPAL BILL.— This bill was, on the motion of Lord John Russell, read a first time. WEDNESDAY. After an announcement from the Speaker relative to some election petitions, Mr. O'BRIEN, the member for Limerick, presented a petition from himself, complain- ing of the Spottiswoode subscriptions, and of the con- duct of Sir Francis Burdett in reference to them. The presentation of the petition led to a long and angr}' discussion. It was recf^ ved ultimately by a majority of 31. Lord JOHN RUSSELL brought forward his motion, fixing the time at which the election petitions are to be taken into consideration. He moved that the first upon the list be considered 011 the 6tli of February. The second report of the Commission of Inquiry into Church Accommodation in Scotland was brought up. The Municipal Officers Declaration bill was read a third time. Lord JOHN RUSSELL obtained leave to bring in a bill " To regulate the terms of payment of rates and taxes by Parliamentary electors, and to abolish the stamp duty 011 the admission of freemen." Sir R. PEF. L gave notice of a motion for the post- ponement of Mr. C. Buller's bill relating to Contro- verted Elections. Mr. BLEWITT moved his five resolutions relative to the subscriptions raised by the Tories in aid of peti- tions against the return ot the Liberal members. The hon. member for Monmouth, however, after some dis- cussion, consented to withdraw them, since the whole subject would come before the house next evening oil the presentation of Mr. Smith O'Brien's petition. The house adjourned at a quarter past ten o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY, DEC. I. EDUCATION.— Lord BROUGHAM introduced his bill. He noticed its history. The subject was brought before the house last session. On the very first night of the session, the education bill was brought in, read a first time, ordered to be printed, and ac- tually printed; and for the purpose of preventing the con- fusion that usually arose, from reading a plan in the form of » clause in an Act of Parliament, he took the liberty of cir- culating with the bill a very full extract and digest of all the provisions of the measure— he would not say for the purpose of preventing their lordships from pretended ignorance; but that, at all events, they should not have the ordinary excuse which a' ose from the tedium of reading an Act of Parlia- ment. ( Hear, hear.) At the end of the session the sub- ject was broached again. It was not attended to at the be- ginning of the session, because it was then too early; it was not attended to at the end of tile session, because it was then too late. ( Laughter.) He could not say it was not attened to at the early part of the session, because the house had then too much business— because it had then just none at all and for some time afterwards it did just as much, namely nothing. ( A laugh.) Public business prevented their lordships attending to it at the end of the session. One de- plorable event, the death of His late Majesty; and another event, which produced universal joy, the accession of Her present Majesty. It was incidental to those events that matters of this kind should not be attended to. He afterwards entered into a long detail of the bill, the principal feature of which is a permissive power to the local authorities, under certain checks, and within certain limits, to impose a rate for the purpose of erect- ing and maintaining schools. For the purpose of car- rying into effect the provisions of the bill, there is to be a central board of education, to which the wishes of the authorities are to be regularly intimated before the rate can be legalised. Keeping still to the voluntary principle, which ran through the whole of the hill, he proposed, that if any parish or township, not having municipal institutions, choose to do so, it might obtain for itself such a body as should give it the power of availing itself of the provisions of the bill, and of putting those provisions in force in the way he had already described by the mutual assent of the the local authority and the central board. For that purpose it was provided that if any given number ( five or six for instance) of persons in the parish or township made a requisition to the parish officer, the parish officer should call a meeting of all persons who liked to attend such a meeting. Who those persons were he would presently state to their lordships. The hulk of them, no doubt, would be the rate payers and owners of property in the parish or township. When these persons, together with those whom, he should by and by mention, had been summoned and assembled at the meet ing convened by the parish officer, this question was to he propounded to them—" Did they choose to have a school committee appointed ?" If the majority of them said " No, we do not want it— we have education enough," he ( Lord Brougham) did not force it upon them; he would leave them as they were, waiting till the general progress of im- provement had extended to them, and made them desirous of availing themselves of the utmost advantages that an improved system of education could afford them. If the majority of the meeting did not agree ta have a committee, still it might be said amongst them, " We are the friends of education, but still we think there is enough here— we do not like anything like the shape of government interfering, even through the medium of such a Board as this— we do not like rates— let us remain as we are." Very well, they would remain as they were; the bill would not apply to them ; they might continue in the course which the deemed best, or which was the most agreeable to them. But if, on the other hand, the authority said, " We want schools, or the schools which now exist want steadier friends to sup- port them— it is not right that we should allow our educa- tion to rest upon such precarious grounds— we want a better system of instruction and more money for that purpose," then if they chose they would appoint a school committee, which school committee would be composed of rate- payers, and the members of the committee so appointed would have the power of levying the rate for school purposes upon the parish. The bill was read a first time. The Lords sat on Monday for a few minutes only. TUESDAY. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.— Sir John Campbell's bill, which had been introduced and read a first time, as the motion of the Lord Chancellor, was, after some lengthened remarks, chiefly technical, from Lord Lyndhurst, and a reply from Lord Brougham, read a second time. The Lords did not sit on Wednesday. WESTMINSTER MEETING.— MONDAY. A meeting of the electors of the city of Westminster took place on Monday at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, in consequence of the declaration made by Lord John Russell, in his place in the House of Commons, against the extension of the suffrage, triennial Parliaments, and vote by ballot. The meet- ing was very numerously, and respectably attended. Among the gentlemen 011 the platform, we observed— J. T. Leader, Esq., M. P., Otway Cave, Esq., M. P., Sir William Molesworth, Bart., MP., R. Dillon Brown, Esq., M. P., Sir William Brabazon, M. P., Henry Warburton, Esq., M. P., D. W. Harvey, Esq., M. P., Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M. P., W. Ewart, Esq., J. , A. Roebuck, Esq., Carteret J. Ellis, Esq., Howard Elphinstone, Esq., George Rennie, Esq., Dr. Carpue, Mr. Prout, Colonel Thompson, & c. The Chair was taken by Colonel Evans. The Se- cretary read the following letter of Lord Brougham :— " Gentlemen,— I deem myself greatly honoured by the desire, of which you have been the bearers, that I should preside at the meeting of Reformers in Westminster; and I am extremely sorry to be under the necessity of refusing to comply with such a request. This is the course which I have been obliged to pursue, with very few exceptions, for many years, and of late without any exception whatever. But let it not be imagined that I am indifferent to the great subject which brings you together. At no time within my recollection, have the friends of improvement and reform had more ground for anxiety regarding the prospects of their cause. That they will act firmly, as well as temper- ately, I confidently expect. That they will shun to the utmost of their power whatever may widen the breach among them, I earnestly hope. That they shall always find me in my place while I have any means of helping them to further the best interests of the people, they may rest assured. Upon all the more important matters which oc- cupy the minds of men, there appears now to be a general coincidence of opinion. That the duration of Parliament should be shortened is confessed by all who can descry the natural operation of a six years' security upon the conduct of the nation's representatives. But more frequent appeals to the country may be of little avail, while a mighty body of our fellow citizens are excluded from all share in the manage- ment of their own affairs, and left without the power of en. forcing opinions which they have at the least as much capacity to form, and at the very least as much independence ot spirit to assert, as those who at present possess the elective fran- chise. This exclusion I certainly regard as the worst of grievances now complained of. Many for whom I enter- tain the greatest respect hold another opinion, but to them I freely admit that the means must be provided of restrain- ing those corrupt practices so disgraceful to the age, and of protecting the elector in the exercise of his right, to the end that the law may no longer foster corruption, and the subject may 110 more be mocked with the permission to choose whom he pleases, provided lie pleases to select those whom others shall choose. The effectual control of the constituent over the representative body— protection to the voter in the possession and in the exercise of the franchise an extension of that franchise to all whose intelligence and respectability enable them to use it beneficially for the State those are the objects of all the efforts which remain to be made for Reform. May I be allowed to add what can only be of any importance to myself, because it relates to me alone? My opinion in favour of the ballot has been forced upon me slowly and with extreme reluctance by the expe- rience of later years; the enormity of the evil universally complained of in the cruel sufferings of honest men; and the hopelessness of finding a less objectionable remedy. Upon the yet more enormous injustice, the incomparably more perilous mischief of excluding so many thousands from those political rights which they are so unquestionably entitled to enjoy and so well fitted to exercise, I have again and again declared my fixed opinion both in Parliament and to the country. I am confident of having done so repeatedly while I was carrying the Municipal Reform bill through the House of Lords in 1835. I distinctly recollect having done so in that house both early and late during the lust Session; and 1 addressed to the great Manchester Education meeting six weeks ago, the same sentiments which I have just now expressed to you. Nothing in the occurrences of the day has affected these sentiments in any manner of way; nor increased nor lessened my attachment to those principles which have ever been the guide of my public conduct. " The events of late years, indeed, may have severed the ties of ancient friendship, and weakened for a season those of oarty connexion; but neither time, nor chance, nor change, can ever estrange me from that people in whose service, under the guidance of a judgment unfettered by any dictation, my life has been passed ; whom, and as I have never flattered nor ever deluded, so have I never either de- serted or betrayed that people whose confidence I know was never withdrawn, because it never was forfeited, and for whom my affection can never be impaired." D. W. Harvey, Esq., moved the first resolution. He alluded to former scenes and speaker*— We have had men here to address us who have told us that they were not to be deterred from the great cause of the people by the fiat of King, Lords, and Commons. ( Cheers.) Yet the '* Pride of Westminster" has at length sheltered himself behind the dark canopy of Conservatism—( loud and repeated groans)— while another, if possible, still more elo- quent in his oratory, the leader of Democracy, who took up his abode in a neighbouring prison, to vindicate the justice of this cause is now waiting silently in a cabinet for the ac- cidents of pay or peerage. ( Loud cheers.) Now, it is time that the people should rely upon themselves, and no longer on the broken reed. ( Hear, hear.) Now, it is time they should rise and take that station in the land, to which not only their numbers but their intelligence entitle them. He described their present state— There is now no abstract question to divide our judgment, and create differences of opinion, or justify any pleadings for delay. Those considerations, which heretofore induced Reformers to be cautious, are now at an end. Who could now stand up in behalf of the government, and say that they are checked ill their course of reform by those obstacles which used to meet them at every step as they paced the palace of their ancient master? ( Great cheers.) There is no reason now why they should not advance every measure which is comprehended under the name of good govern- ment. ( Cheers.) For my part, I am thankful for that light of discernment in myselt, which saved me from the delusion in which others were involved, for you know that for five years past your ablest advocates have been whispering in every form of language eloquence could supply, that it was impossible to urge on the bark of reform ; that it was floated on a sea of corruption—( cheers)— that every person who bad access to the royal closet, or could influence the royal mind by those secondary agents by which they had sur- rounded him, were the enemies of Reform. The ministers found themselves, we were told, surrounded by the enemies of the people, and they were treated by their master with coldness, distrust, and sometimes with positive dislike.— ( Hear, hear.} We were told that we should not urge them; we were told that they consented to remain in office, which was thus made so disagreeable to them, only through their exceeding patiiotism. VVe were told to wait until they should have a monarch not less friendly to Reform than they themselves, when they would unite with the people and the sovereign, to carry out the great purposes of Reform in all their amplitude. ( Hear, hear, and cheers.) They were obliged, to the ministry that hitherto the people had been deceived, and that the government had only used them for the purpose of keeping them in place and power as long as possible. They had been formerly deceived, but now the leader of the House of Commons told them, and that with- out being goaded by irritating language, but after a night's sleep—( cheers)— Lord John Russell came forward with a mind which seemed incapable of irritation— he came forward with a mouth which might have been closed in his official capacity, and told the people that the tide of improvement should 110 longer flow forward. ( Cheers.) He stated their demands— What we want is a Parliament that will represent us, and not the holders of nomination boroughs. Gentlemen, I am the more anxious to impress on your minds, and through you to the country, whut it is we seek, that we inay not be divided in our House; for however much in the higher walks they may be divided amongst themselves, let the united millions stand forth as one. ( Cheers.) There is nothing we cannot accomplish, only let us understand each other; let us know who are our friends and to what extent they are such ; whether they are mere timid calculators or firm and unflinching friends of the public cause. I know that some friends and Reformers, in and out of Parliament, think it would be well for the people to confine their atten- tion to one object, that there ought now to be meetings in all towns and boroughs, urging election by ballot. However valuable that may be, and I am not here to say anything to its disparagement. If we were called upon to select which of the three objects would be the better, if we could not have the other two, I shall entertain great doubts myself whether that or the ballot is the best. But be that as it may, I tell those gentlemen whose sincerity and judgment I do not suspect, I tell them they cannot excite the people throughout the country. ( Cheers.) They cannot draw the people forth in those formidable arrays which rendered them so fearful and resistless in the year 1832, merely by calling your attention to the ballot, because we know the parties to be benefitted by the ballot on the present consti- tuencies. ( Hear, hear.) But what are the present con- stituencies, if they were all combined together into one solid mass and one solid object; unless we can bring the broad arm of the people into action our efforts would be useless. ( Loud cheers.) He noticed the apprehended consequence of the ministers' going out— I know that many acute and able men, who feel strongly and speak feelingly on this subject, labour under the appre- hension that the present government will be supplanted by a Tory one. These men appear, however, to forget that if the Tories were so numerous in the House of Commons as to prevent the Whigs from doing mischief, the people are sufficiently numerous to hold a check over both. ( Cheers.) If the Tories come into power to- morrow their first step should be to dissolve Parliament; and I do not apprehend, that with a consciousness of the delusion that has been practised upon them, and a knowledge of who are really their friends and who are their enemies, that an appeal to the people under such circumstances would be attended with worse results than when the franchise was swamped by corruption and intimidation. How did they act in 1832? How did the abused freemen of the towns and boroughs act? Did they not come around the Reform candidates, to sur- render their vested rights into their hands; and are we to suppose that those who were brought into being by the warming influence of the new Reform act, will not follow an example so splendid and decisive? He called on Englishmen to imitate the example of Ireland— We, my friends, must have a British Association. ( Ve- hement cheering for some minutes, in which Mr. O'Connell heartily joined.) We must infuse into some metropolitan association the same energies which animated the associa- tions of Ireland. ( Renewed cheering.) There must he a justice- rent here as well as there. ( Cheers.) In short, there must be no rivalry between the two countries, but that great struggle of who shall outstrip the other in the career of public improvement. ( Applause.) Gentlemen, I speak guardedly, for I know not how soon a Whig govern- ment may send its Whig Attorney- General among us. ( Groans and hisses.) I shall not, therefore, speak of cor- responding associations, but there must be a complete union, intercourse, and communication between all the branches of this association, of which there must he one in every county, in every town, and in every hamlet. ( Great cheering.) Combine, then, and agitate— agitate and prosper. He concluded with the following- resolution— That this meeting deplores that the party who introduced the Reform bill, and who enjoyed for five years political supremacy in the councils of the empire, almost without in- terruption, have made 110 attempt to place the electoral sys- tem upon the solid basis of an extended suffrage, freedom of choice, and the frequent appeals to the constituency. ( Loud cheers.) It was seconded by Mr. Elphinstone, and carried by acclamation, one solitary hand only being held up against it. Mr. Leader, in moving the second resolution ob- served— In the short time that had elapsed since the opening of Parliament, Lord John Russell— speaking, he supposed, for the Cabinet; for no member of the cabinet denied that the noble lord spoke bis sentiments— had made three proposi- tions as much opposed to reform and to the wishes of the people, as ever were uttered from the mouth of the most rampant Tory. ( Laughter and cheers.) The first of these was a declaration against the reform of the representative system; the next was bis declaration against a national system of education. ( Hear, hear.) But did not every man know that nothing was more wanted than such a sys- tem as would give to every man horn in this country the means of obtaining that knowledge, without which man is little better than a brute? ( Hear, hear.) What did Lord John Russell say about education? Why, that the subject was so beset with difficulties, there were so many obstacles to it— that the high Church party was 60 much opposed to one scheme, and other persons would be dissatisfied if the schools were not large enough, and that, in short, it was such a disagreeable subject, that it would be too much to expect any government to take the matter in hand. Now, after all the severe declamation they had heard from Whig gentlemen about the necessity of a great scheme of educa- tion, and after the people had been led to expect for years that one of the first measures of a Whig government would be a national system of education, hut after having been in office for five years the Whigs now told them this vital reli- gion was not, at least for the present, to be brought under the notice of the cabinet. ( Cheers, and laughter.) That was declaration No. 2, which was quite as bad us declara- tion No. 1. The third declaration did not perhaps touch the meeting so much, but they would feel it the same as if it did touch their own personal interests— the third declara- tion relative to a distant colony. ( Cheers.) The other night he asked Lord John Russell when he meant to bring forward his measures— his conciliatory measures—( laughter) for Canada ? The noble lord's answer was, he could not tell, but that whenever he did bring them forward, they would be measures to uphold that party in Canada which was well affected to the crown of Great Britain. ( Shame, shame.) Now what was the meaning of that declaration ? It meant that he was going to uphold the small minority against the majority— that he was going to uphold the officials against the people. ( Cries of hear, hear.) What was the duty of the people P Why the business of the people was not to be frightened by Whig or Tory power; their business was to look to what they really wanted; and when they had made up their minds as to what they really wanted, then to be combined and organised, and agitate throughout the country, in order to satisfy those wants. It was impossible to argue with these unfortunate and infatuated gentlemen— they were unhappy in their minds— and suicide they would commit; and he ( Mr. Leader) veiily believed that when the verdict of the public, within a few years hence, came to be given, it would be " temporary Insanity, caused by a little favour shown them at court." ( Great laughter.) Many of the papers which called themselves Reform papers, had blamed the Radicals for blaming the government; but after the declara- tion of Lord John Russell, it was impossible for the Rudical portion of the house to set the government upon its legs— it was impossible for them to save the government from its fate. All that was in the power of the Radicals was, by supporting them, to share in their disgrace. They had all heard of the two friends who were returning from a convivial party. One being rather more fresh than the other, fell into the gutter. ( Laughter.) He called upon his friend to help him out, hut, said his friend, " I cannot help you out, but I can and will lie down with yoH." ( Laughter.) The Radicals were in the same position as the friend. They could not possibly keep the government on their legs, but they might tumble into the gutter witli him. ( Cheers and laughter.) If the people were satisfied they would support Ithe government and condemn the Radicals— but if, as he ex- pected, they were not satisfied, they would support the Radicals, and they would assemble, they would agitate and organise, and cover the table of the House of Commons with petitions, until it groaned, praying for and demanding such measures as the people wanted. ( Loud cheering.) Being, as he was, a sincere and ardent friend to the people and their cause, he should despair unless the people now did something for themselves. ( Cheers.) They all had heard of the spaniel, who, when chastised by his master, showed his teeth and slunk back to his corner. So would the people if they did not now withdraw their support from the govern- ment, after such a declaration as that of Lord John Russell — they would show no more spirit than the cur. ( Hear, hear, and cheers.) The following is the resolution moved by Mr. Leader:— That to secure one of the great objects of Parliamentary reform, viz.: a faithful representation of the people in the House of Commons, a further extension of the suffrage is required. Mr. Roebuck described the Whig excuses for inac- tion— The Whigs are Reformers by pretence, friends of the people only for their own paltry and selfish purposes. ( Great cheering.) For five long years you have waited long and patiently, and in my mind too humbly, 011 the present ministry. With false promises and glossing words you have been satisfied, and you have had no redress of your griev- ances. Now, however, your time is come. It has been my fate to mix a good deal some months since with Parlia- mentary men, and to hear it gravely urged by the ministers— " We cannot do all we wish to do— there is a power behind which curbs our good intentions. We are enthralled— en- chained. You are rather too rapid in the cause of Reform, and do not come in contact with those disagreeable persons who annoy us. There is a power which restrains us, which is about to change hands, and when that occurs you will see what we will do." And we have seen. ( Hear, hear, and cheers.) While King William the IV. lived, the Whigs were in daily fear of being turned out, and the only thing that kept them in power was your powerful aid. ( Loud cheers.) That King passed away, and another sovereign has come to the throne. This sovereign, it is said, is a friend to the Whigs, and ministers immediately turn round and say, now is the time to get rid of our troublesome friends. We have been retained in power by these people against the machinations and influence of a court; we can now make such arrangements, we can make such admirable compromises, that we will be able to secure a majority of what are called moderate men, technically ( for I love to speak technically)— moderate Whigs and moderate Tories, and we can discard our troublesome friends. If they had acted so on former occasions, they would have been at once turned out; but now they have a favourable court, and they have made a beginning. ( Hear, hear.) He appealed to O'Connell— I see a friend— if he will permit me to call him so— and I would appeal to his great authority to aid the people of England in this important struggle for their liberties. ( Loud cheers.) That friend is the hon. and learned mem- ber for Dublin. [ Here Mr. O'Connell rose, and, taking off his hat, said to Mr. Roebuck, " I am proud to call you friend."] ( Cheers.) I had no doubt of his kind feeling towards me, but I deeply felt my own unimportance to call him friend. ( Cheers.) I ask him and the party who sup- port him to assist us in our struggle— the answer is, " The Tories will come in if the Whigs are turned out, and Ireland will be surrendered to the well- known tender mercies of the Orangemen." Now, I will meet my honourable and learned friend upon this, which I take to be the whole sum and substance of his argument— thus— you tell me that the government of the YVhigs has been beneficial to Ireland. I ask what has been their legislation ? An accident may de- prive Ireland to- morrow of her friend. Lord Mulgrave an accident may turn out the Whigs to- morrow— and then what have they done for Ireland? ( Cheers.) 1 will tell him what the people of England have done for Ireland. ( Cheers, mingled with slight hisses.) He is no friend to Ireland who interrupts me. ( Loud cheers.) The people of England, by the simple expression of their opinion, by their known intelligence, good feeling, and benevolence, have compelled every minister since the Reform bill passed, to consider that Ireland must be governed by England, and if the Tories were to come in to- morrow, they would not dare to repeat their former conduct. ( Cheers.) With Mr. O'Connell in the House of Commons, and sixty members at his back, and able as he is to stir up the people of Ire land from one end to the other, would the cautious Sir Robert Peel, cool, calculating, prudent politician as he is, presume so to outrage the feelings of the people of England ? ( Cheers.) Why, if the Tories were to come in to- morrow, we should have a better Municipal Corporation Reform bill for Ireland. My hon. and learned friend knows that the Municipal Reform bill for Ireland, on which and by which the Whigs possessed their power, was a mere mockery. ( Loud cheers.) It was a party measure. ( Cheers.) So was the Church bill. ( Cheers.) The appropriation of the revenues of the Irish Church ! 1 Why, good God, if we had not been at their backs with sharp words, they would have given up the whole of it. ( Cheers.) Who perpetrated the most atrocious measure against Ireland ? Why, the Whigs. ( Cheers.) Where did it come from ? Why, from the office of Lord Melbourne— from the Home Office of Lord Melbourne. ( Cheers.) From that office came the Coercion bill. ( Tremendous cheering.) And yet, forsooth, we are to be told that they had the cause of Ireland at heart. ( Cheers.) He described the Whig doings when they were all powerful— The Whigs had the power of doing what they liked in it — and what do you think they did like ? Why, the Irish Coercion bill. ( Hisses.) They next brought in a Coer- cion bill for Canada. My friend says that the Whigs would not bring in an Irish Coercion bill now, hut I ask him to joint out to me the difference between the Irish Coercion > 111 and the Canadian Coercion bill. Oh, yes, there is a dif- ference. One had Lord Grey at its head, and the other Lord Melbourne; and there is this difference too— Canada has not 7,000,000. ( Cheers.) I heard my hon. and learned friend say, " Aye, we are seven millions." ( Cheering, and a cry of question, which was put down by cheering which lasted some minutes.) Question? Why, what is the question ? The Whigs are our theme, and 1 am but making my commentary on that. ( Hear, hear, and a cry of Give us Canada.) Give you Canada 1 ( Hear.) Why, they are ubout to lose it. ( Cheers.) He paid a deserved compliment to the working classes:— The most tolerant of all classes which he had ever met with was amongst the working classes— amongst them he had seen a spirit of fairness and a spirit of tolerance which be had never seen— which he had long in vain endeavoured to find in the House of Commons. ( Cheers.) With the working classes we have all possible sympathy and every thing in common. It was by their exertions the Reform bill was worked out, although it has not answered the ex- pectations that were entertained of it. Be cautious how you give offence to the millions of the working classes— to those by whom we are in the habit of being taught the greatest lessons of morality, of strength of mind under diffi- culties, and of power to resist corruption, which I would wish to see still further extended. ( Cheers.) I am anxious, gentlemen, to enlist the generous masses of the working classes with the independent and intelligent citizens of your towns. I wish to see them united in one bond of unity, and raised up for a definitive purpose— for mind, we are not to be tricked and cajoled again. I wish to see them com- bined for some definitive purpose. We must understand one another— but until then let us do all we can for our common country, fearlessly and manfully, for I am con- vinced that when properly understood, the large constitu- encies throughout the country will deeply sympathise with the working classes. ( Cheers.) Why should they not? t he working classes want nothing but justice. Nothing peculiarly advantageous to themselves. Much has been said of the ignorant and mistaken views of the working classes, but I would ask, have the present constituencies got right opinions ? Are they not bought and sold again ? Aie they not supporters of a bad ministry and a bad govern- ment? And still you dread the working men. Ignorant! I believe the work ing classes, on the uverage, the best in- formed men, while they detain the least share in the benefits of the sfcite. I shall give you a case of exclusiveness— in Sheffield there is a Mechanics' Institute of oOO members, 240 of whom are masters, and 260 working men of the highest capabilities, the elite of their class. Of these 240, only three in five have the franchise ; and of the 260, only one in twenty- six have it. Your members must not be allowed to forget the gteat objects which you have in view, but must say, " We are the representatives of the people, and we are opposed to all governments that are not favour- able to our views." The resolution was carried with two or three dissen- tients. Mr. Warburton, in prefacing the third resolution, said :— He had made it his object to ascertain the opinions, not merely of the public generally, but of those members of the House of Commons in particular, who bad given their sup- port to the Administration. Why, in priv » te there was no difference of opinion among them*,—( hear, hear,)— they all declared that they could not face their constituents if they continued to support the government after its late declara- tion. ( Hear, hear.) He ( Mr. W.) had not been so strong in the expression of his opinions as some gentlemen who had this day addressed them. He must declare himself ( they might take offence at it or not as they pleased) a moderate Radical. ( Hear, hear, and laughter.) In an address lately published by Mr. Roebuck to the working classes, that gentleman particularly admonished them above all things to be tolerant of differences of opinion. I- Ie( Mr W.) would give them the same advice, and not to regret the support of those who were sincerely favourable to good government, because they did not go the same'lengths as others. ( Hear, hear, and cheers.) His maxim had always been to take what he could get, in order that he might ob- tain power to get more. ( Hear, hear, and cheers.) Lord John Russell had stated that the three measures, the ballot universal suffrage, and triennial Parliaments, were so closely connected together, that if one of them were granted, it would be made the means of obtaining the other two, and therefore lie refused all of them. ( Hear.) Whenever the question of the shortening the duration of Parliaments, universal suffrage, or the vote by ballot, came before the house, he would always support the one that might obtain the other; but if he was asked what he would choose first, he would say the ballot. ( Cheers and cries of no, no.) He would do so because he thought he was most likely to gain it first; and when he had gained that, the inevitable consequence would be to get all the others. The resolution was as follows :— That to protect electors 11 the conscientious exercise of the suffrage from the influence of intimidation and corrup- tion, another of the great objects of Parliamentary Reform, it is necessary that the voting for members of Parliament should be made by way of ballot. Colonel Thompson seconded it. It was carried unanimously and with great applause. O'Connell, who was received with tremendous cheer- ing, after a few prefatory words, proceeded to point out a plan of practical agitation :— You must agitate hour by hour, day by day, and week by week, if you have leisure, and no man is honest who cannot find leisure to devote to the service of his country. ( Hear, hear.) Agitation, to he useful, must include combination, it must include an association—( great cheering)— an associ- ation to sit from week to week— an association that it will he the duty, as well as interest, of every man to attend— an association that will include amongst its members the re- presentatives of the people, and whose proceedings it will be the interest of the press to report. ( Hear, hear.) We be- gan in Ireland with an association that consisted only of a few members— its numbers increased from day to day until itswelled to about 14,000. Peel, with all his cunning— Wel- lington, with all his bravery, were obliged to yield before the power of that association. ( Cheers.) It has been said that the people of England gained us emancipation. I feel grate- ful to them for the assistance they rendered us, but I deny the assertion. ( Hear, hear.) It was not the people of England that carried that measure— it was the agitation in Ireland. ( Cheers.) Now what the people of Ireland did, it is natural to suppose the people of England can also do. Nothing was ever done yet that can't be done over again. ( Laughter and cheers.) Do you want the ballot? Do you want universal suffrage ? Combine to get them. ( Loud cheers.) Remember you have an advantage which we had not in Ireland. One of the atrocious acts of the Irish Tories was its convention act, which prohibited all meetings by delegation for any political purpose. ( Hear, hear.) You may have representatives from every village every town— every district. ( Cheers.) Elect your repre- sentatives. ( Cheers.) I don't want you to call it a con- vention. In a neighbouring country one assembly under that name perpetrated such horrible atrocities that I pro- scribe the name, I hate the thing so much—( loud cheers) let it be " the Great English Association." ( Tremendous cheers.) Don't let the meeting pass away without any solid resolution; this is a working speech. I care not what praise you give it, if it do not produce a working society. ( Cheers.) I am president of the Working Men's Association in Dub- lin ; theyare all excellent workmen. ( Laughter and cheers.) I like a good job. ( Laughter.) Therefore I say, associate — associate— associate. ( Hear, hear, hear, and tremendous cheers.) He spoke of the old system and the new :— Before the Reform bill, there was direct nomination— that was bad enough; but what have we now? ( Cheers.) It is true we have not direct nomination, but we have worse — we have nomination by bribery and corruption. ( Cheers.) The Ministry who supported the Reform bill are now sup- porting a system of fraud, bribery, and perjury they are therefore supporting immorality. In one instance you have them supporting the instruction of the people, and in another you have them sanctioning corruption and bribery. What occurred in England at the last election? Look at the bribery that took place there. Any man who would, sanction such proceedings, I care not what his denomi- nation might be, Atheist, Pagan, Mahometan, Calvin- ist, Catholic, or what not, I say he is not a Christian, ( Cheers.) After advocating his favourite doctrine of instal- ments, and pledging himself that he would do all in his power to prevent the passing of the Canadian re- solutions, he went on, not with much applause, to de- precate the compelled resignation of ministers : Englishmen, I fling myself and my country upon you— in all your struggles for liberty we have stood beside you, and. I now ask yoii, will you stand by us in turn ? ( Tremendous and reiterated cheering,) Work for your own liberties work for your own rights— work for your privileges— the Tories will not give them to you. ( Cries of no, no— nor the Whigs.) You are quite right— they will not unless you compel them. ( Laughter and cheers.) But I was in- terrupted in what 1 was about to say— listen then to what an Irish blunderer says, for the accent is upon my tongue mounting in sound, which are by some called musical, by others melancholy. ( Hear, hear.) But we Irish never commit the blunder of turning out what is bad to get in what is worse. ( Hear, and laughter.) If you turn out the present ministers and put in the Radicals- show me but the opportunity of doing that—( great cheer- ing)— but to turn out the Whigs for the purpose of putting in the Tories— that would be, indeed, an egregious blunder. ( Hear, and cheers.) Let 11s then assist you, for 1 tell you, Englishmen, that we would not assist you except upon prin- ciple. If I found a party in this country, which, being Ra- dicidslike myself, would not join to protect the poor people of Ireland, the peasant's hut and the widow's cottage, from the foul gang of Orange domination, I would not join them. ( Loud cheers.) It has been said, and said coolly, that the people of England did not support the Coercion bill. ( Cries of No, no.) I deny that, it is a calumny upon the people of England to say that they did not support the Co- ercion bill. ( Criesof No, no.) Is it not too bad to talk such nonsense to me? Why the people of England had just returned Reformers to Parliament; they were few, to be sure, but honourable men ; as they were, they suppoited the Coercion bill. ( Some confusion.) What, however, does my friend Mr. Roebuck propose to me to do ? I will never vote for the Whigs when they are wrong—( cries of hear, hear)— but when he says the people of England will do mighty things, and that we may rely upon their honesty, determination, and firmness, I cannot help asking you where is this great propensity to reform to be seen? ( Hear, hear.) He spoke of Ireland as it was and is. I have witnessed scenes in Ireland that made my heart shudder— I have been before the bench, and what I saw there made me look upon it as a scene of the greatest mock- ery. There the magistracy truckled to the opulent few, and dealt harsh to the poor. Thank God, the time is now ar- rived when such conduct will be checked and controlled. The measures of the present ministers are tending to so great an end, and I think it is but justice to support in principle, the ministers who have brought such measures forward. It is the poor whom the magistrates fasten their fangs upon. They are ground down in Ireland in the most inhuman mariner. Humanity is a word that is not written in their language, and, oh, the oppressions that I have wit- nessed against the poor of my beloved country, it is out of the power of human language to express. These are the works of the Tories. Let us all, then, join against the Tories, in order that the people may carry out the great purposes they want. ( Great cheering.) Don't throw out of your ranks the honest people of Ireland. ( Cheers.) They always joined with you in fighting your battles. The flag of England never appeared foremost in the blaze of battle, without being held by England, Scotland, and Ire- land. If we shall oppose ministers, we should be just with them, We should be unanimous in demanding an exten- sion of the suffrage, the ballot, and shortening of Parlia- ment. ( Cheers.) Let us not leave in ( lie hands of any minion of the crown the right of fixing tithes. ( Cheers.) Let the gieat principle of combination be carried out, but let it he done in a peaceable and determined manner. ( Cheers.) Let your associations bo of proper materials. ( Cheers.) Let them be the representative of the poor man, the gentry, and the middle classes. ( Cheers.) Let the voice of this meeting and of the whole country be raised to such a pitch, that it may be urged through the whole fabric of St. Stephen's, and through the thick stonewalls of the Star Chamber. In doing so, show some gratitude to the Irish people— recollect that they are one third of the empire— that they are a people crushed down to the very verge of despair, and that> the dawn of kindness is but just breaking in upon them. ( Cheers.) He concluded with moving, " That in order to ren- der the representatives of the people responsible for the due discharge of the trust reposed in them, another great object of Parliamentary Reform, it is necessary to shorten the duration of Parliaments," which was seconded by Sir Wm. Brabazon. Mr. Ewart in moving the next resolution, namely— That the declaration of Lord John Russell, that it was the object of the Reform bill to give a preponderance to THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL. DECEMBER 9. 3 the landed interests over the other interests of the country, is a declaration at variance with free and equal representa- tion, and likewise at variance with the principle avowed by the present ministry, in their government of Ireland, where they justly profess ' to oppose the undue ascendancy of one part of a nation over any other part of it. said, in reference to the ministerial declaration— If they were not to gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles, lie must confess that his zeal in the cause of minis- . ters was damped and dismayed in the support he had given, and might give them, as an elector; anil he felt that they must previously repent of the sentiments so unequivocally expressed. ( Hear, hear.) He thought it right to say so much, summoned, as he had been, to attend a meeting of his lellow- electors of Westminster, before he came to the reso- lution which had been entrusted to him. That resolution was founded on another declaration of the noble lord ( John Russell) in the House of Commons, to the effect that the Reform hill was made to maintain the preponderance of the landed interest. ( Oh, oh.) He would ask those present, who had so ably supported ministers in that measure, if that was a proper return for the popular enthusiasm and support they had given in former times ? ( Loud cries of hear, hear.) Upon whom did the Reform ministers rest for suppoit? Was it not upon the city and town constituencies, who were by far the most enlightened in that great country? He must say that it would become any ministry to remember with gratitude, now, in their season of power, the assistance rendered them by those men in the day of their adversity. He denied that there was any comparison in point of intelli- gence and power between the towns and boroughs and agri- cultural districts. It was from assemblies such as the present, that light and truth emanated and were diffused all over the country, illumining the path of liberty. He would like to ask Lord John Russell, whether the landed interest had not preponderance enough already? He would like to ask him, whether they had not already the whole of the House of Lords, which was completely and exclusively in favour of the landed interest? Did they not possess the Church ? And to turn in another direction, had they not the control of the Univesities, and the entire education of the country? ( Hear, hear.) * * * They were called on to act in behalf of the people of England, irre- spective alike of Whig or Tory; for upon themselves de- pended the day of their salvation. It appeared to him that the present was a period in the history of the nation which would settle in what way society was to be finally adjusted. He saw in the prospective the aristocratic party marching off on one side, and the democratic party on the other. Let the people take their choice— let them follow on the one side, like slavish voters, in the guarded train of the tyrants; or, on the other hand, assert their rights like men deter- mined to be free. ( Loud cheering.) A petition, founded on the resolutions, was then agreed to, and the meeting broke up. MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE POLITICAL UNION. Mr. P. H. MUNTZ having taken the chair said, the object of the meeting that night was principally to consider the situation in which they had been placed by the recent decla- ration of Lord John Russell against those great principles upon which the Union was based. They were to consider whether they would throw themselves into the arms of men who were hostile to all reform; or continue to support an administration which had declared against any further re- form. They were certainly in a most difficult and a most dangerous situation ; he could not see how they could sup- port a ministry which had declared they would not support the main principles of reform; and, on the other hand, if they ejected them from office, they had nothing whatever to hope for from a Tory administration. It wouid be for them to consider well the course they ought to pursue ; they had to decide whether they would support a notoriously bad government, or a government good for nothing. ( Hear, hear.) The questiom was one of great importance, and as the Reformers of Birmingham had formerly, and still gave a tone to the people of England, he thought it only right to suggest to tiie gentlemen of the council, the propriety of not giving their opinion without mature deliberation. He should, therefore, proceed with the business in the order in which it stood in the minute- book, and call upon Mr. Douglas to report upon the address to the electors of Stroud. Mr. DOUGLAS said, the address to the Reformers of Stroud, read over at the last meeting ' in the hearing of the council, and afterwards submitted to the criticism of a com- mittee, had been printed, and copies had been sent to influ- ential gentlemen in Stroud, who, it was supposed, would co- operate with the council. It happened, however, in making their selection of gentlemen with whom to correspond, they had alighted upon strange ground. In consequence of mis- information as to the parties, instead of applying to Radicals, they had applied, it proved, to some very high Whigs. These gentlemen had answered their letters in the most courteous manner, but, of course, anything like co- opera- tion from them was out of the question. By making further inquiries, they, at length, found a gentleman who was ac- quainted with nearly every elector in that borough, and act- ing on his information, they did address one who was a thorough Radical, and from him they had received a most satisfactory reply. They would see from his letter that there was an opportunity of improving the cause of Reform in Stroud, and that if the suggestion of the council was not immediately acted upon, there could he no doubt something would be done towards rescuing that borough in the eventof another election. Mr. Douglas thenproceeded to read the letter, observing, that as he had not the sanction of the writer, he thought he ought not to mention his name. He con- cluded by stating that seven hundred and fifty placards had been sent to the address of the writer, and lie had no doubt that by that time the entire borough of Stroud was well ac- quainted with the opinions of the council in respect to the noble Home Secretary. Mr. SALT then rose and said, it was with great satis- faction that he brought forward the resolution which he held in his hand, to have it entered upon the minutes of the council, because it would stand there as a proof that the council had devised and attempted to carry into effect mea- sures of sufficient magnitude to ensure the recovery of the liberty, and the restoration of the prosperity of the people, if sufficient devotion and virtue be found in the people to carry into effect the plans of the council. It was self- evi- dent that the Birmingham Political Union was powerless unless seconded by the people of the other large towns in the country. It became, therefore, the first duty of the council to induce similar organisations throughout the other parts of the kingdom. But to effect this, consider, able expense must be incurred, and to provide for this ex- pense the most perfect and extensive system must first be established in Birmingham. He was well aware that this could not be effected without great personal labour; but if they shrunk from sacrifices of this nature, they ought never to have formed the Political Union. No great result could ever be obtained except by persevering labour. The har- vest which fed all could not be reaped without the previous toil and expenditure of the sower; neither could the blessed harvest of security, abundance and prosperity, to the labouring classes, without a still greater toil, sacrifice, and perseverance. He was quite certain the realisation of more happiness and abundance to the labouring classes than ever yet fell to the share of any people upon earth, could only fail from the want of energy in the people in co- operating with those who were willing and anxious to assert their rights, and he feared almost to contrast those prospects of happiness with the heavier bondage which awaited them, if the majority exhibited a want of that moral courage that could alone redeem them. ( Hear, hear.) Without waiting for the absolute sanction and as- sistance of the council, which he now sought, he had en- deavoured to organise the first district of the town. They were aware that by a recent regulation of the council, each of the councillors had a district of the town assigned to him for the collection of subscriptions, and also for the more speedy and effectual assembling of the members of the Union. His ( Mr. Salt's) district was No. 1, and he had, by placard, called a meeting in that district, and he was happy to inform them that sixty steady and able men instantly came forward, and offered him all the assistance he might require; some offering him two hours of their time every night, some making even a much larger sacrifice. This was a strong proof of their devotion to the cause ; and, he believed, he succeeded in gathering their affections, as well as convincing their understandings—( hear, hear,)~ for he explained to them that it was not the mere abstract principles and forms of liberty that the council contended for, but that practical and rational liberty, which, while it protected property, took also especial care to secure an abundant reward to the labour which created that property, and founded the security of the palace on the happiness of the cottage. ( Hear, hear, hear.) The motto of his * Liberty was the bread, the beef, and the beer, and none would laugh at it but those cold theorists who neither knesv nor cared anything about the wants and the sufferings of the labouring classes. The liberty he proposed to them to ob- tain was the liberty that would secure the honest and in- dustrious against want. And why should not all be protected from want? Did not the land teem on every side with all that could minister to necessity or flatter luxury? Could not the labourer produce ten times more than he consumed ? and was not his country bound to secure to him at least that tenth, in return forthe nine- tenths which be gave up to it? The Esquimaux might starve with patience on his barren shores, but what cruel mockery had not the English- man to endure, starving amid the plenty he himself had created. It was not to be endured. The council gathered the subscriptions of those who were able and willing to ' contribute to its funds; it was time they cast the shelter of their protection over those whom unjust and unequal laws had reduced to want, and who had nothing to give but their prayers to heaven. He was told the plan of organisa- tion he had to propose was too gigantic, and that the labour could nor be performed. He admitted its magnitude, but he would not despair of success whilst he saw such meetings as those before him. He himself would carry out the plan entirely and perfectly in one district, and what might be done in one, might be done in all. Now one great feature of the plan be had to propose was, that each member of the council should obtain in his district such an amount of voluntary assistance as should enable him, with little labour, to take an exact census of all the adult population, male and female, contained in it, soliciting from each such dona- tions as they could conveniently give for the purpose of ex- tending this system legally throughout the kingdom ; that they should also take an especial account of every case of distress, guarding by every possible precaution against de- ception or exaggeration, and specially recording where the character of the parties was unstained by drunkenness or vice. They could not, it was true, relieve them out of the funds of. the union, which were gathered for a specific pur- pose, but they could place their wrongs and sufferings m an authenticated form before the public. Hitherto, the mischief had been worked in secret, the humble labourer had hidden his misery in his own home, which his ungrate- ful country had neglected to protect. By this system they would bring it in its mass and horror before the public eye, and before those who have the power and who ought to have the will to relieve it. ( Applause.) Hitherto the Po- litical Union had done nothing for this class of men. He took shame to himself, that some such system as this had not been long ago adopted. The destitute had been left in their miserable houses to perish unheeded. He pledged himself that in his district this should no longer be the case. When an authenticated account was made out, he would as- semble the destitute in his district, men, women, and chil- dren, and the infants at their mothers' breasts, and he would head this mournful array, and would conduct them to the door of every minister of religion professing to teach the doctrines of Christianity, and none could consistently with their sacred character, refuse their aid. The character of every one in that throng would be previously proved to be good, therefore none could feel shame in gaining it. Its march should be conducted with decency and order, and in every way guarded from any aspersions of the wicked or thoughtless. If the distress continued it would be the fault of the people themselves. Scattered and hidden, it was powerless over human sympathies; organised and arrayed, it could not be disregarded. No minister of the gospel could refuse the aid of a perpetual appeal to his congrega- tion. No man was worthy the name of a Christian who could hear it unmoved. ( Applause.) Here the great prin- ciples of humanity were at issue. The command of the great founder of Christianity was direct, and not to be mis- understood. There was no long story in the words— Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, bind up that which is broken, heal that which is bruised— all was clear and direct, and the minister would fail to press to practical results this command in the full strength of its original sense, and the disciples who could withhold the necessary measures of his assistance, would offer an insult to their Maker each time that they profaned by their presence his holy temple. Charity was the fundamental principle of Christianity; the amount of charity required was that which really and effectually relieved dis- tress. He knew the cause and nature of the distress— he knew the honest labourer could provide for himself, if his right arm were not broken by the operation of an oppressive system. It was for those who maintain^ the system to pay the penalty of relieving the distress; they had made the misery and escaped the penalty; henceforward, he trusted the penalty would be exacted of them. Mr. Salt concluded by proposing the resolution, of which he had given previous notice, and which appeared in the Journal of last week. Mr. COLLINS seconded the resolution. He felt confident without some plan of organisation they could not effect any good. The people wished to see something done that would give them relief; and, if they saw that the Union was really determined on advancing, they would cheerfully co- operate with it. He felt convinced that if they were to rally round them the moral force of the country, the government could not resist them. As to the plan proposed by Mr. Salt, he considered it perfectly practicable. He had called a meeting in his district, the night before, and having ex- plained the object he had in view, he proposed his resolu. tions, all of which were received, and between twenty and thirty good working men put down their names on a com- mittee to carry them into effect. With respect to that part of the plan, which provided for the assembling of the poor, and marching them to the ministers of religion, he must say he did not anticipate any great benefit from it. He did not wish to cast any reflection upon those gentlemen, but he must say, he did not expect much from them. He was aware that if there was one duty more binding upon them than another, it was that of charity; and looking to the dis- tress of the poor, yet he feared from their past indifferencM that they had little to hope for from them. But as they claimed their tithes on Scripture authority, and if he read his bible right, a portion of them ought to be appropriated to the support of the poor—( hear, hear,)— be believed the widow, and the orphan, and the strangers had a claim upon them—( hear, hear,)— he was of opinion with Mr. Salt, that they ought to be reminded of their duty, and the distress of the poor laid clearly before them. He, therefore, fully approved of the resolutions, and he would say, if they had not sufficient spirit in Birmingham to carry on such an organisation as that proposed, they could not expect the people in other parts would be influenced by any missioners they might send amongst them. Mr. DOUGLAS said he could not see that there was any breach of the law in proceeding according to Mr. Salt's plan, to take the statistics of the town. There might, however, be some question as to the legality of the pro cessions. He had seen questions of legality raised, where men never expected to have thein raised. They had seen criminal informations filed, and Whig chief justices, upon less flimsy pretexts than would be furnished by a public procession, decide in favour of the prosecutors. He thought if men could be found, who would swear that there was a dangerous and appalling riot, when the inhabitants, in the exercise of their legitimate right, met last Easter for the purpose of electing their own churchwardens, and if sober judges could be found to concur, then, lie would say, without any reference to corresponding or other un- repealed statutes, that the propriety of such processions was questionable. There could not, however, be any violation of the law to go round and ascertain the dis- tress, and devise means for its amelioration. With respect to the organization of the people, he would state that a most gratifying meeting upon that subject was held the day before in London. It was convened in conse- quence of the declaration of Lord John Russell. It was held at the Crown and Anchor, where he ( Mr. D.) had more than once heard Sir. F. Burdett spout splendid radi calism. It was attended by Mr. Harvey, Mr. Warbur- ton, Mr. Leader, Sir W. Molesworth, and other leading reformers. Mr. O'Connell was also present, and certainly he came as no man else could. His cry was not only " agi- tate ! agitate!" but " associate! associate!" ( Hear, hear.) A National Association was recommended, and no doubt would be established. It was also proposed to raise a na tional rent. ( Applause.) It had been his intention to read to the meeting some extracts from the speeches delivered on the occasion, but he would content himself with reading a document laid befoie it. It was exceedingly gratifying to find at any time old friends, who from any circumstance might have been alienated from them, coining back to them once more. This had been the case with a most distinguish- ed man, he meant Lord Brougham. There was not a name in Great Britain, for many years, more esteemed than that of Henry Brougham. He certainly did by some speeches he made in his own country— perhaps it was the mountain cold, perhaps it was the mountain dew that affected him— to a certain degree offend his friends; he believed, however, that whatever Lord Brougham did or said then, or whatever might have been his motives, he never was alienated in his heart from the people; he believed he never was influenced by that mean aud despicable spirit of jealousy which had plainly led to the tergiversations of some political cha- racters. There was one point upon which Lord Brougham had opposed the Reformers for many pears; he meant the ballot. He had not only opposed it in his speeches, but he was understood to have written many excellent and inge- nious articles against it; he referred to the articles against the ballot which had appeared in the Edinburgh Review. Now it was a most gratifying circumstance to see one who had been so strongly opposed to the ballot, at length declaring in favour of it. His lordship had also declared himself in favour of an extension of the suffrage, and of short Parlia- ments, and, on the whole, his recent conduct was such as was calculated to inspire Reformers with the best hopes. Mr. Douglas then read the letter from Lord Brougham to Mr. Prout in reference to the meeting held in the Crown and Anchor. The reading of the letter was received with loud and continued cheering. Mr. DOUGLAS in continuation said, even in the event of Lord Melbourne resigning, they had Btill a folorn hope. The grand bugbear they were ever met with was, that if the Whigs went out they must let in the Tories. He did not think the coming in of the Tories could be considered an inevitable consequence of the going out of the Whigs. He thought there were materials to construct a ministry, if not entirely Radical, which at least would not stake its exis- tence on its opposition to further reforms. Mr. ASHMORE said in reference to the distress which Mr. Salt was anxious to ascertain, that on going round his district lately, he had an opportunity of witnessing the state of the people, and he had no hesitation in saying it was appalling. The CHAIRMAN said he was only afraid the plan would fall to the ground,' from want of persons to work it. He then put the resolution," and it was carried unanimously. Mr. DOUGLAS said as he was not then quite prepared with " The Address to the People of England ;" he should move that the council should adjourn until Thursday even- ing, when it would be laid before them, and that a com- mittee should in the interim be appointed to revise the draught of the address previous to such adjourned meeting. The council was then briefly addressed by Mr. Ha^ lley, Mr. Aaron, and Mr. Salt, after which the meeting ad- journed to Thursday evening. On Thursday, the council having met, Mr. Douglas, as reporter of the committee, brought the address up; when on the motion of Mr. Hadley, and seconded by Mr. Ed- monds, it was unanimously approved of, and ordered to be advertised in The Ri. rmmqham Journal, in The Times, The Morning Advertiser, The Sun, daily, and the Spectator, weekly London newspapers. SIR WILLIAM MOLES WORT II. The following is an extract from a spirit- stirring address by the honourable baronet to his constituents at Leeds:— You knew that when the party who have the great pro- perties in their bauds could recover from the shock of the lirst great defeat which they have ever sustained since the Revolution of 1688, they would find that the means of cor- ruption and intimidation which they still possess, and which they can never cease to possess under any system of open voting, are much more than sufficient to give them as sure a majority in the Reformed House of Commons as they had in the rotten borough Parliament. You know this; but the danger was not yet imminent; the Tories were still in a minority, though a large one ; the language of the Whig ministers was continually giving you hopes that if bribery and intimidation continued, and could not be arrested by other means, they would become converts, however unwil- lingly, to the ballot. You imagined these professions to be sincere; and as the progress of events was producing every day more and more the evidences which ministers professed to be still in want of,— as moreover, you believed what was frequently insinuated by their friends, that their hands were tied up by engagements with the late King, from which a new reign would set them free,— you continued to bear, with what patience you could, the disappointment of your hopes, and the tyranny of your Tory taskmasters, rather than be called by the Whig ministers impatient, violent, and unreasonable. By this conduct you at least showed that you did not de- serve any such imputation: so much so, indeed, that it lias subjected you to a directly contrary one— that of being apathetic, of being indifferent to reform, and even of having undergone a re- action in favour of Toryism ; and this, as I can inform you, and as you must have learnt from the recent speech of Lord John Russell, is the language currently held concerning you at the present time, not only by Tories but by Whigs. At the very opening of the last Parliament in which, un- less the ballot be made a cabinet question, his party will ever have the majority,— and while it is still uncertain whe- ther they will continue to have it even in this,— he has declared the fact, which for the last three years lias been sedulously disguised, that the Reform act is to him a final measure; and that if the Tories cannot be kept out without a measure to give effect to that act according to the declared intentions of its supporters, the Tories must come in. If you wish for the ballot,— if you wish for triennial Par- liaments,— if you wish for the extension of the suffrage, or its distribution so as to diminish the exorbitant and uncon- trollable power of the great landholders, of the men who tax your bread and fetter your industry,— yon must say it in the teeth ofboth the aristocratic factions, now avowedly united to resist these just and necessary improvements. You must be prepared steadily to look in the face the unfortunate but nowise astonishing fact, that not only from the House of Lords, but from a laige majority of the House of Commons, you never will obtain either the ballot or any of the other measures to which I have referred, but by such a demon- stration of your will as those bodies shall not dare to resist. If the hangers- on of the ministy should seek, as they in- evitably will, to dissuade you from this declaration of your sentiments, 011 pretence that it will damage the ministry, tell them that the ministry is already doomed. The ministry themselves know that, without the ballot, the Tories can- not be kept out of office longer, at the utmost, than till the next general election. They have made their late declara- tion in the full knowledge of this; and would never have made it, if they had not fully determined to test their chance of remaining in office upon being able to persuade the Tories that Tory objects can be better promoted by them than by a Tory Ministry. And, truly, I know not what objects but Tory objects they are likely to promote ; or what those great prospects of amelioration are, which it is supposed would be injured, if we wete to " embarass the government" by standing forth in the face of the world, and declaring our opinions. All the reforms which they pro- pose are the merest trifles, compared with the evils to be removed; and even those they can only propose, but cannot carry. If the people are tired of the pursuit of good government, — if the fruits of seven years of painful struggle are now to be thrown away, and they are willing to bend their necks once more under the yokes of their former masters,— if the cry of reform never meant anything with them, or was raised only to please the Whigs, and is to be abandoned because the Whig placemen abandon it,— if the name only, and not the substance, of popular representation was all that the people sought,— then, indeed, sincere Reformers will feel bitterly disappointed— will confess they have been mis- taken in the character of their fellow- countrymen— and though they may not slacken their efforts in behalf of the principles which they profess, their hopes must then be limited to keeping those principles alive for better times, and for a new generation. But if in their exertions and sacrifices for the Reform bill, the people were contending not for a mere word, but for a reality,— if they were then, and still are, for the principle proclaimed by Lord Grey, " representation, not nomina- tion,"— if in demanding the reform of the House of Com- mons, and in fighting and conquering under its banner, they were not the puppets of a faction, but really meant what they said— really believed they had a right to what they claimed, and are still willing to stand by their first purpose, against the Whigs if need be, with the same determination with which, at the call of the Whigs, they stood against the Tories,— then every town, every district! if possible every parish in the kingdom, ought to hold its meeting, and send its petition to Parliament for the ballot, with or without an extension and equalisation of the suffrage. The people, not the Whigs, carried the Reform bill; the people, by their demonstrations throughout the country, compelled the one party to propose and the other to pass it. What they then did, they may do again. They conquered once, they can conquer a second time. They have only to speak, and the sound of their voice will scatter the hosts of their enemies. THE NORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE OFFICE. On Wednesday a meeting of insurers was held, at Dee's Hotel, for the purpose of receiving the report of the local committee appointed at the last meeting, and likewise the report of Messrs. F. Lloyd, J. Moilliet, D. Ledsam, J. Gibbins, and J. Pope, the deputation appointed to attend the late meetings in London and Norwich. Mr, Grainger having been called to the chair, Mr. Morton Jones pro- ceeded to read the report of the Birmingham committee; and at its conclusion, the several resolutions advertised in another column were unanimously adopted. Mr. WHITEHOUSE suggested, that as there were now in the room many gentlemen who had not attended either of the previous meetings, their names ought to be taken down, together with the amount of their subscriptions towards the defraying of expenses, according to the amount of their respective policies. Mr. FRANCIS LLOVD said, with regard to pecuniary ex- penses, he hoped he might be allowed to say a few words. At the first meeting, which he attended as one of their deputation in London, he, as a humble provincialist, sug- gested that a subscription ought to be entered into by the insurers present, to defray any expenses which might be incurred. He told them, that on many occasions he had been appointed chairman of meetings, and owing to the want of previous arrangement as to the payment of the ex- penses incurred, had ultimately been obliged to defray them out of his own pocket. At bis recommendation it was then agreed that each insurer should, at the outset, subscribe one- sixteenth per cent, on the amount of his policy. This, it was true, was but a small sum, but it enabled them to proceed without the probability of any individual being liable to a heavy payment. When in Norwich, and ap- pointed one of those who retired from the general meeting to form the basis of an amicable arrangement, he first suggested that the expenses of the several deputations should be defrayed out of the general funds of the society. It was at once agreed that to the amount of 700/. should be allowed for that purpose; so that the advances made to liquidate expenses incurred would be reimbursed to all the subscribers. Indeed, as one of the examiners appointed, lie could assure them this should be one of the first objects to which he would direct his attention. As it was ex- treme'y desirable that the holders of policies throughout the kingdom should act simultaneously, he would, with their permission, read the repoit and resolutions adopted at a meeting of the London insurers held on Monday last; but, in the first place, he should, perhaps, be more in order if he presented to them the report of himself and col- leagues, who constituted their deputation to the London and Norwich meetings. It was as follows: — " That, in pursuance of the duties confided to them, they proceeded to London, and attended a large meeting held' at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand. The resolutions passed at that meeting are already before the insurers, baring been advertised in all the London papers, copies of which were sent to every insurer whose address was known to the deputation. The opinion so decidedly expressed in a resolution of the meeting of the 25th, in favour of an application to tiie Court of Chancery for an injunction to restrain the directors from passing bye laws materially affecting your interests, was acted upon by the deputation, and, after consultations with Mr. Pontifex, the solicitor, Mr. Paynter, barrister, and Mr. Dixon, bar- rister, a bill was drawn, supported by affidavits, and, after considerable exertion, engrossed and filed in Chancery 011 the succeeding day. The Vice- Chancellor fixed the follow ing day for hearing, and, accordingly, a motion was made 011 Wednesday last, by Mr. Wigram, with whom was Mr. Dixon, which was opposed on the part of the directors of the Norwich Life Office by Mr. Knight Bruce, Mr. Pem- berton, and Mr. Jacob. " The Vice- Chancellor declined granting an ex- parte in- junction, but declared himself ready to hear both sides at length on the succeeding day, at the same time recom- mending the insurers to proceed to Norwich to protect their interests in person. Your deputation further repoi t that in London they found a large and energetic body of insurers, resolved to make any personal and pecuniary sacrifice to achieve the reformation and re- establishment of this great institution, and at once determined to co- operate with them, and proceed to Norwich, and your deputation re- joices to find that the insurers in Birmingham were at the same time so actively and zealously acting in pursuit of the same object. At Norwich your deputation found other deputies from various parts of the kingdom, and they con- fidently anticipate that the result of their attendance will be satisfactory to all the members of the society. Your deputa- tion, in conclusion, lay before you the proceedings of the meeting held in London 011 Monday last, as they more particularly detail the resolutions of the meeting at Norwich." This was the result of the meetings in London and Bir- mingham, and the general meeting at Norwich. On the arrival of himself and colleagues in London on Monday morning week, the deputation put themselves in communi- cation with Mr. Pontifex and Mr. Painter, and he ( Mr. L.) laid before them the resolutions adopted at the meeting held in Birmingham on the previous Saturday; and a dis- cussion took place between them as to the steps necessary to be taken in the matter. He ( Mr. L.) told these gentle- men that although the London Insurers might be disposed to temporise with Mr. Bignold and the Norwich Directors, the holders of policies in Birmingham were determined to take a straight- forward course, and prevent by all legal means in their power the passing of the bye- laws. ( Hear, hear.) He ( Mr. L.) added that the time which intervened between the meeting in Birmingham and the general meet- ing at Norwich was so short, that few persons could be ex- pected to attend from the former place; and that, therefore, the deputation were directed to take immediate proceed- ings, by an application to the Court of Chancery, to stay the passing of those objectionable laws. Mr. Pontifex, Mr. Painter, who was an attorney, and Mr. Dixon, a barrister, informed him that there would be great difficulty in obtain- ing such an injunction— that they would be informed by the Vice- Chancellor that a public meeting would he held in Norwich, and that there they should seek their remedy.— The inconvenience of going to Norwich, and the sudden- ness with which tiie meeting came upon the insurers, would not, they. thought, be arguments of sufficient weight to in- duce the Vice- Chancellor to grant an injunction. To this he ( Mr. L.) and his colleagues replied, that even if defeated in this application, the justice of their claims would come before the pubjic and arouse attention to their nature, and that as it was the unanimous opinion of the Birmingham insurers an injunction should be applied for, they should at least take measures for putting a bill upon the file. In this extreme step they thought they were justified when the hallowed nature of the stake in question was considered— when it was remembered that the majority of the insurers were persons in narrow circumstances, or dependent upon professional or uncertain tenures, and who, to effect provi- sion for those who came after them, often made consider- able sacrifices of present comforts. The deputation con- sidered, under such circumstances, they should be doing wrong, were they to omit any means available for the pro- tection of such precious interests. ( Hear, hear.) The deputation afterwards attended a highly respectable meet- ing at the Crown and Anchor, particulars of which the in- surers had no doubt seen in the papers of the preceding week. The subject of the propriety of applying for an in- junction was discussed at length at that meeting, but 110 determination was come to; and he ( Mr. L.) somewhat surprised the meeting when he informed them that steps were actually being taken at that moment to make such an application. The majority of the meeting received this announcement with great approbation, and complimented the insurers of Birmingham upon their promptitude. Among these was Mr. O'Connell, who besought the meeting 011110 account to throw impediments in their way. This step was warmly opposed by Mr. Wells, an attorney, who stated that he would put on a wig and gown, and personally resist the application in court. Chancery was the devil's own court, and those who got into it would not find it easy to get out again. ( Hear, hear.) After considerable dis- cussion it was put to the vote, and the majority resolved that no impediment should be thrown in the way of the in- junction by the meeting. Every gentleman present was mo6t strenuously urged to go to Norwich— committees were formed to engage conveyances and furnish the means of en- suring a large attendance from ail parts of the country; and although the deputation from Birmingham were not prepared for so lengthened a journey, not one of them shrunk from their duty. Mr. O'Connell said, much as it would incon- venience him, he would go to Norwich; and he ( Mr. L.) travelled with him in the same carriage. And certainly to that gentleman the insurers were under the greatest obli- gations. By his coolness, ability, tact, and business- like mode of meeting the difficulties, he smoothed down asperi- ties, and mainly contributed to that unanimity which ulti- mately happily prevailed. ( Hear, hear.) From the late- ness of the hour at which they started the previous night, ( Mr. O'Connell being detained at the Southwarkdinner to Messrs. Harvey and Humphrey) and the heaviness of the roads, they did not reach Norwich until two o'clock the fol- lowing day, three hours after the meeting had commenced. This, perhaps, was a favourable circumstance, as parties 011 both sides were exhausted by the warmth of their discussions. The meeting was most numerous, and the greatest excite- ment prevailed. Mr. O'Connell, by his well- timed and temperate observations, poured oil upon the turbulent waters; his services were most valuable. They were already aware, that a conference being proposed by Mr. O'Connell between six directors and six insurers, the result was, a concession on the part of the directors, and the ap- pointment of three inspectors, to whom the whole affairs of the concern were to be submitted. He ( Mr. L.) much regretted that the meeting had appointed him as one of these inspectors. He had resisted as long as he could, and only yielded to the entreaties of a large body of tile insurers. H is engagements were such as would, be feared, preclude him from devoting the time which the importance of the subject demanded; but, under the circumstances, and the nature of the property at stake, involving, as it did, the happiness of so many, be had reluctantly consented. He was happy to say that Alderman Farebrother, from his extensive acquaint- ance with landed property and securities, such as the funds of the institution were vested in, was a most valuable and able coadjutor. Mr. Stewart, who was chairman of the East of England Banking Company, who was his other colleague, would be fully competent, from his local know- ledge, to afford most valuable assistance, and relieve him from a considerable degree of responsibility. They had already ordered the arrangement of a mass of documents, and when they were prepared, the inspectors would repair to Norwich and commence their investigation. Mr. L. concluded by expressing his confidence in the ultimate secu- rity and safety of the institution, and earnestly exhorted insurers present to preserve their confidence in it also. The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Lloyd had omitted one cir- cumstance in his statement which ought to be mentioned. When the gentlemen were assembled at the meeting in Lon- don, he put down a cheque for £ 500 to aid and assist in conveying insurers to Norwich. Mr. LLOVD begged that no more merit should be attri- buted to him, than to other gentlemen who were embarked in the same cause, and contributed their guarantees and subscriptions. Mr. MORETON JosEssaid there was one discrepancy between Mr. Lloyd's statement andwhat fell from Mr. O'Connell at a meeting in London on Monday last. He found the learned gentleman was reported in the London papers to have spoken as follows :—" I think the proper mode is to move that the report be received and adopted. I will move that. When we arrived at Norwich we had many apprehensions, but these were soon dispersed, by being met with a perfect disposition to give every satisfaction as to the nature of our property, and by an open investigation, so that whatever the amount is it shall be known to the public and the members. There will, upon an investigation, no doubt, be a loss ; but it will be small compared to what has been collected. ( Hear, hear.) It will be so insignificant that it cannot hurt the futuie interest of the insurers. It appears we have an accumulated fund of 1,676,263/., the chief of which has been lent on mortgage; now this is a very large sum. Gentlemen are appointed to investigate this, when no doubt a plan will be devised by them to invest the pro- fits of this company in another channel. Let it be said, also, that part of this will he forthcoming. ( Cheers.) You will find that near three millions have been accumulated by this society. ( Hear, hear.) The knowledge of this mnst give great confidence to the public, and this for their own benefit. The occasional bonuses have been a great induce- ment to those who have given premiums for their policies. I have 110 hesitation in expressing my perfect confidence in the society, and that the accounts cannot be in better hands than they are. The character of Mr. Alderman Farebrother, as a man of business and of high integrity, is a good gua- rantee. Mr. Steward, in his local residence, stands equally high. Mr. Lloyd is a gentleman who I had the honour of travelling with to Norwich, and I assure you I found him a man of grea: business habits, and fully conversant with the most complicated commercial affairs. ( Hear, hear.) Indeed, I think him the most perfect . man of business I have ever met with. We have, therefore, in that commit- mittee, men of the most pure character and high ^ com- mercial respectability. ( Cheers.) They will advise the means for conducting the business hereafter. The pro- perty is now in the way of being secured, anil I hope will be put iu such a state as to preserve it for the future. I have great pleasure in proposing that this report be adopted. ( Cheers. /' Mr. POPE asked where was the discrepancy between ' lie two statements ? Mr. JONES— Mr. O'Connell attributes all the merit to Mr. Lloyd, and Mr. Lloyd attributes it to Mr. O'Connell. A desultory conversation here ensued, respecting the con- duct of Mr. Eignold and the Norwich Directors. Mr. PorE suggested that 110 reference should be made to past conduct until the report of the inspectois was pre- sented. Mr. LLOYD said that was certainly the feelings of the gentlemen at Norwich and of the meeting in London. No suspicions ought at present to be entertained; they had already had a most injurious effect; and nothing would tend more to destroy the prosperity oi the concern than the fomenting of distrust. In all probability the losses alleged to have been sustained were greatly exaggerated, and could not fail to be increased if the confidence of insurers was withdrawn. He had heard of several who declared it their intention no longer to pay up their premiums, and to such he would most earnestly appeal to reconsider their inten- tion. A life insurance was a most delicate matter; the slightest slur upon the reputation of it could not but be most detrimental; and now that an inquiry was about to be instituted, and the regeneration of the institution effected, it would be most wise to suspend all judgment until after the report had been made; but which he thought there would be no chance of presenting before Easter. Mr. D. Ledsam and other insurers urged the same course; after which the thanks of the meeting were presented to the Chairman, and the meeting separated The resolutions will be found in our advertising columns. LIST OF NEW PATENTS. [ From the Repertory of Patent Inventions '] Joseph Wliitworth, of Manchester, Lancashire, engineer, for certain improvements in locomotive and other steam engines. Richard Burch, of Heywood, Lancashire, engineer, for certain improvements in manufacturing gas from coal. Joseph Lockett, of Manchester, Lancashire, engraver, for certain improvemeuts in the art of printing calicoes, and other fabrics of cotton, silk, wool, paper, or linen, separately intermixed. Communicated by a foreigner residing abroad. James Gowland, of Leatherseller's- buildings, Allhallows, London, watch and chronometer maker, for a certain im- provement in the mechanism of time keepers. Richard Joshua Tremonger, Esq., of Wherwell, Hamp- shire, for an improved spring or arrangement of springs for wheel carriages. John Upton, of New- street, Southwark- bridge, Surrey, engineer, for an improved method or methods of generating steam power, and applying the same to ploughing, harrow- ing, and other agricultural purposes, which method oc methods is or are also applicable to other purposes to which the power of steam is or may be applied. Ernst Adolph Ortman, of Stockholme, Sweden, now of Ebenezer- place, Limehouse, Middlesex, for a method or methods of freeing or wholly or partially wooden or other, porus vessels from certain foreign matters or substances which they are liable to absorb, and of turning to a useful account the foreign matters or substances so liberated or extracted. George Deakin Midgley, of the Strand, Middlesex, che- mist, and John Howard Kyan, Esq., of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, for an improved mode of extiacting or obtaining ammoniacal salts from liquor produced in the manufacture of coal gas. William Arthur, of Glasgow, North Britain, machine maker, for improvements in spinning hemp, flax, and other fibrous substances. Tobias Michel!, of Kingsland Green, Middlesex, gent., for improvements in washing or purifying smoke and vapours evolved from furnaces of various descriptions. Thomas Hughes, of High Holborn, Middlesex, truss maker, for an improvement iu stocks, cravats, or stifners. Charles Francois Edward Aulas, of 38, Grande Rue Verte, Paris, France, but now of Cockspur- street, Mid- dlesex, gentleman, for a new and improved method of cutting and working wood by machinery. Communicated by a foreigner residing abroad. Charles . Francois Edward Aulas, of 38, Grand Rue Verte, Paris, France, but now of Cockspur- street, Mid- dlesex, gentleman, for an improvement or improvements in preparing writing paper, so as to prevent the discharge of the ink therefrom without detection, and to prevent the falsifl. cation of writing thereon. Communicated by a foreigner residing abroad. John Potter, of Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, cotton spinner, for an improvement or improvements in the process of preparing certain descriptions of warps for the loom. James Slater, of Salford, Lancashire, gentleman, for certain improvements in steam engines, and also in boilers and in furnaces used for the generation of steam, or other useful purposes. Charles Wye Williams, of Liverpool, Lancashire, gentle- man, for certain improvements in the means of preparing the vegetable material of peat- moss, or bog- sods, to render it applicable to several useful purposes, and particularly for fuel. Henry Crosley, of Hooper- square, Middlesex, civil en- gineer, for improved means to be employed in manufactur- ing beet- root, and other vegetable substances, for the pur- pose of obtaining saccharine matter therefrom. Communi- cated by a foreigner residing abroad. Hamer Stansfield, of Leeds, Yorkshire, merchant, for certain machinery of a tappet and lever action to produce a vertical or horizontal movement through the medium of ropes or bands working over, under, or round pullies. Communicated by a foreigner residing abroad. William Coles, Esq., of Charing- cross, Middlesex, for improvements in gunnery, and in gun and other carriages, and in the means of connecting the same. Robert White, of Nottingham, lace maker, for improve- ments in the manufactuie of ornamental lace. Robert Whitfield, of Hercules- buildings, Westminster- road, Surrey, gentleman, for a composition which he de- nominates as indelible safety and durable black fluid writing ink. John Jeremiah Rubery, of Birmingham, Warwickshire, umbrella manufacturer, for certain improvements in the manufacture of part of the furniture of an umbrella. Com- municated by a foreigner residing abroad. Joseph Burcli Mather, of Nottingham, mechanic and setter- up of hosiery frames, for certain improvements in machinery employed in manufacturing hosiery goods, or what is commonly called frame- work knitting. William Neale Clay, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire, manufacturing chemist, and Joseph Denham Smith, of St. Thomas's Hospital, Southwark, student in chemistry, for certain improvements in the manufacture of glass. William Herapath, of Bristol, Somersetshire, philosophical chemist, and James Fitcher Cox, of the same place, tanner, for certain improvement or improvements, in the process of tanning. William Fourness, of Leeds, Yorkshire, painter, for a certain improvement or improvements in ventilating pits, shafts, mines, wells, ships' holds, or other confined places. James Buckingham, of Miner's Hall, Strand, Middlesex, civil engineer, for certain improvements in the means of ventilating mines, ships, and other places, and in apparatus for effecting the same. Thomas Birch, of Manchester, Lancashire, machine maker, for certain improvements in carding engines, to be used for caiding cotton and other fibrous substances. Elisha Haydon Collier, of Globe Dock Factory, Rother- hithe, formerly of Boston, North America, for certain im- provements in machinery applicable to the raising fluids and other bodies. Christopher Nickels, of Guildford- street, Lambeth, Sur- rey, gentleman, for improvements in embossing or impressing the surfaces of leather and other substances, applicable to various purposes. Elisha Wylde, of Birmingham, Warwickshire, engineer, for certain improvements in locomotive and other engines. James Matley, of Paris, France, and of Manchester, Lan- cashire, gentleman, for certain improvements in machinery, for the operation of tiering, used in printing cotton, linen, and woollen cloths, silks, papers, and other articles and sub- stances to which block printing is or can be applied. James Jamieson Cordes, of Idol- lane, London, merchant, for an improved mortar for dressing raugh or paddy, or re- dressing rice. Henry Purser Vaile, of Oxford- street, Middlesex, civil engineer, for improvements in rails for rail roads. Richard Tappin Claridge, of Salisbury- street, Strand, Middlesex, gentleman, for a mastic cement or composition, applicable to paving and road making, covering buildings, and the various purposes to which cement, mastic, lead, zinc, or composition are employed. Communicated by a foreigner residing abroad. Samuel Cocker, of Porter Works, Sheffield, Yorkshire, manufacturer, for improvements in making needles. Thomas Moore, of Ison Green, Nottinghamshire, lace manufacturer, for improvements in machinery for frame- work knitting. 8 THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 9. LONDON GAZETTES. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. NOVEMBER 29.— WILLIAM LUPTON, Bull Inn, Ewell, Surrey, innkeeper. DECEMBER 1.— RICHARD EMERY, Brunswick- street, Poplar, cooper. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. FR'A- NCIS GILES, Fort- street, Spitalfields, silk manufacturer. WIIXIAM ALFRED BISSETT, Manchester, silk manufacturer. BANKRUPTS. Bankrupts to surrender at the Court ofCommissioners, Basing- hall- street, when not otherwise expressed."] THOM \ S THORNE, Tothill- street, Westminster, cheesemonger, December 11 and January 12. Sol. Mr. Willam Jones, Crosby- square-, Bishopsgate- street. Pet. Cr. George, John, and Samuel Capper, Crosby- square, merchants. Seal. November 24. WILLIAM SCOTT, 49, Lime- street, City, wine merchant, De- cember 11 and January 12. Sol. Mr. Garrard, 13, Suffolk- street, Pall- mall. Pet. Cr. George Abbs, Monkwearmouth, now of Albany- street, Regent's. park, geut. Seal. November 28. JAMES PETT, Haiupstead, carpenter, December 6 and January 12. Sols. Messrs. Cutten and Cooper, Ironmonger- lane. Pet. Cr. James Walton, Old Jamaica- wharf, Upper Ground- street, timber merchant. Seal. November 27. WILLIAM BRYCESON, 38, Great Queen. street, Lincoln's- inn. SeMs, brass manufacturer, December 7 and January 12. Sol. Mr. JBevan, Old Jewry. Yet. Cr. Henry and Richard Barrett, King's Head- court, Beech- street, Barbican, brass founders. Seal. No- vember 28. THOMAS BENNETT, JOHN THORNTON, and JOHN RIDG- WAY, Hayfield, Derbyshire, cotton spinners, December 18 and January 12, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. Sols. Messrs. Willis and Co., Tokenhouse- yard, Lothbury, London; and Mr. W. Joynson, Manchester. Pet. Cr. Peter Joynson, Man- chester, cotton merchant. Seal. November 30. HENRY FROOM, West Tei^ nmouth, Devonshire, grocer, De- cember 16 and January 1* 2, at the Old London Inn, Exeter. Sols. Messrs. Rhodes and Co., 63, Chancery- lane, London ; and Mr. T. E. Drake, Exeter. Pet. Cr. John ClampittSercorabe and George Sercombe, Exeter, merchants. Seal. November 17. THOMAS ELLIOTT, Gateshead, Durham, grocer, December 22 and January 12, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Newcastle- upon- Tyne. Sols. Messrs. Meggison and Co., 33, King'a. road, Bedford- row, London; and Mr. P. H. Stanton, Newcastle- upon- Tyne, Pet. Cr. Robert Bell, Newcastle- upon- Tyne, grocer. Seal. Nft-. vember 17. JOSEPH MAUNDERS and JOSEPH DREW the younger, Wey. mouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorsetshire, grocers, December 9 and January 12, at the King's Arms Inn, Dorchester. Sols. Messrs. Bridges and Mason, 23, Red Lion- square, London; and Mr. George Arden, Weymouth. Pet. Cr. Arthur Southcombe Tucker, grocer, John Hancock, upholsterer, and William Benja- min Hancock, upholsterer, all of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. Seal. November 21. EDWARD NORRIS, Manchester, cotton spinner, December 16and January 12, at the Commissioni^ s'- rooms, Maacliester. Sols. Mr. Hampson, Manchester ; and Messrs. Adlington and Co., Bedford, row, London. Yet. Cr. Robert Cards well, Joseph Marsland, and John Hope, Manchester, cotton merchants. Seal. November 28. THOMAS PEGG, Leicester, grocer, December 15 and January 11, at the Castle of Leicester, Leicester. Sols. Mr. George Clark, 64, Old Broad street, London ; and Mr. William Hames, Leicester. Pet. Cr. Joseph Roberts, Leicester, grocer. Seal. November 20. WILLIAM WELCH, Birmingham, victualler, December 12 and January 12, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Sols. Messrs. Gatty and Turner, 2, Red Lion, square, London; and Mr. Joseph Cresswell, Birmingham. Pet. Cr. John Brearley Payn, Warwick, hop merchant. Seal. November 27. MARY WOODLIFF, Crown Inn, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, vie. iualler, December 12 and January 12, at the King's Head Inn, Newport. Sols. Messrs. White and Whitmore, Bedford. row, I » ondon; and Messrs. Bevan and Brittan, Bristol. Pet. Cr. James Edwards, Bristol, provision merchant. Seal. November 4. ARCHELAUS HODGE?-, Bristol, stationer, and Barnstaple* Devonshire, paper maker, December 8 and January 12, at the Commercial- rooms, Bristol. Sols. Messrs. Clarke and Medcalf, 20, Lincoln's- inn- fields, London; and Messrs. Savory aud Clark, Bristol. Pet. Cr. William Lott, Bristol, brush maker. Seal. No- vember 24. HARDY W- OOLLEY, Moulton, Lincolnshire, grocer, December 22 and January 12, at the Peacock Inn^ Boston, Lincolnshire. Sols. Messrs. Temple and Bonner, 16, Furnival's- inn, London. Yet. Cr. William Hooton, Moulton, Lincolnshire, grazier. Seal. November 21. WILLIAM BROOKE, Doncaster, innkeeper, December 14 and January 12, at the Guildhall, Doncaster. Sols. Mr. Ware, Black- man- street, Southwark; and Mr. E. Sheardown, Doncaster. Pet. Cr. Alfred Staines Pigeon and Henry Pigeon, High- street, South- wark, distillers. Seal. November 4. JOSEPH ATT WOOD, Newtown, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, chain manufacturer, December 18 and January 12, at the Talbot Hotel, Stourbridge, Worcestershire. Sols. Messrs. Swain and Co., 6, Frederick's- place, Old Jewry, London; and Messrs. Roberts and Crompton, Stourbridge, Pet. Cr. Joseph Mills, Tipton, en- gine manufacturer. Seal. November 24. DIVIDENDS. Rowland Hunter, St. Paul's Churchyard, bookseller, December 26 — William Rose, Batt's Hrl- el, Dover- street, Piccadilly, wine mer- chant, December 23—- Maria Machell and Charles Machell, Fountain, itairs, Bermondsey, pothers, December 23— David Scott, Maryle. bone- street, woollen draper, December 23— William Calvert, Worthing, woollen draper, December 23— James Wilkinson, John Straith, and Robert Joseph Thornton Perkins, Leadenhall- street, brokers, December 20— Christian Frederick Grasemann., late of Liverpool- street, but now of Well- street, Hackney, meacliant, De- eember 22— Francis Joyce, High- street, Southampton, bookseller, December 22— John Harwood, late of Newbury, Berkshire, but now of Chatham, grocer, December 22— James Hopkins, Tooley- street, Southwark, currier, December 22— Caleb Radcliffe Bury, Hulrne, Manchester, drysalter, December 27, at the Commissioners'. rooms, Manchester— George Hilton and Robert Hilton, Choriey, Lan- cashire, cotton spinners, December 27, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester— John Fielding and William Tebbutt, Manchester, cotton merchants, December £ 1), at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester— Joseph Cu wen, Liverpool, merchant, December 22, at the Clarendon- rooms, . ; verpool— William Coupland and William Butterfield Colton, L. verpool, merchants, January 1, at the Claren- don- rooms, Liverpool— John Fraser, Liverpool, glass dealer, De- cember 27, at the Clarendon- rooms, Liverpool— Mary Marsden, Manchester, upholsterer, December 28, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester— Thomas^ 3omm, Birmingham, corn dealer, De- cember 22, at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham— John Swinburn, Liverpool, cabinet maker, January 12, at the Clarendon. rooms, Liverpool— George Noyes, Chippenham, Wiltshire, ironmonger, December 28, at the New Hall, Chippenham— Thomas Bowdler, Seabrook- cottage, near Shrewsbury, horse dealer, December 23, at the Clarendon- rooms, Liverpool— Thomas Bruford, ristol, coach maker, December 26, at the Commercial- rooms, Bristol— James Gleadhill, Oldham, Lancashire, cotton spinner, December 23, at the Commissioners'. rooms, Manchester— Thomas Benbow, Cheltenham, mercer, December 27, at Yearsley's Hotel and Boarding- house, Cheltenham. CERTIFICATES, DECEMBER 22. William Brown and William Andrews, Leeds, cloth dressers- John Moore, Manchester, dyer— Richard Hudson, Birmingham, mirner— Jame3 Ramsay, Penrith, Cumberland, spirit dealer— Wm. Denby, Manchester, and Hey wood, near Bury, Lancashire, fustten » anuficturer— Frederick Francis Cross, George. yard, Whitcomb street, Leicester- square, and the Horse and Groom. yard, Dorset, place, Pall- mall East, livery stable keeper— John Cooper, Hanover- atreet, Hanover^ square, painter and glazier— William Hook, Devon, port, linen draper. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. George Lester the elder and George Lester the younger, Dover, saddlers— Hannah Strudwick and William Strudwick, Clipstonc- street, Marylebone, grocers— Jacob Bates and Joseph Baxter, 13, Ijanes, Brighton, grocers— John Prentice and James Wilson, Finch- street, Liverpool, joiners— Joseph Gosling and William Gosling, Liverpool, spirit dealers— Job Broadhurst, Tames Hulme, and James Bridgett, Lane- end, Stolce- upon- Trent, Staffordshire, earthenware manufacturers— John Brown and John Reay, Maryport- mill, Cum- berland, millers— Joseph Gilhert Earp and Thomas Hodgkins, Staiuforth- street, Birmingham, Florentine button manufacturers- William Shackleford the elder and William Shackleford the younger, Oxford, Benson, and Cheltenham, coach makers— R. C. Kingsford and John Abbott, Canterbury, coal merchants— Joseph Thompson and John Thompson, Crane- street, Northampton, maltsters— John Todd and William Todd, Stripe- farm, Cowton East, Yorkshire, farmers— Samuel Bennett and Walter Beams, Bath, tea dealers- George Reader and Francis Dobson, Sculcoates, Kingston- upon- Hull, mustard manufacturers— John Lowe and Francis Williams, Trubshaw- basin, Church Lawton, Cheshire, grocers— John Hancock Grundy and James Brown Carson, Liverpool, paint manufacturers — Stewart Majoribanks and William Edmund Ferrers, London, tfealeis— John Holt and Samuel Buckley, Leeds, black cloth dyers- Edward Howard and Henry Bursell, Coventry, ribbon manufac- turers— Thomas White and John William Matthews, 24, Comhill, chemists. ASSIGNMENT. Robert Turner, Liverpool, ship smith. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Thomas Ross, Bristo- street, Edinburgh, small ware merchant. William Sharp, Glasgow, glass merchant. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. THOMAS BATCHELOR, coach maker, Bateman's- row, Shore- ditch. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. ISAAC BRUNT, button manufacturer, Leek, Staffordshire. JOHN FORD, jun., dealer, Wolverhampton. BANKRUPTS. GEORGE BOUGHEY, tea dealer, Bridge. street, Blackfriars, De- cember 15 and January 16. Sol. Mr. Goles, Lime- street, Leaden- hall. street. Yet. Cr. Charles Roach, Rectory. house, Parson's, green, schoolmaster. Seal. November 30. HSNRY MQPSEY, ironmonger, Oxford- street, December 12 and January 16. Sol. Mr. Smith, Chancery- lane. Yet. Cr. George Smith, 48, Chancery- lane, gent. Seal. November 28. THOMAS WOODS and JOHN DOWDEN, cabinet makers, Ports- mouth, December 12 and January 16. Sol. Mr. Rush, Austin- friars. Pet. Cr. John and William Kynaston, Lad- lane, ware- houseman, David Dewar, sen., and David Dewar, jun., of King's Arms. buildings, Wood- street, warehousemen, David Blyth, Alex- ander Hamiltou, and William Hughes, Thames- street, liorse- hair manufacturers, John Watson, Holborn- hill, furniture printer, and Robert Burgh, Bartholmew- close, fringe manufacturer. Seal. December 1. JOSEPH CHARLWOOD, hop merchant, Birmingham, December 16 and January 16, at the Clarendon Hotel, Birmingham. Sols. Mr. Whitehouse, Quality- court, Chancery- lane; Mr. Rowlinson, Birmingham; and Mr. Harrison, Birmingham. Pet. Cr, Charles and Joseph Sturge, Birmingham, commission merchants. Seal November 13. THOMAS WYATT, baker, Oxford, December 13 and January 16, at the Mitre Inn, Oxford. Sols. Mr. Matthews, Oxford ; and Mr. Holmes, Great James- street, Bedford- row, Loudon. Pet. Cr. Mary Wyatt, Oxford, spinster. Seal. November 30. JAMES MITCHELL, baker, Yeovil, Somerset, December 11 and January 16, at the Antelope Inn, Dorchester. Sols. Mr. Lucas, Bloomsbury- square, London; and Mr. Slade, Yeovil. Yet. Cr. Matthew Devenish, Broadway, Dorsetshire, Honor Shore, Pether- ton- bridge, Stoke- under- Hamdon, Somersetshire, Joseph Lang, Curry Rivell, Somersetshire, William Lang, Donyatt, Somerset- shire, William Stuckey, Lovington, Joseph Stuckey, Kingsbury Episeope, and Jesse Hopkins, Merriot, Somersetshire, millers. Seal. November 24. GEORGE LANDER, upholsterer, Warwick, December 14 and January 16, at the Lansdowne Hotel, Leamington- priors. Sols. Messrs. Larapray and Field, Warwick and Leamington ; and Messrs. Taylor, Sharpe, and Field, Bedford- row, London. Pet. Cr. Alfred Ransford, on behalf of the Leamington Bank. Seal. November 23. JACOB BRADLEY COOPER, coal merchant, Suffolk, December 13 and January 16, at the Six Bells Inn, Bury St. Edmund's. Sols. Messrs. Hawkins, Bloxam, and Stocker, Lincoln's- inu; Messrs. Golding and King, Walshara- le. Willows; and Mr. Hay ward, Needham. market, Suffolk. Pet. Cr. James Hammond, Wether- den, Suffolk, farmer. Seal. November 20. CHARLES TURNER, lodging house keeper, Leamington. priors, Warwickshire, December 14 aud January 16, at the Lansdowne Hotel, Leamington- priors. Sols. Mr. Parker, St. Paul's Church- yard, London; and Mr. Erapson, Leamington. Yet Cr. John Hopkins, Leamington- priors, grocer. Seal. November28. RICHARD FREEMAN, builder, Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire, De- cember 14 and January 16, at the Globe Inn, King's Lynn. Norfolk. Sols. Mr. Hincks, Wisbeach^ and Messrs. Haslam and Bischoff,. Copthall- court, London. Pet. Cr. Thomas Marshall, Tyd- gate, Tydd, Lincolnshire, merchant. Seal. November 24. HENRY JONES, china manufacturer, Hanley, Stoke- upon- Trent, Staffordshire, December 20 and January 16, at the Swan Inn, Hanley. Sols. Messrs. Litchfield and Owen, Chancery- lane, Lon* don; and Mr. Brown, Hanley. Yet. Cr. Charles Meigh, Hanley, earthenware manufacturer. Seal. November 7. WILLIAM GRIFFITHS, draper and grocer, Great Malvern, Wor- cestershire, December 12 and January 16, at the Crown Inn, Broad- street, Worcester. Sols. Mr. Bedford, Calthorpe- street, London ; and Messrs. Bedford and Pidcock, Worcester. Pet. Cr. Matthew Phillips, Bedwardine, Worcestershire, grocer. Seal. November 28. JOHN SCANTLEBURY, builder, York- place, New- road, Padding- ton, December 11 aud January 16. Sols. Messrs. Thompson and Hewitt, Great James- street, Bedford- row. Pet. Cr John Ballard Byron and John Pheasant, Commercial- road, Lambeth, timber merchants. Seal. Decsmber 1. THOMAS SIMCOCK and JAMES SLATER, tailors, Little Ryder- street, St. James- street, December 13 and January 16. Sol. Mr. Duncan, Lincoln's- inn. fields. Yet. Cr. John Lewis Stracy, 9, Wellington- terrace, Blackfriars- road, gent. Seal. November 28. SAMUEL BENTBEY WOODHOUSE, lace manufacturer, Not- tingham, December 16 aud January 16, at the George the Fourth Hotel, Nottingham. Sols. Messrs. Percy and Co., Nottingham; and Messrs. Austen and Hobson, Raymond's- buildings, Gray's- inn. Pet. Cr. Henry Perry, Nottingham, on behalf of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company. Seal. November 24. MATTHEW EXLLEY, mercer, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, De. cember 23 and January 16, at the Crown Inn, Bromsgrove. Sols. Mr. Robeson, Bromsgrove; and Mr. Gregory, Clement's- inn, London. Pet. Cr. Mary Compson, widow, and John Adams, Esq., Bromsgrove. Seal. November 28. JESSE MITCHELL, draper, Portsmouth, December 20and January 16, at the Fountain Inn, Portsmouth. Sols. Messrs. Lambert and Burder, Raymond's- buildings, Gray's- inn, London; and Mr. Hoskins, Portsmouth. Yet. Cr. Samuel Horsey, sen., Portsea, printer. Seal. November 30- DIVIDENDS. J. D. Metcalf, jeweller, Regent- street, January 2— H. A. Douglas, merchant, Old Broad- street, December 28— W. Anderson, licensed victualler, New- road, St. George's in the East, December 28— D. Mott, poulterer, Leadenhall- market, December 28— A. Widger, woollen draper, Buckfastleigh, Devonshire, December 27— J. Evans, dyer, Hulme, Manchester, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Man- chester, December 29— A. Southward, dyer, Hulme, Manchester, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester, December 30— G. J. S. Tomkins, scrivener, Leamington priors, Warwickshire, at the Red Horse Inn, Stratford- upon- Avon, December 28— C. Radenhurst, innkeeper, Birmingham, at the Nelson Hotel, Birmingham, De. cember 26— J. M'Gowau, button maker, Gerrard- street, Soho, at the Clarendon Hotel, Birmingham, December 29— J. Osborn, jun., iron- monger, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, at the Woolpack, Gains- borough, January 10— J. Webster and J> A. Webster, paper manu- facturers, Wadsley, Yorkshire, at the Tovvn. hall, Sheffield, January 2— E. Read, cordwainer, Laxfield, Suffolk, at the King's Head Inn, Beccles, January 2— J. Roberts, linen draper, Llandilo, Carmarthen- shire, at the Commercial- rooms, Bristol, December 29— H. Cobb, farmer, Graveney, Kent, at the Guildhall, Canterbury, December 26. CERTIFICATES, DECEMBER 26. J. W. Ringer, victualler, Great Yarmouth— S. H. Jonas, sugar refiner, Well- street, Wellclose- square— S. Eadson and R. Kilvertj fustian manufacturers, Manchester— M. Andrew, grocer, Sheffield. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Pitcairn and D. Pitcaim, brewers, Maldon, Essex— J. Butter aud P. Dent, surgeons and apothecaries, Kedninghall, Norfolk— G. Osborn and S. Nash, dyers, Liverpool— W. Marriott and W. Wat- kins, hat manufacturers, Southwark— W. D. Hawson and G. T. Hawson, maltsters and common brewers, Yorkshire— T. Hyde and W. Ward, cotton brokers, Liverpool— G. W. Anstie and Waylen, attorneys and solicitors, Devizes— J. Heap and T. Sharratt, coach builders, Lichfield— J. Palmer and M. Gardiner, beer and porter, cider, and perry merchants, Cheltenham— E. Williams and G. Kerr, cabinet makers, Liverpool— S. Hicks and M. Aldridge, millers and farmers, Knapp, Southampton— D. Moginieand J. Chikaldy, dealers in East and West India produce, and spice merchants, St. Mary- at- Hill, London— G. Blakeley and J. Geldard, plasterers, Leeds— L. Rostron and R. Rostron, Manchester and Rio de Janeiro— T. Jw. Woolfe, G. J. Woolfe, and J. B. Woolfe, boat builders, Lower ^ fad- well— R. Ray and J. Tideswell, earthenware and china marmfac- turers, Lane- end, Stoke- upon- Trent— E. Silva, sen., E. Silva, jun., and T. P. Silva, wharfingers and insurance brokers ( so far as regards E. Silva, jun.), Morgan's- lane, Tooley street— W. H. Somerton, C. E. Coote, and Sarah Coote, newspaper proprietors, Bristol— J. Heeps and J. Heeps, blacksmiths, Maidwell, Northamptonshire. ASSIGNMENTS. George Cole, Oxford, wine merchant and coffee house keeper. Edward Davies, Swan- street, Minories, victualler. Charles Emery, Epsom, innkeeper. William Hutton, Leeds, attorney. Thomas Stonhafn, Beckley, Sussex, farmer. John Walker, Wakefield, land surveyor. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Graham, haberdasher, Leith. J. Gray, Dundee, merchant. Portman Market.— Coarseheavy Lowland Hay,— sto— s; new Meadow Hay, — sto — s ; old ditto, 80sto 100s; usefulditto, — sto — s; New Clover ditto,— s to— 8; old ditto, 112s to 115s ; Wheat Straw, 30s to 38s per load of 36 trusses. OILS.— Rape Oil, brown, £ 34 0s per ton; Refined, £ 36 0s ; Linseed Oil, £ 27 0s ; and Rape Cake, £ 5 5s.— Linseed OilCake, £ 12 12s per thousand. SMITHFIELD, DEC. 4 — TO sink the offal— per 81b.— Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 8d; Best Down and Polled Mutton, 4s Od to 4s 6d; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Pork, 4s Od to 5s 6d ; Lamb, 0s Odto 0s Od. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.— By the Carcase.— Beet, 2s lOd to 3s lOd; Mutton, 2a lOd to 3a 8d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; Pork, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Lamb, 0s Od to Os Od, LONDON MARKETS. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY The GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S FIRST- RATE and SUPERIOR PACKETS leave the Custom- house ( weather permitting) for— HAMBURGH ( carrying Her Majesty's mails), every Wednesday and Saturday, early in the morning. ROTTERDAM and the RHINE ( carrying Her Majes- ty's mails), every Wednesday and Saturday morning, at Seven o'clock precisely. ANTWERP and the RHINE ( with a bag of letters from the Post- office), Sunday. OSTEND and the RHINE, Saturday Morning. CALAIS, Sunday and Thursday. From London Bridge Wharf, for— BOULOGNE, Wednesday and Saturday. IPSWICH, Wednesday and Saturday. LEITH to HAMBURG, Saturday, December 16, and every alternate Saturday. EDINBURGH from the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, Wednesday and Saturday night. NEWCASTLE, Wednesday and Saturday night. BERWICK, Saturday night. Berths may be secured at the offices of the Company, 37, Regent- circus, and 69, Lombard- street, and at 61, Charing- cross, and 35, Leadenhall- street. Parcels and small Pack- ages to be brought to the offices of the Company, 37, Re- gent- circus, and 69, Lombard street. C. BESSELL, Secretary. General Steam Navigation Company, 69, Lombard- street and 37, Regent- circus, London. FOGS AND DAMP AIR. ARCLAY'S ASTHMATIC CANDY has, for many years, been proved an effectual preservative from the ill effects of the Fogs and Damp Air, which, in the Winter Season, are so prevalent in this climate. Its effects are to expel Wind, to preserve the Stomach from the admission of damps, and to relieve those who suffer from difficultv of breathing. Prepared only by BARCLAY and SONS, 95, Farringdon- street, London; and sold, by their appointment, by all respectable Stationers, Druggists, and Medicine Venders, in Boxes, at 2s. 9d. and Is. ljd. each, duty included. Observe None can be genuine, unless the names of Barclay and Sons " are on the Stamp affixed to each Box. DREDGE'S HEAL- ALL, or celebrated Embroca- tion, has long been known throughout the West of England, as the most efficacious Remedy for Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, Lumbago, Pains in the Limbs and Numb- ness, Sciatic and Paralytic Affections, Tooth- Ache and Face- Ache, Sprains and Bruises, Fresh Wounds or Cuts, Burns and Scalds, Spasms and Cramp, Stiffness of the Joints or Neck, Frozen Limbs, Chilblains before they are broken, and HOOPING COUGH. It is likewise an infallible Cure for that dangerous disor- der the Quinsey or Sore Throat, in which it » vas never known to tail after a few hours's application. It is also an excellent ltemedv for Whitlows, so common on the fingers of Country People who are exposed to the cold ; and is confidently recommended to all who may suffer from any of these complaints. Observe That none can be genuine unless the Stamp affixed to each bottle contains the name and address of BARCLAY and SONS, NO. 95, Farringdon- street, who have purchased the property in this valuable article from the Executors of the inventor, WILLIAM DREDGE, late of Wish- ford, Wilts. Retail price, Is. ljd. and 2s. 9d. per bottle. FOR THE HAIR. R O W LA N D'S MACASSAR A VEGETABLE PRODUCTION. OIL, THIS OIL has been for many years universally admired, and is the best and cheapest article for nourish- ing the Hair, preventing its falling off or turning grey to the latest period of life; promotes a luxuriant growth on bald places; produces Whiskers, Mustachios, & c.; renders hair that is harsh and dry as soft as silk ; producing strong and lasting curls, which damp weather or exercise cannot effect; in fine, it gives a most fascinating appearance to the Hair of Ladies, Gentlemen, and Children. Caution- Ask for " ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL," and observe their NAME and ADDRESS, in Red, on the Wrapper, thus A. ROWLAND & SON, 20, HATTON GARDEN, Counter- signed ALEX. ROWLAND. The lowest price is 3s. 6d.— the next price is 7s.— 10s. 6d. and 21s. per bottle. ( Imposters call their trash the ( GENUINE) and omit the " &" in the Signature, offering it for sale under the lure of being cheap.) Sold by them, and by RESPECTABLE Perfurmers and ME- DICINE VENDERS. UNFAILING SUCCESS, during a period of ONE HUNDRED YEARS, has fully established the ex- cellence of BARCLAY'S ORIGINAL OINTMENT in the Cure of that disagreeable disorder the ITCH, which it never fails to effect in One Hour's Application. This safe, speedy, and effectual Remedy has been in gene- ral use for upwards of one hundred years, without a single instance of its haying failed to cure the most inveterate cases. It does not contain the smallest particle of Mercury, or any other dangerous ingredient, and may be safely used by persons of the most delicate constitution. The Public are requested to be on their guard against noxious compositions sold at low prices, and to observe, that none can possibly be genuine, unless the Names of the Pro- prietors, BARCLAY and SONS, are engraved on the Stamp affixed to each Box Great danger may arise from the neglect of this caution. Sold wholesale and retail by BARCLAY and SONS, ( the only successors to JACKSON and Co.) No. 95, Farringdon- street, London, price Is. 9d. Duty included; and, by their appointment, by all Venders of Medicine. B' CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, DEC. 4 Wheat, Essex IIOD, neiv, 40s to 50s ; line, 528 to 56s ; old, _ s to — 8; white, new, 503 to 54s; fine, 56s to 58s; superfine, 60s to 62s; old,— sto— Eye, 90s to 32s.— Barley, 26s to 30s; fine, 32a to 35s; superfine, — a to — s.— Malt, 50s to 56s; fine, 58s to 60s.— Peas, Hog, 33s to 34s ; Maple, 34s to 35s; white, 36s to 33s; Boilers, 38s to 40s.— Beans, small, 38s to 40s j old, — s to — s; Ticks, 30s to 33s; old, — sto — 8 ; Harrow, 33s to36s Oats, feed, I9s to 21s j fine, 22s to 84s ; Poland, 223 to 24s j fine, 25s to 25s; Potatoe, 25s to 27s ; fine, 28s to 29!— Bran, per quarter, lOsOd totlaOd Pollard, fine, per ditto, 14s. 20s. CROSSTHWAITE AND CO.' S OCCULT LOZENGES, For the cure of Colds and Coughs, Influenza, Sore Mouths and Throats, Consumption, Asthma, Shortness of Breath, Dispersion of Phlegm, Hoarseness, Wheezings, and all complaints of the Chest and Lungs, and are an infallible remedy for the Hooping Cough. TMIE OCCULT LOZENGES are a preventive . and a destroyer of the incipient seeds of corrupt Con- sumption, and in confirmed Asthma or chronic diseases of the Chest, they afford immediate relief as well as in all pulmonary complaints. For hooping cough they are infal- lible, generally curing that dreadful complaint in the short space of fourteen to twenty days. The composition of these Lozenges are not only ngreeable, but of so innocent a nature, that they may be given with perfect security to the most delicate infant as well as to the robust of all ages, with a positive certainty of success; they invigorate and strengthen the lungs. Persons occasionally taking them are fortified against cold and inflammation. Twenty years experience has placed their beneficial effects beyond the shadow of a doubt, having in no one in- stance during that long period fallen short of the desired result. Prepared ( only) by the proprietors, CROSSTHWAITE and Co., 23, Thavies Inn, Holborn, London, and sold by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon- street; Newbery and Sons, 45, and E. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Church- yard ; Sutton and Co., Bow Church- yard, and T. Butler, 4, Cheapside, London ; and their appointed agents in all the principal towns in the United Kingdom, in boxes, price 2s 6d. each, duty included. N. B. None are genuine but those signed by the Proprie- tors on the Government stamp. Full directions for each complaint, including the method of giving them to infants, enclosed with every box. LOCAL AGENTS.— M. Banks, chemist, 5, High- street, and W. Wood, 78, High- street, Birmingham; Heatlicote, Warwick; Nelson end Herring, Leamington; Rollason, Coventry; Lapworth, Stratford; Baraclough, Nuneaton; Peake, Atherstone ; Stephens and Son, Alcester; Turner and Hollier, Dudley ; Parke, Wolverhampton; Valentine and Throsby, Walsall; Edwards, Lichfield ; Smith, WTed- nesbury; Tunley, Westbromwich; Combe and Co., Lei- cester; Morton, Hinkley; Corrall, Lutterworth; Deigliton, Worcester; Brough, Kidderminster and Stourport. REMOVED TO 120, SNOW- HILL. REPAIRING THE CONSTITUTION. Y REPAIRING the CONSTITUTION, the Advertiser means the HUMAN FRAME, which, by too free indulgence in momentary pleasures, destroys too often the noble fabric of man, and tortures him through his whole existence; weakens his energies, and makes him un- fit to perform those functions which are required of him. Dr. FISCIIELBERG, formerly of the Prussian army, who directs his entire study to those cases so frequently brought on by the indiscretion of youth and inebriety, and whose long and extensive practice on the baneful diseases arising from tlieabove causes, hasat length been so fortunate as to conquer, through hissalutary and most valuable medicinal preparations, the most obstinate venereal diseases, and does with confidence assure the afflicted, that, by adhering to his medicines, a complete cure maybe relied on, for which he pledges his reputation. Dr. F. may be consulted by both sexes with the greatest confidence, from nine in the morning till ten at night, and on Sundays from ten till two, at his Medical Establish- ment, No. 120, Snovvhill, opposite the Coach and Horses Tavern, Birmingham, ( late of Christ Church Passage, New- street) where advice and medicines may be obtained. The PILES successfully treated by internal medicines only. Dr. FISCHELBE RG is the sole Proprietorof the highly celebrated Royal Prussian Herb Pills, for the cure of the Venereal disease. Sold, with proper directions for use, in boxes at 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. each, duty included— Agent, Mr. Caldicott, bookseller, Dudley- street, Wolverhampton. Letters from the country, post- paid, with particulars of the case, and enclosing a remittance, punctually attended to, and advice and medicines forwarded to any part of the kingdom. ggp Observe, No. 120, Snowhill, opposite the Coach and Horses Tavern. FRANKS'S SPECIFIC SOLUTION OF COPAIBA. ACERTAIN and most speedy cure for all Urethra, Discharges, Gleets, Spasmodic Strictures, Irritation of the Kidneys, Bladder, Urethra and Prostate Gland. TESTIMONIALS. From Joseph Henry Green, Esq., F. R. S., one of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, Surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital, and Professor of Surgery in King's College, London, " I have made trial of Mr. Franks's Solution of Copaiba, at St. Thomas's Hospital, in a variety of cases of discharges in the male and female, and the results warrant my stating, that it is an effica- cious remedy, and one which does not produce the usual unpleasant effects of Copaiba. ( Signed,) JOSEPH HENRY GREEN. 46, Lincoln's. inn. tields, April 25,1835. From Bransby Cooper, Esq., F. R. S., Surgeon to Guy's Hospital, and Lecturer on Anatomy, & c., & c, Mr. Bransby Cooper presents his compliments to Mr. George Franks, and has great pleasure in bearing testimony of the efficacy of his Solution of Copaiba, in Gonorrhoea, for which disease Mr. Cooper has prescribed the Solntion in ten or twelve cases with per- fect success. New- street, Spring Gardens, April 13, 1835. From William Hentsch, Esq., House Surgeon to the Free Hospital, Greville- street, Hatton street. My dear Sir,— I have given your medicine in many cases of Go- norrhsea and Gleets, some of which had been many months under other treatment, and can bear testimony to its great efficacy. I have found it to cure in a much shorter time, and with more oenefit to the general health, than any other mode of treatment I know of; the generality of cases have been cured within a week from the commencement of taking the Medicine, and some of them in less time than that. Have the goodness to send me another supply. I am, dear sir, your's, very truly, ( Signed) WILLIAM HENTSCH. Greville. street, Hatton. garden, April 15,1835. Prepared only by George Franks, surgeon, 90, Black- friars- road, and may be had of his Agents, Barclay and Sons, Farringdon- street, London ; Evans, Son and Co., Fenwick- street, Liverpool; Mander, Weaver, and Co., Wolverhamp- ton ; at the Medical Hall, 54, Lower Sackville street, Dub- lin ; of J. and R. ltaimes, Leith- walk, Edinburgh; and of all Wholesale and Retail Patent Medicine Venders in the United Kingdom. Sold in bottles at 2s. 9d., 4s., 6d., and lis. each, duty included. Caution To prevent imposition, the Honourable Com- missioners of Stamps have directed the name of " George Franks, Blackfriars- road," to be engraven on the Govern- ment Stamp. N. B Hospitals, and other Medical Charities, supplied as usual from the Proprietor. igg- Mr. Franks may be consulted every day, as usual, until Two o'clock. Sold by appointment, by Mr. Malier, 5, Congreve- street, Birmingham; Merridew, Coventry; Owen and Gerdes, Liverpool; Bowman and Law, Manchester; and Deighton and Co., Betterby, Y'ork. PRICE OF SEEDS, DEC. 4 — Per Cwt.— Bed Clover, English, 55s to 63s j fine, 65s to 70s ; Foreign, 52s to 60s; fine, 63s to 68s White Clover, 55s to 60s ; fine, 65s to 70s.— Trefoil, new, 12s to 16s; fine; 18s to 20s ; old, 10s to 15s.— Trefolium, 14s to 17s; fine, 18s to 21s.— Caraway, English, new, 44s to 48a ; Foreign, 46s to 50s— Coriander, 9s Od to lis Od. Per Quarter.— St. Foin, - s to — s ; fine,— sto— s; Rye Grass, 30a to 33s; new, 34s to 36s ; Pacey Grass, — s to— s; Linseed forfeeding, 48s to 503; fine, 52a to 56s ; ditto for crushing, 44s to 47s Canary, 40s to 45s.— Hemp, 35s to 40s. PerButhel.— White Mustard Seed, 10s Odto 13s Od ; brown ditto, 14s Od to 18s ; Tares, 3s 9d to 4s Od; fine new, Win., 4s 3d to4s 6d. Per Last Rape Seed, English, 27/ to 30/; Foreign, 24/ to 26/. GENERALAVERAGE PRICEOFBRITISH CORN FORTHE WEEK ENDING Nov. 25, 1837 Wheat, 54s 4d ; Barley, 30s lid; Oats, 21s Id; Rye, 28s 2d ; Beans, 36s 8d ; Peas, 35s 8d. DUTYON FOREIGN CORN FOR THE PRESENT WEEK.— Wheat, 34s 8d ; Barley, 16s lOd; Oats, 15s 3d; Rye, 24s 3d; Beans, 15s6d ; Peas, 16s 9d. HAYANDSTRAW Smitlifield.— Hay, 80s Od to 95s Od ; Inferior, — sto— s; Clover, 80s to 115a; Inferior— 8 to— 8; Straw, 30s to 38a. Whitechapel Clover, 100s to 115s; new, — sto— s; second cut, 708 to 100s ; Hay, 84 to 85s; new ditto, — s to — 8 ; Wheat Straw, 348 to 36s. Cumberland.— Fine Upland Meadow and Rye- grass Hay, 100s to 105s; inferior ditto, 85s to 90s ; superior Clover, 112s to 1208; Straw, 38s to 40s per load of 36 trusses. A SHLEY COOPER'S BOTANICAL PURIFY ING PILLS are established by thirty years'experi- ence, are prescribed by most of the eminent Physicians and Surgeons in London, and are always administered at several public hospitals, as the only certain remedy for Gonorrhoea, Gleets, Strictures, and all other forms of Ve- nereal diseases, in either sex, curing in a few days, by one small pill for a dose, with ease, secrecy, and safety. Their operation is imperceptible, they do not require the slightest confinement, or any alteration of diet, beverage or exercise. I hey do not disagree with the stomach, nor cause any offensive smell to the breath, as is the case with all other medicines in use for these complaints, and after a cure ef- fected by the use of these pills, the party willnotexperieenc any return of the complaint, as generally occurs after taking Balsam of Copaiba, and other drugs of the like nature, which only possessing a local action, merelysuppressed the complaint for a time, without eradicating it from the con- stitution, and the patient on undergoing a little more fa- tigue than ordinary, finds all the symptoms return, and that they are suffering under the complaint as much as at first, and are at last constrained to have recourse to these pills, as the only certain cure. They are likewise a most efficient remedy for Pimpled Faces, Scurf, Scorbutic Affections, and all Eruptions of the Skin. Captains of vesselsshould make a point of always taking them to sea, their unrivalled effi- cacy in curing Scurvybeingknovvn throughoutthe world. ' 1 he following letter selected from numerous other pro- essional recommendations forwarded to the proprietor when, he first offered these pills to the public, may be considered interesting. From that eminent surgeon, the late Joshua Brookes, Esq., F. R. S., Professor of Anatomy, & c. & c. Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim. street. Dear Cooper,— I have tried your pills in numerous instances, and my candid opinion is that they are a mostimproved system of treat- ment for those peculiar complaints for which you recommend them t curing with rapidity, and with a certainty that I had never before witnessed ; but what I consider their most invaluable property is, that they entirely eradicate the complaint, and never leave those dis- tressing secondary symptoms ( that harass the patient for life) which usually arise after the use of those uncertain remedies, Mercury and Copaiba. I think you cannot fail to have a very large sale for them. Believe me, yours, very truly, JOSHUA BROOKES. Ashley Cooper's Botanical Purifying Pills are sold in boxes at 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. each, wholesale and retail, at IIANNAY and Co.' s General Patent Medicine Warehouse, 63, Oxford- street, the corner of Wells- street, London, where the public can besupplied with every Patent Medi- cine of repute, ( with an allowance on taking six at one time) warranted genuine and fresh from the various makers. Orders by post, containing a remittance, punctually attended to, and the changS, if any, can be returnee! with the order. Ashley Cooper's Botanical Pills are sold by one or more respectable venders in every town in the kingdom, and any shop that has not got them will obtain them from London without any extra charge. Country shops can obtain them through any of the London booksellers. Sold by appointment by M. Maher, 5, Congreye- street, and Wood, Bookseller, High- street, Birmingham ; Parker, Wolverhampton; Rogers, Stafford; Mort, Newcastle; and Merridew, Coventry. THE ONLY CURE FOR CORNS AND BUNIONS. RAMSBOTTOM'S CORN and BUNION SOL- VENT. By the use of this valuable remedyimme- diate relief from pain is obtained, and by its successive application for a short period, the most obstinate Corns are entirely removed without recourseto the dangerous opera- tions of cutting or filing. The proprietor pledges himself that it does not contain caustic or any other article that will inflame the skin; being white it will not stain the stocking; and the advantage it has over plaister is mani- fest, and fully appreciated, as the very high recommenda- tion bestowed upon it by every individual that hasused it testifies. Price Is. ljd. and 2s. The various counterfeits that are attempted to be im- posed upon the public in lieu of thisinvaluableremedy, render it imperativelynecessary for purchasers to ask for S. Ramsbottom's Corn and Bunion Solvent, and to see that it has the signature of" S. Ramsbottom" written upon the label that is pasted on the outside of the wrapper of every genuine bottle, in addition to the name of the article, and words sold by Hannayand Co. 63, Oxford- street, being the name and address of the proprietor's wholesale agents. The following letter from Mr. John Winfleld, of Bir- mingham, is one of many hundreds of the same tenor: — Gentlemen— Having read an advertisement in a Birmingham paper, I was induced to purchase from your agent, Mr. Maher, Ann- 8 treet, a bottle of Ramsbottom's Corn and Bunion Solvent; — after a week'sapplication 1 found it had the desired effect. I have since re- commended it to many of my friends. You are at liberty to make any use you please of this communication,— Your obedient servant, Birmingham, August 6,1836. JOHN WINFIELD. Soldbyappointmentby M. Maher, 5, Congreve- street, and W. Wood, Bookseller, High- street, Birmingham ; Parke, Wolverhampton; Rogers, Stafford; Mort, Newcastle; Mer- ridew, Coventry; Dicey, Northampton. MESSRS. PERRY and Co., Surg- eons, may be personally consulted from nine in the morning, till ten at night, and on Sundays from nine till two, at No. 4, GREAT CHARLES STREET, four doors from Easy- row, Birmingham; No. 23, SLATER- STREET, near DUKK- STP. EET, LIVERPOOL, and No. 2, BALE- STREET, near St. Peter's Church, MANCHESTER, of whom maybe had ( gratis) with each box of pills, their TREATISE ON THE VENEREAL DISEASE, Gonorrhoea, Gleets, and Stric- tures, arising from early abuses, intended for the instruction of general readers, so that all persons can obtain an imme- diate cure with ease, secrecy, and safety. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, of Copaiba, Cubebs, and other Vegetable extracts, price 2s. 9d. and lis., per Box, a certain, safe, and the most speedy remedy ever . discovered for the permanent and ef- fectual cure of gonorflf& a, gleets, strictures, seminal weak- ness, pains in the loins, affections of the kidneys, gravel lumbago, local debility, irritation of the bladder or uretha, and other diseases of the urinary passages, frequently per- forming a perfect cure in the short space of three days, with ease, secrecy, and safety. Their operation is imper- ceptible; they do not require the slightest confinement, or any alteration of diet, beverage, or exercise. Neither do they disagree with the stomach, or cause any offensive smell to the breath, as is the case with Copaiba and Cubebs, when administered by medical men in the usual way. PERRY'S VEGETABLE PILLS are well known as a certain and effectual remedy for the Venereal disease, secondary symptoms, venereal eruptions, pains in the bones, ulcerated sore throats, diseased nose, chronic rheumatism, scrofula, scorbutic and glandular affections, local and general debility, nocturnal pains in the head and limbs, depression of spirits, and alldiseases arising from an impure state of the blood. It is a melancholy fact, that thousands fall victims to the venereal disease, owing to the unskilfulness of illiterate men, who, by the use of that deadly poison— mercury, ruin the constitution, and cause ulcerations, with blotches on the head, face, and body, dimness in the sight, noise in the ears, deafness, obstinate gleets, and nodes on the shin bones, till at length a general debility and decay of the constitution ensues, and a melancholy death puts a period to their dread- ful sufferings. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, continue to direct their studies to those dreadful debilities arising from the too free and indiscriminate indulgence of the passions, which not only occasion a numerous train of nervous affections, and entail on its votaries all the enervating imbecilities of old age, but weaken and destroy all the bodily senses, occasioning loss of imagination, judgment, and memory, indifference and aversion for all pleasures, the idea of their own unhappiness and despair, which arises from considering themselves as the authors of their own misery, and tile necessity of renouncing the felicities of marriage, are the fluctuating ideas of those who have given way to this delusive and destructive habit. In that distressing state of debility or deficiency, whether the consequence of such baneful practices, excessive drink- ing, or any other cause, by which the powers of the con- stitution become enfeebled, they offer a firm, safe, and speedy restoration to sound and vigorous health. Messrs. PERRY and Co., may be personally consulted from nine in the morning till ten at night, and on Sundays from nine till two, and will give advice to persons taking the above, or any other of their preparations, without a fee, at No. 4, Great Chailes- street, four doors from Easy- row, Bir- mingham ; 23, Slater- street, near Duke- street, Liverpool; and at 2, Bale- street, near St. Peter's Church, Manchester; where their Pills can only be obtained, as no Bookseller, Druggist, or other Medicine Vendor is supplied with them. Lettersfrom the country ( post- paid), containing a remit- tance for medicine, will be immediately answered. MULREADDY'S COUGH ELIXIR. ONE dose is sufficient to convince the most scrupu- lous of the invaluable and unfailing efficacy of Mul- readdy's Cough Elixir, for the cure of coughs, colds, hoarseness, shortness of breath, asthma, difficulty of breathing, huskiness, and unpleasant tickling in the throat, night cough, with pain on the chest, & c. The paramount superiority of this medicine above every other now in use, for the cure of the above complaints, only requires to be known to prove the passport to its being, ere long, universally made use of i'or the cure of every description of Pulmonary Affection. To those who are unacquainted with the invaluable pro- perties of Mulreaddy's Cough Elixir, the following letters will exhibit its efficacy: — Manchester, Jan. 2nd, 1835. Dear Sir,— The cough medicine you sent me is certainly a most surprising remedy; six days ago 1 was unable to breathe, unless with great difficulty, attended with muck coughing, which always kept my soft palate relaxed, and in a stats of irritation, and the more I coughed the worseit was, and it, in its own turn, produced a constant excitement of coughing . I am now about, to the wonder of my friends and neighbours, entirely free from cough. One Bmall phial of your inestimable medicine, ten years back; would have saved me not less than £ 3,000 in medical fees, but it would have done more— it would have saved my having had to swallow, from time to time, upwards of a hogshead of their nauseous, and, aB they all proved, useless drugs. The agreeable flavour of the medicine is a great recommendation: I think you ought to put it up and sell it to the public, and if any one should doubt its efficacy, refer them tome. I shall have the pleasure of being with yon in a few days, when I shall press on your consideration the propriety of making it up for sale ; it would prove an enormous fortune to your grand- children. If you make up your mind to do 80, as I am what the world styles an idle man, you may enlist me in your service in any way that you think would be useful. But I should advise yon to place the management iu the hands of one of the great medicine houses in London. Hannay's, in Oxford . street, are being advertised in all the papers here, as wholesale agents for Ramsbottom's Corn Solvent, which, by the bye, my girls all say is really a cure, and many other medicines. 1 should say this would be a very good house, Oxford street being one of the most public situations in Lon- don. All join me iu kind remembrance to yourself aud Mrs. M. Believe me, yours, very truly, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. ROBERT GRANT. Golden Lion Hotel, Liverpool. Sir— To my astonishment, the other day, I had a visit from my old and esteemed friend, Mr. Hughes, whom I had not seen for many years, and still more so was I when, finding that 1 had a severe cough, lie drew forth from hia pocket a phial, a portion of the con- tents of which he insisted upon my swallowing instanter, and lef me the remainder, which I also took, and iu the course of twenty- four hours 1 found myself quite freefrom even any tendency towards coughing; he now tells me that you are his oracle of health; 1, therefore, beg leave to present my report at headquarters, with many thanks, and trust that I may be able to prevail on you to let me have half, or a whol ® pint of the medicine to stow in my sea. chest, as I sail again for America In about ten d and if 1 can, in return, afford you any service on the other sit, o of the Atlantic, I am at your command. T. W. BUCHANAN. Master of the Brig Nancy, of Orleans. T. Mulreaddy, Esq. Birkenhead, Jan., 1835. Dear Sir,— The bottle of Medicine yon left for me the other day lias greatly relieved the wheezing I have been so long subject to ; and I do not now find the cold produce the sensation it used previous to taking your medicine ; it used formerly to nip me on going out, and I seemed as though I had a string run through ray body, and the breast and back bones were drawn together. If you will be so good as to give me another bottle, I am sure it will work a perfect cure. I am, sir, your most obedient servant, T. Mulreaddy, E « q. NICHOLAS BROWN. Dear Sir,— The effect of your medicine, in curing our children of the Hooping Cough, has been like magic, for which I, and Mrs. Wilson in particular, return our grateful acknowledgments, and the little W's shall [ lot fail, ere long, to thallk you in person. Rely on it, n our family you will be styled doctor in future. Believe me, yours very sincerely, J. WILSON. Liverpool, Dec., 1834. My dear Sir,— You most nssuredly deserve the thanks of society for presenting it with such au invaluable cure for Coughs. For years past, during the winter mouths, and aiways on foggy days, have I heretofore heen compelled to confine myself a close and soli- tary prisoner in my library, lo prevent the possibility of being tempted to join in conversation, the excitement of which always produced such violent paroxysms of coughing, that I have beeu in constant dread of sudden dissolution, by bursting of a blood- vessel. At the commencement of the present season, by your kind liberality, I com- menced taking the medicine you sent, and have taken twelve bottles. After I had taken three, I could respire as vigourously as in the early partof my life, and I now believe that i was then perfectly cured— a cure not to have been expected at my advanced age, 80 years— but I persevered in taking it until I had consumed the whole twelve bottles. Your situation in life, I know, places you beyond the necessity of preparing an article of the kind for sale, but it must and shall be done, and if you neglect to do it, my sincere wish is that you may be lugged out of your retirement, and compelled to provide it iu quantities equal to the boundless waters; and you may rely upon it, that I, a locomotive proof of ita wonderful power, will spare neither time nor trouble to promulgate its efficacy, until you will find your cottage attacked by myriads of my former fellow- suft'erers, for a share of your bounty, and I myself now apply for the first, trusting that your goodness will not suffer you to refuse me a pretty considerable quantity, and I promise to distribute it most usefully. Whenever you have made up for sale, send me one thou- sand bottles. Ever your sincere well- wisher, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. W. HUGHES. Chester, 12mo., 1834. Esteemed Friend,— Thou hast my sincere thanks for thy Samaritan present. Thy medicine has had the promised effect, and com- pletely cured my trying cough. If thou wiltlet me have a quantity m a large bottle, I will, in return, enter thy name to any charitable institution thou wilt fix on. Thine, T. Mulreaddy, Eeq. JACOB ROBERTS. Mr. Mulreaddy begs to observe, that to publish copies of he whole of the letters he has received of the above tenor, would require several volumes. The selection here pre- sented he considers quite sufficient, but begs to say, that upon trial of his Cough Elixir, it will give itself the best recommendation. It will be sold by his appointment, whole- sale and retail, by his agents, Messrs. HANNAY and Co., 63, Oxford- street, London ; and retail by every other respecta- ble vender of medicines in bottles at Is. l% d. each. ggr Purchasers should observe that it is wrapped up in white paper, on which, in a blue label with white etters, are printed the words,— Mulreaddy's Cough Elixir, pre- pared by Thomas Mulreaddy, Liverpool, and sold byhisap- pointment at Hannay and Co.' s, Patent Medicine Ware- house, 63, Oxford- street, London. Price Is. l^ d. and 4s. 6d. Sold wholesale and retail by HANNAY and Co., 63, Oxford street, London, wholesale Patent Medicine Ven- ders and Perfumers to the Royal Family, where the public can be supplied with every patent and public medicine oi repute ; and also with the perfumes of all the respectable London perfumers, with an allowance on taking six or more of any other article at the same time. Soldbyappointmentby Maher, 5, Congreve- street, and Wood, bookseller, High- street, Birmingham ; Parke, Wolverhampton; Rogers, Stafford; Mort, Newcastle; and Merridew, Coventry. Printed and published by FRANCIS BASSET SHENSTONI FLINDELL, of Lee Mount, in the parish of Edgbaston, at 38, New- street, Birmingham, where letters for the Editor maybe addressed, and where Advertisements and Orders will be received. ( All descriptions of Jobbing carefully and expeditiously executed.) Agents in Lon- don: Messrs. NEWTON and Co., 5, Warwick- square; and Mr. BAKK£ B, 33, Fleet- street.— Saturday, December 9, 1837.