No. 705. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1838. PRICE od. TO BENEFIT SOCIETIES., & c. SUBSCRIPTION FOR MESSRS. MUISTZ PARE, PIERCE, AND TROW. THEWORKMEN'S COMMITTEE inaid ofthe above subscription, have the gratification to announce a further list of the names of societies who have liberally come forward to co- operate with them in this good cause. They offer it as an additional stimulus, should such be wanted, to those societies who have not yet subscribed, to « go and do likewise." The Committee avail themselves of this opportunity to return their best thanks to those friends who have assisted them by having taken Subscription Books and paid in the amounts received. It is their intention, on Saturday next, to publish in the Journal a list of such payments, and they respectfully request those persons who hold books from this Committee, will hand over to them the sums received, on or before Friday evening next, at the Committee- room, Town Hall Tavern, Ann street, between the hours of seven and nine in the evening, in order that they may be inserted in the advertisement. December 7, 1838. Nov. 21. From the Benefit Society meeting at the Saracen's Head, Snowhill 26. From the Sick Society meeting at the Bell and Candlesticks, Ann- street. ™ 28. From the United Brothers meeting at the Golden Fleece, Edgbaston- street 29. From the Sick Society No. 3, meeting at the Dun Cow, Horse Fair 29. From the Benefit Society meeting at the Blue Pig, Moor- street —. 30. From the Sick Society No. 1, meeting at the Rodney, Hill- street 30. From the Gift Society, held on Thursday night, at Mrs. Wood's, Marlborough Tavern, Mount- street Dec. 3. From the £ 50 Society meeting at Mr. Mincher's, the Waggon and Horses 3. From the Sick Society meeting at the Golden Cup, Livery- street 5. From the Original No. 1 Lodge of Good Fellows, meeting at the Town Hall Tavern, Ann- street ,—— 6. From the Sick Society meeting at the Bowling Green Tavern, Holloway. head 6. From the Sick Society meeting at the Red Lion, Hall- street — .— 7. From the Money Club, No. 1, meeting at Mr. Higham's, the White Hart, Paradise- street 1. From the Money Club No. 2, meeting at the same place — 7. From the Money Club No. 3, meeting at the same place .—.— Public Office, December 7th, 1838. AT a MEETING of the RATED INHABITANTS of the Town, duly convened by advertisements in the Birmingham Newspapers, the Accounts of the late Con- stables and Headborougb, Messrs. Taylor. Peart, and Powell, for the last quarter of their year of office were pre- sented, Mr. THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH IN THE CHAIR. The Chairman having read the items in Mr. Peart's ac- counts, and in the account of Mr. Powell, the former amounting to £ 187 19s. 5d., and the latter to £ 5 3s. 6d. Resolved, That the sum of £ 193 2s. lid., the amount of the account of the late Constables and Headborough, be allowed and passed. Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting bo presented to Messrs. Peaitand Taylor, late Constables, and to Mr. Powell, late Headborough, for the zeal, activity, and discretion with which they have discharged the duties of their respective offices. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be advertised in the usual manner. THOMAS HOLLINGS WORTH, Chairman. Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Chairman. £ s. d. 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 c 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 13 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 AGED AND DISTRESSED HOUSEKEEPERS' CHARITY. THE SEVENTY- FOURTH ANNIVERSARY ofthe MUSICAL PERFORMANCES for the Benefit of the above CHARITY, will take piace in the Town Hall, Birmingham, on Thursday, January 8rd, 1839. FOR HAVANNAH. THE fine, fast sailing-, new brig-, CHASE, A. I., burthen 219tons, coppered and copper fastened, JAMES RITCHIE Commander, lying in the St. Catherine's Dock. The accommodations for passengers are very superior. For terms of freight or passage, apply to the COMSIANDES on board, or to PHILLIPS and TIPLADY, 3, George- yard, Lombard street. HOWQUA'S AND MOWQUA'S TEAS. CELEBRATED rpHESE TEAS consist of one description of Black, 1 the genuine Howqua's Mixture, and one of Green, Mowqua's Small Leaf'Gunpowder, and are sold in Chinese Catty and half Cattay packages. The GENUINE HOWQUA'S MIXTURE is an ad- mixture of a vaiiety of the choicest Black Teas, the same as drank by the celebrated Chinese tea merchant, whose name it bears, and is distinguished from every other sort by a fine natural aromatic fragrance, combined with great strength and briskness, and is far more nutiicious and whole- some than any hitherto offered to the public. MOWQUA'S SMALL LEAF GUNPOWDER. This delicious Gteen Tea is grown only on one estate, and possesess a rare and delicate flavour, being without excep tion the finest Green Tea grown in China. Genuine Howqua's Mixture 7s. 6d. per Chinese Catty, containing one pound and a third of a pound, being at the rate of 5s. 8d. per lb ; Half Cutties, 4s.; Mowqua's Small Leaf Gunpowder 10s. 8d. per Chinese Catty ol the same weight, being at the rate of 8s. 2d. per lb.; Half Catties 5s. 6d. These Teas are the best, the cheapest, and most useful of any imported into this country. The Importers, Brocksopp and Co., 233 arid 234, High- street, London, have appointed the following Agents for the sale of the above Teas: — Agents for Birmingham, RICHARD DOIDGE, confectioner, 77, Smallbrool;- street. J. V. WILKS, 39, Whittall street. Leamington Messrs. Mallory and Mann. Warwick Samuel Mallory, tea dealer. Boston J. R. Bull, tea dealer, Market- place. Horncastle Mark Holdsworth, tea dealer. Spalding William Yarrad, tea dealer. ALTON, near Cheadle James Edwards. Worcester . Harding, Brothers, tea dealers. Sleaford George Flint. Crowland J. Marfleet, tea dealer. Stamford Wm. Smith, Red Lion square. Grimsby . George Shepherd, tea denier. Grantham Edward Wilkinson, tea dealer. N. B. Only one Agent will be appointed in each town for the sale of these Teas. Apply, post paid. HAT ESTABLISHMENT, 86, HIGH STREET. JSUFFIELD respectfully announces to his friends • and the public, that he is constantly receiving fresh supplies of HATS, which he is offering at the following unusually low prices :— LIST OF PRICES. Waterproof Beaver 5 0 , Ditto 6 0 Ditto 8 0 Prime London Stuff Hats 10 0 Ditto . 15 0 Superfine at 18 0 Extra Superfine at 21 0 Not to be superseded by any other house in the trade. TO PRINTERS. WANTED, an OVERSEER who is competent to take the entire management of a Printing- office. The most satisfactory references will be required as to ability and general character. Wanted, also, a good PRESSMAN, who can assist at Case. Apply, if by letter, post paid, to E. C. and W. OS- BORNE, 30, Bennett's- hill, Birmingham. TO WORKING ENGINEERS. WANTED, six or eight first- rate HANDS, to whom good wages, constant employment, and every encou- lagement will be given. The advertiser having recently obtained patents for several improvements in machinery for making and casting nails, for a new method of constructing locomotive carriages, & c., permanent work will be offered. None but steady and good men need appl. N. B Application to be made between the hours of three and nine o'clock in the evening of Monday, the 10th instant, at the King's Head, Worcester- 6treet, of Mr. STOKES, who will be in attendance. Birmingham, Dec. 4, 1838. WANTED, immediately, Board and Lodging-, in a highly respectable family, within the town of Bir- mingham, by a Lady and Gentleman, with Two Children, the elder under eight years of age, both of whom would re- main at school from ten till five o'clock. Post paid applications, containing terms, & c., ( which must be very reasonable) may be addressed to A. B. C., General Post Office. TO BOOKBINDERS, rrnvo GOOD WORKMEN WANTED; steady men may have a permanent situation and constant employment. Aoply to Benjamin HUNT and SONS, wholesale stationers, 75, High- street. REV. J. R. STEPHENS. ASPLENDID PORTRAIT, from a Steel Engrav- ing', will be presented to every purchaser of the NORTHERN STAR, on SATURDAY next, Decern- her 8ih. James Guest, Steelhouse- lane, Birmingham, Agent for this District. WHOLESALE PLAYING CARD WAREHOUSE. JAMES GUEST, 93, STEELHOUSE LANE BIRMINGHAM. WASTE CARDS, 8d., 10d., and Is. per Pack; DOMINOES, ALMANACKS, POCKET BOOKS, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, & c., in great variety. npo BE SHOT FOR, on THURSDAY, the 27th day of JL December, at HENRY CARTER'S, sign of the OLD CROWN, Great Barr street, A FAT PIG, VALUE £ 5., Tickets, Seven Shillings and Sixpence each ( Dinner in- cluded). Igr Shooting to commence at Eleven o'clock. This day, Price One Shilling and Sixpence, KEARSLEY'S TAX TABLES, and USEFUL FAMILY MANUAL and ALMANAC for 1839 ; compris- ing the whole of the Assessed Taxes and Stamp Duties, with Instructions and Forms as to Appeals, & c— Game Certificates, with a Summary of the Game Laws— Abstracts of Important Acts of Parliament, including the Imprison- ment for Debt and the Metropolitan Carriage Acts, & c, WASHEOURNE, Salisbury squaie, and sold by every Book- seller and Stationer. Also, New Editions of— Plain INSTRUCTIONS for every Person to MAKE A WILL, 1S. 6I1. Plain GUIDE to EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, GUARDIANS, & c., price 2s. 6d., or with the Wills, in one vol. 4s. Plain ADVICE to LANDLORDS, TENANTS, LODGING HOUSE KEEPERS, and LODGERS, with the Ne* Recovery ol Tenement Act, Is. COUNTRY RESIDENCES. TO LET, in the Wellington- road, in the Parish of Handsworth, and within three minutes walk of the church. These residences are just erected, and will be eompleted, and may be entered upon at Lady Day next. For fine scenery, and salubrity of air, the situation is not to be surpassed. Each residence contains two cellars, dining room, break- fast room, butler's pantry, and large kitchen, below stairs ; drawing room and five sleeping rooms, up- stairs; and also two- stall stables and lock- up coach houses, with commodi- ous yards, gardens, and suitable out- offices complete. For terms, apply to Mr. Chamberlain, on the premises ; or to Mr. C. T. Lutwyche, 27, Cox- street, St. Paul's. OLDBURY, NEAR DUDLEY. VOTES FOR THE COUNTY. RAX) be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, iu one A. or more lots, THREE FREEHOLD HOUSES, to pay 5 per cent. For particulars apply to Mr. R. HENRY TARLETON, soli- citor. Bennett's hill, Birmingham. FORD'S PECTORAL BALSAM OF HORE- HOUND, and Great Restorative Medicine. In- vented and published by the Patentee in the year 1794, of which upwards of 100,000 bottles are annually sold. This is the most efficacious, safe, and approved medicine ever offered to the public, for the relief and cure of Cough, Colds, Asthmas, Hooping Cough, and all obstruction ofthe Breast and Lungs. The extensive and still increasing demand for this medi- cine, sufficiently proves the general estimation in which it is heldin this kingdom, and the large orders for exportation, show that it is equally celebrated in the East and West Indies, America, and on the Continent. To prevent any im- position on the public, the Proprietor has obtained ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. The public will please to observe that each bottle is en- closed in wiappers printed in red ink, and signed in the band writing of the patentee in black ink, without which it cannot be genuine. Prepared by the patentee, at Hollo- way, and sold in bottles at 10s. 6d., is. 6d., 2s. 9d., and Is. 9d. each. Sold by Soutlialls, Shillitoe, Wood, Banks, Clarke and bons, Edwards, Martin, Harris, Belcher, Adkins, Jackson, and Wattleworth, Birmingham; Brough, Nickolls, and Davis, Kidderminster ; Haines, Bromsgrove ; Hopkins. Henley; Loveitt, Coleman, Rollason, Merridew, and Willerton, Coventry; Knight, Nuneaton; Beech and Peakes, Atherstone; and by most dealers in medicine. RED DITCH. TO be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, SEVEN well- built FREEHOLD HOUSES, with Gardens, and necessary Outbuildings, producing an- nually £ 130. For particulars apply to R. HENRY TARLETON, solicitor, 24, Bennett's- hill, Birmingham. UNRESERVED SALE OF PAINTINGS. HHO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr. BARKER, J. ( of London,) on Monday next, the 10th ( Say of De- cember, at the Museum Rooms, Temple- row, Birming- ham, a small, but choice, collection of Paintings, the pro- perty of a gentleman deceased, comprising the genuine productions of the following esteemed masters: — Domenichino Mitsu Vanloo Gnercino Stenwick Berghem Murillo Vandemeer Barret De Ilooge Wouvermana Petlier W. Vandervelde Vandyck Crawford Le Due Minuvildt Wright Ostude T. Conca Henshaw DIL Sart Ruysdael Verbeckhoven, & c. Tile whole to be viewed on Saturday next, the 8th of December, when catalogues may be had at the Rooms. The sale to commence at eleven o'clock. CHILD- BED LINEN, HOSIERY, GLOVE, LACE, AND HABERDASHERY WAREHOUSE, 84, HIGH- STREET. MRS. WHALL, in announcing to her friends and the public that she has commenced business in the above way, respectfully begs to entreat a share of their patronage, being determined, by prompt and assiduous attention to whatever favours their kindness may be pleased to bestow upon her, to evince her gratitude for their in- dulgence and support. Mrs. W.' s stock consists of all kinds of Winter Hosiery, Lace, Blonds, Ladies'Collars, Caps, and Flowers; Gen- tlemen's Shirts, Shirt Fronts, Collars, and Stocks; Baby Linen, and Children's Dresses, & c., & c., which she has justselected from the first houses in the various departments of the trade, alll of which she is enabled to offer and determined to sell as low as any other establishment in town. BABY LINEN AND CHILDREN'S DRESSE6 of every descrip- tion, made to order in the first style and on the shortest I'otlce. Nov. 19, 1838. j W. M. SHILLITOE RESPECTFULLY informs the inhabitants of Bir- mingham and its vicinity, that he has purchased the business lately in the possession of MR. JOHN COPE, 43, High- street, and hopes, by strict cate and persona! atten- tion to every department of his trade, to merit the continu- ance of the support so long bestowed upon his predecessor, as well as that shown to himself at his present establish- ment. W. M. S. wishes also to observe that it is his intention ultimately to remove his business from 69 to No. 43, High- street. Sole Proprietor of HOME'S APERIENT ANTIJBILIOUS and COUGHING PILLS. Agent for Jeffrey's celebrated Oral Respirator. FOGS AND DAMP AIR. BARCLAY'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 difficulty 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. WINE AND SPIRIT ESTABLISHMENT, No. 102, Digbeth, Birmingham. FEGERTON, and Co. from Peters's ( formerly • with C. H. Cope) grateful for the numerous favours received, respectfully return their friends thanks, and hope by sending out the same articles which appear to them ( by the increase of their business) to have given such general satisfaction, to merit their future support. Purchasers visiting the London markets may be sup- plied with tasting samples of between one and two bundled pipes and hogsheads of Wine, of the most splendid cha- racter. Strong London Gin, from 8s. 6d. to 12s. • Old Rum, from 13s. to 16s. Prime Brandy, 30s. to 32s. An extraordinary Wine Brandy, for private family use, 18s., almost equal to French. Rectified Spirits of Wine, fifty- six over proof, at 20s. per gallon. F. E. invites public attention to his prime Bottled Port at 36s. per doz., generally sold at 429. VOCAL ACAUEMY, ~ ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 10, OLD SOUABE. MR. W. ELLIOTT, Organist of the New Meeting- House, Moor- street, has the honour to announce, that it is his intention to open an ACADEMY for teaching VOCAL MUSIC to adults, in classes, at the above Rooms, on MONDAY, January 7th, 1839- The Class for Ladies will meet on Monday and Wednes- day afternoons, from half- past five to seven; and the Class for gentlemen on the same evenings, from eight to half- past nine. The object will be, to enable persons, although pre- viously unacquainted with Music, to sing airs or songs readily at sight, or to take a part in Duets, Glees, or Choruses, with or without accompaniments. The Course of Instructions will consist of forty- eight progressive Lessons to each Class separately, and will be completed in six months. The Terms will be One Guinea and a Half for the entire Half Year; and no quarterly pupils can be received, as it is impossible to impart a satisfactory knowledge of music in one quarter only, and the lessons of the second quarter would be unintelligible to those who had not studied those of the first. W. E. repectfully requests those ladies and gentlemen who may feel disposed to favour him by their attendance on his instiuetions, to signify their kind intentions, by leaving their names and addresses at his residence, 15, Severn- street, Suffolk- street, as early as possible, and before the close of the present year. Piano Fortes Tuned and Repaired. An excellent Six- octave Cabinet PIANO- FORTE on Sale. November 27th, 1838. DURABILITY, FASHION, AND ECONOMY, IN BOOTS AND SHOES. BOSTOCK and MATTHEWS, 99, HIGH- STREET, ( four doors below the Swan Yard), most respectfully inform the public that their Warehouse is replete with Goods suitable to the approaching season, comprising every variety of LADIES', GENTLEMEN'S, and CHILD- REN'S BOOTS and SHOES, for durability and style of workmanship not to be surpassed, and for quality and price unequalled. Families who have been accustomed to pay high prices in order to secure a satisfactory article, are particularly re- quested to put these professions to the strictest test, as the Proprietors are not onlyenablen to sell at the LOWEST MANUFACTURING PRICES, but are also desirous that their Establishment should be noted for the most ' SER- VICE ABLE and FASHIONABLE ARTICLES. N. B. Gentlemen to whom a good fit and gnod quality in Wellington Boots are an object, are requested to compare the prices at this Establishment with those they have been in the habit of paying. THOMAS STANTON, Agent. 99, High street, Birmingham. An experienced CLICKER WANTED, in a Wholesale Manufactory. UMBRELLAS. CHILDREN'S SIZE, with Cane Ribs, from Is. 6d. each. BOY'S SIZE, WITH CANE RIBS ... Is. 9d. each. LADIES ditto ditto 2s. LARGE ditto ditto 2s. 3d. BOY'Sditto WHALEBONE RIBS ... 3s. LADIES ditto ditto 3s. 6d; LARGE ditto ditto 4s. 6d. CHAISE UMBRELLAS ditto 10s. LADIES SIZE, LUTESTRING, ditto 8s. LARGE ditto ditto 13s. JOHN BOYCE, Manufacturer, 95, Smallbrook- street, Birmingham. N. B. Country dealers and the trade supplied. Um- brellas re- covered and repaired on the most reasonable terms. SARSAPARILLA. I^ RANKS'S SARSINE PASTE; or ALKALINE COM POUND of S A RS A PA RILL A. This com pound contains the ACTIVE PRINCIPLE OF SARSAPARILLA, in combination with other VEGETABLE ALTERATIVES and TONICS in the most PURE and CONCENTRATED form. It will keep in all climates, and not deteriorate by age. In Rheumatic Gcut, and all Neuralgic Affections; in Dyspepsia, Eruptions of the Skin, Scrofulous Affections, Enlarged Glands, Morbid Secretions, & c.; in General De- bility, and wlieie the constitution has been impaired by the continued use or abuse of Mercury; and, in fine, wherever it is desirable to administer the full benefit of Sarsaparilla, THIS FORM of that valuable vegetable will be found of the greatest service. Prepared only by GEORGE FRANKS, surgeon, 90, Black- friars road, London, and may be had of all wholesale and most retail patent medicine vendors in the United Kin- dom. In packages at 4s. 6<!. and lis. each. Mr. Franks may be consulted daily until two o'clock. Caution The public are protected against counterfeits by the name, " George Franks, Blackfriars road," being engraved on the government stamp attached to each bottle, Sold by appointment, by Mr. Maher, 5, Congreve street, Birmingham ; Merridew, Coventry; and Bowman and Law, Manchester. This day is published, Second Edition, Price 3s. 6d. OSBORNE'S GUIDE to the GRAND JUNC- TION, or BIRMINGHAM, LIVERPOOL, and MANCHESTER RAILWAY, with the Topography of the country through which it passes, and complete Guides to the towns of Birm- ingham, Liverpool, and Manchester. Illustrated with nu- merous Wood Engravings and Maps. This Edition con- tains the tables of fares and distances, and the hours of arrival and departure of the various trains of the London and Birmingham Railway. NOTICES OF THE FIRST EDITION. " The numerous engravings and maps of ' Osborne's Guide' are extremely well executed, and the whole book, in its appearance and getting up, does very high credit to the talent of the author, as well as to the spirit of the pub- lis hers."— Birmingham Journal. " The whole of the matter in this volume possesses a freshness and originality that must give it an additional in- terest where so many works, describing the same route, have been already written."— Midland Counties' Herald. " An indispensable companion. The wood engravings are very spiritedly executed."— Morning Herald. " We are glad of the opportunity of calling attention to this pleasing and useful volume."-- The English Chronicle. " Its contents are varied, interesting, and written both popularly and scientifically,"— Ten Towns' Messenger. " This is an unpretending and cheap, but truly interesting and valuable publication. The complete and elegant man- ner in which the woik has been got up, confers the highest credit on the publishers."— Worcestershire Chronicle. " A comprehensive work."— Athenaeum. " A very satisfactory index to the road and the adjacent places."— Literary Gazette. " A well got up description and topography of the line and country. The style is plain and perspicuous, and much interesting matter is to be found in the pages of the work." — Railway Magazine. Birmingham : E. C. and W. OSBORNE, 30, Bennett's Hill. London: SIMPKIN and MARSHALL, and DARTON and CLARK ; and sold by all booksellers. f| 1HE PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL, No. - i- LVIII., being the Fifth Number of the NEW SERIES, will be published on the First of January. Continued quar- terly. Price 2s. 6d. Amongst the contents of this number are the following articles: — Phrenology in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Exposure of Dr. Roget's Attack on Phrenology. The Phrenological Association. Phrenology and Men of Science. Progress of Phrenology in Germany. Development of Sir Walter Scott's Head. Pathological Cases. Character and Skull of Eugene Aram. Sidney Smith's " Principles of Phrenology" ( Reviewed.") Notices of New Works Intelligence, & c., & c. London: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, and Co. THE LONDON SATURDAY JOURNAL, A NEW CHEAP PERIODICAL, Containing Sixteen Quarto Pages— Price Twopence. PHE PRELIMINARY NUMBER, in which the L Principles, Objects, and Plan of the Work are fully developed, is now published and sold by all Booksellers.— No. 1. will appear on January 5, 1839. WILLIAM SMITH, 113.1' leet- street, London ; FRASIR. and Co., Edinburgh ; and CURRY and Co., Dublin. January next will be published the following editions, royal 8vo,, of 9 OBSON'S DIRECTORY for LONDON and fc. BIRMIN GH AM, arranged in three parts, exhibiting the merchants, manufacturers, and traders of Birmingham and its environs; comprising Coventry, Dudley, Redditch, Stourbridge, Walsall, Wednesbuiy, and Wolverhampton. Under the following distinct arrangements: — First THE STREET KEY, with the names and pro- fessions arranged in street order, and numerically. This is entirely new, and of great importance to those who require to send out circulars, for election purposes, & c., & c. Second AL PH A B ETIC A L DI RE CTO RY, being the names arranged alphabetically, with the professions and residences attached. Third— CLASSIFICATION OF TRADES; com- prising various lists of all in each trade or profes- sion. Forming a treble Directory of Birmingham and its en- virons, with a map of the County of Warwickshire, 20j^ in. by 16% in. THE RAILROAD, COACH, WAGGON, VAN, VESSEL, and STEAM CONVEYANCE LIST, will give ( in addition to the licensed list of coaches) an account of all railroad communications with each place— their branch communication, and the route of mail and other coaches, with time of the mails' arrivals at each town, both up and down journey. London and Birmingham Directory, subscribers, 25s. ; non- subscribers, 30s. Birmingham Directory, subscribers, 12?. 6d.; non- sub- scribers, 15s. ROBSON'S LONDON AND COUNTRY DIREC- TORIES. THE COUNTRY DIRECTORY, and TOPOGRA- PHY of the TWELVE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: — Beds, Bucks, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Herts, Hunts, Kent, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey, and Sussex. With Maps, 20Uin. by 16% in, THE LONDON DI RECTORY for 1839, with the SIX COUNTIES COMPRISING the NORFOLK CIRCUIT; viz., Bucks, Beds, Hunts, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk. With Maps, & c., as above. THE LONDON DIRECTORY for 1839, with the SIX HOME COUNTIES; viz., Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, and Sussex, with Berks, and part of Bucks. With Maps, & c., as above. THE LONDON DIRECTORY, CLASSIFICA- TION of TRADES, COURT GUIDE, and PEER- AGE, for 1839, together or separate. THE ROYAL COURT GUIDE and PEERAGE, POCKET EDITION, patronised by Her Most Gracious Majesty, and the Duchess of Kent. The whole of the above, corrected to the end of Novem- ber, may be had in two volumes. Prospectuses for insertion, received before the end of No vember, will be published in these woiks. Whole page, 32s. 3s. ; half- page, 1/ lis. 6 1.; one- third of a page, 21s. W. ROBSON and Co., Directory and Court buide Office, 16, George street, Mansion House, London. BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. Another extraordinary cure of rheumatism, from Lin- colnshire, communicated by Mr. Halt, Bookseller, Gains- borough. To Mr. Prout, 229, Strand, London. Gainsborough, April 7, 1838. SIR,— I am requested by Thomas Thornliill, of this town, to com. re unicate to you tin1 almost miraculous benefit he has received from tile use of ULAIR'S PILLS. HE purchased a box of tliom at my shop lost night, staling thai he hurl been suffering from rheumatic fever for the last fifteen weeks, which had rendered loin unable even so much as to lift his hand to his head, without great pain. I was as- tonished to see liim again this afternoon, laughing and throwing his arms about like a madmm, He came to state, that lie is already all but cured. I really could not have imagined that a single day could have made such a diiference in the appearance of a man. Yesterday he was despairing of relief, and looked the picture of misery : to- day, he is full of spirit, and seems as happy as a prince. The fame of the medicine is now spreading rapidly: I see my stock is exhausted, you will therefore oblige by sending six dozen boxes immediately, to your obedient servant, B. S, HALL. These l'ills are tak'- n without the least care or attention, by either sex, young or old. and have the peculiar property of entirely removing the disease without debilitating the frame, which is universally left in a stronger and better state than before the malady commenced. And there is another most important effect belonging to this medicine— that it prevents the disease flying to the bram, stomach, or Other vital part. Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appointment at Birmingham, by Shillitoe, Wood, Collins and Co., Edwards, Flewitt, Sumner and Co., Smith, Suf- field, Gazette and Advertiser offices; Dudley, Morris, Tur- ner and Hollier; Wolverhampton, Marnier and Co., Simpson; Atherstone, Davis; Walsall, Valentine and _ Co. ; Kidderminster, Pennell; Lichfield, Morgan ; Bewd- ley, Morris; Westbromwich, Shillitoe; Shilfnall, Harding; Bromsgrove, Maiind ; Warwick, Bayley, Harper, Hodg- kinson, Roberts ; Bridgnorth, Nicho as ; Coventry, Wileys and Brown, Merridew, Rollason, Loveitt; and all respect- able medicine vendors throughout the kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Prout, 229, Strand London," impressed on the government stamp, affixed to each box of the genuine medicine. UNPRECEDENI'ISU EXPEDITION FROM LUDLOW TO LONDON IN ELEVEN HOURS. THE public are respectfully informed that a new and elegant safety COACH, THE LITTLE RED ROVER, has commenced running from LUDLOW to BIRMING- HAM; driven by that celebrated whip, Old Jordan,\ at « - of L'Hirondelle. It leaves the Angel Inn, Ludlow every morning at » quarter before seven o'clock, ( except Sunday), through Cleobury, Bewdley, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Dudley, and Oldbury, to YATES'S WHITE HORSE COACH OFFICE, RAILWAY STATION, in immediate communication with the trains for Londor* Liverpool, Manchester, and all the intermediate towns? without the inconvenience of change of luggage, or addir tional omnibus fare from town to the station. N. B. All packages forwarded by this conveyance will have the earliest delivery in London, Liverpool, or Man- chester, the following morning. The above Coach leaves Birmingham every afternooa ( except Sunday) at a quarter before two o'clock, or on the arrival of the first train from London, by which passengers willairive in Ludlow at half- past seven o'clock in the even- ing, performing the whole distance in Eleven Hours. BOOKING OFFICES. Ludlow ™ , ™ . ™ , Angel Inn. Cleobury ™ > ™ , Talbot Inn. Bewdley George Inn. Kidderminster Swan Inn. Stourbridge Vine Inn. Dudley Mr. Godfrey's Original Office. Birmingham White Horse Coach Office, Railway Sta- tion, Red Lion, corner of New Meeting street, Higli street, and Pugh's Coach Office, New. street, opposite the Post Office. GODFREY, JORDAN, AND CO., Proprietors; OPENING OF THE NEW ROYAL HOTEL, NEW- STREET, BIRMINGHAM, ON MONDAY. DECEMBER 10th, 1838. MESSRS. SMOUT and LAMBLEY have the ho- nour to announce that, in consequence of the great and increasing influx of visitors to Birmingham, combined with the present limited Hotel accommodation in the town, they have been induced to take the splendid establishment in NEW STREET, known by the name of " THE NEW ROYAL HOTEL," The house, which is of modern erection, consists ofexten- siresuitesof elegant, airy, and spacious apartments, is situated in a comparatively retired part of the most fashionable street in the borough, and immediately contiguous to the Town Hall, News Rooms, Society of Arts, Theatie, and other public institutions of the town. The NEW ROYAL HO- TEL is, in fact, UNEXCELLED, if equalled, as a FAMILT HOTEL, by any other similar establishment in the king- dom. Messrs. SMOUT and LAMBLEY pledge themselves to the Public that no effijrt shall be wanting on their part, nor expense spared, to fit up the house in a style correspond- ing with its appearance and capabilities. The FURNI- TURE throughout will be ENTIRELY NEW, and of the most appropriate and elegant description. In announcing that the NEW R- OYAL HOTEL will be ready for the reception of visitors on MONDAY, THE 10th OF DECEMBER NEXT, Messrs. SMOUT and LAMBLEY beg to assure the no- bility, gentry, and public in general, that every attention will be paid to the convenience and comfort of those who may honour them with their support and patronage. HOT, COLD, AND SHOWER BATHS. The POSTING and FUNERAL Departments will be conducted iu a superior manner, and C A RS kept for the accommodation of visitors. AGENTLEMAN who has been employed iu Ha- vailnah for upwards of fourteen years, in the most respectable and extensive houses; and who has been en- gaged in England during the last two years as agent sent by several houses it'. Havannah and Masanzas, to purchase Bri- tish manufactured goods, having nearly completed the objects of his mission, is on the eve of returning to Havannah. He would wish to form, before his departure, a connection in England, and would accept an agency for either Havannah or Matanzas. He is able to give the best references in London, Liverpool, or Havannah, respecting his integrity and capacity in business. Letters addressed to H. Y. Z., No. 2, York- street, neat Duke- street, Liverpool, will be duly attended to. IIFE ANNUITIES to INCREASE INCOME.— i Tables of Rates for the purchase of Annuities at the Royal Union Annuity Office, may be had on a single sheet. 5, Lancaster- place, Waterloo Bridge. Letters to be post paid. IMPORTANT NOTICE. ARTIFICIAL TEETH SUPPLIED, AND DECAYED TEETH RESTORED. ONS. DE BERRI and CO., SURGEON DEN- TISTS, 17, EASY- ROW, Birmingham, and 121, Re- gent- street, London, most respectfully acquaint theirfriend* and the public, that, in consequence of their improvements in the mechanical department of Dentistry, they are enabled to supply ARTIFICIAL TEETH without Pain, Springs, Wires, or Ligatures, at the following reduced scale: — A Single Artificial Tooth from 5s. to 2 2 0 Complete Sets Irom £ 4 to ,20 0 0 Mons. Di BEKRT and Co. continue to RESTORE DECAYED TEETH with their celebrated MINERAL SILICEUM, applied without pain, heat, or pressure, which in a few seconds hardens into enamel, preventing and curing the Tooth- Ache, allaying in one minute the most ex- cruciating pain, and rendering the operation of extracticn unnecessary, they also FASTEN LOOSE TEETH, whether arising from neglect, the use of calomel, or any other cause. SCUR V Y ot the G UM EFFECTUALLY CURED and PREVENTED. 17, Easy- row, Birmingham. SIMCO'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, price Is. lUd. per box. TO THE PUBLIC!!! Especially to the Gouty and Rheumatic, I wish to state that I think no man has been more grievously afflicted with Gout and Rheumatic Gout than myself; as was welt known in my neigh- bourhood. During a lengthened affliction, I took various medicines, and also gave a fair trial to some pills which have been so profusely advertised, thinking by the statement of cures inserted in such advertisements, that I should most assuredly receive benefit, if not a cure,- but ill this I was disappointed. Consequently, I declined medicine altogether, until I became so seriously afflicted that my life was in imminent danger; stomach and head alarmingly attacked, shoulders, elbows, hands, knees, and feet swollen, and pains almost insupportable ; chalky concretions vented from my joints, and to me death seemed desirable. In this dilemma SIMCO'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS were intro- duced to my notice ; a box was quickly procured, and by the time 1 had taken three days' doses, ( although previously so ill) I felt myself much better, and, after a few more days' doses, my appetite, which had long been lost, returned, pains and swellings nearly gone, t persevered with the regular doses until the expiration of a fort- night, and then, however incredible it may appear, I u nlked over tt, Northampton, a distance of six miles ; this was in January last. f continued the Pills occasionally for another fortnight, determined, if possible, to exterminate my gouty complaint; since which time, £ am happy to say, I have enjoyed an uninterrupted state of good health, ease, and comfort; consequently, I feel it my duty to intro- duce and recommend Simco's Gout and Rheumatic Pills, convinced bv experience, that there is no public medicine of the present day at all to he compared with it; I have also wiinessed its curative properties upon several persons with whom i am acquainted, and wej- 0 it not for increasing the expense of publishing, I could detail their cures, but it is not necessary ; therefore I subscribe my signa- ture, THOMA § WALKER. Hugbrook Wharf, Bugbrook, Northamptonshire, Oct. " 20, 1836. P. S. I will just mention that one Saturday night, a friend wa « severely attacked with a fit of gout, in the toe and right hand ; early the following morning he procured a Is. 1 £ d. box, took the doses ac- cording to the directions, and on the following day, ( Monday,) ha was not only able to attend to his occupation, but he was quite well. I will venture to state that one 13jd. box of Simco's Pills will, im every case, produce a much more speedy and happy effect iu either Gout, Rheumatics, or Rheumatic Gout, than any other Proprietor'* 2s. 9d. bottle or box of Gout medicine, whatever. S ild by Banks, Bull ring; Shillitoe, Wood, High street; Matthison and Co., Edgbaston sireet ; Knott, Harvet, Alartin, Dale end; and Clark and Son, Birmingham i Buiks, Park, Wolverhampton; and Twinberrow, Leaming- ton. Wholesale in London by Boddington and Co., Bar- clay and Son, and Sutton and Son; also by Simco, North- ampton. THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, N O V E M B E R 5* 4. 290 NEWS OF THE WEEK. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Marsha! Lobau ( formerly General Mouton) died in Paris TOi Tuesday morning last, at half- past one o'clock. He had been ill for a fortnight, and had at first been treated for a xheuuaatic affection; but within the last few days inflamma- tion of the chest declared itself, and the symptoms increased in gravity, and ultimately produced death. Marshal Lobau, < re believe, commanded the Imperial Guard at Waterloo. Xerly in life he had been a journeyman baker, and was coiaed to the exalted rank of lieutenant- general, under Sfapoleon, more by his indomitable courage than his talents. LOUIS PHILIP AND THE NATIONAL GUARDS' PETITION.— A royal ordinance, dated the 26th of November, pronounces le dissolution of the National Guard of Metz. This DOMESTIC. the rigorous measure appears to have been the result of the alacrity with - which the Guards signed the electoral peti- tion. The colonel ( M. Francais) had been the first to affix his same to the petition got up in Metz, displayed vast ac- tivity in persuading his comrades to follow his example, and succeeded so completely that several thousands of them - signed it in the course of a few days. Count Pistaroni, of Bologna, a gentleman highly esteemed nn3 beloved for his charity, recently committed suicide un- der the following almost romantic circumstances, as related by a letter from that city, dated the 13th ult. " Last week," says the writer, " the count received a letter from the prior of the convent of St. Francis, urging him to come immedi- ately to visit a monk who was dying, but wished before he • xpired to make some revelations to him. Count Pistaroni instantly complied with the summons, and was conducted by the prior to a eell, where the monk was lying on his bed, and whom, on examining his features, the count recognised is an'old valet of his father's. The dying man declared to the count that he was not the son of the late Count Pista- roni, but was the fruit of an adulterous intercourse between him ( the monk) and the countess. Having confirmed this statement by a solemn oath, and corroborated it by the pro- duction of letters, which he delivered to the count, the snonk made the same confession to a priest, received ex- treme unction, arid expired. The count, having returned home, wrote letters to those who would succeed to his property on his death, laid himself down on a sofa, and fired a pistol into his mouth. He died instantly."— Galignani's Messenger. RUSSIAN TURF EXPLOITS The annals of the Jockey Club do not, perhaps, record an instance of what occurred at our late horse races, on the 29th of September, at which several Kirghis- Sultans and the civil and military high func- tionaries of the provinces attended. The latter, preceded by the Hettman of the Cossacks of the Oural, had repaired in procession to the Hippodrome, situate in the centre of the town. The horses were to clear a distance of eighteen wersts ( four and a half Frencli leagues), and the Cosssck horses were to run first. Twenty started from the post to- gether, two of whom ( one mounted by the Cossack Sant- chyti, and the other by the Cossack Salihof) outstripped all the rest, and constantly lan by each other's side, as if they • were tied together, without so much as a line's difference be- tween the two. They reached the mark in twenty- lour minutes and thirty- five seconds, and the prize of 250 roubles $ iOl.) was divided between the two competitors. This equal swiftness of the two horses astonished the spectators; on an enquiry being made it was discovered that they were twins. The race of the Kirghis- Kaissak horses next took place. Eighteen left the post together, and the conqucror, mounted by Dajin Baj- Mohamed, the son of the sovereign Sultan of the Kirgbis- Kaissaks, cleared the ground in nine- teen minutes. This velocity was extraordinary, but the iorse is reckoned one of the fleetest of Kirghistan, and the young Sultan enjoys the reputation of being the best horse- man in his father's dominions. The prince distributed among his servants the prize of 310 roubles ( 50/.) gained by his steed. A race was afterwards to be run between Cos- sack and Kirghis- Kaissak horses, but no one having a horse able to compete with that of Dajin Baj- Mahomet, the race did not lake plaee. The only one which had a chance of beating him was the black stallion of the Cossack Boustche- tTchou- Groumien, who has gained all the prizes during the last four years. That horse was unfortunately ill at the time. Last year he cleared the eighteen wersts in eighteen minutes and twenty- five seconds.— Letter from Ouralsk, in the Journal des Debats. CANADIAN BORDERERS.— A very large proportion of the whole border population consists of persons who were born in the United Kingdom or in the colonies. More than half the inhabitants of the flourishing town of Chicago ( Illinois) are supposed to be subjects of England ; the great bulk of them have sworn allegiance to the United States. Of the militia of the State of Maine, ( amounting to 42,460) Sany as 10,000 are believed to be Irish Catholics. The militia of the State of New York ( 184,728) comprises nearly 40,000 Irish Catholics. Many of the same class are to be found in the militia of other frontier states; such as Vermont ( 28,581), New Hampshire ( 27,473), Michigan ( 5,476), and Pennsylvania ( 202,231). Besides these, are great numbers who have not yet become citizens of the United States, including some thousands of refugees and po- litical emigrants from Upper Canada. The American oath of allegiance contains a specific and solemn repudiation of allegiance to the crown of England. Most British subjects • who have taken that oath, cannot but entertain some feel- ing of self reproach, and therefore of soreness or hostility to British power; and they would rejoice to see our colonies involved in a similar repudiation of allegiance. The refu- gees from Upper Canada are irr desperate circumstances, and a desperate state of mind. In that colony, there has been no amnesty, or other settlement of the penal questions, arising out of recent events; and the whole body of refugees as well as the greater numbers who have lately quitted the province for fear of being involved iu political troubles, must earnestly wish that Upper Canada may throw off the rule of England. A large proportion, besides, of the British- born inhabitants of the American frontier, have emigrated from the Canadas, and for causes which have engendered a feeling of hostility to the colonial governments. Add to these, first, not a few deserters from the British army; secondly, a swarm of American- born citizens of that adven- turous class who court a wild border life; and, lastly, the whole body of men who work for wage, and who are always out of work during the winter, and ready to make sport of danger; and it will be seen that there are ample mateiials for such a combination, or conspiracy, as is said to have been formed for the invasion of the Canadas Colonial Gazette, No. 1. We have now six hundred students; that is fewer by above two hundred than before the events of the 19th of December last year. More than four hundred chambers are vacant.— Letters from Gottingen. LYNCHING EXTRAORDINARY.— A barrel of whiskey was recently tarred ami feathered, and then consumed by fire, at Valley Foree, Virginia, after a temperance address by the Eev. Mr. Hunt. The leader of the work of destruction was a dealer in ardent spirits.— American Paper. The Great Western steamer, which sailed from Bristol on the 27th of October, reached New York on the 15th ult., in nineteen days, from the first- named city. FOREIGN RAILWAYS— The Prussian State Gazette of the • 26th ult. publishes the text of a law for the regulation of railroad companies in the Prussian dominions. It consists of forty- nine articles, and is framed in such a manner as to guard the public as much as possible from the speculation snd jobbing to which undertakings of this nature are so liable to give rise. Among the more essential stipulations which it makes with this object in view, it provides, that while the shares may be made payable to bearer and free from stamp duty, no promises of shares before the under- taking of a railroad is authorised, nor provisional acknow- ledgments, are to be issued. Every subscriber for shares is to be bound personally to pay forty per cent, of the nominal capital subscribed for him, and lie cannot get rid of this obligation in favour of a third person or of the company, under any pretence whatever. In case of a railroad not being terminated within the time fixed in the grant of privi- lege, the government is to have the power, after a delay of six months, of ordering the road to be finished by public contract, at the charge of the company. The privileges of the post establishment may be exercised by railroad com- panies under certain conditions. Railroads are to be charged with an impost proportioned to the amount of the reserved fund of the company, but only after the railroad shall have been opened three years, and that the state of its returns admits of it, and no other taxes are to be laid upon it. This impost is to indemnify the state for the diminution of revenue caused by the railroad in the post department, and to form a sinking fund for the paying off the capital employed in the construction of the road. The state reserves to itself the right of purchasing the railroad after a lapse of thirty years, on paying to the company twenty- five times the amount of the mean annual dividend received by it during the last five years of the thirty, the state at the same time taking upon itself the liabilities of the company, but becoming absolute owners of all its pro- perty, including the reserved fund. No grant of a rival line can be made for the first thirty years; but, after the first three years, other companies may acquire the right from the state of conveying passengers and merchandise by the same line, on paying a fixed rate of charge to the original company. One of the concluding stipulations of this law is, that no damage occasioned to the railroad by measures adopted, even by order of government in time of war, is to be paid for by the state. This law affects all grants of - jailroads already made, as well as those to come. THE METROPOLIS. Monday evening, about half- past seven o'clock, a dreadful act of self destruction was committed by S young woman, from whose appearance it would seem that she was respect- ably connected, who flung herself from the parapet of the Southwark iron bridge into the river Thames. Previous to giving the fatal leap, she was observed seated in one of the recesses on the eastern side of the bridge, in an attitude of pensiveness and melancholy, and several persons who were paassing by had their attention attracted towards her, and one or two remained at a short distance, to watch her con- duct. Suddenly she arose from her seat, and in an instant climbed the parapet of the bridge. She was there a few se- conds, when she held up her hands in an attitude of prayer, and the next moment plunged into the river. SIR JAMES ALLEN PARK.— Sir James Allen Park, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, has been con- fined to his residence in Bedford- square for several days, by serious and alarming illness, which has, now, however, taken a favourable turn. The average price of wheat for the last week, is 73s. Id., or, 3d. lower than last week. The average for the six weeks, however, is, 71s. 6d., or Is. 3d. higher than the average of the previous six weeks. The duty is now 6s. 8d.; and next week, or the week after, it will again be at the nominal duty of Is. That portion of Oxford- street lately selected by the Ma- rylebone vestry for the purpose of testing the material of the various bitumen and other companies is rapidly pro- gressing towards completion. Messrs. Robinson and the Claridge Company have already completed their respective allotments of the space, which is being followed by the plan of the Bastenne and Gaujac Bitumen Company, the prin- ciple of which is similai to that of Robinson's, consisting of oblong blocks of about one foot in length by six inches wide studded with pieces of broken granate. It is understood that when the portion to be done by this company shall be completed, Mr. Stead will be prepared immediately to fol- low with his experiment of the wooden block pavement, upon the principle in use at St. Petersburg and New York. i, PROVINCIAL. RADICALISM IN SCOTLAND We are glad to see that the Radicals of Scotland have raised the Birmingham standard of" Peace, Law, Order," instead of the insane " war to the knife" injunctions of Oastler and Stephens. The Dundee Political Union has passed a resolution expressing strong disapprobation of the incendiary language of these two ora- tors. The True Scotsman, instead of recommending an appeal to arms, proposes that the people should abstain from excisable articles, in order to bring the aristocracy to their senses, should they refuse to pay any attention to the National Petition. Along with this peareful determi- nation, it appears to us that the Scotch Radicals are much better organised than those of England. In Paisley, a town not so large as Bolton, there is a Political Union which has nearly 4 000 members. It will be some time before this town can boast of as large a number, we are afraid. And yet Paisley has never had any torch light de- monstrations, nor any speakers telling them to purchase arms. Everything of that kind has been denounced, as having a tendency only to strengthen the hands of the Con- servatives. In order to show what is gained by this dis- play of moral force, we may mention, that in Paisley the Rev. P. Brewster, a distinguished clergyman of the Esta- blished Church, has declared in favour of universal suffrage, and his example has been followed by two dissenting mi- nisters of the same place.— Bolton Free Press. , POLITICAL FEELING IN MANCHESTER— We understand that the boify calling itself the " Manchester Political Union," which lately passed a resolution expressive of confidence in Oastler and Stephens, does not enjoy the confidence or respect of the great body of the honest Radi- cals of Manchester. Most people say they do not know whether the chief leaders in it are Whigs or Tories, for they are doing their best to sow dissension among the Radicals— Bolton Free Press. MANCHESTER The overseers of Manchester, as well as those of Chorlton, refused to attend the revising barrister's court, though formally summoned, on the plea that the charter had been illegally granted. Loss OF LIVES AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. — On Wednesday, the river which flows by the Varteg, near Pon- typool, was continually rising, until it at last arrived at a fearful height, and about two o'clock at a spot a little below the Varteg, not far from the house of Mr. William Coombs, police officer of the district, the banks of the river gave way, and the impetuous torrent, in an instant, spread in every diiection, and rushed on in its destructive course. There was situated close to the outbreak, a small cottage, which was occupied by a poor man, named Richard Pugli, his wife and three children; Pugh was at his employment in the neighbourhood, and being badly off, the mother had a few minutes previous to the banks giving way, left the house to buy some bread for herself and family; the only inmates, therefore in the house were the three children, aged re- spectively seven years, three years, and ten months; during the short absence of the poor woman, the devastating ele- ment had entered her habitation, filling it to the roof, and dreadful to relate, although the accident was immediately observed, and every means taken to rescue the children, and to reduce the waters, the little innocents were drowned. At Blanaevon, on the same day, between one and two o'clock, a laree pond, which supplies the works, had in con- sequence of the increased flush of water from the hills, burst its bounds, and through some unaccountable cause, the water, instead of emptying itself into the usual channel, di- rected its course towards the bridge level, where there were a great many individuals at work. The water rushed into tire level, and those persons who were employed in the up- per range immediately ran out and escaped ; but, lamentable to state, there were fifteen persons missing, consisting ol eleven men and two boys and two girls, who were working in the lower level, and who had no opportunity of escaping; and, it is supposed, they have all met a watery grave ! BOAT ACCIDENT. — On Sunday afternoon, about four o'clock, one of the boats of H. M. S. Rattlesnake, ( lately returned Irom the East Indies, and now lyiniin Plymouth Sound), put off from the landing place of Devonport, to return to the ship, having a crew of four men under the charge of a midshipman, ( Mr. T. W. Surtas). The weather had been very boisterous throughout the day, and during the afternoon there was a succession of violent squalls, accompanied by the most vivid lightning and loud peals of thunder. The boat had proceeded to the entrance of Hamoaze, when she encountered one of these squalls, and was capsized, plunging the whole party into the tem- pestuous sea; no aid was at hand, and before boats from the shore could reach the fatal spot, the midshipman and three of the crew were overpowed, and sunk to rise no more; the fourth seaman was picked up and conveyed in safety to the shore WHOLESALE ROBBERS.— The Dodds, who are twin brothers, and have lived in great respectability as farmers, at Whithouse Farm, Hatfield Broad Oak, and who were lately taken into custody for stealing two bullocks from Mr. Millbank, of High Easter, have been discovered to be the receivers of stolen property, principally cattle, to a very great amount. On searching their place, twenty sheep and lambs, belonging to Mr. Bentall, of Brickhouse, and the skins of three other bullocks, weie found in a field near the house, and nearly sixty stone of beef and pork, cut up by a person who was not a butcher, was discovered in an out- house. Under some peahaulms were found upwards of a hundred turkeys, fowls, geese, & c., some alive, some smo- thered, and others with their heads off. Most of these were recognised as the fruits of recent tobberies. Coe, and Mary Andrews, their housekeepers, were examined with them at Dunmow. but the magistrates excluded the public from the court. — Chelmsford Chronicle. After a discussion of considerable length, at the last meeting of the guardians of the Havartt Union, it was •. nanunously determined to give out. door relief to the able bodied labourers out of employ during the winter— Brighton Guardian. On Tuesday last, an accident of a very melancholy nature occurred at the farm of Pasture Hill, near Bamborough. Mr. Arcbibold, the tenant of that farm hail a wedding party at dinner; audit appears that the people in his em- ployment had resorted to the practice, which is common on such occasions, of discharging fire arms in celebration ot the nuptials. A gun, supposed to be one of those which had been us? d for this purpose, and which bad been loaded with lire intention of saluting the party with a vo'. ley on their departure at six o'clock, had been placed in an outhouse, to which the junior branches of the family ( ten boys and a girl) had access. As might have been expected, the piece was got hold ol by the boys, who were playing about unobserved by the servants, just then regaling themselves in another apartment. One of them ( Henry, a boy of upwards of six years of age) took up the piece, which was at the same time taken bold of by a younger brother of the name of Charles, aged five years, and a playful scuffle ensued between the two for possession of it, when it accidentally went off, and the wadding with which it was loaded lodged in the neck of the younger of the two boys, who was. dreadful to relate, shot dead upon the spot Edinburgh Advertiser. STATE OF TRADE.— The continued advance in the price of cotton at Liverpool has, of course, rendered the spinners unwiiling to sell, except at approved rates, which, however, are very difficult to be obtained, and consequently very little business has been done. The buyers ol twist generally seem to feel no confidence in the steadiness of the cotton market, and, consequently, buy only to supply theirabsolute wants, which, at the present season, are very small. In manufactured goods there is still a fair business doing, and at pretty satisfactory prices Manchester Guardian. MATCH AGAINST TIME— On Monday last, a p ' rson well known in Huddersfield as the first mayor of the town, un- dertook for a wager of 51. to ride his own mare " Soldier," to York and back, a distance of eighty miles, in twenty- four hours. As he is a heavy man, and with saddle, & c., weighed about seventeen stone, it was considered almost impossib'e without a break down, the mare rising fifteen years old. He started at eight o'clock on Monday morning from the Green Dragon Inn, and arrived at York by half- past four in the afternoon, and after refreshing himself and his faithful " Soldier," left the city at eight o'clock. And finally arrived at the Green Dragon just as the church clock was striking five; thus having three flours to spare. IRELAND. THE O'CONNILL TRIBUTE.— Cork is one of the strong holds of Ihe tribute. The amount contributed in thatcounty and city last year, was £ 2,431 4s. 6d. There was a meet- ing in the Chamber of Commerce, on Sunday, when an ad- dress was put forth, with a view of organising the collections on Sunday next, in the city as well as in the ninety- two parishes of the county. After the meeting a subscription list was opened, and the sum of £ 280 was put down. From various indications of this kind, it seems not unlikely that the tribute for the present year will yield about £ 15,000— probably more! Ma. WEEKS, THE IRISH COMEDIAN.— It is with sincere regret we are compelled to announce the death of Mr. Richard Weeks, the comedian, at Perth, on Friday last, in consequence of a compound fracture of both legs, by the overturning of a stage coach, in which he was proceeding to Dundee, to fulfil an engagement. Mr. Weeks was a native of Dublin, and very respectably connected— Northern Whig. THE VICEROY The Dublin Monitor, speaking of his excellency the Maiquis of Normanby, observes, " that he did much good we are free to confess, but it is equally true, that he fell upon pleasant days, when the people tired of the trade of patriots, and wished to exchange it for a place- man's calling, and were, therefore, determined not to be dis- satisfied with trivial errors, committed by a dashing and good humoured viceroy. One thing is clear, that no very comprehensive measures for the amelioration of the condi- tion of the Irish people have been recently passed, if we except the Poor Law bill. But we will be told that we have at least obtained good appointments. Is this really the case?" A sealed bottle, inside of which was a hastily written note, was picked up yesterday by Mr. J. Brown, on the strand, about half a mile from Carlingford. The note is as follows:—" Ship Juno— A heavy squall has laid us on our beam ends, lat. 55, and carried away our masts. We aie now rigging jury ones, but we fear we shall be short of spars, almost all being washed overboard.— J. Carson." The do- cument bears no date ; but as a quantity of wreck had floated in at Grenore Point both yesterday and the day pre- vious, it was greatly feared that the Juno had gone to pieces.— Newry Telegraph. SCOTLAND. A SISTER STABBED.-*. There were two cases of a very dis- tressing nature before the Glasgow Police Court on Friday, the one arising from a charge of stabbing, brought by a young girl of respectable appearance against her brother, a boy whom, owing to the circumstances of their parents, she is compelled to support; the other founded on accusation of theft by a mother against her two daughters and her son. The cases were called and remanded for further inquiry— Greenock Advertiser. MISCELLANEOUS. BLACK AND WHITE Tom : What do the Scriptors call the Niggers, I'd jist like to know that? Dick : They call them Ethiopians. Tom : What do they sa about their Ethiope* ? Dick: They say that the " Ethiopians" were " mer- chants"— that they handled the " shield"— and were a great •• host." Tom : No, that a'nt it, what do they sa about them Ethiopes'skin ? I know I used to hear my mother read it somewheres. Dick : They ask this question, " Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?" Tom: Zactlyso!— I knowd that was it!— I knowd the Bible would'nt lie for ' em 1— It jist sets ' em down in their proper places,— among them leopards and them there other wild bastes what is " put under our feet," do'nt ya see, Dick, there were some amalgamashunists in them times, what wanted to make men out of niggers. I'll tell ya what I seed once. I seed a pictur ofa nigger sittin in a washtub, and some young malgamation squaws scrubbing the feller with lime and soapsuds, to make him white as a lily !— But they eauld'nt fix it nohow,— they had to gie up the notion. I knowd they were another speeshas! Dick: But Tom, the bible puts the Ethiopian in another class,— not quite so beastly,— and nearer akin to yourself. Tom: How so?— There is no contradictions in the Bible, I know. Dick: It says, " Behold! a man! of Ethiopia! of great authority ! under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians ! who had charge of all her treasure! had come to Je7usalem ! for to worship ! was returning ! and sitting in his chariot, reading Isaias the Prophet.'" What think you of that, Tom ? An animal of another species to be " A man !" of " great authority !" Treasurer to a Queen !— a worshipper !— a reader! a reader of Hebrew ! A Christian convert ! and sitting in a chariot with a white man! Why, Tom, I heard a young man say that he met a white man riding. in a carriage with a nigger fellow, and that he could have freely cow hided them both ! Tom : Indeed, Dick, so could I. They desarved it. Dick: It was well then you didn't meet Philip and the Queen's " treasurer!" Tom: All, well, it ant no use to argue so. That must be some wrong translation. Our preacher said, there is some wrong translations about animals ; and that Dr. Some- body, I forget his name, said, that thatwif/ y serpent that was in Eden, was not a serpent, he was a monkey! And them ravens what fed Elijah, were not ravens, they were Arabs! And Satan himself was not a Satan, he was a conscience ! I know they is another speeshas. Dick, you are the beeten- est fellow I ever met with, but you can't beet me out of that. — Cincinnati Philanthropist. SUFFERING AND DISCONTENT.— It would be strange if dis- content did not arise out of the present condition of the working classes; and, with the examples which have been placed before them, it was to be expected that they would combine for a remedy. Their employers— the capitalists— have taught them the art of combination. From the first and second reports of the committee on the combinations of the workmen, we learn that the masters have not only com bined among themselves to reduce the wages of labour, but for a temporary purpose have stimulated the workmen to those very acts which they now denounce as illegal. It is natutal that the people should apply the knowledge thus acquired, to political purposes. And here, too, they learn a lesson from the systematic policy of their superiors. Turn to the legislature, and what is the example set there? Combinations of men elected to ParliamentproWiopw& frco, use their priviliges and power to aggrandise themselves and the class interests with which they are connected, Almost every article of common consumption is enhanced in price, by the combination of members of Parliament. Timber, sugar, wheat, may be cited as examples, in a few commodi- ties, of the operation of the system of Parliamentary confe- deracies against the people. But the masses are violent— they menace us with physical force. There is no evidence that the intention or disposition to resort to their ultima ratio is extensively prevalent among the people, though it cer- tainly exists in several quarters. Of course, any such move- ments would be put down by the prompt union of the friends of order, whatever the difference of opinion might be res- pecting the substantial justice of the complaints they were intended to enforce. We may be sure that nothing short of grievous oppression will. cause even a temporary and very partial outbreak. The general disposition of the working classes is patiently to endure severe suffeiing. Manchester possesses probably not the. most orderly or well- conducted population in the kingdom ;' but Mr. Foster stated to the Commons Combination Comrnictee. that " respect to the local authorities" was paid universally" in Manchester. Of the manufacturing population generally, be said that they " were a well conducted class ;" and that " their general conduct, even in times of more excitement and ap- prehension than others, has been very creditable to them." The conduct ot the people who have assembled recently in such large numbers to hear exciting speeches, has confirmed ilie favourable opinion of their general disposition Spec- tator. NORTHERN YACHT.— We are glad to learn that accounts have readied the town of the safety of this unfortunate vessel, which had been generally given up as lost. Captain Simpson, of the brig Oeres, of Newburgh, arrived here from Memel on Tuesday, nnd reports that he was informed by the people of Mandel ( where he was put in on his home- ward voyage), that the Northern Yacht had arrived in safety at Christiansand,— crew and passengers all well— Arbroath paper. MACROSCELIDES— The curious insectivorous Mamal, called Macroscelides, which inhabits the rocky mountains of the western part of the district of Algiers, has been recently observed by M. Wagner. It inhabits the crevices of rocks, and makes its bed in the underwood of the dwarf palm ; it eats the larva of insects, grasshoppers, and terrestial mol- lusca, introducing its rostrum into the snail shells before the animal has time to retreat. It is remarkably gentle, only expressing uneasiness by a low sound, something like a sigh. It raises itself on its hind legs when it hears any sudden noise, and also leaps upon its prey, but never walks entirely on two legs like the Jerboa. It disappears in the rainy season, and during the great heat. POPULAR AMUSEMENTS— Various plans have been de- vised, and partially carried into effect, with the view of furnishing the people, during leisure hours, with enter, ain- ing arid elevating amusement. Among these, there is one begun in Glasgow, under the superintendence of the total abstinence society of that city, whose meiits require only to be known, to be generally appreciated and extensively adopted. Perceiving that a great many cases of drunken- ness occurred on the Saturday evening, and that those arose, in part, from the absence of some attractive public resort, where amusement might be obtained at a cheap rate, the committee resolved to try what could be done to supply the deficiency. They immediately procured a piano forte, en- gaged a number of glee and solo singers, and forthwith put the novel apparatus in motion in one of the large halls in the city, during the Saturday evening— taking care to provide, as frequently as possible, a lecture on some scientific topic, to be delivered in the interval of the two parts, into which the entertainment is divided ; price of admission to be two- pence. A weekly concert of great interest was thus esta- blished, to which all have access. Latterly instrumental music has been added, and the pieces are moie systemati- cally arranged. The lecture occupies about forty five minutes, and the whole " social meeting" two hours and a half. 8 A theatrical lady, celebrated for everything but regularity, at length resolved to marry and reform. Her conduct was duly canvassed in the dressing- rooms of the theatres. I am told, cried one, that she confessed to her liege lord all her amours. What a proof of courage! exclaimed one lady. What an extraordinary instance of candour! said another. What an amazing instance of memory ! cried a third. MORALITY OF TRADE Besides, it is not only expedient and right, but it is inevitable, that individual power and talent should come into play in business. A man's sagacity, it is obvious, he must use ; that is to say, his mind he must use— for he has nothing else to go by. He may use it unjustly, to the heinous injury of his weaker neighbour; but still he must use it. So also with regard to the power acquired by a laige property or by a monopoly, it is inevi- table that it should be used. To some extent the possessor cannot help using it. Wealth has credit; and monopoly, usually implying scarcity, carries an enhanced price with it; and such results are unavoidable. Finally, superior actual knowledge may and must be used to some extent. In every department of business, superior knowledge is gained by attention; and it may and must be acted upon, albeit, to the hurt or injury of those who know less, or have devoted less time and thought to the subject. A man has made an improvement in some machinery or manufactory, and he is entitled to some reward for the attention he has given to it; the government will give him a patent. A man has been to India, or to South America to acquaint himself with a certain branch of business, and he comes home and acts upon his knowledge; and he has a perfect right to do so. He is not bound to communicate his knowledge to his biother merchants who are engaged in the same trade; and, perhaps, his knowledge so much depends upon actual obser- vation and experience, that he cannot communicate it. In like manner, a trader may obtain a superior knowledge of business, and of the facts on which it depends, by a close observation of things immediately around him, and he must act upon it; he cannot employ himself in going about to see whether other men have got the same enlarged views. Nor have other men any right to complain of tins. The unskil- ful painter or sculptor, the ignorant lawyer or physician, might as well complain that their more distinguished" breth- ren were injuring their business, and taking all the prizes out of their hands Dewey. MR. OASTLER'S POLITICAL OPINION.—" Whether the Radicals have leaders or have not is best known to them- selves ; but when you assert that I am one of their leaders, you assert that which, if you know anything either of me or them, you must know to be false. I have taken no part at their public meetings. I have not proposed, nor have I supported, any of their resolutions. « * * The fact is, Mr. O'Connell, and you know it, that so far from being a leader of the Radicals, I am no Radical; I never pretended to be a Radical. I am what I always professed myself to be, an Ultra- Tory,— Letterto Daniel O'Connell on the Ad- dress of the Precursor Society to the English Radicals. it is rumoured that the militia is to be assembled on permanent duty, in the event of more regiments of the line being sent to Canada, or ordered on other foreign service. THE EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.— Harris, the pedestrian, completed his unparalleled undertaking of walking 1,750 miles in 1,000 successive hours, being one mile and three quarters each hour, at twenty- five minutes past twelve on Sunday night, when he received the warmest congratulations ol his numerous friends, who had gone from town to witness the termination of this astonishing match. Harris's feet are very much blistered, and he has suffered at intervals much pain in his limbs ( particularly during the past week) from the continually drenching storms of rain to which he was exposed. Harris says, that when he undertook the wager, he was fully prepared to meet with a good deal of wet and inclement weather, from the advanced period of the year; but the variableness and severity of the atmosphere to which he has been subjected have far outstripped his utmost calculations, and been sufficient to break down and ruin even the constitution of a horse. ST. MARTIN'S PARISH WARDEN. SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH AND LORD DURHAM. Sir William Molesworth has addressed the following let- ter to the constituency of Leeds: — Devonport, Dec. 1, 1838. Fellow Citizens,— I have just returned from one of the most numerous and enthusiastic meetings that I ever at- tended. It was held in the Town Hall of this important and populous borough, for the purpose of congratulating Lord Durham on his safe arrival from Canada. One feel- ing pervaded the assembled crowd ; and that was admira- tion of his humane and liberal policy in Canada; of his eloquent and able exposition of his views with regard to the government of that province; and of his manly courage, when thwarted in his projects by faction and treachery at home, in at once throwing himself on the people of England, and from them claiming that support which the ignorance and self seeking policy of our rulers had denied him. You cannot doubtj( hat I sincerely sympathised with that meeting, as, on the appointment of Lord Durham, I had expressed, in the House of Commons, in my own, and like- wise, I believed, in your name, firm conviction, that amongst all our Statesmen he was the one best qualified to restore peace and tranquillity to Lower Canada, by reducing the people of that province to a state of contented allegiance; that he alone could avert the disasters with which our coun- try was menaced at the commencement of the present year, and could save us both from the horrors of a civil war, and from an equally deplorable contest with men of our own race,— with the high- minded citizens of the United States. In this belief I have neither wavered nor been deceived. The course that Lord Durham has pursued, and the mea- sures that he has proposed, have won him the good will and approbation of all the more intelligent inhabitants of North America, whether citizens of the neighbouring republic, or subjects of the British Crown. The confidence of the latter he has completely gained ; and on him alone they now place reliance to make known their interests and their wants, as yet unknown to the Imperial Legislature, and by appealing to the sound sense and sympathies of the British people, to obtain for them many and much needed reforms. They look forward, with eager expectation, to the next meeting of Parliament; and I would call your attention to the strange fact, that since it was known that Lord Durham had arrived in a part of this kingdom, before, however, the tremendous storm would permit hiin to land, the ministers, with breathless baste, postponed the meeting of Parliament to the latest possible period, without waiting for the dis- closures, to make which he had hurried across the Atlantic, and which universal and not unfounded rumour, declared to be of immediate concern to the integrity of our empite. Tiuly may it be said that they are determined, at what cost to the nation they care not, to hide as long as possible from the public the full proof that awaits ol their tolly and in- competency. The opinions that I have formed after much and careful reflection, anil the infoimation that I have received within the few last months with regard to Canada, make me be- lieve, that when Lord Durham shall lay his plans before the two Houses of Parliament, I, for one, shall be able to give them my most cordial support; and that all real Liberals will be equally able to rally round the noble lord, and with justice acknowledge him to be their leader. The inhabit- ants of this populous town have acted wisely and well in greeting him, as such ; they have set an example, which, I trust, will be imitated by all, who, despising taction and free from sinister interest, have but one political object, namely, the steady advancement of progressive reform. I cannot but hope, that you, iny constituents, than whom none in this great empire are more enlightened as to the objects of good government, or more eager for their attain- ment, will cordially approve the conduct of your represen- tative in supporting, both against the open attacks of manly foes, and tiie base machinations of false friends, a states- man, to whose conduct on many occasions, and to declara- tions in the present one, I can point in order to show that in addition to his other claims on the public, besides his acquaintance with the commercial interests of this empiie, and his enlightened attachment to the sound principles as- serted in the old saying " ships, colonies, and commerce," he is likewise favourable to those improvements in our re presentative system, the support of which in no small degree induced you to confer upon me the honour of being your representative. Your obedient, and humble seivant, WILLIAM MOLESWORTH. IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH. Westminster Hall, 24th November, 1838. THE QUEEN V. THE RECTOR AND CHURCHWARDENS OF BIRMINGHAM. Before Lord Denman, Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice Williams, and Mr. Justice Coleridge. Mr. Humphrey: The Queen against the rector and churchwardens of Birmingham. My lords, it is a rule which calls on the rector and churchwardens of Birmingham, to show cause why writs of attachment should not issue against them, for their contempt in not returning the writ of mandamus issued in this prosecution on notice of the rule. My lords, the mandamus was, calling on the rector and churchwardens of Birmingham to hold a meeting, to elect a churchwarden— a parish churchwarden, my lords. The mandamus was returnable certainly on the 2nd of November, and the return was not made on that day. That appears by the affidavit sworn on the 6th. My lords, my friend seeks to make this rule absolute for an attachment. I have an affidavit now that we have filed a return. There is now on the files of the court a return to the writ of mandamus. I hope your lordships will think that this rule must be dis- charged. We have been certainly delaying. We were too late— the return was not filed until the 15th. The cause was this: — A meeting was held at Birmingham, for com- plying with the requisition in time. Lord Denman: Is there any opposition? Mr. Hill: Yes; I must call your lordships attention to the facts iu this case. Mr. Humphrey: The only facts I know of before your lordship are the rule nisi and the rule absolute, and the affi- davits attached to each of them. The only affidavit on which my learned friend founds his motion is the affidavit of a gentleman who says, that he served the mandamus, and that he has called on the several parties named in the mandamus, to make their return, and he finds the return lias not been made— that is sworn on the 6th of November, and at that time we were irregular. Lord Denman : You state you have made it since 9 Mr. Humphrey: Yes. Lord Denman : That is all you have to state. Sir. Humphrey: Yes. Mr. Hill : My lords, I have not contradicted any of the statements of the affidavit. The defendants, against whom the application is made, are in contempt, and it remains for them to show your lordships, I apprehend, in order to induce your lordships to show them an indulgence— for it is a matter of indulgence, and not of right— that thev have been in earnest in obeying the mandamus, and in" furthering the object which it had in vifw. Lord Denman : When was your rule obtained ? Mr. Hill: On the 7th of November. The return was made in consequence of that rule obtained. My lords, the mandamus was obtained on affidavits which stated these facts, my lords— that at the last election Loid penman : To elect churchwardens ? Mr. Hill: Calling on the rector and churchwardens, and other inhabitants, to hold a vestry, for the purpose of elect- ing, not two churchwardens, but one churchwarden, namely, the inhabitants'churchwarden— the rector's churchwarden having been chosen by him at the meeting at the usual time. My lords, it appears on the affidavits on which the man- damus was moved, that the meeting was held, as usual, at Easter week. Mr. Humphrey: I have never seen any of these affidavits at all. No cause was shown against it. Lord Denman : Yes, cause was sliqwn against it. Mr. Humphrey: It is not that mandamus. This year the same scene took place, and a mandamus was applied for this year, to which no cause was shown, my lord. I do not know that my friend is at liberty to go into these affidavits. I have never seen or heard of them. Mr. Hill: They are now in court; I have ordered them to be in court. The court must see it is for my friend's advantage. Mr. Humphrey: I do not want them; the rule for the attachment is not drawn up on reading them. Lord Denman : The practice is, on such occasions, not to expect an absolute strict compliance, unless there is some very particular reason for it, and to discharge the rule on the party paying the costs. Mr. Hill: I was about to show your lordships, the whole object of the mandamus would be defeated by so doing; and I was referring to the affidavits, which, I apprehend, 1 have a right to do. This is part of a proceeding, commencing with the rule, to show cause why the mandamus should not issue. Mr, Humphrey: The rule is not drawn up in reading these affidavits. It is on reading the several affidavits of John Howard Baker, and the paper writing— who is the person who swears to the service of the mandamus on the rector— that is all to which my attention is called. Mr. Hill -. If the court think I cannot go into those affi davits, it will be enough to draw their attention to the return that has been made. My lords, the mandamus was served on these parties by the end of July— all of them were found and served by the end of July. The meeting is held on the 25th of October. Mr. Humphrey: That does not appear by that affidavit. Mr. Hill: Your own return tells you when the meeting was. Lord Denman : We must look at the return. Mr. Ilill: Surely I am rather favouring my friend, by looking at the return. Lord Denman : You have made that return, and on that ground we are disposed to show you all favour. Mr. Hill: If my friend had made no return, lie would have had no answer to the application. On the return, it appears the meeting was held ori the 25th of October, and the return states these facts:— That the rector, being unable to attend the meeting, the appointment of chairman de- volved on the inhabitant rate- payers so assembled; and it was proposed and seconded, that Mr. Thomas Weston should be elected chairman ; and it was also proposed that the abovenamed John Gibson Reeves, one of the gentlemen against whom the application is made, should be elected chairman. And, on the part of Mr. Reeves, a poll was de- manded, but that certain persons, on the pait of the said Thomas Weston, insisted on the question being carried by a show of hands at the then meeting, whereupon the vestry clerk attempted to explain to the meeting, that the meeting ought to proceed according to the provisions of the above- mentioned act of Parliament; but the meeting refused to listen to the vestry clerk, but insisted on proceeding to a show of hands, and by the show of hands elected the said Thomas Weston as chairman, and proceeded to pass certain resolutions, wholly preventing the poll being taken, and wholly preventing the election of churchwarden from taking place, according to the within writ. Now, my lords, this return is not verified by an affidavit; and the question is not here so much whether the return is good, as whether these gentlemen against whom the application is made, have acted bona fide throughout the proceedings. I have called your lordship's attention to one most important fact— that there ought to be an election, that is quite clear, ( and your lord- ship knows that without the assistance of the affidavit,) in Easter week, and that there is no churchwarden elected for the parish of Birmingham at this time. It is laid down, that the rector is the person to assemble the vestry, and that is particularly the case in the town of Birmingham, where it is provided by the statute. It is provided by the local act, that the meetings should be held in the Town Hall, on a requisition by the rector and churchwardens; and, there- lore, his assistance is absolutely necessary— he, therefore, is the person to hold the meetings, and to call them. The time elapses from tiie Easter, until it is absolutely necessary to move for a mandamus. Your lordship would not have granted that mandamus, if notice had not been given to the rector to hold the meeting; and although I am shut out Irom the affidavit, your lordship will take it for granted, that such a notice was given. The rector and the church- wardens— the gentlemen against whom the application is made— pay no attention to that; they wait for the man- damus. When the rule is allowed for, they show no cause against it. Tliey do not, for a moment, dispute the facts on which it is granted ; and then what do they do? They lie by, from Trinity Term until the 25th of October, without holding any meeting at all. Now, the rector says, that does not appear by the affidavit. The rector says, in liis return, he was prevented from being present. If he had held the meeting in due time, he might have chosen a time when he could have been present; or, at all events, it any confusion arose from the fact of his absence, and from the necessity, resulting ( rom that absence, of electing a chairman, he might have held another meeting when he could have attended. He might have been present at that meeting, and the object of the mandamus would have been fulfilled. Your lordship sees this return is completely illusory. The man- damus calls on these gentlemen to hold a meeting, and elect. If a meeting is held, and an election does not take place, liovv can it be said that they have obeyed the mandamus? If that meeting miscarries, surely another meeting ought to be called. The mandamus does riot- stop by saying " You, the rector, and you, the churchwarden, rfnd other inhabitants, do you assemble a vestry, to see whether the vestry will elect a churchwarden or not;" but the mandamus calls upon these gentlemen, as of course it would do, to carry the election into effect. Lord Denman: This motion of yours is founded on the state of things which existed when that was made, this mo- tion of yours was founded on there being no return. Mr. Hill : Yes, my lord. Lord Denman : There is no return since. Mr. Hill: There is a return now, if that return had been made in time, then certainly we should have been driven to> discuss the validity of that return. THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, N O V E M B E R 5* 4. 8 "~ Lord Denman : I ilo not > ee how you are worse then hy its being made on the lfith, rather than on the ' 2nd. Mr. Hill: VVe are something worse— I think your lord- Bhip now has a jurisdiction to enforce obedience, due obe- dience to the writ of the court, and to see that we have justice done. I grant that if the leturn had been made by the 2nd of November, this party, if the gentlemen against whom the application is made had appeared, they might according to the forms of the law, have staved off the elec- tion for a longer time, they might have defeated justice in that way; but they did not make the return, and therefore, they must come to your loidship for indulgence. They must come to your lordship on an equitable consideration of the merits of the case to discharge them from their own laches. Lord Denman : Must we punish them for one thing, be cause they have been guilty in some other respects! It seems to me to have been a very improper proceeding, I must say, on the part of the rector, to put off calling the meeting so late, and not to be present when it was held. I do not know for that reason we can proceed differently. Mr. Justice Patteson : Supposing we made the rule ab- solute for an attachment; attachment is merely by way of compelling obedience; and they would go before the mas- ter, and they would only have to pay a little more costs, that is all! Mr. Hill: I apprehend that an illusory return would not purge the contempt. Lord Denman : It would stand, unless you got rid of it; we have not said it is illusory yet— we may think so— but that is another thing. Mr. Hill: If it appears, on going before the master, that this return shows that these gentlemen were not sincere, if it also appears from the interrogatories that they had no in- tention ol complying with the object of this mandamus, and making an election, but only an intention to defeat that ob- ject, as far as they safely could under the form of law, your lordship would not say that the contempt was purged. My lord, I do not want to put these gentlemen to any personal inconvenience— I will tell your lordship at once what I do want,— I want that this rule should be made absolute; that it should remain in the master's office for any time your lordship pleases, during which, these gentlemen may hold a meeting and have the election properly made. I apprehend that when applicants are in a situation in which they must ask for indulgence, that your lordships will impose fair and reasonable terms, if that indulgence should be granted. What can be fairer than that the object of this writ, which, by what my Lord Denman has called the improper conduct of the rector, has miscarried in its operation, that that ope- ration should still be followed out by the means which are in your lordships' power. Your lordships, I apprehend, al- ways proceed on this principle; that when a party is to ask for indulgence, and not for something to be done, ex debito justitice, that your lordships will use the power your lord- ships have over such persons, to do what is fair and rea- sonable. If it be quite true, as is suggested on the other side, that there is no motive to prevent this large parish, which contains about one hundred thousand inhabitants, from having a very necessary officer for carrying 011 many proceedings of the parish, if that be true, what objection can there be on the other side, that this should lay in the office, and that that meeting which they ought to have held early, should now be held ? Suppose your lordships discharge this rule on payment of costs, what would be the conse- quence? Why, in order to obtain the election of those parish officers, another mandamus must be moved for. This is an annual office. A mandamus moved for in this, or the next term, might be staved off until the year of office has passed, and until another election comes round. Your lord- ships know that for annual offices the writ of mandamus is in itself a most imperfect remedy; patties who are to en- force election by it, generally find themselves in circum- stances at the end of the year, that the question is not disposed of, and therefore, when your lordships find that you have the power of compelling that obedience, which, hy the tacit admission of the parties themselves, is due to the writ of mandamus, for they could show no cause against it, I do humbly hope your lordships will avail yourselves of this opporluuity, not for the purpose of putting these gen- tlemen to any personal inconvenience, or for the purpose ol exercising any vindictive power against them; but simply for the purpose of making them in truth obey the writ of mandamus which it is quite clear they have not done on the present occasion. Your lordships know that there are many cases in which your lordships will consider the bona fides of a transaction, where if the party had acted entirely accord- ing to the forms of law, it could not have been so well con- sidered. For instance, there are many cases in which, if the party pleaded in time, lie would have a light to let his plea stand; it might be demurable— it might be objection- able in a variety of ways,— still it would stand; but if he had delayed, and If he comes to the court for an indulgence, then your lordship will put him under fair conditions before you will grant him that indulgence. Now, upon that ana- logy I proceed in the present case; I 6ay this party has not made his return on the 2nd of November, he requires your lordships to put him in the situation he would be in if lie had made that return, and I hope your lordship, in analogy to all other proceedings, and upon principles of fairness and equity, will say, " you come to ask indulgence from an equitable consideration of your case by the court, you must be prepared yourself to do it, and not defeat this long stand- ing proceeding," which will be the case unless we have the power of compelling the performance of this writ of attach- ment. No other persons but these can assemble a vestry, that is clear under the local act. No other persons have a right to ask for the use of the Town Hall— that is confined to the rector and churchwardens. Moreover, all the writers on the subject, say the restiy must be summoned and assem- bled by the minister; it is for him to do it as his province. If, therefore, your lordships should allow any learned friend to discharge this rule, your lordships will render it necessary that we should come again for a mandamus, and that the whole proceeding should go on again. Lord Denman to Mr. Humphrey : Would there be any objection to your permitting a peremptory mandamus to go? Mr. Humphrey: If your lordships are prepared to say at once that return is a had one, we have no objection to hold another meeting. Lord Denman : There is every appearance of it. Mr. Humphrey: The mandamus, which was obtained last year after a long discussion, never issued. The reason it was not held was, it was supposed it would not be pressed, from the moment of its being granted last year. It was heard at great length. From that moment to the pre- sent hour, it never issued. We supposed this ( against which no cause was shown) would share the same fate, and would never issue at all. We thought the parties would settle all this. Mr. Hill: My friend has offered a very good answer; we thought the parties would have made an arrangement. Lord Denman. We cannot enter into that. It seems lo me 1 wont say anything about the return, further than that there is great doubt whether that is a good return. You want to get lid of this attachment, and a peremptory mandamus issuing, would compel these persons to do what is rigkt, and what ought to be done. In that case the rule might be discharged. And, in case you are not authorised to agree to that, the best way would be for this rule to be made absolute, and the writ to lie in the office, to be dis. charged on payment of costs, on an election taking place within a moderate time. Mr. Humphrey: I hope your lordship would not say, on an election, but on a meeting. Lord Denman : A bona fide meeting. Mr. Humphrey: On the part of the rector there shall be no difficulty about that—" a bona fide meeting taking place." Whether an election shall take place it is not in his power to decide. Lord Denman : You are authorised to consent that may be done at once ? Mr. Humphrey: If your lordship will allow it until re- turn of post, I have no doubt it will be so. Lies in the office for a week, to be discharged 011 payment of costs, 011 a bona fide meeting for an election taking place. Mr. Hill: There are notices that will prevent holding the election in a week. Mr. Humphrey: In a month. Lord Denman : That is unimportant. To lie in the office. MEETING OF THE FEMALE POLITICAL UNION. SATURDAY, the 21th dag of November, in the second year of the reign 0 Queen Victoria. IN THE QUEEN'S^ BENCH.— WARWICKSHIRE. The Queen against the Rev. Thomas Moseley, clerk rector, John Gibson Reeves, churchwarden, James Brown, who claimed to be another churchwarden, and Samuel Hutton and Thomas Bolton, parishioners of the parish of Birmingham. Upon reading the affidavit of Robert Bateman, and paper writing thereto annexed, and upon hearing counsel on both sides, it is ordered that writs of attachment do issue against the defendants, for their contempt in not returning the writ of mandamus issued in this prosecution, but that the same do lie in this office until the further order of the court. And it is further ordered, that if a meeting in vestry, to elect a churchwarden of the parish of Birming- ham, shall be bona fide held, then the said writs of attach- ment shall be discharged, upon payment of costs by the de- fendants, to the pi osecntor or their attorney, such costs, if necessary, to be taxed by tlie coioner and attorney of this Ourt. Mr. Hill for the prosecutor. Mr. Humphrey for the defendants. By the court. On Monday evening, the weekly meeting of this Union was held at the Public Office. Miss Cox having been called to the chair, Mr. T. C. SALT read over the list of the weekly collec tions for the national rent. He thought it was the general opinion of the meeting, that the time was come when they ought to take a little refreshment, and have the tea party which hail, from various circumstances, been so long de- layed. He would endeavour to get the use of the Town- hall, for the Thursday after ChriBtmas- day ( as that seemed to be the most convenient time), and he did not think the commissioners would refuse it, because he ( Mr. S.) had given them notice that he would summon the commission- ers for breaking the Act of Parliament. The events of the past week had been numerous and interesting; and, for a short period, a great doubt existed for the fate of the " Union of the People." His exertions had, indeed, been for a time suspended ; but he had renewed them. He had written to Mr. Price, to hasten him in his duties relative to the solemn religious festival which they intended to hold all over the kingdom. Mr. S. then adverted to the late lec- tures delivered 011 the corn laws, in Birmingham, and Baid, the lecturer ( Mr. Paulton) gave the history of the oligarchy of the country; and the reason why the people were oppress ed was, because there were not only taxes on corn, but on every other article which the poor man consumed; while the rich were taxed in an unfair proportion. Take, for instance, the window tax, continued Mr. S. If only a single brick was left out of the wall, to give light to the poor man's cel- lar, it was charged as a window ; but the hot- house for growing the grapes, and pines, and fine flowers, were ex- empted, and paid no tax all. Again, salt fish, because it was the food of the labouring man, was subject to that im- post; but when he came to eels and lobsters, the food of the middle class, they paid a light duty ; and turbot, sturgeon, and turtle, the delicacies of the rich, paid 110 taxes at all. ( Criesof Shame.) Mr. Salt then adverted, at considerable length, to the manoeuvres of the " money lords" and the landlords, as he termed them, and the various means which they employed to distress the people. But he, with hit regiment of women, would overpower them. ( Laughter. X They were determined not to have such conspiracies ; but they would have their rights and nothing short of them ; and, as they had said, the people shall go free. With re- spect to the prospects of setting them free, he was sure they could effect that. First, they had formed an alliance with the whole of the Northern Union, and no difference now existed between them. When the people of the north first mentioned physical lorce, he ( Mr. S.) knew that it would ruin the cause, and the great reason was, that if they gained the victory by that means, they must remember that when the enemy was laid prostrate by their strength, they could only maintain the victory by despotism, ami he wanted no despotism of any party. He ( Mr. S.) sought liberty, be cause he knew the fruits of liberty were justice and liappi ness; and if Radical despotism was allowed, it would be as bad for the people as the despotism of the Tories, and that was an old established despotism. But, if they were to exert their power and become despots, it must be the des- potism of the axe and the altar; and under such a power as that there could be neither religion, virtue, peace, nor plenty. ( Applause. 1 There would be nothing but hostility and passion let loose, and this earth ^ ould be converted into a hell, where the laws of God would be forgotten, and the bonds of men unheeded. They must effect it by peace- ful means; but that, it had been said, could not be done. Some, too, had said that the people would not resort to the abstinence system ; but he ( Mr. S.) was sure they would ; he had no doubt but that they would resort to it and cripple the government. First, they would resort to abstinence; and next they must open a " national bank"—" the people's bank"— in every town, on a system would give greater se- curity to the depositors than was given hy the savings banks. They would give a higher interest than was given by the savings banks; and the money would not be thrown into the national debt, as was the case with that in the savings banks. They should then have the mortgages of the highest nobility in their hands. ( Cheers.) Those means should be the thunders of their artillery ; and lie would undertake to say, that that artillery should sweep away the whole ol their enemies. On a certain day, then, they must open the bank, having previously made known its advantages, and all the people would draw out the money from the savings banks in a moment, as though by the wand of a magician, and all the gold will be brought forth from the bank of England and the savings banks, and be placed in the pockets of the people. ( Renewed cheering.) The people had al- ways been told that they could not be fit for the suffrage, because they had nothing ; but then, they would laugh them to scorn, and say, •• now we have something to lose ; will you give us the suffrage now ?" All those, then, were peaceful but irresistible means ; and every thing, no doubt, would be operative to ensure their success. The political aspect of the country was now very alarming, in fact, more so than ever he knew it in all the history of England. The cruel oligarchy had crushed the people, 60 that every heart was against them, and every foreign foe was joining against England. Should they, then, fight for the oligarchy, or should they fight for their country ? If it was necessary to light, it should be for their country ; but it was the ignorant man that talked of physical force, and did not know of the moral resources that the people of this country have at theii command. The reason why he had said they should get universal suffrage in the spring— and early too— for if they did not get it early they would never get it at all— was, be- cause while they were quarrelling about internal matters, the Russian bear would perchance put in his paw among them. Admiral Napier had said, in his letter in last Sa- turday's Journal— and he was as skilful an officer as ever stepped a quarter- deck— that our weak and sordid govern- ment have so let the navy of England, the greatest power that ever sailed over the seas, dwindle into such a weak and miserable state, that it was utterly unfit to cope with the Russian navy. Luckily they were now shut up by the winter; but from the Baltic they can bring thirty nine sail ol the line down the channel and burn London, while there are neither sailors nor ships to meet them. Mr. Attwood had been for three. years laughed at for telling that astound, irig fact. Their rulers now were trying to get men as fast as they could; but he ( Mr. S.) believed that England, which has triumphed over the seas, will now find it scarcely pos- sible to defend her own shores. He bad only one thing more to add, as Mr. Ernes was present to address them, and that was, that Daniel O'Connell, who had travelled what he ( Mr. S.) thought a very devious course, had said that he would co operate with the people of Birmingham— ( cheers)— and if he said it, it meant that all Ireland said it. ( Renewed and most enthusiastic cheering.) Now, if Daniel O'Connell had done any thing wrong, from that moment they forgave him ; and if they had said of him any thing harsh, from that moment he would forgive them. ( Re- newed cheers.) Therefore, as they sacrificed all hostility 011 the altar of their country, to that would they also sur- render every other feeling. Though, when Mr. O'Connell was last here, they did not part good friends, they were perfectly so now. When he last came, he had such a recep- tion that he passed his hand over his eyes and said, " is this indeed a reality or a dream I see before my eyes." Hut when he comes again, a giant of such power, to battle for the people's cause, having wiped away from his eyes all the delusions of whiggery, he will stand up for the rights of the people— that the people shall be free— that the people shall be fed— and that the people shall prosper and be happy. The men and women of England, Scotland, and Ireland, shall not he mere animals, not merely fed with the " bread, beef, and beer," but a superstructure shall be raised— a superstructure of intellectual enjoyment which will elevate man to communion with his Maker, and cause him to read in the book of nature, and enjoy in reality not only the spring and summer, but the fruits of the autumn, which make England the admiration of the world. He would merely announce that the number of signatures to the " pe- tition," in Liverpool, was 17,000, and that things were going on gloriously there. One of the council enquired whether Mr, Attwood would be in town soon. Mr. SALT said, that Mr. Attwood had told him that be hoped to be in Birmingham at Christmas ; and if so, he had no doubt bat that be would be at the tea party. Although sick, he had been equally watchful over the cause ; and he ( Mr. Salt) was sure that nothing would more delight them than to have so dear, so worthy, and so excellent a man among them. ( Applause.) Mr. EMES next addressed the meeting, and said that he never heard bis friend Mr. Salt but with the greatest plea, sure, because he acted with such sincerity and integrity ; and he ( Mr. Emes) believed that he never said any thing which he did not intend to peiform; but he had stated a great thing that night, but which he ( Mr. Emes) did not think they should have so early. A voice in the meeting—" O, but we will." Mr. EMES resumed. He hoped it might; and if all the things which Mr. Salt had promised were to come to pass, there could be no doubt of its had so early. Mr. Salt had described how the aristocracy had been working their un- derhanded tricks upon, and taking advantage of, a poor, degraded, and wretched people ; but he had omitted that thing which appeared the worst of all. He alluded to the connection of the church with the state ; for the men of the church were the greatest robbers of the people. ( Hear, hear.) He believed that this country suffered the principal part of what she did suffer in consequence of their power. Men were endeavouring to build more churches now, be- cause, as they said, there were not enough places to serve their Maker in ; but it was not religion, but the fleece and the income which they had mourned after. He understood that each of the ten proposed to be erected here, were to be apportioned with a thousand a year, and all that must be strained from the people ; so long as such things existed they could never have peace and happiness. The bishops were not afraid of religion, but of the five, ten, or even twenty thousands a- year being taken away from them by a degraded body called the Union. He thought that they looked on nothing with more alarm than they did en that body. God had pronounced a curse on those that withheld the corn and the wine from the people ; yet those men did do it, and it was severely felt by the industrious working classes. It was a fact ascertained by the House of Com mons, that four millions are in a state of destitution and starvation ; not because the country did not produce suffi- cient, for they could not charge heaven with it, but owing to the mismanagement and misdirection that existed. He must congratulate them on the circumstances of last week. When there first appeared something that would split and destroy their union, be was exceedingly grieved ; but it had been so managed in the course of Divine Providence, that perhaps they were even stronger and greater than they were before. Nothing on earth would give him so much pleasure as to see the people happy and comfortable ; but when they were not so, nothing was so painful to him. Mr. Emes concluded by calling upon them not t J look to men, but to principles. They had been ably laid down, and they must get, without exception, the liberty of choosing their own representatives. He hoped to see that accomplished before he died; and surely, if it be worth living for, it must be worth dying for. ( Loud and long continued cheering.) In the course of the evening, a donation of half a crown was handed in from Mr. Tutin, butcher, for the " national rent," which, by the unwearied diligence and perseverance of the members and council of the Union, is being rapidly collected. After having sung Ebenezer Elliott's Corn Law Hymn, " God of the poor," & c. the meeting separated. MEETING OF THE MEN'S POLITICAL UNION. Mr. P. II. ML NTZ, having taken the chair, addressed the council. He said there was no business of any importance before the council, but that arose from the state in which the country was, and which was of that peculiar nature that it required all their attention before they could pro- ceed to any fresh position. On entering the room, one of the men had kindly said— Thank God, we have got Muntz again. Now, he could assure them lie had riot resigned his place in the council last week from any paltry pique, unbecoming jealousy, or want ot zeal in their cause; but simply this, because lie thought that by continuing amongst them at that time, he would do more injury than service. He thought that many of the people wished to do that which he conceived to be impossible, and in doing which they could not succeed without inflicting deadly injury upon themselves and their country. They all knew that he had ever been, to the best of his ability, their friend; and he could never wish to inflict misery upon his fellow creatures. He would say the best friend they had was the man who told them when they were wrong; and the man who did not tell them that which he conceived was wrong, could be no other than a traitor to the cause. Now, he would tell them where they had been wrong. They had been wrong in refereuce to their friend Mr. George Ed- monds— a man who had stood firm by them for nearly thirty years. A man who, in principle, was always right. From the day he met them 011 Newhall- hill, in 1819, up to the present hour, he had never deviated from the principles he liad then laid down, or the course of action be had pointed out for himself or the people. ( Hear, hear.) And what, he would ask, had he not suffered in their cause? Had he not suffered a year's imprisonment ? Had he not sacrificed himself in many ways? and who could point out any pecu- niary benefit he had received for his services? When only five or six men could be got together in Birmingham to ad- vocate the cause of reform, Edmonds stood nobly by them. He had stood as their best friend, determined, if possible, 011 gaining their rights. Since the year 1819, as he had stated, his conduct had been undeviating, and such as he really thought justly entitled him to the confidence and es- teem of the Reformers of England. Before he ( Mr. Muntz) was born, Mr. Edmonds was the friend of the people; and to his knowledge, Mr. Edmonds had sacrificed a handsome fortune in their cause. If Mr. Edmonds had turned against the people, and proved a traitor, lie need not tell them that there was not a Tory in Birmingham who would not have upheld him, and placed him securely upon the rolls, or in any other situation he might have preferred, or they could have commanded. When he saw such a man as this attending a public meeting in Birmingham, to tender his advice to the people, and when lie saw the people re. fuse to hear him, and endeavour to put him down, he cer- tainly felt astonished, and disappointed, and dissatisfied. He began to think that there really must be some truth in the charge made by their enemies— that they were unfit for universal suffrage; and had they persisted in refusing to hear Mr. Edmonds, he should have felt that there was some truth in the assertion of their enemies. They had, how- ever, fortunately changed their opinion, and given to Mr. Edmonds, and the views he advocated, that attention which the importance of the subject deserved. By so doing, they had merited for themSelves thanks, notonly of the Reformers of England and Scotland, but of Ireland. Let them look at the position in which they now stood. By the decision they had come to at the late Town Hall meeting, they had proved to the country that they were determined 011 sticking to the sterling motto of their excellent friend and leader, Mr. Thomas Attwood. ( Cheers.) They had proved that they were men of intellect, and the result was, that there was not a single paper in the kingdom which he had seen, Whig, Tory, or Radical, that did not praise the men of Bir- mingham for their conduct 011 that occasion. Ah, even the Tory papers of England, with the exception of the Tory papers of Birmingham, admitted that the men of Birming- ham had done themselves great credit. Another thing they had proved— that they were worthy of the franchise, be- cause they were capable of discerning right from wrong, and of arriving at those just conclusions necessary for tlie maintenance of their own interests. He was delighted at the decision they had come to, because they had now a task before them of an arduous nature. It was no child's play. They had before them a most difficult game to play, and one single false move would spoil all. They were now in a far different position from that in which they were twelve months ago. At about that time they made their first at- tack upon the present ministry, and declared them unworthy of their confidence, and unfit for office. Then they were abused most heartily ; but now there were few men, even the best friends of the ministry, who were not compelled to admit they had acted the part of a set of imbeciles. After that, AIR. O'Connell eame to Birmingham, to persuade them that they had taken up wrong notions, and, much as they admired Mr. O'Connell's great talents and past ser- vices, they, nevertheless, threw him overboard, and went 011 their own straightforward course ; and in that course they persisted peacefully and steadily until last week, when lie thought they were getting a little wrong. Things, how- ever, fortunately took a most excellent tuin, and they were now in a flourishing condition. They had now got the two great O's with them. They had Mr. O'Connor and O'Con- nell. Mr. O'Connell had expressed himself quite de- lighted at the conduct of the men of Birmingham, and his willingness to join them. Mr. HORTON— I would not join him. Mr. MUNTZ said, lie would join Mr. O'Connell on proper terms. Mr. O'Connor's conduct had also been very satis- factory at the late meeting, and he should not be satisfied until he brought those two great O's together, and made them shake hands in the Town Hall of Birmingham. ( Loud cheering.) If he could only see these two men cordially joining together, and shaking hands with one another and the people, it would be to him a great victory. He felt confident they would then be enabled to present an irresistible phalanx, which would, ere long, achieve the great object they all had in view— namely, the government of the people by the people themselves. He had the other day received a letter, and his friend Mr. Douglas received another, in which the writer, whoever he was, had stated that they were carrying on the political union for their iwn private purposes; and that the men were determined 011 marching forward with the good men of the north. Now, he was not aware of any private pur- pose he had ever served by his connexion with the union, nor did he know of any advantage Mr. Douglas had derived from it. As for marching forwaid with the men of the north, if he really thought that any good could be achieved by such a course lie would cheerfully do it; but he could not see any benefit that could arise from the plan alluded to by his correspondent. Mr. O'Connor had told him the other day, that the man who would attempt to march an unaimed people against an armed and well disciplined sol- diery would be a traitor. If the countiy had risen up in arms when some great outrage had been committed against the people— if they had risen when the infamous corn laws were passed to rob the people of the means of sub- sistence— if they had risen up when the septennial act was passed, when the people at Manchester were massacred, they would have had public sympathy with them, and they might have been successful; but in a time like the present, when no outrage had been committed against the people, no good ever could be done but hy what may be termed a quiet rising. As the writer of the letter to which he had re- ferred, had said that they had done nothing, he would just briefly contrast their present with their past position. Only let them think what they were at present, with what they were twelve months ago. This time last year, when they issued their declaration against the ministry, they had not a single town in England to co- operate with them, but what was their situation now ? Why they had all Scotland with them. They had two- thirds of England with them— arid Daniel O'Connell anxious to join with them. ( Loud cheers.) They had a hundred and eighty- seven associations co operating with them, all of which had been established within the last twelve months. Looking at these facts, wou'd any man attempt to say they had done nothing? Was it nothing that Mr. O'Connell and all Ireland should ex hibit an anxiety to join them? ( Hear, hear.) Let lliem say what they might of Daniel O'Connell, that man had done more for his own countiy than any other man living. He had woiked harder, displayed more talent and tact, and achieved more and greater victories than any other man. They all knew his great power and influence in Ireland, and if he would only shake hands heartily with Mr. O'Connnor and the Union, he might do more for the cause of reform than had hitherto been done by all the men of England and Ireland put together. If they were backed by the seven millions in Ireland, with Mr. O'Connell at their head, he ( Mr. Muntz) would 110 longer affirm that they had done nothing. The Birmingham Union had done more within the last twelve months than any other similarsociety known to the modern history of England. When they commenced their last campaign, they were treated with contempt by the press of the country. With the exception of the Birming- ham Journal, they had not a single paper to notice their labours. Even when they went on the great expedition to Glasgow, out of which so many important consequences had arisen, when they collected so many thousands of men upon the Green of that city, the press did not deign to notice them. The Weekly Dispatch, even, previously supposed to be, in a peculiar degree, the people's paper, turned against them. But when the great meeting at Birmingham took place- when it collected together delegates from all parts of the empire— then it was that the press was compelled to notice them, and from that day to this, they had grown in import- ance. The last meeting at the Town Hall had been noticed in every paper in England; there was not a political body in England which now stood higher in public estimation than the Union, aud yet, forsooth, they had done nothing. They must, however, regardless of any such silly [ taunts, proceed onward. They had taken their stand upon a great principle, which was interesting to every person worthy the name of a man, and if they stuck to their principle— which was universal suffrage—( cheers)— and nothing but universal suffrage— if they made that their gathering cry, and never let any other fall from their lips, they would not go on another year without achieving an immense benefit for themselves. Mr. BLAXLAND said, in addition to the acquisition which they were likely to have in Mr. O'Connell. there was also another person, of no small distinction, likely to join their ranks— hemeantLord Durham. ( Hear, hear.) Sir William Molesworth had taken an opportunity, since his lordship landed in England, to be present to elicit his lordship's opi nion relative to reform, and the result had been highly satis- factory. He informed Sir William that he still entertained precisely the same opinions which he had promulgated at Glasgow, and if so, he ( Mr. B.) thought there could be no doubt his lordship would prove of immense service to the cause. Mr. DOUGLAS said, lie had some misgivings with respect to the noble lord who had been just referred to. He had, he said, abandoned Canada, because, under the circum- stances, he was hopeless of managing it with success. He ( Mr. D.) was afraid that personal pique, arising from re- flections upon his administration, had as much to do with his resignation as public principle. He was inclined to take the opinion of Mr. Roebuck, who was pretty well acquainted with Canadian affairs. That gentleman had stated, that Lord Durham did not begin the thing right; nor was he likely, as a matter of course, to have finished it in a proper manner. With lespect to Mr. O'Connell— a man who was better qualified for achieving great objects than any noble- man living,— he was showing something like a disposition to come round. That gentleman, in the name of the people of Ireland, had just issued an address to the Radicals of Eng- land, in which he had singled a few for praise, and not a few for censure. It would have been, perhaps, as well to have used a more general line of argument. It would have better suited the dignity of the Irish Radicals not to have singled out any individuals. Not that he ( Mr. Douglas) had any reason to complain, because he was one of those to whom- the honourable and learned gentleman had adverted in terms of compliment; and it was certainly 110 small honour to be praised by 60 distinguished a man. He should have liked the address altogether much better if it had been less con- troversial, and somewhat more explicit. It would appear, from the address, that, with the exception of the ballot, the Radicals of England and the Irish Reformers did not ex- actly agree upon one point. Mr. O'Connell was disposed to quarrel with the term universal suffrage. Now, the Radicals of England never meant by universal suffrage, that all the men, women, and children, in the kingdom were to he entrusted with the franchise. They had set forth, clearly, in the charter what they meant; and the Irish address would really argue, that the mail who wrote it wanted to trifle with words; or, that he had actually not read the document which embodied the real principles of the English Radicals. Mr. O'Connell, in his lepiy to the English Radicals, talked of the greatest practical amount of suffrage. Now, what he meant by this, he ( Mr. D. ) could not tell. If he had said the greatest practicable amount of suf. frage, then they could have understood him. If he meant to say, that he would only go for what they could get from Her Majesty's ministers, then they would go for hut little. Therefore, before they combined with Mr. O'Con- nell, they must know somewhat more precisely what he in. tended. Like his friend, Mr. Muntz, he ( Mr. D.) should like, of all tilings, to see a reconciliation between Mr. O'Connell and Mr. O'Connor, because they both pos- sessed very great influence over very great masses of the people. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. O'Connell enjoyed great influence in Ireland, and Mr. O'Connor had the con- fidence of many men in England; but there must he no paltering on the subject of universal suffrage. If Mr. O'Connell would go for universal suffrage, the Radicals of England could pledge themselves to eo with him for every particular good he might require for Ireland, and for the re- moval of every particular evil of which the people t. f Ire- land had to complain. Only let him go for the great prin- ciple with them, and they would go with him anil his coun- trymen for any particular advantage they longed after. But they could not go for so indefinite an affair as the greatest practical extension. There was another point that must be clear before they joined. The Radicals of England could not and would not go for the Tories, and for the plain reason that, laying aside their other delinquencies, they were hostile to an extension of the suffrage. Neither could they go with the Whigs, for the plain reason that, laying aside their other delinquencies, they were equally opposed to the suffrage. As to the conduct of the two parties in 1831, which Mr. O'Connell dwelt upon, it was absurd to argue now upon the positions taken up by the Whigs and their opponents seven years ago. The people must look to what they were doing at present, and what they weie likely to do. If the people found now that both parties were determined to prevent even the smallest extension of the suffrage, then, if the people were either honest or con- sistent, they must put both in the same boat and leave them there. Mr. O'Connell dwelt on the benefits conferred on Ireland by the Whigs. Now it must be in their recollection that Lord Cloncurry, a most worthy patriot, had, in his let- ter to Mr. Muntz, in which he deprecated, as Mr. O'Con- nell did, the conduct of the Radicals of Birmingham in re- pudiating the Whigs, declared that were the Tories to come into power, and Lord Normanbyto be removed, the cause of Ireland would be worse than it was fifty years ago. Now, what was the conclusion from this? Why, that the govern, merit of the Whigs had conferred no permanent or substan • tial benefit upon Ireland, but had, 011 the contrary, left the people in so helpless a position that they were less able to resist the Tories now than they were before the Emancipa- tion act. Mr. O'Connell and his friends admitted that, in the event of a Tory administration, an event which was cer- tainly as practical as Mr. O'Connell's extension scheme, Ireland would be iu a worse state than before the Whigs came into power. How, then, could the Radicals of Eng- land stand up for a party who, even in respect of Ireland had done more real mischief than the Tories themselves Mr. O'Connell bade them recollect the services of the Whigs in respect of the Reform bill. Now, let them be consistent in their praise as in their censure. How often had Mr. O'Connell told them that the Tories did not carry the Emancipation act ? Had not the Radicals as good right to say that the Whigs did not carry the Reform bill ? The truth was, the people carried both measures, and they must be prepared to catry every other which they deemed of any importance. Mr. O'Connell had said that the Radicals of England had no leaders, and added— The more slmme for them. Here again there was an ignorant or wilful confound ing of different tilings altogether. When the Radicals of Eug land were advised to follow no leaders— all that was meant was, that they ought to freely exercise their own judgment, and not place implicit confidence in every individual who might seek to be dictator over them. They told the people that they must think for themselves. They warned them, it was true, against having such leaders as in Ireland— against placing such confidence iu individuals as the people of Ireland were accustomed to do. It was notorious that when Mr. O'Connell chose to be a pro- Whig, the people of Ireland were pro- Whigs — when he was anti- Whig the people of Ireland were anti- Whigs. They all knew that Mr. O'Connell had, at one time, denounced the Whigs in strong terms, and the people denounced them as he did. Now, Mr. O'Conneli was their firmest and almost their only friend, and so were the people of Ire. land. Now, the people of England had been warned against such a leadership as this. They had been advised to assemble, through their delegates, the collective wisdom of the kingdom, and to regulate their conduct according to that standard. With respect to physical lorce, so much denounced, and properly so, he ( Mr. D.) would say — that freedom might be gained by physical force, but it never could he kept by it. The government of physical force was despotism ; there was no other. And if they were to have a despotism, it mattered not whether it was exercised by one tnau ot ten thousand. Freedom was to be obtained not by the hands but by the minds of men. And of the chances of obtaining freedom, he must say, he saw most gratifying symptoms even in Mr. O'Connell's address. There was a veiy marked difference between the tone ol that great man now, and when he came down to the Town Hall for the purpose of lecturing them into a proper submis- sion to the Whig cabinet. And it was of no small im- portance to prevail on such a man, so to change his ton » of address. Perhaps by a little rational compulsion they might induce him to go a little further. The CHAIRMAN then read a letter from Mr. Watson, postponing a motion of which he had given previous notice. Also a letter from a member of the Union, named J. P. Green, recommending the members of the Union to meet once a week, in addition to the meeting of the council Mr. COLLINS stated, that he had attended a meeting at Stourbridge 011 Monday, at which it was unanimously re- solved to adopt the National Petition, to obtain signature* to it, and to set on foot a subscription lor the National Rent. Mr. HOLL announced, that he Imd already in hand, after deducting all expenses, 461. 12s. 2d., exclusive of loi. from the Women's Union. Three cheers were then given for the ladies, after which the meeting broke up. THE LATE STORM— THE WEATHER. We have received accounts from various parts of the coast of a most afflicting character. On the coast of Ireland espe- cially, the damage done by the wind appears to have been very great, and the tide was, in many parts of the United Kingdom, so high, as to completely inundate the street* and to make the roads impassable. The continued rain » have also flooded many parts of the country, and several parts of the country, and several lives have been lost in con- sequence. We select the following reports from the pto- vincial and Irish papers, beginning with the latter: THE ST. PATRICK STEAMER.— The St. Patrick left Liver- pool at seven o'clock 011 Tuesday morning, with a tolerabl* full cargo, assorted in the usual variety. She experienced s dreadfully rough passage, during some part of which she was " hove to," unable to make progress against the gale, and ae twenty minutes to five o'clock on Wednesday moniing, she was driven 011 the rocks at Churchtown, in the county ol- Wexford, a quarter of a mile inside Hook Tower, the en- trance ol the harbour, where she instantly became a total wreck— losing six persons— twenty, three persons being pro- videntially saved.— Wat erf or d Mirror. The barque Isabella, of Preston, Captain Ryner, from Pernambueo, for Liverpool, went aground 011 Drumroe Bank, a large shoal near Duncannon, hut was got off at flood- tide on Tuesday, and brought to anchor in Duncannon Bay. On Wednesday morning she was torn from, her an- chors and driven a second time on Drumroe Bank. At two, ' clock, Mr. Benjamin Conn, the head of the pilot estab- lishment at Passage, accompanied by his son, were, fortu- nately enabled to board her, although with extreme difficulty, hut while they were engaged in clearing away the wreck,- the vessel beat over the bank and settled in deep water. The Messrs. Conn and the adventurous crew were, fortunately, able to leave before she heeled on her beam ends, which she did almost immediately, and drove on shore in Atherstown Bay. At nine o'clock on Wednesday night, a small vessel, ap- parently a brig, called Le Speculator, of Sr. Malo, was to- tally wrecked on Tranmore Strand. She instantly went to. pieces. At two o'clock on Wednesday, the brig Svvaine, from Cork » for Newport, in ballast, was driven on shore at Bonmahou ; crew saved. The barque Cammilla, of Glasgow, for Liveipool from Singapore, was lost near the entrance of Dungarvon on Wednesday. The crew were rescued by the humane exer- ions of several persons who witnessed the melancholy scene. On Friday morning, a French brig ran ashore at Sixmile- Point. The crew were saved with great difficulty by the intrepidity of the coast guard; but three out of five poor fishermen, who had rowed out to give her assistance, went down by the skiff upsetting Wicklow paper. During the whole of yesterday, there prevailed the most tempestuous weather. The violence of the wind rendered walking in the streets very dangerous, from the falling slates and chimneys. The rain poured down incessantly, and the low fields on May's- ground, adjacent to the Lagan em- bankment, are under water to the depth, in some places, of several feet.— Belfast Whig. The Ariadne was driven on Monday night upon the north, bar at the entrance of Wexford harbour, where she settled down ; the crew were compelled to take to the rigging to save their lives. They remained in this dreadful situation till ths following day about one o'clock, when three of. the poor fellows having endeavoured to get at some pork in the fore part of the ship, were washed overboard and seen no more. THE MARY OF LIVERPOOL.— This vessel was stranded off Ring, near Clonakilty, in the west of this county, in the gale of Tuesday morning. By the exertions of several gen- tlemen in the neighbourhood, the master and crew were got off safely In the course of the day she went to piecesj very little of the cargo was saved. The barque Clementson, of Whitehaven, from Porto Cabello for Liverpool, is 011 shore at Ballycotton— all hand » saved. During the height of the gale on Wednesday the sea broke over the beach, and lias laid the whole of Lodmoor under wafer, which now resembles the sea, and the turnpike road is, for the present, impassable.— Letter from IVetj- mou'h. During the night of Wednesday two vessels were wrecked on Portland Beach, opposite Langton, names unknown, and all hands perished. Last Saturday, a schooner, the Ocean, of Sundeiland, got- on the Middle, and soon afterwards became a complete wrei k ; crew saved and landed at Wivenlioc. On the same day the Leda, of Scaiborough, was lost on the Shipwash ; on the following day the Mantura, of Scarborough, and the Medway, of Sunderland, were lost on the Gunfleet; tli » respective crews were all saved.— Essex Ilerald. During the greater part of yesterday and this day we have been visited by a continued heavy fall of rain, and the con- sequence has been that the lower part of this city and St. Thomas is very much inundated. Whilst we write the lain continues incessant, accompanied by more than half a gale of wind.— Plymouth, Dec, 1. The loss of life at Clovelly, during the late storm, is not so great as was at first supposed. Two of the mising boat* were picked up by a vessel, and taken into Bridgewateri and two others were driven under Lundy Island, where, they got shelter, and were preserved Cambrian. The brig Wonder, on the morning of the 20th ult., waa driven on shore at Winterton, outside of the outer bank. The chief officer and men of the coast guard immediately proceeded with the apparatus and Dennett's rockets, and it communication was made with them on the first fire, as has always been the case in every instance in which they have been brought into operation. It was, however, soon appa- rent that the crew were utterly ignorant as to what they weie to do with the line which had been just sent to tliein. A party was dispatched for the life boat, but she did not arrive till the vessel had gone to pieces, and the last man had perished,— Hampshire Advertiser. On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning last, the wind blowing a very strong gale from the south- west, the tide at Swansea rose to the extraordinary height of twenty- three feet two inches, as indicated by the tide gauge on the pier, being seven feet two inches above its proper level— Cambrian. On Wednesday night the wind, which had been blowing a strong- gale, increased to a hurricane, and about three in the morning there was a violent storm of thunder, lightning. and hail. The lowlands are everywhere flooded. Bristol Mercury. On Sunday morning, the Johanna, a Norwegian vessel, came on shore about a mile to the east of Black Rock. She was without cargo or crew. In the night, about twelve o'clock, a burst of thunder was heaid, and the electric fluid struck one of the northern spires of the palace, which it destroyed, although, fortunately, without injuring the rest of the edifice. A French vessel, the Martin de Savreu, was totally wrecked 011 Saturday. Two bodies have been picked up in the neighbourhood, supposed to he a portion of tlie crew. During the gale 011 Friday, a French brig, Le Deux Edouards, laden with wine and brandy, appeared in our roads under bare poles. She rode out the gale in a sur- prising manner, and has since proceeded on her course to Havre Brighton, Dec. 3. Yesterday, the 29th of November, all day, the barometer i stood here at 28% inches, being lower than has been ob- served for some years— Sunderland Herald. [ The depres- sion of the mercurial column has been a matter of very ge- neral remark.] In the beginning of the week the weather was intensely cold, and on the Tuesday night we had a fall of sno< v.— Sheffield Independent. PRIZE GOOSEBERRIES FOR THIS SEASON— The hea- viest gooseberries of each colour exhibited at the diffe- rent shows in the kingdom are as follows:— Red berry, Wonderful, 30 dwts. 1(> grs., grown by Mr. W. Gid- dings, Huntingdonshire ; yellow, Leader, 21> dwts. & grs., by Mr. Giddings ; green, seedling, 26 dwts. 2 grs. by John Brotherton, Wistaston ; white, Swan, 24 dwts. 19 grs., by Mr. Giddings. 4 THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, N O V E M B E R 5* 4. 292 MUNICIPAL REVISION FOR HIE BOROUGH OF BIRMINGHAM. IHORATIO WADDINGTON, Esq., Barrister * at Law, having been appointed by Her Majesty, in the Charter of Incorpoiation which she has been graciously pleased to grant to the borough of Birmingham, to RE- VISE the BURGESS LIST for the said Borough, as well us the LIST of CLAIMS and OBJECTIONS, on the Eleventh dayol December, of the present year, in the manner directed in the Act passed in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of his late Majesty William the Fourth, for regulating Municipal Corporations in England and Wales, hereby give Notice, that I shall bold an open Court for that purpose, at the Public Office, in Moor sti eet, with- in the said Borough of Birmingham, on the said Eleventh day of December at ten o'clock in the forenoon. And I here- by require the Overseers, Vestry Clerks, and Collectors ol Poors' Rates, of all the Parishes situated wholly or in part within the said Borough, to attend my said Court, and to tiring with them all Books and Papers in any way relating to th3 Poors' Rates of their respective Parishes. H. WADDINGTON. Temple, December 1st, 1838. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. ST. MARTIN'S WARD. T a MEETING of the BURGESSES of St. L Martin's Ward, held at the George Inn, Digbeth, the 3rd day of December, 1838, . * Etaojved, Being entiUed to return Three Burgesses as Town Coun- cillofsjj linfre of opinion that such Councillors should he knoibn mifri of strict integrity, and identified with the interests and wank of the Ward; fetuated by this impression, we respectfully and strongly recommend the Burgesses to vote for the undermentioned gentlemen, viz.: — Mr. JAMES JAMES. Bradford- street; Mr. FREDERICK J. WELCH, Bromsgrove- street; Mr. JOHN WRIGHT, Bradford street. Signed, by order of the Meeting. THOMAS HILL, Chairman. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. NOTICES of OBJECTION having been served extensively on the BURGESSES in the REFORM INTEREST; Those amongst them who have been objected to by " JOHN PALMER," are requested to communicate the particulars of their cases to Mr. W. BARLOW, at his offices, Bennett's hill, — S. BRAY, at his offices, Temple- street, or, — DOUGLAS, at the Journal Office, New- street. And those who have been objected to by '!. JOHN SWINNERTON CUDLIPP," are requested to coin- municate the particulars of their cases to Mr. W. REDFERN, at bis offices, Paradise- street. November 27, 1838. EDGBASTON WARD. AT a PUBLIC MEETING of the Burgesses of this Ward, in the Reform interest, held at tile Earl Grey Tavern, in the Pershore- road, on the 3rd of De- cember, 1833, Mr. W. JENNINGS, in the chair; It was resolved unanimously, 1. That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is desirable that the Burgesses, on this, the first occasion of exercising their new municipal rights, should elect, as Town Coun- cillors, men who are known to be friendly to a popular system of local government. 2. That Henry Van Wart, E « q., Clement Cotterill Scholefield, Esq., and Charles Sturge, Esq., are, in the opinion of this meeting, fit and proper persons to repre. sent this Ward in the Town Council, and that they be re- commended to the Burgesses accordingly. S. That in order to carry the foregoing resolutions into effect, the gentlemen present do form a committee, with power to add to their number. * W. JENNINGS, Chairman. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. ST. PETER'S WARD. AT a numerous and respectable MEETING of the BURGESSES of the above Ward, convened by ad- vertisement and public placard, held at the Golden Lion, in Aston- street, on Tuesday, the 4th instant, Mr. E. M. MARTIN IN THE CHAIR; The following resolutions wete passed unanimously: — On the motion of. Muv WILLIAM CoitAH, seconded by Mr. RICHAKD ISMITH, That it is the opinion of this meeting, that St. Peters Ward should be represented by men of talent and business- like habits, and that they should be of liberal and en- lightened views, and known to Be friendly to Representative Muncicipal Government. On the motion of Mr. J. H. HOPKINS, seconded by Mr. JOHN SMinrr - That the following gentlemen are eminently qualified to represent this important Ward~ m- the Municipal Council, and that they be now put in nomination, and recommended to the Burgesses for election as Town Councillors :— Mr. WILLIAM SC HOLE FIELD, Mr. JAMES JAMES, Mr. SAMUEL HUTTON, Mr. JAMES DRAKE, Mr. CHARLES GEACH, and Mr. R. H. TAYLOR. On the motion of Mr. THOMAS WESTON, seconded by Mr. JOHN WEBSTER, That the Burgesses now present do form themselves into a committee, with power to add to their numbers, to secure the election/ 6f the gentlemen named in the last resolution; and that the Chairman and Secretary be requested to give publicity to the proceedings of this meeting, in such manner as they may consider best. E. MONTGOMERY MARTIN, Chairman, Thirty gentlemen then gave in their names as members of the committee. The attendance of any Burgess, whose views are favourable to the above resolutions, and whose names are not yet on the committee, is respectlully solicited. WILLIAM CORAH, Secretary. At an adjourned meeting, held at the Edgbaston Tavern Ryland- road, on the 5th of December, It was further resolved, That the grateful thanks of this meeting be presented to the General Committee, appointed to promote the Incor- poration of the town, and for its strenuous and public- spirited exertions in the cause of popular local government and for the successful issue which has crowned its labours. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. ST: THOMAS'S WARD. AT an adjourned MEETING of the BURGESSES of this Ward, called by placard, and held at the Wel- lington Tavern, Islington, on Thursday evening, November 29, 1838. It was resolved unanimously, That the resolution of the meeting held at the Dun Cow, in the Horse Fair, on Monday evening last, is fully con- firmed and approved of by this meeting, viz.:— that Mr. JOSEPH STURGE, Mr. WILLIAM MIDDLEMORE, and Mr. WILLIAM PARE, ' are fit and proper persons to represent this Ward in the Borough Council, and that this meeting does pledge itself to use its best exertions, both individually and collectively to promote the return of the above- named gentlemen. At an adjourned Meeting of the Burgesses, held at the Dun Cow, Horse Fair, on Monday evening, December 3, It was resolved unanimously. That the Ward be divided into Eight Districts for the purpose of canvassing the Burgesses generally, to secure the election of the above- named gentlemen ; and sixteen indi- viduals having volunteered their services as canvassers. Resolved unanimously, That this meeting do adjourn until Monday next, to the Dun Cow, Horse Fair, at eight o'clock in the evening, when the result of the canvass will be submitted to the Burgesses then present. WILLIAM HASLEWOOD SMITH, Chairman. Committee Room, Horse Fair, December 3,1838. NOMINATION OF TOWN COUNCILLORS. ST. MARY'S WARD. AT a PUBLIC MEETING of BURGESSES connecfed with the above Ward, convened by placard, at the PUBLIC OFFICE, on WEDNESDAY evening last, De- cember 5th, Mr. KERKHOFF in the Chair, the following Resolutions weie unanimously passed : — 1. That Mr. SAMUEL BEALE, Mr. J. H. CUTLER, and Mr. R. C. MASON, lie approved by this meeting as persons eminently qualified to represent the Ward of St. Mary's in the Common Council. 2. That the committee already formed ( with power to add to their number) be requested immediately to com. inence a canvass of the whole Ward, in order to secure the return of the candidates now put in nomination. 3. That the best thanks of this meeting be given to the gentlemen composing the Corporation Committee, by whose persevering exertions the Charter of Incorporation for the Borough of Birmingham was obtained ; and lor their recom- mendation of persons eminently qualified to represent this Ward in the Town Council. WILLIAM KERKHOFF, Chairman. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. LADYWOOD WARD. AT an adjourned MEETING of the BURGESSES . of this Ward, convened by public advertisement, and held on Thursday evening last, at Mr. Owen's, the Crown Inn, Broad- street, the resolution of the last meeting, viz. hat Mr. TOHNABETTS, Mr. THOMAS CLARK » jun , and Mr. BENJAMIN HADLEY, are emirfentls qualified to represent this Ward in Ihe Muni cipal Council of the/ Borough, and that the gentlemen now present, with power to add to their number, be a committee lor conducting the election, was unanimously confirmed. The committee will meet again on Thursday evening next the 10th of December, at eight o'clock, when the Burgesses generally are invited to attend. RICHARD BAYFIELD, Secretary. THEATRE ROYAL, BIRMINGHAM. MR. IV. H. ANGEL IAS the honour to announce that his BENEFIT L will take place on MONDA Y, December 10, on which occasion only MR. ELTON, Of the Theatre Royal, Covent- Garden, will appear, by the kind permission of W. C. MAcaEADY, Esq-, for this night MISS ALLISON Will make her sixth appearance, in the character of " Des- demona," and MRS. W. II. ANGEL, For this evening, will perform her original character of Alice," in the" Wreck Ashore." On MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1838, will be pre- sented Slmkspeare's Tragedy of OTHELLO. Othello Mr. ELTON. Iago Mr. W1LK1NS. Cassio . Mr. FORDE. ltoderigo Mr. W. H. ANGEL. Desdemona Miss ALLISON. Emilia Mrs. W. H. ANGEL, Her first appearance here these six years. In the course of the evening, Mr. W. H. ANGEL will sing THE COSMETIC DOCTOR, AND THE MISERIES OF A LORD MAYOR. FINALE TO CINDERELLA, MADAME INEZ. To conclude with the Domestic Drama of the WRECK ASHORE; OR A BRIDEGROOM FROM THE SEA. ACT I— WINTER. Miles Bertram ( Squire of Moatley) Mr. FORDE. Captain Grampus ( a Smuggler) Mr. WILK1NS. Marmaduke Magog ( Parish Constable) Mr. W. II. ANGEL. Jemmy Starling( a Farmer's Boy) Mr. SIMPSON. Bella Miss M. A. CRISP. Alice Mrs. W. H. ANGEL, As originally performed by her. A lapse of five years is supposed to occur between each act. ACT II SUMMER. Miles Bertram, . Mr. FORDE. Grampus ( an Outcast) — ,— Mr. WILKINS. Marmaduke Magog( a Parish Beadle) Mr. W. H. ANGEL. Avery Mr. WHITTALL. Barbelot Mr. STRETCH. Farmer Faljwfield Mr. BLAND. Blackadder Mr. BRUCE. Jemmy Starling ( a Married Man)_ Mr. SIMPSON. Bella ( the Bride) Miss M. A. CRISP. Alice ( a Bridemaid) ™ , ™ Mrs. W. H. ANGEL. Tickets to be had of Mr. ANCISL, 102, Navigation- street, and at TURNER'S Printing- office, Snowhill. Lower Boxes 3s Upper Boxes 2s— Pit Is— Gallery 6d. Half- price to the Boxes only, at nine o'clock. The doors will open at half- past six, and the performance commence precisely at seven. The Box- office is open from eleven till four, where tickets and places may be secured. Box book- keeper, Mr. Brooke. Stage Manager, Mr. SIMPSON. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. TO THE INDEPENDENT BURGESSES OF DUDDESTON CUM NECHELLS. GENTLEMEN, YOU are most of you aware that TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS, called by placard in the most public manner, have been held in our Ward, at which " good men and true" were proposed, and strongly, bur respectfully re- commended to you lor support in the Town Council soon to be elected. Unfortunately the latter meeting, although called ex- pressly by a small party of men who are not very fond of meeting the people, tui ned out a complete failure to them, and a few of the most ambitious among them feeling their pride thus humbled, have done— what think you?— Why they have actually joined the very party whom they have all their life time been describing as the most unprincipled, dis- honest, and unworthy set of men, as a party, ever known to this country. And farther, they have at a hole- and- corner meeting, called nobody knows how or by whom, actually suffered themselves to be put forth and recommended to * V0* ir notice, with men whom they, in your hearing at Aston " Church, have always repudiated. Although perfect gentle- men and very eood men in their private capacities, still nobody knows better than Messis. GAMMON, HAYCOCK, and SWINGLKU, that their new companions are not the men to workout the principles of your new Charter; the first of which is that admirable cue of self government, that gives to every man the right of\ otiiig before he is laxeil. Thus, according to these Ko JUS, you must he stultified in the first year of your liberty! But it is quite impossible ; as soon would you expegt fire ai. d water to amalgamate toge- ther, us Messrs. ROBINS and HAYCOCK, or Messrs. GAM- MON and GREEN, or- SwiNGLER and CRACICLOW, IO work to- gether for the general good, and the carrying out the prin- ciples of your new Charter. Now, brother Burgesses, we call upon you by every tie that hinds man to man, to show these truckling politicians that you well know how to appreciate honesty of purpose, and rectitude of principle, and that you are determined no longer to be handed over from faction to faction, but that you eschew both Whig and Tory factions, and are deter- mined to support the men of the peoples' choice ! Be then firm, be determined, and, by your votes and in- terest, place the following gentlemen unanimously chosen at both public meetings, as your Representatives in the Town Council, Mr. JOHN PIERCE, — JOHN CORN FORTH, _ WILLIAM PAGE, _ T. HICKLING, — FAIRBROT11ER PAGE, — CHARLES TRUMAN.* By order of the Committee, WALTER COOPER, Chairman. * Mr. TRUMAN is put in the place of Mr. WILCOX, who estimates bis neighbours' kindness, and respectfully declines their intended honour. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. ST. GEORGE'S WARD. AT A MEETING OF BURGESSES, called by Placard, and- held at the GRAND TURK, Steelhouse lane, December 6, 1838, Mr. GEORGE EDMONDS in the Chair, It was resolved— That the following Gentlemen be recommended to the Burgesses, as fit and proper persons to lepresent this Ward in the Town Council, viz. Mr. THOMAS C. SALT, Mr. WILLIAM COURT, and Mr. ALFRED LAWDEN. v That the Burgesses present do constitute a Committee; to promote the election of the above Gentlemen. That this Meeting highly approves of the valuable services of the Central Incorporation Committee; but, at the same time, does not accept of their recommendation of persons fit to be elected Councillors, us a precedent for the luture election of Councillors, but a^ a necessary part of the busi- ness entrusted to tkem in th^ introduction of the Charter of Incorporation. That the proceedings o/ this Meeting be advertised and placarded. GEQRGE EDMONDS, Chairman, Resloved— That the best tha/ ks of this Meeting given to Mr, Edmonds, for bis ajfle conduct in the chair. * » * The Coinramtee will meet at Mr. Newnham's, the WHITE HAUT, i/ i Summer- lanel corner of Brearley- street on Tuesday Evening next; and at Mr. Aston's, the ROSE and CROWN, Whiuall- street, on Thursday Evening next, each evening at Seven o'clock precisely, when the attend mice of all Burgesses in the above Ward, favourable to the Reform interest is earnestly requested. JOHN POWELL, Secretary AV: the i ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS FOR ST. PAUL'S WARD, a MEETING of BURGESSES of St. Paul ard, held at the CHAPEL INN, Great Charles- street on MONDAY, Dec. 3rd, It was unanimously resolted, That the Burgesses present pledgjjjifcemselves to support c elt'qtion " of- * I /\ I In Mr. D^ U D M ALINS, M I V MI'- JBPPPH M A Ii Sfi A'L' J M^ WTL LIA M " SO UT- Kl?, to l/ ie Municipal Coiurcil, and tiiey earnestly recommend them to the favoural)^ consideration of the Burgesses gene raliy, as most eligij/ e persons to represent the opinions an interests of the iifliabitants of this Ward. B. P. BARTLEET, Chairman. Committfe- room, Dec. 5th, 1838. P. S. The committee meet every Wednesday evening, at seven, at the Chapel Inn, Great Charles- street. General Post Office, 5rh December, 183a " t& JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Her Ma jesty's Postmaster General will be ready to receiv tenders, on or before the 24th day of December next, at twelve o'clock, for running a Mail Coach, with Two Horses between Wolverhampton and Ludlow. The conditions may be seen on application to the Post Offices at Wolverhampton, Ludlow, and Birmingham, or at the Office of the Surveyor and Superintendent of Mail Coaches in London. The tenders are to be endorsed, tenders for the " Wolver- hampton and Ludlow Mail Coach," sealed up and addressed to Her Majesty's Postmaster General. Bv command, THOMAS LAURENCE, Assistant Secretary. OLD FOREIGN CIGARS. IT is acknowledged by all who have tried them, that the finest Old FOREIGN CIGARS to be obtained in Birmingham, are at MELLON'S, 71, NEW STREET, corS ner of Christ Church Passage. 1jEgr Only try them. PUBLICANS will effect a considerable saving in pur- chasing their Cigars at the above Establishment. Ari in- spection of the prices and quality is respectfully solicited. About 2 000 English, Scotch, and French Snuff Boxes, selling at half- price. AT J. PIDGEON'S, 87, High- street, near New- street, there will be found the largest and cheapest Stock of LACE GOODS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, MILLINERY', MUSLINandBRUSSELS COLLARS, CAPES, & c., in Birmingham. To Gentlemen requiring SILK STOCKS, HUNTING and TRAVELLING SHAWLS, GLOVES, HO- SIERY, & c., J. P. being a manufacturer, begs to add that lor make, quality, and lowness of price, his shall not be equalled by any house in the kingdom. Wholesale and for Exportation. A respectable JUNIOR ASSISTANT WANTED. SHAKSPEARE ROOM, NEXT DOOR TO THE THEATRE. THIRD WEEK. UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS. fgPHE " GREAT MAGICIAN'S" Mystic Enter- - l tainments have proved the " great magnet" of public attraction; all parts of the Magician's Temple have been honoured with fashionable and crowded audiences; all parties leave the rooms astonished and dilighted with the inncent and pleasing feats of the far- lamed original and unrivalled Magician, > MR. SUTTON, He will peiform his NECROMANTIC and VENTRI- LO QUI STIC WON DERS, with splendid changes, every evening next week, except Saturday. ggf A grand Pit and Gallery have been erected in the room, with elevated Stage, & c., at a great expense. Doors open at seven. Curtain rises at eight o'clock pre- cisely. Boxes, 2s.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. No half price but to children under twelve years of age, to Stalls and Pit. Boxes may be engaged at the rooms daily from eleven to four o'clock. CROSS GUNS INN, DALE- END, BIRMINGHAM, Within three minutes' walk of the London and Liverpool Railway Stations. JOSEPH BROOKES most gratefully acknowledges the very liberal support he received at his late resi- dence, ( the Fox Inn, Hurst- street), and begs to announce that he has taken and entered upon the above house, which has undergone many alterations and improvements, and most respectfully solicits the patronage and support of his friends, commercial and agricultural gentlemen, and the public generally. By a scrupulous regard to comfort and convenience, keeping a well supplied larder, choice wines and spirits, with every attention to the stabling department, lie confidently hopes to merit their favours. N. B. There is a comfortable Smoke Parlour for the ac- commodation of gentlemen of the town, which is well sup- plied with London daily and other newspapersr An Ordinary every day at half- past one, and a Market Dinner every Thursday at two o'clock. The Omnibus to Atlierstone as usual every day ( except Sunday) at half- past four o'clock. OFFICES REMOVED TO BENNETT'S- IlILL. NATHANIEL LEA, Share Broker, Land Surveyor, Auctioneer, and Appraiser, Birmingnam, most re- spectfully announces that his OFFICES are REMOVED Irom No. 34, CANNON- STREET, to those lately occupied by Messrs. Whateley, No. 40, BENNETT'S- IlILL, neurly op- posite the News Room, a situation which( as a Share Broker in particular) lie hopes will be found more convenient for the calls of his numerous friends, with whose commands he trusts still to be honoured, and for whose past favours he takes this opportunity of making his most giateful acknow- ledgements. SHARES WANTED— Worcester and Birmingham Canal — Birmingham and Gloucester Railway— Birmingham Fire Office— Birmingham Banking Company, Midland ditto, District ditto, Bank of Birmingham— Broad- street Brewery— Old and New Union Mill, & c. SHARES ON SALE— Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas, Birmingham Old Gas, ( tenths)— Birmingham Water Works— General Steam— District Fire Office— Warwick and Leamington Bank, & c. Two OFFICES on Bennett's- hill, and a HOUSE, No. 34, Cannon- street to be LET. Apply to N. LEA, No. 40, Bennett's- hill. BETTS'S PATENT BRANDY'. ] T cannot be matter of surprise that the extraor- dinary patronage with which this favourite beverage has been liotionred— a patronage brought about by those two distinguishing features, its essential pmity, and striking similarity in flavour to that of the finest French Brandy- should have called into activity many pretenders, whose efforts, like those of their annual predecessors, promise the same abortive results, from the total failure in all attempts at producing an article with ihe slightest pretension to approach it iu quality. To guard the public against being misled, and to assure them of the utter futility of a'l such attempts, J. T. BEITS and Co., need only state that the peculiarly wholesome pro- perties of their Brandy— attested by many eminent Che- mists, and Irequently published since its introduction in 1829— aie secured by Patent Right, which, in itself, fonns a sufficient guarantee if purchasers be careful to establish the identity of the article. The Distillery, No. 7, SMITHMELD BARRS, LONDON, is the only Establishment of J. T. BUTTS & Co. The Agents appointed for this district of country are Mr. JOHN SKELTON Birmingham. Mr. Thomas Durham Lichfield. Mr. John Dell , Coventry. Mr. C. S. Clarke Wolverhampton. Mr. GeorgeJull Leamington. Mrs. Elizabeth Biddle Stourbridge. Mr. Thomas Cook Worcester. Mr. Hugh Martin . . Tewkesbury. Mr. Henry Pointer Cheltenham. Mr. James H. Lockyer Rugby. from whom, respectively, the Patent Brandy may be ob- tained, either pale or coloured, on the same terms as at the Distillery, viz., for quantities not less than Two Gallons, Eighteen Shillings per Imperial Gallon, of the highest legal strength, for cash on delivery. BIRMINGHAM LIBRARY. December 6,1838, rgTHE SUBSCRIBERS to this LIBRARY are re- J, spectfully informed, that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on Wednesday next, the 12th day of December, at the Library, in Union- street, at half- past three o'clock precisely; and theyare requested to observe, that every Subscriber must scud or deiivei to the Librarian, before the hour of one o'clock on the day of the suid meet- ing. a return of twenty names, to be marked against the list of Subscribers already sent to such persons, whom he or she shall have have selected to form the Committee for the year ensuing, to be signed at tie end of the list by the Sub- scriber 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 1839, of twenty five shil- lings, are now due ; and all not paid three months after the 1st instant, will be subject to an'additioiial fine of one shillin for every three months progressively. WILLIAM ALLDRITT, Librarian. WANTED, a JUNIOR CLERK in a Counting House. He must write a good and expeditious hand, and possess a good character. Address, post paid, C., Journal- office. THE LOVE OF KNOWLEDGE CONDUCIVE TO HAPPINESS AND VIRTUE. ASERMON, preached in Birmingham, July 29, 1838, on behalf of the Cambridge- street Sunday Schools. By J. G. ROBBERDS. Price Threepence. Published at the request of the Cambridge- street Society, and for the benefit of their Schools. Birmingham: Allen arid Lyon, Bennett's- hill; Drake, New- street; and Belcher and Son, High- street. London: Mardon, Farringdon- street; Smallfield and Son, Newgate- stree:. Errata In the report of the opening of the Heatlifield Observatory, in Mr. Madeley's speech, 1st column, 24tU line from bottom, for 1888, read 188- 2nd column, 1st line, for " Mescience," read " science." Mr. Smith's speech, 24th line, for " antripetal," read " centripetal." TO be LET, a HOUSE and SHOP, 144, in Livery- street, Birmingham; a Cook and Huxter's Es- tablishment may be entered upon immediately. Apply at the shop. NATIONAL RENT. HONOURABLE RIVALRY.— We have received two pounds on behalf of the National Rent, from the " Little House" in Broad- street. The Great House must look out. Sir,— I have this day, on behalf of the Newtown Political Union, paid to the directors and company of the bank of Manchester, at Newtown, the further sum of fifteen pounds, to be placed with Messrs. Prescott, Grote, and Co., to the credit of the interim trustees of the National Rent. EVAN DAVIES, Secretary to the Newtown Political Union. Newtown, 5tli Dec., 1838. To R. K. Douglas, Esq., Birmingham. We have also received a letter of credit for five pontics, in favour of Messrs. Prescott and Grote, which we have transmitted to these gentlemen, from Beitli, Scotland. Mr. Crawford, the treasurer, says in his accompany letter— " We are levying our rent by instalments, and I hope I shall be able to send you more by the new year." THE NATIONAL RENT IN SCOTLAND.— A corres- pondent favours us with the following particulars re- specting the progress of this question at Kirriemuir, a market town about eighteen miles north of Dundee. " A public meeting of the Union was held on Monday, ( the 3rd,) by a hicli the National Rent was unanimously approved of, and collectors appointed, as directed by the Birmingham circular. A public meeting of the Female Political Union took place tlie same evening, when several topics were discussed, and amongst others, the five points embraced by the National Petition, and the necessity of union and perseverance. Several at- tempts have been made by the High Church and Tory party to disorganise tlie Union, by getting up lectures on the church question, which has ( livid d the minds of the people in Scotland so much of late years, but they have all proved unavailing; and although there are a great number of the members of the Union in connection with the established church, so firm seems to be their determination, that they have voluntarily- resolved to give up their comparatively minor disputes, and direct their united energies to the pulling- up and rooting out of that ancient, but unvenerated and exe- crable fabric— exclusive legislation. The principle of universal suffrage is gaining rapid ground in the other towns to the north and east of Duudee, where I am acquainted, and there is little doubt but the machine, once set going, will continue its motion, until all the vain and vile splendour of an ancient monarchy— all institutions, civil, religious, and military, will be con- fided to the control of a Parliament, the direct organ of the people, renewed annually, through universal suffrage." MESSRS. IIODWAY AND SON- 13 ESPEC T FULLY inform those Persons IN JfV W ANT of WINE and SPIRIT VAULTS. PUB- I. I C HOUSES, INNS, and RETAIL BREWERIES, that they have recently entered upon their list for sale some ol the most important situations in Birmingham. Coming in from £ 20 In £ 1.000. SALE POSTPONED. fS^ HE public is respectfully informed, that the sale JL of Household Furniture', Brewing Utensils, & c., at Ihe Wagon and Horses, Edmund- street, Birmingham, ad- vertised in the Herald on Thursday, is for the present postponed. JOHN RODWAY and SON, Appraisers, Auctioneers, & c., Edgbaston- street. Birm irigham. REGISTER OFFICE, 12, NEW- STHEET. CONDUCTED BY MR. AND MRS. SHEAF. ANTED, bv a respectable man ( employed as a V V Farm Bailiff the last 16 years) a similar situation. Wanted, experienced Cooks. Wanted, experienced Housemaids. Wanted, several Girls of All Work. Wanted, experienced and young Nursemaids. Wanted, several plain Cooks. Wanted, Servants for Hotels, Inns, and Public- houses. Wanted, Two young Men as Grooms, & c. Mr. S. has continual applications by Porters, Grooms, Gardeners, Coachmen, Butlers, & c,, & c., who are in want of Situations. DUDDESTON WARD.— The coalition between Messrs. Gammon, Haycock, and Swingler, and Messrs. Crack- low, Robins, and Green, is still openly maintained. We really were not prepared forso complete an abandon- ment of all former professions. There is one comfort, the coalition will certainly be fatal to the hopes ot those that are iu it. Wisdom will be justified of her children. ST. PETER'S WARD.— A correspondent, a burgess of the ward, says—" I have noticed an account, pub- lished in the papers of yesterday, of a meeting of burgesses of St. Peter's ward, which was held at the Golden Lion, in Aston- street, on Tuesday evening last, at which it appears to have been determined to nomi- nate, for the office of town councillors, Mr. James James and Mr. Charles Gcach, in lieu of Messis. Turner and Hadley. From this circumstance, it would appear that the central committee have consented to withdraw the two latter individuals; iu doing- this, it cannot be doubted that they have exercised a sound discretion, for which they are entitled to praise. I apprehend, however, that the same praise cannot be bestowed upon those gentlemen who attended the meeting, with reference to the choice they have made. It will be recollected, that the burgesses took immedi- ate alarm at what was considered an act of dictation of the central committee, and it can hardly be sup- posed that they will he more willing to acquiesce in the dictation of a small knot of gentlemen, belonging to tlie congregation of Carr's- lane, who, it would appear, desire to have Mr. James here, Mr. James there, and Mr. James everywhere. Now, I do not blame these gentlemen for having an attachment to i Mr. James, because I consider him a most worthy man, hut however much they may he disposed to set him up as an idol for their own worship, it is rather too much to expect that all the other burgesses should he fellow worshippers. Mr. James is no doubt a very fit and proper person to be a councillor, or an alderman, for the ward in which lie is a burgess; but I cannot admit that lie is at all fit or proper for St. Peter's ward, with which he has no connection whatever. There are numbers of burgesses within the ward, quite us eligible ( o fill the office of councillor as he, to whom we certainly ought lo give preference, and inasmuch as Mr. Francis Clarke, a gentleman of equal respect- ability, was objected to solely on this ground, I most earnestly call upon my brother burgesses to be consist- ent, and make a determined s'. and against Mr. James also. There is still another reason against our support- ing Mr. James, namely, that he is put in nomination for his own ward, for which it is probable he will be returned; however this may be, I trust, notwithstand- ing the offieiousness of his over zealous friends, that Mr. James's own strong sense of propriety will induce him, at onc- e, indignantly to reject the idea of forcing himself upon a ward with which he is entirely un- connected." SECOND EDITION. BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1838. LONDON GAZETTE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. WILLIAM WOODRO W, innholrter, Yeovil, Somersetshire. BANKRUPTS. CHRISTOPHER ANNET COLl. IS, licensed victualler. Chipping. liill, William, Essex, Dee. 18 and Jan 18, at the Bankrupts' Court. GEORGE HOLDEN, stiffuer, Salford, Lancashire, Dec. '.' 1 aud Jan. 18, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. JOHN REVELL, hosier, Sheffield, Dec. 18 and Jan. 18, at the Town- hall, Sheffield. The Revising Barrister opens his Court at the Pub lie Office, on Tuesday next, when all persons objected,. to ought to attend, as well as all persons who have claims of registry. In his speech at the Liverpool dinner, it will be re- membered, Lord JOHN RUSSELL declared that he would not put down public meetings of the people. The ministerial papers were in raptures with a declaration so eminently liberal on the part of Her MAJESTY'S ministers, that they would not put down public meet- ings. Whether some change have since that period come over the noble lord's opinions, we do not know; but the following- correspondence, between his under- secretary and the magistrates of Hyde, seems rather to indicate that there has:— Lord John Russell ( says Mr. Phillips) requests that, in the event of any public notice being given of any other meeting at night within your district, you will send him immediate information of it; and he thinks it will he advisable in such case, that the magistrates should issue a public notice, warning all persons of the illegality of such meetings, and of the danger of attending them, and that the magistrates are determined to preserve peace. Lord John Russell also requests the magistrates to take measures for obtaining correct information of all that passes at any future meeting, with a view to bringing to justice persons who may be guilty of a violation of the law. But he advises the magistrates not to attempt by force to disperse n meeting, unless the peace is actually broken, and interference for dispersing the meeting is absolutely necessary. Now, with respect to torch- light meetings, to which allusion is here made, we do not very seriously differ from the Home Secretary. We never have been able to perceive in such meetings any advantage to countervail the evident objections arising out of their alarming appearance, and, unless under the most patient and considerate management, their mischievous tendency. We look upon them as most dangerous to the cause of the people, because it is impossible, by any management, to exclude from them persons whose object it is to create riot and disturbance, or to watch them when attempting to carry that object into ef- fect. They subject the honest and straightforward amongst the people, to all the evil imputations which mixing- themselves up with those who are neither the one nor the other necessarily involves. They may be, and if commonly indulged in would be, the parents of numerous accidents, even where the disposition of the parties was unquestionable. Who first suggested them we do not know ; but, unless it were in 4 case of marked peculiarity, he deserved mole credit for his love of novelty than for sound practical sense. If ever it should happen, that the engagements of the people were such that even once in six months it would be impossible for them to spare one afternoon to the public discussion of their political interests, and we confess we cannot comprehend under what circumstances such an impossibility could occur, then, much and seriously as we should otherwise object to such an arrangement, we would rather see the Irish fashion adopted, and political meetings held on Sunday afternoon than by torch- light. Admitting- as fully a3 the most zealous churchman could require the evil of the desecration, we should look upon the evil of the darkness, and the concealment, and the tempta- tion and opportunity of irregularity, that they admi- nister, as much greater and more imminent. At the same time that we say this, we must declare our en- tire conviction, that there does not exist the slightest earthly necessity for either, and that torch- light meet- ings may be abandoned without trenching in any degree on the repose of the first day of the week, or in the smallest degree interfering with the full, free and fair expression of public opinion. But Lord JOHN, it will be seen, does not confent himself with interdicting torch- light meetings. He calls upon the magistrates of Hyde to watch all public meetings—" to take measures for obtaining correct in- formation of all that passes" at them— a praiseworthy and proper course, certainly. Correct information is most valuable, whether it respects meetings of the people, or meetings of cabinct ministers. But what is the object of the advice tendered by our modern " mirror of magistrates?" They are to obtain correct informa- tion, " with a view of bringing to justice persons who may be guilty of a violation of the law." Is there 110 foregone conclusion here ? Is there 110 insinuation, that the proceedings of public meetings, if correctly set forth, must lead to that bringing- to justice which Lord JOHN speaks of? And what means the secoud hit of advice to the magistrates? " Not to attempt, by force, to disperse a meeting, unless the peace be actually broken"— that is, not to shoot the people, unless there is a lawful excuse for doing so? The right lion. Secretary knows well, that unless there be a breach of the peace, the magistrates, acting 011 their own respon- sibility dare not attempt to disperse by force, or iu any oilier way, a meeting called for a lawful purpose. Upon information that a breach of the peace is appre- hended, and probable- cause shown, and a full conside- ration of all the circumstances, the magistrates may disperse a meeting, even though lawfully called aud holden; but, unless 011 view of a breach of the peace, they cannot of themselves do so. But the advice is sug- gestive of something more than appears on the face of it. A breach of the peace may occur at a meeting, and yet the meeting be most peaceful. Lord JOHN, perhaps, thought this plain distinction unworthy of his notice; aiui^ it is possible the magistrates of Hyde may thiffk it unworthy of theirs. The cautious counsel of tire Home Secretary may, in this way, be interpreted into a general prohibition of public meetings in that part of the country. Will the advice be limited lo the neighbourhood of Manchester? We fear it is loo good to be exclusive. We fear that what is advised of Man THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, N O V E M B E R 5* 4. 293 Chester to- day may be advised of Birmingham to- mor- row. We do not wish to forecast the fashion of uncertain evils; but, in this case, we do not see much uncertainty. The Whig government have, for some time past, been endeavouring to screw their courage to the sticking place. By and bye, their particular rule will be con- verted into a general one— that is, if they can contrive to retain their power long enough to allow of the com- pletion of the process. Much, to be sure, depends on that. The insurrection in Canada has been renewed. The intelligence of this not unexpected event was re- ceived on Saturday, and further arrivals have fully confirmed it, and shown, in addition, that tlie rising has not been on the present, anymore than on the first, confined to the lower province, but has extended equally to the upper. As was the case when the last insurrection broke out, there is an absolute torrent of particulars, which it would require much more time and space than we can devote, to reduce to anything like a consistent whole. From the dispatch of Sir JOHN COLBORNF. to Lord GLENELG, which though doubtless putting the best face on the matter that it would admit, and intended, as all such dispatches are, for the public eye, must yet be allowed a greater authority than the rumours circulated in party news- papers, it would appear that an assembling took place on the night ofthe 3rd ( ult.), at St. Ours, St. Charles, and St. Michel, of the natives 011 the Riclilieu and Yamaska rivers. This party, however, being disap- pointed in finding the arms they were led to expect, almost immediately broke up. At Beauharnois, La Prairie, aud L'Acadie, the rising was more decisive, and at these points the " loyalists" were attacked and compelled, such of them as were not made prisoners, to abandon their houses, and seek for safety in flight. The number ofthe patriots who rallied at Beauharnois and the neighbourhood, is estimated at 4,000; they had for leaders Dr. R. NELSON, Dr. COTE, and M. GAGNON. Generals MCDONALD and CLITHEROW, having received orders to march upon Napierville, where the head quarters of the patriots were finally established, arrived there after a difficult journey 011 the morning of the 10th; but the town had been abandoned on the previous evening. While the patriots were at Napierville, they had endeavoured to open a communication with the United States, which attempt had been frustrated by the loyal volunteers of La Colle, Odell town, Hemingford, and Sherrington. The consequent deficiency of arms and of ammunition seems to have been as much the cause of their retreat as the advance of the regulars. Betweeu the loyal volunteers, assisted and directed by Colonel TAYLOR, and the patriots, led 011 by Dr. NELSON, there was a smart skirmish at Odell town, in which the latter are described as having been repulsed with great loss. I11 the mean time, the party of the patriots that had taken up their station at Beauharnois were attacked by a detachment of the 71st regiment, aud two battalions of the Glengarry militia; and, after an action, in wh icli several of the 71st were killed and w ounded, driven back. Sir JOHN COLBORXE states, that several hundred prisoners had been taken, but whether of the patriots in arms, or of the patriots not in arms, is not quite clear. He acknowledges, at the same time, that the loss the loyalist side bad been severe, and that several valuable officers and loyal subjects had fallen, to whose fall, we may observe, unless in this loose and general way, the dispatch makes not the slightest allusion. So far the government dispatch, which leaves us in entire ignorance of what became of the patriots who retreated from Napierville on the 9th, as well as of those who were driven from Beauharnois on the follow- ing day. In the advance of the patriots upon Beauhar- nois, Mr. ELLICE, jun., and seveial English gentlemen were taken prisoners. They appear to have been treated with the greatest courtesy, and on the government forces coming up they seem to have been set at liberty — thev had arrived at Montreal in safety. The conduct of the patriots towards Mr. ELLICE and his companions is the more praiseworthy, that the latter were so foolhardy as to attempt a defence of the house in which they were at the time residing, and did not surrender till after a good many shots on both sides. Amongst the expedients had recourse to for crushing the insurrection, is a government order, authorising the suspension of specie payments by the loyal banks. The government newspapers exult in announcing that the ordinance does not yet extend to the Banque da Peuplc, which is specially patronised by the native Canadians, and advise a run on that establishment. Runs upon a bank which possesses general confidence, are not commonly made, and must be of doubtful suc- cess, we should think. Besides, the Banque du Peuple, if hard pressed, might suspend payment on its own authority. The Orpheus, which reached Liverpool 011 Tuesday night— fifteen days from New York— brings the additional and important information of an insur- rection in the tipper province. The principal point of attack there, seems to have been the town of Prescott, in the neighbourhood of which, a party of some five hundred men took up a position on the 12th. They had with them eight pieces of artillery. On the 14th, as we understand, for the dates are not very clearly given, the post of the patriots was attacked by a body of the loyalists, which, however, were, after some se- vere fighting, entirely repulsed, the field being covered with their dead, amongst whom was a Major YOUNG, of the British army, the chief officer in command. Only thirteen had fallen 011 the patriots' side. The action, as it is called, commenced at eight o'clock in the morn- ing, and did not terminate till three in the afternoon " During the action the British put their dead and wounded in a barn, behind which they sheltered them- selves, and the patriots, to dislodge them, set it on fire when it was consumed, together with its contents; im- mediately after which, the British retreated to Prescott for the last time." When tlie latest notices were sent off, ( the 14th,) reinforcements were being sent forward iu aid of the discomfited loyalists. Not the least curious part of the intelligence brought by these arrivals, is the fact that the insurrec- tion has been in progress since June last. So much for Lord DURHAM'S scheme of pacification. We have inserted, in another place, a letter from Sir WILLIAM MOLESWOUTH to the people of Leeds. Sir WILLIAM was at Plymouth on Monday, when Lord DURHAM lauded, and the reception of iiis lordship by the good folks of Devonport and Plymouth, and the declaration of the noble lord, of his continued adherence to the principles of his Glasgow speech [ the speech 011 the Green is meant; not the speech in the Pavilion, which the Sun reprints] seem to have entirely capti- vated the youthful baronet. He is plainly " carried" at the dawning prospect of political regeneration which the advent of the pacificator of Canada seems to hold out. Sir WILLIAM is ardent and imaginative Had he numbered a few more years, and had his judgment been somewhat s& bered down, lie would perhaps have enquired what fruits the great demon- stration of 1834, at which Lord DURHAM assisted, so much to his own glory, had hitherto produced; what one of the mighty promises then made in the ears of the men of Glasgow, had progressed into act. He would have enquired, seeing what a prodigious ad- vance the nation had made during the last four years, what part Lord DURHAM had the while been taking in the general movement. And having learned that, while the cause of popular improvement was being so greatly strengthened, and its march so much accele- rated, Lord DURHAM was giving up his time and his talents to the petty details of a crooked diplomacy, at the court of a barbarous despot, Sir WILLIAM might have permitted a doubt to cross bis mind, as to the capacity aud the desire of one, who could contentedly resign himself to such humble labours, to effect those high enterprizes which he so eloquently calls 011 the men of Leeds, aud the Reformers of England, to look for at Lord DURHAM'S hands. Lord DURHAM an- nounces his views of English greatness in the old cry of " Ships, colonies, commerce," and Sir WILLIAM echoes the sentiment. We all know what was once included in these words. Ships at any sacrifice, colonies at any cost, commerce at any hazard. The colony which Lord DURHAM has just abandoned, is a very pretty exemplification of the sentiment which his ordship utters so gracefully. Since the commence- ment ofthe present century, Canada has cost England a sum more than sufficient to purchase the fee simple of tlie entire colony. To uphold a colony thus dear to the country, we have sacrificed the mutually pro- fitable interchange of commodities with Norway and Sweden; to maintain our shipping interest, as well as our commerce, we are content to send three thousand miles for bad timber, rather than five hundred for good. The West Indies are another admirable ex- ample of ships, colonies, and commerce. To keep up our West India shipping, and our West India trade, we are content to tax the entire peo]? le of Great Bri- tain one hundred per cent, on every pound of sugar they consume, and to squander 011 the regulation of the whites and tlie blacks that manufacture it, a larger sum annually than all the profits of all the traffic we maintain with both. We believe there is not a man of the most moderate information in the kingdom, who will not acknowledge, that were Canada dis- severed from England to- morrow, and if all the West Indies were to follow its example, the bona fide de- mand for ships would be greatly increased by the change, and commerce, so far from suffering, would be mightily benefitted by the change— to say nothing of the advantages to the great mass of the people, in the shape of diminished expenditure, and the removal of grinding monopolies. In adopting, as his watch- word— ships, colonies, and commerce— Lord DURHAM proves that he has been lagging behind his age, not that he has been anticipating its progress ; that, instead of heading the foremost ranks, he is, in reality, tarry- ing in the thin aud laggard rear of the march. The persons calling themselves " Precursors" have addressed a long rambling reply to the address which emanated lately from the Working Men's Association, London, and was signed by about 120 representatives of as many Political Unions and Radical Associations, in different parts of the country; or, to speak more properly, Mr. O'CONNELL has, in the name of the self- called precursors, replied to the Radical address. We give the document 111 another place, in compliment rather to the distinguished writer, than to any pecu- liar grace of diction or weight of argument that it exhibits. Mr. O'CONNELI. denounces the Radicals^ as uninformed, without candour, without sincerity. The first and second of these heads are branched into four or five divisions, of which the following are the chief. The ignorance of the English Radicals is proved by the fact, that while the Parliamentary returns exhi, bit Ireland as a more highly- educated country than England, the Radicals have attributed the sufferings of Ireland in part to its ignorance. Their want of candour is shown in the suggestion of matter dero- gatory to Mr. O'CONNELL— the term " men," is plainly a misprint. The charge of insincerity the writer in his fervour forgets to exemplify. But though the chief offences of the Radicals are their imputation of ignorance to Ireland, and a want of respect to Mr. O'CONNELL, these are by no means the offences that are chiefly dwelt upon. Of forty- five paragraphs of which the reply consists, no less than sixteen are devoted to a historical argument in behalf of the Whigs; six to an argument of the same cha- racter against the Tories; seven to the multiplied offences of Messrs. O'CONNOR, STEPHENS, and OASTLER. We shall not retort on the precursors the charges that they heap 011 the Radicals; if we were so inclined, we might do so without difficulty. We might chal- lenge Mr. O'CONNELL'S candour, for instance, in im- puting to one hundred and twenty societies, scattered over every part of Great Britain, that violence which can be truly predicated of but two or three meetings in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and of but two or three speakers at these meetings. We might challenge his knowledge, when he declares, that Messrs. O'CONNOR, STEPHENS, and OASTLER, are the Radical leaders, in the face of a document which bears not a single sig- nature from those men over whom Messrs. O'CONNOR and STEPHENS are understood to have peculiar influ- ence; and in the face of the plain fact, a hundred times repeated, that RICHARD OASTLER is, as he de- scribes himself, an ultra- Tory; and,' by consequence, neither Radical leader or follower. We would pass by the charge of sincerity as Mr. O'CONNELL has done. O11 the whole we cannot help looking upon this as a most unsatisfactory document. It is sneering in form, and petulant in spirit. The writer is willing to wound, but yet afraid to strike. His censure will fall unre- garded from its plain and obvious exaggeration; his advice will not he followed, by reason of the dictatorial tone in which it is urged. The eulogium 011 the Whigs is ridiculously overstrained; and comes with a pecu- liarly bad grace from one who has poured more abuse on the Whigs, than all the Radicals of Great Britain combined. It is not, however, to particular parts of the reply that we object, so much as to its general scope and tendency, ' flic reply is no more than a second edition, with a very few amendments, of Mr. O'CONNELL'S speech in the Town- hall in December last. In the one as in the other, the only political lesson inculcated is— support the ministry, without sacri- fice of principle if you can, but support the ministry This is not the way in which the Radicals of England, and, least of all, the Radicals of Birmingham, are to be conciliated. If we cannot have Mr. O'CONNELL'S co- operation till we adopt his views of Lord MEL- BOURNE'S administration, we must, we fear, still con- tinue to want it THE VESTRY MEETING.— We refer to the report for an account of the very unexpected and gratifying termination of the long- contested question of the parish wardenship. Mr. I fad ley's unanimous election is the greatest triumph of patient and persevering - principle that iias ever been gained iu tlie parish. MR. JAMES JAMES.— This gentleman has been no- minated by the Tories of St. Martin's ward as one of their candidates. We do not know whether his speech at the commissioners' meeting, on Monday, in which he so strongly condemned the corporation, is to be received as an announcement of his accession to the Conservative party. THE THEATRE.— Miss Allison made her appear- ance as Juliet 011 Monday, aud Lady Macbeth on Tuesday. We had the pleasure of seeing her on both those occasions. She is a very clever, intelligent roung lady, and played the fervent bride and the ' ordly matron with much ability. Forde was the Ro- meo and Macduff; and, bating a leetle passion, per- formed both characters well. MARKET HALL WARD.— An impudent bit of misre- presentation has appeared respecting the opinions of the burgesses in this ward, in an advertisement, signed B. B. Portal, in which it is stated, that the burgesses had nominated, as candidates for the councillorship, Mr. Thomas Perkins, Mr. J. B. Payne, and Mr. Jo- seph Warden. The meeting at which these persons were nominated was a private meeting, called by their friends, and attended only by their friends. The burgesses met by public placard on Monday week last, and nominated, in opposition to the Tory list, and by an overwhelming majority, Thomas Bolton, Thomas Clowes, and Thomas Aspinall, as proper candidates. They met again 011 Wednesday, by public placard, and confirmed, by an overwhelming majority, their former resolution. No other meeting of the burgesses has been held. By the bye, Mr. Perkins has hitherto been accounted a Reformer; if he does not wish to bring his politics into question he will do well to de- nounce his present associates. ALL SAINTS' AND HAMPTON WARDS.— These wards have been actively and rigidly canvassed, and the re- sult is about three to one in favour of the Liberal can- didates. THE MUNTZ TRIBUTE.— The journeymen brush- makers of the establishment of Mr. Perkins, Bull- ring, hare subscribed ten shillings to this fund, and ten shillings to the National Rent. IMPORTANT MEETING AT THE TOWN HALL, TO ELECT A CHURCHWARDEN. Pursuant to an order from the Court of Queen's Bench, a meeting of the parishioners was held at the Town Hall yesterday, for tlie purpose of electing a churchwarden for the residue of the current year. At eleven o'clock precisely, the organ gallery being nearly filled with the leading gentlemen of the church- rate and anti- church- rate parties, the Rev. Thomas Moseley, rector of St. Martin's, being in the chair, ( which lie had occupied half- an- hour previously,) rose, aud read the notice by which the meeting was con- vened, after which he said— That notice had been given, and that meeting, in conse- quence, convened, in accordance with an order issued by tlie Court of Queen's Bench, and, as he understood, of the irregularity which characterised the proceedings of the late meeting held in that Hall for the election of a parish warden. Now, he must say, he greatly regretted this circumstance; tor, whatever others might feel upon the subject, he could assure them he was exceedingly tired of such scenes of heart- burningand dispute. Besides, such things showed him that those who were most clamorous for fair play, were very unwilling to grant it to others. ( Cries of Oh, oh.) If he was rightly informed, nothing had been required at the late meeting, except what was legal and right. His absence on that occasion was altogether unavoidable ; and he was not, consequently, answerable for what took place. The law veiy properly provided for the unavoidable absence of the rector iu such cases; but, on the late occasion, that law had been disregarded. ( Cries of No. no.) He was aware that it was quite unavailing to talk of the past— their business was the present meeting, and he wished to see that pro. ceeded with as expeditiously as possible. Mr. FREER then came forward, and proposed Mr. James Brown as a fit and proper person to be the parish warden. Mr. WILLIAM DADLEY seconded the nomination. Mr. DOUGLAS said— He rose for the purpose of proposing another gentleman, to be the people's warden for the remainder of the year— a gentleman whom be thought, conscientiously, was better qualified to do justice to the office than the one already named. ( Cries of No, no. and Yes, yes.) Mr. WELCH : You had better address yourself to the people below, sir. Mr. DOUGLAS said: He had been told that he ought to address those who were below, not those who were above ; now, he really did think that the gentlemen who were above required en- lightenment. more than those who were below; and, believ- ing such to be the case, he must beg permission to waste a little of his tediousness upon them. ( Laughter and ap- plause.) He believed in his conscience, that the gentleman he was about to propose to them was infinitely better quali- fied— not only than the gentleman who had been named on the other side, but than any gentleman they were likely or able to pick out from amongst them. He would propose to them Mr. Benjamin Hadley, ( Lo| ud and continued cheering.) Now, he should be exceedingly well content to stop there ; but he could not allow the expression which had fallen from the lips of the rev. rector, respecting the last meeting, and touching liis weariness of the present contest, to pass without some brief notice. He felt, at the same time, that he was placed in an awkward predicament, by being called in to reply to the chair, but he must do his best, lie would like to ask the reverend gentleman, if he was so anxious to do away with their disputes, why he had exhibited, on Easter Tuesday last, so much desire to begin them? The easiest way to prevent a dispute was, unques- tionably, not to begin it. They had been told that they acted irregularly at the last meeting. Why was not the rector present, to prevent that irregularity? He believed the rector to be a man of honour, and incapable of saying that he had been absent from necessity, when such was not the case. But he should like to know why such a length of time should be suffered to elapse before the vestry meeting was called. It would not be contended that, from the 4th of July up to the 26th of October, there was not a single day on which the rector might not have conveniently assembled the parishioners. They had been told that they met that day in consequence of the irregularity of the last meeting. He thought there was some obliviousness indicated in these words of the rev. rector. He ( Mr. D) rather believed there was something like a writ of attae\ ment, he had heard it called, lying somewhere in the Queen's Bench, against the rector, or somebody else. ( Laughter and applause.) And that writ, not the iiregularity of the last meeting, was the occasion of their present assembling. If hewas rightly informed, when the return to the mandamus was made by the rector of the last meeting, his counsel was held that no bona fide meeting had been held, and that a bona fide meet- ing must be held, or the rector must take the consequences. When he ( Mr. D.) considered the day selected for the present meeting— a day so inconvenient for the ratepayers, both small and great— he had some doubt whether the rev. rector would be able to make a return— that he had, even now, held a bona fide meeting. Every body knew, even if the rector did not, that a more inconvenient day could not be selected than Friday. Nevertheless, he ( Mr. D.) be- lieved there were quite sufficient ratepayers present to secure the return ot his friend, Mr. Hadley. For his part, he woni'i say, that he would be most happy, as well as the rev. rector, to put an end to these disputes: but he must tell the rec'or that he need never expect to see an end put to them so long as he persisted in pursuing the course which had been adopted at their last Easter meeting. The gen- tlemen with whom he ( Mr. D.) acted were most anxious to put an end to all contention ; but they must lie fairly met. It must not be an Irish reciprocity— all on oue side. There must be a lair and honourable understanding between both parties. Let the question go fairly to a poll of the parish —( loud cheers)— and, as he had on a former occasion stated, if it appeared, upon a fair poll of the parish, that the rate- payers were in favour of Mr. Brown, or any other gentle- man of thatparty. be [ Mr. D.) would at once surrender, and say that the will of the ratepayers ought to be obeyed. If, 011 the contrary, the anti- church rate party were the ma- jority, their opponents were bound to acknowledge them- selves beaten ; and to adopt a similar course of submission. If the rector really wished to get rid of the annoyance of which he complained, he would at once boldly poll the pa- rish out, and abide the result. Mr. THOMAS WESTON came forward, and was re- ceived with loud cheering; after which he addressed the meeting in a very excellent speech. He said— He had very great pleasure in seconding the nomination made by Mr. Douglas. He thought they could not have a better man, in every respect, than Mr. Benjamin Hadley. In the first place, he was a friend to mankind in general, and in a particular manner to the men of Birmingham ; and, in the second place, he was a liberal and enlightened friend to the church herself. ( Laughter from the Tories.) He wished he could say the same with respect to other gentle- men who were present. ( Hear, hear.) He would give these gentlemen credit for the best intentions in pursuing that conduct towards the church which they had adopted; but he could not say their conduct was the result of en- lightened benevolence towards the establishment which they professed to serve. He had been brought up in the Church of England ; but for a long period he had been separated from it. He had separated from the communion ofthe church, because ofthe indiscreet zeal of her friends. He alluded more particularly to their barbarous conduct in enforcing payment for the support of their church, from men who really and conscientiously differed from them. There might have been a time when the whole population was willing to contribute for the support of the Established Church, because there was a time when no other faith would be allowed in the country. But, thank God ! that time had passed away, never to return. ( Loud cheers.) Thank God ! the moral and intellectual faculties of men had been called into operation; and the result was, that every human being in England could stand up, or kneel down, and worship God according to the dictates of his con- science without pain or penalty. ( Renewed cheering.) Would it not, he would ask, have been becoming the friends of the church, to have taken a lesson from past ex- perience, and boldly to come forward and put an end to those worse than childish disputes in which they had been so long engaged with their fellow men? He believed Mr. Benjamin Hadley would, ill every thing, consult the true dignity of the church; and if the gentlemen on the other side would only cordially entrust it to him, he would bring it into that respect, which it was the wish of all sincere Christians that it should enjoy. ( Applause.) As he had before said, Mr. Hadley was a gentleman of enlightened benevolence; and it would be contrary to his disposition to inflict unnecessary pain upon the feelings of others. He had, therefore, great pleasure in seconding the nomination, little else being left for him to say, after the very able and appropriate remaiks made by Mr. Douglas. Allusion, however, having been made to tiie last meeting, he must make a few remarks upon that point. If he erred on that occasion as chairman, it was the error of the head, and not of the heart. In taking the chair, he complied with the request of the meeting; and, to the best of his abilities, lie went to work in a straightforward manner. If they were wrong, the worthy rector ought to have been present, or sent his deputy, to preside. He had not done either; and he ( Mr. VV.) thought any condemnation from the reverend gentleman for iiregularity, might have been spared. A few words more on the subject, and he should haye done. There was a little contemptible newspaper in Birmingham —( hear, hear)— which, in its Thursday's publication, stated that one Weston, a " worsted and tape man," was in the chair at the last meeting. Now, he could assure them that he was not ashamed of bis trade. ( Loud cheering.) He wished the editor and conductors of that paper could come before them with as honest and frank a front as he ( Mr. W.) could. ( Renewed cheers.) He challenged the con- ductors of that paper— he challenged the editor of that paper— and he challenged the proprietors of that paper, to prove that they got their living in as honest a manner as be did. ( Great cheering.) The abuse which he had received would have been a very excellent advertisement; but, un- fortunately, his tape had already a much wider circulation than the paper had. He would leave it to them, and all good reasoning men, to say, whether it was not more honourable to rise from humble circumstances to the com. paraiive independence of honest industry— aye, by selling tapes and worsteds, than to have been leagued upon the side of bigotry and intolerance. ( Loud cheers.) [ A voice in the meeting " on the side of robbery, you mean."] Was it not more honourable and respectable to procure an honest living by industry, than a wretched pittance by libelling and belieing their fellow men. That newspaper and its pro- prietors weje then before them—.( cheers, nnd hissing by the gentlemen on the left of the chairman)— and he ( Mr. Weston) was also before them, and he could conscientiously say, he was not ashamed to look any of them in the face. He would now ask, before he concluded, would any of those gentlemen proprietors dare to say that his ( Mr. Weston's) was riot an honourable calling. ( Cheers.) About his business there was no hole and corner work. Ail was open; but tll.' irs was made up of deeds of darkness. ( Hisses by the gentlemen oil the left of the chair, followed by cheers.) He did every thing openly. He wished he could say the same of the gentlemen who conducted the paper in question. He thanked them most sincerely for the kind manner in which they had heard him. In conclusion, he would press upon them the great necessity of electing Mr. Hadley to fill the office of parish warden. The Rev. T. M. M'DONNELL next presented him- self to the meeting, aud was received with loud cheer- ing. It was always, he said, a great pleasure to him to appear amongstthem. and the kindness with which they received him was a still greater encouragement. He was sorry to say, that in rising on that occasion be was discouraged, because he had to address them after one of the most able, honest, common sense speeches, he had ever heard.- He was glad to hear Mr. Weston say that he and his friends had the people at their back". He trusted it was true. He trusted the peo- ple would always do justice to that declaration, and that they would always be found on the side of truth, justice, and in- tegrity. He was sure he was speaking the sentiments of the people of Birmingham, when lie said, that in taking part in those proceedings, it was their wish to giv* fe the members of the Church of England the same latitude and the same liberty, in the fullest sense, that they claimed for themselves. ( Hear, hear.) They had entered into many compacts with the gentlemen 011 the other side, nnd these compacts had always been kept by the people, but invariably broken by the members of the establishment. So far from wishing any unpleasant feeling in the parish, if it were possible they could hold these gentlemen to any com- pact they might enter into with them, the people would be willing to allow them to have various offices filled by persons agreeable to them, if they would in return engage not to rob the people. It was nothing less than robbery, as had been proved by many illustrations. He trusted the expression once made use of by Mr. East, from the sacied scriptures, in reference to compulsory exactions for the support of reli- gion, would enter deeply into the minds of the men of Bir- mingham,—" I hate robbery for a whole burnt offering, saith the Lord." Such was the language repeated by Mi. East, which produced a powerful effect upon his hearers; such he trusted, as would not be effaced by the men of Birmingham. He recollected at one of their church- rate contests, a woman named Godhead came to tender her vote; she apologised for so doing by stating, that when her husband lay dead, and her son lay sick, the ministers of the impost came, and threatened to sell her goods if she did not pay the money. ( Hissing, and cries of Name name.) The CHAIRMAN intimated to Mr. M'Donnell that he be- lieved there was a misunderstanding on the part of the gen- tleman on bis left respecting bis observations; they thought he meant some particular minister of the church. Mr. M'D ONNELL said, That although he did not wish unnecessarily to compli- ment the minister of the established church, yet he should be exceedingly sorry to commit any injustice in their regard. He did not mean to allude to any particular minister of re- ligion. He had stated distinctly the ministers of the impost. ( Hear, hear.) If any doubt were entertained of the truth of his assertion respecting the woman, he would merely add, that she presented herself at the table where Mr. Allport sat. ( Hear, hear, and laughter.) The reason why he in- troduced the case of that woman was, to put before them the extent of the oppression which they were now endeavouring to get rid of. It was against that oppres- sion he and they met that day. They hail no wish to dictate to the established church any particular churchwar- den ; on the contrary, if they could feel secure against op- pression, they would much rather that these gentlemen had the appointment of their own officers. As it was, they had no alternative, unless to submit to the impost, or appoint a person who would not inflict it upon them. He believed the gentleman proposed on the popular side wou'd not inflict such an injury . upon them. He believed that gentleman knew sufficient of his duty to God and his fellow men, not to suffer his chararter to be injured by imposing an unjust tax. He did not feel it necessary to ask him any questions as to the course he should pursue, because bis character was a sufficient answer to all questions which might be put to him. The history of his life gave them confidence that he would do nothing unworthy of the honest course he had pursued amongst them. He ( Mr. M'Donnell) did not profess to be a friend of the established church, and the experience he had had of her oppressions would not render him more likely to be so. Nevertheless, he wished they would take a lesson from what had occurred. He wished them to learn that they themselves were doing more to pull down the es- tablished church, than all those without her pale. In pri- vate life they lived on terms of harmony and friendship with friends of the established church, and why should not those gentlemen wish to live upon the same terms in public life ? Why should they not remember that the differences which had too long existed amongst them, were alike injurious to religion and the best feelings of their nature ? Why not re- member that they were all the children of one common father, destined for the same glorious inheritance, and re- deemed by the same great sacrifice? Why not remember that they have the same common interest in the welfare of their country— that it required the united strength of this great empire to make it and continue it what it ought to he ? Why not remember that the distractions, the heart burnings, and ill feelings engendered by the course which had already been pursued, had given a triumph to the infidel, and brought the sacred name of religion into disrepute, where it ought to be esteemed and respected? All this they ought to remem- ber, and by all these considerations he thought they ought to be induced to come forward, and put an end to a system which had been fraught with so much injury and vexation. The Rev. Gentleman, in a very able manner, was proceeding to take a general view of the question of Church Rates, when it was stated by Mr. HADLEY that a young man had been turned out of the gallery by Mr. Rawlins, upon which a considerable irritation was caused. On an investigation, it was found that a young man who, it appeared, resided in Livery- street, was in the organ gallery, near where Mr. Rawlins was stand- ing ; that he was applauding Mr. M'Donnell's speech, when he was interrogated by Mr. Rawlins respecting his name and address. He had not, however, beea struck by Mr. Rawlins or any one else. Mr. EDMONDS then came forward, and was received with loud cheering; after which he briefly addressed the meeting. He said, He undeistood there was disposition on the part of the friends of the church to give to the people an assur- ance that a rate should not be made upon the inhabitants, on condition that they should be at liberty, as he thought they ought to be, to choose their own officers, to manage the affairs of their own church. He had said it often, and he again said it, that disputes arising from squabbles of that sort were very injurious, and as such ought to be condemn- ed by every good man. It had been said by some of hi « ( Mr. E.' s) friends, that they must have a bond from the gentlemen on the other side, as a security against a rate. If gentlemen would only considei the legal effect of such a bond, they would not ask for it. It was unreasonable to ask a man to give a bond that he would not do, that which, under certain circumstances, he might be legally hound to do. To come, therefore, at once to the point, he would put it to the chairman, whether he would give a written assurance that there should not be a rate imposed upon the inhabitants ? A consultation then took place between Mr. Ed- monds, Mr. Douglas, Mr. M'Donnell, Mr. Muntz, and others. After which, Mr. Douglas said he had prepared a few lines, embodying the views of himself and friends. It had been submitted to the rector, and that gentleman was willing to sign it. ( Hear, hear.) Now, he would say, if that pledge was signed, his friends would at once be ready to give up the contest. They had never contended for victory, but for peace- Mr. D. then read to the following effect:— We, the rector and churchwardens of the parish of St. Martin's, Birmingham, do solemnly pledge ourselves, as men and gentlemen, that we will not impose, nor attempt to impose, on the parishioner! a church rate, of any amount, or for any cause, during the currency of the present church- wardens' year of office— that is, until after Easter Tuesday, 1839. After the pledge was thus read, a long private con- versation took place between the leaders of both par- ties. It was understood, at length, that a forintl pledge was declined. Mr. P. H. MUNTZ, seeing 110 prospect of an ami- cable settlement, requested the chairman to put the amendment. The RECTOR said he was unwilling to put the amend- ment. If some compromise could not be come to, he must cer- tainly resign the chair. He bad pressing engagements to attend to, and he really could not undertake the laborious task of superintending a poll of the parish on this question- Mr. EDMONDS said he was exceedingly mortified that the moderate gentleman who presided over the other party, could not settle the matter. It was mortifying that this gentleman, who would settle it, was compelled to succumb to the improper dictation of his own party. He would say, those who would desire mat- ters to extremes on either side, must be considered the curse of either party. It was mortifying to find that a tew in- tolerant men should prevent the settlement of 11 great and important measure. Why not these men at once honestly say there would be no ra'e, and then they might elect their own warden, and all parties could go home comtortably and on good terms. He hoped the rector would put the amend- ment, merely with a view to the settlement of the matter, and if any Ultra- Conservative should come forward to dis- turb the town, let him understand that he would have to encounter the reprobation of the liberal and good men of ail parties. Let such a man if he must demand a poll under such circumstances, and plunge the town into distraction, have some regard for his own poll. ( Laughter and cheers.) Mr. FREER proposed that the two gentlemen already nominated should be withdrawn, and a fresh candidate substituted. This proposition was rejected by the meeting, and considerjlde confusion ensued, upon which The RECTOR again rose, and said— It he were persuaded that they could settle the business by putting the question to a show of bands, he would pro- ceed to it at once, but he was in a difficulty. There were those present who would feel it to be their duty to demand a poll of the parish, and a scrutiny upon that poll. Now, if such should he the case, he was compelled to say, that, in consequence of engagements of a public and private nature, it would be utterly impossible for him to superintend the proceedings; yet, if such was done while he was chairman, he should go through it. At ail events, he would lie respon- sible for the result. He must, therefore, either resign the chair to some person better able to fill it, or he must have something like an understanding, that there would be some arrangement entered into, to finally settle nnd complete the matter that day. If not, he must resign, and leave the chair. He could not undertake to superintend proceedings which were almost certain to end in disturbance— most cer- tainly in great dissatisfaction. The Rev. T. M. M'DONNELL here proposed three cheers for the rector, which were heartily given, after which The RECTOR, in continuation, said— He could assure them, with the utmost sincerity, that there was no one in that vast assemblage more anxious lor peace and good- will than he was. ( Hear, hear.) No man, except himself, could tell the difficulties surrounding the situation in which he had been placed by the providence of God. ( Hear.) It was impossible he could escape the imputation of improper motives, having so many men of different feelings to come in contact with. He could, how- ever, most positively say, lie had never been actuated by what might be called party feelings. He loved tlie church of which he was a minister, but he was not factiously op- posed to those who differed Iroin him ; and if he could, by any means, without incurring responsibility, bring the matter to an amicable adjustment, most happy should he be to do it. He saw, however, immense difficulties in the way, and he feared he had 110 other alternative than to resign the chair. ( Loud cries of No, no.) Mr- ARNOLD, the vestry clerk, said- After the spirit which had been manifested on both sides, he had prevailed upon the mover and seconder of Mr. Brown to < vithdra « V their motion. ( Loud and vehement cheering.) The RECTOR then rose and said— There is only one gentleman, as a candidate, before the meeting, and that is Mr. Benjamin Hadley. Those who approve of that gentleman will signify the same by saying " Aye." A tremendous shout of" Aye" proceeded throughout the meeting; anil Mr. Hadley's election was declared to have been unanimously carried. On the motion of Mr. P. H. MUNTZ, the rector then left the chair, and the Rev. T. M. M'DONNELL was called to it. Mr. MUNTZ then, in high complimentary terms, moved a vote of thanks to the Rev. Mr. Moseley, for his most honourable and impartial conduct in the chair that day. He would beg leave to assure the rev. rector, that hehad done more for the Established Church by bis conduct that day, than by any, or all the other, meetings he had ever attended. He hoped he would ever continue to act upon the same principles. MI'. IIADLEY said he had great pleasure in seconding the motion. He had known the Rev. Mr. Moseley a many years. He believed, in his conscience, if Mr. Moseley was only suf- fered to follow the dictates of his own mind, there was not a more honourable or upright man in existence. Unfortu- nately, however, for himself, the people, and the church, of which he was so great an ofhament, he had mixed himself up with a bad party. For his conduct on that day he cer- tainly gave him his most cordial thanks; and if ever the rev. gentleman came amongst them again under the dictates of his own conscience, he might depend the people would never quarrel with him. The Rev. T. M. M'DONNELL said- He never had to perform a more pleasing duty than on that occasion. He should not add more than say, he most cordially agreed with all that had been said relative to the rev. gentleman. He should be very happy to tender theic thanks to him. His conduct on that day showed that if he bad not been on former occasions pleasing to them, it was because he had been placed in an unnatural position. The vote of thanks to the rev. gentleman was then put and carried, amidst loud and general applause; after which the Rector briefly returned thanks, and was again vehemently cheered. The meeting then broke up in the best possible humour. 6 THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, N O V E M B E R 5* 4. 294 POETRY. AUTUMNAL TREES, BY T. J. OUSELEY. Beautiful trees! Clothed in your Autumn's dying robes— ye look More lovely far Than waning star; Or aught that's marked for death in Nature's book : Beautiful trees! Those rainbow hues, Bathed in the shade and sunlight of the day, Bid thoughts arise Of paradise, Th' eternal life. Ah! why should Time decay Those rainbow hues ? What is like ye, When ye're most lovely— perishing unseen ? In emerald gold, Your leaves unfold, And yet ye wither ' mid your glory's gleam : — What is like ye ? Th' endearing form Of maiden innocence in youthful eve ; Th' unearthly bright Of her eyes light flashing in beauty : still doth death inweave Th' endearing form. The subdued smile; The rose- blush basking on her snowy cheek ; The calm. drawn breath Speaks not of death j No writhing pain— 110 struggle— all is meek The subdued smile. Yes, there is Death, Lurking beneath the enchanting form ofhealth ; E'en as the leaf, Her life is brief ; The Autumn Death his victim takes by stealth : — Yes, there is Death. Beautiful trees! Clothed in your Autumn's dying robes— ye look More lovely far Than waning star; Or aught that's marked for death in Nature's book : Beautiful trees! GLEANINGS. HERAUT.— Heraut is a well fortified town, three- quarters < af a mile square, comprising four thousand dwelling- houses, twelve hundred shops, seventeen caravanseras, and twenty I » aths, besides many mosques, and fine public reseivoirs of water. It contains about forty- five thousand inhabitants, ifee majority of whom are Sheahs; and there maybe one thousand Hindoos settled there, and lorty families of Jews. The outside wall is thickly built upon a solid mound, formed try the earth of a wet ditch, which, filled by springs within itself, goes entirely round the city. There are five gates, defended each by a small outwork ; and on the north side is a strong citadel, also, surrounded by a wet ditch, which overlooks the town. The interior of Heraut is divided into • quarters, by four long bazaars, covered with arched brick, • which meet iu a small domed quadrangle in the centre of the city. The town itself, is, I should imagine, one of the dirtiest in the world. Many of the small streets, which branch from the main ones, are built over, and form low dark tunnels, containing every offensive thing. No drains Slaving been contrived to carry off the rain which falls within the walls, it collects and stagnates in ponds which are dug in different parts of the city. The residents cast out the refuse of their houses into the streets, and dead cats and dogs are commonly seen lying upon heaps of the vilest filth. In a street which we were obliged to pass through to get at the bazaar, lay for many days a dead horse, surrounded by floated dogs, and poisoning the neighbourhood with its un- wholesome effluvia. More could be said about the beastiality of the citizens; but as it is not a choice theme, I will not enlarge upon it. " Rusm ust." " It is the custom," was the only apology I heard, even from those who admitted the evil: my wonder was how they could live; but, as the Aukhoond zadeh observed, " The climate is fine, and if dirt killed people, where would the Affghauns be ?" Cana- liar is quite as dirty a place; and Canbul, the " city of a hundred thousand gardens," is said to be little better. « • » * * » • * The strangest item in the account ( of the revenne) was the sum of a lac of Heraut rupees, said to be the rent from the police; so that our visiter, Meerza Aglia, bad to make a profit upon this sum, by charging the inhabitants for the protection of his night- watch, by taxing wine and gambling Houses, and levying penalties upon every sort of immorality, real or pretended, he not being likely to want evidence of * ny offence that he might choose to affix upon a person able to pay a fine. In bad seasons, he was obliged to stretch a point or two to make up his rent, sure of support from the Shah; and the monarch sometimes made him his instru- ment for performing an act of violence with a show of justice. Not long before our arrival, they had carried into execution the following ingenious scheme lor plundering a very respect- able and wealthy merchant, who had come to the city. As £ ie was too prudent a person to give the authorities any just cause of offence, Meerza Agha gave a dancing girl money to make her way into the man's house, at night, and create a disturbance ; he took- care to be in the way, and when the noise commenced, entered tile house, with a party of myr- midons, and took the stranger prisoner, for acting immorally and making an uproar ; nor was the man released until he bad paid a very heavy fine. In the lockup house in the bazaar there were generally one or two offenders sentenced to punishment on a certain day, who continually shouted Out to the passers- by, to contribute a trifle towards the sum required for their release, and they often obtained it. • » « » * » » Our residence at this beautiful place would have been delightful, had we not been exposed to the many evils attendant on poverty. The money which we had obtained at Meshed only sufficed to pay our debts there ; Gholatn Reza, the Yezd merchant, would not advance a sous more ; and a " commander of ten" of Camraun's horse, who, with great show of good nature, had forced a loan of fifteen ducats upon the Synd during the march, having acquired consider- able doubts of our solvency, iu consequence of the kotwal's unprofitable visit, used to walk up daily to know if we meant to pay him when his cash became due; and never would leave us until we had propitiated him with a cup of tea. The Yezd merchant also pressed us unfairly for his money; for, alarmed at the place he had come to, he wished to depart with ail speed ; and seeing us nnmoved by his insinuations that there was small chance of our messenger's escaping the dangers of the road from Tehraun, even if he shad been despatched thence with money, he set a host of relatiors upon us, who scrupled not to hint that they con- sidered us little short of swindlers. One of his uncles, a most ill- favoured old man, would sit in our room the whole morning, occasionally asking gruffly how and when we meant to pay bis nephew; and when answered that the term of payment had not arrived, be would endeavour to make himself as unpleasant as possible, by calling for water to drink, and then almost putting our servant upon his oath that I had not touched the vessel in which it was brought, taking the opportunity of saying something sarcastic, under pretence of apology. If at Meshed, money was with diffi- culty to be got, at Heraut it was a still scarcer commodity ; merch mts were alarmed at a demand for ten tomauns, and shook their heads at the mention of a bill on Persia or Hin- doostan. We had pawned every thing that would be taken in pledge, no news of our messenger came, winter was ap proacliing, and our prospects were altogether so gloomy that we d. d not like to think upon them. — Cunolly. THE SNAKE BTRD The Creoles of Louisiana, about New Orleans, and as far up the Mississipias Pointe Coupe, call it " Bee a Lancette," on account of the form of its bill; whilst at the mouths of the river it bears the name of water crow." In the southern parts of Florida it is called the " Grecian lady," and in South Carolina it is best known by the name of " cormorant." Yet in all these parts it hears also the name of " snake bird." * * The anhinga is altogether a diurnal bird, and, like the cormorant, is fond of returning to the same roosting place every evening about dusk, unless prevented by molestation. At times I have seen from three to seven alight on the dead top branches of a tall tree, for the purpose of there spending the night; and this they repeated for several weeks, until, on my having killed some of them and wounded others, the Test abandoned the spot, and after several furious contests with a party that roosted about two miles off, succeeded in establishing themselves among them. At such times they seldom sit very near each other, as cormorants do, but keep at a distance of a few feet or yards, according to the nature of the branches. Whilst asleep, they stand with the body almost erect, but never bend the tarsus so as to apply it in its whole length, a^ the cormorant does; they keep their heads snugly covered among their scapulars, and at times emit a wheizing sound, which I suppose to be produced by liny weather they often remain roosted e day, and on such occasions they stand ( and head stretched upwards, remain- s, as if to allow the water to glide off and then, however, they suddenly " Violently shake themselves, and again ^ ssing tljeir for rfi, resume their singular position. The day was fine, and in about an hour our horses brought us to the margin of the swamp. We soon discovered a biro flying over us, and making for the upper part of the pond toward a retired place, rendered almost inaccessible in con- sequence of its being a morass overgrown with vines and rushes. As there was no other way of examining then- locality but by water, we hauled ashore a small leaky canoe which we found in the pond, caulked it in the best manner we could, so as to render it not unsafe, although after all we could do to it, we found it still very leaky. It proved un- comfortable enough, and could hold only two persons. So it was agreed that I should proceed in it, accompanied by a servant, who understood well how to paddle it. The pond is artificial, and such as in this country is called a " reserve." It is situated at the upper part of rice fields, and is intended to preserve water sufficient, when needed, to iriigate and overflow the rice. It is studded with small islands, covered by a thick growth of a small species of laurel ( Laurusge- niculata) and the black willow ( salix nigra), all entangled by various species of smilax and other plants. These were at the time covered with herons' nests of several kinds. Farther on the night herons also had formed a city. As 1 proceeded onwards in my search I found the difficulties in- creasing. The water became shallow, the mire deeper and softer, and the boat required the best ot management to be propelled along, for now it was retarded by rushes and vines. Enormous live oaks and cypress trees reared their majestic branches towards the pure sky above, covered as they were with dangling masses of Spanish moss, reaching to the very surface of the water, and turning day into night. Alligators of great size wallowed in the mire, or were heard to plunge into it, from the many logs which ever and anon intercepted my progress, while terrapins, snakes, and other reptiles swarmed around. My situation was thus not alto gether so very pleasant, and the less so as it was necessary for me to destroy as many musquitoes as possible, and guard against being upset in such a truly " dismal 6wamp." We moved extremely slow, yet advanced, and at last, having reached an open space, where the trees were of small size and height, I espied the nest of the anhinga before me! The female was sitting on it, but on our coming nearer she raised herself by her bill to a branch about one foot above, and there stood with outstretched neck, like a statue. It was cruel thus to disturb her in her own peaceful solitude; but naturalists, alas! seldom consider this long, when the object of their pursuit is in their view, and almost within their grasp. . Being now within twenty yatds of the innocent and interesting creature, I pointed my short rifle towards her, and immediately fired; but the unsteadiness of the canoe, and perhaps that of a hand not accustomed to this weapon, saved her life. She remained in her statue- like posture, the rifle was reloaded, and thrice fired, without touching her; but at last a bullet having cut through the branch on which she stood, she spread her dark pinions, and launching into the air, was soon beyond the reach of my eyes, and, I trust, of further danger.— Audubon. GANNETS We had well explored the Magdalene Islands, and were anxious to visit the Great Gannet Rock, where, according to our pilot, the birds from which it derives its name bred. For several days I had observed numerous files proceeding northward, and marked their mode of flight while thus travelling. At length, about ten o'clock, we discerned at a distance a white speck, which our pilot as- sured us was the celebrated rock of our wishes. After a while I could distinctly see its top from the deck, and thought that it was still covered with snow several feet deep. As we approached it, I imagined that the atmosphere around was filled with flakes, but oil my turning to the pilot, who smiled at my simplicity, I was assured that no- thing was in sight but the gannets and their island home. I rubbed my eyes, took up my glass, and saw that the strange dimness of Jhe air before us was caused by the innumerable birds, whose white bodies and black, tipped pinions produced a blended tint of light grey. When we had advanced to within half a mile, this magnificent veil of floating gannets was easily seen, now shooting upwards, as if intent on reaching the sky, then descending, as if to join the feathered masses below, and again diverging toward either side, and sweeping over the surface of the ocean. * * * * * A quantity of eggs of various kinds, and several birds, had been procured, for wherever sufficient room for a gan- net's nest was not afforded on the rock, one or two guille- mots occupied the spot, and on the ledges below the kitti- wakes lay thick like snow flakes. The discharging of their guns produced no other effect than to cause the birds killed or wounded, to fall into the water, for the cries of the count- less multitudes drowned every other noise. The party had their clothes smeared with the nauseous excrements of hundreds of gannets and other birds, which, in shooting off from their nests, caused numerous eggs to fall, of which some were procured entire. The confusion on and around the rock was represented as baffling all description. * » « The top of the main rock is a quarter of a mile wide, from north to south, but narrower in the other direction. Its elevation is estimated at about four hundred feet. It stands in latitude 47deg. 52sec. The surf beats it ® base with great violence, unless after a long calm, and it is extremely difficult to land upon it, and still more so to ESC - nd to the top or platform. The only point on which a b > at may be landed, lies on the south side, and the moment t ie boat strikes it must be hauled dry on the rocks. The v hol^ surface of the upper platform is closely covered with l es s placed about two feet asunder, and in such regular o'der that a person may see between the lines, which run north and south, as if looking along the furrows of a < 1. epl/ ploughed field. The Labrador fishermen and others, w io annually visit this extraordinary resort of the gannets, for the purpose of procuring their fiesh to bait their cod- fish hooks, ascend armed with heavy short clubs, in parties of eight, ten, or more, and at once begin their work of destruction. At sight of these uuwelcome in. truders, the affrighted birds rise on wing, with a noise like thunder, and fly off in such a hurried and confused manner as to impede each other's progress, by which thousands are forced downwards, and accumulate into a bank many feet high; the men beating and killing them with their clubs until fatigued, or satisfied with the number they have slain * * * The dead birds are now roughly skinned, and the flesh of the breast cut up in pieces of < Jif ferent sizes, which will keep good for bait about a fortnight or three weeks. So great is the destruction of these birds lor tiie purpose mentioned, that the quantity of their flesh so procured, supplies with bait upwards of forty boats, which lie fishing close to the Island of Brion each season. By the 20th of May the rock is covered with birds on their nests and eggs, and about a month afterwards the young are hatched. The earth is scratched by the birds for a few inches deep, and the edges surrounded by sea weeds and other rubbish, to the height of eight or ten inches, tolerably well matted together. Each female gannet lays a single egg, which is pure white, but not larger than a good sized hen's egg. When the young are hatched, they are bluish black, and for a fortnight or more their skin is not unlike that of the common dog fish. They gradually become downy and white, arid, when five or six weeks old, look like great lumps of carded wool. * * On weighing several of the gannets brought on board, I found them to average rather more than seven pounds ; but Mr. Godwin assured me, tha* "' hen the young birds are almost ready to fly, they weigh er; bt and sometimes nine pounds. This I afterwards ascertained to be true, and I account for the difference exhibited at this period by the young birds, by the great prolusion of food with which their parents supply them, regardless, in a great measure, of their own wants. The pilot further told me, that tile stencil on the summit of the rock was insupportable, covered as it is during the breeding season, and after the first visit of the fishermen, with the remains of carcasses of old and young birds, broken and rotten eggs, excrements, and multitudes of fishes — Audubon. A VETERAN— JOHN TAYLOR, Esa-— It is with sincere regret that we record the death of this venerable and universally respected patriarch of English artists. He died at his house in Cirencester Place, on Wednesday, the 21st of November, in the ninety- ninth year of his age. In his youth, Mr. Taylor was the pupil of Hay- man, on whom Column fathered his whimsical tale of " Frank Hayman and the Hare;" and who was celebrated for having decorated Vauxhall with historical pictures, and for having made a number of designs, several of which pos- sess considerable merit, for the belles lettres publications of that period. On leaving Hayman's studio, Mr. Taylor de- voted himself principally to portrait drawings, in pencil. Although these performances could riot boast ofthe force, and opposition of light and shade, of the drawings of the present day, they were exquisitely finished, and in their effect were as clear and pure as " monumental alabaster." As, however. Mr. Taylor did not obtain for them more than from seven shillings and sixpence to a guinea each, it was not a very lucrative employment. At that time, Mr. Paul Sandby, and Mr. John Alexander Gresse ( better known among his friends by the appellation of Jack Gresse) were the most fashionable drawing- masters in the metropolis. By the advice, arid aided by the introductions of Gresse, Mr. Taylor entered upon the same occupation; and soon finding that it was a more certain and a more profitable one than that in which he had hitherto been engaged, he pursued it for many years; until he at length accumulated a sufficient sum to enable him to retire with comforr. This money he invested in the long annuities, which will expire in 1840 ;, so that the calculation was rather a nice one! Fond of the arts, however, Mr. Taylor continued to paint for his amuse- ment ; and, even down to within the last ten or tweive years, several of his productions— chiefly fancy and domestic subjects— were exhibited at Somerset House and at the British Institution. Mr. Taylor was one of the original members, and, we presume, had long been the only surviv- ing member, of the " Incorporated Society of Artists." the precursor of the Iloyal Academy. His memory, especially ( as usual) with reference to the events of his boyhood and youth, was remarkably tenacious. Among other matters, he perfectly recollected having witnessed the execution of the Scots lords on Tower hill, in 1746; a spectacle, cer- tainly, well calculated to make a permanent impression oil any beholder. His mind was abundantly stored with anec- dotes of artists ol former days; and, could he have been in- duced to publish a volume of his reminiscences, it would have been invaluable. He had a little collection of curiosi- ties of art; one favourite article of which was a small wooden screw- box, containing three pieces of Indian rubber, each about the size and thickness of a half crown, for which he had paid six shillings and sixpence; caoutchouc being, at the time of the purchase, very rare, and used only to oblite- rate lines made by a black lead pencil. He once had, also, an unfinished portrait, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, of Hay- man ; but, we believe, he presented it to the Royal Academy. Mr. Taylor's family connexions were highly respectable; and his own person, countenance, dress, and manners, constituted a fine specimen of the •' old English gentleman." His conversation was always animated and jocose. The writer of this brief notice recollects meeting him some years ago in the New Road, and after a little lively chat, taking the liberty to a » k his precise age. " Why," said Mr. Taylor, his eyes sparkling with lun, " I'm not quite ninety, but I'm vMfcat the people on the Stock Ex- change would call eighty- nine and seven- eighths." Of late, he had become exceedingly deaf, which, of course, much diminished his capacity for social enjoyments.— Literary Gazette. VALUE What is the just price of an article ? A man has something to sell; be wishes to deal honestly; then the question is, what shall he ask for it? If he can settle this question, all is plain. How shall he settle it?— what is it that determines a price to be just? Evidently not any ab- stract consideration of value. There can be no such thing as abstract value. The worth of a thing depends on the want of it. Originally, it is true, i. e. in the first rude state of society, men, in exchanging the products of their labour, would naturally estimate the value of each article, by the labour required to produce it. But even this estimate, though approaching nearest to it, would not present us with an abstract and absolute value; and it would soon be dis- turbed by circumstances effectually and beyond recovery. Labour would not be an accurate measure of value, because one man's labour, through its energy and ingenuity would he worth far more than another man's. That primitive rule, too, inaccurate as it is, would soon, I repeat, be disturbed by circumstances. For, suppose that one man had manu- factured axes, and another, shoes, circumstances would inevitably arise that would give one or another of these arti cles a fictitious value. In the winter season, when protec- tion was needed for the person, and in the summer, which was favourable to the felling of timber, the value of those at tides must be constantly fluctuating; it would be ficti- tious ; it could not be determined by the amount of labour. And as we depart further from those primitive exchanges, we find circumstances, numerous, complicated, and very ar- tificial, which affect value. The wants, fancies, and fashions of society; the state of crops and markets, and of trade all over the world; the variations of the seasons; the success, or failure of fisheries; improvements in machinery; disco- veries in art; and the regulations of government; all these things, and many more, conspire alternately to fix and dis- turb, from day to day, that ever fluctuating thing called price. It is not any one man's judgment or conscience that can ascertain the value of any thing, but millions of indivi- dual judgments go to make up the decision. It is in vain to say that such and such things are worth little or nothing, that they are unnecessary or useless, or that they confer no advantage proportionate to their cost; that is not the ques- tion. What will they fetch ? is the question. You may, in a fit of generosity, or a scruple of conscience, sell them for less; but the moment they are out of your bauds, they will rise to the level of the market; you have lost the diffe- rence, and gained nothing for your generous principle. In fine, the value of a thing is the market- price of, it. This is the only intelligible idea of value, and the only reasonable ad- justment of price Dewey. COMMISSIONERS' MEETING. The usual monthly meeting took place on Monday. Mr. William Phipson was called to the chair. THE RAILWAY APPROACHES. Mr. G. BARKER, for the purpose of bringing the matter fairly before the commissioners, moved a continuation of the line which they had already adopted, from the railway stations into Dale- end. They would recollect, that in addi- tion to the approach which they had determined upon, three others had been recommended— one crossing Dale end and Bull- street, and terminating in the neighbourhood of St. Philip's church; another crossing Dale- end and Union- street to the front of King Edward's school, in New- street; and the third branching from the line already adopted, at the bottom of Carr's- lane, and, by a curve, terminating in High, street, immediately opposite the end of New- street. Mr. D. MALINS seconded the motion. He considered that the line proposed by Mr. Barker would be the most direct to the centre of the town, least expensive, constitute a wide and elegant street, and present, if completed, a magnificent termination of the approach already determined upon. Mr. BACH understood that the commissioners had re- solved not to go for more than was sanctioned at the last monthly meeting, and that the proposed continuations of the line adepted were considered as abandoned. ( No, no.) Mr. E. HEELEV said, if the line from the stations to Dale- end was all the commissioners intended to accomplish, he thought it would not be worth while going to Parliament foranact. He ( Mr. H.) thought the plan proposed by Messrs. Bateman and Drury, and which terminated at the bottom of Cannon. street, was the most eligible; but under all circumstances, he should support the one which had been proposed by Mr. Barker. The CHAIRMAN said the 60,0001, stated by the surveyors as the probable cost of making the line from Dale- end to the Free School, was for the land necessary for the street alone, and did not include the houses on each side. There would not be a single inch of land to be resold ; so that the commissioners would gain nothing from the increased value of frontages. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. EDGE believed the proposed approaches to the rail- way station originated in a desire to relieve High- street. That, however, by the entire opening of the railway between London and Birmingham had already, in a great degree, been accomplished. He should therefore move as an amend- ment— " That the consideration of any further improvements, except those already decided upon, be postponed for the present." Mr. W. H. OSBORN seconded the amendment. Mr. J. CADBURY said, as he had property of considerable value upon one of the lines, he should not vote one way or the other. ( Hear.) He hoped all commissioners similarly situated would act in the same way. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. D. MAI. INS thought it desirable that all improve- ments contemplated should he included in the bill. Mr. S. BEALE said, if Mr. Edge's amendment was nega- tived, he should be prepared to move another, substituting the line from the bottom of Carr's lane, for that proposed by Mr. Barker. Mr. EDGE thought, that in addition to the reasons he had already given, the present circumstances of the town ten- dered an immediate application to Parliament for an act expedient. Mr. J. JAMES, although fully sensible of the necessity of the proposed improvements, was inclined to think that a postponement of their application to Parliament would be advisable. When they saw an anticipated body, with such indecent haste, signify their intention not only to contest an extension of the powers of the commissioners, but, by an act of Parliament, attempt the investment of those powers, and in- deed the powers of all public bodies in themselves, it became a question, whether it would not be better for the commissioners to fight the bill of their opponents, rather than introduce a new one of their own. ( Hear, hear.) His own opinion was, that this attempt of persons new in office— or who at least hoped to be in office— to absorb all the power of the town in their own hands, would furnish them [ the commissioners] with the means of defeating the bill, and, on the other hand, if the com- missioners introduced a bill of their own, they would not obtain it without a struggle. The CHAIRMAN said, in his opinion, the line from the bottom of Carr's- lane to the end of New- street, was the best of the three mentioned by Mr. Barker. The vacant land on both sides would be so enhanced in value that he had little doubt it would pay the whole cost. Were he not in the chair be should cer'ainly move its adoption. After all, however, it was a matter for their consideration, whether, as Mr. James had argued, it would not be well to postpone their application. From all he had heard out of doors, although they might be successful, they might rely upon a strong opposition; and there was no doubt that an attempt would be made to alter the constitution of the body of commissioners. Mr. BACH was opposed to all delav because of threat- ened opposition; such a course would evince unworthy pusillanimity. Mr. J. JAMES had only one observation to moke. If the commissioners, as a body, were detei mined not to postpone their application to Parliament, he ( Mr. J.) was prepared to act with them for its obtainment. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. D. MALINS believed that the notice given by certain expectant corporators was a mere cross fire. If the ap- proaches and other improvements contemplated were re- quired, they ought not to regard the movements of any other body, but their own duty. Mr. JAMES hoped it was not considered that anything he bad said betrayed anything like alarm. He bad acted, and and should venture to act, with the gentlemen around him. Mr. C. ROBINS said, in the first instance he had considered that the best line of approach would be from the corner of New- street direct to the railway station; but seeing that the street must of necessity cross the. new burial ground in Park- street, I e considered the objection insuperable. He was of opinion, that of all others, the line fiom the bottom of Carr's- lane, branching immediately from thence to Dale- em', and terminating at the corner of New- street, was the one that ought to be adopted. ( Hear, hear.) It would go direct through a large quantity of what was termed olfal property, which, upon being made frontage, would be exceedingly valuable, and which increase of value would of course go in abatement of tile cost. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. Edge's amendment was then put and negatived by a large majority. Mr. S. BEALE moved, and Mr. ANDERTON seconded, another amendment, that the line from the bottom of Carr's- lane to the end of New- street be substituted for tile line proposed by Mr. Barker. On a division the numbers were, for the amendment 18, against it 6. The enlargement of Smithfield market, the widening of Colmore street, and the widening of Masshouse- lane, were ordered to be included in the bill. TH^^ OWN HALL. Mr. ARNOLD having read the report of the committee ap- pointed to fix a rate of charges for the use of the Town Hall. Mr. HARROLD said, he should have been glad if he could have congratulated the commissioners upon the liberality of the proposed regulations; but he rose chiefly to avow that he, as a commissioner, would, in conjunction with nine others, exercise bis privilege of granting the use of the Town Hall, untrammelled by any decision which might be come to in that room. He should be sorry to cast any re- flection upon the commissioners, but he must say, that to charge the charitable institutions for the use of the Town Hall was, in bis opinion, highly disgraceful to them as a body. He read in the Journal of Saturday last, that the commissioners had entered into a combination, and that each member had bound himself not to interfere with the Town Hall esmmittee. He ( Mr. H.) bad been for some time absent from their meetings; and, therefore, of his own knowledge, was not acquainted with what they had done; but certainly he bad never given his consent to any such arrangement, and as certainly lie never would. Indeed, he disputed the power of the commissioners to come to any resolution upon the subject, which would be binding upon those authorities who could giant the use of the hall. The act conferred the right of granting the use of the hall upon the High Bailiff, two magistrates, or ten commissioners; and he contended that no resolution of the Town Hall committee could interfere with the privileges of these au- thorities. Mr. OSBORN called upon the chairman to read the reso- lution passed at a former meeting, and which would clearly show the spirit in which the commissioners had acted. The CHAIRMAN accordingly read a resolution, the con- cluding clause of which was to the effect " that the magis- trates and other authorities be respectfully requested to use their power only in conjunction with the Town Hall com- mittee." Mr. OSBORN hoped that the resolution would at once sh ow to Mr. Harrold, that the commissioners never for a moment supposed, that they could interfere with the right of the other authorities. The CHAIRMAN explained the grounds upon which it was deemed advisable to pass some general regulations regarding the use of the Town Hall. In consequence of the various uses for which it was required, the expenses incurred by meetings, and also to prevent its occupation for improper purposes, it was thought some regulations, coupled with an equitable rate ot charges, ought to be laid down and acted upon. He contended that to charge charitable institutions for the use of the Town Hall was not a tax, but, on the other hand, the indiscriminate oc- cupation of the IIall, especially by strangers, would be a tax upon those who had to pay the rate by which the hall was maintained. Mr. Ilarrold had talked about liberality. He ( the chairman) contended Vn& t the commis- sioners ought to be just before they were liberal. ( Hear.) The following resolutions, being the two first recom- mendations of the committee, were carried unani- mously:—"!. That all town's meetings, called by or under the sanction of the constituted authorities, and for strictly town's purposes, be held free of expense. 2. All meetings called with respect to general questions affecting the town, but for the purpose of expressing particular opinions as to such questions, 51." To the recommendation that all meet- ings called in support of any of the charitable, benevolent, or scientific institutions of the town or neighbourhood should be charged bl. Mr. CHANCE, seconded by Mr. HARROLD, moved, as an amendment, that the use of the hall for such purposes should be allowed gratuitously. Mr. MAI. INS, Mr. CADBURY, and others, contended that the commissioners were bound in duty to see that the rate- payers were remunerated for any expenses to which they might be subjected by tile use of the hall. The CHAIRMAN remarked, tbat although the act em- powered the commissioners to make rates, it did not au- thorise them to make presents to public institutions. They had no legal authority to do any such thing. A very lengthened discussion ensued, in which some argued that the ball for charitable purposes ought to be allowed free of charge; and others that the necessary ex- penses ought to be paid. Ultimately Mr. JOSEI- H WALKER and Mr. LUCAS proposed that to the end of the resolution the following words should be added:—" It having been found that such sum ( S> 1.) is the average amount of expense on such occasions." Mr. CHANCE'S amendment was lost by a majority of 12 to 7 ; and the original resolution accordingly carried. The two following recommendations of the committee were then adopted, and carried unanimously:—" All concerts, balls, or other entertainments of that nature, and all lectures and assemblies for personal or individual profit, where the parties are inhabitants of the towif, 15/., and when not in- habitants 25/. The committee, in suggesting the above classes and lates of charge, think it necessary to observe that indiscriminate admission to the hall, even upon the above terms, ought not to be granted, there being, ob- viously, many purposes for which it would be impossible to grant the hall on any terms; and where such cases may occur, the Town Hall comnrttee will be happy to meet and confer with the other authorities who have power to grant the use of the hall." The meeting broke up about two o'clock. PUBLIC OFFICE. MONDAY, DEC. 3. ( Befure W. Beale and Henry Smith, Esqrs. J James Williams and Ann O'Neil were charged with being concerned in housebreaking. Mrs. Baker stated that she was a widow, and lived in the lower court in Lower 11 urst- street. Oil Saturday night, the 24th of last month, she left home, having pre- viously secured her doors and windows. She left the key in a neighbour's house, in order that the owner of it might look after her fire and a little girl whom she left in bed. At eleven o'clock she came home, and found the- door closed, but unlocked. She examined the parlour, and missed a gentleman's dressing case and some chimney ornaments, She then examined the rooms up- stairs, and found that the place had been completely ransacked of every thing valuable. Amongst the articles stolen was a gold watch, two silk dresses, one or more gold brooches, a diamond ring, a quantity of plated articles, twelve silk handkerchiefs, and a large quantity of wearing apparel. There were also some coral necklaces and two nutcrackers, of which she had a particular knowledge. Mrs. Charlotte Jester stated, that she was the person with whom Mis. Baker left the key of her bouse. During Mrs. Baker's absence she went to the house, and found the door open ; but, on going in, she did not notice any tiling disturbed. The tliieves must have effected their entrance by means of a master key. Mr. Abraham Norwich, pawnbroker, stated that he re- ceived notice of the robbery the dayafter it was committed, and the following day the male prisoner came to his house and pledged a silk handkerchief. He had a suspicion that it was one of those stolen from Mrs. Baker, and he gave information to the officers, and described the person who pledged it. Charles Steadman, a streetkeeper, produced a necklace and a pair of nutcrackers; and stated that, on Sunday evening, he saw the two prisoners going into the Crown public house. He suspected Williams, and he stopped them both, and found upon the girl the neckUce and nutcracker. Mr. Norwich produced the handkerchief pledged by Williams, and Mrs. Baker identified it, and the necklace, and nutcracker, as her property. Mr. Edmonds attended for the female prisoner, and said the present was one of those cases iu which females clung with great affection to mistaken objects of their affection. The fact was, the girl was particularly attached to Williams, and, in order to save him, she had stated a falsehood, which criminated herself. She had stated that she found the necklace and nutcrackers in the street; when, in point of fact, she had received them from Williams, and had no earthly knowledge that they had been stolen. He could produce three witnesses who saw him give them to her. The truth was, she was determined to stick to the fellow through thick and thin, although he believed he had acted the part of a brute towards her. Williams at this moment sneered at the girl, who was weeping bitterly. The magistrates asked the girl what she had to say, or if she wished to say any thing ? She replied that she found the necklace and nutcrackers. Mr Spurrier asked her if she wished to have what the had stated taken down ? She replied— Yes. Mr. Edmonds said he must again caution hei against saying anything; and he wished Mr. Spurrier to inform her that she could not say any thing which could save Wil- liams. The pledging the handkerchief was clear evidenca against him, and she could not save him, which was her only object. Mr. Spurrier said he should take her statement, and tha magistrates would judge of it as they pleased. Mr. Edmonds again cautioned the prisoner, but without effect; and she proceeded to say, that, on Sunday week, as she was walking down Duddeston- row, she found a white handkerchief, in which were the necklace and nutcracker. Mr. Edmonds then called three persons, who proved that Williams lodged at the house of the female prisoner's mother, v and that he gave her the necklace in the house, and under circumstances which almost precluded the possibility of her knowing that they had been stolen. The magistrates said they were of opinion that the girl had received the things from Williams, and had told a lie to save him. They ordered her to be discharged, and Williams to be committed. Upon the magistrates stating their decision, she became violently affected, and could not be restrained by her mother or friends from rushing to the prison to see Wil- liams. She is quite a young and interesting looking girl. John Armstrong was committed for stealing a quantity of shirts, the property of Mrs. Keeley, a washerwoman, of Handsworth. REPLY OF THE PRECURSOR SOCIETY, On behalf of the people of Ireland, to the Address of the Persons styling themselves the Radical Reformers of England, Scotland, and Wales. It is our earnest desire to treat you and your address with the utmost courtesy and respect. We respect even your mistakes and errors ; and for yourselves, as fellow- men and fellow citizens, we can entertain no other sentiments than those of kindness and legard. Your address meets our warm approbation, as far as it in- dicates a determination to act with energy and perseverance in the endeavour to ameliorate existing institutions, and to advance the working out of the great principle of democratic liberty— a principle, when accompanied and guided by the moral influence of the religious sentiment, is alone capable of being made the safe and certain basis of perfect liberty and social happiness. At the same time that we applaud your avowed intentions, there are matters in your address which we deeply deplore. We deplore the manifest ignoiance which it exhibits of the Irish people. We deplore also the distinct want of candour and sincerity which breaks out in more than one of its para- graphs— and, above all, we cordially regret that you should have omitted so favourable an occasion of disclaiming, and indeed of denouncing, not in general terms, but emphatically and by name, the men who tarnish and stain your cause, arid the cause of reform, by threats, menaces, and exhorta- tions, which aie foolish as they are wicked— exciting, as they do, to violence, to bloodshed, and to revolution. We take these points in detail: The first— your ignorance of the 6tate of Ireland. You are not aware, we perceive, that the Parliamentary returns show that there are more children in Ireland, and receiving education, than in England, or even in Scotland. You are not aware of the opinions deliberately formed by an overwhelming majority of the Irish people in favour of the greatest possible extension of the suffrage. We do not think there is any magic in the words, " UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE," if the THING can be substantially attained; and, therefore, one of the principles on which the PRECUR- SOR SOCIETY is formed is expressed in these words— " To give every legal and constitutional aid to obtain for all parts of the empire the greatest possible extension of the suffrage iliat can practically be obtained." It is. therefore, quite needless to ilave set forth in your address so many paragraphs of plai,, arl(| obvious truisms, in order to induce us to join in all iega] and constitutional exertions to procure the greatest possible extension of the suffrage. The second point which displeases us in your address, is your want of candour- first, in the covei t insinuations which that address contains, suggesting matters derogatory to men who have long enjoyed the confidence of the Irish people. If you had materials for accusation against them, or any of them, it would have become you to speak out distinctly, and to state your accusation, especially as that mode of pro- ceeding would have enabled us to point out its ( utility or its untruth. ' Thirdly— You deny that you yourselves have leaders. Tiou ought to blush for shame at such a denial— no popular party can possibly be without leaders. The business of the public, though sanctioned by the many, must be done by the few, and those who do the business, and are sanctioned and applauded in doing it, are necessarily leaders. But the truth IS, you HAVE leaders, and you know you have, but you are ashamed to avow them, and you ought to be ashamed to give them any countenance. The Oastlers, the Stephenses, and the Feargus O'Connors, have their names inscribed upon your banners. It is literally so. They take the most active part at your public meetings; they propose, or, at least, they support, all yourpublicresolutions— they are applauded to the very echo that applauds again. How, then, do you think we can be deceived by the unfounded assertion that you have not leaders? Fourthly— there is another and more glaring want of can- dour insinuated in your address, and declared at your public meetings; that is, that the Whigs, as a party, areas bad, nay, some of you say worse, than the Tories. Nothing was ever more unbecoming in friends of human liberty ( if such you be) than assertions of that unfounded character— because, although the Whigs are, indeed, far from being perfect, or from meriting the unmeasured con- fidence of honest Radicals to work out the necessary ameliorations in our system, yet they are beyond any com- parison superior to the Tories. The one party are friendly inclined to the cause of liberty— the other aie the decided enemies of every popular amelioration, and uphold despotism in every country. Take the following contrasts, which recent history af- fords :— First, the Tories stood by Gatton and Old Sarum, and all the other rotten boroughs, with desperate tenacity. They insisted that the clay mound at Gatton, and the tree at Old Sarum, should have four representatives in Parliament— and they pertinaciously refused to give one representative to Manchester, Leeds, or to Birmingham. The Whigs at a single blow obliterated Gatton and Old Sarum, and altogether 115 close arid rotten boroughs— and thus excluded Irom Parliament two hundred and twenty nominees of lords or commoners— and gave representatives to the great manufacturing towns. Mark well, that we do not say or insinuate that the plan of the Whigs was perfect— but we do say and proclaim, that the conduct of the Whigs in this respect, as contrasted with the Tories, is one deserving the applause of every sincere friend of liberty, and that no man can be honest who, after tins contrast, endeavours to place the Whigs and Tories on an equal footing of public estimation. In the second place, the corporations in England were almost universally self- elected, close, compact, and corrupt — the corporations of Scotland weie still more audaciously packed and plundering. The Tories stood by them all. They did not even consent to control the knavish corpora- tion of Leicester, in its iniquitous expenditure of public funds to promote Parliamentary jobbing. The Whigs brushed away at one blow the corrupt, the jobbing, the peculating, the self- elected. They annihilated the old corporations, and they substituted for them corporations under the influence, to a considerable degree, of popular control. You may say that the corporate reform of the Whigs is not perfect. Let it be granted that it is not so. Yet how transcendantly does the Whig paity eclipse the Tories in this contrast of unmitigated corruption on the one hand, and at least moderate reform on the other. We, therefore, again repeat, that no man can be honest who places both parties in equal estimation. Thirdly— Look to the slave question, and if any man can venture again to compare the Tories with the Whigs, we can attest more than eight hundred thousand living witnesses to oppose and deride the comparison. For twenty years before 1806, attempts were made to abolish that most horrible of all human cruelties, the slave trade. Tory hypocrisy was added to Tory cruelty on this subject. Pitt affected to support the above abolition ; but took care to be left upon that question, and upon that alone, in a minority. The Whigs came into office, for a few transitory months, in 1806, and during that period they immortalised their ad- ministiation by the total abolition of the British slave trade — and the British flag could no longer cover a cargo of slaves. The Tories were in office from 1806 to 1830, and during that period they did not . take one step to give the slaves liberty. Since the Whigs came into office in 1830, the slaves — eight hundred thousand slaves— have been liberated, and now are free ! Sacred Heaven ! have you justice, have you humanity, when you place the Tories upon a level with the Whigs, and yet behold this glorious emancipation of human beings ? Chicanery may distort, and purbKnd party spirit may over- look, this mighty transition from slavery to freedom ; but still this fact, this magnificent fact, will ever stand forward as a monument of eternal glory to that party by whose means it was ultimately consummated. The Whigs have their faults, and have committed their crimes— no men Hre more ready to admit and deplore it than we are ; but let any honest man contrast their conduct, with respect to slavery arid the slave trade, with that of the Tories, and then say, if he dare, that both parties ought to be held in equal estimation by the public. In the last place, cpntrast the conduct of Whigs with that of the Tories respecting Ireland. It is quite Hue that tliey — THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, N O V E M B E R 5* 4. 295 commenced their career during the administration of Lord Grey and Lord Brougham hy the base and bloody coercion act a cruelty which we can never forget, because it so much resembled the constant conduct of the Tories towards our un- happy country. It is true they were supnorted by all the par- ties at that time in the house, for the Radicals were not at that time strong enough, even outof the house— and certainly not IN the house— to be called a party. Yet, since the return of Lord Melbourne to power, the Whigs have done much— nay, almost all they could do for Ireland. They have put down, as much as they can, the spirit of anti- Irish partisan- ship; they have excluded from office multitudes of fiery par- tisans, the dread instruments of every oppression ; they have, forthe first time, but totally abandoned the long established Tory practice of packing juries on all crown prosecutions; • • fhey have purified the administration of justice by the in- troduction of several learned and impartial judges ; they have taken some steps to purify the magistracy. For the first time in English history, a fair and impartial exerciBe of the executive authority has been witnessed amongst us; and, above all, they stand as a constant barrier to the re- sumption of Tory power, and the exercise of all the base and infamous oppressions which Orange Toryism has in- flicted, and would again inflict, upon this wretched country. The dread and horror of the restoration of the Tories to power, which are felt by the people of Ireland, are the re- sult of our thorough knowledge of the miseries which Ireland would endure from such an infliction. We bitterly regret to perceive, that you show no sympathy for our sufferings, and that you mingle in one common oppo- sition our friends and our enemies. To qualify you to ob- tain the attention of the Irish people, you should have shown an attachment to those who serve us well, and a hostility to our malignant foes, you seem to us to have done directly the reverse, and to patronise our enemies, and then expect co- operation from us, whose interests youso grievously neglect or oppose. We need not remind you of the long continued and hideous tyranny of the Tories— of the hideous waste of blood and treasure which that faction exhibited in their ne- farious attempt to crush the rising liberties of the American people the equally abominable waste of British blood, and British treasure expended— first to foment the revolutionary mania in France, and af erwards to prevent its settling down into peace and constitutional freedom. It ought not to be necessary for us to remind you of the Pittite and Tory conspiracy of the year 1794, to drag to the scaffold and shed the blood of numbers of honest and patriotic men for having advocated Parliamentary Reform, though in a moie mitigated shape than that in which it had been theretofore put forward by Pitt himself. We need not remind you of the rebellion of 1798, fo- mented and fostered by the Tory government, until it ex- ploded in a driftless insurrection, prostrating the friends of freedom, and giving unbounded favour and strength to our Tory enemies, until, by unparalleled intimidation, corrup- tion, and bloodshed, they were able to suppress our national independence, and inflict upon us the union. We, surely, need not remind you of the countless years in which, in Great Britain as well as in Ireland, the Tories suspended the habeas corpus act, and thus rendered life and liberty totally insecure. We need not remind you of the Tory judicial murders in Scotland, nor of the more recent and equally atrocious mas- sacre of Englishmen, Englishwomen, and English children, in the streets of Manchester— a massacre which has re- mained totally unatoned for, and its Tory perpetrators totally unpunished. In short, the crimes of the Tories against public liberty and constitutional rights cannot be exceeded in enormity or length of continuance ; and the Tories are as ready to com- mence them again, as if they had never sinned against man- kind— in fine, the dark and ensanguined history of Toryism is not illuminated with one single ray of light, of grace, or of goodness. Toryism is a monster not redeemed from its vices by one single service in the cause of liberty or humanity. We are not the eulogists of the Whigs, and we freely ad- mit that they have unjustly and absurdly halted in their career of public utility, especially upon the all important question of the ballot; but, at the same time, we hold in utter scorn those public men who will not do them the justice when they are put in contrast with the Tories. We do not pretend that the Whigs are effulgent lights of liberty, hut we do insist that they are as superior to the Tories as the moon on a clear night is more brilliant than the lesser stars, though fated to lade into obscurity in the presence of the rising sun. The injustice which you do to the Whigs demonstrates your want of sympathy with Ireland, and would alone be sufficient to justify our refusal to co operate with you ; but we are compelled, by the same sense of justice and love of truth, to reprobate, in the strongest terms, the mode in which many of your public meetings are conducted. We entirely disapprove of the language of intimidation and violence— the incitements to arms— the aspirations ( or revolution— the total contempt for the legal and constitu- tional bounds within which political agitation should he re strained— the sanguinarj ferocity of your Oastlers, O'Con- nors, and Stephenses— shouted for and responded to by the dupes of a useless aud insane declamation. Whilst such conduct is pursued at your meetings, you cannot expect countenance and co opeiation from us— we not only abhor the illegal and criminal nature of such pro- ceedings, but we are disgusted with their folly and fatuity. For what, after all, can be more foolish than your miser- able threats of armed violence and bloodshed. Unorganised masses may commit outrages and murder! in particular lo- calities, but the disciplined force of the state would 60on scatter them to the winds, aided as that force would be by all the property, and by all the wise and good men in the nation— nay, Ireland alone would furnish a sufficient force to crush for ever any attempt at a violent revolution. We ask you earnestly, why do you not disclaim and dis- own the men who thus wickedly and foolishly injure the cause of Reform? They justly alarm all men of property, and throw them into the ranks of the opponents of Reform. They also range against you the sagacious multitude of per- sons who have learned from history and experience the enormous mischiefs which result from tumultuous or san- guinary changes in the political state. Again, we denounce, not only the wickedness, but the extreme folly of the conduct of your leaders— that folly is exhibited in their not knowing that there is no country on the face of the earth in which it is so impossible to effect a change in the government by a civil war as in England. The social state there is too complicated— man is too de- pendent on his fellow- man— the operative and his family are too dependent for food and raiment on the wages of Iris employer, to render it possible for a rebellious out- break to subsist in England. Consider, for one moment, the number of operatives in Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, and in half- a- dozen other great manu- facturing towns; reflect that there are from two to three millions of human beings dependent for subsistence in tl ese towns upon the payment of weeklj wages. If, in all these towns, the factories were closed, and the workshops and the manufactories all shut up for the space of three or four weeks— if there were no wages longer paid or earned for these three or four weeks, how could the my- riads of operatives, and tlieir wives, and families, sul sist? They might, perhaps, live one week upon the plunder of their wealthier neighbours, and thereby reduce thtm to the same state of misery with themselves; but after that week famine would lift its head on every side, all resources for subsistence would be cut off, and the countless multi- tudes would inevitably perish— the deluded victims of criminal incitement of men who ought to have known 1 etter. Abandon, then, we conjure you, your absurd as well as criminal menaces— you have a strong case, nay an irre- sistible case, for the extension of the suffrage, and above all for the vote by ballot, if you will but allow the cause to be conducted within the bounds of law, order, and common sense. The best of the Reformers of Birmingham have already set you the example— Scholefield, and Thomas Att- wood, Muntz and Edmonds, and Salt and Douglas, and Hadley, and other excellent Radicals, have set you a bril- liant example— they have expressly, and in the strongest manner, condemned all excitations to physical force, for the purpose of procuring universal suffrage— they have with equal emphasis condemned all proceedings calculated to produce any breach of the peace, law, or order; and they have, in the loudest mariner, anathematised all encourage- ment to civil war. The patriot hand of Thomas Attwood has inscribed on the Birmingham banner, " Peace, Law, and Order." Un- der that banner we are ready to contend for the greatest possible extension of the suffrage that can practicably be obtained, for the shortening of Parliaments, for the vote by ballot. Our wise policy is to make the most of existing means, antl to do the best which present circumstances allow. It is upon this account that we cordially support the Whig mi- nistry, though much dissatisfied with its backwardness in some points, and we cordially support them rather than suffer the incalculable evil of admitting the Tories to power through a breach in the ranks of the Reformers. We confidently trust that the good sense of the great ma. jority of the working classes will prevail over the harsher and more violent counsels of the unwise and the unwary. Common sense points out the paths of " law, peace, and order," as the only route that leads to security and success. We confidently anticipate the abandonment of all foolish and wicked courses, and a perseverance in tl at alone which shall have the sanction of the wise aud the good, and the firm support and ardent co operation of all sincere lovers of liberty in the united kingdom. Continue to countenance the emissaries of violence, civil war, and bloodshed, and you will merit and leceive our re- probation and unequivocal opposition. Abandon the fooiish and wicked men— dismiss the O'Con- nors, the Oastlers, and the Stephenses, and their imitators, from your meetings and counsels— confine yourselves within the limits of peace, law, and order; but within these limits exert yourselves strenuously, actively, energetically, and, above all, continuously— and you will deserve and ensure ibe cordial co- operation and ready assistance of the generous, incorruptible, high- minded, and true- hearted people of Ire- land. ( Signed) DANIEL O'CON NELL, Chairman of the Committee. Corn Exchange, 29th Nov., 1838. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. DOGS. Sir,— In the Herald of to- day, is an address to the commissioners of Birmingham, calling oil them ear- nestly to destroy, or otherwise do away with, all the dogs in Birmingham; and to assist in this purpose advises all good Christians, like himself, to carry a good thick stick to defend their calves, as he supposes all men have calves like himself; and anxiously sighs for the benefit of the regulations all the year round, which are observed during the dog- days; and con- cludes his address by calling himselfa dog- hater. The accident to which he alludes must be painful to every friend of humanity ; and I hope, as I believe, the un- provoked attack of the dog is of rare occurrence. That there are too many dogs in this and every other large place, must be allowed ; which proves that there are but few like this dog- hater, and that the majority of its inhabitants are lovers of dogs like myself. I love the whole race of dogs, from the interesting small spaniel, to the beautiful, elegant, and useful Newfound- land. The intelligence, fidelity, and unbounded at- tachment of the dog, has secured him a place in the heart of man next to his own children, and next to his own children will he defend his dog. The general disposition of dogs is gentle and affectionate; nor have I, in the course of a long life, met with many men, women, or children, who have not been fond of dogs. This dog- hater must carry very singular calves behind him, to make him fear that all the dogs in the streets are watching for an opportunity to lay hold of them. That some dogs are ferocious who have been trained to habits of cruelty by their more brutal masters, is readily admitted; and such may be occa- sionally irritated by a dog- hater's thick stick; but a humane person will have little to apprehend from the dogs he may meet. This dog- hater says, he will say nothing of hydrophobia ; I will do the same, as au- thenticated instances are very rare ; and more dogs are mad at being tied up, than are bitten by rabid animals. And now I am on the subject of dogs, I will refer to a paragraph I saw in, I think, your paper a few weeks ago, respecting the inhuman treatment of dogs, in making them draw carts, which I have seen most shamefully laden. The construction of the dog's feet is ill adapted to such unnatural purposes, as they must be lacerated by tlie stones and sharp gravel on the road ; even the horse and ox is* shod with iron, to protect them from such injury. The paragraph alluded to informs us, that there is a statute law which makes such treatment of dogs liable to prosecution ; and that the society for the protection of animals from cruelty, is now putting it in force ; and hoping it will find its way here and in every other part of the kingdom, is the sincere wish of Birmingham, Nov. 29, 1838. PHILOCYNOS. SUNDAY AND ITS OCCUPATIONS. It is irreligious not to hear him preach, and to go to cliurclf twice a day, at least. Such is the usurpation which the teacher of morality and religion have as- sumed over men's consciences. It is fashionable and pleasant for the rich to go to church; to them it is a relief from the tedium of the week; they do not feel the loss of the fresh air and the green fields, and the merry hearth, for time have they for such tilings; but with the poor man it is otherwise. He is not guided by fashion; his feelings are impelled by very different causes. The motley Sunday group does not interest him; the pride of dress has no charms for him ; he has, in fact, no motive to go; but, on the contrary, every motive to remain away. The " poor man's church," towards the support of which twenty millions annually are paid, offers him the cold aisle, or the badly situated seat, while he sees the wealthy surrounded with purple and fine linen. The poor man's parson, he soon per- ceives, eares not one straw for him, but looks to the wealthy as his patrons. Parson morality, he finds, is very different when it is addressed to the rich, and when it is addressed to him. Obedience to superiors, that is to say, to the wealthy— submission to all who are put in authority over him, whether priests, magis- trates, or soldiers, and contentment with their unhappy lot, are the precepts of morality taught him. If he go to church, he is to receive his lesson, as though he were dependent on charity ; for unless you pay additionally for your religion, even in the " poor man's church," you must be content to receive it as a pauper. Where, then, is the inducement to the poor hard working man to attend the church or chapel. Facts are conclusive on the subject. The working man spends his Sunday generally at home, where the day is idled away and lost, except so far as he, in some measure, recovers his physical energies, which have become exhausted by the Saturday night. And even were the " poor man's church" all that can be desired, on what principle has any one a right to say that all ought to go there ? Why ought all to go ? Is it because their convictions tell them they should, or is it because the priest de- clares it sinful to stay away ? Ought the infidel, or the Jew, or the Mahomedan, or the Bramin to go? And is there to be no toleration— no, not toleration, for none have the right to tolerate— but liberty, excepting to the church- goers? Are others to be prohibited from pursuing their innocent gratifications ? Is it not clear that, on the same principle, the Jew has the same right of denouncing all who are not Jews, as the Christian has of denouncing all who are not Christians? Is might right ? Now, why should those who object to hear the parson, be deprived of the means of obtaining all other kinds of knowledge or pleasure? That the only day which the great bulk of men have for improvement should be monopolised by one class of teachers, seems to me, not only bigotted and tyrannous, but also exceedingly con- ceited and impudent in them. All truth is good— all pleasure is good. Then let all kinds of truth and plea- sure be permitted all classes. The poor man could then he supplied with that which, in some measure, would heal his wounds. Why are not museums, and exhibitions of painting, and any thing else that tends to improve man, opened on Sunday? Happy will it be when the day is converted from what it now is— a day of bigotry and gloom— to one of pleasure, joyful- ness, and usefulness. M. ST. PAUL'S WARD. It is very gratifying to those who understand how greatly the habits and feelings of society depend on the means of improvement which are afforded it, to observe the disposition, on the part of the conductors of the School of Medicine and the Societj' of Arts, to open their respective exhibitions more liberally to the working classes, than they have hitherto done. No doubt but that the access which they have thus afforded the mechanic to refined gratification, will lead many from the excitements which are too often sought for in the alehouse, aud create a love of knowledge, and a perception of beauty, which only have to be created for them to prevail as generally among the producers for society, as among those who claim to be their su- periors in proportion to their uselessness. Unfor- tunately, however, there is a difficulty in the way of the greater proportion of the working people, and, in- deed, of persons generally availing themselves of the advantage which such institutions afford, and that is, want of time. The workman's life is one of perpetual toil; depending alone on his labour for subsistence, which is at all times an exceedingly precarious one, subject as he is to accident, illness, and want of em- ployment, living, in fact, as he does, in the constant fear of want, he feels himself under the necessity of devoting his whole time to earn his daily bread. What leisure has he for improvement or pleasure ? And if occasionally he steal half an hour in the even- ing, what disposition can he feel towards the acquire- ment ot knowledge, or the cultivation of taste? It is sad, to think of so large a portion of our fellow crea- tures being under such stern necessity— it is sad, to think that they are thus shut out from the enjoyment of life, and that they cannot partake of the sunshine of human existence. Those who fatten on their slavery, talk of them with disgust,— they condemn them for their vulgarity, their want of moral feeling, and of desire for the beautiful. They look upon the fact of their being labourers as a degradation, and such degraded beings are not to be permitted to enjoy the luxuries of life. Is the individual, whose life, from early boyhood, is passed in a factory, and who has been doomed to some wearisome employment for twelve or fourteen hours a day, the individual from whom the best and most refined character is to be ex- pected ? Are these the circumstances best fitted to qualify him for the enjoyments of polished life? And yet there are those who despise and condemn him. There is no alternative under the present unjust and immoral- producing state of society. The labouring man must ever remain as he is, so long as the existing bad arrangements of social life remain. No ; not as he is. Would to God that he may no longer sink lower into the depths of misery ; but, in his struggle of labour between capital and machinery, he will hereafter find that if it be necessary for him now to expend twelve hours a day to gain twenty shillings' worth of existence a week, lie will then have to expend eighteen hours, till, by competition, he be beaten down to the verge of starvation, when, perhaps, he will begin to enquire into the causes of so much misery to him, and search out remedies and means by which he may be raised to that degree of happiness which his nature is susceptible of receiving. There is no alternative— but there may be some alleviation. It is manifest that, during the week day, he has not an hour to spare without a sacrifice ; but there is the Sunday, which, unfortunately, however, society has declared! shall he a day of gloom and inactivity. On the Sunday all morality changes. The clock strikes twelve, and lo! our Sunday notions of right and wrong commence. At eleven it is not sinful to take a walk in the fields— at one it is sinful; at eleven society permits exhibi- tions of the works of nature and art to be opened to the public— at one they must be closed, for the sake of men's souls. The morality of religion, which we are taught to believe, consists in the observance of forms and ceremonies— in hearing sermons— in praying— in keeping ourselves at home, is now about to commence, and the priest begins his exorcisms to purify men for the contaminations of the preceding six days. He is to reign alone on this day. In him alone are we to* derive oral instruction. Those books alone which he tells us are holy, and fitted for our Sunday use, are to be read. We must then have the feelings and thoughts, aud do the things only which he declares are acceptable to God. We are, in fact, on that day to receive that information which he alone offers, or none at all. The door of science is barred— the book of nature is closed — pleasurable sensations are to be annihilated, they are carnal. We must be there spiritual; out of the world; all, all to be sacrificed to the voice of the priest. Sir— As an editor of a newspaper is expected to know something- of every thing, you will enlighten the unlearned bui • gesses of St Paul's ward by informing them whether tlie three Tory nominees, Marshall, Malins, and Souter, all, or any of them, adopted to- wards Messrs. Muntz, Pare, Pierce, ancl Trow, on the recent trials, the persecuting spirit of Saul, and dis- carded the Christian precepts of St Paul. If so, I firmly believe they may expect from the honest Tory burgesses the kick coiwi- e- ous, on the election of Jit and proper men as common councilmen for this ward. A NON- EXCLUSIVE BURGESS, Except for high crimes and misdemauours. December 5th, 1838. EBENEZER CHAPEL. Sir— Permit me to address a few words to the me- chanics of this town— not for any practical purpose, but simply to mention that, as a time will arrive when their interest in worldly matters will cease, it becomes them, as men and Christians, to take thought for their souls; aud, as a means for the accomplishment of such an object, I entreat them to pay an evening visit to Ebenezer chapel on Tuesday evenings, where the excellent and zealous minister of that chapel, strives to win souls to Christ. Oh! fellow workmen, do attend. Be not ashamed of'the gospel of Christ; and thus, by your behaviour, demonstrate to those who would implore your help to forma new moral world, that you heartily believe religion must only be the effectual means of regenerating' man from the Slavery of vicious propensity. Do not suffer your minds to be swayed by overmuch worldly anxiety; and as you must make your election either for happiness or woe, seek without delay the durable riches of God's favour and pardon. I address you, fellow workmen, know- ing the peculiar temptations belonging to our station ; but treat with indifference the vulgar sarcasms of the more abandoned of your shop companions ;„ resist courageously the enticements of the drunkard, and soon you will be easy from the annoyances of that kind. Hoping you will flock to the house of prayer, I remain your well wisher, A FREQUENTER OF THE TUESDAY EVENING SERVICE. [ Tuesday, by the way, is a bad night. The union meet oil Tuesday, and thus the most zealous members are necessarily deprived of the benefit— which our cor- respondent does not at all overestimate— of Mr. East's laboursr] SHOP ASSISTANTS OF BIRMINGHAM. I understand that a meeting of the shop assistants has been held, for the purpose of forming an insti- tution for their intellectual improvement, but allow me to ask them through the medium of your paper, whether this is the most advisable plan, it seems to me far otherwise. Does there not already exist one calculated in every way to answer the purpose? ( I allude to the Mechanics Institution.) What can pos- sibly be the object in forming another with similar ends in view ? You want something upon which to enter immediately, and not spend the winter, as you most assuredly would, before your proposed plans have arrived at any thing like completion. That institution is formed for the attainment of general and useful knowledge. This is what you want. It possesses a large and quickly increasing library, whereas the funds of a new society would not be sufficient to col- lect even a moderate supply of books, and to pause for a moment to dilate on the disadvantages thus occa- sioned would be useless. Added to this, it is, I be- lieve, a very low rate of subscription, only twelve shillings per annum, which is certainly a very little, when compared with the benefits arising from it. 1 have heard it stated as an objection, that the present members of that institution are of quite a different class to yourselves. This, for the sake of argument, we will admit; hut if you were unitedly to join it, your numbers ought certainly to be sufficiently large as to almost form a society for yourselves lo associate with, and I think it must appear to you all, that if you form an institution merely amongst yourselves, it cannot succeed ; there would be no vigour nor spirit in its operations. But by joining one already formed, and which has been for many years in action, you would not only find it the most advantageous plan for your own improvement, but greatly add to its pros- perity likewise. December 6, 1838. AMICUS. MORTALITY OF CHILDREN. TO THt GUARDIANS OF THE POOR OF BIRMINGHAM. GENTLEMEN,— Having waited some weeks for an answer to my letter respecting the mortality amongst the infants in our workhouse, and no answer having been given, I again take the liberty of addressing you. Is it because you dread a knowledge of the facts coming before the public, that you have not dared to reply to that letter ? Well, that gives me to hope your consciences are not yet so seared as to make you alto- gether regardless of public opinion; and, rest assured, that you must give an account to the public for the way in which you have discharged your duties as guardians. During the last twenty years, not one child horn in the Birmingham poor house has lived to be two years old, unless it has been removed with its parents, or otherwise. Not one brought into the house under six months has lived to be two years old, unless removed with its parents, or otherwise. Out of forty- eight born in the house during the last six years, who have not been removed by their parents from the house, forty four are dead ; of the remaining four, three were born this year, and one last. Out of twenty- two brought into the house under six months old, who have not been removed by their parents, or otherwise, twenty- one are dead; the remaining one was brought in only this year. Whether these five, or any of them, will remain on the earth till two years old, is yet to be seen. Judging from the past, I should think not, unless they are taken from that Acaldama very speedily. Gentlemen, surely you would not libel the faculty of Birmingham by saying it cannot be discovered what is the cause of this. I tell you the cause must be dis- covered, and a remedy applied. Gentlemen, guardians of the Conservative party, you say you can beat the Radical party. Show your power in the cause of humanity by putting an end to this crying evil. Gentlemen, guardians of the Radical party, if you cannot, by reason of weakness, prevent this, appeal to the ratepayers. No man amongst that body would wish his pocket to be spared at the expense of the life of even one child. Are there not some of you, at least, who stand high in the religious world, and can you publicly prostrate yourselves in the sanctuary of the most high, and think, because the groans of these children do not reach your ears, or disturb the tranquility of your carpeted hearths, or come to the knowledge of the public, that they, therefore, do not reach the throne of him who hears tiie cry of the poor ? Gentlemen, again reminding you that these things must be explained to the public, I remain, yours, & c. Bread- street, Dec. 6. HUMANITUS. DR. ANDREW COMBE AND PHRENOLOGY. Sin,— Allow me, through the medium of your paper, to reply to the extraordinary communication of Dr. Andrew Combe, that appeared in the Journal of the 24th ult. Accept my thanks for your candour, in stating that the notice of my lectures was from a correspondent only, and not furnished by your own reporter. The doctor's letter is extraordinary in three important particulars. It is extraordinary, first, for its contra- dictions and inconsistencies; secondly, for its want of correctness; and, thirdly, for its want of candour. First. The letter of Dr. Combe is extraordinary for its contradictions and inconsistencies. He sets out by assuming the report he had seen to be a correct report, and proceeds, accordingly, to review the " mis- state- ments" therein contained. He charges me, in direct terms, with " disfiguring, by alteration and suppression, so as to present the opposite of the truth;" and treat, throughout, the correspondent's statement as " Mr. Brindley's version." He next declares, that " the mis- representation is carried to such an extravagant PITCH," ( I use the doctor's own words) " that he himself is com- pelled to believe the correspondent, and not Mr. Brind- ley, to be the offending party." Notwithstanding which, he concludes with an unequivocal charge of the whole to my account, declaring that " society at large is in- terested in putting a stop to such perversions as those which he has exposed." Secondly. The letter is extraordinary for its want of correctness. The entire statement of the anonymous correspondent, so far as Mr. George Combe's account of the Newcastle gaol enquiry is concerned, is, to the letter, FALSE. I read, verbatim, from the " Testimo- nials," certificate 38, and showed that, according to Mr. George Combe's own statement, the results of his manipulations at the gaol, as he himself has recorded them, not only do not establish phrenology, but prove, in the most direct terms, the unsoundness and inutility of tlie phrenological hypothesis. Why, then, should I wilfully, and to no purpose, act so disgraceful, so dis- gusting a part, as the doctor's organ of benevolence has attributed to me. But, sir, I proceed to by far the most important part of his letter, in order to establish, Thirdly. That it is extraordinary for its want of can- dour. I did not see the communication in your paper of the 10th, until after I had read the doctor's reply. Two or three friends had told me that there was a re- port of my lectures from an anonymous correspondent, containing a number of absurd mistakes, such as Mr, Vyse, for Dr. Fife; Savillian Gregory, for Dr. Gregory Savillian, professor of astronomy; conscientiousness, for cautiousness— cum multis aliis,- but being much en- gaged, and not having SEEN the report, I thought no more about it, until the Journal of the 24th ult. was forwarded to me, and along with it the Journal of the 10th. The doctor first attracted my curiosity, and afterwards my anonymous friend. Having read the two, I was instantly struck with the uncommon want of candour on the part of the former. Of course, the ridi- culous mis- statements only amused . me, as they were too glaring not to be immediately detected by all who attended my lectures; while his high opinion of my integrity, on the mere evidence of an anonymous news- paper correspondent, called forth mingled surprise and pity. But, sir, having the compliment paid to my honour, and setting aside entirely the question, as to the accuracy of the report, or even assuming its correct- ness,— what will be the opinion the public must, of necessity, form of the doctor's fairness and candour, when, passing over entirely the mass of evidence sup- plied by Mr. Stone, and referred to by your correspond- ent; the extensive series of experiments by Flourcus; and the yet more important case of the entire absence of the cerebellum in an individual who manifested, in an inordinate degree, the propensity assigned it by phrenologists, which cases were also mentioned in the report. The doctor pounces at once on the inaccuracies of three comparatively unimportant manipulations, and triumphantly refers to their incorrectness, as a sufficient refutation of all the arguments brought forward in a course of six lectures, replete with evidence that I have repeatedly, but in vain, called upon phrenologists to reply to. And when it is shown, that, although the re- port of these three cases is entirely erroneous; yet, by taking Mr. George Combe's own description, they will, even then, in their corrected form, prove entirely sub- versive of phrenology,— will not the doctor's " vitupe- ration necessarily recoil on his own head, and leave my disproof of the phrenological hypothesis precisely where it stood before." Will it not appear that the doctor has carried " his misrepresentations to such an extravagant PITCH as to excite astonishment that any one should have ventured on it." And that, " truly, it must be a bad cause which requires such means of support." Let the cases speak for themselves. Case 1; J. W., aged 73.— The moral organs very defective, considerable combativeness and amativeness; none of the other leading organs of the propensities in- ordinately developed, but cautiousness, which is enor- mously large. The intellect is very moderate. Here, then, is an individual with a small head throughout: very defective coronal region, not large posteriorly, and very moderate anteriorly. Mr. George Combe, there- fore, declares, consistently with this development, that " he should have expected to find this case in a lunatic- asylum, rather than in a gaol, and could not fix upon any particular feature of crime. True, his moral dis- positions are defective, " but," adds Mr. Combe, " his cautiousness is enormously large," and as well the pro- pensities are not inordinate— that his was, strictly, a. case for a lunatic asylum. What says Dr. Fife:—" A thief, void of every principle of honesty, obstinate, inso- lent, ungrateful for any kindness, in short, one of the most depraved characters with which I have ever been acquainted." Need I offer a single observation " to facilitate," as Dr. Combe would say, " the perception of the contrast between Dr. Fife's remarks on the known character, and Mr. George Combe's misrepresentation Case 2; P. S., aged 20.— Benevolence and venera- tion large, acquisitiveness only rather large, and con- scientiousness merely the most defective of the moral organs; consistently with which Mr. Combe speaks doubtfully concerning him, and states, " that his de- sires may have appeared in swindling or theft, but that it is most probable he has swindled." Dr. Fife declares, that he is " a confirmed thief, has been twice convicted of theft, has no sense of honesty." Here again let me " facilitate your perception of the con- trast." Finding him in a gaol, and knowing that he was selected for examination on account of his vicious propensities, Mr. Combe could not pronounce him a good ch aracter; nor yet, according to the bumps on his skull, could he prove him a bad one. He, there- fore, with his national tact, uses much caution, anil gives a description that may be made to fit almost any- individual, but the one under review. This was sin- gularly unfortunate, and certainly his ingenuity de- served a better reward. Q. Has Mr. George Combe enormous cautiousness, very large constructiveness, excessive secretiveness, a strong propensity for logic, not much wit, and conscientiousness not inordinate? The doctor's development must be of too complex a character to warrant a hasty conclusion. Let us therefore pass on to Case 3; T. S., aged 18.— « Has full intellectual organs; large combativeness, secretiveness, acquisi- tiveness, and amativeness; full benevolence; venera- tion rather large; conscientiousness moderate; de- structiveness very large." Mr. Combe says, " this boy is considerably different from the last, he has more violent dispositions, and has probably been com- mitted for an assault connected with women." Dr. Fife writes, '' crime, rape; no striking feature in his general character; mild disposition, and has never shown actual vice." Now, which of these testimonies are we to take. Mr. Combe says, " violent disposi- tions;" Dr. Fife says, " mild dispositions." Mr. Combe says, " he has combativeness, secretiveness, and acquisitiveness, all large; destructiveness, very large; and his conscientiousness only moderate." Dr. Fife states, " that he has never shown actual vice, antl is of a mild disposition." Why, he ought to have been a cruel murderer; and not merely have ruined, but also destroyed his victim. His combativeness, se- cretiveness, and destructiveness, would make him murder her, being deficient in conscientiousness. Thurtell murdered his friend Weare, without half these horrible components in his character; but I had forgotten, benevolence made Thurtell murder his friend— so saith phrenology. Dr. Combe's inuendo as to the laxity of my morals is positively indecent, and merely exhibits his own depraved way of think- ing; ' tis unworthy a remark. I shall not trespass farther on the patience of yourself and readers; enough has been said of the doctor's extraordinary communi- cation, to convince the public of its merit. I have challenged Mr. Combe to meet me in discussion until I am ashamed of repeating it. Will the doctor take up the gauntlet? He says, " no one can object to fair and liberal discussion ;" and I am sure that " society at large is interested in putting a stop to such perver- sions as those which I have exposed." If the doctor will meet me in Birmingham, he shall take a full share in the surplus receipts, after the expenses, & C-, are paid; and I will immediately appoint a committee of iny friends to facilitate the business. I beg very respectfully to declare that after this, I shall not oc- cupy my time by replying to the insults, contradic- tions, or mis- statements of any correspondent, who, in a newspaper, may think well to attack me, even with the very respectable signature of Dr. Andrew Combe. Let them meet me fairly in discussion, and let the public decide. Your's very respectfully, Oldswinford, 5th Dec., 1838. JOHN BRINDLEY. STATE OF THE WORKHOUSE UP TO DECEMBER 3. Wo. INFANTS. lien. men. Boys. Girls. Male. Fem. Total. 187 202 8 12 16 12 43T Admitted since .... 11 14 7 O 4 4 42 Born in the House 1 1 193 216 15 14 21 16 480 Diselierd, absconded, 12 9 4 1 4 32 188 207 11 13 17 14 448 Number of Cases relieved last week NumberofChildren In the Asylum * Of whom 1 woman died. .. 2,775 .. 338 BIRTHS. On the 31 instant, at Spark- hill, Yardley, Mrs. Morton Jones, of a son. On the 3d inst., the lady of John Rhodes, Esq., of Edg- baston, of a son and heir. On the 26th ult, in the Park Crescent, the lady of Mr. George Robins, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. Y'esterday, at the Baptist Chapel, Cannon » street, by the Rev. T. Swan, the Rev. Frank Overbury, of Chatham, to Catherine, youngest daughter of the late Mr. W. Showell, of this town. On Saturday last, at St. George's Church, in this town, Mr. James Haynes, to Miss Saiah Curtis, both of Spring Hill. On the 5th inst., at King's Norton, Mr. Samuel Pigg, of Balsall Heath, to Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr. John Hodgkinson, of Hill Top, in this town. Lately, at Harborne, Mr. John Fletcher, to Ann, second daughter of the late Mr. Job Wilkes, both of this town. On the 27th ult., at St. Michael's, Worcester, Mr. J. W. Nuttall Belper, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Mr. James Norledge, of Kidderminster. On the 26th ult., at Belbroughton, Mr. S. B. Ensill, of Dudley, to Mary Tristram, second daughter of the late Mr. W. Downing, of the former place. On the 27th ult., at St. George's, Hanover- square, Sir Charles Wetherell, to Harriet Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Lieut.- Colonel Warnford, of Warnford Place, Wilts. DEATHS. On Wednesday, at Handsworth, after a lingering illness, Mr. Jarvis Booth, son of the late Mr. Jarvis Booth, of Sutton Cold field, aged 42. On the 30th ult., at Liverpool, after a long and painful illness, aged 25, Samuel W. Russell, only child of Mr. J. Russell, printer, of Moor street. On Saturday, the 1st inst., Mr. John Tyier, of Soho, Handsworth, aged 75. " , _ On the 29th ult., Mr. Wm. Morton, of Moore Green, in the 46th year of his age, deeply lamented by all who knew him. On the 6th inst., of apoplexy, in her 47th year, Phoebe, relict of the late Robert Skynner, auctioneer, of this town. On the 25th of November, Ann, the wife of John Eccles, of Bradford- street, in her 59th year. ps^ j On Tuesday week, beloved by all who knew him, Jo- seph, eldest son of Mr. Howe, upholsterer, of Ellis- street, aged 22. On the 29th ult., in his 56th year, Mr. William Rose Baker, draper, of Dudley. On the 1st instant, aged 4 months, Martha Mary, daugh- ter of Mr. C. Gardner, 21, Cannon- street. On the 4th instant, at his son's, in this town, in his 70tl> year, Mr. Thomas Egerton, one ot the oldest inhabitants of Bicester, Oxfordshire. On Tuesday last, Mrs. Sumner, sen., relietof Mr. John Sumner, auctioneer, of Osbournby, Lincolnshire. On the 3rd inst., at his residence, Low Hill, Wolvet » hampton, Richard Savage Pountney, Esq., aged: 69. 8 THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, N O V E M B E R 5* 4. 296 LONDON GAZETTES. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. CEOBGE GRAY, livery stable keeper, Brunswick- street, Stara. flariLsfcreet, Blackfriars- road. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. & SOHGE HALL, banker, Manchester. BANKRUPTS. JIBankrupts to surrender at the Court of Commissioners, Basing ball- street, when not otherwise expressed. 3 FETER YOULE, bookseller, Tottenham. green, December 3 and Jw » at> ry II, at the Bankrupts' Court. Sol. Mr. Tucker, Bank- & nx) dings, Lotlibury. Pet. Cr. John Jones, Hackney, gent. Seal. M& T& aaber 26. SOBER T EDWARDS, timber dealer, Liverpool, December 17 and Jwmary U, at the Clarendon- rooms, Liverpool. Sols. Messrs. Taylor, Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, Bedford- row. Pet. Cr. 2> QBcan Gibb, Liverpool, merchant. Seal. November 20. THOMAS CLAXTON, tailor, Norwich, December 10 and January art the Bowling green Inn, Norwich. Sol. Mr. Forster, Law- mse Pountney- place. Pet. Cr. Samuel Pigg, Norwich, woollen Sniper. Seal. November 21. iOEN REDD ALL, carpenter, Bunhill- row, December 13 and Janu- ary 21, at the Baukrnpts' Court Sols. Messrs. Foster and Lyon, JFafe- street hill. Pet. Cr. Kenneth Poole, Spread Eagle- court, kSl broker. Seal. November 27. JXAK FRANCIS ISIDORE CAPLIN, milliner, Great Portland, street, Marylebone, December 7 aud January 11, at the Bankrupts' Sols. Messrs. Bailey, Shaw, and Smith, Berners- street, Oxford. street. Pet. Cr. George Langridge Williams, 12, Port- teaO- road, builder. Seal. November 20. JOHN BROWN, merchant, Sheffield, December 14 and January 11, atl^ e Town- hall, Sheffield Sol. Mr. TatterBhall, Great James- * teeet, Bedford- row. Pet. Cr. Joseph Smith, Sheffield, ivory sosycfcant. Seal. November 24. JK& YIS FORRESTER, maltster, Caverswell, Staffordshire, De. ^ waafeer 14 and January 11, at the Swan Inn, Hanley. Sols. Messrs JfcrrwDgs, Bolton, and Jenings, Elm- court, Temple. Pet. Cr. Jkasph Williamson, Leek, gent. Seal. November 23. JOHN KNOWLES, counterpane manufacturer, Bolton- le- Moors, Jjraeashire, December 13 and January 11, at the Swan Inn, Bol- teavle- Moors. Sofs. Messrs Johneon, Son, and Weatherall, Tern, pie. Pet. Cr. Abraham Haigh, John Stanway Jackson, Joseph Sfasrsland, Robert Stuart, Bulkeley Price, and Thomas Cullen, B « 44OB, cotton spinners. Seal. November 20. MATTHEW SEYMOUR IONN, coal merchant, Surrey, Dec. 11, aad Jan. 11, at the Bankrupts' Court. Sol. Mr. Fleming, Trinity- Southwark. Pet. Cr. Charles Thompson, Union- road, St. 2£ stry, Newington, carpenter. Seal. November 23. TBOMAS BELL CARRUTHERS, cheesemonger, Dowgate- hill, JLastdon, Dec. 13, and Jan. 11, at the Bankrupts' Court. Sol. Mr. HJel^ Copthall- court. Pet. Cr. Edward Auksell Jones and Henry M © « tray Jones, Fishmongers'- hall, merchants. Seal. Nov. 26. Y DAVID GREEN TRUSCOTT, otherwise HENRY X8USCOTT, upholsterer, York- road, Lambeth, Dec. 13, and Jan. si the Bankrupts' Court. Sol. Mr. Cates, Robert. street, Adel- g& i. Pet. Cr. John Truscott, Bexley- heath, gent. Seal. No-. 20. DIVIDENDS. S*. 3S'NlCOL and W. DAVIDSON, Liverpool, merchants, De- « n » ber 21. SL JANES, Wigmore. street, Cavendish- square, poulterer, De. ctmhor 21. IT. SHERWOOD, Cornwall- road, Lambeth, builder, December 21. B*. AUDEMARS, Dean- street, VVestmiuster, watch case manufac- ture?, December 21. C. PEARSON, Greenwich, manufacturing chymist, December 21. A. IVCNN, George's- row, City- road, chymical manufacturer, De- flator 28. X HAMILTON, Broadway, Westminster, wholesale ironmonger, Bwember 22. SI CHARLESWORTH, Shoreditch, grocer, December 22. CLARK, New Broad- street, merchant, December 22. W. CHARLETON, Beruers- street, Commercial- road- east, white manufacturer, December 22. & A. REMINGTON, Oxford- street, cabinet makers, De- bar 21. % WELCH, Birmingham, victualler, December 21. GRIFFITHS, Bolton- en- le- Moors, Lancashire, banker, Decern. 3L ALCOCK, Birmingham, hat manufacturer, December 22, 3L&. IRISH, Worcester, wine merchant, December 20. JL 2± © MAX, Stockport, Cheshire, paper manufacturer, Dec. 21. G. TONKS, Bordesley, Warwickshire, lamp manufactu- rers, December 22. J. BEARD and J. B. HERBERT, Gloucester, timber dealers, De- * « aber i> 9. BLENKIN, Kingston- upon- Hull, merchant, December 22. IE. BEASLEY, Birmingham, draper, December 21. J. 2SILLER, Bristol, nurseryman, December 21. Sk& rland, Exeter, wine merchant, January 16. CERTIFICATES. DECEMBER 21. J. 3. North, Taunton, Somersetshire, wine merchant— J. W. Tira- asar2s> Westbromwich, Staffordshire, nail factor— H. H. Cooper, Wasteromwich, Stafford.- hire, retiiler of beer— T. Teulon, jun. Yarmouth, Norfolk, music seller— R. Biddle, Newfoundland, jnsse& ant, and Poole, rope manufacturer— W. Thompson, Brassing- Derbyshire, cattle jobber— G. Clarkson, Slieerness, victualler— 3LX. Aarons, St. James's- place, Aldgate, oil merchant— W. Mat- Kingsland, grocer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. St and W. Trumble, Huddersfield, painters— H. Ollard and J. ' S& xSsea, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, drapers— J. Hunt and Sons, 2" Sff « 3di!! y, card makers— W. aud J. Johnson, Croydon, saddlers— T„ S Reed and Co., Liverpool, ship store dealers— T. O. Clements 2. Kerr, Hay's- wharf, Tooley. street, potato salesmen - W Mn& tm and W. James, Sioane. street, Chelsea, cabinet makers— aud Co., Frith- street, Soho, tailors— Sloaue and Whitty, jUhre* peol, hatters— M. Quier and W. W. Hughes, Bridgwater, Ssseserselsirire, stationers— J. and W. Hands, Corley, Warwickshire, fc ® te£ e? s— North and Carss, High- street, Shoreditch, victuallers— J. S^ aoner and J. White, Aldersgate street, cheesemongers— W. Cron- sfesee and E. Smith, Sitnderlaud, Durham, brokers— Miller and " WMtthead, Stockport, Cheshire, bobbin turners— Rose and Cream ISsHssgate, surgeons— R. A. Kidston and Co., Anderstonand Verre- wle'j near Glasgow, potters (-. o far as regards H. Price). ASSIGNMENTS. William Ball, Gloucester, victualler. A2tlrew Wharton, Bardsey, joiner. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED; JD- HN MARSH, Liverpool, timber merchant. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. IDWARD WEAVER, Francis- place, Westminster- road, grocer BANKRUPTS. • 5FHOMAS LEWIS, King- street, Seven Dials, dealer in coals, De- « *> js& er 10 and January 13, at the Bankrupts' Court. Sols. Messrs. 35 © cfcoh and Gibbs, King's- road, ( iray's- inn. Pet. Cr. Wiliam " Wilis, 86, King- street, Seven Dials, dealer in wines and spirits. Steal. November30. THOMAS REYNOLDS, Chipping Ongar, Essex, clothes salesman, Secember II and January 15, at the Bankrupts' Court. Sols. i^ essrs. Swan and Martin, Little James- street, Bedford- row. Pet. £ 9. Owen Macarthy, Collier- row, Romford, Essex, gent. Seal. jB<? « ember 1. - 5HOMAS HARDCASTLE, Sheffield, printer, December 15 aud 5anaary 15, at the Town- hall, Sheffield. Sol. Mr. Wilson, South- « » pton street, Bloomsbury- squaTe. Pet. Cr. George Younge, JKS& S Rimington, and William Younge, Sheffield, bankers. Seal • Ssrember 27. & ZORGE ALCOCK, Stockport, Cheshire, victualler, December 15 sf&& January 15, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. SUs. ISessrs. Bower aud Back, Chancery- lane. Pet. Cr. Sarah Aleock, Stockport, widow. Seal. November 22. 2£ YAN DAVIS, Tynygwndwn, Cardiganshire, currier, December i^ and January 15. at the Black Lion Inn, Cardigan. Sol. Mr. Baghea, Aberystwith, Cardiganshire. Pet. Cr. William Lod- Y/ kk, Talsaro, Trevilan, Cardiganshire, tanner. Seal. Nov. 2. ! B£ NRY FREDERICK HOLE, Newport, Devonshire, brewer, De. £ « * nber 18 and January 15, at the Golden Lion Inn, Barnstaple. Sc£ Mr. Toller, Gray's- inn. square. Pet. Cr. John Bates, Bristol, • aii feehaif of the West of England and South Wales District Bank. Seal. November 2. SAMUEL SAUNDERS, Devonport, carver, December 17 and January 15, at Elliott's Hotel, Devonport. Sol. Mr. Surr, Lom- bard- street. Pet Cr. John Edward Ehvorthy, Plymouth, gent. Ssal November 26. DIVIDENDS, A. JAMIESON, Isleworth, bookseller, December 27. PAGET, Great To ver. street, insurance broker, December 27. SNEEZUM, Billerieay, Essex, carpenter, December 27. 3k and W. G. BEi'TISON, Margate, librarians, January 2. 3ST. and J. DEAN, Birmingham, timber merchants, December 28. J. MOTLEY, Arle- mill, Gloucestershire, miller, December 29. SOWDLER, Reabrook- cottage, Shropshire, horse dealer, Dc- g^ mber 2^. BATTVE, Hey, Yorkshire, clothier, December 27. T. TEULON, jun., Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, music seller, De- srcaber 27. 6; B, BELL, Leeds, cloth merchant, December 31. CERTIFICATES, DECEMBER 25. 3F". Magee, Liverpool, marine store dealer— G. F. Crossley, Liver- gfi& S* common brewers. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. IP. Cox and M. Cadbury, St James's- street, Westminster, tailors— j£? a& bwaite and Fowler, Leeds, plasterers— J. Summer and W. ii'keesman, Wandsworth, shoeing smiths— Sanders, Seliy, and Co., £& eter, dealers iu oils— Cotesworth, Pryor, and Co., London ( so far 3b segards W. Cochranj— Wilkinson, Strutton, and Co., Jarrow, iam, and Hope- wharf, Rotherhithe, coke manufacturers ( so far regards H. Strutton)— Otway and Allen, Austinfriars, and Strat. S& iigtove, Essex, solicitors— Griffiths and Overton, Liverpool, gjx& eyal commission agents— J. and T. Fletcher, Little Lever, Lanca- colliers— J. and T. Fletcher and T. Smith, Darcy Lever and J3s* sigtitmet, Lancashire, colliers ( so far as regards J.. Fletcher)— W: Ziiom3 Morton, and Co., Leeds, machine manufacturers ( so far as as^ pe- ds J, Handforth)— J. and W. Handby, Little Vine. strec*, l ie adilly, carpenters— W'ightman, Toms, and Co., Gutter- lane, warehousemen— Hobden aud Rushton, Warrington, Lancashire, architects— M. S. Dodds aud A. Johnson, South Shields, Durham, pri'nters— Castles aud Harrison, Mount street, Berkeley- square, milliners— Coleman and Trendell, Abingdon, Berkshire, grocers— A. and J. Spencer, and J. Oldfield, Ovenden, Yorkshire, coal mer- chants— Pottinger and Son, King William- street, London- bridge, mercers— W. Elley and Son, Stafford, Liverpool, and Birmingham, shoe manufacturers— J. Quayle and Co., and W. Downes and Co., Castletown, wine merchants— Sidney and Dickinson, Worcester, linen drapers— R. Sidney and Co., Wolverhampton, woollen drapers, and J. Sidney and Co., Worcester, linen drapers. ASSIGNMENTS. Richard Dresser, London- road, haberdasher. John Greaves, Newport Pagnel, innkeeper. Richard Norcott, Chester, saddler and innkeeper. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Robert Mather, Glasgow, merchant. f EAS, Boiling, per Imp. Quarter Grinding, per Quarter of 39- ilbs. ^ FLOUR, English, Fine, persack of28l) lbs„ Seconds . 48 . 28 . 62 . 59 56 31 f 5 , 61 COUNTRY MARKETS, & c. BIRMINGHAM MARKET. Corn Market, December 5. BEANS— per bag, 10 score grot s. d. s. d Old 16 0 — 17 New 14 6— 15 PEAS— per bag of 3 Bush. Imp FOR BOIMNG. White 18 0 — 19 6 Grey 16 6— 17 6 FOIL GRINDING. per bag of 10 score 15 6 — 16 0 White 16 6 — 17 6 FLOUR— per sack of280lbs. net Fine 60 0 — 62 3 Seconds.... 55 0 — 57 0 WHEAT— per 62^ 6*. s. d. s. d. White 10 4 - 10 10 Red 10 4 - 10 8 Irish 0 0 — 0 0 BARLEY— per Imp. Quarter. For Malting 0 0— 00 For Grinding, per 392lbs 32 0 — 34 0 M A LT— per Imperia I Bushel. Old and new 0 0 — 00 OATS— perMlbs. Old 23 0 — 27 0 New 23 0 - 24 6 Irish ii3 6 - 26 6 The following is the statement in Messrs. Sturge's circular: Birmingham, December 4, 1838 During the early part of last month, our prices of all kinds of Wheat gave way, from 2s. to 4s. per quarter; but since the 15th we have experienced a rapid advance, and it is now fully 4a. per quarter higher than on the 1st ult. There has, for some weeks, been scarcely any foreign Wheat, except Russian hard, offering on our markets ; but the supply from the farmers is now good : they still continue to complain greatly of the yield, but we have reason to believe, since threshing has become more general, that the actual deficiency of the produce, in favourable situations, in this and other adjoiniog coun- ties, is less than was anticipated j and even on our cold late soils we know some instances of large crops. At our present rates the trade is dull, aud the reduction of duty on foreign to Is. per quarter, which will take place on or before the 20th inst., will, we expect, check any further rise, as it is calculated a considerable number of vessels may arrive within a fortnight, at some of the leading ports ; it is also generally understood that the quantity of liberated foreign, now on the passage from London to other markets, is large, and the re- duction on the French markets may have some effect on ours. At Gloucester there is hardly any free Wheat left, or of bonded in first hands, and the latter altogether consists of hard Russian, a parcel of which, from Odessa, was sold at 70s. per imperial quarter in bond, last week. The opinion that the crop of Wheat is deficient in all quarters, has become so general, that it has given great confidence to purchasers abroad, so that the advance in all the shipping ports of Europe has been more than equivalent to our own. The duty will arrive so soon at its lowest point, and in all probability continue there, at least until the large early spring shipments are near at hand, that most of the stocks of Wheat will find their way to Eng- land, as fast as vessels can be procured to convey them, also a limited quantity of liour from America. We estimate the arrivals from all parts will amount to a million and half quarters, by Midsummer ; therefore, if the prospect for next crop is favourable, and the harvest not later than usual, sufficient may be found to supply our wants ; more especially as we may, from the lateness of last season, have only eleven months to provide for, with a consumption much re- duced by the high prices. The demand for Wheat must be in some degree influenced by the crop of other kinds of grain ; these with trifling exceptions, are good, and the prices still moderate. Potatoes also, notwithstanding the late advance which has taken place, are still cheap, as compared with Wheat. This crop in the south of Ire- land and many parts of England, is large, though decidedly deficient in Scotland, and the northern counties of England and Ireland. Some fine fresh Wheats have realised lis. per 62lbs., and white even more; but we believe very little has changed hands at more than 10s. 8d. per fi21bs. in this market, and the top price obtained for hard Russian of fair quality, was 9s. 3d. per 601bs. at Gloucester. We have no Irish at Gloucester, and expect scarcely any supply from thence during the season. Our crop of Barley will, we believe, prove considerably over an average produce, and prices have varied but little during the past month, lu Wales, and some parts of England, it is already used to some extent, as a substitute for Wheat, and if the present rates con- tinue, will, we expect, be much more extensively applied to that purpose. We have hitherto been largely supplied with this grain from Oxfordshire, and this neighbourhood, and from the quantity pressing on the market, and the season of the year, any material ad- vance is, we think, improbable. 38s, per imperial quarter is the highest price which can be obtained, except for limited parcels, and grinding is worth nearly as much by weight. Some purchases of foreign, on account of Liverpool and Glasgow houses, have recently been made in the Lower Baltic ports. No Devonshire or Cornish has yet arrived at Gloucester, and but very little Irish. Owing to our markets for Oats not having advanced so much as others, few have arrived at Gloucester for some weeks, and our stocks are consequently reduced very low; they have risen within the last week fully Is. per quarter, making the improvement in their value, from the lowest point, 2s. 6d. per quarter. Considerable sales have, within the last few days, been made at equal to 23s. for black, and 2) 8. and upwards for fine new white at Gloucester, per 3l2lbs , which rates are nearly on a par with the leading markets. This crop is at least a full average, and we look for a considerable supply from our farmers, during the next three month3 ; atill our opinion is in favour of a further advance in the spring and summer, from the ad- ditional consumption caused by the high price of Wheat; and we consider fine brew Oats, at the last quotations of 14s. to I5s. per quarter, free on hoard, as safe an investment as any kind of foreign grain. The quality of shipments from the south of Ireland is finer than we ever remember it; fr< m th • north they are no better than usual. There are now no 1. ack Oats left at Gloucester in fir t hands. * Our markets co itinue to I e abundantly supplied with Beans, a: d no improvement of conse uea ; e has taken place in the value if eit ier old or new, althou h th - consumption of the former, includ- ing what are ground wit! W leat, must be very great. On the east- ern coast some quantit> of f x eign were released from bond, but at Gloucester only a few und vd quarters. We have some little spe- culative enquiry, and if Wheat is to maintain its present currency, they certainly must be safe to purchase at our quotations of Itis. to 17s. ( id. for old, and 14s. to 15s. per 1261bs. for new. gThe prices abroad are too high to leave sufficient margin for profit. The season for feeding pigs being so far advanced, the consumption of new and in- ferior qualities of old, will soon be materially lessened. For Peas we have experienced a steady demand during the month and grinding parcels have not varied in value, whilst breakers ad- vanced Is to 28. per quarter; about 1,000 quarters have been re- leased from bond at Gloucester, and we expect, during the next few weeks, duty will be paid there on upwards of 2,000 quarters more. Grey boilers are worth 44s. to 48s., white 48s. to 58s. per imperial quarter. For grinding from 14s. to 16s. per 1961bs. is obtained, as in quatity. Two or three parcels t f Indian Corn changed hands, at 28s. per imperial quarter, in l ond a. GlOUO ' iter, this week. PRESENT PRICES OF GRAIN. Birmingham, December s. d. WHEAT, English, White, per bushel of62Ib 10 4 Old 10 4 English, Red 9 8 Old 10 0 Irish, White — none 0 0 Red — none 0 0 Foreign lied^ — 8 6 White 10 0 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. Quarter 34 6 Irish —.— 0 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 31 6 OATS, English, White, per Imperial Quarter 21 0 Welsh, Black and White, per : il2lbs.. 23 9 Irish,( weig: iing41 to 42lbs.) do. 25 6 ( 37to391 bs.) do. 23 6 Black do. 24 0 BEANS, English, Old, per bushel of65lbs 5 6 New 4 9 Irish^ vsA^ v,^^^^^^—— none 0 0 Foreign 4 10 PEAS, Boiling, per Imp. Quarter —— 48 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 392lbs 30 0 FLOUR, English, Fine, per Sack of2S0lbs F4 0 5, 1838. s. d. to 10 10 .. 11 0 .. 10 9 .. 10 10 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 .. 10 4 .. 10 9 .. 38 6 .. 0 0 .. 33 6 .. 34 0 .. 24 9 .. 27 6 .. 24 6 .. 25 0 .. 5 10 .. 5 2 .. 0 .. 5 .. 56 .. 33 .. 67 .. 62 WHEAT, English, White, per Imp. Bushel . ' Old WORCESTER WEEKLY AVERAGE. Qrs. Bush. Wheats Barley „ Oats — Beans „ Peas — 923 356 60 4fi4 36 s. d. . 77 8 . 32 6f . 23 2 , 39 7} . 42 5i GLOUCESTER WEEKLY AVERAGE. Qrs. Bush. *. d Wheat 421 3 79 3 Barley 384 3 33 11 Oats 527 0 23 5 Beans 129 4 39 1 Birmingham, December 5, 1838. Gloucester and Worcester markets were about 3s. per quarter higeer for Wheat, but the trade ruled dull at the advance. Malting Barley was a free sale, at the rates of the previous week, and in some instances an improvement of Is. per quarter was obtained. Grinding less enquired for. For Oats Is. per quarter more " was real- ised. Beans Is. per quarter dearer. Peas Is. lower. During the present week we have had little passing in the corn trade, but the new Wheat on the spot has found buyers at the cur- rency of last market day, say 10s. 4d. and 10s. 8d. per 621bs. for fair red. Malting Barley is taken slowly at 35s. to 38s. per imperial quarter, but the latter price can only be obtained for small parcels of prime quality, and grinding Barley is offering rather cheaper. For the few Oats sold, fully as much money has been obtained. In Beans but little doing. Good grinding blue and white Peas move off slowly at 16s. per 196lbs. At this day's market there was a liberal supply of Wheat from our farmers, with a general indisposition to purchase at last week's prices, and in some instances rather lower rates were submitted to . An advance was generally demanded on malting and grinding Barley, but it could not be obtained. In Oats there was scarcely anything passing, but we make no alteration in our quotations. Rather higher prices were obtained for Beans. There were less doing in grinding qualities of Peas, and boilers were Is. per quarter lower. IMPORTS INTO GLOUCESTER From the 21th to the 4th inst. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Beans. Ireland Qra 628Qrs Qrs Qrs Coastwise.. 1094Qrs Qrs Qrs Qra Foreign.... Qrs Qrs Qrs Qrs Peas. Flour. Rye. Vetches. Qrs Sacks Qrs Qrs Coastwise.. Qrs Sacks Qrs Qrs Foreign.... Qrs Sacks Qrs Qra WARWICK, SATURDAY, Nov. 24. — Wheat, per bag, old 29s Od to 30s Od j new, 28s Od to 29s Od ; Barley, per quarter, 30s 0d to 34s Od ; grinding, 29s Od to 36s Od ; Oats, 80s Od to 34s 0d; New, 25s Od to 27s 0d ; Peas, per hag, 0s Od to 0s Od ; Beans, 16s Od to 17s 0d ; new, 13s 0d to 15s Od; Vetches, 0s Od to 0s 0d; Malt 56s Od to 64s Od per quarter. HEREFORD, NOV. 24.— Wheat, per bushel Imperial measure 10s Od to 10s 3d. Ditto, new, per bushel, 10a 4d to 10s9d. Barley, 4s 2d to 4s 8d. Beans, 4s Od to 4s 8d. Peas, 0s Od to 0s Od Vetches, 0s Od to 0s Od. Oats, 3s Od to 0s Od. CHELTENHAM, Nov. 22. — Wheat, 9s 0d to 9s 6d per bushe Ditto, red, 8s 9d to 9s 0d. Barley, 3s 3d to 4s 3d. Oats, 2s 9d to 4s Od. Beans, 5s 3d to 5s 9d. HOP INTELLIGENCE Worcester, Nov. 26.— Prices per cwt. :— East Kent pockets, £ 4 10a. to £ 88s. ; ditto bags, £ 4 4s. to £ 7 10a.; Mid Kent pockets, £ 3 15s. to £ 8 8s.; ditto bags, £ 3 10s. to £ 7 7s.; Weald of Kent pockets, £ 3 10s. to £ 5 5s. ; Sussex pockets, £ 3 3s. to £ 4 Ins.; Yearlings, £ 2 10a. to £ 4 4s.; Old £ 0 0s. to £ 0 0s.; Old Olds, 18s. to £ 2 2s. LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, DEC. 3.— Wheat, Essex Red, new 63s to 70s; tine, 73* to 75s ; old, — s to — s; white, new, 76s to 78s; fine, 78s to 80s; superfine, 81s to 81s; old, — s to — s.— Uye, 32s to 40s.— Barley, 3' 2s to 36s; fine, 38s to 40s; superfine, — s to — s.— Malt, 50s to 56s; fine, 58s to60s Peas, Hog, 38s to 40s ; Maple, 41s to 43s; white, 40s to 48s ; Boilers, 50s to 55s Beans small, 36s to 4' 2s; old, — s to — 8 ; Ticks, 30s to 36a; old, — s to — s; Harrow, 38s to 40 s.— Data, feed, 24s to 26s ; fine, 27s to 28s j Poland, 26s to 28s; line, 29s to 30s; ., Potatoe, 30s to 32s ; fine, 33s to 34s— Bran, per quarter, 8s Od to9s0d,— Pollard, line, per do 14s. to 20s. GENERALAVERAGEPRICEOFBRITISHCOBN FOHTHE WEEK ENDING NOV. 24, 1838 Wheat, 73s 4d ; Barley, 34s Id; Oats, 24s Id; Rye, 41s Od ; Beans, 40s 2d ; Teas, 43s Od. DUTYON FOREIGN CORN FOR THE PRESENT WEEK.— Wheat, 10s 8d, Barley, 13s lOd ; Oats, 12s 3d; Rye, 14s Od Beans, lis Od ; Peas, 8 s Od. PRICE OFSEEDS. DBC. 3. —/ Vr Cwt.— Red Clover, English, 56s to 70s i fine, 75s to 89s ; Foreign, 48s to 65s; fine, 70s to 84s White Clover, 50s to 60s; fine, 63s to 70s.— Trefoil, new, 19s to 22s; fine, 23s to 25s ; old, 17s to22s.— Xrefolium, 0s to 0s ; tine, — s to— s.— Caraway, English, new, 43s to 46s; Foreign, 50s to 44s— Coriander, 13s Od to 21s Od. J Per Quarter.— St. Foin, 40s to 44s ; fine, 46sto49s ; Rye Grass 29s to 35s ; new, 30s to 40s ; Pacey Grass, 40s to45s; Linseed for feeding, 52s to 50s; fine ,68s to 63s ; ditto for crushing, 43s to 50s Canary, 90s to 100s.— Hemp, 38s to 42s. Per Bushel.— White Mustard Seed, 11s Od to 158 Od ; brown ditto 15sOd to 22s ; Tares, 4s6d to5s Od ; fine new, 5s 3d to5s6d. Per Last.— Rape Seed . English, 36Uo38<; Foreign CORNS. DICKER'S OPIATE CORN PLASTER, for the removal of Corns, bunions, and all hard fleshy sub- stances on the feet. 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Perry continue to direct their study to those dreadful cases of sexual debility, brought on by an early and indiscriminate indulgence of the passions, frequently ac. quired without the knowledge of tlie dreadful consequences resulting therefrom, and which not only entail on its vota- ries all the enervating imbecilities of old age, and occasion the necessity of renouncing the felicities of marriage, to those who have given way to this delusive and destructive habit, but weaken and destroy all the bodily senses, pro- ducing melancholy, deficiency, and a numerous tra: of nervous affections. In these distressing cases, whether the consequence of such baneful habits, or any other cause, a speedy restoration to health and strength may be relied on. Messrs. PERRY and Co., Surgeons, may be consulted, as usual, at No. 4, Great Charles- street, Birmingham; and 23, Slater- street, Liverpool. Only one j. rsonal visit is re- quired from a country patient, to enable Messrs. Perry and Co. to give such advice, as will be the means of effecting a permanent and effectual cure, after all other means have pioved ineffectual. Letters for advice, ( post paid) and containing a remit- tance, will be immediately answered. J. OILS.— Rape Oil, brown, j£ 40 10s per toil; lletinea £ 42 0s Linseed Oil, £ 27 0s ; and Rape Cake,£ 6 18s.— Linseed Oil i ake £ 14 0s per thousand. HAYANDSTRAW.— Smithjield.— Hay, 60sOd to 105s 0d; Inferior — s to — s ; Clover, 60s to 115s; luierior — s to — s; Straw, 3Ss to 353. W/ iitec/ iupel.— Clover, 60s to 120s ; new, — s to — s; second cut,— s to— 8; Hay, 60 to 100s ; new ditto,— s to— s; Wheat Straw, 30s to 36s. Cumberland.— Fine Up I and Meadow and Hye- grass Hay, 105a to 110s; inferior ditto, 95s to 100s ; superior Clover, 115stol26s; Straw, 36s to 33s per load of 36 trusses. Portman Market Coarse heavy Lowland Hay,— sto — s; new Meadow Hay,— s to — s ; old ditto, 100s to 115s ; usef ulditto, 80s to 100 s; New Cloverditto, 100s to 120s; old ditto,— s to — s ; Wheat Straw, 30s to 38s perload of36 trusses. SMITHFIELD, DEC. 3— TO sink the offal— per8Ib.— Beef, 3s 4d to Is ii ; Best Down and Polled Mutton, 3s lOd to 4s 10d; Veal 4s Od to5s 8J; Pork, 4s 2d to 5s 44 ; Lamb, 0s Od to 0s 0d. NEWGATE AND LHADENIIALL.— By the Carcase.— Beef, 2s lod to 3s 81; Mutton, 3f Od to 3s Sd ; Veal, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 0s Od to 0s Od. Gloucester, December 1, 1838. s. d. s. d . 10J 0 to 10 6 . 0 0 .. 0 0 English, Red 9 9 .. 10 2 Old 0 0 .. 0 0 Irish, White, per601bs nominal 0 0 .. 0 0 Red —„ nominal 0 0 .. 0 0 —— nominal 0 0 .. 0 0 Foreign 8 0 .. 10 6 B ARLEY, English, Malting, par Imp. Quarter 33 0 .. 36- 0 Irish — 0 0 .. 0 0 Grinding, per Quarter of 392lba. 31 0 .. 34 0 OATS, English, White, per Imp. Quarter 24 0 .. 32 0 Welsh, Black and White 22 0 .. 24 0 Irish ( weighiog41to42ibs); per Qr. of312lbs, 24 0 .. 26 0 ( 37to391bs.) — 22 0 .. 24 0 Black, ™ 22 6 .. 23 0 BEANS, English, Did, per Imp. Bushel 5 2 .. 5 8 New — 4 3 .. 4 8 Irish —.— tm^ none 0 0 .. 0 0 Foroign GLOUCESTER SHIP NEWS, From November 30 to December 5. IMPORTS : The North Ash, from Orand Canary, with 3255 quinfals of barilla, consigned to Richard Butt; 26 quintals and 571bs. of rock moss, 6 quintals and 561bs. of orchidia weed, 170 quintals and 5! bs. of almonds, 1185Ibs. of cochineal, and 7 casks of palm oil, Houghton and Sons — Restitution, Quebec, 5 pieces of oak timber, 324 pieces of fir timber, 1000 staves, 1016 deals, 161 deal ends, and 8 eoras of lath, wood, John Forster— Industry, Quebec, *. r34 pieces of fir timber, 700 deals, 1995 staves, and 4 cords of lathwood, Price, Washbourne, and Price— Brothers, Quebec, timber, deals, & c.. Price, Washbourne, and Price ; 37 pieces of oak timber and 105 pieces of red pine timber, J M. Sbipton— Speculator, Quebee, 49 pieces of yellow pine timber, 14 > 0 deals aud planking, 519 pine deal ends, and 10 fathoms of lath- wood, J. M. Shipton— Rainbow, Batliurst, 52 pieces of birch and 372 pieces of fir timber, 335 deals, and 9 cords of lath wood, J. Forster— Curlevv, Bathurst, 598 pieces of timber, 13 deals, aud 8 cords of lath- wood, Price, Washbourne, and Price— Cornelius, Miramichi, 605 pieces of timber, 198 deals, and 8 cords of latlnvood, Price, Wash- bourne, and Price— Jubilee, Miramichi, timber, deals, & c., J. Forster — Susan and Sarah, Richebucto, 297 pieces of fir and 58 pieces of birch timber, 2593 deals, and 14 cords of lathwood, Price, Washbourne, and Price— Argyle, Cork, 1005 barrels of oats, Viniug and Sons- Ruth, Newry, 44 tons of oats, J. and C. Sturge— Sarah, London, 55 quarters of wheat, Fox, Sons, and Co.; 25 casks of tallow, F. Mayer ; 20 barrels of tar, M. Brimmel; general cargo, Gopsil Brown — Breeze, London, 334 quarters of wheat, Proctor— Three Sisters, London, 22 tons of valonia, Phillpotts and Co.; 40 casks of tallow, F. Mayer; 65 casks of tallow, Richard Butt; 2 tons of hemp and 10 barrels of tar, Briinmell ; 1 case. J. G. Francillon; general cargo, Gopsil Brown— Newport Trader, Newport, general cargo, Southan and Son— Harmony, Newport, pig iron, Southan and Son— Halcyon Mumbles, 130 barrels of oysters, Southan and Son— Victory, Bangor) 44 tons of slates, Mallam— Industry, Bangor, 77 tons of slates, J. M. Shipton— Aid, Aberdovey, 67 tons of slates, J. R. Hcane— Eleanor and Betsey, Aberdovey, 67 tons of slates, Rowlands— Fame, Neath 45 tons of copper, Partridge and Co.— Belinda, Swansea, general cargo, Southan and Son. EXPORTS : The Isabella, for Cork, with 29 tons of bark, from Thomas Slatter; 7 tons of iron, Kendall and Son— Stamboul, Liver- pool, J. and C. Sturge— Anthony, London, 450 tons of salt, Gopsil Brown— Tilden Smith, Lydney, Gopsil Brown— Anna Maria, Car- marthen, 24 tons of salt, Gopsil Brown— Belinda, Swansea, 28 tons of bricks and 12 tons of salt, Southan and Son. ASHLEY COOPER'S BOTANICAL PURIFY , ING PILLS are established by thirty years'experi 341 to 36/ enee, are prescribed by most of the eminent Physician? and Surgeons in London, and are always administered a' 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, b/ one small pill for a dose, with ease, secrecy, and safety. Their operation is imperceptible, they do not require theslightest confinement, or any alteration of diet, beverage or exercise. They do not disagree with the stomach, nor cause any offensive smell to the breath, as is the case with all other medicities in use for these complaints, and after a cure ef- fected by the use of these pills, the party willnotexperience any return of the com pi tint, as generally occurs after t iking Balsam of Copaiba, and other drugs of the like nature, which only possessing a local action, merely- suppressed the complaintfor 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 likewisea mostefficient remedy for Pimpled FaeesrScurf, Seorbutic 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 Scurvy being known throughout the world. Thefollowingletter selected from numerousother pro- fessional reeommendations'or warded to the proprietor when he first offerfd these pills to the public, may be considered interesting. From thateminenisurgeon, the late Joshua Brookes, Esq., F. U. 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 whicli you recommend thein, tressing secondary symptoms ( that harass the patient for life) which usually arise after the use ofthose uncertainremedies, Mercury and Copaiba. I think you cannot fail to have a very large sale for them Believeme, yours, very truly, JOSHUA BROOKES. Dr. Borragan presents his compliments to Messrs. Hannay and Co , and writes to sny, that having for some years prescribed Ashley Cooper's Pills to his patieitts, with the most successful results, he feels called upon to add his testimony to their great efficacy in curing sexuat diseases, and they deserve well of the public profession The Purifying Drops are also a most valuable antiscorbutic medicine. Dr. tl. has found them to In- a decided specific for those eruptions of the skia which frequently appear at the rise and fall of the year. London, street, June 12,1838. Gentlemen,— I cannot express the feelings which induce me to forward my naine, in addition to those who have gratefullyreturned their thanks for a complete cure of gonorrhoea, hy the use of Cooper's Botanical Pills, I beg merely to say, that 1 have experi- enced an entire cure from the small quantity of six boxes of those invaluable pills, a very urgent and distressing species of the above disorder: and ray gratitude shall be ever evinced in my strongest recommendation of tbem to all I may hereafter meet suffering in the same manner. If this communication can he of tlie le; » st service, I beg you will accept. it, merely reminding you, that if m;; de public mv residence may he omitted.— I am, gentlemen, your much obliged and obedient servant, JOHN HARRISON. Ashley Cooper's Botanical Purifying Pills are sold in boxes at 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. each, wholesale and retail, at HANNAY 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 lepute, ( with an allowance on taking six at one time) warranted genuine and fresh from the various makers. Orders by post, containing aremittance, punctuallyattended to, and the change, if any, can be returned with the order. Sold by appointment by W. Wood, High- street; II. Matthison, 71, Edgbaston- street; Hodgetts, Spiceal- street; Watts, Snowhiil; and Guest, Steelhouse- lnne, Birmingham; and by the principal medicine vendors in every other town in the kingdom. RINGWORM EFFECTUALLY CURED. A certain and most speedy Cure for this insidious and dis- tressing Disease may now be had. BEATSON'S RINGWORM LOTION will tho- roughly and safely eradicate every species of the malady and Sculled Head in the short space of fourteen days, how- ever malignant or long standing. This invaluable Lotion is now extensively used and recommended by Medical men th roughout the kingdom, and employed with unvarying success in most of the principal Schools. It contains nothing of an injurious, burning, or offensive quality, and the cure is effected simply by applying it to the parts for a few minutes, morning and evening. Ample directions for the treatment of the Disease aud the use of the Lotion, together with many highly respectable testimonials, are given with each bottle, price 2s. 9d. Pints lis. May be had of all the principal Druggists and Medicine Venders in the kingdom :— be sure to ask for BEATSON'S Ringworm Lotion ; the great success of it having tempted many unprincipled persons to rend a substitute under the name of " Ringworm Lotion." The genuine has the Pro- prietor's Name and Address on the seal over the cork, and outside the wrapper, as follows: S. L. BEATSON, Practical Chymist, 18, Thornton- street, lloisleydown, London, AGENTS— Birmingham, BANKS, High- street; W. JACKSOK Union street. THEONLY CURE FOR CORNS AND BUNIONS DAJISBOTTOM'S CORN and BUNION SOL- VENT. By the useof this valuable remedyimme- diate relief from pain is obtained, and by its successive application for ashortperiod, the mostobstinate Corns are entirely- removed without recourseto the dangerous opera- tions of cutting or filing. The proprietorpledges himseH that it does not contain caustic or anyotherarticle 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 has used it testifies.. Price Is. l£ d. and 2s. The various counterfeits that are attemptedto be im- posed upon the public in lieu of this invaluable remedy, renderitimperativelynecessaryforpurchasersto ask for S. Ramsbottom'sCorn 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 Hannay and Co. 63, Oxford- street, being the name and address of the proprietor's wholesale agents. The following letter from Mr. John Winficld, 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- street, a bottle of Ramsbottom's Corn aud Bunion Solvent;— after h week'sapplication I found it had the desired effect. I have since re- commended it to many ot myfriends. You are at liberty to maka any use you please of thiscommunication.— Your obedient servant, Birmingham, Augusts, 1836. JOHN WINFIELD. Mr. Phipp, of Westbourn- road, Paddington- green, writes he had been so severe a sufferer from corns, as to be quite a cripple, requir- ing the aid of two sticks to walk with, for many months, until he was recommended to try ltamsbottom's Corn Solvent, which entirely cured him, . and that he has not been troubled with them since, ana will be most happy to answer any personal enquiries as to its effi. cacy. ALSO FROM DR. GHENVILLE. Dr. Grenville presents his compliments to Messrs. Hnnriay and Co., and begs to add his testimony ( publicly) to the efficacy of Rams bottom's Corn Solvent, which he purchased at their shop, when in London last season : it completely answers the purpose, the danger possible to arise hy cutting them too deep is avoided, and it is far more agreeable than plaister. Sold by appointment by W. Wood, High- street,; Ri Matthison, 71, Edgbaston- street; Hodgetts, Spiceal- street; Watts, Snovvhill; and Guest, Steelhouse- lane; and hy the principal patent medicine vendors in every other town in the kingdom. 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 ol 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 for the cure of every description of Pulmonary Affection. To those who are unacquainted with the invaluable pro- perties of Alulreaddy's Cough Elixir, the following letters will exhibit its efficacy: — Manchester, Jan. 2nd, 1835. Dear Sir,— The cough medicine you aent me is certainly a moat surprising remedy; six clays ago I was unable to breathe, unless with greatdiliiculty, attended with much coughing, which always kept my soft palate relaxed, and in a state 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 tlie wonder of my friends and neighbours, entirely free from cough. One small phial of your inestimable medicine, ten years back* would have saved me not less than £ 3,000 in medical fees, but it would hafe done more— it would have saved my having had to swallow, from time to time, upwards of a hogshead of their nauseous, and, as they all proved, useless drugs. The agreeable flavour of the medicine is a great recommendation: I think you ought to put it up ahd sell it to the public, and if any oue should doubt its efficacy, refer them tome. I shall have the pleasure of being with you 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 so, 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 you to place the management in 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. I should say this would be a very good house, Oxford street being one of the most public situations in Lon. don. All join ine lu kind remembrance to yourself and Mrs. M. Believe me, yours, very truly, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. ROBERT GRANT. Birkenhead, Jan., 1835. DearSir,— The bottle of Medicine you left for nie the other day haB greatly relieved the wheezing I have been so long subject to | and I do not now find thttcold produce thesensation it used previous to taking your medicine j it used formerly to nip me on gi ing out, and I seemed as though I had a string run through my body, aud the breastaud back hones weredrawn together. If you will lie so good as to give me another bottle, I am sure it will work a perfect cure. I am, sir, your mostobedientservant, T. Mulreaddv, Esq. NICHOLAS DROWN, Liverpool, Dec., 1834. MydearSir,— You most assuredlydeserve the thanks ol society for presenting it with such an invaluable cure for Coughs. For years past, during the winter mouths, and always on foggy days, have I heretofore been compelled to confine myself a close and soli- tar ypn-' iner in my library, to prevent the possibility of being tenyjted to join in conversation, the excitement of which always produced such violent paroxysms of coughing, that I have been iu constant dread iri sudden dissolution, by bursting of a blood- vessel. At the comm.' ncement of the present season, by your kind liberality, I cora- menced t liking the medicine you sent, and have taken twelve bottles. After i had taken three, 1 could respire as vigouroualy as in the early part ot my life, and I now believe that 1 was then perfectly cured— a cure not to have been expected atmy advanced age, 88 years— but 1 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 oi the kind for sale, butit must and shall be done, and if you neglect to do it, my sincere wish is that you may tie logged out of your retirement, arid compelled to provide it in quantities equal to the boundless waters; and you may rely upon it, that I, a locomotive proof of its 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, sufferers, for a share of your bounty, and I myself now apply for the first, trustingthat your goodness will not suffer you to refuse me a pretty considerableqiiantity, 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. Esi). W. HUGHES. Mr. Mulreaddy begs to observe, that to publish copies of the 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, hy his agents, Messrs. HANNAV and Co., 63, Oxford- street, London ; and retail by every other respecta- blevendorofmedieines in bottles at Is. ll£ d. each. Purchasers shoulJ observe that it is wrapped up in white paper, on which, in a blue label with white letters, are printed the words,— Mulreaddy's Cough Elixir, pre- pared by Thomas Mulreaddy, Liverpool, and sold hy his ap- pointment at Hannay and Co.' s, Patent Medicine Ware- house, 63, Oxford- street, London. Price Is. and 4s. ( id. Sold wholesale and retail by HANNAY and Co., 63. Oxford street, London, wholesale Patent. Medicine Ven- dors and Perfumers to the Royal Family, where the public can be supplied with every patent and public medicine of 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. Sold by appointment by Wood, High- street; ll. Mat- thison, 71, Edgbaston- street; Hodgetts, Spiceal- street; Watts, Saowhill; Guest, Steelhouse- lane ; ana hy the principal patent medicine vendors in eveiy other town in the kingdom." Printed and publishe by FBANCIS BASSETSHENSTON* FLINDEI. L, 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. BAIIJCER, 33, Fleet- street.— Saturday, Dec. 8,1838.