4- mm No. 707. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1838. PRICE 5D. RAILWAY FROM STONE TO RUGBY. WE, the undersigned Owners and Occupiers of Lands on the projected Line of Railway from Stone to Rugby, do hereby declare our dissent from the scheme, and that our determination to oppose it by every means in our power remains unaltered ; convinced that it is an un- justifiable interference with, and invasion of private pro- perty, being wholly uncalled for, and unnecessary for the accommodation of the public. December 1838. Harrowby, Sandon Hall Fulk Greville Howard, Elford Hall Charles Wolseley, Wolseley Hall George Chetwynd, Grendon Hall H. M. Chad wick, Marvesyn Ridvvare Theophilus Levett, Wichnor Park William Dyott, Freeford Sophia Place, Weddington Castle Dempster Heming, Caldecote Hall J. W. Boughton Leigh, Brownsoever Hall Charles Newdigate Newdigate, Arbury Hall Elizabeth Sparrow, Bishton H. M. Chetwynd, Bishton Gerard Thomas Andrews, London Ann Levett, Whittington Thomas Levett, Packington Hall William Tongue, Coinberford Hall R. R. Bloxham, Vicar of Bulkington J. T. Parjcer, Rector of Bilton James Oldham Oldham, Bellainour Charles S. Landor, Rector of Colton John Moore, Vicar of Alrewas William Hickin, Clerk Audmore John Baggaley, Alrewas Cottage Richard Jee, Hartshill Mary Jee, Hartshill M. E. Lythall, Hartshill James Roberts, Clerk, Witherley Ralph Thompson, Witherley Joseph Tavernor, Hartshill Samuel Hanson, Coton House Thomas Walker, Newbold on Avon Thomas Oldacres, Brown Fields Charlotte Sparrow, Bishton E. W. Oldacres, Clerk, Brown Fields Francis Smith, Rector of Grendon Richard Alkin, Hartshill Stafford S. Biixter, Atherstone Samuel Wright Gardner, Clerk, Lanover George Webb, Marvesyn Ridware Thomas Lakin, Alrewas Hannah Hitchcock, Lanellin Humphrey Jarvis, Whittington James Bird, Lichfield Jos. Bishop, Coton Edward Pallet, Coton William Charles, King's Bromley Samuel Woodcock, Tamworth Ann Bassett, Tamworth Thomas Wheely, Tamworth William Freeman, Tamworth Francis Poole, Tamworth fi( Robert Spare, Tamworth William Weston, Tamworth John Ordish, Amington Isaac Hall and Ann Hall, Amington Edward Bowman, Fisherwick Thomas Brown, Elmhurst William Bevins, Fradley William Chamberlain, Huddersford Thomas Capper, Bunning's Mill Jane Godwin, Lichfield John Strathem, Whittington Thomas Elson, Whittington Arthur Southal, Whittington John Wood, tVliittington Samuel Sedgwick, Whittington Hannah Heathcote, Whittington William Yates, Curborough Ann Alsopp, Witherly Edward Nuthal, Oiton Jos. Miles, Caldecote Thomas Farmer and John Ordish, surveyors of the highways for Amington Samuel Roby, Alvecote Priory Samuel Roby, surveyor of the highways of the parish of Shuttington William Shilcock, Shuttington Mary Hopley, Shuttington Thomas Freeman, Amington Samuel Mallabey, surveyor of the roads, Grendon Luke Faux, Sheepy Magna Stafford S. Baxter, Owen's trusteeship John Ordish, Amington John Wilkinson, Hartshill Richard Jee, as trustee for J. Jee, a minor Jos. Tavernor, surveyor of the highways, Hartshill J. Roberts, surveyor of the roads, Witherly Thomas Walker, surveyor of highways, Newbold Thomas Warner, Bulkington William Orion, Bulkington Ann Orton, Bulkington William Jervis, Bulkington Thomas Rogers, Bulkington Richard Rogers, Bulkington Thomas Rogers, surveyor of Bulkington highways William Orton and Jolin Warner, surveyors of Weston highways John Atkins, Barnacle John Atkins, surveyor of roads of Barnacle Thomas Swinnerton, surveyor of Caldecote highways Thomas Arnold, Coombe Fields Arnold's trustees for the late Thomas Arnold John Jephcott, surveyor of Marston Jabet highways Joseph Gilbert, Shilton Josh. Gilbert, surveyor of highways, Shilton William Bindley, surveyor of highways, Ansty Daniel Bolton, Shilton Maria Bolton, Shilton John Johnson, Shilton John Bray, overseer of Shilton George Orton, Shilton Thomas Hull, overseer of highways, Warton Richard Bassett and Wm. Holyoak, surveyors of highways, Polesworth Sampson Smith, Mancetter Wm. Goodman, Mancetter Joseph Robottom, Weddington Richard Wood, Weddington Thomas Swinnerton, Caldecote Wm. Swinnerton, Caldecote Susannah Miles, Ilartshill Wm. Lapworth, Hartshill John Wood, Pinwell James Holyoak, Grendon Thomas Felthouse, Grendon Thomas Rathbone, Grendon Samuel Mallabey, Grendon John Baker, Grendon Edward Wylde, Grendon Thomas Wright, Shuttington George Austin, Shuttington Robert Orton, Warton John Chihvell, Warton Ann Norman, Polesworth Charles Bassett, Polesworth James Wood, Polesworth Wm. Mottram, Polesworth Daniel Bayley, Polesworth Wm. Bomber, Polesworth Henry Lees, Polesworth James Gilbert, Polesworth John Hartshorn, Polesworth John Bomber, jun., Polesworth John Lun, Polesworth Thomas Hartshorn, Polesworth Joseph Bond, Polesworth Thomas Jacques, Polesworth John Cox, Polesworth John Bomber, Polesworth Richard Nixon, Polesworth Richard Fletcher, Polesworth John Ames, Polesworth Richard Mottram, Polesworth John Brown, Dordon John Harris, Newbold- on- Avon Thomas Walton, Little Harborough Martha Tuckey, Little Harborough Frantjis. Grimes, Combe Fields Isaac Atkins, Combe Fields John Wright, Shilton John Hancox, Shilton Robert Carter, Shilton George Orton, Shilton Thomas Croft, Shilton John Jackson, Shilton ^ John Johnson, Shilton Milesent Aldridge, Shilton John Tew, Shilton James Atkins, Shelton Richard Clements, Shelton Samuel Hinman, Shelton William Edmonds, Shelton William Herbert, Shelton James Atkins, Shelton Joseph Loveitt, Shelton Martin Randel, Shelton Joseph Orton, Shelton John Wright, Shelton John Brown, Tamworth John Sommers, Tamworth Wm. Spencer, Tamworth John Freeman, Tamworth George Brown, Tamworth William Skellett, Tamworth William Starkey, Tamworth Thomas Fairfield, Tamworth Ann Marriott, Tamworth John Capewell, Tamworth William Logan, Tamworth Mary Allsop, Tamworth Jane Ragdale, Tamworth C. Brown, Tamworth Thomas Silvester, Tamworth John Poynton, jun., Tamworth William Allsop, Tamworth Thomas Gozzard, Tamworth Thomas Walton, Tamworth Peter Allsop, Tamworth Solomon Truman, Tamworth Benjamin Allsop, Tamworth William Wi'lcox, Tamworth James Hall, Tamworth Thomas Bleadon, Tamworth William Harris, Tamworth James Allen, Tamworth Edward Smith, Ilugeley William Taylor Smith, Rugeley L. Birch, Rugeley George Warner, Kigg's Bromley Robert Woolley, King's Bromley Joseph Booth, Fulfern William Gozzard, Whittington Charles Nevill, Packington Thomas Wright, Hob's Hole Stephen Phillips, Fisherwick Daniel Riley, Whittington Thomas Lawrence, Hamstall Ridware John Somers, Seedy Mill Charles Marshall, Haunch John Sedgwick, Shaw Lane John Scott, Armitage William Brown, Armitage Thomas Birch, Bishton Aaron Johnson, Bishton Richard Whenlork, BUhton Elizabeth Turner, Bisbton Joseph Braddock, Little Haywood John Smith, Little Haywood John Harrison, Little Haywood Jane Ileay, Little Haywood Thomas Hawkins, Little Haywood George Hall, Little Haywood George Nevill, Colvvick Sampson Shelley, Little Haywood Thomas Emery, Little Haywood John Leadbeater. Cohvick Ann Collett, Great Haywood Samuel Smith, Great Haywood John Mottershaw, Great Haywood Phillip Dale, Great Haywood Samuel Buttery, Great Haywood Mary Tooth, Great Haywood Richard Eaton, Great Haywood William Hulse, Great Haywood John Tooth, Great Haywood Ann Bond, Great Haywood Thomas Holding, sen., Great Haywood Richard Wallis, Hansacre William Cartmail, Hansacre Hugh Nevill, Whittington Thomas Bellfield, Whittington William Chapman, Whittington John Smith, Whittington John Meaeham, Whittington James Cheadle, Wbittington Joseph Neel, Wliittington Thomas Topliss, Whittington William Wood. Whittington John Gould, Whittington William Mouseley, Whittington Joseph Wakelin, ' Whittington Samuel Sangton, Whittington William Neal, Whittington Sampson Allsop, Whittington Luke Chapman, Whittirrgton William Bellfield, Whittington John Greenhough, Whittington Francis Nevill, Whittington Joseph Pickering, Whittington Mary Till, Whittington George Neale, Whittington John Neale, Whittington Sajnuel Bird, Whittington Morton Gray, Whittington Samuel Bird, jun., Whittington Geoige Harvey, Hansacre Ann Harvey, Hansacre Mary Harvey, Hansacre W. Morecroft, Hansacre Francis Wood, Hansacre John Bradbuiy, Hansacre Joanna Pipe, Hansacre William Robinson, Armitage Charles Brown, Armitage Thomas Somers, Aston Hays John Boulton, Aston Hays Peter Smith, Tuppenhurst J. S. Sanders, Hill Ridware John Potts, Mavesyn Ridware Thomas Bromsgrove, Hill Ridware Elizabeth Wood, Hill Ridware Walter Cope, Hill Ridware Thomas Jackson, Hill Ridware Richard Peters, Hill Ridware Thomas Grove Clerk, Marvesyn Ridware John Paskin, Fradley William Shemmonds, Alrewas Thomas Genders, Alrewas William Smith, Alrewas Henry Shemmonds, Alrewas Samuel Paskin, Fradley Thomas Paskin, Fradley Joseph Cope, Curborough Robert Mokes, Elmhurst Samuel Smith, Elmhurst 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, MUSI. IN, and BRUSSELS COLLARS CA PES, & 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 for 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. STEAM. THE splendid and first- class STEAM SHIPS of the GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM- PANY leave London regularly for HAMBURGH and ROTTERDAM, ( carrying Her Majesty's Mails), ANT- WERP, OSTEND, BOULOGNE, CALAIS, EDIN. BURGH, ( and from Edinburgh for Hamburgh), BER. WICK- UPON- TWEED, NEWCASTLE, SUNDER- LAND, IPSWICH, and RAMSGATE and from BRIGHTON to DIEPPE. To secure Berths, and for all information, apply at til Offices of the Company, 61, Charing Cross; 37, Regent Circus; 35, Leadenhall- street; and 69, Lomhard. street. ARMY CONTRACTS. Office of Ordnance, Pall Mall, 5th December, 1838. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons desirous of contracting to supply MEAT, BREAD, OATS, AND FORAGE, To Her Majesty's Land Forces ( bread and meat for the Foot Guards generally, and for the Household Cavalry in Middlesex excepted) in cantonments, quarters, and barracks, in the counties of England severally, in Wales, in North Britain, in the Isle of Man, and in the Channel Islands, for three months, from the 1st of February next, inclusive. That proposals in writing, addressed to the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance, sealed up and marked on the out- side, Tender for Army Supplies, will be received at the Ordnance- office, Pall Mall, London, on or before Tuursday, the tenth day of January next; but none will be received after eleven o'clock on that day. Persons who make tenders are desired not to use any forms but those which may be had upon application at the office of the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance, in Pall Mall; and of the barrack masters in the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man. By order of the Board, R. BYHAM, Secretary. General Post Office, 5th December, 1838. TVTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, tlrat Her Ma- i.* jesty's Postmaster General will be ready to receive enders, 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 1.0 Dm Majesty's Postmaster General. By command, THOMAS LAURENCE, Assistant Secretary. OPENING OF THE NEW ROYAL HOTEL, NEW- STREET, BIRMINGHAM, ON MONDAY LAST, DECEMBER 10th, 1838. Vfl ESSRS. SMOUT and LAMBLEY have the ho- lv A 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 towj), 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 of exten sivesuitesof elegant, airy, and spacious apartments, is situated in a comparatively retired part of the most fashionable street in the borough, arid immediately contiguous to the Town Hall, News Rooms, Society of Arts, Theatre, and other public institutions of the town. The NEW ROYAL HO- TEL is, in fact, UNEXCELLED, if equalled, as a FAMILY HOTEL, by any other similar establishment in the king- dom. Messrs. SMOUT and LAMBLEY pledge themselves to the Public that no effort has been 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 is ENTIRELY NEW, and of the most appropriate and elegant description. In announcing that the NEW ROYAL HOTEL is now ready for the reception of visitors, Messrs. SMOUT and LAMBLEY beg to assure the nobility, gentry, and the 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 con- ducted in a superior manner, and CARS kept for the accommodation of visitors. 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, cor ner of Christ Church Passage. gg" Only try them. PUBLICANS will effect a considerable saving in pur- chasing their Cigars at the above Establishment. An in- spection of the prices and quality is respectfully solicited. About 2 000 English, Scotch, and French Snuff Boxes, selling at half- price. UMBRELLAS. CHILDREN'S SIZE, with Cane Ribs, from Is. 6tl. each. BOY'S SIZE, WITH CANE RIBS ... Is. 9d. each. LADIES ditto ditto 2s. LARGE ditto ditto 2s. 3d. ROY'S ditto WHALEBONE RIBS ... 3s. LADIES ditto ditto 3s. 6d: LARGE ditto ditto 4s. 6d. CHAISE UMBRELLASditto 10s. LA DIES 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. January next will be published the following editions, royal 8vo,, of ROBSON'S DIRECTORY for LONDON and BIRMINGHAM, ai ranged in three parts, exhibiting the merchants, manufacturers, and traders of Birmingham and its environs ; comprising Coventry, Dudley, Redditch, Stout bridge, Walsall, Weilnesbury, and Wolverhampton. Under the following distinct arrangements : — Fust THE STREET KEY, with filenames and pro- fessions arranged in street order, anil numerically. This is entirely new, and of great importance to those who require to send out circulars, for election purposes, & c., & c. Second— ALPHABETICAL DI RECTO RY, being the names arranged alphabetically, with the professions and residences attached. Third— CLASSIFICATION OF TRADES; com- prising vaiious 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, 20% in. by 16U 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, 12s. 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, ESSPX, Herts, Hunts, Kent, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey, and Sussex. With . Maps, 20Uin. by 16U in. THE LONDON DIRECTORY for 1839, with the SIX COUNTIES COMPRISING the NORFOLK CIRCUIT; viz., Bucks, Beds, Hunts, Cambiidgeshire, 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 183D, 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 works. Whole page, 3la 3s. ; half- page, 1/. lis. 6( 1. ; one- third of a page, 21s. W. ROIISON and Co., Directory and Court Guide Office, 16, George street, Mansion House, London. PRIVATE CONCERTS. THE LAST CONCERT of the present Subscrip- tion will take place at Dee's Royal Hotel, on Friday the 28th of December. GEORGE BARKER, Esq. \ o. ,„„, CLEMENT INGLEBY, Esq. j" ste" al< ls- CHRISTMAS BALL. AT DEE'S ROYAL HOTEL, BIRMINGHAM, JANUARY 4, 1839. MR. CRESSHULL begs to inform his Friends and the Public that his ANNUAL BALL is fixed to take place on Friday, the 4th of January next. Mr. C. has the pleasure also to announce that he has engaged Mr. HAYWARD as Leader of the Band on the occasion, and that it will be full and complete in every department. The Music will consist of the new Quadrilles, Gallopes, and Waltzes, by Strauss, as performed at Her Majesty's late Balls; the most admired Chorusses, parti- cularly the Laughing Chorus, the celebrated Waltz on the Cornet- a- Piston, and every novelty of the season. The whole will be conducted on such a liberal plan as cannot fail to afford a high treat to the lovers of music and dancing. Tickets, including Tea, Coffee, and Cards, Gentlemen's, 6s.; Ladies', 5s.; double Ticket to admit a Geittlemen and Lady, 9s. Tickets may be had at the Royal Hotel; at Mr. Sabin's Music Warehouse, Bull Street; at the Assembly Rooms, No. 10, Old Square; and at Mr. Cresshull's residence, 73, Parade. COUNTY FIRE OFFICE RETURNS, TWENTY PER CENT. NOTICE is hereby given, that the above return will be allowed to such persons as have completed seven years' insurance during the last year, in their next payments to us of premium and duty. Wm. SUMNER, agent at John Buckerfield Wm. I'lummer Wm. Tite John Laing . Samuel Hoitt„ liobert Maunton John Merridew J. W. Buchanan ™ W. F. Wratislaw James Whitehead Thomas Ashwin— Henry Elvins Birmingham Alcester. Atherstone. Coleshill. Coventry. Henley- in Arden. Kineton. Leamington. Nuneaton. Rugby. Southam. Stratford- on- Avon. Warwick. BIRMINGHAM FIRE OFFICE, UNION STREET. Established 1805— Empowered by Act of Parliament. TRUSTEES. Samuel Lloyd, Esq. James Taylor, Esq. W. C. Russell, Esq. Thomas Lee, Esq. R. T. Cadbury, Esq. DIRECTORS. THOMAS LEE, Esq. Chairman. R. T. CADBURY, Esq. Deputy Chairman William C. Alston, Esq. Mr. Thomas Beilby Mr. Thomas Bembridge Mr. James Busby Mr. Benjamin Coley Mr. Edward T. Cox Mr. Benjamin Guest Mr. John Hardman Mr. Henry S. Lingham James Lloyd, Esq. Mr. Howard Luckock Mr. John Mabson Mr: Jame9 Moilliet R. E. E. Myrrors, Esq. Mr. William Parry William Phipson, Esq. Mr. Samuel Smith, jun. Mr. John Whittingham AUDITORS. Mr. G. C. Lingham | Mr. Thomas Dowler fJMIE following are among the peculiar and im- JL portant Advantages offered by this OLD ESTABLISHED OFFICE : — I. PERFECT SECURITY The ample Capital of £ 300,000, of which £ 100,000 is PAID UP, under the immediate ma- nagement of the above Board of Directors, is guaranteed by an opulent Proprietary for the security of the Assured. II. HONOUR AND LIBERALITY IN THE SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES The well known character of the Members ol the Direction affords, on this head, every possible security. III. MODERATE RATES OF PREMIUM.— The Rates are fully as low as those adopted by Offices of character and experience. IV. The Insured are not liable to be called upon to make good the Losses of others, as in the ease of Offices that pro- fess to divide their profits among Insurers. V. ALL LOSSES ARE PAID IN CASH, without deduction or discount, and the Directors appeal with confi- dence to their fellow townsmen to attest the promptitude with which they have met all claims for upwards of the past THIRTY YEARS. No charge is made for Policies removed from other Offices. Three powerful Engines, with experienced Engineers and Firemen resident on the spot, ready for action at a mo- ment's warning, and whose services will continue to be ( as they have been for upwards of thirty years past) devoted, free of expense, to the PUBLIC SECURITY'. Every further information respecting Insurances may be obtained at the Office in Union Street, or of the Agents of the Company throughout . the Kingdom, who are also now in possession of Receipts for the renewal of Insurances due on the 25th instant, the payment of which is respectfully requested. By order of the Court of Directors, JOHN SIMMONS, Secretary. December 18, 1838. DISTRICT FIRE OFFICE OF BIRMINGHAM, No. 61, NEW STREET, next to the POST OFFICE. CAPITAL, £ 300,000. Trustees. Joshua Scholefield, Esq , I William Beale, Esq. M. P. | William Haines, Esq. Directors. William Chance, Esq., Chairman. William Beale, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Mr. Benjamin Barns Mr, Thomas Clark Mr. John Dadley Mr. Matthew Dixon Mr. William Harding Mr. Samuel Kempson Mr. Samuel Haines Mr. Edward Middleton Mr. Thomas Pemberton Mr. John Gibson Reeves Mr. John BrearleyPayn Auditors. j Mr. James Augustus Labron rjMIE Directors beg to take tliis opportunity JL acknowledging the increasing support ot their town of towns- men and the neighbouring district, for whose protection this Office was specially established; and to state, that the public may rely upon effecting Insurances with them on the most safe, liberal, and honourable principles, founded upon the ample guarantee of a numerous, wealthy, and resident proprietary. The TERMS of INSURANCE are fully as favourable as those of any other office, IN ADDITION TO WHICH, extends the following advantages, viz. ALL LOSSES are promptly paid in Cash, the Company not interfering with the re- building or re- instating any pro- perty destroyed. LOSSES BY FIRE OCCASIONED BY LIGHT- NING ARE MADE GOOD. POWERFUL ENGINES are kept on the premises, 61, NEW STREET, with experienced Engineers and active Firemen, who are at all times ready at a moment's notice, and whose valuable assistance is on all occasions at the gratuitous call of the public. NO CHARGE is made for POLICIES amounting to £ 300. and upwards, or for those brought from other offices. All particulars relating to Insurances may be procured, free of expense, at the Office, 61, NEW STREET, Bir- mingham ; and of the several agents. RECEIPTS for Policies falling due on the 25th instant, are now ready for delivery at the Office, and by the under- mentioned Agents of the Uompany, to the renewal of which the Directors beg to direct the attentioiLof the public,- By order of the Board of Directors, HENRY LOWE, Secretary. Mr. Horatio Barnett; Solicitor, Walsall; Mr. John J. Bateman, Leamington; Mr. Jsoeph Greaves, Solicitor, Warwick ; Mr. William Gillard, Lichfield; Mr. James Hadduck, Kingswinford ; Mr. T. L. Leonard, Worcester, Mr. J. W. Puckle, West Bromwich ; Mr. Thomas Simpson, Wolverhampton ; Mr. Samuel Bellman, Bilston; Mr. Henry Willis, Kidderminster ; Mr. James Morris, Dudley. HAT ESTABLISHMENT, 86, HIGH STREET. JSUFFIELD respectfully announces to his friends • and the public, that he is constantly receiving fresli supplies of HATS, which he is offering at the following unusually low prices :— LIST OF PRICES. Waterproof Beaver Ditto Ditto Prime London Stuff Hats Ditto Ditto Superfine at . Extra Superfine at„ 5 0 6 O 8 0 10 0 12 0 , 15 0 18 0 21 0 Not to be superseded by any other house in the trade. PROTESTANT DISSENTERS' AND GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. TEMPORARY OEFTCES, NO. 17, CORNHILL, LONDON. CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. TRUSTEES. ( With a Seat at the Board,) Thomas Challis, Esq. I Thomas Wilson, Esq. Thomas Piper, Esq. DIRECTORS. William T. Beeby, Esq. George Boutfield, Esq. Andrew Caldecott, Esq. John Eastliope, Esq., M. P. John Edger, Esq. Joseph Fletcher, Esq. Richard Hollier, Esq. Charles Hindley, Esq , M. R John Pirie, Esq., Alderman Thomas B. Simpson, Esq- Charles P. Villieis, Esq. M. P. John Wilkes, Esq. Edward Wilson, Esq. SECRETARY. Dr. Thomas Price. AS many Fire Policies will be renewable at the ap- proaching Christmas Quarter, the Directors beg to remind their Friends and the Public that they are now ia full operation, and are prepared to receive Fire Risks of all descriptions, including Chapels, School Rooms, Goods and Shipping in Docks, Farming Stock, & c., at the same re- duced rates as other respectable Companies. No charge ia made on the transfer of Policies from other Offices. Two Tables of Life Premiums, calculated expressly for this Office, have been prepared— the one giving an interest in the profits of the Company, the other not. Further Particulars may be obtained on application to the following agents: — Birmingham Mr. Joseph Phipson, 48, New street Coventry ™ . ™ . Rev. J. Sibree. Evesham . Mr. J. Price. Hanley . Mr. T. Hammersley. Kidderminster Mr. Thomas Baylis. Stourbridge Mr J. F. Watkins. GLOBE INSURANCE, PALL MALL, AND CORNHILL, LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1803. EDWARD GOLDSMID, Esq., Chairman, HENRT ROWLES, Esq., Deputy Chairman. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE AND AN- NUITIES. CAPITAL, ONE MILLION STERLING, TMIE whole paid up and invested, and entirely inde- - pendent of the amount of premiums received ; thereoy affording to the assured an immediate available fund for the payment of the most extensive losses, and without liability- of partnership; which the directors consider to be highly important to those who effect insurances in the capacity of trustees, or otherwise in the performance of a specific trust or duty. By order of the Board, JOHN CHARLES DENHAM, Secretary. London, December, 1838. Rates and conditions of Fire and Life Insurance, & C-, may be obtained at the offices in London, and of the com pany's agents in the country. Fire Insurances due at Christmas must be paid on or before the 9th of January, when the fifteen days allowed for the renewal thereof will expire. Birmingham, Mr. T. S. BEDFORD. Lichfield, Mr. Joseph Cart- male. Newcastle, Messrs. T. Lea and Co. Burton, Mr. J. Lathbury, Jun. Uttoxeter, Mr. C. G. Bed- son. Tamworth, Mr. Thomas Willcox. Hanley, Mr. William Gros- venor. Coventry, Mr. J. Wilson. Warwick, Mr. Henry Ro- berts. Nuneaton, Mr. Richard Beas- ley. Stratford- on- Avon, Mr. John Lane, Jun. Leamington, Mr. James Bird. Solihull, Mr. Edward Short. Stafford, Mr. J. G. Hiern. Wolverhampton, Mr. F. W. Smallwood. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE OFFICE. BENNETT'S HILL, BIRMINGHAM. CAPITAL, £ 550,000. RECEIPTS for the renewal of Policies which be- come due on the 25th instant are ready for delivery, on application as above, or to any of the Society's aeents throughout the Kingdom ; when A TRIENNIAL DIVI- DEND OF TEN PER CENT, will be made to the In- surers, on premiums paid by them at Christmas, 1834, 183o, and 1836; and in like manner at the two succeeding quar- ters of March and June, 1839. Thus, persons insuring with this Company, though nomi- nally charged the same rate of premium as would be required by any established Society, are in reality protected for ten per cent, less premium than they would be if insured with offices making no returns, but whose shareholders divide the whole of the profits amongst themselves, and leave the Insurers with nothing but their share of responsibility. No charge is made for Policies where Insurances are re- moved from other offices. The following is a statement of duties paid into the Exchequer for the year 1837, and the amount of Farming Stock ( which is free of duty) insured by the undermen- tioned Offices: — - r, , ., Amount insured oa Duty pan! Farmi„ s stock NORWICH UNION £ 64,722 11 10 £ 8,804 605 Birmingham 7,397 18 4 496,210 District 2,318 12 5 18,675 JOHN GREEN, Agent for Birmingham. Bennett's Hill, December 17, 1838. BETTS'S PATENT BRANDY. IT cannot be matter of surprise that the extraor- dinary patronage with which this favourite beverage has been honoured— a patronage brought about by those two distinguishing features, its essential purity, 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 attempt* at producing an article with the slightest pretension approach it in quality. To guard the public against being misled, and to assure them of the utter futility of all such attempts, J. T. BETTS and Co., need only state that the peculiarly wholesome pro- perties of their Brandy— attested by many eminent Che- mists, and frequently published since its introduction in 1829— are secured by Patent Right, which, in itself, forms a sufficient guarantee if purchasers be careful to establish the identity of the article. The Distillery, No. 7, SMITHFIELD BARS, LoNnoN, is th « only Establishment of J. T. BETTS & Co. 1 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. George Jull , Leamington. Mrs. Elizabeth Biddle Stourbridge. IM r. 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 « t th « Distillery, viz., for quantities not less than Two Galtonv Eighteen Shillings per Imperial Gallon, of the highest eg « l strength, for cash on delivery. 8 THE . BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 22. NEWS OF THE WEEK. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE III the House of Repre- sentatives, according to present leturns, there will be 320 " Whigs and 135 Loco Focos. When the elections are com- pleted there will he a Whig majority in the house of about 200.— TV. Bedford Mercury. THE NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY.— The commissioners appointed by the Government of Maine to examine the Uorth east boundary line, have concluded their duties and returned to their homes. The Bangor Courier says, " We understand that they found very distin ctly marked islands at the point where the waters dividebetween the St. Lawrence and the Atlantic 6cean, and all the country north of St. John's river extremely mountainous. The country where the waters divide is not level and swampy, as has been re- presented and believed by many, but lies in mountains and dividing highlands, corresponding to the terms of the treaty of 1783." We learn that the commissioners have not only ascer- tained that there are such highlands, but that they rise in some places into mountains, and we learn that they have, moreover, discovered the boundary line itself, as marked cut by the commissioners under the treaty of 1783, and all the monuments established at that time to fix the line. If this is the case, the Ion? pending unpleasant question be- tween this country and Great Britain will be settled at once, without difficulty— Boston Gazette. The Ohio now lies in the East river, at the entrance of Buttermilk channel. She is a grand and beautiful exhibition of human skill. Her measurement burthen is 1992 tons, and her draft of water 25 feet. Her canvas for a single suit of sails covers a space very nearly equal to two acres. She carries 102 guns, viz.— 34 421b. carronades on her spar deck. 34 321b. long guns on the main deck. 34 421b. long guns on the lower deck. Her bread room holds ], 7001bs. She has on board about 1,000 men, under her gallant commander, Commodore Hull, all the good offices which can be produced by the generous friendliness of peace, accompanied with the most thorough preparations for war. CHIVALRY A young Cabardian prince, named Sclinedeli, liaving carried off the daughter of a nobleman, Boiyraki Beg, the father commanded his son Melik to defy the ravisher to single combat. The challenge was accepted, and at midday, on October 25th, the combatants met on the plain of Ai- stana, between Derbent and Bouinaki, each attended by twelve noukirs or esquires, bearing the banners of their re- spective chiefs. On that of the prince was a golden falcon on a green shield, the bearings of the young Beg were a Mack boar, surmounted by three silver stars on a blood- red field. The combatants and their esquires were all armed cap- a- pie in mail, their helmets crested with leathers, and their lances fastened to their wrists. Four elders, two chosen by each, were seated on a raised platform, who laid down the laws of the battle, and were to decide upon the conduct and issue of the combat. They proclaimed, that should . either of the combatants be unhorsed, or if the followers of either took to flight, he should be considered as vanquished, and lie at the mercy of his adversary. The word was given, and the onset made with equal ardour on both sides. The conflict was long and obstinate, and fourteen of the esquires were overthrown, when Melik Beg, who had already re- ceived three wounds, by a resolute and bold manoeuvre threw the prince out of the saddle. The successful champion im- posed no other penalty on his fallen foe than that of imme- diately espousing his sister— a ceremony which was per- formed on the following day. The Governor of Georgia, on receiving a report of this extraordinary rencontre, sent severe reprimands to all who were engaged in it,' but declined bringing them before the tsibunals, as no one was killed or even dangerously wounded. — French paver. MORDEKIS COBLENTZ.— A horrid occurence has to day, ( the 5th) agitated the whole city. A trumpeter of the artillery, having provided himself with two pistols, repaired to the house of a citizen, who is a publican, when he first shot the wife, who ( ell dead on tiie spot, and then, with the other pistol, wounded the husband, who attempted to fly, so that his death is every moment expected. Having accom- plished this deed, he laid hands on himself, and put an end to his life by cutting his throat. The motive for this dread- ful deed is s'aid to have been his love for the daughter of the murdered couple, for whose hand he had asked, which was refused him because he was a Protestant, and the parents persisted in declaring that they would never consent that their child should contract a mixed marriage. The character of the murderer is said to have been hitherto irreproach- able Allgemeine Zeitunq. THE CANADIAN LEADERS Papineau and Nelson have been in this city, concerting measures to get back to Canada, without loss of life, limb, or property. They sojourned at the Tremont House, and held several secret meetings to devise measures to carry out their plans. They also held several interviews with certain gentlemen, and endeavoured to'enlist them so far in their behalf as to intercede for them with the Canadian government. They have now also ail pone to Washington, to try what they can do with Mr. Fox. They are tired of their present mode of life ; they are short of money; their pockets are empty; therefore they philo- sophise. Patriotism sits poorly upon an empty stomach, and lovers of liberty ail over the world would rather digest a pood dinner than a dose of lead— New York papers— " The Sun sagaciously recommends that M. Papineau be pardoned ; but not permitted to return to Canada.] THE BUENOS AYHEANS AND MONTE VIDEANS.— The blockading squadron off Buenos Ayres had sent seven prizes into . Monte Video, five of them Buenos Ayrean, and the other two bearing i lie flag of the Oriental republic. The French consul ut Monte Video having made arrangements for the sale of these vessels by auction, the Oriental govern- ment interposed objections, and a sharp correspondence ensued. There was also a correspondence between the French and British consuls, in consequence of the latter liaving expressed an opinion ( in answer to inquiries from a person who expressed a disposition to bid for some of the prizes), that they would not be safe from subsequent attachment by the original owners American papers. MEXICO.— The new Orleans papers of the 21st announce a letter from Lieutenant Ciiiuet, now commanding the French brig of war Laurite, ( at present at Havannah,) stating that the French fleet had commenced bombaiding llie castle of St Juan de Uiloa, and had debarked 3,000 troops on the coast, and were on their march to Vera Cruz. Died, at Ernstbrunn, Lower Austria, at the extraordinary age of 130, a day labourer, named Damberger. He was lorn in 1708, at Zierotitz, in Moravia, and served in the time of Charles VI. under Prince Eugene of Savoy. He never married till he was 100 years old, and Iroiri July 1829, was a pensioner on the emperor's privy purse— Vienna Ga tette. CENTRAL AMERICA Letters of the 27th ult. from BE lize, Honduras, stale that the province of Guatemala was again in a complete state of revolution, the rebel chief Car rera having taken up arms against the government for the second time, and with the aid of about 1,000 men had cap- tured the old city of Guatemala, nearly every house and church of which he had robbed, lie was subsequently driven out by General Lalagar from near Guatemala, alter a severe action, in which 200 ol his followers were killed, president Morazan, at the head of 3 000 men from St. Sal- vador, was in pursuit of the rebels, and hopes were enter, lained that the revolution would soon be suppressed. THE BANK or BELGIUM The interest attached to the decision of the London Conference upon the twenty- four articles, has been suddenly suspended by the stoppage of the Bank Of Belgium— an event which has caused the strongest sensation in this town; and which must create alarm in every part of Belgium. Up to » late hour on Sa- turday night, the credit of the bank was uriimpeached ; notwithstanding that its stock, which stood at fifty percent, premium a few weeks ago, bad recently undergone a severe depreciation on the Paris Bourse; and the public was, I here- fore, wholly unprepared for the notice this morning of the suspension of payment. Various reasons have been assigned for the embarrassments of the bank. It had paid up capital of twenty millions of francs ( 800,000/.) ; its circulation was extremely limited— rarely exceeding a lourth of its capital; it had only two branches, one at Antwerp and the other at Liege, the business of which was very circumscribed: and the governor, or chief director, who is master of our mint, lias the credit of being a skilful financier. The bank was founded in 1835, by an Arrete Royale, and has twice paid its shareholders upwards of seven per cent— Letter from Brussels of the \~ llli instant [ The stoppage is attributed to be bank having dabbled too deeply in shares.] THE FRENCH CHAMBERS The Chambers opened on Monday. " Precisely at one o'clock," says the Journals, « ' the signal gun was fired as usual from the Hotel des In- valides, to announce the King's departure from the palace of the Tuileiies; the drums and bands of theStroops beat their customary salute, and the military force forming the line of the procession cheered loudly as the cortege passed. Jit ten minutes past one the Queen entered, and at that moment the entire of the auditory in the public galleries, as well as in the body of the Chamber, rose simultaneously, and received Her Majesty in respectful silence. In ten minutes afterwards all the members of the Cabinet entered in full official costume, preceded by the President of the Council, Count Mole, and took their seats on the two benches, one on each side of the Royal estrade. After a short interval, the King was then loudly announced by an usher of the Chamber, and in a few minutes His Majesty ntered, preceded by the usual cortege of general officers, peers of France, & t\, and enthusiastically cheered by the audience with shouts of ' Vine le Boil'"— The speech is meagre, almost as much so as one of our own royal speeches. The only paragraph worth extracting, and that as a curiosity merely, is the following:—" Spain is still the prey of the same distractions, and ofthesame evils. We continue to execute with our allies all the clauses of the trealy of the quadruple alliance. The government of the Queen Regent has not ceased to receive from us not only the usual suc- cour which treaties exact, but all the support which the in- terest of France permits us to bestow." Oh! oh! oh! DOMESTIC. THE METROPOLIS. TORCH LIGHT MEETINGS.— Victoria 11— Whereas a great number of evil- disposed and disorderly persons have lately, in some parts of Great Britain, assembled themselves to- gether after sunset, by torch- light, in large bodies and in a tumultuous manner, with banners, flags, and other ensigns, and have continued so assembled until a late hour of the night, and during the time they were so assembled have, by loud shouts and noises, and by the discharge of fire- arms, and the display of weapons of offence, greatly alarmed the inhabitants of the neighbourhood of such assemblies, and endangered the public peace. We, therefore, being sen- sible of the mischievous censequences to be apprehended from such illegal meetings, and of the dangerous tendency thereof, not only to the peace of our kingdom, but to the lives and properties of our subjects, do hereby warn and command all persons to desist from such assemblies at their peril; and do further command all justices of peace, sheriffs, constables, and other peace officers to use their utmost en- deavours to prevent all such illegal assemblies, and to bring the offenders to justice.— Given at our court at Windsor, this twelfth day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty- eight, and in the second year of our reign— Gazette of Friday. SECRETS WORTH KNOWING— We regret to learn that though wheat may now be imported free of duty, there is scarcely any to bring in. The Baltic and the Elbe are of course closed against us, and we apprehend that nearly all we can get from the Black Sea has already been obtained, or is ori its way hither. Many of the countries on the Mediterranean obtain a supply from that quarter, and it enhances our apprehensions to learn to- day that the general scarcity affects Sicily and Naples, from which exportation has been prohibited. — Sun. INCREASE OF THE Amir.— An augmentation of the rank and file of the army has, as we previously announced, been ordered, and the total increase is about 10,000 men of the infantry of the line. The twenty- one regiments of infantry iu India have, some time ago, received orders to enlist 74 over their regulated numbeis, and the remaining regiments serving abroad to 110 men over establishment. The exer- tions now making to raise the men, in every district of the kingdom, remind u « of the energetic measures of the war time. We have been informed, that, during the last four- teen days, recruiting has been very successful, and that a fine class ot men are offering themselves. The mere chance of a war seems to have induced a large number to enlist, who would not else have left their agricultural or manufacturing pursuits. The spirit of old England, if once aroused, is that of a lion, and the Russian bear may well fear even his distant roar.— A aval and Military Gazette. [ Does Lord Melbourne meditate a inarch to Moscow? If so, when does he set out ?] , FRESH PATRONAGE We stop not to inquire into the dis- tribution of patronage. It may be gratifying to the feelings of the people of Ireland to know that appointments are con- ferred on pgrsons professing liberal opinions; but of what service are such appointments to the country unless followed out by legislative concessions? Patronage is an affair with which the public has little concern. If the business of the state be fairly and legitimately discharged, it is of little con- sequence through what agency it may be effected. But no mistake can be more pernicious than to suppose that a good administration, as in the case of Ireland, can by any means be accepted as a compensation for bad and iniquitous laws. — Morning Advertiser. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB. — At the Freemasons' Tavern on Friday night, nearly 400 noblemen and gentlemen exten- sively connected in breeding, grazing, and other agricultural pursuits, met to celebrate their 49th annual great meeting in the metropolis. The Right Hon. the Earl Spencer, pre- sided. We observed among the distinguished personages present, the Duke of Richmond, Lord C. Russell, Colonel Sibthorpe, Messrs. H. C. Handley, M. P., T. Wratislaw, H. Chamberlain, J. Buckley, S. Grantham Minns, J. Hellyer, THE WAR IN SPAIN.— The city memorial against the atrocious sjstem of warfare carrying on in Spain, of which we gave a copy a few days ago, was presented yesterday at the Treasury, by a deputation of gentlemen appointed for that purpose ; and at the same time a similar memorial from Liverpool was presented, signed by tile mayor and the principal merchants of that town. Thus the two greatest commercial bodies in the United Kingdom have combined in taking the lead to express that stiong feeling which must have spread through every portion of it, in relation to this most painful subject. Lord Pahnerston was unable, through indisposition, to attend, but the deputation were received with much courtesy by Lord Melbourne. Having read tiie memorial, in which the desire is expressed by the mer- chants, for the adoption of some course by the British government, in concert with foreign states, to put an end to the cruel retaliations and savage butchery with which all the accounts from Spain now teem, Lord Melbourne ad- verted briefly to the course of policy pursued towards that country under his administration. He stated tiiat they had used every exertion to carry out the Eliot treaty, and employed their best means towards a consolidation of the Queen's power, by which they hoped to have attained the object of the memorialists, but he was fearful that no inter- vention with other states would lead to the co- operation that was sought by them. He expressed further, the great desire he felt to see the termination of this war, but did not hint at any intention of a change of measures adapted to that purpose Times of Thursday. FUDGE PERIODICAL.— Many may remember that George III., immediately after his accession, was desperately ena- moured of a fair Quakeress, by whom he had a son. That j offspring, it used to be stated, became eminent at the bar, and afterwaids reached the bench; he has not been long dead. Such was the curious talk subrosa. The fair Quakeress was spiiited away, and what became of her, whether she be dead or alive, no record is known to exi6t to state.— Sun of Thursday.—[ We suspect there are not very many who recollect stories of amours, royal or suboi lliuate, which hap- pened prior to the year 1760; they must be rayther elderly, who have any distinct recollection of an event that hap. pened seventy- eight years ago. Neither do we think that much doubt can jbe entertained on the question, whether a Quakeress, who was a mother in 1700, and who would have attained to the ripe age of ninety- eight, is or is not now living. The judge so mysteriously alluded to is, we suppose, the late Sir James Park, who certainly, in features, bore a decided resemblance to the royal family. Sir James himself would have said, that " like was an ill mark." There is one egregious mistake in the allusion. Sir James was so little eminent at the bar, that the story of his being a bastard of royalty received its strongest corroboration in the opinion of those who believed it, from his unexpected elevation to the bench.] THE TIMES The printer of the Times was found guilty. on Wednesday, of a libel on Sir John Conroy. The libel, it may be recollected, accused Sir John Conroy of having accumulated large sums in the service of the Duchess of Kent. THE KING OF HANOVER. — A verdict in favour of the King of Hanover was given in the Common Pleas on Wed- nesday, against a person named Phillips, author of a work in which His Majesty was charged with having murdered his footman, Sellis, in 1810. Mr. Ellice, jun , M. P., arrived in town on Wednesday morning from Canada. No CONTRACTIONS. — On Monday, as the new police van drove into the yard of the Queen- square Police Office, Stowell, the notorious informer, ordered the driver to stop. The van at this office has only been in operation for three or four days, and the police constable who drove it refused to draw up. The informer, then produced from under his arm a large quarto volume, containing statutes of every descrip- tion, and pointed out to the astonishment of the constable, ( he act 5th and 6th of William IV., cap. 50, by which he was in the first instance empowered to lay an information against the proprietor, driver, or conductor of any car- riage, van. oi vehicle," upon which the name and address of the owner did notappear in legible characters. There were only painted upon this vehicle the letters V. R.; and Stowell, after producing the act, told the driver that unless he imme diately told him his name, he should give him info the ens tody of one of his brother policemen. Stowell had had in foruiatons against the present King of Hanover, Lord Mel- bourne, & c., in which he had obtained convictions ; and he did not see why the Queen should be spared. The driver gave the name o! Charles Smith, 96 A division; and the in- former, after detaining the van for about a quarter of an hour, applied for a summons, which was granted by Mr. Gregorie, the sitting magistrate. PROVINCIAL. BOROUGH OF MANCHESTER.— ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS. — The first election of common councillors lor the borough of Manchester took place yesterday, and terminated ill the return of the Liberal candidates lot every ward. Indeed there was no opposition except in No. 1, or New Cross ward, where the chance was next to nothing, as in this ward the Conservatives took no part, leaving it entirely to the ultra- Radicals. Mr. Thomas Potter is mayor, and Mr. Heron town- clerk. THE NORTHERN YACHT STEAMER— The following para- graph on the subject ol the loss of this unfortunate vessel, has appeared in the Edinburgh Evening Post. Upon a mat- ter of such deep and awlul interest tiiere is little need of exhibiting delicacy towards those persons whose only anxiety I hitherto has been to assist iu consigning the sad catastrophe to oblivion. The belief is general that the ves* el bad been, long prior to her leaving the river Tyne, unseuworthy, and the owners are again warned that until the question of her condition is subjected to a full and searching investigation befote an impartial tribunal, the public mind cannot and ought not to be satisfied:—" As there can be now no rational doubt that the Northern Yacht has been lost, with crew and passengers, it becomes proper to consider the cause. We believe that there can be but one opinion as to tliis— that, if the vessel had been seaworthy, she need not have been lost, the wind in which she perished being a laud one, and consequently causing no rough sea, by the land. But she was utterly unseaworthy: she was not even built for a sea- going boat. She was buiit, as we have made it our business to know, merely for river navi- gation, and, consequently, as lightly as possible, in order to obtain a light draught of water. We believe she had no substantial planking; that she was a mere shell. She was put upon the passage from Newhaven to Dundee; and, at that time, we are credibly informed, would so yield on any strain that the rails on the gunwale could be drawn six inches asunder. That is, the vessel would absolutely bend in the middle, till the rails were separated to the extent of six inches. She was, oi course, rejected by the person ply- ing on that line— and no wonder. Newcastle seems a place at which any tub can be sold, and the reason we fear is, that there, by means of clubs, & c., any tub can be insured. If we must assign any other cause, it must be gross ignorance or recklessness. She was never fitted for the passage on which she was put, either from her size or build; but quite the contrary. Farther, on the voyage in which she went down, her deck was not only crowded with light articles, but she had no less than seventeen tons of iron on her deck, a species of loading hazardous for any vessel; and, con- sidered as the loading of that, it would almost 6eem as if intended to make her destruction sure. There is, therefore, a dreadful responsibility attaching to the owners of this vessel. An inquiry seems clamorously called for ; and if the facts now stated should be proved, it occurs to us, that the owners should not escape punishment. They appear liable, both civilly and criminally— civilly to the families and relations who have by their means been deprived of their protectors— and criminally to the state, for the reckless, and, as it would seem, wilful destruction of so many citizens. At the same time, if such a vessel has been insured, the in- surers should be interpelled from making payment. The amount should goto the fund for the families of the per- sons destroyed. The present aspect of this matter is hor- rible; even the boilers and machinery are said to have been in a state of the greatest decay: and who could suppose that valuable machinery would be placed in such a vessel?" — Whitehaven Chronicle. Our readers may recollect our narration of a fearful at- tempt at murder, committed in July last, by a person named Pickering, on two of his companions, who had been em- ployed in burning charcoal in a coppice near Buildwas, called the Sapling Coppice. The two men were sleeping in a hovel, when the prisoner suddenly fell upon them, and with a stake beat them senseless, and left them to all ap- pearance dead, after robbing them of their money and clothes. Pickering immediately absconded; but was sus- pected of having gone into Gloucestershire; and notice of the outrage, with a description of his person, were for- warded to the police of that county, and last week they succeeded in capturing him in a pit in the Forest of Dean. He was immediately transferred to Buildwas, and identified, and now remains in our jail for trial at the next assizes Shrewsbury Chronicle. FIRE. — Intelligence was received yesterday afternoon at the different fire- offices of a most disastrous fire which oc- curred last Tuesday morning nt Bulwell, near Nottingham, and destroyed property to a large amount. It originated in the extensive cotton- mills, known as the " Old Forge Mills," situated on the outskirts of the village, the propeity of his grace the Duke of Portland, but in the occupancy of Mr. II, Hunt. It was discovered by the barking of a New- foundland dog, which was on the premises; the inmates providentially escaped, and sent messengers with informa- tion of the awful visitation to Nottingham, from whence the fire- brigade and the engines started to the fire; others, from Derbyshire and the adjacent towns, soon repaired to the spot, and got into operation from the mill dam, where a bounteous supply of water was obtained. Unfortunately the wind was very high, which added considerably to the work of devastation, which totally consumed the entire mills. The loss is very great, a portion of which is insured in the Norwich fire office Sun of Monday. DIVING ORDINARY Sain Scott, the " great Ameiican diver," has at length taken to the trade ofdiving into people's pockets, and seems to evince as much dexterity in his new as in his old occupation. He was at Barnstaple last week, exhibiting his aquatic feats, and on Tuesday he was brought before the magistrates of that borough, charged with having on the previous night robbed a commercial traveller named Preedie, of seven sovereigns and one half- sovereign. Scott on being taken was searched, hut nothing was found upon him except 2s., a small French coin, and three coppers. On being taken to the station- house a stricter search was made, every part of his clothes having been examined, but without effect, and Scott was about to be locked up, when somebody hinted the probability of fiis having tiie money in his mouth. He was accordingly desired to open his mouth, which he did; and thiust out his tongue; but this not satisfying the policemen, he put his fingers into the pri- soner's month, and took out live sovereigns from under his tongue, He has since been fully committed for trial. THE FOG.— On Sunday night last the Bristol mail coach did not reach Swansea until half- past ten at night, being above five hours later than the appointed time, in conse- quence of the prevalence of a very dense fog. The extieme darkness of the night rendered it necessary to lead the horses fiom Neath to Swansea, The Llanelly mail coach was upset a mile out of the town, but no serious accident occurred— Cambrian.—[ The fog in Birmingham on Sunday was all but impenetrable.] STATE OF THE COUNTRY The labourers, and more espe- cially the agricultural labourers of this county, are suffering severely from the present high price of flour and provisions, combined with a scarcity of employment. The dearness of the necessaries of life, and the low rate of remuneration for labour when work is to he obtained— the utter inability to obtain work iu many instances— and the refusal of all out door relief by the board of guardians which tamely sub- mit to the dictation of the Somerset House despots, tends in the first place to create great individual suffering; and in the second, to drive honest but hungry men to commit crime. That crime is fearfully on the increase in this county, no one can deny. Let us enumerate a few instances which have fallen under our observation. On Saturday se'nnight the house of a labouring man named Robinson, at Billingshurst, iu this county, was broken open, and five stone of hog meat and bacon stolen therefrom. The thief got clear off. At Isfield, yesterday se'nnight, the house of the bailiff on Mr. Verrall's farm was entered, and a small quantity of money stolen therefrom. On Tuesday last two labourers were committed to take their trials for a robbery at Wisborough Green. They had broken open a cottage, and stolen a shirt, a cheese, a quantity of victuals, and a bottle of wine. At Worthing on Wednesday last, two youths were committed to take their trial for stealing peas from a rick Ht Heene. On Monday last, a fine fat sheep was slaughtered in a field near Cootham, belonging to the Messrs. Lindfieids. The entrails were left on the spot. OIL the same day, two fatting wether tegs, belonging to Mr. James Ayliviii, of Hamsey, were killed on the Offham farm, and the skins and entrails left in the field. On the 1 st instant a fine fat sheep, which was intended for exhibi- tion at the Arundel Cattie Show, belonging to Mr. Cortis, of Angmering, was stolen from his premises. It is probable that not one third of the numerous petty robberies com- mitted ever come before the eye of the public. At Lancing, from the frequent occurrence of similar depredations, a nightly watch lias been established ; but we fe& r— nay, we are sure— such partial remedies for the existing evil will be of no avail. Remove the cause— privation and distress— and the evil will correct itself— Brighton Patriot. GLIMMERINGS Tiie silk glove trade is rapidly improving. The workmen have applied to the hosiers tor an advance of 6d. per dozen. This has been partially refused , some of the liosiers have held out hopes ol iis being given in January. The ribbed top hand* have, after some wilicitarion, received an advance in their wages ol per dozen. These articles are from 5d. to lid. per dozen making, according to s; ze and quality Nottingham Journal. PRODIGIOUS.— Every department of our government ' ap- pears to he in great activity, if we may judge from the num- ber of Queen's messengers that hate been passing and re passing this place during the last few days. The Foreign office is not behind the rest. Two and three a day have sometimes crossed the water lately; and on Thursday last, such was the utgency of the case with one of these gentle- men, that a sailing- bout was hired to take him over to Calais.— Dover Chronicle. There has been an advance in the price of hemp within the last few weeks of 201 per ton, and it is likely to be yet higher Cat lisle Journal A society for the protection of property has this week been established at Penrith. All persons occupying or pos- sessing property in that neighbourhood, will do well imme- diately to avail themselves of the protection which a general combination alone can secure Carlisle Journal. — [ We thought that this was the object of the society called En- gland. Do the people of Penrith mean to have a Queen and ministers of their own?] MURDER BY A POACHER . Mr. Storey Jackson, one of the keepers in the service of Sir It. Sheffield, of Normanby Hall, near Burton Stather, Lincolnshire, was deliberately shot by a poacher in the nighttime of Wednesday last. Sir Robert, who is confined to the hall in consequence of un- dergoing amputation, occasioned by a recent accident in his hand, has beard the poachers firing nightly in the plan- ration, and for this reason he gave strict orders to the keepers and watchers to be on the alert, and capture all who might fall in their way. Mr. Jackson and a watcher, in consequence of the above orders, scoured the whole park and surrounding preserves on the night in question, the former expressing a determination to secure the first he caught at all hazards. In their rounds they met a poacher, armed ( it is supposed) with an air gun ; and, on approach- ing him, the poacher said, " Keep off, or I'll shoot you." The keeper, however, persevered in his former deterinina- tion, and was about to grapple with the man, when he im- mediately levelled his gun and shot Jackson, the ball from the piece passing through the head. The poacher after- ward! raised his gun, and then knocked the watcher sense- less to the ground with the but- end of it. He afterwards escaped, without leaving a clue as to who he was, or where he came from— Doncaster Chronicle. IJTHE QUEEN.— Her Majesty arrived at half- past four on the 18th inst., in a close carriage and four, accompanied by her august mother, and attended by the Marchioness of Tavistock, the Lady in Waiting. Two other carriages fol- lowed that of the Queen. In the first were Baroness Lehzen and Lady Mary Stopford, the Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent; and in the second were the Hon. Miss Murray, the Hon. Miss Pitt, Maids of Honour, and Mrs. Brand, the Woman of the Bedchamber in Wailing Letter from Brighton, December 18. CANADIAN PRISONERS.— The following extract is from a Liverpool paper of Monday :—" At half past three o'clock thirty- four prisoners, implicated in the first rebellion in Canada, were landed at Egremont, in Cheshire, opposite the north- west side of Liverpool, at the entrance of the Mersey; eleven were in irons, among whom was Parker, of whom we have heard so much in former outbreaks. About four o'clock they were landed in Liverpool, and conveyed in the prison van to the borough gaol, accompanied by well- armed officers. Captain Ross is the name of the com- mander of the vessel which brought the prisoners over, ac- companied by Canadian officers of state." TORCHLIGHT.— At Wakefield, on Monday evening last, a torchlight meeting was announced to be held; but the ma- gistrates issued a notice in the morning of that day, declar- ing such meetings to be illegal, and cautioning the inhabit- ants against violating the law. In the evening the military were called out, but their aid was rendered unnecessary, the leaders declining to hold the intended meeting in the open air. Feargus O'Connor was placarded as chairman; but he did not make his appearance Manchester Times. Serious affrays have lately taken place at Ipswich, between the policemen and some of the 4th Dragoon Guards, sta- tioned iu the barracks. Two of the police, named Murrell and Cole, sustained serious injuries, and the station room to which they were taken is said to have presented a bloody spectacle, the wounded men lying on the ground bleeding profusely. [ From the investigations, the police seem to have merited all they have got.] THE FIRE AT ASHTON.— Some alarm has been created in the neighbourhood during the past week, in consequence of the extraordinary and intemperate conduct of a number of men, calling themselves " Chartists." In another part of our present number we publish the particulars of the de- struction ol a cotton mill, at Ashton- under- Lyne, on Satur- day last. This occurrence has been attributed, by certain parties, to the influence or agency of a hand of hair- brained agitators, headed by O'Connor and Stephens; hut we have the best authority for staling, that the most probable cause of the disaster was the spontaneous combustion of a quantity of cotton waste that had accumulated beneath the floors of the mill, whilst they were in a shattered and dilapidated Condition. The owners and occupiers of the mill have arrived at this conclusion, after a most searching and car, ful investi- gation ; and from tiie facts stated to us, we have not a doubt that they attribute the destruction of their property to its real cause.— Manchester Courier. SCOTLAND. SINGULAR PHENOMENON On Tuesday, last week, a very remarkable phenomenon occurred in the River Teviot. At about six o'clock in the . morning of that day, the men in charge of Maxwellheugh Mill, situated nearly at the con- fluence of the Teviot with the Tweed, perceived their sup- ply of water suddenly diminished, and by eight o'clock it was entirely cut off. Supposing that the sluice of the dam bad been let down, one of them went to the cauld for the purpose of raising it, when, to his astonishment, he found that the water had ceased to flow, and that the bed of the river was left nearly entirely diy. A few pools only re- mained where there had formerly been pretty deep and Tapid streams, and from these a number of trouts were easily taken by the hand. The same circumstance was remarked by seveial other persons, and at a point higher up the river than that observed by the miller; but to what precise spot up the liver this singular phenomenon extended, we have not learned. After this had continued for a period of four or five hours, the water flowed once more as usual, and filled the channel of the river to the same depth as before this singular occurrence. We understand that a similar occurrence took place about seventy years ago.— Kelso Mail. THE MOVEMENT— The effects of the universal suffrage movement a're beginning to tell upon the middle classes; and their organs are now urging tlier necessity ol all the re- form party organising itself, and they are all looking upon Lord Durham as the man they will take as their leader. The reform club, it is said, is to endeavour to convene a meeting, to get up an address to his lordship, who has re- ceived several by this time, including one from Exeter. It seems evident, that unless he comes forward, the moderate Reformers will not make any move at ail, till, as we rather think they will do soon, they join the national movement. The faster the people make that movement go a- head, the sooner will they get the aid of those who are now hanging back. The people's party seem the only one at this moment who have laid down a distinct plan of action, and are working it out. Every one knows the advantages such a circumstance gives. The people and the people's friends have still a month and a- half before them, before comes the lug of war. Much will be done in that time. Tens of thousands will be gained over and organised. All things are favouring the movement. The determination to keep together, which has been proved by the late meeting at Birmingham, augurs well. We hail the accession of Mr. Brewster to be an active agent in the cause, as another good omen. The Working Men's Association of London, backed by those in the country, has forced O'Connell to a distinct declaration of appioval of the movement. The ad- vances in the course ol being made to Lord Durham, and the fearful anxiety displayed to get a Reform party together, on the principles of the Glasgow declaration, which atone time none but the Radicals would have anything to do with, prove what an impetus has been given by the movement of the masses to those above them. They may he moving at different velocities; hut they are all moving. Let the masses agitate well for a shot t time longer— let them keep up the steam, and they will soon have a Reform party moving at the same velocity with the universal suffrage rate. — Ayrshire Examiner. A GREAT VISITOR— On Saturday, this city was honoured with a visit from " Master Jack," the performing elephant belonging to Mr. Batty's Royal Circus. The sage animal, it is said, walked all the way from Edinburgh, where Mr. Batty was last performing; but if the accounts we heard are correct, it would be much better for the interest of his owner if Jack could be persuaded to enrol himself in the Temperance list— the liquor he swallowed on the road, as we are ciedibly informed, being sixteen bottles of strong ale, and eight half- pints of whisky, to qualify which he also par took ol a bushel of potatoes. On arriving at Glasgow, Jack sojourned at the Clydesdale Inn for a short space, but it does riot appear that he imbibed anything there. On proceeding down Sultmarket, however, he declined to move past the spirit shop of a Highlander, named M'Lareri, an old acquaint- ance either of his own or his master's, until he was supplied with half a gallon of strong ale, which he bolted, amidst the laughter of the spectators, who could not suppress the ebul- lition at the imperturbable coolness and gravity of face with which the beast performed the feat. At Market Inn, about three hundred yards distance, he took another slight refresh rnent ; and previous to learing the Broomielaw, he had his " stirrup cup," consisting of two half- mutchinsof best Islay. A lthough, as has been seen, Jack took his glass pretty freely, he fillowed his keeper along with the docili ty of a New- foundland dog; indeed, the first symptom lie showed of being at all elevated, and that he thought it " time enough to flit," was when taken on board the Commodore for Li- verpool— Glasgow Constitutional. On the. night of Sunday last the fog was so thick betwixt Tweedshaws and Moffat, that the guard of the Edinburgh mail had to descend to the road, and lead the horses a dis tance ol upwards of four miles, with the view of preventing the occurrence of any accident Dumfries Times. IRELAND. MALACIIEAN ORPHAN SOCIETY.— O'Connell dined with the supporters of this society, at their annual dinner, on Wednesday last week. He seems to have been in a more than ordinary felicitous vein. The following is his leply to a warm compliment from the chairman of the society. Some of it has been said before ; but the important truth with which it opens cannot be too frequently repeated or too earnestly inculcated " The youth of Ireland should know that a man of humble abilities, and born in the middle ranks of life, has, by his exertions in the cause of his country, be- come of such importance, that the gazettes of the leading monarch! of Euiope, and the newspapers of the republics of the world, talk ot him as of importance, because he has been useful to his country. ( Hear and loud cheers.) It is a fine example to hold out to the youth of Ireland— it is a noble inducement to tllein to struggle tor their country, and I now see sprung up around me, and grown into manhood, those youths who have not a single taint of the slavery we suffered in their natures. ( Hear, hear.) For they were either in their cradles when we had procured the measure of our religious liberty, or they have been born since the era of our freedom. Encourage them to persevere. For myself, no rank, no station, no salary, no emolument shall tempt me one moment from my career in the cause of Ire « land. ( Tremendous cheering.) And it is a consolation to me that I can declare, that my resolution is fully borne out to the letter, and that I have relused more than ever was refused by any man, that I might struggle for my country. —( Hear and cheers.) I take no credit to myself for this. Why, then, do I state it! Because I wish to tell you facts. ( Hear ) When I was born, a Catholic could not buy a horse, nor a piece of land, nor take a lease of land for » . longer term than thirty- one years ; and if he improved a piece of land which he had taken 6s. 8d. in the pound on the rental, any Protestant could come in and take it Irom him, without giving him any value whatever for it. ( Hear.) A Catholic could not be a judge, nor a magistrate, nor an offi- cer, tior a constable, no, nor even a scavenger in a corporate town. ( Hear.) This was the state of the Irish Catholics when I was horn; and if I were to die to- morrow, I would have the consolation to say, that I left my country better than I found it. ( Hear.) I am canvassing for supporters ; and if, after this attempt, I shall not succeed, I shall let those who will not join remain in their filth and depravity. ( Hear.) When we asked for repeal, they got up a meeting at Morrison's long room to oppose us; but they said that England should do justice to Ireland. My plan of the Pre- cursor Society will let them all in, and they may either join us or stay away. We shall, at all events, test their sincerity. The Duke ol Leinster and my Lord Cloncurry will join us, or the Duke of Leinster and my Lord Cloncurry will stay away. We shall see whether the noble duke who presides at railway meetings will not prefer the interests of all Ireland to the construction of a railway—( hear, hear)— whether he will not value the extension of the franchise, as the more interesting question to be decided, than whether a tram way should be two inches and a half wide, and propelled by an engine of greater or less power. ( Hear.) I come now be- fore the anti- repealers with humble behaviour, and my rev. friend will pardon me also for quoting Sliakspeare, with " hated breath," and I say, anti- repealers join us. ( Hear.) We have scraped the streets for them— we have gravelled the footways. It reminds me of what a poor woman said lately to a priest, iu the county of Cork ; her rich neighbour had stopped up a footpath on her ground, and the poor wo- man had no one to resort to for help but the priest. The rev. gentleman brought men to her assistance, re- opened the path, and was laying it down with gravel for her; the poor woman said to him, ah ! what's that your'e doing, your reverence ? Why, my poor woman, I am laying gravel on this path for you. Ah ! then, sir, may the Lord gravel your soul in heaven. ( Shouts and laughter.) I am gravelling the soles of the protestors. We shall treat them kindly and civilly during our experiment; but if they stand aloof now, you will hear how 1 will taunt, aye, and reproach with all the indignant— not eloquence, but rhetoric— of which 1 am master, the Luttrells, if they come to stop our paths, if we again call for the repeal. I have great pleasure in throwing out these sentiments to my constituents. My age does not chill my ardour. The snows of sixty- five years upon my head have caused no ice beneath. It has been said, that though " the snows of Vesuvius were on his head , the fires burned below." I have, thank heaven, none of the revolutionary fire beneath ; I forget not that I am an ac- countable being, destined to an eternity of weal or woe, and firmly persuaded th. it I am working out my proper vocation when I do good to my native land. ( Continued cheering.) I have seen that beautiful land, from the wave that breaks on Darna to the crags and pastures of Galway ; and even in the tempests which burst from the heavens there was a salu- brity in her air, and a verdure and softness in her fields, which gave hopes of future promise. ( Hear, hear.) I have seen her noble rivers, her transparent streams, her capacious estuaries, her mountains sheltering by their height her ver- dant plains, and forming, as it were, a natural defence around her— my soul has gone abroad over her soil, and I have asked myse f, why h ts man not given her that prospe- rity which nature and natfure's God intended? ( Hear, and loud cheeiing.) I cannot renew my youth; but I can re- new my ardour, and I have made another vow that 1 will renew my exertions for the good of Ireland. ( Loud cheer- ing.) I am failing into the wane of life; even in youth our years are numbered, and at my age mine may terminate more speedily than 1 expect; and if you are exhausted with my tediousness—( no, no, no)— and if your newspaper co- lumns overflow willi my speeches, recollect that I feel it a duty to make the best of my time amongst you, and that I feel every moment should be spent in your service. ( Hear, hear, and loud cheering.) Mr. John Van Bureu, son of the American President, airived in Belfast on Wednesday, from Goslord Castle, the seat of the Earl of Gosford. Mr. Van Buren proceeded to Crawfordshurn, the seat of Mr. Sharman Crawford. He will be in Belfast to day about twelve. He is a young man of unassuming manners and prepossessing appearance Belfast Whig. MISCELLANEOUS. RATED AND UNRATED Are the 10/. shopkeepers, asks the pamphlet, men who scorn dictation and spurn at bribes? Are tbev, the smooth- tongued simpering creatures of the counter and the till men to think for themselves, and disre- gard the frowns of a customer? Nay, suppose them pro- tected by the ballot, are their hearts independent ? On the contrary, I am hilly persuaded there is no class iri the com- munity more thoroughly the slaves of low grovelling preju- dices, more truckling to their superiors, of course more insolent to those below them, more bent upon rising to the levels above them, more anxious to increase the interval that separates them from those beneath. They are, according to all my observation of men, the most aristocratic in their pro- pensities of the whole community. In a lord's presence they stand not upright; a lady's carriage at their door sets their hearts a fluttering. To ape the worst passions of the silliest portions of mankind is their delight. The present system judiciously intrusts the franchise to this class by the thousand, while not a journeyman has it. But there are not any men in the world more truly independent than the jour- neymen. As they are well informed and skilful, so nre they free. The slaves of no low vanity, which makes men in easy circumstances poor, by making fictitious wants beyond their mean ® , they have enough to support them and not enough to pamper and spoil. A good workman is to the full as independent of his master as his master is of him ; in many crafts a great deal more so. Among those men you never hear any demand for the ballot. No ; they demand the right to vote! Give them that, and they will exercise it like men, in the face of day Letter to the Queen NOT SO BAB.— In the melo- Irama of the Caravan, a dog. named Carlo played a principal character. Diguum, the singer, was also iu the same piece. One eveni ig the latter went up to Sheridan, and, with a grave face, informed him that he had some bad news to relate. Sheridan eagerly in. quired what it was, to which Dignuin answered, that he felt himself so hoarse as to be unable to get through the songs. Sheridan, seizing him by the hand, rejoined, " My friend, you have relieved my mind of a weight; I thought the dog had been taken ill." THE AGITATION— It is now some months since, upon the occasion of Mr. Oastler addressing a meeting in Lon- don, that we pointed out the danger of acting with men so- violent, so indiscreet, and so little imbued with true demo- cratic principles as that gentleman and Mr. Stephens. The consequences are now apparent. Mr. Stephens, acting un- der a deep sense of personal injury, and inflamed by the manifold oppressions wherewith the masses are borne down, has given occasion to the ruling powers to assert, with some show of plausibility, that the northern operatives have been stimulated into wanton acts of violence. This must be firmly met by those who desire any reform. The utter ab. surdity of such deeds as those attributed by the Morning Chronicle to the Radical working men of Ashton is only exceeded by its wickedness. Against all those who even hint at the destruction of property, society must, and ever will, set its face; the emphatic declarations of the Radical leaders ought, to have exempted them and the working classes at large from the sinister imputations of Mr. O'Con- nell and the Whig journalists. It is of the more import- ance to prevent such imputations, because men naturally rally round the ruling authorities for the time being, be they ever so unworthy ol confidence, when engaged in prevent- ing personal or local outrage. An outbreak of violence in the manufacturing districts at this moment would be the salvation of the Whigs; and would effectually paralyse the efforts of all who would displace them to make room for more honest Liberals, or compel them to " turn honest or turn out." For this reason, every ministerial scribe, from the Land's End to John o'Groat's, and every patriot " Pre- cursor," from Connemara to the Hillo'Howtb, will spare no effort to affix upon the Radicals of the working classes sympathy with the violent language of Mr. Stephens, or act and part in the felon mceudiaries who destroyed Mr. Jowett's factory. A torchlight meeting was held at Bury, Lancashire, on Tuesday, the 8th instant, and a royal pro- clamation has been issued for the purpose of putting down such meetings. This meeting had been appointed before the notice by Lord John Russell was made public, but why was it persisted in? The conveners of the meeting must know little of the convenient law of this country, if they imagine it cannot be made the instrument of stopping such meetings. We have at present no report of it, except through hostile sources, and even there we do not find the speeches recorded. It is said the secretary of state's war- rants have been issued against those who took a prominent part. As sincere friends to the working classes, let us ear- nestly entreat them riot to infringe the law, for they are no match for their opponents, the oligarchy, in illegal deeds. The latter will have an irresponsible legislature to indem- nify those of their own party who may'exercise a vigour beyond the law ; whilst the working men who act against the law, will assuredly be put down and punished. There is no oppressor so fearful us a frightened and triumphant aristocrat.— True Sun. 8 THE . BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 22. CANADA— LATEST NEWS. The Montreal Gazette of Thursday contains three addi- tional ordinances; one declaring that in all cases of judgment to death it shall have the effect of an attainder upon the estates and property of the parties sentenced, without pre- judice, however, to the rights of creditors. The second attaches the guilt and punishment of felony to the adminis- tration of oaths lor treasonable purposes. The third ex- tends the provisions of the two preceding and other ordinances for the suppression of rebellion to the district of St. Francis. The Gazette contains also a list of prisoners committed to the Montreal gaol on charges of high treason. It numbers probably 600. The following are the only names given as belonging to the United States : — Patrick Hays '' and Henry Bates, Swanton ( American deserters), Joseph Cadieux, Massachusetts; Benjamin Mott, Alburgli, Ver- mont; Daniel Woolfred, New York— Journal of Commence, New York. The Montreal Courier of the 22nd November states that nothing had yet been done by the Court martial. Their dilatoriness created much dissatisfaction among the people, who were impatient for the blood of the prisoners. We are informed by a gentleman from Toronto, that the inhabitants of that city were on Sunday last thrown into a prodigious ferment, by a couple of men going before Governor Arthur, and making affidavit that William Lyon Mackenzie was within six miles of the city with an armed force. The governor's proclamation was immediatelycircuiated through the churches ( during service), and through the city, offer- ing a reward of 4,000 dollars for his apprehension. The place was in an uproar of excitement, and a body of re- gulars was forthwith despatched in hot pursuit of the rebels, who, of course, were not to be found— Rochester Democrat. There are 573 prisoners in Montreal gaol on the charge of treason. This number, added to those confined at Fort Henry, make a total number of 735 prisoners, who are shortly to be tried for their lives. The official returns of the late battle furnish the follow- ing list of killed and wounded, & c., on both sides. GOVERNMENT. Killed. Wounded. Officers 2 Officers Rank and file 6 Rank and file- 8 PATRIOTS. 2 ! 44 46 Killed — Prisoners Missing — 102 162 25 289 Wolfred Nelson, Gauvin, Bouchette, and Vigil, are at St. Alban's, making arrangements for another outbreak. The British armament on the Lower Lake consists of four armed steamers, four armed schooners, and about twenty gun boats. The hard working, tax paying people of England will have to pay all this expense— New York Herald. RADICAL MEETINGS IN LONDON. A meeting took place of the St. Pancras Working- Men's Association on Tuesday night, where Mr. O'Connor was present and assisting. After an intro- duction, in which he attacked severely the conduct of Mr. Ward, the member for Sheffield, he went on to de- nounce a new class of anti- Reformers, whom he de- signated as philosophic Radicals. I have laboured as ardently to give effect to that meeting as any other man has; and one of my principal reasons for appearing before you to night is, to put you upon your guard, not against the Whigs, because they are known to you— not against the Tories, because they are the old em- bittered foes of mankind—( cheers)— but against the de. serters from our ownpartv. You have nothing to apprehend from the pusillanimity of the Whigs— you have nothing to dread from the bold audacity of the Tories— but you have much to dread from those who have obtained power by your influence, and would now turn that power to their own class distinctions, and their own personal advantage. ( Cheers.) An attempt has been made in different places to try to turn this to such purposes. A party have [ sprung up, calling themselves " Philosophical Radicals"— a party of men who, instead of assailing the stronghold of corruption, would as- sail the tea pot and the exciseman—( laughter)— a party of men who speak of moral courage and denounce physical force. Why, they would be the first to use physical force, and to abstain from anything like a trial of moral exertion in this country. I have been denounced as a person who re- commended physical force. I stand here before you, and if my life hung upon the lips of a judge, or upon the verdict of a jury of shopkeepers, if I had recommended physical force, I would not retract the assertion. But during my whole existence— during my whole Radical career— I never, directly or indirectly, recommended physical force. ( Loud cheers.) But I'll tell you what I do recommend— I recom- mend a strong pourtrayal of moral force. I do not look upon moral force with the same eye as the " Philosophical Radicals." They consider it moral force to write a strong article in a newspaper. I consider it moral force to meet those men who are to carry the Radical petition to the House of Commons— four or five hundred thousand strong — marching down without arms in your hands, and sending your compliments into the House of Commons to say that Mr. Attwoodand Mr. Fielden are the bearers of a message, and that you wait for a reply outside. ( Hear, and great cheering.) That's moral force, and that's constitutional force. 11 may riot be exactly legal force. We rather suspect so. Mr. O'Connor followed up this subject. Mark the turn that your cause was about to take. There was a trial of strength, it was supposed, at Birmingham; and after that followed a trial of strength at Edinburgh, and there the " Philosophical Radicals" came out, and began to denounce Feargus O'Connor and the physical- force men. How is this followed up? Why, by the mild sucking of Daniel O'Connell—( hisses)— who denounces me as a mis- creant, whilst with the other side of his mouth he is talk- ing of being armed, and invading ibis country for the sake of the young and virtuous Queen Victoria with five hun- dred thou- and of his armed Precursors. If this does not sound stronger of physical force than any tiling I ever uttered, I don't know what physical force means. ( Cheers.) And again— We are now threatened, on the one hand, with royal proclamations, prepared by my Lord Melbourne, for a good cast of whose head, if I was a barber, I would give 50/— ( laughter)— in consequence of what has taken place in the north; and I must now tell you a few words about our northern brethren. We have a Northern Union, which numbers 56,000 men, paying members, and 1 500 of these are enrolled at Bradford alone. ( Cheers.) We found that these men could not generally express themselves at public meetings, because the money- mongers held them in durance during the day ; and, as they were desirous of making their sentiments known, I recommended them to meet by torch- light. They met. Not a violation of the peace took place. On the contrary, they were the guardians of the peace, even under the daik cloud of night. Seeing that the union, which could not be effected by day, was achieved in the night, Lord Melbourne goes down to the palace, and I suppose, whilst a chicken was " devilling"—( laughter)— he writes a most ungrammatical proclamation, ami one con- taining greater nonsense, and more illegality. I never saw in my life; but he puts down our torch light meetings. When ? Not until he finds our party is about to be broken— not until the men in Edinburgh have treasonably come for- ward and denounced the principle they were the first to advocate. The very moment desertion takes place in the ranks, it is followed up by hostility on the part of all the press. The very instant one man is lopped off, all who have taken part in the movement are to he lopped cff after them. I have stood forward, both in and out of the House of Commons, battling all parties who dare to arrest the people in their onward course of liberty. ( Cheers.) Now this trickster— this man who is a disgrace to any govern- ment, and therefore a much greater disgrace to be at the head of a government— this man, who is afraid to meet Par- liament whilst a civil war is raging in Canada— has only one way of subduing our feelings, and that is to put out our far thing candles. ( Laughter.) But I am going to give him something to do next month; we shall have a pretty new moon in January, and let us see if he will put out the moon. ( Loud and long continued cheering.) Let us see if Daniel O'Connell, and bis staff of Precursors, will come to his assistance, and go up to the man in the moon. Let us see what they will do when placed in this emergency, but don't you be afraid in London ; we are all right in the north. ( Cheers.) Don't be afraid of two or three foolish men, with a parson at the head of them— Dr. Brewster. I suppose Dr. Brewster, one day or other, intends to be primate of the Radicals. He does not like the church pro- perty to be meddled with, because he expects to have his share of it. t Laughter.) Don't be alarmed about the_ state of feeling in Edinburgh, for I intend, with the blessing of God, to try the real feeling there early next month. ( Loud cheers.) 1 am not to be frightened by those voices, though they may come thundering from the north. I am going to see, in Dr. Brewster's own town, whether the real Radicals or the sham and " Philosophical Radicals" are the strongest party. The very instant the government finds the " Philo- sophical Radicals" are the strongest, they will at once thunder out their anathemas against our party. They are already beginning to feel annoyed, and some of them say they are for the greatest practical extension of the suffrage : what they mean is, such an extension as will suit their own convenience; what I mean is, the most we are able to take from them. If to- morrow they gave us household suffrage. I would make use of it to obtain universal suffrage. ( Loud cheers.) These are not the times to recede one single step : if we do, we fall to the ground at once. If a (' oj; follows you, and you run away, lie will bite your heel; but if you turn round and kick him, he will set off with his tail between his legs. ( Laughter.) If these Whigs follow us, and attempt to bite, we'll give them a kick. ( Cheers.) They tell you that you should obey the law so long as it is the law ; but it will always be the law, so long as you obey it. These " Philosophical Radicals" have placed upon their banners a motto of which I highly approve, " peace, law, and order"— that is, if peace procures the law, then I am for order; but if peace procure not the law, then I am for dis- order. Peace, to be valuable, must produce that which will give the greatest amount of happiness to the people. But if the peace is to be all on one side, I care not for it; I am for peace being general, or not at all. ( Cheers.) You ask, what is my opinion? It is, that if you bring one- half your moral force to bear, you will be able to accomplish universal suffrage. But every man must. work as I have done— every man must suppose that on him alone rests the responsibility, and that he has not done enough until he can unfurl the standard, and say that universal suffrage is the law of the land. ( Cheers.) After a few words more of O'Connell and his acts, Mr. O'Connor went on to state the purposes for which universal suffrage was sought. Why do we ask for universal suffrage ? Why, that labour should be represented ; and if labour is represented, capital must, because without the employment of labour, capital would be of no use, and without the expenditure of capital labour would be of no use. ( Cheers.) I give you my advice; never, so long as you have a foot of moral resting ground, be misled by any man to enter into a civil war, for when it once commences, God only knows where it will end; and the working classes, by going on in their unde- viating course of assaulting by their moral power, will be able to affect all that is necessary for themselves. ( Cheers.) For three years I was said to be a Tory spy; and now I am said to be a Whig spy. I am going to accept both, hut with a little difference; I am a spy, but it is upon the Whigs and Tories— I am a spy for the working classes, and so long as I have an eye to spy, no damage shall come to them ; and so long as I have an arm to lift, as long as their rights are invaded, I will raise that arm and die fighting in their ranks, ( Immense cheering.) A Mr. Parlow also denounced the people of Edin- burgh and of Scotland. The Radicals were now in the highway to the accom- plishment of their great object, and was it to be said that their prospects were to be blighted by dissensions being raised up among them. ( Loud cheers and cries of— No, no.) How did the men of Edinburgh propose to accom- plish the great object they had in view? Why, by taking from them those men who had done all the work, who had braved all the danger, and ivlio had hitherto acted with a singleness of purpose in furtherance of the great objects the people had in view. He would say to the men of Scotland " No," so long as those men act as they had done, they should have their support, and every attempt to di- vide shou'd only unite them stronger together. ( Cheers.) The men of Scotland said, that too strong language had been used. Good heavens! What language could be too strong, considering the degradation and insult they had received. ( Cheers.) They would never crouch in the dust before their fellow- men. ( Clivers.) Mr. Henry Vincent afterwards addressed the meet- ing, which broke up with three cheers for Mr. O'Con- nor, and three for Mr. Chesny, the person to whom the room in which the meeting was held belonged. Another meeting-, was held on Wednesday of the General Working Mens' Association, at the Assembly rooms, Theobald's- road, at which Mr. Henry Hether- ington presided. It was addressed by Mr. Hartwell, who moved certain resolutions, and who was followed by Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Vincent. After going over the same topics as he had enforced at the previous night's meeting, Mr. O'Connor said— This agitation was unparalleled, and if any government could stand up against a united people, it would cease to be a constitutional government, and would become a military despotism. The instant a government said it would not at- tend to, and surrender the demands of two millions of per- sons, they were placed beyond the pale of the law, and absolved from their allegiance—( Cheering.) That there would be a great struggle no man could doubt, and that the people were prepared for it became plainer every day. There would be an attempt at counter- excitement, a kind of St. John Long principle of counter- irritation—( Laugh- ter)— but he hoped they would not give the people a wound in the back—( Cheers.) The ballot and the corn laws might be offered, but let the people refuse thevn until they obtained universal suffrage. An objection to granting this was, that the people were too ignorant. If they were, they would get it to morrow, for the ignorance of the people was the tyrant's best title to power. When would the people have sufficient knowledge, according to the Whig standard? Not until doomsday.—( Cheers and laughter.) Notwith- standing what had been said and done, he hoped and be- lieved that the Irish people would unite with the English, and force them forward in this agitation. He had a great respect for Paddy, and knew what he could do when he got ashillelab in his hand and a principle before him, which told him that he might, instead of being a voluntary exile in this country, by the use of his own energies become a happy man in his own country. Irishmen did not come here from choice, but because they could not help it, through the fell tyranny of the landlords, the injustice of the magistrates, and the brutality of the damnable parsons. — ( Cheers.) They came here for an asylum, and he was happy to say that asylum they were sure to meet, for where an Irishman was industrious and honest, he never knew an Englishman turn his back upon him—( Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) Mr. Vincent alluded to the meetings at Bradford, Bath, Trowbridge, in Wales, and other quarters. We don't find any denunciation of the Scotch Radicals, nor of the Birmingham Radicals at this meeting, but the report of the " Sun," from which we quote, is plainly imperfect. THE WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION TO THE IRISH PEOPLE. IN REPLY TO AN ADDRESS ON THEIR BEHALF, BY PERSONS STYLING THEMSELVES '' THE PRECURSORS." FELLOW COUNTRYMEN. — The object of the Radical Ad- dress to you, signed on behalf of a hundred and thirty six associations, was to show you, notwithstanding O'Connell's assertions to the contrary, that there were men among us as cordially disposed to unite with you to render you justice, as there were others resolved to unite to keep you in the reins ot Wbiggery for their own especial advantage, careless of the beggary and wretchedness of the millions. And we also, in thus addressing you, are no less anxious to secure your co- operation towards effecting one of the greatest objects that men can perform on earth to be acceptable to heaven— that of improving those institutions which, accord- ing to their purity or corruption, render a nation en- lightened, prosperous, and happy, or ignorant, poor, and degraded. It would appear, however, from the persons who style themselves " the Precursors," and who have taken upon themselves to write for all Ireland, that whatever hopes or sentiments animate the great bulk of your countrymen, there are persons among you who do not desire union with men whose objects are " justice for all classes." And if we could bring oursevles to believe that these persons repre- sented the national mind of Ireland, and that that mind was so steeped in the opiate of Wbiggery, as to lay its thoughts and feelings prostrate before one man ( though that man's talents were as transcendant as their gratiiude has been un- bounded) we should rather be disposed to despair tor her fate than to entertain bright hopes of her regeneration. The document we refer to is an echo of the Whig press of England— what it fails to answer it does not scruple to pervert— it taunts us with wanting candour, and accuses us of falsehood, and yet in itself is made up of the very essen- tials it condemns. It is, however, what it was intended to be, a Whig apple of discord, not only to prevent union between the English and Irish Radicals, but, if possible, to divide those already united. It begins by upbraiding us us lor not having denounced certain individuals lor their expressions of violence. In reply to which, we beg to inform you that our great object has been to honestly pursue principles rather than to denounce men ; we have left abuse to those who are better masters of the art. And even were we so disposed, we could not except that great reprover of his age, Mr. O'Connell himself, who, when denouncing others for impropriety of language, talks of petitioning with " a million and a half of men of fighting age." From the origin of our association we have ever discoun- tenanced violence— we have ever declared that the moral power of the people would be the most effective weapon to combat the enemies of freedom, and similar opinions were expressed in the address we sent you. Yet, for all these declarations, our character has been belied and our motives impugned, because individuals have been found to attend our meetings who, like Mr. O'Connell, have appealed to the pas- ions rather than to the intellect of men. No man has made stronger appeals to the lower feelings of an assem- bly than the chairman of the Precursors ; his bloody and brutal sentiments, his pre- eminently abusive expressions, and fighting threats, have been more loudly applauded by his select audiences than have similar expressions been by the poor weavers of the north. No perlons can more sincerely regret than we do, the im- proprieties of language and threats of violence persons pro- fessing the sacred name of Reformers have recently indulged in— they have only afforded delight to the enemy, and en- gendered doubts and recriminations among friends. We are of opinion, that whatever is gained in England by force, by force must be sustained, but whatever springs from knowledge and justice will sustain itself. Therefore, it is that in our aspirations of freedom we seek to build up the sacred temple in peace— to raise up a social and political edifice founded on national enlightenment and justice— a temple in which all classes might freely worship, without tax, tribute, or reproach, in which all might unite to devise wisely and execute justly, and where the energies of all should be directed to the solving of that great political piob- leni, yet unsolved by any nation— how shall all the resources of our country, mentally, morally, and physically, be made to produce the greatest happiness for all its members? We confess that our imaginations sicken at any prospect of civil discord, even if oppressors only were to he the vic- tims; and therefore earnestly trust that the edifice we are seeking to rear may never lie established upon a foundation of blood, to be cursed by widowed mothers and undermined by the fatherless. But we must confess we greatly doubt the sincerity of those who, while deprecating violence, are continually boasting of the physical force of " eight millions," and threatening that " Ireland alone would afford sufficient force to crush a revolution in England," and that they are " as ready to go to battle as any people in the world." But we are wisely informed by the Precursors that the words " universal suffrage" have no " magic" in them ; we thank them for the information ; but, inasmuch as they are words used by all honest Radicals to express the extent of the suffrage they desire, defined also these words have been to mean the right of voting to all males above twenty- one, of sane mind, untainted by crime— we think it more honest and straightforward, for all ( especially those who have sworn and pledged themselves to universal suffrage) to retain the well understood term rather than to adopt the less ingenuous Whig phrase of" the greatest possible exten- sion of the suffrage that can practically be obtained." The extent of the suffrage which can " practically be obtained," will depend on the honesty and perseverance of Reformers. If they shall ever be induced to give up any portion of their principles to secure any unworthy object or fraudulent position, to gain power, place, or patronage, they will most certainly be induced to make still further sacrifice of princi ple, to retain what they have gained ; and thus from their position, principle after principle must be abandoned, til! ' hose who began as practical Reformers turnout practical apostates. Persona wishing to impose upon the public words without definite meaning, as well as those who are not disposed to adopt Radical principles, may have some excuse in coining language to express their desires; but surely the chairman, at least, of the Precursors has not this excuse, tor setting aside his public avowals of having been sworn to universal suffrage, we have his signature attached to a resolution of his own proposing, pledging himself " to sup port and vote for a bill to be brought into the House of Com- mons, embodying the principles of universal suffrage, equal representation, f ree selection o f representatives without reference to property, the ballot, and short Parliaments affixed duration " nay, more, he ivas one of the committee for drawing up that bill, and the bill that emanated from that committee ivas the PEOPLE'S CHARTER. TO that great bond of " justice" we mean to keep him; we shall demand his support and vote for it in the forthcoming session, agreeably to the pledge he has given, and the part he has taken— his differing from its details will not be taken as an excuse, but will rather be at- tributed to his neglect of duty, It would appear that the gentlemen of the Precursors persist in adopting the same unmanly policy towards us as the Whig and Tory press. Finding they could not justly oppose our principles nor answer our arguments; finding that our public appeals in favour of temperance, knowledge, social improvement, and political right, were bringing around our standard good men, of all classes, creeds, and opinions, they have endeavoured to enlist public opinion against us, by identifying us with thesentiments and opinions of others. The Oastlers, Steplienses, and O'Connors are charged as being " our leaders," notwithstanding we have repeatedly disclaimed leadership of every description. Now, what can be more apparent than the wilful perversion of truth, which repeatedly identifies Mr. Oastler in particular with our proceedings: he has often publicly avowed himself as an " ultra- Tory," and, to our knowledge, has never attended one meeting in favour of our charter. And Mr. Stephens is more known for his opposition to the new poor law, than for his advocacy of Radicalism : he has ridiculed our principles, and publicly declared his want of confidence in us. But still, as far as either of these gentlemen has sympathised with the infant factory children, and for the poor and oppressed In their respective districts, they are entitled to our honest praise ; but as far as their violent language and mischievous advice to violence had been expressed, we deprecate their conduct; and as far as Mr. O'Connor and others have deviated from a just course, and followed their example, we equally disapprove of theirs, because we think with that honest patriot Mr. Sharrnan Crawford, that, " when the application of physical force is held forth as the moving power, for attaining the reform of our institutions, the aggre'gat on of the mora 1 power, which can alone render physical force either justifiable or effective, is destroyed." But in thus disapproving of the language Mr. Feargus O'Connor has frequently indulged in, we are no ways inclined to gratify the vindictive spirit of Daniel O'Connell, by injuring the usefulness of that gentleman, still less to gratify the enemy by dividing the Radicals of north and'south. We verily believe Mr. O'Connor to be sincere in his desire to promote the cause of reform, and it is because we think such language highly mischievous to it that we thus honestly express our opinions. We are told by the Precursors," that no popular party can possibly be without leaders, that those who do the business are necessarily leaders." Now let us not be mis- understood— we understand by leadership, the implicit re- liance and obedience of any body of men to one man's will — the foolish belief that he, of necessity, knows more, and ciin do better, under all circumstances, for the whole body, than could be done, if they deliberated and acted according to the knowledge and judgment of the whole. Now the reference of the past has taught us, that whenever a person is thus elevated as a leader, he becomes the principal, and generally the vulnerable object for attack. If he can be influenced through his vanity or his avarice, the blind reli- ance of his followers renders them the secure victims of the enemy. Do you for a moment suppose, that if the vast number of intelligent minds, which do honour to your country, had been free from the domination of leadership, and for the last four years were united to devise the best means of politically and socially benefiting your country, that you would have been led into the quagmire ol Whig- gei y, for fear of the bugaboo of Toryism ?— that you would be loyally shouting your gratitude, because Mr. O'Connell has some insecure portion of patronage, and is consequently enabled to drag along with him a train of expectants, who hail him as the idol of to day, but would as readily bow before other idols to- morrow? We are accused of " wanting candour," for condemning equally the two factions of Whig and Tory ; and that " our injustice to the Whigs demonstrates our want of sympathy lo Ireland." We must, however, again confess, that the long catalogue of Whig perfections, which the Precursors doubtlessly prepared to move our sympathy, has not effected its purpose. We think, however, their superior " candour" should have caused them to have added Catholic emancipa- tion to the list, which the Toiies are said to have given to Ireland ; but, as we think of the Whigs on the questions of the Reform bill and negro slavery, they yielded to public opinion, what in safety and in justice they could no longer withhold. But the Whigs, in yielding, completely marred the benefits of the one, and made us pay a very considerable price for the other. Among all the heinous sins of Tory- ism, there is not one but its Whig parallel might easily be found, and we conscientiously believe that, there are Uo acts of atrocities which the Tories have inflicted on England or I; eland, that can match those deeds which the perfidious Whigs have inflicted on our Canadian brethren; and shame to Mr. O'Connell, after his professions of sympathy, after his public promises and declarations, that he would use his power and influence, to prevent the sacrifice of their consti- tutional rights— he acquiesced, by his absence, in the most despotic act that ever disgraced an English House of Com- mons, in the blackest days of Toryism; and which act, and all the horrible consequences that have followed, might have been pi evented, if he and his other Whig admirers had been true ro justice. Talk of what the Tories did in America ! match their deeds, if you can, with what the Whigs have inflicted on Canada. They have not scrupled to destroy fevery vestige of their constitutional rights— their selfish and arrogant myrmidons were the first to provoke Canadian re- sistance to their unparalleled despotism ; they then impri- soned their legislators, and proscribed and hunted down the best men of the country; they have brutally encouraged ignorant savages to glut their thirst for blood; they have destroyed the freedom of the press, suspended the ' habeas corpus act, proclaimed martial law, burned their churches, sacked their villages, laid the country in ashes at the fiat of one man, and confiscation and plunder have been- the war- whoop of their brutal soldiers. Gracious creator of human beings! talk of the crimes of Toryism! match Whiggery with Nicholas instead ! As to the Coercion act, which Mr. O'Connell denounces as the standing memento of the Grey and Brougham ( and he should have added Melbourne) administration— we think that next to that despotic measure, he ought not to forget the barbarous and arbitrary powers of the one that was sub- stituted for it, by his own approval, in 1835, and which, when Sharman Crawford moved for its repeal, Mr. O'Con- nell pronounced to be a " very necessary law." We hope that the Irish people will make an analysis of these two acts, for Mr. O'Connell's especial perusal. We must here, however, make an observation on the a isurd notion of gratitude, inculcated bv Mr. O'Connell and his disciples. It is assumed, that because a set of men, called Whigs or ' lories, some fifty years or a century ago, performed a good action or a dishonourable deed, that we, forsooth, and our children, must always he very grateful to the party of the one, and cherish eternal enmiiy against the party of the other— though not even a relative ot the per- sons who did either of the acts, compose the present faction. This kind of " gratitude" may afford Mr. O'Connell an ex- cuse for his present policy, but it is not of that description our " common sense" inculcates. We think that no course or policy that could have been adopted, could have done more mischief lo the cause of Radicalism, than has the absurd folly of pulli ng down and the setting up of parties and factions. We have long since given up this game— and it shall be our policy for the future, to prevent any fraction from possessing political ascendancy in this country, aye, even a Radical faction itself, for the principle of Radicalism is opposed to all faction. And in thus expressing our resolve, we think ( however contempti- ble we may appear) we have the power to prevent the su- premacy of either Whig or Tory faction. Nor do we want any " leader," or party individual to assist us to effect this object. We believe that there are good men among Whigs, Tories, and Radicals, who are honestly disposed to render justice to the millions, and whoever of these good men will assist us to obtain that full measure of justice, the " People's Charter," shall have our honest support, without reference to the party they may belong to. Sincerely hoping that you will give up your devoted at- tachment to party men and measures of every description— that the good and the wise of all classes among you will be united equally against Whig or Tory domination— and that you will urge your representatives to break through the trammels of political expediency, and advocate those broad principles of justice, which can alone redeem our unhappy country, We remain, with truth and sincerity, Your fellow countrymen, the members of the Working Men's Association. Signed by the committee on their behalf, H ENRY MITCHELL, COWPER LACEY, JOHN ROGERS, WM. ISAACS, HENRY VINCENT, ARTHUR DVSON, THOS. ENGALL, HENRY LACEY, JOHN JAFFRAY, JOHN THORN, E. R. MITCHELL, ARTHUR MILNER. HENRY HETHERINGTON, Treasurer. WM. LOVETT, Secretary. X SUNDAY LETTER DELIVERY. There nre probably few persons who have not been annoyed, if not injured, by the regulation which has delayed the receipt of anxiously expected communi- cations for twenty- four hours. The inconvenience is not confined to London; the country suffers from the same cause. In every town and village, there is what the Standard calls " a blank day" in every week, on which no intelligence by mail can be received from the metropolis: letters not ready in due time on Saturday evening must wait till the following Monday before they can be despatched. Frequently no opportunity occurs of sending parcels by coach or. Sunday to the quarter where the accounts are needed. The nearest and dearest relations a man has may be dying, and no means within reach exist of summoning him up to town. Grievous misfortunes might be prevented by the interchange of a line ; but it is not per- mitted to receive or transmit a letter. And the prohibition affects the whole country as far as its intercourse with Lon- don is concerned : so that this is not merely a metropolitan, it is a national question ; and though it can be brieily stated, the evil extends far and wide. On the other hand, consider not only the inconvenience, for that is a very inadequate expression, but the destruction of comfort and happiness, which would arise from the general delivery of letters on Sunday. The competition in every employment is so intense— a slight advantage of time, gained or lost, may be used with such effect for good or evil— that no man of business could safely venture to neglect the means in his power to obtain at least as early information as his neighbour. Every merchant and banker in London would have his clerk stationed at the Post- office, and his letters on his breakfast table, or more probably at his count- ing house, as regularly on that day as oil any other. There would be many letters written to be despatched by express. The London conches would go out of town laden with clerks and messengers. The anxiety, toil, and weariness of busi- ness, would make Sunday a day to be dreaded by masters and clerks. Nor by them only: no small portion of the labouring population— a class, be it observed, who, having little correspondence by letter, do not suffer much from the non- delivery, on Sunday— would be kept iu readiness for work, and not unfrequently be employed in it. Suppose an orderrequiring immediate despatch came to hand on Sunday morning, would not multitudes of employers order their hands to work at it? The day's wages and a promise of a holyday in the course of the week would overcome most men's scruples. It will be said that letters are delivered in the country on Sunday, and no such practices follow. This is not entirely true: we have heard of instances in which Sunday letters have made much bustle in country towns. Once upon a time, a great London banking- house, with numerous coun- try correspondents, stopped payment late on Saturday; and the next day, was there not trouble in the provinces ? But, granting that the receipt of correspondence does not distract men from their Sabbath rest or enjoyments in the country, does it follow that it would not have that effect in London ? It must be noted, that the number of communications would be incalculably greater than in any other town or district; that they would be generally of more importance, and relate to matters requiring perhaps quicker despatch. London is the centre not only of home hut of foreign cor- respondence. Letters from all parts of the world would be received, and their contents considered, and acted upon in many instances. There would be the same anxious look- out for vessels on a Sunday as on the other six days, and the same eager earnestness for the quick landing of the captains and letter bags. It should also be recollected, that no part of the British population require rest so much as the Londoners. The wear and tear of existence is now such as multitudes sink- under. Perambulate London streets early on a Sunday morning, and behold the crowds whose week's work is scarcely finished at sunrise. The class above these is weary and worn by labour of another sort. They all sup- port life by the aid of the weekly rest. There is, then, a choice of evils. We do not under- esti- mate those which are caused by the stoppage of communi- cation by letter on Sunday ; but we put the question to persons actively engaged in the business of life— is not the balance of comfort in favour of the present practice? You have suffered inconvenience, loss, and trouble, by it granted: but would you not, on the whole, suffer more by the change in question, accompanied with the necessity of attending to your secular affairs with all their desagremens, instead of enjoying the comparative freedom from care and trouble which the shut letter- box procures for you ?— Spectator. MURDER AT NEWCASTLE. There appeared last week, in the Newcastle papers, a strange story of one murder committed, and a second attempted, on two men, the clcrk and manager of the Saving's Bank, under circumstances so singular as to be altogether unintelligible. On Friday ( 7th) morn- ing, it appears an alarm of fire was given at the Saving's Bank ; and the firemen and watchmen were speedily on the spot. They found one of the rooms burning, the door being nearly consumed. The fire was very soon got under, when, on entering the other room, which was used as an office, a man was found lying dead on bis face on the hearth- rug, This turned out to be th © clerk, Mr. Millie, a man of about fifty years of age, who bad very recently been appointed. The body was stiff', and life must have departed for several hours. The head was frightfully fractured. The weapon with which the murder was supposed to have been inflicted lay by the side of the body— a poker, which had been evidently bent with the blows. A moment after finding the body of Millie, another person was found, who proved to be Mr. Eoliiti, the manager. He, also, was at first supposed to have been murdered ; but, oil turning him over, he opened his eyes, and gave evident signs of animation, lie was carried to a medical man's in the neighbourhood, where he finally recovered ; and then proceeded to ac- count for the circumstances under which he and the unfortunate clerk had been discovered. His story was, that on entering flic office on Thursday evening, Ire saw Millie lying where the body was found, as he sup- posed asleep ; that lie was proceeding to his desk, when a man, with his face blackened, came behind j him and knocked him down; that he nearly lost his j senses from the blow; that the same person then at- tempted to cut his throat, on which he fainted alto- j gether; and with a short interval he remained insen- i sible till he w as found in the morning bj the ireu whom the fire had called together. In this form, on the first report, the story appeared. Bolam was de- tained in prison, but for safe custody only; and the general opinion w as, that he had given a true account of the matter. The act was plainly one of assassina- tion only. There had been no attempt at theft, though there was a sum in the bank sufficient to attract tne cupidity of any common plunderer. Millie'? pockets were found full of coals, as if it had been intended ta burn the body. An inquest was immediately summoned, and a number of witnesses were examined, amongst whom was Bolam himself. As the inquiry wen ton doubts of Bolam's story began to suggest themselves ; and these doubts were greatly strengthened by the medical men, who could find no marks of blows that would fairly have warranted the belief that Bolam had been knocked down, and rendered insensible as be de- scribed; and who, on a nice, examination, discovered that the cut in his neck was an exceedingly trifling- one, and that it did not correspond with the cut in the handkerchief and stock, through which it had been ( as Bolam alleged) made. This, and the discovery of blood stains on a towel, and on Bolam's coat sleeve, and the fact that means had been employed to wash out the latter, so far prevailed with the jury, that on Friday last, after an investigation of several days, they found a verdict of" Wilful Murder" against him. The following is the charge of the coroner in this still mysterious case, for the causes which led fo theniurder are still as obscure as when the inquiry commenced. The usual proclamation being made, as to whether any other persons were ready to come forward and give evi- dence in the case having been made, the coroner proceeded to read over the depositions. This concluded, he said: — " It now becomes my duty, before reading the important evidence which has been brought before you, to make one or two observations on this very mysterious case. That the crime of murder has been committed is a fact upon which there can be no question; but a most important question does arise, and that is, by whom was that murder committed ? It will be your duty carefully to examine the evidence, and to draw your conclusion from that evidence, and from that evidence only. I need hardly tell you, and I am sure I need not caution you, as to any reports which you may- have heard during the course of this inquiry, that those reports ought to have no weight upon your minds at all. Dismiss from your recollection all reports which you may have heard, and attend to the evidence, and to the evidence only, because it is from that you are sworn to form youc opinions and to deliver your judgment in this case. There can only be two verdicts which you can, from a considera- tion of the evidence, give in this case. One would be a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown. Upon a full consideration of this evidence, should you he satisfied that Mr. Bolatn is the man who has committed the murder, because there is against no other person the slightest suspicion at present, you will direct your attention to the statement given by Mr. Bolam, and which will be afterwards read to you. You will consider whether that statement can be true. You will examine the evidence, and see whether that evidence contradicts his statement; and if it be contradicted in material points, it will be for you to consider whether or not the act has been done in a moment of madness and passion, caused by some- thing which we shall never be able to find out. If Bolam committed the murder upon Millie, we shall probably never be able to find out the cause, because it appears that, up to the very time it was committed, if it ever was committed, Bolam was acting to Millie as a friend— almost as a brother. Up to the very period when Mr. Millie was murdered, Bo- lam acted towards him with unmeasured kindness. That is a circumstance in favour of Bolam, for, generally speak- ing, when a man commits murder, you are able to discover some motive for the act, and there is evidence of no motive that could have induced him to do it. Therefore, I call upon you, and caution you, not to suffer your minds to be influenced by any reports which you may have heard, be- cause there is no evidence upon which you can come to a conclusion upon that point. I mention this to you, because it is possible that you may have heard all kinds of reports- reports without the slightest foundation— reports which have been fully contradicted by the evidence which has been brought before you. Gentlemen, I have no doubt that you will calmly and dispassionately consider the evi- dence. In the absence of all motive you will be compelled to look well at the evidence which has been produced against Air. Bolam, before you can say whether he is guilty or not; but if, after considering the evidence, yon come to a conclusion that the statement made by Bolam is not true — that he has told a tissue of falsehoods— that the appear- ances on his clothes and person could not possibly have happened under the circumstances which lie relates, then, however painful it may be, you will consider yourself bound to find him guilty of this murder. I would mention one fact, iri my opinion, of importance. There has been some contradiction as to the state of the door leading into the great room, and as to the parties who first entered it. One man has stated that he was the first who went in, and that he found the door locked in the inside. We all know the anxiety of firemen to get into the front rank, but after Mr. Armstrong's evidence you will, I think, be satisfied that the door was not locked when the parties first went up to it, but that it was open. This is important, as, if the door had been locked inside it would have raised a presumption against Mr. Bolam. Now, gentlemen, I will go through tlie evidence which has been laid before you, and make such observations as occur to me upon the subject. After carefully reading over the whole of the evidence, and commenting on such paits of it as appeared to bear strongly on the case, the coroner addressed the jury, previ- ous to their retiring, as follows: — " Now, gentlemen, I have read the whole of the evidence over to you, and you will have to retire to consider your verdict. You will have to say whether or not the state- ment put forward by Bolam is altogether founded in false- hood. If, from a careful consideration of the evidence be- fore you, and from your own inspection of the dress which was found upon Bolam, you are satisfied that the maiks upon the body were not inflicted by a sharp instru- ment— i; you are satisfied that he himself made tho- e wounds, you will have no difficulty in coming to a conclu- sion upon the subject. There are many points to which I have directed your attention, but from the manner in which you have listened to the whole of this important investiga- tion, as well as from the attention which you have paid to the reading of the evidence, you will, I think, be able to make up your minds. You will be left to find a verdict, if you think proper, against some person or persons unknown, and if you have any doubt upon the evidence, that the statement made by Bolam is altogether untrue, then, from the situation in which Mr. Millie was found, you will pro- bably have no difficulty in co.- ning to a conclusion on that point. You will now, gentlemen, retire and make up your minds upon the subject." The jury remained in deliberation for about half an hour. When the verdict was announced, signs of approbation were manifested by the people assembled in the court, which, however, the coroner instantly suppressed. NEW BREED OF SHEEP.— Lord Western has written fo Lord Spencer to announce his creation of a tiew breed of sheep. " I have," he says, " for the last four years, applied myself to an experiment of the possibility of creating a neio and distinct breed of sheep , and as far as I have gone, the result has encouraged the attempt; and of this resu't I in- tend to exhibit a specimen at the next Smithfield Show. I shall there exhibit three shearling wethers; and I earnestly request the notice of your lordship and ol the other mem- bers of the society to their examination... My object," Lord Western subsequently says, " may be familiarly stated to be, the placing Merino wool upon a Leicester carcase; perhaps n! ot exactly resembling the short finest clothing wool of Saxony, but a fine combing wool, superior to any that has heretofore been grown. It is possible that similar attempts have been made by other persons, but they have not been Carried out upon any general principle ol extensive appli- cation, to my knowledge." CARTHAGE. — Sir Grenville Temple has employed six months in executing excavations in the neighbourhood of the site of Carthage, and his laboufs have been rewarded by a variety of interesting discoveries. In the ruins of the temple of Juuo Ccelestis, at Ganath, the protecting divinity of Carthage, he found about seven'hm. dred coins, different articles of glass, and earthenware utensils. But the most remarkable and unexpected of his discoveries has been that of a villa on the sea shore, and fifteen feet under ground. Eight chambers have been entirely cleared, and their form and decorations prove that the lionse belonged to some dis- tinguished personage. The walls are painted, and the ves- tibule is paved in superb mosaic, in the same style as those of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and representing a variety of objects, such as marine divinities of both sexes, fishes of different species, marine plants, a vessel with women dancing on the deck, and surrounded by martial admirers, lions, horses, leopards, tigers, zebras, bears, gazelles, herons, and other birds. In the different chambers were found several human skeletons, supposed to be the remains of warriors killed during the storming of the villa. In another house Sir John Grenvilie Temple has also discovered various interesting mosaics, representing gladiators combating wild animals in the arena, with the name of each combatant written over his head. In another part are represented horse races, and men breaking in young; horses.—. Qalignani't Messenger. r 8 THE . BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 22. BOROUGH OF BIRMINGHAM. ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS. ITHE undersigned, WILLIAM SCHOLEFIELD, a having been appointed by the Royal Charter lor the 3nc'ipjrat: o: i of the borough of Birmingham, to act as jRETURNING OFFICER at the FIRST ELEC TION of COUNCILLORS for the said borough, do hereby give notice, that such first Election of Councillors will be holden, pursuant to the said Charter, on WEDNESDAY yEXT, the 26th day of December, and that I have appointed - the following PLACES, within the said borough, tor TAKING the POLL at such Election, namely: — For LADY WOOD WARD— A House, No. 61, Broad Street, next door to the Roebuck Inn. ALL SAINTS' WARD A House, called the Brown Lion, Warstone Lane, nearly opposite to Mr. Pemberton's. HAMPTON WARD.— A House, called the Hen and Chickens, Constitution Hill. ST. GEORGE'S WARD A House, No'. 349, Summer Lane, next door to the Royal George Inn. ST. MARY'S WARD A House, No. 14, Lancaster Street, opposite the Pin Manufactory. ST. PAUL'S WARD A Room at the Town Hall- entrance, the front door next to Congreve Street. MARKET HALL WARD The Market Hall, at the end fronting Worcester Street. ST. PETER'S WARD The Public Office, Moor Street, No. 5 Room. ST. MARTIN'S WARD The Machine House, Smith- field, facing Jamaica Row. ST. THOMAS'S WARD A Booth near St. Thomas's School Rooms, Bath Row. 3SDGBASTON WARD A Booth at the Five Ways Toll Gate. DERITEND and BORDESLEY WARD— A House, No. 59, High Street, Bordesley, opposite the Rainbow Inn ; another House, Moseley Street, opposite the Deritend Brewery, one door from Aleester Street; another House, called the King's Arms, Great Barr Street. DUDDESTON cum NECHELLS WARD— A House, Aston Road, three doors beyond the Green Man; another House, No. 40, Great Brook Street, op- posite the Barracks; another House, No. 2, Bel- mont Row, forming part of Messrs. Robins's Market Hall; another House, Bloomsbury, six doors from Mr. Suffolk's Grand Junction Railway Inn. The voting will commence at Nine o'clock in the forenoon, and will finally close at Four o'clock in the afternoon of the day of Election ; and will he conducted in manner follow- ing, that is to say— Every Burgess entitled to vote in the Election of Councillors may vote for any number of persons, not exceeding the number of Councillors assigned to the Ward for which he votes, by delivering to the presiding officer a voting paper, containing the Christian names and surnames of the persons for whom he votes, with their re- spective places of abode and descriptions, BUCII paper being previously signed with the name of the Burgess voting, and • with the name of the street, lane, or other place in which the property for which he appears to be rated in the Burgess iollis situated. No person shall be admitted to vote, except at the polling place or polling places allotted for the Ward, wherein the Jiouse, warehouse, counting- house, or shop occupied by him as described in the Burgess roll may be. Every Burgess is entitled to vote in the Election of Councillors to be chosen within that Ward in which the property of such Burgess, for which he appears to be rated on the Burgess roll, shall appear to be situated, and not otherwise; and if any Burgess be rated in respect of dis- tinct premises in two or more Wards, then he shall be entitled to vote in such one of the Wards as he shall se- .& ct, but not in more than one. WILLIAM SCHOLEFIELD. Birmingham, December 19, 1838. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. EDGBASTON WARD. \ TOTING PAPERS for this. JFARD, in favour of Mr. VAN WART, U , Mr. cr C~. SCH OLE FIELD, and Mr. CHARLES STURGE, May be had on Monday piext, the 24th inst., at the offices of Mr. W. Redfern, Parfidise Street; and during the elec- tion at the Leopard TaVern, opposite to the Polling Booth, where they will he properly filled up. A the List of Liberal Ti tion for St. MaryVW^ i ' the Public Office, on the authority of Mr. Sam gesses, that his name has 1 list, entirely without his sanction or aifprobatiori. WILLIAM COURT, Chairman of the Committee appointed on the 5th inst. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. AT a MEETING of BURGESSES of ST. MARY's WARD, held on Wednesday, the 19th instant, at the Saracen's Head, Bull Stixeti Mr. SAMUEL WALKER in t^ e Chair, It was resolved unanimously, h I That the following three Burgessesrall having qualifica- tions in the Ward, be put in nomination as fit and proper persons to represent this Ward in the Town Council: — Mr. SAMUEL BE ALE, lead . merchant, Newton Street. Mr. THOMAS PHILLIPS, gun mSlrer, Weaman Row. Mr. JAMES ALLPORT, plater, Weaman Row. SAMUEL WALKER, Chairman. INCORPORATION OF BIRAIINGHAM. SAINT GEORGE'S WARD. rpHE BURGESSES of this WARD friendly to the -*- Election of , / Mr. T. CLUTTON SALT, * rf . _ Mr. WILLIAM COURT, and Mr. ALFRED LAWDEN, / are respectfully invited to meet the Committee at/ the Nel- son Tavern, Weaman- street, on Monday evening next, at seven o'clock preciseiv, HENRY POWER, Chairman, JOHN POWELL, Secretary. Committee Room, December 13,1838. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. ALL SAINTS WARD. THE Committee for conducting the ELECTION of the LIBERAL CANDIDATES, finding that an • unwarrantable haVsJjeen made use of Mr. SHAKSPEAR' name in connexion wiH^ the Tqry Candidates, take the ear- liest opportunity of infohfling the Burgesses, that they have authority frcM) » Mr. SHAKS> 6AR to deny his having authorised any such use of his name. vote, Mlen> ' or tbe/ ftmsisten\ advocates of popular an responsive government, Mr. P. H. MUNT Mr. SAMUEL SHAKSPEAR Mr. FREDERICK MATCIIETT. Committee- room, Great Hampton- street, Decembi r 14, 1838. TO THE BURGESSES OF ST. GEORGE'S WARD. IJ L, GENTLEMEN, ' I' I MR. EDMONDS'S name has been used without authority, in a placard recommending Messrs. ORAM, WADDV, and MOLLIS, as Councillors for this Ward, with a view to impose on the Burgesses the very false impression that Mr. Edmonds approved these three candidates. On the contrary, Mr. Waddy is a Tory, and, with a knowledge of that fact,- Mr. Oram proposed this same Tory as a proper person to represent this Ward in the Council. The fair presumption, tliffi^ lore, is, that he is himself a Tory. Mr. Edmonds could not possibly approve pf Tories. Mr. Oram, by the agency of his clerk, actually convened the meeting, at which he got himself proposed. With respect to Mr. HollisNje is a good Radical in bad company, and is opposing other Liberals, and thereby ad- vancing the cause'of the Tories. The committee for promoting the election of Messrs. SALT, COURT, and LAWDEN, meersvery evening until the election, at Mr. NEWNHAM'S, the Nag's Head, in Summer Lane, where the attendance of Burgesses friendly to the election of these gentlemen is respectfully requested.- By order of the Committee for promoting the election of Messrs. Salt, Court, and Lawden, HENRY POWER, Chairman, JOHN POWELL, Secretary. December 18th, 183ft, TO THE BURGESSES OF THE MARKET HALL WARD, GENTLEMEN. / XTNDERSTANDING that an impression exists, in consequence of the misrepresentation of certain par- ties, that we Jfave, eitherjn part oj'altogether, declined to stand as jfiknjtlidates for tlife, honour of representing your in- terests in jfiie - Smvn CouncilW we hereby beg to contradict the repo^ t) ai altogether desntute of truth. The result of the canvassJproved by therepoft of our Committee, is such as to justify the opinion pf our complete and ultimate sue cess. / We are.,- Gentlemen, Your obedient servants, THOMAS PERKINS, JOSEPH WARDEN, JOHN B. PAYN. * MARKET HALL WARD. BURGESSES OF THIS WARD. BE AT YOUR POST ON WEDNESDAY NEXT, AND VICTORY IS SURE! THE XIGtolMITTEE have the greatest pleasure in inWrmimj you. that they have received more support in their « a « iya* sthan they could possibly have anticipated. Your opponents have \ een very industriously spreading a report tha/ r Mr. PAYN. Mr. PERKINS, and Mr.'. W A ltDEN, ( the men of your choic/ not the nomirtees of a political badge) have resigned. THeir address, however, will prove how far that statement is true. Once more, we say, be at your post! Committee Room, Wednesday Evening, December 19th, 1838. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. ST. PETER'S WARD. THE Committee have great pleasure in reporting to their fellow Burgesses, that the result of the canvass leaves no doubt that the foMpvtiig six liberal Gentlemen will be returned by a TIIIUHPHA- KT ARLJFIRAITY. Messis. WILLIAM; SCWiOLEFIELD, JAMES DRAKE, CH ARLEiPaE ACIT, - WILLIAM HIARROLD, SAMUEL HUTTON, R. H. TAYLOR. The Committee earnestly request the eaily attendance of the liberal Burgesses at the Poll, on Wednesday next, at the Public Office. The Committee sit every evening, at half past Seven o'clock ; and on Wednesday they will sit in Room No. 2, at the Public Office, during the continuance of the Poll. Committee Room, Public Office, Dec. 21, ,1833'. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. ST. PETER'S WARD. AT a numerous and respectable MEETING of the BURGESSES of the above WARD, held at the Woolpack • Inn, Moor- street, on Wednesday evening, tl 12th of dJeipemher, for the purpose of makini? arrangements to sedurejhii^ eetion of proper persons as the representa- tives pf ( St; Peter's Ward in tile Town Council, Mr. EDWARD BACH, of Bull- street, 1 IN THE CHAIR, the folIowit%; resolutions were passed unanimously : — 1.— That in the opinion of this meeting, it should be ob- served as a principle, that no gentleman should be lecom mended (^ represent the Ward i- u the Town Council, who : not either a resident or a qualified burgess in the ward. 2 That the folTowiu^ gentlemen be recommended to the burgesses as the most eligible persons to represent them in the Town Council of the borough, „ Mr. WESTLEY RICHARDS, gun manufacturer, High- street. — E. A. BUTLER, clothier, High- street-. — S. W. LUCAS, wholesale confectioner, New- street. — R. H. TAYLOR, draper, Bull- ring. — W. H. OSBORNE, wine merchant, High- street. — W. PHIPSON, metal roller, Fazeley- street. 3.— That the burgesses present do form themselves into committee to carry the foregoing resolutions into effect. 4 That the above resolutions be advertised in the B ir mingham papers. E. BACH, Chairman. The chairman having left the chair, It was resolved unanimously, That the best thanks of the meeting were due to Mr BACH, for his impartial conduct during the proceedings, W. E. HUNT. ST. MARY'S WARD. LIST having been amiouueed, in/ opposition to A'J Councillors pti£* n nomina- a meeting of Burgesses, held til of December instant, I, on beg to inform the Bur- Mn the said opposition INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. ST. THOMAS'S WARD. T a numerous MEETING of BURGESSES in the above W A RD, called by circular, anih(| d at the Bell Inn, Bristol Road, on Wednesday everting, the 19th day of September instaat, ) '. J """" Mr. ALFRED HEELEY IN THK CII. JIR, It was moved by Mr. SAMUEL BROWN, and seconded by Mr. II. EDMONDS, and resolved unanimously— 1. That Mr. WILLIAM MI DDLE MO RE is a fit and proper person to represent this Ward in the Town Council. Moved by Mr. HUNT, and seconded by Mr. JOSIAH KEMPSOM— 2. That Mr. JOSEPH JAMES is a fit and proper per- son to represent tbis„ Ward in the Town Council. Upon a show of harid^ taking place, there appeared eleven for tlie motion, and twenty- two against it. Moved by Mr. H. MERRY, and seconded by Mr. HICKMAN— V • 3. That Mr. WILLI A M- LUC% is a fit and proper per- son to represent this Ward in the Town Council. Upon a show of hands there appearedjwelve for the motion, and twenty- five against it. Moved by Mr. JOHW PIERCE, seconded by Mr. WIL- LIAM HENRY SMITH— 4. That Mr. JOSEPH STURGE is a fit and proper person to represent this Ward in the Town Council. On the Chairrfian refusing to put this resolution, the meeting immediately broke up. The Burgesses of this Ward are earnestly requested to Vote for Messrs. Sturge, Middlemore, and Pare, the three gentlemen who were originally recommended for their choice. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. TO THE BURGlsSSES OF ST. GEORGE'S WARD. GENTLEMEN, BELOW you have appended a list of resolutions passed at a General Meeting of the Ward, numerously attended, for the purpose of nominating Inhabitants of the Ward for the Town Council, in opposition to those gentle- men proposed by the Central Committee, none of whom were resident in the Ward. A verbal inaccuracy may possibly occur in the wording of the resolutions, in consequence of tbechairmanofthe meeting, Mr. George Edmonds, who was previously pledged to sup- port the nominees of the Central Committee, having re- fused to surrender the original minutes of the meeting offi- cially deposited in bis bands as chairman. The substance and spirit, however, of tlie resolutions are most correctly retained, and the wording also, as far as it CUn he remem- bered by the proposers and seconders, has been faithfully adhered to. The committee exceedingly regret that a necessity should exist for exposing so shameful an attempt on the part of Mr. Edmonds, to destroy the/ free exercise of your indu- bitable rights of representation. PHILIP PHILLIPS, Chairman, RICHARD KENNEDY, Secretary. The Committee congratulate the burgesses upon the de- cided success of the cause, December 838. RGE'S WARD / of the Burgesses of this Ward ! house of Mr."" Harrington, h- street, on Wednesday, the THE CIIAIR, ST. X> sEO At a General Mee numerously attended the Gun Maker's Arms, ifi 12th instant, I Mr. GEORGE EDMON The following resolution^ were passed ? Resolved wianimoutfy. That the Burgesses of this Ward have an undoubted right to select their own representatives for the Town " Couucil, and that any interfereijfce with that right would be improper and dictatorial. Resolved, / This meeting is decidedly of opinion that the Councillors for the Ward should be Inhabitants of the Ward Resolved,— That Mr. RICHARD HOLLIS, Mr. J. B. ORAM, and Mr. J. M. WADDY, are fit and proper persons to represent this Ward in the Town Council. Resolved, That this meeting do form itself into a committee, with power to add lo its numbers, to carry the foregoing resolu- tions into effect. N. B. The committee will meet at Mr. Harrington's, Gun Makers Arms, Batli- street, on Monday evening next, at seven o'clock. INCORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM. ST. PAUL'S WARD. AT a MEETING of BURGESSES of St. Paul's Ward, held at the White Horse, in Congreve Street, JOHN ROFE, ESQ. IN THE CHAIR, The following resolutions were passed unanimously:— 1. That the Burgesses now assembled express their satis, faction that a Chaiter of Incorporation for this Borough has been obtained, and their thanks to those gentlemen to whose persevering exertions the attainment thereof is mainly attributable. 2. That in the election of persons to discharge the duties of Councillors for this Ward, we pledge ourselves, and re- commend to others, to be guided- solely by a determination to appoint, those whom we believe to be sincere advocates of popular rights, and whose judicious discharge of the duties of Councillors, and their exertions in othef " respects, will tend to bring in due time the whole taxation and expenditure of the Borough under the control of persons appointed by, and therefore responsible to, the rate payers, 3. That Mr. E. LUCAS, / Mr. JOHN HARDMAN, jun.< and Mr. FRANCIS CLARK, Be recommended as proper persons to be elected Coun- cillors for this Ward. 4. That a Committee be appointed to carry these resolu- tions into effect. J. ROFE, Chairman. Nov. 30, 1838. ms appointeu S- Y/ A LMANACKS and PLAYINg CARDS, Whole- L sale and Retail, at J. FAULKNER'S, 74, DALE END, and Christmas Presents in great variety. FORD'S WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CUT- LERY WAREHOUSE, . 11. High Street, Birmingham. ISAAC FORD begs to inform the Inhabitants of Birmingham and its vicinity, that he has an extensive and well assorted stock of TABLE KNIVES, with ivory, bone, buffalo, horn, stag, buck, and other hafts, with deserts carvers, and steels to match, at such prices and quality as cannot be excelled by any house in the trade. Also an ex- tensive stock of scissors, razors, pocket and pen knives, razor strops, caseB, combs, beads, playing cards, & c. & c. Manufacturer of clogs and patterns, and French clogs of every description. gSjf Observe, right opposite the Market Hall, two doors from his hosiery establishment. Rc NOTICE. [ N consequence of Christmas Day being on Tues- day, the Hay Market will be held on Wednesday next. By order of the Market Committee, JOHN DESTER. Public Office, Dec. 21st, 1838. REMOVALS. OBERT SMALLWOOD, grateful for past fa- vours, again informs the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public generally, that he has, for the purpose of REMOV- ING GOODS to any part of the kingdom, both covered and open WAGGONS, Horses, and catelul Drivers, which may be had at a short notice. Apply at his Commercial Wharfs, Worcester Wharf, Bir- mingham. TEMPORARY CLOSING. WESTALL, WESTALL, and Co. respectfully an- nounce to their friends and the public generally, their intention to CLOSE THEIR SHOP from the 24th to the 31st instant, forthe purpose of arranging the WHOLE STOCK for immediate disposal, having determined to RELINQUISH the RETAIL TRADE. The premises will be opened on MONDAY, the 31st instant, and an opportunity will he afforded to purchasers to make large parcels on such terms as can only be proffered under similar circumstances, viz.— a bona fide clearing out ofthe WHOLE STOCK. Temple Row, next door to Dee's Royal Hotel. TO THE RATEPAYERS OF ST. GEORGE'S WARD. i b / GENTLEMEN, J Q A STATEMENT has been addressed to' you by : 5k Mr. Edmonds, endeavouring to prejudicetfne in your estimation. To yourselves, who attended the general meet- ing of the ward to which he refers, I can appeal for a de- cided contradiction to his assertions, as to my conduct in reference to it. I DID NOT solicit, in any way or shape, the office of Councilman, NOR WAS MY NAME EVER MENTIONED IN CONNECTION WITH A NOMINATION PREVIOUS TO THE BAL LOT WHICH TOOK PLACE. Your choice fell upon me, as the result of that ballot, and you know Mr. Edmonds declared the nomination to be one of th » fairest he ever witnessed. You know, also, that when my battle was proposed to the meeting, as standing second upon the ballot list, ONLY THREE INDIVIDUALS in the whole meeting ( and Mr. Hariing- ton, the landVyl, states there were one hundred and four present) held utKheir hands against me ; and that on the same occasion Mr. ^ Edmonds' three friends ( whom he, no doubt, had hoped mightbe/ instrumental in placing him in the office of Town Clefck !) had but ONE solitary vote each ! So much for his stffKjment relative to your general meeting. The committee you tlycn appointed have already spoken to the fact of Mr. Edmonds withholding your minutes; and he admits he has them still ! ! StSuige conduct in any chairman 1 If Mr. Edmonds was TOWN CLEIIK, what security could he give that he would not follow the same practice? With respect to those minute\ I have only further to say, that if Mr. Edmonds will coirsent to have all HIS TRICKS, relating to them, to be investigated by any fair set of men, i> nd the result published, he wirkwish he had been more upright in the matter. My conduct, gentlemen, has for many years been before you, and I feel'confident that nothing which Mr. Edmonds can say, will fnjuie me in your good opinion. I can only say, that, if you elect me, I shall pursue the same inde- pendent conduct I always followed as a public servant— namely,— carefully watch the public expenditure, expose all public abuses, consult the GENERAL interests of the ward, and not be deluded or diverted from my duty by any faction. These are my principles, but as party names have lost their meaning. I leave you to designate me. Mr. Edmonds says I am a TORY. I " have heard him say, also, that Tories are thieves ! Now, if he can authenticate any case where a Tory has stolen the minutes of any public meeting, I will join Mr. Edmonds in pronouncing that man a thief! I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, J. B. ORAM. New Town Brewery, December 21, 1808. TEAS. . d. s. Bohea per lb. Good Bohea, Congou kind of leaf Good ordinary Congou STRONG* BREAKFAST CON- GOU, very useful FINE STOUT CONGOU, black- ish leaf, on the Pekoe flavour STOUT RICH CONGOU, Pekoe Souchong flavour — Lapsang Souchong, rich black leaf Finest Congou, ripe Pekoe Sou- chong flavour GREEN Common Twankay, or Hyson Skin per lb. Fine bright curled leaf Twan- kay, Hyson kind —. FINE BLOOM Very line Hyson kind, or Genuine Hyson — Good Hyson, full flavour, even leaf — FINE HYSON, brightish Preferable, strong, even brightish leaf SUPERFINE HYSON, full rich delicate flavour Young Hyson, small wiry Preferable ditto Ilyeon Fine Young Hyson, strong, burnt, small bright leaf FINEST OUCH A IN, small, close wiry leaf, Gunpowder flavour — Fine Imperial, round pale Small leaf Gunpowder — Fine Gunpowder, strong burnt flavour Finest Gunpowder, small bright close twisted leaf, Hyson flavour d. s. 10 to 3 1 & 3 recommended. 4 0 recommended. recommended. 5 0 recommended. d. s. 6 to 3 8 to 3 10 0 recommended. 4 6 4 S b 0 recommended. 6 0 to 6 6 recommended. SHAKSPEARE ROOMS. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS!— IMMENSE ATTRACTION!! NEW FEATS AND GRAND ILLUMINATIONS!!! THE MAGICIAN WILL EXCEED ALL FORMER EFFORTS TO PLEASE. ON MONDAY, DEC. 23, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday following, Mr. SUTTON will introduce the whole of his Philosophical, Thaumaturgical, and Mechanical Experiments. Great variety and novelty in every depart- ment will be introduced to suit and please the holiday folks. Good fires, & c. Doors open at a quarter before seven ;— curtain rises at half- past seven precisely. Boxes, 2s; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Children under eleven years half price to Boxes and Pit. Seats Becured daily for parties from eleven to four o'clock. NOTICE! Notwithstanding the " overflowing houses" that nightly attend the Magician's entertainments, he must shortly close, on account of his engagements in London. Those desirous of witnessing the feats of this extraordinary man, should embrace the present opportunity. COLVER AND Co's. TEA WAREHOUSE, 33, HIGH- STREET, BIRMINGHAM. T¥- Families, the Clergy, Hotel Keepers, Large Schools, SfC. IT is now more than twelve months since we opened this establishment, upon a principle which has for its basis, that of supplying the public with Teas on better and cheaper terms than had been previously attempted by any other house in Birmingham. The undertaking was generally regarded by the trade and the public as an important one, and it required to he seen whether the consumers of the article would view with apathy and mistrust the appeal which we made to their individual interests, or at once respond to it; and we are happy in stating, our anticipations have been abundantly realised in the result. It will be perceived by our list of prices, Boheas, Fine Pekoes, flavoured Congous, superfine Hysons, and Impe- rials, have all experienced a slight advance; whilst good common Congous, Congous with strength, possessing Sou- chong flavour, Tvvankays, common Hysons, Souchongs, and Pekoes, are cheaper, varying from 2d. to 4d., and 6d. per lb. We respectfully call attention to our present list of prices. BLACK TEAS. 4 0 4 4 recommended. 4 8 5 0 recommended. 5 4 6 0 6 6 7 0 recommended. Common Coffee per lb. 1 Jamaica Coffee and best Ceylons ] Fine Jamaica Coffee..—— 2 Rich old Mocha 2 THEATRE ROYAL, BIRMINGHAM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. MONRO. LAS7' NIGHT BUT TWO OF THE SEASON. EXTRAORDINARY NOVELTY.— GREAT ATTRACTION. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. SCOTT, ARTIST AND COMEDIAN, WHO having had the honour of appearing before the public two seasons, feels emboldened, by the en- couragement of his friends and acquaintance, to solicit, on this occasion, their generous patronage and support. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1838, will be per- formed Monk G. Lewis's justly celebrated Diama, the CASTLE SPECTRE. Angela Miss ALLISON. Father Philip ™ Mr. SCOTT. Motley Mr. W. H. ANGEL. Hassan ™ Slr. FORDE. To conclude with the magnificent Melo- Drama of the MILLER AND HIS MEN; OR, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BOHE- MIAN BANDITTI. With new and appropriate Scenery and Machinery by Mr. Scott. Lothair Mr. WILKINS. Karl Mr. W. H. ANGEL. Claudine Miss M. A. CRISP. Grindoff Mr. SCOTT. Tickets to be had of Mr. SCOTT, at the Theatre. Lower Boxes 3t Upper Boxes 2s Pit Is Gallery 6d. Half- price to the BoxeB 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. %* All demands upon the Theatre are requested to be sent in immediately. Stage Manager, Mr. SIMPSON. THEATRE ROYAL, BIRMINGHAM. RE- ENGAGEMENT OF MRS. HONEY. Of the Theatres Royal, London. FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. ^ l^ HE Management have great pleasure in an- X nouneing that Mrs. HONEYhas been prevailed upon to protract her stay in Birmingham, for the purpose of per forming at the Theatre Royal, for one night more, on Mon- day next, December 24, 1833, when she will have the honour of appearing in the Comedy of SEVENTEEN and SEVENTY, the MAZOURKA, and WOMAN'S the DEVIL. On MONDAY NEXT, DECEMBER 24, 1838, will be performed the admired Comedy of SEVENTEEN AND SEVENTY. Rose Kerringtou( aged seventeen) Mrs. HONEY! Deborah Iierrington ( aged seventy) Mrs. HONEY!! Phoebe Keirington Mrs. HONEY!!! After which, THE MAZOURKA. Mrs. Belmont, - Mrs. HONEY! Bridget ( a theatrical Chambermaid) Mrs. HONEY!! With the imitations. Miss Caroline Belmont ( a lady devoted to high life and fashion) Mrs. HONEY !! ! To be followed by the LOTTERY TICKET. To conclude with WOMAN'S THE DEVIL. Lady Bullivant Mrs. HONEY! Spanish Dancer Mrs. HONEY! ! Captain Bombshell Mrs. HONEY!!! Lower Boxes, 3s— Upper Boxes, 2s— Pit, Is— Gallery, 6d. W TO SADDLER'S TOOL FILERS. ANTED, two MEN of the above trade. None need apply except those who perfectly understand their business. Apply at the Journal- office. WANTED, AN EXPERIENCED WORKMAN at forging and finishing PRESS TOOLS. He will he * e- quired to take the care of thirty pretses. To a sober, clever man, a liberal salary and permanent situation will be given. Apply to JOHN BOYCE, 9S, Smallbrook Street. MONEY. SECURITIES WANTED for various sums differing in amount from One Hundred to Five Thousand Pounds. Apply at the offices of Mr. W. S. BURMAN, solicitor Smithfield, Birmingham. A £ 50 SOCIETY COMMENCED at the WHITE HORSE CEL- LAR, Constitution Hill, on Wednesday, December 19th, 1838; and will continue to meet weekly. Any per- son becoming a member will much oblige, Your's respectfully, JOHN CHAMBERLAIN. Hours of attendance from half- past seven to nine o'clock, every Wednesday evening. OF ACKNOWLEDGED SUPERIORITY. AND EXTRAORDINARY LOW PRICE. BRITISH WINES of the first quality, at BROOKE'S WINE VAULTS, Smithfield," Bir- mingham. Cowslip Orange Raisin Currant Raspberry Grape Lemon Elder Ginger Coltsfoot British Port Sherry Mountain Calcavella, & c. 18s. only per dozen, 8s. per gallon, Is. 6d. per bottle. Miller's celebrated Champagne, and Muscat de Lunel. The town and country trade supplied. Casks, Jars, Hampers, Bottles, & c., charged until re- turned. Brooke's British Wine Vaults, 16, Smithfield, Bir- mingham. CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDINGS. IMPERIAL BRANDY, for domestic purposes, almost equal to French in flavour, at 18s. per gallon, the only House in the town for the sale of this ai tide. Strong GINS, old BRANDIES, and RUMS, equally cheap and good. DOUBLE DIAMOND GIN, the finest distilled, 14s. per gallon. SCOTCH WHISKY, ten over proof, 20s. per gallon. 300 dozen prime PORT, at 36s. per dczen. AT EGF. RTON AND COS. No. 102, DIGBETH, BIRMINGHAM. It will be seen that common Green Teas are at lower prices, but the most important difference is in the Con- gous at 4s. and at 4s. 6d. per lb., both of which will be found very deserving of notice as economical Teas. COFFEE. d. s. d. 6 to 1 8 9 to 1 10 0 recommended. 4 recommended. COLVER AND Co., 33, High- street. WHOLESALE PLAYING CARD WAREHOUSE. JAMES GUEST, 93, STEEL HO USE LANE, BIRMINGHAM. WASTE CARDS, 8d., 10d., and Is. per Pack; DOMINOES, ALMANACKS, POCKET BOOKS, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, & c., in great variety. Price 4rt., GUEST'S RAILWAY DIRECTOR, WITH MAPS OF THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAYS, to which is added, an ALMANACK for 1839, with other useful information. Birmingham : published by JAMES GUEST, 93, Steelhouse Lane. London: Cleave, Shoe Lane; Hetlierington, Strand; Hey wood, Manchester; and Hobson, Leeds. RYAN'S NEW ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, BRADFORD STREET, BIRMINGHAM, WILL OPEN FOR THE SEASON ON WEDNESDAY NEXT, DECEMBER 26. MR. RYAN has the honour to announce to the nobility, gentry, and the public in general, of Bir- mingham and its vicinity, that his new and capacious Am- phitheatre will open for the season on the above evening, with his extensive and beautiful Stud of Horses, and a very numerous Company of highly popular Equestrian Artists, Russian Rope Dancers, American Vaulters, Ballet Dancers, and Pantomimic Performers ; including such a varied com- bination of talent, male and female, as has never, on any former occasion, been presented before a Birmingham audi- ence. The entertainments which lie will have the honour of bringing forward in rapid succession, will be marked by their variety, novelty, and splendour, the extent of his re- sources enabling him to pay the utmost attention to those three grand features in amusements of this nature ; and he trusts that his increasing exertions to cater for tile public taste will ensure for him that patronage and support it will ever he his pride to acknowledge, and his highest ambition to deserve. The Building has been substantially erected by Mr. J. Brooks, and inspected by eminent architects. The interior is supported by thirty- nine Doric columns, and is calculated to accomodate two thousand persons. The Dress Boxes are lined with a rich crimson cloth, tastefully embroidered with gold. The fionts of the Boxes and Gallery are adorned with Paintings, the subjects principally fiom the celebrated Equestrian Studies of Victor Adam. The whole of the Paintings by Mr. Longmore. The spacious Circle for the Equestrian Performances is 128 feet in circumference. The Stage is calculated to dis- play processions to the depth of 127 feet. The Proscenium represents a Triumphal Aicb, supported by Corinthian pil- lars. The new Act Drop is a vivid representation of Rich- ard Coeur de Lion and Saladin at the battle of Ascalon. The whole of the Machinery by Messrs. T. Watson and Boncott. The splendid dresses by Mrs. Ryan, Mr. Buck, and numerous assistants. The amphitheatre was designed by, and built under the immediate superintendence of Mr. R, Usher. Mr. Ryan, at a very considerable expense, has succeeded in engaging that aerial phenomenon, Mr. NORTH, the American Voltigeur, the greatest summerset thrower in the world ; the inimitable Madame SEARLE, the most cele- brated metropolitan principal dancer; Mr. J. BOLOGNA, late principal Pantomimist ofthe Theatre Royal, Covent Gar- den; the CH- IARIN1 FA MI LY of Russian rope dancers, from Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, and the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall; and the grotesque and eccentric pantomimic clown, Mr. USHER, from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, who will direct the production of several of the most; fa- vourite comic pantomimes. The Baud will he complete in every department; Leader, Mr. J. Cooke. The Company will consist of upwards of one hundred in number. Nights of performing, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Full particulars will be given in the bills of the day. Front Boxes, 3s.; Children under twelve years of age. Is. 6d.— Side Boxes. 2s.; Children under twelve years of age, Is Pit, Is Gallery, 6d. Doors open at six, and commence at seven precisely. ENLARGEMENT OF THE PATRIOT NEWS- PAPER, PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY. Oil Thursday, January 3rd, 1839, will be published, price5d., No. I, of an Enlarged Series of THE PATRIOT NEWSPAPER, a Family Jour- nal, ( being the commencement of the 8th annual volume,) conducted on the principles of evangelical non- conformity, and devoted to the interests of civil and religious liberty. Orders and advertisements received by all Newsmen and Booksellers, and at the Office, Bolt- court, Fleet Street, ASTON UNION. PERSONS willing to CONTRACT for the supply of one or any of the under mentioned ARTICLES, from the 25th day of December inst., to the 25th day of March next, are requested to send Tenders and Samples to the Erdington Workhouse, addressed " To the Clerk to the Guardiiins of the Aston Union," ( free of expense,) on or before Monday, the 24th day of December instant, by ten o'clock in the morning, viz.; Wheat of good quality Flour, best seconds | Bread do., 41b. loaves, ( aver- I age weeklv consumption | from 6 to 700) Bosoms, Stickings, & Shoul- | der pieces of Beef, per lb. , Rounds of Beef, per lb. Necks of Mutton and Suet, per lb. Cheese, Bacon, Butter, Rice Peas, Oatmeal, Scotch Bar- ley Suit, Pepper, Starch, Blue Tea, Sugar, Treacle Candles, Soap, Milk, Barm Coal— large and lumps. The bread to be delivered once a week at Deritend, Ash- ted, Erdington, Sutton, and such other places as the Guar- dians may appoint. All other articles to he delivered at Erdington Workhouse. The Guardians will also, on the said 24th day of Decem- ber instant, receive Tenders from persons willing to Con- tract for the supply of one or any of the under mentioned Articles, from the 25th day of December instant, to the 25th day of December, 1839, to be delivered at Erdington Work- house : — Men's strong dark coloured Coats and Waistcoats Men's strong fustian Trousers Boy's and Youth's ditto and Jackets Strong Hurden, Worsted Strong Shoes for Men, Wo- men, and Children Strong brown and red striped Litisey Strong grey Grogram Strong Flannels Strong brown and White Ca- lico. Good white Linen Sheeting Strong Scotch ditto Strong mingled Linsey Blankets, Bed Rugs, Neck- erchiefs Old Rope ( Junk) Coffins ( agreeably to specifi- cation sent with proposal.) Specimens of the articles required may be seen on appli- cation at the Workhouse. Eacli Contractor must pppear before the Board, at the Erdington Workhouse, on Monday next, the 24th day of December instant, at Eleven o'clock. Security will be required for the due peiformance of the Contract. By order of the Board. ENOCH PEARSON, Clerk to the Union. Aston Road, December 18. 1833. rpo be DISPOSED OF, an old ESTABLISHED - J- MANUFACTURING BUSINESS, where there is a Steam- engine employed. The returns are quick and cer- tain; and the profits remunerating. The present proprietor has been, for some time, desirous of retiring; he has, how- ever, no objection, provided it be deemed advisable by the purchaser, to continue his superintendence of the works for a few months. Any person, who can command from £ 1,000 to £ 2,000, will find this an opening well worthy of his at- tention. Address, by letter, post paid, to Box No. 185, Post Office, Birmingham. P. S— None but principals need apply, as none else will be treated with. ^ TX) be LET, with immediate possession, a first- JL rate LIQUOR VAULT, in one of the greatest and most central thoroughfares in Liverpool, fitted up hand- somely and with great taste, where every modern improve- ment is introduced. The house attached is spacious and con- venient, with plenty of good cellaring underneath. An excellent opportunity offers to parties wishing to embark in the above line, as the fixtures only will have to be taken at a fair valuation. Apply, postpaid, to JOHN DA VIES, NO. 40, Hunter Street, Liverpool, by whom every information will be immediately given. SALE WITHOUT RESERVE. That very excellent Public House, the WAGGON AND HORSES, situate in Edmund Street, near the Town Hall, Birmingham. rpO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs. RODWAY X and SON, by older of the assignee of Mr. R. Richard- son, a bankrupt, on Friday, December the 28th, 1838, upon the premises, at four o'clock in the afternoon, the LI- CENCES, GOODWILL, and POSSESSION, of the above remarkably convenient and good accustomed PUB- LIC HOUSE, which is surrounded by various whaifs, ex- tensive manufactories, and a great population. The premises are low rented, and comprise good sleeping rooms, large club room, comfortable bar, snug parlour, spa- cious tap room, yard, brewhouse, very superior cellaring, & c. & c. The usual effects to be taken to by the purchaser at a fair valuation. For further particulars, apply to the Auctioneers, Edg- baston- street, Birmingham. VALUABLE INVESTMENT, IN THE MIDST OF THE PROJECTED LINES OF APPROACH FROM THE RAILROADS, IN LEASEHOLD HOUSES, SITUATE IN ALLISON STREET, BIRMINGHAM. rpO be SOLD by AUCTION, if not in the mean A time disposed o'f by Private Contract, l> y Mr. J AMES- H A RRISON, on Friday, the 25ih day1 of January next, at the house of RICHARD BATES, at the George Inn, Digbeth, Birmingham, in one or more lots- All those fourteen HOUSES, five front, numbered re- spectively 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24; and nine back, with brew- house and other necessary buildings, with large yard and good pump, all in good repair, situate in Allison Street, Birmingham. The above are leasehold for the unexpired term of 77 years, at the small ground- rent of £ 6 10s. All tenanted, except one, and produce, at low rentals, the annual sum of £ 118 10s. 4( 1. Particulars will appear in a future paper before the day fixed for sale, if not disposed of by private contract, of which due notice will be given. For further particulars apply to the AUCTIONEER, or to R. HENRY TAIILKTON, solicitor, 24, Bennett's Hill, Bit- minglmm. THE BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 22. « THE NATIONAL PETITION. AS the period is rapidly drawing nigh, when it will he required to present the National Petition to Parliament; and as it is intended that the Petition shall constitute hut one document, emanating from and supported by the Radical Reformers of Great Britain generally ; and as it is necessary that due time should be allowed for the proper arranging of the various por- tions of the same ; all Secretaries or Chairmen, or other officers of Unions, to whom this advertisement shall come, are specially requested to take immediate steps for transmitting such Petitions as may have been signed in their respective districts, ( carriage free) to the Office of the Birmingham Journal, Birmingham, in charge for tlie Committee of the General Convention of the Working Classes. Journal Office, Birmingham, Dec. 21, 1838. ' THE NATIONAL RENT. IT is respectfully and earnestly requested, that the various District Committees, appointed for the Collec- tion of the National Rent, and which have not as yet re- Dorted the progress made in the said collection, will make an immediate report to the Chairman of the General Con- vention Committee. It is essential that the collection should be proceeded with and completed as early as possible, as upon the activity exhibited and success obtained in this matter, will depend, in a great measure, not only the effici- ency of the General Convention when it shall meet, but whether the members of the Convention will feel them- selves justified in meeting at all. Committee Room of General Convention, 58, New Street, Birmingham, Dec. 21, 1838. NATIONAL RENT— BIRMINGHAM. ALL Persons having Collecting Books, are particu- larly requested to make return of the amount received on Tuesday evening, Jan. 1, 1839, between the hours of Six and Nine, at the Public Office, Moor- street, in order that the same tnay he forthwith vested in the name of the Trustees. JOSEPH HOLL, Secretary, Political Union. T a MEETING of MEMBERS of the POLI- TICAL UNION, held in the Public- office, on Thursday evening, December 13th, 1838, It was unanimously resolved, That there be now appointed, by this meeting, twenty- one persons, as a committee, to he called " The Managing Committee for the collection of the National Rent," for the town and vicinity of Birmingham, and that the said com- mittee be requested to carry into effect the following reso- lutions :— 1. That a public appeal be made to the whole of the in- habitants of Birmingham and its vicinity ( by placard, advertisement, and the town crier), and that penny subscriptions, and upwards, will be received at a range of tables, to be set out in the Bull- ring, on the first convenient Monday, between the hours of nine in the morning and three in the afternoon; such day to lie called " The Great Rent Day." The tables to be attended by the constituted authorities of the National Rent. 2. That a box he placed at the door of the Public- office, for the purpose of receiving donations to the National Rent, and the members of the Union be respectfully requested to contribute to, the same. 3. That srfl friends of freedom be requested to join in appointing " A Great Rent Day," in the most public part of every city, town, and borough, in the United Kingdom, in aid of the National Rent. 4. That these resolutions be inserted in the Birmingham Journal, the Northern Star, and the London Dispatch. JOHN COLLINS, Chairman. EDWARD BROWN, Secretary. Birmingham, Dec. 13.1838. ' VENTRILOQUIST^ " Vf R. NEWMAN will give his LECTURE THIS ITJ. EVENING, December 22, at the MUSEUM ROOMS, Birmingham ; on Monday, at Wedneshury ; on Wednesday, at Bilston ; on Thursday and Friday, at Wolverhampton ; and on Saturday and the following Monday, at Walsall. For further particulars see handbills. THE ROYAL OAK, HOLT STREET, NEAK. TO THE OLD BIRMINGHAM UNION MILL. TIO he DISPOSED OF, BY PRIVATE CON- . TRACT, the GOODWILL and POSSESSION of the above RETAIL PUBLIC HOUSE, doing a good ready money business. Valuation about £ 60. For particulars, and to treat, apply to Mr. Reeves, upon the premises, or to JOHN IIODKBICK, Auctioneer, Offices, 54. New Street. BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1838. The election of borough councillors takes place on Wednesday next. Before we again address our readers the doubts'that for the last three or four weeks have prevailed amongst the friends and enemies of the various candidates, will have been solved; and the town will have once more subsided into its ordinary state of excitement. The manner, the time, and the place of voting, are severally set forth in the announcement of the return- ing officer, which appears in another column, and which has been very extensively placarded; but, as in spite of every appliance, slips and omissions are rife on such occasions, we may be excused for repeating the more important particulars. There is no nomination, either verbally, as in the election of members of Parliament, or on requisition, as in that of guardians under the New Poor- law. Every voter is, therefore, free to give his vote to any parties he pleases— provided always, that he does not vote for a greater number than is lawful, that is, for more than three in a ward returning three, or for more than six in a ward returning six ; and provided also, that the persons voted for are duly qualified, that is, rated within the borough, on a rental of 30/. or up- wards, or, not being so rated, possessed of at least 1,000/. of clear money, goods, or estate. If a voter in a ward, returning three councillors, should, by mistake or design, name more than three, or in a ward returning six more than six, his entire vote will be null, and of none effect. If he name a person who is not qualified as councillor, his vote, as far as that person is concerned, will be null, and of none effect. The manner of election is by " voting papers." The act gives no form; it merely directs, that the voting paper shall contain the names, abodes, and descrip- tions ( trades or professions) of the persons voted for; and be signed with the name of the voter; and contain the name of the street, & c., in which the property is situated for which he is rated in the burgess roll. The form agreed on at a meeting of the central committee, and the chairmen of the various ward com- mittees iu the Liberal interest, is as follows:— 1838 I, A. B. do iote for— C I>, Estreet, Birmingham, wire- worker. E F, H row, Edgbaston, button. maker. J K, L lane, Aston juxta Birmingham, sili- er. plater, to be councillors for ward, in the borough of Birming- ham. Name of the burgess voting A B Name of the strcvt, & c., in which ttie property for which he appears to be rati'd on the burgess roll is situated. 51 street, Edgbaston. The voting paper will not be vitiated, although the voter omit to sign at the space that follows " Name of the burgess voting," provided tiie space after '• I" is filled up with his name at full length ; nor is it essential that the name, in either case, shall be written by the voter himself. The act requires, that the voting paper shall be signed with the name of the voter ; not that it shall be signed by him. For greater conveniency, the committees have had the above form printed on card paper, with the lists of candidates, as agreed- upon by the Liberal electors of each ward, and the other particulars as required in the act; and these forms are meant to be generally dis- tributed. _ ^ The election begins at nine o'clock precisely on the morning of the 26th, ( Wednesday next,) and it con- cludes precisely at four o'clock of the same day. Be- tween these hours the voter must deliver his voting card to the officer appointed to preside at the polling booth of his ward ; or, if there be more polling booths than one, to the officer who presides at the booth of that division to which he may happen to be- long. He must deliver it personally; no other form of delivery is permitted. The only questions that can be legally put to the voter, anil those only on the requirement of two bur- gesses, are in respect to his identity, and whether he have previously voted in the same election. It has, we believe, been arranged, for the more se- cure keeping of the voting cards, that each returning officer shall be furnished with a box, having a narrow aperture in the top, into which the cards will be drop- ped as soon as delivered. The election, so far, par- takes of the nature of the ballot, that no one, the returning officer excepted, has any legal right to in- spect the voting papers, until the election is completed, and the names of the successful candidates declared. Subsequent to the election, any burgess may inspect these papers on payment of a fee of one shilling to the town- clerk, iu whose hands they are directed to be • deposited. Such are the technicalities of the election. One word of earnest counsel to the electors. From the reports made by the chairmen of the va- rious ward committees to the central committee, 011 Thursday, there is the most assured ground for hope of the return of a very large majority of Liberal councillors. It is possible that, in one or two instances, a Tory may contrive to wriggle in ; and it is 110 more than possible. But, with all this flush of expectation, it is essential for every honest Reformer to be as ear- nest in preparation, as prompt iu attendance, as zeal- ous in acting, and stimulating others to act, as if the chance of victory or defeat hung upon a hair. No cause, however strong, can stand up under the apathy, or neglect, or carelessness, of its friends. The most Iiromising combination of circumstances, that ever a tind fortune presented, may be utterly lost by an idle security. In every struggle, great or small, local or general, there is but one infallible rule of success. Let every man so fight as if the issue of the battle de- pended upon his single arm— let no man look upon the battle as concluded until the victory is won. One or two wards, it is probable, will not be con- tested at all, though this is far from certain; in two or three wards the numbers of the opposing party may be insignificant; but in the one case, as in the other, and in both, not less than in those wards where the power of the people and of the factions is most nicely ba- lanced, does it behove every voter to be up and doing; and that which he doth, to do it with his whole heart. Shame 011 the laggard whose ears the chime of nine shall salute, nor find him at the door of his booth, or pressing onward towards it! We have laboured, as our humble abilities have en- abled us, in this matter; it has been the subject ol our earnest wishes for nearly two years It would be a grievous disappointment to us, if, at the moment when it was touching 011 a full and joyful accomplish- ment, any accident ihould interpose to mar its success. But our disappointment wouM be of small moment compared to the deep disgrace that such a lame and impotent conclusion must inflict 011 the great, intelli- gent, sound- hearted, and independent town in which we are a sojourner. We, in our inmost conscience, believe that the charter, if wisely and liberally admi- nistered, is destined to be the source of much and important local advantage to all classes of the community; and not of local advantage only, but that it will be found a most powerful auxiliary in the grand cause of national improvement. The cauee of the charter is not the cause of Whig or of Tory; it is the cause of good, of cheap, and of responsible government for a mighty city, which is known and respected throughout the civilised world, not more for its eminent skill in the mechanical arts, than for its cultivation of those social virtues of good faith, and pure honour, and bold independence, with- out which life has no savour, and art is 110 better than vanity. MEN OF BIRMINGHAM !— we address you by your old, and known, and glorious title— pou have been faithful 011 many and great occasions, do not fall away now. Forward! UNION AND VICTORY! DOUBLE REGISTRY.— The case of double registry is very commonly misunderstood. Many persons seem to think they can vote wherever they are rated. This is a mistake. No person can vote unless in a ward for which he is registered. It is of 110 conse- quence in what ward he resides or is rated ; he can only vote in the ward where his name appears in the burgess roll. If his name appears in two or more wards, he may vote in any one of them ; but he must select the ward where he means to vote before the day of election, and must signify the same to the person who executes the offices of town- clerk, which, in the present case, is the returning officer, who will insert his name in the ward list which he has so chosen; or. the returning officer will, in the exercise of his duty, make the selection for him. The third question put 10 voters seema to have reference to boroughs not di- vided into wards, where, notwithstanding there are more polling places than one, or to wards such as Duddeston, where there are more polling places than one. In another column will be found two advertise- ments— 011c 011 the subject of the National Petition, another 011 the subject of the National Rent. Of the National Petition little needs be said. It has, we be- lieve, been signed with a universality altogether un- precedented. We hope the call for the petition sheets will be promptly obeyed, and that in a fortnight, or three weeks hence, at the farthest, the whole of them will be in Birmingham. Care will be taken that this copy of the Journal reaches every known Political Union, or other society, in the kingdom, by whom any National Petition has been taken charge of; and it is confidently hoped that they will give to the subject their best and immediate attention. The National Rent is not, so far as we are aware, in so forward a position as the National Petition. In- deed, except from a few places of Scotland, chiefly in the western part of that country, and from one or two towns in Wales, we have hitherto received little definite information with respect to the progress of the collec- tion, or whether any collection has been entered upon. Had every one of those persons, who claim the place, if not the title, of the leaders of the people, instead of criminations of all men, and nearly all things, directed a very little of their attention, and that of their hearers, to the plain practical question of the National Rent, the moral contest, 011 which the members of the con vention are called to enter, might have been placed in a much more favourable position than it now occupies, or seems destined to occupy. If a straightforward appeal to the people upon this vital question had been evaded or rejected, we should have had the satisfaction at least of knowing how we stood. At present, and, until the National Rent shall be supplied or refused, we are contending in the dark. A press of advertisements compels us to omit several notices which are in type, and, amongst others, one 011 the Rugby and Stone railway scheme, in reference to which we can at present merely direct attention to the advertisement. ST. MARTIN'S WARD.— There seems a strong disin- clination amongst the respectable Tories of this ward to travel to Coventry in company with their newlv- converted ally. One of the gentlemen in whose fa- vour the ward had beep canvassed has, at the eleventh hour, declared off; and a less scrupulous candidate has to be enquired after. MARKET HALL WARD.— The Tories of this ward are facetious 011 the subject of the first letters of the surnames of the Liberal candidates, which they have learning enough to discover are A. B. C. By- the- hve, we understand it required some argument to bring Mr. J. B. Payne to acknowledge this fact— for a long time he stood stoutly that the initial letters were A. B. K. The friends of Mr Payne and his tail are intreated to beware of A. B. C. The advice is a pru- dent one. St. Martin's ward will not be the first in- stance where the A. B. C. has made the Tories brush off. No wonder that they tremble at it. ST. PAUL'S WARD.— There is a hard push in this ward to carry the election of Mr. David Malins. The Tories are as busy as their master in a gale of wind. If a Tory should get in, which will not be the case in St. Paul's we may observe, we should qertainly like Mr. Malins to be that Tory. Though we do not un- frequently indulge in a little sparring with him, we very much respect his abilities and honourable cha- racter. EDGBASTON WARD.— There is a rumour that Edg- baston will not be contested. It is of Tory manufac- ture. They are going about quietly, seeking whom they may deceive, and will only do battle the more stoutly if they find their opponents are off their guard. Show them Scotch clemency, we say— Knock them down, and keep them down— that is the only certain mode of managing them. BORDESLEY.— There is not, up to this moment, a hint of opposition in this ward— so much for active, intelligent, and early arrangements. The ward must not, however, be left to hazard ; even in its present apparent security there may be danger. DUDDESTON WARD.— The reform list lias above eight hundred sure pledges. How extremely silly do certain self- styled liberals now look, who in their anxiety to maintain a dignified station and to separate themselves from tlie contamination of humble and honest men, find that they have all along been sawing between themselves and the tree. There is a pitiful trick being played off by the Tories in several of the wards. Not daring to risk an out and out list, they take from the list of Reformers some moderate name, and stick it as a lure at the top of their own. There is a double purpose meant ill this. They aim, on the one hand, at infusing suspicion into the minds of the sturdier— and 011 the other, at gaining over, by such a show of conciliation, the weaker— among the Reformers. They have done this dirty deed in St. Thomas's Ward, St. Mary's, and All Saints'; and have been denounced as such shabby tricksters ought to be and always are, by straight- forward honour- able men. Where they have not been so denounced, it is Lombard- street to a China orange, that they cheat the brainless dupe who seeks to glean a dishonourable elevation by such miserable means. He may relv on it, that not one in twenty of these exclusive gentry will give him a vote. They only use him as a blind; and that use served, they will toss him from them without scruple. THE REVISING BARRISTER'S COURT.— The follow- ing is a correct and complete list of the claimants whose claims were admitted— BIRMINGHAM. Aspinall, John, Bread- street Brookes, John, Albion- street Bagnall, Henry, Newtown- row Barratt, Ogle, Vale- street Baldwin, Joseph, Bradford- street Daley, John, Summer- lane Dudley, John Goodhall, 10 Court, Lionel- street Drake, James, Islington Grove, James, New John- street West Hill, Joseph, New John- street West Home, Thomas, Needless- alley Merry, Theophilus, Sherbourn- wharf Nicholas, John, 6 Court, Bishopgate- street Osborn, John, 9 Court, Hurst- street Payton, John, Pope- street Richardson, John, Camden- street Rogers, William, Navigation- street Simpson, William, Newhall- street Smith, Thomas, Crescent- gardens Solomon, Daniel, Smallbrook- street Teague, Samuel, Grosvenor- street West Taylor, William, Sheep- street Willougliby, Benjamin, Great Hampton- street Willcocks, John, Exeter- row Woodward, Benjamin, Newtown- row. DERITEND AND BORDESLEY. Cooksey, Hector Richard, Bradford- street Dodd, John, jun., Little Barr- street Fowler, Robert, Great Barr- street Hope, Joseph, Darwin- street Linfortli, Thomas, Little Barr- street Morris, Joseph, Aleester- street Podmore, Thomas, Alcester- street Ryley, Robert, Warwick- street Sparrow, Joseph, Lower Trinity- street Tonks, William, Cheapside. DUDDESTON CUM NECHELLS. Egginton, John, 1 Court, Dartmouth- street Fare, John, Love- lane Jones, Benjamin, Howe- street Sliovvell, Thomas, Great Brook- street Sawyer, Edward, Great Brook- street Young, Michael, Oxygen- street. EDGBASTON PARISH. Clarke, Thomas Ilardman, Pershore- road Craven, Charles, Botanic- road Walthew, Richard Smith, Bristol- road. MR. O'CONNELL.— The following resolution was unanimously adopted by the members of the Sutton- in- Ashfield Working Men's Association, at their meet- ing on Saturday last—" That this society is of opinion, that the conduct of Daniel O'Connell, during his poli- tical career, lis clearly demonstrated, that he is a most deadly enemy to the working classes of England, Ire- land, and Scotland, and that treachery lurks in all his proceedings; for when he obtained Catholic Eman- cipation, it was at the sacrifice of the most useful and industrious portion of the Irish constituency, namely, the 40s. freeholders. He has also made common cause with tyrannical employers, in an unholy warfare ag'ainst their workmen, in order that they, the masters, might pull down wages with impunity; and, after de- nouncing the Whigs as ' base, brutal, and bloody,' has opeuly declared that he has full confidence in them as a body ; and now, that the working men of England and Scotland are about to assert their rights, he has, iu effect, threatened ' to crush them for ever,' by bringing over his deluded Irish pis- ant- ry to keep us down with their shillelahs. We, therefore, denounce, in the strongest terms, the sought for alliance of such a foul traitor with the British Radicals." Mr. SUTTON.— The performances of this talented master ol tlie art legerdemain, are received nightly witli applause by a numerous and highly respectable audience. Indeed, it is impossible not to feel highly amused by the interesting entertainment which he affords his audience ; and the public will be gratified to hear, tiiat he will continue his entertainment during the holidays. RYAN'S NEW AMPHITHEATRE, BRADFORD- STREET. — Our readers will perceive, by an advertisement in another column, that this elegant and spacious amphi- theatre is intended to be opened 011 Wednesday next, with a very excellent combination of talent, both 011 the stage and in the ling'. The building is of a mas- sive and superb character, surpassed by none of the kind iu the kingdom, and we believe that the perform- ances are likely to be of the first- rate description. FIRE.— Oil Thursday evening last, about eight o'clock, information was received at the Birmingham Fire Office, that an extensive fire had broken out at Acock's Green, five miles from the town. The fire- engine belonging to the establishment was immedi- ately dispatched, and 011 its arrival it was found that an extensive range of stabling and a barn, belonging to Mr. Taylor, farmer, were 011 fire. A good supply of water being fortunately obtained, the Birmingham engine, which was soon joined by many others, com- menced playing, and happily succeeded in confining the fire to the above buildings. A great number of large and valuable ricks of hay and corn, which stood near the lire, were saved, also a number of pigs and horses. The damage done cannot be less than 400/. The fire originated in a loft over the stable. A labourer employed upon the premises went to sleep in the loft, and having taken a candle with him, he accidentally set fire to the straw, and before any as- sistance could be had, the whole of the building was iu flames. The property, unfortunately, was not in- sured. SECOND EDITION. LONDON GAZETTE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. BENJAMIN BKIGGS, grocer, Chatham. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. JOHN MUNDAY, artificial flower maker, Wood- Btreet, Cheap, side. BANKRUPTS. FRANCIS FIDLAR HAND GREEN, woollen draper, Tottenham. court. road, Jan. 8 and Feb. 1, at the Bankrupts' Court, THOMAS BENJAMIN KING, licensed victualler, King- street, Aldgate, Jan. 4 and Feb. i, at the Bankrupts' Court. JACOB tl AY, builder, St. Dunstan's. hill, Jau 8 and Feb. 1, at the Bankrupts' Court. WILLIAM DA VIES, builder, Leominster, Jan. 3 aud Feb. 1, at the King's Arms Iua, Leominster. JOHN BATES, clothier, Almondbury, Yorkshire, Jan. 8 and Feb. 1, at the George Hotel, Huddersfieid. WILLIAM EDWARDS, china and earthenware manufacturer, BlackforJ- bridge, Leicestershire, Dec. 29 aud Feb. 1, at the King's Head Inu, Loughborough. WILLIAM GRANT, watch maker, Haymarket, Jan. 8 and Feb. 1, at the Bankrupts' Court. GEORGE GREEN, earthenware manufacturer, Kilnhurst Pottery, Itotherham, Yorkshire, Jail. 1 and Feb. 1, at the Town- halt, Shef- field. JOHN aud ROBERT TRUTTER, corn merchants, Cambridge, Jau. 10 and Feb. 1, at the Red Lion Inn, Cambridge. NATIONAL RENT. Craigrothic, near Cupar, Fifesliire, Scotland December 11, 1838. SIR,— We, on the 8th December, paid the sum of 81. sterling; viz., 3/. on behalf of Craigrothic Radical Association; and 51. on behalf of Ceres Radical Assso- ciation, to Pagan and Christie, agents for the British Linen Company's Bank, Cupar, to be drawn by Messrs. Grote and Co., London, from Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, London, and placed to your credit as " interim trustee for the National Rent. For Craigrothic Association, CHARLES FLETCHER. For Ceres Association, DAVID ELDER. To R. K. Douglas, Esq. P. S. The sums above specified are considerably above the recommended ratio of rent to population." With our quota of rent, we join our best wishes for you, the people's friends, and for the people's cause. Permit me to congratulate the men of Birmingham on the noble part they have taken, and are still taking, in the struggle for the rights and liberties of their fellow sub- jects. They have done well in denouncing all appeals to physical force; their moral energy gave us the Re- form bill, and is it is less powerful now, when backed with that of the nation ? It cannot be. The deep- toned thunder of their voice shall make the most reso- lute of their enemies in Parliament sink into insignifi- cance. We looked to them for energetic movement, and we have not been disappointed. May they go onward in tlieir bloodless career, and we will rally, un- flinchingly, around their standard! Trowbridge, Wilts, December 14, 1838. SIR,— I have this day, on behalf of the Trowbridge Natifmal Rent Committee, paid to Messrs. Hobhouse, Philott, and Lowder, bankers in Trowbridge, the sum of ol., to be placed with Messrs. Prescott, Grote, and jOo., to the credit of the interim trustees of the National Rent. WILLIAM ROSE, treasurer. To R. K. Douglas, Esq. Alva, Scotland, December 12, 1838. SIR,— I have this day, on behalf of the National Rent, paid to Mr. J. Brydie, banker, Alloa, the sum of ol., to be placed with Messrs. Prescott, Grote, and Co., to the credit of the interim trustees of the National Rent. JAMES LOCIIHEAO. To R. K. Douglas, Esq. Kilmarnock, December 15, 1838. SIR,— I have this day transmitted an order for ol. sterling, from the people of Galston, to Messrs. Prescott, Grote, and Company, to he placed to the credit of the interim trustees of the National Bent. HUGH BAIRD. To R. K. Douglas, Esq.. WEST BROMWICH.— At a meeting of the council of the West Bromwich Political Union, held on Tuesday evening, the 11th instant, tlis subject of the National Rent was brought forward, and a subscription entered into, and in ten minutes 21. 16s. 6d. was subscribed. TIIE TORY DINNER, MEETING OF PATRICIAN PATRIOTS. The report of this re- union of all that is loyal and noble, is given at due length in the pages of the Ad- vertiser, from which we glean a few extracts. The Hall was, we are told, brilliantly lighted, with the or- dinary candelabra, we presume, and deeorated with banners and devices, amongst which the crown " ex- hibited by Mr. Mountford, at the coronation," cut a conspicuous figure. We suppose a second- hand deco- ration was accounted good enough for a second- hand patriot like Sir Francis Burdett. Mr. Lisseter pro- vided the dinner, and Mr. Wilkes the wines, which we can readily believe were ample and good. There were altogether 508 persons present. Mr. Arnifield was absent, on account of the death of a relation, and Mr. R. Spooner on account of private business in London. The Queen was the first toast, of course ; the Queen Dowager followed ; then the Church, to which the Rev. Mr. Woolly replied, with a chapter upon church his- tory, beginning with Constantine. The next toast was the Duke and the Lords, whom Lord Bradford pane- gyrised in rather ambiguous terms for mercantile ears, as gentlemen " who had been labouring under difficul- ties for several years." Their credit, however, he said, was rising ; so there is some ultimate hope of their proving " good." A Sir R. Brown Cave next gave Sir Robert Peel, by whose genius, and that of Mr. Dugdale, it seems there must be a speedy and final triumph of the cause for which the Tories are struggling. We know not if by chance or design, the health of SirRobt. Peel was followed by a song from Pearsall—" Like a plain- dealing soldier." Lord Sandon returned thanks for his leader— Lord Sandon, a plain- dealing [ Swiss] soldier, is ready and willing to treat with the ministry for a consideration. If ministers would be honest and true in their support of the coustitution, the Conservatives would have them— they were not men of party, but men of their country. ( Loud cheers.) Whenever the ministers should put on a bold front, and evince a disposition to suppress and put down the prevailing principles of anarchy and confusion, then the Conservatives would come forward to lend them their as- sistance. ( Cheers.) Ministers had had a difficult task to perform— they had attempted to please the enemies of every institution which they had professed themselves prepared to support. He believed that, from a love of place, almost superhuman ingenuity bad been exercised to please and conciliate the most opposing interests; but they were at last come to the point when they must decide between good and evil, when they must determine to support the mo- narchy, or a wild aud ruthless republic. ( Cheers.) The next toast was old Glory ; and as his speeches are not many now- a- days, we give the entire of it, as far as the Advertiser enables us. We understand it is most unmercifully cut down ; and that, in the delivery, it was the saddest bore that ever the patrician patriots of Birmingham were doomed to endure. Sir FRANCIS liuitnETT was received with loud arid long continued cheering. He commenced by observing that he, considering the present not merely a convivial meeting, but an assemblage of his fellow countrymen, met for the pur pose ot encouraging each other in those principles of their glorious constitution which bad raised this country to the highest pinnacle of fame and incomparable renown among the nations ol the earth, and which, but lor the feebleness of the administration, to whom, for seven years, its inte- rests had been confided, might still have stood against the world ; but which now, owing to the incapacity of the men in government, was held in comparatively little considera- tion, if not altogether neglected and despised Under these circumstances it became every true hearted Englishman to refuse no exeitions or co operation with his countrymen, which they might deem necessary to advance their common cause; and, therefore, it was that he came there to meet any portion of his fellow countrymen who were desirous of standing forth in the support of those principles of civil and religious liberty which, happily, they had so long enjoyed. ( Cheers.) It had been observed to them that the present administration, which in his opinion was neither Englisl, NIWIN !•! IWIN— • IMWIHIIIII > I_ ntr Scotch, nor Irish, except Popishly Irish—( laughter)-, for it was not supported by England's Ireland, the great body of the wealth and intelligence of that country— it had, lie said, been observed to them that the government, i€ that could be called a government which did not govern, hut was governed, owed its continued existence to Popish priests, and thesuppoitof men with whom they ought at all times to have rejected all attempts at coalition, hut with whom a coalition had been effected, which both parties were ashamed of and denied, and was, in his estimation, too disgraceful for this great country longer to endure. The Irish people were misled by the great Precursor or Libe- rator, Mr. Daniel O'Connell, who would assume any new name, or adopt any means, so that he might be able to raise his rent. ( Cheers.) He ( Sir F.] confessed that were he ( Sir F.) in power, he would stop this system— he would extinguish it— he would not allow it to be collected, for it was not a free gift, but a contribution violently extorted from a class of men who dare not for their souls refuse its payment, that was to say, if any of them had souls of their own. ( Laughter and cheers.) It was levied or extorted from the wretched peasantry of Ireland in the most extra- ordinary and disgraceful manner. Sir Francis proceeded to say that in former times, when the Catholic religion was predominant in this country, even then Peter's pence had been refused to the Pope, nor would he allow Peter's pence to be levied for Mr. Daniel O'Connell. He asserted that the present system was one of terror and intimidation throughout Ireland, and though its unfortunate inhabitants were perpetually talking of liberty, he knew no people who were so enslaved as the people of Ireland— he meant the Popish population of that country. ( Cheers.) The inde- pendent people of Ireland were not the tools of the great Precursor and the priests, but the Protestants of Ireland. Sir Francis next referred to the time when Catholic eman- cipation was conceded, and the sentiments at that time ex- pressed by the Catholic advocates of that measure. He contended that Mr. O'Connell and his associates, at the period referred to, misled the Protestants of the United Kingdom as to their ultimate objects. The Protestant go- vernment having conceded Catholic emancipation they had a right to expect a different return to that which they had received. Had they anticipated the agitation which had succeeded, the Catholics might rely upon it they would have been for ever excluded from power. They were perpetually told by the great agitator that he had seven millions at his hack, as if they were still an independent people ! ft there- fore became the Protestants of England and Scotland to unite, indeed they would he guilty of a great dereliction of duty if, under such circumstances, they abandoned the im- portant interests of their country. He saw the other day, by the papers, that the Whigs, diagged as they had heeR through the mire, began now to be alarmed at the precipice to which they were approaching. The great Piecursor, in a letter to the son of Lord Duncannon, who declined to attend a dinner of the Precursor Society in Carlow, on the ground that he did not approve of the object, said, that if he were not to be supported the ministry must go out of office. This reminded him of a story which he had lately read iri " Oliver Twist," in which one rogue addressing another, said, '- If I go you go too." ( Laughter and cheering.) Now, who was this Mr. Daniel O'Connell? He had no more right to retain his seat as member for Dublin than he ( Sir F.) had; three hundred votes by which lie was returned hatl unseated him in the last Parliament, and ought to have deprived him of his seat in the present Parliament, but a committee was obtained, who declared that they had no right to inquire into the register admitted as evidence on the former occasion. Sir Francis then pro- ceeded to notice a pamplet, in the form of a letter to Her Majesty, and which was attributed to Lord Brougham. After reading various extracts, the language and sentiment* of which he condemned in the strongest terms, he expressed it as his opinion that it was not the production of the ex- chancellor. He next referred to the state of the Canadas. He was sorry to mention the name of Lord Durham; all he could s ay was, that he wished the noble lord had kept all he had to say in his defence until the subject was brought before Parliament. He expressed himself gratified that the government had at last taken vigorous steps, by giving power to Sir John Colbome, to suppress the rebellion in those colonies ; and his regret that, before the separation of last Parliament, he ( Sir F.) had not himself proposed a vote of thanks to that gallant officer. He again alluded to the deplorable state of the sister country— where the Po- pish priests, so long as they retained their present com- manding powei, would keep the people with them; and read a series of extracts from a pamphlet published by Mr, Asliton Yates, most of which have appeared in the public prints. In conclusion, the lion, baroriet expressed the great pleasure and satisfaction be entertained in making an acquaintance with the Conservatives of Biimingliam, to- wards whom he would beg to pledge one bumper. He resumed his seat amidst loud and general cheering. We pass over Lord Teignmouth, Lord Lifford, Mr. Riland Bedford, Mr. George Whateley, and other ora- tors of dubious fame, to come to a rale orator, one of those Demosthenes with which Tory meetings are ever and anon favoured— Mr. Ellis, of Newry. The follow- ing is the peroration of the " soul- stirring" speech of this phenomenon:— Mr. E. knew of no other means of making a nation happy than by the promotion of virtue; and he knew of no other means of seeming the peace and prosperity of Ireland, which they were all so anxious to effect; he was not aware of any other measure commensurate with the dread evils under which she was groaning, than that of Protestant as- cendancy— that was the panacea which, if steadily applied and faithfully attended to, would ultimately work out Ire- land's regeneration. ( Cheers.) When people talked of their rights, he ( Mr. E.) ilways liked to remind them of their correspondent duties; and when persons flippantly talked of liberty, he liked to assure them that he recognised no liberty that was not under the control of the law—( hear, hear,)— for that when the morals of a nation happen to he depraved, liberty, uncontrolled by law, would quickly dege- nerate into anarchy and confusion. ( Loud cheers.) The best method, tliei efore, of obtaining for a nation the blessings of peace and order, was to train up her children in the way they should go, under the auspices of the Establish Church, and when they are old they will not depart from it. At so late an hour it would he ; unbecoming in him ( Mr. E.) to trespass any longer upon them. ( No, no.) He would not, therefore, enter into the wide field which might he carved out of thegieatand serious questions springing out of the consideration of our foreign and domestic policy; that had already been done by abler hands. He had acknowledged the compliment paid him in the invitation to that splendid entertainment, by appearing among them, though a perfect stranger; indeed, when he reflected upon the good example set by his friend on his right— the lion, baronet, the member for North Wiltshire— who was full of years, he should have been ashamed if, at his time of life, he had refused to respond to the call of his countrymen, whenever they chose to summon him for the interest of the public. ( Hear, hear.) Wishing to limit his observations to the sebject before them, he would, previous to sitting down, propose for their acceptance, the toast of " Protestant Ascendancy." ( Tremendous cheers.) They would all recollect that, how- ever short and evanescent their own lives might severally be, yer, as invested with public rights, they had duties to perform which, one way or the other, for good or for evil, would not have an insignificant bearing upon the life of a great, free, and glorious nation. ( Hear, hear.) In that sense let the fiuits of their actions he anything but unsub- stantial; and as our ancestors had bled in the field and died on the scaffold, to hand down to posteiity the inestimable blessings and privileges which we hourly enjoy, it was in- cumbent upon us not to be unmindful of their noble deeds, but, acting like faithful trustees, to do our best to transmit to our children's children, the great prize of our limited monarchy iu church and state, and we should always look upon Protestant ascendancy as the polar star of the British constitution. If, on reading this, our readers do not perceive their souls stirring within them, it is plain that they are very cold- souled persons. After the soul- stirrer, Lord Sandon had a second turn, and then came Mr. Rawlins, the constable or the lawyer, we know not which, and then Mr. Morgan Knott, whose speech was most uncourteously cut short by Sir Francis Burdett rising to depart, and the cheers of the company that hailed the deliverance. The last of the illustrious speakers was a Mr. Anuesley, who calls himself everlasting, but whose eternity, like the lover's, seems to have been rather limited. Mr. Everlasting Annesley said— He had ventured, even at Birmingham, the once fountain of Radicalism, to raise within that borough his humble voice to assure them that, having seen the counties of Worcester and Warwick rescued from the hands of the Destructives, he trusted, before long, brighter times would shine upon the representatives of Birmingham, and that the electors would not much longer he insulted by having Mr. Attwood and Mr. Scliolefield lorced upon them, to misrepresent their principles; but at the next election a fair opportunity would be given to the Conservative electors of the borough to record their votes, and that the present members may sink, with Iler Majesty's ministers, into oblivion for ever. If any one shall say this is not well crowed,' Mr. Annesley will come back next year, and crow it over again. The company broke up about eleven. The dinner is said to have been unsufferably dull; and from the intellectual character of the patrician patriots that were assembled oil the occasion, we can easily believe that it was so. f) GLEANINGS. MATHEWS* FIRST WIFE In the summer ( says Airs. 33.) of 1797. . Mr. Mathews met, at the house of a mutual Sriemi, a young lady about his own age, of very prepossessing saanners and of superior mirrd. It was said that the " god- & is3 made her poetical," and that she was otherwise a person af elegant attainments. These young peop'e became very srstimate; and, though friendship in such cases is not be- lieved in by people of experience, I have been assured by festh of the parties in question, that their acquaintance be- gan and continued upon that basis alone for some time. © Be day, however, the young man, in a tete- a- tete with the interesting orphan ( for such she was), in a pensive mood, VTM drawrt into a hearing of her history. She was the S » Bghter of a physician, Dr. Strong, of Exeter, who, by a eoiiciirrence of wayward events, became embarrassed, and died almost penniless, leaving his only child upon the com- passion ot Iriends. She, however, was too proud to lead a Sfe of dependance, and settled herself in a school, instructing a limited number of young ladies from the stores acquired by her education, laid up by her parents as resources lor her ami happiness in the position in society she was originally intended' to take. With this best dowry that a child can & © Bst of, she was enabled to obtain some of the comforts which it was at first hoped she might enjoy, without using Istr mental gains for their purchase; and at this period she was labouring in her vocation, and highly esteemed by all who knew her. The story of her helpless youth and her ft& » ourable struggles, which allowed her a bare support, z » ade an impression upon the somewhat romantic youth. He was not in any degree heart- touched ; but pity is con- fessedly akin to love, if not nearly related. He had merely called upon Miss Strong for an hour's lounge, on a day of non- rehearsal, without more intention or expectation than MTility and kindness created ; but, after an hour's stay, he left her presence as her affianced husband ! As lie walked towards his lodging, he asked himself what could have in- « teced the offer he had made to this amiable girl?— and he Sound no answer in his heart. He was neither " in love," nor " pleased with ruin ;" and yet he had plunged into the one, without any of the sweet inducements of the other! Well, what was done could not he undone. He had listened teher woes, and admired her character; and, in the en- thusiasm of youth and the moment, lie had offered to pro- act the young creature against further toil and care. He b& d settled to marry a person without sixpence, and under- taken to provide for her upon the splendid expectancy of— twelve shillings per week! and this witiiout what is called liehig in love ! That his intended wife was at that period ( Jeeply attached to him, every moment of her after life in- Srsputably evinced ; and it is no mean praise of her husband, asder the circumstances of their union, that he not only never divulged the delicate secret of his having inconsider- ately and inadvertantly made her the offer of his hand, but S& roughout her married life he treated her with every kind- BSSS and attention. Nor do I believe, that except to his seeond wife ( ivhom he really loved), lie ever committed the tnaths of his dispassionate feelings towards his devoted SJliza.— Life of Charles Mathews. VISIONS. — Although prepared— if expectation of the loss of. those we love can be called preparation— for this mourn- ful event, Mr. Mathews felt as if lie bad never contem- ;>^ » ted the result of his wife's illness. The fits to which so Jong he had been occasionally subject, assailed him with re- doubled violence, and when he again appeared amongst us, beseemed almost as ill as bis suffering wife had looked on the day of our distressing interview. When her death was announced to me by a mutual friend, I almost reproached aayself that I had not sacrificed my own inclinations to her dying request. As it was, the recollectfon of it produced alaaost a coldness between the sad widower and myself for some time after, though in a few months both seemed to Insve recovered from it, anil an easy friendship was resumed. At the close of the summer a very remarkable instance oc- carred of a coincidence of dreams, befalling Mr. Mathews a » d mysel f, a circumstance which I am induced to relate, since it was attested by witnesses who, severally and apart, were informed of it, before the dreamers had power to com- SBBnicate with each other, or their mutual friends. Mr. Mathews'account of bis impressions was as follows:— He Sad gene to rest, after a very late night's performance at the theatre, finding himself too fatigued to sit up to liis asual hour to read ; but after he was in bed he discovered as will happen when persons attempt to sleep before their accustomed time— that to close his eyes was air impossibility. He had no light, nor the means of getting one, all the fa- mily being in bed ; but the night was riot absolutely dark— it was only too dark for the purpose of reading; indeed, every object was visible. Still he endeavoured to go to 3leep, but his eyes refused to close, and in this state of rest- lessness lie remained, when suddenly a light rustling, as if of a hasty approach of something, induced him to turn his ftead to that side of the bed whence the noise seemed to proceed ; arrd there he clearly beheld the figure of his late wile,'' in her habit as she lived," who, sweetly smiling upon ? » 2>, put forth her hand as if to take his, as she bent for- ward. This was all he could relate ; for, in shrinking from lie contact with the figure he beheld, lie threw himself out ot bed upon the floor, where ( the fall having alarmed his Jsaidlord) he was found in one of those dreadful fits to which I have alluded. On his recovery from it, he related tiie cause of the accident, and the whole of the following iay he remained extremely ill, and unable to quit his room. There is nothing surprising in all this ; for, admitting it not to be a dream, but one of those cases called nightmare, so frequently experienced ( when the sufferer always believes Mmself under real influences) it was not a cas. e to excite astonishment. The cirtumstance which rendered it re- Biaikable was, that at the exact hour when this scene was taking place at a remote distance, a vision of the same kind esnsed me to be discovered in precisely the same situation. The same sleepless effect, the same cause ot terror, had secasioned me to seize the bell rope, in order to summon the people ot the house, which, giving way at the moment, 1 fell with it in my barrel upon the ground. My impressions of this visitation ( as I persisted it was) were exactly similar » ® those of Mr. Mathews. The parties with whom we fesidtd at the time were perfect strangers to each other, 3Bd living widely aparr, and they recounted severally to those about them the extraordinary dream, for such 1 must eall it, though my entire belief will never be shaken that I was as perfectly awake » s at this moment. These persons repeated the story to many, before they were requested to saeet and compare accoirus ; there could, consequently, be a © doubt of the facts, and the circumstance became a mat- ter of much general interest among all those who knew us. That the scene at the bedside of the dying woman simulta- neously recurred to the dreamers when awake was natural enough, and was afterwards confessed. How far the facts which I have here related tended to the serious result ol o » r continued intimacy 1 will not determine; but it is cer- tain that neither of us regarded it as an impediment at a Setirre period, or a just reason why we should not at last fulfil the desire of her whose wishes were made known to as at a time when it would have been discreditable to both, Jtsd we supposed ourselves able to comply with it at any & ture period of our lives Life of Mathews. FRK. NCU COVENANTERS— Again we must pass over a brief space ot time, and also somewhat change the scene, but not Very far. In the interval, the acts of a bigoted and despotic monarch had been guided by the advice of cruel and inju- dicious ministers, till the formal prohibition of the opening i » f any Protestant place of worship throughout France for the service of God, according to the consciences of the soembers of the rclorined church, had been proclaimed throughout the land. Such had been the change, or rather the pro, ress, made in that lime ; and the falling off of many leading Protestants, the disunion which existed amongst others, the overstrained loyalty of some, and the irresolu- tion ol many, had shown to even the calmer and the firmer spirits, who might still have conducted resistance against tyranny to a successful result, that though, perhaps, they flight shed oceans of blood, the Protestant cause in France was lost, at least for the time. The scene, too, we have said, was changed. 11 was no longer the city of Pcitiers, with its multitudes and its gay parties; it was no longer the chateau, with its lord and his attendants; it was no longer » iie country town, witli its citizens and its artizans; but it was upon - one of those dark, brown moors, of which so many are to be found on the borders of Brittany and Poitou, binder the canopy of heaven alone, and with nothing but the Weakest objects of nature round about. The moor had a gentle slope towards the westward. It was covered with 3 » rse and heath, interspersed with old ragged hawthorns, stunted, and partly withered, as we often see, some being brought up in poverty and neglect, never knowing care or shelter, stinted and sickly, and shrivelling with premature decay. Cast here and there amongst the thorns, too, were hvige masses of rock and cold gray stone, the appearance of which iu that place was difficult to account for, as there •< vas no higher ground around from which such masses could .' lave fallen. A small wood of pines had been planted near the summit of the ground, but they, too, had decayed pre- maturely iu that ungrateful soil ; and though each tree pre sented here and there some scrubby tufts of dark green foliage, the principal branches stood out, white and blasted, skeleton lingers pointing iu despairing mockery at the wind Uiat withered them. The hour was about six o'clock in the evening, and as if to accord with the earth below it, there was a cold and wintry look about the sky which the season did not justify; and the long blue lines of daik cloud, mingled with streaks of yellow and orange towards the verge of heaven, seemed to bespeak an early autumn. There was one' little pond in the foreground of the pic- ture sunk deep amongst some banks and hawthorn bushes, and looking dark and stern as every tiling around it. Flapping up from it, however, scared by the noise of a horse's feet, rose a large white stork, contrasting strangely « v » ! h tiie dim shadowy waters. * * * De Hericourt sprang into the. saddli, and while the count, in that tone of command which was seldom disobeyed, ex claimed, " Make way for him there; let no one impede him;" he spurred on quickly through the crowd, gathering his men together as he went. All eyes were turned to look after him, but the moment he and his troop were free from the peopje at the extreme edge of the crowd, he was seen to speak a word to the man at the head of the file. The soldiers immediately halted, faced round, and, carrying fire- arms as they did, coolly wishing their carbines. The first iinpule of tint part of the crowd nearest to the dra- goons, was to press back, while those on the opposite side strove to get forward, headed by Vitlay and Arrnand Herval. The crush in the centre was, consequently, tre- mendous, but the Count de Morseiul succeeded in casting himself between the female he had saved and the troopers. At the very moment that he did so, the dragoons raised their fusees to their shoulders, and fired at once into the midst of the compact mass of people. Every shot told ; and one unfortunate young man, about two paces from the Count de Morseiul, received no less than four shots in bis head and throat. A mingled yell of rage and agony rose up from the people, while a loud exulting laugh broke from the soldiery. But their triumph was only tor a moment, for they were instantly assailed by a shower of immense stones, which knocked one of the troopers off his horse, and killed him on the spot. Herval and Verlay, too, made their way round behind the rock on which the clergyman had been standing, and it now became apparent that, in that part of the crowd at least, arms were not wanting, for flash after flash broke from the dense mass of the advancing mul- titude, and swords and pikes were seen gleaming in tire air. The troopers at length turned their horses and fled, but not before they had suffered tremendously. The Hu- guenots pursued, and, with peculiar skill and knowledge of the country, drove them hither and thither over the moor. Some having mounted the horses which brought them thither, pursued them into spots that they could not pass, while some on foot defended the passes and ravines. The Count de Morseiul and his servants mounted instantly, and rode far and wide over the place, attempting to stop the ef- fusion of blood, and being, in many instances, successful in rescuing some of the soldiery from the hands of the people, and from the death they well deserved. Thus passed more than an hour, till, seeing that the light was beginning to fail, and that the last spot of the sun was just above the horizon, the count turned back to the scene of that day's unfortunate meeting, in the hope of rendering some aid and assistance to the wounded who had been left behind. He had by this time but one servant with him, and when he came to the spot where the meeting had been held, he found it quite deserted. The wounded and the dead had been carried away bv those who remained; and, of the rest of the people who had been there, the greater part had been scattered abroad in pursuit of the fugitive soldiers, while part had fled infearto their oivn homes. There was nothing but the cold gray rock, and the brown moor stained here and there with blood, and the dark purple streaks of the evening sky, and the east wind whistling mournfully through the thin trees. " I think, sir," said the servant, after his master had paused for some moments in melancholy mood, gazing on the scene around, " I think, sir, that I hear voices down by the water, where we put up the stork as we came." The count listened, and heard voices too, and he instantly turned his horse thither. By the side of that dark water he found a melancholy group, consisting of none other but Claude de 1' Estang and two female figures, all kneeling rouinl or supporting the form of a third person, also a female, who seemed severely hurt. This was the sight which presented itself to the eyes of the count from the top of the bank above; and, dismounting, he sprang down to render what assistance he could. His first attention was turned, of course, almost entirely to the wounded girl, whose head and shoulders were supported on the knee of one of the other women, while the pastor was pouring into her ear, in solemn tones, the words of hope and consolation ; but they were woids of hope and consolation referring to another world. The hand that lay upon her knee was fair and soft, the form seemed young and graceful; and, though the count, as lie descended, could not see her face, the novice's veil that hung from her head told him a sad tale in regard to the story of her life. He doubted not, from all he saw, that she was dying; anil his heart sickened when he thought of the unhappy man who had brought her thither, and of what would be the feelings of his fierce and vehement heart when he heard the fate that had befallen her. He had scarcely time to think of it, for, ere he had well reached the bottom of the descent, the sound of a horse coming furiously along was heard, and Armand Herval paused on the opposite side of the dell, and gazed down upon the group below. It seemed as if instinct told him that there was what he sought; for, without going on to the moor, he turned his horse's rein down the descent, though it was steep and dangerous, and irr a moment had sprung from the beast's back, and was kneeling by her he had loved. It is scarcely to be told whether she was . conscious of his presence or not, for the hand of death was strongly upon her ; but it is certain that, as he printed upon her hands the burning kisses of love in agony, and quenched them with his tears, it is certain that a smile came over her countenance, before that last awful shudder with which the soul parted from the body for ever. After it was all over, he gazed at her for a single instant without speaking. Every one present saw that he acted as if of right, and let him do what he would ; arid unpinning the veil from her long beautiful hair, he took and steeped it in the b'ood that was still, notwithstanding all that had been done to stanch it, welling from a deep wound in her breast, till every part of the fabric was wet with gore. He then took the veil, placed it in his brown, scarred bosom— upon his heart; and raising his eyes and one hand to heaven, murmured some words that were not distinctly heard. He had not uttered- eM audible sentence since he came up, but he now turned, and, with a tone of entreaty, addressed Claude de 1' Estang. " The spirit will bless you. sir." he said, " for giving her comfort in the hour of death ["— The Huguenots. MEETING OF THE FEMALE POLITICAL UNION. The usual weekly meeting was held in the Public- offite on Monday. Mrs. Lapworth was called to the chair. Mr. COLLINS said, that with the permission of the chair- woman, he would make a few remarks in reference to the passing events. A fortnight ago, the council of the men's Union received a letter from an individual, requesting that some arrangements might be made for the members of the Union to meet on some other evening than that on which the council met, in order to discuss, among themselves, any event which was passing; or to suggest any idea, by which they might more fully carry out the wishes of the council. The suggestion was thought good, and accordingly on the previous Thursday night they held the first meeting. It highly delighted him. Although riot a very numerous meet- ing, it was very spirited, and some of the speeches were calculated to make a lasting impression on the hearers. They were replete with good sense, sound argument, and in one or two instances delivered in a manner highly creditable to the speakers. They had appointed a committee of twenty one persons, ro lie called the " National Rent Com- mittee," whose object would be to see the principles of the Union carried out, so far as the collecting of the Rent was concerned. They bad agreed to have tables set out iu the Bull- ring on Monday next, and the following Thursday and Friday, for that purpose. The tables were to be attended by the committee, in order that one simultaneous effort should be made, as an example to other towns, to show that the Birmingham people are not merely Radicals in profes- sion, but in heart, ami that they intend to carry out their principles to the fu'lest extent. The suggestion was one which diil great credit to the party from whom it emanated, and was calculated to produce a most beneficial effect; and he thought it would be an excellent means of getting funds promptly and efficiently. The number of persons who had signed the men's petition in England and Scotland was so gieat, that if each paid only one halfpenny, they should now have 3,125?. If a fund like that were raised every week, they need not talk about physical force, or moral force, or any oilier force, for they should then have a force able to bring about such a slate of prosperity and happiness, as the ingenious, vii tuous, and intelligent people of this country ought to enjoy, and such a", by the blessing of God, they should enjoy. ( Applause. ) There had been some remarks made, that the Queen had issued a proclamation to stop all meetings like the one they then held. Now. he was quite sure that any attempt on the part of the Queen, or the Queen's advisers, to put a stop to the constitutional right of the people to meet and discuss their grievances, and to pe- tition Parliament, would be the signal for such a state ol commotion in the country, that would make tltose advisers tremble ; and not only make them tremble, but make them sincerely regret that they ever took such a step. Such an action would tend only to make such meetings more numer- ous in Birmingham, and in other places also. He was sure that there was virtue and patriotism enough in the people to keep the little liberty which they had at present, and speedily to obtairr a much greater degree. ( Loud cheers.) Mr. SALT, after apologising, on account of indisposition, for his absence the previous week, went on to say, that the time would soon come when Parliament would meet, and on that day tile attention ol all would be riveted to the scene. Tlieir petition would be presented, and no doubt refused ; now they would not, in that case, wait for two or three years; the next day tile convention would sit, and recom- mend to ihe people of England such measures as they con- sidered essential to their prosperity. On the day of their great moral struggle, every newspaper would be filled with the. news of victory or defeat, and every individual must re- double his exertions. He hau mentioned, on a former nighr, that Mr. O'Connell seemed rather favourably inclined to the English Radicals, and they were, of course, willing to receive any sinner that repented. Some of their Iriends in the North seemed rather apprehensive of what he had said; they imagined that the people of Birmingham were to go to Daniel; not a thousandth part of an inch would they go to Daniel ; Daniel must come to them. They flinched not from the charter; they must have the charter, and the whole charter. If O'Connell would labour tor it, they would forgile him ( ill bis past errors, as they hoped others would forgive them. They would have a plain, straightforward, and honest course, and no mistake. They did not vacillate ; they did not hesitate. Principle was the road they travelled, and no other; and they travelled with none who did not go the same way. They must get the power to make their own laws; and when the delegates went to battle for the people, they must aid lliem with all their zeal, and with all their energy. They must see the Queen, if the ministers would not attend to them, and if they must, why they would put on court dresses for that purpose. They might shut their ears, but. such a knell would be rung into their ears, that they could not refuse their demands. The exertion, labour, and : oil, would be very great, but though it must be so, they would show their enemies that they could pay the price of liberty, whatever it might be, and that liberty, too, which would secure bread for honest in- dustry. At the tea party, to which he alluded, he was happy to be able to express his expectation that I heir friend Mr. Attwood would be present— the man who first put the stamp mark on Radicalism, and who proved that it was Christian. Mr. COLLINS handed iu a resolution from the National Rent committee, who were then sitting in an adjoining room ; it was as follows: — ' Resolved,— That this committee respectfully solicits the co- operation of the ladies at the National Rent collec- tion, oil Monday the 24th, Thursday the 27th, and Friday the 28th of December, by appointing a committee of ladies to attend the tables that will be placed in the different parts of the town. " ROBERT MITCHELL." A conversation took place, on the subject of the resolution, after which it was agreed that the female council, and as many of the members as thought proper, should accede to the request; and a number of names were given in. It was also thought well to hold preliminary meetings, to make the necessary arrangements. The committee of the rent agreed accordingly to meet on Monday morning, at half past eight o'clock. Mr. EMES wished that Mr. Salt might realise all his bene- volent views. There was no doubt that if the victory was obtained by a moral struggle, it would be very severe, and would require all the support, unanimity, anil strong affection of the people, to bear the delegates out. They must be continually supported with the means necessary to accomplish their aims. It would also be necessary for all their prayers to be directed to heaven for support in so arduous a task. He was well convinced the delegates had undertaken a task such as never was undertaken before. They asked for universal suffrage, and if they gained it it would be a remedy for most of the evils under which the English people were labouring. No people were ever more heavily and injuriously burdened. Although it was the people that produced every good that the aristocracy en- joyed, the aristocracy did not entertain one grateful feeling towards them. Mr. Emes urged upon them the necessity of forwarding the collection of the National Rent, and to follow, iu that respect, the example of Mrs. Oxford. He had heard her name, and it stood high in the estimation of her countrymen. In allusion to the care requisite irt placing confidence in persons, Mr. Emes said that they ought not to get any one into their ranks but those who entered from principle. Now, it had been suggested that a Mr. O'Con- nell— who was considered a wonderful being, though he ( Mr. Emes) did not see that he had done anything wonder- ful for the nation, although he bad dipped so deeply into their pockets— professed to have some attachment to the Birmingham council. It was a maxim of his ( Mr. E.) not to judge of men's motives, but of their actions ; and as far as could be judged of O'Conrrell from his actions, he was a mere hypocritical pretender. He would sooner meet an open enemy, than he would have to deal with such a mock friend. He had great pleasure in the anticipation of having Mr. Attwood in town; for there was not a man of more fervour and integrity, and who had a greater desire to serve the people than their friend Thomas Attwood. He believed such a man to be a God send to the town, and to the nation ; and he was a man that ought to be supported. He was still as sincere and zealous in the cause as he had ever been. In word and deed, he was the same Thomas Attwood as' he was when he first began fighting the people's battles- ( Great cheering.) On the motion of Mrs. Whigston, seconeded by Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Birch was unanimously elected a member of the council. The meeting then adjourned to that day fortnight. MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE POLITICAL UNION. On Tuesday evening the council met at the Public Office. Mr. WATSON was called to the chair. Mr. DOUGLAS said, as there was not any immediate busi- ness before the council, he might be allowed to direct their attention to a matter of some little importance. He must confess he took a little credit to himself, for having viewed with doubt the anticipated accession of Lord Durham to their cause. He certainly did not think much reliance was to be placed upon that noble lord, particularly since his letter to Mr. Russell Bowlby. It was true that at Glasgow, in 1834, his lordship made a declaration in favour of household suffrage, but it was equally true that from that day to the present, he had never taken one solitary step that he ( Mr. D.) was aware of, to obtain household suffrage, or any other of the reforms to which he then declared his adhesion. Again, it did not argue much in his ( Mr. D.' s) eyes in favour of Lord Durham, that be should take office under the Melbourne administration— that administration which had imperatively declared, that the Reform bill was to be a final measure. He ( Mr. D.) rejoiced that he had not been captivated with the prospect of his lordship's accession, as some of their friends had. At their last meeting Mr. Blaxland was in great hope, that they were about lo have the assistance of Lord Durham, and Lord Brougham, and Lord O'Connell also; but it rather appeared, that they were not over likely to have the assistance of any of their lord- ships. The llelorm Association of Westminster agreed last week to present to Lord Durham an address, reminding him of his Glasgow speech. Dr. Wade was present at the meeting, and he said, he did not see how he ( the rev. doctor) could consistently address Lord Durham, inasmuch as he had declared himself favourable only to household suf- frage; however, he agreed to the address. Well, the mem- bers of the association senr a letter to his lordship, to know if he would receive a deputation from them ; and to that letter a reply was made, which he should read to them; and from which they would see pretty plainly, that they hud nothing to expect Irom Lord Durham. Mr. O'Comiell, he might just observe, blamed the Radicals of England for not having leaders. Now, it he had stated that the people of England were too much given to follow leaders, he would have been nearer the mark. The truth was, the people were naturally aristocratic, naturally fond of great men— it was this fondness that dictated the Westminster address; and he was not much displeased at seeing it rebuked as it had been by the pure blood of Lambton. He should now read the answer of Lord Durham, to the obsequious members of the Westminster Association:— Cleveland. row, Dec 15, 1838. Sir,— I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your communication, enclosing the copy of an address from the Westminster Reform Association, and expressing a wish that I should leceive it front the hands of a deputation. 1 should have been proud to receive the address it- elf, ex- pressive, as it is, of principles in which 1 entirely concur, 1 iiad had no cognisance of the proceedings of the meeting at which it was adopted ; but these having been reported to the public, I feel it my duty to state, that they entirely preclude me from receiving the deputation to which you refer. The chairman was chosen unanimously, and the meeting voted him tlieir thanks. He called upon them to forget strong opinions on the subject of Canada, in order to con- sider whether they could " make use ot " me for the fur- therance of their own objects. Other speakers were even more candid in the avowal of their insincerity. Dr. Wade said, that, " as an advocate of household suffrage, he was perplexed; for he did not see how he could support art address to one who advocated household suffrage." Yet he did support that address; and, on the ground, as he de- clared, that I could be made use of as a stepping stone for the advantage of the Radical party. These sentiments, and the purposes implied by them, when viewed in conjunc- tion with the address, appear to have been cordially ap- proved, 1 have cited the above passage in order that there may be no sort of misapprehension as to my reasons for declining to receive the address. I lay aside, as of no importance, all that passed at the meeting which might be considered per- sonally injurious to me, and confine myself to the manifest contradiction between the purport of the address and the objects of the meeting. The address says one thing, the meeting intended another, and the whole of the proceedings, taken as one act, abounds in evidence of gross insincerity. 1 cannot be a party, indirectly or remotely, to any such mode of dealing with public affairs. As I am ever ready to declare frankly what measures I think desirable, so will I always state my objections to purposes of which I con- scientiously disapprove. If I had merely responded to this address, knowing, as I do, that many from whom it proceeds entertain opinions and seek objects which I ut- terly repudiate, as destructive to the peace and very ex- istence of society, I should have shared in misleading, not to say deceiving the public; and that is what I will never do, come what may. The address refers to my unchanged and unchangeable opinions in favour ol diligence in the work of progressive reform. This I hold to be the only means by which gieat national calamities may be averted. I know of no other means by which the true ends of all political exertion may be secured— namely, the instruction, the respectability, and self- respect, and the permanent dignity arid happiness of the whole people, without distinction of classes. To these great ends I believe that the stability of the throne, the security of property, and the prosperity of industry, are not less essential means than the realisation of those principles which I ex pressed to the people of Scotland in 1834. 13ut I will not pretend ignorance of ulterior designs on the part of those who agreed to the address, which are com- pletely at variance with the objects and principles to which I have adverted. It becomes, theiefore, openly to declare my disapprobation of them, and my determination to oppose myself as strongly to their execution as I hope to labour diligently in the cause of safe, attainable, and therefore effici- ent reform. For these reasons I must decline receiving the deputation. I will not run the risk of deceiving any one. There shall be no mistake in any quarter as to my opinions or objects. I cannot accept support so tendered, or an address so voted. In other circumstances I should have considered it as an honourable and gratifying mark of public confidence. Now, he ( Mr. D.) would say, that no man could find fault with Lord Durham for entertaining what opinions he pleased ; he had an undoubted right to do so ; and lie iioped the Radical Reformers would ever maintain, with equal perseverance, their right to entertain what opinions they pleased. Lord Durham was not willing to be made a step- ping stone to procure Radical Reform. Tlrey had no right to make him such a stepping stone. But let not the bargain be one sided. Lord Durham would be endeavour ing, by- and- bye, to climb to oflice; and very likely he would ask their assistance. As he would not be a stepping stone to them, let not them be a stepping stone to him. He hoped the Radicals would not run upon the rock now, which they did irt 1834— that they would not give up the agitation in which they were at present engaged, for an agitation in favour of a man who told them, that their principles and plans of operation were destructive of society. Having said so much relative to his lordship's letter, he should now call their attention to an address oi a very different nature. It was one from the Reformers of Kilmarnock. Mr. D. then read the following address : — " To the Council of the Birmingham Political Union, and the Radicals of England. " Fellow Radicals,— In the belief that it may be productive of some advantage to the common cause in which the pro- ducing classes of England and Scotland are engaged, we, the Working Men's Association of Kilmarnock, have resolved to lay before the working men of England, through your Union, the following address, expressive of our feelings as to the position which the masses in this country iiave as- sumed. In our opinion, there cannot be too frequent au interchange of sentiment between the various associations and other political bodies in the country, who are engaged in the struggle for Universal Suffrage. Such interchange has the effect of increasing rhe enthusiasm of all, and of effecting a more complete organisation of the democracy. We have watched, with feelings of unmixed satisfaction, the manner in which the National Petition arid the I'eople'i Charter have been adopted in every county, irr eveiy town, and almost in every village of Great Britain; and the de- termination which has been shown, wherever the standard of liberty has been raised, ro persist in the combat, until that standard shall be placer! on the ruins of the aristocratic factions, which have too long plundered and coerced the country. In no former period of our history have so many men of calm, yet decided, resolution, taken a lead on the side of the democracy; anil the array which has appeared, at the mere sounding of the signal for Universal Suffrage, is a proof how deeply seated, and how widely spread among the working classes, is the knowledge of the way in which they have been wronged, arid how fixed they are in their resolve to crush their oppressors by one simultaneous effort. In the opinion of our association, we have just to keep going for a little longer the agitation which has so well com- menced, to make the public ear ring with the loud and the long cry for the right of suffrage, till the public mind becomes filled with the notion,— we think that we only require to do this, to ensure complete and speedy success. The more widely rooted we can make the belief, that the National Convention will be the all powerful organ of the British democracy, the stronger that we make the determination of the working classes, of the producing millions of the coun- try, to stand by it, and to obey, implicitly and unreservedly, its commands— the more speedy and the more sure will be the downfal of the opposing factious. All can contribute to this— each irr his own degree— and we, through you, call upon the working men of England to continue as they have begun, and to make the faith and the hope in the doings of the Convention become as household words in the mouths ot all men. We can testify from our own experience of this place, and of this country, tiiat we never did witness so prevailing an enthusiasm— founded upon principle, and upon principle alone— as has been excited iu behalf of the present attempt— the first attempt made on so broad a scale by the working classes, to obtain their just share in the government of the country. To the Convention we will look; when the Convention meets, as a guide to direct this enthusiasm in the proper channel, to effect the practical objects aimed at, and who shall take the proper means for preventing it from dying away. The leaders of the millions of men who have signed the National Petition, hacked as they are by the associations planted in every corner of the land, and strengthened by the confidence and co- operation of the whole male population of workers, not members of these associations, ought to be the most powerful political body that has ever assembled in Britain ; and if they are energetic and wise in their actions, they will he more than a match for any oligarchy that ever held sway. These views, we know, will meet with the approbation of our fellow Radicals, and with a response in every association or union in the land, and may serve lo connect more closely together, in political sympathy, far distant districts of the country. " In transmitting these sentiments to your Union, we cannot refrain from expressing our high satisfaction at the manner in which you chose the proper moment for attempt- ing a union among the Radicals of Britain— at the wise and discreet conduct you have shown in originating and carrying on, so far successfully, the most extensive and most impor- tant agitation which Britain has engaged in ; and we trust and hope, that you will continue to urge forward, with uri- tired zeal and unrelaxing energy, the tide of public opinion, which you have contributed so much to raise to its present condition, of a mighty and ever- swelling flood. " Signed in name of the Kilmarnock Woiking Men's Association, which comprises upwards of a thousand members, " J^ MES ANGUS, President, " JOHN HART, Secretary, " JOHN HUNTER, Treasurer." Mr. D. in continuation, said, he should take the liberty of moving that this address be inserted upon tile minute book of the council. Mr. SALT seconded the motion, which was put and car rierl. Mr. SALT then said, he should mention two or three cir- cumstances that would be interesting at the present mo- ment. First, the health of tlieir old and excellent friend, Mr. Attwood, was materially improved. ( Hear, bear, and applause.) The instant he jot better, he began as they must have perceived, by the papers, to write in his usual bold and energetic style, lie would be amongst them in about ten days, to advise and cansu'. t with them. He would go with them, as lie , had always done, through every diffi- culty, and be always foremost in the ranks. He would prove that the men of Birmingham were not going for the picturesque of universal suffrage, but that his real object was to put within the reach of every working man those comforts to which he was entitled. He bad to congratulate them upon the fact, that not only from the north, were they receiving daily expressions of the confidence ol the people in the Birmingham Political Union, and of approbation at the course they had pursued, but the people in nearly all other parts of the kingdom entertained the same favourable opinion. In the Isle of Wight they attached so much im- portance to Mr. Attwood's letter, that they had it reprinted. This he considered of great importance, as they were cer- tainly now approaching the crisis. He ( Mr. Salt) had thought proper to make the present movement one of a grave solemnity, and he had accordingly written to a cler- gyman of the Established Church, ( than whom there did not exist a better friend to the people,) for rite purpose of inducing him to prepare a religious service for them, to be performed by the Radicals of the kingdom. It was his ( Mr. Salt's) opinion, that such a religious exercise would be a very proper discipline for the minds of men engaged in the solemn undertaking in which they were then embarked. They could not do better than gather men together for the purpose of worshipping the Great Parent of mankind. These views he had represented to the rev. gentleman he had alluded to, and the result was, that he immediately set about preparing a very beautiful form of service, which he ( Mr. S.) then held irr his hand. It was not the form with which the proud pharisee went to the altar, but a form which would appeal to the hearts of their oppressors, and demand of them to let the people free. Mr. S. read a por tion of the service, and, in continuation, said his friends had intimated to him that it was possible they might he ridiculed for this matter. He cared not for the ridicule of the men who could look upon the present great and important move- ment of the millions to obtain justice, without feelings of sympathy. The enemies of the people had always desig- nated them as infidels, as merr devoid of a knowledge of God or religion; now he should like to show them that such was not the case. He should like to show them that they could approach the Gieat Creator of the universe, and ask him to protect and bless their undertaking. It was not in coldly reading over the service that they could find the beauty of it; but in publicly and conjointly repeating it in congregated masses. He felt confident that when they should meet in a body, and go through the whole of the ser- vice, it would produce a great effect, and that when it was made known it would be generally adopted. He should, therefore, move the appointment of a committee to ex- amine the service, and take proper steps to have it per- formed. Mr. DOUGLAS seconded the motion with very great plea- sure. He had read over a portion of the service, and he must say it was admirably written. It contained a very excellent exposition of the Scripture rule, relative to the duties of the civil magistrates, and the amount of the alle- giance to be paid to them by the people. It entirely coin- cided with the views he had always entertained— that the Christian religion never meant that men should practise a slavish submission to persons in authority. On the contraiy, he believed that it warranted a bold and just remonstrance and resistance to oppression. Mr. Salt had omitted to give the name of the lev. gentleman to whom they were in. debted for the service. The name of the rev. gentleman was Price. ( Hear, hear.) He was exceedingly glad to find that one gentleman had broken through the trammels of the church, of which he was a member and mil ister. He did not know any body which contained within it so much sturdy opposition to popular principles as the CI uccli of England; and it was an important matter to succeid in making any inroad upon it. Mr. ASHMORE apologised for the non- attendance of n any members of the council on that, and the last few nigh s of meeting. There were many of them candidates in the various wards for the town councillorship, and were bisily engaged in forwarding the good cause in that way. Mr. DOUGLAS apologised for Mr. Pierce, on account of indisposition. The cause of the corporation was, irr every way, progressing. One word, before he sat down, on the present aspect of parties in the great co- operation of the kingdom. Lord Durham would not come into office im- mediately. Lord Melbourne could not stop in, as he now stood. As a matter of course, therefore, be believed there would be a coalition ministry. Peel, and Graham, and Stanley would join the Melbourne cabinet. Now, such a junction could hardly fail to turn the Irish nation towards the Radicals. The only reason the people of Ireland attempted to give for not joining the Radicals was, that, by such a junction, the Whigs must be put out, and way made for the Toiies. Mr. O'Connell did not justify the Whigs. He admitted they were bad, very bad, only they were not so bad as the Tories. If the Whigs, therefore, joined the Tories, Mr. O'Connell must come over to the Radicals of England. A person in the meeting: We don't want the Irish leader. Mr. DOUGLAS did not think they did want him, but they wanted the Irish people, and they ought to have them, in their struggle for universal liberty. The people of Ireland never would obtain justice until they joined the Radicals of England. Mr. CUTLER was of opinion that if Mr. O'Connell would come forward, and shake hands with them, and pledge him- self to go with them for universal suffrage, they ought at once to welcome him. If he would promise that he would co operate with them, and never desist until they obtained that measure, then, and only then, could they act with him. A voice in the meeting: He will never stick to it. Another person : We can't trust him. Mr. CUTLER was aware when men were once deceived, it was hard to get them again to give their confidence. But if they acted again with Mr. O'Connell, they must put it out of his power to do mischief. With respect to the religious service, it had his approbation. He rejoiced to find there was one honest man in the church like Mr. Price. Mr. EMES: If he was really honest, he could come out of it altogether. ( Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN put Mr. Salt's resolution, which was carried. Mr. DOUGLAS adverted to the national rent, and observed that it did not roll up as fast as it ought. He found, by the accounts from Ireland, that Mr. O'Connell calculated upon raising 100.000/. for the Precursor Society ; and it appeared that the O'Connell tribute for this year would be not less than 17.000/. There was the poorest people on earth con- tributing one hundred thousand pounds for an undefined object, and twenty thousand pounds for an individual; and there was England, the richest country in the world, en- gaged in a most important movement— one calculated to confer real benefit upon millions— and yet the people had not contributed five hundred pounds towards that great object. He did not intend these observations for those present, because be knew they were men who always attended to the cause, and blame did not rest upon them; but it was certain there did exist a very great apathy some- where. He had not heard of any sum having been raised in Lancashire at all. It was true the men in that part of the country were poor, very poor; but they were not, by any means, so badly situated as the Irish people, who were weekly contributing hundreds. Four hundred and fifty pounds Mr. O'Connell the other day announced as one week's contribution. He hoped the people of England would reflect that the time for the meeting of the conven- tion was fast approaching, that they could not sit in London without great expenses, and that if they were to continue their exertions, they must be supported by the people. Mr. HOLL announced that the total amount collected for the national rent in Birmingham was 72/. 3s. lOJd., exclu sive of the money generously handed over by the females union. The council then adjourned till Tuesday, the 1st of Januarv. MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL UNION. On Thursday evening, a meeting of a numberof mem- bers " of theUnion was held in the Public Office, for the purpose of discussing the public conduct of Mr. Daniel O'Connell. Mr. WATSON, one of the members of the conncil, was called to the chair, and opened the business by reading an address to the inhabitants from the rent committee lately appointed, urging the necessity of contributing to the na- tional fund. Mr. BROWN, the principal mover in the proceedings, then rose, and in a speech of considerable length addressed the meeting relative to the coddnct of Mr. O'Connell, which he denounced in the strongest terms. He arraigned him upon his conduct towards the factory children, his conduct to- wards ( lie Canadians, and his conduct towards the English Radicals, from all of which he deemed him unworthy of the confidence of the men of England, and considered any alli- ance with him as certain to injure the cause of the people. He concluded by reading the following resolution: " That this meeting composed of members of the Birmingham Political Union, reject with scorn and con- tempt the alliance of Daniel O'Connell, if the price of that alliance be a compromise of principles, and a sacrifice of the truest friends of the cause of universal liberty ; but with the people of Ireland we will cheerfully co- operate in ob- taining for thein an equality of lights with the people of England." A young man, whose name we did not learn, seconded the i . solution, because it would operate as a salve to Mr. O'Connor, whom the blood thirsty monsler O'Connell was trying to destroy. He thought it would be an act of great ingratitude to give up such a man as Mr. O'Connor for the purpose of co operating with such a hypocritical scamp as O'Connell. Mr. FUSSELL supported the resolution, and read extracts from Mr. O'Connell's address, upon which he commented in strong language of disapprobation. He thought the re- solution befor e the meeting would give some consolation to Mr. O'Connor and their northern brethren. The speaker next adverted to Mr. O'Coiinell's denunciation of physical force, and with a view to show his inconsistency, read some extracts from past speeches of Mr. O'Connell, in wnich he used violent language. He denounced O'Connell because he believed him an enemy, and if O'Connor would advise them to take anything less than universal suffrage, he would denounce him. Something must be done speedily. Their northern brethren were in that state that they could not remain long without relief. Men were working for three and four shillings a week, and they were not to blame for using violent language. If something was not done, bloodshed would be the consequence. He thought Mr. O'Connor had been very mild iu his language towards the people of the north. Mr. GREEN also supported the resolution. The only doubt he had about itwas, that they would be going out of their way to denounce such a'villain. He considered, how ever, he ought to be exposed, and their proceeding of that night made known. A young man from near the door nextaddressed the meet- ing^ observing, that they could not too soon have dpne with O'Connell. He would say, away with such a monster from the face of the political earth. He thought a greater tyrant did not exist. He was little better than art inhuman mon- ster. If they looked to Mr. Stephens, whom O'Connell had denounced, they would find he was a man who had suf- fered great privations for the people, going three months without a dinner. He did not wonder ut Mr. Stephens using strong language. He would say to the men, let them get arms, but not use them until they should see that moral force would not answer. If it could not be done without arms, then he would say, to arms every man. Where was the man who would not fight for his children? Where was the young 8 THE . BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 22. T i man who would not fight sooner than see Irs parents dragged to the work house. In his opinion, unless they used some- thing more than moral means, they would never get what they required. A woman— We will get it before twelve months.( Cheers). A young man, who gave his name HENRY O'CONNELL, and who was described as an illegitimate son of Mr. Daniel O'Connell, next addressed the meeting. He also denounced Mr. O'Connell; and went on to make use of some very strong republican language, and gave it as his opinion, that they could do very well without kings. The Radicals ought to he very cautious in selecting their leaders ; try and get such a man as Washington. He thought England would do better without kings. He did not see what benefit they derived fiom them. In this strain he was proceeding, when he was interrupted by Mr. Smith, who thought he was say- ing what was not applicable to the business. The CHAIRMAN then rose to put the resolution, and ex- pressed his concurrence in it. Allusion had been made to Mr. Stephens. He thought great allowance ought to be made for him. ( Hear, hear.) He did not justify all his language; but he believed, if they had suffered as much in Birmingham as he had done and his friends in the north, they would use stronger words in Birmingham. The resolution was put and carried with great applause. Mr. EJIES never felt better pleased than at their conduct in denouncing O'Connell. He had watched the conduct of Mr. O'Connor, and he could say, he had never seen any thing in it which would not bear the strictest scrutiny. It was generally believed by the council that they would obtain what they required by moral means, but it was not his opi- nion. He thought they must have some other besides a moral, struggle. This was his opinion, but he hoped he might be wrong. The resolution they had passed would be a source of gratification to Mr. O'Connor. It had been said, that a man must be vain or a lool to fix a day, but, he would ask had not their friend, Mr. Sturge, and others fixed a day for the emancipation of the black slaves, and why not fix a day for the white slaves to be free? Mr. BROWN gave, at length, his opinion of physical force. He thought they ought to try every moral means to get their just rights, but if government would not give their just de- mands he would say, that man was accursed who did not take that to which God and nature entitled him. With respect to Mr. Stephens he would say, as a workii ginan, that he would stand up and justify that man. He believed he was a tho- rough universal suffrage man, and when his speech was lately read, it ought to have been read all through. He heard many men 011 that occasion cry out " Shame" at the manner in which he had been dealt with. He would repeat Mr. Stephens's words and stand by them. The speaker then re- peated the well known language of Mr. Stephens respecting the ounce of lead and the cold steel, and in reference to it said, sooner than he would suffer his wife and children to be torn from him, he would put the lead and steel into the body of the man who would attempt the separation. ( Loud cheers.) He was embarked in that cause, and lit would not recede from it, and if he should lose his life upon a s caf- fold, he hoped his blood would aiise from the ground and say to those who shed it, you have done it, but you will rue it. He was glad to see the working men determined 011 taking the cause in their own hands. Mr. FOSSELI then moved the following resolution: " That the members of this Union have the greatest con- fidence in the leaders of the Northern Union, for their de- termined advocacy of universal liberty." He proposed that resolution because he had confidence in Mr. O'Connor. He did not think there was any thiui; rash in the conduct of Mr. Stephens more than any other Radi- cal in England. Mr. GREEN thought it might be as well not to express confidence in any particular man, because they had enemies in the camp, who might take advantage of it. He thought it would be better to appoint a committee to draw up an address to the men of the noith. Mr. BROWN thought the resolution already passed would answer the purpose. The mover of the resolution considered they ought at once to give their confidence. They would then have done all that was necessary. The resolution was put and carried unanimously with applause. Mr. SMITH said, he thought they ought to watch very closely the young man, O'Connell, who had addressed them. Tiie CHAIRMAN said, they should disclaim any connection with him until they knew more about him. The meeting then separated. I X'UBLIC OFFICE. MONDAY, DEC. 17. ( Before J. T. Lawrence, Esq.) Wm. Hill, George Felton, and John Dunn, three boys, were charged with stealing a waistcoat, belonging to Mr. Anderton, of Vale- street. Mary Ann Anderton, a intelligent child, stated that she was standing next door to her father's house, on Wednesday, about three o'clock, when she saw the three prisoners talk- ing together in the street, She kept her eyes upon them, and presently Hill took down a waistcoat which hung at her father's door for sale, and the whole of the prisoneis ran away. A streetkeeper, who was near the place at the time, pursued the prisoners, when they dropped the waistcoat, and made their escape. Evans stated that on Wednesday he met the prisoners running in Navigationstreet, he attempted to stop them, but they escaped, and he picked up the waistcoat ke then produced. Mrs. Anderton identified the waistcoat as her husband's property, and tiie prisoners were committed to the sessions. James Parkes was charged with passing counterfeit coin. The prisoner was committed to the sessions. John Hughes was charged with stealing a quantity of iron, the property of Edward Woodall, a jobbing smith. The prosecutor deposed that he resided in the New Ink- leys; within the last six weeks he missed from his forge about 6 cwt. of iron, without being able to form any idea of who was the thief. On the previous Thursday, as he was passing through Dudley- street, lie saw a man loading iron at the door of the house of Messrs. Courts and Adams. Knowing it to be his property which had been stolen, he went into the warehouse arid saw Mr. Thomas Lane, the warehouseman, and asked him how he came by it. Mr. Lane said he had purchased it, and had sold it to the wa- goner, who was then removing it. He left the iron in his possession, and gave information of the robbery to an officer. Mr. Thomas Lane stated that he was a servant of Messrs. Courts and Adams. He sold the iron to the wagoner in whose possession it was found. He bought the iron, he be- lieved, from the prisoner, a part of which was then produced. He bought it from him, he believed, at different times. Mr. Spurrier: How long is it since your recollection be- came so bad. You had no doubt at all about it a while ago. I ask you, did you buy the iron now before you from the prisoner? Witness: I believe I bought it. I cannot swear posi- tively. Prisoner: Mr. Lane, you know you cannot swear I sold it to you. Mr. Lawrence, the magistrate: You well know, witness, whether you bought the iron or not from the prisoner. Witness: I cannot say positively I bought it allfrom him. When he came I asked him if it was all right, and if he had purchased the iron ? Mr. Spurrier: Tiie case is, they are all receivers of these goods, and want to screen the prisoner. Mr. Lawrence: The fact is, he ought to be in the place of the prisoner. Sir. Spurrier: If he had reason to ask the prisoner if it was all right, he must know well w letlier the iron on the table is part of what lie purchastd. How long is it, Lane, since you got on the stool of repentance ? You told me the iron was part of what you bought Irom the prisoner. Lane: I did not say all that iron. I said there was other iron at home. Mr. Lawrence: Well, then, there is part of the iron you bought from the prisoner at home ? Lane: Yes. Mr. Lawrence : Then take an officer and go for it. The witness did so, and soon returned with several pieces of iron, which were identified by Mr. Woodall, and the pri- er was committed to the sessions. Several pawnbrokers were fined in various penalties, for offences against their act of Parliament. The names of the infoimers, and the particulars of the offence appeared in the Journal police report of last week. THURSDAY, Dec 20. Before Wm. Chance and D. Ledsam, Esqrs. Leaiard Martin was charged with having stolen a watch, the property of Mr. Baker, retail brewer, of Grosvenor- street. Mrs. Baker stated that, on Tuesday morning she left a s; lver watch upon the chimney piece in her kitchen, and since that she had not seen it. A man named Cartwright proved, that he was in Mr. Baker's house 011 Tuesday, when the prisoner and two men, named Smith and Westwood ( now in Warwick gaol) came into the kitchen. Westwood jumped on a table, took down Mr. Baker's watch, and went away with it in company of tie other two men. The prisoner was committed. Several informations against retail brewers, laid by inform- ers, were heard, and convictions in most cases followed. Tile following specimen of the swearing maybe sufficient: — IIr. Brookes was charged with having sold ale after ten o'clcck 011 Saturday night. Citneron, the informer's witness, swore positively that he went'nto the house, called for ale, and was served with it alter tin o'clock. Mr. Edwin Wright called a respectable witness, who positively swore that the house was closed before ten o'clock, that no- ale had been sold after that Injur, and that, in point of fact, every thing sworn by Cameron was false. The Magistrates said they must dismiss the complaint. EMBEZZLING MONEY Samuel Peck was charged with embezzling money belonging to his master, Mr. John Blake- way. Mr. Charles Reeve stated, that he was clerk to the pro- secutor, to whom the prisoner was an appientice. It was the duty of the prisoner to fetcii letteis trom the post- office for his master. On the first of October the prisoner told him the post- office account for the week's letters was one pound three shillings and sixpence, and he gave him that amount to pay at the office o'l the 8th of October. The prisoner said the account for the week was one pound three shillings and elevenpence, and that sum he ( Mr. Reeve) gave him to pay. On the 15th of the same month he gave him one pound three shillings; 011 the 22nd he gave him one pound two shillings ; on the 29th of October he gave him nineteen shillings and ninepence ; on the 5th of November, one pound two shillings and ninepence ; on the 12th, eigh- teen shillings and fourpence halfpenny ; 011 the 19th, nine- teen shillings and eleven pence; on the 26th, one pound one shilling and nine pence ; on the 3rd of December, seventeen shillings and sixpence; and on the 10th he gave him one pound three shillings. The prisoner kept a book, which he took with him to the post office, and in which was inserted the amount of the daily postages of Mr. Blakeway's letters. On the 12th of December the prisoner left his master's ser- vice, and did not return. Mr. John Rowe stated, that lie was clerk at the post office, and knew the piisoner to have been in the habit of fetching Mr. Blakeway's letters. An account was kept at the post office of Mr. Blakeway's letters, in two books, one of which was kept at the office, and the other delivered to the pri- soner ; and when paid, the amount was cast up, and the name or initials of the clerk who received the money, ought to be entered in both books. He had examined the two books ( then produced), and he could not see any entry in either of them, of any sum of money having been paid at the post office, by the prisoner, on account of Mr. Blakeway's postage, since the 26th of September, up to the 14th of December, when it appeared that Mr. Blakeway paid Jones, one of the clerks, the sum of eight pounds eighteen shillings and eleven pence, the amount of his postage since the 26th of September, The prisoner had not paid any money during that time, Wm. Hall, the officer, stated, tlmt having obtained a war- rant, he proceeded to Portsmouth, where he met the pri- soner, and took him into custody. He told him the charge against him ; upon which the prisoner acknowledged that he had u- ed his master's money. He had upon him only one shilling and a halfpenny and " a new suit of clothes, which he bought with the money. The prisoner, who is almost eighteen years of age, was committed. TRIVATE ROOM. Joshua Scholefield, Esq., M. P., and W. Beale, Esq., were engaged nearly the entire day, until five o'clock, hear- ing informations, laid by Wyatt, the London informer, against a number of pawnbrokers. Mr. Edmonds attended for the defendants, and certainly did defend them with great energy and ability. The first charges gone into were for not fully describing the name, and residence of the informer's witness, and also the articles pledged. Some of these charges* were substantiated and the parties fined ; others were dismissed, the pawn tickets being considered, on inspection by the magistrates, suffici- ently legible. The second ch nge investigated was for not having the name of the pawnbroker legibly painted upon a board over the door where the business was carried on. Mrs. Ann Evans, of Steelhouse lane, was the defendant. Two witnesses belonging to the i. iformer swore posi- tively that on several days they went to the door of Mrs. Evans's house— that they examined the sign hoard over rlie door- way, and that, although it was only six inches or a foot over their heads, they could not see one of the letters upon it, and could not, consequently, tell what na me it was. Mr. Edmonds, with great earnestness, examined and cross- examined the fellows, witli a view to impeach their veracity, and succeeded in eliciting a contradiction, iiut not sufficient to warrant the magistrates in dismissing the case. One of the witnesses, named Jones, swore that on several days he had inspected the board, and found the letteis, if there were any upon it, illegible, and that within the last few days it had been cleaned, and apparently to him, var- nished. To this portion of the evidence Mr. Scholefield paid par- ticular attention, and in order to get rid of the difficulty ill which the evidence had involved the case, lie said he should like very much to see the board. A gentleman in the office immediately went for it, and on its being brought in and examined, it was found that the letters were perfectly legible— that the board had not been varnished, and that there was no ground for the informa- tion. The magistrates accordingly dismissed the complaint, amidst tiie general approbation of a crowded court, fol- lowed by loud cries of— Shame, shame— at the conduct of the infoimers. We never heard a case in which the advan- tage of legal advocacy was more fully proved. Had it not been for Mr. Edmonds, the infamous evidence given would have warranted and obtained a conviction and penalty of 10/. against Mrs. Evans. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. superstition, and cruelty, prevailed in every quarter of the habitable globe. There were 110 efforts made for the spread of improvement and refinement then. Monarchs and tyrants reigned with despotic power, having the lives of thousands depending 011 their nod. Then, and only then, were they, in the proper sense of the term, degraded beings ; for they were, and that too without any exaggeration, but a few degrees above the level of the " brutes which perish :" and in this dread- ful state, with but little, if any, improvement, they had continued for the space of about four thousand years. But since Christianity was introduced, now only one thousand eight hundred years ago, stop, and mark the change. Civilisation and refinement have advanced hand in hand with it by rapid strides, combined with all the nobler sentiments, which will inevitably be the happy results wherever it takes its footing, tending to promote the happiness and prosperity of all the human race. If we only cast our eyes around us, we shall soon have abundant proof of this. Let us only look at home, at our own favoured and beloved country. What nation is there upon the face of the earth, in which Christianity has taken a wider spread ? And what nation is there which has so far advanced in civilisa- tion and refinement? Where is the country, in which morality and religion so universally prevail P And where are the people, amongst whom so much know- ledge and good sense are found, even amongst the lower orders ? If this rule holds good with regard to a nation, it will hold g- ood to different classes and different grades of that nation ; and upon this we argue, that it is Christianity, and that alone, which will ever lead the mechanic or labourer to his proper class in society, that will ever raise him above the level of what you call degraded beings; it is the greater diffusion of this which will ever cause men to consider " alias brethren:" it is this that will draw him from the ale- house, and the nocturnal debauch ; that will lead him to cultivate the talents which the Almighty has given him, and create a taste for the beauties and refinements of sense. And let me tell you, sir, and I challenge you to deny it, that it is this very Christianity which you despise, that influenced you in forming motives and wishes for the improvement and refinement of your fellow- beings. I shall not stop to comment 011 the sin which would be incurred by spending the Sabbath in the manner which you have proposed. It is so generally known and admitted, that it would be a waste of time and room. But allow me, in conclusion, to say, that if your plan was to be acted upon, that if the Sabbath, the only day which we possess for the promotion of Christianity, was spent for the purposes of improve- ment and pleasure, instead of civilisation and refine- ment, spreading and increasing here, and in every quarter of the globe; instead of motives, plans, and desires of universal benevolence, prevailing, it is more than probable, nay, absolutely certain, that we should relapse into a barbarous and uncivilised state, and dis- cover, when it was too late, that the very means which we had adopted for further improvement, had been conducive to our downfal. Birmingham, Dec. 19th, 1838. R. S. L. [ What does R. S. L. mean by addressing us, as if, personally, we had taken any share in this matter ? Where did he discover that we agreed with the cor- respondent whose letter he combats, any more than with his own? We inserted the first letter, and we insert the second ; and there is our entire share of the con- troversy. We have not, at anv time, given a more direct opinion 011 it.— li. B. J.] BIRMINGHAM MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. SUNDAY AND ITS OCCUPATIONS. SIR,— 111 your paper of the 8th inst., I observed a letter from one of your correspondents, headed " Sunday and its occupations," I not only observed it, but was particularly struck with the sentiments therein con- tained; and as I think they are calculated to do a great deal of mischief amongst that class of society whose cause is chiefly pleaded, I cannot hut intrude myself upon yonr kindness at this time, and I should not have allowed so long an interval to pass without noticing this important subject, but I hoped to have seen it handled in the last number of your paper by an abler and more experienced pen than mine; and I assure you that it is not without some feelings of compunction that I have committed the following remarks to paper, knowing that my object is to repel the attacks of infidelity, aided and guided by simple truth alone. In commencing, sir, permit me to say, that no one can more highly appreciate the value of throwing open such institutions, as your corespondent mentions, to the working man and mechanic than myself. In my opinion, it would undoubtedly be attended with advantage; and I cordially agree with him in thinking, that it would greatly tend towards the refinement of his manners, and the cvltivation of his nobler sentiments. Would it be too much to hope, that it might, in some measure, be the happy means, if used aright, to lead him from the excitements of the ale- liouse to aspire after higher and nobler pursuits? But your correspondent mentions, that there is a difficulty in the way of the labouring man or mechanic availing themselves of the advantages which such institutions afford, and that is a want of time. He says, " It is manifest that during the week- day he has not an hour to spare without a sacrifice." This, however, I firmly deny; it is so far from beifig the case, that I only wonder how an inhabitant of Bir- mingham could have asserted such a thing in a public journal. You must certainly, sir, have been greatly misled; rather ( lo I fear that it is a want of will than a want of time. Do you not know it to be a notorious fact, that the Birmingham mechanic will not, in gene- ral, if ever, work more than five days a week? Does he not too frequently spend the Monday in the ale- house, greatly diminishing his hard- earned wages; and, in- deed, when trade flourishes, and labour is abundant, it is not an uncommon occurrence to find him but four days only at his customary employment. There is not a manufacturer in this important town, but will affirm my statement to be strictly correct, and tell you that such things are by no means unfrequent, but often happen, to his great inconvenience. It is manifest, then, that it is not a want of time that would lead them to spend the Sabbath in the manner which you have proposed— that they have in abundance, without encroaching upon the sacred hours of the day of rest; and I think, sir, that if you do hold such senti- ments as are therein expressed, it would have been highly praiseworthy to have omitted them in a letter, the avowed object of which was the improvement of the lower class of society. Do you not know that the re- finement, the civilisation, which you, and every man that calls himself a Briton, must so much desire, is in- timately connected with that Christianity which you oppose," and that they cannot be separated ? Like sister graces, they flourish when combined; take one away, and the other will inevitably perish. Facts and history prove this beyond a doubt. Look at the condition and history of any nation prior to the time of our Saviour, prior to the com- mencement and spread of Christianity, sunk in bar- barism, with but one or two exceptions. Ignorance, Sir,— As it is thcr object of your paper to promote the public weal, by the dissemination of views which may be conceived to possess this tendency, I beg to solicit tlie insertion of the following, respecting the Birmingham Mechanics' Institute. I have been a member of several mechanics' insti- tutes in towns much smaller than Birmingham, and I have invariably found that they possessed a room spa- cious, if not elegant, containing the library, which was open at least three hours every evening in the week. This room, in all the cases which have come under my knowledge, was supplied with a long table, which was furnished with a number of the most useful and interesting periodicals, so as to form a comforts I le reading room, without any additional charge. The room, also, usually contained globes, maps, ency- clopaedias, and other works of reference, besides the whole of the library books, which the members were at liberty to consult or read. After being accustomed to these advantages, when circumstances led me to contemplate settling' in Birmingham, I congratulated myself' upon the superior facilities and encourage- ments which would attend the pursuit of knowledge in a town of such magnitude. I naturally said, if places so vastly inferior in size, afford such important means for storing and improving the mind; if the well directed energies of literally a few, combining and consulting for the interests of comparatively a few, have brought into existence advantages so in- valuable, what admirable facilities and privileges must be enjoyed amidst an immense population of 200,000, where thousands of active and intelligent minds arc constantly at work for the public good, where such a vast multitude of the operative classes imperiously require that knowledge which is essential to their moral and political elevation; that knowledge which humanises and refines, which expands and dignifies, which gives pleasure to the mind, and directs its en- ergies to the best and most worthy ends, where the incessant collision of opinion, the untiring efforts of a large and disinterested benevolence, and the eagle- eyed vigilance and ingenuity of a mountainous mass of powerful intellect, ever in operation, are perpetually employed to laise and improve every wise institution! i; Happy ignorance, could it have lasted," as the elo- quent Robert Hall said, 011 a very different occasion. After indulging in the luxury of these reflections, only imagine, Mr. Editor, the feelings with which I witnessed the scene in the library of the Birmingham Mechanics' Institute, at the commi ncement of the last quarter. On ente ing, a room of very limited dimen- sions presented itself, that portion of it allotted to the members, which, as near as I can guess, may be about nine feet by four, was separated by a sort of board or counter, beyond which inviolable barrier none could presume to pass. Within this very contracted portion of space were squeezed together as many persons as could possibly stand upright; some, while exposed to the surrounding pressure, endeavouring to dro J n the voices of others in shouting to the secretary the number of a book— some attempting to take or snatch a scrap or Shred of a catalogue, in the possession of a more fortunate member— and others trying if haply they might catch a glimpse of a similar fragment by peeping over their neighbours' shoulders. I honestly declare that this is not a caricature, but a faithful picture of the scene I witnessed; and after being accustomed, in much smaller towns, to the advantages I have men- tioned, you will easily conceive the surprise and dis- appointment which was occasioned. I confess, among ot'ier emotions, I felt degraded and disgusted, not by the company with which I was associated, ( which was on an equality with myself,) but by being squeezed within such a na'row spaec— by being shut out from the booL% and by the total absence of those privileges which I had conceived to be inseparable from Mechan- ics' Institutes. When I had sufficiently digested the disappointment to make enquiries, I was told that the present accommodations were only temporary; that in proper time they were to be superseded by a new build- ing, especially erected for the purpose, and that, when the managers' of the Mechanics' Institute purchased the Artisans' library, the proprietors of the said library insisted upon it, as an especial condition, that the Mechanics' Institute should occupy the intolerably in- convenient room situated in Edmund- street. Really. M- r. Editor, it is difficult to say which we ought most to censure, the men who were capable of making such a flagrant requisition, or the men who so far abandoned the most imperative duty as to assent to it. Common sense, and common soundness of judgment, have uni- versallv, as far as I am aware ( always excepting in Birmingham, which is strictly an instance sui generis), adopted the opinion that a proper room is of the first importance, a sine qua non, without which nothing could be done, nothing expected. Accordingly, a suf- ficient room, supplied with books as far as resources admit, constantly forms the nucleus of Mechanics' In stitutes, classes and lectures being added in proportion as circumstances are favourable. But the committee of the Birmingham Institution have acted in defiance of the concurring judgment of mankind; and conduct so extraordinary ought, in all reason, to be grounded upon some powerful and pressing motive; nothing short of that necessity which admits not of choice, claiming the least consideration as a justifying excuse. But the circumstance that the proprietors of the Artizan's library, made it one of the conditions of sale that the purchasers should occupy the room, possesses no pre tensions 13 the character. If it were thought desirable, at all events, to purchase the library, the Mechanics' committee ought to have submitted to any terms, rather than expose the institution to so much inconvenience and injury, for an indefinite number of years; for, as far as I can learn, it is still a matter of uncertainty when the erection of a new building will be completed. In a town of such magnitude as Birmingham, it is scarcely possible to believe that rooms, in some measure suitable, could not be obtained; such, I have been credibly in- forn ed, is, or was the case; and as to the question of expense, the last farthing of the funds of the Institu- tion would have been properly expended in securing a convenience ranking first and foremost. It is always invidious, except in extreme cases, to judge of motives; and the motives of these gentlemen are far too deep and inscrutable for me to penetrate; but the tendency of a particular course of conduct may be obvious, and I should say, that the evident tendency in the present instance is, to manifest the entire want of respect, on the part of tha managers, for the members of the Institution, to limit its num- bers and cripple its usefulness, and to stamp upon it the indelible brand of comparative inferiority. If, however, while we censure we are still disposed to forgive, what may be deemed at most an error of judg- ment, and to hope that, however unhappy the conse- quences of this error, it may partially be redeem d and allowed for, by other parts of the regulations of the In- stitution, a little examination will suffice to enlighten, if not to satisfy us. In my next I will proceed to another item. A MEMBER OF THE BIRMINGHAM MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. DOGS. SIR,— Will you oblige me once more with a corner of your Journal, to correct an erroneous opinion of the " Dog- liater," in the Herald of the 13tli inst., respect- ing my character; and I can assure you and him, that my only object is to bespeak the kindly feelings of man in favour of humanity to the animal creation; not to dogs only, but to every living thing. An habitual re- gard to the comfort and happiness of the lower order of animals must, necessarily, create, in a higher degree, a regard for the welfare, comfort, and happiness, of our fellow- creatures, which, necessarily, involves a love of justice, and the natural rights of man. The opportu- nities of cultivating humane and kind feelings to dogs are so numerous, that children are initiated into habits of humanity, and, with judicious parents, may, and I know by many are, extended to other animals, and -- re— Then most delighted when they social see The whole mixt animal creation round Alive and happy. The " Dog- liater" cautions the commissioners of Bir- mingham against " a celebrated dog- fancier of this town, as a violent advocate for allowing dogs to run loose in the streets, and who tries to conceal, by mis- statements and pretended humanity, how much his business depends 011 the continuance of this nuisance." Now, to caution the commissioners is, I think, quite unnecessary. If I am a celebrated dog- fancier, I, ol course, am well known as such; but this is not true: it is only a weak conjecture, and shows he lias no idea that a man can be humane, without interested motives; and I do not see what expression in my letter can be construed into violence. I ean assure him I never sold a dog in my life, and the last dog I had lived with me seventeen years, though blind the last two years of his life, yet retained his faculties till the hour of his death, conscious of the kind treatment of his friends. This was not pretended humanity, and I have recorded his character in the following lines— To the memory of Prince, who died January 12th, 1829. His gentle manners and affectionate disposition gained him the love of all who knew him; and, in remembrance of Iiis uninterrupted friendship and sincere attachment during a period of seventeen years, this tablet was inscribed by his affectionate master. Reader, whoe'er thou art, whate'er thy state, Deem not this tribute of regard too great, For one whose rank in being nature placed Below thine own, which he has ne'er disgraced; For if fidelity to all his friends, And untired vigilance thy breast commends; If gentleness of manners move thy breast, And ttue affection, these my dog possest; And these are virtues which demand tliy praise, Then do not scorn, but imitate his ways. This " Dog liater" may be surprised at such interest in the fate of a dog, but I could direct his attention to a hundred instances of grateful affection of man to his dog, and the sincerest attachment of the dog to his master, from Hector's down to my own, which might change his feelings to dogs. There is, however, one expression of his very true, when he says, I delight in the name of PHILOCYNOS. [ With this communication we have received five shillings towards the National Rent, which we have paid to Mr. Joseph Holl, who has, at present, charge of the Birmingham subscriptions.] heads would they not shelter from the pomp and pride of this vain world ? It is capable of dispelling tke gloom that hangs upon the latter days of scores of the worthy— they who have spent a life of monotonous toB in mating luxuries which they never enjoyed; they whose limbs are enfeebled, not more by age than in the unremembered service of the wealthy. Surely this is a case as worthy the liberality of christians as the erection of costly temples, whose existence will only tend ta make those already in being look more miserable tliaa they now do. I wish, sir, these well- meaning bat, as I think, mistaken, gentlemen would contrast the twe cases. I do really think that minds so endued with philanthropy, would see at once that their money would be productive of more good by being spent as I have proposed. I11 conclusion, you and they will put a favourable construction upon these unsophisticated ro- marks of your humble servant, ARTIZAX. NEW STREET TO THE RAILWAYS. Sir,— There has been so much said 011 the above su&- jectby -' Jonahs," " DisinterestedTownsmen,"& c., Sec. that some may think that the few observations I have to make quite superfluous ; however, should they ia any way contribute to the benefit of the town, and" tie • comfort and convenience of the inhabitants, my eni will be answered. My favourite line is Dr. Church's ; it will make * noble street; it will cut up some of the worst part of the town, thereby creating least expense, very little of the burying ground ; and' it will form a direct commo- nication with that part of the town which is considera- bly increasing, and where most ol our manufactures and merchants' offices and works are, than any other line which has yet been proposed. I understand that by taking a little off the arc ® round St. Peter's Church, for which permission has been given by the authorities connected with that placet, 3he splendid building belonging to the London atnd Birmingham Railway Company may be seen in a direct line from the end of Waterloo- street ; and it wili be as straight to the Five Ways as the line mentioned by " Disinterested Townsman." Not only will the above benefits be derived from Dr. Church's line, but it will be better as regards the streets it cuts through ; it will form almost right angles witk all, and nothing objectionable like the line from the end of New- street, ( Mr. Edge's, by the bye) which will cut through the corners of the streets, and leave first one little triangular patch, then another, and so on to the end of the street, and at last does not face that noble building of the company's, which is decidedly the finest building of that order of architecture in the town. Another great disadvantage connected with Mr. Edge's line, is taking so much of the burial ground; in cutting through which, they must necessarily cart away some legs, arms, skulls, & c. of deceased persons ; and i*, will be rather awkward, on the day of resurrec- tion, for a man to find himself short of a leg. I sup- pose he must, in the hurry of the moment, snatch up some other; and then lie will be in a worse predicament than before, as the person it belongs to will want to redeem his leg before his soul can be redeemed, or he will not be perfect, and there will be a regular row about it. I see no reason why only one side the question should be heard ; but look to both sides, and hear what they have to say, and then an impartial jury ( the commis- sioners) should decide the case, and by opening a first- rate street, confer a benefit 011 the public, and an orna- ment to our thriving and populous town. I therefore hope the commissioners will at once p.' opt Dr. Church's line, and that it will be as cheap and bet- ter, in every respect, than any other, needs little argti- ment; and friend Cadlniry, whose property lies in that direction, and conscientiously votes against Dr. Church, will find that I am a better friend to him than he is to himself. Yours respectfully, PRO BONO PUBLICO. P. S. I think Dr. Church did wrong in having the proposed circus, & c. at the Old Wharf and the Town Hall inserted in his plan ) it has nothing to do witli the proposed street, and it seems going for too muck at once. [ Our correspondent has very curious notions of m impartial jury.— E. B. J.] BIRMINGHAM DISPENSARY, DEC. 21.— Sick patients relieve ® 420; midwifery cases, 11. OGNE'IAL HOSPITAL, DEC. 21 Physician AND Surgeon of TTW Patients of the week, Dr. Eccles and Mr. A. Jukes. Visitor* Mr. James Turner and Mr. W. Harrold. In- patients admitted, out, 8'. In- patients discharged, 28; out, 73. Remaining in th « house, 174. STATE OF THE WORKHOUSE UP TO DECEMBER 17. Wo. INFANTS. Men. men. Boys. Girls. Male. Fein. Totat In thp House 179 198 C 13 18 12 4X Admitted since .... 5 13 1 1 I 0 13 Born i 11 the House 1 ( 184 211 7 14 20 14 m Discligd, absconded, 12 14 1 2 5 3 37 Tutal 0 f each 172 197 0 12 15 11 4tS Number of Cases relieved last week NumberofCliildren in the Asylum * Of whom 3 men and 1 womnn died. . 2,563 . 31S ALMS HOUSES. Sir,—" Supply creates demand," says Dr. Chalmers, when trying to induce the Government to build new churches. Under this impression, I am told, our neigh- bours intend to erect ten of them ; but, surely, if they had made themselves acquainted with those already in existence, they would have come to another conclusion. The fact is, they are most scantily attended. St. Mary's, Christ Church, and St. Thomas's, to be sure, are well filled; so also, it- is said, is St. Philip's ( that I have not seen). St. George's, St. Bartholomew's, and Trinity, may be half filled ; St. Paul's, St. James's, All Saints', and St. John's, are perhaps a third. St. Martin's, I should think, would seat ten times as many as ordi- narily occupy it. Here, then, is supply enough to create demand, or any thing- else, if it have the power enough also to convince any thinking person of the fallacy of the ingenious doctor's position. But, my object in intruding myself upon your time, was to direct the attention of these liberal givers to a demand that never has had supply for its creative power ; and to . attend to which, in the opinion of an unlettered man, would be as benevolent and as acceptable to the God of charity as the vain speculation now entered upon. My allusion is to those thinly scattered monuments of charity, alms- houses, the want of which I need not allude to, more than to state the fact of there being no fewer than twenty applicants for admission to one of these courts alone. How may of them would not this large fund build and endow ? and how many lioary MARRIAGES. On the 12th inst., at St. Pancrus Church, London, Mr. Child, of this town, to Miss Smith, of Alexander- square, Brompton. On the 14th inst., at Edgbaston Church, by the Rev. Mr. Pixel). Mr. Joseph Hickman, of Warstone- lane, printer, t « Miss S. Cooke, stay- maker, of Blakemore- terrace, Bristol- road, in this town. On Tuesday last, at Aston, by the Rev. H. Chavassc, Mr. Eyles, of' Camp- hill, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mt. Morris, of Vauxhall- road. On the ]£ uh inst., at the Independent Chapel, Kilsby, Northamptonshire, by the Rev. Thomas Porter, Mr. W. J. Mackarsie, Esq., surgeon, of Edinburgh, to Ellen Elizt Coleman, only daughter of Edward Brown, Esq., surgeon, of Kilsby, On Wednesday, at St. Thomas's Church, Mr. Buiton. of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, to Mary, daughter of Mrs. Mills, of the Bristol- road. On the 18th inst., at the Collegiate Church, Wolver- hampton, by the Rev. J. Boyle, the Rev. J. Walters, Wes- leyan Minister, of Stoke- upon- Trent, to Miss Harriet Holland. On the 9th inst., at Walsall, Mr. John Bagnall, to Miss Male, both of that place. DEATHS On the 19th inst., at Worcester, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Russell, aged 52. On the 14th inst., at her residence. 119, New- street, after a few days' illness, Fanny Seeley, aged 25 years. On the 11th inst., at Highgate, in this town, Mrs. Tonge, wife of Mr. John Tonge, fender- maker, of Oxford- street. On the 8th inst., in the fifth year of her age, Anne Maria, only daughter of Mr. 11. B. Cooper, of Moland- street. On the 14th inst., Mr. Barnett Lowe, of Yew Tree Farm, Worcestershire, formerly of Cock Heath, near Wednesbury, Staffordshire, aged 49. On the 15th inst., in this town, after a lingering illness, in his 28th year, Mr. William Brookes, son of the lat^ Mr. William Brookes, of Constitution- hill. On the 13th inst., aged 70, at the house of her son- in- law, Mr. W. Clift, of Great Bridge, Ann, relict of the late Mr. Thomas Bent, merchant, of this town. On the 8th inst., at Leicester, in the 77th year of her age, Anna Maria, relict of the late Mr. Thomas Freer, of Dale- end, ill this town. On the 16th inst., aged 59, the Rev. Henry Fowler, minister of Gower- street Chapel, London. On the 17th inst., after a long and painful illness, Mr. John Stirk, gun furniture filer, of Vauxhall- street, aged 51. On Friday week, aged 14, at Mr. Newton's, Oscott, Elizabeth, only child of the late Mr. Goodwin, of Temple- row. On Friday week, at his mother's residence, in Bradford- street, Mr. Thomas Colmore Hipkifs, in the 36th year of his age. On Saturday last, at Brighton, the Hon. Charles Abbott, formerly of the 14th King's Light Dragoons, and younger son of the late Lord Tenterden. 8 THE . BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, DECEMBER 22. LONDON GAZETTES. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. THOMAS BENJAMIN KING, licensed victualler, Aldgate. BANKRUPTS. % Th « Bankrupts to surrender at the Court of Commissioners, B'H'nif/ ialLstreet, when not otherwise expressed. 3 aUMPHREY STEVENSON, lace warehouseman Gutter- lane December 18 and January 25, at the Bankrupts' Court. Sol. Mr. Hudson, Bucklersbury. Pet. Cr. William Webb Ogbourne, Crown- court, Cheapside, lace warehouseman. Seal. December 14. BOBERT NEECH. jun., cattle dealer, Pakefield, Suffolk, January 1 and 25, at the White Lion Inn, Beccles. Sol. Mr. Hichling, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Pet. Cr. Robert Neech, sen., North Cove, Suffolk, farmer. Seal. November 24. 3AMES GRAHAM, draper, Manchester, December 29 and January 25, at the Commissioners'. rooms, Manchester. Soh. Messrs. A p. pleby, Bedford. row; and Grundy, Bury, Lancashire. Pet. Cr. Michael Haigh, Marsh, near Huddersfield, woollen manufacturer. Seal. December 4. HALL KERR, tailor, Woolwich, January 8 and 25, nt the Bank, yupts' Court. Sol. Mr. Goldfinch, Southampton- buildings, Chan- eery- lane. Pet. Cr. William Kerr, Mulgrave. place, YVoolwich, tailor. Seal. December 11. " WILLIAM JOHN DELANCEY ARNOLD, coal merchant, Nor. way- wharf, Westminster, December 21 and January 25, at the Bankrupts' Court. Sols. Messrs. Dods and Linklater, Northum. berland- street, Strand. Pet. Cr. Thomas Johnson, Clifford- street, Bond- street, tailor. Seal. December 11. <£%) SEPH GUY, carpenter, Gloucester- place, Vauxhall- road, Lam. beth, December 20 and January 25, at the Bankrupts' Court. Sol. Mr. Harpur, Kennington. cross. Pet. Cr. Andrew Cosser, Acre, irharf, Belvidere- road, Lambeth, timber merchant. Seal. Decern, ber 12. 3DWARD FRANCIS TUKE, boarding- house keeper, Sydney, feouse, Homerton, Dec. 21 and January 25, at the Bankrupts. Court. Sol. Mr. Flower, Bread- street, Cheapside. Pet. Crm William Hammer, 272, Whitechapel. road, coach maker. Seal. December 8. - 3DYYIN BOWSER, draper, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Dec. 27 and Jan. 25, at the Mack worth Arms Inn, Swansea. Sols. Messrs- Poole and Gamlen, 3, Gray's- inn- square, and Mr. Livett, Bristol. Pet. Cr. Edmund Butcher, Thomas Gee, and Benjamin Sykes Bristol, wholesale grocers. Seal. November 19. " WILLIAM PEARSALL, pearl button maker, Birmingham, Dec. 26 and Jan. 25, at the New Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Sols. Messrs. Austen and Hobson, Raymond- buildings, Gray's- inn ; and Arnold and Haines, Birmingham. Pet. Cr. Samuel1 Horton, Bir- mingham, silversmith. Seal. December 7. DIVIDENDS. W. GOODHUGH, Oxford- street, bookseller, January 4 3FFINGH AM WILSON, Sweeting's- alley, Cornhill, bookseller, January 5. CLARKSO'N, Sheerness, victualler, January 5. W. HAYES, Salisbury, Wiltshire, grocer, January 5. J?.- TOMLINSON, Winterton, Lincolnshire, corn merchant, Janu- ary 8. W. MORLEY, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, surgeon, January 8. W. COOK, Lincoln, innkeeper, January 10. KIRKLAND, Manchester and Blackburn, muslin manufacturer, January 14. © . ROBIN'SON, Manchester and Blackburn, muslin manufacturer, January 15. jP. COX, Northampton, innkeeper, January 14. % LUSCOMBE, jun., Broadhempston, Devonshire, butcher, Janu- ary 9. Wi STEEL, Liverpool, glass manufacturer, January 5. CERTIFICATES, JANUARY 4. J. Matthews, Tooley- street, Southwark, linen draper— J, Atkin- son, King William- street, tarpaulin manufacturer— B. Walker, Sheffield, cabinet maker— T. Court, Hampton- in- Arden, Warwick, ok/ re, innkeeper— C. Jackson, Great Newport- street, Westminster, Ssather bed maker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Hassell and Tarrant, Bedford- place, Commercial- road, Stepney, eiothiers— C. Speakman and Co.. Windle, Lancashire, coal proprie. £ ® rs, and Anderton, Cheshire, salt manufacturers ( so far as regards T. B. and E. Speakman and T. Caldwell)— C. Speakman and Co., and T. Ferguson and Co., Windle, Lancashire, brewers ( so far as regards T. B. and E Speakman and T Caldwell) — J. Blackburn and W. B& wland. son, Stainton, Westmoreland, bobbin manufacturers— Pick- ford and Rugg, Myddleton- street, Clerkenwell, cabinet makers- Tuck and Hornsby, Ebury- wharf, Lower Belgrave, Pimlico, eorn a& erchants— Clpgg and Dalby, Manchester, stockbrokers— L. Thomp- son and C. J. Smith, Great St. Helen's, printers— F. Lade and Co., JSridge- road, Lambeth, linen drapers— Breightmet and Tonge Coal Company, Breightmet and Tonge, Lancashire ( so far as regards A. Xnowles)— J. Dakin, T. Banks, and S. Toplis, Warrington, Lanca- shire, grocers— J. Gore and H. Samuels, North- street, Finsbury. pavement, furriers— J. Porter and J. Hunt, Regent- street, working opticians— J. and A. M'Connochie, Manchester, coopers— R. Melling and A. B. Rowley, Chorlton- upon- Medlock, Lancashire, coach builders— Atherfold and Wearing, Westerham, Kent, grocers— W. Siadfield and Co., Latchford, Cheshire, cotton spinners— Pinder and Farrar, Leeds, bricklayers— Leonard and Co., Castle Hedingham, Bssex, linen drapers— King, Morison, and Co., Glasgow, warehouse- men. ASSIGNMENTS. Thomas English, West Woodburn, Northumberland, yeoman. Miilip Freeman, High Holborn, draper. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. December 18.- JOHN SCHOFIELD, High- street, Shoreditch, licensed victualler. December 18— PEGGY HILLS WHITLOCK and JOHN TOWN, Leadenliall street, tavern keepers. BANKRUPTS. WILLI \ M SMITH, Gloucester- street, Hoxton, builder, December 28 and January 29, at the Bankrupts' Court. Sol. Mr. Hooker, Bartlett's- buildings, Holborn. Pet. Cr. Christopher Trowell Ga- briel, Thomas Gabriel, and Thomas Gabriel, jun., Commercial- road, Lambeth, timber merchants. Seal. December 14. WILLIAM SKINNER, Heathtield, Sussex, miller, December 29 and January 29, at the White Hart Inn, Lewes. Sols. Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer, Bedford- row. Pet. Cr. John Hill- man, the Cliffe, near Lewes, lime and coal merchant. Seal. De. eember 6. THOMAS GALLEMORE, Liverpool, victualler, January 2 and 29. at the Clarendon- rooms, Liverpool. Sol. Mr. Chester, Staple- Inn, Pet. Cr. William Brongh and Thomas Gardner, Liverpool, wine m'erohants. Seal. December 10. FREDERICK HENRY WEST, Walsall, Staffordshire, soda water manufacturer, December 29 and January 29, at the Swan Inn, Wolverhampton. Sol. Mr. Dove, Somers- place- west, New- road, and Carey- street, Lincoln's- inn. Pet. Cr. Horatio Barnett, Wal- sall, gent. Seal. November 20. © USTAVUS CLARKE, Newton, Devonshire, shipowner, Decem- ber 21) and January 29, at Street's Hotel, Exeter. Sol. Mr. Surr, Lombard. street. Pet. Cr. David Derrv, Plymouth, on behalf of the Devon and Cornwall Banking Company. Seal. December 7. JOHN YOULE, Sheffield, victualler, December 29 and January 29, at the Town. hall, Sheffield. Sol. Mr. Tattershall, Great James- street, Bedford- row. Pet. Cr. William Gray, Sheffield, spirit merchant. Seal. November 20. DIVIDENDS. J. MALLITT, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, tailor, January 8. M. UPW ARD. Great St. Helen's, wine merchant, January 10. 3. PLIMPTON, Finsbury. square, merchant, January 10. SI. CATLIN, Blackman- street, Southwark, horse dealer, Janu- ary 10. 3. BUTTENSHAW, High Holborn, tea dealer, January 10. 3. PARKER, Argyle. place, Regent- street, bronzist, January 10. J. GRANGE, Piccadilly, Covent- garden. market, and Kingsland- road, fruiterer, January 8. T. LOUD and T. BURGESS, Sittingbourne, Kent, bankers, Janu- ary 8. © . BURBTDGE, King William- street, fancy stationer, January 8. 3. SHIRLEY, Blackfriars- road, wholesale dealer in earthenware, January 9. S. THOMPSON, Upper Rathbone. place, Oxford- street, tallow chandler, January 9. H. BR ITT A IN, Kingston. upon. Hull, innkeeper, January 9. 3. COUPL AND, Liverpool, factor, January 8. W. WINFIELD, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, corn merchant, Janu- ary II. T. STOKES, Clevedon,, Somersetshire, innholder, January 11. T. BAILEY, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, saddler, January 14. S. DAVIES, Monmouth, ironmonger, January 9. € r. BIRLEY, Worcester, perfumer, January 16. S. R. WILMOT, Bristol, brewer, January 8. CERTIFICATES, JANUARY 8. G. Tonks, sen., and S. Tonks, Bordesley, Warwickshire, lamp manufacturers— D. Davies, Manchester, victualler— J. Lavvrance, Bucklersburv, Manchester warehouseman— W. Ashmore, Sheffield, optician— J. Rodgers, Chorltou. upon- Mediock, Lancashire, coach builder. P \ RTNERSH1 PS DISSOLVED. R. Preston and J. Walker, Whitby, Yorkshire, attorneys at law— B. Bretherton, jun., and P. Bretherton, jun., Liverpool and Bir. sningham, coach proprietors— W. H. Dikes and W. Gibson, Kings- ton. upon- Hull, ship builders— R., W., J., and H. Michell, Truro, merchants ( so far as regards J. and H. Michell)— S. Sheffield and Co., Aldgate High- street, butchers— J. Fordham and Co., Royston, Hertfordshire, bankers— Ardron and Jackson, Lincoln, chymists— J. Bennett and W. F. Gilberd, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, maltsters— G. and I. Sedgwick, Barnsley, Yorkshire, linen manufacturers— R. Richardson, jan., and T. P. Pemberton, Liverpool, rope makers— E. Campion and Co., Hexham, Northumberland, ironfounders— T. Elli- son and Co., Rock Ferry, Cheshire, lime burners— J. Pearson and Co., Stockport, Cheshire, cotton spinners ( so far as regards T. Xhodes)— R. Barker and Co., Huyton, Lancashire, ale brewers— D. Paterson and A. Kay, jun., Glasgow, woollen drapers— C. R. Hick- man and J. M. Derick, Oxford, builders— Woodhead and Hurst, - Lloyd and Price, Furness, Cheshire, and ki Co , Manchester, lathe makers— J. and It, Southwark, hat manufacturers- J. Idaon, Stainton, Westmoreland, bobbin ASSIGNMENTS. John Frederick Amy, St. Dunstan's- passage, Tower- hill, cot'on broker. Cearles John Edward Ross Archdeacon, Gosport, chemist. William Banks Bowman, Hull, cordwainer. Joseph Crouclier, Parliaraent- sfcreet and James- street, Bucking, ham- gate, agent. William Harvey, otherwise Pottle, Wymondham, baker. Charles Sayer, Great Tower- street, wholesale grocer. John Howes Swann, Liquorpond- street, linen draper. Edward Cumberland Waller, Hemel Hempstead, coach maker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. Coll James Turner, Greenock, wool merchant. COUNTRY MARKETS, & c. BIRMINGHAM MARKET. Corn Market, December 20. BEANS. WHEAT— perHllbs. s. d. s. d. White 10 4 - 10 10 Ki'd 10 4 — 10 8 Irish 0 0 — 0 0 B A It LEY— per Imp. Quarter. For Mlilting 0 0— 00 For Grinding, per 392lbs 32 0 - 34 0 M ALT— per Imperial Bushel. Old and new 0 0— 00 OATS— per 39lbs. Old 23 0 — 27 0 New 23 0 — 24 6 Irish 23 G — 26 6 . perJtag, 1U score gros s. d. s. it Old 16 0- 17 New 14 6 — 15 PEAS— per bag of 3 Bush. Imp FOR BOILING. White 18 0 — 19 Grey 16 6— 17 FOll GRINDING. per bag of 10 score 15 6 — 18 White 16 6 — 17 _ FLO U It— per sack of- 2S0lbs. net Fine 60 0 — 62 3 Seconds.... 65 0 — 57 0 The following is the statement in Messrs. Sturge's circular: — PRESENT PRICES OF GRAIN. Birmingham, December 20, 1838. 1. d. WHEAT, English, White, per busliel of62ib 10 4 Old 10 4 English, Red 9 8 Old 10 Irish, White ™ . ™ . n » ree 0 Red ™ ,..,„ none 0 Foreign Red 8 White 10 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. Quarter 35 Irish 0 Grinding, per Quarter of3921bs. OATS, English, White, per Imperial Quarter Welsh, Black and White, per 3121bs.~ Irisli, ( weighing 41 to 421bs.) do. ( 37to39lbs.) , do. Black — do. BE ANS, English, Old, per bushel of 651bs New —,„— Irish Foreign 23 „ 25 23 24 5 4 none 0 PEAS, Boiling, per Imp. Quarter Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs. , ™ „ FLOU R, English, Fine, per Sack of 2801bs.. Seconds — . 4 10 . 46 0 . 30 0 . 84 0 . 58 6 d. to 10 10 .. II .. 10 10 .. 10 10 .. 0 .. 0 .. 10 .. 10 .. 38 .. 0 .. 33 .. 34 .. 24 .. 27 .. 24 .. 25 .. 5 10 .. 5 .. 0 .. 5 .. 55 .. 33 .. 67 .. 61 Gloucester, December 15, 1838. WHEAT, English, White, per Imp. Busliel 10 Old, 0 English, Red ™ , ™ . ™ . ™ , ™ , ™ , ™ .—. 9 Irish, White, per nominal 0 Red „ nominal 0 O! d „ , nominal 0 Foreign — .„ 8 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. Quarter 34 IrisJi ..— —. Mone 0 Grinding, per Quarterof392lbs. 31 OATS, English, White, per Imp. Quarter „ 24 Welsh, Black and White 22 Irish ( weighing41 to421bs); per Qr. of3121bs. 25 0 ( 37 to 391bs.) „ BLACK ™ . ™ . ™ , ™ ., BEANS, English, Old, per Imp. Bushel . PEAS, Boiling, per Imp. Quarter Grinding, per Quarter of 3921bs. . FLOUR, English, Fine. persack of 2801bs. Seconds 23 23 5 4 none 0 . 4 . 48 . 28 , 63 . 60 d. s. d, 0 to 10 0 9 .. 0 .. 10 0 2 0 .. 0 0 0 .. 0 0 0 .. 0 0 0 .. 0 0 0 .. 10 6 0 .. 36 0 0 .. 0 0 0 .. 34 0 0 .. 32 0 6 .. 24 0 .. 26 0 0 .. 25 0 0 .. 24 0 2 .. 5 8 3 .. 4 8 0 6 .. 0 .. 5 0 ( 0 .. 56 c 0 .. 31 0 0 .. 65 0 0 .. 62 0 WORCESTER WEEKLY AVERAGE. Qrs. Bush. Wheat„ Barley - Oats Beans Peas „ 990 659 41 322 48 s. d • 79 10} . 34 . 26 3j . 40 5* . 38 Of GLOUCESTER WEEKLY AVERAGE. Qrs. Bush. s. d Wheat 416 4 78 5 PcaB ™ , ™ » ™ . ™ .„ 0 0 , ™ > ™ , 0 0 Beans 208 4 42 2 Birmingham, December 20, 1838. At Gloucester and Worcester markets on Saturday no alteration took place in the vrlue of Wheat; fine dry samples were in demand and secondary neglected. The supply of Barley was abundant, and the sale dull, at scarcely the rates of the previous week. Only re- tail parcels of Oats were disposed of, as buyers give our present rates with extreme reluctance. Beans the turn dearer. Peas rather lower. During the present week Wheat has generally been held for some advance, but has only been complied with on fine dry samples, which are worth 10s. 4d. to 10s. 8d. per 621bs, Malting Barles in improved demand, and fully as dear; good samples realisidg 37s. per imperial quarter. Oats Bell slowly, for quite as much money, say fine new Irish at 27s. per 3121ba. Only retail transactions in Beans and Peas are reported. At this day's market the supply of Wheat was limited, and fine samples realised an advance of Is. to Is. 6d. per quarter. Malting Barley Is. per quarter dearer. Griuding not much en. quired for. Oats 6e. per quartea higher, and more doing. Beans were held for some improvement, which could not be ob- tained. Peas dull, and Is. per quarter cheaper, both for boiling and grind, ing. Per Quarter.— St. Foiu, 40s to 44s ; tine, 46s to 48a j. It ye lirnrs. 28s to 35s; new, 30s to 40s ; Paeey Grass, 40s to45s; Linseed for feeding, 52s to 56s ; tine, 58a to63a ; ili tto for cr ushing, 43s to 50s.— Canary, UOs to 100s.— Hemp, 38s to 42s. Per Bushel White Mustard Seed, lis Od to 15s Od ; brown ditto I5s0d to 22s ; TareB, 4s 6d to 5s Od ; jlne new, 5s 3d to5s£ d. Per Last.— Rape Seed, English, 36/ to 38/; Foreign, 34/ to 36( OILS.— Rape Oil, brown, £ 41 10s per toil; Heflnea£ 43 0s ; Linseed Oil, £ 27 10s ; and Rape Cake,£ 6 Ids— Linseed Oil Cake £ 14 14s per thousand. COIiiN'S. - Hay, 63sOd to 105s Od ; Inferior Inferior — s to — sj Straw, 28s HAYANDSTRAW.— Sinithjietd.. — s to— 3; Clover, 60s to 115s to 36s. Whitechapel.— Clover, 60s to 120s ; new, — s to — s ; second cut,— s to — s; Hay, 70to9os; new ditto, — s to — s ; Wheat Straw, 30s to 34s. Cumberland Fine Upland Meadow and Rye- grass Hay, 103s to 105s; inferior ditto, 90s to 95s ; superior Clover, 110s to 120s ; Straw, 36= to 38s per load of36 trusses. Portman Market Coarse heavy Lowland Hay,— sto — 8; new Meadow Hay,— sto— s ; old ditto, 100s to 115s; useful ditto, 80s to 100s; New Cloverditto, lOOsto 120s; old ditto,— s to — s ; Wheat Straw, 36s to 38s per load of 36 trusses. SMITIIFIELD, DEC. 17— To sink the offal— perSlb.— Beef, 38 8d to 5s 4d ; Beat Dowu and Polled Mutton, 3s lOd to 5s 2d; Veal 4s Od to 6s Od; Pork, 4s 2d to 5s 6d ; Lamb, 0s Od toOs Od. NBWGATEAND LHAOENHALL By the Carcase.— Beef, 3s Od to 3sl0d; Mutton, 3s Od to 3s lOd ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Pork, 3B 4d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 0s Od to 0s Od. RINGWORM EFFECTUALLY CURED. A certain and most speedy Cure for this insidious and dis- tressing Disease may now be had. BEATSOVS RINGWORM LOTION will tho- roughly and safely eradicate every species of the malady and Scalier] Head in the short space of fourteen days, how- ever malignant or long standing. This invaluable Lotion is now extensively used and recommended hy Medical men throughout 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 and 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 bestire to ask for BE ATSON'S Ringworm Lotion; the great success of it having tempted many unprincipled persons to vend 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, tloisleydown, London. AGENTS— Birmingham, BANKS, High- street; \ V. JACKSON, Union street. SARSAPARILLA. FRANKS'S SARSINE PASTE; or ALKALINE COMPOUNDof SARSAPARILLA. This com pound contains the ACTIVE PRINCIPLE OF SAKSAPAKILLA, in combination with other VEGETABLE ALTERATIVES and ^ ONICS 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 where 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 King- dom. In packages at 4s. 6d. 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 011 the government stamp attached to each bottle. Sold by appointment, hy Mr. Maher, 5, Congreve street, Birmingham ; Merridew, Coventry; and Bowman and Law, Manchester. DICKER'S OPIATE CORN PLASTER, for the removal of Corns, Bunions, and all hard fleshy sub- stances on the feet. It is admitted by the thousands who have tried it, and the most sceptical, to be the only remedy ever offered to public notice ; it acts both as an opiate and solvent, by relieving the most excruciating pain, and gradu- ally dissolving the callous or horny substance. Prepared only and sold by Wit. DICKER, chemist, 23S, Strand, next door to Temple Bar, London, in boxes Is. 1- Jd. each. Sold also by Messis. J. M. Knott, Wood, F « wittN and Shillitoe, High- street, Birmingham ; Harper, Hodgkin-' son, and Roberts, Warwick; Stanley, and Newby, Lea- mington; where likewise can be procured DICKER'S AROMATIC ESSENCE, an instant relief for the Tooth Ache, iu bottles Is. l^ d. each. HARVEY'S BARK PILLS WITH SARSAPA- RILLA, For Strengthening the Constitution and Purifying the Blooa. ' I^ HESE Pills are obtained solely from Peruvian I- Bark and Sarsaparilla, so prepared as to contain in a highly concentrated state, all the medicinal properties of each of these valuable medicines, by a judicious combination of which so greatly are their restorative virtues increased, that in eveiy instance where either of the above medicines is required, these Pills are decidedly preferable to any other preparation. Indigestion, head- ache, loss of appetite, langour, nervous depression of the spirits, & c., invariably arise from weak- ness of the digestive organs ; when such is the case, as in all diseases arising from debility, these Pills will be found a permanent cure, and in all eruptions of the skin, occasioned by an unhealthy state of the blood, they are highly bene- ficial. Prepared and sold by G. Cubitt, Upper Market, Nor- wich. So'd wholesale by Barclay and Sons, London, and retail by M. Banks, druggist, W. M. Shillitoe, druggist, and Wood, Birmingham; J. C. Price, druggist, Tamworth; Rollason and Merridew, Coventry; Heathcote, stationer, and Harper, druggist, Warwick; and by most medicine vendors in the kingdom. In boxes Is. l^ d. and 2s. 9d each. IMPORTS INTO GLOUCESTER From the \ Wi to the 19til iust. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Beans. Ireland Qrs Qrs 189Qrs Qrs Coastwise.. 855Qra 198Qrs Qrs Qrs Foreign.... Qrs Qrs Qrs Qrs Peas. Flour. Rye. Vetches. Qrs Sacks Qrs Qrs Coastwise.. Qrs Sacka Qrs Qrs Foreign.... Qrs Sacks Qrs Qrs WARWICK, SATUHHAV, DEC. 15. — Wheat,' per bag, old 28s Od to 31s Od ; new, 28s Od to 31s Od ; Barley, per quarter, 34s 0d to 38sOd ; grinding, 29s Od to 36s Od ; Oats, 30s Od to 34s 0d; New, 26s Od to 29s0d; Peas, per bag, 0s 0d to 0s Od ; Beans, 16s Od to 17s Od; new, 13a Od to 15s Od; Vetches, 0s Od to 0a0d; Mall 56s Od to 68a Od per quarter. HEREFORD, DEC. 15.— Wheat, per bushel Imperial measure 10s3dto 10s8d. Ditto, new, per bushel, 10s 4d to 10s9J. Barley, 4s 5d to 4s lOd. Beana, 4s Od to 4s 8d. Peas, 0a Od to 08 0( 1 Vetches, Os Od to Oi Od. Oats, 3s Od to 0s Od. CHELTENHAM, DEC. 13.— JWheat, 9s 6d to 10s 3d per buslie Ditto, red, 8s 9d to 9s 6d. Barley, 3s 9d to 4s 9d. Oats, 2a 9d to 4s Od. Beans, 5s 3d to 5s 9d. HOP INTELLIGENCE.— Worcester, Dec. 17.— Prices per cwt.:— East Kent pockets, £ 4 10s. to £ 88a. ; ditto bags, £ 4 4a. to £ 7 7s.; Mid Kent pockets, £ 3 15s. to £ 8 8s. ; ditto bags, £ 4 0s. to £ 7 7s. ; Weald of Kent pockets, £ 3 10s. to £ 5 5s. ; Sussex pockets, £ 3 3s. to £ 4 Ins.; Yearlings, £ 2 10s. to £ 4 4s.; Old £ 0 0s. to £ 0 0s.; Old Olds, £ 1 Is. to £ 2 2s. LONDON MARKETS. ManchejMTr*^, aiacRb^ n^ a'- W." ^ as^^ cNin- jri.' — Isiim ConN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, DEC. 17.— Wheat, Essex Ited, new 63s to 70s; line, 73s to 75s; old, — 8 to — s; white, new, 76s to 788; fine, 78a to 80a; superfine, 81sto84s; old, — s to — s.— Rye 32a to 40s.— Barley, 32s to 36s; fine, 37s to 38s; superfine, — s to— s.— Malt, 50s to 58s ; fine, 60s to 63s.— Peas, Hog, 38s to 39s, Maple, 40a to 41s; white, 40s to 46s ; Boilers, 506 to 52a.— Beans small, 36a to 42s; old, — s to — 8 ; Ticks, 30s to 36s; old, 39i to 42s; Harrow, 38s to 41a.— Oats, feed, 24s to 26s ; fine, 27s to 28s Poland, 263 to 28s; fine, 29s to 30s; Potatoe, 30s to 32s ; tine 33s to 34s— Bran, per quarter, 8s Od to 9s 0d,— Pollard, fine, per do 148. to 20s. GENERAL AVERAGEPniCEOFBuiTrsriCoRN FORTIIE WEEK ENDING DEC. 15, 1838 Wheat, 7os 6d ; Barley, 34a 5d; Oats, 25s ld; Rye, 43s 9d ; Beans, 40s 6d ; Peas, 44s 5d. DUTY ON FOREIGN CORN FOR THE PRESENT WEEK.— Wheat, 16 Od, Barley, I2s 4d ; Oats, I2s3d; Rye, 128 6d Beans, 9s Od ; Peas 5s 0d. PRICE OFSEEDS. DEC. 17 Per Ciut.—' Red Clover, English, 56s, to 70s ; fine, 75s to 88a ; Foreign, 48s to 65s; line, 70s to 84s— White Clover, 50a to 60a ; fine, 63s to 70s.— Trefoil, new, 208 to 25a; fine; 26s to 30s ; old, 18sto22B Trefolium, 0s to 08; fine, — 8 to — 8.— Caraway, English, new, 43e to 46a ; Foreign, 408 to 44s— Coriander, 13s Od to 21s Od. THE ONLY CURE FOR CORNS AND BUNIONS RAMSBOTTOM'S CORN and BUNION SOL- VENT. By the use of this valuable remedyimme- diate relief from pain is obtained, and by its successive application for ashortperiod, the mostobstinate Corns are entirelyreinoved without recourseto the dangerousopera- tions of cutting or filing. The proprietorpledges himself that it does not. contain caustic or anyotherarticlethat will inflame the skin; being white it will not stain the stocking; and the advantage it has over plaister is mani- fest, and fullyappreciated, as the very high recommenda- tion bestowed upon it by everyindividual that hasused it testifies. Price Is. ljd. and 2s. The various counterfeits that are attemptedto be im- posed upon the public in lieu of this invaluable remedy, render it imperativelynecessary for purchasers to 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 ofevery genuine bottle, in addition to the name of the article, and words sold by Hannayand Co. 63, Oxford- street, being the name and address of the proprietor's wholesale agents. The following letter from Mr. John Winficld, of Bir- mingham, is one of many hundreds of the same tenor: — Gentlemen— Having read an advertisement in a Birmingham paper, I wasindueedtopurchasefrom youragent, Mr. Maher, Ann. street, a bottle of Ramsbottom's Corn and Bunion Sol vent;— after a week'sapplieation I foundit had the deairedeffect. I havesince re. commended it to many of myfriends. You are at liberty to make any use you please of thiscoinmunication.— Your obedient servant, Birmingham, August6,1836. JOHN WINFIELD. Mr. Phipp, of Westhourn- 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 aticka to walk with, for many months, until he was recommended to try Ramsbottoin's Corn Solvent, which entirely cured him, and that he has not been troubled with tiiem since, and will be most happy to answer any personal enquiries as to its effi cacy. ALSO FROM DR. CRENVILLE. Dr. Grenville presents his compliments to Messrs. Hannay and Co., and begs to add ilia teatimony ( 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 by cutting them too deep is avoided, and it is far more agreeable than plaister. Sold by appointment by W. Wood, High- street,; R. Matthison, 71, Edgbaston- street; Hodgetts, Spiceal- street; Watts, Snowhill; and Guest, Steelhonse- lane; and by the principal patent medicine vendors in every other town in the kingdom. BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. Cure of rheumatism of forty years' standing, at Malms bury, Wilts. To Mr. Prout, 229, Strand, London. . SrR,— I feel that I am performing a duty, to acknowledge publicly the very great benefit which I have derived from taking BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, after having been afflicted with rheu. matism in my left hip, thigh, shoulders, head, and arms, for forty years.— for along period the pain was so great that I frequently started up in bed— in fact, for seven years before taking BLAIR'S PILLS, I had little or no rest, night or day, although 1 had the best medical advice, both in and out of the army. I now am happy to say that I am free from this painful disease, and have been so for three months. These pills were recommended to me by my brother in Bath, who has been cured by them of gout or rheumatism of long standing, and advised me to lose 110 time in applying for them to your agent, Mr. Walker, druggist, Malmsbury, which I did, ar. d after taking five boxes am completely cured. Witness my hand this 22nd February, 1838. HENRY WILKINSON, Upwards of seventeen years of the Royal Marines. Mr. Walker, chemist, Malmsbury, will testify respecting the authenticity of this letter. The above is another proof of the great efficacy of this excellent medicine, which has called forth the grateful thanks and approbation of all classes of society. From many of ' he highest branches of the nobility to the poorest peasant, they lnive happily been the means of giving a de- gree of health and comfort, which, in most cases, have not been enjoyed for years ; they effectually relieve the most acute fit of gout in a few hours, and seldom fail to enable the patient to resume his usual avocation in two or three days, and if taken on the first symptoms, the patient is frequently left in doubt as to the reality of the attack. And there is another most important effect belonging to this medicine— that it prevents the disease flying to the brain, 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. ; Kidderminstej, Pennell; Lichfield, Morgan ; Bewd- ley, Morris; Westbromwich, Shillitoe; Shiffnall, Harding; Bromsgrove, Maund; Warwick, Bayley, Harper, Hodg- kinson, Roberts; Bridgnorth, Nicholas; 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. CROSSTHWAITE AND CO.' S OCCULT LOZENGES, For the cure of COLDS and COUGHS, INFLUENZA, SORE MOUTHS and THROATS, CONSUMP- TION, ASTHMA, SHORTNESS of BREATH, DISPERSION of PHLEGM, HOARSENESS, W H EEZINGS, and ail affections of the CHEST and LUNGS, and are an infallible remedy for the HOOP- ING COUGH. rpHE OCCULT LOZENGES are a preventative J_ and destroyer of the incipient seeds of; corrupt con- sumption, and in confirmed Asthma or Chronic diseases of the Chest, they afford immediate relief, as well as in all Pul- monary Complaints. For Hooping Cough they are infalli- ble, generally curing that dreadful complaint in the short space of fourteen to twenty days. The composition of these Lozenges are not only agreeable, but of so innocent a nature, that they may be given with perfect security to the most delicate infant, as well as to the robust of all ages, with a positive certainty of success; theyinvigorateand strengthen the lungs. Persons occasionally taking them are fortified against cold and inflammation. Twenty years' experience has placed their beneficial ef- fects beyond the shadow of a doubt, having in no one in- stance during that long period fallen short of the desired result. Prepared ( only) Shy the Proprietors, Crossthwaite and Co., Thavies Ina, Holborn, London. In boxes, 2s. Cd. each, duty included. N. B.— None are genuine but thos signed by the proprie- tors oil the government stamp. Full directions ior each complaint, including the method of giving them to infants, enclosed with every box. Sold by Wood, 78, High street; Banks, 5, High street; Sumner and Portall, Shillitoe, and Flewitt, druggists, Bir- mingham. Stevens and Son, Alcester. Peake, Atherstone. Rolllason, Coventry. Herring, and Newby, Leamington. Heathcote, Hodgkinson, and Harper, Warwick. Bara- clough, Nuneaton. Lapwortb, Stratford. Smyth, Wed- neshury. Tunley, West Bromwich. Valentine and Co., Walsall. Parke, Wolverhampton. Turner and Hollier, Dudley ; and by all Druggists and Medicine Venders throughout the kingdom. SIMCO'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS have now attained the highest pitch of celebrity, they are applauded by all ranks ol society, from the nobles of the land, to the humbler in life, as the best, the safest, and the most effectual remedy ever discovered for the cure of Gout, Rheumatic Gout, or Rheumatism. These Pills claim a twofold superiority over all other Gout medicines ever offered to the public, a certainty of cure, and a re establishment of health, at a trifling expense. The visible improvement in the general health, after a few days' doses, is remarkable. Again, no particular rules or re- strictions are necessary— the principal action of the medicine being confined to the nerves, muscles, and tendons; never- theless, the Pills wonderfully strengthen the tone of the stomach, sharpen the appetite, and facilitate digestion. They seldom produce perspiration, purging, or sickness, consequently every person may pursue his or her usual avo- cation, let it be what it may. Gaweutt, near Buckingham, Jan. 25th, 1836. Mr. Simco Sir,— My brother William was with me last week, when he brought me a box of your Gout Pills, since which I have been taking six pills per day, and am liapp^ y to inform you that I am better tliau I have been for years; it is many years since I was able to walk up staira, on account of Rheumatic Gout, but I am sincerely thankful to say, that since taking your pills, which is only seven days, lam now able to go up stairs with the vigour I formerly used to do, and instead of eating only three or four times a week, I eat three or four times every day, with a keen appetite. I will thank '- sou to inform my brother, William Holton, Lower Mounts, Nor thampton, of my improved state. lam, sir, yours reapectfully, Crown Inn, Gawcutt. THOMAS HOLTON. Sold in boxes, price Is. 1 i^ d. and 2s. 9d. each— the former containing doses foi five, and the latter for fifteen days. The genuine have " J. Boddington" written on the Go- vernment stamp. Sold in bottles, price Is. Hd., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each. Sold by Banks, Bull ring; Silillitoe, Wood, High street; Matthison and Co., Edghaston street; Knott, Harvet, Alartih, Dale end; and Claik and Son, Birmingham; Banks. Park, Wolverhampton ; and Twinberrow, Leaming- ton. Wholesale in London hv Boddington and Co., Bar- clay and Son, and Sutton and Son; also by Simco, North- ampton. HOWQUA'S AND MOWQUA'S CELEBRATED TEAS. f¥ MIESE TEAS consist of one description of Black, A the genuine Hoivqua's . Mixture, and one of Green, Mowqua's Small Leaf Gunpowder, and are sold in Chinese Catty and half Cattily packages. The GENUINE IIOVVQUA'S MIXTURE is an ad- mixture of a variety of the choicest Black Teas, the same as drank by the celebrated Chinese tea merchant, whose name it bears, ajid is distinguished from every other sort by a fine natural aromatic fragrance, combined with great strength and briskness, and is lar more nutricious and whole some than any hitherto offered to the public. MOWQUA'S SMALL LEAF GUNPOWDER. This delicious Gieen 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. peril); Half Catties, 4s.; Mowqua's Small Leaf Gunpowder 10s. 8d. per Chinese Catty of the same weight, being at the rate of 8s. 2d. per lb.; Half Cutties 5s. ( id. These Teas are the best, the cheapest, and most useful of any imported into this country. The Importers, Brocksopp and Co., 233 and 234, High- street, Loudon, have appointed the following Agents for the sale of the above Teus: — Agents for Birmingham, RICHARD DOIDGE, confectioner, 77, Smallbrook- street. J. V. WILKS, 39, Whittali street. Leamington ...—. Messrs. Mallory and Mann. Warwick ™ .— Samuel Mallory, tea dealer. Boston J. It. Bull, tea dealer, Market- place. Horncastle ™ , ™ , ™ , Mark Holdsworth, tea tlealer. 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 dealer. 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. 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 ot breathing, huskiness, and unpleasant tickling in the throat, night cough, with pain 011 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 knftwn to prove the passport to its being, , ere , long, . universally made use of for the cure of eve, y description of Pulmonary Affection. To those who are unacquainted with the invaluable pro- perties of Mulreaddy's Cough Elixir, the following letters will exhibit its efficacy: — Manchester, Jan. 2nd, t835. Dear Sir,— The cough medicine you sent me is certainly a most surprising remedy; six days ago I was unable to breathe, unless with great difficulty, attended with much coughing, which always kept iny 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 the wonder of my f riends 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 have 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 and 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 iu a few days, when I shall press on your consideration the propriety of making it upforsale; 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 iu 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 ItamBbottom's Com 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 streetbeingone of the most publicsituationsin Lon, don. Ail join me in kind remembrance to yourself and Mrs. M. Believe me, yours, very truly, T. Mulreaddy, Eaq. ROBERT GRANT. Birkenhead, Jan., 1835. Dear Sir,— The bottle of Medicine you left for me the other day haB greatly relieved the wheezing 1 have been 80 long subject to 5 and I do not now find the cold produce the sensation it used previous to taking your medicine ; it used formerly to nip me on going out, and I seemed aa though I had a string run through iny body, and the breast and backbones were drawn together. If you will be so good as to give me another bottle, I am sure it will work a perfectcure, I am, sir, your most obedient servant, T. Mulreaddy, Esq. NICHOLAS BROWN. Liverpool, Dec., 1834. MydearSir,— Y'ou most assuredly deserve the thanks of society for presenting it with such an invaluable cure for Coughs. For years past. duriugthe winter mouths, and aiways on foggy days, have I heretofore been compelled to confine myself a close and soli- tary prisoner in my library, to pre vent the possibility of being tempted to join in conversation, the excitement of which always produced such violent paroxysms of coughing, that I have been " in constant dread of sudden dissolution, by bursting of a blood- vessel. At the commencement of the present season, by your kind liberality, I com- menced taking the medicine you sent, and have taken twelve bottles. After I had taken three, I could respire ha vigourously as in the early partfff tny life, and I now believe that 1 was then perfectly cured— a cure not to have been expected at my advanced oge, 80 years— but I persevered in taking it nntil I had consumed the whole twelve bottles. Your situation in life, 1 know, places you beyond the necessity of preparing an article of the kind for sale, butit must and shall be done, and if you neglect to do it, my sincere wish is that you may be lugged out of your retirement, and compelled to provide it 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, trusting that your goodness will not suffer you to refuse me a pretty eonsiderablequantity, and I promise to distribute it most usefully. Whenever you have made up for Bale, send me one thou, sand bottles. Ever your sincere well- wisher, T. Mulreaddy, Em. W. HUGHES. Mr. Mulreaddy begs to observe, that to publish copies of the whole oftlie 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 tri.-. l of his Cough Elixir, it will give itself the best recommendation. It will be sold by his appointment, whole- sale and retail, by bis agents, Messrs. HANNAY and Co. ,63, Oxford- street, London ; and retail by every other respecta- ble vendorofmedicines jn bottles at Is. l^ d. each. l|| f Purchasers should 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 by bis ap- pointment at Hannay and Co.' s, Patent Medicine Ware- house, 63, Oxford- street, London. Price Is. l^ d. and 4s. 6d. Sold wholesale and retail by HANNAY and Co., 63, Oxford street, London, wholesale Patent Medicine Ven- 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; R. Mat- tliieon, 71, Edgbaston- streei; Hodgetts, Spiceal- street; Watts, Snowhill; Guest, Steelhouse- lane; and by the principal patent medicine vendors in eveiy other town in the kingdom. ASHLEY COOPER'S BOTANICAL PURIFY- ING PILLS are established by thirty years'experi- ence, are prescribed by most of the eminent Physicians and Surgeons in London, and are always administered at several public hospitals, as the only certain remedy for Gonorrhoea, Gleets, Strictures, and all other forms of Ve- nereal diseases, in either sex, curing in a few days, by one small pill for a dose, with ease, secrecy, and safety. Their operation is imperceptible, they do not require theslightest confinement, or any alteration ofdiet, beverageorexercise. They do not disagree with the stomach, nor cause any offensive smellto the breath, as is the case with all other medicinesin use for these complaints, and after a cure ef- fected by the use of these pills, the party willnotexperience any return of the complaint, as generally occurs after taking Balsam of Copaiba, and other drugs of the like nature, which only possessing a local action, merelysuppressed the 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 recourseto these pills, as the only certain cure. They are likewise a mostefficient remedy for Pimpled Faces, Scurf, Scorbutic Affections, and all Eruptions of the Skin. Captains of vessels should make a point of always taking them to sea, their unrivalled effi- cacy in cur ing Scurvy being known throughout the world. Thefollowingletter selected from numerous other pro" fessional recommendations for warded to the proprietor when he first offered these pills to the public, may be considered interesting. From that eminenisurgeon, the late Joshua Brookes, Esq., F. R. S., Professor of Anatomy, & c. & e. Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim. street. Dear Cooper,— I have tried your pills in numerous instances, and my candid opinion ia that they are a inostimproved system of treat- ment for those peculiar complaints for which you recommend them, curing with rapidity, and with a certainty that I had never before witnessed ; but what I consider their moat invaluable property is, that they entirely eradicate the complaint, and never leave those dis- tressing secondary symptoms ( that harass the patient for life) which usually arise after the use of those uncertain remedies, Mercury and Copaiba. I think you cannot fail to have a very large sale for them Believe me, yours, very truly, JOSHUA BROOKES. Dr. Rorragan presents his compliments to Messrs. Hannay and Co., and writes to say, that having for some years prescribed Ashley Cooper's Pilla to his patients, with the most successful reBults, he feels called upon to add his testimony to their great efficacy in curing sexual diseases, and they deserve well of the public profession. The Purifying Drops are also a most valuable antiscorbutic medicine Dr. B. has found them to be a decided specific for those eruptions o the skin which frequently appear at the rise and fall of the year. London, street, June 12,1833. Gentlemen,— I cannot express the feelings which induce me to forward my name, in addition to those who have gratefullyreturned their thanks for a complete cure of gonorrlirea, by the use of Cooper's Botanical Pills, I beg merely to say, that I have experi- enced an entire cure from the small quantity of six boxes of those invaluable pills, a very urgent and distressing species of tile above disorder: and ray gratitude shall be ever evinced in my strongest recommendation of them to all I may hereafter meet suffering in the same manner. If this communication can be of the least service, I beg you will accept it, merely reminding you, that if made public my residence may bo omitted.— I am, gentlemen, your much obli/ nf and obedient servant, JOHN HARRISON. Ashley Cooper's Botanical Purifying Pillsare sold in boxes at ' 2s. 9( 1. and 4s. 6d. each, wholesale and retail at HANNAY and Co.' s General Patent Medicine Warehoise, 63, Oxford street, the corner of Wells- street, London, where the public can bestipplied with every Patent M; di- cine oflepute, ( with an allowance on taking six atone time) warranted genuine and fresh from the various malers. Orders by post, containing aremittance, punctuallyatte » ded ( 0, and the change, if any, can be returned with the order. Sold by appointment by W. Wood, High- street; R. Matthison, 71, Edghaston- street; Hodgetts, Spiceal- street; Watts, Snowhill; and Guest, Steelhouse- lnne, Birmingham; and hy the principal medicine vendors in very other town in the kingdom. Printed and publishe by FRANCIS BASSETSIIENSTONI FLINDELL, of Lee Mount, in the parish of Edgbaston at 38, New- street, Birmingham, where letters for thi Editor maybe addressed, and where Advertisements arid Orders will be received. ( All descriptions of Jobbiig carefully and expeditiously executed.) Agents in Lon- don: Messrs. NEWTON and Co., 5, Warwick- square; and Mr. BARKER, 33, Fleet- street Saturday, Dec. 22,1838.