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By Permission of the Worshipful the Mayor. JUST arrived from London, and to be seen in i. oridoa Road, near the Blue- Bell Inn, Liverpool, in an elegant travelling Pavillion. fitted up expressly f> r tbe purpose of exhibiting THREE oftheGREATKST WONDERS of the pr- sent age, the surprising. Prodigy of Nature, Mr. SMITH, THE ENGLISH GIANT; Or, GIGANTIC YOUTH, only 18 years of Age. His immense Stature is nearly Eight Feet high 1 and his commanding and prepossessing figure is beyond description ; and must be seen to be believed. This is the first time he was ever exhibited to a British Public: and it is a greatthiftg to s » . y, that he is the ONLY GIANT worthy of notice in the United Kingdom.— This extraordinary Youth is wonderfully contrasted by an Individual who is the SMALLEST MAN I S T H E WOULD, Wbr » is ft Native of ALSACE, near Strasburg, 37 years of age, and only 33 inches high, extremely well proportioned, and conversant in four different languages: has bsen presented four times to Napoleon Buonaparte, ond Maria Louisa, the Ex- emperor and Empress of France; likewise to her late Majesty the Queen of Eogland, the Prince Regent, and the whole of the Royal Family. Another gre it GREAT CONTRAST ip N. VTURli will be introduced, the celebrated young H I E E N G L I S H G I A N T E S S, Only IS years of age, and s'ands near Seven Feet high ; who has proved an irresistible Magnet of attraction to tbe wondering world These curiosities possess, in reaiity: what others make an empty boast of. The Curious and Public in general, have now an opportunity at one time of seeing a gratifying contrast betwaen a Dwarf and Giants : there is not an individual who has the least idea that there are SUCH WONin axistence. Admittance 1,— Children and Servants 6. i € duration. RS. CARNES begs leave to announce to her _ _ Friends and the Public that her Dauahters intend opening a SCHOOL, at No. 1. Devon- street, near Rrur. swick Chapel, en Monday the 10th January next, for the instruction of voting Ladles in all the useful Branches of female Education, and respectfully solicits a share of their patronage and support. French, Drawing, and Dancing, by the most approved masters. r i ^ H F . REV. JAMES MACGOWAN'S PREPA- 1 RATORY AND FINISHING CLASSICAL and COMMERCIAL ACADEMY, will be Re- opened on Thursday, the fith of January, 1820. The Terms of instruction, in all or any cf the Languages, Arts, ard Sciences, professed to be taught, are, from Four to Eight Guineas a year, according to the age of the pupil; and the fee at Admission is One Guinea. The Hours for LADIES are from eleven o'clock till one. The ASSISTANTS give Private Lessons in the Mornings and Evenings. Acad,- nit/, 25, Sect- street, 22 d Dee. 1819. AVID DRAPE respectfully announces to his Friends and the Public, that as he has no Winter Vacation, his School continues open for tbe recep* tion of Pupils, on tne following Terms: Instruction in Reading, Writing, " 1 Grammar, History, Geography, > 6 Guineas V ann. and Arithmetic ) Book- keepiug and the Matha- j g ^ The Languages, and Drawing, on the usual terms. A = n r ^ r : r n r d i e e r f a t a } ^ u i n e a s ^ a n n . Day Boarders... 10 do. do. No entrance fee is demanded ; but a Quarter's notice, or an equivalent remuneration will be expected, previous to the removal of a pupil. No. 4, Great Ncwton- strcet. 12 mo. 23,1819. # Geuirietry and Trigonometry. ( P'ain and Spberlfr.!.) Men suraiion, Surveying, avigitinn, A ; rnr>" iny, U - e of the Globe , Construction of Main, Al^ ebr !, a ( I Fluxions. G OWLEY HILL ACADEMY, for Young Catholic Gentlemen, at St Helen's, near Present, will close for the Christmas Recess, on Thursday, the 23d instant, and re- commence on Monday, the 10th January, 1820. Terms : 25 Guineas per annum. N. B.— A Classical Master wanted. December 15, 1819. NORWICH UNION FIRE OFPTCE. THE Insurers are respectfully informed, that all Policies effected at this Office, prior to 1813. are now entitled to a return of 25 per cent, on the Premium deposited. whether the term for which each respective Policy v.- aa issued be three months, six months, mnemonths, one year, or the whole period of seven year*, and these returns may be had by applying to any of the Agents, or RICHARD DAWSON, Agent for Liverpool. _ Office, • xeat KiieTcnon- lmll. PAINTING ON VELVET, Taught in a very superior style, iti a fcio Hours* MISS M. and H. TAYLbR respectfully inform the Ladies of Liverpool, that numerous engagements will detain them one week longer. TERMS :— One Guinea for the Four Lessons, in which the whole Art may be attained; attending l. adies at their residence, Two Guineas, ( if within one mile.) Miss M. and H. Taylor having devoted many years to this branch of Painting, having brought it to such a degree of perfection as to equal in smoothness, and exceed in brilliancy, themost admired Oil Paintings; at the same time, by their peculiar methods, they teach persons who have not the smallest knowledge of Draw, ing. to paint a handsome group of flowers, in the above number of lessons, such persons being able to copy any pieces afterwards without further instruction, having taught this most admired and fashionable Art to many thousands of the Nobility and Gentry in London, and the principal towns of England. A variety pf Specimens the Style of Painting to be seen on application to Miss M. and H. TAYLOR, at No. 44, Ranelagh- street, Liverpool; also the Recipe for making their very superior colours may be had, price One Guinea. Letters to be free of postage. This day is published, price Is. 6d- A SERMON on the ETERNITY of FUTURE PUNISH MENT, preached at St. Andrew's Church, Liverpool, on Sunday Evening, Nov. 21, 1819, By the Rev. J . JONES, A. B. Minister of St. Andrew's, Liverpool. Sold by G. Cruickshank and T. Kaye, Castle- street, and to be had of the rest of the Booksellers. JHATTON, JUN. respectfully informs the Ladies . and Gentlemen, that he has received from London several sets of FRENCH QUADRILLES, arranged in a style superior to any ever before heard in Liverpool, for five Instruments, two Violins, Violoncello, Clarionet, and French Flageolet; the novel and pleasing effect of the latter instrument needs only be heard to be approved. They may also be played with twoViolins & Violoncello 16, Concert- street, Bold- street. NASH GROVE SEMINARY, In the vicinity of St. Aunt's. S JONES respectfully informs his Friends and the „ Public, that his Establishment will re commence] on Monday, the lot of January, 1820. Pupils under Eight years of age. Five Guineas; above Eight, Six Guineas, per annum. Young Gentlemen intended for the Public Schools or the Universities, may reeeive Lessons, during the vaca-' tions, in the Mathematical Courses read at Cambridge,: the Military College, or at the Royal Military Academy. EDUCATION. CRANE- STREET, CHESTER. TERMS OF MR. NEWTON'S SCHOOL FOR BOARDERS: ENTRANCE, ONE GUINEA. Board, with Instructions in Spelling, Reading, Writing, English Grammar, Arithmetic, Merchants' Accounts, Mensuration, History, Geogiaphy, thfeUseof the Globes, Geometry, Trigonometry, Navigation, Astronomy, Algebra, English Composition, Letter- writiting, Sec. per annum 20 Guineas. The Classics, additional 2 Ditto. Washing, ditto 3 Ditto. French, Music, Dancing, Drawing, & c. on the Terms cf the respective Teachers. December, 1819. WALTON CLASSICAL, COMMERCIAL, AND MATHEMATICAL ACADEMY. THE REV. G. HOLT, ( late senior Assistant Master of the Manchester Free Grammar School, and nephew of the late Mr. John Holt,) respectfully announces to the inhabitants of Liverpool and its vicinity, that since last midsummer he has completed the alterations which he has been making in his house, ami trusts the accommodations for his Pupils will be found, on inspection, m every respect convenient and comfortable. — In addition to two resident Assistants he has engaged a first- rate Penman, Constructor of Maps, and Mathematician, and also an experienced Teacher of Land Surveying, Navigation, & c. to attend,' in order to render his establishment worthy of generol patronage as a preparatory and finishing Seminary. Cards of the Terms may ba had by applymgto Messrs. Evans, Chegwin, and Hall's, Booksellers, Castlc- street, Liverpool. The present vacation will terminate on tlie Gth of January next. Walton, near Liverpool, Dv. 22, 1819- S. NICHOLSON begs leave respectfully to an- _ nounee to the Amateurs of the Flute his intention"!)? receiving Pupils, during his stay in Liverpool, wl| ich will be till the latter end of tbe ensuing month. Mr. N. has just receivad an assortment of his newly improved Flutes, which he can confidently recommend as perfect instruments. 101, Duke- street, Dee. Si, 1819- ,< j IKS NICHOLLS begs respectfully to inform ' those Ladies who may have Daughters at Home or the Vacation, that she gives Instructions during that period, as well as at other times, in the following highly beautiful and fut:(\ nnting works, Oriental Theorems on Satin, Velvet, Glass, Wood, & c. Chinese or Japan Work, Artificial Fruit Making, Grounding Velvet, & C. Specimens ( to * hicb MissN. has lately made considera3 hie additions) may be seen at her reaiilaace, 45. DukcJ street, every Friday, from 1 till 4. Dvcanla 28, IStg. " TAMES BENTON begs to return his sincere thanks • I to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Liverpool and its Vicinity, for the kind encouragement he has experienced since his commencing to instruct Young Ladies and Gentlemen in the Art of WALKING, MARCHING, and MOVING the body with ease and gracefulness. It is of much utility for Young Ladies to be instructed in the Art of Marching thus, in particular those who have contracted that fashianable stoop, nominated the Grecian Bend. J. B. will have an opportunity, during the Vacation of the Schools, to attend such families as wish his service, on the most resonable terms, at their homes, or at his own house. No. 2, Tcssera- place, Soho- street, St. Anns. M R CALLAN . See. begs to a e has taken in CALLAN, SURGEON, Royal Navy, Sec. acquaint his Friends and the Public into partnership Mr. JOHN SHAW, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons ; they hope to make every exertion to merit the confidence of those who put themselves or friends under their care. S2, St. James's- sireet. £ HARTT most respectfully informs his Friends . and the Public, he has Opened Shop at 52, Parastreet, as a CHEMIST, DRUGGIST, and APOTHECARY, and hopes by unremitting care and attention to insure a share of public patronage; and in order to merit a continuance of the same, begs leave to assure those who may favour him with their commands, that they may depend on being served widi every Article in the abeve line, of the very best quality, aud on the most reasonable terms. N. B. Medicine Chests neatly fitted up, and all kind of Pickles, Perfumery, & c- See. An APPRENTICE Wanted. SILK GOODS, FUR9, STUFFS, & CBARNS, No. 24, CIIURCH- STRKET, respect- „ fully begs to call the attention of bis Friends and buyers generally to several very large Lots of SILK and other Goods, which he had recently purchased in London, Leeds, See. on unusually low terms, in proof of which he submits the undermentioned list of Prices to their notice; Several cases of coloured Bombasins, from 16d.; Ditto of black Ditto, from lGd. to 2s.; a few pieces of Ditto, beautifully fine, 2s. 6d.; about 100 ditto rich coloured and black Lustres, Cs. 2d. upwards ; figured Tabbinets, 3s.; a few pioces real Irish Ditto, 4s.; good black Satins, 2s. lOd ; ditto white Ditto, 3s. s d . ; about 2000 yards coloured Ditto, Ss. upwards; quantity of rich Broglios, 5s. fid.; yard wide black Crape, 3s.; ditto white Ditto, 3s. Gd.; broad black Sarcenets, 3s. Gd.; ditto twilled Ditto, 4s.; ditto coloured Ditto, Ss. 4d.; Italian Nets, 2s.; rich Silk Velvets. 10s. upwards; very large quantity plain and twilled Bombaaetts very cheap; all colours in Pelisse Cloth, Cs. upwards; wide Duffels and Frizes, 3s. Gd.; good assortment of Ditto, in fawn colour, drabs, grays, & c.; 20. pieces real French Cambric Handkerchiefs, gs. 8d. to 3s 6d.: a large quantity of Ssble, Ermine, and Fitch Fur Trimmings and Flouncihgs unusually low ; lot of Ladies' French Stays. 12s. generally charged 24s.; extensive assortment cf rich Morines and Tabborpens ; ditto ditto Silk and Worsted Furniture Fringes, J6d. upwards: Tissue and Norwich Scarfs, Wiwllen Shawls and Scarfs, Gauzes. Bobbin Nets, Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs, Silk Hose, Cotton Ditto', Gloves, Ribands and Trimmings. Large Stock of prime Irish Linens, Lawns, Sheetings, Counteryittcc. Quilts, Printsd Furr. hurw, and Manchester Goods, as usual ' ON SALE, AT THE K I K C l T R T - O P R I C E , . 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Published on Tuesday list ( price threepence- half' penny) contains, amongst a variety of other matter, Whimsical Biographical Sketch of Thomas Stuckky, from Fuller's Worthies Continuation of the 11 errait in London— Conclusion of Laing's Spitsbergen Most extraordinary instance of Fanaticism Singulart'ircum^ ances respecting Swallows— Interesting Excursion to Vesuvius, by Frederick l. illon de Chatenrieux Original Essay.— Penance by Proxy.— Original Correspondence.— Logierian System Anecdotes Miscellanies. Poetry.— Chess, & c. No. 75, To be published on Tuesday next ( price threepence- halfpenny) will contain, amongst a variety of other matter, N. IV. of the American Sketch Book; never before published in F. ugland, as the Editor of the Kaleidoscope believes— Continuation of the Hermit in London.— Interesting Account of Christmas Day.— Original Essayon the Cottage System.— Original Correspondence.— Poetry— Chess, & c. & c. & c. The KateUnsropc, though nominally published on Tuesday, is generally ready for delivery at the Office about three o'clock on the Monday, for the convenience of persons leaving ' Change, or it can be left at the re « - dence of Subscribers on the Monday evening or Tuesday mornings. Persons having incomplcts sets of the first Volume, are requested to apply as early as possible, as three numbers are entirely sold out, and the Stock of several ethers is getting very low. gfcmtnca. OS The following letter has been recently received from a gentleman who left England a few months ago, with his family, in order to take up his residence in America. Although it was intended merely for the perusal of his friends in this neighbourhood, we have ventured to give it publicity, because our intimate knowledge of the writer leads us to place equal reliance upon his integrity and his judgment Obvious motive* of prudence have induced us to suppress the name of our friend, as well as of certain individuals who have cut so very conspicuous a figure in this county ; but many of our Liverpool reatleis, and a majority of those in the country, will be at no loss to fill up the Hants. There is no other individual in the kingdom, who has done half so much as the bold and able writer of this letter, to expose the disgraceful, detestable system of espionage which has entailed such curses upon our native country, and so completely gulled even the ministers and the Parliament; and our frvrrd will perceive with deep regret, though without any astonishment, that the hypocritical and artful system he has so often exposed is now in more active operation than ever, in this distracted, and infatuated, and sinking country. When lie reads in the British journals of the A. B. C. D. affidavits, and Snd9 that so many of our senators have been" again the dupes of the stale, improbable, and almost groundless alarms, raised by this base and interested junto of Lancashue firebrands, almost every patriotic hope must extinct in his breast, and he may say of Johnny'Bull, iu the words 30 appropriately quoted on a recent oc casion by Mr. Brougham, • , *' Cert en, the i » le?. tir6 is as pnMt, " Of being cheated, a » to cheat 1 - ORIGINAL LETTER FROM AMERICA. Philadelphia, \ tih Nov. DEAR 9IR,— The letter you will receive with this is, as you will see, only the ccmtimuetien of one sent to Mr. B , by the Albion. You may read it or riot, as you may feel inclined; but I trust yoU will be at tbe trouble to get it forwarded to its destination, after befog treated secundum arte. m with Indian rubber ar. d sealing- wax. Possibly, my good friend Dr. C might not chuse t » waste his valuable time by locking through so long a piece of prose; but, for the chance of the thing, will you be so good, as let some one put u in his choice at thi brewery! and, hark ycl let that " some one" bo cjie who does not dislike a glass of gond aie ; for, doubtless* an opportunity will be i'ffordotl him of drinkii p health in double XX. If you go yoetrs'ilf, you itw* depend on it, that the Doctor will not. Its Dennis irtwt grutldery says, attempt to " come ' la Red Cow ever w * Therefore, unless Mrs ' x hopeful suite be such demand all your attention, let me recommend it in to go in person t*> the bpowerr ; m u y name, marid a kuxn of their best October. 208 THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. You must not think, from this nonsense, th » t I have been amongst the October; for, I assure you, I am at this moment as sober as good butterpiilk can make me. tndeed, both whiskey and claret are here so provqkingly cheap, that a man cannot get drunk without looking like a very blackguard. The cry of " D— » the e. vpeme!" would here be but a very poor flourish; and it seems& s if strong drink, like gumc, is less prized in proportion as it is easier to come at.— Cobbett says, the Americans are very many of them given to drinking; but it has so happened, that I have hitherto seen but very little of it: perhaps I have not kept the best of company; but I have, in five weeks, seen only two drunken men, and one I rickon to have been an Englishman, as he manifested a very strong desire of fighting, and swore and cursed with the full are. rolwido.' Cobbett says, that even strong drink will riot put life a id spirit into an American; that it neither sets him a-' fighting nor a- singing: that a company of American drunkards sit together as dull ind as lifeless as so many posts, perfectly stupified, but no ways enlivened! The sample I saw was not, however, of this kind; it was an American sailor, who, by way of avoid- „ , , , , , , ,, , ing going to'sea with his captain, jumped oveiboard out I " drab- coloured thing, called REPUBLICANISJI ; and of a strain- boat ( in which I was with Mrs. T ) when 1 his conciliatory feeling towards the Raronet. flow will it was four or five miles from land. He was a stout, raw- our friend T S brook these ch n - es?— But I am boned fellow, and swam in a manner that would not have I called to close my letter, and have no time for more; so, tions rotn , or from ' s former friend and fellow- sinner, N , the Constable. Till these two fellows are put out of off. ee, there will be no peace in Israel. I am glad, however, to see a gleam of hope from a co- operation between the Whigs and the Reformers If this co- operation could be sincere and vigorous, ministers must give way. I am glad to find that Sir Francis sees, that the first thing to te effected is a change of ministry My motto has always been, " Dozen with the Tories,'' " Dozen with - those men who will suspend the Habeas Corpus, and turn the soldiers loose upon us." The Whigs could not, if they were so disposed, govern on the same'system with the Tories. It wotdd be a long time before their system cculd be so well organized. Let the Whigs come into office, and force them to trounce these Manchester Tories, and I shall again have some hopes of the country; but without the hearty co- operation of all Anti- torlcs, no good will be done; and j fear this hearty co- operation is'not to be expected. It is a curious speculation, what will be the effect of Cobbett's arrival amongst you, with his violent, red- hot hatied of this GOO? and M. PICKFORD and Co.' a CARAVANS, . on Springs, and Guarded, for the Conveyance'of DS only, leave Liverpool at eleven o'clock in the Forenoon ; Leicester at eleven o'clock the next day, and arrive in London at seven o'clock the following morning; leave the Castle Inn, Wood- street, London, every evening, at six o'clock; Leicester at three o'clock next DEC. 24, A NEW AND CHEAP MAGAZINE. On Saturday the Is! ef January, 1820, will be BS. MUW, Price One Shilling. Containing 96 columns of choice matter, J O BE CONTINUED MONTHLY, r p H E FIRESIDE MAGAZINE and MONTHLY disgraced the evening committee at your Bath. A boat was sent in pursuit of him; but he refused to be taken up, and was at l ngth secured only by main force. When brought again on board the steam- boat, he was so outrageous, notwithstanding his ducking, that it took near a dozen sobm: people to secure him ; and we were under the necessity of tying his legs together, and his arms behind, his back, before we could at all manage hull It is an easy matter to get drunk here, if a man wishes it. I asked one hot day, at a sort of cake- shOp, for a glass of brandy and water; when, lo! there was set before me a tumbler, a. jug of water, and a decanter of Coniac, and I was directed to help myself, which I did by no means sparingly. The charge for this ad libitum dose was only « York sixpence, equal to a Philadelphia • » finpenng- bit," or an English threepence half farthing — The price of whiskey is thirty- seven cents per gallon, barrel included; that is, about fourpence or fourpence halfpenny a quart. '• Come on, then! ye who love toping; fir him," as Cobbett says, " you may drink yourselves blind for sixpence!" But, what a patcelof stuff am I witting! All this arises from my head being clear of politics. The American politics I atn not up to; and, as for England, I have scarcely h Hard of it since sailed. I have, however, just rec. i ed two of your letters, and have had a peep at a bundle of p. ipirs up to the 2Sth of September. As to your letters, 1 have the satisfaction to tell you, that they are in great part illegible; but I think I can gather from thnu that your anticipations as to thefuture prospects of ling'i. b liberty are but of a gloomy cast. Mine have been so long; and you must do me the jus- , tice to recollect, that I smelt ponder before it was set fire to. I have repeatedly written to Mr. Rennet and others, rpy opinion of those , the Manchester magis- ; trates. the R- ltonian , W , and II at their head. As to old poor Parson I' . he is a mere tool of ' s ; a mere steward of that association, of which is Here, in excuse violent haste, and believe me ever truly your's R T- ( To be concluded in our next.) this seemingly cniteniplible association, is the origin of that " military system," which now so dire tin threatens you, and which, i know, lias long regard: d as the ** summuvi bottom of ali good Government." I know, that the establishment of martial law would by him be regarded as the " commencement of the Millennium!" This I have repeatedly writt: n to Mr. Bennet; and as facts now bear me out In my opinion, I think when the Manchester massacres come to be discussed in Parliament, that this nan's character s'lontd he laid stress upon. Depend upon it, HE is the chief planner of this bloody business; and I predicted that the gnashing of his teeth, produced by the Orange riot ill Liverpool, would urge nim to some desperat; act of retaliation. We laughed at tbe discomfiture of the Orangemen ; and he determined to make us laugh with the wrong side of our mouths. It behoves you Liverpool patriots, in particular, to keep up a good Iront, and look your enemy in the face ; as you did in the case of Broadhurst and Lawton. If you dp not, you will have the Orange, system in the midst of you; and where that is, there can be no peace. Three of ' s abl-' st spies have already taken tip their restdence amongst yon •, Y V * " " " " , I I " " " , and H****'"*; anil their presence bodes you no good. Why < Joes. not Mr. Bennet or Sir John Newport again stir up this Orange system in Parliament ? Why are not the managers of this tragi- comic burletta, or rather I should say, this farcical tragedy, called to account for their contumacy, in thus persisting ill what ministers and Parliament have declared illegal'} I wish some of v'ou would give Mr. Bennet a line on this subject; and hint to liiii), that J * " L " * ' s case would go far in tbe Honourable House towards illustrating the character of the chief instigator of the Manchester business — I did promise to write to Mr. Bennet myself; but being so far ftom the scene of action, I cannot help fearing that events rmght make my observations appear to be out of date. If you please, you maycopy out whatl havesaid above, ip its present rough state, and it wili, I am sure, serve to remind iVlr. Bennet of what I have formerly written to biiti. It is of importance to know the cause of your evils, that is, the cause of Manchester being always governed in a way pi: i'r I. IAH TO ITSELF. It is because the Manchester magistrates are, generally speaking, a set of blockheads, who allow themselves to be led by a man who has in him a strange mixture of designing knavery and crazy bigotry. If his crazy reports are still to pass current with Lord Sidmouth, the country has no chance b. t that of being deluged with blood. is probably crafty enough occasionally to keep his name back, and to get his reports signed by other magistrates; bj. it the others should be regarded as mere cyphers, or as puppets worked by — There are persons on Bolton Moor, who can prove, that * was present at the ' for its commencement, by waving an Oraiige handkerchief from a window. You may laugh at my ascribing so much of the mischief to one man ; but such i< my notion of things; and," ns Ilobson says, " I don't think it ot all a bad one."— You should keep in mind, that against I have no personal animosity whatever. GENERAL COACH OFFICE, ANGEL INN', DALE- STREET, LIVERPOOL. NEW COACH TO CARLISLE. T HE Public are respectfully informed, that anew elegant LIGHT POST COACH, carrying four lnsides, called the ROYAL PILOT, *•> Commenced running on Sunday, the 7th of November, through Ormskirk, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal, Shap, and Penrith, and will arrive at Carlisle at Eleven o'Clock the next Morning, in time for the Glasgow and Edinburgh Mails. The above Coach is well lighted and guarded; and the time will be strictly kept, as the Proprietors are determined to make it the most expeditious and best con- I veyance that ever run north of Liverpool. The LORD EXMOUTH, every Afternoon, through | Lancaster, Kiikhy- Lonsdale, Sedburgh. Barnard- castle, Bishop- Aukland, Durham, Newcastle- on- Tyne, and ields. SThe ROYAL LIVERPOOL, every Morning at Seven o'clock, through Preston, Lancaster, and Kendal, to Keswick, Ambleside, Cockermouth, Workington, and Whitehaven. Performed by the Public's most obedient Servants, ltOBT. CHAMBERS and Co. afternoon, and arrive at Liverpool at ono o'clock the next, ENTERTAINER, a work, which, for the edifiaay. 10B"'; n o f i t s readers, culls whatever is improvng in By these Conveyances Goods will have the advantage ! Ethics, novel in Literature, amusing and informing in of being kept dry at al] times, and of a regular and Voyages and Travels, serviceable in Rural or Domestic punctual despatch. The Proprietors beg further to state, Affairs, rare in Science, interesting in Biography, that they wil! hold themselves responsible for every thing humourous in Anecdote, or tasty in Poetry ; with » entrusted to their care, of whatever value, except Paint- Literary Bouquet, containing condensed accounts of tb « ings, Writings, Plate, Jewellery, Glass, ar. d Money, principal new Works as they issue from the press, with in Cash or Bills, these must be considered at the owner's notices of literary projects; thus, instead of invariably risk, unless there be paid at the time of entry, for the depending upon the uncertain and too often crude prrifive first, an insurance of £ 5 far every One Hundred ductions of correspondents, the public are furnished wi'ih Pounds, and for the last, Ten Shillings for every One the cream of the best, most approved, and most expen. Hundred Pounds Value. sive publications o* f • t « h• e- Jd — ay , — with- out• at • t'h e i Goods for this Conveyance are requested to be delivered . being obliged to toil through the less agreeable part of — in Liverpool, attheir Warehouse, Harrington- street; | their pages. But, though the chief feature of this work Leicester, at their Warehouse, opposite the Three 11 '' ; - * . . . . . .. Crowns Inn; London, at the Castle Inn, Wood- street, Cheapside, No. 357, Exeter Change, Strand, and Moore's, Green Man and Still, Oxford- street. The Caravans commenced running on Tuesday the 7th December. Liverpool, Dec. 1819. Leicester, at their Warehouse, opposite the Three ! be selection, it is not, however, entirely without original Crnwns Inn; T. nndnn. kt the Paatk Inn. Wnnd- Ktrppt. 1 matter, viz. light and amusing essays; agricultural facts and experiments; scientific researches; and poeti. £ * £ 1. Brimstonctonrough23 15. j24 ID s. d p. d Sluimac Sicily, cwt. 23 tia! i 6 Quercitron : inrk, rwt. 13 0 21 0 Logwnud. per tn. fc' * t £ s Jamaica ..... 5 10 0 a ti 15 Honduras ] , . „ „ 7 , Q SI. UomingoJ ' " Campeachy.. 8 0 8 8 Fustic, Cuba II) 0 10 10 Jamaica... 6 10 7 0 13ray.: l ... i -: 0 G 0 Nicaragua Wood, I. argc& s « lid. 24 0 1' 5 0 qitln rough.. 17 0 21 0 Small IS! 0 15 0 Garwood, Ango!: i7 0 8 0 Gaboon, ti 0 7 0 Camwood....-... 16 ( 1 , 17 0 Tar, Amer. br!.. 17s. 0J. » iHs. tld Stockholm,. 19 6 20 0 Turpentine An cr. per ewt. lOs 6 a! 2s 6: 1. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, Tuesday, December t'l. We were we'l su p ied with all sorts of Grain from Ireland and eoistwi. e, incluriinft some foreign V. lie. it. New Irish was in request and supported its price. There is no demand whatever fo/ Wheats in hoiul. Both Malt and Malting If irtey were dull. of File, ev en at a reduction of abi ut 6d per hushel, Oats beinp plentiful, ocly the primest samples with difficulty obtained last week's prices. Inferior gave wav Id. per bushel and few cou'd mmaassssaaccrree , aannda g" aavvee ' wwhnaatt ' wwaass mthuoaugg. hi tt ttoo bi ee trh, iee ss iiugnnaall 0'> j ct - Id, i, sei. ar|. eu:. t aoi fi. n nloie raenqsu easntd a nsdo uarp pFeloaulsr own etrhee dweitchlionuet, alteration, Writes ( Sumnt* Dec. 22, 1819. Su^ ar, per cwt. s. Musco. dry brown..—. 57 " 01 Middling ft! 72 Good do 71 Good bright 83 Fine 7 Very hi*. e J ilabs. S; very br.& niu.. f> 2 tlavannah, broivn :; 0 Yellow 31 While Molasses Br. cwt. 32,.' liU32s I'd. West India B. P. 25 0 31 0 Rum, per gal. s . d. s. el. Jamaica 16 O. P. 3 0 « 3 3 Leewardscom 2 0 2 1. Cocoa, per ewt. s. s. West India cum'. B0/ r8r, Brazil 59 60 Caracca none. [ Ginger, Harbadocs 65 Jamaica, white.... 70 140 Pi nento, lid. Ill lis, 7Jd alls. S^ d. Rtce, Ainer. percwtI9s. 0 « ifl21- 6d lira/. 11 til 23 Rosin do. percwt. 8 Ea- t India 12 22 Ashes, per cwt. Hides, PucnosAyres 6id. n9; d. 1- tU S. freshi ot 30 West India..... 5 6 Montreal 37 Coffee, per cwt « . s Ainer. lstPearl. 4: Jamaica orlinary.- l 12 116 j O t t o n , per lb. Good and tine do. 117 120 Bowed Georgia.! Middling 7 , oo Good iniddlili't- O Fine mid ^ tine none Triage & very ord. 87 1P6 Dominica. Dutch,& c. 00 f'O Ordinary 111 Good ndfiiicord.. I'iO Mid. and good mid 122 Fine mid. & fine... 135 Triages very ord 101 Havauliall I !•" » St. Domint' i 121 Fallow, per 112lbs. s. d. Russia y. candle 58 0 Brazil - 75 Oil, Messina Gai! ipoli.... 7ti Greenland Wha! e... 3.1 Palm 39 Flaxseed, Amer. j: er hhd. for crushing £ 62 Hemp, ton Riga, Rhine... 47 Fetetsh. clean 46 Liverpool, Dec. 2, 1S19. rjpiHOMASand MATTHEW PICKFORO ar. d Co. J beg to inform their Frie- ids and the Public, that they continue to receive GOODS intended for CANAL CONVEYANCE, at their Office, Duke's Dock, from whence they are forwarded to Lcndon, Coventry, Oxford, Birmingham, Worcester, Derby, Leicester and Wolverhampton, and to all Wharfs and Towns on the Lines of the Canals, and generally for Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Surry. From London Goods arc forwarded by regular Carriers to all parts of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Devonshire, Somersetshire and Cornwall; and from Worcester to Bristol, Bath, and all parts of the West of England and South Wales. The Proprietors give Public Notice, that they will not hold themselves answerable or accountable for any Article, unless the same shall be entered by the Bookkeeper, or marked as received by one of them, on the Boftk or Paper of the Porter or other Person who may deliver it. They wil! not be accountable for any Money, Plate, I Watches, Rings, Jewels, Writings, Marble, Prints, j Paintings, or other Valuables, unless entered as such, 1 and an Insurance paid above the Common rate of Carriage, according to the value, upon delivery to them. No more than Five Pounds will be paid for any Article whatever of less weight than 28lbs. nor more thar. after the rate of Twenty Pounds per Hundred Weight for any Package cf a greater weight, unless it shall have been booked as of a greater value, and paid, or agreed to be | paid for at the rate of Sixpence for every Ten Pounds value, in addition to the common Charge of carriage. ! All Packages of Glass, China, Musical Instruments, | Household Furniture, or any other such hazardous brittle Articles, are entirely at the risk of the Owners as to Damage, Breakage, & c. unless an insurance of Five ( Pounds be paid upou every One Hundred Pounds Value, and so in proportion, at the time of delivery to the proprietors, over and above the common rate of carriage. ; The Owners of all Goods not paying, or agreeing to pay, j the extra- respective price, will be considered as taking the risk on themselves. Anjr Goods put into returned Wrappers, if lost or stolen, the Proprietors will not be accountable for. Any Goods addressed to order, or until called for, if! not taken away within the space of forty- eight hours within the time of their arrival, will be for the remain- j der of their continuance at the risk of the Owners. ! Any Claim for Loss or Damage that is not msde within three days after the Delivery of the Goods, will " j not be allowed. The Proprietors request the Senders of Aquafortis, cal effusions, of which we give some excellent specimen* in the number now advertised. CONTENTS— The Editor's Address— Fireside Comforts, and Materials for keeping Christmas— New Year's Day— Twelfth Day— Calendar of Winter Observers Effects of Novel- reading upon Female Winds— Punishment on Board a Woolwich Convict Hulk— Stories of Apparitions by De Foe— Present State of Babylon— Condensed Account of CcL Fitzclarvtnce's Journey across India, through Egypt, to England— Present Stale of Agriculture in the Roman Territory— Interesting Articles on English Agriculture, Domestic Economy, and Natural History— Biographical ar. d other Notices Literary Bouquet— Original and Selected Poetry. In addition to the fare thus set forth, it is proposed to give in future, ORIGINAL ESSAYS BY THE EDITOR, sometimes solid and sometimes humourous, and as varied in the topic as in the style; the first of which will appear in our February number. Published by Sherwood & Co. and Simpkin & Co., London; and by J. Drakard, News- office, Stamford. *** Orders for the above Magazine received by every Country Bookseller in the United Kingdom. 0 41 0 38 0 42 d. s Ota 1 0} ' 0 1 1 1 119 12! 133 j m 108 l i3 122 a. . VI 78 78 31 40 63 48 47 New Orleans I West India 1 Barbariocs 1 Demerara 1 Pernamburo ... I Maranbam ...... 1 Iiabia 1 Sea Isl. goodtofine2 Ord. to mid 1 Surat U Bengal 0 Tobacco, per lb, s. James Ifiver leaf. O Stemmed 0 Ken.* Geo. leaf. O l'ineTim er per Cu. ft. American 1 Q Mahocanv, Honduras 1 1 St Domingo 1 7 Cuba I 5 T H E O R I G I N A L LONDON G E N U I N E T E A V V A R K I M U S E S, No 6, LUDGAVE HILL, 138, Oxford Street, and 2, Chasing Cross. TI I E EAST INDIA COMPANY'S December SALE being now ended, F R E D E R I C K SPARROW and Co. take the earliest opportunity of informing their numerous friends the resul. :— Boheas and the inferior Congous are still lower the middling and mcst useful kinds are also cheaper— Common Greens rather dearer, there being a great proportion of the finer sorts which have sold reasonable— Souchongs and Hysons remain much as before. Upon a general review of the Sale, F. S. and Co. feci the greatest pleasure in stating, that the pres< ot is the best anil most useful parcel of Teas that have been offered for mar j years; and, considering their superior qualities, are undoubtedly very safe and desirable to purchase: they particularly recommend good, sound. genuine Congou, Cs—,' ood strong ditto, 6s. 6d finest strong ditto and brcjKfiust Souchong, 7s fine full flavoured Souchong, 8s— superfine ditto, 10s— good common Green, Cs. to € s. 6d— fine fresh ditto or Twankay, 7s.— fine bright leaf ditto, Bloom kind, 8s. — good Hi « 300n, 10s.— she Hyson, lis. superfluu ditto, 12s. The Public arc not perhaps sufficiently aware of tho shameful adulterations which have lor a long time been practised in the article of Choeota i and Cocoa: F. S. and Co. having erected suitable premises for tbe tcanufactttre of those essential articles ( as well as for roasting their own Coftee), are enabled to offer them to the Public in their pure and unadulterated state at much lower prices, in conscquence of the reduction of the duty; 3 8 H 71 d. s, 3f* 0 5: 0 8 l j 6 1 5i 1 33 1 2 9 1 2 0 104 0 8 ( I. 8 Spirits of Vitriol, or'any other Ardent Spirits", will an. 1' particularly recommend Broma, an article of th( write on the Direction the Contents, and make it known i nuM, e s t a n d m o s t f"" rishuig leverage for peisonsof - - - - - - weaff or delicate health. WIilie they embrace the present opportunity of repeating their most giateful acknowledgments for the very decided preference which continues to be given to their Teas, they beg to caution their friends against the numerous Shops who have adopted or copied their designation ; some of whom, from their former avocations, can know but little of the real qualities and pro. to the Book- keeper at the time of Delivery, in order that it may be safely loaded ; otherwise, if any Damage arise therefrom, they will look to the Senders for indemnification. Nor will any Animal be paid for, though lost, hurt, or killed on the journey, being tbe Perquisite of the Waggoners. The Proprietors will not be accountable for any Accident that may happen to Carriages drawn at the end of j Vfrties cf Tea, but who are inundating both Town and IMPORT of GRAIN for the Week ending December SO Wheat. I Hurler. I Oats. | Airrcr. Flour. Buih. fmt. j Buih. mttii. B » i » . 451hs. Br I,. 42350 | 1590 73870 1 LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, Monday, December 20. We have never personally differed; and my opposition to rise supply | o f Wheat was rather large this morning frosn Kshis administration rests solely on public grounds. He will | sex ." but there were Out few arrivals from any other pjrt: a few set fire to the whole country, i f he be not checked; and • pinked » » mp'e » sold at last Monday's prices, but all other sorts • wwiillll nneevveerr rreesstt, ttiillll hhoe hhansl ffuullffiilllleedd hhiiss iinntteennttiioonn ooff wereoffercd at ?,. le>. than. hi. day wick, without benig able to •• sweeping the whole generation of you into oblivion t" for, as I have said before, " nothing is so persevering, nothing so indefatigable, nothing so tenacious of its purpose, nothing so superior to conviction, nothing so unmoved by cxpericnt^ and the evidence of facts, as a certain xpceics of ins mity." , I have no doubt, still believes ( ashedid in ISOl and 18J3, and ill Watt's time in 179- 1*) in the existence of the immense Ludditf. armies, in their pikes and their depots of arms, and their nightly drills; aye! and he believes, too, that you, and I, and Mr. Bennet himself, occasionally attend these drills! ! Mr being " gone to America," he will possibly regard as on y a part, of the plot. He will perhaps dream, some n'ght, that I was s; en commanding the rebel- army on I t ' back of a white horse; and it he dreams this, he uri' easily find some R • . O to swear it. I durst 1*/ tujr Lie, that this some K O had his instruceflect sain at that abatement. The Barley trade is quite stagnant. and except af.- w superior fine samples, is full 9s. per quarter cheaper, and unsaleable, at that decline. Beans, Peas ouil Oars were exceedingly heavy m\ c. and Is. per quarter lower. 5s, |> er sack lower. Kour is Cable. Festivals, t f f c . the Waggons. Ths Proprietors will not be responsible for any Articles that way be delivered to the Drivers of the Waggons, at any of the towns through which they pass, unless regularly delivered and entered at the proper receivinghouses appointed. All Goods which shall be delivered for the purpose of being carried, will be considered as General Liens, and subject not only to the Money due for the Carriage of such particular Goods, but also for the general Balance due from the respective Ownes- s to the Proprietors of the said Conveyances. If Canals should be stopped by Prost, or any other Impediment, every attention wiil be paid to have the Goods forwarded by Land, and a Land Price charged thereon. No Allowance will be made for Damages in any Package improperly packed, marked, directed, or described, nor upon any Package containing a variety of Articles, liable, by breaking, to damage each other, nor for the Loss of any Package improperly marked, directed, or described. Leakage arising from bad Casks or Cooperage, will not be accounted for. All Goods detained on the Grounds of Liens, either for the money due for the Carriage of such particular Goods, or the general Balance due from the respective Owners to the Proprietors of the said Conveyances, will be Sold by Auction in one Month from the Date of Notice being given that such Goods are detained for the above purples, unless the money so elue shall in the mean be paid. * • The above conditions apply to nil Coods received b thf e P. roprietors, attheir respective Officu and Ware houses, in all jiaru of the kingdom. riock an a Sun agree. Chri- tiras- Div 1 s. aft. Ch. StSrfpb- St. John. Innocents Day increased 6m, SiiYotter, THE STATE o r MVEBPOOIWliet obligations are we not under to the sapient and veracious editor of the Chester Chronicle. Had it not been for tne comfortable assurance he gives in the following paragraph, jve should npt have been aware of the high state of prosperity of which he has so kindly assured us: " Liverpool— The public will rejoice to hear that business is once more pretty brisk at this port. This activity may, among other causcs, be attributed to the arrival of the timber- ships from the American colonies. The docks are filling with vessels, and the quays again assume a busy appearancc."— Chester Chronicle. Country wirh the most bombastic advertisements, letters, handbills, & c- in the true lattery style, the expences of wh. ch must undoubtedly be defrayed out of the profits, while F. S. and Co. pludge themselves to continue to exert their utmost attention, and a judgment matured by upwards of twenty years experience, in selecting the strongest ar. d best full flavoured Teas that are imported, which they are determined to sell in their real, pure, and unadulterated stole, at die smallest profit upon the cost et the East India House. Agents are appointed in many of the principal Citic » and Market Towns in tbe Kingdom, and wnere that ha8 not already been done, others wiil be, upon application from respectable tradesmen, who will find it a handsome addition to their other business and very little trouble, as the Teas are packed in lead ( in pounds, halves, and quarters,) inclosed in a print of the Original Establishment, wirh price per lb. printed thereon and sealed— Address to the principal Warehouse, No. 6. Ludgate Hill. The following are some of the Agents already sp. pointed in this neighbourhood: Mr. WM. WISE, jun. Liverpool, GEORI'. E O L L I V A N T , Manchester, JOHN VI! TIT; A, Macclesfield, R 0 B 2 B T DIXON, Kendal, ROBEIIT FI T C H KT, Derby, TIIOSIAS BROOKES, Hull, DoKOTnv TAYI. OK, Whitby, JOHN CAUII, Huddersfield, SAMUEL SYKES, Slaithwaite, ScuLTiionrr, and Cox, Nottingham. Drtiry- kme.— Mrs. Payne, from the Liverpool Theatre, made her debut at this theatre on Thursday se'nnight in the part of I. idy Teazle. She was received with decided applause, and the play was given out forrepetition with genera! and decided approbation. Mrs. M'Gibbon, from the Liverpool Theatre, all ® made her debut at Drary- lane, en Friday last, in the character of Imogine, in the tragedy of Bertram, when she amply proved her title to a snperior station. Sheperformed the charactcr with great truth and feeling- Love, despair, and madness, the prevailing features of the portrait, were depicted with forceful energy, but in no instance did she outstep the modesty of nature. This lady performs two nights more ptevious to the opdaittjC of the Manchester theatre.. 1819." THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. ' 205 I J a r l f a m e n t a r g ( f t o m p t n & t u m. j U e t o * , f o r e i g n & S o n u s t t c . . . . . . . . . . . . South AnuriQi—' Rvaf European Spaniard has been, i a the H o n e s of COMMONS, on the lMh "" TAN'. W a decree of the Government at Buenos Ayres, ordered the m ^ ^ rfj^ Joh^ s b « m ffl^^ w leave that country.— All neutral vessels engaged in . - f. > n an. . . . - ... • < vunm tlie service of the Government of Spain, are to be considered Spanish property, and privateers are fo be allowed '- hair the value of S " " A u n t stated in our last, Mr. ltcnrw. t, in a committee an the Search- for arms Bill, remarked strongly upon lite indecency and cruelty of authorising ths searching fbr arms to take place by night, and moved an amendment, by substituting the words " by day only."— Lord Custlercagh said, that the means of communication were so organised among the disaffected that the magistrates • ould not move by day. He acknowledged that this bill was a very strong measure; it was certainly an enormous power with which the magistrate was to be entrusted ; but, it was the choice of two evils.— Mr. Brougham said, the Noble Lord had endeavoured to justify these bills with reference to what our Whig ancestors had enacted during periods of a t. Ml rebellion. Was there now any appearance of rebellion ? Rebellion ! Good God 1 would it be asserted, even after all the evidence that had been so industriously collected, and so ostentatiously displayed, that there was any thing in the country bearing even the semblance of rebellion ? The subject had a light to arms for his defence, not merely because they might be used in defence against the lawless measures of bad rulers, but to remind those rulers that weapons Spanish vessels of war and trans- ; a anamena- p ^ cap[ u r e ( | a n ( j s u nfc a t s e a , and 500 dollars for every by day only. — Lord ; c a n n o n M taken. Another decree prohibits the expor- ™ mm, m, ™ unn were t a t k ) n o f provisions. The Representatives are to be paid 125 dollars per month. Every preparation is . king for defence, in case of an attack by the Spaniards. The British Consul has been recalled. A national bank hits been established but die re exists strong prejudices against paper- money— Letters from Rio Janeiro state, that the markets are so glutted with English manufactured goods that they are unsaleable, even at a price that would merely cover the freight and insurance. K H T I S O RESPECTING MB. HOBHOUSE'S COM. 31 IT WENT. A meeting took place, on Thursday » e'nnight, at tha Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, in pursuance Of an advertisement of a very limited circulation, for the pur- S « e of declaring an opinion upon the committal of Mr. obhouse, by order of the House of Commons, to New- fate. The persons assembled amounted to about four undred. Upon entering the room, Sir F. Burdett was received with the strongest demonstrations of pleasure. He immediately took the chair, and commenced his address. Of all the stretches of arbitrary power which had been witnessed for many years, he knew of none to be compared with that which, under the pretence of privilege, was exercised by the House of Commons, in committing ] L » G. T. C. A N N I V E R S A R Y . E IFTH of NOVEMBER was the First Anniversary of the LONDON GENUINE TEA COMPACT, 2}. gate- Hill, which was established 5th November, 1818, for the avowed purpose of supplying the Public with Pure and Unadulterated Teas.' A few observations may be expected on such an occasion, beyond the mere announcement of a year having passed away since the commencement of the Establishment. In the first instance, the Thanks of the Proprietors are respectfully tendered to the Public at large, who have so warmly supported their undertaking, of the raaghad already been so fully discussed, that he believed there was not an uninterested man in the country; not a man unconnected with the borough- proprietors, who did not deny and reprobate the power which the House France On Thursday se'nnight, the Chamber of of Commons assumed, of sending persons to prison, Peers assembled, and having agreed on an address, it without legal proof, without trial j first, by declaring a was presented to the King on the next day. The follow- certain act to be an offence, then interrogating the acing are the concluding paragraphs:— ! cused party, then without any process coming to judg. " Invariably attached to the constitution, which has « ent, and passing a sentence, the highest passed on peobeen made our strength and our hope, the Chamber of Pl e w h ° weie not felons; he meant imprisonment. At Peers has already, on a solemn occasion, recognized, ' he first blush of the case, it must appear monstrous to . . . » — > — p ; i i a o c nmititji su^^ wi LLU t i i u i u u u u m a n i ^ i ui lite men arbitrarily to prison. This was a^ question which : n j t u l i e 0f wh. ch some idea may be formed by the follow. J.. L - J -> ' - " ' ing plain statement, which affords the most eondusivt! testimony of public approbation. Their sale of Teas, for the last t^ o months, has been intended for defence, might be turned against themselves, j that to the august founder of the charter appertains the think that the same persons were accusers, judges, jury, if they broke the laws or violated the constitution. The i right of proposing every measure that may assist the de- an< 1 executioners. It was an usurpation of power, from Noble Lord had acknowledged that the bill was an in- velopment of our constitutional institutions. j which every honest man must turn with disgust. This " Sire, you have declared your purpose to be to close was a power which the King on the throne had never the abys3 of revolution ; proud of being associated with attempted to exercise; and what right had a lower branch so glorious a destiny, we will second, with all our efforts, of ' he Drerairative Kine your noble intentions fraction of the principle and a vijlation of tlie practice of the constitution, he shouki support the amendment, as necessary to prevent many acts of petty tyranny.— Mr. Cunning would admit, he said, that in an extreme case, the subject had a right to use his arms for actual resistance. The bill before the House only excepted a class of persons who were as disaffected now as the Papists were at the passing of the Bill of Rights, which denied to them the use of arms Mr. Tiemey said, he could not consent to a law which introduced this abominable clause of aushorising the search for arms by night. Could any measure be more calculated to exasperate the disturbed districts, already in too great a slate of exasperation, than one which rendered tiie houses of their inhabitants liable to search at any hour o the night, and which subjected their wives and daughters, during the search, to all kiuds of insult and indignity, merely because an informer chose ta swear, not that they had, but that he believed they had, concealed arms on their premises ?— He would ask the Irish Members what horrible scenes of atrocity and indecency they had witnessed in that country, during a search for arms at night; and, therefore, while he had a spark of humanity, he could not consent to a law, which would allow women to be taken out of their beds at night, and have their beds searched for arms. For the House could not forget that it was about their beds that the people of Ireland had generally concealed their arms; and that when the magistrates went to their cabins with soldiers, scenes of such brutal violence and cruelty occurred as humanity could >: ot repeat, and as imagination cauld hardly conceive.— The Committee divided — For the original clause, 215— Against it, 107— Majority, 108. Mr. Brougham asked Lord Lowther, whether he, as rpspresentative for . Westmorland, had given any reasons for including that county I— Lord Lowther replied, that lie ha^ thought it tight" to include Westmorland, as it lay between the disaffected districts of Scotland and Lancashire i On the next day, lard Atthorp obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws respecting insolvent debtors. Mr. J. Smith presented a petition from the booksellers of London, against the clause in the new libel act, that empowered Judges to inflict the punishment of transportation on the second conviction— Lira Castterragh declared his intention to withdraw the objectionable ahiuse, and to substitute banishment in its stead. we will combat the common ene. my, Anarehy, by giving to all the interests guaranteed by the charter, that profound security necessary to the happiness of all, and France will owe to you generous institutions, founded on the sacred rights of property, desirable as justice, and worthy of the Prince who has a second time restored us to peace and liberty." The King delivered the following answer:— " I am very sensible of the sentiments of the Chamber of the legislature to claim a prerogative which no King of England could pretend to put in force over his subjects. After having assumed the powers of sovereignty, they now wanted to assume the dignity of the sovereign. It was, however, that sort of dignity which the poet had in view when he wrote these lines : " I o vi thru vir'ue is an empty bnast. But shall tile dignity of vice tie loW" Was it in the corruption of that House that its dignity was . ..... I . I . . t u a i u i . Ill l i l t . UlUl l l l l iLIVI LUC \ . l l t t l l i u e r t, o , be found ? And when that . . c. orr, u, 1p, t ion was- e• x - of Peers. I witness especially with the greatest satisfac- P05ed' ,? ow w a s l t s dl8I?, ty saJ'P° rted ? When a ministion its determination to concur in my views. It is by ! ' f o f , t h e C r o w n w a s detected,, face to face, of having this unity of thought and action, that we shall succeed a b u s e d Peonage of Government, m trafficking for i: n preserving the count. r y f, r. om d. anger, and. securing to seatss VinJ 1 that House, and he was defended on the ground my people that internal peace of which I felicitate my- j , ' self upon having hitherto had the means of conferring upon them the enjoyments." General Gitssendi— Among the eight Peers restored to the Chamber by a new ordonnance, was General Ga<-- sendi, who was first raised to the Peerage in 1814, by Louis XVIII. but was deprived of his dignity upon the second restoration of that Monarch, by having taken his seat in Bonaparte's Chamber in 1815. Upon the present occasion, he refused to accept the proffered favour of again raising him to his rank, saving, he did not recognise the legality of the arbitrary'act by which, in 1815, it had been taken froti him. " If," said he, " I then unworthy to retain it, 1 am so still; nothing since to forfeit my unworthiness." I have done On the 15th instant, Mr. Brougham presented a petition from Thomas Bentford, who had been woun ded by one of the yeomanry, at the Manchester meeting— Mr. Lambton presented a petition from Thomas Walker, who bad likewise been wounded on that lamentable day: the petition stated, that, after the military charge had been made, the petitioner attempted to escape through the fields, when lie was attacked by a soldier of the 18th regiment, who inflicted a severe wound, by thrusting his bayonet thro'the petitioner's belly: the petition prayed for inquiry and redress.— A similar petition was presented by Sir It. Wilson, from a person who had been in the army, and who stated; that on the 16th Aug. he could not obtain from one of the yeomen, that mercy which he had nevereeen refused to an enemyon the field of battle. These petitions were received, and ordered to be printed— Sir F. Burictt presented a petition from the father of John Lees, on whom the Inquest was held at Oldham. The petition was brought up and read. It was from Robert Lees, and detailed all the circumstances connected with the death of his son, John Lees, and the Inquest held ttpoc his body at Oldham. It charged the Coroner, Mr. I- errand, with manifest b: as in favour of the magistrates and yeomanry, and enumerated the various pretences < ra wiii'- h the Inquest was protracted, till it was atlength quashed by the Court of King's- bench. It expressed a full conviction, that the Jury must, according to the evidence before them, have found a verdict of wilful murder again9t certain persons, if they had not been prevented from returning any verdict. It concluded with praying, that since the Magistrates, the Grand Jury, the Coroner, and the Court of King's- bench, had refused to put the circumstances which occasioned the death of the petitioner's son in a course of inquiry and justice, the House would institute an inquiry and afford redress.— The receiving and printing of this petition was opposed, but at length carried.— Sir W. de Crespigny proposed that a select committee should be aojjointed, to inquire into the plan of Mr. Owen for ameliorating the condition of the lower classes.— This was opposed by the ChanruMor trftlu Exchequer, and lost by a majority of 141 to 16.— The Seizurs- of- arms Bill was read a third time and paased. FINANCE. Abridged from an Article in the Morning Chronicle. We understand that the Custom and Excise Duties are now paid in Exchequer Bills, consequently the cash to be paid over to the Bank on the loan of 84 millions, receivable on the consolidated fund, is now in great part in Exchequer Bills; and we therefore are at a loss to know how the Bank will pay the January dividends. It appears that the unfunded debt, which the minister said was to be so much reduced, is as yet very little reduced. The following statement we believe to be tolerably correct. £ 1 9 . 7 7 ' , U n f u n d e d Debt, Jan. 5, WW. See Finance Accts. 3JtS-'. tSJ Ditto, ditto, Arrear of Con- sol Fund. dee ditto. 5',! Si, 882 Total Unfunded Debt, Jan. S. 18JS. See Fin. Accfs. 5;} 00t020 Borrowed . luce of the Bank on Cnnsol. Fund, say, Paid the Bank 00 Account ot Exchequer 3ills, » tiy ,£ 1,000,100 Received of the Put- lie In part of Loan by Exchuquer Blib. say 5,0' C, yj0 T.- t- it reduced 6.000, Amount as it was in Jan. with the additions since. 6,000.030 Reduced ajatiuvc. £ 52,133.38i Tots' Amount of Unfunded Deht, at present which wequ: itto8) tnlltionsof £. 1 per Cent, at 66. In tVis is not included the sums that will be required to make good deficiencies of 1819 and 1820, and which would make the actual funded debt nine hundred, instead of eight hundred, millions, as it is now generally quoted. The Customs fell off the last weeks nearly £' 120,000, and every one may know that the duties on spirits and tea will fall off from one to two millions per annum. A Bill wan brought into the House of Commons on Msnday se'nnight entitled " an Act for buildiDg a new chjirch or chapel in the town of Liverpool." This new church, we understand, is to be erected in the upper part of Scotland- road, the only part of the town which is at present' " unprovided with a church in its itamediate vicinity. A sufficient portion of ground, nearly a statute 3H- e, has been Uberally offered gratis, for that purpose, by an opulent proprietor of land in the neighbourhood; and the, funds for the erection of the building arc expected to be defrayed out of the mUtiott granted by Parlimne/ it lalt Session, for the erection and repair of churehes, through the intervention of the Bishop ot the diocese. fXaveliterbrg Beattt.— A. new mode has been propcSjicd by Dr. Thornton of putting animals ta death Without pain, from vhich the meat looks better, and salts letter. Tho animal- bleeds- freely. It is by the samoiul fixed nit. Sewsel camsobutdiers on said to bare adootjd it. Lord Sidmouth's Circular respecting the Training Bill. Whitehall, l « th Dec. I8! 9. " My Lord— Before I left the Office yesterday, I directed my Under Secretary, Mr. Hobhouse, to transmit to your Lordship the act for the prevention of training, and which I hope your Lordship will have duly received. I think it right now to impress upon your Lordship, and to request that your Lordsnip will impress upon the magistrates, within the county of Chester, the extreme importance that this act should be immediately enforced with vigilance and activity, in all those places where the illegal practices against which it is directed, shall be persevered in. I have the honour to be, & c. ( Signed) SIDMOUTH. The Earl of Stanford and Warrington, Arrest of Mr. CobMt— On Monday se'nnight, 1mmediately after the meeting at the Crown- and anchor, Mr. W Cobbett was arrested by one of the Middlesex officers, for a debt contracted previous to his departure from this country. He was subsequently bailed by Mr. Hunt, 6nd Mr. Dolby ( the publisher of his Iteghicr.) VARIETIES. Telegraphs are to be erected without delay, so as to form a communication between Manchester and the metropolis : stations are already determined upon.— A considerable quantityof cannon, collected from various parts, lias been lodged in Dover Castle— Sixteen hundred ounces of silver, the produce of the Wheal, St. Vincent mine, Cornwall, lately discoveretdon the estate of Benjamin Tucker, Esu. formerly Secretary to the Admiralty, have been received in London The York Book- society have unanimously voted, that their copy of Paine's Age of Iteason should be destroyed.— The " Courier has contradicted the statement from Liverpool, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was inclined to adopt some arrangement for altering the present duties, upon the importation of Cotton. « ipM; iailv that from the East Indies. — Col Cooke, ( if Wheatley, lias rusigned Lis commission in the West York militia. practice was as notorious as the sun at noonday, the whole transaction was overlooked by the House, and not a word was said about its dignity; but was it to be endured that for mere words uttered out of doors, after such a thing as this v.' as passed over, a man should be sent to prison by the House of Commons; and that, too, under pretence of supporting its dignity ? Could the dignity of the House have suffered so much by such words, as by the detection of a prime minister trafficking for seats in Parliament ? And while the House overlooked such an enormous offence, how could it presume to punish an inferior offence? A bill was now before the House of Commons, for disfranchising a corrupt borough ( Grampound.) This he would not oppose, because some small degree of good might arise from it to public at large. But he thought the bill would be thrown out in tbe Lords, as was the case last session with the bill for disfranchising the borough of Barnstaple. Sir Manasseh Lopez had been trafficking in boroughs all his life, and no doubt he derived many advantages from his connection with the members of the House of Commons, composed of such materials as himself. He was, however, after grubbing in the mire of borough corruption, at last detected, and punished; and, indeed, it was the , . , , . , . - - .-- . , - more extraordinary, that while the minister, who had " P- and crowded with, advertisements, intimating- ja- n pursued the same practice, was rewarded with a blue ri- ; of ands, of books, aim mums ahis, on the sabbath band. Sir M. Lopez the small offender, should be re- ! day.— rhis circumstance struck me as being similar, it warded vfith a prison The Hon. Baronet concluded a | » » < « t h e same, with the hucksters in the temple of Jeiuspeech, which was received with the loudest applause, j sa em ; and, having communicated my opinion to sewby denying the right of the House to commit Mr. Hob- | raj people, I was told by some that it was rank super hou^ e topri- on s ltion on mvpart; byotheis, thatitwaswild enthusiAstE Certain resolutions were then proposed and carried, Gentlemen, my request is, that you, or some of as was an address to Mr. Hobhouse. yoaJ. correspondents, may give a reply, through five medium of your paper, to the following query:— Is it superstition in me, or enthusiasm, or both, or neither? Your opinion on the case will be duly appreciated by. Upwards of zfcM ius. per day, BEINO .9782 Chests-, or about 782,500 lbs. in < ho Year; ON WHICH THE DUTY ALONE IS NEARLY - I ' i U U M ; ! ) ; A much larger sum than was probably ever contributed to the exigencies of the State by any other House in the | Tea Trade. The calculations are made on absolute Sales ts the Public, and are independent of Teas sold ' in large parcels to Wholesale Dealers. The London Genuine Tea Company assure their Country Friends and the public at large, that tlwy havg purchased and sold Teas of the strongest and finest flavors only, rejecting those of weak and low qualities, and their Friends may be assured of such being thcit unalterable detctminatian. The Proprietors beg to caution the Public against tba numerous " Genuine Tea Establishments," in imitation of the London Genuine Tea Company, many of whom eopy their Advertisements, and the Wrappers which in- ! close the Teas, so closely, as to d: ceive an indifferent j observer; and, in fact, imitate them in every thing but I the Qualities of tiieir Teas. I In a few days will be published by the London Genuine Tea Compaijy, price Is. 6d. an interesting Pamphkt on Tea, containing Twelve Fine Engravings, illustrative of the process of cultivating the Tea Plant, from the first sowing of the Seed to its package for the European Market.— To be had of their Agents in the Country, and of all Booksellers. A List of the Company's Agents, amounting to nearly Six Hundred, is arranging, and those of this distrrst will be published in this paper, in a few days. Agent for Liverpool, Mr. WAKBillCK, Library, Lime- street. Ta the Editors.— I have been taught from infancy, to observe the Sabbath, and to reverence places of public worship, whether synagogue, church, chapel, or con venticle. To fortify this sentiment, I was often rt>- minded of our Saviour's scourging people out of the temple, for profaning the holy place, by exposing to sale, doves, and sheep, ahtt o:; en, and changing money. Impressed with these elements of education, I was sunprised, at entering a chapel in this place, for the . secpt: d time, and, at botli visits, perceiving a sign- board hun^ Cwlile has wri t - n from Dorchester gaol, to the Soli citor of the Treasury, stating, that in consequence of the seizure of his property, and tile shutting up of his shop, he is under the necessity of applying for support during his imprisonment. His application has been rejected', and be ha3 again addressed the Solicitor, complaining of the pecuniary injuries he has sustained, and affirming, that, at the time his shop was shut up, the average of ms weekly profits were £ 50! CANNING CLUB. ( Exffiikh front the Courier.) On Tuesday evening the members of this club- pelebrated its seventh anniversary by partaking of a dinner, at the York Hotel, W'illiainson- square. Adam Lodge, Esq. in the unavoidable absence of the president, was in the chair. Mr. Crowther's large roorsi was tastefully fitted up for the occasion. Two splendid flags waved over the' chair; one of them was inscribed, " Friend to the Pilot that weather'd the Storm." In the centre and middle of the room were three large artificial roses. The walls of the room were tastefully ornamented with wreaths of laurel, & c- In the centre of the, orchestra was suspended a portrait ofthe Right Honourable George Canning, surrounded with laurel. Groups of artificial flowers graced different parts of the room. The toutennemMc was truly beautiful, and was1 much admired by the company. Mr. Incledon favoured the company with Ills jreseni » , and they enjoyed a rich treat in hearing hitn sing several of his most favourite airs. Mr. Ginord and several; other gentlemen amateurs contributed to the. harmony of the evening by singing, in a style of great sweetness and melody, 1 several of our most favourite national songs. An excellent band was stationed in the orchestra. At half- past five, about eighty gentlemen sat dqwn, to Gentietien, Yours, L vsrpool, WthDcc. 1819. SABBATlfcCU. HUMBUG. Advertisement Extraordinary.— Lost, or missing, from the county of Durham, 16,000 armed Radiwik, and 100,000 from the county of Northumberland. They were last heard of on thi 7th instant, at a place called St. Stephen's, as can be attested by two very respectable witnesses, but since then they have totally disappeared. It is strongly suspected, that the same incendiary and enemy of social order, who made away with the 7,000 armed Radicals that attended the Newcastle meeting last October, aud the " almost open rebellion" contfcquent thereon, is the concealer of the articles above mentioned. As they can be of no use to any but tbe present Administration, any one giving information where they may be found, to the Secretary of the Home Department, so that the traitor may be punished according as the laws ROW enacting may direct, shall b » rewarded with a " blue ribbon.' A lady, about forty years of ago, who lived at these* ner of one of the streets in Paris, WES struck early in t£ « month with appoplexy. M. Lavaktte, the physician, was called in, and he restored her instantly to life, by bleeding in a jugular vein, and stimulating the blood v>. flow abundantly by the application of a common rvx/ jrt to the exterior part of the vein and the adjoining ntii/ cs. It U thus shown, that tha mechanical stimulant i> al^ le to revive nervous sensibility, and by creating a Joiid of peristaltic motion, to deduce from t; ie arteries ti great quantity of blood. Thare i$ also another instf^ e. o? t^ ie efficacy of this application in the case of a Chatelio, ' who had also been resto^ i to esiisif Journal < jt-< 1. W, eigmy germem^ ttqwn. , En^-^^ hant. dinner, among whom were many of the tart respceta- t d rfmflut circumstances. Itistr j/ ied that this bility in tbe town. The tabk- s were loaded with every .. ... . delicacy of the season ; the wines were well- flavoured; and the whole entertainment reflected the highest credit upon Mr. Crowtlier's taste. Por toasts, speeches, Ac. & c. see the Courier's aocoQnt, which concludes by informing' us tkat conviviality and harmony prevailed throughout the evening, and the company separated at a laW hour, highly grntifled with the festivities of the day. TVf he. MascUionew « f Hasaxi/ M, arrived Calcutta on the 19ih of Juce, h « iviatf. saiifia frvia on tbe SSd of last March. Another Cornet M. Blempain, Director of tho Royal Observatory at Marseilles, discovered on tbe 28th of Nov. 4h. 57m. in the morning, a comet, in the constellation of the Virgin. This Comet, absolutely invisible to tfie simple view, presented the appearance of a whitislrcloud, very weak light, and sensibly circumscribed, though very badly terminated. Its angular diameter appeared to be from six to seven minutes. The beginning of u nucleus was with much difficulty distinguished; very small and very confined; but t( f> tail. The following are the positions, - tajten from its fadrary angltf, tad from its declination given by thci-' deml- citfcles ot the paralletical machine. The'SsKhi at ten rain, past six, u. m. real time, right ascension 1S3 deg. 1 min., declinaSon 1 iieg. nerth. The 80th. at 45min. past five, a. oi. right ascerisien' 184 deg. I rain., d< d » * tk » 1 ds$- north.' The sed. of D&. at six ciin, • pagt five, a. m.' sght asttsuioxr 135 deg., 1 rain., decfinatloa 2i& g- Smin. na « tk discovery will bk generally beiwHciaL-< Dibatt.) A crowd of people, the oourt news" jf. n savs " between B aud 4000," assembled before the htfase of* the Spanish Ambassador on Wednesday flight, ^ hen thoir " yellings, howlings, and shoutings, rende/ fd the assembly very alarming," but no doutyl sent fjrth as significant of the feelings they entertaim/ j for " the beloved Ferdinand," in whoso honour the Arubasse^ or was then giving a ft- te. The Prince Regent n/. ived.. escorted by of dragoons, " when he trti assy'ed with hit! and groans," the 1/ ter /^ preasivj} similar sounds tl/ t rc/- ult from f prisonments. an J deaths, inflictei patriotic subje^;. A detachmejjt sent for by Layinder, who preera^ night. UttGMfU'/ M'uJ.— M. Hum Don Carlo:} del Pozo has di? co3. Mcnai, at. tbe bottom Of the Q sl stratum >/ clayey eutth. which i when slightly mulsteiyed and t x t a t f d^ the m / j of the tmp& al sun.. Tit itr. udif/ miiwtar.<; e is very violej. t. lour, * wl* the KigMi and tUfHf a stron. g^ lsiill of sal. - Pho* 204 THE LIVERPOOL i>' » 2RCtfRY. DEC. S4J mntt£ 9 States. © I T F O R N E W YORK. TV tail an tlu) Ist of Jamary, The ALBION, JOHN WILLIAMS, Master; Burthen 500 tons. To sail on the Ist of February. The COURIER, WILLIAM 3OWNE, Master; P . rthen S80 tons. In. order to furnish mote certain Conveyance for Goods an^ Passengors, between Liverpool and N ew York, the * wttets of the American Ships, ALBION, COURIER, J * « F . S MONROE, aad AMITY, have undertaken to tit. i^ f^ a between the two Ports, a regular succession of Vetejels, which will positively tail, full or net full, from Liverpool on the 1st, and from New York on the 10th of . evory month* throughout the year. '.'>* These Ships were all built at New York, of the best materials, and are coppered and copper- fastened;' they * fUK all remarkably fast sailers; their accommodations for Ijossengcrs are uncommonly extensive and commodious, and their commanders are men of great experience and activity. These recommendations, and tlie dependence " which may be placed upon the periods of their deparivre, afford to these conveyances advantages of so much importance to the Manufacturing Houses, and to the Shippers of Goods generally, as it is hoped will secure to them general support.— For further particulars, apply to CROPPER, BENSON & Co. E X C E L L E N T O L D V I D O N I A WINE, In Pines and Hogjthtads. By J A M E S C H A P M A N and Co. Nero Fruit Just arrived per Brunswick. . S6 Butts new C U R R A N T S ; New Turkey and Carabourna R A I S I N S ; New Black and Smyrna D I T T O ; New Sultana R A I S I N S , in small drums; New Turkey pulled FIGS, in small drums, and of very . superior quality ;' and 126 Casks new Smyrna Hazel NUTS. Apply to J- G. GELLER, or R I C H A R D V A U G H A N , Broker. Dumfriesshire, Cheviot, and Combing WOOLS, Highland, Cheviot, and White and Laid WOOL, Scotch KELP, Drid COD and LING FISH, and HERRINGS, Cured for Exportation. PENKETT and MACKINNON, 18, Hast side Salthouse Dock. WAREHOUSE ROOMS to LET, suitable for Grain. £ a l c s i) j_) A u c t i o n . FOR NEW ORLEANS, The LOUD WHITWORTH, R. COFFY, Master ; „ Burthen 290 tons, coppered and copper- fast, ened, is an excellent conveyance for goods, and will take freight and passengers on moderate terms Apply lo Captain Coffy, on board. Queen's Dock, or to CROPPER, BENSON, and Co. A regular Trader. FOR NEW YORK, Clears on the 1st, and will sail on the 2d of January. The remarkably fast- sailing and elegant American Ship ANN MARIA, ISAAC WAITE, Master; Burthen 360 tons, coppered and copper- fastened, and well kno'vn for her very short passages. Her accommodations for passengers are of the most superior description, being principally state- rooms, with a spacious dining room separated from the cabin. Beds and bedding, & c- will be found by the ship, and every attention paid to their comfort— For freight or passage, apply to Captain Waite, on board, Geo- ge's Dock, or to W. and E. LAWRENCE and Co. FIRST SPRING SHIP, FOR BOSTON, ^ The well known coppered and coppcr- fastened " Shin FALCON. JOSEPH W . LEWIS, Master; Burthen 263 tOHS, sails uncommonly fast, has always delivered her cargoes without damage ; is in every respect a first class vessel. She will be dispatched early in January ; her accommodation for passengers are excellent, having a separate Dining- room, and Beds and Bedding found at the ship's expence. Fot freight or passage apply to Captain Lewis on board, at the east side of King's Dock, or to JOSEPH CURWEN, 20, Goree Piazzas. I5iwt Sitftteg. FOR CALCUTTA, T H E H I N D O S T A N, Captain CEARI. ES KIRKWOOD _ _ _ Burthen 360 tons, coppered and copper- fastened, now only on her sscond voyage, arid will sail in a few weeks. Her cabin is fitted up in a very conve- , oient and comfortable manner, and passengers will be taken on moderate terms.— Apply to Captain Kirkwood, on board, King's Dock, or to CROPPER, BENSON and Co. IHurope. FOR MESSINA. DIRECT, awttiWM ' I'he fast- sKtlin Schooner, i M l f SAUNDERS HILL, PETER COBRTENAY, Master; 120 tons register, stands, A I, at Lloyd's, and wiltheposi. lively despatched, full or not full, on the 13th January next— For freight apply to C H O P P E R , BENSON and Co. or HASELDEN and WILLIS. FOR. GIBRALTAR AND VALENCIA. To sail on or before the 25th insfant, or will ffiVX^ engage to forfeit Freight, The fine A I Schooner PALLAS, . VFLTI W. H. TOZER, Master; VVthen per register 100 tons, two third parts of her « . ttp are- engaged. For freight or passage, having - go^ T accommodations, apply to the Captain on board, » outii « iiclofthe3althouse Dock, or to THOS. ROpiNSON, and Co. No. 12, Hanover- streat. - ' LiverpbH, Dec. 8, 1819. Who ha-* on Sale a SCHOONER, of 100 toes bur. tbeD. rcady % ted for sea. Coa^ Ujajijsf. Burthen 178 TOR PLYMOUTH, The A I Brig J O II N, S: DODD, Master; ttW? she V, intended to be des- ' patched shont'the 2Jtb insVnt— Sr freight or passage, ipp. jt to RATHBOKE, Hoi\ JSOX Vid Co, or ^ 1ICI\ ARDS, Broker, '.".. - JlrOoks'- square. J, . Now Loading, . FOR S T A N T O N ' S W H A R * . LONDON, The A 1 Smnck N E L L Y , THOMAS LAWSON, M a \ e r; Burthen BO tons, lying north end Saltho^ e Dock. • And now laadimr, At S T A N T O N ' S W H A R F, FOR L I V E R P O O L, - The new B r i g - J A N E, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Master; Burthen 1S8 tons— For freight, tee. applv t » JOHN F A R R A R , Broker/ Globe Chambers. John- street, Liverpool. Highland White, Laid, and Cheviot WOOLS; Gallipoli OIL; Dutch MADDER; Philadelphia and New Yorh QUERCITRON BARK ; Campeachy, St. Domingo, and Jamaica LOGWOOD; Angola and Gaboon BARWOOD ; CAMWOOD; SANDARS WOOD ; Jamaica and Spanish FUSTIC; Carolina and East Ir. dia RICE; Philadelphia, New York, and New Orleans Sour FLOUR; Egyptian BEANS; PIMENTO; GINGER; Jamaica RUM; Kentucky Stemmed and Leaf TOBACCO; Sherry, Madeira, and Cape WINE; Alicant BARILLA; Scotch KELP; Pot and Pearl ASHES. WM. EVANS, Broker, Brunswick- street. £ gluction. C g t S I B k g* This Day ( Friday) the 24th inst. at twelve o'clock, at the Sale Public Room, Exchange- buildings, 450 Bales New Orleans COTTON For further particulars apply to Messrs. A. MACGREGOR and Co. or SAMUEL HOPE and Co. Brokers. This day, ( Friday) the 24th instant, at one o'clock, at the Sale Room, Exchange- buildings, 38 Bags Sea Island COTTON 28 Do. Stained ditto DITTO. For further particulars apply to Mr. GF. O. BUCHANAN, or SAMUEL HOPE and Co. Brokers. BY T A Y L O R < J- P I N N I N G T O N . On Monday next, the 27th, end Tuesday the 28th instant, at eleven o'clock precisely each day, at their Rooms, Church street, MODERN andGcnteel HOUSEHOLD FURNIT U R E , Eight- day Clock, Gold and Silver Lever and other Watches bv Mtmcas, and others, Plate and Plated Articles, China, Glass, Paintings, fine- toned Square Piano Forte, by Brnadvmid, Patent Portable Copying Machine, Air Gun by Smith, London, Marble Chimney- pieces, and other Effects. The Furniture comprises lofty Four- post and Camp Bedsteads, with French Grey Morine and Printed Calico Furnitures, Goose Feather Beds, Hair Mattresses, capital Blankets. Painted Wardrobe, Chairs, Tables and Washstands, Chimney and Dressing Glasses, Brussels, Venetian, and Kidderminster Carpets, White Ivory, & c. handled Knives and Forks, Polished and Wire Fenders, Fire Irons, & c. excellent Mahogany Articles in Sets of Dining Tables, modern Sideboard, sets of Chairs, Loo, Card, and Pembroke Tables, Chests of Drawers, Child's Crib, with Drawers underneath, large Linen Chest, & c. Hall or Pier Table, with Marble Ton, range of scarlet Morine Window Curtains, Couches and Sofas in Hair Cloth, Printed Calico, and Canvas, Napkin Press, Table Service of' Staffordshire China, about 50 Sample Drawers, suitahle for a Merchant or Broker, and other Articles. Catalogues may be had at the Rooms. ^ ales fcg auctfim. SECOND SALF. OF DERBY PORCELAIN. W I N S T A N L E Y most respectfully announce* to the Public, that the unreserved Sale of the: Lemaindar e f the Valuable and Extensive STOCK of Rich and Admired D E R B Y P O R C E L A I N will take place in January, by order of Ihe Proprietor Clayton- square, Thursday, 23d, M% MX Remamda; , excellent Ke. it g& nfc, Elegant and Modern Household Furnilun Wines, ! By TAYLOR and PINNINGTON, On Thursday next the 30th, Friday the 31st instant, and Saturday the 1st January, 1820, at It o'clock each day, on the Premises, the upper end of Stanhopestreet, near St. James' Church. TH E modern and excellent HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, richly Cut Glass, handsome Dessert, Tea, and Coffee China, excellent Plated Arti- . cles, fine flavoured Port, Madeira, Hock, and other Wines, large Chimney Glass, with brilliant Plate 44 by 20, Bagatelle Table, and other valuable Effects, the ; property of a gentleman changing his residence. . The Furniture comprises lofty and elegant Four- post and Camp Bedsteads, with handsome Printed Calico Furnitures, and Window Curtains to correspond ; excel- I lent Goose Feathsr Beds, lls. ir Mattresses, & Bedding; Painted Chamber Articles; Brussels, Venetian, & Kidderminster Carpets; Hearth Rugs; handsome polished Fenders, Fire Irons, & c. A Drawing- room suiteof elegantchihtz pattern Calico Curtains for three windows, twelve black and gilt ornamented Chairs, two Couqhes, Sofa, Window ar. d Foot , Stools, the whole to correspond with the Curtains; ; large Chimney Glass, with a brilliant Plate 50 by 30 ; elegant Lustres, handsome China Vases, modern llcgis- ; ter Grate 39 inches, & c. Excellent Mahogany Articles, in Sideboard, set of 20 Chairs. Sofa in Hair cloth. Loo, Breakfast, Sefa, Snap, ar. d Dressing Tables. Escrutoire, Bedsteps, Chests of Drawers, Washstands, Garduvin, & c. an extensive Set of capital white Ivory handled Knives and Forks, the Kitchen Requisites, and other valuable Articles. j May be viewed on Wednesday next, the 29th instant, I when catalogues may be had on the Premises, and of T A Y L O R and PIFNINGTON, Church- street. The Wines will be sold on Saturday the 1st January next, at It o'clock; samples of which may be tasted at tiie time of sale. On Friday the 7th day of January next, at six o'eHek in the evening, at the house of Mr. Pens, the Greett- Man- stili, in London- road, Lot 1. ALL that PIECE of LAND, with the unfinished DWELLING- HOUSE thereon, situate on tbe east side of Stafford- street, in Liverpool, containing in front thereto, and in breadth at the back severally, sis yards and nihe inches, and running in depth backwards, on the north and south sides severally, 29 yardBor thereabouts ; and bounded on the north side by a house in the occupation of Mr. M'Viccar. I . ot 2. A Piece of LAND, with the Two well- finished DWELLING- HOUSES thereon situate, on the east side of Stafford- street aforesaid, containing in front thereto and in breadth at the back severally 12 yards: ar. d running in depth backwards, on the north and south sides severally, 22 yards of thereal- OHts ; one of which said Dwelling- houses is occupied by William Merrick, bricklayer. Lot 3. A Piece of LAND with the DWELLINGHOUSE thereon, situate on the east side of Falklandstreet, in London- road, Liverpool; containing in front thereto and* in breadth at the back, severally, 15 feet 9 inches, and running in depth backwards 57 feet or thereabouts; and bounded on the north side bv Premises belonging to Mr. Norris, cowkeeper. Lot 4. A Piece of LAND on the north side of L< mdon- road, Liverpool, with the Two DWELLINGHOUSES thereon, one fronting London- road, and the other fronting Finch- place, containing in front to London- road and Finch- place, severally, 16 feet 6 inches or thereabouts,- and running in depth backwards on the east side 73 feet 1 inch, and on the west 76 feet; and bounded in London- road, on the west, by a house lately converted into a butcher's shop. The whole of the above Premises are held by Lease, under the. Corporation of Liverpool, for three young lives ( allin being), and 21 years. Further particulars may be had by applying to MORECFTOFT and FOWLEE, Solicitors, 31, Lord- sttcet, Liverpool. On Monday, the 3d of Januarv next, at twelve o'clock, at Wm. Evan's office, Brunswick- street, 20 Tuns GALLIPOLI OIL. For further particulars apply to WILLIAM EVANS, Broker. Peremptariln,. on Monday next, the 27th instant, at 12 o'clock, at Mr. John Davies's warehouse, Nova Scotia, 13 Parcels of INDIAN RUBBER, IR bond for( Exr^ rtation OTSHome Use. ' P » F " d a y . ' t h e 7 t h day of January next at two o'clock WILLIAM EVANS, Broker. ! n h t e » (" ™ oon. at the George Inn, Dale- street, subject to the conditions of sale then to be produced, in the following or such other lots as may be agreed upon at the time of sale ; | Lot 1 i LL that Plot or Pieceof LAND, now used I as a GARDEN, situate on the east side of | Soho- street, and north side of Islington- road or Folly- j i lane, in Liverpool, containing in front to Soho- street, | —: •— ——— —— , 387 feet, and running in depth on the south side, along On Monday next, the 27th inst. at twelve o'clock, off Islington- rrad 134. feet, and on the north side 137 feet, | the quay, west s: de King's Dock, , but decreasing in depth towards the centre, and Contain- j 40 Tons Honduras LOGWOOD, ing in the whole 5187 superficial square yards or there- j Now larding ex Mercator. ' abouts. This lat is Freehold of Inheritance, and. will ! Apply to Messrs. RATHBONE, HODGSON and Co. be sold altogether or in lots as may be agreed upon. | Merchants, or i Lot 2. All that Piece of Land on the north side of MILLER and WHITAKER, Brokers. ! Folly- lane aforesaid, containing in front thereto 32 yards, 1 and running back on the west side 64 yards in a bevel- „ , „, , . ' , , , , — ling line, on the east side 56 yards, being at the baek 35 On Monday the 3d January next, at twelve o clock, off * ds. T h i s Land is held under the Corporation of Li- rnp nn. v wper c, Ha Kmrr c nn. b - , . , ,. ,. , 1 , . verpool, for three lives, all in bemsj, and twenty one yeais, vnd; r aground rent of £ l 12 s. rnd subj9Ct to a covenant to pave. Lot 3. A Piece of vacant Land on the north side of j Rigby- strcet, containing in front. Bt feet, end in depth ( 49 feet or thereabouts, bounded on the west bv property the quay, west side Kinir's Dock. 262 Logs and Planks MAHOGANY. Now landing ex Mercator, from Honduras. Apply to Messrs. RATIIBONE, HODGSON and Co. Merchants, or MILLER and WHITAKER, Brokers. 49 feet or thereabouts, bounded on the west by property late of Mr. Hope, deceased, and on the east'by the next lot. ' Lot 4. A Warehouse, to the eastward cf thelast lot, five stories high, and with good Cellars, containing : n front to Rigby- strect 22 fect, and in doptli 49 feet, or . thereabouts. j Lot 5. A Stable, adjoining to the eastward of the Warehouse,, for 13 horses, containing to ltigby- street, 25 feet, and in depth 48 feet Lot 6. A Stable, to the eastward of the last lot, for 6 horses, and a small Dwelling- House at the back thereof, containing in front to Uigby street 20 feet, and in On Tnurscay next.__ the 30th iost. at twelve o'clock, at depth 48 feet, or thereabouts. Lots 3, 4, 5, and C, are in the occupation of Mr. Clarke. On Wednesday next, the 29th irst. at .12 o'clock, at at F. wart's SBRD. east side King's Dock, j 209 Barrels of T A tt. y 219 Ditto TURPENTINE, J- Lying as above; ! S035 Cow and Ox HORNS. ) 45535 Barrel STAVES, lying in Mr. Dempsey's Yard, west side Queen's Dock. j Tl- e whole lately landed cx Bettv a Baltimore. ! For particulars npnlv t-> Mr. G. WILKINSON, or 1 SALISBURY, TURNER, and EARLE, Brokers. Park and Fletcher's office. Date- street, 250 Barrels fresh Sowing LINSEED, Per the Doris, from Riga. Apply to T H O M A S B O O T I I aiid Co. Merchants, or PARK and FLETCHER, Brokers. On Friday npxt, the 31st instant, at Rowland Roscow's Oaic » , Water- street, at one o'clock, 10 Pipes superior PORT WINE, • 6 Hhds. Ditto, Apply to ROWLAND ROSCOW, Broker. The extensive Docks now completing, at the north end of the town, make lots highly, valuable for the erection of Warehouses, and other commercial purposes. For further particulars, apply to Mr. FRAMKLAND, at ML'. CLAEKE' 5 CoaLOffice; Messrs. LACE, MILLER and LACE, Castle- street; or Messrs. STAXISTHEET and EDEN, Leigh- street, Liverpool. By Order'of the Assignees af Mr. Anthony AbSctt, a Bankrupt. On Friday, the 14th of January next, at six o'clock in the evening, at the house of Mr. Robert Burton, the sign of the Coach and Horses, in Dale- street, in Liverpool, r r i H E BENEFICIAL INTEREST of the paid J Anthony Abbott, of and in the risidue of a Term of Twenty- one years, granted by an Indenture of Lease dated the i d of June. 1808, of ' A LL that M KSSUAGK or DWELLING- HOUSE ( the front. of which is now CABINET and UPnnr. STERY FURNITURE BY SAMUEL SMITH. On Mondav next, the 27th instant, at eleven o'clock precfselv. ' aftheLarge Boon in Lord- street,, r y W E STOCK inTIlADE of an UPHOLSTERER, J declining Business;. cbmpiisirig broad and narrow Lobby Cloths, fancy Fringes, Bedticks, Paper Hangings and Borders, Venetian Stair Carpets, Box and" Drawer, Drsssing Glasses, small Swing Ditto, neat — - mahogany and painted Chairs, a Sofa in black hair, converted into a shop) situate on the west side of Bold bordered hair and wool Mattresses, handsime mahogany : street, in Liverpool: together with the Buildings and Drawers, large Four- post Bedstead, handsome maho- ! Premises at the back thereof,. arid fronting^ Wood^ trcot, gany posts, painted Press Bedstead, Sofa Frames, i consistirig. of three Shops, suitable for carrying^ on the Mahogany Writing. Table, with other Articles, a Card- j trades of a cabinet- maker and- whitesmith, ing Machine, Ac. • , The Premises are in the occupation of the said Au- The above mav be viewed the morning of sale, when ' thooy Abbott, and Francis Steele, whitesmith. Also a Catalogues may be had. | SHARE jn LYCEUM, in Liverpool. _ • N. B. At two o'clock the same dav will be Offered r Further - particulars rtiay be'lihi on' application at the for stile, 50 new MUSKETS,- Bankhmt's Property, in- i office of Messrs. MOIIECROFT and FoivEEa', Solicitors, tended for Exportation, j LortJ- sU'cct, Liverpool. BOOKS ILL be SOLD by AUCTION, by J. REH. LYf on Monday next, the 27t'n instant, and follow.' day's, in a commodious Room over his Shop, tAe Top if Lord- street, a Miscellaneous Collection of standard English BOOKS, many of them in elegant Bindings, the whole of which may be viewed each day previous to the sale, which will commence at six o'clock in the evening. .... Old/ ield's Representative Ilistoru, lately, published in C> vols. 8vo. at £' 3 12s. now selling by' J. Reilly for i ' 2 12s. The Representative History of Great Britain and Ireland; being a History of the House of Commons, and of the Counties, Cities, and Boroughs of the United Kingdom, from the earliest Period. BY T. Ii. B. OLDFIELU. " Without a Parliamentary rrfoi m, the nation v. ill be plunged into new wars: without a Parliamentary reform, yr, n eannct be safe against bud ministers; nor ten good ministers be of use to you. No honest man can, according to the present system, continue minister.''— Pitt's Speech, 1782. " I f an Englishman," said the great Frederick of of Prussia " has no knowledge of those kiiij^ that filled the throne of Persia, if his memory is not embarrassed with that infinite number of Popes that ruled the church, we are ready to excuse him ; but v/ e * shall hardly get the same indulgence for him, if he is e stranger to the origin of Parlioments, to the customs of his country, sjnd to the different. lines of kings who have reigned in England."— Kett's Elements of General Knowledge, vol. 2, pagt 3. On Tuesday next, the 28th inst. at six o'clock in the even, ing at the hcus; of John Crowther, the York Hotel, in Williamson- square, in Liverpool, A DWELLING- HOUSE or. SHOP, sitaate on the . north- east side of Church- street, in ths occupa.- tion of Mr. Edw. Griffith, Linen- draper, containing in front to Church- street, and at the back severally 15 feet, and extrndihg in depth, 42 feet 6 inches. The Tenure of the above is. Leasehold, undsr the Corporation, for one; life and 21 years. < Also a Messuage or, Dwelling- house; situate on the north- east side of Case- street, at present untenanted, containing. in front thereto IS feet or thereabouts, andin depth backwards 57 f * ct to a back passage, The Tenure of this House is Freehold of Inheritance. Also One- fourth Share of the Brig FRIENDS, of' Liverpool, Thomas Jones, master, of the burthen of ) ? S tons register, employed is a constanttradcr between Liverpool arid Cork. For particulars, apply at the Office of Mr. TOFHAM Solicitor, 62, Castle- strest, Liverpool. On Friday next, the 31st inst at six o'clock in the even. ing, at Hampson's, the George Inn, in Dale- street, r t p i - lK following PREMISES, for Leases of three- J< lives, of the purchaser's nomination, and 21 years after the death of the survivor of such lives, and subject to such conditions as will be produced at the time of sale, viz.;-— . - A HOUSE, on the north side of Charlotte- street, ia the occupation o.' James Cummins. Two HOUSES, on the west side of Hurst- street, to the occupation of T. ^ imcock and J. Serjeant. Two HOUSES, on the south side of CooperVrow, in the occupation of J. Woods and J. Kennedy, A Piece of LAND, on the west side of Li'therland'salley, in the occupation of D Thornhill. A HOUSE, on the east side. of Barter- street. and corner. of Gaiden- strect, in the occupation of Alexander Minnie. , A HOUSE; on the east side of George's Dpck- pas. sage, in the occupation of R. Hurstfield. Two HOUSES, on the- west- side of Bird- street and north sjde, of lUrd's. aliey, in the occupation of Jonathan Lyon and John Griffiths. ' A HOUSE. pii. thejjioi'th- east 5S. c! e. s? . Duke- street, in the occupation: pf IMj^ . JaP^ es-. For further particulars or information, apply tft^ ijn FOUTSK, at his office, in Lawton- street. 1819." THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. ' 205 £ a l t & figr& wttton. Woollens, Marines, Carpets, Buttons, B Y B R A N C H $ S O N, On Monday next, the 27th instant, at eleven o'clock precisely, at the Hanover- rooms, in Lata to suit the purchasers, BOUT 250 Yards Genuine West of England . _ WOOLLEN Cl. OTHS, of superior Quality, and fashionable Colours; 240 yards CASSIMEKES, about 800 yards fashionable CARPETING; 450 yards rich MORINES ; 600 Dozen Gilt and Plated COAT BUTTONS, and a quantity of HOSIERY. To be viewed This Day, ( Friday) the 24th, when Catalogues may be had- from Messrs. Branch and Son. Extensive Sale of Worcester and Staffordshire PORCELAIN, of ihe newest 4 most fashionable Patterns. BY BRANCH £ SON, On Tuesday next, the 28th, Wednesday the29th, Thursday the 30th, and Friday the 31st Dec. inst. at eleven o'clock precisely, at tne Hanover- rooms, Liverpool, AN Elegant and Valuable Assemblage of WORCESTER PORCELAIN of the best Manafactare, and comprising great variety of Dinner, Dessert, Breakfast, Tea and Coffee Equipages, splendidly adorned with fine classic devices and highly enriched with massy Kold Ornament, executed by Artists of the first celebrity. Together with the third and most extensive Part of the STOCK of STAFFORDSHIRE CHINA, which consists of about one hundred andfif; y Table Services, of modern patterns; one hundred and seventy Sets of Gilt and plain Tea China; one hundred Sets of China Jugs and Porter Mugs; one hundred andsixty Sets " of Toilet Appendages, with numerous other useful and valuable Articles. To be viewed on Monday next, the 27th, when Catalogues may be had from Messrs. Branch and Son. TO MERCHANTS AND EXPORTERS. : Very extensive STOCK of Nottingham GOODS. BY BRANCH < J SON, OR. Wednesday the 19th January, 1820, precisely at eleven o'clock, at the Hanover- rooms, ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED Dozen Pair of COTTON HOSE ar. d HALF HOSE, of Nottingham manufactuie, particularly well adapted for foreign markets. To be viewed or, the Monday and Tuesday prior, when Catalogues may be had from Messrs. Branch and Son. ' W l m ^ m g h • iSAF£ TY% tL ,. a © f t ; Spa JtsSfaS • E A G L E I N S U R A N C E C O M P A N Y. By Act of Parliament— LONDON. T HF, advantages gained by insuring at this Office, consist in the P A Y M E N T OF R E N T of any Premises destroyed by Fire, and in the abatement of onetenth part of the Premium usually paid of other Offices. Damage by Lightning made good, fcf Life Insurance upon liberal Terms. Policies expiring at C I I I I I S T M A S should" be renewed within fifteen days from that period. AGENTS. Mr. James Yorstoun, Insurance Broker, Liverpool, Wm. Hilton, Cotton Manufacturer, Blackburn, Jonathan Lees Manchester, J. Skerrett, Solicitor Warrington, William Atherton, Ironmonger, Wigan, J. Tugwcod, Ironmonger, Lancaster, James Taylor, Cotton- spinner, ... Oldham, Wm. Ward, Druggist Prcscot, Thomas Rushton Bolton- le- Moors, Paul Harrison Preston, Messrs. Grundy and Son Bury Messrs. J. and B. Hamilton ..... Rochdale Mr. J. Cole, Grocer Chorley, John Barrow, Linen- Draper, Kendal, William Cropper, Draper, Kirkby Lonsdale. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT. AFIELD or CLOSE of LAND, situate on the west side of the road leading from the house of A. Littledale, Esq. to Everton Village, containing in the whole 3A. 2TT. 7F. large measure, tenure Copyhold of Inheritance. Also, to be LET, a quantity of good CLAY, for the purpose of making Bricks. For particulars, apply to Mr. Plumpton, Low- hill. T HE Creditors who have proved their Debts under a Csmtfiission of Bankrupt, awarded and issued against Wi Ilium RobinxmanA Samuel Smith Clapham, <> f Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, merchants, dealers, chapmen and co- partners ( carrying on trade under the firm of Robinson, Clapham and Company) may receive a F I R S T Dividend of the joint Estate and Effects m> d of the said Bankrupts; and also a F I R S T Dividend of the separate Estate and Effects of Samuel Smith Clapham, one of the said Bankrupts, at the Office of Messrs. HALL and CLARE, Accountants, Molyneuxpiace, Water- street, Liverpool. on Monday next, the « 7th day of December instant, and every subsequent day between the hours of ten o'clock in the morning and two o'clock in the afternoon on each day. BULMIiR and LOWNDES, Solicitors. PB^ IIE Creditors who have proved their Debts under a 1 Commission of Bankrupt, awarded and issued j . against William Robinson and Samuel Smith Clapham, j ot Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, merchants, j dealers, chapmen, and co- partners, ( carrying on trade j . under the firm of Robinson, Clapham, and Company,) may receive a first and final Dividend of eleven shillings j ana two- pence in the pound, on the amount of their respective Debts, on the separate Estate of William liobin- 1 son, one of the Bankrupts, at the Office of Messrs. H A I . L andCi. ARE, Accountants, Molyneux- place, Water- street, Liverpool, on Monday next, the 27th day of December instant,- and every subsequent day, between the hours of ter. o'clock in the morning and two o'clock m the afternoon each da}'. - BULMER and LOWNDES, Solicitors. j q n H E Creditors who have proved their Debts under ^ a Commission of Bankrupt, awarded and issued forth . against George Btntley IIier'' ficld and Charles Llig'ifield, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, ar> u of Quebec, in Upper Canada, North America, Merchants, and Co- partners, ( carrying on business at Liverpool aforesaid, under the name of George B; Highfiriri. and at Quebec aforesaid, under the name of Charles Highlield, and which said George Bent^ ey Highfj ' Id Ira- als- carried on in Liverpool aforesaid, the business of a Ship Broker) are requested to meet the Assignees of the Estate and Effects of the said Bankrupt, . on tha' 27th day of December instant., at twelve o'clock at noon, at the George Inn, in Dale- street, in Liverpool, in the county aforesaid, to assent to or dissent from tile said Assignees' selling, disposing of, or transferring, by private contract, a Share of the said George Jler. tley Highfield in a certain ship or vessel called tile Sophia, of Liverpool aforesaid: and also to assent to or dissent from the said Assignees' commencing and prosecuting a suit in Equity against a certain person in Liverpool aforesaid, touching and relating to the accounts of the said vessel, and the Share and Interest of the said George Bentley Hrghfield therein : or to assent to oy dissent from the. said Assignees' submitting a difference between them ar. d the said person before mentioned, relating to the matteis aforesaid to arbitration, and to. perform the award to be made in pursuance thereof: ox otherwise to compound and agree the said matters in difference, in such manner as the said Assignees, with such. consent as aforesaid, shall think fit. T HE Commissioners in a Commission of Bankrupt, bearing date the thirty- first day of October, 1808, awarded and issued forth against Jo/ in Edleston, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Stationer, dealer, and chapman, intend to meet on the 4th of January next, at twelve o'clock at noon, at the Office of Mr. PE. Tiyt WOODS, Solicitor, Liverpool, to make a Dividend <> f the Estate and Effects of the said Bankrupt; whett 8i) d where the. Creditor's, who have hot already provw{ their Debts, are to come prepared ta prove the same, or they will be excluded the benefit of the said Divided ; end ril Claims not then proved will be disallowed. WOODS, $ oiicitor. F I R E AND I. EFE Sngurancc €" c « mpangt New Bridge- street, Louden. EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. CAPITAL,— ONE MILLION. AGENTS:— Liverpool ... Mr. GEORGE BOOTH, Jun. ( Mr. . TAS. ALCOCIC, at Messrs. Manchester -< Clay and IlollingWorth's ( Mai- sden- sauare. HuddersSeld Mr. SHAKKSPIUR G. SIKES Itotherham & Sheffield PHILIP HUNT, Es.-. Halifax Mr. RICHARD BROCK. Selby Vacant. Knaresborough Mr. THOMAS DRIFFIELD Scarborough..: HENRY BREAVY, Esq. Chorley Mr. NATH. BitOWNBILL. Preston WILLIAM SMITH, Esq. Bolton and Bury Mr. HOBT. DERBYSHIRE. Chester...... Mr. THOMAS CRANE. Lancaster...., . Vacant, Macclesfield Mr. JONATHAN WILSON. Ashton- under- Line Mr. JAMES HAGUE. I N S U R A N C E S falling due. at CHRISTMAS, will expire, unless renewed within fifteen days from that period. It is one of the advantages of the Albion Company, a? regards the Public, that it holds out no profession of sharing profits with those it insures. Persons who suffer loss are indemnified to the amount insured; and are not liable to CALLS to make, good the Losses of others ; a responsibility from which they could not be free, if their Insurances were accompanied with any prospect of benefit to arise from profits. Persons insuring on the plan of receiving returns, have been actually subjected to the effects of this responsibility. The Company's Rates and Conditions are of the most reasonable description:— a liberal Commission is allowed to Solicitors and others cftecting Life Insurances ; and erery facility is afforded, by which the interest and conveniente of the Public may be promoted. WARNER PIIIPPS, Secretary. ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON, LIFE DEPARTMENT. PERSONS assured for the whole term of Life, will have an addition made to their Policies every seventh year, on the principle so b- neficiallv practised till latch/ at the Equitable Assurance Office ; or the amount thereof may be applied in reduction of the future payments of Premium. Policies may also be effected for the whole term of Life, on a plan peculiar to this Office, whereby the Premium is payable for a fixed, number of years cny. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Policies for £ 300 asd upwards will be entitled under the system of Assurance practised by this Office, to participate in the surplus Premiums every fifth year provided no claim has been made for loss. Proposals fully explanatory of the principles and rates of the Company, may be had at the principal Office, in Cheapside, London, and of the several Agents in the Country. HENRY DESBOROUGH, jun. Secretary, Cheapsidc, London, Dec. S0! h, 1819. AGENTS. Liverpool Mr. John Houghton, ditto James Thompson, Warrington. Jossph Wagstaff, Manchester James Hervey, Wigan Thomas Cope, Bolton Richard Fell, Preston William Lancaster, Lancaster Thpmas Allbright, Burnley Thbs. Ed. Hanimerton Vacant.— Prescot, Onnskirk, Chorley. To SOLICITORS, BANKERS, and OTHERS, inthe. VOUNTRY. Gentlemen who are willing to act as. Agents for the A T L A S ASSUSANCH; COMPANJ" are requested to ad-, dress their applications to the Secretary at the Office in Cheapside, accojnpanie&. witlj » reference t » Persons in London. SUN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE. VJERSONS insuring in this f Office are respectfully informed that Policies falling due at CHRISTMAS, should be renewed within fifteen days from that period. CHARLES POLE, Agent, West side Old Exchangebuildings. "„• The Premium on L I F E INSURANCE will be found as moderate in every respect, as in any other similar Institution. OKWICH UNION. 7irS ® ^ FIRE AND LIFE INSTITUTION. P ERSONS whose Annual Policies are renewable on the 25th December arc respectfully informed, that* for their own security, they should be renewed on or before the 9th January, as the fifteen days allowed will then expire. - The object of this Institution is to unite the whole Kingdom on a principle of mutual guarantee, and the plan on which it is established is calculated to afford the most effectual security for remunerating individual sufferers, at the least possible expense to the Public. PLAN. The usual annual premiums are deposited by the members ; the funds are placed out in tlie names of Trustees resident in the respective neighbourhoods of the insured; Committees are appointed in the principal towns, frosi among tiie respectable inhabitants, to superintend when fires happen, to assist in preserving the property endangered, and afterwards to investigate the amount of losses- and the caus s of accidents. Engines, Firemen, and Assistants are provided under the direction of the Committees, and the surplus of the premiums not required to defray losses and expehces is returned to the insured every seven years. Upwards of ninety thousand persons have insured with this institution. It was shown, by the reports of the Auditors upon the affair^ of the Society, to the 24- th March, 1819, that 35,000 persons have received Dividends, amounting to £' 65,000, and upwardsof £ 200,000 has been paid in discharge of nearly 12,000 claims. The amount of Premiums annually received by this Office far the last four yea^ s : 1815 £ 49,157 10 0 | 1817... £ 78,839 11 7 1816. .... 60,135 18 5 I 1818 85,000 0 0 The present Rates of Premium, Common 2s. for every £ 100 Hazardous 3s. for every £ 100 Doubly Hazardous 5s. for every £ l00 The Duty is 3s. for erery £ 100, in addition to the Premium., R. DAWSON, AGENT, Wi'st- sidey Town- hall. LIFE INSTITUTION. This Office is established on the most equitable principle. The Rates of Insurance and Rules may be had, gratis, on applying to the Agent, as above. POLICE OFFICE, LIVERPOOL, 20th December, 1819. FELONY ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS REWARD.. HERE AS EMERSON FORSTER, partner in the firm of Forster and Wylam\ Merchants, Nrwcastle- npon- Tyne, stands charged with Felony. He absconded from Newcastle, per the Exmouth Coach, on Friday morning, the 10th instant, and has been traced to the Crown Inn, Rcdcross- strcct, Liverpool, on tlie evening of the following day. The said EMKltSON FORSTER is about 5 feet 10 inches in height; very slender; black beard, which shews much on the upper lip and end of the chin ; dark hair, cut short; and has a very unhealthy, sallow, but genteel appearance: had on a dark body coat and pantaloons, Wellington boots, a light drab- coloured great coat, and plaid cloak; has a handsome gold watch and chain, with three large gold swivel seals, maker of the watch, " Lester, Newcastle luggage, one wooden box, covered with light figured paper; one hat box, supposed to contain papers of value; and a fur travelling cap; his neckcloths are marked with his name in full. It is supposed his intention is to embark for America. The above reward will be paid by Messrs. RAWLTNSON and BROWN, Liverpool; or at the Police- office, Newcastle- upon- Tyne, on the said Emerson ' Forster being lodged in any of his Majesty's Gaols. J . & J . S I V E W R I G H T ESPECTFULLY announce that they have con- „ tracted with Governraen for the NEW YEAR'S LOTTERY, to be drawn in two days, l.-. Tii OF J A N U A R Y, And 29th of JANUARY', 1820, F o u r o f ' T w e n t y T h o u s a n d P o u n d s ! A S D S O P R I Z E LLCS T H A N £ 1 6. SCHEME. 2...... of.....£' 20,000 0 0 Money are £ 40,00ft 2....' 20,000 0 0 Consols 40,000 2 j 500 0 0 Consols 1,000 4 ... 200 0 0 Money ... 800 4. 100 0 0 Moiiey ,400 10.. 51 0 O Money ............. 510 38 ........ 20 O 6 Money .. 760 19 1,950.,. ,.... 16 0 0 Money ... 3l. 2<> 0 9 5,000 Tickets eacn Day £ 114,070 10 T H E TWO FIRST- IL II AWN P R I Z ES WILL REVS IVE, IN CONSOLS £ eo, ooo£ AVZf. The tenth- drawn Prize, above £ 20. Os. 6d WILL HAVE £ 20,000 MONEY, in eatfi class. Tickets and Shares are Selling at J. and J.' SIVEWRIGHTS' London Offices, 87, CORNHILL; 111, liOLBORN; 38, HAYMARKET; | 141, OXFORD STREET; Where they Shared and Sold , m life Lottery just finished. No. 1,656, £ 20,000! Also SIX other CAPITALS, and in the preceding Lottery, No.' 3,710, £ 36,000! Tic: * • and Shscsr are also Selling by their Agents, R. oUTTON, . Paradise- street, Liverpool ; DANIEL and PETER JACKSON, Spring Gardens., Morioliester. , W. Jotj,.*,. Knu'iford ; W. WHALLEY, Market,, place, MacclcsSeld; LEONARD H o n , Briggate, Leeds. E DWARD THOMASONand Co. of Church- strea1- Birmingham, beg to inform the Nobility an ® Gentry, residing in ajid near Liverpool, that they have appointed Mr. THOMAS JONES, No. 13, Chureftstreet, Liverpool, their Agent, and have furnished hiuri with a most elegant and modern assortment of Platte Articles of a very superior, workmanship and strength, consisting of Dinner and Tea Services, Branches, Candl » - sticks. & c. too numerous to be mentioned here. WARRANTED CUTLERY, See. Merchants, Captains, and the Public in general Jrnat be'supplied from the above establishment, on the same terms as at the Manufactory, that is, from 15 to 30 per cent, under the usual trade price. — - TT BY ORDER OF THE COURT FOR TIIE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS: r i p HE Petition of William Evans, sued by the name jl of William Evans, otherwise Beavan, lafe gy Gegin Faur in the Parish of Aberdaron, in the county', of Carnarvon, Mariner, but now a prisoner for Debt, confined in his Majesty's Goal of Carnarvon, in the county of Carnarvon, will be heard before his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said county, at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace which will be holden at the Shire- Hall, Carnarvon, in and for the said county, on Friday the 14th day of January next, at the hour of Ten o'clock in the morning, and that a Schedule annexed to the said Petition containing a list of the Creditors of the said Prisoner is filed in the Office of the said Court, No. 9, Essex- staeet, Strand, in the county of Middlesex, to which the Creditors of the said Prisoner may refer, and he doth hereby declare, that he is ready and willing to submit to be examined touching the justice of his conduct to his Creditors. J A M E S N I C I I O L L S ( f o r thc~\ Society far the relief of Debt- I W [ , . ,.- v. M.. or., J29, Rennet- street, Black- C W 1 L I ' I A . M LVAN » . friars Road. J While Horse Coach Office Ilemoued. R G L H F . W H I T E H O R S E C O A C H O F F I C E , Dalestreet, is REMOVED to the opposite side of the Street, next door to the George Inn, from wlinJi COACHES will continue to run to all parts of t » e North, FOUR T I M E S A DAY, with the f o l l o w i n g alterations in the time of setting off, viz :— TELEGRAPH Post Coach every morning at halfpast six o'clock, through Preston, Lancaster, ivcnd; » l, Ulverstone, Whitehaven, Carlisle, Newcastlc- upoB Tyne, & c. LORD EXMOUTH, new and elegant Light Post Coach, ( only fourinsides) every afternoon at one o'clock, by way of Preston, Lancaster, Kirby- Lorisdale, Sedbertf, Kirby- Stephen, Brough, Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Durham, & c. to Mr. Loftus's, Turf Hotel,. Newcastle- upon- Tyne. NORTH BRITON, elegant Coach, carrying only 4 inside, every afternoon, at half- past four o'clock, through Preston, Lancaster, Kendal, Sliap, Penrith, the Bush Inn and Coffee House, Carlisle, in seventeen hourts lighted and guarded throughout. Passengers for Keswick, Cockermouth, Workington. Whitehaven, Arc. will, by this conveyance, be forWarde- d direct, without being detained all night at Kendal, as formerly. ROYAL CARLISLE MAIL, every evening at a quarter past eight o'clock precisely, to the Bush Inn ai; d Coffee- house, Carlisle, in sixteen hours: leaves Carlisle for Liverpool every morning at half- past seven ; uzitt arrives the, same evening at half- past eleven o'clock. This is Ihe only conveyance ill ONE DAY between Liverpool and Carlisle. Passengers travelling by any of the above Coach iai only, can have places secured forward to all parts at Scotland, Newcastle- upon- Tyne, & c. Coaches to and from the Star Inn, Deanssate; Manchester four times a day. LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL, BATH, & c. Coaches every day. Performed by F. BRETHERTON. J AMES MIDDLEWOOD, Proprietor of the BOTANIC OIL, begs leave to recommend the following Cases to the serious consideration of the Publie- ' For eradicating Diseases incident to the Hair, and jrroducing a most charming and healthy effect, wher, tlie Hair lias been in a decaying state for years, the efficacy of the Botanic Oil has been proved. A Gentleman's Coachman, and a Butler in a FamBy in this Town, have their Hair restored after many years' Baldness from Ringworm and other causes, John Thomas. Morris, Manger, Readers, Crs31>, Evans, Seddon, Naren, Darling, Grpe, Rydiag, and about sixty others, have been relieved from the various causes which destroy the lustre and health of theTiiir, and each individual now enjoys the most luxuriant growth of beautiful Hair. In order further to show- the emollient properties ef the Botanic Oil, tlie Proprietor has been induced to publish the following cases: A few weeks ago, a Gentleman of this town puteha, i* d a botde of Botanic Oil. His Lady being then dreadfully afflicted with the Gout, he determined to try its eln'ollitrr? t properties, and has assn. ed the Proprietor it exceeded his most sanguine expectations. " WestfOrf, December, 1819. " MR. M I D D L E W O O D , . '•' Sir,— I am haflpy to say, notwithstanding the dreadful state of my face, by a Tumour, which bafrted'every surgical operation, I am fully restored to Healthily th* « use of your Oil. The cure being effected io. 181S, I de not apprehend any danger of its return." In Glandular Swellings It has been proved equally successful. A Gentleman, who bad suffered by varioii applications to remove the Scyrvy, found an cffectuul cure from the Botanic Oil. It liiis also been used un< W the direction of Medical Gentleman for the Eripeiek.', with equal success. In every Glandidar and Nfrvoas Obstruction it is equally bencticial. That the medical properties of this invaluable diweovery may not be lost to the Public, it wiil in >. ijtiojt time be vended regularly stamped with directions, under the name of Middiewood's. emollient Oil for . all Tumours, Swellings, Scurvy, & c. & c. Mcdical Authors condemn the use of fancy Oils in dressing the Hair, as pernicious; olo;; ging the pores, i .1 producing atlundrdu or Scurf, by which the Hair losts i a healthy appearance. This disease is iiiimediaiely ieait died by the Botanic Oil, Botanic Oil, richly perfumed with Roses, at 4s. tid and 7s. per bottle; and three large and one small, 20*„ not perfumed, £ s. 6d, and 4s. 6d— Vegetable OH- potti Soap, 6d, and Is. per Cake, and 5s. and 10s. per dca., 208 THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. DEC. 24, S e l e c t i o n * . A N ODE. By Sir William June). What constitutes a State ? Not high- iais'd battlement or laboured mound. Thick wall or moated gate; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd ; NW bays and broad- arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starr'd and spangled courts Where Iow- brow'd baseness wafts perfume to pride. No :— Men, high- minded men, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued, ( In forest, brake, or den,) As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude; Men, who their duties know, Who know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long aim'd blow, And crash the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a State, Andsov'reign I. aw, that State's collected will. O'er thrones and globes elate . Sits Empress, crowning good, repressing ill; Smit by her sa « rcd frown The iiend Discretion like a vapour sinks, And e'en the all- dazling Crown Hides his faint rajs, and at her bidding shrinks. Such was this heav'n- lov'd isle, Than Lesbos fairer and the Cretan shore ! No more shall Freedom smile '( Shall Britons languish, and be men no more ? Since all must life resign. Those sweet rewards which decorate the brave, ' Tis folly to decline. And steal inglorious to the silent grave. To the Editors On reading a luminous speech of which the celebrated Mr. Martin ( of Galway) was last week delivered in the House, the following epigram pop'd into my head, and, lest it should pop out again, I nailed it on paper :— Galway Martin declares, Ia this state of affairs. He'll take up his hat and be off To dear Paddy's land, And go hand in hand With folks who his jokes will not scoff. Let him stay where he is, Such an excellent quiz His friends hi the House cannot spare; And on Stock Exchange, In the day let him range. For all bulls will be taken in th « re. AN ADMIUEE OF INDEPENDENCE AND A POETASTER. ACCOUNT OF THE MUTINEERS OF THE SHIP BOUNTY, A N D T H E I R DESCEND. ANTS A T PITCAIRN'S ISLAND. The following account I have just received from a LIVERPOOL IMPROVEMENT DILL. This bill has just been primed. It is entitled " A bill for re. v< vin; r, extending and va- yine the powers of a n d passed in the twenty- sidtfji year of his present Mnj\. ty, for making and widening ecrtain streets, passage., and pistes. In the to* n of Liver, pool. In the county palatine of Lar. C'Ster, and for several orher p i l o s e s in the said act mentioned, and al- o for further improving t!* esaid town." The preamble reciles the title of the last improvement hill; anil stales that further powers than wore granted by ir are ncccssary for the improvement t, f ihe town, and for the widening and making of other streets. As the bill is of great importance to the town, we inseu an analysis of its proposed en.- ctrocnts. t* he first clause empowers the Common Council to open and vtden streets enumerated in the act, and to open end widen certain other streets. Thf lse streets are Ol'lhaU- street. Tythe'iarnsrrfet, C- hipel'Street, jloorfields awl Water- street. It also em. prvwers them to open a new vreet, to communicate between lia'e street and the Old Haymj'ket. For the e ptirph'e* it oxtends to the Common Council the powers of the act of the 26ih OJI. HI. The second enacts that no misnomer nor wrong description op premi. es shall prevent the execution ef this :: cf. The third enacts th3t this act shall not prejudice the powers of the Liverpool Waterworks Company, the Gis. ight Company, no. the Liverpool Corpor tion Waterworks Company. Notice tube given to tl> c surveyors of the said companies to remove fr. aes, the expense of such removal to be paid l: y the Corpora, lira. The fourth recites that Lord Derby and other?, proprietors of land beUveen Great Howard street and Pgacon'si Gutter, have • oihsented and agreed," upon certain conditions to the opening of • newr street to co; mmynicita ijeiwten tha # ai< i Gr? at Hownrd- • rroet and Beacon's Gutter. U then ehacrs that a new street of •— yard's wide may be opened. The fiftli directs sgwets to be mndein the so id street by the surveyors of highways, the expense of which i j to be leimbursed fey- *!> e proprietors o/ land. ' i Ttie sixth ehacts that persons refusing to pay their respective i ah » res towards tbe making « f common sbwer* mny be proceeded • gsinst for the recovery of the. same by an action » . c The seventh directs a b' 1 ci/ e to be built over Beicon'a Gutter The bridge and sewers to be Kept in repair at the expense of the perjshof Liverpool. The oighth enacts that new streets shall be. paved by the owners cif Jand. to the satisfaction of justices. The ninth recite- the inconvenience for want of stands forcsrt? and porters plying for hi e , and grants power to justices of the borough in q- iarter ses » sons to appoint stands and to make rules, The tenth recites the dancer t.- i passengers from ruinous build intjs i and grants justices power to direct that tho same heWepcrly ftiwiod and guarded from the street by a proper and sutScient hord at fence, until thev shall be proceeded a - ainst by presentment of ti.' e IT rand jury at the borough sessions, and taken down or repaired.. The Heventh, twelfth, and thirteenth, relate to putting up f'Hicen to guard buHdingS under repair, frc ; and * o the preventing accid? « ts arising from building materials or excavations In the streets. The fourteenth enacts a penalty. for destroying or damaging the trees or rails or other articles in tho public walks, squares or streets. The fifteenth, sixteenth. * nd seventeenth, enict penalties for po tinp up or di? tribuiing indecent ha. ndf> iH<; for dragging anoh •'••< along tbe streets or qtnys, and for erecting wind- mills within —• yards from the present » t future * t » eets. • The eighteenth enacts that for the • better preventing tbe expo- big of artie'es for * « ! e on the foot nt carriage ways of the Hi t fit, it = hall be, lawful for » ny con « i,-* ble or oe. ice- 1 ffirer to sei e the said goods arid c rry them before 9 ju* tfc<\ who i » auflhorised to inflict a penalty of ten shilling* up - n the owners of i W i e< » ods, or to direct the whole, or any part of t- hem, to bo stfl'- t for the benefit of Hie poor of. the parish. The nineteenth relales to slaughter housos, nmvjiolestfme butchers' meat. ftc'. j and empowers fhe trayi » r, or the inspector of the markets," to enter and instpec" ( daughter houses, and to and carry away unsound or uriwhole* on » o earc.^ es for fnrt l y t inspection. If not fit for food, they are to he burned or destr. ored; and a penalty fo to be reovere*? from parsons obstructin * officers entering prefixes. Arc. The twentieth ;> titho': i-. ci juRtkret in sessions to make rule* fir DESTITUTE FEMALES. To the Editors.— I sincerely hope the proposition of Humanus in your paper of the 17th inst. will meet support, and with a view to its success, it appears to ma desirable to obtain the co- operation of the Committees, B , „„,„ JUOV „„„, „ of that excellent, though not sufficiently known, insti- i Taheitan woman, who was the wife of Isaac Madden, tution, the Female Penitentiary, of which I believe one of the mutineers. She has been apparently a good John liason, Esq. is the president of the Gentlemen's looking women in her time, but now begins to bear the Committee. i marks of age. She is marked on the left arm " A S 1789." I he Ladies who superintend that truly benevolent which was done by Adam Smith, to whom she attached establishment, are well acquainted with that lamentable herself at first, and sailed with him both before and after increase of claims upon it, from the want of means of the ship was taken. She has lately arrived hither in the subsistence, by many unfortunate female scrvams, when King George from Nugahiva, at which place she was left out of place, which subjects ar. d tempts them to listen by an American ship, the captain of which took her to the vicious and faithless of the other sex; and those from Pitcairn's Island to the Spanish main, and after- Ladtcs are from practice particularly competent to tn- wards left her at Nugahiva. She has resided at Nugahiva vesugate their characters. about about three months, and it is more than double that I therefore think it will have a beneficial cffcct, if it time since she left Pitcairn's Island, be possible to . lave the assistance and advice of those When Fletcher Christian cut his cable and left Ta- Ladies and Gentlemen, to arrange for a Society which heite, the following persons were on board the Bounty:— might be called, the Protectors of Destitute Females, Fletcher Christian, John Main, Bill M'Koy, Billy the necessity of which will more manifestly appear when Brown, Jack Williams, Neddy Young, Isnac Madden,, it is known, as the fact is, that the PAHISKONERS Matt or Matthew, and Adam, Smith, nine Europeans;' • cf Liverpool are atuiually chargcd for £ 25C0 to £ 2800 Tiernua. Niau ( a boy), and Manarii, Tahcitans; Tapaidto the Mothers of Illegitimate Children I and as raro, a Haiatean, and Oherand Titahiti, Tubuans. The per account for the year ending 25th March, 1819, the Taheitan women were M auatua. Christian's wife; Vacbarge is i' 2704. 13s. 10( 1.11! ; hmeatua. Main's wife; Teio, th3 wife of M'Xoy, who 1 he effectual service of publicity this will obtain by was accompanied by her little daughter; Sarah Teatuaits insertion in your most useful paper, induces me to hitea. Brown's wife; Faahotu, William's wife; Teraura, hope it may speedily appear therein, what thou durst do Young's wife; Teehutcatuaonoa or Jenny, Madden's quickly. PARISIUS. | wife, before mentioned ; Obuarei. Adam Smith's wife; Tevarua, Matt's wife; Toofaiti, Tararo's wife; Mareva common to the two Taheitans; and Tinafarnea, common to the two Tubuans. 11 their passage to Pitcairn's Island they fell in with a low lacoon island, which they called Vivini, where they got birds, eggs, and cocoa- nuts. They also passed between two mountainous islands, but the wind was so strong they could not find land. When they arrived at Pitcairn's Island they ran the ship ashore. Fletcher Christian wanted to preserve the ship, but Matt said, " No, we shall be discovered," so they burnt her. The island is small; has but one that brought away Jenny. Jenny s » ys they would aO like to come to Taheiti or Eimac. We were thinking that they would be a great acquisition at Opunahu along - side of the sugar works, as tiler have been » ecu « otae4 to labour, for the Taheitans will not labour tat any payment— Sydney Gaxttc, July 17. To the CHURCHWARDENS of ST. PAULS CHURCH. GENTLEMEN.— It appears from a letter in the last Mercury, that Divine Service could not be performed in the Church under your care on Sunday evenings, from the want of a sufficient number of Clergymen to do duty. I confcss I could scarcely believe the state- j ment, and made a point of inquiring into it, with the hope of being able to contradict the writer. But although I am compelled to acknowledge its correctness, ^ I cannot believe the Clergy of this town are so lukewarm • mountain, which is not high but fiat, and fit for cultivain. the cause of our Established religion. The great tion. They put up temporary houses of the leaves of benefits that would arise from a plan of this kind being the tea, and afterwards more durable ones thatched with put into execution, are well known to every one; and j palm, as at Taheiti. They found the bread fruit there, I am sure, were the Clergy properly informed, that; and all were busily engaged in planting yams, taro, only their services were wanting to carry it into effect, plantains, and aute, of which they made cloth. The they would with pleasure come forward. I therefore j account this woman gives of their proceedings in this beg leave to suggest the propriety of your addressing new country is very amnsing to the Taheitans. Neddy j honour to the human mind; an illusion more comby letter each Clergyman ^ in the town, stating the situ- j taught them to distil spirits from the tea root. They ' plete, more surprising and more inconceivable, than all be found in the different collections recreations. I The first idea which occurs on a superficial examinahave done your duty, and should this excellent plan fail, i In the mean time many children were born. Christian j tion of the chess- player, is, the suspicion, that its AUTOMATON CHESS- PLAYEH. At a time when this ingenious automaton is exhibtoag here, the following extracts from an interesting pam-: phlet on the subject, cannot fail to amuse our reader* LETTER 1. Presbourg, Sept. 7th, 1785. Do not expect, my dear Friend, that I shall be abla to resolve all the questions you put to me, respecting the celebrated chess- player of Mr. De Kempelen. The Ozanams, the Guyots, and all the authors of the same class, would succeed no better than myself in satisfying your inquiries. Make up your mind, therefore, to limit your curiosity; and he contented with what the most careful observation has enabled me to communicate to yon on this subject. Far from believing all the accounts that have been given you, or that you have had opportunities of reading, concerning thi3 machine, the reflections they have suggested to you, do ( as you tell me) hut excite your desire, more and more, to be better informed on this subject; because, they increase your doubts as to the possibility of a thing so incredible. Do not wor. der, my Friend ; since I. who have so often seen this machine, who have examined and played with it, am reduced to the humiliating avowal, that I do not understand it better than yourself. However, what consoles my self, lovs is, that many other persons, although gifted with more profound knowledge, and a more acute penetration, have not been more successful than myself. Out of many thousand persons, of all classes, who have seen it, there is not one who has discovered the secret. Notwithstanding say you, it ctin be but an illusion: that is what the author himself, and every reasonable being will concede to you. But in what consists the illusion ? There is the Gordian knot, more difficult to unravel, than that which was heretofore cut by Alexander. It is an illusion ; so be it! but an illusion that does it will satisfy them it was not from tny want of exertion 011 your parts. Your obedient servant, Dec. 22d, 1SI9. CHURCHMAN. To the EDITORSof the Liverpool MERCURY. had a daughter Mary, and two sons, Charley ar. tl Friday, i movements are under the immediate guidance of some John Main had two children, Betsy and John. Bill human being. From this error I was not myself ex- M'Koy had Sam and Kate. Neddy Young had no chil- empt; when I saw, for the first time, the inventor draw dren by his own wife; but by Tararo, the wife of the from a recess his automaton fixed to rather a large chest, Itaiatean, lie had three sons, George, Robert, and Wil- I could not, any more than others, help suspecting that liam. Matt has had five children. Matt, Jenny, Arthur, this chcst certiiinly conccaled a child, which I guessed Saraii and a young one that died when seven days old. by the dimensions taken at a glance, might be about GENTJ. KMEN,— When attacks are made upon the Adam Smith has Dinah, Eliza, Hannah, and George, ten or twelve years of age. Many among the visitors, rights of Freemen, it is quite time they should stand hy his wife. The Taheitans, & c. have left 110 childrei : were so convinced of this fact, that they mentioned their on the defensive. Some late enactments are of this Jack Williams's wife died of a scrophulous disease, which opinions aloud. I was satisfied with secretly coinciding character, pushed through with a suspicious haste, ! broke out in her neck. The Europeans took the three in their opinions; but I was not the least confounded 011 amidst the difficulties and dangers which have been women belonging to the natives, Toofaiti, Mareva, and seeing Mr. De Kempelen turn up the garments of the made lately to accompany the forms of lawful oppo- Tinafarnea, and cast lut- s for them, ar. d the lot falling automaton, pull out the drawer, and open all the doors sition. Hut we must still bear in mind the vast differ- i upon Toofaiti, she was taken from Tararo, and ( tiven to of the chest. Moving it about, thus opened, by meaDS ence which subsists between the Common Law, or Law : Jack Williams.— Tararo wept at parting with his wife, of the castors on which it is fixed, he turned k in all ofthe land, and those temporary enactments called 1 and was very angry. He studied revenge, but was dis- directions, and permitted every one present, to examine ' covered and Olier and him were shot. Titahiti was put in irons for some time, and arterwards released ; when he and his \ rife lived with Madden, and wrought for him. 1 Titahiti, Niau, Teimua, and Manarii, sti'i studied revenge; and having laid their plan when the women were gone to the mountain for birds, and tho Europeans were scattered, they shot Christian, Main, Brown, Williams, and Madden. Adam Smith was wound < 1 in the hand and face, but escaped with his life. Ned Young Statutes ; which latter, strictly speaking, are mere re gulations upon the well known principles of the former. When they violate those constitutional principles in any important point, they are unfit to be acknowledged by Englishmen. This being the ground upon which Mr Hobhouse seems to have incurred the displeasure of the Honourable House, it becomcs every Constitutional Loyalist to express himself upon it, and it is worthy the consideration of such men, whether tbe foremost man in that it on all sides. I was not, as you may imagh. e, one of the most backward in my scrutinizing inspection. I did not neglect the least corner: and, nevertheless, finding no possibility of its concealing any thing the size of my hat, niy self- love was terribly hurt at seeing a conjecture vanish, which at first appeared to me so ingenious. I know not whether all the spectators underwent the same impression : I, at le= st, thought I perceived on the, laudable career, every life was saved by his wife; and the other women, and 1 faces of many of them, marks of extreme surprize. An is not entitled to an address from M'Koy, and Matt fled to the mountain. old lady, above all the rest, who, without doubt, had not CONSTITUTIONALIST. | Inflamed with drinking the raw new spirit they distil- 1 forgotten the talcs with which her infancy had been led, and fired with jealousy, Manarii killed Tcmua by j amused, crossed herself, heaving a devoHt sigh, and firing three shots through his body. The Europeans CORONERS' INQUESTS. went and hid herself in a distant window- seat, that she T') the Editors— After the late legal decision respecting inquests, I should think; there ought to be a refunding of money received, for every inquest 30 illegally held as that at Oldham is decided to be ; for it is well known that a coroner, who resides not many miles from Liverpool, never attends himsejf to take an inquest, but sends clerks, who are mere boys; and, from common report, I am led to believe that other coroners act in the same way. Now if these public servants act contrary to law, I contend that all monies received by them, for all such illegal inquests, ought to be refunded, as we are told that ignorance of any law is no excuse for breaking it. A. the cleanliness and regulation of slaughter Ileuses, and t<* fi:; ( P< T^ e'f£ enty- tmt enacts that u-> siaugh- er. hou- r . hall In futnr- ! th, r K « od work of investigating thii business, you bf Erected without a license obtained frnn tbe justices in sessions. """ "" "", K " - r"! "——— "" The t- ven v- secotnl, twentv- third, and l i e tr- fourth relate to tho h ntndarie. between the parish of Livco'v and thotownehi- sof Tnxteth. oark. Wee Derby, s- rt- Evertrn. Thetwen y. fifth relates to tht; method ,. f prorvedine against offenders ; and enacts, that penalties, sevhen levied, shall 1- e pais, hslf to the iuf~ i- m? r, and tl. a other half to the pf- or of the parish of Livertv<' » l. The twentv E'ttth enacts thst the power of the act of the £ 6tb ( ir- r. ni.' shal) be til force, excent where rcpea cd by this. last elapse enacts thst ihi. shall rfaorm- rt a puhllc set. Anom, containing a heart, was lately discovered under the pew of the Le De Spenr,.' r family, in ftast tlwkham Church, whleh is suppose! " a hnre W - thai •# fl « e ol the Wctteaals't aooeetoro Kfhu Lonl « h%. FUNDS FOR THE POOR. TO VIGIL US. Silt,— The circumstance of seeing your victory ( in the Mercury) over your opponent, respecting the Society for Bettering the Condition ol the ."' cor, reminded me of former combats, and induces me to hand you a copy of a circular I sent to each subscriber, in 1810, which you may probably have seen since that time. " I have, with much regret, watched the decline and fall of the visionary scheme. There 13 one thing, however, which I think the subscribers, both previous e. nd subsequent to the formation of the scheme, havearighttodeinand, which is— an account of the expenditure of the money committed to their care. As a subscriber to the fund in ISO;), I have a right to call for an account ofthe expenditure of the 3ttin of £ liOO, which was in Messrs. Hey wood aad Cti.' s bank, l>" ing. the balance of A former subscription for the poor, remaining in their hands, and which was transferred to ' he committee of that fund, by the public meeting at the Town- hall; also the balance of £ 1700, which remained unappropriated in 1809, when the ? nlf- elccted gentlemen assumed their new office. Part of the money I understand was expended in two shops, one at the north end of the town, the other at the south end of it; here, in all probability, both stock and profit was ( as might well be expected) soon consumed; but what is become of the buildings ? are they sold, let, or given away ? I hope, as you have betjun the goodwoikof investigating tills business, you will go through with it, and make the necessary enquiiic*. Your mo. obdt. 8errt JON. DUTTOX. Sou thpert, 10th Dec. 1819- P. S. As I have not the pleasure of knowing your name, but only your signature of Vigilus, I am under the nectiwity of so directing this. and women killed Manarii in return. Niau, getting a might no longer remain so near a neighbour to the evil view of M'Koy, shot at him. Two of the women went spirit, which she verily believed, must animate the maunder the pretence of seeing if he was killed, and made 1 chine. friends with him. They laid their plan, and at night j But it is now midnight; and, you know, that is the Niau was killed by Young. Taheiti, the only remaining?': hour, at which spirits are least tractable t I, therefore, native man, was dreadfully afraid of being lulled ; but cease my trifling, and wish you a good night. Re. Jra nspor ta tion The Shipley arrived v. t Portsmouth, from Botany Bay. She brought home two women, who, according to the report sent home with them by tbcGovernor are of too infamfusa duuaet « s cu continue lunger xMidenttf ia the colony. Young took a solemn oath that he would not kill him, The women, however, killed him in revenge for the death of their husbands. Old Matt, in a drunken fit, declaring that he would kill F. Christian's children, and all the English that remained, was put to death in his turn. Old M'Koy, mad with drink, plunged into tlie sea and drowned himself; and Ned Young died of a disease that broke out in his breast. Adam Smith therefore is the only survivor of the Europeans. Several of the women also are dead. Obuaria and Tevarua fell from the precipices when getting birds. Teatuahitca died of the dropsy, and Nahineatua was killed, being pierced in her bowels when she was with child- The others were still alive when the women left. The descendants of the Europeans, for there are no descendants of the natives are very numerous. Of Christian's family, Mary Christian remains unmarried. Charley Christian married Sarah, the daughter of Teio. She has home him Fletcher, Charley, and Sarah, and was with child again. Friday Christian has got Teraura, formerly the wife of Ned Young. She has borne him Joe, Charley, I'oily, Peggy, and Mary. All these descendants of Christian, together with Mauatua, or old Mrs. Christian yet survive, John Main was killed by falling from the rocks. Betty Main is the wife of young Matt, and has borne two sons. Matt and John. Sam M'Koy has taken Sarah Matt, and has by her Sam and M'Koy. Kate M'Koy is the wife of Arthur Matt, and they have children, Arthur, Billy, and Joe- Dinah Smith 13 the wife of Edward Matt by Teraura. She has a young son. They have hogs and fowls, and are very diligent in cultivating the ground: they dress their food like the Tabeitans, having no boilers; they make cloth aud clothe themselves like the Taheitans, the men with the maro and tibuta, the women with the paren and tibuta. They have sent away their still, the fruitful cause of so much mischief in the American, that called last; and they have obtained a boat from him, which greatly adds to their comfort. The women work hard in cultivating the ground, Ac. This woman's hands are quite hard with work. They have a place of worship, and old Adam Smith officiates three times every Sunr'ay. He prays extemporp but does notread. Their ceremonies of marriage, baptism, and funerals are very simple. It does not appear that any of the people have learood to read. The first settlers discouraged the Taheitan language, and promoted the speaking English. Thi6 woman, however, can speak neither English, nor Taheitan, but a jumble of both. They speak of, seeing two ships some years ago, which keptia the offing, and did not come near the island; exeppt Master Folgcr as they call htm, and the two Hln,'. .. 1- 1..,)•_ « — I. .. . „.„, » , >,,, , tiln rill tlis. Aroninn \ Tobe continued.] MISS ONEILL. ( From a Dublin paper received lately.) The rumor which has been in circulation for a few days, that Miss O'Neill was about to bestow her hand on a gentleman of large fortune and high consideration in society, is now confirmed beyond all question. On Friday the 17th inst. she is to be united to Mr. Becher, the present representative in Parliament of the town of Mallow. The ceremony, we understand, is to Utke place at Kilfane, the seat of John Power, Esq. from which the newly married pair will shortly prooeed to Ballygiblin, in the eounty of Cork, Mr. Becher's country 6eat. The terms upon which this connesion haa been formed, and to which, we trust there is no impropriety in adverting, are, we understand, distinguished by very rare disinterestedness and generosity— always the companions of exal. ed sentiment. Mr. Becher, possessed of a large fortune himself, wooed Miss O'Neill for Iter virtues and accomplishments, without a consideration for the large fortune she had amassed in public life; and she received him as a suitor, for his manly and honour:*. ble character, gentlemanly acquirements, and polished manners, being as independent on the mere ( wint of fortune as he w£ s. A compromise between such exalted feelings was not difficult. The gentleman left at the lady's discretion, and for the advantage of her ftunily, whatever sum she had at her disposal— and she assigned to him charms and qualities, that, if there be any tiling certain in this life, must ensure his happiness. Stranger's Friend Society We are sorry to teem that Mr. Hyley's liberal attempt for the benefit of this institution, on Friday evening last, entirely failed. Not more than a dozen people attended; so that, allhowgh Mr. Crowthcr, highly to his credit, gave the u » s of bis room, brilliantly illuminated, and Mr. Rytey his troublf | and ran the risk of involving himself by advertisenwRl*, itc. his laudable efforts r. ot only proved useless to die charity, but injurious to himself. If, however, that gentleman should be induced to renew his effbits in tbe course of a few days, we hope aad trust that his wwrtions will be crowned with abundant success. Curious variation of the thermometer in ofie wook j- s- Saturday morning, the 11th instant, 15 dsg.— Saturday morning,, the 18th inst. 51— a difference of ss.< leg » » « . The ccnvict- ship having on bpard . Doctor. O'HafUirm v.—,. „ arrived s^ fr at Botanjr- bay on t^ e 1st o? Ring's » hip » , they have seen no sJiip tiil the American i a tedious voyage, heuig very short ot" Waler. . ' U J . ' J i THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY 207 COUNTY FIRE OFFICE. TRUSTEES. T h e D u k e of R U T L A N D . K. G. T h e Marquis of B U C K I N G H A M . T h e Marquis of N O R T H A M P T O N , T h e Earl of U P P E R O S S O R Y, W I L L I A M P R A l i D , Esq. M. P. Sir S. B. M O I t l . A N D , Bart. M. P. And S I X T Y D I R E C T O R S. COMMITTEE FOR LIVERPOOL. THUS. CASE, Esq. JOSEPH L E I G H , Esq. CHS. HORSFALL, Esq. JOHN TOBIJT, Esq, J O H N KASON, Esq, W I L L I A M D U F F , Esq. MANAGING DIRECTOR, J . T . B A R B E R B E A U M O N T , Esq. F. A . S. A P E R M A N E N T C A P I T A L OF £ 400,000, in addithn to t h e fluctuating fund arising from t he premiums is provided to guarantee t h e engagements of the Office The original Members subscribing to this Permanent Capita! arcaion: responsible far lasses.— The Surplus of the Premiums after p a y i n g losses and expencts is returned to those now insured as well as to the o r i g i n a l m t m b e r s ; and the Public may rest assured, t h a t to enhance this return, claims upon the Office are never defeated upon m e r e legal objections ; but that demands are paid in f u l l , with the utmost promptness. Agents are appointed in all the principal towns, who arc also Agents to the PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE, founded on similar principles. W M . R E Y N O L D S , Jun. Agent, Dale- street. To the EDI TORS of the Liverpool MERC UR Y . GE N T L E J I E N , T h e editor of « Chester paper has inserted in his paper a wilfully misconstrued statement of a transaction which took place in this town, et our last monthly meeti n g of the committee for transecting the business of the parish. When igr. o ant persons undertake to r e p r i n t any case, with tbe p: o: ive of which they cannot be acquainted, how can we expect a fair . statement ? The truth cf the matter was simply thus: a party of our nltra- royalis's went to the parish meeting, to propose that the poor leys should del'rav the expenses of our Idyal address, which our side carried with fiyiug colours, l e a v i n g Only two on the minority, who are always opposed to any thing like loyal measures, from motives best known to themselves, whether principle or spleen; but when our party had gained the day in this instance, t i c y deemed the regular business of the committee ( as indeed they always do) not worthy ibeir notice ; and so taking their hats they marched off, and l e f t their opposition brethren to determine how they must pay for our layalty. One of the most zealous of our number did iijdeed offer 29s. towards defraying the expense, but we thought this w. s not the first " error in j u d g m e n t " he had inade ; and so, notwithstanding his profuse liberal i t y , we determined to haVe it our own way, the propriety of which " determination will appear, when you are aware of the motives which influenced such a resolution. Had we each of us, when signing our loyal address, assisted t o d e f i a y i t s expenses by ever so small a donation, we should, in that proportion, have lessened our property, which, together with our lives, we have preferred to " defend, the glorious constitution under which we l i v e ;" and which prefer we may be called upon to realise ere long. Besides, had there been a t a x laid upon our loya l t y , by causing every one who signed . to bear bis share of the expense, we should have essentially diminished our numbers, because we, whose influence over our workmen forced them to sign, though perhaps contrary both to their wills and principles, are scarcely so bad as to have left t'nem to defray their own expense, which would have been considerable on some of u s : and there does exist a question amongst us whether the loyalty of very many who did sign, when free of cost, would have heen worth a groat, even if that would have been sufficient. We are constrained to allow one tiling, which is a mere t r i f b , that we, though having authority to. transact the town's business, we're completely ignorant of the i l l e g a l i t y of our proposition; but we can plead ( as we did at the time) the glorious precedent of Manchester, and we are content, notwithstanding all opposition, to adopt Manchester law, which all will acknowledge to be quite consistent, since we possess so mush of the spirit of the Manchester lawgivers; this we have shewn in our late transactions w'ith Sir Cbas. Wolseley and Co. • v^ hom we drove oat of our t n v n by no other l aw or precedent of. good manners but that of Manchester, Besides, we thought we had a right to think fer all, or at least to cause all the parish to pay for the publication of our t h o u g h t s ; which perfectly c j i n f i d e s with that part of our system whicli mikes all sects and partie_ s pay towards its support, how much soever they may disapprove of it even from principle. We were determined, by the insertion of one paragraph in our address, concerning f the garbled representations and wilful misconstructions of the late occurrences iu this immediate neighbourhood," Which have been propagated by our opponents, from the simple narration of the facts which have transpired, to hinder t b em from signing, because they had made up thcit minds oil such ex- parts evidence, while we were determined not to decide' till wc could see what legal sophistry could do towards the elucidation of the facts. We still Continue " o u r firm determination to support and defend the laws and constitution of these realms, ( when legally administered) and to express our stedfast attachment to his majesty's p e t s o n . " — Gad save the King. I am f u l l y persuaded that your desire to vindicate the innocent from the malignant charges of their adversaries, will lead you to insert this attempt at our vindication, which will much oblige Y o u r ' s , A M I C U S J U S T I T L E & L E G I S. Warrington, Nav. 25, 1819. 2 3 a n f e r u p t s f t IK LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. John Krauss, the elder, Man- heater, merchant; Jan. 3,5, Feb 1, * t ten. Garrick's Head Inn, Manchester: attorney, Mr, Greenhalgb. Manchester. Jodah Fit ton, Preston, coach- maker; Jan. 10, at five, Jan. 11, S3. at twelve, at the office of Messrs. Dixon and Abraham, Preston : attornies, Messrs. Dixon and Abraham, Preston. William . Trueman, Macclesfield* Chester, alk, manufacturer and throwster, ( together with John Trueman, an l John Hall, heretofore trading in, copartnership with the said John Trueman and John Ha 1;) Jan. If, at three, Jan. 13, 29, at ten, at the Angel Inn, Macclesfield : attoaues, Moisrs. Grimsdjtch and Brodick, Macclesfield. Ann Frost and Jo- eph Robert Fro* t, Macclesfield, grocers; Jan. 20, at three, 21, Feb. 1, at ten. White Bear Xuo, Maiiche*- : attorney, Mr. Loyusy, Macclesfield, TV tht Editor*.— I $ m a decided friend to every kind o f reform which I hope will gain me admission, for a f ew lines. in your useful journal. The reform I am about to advocate is of the Radical kind, equally affecting high, low, rich and poor. | n short, I aui desirous of iuUiatia^ my fellow townsmen into the art of walkbig the. streets, m such a way as to prevent tiie constant j o s t l i n g which now takes place when two persons meet each other. Any one_ who has been in the habit of w a i t i n g in London, immediately perceives the ease with whicjb foot passengers get along in the most crowded streets, and it is owing to a simple regulation, which custom has rendered f a m i l i a r ; namely, invariably to keep the right hand sideof every one you meet. In Liverpool, we S2e no such custom obssrved; and the consequent confusion is obvious in the dodging which is exhibited when passengers are coming in opposite directions, as both are in uncertainty as to the side on which the other will pass him. Were sufficient attention paid always to keep to the RIGHT, the public would see the convenience arising from it, and I hope your readers Will endeavour practically to enforce this regulation, which would shortly, by a little perseverance, become habitual to every one. Your insertion of this will much oblige yours, & c. J O H N J O S T L E. l a t e l y , at Bishop Waltham, Lord Dacreto Mrs. Wilmot. On the 11th ult. at St. Bothoip's, Alder> gate- street, London, Mr. Charles A. Wa. leson, of London, to Miss Mary Pierce, daiiirh'er of Mr. W. Pierce, Esq merchant, late of this town. On Monday, the uit, at London, Charles Genestt, Esq. of t h e I ale of Man, lo Miss Coulthanl. On Tiuirsday, the ->< i in- t at Holyhead, Thomas Jones, Esq. late Collector of Holyhead, to Miss Hughe?, of Llangefni. On Monday, the 6th insr, at EUe- niere, Mr. William Iken, of Co ton, to Miss Lloyd, only daughter of Mr Lloytl, of Trevvern Cottage, near Wel- hpool. Same day, Mr. 1). Alexander, tobacconist, to Elizabeth, , eldest daughter of Mr. W. Harrison, Clayton-> quare. On Saturday, t h e l l t h inst. at Bridlington, Mr J< hn Spink, son of Mr. Junes Spink, of Kirkstali bridge, to Miss Fanny, youngest daughter of the late Mr G. Greenaway, merchant of Bridlingtonquay O i Sunday, t h e 12lh inst- at St. Thomas's Church, Mr. Joseph Cun ifTo. clock maker, to Miss Jane Berry, d. ughter of the late Mr John Berry, bookbinder On Monday, tiie 13th inst. a* Llanufvd, in the county of Den- Ivgh, Thom. is Woodbume, Esq. of Manchester, to Emma, only daughter cf u, e late Rev. Richard Roberts, Vicar of Llanfawr, Merio ethshire. On Tue- vdav, t h e 14th inst. at Chester, Griffith Rowlands, Esq. to Henrietta Margaret, daughter cf the iate Kev. H. Henchman, AM. On Wednesday se'nnipht, Mr George Hall, of Strangeways, to Miss Omlen, daughter of Mr. Abraham Ogdcn, of Sal ford. Same day, Mr Edwa d Fowler, liquor merchant, to Miss Mary Houghton, both of Pre-' o Same day, at Manchester. Mr James Loncsdoniof Ardwick, to Miss " r lome, daughter of Mr Broome, of Grosvenor- street. On Thursday se'nnj lit, fit S t . Anne's Church, Mr J . J Lightf > t. accountant, to Anne, daughter of the late Mr Jos. Baiber, of Birmingham. Oi) SjtQrday last, Mr William Gregory, solicitor, to Miss Mary Holliwell. On Tuesday last, at St Paul's Church. Mr. Thomas Green, auctioneer ant! broker, to Miss Eliz- belli Parr. On Weil " est! ay last, at St. Peter's Church, Mr. Hugh Hughes, miller, to Miss Jane Howard, Parr- street. . 4 : A few days ago, a t T u n b r i d s e WeHs. fhe Arrhbishnp of Dublin. A few days ago, in t h e meridian of life, George 8 m1, gentleman, a member of the Society of Liverpool Colic . re Youths A few days ago, at Chaccwater, Elizabeth, tiie d lighter of Joseph Ralph. Th umb she had reached her 2ist year, her height was only two feet ten inches ; she was, not fst all deformed, hut rather well proportioned. During her life she was never known to laugh or cry, or urter any sound whatever, though it was evi dent she both saw and luvrd j her weight never exceeded twenty pounds. On Monday, the 8th ult. at Warrington, Mr. Thomas Lyon, late of Liverpool, aged € 9, and on Saturday, t h e loth uit. aged 63, Mary, wife of T h o nasLyon On Sun lav. the I Irh ult. at Cadiz, Mr. Joseph Scholfield. partner i t the firm of Messrs Scholfield and Roberts, of Srddlewotth. On Mpnd. v, t h e 15th ult at BaWerton, oe- ir Newark, Mrs Elizabeth WjUon, wire of Mr. Christopher Wilson, blaeksmit'i, and d u j n e r o f Mr. R.> bm Marshall, butcher,< f that place. She wa* only 22 years of ane. aml had ha i eigty children, all at single births, the eldest, of whom u only eight years < f age On S- rtord. aj, ' lie 2' Jth ult E Jen, t h e infant daughter of Come, liu* Mackay, of King- « troet, Edge- hil; and on Thursday, the 25th u! t. Ehcn,. his wif'C, aged 2f> years On F iJay, trie 3d inst. at her son's house, Mrs. Martha Yates, agrd ly, wife of Mr. John Yates, Nottingham, who died a week before her. On Wednesday, t h e 8th inst. at Rtngwond, Mr. Christopher Co > b, aged 10 ', w ho lived in the reigns of three kings. On Thursday, the 9th inst. Mrs. Mann, of the Mariner's Hotel, Water . street, aged ' 8 years. On Monday, the 13 ! i i - s t . Mrs Cash, wife of Mr Newman Ca^ h. s'uff merchant, in Leeds, and second daughter of the late Mr Joseph Walker, of Park place On Tuesday, the 14th in> t the Karl of Eglintnn. Sun - day, Mrs Wheeler, wife of Mr John W heeler, of t h e firm of. C. Wheeler and Son, Manchester Chronicie- rffice On Wedne- day se'nnight, of a rapid decline, in the 18ih year of her age. Elizabeth, the younger daughter of Mr Shuttleworth, surgeon, of this town Same day, at Bhckburn, Mr William Wood, son of Mr John Wood, boiler- maker, of Sheffield Paik. OivThu sday se'nnight, at Childwall- hail, the feat of Bamber Gascoyne, Fsq at a very advanced age, Mrs Mary Grove, the faithful h usekeeper to th.- t family for many years Same day, Mr William Smith, sen. of Tor bock- street, in this town, formerly of London, aged 39 years. On Fr'day last, in t h e 57th v ear of his age, Mr. Rich. Denham, steward to t h e late Earl of Wilton, of Meaton House. Oi Saturday last, in her 27th year, Mis-, Hall, daughter of Mr Richard Hall, of Chesterfield- street S r n e day, aged 9~>, Wm. Bowey, E^ q of Qneen- streer, Chester On Sunday morning last, Mr James Bowman, of Beuinjtnn hill On Monday lasr, Margaret, tne fourth daughter of Mr Robert Greenham. of Walion Sar. e d , y, aged 3 years, Isaac, third son of Mr. John Noble, Ednelnll. i t h e W . hard gales, increasing, and a cross heavy | sea, the ship labouring very much ; at seven a. m . j ^ u nd phe had sprung a leak, and that she had tnen atiojit 9 feet water in the hold. Kept the pumps going, and proposed baling, but found the water came in so fast that it would avail n o t h i n g : endeavoured to get the ship before the wind, but she would not ware; cut away the mizen- mast, still she would not w a r e ; at thirty minutes past seven, the water four feet in the cabin. At forty minutes past seven, the ship upset, keel out of the water, crew and passeagers in the main chains and r i g g i n g , except five washed overboard; two got on board again ; three l o s t : sea breaking very high ovec the vessel, expected every moment to be our last. About eight o'clock, cut away the main- topmast backstays, the topmast went, and'at the same time the foremast went close to the decks, upon which the ship righted again. The deck being now clear of boats, and every thing else, and the timber afloat between decks a f t , working against the stern post and dead lights, stove them out, through which about fifty tons of timber went out, likewise all the bulkheaks, lockers, provisions, charts, quadrants, compasses, & c. On Thursday, 2d, crew employed in clearing away the wreck of the masts and yards in order to lighten the ship; found that the stern post and combinings of the hatches were g i v i n g w a y ; scuttled the decks to prevent them from being blown up by the sea coming in through the stern. Nothing eatable on board except a big dog, which it was agreed upon should be killed on Friday. Friday morning, at day break, discovered a sail to windward; Bofton and LlS! e< Ele; marled *' IJemeraiSr9? i50? r. TSTy,^. fMmerara," was found on the Bannow, Bally. uigup Bay j also tfiri# b3les cotton, several pieees of \ yreck, and litefcddy cf a sailor K a b f i l S: m t l l t n t t t c c . PIRACY By the A r a b , lately arrived at this port from Smyrna, we have the particulars of Delano's capture. The captain l ay fourteen days alongsideof the W i l l i a m , Delano's ship, and was present when he was taken. The first paper found by Lieutenant Hobson, in the desk in ( Delano's cabin, was an agreement, signed by the crew | the Emma, Holmes, from Miramichi for this port, waterlogged; severally, not to divulge any thing that might take ! I> ad ^ e n 3 days on the wrcck wi. hout provisions, the carpenter all possible signals made for assistance, at eight, a. m. she bore towards the wreck, hove to, a little to windward, reefed his topsails, hoisted his boat out, and, although a heavy sea, succeeded in getting all hands off the wreck. The vessel proved to be the Mercator, A. Rankin, of Greenock, from Honduras, bound to Liverpool. Friday at noon, lat. by observation, 49 46 Ion. 22 12 per Captain Rankin's reckoning. The greatest praise is due to Capt. Rankin, for his humane and generous treatment of the crew and passengers of the E m - ma, whilst on board of his s h i p ." A'exander, Waller, Eliza, Camilius, & nd three orher vessels, sailed from Quebec for this port 13th uit. The Hunter was to sail on the 2oth Antwerp Geluck, Jansen, hence at Antwerp Johanna, Baetjeo, hence to Bremen, off Dover 10th inst. Bristol, Williams, from C3rdiff for this port, was totally lost off' Bardsey Island, on Saturday last, the crew, except one boy, were drowned : part of the cargo expected to be saved Georgia, Vafnum, hence at Savannah Grosvenor Griswold. Cook, hence at New York George, Davies, hence at St. Michaels Sybil,, Beicher, cleared at Charleston for this port 8th ult. Lady Wellington Packet, from Falmouth at Peraambuco, and sailed for Bahia and Rio de Janeiro Rochdale was to sail from Pernambuco for this port 5th Nov. Lavinia, from Nassau at Havannah Henry and Robert, from Nassau at Honduras Friends, Lunnan j Hannah Irving j and True Blue, Taylor, hence a? St. John's, N. B. Snowdrop, Mallet, heuce to St. Michael's, at Beaumaris Lion, ( late Barry) from Africa at Falmouth Ellen, Brien, hence off Demerara Maria, Cameron, hence at St. Andrew's, N. B. Flora, Sehafffer, hence at Memel, with damage, and loss of an anchor and c . bie, having xtrucic on the bar Northumberland, Prentiss, hpnee to Liverpool, N. S. was totally lost off the latter port: the captain and several of the crew drowned Waterloo and the Hope, sailed from Gt. John's, N. B. for t; . port 8th, ult. Ship Remittance, I- Iolmes, of and from New York for Liverpool, wiih passengerf, foundered at sea, in lat 38 0 when 14 < i.; ys out The crew, passengers, & c. were taken up by a vessel arrived at Sr. John's < alcutta, Stroyan; Theodosia, Morrison; and Mary, Kneale, sailed from Calcutta for this port about the ^ 7th July Samarang, Gover, hence at Bombay 22d July Neptune, Lowe, hence at Bengal Bengal, Woodward, hence at Calcutta Windermere, . hence at do. previous to 15th July Minerva, — r — , Rose. Windsor Castle, and General Kldd, , H C. ships, from London at Madras El e. i, Brien, heuce of Demerara Lorton, M'Gaa, hence- ai Halif x Cyrus, Ritchie, from C yde at Sc. John's, N. B. Elizabeth, hence at do. Pi ovidence Success, , hence at do. Dove, Roberts, hence at Liverpool, N. S. Union, Ord, hence at Rio de Janeiro Fairey, Jamieson, hence at do. Mary, Neale, hence at Maranham, was to sail for this port 15lb Nov. Auropa, —, from Maranham at Lisbon Greum Para, , from Para at do. Good Intent, Ham, hence at do. Union, Kettle, hcncc at do. Atalante, Jones, hence at Leghorn Marihla, Cumming, hence atdo. Hannah, Briggs, hence at Smyrna John Powel, hence at do. Daphne, — — h e n c e at Naples Wiihelmine, Rasch, hence at Dantzlg Fortuna, Sielof, hence at do. Neptune, V. rnpyt, hence at Ostend Charles, Ramassen, hence at do. Maria. Johanna, Elizabeth, Buckhout, hence for Amsterdam, at Sciily Pilot, Sly, hence for Antwerp at do. F ora, Bullin, hence for Dordt at do. Vrow Ami,, Royan, from Ostend lor this port at Falmouth 15th inst. Marchioness of Queer. sbury, ( Packet) from Brazil at do. sailed from Rio de Janeiro 29th Oct. Fair Cambrian, Rees, from St. John's, N B for Milford, at Holyhead, 18th inst. with loss of mainmast, & c. Importer, Lee, hence for New York has put back Gaspee, De Caparella. from Palermo at this port, saw a shipon shp'e, dismasted, off'Kin- ale Mediterranean Paaket, Hadgley, from Cephalonia at this port Alexander, , and Martha, , from Quebec off this port Prince Leopold, Jackson, from Maranham at this port, sailed5th Nov. Elizabeth and Mary, Wilmot, was tosail on the 7th for this port . Rebecca, Reed, from Bahia at this port, sailed 28th Oct. Saw a brig under jurymauts on Tuesday last Clitus Hanion, from Rio de Janeiro at this port, sailed £ 2d Oct. iu company with the Lucy, for Bahia Waller, Hannay, from Quebec at this port, sailed 14th Nov. in combanv with the Rot> Roy, for Belfast, Rebcera, for Greenock, P. ince" Waterloo, for Aberdeen, Emiiy, far Limerick, and the Prince of Austrias, for Dublin Argo, Lrgo, Lorriman, from Quebec at this port, sailed 8th Nov: Mercator, Rankin, from Honduras at this Port, sailed 8th Oct. in company with the Trusty, for London. On the 3d inst. in lat 49 46 ion 5- 2 12 took the captain, six passengers, and crew, from Herald, , hence tor Greenock, put into Whitehaven on the l^ ch instant, with loss of foremast ttifiTbowsprit The following vessels have been spoken a t sea >—^ evcTancct Cook, hence to Monte Video, 8th ult. lat 0 ion 30 out' ' 7 weeRa, all weO— William, M'Kown, hence to Baltimore, 9tfe u) t .1at37 Olon 70 0— Rob Roy, E iwards, hence to B* hi* i, 2d. inst* lat 4S 26 Ion 9 29— Amicy, Maxwell, hence to NtfW York, 6th intf. Hi 50 30 Ion 10 0— TobacOd Plant, hence for Virginia, 8th flnst. ton 12 out 3. days— Alexander, Marshal), from Quebec for tbi* po « * lal 47 56' lon 2941: she was totally di- mastcd in a heavy gale oa the 3'.) th Nov- Two ladies and lour genalemen, passengers in the Alexander, haveairived in the powns, in the London Packet, which vessel supplied her With a foresai; and some small e r t i c i e^ Comet, of London, l& days'fro. m St Helena, going intjs Bfihia— Leviathan, from Leghorn for this port, 19, th in,- t. oft Cape Clear — Martha Brae, from S:. John's, N B for Bristol, 14th inst. lat SI 30 Ion 17— Bombay, fro. n Tiinc6nhal. ee for Port Jackson, 15th Sept. lat 9 84 S. Ion 91 E.— Ship Fort William, from—: f for the Cape of Good Hope, 24th Oct. lat32 54 S. ion 15 49 E. opt 70 days— Ann aud E izabeth, from Batavia for Amsterdam, out 72 days— ship Hazaim, from Trinidad for London. 14tl » Dec. lat 44 46 Ion 2050out 42days— Bounty Hall, , fr^> m- Be « gaJ/ or this port, 7th Dec. lat 37 48 N. Ion 27 2( 3 W. 5 mom lis from Bengal, and 5 weeks 5 days from Ascension j crew ill with scurvys place on the passage between Liverpool and Smyrna : at the foot of it was, ' 4 sworn before me, Christopher Delano ! " The wife of one of the crew, res! dent in this town, has received a letter from her unhappy husband, who acted as carpenter on board the pirate. It states and tvso men washed overboard. On the 13th, in lat 49 50 Ion 10 19 was supplied with provisions by the brig Ocean, from Bristol foFNcw York Seaforth, Davis, from Madras Et this port, sailed 29th Aug. Cossack, Mentrup, from St. Petersburg!) for this port was driven on shore near Dargoe, on the 5th inst. after throwing part of her cargo overboard ; but was expected to be got off, and would be the arrival o f the ship's company at Malta, and that carried into Copenhagen thev will be tried as soon as the Governor arrives t h e r e ; j J= « soet and He iry, Ridley, from Maranham for this port was . J * . T .1 - IV, 7 7.1 A T : 1 ! driven ashore in Tramore Bay, on the 17tn mat. 13i bags of but whether they wi l l be hanged there or at Li v e rpool , j cdortivtoenn w^ ehroe rdeijsnch arged from he , and more were expected to be he is not certain ^ i f at the latter place, he may stand a ; b ° n d e d f r e e from damage. chance of seeing her again !" T h e following particulars have been receded in this town of the loss o f the Emma, Holmes, of this port:—. " The Emma, Holmes, sailed from Mirannchi on Sunday, November 14th, with a fair breeze from the N. N . ' W . Tuesday 30th, at noon, lat. 49 9 N . Ion. 25 8 W . : this day, light winds from the westward; at seven in the evening, the wind about south, and increasing, double- reefed the top- sails; at ten, handed the fore and mizentop sails, close reefed the maintop sail, and hauled the fore sail up. At midnight, strong sales and a heavy sea, ship l y i n g to under the close reefed maintop sail, and making more water than usual, hands constantly at the pump. Wednesday, Dec. 1, at four a. m. the pumps sucked, the wind hauled more to John Crowiher, Oakey, from Montreal for this port, is on shore at Lop. gue Point, about 15 miles below Montreal: she had received considerable damage William, Blaic, from Montreal for this port, got aground in coming down the St. Lawrence, in Lake St. PeterV, and it was doubtful if she would be got off this season Nile, from Qtrtfbec for this port, is on shore below Three Rivers, and without the smallest prospect of her getting away this vaar Industry, Poole, from Cardiff for Whitehaven, 13 totally lost near Bardsey— crew saved The O P, Ash, from Penzance for this port, has been run foul of*. and put back with loss of topmast, cross- trees, and other damage Feniscowle3, Humble, from Calcutta for this port, and the Elizabeth, from Bombay for London, were lost at the Cape of Good Hope; crews saved-^ cargoes lost Demerara, MlClune, from Demerara for this port, is supposed to itave beea lc « t near thp Saliees* as alette* addressed to Mestr » . EAST I N D I E S. Asia, J Lindsay, from Bombay, with 1332 ba! es cotton HOC bags sugar 2324 bags pepper 36 bales tobacco 80 boxes caStor oil S bags rice 3 bags grain for A'i> ton, Eaton and co Seaforth,] Davies, from Madras, with 1649 bags saltpetre 686 bags rice 1131 bales cotton 154 do tobacco 19 do chillies 263 bigs soda 60 bales blue cloths 19 do piece goods 6 trunks Madras handkerchiefs 5 { pipes wine for J and U Glad.- tone and co.,. 70 hhds soda Birch and Ward... 2 pipes wine A G Nash... 2 half do J Davies ... 10 chests indigo 319 ox hides 28000 horns order WEST I N D I E S. Venus, R Dorey, from Demerara, with 32 hhds 6brls sugat pchs rum for- Pai. d S Massiah... 32 hhds sugar Bolton and Littledale Bull- dog, W Twiman, from Demerara, with 121 hhds sugar 60 pchs rum 55 hhds molasses for P Macintyreand C0... 28nhdssugait 10 hhds rum Ewart, Myers and co... 45 pchs do J Aikin and co,.. 9 do 7 bales cotton N Winter and co... 2' 2ics coffee J Croft... l4 pes unrated wood J Lbuthe< in... 3 hhds 1 tc bugar 15 hhds niolasses ' i jar sweetmeats 1 jar shrub order Mercator, A Rankin, from Honduras, with 262 logs and plan& e mahogany 38 tons 2£ c logwood for Rathbone, Hodgson and co UNITED STATES. Ann Maria, I Waite, from New York, with 35 bales cotton for Duff, Fmiilay and co... 1Wdo Lawrence and co... 41 do X Finns ... 135 do Alston, Eason and co... ll I do Kuhbone, Hodgson ana co... 4 bris apples J Engii> li... 3b0 brls turpentine 49c staves Lawrence and Co... 4 bris apples J S Carter and co... l do D Carruthers ... 4 do J RiChardion... l76 bales cotton 7 bris apples 1 bdiappittrees order BRITISH AMERICA. Carricks, J Spares, from Quebec, w th 87 logs oak timber HO logs pine do 24 deals 48Jc 19 staves 10 niast. f and spars for S Browc. and co... 306 bags flaxseed 12 brlsashes E.- tries and Carter... 10 bri « ashes Crowder and co... 47 do Hyde and Hobbs... l liaif brl apples 1 box trees C Poston... l brl app. es J ca> k cider 1 bale 2 pkgs skins Handyside Brothers and co... 3 hrlsa|> ple » 38 do ashes 7 pchsoii C3 pij e shooks 1 20 cherry tree boar Us order Minerva, B Morgan, from Quebec, wi. h K81ogs oak timber log- pine 6^ c 24 deals 42c 7t> Uvea KO brls ashes lor H Matthit arid ' Theakstone Favourite, J Brisbane, from Quebec, with 143 pes pine timber 31 fc 2 staves for J Chapman arm co... 125 pes oak timber 846 10 de Is 50c stnves Hei-. derfOn and Sands Scipio, A Madders, from Quebec, with 51 pes oak timber I c pine do 65 deals l c 11 staves 24 handspikes fi, r J W Thomas Progie^, J Clint, from Q euec, wstu l. o4 logs oak timber 226 logs pine 75c 75 staves Du.. c<> u and co... l iria? tsaid master Isabella, B Stant& n, from New Bfunswick, with 9{ logs.' bkeii timber 350 logs pine dp 40 deals 237, c 20 staves 650 billets for staves fur J and H Cumming Aid, vv Terry, irorn New- Brunswick, with 330 logs pine tisii. ber 9 laths lath wood for Montgomery and Lc- icester... 3 logs plue ' t n n i . e r b soars said master Marshal We iingioo, W Baddock, from New Brunswick, with 319 pes pine timber 93 c l o staves f,. r'W and S Stokes. oar rafters 2c 9. handspikes 1 pC birch timber said master Regent, R FoneVr, from New Brunswick, with 295 logg pine timber 31 deals 7. fatus luthwood for Dixon, Wain and Laoe„ J ma U 3 logs birch timber said master Eag e, W Cannon, fiom New Brunswick, with 191 logs pine timber 4J deals 8 faths lath wood, for W Graham... 3 masts szi& master Gi bert Henderson, H. Christopherson, from New Brunswick, wiih..%''•> logs pine timber 15 fathoms lathwood 2 masts for H J Sanderson and co Barrett, J Garness, from New Brunswick, with 370 logs pine timber 11 oeals 160c 29 staves 7c stave* in billets for A C Wilmot Regent, S Dysart, from New Brunswick, with 360 - Iogs, p4De timber 86 logs bi ch 253cstaves for Wood and Watson British Tar, G Fish ley', from M iramichi, with 250 pes pint timber 30 do pine plank 6 faths lathwood for L Fro> t... 2 masts 1 hri \ ickled salmon G Fishley Aurora, J NeLon, from Halifax, with 320 pes pine timber 90 pes birch, beech and maple limber J ^ c 20 pine planks 3 fathoms iHthwood 6 spars for E Nelson... 2 bxs 1 bdl coufiah 1 box plants Smith, For » yth and eo Acorn, R lM Into- h, from Nova Scotia, with 497 pes pine tiro ber 91 pes maple, birch, beech, and ash timber 3 lathsiathw& jd 1947 biiiets for staves 33 pine planks 5 boxes minerals for D. Cannon SOUTH AMERICA. Echo, J Henderson, from Pernambuco, with 10 bags eotfem for J J Nunes... 20 do M J F Camello... l40 do J Burns and Co;.. lf do Duane Brothers...! 11 do A M Pedra, Son and co.., 50do CP de Caivalho... 84 do Dyson Brothers and co.,. 60 do J Edwards and Son... 100 do Haworth and co... 92 do J May... 37 do J Peimj 327 do order Hope, W Veitch, from Pernambuco, with 193 bags cotton, fcr Harii- onsand CO... 80 i! o D Burn and co... 50 do C P de Carva. iho ... 20 do Carvalho and co.,. 50 do A M Pedra ard co.,. 50 do F Jordan and co.".. 50 do J Tarleton and co... 20 do Thompson Brothers ...; 30 do j and A Gtlfi! ian... 2<; do W and J ThOmpson... 20 do W V Bethell... 22 cases sugar R Singleton... 358 bags cotton o.- der NE WFOUNDLAND. Phcenix, R Strong, with 382 quintals 7 bdls codfish 91 casks oil, 9 ca.- ks blubber 6 pchscapelin 11 kegs sounds and tongues 3 faibs firewood 1 keg bouriesfor W G aham Three Friends, H Cole, with 806c 1 bdl codfish 37 tcs2brl » sa'inon 95 casks cod oil 4 casks seal do 5 casks dregs do 19 c « i blubber 1 keg berries 1 do caplin for W Graham RUSSIA. Susannah, J Bax, from St Petersburg!!, with 141 bales f. ax 129 mats for J Birley and co... 10 deals 40 deal ends'J Bax PORTUGAL. Friends, G Shaw, from Oporlo, with 14 pipe* wine for R. « 5otightly... l pipe 1 hhd < 10 Sw an, Chapel co... 237 chests orange^' j Murney... 2l7 do J Leicester... 125 do 20 baskets chesnuts' T Chapman... l keg olives 1 chest oranges 10 small box plums said it aster... 43 chests oranges order Transfer, T Goodser, from Oporto, with 1 pips wine for W Kempe and co... l do W Daken... 6 hhds do Holden and co... 2545 chests oranges T Chapman.,. 250 do J Leicester... 33 seronscottoa B Silva and co.,. 1 case goods returned R Hit? ginson... 9 bags doU lars O Hey worth and co... l0 pipes 4 hhds wine 4 boxes 126 chest oranges order Caraquette, T Huntington, from Lisbon, with 107 chest 59 half chests oranges fur J Leicester... 115 do 56 do T Chapman...? half chests do said master FRANCE. Dolphin, G W illiams, from fiourdeaux, with 40 casks pum Senegal for F Pierre... 25, do C Jones... 2 pchs brandy W J'Whitkr ... 500 brls apples 10 pipes brandy 7 casks gum Senegal 10 bait's 17 bags almonds 40 bris 240 qr boxes prunes 1 bag chesnuts 65 b-. les corkwood W A and G Maxwell... 250 boxes prunes Gellerand co 7 jars leeches 2 qr boxes prunes J L Wilkinson... 3 cases wine W and T La igtou and co... 7 do H Matthie and co... l iihd do P Marrow... 1 ca.- e dry fruit — Cooper... l hhd 2" cases wine ^ 50. qr boxs prunes 4 casks 10 qr brls capers 5 half brls olive ® order HOLLAND. Waterloo, J Monro, from Antwerp, with € 0') qw wheat 195 mats 1 mat trees for order December 21. ( Thomas Naylor, Gill, S^ ystjnjb John B. uU, Corlett, Calcutta I Agnes. Stripling, ' TIHh. eottiles , NNiirchhnoll., " Success, Warlow, Berlin, Husnn, New John, Campion, Ditto St Domingo, Colclou, gh, Ditto Harrington, tiislop, Dominica Telegraph, Cofin, New york Bengali Minerva, Gregson, BUboa Teneriffe Rapid, Davies, Jamaica Alert, Ure, Genoa and I. egfcorB Enchantress, Roberts, Genoa Vrow Gessina, Dick, Oirten< l Maria, Sikkcs, Antwerp 208 THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. DEC. 24, (£ onccntrtc Soctetg. r r ^ H E Attendance of the Members is requested on special business, at the Castle Inn, THIS EVEN, ING, at Eight o'clock. G. B. Secietary. MR. HOBIIOUSE. AMEETING will be held at the CASTLE INK, in Lord- street, on MONDAY next, at one o'clock, to take into consideration the propriety of presenting an ADDRESS to Mr. Hohhouse, in consequence of his taeent commitment to Newgate by order of the House • f Commons. TO EXPORT MERCHANTS. | A B. and W. L. GUINNESS have a few Hundred J \ , Hhds. of PORTER. of a quality suited to theWest fndian or any other " oreign Market; it was brewed in the last winter, and is in similar condition and of superior strength to their export Porter of the two former seasons, of which satisfactory accounts have been received by the Merchants who exported it. Brewery, James Gate, Dublin, lit Dec. 1819. YORK H O T E L . W I L L I A M S O N - S Q U A R E. rOHN CROWTHEH most respectfully mums his grateful acknowlcdgm.- nts to his Friends and the I Public at large, for the uniform anil liberal support he has experienced since he has occupied the above house, 1 and also to assure thos? who may honour him with a continuance of their kind favours, that he will ever i make it his study, by the strictest attention, tn deserve ' their patronage. Having made considerable alterations in the Premises by the addition of private Sitting and Bed- rooms, he is now enabled to assume Trayelleis and Strangers of having every comfort afforded them. He also fl itters himself that hu stock of Wines. Spirits, & c. will give general satisfaction Dinners, Soups and Snacks at any hour; and an Ordinary every day at four o'clock precisely. 01- LONDON OYSTERS DAILY. I To be LET, for short periods, a LARGE ROOM, j the entrance in Tarleton- street, very well adapted for an Auction or Exhibition Room. ( One concern) For a Short Time only. AT LILl. YMAN'S ASSEMBLY ROOM, Entrance from Cook- sheet, Every Day from Two to Three P. M. and from Eight to Nine in the Evening. AF. LZEL'S Exhibition of the AUTOMATON CHESS- PLAYER and AUTOMATON T. . O1UTSM PETEK The Automaton Chess- player has withstood the first Player in Europe, and excited universal astonishment. The Automaton will give the double advantage of a Pawn and the first Move to any of the Company inclined lo oppose it. Admission, 2s. Cd— Children, Is. 6d. MR. AUTOMATON CHESS- PLAYER. Sin, By limiting the duration of your games to an hour, your antagonists arc deprived of that advantage which attends deliberate playing; and in the opinion cf Many, your constant success depends much on this want of composure, arising from this circumstance. I have often been twice that time over a game, and therefore, your invincibility apart, I do not think the challenge fcir. SCACCO MATTO. INTERESTING EXPERIMENT OX THE MARINER'S COMPASS. Mr. Bywater, optician, Pool lane, has constructed a small model of a ship, in such a manner as io exhibit, by actual experiment, the principal magnetic phenomena mentioned by Captain Flinders, in his Voyage to New Holland. From a minute attention to the subject, Mr. B. has devised a plan which, in all probability, will remedy, by very simple means, the defect arising from the local attraction pointed out by Captain Flinders, and thus bs of real advantage to the science of navigatisn. A drawing of this plan ( as it will be important to ships of war) lias been sent to the Admiralty, hut it will be laid before the public almost immediately, and we trust k will meet with that attention the importance of the subject demands.— In our next, we shall probably enter more at large upon this subject. MANCHESTER PROCEEDINGS. Our readers p\ obably know, that a statement was made by ftfr. Pearson, in a letter, that some individuals, who had been wounded on the ICth of August, had been, in consequence, taunted and prematurely excluded from the public Infirmary in that town. This was formally denied; and Mr. Pearson has, in consequence, published the affidavits of the complainants, which we shall notice more in detail next week. E X T R A O R D I N A R Y CIRCUMSTANCE. Thq following paragraph, written by our traveller during his journey in Yorkshire, will excite considerable interest, and no doubt the public, as well as ourselves, vill ba anxious for further partimlars. Leeds, Dec. 21, 1819. " During this forenoon, I was passing the Courthouse, here; the neighbourhood of which was crowded by a bustling multitude. On inquiry I was informed, that a middle- aged man had been brought up for examination on a most extraordinary charge; 110 less than thai of having confined his own son in his cellar for the • pace of thirteen years' The examination beingprivate, 1 could only gather a few particulars from the persons ip the lobby; the correctness of which I could not in- -• lite into, during my remaining stay in tbe town. But l will state v.' hat I heard; ar. d, no d" ubt, an authentic untof tbewhoL will be soon published. . The man had lived many years with hiswifc and. two daughters in alone a- use in the country, but ha'! lately removed to the envi- oils of the town. Thooc who knew he hail formerly hi: d a son hail long considered him dead, which the father always asserted. Last werk his wife had a fall in ir thii street in Leeds, in consequence of the icy state of • the pavement, and the injury she received caused her death a day or two ego. Two women went to the house i ) assist in laying out the corpse; ar. d one of them, on 1,- oing down the cellar- stairs, heard a groan, which led U' - tire discovery. Another account states, tha. t some IboyS playing at ball broke one of the cellar- windows ; - wfhen, on looking into the place, they saw the miserable prisoner. The place was, however, examined ; and the pjor son was found chained to the wall, having beer, kept in that horrid condition ever since he was about fourteen years of age; fed upon the refuse of the house- Joed, potato peelings, & c. lie was much startled at the candle- light Part of the chain round his ankle was rubbed bright by some habitual motion, and his long beard and hair gave him a terrific appearance. He was remoyed to the Workhouse, where his senses appeared to he consider? f)! y impaired. On hearing of his father's apprehension* he was grieved, and said' he hoped . they w>. jid not hurt him, as he was a good father I Humour tli'at, by this unexampled barbarity, the father had obtained, possession of some property belonging to but ' la, whole is such a tale <; t cruelty, t& at t can toarcely credit any part of iL Th* priioiier is rer. yuuhd « U to- morrow. M [ INSERTED GRATUITOUSLY— DUTY ONLY PAID.] To a generous and humane Public. A CASK OF R E A L D I S T R E S S. A Melancholy Occurrence took place on the 8th instant. As Mr. John Flood, late Steward in the employ of Messrs. Edward Renshaw and Company, which situation he faithfully discharged, upwards of nine years, in passing near the brines Head, on his way from Liverpool to Dublin, was unfortunately washed overboard, in consequence of a sudden lurch which the vessel gave; every effort was made by the captain and crew to save him, but in vain. He was universally beloved by all who knew him, for his kindness and integrity. lie has left five helpless children, together with an aged mother, now 82 years of age, nearly blind, and without any means of support. The smallest donation will be thankfully received by Mr. Regan, Iiedcross- ; street, and by Mr. Smith, Mercury- office. BLEACH WORKS. ILIJAM CROOK respectfully begs leave to acy j quaint the Inhabitants of Liverpool and its vicinity, that he is fitting up commodious Premises in Dutton- street, near the Prince Regent's Dock, where he intends to carry on the business of a BLEACHER and WHIT ST EH. From an experience of twenty years, in two of the first Bleach Works in the kingdom, W. C. flatters himself, that he shall be able to Bleach and Finish Counter - panes. Qui Us, Bed and Window Hangings, Bed- ticks, Bed am'. TaM » Linens, Cambrics, Muslins, Dimities, Shawls S: : ; gs, Ladies' Dresses, Gentlemen's Trow* sqrs, & x - . - a way never before attempted in this neighbour! - . and without the least injury to the fabric of the . .. ie. A practical knowledge of every style of the Finishing I and Getting- up Department will enable him to renovate ' Muslim and Cambrics, which from any cause have lost i their Colour, and Finish. I The greatest attention will be paid to every articlc en- I trusted to his care; and he hopes, by assiduity and desj patch, to merit the patronage of the public, j Dutton- street, Liverpsol, December, 1819. TO MR. BRETUERTON. | , SIR,— You would perceive with me that the statement of a parcel being opened at your oflfce, on the supposij tion of its containing game, would have an injurious effect, and 1 am glad to hear your explanation of it. I • find that the parcel of base coin was in a loose basket stuffed with dirty straw, so as to resemble a package of game, and that no parcels in any other shape are ever opened. This cf course is satisfactory, but it was not so stated at first, and my public addrc • to you en the subject was necessary to insure confidence towords your respectable establishment. A TRADESMAN. The wonderful giant and giantess, and the surprising little man, have, for upwards of a month, in Dalestreet, given universal satisfaction, and are now removed to London- road, near the Blue Bell; and we are informed they have, for the amusement of the public, greatly improved their musical band.— See adv. 44 Sir Franch Burdett and Cobbett The friends of Cobbett, a ftw days since, waited on Sir F. Burdett, for the purpose of obtaining a reconciliation between them. The Baronet was, however, inexorable."— London Courier. The most probable version of this interview that we have heard is the following. Sir Francis observed, that if what Mr. C. had said'of him was true, he ( Sir Francis) j was not fit for the society of any honest man ; and if it j was false, M Cobbett was in the same predicament— ' Sir Francis has, in this instance, acted in a manner ! perfectly in unison with the whole tenour of his public j career. If he had accepted this overture at conciliation { without a previous and ample apology from his calumniator, his enemies would have been apt to conclude that he was alarmed at Mr. Cobbett's repeated threat, to lay his character a* ; k bare as the back of his hand" See. j A general meeting of the booksellers and printers of i Liverpool was held on Friday evening last, at the George Inn, ** to take into consideration the propriety of ptti- • ioning the House of Commons, against the provisions of the bill now under consideration, by which authors, booksellers, and printers are liable to the punishment of transportation, and to the punishment of death if found in the kingdom before the term of transportation shall expire;" when a petition was unanimously agreed to, praying that the House might not suffer the clause in question to pass into a law. printed.— Itord Stanley presented a petition from Mr. Henry Fisher, who carried on the trade of publisher and bookseller in London, Liverpool, DubHn, and various other places, stating, that he had at present upwards of £ 20,000 worth of books, which were usually delivered in numberi, and praying that such publications might be exempt from tne operation of the newspaper stamp duty act. The petition further statea that the bill would put many thousands out of employment, and would drive every man of capital out of the trade. Mr. TV. Smith presented a similar petition from soma respectable booksellers in Bristol. Mr. Birch presented a petition of the same character from the booksellers of Liverpool. These were all ordered to lie on the table and to be printed. On the motion of Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Macdonald arose and called upon the attention of the House to the petitions which had been presented that night. The main objects of the bill were two; first to prevent all publications of a certain description, without entering into recognizances and surety on their behalf; sna secondly to aid another bill, which affixed the punishment of banishment to seditious libels. The first proposition was a gross violation of the liberty of the press: sureties were never required unless a man transgressed the law : the present proposition was the most monstrous ever offered to the consideration of that House. If an imprimatur were put to the press, it would be as free as it would be after passing the present bill. They would severely affect another class of men, namely, authors. No man, whatever might be his talents, was to publish the public transactions of the day, unless he could afford to sink a capital of £ 600 for himself, and £ 300 each for his printer and publisher, making in all, a sum of £ 1200 m London, and £ 800 in the country. The Noble Lord might have heard from his friend, Mr. Canning, that there was such a thing as 44 the republic of letters," and his. Right Hon. Friend might explain to him, that this republic implied an arena on which all men were at liberty to display their talents on a footing of perfect equality. It was in this republic that the humblest man might, by the exercise of his genius, dissipate the obscurity of his birth, and raise himself to tne immortal eminence of a Locke, a Bacon, or a Newton ! If such a bill had before existed, could the works of Dr. Johnson, who wrote from 44 hand to mouth," ever have gone to press. The Honourable Gentleman then instanced many other works, from which the public had derived important knowledge, and implored the House to remember what service the press had hitherto done, and what it might yet do, in the present disordered state of the country, and to reflect that in this hour of panic they ought to cherish the press with peculiar care. We have not space to go at length into this important debate, but we cannot forbear quoting with just indignation the following passage against the education of the poor, which is reported to have been pronounced by Mr. Bankes. 44 He could not," he is stated to have said, 44 but doubt the prudence of carrying the education of the lower order to the extent to which it had now been carried But, since their minds had been prepared for the reception of knowledge, great care should be taken as to the kind of information which was p aced before them Possessed of more knowledge than their fathers, they might imagine they knew more than others around them, and hence much danger might arise, unless the state of the press of the country was strictly guarded." These illiberal observations were thus rebuked by the Hon. Mr. Bennet. 44 He well knew," he said. 44 the insiduous ways in which it had lately been attempted to check the education of the poor; but he could not have believed it possible, if it liad not been his misfortune to have heard it, that an Honourable Member should rise in his place, and say that the education of the poor was an evil, and that the remedy which he wished to apply was ignorance. He lamented that he should have met with a member of that house, who would take away a blessing, whilst the King, ( if he were allowed to name him) with a feeling that displayed the excellence of his heart, always expressed a wish to 4 to see the day when every poor child in his dominions would be able to read his bible.' The Hon. Member, on the contrary, appeared to express a contrary wish, as if he would shut from the people those inlets to knowledge and to happiness which that holy book afforded." The question on going into a Committee was carried by a majority of 222 against 76: and an amendment by Mr. Marryatt, for the omission of the two sureties required by the act was rejected by 202 agaihst 82.— Sir, JV. de Crespigny remarked that by the Bill as it stood, if the noble Lord should be cut off by the hands of the law, the world would be deprived of his dying speech and confession. The Misdemeanour Bill was read a third time and passed. In the House of Lords, the Seditious Meeting Bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time, the next day. $ i $ o $ t £ c r f p t . In the H O U S E of COMMONS on Monday, Mr. John Smith presented a petition from various respectable Booksellers in and about London amounting to 70 in number. The petitioners state that there is not less than a Million of capital engaged in moral and scientific publications in numbers, for the convenience of those who could not afthrd to pav more than sixpence or a shilling by the week or month. These consisted almost exclusively of standard works, and many of them were stereotyped. If the stamp act were to touch these publications ( which contained from a sheet to a sheet .-. nd a half cach) the reading part of the middle and lower classes would be deprived of the most beneficial employment of their leisure hours Mr. Dtredrtk presented a similar petition from tbe booksellers of Birmingham .' atiii other purts of the county of Warwick. Tbe « feutk- o* were ordered to be laid on tic table and to tC ® fjt0 JMomin( s' 0 JMatl. On Tuesday, in the HOUSE of LORDS, the seditious meeting bill was read a third time and passed. The business in the II0U3E of COMMONS was rather of a desultory nature : in the course'of the evening Sir J . Macintosh gave notice of a motion for the re- appointment of a committee on the state of the criminal code; and Mr. Sennet said that lie should soon submit a motion to the House for the disqualifying persons holding sinecure otEccs, or receiving pensions, from sitting in Parliament. The seditious meeting bill with the amendments which had been attached to it in the House of Lords, was ordered to be rcada third time on the next day The libel bill, was, after some discussion, read a s; condtim', and ordered to be committed on the following day. On Wednesday, in the HOUSE of COMMONS, Sir R. Wilson presented a petition from an individual named Chisler, who hau had his shoulders dislocated and his arm broken on the 16th of August The petition was received and ordered to be printed. Mr. Rennet presented a petition from John Lever, statingthat he liad been induced to use strong language against the constituted authorities, and had been tried on an evidence grossly and evidently perjured- Mr. Bootte W'lhraham opposad the petition, which after some discussion was rejected. The funds,— Various interpretations have been put upon the observations made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, last night, in reference to the finances of the country ; but it seems admitted, on ail hands, that what he said was of a favourable nature, as it tended to contradict the rumour prevalent lately of the necessity of a considerable loan almost immediately. The effect on the funds was not considerable; but it would have been greater but for a scarcity of money in the city this morning, when Exchequer Bills again feel to a discount of fls. Stocks dosed this morning at the following prices:— Red. Ann. Wif.—- Consols shut— Do. for Account. C 7 j— 4 per dents. 8i)|.— Navy 5 per Cents, shut— OinniuL*.— — KxcirequM Bills, t*. discount € o ( sorrcsponftentg!. Mercurysofficc, Thursday » STRANGERS' FNIEKD SOCIETY.— WE" are gratified w acknowledge the TEN POUNDS, anonymously frOKX S. I. for this meat efficacious institution. Soup SHOPS We can only say, in reply to aFmnvo TO THE POOR respecting tho establishir. wt of soupshops, that something of the kind is said to be in agitation. We have been told, that the objection rals- d in a certain quarter is, that the knowledge » f such recourses induces swarms of paupers to resort to tb « town from other parts of the country. This P>. no doubt, an evil; but NO EVIL can be put in comparison, in our opinion, with that of seeing thousands daily around us in a state nearly approaching to that of famine. Wc wish to direct the attention of our correspondent to a letter, signed J. DUTTON, on the • ubject of the funds for the relief of the poor. \ f ANCHKSTLIT SUBSCRIPT IOX We have to acknowledge, on account of this cnstitutionr- 1 fur. d, EIGHT POUNDS TWO SHILLINGS, from a few friends at Chorley, by Ihe hands of Mr. N. BROWNBIH.. The letter of Mr. W. WEBSTER, addressed to Colonel FLETCHER, on the subject of some leccnt contradictory statements, shall be given in our next CANNING DINNER.— A READER wishes we would so fur deviate from our ordinary practice, as to give at least one of the toasts drank at the Canning dinner on Tuesday. The toast to which he alludes is of such a nature as to clairo the particular attention of the town, as developing the_ views of the party. We, therefore, put it on record, in capital letters, thus; " ' THE MAGISTRATES OF MANCHESTER AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WHO HAVE SO SUCCESSFULLY EXERTED THEMSELVES IN THE DISCHARGE OK THEIR DUTY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE PEACE IN THIS COUNTY.-— THREE TIMES THREE!" It is due to the sense and loyalty of the Liverpool Canningitcs, to state, that we believe they, have been the very first to pay so public a tribute to this humane and constitutional body. We do nottelieve that the ether circumstance alluded to by our correspondent is true, as wc have consulted the Courier, but do not find in the list of toasts either the Dey of Algiers, or Mr. Nadin. THE MAYOR'S PRIVATE CIRCULAR — W e have been favoured by more than one, two, or half a dozen friends, with the perusal of what we regard as a very extraordinary circular, which ba » been extensively, but privately, circulated. The following is a copy: " Town- hall, IBM Dec. 1819— The Mayor requests Mr. will favour him with his attendarce in the Town- hall, on Thursday next, the 23d instant, at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of taking into consideration the most effectual measures to be adopted for promoting the extension of the local force of tho town, which the present crisis of affairs appears so imperiously to require." We have been as much puzzled as our correspondents on leading this document; and our first impression was, that there must be some mistake, and that what we had been reading had been issued by the magistrates of a neighbouring town. A second perusal, however, soon convinced us that our native town was about to be disgraced by countenancing the system of false alarms and plot making, for which this county is so famous, but from which Liverpool has hitherto been so honourably exempt. As wc do not precisely know what is meant by the phrase LOCAL FORCE, which occurs in tbe Mayor's circular, wc cannot trust ourselves to write under the impression that by it is to be understood " cavalry," or military in any shapes We must, therefore, wait the issue of the meeting j and only further observe, that if any such be really the local force in contemplation, we can view the projected meeting as a gross librl upon the character of Liverpool; and we snail further presume to hint, that his worship would better consult the peace and character of the town, if instead of private meetings for such silly but mischii votis purposes, he wcnld call a public meeting on the subject of feeding the thousands around us, who are almost in- a state of actual starvation— Had the majority of the freemen rf « isted the pitiful SIJC- SHILLLLING bribe, and voted for Mr. LEYLAND, we will venture to assert, that that independent and patriotic magistrate would not have insulted the common sense aud decorous charactcr of tho town, by sanctioning such wanton and mischievous extension of the41 Local^/ i/ rre."— He would have been satisfied with the ordinary powers entrusted to him in virtue of his office. The simple and undeniable fact is, that no town in the kingaom is more peaceable, nor more peaccably disposed, than Liverpool. OBSERVATOR shall be attended to. ABSTINENCE PROM EXCISABLE ARTICLES— W. X . and other correspondents are informed, that if we haw hitherto laid but little stress upon what is termed the radical system of starving the enemy into compliance, it is not that we either hold it in little estimation, or dis-. approve of it on principle. On the contrary, wc are of opinion, that the advantage likely ultimately to arrive to the people, by habitual temperance, would be as great at least as that likely to be derived from the accomplishmentof the measure of Parliamentary reform, in which it originated. This voluntary and salutary abstinence from mere luxuries and superfluities, aot one of which contributes to health or strength, is a most unexceptionable and excellent mode, by Vrhicii tiie great bulk of the people, who are_ unrepresented, may do that for themselves which their - Artual representatives will not do for them; viz. " DENYTHH SUPPLIES," until real grievances shall be redressed. The only fear we ever had for the success of this TEMPERATE BEFORM OF THE RADICALS was, that it would be too partially adopted to have any national el feet DESTITUTE FEMALES Y. S. will find a letteT in our present number on the same subject as his own, which we have not yet found time to peruse. We have also received the favours of" R. B— Q J. 8 j to the latter of whom we must observe, that we shall never give publicity to any letters of complaint against any public charitable institution, unless the writer, will so far confide in our discretion, as to give us thtir names. CHESS AUTOMATON— We believe SCACCO MATTO labours under an error; and are of opinion, that ho may prolong his game with the automaton, as long fa he has the skill to avoid check- mate. P R I N T E D A N D SOLD BY EGKFRTON SM5TK. lti- rairy- njjicc, No. 54, Lord- itreei.