Monmouthshire Merlin

CURIOUS EPITAPH. My gralHhnothtr was buried here, My cousin Jane, and two uncles dear; I My father perished with a mortification in his thighs, My sister dropped down dead in the "Minories Hut the reason why I came here, according to my thinking, Is owing to my good living and hard drinking Therefore, good Christians, if you'd wish to live long, Neware of drinking brandy, gin, or any thing strong.

LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MAIIK-LANE, MONDAY, Nov. 29> The condition of the new wheat this morning wars very ferent, and the supply extremely small. The prices much the same as on this day se'nnight. There wasSDfCii^ more inquiry for foreign at Monday's currency, but no g-. lativc demand. In bonded we did not hear of much being and tlie same rates are demamded —Good barley is sale* sJje last week's quotations, but inferior Quality is difficult10 jp. and lower.— Peas of all sorts are rather cheaper, and js main without^llteratioii in value.— Fine old oats »re asell5 dear, but the quality is so bad of the new Irish that |a. slowly even at-a reduction in price*—There is tive demand for red cloverseed at our quotations, hut hangs on hand heavily. Current Prices oj Grain per Imperial Quartei. Wheat English 56 to 70 Old Beans ^0' Rye 34to38 Tick Beans Barley. 28 to 36 Oats(Potaloe) *^l0^ Malt ..50 to 66 Ditto (Feed). White Pease (Boilers) 38 to 42 Flour 40 Grey Pease.36 to 38 OfficialCorn Averages. Pe* Imperial Weekly Wht. I Barl. | Oats. | Rye. Bea n* I, <j. Average,ending s. d. s. d.-l s* d. s. d. s. «•! .A 3 Nov.19 65 11 33 4 ) 22 6 40 2 40 4;* AggregateAverage I | of6wecks,which j » J I" regulates Duty. 64 8 32 4] '22 1/38 6( 39 j*j U Duty on For.Corn 22 8 13 10] 13 9j 12 O'j

SEED MARKET, Nov. 29. s" S- ntff Turnip,New.peibush. Oto 0 Clover,white,new. £ te29 RyeGrass,English,do. 30to 42 I Trefoil •?" efi (Jlover.redKng.percwt. Oto 0 j Rapeseed,perlast, £ 3b^ J.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.-Nov. 29. [ Since the publication of the official duty the market is s'e*rCat and prices are firmer, with a fair business, although aD? activity is not anticipated, as the brewers have mostly [e the bulk of their supplies. Bags and pockets of this ye» u quoted lower than in our last table, some parties havingt'^ngi), that the yield would not exceed £ 140,000. though s' flst has been latterly, and, as is proved to be the case, the correct estimate. s to PmcEs.—Pags, 1836, —s. to —s.; Pockets, 1836, -s.; Bags, 1837, none; Pockets, 1837, none; Bags, 10, —s. to —s.; Pockets, 1838, —s. to —s.; Bags, 80s. to 95s Pockets, 1839,80s. to 95s. of WouctiSTiiR (Saturday last.)—Since the the Worcester duty, which proved short of general c*Pf 35, V our hop market has been very lively, and an advance tbi!; 4s. per cwt. has been realised from last week's j_pj, advance, however, relates only to the new growth* notb1 although there is a good demand for the best sorts,ca? j quoted higher.—Number of pockets weighed:—166°' 42 of old.

SMITHFIELD MARKET-Nov. 29. jftct I he change in the weather has had an unfavourable upon the market. The attendance of butchers this 'u° a)|ef was scarce, and those present chiefly composed of the,811'j|<l' dealers, whose wants are for meat for immediate use tJ1?orue<' ness of the weather preventing extensive purchases. 0f tl»6 I cattle the supply was again large, being within a head 0 j lumber at market on the 15th instant. Sheep were 1,10 f0r f 'n supply. Of calves the number was on an averaef jjgef i .Monday's market. Pigs were rather a large supply- f rade was very heavy, but no reduction in price was sub" u0- £ to from Friday's rates. Mutton sold steadily at formef „s tations for infeiior and middling quality, but prime | yra* leaused 5s. In veal and pork a fair trade on the wh" done, at the rates quoted on Friday last. Per st. of 81bs., sinking the ofTal. c. & r s> s- d- «• ,„0 U 'A 3 4 to 4 6 Lamb. O 5 I Mutton 3 8 to 5 0 Veal 4 <'l° Pork, 4s. 8d. to 5s. 8d.

PRICES OF SHARES AT LONDON. BRITISH MINES. a "fit No. Ol NAME OF g-O -•hares COMPANIT. 8$2^ < 500 Anglesey 5 4,000 Bissoe Bridge 5 JJj,s 20,000 British Iron 60 8,000 Blaenavon 45 120 Brewer — Tjj 79 Budnick — 1,000 Carn Brae — 100 Copper Bottom 41 2,000 CornubianLeadCompany 2 6,000 Cornwall Great United 10i Cuddra 10 512 Cook's Kitchen — Jf}. 112 Chailestown — 75 5,000 Dartmoor Consols 5 J: 10,000 Durham County Coal Co. 37 „ 2,000 Danescombe. — 6,000 De Dunstanville — 1,000 Duffield 30 1{ 1,200 East Mulberry Hills 3 £ J. 256 East Pool — 43"s 4,000 East Tretoil 3 A 3,200 Great Wh.Prosper U 4,000 Great Wh. Charlotte 3 A ( 10,000 Hibernian | 1,000 Holmbush. 14 .3 2,000 Isle of Seik (Guernsey) 11 1.5} 20,000 Mining Co. of Ireland 7 t 6,000 Polbreen 4 1 6,000 Polbreen 4 1 3,000 Polberou Consols 10 I J 2,000 Relistian — Ii 5,000 Redmoor Consolidated 5 tit 10,000 Rhyraney Iron. 50 JL 100 Rosewall Hill 180 J7!. 800 South Towan 10 4,000 Tregollan 4 £ 4,000 Treleigh Consols 4J 4,000 Treleigh Consols 41 4,505 Tamar Consols 3 -1 6,000 Tin Croft 6} H 4,300 Tretoil 1J 7 1,000 Trevidgia 5 .y 120 Previskey and Barrier — },n0 96 Tresavean — n 120 Trethellan.. •••••••• 2^ <51 4,000 United Hills. •••••••• P? 6,000 Wicklow Copper. J. 5 I? 3,8451 West Wheal Jewel. 9 > 1,000; Wheal Julia ™ 128, Wheal Kitty

BRISTOL PRICES CURRENT OF LEATHfc11 RAW GOODS. d i< b. lb. d. d. lb- Ik- j/j Jj CrnpHldcs perlb 30.35—lltol2 Light. 3° 3 \i 40 48—12 14 Irish Skins \f „ 50 60-15 IS Welsh Skins 27 f rorcign Hides .30 35—10 12* 38 i9 U 40 45-10 it 40 g Middlings 12 13 45 ,t 1 Butls English. 16 20—14J I5i 52 \i \a ;f o6—J5 16 Kips, English and « £ 28 30-14 15 Petersburg!. 6 U extra 34 36—15 18 9 1° .$\l Foreign. 16 20-14 15 East India 6 8",« 16 28 \a~ If Seal Skins'sma11 ,4 I4 £ !?$ »tj.. «««-:IT SIS 8, BS&SS^" Common ditto 27 29—13 13I Ditto ditto 32 34—13 13J "ZntyS Welsh Hides {2 13 R AW GOOP" Bull Hides 11* Hi Drysalted East India Lnghsh Horse Hides 12 13 Kips, No. Welsh ditto JQ — German ditto 13 16 Brined No. 1* Spanish ditto 14 21 2 7 10t- Ditto Sliaved, without Dry Spanish Horse HdSi German ditto 13 16 rined No., I. lod. Spanish ditto 14 21 2 7 10t- Ditto Sliaved, without Dry Spanish Horse HdSi butts.. 12s to 16s Od each. Horse Butts 11 12J Bark £ *■ }°a% PeVl. BestPatternskins 56 64—27 28 Valonia. £ 15 to £ |8■ «r 65 70—27 28 Shumac 13s to "J Heavy 80 100—19 21 £ Glue pieces(flsd) 35s.—V. 100 120—18 19 (unfleshed) BRISTOL HAYMARKET. £3 10 3 llay per,ron (old) 9.2 15 010 0 1 :I Straw per Dozen 0 1 6 to a Neivport, Saturday, December 4, 1841 1 nnted and Published for the Sole Proprietor, & tvl' DOWLING, of Crindau, near Wewport, at the J? General Printing Office, situate in Corn-street, iap#r rough of Newport, by JOHN O'DWYER, street, in the said Borough. # ir.ga^V London Agents:—Messrs. Newton and Co., WarW't1 Mr. R. Barker, 33, Fleet-street: Mr. G« ReynelL^jjbf^s, cery-lane Mr. S. Deacon, Coffee-house, No. 3» J If f near the Mansion-house: and Messrs. Clarke Crown Court,Threadneeale-street, where this arly filed. ;1

TO E. F.—A FRAGMENT. 0 can'st thou, dost thou wish me to forget thee,— And must I say that hated word farewell," AVhile shall with his charms beset thee, And delight thee with his "cap and bell!" And can'st thou, dost thou wish me to forget thee,— That wish, that hope, indeed, is sadly vain For as the choisest jewel I have set thee In my lone heart-and there thou shalt remain. And dost thou think, then, that I could forget thee— Forget those hours so kindly given to me Long years may pass, and still I shall regret thee, Though care shall dull the brighness of thine e'e. Like Israel's daughters, weeping at the Fountains, I mourn o'er days now sunk in endless night- Those happy, hallowed days, behind the mountains, Where hope, though quickly blighted, shone so bright. No, no, dear girl, I never shall forget thee, Tho' sad the hour, and luckless, too, the day, When first I heard thy voice—when first I met thee,— It matters not; I'll love thee still for aye. For, oh I've had some hours of wildest bliss, (Ah, why from care those moments did I borrow)— When from those lips I stole the fever'd kiss Which I must now repay with years of sorrow. Through years of gloom, oh! I'll remember thee— Remember those fond hours, now fled for ever And thou. my gentle one, wilt think of me, As I recede down. Time's eternal river

MOTTO SEAL. Le Tempes passe, mais l'amitie rcstc." Yon angry brow that shades the vale beneath,— f The close of eve, and oft-repeated chime,— The blooming mem'ry, and the faded wreath,— Arewtiournful emblems of the flight of time. Yon ancient pillars, now that proudly stand, Round which th' embracing ivy fondly clings, Are like true friendship, whose unshaken hand Is proof 'gainst time's impenetrable wings. Cold is the world, and. dark the pilgrim's way Obscur'd, oh, friendship! from thy cheering light;- Stay, dear beguiler of the moments, stay, And give to time its oft regretted flight. HENRIETTA. V LLE. ——

THE FRENCH STEAMER L'AIGLE." The following interesting description of this superb vessel is given in the last number of the Dover Chronicle The principal (or gentlemen's) cabin is 32 feet long, 12 feet in breath, and about 6i high. The ceiling is painted in em- bossed compartments, some of which are of a Grecian, and other. of an Etruscan pattern, and the remainder of them are decorated with the heraldic and armorial bearings relative to each country through which she will pass, when on her station on the Rhine. These coals of arms are in the following order, on entering the principal cabin :-The arms of France, Uavaria, Hamburgh, Holland, Baden, Town of Basle, Switzerland, Hesse Darmstadt, Prussia, and Nassau. These, with the pat terns alluded to, form the decoration of the ceiling. The two sides of the great cabin are ornamented with the following twelve romantic views and although several of theth are of insignificant beauty, and perhaps unconnected with her future destination, still, as a series, they merit the stranger's attention, and will no doubt serve to attract the observation of many a Swiss tourist, when he glides along the troubled waters of the Rhine, although he may have visited the most remarka- ble views in Switzerland. The subjects are—Schomberg on the Rhine a view of Corbeil on the Seine Gutenfels on the Rhine; St. Germains on the Seine Poissy on the Seine, with its pointed spire Basle in Switzerland Source of the Rhine Roche Grigon Rouen the Rhine Fall Andelys in France and Thurmberg. The two ends of this cabin are decorated with looking glasses the whole width of the room, having over them the arms of Basle and those of Mayence- The seats are covered with red velvet, and the flooring is of coloured oil- cloth. The lady's cabin is of lesser dimensions than that of the gentlemen; but it is fitted up in a style highly creditable to the good taste of the builder, Mr. Cave, of St. Ouen, near Paris. The ceiling is ornamented with a rich white satin, strained tight to imitate one of whitewash. It has no compartments, or any I paintings, and is thus an emblem of the purity and spotless character of the intended inmates. The seats and walls of this anug little boudoir are covered with a rich silk of white ground, vrith large bouquets of flowers ieterwoven. The glasses of the windows or sashes are richly ornamented with a square of co- loured glass at each of the corners besides which, a runnino pattern of ground glass surrounds each of them the centre is UI>ornamented to a manner the more clearly to observe the ^m.a.Kl'C Scetnery* *The c?lumna ">n the large cabin which sup- port the roof are of cast iron, painted in imitation of bronze, They are lIghr, have a good effect, and being somewhat em- bossed at the feet, possess less of a monotonous form than these ort of pillars in general. The locks to the doors have cut-glass handles, agreeable to the touch, although somewhat cold in appearance to the eye. The chief cabin stairs are of maho- gany, with painted sides in imitation of satin wood.

BRITISH IROX COMPANY. In the report of the proceedings of the above company, re- cently published, it will be seen that Major Richardson moved the following resolution :— That the report and balance-sheet now read be printed and the following resolution That the report and balance-sheet now read be printed and circulated among the shareholders, and that the same be taken into consideration this day fortnight, at the adjourned general meeting to be then held On which Mr. Ricardo moved, as an amendment- "That it is the opinion of this meeting, that in the present depressed state of the iron trade, it would be most injurious to the proprietors (if not absolutely impracticable) to dispose of the several works of the company; and that it is essential to maintain them in a state of efficiency, and to preserve the large and valuable trade connected with them, but that, subject to the above paramount considerations, it is also the decided opinion of this meeting that all the future operations should be con- ducted with a view to the disposal of the works, and the ulti- mate dissolution of the company. That as, in the meantime the only means of meeting the promissory notes of the company is by payment of those calls for which every shareholder is mo- rally and legally responsible, and, on the faith of which thev were issued, the directors be required to continue to take the most active measures for enforcing payment of the calls from such proprietors as have made default. That the following gen- tlemen be appointed a committee to co-operate with the directors in carrying into effect, whenever the proper opportunity shlJI arrive, the intention, as above expressed, of disposing of the works and property of the company, with a view to its ultimate dissolution, and that the committee have power to add to their number viz., Messrs. Gideon Colquhoun, Thomas Gibbes, Samson Ricardo, Robert Barnett, Charles Kerr, Wm. Morrice, John Abel Smith, and William Tetlow Hibbert." A ballot was then demanded on the amendment, and was taken on Thursday, the 25th inst. The numbers were— For the amendment 1662 representing 8310 shares. Against the amendment. 6 Ju Majority for amendment ..1656 8280 After the ballot was demanded, Major Richardson moved the I following resolution That in order to prevent the funds of the company being squandered by useless litigation, and the shareholders generally being unnecessarily harrassed by actions at law, it is resolved that no new actions or suits shall be brought, or any further legal proceedings taken to recover any call or calls until the pending six actions against the united shareholders" shall be first decided, which were commenced in April last." A ballot was also demanded, and taken at the same time as the former. The numbers were— Far the resolution 11 representing 55 shares. Against the resolution .1657 11 8285 oJ Majority against it 1646 8230 1 The above resufts sufficiently show the weakness of Major 'Richardson's party, as well as the uselessness of his continuing to oppose the great body of the proprietors, who have confirmed all the acts of the directors, and, by their votes, sufficiently ex. pressed their coofidence in the management of the company.

REPLY OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL TO THE PLYMOUTH ADDRESS. Plymouth, Thursday. The deputation appointed by the public meeting ot the inha- bitants of this borough to present the address to Lord John Russell, proceeded this day to Endsleigh-cottage. The follow- ing gentlemen formed the deputation :-G. W. Soltau, Esq. (Mayor of Plymouth) T. Gill, Esq., M.P., R. L. Gwatkin, Esq., and P. E. Lyne, Esq. They were most courteously re- ceived, and his lordship appeared highly gratified at the expres- sion of good feeling from the people of Plymouth towards him. The address having been presented, Lord John Russell read the following reply "Gentlemen,—I am deeply sensible of the kindness and confidence which have induced the inhabitants of Plymouth to vote the address you have just presented to me. The late Administration endeavoured to relieve the country from those taxes which are paid to the landowners, to the West India planters, and other favoured classes, at the expense of the community at large. They attempted, above all, to subject the admission of foreign corn to a known and moderate duty, in place of a scale so curiously adjusted, that it baulks the farmer at one moment and starves the people at another, while it de- frauds the revenue at all times. The whole strength of monopoly, however, joined with the compact forces of an adverse party, defeated our efforts, and bas placed a new ministry in power. Still, if the people are united, prohibitions and prohibitory duties will share the fate of civil disabilities on religious grounds, the slavery of our negro fellow-subjects, and other works of darkness. Nor is it necessary for this purpose that the late mi- nistry should be restored to power-the men who surrendered what they deemed the essential bulwarks of the church and the constitution to the menaces of the Roman Catholic Associ- ation of Ireland, win be sure to yield the fortresses of commer- cial restriction when they shall be summoned to do so by the peaceful, but powerful, voice of the people of England and Scotland. Those who have resigned office have the satisfaction of thinking, that with the exception of the obstacles which self-in- terest opposes to the measures necessary for restoring our trade to a sound condition, and thereby invigorating our finances, they have lctt their successors an easy task. The suppression of sedition at home, without suspending the constitution, or the odious employment of spies the rule of Ireland in conformity with the wishes of the great majority of its inhabitants the es- tablishment of just principles of government in our colonies, together with a firm but pacific policy abroad, have made the empire so strong that none but the grossest incapacity can en- danger its fortunes or impair its reputation. f J i u M "J* RUSSELL. Eadsleigh, November 25."

In the year 1837 a family of vine dressers, consisting of 19 persons, emigrated from the duchy of Nassau to New South Wales, where they transplanted the different descriptions of Rhenish vines. This crop, by the last accounts, produced 15,800 bottles.

DOMESTIC NEWS. The case of Martin v. Escott, for refusing to bury a clllld baptized by a dissenting minister, is now in process before a Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, on an appeal from the court of Arches, Sir Robert Jenner, the judge 01 that court, having given sentence against the defendant. Tie iUornillg Ho aid is very fierce against the Puseyitos and the Times defends them; the secession of the H°v. Mr. Sibthorp from Protestantism is again filling the columns of the newspapers wish controversies on this theme. The Herald asserts, upon authority, that the numerous partisans of the new faith at Oxford not only talk opentyof "unprotestantizing" the empire, but that they unanimously kept away from the services in the chapels and churches at Oxford on the 5th November. INSOLVENT DFBTORS ACTo-Caution io Debtors and others.—It is not generally known, that under the act of 1 wd 2 Victoria, omitting property fraudulently from the schedule, or retaining wearing apparel above the value of £20., is a misdemeanor, and subjects the insolvent to three years' imprisonment and hard labour, and all persons tiding and abetting him or her. The court has frequently cautioned insolvents on this penal part of the act. PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.—At the meeting of this Association at Exeter, on Monday evening se'nnight, at Jie Clarence Hotel, Captain Bingham, R.N., in the chair; !he room was filled, chiefly with ladies, Mr. Lord was the :ion-orator, but had not proceeded far, when he was so mterupted by the Chartists, and by cries of "Reform your own Church," Down with the Corn Laws," &c. See., ;hat at length the confusion became "mad uproar," and the assembly broke up by reason of the screams of the ladies, whose attempts to escape from the crowd added to 'he confusion. Mr. George Thompson lately delivered an able lecture •igainst the corn laws, in the Rev. Mr- Marshall's chapel, !vi r kgate, Leith. Among the company, were the great bulk of the most respectable merchants, and all listened with breathless attention to the powerful and cogent rea- soning of the lecturer. On the motion of Mr. Berry, it was resolved that the committee co-operate with the ieague for the achievement of free trade principles, by petitions and pecuniary contributions. Mr. Thomas Hay noved a vote of thanks to Mr. Thompson for his lecture, "nd the meeting separated. Since the late failure of Messrs. ltidge's Bank, at Chi- chester, a general gloom has pervaded the city. The Chichester Infirmary is placed in a most awkward situa- tion, as the whole amount of their funds, said to be to the amount of nearly £1000" were in the bank. A public neeting is called to take means for raising a subscription immediately. As soon as it was rumoured that the chief I cashier and chief clerk had embezzled sums of money, I _;reat excitement was created. Upon the examination of Wm. Stiles Goodeve, chief cashier, and Wm. Williams, iead clerk, before Dr. M'Carogher, the mayor, and Thos. tow Clarke, E-q., the sitting magistrate, on a charge of embezzlement, the prisoners, who are elderly men,appeared o feel their situation deeply. The deficiency in Goodeve's I iccounts was £ 5,050.,and thatof Williams, £ 1,549.12s.4d. i l'he prisoners, who declined saying anything in defence, .vere fully committed. FALL or THE CLIFF AT DOVER.—There was a most remendous fall of the cliffjust beyond Shakspeare's Cliff, ui Wednesday monnning se'nnight. It has covered forty ods of the sea wall, and will save much expense to the I ailroad by falling, as it was to have been taken down at .ery considerable expense. Fortunately no lives were lost. The ironmasters of Staffordshire and South Wales, to -ave themselves from the ruin arising from the low price of ron, have agreed to diminish the make of iron one-fourth in six months,and accordingly a certain number of furnaces I vili be blown out on the 1st of December, and of course >ne-fourth of the work-men now employed, as colliers, miners, See., will then be discharged.— Staffordshire (in:. To MASTERS OF VESSELS.—The Tiustees of Swansea I ilarbour have recently caused a bell to be attached to the ighthouse on the Western Pier, as a caution to masters of vessels on their approach to the entrance of the harbour luraig thick weather at night. I Since the refusal of the inhabitants of Brighton to grant i church-rate, in consequence of the extravagant expendi- ure that had taken place in the parish, the churchwardens iave stopped the clock of St. Peter's church. Some of j he inhabitants have voluntarily offered to pay for the vinding a twelvemonth in advance, and even agreed to mploy the same person that the churchwardens have been n the habit of employing, but the churchwardens refuse :0 allow the clock to be wound up. BERNARD CAVANAGH, THE "FASTING MAN."—The ollowing is an extract from a document from Mr. Bulley, he surgeon of the gaol at Reading:—"Friday morning, weiveo'clock.—Bernard Cavanagh, at this date, compleied is ninth day of entire abstinence from food and drink. Vfter the closest watching and the strictest care on the 'art of myself and the turnkeys of the piison to prevent lie possibility ot his clandestinely taking food, I feel itisfie.i and convinced, in my own mind, that Bernard Javanagh has not tasted food or drink during the nine days e has been an inmate of the gaol. He remains, notwith- !;indi»g the privation he has voluntarily endured, in a •fate of perfect bodily health, and I cannot detect the I lightest alteration in his appearance or spirits. He is xtremely anxious to undergo any trial I may think fit to nake of his powers of abstinence, without regard to time, lid expresses himself as unwilling to leave the prison until uch fair trial has been made." SEASONABLE CHARITY.—We have the pleasure in an- ouncing that Dr. Thackery, of Chester, has contributed 'varm winter clothing to seventy of the poor of Nerquis, 1 nd twenty testaments. We say, "Go, thou, and do kewise." A POSER FOR ANCIENT PISTOL.—A leek, 461 inches I length, was produced in the market at Watchet, on Sa- urday last, out of a garden in which a number of similar ize were growing.—Dorset Chronicle. TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN A COAL-PIT AT BARNSLEY. —Ori Tuesday se'nnight, about 56 colliers went to their vork in the coal-pit belonging to Messrs. Day and Twi- eH, of this town, when an explosion of coal gas took dace, which destroyed a great number of persons in a noment, and burnt a number of others, several of whom t is feared will not recover. Amongst the sufferers are Walton, W. Walton, and C. Wralton, three brothers; i. Ilinchcliffe and C. Ilinclicliffe, two brothers; C. ilinchcliffe, uncle to the two preceding men; W.Scholey, to Walker, J, Overend, D.Thompson, J. M'Carthy, J. 'eas, C. Crow, J. Mitchell, arid J. Deakin and C. m, father and son, all of whom are dead. The coai-pit djoins the town, and the news of the misfortune rapidly piead among the relatives of the unfortunate workmen. Vives came"to the mouth of the pit as the men were iraivn up to know the fate of their husbands, and chi!- irenthatof their parents, and an awful scene it was. The fire so disfigured them by burning off their eyebrows •rid whiskers that the women at first could not recognize ;!ieir own husbands and children. Lamentations and woe overpowered some, whilst others rejoiced at again meeting 'heir friends. The accident has spread a gloom through 'he town. The extent of the loss is not ascertained with •-rtiinty, but it is hoped that there will not be many more tses of a fatal character. DUBLIN, Nov. 25.—ADDRESSES TO LORD DE GREY.— The Tories and Orancemen still continue their addresses to Lord de Grey, and in the answers to all his Excellency makes renewed protestations of his determination to act with" firmness and impartiality," as the "best means to overcome prejudice and restore tranquillity." As to his Kxcellency's impartiality," even the Orangemen laugh it that; but this boast about "nrmness" his Excellency lidd the senseless folly to make yesterday, in his answer io the Tories of the county of Dubhn grand jury, whose address, it is notorious, had been held back until the Lord Lieutenant made his degrading apo!o°y to the Orange Ildlly through Mr. West. It appears that Lord de Grey is very fond of a bit of gossip with the Tory deputations, liter presenting their addresses. After reading his answer io the county of Dublin grand jurors yesterday, his Ex- "Hency opened the usual confab, and, according to S'um- ■ierz's News Letter of this morning, stated that "many iiiings may have taken place in by-gone times which some j MI I IOS must have thought wrong; out that the hand of )od-fellow-hip ou;ht now to be held out, and if parties < ould only bring themselves to combine for the common 4001I, Ireland might soon c ase to be an impediment in the ivay of a British ministry." The manner in which Lord de Grey has been endeavouiing to remove Sir Robert beet's "impediment," is by appointing the most notorious and obnoxious partisans of the old Orange faction, in- cluding Mr. Lefroy, who resigned his sergeantcy because the Tory Duke of Northumberland decided that he was totally unfit to act, even temporarily, as a judue of assize But poor Lord de Grey has become a mere helpless tool 'o the hands of the Orange managers at the Castle.— r.e>ung Chronicle. TITHE WAR AGAINST LANDLORDS.—The Attornry-Ge- J ra. has commenced his functions by a general invitation to the defaulting Landlords, to meet him in the Rolls our anc s IOW cause why Receivers should not be ap- poin e over t ieir Estates, pending the discharge of the arrears o tit e accumulated during the last four or five y ars. The form of proceeding is by petition, and so "mmary are the powers of the Crown that the defendants we are to d t ieir name is Legion—may find themselves saddled with costs to an enormous amount in a very few lays, besides the collateral comfort Df a Receiver. HEROIC IYUEIMDiTY.-During the voyage out of the Hustle, winch armed m this port on Saturday last from Quebec, one of the crew, named W. Sheeny, while .nga^ed 0 the rigging, fell overboard about lour i„ ,he morning; mother of the crew, John Murray, who was on the same v ttch, immediately jumped after his messmnte for the .itirpose of rescuing him from a watery grave, but in vain, notwithstanding Murray's great exertions to save his oairade he was drowned. On the ,assaae home of the ne vessel Murray was more fortunate in his laudable NPiiions to save the life of another fellow-cr.-ature. A ■)oy, named Graig, an apprentice on board, son of Mr. tj.aig, officer ot Customs in this citv fell from the main op-sail into the sea, which was running high at the time. 1 he dauntless and intrepid Murray, on the awful cry of ,¡ man overboard" being given, jumped after hIm, and ucceeded in bringing him safe to the ship's side, where K>th Murray and his young charge were taken on board ■y others of the crew, the ship having tacked round for he purpose of assisting both the boy and his intrepid deliverer. Murray is a young man of excellent character.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. BURGLARY.—Late on Saturday night or early on Sun- day morning, some person broke into the house of the liev.J. Evans, at Ailstone Ilill, near this city, by unfas- tening the iarder window he carried away a quantity of beef, mutton, &c. He also took an apple tart into the kit- '•hen,stuck a lighted piece of candle on a bench and finished die tart. — Hereford Times. The coach-oilice at the Green-Dragon Hotel, in this city was on Saturday morning se'nnight entered and robbed 01 fo[ween sovereigns contained in a desk, which was broken open, and twenty-five shillings from the porter still.— Ibid, SHOCKING CATASTROPHE.—On Saturday afternoon two men, named Bennet and Draper, residing at Bretby, and who had left their homes in search of work some time before, were found poaching on the estate of the Marquess of Anglesey, in the neighbourhood of tjurton, by two per- ions appointed to preserve the game. As soon as they found they were discovered they ran away, and the two watchers commenced pursuit; they continued the chace until Bennet and Draper, who had taken the route of the meadows, were completely hemmed in with the river Trent on one hand, the river Dove before them, and their pursuers behind. The watchers now felt sure of capturing the offenders,and called on them to surrtnder;but the unfor- tunate and misguided men immediately leapt into the Dove, near to where it joins the Trent at Newton Solney. Draper, who, it appeals, could not swim, went down in a few seconds but Bennet kept above the water for some lime, and his cries for help were heart-rending. 1\11'. Smedley, of Newton, who witnessed the occurrence, im- mediately ran to a boat hard by, but found it locked; he dien went home to procure a hammer to remove the lock, but by the time he returned, the ill-fated man had sunk to rise no more. Owing to the swollen state of tile river the oodies have not yet been recovered. Both the men were unmarried.— Dei in, Reporter. A MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday morning last, Chapf)-en.te-Fritb and neighbourhood were thrown into a state of the greatest excitement owing to the following circumstance :—Henry Kirk, Esq of Parr's House, near Stockport, but who frequently, for the convenience of shooting and other recreation, resided at the family house in the Eaves, in the parish of Chapel-pn-le-Frith, left the latter place on the moiumg mention. taking with him his gun, and went in search of gam. v\lun in passing through a hedge in the neighbourhood i i i,;3 own house, the gun-lock coming in contact with some branch or twig in the hedge, went off, and shot him dead on the spot. lie was a fine-looking man in the bloom of life, standing more than six feet high, and proportionately stout. lie lias left a widow and two or three infant daughters to de- plore the sad catastrophe.—Derby Reporter. DEATU OF SIR FRANCIS CIIANTREY.—This eminent sculptor died at his house in Balgrave-place on Thursday evening, the 2.">th instant. He had rerulned from erecting 'lis fine statue of the Bishop of Norwich the day before; ooked well and conversed cheerfully till the evening, when lie became suddenly ill, sank down in his chair, and ex- pired without a groan. His disease was said to be of the heart. It is not here that this truly great and original ge- nius can be fitly recorded. For the unborrowed easp, the unstudied simplicited, and tiie true iiiitish chaiacter 01 his Values and groups, he is famous in many lands; while in [he vigour, and truth, and unaffected grace of his busts, he !iad no equal in modern times. His information was vari- ous and extensive, and his conversation agreeable, vivid, md humorous. lIe was kind, gentle, and obliging; and his love of the art in which he excelled will, we hear, be narked by a munificent bequest in its honour, and for the encouragement of native genius.— Morning Chronicle. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—An accident of a melancholy lature, and which has caused great excitement in the neigh- bourhood of Larkhall, occurred on Saturday night about ien o'clock. It appears that Mr. Powney, jun., and Mr. ien o'clock. It appears that Mr. Powney, jun., and Mr. Langridge, were returning home from Bath Market, on horseback. They were both riding very fast at the road near the King's Head, beer-shop, where a drain is being "ormed by the wayside. A quautlly of stones and other materials were lying betwixt the road and the drain, and he road itself being very narrow it is supposed that the wo horses came into collision with each other. Be that is it may, Mr. Bryan was thrown with terrific violence on die heap of stones, and received several dreadful contu- sions on his head and the upper part of his body. A po- liceman heard the crash caused by Mr. Bryan's fall, and )fl eoingup to the spot found the unfortunate sufferer wel- ering in his blood, which had flowed in such large quan- ities as literally to form a pool round him. He imme- liately obtained assistance, and the unfortunate young man • as conveyed to the White Lion, at Larkhall. Surgical issistance was promptly obtained, and the sufferer received very aid that medical skill could devise; butonWednes- iay morning, about half-past tune o'clock, he breathed his last.

THE LATE FIRE AT THE TOWER. On Friday considerable interest was manifested by the au- hohties of the Tower, more particularly those of the Ordnance iepartment, in consequence of the workmen and soldiery em- loved in clearing the ruins having arrived at that portIOn of itie Armoury wlieie the" train of artillery" was situate, and vluch, in addition to many huge pieces of ordnance, the t mblems of glorious victories of by-gone days, contained othfr very curious and interesting relics of great antiquity. Since tbe fire, hopes have been generally entertained that at least all the large pieces of ordnance alluded to would have sustained, from their massive construction, little or no injury from the heat or immense piles of rubbish, under which thev iiave, for now nearly a month, been buried; but in this even me Ordnance authorities themselves have been wofully mis. taken. Thenrstpieceofordnanceofanynotegotoatofthe ruins on I'riday were two tweniy-five pounder brass cannon uken from the walls of Vigo by Lord Cobham, in the year 1704. Ihey were found to be much bent, in some parts fused, <<nd the breech on which wete carved the skins of lions, tne tifigy of St. barbara, to whom thev were dedicated, is in one of them entire y destroyed. The next arrived at, and cleaied "f the rubbish by the workmen, was a 68.pounder brass gun, weighing upwards of five ions, and which is said to have been .,sed on the lower deck of the ship of war "Great Harry," and vhich bore date 1542. This splendid gun is completely de. siroyed, the metal having run in some parls mto a solid mass, and in others it is completely broken. In the course of the dav others were a.so got out of the rums by the workmen, under the sunennte ence of Mr. Stacey, the keeper of the Ordnance s.oies, w io has Kindly favoured our leporter with the nature of ,ie re 'cs, and the amount of injury they have respectively sus- w.'llc 1 vvill in some measure convey an adequate idea of "IC magnitude of the tire, and the intense heat they have been su )ject to. A 30.pounder brass cannon, 13 feet in length, 0f ;"e time otilenry VII., and of the date of 145ti, was found to ne iroken in pieces, and the metal here and there much fused. -"P?111"'01' 1)rass cannon, 13 feet 4 inches long, belonging °!Bie, reror f-harles V., and bearing date 1509, fused con- siderably. A flat gun of brass, of three bores, of the time of enry III., possessing receptacle chambers from which the 'iarge was fired the bieech bioken, and the rest completely 'used. An octagon-shaped brass cannon, of the same date, is similarly injured and a brass cannon which possessed seven "ores, of the time of Henry VIII., has only remaining about one foot of metal, the remainder having entirely run amongst l;»e tire and disappeared. A 20-pounder brass cannon, of the time of Edward Yl 1( 1548, the breech broken off and much used. A highly-ornamented English cannon, made for Henry "nee of Wales, and one of James 1., bearing date 1600, are completely broken in half and much run and its fellow, a similar piece of ordnance of 22 pounds calibre, made for Charles Prince of Wales, 1621, is wholly destroyed—the me- tal of which it was composed having run all over the place, and was removable with great difficulty. The cannon made of iron hooping, and used at the battle of Cressy by Edward the filack Prince, and which was also for 200 years under water near Spithead, is broken all to pieces; and this latter circum- stance may be accounted for, that they were only supported at either end, and the roof and walls falling in snapped tiiem -isunder. Amongst other articles got out of the ruins on Fri- day, was a quantity of the remains of large foreign coins, all of whicn, with one exception, appear complete dross. The coin H'luch has escaped bore on one side a head, the inscription "John Uaplisie," and on the reverse, "Horn 1663, died 17-12." This was a coin 01 lhe kingdom of Portu¡;aI. 1 herc were also two Egyptian figures and Chwa vases got out, and, iliiiough vitrified by the heat, their fonn vv;i'> still perfect. These were conveyed to the Ordnance-office, and it is stated that lhe aUlhurities intend 10 have a species ot bazaar held 10 the white l ower in the course of the ensuin week, for the sale of relics [0 the public, cach rclic having its price fixed on It. i lie loom is 10 be adorned with burnt arms, breastplates, hcl. itiels, .:xc" ",Ilieh have been burned, forming various devices, Ind also sorne of the buits of armour saved from the grand iiaircase on the night of the fire.— Keening Chronicle.

PRIZES GIVEN BY AGRICULTURAL ASSSO. CIATIONS. Sin,—The prizes which are generally given by these Associ- ations, as far as regards cattle and sheep, are well selected indeed the only objection which has ever struck us in this respect, is, the injudicious '.md unprofitable fashion of looking for m f.1CeSS of fat, which will deceive the hand and eye of the best lodges as to frame. 1 he object of a prize is to excite emula- inn and where the funds of an association are limited, the great thing is to apportion them in such a manner as to produce [he utmost competition possible. Now, I have before me the reports of half-a-dozen associations, in which I remark in the first place, prizes varying from 50gs. to 10gs. for the best cut- livated farm above a stated number of acres. How much oetter might so large a sum be expended in prizes for labour. And the gentlemen who are anxious to compete with each oilier in the application of capital and skill, might surely make H sweepstakes for it amongst themselves, [n the second place, in none of these reports do I observe any prizes for labour, ex- ccpt to ploughmen. There are plenty of good ploughmen every where but it is notorious, that not one village in twenty con- tains more than one or two who arc handy .It any other sort of work that requires manual labour. Draining fencing, mowing, .dieep-shearing, ditching, stacking, planting, L-uniugV&c.,&c, ihe most impoitant opera-ions on any farm, are understood pro p, rly by very tew ot our labourers, and to these objects the at- tention of agricultural associations should be directed. Every one knows that III a plougli-match as much depends upon the h.rs(- as the men a steady pair of half-bred horses under the 'i»nd of only a mediocre ploughman being too much for the '"osi expert witn a pair of awkward and slow ones. Tiie same objection does not exist against the prizes for labourers gene- :aUy .,as with them every thuig depends upon their skill and in. i.iatigaole attention. a fine, ploughing matches may make a .-cod ho.iday for oui labourers but it will never make them H tier labourers and ten or fifty guineas may be a maik of dis- lijction to a farmer, but it never yet made a man more cleanly ¡(il clever than he would have been without it. The mo- y would make our labourers strive to learn to a much better » rpose, if expended upon rewards in the way which I have .)•;inted out. 3 llalkyn. AN Upland TENANT.

GREAT um-CORN-LAW MEETING AT BRISTOL. This city, from the peculiar local advanlages it possesses, being neither entirely dependent on its manufactures nor on its shipping trade, is generally the last to feel the pressure of a want of employment and distress, and we therefore consider that when depression begins to manifest itself in our locality that it must have been long and severely felt in other parts of the country. This is an inference which may safely be drawn, even if it were not unfortunately supported by the appalling accounts which we have for some time past been in the habit of receiving from the manufacturing districts. But, alas cir- cumstances begin to enforce themselves on our attention, which tfford proof but too striking that the winter just setting in will be one of wreat suffering and distress to the working classes of our city, and of great trial and deprivation to those immediately above them. Within the last few weeks several hundred hands have been discharged from the yards of our ship builders, engineers, glass-works, and other factories, with every prospect of a continuance of the "exhaustive" process until it shall please the Almighty disposer of events to turn the hearts of our legislator to make such alteration in our commercial laws as will afford permanent relief. One large house in the glass trade has its warehouses full of goods, upon which duty to the amount of £20,000, has been paid, and they can find no outlet for it. With every disposition to continue to give employment to the workmen dependent on them, they must, in a short time, come to a stand still. Another house in the same tradehas stopped altogether twelve weeks, but they still pay the men half wages. The shipping trade of the port, too, was never known to be in so deplorable a state. The announcement that a public discussion on the policy and effect of the corn-laws was received with general satisfaction, particularly as it was understood that an opporlunity was io be afforded of hearing both sides of the question, it having been stated in the public journals that arrangements had been made for a public discus- sion between Dr. Sleigh, an agent of the Duke of Buckingham and Mr. Brown, of Poole, Dorsetshire, who has taken up the subject on purely disinterested and public grounds. In one re- spect they were doomed to disappointment for, from some un- I explained cause Dr. Sleigh was not ready to meet his antago- niss. Public expectation was not, however, roused in vain; at the hour appointed for the discussion (seven o'clock on Thursday evening), the assembly-room, the largest public room in the city, was about thiee fourths filled, and in a very short time it became completely filled in every part, and there must. therefore, have been fiom 2.000 to 3,000 persons present. In order to ensure proper decorum, the precaution of issuing tickets was adopted, but we believe that no applicant was de- nied one, nor were any pains taken to ascertain what were the opinions of the parties applying. The result was, that a most respectable and orderly assemblage was collected together, and such an impression was made on their minds, that it cannot fail to producee a beneficial effect in tending to remove the obnox- ious corn-laws from the statute book. Mr. Brown commenced h:s address by explaining to the au- dience the circumstances under which he appeared before them. lie said that during the late general election he was asked by the friends of Lord Howard, who was a candidate for the repre- sentation of Shaftesbury, to detiter some lectures on the corn- laws, which he accordingly did at the Town-hall for three or four nights, when a geatleman waited on him, presenting a carll, on which was very legibly engraved, W. W. Sleigh, .\1. [)." and challenged him (Mr. Brown) to a discussion. It was a thing to which he had been entirely unaccustomed, but so confident was he in the goodness of his csuse, that he ac- cepted the challeuge when, after three nights' controversy, the doctor and he parted with the best feelings towards each other; and as to the result of the discussion, all he (Mr. Brown) would say was, that he should not have the least difficulty in IlIeeting the learned gentleman again. After this, while he was engaged at the anti-corn-law conference at Manchester, Hid enjoying tbe hospitalities of his fiiend Mr. Cobden, he was surprised to receive a letter from Dr. Sleigh, challenging him to another discussion at Exeter-liall. He, however, objected to meet the learned disputant theie, but oflered to meet him any where in the west or south of England. It was subsequently agreed that they should meet in Bristol, the terms and all the pre- liminaries were arranged but on the 18th of November he re- ceived a letter from Dr. Sleigh, saying that circumstances would render it impossible for him to fulfil his engagement. He ought to state that subsequent to making all the arrange- ments, Dr. Sleigh wished to introduce other contingent terms, to which he (Mr. Brown) would not consent; and thus, after shuffling backwards and forwards, the doctor evaded his engagement. He (Mr. Brown) would, however, take this pubhc opportunity of repeating the challenge, without the slightest fear or hope of ever again meeting his antagonist. (Cheers.) His object was the advancement of truth, and he should be ashamed to present himself to their notice as a mere intellectual gladiator. He wished to take high moral ground, and desired not to bask in ducal smiles, or to feast in baronial halls, as the reward of his exertions. He was a plain retired tradesman, and the cause he advocated was that of the,suffering millions of his fellow-countrymen—(cheers.) and his appeal should be to the laws of the Eternal. He proposerl to address them on the existing corn-laws, and to contend that they were repugnant to the revealed character, will, and precepts of God that they were opposed to the tenor and spirit of Christianity— that they were unjust to the labouring classes, and injurious to national prosperity." lie should first sweep away all the dust ihat was attempted to be thrown into their eyes, by mixing the question up with the doctrines of political economy, as well as the various claptraps with which the supporters of the corn-laws were in the habit of urging, and try the simple question 01 whether a man had a right to buy his bread at the cheapest malket-whether he had a right to exchange his labour for the greatest amount of food he could get for it. (Hear, hear,) If Christianity were a pall and parcel of the constitution, as had been asserted by Lord Eldon and by Lord EUenborough, then the legislature had no right to enact a law, tbe principle of which would not abide the test of scripture. This test the com- laws could not stand. The speaker then entered with great ability and success into this part of the subject, and was listened 10, particularly in his apt scriptual illustrations, with the most marked attention. The lecturer then entered upon the subject of emigration in connection with the corn-laws, and after pointing out that it was the best portion of our labourers, the very bones and sinews of the country," who were expa- triated by the operation of these laws, he referred to the follow- ing figures, which he had derived from the Statistical Society, to show the feaiful increase of emigration during the last twenty years. From 1821 to 1831 the number of emigrants was 209,230 or 20,923 per annum; from 1832 to 1839 (both inclusive) the number was 522,247, or 66,155 per annum, an increase of more than tinee to one. But he had not done yet. The latest and worst return was in the last year, 1840, which showed the enormous number of 87,346, or nearly one-fifth of the whole increase of the population during that period This was never the intention of Providence, but such was the operation of the corn-laws, and as the red man had been driven from the soil of his birth by the white man, so were the people of this country driven before their oppressors; but emigration was a bitter substitute for justice.—The speaker then alluded to the wide fields presented tor supplying all our wants in Aiia, Russia, and North and South America, and pointed out the obstacles presented by the heavy duty laid on the pro- ductions of these countries by the legislature. He then entered into an examination of the operation of the corn-laws, and said liiat Mr. Huskisson himself had said that Farming was the worst kind of gambling." The "hells" of St. James's and 01 the Quadrant were not to be compared to Mark Lane. What could tllc honest farmer do in the midst of the sharpers who jafested that place The game was hazard; their opponents were black-legs, and they played with loaded dice (Hear, hear.) As an instance of the fluctuation of the sliding scale, he would quote the returns for a period of about eight weeks in the present year. On the 24th of August the duty was 23s. 8d.; on the 24th of September, Is. on the 30th, 10s. 3d,. on the Pith of October, 20s. 8d. and the 16th to the 20th: 16s. 8d. Now he would ask whether this was a sober, common system of trading, or was it one of mad gambling? (Hear ) A free commerce was the greatest security against war and might be the means of fraternizing all nations, but our leeisla torsdeniedusthoseadvantages. What was the lanmiace of "uage 0 the King of Prussia to the late Mr. Poulett Thomson (I ord Sydenham) 1 that he should be happy to propose a favourable t. b I d avoura e tariff, but our corn-laws prevented it. And what was the reply know it. Again, how were our commercial regulations contrasted with those of other countries 1 Take the produce of Brazil, for instance. Prussia charged a duty of 15s. per cwl. on their sugar whilst we charged 67s.; Prussia charged 20s. per cwt, on cohee whilst we charged 130s. He then adverted I to the influence of the corn-laws on our home trade. They prevented America from paying her debts to this country. She had paid in gold as long as she could, and was willing' to pay the remainder, to the amount of twenty millions, as slated by Mr. Byng in the House of Commons, in grain, but we refused to take it of t.iem, though our people were starving' The fljnnel trade of Rochdale was entirely destroyed by the opera- ion of those ,aws. But an objection was sometimes started, that if we abolished our duties other countiies would not follow the example but what said Mr. J. D. Hume in his evidence J oelofC tne committee oi the House of Commons, and that gen- tlemau s experience gave it wvigbt :—" It vve give up our pro- tective duties oilier countries will not be able to maintain v theirs." [hear, hear.J The aiistocracy were not satisfied with C a monopoly of ihe trade in corn, but they also restricted the I supply by their game-laws to the extent of about ten per cent. but he would take it at five per cent., and that would amount to an average of three million quarters per annum. | And were they to cnduie this state of things till starvaiion „ stared them in the face It was enough to crealc a/I kinds: oi evil thoughts in the human breast. The word of God a itself stated that excess of destitution would produce disloyalty and impiety. lIe should like to take the Iron Duke to I some of the cellars and hovels of Manchester, that he might • see the misery of the poor, and learn how difficult it was j to prevent a dying man, with his starving wife and children t a jout him, to breath his last breath in a bitter curse on his oppressor. ln such circumstances, a man was not fit to ( receive tuebenericent truths of the fospetwhenhe saw their I piomises falsified by the hand of man, and it was not sur- prising that the poor, dying of starvation, should say, we t want not bibles, but bread. (Hear, hear.) It was no wonder that the poor Norwich weavers, on a recent occasion, should say they wanted raore and fewer DS> more bread and fewer bibles. (A round of repeated cheers followed this quotation nearly the whole of the meeting rising). Yes, and much he honoured Lord John Russell and Lord Morpeth, who had said they could not conscientiously repeat the Lord's Prayer whilst the corn-laws remained unrepealed. (Cheers.) He accused he corn-laws of felony. The law which com- piled a man to do sixteen hou.s' vv01 £ for the pnce 0f lwelve, o, caused turn to pay 91. for a loaf which he might otherwise ,et lor 6d„ robbed linn of the difference and it was a robbery „ tne worst k, d-,t was a robbery of t|,e poor by the rich-of he weak by tiie strong—ot the i»nr„ .1 ir ♦ 1 r 1 n » ? unreprt'sented many by tiie -t- f-eieetcd lew liut he accused IK;JT »• 1, u Ulls monster monoply oi a crime still raoie terrible he SCCUSPH t» c a c Ti Q;LUSea it o\ murder, foul ana most fttronous muioi.r I hci Iccturm* ♦ *i e .Ko ™ sourer then drew a striking picture ol the frightful monster npr^nir, » u .1 V P^sonHied by the monopoly, md proceeded to ai laign it and ca hU A t ihe Times and Bolton Free Pms, ZZ umed by coroners'juries, of died t tan???' ,f life and so frequent were these clslZ ti n :1 the guardians fell it necessary To L T, •oor law commissioners to the subject in nr 1° lenllon of Uie Usiigation. The lecturer continued^'hi nun,° r* in. ,e,s of Dr. Ryan, the Mcdical Gazette and oth^r ™ ] -,lso from statistical tables from seven «.sour=«,a"d i0 prove that the number of deaths rose and fell wi'ii^histri:ts>' f wheat. Aftersome further remarks on the point kirV ,ioceeded to demand a verdict of his audience— „ws guilty or not guilty of mutder. (Cries of •• guihy-'Tro' eeeded from all parts of the vast assembly). Afier briefly re" capitulating the various btadi of fm addresa, and again urging all the evils of the coin-laws on the attention of his hearers. Mr. Brown concluded by again demanding a verdict against the corn-laws, and they were unanimously pronounced guilty of felony and murder.—The meeting shortly afterwards separated. ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING AT MANCHESTER.—On Wednes- day, the deputies from the different parts of the kingdom as- sembled to the number of 120 persons. The League has entered fully into the arrangements for carrying out the agitation dnring the reces3 of parliament; plans were formed for raising funds for the employment of lecturers and procuring petitions during the recess. The spirit of (he resolutions was as follows —"That petitions for the total and immediate repeal of the corn laws be presented to the utmost possible extent." That the meeting recommends the calling of district meetings of deputies from the towns engaged in the manufacture of the various staple products, and of other districts conveniently situated for acting together, sind that they prepare for publica- tion at such meetings, statements of facts bearing upon the state of the population of their respective districts, especially with reference to the condition of the working classes, and the effects of the corn-laws upon the rate of wages, and upon our foreign and home trade. That such meetings prepare a plan of petitioning the House of Commons for the total and immediate repeal of the corn-law, from, if possible, every town, village, fongregation, and workshop in the district; that they promote the calling of public meetings; and, if practicable, that depu. tations be sent up to communicate with her Majesty's Govern- ment upon the state of each trade and district. That the Council of the League be requested immediately to correspond with all parts of the country, for the purpose of carrying this resolution into effect; and that the members present pledge themselves to aid the movement in their several localities." "That a committee be appointed to carry into effect theptan proposed." That this meeting recommends that memorials from the females of the lnited Kingdom be presented to the Queen." That all the present local anti-corn-law associations be requested to extend and perfect their organization and that all petitions should be ready for presentation prior to the as- sembling of parliament." That a meeting of deputies, fiom all parts of the kingdom, be assembled in London, on, or about, the commencement of the next session of parliament."

PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. The scene at Blakesley's strangling was one of the mostbru- lal and atrocious character, and would have disgraced a body of Cherokee Indians. How long is society to be disgusted by these exhibitions, use- less, as it is confessed they are, in the deterring from crime ? The most obdurate advocates for this diabolical sacrifice have given it support on the ground of example.* The Scriptures are now ransacked for argument to justify its perpetuation-but in vain. The Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed," cannot be placed in competion -vith the fate of Cain, the first murderer, on whom, we are ex- pressly told, the Lord set a mark, lest any man should kill him. We might cite numerous instances of extended mercy which He to be found in the sacred volume, and point especially to 'hat where Ihe jndgment on a crime for which the punishment 1f death was usually awarded by the Mosaic Law was, Go ind sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee." Thus far for those who argue for the penalty of blood for ilood. But can we say nothing of its; demoralizing tendency In society 1 Can witnessing the shudders of the wretch as he iscends the scene of his death, or the cool business-like habits >f the executioner—the fall-the convulsive throes and clutches )f the hand—the blackened face^—and the form stiffening into ■ igidity, furnish a profilable spectacle to the spectators 1 Nay, mher do not all such spectacles harden and degrade the feel- mgs, until the man becomes tbe monster, and is regardless of 'he feelings of others, and despises the consequences. Should 'his be the sorrowful fact (and we conscientiously believe it to Je so), not only is the example powerless for good, but the ex- uibition is a curse and blight-a mildew of the softer and more generous feelings of humanity. Can the Christian world remain quiescent under such effects ? We hope they will not; and we call upon those who advocate he improvement of the moral condition of the slave, and those whose exertions are always at command when the benefit of the mman race is concerned, to arouse themselves from apathy This wretched murderer's latter days were devoted todissimula-' ion. He was denied the last ordinances of the Church. Hedied unpardoned, and with a lie upon his tips The Christian must rudder at his eternal fate under these painful circum. stances, and will be impressed with the belief that our sangui- nary laws were not satisfied by the atonement of his life, but nought to perpetuate his punishment by shutting the door of access to the mercy-seat of his Creator.

WOOL MARKET, Nov. 29. j Per lb. s. d. s. Down Tegs 1 0 tol Half-bred Ilogs 1 0 1 Ewes and Wethers 0 at Blanket Wool 0 5 0 Flannel ditto 0 9 1 Skin, Combing 0 11

LATEST CURRENT PRICES OF METALS' i LONDON, NOVEMBER 26, 1841. C S' (I 1 — 1 0 5 Iron, English-Bar .ton 0 0 000 I 1 Ditto Cargo in Wales .ton a 0 n 1 Hoops J; 0 (l Sheets .ton Pig, No 1 ton 0 ff Ditto in Wales ton „ & Foreign—/Swedes, cn ».bd.ton \a 0 n 7 Russian com ion J? 0 r\ Duty 30s.\ p.s.i .ton lO 0 per ton. C.C.N.d ton 0 J Steel, English Blistered 25 0 Oto 0 I > Shear ditto ditto 0 0.. £ i 0 ,1 Cast ditto ditto 0 0.. 1' oreign— c Swedes in kegs bd. ton '5 i0 Duty 20 ] Ditto Faggots bd. ton 'o per cent. C Milan bd.ton 0 i Copper, British—Cake ton ^0 Tile ton 96 Sheets lb- Copper, Foreign (duty 37s.) « 18 f, I'in, British Blocks .ctet.. 0 s Bars \3 a Banca 0 0 to |1 Straits 0 0 to ? jl I'm Plates—i.e. (box) jo Oto { J» 1. x. ditto 1 16 0 to 0 r ™ „ (Others in proportion.) an 0 A Lead, Butish—Pig ton ft 0 a Sheet ton V, 0 a Shot .ton ?| 0 a Red ton jL 0 White (dry) .ton Jjj a 0* Ditto (ground in oil) ton 0 A Foreign—Spanish (duty 40s.) ton 0 Spelter. 0 Oto ?' 0 ,l I- or delivery 0 Oto fa a English Sheets 4> ^1 Quicksilver—(duly Id, per lb) REMARKS—There i« nothing new in the metal D,a t-epting spelter for atrival next year is still rising i have been done on Change to-day, half at £ 35. I5s-f <ler at £ 36. -———

BREVET. The Gazette of Tuesday, Nov. 23, contains a very numerous list of brevet promotions. rN THE ARMY. Lieut..General!! to be Generals, 33 Major-Generals to be Lieut. Generals, 48; Colonels to be Major-Generals, 61; Lieut.-Colonels to be Colonels, 75; Majors to be Lieut.-Cols., b6; Captains to be Majors, 105.-Lieut.-Cols. to be Aide-de- camps to her Majesty, with the rank of Colonels, 13. WAR OFriCE. Major-Generals to be Lieut.-Generals, 4 Colonels to be Major-Generals, 14 Captains to be Majors, 22 Captains to he Majors, 17. IN THE NAVY. Admirals of the White to be Admirals of the Red, 9 Ad. mirals of the Blue and Vice-Admirals of the Red to be Admirals of the White, 16; Vice-Admirals of the Red and Vice-Ad- mirals of the White, to be Admirals of the Blue, 16; Vice- Admirals of the White and Vice-Admirals of the Blue to he ice-Admirals of the Red, 19; Vice-Admirals of the Blue and Hear.Admirals of the Red to be Vice Admirals of the White, 19 Rear-Admirals of the Red to be Vice-Admirals of the Blue, 20; Rear-Admirals of the White to be Rear-Admi- rals of the Red, 33; Rear.Admirals of the Blue to be Rear 1 Admirals of the White, 27 Flag Officers of her Majesty's Fleet to be Rear-Admirals of the Blue, 40.

V A It EWE L L. TO T. L, FAREWELL! farewell! In that one word How many feelings dwell; How nianv notes of woe are heard In that one wonl-farewell tv'e listened when from joyous lips That painful utterance fell I've watched the mouth which pleasure sips, Pronounce that word—farewell Who shall the many griefs disclose Which that one word can tell ? And who the bitter anguish knows, But those who bid farewell I And when in distant climes 1 roam, On thee my heart shall dwell; When bounding oe'r rude ocean's foam, I'll sadly sigh—farewell! OSCAR. • 1 J,