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Poetry. TO A LANCASHIRE wrran. They.say that other eyes'are bright. I only sec but thine. So full of heaven's celestial light, Like midnight stars they shine. They say that other cheeks are fall: But fairer cannot grow ; The rose bud in the morning air.. Or flood on mountain snow. Thy voice--oh ! sweet it sounds to me. And charms my raptured breast. Like music on the moonlight sea. Whose waves are lulled to rest. The wealth of worlds 't were vain to give Thy spotless breast to buy Oh i I will bless thee while I live. And love thee till I die I TIIE LONDON PRESS. (PROM THE GUARDIAN AND PUBLIC LEDGER. ) There are, we believe, nearly 100,000 veteran soldiers ifs England who have served their country when such service was beyond all price; who have carried the fame ci Great Britain far as her glorious navy could float them; who have consolidated her empire in the east over millions of distracted subjects; who have asserted her supremacy in the west over ancient compatriots but now formidable rivals; who have borne her untarnished banner 'triumphantly aloft from the shores of the Tagus to the ensanguined suburbs of Thoulouse ; who have crowned their glorious career, for glory itself must have a terns, by the immortal field of Waterloo, and consum mated its triumphs in the Tuilleries itself; these laurelled veterans still exist amongst us, who, in the days of Greece and Rome, would have been the choicest objects of public veneration and public provision. Sir John Cam Hobhouse, who once had a name for classic recollections, thinks not thus—or at least he acts not thus. In a misplaced zeal for economy, to please we presume his constituents, he purposes a curtailment of the retiring pensions of the military, after twenty five years' hard service, from tenpence to sixpence a day; what is more hard still should they request their discharge after fifteen years' (we believe) duty and with out completing the term of twenty-five years, they are entitled to no allowance, not even a pittance sufficient to carry them to their homes. In better times their claims were considered good for something more, but this was in the, days when the soldier had friends in the Govern ment who had shared his dangers and his glories, or a grateful King and Parliament who regretted only that they possessed not the power to reward them better. The wrongs of the soldier do not, however, end here ; but here they become more intimately blended with the oppression of the country. Under the head of Non Ef fective Service, Ministers are anxious to make good their boast of severe economy. An Act of Parliament was passed in the year 1830 by which the Secretary at War was authorizecl to commute the pensions of such Soldiers as, from having entered early into the service, and been disabled by casualties, were fit subjects for emi gration and settlement in the colonies, for a certain sum in ready money. The necessary precautions were of course taken against false representations ; so that the soldier should not from the pressure of temporary neces sity be tempted to part with his life-rent, and thereafter become burdensome to his parish on the one hand, nor on the other should a class of persons be thrown upon the colonies, who, unable to master the means of sub sistence by their own exertions, would eventually be cast either upon a struggling new establishment or upon the Government at home for support. The power thus conceded by the legislature was exercised by the public functionary with such care and discrimination that we believe few instances occurred of its being called into practice. There were at the head of affairs then those who considered themselves not only the guardians of the soldier, who would not allow him to become the victim of his own improvidence or the artifices of designing peo ple, but the guardians of the public treasure, who would not suffer it to be squandered with a view to relieve a temporary pressure, at the risk of entailing a burden upon parishes already over taxed. Sir John Cam Hobhouse being of the new school of philosophy, in which soldiers are neither admitted nor considered, thinks and acts otherwise. Anxious to verify to a reformed Parliament the dreams and the sayings of his opposition life, he unceremoniously threw open the market for adventurers. All the veteran soldiers were Invited to partake of the boon, and, withont scruple of any sort or inquiry, they w,4,,re allowed to barter their pensions for the captivating certainty of a little ready money. The pretence of emigration was sufficient, with out reference to wives, connections, or friends. The an cient regulation was, that no soldier above 45 years of age should be permitted to commute his pension and em bark for the Canadas, New Holland, &c., because, above that age, they could rarely be expected to make efficient colonists, or be able to command the means of subsist ence in a new country. This cautious and humane po licy has been set at naught by the Secretary at War. All conditions and ages have been welcomed to a Jew-like bargain, for the sale of their miserable pittance to an of ficial buyer appointed to treat with them. The result has been, that, according to a speech of Sir Henry Har dinge's, delivered on the 2d of last April, 700 had then been admitted to commute their pensions, for the avowed purpose of emigration, above 50 years of age, 100 above 60 years, 7 above 70 years, and 1 above 80 years. It May fairly be inferred that the number has since consider ably increased under this favourite system. A cold blooded philosophy, seeking, if not to check, at least to get rid of redundant population, might perhaps rest sa tisfied with these results, but humanity and common gra titude must shudder at them. For it remains to be ob ferved, that a vast proportion of those who have thus been sedueed by their natural guardians to barter away their premiums of servitude for three or four years' pur chase, have never migrated to the colonies at all. Usp. wards of 400, after having paid for their passage, being unable or unwilling from physical incapacity to take the passages for which they have paid , are now pining i . n a state of destitution—in Ireland and Scotland especially, where there are no poor laws to appeal to, and in Eng land depending for a miserable pittance upon the par,;- chial assessment, so that therishes are in reality bur dened that Sir John Cam obhouse may boast of his savings in the War Department. For the parishes which, under Mr. SturgeS Bourne's act, could have claimed the pensions of those who became chargeable, Are, unde r . the new regulations, deprived of that remedy. The saving, therefore, to the War Office, resolves itself into a pitiful fraud upon the parishes. We as k, . is this hollow and fraudulent system to be per severed ? If a reformed Parliament can sanction the heartless and shallow device, the sooner they are returned to their constituents the better. (FROM VIE Taus imS,) We are glad to find ourselves in au error respecting Mr. Alderman Wood's support of the Irish Despotism That gentleman, instead of opting in the majority, paired oT against the atrocious measure. Not so with Sir John Key. That honestandeonsis tent persona e not only votes , but funie s a wa y in de fence of the Despotism with a cordiality worthy of Sir John Hobhouse himself. The London Baronet promises to deserve a niche beside the Westminster Baronet — equal in shallowness, almost equal in a disposition for shuffle and trickery. Sir John said last night that " by voting for a measure founded upon the principle of that before the House, THE LIVERPOOL STANDAKO, irbtirary and delipotic as it was, he did that *hich every friend of liberty ought to do ?" It is thus the duty of every friend of liberty to vote for Courts-martial instead of redress of grievances. Was Sir John always of this opinion? Did he ever dream of subscribing to such a doctrine, until the Whig government, that gave him his baronetcy—the Whig government that he so servilely worships in return—thought proper to declare that bayonets were better than bread for the persecuted peo ple of Ireland ? We shall see presently what Sir John's opinions were two months ago. Looking to what his present opinions are, as expressed by his vote of Tuesday and his speech of last ni g ht, it is with much gratification that we hear of a requisition, already numerously signed, being about to be presented to the Lord Mayor, calling upon his Lordship to grant the use of the Guildhall, on an early day, for the purpose of holding a meeting of the electors of London, to con sider the propriety of, requesting Sir John Key to resign into the hands of his constituency the trust which he has so signally and so speedily abused. That this requisition will have the desired effect there can be no doubt, when the ,electors, of London are re minded of a passage in the address of Sir John Key, when a candidate for their suffrages. We find the pas sage quoted in a letter which has been forwarded to that " honourable" Member, by one of his constituents, Mr. Swain, who says— "-I am disappointed and mortified, because, from the whol e tenour of the address put forth by you, before you were a mem ber of Parliament, I had reason to think that you would act as a representative of the people, and not as the mere tool of the Government ; for, on the subject of Ireland's wrongs, you say in that address, I desire to see the discontent of that ill-fated country removed, by giving to her EQUAL AND JUST LAWS. The expense of maintaining LARGE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS . IN IRELAND, TO KEEP DOWN THE PEOPLE, is amongst the penal ties which England pays for the misgovernment of the sister isle.' "My object in thus addressing you is to give you an oppor tunity of explaining, if possible, how it is that you have so de troyed the hopes of those who supported you at your election; as, until you have had such opportunity, I do not think fit to join those of your constituents who are getting . signatures to a requisition for the purpose of holding a meeting, not for the purpose of 'allowing . you to explain, lint to claim porn you the in stant resignation of a seat which they think you totally unworthy to fill." After Sir John's " explanation" of last night, we should hope that neither Mr. Swain, nor any other honest elec tor, will longer hesitate to take measures for rescuing the constituency of London from the disgrace of such a con nection. (FROM THE STANDARD.) The day-light sitting in the House of Commons yes terdav was occupied in receiving petitions upon the sub ject of the Irish Disturbance Suppression Bill. Nearly all the members of " the association" made speeches, which will be, of course, read by " the curious" in Irish eloquence, and which they who are not fond of such exo tics do not want to hear about. To the latter class it will be enough to know, that there were all the O'Con nells and all the O'Connors, the Roches and the Ro naynes, the Barreys and the Barron, the O'llwyers, the Butlers, and the.Sullivans—all, in their various provin cial intonations and several dialects of guttural polysyl lables, rehearsing the indignant remonstrances of the in digeni of Ballymacuthroat and Kncekthief, Scullabogue, Ballyragget, and Cappagh-hill, against the nefarious pro ject of giving security to life and property in Ireland. We may add, that the primary objection of the majority of the petitions did not ostensibly rest upon any confessed love for murder and robbery. The ground of apprehen sion put forward was, that if any general security was given to life and property, by asserting the authority of law, churchmen might insidiously avail themselves of it, so as to render it extremely difficult and even - dangerous to murder a parson, or rob him of his property, after the bill should pass into a law. The second reading of the bill, so much and so reason ably petitioned against, engaged the evening sitting of the house. Mr. Hume opened the discussion in a long speNh, in which, of course, the church was proved to be the 4ause of all the mischief, and the house was warned that they could not hope to reform Ireland, any more than they could expect to force episcopacy upon Scotland. Mr. Hume pays an ill compliment to his own country , and to his national church by this reasoning. The ar gument is, however, as silly as it is disrespectful. The Episcopalians of England do not believe, or profess to believe, that men have not full means of salvation in the Church of Scotland, though, upon secondary grounds, they prefer for themselves their own Episcopal Church. The attempt to make proselytes from the Kirk would on their part be, to say , the least, officious. Again, the Epis copalian people of England do not see that the Church of Scotland makes men worse subjects or citizens any more than it makes them worse Christians. . The Epis copalians of England would not, therefore, even though experience has given proof that they mi ght succeed in the enterprise, engage in the attempt .to impose Episco pacy upon Scotland with that ardour and unanimi t y w hic h afford the only chance of success. The unnecessary tampering with alnan's religion were, indeed, an act of tyranny in which no really religious people could con scientiously embark. The people of England, however, on the other side, believe the doctrines of the Church of Rome to be "damnable," and they know that these doctrines make men intolerably bad subjects and citizens; and therefore they would be justified before God, and in worldly policy, in using all means—the mildest no doubt to be preferred —for expelling the impious and anti-social superstition from the bosom of the empire. If Mr, Hume knows anything of history, he must be aware that the very ob ject which he holds impossible to be accomplished, has been accomplished with the utmost ease -in the case of that country the example of which he cites in proof of the alined impossibility. Whatever indisposition Scot land may have manifested to submitting to Episcopacy, her reluctance to get rid of Popery was not found un conquerable. Let the same principle work with the same vigour in Ireland, and the same result will follow. Let it be made the . interest of the gentry and the paramount task of the government to promote Protestantism, and Ireland can be reformed as easily 'as Scotland or England. There followed Mr. Hume's speech some droll exhibition of se veral of the new non-descripts imported.by the Reform Bill. Nothing can more strongly illustrate the thick ig norance in which the most studious theoretical investiga tors of the state of Ireland involve themselves, than the constant recurrence in their speeches to a rate of wages and the like. There is, in fact, no rate of wages in Ire land—no general money payment for labour ; the miser able peasantry are subsisted by grants of small morsels of land, for which their labour is mortgaged. They are debtors almost from the hour of their bir th—debtors- for the soil on which they live--for the seed and other miser able means of cultivating it; and the demand upon la bour being in its nature indefinite, they are always deb tors for more than they can pay : hence they are always desperate. prevails in this country, and has prevailed tat tong., may trace its origin in the unfortunate bill of 1819, com monly called " Peel's' Bill." We never considered it in any other light than an act of robbery. The men who had made their fortunes during the restriction of cash pay ments, were glad to see the ministers carving a measure which made every pound they were worth in paper equal to forty shillings in gold. Having made their fortunes they were desirous to close the door upon those who were following in their wake, in the hope of realizing the same means. And they did close the door, which they bolted and barred through the instrumentality of Mr. Peel. They acted as some men who once were slave-owners. They sold their slaves, and then became philanthropists. They secured their own property, and then endeavoured to deteriorate the property of others. So was it with the honourable gentlemen of the cash payment school ; they converted their notes into gold, and left those of smaller capital to struggle with the difficulties which they were thus enabled to throw in their way. The consequences have been cruel and heart-rending. Every fixed annuitant, all pensioners, sinecurists, place men, and mortgagees, have been benefited by Peel's bill, while every other class in the community have been pillaged. Six hundred millions of the national debt— just think of this, courteous readerl—Six hundred mil lions of this accursed debt were contracted at the rate of £56 in paper for the £lOO we are now bound to pay in gold. The £56 so lent were not worth more than £36 in the present standard of money ; and yet for this £36 so lent we are obliged by Peel's bill to pay £lOO in gold t .How is it possible that any nation can stand such extensive and unexampled fleecing? To call it robbery, is to speak of it in the gentlest phrase. But it is not the fundholder alone who has been benefited at the public expense. All tenants with long leases, all settlements made during the restriction, have been affected by Peel's bill. The farmer that was bound to pay two pounds an acre in paper, found himself bound by this bill to pay two pounds in gold, which was nearly double the rent ac cording to the first agreement. Leaseholders of every description were fleeced by the measure. Some took refuge in the " Gazette"—thousands have struggled on, and after expending the last farthing which they had accumulated in former years, have either committed suicide, or have died in the workhouse. The list of insolvents has, since 1819, been more numerous than the standing army twice told, including the militia. Private compromises, from hard necessity, have been incredible. Profits and wages have both fallen—labour has been suspended—enterprise has lost its vigour—all specula tions have been ruinous, and the whole burden of the doubled debt, and the diminished resources, have fallen upon the industrious man. It is time, therefore, to correct the errors of 1819. We have been playing a losing game too long. In a country isolated as this is, and unaffected by the political or commercial revolutions of the continent, a paper cur rency is as safe as a gold medium. Why should there be any restriction upon the issue of Bank notes ? Every man's credit is his property ; and in a free country, as this is represented to be, no person should be restrained by law from turning his credit and property to the best account. Lord Grey, we know, is favourable to a paper currency. He has repeatedly declared himself to be so. We therefore sincerely hope that the noble earl will have the courage to benefit his country, by carrying his prin ciples into effect. It will be a happy day for England when we return to the old system. FROM TILE UNITED KINGDOM. We are glad to learn that a currency club is about to be established in the City, with Lord Western at its head. Messrs. Mathias and Thomas Attwood will be members, as well as Sir Richard Vyvyan, Sir Charles Burrell, and many other eminent members of both houses, without respect to political predilections. We consider this as one of the best signs of the times. There can be no question that much of the distress which LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. The half-yearly meeting of the members of this institution was held in, their rooms, in Slater-street, on Wednesday even ing last. In consequence of its being expected that Dr. Traill would deliver a farewell address on the occasion, previous to quitting a town in which he will leave as many friends as ac quaintance, and not a single enemy, the assemblage was uncom monly large; and every one appeared so highly gratified with the proceedings that, we are convinced, it requires but one short inspection of this establishment to dispel prejudice from every sensible mind, and excite within it a generous anxiety for its continued prosperity, effecting, as it does, such inestimablebene fit to the community, in fostering native talent, however humble may be its possessor, and affording encouragement to the efforts of the industrious. ' Dr. TRAILL took the chair, and was greeted with immense applause. He spoke to the following effect :—Friends and fel low-townsmen,—There is no part of my life upon which I look with more satisfaction than upon the humble share which I have had in the establishment of this institution. In justice to others I must state, that my ideas on the subject were derived from arguments strongly urged on 'my attention by Mr. Ben. A. Heywood and Mr. Gladstone, to which two individuals the pub lic are mainly indebted for the establishment of a Mechanics' Institution in this town. I cannot convey to you the pleasure I feel in having been the parent of the Liverpool Mechanics' Institution, (loud applause,) and, having with anxiety and sus pense watched its feeble infancy, 1 now glory in its expanded prosperity. When Dr. Birbeck first devoted his time and talents towards the happiness of his fellow• creatures, his ideas , were contemned by those who looked merely at the surface of things; but when he had disclosed his ideas to the public of the better education of the poorer classes, they found an able advo cate in an individual who, by his ability, has arrived at the highest station to be obtained by a subject,—it obtained the aid of Lord Brougham, through whose fervid eloquence and generous exer tions it excited the attention of all classes, who eagerly united in the pursuit of so desirable an object. Fears and jealousies di vided, for a time, the public opinion on the subject, but they are now nearly disarmed; knowledge is spreading like a mighty river over the land, and lam happy in being able to class this amongst the most flourishing of similar institutions throughout the united kingdom; I am happy to say, that the press, in general, has done its duty in bringing the subject before the public, for which all classes owe it a large debt of (gratitude. I shall now direct your attention to the report, which Mr. Ley land will shortly read to you, by which it appears the number of members is 771; the number of new ones since our last meeting is 450; the mathematical class includes 100; the drawing class 177: and since that time, new classes have been instituted for the cultivation of foreign languages,— French, Italian, Spanish, and German. It is unnecessary for me to say anything of the importance of these to the working classes in countries to which many of them might be called I know many who have gone to South America, and have bitterly regretted their ignorance of the language, and I call upon you who may have one day to live in foreign climes, not to neglect the opportunity now afforded you for the cultivation of languages. The French language is the most useful of all, for it is a passport to every nation ; but let it not be imagined, that, because Spanish is confined to a small part of Europe, a knowledge of it is unimportant, as it is spread over the greater portion of the new world, par ticularly Mexico, so that, from our increasing commerce with that country, it will be of considerable importance to a Bri tish subject. German is known all over the north of Europe. Italian is less generally useful, but even a possession of that language is not without its utility to those engaged in the Me diterranean trade, as one dialect of it is spoken in Greece and on both sides of the Mediterranean: Therefore they are all useful acquirements, and you ought to feel deeply grateful to those gentlemen who have placed them within your grasp. You have had seven courses of lectures delivered to you this half year, upon which it will be unnecessary for me to dwell, as they all were valuable. You have had courses from Dr. Ritchie, Mr. Nixon, Rev. Mr. Stokes, Mr. John Smith, Mr. Jevons, Mr. Lacon, and at this moment are receiving the ad vantage of one from Mr. Sweetlove. The attendance at a public lecture is, probably, the most easy means of gaining knowledge, as, to use a common expression, we " suck the brains of the lecturer," and have conveyed to us, in a short space of time, what must have cost him an immensity of trou ble; and I would strongly recommend a constant attention to the lectures brought before you by the directors. The sum of one hundred and six pounds has been expended on the Li brary in six months already. The providing more adequate rooms has been thought of, as the present are too small for the number who attend, and it is a subject never to be lost sight of by those connected with the institution. For this purpose a sum exceeding £BOO has been collected among folly-four gentlemen, and if the zeal the directors have al ready shown continue to animate them, I have no doubt they will accomplish speedily the end they have in view. Gentle inert, a 3 this is PrObahly, the lait tiiiib I Shall have the 1 1 °5 7 1 0 of appearing beTore you is your Preildeht, it only reinal n i e r, me to state, that I shall ever recollect, with the g!eate!l_4lo sure, the connection I have had, collectively and indiraftte with' the members of the Liverpool Mechanics' Inst:t4ei It is twenty-eight years since I settled in Liverpool. I 'lo o extremely well. I have received and enjoyed great hal t co in it, and leave it with regret; but wherever I go, I sh a V ry with me the strongest feelings of attachment to this de/ which I shall ever regard as my native place. (Trey , " applause.) 0 01 Mr. LEYLAND then read over the Treasurer's report LI - ot ioto and list of donations towards the proposed new roant which were heard with every demonstration Of satisfactiol,'",eol Dr. TRAILL then rose and said,—You have now laid f e d you the present state of the institution, and from the reilt,'ed with every word of which I agree, you see that my state::i of the schools was fully warranted. The importance e branch lam fully aware of. I am delighted that the g di and lectures are so well attended, and that the in s titutioLd a flourishing state ; and I leave you with the hope , 1 7 0 0 will be the most flourishing of any in this part of the kingdom. 1 Mr. JOHN SMITH had great pleasure in rising to innce.t, the report, which he had now heard read with the uttnetild tisfaction, should be adopted, and that the accounts Sh e passed. The CHAIRMAN hoped, that the formality of second s 8. motion would be unnecessary, which was agreed p to, an d carried unanimously. Mr. URQUHART moved the first resolution, which 41 0 found in our advertising columns, and it was carried mously. Mr. Trios. WYLIE proposed the second resolution, vi carried unanimously. Mr. JOHN FIELD, jun., next rose to propose the ft solution. He was received with the most enthusiastic 4 and after it had somewhat subsided he said, that he hi position placed in his hand to offer them that would be with satisfaction by all, that of thanking Samuel Hopei for his valuable services as President of the Institution' was carried by acclamation. Mr. OWEN moved the fifth resolution, which was unanimously. Mr. JOHN JONES, jun., said,—l have a most grab perform, but regret that it has not fallen into more a, it is to move the thanks to Mr. Leyland for his in , services as Secretary, and to hope he may be prevaile' remain longer in office.—(The announcement was rect. the most deafening applause, which continued for soca' and the Chairman humorously remarked, that he - trouble them to hold up their hands in its support.) Mr. LEYLAND said,—lt can scarcely be supposes that I was unaware of the honour intended me unt ment, yet such is the fact, and I receive it with ple pride • but let it be considered that there is compare.' meriedue to me, and I do not stand in need of this - my exertions, for the conviction that I feel in doing sufficient recompense for me, as it ought to be to eve: has at heart the welfare and happiness of his fellow With respect to my continuance in office, as I have quested so strongly, I shall promise to do so without 8 ' of affectation; but if I find, in the course of the ens' year, that my health, which has suffered by staying will not permit me doing so throughout the winter would be folly . for me to attempt it, and I shall be necessity of giving it up, otherwise I shall continue; obliged to retire, I hope it will be attributed to the t• tive, and not to any relaxation in my zeal or wishes to carrying into effect the objects of the institution. Cr cheering.) Mr. JOHN S. RADCLIFFE moved the seventh which was carried unanimously. Mr. JOHN SMITH said, he had the honour to propose tion of a very comprehensive nature, as it included.tbf of the officers, and if they should prove equal to those year, there would be no reason for re g ret, as the gent now retired had proved themselves to have at heart tt of the institution and the welfare of mankind ; he among them many friends of science, whom lie vain , . that account than if they were his own personal frte' then read over a list of officers, which was carried in. Mr. R. V. YATES, on being appointed President , could not but feel gratified by the honour they had d ( yet , when he considered its value, he could not vinced that they might have chosen one better himself for the important duties of that office; how , had thought proper to elect him, he would take it, knew he should be assisted by their strenuous efforts yours, and because Mr. Leyland had promised to (Cheers.) Mr. LEYLAND thought too much stress had been 1 1 services, as it would have been impossible for hir much but for the very active co-operation of Mr. he delicately requested that they would not again services. cHear.) Mr. R. . YATES, in continuation, said, that since land choose to be modest, he should forbear wound' any allusion to his spirited exertions.. It was a / 1 t for him to tread in the footsteps of his predecessors, hu larly in those of Mr. Hope, whose mind was so well t animated with benevolence to such a degree, that he nerously wish his own knowledge imparted to e very ing ; and he hoped they would still continue to have , c ble assistance. But although they would not lose of the gentleman alluded to, there was one whose abF be an irreparable loss: he alluded to the intended Dr. Traill to Edinburgh. As he was present helo,. much ; but he felt a similar regret at the prospect °' ration from him as when he saw the sun sinking in t. d ° al after having shed its glorious light throughout the only did it shine upon the evening clouds, but like' morning dews; not only did it sh ine upon the surnr];' . Blanc, but also darted its genial warn.th into the e f and called forth to life those humble seeds which, bud tering aid, would have remained dormant for ever. Dr. Traill ; and wherever lie went he would he loth. good wishes, and, he hoped, would always etperien ce attachment which was felt towards him by all town. They must, however, endeavour to draw from the loss they would sustain, by exerting their more strenuously than ever. Dr. TRAILL said—l am extremely obliged to 0 1 9, Yates for his eulogium upon me ; but he knows tha t overrated my exertions in the cause of science.--- no !") Though you contradict me, and it is the have done so, I must state that the selfish pleasure my exertions is more than an adequate reward fi of mine. I shall always be happy in bestowing IA the benefit of my fellow-creatures, at every per' istence. Mr. JOHN JONES, sen. said, that being one society for which the institution had been est, . n o.reat pleasure in proposing the thanks of the those forty-four individuals who had come for with subscriptions to a new institution. Mr. JOHN WELDER seconded the resolution, O bi tied unanimously. '" After the resolution had been passed, (IP Dr. T RAILL said, the last part of the business t he oe pleasant that could fall to any chairman; it wag ° f ~e t t ton of the prizes to those who had been desert/1 1 ~,te° The CHAIRMAN then distributed the prizes, Oa s'of propriate remark to each fortunate individual, lu they were the suggestion of Mr. Hope, who ha°,. r £5.55. towards them; the rest, it was needlessA, had been taken from the funds of the instituu ° continued, o' 1 " The business of the me e ti ng i s now close d ' on ce, great pleasure in witnessing so numerous an a"'„th a b 01 is still more gratifying to me, as I shall depart ! fare") nion of the prosperity of a n i ns tit u ti on i n the 'l o lls ' I shall ever feel a decided iuterest."—(Trernev -- le J , i having left the chair, Mr. Jos. B. YATES rose, and said he had a gr a su it bound endearedoro out knowledgment to their late Chairman, not t eca use c y his sl b f y nt oa c rot o ho m emw m a e sb r commercial pursuits; ospwukuri kind t h i n : tai n g : g t oe unst:ej o h n tle so ri)3, l Europe as tha patron of literature; not beca u- s t eve,y, pnobdseientaoguthsaheiemrmesolution that they should played his learning by communications to alw,, ° o 0 0,4 throughout Europe; but because he had been `; ‘ , o 3 4 toi stores, and had poured out their blessings e wel h or j nity at large, because he communicated th w the s ° Cl 6 in the higher spheres as to those who were would e ones. it. was for this that every one prese , his memory in their hearts, and, so long van e find a name in Liverpool, so long should the r associated with it. He then moved, that . t , ,Qu e g ooLV presee& ecaoe meeting be presented to Dr. Traill, and that t_u e w ith the members of the Mechanics' Institution ft a the_ i health and prosperity in what e v er p art of tnc; e; 10 his public and private undertaking s, trusting I. l _ toi le Ob j please to sojourn. (Loud appl ause.) soluti on • Mr. ROGER. lIUNTEIt seconded the r e jo carried unanimously. :1(ti: , Dr. TR then rose, AILL deep thly affected, tini„" " ber low tone, that he was dee p l y sensible of e reelea' 0 conferred upon him, an d he should alway over he might hereafter be. .Sbipping Enteitigcnct. fet, TRADE OF LIVERPOOL. kblelNLrely a place in the world, to which the Bt !oi.i'aand t a ready conveyance is not afforded from tea d ,,' the following information may be accep ,1:„_ 1-8 . We begin with the United States of '. r " 4 of the most splendid description are del it....... 1 0t ., , 06,....`"--On the Ist, Bth, 16th, and 24th of each mi h i i t ','" -- There is a regular mail from New York ~,.'4 4 th l r iA llgetnent between the respective goverr 'kr(V.;"(l postage is not demanded, as formerly. i 4 44 ' , after their arrival in New York. tto, I' II IA—On the Bth and 20th of each month. ik k - un the sth and 20th, usually. 44 , 1 ) ," ,"'s me OF TIIE UNITED STATES—The coxtve rahants usually send their letters by v t i 1. 43 2 . 4 E very r s y i 0 3 , Ly_ weeks. E v It N b Ib iL. lll3 , CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, AND Barron 'V t4l4ere are usually monthly conveyances. 41 .4: 0 4 ;70n the sth of each month. Observe--Let 1 04 4 °Y way of New York. alp , t/Il lito—On the Ist and 16th a each month. 4 4 " R T , ott Bourg Amßutcs—Not regular but fro io,'l'') LRnitoux—On the Ist and 16th of each mot 41 1 ,: s( In the Ist and 16th of each month, - "b CoNswe - TrsorLE—Every 3 weeks. ery 3 weeks. hl . 11)4 Y, Bth March.—Noon, Wind E.S.E.—Fs Oo ulk, henctirling, he e at China,nce at Chin6ta, h Oct 16th . Aug., in 97 day ' ~ from Bombay, at St Helena, an 'lnsden, from Manilla, at St Helena. Lost t Pff the Cape. :et, Tate, hence at Barbadoes. i:lasters, hence at St John New Y , N. B. "0, James, from ork, at St John, N. hence at Havre. `ackenzie, sailed from Dublin for Maranham, 'ales, f rom China, off Dartmouth ; sailed I On 24th, 25th and 26th of February, off t )tered a heavy gale, and was obliged to hea itontezuma, Cheyne, for Philadelphia—Ott e eland—Harriot, Ross ; and Maria, Hewitt, ter, for Leghorn—Jane, Fenwick, for Hava t hadoes—Sarah, Chesney, for Demerara— for Elsinore—Lynx, Hy em, for Gibraltar— 'w Orleans—Constitution, Wilson ; Sheffield 'land, for New York—Halcyon, Chancellor nne, llicks, for Venice—St Nicolay, Tel Leitrim, Clements, fur Lisbon. - , AbAY, 9th March.—Noon, Wind N.—FE ' .--11 -ncket, Norman, from Jamaica, (sail..d 25: ; Ganges, Snow ; and Natchez, Reid, in Alt Jan. i —Tiber, Eldridge, from New Orlea Ulster, Canning Holmes ; and Olive Branch, Dye: 9nd, anox, from Virginia—Matchless, IS l 2,ite, sailed 13th Feb. for Puerto Cabe ll ( ro bens, , bulwarks, at an Mdalta. 3 men washed overboar4 `ela hence hence A Malta, do bound to Salonica, prior to 6t from Bombay, at St Helena, 24th J Vale, hence at Leghorn. I Y, hence at do. !Ir. hence at Naples. ;tie, Worland, from Newfoundland do. Mannings, hence at Ostend. T urner, do. hence for Virginia, put into Cork Plns, from New York, at Newry. • 4 rns from Jamaica, at Belfast. 111clai;, from Galway for this port, put into Bel on some rocks near Donaghadee sound, ant l luberts on from Aricati, at Holyhead, very luring a heavy gale, threw 34 bags of cottoi ' Ol l. from Berbice, off Dartmouth. itl e , loaded and ready for sea, was c Restigouche, in December. ' Newport, struck on East Hoyle, but has 1 lloylake. lardiner, hence for Baltimore, was spoken 'narton, Armstrong, for Barbadoes--liumpht Salmond, for Gibraltar—Gard BL " "bAY, 10th March.—Noon, Wind E.—Fai Baikc s, Bicton, front Charleston ; sailed 91 43 43, low'. 2.5 27, saw the Dalmatia, froi • On 4th March, in lat. 49 24, long. 11 'rem Dartmouth.—Fair Isle, Winn, from krn, from Malta—Bordeaux Packet, Gund Ihlen, from Dram. lel' sailed 6th Feb. for Philadelphia, is 1)1 r "Peol, Nannings, hence at Manilla. I ,rackor, from this port and St Thomas, at Js 4 (1. from Palermo for this port, put into 'Pair damage sustained during the gales of tl Pike, for Boston—Findlay, Gray, for ~relifre for Puerto Cabello—General Williams, ll', 4 T l s--Imogen, Richardson, for Calcutta-8a Mobile—L6rd Byron, James. for Africa—Sts " — Perseverance, Zellein, for Ostend. Io N „ "AY 11th March.—Noon, Wind N.N.E.—F slier°, F ow ler. from Savannah—Lady Duni i rieston—Adventure, Donaldson, from Riga IV. (steamer) from London— ti" Newry—Mona Castle, Voast, Isleman—Br I ,. r gow—Melainpu.s, Monteith, from Leith. l e, hence at Batavia. ''and, sailed from Cape of Good Hope, for Dee. Smith, hence at Charente. Heßyer, from Newfoundland, at Lisbm illiarnson, from Bahia for Hambro', off Poll Pd. sailed from Cork for New York,4 6th ins eaver, from Bombay at Clyde. 'LT. _Foster, hence for Savannah, is suppm ' 1 2 , 1g the late gales as part of te upper worlt La Felicity, of Bristol, upon it, h was driven or tang on Sunday 3rd inst. a boat marked Felici '"luP off the coast of Devon. EL E ORAN' OFFICE, 11th MARCH, 1832 ° lYhead E.S.E. light breeze in the morning— 0144 'ward bound this day. No. 811, Star. B. B; VE SSELS ENTERED FOR LOADIN' t 'l lt l \ ‘, ll: IiAST INDIES AND CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 1. c'ther .L tk. s. Empire, G, Batavia /I'l ''', 306 Memnon, P. Calcutta I.. i ib,t WEST INDIES, &C. 1, I - , 245 Wilsons, I'. Demerav , v 1,„`41' AI- , & co, 245 Barbadian, P. Barbadoi , V,!1 , . e & co, 178 John le Mary, S. Trinidad A ' tie &- co, 229 Donal K. St Thomas, 4-to 't h,-. co. 114 Woodman, S. Jamaica 1 4 0,31, j! h it 4 UNITED STATES. V I A, P OI d k . 4 Ples, 316 Sarah P, Chariest( ( I - J lf g„ , 11 & co, 387 Sarah Sheafe, P, Mobile tiL 4 4,t(i 4 & c o 364 Jane, F. Mobile P 4, 4„."tilk e * William Brown, P. New 06 Vt . ,tt, , co °, 387 Intrinsic, P New Ort 7 4, - g'4ll & co 450 Trenton, P, Boston it,4 Q 4 lt o , ' 329 Plato, F., New Orl t he SOUTH AMERICA. 255 Fortitude, P. 4 1t ) ' B°4 s & co, .207 Portenia. P. h ' a " BRITISH AMERICA. Initin g tO n & CO, 1 40 Nile, K.. ‘441 7 4 .1 ~..& a" - ' A43; 82 sylph. K. N ew foui lilall 21 M. Newfoui tin g t On & Co . 172 eridian Elizabeth. K. Newfoui 3lers & so. 543 Charlotte Langan. P. St Joh 'l4th. 116 Ann, K. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. Li.bon Havanna Vera Cr'. Newfoui EUROPE. Yt 4", ' , • 90 Mary Ann, g• Ei s s l n nen T eur 44 ii a penav__lo,3 Nile, s, v Riga 'Lon, 146 Be ', S rieste Mcco 217 Providenza, G. . Ck /1 ' 18-1 Geor.e the Fourth, Naph atnpson, 169 R ' tl P Nales S e 1 1,,, s un sy co usto as e. P. Bruges ,ht ii, • 154 Ceres, Ct. ___i_.3.___B Elizabeth, G, Elsinem I'llPorto. N WEST INDIES A I VD MADEIRA. Norman, fm Jamaica, With 40 hds 25 tcs sugar n-- 5 72 has G hell-27 pus ruru, R st ewa — ar .1 4 , amp r bj m l PUs rum, 149 bags pimento, 36 bxs arrowroot, Inwood, 100 COCO Mita, order --(1 Dk Tait) e s r 7 2o tu4sl "i : p,l kiNi 4 t:::. ), A : l , e S n tl , 1,00.10441, i,, *ling, 1 r e t b • e h k itl : tt k a : k i,, 4. 44 t) ..,c) 1;1 .te. :; t I '.,(. it Jan. s r ar3, -- - - ot<etfi:or ,i sn,e: f4,fctrt], , i.aeoc t it oa c aaj e t h " vs : yr h h s da nr r t i e e e v in i i r se .' ub c l l o 7 cg w ea fe es 0 le °c d a us dh i bt u o j i l eve i I Ivo i r c e ‘,. lasa, l j e c cr,r : l l, ri i i":' fr l i ; 1,,,,1t.tz t 1, 1 'ti( l t'k'l' llt 4 l.3 ~ 10 ( ll ' i , , e,141: . . . . . . . . ej. . . _ ... .., n eal, l N : ,hi l a i U rTee k t r t.( off :, ' n, ,a e rn eBra ' a t , es, oroae,inm,rts . . . . f a sren t ,( el Hope , iY, t , t it„ 00, Jam stitutieu• k11i 144 :;,1' henc e t iNt 44 l, i ia alk , enzi ;ratefu l jut/ ‘ 4, 4`' u ntere - d ; ire able • )r'iu'lkoritez i t s h i e lli v e: ti A . rt.) 1 11- -Lad tlj o , g eelan e " ,la.,t,owland O rlysa,. posed, Pof 4 4 6,k 1 ,,,, i e until 1 ." 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