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lelq me , Pers on 4 a t i l etet e • se i ta med Fairplay. I never was engaged in alah e e 'rhe pris with hm. At he time Beswick are erswas th e we'll:leer, be R e a one of the four in the front rank ; 411 14 4 de th e i r in a a nder. As soon as Beswick and the other I. l 4. ex ,raarcai n , r /I.Pearance, the whole of the persons who • r 'qrst o °4 ? l cd ; S ergeant off. ' e la•• slght of t, ATCHERLEY.—i was . about two taln. ue Prisoner when he was drilling. lam Be sw i ck, rs to Hi examined by Sergeant ATCHERLEY.— 'ttrt e 0 4 of gginson and a man named Orton. I sta- N e ,4, Ppace near the lock-ups. About ten minutes sta g `ii, d e r° ' a trampling as of soldiers marching. I 'et walki Y carne nearly opposite me. I saw David kt isv allen z , 11 ,g on the footpath. The prisoner and others Ma n , Middle of the street. Higginson pointed e k ;:lallee oli u t l t en who I seized, and put into the lock-up. t a l c ° the officers whom I bad stationed ; they lai rag g i ed v illa five or six into custody. I seized Rhiley, aed!,!,. called much to get away. An officer came up turaarties !le:rinoaar !' the Rigginson into the lock-ups, and he iden except one, and I discharged that one. Sul •Ot bee n s ci el . r i„e. of the men identified ;—he stated that tak e , if he , r onng, but had just left his sister's house. ktiNui ry ,Ttd tell me where his sister lived, I would Vaw th e nether his story was true. He said he did f,`, cat of r !ile of the street she lived in, but it was some ~.,rze,alaytioleAl7.rntroad. Tl t Zace o f t ,` -1 — .The extra constables were appointed in 1 1 : 0 'as Norboe disturbed state of the town. s ed to examined by Sir GREGORY LEWIN. 1 1t: ' ee 'ng Beswick take the prisoner from the that 1 4 A't tk , ytch -8 ' in ad I ssing the jury for the prisoner qy artiSta, like t t l r ie e sattendant on the name of l ' ;t i rt a i !! '"r a spell to r i le t a he e wild devil withal ; and aa ~~sal, recr eation—h`owever innocent—the name rem e :'.° glat moment you enlist, all the prejudices t 'e c h`set 00 . an. accusation formidable. He would not, on !tit tt p r casl ° ll , make such remarks on the spirit in heC.elitions had been .preferred by the govern- L ait a °,.e aandrght be induced to do at some subsequent Wkel t , p ' venture, however, to say that that govern- ?!e excellence, had been called the government A ktl li 't ' i th the came ' into office on the backs of the ;It vau ntea, St hopes of the people—that government N o s eant ente ' d over and over again, before taking office, c ' r t he roatess on the part of the people was a sure !es ~fe to se , tentless of government—that government ,t,an example to the whole world—who, had Vltaeiatne critic on every form, of government, and a'eat laults with a microscopic eye—that happy . go !, `felt • 'leder wh it s .ose good rule we have the blessing to 4tti„:"at day " e orlty so painful, that they had put into the a f i a ,P°or working man because he was seen L 'ta' feeih, e t d• He cMr Wilkins) knew not what the ,11 4 , 1 4 ite, ho a l st s tnof_the jury ' might . be, but he would ask ktakta would '77, to try the prisoner not as . chartist, t a cti c i: r ig a„ any other prisoner. Mr. Wilkins, after ace fo Ingenious and humorous manner, upon ll t !. to r the prosecution called the following wit- Rhite an alibi. live in Boardman-sq I uare near the Old ' • 1 . ? ay, not in th e same house as lived in on the a , 44 4 e kea h'p brother is a dyer. I remember the night he tea kfter e°,,a e ust,odY. He wasi at my house about five s a _ Past t 'ut o'clock, and lodgedremaied there till about five Cr 'ed Ja i , en • c , The person I Shepherd. g a t ll •B 4l , ta ' e ulY the. ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—The name tla er b een r e 1 8 placed against the wall. My brother leesh,, ll , ll to see me at m • lodgings before that night. ,11 , 4 114'0. Mile and a hal?from Boardman-square. v r f,ound it out • I never told him the name of 'Ns: to, an t d t h oe time he ' came in I asked him where he ,ed sh e , e named a beer-bouse. There was a per 'llet:ol„had Peerd, the master of the house, present at the t i,tve a i l word at my brother's residence that I had oar dman-square. gasao,s corroborated the evidence of Mary Rhiley. 'et t, i' - res depositions were put in and read. Before the 6eg at th ad stated that he had fell in with the ranks iiak at e drilling ground for about five minutes. t.ktion. wa s recalled b the JUDGE, to be examined in y ser He said h k geat t t e meant that he fell in with the crowd. d aft... ATCIIERLEY reied to the case for the de -life on',cornmenting upon the remarks of Mr. aaT h e a nntend that the evidence to show an alibi J aed on falsehood. ej " 11 ge summed up the evidence with great a lira a °ll rld tb b . ok ca aefe_ ae prisoner guilty. 04 0 aa/o r ' red . tti,,John Green, Charles 31 1 Milian, Adam t i etetlf i nith, John Laehford, and James Haleroft, 'tli iek l lo 4l .: conspiracy and riot. be"LT-GENERAL stated the case, the particulars orig op Pa f° GENERAL below tahceroft‘st,ted thal he lived at Hindley. On the , oth instant, when going to his work, about ~.1 1 a t l an d sitle observed a great crowd, who had with them kko te e Sto e k e , k s — a _avalki ng sticks. They were walking to ,t °f s'a t from the village, and he beard I L , 9tk ward s 43: -or bout an hour, when they returned and "tho or ' t l i ae saw a' esthoughton. Subsequently, about two li,' A ro te was wi Znwd coming from towards Westhoughton. •its ot 'eaa taio . hem. He heard a gun fired. . k dl See Laelil---Nivr the assembly two or three times. II Lachford the . first time. R fe aba nt „. • - -This day fortnight I saw a crowd at N t th e . The Crowd were going down Castle-hill. They 'cv 111 )• father's sign —the Lord Nelson. I did Lros te s ti r o ' i o e ' u f t the Prisoners there. I saw JohnLachford, 3t o ,Pa to; es afterwards, walking after the crowd. 1 4 f _ t tat ca towill 'There were many persons, besides John th e et If old the crowd. 04 4 c loft, sister to the last witness.—l recol t,jtfithef7,ssea-4.1 the 12th of this month.. A crowd of t trt a doors uouse towards Hindley village. I was at „ t y he_ when I saw the crowd pass. There were 'sons there. They had a gun and fife. They ' ll l ith thers gllq at lily father's sign. I saw none of the pri ,,tiac,:aboat a !, crowd. I saw Mr. Lachford follow the t y•ta aro rof an hour afterwards. It i \ ‘ 1 11i 11 :Y brott ed by Mr. Wiaxiats.—When 1 saw the k le w e , Cr was by. of es was live at Westboughton, and am a 4ppt,j.wastwit. I work for Mr. Lichfield. This day a t et o "kte th s " rnY master's premises. A crowd assem tiaaiht4 coa, factory, about twenty minutes past eleven. a,'te of about two hundred. _They bad music iriti a Pist o l , he ard the reports of firelocks. 'I saw a man 14011 4 t he a nd heard, a pistol fired. I heard one of the 'a' 1" Wer er °w(l.sav that they would burn down the Le • 4 can' t e s not'stopPid. .1 saw the prisoner Lactifora ealatiofre any of the others were there. We V t ictt oh chf a 7 d r at our mill named Thomas Atherton. I k ili k f iA4 t l lid h e a c s o kA , therton if he would stop the mill. le iti c ad a no Could u not do so of himself; but if they got li t ~s4 1 (1 th ad' f s ent, he would stop it there and then. (1 111 4 ii l' r emis e theY had all laid down in Bolton, and a t tif w l t had to lay d own i n Hi n dl ey a t dinner-time. e did b een determined that all work should stop, ( tt et a o l khd st leave off, there would be more come to ka'ca f h use They stayed at the works about a 1 •ex,,, ntxr. ma n by M r w —I have known Lach at • ILKINS. {14 1 t4 cl an. 1 Ye ars. I have always considered him an e i , l 7it h 4l l. V,vras always regarded as a pious, well-Lon liktlet th e 'ten the manager said he could not stop the ttit qli h ely a, Master's consent, Lachford said, " No, that 'fict• pi a fl o l i a d i ld that it had been determined thfit . there a..o to _ed i n that day. Lachford was very, civil ;he 7,as At, lit talk nor threiti. , 1 41, 4 r eta :er b to 4 .-1 am manager cif - Mr. Lichfield's fac ae4e. 'Lcro: i fer on this day fortnight, about half-past Eftl hr e COriling to the works I was in the boiler the it , e . of the crowd came up ands d, " Well, sir, 4 io , 1 ,1'4; 1- lager of the mill?" I said, " Well, I believe V ll O h eY : a sk ed where the master was, and I said, at I ,l • ‘ : • t hey . sai d 4 / 1 . me if I was going to stop the mill. I `qy 'lb, 44 not know what to stop it for. They I ta bi llst titt le 'ald down at Bolton, and promised to do so V'er kao w at 4 indley. They asked me if I would let Cere , 3 ;9a'a n ' t I said I would. They said, " You'll r.e tON, 11l b e be en solicited to stop." They then said, o t ex an More here to-morrow. b ia t e s up the Y . Ir. NN ILKINS.—They asked as a fa h ght ty ,spi na „ A am time-keeper at Mr. Penlington's "t4c4Vro wd q., _I was on the premises on this day fort t4,,,,_Nttt%tisi,eo.waii.d,sow;aonr.Bo. passed the premises from West- They had with them a drum and l'h e Nid P the e l w Charles M`Millan and John Lachford ' 4 4 l %! a lleP a r„ . The following day a crawd . of _many' ld tta and Lae factory. They had music with them. th t ki e Pit th e said they were going through the mill ; we han dy must ad s 'Moth,get all the hands out. The manar e 'toin, out, t 'r man to go through the mill and turn all nh%a'eed. amine Prevent the crowd coming in. The mill were much alarmed. V) ) 4 44 steleson y WILKINS.—I did not know any ettaehhin,'tle Tuesday. I know Lachford very well. kA. I 4 A uerb,, ° ° , Tuesday I should have known him. 1 4; e ta4.agn st :01 1, 111'e..-__/ am a weaver at Hindley. On the •rt• Th e b 0 three o'clock, I saw a crowd of per ‘ii••llllane teat h ad music with them. Lachford was t ec or e,, a 7• it day I saw a crowd of persons coming up IT I O was much larger than the one the previous .° 4 5. ' 4 4 —ti sk arid sticks with them. They carried ➢ .1514,-.Mert e 11" -- I 'll l ed rn a shoemaker at Hindley. There a ei : ab the Stocks not far from our house. This tl, a, a o ollt nine o'clock, I heard the report of fire that t haw ow h at s th ,, Passed from the Castle-hill towards the `4ankraoll castle- hill about th ree o ' c l oc k, com ing from l'a e with !I'll. I saw Lachfo r d there ; he was the B f rk e s. y w ent on each sid e . Th e y h a d music with _ ,9'wards the Stocks. " t et k‘ l.\: `i,or t the wno lived at Hindley, deposed to seeing a t al k fire' lilaa, day in question. He recognised Lach t.e) t o 111 the rid Green, in the crowd. Several pistols tit,N., 'how Chai r. The prisoner related several circum ,ll,l:tee .xatni ne , i e fear which the mob created. t ,A irr h et i le re eone . c. hy r• WILKINS—Was before the ma e',,cti,e'd itnetas9anething being read over to me ; can't k gt „1: 1 0, 1 44 . 4 4t0n it or not. o f Fq °ll TileSd I live at Hindley. I manage my fa • th e sn o b of ay week I was at the works. About azta h ra oh , a , about 4000 or 5000 came to the works. t N i i(l ho Yara_ d 4l . , cl sticks with them. I was standing near ` l ll ot P th e "‘.• Three men came up and asked me if %%ellen t° st o ,, Smith I believe, was one. I said I ial that eu4le the mill; I should ' ring the bell, and expect' ,1 1 . 1 ), a top s i l t' I u sual. They then said something to the Laoall e e le i. not Stop the mill they would, and gave a 411 the°' to advance,by lifting up their sticks. cti)e',le thewlia,actory yard. Some one said, " break the .11,1},eyNt ab o ut , olelveral of the hands had got into the mill "14, 1°1 11 ( 1 1 the y e _a !Ind they (the mob) insisted upon their t .ft ep. oi e e orii bald they had stopped the collieries, and 1:7) Eh, .0f exit every d a ,.. y to see that we were stopped. a `tt a Peth e 'rl,et t I ,`: lands were turned out—the mill stopped. Noh' YPath S turned out, the crowd gave three cheers. o he r er av , l , o 4 s are about 300 yards off. After the mob al 1 1 : k s , I Went to my brother's, and found the t. . l t ( pt 54 0 Vther's works were stopped. My father -• °11‘ ' 4 4 1 esth 'nds, and my brother about 300. t ` 11 11 ) 4 deo}, Mgt", apt overlooker of power-looms at tl k sgan y (11 fo nt " s mill. On Tuesday, the day in ques tia o ge e.r p h of th e , °r five thousand persons came to the , Ot ets. t lt , hr ee °f the sticks. Mr. Alfred Penilngton 44' 1 0 •Jo aSke ( j e mob went up to him. John Smith th t a t t o d hea h ad t the master would stop the mill, for 11 f t11 ar ° a with piled his. Mr. Alfred said he had fl ot th e ' h at u p '' ti exp eot i h r• e Jones ; he said he . should have his th e 4 Rd s le yarahands to come to their work. They th e ru o aNirle and brought the mob down. Some weft rof the mill. I cannot say whether or I\l Bll lr lorai n „ft., The crowd cried out " Hurrah !" td' Ir e Saw Smith in Westley-lane. I .4'aer n h e ,' . e at Hindley, near to the Bird-in-the- A f ,„" l l4le 0111 an a crowd coming on Tuesday. I saw tele 4 v i a NI John Green there • they were fol- Elb a hea kiti. 11 1 1 444, 1 )4 at elev rd Green say, " Vre shall be back Lth e - , with rll , tha t , %it o'clock, and if the factories are "'ern ci. i " down." The crowd had two bands w ela ti t 'ke ett Pell r een and M'Millan had each a stick l A L 4 A‘ i c live at a l; g * it h - lar e , - ngto n Hi ndley. On the 13th instant, I ive th ea l l ,e crowdaefactory, between twelve and one e tti tn tl the tvhi eh Ch arles the factory,— he had i a , r k rig tt, i, tetor h e was niyinta . n was there, a t nd y had a i lt iL any Th eit. y. This .making a road . for h crowd to taa work s was at the time the hands were k l e al' °4l ii• , fat g, saw i red at Hindi •y On Tuesday week, vP4 Vt 44 4! e roWd ' P S• V.... With music going towards en -44, olillan was with them. In the after . two a 7 000 or 8000 people' again Come ; M'Millan was with them; he had a stick with him. John Holme, a labourer at Hindley. On the 13th instant saw a crowd coming from towards Leigh to Hindley. They had music with them ; some of the mob had sticks with them. John Green was in the crowd, and had a stick with him. There was a pike held up in the crowd. Ann Gregory.—Lived at Hindley, near to Penlington's factory. Remembered a crowd coming on the 13th instant. They had sticks with them. They refused to let the hands go to work. When the crowd was beside the mill, they had pikes which they held up, and 'cheered when the hands could not get to work. There was great alarm in Hindley. John Schocroft—Lived at Hindley. Was a coal-master. On Tuesday the 13th inst, saw a crowd in Hindley between twelve and one. They were coming from Leigh. I saw the prisoner Doodson there; he had a stick in his hand. He was walking beside the crowd. Some one called out " halt," and he began to put them straight in rows. I knew him be fore. Jonathan Ballard.—l am manager at Mr. Walker's mill at Hindley. This is the first mill on the way from Leigh. On the 13th inst, between twelve and one, a crowd came to the mill. They had a band with them ; some of them had sticks with them. Some of the mob asked me to stop the mill. I said I thought not. One of them said, if we would not stop it by fair means, we should by foul. They made their way through the gates, and again asked for the mill to be stopped. I said I should not unless others did. They said they would make the others stop, and if we did not they would pull it down. I then stopped the mill. There are between a hun dred and two hundred hands employed. I saw none of the prisoners there. John Middlehurst.—l am engineer to Mr. Sharples, who has a mill at Hindley. On the 13th inst, about half-past one, a mob came to the mill from towards Mr. Penlington's factory ; they had sticks with them. Some of the mob came to me and said that they had stopped all the mills on their way, and they would stop that too. The mob came and beat the door with sticks ; it was opened by some means or other. A sort of lane was made by the mob for the hands to come out, and when they were passing through, the mob cheered them. I stopped the engine ; and one of the mob said I must go along with him. I went into the engine -house, and was followed by two of the mob, who insisted upon me going with them. I did not see any of the prisoners there. Norman France.—l am constable of Hindley. I saw the crowd which has been spoken of. The witness stated that the crowd had music, sticks, &c. Saw a crowd on Tuesday near Wilker's factory ; heard the report of pistols and guns. The magistrates and military were sent for. I returned in two or three hours. I searched Lachford's house, on Thurs day, the 15th. I found a gun-lock. Mr. WILKINS, in an able and energetic speech, inflicted a severe castigation on her Majesty's Government. (We are sorry time and space precludes us giving the learned gentle man's remarks ; another opportunity may yet present itself.) After commenting strongly upon the evidence, he called the followlr ' i witness to show an alibi. Mary Bromilow—l am wife of Peter Bromilow, of Hind ley. I remember Tuesday, the 13th of this month. I was at Lachford's house, at 9 o'clock that morning; I remained there till ten o'clock. Lachford was in the house the whole of the time. He was writing. I have known Lachford 13 years.. He is a peaceable, sober man. Cross-examined—l heard no noise on that day, neither did I see a crowd. Isaac Atherton said he had known Lachford from a child. He had borne a peaceable, honest character. John Corlis—l have known Lachford for eight years. He is a quiet, industrious, honest man. I always understood him to be a religious man. Richard Steven had known Lachford for eighteen years. He gave the prisoner a similar character. John Doodson had known Lachford for ten years. This witness, as well as several others, gave Lachford the charac ter of being a peaceable man. The prisoner Doodson called several persons, who gave him a good character. Smith addressed a few words to the jury, and named se veral respectable persons with whom he had an acquaintance. Mr. Sergeant ATCHERLEY replied to Mr. Wilkins, but as we have nol been able to give Mr. dr.'s remarks, it would be useless to give those of the learned sergeant. He contended that the evidence of the female called was not sufficient to prove an alibi. The jury found all the prisoners guilty. Sentence deferred. NISI PRIUS COURT THE MANCHESTER CORPORATION - BOROUGH CORONER- SHIP.-BUTTER V. CHAPMAN. This trial, which it was generally thought involved the very existence of the Manchester Corporation, came on yesterday, and excited a corresponding interest, particularly amongst the Manchester gentlemen, considerable numbers of whom. appeared in court—including not a few of the corporate body. immense bundles of papers and parchments were produced, and a tin case, containing the Charter of Incorporation of the borough, on one side of which was a semicircular projection containing the Great Seal. These mighty preparations for legal warfare never came into requisition ; but the trial, which is to be moved to a higher court, was so far of great interest. For the plaintiff there appeared, Mr. Cresswell, Mr. Wightman, Air. Cowling, Mr. Wilkins, and Mr. Peel. For the defence, the Attorney-General (Sir John Camp bell,) Mr. Alexander, Mr. Crompton, and Mr. Brandt. A special jury was impannelled. Mr. COWLING opened the pleadings. He stated that there were six coroners for this county, and the plaintiff was coro ner for the Manchester district, and brought this action for trespass, in consequence of the defendant having in usurpa tion of his right, and without due authority, held an inquest on the body of a woman named. The defendant pleaded that he was appointed coroner by the Mayor and Common Council of Manchester, to which town her Majesty had granted a charter of incorporation. That grant was duly accepted. A list of persons was duly made, revised, and published, who were entitled to be burgesses. The Common Council, Mayor, and Recorder were appointed, and a separate court of Quarter Session was also granted on the petition of the Council. The Council, in the exercise of their preroga tive, also appointed a coroner, Mr. Chapman, the present defendant, who held an inquest on the body of a female, at Chorlton , upon-Medlock. To this the plaintiff demurred — saying that the petition for a corporation was not signed by a majority of the inhabitants of the borough, and moreover, that the charter' had not been accepted. The defendant was prepared to prove, that the charter was duly obtained, that his appointment was, consequently, valid, and that he had a right to act as coroner. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir John Campbell) then de. tailed the particulars of the case 4 He had the lonour, he said to appear before them as counsel for Mr. Chapman, the defen. dant. Still it fell to him to address them in the first instance because he hart to shim 1-I,t+t 1-.1," 1;.,.‘ -- —...i.1.,...:-1 ~.... act as coroner or the borough of Manchester. He went on the ground that he was duly appointed by the town-council of that borough, to which a charter of incorporation was granted, upon a petition from the inhabitant householders, and which charter was accepted. All this the plaintiff al leged in his plea, excepting that the petition was duly signed, and the charter of incorporation granted upon it, and that the charter was accepted. It became, therefore, his duty to show that the charter was granted upon the petition, and ac cepted. He believed he should have no difficulty in proving both. The case turned on the Municipal Corporations Re form Act, which came into operation in 1835. That act was one which was approved of by all the political parties in the kingdom. It had been approved of by Sir Robert Peel, and other influential individuals in Parliament. His learned friend was not then in Parliament ; but if he had been, he, too, would perhaps, seeing it in the same light, have given it his support. It was, in fact, approved of by theleading par ties into which the country was divided. It was admitted, on all hands, that reform was loudly and imperatively called for. His learned friend could scarcely deny the utility of well regulated municipal institutions. It was surely of the first importance that towns should attend to, and regulate their own local affairs, and not that, as in France, for instance, all such matters should be managed and controlled by the Go vernment, so that no lar g e improvement—not even a bridge could be built, or a coal-mine opened, without advising the executive, and obtaining their consent. This country, on the other hand, was indebted to such institutions for the freedom, 'and the privileges, which as citizens they enjoyed. Corporations had long existed ; but unfortunately they had fallen into great disrepute. It became evident to all that the old corporation did not manage the affairs, the several towns under their jurisdiction with due discretion. Great abuses had arisen. Corporations had become select, and other self elected bodies, who acted without responsibility. Even, in some instances non-residents often swamped those who re sided in the town. These corporations, being irresponsible, did with the property and the funds as they pleased ; and they frequently gave improper preferences. No publicity 4 was given to their proceedings ; and general doubt, discon tent, and dissatisfaction, as might be anticipated from such a state of things, were the result. Certainly there were some few honourable exceptions. He was glad to admit that this town was one which was not amenable to the general censure on this point. He believed they had acted with great pro priety and great disinterestedness, and if all other corpora: tions had acted in a similar praiseworthy manner, it was pro bable that the Municipal Corporation Reform Act would not have been called for. That act had, he repeated, been much approved of ; and it improved the franchise in muni cipal elections, on all persons (males) who had resided three years in the town and had paid taxes. Thus a power is given to the inhabitants (or the better portion of them) to elect their own representatives in the council ; and the councils have the power to elect the aldermen and the mayor by the aldermen and councillors jointly. The council had the government of the town in their hands. They had the ap pointment of the police body, the power to levy rates, and the regulation of towns affairs in general. They were, in fine, the executors „of the property of the town, and if any portion of it was unduly appropriated, they were guilty of a breach of trust. They were possessed of a just and whole some controul, which such a body ought to enjoy in a free country. Corporations, as originally instituted, might have available for all the intended purposes ; but they had, as stated, fallen into a state in many towns, that they required to be constituted on a different principle. Other towns of magnitude, too, had sprung up, that had not before had cor porations, and such was their wealth and importance, that it became necessary for their good management that they should be incorporated.—lst Victoria, chapter 78, sec. 49. The act gave greater power to the corporations under a grant, than those possessed by the old corporations, and it also enlarged their authority. Before it was passed, corpora tions could not levy rates, and perform many valuable func tions of a local government. it empowered the council to regulate the cleaning, lighting, and watering of the town ; but, above all, it empowered them to establish an efficient police force. The mode in which the old corporations were established, and their want of such powers, were of the most injurious consequences. The new act also gave a power to raise a borough-rate to meet the art of improve ments necessary to the health and comfort of the inhabi tants. They had also a power to appoint a recorder, and also a coroner for the borough, independent of the county coroner. He might here inform the jury, that that the crown could grant a charter of incorporation, but could not invest a common council with power to raise funds. The power of granting that privilege, rested solely with the legis lature. In the 141st section of the Municipal act, it was stated that if the inhabitant householders of any borough should petition for a charter, his Masjesty might, under the advice of the Privy Council grant it. The crown he repeated could confer powers of incorporation, but the power to raise funds must be derived from statutary enactment. Amongst the towns that had risen in magnitude and importance, so as to render a corporation for the ma nagement of its affairs, not only desirable, but necessary, was the town of Manchester. The vast and rapid increase of its population, and its accumulated wealth, as the great emporium of our manufactures, rendered it perhaps the second town in the kingdom. By the parliamentary reform act, it had been made a parliamentary borough, but still not a corporate town. The parliamentary borough of Man chester consisted of eight or nine townships. (Here the learned gentleman enumerated them.) All of these town ships was under a distinct local species of management, by constabulary, &c., but of so clumsy and inefficient a nature, that though they might have done very well in the rude days of King Alfred, they were altogether unfit for the reign of Queen Victoria, in the 19th century. In each township there was a leet jury who appointed constables, who, with staves in their hands, were employed to apprehend thieves and other malefactors; but were very inefficient for such purpose, and the general conservation of the peace. In Manchester they appointed two chief constables, and great inconvenience was expeaienced by the inefficiency of the whole establishment. The police force—such as it was, was appointed by the con stables and the Borough Reeve. Then there was a separate night police, appointed by virtue of an act of parliament. The constables in Manchester had no jurisdiction in Chorl ton, and these in Cborlton could not pursue an offender to Manchester or Hulme. Each township had its separate police, and thus property, and frequently life, were placed in :jeopardy. In Manchester there were but 26 police officers and it frequently happened, that between the cessation of their period of duty, and the coming on of the night police, serious depredations were committed. With a good and well organized police, there would be no need to call in the mili tary; on every slight occasion of popular tumult. Another point, which he should show was, that the serving of the office of constable had become so disagreeable on many ac counts, and so extremely onerous, that it was very difficult to procure competent individuals to undertake the task. They could not serve, by law, unless they were resident ; and no one was obliged to serve. The necessity for a corporation to increase and regulate the police force, was therefore imperative. Even in 1830, Lord Sid mouth had been made aware of this fact, which had been more and more felt as the population continued to increase. At last, in 1837, the Leet Jury remonstrated on the subject, and stated that some change was indispensable to the quiet and protection of the town. In consequence, in January, 1838, a requisition was signed by the rate-payers, requesting the Boroughreeve and Constables to call a meeting, to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning the Crown for a charter of incorporation, by which the local government of the town would be rendered efficient. This requisition was signed by no fewer than nine hundred and forty-four respect able inhabitant householders. (The terms of the requisition were here read.) In due time a reply, in accordance with the wishes of the requisitionists, was received, appointing a day of meeting at the Town-hall, for the purpose stated in the requisition, and signed by Mr. Brown, the Boroughreeve, and Mr. Fergusson and Mr. Price, Constables. These gen tlemen were the retnrning officers for the borough. Much pains were taken to secure an attendance which should fully and fairly represent the inhabitant householders. None but rate-payers were admitted, and a vast num ber attended. The meeting took place on the 9th of February, 1838. All who were opposed to the charter, or had anything to say relating to it, had an opportunity of attending, and of freely expressing their sentiments ; and he must say, that under such circumstances, that those who did not attend, it might be inferred, acquiesced In the object of the meeting. The Boroughreeve, supported by the consta bles, presided, and a resolution was moved by Mr. Cobden, to the effect " That it was due to the character of the town, that it should have the advantage of a municipal body, to be nominated by the people, and not by the Lord of the Manor, and that a petition to her Majesty in Council, be therefore agreed to, praying her Majesty to grant to the town a char ter of incorporation." This was moved. An amendment was moved, to the effect, that this meeting protested aaginst such an application ; and stating, in conclusion, that the lay-payers should partake of a large share in the controul of the town's affairs, that was granted by the municipal corpora tion reform act. This amendment was by Mr. Rowe, who, strangely enough, opposed the act in question, because it was not sufficiently democratic in its provisions. The amend ment, and afterwards the original motion were both put to the vote, and the latter carried by a very large majority. The Boroughreeve and constables were also in favour of the petition. A motion was then made, that a committee be appointed to draw up the petition ! This was also unani mously agreed to, and a petition was prepared. The learned gentleman here read a copy of the petition—humbly show ing, that the chief municipal officers of the town should be popularly chosen, and praying her Majesty in Council, with all convenient speed to grant them a charter of incorporation. The pop ulatio n beinglarge (nearly 300,000), district committees were formed, and gentlemen undertook to procure signa tures, from the time of the meeting, the 9th February, to the beginning of March. Almost all the printers who were thus employed, acted voluntarily and without pay, and he had no doubt but that the signatures obtained were genuine. Three individuals who had been accused of obtaining signatures improperly in Chorlton-upon-Medlock, were dignified. The others conducted themselves well. By March the signatures obtained were 11,783, and the names represented property assessed at £215,282. Many more could have been got, but it was thought advisable to close the lists, and the petition was transmitted to London, and lodged at the council office, to be taken into considertion in May. It appeared that a counter petition was sent in the 23rd April, which had been in course of signature from the 6th of February. The privy council, with a view to obtain the best information, sent down Captain Jebb and Captain Green, who made their report, and on the 18th of May, the privy council made an order for the granting of the charter, which passed the great seal, and came into operation in October. It conferred con siderable powers :—that Mr. Price should make up the list of burgesses, that Mr. Rushton, a gentleman eminent at the bar, should revise it, and Mr. Hyde should be the returning officer. The charter left the appointment of a Mayor and Aldermen to the unbiassed and free will of the burgesses. On the 29th of October Mr. Price made out his list of those who were qualified and had paid their rates. Claims and objections were also posted, and duly revised and disposed of by Mr. Rushton on the 28th of November and following day, after due notice. On the 15th of November the election took place. There was a contest hi only one ward, that of NeW Cross, and Mr. Rowe, nominated by Mr. Nightingale, was one of the candidates. No fewer than 3458 burgesses voted. On the following day the aldermen were chosen, and they and the council afterwards elected the mayor. The constitution of the council was thus completed, and they entered upon their high functions. A watch com mittee was appointed to superintend the police force, and 400 police-officers were engaged to act in all of the townships excepting three, which, though included in the parliamentary borough were excluded from the corporate jurisdiction. This step was taken in consequence of the 84th clause of the Act authorising the appointment of constables, the new to supersede the old. The regular notices were posted, and all the townships acquiesced, except the township of Manchester Proper, which, however, had had the ad vantage of the new police. All the townships were pro tected by this police. A petition was next presented from the new Town-council, praying, under the act, for a sepa rate quarter sessions, and they obtained the grant. They appointed as Recorder Mr. Armstrong, and that gentleman had since been under the painful necessity of transporting individuals beyond the seas. Were they to be told that this was illegal ; that he had no jurisdiction? Nothing but the gravest considerations, the strongest reasons could justify an intermeddling with the course of justice thus solemnly dispensed. On the Bth of April, the council under the 62d section of the act, appointed a Coroner. Under that section they had appointed Mr. Chapman, a respectable solicitor. He had held various inquests, and amongst them, one on a female, and he was now to be tried by the jury for acting in his judicial capacity, and was denounced as a wrong doer and a usurper ! He was duly appointed, yet was so de nounced, on the ground that the charter had not been granted on the petition of a majority of the inhabitant house holders, and had not been accepted. He had understood that a scrutiny would be required on the other side, and if there were time and opportunity, he should have no ObiectiOn for he believed 'that he could shoW that vutee-loutins in me - signatures to tne counter • pen tion were not genuine ; and that the grossest imposition had been practised. On the other hand, he believed he could show, that there was a great majority for the charter. If he did so, he should be entitled to their verdict. With regard to the scrutiny, he could see no means of pursuing it. It was enough that the petition had satisfied the Privy Council, audit vvould be a most dangerous principle to interfere with its prerogative. The petition was a bona fide one, and the charter being granted upon it, could not be annulled. [We regret that we must condense the remainder of our report.] The learned gent. here put several hyPothetical cases with reward to thl coroner, showing the predicament in which he would be placed, if his appointment could be made out to be invalid. The granting of licenses to public-houses ; the the holding of the quarter sessions, and the sentences passed, would all be distributed if this charter were declared invalid. Its validity, however, depended upon the act of the Queen, and could not be unsettled. That the charter was not ac cepted, appeared to him to be a still more preposterous ob jection. (The learned gentleman here cited several autho rities'. to show the validity of the acceptance, &c.) There had been a publio meeting, largely attended, to petition for the charter, and a large majority had decided in in favour of it. The charter had been acted upon — A council had been appointed, a Sessions obtained, a Recorder ichoseu—a Coroner appointed. The proceedings against' them were most vexatious. ' He knew, however, that the jury would act fairly, honourably, and impartially ; and that all former disputes would be forgotten in that sacred place. It was indifferent to him of what political principles the jury were. He asked only for justice ; for whatever were their politics, he felt assured that they would hear the evi dence, and the directions of the learned judge, and he doubt ed not but his client would obtain a verdict. Mr. William Neild.—l am a merchant in Manchester. I saw a requisition for a meeting to petition. I saw the requisition. A meeting was called for the 9th February, 1838. I was appointed on the committee. I attended a number of meetings on the subject. This book contains the proceedings of the committee. I read the resolutions that was passed. Mr. George Wilson.—l was secretary, and wrote out the resolutions. The first day of meeting was the 10th of Februaty. The committee consisted of 33 in all, and 28 attended that day. They were all inhabitants of Manchester. Mr. Neild recalled.—This is the requisition to the Bo roughreeve and constables. The requisition was signed by many of the inhabitants of Manchester. When it was signed I took it to the Boroughreeve. I afterwards attended a number of meetings. Cross-examined by Mr. CRESSWELL.—I see the name of Mr. Callender. He lives at Rusholme—not within the bo rough. He has a place of business in Manchester. Mr. Cobden is the next. He is an inhabitant householder in Manchester. Mr. Bannerman has a place in Manchester. Joseph S. Grafton is the next name. I believe he lives in Manchester. (The witness did not know some of the signa tures I took one of the sheets myself, and obtained signa tures.) Here are a number of names which I got myself. First is my own name. (Witness read several names of resident householders in the borough.) I see from 20 to 30 names of parties to the requisition, whose signatures I know. I see others—eight or ten who did not sign in my presence, but I believe these are the signatures. From 30 to 50 I know. A very large proportion of the signatures. Mr. Beeston was sworn and examined by Mr. BRAN DT. —He produced copies of the Manchester Guardian, Courier, &c., of the 3d of February, in all five, containing the requi sition, and also the advertisement calling the meeting. David Price sworn and examined by Mr. CDOMPTON. --- ] was one of the constables. Mr. John Fergusson was the other. Mr. Brown is boroughreeve. He was on the continent. We received a requisition on the 2d of February. This (in a book) is a copy of the requisition. We found it so nu merously and respectably signed that we called the meeting, and it was held on the day it was called for, in the Town hall. We took a great deal of pains to prevent persons from attending who were not rate-payers. The room was as full as possible. It is five times the size of this court. There were present upwards of a thousand persons. I never saw a: larger meeting there. Mr. Cobden moved a resolution. A slip of paper was handed, and from this the resolution. I heard Mr. Cobden propose a resolution that a petition should be presented to the Queen, praying for a charter of incopora tion for Manchester. Mr. Rowe moved an amendment to the effect—" that the charter should not be petitioned for." There was speaking on both sides, and every one was heard. The meeting lasted from nine o'clock to half-past one. The amendment and motion were proposed, and the latter was carried by a large majority. Only a few hands were held up for the amendment. We stood up (three of us) to get a better view of the meeting, and concurred in this. A com mittee was'moved for and agreed to, and they were appointed. The names of the boroughreeve and constables were put amongst them, but were withdrawn. The constables were elected by the Court Leet. There was great difficulty to get parties to serve these offices. Cross-examined by Mr. CRE S SWEL L.—The greater por tion of those in the room were in favour of the charter. I believe the greater portion of the respectable inhabitants in Manchester were in favour of the charter, provided it were applied for by their own political party. I cannot estimate the number of burgesses in Manchester. George Wilson sworn.—l attended the public meeting al luded to by the last witness, and was appointed honorary secretary. The public meeting appointed a committee. They met for the first time on the 10th of February. A draft of a petition was submitted, and it was ordered that some copies should be made to distribute amongst canvassers. The next meeting was on the 16th, and more copies were ordered. The committee passed a resolution that instructions should be given to the canvassers. These instructions were given orally and in writing. We gave them the copies of the peti tion, and told them to obtain signatures of inhabitant house holders, and to report progress every evening. There were about 'lOO canvassers. At the next meeting a sub-committee was appointed. They were in the habit of meeting from day to day, to take cognizance of the proceedings of the can vassers. There was a meeting at the Town-hall on the 2d of March, when it was agreed that it was not expedient to obtain the signatures of females. W e met again on the 9th of March, and I reported the number of signatures obtained on the sheets. It was ordered that the next day the petition should be closed. Gentlemen were at that meeting appointed to convey the petition to London. Cross-examined by Mr. CRESSWELL—I cannot tell how um/ inhabitant householders there are in Manchester; bat there are 34,000 rate-payers, including women. I never saw the ladies vote in Manchester. Mr. Richard Cobden.—l am a burgess, and a member of the Corporation. The Corporation defend this action. The town-clerk is the attorney. Cross-examined--The Council employed him. A question was raised as to the witness being competent to give evidence, he being a member of the body who employ the town-clerk. The Attorney-General contended that he was competent in his individual capacity. Mr. CRESWELL argued that here was a question in which the Corporation defended their own existence. Mr. Cobden—There has been no indemnity fund raised to defend this action that I know of. There is no means that I know of paying the town-clerk but a rate upon the inhabi tants. Mr. CRESSWELL objected to the witness, on the ground that if the cause were lost, the Corporate funds would be di minished by the costs. Mr. Cobden recalled—l attended the meeting at the Town-hall. I never knew so numerous a meeting within doors. I moved the first resolution, and spoke in favour of it. Mr. Rowe was on the opposite side, and spoke against the charter for about three-quarters of an hour. I heard the result announced by the boroughreeve and constables, after they had conferred together, and it was in favour of the peti tion. I was on the committee appointed to draw up the pe tition. There were about 100 canvassers. With a few ex ceptions, they acted without pay. I was a member of the executive committee, and assisted in receiving the signatures on sheets, and putting the m t oge th er . The petition was closed early in March. I carried it to London, and lodged it in the Privy Council office. I cannot remember the pre cise date. This is the petition, which I assisted in preparing, which I carried to London, and which I lodged in the Coun cil office. Cross-examined.—lt is much torn since I saw it. 1 con fined myself in obtaining signatures which were both inha bitant householders and rate-payers. I cannot speak accu rately as to the number of signatures I procured. I can speak to many of the signatures which I knew. Re-examined.—Probably I obtained from fifty to one hundred signatures. By the JUDGE.—There is a considerable number of inha bitant householders whose landlords pay their rates. Philip Yandall.—l was appointed head clerk by the execu tive committee. I was employed from beginning to end. The sheets were brought in by the canvassers, and I took them in charge. There were about 120 sheets, containing 11,600 or 11,700 signatures. No directions were given that I heard. _ _ Cross-examined.-1 did not obtain any signatures myself. Lennard.—l am chief clerk in the council-office. This petition was brought from the office. It was lodged on the 12th March, TB3B. Witness here read part of an order or act in council, granting the charter upon the petition before mentioned. _ _ Mr. CRESSWELL said, he admitted that the charter was granted upon that petition, and his lordship ruled that there was no occasion for the further testimony of this witness. Mr. Nield.—The signatures I obtained are mostly in the first sheet. There are 42 in that sheet. Cross-examined.—Mr. Mark Phillips is not a householder within the limits of the borough. He is a rate-payer. Mr. Potter is an inhabitant householder. Next is my own. Henry Tootall and Edward Tootall both reside in Chorlton upon-Medlock, are inhabitant householders. Daniel Lee resides in Salford. W. R. Callender resides in Chorlton upon-Medlock. John Bird I do not know. Mr. Charles Walker was not then an inhabitant householder. Hy. Ford lives beyond the limits. Sydney Potter is a resident. S. and H. Marsden are inhabitants. _ _ His LORDSHIP here proposed that the witness should select the names of those persons only whom he knew. This, however, was not done. A conversation then took place between his Lordship and the respective leading counsel. The further scrutiny of the names to the requisition was dropped, and— The Learned JUDGE intimated that he was not of opinion that a counter-petition could, under the circumstances, super cede the right of the crown to grant a charter of incorpora tion. Here his Lordship and the learned Counsel entered into legal arguments at great length, on the principal points in volved—particularly with reference to the clause in which it it stated in the Ist Victoria, c. 78, clause 49, that a majority of the inhabitant householders was requisite in order to ob tain the charter. His lordship repeated his dissent from their opinion that a counter-petition would invalidate the preroga tive of the crown. He, however, gave this opinion, hastily, and was not sure that he was right. As to scrutinizing the whole of the alleged signatures, that was imposssble in such a tri bunal, :inasmuch as it was stated, that there were 11,600 signatures on one side, and 44,000 on the other. If a quarter an hour were allowed to investigate each, the jury would have to remain there about three years. (Laughter.) As Mr. Cresswell had intimated his intention to carry the cause to a higher tribunal, he (the learned Judge,) should frame a note, on which he (Mr. Cresswell,) might found his bill of exceptions. Finally, it was agreed by both Counsel that the cause should go to a higher Court—the Court of Exchequer we believe — his Lordship having first made a note to the effect, that in the district there were about 48,000 householders ; that from 3000 to 4000 persons qualified to be burgessess if the charter were granted, had signed the petition ; and that from 5000 to 6000 had signed the counter petition, which was presented in due time ; and, in conclusion, the learned Judge noted— " I am of opinion that, notwithstanding, such counter peti tion would not incapacitate the Crown from granting a char ter, upon the recommendation of the Privy Council." Upon this Mr. Cresswell would found his bill of exceptions. The points which the learned counsel wish to put at issue were-Ist. That a majority of the householders had not petitioned ; and 2d, that there were more signatures to the counter-petition, than to the petition. The learned JUDGE then stated the case to the jury, and they accordingly returned a verdict for the defendant, by consent, it being understood that a bill of exceptions would be preferred on the part of the plaintiff, in (we believe) the Court of Exchequer. WEBB V. ARNOLD. This was an action to recover a sum of £l5O, being the amount of an accommodation bill, drawn for, and accepted by Richard Pattison, formerly connected with a newspaper in this town, and which was dishonoured. A previous bill had been drawn which had not been liquidated, and to which a great part of the amount of the bill in question was appropriated. The plea set up in bar of the action was, that the sum charged for the accommodation was usurious. This, however, (with reference to a recent act relative to bills of exchange) was over-ruled, and the jury found for the plaintiff—Damages £l5O, and interest £4 17s. MANCHESTER-LATEST INTELLIGENCE SALFORD SESSIONS.—These Sessions were held at the New Bailey, yesterday morning, before J. F. Foster, Esq. chairman and a full bench of Magistrates. The calendar was unusually light, there being not more than 80 cases of felony, but the small number of cases arose from the circumstances that a number of the prisoners (about 60) have been committed for trial to the Borough Sessions, since the Coporation had been in operation. The Chairman, John Hall, Esq. of Heaton Norris, having delivered his charge and one or two minor cases having been disposed of the court adjourned until this morning. BRUTAL AND DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN.—At the New Bailey yesterday, the Court-room was crowded to hear the examina tion of a man named Hughpool, who in company with two other men, Kearney and Redden, had made a most deter mined and savage attempt to murder a man named Patrick Hay, on Sunday morning last, and the prisoner on being apprehended struck a police-watchman a violent blow with a large ron bar on the head, and had not his hat proteeted him, he would most likely have been killed on the spot. The prisoners Kearney and Redden have not yet been appre hended, but they will not long escape the vigilance of the po lice. Forbescuthbert, a police-watchman, deposed that he was on his duty on Sunday morning, and between 12 and 1 o'clock he heard a cry of murder in Factory-street, and upon going to the spot whence the cry proceeded he found Hay covered with blood from wounds that he had received. The unfortunate man was taken to a house in the neighbourhood, and surgical assistance immediately procured. On examin ing him, it appeared that his throat was partly cut, and that he had received a severe wound on either side of the neck, apparently inflicted with some sharp instrument. He was also very much beaten about the head, and had been kicked in a most brutal manner in different parts of the body. When he was sufficiently able to speak, he said that he was going home ; and he met the prisoner Hughpool, who said, " Oh, is that you?" and he replied, " Yes, good night ;" on which the prisoner threw a brick at him, and knocked him down. He immediately rose from the ground, and a scuffle ensued. Kearney and Redden then came up, and fell on and over powered him ; they took from their pocket a knife, and cut him in the throat, kicked him on the head, and would have killed him on the spot if the watchmen had not come up. From the description given, the police watchmen went to the house where Hughpool lodged, which he succeeded in enter ing; but on attempting to go up sthirs, he was struck a vio-, lent blow on the head with a bar of iron (which he here pro duced), and was knocked senseless on the ground. Other policemen came and secured the prisoner. The unfortunate man still lies in a precarious state, and the case was remand ed until Wednesday. A large clasp-knife found on the pri soner was exhibited, stained with blood, and corresponded with the wounds inflicted on the unfortunate man. CHAPLAINCY OF KIRKDALE PRISON. — The vacancy oc casioned by the , death of the Rev. William Homer, will be filled up at the Preston Sessions, holden on the sth September. Passengers by the Dryope, Captain R. Hamilton, from Quebec, which sailed 25th July :—Colonel Bishopp, 11th Regiment, lady, child, and two servants ; Lieutenant Peck, Royal Artillery ; R. Wood, Esq„ of Quebec ; Peter Bucha nan, Esq., Upper Canada; Ensign Forty, 83d Regiment. TALACRE COAL.—We beg to direct the attention of the public to the prospectus of the Talacre Coal Company, from which it appears,lhat any householder taking, for instance, ten of the debentures, at the cost of £6O, will have fifteen tons of coal delivered annually, in Liverpool, free, excepting the cartage from the vessel. We understand, that a deputa tion from the directors is about to visit Liverpool, when a public meeting will be called, for the purpose of explaining and entering more fully into the nature of the undertaking.- FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Friday, an inquest was held on the body of Michael Slaney. The deceased, it appeared, was a labouring man, and lived in Carlton-street. On Monday afternoon he was very tipsy, and while in that state, fell into a cellar, and in doing so his head came violently in contact with the wall. He was conveyed to the Northern Hospital, where he died soon after. Verdict accidental death.—On Monday, an inquest was held on the body of James Stanley, a porter, who worked at the docks. The deceased had been employed on board the Newcastle steamer discharging and unloading the cargo. In doing so, he fell into the hold. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he soon died. The brain whs lacerated, and there was an effusion of blood within the skull. Verdict, accidental death.—On the same day, an inquest was held on the body of James Prince Gould. The deceased, on Monday last, after having followed his business, (a joiner,) returned home. He went to died; he appeared convulsed, stretching out his arms in great agony. His wife sent for medical assistance. When the surgeon ar rived, he found him dying. Upon a post mortem examina tion of the body, a considerable quantity of blood was found effused upon the brain, and the blood vessels of the brain were much distended with blood,—produced, according to the testimony of the medical witness, by excessive drinking. His death was the result of apoplexy.—On Wednesday, a distressing accident occurred in Vernon- s t ree t. A c hild, belonging to Henry Worswick, was killed by his father under the following painful circumstances. The fathe r of the de ceased drives a dray, and is in the service o f M r . W r i g ht, the brewer. He was coming down Vernon. street, where he lives, to take his dinner, on the day in question, accompanied by the dray. The child saw him at a distance, and called out " Father, father !" rejoiced at his appearance. As he ap proached his own door, he was leading the dray to the edge of the parapet, being at tne time at the shaft horse's head. The child became entangled in one of the wheels, and before the father was aware of it, it passed over the body of his own child ! Verdict, accidental death.—On Monday, the Cap tain of the flat Mary, then lying at the King's Pier-head, at tempted to get on board by sliding down a rope, which was fastened to a stone on the quay. In doing this, he slipped his hands, and fell with his back against the flat's side, and then rolled into the river. He was picked up by his son, who was in attendance ; but so severely was he injured that he died at half-past one the same morning. AFFAIRS OF HONOUR ADJUSTED BY PROXY.—AII officer, an Irish one, we presume, advertises in the Morning Chro nicle, that he " will be happy to execute and adjust personal affairs for a gentleman of rank not inferior to his own," His address is very appropriately at a gun-maker's, THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Second Night of Mr. DOWTON, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent -Garden and Drury-Lane, who is engaged for a Fortnight ; and of Mr. F. VINING, of the same Thea tres, who is also engaged for a limited period. The Last. Night but Three of Mr. ANDERSON, of the Theatre- Royal, THlSpresent TUESDAY, August 27, 1839, will be per formed, for the 9th time here, the last New Play, called RICHELIEU ; OR, THE CONSPIRACY. Cardinal Richelieu.. (first time).. Mr. Stuart. The Chevalier de Mauprat.. (his original character).. Mr. Anderson. The Sieur de Beringhen.. (in attendance on the King, one of the Conspirators).... Mr. F. Vining, (As originally performed by him in London.) Julie.. (first time).. Miss Faucit. To conclude with the favourite Farce of A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Sir Mark Chase.... Mr. Dowton. Alfred Highflyer.. Mr. F. Vining . Fixture.. Mr. Slaiter. Mrs. Selborne.. Miss Barratt. Mrs. Fixture.. Mrs. Baker. Maria Darlington Miss Faucit. TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the Comedy of THE RIVALS. Sir Anthony Absolute, Mr. Dowton ; Captain Absolute, Mr. F. Vining ; Faulkland, Mr. Anderson ; Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Mr. G. Horncastle •, Bob Acres, Mr. Baker ; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Clarke ; Julia, Miss Faucit •, Lydia, Mrs. Tellet.—To conclude with the Musical Play of ROB ROY. Rob Roy, Mr. Anderson ; Francis Osbaldis tone, Mr. Barker •, Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. Baker ; Major Galbraith, Mr. G. Horncastle ; Helen M'Gregor, Miss Cleaver ; Diana Vernon, Miss Grant. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. lt/FR. CLARKE, ACTING MANAGER, most respectfully LY.L announces that his BENEFIT is appointed to take place on MONDAY next, September the 2d, on which occasion the following auxiliary Performers will sustain principal cha racters in the Entertainments of the Evening :—Mr. DOW TON, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent-Garden, and Drury lane, the second week of his engageufent. Mr. KEELEY, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent-Garden, and of Madame Vestris' Theatre, who has in thoyindest manner volunteered his services on this occasionfrbeing his only night of per forming. Mr. P. VINING, of the Theatres-Royal, Drury lane and Covent-Garden, the second week of his engagement ; and Mr. MACKAY, of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh, his first appearance this Season. To give additional attraction to the performances, an arrangement has also been made for this night with Mr. HACKETT, the celebrated American Comedian, who will personate the character of Colonel Nimrod Wildfire, in the Farce of The Kentuckian, being positively his only appearance this Season. ON MONDAY NEXT, SEPTEMBER 2, 1839, The Entertainments will commence with the popular Scotch Drama, called . . CRAMOND BRIG ; OR, THE GOOD MAN OF BALLANGIECH. Jock HowisOn Mr. Mackay, as originally performed by him at the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh. After which, the new Farce, as performed last season at Madame Vestris' Theatre, with the greatest success, called DOCTOR DILWORTH. Syntax.... (his original character) .... Mr. Keeley. Dr. Dilworth..Mr. Baker. I O'Loughlin..Mr. G. Horncastle. Mr. Paddington Mrs. Dilworth.. Mrs. Clarke. I Zoe Miss Grant. To which will be added, the Farce of THE KENTUCKIAN, Or, A Trip to New York. Written expressly for Mr. Hackett, and performed by him with the greatest success in all the principal Theatres of the United Kingdom. Colonel Nimrod Wildfire.. (the Kentuckian).. Mr. Hackett. Ctesar.. .. (a Free 81ack).... Mr. Slaiter. Mrs. Luminary.. (a Tourist and Speculator) .. Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. Freeman.... Miss Cleaver. To be followed by the popular new Farce, as produced last season with the greatest success at Madame Vestris' Theatre, called THE QUEEN'S HORSE, OR, THE BREWER OP PRESTON. Tom Tubbs (the Brewer of Preston) .. Mr. Keeley, as originally performed by him in London. Mary Wakefield To conclude with a new Farce, never acted here, as performed last season in nightly succession at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, called CHAOS IS COME AGAIN, OR, THE RACE BALL. Colonel Chaos Mr. Dowton. Jack Bunce . as originally performed by him in London. Tottenham Harriett Miss Faucit. Tickets to be had of Mr. CLARKE, No. 1, Houghton street, Williamson-square . and of Mr. HALL, at the Box office of the Theatre, of whom Places may be taken from Ten until Three. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Several communications have been received too late for in sertion in our present number. We hope to be able in our next to bring up our arrears with our Correspondents. Vie Etimpoot &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1939. There are some persons in the world who cannot do the easiest thing well, or the best thing and most praise worthy in an honest manner. Her Majesty's Minis ters have given a most striking example of this cha racter in their dealings with the Slavery Suppression Bill. There is no cause which so completely identifies with itself all the best and warmest principles and feelings of the head and heart. There is no one in which the Bri6;.h mind is so unanimous, or on which the other wise somewhat phlegmatic temper of Englishmen so easily becomes excited. Consequently there is no con ceivable question on which an able and honest Minis ter could so safely reckon on being supported, to what ever length he might be disposed to go. If the Duke of Wellington were to unfurl the standard of universal WAR,—War to the knife against the cruel Pirates would be breathed from every voice in Britain. Energy and firmness of action would yet find itself lagging behind the enthusiastic impulses of the popular will. The Whigs have always endeavoured to identify themselves with this absorbing question. A belief that they were the warm friends of Negro Emancipation had far more to do with bringing them into office than any craving for Parliamentary Reform. And in 1835, when Sir Robert Peel had been recalled to povicr, the Whigs, by their organ Lord Morpeth, moved and car ried censure upon him, not for arresting the progress of democracy, but for dissolving the Parliament that carried the measure of Negro Emancipation. If this does not show that, while they have one eye for the negro they have two for themselves, we suppose no demonstration on earth will prove it to the doubt- ing sceptic. However it has stood them in good stead, and, doubtless, when every other Whig pretext is threadbare, they will resort to this their other, their hacknied pretence, with yet more zeal than ever. But what have they been about behind the scenes? What have they done in their negotiations, and, their alliances, in deeds of fact, not in matters of paper ? The British people have seen how little, how shame fully and disgracefully little, the wretched impostors have achieved. And now what are they about Gratuitously in- vading the rights of Portugal where the very object is compromised by the invasion. If Portugal refuse to fulfil her treaties, again and again we say, with the Hero of a hundred fights, let the Sovereign present a mes sage to Parliament, and declare WAR upon the refrac tory State ; and let Parliament prove its zeal by voting the supplies liberally. They have taken occasion most heedlessly to infringe the British Constitution. Why give the subject these powers under this mongrel act, which the policy of the Constitution has vested in the Sovereign ? Well may Portugal reply, " Queen Victoria I know,—her crown and dignity I respect and fear; but you, my Lord Minto, who are you ?" The Duke of Wellington, followed by thirteen other most respectable names, has affixed his signature to a very manly and straightforward protest. His Grace is not the man to talk of things, but to do them. He would not frame idle acts of Parliament againSt Portu gal, but send a plain and simple message, to be followed out by Great Britain as she knew how to follow out her just menaces, before the reins of her empire fell into the feeble and treacherous hands of these degene rate Whigs. In short, the pitiful and contemptible tricksters have selfish objects of their own in view in the latitudes not of Fernando Po and Rio Janeiro, but the more homely latitudes of London and Dublin. ; They ride the poor negro for their own sport or luxury far more shame lessly than any old selfish Planter who never made pre tences to purity. We have the happiness, however, of reflecting, that while the ancient zeal on this spirit-stirring topic has not one whit abated, discretion has been added to zeal; and, whatever either Whig or Conservative may say or do, the people of England will see the poor African righted in this matter. When the Standard of Eng land is unfurled let the oppressors look to it. A very interesting question is just now agitating the Scottish Church; and, as our Presbyterian brethren most r roperly consider that all other questions fall into comparative insignificance when the interests of their C hurch are at stake, the strongest sensation con tinues to prevail from Cape Wrath to the Mull of Galloway. In England a Clergyman is ordained at the proper age, and, having satisfied his Bishop, is admitted into the Church as an ordained Minister. What is called a title for orders is indeed usually necessary in the first instance; but still, for practical purposes, the Minister's ordination has taken place, and is complete, in by far the majority of instances, before he is settled upon a benefice of his own. In Scotland the case is otherwise :—when presented to his benefice, then is the time for him to receive ordination at the hands of the Presbytery. And here-has • been the occasion of a difficulty, which has happily never arisen, and scarcely can arise, in England. The Licentiate (for such he is merely until appointed to his benefice) comes to the Presbytery for ordination. They of course may refuse him, if they consider him unfit, and this is matter for their own discretion : and this discretion (since they are mortal men) will not always be exercised with per fect wisdom, though we dare say it is so in the vast majority of cases. Here, then, is the difficulty. The appointed Minister has an undoubted right to the temporalities. This the Court of Session and the House of Lords have definitely decided. But who can compel the Church to admit him to the Spiritu alities? And if he be not useful in the Spiritualities, why should he pern the temporalities ? If he do not minister at the altar, why should he live of the altar ? It is obvious that these are questions of very grave importance and very great difficulty. Those who wish for further information on the subject, may refer with advantage to the speeches delivered in the last General Assembly by the respective leaders, Drs. Cook and Chalmers,—to the judgments in the House of Lords, —and to the decisions in the Court of Session. There is also a very able pamphlet, in which the Chalmerian side of the question is espoused, by a Mr. Grey of Perth. We do not pretend to be conversant with Scottish doctrines of Theology and Church Discipline, and our present object, in adverting to the subject, is to point out to our English readers a very strong and active impulse which is just now exerting itself over the pub lic mind of Scotland. We believe it to he pregnant with very momentous consequences to the Established Church of Scotland, either for good or for evil. Wish ing well to a pure form of orthodox and Evangelical Religion, established in a portion of the Empire, and firmly beloved by the people, we sincerely trust it may issue in an union between the National and Secession Churches, and in a check 'given to the odi ous and demoralising doctrines of Voluntaryism. The Whigs of Edinburgh, with their characteristic craft, have endeavoured to make it serve them a good turn in the line of their politics. Hence (we will wager a penny) the subdued and conciliatory tone of Lord Melbourne upon this subject in the House of Lords. We have received our files of the Jamaica Royal Gazette, Dispatch, Standard, and Gazette, to the 20th of July inclusive. The news brought by these papers is of a very unfavourable character. The Negroes continue to be as indolent and refractory as ever. The prospects of the planters are as gloomy and dis couraging as former accounts have represented them ;o be. The Gazette states that the manner in which the Negroes are working on the Sugar Estates gene- rally " will prove their own ruin." They allow so many canes to be eaten by the cattle—so many to become rotten—so many to become decomposed by being left after ripening in the ground, instead of taking them off by a regular and continuous labour, when fit for sugar-making--that the produce is scarcely worth bringing into the market. In many instances the expense of cutting, carting, and boiling exceeds the actual value of the sugar. The sugar pro- perties of Lord Seaford, that used to produce 600 or 700 hogsheads per annum, will not ship 70 hogsheads in all this year ! His Excellency the Governor had, with the advice of his Privy Council, issued a proclamation declaring the Ist of August to be a day of thanksgivings and rejoicings for the great boon of freedom. The Gazette remarks, that it would be observed as a day of sorrow by the Proprietors of the colony, adding,—" The Negroes have now been in possession of full freedom for nearly a twelvemonth. They do as much, or as little work as they please, and, if found fault with, leave their employers in the lurch, without a moment's warning. Their lowest scale of wages is a shilling sterling per day, for the lightest labour. The most worthless menial can obtain los. per week for less labour than he formerly performed for half a dollar. Notwithstanding this, the pretended ' friends of the blacks' are as rabid and rancorous as ever, and more than ever anxious for the destruction of British Colo nial commerce." The Royal Gazette gives an equally deplorable ac count of the present state of Jamaica. We subjoin a few of the more prominent extracts from this journal. Respecting the general aspect of affairs in the island, the Royal Gazette remarks :—" We sincerely wish it were in our power to give a favourable account of the state of the island to our friends in England, by the packet which sails this day (July 20). Yet, although we have to acknowledge that on some Coffee Planta tions, and in some districts, things are going on as well as can be expected, we are nevertheless compelled to say, that this is by no means general, nay, that the reverse is too much the case. Indeed, our impressions for the last two weeks contain facts of such an unplea sant nature, that we anticipate the worst results for this island." Such is the gloomy picture drawn by the Liberal Royal Gazette. We have too much reason to fear, from what we learn from 'other sources, that there is every probability that the prospects thus de scribed will become more hopeless than ever in a brief space of time, unless a speedy and radical alteration takes place in the colonial policy of Government. The following intelligence will justify the most fear- ful apprehensions :—" In a letter from St. Mary's," (observes the Royal Gazette), " now before us, it is stated that the people on Water Valley Estate, in the Annotto Bay district, had some words with the gen tleman who visited it, and the Negroes Nrith great deliberation set fire to several cane pieces.' A similar inhance is mentioned to have occurred in St. Doro thy's last week. The same correspondent states, that the first of August approaching, the Negroes are beginning to get very unsettled, but we do do not expect them to take more than a week or ten days' holiday." Respecting the condition, feelings, and intentions of the peasantry generally, the Royal Gazette proceeds to remark—" We have before alluded to the independ ence of the peasantry, and to the dependant state to which the proprietor is reduced, being actually at the mercy of the people who live upon his estate, and cul tivate his land for their own use, and who will see the property going to destruction before their eyes, yet will not appropriate any portion of their labour to rescue that estate from ruin. The animus with which the la bouring people are at present urged is really melan choly. It affords no satisfaction, no confidence to the proprietor. On the sugar estates he will see labourers working steadily and cheerfully digging cane holes— the severest work that there is connected with the culti vation of the sugar cane, and consequently for which extra wages are given. Yet, when this severe task is concluded, these people will not plant the cane, in the holes they have been paid for digging, because the work being lighter, they are not paid so extravagantly ; thus, the proprietor is baulked in his endeavours to continue his cultivation, and loses the labour already expended on his field. On coffee properties again, they will not undertake the light duty of keeping clean the young coffee trees, and in consequence of the rapid growth of weeds, the lower branches wither, and the tree dwindles to nothing. Again, when the piece gets too foul, they will not undertake it, because the work is too heavy, and they cannot get over it quickly. Our island is truely in a lamentable condition, and we en tertain very great doubts of it ever being retrieved. — The situation of the island too, with regard to the arm ing of the people, cannot be contemplated without alarm. We continue to see firearms passing almost daily, in possession of the labourers, on their way from the importers to the country, and, strange as it may appear, we understand the authorities are allowing the sale of firearms to be continued without any inquiry, whether a return is sent in quarterly of those sold, or whether the persons selling are in possession of a Ii- cense." The planters seem to be completely appalled and overwhelmed by the difficulties with which they are surrounded. On this topic the Royal Gazette re marks :--" There is, in the present state of the island, an unaccountable apathy to every thing concerning it : the minds of men are paralyzed, and we see ruin and desolation coming upon us, without almost using any effort to prevent it. The inhabitants see with dismay the various measures brought into parliament, all tend ing to secure power to individual parties, without be ing of advantage to the island, and they behold the last measure with greater drew' annihilation of our Assembly2g posed, bearing falsity on its Me; upon as oppressive and trannik measure now proposed is viewed with still greats* sb, horrence. By it our constitutional rights as Brie" subjects, and the privileges of our Assembly, ars usurped and trampled on, while the Council has - no power to originate any measure which might advantage Ile island. Our friends in England need not be stir. prised if the anticipated measure becomes law, to ice petitions from the proprietors and all, the.respectable portion of the inhabitants, praying' t'[.?Gowara• . _ ment will assume the whole responsihilitn; saline such laws as may protect and secure peisOi t 'and pro perty. In the present measure we see nothing but dia. satisfaction to all parties, and we know that we speak the sentiments of a very great proportion of the inha bitants of this island, when we declare that they *add have been less dissatisfied with the total annihilation of the Assembly." The accounts in the Jamaica Standard are equally unfavourable. The truth is, that the whole island pre• sents a melancholy proof of the disastrous results of liberal misrule. We see no hopes for the future safety and prosperity of Jamaica, or any other of our cola , " nial possessions, but in a change of Administration s accompanied by a radical change of policy., ) „',„: l '_ - , • : butt We have received a file of the Guiana Chronickbp the sth of July inclusive. These papers do notns tam any news of importance. The colony same condition as represented by the lastaCcOlintil We may, perhaps, give a few extracts 1 . 4, 44111, illustrative of the colonial policy pursued by the ", in Demerara as well as in the other West I A:k — . l pendencies of the British crown. Id iisayot mid ycl bem • 6bloi 1:36T LIVERPOOL PROTESTANT OPERATITZ ASSOCIATION. . • A monthly meeting of the members and friends of the above association was held yesterday evening at the School Room, Heath-street, Toxteth Park. In consequence elite having been announced that the Rev. J. B. M'Crea; of Dublin, would attend for the purpose of addressing the meet: ing, thelroom was filled before seven o'clock, at which hour the proceedings commenced. The arrival of the chairman the Rev. Mr. Marshall was greeted with loud applause.. ssi. The Rev. Marshall was called to the chair. The Chairman opened the proceedings by eupplicatin444 divine blessing on the labours of the association. • ' The CHAIRMAN then called the attention of the meeting to the object of the meeting—the defence of that jewel, the Protestant faith, which was committed to their charge by their forefathers. Let no man dare to neglect to stand forth in defence of this precious boon. Watchfulness is peculiarly incumbent upon the Protestants of the present day. Indif ference is the great source of danger to our Protestant este. blishment. It should be remembered that when the hues bandmen were asleep the enemy came .in and sowed tarn among the wheat. The slumber of apathy and indifferent* is the great evil which besets the Protestants of the present day. It was owing to this that the so-called Catholic Eaton. eipation bill was carried. If the Protestants of Great Britain had not neglected to listen to prophecy, that iniquitous mea sure would not have passed. (Cheers.) The Rev. Chairman then adverted in terms of strong dangers arising from the spread r long extract animadverting upon' Owen, the notorious Infidel, to he) Victoria. The prevalence of the culcated in the blasphemous public well calculated to excite feelings O Chairman then proceeded to state who professed the honoured name the work of reformation among the more incumbent when they the signs of the times. The natiot and to enquire into the truth of should therefore redouble their effol gospel. Mr. HOLDEN moved the first had called him a friend to the cam . they _ If being a decided enemy of Popery entitled him to the:ap pellation of a friend to the objects of the Protestant Assoc ciation, he was proud to deserve the name. It was lila opinion that the operatives of this country ought to redouble their efforts for the propagation of the truth, and the extirpas tion of the delusive heresies of Popery. When they saw our ministry utterly regardless of the interests of Protestantism-- when they saw the encroachments of the Popish factioditi the legislature—when they saw the liberals of this country. falsely so called, actively co-operating with the rankest ene mies of British liberties—when they saw the indefatigable ex ertions which were making for the spread of the detnoralising principles of Socialism—how could they sit down in silence and indifference ? Was it not incumbent upon them to re new their exertions, and to multiply their appeals to the feel ings of their Protestant brethren ? It was a shame to slug gish and indifferent Protestants that ' they materially con tributed to the spread of Popery in this country. Expedi ency was the grand means by which the legislature was pre vailed upon to aid in the unhallowed work of propping up tile tottering throne of Antichrist. The speaker dwelt with mudla eloquence upon the necessity of resorting to prayer ' 'as one dr the most effectual weapons of Protestants against error-seed superstition. Let them pray that all nations may be bro.. •. t to the knowledge of the truth—from the region where • • palm spreads its_ branches to when the iceberg rises in naked grandeur. (Cheers.) did et e Mr. RADCLIFFE rose to seconclggittiete ' dution, He took a survey of the progress of the reforrnatiOnesiAfter detaiiket the means by which Popery was banished l'ettin- Entail& kg proceeded to point out the efforts which-have been made of late years, for re-establishing the reign eft Popery.. Thera could be no doubt that the series of measures which have been introduced for the purpose of removing the disabilities of the Papists, were-so many steps towards the ascendancy of Papal tyranny. The Church of England constituted s in the language of the resolution, the grand bulwark against ewers. croachments of Popery. If there was any object which more deeply affected the feelings of Englishmen, it was the Church of their fathers. If there was one thing that endeared that Church to the feelings of Englishmen more than another;it was, that the Church was the great bulwark of Protests:Wont. In all her articles and formularies the ,Chureli of. England entered her solemn protest against the errors Of . Romanism. So careful is the Church in guarding her children- against the fatal heresies of the apostate Church of Rome, that there is scarcely a single article in which some erroneous doctrine is not protested against. The speaker -enumerated several of the most prominent errors of the Churchtotßonie which were condemned in the thirty nine articles. The - Cliurchrof England had 1 een called the eldest daughter of the Chen& of Rome. The fact was otherwise. The Church of England is the most anti-Popish Church on the face of the earth: , stead of being - the daughter of the Church of. Rorne4se Church of England was older than- the Church of- Rome. The Church of England in separating from the Church .of Rome, or rather in rejecting the authority of that Clan*, had only refused the chaff while it kept the wheat..• It had rejected the vile, while it held fast what was precious. hi the present day, the number of eminent ministers who ex erted themselves in opposing Popery was daily increasing. Among them he would enumerate- such men as M`Ghee, M•Neile, Ould, &c. The resolution which he held in his hand said that it was the duty of every Protestant and of every patriot to rally round the standard of Protestantism. The Church of England was the great shield by which the civil and religious liberties of Dissenters were protected. It was, therefore, the duty of every Dissenter to come forward in defence of that Church to which he owed so much. (Cheers.) What was the meaning of the cry of "No Popery ?" Was it a bugbear to frighten old , women ? Far from it. It was pregnant with meaning. It meant no slavery —no persecution—no idolatry—no superstition—no inquisi tion—no national degradation. (Cheers.) Let them show that it was their determination to drive Popery from theland. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN, before lie put the resolution, stated that the object of the meeting was not merely -to uphold Pro testantism in name only. They contended for principles— the principles of the gospel. They did not wish merely to cause Papists to change their names—they wanted them to become Israelites indeed "—to come to the knowledge of the truth as it is in Christ Jesus. I)%at,r! The CHAIRMAN then apologised for the absence of he Rev. Mr. M'Crea, who was probably prevented by family -arrangements from attending. Mr. WILLIAMS then addressed the meeting with great animation. He enlarged on the sin and evil arising from the propagation of Popish doctrines ; and observed that it was the duty of .every clergyman to raise his voice against the abominations of the system, and if such was the duty of ministers, it was also the bounden duty of the laity to assist them in every way practicable. lie appealed to those around him to come forward and assert their religious and political rights, in opposition to the wily schemes of their adverlaries. -He trusted the day was not far distant when we should be relieved from our present imbecile government; and, in its stead, have one purely Protestant. The CHAIRMAN then urged the meeting -to use 'every means for the furtherance of the- objets which the iety had in view ; and, after a few worda from Mr. Wathirn and Mr. Leatherbarrow, the meeting separated, tho' not' without numbers having previously enrolled -themselves as &embers of the association. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD. SIR,-1 beg leave to contradict the statement in the Albion •f this day, as to the result of the cause " Weatherhilt v. Smith ;" the verdict having been for the defendant. Yours respectfully, RICHARD SMITH. Basthgrpi Ferry, 26th Aug. 1839. • 1 'i+.j cll y tofvit.'""'""'"'""' " 'St. Peter's Church, which has been closed of late for the purpose of undergoing repairs, opens on Sunday next, for divine worship. GREAT WESTERN, STEAM-SHIP.--This fine vessel left Kingroad on Saturday afternoon, for New York. She car ried out 110 passengers and a considerable quantity of goods. BRITISH QUEEN, STEAM-SHlP.—This magnificent vessel will leave the Thames on Sunday, and Portsmouth on Mon day, on her second voyage to New York. She will, we hear, be full of goods and passengers. LIVERPOOL, STEAM-SHIP. —This vessel, wl}ieh sailed from Liverpool for New York on the afternoon* the let instant, was spoken on the 10th, nine days outi,looug. 35. She would, we calculate, reach New York on orefore the 17th instant. She may be expected back on or before the Bth of September. OPENING OF THE SIXTH SEAL.---We tention of our readers, and all lovers of the magnificent picture of the Opening the Danby, A.R.A., which is now for a few day: ing at 25, Bold-street. As a work of art " The tints which pervade the picture are mellow, imparting a vigorous freshness am lief to the colouring of the figures truly adm: a harmony and beauty, united with a delicacl this noble painting, which bespeak the hani and you stare at it with surprise, convictio' ment,—certain of its unequalled merit, any ing it to be a work of art. All is in pelf( phic to sublimity,—the hand of genius' To see, understand, and feel its beauties. still, and gaze upon it in silence : ' Let no passion stir,— Wake all to reason,—Let her reigfi i Then reflect and ponder upon the destiny of humanity., - iri, know what we are ; but what we shall be,— When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,' • is the question at every flying moment at issue." 'To ill who have not seen this celebrated specimen of the Eng* School, we say; go and contemplate it—the pictofial'enter tainment will sink deep into the heart, and by its softening power assist to make it happier and inttor.—See adverlin, Men(' , -.:0•41 A - i ~/.; '*' 2) . '7, • r ?",211 1 1-s 7 ,: i Z t o , 4 . p...-,,_ ~ .... z..-, ; 7 : - '' ' 7 7 -. N==''.l,t, , , f-' !, tO • •`..''' t• •• , ••.' ,-.' ical ; , b ,N_.„ • :. , •: . r. ..„ - . • .ong condemnation, to the I of Socialism, and read a the presentation of Robert ier Gracious Majesty, Queer) e abominable principles in.. lications of the Socialists, jip of apprehension. The Rev. e that it was the duty of all e of Protestant to commet►ca themselves. This beesms T looked around and viewed )ns were beginning to awake, f Christianity. Protestants efforts for the spread of the resolution. The chairman use which they had at heart. would call the at- le fine arts,.to the Sixth Seal; k t , F. ays longer ethibit- Lrt it stands gone. e cool, chaste, and nd boldness of re- mirable, There* acy of finish, alnigt land of a raasteti Lion, and•astou* Lnd scarcely bOievr feet keeping,--3 has passed prer, i Les, you, 440 1/ ,fit fle