The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-05-21 00:00:00

iimptrtai Vadiairant. HOUSE OF LORDS.--TUESDAY. The House sat to-day at two- o'clock for the purpose of swearing witnesses to give evidence before the committee on the state of crime and outrage in Ireland. Lord WEN-LOCK (Mr. Beilby Thompson) was introduced by Lords Portman and Braybroke, and took the oaths and his seat with the usual formalities. Lord COLBORNE (Mr. R. Colborne) was introduced by Lords Euieberry and Braybroke, and took the oaths and his seat. . The Marquis of NonreANBY laid on the table papers re lating to Canada. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition, agreed to at a pub lic meeting at Glasgow, and signed by between 6000 and 7000 inhabitants, praying for a remission of the sentence on the fire cotton-spinners who had been sentenced to seven years' transportation for conspiracy. The E Seditious Societies' Bill went through committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on the 27th instant. The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from the clergy of the diocese of Exeter against the Church Discipline Bill. The petitioners were of opinion that the bill was likely to he exceelingly injurious and dangerous to the peace and safety of the church and clergy. The right rev. prelate also presented two similar petitions from the county of York, and stated his opinion that before the bill was again brought under their lordship's consideration, petitions from all parts of the country would be presented against it. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER could bear evidence to the general alarm which this bill caused amongst the clergy and the friends of the Protestant. Church. It would increase de lay and expense in all ecclesiastical proceedings. The Bishop of LONDON took a different view of the bill to his right rev. friends, He thought it would decrease expense and facilitate ecclesiastical proceedings. As regarded the clergy and the safety of the church, he thought this bill would give additional security; at the same time he was aware the measure was open to objections. . The Bishop of EXETER said, when the proper time arrived, he should be prepared to justify the objections he had to the bill, and support the opinions he entertained. BEER BILL. In answer to a question from the Earl of RODEN, Lord BROUGHAM said he intended to bring forward his bill relating to the sale of beer on the Thursday after the re cess. He considered it one of the most important measures which could occupy their lordships' attention. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord MELBOURNE moved that the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday, the 27th instant. The Duke of WELLINGTON suggested whether it would not be advisable for the house to meet for judicial business during the recess. Viscount MELBOURNE had no objection to such an ar nzement if it was considered necessary. The LOiLD CHANCELLOR said, the judicial business of the would not suffer by the adjournment. Duke of WELLINGTON then suggested that the house adjourn until the 28th instead of the 27th, as on that a and other noble lords had an engagement at the Trinity llouse. a few words from Lord MELBOURNE, Ise adjourned at a quarter before six o'clock, until Monday, the 27th instant, on the understanding that no business of public importance should be brought forward until Tuesday, the 28th. kL, he ho ELECTION MOVEMENTS. LEEDS.—Sir John Becket is to be brought forward in the event of a dissolution. Molesworth's party are fast desert ing him. _ . Colonel Thompson is again a candidate for the representa tion of Hull, in the event of a dissolution of Parliament. The Colonel's address. appears in the Hull papers. Two gentlemen of " thorough liberal principles," says the -/ry Herald, will start for the Northern Division of ,shire, in the event of a dissolution of parliament. Y 0 itICSIIIRE.-It is reported that Sir James Graham and th Hon. John Stuart Wortley will be the conservative can didates for the west riding, at the next election.—Halifax Express. ROCLIDALE.—Captain Ramsay, a conservative, will come o-lt for this borough. and will be returned, and " no mistake." It is doubtfulwhether, under any circumstances, Mr. Fenton would again stand. GLAsGovv.—By his absence from the division on the Ja maica question, we very mucli fear that Lord William Ben tinck has taken farewell of the representation of this city.— Glasgow Reformer's Gazette. EAST SOMERSET.—In the event of the contemplated re tirement of Mr. Gore Langton, the following gentlemen are generally spoken of as candidates to succeed him :—Colonel J. J. Jolliife, Mr. W. Knatchbull, and Mr. F. S. Horner. Fifty pounds' worth of tea, in packets of 11b. each, has been presented to such of the electors of Lewes as chose to accept the same, by the lady of the Hon. Henry Fitzroy, M.P.—Sussex Advertiser. _ _ J.,46 • .........•••••••. BU RY (SUFFOLK.) — It is generally rumoured here that Earl Jermyn will not again contest the representation of Bury. as it is said his Lordship is anxious to retire from par liament, from motives of personal convenience.— Suffolk Chronicle. SALFORD.—Mr. Brotherton is certain to go to the right about. It will be recollected that he was only returned by a majority of one at the last election, and that was himself. The conservatives are busy canvassing for Mr. Garnett, of Lark Hill. HAetrAx.—Report says that, in case of an election, the tory candidate for Halifax will be William John Norris, Esq., late of St. John's House, near this town, and now of Rad well House, Herts. Robert Alexander, Esq., the barrister, has also been talked of.—Halifax Express. The Ipswich Journal of Saturday says We are happy in being able to announce that a gentleman of sound consti tutional principles and independent fortune, is prepared to contest the borough of Ipswich, in conjunction with our ex cellent representative, Fitzroy Kelly, Esq., in the conserva tive interest, in the event of a dissolution of parliament." Bur.Y (LANCAslfir.E.)—The present member is safe if he chooses to go again, which he probably will. A chartist in tends to become a candidate, but Mr. Walker, the conserva tive, is safe. One of the Cobbetts opposed him the last time without effect, 'save effecting a riot. Dr. Fletcher, of the National Convention ' is spoken of. GATZSHE All.-:--J. W. Williamson, Esq., of Whickham, one of the candiclates'for the representation of Gateshead, at the last election, has no intention, we understand, of coming forward again, in the event of a future vacancy.—Gateshead Observer. [A requisition is in progress calling upon Mr. - William Hutt to come forward on the " liberal" side.] PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT.—The names of Sir George Cockburn and Sir Ralph Lopes have been mentioned at Ply mouth. In Devonport there is a good deal of bustle and much whispering behind the scenes among the conservatives, but no name has yet transpired on what side. The ultra radicals, however, talk of inviting Sir William Molesworth to oppose Sir George Grey.—Devonport Telegraph. OLDHAM.—Fielden stands pretty well with his constitu ents, and would not be easily shaken, though his conduct with respect to the' chartist petition has not quite satisfied his adherents of that party. The old General (Johnson) does not stand so well as Fielden. The conservatives have held a meeting, and the result is that a conservative is to he brought forward. SYMPTOMS'OF AN APPROACHING ELECTION.—The agents of the whig member 'for Tewkesbury, have applied to two conservative solicitors, to accept retainers on behalf of Mr. Martin, or, in other language, to receive twenty guineas each for their votes! We hardly need say, that both offers were indignantly rejected. This is another instance of whig purity of election.—Gloweestershire Chronicle. In the event of a dissolution there will be warm work in this city. Preparations are already making for that event, which is considered the more probable from Lord John Rus sell's declining to answer several questions on Wednesday— " till after the recess." The candidates will be—the present members, Captain Scobell, W. H. Hobhouse, and J. A. Roebuck, Esqrs.—Bath Herald. REPRESENTATION OF PRESTON.—MR. TOWNLY PAR KER.—A report has got into circulation during the week, that Mr. Townley Parker intends to retire from the represen tation of this borough, in the event of a dissolution. We have the best authority for stating that no such intention exists. From communications that have been made to us, proceed ing from different political quarters, there is every reason to anticipate that come the dissolution when it may, the seats for this borough will be hotly contested.—Preston Chronicle. CRICKLADE.—Mr. Goddard, of Cricklade, has placed us on the horns of a dilemma. We are at a loss whether to reprobate him for political treachery, or to pity him for some mental hallucination. It is easy to conceive any motive powerful enough to induce such a man, a man universally respected in private life, of independent fortune, and of un ambitious mind, to abandon the principles he had so ardently 'professed. The most charitable conclusion to be aimed at must be that the honourable member for Cricklade was the victim of radical-whig stratagem or treachery ; that he was hocussed, or, like Cassio, tempted to " put an enemy into his mouth to steal away his brains." Whether this conjec ture be right or wrong, certain we believe it to be that the conservative electors of Cricklade mean, as one man, to say to their modern Cassio— " Ambrose, we love thee, But never more be candidate of ours." To Mr. Goddard's credit, however, it should be stated that it is understood to be his intention to atone for one eroneous act of his public life, by retiring to that " private station" which can now be the only " post of honour" for him. In the hope and belief that such is or may be his determination, we now refrain from severer comment upon conduct so un worthy of any professedly conservative representative of a "V.riltshire constituency. The Wilts and Gloucester Standard gives us hope that Mr. Goddard's place in " the great coun cil of the nation" will be . supplied by a staunch supporter of our glorious constitution in church and state, worthy of be ing associated as a colleague with Mr. John Neeld.—Wilts Herald. REPRESENTATION OF EDINBURGH.—The clique have been sorely perplexed by recent events at head-quarters. The resignation of Mr. Abercromby as Speaker of the House of Commons, has been the topic of much conflicting discussion. They know not rightly what to do, and their great complaint is that their member has not deemed it necessary to commu nicate with them on the engrossing subject of their thoughts. They have no notion what Mr. Abercromby's intentions are; he may go to the House of Lords, or retain his seat, for all they know about the matter. This is particularly vexatious; but to be prepared for the worst, or best, as it may be, they held a meeting on Monday last to consider what ought to be done. The principle point under consideration was the selec tion of a successor to Mr. Abercromby. Several persons were named—Mr. Edward Horsman, Lord Dalmeny, and, if we are not mistaken, Sir James Forrest. But none of these gentleman was considered a sufficiently powerful or brilliant card--and at length a bright genius (how prompted nobody can tell) suggested the name of Thomas Babbleton Macauly, article-manufacturer to the Edinburgh Review, and set-speech-maker to the Grey administration. This gentlemen has been in India for some years, feathering his nest and, legislating for the blacks, something in the style of Sancho Fanza in his island of Barataria. But, as it is not publicly known, nor privately even to the clique, what Mr. Abercromby may do, conjecture is thrown away. It is thonght that he will enter the Normanby-Durham adminis tration whenever it is formed.—Edinburgh Evening Post. FARSLEY.—There is one Chartist in Farsley. The prowess of the man may be estimated by the fact, that seventy spe cial constables have been sworn in to keep him in order ! Halifax Guardian. The shipbuilders of Sunderland have launched no fewer than two hundied and forty-seven vessels, each averaging 240 tons, on the river Wear within the last twelve months. —Newt astle Journal. • The net receipts of the, Tees Navigation Company, accord ing to report made at their"annual meeting on Tuesday, exceeded in the past year by £1,700 the receipts of the year prevmu§. - - , -Newcastle Journal. The admissions which ministers have been compelled to make, taken along with the admirably frank and manly statement of Sir Robert Peel, must now convince the public that the resignation of the Melbourne ministry was a spuii ous one—a mere trick, to get an opportunity of converting the queen's name into a watchword of faction, to obtain for them that national support which they had forfeited by their many delinquencies. It was a base expedient, and ran only add to their ill reputation without averting their ruin. WHAT IS TO BECOME OF STAFFORD ? LIQUID LEA THIIR.—A Dr. Bernland, of Larria, in Germany, is said to ha 7a discovered a method of making leather out of certain refuse and waste animal substances. A. manufactory of this nature has been established near Vienna. No part of the process is explained, only it is said that the substance is at one time in a complete state of fluidity, and may then be cast into shoes, boots, and other articles of dress. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES.-THIIRSDAY. The Sutton Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 40 added. One mile. 6 subscribers. Lord Stradbroke's Fifer, 5 yrs Sir G. Heathcote's Larnaca, 4 yrs. Mr. Becher's b c Pharold, 3 yrs.. , Won in a canter. The Cup of 70 sovs., in specie, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three-year olds. The winner to be sold for 300 sovs. Two miles. 6 subscribers. Mr. Eddison's Rory O'More, 3 yrs 1 Mr, V. King's Ruby, 5 yrs Lord Lichfield's c by Act eon—Wings 3 Mr. Greatrex's oh fby Camel, 3 yrs Won cleverly. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with N sovs. added ; for two years old colts, Bst. 61b. and fillies, Bst. 31b. ; new T.Y.C. ; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs., &c. 4 subscribers. Mr. Firth's Wilderness Mr. Hervey's Kate Nickleby Mr. Forth's b fby Frederick—Cetus 3 Mr. Aplin's b c by Laurel—Dew-drop 4 The Croydon Stakes. New T.Y.C. Mr. Jackson's br c Sobieski, 2 yrs Duke of Richmond's ch c Felo-de-se, 3 yrs 2 Won by a length.—Nine ran. The Oaks Stakes of i 0 soya. each, 'h ft, for three yr-old fillies, Bst. 41b. Last mile and a half. The owner of the second horse to receive 100 sovs. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 100 sovs. towards the expenses of additional police-officers. Ninety-six subs. Fulwar Craven's b f Deception, by Defence, out of Lady Stumps (J. Day) 1 Sir G. Heathcote's ch f Carolina, by Velocipede — Nannette.. Mr. C. Wilson's b f Louisa, by Mulatto, out of York. shire Lass (Rogers) 3 Mr. Bowes's Mickleton Maid, by Velocipede, out of Maid of Lune (W. Scott) 0 Mr. Bell's b f The Shadow, by The Saddler, Slashing Harry's dam (Hesseltine) 0 Lord Stradbroke's f Hesione, by Priam, out of Memima (Nat) 0 Sir G. Heathcote's b f La Belezza, by Emilius, Samar cand's dam Mr. Forth's br fby Hokee Pokee, out of Echo.. (Crouch) 0 Duke of Richmond's b f Reel, by Camel, out of La Dan seuse Col. Crawford's b f Dolphin, by Priam, out of Mermaid (Lye) 0 Lord Lichfield's ch f Sister to Hector (Wakefield) ) 0 Mr. Rush's Sister to Pickwick, by Camel (Robinson 0 Mr. Osbaldeston's br f Alexandrina, by The Saddler (H. Edwards) 0 Betting-6 to 4on Deception, 9to 1 agst The Dolphin (all sorts of_prices were laid, from 25 up to 8 to 1), 9 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's two, 10 to 1 agst Hesione, 11 to 1 agst The Shadow, and 25 to 1 agst Reel. At twenty minutes be fore three the start took place without a blunder, and the race was run in so old-fashioned a style that the task of describing it becomes easy. Deception took the lead, with Hesione for a second, and Louisa, the Dolphin, and Reel, closely laid up ; they kept this order to the top of the hill, where Reel dropped off, and tailing began. In commencing the turn Louisa was second, and the Dolphin third, and they went so to the straight running, where Dolphin took a posi tion next to Deception, which she gave up to Carolina after crossing the road, Louisa repassing The Dolphin at the dis lance. No other change took place. Deception, without ever having been headed, won in a canter by two legths ; the same space separating Sir G. Heathcote's mare from Louisa, who was three or'four lengths in advance of the rest, having, as her venerable owner anticipated, beat all the Newmarket public runners ; his own defeat was received from mares, of which her trainer could have no measure. The Dolphin was fourth, and La Belezza fifth, Reel And the Sister to Hector were last. The winner has thus shown extraordinary stout ness, and cannot fail to make Defence one of the most popu lar Mons of the day ;he has the Whalebone blood to re commend him, and his stock are especially recommended by size, power, and honesty. Value of the stakes, £2675. The Burgh Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added ; three year olds, ist; four, Bst 31b ; five, Bst 91b ; six, and aged, Bst 111 b. Mares ad geldings, and horses that have started three times and not won, allowed 31bs ; winners at any time (matches excepted), to carry, for twice, 31bs ; thrice, slbs ; and four times, 7lbs extra; the winner of the Sutton Stakes to carry 31bs extra. One mile. Seven subs. Colonel Peel's lon, 4 yrs. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft ; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b ; then 3 yrs old ; those out of untried mares or got by untried stallions allowed 31bs, but only one allowance. Six subs. Lord Lynehoch's by Jerry d Mandane, by Sultan.. (J. Day) 1 General Grosvenor 's f Diploma, by Plenipotentiary Icaria (h untried) Lord Albemarle's f Clove, by Cain, out of Perfume, (m untried) . Sir G. Heathcote's f by Samarcand, out of Cantatrice (h untried) Lord Westminster's f Daphne, by Laurel, The Maid of Honour (m untried) The Derby and Oaks Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added ; three-yr olds, 7st ; four, Bst 51b ; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aged, 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The second to save his stake, and, the winner to be sold for 120 sovs. Mile heats. Seven subs. Mr. Delasaux's gr g Jim Crow, 5 yrs ...... (Hornsby) 1 1 Mr. Garrard's b h Rienzi, 5 yrs Mr. Higgin's b m Maid of Kent, 4 yrs. The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Lucas's b m Talebearer, 5 yrs ; and Mr. Shelley's ch m Gold, 4 yrs. THE DERBY. The objection to Bloomsbury, we are sorry to find, is not likely to be brought to a decision in time for the settling on. Tuesday, each party having to send into Yorkshire for evi dence. The statement on Mr. Fulwar Craven's part is that the mare was covered by Tramp as well as Mulatto, but at present, we believe, no proof has been given beyond that supplied by the stud book. Mr. W. Ridsdale's case is strong, as witnesses are prepared to state that the mare was covered by Mulatto only. The general opinion is in favour of Mr. W. Ridsdale's side, but in the mean time how will the settling be ? We fear that it will be a very unpleasant one. We stated yesterday that the decision would not affect the bets, and we still entertain that opinion ; but it is proper to add, that many parties are of a different one. This makes it the more important that the matter should be decided before Tuesday. Morning Herald. STATE OF TRADE. LEEDS.—We have little if any alteration to note in the as pect of the woollen trade since our last. The market on Sa turday was rather better thanusual, when it was thought that the ministerial engagements were going on smoothly, but on Tuesday, under the uncertainty as to what was to come next, the market was very dull, both merchants and manufacturers being more intent of ascertaining the probable course of po litical events than on effecting purchases or sales. The work men are generally employed, and the stocks continue low. BRADFORD MARKET.—There was a numerous attendance of merchants and agents at this market, on Thursday, and fully the average amount of business was transacted, yet still more might have been done if the cost of the raw material would have enabled the manufacturers to accept the.prices offered them. In the yarn market there was little to note ; a fair business was done. The wool market was rather dull, and the sales consequently limited. Prices continue pretty much the same. Many of the staplers are absent in the wool growing districts, and there seems to be no disposition just now to push an extensive business. OLDHAM.—NearIy all the cotton-mill hands are still em ployed only short time, three or four days per week. Power loom weaving appears to be brisker than spinning. There does not seem to be the least inclination on the part of any portion of the population to commit violations of the peace. There are now about 500 special constables in the town, and public notices have been issued, informing the veteran pen sioners that they are liable to be called out as specials. The magistrates have also, in placards, expressed their determi nation to put a stop to all illegal proceedings, such as drilling, &c. . MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENIN G.—The improvement in the value of grey cloth has been fully maintained ; and since Tuesday, prices which would not be given on that day have been readily obtained. Some of the heavy shippers of goods and twist seem to think that low as both are, they still are inclined to follow the drooping cotton trade. Liverpool spinners and manufacturers think differently, and some are now in consequence of the greatly reduced production, either refusing to sell at all, or only at a still further advance. The decline in cotton this week will be equal to an advance on goods of lid a piece, on goods worth 7s. 6d. Yarns of some kinds have been sold a shade lower. WIGAN.—The gloomy prospects we have formerly noticed begin to be realized. Several factories, from working short time, have proceeded to the stoppage of their works alto gether at present—others have begun to work short time — and we have the melancholy apprehension before us, that un less things take a turn, business, as far as cotton-spinning is concerned, will be totally: at a stand, both in this town and the neighbourhood.—Wigan Gazette. SILK TRADE.—At Middleton and Failsworth, the silk weavers are fully employed : trade has not been so brisk for the last twenty years, Cotton hand-loom weaving is almost extinct. THE WEATHER. ISLE OF MAN.—The weather for the past fortnight has been much more dry than wet, but a part of that time the atmosphere was so excessively cold, from the prevalence of northerly and easterly winds, as to invest May with some of the strongest features of December. For more than a week many of the Manx hills have appeared, clad in the white livery of winter, and on Tuesday there were several showers of sleet and snow, so unusual at this season of the year, when mildness and warmth are naturally expected, and gene rally experienced. At present, although the wind has changed to a more temperate quarter, the air continues chilly, and unfavourable to vegetation, which we fear has suffered considerably in various part of the Island. Manx Liberal. BRISTOL.—The snow which fell all over the country on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, was comparatively inno cuous ; but the night frosts have done irreparable and exten sive injury ; potatoes, kidney-beans, peas, &c., have suffered, we fear, irretrievably ; fruit has sustained extensive injury ; and even forest trees are severely cut in their foliage ; dahlias and other flowers that have been planted out, have also been killed in immense numbers—Felix Farley. SHERBORNE.—The weather has been extremely cold here for the past week. The boisterous and cutting winds from the north and north-east, have really made us .again enjoy the comforts of a good fire-side. At five o'clock this morning (Tuesday) we were visited by a heavy snow-storm, which continued till half-past six, accompanied by an ex tremely piercing wind. This afternoon also, at the moment we are writing, the snow is again descending thickly and in very large flakes. We fear the fruit trees can hardly escape injury by these great and suddeh changes, although some express an opinion that the apple blossom is hardly sufficiently advanced to be affected seriously, unless the frosts at night should continue with severity; in such case, • the pros pect offered a week ago will, doubtless, be sadly curtailed of its promising character.—Sherborne Journal. KENT.—The weather during the past week has been gene rally most inclement. Sharp easterly winds have destroyed a great deal of 'fruit blossom and severely checked the pro gress of vegetation. A great deal of cold rain has fallen, and on Tuesday and Wednesday it actually snowed for a short time. Kent Herald. _ ILmiNsTER.—We were visited by severe snow storms on Tuesday and during the night. In the morning the surround ing hills presented a very unusual appearance for a May month, they being quite covered with snow, and the cold winds which we have experienced for the last few days, and which continue to prevail, will tend to retard vegetation. The corn fields and meadows have beyfited by the late showers.—Sherborne Journal. •_ _ DEVIZES.—The weather during the_ past week has been exceedingly cold and ungenial, and the progress of vegetation has been suddenly checked. Tuesday morning was ushered in with a heavy fall of snow, and the fields were clothed in an unbroken garb of the purest white ; in the evening there was a second storm, and so intense was the cold, that a con siderable quantity of snow remained on the ground on the following day. Thirty years ago we had a similar visitation, on the 14th of May, 1809; so much snow fell that much damage was done to the trees, particularly in Marlborough forest, where, the leaves being almost perfectly expanded, many large branches, being unable to sustain the quantity snow which had accumulated upon them, were broken off. The weathey still remains bitterly cold.—Wilts independent UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. (From the Oxford University Herald.) On Tuesday fast, the new statute, Tit. iv., constituting a PrEelectorship in Logic was submitted to Convocation, and carried by a majority of 27 to 18. The Prwlector (who must be a Master of Arts, or a Bachelor in Civil Law or Medicine, at the least) is to be elected by Convocation, and to hold his office for ten years, at the expiration of which period* how ever, he is eligible for re-election. The salary of thePrm lector to arise from a small terminal payment made by all (Servitors excepted) under the degree of M:A. The Vice- Chancellor has fixed Wednesday, June sth, at two o'clock, for the election of the first Prcelector. On Wednesday se'nnight Mr. Robert Wheeler Bush, Postmaster of Merton College,_ was elected Scholar of Wor cester College, on the Foundation of Dr. Clarke. Yesterday, Richard Cowley Fowles, Commoner of Exeter College, was elected a Scholar of that Society. Yesterday, Mr. Thomas Shadforth, 8.A., Scholar of Uni versity College, was elected Fellow of that Society on the Foundation of King Henry IV. At the Examination in Easter Term, 1838, Mr. Shadforth was placed in the First Class in Disciplinis Mathematicis et Physicis, and in the Second Class in Literis Humanioribus. The Rev. Francis Curtis, M.A., of Balliol College, has been instituted by the Lord Bishop of London to the Rector)? of St. Leonard's, Colchester ; patrons, the Master and Fel lows of Balliol College. The Rev. William Henry Carwithen, M.A., of Worcester College, Curate of Manaton, Devonshire, is elected Chaplain to the Union Workhouse, St. Thomas, in that county, va cant by the resignation of the Rev. C. orthy. On Thursday se'nnight, the Rev. John James Blunt, 8.D., late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, was unani , monsly elected Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, in "'that University, in the room of the late Bishop of Peter borough. PROMOTIONS. The Queen has been pleased to order a conyd d'ilire to pass the Great Seal, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Peterborough to elect a Bishop of that See, the same being void by the death of Dr. Herbert Marsh, late Bishop thereof ; and her Majesty has also been pleased to recommend to the said Dean and Chapter, the Very Rev. George Davys, D.D. Dean of the Cathedral Church of Chester, to be by them elected Bishop of the said See of Peterborough. Rev. George Peacock, M.A. F.R.S. Fellow of Trinity CollegetCambribe, and Lowndean Pi ofessor of Astronomy in that University, to the Deanery of Ely, void by the death of Dr. James Wood. _ _ _ Rev. J. B. Bourne, M.A. of Cdms College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Colmere with Pryor's Dean, Hants ; patron, J. Bourne, Esq. Rev. J. Whetteral Sneyde, Vicar of New Church, Isle of Wight, to the Rectory of Bletchingley, Surrey, vacant by the death of the Rev. Jarvis Kenrick ; patron, George Henry Ward, Esq. of Northwood Park. Rev. Edward Budge, to the Vicarage of Manaccau, Corn wall, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. W. Thomas. The Hon. and Rev. Wm. Towry Law, M.A. of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, son of the late Lord Ellenborough, to the Chancellorship of the Diocese of Bath and Wells, vacant by the resignation of the Venerable Archdeacon Law. Rev. J. 0. Hill, Perpetual Curate of Wotton Underwood, Bucks, to be one of the Duke of Buckingham's Domestic Chaplains. Rev. J. K. Field, to the Curacy of Glasbury, Brecon. Mr. Alfred Leeman, B.A. of St. John's Coll., Cambridge, to be Second Master of Oakham Grammar School. ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN FROM NORWICH At a numerous and highly respectable meeting of the in habitants of Norwich, held at the large room, Maid's Head Inn, St. Simon's, on Tuesday, the 14th of May, Mr. W. J. Utten Browne in the chair, it was moved by Mr. S. Bignold, seconded by Mr. J. Skipper, and unanimously agreed to, that the following address should be presented to her majesty by the Right Hon. Lord Abinger : " TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. The dutiful and loyal address of the inhabitants of the city of Norwich and its vicinity. " We, your majesty's faithful subjects, approach your ma jesty, animated by the strongest feelings of attachment to your royal person, and to those great constitutional princi ples the profession of which seated your illustrious ancestors on the throne of these realms. " When it pleased Divine Providence to call your majesty to the sovereignty of this mighty empire, it was our earnest prayer that He, in whose rule and governance are the hearts of princes, would shower on your royal head abundant bless ings, and make your reign a source of unexampled prosperity and glory to your free and loyal people. " We have seen, therefore, with inexpressible regret, the fair prospect which your majesty's accession opened to our view clouded by events of a most disastrous character ' • we allude particularly to the rebellion lately ranging, and still unsubdued, in one of the most important of our colonial pos sessions ; to the unsettled and threatening aspect of affairs in the East and West Indies ; to the spirit of sedition which has manifested itself in the manufacturing districts of England ; and to the prevalence in Ireland of a system of lawless vio lence and agitation, which, if permitted to continue, must in evitable produce, at no distant period, the most fatal and melancholy consequences. " We venture humbly to represent to your majesty our firm conviction, that the advisers of the crown, whose resignation was recently announced to parliament, are deeply responsi ble for these evils ; that their course of policy has tended to endanger the stability of the monarchy, to alienate the affec tions of your people, and to jeopardize those interests, the maintenance of which is essential to the welfare of the com munity. " That your majesty anxiously desires to promote the hap piness and to protect the acknowledged and undoubted rights and liberties of all classes and conditions of your majesty's subjects, we unfeignedly believe ; and in that belief we im plore your majesty to summon to your councils those upright and enlightened statesmen whose consistent advocacy of con servative principles has obtained for them the respect and confidence of the nation, and by whose wisdom and firmness alone the multiplied dangers which misgovernment has created can be effectually averted. • " We trust that your majesty will condescend gratiously to receive the honest expression of our sentiments. We area actuated by no other motives than fervent loyalty to your majesty, and a patriotic love of our unrivalled protestant in stitutions, of which your majesty, under God, is the head, and the sworn defender." THE STRANGE OCCURRENCE AT DENTON We stated on Saturday last that Mr. Samuel Lees, deputy constable of Denton, had written to Dr. Bright, of London, on the subject of the man calling himself John Edwards, who was brought to the Manchester Infirinary from Denton, both of his jaws broken by a pistol shot. pr. Bright, we learn, handed the letter to his servant, Samuel Fisher, who, from the description, recognised his brother, whose name is not John Edwards, but James Fisher. The brother came off immediately, and reached this town on Saturday night last. On Sunday morning he had an interview with his brother at the Infirmary ; and then the patient confessed, that the injury he had sustained had been self-inflicted, in an attempt to destroy himself. It will be recollected that we suggested this as a probable solution of the mystery, when first noticing the man's own account, of having been sud denly attacked by villains. We believe he not only acknow ledged to his brother, but also on Wednesday last to Mr. Lees, that he had received his severe injuries in a suicidal attempt •, and the account of the motives width led him to this rash attempt are stated by him to have been the follow ing :—lt appears that he was in the service of a gentleman in London as coachman, and that having had some quarrel with his father, who is said to be a man of intemperate habits and strong passions, the father went to his master, and made such- statements respecting him, as induced his master to believe that his character was so bad, that he ought not to retain him in his service, and he was accordingly discharged. The loss of his situation, and the disgrace under which the malicious imputations of his parent had placed him, with the consequent difficulty of obtaining another situation, seemed to have preyed very strongly on his spirits. At length, he says, not caring what became of him, he distributed articles of clothing amongst his fellow-servants, to the value of about £l5, and then roamed off; and at Birmingham he formed a determination to destroy himself, and charged the pistol, which has been in his possession some years, and which his brother immediately recognised on its being shown to him. He had charged it with shot ; and when he reached Denton, he retired down the lane, got into the field, and placed the pistol to his mouth, about seven o'clock, an hour before he made his appearance at the Sunfield House. On Sunday the brother saw Mr. Lees at Denton, and he returned to London the same night. He told Mr. Lees that James was a very sober, steady young man, but that their father was addicted to liquor. Ile (Samuel) had not seen his brother for a fortnight or three weeks. He said that James was only 21 years of age, and unmarried. We understand that Mr. Henry Cooke, of the Sunfield House, still refuses to give up the money of Fisher, though Mr. Lees has repeatedly applied for it. A summons has been granted by Capt. Clarke, re quiring him to attend the petit sessions at Hyde, on Monday next, and Mr. Lees has seen Fisher, and obtained from him a written authority to the following effect :—" This is to cer tify that I, James Fisher, desire that what belongs to me may be given to Samuel Lees, as he has my consent to mind it till I am able myself."—We believe that Fisher continues recovering.—Moichester Guardian. THE PRIESTS-THE PRIESTS. On Saturday last a young man and woman, who, it appears, had been guilty of the enormous crime of eloping together for the purpose of getting themselves married, were com pelled to do penance on the altar of St. Mary's Chapel, by standing for a considerable length of time thereon, while the congregation had a full view of them from head to foot ! Subsequently they were admitted into the holy state of ma trimony ; but his Reverence announced that if any future elopements took place the parties would not be married by him or any other priest, and should therefore live in a state of concubinage ! One of their Reverences (whose name is in our possession) inflicted a severe beating with a cudgel on some of his flock, who were fighting iu the streets on Thursday, night last. We understand that this is not the first occasion on which this sacerdotal son of the church made men and women fly his presence by a similar process, and that he displays as much dexterity in the use of the weapon as any Ribbonman ever did at a fair. _ _ At a very early hour on yesterday morning a man of the name of Bulger came from his residence in the parish of Inniscalthra, county of Galway, to the Roman Catholic Vicar of Killaloe, for absolution. And what, think you reader, was the man's offence ? It was this : that he accom panied the funeral of a child belonging to Philip Read, Esq., of Wood-park, to the church of Mount-Shannon, and there listened to the funeral service as prescribed by the Church of England! For so doing the priest would not give him the ' rites of his church,' nor would he relax his hostility towards him until he made his pilgrimage to Killaloe. We under stand that Bulger, previous to his marriage, was a Protestant ; but now that he has harnessed himself to the chariot-wheels of Popery, the Rev. Coachman is determined to make him feel the lash. Last week seventy priests assembled in St. Michael's cha pel, to hold what they call a " month's mind ",for the repose of the soul of the late Father Pat Hogan. They foolishly imagine still that Father Pat died in the bosom of the Roman Catholic Church ; and accordingly they offered no fewer than seventy masses (a mass each priest) to bring his soul out of Purgatory on this occasion. What a hard-hearted set of beings they are !—They let the poor man suffer all the pains and torments of this horrible region for a full month before they give themselves the trouble to offer up a single mass for his release.—Limerick Standard. MILITARY MOVEMENTS.—The Ordnance department in the Tower has been particularly busy during the last week in shipping and forwarding military stores to all parts of Eng land and Wales. Bedding and stores of every description for about 2,000 men have been forwarded to Bristol in waggons. Two van loads were sent away to the west of England at a late hour on Wednesday night. Camp equi pages, muskets, &c., have been forwarded to the troops in the north. The troops in the neighbourhood of the manu facturing districts are so numerous that there is not sufficient barrack room for them, and camps are to be formed. Thirty thousand muskets for the home service have been ordered. and the furbishers and gunsmiths in the Tower have been, and are now, actively employed in getting them ready ; in deed, the most active measures are noW being adopted to preserve the peace of the country.—Nerald. MISCELLANEOUS. The Rev. F. Ashton is appointed Dean of Chester. The salmon fishery, all along the east coast of Scotland, continues exceedingly unproductive. Preparations are making in Hanover to receive the Queen Dowager of England. The Aylesbury railway will be opened, it is expected, on .... • she Ist of June. Lord William Bentinck is ill at Paris. The marriage of his Grace the Duke of St. Albans to Miss Gubbins is to take place on the 29th instant. The Ordnance Survey of Ireland will be completed in 1841. On the 24th of this monthher Majesty will have completed her twentieth year. The experimental lighting of the House of Commons with the Bude light took place on Thursday evening. Letters from Florence, of the 2d instant, announce the accouchement of the Grand Duchess of Tuscany, of a Prince. Every exertion is making to start the British Queen steam ship for New York on the Ist of June. The death of Earl Powis occasions a vacancy for Ludlow. The whigs talk of starting a candidate. Let them. The anti-poor law societies pledge themselves to use all their influence at future elections in opposition to candidates who favour the poor law. In Paris, while every body is asked in vain to be a prime minister, the office of executioner is the subject of a very keen contest. Count Munster, who has altogether retired from public life, is in a very delicate state of health, and intends very shortly to leave Hanover. The late political intrigue is confidently attributed at much to the " poverty" as the " will" of one of the principal actors, or—should we not rather say ?—actresses.Herald. We are assured that Rossini is at present selling fish in Italy, and that he has undertaken to supply with that article Bologna, Orsini, and Pisa.—Gazette de France. The apple bud is said to look well, except on those trees which suffered so much from the worm during the last sum mer, and cider is declining in price. JONATHAN'S LAST.—The people live uncommon long in -Vermont. There are two men there so old that they have quite forgotten who they are, and there's nobody alive who can remember it for them. On Thursday morning fresh herrings were caught in Gare Loch, several of them weighing thirty ounces each. The oldest fishers on the coast have no recollection of having seen such herrings.—Glasgow Courier. A new candidate for hfstrionic honours, a Mr. Moore, in- troduced to the Edinburgh stage by Sheidan Knowles, has produced a great sensation among the play-goers, in the cha racter of Virginius. At the late dinner given to her Majesty at Lansdowne House, out of a small number of guests, including the royal cortege, there were five noblemen who had been engaged in actions at law involving a breach of the marriage vow. The enthusiasm in Vienna for Mdlle. Taglioni has reached to such a pitch, that on her return from the theatre at her last appearance, a crowd of her admirers unyoked the horses from her carriage and drew her in triumph to her hotel. The army in Ireland is now reduced to four regiments of cavalry, and only eight of infantry, viz. :—Scots Greys, Ennis killen Dragoons, Bth Hussars, and 17th Lancers ; 7th, 19th, 22d, 38th, 42d 88th, 97th, and 99th Regiments —not including Depots. We regret to announce the death of the wife of Sir Edward Parry, and daughter of Lord Stanley of Alderley. Her lady ship had recently become the mother of twins, and died in consequence of the peculiar circumstances of her confinement. Several distinguished families will be placed in mourning by this lamentable bereavement.—Standard. There have been more potatoes planted in Cheshire, which supplies principally the great markets of Manchester and Li verpool, this spring, than has been the case for many years, caused, no doubt, by the present scarcity of that indis pensable article of food, and the unusual length of time afforded by the dry season in getting the land into suitable condition to receive the sets. " Did thoo ivver see oor coal?" said a South Durham pit man the other day, to one of the apostles of sedition, who had visited a colliery for the purpose of persuading the men that they were miserable. " No," was the answer. "Then," returned the sturdy querist, pointing significantly down the shaft, " thoo'd better talc thyself off, or else thoo sune will!" —Suuderland Herald. HATTON-GARDEN POLICE-OFFICE.--OH Wednesday last, Mr. Hall, a stipendiary magistrate, of Liverpool, came to this office, and stated that he had been appointed a magis trate of this office, and produced his appointment, after which he quitted the office. On Thursday morning he took his seat on the bench with Messrs. Burrell and Benett, in the chair lately occupied by Mr. Laing. He did not interfere, but listened attentively to the proceedings of the day.—Morn ing Herald. THE CROPS.—We are happy to say that accounts from various parts of the county, as to the appearance of the grow ing crops, all concur in stating that the young wheats are looking strong and healthy, and affording the prospect of an abundant harvest, should the weather continue favourable. —Staffordshire Gazette. NITRE AS A MANURE.—Within the last eighteen months the agriculturists near Arundel have s been using nitre as a dressing to their land, and which is found to suit the soil well.. It is sown in the proportion of a cwt. to the acre, and is bought at from £2O to £3O per ton. The editor of the Northampton Courier says—" Just be fore our putting our paper to press, we met with an accident, which knocked three columns of abolition, temperance, foreign news, patent medicines, coal mines, s g news, beef cattle, beautiful ladies, mulberry trees, and sous other articles, into pie." We understand that the Lords of the Treasury have taken directions to the master of the mint to coin one thousand pounds worth of copper, exclusively for the Isle of Man. It is to have an impression of her Majesty's head on one side, and on the reverse the three legs ; and there are to be only twelve pence to the Oiilling.—Manks Advertiser. LORD R. GROSVENOR.—We understand that our es teemed.representative is an his return from the Continent in renovated health. He was in Paris last week, during the disturbances. He is expected to be able to resume his par liamentary duties, after the expiration of the adjournment,— Chester Chronicle. On Monday last, a run was made on the Saving's Bank of Stockport by a -.lumber of the working - classes who were de positors : and the same afternoon numerous applications were made at the ironmongers' shops for pistols and other fire arms.—Stockport Advertiser. - There are not less than 150 new churches and chapels of ease connected with the established religion now building in various parts of England and Wales, and numberless schools are in the course of erection and enlargemet, by the friends and supporters of the church. We are authorised in stating that George Darby, Esq., and A. E. Fuller, Esq., will be candidates for the representation 'of East Sussex.—Brighton Gazette. , We can confidently state, that in the event of a dissolution of parliament, two staunch Conservatives and we need hardly name the Hon. Henry. Fitzroy as one —will be put in nomination for this borough. Brighton Gazette. QUAlLS.—Numerous quails or landrails made their ap pearance this season in the neighbourhood of Pwlllieli, about the end of the past month, and several were shot at the com mencement of the present month.—Caernarvon Herald. MILITARY MOVEMENTS.—A troop of artillery of the rocket brigade, about thirty in number, passed through Leicester on Wednesday. Iley came from Lutterworth, and were to rest at Mountsorrel, to be stationed, we are in formed, in Loughborough, or the neighbourhood, for some time.--Leicester Chronicle. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—A cow belonging to Geo. Richardson, of Hackthorp, near Lowther, gave birth to two -calves on the-25th of April, 1838, and the same cow gave birth to two calves again on the lith of April, 1839, thus producing four calves within a year, all which are doing well. —Carlisle Patriot. LINCOLN CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY.—One of the most numerous and enthusiastic meetings ever held in Lincoln, took place at the Lord Nelson Inn, on Monday evening last, when an address to her majesty, praying her to call to her councils a conservative administration, was unanimously agreed to. THE VOLUNTARY SYSTEM.—A clergyman writing from Kingston, Upper Canada, in speaking of the 160 rebels im prisoned there, says, " about one hundred never belonged to any church, and about sixty were never baptised." So much for voluntary religious support." It has been decided in the Court of Queen's Bench that where the payment of rates is necessary to confer a franchise, they must be paid by the parties themselves, and not 'by others on their behalf. The decision, no doubt, is well meant, but appears to imply a distinction without a differ ence.—Morning Herald. The advowson of the Church of St. Nicholas, Warwick, the vicarage of which is'now in the possession of the noto rious Dr. Wade, has, we are happy to say, been purchased by the Countess of Warwick ; for the future, therefore, the inhabitants of Warwick may confidently look for a ministry of somewhat different character and attainments than the revolutionary divine now inflicted upon that town.—Cam bridge Advertiser. WIGAN.—The gloomy prospects we have formerly noticed, begin to be realized. Several factories, from working short time, have proceeded to the stoppage of their works alto gether, at present; others have begun to work short time; and we have the melancholy apprehension before us r that un less things take a turn business, so far as cotton-spinning is concerned, will be totally at a stand, both in this town and the neighbourhood.—Wigan Gazette. REPRESENTATION, OF WIGAN.—A paragraph having ap peared in the London Standard newspaper, stating that Mr. Kearsley does not intend to become a candidate for the re presentation of this borough in parliament, in the event of a dissolution taking place, we are authorised by Mr. Kearsley to say, that he did not direct, nor had any person authority from him to direct, the editor of the above paper to make such statement, which must have been an invention of the enemy.—Wigan Gazette. DEATH OF LORD Powis.—The venerable Earl of Powis died on Thursday morning, at his residence in Berkeley square, London, in his 86th year. His lordship was Earl of Powis, Viscount and Baron Clive, in the imperial . peerage, and Baron Clive of Plassy .in the Irish. He was a privy councillor, Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, recorder of Shrewsbury and Ludlow, D.C.L. and F.H.S. He married, in 1784, Lady Henrietta Antonia Herbert, daughter of the first Earl Powis ; his lordship has left a large family of chil dren and grandsons. His eldest son Viscount Clive, now Earl of Powis, by his elevation to the peerage, vacates his seat for Ludlow. The present Earl Powis is in his 55th year, and married to Lady Lucy Graham, sister to the Duke of Montrose, by whom he has a large family ; the eldest son, now Viscount Clive, will be of age in November next. As an instance of the depraved and infatuated thirst for " drink," and the means employed to obtain it, we may mention a circumstance which occurred on Tuesday. A painter engaged in a " job" for a citizen, feeling the usual cravings of the appetite, and having no money to indulge them, told the person for whom he was working that he had a child dead, and he wanted to raise a few shillings to bury it. A shilling was in consequence given him ; from another person he received eighteen-pence, and he went away. In the evenin g c , he returned, stating that he still wanted Is. 6d. to pay for digging. the grave. The story was doubted ; his employer proceeded to his house, and found his family all well. The money obtained by the falsehood had been spent in a public house.—Cork Constitution. MANUFACTURE OF DRAINING TILES AND BRICKS BY MACHINERY.—A patent for the above purpose has just been taken out, which holds out great advantages to the brick layer and the agriculturist. It is certainly an event of no ordinary importance to have witnessed the invention of a machine for the manufacture of bricks and tiles, far superior to those of the olden method of moulding by hand. Where the latter completed 7000 bricks a-day of sixeen hours, the machine works off 20,000 in a day of ten hours' length ; and of draining tiles, 10,000 where only 700 could be heretofore worked under similar circumstances, namely, the difference of time and by hand. The productions of the machine, the secret of which is " mouse cloth," to prevent the clay stick ing to the rollers, a cloth with a nap like cut velvet, are far superior to those of the common method, especially with regard to solidity and absorption of moisture. We recom• mend this important subject to the consideration of the au. raerNs parties in Staffordshire who are occupied in the ma nufaceara of bricks and tiks.—Staibrdyhire Gazette. In the ensuing general election it is said that part of the plot is to contest the elections under the watchword of some new and " enormous lie." It is to be represented that Sir Robert Peel offered harsh and insulting terms to the queen— that he proposed to deprive her of every female friend and confidant—to make her a stranger amongst strangers in her own palace—to surround ter with haughty and unbending tones, with old dames in hoops and pink powder, and with a household guard of sour fanatics and religious bigots. TRAFFIC OF THE METROPOLIS.—A statement has just been published by the Marylebone vestry, in connection with the experimental paving of Oxford-street, which will give the reader some idea of the immense traffic in the streets of Lon- don. The following is a copy of the statement alluded to On Wednesday, the 16th of January, from six in the morning until twelve at night.—By the Pantheon, 347 gentlemen's two-wheel carriages, 935 four-wheel, 890 omnibuses, 621 two wheel and 752 four-wheel hackney carriages, 91 stage coaches, 372 waggons and drays, 1,507 light carts and sundries. To tal, 5,515.—8 y Stafford-place, on Friday, the 18th of Janua ry, the total is 4,753, out of which 1,213 were omnibuses ; on Tuesday, the 22d of the same month, by Newman-street, the total was 6,992 ; and on Saturday, by Stafford-place, the total is stated to be 5,943. BLOWING HOT AND `COLD.—Lord Melbourne is quite grave in the announcement of his objection to a removal of the ladies about " her Majesty on every change of adminis tration." Why did not Lord Melbourne, who had in his power the sole arrangement of the young Queen's household, form it of such persons as would be equally unconnected with, and equally unbiassed towards, his own administration as to any by which it might be succeeded? No, that would not do. He first fills the palace, for his own selfish pur poses' with his own hot partisans, and then, when he thinks about quitting office himself, he has the effrontery to dis suade the Queen from suffering any other minister to enjoy the same advantage which he has himself abused so grossly ; but, on the plea of studying the " personal comfort of her Majesty," puts on record a minute of council, recommend ing that a garrison of his own appointment shall. still hold the citadel of the fortress, and let him in again by a postern the first convenient opportunity. - - PUBLIC PLAY-GROUNDS.—We are glad to see the follow ing report in the supplement to the votes and proceedings of the house of commons on Tuesday last.—" Mr. Yorke re ported from the committee on the Rampton (Cambridge) Enclosure Bill, that it appeared to the committee, upon evidence, that there is already an open space in the centre of the village of Rampton, containing not less than one acre and a half, hitherto used and enjoyed by the inhabitants of the said village for the purpose of recreation ; and that it also appeared to the committee, that the said space is sufficient for sunh purpose, and most likely to be appropriated thereto ; and doubts have arisen as to the propriety of enclosing the same within boundary fences, the committee have determined to leave a discretionary power with the commissioners to act as shall seem fit, in this behalf, for the benefit and advantage of the said inhabitants, and have agreed to report this devia tion from the provisions required in enclosure bills, in com pliance with the resolution of the house." A MELANCHOLY SPECTACLE.—Few spectables can be imagined more melancholy than that exhibited at this mo ment by the Queen's prime minister. He stands convicted, in the eyes of the country, of the grossest duplicity and meanness ' • and he is about to throw upon the empire the penalty of his self-abasement, in the form of fresh experi ments upon the empire's institutions. He has, at length, formed a " compact alliance" with the English radicals, as he formerly did with the Irish agitators. In regard to the ultimate consequences of his new bargain, Lord Melbourne is utterly careless ; and that he should be careless as to those consequences, is, perhaps, a necessity of his moral being. The whig premier has seen .much of the worst portions of human nature. He is utterly devoid of enthusiasm. He is a sceptic as to the existence of disinterested impulses. He believes that for beings so depraved as men seem to him to be, one set of political institutions is nearly as good as ano ther; and, therefore, that a minister would prove himself a fool, who should sacrifice place and patronage to scruples in favour of any pre-existing social arrangements. Lord Melbourne cares nothing for any system of opinions ; but he does care much for patronage, and salary, and flattery, and the consciousness of power. To secure these things, in per petuity, his lordship would be conservative to-day—whig to-morrow---a household sufferage man on the day following —and chartist whenever a seeming necessity for professing the " whole-hog" faith should arise. FATAL ACCIDENT.—An accident took place on Wednes day last, in the theatre, Market Drayton, now open under the management of Mr. Ridyard, which has created a great sensation in the neighbourhood. Mr. H. Betty (son of the celebrated Mr. Henry West Betty, so well known as " The Young Roscius") having entered into a short engagement at Drayton, made his second appearance on that evening al " Norval;" to a crowded house. During the afterpiece, " The Pilot," a percussion gun, used by one of the performers in the piece, wss accidentally dropped, when it went off ; and the muzzle, at the time of its exploding, being only a few inches from the breast of a boy, named John Merrill, he was shot to theleart by the wadding, and instantly expired. Mr. Betty was leaning over the boy at the time of the fatal occur rence. The shrieks of the mother, on learning the fact, were heartrending. An inquest was held on the body next day, before Joseph Dicken, Esq. when the coroner and jury ex pressed their conviction that no blame whatever attached to the manager or any of the company, but that the occurence was purely accidental. The wadding was found in the left ventricle of the heart. The manager and his company, in conjunction with Mr. Betty, performed gratuitously for the benefit of the bereaved parents. SIR JAMES ANDERSON'S STEAM DRAG.—The steam car riage, or drag, invented by Sir James Anderson, is entirely built of iron, except the wheels, which m e of great strength and durability. The frame is perfectly unpliable, though very light, and the axletree springs so arranged, that any in equality or ruts in the road, can have no injurious effect. It is lower and shorter than the stage coaches, but br.oader, in order to prevent any possibility of upset ; and, although made of iron, the weight leaves no greater track on the road than other carriages—and the face of the wheels being six inches broad, it is expected that they will act as rollers, harden the surface, and not cut into it, as is the case with narrow w!,:::c1s. The cylinders or engines which drive the carriage are twelve inches in dimeter ; the stroke 12 inches ; and the heating surface of the boiler is above 500 feet. The power at all times available is fully equal to 63 horses'; and the consump tion of fuel is so small, that about twopence per mile will cover the expense. The engine, when at work, burns about 1 cwt. weight of coke per hour. The passengers carriage is to be attached to the drag, and contains room for 30 to 40 persons ; it had been built in Dublin by Mr Dawson, and will he forwarded to London with the drag, after a public trial has been made of both in Dublin. It will be requisite to working steam carriages on common roads, that stations for fuel be piovided every 10 or 15 miles, at which a delay of about two min s will be sufficient, by proper arrangement, and but for this 'it James would have steamed the carriage to Dublin. T ' arriage is guided by a very simple contri vance, acting upthithe four wheels, and which gives a perfect command, in making the most acute turns, and all the parts are fully covered, so that no motion is perceptable, except that of the wheels on the road. This is very desirable, as well to prevent fright to horses, as to guard the coachman from injury, by dust or mud. it had been built entirely at Buttevant Castle, and the engineer and workmen are all Irish.—Limerick Chronicle. A SIGN OF THE TIMES.—We have much pleasure in re printing the following recantation of error from the Sheffield Patriot of Tuesday last :—The Patriot of this day appeals to its supporters under new, and we -doubt not, better auspices. In saying this we cast no imputation upon the views, motives, or management of its orignators. We are aware that many arguments may be adduced to show the superiority, over-all' , merely party papers, of a journal conducted on independelit principles, which leans to no faction, and submits to no dic tation ; but, with the constitution for its beacon, steers in the middle course—avoiding the Scylla of radicalism on the one hand, and the Charybdis of ultra-toryism on the other. But such arguments are plausible rather than sound ; and we can not help thinking that a newspaper so conducted, is likely to be a fitter medium for the disguise or concealment of opinion than for its fair open and legitimate expression. A fear of giving offence to people who may fancy you belong to them, of exhibiting a bias where r bias will lose a customer, of seem ing to be partial where partiality though conscientious, might betray—is apt to dilute every remark, whether of praise or censure. The reader finds no opposition taken, no principle 'asserted. The whole is milk and water, which is as insipid in politics as in poetry. Convinced of the truth of these ob servations, the new proprietory of the Patriot have resolved on taking decided ground in the future management of their paper. Seeing the restlessness of democracy abroad, and its revolutionary violence at home—seeing the queen's late min isters were retaining office by the sufferance of its leaders in. the House of Commons—and seeing that these same minis ters were ever ready for the sake of place, to inflict heavy blows and great di.couragments on every institution which Englishmen have been taught to revere—they feel that the . time has come when they cannot any longer hold an equivol. cal position. They cannot stand neuter in the exciting struggle now going on. They believe it to be the duty 'of every lover of his country to take part in the conflict, by joining the noble band of patriots united for the safety of all that is dear. With respect to themselves, at any rate, they have resolved that henceforth there shall be no mistake. They will not fight under doubtful colours. Their trumpet shall not give an " uncertain sound." They have this day raised the standard of conseryatism ; and in their name and our own, we invite all the good and true to rally round it, and assist us! THE YEAR OF GRACE. — In any compact which may be formed between the followers of Lord Melbourne and the radicals it is easy to anticipate the sacrifices which will be demanded and expected from the former. For one year (one little year) it is understood that no organic changes will be insisted on ; in other -words, these beggars are allowed to mount .the horse, and get firm on the saddle, ere they set their hoofs upon our ancient institutions in church and state. But during this year let us consider what they will probably attempt previous to undertaking. their organic changes. The new scheme of education is the tub which is to be thrown out to the whale ; a sort of preparatory school for bringing up papists, infidels, and apostate dissenters. To gratify the papists, their version of the scriptures is to be, for the first time, introduced and sanctioned by the government. To de light the infidel, religious and secular education will be con sidered as perfectly distinct, and the former regarded as a matter of task rather than moral obligation. To meet the wishes of the political dissenters, the clergy are to be pub licly degraded from the rank of the teachers of the people, and the church-rates to be abolished. Such is to be the business of the first year. A hopeful beginning truly —or, as the radical would say, " Well began, half ended." Let the people well consider where this must end. They are now heaving the anchor of the monarchy and the church, and then we shall plunge into the vasty deep of anarchy, revolu tion, rapine, and civil war. Such are the blessings we shall bequeath to our children ! —Standard . REFORM OF THE REFORM CLUB.—We have heard that the committees of this club are now putting their heads to gether to make new regulations for the reform of the reform members, both on the ground of private economy and public decorum, in consequence of the following ludicrous occur rence, at the head of which is, of course, one of the tail mem bers of the Home of Commons. This lion. gentleman lately entered the club house in a queer state and at an early hour in the morning—an hour, however, which, it seems, lie con sidered only late at night. The chandeliers had burned out, and the waiters thought they had seen the last man out. The Irish gentleman ordered the newspapers, coffee, and potatoes. The waiter lighted the candles that the member might have light to read—or to sleep, as the case might be—while the coffee and the potatoes were cooking. The coffee was first up. " Where's the potatoes ?" says the member. " Th ey ' re in the kitchen, sir,' , says the waiter. " Then bring them up stairs at once, sir," said the member • " would you have me burn myself alive," says he, " by drinking hot coffee without anything to eat with it ? and make haste, sir," says he, " for I'm in a hurry." " Yes, sir," says the waiter. Don't say ' yes, sir,' but go, sir," says the member. The waiter ac cordingly went, and returned with the potatoes. " What's them ?" said the member, in astonishment. " Potatoes, sir," says the waiter. " And where's the potato skins ?" says the member. " Below stairs, sir." says the waiter. " Then go down stairs, sir," says the member, " and put the skins on again—would you have me eat potatoes without the skins, you villain of the world, you ?" The waiter was going in a state of distraction—" Come back, sir," says the member. " Yes, sir," says the waiter. " What's these I see before me ?" says the member. " Candles, sir," says the waiter. " Then," says the member, " if you don't light all these cats diners over my head, I'll smash your skull smaller than these potatoes !" The waiter trembled for his head, and lighted the chandeliers, and left the hon. member aslaep in the midst of more candles than will be seen at his own wake. The committee now propose to prevent similar costly'vag ries, by repolving that the like shan't be done &gam. 'ng Herald. A COLD CON.-Why is the House of Commons like a cold in the head? Because sometimes the ayes have it, axed sometimes the noes. We understand that Lord Albert Conyngham does not appear on the hustings of Canterbury in the event of a disso lution of parliament.—Kentish Gazette. - - The total amount of money in the savings' banks of Great Britaiu now reaches the sum of £22,699,722 3s 7d. The enthusiasm in Vienna for Madlle. Taglioni has reached such a pitch, that on her return from the theatre at her last appearance, a crowd of her admirers unyoked the horses from her carriage and drew her in triumph to her hotel. A reward of £lOO each has been advertised by the Mont gomery magistrates for the capture of six chartists.—Wor cester Journal. ONE OF THE LAST PITCHFORKED. — One of the new peers boasts that his ancestors came over to Ireland with Earl Strongbow. What a degradation, then, to his successor to owe his coronet to Dan Long-bow !—Morning Herald. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge contemplate leaving this country in the course of Au gust, to visit his Majesty the King of Hanover. It is under stood their royal highnesses purpose sojourning in Germany until the spring of next year. IMMENSE CACTUS SENT TO THE DUKE OF BEDFORD. — Mr. Parkinson, our consul at Mexico, has recently despatched to the Duke of Bedford. a yellow flowering Cactus, sup posed to weigh upwards of 2 cwt. It was borne on the shoulders of eight Indians for a considerable distance before it was placed on the waggon which conveyed it from the in terior to Mr. Parkinson. This large plant is used in Mexico as a sweetmeat, being cut into pieces, like a gourd or citron, and preserved with sugar. It had flower buds upon it when packed up to send to Europe.—Sta f fordshire Gazette. COAL PIT ACCIDENT.—A young man of the name of Yates, son of George Yates, late servant to the Earl of Balcarres, was• unfortunately killed on Tuesday last, at a coal pit, in Whelley, near Wigan. It appears that he was endeavouring to put a piece of timber into the basket, when he lost his equilibrium, and was precipitated to the bottom. NURSING IN RUSSIA.—The traveller seldom sees infants in a Russian village. In no part of the country did we ever meet a woman with a child in her arms ; bnt there may be seen near all the houses a small hand carriage, in which the youngest of the family is dragged about. It is not unusual to meet a woman returning from the distant field pulling one of these behind her, with a brat perched in it, swaddled up like a mummied cat.—Bremmer's Russia. A LEARNED CLERK.—The clerk of a church not many miles from Rochdale, to show how deeply he was versed in classic lore, called his dog Ino. One day an acquaintance called on him, and, amongst other matters, asked him the name of his dog. " Ino,' said the clerk. " / know !" re peated the weaver (for such he was) ; " I know ut theaw knows, or elze I shudno' ha' axed thee." Clerk : " Well, I tell thee it's Ino." Weaver : " Dang it, mon, I know theaw knows, and theaw meet as weel let sumbody elze know too, an' mak"em as hee larnt as thysel' ; it 's surely sum varra queer neame of theaw'rt so fyert o' tellin'." Clerk : " Why, I tell thee, the dog 's coad Ino, afther one o' th' yethen goddissus." Weaver : " Yethen devil ! theaw'st olis moor whims nor ony body elze ; why cud to no' ha' gin th' dog a gradely Christian neame at wonst ?" A WARNING FACT FOR THE CHARTISTS, AND THE OTHER DISTURBERS OF THE PUBLIC PEACE —lt is not perhaps generally known, and it may therefore be desirable to com municate to the deluded persons who are making outcry for disturbance and commotion, that there are at the present time in the northern district full twelve thousand troops, ready to be called out at a moment's notice, on any emer gency or outbreak. In addition to this large and formidable available force, arms and ammunition requisite for military operations on a very large scale, are in readiness, in different towns, to be brought out, should any active measures of re pression be deemed necessary. We sincerely and fervently hope, that no event may arise to render needful the applica tion of military operations, and for the sake of the working classes, who, in any contingency like that to which we allude, would be by far the greatest sufferers, we earnestly trust they will listen to the admonitions of those who are pacifically dis posed, and shun the advice of those who would recommend them to bare their breasts to muskets and bayonets.—Pres ton Chronicle. THE NEW HIGHWAY ACT.—The bill now before parlia ment for amending the various acts relating to the repair of the highways has received several additional clauses in com mittee, by which the management of the highways, &c., is to be laced in the hands of the Boards of Waywardens, not • elected, as now, for each parish, but to be for unions, where formed under the Poor Law Amendment Act, and for single parishes, where acting under the orders of the Poor Law Commissioners. Parishes with a population of 1000 are to return one waywarden ; under 3000 two under 5000 three ; under 10,000 four ; and exceeding 10 , 000 five. Any person rated above £3O to be eligible as a waywarden. Waywardens are not to be chosen annually, as surveyors are at prissent, but the elections are to be triennial, and are to be upon the principle of those for guardians under the New Poor Law: Inhabitants rated under £2OO to have one vote ; under £4OO two votes ; and above that amount three votes : while owners of• property in the respective parishes, whose property is assessed under £5O are to have one vote ; under £75 two. votes ; under £lOO three • under £125 four ; under £l5O five ; and at or upwards of £250 six. Thus the rate-payer who contributes .his quota towards the maintenance of the roads, if rated under £2OO, is only to have one vote, while the owner of the property, who perhaps lives 300 miles from the spot, and contributes nothing towards the repairs, is to have five votes. ELECTION PROSPECTS.—The " straw" is moved. Mr. H. D. Goring, the whig representative of Shoreham, is already frightened from the field, and one of the same name (Mr. C. Goring), but of widely different principles, will take his place ; for Mr. Salamons' interference will end, as it ended before, in smoke. One seat will also certainly be gained to the cause of conservatism in the western division ; and there are even rumours of an intention to bring forward a conser vative opponent to Lord Arthur Lennox, so much dissatis faction have the recent votes of his lordship given at Chi chester. In East Sussex, Mr. Cavendish will, it is expected, decline standing again ; if he does stand, he is sure to be beaten, as is Mr. Curteis, should a report which has reached us of such, an intention prove true. The conservative strength in East Sussex is abundantly sufficient to return two conservatives; and it is also expected that Sir Charles Blunt will make his bow at Lewes. Whether he does Or does not, the return of two conservatives maybe confidently relied on.' Of the other boroughs, we have not at present much information, although we know that hopes are enter tained of removing Messrs. Hurst and Hollond from the representation of Horsham and Hastings ; and it is far from improbable that Midhurst will, in the next parliament, be represented by a conservative instead of a whig. At Rye some intrigues have been going on, but Captain Money penny is perfectly secure. At Brighton Sir Adolphus Dal rymple will no doubt be returned at the head of the poll, as he would have been at the last election but for the disgraceful and barefaced interference of the goVernment subordinates ; and the struggle, according to present appearances, will be between Pechel and Wigney, one of whom, it is certain, must go to the wall. We have reason, indeed, to belieVe that a very pretty",jealousy has sprung up between these rival kings of Brentford, who have at length discovered, ' what every one but themselves saw long ago, that two. whigs will never again be returned for Brighton. —Bri hton Gat et le. A GHOST. —Several of the credulous inhabitants 'of Maidstone have been hoaxed with a story of a ghost having been seen in a hop ground on the London road. A young man named Jupe, a bricklayer's labourer, on Monday se'nnight, at about dusk, started from his lodgings with a young woman, to fetch some hop-cuttings from a hop ground on the London road, near Maidstone. He loitered by the way, and called in at a public-house. When he had reached the place, he states that he saw nothing of the woman who ,;had left him—hut met with what he believed to be another woman, and was passing on without noticing her, when she ordered him to stop, and he then saw that she had much blood on her face, with her bonnet tied with a pink riband, hanging behind her head. He asked her what made her face all over blood—whern.according to his account, she replied that she was a murdered woman—that she had been mur dered about eighteen months by a person whom she named— that he would find the murderer in London—and that it lie (Jupe) came on the next night, she would show him her wound, and the spot which she named, where her bones were buried. He came home, fainted, and told several per sons of the occurrence. On Tuesday night many persons accompanied him, and after digging for about an hour, he screamed out that he saw the ghost ! and fell into the pit which had been dug, exclaiming that the ghost had given him a tremendous push on one of his shoulders. On Wed nesday the digging was resumed, and hundreds of credulous persons went up to see the ghost, or ,ghost's ghost. Both diggers and ghosrhunters were, however, disappointed ; for although Jupe went up as usual about eight o'clock in the evening, the apparition was sulky, and would not show. It is stated that the young woman who was to help Jupe fetch the hop-cuttings, had been in the habit of " playing the ghost,' on some previous occasions,—Canterbury Journal. RAILWAY TRAVELLING.—The following information re specting the rates of carriage by various railways, is extracted from The Railway Times :—The inside fares of the Grand Junction Railway from Birmingham to Liverpool and Man chester, by the mail, is 235. for 98 miles, or something above 2d. per mile per passenger, the travelling being at the rate of 22 miles an hour ; on the London and Birmingham Rail , way, the fair is 325. 6d. for 112 miles, or rather under 3d. per mile, and the travelling is 11 miles an hour; on the Li verpool and Manchester Railway the fare is 6s. 6d. for 31 miles, or about 20. per mile, the travelling being 24 miles an hour; and the fare on the North Union Railway (to Pres ton) at the same rate, or a trifle lower. To this we add the rate of charge, &c., on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway : per passenger trains in the Company's best carriages, tra velling at the rate of 20 miles an hour, (including stoppages,) a fraction more than 2d. per passenger per mile ; second-class carriages by the same train, a fraction above 1-id. per mile ; and by the train conveying goods and passengers, travelling at the rate of 15 miles an hour, (including numerous stop , pages in the populous district through which the line passes,) in the Company's best carriages, 2d. per passenger per mile ; in the second-class carriages, by the same train, lid. per ' passenger per mile. The charge for the conveyance of goods OR this line compared with the charge made on other railways, is considerably lower in proportion. It is highly creditable to the shareholders in this line of railway, that at their an ' nual meeting held in March last, they unanimously confirmed these moderate rates, which were recommended to them by the 'directors, and we are glad to learn that the public are promptly responding to this liberal conduct, as it appears thatthe revenue is largely on the increase.—Newcastle paper. LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S PRECEDENTS.—One can hardly be surprised at any mode of argument or illustration which 'Lord John Russell may have recourse to after his gravity re ferring to the case of the daughters of the Duke of Marl borough as a precedent in his favour—it benig, in fact, a pre -cedent completely against him. It must be admitted, how ever,- that it was anything but complimentary to Her Majesty '' fOr'sme holding the opinions that Lord John Russell has ex pressed of. Queen Anne to attempt to justify Queen Victoria on the household question by . reference to anything Queen Anne might have done with regard to the same question. What Lord John Russell thought of that Queen will be seen in the following very remarkable passage from his Essay on the History of the English Government and Constitution:— " The whigs held their power by a precarious tenure. The Queen; originally adverse to them, was rendered implacable 'by their haughty invasion of the Cabinet; and she was daily excited to little acts of hostility by Mrs. Masham, who had sacceeded the Duchess of Marlborough in the friendship and government of her weak head and ignoble heart. There needed only a popular or plausible occasion for discarding the General who, rendered the name of England illustrious by his victories; iand the statesman whose reputation was founded equally on his wisdom and his love of liberty. Marlborough and Somers. fell: Harley and St. John appeared: it is thus that when the statues of gods and heroes are thrown down, snakes arid reptiles are obtruded into light." We repeat, that it was anything but complimentary to the Queen he serves, for:Lord John Russell to quote in her justification the example of a " weak-headed" and " ignoble-hearted" princeSs. We will not waste our own and our readers' time in examining how. far Queen Anne deserved the abusive epithets`.Lord John Russell bestows upon her; but we think the passage' we have quoted may be • pondered on with advan tage at. the present moment. For weak heads and ignoble hearts are not the only heads and hearts over which female political intriguers may obtain government ; and recent events have fully demonstrated that the race of Mistresses Mashams is by no means extinct. There:is in this age, too, a General not inferior to Marlborough to discard on " only a popular or plausible occasion :" there are men as accomplished, as wise, and as deeply attached to constitutional- liberty as Somers was, to share the fate of Somers; and among the candidates for admission to the highest offices- of the state candidates with every prospect of success---there are far worse "snakes and reptiles" than Harley. and St. John.—Dmes. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. miti sr A special meeting of the Town-council was hel d on morning, at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of nomb'cl'oi gentleman to be recommended to her Majesty ' s 13 ';;ble Secretary of State for. the Home Department , as a' citable • person to fill the office of stipendiary magistrate for the rough of Liverpool, vacant by the resignation of M r ' e ati Two:thirds of the councillors were not present until tic J i• minutes past eleven, at which time the reporte rs were mitted. The MAYOR briefly stated the nature of the busine" te' f.c)er. the transaction of which the council had been called ther, and then read the following letter : L " Sir,—l beg to acquaint you, for council, that in consequence of my appointment to the c'',: 4 of police magistrate in London, it becomes my duty to rep my situation of stipendiary magistrate for the hott of Liverpool, and I have therefore to communicate the such resignation to you. o t n h d e on in , fit:111041 40,n149irt. " I am, sir, with respect, your very obedient serveer'l,. " THOMAS JAMSS 11.41' "To the Mayor of Liverpool." 7 ---7 1 4 0 Mr. W. W. CURRIE rose to nominate a gene' he was interrupted by „p r o° Alderman SHEIL, who suggested that, before . an! Y „ - i olg• was proposed, it would be advisable to read over tll e naiad tions passed by the council, onthe subject of the sol'e”olis magistracy, as, in his opinion, it would be invidious to any alteration after an individual had been selected. _... o. Mr. CURRIE had no objection whatever to the Cour)" I posed. J o s o l The TOWN-CLERK read the resolution of the 6th of ary, 1836, which stated that, in the opinion of the .he jai. it was desirable that a salaried police magistrate for,ooolol rough of Liverpool should be appointed, and that tit' annum should be paid to the said magistrate, heZ,:, to the quired, if necessary, to devote the whole of his bil l c oon' discharge of his duties, and not to be allowed to ad ali e. w be sel at either the assizes or the sessions, though not de' debarred from chamber practice. Another resolutOrdtbit siding that a police magistrate should be appointed, 0 ; f t he, a salary of £lOOO a year should be paid to him , ° t r eats' borough fund, was next read • after which came th e eae° tion of the 6th of April, 1836;deciding that, in o ll ' a Watr o of the additional - duties devolved upon the police ra, art, by the transference of the dock business to the poli c _S.ato the salary of the' stipendiary magistrate should bor°'" £l3OO per annum. add 01,,, Mr. CuRRIE again rose to nominate a gentleman , - b o at t"' having lamented the absence of Mr. Rathbone, onwth t tlO duty would have more properly devolved, he state d , a asdl e ; office of police magistrate was vacant, and that he i f b - 101 01 rity to say that Mr. Hall had ceased to belong to t He commenced eulogising the character of the 10l whom he *as about to propose, when . Mr. T. CASE proposed that, before any gentlen°ll ir° named, the salary should be fixed. ct The MAYOR thought it would be more advisable laded the man first, because the salary might perhaps he al 14 pendent on the talent and character of the 'natl. ' - , i siboog" Mr. T. HARVEY dissented from that view, an" . ~.„ that such a course would be invidious. Arst r uP- Mr. CURRIE observed that, as this was not the ;-,,, W Ole, a stipendiary magistrate had been nominated, ao"F co ‘ was already a salary attached to the situation, he "- flO t no impropriety in naming a gentleman. la b e of Mr. JOHN SMITH thought that the stipend shou ;,,,i fixed, because to name the individual first, and the 0 70. afterwards, would look like suiting the stipend to t h e o be' Alderman SHEIL wished to know from Mr. Cure ther he had authority to propose the gentlemen be coO c h view without reference to salary. • Suppose the whia. thought right to fix a much lower salary than the °i t i e to If had been previously paid, was Mr. Currie authorise die," pose his man. He (Alderman Sheil) thought thsi os e ?er a per way would be to fix the salary first, and then,w h , pat'' sons who were willing to accept the office migh t ...Is ll nomination. s' Sanbe Mr. BOLTON thought the question of Aldernaa ° 4to,, improper one ; but he suggested that, to put amen tO l w matter, Mr Currie should withdraw his nomination salary had been settled. tiO ef ' Mr. T. CASE begged leave to move in the firat lo s t bst " That it is the opinion of this council it is neees sgri stipendiary magistrate should be appointed. an 'ler The motion was seconded by Mr. JOHN SMITOt ."- N. nimously adopted. d $ d Mr. JOSEPH HORNBY said that he held in his. f hatbser%, tion which he thought should have been first. n e i s boO c ; that the duties of the stipendiary magistrate were.af r.,,i and constant, and he thought that the salary alr e ' a nsill l i i , was not more than sufficient to remunerate a lII ° 'lsola to discharge the duties. He had therefore great P i l i ffora le moving that " The sum of £l3OO per annum be A. ,, j , t ill e , t the salary of the police magistrate ; that he devote t7 s ;t l '' t , Of his time, if requisite, to the discharge of his du i ° ~po°, he be not allowed to hold any other profesSion,_al 111 5 01$ . e ;: went, not to attend as counsel in parliament, at tit c br' or at the sessions, but that he be not restricted fr e.. " 0 1 °' ber practice." ~,.. de Ail ti Mr. BLACKBURN had great pleasure in s econroaa . aisiv,,i tion, and without the slightest' reference to the I ll t t rov o f who might be appointed. He did it on the distin e fr ister h ? that £l3OO a-year was not too much to give to a b e ' ti llob ( t five years' standing for the e d uca ti o n an d talent Or, must bring to the discharge.Of th e d u ti es of the olfie h e i ge%, ought to give a liberal salary, in order. that they Irti,,,g t be° the services of a fit and properlficlividual, and 11— i 0 ject to changes. - , , itre' d i , Mr. ISAAC HOLMES said that there was a l arge con'ar the Corporation accounts for taking, the • opinion .for thea and he wished to know whether that could not, f t he d ,. 2l tare, be done away with by increasing the salarl. a ,a o an , pendiary . magistrate to £l5OOO, and taking his o P l " tn etw'ai all occasions. (Laughter.) They would thus saLe t e s) ° l a Mr. T. CASE said his friend (Mr. I. 0 %0. at talking of increasing the salary to the extent of '''', froro m oi begged to ask whether the additional duties, aris°' o j o ; e r docks, were now as great as in 1836, when it had r e i3 oo, '' b os necessary to increase the stipend from £lOOO to . 7 .' g te,,eo haps the town-clerk would have the goodness t°,l l aor t y that information. He understood that the rloen'aio had been considerably reduced. If so,' the plea 00 - 4 0 salary had been increased now no longer existed. t he y The TOWN-CLERK replied that, in his opini°,' l 'the ‘ l l l ,a o busiuses had increased ; but, on the other hallo , - pa It under the by-laws had increased, and-new business t g e, thrown on the magistrate by the summary ejeeti °e Asa was probable, however, that, on the whole, then" d tt a decrease in the duties rather than an increase. m aile'io a ct o Mr. T. Casa thought that £l5OO a year was ch riv ar allowance, because a gentleman of the highest - to for his profession- ought to be selected. He would. v a .ibt resolution. - . • ia doll l it l i .. o Mr. COOPER said that he should not be doing i'a s ,(oos•,a. voted for so large a salary. lie thought that a Aatys e " i fersla was quite sufficient for the duties which bad to he , 1 , ) ,ae , , of by any* Man holding the office of police niar l ; e 'ice° ; o l ; wished to know whether any public body had re OOV communication from. Mr. Hall as to the cause of b. OO L. tion. If so, the council ought to be put in posses use ' l oci, information ; they ought to know'what was the e , a blS,,a had induced the resignation of a m an w ho bad s ° Ws'', the situation, before-they nominated his successor.. 11 . ale conclude by moving that the salary of the stipends ' ati tratc be £lOOO. res,o • e o d ) The MAYOR replied to Mr. Cooper, that=the Dull 0 0' 1 P C 1i.4 given by Mr. Hall, for his resignation was that -a iaJr. as . the letter which had been read, namely, that he ' 1 14 1 10 had been appointed a police magistrate in Londol l ' o cotilf mayor) believed that Mr. Hall's salary in Loud el lato' £1200: blithe understood that Mr. Halk Liverpool. - „t ~,is7 for ''ll'7 The TOWN-CLERK stated that the member 00,-/ ward (Mr. L Holmes) was mistaken when he ,s l l„P l' i l e r e a't £2OO a year would be saved by the course ichl e „ - ,,a1., se,- . meended. Not one r tenth of that sum would he s '-„ : 41 1 ' . 4g occasions arose which rendered it necessary to e ° ';:itf` , fessionai men he hid felt himself under the n ece-- ft' . a 0 lir plying to a gentleman in the metropolis. 410°,1 1 '4 , M. CURRIE said that, without knowing ari ) re- Or private reason's . which had induced Mr. H a n to to Deof, might mention that there were these obvious f ac t , " lO tt A sidered. M. Hall had gone to London, where t. ' n e a oi: w et j r ceive 11200 a year, and where he would have the; WO; of two colleagues. The three divided the ( 1 ‘ 1 , 11 ::,i14, OT them, so that Mr.. Hall might calculate o n oe' t i n eo' ',li r preferred 1 j months of the year to himself, instead of being c° P ,or.t,i,br i d j Liverpool the whole year round in the police , for Hall also has a son in London who is studying i'iair. and he (Mr. Currie) h ail for many years heard lillo,'oo,,ktir lament that he was deprived of the society of tho, t i air; ' O 4 Mr. COOPER p ro f esse d himself quite sati slje et t ,1 explanation, and withdrew his motion with r esl. ' w os,' l 4 salary. , 1 hat lie c °°' Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said it was probable t iol t a.- Yet not find any one to agree with him in opinion,stoteipo.tj not refrain from suggesting that the police nut i '',„aes' i° o4. crpool should have a colleague. It was his r ta ,,,r A r e a mo th e t y they might get two excellent lawyers for .-65 0 a. 'i - e as !) 0. 4 , the division of the duty would not only inake! t ,„aag,,,,,,r some to themselves, bat would be a great su'oe ) r eij public. There was at present a great delay in.oo,:coli:,, room.: Many persons summoned there had to wv• i ii ia ir is l i . , hour before their cases could be he heard ; awl he lira e 3f. ‘tt A . refrained fronilaYing many informations arkiT he ail& and others on account of the inconvenience thal • , if been 9 V been neeess:arilOsubjected to it' he had laidtho:o ito not prepared with any motion ; but he was sere s je,51 )3 !,1 were two police courts, there would be a gre ater 3°` business, and much time sred. - t t ss ' lf . - Alderman EARLE.—It would never do. jingo ;,0f,',11, be wanted in both courts at the same time. ntio' li• C o M o p r e . r L o a n s s ti r ; i L s e gr s o a t i l d n d th , a t t h l a i e t would t s h e e c y o ondp ptlg...,rtnei,yi alr ibo .. : j 2 e: . t; three years ago, 1:1000 a-year was thought n r:tigi , : v eF ' ll ( It was not then known to what extent iris 6 , 1- t0 h', j 11 1? f . carried, and though it would have been wroec „ero .- `4O him additional labour without additional re r qbee ; ll 4 v`i i . i thought that now, when the extent of duty ..,1: hav,i,(0,,,,t tamed, £lOOO a-year was an ample salary• - ;,.iniPe'r explained to Mr. Lassell tht4 Mr. Cooper boo ' er ad p' motion, he said that he was sorry that IVIr• C (W o l f th e of a$ so, and he should beg to move that the sahul 40e 0 boo' diary' magistrate be £lOOO a-year. The lA, Ke ~,i 0 police-court did not o cc upy more than tour ° r:t ator .1 ' day, and the magistrate was allowed chamber P .as y- • of Alderman EARI.E.—Four or five 110 ,1 " 3 all,'" enough too, in a stinking room like that. „., q1 :, I. 11 :0 ,V, p n o ; l iat h io: 1 0 1 . 1) ( 1 0 4 Mr. V. HIGGE•cs seconded the motion said that in Manchester, where the 50,000 to 100,000 more than in this boro"g ,aice ace'a there was, consequently, a greater amount of PA',„ lll'' to be transacted, the salary was only £lOO O - tV g el gistrate out of London received more, and lie do :le ):103 sum quite sufficient for the duty that was to b e oat o ce 0 1J Mr. T. HARVEY was quite *satisfied, frow ', a erie ,11 ,; , 1) of lawyers, that they could not ' get adequate e a r. 11 : e a . °" ' talent unless they offered £l2OO or £l3OO a -Ye ° ' 'a ,- r ' ~ , i . ca- ,o say £l3OO, and he thought that this was 0' - a s ' so they should try how low they could go. r veY'f o li f ' 41i1 ,, Alderman EARLE quite agreed with Mr. " - . ti e d '- P i rtl til e dered that certain gentlemen had not ads'e who would take the situation at the lowest O% ) fo r r t.]; Mr. BOLTON thought £l3OO a reasonable , t 2 ,iO l pendiary magistrate's salary. lo ot '''' v s. Mr. T. HARVEY.—His chamber practice e. ta , / i • a farthing. 5 the l o atais The vote on Mr. Lassell's amendment Nr° Bs fall I ,OP LI , It was negatived by 33 to 9. The voting wrg o inies„, For the amendment : Councillors- - Isa ae i .. " J. ' ll' 11, Shand, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, W. Lasse ~.,,,Oi ti ll' Ramsden. Aldermen—R. Shell, T. Against it: Councillors—J. Heywortl),4*,,, Oi ro blt i l e k' Houghton, W. Thornhill, W. Preston, T. ' 'J • ‘' 0' ' o ' Holt. ~ ilovvy , J. Mellor, H. Holmes, T. Bolton, E. Pilche.nvev, 'f t ' , iV o a J. Priestley, J. Woollright, J. Bibby,.T. H' r j , pla t ft. ;,, burn, J. Mason, E. Segar, G. H. LaNi'renclornb):;, 0, Y Duncan, W. W. Currie. Aldermen — J . , l ;„o, 1 : , 4 0Y kell, G. Holt, R. Berm, W. Earle, E., r" 1 " .- ~-.: P . '" O c' May ton , v ; ire 1 , clay, T. Bulley, E. Harvey, and the Absent: Councillors—D. HodgsOn, J• e l3ar C. I '4o l V' land, Thos. Sands, R. Bright, W. Itathbort GiLttl'c r ol .1' J. Lawrence, T. Brocklebank, J. Carson,r-r„ J. jo pef' Morecroft, T.Coglan, J. S. Leigh, - F. J ° c. 0' 1 ( 1 1/6 jun. Alde'rmen—T, Booth, T. Leathoin, , shod s Moon, 'W. P. Freme. gilt rY Dic. l3 ',l ° The motion that the police magistrate afte r %C o p 1 , 1 be £l3OO a-year, was then put, and carrie, : ,, d ' n , fi e ,,„ 0.1 0/ 1 1 ,0 0 ' Mr. CURRIE proceeded with his uortlirlaS en ell°l 2 o frge , ° ; ; not sorry for the interruption which had t;_ ~,,e trine a ; „ti had not_suppozed that thesalary existed ~ be proP.eptst:a, not have proposed the man. Ile beggeti„ , L .' s joal , ' r ofls, tieman known to them all, whose F r '` ). 0- "ir E' l'f.r' stood 'vii -h—whose •general character was also je t,p to te b ip , A —a man of strong common sense, Of ; _F ; ;' : „ c , C . 03 4, i f of better heart, and a man who, wkoeY');*,: 1 / ' 4 r l inns, suffered thew to be guided WWII Dot r so that those who differed from - 1 19- - ' . ~,.. , . , , Ti to :l . aa rilade Txcoeso *hie, hac Lill • -., St Ka triTis F e 4" all 44 lei's , i of ti; e 'l tiod. pr f 0r , 4 , 4 , Lady `\ ~~ tht hltlt h ero !ial l *4l ~r Q sin, t it