The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-11-15 00:00:00

-7) s • ter ~~ ~'"!.. WARRINGTON CONSERVATITE DINNER ('&Om the Second Edition of the Liverpool Standard of Tuesday.) The Annual Meeting of the Warrington Operative Con servative Association, was held Yesterday, and was most numerously attended. The dinner, which was provided by Mrs. Thomas, of the Three Crowns, took place in the Town Hall, which was handsomely fitted up for the occasion. Amongst the gentlemen present, we noticed John Clare, Esq. sen., the Hon. and Rev. Horace Powys, J. W. Patten, Esq. M. P., John Clare, jun. Esq., the Rev. T. V. Bayne, Wm. Hall, Esq., the Rev. James Wright, Joseph Perrin, Esq., George Cornwall Leigh, Esq., John Ireland Blackburne, Esq., M. P., Joseph Wagstaff, Esq., William Wagstaff, Esq. T. B. Crosse, Esq., J. I. Blackburne, jun. Esq., the Hon. Atherton Powys, Peter Greenall, Esq., the Rev. John Mac kenzie, the Rev. J. Richards, the Rev. J. Todd, Richard Brown, Esq., Edwin Steel, Esq., R. Hinchcliffe, Esq., the Rev. T. Lowe, the Rev. E. Le Burke. John Greenall, Esq., the Rev. G. Levy, Gilbert Greenall, Esq., J. W. Ridgway, Esq., Win. Parr, Esq.. Mr. Crisp, &c. Altogether upwards of four hundred members and friends of the association sat down to dinner. The President of the evening was John Clare, Esq., and the Vice-presidents were Mr. Joseph Leftwich, Mr. Wm. Coates, Mr. Samuel Picton, Mr. John Reade, Mr. John Smith, Mr. Jos. Percival. Mr. J. H. Becket, and Mr. Jas. Pierpoint. The cloth having been withdrawn, the PRESIDENT rose amongst loud cheers to propose the first toast, " The Queen, Duchess of Lancaster, may she maintain those principles that placed and have upheld her family upon the throne of these realms."—(Three times three.) National Anthem—" God save the Queen." The PRESIDENT.-1 beg to give you the health of one nf the best of women, an ornament of her sex, who followed the good example of old Queen Charlotte—kept her court pure—(cheers)—and would not allow the virtuous to be slan dered with impunity. (Immense applause.) I beg to give yen the health of her Majesty the Queen Dowager—Nine times nine. Band—Air. The PRESIDENT next proposed the healths of the Royal Family, with the usual honours. (Cheers.) Band—Air—" Jolly good fellows every one." The PRESIDENT.-1 beg to give you a toast, the first toast, the best toast, and the only toast, I was almost going to say that would be worth drinking. (Hear.) Be that as it may, I beg to give you " Protestant Ascendancy—(cheers) —in Church and State"—(renewed Cheers)—which I consider to be the foundation of our religion, our laws, our constitution, and our conservatism. (Applause.) I trust we shall never allow it to be more impaired, but that we shall hand it down to our children's children, as it now is. —(Hear, hear.) Gen tlemen, " Protestant Ascen fancy in Church and State," with three and thirty times three? (Enthusiastic cheers.) Glee—" With a Jolly Full Bottle." The PRESIDENT said the next toast was the health of His Grace the Duke of Wellington, the hero of a hundred fights —(cheers)—who, whether regarded as a soldier or as a states man, we could not find his equal in the world. (Great cheering.) Song—" He's a hearty good fellow." The PRESIDENT—I beg to give you the health of the con servative peers ofthe realm—(cheers)—and thanks to them for throwing to the wind so many of the unprincipled measures that our joint-stock ministry would have disgraced us with in the eyes of the whole world—Three times three. Mr. Henry Gorst, an operative, here sang the following parody on the—" Old English Gentleman." OUR PROTESTANT PROGENITORS. In days of yore bold Britain's sons all jacobites did shun, And much unlike our modern Whi g s in skill were not outrun ; They prais'd their own good nation, and daily they would sing " Success attend our Church and Laws, and God save the King," Was the prayer of our Progenitors all of the olden time. Base agitation, then despis'd, now in ev'ry country's found; And factious tricks of worthless cost in England do abound : Old Daddy Hunt, tho' fam'd for gab, such wit could ne'er outvie, And skinny Joe, with all his care, his actions we defy, So unlike our good Progenitors all of the olden time. Our altars and cur sacred rights reform'd from all their ills : So call'd by Whigs and Rads, would not their vile ambition still, Eradication's all they crave to soften down their groans ; Get this accomplish' d to their minds 'twill ease their present moans So unlike our good Progenitors all of the olden time. Then to preserve our good old laws on our Peers we do rely; All party jobs from Joe and Dan they utterly destroy; While Meibourneites and Russellites in furious rages foam, Our Peel and Lyndhurst brave the storm in spite of all theirgroans, Like their Protestant Progenitors all of the olden titne. Extant our modern Whigs so fam'd, with reformation mad, The hoary head has reason good to pity all the squad ; Debarr'd from ancient freedom when age is on the wing, ,Their dearest gem, no less than wife, can to their bosom cling, So unlike our good Progenitors all of the olden time. Bat lei us praise the good old days of our immortal Pitt, Whose actions still rever'd by us when Premier he did sit; His fame for ever not yet surpass'd by reformers' silly clan; lie bravely 'treed the helm of state, to save his country was his plan, Like his Protestant Progenitors all of the olden time. Then rally round, ye loyal hearts, with courage of true blue, Still like your ancient forefathers to your country be true; Then Nels'on like your duty do, surrender not your claims, Whilst in your heart one jot of truth and loyalty remains: Like our Protestant Progenitors all of the olden time. Then till a bomber to the 'fair, and toast the health around; Let nothing like disloyalty amongst our troops be found; Our Constitution and our Church ! and may it ne'er be seen To be forgot by her that rules, that is, our yo u thf u l Q ueen ! Like her Protestant Progenitors all of the olden time. The PRESIDENT said the next toast was the health of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, and may we soon see him in his proper situation as the prime minister of England.— Four times four. The PRESIDENT said the next toast was the health of the Bishop and Cleigy of the Diocese. (Cheers.) With regard to the Bishop, the President proceeded, I believe under the canopy of heaven there is not a better man. (Hear.) I trust that health will be spared to him to consecrate a church in every square mile of his diocese. (Ch eers .) I t hi n k he will not need to die a very old man if we only look at them how they are springing up. (Hear.) I thank Providence it is so. (Cheers.) With regard to the clergy, if the laity would only stand by them as they ought to do, and as the clergy deserve, the church had not need to fear its adversaries, come from where they may. (Loud cheers.) Fearlessly do your duty. (Cheers.) Fear not ! Do your duty as the clergy do theirs, and I warrant you, we shall have no need to fear the old gen tleman of Rome or of any where else. (Cheers.) I beg that every gentleman in the room will join me in this toast in the manner that will shew how he feels towards the Bishop and clergy of the diocese. (Hear.) The happiest day I see is the seventh day—(hear, hear)—and every one of you will agree with me that is the day of rest on which the poor man can go to his church and be edified from the only book which is worth reading, the Bible. (Hear.) Let us do our duty ! The clergy do theirs. I give you the health of the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese. (Cheers.) The Hon. and Rev. (Cheers.) POWYS, Rector of Warring ton, acknowledged the toast in nearly the following terms : In risinz to thank you for the manner in which you have re ceived this toast, believe me, I am properly sensible of the delicacy and the difficulty of the position in which I stand. I am here to return thanks to you as a political body for drinking the healths of the Bishop and Clergy of this dio cese ; and I am here as an unworthy member of that church, an unobtrusive, as I ought to be, minister and ambassador of peace, both to those who agree with and to those who differ from me. (Heir, hear.) Though I cannot plead the excuse of being unaccustomed to public speaking, yet I confess I feel great difficulty in doing justice to such a delicate subject as this, upon such an occasion as the present. I know there are those present who cannot, in the sense and interpretation I would put upon the term church—in its fullest acceptation, drink with me, the church, as I hold that church to be. Bat there is another and a political acceptation, in which we can and do join this day, namely, that the church, the self same church which now exists, has been the great breakwater between truth and error—(hear)—before the hoirid incrusta tion of popery ever disgraced the face of the earth. (Hear.) In that reuse, gentlemen, I know it is that you drink it as a political body, uniting with you others belonging to other churches. Many men drink the health and the prosperity of that church, for I believe there is no class of conscientious disseeters who will not agree with me that had it not been for that church—which existed previously to popery —we should not at this present moment have been relieved from the abuses which have disgraced the times of that church. (Hear.) But lam here, as I said before, also, as I ought to 'he, an unobtrusive messenger of peace and religion, corn miasiened to speak in these terms ; and with such feelings, I weald not willingly give utterance to a single sentiment which could wound the conscientious feelings in any respect, or the political sentiments of those who dissent from me. But I must say that these are times when the most watchful and unobtrusive *ember of our pure catholic and apostolic church is forced to come forward from the scenes of peace which he would fain to dwell in, and expose, boldly an d p u bli c l y, hi s utter abhorrence o f th ose political sentiments which are now gaining ground to the danger of this Protestant nation. (Cheers.) These are times in which Le minister of religion ought to come forward and de',„ once the unholy alliance, which, under the dictation oi' popery, is certainly an union vainly imaginary, that through the power of such an union they could upset the church of which they are politically jealous. (Hear, hear.) And if Ibe asked, which undoubt edly I shall be, how I could reconcile to myself the position in which I stand, departing from the ordinary course of min isterial duty, and here dining with, and addressing upon the subject of politics a political body, I answer in the first place that I know of no scriptural reason why I should not dine in such company as the present. (Hear, hear,) I did, Sir, dishonour to the body over which you are now presiding when I was first invited to dine with this meeting. I hon estly avow I did decline that invitation, I stated boldly, as I am in the habit of doing. my objections, that I feared, when a large body of Operatives met-to other, at a moment of great excitement, when wine might inlluence their feelings they might give utterance to sentiments, which I, as a clergy man could not approve. (Hear, hear.) But I now stand here to ory Peccaei. (Hear, hear.) I have watched, as rector of this parish, with anxious interest, the proceedings of this highly respectable body. I will willingly state, that I was wrong is doebting them, that I have proved to be wrong in doubting them," tor from what I have read of the proceedings of their anniversary dinners, and from the way I have heard them spoken of in the parish, I am not aware of any indi vidual case of drunkenness, or of any intemperate expression being used, by which they might have disgraced themselves as a Protestant, political, and Christian body. (Loud cheers.) I trust, sir, and I feel assured, as at my hands they have earned that honest admission, that the character which justly belongs to them, will not be perverted this day, by such means, as that my character will be compromised with theirs. (Hear, hear.) And if, on the other ground, lam asked why, as a minister of religion, I am among a body of political agreers with myself, I answer, and answer boldly, I am something more than a clergyman. (Hear, hear.) lam a member of the nation, and I am a lover of old England. (Loud cheers.) But if again it be asked "what has called you out of your state of peace, as you call it, and as a member of the nation to put yourself forward to talk of the political opponents of the present administration," I answer, that as a member of the nation, they have forgotten their political position. Hear, hear.) I say the leaders of the nation have ao business to put themselves forward in opposing, and openly opposing, the Protestant principles upon which the government is formed. (Hear, hear.) 1 allude not to those subjects of painful interest which have, of late, connected themselves with the court, nor do I think they ought to be made subjects of public discussion. They are not fit subjects to be brought forward in public, if it only be upon this one ground that we cannot hear both sides of the question. (Cries of " Hear, hear !") But I do say of the present advisers of her present Majesty, that they have departed from the one great and grand principle of British legislation, and have forgotten the principle of Protestant Ascendancy. (Loud cheers.) And when under the advice of the present ministry, members of the Romish church are put forward in official situations, when reform after reform, as it has been called, has been granted, when concession after concession towards Protestant destruction has been demanded and met with acquiescence, it is time for every member of this Pro testant nation to come forward and say boldly, " Popery, thou has gone thus far, thou shall go no farther." (Cheers.) But when I speak thus, let me be understood as speaking of principles and not against men. (Hear, hear.) I hold it to be a proof of true Conservatism, and a proof of true Chris tianity to uphold the offices of state, let those whom the monarch chooses to place in them be what they may; and though we may boldly avow our principles, I will never be the Conservative who will utter sentiments derogatory to the dignity of the crown, or lower myself by personal attacks upon those who hold office under the crown, (H ear .) I charge them boldly with deserting the fundamental princi ples of this Christian country. (Hear, hear.) I tell them that they are, by such principles of action, leading the tem poral bead of this country into an abandonment of the very oath by which she came forward as, under God, the " De fender of the Faith,"• and swore to protect the Established Church and to abjure and detest the damnable errors of popery.(llear, hear.) With these remarks, gentlemen, allow me in the name of the Bishop and clergy of the diocese to return you my most cordial thanks for the honour you have conferred upon us. And if the charge of political par tizanship be breathed against me for coming forward upon this occasion, I say to those who will be open mouthed in making it— The PRESIDENT. —Never mind them ! (Loud cheers and laughter.) Mr. Powys.—l do not mind them, but there is one thing I do mind—and there is one thing I do like, namely, I like to hear my enemies speak out. (Cheers.) I like to hear a dog bark, for I know he has in this case no teeth to bite with ; and if he barks and bites at the clergy for taking a political part, let him also bark with the other side of his mouth, and tell me how it comes, under a whig administration, none hut whigs are made bishops, and none but whigs are sent to crown livings to preside over them ? (Hear, hear.) The hon. and rev. gentleman concluded by thanking the meeting for their attention, and then resumed his seat amidst great cheering. The PRESIDENT gave the next toast—" The Navy of Old England, and may we never forget their services." Band—" Rule Britannia." The PRESIDENT then begged to give them the health of the excellent Member for the Borough, who had in all in stances done his duty. (Cheers.) Had he not been pre sent, he (the President) would have said a great deal more ; but he would at all events say, that they would return him again., again, and again. (Loud cheering.) He begged to give them John Ireland Blackburne, Esq. (Tremendous cheering, and three times three.) Chorus.—" For he's a hearty good fellow." J. IRELAND BLACKBURNE, Esq., rose amidst great cheer ing, and said, that from the very favourable manner in which they had been kind enough to receive the toast, which had been introduced to them in such flattering language by his worthy friend, he was led to believe that his parliamentary conduct had given them satisfaction. (Cheers.) No one felt deeper regret than himself at having been prevented giv ing his vote upon a most interesting occasion—the education question —on which he felt most deeply—which, under most administrations, might have been attended with most impor tant results. But few believed that, if her Majesty's minis ters had been left in a minority, instead of being left in a pitiful majority of two, that they would have again abandoned their places. (Hear.) Supported by the powerful influence of the Crown, and commanding a very small majority in the House of Commons, his opinion was that they would never abandon their places until they were forced from them (cheers) by the House of Commons, an event not very likely to occur in the present house. (Cheers.) But the time could not be far distant, nicely balanced as parties were, when her Majesty must appeal to her people, and they would answer her in a manner not to be misunderstood. (Loud cheers.) The new representatives in the House of Com mons would then have to ask her Majesty to dismiss a cabinet which, whether we looked at home or abroad, have shewn themselves incapable to conduct the affairs of this great nation. (Loud applause.) If ever there was a period which required a strong administration, it was the present. (Hear.) When war threatened us in some parts of the east and actually raged:in another—some colonies in a disaffected state and others in actual rebellion, we must confess that we were placed in a fearful situation ; and if ever there was a period—he must repeat—which required a strong administration it was the pre sent. (Hear, and cheers.) We wanted men who would not make promises which they knew they could never perform,— (hear)—we wanted gentlemenwho did not pretend an affection for established liberty which in practice they endeavour to overthrow,—(loud cheers)—we wanted gentlemen who will not inundate the country with a set of useless commissioners, but who would endeavour to reform abuses and amend our laws, —(cheers)—who by their firmness and decision would regain the confidence of the people which had been mainly alienated by the inflammatory doctrines her majesty's ministers had themselves promulgated. (cheers.) In his belief had Lord John Russell last winter instead of encouraging illegal meet ings of the people adopted the same pr ocee di ngs w hi c h h e h a d latterly been obliged to pursue, the riotous proceedings at Birmingham, as well as the more recent insurrection at New port would not have taken place,—(cheers) —and the name of chartist would have been as little known in the country as it was in this loyal and patriotic borough.—(cheers.)—if we looked to Canada, the councils of her Majesty's government had not been made more auspicious or fortunate. By sending commissioners to report but not to act, discontent soon ripen ed into rebellion. In Lower Canada, rebellion was repressed by the military—assisted by British subjects. In Upper Canada, the inhabitants, under Sir Francis Head, succeeded in putting it down. The government not only omitted to thank the brave men who had perilled their lives in behalf of their country, but actually did not promote as they were requested two very brave officers who had distinguished themselves in the cause.— (Hear.)—ln sending Lord Durham to Canada, a man wholly unfitted for the office, much mischief was done, and he feared the recent appointment of Mr. Poulett Thomson, a man of good abilities himself, but who had been always opposed to Canadian commerce, would not give much confidence to the British Canadians. Canada must be conciliated and treated as a British colony should be treated, or it would not be worth having. Unless the Conservatives of this country used their energies in behalf of the Canadas, they will not long be an appendage to the British crown.—(cheers.)—The colony of Jamaica had also been unfairly treated.—(hear.)—The House of Assembly in Jamaica at the mere suggestion of the House of Commons had remitted one year of the apprenticeship of the negroes, For the sacrifice which the planters had thus made, it would have been thought that government would at least have returned them their thanks. But on the contrary, they passed a colonial bill which had been attended with great expense to the colonists. He was not at all surprised that the House of Assembly was dissatisfied with this bill, and hacl passed some intemperate resolutions. The House of Com mons would have abolished the privileges of that assembly, but Sir Robert Peel forced their bill down their throats. (Cheers.) When he last had the honour of addressing them from that place they had just finished a session of Parliament, which had been nearly useless so far as good practical mea sures were concerned. Of the business of the present session he had a worse report to make to them, for until the month of June no bill was passed worth anything. (Cheers.) The only two measures of importance which did pass were, the Rural Police Bill, which might be called the offspring of Sir Robert Peel, and, in times like the present, might be consi dered a useful a n d an e ffi c i en t measure, — and the- Penny Postage Bill, which, as a friend of his had lately said, he considered would prove penny wise and pound foolish. W hen Lord Monteagle introduced the Penny Postage Bill, he knew that the odium of devising taxation to supply the deficiency in the revenue would not rest with him or his col leagues. (Cheers.) Lord Monteagle had said that the ex penditure of the country would exceed the income by £BOO,OOO, and yet, in the face of this, Lord Monteagle had passed a bill which would have a still greater deficiency. The measure may be of use to some, but he would ask whether the present was the time to bring it forward? (Cheers.) The labouring classes in two years would scarcely feel the boon ; hut the great merchants and bankers, and the first class of tradesmen, would receive great benefits, but he thought they did not require such benefits unless the com munity at large received equal benefits. (Hear.) There was only one subject more which required his attention—he meant that un-English measure, the Ballot. (Applause.) It was repudiated by the leaders of her Majesty's ministry in as strong language as might have been used by Sir Robert Peel, but, notwithstanding this, they consented to make it an open question in the cabinet. The ballot had never as yet answered anywhere. Even in republican America many of the states had abandoned it, because it did not possess the only principle for which it was so strongly recommended— secrecy. (Cheers.) But even if it had succeeded in Ame rica, he should not have liked it better for coming from a country whose executive did not possess the power ofpunish jng the robberies and rebellions of its own buccaneering sub jects —a land where slavery and Lynch law were still in being. (Applause.) He should not trespass upon them further than to thank them for the reception which they had given to him that evening, and to drink all their good healths. He trusted that as long as his opinions continued to be in unison with their own, they would give him their support ; but, be that as it might, he knew that the borough of War rington and Latchford would always return a conservative representative. (Loud and long-continued cheering.) The HONOURALE MEMBER afterwards proposed Suc cess to the Warrington Operative Conservative Association," which was drank with the most vehement applause. Song—" John Bull," by Mr. Worrell. Mr. WILSON, the late chairman of the Warrington Operative Conservative Association, responded to the toast, just given by Mr. Blackburne, in a neat speech, in the course of which he alluded to the formation of the society, and the more than anticipated success that had attended its effects. He did hope that the members would continue, " a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," and as they did on the occasion of the day of their honourable members election, turn out whenever their services required, a body of men, full five hundred strong. In conclusion, he begged permission of the chairman to propose a toast—it was the health of John Ireland Blackburne, Jun., Esq. The toast was most cordially received. J. IRELAND BLACKBURNE, JUN., Esq., returned thanks. He said it had never been his lot to address so large a com pany on any previous occasion in the course of his life. He was fully aware that no one present knew him, and that it was out of respect to his father that Mr. Wilson had pro posed, and the company so kindly had drank his health. Nevertheless he begged to thank them most sincerely for the honour conferred upon him. (Cheers.) JOHN WILSON PATTEN, Esq., M.P. gave the health of the chairman, prefacing the toast by observing, that lie was a warm political partisan, and had thrown himself more in the way of giving offence than most men, and yet there was scarcely a soul in the town who did not respect him as a friend. The Worthy PRESIDENT'S health was drank with the most rapturous applause, musical honours, and " one cheer more." In returning thanks, he said, he felt as an honest Englishman ought to feel—grateful for any favour conferred upon him. His esteemed friend Mr. Patten had said more than he ought to have said, and more than he (Mr. Clare) deserved. He had always endeavoured to avoid doing harm, and if it was at any time in his power to do good, he felt it his duty to do so. He was highly honoured by the mark of respect shown him. He was always ready to serve the Church and the Protestant cause, and should always feel grateful for the kindness shown to him on this and every other occasion. The worthy President next gave a toast—" Lord Hill and the British bayonets ;" which having been duly honoured, J. IRELAND BLACKBURNE, JUN., Esq., who holds the rank of Lieutenant in the Dragoon Guards, expressed his regret that there was no officer senior to himself then present to return thanks. In the name of Lord Hill, and the army generally, he begged to do so. The PRESIDENT said it was his intention, in giving the next toast, to kill four birds with one stone. He was about to propose the health of four of the best men in the county of Lancaster. It was , " Th e M em b ers for the County.' (Cheers.) Not a single vote had they given but what would be found, like Robin Hood and Little John, all on one side. On all occasions they had done their duty, whether in support of the constitution or the church. They were always to be found at their post ; and, he was proud to say, there was no county in England so well represented as Lancashire. He would, therefore, give their healths, and thanks to them for their past services. (Cheers.) JOHN WILSON PATTEN, Esq. M. P. on rising to return thanks was received with the most enthusiastic applause. He thanked them very sincerely for the honour they had just done his colleagues and himself. The reception they had given to the toast must be as gratifying to his colleagues, as it had been to himself; and more particularly would it have been gratifying to the Members of the Southern Division to have seen themselves received with such marks of affection from those with whom they were more nearly connected than either Lord Stanley of himself. For himself he begged to assure them he had the greatest pleasure in accepting the in vitation, which they had done him the honour to send him to attend the meeting. First, it afforded him peculiar pleasure because he was always delighted to meet so nu merous a body of his friends and neighbours. Secondly, he owned he did wish to ascertain whether, in the town of Warrington, the same spirit, and the same increase of con servatism had taken place, which had so rapidly taken place from one-end of the country to the other. Looking at the spectacle now before him, and having witnessed the zeal with which the proceedings of the meeting had been carried on and moreover, having learnt from the address of Mr. Wilson that it had been found necessary to enlarge the room in which they were then assembled, there being no room in the town large enough for the purposes of the Association, he thought he was justified i n ma ki ng t h e assert i on, that Warrington was not behind the rest of the country in sound conservative principle. He heartily congratulated them upon their im- proved prospects, which were now spreading themselves in every part of the country ; and, above all, he congratulated them upon the increase of conservatism in Warrington being so great, that they were not likely to have any attempt to disturb the representation. Whether this opinion might be true or not, he knew not ; but from what he had heard, he believed there was some foundation for what he had said. (Cheers.) He, [for one, had never despaired of sound con stitutional principles making their way in the country ; and he was convinced that, if conservatives would persevere steadily and patiently u in the course they h a d hith erto pur sued,—if they would but carry out those principles, and that course of policy, which was so ably expounded by Sir Robert Peel in 1835,—neither was the day of victory far distant, nor, when the day of victory (lid arrive, would the fruits of it be transitory. (Cheers.) He knew there were some who thought that the course of the conservatives at the present moment was not quite so active as it might be, and that the attacks made upon their opponents were not so frequent or so efficient as they ought to be. (Hear, hear.) His own opinion was of a different nature. He thought that when we looked back a few years to the state of the conservative interest, and compared it with the state of that interest at the present time, it must be manifest to every one that a course more sound, more gradual, and at the same time more rapid, of the conservative cause could not have been adopted. He ventured to say that, looking at that cause as it was five years ago,—not to speak of this borough particularly, but of the country generally,—if any person had then prognosti cated, on a comparison with the state of -the conservative interest at that time with the conservative interest in 1839, that it would almost equal the unholy combination against it, that man would have been looked upon as fanatic in his opinions. Such was the case ; and how had this state of things been brought about ? It had arisen from the different course adopted by the conservatives from that adopted by ministers. At the time alluded to the conservative interests were in very unpropitious circumstances. The conservative body were assailed by every political body in the kingdom ; they were assailed by all manner of abuse ; the strength of the assertions of their opponents carried some credit in the country, and for a time prevented the spread of conservative opinions. But conservatives regarded not that abuse, nor the attacks made upon them. They had answered that abuse not by words but by acts. It was by the votes of the con servative party in parliament that the change had been ef fected. (Hear, hear.) It was true that the conservatives had liked, they might have achieved a victory over the minis try at that time. If they had adopted the example of their opponents—their opponents would not now have been in the present position, but, it was neither in their nature, nor was it the spirit of conservatism to adopt them. (Hear, hear.) If the conservatives ought to gain the victory, let them gain it by themselves, for so sure would they degrade themselves if they attempted to gain the victory over their competitors by a union with parties with whom they did not agree. So sure they might gain the victory, but as surely—not that it would be snatched from their hands, but they would fall into that state ofreprobation in which the present ministry now stood. What had been the arts of the Government at the time to which he alluded ? Every thing they did seemed to have been right. They carried everything before them, and they made loud pretensions and hollow professions. They styled themselves thethampions of liberality. They declared that thenceforward the government of the country should be carried on without patronage. (Hear, hear.) They stated when Sir Robert Peel went out of office that the unpopularity of the crown was owing to his administration. They stated that the members of that administration could not show them selves in any part of the country they were so unpopular. They talked, too, of their liberality, as if they were liberals. At any rate we had seen that conservatives had saved two of our best colonies from the destructive liberality of their li beral government. They talked of governing without patron age ? But we had never seen in any part of the history of England at any period such an example of the patronage of government, being used as it had been by the present go vernment. There was scarcely an appointment, from a Lord of Treasury to a Tide Waiter, which they did not makeuse of, for the purpose ofpatronage. And what had been the consequence? Why that the country was disappointed, having heard their pro mises and professions to see how ill they had carried them out. But, now the opportunity was come for the Con servatives to turn the tables upon the government. (Cheers.) Since he had come into the roam, a morning paper had been put into his hand, which contained a specimen of the popu larity of the present ministers. It was an account of the way in which her Majesty's government was received only last Saturday at the Lord Mayor's dinner in London. The Lord Mayor rose to propose the health of her Majesty's Ministers—they being present—and the report went on to state, " The scene which now presented itself in the hall was perfectly indescribable. One party attempting to drown with their cheers the more vociferous sibilations of the other. The members on rising were assailed by a complete storm of hisses and groans, which lasted for several minutes, all attempts to obtain a hearing were useless, in spite of the cheers of their friends. The noble lords, especially Palmer ston and Normanby looked deadly pale, crest fallen and woebegone, more like culprits in the pillory than ministers of state. Lord Melbourne, with affected good humour, smiled under the infliction ; but his efforts to procure an audience were ineffectual. The Lord Mayor was compelled to interfere, and the report added, " The noise and tu mult which prevailed from the first announcement of the toast became now more uproarious still, ` confusion worse confounded,' and the noble viscount found it impossible to proceed."• (Loud cheers.) N ow , h e ( t h e hon. member) would say nothing as to whether this was a proper proceed ing or not : that was not the question. It was sufficient for him to say, that such an occurrence as that just described had never taken place when the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel were in the ministry and partook of the hospi talities of the City of London. He meant to say, that the change in the feelings of the country had been brought about by following out steadily the conservative policy recom mended by Sir Robert Peel. It was that, and Sir Robe r t Peel's conduct, whi c h h a d g i ven conservatives that increased confidence which we now saw manifested throughout the country. (Cheers.) For the members of this county, he would venture to say, that, as they hitherto had, so they would support that line of conduct. (Cheers.) He believed he might say, for all of them, that they had no other object in view but - to promote the'welfare of the country ; and that as the conservative part) bad shown such disinterested con duct in parliament, so they would never consent to obtain honour unless they, could do so, not only by their own force, but also in a manner which could not be charged either with dishonour or discredit. He thanked them for the honour they had done himself and his colleagues, and begged to sit down by drinking their good healths. The hon. member resumed his seat amidst loud cheers. The PRESIDENT said he had now the pleasure and the sa tisfaction of proposing a toast, which he knew would be in accordance with the views of every one in the meeting. (Hear.) It was the health of the Hon. and Rev. Horace Powys, rector of the parish of Warrington. (Great cheer ing.) He had no hesitation in saying that the hon. and rev. gentleman worked harder than any farmer's labourer (hear, hear) : he made twelve hours yesterday, and long ones too. Since Mr. Powys came into the parish, he had never ceased to labour for its welfare. He had enlarged the church ; he had built a national school : and he had erected .an infants' school ; and.for what? Why, in order to fill them ! (Hear, hear.) Mr. Powys spent all the income he derived from the parish upon promoting the good of this community. So libe ral, indeed, was he, that if he were a tradesman, he would be in danger of entering the Gazette. (Hear, hear. He hoped, therefore, the mee ti ng wou ld j o i n hi m in drinking the health of as good a man as breathed under the canopy of heaven. He begged to give the health of the Rector. (Im mense cheering.) Mr. POWYS returned thanks evidently much affected at the manner in which he had been received. He said, that on rising upon this second occasion, the only feeling that came across his mind was one of humility. He rentecnhered what he ought to remember,—that when he had doue.all he was still anunprofitable servant ; and when he saw how little he had done compared with what might he done, were he more active or more fit for his post, there was everything:in this parish to humble, rather than exalt him. One thing he could conscientiously say, that according to his judgment— not trusting in his own strength, but in the strength of Him who had commissioned him—lie had done his best. (Hear, hear, bear.) Wh e th er h e h a d acte d i njudiciously, it had not been from intention or from malice prepense ; and when he had wounded an opponent, it was because he felt himself called upon to speak out boldly his own sentiments. From that ground he should never flinch. It was not here that he must answer for his own reckon ing • but when the time for that should come he hoped to be able to give an answer which should save his soul. In the meantime let him take this opportunity of alluding to a remark of the worthy president, not in the spirit of boasting or self-praise, relative to his expenditure in the parish. He had always held that the income he received professionally ought to .be spent professionally, and upon this ground he had always spent the income which he derived professionally for the benefit of his parishioners. (Cheers.) He t onjured the meeting, if they considered the future welfare of the community, to see their children brought up with a due re gard to a religious education—he might say a conservative Christian education ; and when he used the word conserva tive, he did so religiously, and not politically ; but he hoped they would support their Protestant schools, as well as the established church, in their political and spiritual bearing. The rev. gentleman concluded by thanking them, in his own name and in the names of the clergy of the parish, for the honour conferred. The PRESIDENT next gave the health of Mr. Geo. Corn well Leigh. (Cheers.) That gentleman intended to contest the northern division of Cheshire at the next election, and he had no donbt four conservative members would be returned ; and that Mr. E. J. Stanley, who had managed to get his uncle made a bishop, and his father pitchforked into the House of Peers, would be sent to the right-about. He was glad to hear that Mr. Tollemache also had expressed his intention to come forward as a candidate for the southern division, on the conservative interest.—The toast was drank amid loud cheers Mr. G. C. LEIGH then rose and said that greatly as he ap preciated the compliment paid him he could not disguise from himself that it was not private or personal claims which had iridnced them to honour him with an invitation to dine on the.present occasion ; he was aware that a stronger tie ex isted between them—a tie which not only invited them, but bound together the energies and the interests of• thousands of their fellow countrymen, and that was a unison of deter mination to support the institutions of the country, and a firm and determined attachment to the Protestant church. They were all unvited in the upholding one great principle, which was the basis of their political sentiments; they did not look to. the shadow but to the substance, it• was the main tenance inviolate of tbose sound Protestant principles which placed her Majesty on the throne of England. (Hear.) He for one (and he was sure all Conservatives were the same) are firmly attached to our Protestant Church, and he and .they would resist by every means in their power any alteration in the laws, which, tending to injure those insti tutions, are calculated to sever the church from the state. He wished it to be understood, that, although he was anxious to support our venerated institutions, he was ready to remove any abuses where they were found to ex i s t, b ut h e wou ld not lend himself to those improvements that meant nothing less than a reckless innovation, instead of remedying abuses. He could never be brought to give the present ministry the slightest support, as it was shown they had not the confidence of the country, being in fact unable to carry any measure they brought forward. He considered that the spirit of the established church and the education of the country bad been tampered with. The ministers did not think it neces sary to inculcate the protestant faith into the rising genera tion—they had been the means of unsettling the minds of the people by lending themselves to the agit a ti on w hi c h h a d re cently disturbed the country, they had no fixed principle, but truckled to faction for support. Mr. Leigh concluded by saying that he should never shrink from contesting his native county at the next election. The PRESIDENT •then gave the health of the late High Sheriff of the county of Lancaster, J.B. Crosse, Esq., on whose character he passed a high eulogium. T. B. CaossE, Esq., after a few appropriate and introductory remarks said, it had fallen to his lot to attend a great many meet ings of this nature, and he had the pleasure to say, that he had witnessed upon all those occasions a spirit that he considered indi cative of a large portion of the people entertaining the opinion that the principles of conservatism were the only safe and secure prin ciples. He had indeed, upon no occasion, seen a more intense feeling exhibited in favour of those principles than upon► the present. He begged to congratulate them upon the great improvement that had taken place in their political position ; upon the great improve ment in the public mind, with regard to most of those great ques tions which had lately divided public opinion, and upon the great increase of conservative feeling that was taking place in every part of the country. (Hear, hear.) The late registrations, he believed, had placed the conservative party in such a state as to leave no doubt upon the mind of any one, what the result of a general elec tion would be. (Cheers.) This returning good feeling upon the part of the people had also been exhibited strongly in the late struggles that had taken place in various boroughs. Id most of the towns in Lancashire, he believed a large accession to conser vative strength had been received. (Hear, hear.) He was reminded of what had taken place in the borough of Wigan. There, there were ten elections, and, in every instance, a conservative was put in. (Cheers.) But cheering as were our prospects, we had still the mortification of seeing the government occupied by a set of men in whom we had not, and never had, any confidence ; but, who abused that confidence which they did possess at one time in many quarters. That confidence however was fast failing them, and in dications of that fact were developing themselves daily. His friend, Mr. Patten. had treated them with a bon douche with regard to some circumstances that had occurred in London, as to the manner in which the health of her Majesty's ministers was received, and the way in which those ministers themselves were received in en deavouring to obtain a hearing. He, (Mr. Crosse,) was happy to be able to mention a little circumstance which occurred on that same occasion, which he would give to the meeting as a sort of des sert. (Laughter.) And he flattered himself, however pleasing it might have been to hear the statement of his friend Mr. Patten, he believed, this would give them some satisfaction. The same report stated that the Lord Mayor rose to propose the health of the most distinguished man, he meant the Duke of Wellington. (Long and continued cheering.) And the report added that " the toast was received with deafening shouts of applause, followed by See the Conquering Hero comes."' (Cheers.) But however gratifying this circumstance might be to them, merely considering themselves as political partisans, and as opponents to the present government, still, when we consider that these men represented the government of this important country, we Cannot but regret to see it reduced to such a level, and to see them so degraded. We must not conceal irom ourselves, that a government could not betray its weakness without the country itself, more orless, participating in it. (Hear, hear.) and as sincere lovers of our country, and attached to the great monarchical principles in our constitution, it must be a source of deep 'regret to know that the government should stand in the extraordinary position in which it now does. We saw the extraor dinary spectacle of a set of men carrying on the government with out the support of any large body in the country, and without the support of any large or respectable portion of the representatives of the people. (Cheers.) If we look at the most extraordinary and heterogenous materiels of which their supporters are composed ; we see parties united for one especial purpose, but differing with each other, and with the government itself, in a far greater degree than the government differed from the conservatives. (Hear, hear.) We see them supported by a very small remnant of the whig party —we see them supported by radical members—by the section which represented the republican interest—we see them supported by the Roman Catholic members of Ireland, headed by an individual whose name he would not insult the meeting by mentioning. (Cheers.) We see them supported by small numerical majorities composed of these discordant materials, united by no principle, but one deter mined enmity to the religious institutions of this country. That was the only tie which bound them together. (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman concluded by recommending the members of the associa tion to persevere in the good work, and they might rest assured that success would ultimately crown their efforts. (Tremendous cheering.) Mr. Powys then gave the health of Peter Greenall, Esq. late candi date for the borough of Wigan, whom he considered, from the result of the municipal contest in that town, was safe to be returned at another election. (Cheers.) Mr. GRE ENALL, in a brief speech thanked the company; and said, that he was always ready to render what support he could to the Con servative cause. " The Lord Lieutenant of the county "—"Th e Hi gh Sheriff of the county "—" The Conservative Magistracy "—were the sneceeding toasts. The last was briefly responded to by Wm. Hall; Esq. " The health of Richard. Harrison, Esq. the late boroughreeve, and the retiring constables," . having been drunk, and acknowledged, .Alr. Wilson !proposed "The health of the Rev. Jas. Wright and the Pro testants of Ireland." The reverend gentlemtin having previously retired, the Chairman replied, highly eulogizing the character of his reverend friend. The CHAIRMAN next gave " The health of John Wilson Patten, Esq." whom he characterized as a good Christian, a good father, and a good neighbour, and said, that if M r . P a tt en L a d b een seven miles' distant, he would have said seven times as much with respect to him. (Cheers.) J. W. PATTEN, Esq. expressed the gratification which he felt at - the compliment paid him, and the manner in which it had bee,n received, and said that his chief ambition had been •to earn the ehannier of a good neighbour. He could truly say, that if such had not been his aim, he would have been one of the most ungrateful of men ; for the acts of kindness which he had received from the town of Warrington had been very many. (Applause.) The CHAIRMAN proposed " The health of Mr. Henry Alderson and his colleagues." (Cheers.) Mr. ALDERSON returned thanks. G. C. LEGH, Fsq. then gave "The health of the Vice-presidents," a toast which elicited much applause, and was briefly acknowledged by Mr. Leftwich. That gentleman concluded by proposing " The health of the Rev. Mr. M`Kenzie, of Wigan. (Applause.) The Rev, Mr. M'KENZIE replied, in a short but animated address, in which he said that, though himself a memb, r of the Church of Scot land, he sincerely rejoiced in the demonstrations which were made in favour of our Protestant institutions in church and state. (Cheers.) The Chairman, with th e p r i nc i pa l guests, now left the room, it being about a quarter past eleven, and were shortly afterwards followed by the greater portion of the company. ECCLESIASTICAL AND UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. , (From the Oxford Herald.) CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE. An election will be held in the above college on Friday, the 24th January, 1840, of two scholars, one for the county of Southampton. and one for the county of Lancaster. Can didates must he under 19 years of age on the4ay of election ; and they will be required to present in person to the president, certificates of the marriage of their parents, and of their own baptism, an affidavit of their parents, or some other compe tent person, stating the day and place of their birth, and tes timonials from their College or School ; together with Latin Epistles, at eleven o'clock on Saturday, the 18th January. QUEEN'S COLIIEGE. There will be an election of two Exhibitioners on the foundation of Sir Francis Bridgman, on Thursday, the 28th November. The exhibitions are £6O per annum each, and are open to natives of Lancashire, Cheshire, or Wilts. Can didates are required to present to the provost testimonials, and certificates of baptism, on or before Saturday, the 23rd. Mr. Charles Hanson Sale, Scholar of Brasenose College was last week appointed an Exhibitioner on the Huime four• dation. On Thursday last, Albany James Christie, B.A. of Oriel College, was elected and admitted a Scholar on Mr. Michel's foundation at Queen's College. Mr. E. F. Coke, of Brasenose College, has been elected an Exhibitioner on Mr. Hulme' s foundation. On Monday last, Samuel Waldegrave, Esq. B.A of Balliol College, was elected a Fellow of All Souls' College. On Thursday last, Mr. Jenkin Jenkins, Commoner of Lincoln College, and Mr. Henry Baker Tristram, from Dur ham School, were elected Lord Crewe's Exhibitioners of Lincoln College ; and yesterday, Mr. Mark Pattison, B.A. of Oriel College, was elected a Fello w of th e former Society. The Rev. George Tyndall, M.A. Fellow of Merton Col lege, has been presented to the Rectory of Lapworth, War wickshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Henry Anthony Pye, M.A. ; patrons, the W ar d en an d F e ll ows o f M erton College. The Rev. Brook Edward Bridges, M.A. Fellow of Merton College, has been presented to the Vicarage of Holywell, in this city, vacant by the cession of the Rev. George Tyndall, M.A.; patrons, the Warden and Felfows of Merton College. The Rev. William Pridden, M.A. of Pembroke College, has been presented to the Vicarage of Broxted, Essex; pa tron, R. B. do Beauvoir, Esq. • The Rev. Matthew Carrier .Tompson, M.A. of Trinity College, and Vicar of Kidderminster, has been appointed, by the Lord Bishop of Worcester, to the office of Rural Dean of the Deanery of Kineton, Warwickshire. PROMOTIONS. Rev. Richard Newton Adams, D.D. Fellow, of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Kempstone, Nottinghamshire, void by the death of the Rev. T. Hosking, B.D. ; patron, the Master of Sidney Sussex College. Rev. John Bluck, M.A. Rector.of Bowers Gifford, Essex, to the Vicarage of Mountnessing t in the same county, void by the death of the Rev. W.'llowskill; 'patron, Lord Petre. Rev. John L. ,Walton, M.A. ,of Trinity College, Cam bridge, and Perpetual Curate of Selby, Yorkshire, to be Chaplain to Lord Lover. Rev. Win. Fitzwillinm Wharton, IVLA-. Perpetual Curate of Yarm,. Yorkshire, to be one of the Domestic Chaplains of the Earl of Zetland. _ Rev. Mr. Currie; Curate of Newlands, near Keswick zto the Vicarage of. Dearbam, Cumberland. The Rev. Win. Airey, - M.A. of Tiinity College, Cam bridge, Vicar of Keysoe, Bedfordshire, to be Rural Dean of the Deanery of Eaton. APPREHENSION OF PRIZE FIGHTERS ITt7RY On Tuesday morning last, information was given to the London police, at Bury, that a fight for £5O-aside was to take place that day, at Little Holcome, in the township of Tottington. The police, as might be expected, took care to be on the spot in time, and four of them, namely, William son, Wilson, Dodghson, and Montgomery, mixed with the crowd without exciting marked attention. There were pro bably three thousand persons collected, of nearly all ages, and of most descriptions except the respectable. There were youths staring and wild as uncombed colts, from the hill " sides, and remote moorland hamlets, an d pretty well mixed with olam thelee gvs. moren or eight n ial remmi es ” o f t h e country were red of th e M anchester thieves and was set out i n regular order in a field, bsseTh s e r b i gahn utnd up an old lane, at about a quarter of a mile's distance from the public highway : the ground was studded with vehicles, and many of the spectators were on horseback, amongst whom, fortunately, was Dodghson, of the aforesaid police. A foughten field must far transcend the descriptive powers 'possessed by a narrator so humble as ourselves. We must leave all particulars of the battle to be recorded by the pro per historians of that branch of history, ourselves merely stating, that the names of the most prominent characters were as follow, viz., Charley Jones, seconded by Hammer Lane and Harry Broome ; and Sam Pixton, seconded by Dick. Smith and Molyneux, of Liverpool; the ring being kept by Brassy, of Bradford, and another respectable-looking personage, known as Black Joe, a negro, and an occasional performer at the Olympic Theatre of this town. These names having been adroitly transferred to the memorandum-book of Williamson, of the police, he hastened to Bury, and was passed on the road on horseback by Dodghson, who got bl an k forms of warrants, and met. Willi amson with them on the road; and the two officers calling at the residence of Richard Walker, Esq., M.P. , the names wereinserted, and the warrants duly signed. • The other two policemen meanwhile returned to Bury, and the whole of the London force, about six men, took their station at or near the corner of Bolton-street, where the parties must pass on their return to Manchester from the field. In due time a hackney -coach came up the street, having, besides the driver, two persons on the dickey, waving red handkerchiefs and ribb ons , w i th colours on the horses heads : this was the party of Charles Jones, the victor, who was"returning amid the huzzas of hundreds of his back ers. The police, however, showed little sympathy with the hero ; whilst some of them seized the horse's heads, others laid hold of the wheels, and the coach was stopped: the two gemmen were handed froth - the Dickey, and Mister Jones and a friend, not choosing to alight decently, were drawn out like a couple of badgers. The whole party were then handed to the station house, where Messrs. Wood and Wal ker, the magistrates ' soon after attended, and took b a il f or their appearance at the next sessions at Balford ; themselves in £5O, and two sureties in £25 each. .The parties bailed were Charles Jones, beer seller, of Rusholme, Manchester ; John Lane alias Hammer Lane, brass founder, Bradford ; John, alias Harry Broome, iron worker, of Birmingham ; and John Leachman, alias Brassy, of Bradford. These matters had been but a short time adjusted, when informa-. tion was lodged at the station house, of a large piece of ex cellent cheese, about 301bs in weight, having been stolen from the shop of Mr. Thomas Entwisle, a provision dealer. I'age and Wilson immediately took the road towards Man chester, hevingn notion that the cheese would be found tra velling that way. They went about a mile, when they re turned ; and Page, being on the off side of the road, met two men, and it being dark he could only see that one of them sarried a bundle on his shouider, and they had about them a strong smell of cheese. Page put his hand on the-bundle and felt it was like a cheese ; and calling Wilson, the men' were taken into custody, and brought back to the station' house where the cheese was fully identified by Mr. Entwisle; and on Thursday the men, who gave their names Robert Regan, of Manchester, and Samuel Blackley, of the same place, were committed for trial at the next Salford sessions. Manchester Guardiun. COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. — Newmarket, 13, 14, 15, and 16 November ; Harewood, 19, 20, and 21 ; S. Lanca shire, 27 and 28 ; Louth, 26, 28, 29, 30, and December 2 ; Southport (Ridgway), December 6,7, and 8 ; Southport (Union), 9 and 10. Information reached this town yesterday that Sir Edward, Godfrey Leman, Bart., heir to the late Sir John Leman, will speedily come intc) the possession of the estates claimed by him, the annual rent of which is £4oo,ooo.—Leicester Journal. " REGULAR" FAR-WEgrEß'S.—Talk of bulls ! I know an ox so fat that his shadow stuck to the ground for an hour after he was gone !—Think of spirits ! I had a cask of whiskey so genooine that, after drinking a glass of it, you spoke broad Scotch perfectly ; and after three tumblers, pure Gaelic ! The young and charming daughter of Palillos, only sixteen, years of age,has bee n s h ot b y t h e Ch r i st i nos at Ci u d a d R ea l , at the same time with the old father and the young sister of Carnon. All the relatives and old friends of Palillos have also been arrested, and, ere this, have doubtless shared the same fate. The wretch Balboa is said to be the principal author of these new atrocities. THE NEWPORT RIOTS. (From the Morning Herald of Wednesday.) e ., FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSPIRACY.—NEW TORT, MONDAY NIGHT, TWELVE - O'CLOCK.—The town this morning presents quite a formidable appearance, as, in addi tion to the troop of the 10th hussars, which came here ori the day following the outbreak, and the eight companies of the 45th infantry by packet yesterday, two field pieces - and 50 horse artillerymen, commanded by Captain Broomfield, who have come by forced marches, from Woolwich, arrived here yesterday, after the departure of my letter. The magistrates, in consequence of its having been intimated to then/ that there are still large quantities of arms in the town, have issued the following notice.:— " NOTICE. „ ” All Persons vvho-have arms or other offensive weapons in their:possession are ordered to send in immediately a list thereof to the superintendent of police, Edward Hopkins, at the Westgate Inn, and to deliver up all arms of which they may haveimproperly possessed themselves, as in case arms, for which a good account cannot be given, shall be found on search being made Tor the same, the parties having such un: lawful possession will be prosecuted. "By order of the Mayor." Mr. Maule, the solicitor to the treasury, is arrived, and was present during the examinations to-day. I send you herewith the examinations of others of the con spirators, both in this town and at Pontypool. You will per ceive, by the evidence of William Watkins and Morgan James, that the plot was a most extensive one, embracing within its view the destruction of all the institutions of the country. Presuming the statements of the infatuated leaders of the movement to have been based upon fact, we have rea son to be thankful to Providence for the premature outbreak, and consequent failure of a conspiracy so pregnant with danger to everything which Englishmen have been taught to reverence and love. The court sat at 10 o'clock. Present, the Mayor, Thos. Hawkins, Esq., the Rev. James Coles, Octavius Morgan, and George Hall, Esq, Mr. Maule, solicitor to the treasury, were also present, and R. J. Blewitt, Esq., M.P., and Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., entered the room at .a later part of the day. - Previously to the commencement of the examination a woman, who gave her -name Ferraday, and who stated that she resided at Blackwood, made an application to the court. She stated that her husband , was amongst the men who were killed in the attack upon the Westgate Hotel, and her object •in applying to the magistrates was to obtain a restoration of the little property which he had upon his person at the time he was shot. The Rev. S. Coles said he must refer her to Mr. Phelps with respect to the property, but at the same time, however painful it tni4ht be to her feelings, he felt it to be his duty to state, that from •all that had come to the knowledge of the magistrates they were satisfied that had it not been for the women the men would not have done one half of that which ,they did. The worneh, he was :sorry to say, had urged on their husbands in their career of violence; had they restrained and advised them they might in all probability h ave k ept t h em at home, instead of their having been hurried unprepared into the presence of an Almighty. God. The poor woman said she hoped she should not he refused her application, as she did not know what was to become of her and her children. Mr. Coles.—l am sorry for you, and only regret that a due _regard for his wife and family did not prevent your husband from joining in so lawless and wicked a combination. The first prisoner placed at the bar was a lad apparently about 18 years old, named Charles Groves ; he was charged with having been apprehended under suspicious circum stances, and was stated to be the secretary to the Juvenile Chartists SoCiety. Mr. George Oliver was then sworn, and stated that he was a printer and stationer, carrying on business in Newport. knew the prisoner, who was a painter's apprentice, and had worked for him in that capacity. Witness had several times had conversations with the prisoner about the chartists. The prisoner when he worked for witness used to leave his work some times earlier than he wished him to do. This was in the summer during the long days. Witness on saving he wondered what such a lad as the prisoner should know of chartism, was answered by the prisoner that he knew very well what grievances they were, and they were all determined to have the charter,and if they could not get i t one way they would another. hen witness asked him to work over time, and offered him any money to do so, he replied " No, not if you were to give me £5." • Mr. Stephen Rogers, a special constable, proved the ap prehension of the prisoner. This being all the evidence, the magiAtrates discharged the prisoner upon his giving security in the sum of £5O, to appear at the assizes and answer any charge preferred against him. Thomas Aurelius was charged with aiding in the escape of a traitor named Wright Betty. Morgan James (who had, been in custody and was dis charged) was then sworn, and said—l know the prisoner. Some time ago I 'enrolled myself as a chartist at Newport, and attended their public meetings. Remember attending a meeting at Blackwood on Whit Monday. I know the per- . sons of John Frost, and Jones, the watchmaker, very well. They were both present at the meeting, an d both addressed the people assembled there.on the subject of the charter. I afterwards saw them at another public meeting at Duke's Town, above Sirhowy, and they addressed that also on the same subject. They urged the people to persevere till they got it. . (The witness here gave his testimony as to the pro ceedings of the chartists, and the violent language adopted by the speakers Frost and Jones.) There were a good many thousands at the meeting at Duke's Town, and they had come from various points, from Tredegar, Blackwood, Sir howy, Pontypool, Merthyr, Elber Vale, and different places, all over the hills. I saw them marching from the different directions. On that day there was an almost total secession from work all over the hills. Heard - Frost and Jones tell the men to be ready and lend their hands when they were called upon. The men, in reply to that said, "We will, we will," and clapped their hands. I cannot say whether 1 heard FroSt or Junes say so, but I have heard some of them tell the men to arm themselves, and that it was lawful to have arms. After I had got home, I came up to NeWport: I saw Jenkin Morgan at Newport. He is a cowman, and lives:ql.t Pillgwenlly. • I have met him at chartist lodges, and believe he is a chartist. He said there would be no work done on the hills. On Sunday night, the 3d of November, about eleven o'clock, I saw him again. .He came . to my house at that time, and said he was captain of ten men, and he told me that I was his man. He also said that Frost was on the hills, and was coming down with thousands of men to attack. the soldiers. He said he was coming do , An that night. H e - t h en sa id t h ey were coming down at two o'clock,, and that the charter would be the law of the-town of Newport on Monday morn ing, and that it would be the law of the land before daylight. He told me that I should be in danger if t did not join them; but if I- joined I should he in no danger, because Frost's men would attack the soldiers. Upon that I went with him and several other men to the outskirts of the town. He told me that there was powder at Crossfield's warehouse, and- I said it used to be kept at Pill. We found no powder there. He also told me that there were to be risings through the whole kingdom on the same night, and the same hour, and that the charter would be the law of :the land. There was a secret, or bye-word, by which one chartist was to know another that night in the dark. Supposing a chartist met another that night in the dark, he was to say." Beans;" and if the person whom he spoke to was a chartist he was to reply " Well ;" if not, he w as t o b e t reate d as not being a chartist. - If the chartists who attacked the soldiers had taken this town, there was to have been a signal given to the char tists outside of the town. I did not hear the - firing on Mon day morning when the Westgate was attacked. At a little before ten o'clock that morning I was at the. Court y bella weighing-machine. I saw Frost there. He was round the back part of the machine. He had about sixty men with him. I know the prisoner. He was not one of the men that were out with - me that night. He was not there as far as 1 know. Never saw him for two months before the chartists came down. . By Mr. Coles—The chairman of the meeting, at Duke's Town, was named—(The witnes s h ere hesitated, and several cried .out " Dr. Price.") The w it ness then said he had very long hair, and a long black be ar d. I b e li eve his name vas Price. Many of them said, " There is Dr. Price in the chair." He wore a cap. The meeting took place at the time they were talking about keeping the sacred month. Mrs. Sarah Edwards—l am the wife of Mr. Edwards, who ,keeps the Greyhound public-house, at Pontl Raef. There was a room in the house used for a chartist lodge. There used to be a great many members come there when Edwards came. I saw Frost at the lodge once. I saw Vincent there I think twice. Saw Jones, the watchmaker, there, and Ed wards, the man naw in priso n . J ones had been at her house several times, knd had attended the chartist lodge. Jones told me that the chartists were going to Newport to show their strength to the Newport people. Never saw Dr. Price at the lodge. We were afraid to say to the colliers that we were not chartists. I don't understand much about them. I never subscribed, and don't know that my husband did. have never seen the prisoner at the lodge, that I know of. This having closed the, evidence, Mr. Coles said, addressing the prisoner, you are discharged, as there is no .evidence now before us to bring the offence home to you. I now hope and trust that you will return to your work like alicinest man, and not suffer yourself again to be led away. by a set of scoundrels, whose only object is the prosecution of their own selfish ends. The prisoner then thanked their worships, and left the court. Solomon Britton was charged with high treason. Evidence was then entered into strongly implicating the prisoner. The prisoner was then given the usual caution against eli minating, hirntelf, and was asked it he wished to say any thing. . The prisoner then entered into a very long statement, and endeavoured to establish an alibi ; and with this object in view he called as witnesses a man named , Thomas Morgan, a miner, and his (the prisoner's) mother • together with Sa muel Morgan , ' who having b ee n' detected by the chairman speakingtu the prisonerowas ordered into custody, and was brought up: to give evidence by an officer. This having clOsed'the evidence, the magistrates consulted, and the •prrsoner was fully eommitted to take his trial for high treason and sedition.. The court broke up at nine o'clock. PoNTyr,OOL,,,.M9.NnAY.—At Pontypool to-day 14 o f th e rioters iVere exaMiad before the lord lieutenant, Charles H. T. LeighoEsq:. , Mr; , Sergeant Taddy, and Mr. Needham. John Charles was . char g ed w ith r i o t an d consp i racy, and Was ftilly committed for trial. • Thomas Keyes (who was stated to be an extensive manu facturer of chartist pikes), together with Amy Meredith and and - James Meredith, Were charged with conspiracy and riot, and also with.burglarionsly entering and stealing from the house of John Jones. . Mary Jones, of Abbersychan, wife of the complainant, who appeared to be labouring under severe indisposition, caused by the state of terror into .which she had been thrown, deposed that about the middle of Sunday night, she heard a knocking at the door, which shortly afterwards was thrown open. She then went into her room, and saw it full of armed men. Keyes was there, and had a large stick in his hand. A man then presented a gun at witness's husband'shead, and swore he would shoot him. We begged for our lives, but the man swore he would kill us on the spot. Some time afterwards they. went away, taking her husband with them. After they had gone, witness had taken away a kit c h en poker and other things. The female prisoner was there, and cried out when they .were going to take witness's h us b an d , " Bring him along or else finish him:". The prisoner, Jamss Meredith. was present, and, aided in the search. A man, named Wilks, confirmed the testimony of the last witness. . The prisoners were committed for trial, as were George Tomkins, John Britton, Thomas Davis, Charles Bucknall, Henry Harris, Isaac Davis, William Howard, David Wit- Hammi s, Thomasffences Bolton, and Frederick Turne r , c h arged with • silar o. • (From the Times of yesterday.) The following is an extract from a letter from a gentleman of high respectability : "ABERSYCH Am, Nov. 11.—What appears most surprising to me is, that the evil genius of Chartism appears to have entirely changed the Welch character—ivhich formerly was remarkable for benificence and kindness —into a state of bar barism : as for instance, if a poor miner, who was not enrolled, .met with•an accident under ground, from the falling off a tram, which has perhaps broken his leg, men in the same pit, who were chartists, have been known to pass him by, looking him in the face with their candles, and leaving him in his misery, unremoved, with the exclamation of Oh, let him lie, he is not enrolled, he is not one of us.' Another distinguishing feature, portraying the evil genius of chartism, is, that in all former outbreaks in Wales, the rioters have studiously avoided the destruction of property, and that even during the reign cf Swing' in England, 'the men of the hills' were loud in their exclamations against the folly and wickedness of those who, to use their own words, ' destroyed the victuals.' " This is an astounding change, which can no otherwise be accounted for than by the fact of the demagogues having, by their wicked and designing arts, entirely changed the na tional character ; for the assertion which has been made use of, that the people were led to such acts by distress, is dis posed of in an instant by the fact that the men of Wales, and more particularly the colliers, iron -workers, and dockmen, who joined in this insurrection, receive higher wages than the men of any other part of the kingdom, as the following details will fully prove : The men employed in the collieries, taking bad and good together, average £5 10s. each for four weeks' labour, and a good workman earns £8 during that period, by working nine hours a-day. In the Newport docks the following is an official detail of the earnings of the men, and the number of days which they have been paid for in one week during the last summer : Smiths.—From 3s. 3d. to 4s. per day ; from 9 to 101 days per week. Carpenters.—From 3s. 6d. to ss. per day ; 6 to 11 days. Labourers.—From 2s. 6d. to 4s. per day ; from 6 to 10 days; at times 11i d ays . Masons. —From 3s. 6d. to ss. per day. Added to which, the truck system is abolished throughout Wales, all the wages being paid in money. The following list of the prisoners, whose cases have been already disposed of, has been kindly furnished us : COMMITTED John Frost, for high treason and sedition. Charles Waters ditto ditto. John Partridge ditto ditto. James Aust ditto ditto. Thomas Davies ditto ditto. Richard Benfield ditto ditto. John Rees ditto ditto. John Lovell ditto ditto. Solomon Brittain ditto ditto. George George ditto ditto. William Jones ditto ditto. James Morris, committed for one month. John Barrett ditto ditto. John James ditto 14 days. William Jones ditto ditto. Thomas Gibson ditto ditto. Bound over in sureties to appear to any indictment,—Ed. ward Frost and Charles Groves. Admitted to bail,—Job Harris. Discharged.—John Regan, Thomas Edwards, William Griffiths, John George, Arthur Parker, Joseph Walter, John Slugg, Henry Jones, Robert Hodges, Henry James, James Cantil, Henry Chardes, Thomas Auralius, Absalom Crook, Thomas Crook, William Purnell, and John Thomas. There are seven prisoners remaining in custody, one of whom is Henry Frost, the son of John Frost, whose exami nation is looked forward to with great anxiety, and will take place to-morrow. The court was much crowded to-day, ex pecting it would come on. The country around Pontypool and at Merthyr is in a very disturbed state, Colonel Consi dine having been sent for express to Merthyr in the night. Three companies of the 45th have to-day marched for Cardiff and Pontypool. (Pronz the Morning Herald of 1 esterday) MoNmounr, TUESDAY, Nov. 12.—We are still tranquil here. Since last I wrote nothing of any consequence has occurred. The guard still continues at the gaol, and all the authorities. There exists in many quarters a sort of smo thered apprehension about the chartists making another at tempt. No more prisoners have as yet arrived, but I think it likely that another batch will come in to-day. I have just learned that a letter was received last night by the mayor, Thomas Dyke, Esq., from the Marquis of Nor manby. It came by expre a ss. I send you below a copy of it. " Sir,—lt being considered expedient, under existing cir cumstances, that an officer of experience should be stationed in command of the troops in Monmouthshire and the adja cent districts, I have the honour to acquaint you that Lieu tenant-Colonel Considine has been selected for the service. He will leave London to-night (Monday) to assume the command, and I beg to make him known to you, and to request that you will afford him all the information in your power with respect to your town and neighbourhood. (Signed) " NORMANBY." The mayor has also this day received a letter from Lieut. Colonel Considine. stating that he will be here to-morrow. He is at present at Newport, and suggesting the propriety of having some temporary barracks fitted up for the troops, to avoid the inconvenience and perhaps liability to surprise in their being stationed about by billet at different houses through th town. In compliance with this suggestion the mayor has given orders that the borough court, a large and spacious building, and well adapted for such a purpose, should be fitted up for the occasion. I have not heard how many men are to be sent here. I shall not close this letter till the last moment, in order that I may be able to acquaint you if any more prisoners arrive. HALF-PAST Two o'CLocK.—Another prisoner has just arrived, Solomon Brittan. He is fully committed for high treason and sedition. The magistrates signing the warrant of committal are Thomas Hawkins, William Brewer, and Octavious Morgan, Esqrs., and James Coles, clerk. Other prisorers are expected to arrive during the day. COURT CIRCULAR, WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Her Majesty *alked on the terrace and in the slopes this afternoon, attended by the Princes Er est and Albert of Saxe Coburg and the royal suite. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady C. Dundas, walked in the slopes this morning. The Princes Ernest and Albert of Saxe Coburg inspected the 2d battalion of rifle brigade in the Home Park this morn ing. The princes were attended by Lord Alfred Paget, Count Kolowrath, and Baron Alvensleben. It is said that the princes take their departure on Thurs day next. Lord and Lady Ashley and three of their children are ex pected to arrive at the castle this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty. The following personages, in addition to those of yester day, will form the royal dinner party this evening :—Earl Erroll, Earl Albemarle, Earl and Countess of Uxbridge, the ladies Eleonora and Constance Paget, Lord and Lady Ash ley, and Colonel Brown and Major Irton of the 2d rifle brigade. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen rode in the park this afternoon on horseback. Her Majesty was accompanied by Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg, Hon Miss Murray, Lady C. Dundas, Count Kolowrath, Marquis of Headfort, Baroness Lehzen, lion. Major Keppel, Sir William Lumley, and Sir George and Miss Quentin. The Duchess of Kent walked on the terrace in the after. noon. Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg, Lord Alfrei Paget, Hon. C. A. Murray, and Baron Alvensleben, .spent the day in shooting over the grounds at Claremont. The Marquis of Headfort, Sir William Lumley, and La dies Barham and Gardiner arrived at the castle to-day. Lady Barham succeeded Lady Lyttelton as lady in wait ing, the 'Marquis of Headfort succeeded Viscount Torring ton as the lord in waiting, Sir William Lumley succeeded the Hon. Major Keppel as groom, and Lady Gardiner succeeded Lady Barham as woman of the bedchamber. _ _ Lord Torrington and the Hon. Malor Keppel leave the castle to morrow. The royal dinner party this evening will be the same as yesterday with the exception of the above arrivals and de partures. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty, attended by seve ral of the royal visitors and suite, promenaded for some time to-day on the east terrace of the castle and the slopes. Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg rode out in the park, attended by Baron Alvensleben. - The Earl of Albemarle, Viscount Torrington, and the Hon. Major Keppel, took their departure from the castle this morning. `Lady Ashley, accompanied by her children, took an airing to-day in a carriage. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH—MONDAY. THE QUEEN V. PAGE AND OTHERS. The Attorney-General showed cause against a rule calling [pon the defendant Page to show cause why an information n the nature of a qeo warranto should not he exhibited against him, calling upon him to show by, what authority he claimed to be a councillor of the borough of Totness. There were several grounds stated in the application—first, that at the time of his supposed election he was not entitled to be on the burgess roll, according to the provisions of the 9th sect. of the sth and 6th William IV., c 76 ; secondly, that he did not occupy a house, counting-house, warehouse, or shop, within the borough ; thirdly, that he had not a majority of legal votes at his supposed election to the office ; and fourthly, that he was not duly elected. The objections therefore might be classed under two heads—first, a personal objection to Mr. Page himself, and secondly, to the electors by whom he bad been elected. It was allowed that he had been elected by a majority of burgesses on the roll, but his friend must urge that their Lordships must enter upon a scrutiny into the qualification of every elector of Totness who voted on that occasion. As to the general qualification, it was alleged he was not entitled to be on the burgess roll, and therefore had not the qualification of a councillor. One of the affidavits stated, that the building for which Mr. Page claimed and was rated was called a" pound house," and was used for the purpose of mak ing cider; but still, although used for that purpose, the build ing might be a warehouse ; and Mr. Page in his affidavit stated, that since the 11th of October, 1836, he had been on the roll of burgesses in respect of his right derived through the quali fication of the warehouse mentioned in the affidavit. That building had formerly been a dwelling-house, but for 20 years had been used as a warehouse for storing cider, corn, and potatoes. A warehouse was a place where commodities in which the occupier dealt were stored for sale. He also contended that the application had not been made in sufficient time. The second point was one of great importance—that Mr. Page had not a majority of legal votes. There was no imputation on the returning officer. It was allowed that there were 184 votes for Mr. Page, and 171 for the next candidate. All the 184 persons were, de facto, on the burgess list ; but this friend was to show that, although on the burgess roll, they ought not to have been there, as there was an informality in the mode in which they were rated ; that they were not rated separately for the premises they, occupied, but were rated jointly with other persons for premises not occu pi e d jointly. He app re h en d e d it was a maxim of corporation law, that in questioning the title of the elector, it was enough if the parties were de facto upon the roll. Mr. Barstow followed on the same side. Sir W. Follett supported the rule. Lord Denman and the Court would not trouble him as to the application not being in time. Sir W. Follett said, then the question was, that he was not qualified to be a councillor ; and he was not, unless he was entitled to be on the roll. He did not occupy either a house, warehouse, or shop ; he was a farmer, and part of his farm extended within the limits of the borough, and it was a cider-pound, and was connected with the land, whereas a warehouse meant something unconnected with the occupa tion of the land. If so, any building might be converted into a warehouse, upon the second ground, whether a person, having a majority of illegal votes, although on the burgess list, was entitled to hold the office. Under the 9th section of the act, the burgesses did not depend on any admission, but were stated to be persons occupying a house of the des cription mentioned in the act. The enrolment did not make a man a burgess. The act said, that burgesses so described should, if properly entitled, vote for councillors. It was, therefore, necessary for both qualifications to concur. The rights of the voters might be questioned before the House of Commons. Although the title of a party might be bad, it was compulsory on the returning officer to take the vote ; but it was not compulsory on the court. If an election was held before a mayor who was not de facto mayor, the elec tion was void. If the qualification of the voter might not be questioned in this way, it could not be called in question at all. His ground was that these parties were not rated, and he submitted that the rule must be made absolute, Mr. Kinglake was heard on the same side. Judgment was postponed. SMUGGLING.—On Saturday night, about twelve o'clock, the coast-guard were firing signals east and west of Pegwell, a smuggling party being discovered by Spondle, a coast guardsman on duty, about to run goods at the Tunnel at Pegwell. The night was exceedingly dark, and on the arri val of assistance, Lieutenant Tripps and his men captured John Cramp, of Ramsgate, together with twenty tubs of Geneva lashed to him, and floating in with the tide. Cramp was secured and taken to the watch-house at the station, and the goods were safely deposited a t t h e C ustom House, Rams gate. All others of the running party made their escape. The prisoner was brought before the magistrates at the Town Hall, Ramsgate, on Monday, and remanded back to the watch-house until Thursday, when he is to be re-examined. —Kentish Gazette. Rl' CORONER'S INQUEST—EXTRAORDIN F• C arrie ' An inquisition was t a k en on T ues d a y, before P . ' the cie Esq., the coroner for the borough, to inquire int ° daughter cumstances which led to the death of Jane NixA t ' s ' of Mr. Nixon, of White Mill-street, slater and It appears that the deceased, Jane Nixon, wh o r last years and a half old, died on the 16th of Septem r e tail d, Shortly after her death, strange suspicions were ent e .by her parents and their friends, that she had been P°;', e a nd These circumstances were laid before the head constacenl3oo the coroner; and in consequence thereof, and of 3 n ', BB o9of which was addressed to the churchwardens and eve' i , the St. John's Church, where the child had been burr e bu d ! coroner ordered Mr. Balfour, the beadle, to see r c n atn eK disinterred. This order was carried into ffect °11 ,: 1 itlo s last, and the body was carried into the church, wo el n ftee viewed by the jury which had been summoned. It nab • the d ° wards left in the care of Mr. Garthside, who opene d to the presence of Mr. Brett, the professor of chemistilet Apothecaries' Company of this town. The jerY,r e . ii d on Monday, but as the examination of the stomaenireurued testines was not complete, the inquest was further PO till Tuesday. te as rec t - bre The first witness called was Margaret Nixon, who s t a t e d, th a t she resided at White Mill-street; Copper a s-hill. The deceased, Jan e it. Un was her daughter, a nd was th ree years and a ha lf ° s elf 83 the 22d of August l a st, a f ema l e , w h o represented he r un d, as a widow, came to her house to apply f or lodging s e,, e nted she had been recomme n d e d by a friend o f hers, she coi c i floo r ' to receive her. She let her a parlour on the grenn eter her and a bedroom on th e fi rs t fl oor. The third night 31 fre• arrival, a man came to visit h er; an d his visits w ere o urs' s quently repeated, and he remained to such untimel}:carod, that she gave her lod ger no ti ce t o qu it. After th isoc o f th e the lodger became rathe r di s t an t. On the morning wiled 14th of September last, w it ness was in the kitche(ntbe (le her lodger called out to her, " Where is Jan,e, i' sb e call ed ceased.) Witness replied, " lam dressing her. bet 111 ! out for her several ti m e s , and witness at leng th to ,‘ th i n g, in her arms to her lodger's parlour. The breakfaJ o e ggs• were laid, and there was coffee on the table and,. t l`‘ w hrea Witness put the deceased i n a c h a i r a nd put it to er f e eth, fast-table, and left the room. The deceased was P etn elea well in health. In abo u t t en m i nu t es ' time, witn ess r ovirg again to the room, at w hi c h ti me the deceased wi ts to from her chair. Wit n e ss as k e d h er w here she w as f o e which she made no ans wer , b u t su ddenly bega n ',b e cow Witness took the deceased into the kitchen, whe re be th e tinued to vomit. What she threw up seemed ! ° in eegg' breakfast which she h a d ea t en , amongst which wa s s o , a tell' Witness sent for some brandy, and gave her ab° 11 ,!,,, so; spoonful, burnt, but it did not give her any relief , s e l ec ted mated it up immediately. The female, her lodger' s tloa r ' the kitchen, and asked her to take the child into berlihehad which she did, and placed her on the sofa. She sa id given the deceased a cup of coffee and part of an She she thought it was the egg that disagreed with lie' iii the then sent for Mr. Garthside, the surgeon, who w,e 3 ,, t oo e . habit of attending her family. He attended ed ° "to s a ' o'clock. This was on a Saturday. She confine n,ue worse, and on Monday she died. The vomitineco,s"ote during the whole time, and on the Monday her b ie r ; „ n u e: much acted upon. The orders of Mr. Garthside •rog r.d bel d tually obeyed. Between the time of the decease Lt o and her dying, the lodger appeared very kind in"' bee witness bed Ito suspicion of any sort. u pon d The morning after the deceased died, her lodger, toelsid return from a visit to an acquaintance, remarke d tha stated to the latter that she felt very uneoinforta,eeool hoped that witness did no t sus p ec t an ything rtil- ss but N% of the child b e i ng taken ill at her breakfast. not pay much attntion to the observation at the time, Oar' merely said—" Who would hurt so innocent a lamb, er , Cor i On the Tuesday ev en i ng , on l oo ki ng i n to her 1 0 g, full board, she observed a bottle which was n early ha" ,, I a fter! a whitish fluid. She took the bottle in her band Into the_ wards replaced it in the cu pb oar d, an d was strucli;„„o" thought that something which the deceased thre. very like what was in the bottle. The same nig ht l' s e o r t th re l left the town and went to reside at Bootle. n ot se weeks afterwards she had a suspicion that all was , s holt i about the bottle. The woman returned to witn,e s6 o tin ll 7 on the Friday after the death of the deceased, ana c o . e the,r' e there till the 24th Oct. " on and off till she left alt e c' t to In consequence of th e susp i c i on a ll u d e d to, she "'T it ] eh% e cupboard and sought f or t h e b o ttl e , w hich she foallehoti4 she had left it about th ree wee k s b e f ore . She to ' '„,,mt to several druggists and ultimately to Mr. Thony tec ola e ; Church-street, who declared it be arsenic, a tit n ejani le iti. ( l_ :, b oor mended her to take it to the surgeon tp w ho had a s t daughter. Mr. Garthside, on examining th e i o n gl• t s bottle, said he was perfectly satisfied with the o ln n o se by r. M w r. hi T tt h y o . mp s s h o e n, d a id nd so h , e an re d co t m o r d e iv n i cl r e . d. w h h e i r to r , ° ,, a, e atildeto ° 0 Mr. 5• cumstances, He went to her h o use the nex t ri°) sear l' er possession of the bottle. H er h us b an d was a slate toes,slhe tercr, and had no occasion to use arsenic in his b i li ' ti se• te did she ever know of such a thing being in he' il d ° ,y 10s .t ' s be gave information to the Coroner, and on Satur, }her his direction, attended the exhumation of the w i „, as u was very anxious herself to have the body take ab daughter had never before breakfasted with the nu de's, was her lodger. , , s , of chemistry at the Apothecaries' hall, Mr. Richard Hargreave Brett stated, that he " 11 .' 0 . v'IC week he received from Mr. Whitt the bottle PI ge of i n this t c O duce d. je contained a white solid, mixed up with a flaid• 5t 31 ;41 , careful' examination of it, and reduced it to the a ''' v tbeir c d arsenic. On Saturday last witness was Pres, t r trill to, Garthside opened the body of the deceased. - - e le j tear. tc extremities could hardly be said to have adval c ,. he eon, c A wards decomposition. Mr. Garthside removed witn ess 'd $ the msophagus, stomach, and intestines, which ounce ler.of charge of. He (witness) found an ounce, or an ~.i esO rb ' a le half, of fluid in the stomach, but the lining Itlem br- d the `` . : ( 01' 1 had no appearance of inflammation. He examine, can" es' a there mine w d were fluidno of extent of the fining membrane of the intestinal lie .4 Ymicathe s ligh the being able to detect, by the most delicate tests', fed tial ro o trace of arsenic. Witness thought the leng w d hie" ' he el child had been interred would not have e t f hestomachc prevente had it ice; detecting arsenic in the contents of the stomach, lortiA no t present. Looking at the evidence which he had . 6 1 d'', /r l inflammationh theriely., wi di t o e s 4 that day, he had a strong opinion that the deee e : s t tso!i n e come fairly by her death • but judging from their as noted examination, and the result of the analysis, the re / r oe ' Ja de! to lead him to think otherwise than that she died , e of causes. He must further add, that the whole of t' e l etec till uc i canal was examined chemically, without any dee esse P c h arsenic. He thought that vomiting such as thesoli° described to have had, m i g ht have cleared the to th, arsenic, if any had been administered. to James Garthside, surgeon, stated, that be was . 1 5 c hO' deceased on the 14th September. He found her i_ v i ste tl , collapie, and with all the other symptoms of aO r ` a d . ho'. o ne lera, with the exception of purging. He i li q ulre caf 4 n a when the child had been taken ill, and treated the o lha tt el of cholera. He attended her up to her deathbe ,S4rett suspicion but she had died from natural causes . -p i. ll , t he last, he opened the body in the presence of Mr• no d c a lle d who took possession of the resophagus, stornaehl'e'os:conldi viscera. The symptoms which she had whe n totas s ul BP to her, were those of cholera, and the same W i ld in a c oo' have een produced had arsenic been adminis_ te t case io jet 3 but sufficient quantity to produce death. In o of c r elic; vulsions preceded death, which is not usual in cif r o b e —but is very usual in cases of persons dYing t tillY;sects Looking at the evidence which he bad heals' tha . 11e CO 11 15 .,iteti arsenic. con s •.s a strong suspicion that the deceased died from t be The coroner, addressing the jury said, the d ..ss, He h a -e most suspicious he had ever met with. 00 , ed, he Mr. Rushton, whose opinions were similar to _,,, e sr e _, n s le i he himself entertained. As the case at first .77 t tae should have felt it to be his duty to sum uP chl en tep; of murder against some person or other. oth ~la c so„ had heard, was perfectly well in health on th.e,... ut , ber, but from the moment it had had its eealtr, w as ill and continued so till it died on the 16tb. ,illa_ c e'B, evidence, that there was the bottle With ti_a‘ nit the" 00 , which proved to be arsenic, on the table, t h e u ' L lthe re le t e r no cream-jug. If the evidence had stoPP cni ee, L o tp c d course would have been more clear. But then A ll the timony of Mr. Brett, a very eminent c hernisr a ' s p ' - o sit s l 7sta r , evidence merely excited suspicion, but h is w - of tbl eoll'Act Mr. Rushton agreed with him, that eas: s des eri!' s erv e s should turn on positive testimony of thi th lt ect was positive testimony on which he tho ,t o . a i.`.,f o r o ,i, should be found, as they were not safe in finding i': o ft7 o l, suspicions against such testimony. 1"-r• 0 568' 4 t',3 thernthat he had not been able to discover. ev,,, e ov u son in the stomach or intestines, and that l ie ;I , the, 7, 5, 1 the length of time which the child had would have prevented him from detecting ar.-,e_uspicid,rtiniow there. Nevertheless the case was beset by t he te e Th e ' ere' it would be for them to give their opinion on which they had heard. turned after an absence of about ten minaute'A deat h The jury retired to consider of their v erri ,! c s t n . . a 3, el : v ura l , of as their verdict, that Jane Nixon died a n `fate better The Duke of Sussex, we hear, is enjoying 3 he p al a t r h li t a h m a e n n f t o a r ry se n ver t a ic l years b pasbt.een wayof Parliament a b r e l t i a w m ee e n n tfor ar eli a ffised t ° , e tbe t 6cel ;; s s. li°l° ' doors, intimating that e aepspliacavteion will be ill 3de I 3 ' 4l. nstrtle r„,,/ 1 IO Ocasijelv o f $ __Ne 16; 600 o d All • • misters seem in a sad quandary ns Newcastle leave a to nd bi giZ a rg hliil. Lord Lieutenant for Cornwall. R e ports s a y, t do; e r i, to Illeesit t/lb:10,1, Vivian will be the man ; but, no, this forasvill.4darces, 00, of a seat in parliament is inevitable. Mr.,, r o ties 0 0 Charles Lemon ; no , this is doubtful. "neculatl° nistry so universally di.liked are doubtful SP ~asy a days.—Western Luminary. or al al vibst t the -! ,re os'a" rs' We believe we are correct in stating that , a pp ~ ,,,,e , e manding in chief has submitted for the f ias by'oeor;a the colonelcy of the 3d light dragoons, wh ic il l P r o d llth cant by the recent death of Lieutenant -Gene .c o pe ~e 1 _A T. Beresford, G.C.11,, be given to Lieutenant _ I o f ii i f ,iatc'' Charles S. Manners, K.C.B. (at present o.l°a:twain' ~ dragoons), and that Lieutenant-Gencral PlillP ~, i O P',A colonel of the latter regiment.—Standard. owe d , rect ; CANINE SYMPATIIY.—A French P oodle! I . wa - , av oil l las domesticated at the lodge at Llantarnam Abl l 9; a ' .cli 'be . . 13elar sea l d missing on the evening of Tuesday last. ~a t a ll 1, so o r, much anxiety was felt for his recoverY, '.' ef f e ctna h ove ,t , felt for his recovery, but all search was "l orn lyg ' 3. 11 1 ill was given up for lost. On the following 11 l ar ir,, ll s o-,, all kinds of canine gestures, one of the under-keepers, in traversing ti v, ie ids ul' e „s 'Lif tention arre.ted by " Nap," who ran to a ,,t b is ; e 054 particular spot. On arriving there be foil°, eer taia t be ;0 11 sought to direct s pani e pro;oe , caught in a trap laid for the capture 0 1 _, ive to _ lie d „ t ile gramalkins, which are found to be destrnto jep! he pros It was then remembered that this spanie l I . l 'd that e ' io cea i be the poodle, and on being trapped it aPPe.',, n e had g_ sa ine"Tbe in his attempt to liberate his cornpani.„ i s pi . ". ' l O. _,.i. wood, but finding his efforts ineffectual,,un'red fil_eirf/ae, had laid down all night with his eaP l t i op por_t t u a Osa moment the under-keeper appeared, : t sle w il l o b' p e sented itself of rescue, which he Was n th e ~, vantage of .-11fertin.10 ' ill' 1 , Opt 0 0 di? ir 4,.00-19. t - DISSENT IN AND NEAR TOE OIL •.- tab t ,pO l i t 'd urbs of the metropolis, dissenters have... 4 is . no j.a .erta, i d , dred chapels, the average room of wh w t well The " 4- ,.', 49 ° 300. The demand, however, 500+ le' ~,, tiL ; o, statistics, was, and is, church.roorn fo . 6 . °: :, f a r , I , r t ' s pli . T . ' o l , tary system has provided for 30,000-I.ooterPoold rel:4ria, twentieth part ; and yet, with brazen . e io p i blets,,,olantatr,:i el' and platforms, and magazines, and P t a p a ess ° I . t hiag Vgli echo with Io triurnphes on the P—Ling allibes of t i oo 1) ,, and fervent protests against the threestate Par is .)a i s wo o ( lighten 770,000 souls ! E. Tl'e_ontain a P ° 3 l s nol e s - 0 1 ,1 ,e , lebone, Paddington, and pal ! e_ . .., were a p 0 . 234,294. Thirty-four years ago it, V tion e forhere area. .. Now, what has the voluntary priLiF±Posw ern e, ea ch c ei lt lr a quarter of a million souls? In' to a deg e . o rdst. o r II venteen chapels, mixed and motleoyo In (Abed ;Nolo 1 of containing, on an average, 3 ' i , i ,„.- ; fern sh e „.4 5 ., 234,294, the voluntary princ!P ie "-- t' P , oCe 10 wards of 5000.—Frazer's Magaz ine ' a .kahle case - O f r il € 4 SPECTACLES OF No UsE.---A ercilueletarlY rn'Cveefifjorof Ruthin a few evenings back wi t li u e °f ha r bi t t lie d AY ' 6 0de oa tj may and does become the cre r a o r e the n ' e, te / t 0,15 ° 'd on t b . e a o ° i d' spectable gentlemen were, subjectafte r tone her gitir! es clove a glass together, when the h the (4 tti his O s tel l , of signing names, and one party legib ly wi who wa so. i d that he could not sign his l i ne ,eutleniall.„,. forill,ohssili The bet was accented, when tne closed eyes ), ‘‘ ,l f l oiNorra Ole h'ef phlee . 0111 . o lie• f h r i o s m alt i o s g praopchkeotnappaapirerof(:iiityleispectacies,amd s a pa rtiei l l his pebbles with a silk handkerc.l:ti wretaetaie the) upon his nose, closed h is ey no small amusement of those w Chester Gazette. 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