The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-14 00:00:00

NCE -Tr `~, G. 1 arg e ' ll iprentiee, was c 1 ~, mpso n, on Friday O c Ld inflicted sunk.,, in :er, with a vies./ 1111 .xlience than he Fl it el mea t by a Inagi~- +I week, about nine o'cr'; lss ed Mrs. AllisoaV Mt. e kicked it. ail names for kicking, out, and p ords tbel.'ling o u ,fter somew t his threat into 'as also upon Dinhoft ,' bed him• nPlainant m ore He said tbat it, and said he sho''4,:li ick, h e should b3O, LAing, and he (coa.: [ant stabbed bini lly in his back, tbi? Ile complainant pro d l; to prove tbe exteot' ppear ed for the clef" q w om f u estions • 11/ ed young ant: 10. l e latter part oag ‘.,ip Richard Allisoa rv.o mud. She saw J obo d vith a sharp pockelosi a ll him (the coagbiti son .was still Etsb ife as she pulled Friday week, the " tichard IP- nt) He is there. it) Had you Strs‘ d him it that tirae..oi 0 b istan ley ,on elo and a noise and orf eomli? L'hompson ssls lison s h u t her I' l ot have revenge uror )11. John 000 co{ with soroe Obeli/ I and the inotherNot,„i saw Thonwsul!deeli llisou at each si, t his dog each Mrs. Allison b:' :met to strike Ir.)firbe npson said he °e came and asked* 0* sa id, " lurttte,rti P his dog , au Ca O the an ' s dog up bilate'l John An isou tle kill the ag ieecutor ir-j a tioof,e, to of intox,,t be e told hilniiteu'aidb,tee, sband. would be lea , ler son w her and knoe n came nP , 3 biO th ere i t e i roof that vto complain3Ts'ttgtegho ed the Inagl• . e r / 1 • 0 0 ° rail the 00-_,OO after the us" e y upon hir e ," (f rod owed l iy a r• ;vn away 6 e O Y,t vent ni ) t'y b ut --' O t i ;oa I t o the cornP for 5 I proceed t d ,14 .00 a of the co t .-- door f that ant pro d be en '- they ba .0i b a eo had 101 that he befollti had come .. t t t :dly have Ausfato i n t o cons .11 1 0 tbe of o l on e fentig e l o rY, the 11.1, e rr e „ e rre o V, nintry in ti - t . b er r, a n ation 0 01,04 intemPe rut gict wounds vital o tiiq,i more_ t he t Weed 00 the de ter 'f u r ' Oe o i t ted Idrarnecollect tiO int. - • n, l eg tl 'mendable Allison sc P 00? ( 40 0 false so. 9 , S E FOB 13$. le etfrj t ja ' the s-- 1) . Isaac D luP f r tJ le ed ap pear A t oey Li, s tated t ba e d t t tst, wb eu tb as niateS, 00 . 4 5 again. ' v w ill that ,1 1 ed back , tar r/ g " ed the is_tiaiti:(ced.ooo7,l d kno,c" hini o knoc", e e ;e he tolo tki o re Pit t; ; not e d at hint e P l ag Y herb}'im iis is w u' as .3 4 ick te, s r° e r of the ? Ja v a,' tt time, 'l 4 bid . 0 4 gold d° e d , a Et"' $r E ., mate ' l3 ,ti-iV ,vhim tO on boadiscip )rcing • pr?,Plpf l y naintl u t n e tri l * d . not thi",de o- used 53 1 : 0 0' ng flt t ° , sEiti ris 1, ) er s tolen g , 5 u se of M r 4 i tiltj t e : o Y Ly d; . :y ee t Sato; the 0, 4 0)0 faun" ;ervan t she, teci vi sto 0 0, „ she tisu o r o s j id that ses it e ps, Jr,, rilboafr,-citariesboo _ i r e Of the cl, afge en i n a Fence, 50 . . Privy faced t Yards distanc e a Tars'a back door. It was about eight or nine *toront the windows of the house. He (tne t ss e ) seonem° s,Ol/iewhat further, and picked up a broach with h ati es t . u .s" . ea out of it. In the privy he also found part of a scer 11,...?_g* }lad ll e went again next day, and received from . an Pape, who been stationed on the premises a piece of p a i r L w alch he prceuced. This piece of paper was what l . Ga ~,, ear- r i n _ s 8 had, been fastened to, and it had on 11 , i. j tA s, Private n umber. He took Mars and the others into n n - 1., , The Prisoner said he knew nothing of the affair, 4:„ o u,i.ei c his wife or daughter. :itife-ofticer Grisenthwaite stated that he went to the Wan, ° t he Premise a d' eCted. He got close under the . pulled oPhis :., s ir heard winshwo knock at the door, and he hear the bustle open. ens knock The middle window of the house was partly h ee ber lie sa w a ad .. 'eyed it was one of the prisoners, come to the window woman, he could not say who she was,. but ....! oa ro w something through. He heard it alight, and fall tettith sort tiati „ °,f j i ngling sound in several pieces. On cross ed' the thi a s, I — ` 4l DY Mr. Crewe, witness stated that he saw some cli4ceave tbe hand of the woman. She threw in . the tear z O'Brien - Priv Privy, and he heard the articles fall in or )1 , which was not very far off. .He directed ta T-lad. a'ld Ainswortn to the spot, from having heard the INi fr erzt ~ee-officer Edward O'Brien stated that he stood at the wall'light u ° o r, as directed. He heard Grisenthwaite call for a "N. he took him one. Grisenthwaite mounted the he,,_ (erected them where to search. He went into the whi`4ard but one and searched in the privy, the floor . of f jew e p_w_ as very. i. -' filthy. He found on the floor a quantity of He in a piece of silk paper, which had got very He peLl'he.re was a seal which had jerked out of the pai?er. di rt ,. " T cd it u p. He changed the paper because it was so p olie iic , seal bad a label on it. he r , e- oface r 338, stated that he was on the premises, and 4 e4 ae steci a female to furnish him with a book to read. Ptioe r i n a t ‘i o a drawer and opened it. He saw a piece of c alled b e " drawer which he took out, and when Ainsworth k . r; gave it to him. ear. rilic ki , aY i dentified the paper as one to which a pair of gold at 'e n' s and drops had been fastened. It had on it his pri- J 4 -" 4ltibe r• Mr. Gay examined all the other articles of ItliTery. lie described them as some which, not being pottriaerfect, he had placed all together in the corner of the thek b a teau by themselves He claimed them all, knowing The Y his private marks. * -'c Prisoners were all committed to take their trial. YESTERDAY. , 114 4 111e 1 Prace edings in the Police Court yenerday were of the The n er der, and most of the cases devoid of general interest. 41 4 4 0 1111 )er of Drunk and disorderly" cases, and com the ,_ ' for saf-,,, '-',Y , ear to be much on the increase, to i4cofetat discredit of a PF ßritish community, and the disgrace !cal!a,,rties themselves ; and unless checked by a due and isr, blelloroem occupied law the magistrates' time will, ere tir o i, :Inorarlsing 1 tile B ea in discharn vants who indulge habit of drunkenness, and who often Yest er `, - a plea for committing crime. In many instances, Yesterday, our'worthy stipendiary enforced the fine of " five chd calor being drunk," as the best means of punishment than h . SHOP -LIFTING. Ithlrrit.elleeliMack, a young delinquent , apparently not more 1 Years of age, was placed' in the dock charged t, ( ! r aPer te : 4 ' i ng from the shoe of Mr. Powell, linen and woollen tY of'.1.11„ Whiteehapel, several' lengths of silks, and a quan ,,Joh);,,,b".bandkercheifs, of the value of £8 15s. ::pti.1)::::: thwaite policeman, No. 195, observed that he h er on / I'd goin g up Dale-street, between nine and ten night of Wednesday last, with a bundle under itltte4tio'l44-}fore, that he followed her, and when he ' l „ btl, le and about the contents thereof, she droppedthe . 2 1 1 1 ' hl `lr • b ran off• The silks were owned yesterday moin- Pro ne , ; 'Lowell, and his several assistants, who swore to 117 411 4 -t l, by the rivate marks, and testified as to th i e "e ese l , l „g ueen in Po p ygell llop th b e etwen five and six o'clocx or.tdi-dig loos,prev price of some children's the th e s s t° ilk ekbi g s : l w n l q ue n h rin t s im e she mus . t have decamped e ea., 8 and handkerchiefs in question. The facts of to L e bein '' g Clearly proved against the girl, who appeared the b ran ger to the court, (having been there five o . r six ' e llasi o .° r t e,) she was fully committed to take her trial at Akar, IIIenNVAY ROBBERY AND VIOLENCE. ,lits. oArenstrong a sturdy, ill-looking young man, S Ikg L' with having ' the night of Wednesda last robbed . 41 re - il sa t / 11}t e the e Neil oa Turley,' a native of Ireland. It ap , vt'd At that seid Neil Turley was a horse dealer, and 11 1.. 4 Ca S f a b i e r e Bridge, near the . town of Newry ; he had at is `aole t Middle.wich, in Cheshire, from which place aidit i ii 0 this gown late in the evening of the day. He had 2a rtl t heo 20 Bank of England Note, a£s Note, he m ele - v e l e , °B ip gold. He arrived in Lirerool between ten taitr ehas _ 0 clock at night ; he had with . him a calf which with him D 'llliii, rd at the fair, and was intending ' taming calf up it, al e , by the s team-packet. When driving the f, kattect, the Prisoner Edward Armstrong and a cameboy a i ° eho y i 'a l .id that "he did not know how to drivecalf." then a asked ls: to trot e drove the calf awhile for him. The t eN ealf firl them to some liquor ; he desired y them to see 4:aovear.d., t-u:e;asfteopoin)ebioard; they said very well. Shortly af lfil ~i t about fI • a f them came behind v, h i e le t o oo o k oe th o e calf from them,_ and thlt:4liel; h• e PerChe n s d , 'ler ,bgi i i, l el. He laid hold of him, and then felt another 0 , . ll ohi _ 1 on the side. lie then fell, and called out " Mur iL• eery 1 IP, ,is ~, • I s , Gown 4 , N „, e ir se h'l -t ' he felt one ot them take co ;it was ` in his left inside waistcoat pocket ; , I , o lit of his Pl.ll. se strike the ground by the jerk used takinginn fortwn , thr ee ~, Pcket. He held one of them by the leg and I•tk to wo' l4ll tes, but at last he broke loose from him lvt4t i ght t( ( ,,l t i l e dock. He saw him running away, and never as- hi‘Nett bi t of ! onn before one Mr. Trubshaw came up, and 1thL,', 4 114 i l l caPturing the prisoner. Mr. Trubshaw caught - `a he l arged him with robbing the man withthe calf, t • • t tlit plainly denied 4 ' 4 44; °••-it,tklirohato Trubshaw was Iv n i e r r D sw a o v rn ies . , Hes o a t i t d o , o ! ke,, , mother-in-law, . • _ . fi '4•41. about eleven o'clock at night, I was in the ) hous . e, i ti l t, 4, t1 a erY of " Murder, robbery !" ' I ran out at the ` 4 eß'"' an d SaW the said Neil Turley lying upon his back ait ereet 4 11 d aS I was' and holding the prisoner by one of his legs. Ilti gettioT o thcm the prisoner broke loose, ti, e ttl, aetit4waNs the dock. I' arid another person pursued o p him at the corner of putton-stieet. I held a oj i . r until Chesworth, the police-officer, came and 4 44 ollito custody. tiillt„tlea-pu,sWortli .avQ, lam constable, No. 353. I was on 4 N:4'f li,.,leven o'i;hick on Wednesday night, on the east ktt . Ih -41 ce's dock quay. I heard frequent cries of "mur t4:l' th e ‘satened to the spot, and observed two men running ll •h f• Priso who shortly after placed him under my to k i o r t.„/ err kroll'i " and assault. I safely conveyed . h 1 1 , 1 1 1 4 tio ne s aw,. the prisoner there searched, but nothing ep'r,, his Person. 44,110011er when called upon, having observed that " he 't th'eltli about it," was fully committed to take his , 4 erisqing sessions. hi t r • Ir t , 7 SUNDAY SHAVING. k., , t e}lrt „„4131..ts said he had the honour to appear before th,;'4ol, s.'. that ay IhiN t I,l'4l:vide '.... of the town of Liverpool, who were at tile request of a great body of re- F t l ,a B t ihy P T rn e ot f a o l a s m dl i i o e iioving observance of the sabbath, i teir worldly calling on the eil t k t l i aOyZ . It was well known to the kit ' ~44 , court, an doubtless kit sg, 14;,siMdeos, that t o a cern degree the practice of h ' re taiespecially shaving on unday, had been_ kii t ° b 4 nd it was improper to. centenfor on a part, and Itl/tvelthealltrlitish others that might transgress. The parties em- ~2 5t h rii4bl, to against the law, and were renderingth '4,4,1,Ch,.;° the penalty, which he sought for under the " 1- to fre chap • 7 • He had that day two cases to t_ra tti ‘.„e unit ,-. v, 41 u. ; the first was ik.oh'ttezterashol, a barber, in Paradise -street. James btq;tl Dirclasitcaololed_ to prove the case. He knew Gaskin's Sunday morning last between ten and toterl'i C ould see • him through the window; but to kis. Y t i , e opened the door, went in, and saw him V 4t er, i Ie act of shaving one man, but there were sev 4 ic4l .--- l i t i•l le shop at the same time part prepared for the i1t", 1 4 Gol t 'ed five shillings and costs. 4 o • t o "Qatn, anothe r of the fraternity, pleaded " not N tt 4tll 6 a iznilar charge. Mr. Brumfitt, however, on aklo, rtethellatired,ath.at on SnUclay mornin last, between halt olilei.ll !iien, o lt in -pa a s o t d ten t hesaw e g veral, say twelve or of Gillia a m's shop ; that they t4 wi lti 11 0 T w t i , t h grim visages, and came out clean shorn. 1111'113 h. Ba.. IV shaved them, as he did not go into clo t ed tytteaelf: he 114, here dl. ja the_nhdaod h t ad t th e eundowblind down, and a following effect—" Shaving N i t e 's trtte ( o l , Su wasousual." Mr. John Wilson, of ‘l 4 aof- 4 , e i _a• ;„" e itig . in company with Brumfitt, gave similar ght`sati Qirataihehclaecreszlice i d t was urged that there was no b ' on that day. People 4 and out of Ir ands e hop an shave themselves while i..ttiles tha oi ,• 4-ihiip•ke, of I;3,rate observed that he had had a very narrow l ' i li to • , -41 j_, fi lled. There was a very strong suspicion t ki n 4 hi s ? 1 0 it was heightened by having the placard Dad teled to wltidow. He must take care, as he was o' t !! )11t Stop to such a transgression of the law. 4:;),11/:tesi4,aktfintoci:sequelitly dismissed. . Zti r el tii, ‘ r il t th e fi ' n, aannot,her barber, pleaded " guilty," and .cibavint g eo e s a t s s is which seemed to occupy con ,a,iliiste.sy;l;est among the gentry interested in the " art 1,4Q48 c ia was that of ;N o n th 24%.1.----The informant was Policeman No. 205, i. tltk e se e h,,st ge h t DM Clay of June instant, being the sabbath, ,t i l th e l ':1) of the said Thomas Clayton, about half-past 11) D jh the 1) of door being open, be observed two tape,°' to m i 3w e.r Part of their faces well lathered over with i s•ef ee. ,• lavin g. t4taill:2l,egkattvea Pointedly asked " whether any person e,Jii (l tai ` 4l ag • h ,, • He denied that lie had shaved any one , !Ifity ' to the court held that as lathering was a ''lt t s oo t) : t ea to ehaving, and two men having been seen ' 41tbe41.1'rePared salve must be fined five shillings and 1 14 •1 0114 1 .4 no one him " operating." "ti t t e,h s; 811erwo ,UNWHOLESOME MEAT. ti).,° k e ' 4 °4 114 9 : was presented to the court, he being a t ikit °ll 'ide ra V a stAnding or stall in St. John's Market, e e, P° 8ot•e quantity of unwholesome meat exposed k 3 „.,orith tird,,„ nti p re .Y morning last. This being the first fi o n f e - Rated to half- Abe more cautious in future, the 1 , ''uf-aown and costs. °t l e t tE-r i , ''''. _..........,,...-,,,,, . ,4,....... ki , tt er •Actv.,. ---------____ co l ltst e to thelt is said that Mr. Bynum applied Rid 4to En rpministration for the appointment of special tsk ?t i el ltir t e lt i aVe g th at e l d a • 9B being informed, however, that he v\otti te Y mist° Ppointnient, he pretended that his letter the e b eth er tl t s i .roed, and that the only object of it was . to h Yzintr, ho ere . was likely to be a war.—N. C. papei • 01. 1 div t e ati, wh '''' 4 skilful at getting. out of a scrape as the st, 1 har (%sorY we see in s c Ome of the newspapers. laiil, ,tly et, ! s hY ?' Y 'i l t company hum from singin skull to ,'llkb., r e ; : ' p , r , ' -oa, Sammy I don't want you nor your 'o4ol9elped s'aro4Pcr,..You,d ii,_ii't'exactly understand what I 'l , y a' y e t ine h ito "Y,•, „ I es, I dicl--Ty(?u asked if you the 1 / 4 )t t 4r tu ario z• ~ WY, no I didn t—l only asked tli• t iti z 14 ro tt ,; „ was. —Louisville Journal. I:ViN \?as of ii..',JTJL NEAR VI iiirun —About 1,000 of 111%;t_etiars. -,,,,,ieKsburg turned c oUt s to witness . the duel be t'l th "is a k T it i d l 'aP 'k er eArti l ,_ and Hagan, two of the editors of the ich e , ii si e -e of theulh took place on the 24t tilt,, on the 4ittiltediek.,, with Mississipi. The morning was devoted ktßh hot tivvltho,tl°ll Much success, four shots having been ti.lit tCeing satileet, at 10 paces. Mr. McArdle, the 1 14'; frofi t e first f i re s V, the fight was resumed after dinner, s'Pe c. for th e t ' - tr• A. was shot in the thigh. It was 14.2kk, for , wo or three neighbouring counties.— % tt. IItIOA ele• Ocl k Net :kg.-...y v ill t ~ Of .._ eight o,_,esterday (Tuesday) morning about a ~qe 4 7 4e's_Q._ eartfinte.i.O,c, thi county was visited by a . slight (1: 1.. 1.4 4 11 e hlveTrs esg"4:_e, which, like the one experienced h t ,"4 ht tote to Afatieni'S to have been most violent to ko 11 ) 4 ~ tli o „, _ ieste, though it was also very . ps,r citori:Y 04 tomb. iir7i,io happened to be lying or sitting i l „! . ' tt i 4 Oed abj ect' s' wave received a communication from j'scli ri '' it Y 1.,,,,,Fic says that the phenomenon was 14.4 tty. Yoh, (''ilserti"iing, hollow sound, like distant thun hlo‘stao-.44 the „P'sidPrable alarm by the shaking of N lt i r , .; } Mt': ran eo"tioration of window; and furniture. Oc ei 4 18 0 0 d a ,, of their houses for fear of personal .p h , N I ',vi ~,,,,age i s k, - A t eLown to have been done. . h lt a ' 4l. to I.°Y a '“get stand li tt! lt dia 'ave beet' ' the concussion was very plainly Rt ki,tt o ei tel l nu , of thdividuals, though it does not ghe4 w e ; ikt i libo 4 ,4 lo "e so violent as at Burnley. In the ay e ; avto,..tN fi ° do of this town the shock was very NI ' 41 41 0 4W a r , ,?:ve have met with several persons tiljfit, h ot Ile 1 3 , 4 ed eorLtoinsual tremulousness like the effect kot e 4 s 4V e bee n , l'assmg their houses' we believe it ~,i. D ,. a. here ~,_ 0 recognised as an earthquake, if there Ni047,...rtie14r toor"e'pei Jint of it from other quarters where kok i A tif the ,srile. We shall probably hear fur '4ter Qte,aretZninenon before our next publi- THEATRE ROYAL, LIVERPOOL Last Night but One of the Engagement of MR. VAN AMBURGH and his TRAINED ANIMALS, LIONS, TIGERS, LEOPARDS, &c., whose extraordinary Per formances, as represented One H un d re d an d Fif teen Nights last Season, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, and frequently patronized there by her Majesty, have been received here with the most unbounded applause. THIS present FRIDAY, J une 14, 1839, w ill b e per f ormed the Musical Play of THE SLAVE. At the end of the Play, MR. VAN AMBURGH will exhibit his fearless and extraordinary performances with the LIVING LIONS, TIGERS, LEOPARDS, &c. To conclude with the Ironical, Local Burletta of Men and Manners, in two acts, founded on the celebrated, widely diffused, extensively-circulated, and universally-admired Papers by "Boz," called NICHOLAS NICKLEBY OR, DOINGS .AT DO-THE-BOYS HALL. TO-MORROW (Saturday), for the BENEFIT of MR. VAN AMBURGH, and positively his last appearance here, the Entertainments will commence with the Tragedy of the REVENGE. After which, MR. VAN AMI3URGH'S PERFORMANCE with his TRAINED ANIMALS. To conclude with the Musical Farce of ROSINA. MADAME VESTRIS & MR. CHARLES MATHEWS will commence an engagement of Ten Nights, on MONDAY NEXT, June 17th. The Performances will commence with the Musical Drama of the BEE HlVE.—After which, the petite Drama of ONE HOUR. Mr. Charles Swiftly, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Julia, Madame Vestris.—After which, for the first time here, a new Drama, written by Mr. Chas. Mathews, and performed with the greatest success at the Royal Olympic Theatre, London, during an entire season, called PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. Chris. Mathews.—To conclude with the Musical Drama of A LOAN OF A LOVER. Peter Spyke, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Gertrude, Madame Vestris. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR. A CONCERT of VOCAL and INSTRU ENTAL 11 MUSIC will be giv en a t th e ROYAL AMP THEATRE Liverpool, THIS EVENING, th e 1 4t h i nstan , R FOR THE BENEFIT OF M REEN, the Projector and M anager o f t h e Popular ncerts given by him at this Theatre ; • when, in addition to the Band, con sisting of upwards of Thirty Performers and Vocalists engaged at those Concerts, (who have kindly offered him their services gratuitously for this Evening,) Mr. DAVIES has also kindly consented to give his assistance on the occasion, and several Performers, both Instrumental and Vocal, will be engaged. Conductor—Mr. W. HOLDEN Who will preside at the Piano-forte. Particulars will be given in the Bills. Tickets to the Boxes 2s. 6d., Pit is. 6d., and Gallery Is., may be had of Mr. GREEN, at the Manchester Tavern, White Mill-street, Gloucester-street ; also at the principal Inns and Music shops. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THE FOURTH FETE of the SEASON will take place 1. on MONDAY next, the 17th inst., when the splendid Representation of the SEA FIGHT, with the DESTRUCTION of the FIRE SHIP, will be repeated ; as also the ERUPTION of MOUNT VESUVIUS, with all the improvements intro duced under the direction of Mr. DANSON, the celebrated Scene Painter from the Theatres Royal, London, and the Original Projector of this interesting Work of Art, and Mr. D'EuNsT, Pyrotechnic Professor to her Majesty. The Proprietor has also to announce that the GALAS will be continued on EACH MONDAY EVENING during the Season (weather permitting) ; and, to give every facility for a favourable View of the whole Exhibition, he has caused a spacious GALLERY to be erected, immediately opposite to the Mountain, which will be in readiness for the public accommodation on Monday next. TO THE LADIES OF LIVERPOOL AND ITS VICINITY. CLARENCE HOUSE, 11, Clarence-street, Rodney-street. 1/IRS. CUTTER has the honour to inform the Ladies of 1.1.1 Liverpool that she is appointed to the AGENCY of Mrs. GEARY'S celebrated ANATOMICAL STAYS, patronised by her Most Gracious _Majesty Queen Victoria, her Majesty the Dowager Queen Adelaide, and the Royal Family, and begs leave to lay before the Public the following high Testimonials of the superiority of 'Mrs. Geary's newly invented Stays : TESTIMONIALS. " I have much pleasure in stating that the stays invented by Mrs. Geary will obviate all the inconveniences of those commonly employed."—C. J. B. Aldis, M.D., Old Bur lington-street, March 6th, 1837. " It appears to me that Mrs. Geary's Stays are infinitely superior to those in ordinary use."—B. C. Brodie. I have examined the Stays invented by Mrs. Geary, and think them admirably adapted to give salutary support to the body, without that injurious pressure which renders ordinary Stays so extremely prejudicial."—J. T. Conquest, M.D. ' It is in the complete Corset that the genius of Mrs. Geary has had full swing. The problem to he solved was to support the figure, yet not to diminish freedom of Motion, and to conceal the size of the abdomen when too large."—Extracted from Dr. James Johnson's " Medico- Chirurgical Review" for January, 1837. " I have examined Mrs. Geary's improved Stays, and I have no hesitation in saying, I think them infinitely superior for the purpose of support to any in use. I consider the Belt also, invented by the same lady, for pregnant females, devised upon an exceedi ng l y goo d principle."—Francis H. Ramsbotham, M.D., New Broad-street, March 2, 1837. " In Mrs. Geary's Co rse t f or grown girls, the pressure on every part of the chest is light, and by exerting no pressure on the edges of the hip, it does not (by forcing those edges to grow inward), diminish, during youth, the cavity of the pelvis, or hazard the suffering which must attend that mal formation in mothers."—Extracted from Mr. Coulson's work on " Deformities of the Chest and Spine," 2nd Edition. " Mrs. Geary's Stays, of all kinds, present a new and ra tional principle in the construction of the inr , s , important por tions of dress. The formation of the bosom..:,id of all parts adapted to prominences, is a matter of great ingenuity, and of extraordinary beauty."—Extracted from " Female Beauty," by Mrs. A. Walker. " The Exercise Corset, invented by Mrs. Geary, is absolutely nesessary in all exercises of the arms, and especially in the Indian exercises, for which they were constructed."—Extra c t e d f rom " E xerc i ses f or L ad i es, " by Donald Walker, 2d Edition. "I am satisfied of the superiority of Mrs. Geary's Stays and Belt for pregnant Ladies, and I shall make a point of recommending them whenever I have an opportunity."— James Eyre, M.D. 15, Lower Brook-street, March, 22, 1837. " The Stays invented by Mrs. N. Geary, from the ingenu ity with which they are constructed, are eminently adapted to allow of that ease and freedom of motion so essential to elegance and health. They appear, therefore, likely to prove far superior to the stays in common use, which contribute to `le production of much deformity and many serious diseases,' -a. F. D. Evans, M.D. 21, Hill-street Berkley-square. The following Medical Gentlemen are Of opinion, that Mrs. Geary's Stays, in consequence of the great improvements they present—their capability of adaptation to every variety of form—their removal of all unequal pressure by the re jection of gores and gussets—and the proper employment of elastic materials, are deserving of the strongest recommen, dation : Sir James E. Anderson M.D. Dr. Aldis Sir James Eyre, M.D. Dr. G. F. D. Evans Dr. Ferguson Dr. Holland Dr. James Johnson R. Keate, Esq. Dr. Litchfield Dr. Locock Dr. Merriman Dr. Paris Dr. Wilson Philip Dr. F. H. Ramsbotham Dr. Hamilton Roe Dr. Sigmond Sir Mathew J. Tierney, Bt. Donald Walker, Esq. G. Pearson, Esq. T. J. Pettigrew, Esq. _ High-street, Guernsey ; Mrs pool ; Miss Eglon, High-street, Sir Benj. Brodie, Bart. Dr. Birkbeck Dr. Bright Dr. Burl Dr. G. F. Babington Sir Anthony Carlisle Sir Charles M. Clark, Bt. Sir James Clark Sir Astley Cooper, Bart. Dr. Clutterbuck W. Coulson, Esq. Dr. Conquest Dr. Copland Dr. Culie Dr. G. F. Collier Dr. Henry Davies Dr. Thomas Davies AGENTS.—Miss Chegivin, Cutter, Clarence-street, Live] Southampton. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Surely the person alluded to by " A F r i en d t o th e Oppres sed has his remedy at law against the party alluded to.— We cannot safely insert the letter, however just the animad versions it contains may be. The subject of " A Conservative's" letter shall not escape our notice. " An Adventurer's Farawell to his Ladye Love" in our next. EIR 7Liberpoot &tanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1339. We have received the Graham's Town Journal to the 14th of March. Great complaints are still made in the colony of the frequent depredations of the Kafirs. The commerce of the colony appears to be in a pros perous condition. Since our last, intelligence has been received from ma, corroborating the news brought by the Liver- prol respecting the defeat of the confederated Bolivian and Peruvian troops under Santa Cruz. A private letter brought by the Hudson, which arrived here on Tuesday, states that the hostile armies were encamped close together, in the neighbourhood of Yungay, about one hundred miles from Lima. Santa Cruz never dreamed that he conld be attacked, and was only ap apprehensive that the Chilians would escape him. However, on the 20th of January they came down upon his army, and, whether there was treason or mere cowardice in the ranks of the Peru-Bolivians, the re sult was, that they soon got into disorder; and al though a Columbian general, Moran, did his utmost to turn the fate of the battle, his efforts were useless, and the defeat was complete. Several generals and a num ber of soldiers were made prisoners ; all the artillery and military chests were lost; a great many werekilled, and the remainder dispersed. Santa Cruz, who came down to Lima from the field of battle in four days, was the first to carry the news to that city. On the 28th of January he left for the south, leaving' Callao under the charge of one of his few brave and faithful officers, Moran. Other accounts, received by way of Valpa raiso and Santiago de Chili, state that Santa Cruz was said to have lost 1,500 men, and that the Chilian com mander himself owned to a loss of 500 men. From these last accounts it would appear that the Chilians had no alternative left but to fight, as they were nearly hemmed in on all sides, and the roads in their rear were so impassable, that, in case of retreat, they could scarcely have saved a man. On the day of battle there was not a single ration left for man or horse, so that they were in a state of utter desperation. According to advices from Huacho, of the 16th February, it was stated that Santa Cruz was to make a stand at Gua manga, where he had 4,000, besides such fugitives as might join him from Yungay. General Vigil had left , - The financial affairs of Chili appear to be in a very flourishing condition, notwithstanding which we do not hear of any arrangements being made for paying the British bondholders. We have received our files of the Jamaica Royal Gazette, Despatch, and Standard, to the 25th of April inclusive. The accounts from the island continue to be of a gloomy and unfavourable character. The same difficulty as heretofore continues to be experienced in getting the negroes to work. It is still found utterly impossible to prevail upon them to be constant in their hours of work. They will sometimes perform a day's labour without any interruption ; but in the great ma jority of cases they persist in leaving their work after a few hours' exertion, and in many instances they will not work for more than two or three days in the week. Their wages, where they continued steadily at work, were from 2s. to 3s. 4d. per day. The interference of the Baptist agitators is described as the principal ex citing cause of the insubordination and indisposition to labour of the negroes. The intemperate language employed by these mischief-makers in their harangues to these deluded labourers has been productive of the most painful and deplorable consequences. The fol lowing extract from a reply to the report on the state of labour and cultivation in the parish of St. James, will afford some idea of the violent spirit which actu ates the leaders of the sect to which we have alluded. In accounting fo the diminished amount of labour, and the decreased number of labourers, they observe of the females, that " many of these are suffering from the cruel effects of 81;:very, which have left many of its victims with incur .41)13 infirmities, disorders, and other physical disabilities, even among the youthfu! popula tion, arising from the bloody lacerations inflicted upon them by the cart-:vhp and the cat-o'-nine-tails, the bil boes, the collars, the dungeons, and other inventions of torment and tyranny, the result of the genius of slavery." And then it is asked, " can it be expected that the hor rors of slavery should be forgotten in a day—that the deep wounds inflicted on them could be healed in a day ? That their many years of unremunerated labour would never recur to their recollection, and that the labourers, spaniel-like, would have confidence in, and show their attachment just in proportion to, the cruelty to which they have been subjected ?" The employ ment of such language, in the present crisis of affairs in Jamaica, is reprehensible in the highest degree. These professed "heralds of peace" seem to take de light in renewing old feelings of animosity, and in prompting the labourers to acts of vengeance. Such conduct is highly inconsistent with the sacred office of a Christian missionary, whose province it is to repress rather than to excite a feeling of vindictiveness. In reference to the specimens of intemperance which we have quoted the Times very justly remarks, quite clear that the cultivation of mutual good feeling between the employers and the labourers can alone contribute to the welfare of each, and to the prosperity of the island; but the way to produce a result so de sirable is not assuredly by the indulgence of vitupera tion and abuse, and the repetition of past grievances, leading, of course, to mutual exasperation, and widen ing the breach instead of healing it." It is our firm conviction that the principal cause of the continued in disposition to labour of the negroes has been the re sult of the improper stimulants of the Baptist mission aries, and the other agitators who pretend to be the friends and protectors of the labourers. But for their injudicious and culpable interference it is probable that much more work would have been done, and done cheerfully, than the planters have yet been able to ob tain from their emancipated apprentices. " It is A committee of the Privy douncil of Kingston had been appointed, to inquire into the issue of small notes, and whether any laws existed to sanction or prevent them in Jamaica, as well as to institute a general in quiry into the system of banking. From this inquiry the most beneficial results were anticipated. Great complaints were made of the multitude of dollar notes in circulation. The Post-office had refused to take this description of paper. Silver coin was still very scarce, and seriods' inconvenience was felt in consequence. The principal cause of this scarcity is said to be the habit of hoarding specie contracted by the negroes. The determination of the Whig ministry to interfere with the established and recognised constitutional rights of the island seems to have excited a great sensation in the colony. Respecting the meditated suspension of the House of Assembly the Despatch remarks— " When we consider the faithless and perfidious course of policy pursued towards the proprietors of this co- lony, we cannot see a shadow of excuse for the wrongs they have endured. For no man could have acted more loyally and generously in conceding all that the nation required, and sacrificing two-thirds of their lawfully acquired property to appease the clamours of a faction. The proprietary body of the West Indies have humbled themselves to the dust to gratify the avarice and ambi tion of their former slaves, to elevate them to the same condition as free-born Britons, and to grant them every constitutional right and privilege. For this noble boon, they receive neither recompense nor thanks, but the basest treachery and ingratitude. The minimum of compensation is curtailed, and, by the juggling of government agents, they are cheated out of a third of their due, pledged as the price of concession. At the very moment they have a fair claim to the redemption of the pledge, they are officially told—' This perfidy is not enough; we will likewise deprive you of your constitutional birthrights—of the charter of your liber ties and laws—of the power to protect your personal privileges and property, or to defend them against law less aggression and robbery. You are weak—we are strong ; and we will use the physical force of a giant to stifle your groans—to overawe your complaints, and to destroy your vital existence.' " The arrival of the next packet from England was looked forward to with very great interest, as the future prosperity of the co lony was considered as depending in a very great degree upon the arrangements which might be determined upon by the British legislature. We need scarcely say that we share in the apprehensions of the planters. We have been favoured with a copy of the Barba does Mercury of the 4th of May. This journal contains some very shrewd remarks on the present position of the whig ministry. It remarks that " Lord John Rus sell is in rather a ticklish situation at present. He is veering about in the political breeze which is likely to blow out the Melbourne administration. His lordship is sore perplexed and very dubious about the course of policy that may be best pursued, in order to pacify the clamour which the ministers have raised against them selves, and to avert the threatened danger, that within a very brief period they must bid for ever adieu to place and power." This is precisely the position of Lord John Russell and his associates, and how much longer the same game may continue it is not for us to predict. With respect to the vote of confidence claimed by the ministry, in reference to their Irish policy, the Mercury exclaims—" The bugbear is utterly exploded —the humbug has worn itself out—and a vote of con fidence from the majority of the House of Commons to the present cabinet would be tantamount to one man trusting another with his purse, whose character is proverbially known to be that of a thief. The West Indians have every reason to join in the cry—'Away with the Melbourne administration." So think we, and so thinks every man who has the welfare of his country at heart. It appears that sugar -making was proceeding very slowly in Barbadoes. The labourers were becoming Callao, taking with him 1,000 men of the garrison, and leaving Moran to hold the castles with 500 men. Lafuente, with the combined Chilian and Peruvian forces, had advanced to Chiquian, 25 leagues south east of Yungay, having been to Truxillo, and other places on the coast, which he had sacked, and from which he had collected a booty of about 60,000 dol lars. With a portion of the troops he was to advance upon Lima, where Vigil would give him battle, provided the forces of Lafuente should not exceed 700 strong. It is said that the people in Chili were in great exulta tion on account of this victory, and the government were determined, it is asserted, to carry on the war, if necessary, for two years longer. A reinforcement of 2,000 were preparing to be sent to Peru, and more were to follow. Santa Cruz attributed his defeat to the treachery of a general officer, who permitted the enemy to pass a position which he had been appointed to defend. The Chilians were in the very centre of the camp of the hostile army before an individual was aware of their approach. so refined in their notions, that they carried their cane bills wrapped up in their handkerchiefs, and were ashamed of carrying their hoes visibly ! We have been favoured with copies of the St. John's (N. B.) Weekly Chronicle to the 26th of April. They contain very little news that has not begin anticipated by the late arrivals from New York. This journal complains very bitterly of the conduct of Governor Fairfield, in reference to the disputed territory. It states that the inhabitants of New Brunswick have been completely "out-jockied "in the matter. Gov. Fairfield having taken the country south of St. John under his protection, the Chronicle proceeds to make the following apposite remarks :—" In this stage of the business, it has occurred to us to put a question to the advisers of the governor in this affair. Suppose per sons are detected in trespassing on the Aroostic, or, being detected, should resist the authorities attempting to stop them, and blood should flow, who is to punish them ? Will they be allowed to be taken to the State of Maine, and tried by a foreign court ? Or can they be convicted in New Brunswick, when the territory on which the crime was committed has been partially ceded to that foreign power ? Here is a bone for the lawyers. We put this question that it may be duly considered in time, for we apprehend there may be some case in point before long." We have received copies of the Canton Register and Canton General Price Current to the 12th of February, inclusive, They contain no news of importance, if we may except a magniloquent decree, commanding the foreigners to block up their back doors. The preven tion of smuggling is assigned as the reason for this extraordinary step. Instant obedience was commanded or the consequences, in the usual inflated style of the Chinese authorities, would be very serious. Shortly before Easter we called the attention of our readers to new symptoms which had already manifested themselves in the diseased constitution of the sinking ministry. The ravages which had been made out wardly, had long been evident to all the world : but it then for the first time began to transpire that the seat of the disorder was in the very inward framework of the wretched system, and the fatal canker was gnawing at the heart's core. Conservative England had aroused herself from her lethargy—election after election had withdrawn one and another frail support of hope—new enmities had been contracted in every quarter—fresh sources of despair had grown up in every fresh minis terial proposal. But whatever prospects far-seeing men may have entertained at an earlier period, the proximate cause of cabinet dissolution was Only then beginning to transpire,—the internal dissension 6f its members among themselves. Previously to that time the history of the Lichfield House intrigue had been one dull record o shameful and abandoned profligacy, varied only by new instances from time to time recurring of barefaced falsehood and bold unblushing fraud. It was univer sally known that a particular personage, by Mr. Buller called Scipio Africanus, and by ordinary men ycleped " the Bear," from his notoriety in the, city of London, had been measure-broker to the united reformers. This gentleman's back parlour was the place in which the mischievous scheme was hatched at first, and the place no doubt where every succeeding difference was satis factorily and easily adjusted. It was his business to find out "who would vote for what," and thus he has been (if any individual has) the virtual prime minister of England. Between the whig whips on the one side and the extortionate barathrurns of democracy on the other, he was the convenient go-between of countless unprincipled contrivances. There was no sickness for which he had not a specific : the whig cabal sustained no bruize for which his art could not provide a balm. Like the cave of Trophonius, difficult questions were referred to his oracular solution, and doubtful answers were returned in sage vagueness and worldly wisdom. The confessor of the allied and rival factions, he had in his confessional a convenient orifice at either ear, and heard the tale of both. Possessed of every secret, he knew well when and where every reforming shoe was pinching, and could always advise precisely the requi site amount of whig concession. He held the measures and the scale of whiggerv, and as he was destitute of every other attribute of justice, so he laboured not under the inconvenience of her blindness. And as the wants of the respective parties were proportioned to their chances of success, and no greedy expectant was fool enough to demand more than he could reason ably look forward to obtaining, (on the principle which our readers will remember we have dwelt upon so fre quently in our prognostications of whig-radical union and disunion, viz. the not killing the golden goose,) and as promises were plentiful, and jobs by no means scarce, so this internuncio got on tolerably well with his doubt ful duties, and caulked to admiration the leaky and sinking craft. But meanwhile there was a party look ing on at this game, who every now and then obtained a hand in it himself, and must sooner or later have the whole issue in his power. We mean that mysterious per. sonage the people of England. Slow in his apprehen sions, and not easily stripped of an ancient prejudice, he had rashly given the confederates some credit for honesty and sincerity of purpose. But he had watched every turn of the game with calm attention, and every suc ceeding disappearance of the pea had excited his atten tion, and at length aroused his suspicion. His mind was awakened, his temper began also to be excited, and when the damning truth became at length clear and almost confessed, his spirit gave most unequivocal signs of a disposition to take the law into his own hands. In fact it became quite apparent that the first dissolution of parliament must annihilate the unrighteous confederacy at once. In this posture of affairs, some decisive step must needs be taken : the lost power must be regained : a new partnership must be set up under happier auspices and a different name. At first the old hand-to-mouth policy was resorted to, and since colonial difficulties assumed at the opening of the par liament, the most perplexing aspect on the ministerial horizon,—the colonial minister was sacrificed to ap pease the more clamorous faction,—and faith and Lord Glenelg were thrown together to the winds of heaven. But the Palinurus of the colonies, like his prototype in the iEnead, pushed overboard by Som nus, dragged away the helm with him : for the piti ful stratagem recoiled upon its authors, and entailed upon the cabinet far greater perplexities than those from which they hoped to he released. The active, selfish, and aspiring temper of Lord Normanby was a new element for the whigs of confusion worse con founded. He presented to the radicals a more conve nient rallying point than they possessed in the cabinet before. True. But how has this resulted in its effect upon the ministerial game ? Instead of conciliating their more zealous support, it has simply excited to a dangerous degree their ambitious aspirations. The radicals now are at a white heat. Knowing that there are two sections of the cabinet, irreconcileably divided from each other, and each guided by its own premier or expectant premier, the philosophers are more intent upon furthering their own immediate views within the cabinet than upon strengthening the whole combined coalition in the conflicts of parliament. So that if Lord and Lady Normanby have only spirit in their reckless ambition to put the game to hazard, and if Lord John Russell mean to preserve one solitary shred of his patrician garb, one vestige of honesty and ho nour, the rottenness from within must work destruc tion, and the miserable patchwork fall to pieces of its own incohesion. Thus is it that " Vaulting ambition cloth o'erleap itself, And fall on t' other side." This is the current of affairs by which the conservative leaders have sat watching silently : and thinking the quarrel " a very pretty quarrel as it stands," they have not interfered between the combatants, nor chosen by a rash hostility to reunite in the common bond of their common enmity the discordant sections of the despe rate faction. This is the Fabian policy. The rumours which have been afloat, and which we have been ena bled to appreciate with tolerable correctness, and to lay frotn time to time before our readers, when they have assumed anything of a fixed and palpable shape, and have been deserving of belief or notice, have impressed us with the strongest conviction of its wisdom. In our humple sphere we have laboured to recommend individual energy to every good soldier of the state at his own proper post, united with a firm reliance in the wisdom of our able leaders, and a calm patience in the prosperous progress of our common cause. We do not believe that Lord Melbourne, with all his insouciance, is indifferent to the course which events have taken. He is a born.aristoerat, and, without accusing him of principles, we believe him to be en dowed with certain propensions or tastes. To men like Lord Melbourne taste supplies the place that principle ought to fill. We are much mistaken, there fore, if the premier have not earned at the radical hand his flattering appellation of a " crotchetty creature"; and we incline to the much-bruited opinion that he has again taken office chiefly to save the Queen from the more desperate counsels of men still more aban doned than himself. Still he has no answer to the question we have so often asked,----" Why, if his re signation was made bond fide, did not he explain to the Queen the misunderstanding which he has acknow ledged to have been the only source of difficulty ?" Party ties —party engagements—bonds given to more daring men which might not be broken—alliances with desperadoes that could not be unravelled—pledges to profligates that could not be forfeited. His taskmas ters gave him no alternative. He must take office, or leave it for a man who would do their work better than himself. He obeyed. He bent his neck down to the yoke. Judicial blindness has been his condign Punishment. He now threatens to pull down the unholy edifice of the Philistines, and doubtless himself will perish in the ruins. The situation of Lord Mel bourne is little to be envied. Some future bard may write his history ; " There rose no day, there rolled no hour, Of pleasure unembittered ; ' And not a trapping decked his power, That galled not while it glittered." We shall recur to this subject on Tuesday. " Cunning," says Bacon, "is left-handed wisdom;" and if so, never was a more sinister line of policy pur sued by a set of men than that exhibited by the pre sent government. Never did a hunted hare turn and double from her pursuers more pitiably than do these crest-fallen ministers attempt, by shifts, and tricks, and juggles, to escape from the difficulties of a position which greedy avarice has impelled them to occupy, and conscious imbecility warns them to abandon. Truly the conservatives may, if maliciously inclined, enjoy the most notable spectacle yet seen, of men who have become "A pipe for fortune's finger To sound what stop she pleases." th no object in common but the salary of office, with no principle in common but the selfish love of patronage and power, the ministry, bankrupt in cha racter, ridiculed by all parties, and trusted by none, is content to become the laughing-stock of the country, and show us the depths of degradation into which factious politics will induce men in office to descend, who, if analogous circumstances occurred in the history , of their private life, would feel that they had forfeited for ever the character of gentlemen. Truckling, trim ming mystifications and deceit are the staple materials out of which the inglorious edifice of modern whig radical politics is constructed. Instead of a manly avowal of opinion on important questions, and a de termination to stand or fall by the success of their mea sures, Lord Melbourne and his colleagues are content to hold office by the tenure of mean compromise and compliance with men, who, however deplorably wrong we may think their views and principles, have yet boldness enough to profess them openly, and who take vigorous steps to reduce them into practice. Since the moment when the friendship of the Sovereign for two ladies of her court brought back to her service, and re instated in the most important situations which men in this country can occupy, those who, in their place in parliament, openly confessed that they had not the confidence of that body in either house ; we have looked in vain for anything like an intelligible decla ration of the policy which ministers intend to pursue. Lord Winchilsea made an attempt, for which the na tion owes him thanks, to extort from the Premier some thing like an explanation of his future course. But this attempt, as might have been predicted, failed. Honesty and candour are terms not found in the vocabulary which Lord Melbourne, in his official capacity, makes use of. To be sure it was due to na tional anxiety to put forth some kind of manifesto as to the principles which were in future to guide her Majesty's government; it was highly proper and honourable that ministers should choose and assert their own opinions in matters of state policy, and leave the question of support or desertion to be settled by the wrangling malcontents who now domineer over and dictate to the puppets in office, in a tone of insult hitherto unparalleled—but then this would have been also highly inexpedient—it would, by making their principles intelligible have precipitated their downfall, and they must either have bid defiance to their radical, or disgusted their whig allies. So what was to be done ? Here was a dilemma of no pleasant nature. If on the one hand, said these high-spirited ministers, we declare ourselves opposed to the wild schemes and desperate experiments which papist, schismatic, demo crat, and infidel unite in portentous league to force upon the country ; if we show the nausea we really feel at the nostrums which issue from the shop of Grote, Molesworth, Leader, O'Connell and Co.; if we give any hint that we will defend the church from the calumnies and lies with which she is vilified, and as members of her communion show any regard for her interests, then will there be open mutiny in the camp, and with a howl of execration the radicals will leave us to our fate. If on the other we profess too great wil lingness further to tamper with the constitution and persist in our attempt to divorce education from re ligion, we shall instantly convert some of our dubious friends into conservative foes, and become either utterly extinct as a party, or march in the ranks of the radi cals, despised and dishonoured volunteers in the cause of sedition and anarchy. But by throwing a veil over our policy, by making use of pompous phraseology and amphibological expressions which are capable of being interpreted in more ways than one, and by committing ourselves to no one principle or measure, we may ward off for a while the evil day —we may pocket an other quarter's salary —we may possibly let loose upon the country another swarm of well-paid commission ers. This seemed an admirable expedient. It was very cunning and very dishonourable ; but the con sciences of whig-radicals are not squeamish. Upon this hint Lord Melbourne spoke, and dealt out his un meaning phrases, which, interpretated in mitiori sense, by the Duke of Wellington, drew from him some ad vice and doubtful encomium which, if we mistake not, will yet be found of little service to the interests of the whig-radical faction ; for as soon as the moderate sec tion of the cabinet begins to take the lead, and gives its tone to the measures of government, from that mo ment will the ill-repressed hatred and contempt of the democratic radicals burst forth, and not even their rabid hostility to a conservative ministry will be able, as hitherto it has so often done, to prevent them from destroying the creatures whom they have placed and still retain in office. The policy of the wrinkled Lo thario at the head of the government is to dine as long as possible at the table of his royal mistress, and con tinue to be regarded there as a most agreeable bon-vi vant, while he deceives his grumbling supporters by vague professions and worthless promises, and allows the members of his cabinet to throw "a tub to the whale" every now and then, according as the appetite and taste of each may lead him to the democratic side of a question, without committing the ministry as a whole. This is the true secret of open questions—the surest symptom of party weakness, and embodying a principle the most destructive of anything like efficient government. What do Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell care about the fate of measures or questions so long as they remain in power ? Have they not abandoned measure after measure, after eulogising the excellence and enforcing the necessity of each ? We should really like to see, in round numbers, a list of the important questions of state policy brought for ward by the present ministers and wrested from them by the vigilance of their opponents, or voluntarily thrown aside, from their inherent rottenness, from the appropriation clause of 1835 to the Canada resolutions of June 1839. The expedient, then, of open questions, it seems, is to be tried ; and, by way of experiment, the ballot humbug of Mr. Grote is to give the ministry an oppor tunity, of propitiating the radicals. We propose, at another time, to show up the absurdity as well as mis chief of this pet crotchet of this well-meaning but most deluded gentleman. At present we are only concerned in stating, that there is every reason for believing that, on the next annual field-day on which turn out the motley squad of radicals marching under the banner of the ballot—that is, on the 18th of June instant (shame that such pernicious quackery zhould occupy on such a day the thoughts and time of Englishmen!) —Lord John Russell, who has described secret suf frage as " an unendurable anomaly," will either openly permit, or silently connive at, the democratic and un- English section of his cabinet voting for its introduc tion. No dismissals will this time punish the muti neers in the camp. In private the radicals will be told that the majority of the ministry are for the ballot, and mysterious hints will be thrown out about opposition from " a crotchetty being" whom they hope soon to get rid of; and thus will this ballot quagmire be once more safely passed. "Household suffrage" and "non payment of tithes" will soon, under the auspices of our present government, be elevated as open questions to the dignity of the corn-laws and the ballot, and the tender consciences of the maderlings of office will be eased in the former as in the latter, by a ple nary dispensation to vote exactly as they individually think proper,:without any fear of dismissal from a mi nistry which, as a ministry, denounces these questions as ruinous and revolutionary. But no words can bet ter describe the character of such a line of policy than those of Lord Brougham, in his last work, " States men in the Times of George III." They are to be found at the end of his able portraiture of Lord North : "We allude to the unworthy, the preposterous, the shameful, the utterly disgracefol doctrine, of what are called 'open questions.' Its infamy and audacity has surely no parallel. Enough was it that the Catholic emancipation should have been taken up in this fa shion, from a supposed necessity, and under the pres sure of fancied —nay, factitious difficulties. No one till now ever had the assurance to put forward, as a ge neral principle, so profligate a rule of conduct ; amount ing, indeed, to this,—that when any set of politicians find their avowed and recorded opinions inconsistent with the holding by office, they may lay them aside, and abdicate the duty of government while they retain its emoluments and its powers." We have not space for further extract, but we recommend the whole pas sage to the perusal and consideration of our readers. LECTURE ON NATIONAL EDUCATION, On Wednesday evening last the Rev. J. B. M'Crea, of Dublin, delivered an address on the above important sub ject, to a numerous and respectable audience, at the Music Hall, Bold-street. The rev. gentleman inveighed in strong terms against the anti-christian scheme recommended by the present ministers, and, after offering some valuable sugges tions for effecting a sound scriptural education amongst the people, proposed for adoption the following petition to the House of Commons, which, after lying for signature for a few hours yesterday afternoon, obtained 1,086 signatures. It was forwarded for presentation last evening. NATIONAL SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION. To the Right Houourable and Honourable t h e Knights, Bur gesses, and Citizens, in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of Liver pool, of different religious denominations, adopted at a Meeting called for the purpose, Sheweth, That Petitioners have been surprized to find, after an in timation by Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State, that the Scheme of Education, proposed on the 16th of April, was abandoned, that a system still more obnoxious to Protestant Principle is to be submitted to your Honourable House, on the 14th day of the present month. That so long as the constitution of these realms is essenti ally and by statute Protestant, your petitioners regard it as a most alarming and dangerous precedent for the ministers of the crown to ask a vote of supply for an undefined system of public instruction ; and the rather because of the precipi tate announcement of the undeveloped scheme, and the already declared sentiments of the right honourable persons, who constituted the committee of council upon this subject. Your petitioners therefore beg your honourable House to reject a scheme which they feel assured, is repugnant to the general feeling of the nation ; and to grant no portion of the public funds for any plan of national education, of which a systematic tuition in the pure word of God is not an indis pensable part. And your petitioners will ever pray, &c. " Y PROTESTANT."—We are glad to find that our con servative neighbours in the county of Flint have just started a newspaper in the Welsh language, to be published every fortnight, in which constitutional principles will be promi nently advocated. From the specimens which we have seen, we think that this undertaking must command success. OLD MORTALITY AND HIS PONY. --We were highly gra tified yesterday with a view of the beautiful specimens of statuary, representing Old Mortality and his Pony, now ex hibiting in 80ld -street. They were executed by Mr. Currie, and reflect the highest credit upon his skill. The figures are admirably pourtrayed, the attitudes extremely natural, and the general expression is highly characteristic. The drapery of Old Mortality struck us as being very well arranged. We do not remember to have seen any similar work which has so much pleased us since the statues of Tam O'Shanter and Suter Johnny were exhibited. SUNDAY SHAVING.—We rejoice to find that our new sti pendiary magistrate, Mr. Rushton, has announced his inten tion to enforce the law against those refractory individuals among the barbers, who have refused to comply with the praiseworthy regulation adopted by the great majority of their fellow-tradesmen—that of closing their shops on the Sunday. ST. MARK'S CHLRCH SCHOOLS.—An appeal in behalf of these schools will be made on Sunday next ; that in the morning by the Rev. F. Ould, and in the evening by the Rev. N. C. Dunscombe, at St. Mark's Church. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. --The fete on Wednesday evening at these delightful gardens passed off remarkably well. The weather was extremely fine, and great numbers were induced to avail themselves of this opportunity of wit nessing the attractive exhibitions of the evening. The gardens were crowded at an early hour, in almost every part, by a very respectable company. The imitative sea engagement was exceedingly well managed. The firing, both from the fort and the vessels, gave a very correct idea of the reality of such a battle. The burning of one of the vessels also served to impress the mind with a lively idea of such a catastrophe on the sea. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius elicited general admiration. We never witnessed the effect of this exhibition to greater advantage. The vast assemblage present con ducted themselves with the greatest order and decoruhl, and separated without any confusion. We may add, that these gardens present a greatly improved appearance this season. We understand that Mr. Atkins has made arrangements for having the fetes for the remainder of the summer on the Monday evenings in each week. SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE IN BLACKBURN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. —Yesterday morning, betweeu eight and nine o'clock, a considerable degree of alarm was, for a short interval of time, excited in the minds of the inhabitants of Pleasington, by the unusual visitation of an earthquake.— The shock was providentially but slight, and of not more than six or eight seonds in duration. Those who witnessed its effects, describe the floors and ceilings of the houses, with the various articles of furniture in them, as being for a time in a state of violent agitation ; the tremour of the surrounding ob jects being accompanied with a loud rumbling noise resem bling that of the wheels of a heavy cart over rugged pavement. Witton Stocks had also a similar visitation, about the same instant of time, and was attended with the same effects. In various parts of Blackburn, a tremulous motion of the earth was observeable ; particularly in King-street, where the shock was so great that a number of books were shaken from the desk in a school room.—Blackburn Standard. THE MAIL FROM LONDON.—For the last few weeks, the mail train from London, due here at eight o'clock p.m. has seldom arrived before half past eight or nine o'clock. We trust that greater punctuality will be observed after the intended acceleration of the mails is carried into effect. MR. GREEN'S BENEFIT AT THE AMPHITHEATRE.--WC beg to remind our readers that the spirited projector of the popular concerts at the amphitheatre takes his benefit this evening, when we hope he will be indemnified for the losses which have been entailed upon him by his exertions in cater ing for the Liverpool public. Mr. Green has put forth an excellent " bill of fare," and we have no doubt that all who may attend this evening will be highly delighted with the performances. Mr. Davies will sing some of his favourite songs by particular desire. EXPORTATION OF IRON STEAM BOATS. —The Urania, now lying at the N. W. side of the Prince's Dock, and nearly ready for sea, takes with her to south America, three iron steam boats, or rather the materials for their construction, in large pieces of plate iron, rivetted together, each forming a section or portion of the respective boats for which it was moulded or fashioned, so that the whole may with facility be put together on arrival at their port of destination. The plates are from a quarter of an inch to three-eights in thickness, and are beautifully rivetted. The engines to propel these vessels (also on board the Urania) are, we learn, from 20 to 39 horses power. The vessels are from the celebrated manufactory of iron vessels of Messrs. Laird, of Woodside. They are des tined for Monte Video. PAINTINGS OF SCOTTISH SCENERY.—Upon visiting the Exhibition Rooms, Post-office place, where Mr. Knox's paintings of Scottish scenery are exhibitino. we were hizhly gratified ; which we believe i s th e universarieeling expressed by those who have seen those paintings. The brightness of the colouring was the first thing that struck us as we entered the room, being so different from the monotonous colouring usually exhibited in modern landscape. As far as we know of the scenery, they are extremely correct copies of the scenes represented, given under the best and most natural effects of aerial tints peculiar to that country. NATIONAL EDUCATION.—W e are happy to announce that, besides the general petition from the inhabitants of Liverpool against the whig education scheme, signed by above 6840 persons, petitions have also been presented from the follow ing congregations : Christ Church, signed by .... Mariner's Church ...............450 PP St. Simon's Church, All Saint's Church, „ St. Jude's Church, „ 450 Ditto, against the second shuffle BlB Multitudes were deceived by the Whig juggle ; and supposing that the scheme had been abandoned, did not sign. The second petition from St. Jude's was only mentioned on Sun day night, and on the following evening 800 names were attached to it. ••..509 •• • 154 •....164 LIVERPOOL NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—The annual meeting of the trustees was held in the board-room on Tuesday, the Rev. Thomas Hornby, M.A. in the chair. A report, the treasurer's account, and the general rules, as revised by the committee, were read, new officers were appointed for the en suing year, the usual acknowledgments of past services were made, and it was resolved, " That the value and importance of this charity being now fully ascertained, and the necessity for enlargement so urgent, from the number of severe acci dents which are refused admittance, while its funds are not near equal to its present expenditure, call for the strenuous exertions of every friend to humanity to aid in advancing it to that more extended sphere of usefulness which the necessities of the community around it are found to require."—" That the cordial thanks of this meeting be presented to the donors generally of last year, and those ministers of religion who have, by their sermons, benefitted this institution ; and while it is to be regretted that so few of them have aided in this be nevolent object, that a respectful and earliest appeal be made to the remaining portion of them." ORIGINAL CRITICISM. —JACK SREPPARD.--AllOther number of this work has been handed us by Mr. Robinson. We have not read it, and shall not until it comes in a volume —but a friend who has, pays it a high conzplineent.—Balti more Journal. A RECOMMENDATION.--A MOTHER'S GRAVE.—Wh if O ever takes this paper in hand, he reads nothing else in it, let him not pass unread the beautiful and touching narrative on the first page, written by Mr. Chandler, editor of the United States Gazette. BIRKENHEAD FERRY AND HOTEL. We last week noticed the opening of M'onk's Ferry Hotel, between Woodside and Birkenhead ; and, as the peculiar accommodations, locality, pleasure grounds, and other attrac tions of the respective landing-places on the Cheshire shore, opposite to our " good old to wn ," h ave b ecome a matter of interest, not only to individuals who cross the Mersey on business, but to a much greater number who resort thither for health and recreation, we purpose to devote a portion of our columns to the insertion of a sketch of each of the ferry_ houses, as occasion ma, iresent. Pk BIRK IY ENHEAD FERRY - . To this ferry an interest is attached not only from its pe culiar advantage in pleasure-grounds, but from the historical reminiscenses to which it leads, and of which it yet presents strong memorials, in the time-worn and ivy-covered remains of its ancient priory. True, a new church, in a fine style of Gothic architecture, has been constructed on the east side of the old abbey, but the venerable ruins, preserved with much care, surrounded by trees of a large growth, and containing even forest trees within their walls, furnish a gratifying testi monial of the respect entertained for the Memory of our fore fathers, apart from all considerations of politics or religion. Birkenhead was for ages the not only practicable, but the only " legitimate" ferry for passengers crossing from Liver pool to the Cheshire shore. The monks of Birkenhead held the exclusive privilege of ferrying parties across the river, the charge being one penny of the currency of the time, and the whole being a perquisite of the holy brotherhood. They seldom ventured across the river when a breeze prevailed, and were still more restrained in the then great adventure of a voyage, when tha tide ran strong. How, could they be resuscitated, would they be astonished by what modern science has effected, not only in land but in marine transit! How would they not stare to see, in place of their little shallops pulled slowly and fearfully along by a pair of paddles, our river steam-boats, propelled by an agency of which they had no previous conception, at a speed against wind and tide which their best vessels could not accomplish when running even before the wind! How would they have been further astonished, had they seen the thousands of vessels daily under sail or steam on our noble river; our fleets of trans marine and coasting vessels ;, our yachts and sailing-boats, the least of which exceeds in tonnage and i n power the largest of their boa s t e d marine! How, above all, would they be astonished were they privileged to behold the amazing increase of population ; of buildings; rivalling the ancient structures of Greece, in the once fishing village of Liver pool ; of wealth, the result of industry and enterprise, by which, on both sides the Mersey, the almost barren waste has become replete with splendid edifices, and luxuriant fields and gardens. But apart from this general view of the effects of commerce on the Mersey, we must proceed to the immediate subject of our present notice. BIRKENHEAD HOTEL. c.,This hotel, on the Cheshire shore of the Mersey, and the highest ferry immediately opposite,the town of Liverpool, is a favourite resort, not only from its forming the terminus of the route of numerous coaches from the South of England, but from its proximity to, and rapid i n t ercourse w i th, the great port fro m w hi c h it derives its importance, and also from its peculiar advantages in extensive gardens and pleasure , grounds. The views that present themselves from every point, whether from the house or the grounds, are peculiarly rich in rural, and in marine scenery ; and in'the latter the river navigation forms an unceasing panorama, the broad expanse of the Mersey being sometimes glassy calm, and disturbed only by the steamers and row-boats : and, more generally, gently undulated by the breeze, and exhibiting a beautiful display from shore to shore of sailing and steam ships, coasters, flats and boats, pursuing their several des tinations, and forming, though each is managed with nautical skill, a combination forming a sort of delightful confusion. THE HOTEL. The hotel has two fronts, one to the east (towards Liver pool), the other to the south. The house is a handsome modern building, well adapted in every point for the accom modation of casual as well as resident visitors. It is situated on a sort of promontory, or point, based on the red free-stone rock that bounds the shores of the Mersey immediately op posite this town, and of which thisformS a terminating point, —Tranmere pool forming the indenture in the coast on the south, so that the grounds as well as the honse, present, in nearly a•rectangle a frontage to the east, and another to the south, each replete with rich and varied tiaripe . and rural - scenery. In the ground floor are a laige coffee-room, and several parlours facing the parterre and the river. The upper rooms are peculiarly adapted for families, and the views from all of the parlours are animated and delightful. The prospect is en riched by the proximity of the ancient oak and other trees that bordered the river long before the inn was erected. They at once offered shade, and a pleasing verdure, with out interrupting the river scenery. We need scarcely add that in the culinary and subsidiary departments, no inn in the county is more effectively provided. The stabling, and and accommodation for carriages, j . is also ext ens i ve , an d coaches daily arrive f rom and depart to Chester, Park-gate, Shrewsbury, Bristol, Cheltenh am , Wrexham, and numerous intermediate places in the South. THE :QUAY. Our forefathers were wise in their generation. They chose the best scites for their religion and their private houses, and as a matter of course, were especially careful in choosing their landing places or ports, which presented the greatest facility and security to the transit of passengers. In this respect Birkenhead has a decided natural advantage over most of the other ferries. It is protected on the south by a ledge of free-stone rock, from any excessive current with the down-going tide, and is at all times easily accessible from having a good depth of water'. At the top of the quay, a building, of the Grecian order, has just been erected as a waiting-place for passengers. • The centre . part forms a covered promenade, with seats, and the two wings form comfortable rooms for the respective . passengers, male and female. The style of architecture is pecidiarly neat, and theaccommodationaff rded giVes .adttiomlittraction to this ferry. The road leading to the inn and to' Chester, has also been widened and improved. THE PLEASURE GROUNDS.,., At the top of the quay, when the koad,turits'from a west to a north direction towards the inn; theie is a small coppice, or wood, with seats, in angular •recesktffronting the river. Fronting the hotel on the south; is a fine garden „exceedingly well laid 'out, rich in vegelition,- and afforifilo• delightful views. The walks are broad, and edged With ' -ench moss, and the whole is luxurient in alnindance4trees'. d decorative shrubs and flower's: . 'TlieFe acre . two ~,. eoves facin an g the river, beautifully embowered in ivy. " Thq.liews to the 4.,. east and south are extensiVe and interesting'. Immediately below, lie at anchor the fine government steam mail packets, and many other vessels, including some tine pleasure yachts. On the south east, the river. generally enlivened by a large fleet of flats, is distinctly visible so far as RuticOrn, and the Cheshire hills bey on d, t erm i nate the prosvect. Adjoining th e private garden, and to the west of it, is a spacious bowling -green. On the north side is a refreshment room, and above it a well-furnished billiard-room, both coal-. manding a fine prospect marine and rural to the south. A society of gentlemen have met periodically t?.atnuse them. selves with a match at bowls, and after dinmeat the inn, here sip their wine, and smoke the " light eigar.' In front of th e i nn , (t ow a r d s the roomYthere is a parterre, or pleasure ground, in which the o ld oa k trees that overhung the river in days of old are still cherished, and: put forth a truly luxuriant foliage. Northward, and parallel with the river, is an avenue shaded by forest trees, forini4 a cool re treat, and leading to the tea gardens, which also front the river, and are laid out in a tasteful and pleasing manner, sloping to the shore. The back, or west side,-facing the Mersey is entirely formed into comfortable alcoves, all of which command fine views of the river scenery. and the town of Liverpool. THE POOL. Immediately to the south of the garden and hoWling-green of Birkenhead Hotel, there is a bay or inlet, known as " Tran. mere Pool ;" extending from the south side of the land of Birkenhead, to Tranmere pier, which is now in use only for fishing boats. It has become a matter of wonderment that docks have not long ago been constructed in this Pool, which presents great natural facilities for their construction, and would, in our opinion, he beneficial to this port. No en croachment on the tidal flow or scouring requisites of the river water would, in the opinion of practical men or ordi nary observers, result from the construction of docks in that quarter. On the contrary, we believe that were a sea wall run from Birkenhead point to Rook Ferry; inclosing the whole of the immense area now embayed, - arid shallow even at high water, the down-flow of the tidal water would be greater than now, and a great nautical advantage would be gained. This part of our coast presents opportunities of no mean importance for the consideration of the - admiralty. The government post-office steam-vessels that )mw ride at ,anchor in the Sloyne immediately oppOsite, might, were a dock there constructed, find security against the strongest gales of the wint er , w hi c h preva i l from the west ;,and accom modation might also be afforded, at a good return of interest, for such vessels as the " Liverpool" steal"; ship. In addi tion to these considerations, the proximity of the quarantine ground, together with the growing importance and popula tion of the Wirrall peninsula, render the subject worthy of the investigation of the government authorities. In conclusion, we may state, that Birkenhead Hotel pre sents peculiar attractions for parties, whether consisting of families or individuals, in tbe higher walks of life; who may there sojourn for weeks during the summer; or'for casual visitors, who are in search of a day's amusement and recrea tion. The grounds are open to all respectable individrials, with, out price or hindrance ; and the civility acid attention of Messrs. "Willoughby to their guests is such as to secure their good wishes, their desire to return to the 4 ` is they have there found, and their commendation, to others who may visit the shores of the Mersey. • • ' 7 LAUNCH.--On Wednesday, a beautiful vessel; called the - Creole, was launched from the yard of MesstS.lldbert Rus sell and Sons, North Birkenhead. She is - 300 tone burthen, and is intended by the owners, Messrs. Janaes,Poole and Co., for the trade between this and Buenos'Ayrds. TIIE LIVERPOOL PETITION APAIiiiT THE, SCHEM E OF NATIONAL EDUCATION.—This petition was forwarded on Wednesday, to Lord Sandon and Mr. - CreAs*ell, for pre sentation. It bears the signatures of' WO individuals, each name having the residence of the party attached tif it. This is temode of signing petitions, which, for, obvious reasons, the radicals dare no t resor t to, asit is a well-kno wn f act, that an immense proportion of the signatures appended to the liberal petitions sent from this town, is composed of dupli cates and fictitious names. The' conservatives have too high a feeling of honour and self-respect to practice such trick ery. We are glad to say that many respectable dissenters have joined the churchmen of Liverpool in protesting against the popish and infidel scheme of Lord John Russell. ' That highly influential and repectable body, the Wesleyan metho dists, have sent a separate petition on this important subject. The signatures to all the petitions from Liverpool and its suburbs, cannot amount to less than 11,000. LAUNCH OF A NEW SenooNEß.—On Wednesday morn ing, at twenty minutes past eleven o'clock, a new schooner, the property of the Glasgow and Liverpool Shipping Com pany, was launched from th e b u i lding -yard of Messrs. Ban nister and Simpson, Trentham-street. This fine vessel, named the " Columbine" by the accomplished daughter of the worthy and indefatigable managing owner, W. S. Dixon, Esq., is intended to complete the " Pantomimic" line of schooners sailing between this port and Glasgow. Notwith standing the strong opposition of antagonist steam naviga tion, the Glasgow and Liverpool Shipping Company resolved upon placing in the trade a number of beautiful schooners, being determined to maintain the character they had hitherto held, viz., that of an undoubted first-rate sailing communi cation between this port and the large and influential manu facturing city of Glasgow. That line they have now com pleted, inasmuch as they have placed on the station the four characters that we were wont to look upon in our schoolboy days, though in different stations, we being then d e li g h ted at beholdi ng th e m i m i cry of the Clown and Pantaloon, and the beautiful and not unfrequently graceful dancing of the Columbine and Harlequin ; and new, having grown up and become men of business, that we may not forget our habits of childhood, we have continually floating on the waters, from the Mersey to the Clyde, a fleet whose names tend to remind us of our playful days. In addition to the Pantomi mic, the Company have a number of schooners. that were classed under the title of the Menagerie ',line, inas muc h as they comprise the Lio n , Ti ger; Stag., &e: ,&e...:,We have, however, digressed f rom our or i ginal subject., , .The is larger by about 30 tons than auy of the vessels that have preceded her, being 185 tons register. She .is an ex ceedingly handsome modelled vessel, well .finislie,ci, and, from her exterior appearance, her qualities for sailing mast be of a superior order. She. is exempt from the: exception - 7 usually taken to Liverpool -built vasels-that.of being wall sided. She has a beautiful frill-length figige-liet)..oearing, at the time of the launch, wreaths of flowers). She is com manded by Capt. Marshall, an experienced seaman, who has been long acquainted with the Coast between her ii4tel4led ports. .=