The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-02-27 00:00:00

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P are' DS will 10 y 'HS BJy kab ei o ' l remar All no s"„e ions r ettir: t the pres e " troduce,jci' ,oman urA )elieve nce, pre ° o have, ce, or 1° e been J c hat tbeay that the„ „ i reei rem fore 4 vio' kjectiontt 004 7ation etie that, "c ° ,o ol ' no Prote,oo4 that the,,l kin this Lid, in e° „t ° i swear qtudi Iv sPir t ic 'but°ol ,nv civil red, tUat4 otorio05;1 o pelled ° s or, • req uire 4 ,- - ) ne vertb e , tV it t gnitiono s irks, t il l' this 04 to be o n eol other ...03, [uestioat fety, b e ibr the gre i t , el that Dr a 9 aye, -no his re'" roachal e aiili le seP l3 ; c if gent d;0 it is an !•'o} t e ifiese no e l ;er ve.; b o,l 0; c, ne rnbe it is eSTA they be ' d r ntli 0 4 we, - s er,, onlY o otjy cistiege have ; ; ths v / 9 / ig 0209 0 8 ion to mot ta.t. i ‘ e li r . if i take I :ol,e i P i TheY ro vi'l, , hog that ' to/ liarre t h il o s t lain , r n 0 0 , 0 1, ear ; 1 9 taki"g rc , a , a t I, o ty i 4 the tha t o r r as 1 ifl 11 by 0 1; :v lot tbe 1 i fA t been Pah 27, 1849. THE STATE OF CRIME IN LIVERPOOL, Loral ptlus. trr. Aldermana proctor has consented to become the I , l ; e ra tt li of t he Water Committee. * Fran4 ler e° •Al• Margoliouth has accepted the curacy of ho Th e t until Alecsiah's Church" shall be built. w° new stearn - -ships building for the British and ta nled American Royal Mail Steam Company are to be o n ' T ' h e Asia and the Africa. S t, Mart; u 7 da Y Mr. Cardwell presented a petition from th e _ parish, in this town, against any alteration pro marriage laws. IPi9 , f 4 , 1, the let of June, 1848, to the Ist of February, of beef, the Meat inspectors of Liverpool seized 24,499 lbs. roman foinodutton, veal, and pork, which were unfit for CA. Lirou. ca th e E NIAN GOLD.—There is at present to be seen laar, t i t a rl of Derby's estate at Knowsley, a considerable br oiilj °f gold dust imbedded in soil which has been fr om California along with some rare trees and 1, 0 7, n,ill o 4 estlaY a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. I 'ePe c e ;', joiner, &e. Bridgewater-street. • The flames antitaAaguished with ' all possible promptitude, but not Stroyedioiner's shop and stable were almost totally de- No, The property was not insured. ~° P Port„6 A L GUARDS.—We are now about to have an ,utili r d:laty of retutning the late visit of the National ' L ain) England, and many hundreds have immediately ed their wish to join the party, so that it may .. h l e . 41 4 lo ll ?" as a "monster deputation" to return the my St, th e l Paid us. Igentj A " DEaTn.—On Wednesday week, Mr. J. Welsh, ~,`4 le d ' ,Zan who we understand, belonged to Preston, ‘J i. eop t z— .",nly in ea' r. The deceased entered a car near 4 reet• and requested to be driven up to Russell ear d'uut at the termination of the journey, when the k b e dea "r opened the door to let him out, he was found 4 _4 p wpm A ct —At a chapel not a hundred miles from this 1 1 2 ,1 ead"' W her e the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel's book is Publicly at s t a t e d periods, a gentleman seeing PIZ, n umbers one even i ng en t er i ng , enqu i re d from the T e i4 l at the door what was going on, when he re- Oh , followi ng s i gn ifi can t but most damning . reply Sit he r ' they are reading Baptist Noel's book , that' s b L in tt here now." We need not add a word to this. FROM SCALDING.—On Wednesday Mrs. Jones, bt ott ! in Heath -street, Toxteth-park, placed a cup of hot Wes t ," the table (taken from a pan on the fi . re), an en thethee° the cupboard for some bread to put into wh fl e ard a scream, and on looking round saw the cup on Pall e - M. Her infant daughter, 18 months old, had 1 462' over, and the contents severely scalded her on ~41 — „ ,a s t• She died on Friday. iCaa BOREA LIS .—On several nights last week, par i log°lirhOications the Borealis were seen in s 7ood ; of but their Aurora full beauty was obscured by th the Play b ." According to the Blackburn Standard, the dis cart,”„as More b r illi an t a t th a t town. The frequentre k' it," e ca of th ese li g ht s this winter, has been coupled by Wh with *th e excess i ve prevalence of wet weather. wt do our meteorologists say to this ? S tand IT aiThrring EXCURSIONS TO LONDON, — We We under hafr t hat Mr. Marcus is now making the necessary ar itlZaeuts to extend his trip to Paris and Brussels, and, Wi s h e°alplete those of his passengers who may have a s , Porten g 0 to either of the above places. will have an fpr ,..lll)oolY of doing so in a most comfortablema back. from this town to Paris or Brussels and af„, will certainl be a cheap trip, and no doubt appreci 'vn hundreds. th e TINED TESTIMONIAL.—We are happy to . state that beeeni medal of the Royal Astronomical Society has Will.awarded this year to our friend and tom? tobi lar a Lassen, for his valuable contributic am ns a to . that . science. The president of the society. Sir J. F. W. deii,:chel, Bart on presenting the medal to Mr. Lassell, liiihred a long very able address, and remarked . in raad„,i c amplimentary terms on the valuable discoveries ba t ; 0 3 , that gentleman, and on the important improve cf in astronomical instruments for which the students D e science were indebted to him. op t h S TRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Wednesday a fire broke out k t "a, premises of Messrs. Murray and Brown, engineers, te bpitdLydia Ann-street, by which the whole of the kit tu l .. n gs and machinery were destroyed, the combustible all th e of the materials and the force of the wind bating beinge efforts of the fire-engines. Fortunately the exer ,: of the fire brigade prevented the conflagration from 0 1 . 0 " g Spread to the neighbouring buildings, in which was tinir er tY of e t value . The origin of the fire is as yet tion n -"c 'wo• The loss is estimated at between £3OOO and Fu The machinery was insured in the Manchester Oft ee l huce for £2000; the building in the Imperial Fire- m ei HOLYHEAD STEAM BOATS. — It appears by an 4 I at statement of the passages made by the Dublin and efsathead steamers, that the Llewellyn, during the month beta t parY, proved herself on the average to be the fastest 18 ' °Y five minutes, although the number of trips was , pas t ag W hilst that of the Banshee was 22. The shortest o r : l 'ms made by the Banshee, that vessel having per liWihed the di s t ence , i n a ca l m , in six minutes less time ba s : the Llewellyn in a light northerly breeze. The longest ll e a le, however, as well as the shortest, was made by the h ; the Llewellyn in similar weather, strong gale, w•, having run across in considerably less time than • r emarkably swift competitor. CHURCH. — We are glad to learn that a li ce ' a most eligible locality in this town, has been fofly given for this much-desired church ; and we mIY anticipate the pleasure of seeing, at no distant Y, the foundation-stone laid for its erection. The Rev. qargoliouth, who originated the undertaking, is in ;Fatig Inchable in his exertions, in order to supply the want a church i n Liverpool. He is now delivering a " of lectures in Clifton on the " History of the Jews heGreat Britain, since A.D. 1290, " the profits of which dedicates towards the erection of that church. We Mos t seen the syllabus, with which we are much pleased. i, k•a m s t unfeignedly do we wish success to the praiseworthy 4 dert g . NE V , CHURCH AT WEST DERBY.—A meeting was held of 4 _ . tiday, at Mr. John Stewart's office, for the purpose a , s king into consideration a mode proposed for erecting e l l '"? church at West Derby, in lieu of the present old r e • ur ch• The Earl of Sefton occupied the chair. A corn titittee was framed to effect the desired object, and hopes ar e entertained that the wishes of the meeting will be r e 7 n d out without calling upon the parish to assist by a 10 ,v• The scheme is a novel one,—giving the subscribers re ; 1 10 are house-owners, pews in perpetuity ; and to house ebhtet,s, freehold pews, with a right of pre-emption in the the rental out of a fund to be accumulated from x,500 was of pews, by re-payment of the subscriptions. r O O was subscribed at the meeting. oecoNsisTENeY.—A deputation from Manchester, the li e f er day, urged the government not to sanction any ,re ad to the rate-payers of Liverpool, who were claiming to t l 'els the docks of that port to a share of the parochial al ) l,: Le ns ; and they argued that as the docks were service tO all the district, as well as to the town, the town it s t should b ear a ll the pauperism caused by the traffic, th,,, fl uctuations, and accidents. The same deputation, at b - s ame time, earnestly implored the same government otelieve them of the expense of supporting the Custom th,ll,Be in the " port" of Manchester. seaTh had asked for 0 / ;,': establishment, and had accepted it boon, at their f leharge ; but it was serviceable to the district as well t o Te city itself, and, therefore, the whole country ought uear the cost. Required : a justification of the two 'teals to government in juxta-position. See I RON'S NEW WINDOW VENTILATOR. — W e have et : this nov e l i nv ention in operation at the Roscoe Club li e , e lsewhere ; and from the neatness and elegance of al i; ",esign, its perfect adaptation to all the purposes for ti e e h a ventilator is required, its simplicity of construe tall' and its ease in working, we have no hesitation in irh ; n,g that it is the most ingenious invention of the kind . ad 'co has yet been brought before the public. It is fitted to to every form of pane ; and as it forms, when ti o „ e d , only a portion of the window, it offers no obstruc pet`i,t.o the , light. In the Roscoe Club-room one of these i v h,",lators; has been fixed in a skylight, a situation in ap p . r e n Nye . never saw one before. As the season is now h a j,,aehing when ventilation is most required, parties th em ° de well to pay Mr. Dixon a visit, and judge for sold -selv es. We understand that these ventilators are "t touch cheaper than those hitherto in use. T t ' li citrasTs.—There were no less than seven inquests on eer laY• One was on the body of a man named John ehrlhearn, who was found dead on Monday on board a 4, 11 „ in Waterloo Dock, bound for New York. The W"n,( l was on the body of a man named John Wyn, aged d a , v roo had slipped off the parapet and fallen, on 'Mon ,a'hilst in a state of intoxication. The third was on di,,,,undV of a man named Patrick Rabbit, aged 57, who b e d from the effects of a fall into the hold of a shop in Nrettiber last. The fourth was on the body of a pauper, clo l3le d Henry Melling, aged 76, who suddenly dropped *l l a n dead in the Workhouse on Monday. The surgeon th e ° made post mortem examination of the body stated oth er ca use of death to be a rupture of the aorta. The tea three inquests were all on the bodies of children str n , had been overlain. In these cases the coroner it as "PY condemned the various burial societies, stating mu rd er opinion that they held out a premium to child TAEIII r. teu, BRUNSWICK CLUB.—The success which has at the efforts of Mr. Whiteman to provide L iv utal and physical desiderata for the young . men of aaa,,L l) ° ol , exhibits on the one hand the just reward of ott a Zned energy and unstinted capital ! and on the the - '„„a, Praiseworthy appreciation of individual labours for leah"wic benefit. The public have really and effectually t an t l 'aeded to the call for support in a laudable, and, at the 914 ti me, a grand experiment, which was to confer on b te selres unprecedented opportunities of participating ) (let s r an' entertainments and social comforts. The ob that ef the Brunswick Club are now so extensively known eve,,, a , t ecopitulation here is unnecessary. It may, how- N ed °e stated that the club-room has just been re-deco nr lib a nd Painted in a style commensurate with the scale pro., er ality which characterizes all the movements of the lir e t'tietor in the management of his club. Arrangements NitZ o believe, in process for establishing seasonable re , 1,, - ns and amusements. illiorci"AZlL/AN AND SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS. —The th s , b t l the Admiralty have accepted the tender made - g' . °Yal Mail Steam Packet Company for conveyance „ °gland of the Brazilian and Rio de la Plata mails. of i ta rice is to be performed once a month, by means e d e~Nita a dePendent line of steamers, either from South -oreitt? or Liverpool. The route outwards and home *.‘vin Isnot finally determined, but we believe the steamers c~dEngland will call at Fayal and Madeira, and pro -1414 L ne nce the Brazilian ports of Para or Maranham ttSet%sr,ernaombuco, Bahia, and Rio de Janeir3. The •' l ll t o u, Post from the time of departure from and re lit:l4 30 4ligland will probably be about 74 days, o.ccupy he says outwards and 30 homewards, a fortnight or rtts I ng allowed for preparing replies at the Brazilian ;I t ok ed The claims of Liverpool have been too often over- R ma ll occasions similar to this, but., we hope that ` l 9ai ao,e taken to bring them permanently, before the a t ,,, i _ g mail Steam Coman who have the option of eithe r Southampton or or LiverrfoL—ED. L.Sa The following particulars in connexion with the state of crime in Liverpool has been submitted to the parochial authorities of this town by Mr. Rushton, the stipendiary magistrate, and were read on Tuesday at the meeting of the select vestry. It will be perceived from this docu ment that a very large portion of the aggregate offences committed in Liverpool during the past year have been by the Irish : During the year 1840 the entire number of prisoners brought before the magistrates was 17,469 ; in 1841, 17,766 ; 1842, 16,580 ; 1843, 15 ; 615 ; 1844, 15,284 ; 1845, 16,743; 1846, 18,171; 1847, 19,719; 1848, 22,036. The following other returns were also presented to the committee : ------ A return showing the number of persons committed for trial and summarily convicted for stealing in the town and on the dock quays during the years 1845, 6,7, and 8 : —1845, 3,889 ; 1846, 4,740; 1847, 6,510 ; 1848, 7,714. A return of the persons brought before the magistrates, distinguishing the different countries to which they be long, during the year 1848 : Males. ' Females. Total. English 7,138 3,650 10,783 Irish 5,280 3 514 8,794 Scotch Welsh 519 265 784 Isle of Man l2B 25 153 Foreign 607 23 630 Total 14,316 7,720 22,036 A return of the number committed to the Borough Gaol for the year 1848, with the places to which they belong : Felonies. 10Misderneanours. Males. Females. Males. Females. Total. 318. ... 157.. . 2,936.... 1,693 5,104 136.... 114.. .. 2,476.... 1,935.. .. 4,661 15. ... 7.... 175.... 108.... 305 19.. . . 11.... 106.... 114.... 250 3.... 2.... 21.... 16.... 42 15.... 1. ... 301.... 27.. . . 314 English Irish... Scotch . Welsh . Manx . Foreign .506 292 G. 015 3,893 10,706 Mr. Buckstone, the eminent comedian, met with an accident at the Theatre Royal, on Saturday evening week. He was playing in his own new farce of Pillicoddy. About the middle of the piece, Mr. Buckstone was on the stage enacting the part of Pillicoddy, when Captain O'Scuttle, which character was personated by a Mr. Wright, rushed upon the stage, armed with a kind of tin telescope, attached to which was a loose tube, and whilst in the act of chasti sing poor Plllicoddy with the weapon, the tubular portion suddenly flew from the other part of the telescope, and fell upon the upper part of Mr. Buckstone's nasal organ. The blow caused Mr. Buckstone immediately to apply his handkerchief to his face, and for a minute or so he stood motionless upon the stage, the audience, meanwhile, laughing immoderately at what they conceived to have been a good piece of acting on the part of Mr. Wright. FREE TRADE, — OR " JOHN BULL DRUNK."—There has just appeared an opportune and humourous caricature, by our townsman, Mr. A. Davidson, titled as quoted, and lithographed in spirited style by Mr. J. R. Isaac. On one side is John Bull, who, urged in an evil hour by Cob den (who stands at his elbow), is knocking Britannia down, breaking her trident, kicking her lion, and shout ing free-trade—ending with a hiccup ! Britannia tells him he is intoxicated and will repent of this. Cobden, holding a bottle of his " free-trade elixir," is trampling on the Crown, and the Corn and Navigation Laws. On the other side is brother Jonathan, jeering in by play at the folly and credulity of poor John, wllich will " be all right for Yankee land." Behind is a group of needy unemployed workmen, one of whom is despondingly say ing, Ruin ! Ruin ! All—all gone to the foreigner. Not a stroke of work in Old England now." The whole of the figures are spiritedly drawn, and the graphic and truth telling sketch is likely to produce good results. DREADFUL OCCURRENCE. — On Tuesday last, a female child, named Brown, one of six children living with their parents in a court leading out of the lower end of Clifford street, Islington, was playing in the little yard opposite the house-door, when a dog (said to be a bull and terrier) rushed up the entry leading to the court, and savagely attacked and bit her. The mother, hearing her screams, ran to save her, when the infuriated animal attacked her also with increased ferocity, biting and tearing her on the face, arm, chin, and leg, upon which last he inflicted a number of wounds, several of them very deep. The dog was driven off with difficulty, and made away. The mo ther and child were attended by Mr. Tebay, surgeon, Islington. The child had recovered on Saturday so far as to be out of danger; but the mother was still very ill and confined to bed, and fomentacions were constantly applied, to keep down the inflammation which had been set up in her leg by the bites. The dog, it appears, be longed to a yard in the immediate neighbourhood, where it had long been confined in a cellar, chained up, but had broken the chain. It is satisfactory to state that the animal was not supposed to be mad. Yesterday the fe male was still unable to rise, and she is not considered to be yet entirely out of danger, though six days have elapsed since the injuries were inflicted. The child is also still ill, but is gradually recovering. DEATH FROM CRUSHING BY A CART.—On Saturday an inquest was held before the borough coroner on view of the body of John Thomas, aged 55. It appeared that on the 7th instant a carter named Brue was, with another man, getting a cart laden with hoops from Redcross street into Milk-house-yard (in that street), when the de ceased, who was much intoxicated at the time, was making his way out of the entry, which is narrow and has no footwalks. The carter, who was at the shaft-horse's head, looked to see if all was clear, and seeing no one in the way, gave the word to his companion (who was at the head of the chain-horse), to go on. In a moment he heard cry of " stop !" and did so as soon as possible, but it was too late. Deceased, in place of turning back, as he must have seen he could not pass the cart, there not being room, had placed himself against the wall of the en try, and one of the wheels of the cart had passed over his feet, severely injuring both. William Banks, an intelli gent black man, steward of the ship Endeavour, said he saw the accident, and his evidence went to show that the deceased might have turned back, and that the carter might not see deceased. The poor man was taken to the Infirmary. He had received a compound fracture of all the toes of the left foot, and of the great toe of the right foot. Mortification resulted, and he died on Friday. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—" THE HAUNTED MAN."— The leading feature of the performances at this theatre during the week has been the production of Dickens's " Haunted Man," as dramatized by Mark Lemon ; and we never felt it more our duty to render our tribute of approbation of the getting up of any piece than on this occasion. The clever dramatist has been happy in his selection of the most telling portions of the story; and if the public had been left to judge of the merits of Mr. Dickens's production by the version given by Mr. Lemon, he would certainly have escaped much of the censure which has been heaped upon it by the critical world. To Mr. Copeland, however, we have to render our thanks for the very excellent manner in which the conceptions both of the author and the dramatist have been rendered on the stage. The scenes in which the Tetterby family are introduced, are especially excellent; but the gem of the whole is the impersonation of the forlorn and neg lected Boy by Miss L. Sennett. The character is one which Dickens alone is capable of painting ; and, we be lieve, it has not been found possible on any other stage to fill it Without employing the services of an adult actor. Miss Sennett brings before our view the very being him self, in age, and in manner. We see in her the perfect semblance of a being, of whose like there are, alas! too many, whose existence in the metropolis of a civilized and Christian country, is a national shame. The piece has been received every evening with unbounded applause; and promises to have, and deserves, a long run. JUSTICE OF DOCK RATES. —We are told " nobody derives an individual interest from the docks ;" and, therefore, that they should not be rated. A local rate and a national impost are two differeat things. If govern ment works caused an increase of poverty in a certain district, either these works should be taxed, or direct aid afforded. It is neither the interest nor the desire of the state to oppress individuals ; and it is a question whether all property, public or private, should not be taxed for the support of the poor. Certain it is, that public works, as essential to the national good as the Liverpool docks, are taxed. The London docks are taxed, the railways are taxed ; the docks every where are taxed. These works, however, we are told, were erected by the money of individuals ; so were the Liverpool docks. The pro prietors of the Londqn docks get a dividend, the propri etors of the Liverpool docks get interest. This is the only difference, for the bondholders are essentially the proprietors of our docks, and we find them, as in the present case, interfering in their management. They have a beneficial interest • they cannot get more than a settled rate of interest, but they know that they might get less. The docks of Liverpool are, therefore, not public property except in the same sense as the London and North-western Railway is public property. But suppose we concede that point, the Manchester Guardian will be surprised to learn that the alleged absence of a beneficial interest does not exclude the poor-rate collector. The Bristol docks have abandoned all claim to profit. They are now in trust, yet they are rated to the poor, and by the act of parliament just obtained ! Fact, argument, illustration, and precedent, are against our contemporary. —Journal. . • _ _ _ BENEFITS OF SANATORY REGULATIONS.—" Taking the increase of population into account," the registrar general observes, in his last report, " the deaths are 2,571 below the average of the deaths in 9 preceding years." We naturally look to our own county first, and selecting thatlocalitylwhich has long heldthe "bad pre-eminence" of being the most unhealthy in the kingdom—we mean Li verpool—we find the following result : " Deaths, 276 ; which is below the average." This is in the district of St. Thomas. In the district of Islington (as any of our readers acquainted with Liverpool will know)—one of the worst and most crowded neighbourhoods in that vast ag gregation of human beings, we have the same result : Deaths, 330: which is 90 less than in the corresponding quarter of last year." What is the cause of this sudden change ? Again we look to the pages of the returns, and we find that the decrease m a y be a tt r ib u ted to the en forcement of sanatory regulations, which have removed the inhabitants of cellars, &c., and restricted the number allowed to be domiciled in lodging-houses." Again, looking to Manchester, we find the same result. The district of Saint George's-in-the-fields, stands exactly on a par with St. Giles's in London. It is the Irish quarter, and has long been known as the seat of squalid filth, and its certain results, disease and death. Yet here we find a similar result : " Deaths, 233 ; which is below the ave rage." The same cause is considered to have been the cause of this diminished mortality as is named by the Liverpool registrar in his observations, for we find the Manchester remarks to be in singular apposition with those we have last quoted. " The district," it is re marked, " is free from any epidemic, and has been so for some time. The sanatory arrangement,' adopted by the Corporation are very good, and everything is being done in this low and densely-populated district, that may, have the effect ori mitigating the force of epidemic 'cease, should it, make its amearance."—Wigaa THE LIVERPOOI; STANDARD. MEETING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSO CIATION.-STATE OF IRELAND. but if the member should happen to be a Roman Catholic, he says so to the Speaker, and the Roman Catholic oath is then put to him. N ow, this Roman Catholic oath binds the member taking it that he will not use the power given him as a member of that house to injure the Pro testant church in these countries. But Lord John Russell has so altered the oath of the Protestant members that any Roman Catholic can take it from the Speaker, having, by the forms of the house, the righc to take which he pleases. And, if he takes the altered Protestant oath, he is then freed from that restriction which was considered, at the time of its institution, by all Protestants—and held forth by the Romanists them selves—as the great security for the permanent welfare of the Protestant church of these countries. Now, gentlemen, I will leave off speaking on what may be call ed the religious portion of this question ; but in doing so, let me implore of you to believe that this is by far the most important point in the question under consideration. Whatever else you do for the welfare of of Ireland, if you do not endeavour to enlighten her mind on the subject of religion you will fail. (Cheers.) To do so is more important now than ever, for at this time the faith of the people is shaken in their priests. (Cheers.) I saw it recently stated in the House of Par liament, as indeed all of you may have done, that never was there a time when the Protestant clergy of Ireland were looked upon with greater favour by the masses of the people than at present. (Cheers.) And why ? Be cause during the past famine the Protestant clergy treated the poor Roman Catholic people as if indeed they were in reality their own parishioners—members of their own flocks—(hear, hear)—and for this the poor people are sincerely grateful. If you would protect the Roman Catholics from the dominion of their priests, you would confer on them a great boon • and I believe there would be a-coming out from that dturch which would surprise the inhabitants of England. (Hear, hear.) Let us look at Ireland in its existing state. What is the great evil of Ireland ? No person will differ from me when I say that it is the want of security for life and property. (Hear, hear.) Why is there this want of security ? I have no hesitation in saying that the conduct of the priests have some effect in producing this want of security ; but I do not mean to say that their conduct is the sole cause of that insecurity, which we all deplore ; or anything like the sole cause. We know, from history that 14 years ago the Poor Law Commissioners reported that they had ex amined into the state of the poor of Ireland, and that they had found 2,500,000 of the inhabitants who were periodically in a state of starvation—indeed they were A numerous and hiAhly influential meeting of the Liverpool Constitutional Association, was held at the Cla rendon-rooms. on Saturday afternoon, partly for the pur pose of hearing an address from Mr. Stapleton, private se cretary to the late Right Hon. George Canning, on the state of Ireland, and partly to take into consideration the latest proposed charge in the navigation laws. As before stated, the meeting was well and numerously attended, and amongst those present we observed 'Messrs. H. C. Chap man, J. A. Tobin, Arthur Henderson, Samuel Holme, W. Fisher, Edmund Molyneux, T. Roskell, and many other influential members and friends of the association. Shortly after one o'clock, the president, Edmund Moly neux, Esq., was called upon to preside. In opening the proceedings, The CHAIRMAN observed, that no doubt they were all aware, from the notices which they had received, that the association had been called together chiefly for the pur pose of taking into their serious consideration the pro posed change which was about being made in the naviga tion laws, on which subject a very important meeting had already been held in the Park. (Hear, hear.) He saw some of the gentlemen who attended that meeting pre sent, and he had no doubt but that some of them were prepared to give the meeting their opinions on that im portant subject, as it would form the basis of their pro ceedings that day. Before, however, they entered upon that question, he begged to say, that through the kindness of Mr. Horsfall, he had received an intitnation to the effect that Mr. Stapleton was desirous of addressing the meeting, on several subjects, with which he was well and intimately acquainted, and which were closely connected with the objects which the Constitutional Association had in view. (Hear, hear.) Before they proceeded with the regular business of the day, he would therefore request Mr. Stapleton to communicate his ideas to the meeting. (Hear, bear.) He did not know what Mr. Stapleton's opinions were ; but from what he had heard from Mr. Horsfall, he believed they were identified with the opi nions and views of the Constitutional Association. (Cheers.) Without further comment, he would therefore introduce Mr. Stapleton to the meeting. (Applause.) Mr. T. B. HORSFALL observed that he had a remark or two to make previous to Mr. Stapleton addressing the meeting. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Horsfall), not being a member of their association, was indebted to the kindness of their Chairman and the Committee of the association - - for being present on that occasion ; and he wished now to nearly alwils in that deplorable state. No attempt what state distinctly that Mr. Stapleton in coming before them ever has been made to deal with this circumstance. T'ie was actuated by no party, political, or electioneering feel- granting of political privileges to a starving people, and ing whatever. He had no such object in view ; his only all other such nostrums, have been resorted to, but as object being to endeavour, if possible, to arouse the peo_ might have been anticipated, they have all failed (hear) • pie of this country to a true state of feeling with regard to and at p res e nt, I b elieve , that if the truth w as known , Ireland. When he (Mr. Horsfall) saw Mr. Stapleton, he the paupers of Ireland, after fourteen years of the stated to him some of the many important views which he Poor law, instead of being decreased in number, amount entertained with regard to that country, and which, in a to at least 3,000,000 people. (Hear, hear.) It has great measure, were in accordance with the views of the been well said that Irish property ought to support Irish late lamented Lord George Bentick. , Hear, hear, poverty—but in dealiug with this proposition, before we hear.) On hearing those views propounded by Mr. establish such a principle, we should introduce such mea- Stapleton he thought that it would be desirable that sures as will increase Irish property, in order to enable it he should communicate his opinions to a greater to suppo rt Irish poverty. (Hear, hear.) Let us look number of people, and therefore he had introduced into the working of the poor-law, and we will find that him to the committee of the Constitutional Asso- Irish property has been all but anihilated. Take care, ciation. (Cheers.) Before he sat down, he begged therefore, if you go upon the principle of making Irish again to state that Mr. Stapleton had no party or property support Irish poverty, that you do not dastroy electioneering object whatever in view in coming before that upon which you are leaning for support. If the go them on that occasion. (Cheers.) vernment would only look upon Ireland as a valuable The Chairman then introduced Mr. STAPLETON to p r op ert y , which it was the deep and abounding interest of the meeting. He was received with loud and marked this country to make the most of—(hear, hear, and demonstrations of applause. When silence was restored, cheers)—great and incalculable would be the good which he proceeded to say : they might achieve. This good might easily be done, Gentlemen, to prevent misconception, lam anxious to for, as I observe in your local paper of yesterday (F r id a y) make a remark in confirmation of what has fallen from in speaking of Ireland,—" There are idle lands and idle my kind friend in presenting me to this meeting. I have hands" enough there; and all you want is to employ not the slightest electioneering, party, or private object these idle hands on the idle lands, and there is no danger in view—direct or indirect, present or remote—in thus but the work will be productive of great benefit and coming before you. (Hear, hear.) I trust that you will great profit. (Hear, hear.) The question is—how is not consider me guilty of presumption in standing where this to be accomplished ? Any person who has looked I now do ; whilst, at the same time, when I consented to into the state of Ireland for the last six months must be comply with the wishes of Mr. Horsfall and his friends, I impressed with the fact that the change cannot be brought said that of late I had been very much out of the habit of abought by the machinery which the present government public speaking ; and, therefore, I must solicit the indul- have adopted, namely—the poor-law in its present form. H hear. Then comes the question how is this gence of this meeting if I do not express my views with (ear, re that clearness and accuracy which the understanding of (mired security for life and property to be effected ? A such a meeting as this merits. (Hear, hear.) Now, wise government would have looked at the matter this gentlemen, no more of self. I conceive that there is no wry :—" No doubt there are many valueless, and, in some town in this kingdom to which the welfare of Ireland is cases, bad men amongst the Irish landlords ;"—(sorry, of such deep importance as to the town of Liverpool. indeed, would Ibe to become the apologist of them all) — (Hear, hear.) I understand that the vast influx of Irish " many of them do not perform their duties as they ought labourers, within the last year or two, has pressed not to do ; whether that arises from their own misconduct, or only with unexampled severity on your local rates and the conduct of their prodigal ancestors, matters little. burdens, but it has endangered the health of the town, But there is also amongst them a large and a valuable owing to the wretched state they were in—suffering from class of landlords—men who do their duty to society as all the horrors of misery, famine, and disease—when well as any class in the empire; therefore to all we will landed on your shores. (Hear, hear.) Therefore I say, let bye-gones be bye-gones ;we will not punish the thought that here, beyond all other places, on the subject bad, but we will endeavour to make all good." (Hear, of the state of Ireland, I should obtain a kind, willing, hear, and cheers.) That should be the view which a wise and interested audience. (Cheers.) Believing, as you government would take of the state of the Irish land all must do, that, during the past fifty years, the affairs lords, instead of ruining good and bad indiscriminately of Ireland have almost always been one continued crisis for the sake of punishing the few valuless members of distress, at one time, of course, worse than another, which may be amonst them. (Hear.) I know the case still I do believe, notwithstanding the awful famine of some Irish landlords is peculiarly hard, and I will through which that country has just passed, that the af.. illustrate it by an example, many of which I know. Take tairs of Ireland never were in so desperate and alarming a the case of an estate having a nominal rental of £lO,OOO state as they are at the present moment. I believe, that a year ; £6OOO of that is paid to England in mortgages if a great and comprehensive policy had been adopted and other incidentals. How would you deal with this years ago ; if the late prime minister, who having greater landlord ? You all know probably that Irish mortgages power than any other prime minister, who ever held the Pay about 2 per cent. on an average, in the worst places, reins of government, had adopted a bold and comprehen- over and above what the English mortgages pay ; so that sive scheme for the welfare of that country, he would if this gentleman was in England, he would have to pay have done incalculable good to the people of both but little more than £4OOO, instead of £6OOO. A wise countries. But lam sorry to say he did not do the goo d government would have said,—We will help this landlord, he ought to have done for the people of either. (Cheers.) in order that ultimately he may be enabled to support the I will say that if the views which lam about to state poor on his own estate. If we only manage to increase this to you, and which were laid before him six years ago, had man's income, what would be the consequence ? He been then adopted, lam quite certain that Ireland would would have to spend £6OOO a year on his own estate, not now present the miserable picture to the world which instead of the £4OOO which he spends at present ; and by she does. These views were laid before him six years ago, a natural sequence the people on his estate would all be and I know that they obtained the approbation of his then benefite d, and ultimately pauperism would be in a great most illustrious colleague, who said that they contained the degree eradicated. Instead of adopting that course, what best scheme which had, up to that time, been propounded has the government done ? They have placed the poor on that important subject. I regret that they were not on the land, and the consequence has been that the land adopted, for if they had been, I firmly believe th a t muc h lord is reduced to a state of poverty, the farmer is poor, of the evils we are now suffering from would haye been the small shopkeeper is poor, and the people are in a state averted. (Cheers.) I will now say that the whole system of starvation,—which completes the picture. (Hear.) of government in Ireland for the last eighteen or nineteen If we are to do anything for Ireland, we must not talk of years has been only calculated to aggravate the evils under constitutional privileges, political freedom, and other such which we are now labouring. It is impossible, if you look nonsense; nor must we be beguiled from our purpose by clearly and fairly into the state of Ireland, not to be struck those pretended friends whose interest it is to mislead us,* with the appearance which the two great divisions of the and who tell us that we have no right to assist the land people present to a reflective mind. (Hear, hear.) I lords of Ireland because their grievances are of their own allude to the division of the Roman Catholics and the making : for if we do not lend Ireland a helping hand, Protestants, which is one of the sources of the misery of depend upon it she will drag England down with her. that island. At present we cannot expect to put an end We must go there firmly resolved to do good, and not to to Roman Catholicism in Ireland. The question we have be marred by any consideration. We must say to the to decide is, how are we best to deal with the people as people of that country, " Order we will have ; security they now exist ? Ihe line of policy pursued by our go- we will have ;" and we must show the priests that we vernment since 1830 has been this—to favour and encou- will not trucke to them,—that so long as they are rage the Roman Catholic religion in every way, and t o good and loyal subjects we will treat them well, but discourage the Protestant. (Hear, hear.) I say that this, there their power must cease. We must save the for a Protestant Government, is a false position to assume. people from the tyranny of their priests ; from the tyranny I say, and say it boldly too, that a Protestant Govern- of their demagogues,—and I do say that no law can be ment can hardly expect God's favour on any of its men- too stringent to effect this, and to give British capitalists sures if it does not act in conformity with that faith which security to go there 'and invest their capital. (cheers.) it professes to hold. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) On the No government could come_ down to the house and high ground, therefore, of consistency, I denounce that ask for such laws, unless they also came down with some system—(cheers)—and whilst Idoso on that ground, I comprehensive measure to redeem the nation ; but if denounce it not less on the ground of its extreme impo- they proposed such a comprehensive scheme; there is no licy. (Hear, hear.) A recent historian—a Whig states- doubt but that they would receive all the extraordinary man—(Mr. Macaulay)—who has recently published a power they might require, and the people of England History of England, gives the strongest testimony against would hail such a proposal with joy. (hear, and cheers.) this course. He states this remarkable fact, that w hether They might say to the senate and the nation — " we are in the old world or in the new, under almost e ver y var i e ty now determined to make one last effort for that country; of circumstance—of different races, ages, and climes— but in the present disorganized state of Irish society, pri wherever Popery prevails, there the inhabitants are in vate capital will not go there,—hence we require those a state of darkness and misery ; whilst wherever Pro- powers which we seek, in order to restore security to life testantism prevails, there the inhabitants are in a st a te o f and property." If by any comprehensive scheme the happiness and comfort. (Hear hear, and cheers.) There- government convinced the people that security was to be fore I denounce this policy of the British Government—a eestablished, I believe there would be no necessity for policy which they have pursued during the last 19 years, the government to carry out the experiment,—(hear,)— and which they are still pursuing with the same zeal as if for there would then be such an inducement for private it were productive of good—notwithstanding that it has capitalists to go there, that in two or three years the work signally failed in producing the effects which the prede- would be done which the government should in the first cessors of the present and some of the past go v ernments instance undertake. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, if this anticipated from it. (Hear, hear.) We were assured scheme had been carried out years ago, it would have that if we were only to favour the Roman Catholics you been much better; and I named it to the government, would have the whole of that body in bonds of the utmost and published it, before it was adopted by the late and loyalty and devotion to the State. That was the police ever to be lamented Lord George Bentinck—the most preached by the Whigs from 1830, and which re- gallant hearted, and most right minded patriot and Eng suited in the establishment of that remarkable body lishman whom I ever had the fortune to know. (Hear, called the Precursor Association. Precursor of what? hear, and loud applause.) Although I differed from him of another body whose avowed object was to achieve the on many points, still I am glad to observe frcm a pos repeal of the Union, and consequently the dismember- thumous letter of his recently published in the Herald, ment of the Empire. (Cheers.) The succeeding Prime and written shortly after he received and read my pamph- Minister followed the same course,—and what was the let,—l know he read it, for I had a conversation with him result ? The monster meetings, and political agitation ; subsequently on that topic,—that lie adopts my views in to use the words of the Premier himself, when speaking every respect. I believe this, and state it on good autlio on that subject in the House of Commons—he said that rity, it is the opinion of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the Catholic clergy, the laity, and all the people of Ire- that at this moment there is a field for the investment of land, with some loyal exceptions, were leagued in a con- almost any amount of capital, the produce of which would spiracy against the State. These were nearly his words, be at least twelve per cent. Lord George Bentinck said and I think they do anything but prove the soundness of that he saw profitable employment by the government for that policy which the government have been pursuing for for .£120.000,000. Now, Ido not go anything like so far years with regard to the Roman Catholics of Ireland. as Lord George did ; but I say if the government would (Cheers.) Then another step forward,—and with what re- only give assistance to works of a reproductive kind, and sults ? A rebellion, and the suspension of the Habeas establish security for property, then private capital would Corpus Act ! in order to prevent these very parties from step in and do the remainder of the work. (Cheers) If throwing off the government of England altogether. I were to enter into all the various details of this question (Hear, hear.) I say, therefore, that this policy has failed ; I know that difficulties would be raised ; but I also know and I will say that the first act of any government for the very well that whatever proposition is made for the re welfare of Ireland must be the altering of that ruinous demption of Ireland, by either the government or private course which hitherto has been pursued. (Cheers.) I capitalists,it will be beset with difficulties. But the will not remind you of Maynooth, and the different other question is—Will you allow Ireland to pull down England measures which have, from time to time, been adopted by with her into that vortex of misery to which she is now the government ; their anxiety to effect a communication fast approaching ? Will you allow her to nend to your with the Pope, and their desire to govern the Roman Ca- s h o res annually her 100,000 paupers ? Will you allow her tholic subjects of this empire through his influence. But instead of sending 100,000 to send you 200,000 paupers ? this same impotent attempt is now going on ,—y es , e v en That is the question which must be settled, disguise it as now,—and I tell you that I look forward with much we may.. A foreign journal, some three years ago, clearly anxiety to see the debates of last night ;—for I believe and succinctly stated the case between Irela n d and this the same insidious policy—l will call it anti-Protes- country. That j ournal said that the policy pursued by tant and anti-English policy, is still going on—that of England towards Ireland was a course of provisional endeavouring to govern the Roman Catholics, who should relief. (Hear, hear.) When relief was had, then came agi be governed only by the laws of the country in tation ; .property and capital became insecure, and then which they live,—through the influence of the Pope. came distress, to be again followed by relief. That was (Hear, hear.) I look with great anxiety to see the course the round of English legislation for Ireland. (Hear,hear.) which Lord John Russell will pursue with regard to the And the same journal asks, " When will England adopt new oaths' bill for members of parliament. Lord John some comprehensive system of policy, which will be as says he will not alter the oath with regard to the Roman essential to herself as to Ireland ?" (Cheers.) I believe Catholics ; but he says, " Why are we to demand from that no other system, calculated to answer the end pro- Protestants, who owe the Pope no allegiance, who care posed, can be propounded but the one which I have en not for him, a stricter adjuration than we do from Raman deavoured to shadow out. (Hear, hear.) In the course Catholics ? If it is not fair to make this demand, then of fiv e or six years, even going on as we are now, there let us change the words of the oath." Now, we know may be a dawn of prosperity for Ireland—not prosperity that the oath of the Protestant members, as it is at pre- for the present race of inhabitants, but for the people who sent, sets forth that the Pope hath not, neither ought he will succeed them. But, let me ask, who can calmly to have, any power whatever in these countries, whether reflect on the misery, the unheard-of woe and suffering, spiritual or temporal. This plain common-sense Protes- which that poor people must undergo, before even the tant form of. oath Lord John proposes to change thus : least prosperity dawns upon them ? Who can think on That the Pope hath not, neither ought he to have, any what Ireland must suffer before then, and reflect on the temporal power in these countries, &c. Thus putting the discredit which must attach to this country if we allow Protestant form of oath in such a shape that any man her so to suffer, wit h out feeling a strong desire to rescue might take it. As each member of the house presents her from the a pp allin g , fate which awaits her ? (Cheers.) tar himself he is sworn in by the Speaker, and to every lam bold enough to say, that it is i n th e p ower o f an y member so , resenting himself the Protestant form is put; . minis of they crown.to change the face of Irish affairs in the short space of one week. That is a bold statement, but still I adhere to it. Any minister coming down to the House of Commons, and detailing such a plan as I have shadowed out, would change, from one end of Ire land to the other, despair into hope, and before one week there would be a very marked change in the aspect of affairs. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) What is the state of affairs at present ? A farmer—l will give you this as an instance, a type of the class—has now £240. in his pos sesion, and he is waiting to scrape together £3O, or £4O. more. If he had security, instead of thus hoarding his money, he would be employing it to profit, and benefit ting all around him ' • but at present what is he doing ? Why is he gathering together all his substance ? He is scraping together all that he can, in order to leave the country and benefit a foreign land, with both his capital and his labour. (Hear, hear.) I have now detailed to you my views, but before I sit down I will compress them into a few words, in order that you may more clearly comprehend them. Change the system of encouraging a religion which you believe to be false. I have no wish to see established in Ireland a political Protestant ascendancy. I have no wish to see religion made a political engine, for I know that wherever it has been so made, it has failed in its duties. But I say do your duty : act up to your pro fessed belief. Deal with justice to your Irish Roman Ca tholic fellow subjects ; protect them from the tyranny of their priests and demagogues ; and if you fearlessly pursue that course, you will have God's blessing on your mea sures. (Cheers.) I say then be neither scared nor be guiled by any clamour for constitutional privileges ; give security to life and property, and enforce the majesty of the law. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) Lastly, look upon Ireland as a valuable possession, which, if properly managed, would, instead of being a burden, materially relieve the taxation of this country ; for there is not a man in England, even sitting by his own fireside, who would not be materially benefited if Ireland was properly ma naged. (Hear, hear.) Then consider in your own minds if you can devise any means for effecting that great, noble, and good object, except those which I have endeavoured to shadow forth to you this day. (Loud, long, and conti nued applause, in the midst of which Mr. S. resumed his seat.) _ _ _ _ _ In reply to a question from Mr. Chapman, Mr. STAPLE TON said that he believed free trade, on the whole, had been injurious to the prosperity of Ireland. On the sub ject of the navigation laws, he had only to say, " Main tain the principle of the navigation laws." (Cheers.) Mr. HORSFALL.—I think you did not state clearly what the main feature of your plan for improving Ireland was. Mr. STAPLETON, after thanking Mr. Horsfall for cor recting this lapses memories, proceeded to state that, in 1843, he published his plan, by which he proposed that the state should vote £16,000,000, to be employed in reproductive works solely, at the rate of £4.000,000 for each of the first four years, and, at the end of the fourth year. the works executed in the first year should be sold, and the amount realised on them expended next year, and so on till the eighth; but if capitalists and the people were once convinced that a sound and continuous system of protection, combined with a moderate share of nelp, would be given, private enterprize would soon work out ali that would be required. He did not, however, approve of such a system being pursued in any but extreme cases. He would not hear of such a plan for England in her pre sent state; but then they should remember that Ireland was in a sick state, and he believed that this was the only remedy which would cure her. (Hear, hear.) Mr. TosiN observed that this plan was similar to that of the late Lord George Bentinck, except that this pro posal was to apply the money to land instead of railways. Mr. STAPLETON replied that at present he did not think Ireland was fit for a perfect system of railways ; his plan was to make her fit for railways. At the same time, he thought it desirable that encouragement should be given to a few arterial lines throughout the kingdom. He wished it, however, to be distinctly understood that in making these observations he did not reflect on the plan of Lord George Bentinck, which was excellent in many respects, except that he (Mr. S.) thought it some what premature. After an eloquent speech from Mr. S. Houstz, the cordial thanks of the meeting were given to Mr. Stapleton for his able address. The meeting then proceeded to the consideration of the Navigation Laws ; but as their deliberations were merely preliminary in their nature, the reporters were requested to retire. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, On Thursday Mr. Rushton suspended a police-officer for not using proper care and respect, in stopping a res pectable man, who was going home along Fox-street, be tween twelve and one o'clock on Sunday morning week. UNWHOLESOME CELLARS. — On Tuesday Mr. Rushton fined fifteen persons 20s. each, for permitting unwhole some cellars to be occupied as dwelling-houses, and stated that he was determined to carry the law into execution. On Friday a person, who had become surety for a beer seller, was ordered to pay 40s. and costs, in which penalty the tatter had recently been mulcted, but was unable to pay. Mr. Rushton said that he should enforce the law, which was imperative, in all such cases. DEFICIENT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. — On Friday a number of parties were fined by J. Bramley-Moore, Esq., in penalties varying from £5 and costs to ss. and costs, for having fraudulent scales, weights, and measures in their possession. RAID UPON THE BEGGARS—On Tuesday, a considerable number of beggars were brought before the magistrates charged with this offence. In almost every case the pri soners were Irish mendicants, and the selection of gaol or Ireland was offered, but the later was invariably declined. With the exception of a few cases suited to the work house, the prisoners were sent to gaol for periods of twenty-one days. . STREET ROBBERY.—On Wednesday Jane Smith and William M'Quay were committed for trial on a charge of robbing a man in Lime-street of £lO and a purse. The person robbed was purchasine some oysters at a stall, when the female prisoner came up and contrived to ab stract from him his purse and money. She was appre hended the following day in company of the male prisoner, and the purse and money found in her possession. THEFT OF A GOLD WATCH.—On Friday, at the police court, a man named William Culcheth, who keeps a small cooperage in Great Howard-street, was brought to the bar, on a charge of stealing a watch. Sergeant Cecbish ley, of the detective force, said that, in consequence of in formation he had received, he and another officer went to the prisoner's place, and met him leaving the shop of Mr. Woolfe. a watchmaker next door. The prisoner was asked if he had purchased a gold watch from a person named Sam. The prisoner denied that he had done so. The officer then went to Woolfe's, and asked him if the prisonel• had purchased such a watch from him. Woolfe said he had not, but that he had three other watches, which he had obtained from the prisoner. Culcheth then said he had one gold watch at home. One of the officers went to his house, and there found a watch (produced.) The initials on the back had been taken off, and the name-plate altered—alterations which the prisoner said had been done by Woolfe. Woolfe, on being asked, de nied having seen the watch. Upon the prisoner was found a small Geneva watch, corresponding in description with one stolen in Glasgow in June last. A superbly dressed young female, named De Burgh, who lived in Bolton-street, said the watch produced was hers, and that it had been stolen from the parlour table, on the previous Tuesday week, after her return from a ball, by a Jew named Sam, who used to visit the servant girl. The watch cost 23 guineas. Evidence was given showing the prisoner had bought the watch from Sam (who had since emigrated), for £9 and a silver watch. The prisoner was committed for trial, and Woolfe was required to find bail to appear when called upon. Dtstruct 3etus. Mr. Quarme, late editor of the Lancaster Gazette, is a candidate for the vacant coronership in this county, and is a gentleman well qualified to discharge the duties of the office. The election will take place at Preston ; and all the electors—freeholders of the county—will have to go there to vote, in the event of a contest. A large and respectable meeting of the overlookers of power-looms in factories was held on Monday night, at the Millstone Tavern, Manchester, to oppose any inter ference with, or alteration of, the Ten Hours Act, with a view to the extension of time. A memorial to Sir George Grey was also adopted, embodying the sentiments con tained in the foregoing resolutions. The check and gingham factory of Mr. Richard Peck at Wigan was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. The whole of Mr. Peck's books, accounts, &c., have been destroyed. The stock was valued at about £3OOO, and it is unfortu nate that he is only insured to the amount of £lOOO in the West of England. Checks and ginghams, to the value of about £5OO were secured, and conveyed to a large room in the Commercial-yard, but many of them are in a damaged state. The place is insured to the amount of £4OO in the Sun Office, and belongs to the Rev. B. Powell. Mr. Crouch, the celebrated moss land potato grower, of Winmarleigh, near Garstang, has been honoured with an order from her Majesty for some of his potatoes. He will receive for them at the rate of £lOO an acre, and be sides this he is entitled to place over his door the royal arms, the same as other tradesmen honoured by the royal patronage, and this in particular excites a good deal of in terest in the neighbourhood, where it is said such a thing as a farmer being so honoured was never before known in Lancashire.—Lancaster Gazette. PROPOSED RE-VALUATION OF THE COUNTY RATE. —At the adjourned annual sessions for the county, held at Preston, on Thursday, Mr. Wilson France stated that in the year 1847 there was £389,000 worth of property not assessed for the county rate, and he moved :—" That in compliance with a resolution of the Court of Annual Ses sions, holden on the 19th of March, 1841, a new valuation of rateable property within the county be made, for the purpose of preparing a fair and equal rate, according to the late act Bth and 9th Vic. chap. 111., entitled an act to amend the law relating to the assessing of the county rate."—The following eleven gentlemen were elected the committee :—Messrs. Dawson, Satterthwaite, Ffrance, Peel, Hull, Lawrence, Ashton, Birley, Ainsworth, Brandt, and Neilson. Mr. Ffrance then moved that the first meeting of the committee should take place on Wednes day, the 14th of March, at the constabulary office, Pres ton. This motion was agreed to. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—On Thursday, at the Borough Court, Manchester, two men, named John and Samu e l Newton, were charged with being concern in a robbery from the shop of Mr. 011ivant, silversmith, Exchange street, in that town. Samuel Newton had been detected on the previous day offering several articles of plate for sale, and being taken into custody, the police went to the shop of Mr. 011ivant. where John Newton wes employed, and arrested him. After some hesitation, he confessed that he had given his brother the arti c l es o f p l a t e t o dis pose of. 'John Newton was employed 'by Messrs. 011ivant in the capacity of porter, and once a weekilwas left with the other porters in charge of the shop for the purpose of cleaning it. The police, having plaCed the two brothers in custody, proceeded to the house where they lived, and the r e f oun d, i n a s t rong b ox up stairs, arti cles of plate and jewellery, consisting of silver cups, cruets. candlesticks. brooches, &c., amounting in value to be tween £7O and £BO. The case assumed a serious aspect against the prisoners, and they were remanded, in order that further discoveries of property might be made. CORRESPONDENCE, LOSS OF LIVES IN MINES TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—The recent lamentable colliery accidents have suggested to my mind a mode whereby similar casualties may be materially prevented. _ . . From experiments just made with the Gutta Percha Tubing, I find that its power of conducting sound is so extraordinary, that a conversation may be distinctly car ried on through a tube at the distance of even three quarters of a mile. If, therefore, this tubing be carried down the shaft to the various workings of the mine, and the extremit;es furnished with a mouth-piece and whistle, an instant communication, in case of danger, may be made between every part of the mine and the men at the mouth of the shaft. Feeling - that we enjoy many comforts which are pur chased at great risk to the poor miner, and that it is our duty to protect him as far as we can, I shall be glad if you will give publicity to this in your paper. Yours, obediently, T. B. SMITHIES, 7, Bache's-terrace, City-road, London, 19th Febivari, /849• CHURCH OF OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—I shall esteem it a favour if you will spare room, in your next publication, for the few accompanying re marks upon the effort now making to provide an institu tion, in which the youths who come amongst us, in pur suit of business advantages, may find facilities for the exercise of their social affections and intellectual facul ties, free from the contagion of vicious society or latitu dinarian literature. The necessity for some such provision is obvious and urgent, when we consider that thousands of young men annually arrive here, perfect strangers, separated from the ties and influences of domestic life, with all the warm and ardent feelings of youth craving for congenial society, and the aspirations of inquiring minds impelling them to the pursuit of knowledge ; while the judgment is too un matured, and the principles too unsettled, to discriminate and choose between the wholesome provisions of sound philosophy, and the specious fallacies (falsely so called) which, with every collateral attraction, are offered to their notice on all sides. And it is to be feared that by far the greater proportion of them fall into associations calculated to lead them into fatal error, and send them forth to their future positions in the world sceptics in religion, destructives in politics, and vicious in character and habits, to spread the leaven of these evils through all their subsequent connections. It is, therefore, gratifying to find that the Churchmen of Liverpool are beginning to perceive the necessity of meeting the laudable desires of these young men, in a manner which will guard against abuse, and will, while affording every encouragement for the full developement of those faculties and feelings which form the ornament and happiness of our nature,maint4in also those sound Church principles by which the sacred volume of revela tion is upheld above all human inventions, and the stu dent taught to seek for God in history, science, commerce, and every other study and pursuit of fife. And if the promoters of the Church of England Insti tution are careful to combine high literary advantages with sound Church principles, there ran be no doubt that they will meet with such support and assistance as will enable them to render the institution worthy of its name, and incalculably beneficial in diffusing the influence of sound principles in civil and ecclesiastical polity through a large portion of the middle classes of society. Yours, &c., A SHOPMAN. Feb. 22nd, 1849. SOME ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE ENDOW MENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST HOOD. BY AN ENGLISH PROTESTANT. SECTION TV In every part of the Old and New Testament, we may observe that one of the chief attributes ascribed to the Deity is truth. He is described as " the God of truth"— one who requires truth in the inward parts"—" in whom is no variableness, neither the shadow of turning," &c., &c. On the other hand, the Devil is described by the highest authority—our S ,viour himself—as " the father of liars," and " a liar from the beginning." No thing can be plainer than these two perfectly antagonistic principles ; and to fortify the Christian under any circum stances whatever, the same divine authority has com manded us " not to do evil that good may come," as if to forewarn future generations against the " pious frauds" of the Church of Antichrist. There may be many rules for the line of conduct of politicians and members of various creeds, which may be modified by circumstances, and also by future conse quences ; but there is but one plain rule for the Christian. That rule is to obey the commandments of Jesus Christ under any circumstances, and not to diverge from the straight line of our duty for any reasons of political and (what is falsely termed) religious expediency. If we do so, we may establish powerful churches on this earth, but by so doing we cannot alter the character of Christi anity : the result will be, that we shall become disciples of Antichrist. The system of relics, pious frauds, mental reservations, indulgencies, masses for the souls of rich men, &c.. which were brought so strongly into play by the Catholic hierarchy during the middle ages of what was called Christianity, no doubt produced great, zeal amongst its disciples ; but it was a zeal without knowledge, founded on fraud, and which must lead to the general and utter corruption of any society which engenders it. It is an attempt to call in the assistance f the Devil, who is the father of lies, to aid in the wors pof God. It is a sys tem founded on spiritual pride, and of much the same kind as Mahometanism, ready to make proselytes at the point of the sword, when they obtain the power to do so. We can obtain the distinguishing marks of false pro phets and teachers from the very words of Jesus Christ— "Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? " Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good - fruit. " Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them I shall confine myself in this paper to the fruits of the frauds (pious as they have been called) upon the body of the Catholic laity in Ireland, more particularly as con nected with the blasphemous invocations of God's name upon the most trivial occasions. The spirit of lying is so universal amongst the Roman Catholic peasantry in Ireland, that no man who has been long resident in the country ever expects to hear the truth, unless in a matter of no interest to themselves. The number of lies told daily in that country, and for the truth of which they will call upon the great God to witness in the most solemn manner, must be counted not by thousands, but by millions. _ _ . Lying is on the direct road to perjury ; and here I am almost afraid to state the dreadful amount of crime in this respect amongst the lower orders of Roman Catholic peasantry. If an Englishman will attend any of the hundreds of small courts at petty sessions in Ireland, he cannot leave it without hearing some cases, and often many, of flat perjury, clear and distinct—one man swear ing black, the other wllite. The weekly perjuries may be counted by thousands. In some cases perjury is defended as a means of saving the life of a criminal, and for many other reasons. I myself have conversed with a Roman Catholic peasant, in the presence of his friends and neighbours, who acknow ledged that he had perjured himself to save a life. A man was murdered ; he saw the fact and the blow, and swore his back was turned at the time ! His neighbours ap proved of his perjury, under the circumstances. In fact, wholesale perjury has become quite a joke amongst some of the peasantry, who will tell you that the rainy weather which usually occurs about the time of the assizes is brought down by the " hard swearing." The magistrates at petty sessions cannot in many in stances decide by evidence, as is the custom in England. They- are obliged to decide from probability, and their knowledge of the customs and habits of the country. In fact, perjury is so common that both magistrates and others have got accustomed to it, and do not regard the crime with such horror as we do in this country ; and prosecutions in every case would require new gaols in every town for the multitude of prisoners. Sometimes, indeed, a right-minded man will give vent to his indignation ; and it may not be out of place here, as a corroboration of my statements, to insert an extract from the speech of a Roman Catholic barrister, presiding at the quarter sessions at Newport, in the county of Mayo, (the centre of M`Hale's district,) spoken out in public court, and extracted from the Times newspaper of Feb. 3rd, 1849: " I cannot allow the opportunity to pass without expressing my regret at the scenes which are daily, nay hourly, occurring in this court. It is melancholy to witness the de:iberate per jury which occurs in so many cases that come before me. Day by day we see persons swearing, to an opposite statement of facts—facts with reference to things which both parties have seen with their own eyes, .and which are immediately within their own knowledge. It is melancholy—it is _painful to wit ness such a state of things. Ido not believe there is a nation in the world—pagan, heathen, or infidel—which has so little regard for truth as the great bulk of the persons who frequent this court. Icoyess that I frequently rejoice when the busi ness of the criminal side of the court commences, and I have the assistance of a jury to aid in finding my way through such a mass of perjury." Let the Protestants of England consider these things well, and behold to what a state these ignorant and de luded peasants have been brought by the teaching of those priests who have sealed up the Bible, and opposed educa tion of any kind. This system has already cost England many millions, which have been received by the Irish, from the member of Parliament to the Catholic peasant, with a thankless ingratitude. It has produced a million o f mendicants, and a mass of perjury, fraud, and deceit, such as cannot be rivalled in any part of the world ; and we have not yet seen the end of it. The question, however, is by no means a political one, 'orto be decided upon political grounds. It is a question for every Christian between himself and his conscience-- whether he can continue to worship God in spirit and in truth on this side of the Channel, and at the same time, on the mere pretence of political expediency, supply funds for the propagation of the very opposite doctrines in Ire land. "No man can serve two master i sa cannot Berra God and Mammon." SENLIM, Feb. 18th, 180.