The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-18 00:00:00

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' A Father' - 40, -- 1 for libel. . 4 f) imens of poe, t ",ert all probably im" tit , v f reporters fryooe., senses thel t A been pres e , l ' e o ould have u e t o f t the epithe Offeo suit had bee li t y °, by rebukiug the member s j? man ners • ot 5 t would be an P 0 0111 ' rv'y ,wer a e a ce.; i defence ofs 13 e y e, l a d o t t i i l e g e e s . i b u s c ov d in the P i h il ;g ° o r ii,l -" furious I ;'' t wretches , of infalDY 0011 11311 Y/ , JUNE /$' thi S tiers that ry, which istb4 IY, ernents 0 4 t h e illust riv o yet sl this pros' pf nd see old l i r t his Mends' ne'er go bi l o, of the w or ' / bered ; sit )an d of bro P-0 Ae , ; bloo d w ith j , 41 day show re oof tha t til d e lever burn,ooo; ish heart sin 0,4 lotion sta li bi rnr nons, ' l 4 niblic ey e o f 6 e exercise i rlcneS rocity Lary i 011)° ,0 06 ion wil l e h - ee n rks hav e b rei s ' )le to C0°113,1 in fi n itesin l os nind; b ut 3 of o f e tP xtTie, strip .pose it s be i ,pence,the ence, ss iv . rned disco at' / w ho dof e t ) uld n° ca tion is ;tire of til e t o 'er till a Melbo uro enced 0° c 5;l, Pilate, 061; h as eh h ec3-' fil; t o f 11 him of 'pi d e stiaY ktile l3l " ' of f°11 :1 ' 0 1 i I t g io c ti ° the dil4 with the roe n atter . 0 11 : wor l a ll , bind ed to gn n t udglp e , - 004 ad sail' Feg us l ore they rl . ( 1 , or were [(led to be Ch ristians, ti m Ch ristians, Yet if this b e the cairn ver ,phe and truth upon Heathen Deputies, Phi with ra nd Kings, wh o part i ally attended to strange w hich no parental care had imbued their led j ell ' s ' w hich no national sanction had con titTs the ex p an ding genius o f a d vanc i ng y ou th, gria_nual ex perience h a d established to the manly ab le of Mat urer age, an d aga i nst wh i c h irrecon attibPborernjudic.e and inalienable habit had firmly bent ersemind moreover, in spite of every 418 e, n ' "i cluast ance and every h ost i le bi as, t h ey p l ace d zte at lea st i n the decent attitude of calm re ,... 3 listened with attention and wonder, though le stn a genuine devotion to the words of truth and ei ti , re 1 88 ' am id if, nev er th e l ess, we read their history , t com passion that th e y re j ec t e d th e pro ff ere d gs amid disregarded th e r i c h i n h er i tance —if t h ese I Ples of sacred li history, and th es e are the les 41ectio Oly W r i Writ, with what solemnity must their now influence the devout and reflecting ' nu , i f We are compelled thus painfully to judge o, under every disadvantage that earthly could cast into their path, merely failed to w hich God has decreed shall be exalted, • Must we not pass upon the worse than Pilates who dare to raise an unbelieving ltr ilte down the ark of truth from that high O w hich (thanks be to GOD) national devo it in th e early days of British history, and ut Y has inviolably preserved it to the present i'rtser number of this journal we referred to of Lord John Russell, which he subse /essed to have abandoned. Our readers t he justice to remember that while we an the utter impossibility of carrying the scheme and stated of our own knowledge, that th eir most undeviating followers had abso to support them in this nefarious course, i t he public how easily liberal scruples were now habitually distasteful measures had been - h. ' Modifi e d ,* and how probable it was that L4t ought witness the reproduction of the abanr „ le in a scarcely less obnoxious form. o r•Ogn4otu sioticsations have been fully realised. The u principles of w hi gger y have leavened j u mP of th e present measure. All the oh "'dell we endeavoured to enforce before re their strength, and with this addition it ell u e nlY tri e d a bolder game ; he declared his ' it ' Plans were b are before the public eye, and the y with ere d away before the glance of public )I ad. Now h e i s d r i ven to t h e covert. H e is his weakness,—for fraud may effect what suite dared not venture. He only proposes whole working of the entire scheme in the direction of four individuals, nominated by 0 at of hi s own phalanx. Let the money be a _ ; 11(1 Parli ament be prorogued for the recess,— 1. • the ; ber als hav e t h e ball at their feet,—and what Pee k na me of common sense may we expect will foo d ry We may say of the former plan,— ; - ' a t was somewhat : that was rhyme : but as ti is nei t h er rhyme nor reason. " L t ant and conclusive speech of Friday, we :4,111, 1 „,_ . ua t Lord Stanley has pursued the course 1 7o k I ,7`nd down f or ourselves in our former art 1- 1 4 tti l t e 18 subject. H e has put forward in the front ,Nos k il°le tnu and d e lib erate assert i on o f t h ose great N, kineiples which are the real essence of this f t ~ a nd -4t blest h ave enlist e d, f or hi s l or d s hi p ' s v i ew , a ll , a Ympathies of all th e b es t men throughout 71§ 04 e h s do m i nions. It is for these principles that r Petition, in number almost countless an eNtro-.°B innumerable, have poured into the House t arth, ° . n s. It is not the nature of conservatism 1 7•N n i l n Popular agitation. Questions that tell 4 44 8 11Pon elections pass by daily with scarcely . k. kta cr4 ' ,l o r a petition. But there are subjects L'ltt le u 'uat they must arouse the most supine : there b 3 t t b ilat may almost wake the dead. Our Wes 6. ket r i, e 'eu have displayed an energy and a Chris- PI of ;Il it Y nut exceeded by the most devoted mem -11111,, °SttZe„.Nat.ional Church. For the battle is not for he ` 4 things of an endowed Establishment, but P i tY of religion and the safety of Gospel I NI -nd the timely enktion and the unequivocally kti de t . e runnation of the British people has . "klN`le ed the abortive scheme. Vote how they will, suPportere of a lying Ministry, the doop e 11 ° , 114 hathefZi t le c narrie d education has been sea l e d. Th e ar k o f t into the House of Dagosn : and upon his face before the ark of the k Ocipi e t a lle r', and foremost in this question are those ph. , hop °f eternal truth so nobly argued by the hNetl,t'ondon at that great Meeting to which our ZaGremember we referred at large with lively i: 44 bl: - and delight; and which have been impe the ; recorded in Liverpool, for the last three years, b7Dtio - h rati°4 of our reverend townsman and the sub a„4l_ nenegst ourselves. I These principles are the bytian Worshippers of the qtnrulthus of d the d w nt o supporterse. of an Esta le,..l4l Ch 41.01, Nv a e n are ar bo e und to be foremost in every e-I,_l4lyel;:r Promoting every kind of useful learning. would we open every fountain, and widen every and delighted beyond measure must we he k tl ahei,-,B,,everY accession of new waters to the large Ar e , -444 ant stream of wisdom. Rising in every t at e ver y °l earthly knowledge, receiving fresh supplies Na lree t ° , lllt of its onward course, let the flood be a holier fount, and blended ever with Qi " Siloa's brook, that flows F ast by the oracles of God." 1441111:W this sacred principle be securely gained,- 1144 61 e d % ay e full assurance for the free use of the th e n'Vnrd, without superstitious encumbrance Socei:nruan forge, or sceptical curtailment by 15I'llJett ill 41 scal pel, --until we have godliness the first 44( Youthful teaching, and the public profession han the very basement of every established hi-taere shall be no repose, no folding of the IZ t her B. Blll ,, nl „ . ber, no want of vigilance in the Christian I t *ill "e will have no building on the sand. si t is : t °Pun the rock of Truth. ' that anomalous instance in the annals of auda- f are While we are satisfied with the support o Aer llet ea . ti° , 44 from our own members, and our schools charges and our scholars multiplied at the pro -10;\:14, are a fof their wealthier patrons, the unblushing th e 'Y f081.:4.,,,,ti1e. Voluntary principle are clamouring I . c ant% `Natlonal Endowment. Because they hate , 11 withi n °l truth, and their hearts (like Haman s) aq 41‘ holy them that the Nation delights to honour aci d Pray entir e'', the f at y chatter th e can t o f lib era li sm , b i. frepa i tig Lib 40m in opinion • and yet these same ul th Yung t eals ask to dip into the public purse di sc aY ev er needl ess l y dips into his own), that Ail l ° !da tlt t o e a Babel for themselves—a confusion of I el 'its h°l-Ignes—an unholy gathering of Infidels, t ' e ti ll.4 B ; ro ; til ij y t t L i n L y i n t a ( 3:- t c ru ar t e h s, an d Deists. What they and soberness, they vocife 1111 Lorddtniand for fraud and folly. They have already' l t tt lY prithnrP's scheme their own aliquot share, add be pr to their own respective exertions. s n . 4 4 the Church exerts herself more actively, more —II N her ;bibs! at th Purse more generously, that she receives 1 1-44 q - t t e arr il , s a , n ds . of Government. Therefore the tq b e k ( e with the rule. Under the present Ii ordinkts 4tahlished by whiggery itself before the sale ati d the d to 1 ,, aYs of Lichfield House), each is paid b o 4 au c i lib `! Work. 4 14 eralitv The braggart boaster of equa l''e h e •,/, grudges this : he wishes to have his hi hi s b. refuses to supply his quantum. He has /34 '3 k ad h• lBPer4 arY for his own drugs. The nation is t k ""Ine k , n, advertisement aright : " Venditur hic . eatharticum, emeticum, et omne pod exit t N ) Xclp I th • .EmEDlum " You have every nos -41411 at n nPud e to th eek ai l -n ee nee and quackery can offer, but you kitti t 41 for that only medicine which serves . g of the shat • This is purposely and ri -4141 ti ded ' • • • r _ it 4 tAn ce Its exclusion is the characteristic ci k i ta toz ntiot :I;,t_he no.xious establishment. And because ve 41e - cos t "Tort itself, it is to be supported at the eriii,rbt Lord John, 4tltr to Suc h is tlib eralism : and such, we will th e ned age is the " talent and merit v ery "l ave th • -11(1 o bjec t e adm i rable insolence to assert that single cry t t qptihniisonsclheme is to conciliate all shades 441 t " 0 • • one Why, if there be any tri va 44 ited , it .°4 which opinions the most discordant is the reprobation of this identical con rhecn as ar e , hurt probation (many times seven millions, kbiler it 't it at "unted make up the Irish seven) is : even ° Pe Man : the Wesleyans hate it and John t h e Arch -sinner of Tuam has cc CLATTER,. motho -.ire cter).. Mr. "8 8 and night at this The.. er_ shed applause. ' 4l Ples 0 e Drama of Rol tit i. r 'H SPA,•,O' •, e ction haracters). • ina"' "Q "u r her in London. 0 4 tilt) . a n d if rama of the BEES 8e who ts, called the CO tyo ode wood, Mr. C. 218011,3 Z e nts 0 'estris.—To via.— t or —4it Wh Charles Matbews64 ten 4. L. Motley, YOU A O' "I', ‘` n ee DON'T YOu id and pi ] st r i ke ARDENS 0 111 °ll EA /I Wh TICS and S— ced it • . 0 - P+'"! duty ERPOOL A- Y. .4 H oUS E, s c h,er odney-street. ' oi ar to inform tbe,„ 7 , 1 0 n , ted to the AG„,Pf; ' go s ebrated ANA, P ". ' 'k m tciej Gracious Mai" the u t ger Queen A"` pro posed , to lay bef,..-4e thr o f ''sed, f the superior ity the' la ti ZtEL t ig that the gal s o t RI th e e inconyenien ce° os how Aldis, .ary's Stays are Y la il d t lt°d —B. C. Brodie;.,„tp niig ented by Mrs. u":,01. 10 04 1 e ive salutary suP r Prop.„ ire which render` aki 4c e , 410 J. T. Conques t ' 0 1 t ,nti n that the geDi t ' s o ileil lu m problem to be !O s t o diminish Pbd. N. which f the abdorne, ll o g the the; roes Johnson s ohjet : t g l e 1837. erie rn , 's improved Sts 3l ' L ; ik them infinitellool his th pl; y in use. I ..„& ka ttl knd eYII I Y, for prer"oos 11411 g Liatre( I principle. „ r pri p h , ill h . street, March own girls , . 4. ll °len ce d by exerting ° ef (by forcing 00 .46 ititt it 4 z . " o e who youth, the ca;6o 'Y di rect ch must attenuoqt ed from l. a ' qr of t and Spine, '' ) et the and p ari ds, _present 4 ,_,2,1,0.m tt Liberal. entered into alliance against it. The very petitions presented in its behalf afford (as Lord Stanley acutely and forcibly demonstrated) the strongest grounds for its rejection. In Redcross-street, in Downing-street, and at the Reform Club, it has friends, for it is an engine of evil. All the world despises and abhors it. The Liberals will not cling to it the less closely for that, So much for the influence of public opinion upon liberal counsels ! But the crowning impertinence and absurdity of all, " THAT THE TALENT AND MERIT OF THIS EN LIGHTENED AGE (we thank thee, John, for teaching us this phrase) IS TO BE EXPANDED AND CON TRACTED AT THE MERE WILL AND PLEASURE OF FOUR WHIG COUNSELLORS," absolutely defies the limits which time and space impose upon our present comments. To state such a proposition is more forci ble than the keenest satire. Its enunciation is its aptest epitaph. * In our Leading Article of the 31st May. The Committee appointed by the House of Com mons to investigate the question of privilege, arising out of the well-known case of Stockdale v. Hansard, have agreed upon a resolution recommending the House to issue an attachment against the Sheriffs when they proceed to levy the damages assessed by the jury. The report was to be presented to the House last night, and, if the press of business permitted, to be taken into consideration. We really hope the good sense of the Conservative party in Parliament will put a stop to this foolish pro cedure. The House of Commons has no constitutional claim whatever to what Mr. Justice Coleridge appositely termed a " monopoly of slander." Every argument which goes to establish the omnipotence of any single branch of the Legislature as such, applies equally to every other, and, by consequence, to the Crown. If, therefore, this stretch of authority be permitted to the Commons, who shall say anything for the future against the wildest assumption of Prerogative, the es tablishment of a Star-chamber, or a Court of High Commission ? There is no one in the House more competent to do justice to this great question than our distinguished representative, Mr. Cresswell ; and we trust he will expose the Attorney-General as that self seeking man so well deserves. Possibly a Dissolution of Parliament may extricate the country from this dilemma, as was formerly the case in the similar instance of Ashby v. - White. It should, at all events, be borne in mind that the House, and not the Queen's Bench, has provoked the quarrel. Mr. Hansard had a defence upon the merits, and the question of privilege need not have arisen. Mr. Cresswell's motion on the Danish Claims has precedence of Mr. Grote's on the Ballot for Tuesday. His exertions in this cause reflect credit upon himself and upon the constituency which has secured to Par liament the presence of so able and so experienced an advocate. It is characteristic of Whiggery to concede a principle, and refuse to carry it out into its right and reasonable consequences. We hope Mr. Cresswell's energy and ability will be successful in extracting from the reluctant Mr. Rice the remaining instalments of this debt, so justly due, and so long withheld. To-night, if the crowded state of the notices permit, will the House of Commons have to endure its annual infliction of a Ballot debate. Mr. Grote, in his own person, parodies the character of Themistocles, and " strike, but hear me," is his periodical appeal to the candour and patience of his auditory. Cudgel him with argument, demolish him with facts, lay him bare with the sharp scalpel of ridicule—it matters not. If he can only ride into the lists as the champion of this question—if he can only be the author of a debate, if debate it can be called, " Si rixa est übi to pulsas, ego vapulo tantum," this deluded and. Utopian gentleman is content. Let the ponderous artillery of the Edinburgh Review, in an article from the hand of no mean practitioner, have discharged its thunder in a " demonstration against the Ballot" :—let the walls of Parliament have wit nessed defeat after defeat by the Commons of England, whose Saxon blood chafes against a system of Treachery and Fraud ;—let the keen and cutting Wit of the most brilliant pamphleteers in Britain (verily Sydney we can forgive thee many of thy political sins for the sake of this thy last excellent brochure) have smitten to the earth the advocates of Ballot,—still the weak and the wicked doggedly persist, and insult the common sense of Englishmen, by a proposal the most stupid, the most mischievous. and at the same time the most absurd, to which the strange times we live in have yet given birth. The difficulty we feel in arguing the question of the Ballot is twofold—first,- in that we can hardly bring ourselves to believe that our opponents are sincere in their professions ; and secondly, because the feeling of the ludicrous in the matter is constantly uppermost to our minds. That ridicule in itself is no argument we admit, but there are some propositions whose folly precludes controversy, and which are best exhibited when dressed in the garb of Harlequin. A nation is to be regenerated by kidney-beans—a mouse-trap box is to renovate the morals of a corrupted people. Here is the great arcanum of modern science—the grand discovery in politics—the wondrous elixir of the 1 gth century. Hear this, ye philosophers of Laputa, and blush ! One invention, worth all you have attempted, has emanated from the brain of our modern Grotius ; Alas ! Pythagoras, how is the advice you gave some 3,000 years ago despised! " Abstain from beans," was one of the golden rules of the philosopher of Magna Grecia; and here a nation is called upon to be perpetually meddling with them. This is a very different kind of Fabian policy from that which we have been lately recommending. But we will try to be serious, and deal courteously with those who are weak enough to put faith in this marvellous absurdity. We undertake to demonstrate first that the Ballot is wholly inefficient to remedy the evils it professes to cure ; and secondly, that if it were not, the remedy would be worse than the disease. But first let us dispose of the argument from history. The Athenians have used the Ballot—the Romans have used the Ballot, and the Americans still use the Ballot; ergo, say our Radical logicians, Britons should use the Ballot. But the use of secret suffrage in Athens was wholly different from anything like the system sought to be established in this country. The Judges in their dicasteria or law courts, voted indeed in this way, and so did the populace when they ostracised their best and noblest fellow-citizens. But the political bodies a t Athens were the Ecclesia and Senate, and in these votes were taken by show of hands. The Greek word, in fact, for " voting," means " show of hands." In Rome, indeed, the system was in the later ages of the republic carried further; but, so far was it from being successful there, that the severest laws—the leges de ambitu, were passed to put a stop to the shameless sys tem of bribery that prevailed there. Let us hear the opinion of Cicero on the matter : " Populo grata est tabella, qua frontes aperit hominum, mentes tegit : datque eam libertatem, ut, quod, velint, faciant : promittant autem, quod rogentur"—which freely rendered means, " The rabble like the ballot, for it enables them to act the part of double-faced rogues, to promise one thing and to do another, and tell lies ad libitum." Here then is a testimony to the effect of secret voting, after an experience of centuries, and this effect, independently of experience, might have been predicted from the nature of the thing. But the fact is, that secret suffrage at Athens and Rome was widely different in principle and practice from that sought to be estab lished among ourselves. We need not multiply quo tations to prove that it failed even in those old and re publican states. America, however, has the ballot. True. And America has also Lynch law and Kentucky slave drivers ; but who advocates their importation here ? But in America, so far as politics are concerned, secresy is scattered to the winds, and scenes take place at every annual election which are a disgrace to a civilized community. The intelligent author of " Men and Manners in America" tells us, that " the world affords no parallel to the scenes of political de pravity exhibited periodically in this free country." Now what are the evils against which the mouse trap box is to provide ? Bribery, corruption, and in timidation. We confess we dislike all .these three things, not being quite prepared to agree with Mr. Babington , Macaulay, who told the electors of alin. burgh the other day; that, for his own part, he thought the two former rather advantages than the contrary, and spoke of the " kindly feeling engendered" by their efficacious op , !ration ; and seemed to say that bribery, like mercy, was " twice blessed—blessing him that gives, and him that takes." We had read in a greater orator even_ than the great Macaulay, that " the interest of the traitor is not regarded by the man who bribes him. `When the votary of ambition has once attained his of eject, he also becomes master of his vile agents ; and, a s he knows their baseness then, then he detests the m, he keeps them at a wary dis tance, he spurns them from him." (See Leland's Demosthenes : Oration on the Crown.) With Sir Robert Peel we loatl e and abhor corruption, however the pure whig of self-denying Edinburgh may palliate or applaud it. But we must not quarrel with tastes. Possibly his sojourn in the East Indies may have put the matter in a diffe rent light before his eyes. The natural, inevitable, and just influence of pro perty is stigmatised_ as intimidation ; and if a tenant will not pay his rent or till his land in a husbandman like manner, and the landlord refuses to renew his lease ; ' or if the shopkeeper sells bad butter, and finds his customers fall off, utraightway he becomes a patriot— a martyr to the liberty of conscience—and the Examiner, with its characteristic fairness, quotes him in testimony to the evils of open voting. The real amount of direct intimidation is not great : we honestly own we wish it were less. But the Ballot will not and cannot dimi nish it. Why ? Because if the Ballot fail in securing secresy, as to political opinions, of course it fails alto gether. Now in this country, so long as it is inhabited by men who are descended from the honest and free spoken ancestry of the Saxons—men will never wear a padlock on their lips as to any questions of political interest. To make the Ballot worth anything, the unhappy voter must, from day to day, and month to month, and year to year, maintain an absolute silence upon the only questions which greatly interest the people of England as a body. The wife of his bosom, the child of his affections, the companion of his jovial hours, must not know what he thinks upon politics. His de meanour must be guarded, his remarks studied, his reading stealthy, or the bias of his opinions will in fallibly be known ; and if known, according to the argument of the Radicals, persecuted; and if perse cuted, what benefit has the Ballot conferred on him ? We know no one with whom to compare him save the barber of Midas, who, oppressed with the secret which he could no longer contain, rushed into a wilderness, and cried aloud to the winds, " Midas has the ears of an ass." We beg distinctly to state, that we here make no allusion to the auricular appendages of Mr. Grote, however the quotation may apply to those of his followers. If he is the tenant of a farm, and his landlord wishes to employ intimidation—and in no other case is the hypothesis of Ballot protection requi site—he must hurrah for the landlord's candidate, he must pledge toasts which he abhors, he must profess his landlord's politics, and all this the more thoroughly and obtrusively to avoid suspicion, which, under the Ballot system, will watch with the eyes of Argus. If the landlord sees any reason to suspect, he will act as upon a certainty. In such a case, " once to doubt, is once to be resolved." Nay, since the means of esta blishing his veracity, which he at present enjoys by the production of the poll-book, will not then exist, he must go greater lengths than he does now in trying to convince the tyrannical Squire that he voluntarily adopts the politics he inwardly detests. Giles Chaw bacon will find himself in this dilemma. Either he must remain doggedly silent to all questioning, and thus having such silence interpreted as at the Old Bailey, "in malam partem," be convicted of the guilt of holding opinions hostile to those of his landlord, in which case we are bound to assume that he is summa rily ejected from his farm, or he must square and ac commodate his whole life to an acted lie, and make strong protestations, every one of which is hollow and false. The same applies with almost equal force to the shopkeeper and workman. Those who inquire now into the political opinions of their dependents, will still try to ferret them out, and every imaginable trap and snare will be laid to betray the voter into a confession of his creed. Shopkeepers will be asked point blank by keen partizans to vote for Mr. A. If any one refuses to answer he will be judged an enemy, and treated accordingly ; if he promises to do so, and then votes the other way, he tells a deliberate and wicked lie; if his conscience and his customer agree, and he votes according to his promise, where is the use of the ballot to him ? But it is said that his politics will not he found out. Is he then to frequent no spouting club ? to take in no newspaper ? to engage in no discussion with his friends and acquaintances ? For, as surely as he does all or any part of this, so surely will his politics become known. A straw will show which way the wind blows ; and under the intolerable state of sus picion and watchfulness in which we shall live, if this hopeful scheme of secret voting be adopted, very slight straws indeed will be taken to determine the custom of those who conscientiously or tyrannically think that their opponents in politics ought not to have their sup port in private life. Is an Englishman to forfeit his birthright, and consider politics as tabooed and for bidden ground, as if he dreaded an ukase from St. Petersburgh or a firman from Constantinople ? What is to became of public meetings—of the sacred right of petitioning—of the numberless modes whereby out of the two Houses of Parliament the wants and wishes of the masses of the community are made known. Under the Ballot such things either cannot exist, or if they do, they render it nugatory and void. Besides, are such questions as those of Education and Church Establishment, which come home to the hearts, and interest the thoughts of every one, to draw forth no expression of opinion ? May a future Lord John Russell and a Committee of the Privy Council bring forward a scheme which is to give the people a stone for bread, and reduce Christianity to a caput mortuum of abstract morality; and is the VOICE of the nation not to be uplifted in stern and solemn denun ciation of the unrighteous project ? Are men who think strongly not to speak strongly ? But if they speak ; if they petition ; if they attend public meetings, they become marked men ; their politics are known— their party is announced—and again we ask, what good will the Ballot do for them ? Want of space compels us to pass over the mere mechanical difficulty of the question, which is no slight one, namely, How is the Tote of the constituent to be taken so as to prevent fraud ? Possibly some contri vance yet in nubibus may be invented for this ; but it is yet to be made known. It is, as Sydney Smith says, a piece of paulo post futurum legislation. But one thing is certain, that whether the box be a trap box, or a ball-box, or a dagger-box, or a soap-box, no scrutiny or investigation of votes can afterwards take place ; and either an election must be declared abso lutely null and void, because the number of votes given exceeds the number of voters, to the manifest injury of the candidate who, having the majority of good votes, ought in fact to have succeeded; and a new ballotting must take place, attended with perhaps the like results—or an investigation must take place, how, nobody knows. The bad votes, at all events, must be rejected, which cannot (so far as we can see) be done without making known to some parties, at least, the names of the voters. But it is said that in private Societies and Club houses the Ballot is used with convenience and advan tage. True : but there is no sequitur from this to Secret Suffrage in voting at elections for representa tives in Parliament. A man who uses this argument is guilty of the fallacy of non tali pro tali. The cases are not analogous. In a private Club a man puts in his black ball, and never thinks or talks, or has occa sion for thinking or talking, afterwards about the matter. He is not catechised on the subject, and from motives of prudence keeps his own counsel. Besides, in Clubs men vote for merely personal reasons. Their reasons may be so capricious as not to bear question ing, and yet may be sufficient to induce them to vote for or against a man in a Society where they must be brought continually in contact with him. Openly to blackball a Candidate is to fasten a personal quarrel upon yourself. The point of honour is brought into action, and, without some such protection as the Bal lot-box does there really afford, these associations could not continue. Men may be blackballed there for strange reasons : it may be because a Candidate wears a pea-green coat with a sky-blue waterfall; or the vera causa of his rejection may be, that he fancies low shoos, cotton stockings, and short inexpressibles; or it may be that there is no particular reason save caprice. Non amo te Groti, nec possum dicere quare ; Hoc tantum possum dicere, non amo te. The question at Clubs is a question of preference : in politics, a question of principle. Our argument, however, has already exceeded our ordinary limits, and we must defer the further consi deration of this subject until Friday. In our second edition of Friday we acknowledged the receipt, by her Majesty's packet, the Lapwing, of our usual files of the Jamaica Despatch, Gazette, Royal Gazette, and Standard, to the 6th of May inclusive. The news by this arrival is of the same complexion as that contained in our first edition. Another meeting of the Privy Council took place on the 4th ultimo, on the subject of the currency. The agricultural pros pects of the island presented no improvement. The same state of feeling existed among the peasantry—the same disinclination to labour on the properties, even at heavy and exorbitant wages. The labourers preferred working upon the roads, and to do other work uncon nected with the great staple of the island. On proper ties where there ought to have been from 200 to 400 hogsheads of sugar made, there were only 40. The complaints against the Baptist missionaries were be coming louder. To their misrepresentations are most of the calamities now afflicting society in Jamaica un hesitatingly attributed, and, we have too much reason to believe, with perfect truth. The Royal Gazette observes—" The Northside papers afford little opportunity of judging of that portion of the island, except from general observation, and the exposure of the untrue and therefore false tabular state ments of the working of the members of the Baptist churches in St. James; and on reference to the extract from the Cornwall Chronicle, it will appear that they have been set forth without that regard to truth which we would have considered such statements entitled to. It is needless for us to say, that the counter statements given from the plantation books, we have every reason to believe to be correct, as they are liable to contra diction if they are not, by the returns made to the at torneys, and, we presume for the most part, to the pro prietors. They therefore challenge inquiry and may be relied on." Respecting the ulterior effects of the agitation against the planters, the Despatch has the following forcible remarks :—" If evidence to prove the evil designs of the Baptist faction were wanting, it is only necessary to point to the false and calumnious statements given to the British public in the columns of the Emancipa tor, a paper devoted to the interest of the corrupt par tisans who desire entirely to subvert and revolutionize the established laws and constitution of this colony. To accomplish this wicked end, they, like the sans culottes of France, make liberty, equality, and philan thropy the watchwords of tyranny and destruction, and the excuse for robbery and injustice. They know that, by exciting the brutal passions of a lawless mob, they may be elevated on their shoulders into the possession of the arbitrary power they long so anxiously to ob tain. What they aim at is illegal and physical force, .the authority of taxing and oppressing the free-born pro prietors of the soil, of rendering their property value less, and placing the sable population under their im mediate controul. To effect this grand object, they labour incessantly to disunite the ties which bind the employers to the employed—to make the negroes en tirely independent of plantation labour, and to locate them on grounds of their own. By this means they would very speedily bring about the entire ruin of all the estates in the island. The staple commodities would go to decay, and this magnificent colony, with its ships, exports, and commerce, would degenerate to a state of wild desolation." That such a prospect may be averted is our sincere hope. At a special general meeting of the London and Birming ham Railway, held in Euston Grove on Friday, it was unani mously resolved to raise the money required, by new shares of £32 each, to be distributed to the holders of the existing shares. The extraordinary conduct of certain members in the London and Birmingham Railway Committee, was commented upon with much severity. The proceedings were exceedingly harmonious ; and Mr. Glyn, who spoke with much ability, was very enthusiastically received by the assembled proprietors. mere is some doubt whether the press of business may not prevent the ballot coming on to-day. It is rumoured that Mr. Macaulay will speak in favour both of Ballot and the Education scheme. It is currently reported, that as ministers can do nothing with the present parliament, they will very shortly prorogue TILE BRITISH QUEEN.—The splendid steam-ship, the British Queen, was to leave the Clyde yesterday for London ; she will exhibit herself at Dublin and Liverpool, (probably by this afternoon's tide) and then proceed to London for her cargo, and will be at Portsmouth to receive her passengers for New York by the 19th instant, and will sail on or about the Ist of July. It is understood that the marriage of Mr. William Glad stone, M.P., for Newark, to the beautiful and accomplished Miss Glynue, eldest sister to Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart.M.P. will take place during the ensuing month. "A DEMONSTRATION." —The petitions against the new scheme of Education, presented on Friday night last, were six hundred and ninety-seven ; those in its favour twenty nine ! The grand total number of petitions presented stand thus : Against the scheme 2844 In favour of it 57 A pretty " demonstration" truly ! But let not our friends relax in their exertions ; above all, wherever it is possible, let them act with promptitude. Let fresh petitions be sent up, especially directed against the last modifications of the scheme, and even against the continuance of the committee of the Privy Council. We perceive that in consequence of the inclement state of the weather last night, Mr. Atki ns was compe ll e d t o post pone the attractive exhibitions at the Zoological Gardens ; but we are glad to find that an opportunity is offered this evening for the people of Liverpool to witness the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and the grand sea fight, which are now produced with inimitable effect. THE UNITED STATES. —The paket-ship Sheridan, which sailed from New York on the 25th ult., was off Dungarvan on Wednesday last. A passenger, who landed from her off that port, reached Liverpool, on Saturday morning. He brought some letters for the consignees, but no papers. The exchange on England was 9; to 9s. The latest arrival at New York from England was the Shakespeare, which left this port on the 27th of April. The Sheridan had not ar rived yesterday. She has on b oar d 40 p assengers , a li s t o f which we have given in another paragraph. GROWTH OF THE HAIR. —We beg to direct the notice of our readers to Mr. Middlewood's advertisement of his in comparable Botanic Oil, which, we aro assured, is an infalli ble specific against baldness. Lancashire Midsummer Quarter Sessions commence at Lancaster, July Ist, Preston, July, 3d, Salford, July Bth, and Kirkdale, July 18th. THE WEATHER.—We were yesterday visited by a tremen dous storm of thunder and lightning which continued for upwards of an hour. We have not been able to ascertain whether it has done any damage in this neighbourhood. Goon NEWS FOR THE CHARTISTS.—The following bill may be seen attached to a pile of shirts at the shop of Mr. Hartley, draper, Byrom-street, in this town:—"He that has not a shirt, let him sell his pike and buy one.—N.B. Pikes taken in exchange at their full value." List of passengers by the Sheridan, Captain De Peyster, from New York, sailed 25th ult., and was off Dungarvan on the 12th inst :—Mr. J. Wolfe and lady, Mr. J. Mullen and lady, Mr. J. G. Gaines and lady, Sir W. Drummond Stewart, Mr. Engeno Flandin, Mr. Daniel W. Leland, Mr. A. Cle ment, Mr. Gilbert Davis, Mr. Isaac Haywood, Dr. J. Stew art, Mr. Henry Chapman, Mr. Ignacio Azunsolo, Mr. Crook Whiley, General J. A. Quitman, Judge J. S. B. Thacher, Mr. E. Genin, Mr. Edward Wolff, Mr. A. Gunn, Mr. A. T. Coroman, Mr. Samuel Burch, Mr. C. G. Dahlgren, Mr. G. A. Luqueer, Mr. J. Crawford, Mr. John Kilgore, Mr. Chas. J. M. Eaton, Mr. J. F. Holst, M r. Thos: M`Kensie, Mr. Evan T. Elliott and lady, Mr. John Murdock, Mr. James Read, Dr. Thos. Smith, Mr. James Campbell, Mr. L. Be rurd, Mr. German Stahlkneckt. Mr. Battersby, Of Charles town, Mr. C. W. Foster, of New Y or k , M r. Thos. Chan nellyoaf South America, Mr. H. Vehn, Miss Catherine Gi bert De Peyster, of New York, Mr. Mullen and Son. A STEAM-VESSEL CONVERTED INTO A SAILING VESSEL. —There is now being fitted up at the N.E. corner of Trafal gar dock, a fine barque, called the " Cumberland," almost wholly rebuilt from the steam-vessel of that name, belonging to the St. George's Steam Packet Company, that used to run to Cumberland, Ireland, &c. This is the second vessel which the company have converted from steam to sailing ships, the first being the George the Fourth, which was found to succeed admirably, and to sail fast, she having recently made the voyage from Lisbon to Fayal in seven days. The vessel was, however, very little altered from her original form, the dimples or recesses that receive the paddle wheels being merely filled up. In the present instance, the model of the vessel has been considerably altered, her sides being expanded from the bilges upwards, giving her about ten feet of additional bearings, so that she will be enabled to carry almost any quantity of sail. The Cumberland, Capt. Shute, will now, it is supposed, register above 500 tons. Her length, from stem to stern post is 150 feet, and her depth of hold 154 feet. She has been rebuilt under the inspection of Mr. Bailey, ship surveyor to Lloyds, and the more immediate superintendence of Mr. Talbot, the marine agent of the Com pany, and will stand A. 1. for seven years. The materials are of the best quality, and she is put together in an uncom monly strong and workmanlike manner. She has stringers fore and aft into which the lower beams are firmly dove tailed and dowelled. Between each a piece of timber is dovetailed and driven in, and the whole are double iron kneed, with nuts and screw bolts. A riding horizontal stringer tops the beams and is dowelled and bolted upon them, and also riveted to the side. The treenails come through and through, fore and aft. The deck beams are equally strongly secured. The wing transom, and the second transom are double kneed, with English Oak, each 16 feet in length. The whole vessel is strengthened in proportion, and in the opinion of judges she will be one of the fastest afloat. Her two cabins are under the poop or raised quarter deck and are spacious, there are ten state rooms, handsomely fitted up. Her deck is unusually roomy. She has a fine bust figure bead, with carved devices below, and handsome railing. Her appearance is altogether rakish, and she will doubtless take her place amongst the clippers of this port. She is destined, we believe, for China,, tqr first t a p.— l i fverpool Shippiisq Gate*. LIVERPOOL MECHANCIS' INSTITUTION. On Saturday last, the results of the Examination of the High and Lower Day Schools connected with this institution were publicly announced in the Lecture-room. During four previous days the pupils were carefully examined in presence of their parents and friends, who had been invited to attend ; and in the Philosophical, Mathematical, and English Depart ments of the High School the examination was conducted by means of printed questions, to which the pupils, without having previously seen them, were required to return written answers. Almost the whole body of the Lecture-room was filled by the pupils of the various classes : the boys belonging to the Lower School being ranged on the right, and those belonging to the High School on the left of the platform. The gallery was occupied by visitors, and on the platform were several of the directors, with Joshua Walmsley, Esq., President of the Institution, in the chair. The proceedings commenced at twelve o'clock, when the Masters of both Schools read the following reports of the progress of their pupils, as indicated chiefly by the results of the examination. Those boys only were mentioned who had acquitted them selves in a highly creditable manner, and the names were arranged in the order of merit. HIGH SCHOOL.—ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. Mr. F. H. RANKIN, Principal Master. SENIOR DIVISION. SIXTH CLASS (Highest.)—T. Dunnett, Jas. M'Andrew, R. Shiel, John Ferraby. ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS.-1. Ocean, (a Rhapsody,) A. Kurtz.-2. The Peloponnesian War, Hamilton Fletcher.-3. Peace, Thos. Dunnett.-4. Ambition, Jas. M'Andrew.-5. Thotights on Spring, T. R. Hope. BEST POEM.—Perseus and Andromeda, Jas. M'Andrew. FIFTH CLASS.—G. Campbell, J. M. Walker, E. Samuel, J. Sleddon, T. Downey, A. Aikin. ORIGINAL ESSAYS.—J. M. Walker, E. Samuel, G. Campbell, Hy. Samuel. FOURTH CLASS.-G. W. Campbell, Chas. Gostenhoffer, Geo. Behrend, J. Beynon, M. Woodward, Hy. Jevons, R. G. White. BEST ORIGINAL ESSAYS.—Changes of Fortune, D. M`Dougal.—Pride, S. Wharrie.—Reverses of Fortune, G. Behrend.—Childhood, C. Gostenhoffer. JUNIOR DIVISION. THIRD CLASS.—J. Steel, Hy. Behrend, F. Bower, Jos. Ashton, Thorneley, H. Fayrer, Chapman. SECOND CLASS.—Tucker, Morris, Dowdall, Cusack. FIRST CLASS.—Parr, Owen, Howard, Riby, J. P. Jones, Hewit, Dickenson, White. PHILOSOPHICAL DEPARTMENT. Mr. M. L. PHILLIPS, Principal Master. SIXTH CLASS (Highest).—First boys—Thos. Dunnett and Richd. Sheil. Mentioned with great praise —Francis Carbutt, James Sheil, Robert Lewis, James M'Andrew, John Tom linson; Robert Lewis and James M'Andrew equal to the two first boys in a viva" voce examination. FIFTH CLASS.—First boys—George Campbell and George Behrend. Mentioned with great praise —Thos. Eyton, Geo. Hunt. Isaac M'Andrew, Joseph Hunt, and John Smith. FOURTH CLASS.—First—T. Holt. Mentioned with great praise—George Radcliff, Richard Statter, Matthew Wood ward, Joseph White, Edward Tiernan, Henry Palmer, Thos. Ashton, and Lewis Cluud. THIRD CLAss.—First boys—Charles Botteril and Samuel Bigham, equal. Mentioned with great praise—Wm. Brock sopp, Frederic Bower, Henry Behrend, John Corsca.den, James Loyd, John Campbell, Alfred Dowdell and James Campbell. SECOND CLASS.—First boys—John Steel, Joseph Fayrer, Samuel M'Culloch, and John Heyworth, being all equal. Mentioned with great praise —William Thompson, Thomas Morris, David Mountfield, William Fry and Wm. Clarke. FIRST CLASS (Lowest).—First—Charles Crosbie. Men tioned with great praise —William Burns, Joshua Ashton, John Hiles, John Hewitt, Robert Howard, John Leonard and Robert Farrer. MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMENT. Mr. HARTSHORN, Principal Master. SENIOR SECTION. SIXTH CLASS (Highest.)—Thomas Dunnett, 12 years old, who solved all the most difficult questions printed for the senior division. Richard Sheil, 13 years old, and Jas. Sheil, 12 yrs. old, equal. Francis Carbutt. With praise, R. Lewis, James M'Andrew. John Hutchinson, a boy of great merit, who lately left the school, would have had a very high place in this department. FIFTH •CLASS.—John Beynon, George Campbell, George Behrend, Joseph Skerrett, John Bramwell, Isaac M'An drew. FOURTH CLASS. — George Radcliff, James Gill. With praise, T. Ashton, George P. Heyworth, Lake Aspinall. JUNIOR SECTION. THIRD CLASS (Highest).—James Price, George Pritchard, Alfred Dowdall. Mentioned with praise, Henry Pearce. William AP Quie, Wm. Cusack, John Scott, John Corscaden, and the class in general. Some boys of this class solved all the questions printed for the junior section. SECOND CLASS.—Henry Lea, John Steele, Joseph Fayrer, Richard Holt. With praise, W. Jones, Jos. Hudson, Rd. Devalve. FIRST CLASS.—William Stuart Burns, Tobias Rowly, John Dickenson, Robert Howard. FRENCH. M. SULIOT, Principal Master. SIXTH CLASS.—T. Dunnett, F. Carbutt, T. Hope, J. Ferraby, W. Deane, James - M'Andrew, James Shell, R. Sheil, W. Appleby. FIFTH CLASS.—B. Freeland, George Campbell, H. Samuel, George Hunt, Joseph Thompson, John Sleddon, H. Alsop. FOURTH CLASS.—H. Jevons, John Baynon, Jas. Stokes, James Bramwell, Charles Wilmer, John Gill, George Rad cliff, Joseph White, John Smith, L. Aspinall, J. Deane. THIRD CLASS.—H. Wellings, John Scott, George Fayrer, John Steel, Charles Botterill, H. Pearce, N. Waterhouse, George Rickerby, John Corscaden, Samuel Bigham, James Eastwood, H. J. Prue, Frederick Bower, D. Mountfield, Charles Pannell, John Miller, W. Greenshield. - - , SECOND CLASS.—J. Cave, W. Johnson, Robert Hall, C. Weber, Thomas Morris, W. Bayley, John King, J. D. Walker. L. Kent,. John Kent. FIRST CLASS.—T.I.;,. .1, 1 Dray niexander White, T. Ribey, Henry Lea, J. P. Jones, M. Littlejohn, W. Parr, Robert Howard, H. Corry. CLASSICAL DEPARTMENT. Mr. J. PRICE, Principal Master. SIXTH CLASS.—First Division: Thomas Dunnett, John Ferraby, John James Greenshields, Robert Lewis, James M'Andrew, Richard Sheil, James Sheil, John Tomlinson, Hamilton Fletcher, Isaac Thorneley.—Third Division : Jos. Coltart, Wm. Deane. FIFTH CLASS.—First Division: Alexander Aikin, Henry Alsop, George Campbell, Thomas Downey, John Hopkins, George Hunt, Ed. Samuel.—Second Division: Benjamin Lobley, Thos. Scott, Jos. Thompson. FOURTH CLASS.—First Division : Geo. Wm. Campbell, Louis Claude, Jas. Gill, Chas. Thos. Gostenhofer, George Hepworth, John Smith, John Walmsley, Chas. Willmer.— Second Division: John Beynon, John Bramwell, Jos. Chal liner, Thos. Hannay, Jos. White. THIRD CLASS.—First Division: Henry Behrend, Chas. Botterell, John Campbell, Edwin Chapman, Jas. Eastwood, Rd. Gillow, James Lloyd, H. J. Prue, John Rawson, John Steel, Nicholas Waterhouse, Edwin Low.—Second Fred. Bowes, H. Watts Pearce, John Porter, Hy.Thornley. SECOND CLASS.—First Division : Dowdall, Alexander Geddes, Richard Holt, Wm. Johnson, Thos. Morris, Thos. Odell, Jos. Pannell, Wm. Penington, Chas. Phillips, Geo. Haram Tucker.—Second Division: Thos. Faram, S. M` Cul loch, J. H. Payne, W. Jones. FIRST CLASS.—First Division: John Powell Jones, Win. Maybrick.—Second Division: Pat. Farrell, Walter Nichol son, Wm. Parr, Tobias Rowley.—Third Division: Henry Lea, Alexander White. WRITING DEPARTMENT. Mr. SMITH, Principal Master. SIXTH CLASS.—Thomas Dunnett, Isaac Thorneley, Richd. Sheil, Willm. Dean, Basil Freeland, John Greenshields, Andrew Kurtz, James McAndrew, James Sheil. FIFTH CLASS.—John Smith, John Bramwell, Henry Jevons, Henry Samuel, Joseph Thompson, Geo. Hunt, Peter Nicholson. FOURTH CLASS.—Thos. Holt, George Heyworth, Henry Pearce, Richd. Parry, Richd. Statter, Sep. Wharrie, Jno. Stokes. THIRD CLASS.—James Lloyd, Henry Curry, Thos. Dodd, Jno. Kent, Samuel Payne, Andrew Walker, Jas. Ashurst, Chas. Botterill. SECOND CLASS.—Jas. Steele, Mor. Jecee, Alex. White, Samuel McCulloch, Edward Burne, Jos. Fayrer,. FIRST CLASS.—Jos. Ashton, Robert Wright, Willm. Parr, John Dickinson, John Ashton, Richd. Gillow, William Bai ley, Tobias Rowley. DRAWING DEPARTMENT. Mr. BISHOP, Principal Master. FIGURE DEPARTMENT. Peter Nicholson, George Hant, Francis Carbutt, John Walker, Basil Freeland, Josh. Skerratt, John Steel, Henry Jevons, and George Campbell. PERSPECTIVE. Andrew Kurtz, John Walker, James M'Andrew, Richard Sheil, George Radcliff, and Jos. Leather. RUSTIC FIGURES, ANIMAL, or LANDSCAPES, IN SEPIA. John Bramwell, Thomas Hope, William Dean, George Heyworth, Thomas Holt, and Henry Pearce. DRAWINGS FROM OBJECTS OR LANDSCAPES IN PENCIL. John Beynon, Jos. Coltart, John Smith, Thomas Ashton, Wm. Griffiths, John Kent, Jos. Fayrer, James M`Dowell, Richard Slatter, Septimus Wharrie, Matthew Woodward, John Peck, James Gill, Joel Dean, Thomas Dobie, and Lewis Claude. OIL PAINTING. Henry Corry and Peter Nicholson. FLOWERS. William Brocksopp. LOWER SCHOOL.—ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. Rev. J. RUTHERFORD, Principal Master. FIRST CLASS (Highest.)—Edward Mounsey, James Eadie, James Davis, George Orange, Philip Molloy, James Gatliff, Williams.—Second Division : James Cox, James Harri son, William Hilton, Robert Dunnett, Thomas Martin, Henry Fowkes.—Third Division : Thomas Barton, Fred. Armson, Thomas Atkinson, Edward Brownett, Charles Armson, Michael Duffey. — FourthDivision : Richard Arnold, Charles T. Warder, Thomas Anderton, Thomas W. Hornby, Robert Amies, Alexander Lyall.—Fifth Division : Samuel Wright, Charles Clarke, Samuel Bannon, Hugh Alexander, Reuben Hall, William Astley, Edward Clifford, William Wilcox.—Sixth Division : Robert Clifford, Thomas Cart mel, Thomas Davison, James H. Manning, James Dicken son, John Wilson, Henry Ferraby. MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMENT. Mr. HICKIE, Master. EUCLID. FIRST CLASS.—Robert Hartshorn, Frederick Jones, Jas. Davies, William Owens, Edward Mounsey, Richard Kehoe, John Robinson, Joseph Parkhurst. TRIGONOMETRY. . Edwd. Mounsey, R o bt. Hartshorn, Phillip Molloy, Fred. Jones, James Eadie, John Hindle. ARITHMETIC. Edward Mounsey, Phillip Molloy, James Eadie, John Hindle, Frederick Jones, Richard Kehoe. ALGEBRA Edward Mounsey, Phillip Molloy, James Eadie, John Hindle, Frederick Jones, Richard Kehoe, Robt. Hartshorn. EUCLID. SECOND CLASS.—James Cox, William Hilton, Robert Atkins, James Harrison, Patrick Kelly, John O'Brien, Geo. Salthouse. ARITHMETIC. James Hamson, John Moore, John Darlington, Jas. Cox, Matthew Murphy, Gilbert Johnson. THIRD CLASS.— P. Dees, Joseph Howell, John Beatie, Wm. Spencer, Wm. Orange, John Evans, Wm. May. FOURTH CLASS.—John Lyall, Richard Arnold, Robert Amies, Chas. Warden, Jas. Hickey. FIFTH CLASS.—Edward Trumble, hos. Hilton, Quilles Rowett, Edward Clifford. SIXTH CLASS.—Thos. Davidson, Robt. Clifford, Richard Summerton. FRENCH DEPARTMENT. MR. HUBERT. ...... FIRST CLASS.—James Davies, Owens, Molloy, Mounsey, Clarke. SECOND CLASS.—Thomas Martin, J. Harrison, Hayes, Cox, Salthouse. THIRD CLASS.—M. Buffet, W. Atkinson, J. Evans, W. Carnell, W. Orange. FOURTH CLASS.—R. Arnold, Warden, C. Kirkby, Horn by, Anderton. WRITING DEPARTMENT. MR. EMERSON, PRINCIPAL MASTER. 'IRST CLASS. -Wm. Ridley, John Hindle, Jimea Eadie, Thomas Gorst, George Orange. SECOND CLASS.—John Blackburn, Thomas Martin, Jas. Harrison, Edward McGee, Henry Fowkes. THIRD CLASS.—JOS. Priest, John Beattie, Matthew Hub buck, John Armor, Michael Duffey. FOURTH CLASS. George Clarke, Edward Caldecutt, Robert Birch, Richard Mossop, Thomas Stephenson. FIFTH CLASS. —Samuel Wright, William Humphreys, Edward Ferraby, Quiller Rowett. SIXTH CLASS.—John E. Corby, John Cammel, John Wright, Thomas Davidson. DRAWING DEPARTMENT. Mr. PUGH. FIRST DIVISION.—John Hindle, John Denbigh, James Eadie. SECOND DIVISION.—Edward Mathews, John Blackburne, Theophilus Thomas. THIRD DIVISION.—Chas. Jackson, Walter Eadie, Mathew Hubbuck. FOURTH Dlvisros.—Wm. Garniss, Llwelyn Griffiths, Jas. Morrison. FIFTH DIVISION.—Benj. Whittle. Chas. Burgess, Edwd. Clifford. SIXTH DIVISION. — Henry Ferraby, John Archer, Benj. Cashen. Mr. WALMSLEY, as president of the institution, then de livered the following appropriate address : " The principal masters having entered into so full an ex position of the merits and progress of the pupils, I feel that I might with propriety abstain from further observations. The directors, with whom I have the honour and pleasure to act, conceive, however, that they ought not to permit such an occasion to pass without expressing the satisfaction they feel at the results of the present examination—results which are creditable alike to the industry of the pupils, and to the exertions of the excellent masters who have had the charge of their education. " To those boys whose names have been brought for ward in a distinguished manner, I would say, whilst the honourable position you have attained may, and I trust will, stimulate you to increased exertions, let it not become a source of vanity and exultation, but of praise and thanks giving to that beneficent Being who has gifted you above your fellows. It is not, I would remind you, always he who stands first that is the most meritorious. This is, besides, only your first great step in life—the whole of life is a school where men learn till they die, and he who, contented with his progress, stops short, will soon be left behind. " To many of you who have made steady, but less rapid progress, I would say, remember the old fable, where even the tortoise, by unwearied perseverance, was enabled not only to overtake, but to outstrip the hare. Be not dis couraged, but persevere in the path of diligence and applica tion, which will infallibly lead to success. " To each of you I cannot but express the gratification of the directors at your orderly and becoming behaviour. A tractable, attentive, spirit is of greater value than the most shining talents, and is the least tribute you can offer to those who have watched over you with such care and anxiety. " To those friends who have honoured us with their pre sence, and to many of whom the Institution is so deeply indebted, it must be indeed gratifying to witness in these first-fruits of their labours, the earnest of future usefulness. By their means this structure has been raised, and a good practical, no less than a literary and scientific education, placed within the reach of all. " Education, although the birthright of all, has hitherto been too much restricted to the rich ; but the true way to improve the upper classes is to advance the lower. Talent and moral excellence will always command pre-eminence, and even though the poorer classes be educated, and well educated, it will indeed be strange, if the rich, with all their advantages, be left behind. . " The directors, aided by the masters, will, during the holidays, endeavour to make such improvements in the vari ous departments as experience has taught them will be bene ficial ; and ere I bid you all farewell, permit me to indulge the hope, that we may all meet again on the 29th of July, with renewed health and vigour, and with the same kindly feelings with which we part." LAWRENCE HEYWORTH, Esq. then made some excellent and amusing remarks on the analogy between education and the employment of tools in a garden; he appealed to the boys themselves, whether, if they had a garden, they would not employ tools if they could obtain them, rather than work merely with their hands ; and when by a show of hands the boys indicated their unanimous preference of tools, he urged them for the same reason to avail themselves of the educa tion now within their reach, for with education they would be able to win their way honourably, happily, and usefully through life,—without it, their path would be difficult and rough. Thanks having been then moved by Mr. HEYWORTH, se conded by SAMUEL WCULLOCH, Esq., Surgeon, to Mr. Walmsley, for his conduct in the chair, the boys were re moved to their respective class rooms, and the proceedings terminated. We congratulate the friends of this institution, on the results of this—the first public examination. We are much mistaken if it has not tended to inspire the public with increased confidence in the soundness and efficiency of the modes of discipline and instruction which the teachers have adopted. Without a single instance of corporeal punishment, the most perfect order is preserved ; while in point of pro gress in the various branches of knowledge taught in the in stitution, the pupils may well bear comparison with those of any other educational establishment. Notwithstanding these expressions of praise which we feel to be deserved, we are assured that neither directors nor teachers believe that per fection has been attained, but that both will use every effort to render the institution, year after year, still more useful, and, therefore, still more deserving of popular support. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-FRIDAY. CHARGE OF STEALING FROM A VESSEL. Two youths, William Long and Richard M;;;;;:belonging to the schor-.• 4-1,. 1, with having, on toe previous day, taken some clothes, from ano ther vessel lying alongside, and which were found concealed in the fore peak. There was no very distinct evidence that the prisoners were the actual aggressors, but the case wore an aspect of suspicion which induced the magistrate to send for the captain of the Echo, in order to ascertain the previous character of the young men. The captain stated, that the prisoners had always conducted themselves with propriety, and that he had not heard of any imputation upon their ho nesty before the present case. He also stated, in reply to a question from Mr. Rushton, that his vessel was about to go to sea, and that he would again take them on board if they were released. The magistrate stated, that under the cir cumstances, and there being no clear evidence against them, they must be discharged. COMPLAINT OF STEALING FROM A DRUGGIST'S SHOP. —A woman, named Margaret Kelley, stood charged with having carried off a pint bottle of lavender water, from the shop of Mr. Fisher, druggist, Tithebarn-street. It appeared that the prisoner was so much intoxicated at the time that she did not know what she was about. She was ordered to pay a fine of five shillings, or be imprisoned for three days. A DRIVE THROUGH THE TOWN.—William Pritchard, a stout man, in the garb of a seaman, was charged by a car driver with having hired and ridden a considerable distance in his vehicle, and refusing to pay the fare. The prisoner, it appeared, had entered the car in Castle-street, with a view, as he stated, to be landed in Hygeia-street, but he never reached his intended port, as he thought fit, in order to keep the steam up with fresh supplies of grog, to stop first in Byrom-street, next in Henry Edward-street, and then in " Pickup" street, in which the driver could not " pick up" his customer without a long delay, inasmuch as he had set sail in some other direction. The sister of the prisoner ap peared in his behalf, and stated she had seen him with the car, and told the driver that he was drunk, that he had no money to pay him, and that it was useless waiting longer for him. It appeared, however, that the prisoner had kept the car in tow for three or four hours, and that the charge made, 65., was not unreasonable. The amount was paid and the prisoner was discharged. THEFT. — Thomas Johnson, an old offender, was charged with snatching a pair of shoes from an old man in the street. On being pursued he threw them into a cellar. The case being proved, he was committed to the house of correction for one month. A DEAF AND DUMB Boy.—A fine looking young man, deaf and dumb, apprentice to a hair-dresser, yesterday ap peared in the court to prefer a charge against his master of harsh treatment, and also of neglecting to teach him all the arts and mysteries of the trade. The complainant's mother was present, and conveyed to him, by signs made with the fingers, the usual questions previous to the administration of the oath. Questions were also put to him in writing, on, tablets of his own. But in neither case were his replies (ap parently from his mistaking the import of the questions) such as to warrant the case being proceeded with ; and it was, as more satisfactory to both parties, (as expressed by their attorneys,) adjourned. YESTERDAY DISORDERLIES. In pursuance of previous intimation, a vast number of both sexes, found by the constables either drunk or disorderly in the streets, or in such a state of helplessness from in toxication, as to be unable to take care of themselves, — rendering it necessary to take them to Bridewell for safety,— were fined by Mr. Rushton, some five shillings, and others half-a-crown, or in default of payment, committed for three days to the House of Correction,—the magistrate remarking, that he was determined, if possible, to arrest the progress of a vice which entailed upon the constabulary, particularly on Saturday nights, the necessity and trouble of attending al most exclus►vely on the drunken and disorderly. Some of the delinquents were a good deal astonished at this novel, but wholesome treatment of their respective cases, Mr. Rushton's predecessor having generally discharged the prisoners put into Bridewell for " safety." AN INVETERATE DISORDERLY. Ann Hale, a woman who had been brought up upwards, it appeared, of a hundred and twenty times, for being drunk and noisy in the street, was again placed at the bar, charged with a similar offence. The case being proved, she was com mitted to the Borough Gaol for fourteen days, with an inti mation that if again brought up, she should be further imprisoned, and required to find bail for her future good behaviour. CARELESS DRIVING. James Currie, was charged with having been drunk in his cart, in Vauxhall-road, on Saturday. The horse was going at a trot, and one of the wheels knocked down •an old woman, and passed over her shoulders. She narrowly escaped de struction, and was considerably injured. He was fined 20 shillings, and in default of payment to be imprisoned 16 days. ASSAULT ON A YOUNG WOMAN. Joseph Hall, an elderly man, was charged by a young Welsh woman, who could not speak English, with having on Sunday morning decoyed her, on pretence of showing her the way to London-road, into a lane near Kirkdale, where he laid hands upon her with offensive intent, and afterwards went off with her bundle. Some difficulty arose in inter preting the story of the complainant ; and there was some contradictory evidence as to the bundle, which he claimed as his own. The bench was, however, of opinion that the assault was proved, and that it was one of an aggravated nature. He was ordered to pay a fine of £5, or be com mitted to gaol for three months. ASSAULT ON A CAPTAIN BY HIS MATE. A young man named Morris, was brought before the ma gistrate, at the instance of Captain Marshall, of the ship Europe. The complainant stated that the defendant was mate of his ship ; that on Saturday, between nine and ten o'clock in the forenoon, he accosted him on the quay near to the ship, relative to some iron that had been laid there to be taken on board ; that he replied in an abrupt and in so l en t manner, saying he knew nothing about it, and would not be interfered with ; that he (Captain M.) said he was an im pudent fellow to speak to him in that manner ; and that de fendant thereupon struck him violently in the mouth, so that several of his teeth were loosened, and he was otherwise hurt by being thrown over some cases then on the.wharf. Captain Huckstaff corroborated this testimony as to the as.: sault, adding, that when he saw •his friend C apt. M ars h a ll struck, he went up and seized hold of the assailant. Mr. Yates cross-questioned the witness for the defendant, and also called a young man, with a vi ew t o s h ow that C apta i n Marshall had, previous to the assault, employed some pro vocative and opprobrious' epithets to the defendant. It ap peared from the evidence of the young man, that some such language had been used, but it was not heard by the other witnesses. Under the circumstances, the court required the • defendant to pay a fine, of 40s. and costs, or. be imprisoned' for one month. Thedefendant inunediately'pald the money and left the court. THEATRE ROYAL. I; The existing attractions at this establishment centre in Madame Vestris. In spite of the thunder-storm which burst ! upon Liverpool, between six and seven o'clock yesterday evening, the house was beyond an average one. Madame's performance was as spirited as ever we remember it to have been. It is with regret that we hear and see those, covetous of the name of " critics," degrading themselves by fastening upon the drop of one of her eyelids with which she has been visited since her trip to the United States, and the dastardly persecution by which her public career was then and there circumvented. The attraction of her acting—its winning vivacity alternating with lady-like repose—is not at all impaired. At Manchester, on Saturday, she drew more money on one night than the round sum made up by the performances of the five immediately preceding her appear ance. We wish that her success here, as an attractive "star," may be a foretaste of that which awaits her as the lessee, and presiding genius of comedy, at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Mr. Matthews was received with enthusiasm in the mono logue of " Patter v. Clatter ;" and, amid rounds of applause from all parts of a fashionable house, announced it for repe tition this evening. We understand that the new and noble steam ship, the British Queen, will pay a visit to this port on Thursday, on her way to London. She is expected to remain here only a few hours. EXPORT OF COTTON TWlST.—There are two or three houses in Manchester, who have, for some time past, been packing 30 tons twist each per day. Large as this quantity is, it falls far short of what Messrs. Holford and .Co. ex ported in the autumn of 1836. This house, for eight or ten weeks in succession, actually exported fifty tons twist per day ! PETRIFACTION EXTRAORDINARY.—We understand that there are to be seen at the house of Mr. Roberts, Currier's Arms, Argyle-street, near the Custom-house, a heart and liver in complete state of petrification, which are well worthy the attention of the curious, and were found by some work men in a bog, while employed in making a new road between Holywell and Bagnall. SINGULAR FACT.—A correspondent states, that a Mr. Saunderson, hair-dresser, St. James' s -pl ace , has in his pos session a thrush, about six weeks old, which has taken upon itself to feed and rear three young birds of the same species. Any person, our correspondent informs us, may inspect the nest and the young adopted brood. —Albion. RETIREMENT OF PACKET-SHIP CAPTAINS. — Captain N. H. Holdredge, of the favourite packet-ship United States, has retired from the command of that vessel, and will soon leave town, with his lady, for the b eau tif u l b an k s o f t h e Con necticut. His brother, Captain Henry Holdrege, of the George Washington, will make one trip more to merry Eng land, and on his return will retire from the dangers of the Atlantic for the pleasures and enjoyments of rural life. Cap tain Cobb is already in the enjoyment of rural felicity, in a beautiful place on this island, where he regulates the aspara gus, radishes, and fruit trees as he formerly did his gallant ship. Perhaps one might be envious of their future happi ness, but how can we think of the dangers they have had to contend with, their many narrow escapes, and the numerous lives they have protected during their long and arduous sea life? What must be the sensations of a man who has braved every angry element for the last forty years as captain N. H. Holdredge, or Captain Cobb has done, on retiring to the country, where new scenes await his coming ? He will re ceive fresh impulses, and the pleasure will drive away all recollections of the past. They will carry with them in their retirement the love and respect of every one, and it is with regret we lose their valuable services. May Captaiti Henry Holdredge have a quick and prosperous voyage, and when he returns dame nature will receive him with extended arms, for he is one of her noblemen. They will " Find tongues in trees, books in running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing." New York Morning Herald. GRAND PROTESTANT DEMONSTRATION.—We are informed by good authority, that it is in contemplation to hold a great protestant meeting at Newton, or some other convenient place, in the course of the summer. The meeting will be got up under the manageMent of the Liverpool, Manchester, Wigan, Warrington, and Northwich Protestant Associations. It is said that the Ehrls of Winchelsea and Roden, with several other peers, will be present ; as will also the Hon. S. Maxwell, Captain Alsager, Messrs. Plumptre, Hardy, and other members of parliament. The clerical speakers will be the Reverends . Dr. O'Sullivan, Dr. Croly, Robert 'M'Ghee, Hugh M`Neile, Hugh Stowell, and others of the same stamp. There will also be a deputation from each of the above associations. 'We cannot conceive a greater intellectual treat, nor any thing, more instructive to protestants than such a meeting, consisting, as it will, of high rank, of the most splendid talents, and warm-hearted churchmen. These are the undaunted champions of truth, who watch the priest driven government, and, keep them in awe. With such de fenders, we have little, apprehension for the ultimate safety of our protestant constitution both in church and state, now en dangered by the papist, the socinian, and infidel, and above all, by the temporising of those professed friends, who are all alike untrue to their principles, th e i r c hu rc h, and their country.— Wigan Gazette. BODIES FOUND.—On Tuesday morning last, between five and six o'clock, as Samuel Davies, a shipwright, residing in Vauxhall-road, was-coming across the bridge from the 'Wa terloo pier-head to the Waterloo Dock, he saw the head and shoulders of a man standing upright in the water of the lock. He obtained the assistance of a policeman, and the body was taken to the dead-house. It did not appear to have been long in the water. There were no marks of .violence except a slight bruise on the little finger. An inquest was held the same day, and a verdict of " Found Drowned." As the deceased has not been claimed or identified, we subjoin a description of his dress and appearance. He had on a blue coat with metal buttons, light corduroy pantaloons a uam stripedwaistcoat witlka black one am ca pan ut - new sl;oes: He was about 5 feet 8 inches in height, and about fifty years of age, with very little hair on his head. In his pockets there was a shil ling and a halfpenny, a pair of spectacles in an old case, a tobacco-box, a clasp knife, two keys, and a Roman Catholic prayer hook. On the same day (Tuesday), about half-past ten o'clock, the body-of another man was found in the river, off Woodside, by Henry Martindale, a boatman, who had gone out to catch shrimps. He towed it to the Seacome slip, and delivered it into the charge of a police Man, whd took it to the dead-house. It had been a long time in the water, and was much decomposed. It had on a black coat, trowsers which appeared to have been white, but were much soiled with mud, and neither hat nor shoes. There was nothing in the pockets. The body has not been recognised. An inquest was held, and the jury, as in the former case, returned a verdict of found drowned. A gentleman in the vicinity of London has about 3,000 hyacinths, some specimens of which are valued at above one hundred pounds. POTATOES.—In consequence of the dryness of the season, there is likely to be a great failure in the potatoe crop in the immediate neighbourhood of rmathwaite this year.—Car lisle Patriot. The festivities usual at the Oxford Commemoration ter minated on Thursday night with a ball. The ceremonies, both grave and gay, of the week have passed off to the satis faction of all who were present. THE SCHOOLMASTER ABROAD AT CHonLEY.—Passing through this place a few days ago, we observed over a shop door the following notice to the public : Cheap clog gin shop ;'' meaning, as supposed, that clogs were sold there on reasonable terms.—Bollon Chronicle. MORTALITY OF INFANTS.—By the bills of mortality for London for the year ending 1838, it appears that out of 19,833 infants born, no fewer than 6286, nearly one-third, died under the age of five years ; and there were besides 823 still-born children, not included in the above statement. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF FECUNDITY.—A cow of the long-horned breed, belonging to Mrs. Robinson, of Beck stones, near Caldbeck, about a fortnight ago, gave birth to the extraordinary number of four calves ; one bull and three queys, one of the queys has since died, but the others, together with the mother, are doing well.—Carlisle Pairiot. TREMENDOUS HAIL Srottm. On Thursday afternoon the village of Shenstone was visited with a storm of hail, accompanied with thunder and lightning. A correspondent says " the hailstones were as large as marbles, and in the centre contained a small white speck of ice, very hard and transparent. We fear the damage done to the gardens is very great.—Stafordshire Gazette. WELSH POETRY.-It is with pleasure we learn from an advertisement in our present Herald that the Rev. William Williams, of this town, is engaged in publishing a treatise in Welsh on Welsh poetry, at a price which will place it within the reach of every lover of Cambrian literature. From the range of subject which the treatise will embody, (see adver tisement on our first page,)and the well known bardic reputa tion of its author, we have reason toanticipate a well-matured analysis of the various elements of metrical success in the structure of Welsh poetry. The lecture 'delivered by Mr. Williams, with so much applause, at the late Liverpool Eist eddfod, is, we understand, the nucleus of the present under taking, but published prospectuses of the work bear ample testimony to to the varied materials with which it will be en riched. Such a work as the present has hitherto been a des sideratum in Welsh literature—the bards of Cambrla having had no Horace, or Aristotle, or Pope to address them o n th e principles of their sublime art : if, indeed, we may except the excellent published critiques of the Rev. Walter Davies, of Manafon, which have appeared from' time to time in the Welsh periodicals. We heartily wish success to Mr Willi ams' undertaking.—Carnarpoit Herald. The growing crops generally bear a healthy appearance, notwithstanding the late severity of the weather. In some parts of the fens great complaints are made of the destructive ravages of the wire-worm, by which the young wheat in some situations, is rendered patchy and ill-coloured. The move ments of this pernicious worm are very uncertain ; one year the East-fen suffers, whilst the West-fen escapes altogether ; and next year the reverse of this will occur, the West-fen being over-run, and the East-fen being entirely free. Mr. Thompson, of Sibsey, has suffered much and indeed com plaints are general. Mr. Cordwin, of Stickney, has had not only his corn, but his potatoes also, greatly injured, the num ber of worms in three potatoes set being 112, 120, and 121 in each. — Times. A party of ladies and gentlemen from Egham, visiting the state apartments of the Castle, on Wednesday week, were surprised to find a party who, f rom appearance and manner, were " anything but respectable :" a circumstance which struck them so forcibly, that they thought it most advisable to steer clear of so suspitious-looking a company. This was a highly necessary precaution, as the event proved ; for, not withstanding all their care, one of the ladies of the party found out shortly afterwards that her pocket had been picked of a purse containing three sovereigns.—Windsor Journal. —[We ought in justice to say that not one of her Majesty's ministers arrived in Windsor till the following day.)—John Bull. THE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY AND MR. HENRY GRATTAN, M. P. : DUEL.—In consequence of a correspon dence that took place between Mr. Grattan and the Marquis of Londonderry, respecting expressions used by the latter, in his place in Parliament, to the effect, that the accusation made by Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Grattan, against the tories (should they come into power) charging them with a disposition to poison or otherwise deprive her Majesty of life, was " base and infamous ;" and a refusal to retract such expressions, or to deny that they were applied to Mr. Grattan, a meeting took place at Wimbledon Common, on Thursday, at three o'clock. The parties were placed at the usual distance, and on the sig nal being given, Lord Londbnderry received Mr. Grattan's fire, and then fired in the air,and Mr. Bodkin, on the part of Mr. Grattan, then expressed himself perfectly satisfied, and the affair terminated to the satisfaction of all parties. PROGRESS OF POPERY.—It gives us no small surprise to observe one of the monks of La Trappe soliciting contributions in this quarter, for a monastery of their order in Leicester shire. It is a striking sign of the times, that those institu tions of the dark ages should be, again in course of erection in Protestant and enlightened England ; but that contributions for the object shouldbe sought in Scotland, is passing strange. The irtation al and s iinscriptural character of those institutions is so palpable, that it marks the light in which popery is re garded in this country, to obServe efforts publicly and zeal ously made, - to ror ainolifOiS institutions repudiated in more than one Popish cduhtiT, AVeTare far froth thinking that an army of idle Monks wilr Tot - pr:tive very efficient. instruments for the propagation Of•Ptipish delusion, as has boon ehewn by the experience of all ages.%—invernest Herald: - •