The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-04 00:00:00

RPOOL• Lt in consegiteliffea ol il VAN /3 T u heatre' itliat this I, roilhim, him, on I 'd . ' be 4 ' Nights, an — 01 r E vEN 'NG Perform" se„tr, as re P re t tY last seas on, o 0 que ntly Pau , 1539, ll be Per ;BEAT; i s• Mr M. r. C a rs/. 10 .° Fauci t. us Fearle ss and F4' pith the 0 , &c. of the )EVIL r slit my. • • 0 14 ucit. Toots 0 ` . ,;01 hen - ,r e n ER, from -M F AY°l`. RTS SIC VTAL 10 0 1 g i v „ at th,e ls ag,' .?:3rENING(.I" tie Week. pp, ' 30 Perfer r 7 t fee [ s of the 0% 1 001 ,urite ° yr ieb , e d by the ecoLot spersed rimed eic° will be 00 ,„ 4 lY he stage , be: 0 0" i , the Whole, 1 4 3RTs, that bay" L, and othe r )RAIER S ' J. Jones,' se,' Prineilmu I,feo / ' • Violas , ; lzie • ' aau 3srs. B flj t if, L and Gre en; o.,,• , Mr. ----,, 7 el{ ind Entwis'e'cco. orna, essrs ' s: • • Trorab°ne 6Mr. 1' Green' hers. Le Piano-f ° . l4e ,* / ' 3rs (iucluduli e ur conse u (ti Lid SoN, °l3 G ' e !s. ; Pit . 31 ,0 0 c , at Seyen 0 .t Eight Pre7,/ anZt h 193 9. INE 4, Total. 1,205,280 1,511,478 t Lieuten all fo r re on Suncifaolod l assage of e , whence 5/1 r id . , It will be n this port;1000 she arriv e e 4tY g acco rePl isP nteen daYs',4o, 'th to t he r e to this P O 7, , at widoi,g,oo l uarter P as ' itered theop' Fords tile IP 0, naviga ti°ll i 4th ence on t he afti r it six day s dare of twelve. uii), whic pac yi Turope , a y, and the h ol hof rig' Y ur Yes telli f 3 b Y er'' ie news 19 " r e f o l ips, the f eigb te ,s 0 s tri This lSge, of steam as," for finer a: of, een p l a ced . 0 aye'nth s hy? 5 4 1 1 °' c cabin P as i , o i pre if she Among the l i . 'ek .d n. Dan iel and 1115 e t he 0 !s from ' an Mnbas:ok en ,41 onel of despatch fish later by t sve o eceived fr° po# he rnn' t ir° re reces -d. 11 icily of a fa o gal / vertis er of IP l ' ot' et oi 4 r om an ealf-60Lieutx1, L talY °n e rs priSo l , l . dsOr'. , n of IN iteo l ,ll f the 3 4t 'a t o deaveu re ti v, their off itS A lf t e len •jo r;' xtrere a i v t r at v ward ° v es P o ft I thein t ,. se ;,.nov,V,o the aiL .- and se 9 and wich , w ith his city, le nad a j per Cs o cY his e Ex celle e °°l' rthun i S°ll 00 3111 ti ° s end a t he re , union 0 f e to Canada ar , e y August' c om p ha d i s cOOT OF I Whi eb C h et The road bee, h• last!,,of vest a n On o ifl xp ortati ofi n ee l tCthe ytt in re f e re- 1 1 1 ) ;s 5 On tP , . P.- qer' .;an, 0?„, b de: rv lineq lead to c. e , ; that l '; 1 '3 11) ;cir Ters ° ri re ilc t ec` j ; the el;?tioct had a u i t s r eio nr oi o is reo.4jits to andr: to s oi r : iro ep lagsuti g 1 1 3 ° ,1o 4 : p 1 011 ae ; a pil ; usu al were or o il • that the . t hee o 0' Ls a fefa 0 oio 0. , blaz‘:, t he „ e or„, .trou 1010 ea.- 0 r" nY Ye d exDP IO o f re t ot / Id 0 ,arnesaat e pe, , e ct'„f al 00 the t 60. d: [eutelT ro o,s°,, e d i ,, New -'" . „ (r rePor I , has -:,„ e t, ut the ' r 0 % 4s o. r co t ae • ▪ C oisr rop e t ie!, h i g hly 'l ,OOl ie ‘ ,r an l i t n:vill e r b O o t;i ci! Chilifor e ,has' v- A J 9ll ;rj4 e' e lie Col e ,1 ,1 1- f, 0 ) tect t or on he lI J V'' t th e peC 03 , 5 _do to rt" 1 1 be 0- 1 00 ,1 4 Lbolit one tho t ;ce s iege,; o l7er ) ,' t the n; th ey -.;8113,0 a Le ,positedr , lf, tef 'o° chorr" - e r , l Pl'eo ,rrii). o nfede, t4 tef, o f the ' e ireet'e . A s ' le di a te ror t he t y ' e ra b4OO , be b fecv ,dine fe yuayi g of h we shall —most likelybe able to judge of the l• deCiSi krt ny on and unexpected defeat of the Protec- -_______ 11 U NITED Qt t , t A, STATES COTTON MARKETS. I ft, - JAY C orrox.—Received this week 1,372 4'' ' ,, G l4d i,ng 103 bales from Texas,) and shipped to . Li di. 0.0 oak s ,446 L i _ ~ , apd to New York 2,450 bales,. making in pb etird 7,:ees, leaving the stock in hand, including all theon 7 , 1:e , ti„lcust :eared, 33,313 bales, against 69,065 bal ,:ei4l4,,,,:ee:atbiltnie t: .eason. The deficiency in our receipts . from p , lng or i ; itTt year amounts to 53,838 bales, whilst the e .Nveek's receipts amounts to 1,316 bales. `,'.. 14- ,flactivity and some fluctuation has pervaded ~hrites O r throughout the week ; about the middle of i er: ecovered the small depression experienced at the viil e i de jinent ; and it closed with a tennency, on the part AIN, ;b e , .to, Jealize our quotations, although it will be ob il'hlss OFT•anee the finer qualities a shade. We estimate !'• We the week at about an average of 5,000 bales per r,e,faquote kn, d and fine .. 17 1 to 18 `o,ad fair ************** •• • • 2 17 rair• ******* ............... 16 to v okras_id.4l-i .. ............................ 1 1 6 51 to o 1 1 5 6 - r ;!tvr • CarY • • .................................... 141 to 15 ii:S 4 it ir;ANS, :NIAY 10 . — COTTON.—The market re- I, kle s „ n !s been for several days past, rather inactive. o _ I.lo.erday were about 1500 bales, at prices as f_ lr tIol;i Asiana and Mississippi, choice 13 to 19, good fair 1, 1 1; T,' „,', 4l r 16 to 161, middling fair 141 to 15, interior 13 '4ljtkif:"ltifrtlefs...s.ereand. Ala . bama, choice 17, good fair 16, fair ~/1:4,,i1iAl if, inferior 13. 0 Cotton MAY 1 0. —A moderate business had been ,„: ,i,, say to the extent of 2,500 bales, at stcady t ioor eta?ons are 14 to 161 c. for Uplands, steekvas_asland, wbich were in demand at high ra e . and 35c. t s o vNe a a 8 estimated at 18,769 bales Uplaud, and 960 , sir I , o 'uld. il,lll, from a; MAY 17 . — Colvois.—The transactions in Ot l ,eye rl the date of our last weekly report up to Tues sizg!' .nounted to only 900 bales, at prices barely t w ' I tear e . F sh r l s ylo y .os quotations. The receipt of the advics by le,i'4l irrifaT Laverpool, on that evening, has since exer w,,,:ll a vert,lourable influence on our market, which pre i wt, ' 4 4 i . ' '!eavi appearance up to yesterday, when there r ,I t e take leations of a revival of demand, and 1,500 three 11 41:ilice t e h e ly for export, making the sales,. for the h k lie ha s b_ w erpool's arrival, 1,900 bales, ou which a 11, 1 IsitarZa submitted to of lc. on good tofair, and in o s ‘ f , th e tr sou the commoner kinds of The , rticu- Vt., ci al lasaetions are 1 075 bales Upland at 14 to a 16c. ; Oa, 14',"'s, 141 to 17C. ; 500 Mobile, 14 to 17c. ; 550 r ii 4, ' 4) I Ge• making a total for the week of 2,800 1 /t• 'Ph r '` °. Cotton at the following places since October , Iy an 1838. 1837. S ohC Llal l , May io 179,972 245,142 11,,,1i earolin M 180,900 241,999 Outle ‘,,, a, ay 8 1 „"ew o',l-`4Y 4 ... V o rid a • '''as, May 4 245,872 2 ,11 98 1 499,611 ..),....., 3 1 9 12 4 ''rth r• • A Pril 27 .. '"2 532 97,164 ir tiai ' 'ar°l ina, Ap . r . i .. . :i 0 a' A Pril 1.. It , th at h)' an extract from " Sir Walter Scott's ' ll '4 a he was exceedingly diverted with the fol- N e4ce cdote told us that, at the •*----" Colonel Bl a i r merit of the b a t t l e of'Waterloo there was f , l `, erp oß e t o Prev ent men from breaking their ranks. beet ul ated w i t h one man. Why, my good You e , 'gad propose to beat the French alone ? N I th e keep y our ranks. ' The man, w h o was tre re h sL, ret urned to his place, saying, I believe Th g e t ' s ir ; but l am a man of a very hot tern 44;a3MUCh bon h omm i e i n th e re ply." J us t % r "le c onservative policy at the present mo elNre , Il 'hert P ee l h as b een fi g h t i ng f or years a tagt::filtst—the e nem y hith er t o h as h a d th e 4 i f.'rest him in numbers, "major pars, ut fit, it has exercised the consummate q Nt v4, ti '' e ver y great leader, and practised the patient 4 18 e of his faithful followers, to cover his po sod tu alntain hi s groun d. Thi s h as , very 4ki 4 secure e en call e d the Fabian policy ; and although s oht •k fle the si ncere admiration of reflecting men, d F i e of a daih to a veryremarkable extent the acquies- . • mIN a few I ncreasing party, yet there have always h t m it Colon e l Bl a i r ' s h o t-t emp ered men, o . n et,„ ` 4l B „„ - sed a very irkso m e restraint, and who OY onl 1;' T,PoP °sed to break their ranks, and seemed as beat the public enemy single-handed. ':1 14 4e1 : Of'earrhe e i t e _n . are not the worst soldiers in the camp, U al or political warfare, and we . . suspect t of enc e of such men as those would indicate a 4 atni o S t ,: A t 4 , a and of sanguine confidence in any s7t oft same time, we frankly confess that we t,class of politicians. We look upon the 14 tt l ogl e e (soi-disant) coalition of reformers not t tle • let e ncounter, but as a protracted and an "liie IpC°*4 f or We would not hazard ultimate t i : 111 the glorious victories and splendid k ti , vt all 4 the most brilliant campaign could give. r World Nye are fighting for the noblest possession t he ' v?e would not ruin the territory which is Iveo and shall h erea ft er b e th e rewar d, o f a ll 114 st, far __ f er s: 'angers. gas th ou WA r., fdlimocar. ;1, th vtl istent) a d voca t es o f th e F a bi an s y s t em . ere (lit r ar e Persons also in the conservative camp of 1) , 1 9 11 ( . ili cy 111 44 kind, and who so far misunderstand what I tla • earls as to make it an excuse for indolence 41 ' K et trit th'iat'os ,`'hen For this there can be no excuse—no ~,,"'hen the Duke of Wellington defeated 54 of r' child of victory, by his memorable cam- Na t retr e all ies d defence, did he counsel his penin ttLttof h . t ° be indolent and inactive ? The very ' B tactics was to concentrate his forces and , e re 4 etr e , n• He fell back upon the lines of va ra II ce that he m i g h t put hi mse lf i n a con diti on t oOk u certain victory. So - when Sir Robert ki ii - 4 4 his defensive position in front of our ho 04ted 1 1 3 1 h 4tit iltion, he assumed a similar policy, for a hV ' f l ti e for - b; _ 1.1)°8 e• When he adopted the maxims of N' t ie ' operations in parliament, he exhorted i t li ds to i tcit •rati otl fight the battles of the constitution in the Q t est, " Ir ts• Every mortification which the q ue.d toePeorters of our glorious cause have been 41 The, ev er y affront they have been forced !;)4111,verY insult offered to all they hold most P en vent itself not in idle murmurs at the "GhPi bye in Played b y our representat i ves i n par li a - Zti re newed e xer ti ons i n our own i mme di a te tep aid "ws have been warded off that ought to have of'` 4 ,,,,iti n , wi t th interest. Does any man's soul burn %Neal When he records the multiplied instances 4:qa, t)aggression, let him look to the registration t ilt Of 0: 8 . any man abhor the perfidy and mean t Per Odious mis-rulers, let him be preparing for lezieetion in his own town and county. If it q te l34 lia lo 11° Ivn at the Reform Club that a dissOlution he Winds cot leaven, scatter their motley myrmidons to of ( 0 . n, would that conspiracy of traitors 4 44 Nld .uo is and meek ? Would a penny postage ti, a 7 10.) have serve d t h em i n li eu o f b a ll o t, ello l ti t 4l Vo ea d suffrage, and s h or t ene d parliaments, if : 0 to ace of all th ese wild and wicked fantasies had 1 , 1 ,2 Y po ee their constituents upon them ? • yhe te al, • N' e A. practical reform (and, because tit :;) 1 , l e " h fini tely va l ua b le, and essentially non-whig -ti -lase th digs for it s most influential friends pre t. 1, 44 classe s of the community who hate 01, 4 4141 11, 1 1)4 2 1a ceas and visionary nostrums, and which Sir sktit: b een far more l i kely to be carried on its hipeel t Il oder th e auspices of Lord Lowther and •b She 14 1 ,, ''an the Earl of Lichfield and Spring Rice. fit R yon Bobterfuge :to make the postage a party 1 t , 1 113 Iy oup an expedi ent to wh i ch even whigs and ra -110,4 Of n ot resort, except un d er the oppress i ve ge v li ar ty weak ness. The truth is, they dare not ha R o tilil e Party banner. They have not a flag o f been dishonoured : their standards are 'the, have They have w av ed a cour tly ban 'lave tried a new device,—and now l l3ritain,s A_ 0 isle (no matter where) iotern pile of building stands, t o - ;;----- and the Nashes there raiseTO PioYed the power of fairy hands E ach the ceiling's fretted height, It k i i h ne r h i ri c l i s n a el est ti th a ta c te hi evements clothing, lead d d t c o t n h o e t lab g ith,se there is (and that's enough) A 1e . ,'_71 he one fatal morning issues 1 4 '43° of warriors, not in buff, ith boo g bl i u n e t a h n e d ir c s a i p lk u s ch an in d e i , issues— ' A \ %. i l ie o r n g they hid their armour, c 'A o , e u ' a n p t o r n y s fa b r r m ig e h r t . and keen 4. Vit Plty t o swoul? beard their joint petition, Sh e ' d • ° hY her coronet and ermine A N T o rid the high commisslo l, q ands the or of such vermin. N° l ; otrill)ission Whig-radical posture of affairs. A has issued to a leash of female war iistd47lgliaro"pttaleira Mr.. Gray could have described IR % , s ee it, Palace with greater accuracy if he had 51 )%e ti tiary sit _ t han he has done it to our hand in this li kiit tve p :h, our readers will decide. We merely 4 pp ro a nd paBB sing, that rich windows to exclude the eo uc Pri nte, erna,es that lead to nothing, are singularly arhi t e al th e , °l ents of liberal professions lavished to th e ra tY i nt destitution of liberal performance, or of %le • erferen with elon ces acknowledged rights under 8 Prete xt of expanding freedom and in- Y will t _ ent • We suspect the principal dis ''ion : are turn out to be in the title of the piece, 43,1.° ,elate"eh mistaken if history shall find occa a ' th e 10 1) ,, hi gh commission of the lgdies in story.,, To resume our argument, and to remain serious (if it be possible while writing of this ridiculous ministry), would any party attempt to stand on such absurd grounds as these before an intelligent and exacting community, if they were really playing for the main chance ? Not they. This game they know is up, but for a while a well-arranged coalition, and an empty tub or two thrown out to the whale, may serve their selfish purposes—may throw patronage into whig hands, and pay into radical pockets—will give them time and the chapter of accidents, and postpone for a quarter, or perhaps a year, the inevitable " sauve qui peat." All these have been abundant grounds why the great parliamentary leaders should follow the Fabian scheme of policy. They are equally strong reasons why the country generally should adopt the most active and en ergetic warfare; and we readily admit that it is no small trial of men's temper to work indefatigably and zealously in a narrower sphere, and to witness a tempe rate and hesitating system of tactics adopted by the party in the field of battle. To our townsmen of Liver pool—at this, as at every juncture, the foremost in this righteous cause—the speech of the Duke of Welling ton, on Friday last, must be far from exciting and satisfactory. It is human nature, that such should be the temporary impression produced upon the most considerate minds. But it is a happy circumstance, arising from the very nature of conservatism, that per severing energy is the peculiar gift of our loyal fellow soldiers. They have not only that hybrid courage, which can bear itself gallantly in an onward charge,— but that far higher peculiarity of the British character, which sustains itself under every pressure, and exhibits itself to the greatest advantage in the discouraging or deal of a temporary reverse. Major est animus iJ'er entis injuriam quam arcentis,—but far higher the praise and far more blessed the possession of those indomita ble qualities which have earned for the British name its brightest laurels. What may be the actual position'and prospects of the great conservative phalanx none but its leaders are competent to say : it is for us patiently and with confidence to follow where we are called, and to exert all our warmest energies in the proper sphere of individual exertion. Meanwhile we have abundant reasons for self-gratulation. The discordant sections of the hostile army are not reconciled. The philoso phers and the men of mean expedients, the seekers of place and its possessors, are irreconcileably divided from each other ; and who shall hope to compose their quarrels ? We shall not be surprised if Lord Mel bourne's speech have precipitated the crisis by throw ing off from him at once the alienated radicals. At all events, every indication in every quarter,—Lord Brougham in Parliament, the citizens in London, the innumerable petitioners in the country,—all proclaim, in language that cannot be mistaken, the speedy down fal of that government, which we have Lord Mel bourne's own authority for describling as "the very worst ministry that can by possibility exist." It is a mortifying fact that England is, at the present moment, governed by Ireland. Yes, England, the wealthiest country on the face of the earth—the most enterprising, the most polished, the most intellectual — England, the boasted " empress of the ocean"—is, at the present moment, subject to the iron sceptre of Da niel O'Connell, the virtual sovereign of Ireland. The " voice of the people" of England is not echoed in the senate, or, at least, is not responded to as it should be, because a Popish faction from Ireland has it unfortu nately in its power to coerce the Queen and to bold the ministry in the most abject bondage. Every great division which takes place in the House of Commons serves to prove more and more plainly that Ireland and the Irish faction are predominant ; and that the majority of the people of England are virtually excluded from any controul over the proceed ings of the popular branch of the legislature. The re cent division on the Speakership proves the truth of this assertion. If the election had rested with the re presentatives of Great Britain only, Mr. Goulburn would have been elected by a considerable majority. The votes of the majority of the English, Welsh, and. Scottish members were completely over-ruled by the nominees of Daniel O'Connell, as will appear from the following analysis FOR MR. LEFEVRE. ENGLAND AND WALES. -Connties - . . . . - Cities and Boroughs Universities Counties Cities and Boroughs SCOTLAND. ---- 228 IRELAND. Counties Cities and Boroughs ..... Total FOR MR. GOULBURN ENGLAND AND WALES. Counties Cities and Boroughs Universities ----- 252 SCOTLAND. Counties Cities and Boroughs IRELAND. Counties Cities and Boroughs Universities From the above statement it would appear that if the representatives of Great Britain had been allowed to decide the question, Mr. Goulburn would have been chosen as Speaker. A ministerial evening paper argues from the above statement that England has not had as liberal a mea sure of reform dealt out to her as Scotland and Ire land. We draw a very different inference. We be lieve that England returns a preponderating number of conservatives to the House of Commons, because pub- lic opinion is under less restraint in England than in Scotland, and especially in Ireland. In the two latter divisions of the empire mob intimidation and priestly tyranny have, of late years, exercised a brutal and en slaving degree of coercion over public opinion. This accounts for the difference which the Globe attributes to a more liberal measure of reform. REv. JAMES ASPINA L L.—We should have suffered this individual to depart from Liverpool without the least notice, had not some of his friends been indiscreet enough to insert a laudatory paragraph in the radical newspapers, which asserts that " the removal of the rev. gentleman from his native town will not be unal loyed with regret." _ _ We are quite of opinion that the great bulk of the inhabitants of this town care not one jot whether he is here or at Althorpe, for his, conduct of late years has not endeared him to many. At a time when the clergy of Liverpool, with the exception of himself and another, entered their decided protest against a system of educa tion, fostered under the wing of the papist and the so cinian, he was to be found joined heart and hand with the sworn enemies of our venerable establishment, at whose altar he served, and whose bread he ate ; and had the principles which he then espoused, not been successfully resisted by abler and better men, and a determined stand been made in defence of the outworks of that establishment, the mine would, ere this, have exploded, which was destined by Mr. Aspinall's chosen friends and companions to have shattered her to frag ments. If we are to judge of men by the company they keep, the rev. gentleman might pass for a socinian : for men of that denomination he particularly delighted to honour. He was contented to be dragged at the chariot wheels of radicalism, because it rendered him notorious ; for a love of notoriety is characteristic of weak minds ; and he heeded not the mud with which he voluntarily bedaubed himself, so that he might flut ter in the sunbeams of popular favour, and fret his puny hour on the public stage. Whilst his excellent and laborious coadjutor was exploring the alleys and the garrets of his district, pouring the balm of consola tion into the wounded spirit, and relieving the neces sities of the poor, Mr. Aspinall was busily engaged in writing articles for the radical press, or sheltering under the lintel of a radical bookseller's in Castle-street, in close confab with men whose devoutest aspirations are for the overthrow of the church of which he is a minister. When Mr. Aspinall was ordained, he was solemnly asked, " Will you be ready with all faithful diligence to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines, contrary to God's word?" and he as solemnly answered "I WILL, the Lord being my helper !" And yet he is found cheek-by-jowl with a popish priest, who is engaged at his elbow in teaching doctrines " con- trary to God's word." He supports a system which propagates error at the expense of the public, and vir tually declares that he knows no distinction between truth and error. He was also asked, " Will you re verently obey your ordinary and other chief ministers, unto whom is committed the charge and government over you, following with a glad mind and will their godly admonitions, and submitting yourself to their godly judgments ?" And he answered " I WILL DO so." Now we ask whether both his clerical superiors in this town have not protested against the wily and ungodly system to which he has lent himself ? Have not all his clerical brethren protested? Are they all wrong, and is this weak-headed man alone right ? Where, then, is his " reverent obedience"—where his clerical consistency ? But the secret of his conduct is brought to light by the radical press. " The conduct of the reverend gentleman, at once tolerant and christian like, did not escape the notice of the government, who, as a Reward for his devotion to the cause of popular education, irrespective of sect and party, have bestowed upon him the valuable living of Althorpe." So because Mr. Aspinall, like a dumb dog, neglected to give warning, when the thief ap proached, and, like an unfaithful watchman of his master, did not give notice when the enemy appeared, but opened the gates of the citadel, left the ranks of his own company, and enlisted in the ranks of the opponent's ; he has received a bounty from the hands of those opponents ; and we shall not be far wrong if we express an opinion, that this has probably been his object,—this his hope of reward. Painful as it is to us to make these remarks upon a clergyman of the church; truth compels us to do so ; and it is a source of congratulation, that when the vital principle of an establishment, and far beyond that, the principle of scriptural truth was concerned; only two ministers in Liverpool were to be found who had the baseness to desert those principles, and forget their solemn ordi nation vows. Mr. Aspinall, however, is an object of pity, and the time is not far distant when he will know it. There is a tribunal where the truth will be known ; and fearful will be the doom of the " watchman" who has deserted his post. We have no unkindly feelings towards this poor man, but if retributive justice does not overtake him, either in his person or his connex ions, the laws of nature will have altered their course. But when it is asserted, that the removal of this gen- tleman is a cause of regret, we deny the assertion. Many of his radical friends rejoice that he is provided for, and there are few churchmen who do not hail his departure from Liverpool with unmixed satisfaction, and hope that his place will be supplied by a better man. He may now depart for Althorpe as soon as he pleases ; a fitting coadjutor and a ready tool for the Hon. and Rev. Geo. Spencer to work with " for the conversion of England to the ancient faith." The heretofore whig or rather radical corporation of London, much to the astonishment of the ministry and their allies, has negatived, by a large majority, the pro position to address the Queen in reference to the recent manoeuvres of Lord Melbourne and the bed-chamber The requisition received by the Lord Mayor was to the following effect :—that a meeting of the corporation should be convened by his lordship, to consider the expediency of presenting an address to her Majesty, on the recent trying circumstances in which her Majesty has been placed, and expressing the confidence of the court that her Majesty will be guided in her counsels by such ministers only as will earnestly exert themselves to procure the extension and confir mation of the liberties and franchises of the people; recognise equal civil rights, without distinction of sect or party; improve the condition of the working classes, and promote the cause of universal education." In compliance with this requisition, the Lord Mayor appointed Thursday last for a meeting. As it was expected that a dotermined struggle would take place between the promoters of the address and the con servatives, the court was crowded to excess, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. As the decision of the corporation of London, in reference to the policy of the ministers, must be con sidered of some importance, we may as well premise that this corporation has been conspicuous, for many years, for its whiggish, ov st rather radical propensities. It has always hitherto urged on every measure of women. roftwm and re;irart ;ha afronilniu: grinno4 to even?' minis try professing liberal sentiments. NI , e cannot describe the spirit which, for a long time, animated the members of this corporation, than in the language of the Times. That journal remarks, with great force and justice, that " any approach to conservatism—to a monarchical spirit—to a distrust of democracy—to a dread of change —was, in former times, an abomination to those who put themselves forward as representing the public mind of London." This is, however, no longer the case, and we hail the change as an omen for good. We hail it as an additional indication of the healthy tone of public opinion—of the gradual but steady progress of conservative reaction. Five or six years ago, the conservatives of the city were as 3 to 5 only; the division, which took place on Thursday last, on the motion to which we have already alluded, showed that they are now as 8 t0"..5 in the corporation. Is this no proof of the change which has taken place - in public opinion ACROSTIC. BY THE DAUGHTER OF A DIGNITARY OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH. H—ad nature sought in her most lavish mood, U—niting all that s lofty, bright, and good, G—neatness of soul upon her child to pour, H—igh intellect, bold thought, keen wit her dower, M—aster in mind to lead the world at will, A—t once with poet's tongue and statesman's skill, C—onscious of proud success, her dream she'd see N—ow more than shadowed forth—fulfilled in THEE! E—re nature thus could triumph, Grace stepped in I—n fear the model should be marred by sin; L—o !on its lofty front she stamped her seal, E—ngraving, " Christian Patriot, HUGH MAC NAILE.' London, May 25, 1839. Ulster Times. BLOCKADE OF BUENOS AYRES. In answer to an application from Liverpool, with reference to the lately-reported intention of the French to raise the blockade of Buenos Ayres, and to arrange their differences with that republic, through the good offices of this country, the following letter has been received there from the Foreign office : " Foreign-office, May 25, 1839. " Sir,—l am directed by Viscount Palmerstown to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d. instant, and to acquaint you, in reply, that her Majesty's government have not been informed that the French government have deter mined to raise the blockade of Buonos Ayres, or to adjust their differences with the government of Buenos Ayres through the mediation of Great Britain.—l am &c. " J. BACKHOUSE." LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. LECTURES ON ELECTRICITY. On Wednesday evening Mr. Addams delivered the fifth lecture of his course. We have now to consider that portion of our subject which applies to electro-dynamics, a term which implies the motion and force of electricity. For this purpose we employ a voltaic battery, from which to derive our electricity, and make the communication with the different apparatus by dipping the two wires of the battery into cups filled with quicksilver, from which are led to the apparatus of experi ment. The quicksilver is merely employed as a ready means of causing a good connection between the metals. When two currents of electricity pass along in the same direction they will attract each other ; but if one current be passing in one direction, and the other in an opposite one, then they will repel one another. This was beautifully illustrated by the lecturer, by means of two wires, the one stationary and the other moveable, which were made to approach or to re cede as the direction of the current of electricity was varied. M. Ampere makes this experiment the foundation of his beautiful theory of magnetism. _ This theory will be found to hold good, whether the wires or conductors be parallel or diverge in an oblique manner, provided they set off from the summit of an angle in the same direction ; but if they pro ceed in different directions from the summit of the angle, and one of the currents be going to and the other coming from, they will invariably repel each other, whatever may be the measure of the angle. If copper wire, covered with silk, be coiled round a card board cylinder, and the apparatus be then poised upon a pointed centre, it will be found, when voltaic electricity is communicated to the helix, that it will possess every pro perty of a magnet. This experiment by Joseph Ampere proved that the magnet is possessed of polarity, in conse quence of currents of electricity revolving about it, its length being the axis. If I make electricity run through a piece of metal, or oven charcoal, by means of wire coiled spirally round it, the body exhibits the properties of the magnet so long as electricity runs through the wire. One of the first experiments of Professor Oxsted in magneto-elec tricity, was the transmission of a current of voltaic electricity across a magnetic needle, by which the magnet was turned out of its true direction ; and upon this principle the galva nometer, consisting of two fine astatic-magnetic needles, is constructed, by which the most delicate and appreciable current of magnetic electricity can be readily detected, as well as its direction. To-morrow evening Mr. Addams will consider the theory of terrestrial electric currents, by which the variation and dip of the magnetic needle are accounted for, and will enter upon the science of Thermo-electricity, elicit electric sparks thereby, &c. REDUCTION OF FARES.—The fares by the steamers ply ing between Douglas and Liverpool, will on and after Mon day next be reduced to 7s. the cabin, and 3s. steerage dyeing the summer season.—Manx Liberal, RIOTS ON FRIDAY. On Friday last, a succession of riots, between some of the shipwrights and their adherents and the Irish labourers, similar to those of the preceding night, which we noticed in our last publication, took place in several of the streets lead ing westward from St. James-street to the docks. Happily, however, no loss of life took place, and, so far as we can learn, no further destruction of windows or dther property. Several of our contemporaries have chosen to magnify the inglorious affray, and have given lengthened details, as long and serious as if they were describing a national struggle equal to that of. Vittoria or Waterloo. The simple facts are sufficient. Some reports having gone abroad after the affray of Thursday evening —first (to rouse the Irish), that the carpenters were going to pull down St. Patrick's Chapel; and secondly, that 3,000 Irishmen, from a railway near Du blin, were coming to extirpate the carpenters,—both parties became exasperated against each other, and in the afternoon gathered towards the former scene of action. The police, however, mustered strongly, and acted energetically. They routed the Irish, who at one point came up about 500 strong, armed with sticks, and a few with spades ; and afterwards disarmed a large body of the carpenters, who had left their work with adzes, axes, pieces of iron, &c. in their hands, which were lodged in one of the stations. Several skirmishes took place throughout the evening, but the police, towards dark, succeeded, after much fatigue and exertion, in disper sing the riotously disposed, and by eleven o'clock all was restored to quietness. We are bound in fairness to state, that, so far as we can learn, there were faults on both sides, and that on the part of the carpenters the apprentices prin cipally were concerned. On both sides the parties were mis led by the rumours before noti ce d, an d th e sens ible portion of both are now, we feel assured, sorry for what occurred. The examinations before the magistrates, of the prisoners taken in the affray of Friday, will supply all further requisite information on this subject. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS. On Saturday the following persons, apprehended as having been concerned in the riots above described, were brought up to the bar of the police-office :—James Gerard, Joseph M`Kenna, John Hickey, Patrick Skulley, William Gallagher, John Cowan, John Gallagher, Barney Wood, Mary Maxwell, and Mary Burke. Hugh Hornby, Esq., the Mayor, presided. The following Magistrates were on the bench :—William Brown, Esq., Robert Ellison Harvey, Esq., Francis Heywood, Esq., Charles Birch, Esq., and Richard Houghton, Esq. The Town-clerk and Deputy Town-clerk were also present. Mary Maxwell was accused by Mr. Lythgoe, formerly a keeper of one of the lock-up houses, but now the landlord of a tavern in Newhall-street. He stated that, on the pre ceding day, a great mob of people came to his door, shouting and threatening. They smashed his windows with bricks, and did considerable damage to his property. He went to the door to remonstrate with them, when he saw the pri soner with a half brick in her hand. He was immediately knocked down, and left for dead. There was no evidence that the prisoner had committed any act of violence. Mr. Lythgoe intimated that he could bring evidence of her acti vity. She was discharged, and Mr. Lythgoe was told that he might have a summons against her, when he would have an opportunity of bringing forward his evidence. Mrs. Fagan, publican, of Sparling-street, accused Mary Burke. It appeared that it was at her house that the dis turbance of Friday last commenced. It was stated that a coach, with several carpenters' apprentices, drove up to the door, and that a number of women attacked them, throwing stones after them into the house, whereby several of the windows were broken. The prisoner was identified as being of the party by three several witnesses. She also called three witnesses to show that her conduct, while in Sparling street, was exceedingly quiet. The balance of evidence, however, was against her, and she was fined 10s. and costs. In default of payment she was ordered to be committed for eleven days. The remainder of the prisoners were all brought forward n a body. _ _ Mr. Dowling stated that, about two o'clock, on Friday last, he was informed that there was a riot at the docks. He nroceeded to the east-side of the Salthouse-dock, when he lon id that the riot had been between a body of carpenters On one side, and a body of Irishmen on the other. The pa ties had separated, and were at some distance from each other. He went and addressed the carpenters, and they told him they would go if he would give protection to a house in Sparling-street, which was the house of Mrs. Fa gan. He immediately proceeded thither, and made such ar rangements for the protection of the inslividuals inside the house, who were principally shipwrights' apprentices, as he thought necessary. Soon after this, he heard a considerable noise, and, in proceeding in the direction from whence it came, he met Mr. Whitty, in Wapping. There was a great commotion amongst the people, and many rumours of mis chief. About four o'clock, he was passing along Park-lane, with a very small body of policemen, when he encountered a mob of about 400 men, armed with staves, pikes and blud geons. He passed them, and met Inspector Highton with a body of men. With those he returned. The mob presented a close front, but he attacked them with his men and disper them. There was considerable rioting after this in many parts of the town, and, notwithstanding the exertions of the police, all the streets continued, during some time, in a state of disturbance. He (Mr. Dowling) was not able to identify any other prisoners. Mr. Whitty stated, that having heard, on the preceding day, of the rioting at Salthouse Dock, he requested Mr. Dowling to proceed thither, as he was himself exceedingly unwell, in consequence of previous exertion. A few minutes after, when he was in the Town-clerk's office, word was brought to him, that the riots were becoming more alarming, and that his presence was required. The men were just be ginning to gather at the station, and he took twenty of them, six of whom were armed with cutlasses. He gave the latter orders not to draw their weapons on any account, unless they received his commands to do so. He proceeded with Inspector George Tyrrel to Trentham-street, where he found a great number of persons. Some of them were carpenters. many of them were much cut and bruised. The people were fleeing in all directions. The carpenters were armed with adzes, axes, and other weapons. They told him, that they would at once put up their weapons, if he would give them his protection. To this he readily agreed; and having re ceived a reinforcement of men, he directed the carpenters to fall in behind them. The carpenters gave three cheers for the police, and all proceeded together to Fagan's house in Sparling-street, where he locked up the carpenters, and di rected the armed men, whom he left in guard at front, not to allow any nue_ to_nam .in_or_out.., At the bottom of Green taint. They were armed with boarding-pikes and other in struments. He ordered the few armed men who were with him to draw. They rushed upon the men, who tumbled over each other, and one or two prisoners were taken. The rest were soon dispersed. As they fled, they threw down pikes adzes, and hatchets, with which they had been armed. At this juncture Inspector Quick, with one hundred men, all of whom were armed with cutlasses, came up. He (Mr. Whitty) rushed, forward, and commanded them not to draw, under any circumstances whatever, without his orders, There was throughout, and for a considerable time after. great commotion in the streets. He (Mr. Whitty) believed the whole disturbance originated in foolish and exaggerated reports which were circulated amongst both parties. Amongst the Irishmen it was told and believed, that the carpenters were going to pull down St. Patrick's chapel, which caused the Irish to assemble from all quarters for the protection of the place of worship which they conceived was about to be destroyed. On the other hand, it was reported, amongst the carpenters, that three thousand Irishmen, who had been em ployed upon some railroad near Dublin, had come over to England, and having joined the Irishmen on this side the water, were about to attack the carpenters and destroy them. Nothing could be more grossly untrue than these reports. Inspector Highton gave testimony similar to the above. Police-of f icer No. 86, who took John Gallaher into cus tody, stated, that he saw him throwing bricks through the window of his house at the people. It was afterwards shewn, that the windows of the prisoners house were all broken by the mob, and that he was, probably, only throwing out the missiles that had been thrown in. He was, therefore, dis charged. Police-officer 505 accused M`Kenna. He stated, that he saw him in the mob, behaving very violently. He saw him strike a man, and afterwards run into an entry. He pursued him, and took him into custody. Police-officer Gabriel cor roborated the above testimony. The prisoner was ordered to pay a fine of 10s. and costs, or be committed for eleven days. Police-officer 18 stated, that he saw the prisoner Hickey behaving very outrageously in the mob, in Greenland-street. He saw him push through the crowd and throw a brick. He was also hurraing and instigating the mob. The prisoner was ordered to find bail for his appearance, to answer the charge, at the sessions, himself in £3O and two sureties in £l5 each. Police-officer 427 identified Patrick Skulley as a man whom he had apprehended for throwing bricks from the window of his room. He went up and found him under the bed. The window was too high for the bricks to have been thrown in, and he had no doubt they were placed there for ammunition. The prisoner was ordered to find bail for his appearance at the sessions, himself in £2O, and two sureties in £lO each. Inspector Poole identified William Gallaher as an indivi dual who was one of the mob in Greenland-street. He was armed with a bludgeon, and was exceedingly violent. He (Poole) succeeded in apprehending him. This prisoner was also held to bail in like sums to the last. James Gerard, a carpenter, was identified by Mr. Highton as one of the mob of carpenters who behaved with more vio lence than the rest. He was held to bail in the same amount as the last prisoner. Jno. Cowan was defended by Mr Davenport. Mr. Super intendant Charles Tyrrell stated, that he took the prisoner into custody with a loaded pistol in his possession. The pri soner declared, in the face of the mob, that he would shoot the first man that approached him. Upon this Superinten dant Tyrrell thought proper to disarm and apprehend him. It turned out, that the property of the prisoner had suffered severely ; that he was standing at his own door ; that he had procured summonses against the parties who had damaged his goods ; and that his motive was merely to protect his goods and chattels. The mayor reprimanded him for using so dangerous a weapon, and discharged him. Barney Wood, who was proved to have been active amongst the rioters, was held to bail, himself in £2O, and two sure ties in £lO each. The MAYOR, before he pronounced the decision to which the magistrates had come, said, it appeared, that there had been much misrepresentation on both sides, which nothing but gross ignorance and want of thought could have in duced the parties to believe. As such conduct, however, would not be allowed in this community, and as no statements could palliate the offences which had been proved, the parties might expect to be punished with the utmost se verity. POSTOFFICE REGULATION s .—H aving received complaints from several towns in the north—especially from the town of Warrington—setting forth that although the Morning Herald and the other London morning papers arrived at the postoffice in that town on the evening of the day of publication, they were not delivered until the following morning—not even " at the window" upon demand ;—the postmaster alleging that no person was entitled to demand it before the regular delivery unless upon payment of rent for "a box" within the office. We felt it our duty to represent this state of things to the authorities at the General Postoffice, and it is due to them to announce that they have very promptly at tended to it. We have authority to state that an arrangement has been made by which an evening delivery of newspapers will be effected at Warrington after the 20th of next month ; and directions have been given to the postmaster that in the mean time newspapers may be delivered at the window on the arrival of the mail at half-past seven o'clock.—Morn ing Herald. BEATING A LADY INTO LOVE.-At Chelmsford petty sessions on Tuesday, a young labourer, named Henry Bunu, was charged with endeavouring, by certain blows, bruises, and fisty cuffs, to make a lady named Jane Quailer, fall violently and desperately in love with him. It appeared that Mister Henry had, for the last twelve months, been pouring a flood of rustic eloquence into the ear of Miss Jane. But it was all labour lost—Jane's heart remained as hard as a Norfolk dum pling, and Mr. llunn had meditated upon suicide in all its forms and phases ; when a friend suggested a trial of the beef steak principle—beating till she was tender. Accordingly he proceeded to her house at Woodham Ferris, on Sunday last, and put the advice into immediate praetice ; but the more he beat the harder Jane grew, and neither the application of fists, knees, or hob nailed shoes, could induce her to turn a yielding glance on the swain, and gently whisper, " Dear Henry, I cannot resist such strong arguments—l'm yours." No ; in stead of taking him to her own arms—she consigned him tb those of the constable. Henry now pleaded his passion in justification of the blows, but this not being admitted by the bench, he was fined 5s and costs, which he paid, and left the court, casting " looks that burn" at the witching face that had filched his heart and emptied his leathern purse of 158 6d. "LIVERPOOL" STEAMER. This fine vessel, which, (as we have elsewhere noticed) has again reached this port, after an unprecedented run, out and home, appears to be in no degree weather-beaten by the winds and waves, to which she must have been exposed, even in the finest weather, throughout two stretches across the Atlantic. During her homeward voyage, the weather was moderate, with, for the most part, light airs from the east ward ; but had even a breeze from that adverse quarter pre vailed, she would have been, we learn, but little retarded in her course, no steam ship yet known having been so success ful in making way head to wind. Our contemporary of yesterday, who appears on every occa sion most desirous to do justice to the steam navigation of the port, and also highly and deservedly eulogizes the good qualities of the " Liverpool," and the skill of her gallant commander, has fallen into a slight error in noticing her late voyage out and home—the result, no doubt, of misinforma tion. He states, that " the ship, both on the outward and homeward voyage, fell in with fields of floating ice, which retarded her progress." We are assured, by Captain Fayrer himself, (who is too candid to suffer such a statement, though favourable to the speed of his own ship, to pass un corrected,) that no such impediments were encountered either out or home. Captain F., however, showed us that though he had encountered no ice in the ocean he carried a large quantity across it in his ice -house, erected on the afterpart of the main -deck, and within about a yard of the after-funnel. In this receptacle we saw a solid mass of " Yankee" ice of about a yard in depth, weighing upwards of 7 cwt. Some of the blocks weighed nearly 6001bs. The ice-house is cased with planks, forming a wall seven feet in thickness, and the space between is filled up with rice chaff. The homeward passage of the Liverpool, so far as we can yet learn, furnishes little of novelty in the way, of anecdote or adventure. Nothing deserving the name of a gale of wind was to be encountered, and the whole voyage was conse quently one continued scene of social intercourse amongst the numerous paasengers—feasting and conviviality. All were alike delighted with the accommodations and the ra pidity of transit, and the attention and urbanity of Captain Fayrer and his officers. As a specimen of the good things purveyed, we submit the following:— BILL OF FARE ON BOARD THE " LIVERPOOL," ON HER LAST VOYAGE FROM NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL. The following is a bill of fare for the after cabin or saloon of the Liverpool, on her homeward voyage, taken at random from the list throughout the voyage, and, as we afterwards found, on the only days when it happened that no fresh fish was placed on the table :- 2 tureens of grouse soup, 2 do. of ox-tail soup, 4 pieces of roast beef, 2 qrs. of lamb, 4 dishes of fried tripe, 4 do. of Irish stew, 2 legs of mutton (boiled), 2 rounds of corned beef, 3 smoked tongues, 3 Westphalia hams, 3 boiled turkeys, 3 pair of roasted fowls, 4 dishes stewed veal and pease, 8 dishes of curried fowl, 6 do. small pies, 6 oyster patties, 4 dishes of lobsters. DESSERT, OF ABOUT SEVENTY DISHES. 5 plum puddings, 8 lemon tarts, 8 dishes of cranberry tarts, 10 do. puffed pasties, 8 do. calf-foot jelly, 4 do. cher ries, 8 do. Blanc-mange, and 16 sweet omalets. CONSUMPTION OF PROVISIONS ON BOARD OF THE " LI VERPOOL," ON HER HOMEWARD VOYAGE FROM NEW YORK: — Wine, 200 dozen ; porter, 40 do.; ale, 55 do.; soda water, 85 do.; brandy, 27 gallons ; whiskey, (Islay) 15 do. ; Irish, 18 do.; Hollands gin, 36 do.—A considerable quantity of rum was also consumed by the crew. PROVISIONS.—OF THE SUBSTANTIALS, THERE WERE CONSUMED IN BOTH CABINS :- 17 cwt. of beef, 23 sheep, 10 lambs, and 12 doz. fowls, &c. THIRD VOYAGE OF THE " LIVERPOOL" STEAM SHIP, FROM NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL. Date. Wind. Distance run. Latitude. Longitude MaylB S.S.E. 19 N. to W. by S. 20 W.S.W. 21 E.N.E. 22 E.S.E. 23 S.S.W. 24 E.S.E. 25 E. 26 E. 27 E.N.E. 28 E.N.E. 29 S.E. 30 S.E. by E. 31 S.E. June 1 E. 2 E. by S. 172 m. 40.00 N. 70.15 W. 215 „ 40.00 „ 65.40 „ 218 „ 39.55 „ 61.31 „ 202 „ 40.00 „ 56.47 „ 232 „ 40.17 „ 51.36 „ 232 „ 41.05 „ 46A8 „ 215• „ 42.16 „ 42. 3 „ 227 „ 43.32 „ 38.40 „ 204 „ 45.00 „ 33.40 „ 217 „ 46.16 „ 28.44 „ 233 „ 47.43 „ 23.32 „ 227 „ 49.12 „ 18.19 „ 239 „ 50.24 „ 12.37 „ 232 „ 51.46 „ 7.14 „ REMARKS. May 18.-2.35 P.M. cleared from the Wharf; 4.30 passed Sandy Hook ; 5 P.M. discharged the pilot. May 19.—Light airs and fine. Exchanged numbers with the ship Henry Kneeland. May 20.—Fresh breezes and clear weather. May 21.—Moderate breeze and clear weather. May 22.—Strong breezes and clear weather. Passed se veral sail. May 23.—Steady breeze and hazy weather. May 24.—Light airs and fine weather. Spoke the barque Cleopatra, from Trinidad to Dublin. May 25.—Calm and hazy weather. May 26.—Light airs and fine, with a heavy swell from eastward. May 27.—Light airs and cloudy. May 28.—Light airs and fine. Spoke the ship William and John, from Havre to New York, out 10 days, and the American ship Paoli, from Antwerp to New York, out 14 days. May 29.—Fine breeze and clear weather. May 30.—Ditto. May 31.—Light airs and hazy. Spoke the ship Magis trate, of Liverpool, 157 days out from Sumatra, bound to Cowes for orders. Spoke the Tynwald, of Liverpool, to Montreal. _ _ _ _ June I.—Light airs and foggy weather. Exchanged num bers with the American ship Splendid, bound to eastward. June 2.-10.11 A.M. anchored off George's Pierhead ; landed passengers, 88 in number. TO THE CONSERVATIVES OF LIVERPOOL. TOWNSMEN AND FELLOW-BURGESSES To those of you who have closely observed the great political movements cautfg,n ...ai which will inevitably determine the great principles by which we, as a people, are in future to be governed ; and that the administration of public affairs can remain much longer with those individuals who have, in almost every instance, proved themselves impotent to act, is equally obvious from what has so recently transpired in the division which took place on the Jamaica bill. But while we are witnessing such strange and eventful times, we are at the same reminded of the danger there is in our remaining quiescent, when our opponents the while are actively engaged in making all needful preparation for a fully anticipated political conflict. It requires but a small share of sagacity in any to per ceive the source and origin of the various evils which at pre sent prevail as the great disturbers of that unity and harmony which once characterised this nation as a happy and pros perous people ; taking a retrospect view of our political career since the bill of reform came into immediate opera tion, what do we see but, session after session, repeated, yet feeble attempts, at doing something for the people, and yet as often proving abhortive ; and to what, I ask, is all this failure attributable, not indeed that our condition as a people, enjoying great civil rights previous to the passing of that boasted liberal measure, was one burdensome and oppressive, but that the instrument which, in the wisdom of some of our senators was thought expedient, originated (as might have been expected) hopes of better things to come, things which never yet have had any full realization. The outworks of our glorious constitution may have suf fered somewhat from the attacks made upon it by hotheaded political zealots, and will yet continue to be affected through various repetition, but its genius remains yet untouched ; the principles upon which it was originally based still resist all efforts made to reduce it down to the level of a purely de mocratic rule. An attempt has of late been made by a Lord, of political notoriety, to foist a belief on the public mind that the " eleven" enumerated measures of reform are all of pure whig-ministerial extraction ; but another noble lord, of high standing, and of far greater political experience, has ridiculed all idea of such vain assumption. " Shew me, I beseech you," says that noble and learned author, " some such parliamentary reform," (alluding to the passing of that bill by the unreformed administration) " and then we shall be better able to agree upon its transcendant merits, if not upon its absolute perfection."* But in vain is it for our present rulers to boast of any great political achievement ; they have talked much—they have promised much ; and, piquant as has been all their measures of re form propounded yet,—alas, all has evaporated, like smoke, in the atmosphere around. What then, I ask, is to be done, and how shall we best secure the protection of our civil and religious rights ? Union is strength, and unanimity of purpose is also a tower of strength. To remain inactive, and to stand at our ease in these troublous times, is to allow the enemy much vantage ground whereon to rest his hopes of future success. Doubtless, we are now on the eve of a general election, when an appeal will be again made to the political zeal and integrity of every represented borough. One or two indi viduals have already been named (our veracious Joshua, to wit) as likely to contest our own much-favoured town ; and fear not but the efforts will be great, so that success may follow. Shall we then allow ourselves to be again a non represented borough, and not rather use our united exertions, so that by every legitimate means we may maintain our con servative strength in the country, despite the machinations of our bitterest opponents ? Witnessing, as we do almost weekly, the fearful mischiefs resulting from a wild, demo cratic spirit now walking the length and breadth of the land, it behoves the true patriot to take a firm and decided stand against further innovation. Public opinion, I mean of the intelligent, greatly favours our resolves ; for scarcely is there a return now made of any member to the House of Com mons, but there is also a manifest feeling of an increasing conservatism. The slender covering of a spurious liberalism has been seen through by a discerning public ; and now that its true character has assumed a bodily shape, with an un blushing face it seeks to hide its diminished head under false pretexts, that all the while it has been engaged for the gene ral good. Unity and unanimity must be our acknowledged watch word. Sandon and Cresswell must, and shall continue to be our legally constituted representatives in parliament. To give place to any other (though it were a Joshua immaculate) would be to forfeit our rights, civil and religious ; and again to fall back into that worse than useless political neutrality, from which we were so recently and so nobly delivered. After all, however, that can be urged in support of govern ments and states, it is the sacred nature of religion alone which can give to law its salutary and restraining influence, and to liberty its choicest sweets ; but a lax indifference to that hallowed principle has unhappily produced in this nation, as the inevitable consequence, a retrograde movement; the sun of our commercial prosperity, both at home and abroad, has long been on the rapid decline ; and, alas ! until we be relieved from the incubus of court intrigue, and paltry , poli tical partisanship, which now unhappily prevail in high places," then, and not till then, can we hope to become a happy, peaceful, and prosperous people, and again occupy the truly enviable position of commanding deference and a profound respect from the surrounding nations of the globe. I am, gentlemen, yours, May 29th, 1839. A BROTHER BURGESS. * Lord Brougham's letter to Lord John Russell. About five o'clock on Friday, Mr. Hampton ascended in his balloon from the Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham. It took a direction due south, and the wind being high, the machine was driven along at a great rate, and he was carried over Leckhampton-hill with unusual violence. About 12 minutes after rising he descended in safety at Cobberley ; after having swept down part of a wall, torn up a gate, and committed sundry other acts of violence.—Bristol Journal. Nothing could be in worse taste than Mr. Labouchere's requiem over the fate of his Jamaica bill ; it is worse than ridiculous to impute its overthrow to the party views of the regular opponents of the government, when it is notorious that the bill was resisted, and its authors turned out of office, by their own previous adherents. Verily it was of the treachery of the radicals, not of the partnership of the con servatives, that Mr. Under-Secretary Labouchere ought to have complained. But what became of Mr. Labouchere's imputations when they came to be answered and handled by. Sir Robert Peel? The annals of parliamentary debate fur nish nothing more complete or overwhelming ; and we sus pect that for the future Mr. Labouchere will confine himself to official details, without again burning his fingers with higher matters.—Herald, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY. Before Alderman EVANS. POCKET-PICKING. Two youths, the one about sixteen years of age, and the othet not more than ten, were placed in the dock charged with extracting from the pocket of a lady, in St. John's Mar ket, on Saturday morning last, the sum of seven shillings. Policeman No. 12 detected the lesser boy in the act, and having found the money in his possession, he was given into custody. Both lads were known to the court, and they were sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the borough gaol. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. Joseph Follows, a young man of very respectable appear ance, evidently convinced of his shame, by his humiliating demeanour, was brought up charged with having, at various times, and in various ways, embezzled money to the amount of £6OO or upwards, the property of his employers. He had long absented himself from the town, but having recently re turned, he was apprehended on several serious charges of embezzlement ; one of which was for the sum of £75 8s 3d, as having been received from Messrs. Rushton and Johnston, in October last. This being sufficiently proved to the satisfac tion of the sitting magistrate, it was agreed that a charge of so serious a nature should stand over until Wednesday next, in order to give the case a better hearing. Before CHRISTOPHER RAWDON, Esq. SERIOUS ASSAULT. . . - Edward Kagan was charged with having wilfully and ma liciously wounded an elderly man of the name of Rice, residing in Simpson-street, on Friday evening last, being the evening on which some riots took place in that neighbour hood, the particulars of which appear in another part of our paper. Ann Rice, a young woman apparently 30 years of age, was called. She said she was the daughter of the old man who had been ill-treated on the evening in question. She and her father live in Simpson -street. It was between five and six o'clock on Friday night last, wnen the prisoner made an attack on her father. He was sitting on the steps of his front door. She saw him strike her father. He had an adze in his hand, but could not say that he was struck with it ; he had a dangerous wound on his forehead and on the side of his head, caused by the treatment he had received. Other carpenters were with the prisoner ; there was a large mob ; the street was in great confusion ; could distinctly point out the prisoner as being the person who repeatedly struck her father. She saw him there a short time before the disturb ance. She knew the prisoner before by sight, but not to speak to. He went down Crosby-street afterwards with the remainder of the mob. Elizabeth Curran, and another bright gem gifted with a volubility of speech., neighbours of the above Ann Rice, made similar statements. They both declared that out of their garret windows they saw the prisoner leaning over the old man, repeatedly strike him on the forehead with the adze Or some other weapon, and swore " You bloody popish beggar, I'll knock off your head." Mr. Whitty then stated that he believed he should be able to give a very different complexion to the case. He went to the house of the man in question, and found that he had been much abused by some one during the riots. He had received a severe wound on the side of the head, but not on the forehead, but could not swear to the individual who struck him. He was happy in being able to call several re spectable witnesses to prove much in favour of the prisoner at the bar. John Oakes, a shipwright, lives at 61, Kitchin-street— keeps a public-house in that street. The prisoner, along with others, entered his house between two and three o'clock that afternoon ; they all remained in his house until about half-past seven o'clock • was never out of his house the whole of that afternoon ; and his (the prisoner's) mother came to the house in the course of the afternoon ; he went home with his mother between half-past eight and nine at night. Elizabeth Oakes, wife of the above witness, corroborated the above statement. She said the party in her house con sisted of the prisoner and his mother, Peter Davies, John Williams, and John Woodison ; were all in the middle room up stairs. Her husband was with them all the afternoon. She did not see the police come into the street ; when she heard the noise and riot in Simpson-street, she called her husband to put up the shutters and fasten the doors : this was between five and six o'clock ; they all came down in the lobby to help to put up the shutters ; saw them all go up stairs again ; back door was also made fast, and there was no other way of escape from her house. She desired them to go up stairs, saying " Now, lads, we're all quiet, and let us be as such." The old man was never one of the party. Peter Davies, shipwright, lives in Greenland-street,: He and the others met and went to John Oakes' public-house, about two o'clock in the afternoon : they were drinking together, and had the front room, up stairs to themselves, and were together at the time the disturbances commenced, and continued so for some time after. John Woodison went to Oakes' house in the afternoon, met Kagan there. He was up stairs in the front room ; knows nothing of him only by sight ; stopped there till nine at night ; all of them went down when Oakes went to make fast the doors and shutters. Oakes said, " for God's sake lads, dont go out," and all of us returned again up stairs. Cannot say what time Kagan went away, but he was in their company after seven o'clock that night ; when he did leave, his mother accompanied him home ; they both went together. James Ball went with the other witnesses to Duke's house, he staid there till nearly eight o'clock at night, Kegan was in company all the time. He (witness) accompanied Kagan and his mother home as far as the bottom of Sparling street, and saw him go into his house. He had then no hatchet or adze with him. The Magistrate observed that the evidence in this case was of a very conflicting nature—that made by those who formed part of his company was most to be relied on, as in all pro bability the women who only witnessed the whole of the transaction from their attic windows, could not possibly swear to the real identity of the aggressor. The prisoner was accordingly discharged. Afterwards the parties convicted on Saturday for rioting, were this day discharged on bail, to answer the charges against them at the next sessions, and the court broke up. SUNDAY TRADING IN CHAPEL-STREET.--We have again to complain to the authorities of the town of the abominable nuisance of the orange and confectionary stalls in the vici nity of the Old Church Yard, on the Sabbath day. It is high time that it should be abated. VI scdmen ill xnverpo... sailings having been numerous, and the arrivals few, the east erly winds having now prevailed for several weeks. We have heard of outward bound-vessels having been prevented from sailing for several days from a want of hands. • EXPORT OF MANUFACTURED GOODS TO THE UNITED STATES.—The export of British manufactures to the ports of the United States would seem to be brisk, judging from the cargoes of the ships for New York. The Independence, the packet of the 25th ult. was quite full ; and the Virginian, the packet of the Ist instant, refused goods. The Caroll of of Carrolton, and the Troy transit ships, are crammed full, having shut out merchandize. The first Baltimore spring ship, the London, will carry out about 1400 tons measure ment goods. Even the Philadelphia packet of the Bth has more goods awaiting for shipment than she can take.—Albion. " POPULAR CONCERTS AT THE AMPHITHEATRE.—We were highly gratified with the performances on Friday evening at the Amphitheatre. The skill displayed in the execution, of the various difficult and classical pieces selected for the oc casion reflected the highest credit upon the orchestra. The glee-singing was also a very rich treat. The pieces chosen for last night's performances were of a very attractive cha racter. The grand symphony " Jupiter," by Mozart, and the overture to " by Beethoven, were among the most difficult pieces hitherto performed. The other selec tions were from Bishop, Musard, Rook, Strauss, Danby, Barnet, Auber, Romberg, Knight, and Tolbecque. The glee " May-day" was composed by our townsman Mr. J. Lunt. We perceive that the performances this evening are under the patronage of his Worship the Mayor. We sin cerely trust that the house will be a crowded oue. TILE DISPENSARIES. - We refer the attention of our read ers to an advertisement in another column, of the receipt, on the part of the treasurer of the Liverpool Dispensaries, of cer tain contributions to the charity. It will be recollected that the funds of the institution fell off considerably last year, and that there exists in consequence a more than ordinary claim on the support of the charitable at the present moment. It is to be hoped that enlarged contributions will speedily enable the treasurer to liquidate the outstanding claims on the funds. THE WEATHER.—Since Sunday evening we have been visited with a succession of genial showers, the salutary effects of which on vegetation are already perceptible. There is now every prospect of a continuance of moist weather, which must be particularly welcome to the agriculturist. The British Queen, steam-ship, will leave the Clyde for the Thames about the middle of the present month. The delay which has taken place in her outfit will, we hear, most likely prevent her from visiting the Mersey on her voyage. THE DOUBLE MAIL TO DUBLIN.-It was fully expected, that the Double Mail would commence running on Saturday last, the first of June. The arrangements on the London and Birmingham Railroad, for facilitating the conveyance of the mail trains, will not, however, be complete until the 20th inst, when the Admiralty steamers, it is expected, will leave at eight in the morning and eight in the evening. Nearly twenty passengers arrived by the mail train on Saturday morning, and they were greatly disappointed on finding that, the arrangements for the despatch of the morning mail to Dublin not being completed, they could not proceed on their journey until the afternoon. We perceive that The Prince, one of the City of Dublin company's mail-steamers, made the passage from George's Pierhead to Kingstown harbour, on Wednesday evening last, in ten hours and eighteen minutes, notwithstanding she had to contend against the flood tide for the three first hours after leaving the Mersey, and had no assistance from wind during the entire passage. RECEIVING-BOX FOR LETTERS AT THE EXCHANGE NEWSROO3.I. — it has been suggested, that it would be a very great convenience to the mercantile classes, if the postmaster would place a box in the Exchange Newsroom for the recep tion of letters. As the majority of the merchants and bro kers have their offices in the vicinity of the Exchange, the placing of a receiving -box " there or there abouts," as Paul Pry says, would save some hundreds of journeys daily to the postoffice. There is, at present, a receiving -box at the bottom of Vauxhalf-roai, and the same messenger who clears it might clear the box at the newsroom.—Albion. OPENING OF THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Yesterday evening this delightful place of summer resort was opened for the season. The attractions announced were a represen tation of a sea-fight on the lake, and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on an improved and enlarged scale. The evening, after the rain, was cloudy, and approaching to cold ; yet the concourse of respectable company assembled on the ground, and also of the triply numerous crowds outside, (desirous to witness such of the fireworks as could be seen without cost,) was immense. The grounds appeared to have been most carefully attended to, and notwithstanding the unfavourable and backward state of the season, afforded a great treat to the lovers of rural scenery. The shrubs, flowers, and grass, refreshed by the rain, looked beautiful; and the numbers of well-dressed and happy individuals who promenaded the walks, stood on the green eminences, or viewed the fine collections of animals, at various points, rendered the scene of great inte rest and animation. The whole of the animals appeared to be in excellent condition, and the company, including many strangers, appeared to take much interest in viewing them. The lions, tigers, and panthers, attracted peculiar attention, and scarcely less so, the fine collection of minor quadrupeds and birds. The " Sea Fight" on the lake was, we think, as an opening fete of the evening, delayed until too late an hour, and some impatience was manifested ; but we are willing to make every allowance for a first exhibition. The "fight" was well managed on the whole, but we were not so placed as to notice it critically. The optical illusion was admirable. Two ships of war were in active engagement, one was defeated and captured, and another took fire and was burned, in very fine style, to the water's edge. Meantime the lake and surrounding scenery were illuminated by the continued fire from the combatants, and a conflagration from the forts, &c. on shore. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius exceeded in magnitude and effect any former representation of that sublime phenomenon : the fireworks in the final explosion were beautiful, and elicited much applause ; and the whole reflected great credit on the talents and exertions of the artistes, Mr. D'Ernst and Mr. Danson. We can now but add, that the representation of Mount Vesuvius and the ad jacent ridges, with the city of Naples, as seen before the eru ption from the gardens in day light , excited much and deserved admiration. The art of painter and mechanic in the construction of the hill scenery is. such, that it has all the appearance of a distant and lofty range of mountains. We wish Mr. Atkins every success in his summer campaign. LIST OF PASSENGERS BY THE STEAM-SHIP LIVERPOOL. Mrs. Zamora and child, of Havana ; Mrs. Marryott, do. Mrs. Pinder, . do. Mrs. George Peacock, New York ; Mrs. Mary Bailey, Philadelphia ; two Misses Zamora, Havana ; Mr. Curell, New York ; R. H. Ballauf, Havana ; J. Hart man, Mexico ; E. Molyneux, British Consul at Savannah, lady, three children, and two servants; General Rawlins, Illinois ; W. H. Mercer, Philadelphia ; Sewell Tappan, Esq. Boston; Henry M. Walker, Philadelphia; Governor John Reynolds, and lady, Illinois ; Baron Von Roenne, Prussian Minister ; William Hoppe, New York ; John C. Minturn, do. ; Mr. E. Manero, Liverpool ; Don Juan Aguirre, do. ; Isaiah Atkins, Boston ; E. Jones, do. ; J. D. Gibson, New York ; Lieut.-Col. Townsend, 8.A., Canada ; Lieut.-Col. Head, 8.A., do. ; John Moss, Philadelphia; Angero Dun can, New York ; Anthony Barclay, do. ; Hon. Daniel Web ster, lady , and Mi ss W e b ster, B oston ; Mrs. Page, d o. ; Charles J. Biddle, Philadelphia; Mr. Abella, Havana; J. Urruela, do. ; W. Wales, Mass. ; Mr. Urruela, Havanna ; Samuel Starkweather, Boston; Charles Oakley, Illinois; J. Hartley, New York ; Joseph Pegg, Philadelphia; Frederick Lang, 8.A., Canada ; Charles F. Daxter, Boston ; D. Dun can, New York ; William Wilson, Kingston, U.C. ; Wm. Birt, New York ; A. M. Feltus, Mississippi ; Theodore Rion, New Orleans ; Mr. Wood, New York ; Louis A. Barbarin, New Orleans ; Vincent Aicard, do. ; William G. Marryot, Havana ; Robert Farriday, New Orleans ; John Hewlett, do.; John Graveley, New York ; Henry Chapman, Albany ; M. N. Burch, Macon ; S. J. Newstandt, New York ; John Emmas, Mobile ; John W. Owens, Georgia ; J. T. Walton, New York ; Felix Guerrero, Mexico ; Charles Urquhart, New Orleans ; J. Broadbent, New York ; Augus tine Villegas, Mexico ; E. Poirier, New Orleans ; William Stephens, New Jersey ; Arthur Blake, S. Carolina ; James Comrie, Charleston ; Wm. Munroe, jun., London ; S. D. P. Baxter, Boston ; R. H. Webster, England ; Robert Carrick, Paterson ; Samuel Wait, jun., Newburgh ; Captain Wm. C. Thompson, New York: To CORRESPONDENTS. — We received the communication signed " C. B. B." too late for insertion in our present num ber. We cannot engage to insert long letters unless re ceived before four o'cloc in the afternoon. CHESHIRE YEOMANRY CAVALRY.—This fine regiment marched into Liverpool, on Saturday last, for the annual pe riod of eight days' duty. It consists of ten troops, under the command of Colonel Egerton. Lieutenant-Colonel Lord de Tabley, who has been sojourning on the continent, and who has left Genoa expressly to join this regiment, is expected in Liverpool to-day. This regiment will be exercised daily on the North Shore. Colonel Jackson we believe, will, this year, inspect the regiment. DEPARTURE OF THE GRAND DUKE OF RUSSIA—On Thursday morning the Grand Duke of Russia, accompanied by Prince William Henry of the Netherlands, with their numerous suites, quitted Alivart's Hotel, in Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, in four travelling carriages, for Deptf or d, where they embarked on board a Government steamer for Holland. History records the fact of " Nero fiddling over burning Rome ; and in similitude to which we have in our own days the prime minister and the secretary of state for foreign affairs dancing attendance at Ascot races while one of the most im portant debates of the session is going on in the house of legislature of which they are both members.—Herald. ORGANIC REMAINS.—In excavating for the line of the Great Western Railway a few days since, a remarkably fine tusk of the mammoth was discovered lying on a bed of new red sand-stone, about seven feet below the surface, between the Cotton Works and. St. Philip's Bridge. The tusk, toge ther with some beautiful specimens of iron and lead ore, found near the same spot, have been kindly brought to the Philosophical Institution by Dr. Fairbrother, for the inspec tion of the members and their friends.—Felix Farley. IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.—Thd Court of Queen's Bench, on Friday, gave judgment in the case of Stockdale versus Hansard. It was to this effect, that while Parliament is privileged in all that takes place within its walls, and can publish documents for the use of its members its privilege does not extend to the publication of proceedings, and , the sale of them to the public ; and therefore Hansard, the de fendant in this _case, could not plead in bar to the action brought against him by Stockdale, that he acted under the authority of the House of Commons. BRISTOL COTTON MANUFACTURE.—We have the gratifi cation of stating, that the first export of cotton twist from the recently established manufactory, is now being shipped on board Messrs. Alexander's ship the Bristol, bound to Ancona. We trust this export is the precursor of numerous others of the same material, which will prove of immense advantage to the shipping interest of this port. The name of the vessel honoured with the first cotton freight from the Great Western Company's works, is auspicious. —Felix Farley. It was not Miss Cuyler, but Mr. Thomas Wilshere, of Hitchin, who rode express to Lord Melbourne with the n e ws of Mr. William Cowper's re-election. It is said that the Queen was so overjoyed at the intelligence that she offered to Knight him on the spot ; but that this honour, Mr. Wilshere, with his characteristic modesty refused—merely stipulating that he should have the next vacant appointment of Assistant Tithe Commissioner, for which his remarkable impartiality as well as talent, particularly fit him. We give the report as it has reached us, not vouching for its correctness. Time will show.—Hertford County Press. TEETOTALLERS.—EarI Stanhope, who was for the last two years the president of this society, has withdrawn from it in consequence of the adoption, at the general meeting. on Tuesday last, of a new pledge, by which the members engage that they " will not provide intoxicating liquors as an article of entertainment, or for persons in their employment." At the meeting at Exeter Hall the question of the new " pledge" was discussed with so much noise and violence, that Lord Stanhope, after vainly endeavouring to restore order, was compelled to leave the chair.— Worcester Guardian. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL.—The operation of the new bill for the abolition of arrest may be traced from the following facts :—on the first day of the present Trinity Term there was not a single surrender in either the Queen's Bench or Fleet Prisons, nor a single prisoner charged in execution, nor has a solitary writ of Habeas Corpus issued; and up to the present day but four persons have been charged in exe cution—a circumstance which has never before occurred. In 3nrmeitlle' - 'traa: - frg•'ta - ge - artro'rrs't -- 2d Victoria, the insolvents have an opportunity of seeing and arranging with their creditors, the opposition to whose discharge has, in consequence, diminished one half, and with it a diminution of counsels' fees in the Insolvent Debtors' Court. One pri soner, in No. 13 staircase of the Queen's Bench; has the whole of the rooms (nine in number) to himself.—Correspon dent of the Morning Herald. MR. HILL'S PLAN OF POSTAGE.—We yesterday stated that the chancellor of the Exchequer on Tuesday night, inti mated that he should, in the course of a fortnight, propose a resolution to parliament, to give effect to Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of an uniform penny postage. In making this an nouncement, Mr. Spring Rice said, " he hoped to have it in his power to propose a resolution founded upon the report of the committee which sat last year." The reporters did not hear the explanation which the right honorable gentleman afterwards gave of the nature of the resolution ,he intended to propose, and some of our evening contemporaries have questioned the accuracy of our statement. We can however assure our readers, that the right honourable gentleman dis tinctly stated at the time to several members, who wished to have all doubts on the subject removed, that he really intended to give effect to Mr. Rowland Hill's of an uniform penny postage, and that it was merely in connection with the sub ject of reduction in general, and not any specific reduction, that he referred to the report of the committee of last year. On our statement the fullest reliance may be placed. Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of an uniform penny postage is to be carried into full effect.—Morning Chronicle. DARING AND DEXTEROUS ROBBERY.—Abouttwo o'clock on Friday afternoon, a young woman, apparently not more than 20 years of age, most respectably attired, arrived at Mr. Schofield's, the Temple Inn, Waterhead Mill, Oldham, ac companied by a boy, whom she had just employed for the moment to carry her trunk and umbrella ; she applied to be accomodated with lodgings till the Monday following.—She was told that Mrs. Schofield would find it difficult to acco modate her, having other company ; she, however, said her parents kept the Green Dragon Inn, at Huddersfield, that she, therefore, knew how people were, at times, troubled with company, and she would put up with such room as Mrs. S. had. It was finally arranged she should stay, and she accor dingly took dinner with the family ; she afterwards retired to her room, and in a short time came down stairs, leaving the trunk in her apartment, and giving her umbrella into the hands of Mrs. Schofield's daughter. She left, saying she was going to Greenacres Moor, to see a person of the name of Greenhalgh, and would' not be long absent. Mrs. S's daugh ter had occasion, in a short time, to go into the room where the stranger had been, and on trying to unlock one of a chest of drawers, she found she could not get it open. It was, however, at last forced, and it was then discovered that £6 in sovereigns, and £1 in silver had been stolen, out of an old velvet cap, doubtless by the highly respectable looking fe male who had just departed, and has not since been heard of. On examining the trunk, it was found unlocked, and empty, with the exception of a sheet of blank letter paper, and a small pot containing a little bears' grease.--Manchester Cou rier. The latest letters from St. Petersburg say that the Em peror and Empress had been obliged to quit the new winter palace by a very laughable and unexpected circumstance. This splendid edifice, which is fitted up with the utmost magnificence, is filled with countless swarms of noxious in sects, the origin and rapid propagation of which is ascribed to the palace having been built in a hurry while everything was wet, and then overheated, that it might be occupied without delay. The Austrian Observer says that the news of hostilities between the Sultan and Mehemet AU is of no importance, and that the Sultan had only caused the position of the latter to be reconnoitered. On the appearance of the Egyp tian troops, the Turkish army is said to have immediately recrossed the Euphrates. A CURIOSITY.—A quantity of butter, about ten pou n d s weight, was found in Oumley Bog, near Muff, county Done gal, last week, by a labourer of Mr. Edward Johnson's, of Drumskellan. It lay in the lowest cut of the hog, in a solid mass ; and although it must have lain in that situation for a great many y ea rs, perhaps centuries, it was in a state of good. preservation. It is of a pure white colour, somewhat resem bling tallow, and, when reduced to a liquid state, seems to have the appearance and properties of butter of a superior quality. A small portion of it has been left at our office, where it may be seen by the curious.—Derry Sentinel. The Cleveland Herald states that within nine miles, at the nearest distance, from Lake Erie, is a lake whose waters are e l eva ted seven hundred and twenty feet above those of Lake Erie, and on the elevated body of water, a steamboat of one hundred tons burthen plies. This is Chautauque Lake, Chautauque county, N. Y. Sir Robert Peel has contributed £5OO to the Lichfield and Coventry Diocesan Church-building Association, the object of which is to build new churches and parsonage houses where they are required. After the unusual heat of the week, we were visited about half-past twelve this morning with a heavy fall of rain. It is the first with which we have been favoured for some time. The farmer has long been hoping for it, and should it con tinue it will be most serviceable to thtparched and suffering country.—cork Constiutional. . All that the. French and Belgian papers say of the refusal of Austria and Russia to ratify the treaty of the 19th ol April is mere fiction, for which there is not the slightest founda tion. The month of June sets in upon us this day somewhat in auspiciously, the atmosphere partaking more of the tempera ture of March than that of Midsummer. Throughout the present week the wind has blown bitterly from the north and north-east, and vegetation, consequently, has made batt-slow progress—Newcastle Journal. • WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The following talented and eminent artistes have been engaged for the ensuing festi. val:—Madame Persiani, Miss Clara Novelle), Miss Birch f Miss Beale, Miss Maria Hawes, Signor Tarnburini,Mr...Ben nett, Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Machin, &c.—Wor ceder Journal. • • THE WEATHER.—Up to half-past two o'clock to-day, the weather continued beautifully fine, accompanied by intense heat ; but at that hour the sky lowered a, little; and we were visited with a slight fall of rain and several claps of thunder, with vivid flashes of lightning. Should more rain come dow n, the country would be much the better .of it -; 'but,. as the clouds look bright at this hour, (four o'clock,) we think it will turn out fine again. —Limerick Standard! p