The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-21 00:00:00

IVERPOOL SOS rADAME mit r Engagement, on" S MATHEISI/' Fts us CLATTE',OO FA IR LADY) nhi, on with the most en"' Eveninvo ba i tr. st instant, wui SCANDAL. Mr. Charles IK ne Vestris, of ly popular Sollg . 7e Trife.'' a new Drago,:;iti formed with than Are , L o ndon, (WI" LATTER. er) • . M r. C. 3latbef' e here, a New DO' 'ON FAIR 140 Mr. Charles DO dm in London. ..... Maclaine Ves° ler in London. -Drama of TO ifr , rama, written ID YOU IE 2 D y 's.—To be followa's,, ND, TE HU , SB .exi, ▪ aura, Madanie,ol4 a ma of ONE ri i thews ; Julia, IfB 1 ,tanlartl• :ME 21, 153 speech —the 19114, le Ballot quests P tpulets, until 006 bring forward agiil rust the CO'.ntil_ it down the 01.7., ; do. The eoe sw• have been so wn, and in 1 1 '‘ nd com e to the ddle with 00 dess and inenda6°: They ring elial3_4 ntimidation , eir own distetond prove what aorii found in d0:46 he club of iller cw, leaded li 1 - brd'' e argument, tAt, sy be yet shea.:ll can 61 ted, that, under, tier the votes of i S s 111UCh---ill 011 r 3 : 1 more—than—thant - _ .r the GrotiaDs 3611! bmgton Macau% go the whole Oci 3 f the falsehood' lf, it to ally hse stituent body' b/: lng, would t Ile, without' constituencies— dr Ballot-ba sv ill 7 , r .rote, you 01010 ine them betW,P; to allow' trutVll:r of your own 33 deb ater ne upon a tY V supported void really hart il Y .4 ) but if our 'oil ished, we r efer ipeech of *6o' [ historical t into thei r o pt gger for 06ee'41! ng was thebalst ‘‘ unendur a oe eminent a s d a rich Lord Id: 'est mode of .ofi eo ange logic I troo r isband your gates,:o, ng and at ` Dtfu i e' ids by d° u , 0 1 0 an-witted ti s. But if tb t e le ) .1 that it is p 1 00' . , 4 / ' ' them we d it" ntumelY Chis para' 3 %,/, p o pular cl a ' hundred de`lolls is nothi li g.d of / to ge t ri o p , and honestYoe fes )fessors 4 0 01 c t Radi cal frbe Lffronts ? then, be t 3 ;e k w ill n° .0 c' poi )aper, 31bl a cia tr to hc which said for the o gD ave Vi dt eri : ie irrele ca " t Vbut t o (11 110 ay, ►cLi tnUnitY ck rerrieo) tf, e i ve s trateo d ef)` i ts professenipi „,, remedy so et US a dvw, .e , er ceo• i‘ , notl , p t to bi ll iig b A lr d B, t hr°— rit , 13 _ fi ce „ , 1 01 : ;, after 7 , : ef e o ; ' ft is a w a l l indida te6 o l‘ t ' 4 4 vhile 1 tbi s , bc"'. again st T;co l3 `,s 11) ),11 0 t;"A ", naive o e 6tlc s . nsta nce , el r 4 0 7 1, to , t he , oe l t ` tiori in ra d; a nd s ve tr ir•l', l l 4}' rt oft en ~.ot o t o bera . ::: ll l Y e ; l be;r. of d e d ect' a lie' ned lie asce ße rt a i n What reasonable chances he had of success. , iith we tald not be likely to contest a borough or county e tl i a r t , B ° ll te data to go upon by which he might cal that th e p ro bable probable result. If he found upon enquiry t h e as -e , c aSe was only a doubtful one, and that so far gestures auto) show of nods and winks and significant that under went, (for me will suppose, in this instance, hitt, under th e Ballot regime no man will commit ricto elibywsp rdsa) he had fair grounds for anticipating , he would infallibly endeavour to make himself the as Popular as possible—and would go to e olsr B ° P O f Mr. Prettyman and buy gloves, and of Mr. to th e and buY biscuits, and pay pleasant compliments e fair hostes s of the Swan. te r 0 0 7 would the smirking shopman, during the guar- Neil! au the I V his def eat ' a familiar conversation that ensued, be wi, h a an 'aY foul as to tell his customer that he neither nor cared for his success ; or would v ote tilahing landlady drop no hint that Bo if must tr.r Aor so agreeable a gentleman ? Possibly in the lat whatease t he hint would .be verified, but in the former part hint be the result ) If the shopkeeper acted the 4 4 4 a Cato, and was silent when questioned, he g 1 0,„,. be at once set down as an enemy, and no more tar ea he sell on that side of politics, for the na t}l'ati°,-the argument compels us to assume that the tailB Y of Coercion by intimidation everywhere pre do %; and the more fully we admit this, the stronger fa wrl e na, 4l .l ake t he argument for the Ballot—or he would a ° means flatter and equivocate, and as there would be c andidate ef testing his sincerity by the poll book, the fide 4 ate would leave the shop with no feeling of con donbee t hat he had gained a friend, and would be in , elier after a ll which way the smooth-tongued ribbon she,,bineant to vote. But is it fair—is it just, thatl riioB 7 i tot - I ` 7lo lv who side with me in opinion on the inPortant questions of life ? et ,s e Other grievous evil is this. The introduction of timtb"llffrage will cause most unjust conduct. We and treat judge of individuals as members of a class, tort that then), accordingly. For instance, we may as of a t a large majority of the members of the Church fore, d ies d are C onservatives. Under the Ballot there ; itkli N e will be the chief objects of suspicion to tht h th em t 0 S ' and a s a general rule support will be given ythe Dissenters rather than Churchmen. They will h 1 11 , 0 1 ! t he safer mode of rewarding their friends wi d t th ' fl g like certainty. Again, we are proud to a Itte st i t , at ItlanY Dissenters though differing from us on d good -na of Theology, are friends of good order an 4re ernillent, and therefore, we need hardly add,. tio t Nervatives •; but as a body they stand in opposi brit:eand therefore, (since the determination to coerce, the a; and intimidate, exists to such a fearful extent as cotikPaient for the Ballot pre-supposes,) the honest, thiellrtticills Dissenter, who gives his vote on the side ti,"' hu rell and the Throne, will be confounded SC hil ge faCt i° l lS, discontented, and turbulent body of body nlati cs, Who are at present the plague-spot in the 1114 4 Pnrate of England. ploaestat. blishe have i nust draw these remarks to a close. d our two propositions, and we challenge ed o l°ll . We could say much more, but we forbear. a ril ev not believe that this mad project of the Radicals lo rt er be come the law of the land, and our humble tig hall , 4 • prevent it. Our duty ele gy', never be wanting to 3 arid we will steadily perform it. ha ktai t i e v ti e already adverted to the paradoxical incort 'taro Wit h Which t h e I nf i del scheme of Education is end ed. •st, •r, d Ile Voluntary brawler clamours for a State-En- II " ' The b Pelt th e champion of Popular Intelligence descants ) 3 (1. Th ilrill aPPy prevalence of general Ignorance. 4 oitt ary sworn foe of tyranny is the advocate for an G oth Thnd ir responsible Board. ,{)verp, m en of " op e n quest i ons, " w h o wou ld h ave :`etlt M erely an admini s t ra ti on mac hi ne , per ta lit tle as possible with disputed ques ti ons , de gels pnVangle the Mi n i stry f or t h e t i me b e i ng w i th a 'lltl eo Yet more fertile cause of inextricable difficulty „ s th, nsi ° °. ;N ed "e men who will not have a Bedchamber Lady L 't erran' be "it is inconvenient and improper" tha lt genients of that nature should change with a ta g e of • • hticatio ministry, gravely propose that the whole , 1 -ce of a o f the day should change whenever the ba "se t h i P°iltical Power is turned. (We say they pro emes\r, for though, doubtless, they would have the iS N i n po,iliggish now, and Whiggish or something 1 4 , 15r °Po s , Pet uam, yet this they have not yet ventured 4 : 1 1' 41 - 1 : they h ave not openly avowed that a par i,t° be then -rn , I° 'vrie House, or a b ac k- room a t B roo k es ' , mou tain-head of public lear n i ng , i n scecu l a t t , an d that wh atever t h e parents may happen 4 of I, eel or Russell, the children, nevertheless, Gth I° he t at ra j, ned as suc ki ng Wh i gl i ngs.) fly 4 4t tn ° ll gh the nota bl e sc h eme has b een framed to (man :%a:, say ' and some, perhaps, believe) sim :4eet the universal wish ' of every possible de n t va r i t • d although such „stol lsb . e Y opinion—an e k „ 4l ey k4 ' a tton has b een ma d e f rom Ch urc h men, tde et e i te 3 : ll d even Papist enemies, as few questions i 4 Po hl nd few sess i ons have ever witnessed-L-still 1 : for th e s a nd a nd libe ra l p l an i s ruthlesly persisted in : t "iti a t, " it sake of concili a ti ng every consc i ence, an d tap e' deference to th e sacredness and P rh • of most °Pinio t e are e a sca nty sample of the i n h eren t ahsurdi eeNb°ntradictions with whi c h th e C a bi ne t proposa l 4r , k t t h e . re d• S uc h i s the necessary result of ,say :ktoc, ' l ig when we mean another. The affair is ••(1, ' - s, tra ns ) arent fraud. The scheme . is wholly prit sterns nar tY• A Saxon 'Englishman is made of t, ° am S tuff to be tamed, and caged, and im- N, O . f or ~ i t)f qh e a tr,e service or sport of Whiggery. But . k a tTl tal f ar ,„ 4 : in al Young enough, say the Jesuits of this 14, 4 ' tl kp anc 7.'". Infuse your poison into his opening ' 1 14 114 t aad iri g m ind. Set the bridle of Liberalism . on tit mission Y o uthful jaw, Above all, starve him into .keep • for Hunger will subdue the strongest spi %i (th e oil y earef _ from his reach the Bread of his Y ' ) an d ` Ord that proceedeth from the Mo u th o f hi s tri n ‘vill "til • . up after your own desires with b,calte h . °lts and well-practised arts, and you t th e ml an excellent Whig-radical at the last. r. 4 1 Of . secret ; and to such a desperate ex- As j h lt 4 an e d 4e dnes's will the despair of faction hurry N self-seeking men. It is for the grown li th) fro nl (l t i b lnd to preserve their sons and their sons' 10'e mi l ,'ese machinations of Belial. By God's "'cl UOld fast ,. , Our Holy 04 1 , Rhail that mum good. 1 4 ti duty. an undespoiled inheritance to 1 4 r ae iciS Children; and when they shall ask, 144.413 e tol d t} : e, " What mean these stones ?" they G e . tjs k ' Pre v i a a _ t ., happy England had a providential 14 e - saa the u for her through waters more destruc ythat, the fl ° o ds of Jordan to a land of promise I` t i ith le land of Canaan--a land of light and N.' tha t it rind they shall know the hand of the '11; s lili ghtY, and shall fear him for ever and e Le h ~i ta t, or i i ! k Plocl ed Pleasing everybody had, we thought, Ve t h 's A s ,.„ e ver since the days of " The Old Man 44 4 hig ' t Certainly we do not think so meanly of 4 4 1 atm ari believe that they ever seriously con 'lllN they Sac absurdity. Crafty in their own eY ar e s • t ot alt e t h e pecious enough in their promises. nd th, l3 allot an open question to satisfy Mr. Nr"-- I :k te d ri s h ;• 4 l :h t il h i le l lrlatie l e P n °se o Sir Peter Fleetwood to conci they'i Ho owe They find their bills hecom effects to meet the Radical de f)tArse th eir re, at whatever cost, they endeavour aces Ptan ees• The Radical meanwhile is that '4„e div i lend w ill not b rea k the bank; for he • tiet'dy " of_fh_ upon the estat e wou ld not pay ' and thus e fiat, Thus they s h u ffl e on f rom d ay k t 114,47 e xemplify the old f am ili ar dis 11,rpSniel• qey nard„ r i , g, and a walnut tree, ha beat them the better , they'll be." si r t o the clamour that is loudest at the 41 ' /I'4 then nd ° for t hey are trying to please every thi s i s I,ld, M ao , , . only with promises, all in fu `4 th , assns inf er — and no one knows better than „ the verthlessness of the whole concern. o th or in them then hi tb. ati y believing that either in their too Whatever be nebe:ttlsieiesttohue' 'N. , ° tiler 8 st 11, `" W tlat ev... Y ern of education, or of any world, every body can be c!ak 0 eart , co of a simplicity and combined with a softness of head, t a ° tti a i the Whigs. Cold, cal nf th 'un ge, Ilo w hey h 'hearted,t - they know better and (4 t i ave "leY act from their own motives, th e ,, \IN, • are b a different end. ' Like the Druids iorro w • mg on promise to repay, not sition conciliate respect. The one engages the affec tions,—but avowed, and open, and honest adversaries have hearts prepared for future friendships in happier circumstances and in better times. With shabbiness Honesty and Honour have no communion. There is scarcely a ground of difference left between the more moderate members of the Cabinet, and the great Con servative Leaders ;—from the Radicals, an inseparable gulf divides them. Why, then, can there be no coali tion ? Simply, we answer, for this plain reason : They are so shabby that we dare not trust them; they are so despised, that we fear to meddle with their un popularity. Every Conservative feels an instinctive abhorrence of the contaminating contact. Disgraced, deserted, and despised, they will fall, alone and for They haVe risen for a while to the height and pinnacle of power, that- their fall may be more signal and their destruction more complete. We trust the Melbourne Ministry may be in its death, as it has been in its birth and in its life,— a beacon to warn the Statesman of succeeding times against the shoals of shabbiness and fraud. We have been led into these remarks by the very peculiar exhibition of double-dealing and dishonesty into which they have been betrayed by this Education Scheme. We rejoice in every occasion which draws the veil and strips off the mask of Whiggery, and ex poses its genuine features to the public gaze. This Infidel Scheme is worth a whole quiver of lesser It has thoroughly sickened whole classes of arrows. Evangelical Dissenters, whom Whig plausibilities and ancient party ties had not ceased to enthrall. It has unveiled many a Liberal Sophistry, and exposed many a hollow pretence. We shall recur to it from time to time, and endeavour hereafter to deal with it in more detail than time and space have yet permitted. It is a darling spawn of Liberalism : w e b e li eve i t w ill prove a . . _ _ . parricidal offspring Meanwhile let it be especially remembered, and we here insert it as the 7th and chiefest of the incongrui ties and absurdities which we have time to enumerate at present :—The Liberals, as they style themselves par excellence, will only teach a part : we, the Exclu sives, are resolved that we will TEACH EVERYTHING AND KEEP BACK NOTHING ; hut especially that which alone is of infinite and eternal consequence. Such is Liberalism, and such is the merit and talent of the 19th century ! In ancient times they did more and professed less; there was less cry, and more wool ; less shadow, and larger substance,—or England would not now be Empress of the ocean, and first among ie nations 'of the world. We are rejoiced to find that the House of Commons has adopted a tranqUil course in the question of " Stockdale v. Hansard," and rejected the Rehoboam's counsel of the exasperated Attorney General, and the democratic Wilde. To have attached the Sheriff in the involuntary discharge of his official duty, would doubtless have been extremely congenial with Liberal notions of propriety and justice, but would have con ferred no additional respectability upon the House of Commons. As it is, that august and most popular body has earned more leek than laurels. We mean no offence to Mr. Williams Wynne (who ought to have known better), but really they do forcibly remind us of ancient Pistol, "By this leek, I will most hor ribly revenge ; I eat, and eke I swear -." They will, however, be monstrously valiant next time. Next time ! ! At Whig leisure, and on the Canadian ca lends. More of this hereafter. By the packet-ship Sheridan, which arrived here on Wednesday, we have received New York papers to the 25th of May inclusive. They do not add much to the news brought by the Liverpool. The Boston Centinel of the 24th ult. remarks that " the rumoured border troubles, going the round of the papers, prove to be no troubles at all. Mr. M'Laughlin, the British agent, having started with a posse to St. Francis and Fish Rivers, it was supposed at first that he was going there to molest that settlement, which is within the jurisdic tion of Maine, and precaution was taken by Mr. Jarvis, the Maine land-agent, to resist any such attempt. It proved, however, that he was desirous to co-operate with the Maine forces for the protection of the tim ber." The New York Morning Herald of the 25th ultimo says that " Canada is in a bad way. The peaceable are fast leaving the colony and coming to the United States. Sir George Arthur is returning to England, and the whole province seems to have lost their senses. Their last outrage is on a United States vessel that touched at Brockville, The 16,000 British regulars can hardly keep them in order." Respecting the al leged " outrage" on a United States vessel, the Daily Commercial Advertiser has the following letter from Le owner : STEAM-BOAT " UNITED STATES," Lake Ontario, May 20, 1839. Dear Sir,—ln accordance with your request, I proceed to state the circumstances attending the seizure of the American schooner G. S Weeks, by the collector, Col. Fraser, of the port of Brockville, and her subsequent delivery by her mas ter and owner by the same officer. The schooner is owned at Oswega, and was laden with about 90 tons of merchandise, consigned by myself to owners in Brockville, Morristown, and Ogdensburgh—the former a Canadian port, the two latter American ports, on the river St. Lawrence. A part of the cargo consisted of a cannon, with its carriage —the gun dismounted, the wheels taken from the carriage and the whole placed on the deck of the vessel, and con signed regularly on her bills of lading to the captain of an artillery company at Ogdensburgh. The schooner arrived at Brockville about noon on Friday, the 17th ; and, as is usual in such cases, reported her cargo for Brockville to the revenue officer, and received from the deputy collector a " permit" to land the Brockville con signments, and then to depart on her voyage. While discharging this cargo, she was seized by the col lector, Col. Fraser, and taken from the possession of the master. The latter, however, was suffered with his crew to remain on board, but was not allowed to exercise controul over any thing belonging to the schooner or cargo--not even sa much as to work her pumps. The cannon was now taken from her deck, and a mob suf fered to mount it, and parade it in triumph through the streets. They were allowed to ransack the lading of the ves sel, to "start" casks of liquor on her deck, and break open and pillage boxes of fruit, and to commit other acts of 'vio lence. It is true, these depredations in amount were incon siderable, but the circumstances seem to show dereliction of duty on the part of the officer, Colonel Fraser. On hearing that the schooner was detained at Brockville, under circumstances as above detailed, Colonel Worth, com manding the United States forces on this frontier, proceeded to Brockville in the United States steamer Oneida, 'with a small military force, where he arrived on the evening of the 18th, and immediately addressed a communication to Colo nel Fraser, requesting to be informed why the schooner was detained. In the absence of Colonel Fraser, the letter was answered by his deputy, only to assure Col. Worth that Col. Fraser would himself return an answer on the following morning. No answer having been received at 2 o'clock, p. m. of that day, (the 19th) Colonel Worth crossed the river to Brockville in the Oneida, and without coming to the perhaps in the other world, (for of that they and their supporters seem to take but little note,) but at Whig leisure on the Canadian calends. We suspect they have exemplified the old illustration of " catching a Tartar." They will close the Session with the keenest remorse of which their minds are capable—the sense that they have over-reached themselves, that they have fallen into the pit they digged for others, that their wickedness has recoiled upon their own heads. Many and many a serious and reflecting man has had his eyes opened to the inborn recklessness of Whiggery, by their audacious interference in this Sacred Question. We take leave to assure them,—the experience of their party will richly prove to them, and it is the only ar gument there is the least hope of successfully address ing to their minds,—it never pays to insult the deep seated religious feelings of the English People. There is another homely maxim which we despair of bringing home to their conviction—we mean, that Honesty is the best Policy ; and that fraud, however artfully devised, or cautiously maintained, will in the end be discovered. Lord John Russell may rest as sured that the 'hopeless unpopularity of decaying Whiggery is chiefly owing to the vile chicanery and stratagem by which it has preserved its equivocal as cendancy. The Whig party was strong in . 1834. Had the pure (!) old Whigs maintained a dignified attitude of guarded support towards Sir Robert Peel's ministry; had they acted upon their recorded pledges; had they thought more of measures and less of men ; above all, had they stood upon their own footing and eschewed the vile contamination of the Lichfield House Confederacy,—Lord John Russell would now have been a far greater man, and the head of a far more powerful and independent party. The people of Eng land hate shabbiness. Firm friendship or manly oppo. wharf, sent a message again requesting information as to the cause of the detention of the schooner. The answer returned was, that the cannon which had been taken into the town, should be immediately returned on board, and the schooner suffered to depart. About the same time a body of regular troops arrived from Kingston, in the steamers Traveller and Kingston, by which the guard at Brockville was strengthened, and under the direction of which the gun was restored, and the vessel allowed to resume her course. A portion of the mob, however, were very violent in their opposition to the surrender of the cannon, and very abusive towards the officers engaged in attending to its delivery— so much so that Colonel Marshall, commanding her majesty's forces, caused two or three of the ringleaders to be arrested and taken to the guard-house. No cause was assigned for the seizure of the schooner, other than the fact of her having the piece of ordnance on board. And it also appeared that the collector was instigated or perhaps driven, to the commission of the act by the popu lace, whom the civil authorities had not the power to control. The more respectable portion of the people of Brockville, however, were entirely opposed to the procedure, as entirely unwarrantable, and exerted themselves in every way to cause a speedy restoration of the vessel and property.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, HENRY FITZHUGH - J. E. Small, Esq. M. P. P. We subjoin the only extracts of importance con ained in the latest New York papers. (From the Morning Herald of May 25.) NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, FRIDAY, MAY, 24, 6 P.M ___ —There has been a fair business done in sterling exchange during to-day. Some of the leading drawers ask 10 per cent.; but sales have generally been made at 91 to 9-1 per cent., the United States Bank drawing at the former rate. The English news which reached us yesterday, although pre senting no material change from the last advices, has been used by the bears at the Stock Exchange to produce a fall. It will, therefore, be perceived that small amounts only have been sold at receding prices. Bank of Commerce fell off 1 per cent.; Delaware and Hudson, + per cent.; Farmers' Trust, 1 per cent.; Mohawk, 1 per cent.; Paterson, t per cent.; Stonington, 1+ per cent.; Harlem, 11 per cent.; but little is doing in Wall-street generally. Silver continues to command a premium from its comparative scarcity, although gold is plentiful. The former metal continues to arrive at New Orleans from Mexico in sums of various amounts. The The schooner Watchman arrived here on the 16th from Mata moms, with 21,587 dollars in specie to different firms. In domestic exchange we notice no material difference in rates since the last week. TEXAS.—The Columbia, steam-packet, Captain Windle, arrived last night, in 36 hours, from Galveston, bringing dates from that place to the 12th. THE FRENCH FLEET.—The Galveston Gazette of the 10th instant has the following :—" The French frigate Neriad, 64 guns, the steam-ship Phaeton, and the Crusader, an 18 gun brig. arrived on Tuesday, and are now (Tuesday evening) lying off this port. They are part of the blockading squadron from Vera Cruz, and brought up Admiral Baudin, who is now at Houston, having landed at Valasco, and gone to the capital by land. Salutes have been exchanged between these vessels, and the Texian steam-ship Zavalla, the fort, and the navy-yard. The Zavalla and the steam-packet New York have been alongside the Phaeton, and exchanged friendly salutations with her officers. The President, among others has been on board." The Galvestonian contains various particulars of the arri val of the rare visitants. The Neriad, in entering the port, got aground, and was towed off by the Zaralla. The com mander of the Phaeton had been on board the Texian steam ship, and expressed .himself highly pleased with the vessel and her arrangements. Formal visits had also been ex changed between the officers of the Neriad and the Zavalla. President Lamar arrived in Galveston on the 7th, and de parted the same day on his return to Houston, through cour tesy to Admiral Baudin, who,had gone to the latter city.— New York Evening Post, May 23. (From the Boston Daily Sentinel of May 24) FROM MEXICO.-By advices at New Orleans from Tam pico to May 4th, we learn that Bustamente and Arista were at Victoria, and would probably reach Tampico in 10 or 15 days, if their courage to attack the place did not fail them. Pedraza, the commander of the place, was recovering from a severe illness, and the defences were yet incomplete, and without sufficient force to man them. Meanwhile, Santa Anna, April 22d, issued, through the minister Gorostiza, a manifesto declaring that, inasmuch as the revolutionists had favored and connived at the clandestine introduction of con- traband merchandise, interdicted by the tariff, the legitimate government would not be answerable to foreign Consuls for any excesses which might be committed by the besieging army, in the event of the capture of the town. A French brig of war was off the port, awaiting the issue. We have received a file of the Jamaica Royal Gazette to the 14th of May inclusive. The accounts from va. rious parts of the country are somewhat more favour. able than the last. Great complaints are made againsl the managers of certain estates in the Windward district, who have induced the labourers to leave the estates on which they were located, by offering them extra wages, in order to get the crop off, and to prepare for the fol lowing. On this subject the Royal Gazette remarks— " This system must be attended with the worst effects, not only to the estate but to the labourers. To the first, because the only chance of succeeding in the cul tivation of sugar, is having a peasantry from whom continuous labour may be derived. And while this is to be induced by every encouragement held out to the people already located there, yet, it must also be at tended by a determined exaction of the labour of the party being expended on it. But if they are allowed to remain on the property and to labour elsewhere, and the proprietor has to look for others similarly situated on other properties, he is encouraging an un settled state amongst them—a plan by which they will be enabled to exact any wages they please, and he re main entirely at their mercy as to the cultivation of the estate." With respect to the interference of the Stipendiary Magistrates and the Baptist Missionaries between the planters and the labourers, the Gazette says—" We have heard with regret that certain of the Special Ma gistrates, even at this eleventh hour of stipendiary misrule, are continuing to exert a baneful influence and interference with magisterial authority, unauthorised and subversive of all proper order. Indeed, there have been cases reported to us of so flagrant a nature, that it would be necessary to make them public at once, but that we believe they will be reported to higher authority, when we trust Sir Lionel will put such con duct down. The alterations about taking place will require these gentlemen to act with more impartiality, and listen to both sides instead of one. We, however, hope, that stipendiary and Baptist interference is nearly at an end, and if so, we are the last to wish that the past should be even remembered. We would fain look to this country, under a different system of go vernment, when all men shall be looked npon alike, when the white man shall not be held up as a tyrant and an oppressor, and the black man shall be looked upon as co-equal in the various classes of society, in which nature shall assign him, has being likely to be come one of the finest on the face of the earth. But ere this will take place, contention must cease—the ministers of religion must, instead of arraying them selves against wealth and respectability, and instilling into the minds of the lower orders nonsensical ideas of civil liberty, and discontent to their present situation, teach them respect for their superiors and obedience to lawful authority—those having magisterial power must have justice ever before them, and swerve neither to the right nor to the left, but administer the law without partiality, favour, or affection. And although the great staple of the island must decrease, if it will be produced at all, and our island never can in conse quence be so valuable as it has been, yet we hope to ee it the abode of peace and industry, of order and contentment?' The Planters' Bank was likely to be established on a firm and permanent basis. Nearly 10,000 shares had been taken up to the 14th ultimo. The circulating medium of the island was extremely deficient. The Gazette, on this point, remarks—" The great want of a proper circulating medium, is becoming every day more and more felt. We are now not only almost entirely without British silver, but there is a great scarcity of small checks and notes. Indeed the great est difficulty is experienced in getting even a five pound check either at the Receiver General's Office or the Bank, as neither British silver nor small notes can be got—the latter having apparently been paid to the la bourers instead of coin, and not having yet found their way again into circulation, or being withdrawn from circulation, of which we are not aware. We trust, however, that many months will not pass, till our cur rency and circulating medium will be placed upon a proper and fixed base." The intention announced by the government to suspend the House of Assembly was still the subject of much discussion in the island, and was naturally producing much exasperation of feeling. Our worthy representative Mr. Cresswell brought forward his motion on the subject of the Danish Claims on Tuesday evening, and once more obtained ' a signal triumph over that slippery personage the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Though opposed by Government, we rejoice to find that Mr. Cresswell's motion was carried by a majority of sixty-five. After so decisive an indication of the feelings of the House, with respect to the justice of the claims of those who suffered losses by the confiscations of the Danish Go vernment, we hope that Government will see fit to settle the matter satisfactorily and immediately. Mr. Cresswell deserves the praise of the mercantile com munity, for the zeal and ability which he has mani fested in prosecuting this important subject. ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS On Tuesday last, according to custom, the children belong ing to the Blue -coat School, and the principal schools con nected with the Established Church, assembled to the num ber of many thousands, and after promenading through seve ral of the principal streets of the town, they proceeded round Nelson's Monume n t, an d then to St. Peter's Church. The procession was joined by the Mayor, and several members of the Town Council, who were attended by the mace-bearer, sword-bearer, and other officers of the Corporation retinue, the churchwardens of the parish, Sze. A number of the children, consisting of the best singers selected from each of the schools, attended the church, where the usual charity sermon was to be preached, it was announ ced, by the Rev. Walter Farquhar Hook, D.D., vicar of Leeds. The church was filled by a highly respectable con gregation, amongst which we noticed most of the clergy of this town and neighbourhood The prayers and lessons of the day were read by the Rev. Rector Brooks, who went through this part of the service in his usual impressive manner. The Rev. Dr. Hook gave forth as his text, the 15th and part of the 16th verses of the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel according to St. Mark. " And he said unto them, go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." The reverend divine said, in the command here given, they saw the object which they ought continually to have in view, —namely, the propagation of the Gospel. That which was desirable, was not merely that the Bible, but that the Gospel should be propagated. Few persons 'would deny that this ought to be the aim of all who loved the Lord Jesus Christ : but when it was admitted, that they ought to labour for the propagation of the Gospel, the question immediately arose, — What was the Gospel? Dr. Hook here showed how each sect held up its own peculiar tenets as most evangelical, while the opponents of all asked with the triumph of a biting sarcasm, " What is the Gospel?" The Gospel was in reality the truth as it was in Christ. Jesus. After alluding to the controversies which had taken place with the Romanists and with others, Dr. Hook said the proof of plenary inspiration could not be brought forward in favour of any other book, or writings whatever, except those which were received by them as the Gospel. The Bible, therefore, was their rule of faith, their law, and the testimo n y by w hi c h t h ey were b ound to abide. hen lately it was proposed by those high in au thority to establish schools, they were compelled to opposi tion because they could not countenance schools if those schools did not propagate the Gospel. It had been common to lay down the Bible, and the Bible only, as the religion of the church, instead of advancing it as their rule of faith. Unitarians, to do them justice, took their stand upon the Bible, only they interpreted according to their own notions. Dr. Hook next proceeded to a review of the points upon which the various bodies of Dissenters take their stand, those of whom it had been said they oppose the Socinians on church principles, and the church on Socinian principles. No human intellect, he observed, could comprehend the whole scheme of the Scriptures at once. To prevent con fusion, it was necessary to have some scheme of theology. There were some who had denounced all creeds, articles, formulas, and confessions. He was called upon to remark, by what had passed, that they were not seeking to add to the Scriptures. It was this burdening of the simple truth with too much of form that was the great error of the Church of Rome. They, however, sought not to add to the Scriptures, but merelyto keep correct the original system of theology. Luther, Calvin, and Arminius, had each been the expounder of a system. If the followers of each did not distinctly swear to adhere to the system, they make it their rule of faith. What was meant by Calvinism and Arminianism but the adherence to one or other of the systems brought up by these eminent men ? The Calvinists and Armenians mutu ally charged each other with being unscriptural. Who was to decide ? Were they (the church) to take upon themselves to say that they were more learned or more wise than others ? They might say they had prayed ; but what would this be but an uncharitable insinuation that those who thought dif ferently from themselves had not prayed. What right had they uncharitably to assume this? Dr. Hook proceeded to direct the attention of his hearers to the proper mode of procedure, which, he submitted, was by resolute inquiry, with common sense for their guide, and direction, which, he said, would certainly lead them right. If they directed these inquiries amongst the Armenians they would find, that the founder of that system was a good, and wise, and holy man ; they would see the nature of his doctrines, and examine his scheme of theology. But he was not infallible. They would inquire from Calvin, and they would find, that his own authority was that upon which his system rested. It might appear consistent, but it was the work of Calvin, and he was not infallible. If the modern Unitarian recommended his system to notice, that was still more absurd. He said that the Bible, and the Bible only, was the foundation of his be lief. But then he took the Bible and his own authority to gether, and, where he found they did not agree, he brought forth his army of sophistries and special interpretations. His system was, in truth, properly that of private judgment. The Romanist, again, judged of Christianity according to the system which had been formed at a period subsequent to the Council of Trent. Now, they would look what common sense would lead them to do, in judging of an ancient book. Would they not, guided by common sense, look amongst the contemporaries, and judge by their mode of interpretation what ought to be that which they themselves should adopt ? Thus they sought to ascertain the sense in which the Gospel was understood by those to whom the Apostles preached. If they found that a traditional system which the Apostles pur sued, which was to be traced in all the writings of the indi viduals who existed immediately after the Apostles, was adopted in, and by, all the primitive Christians, they must say, that that was the right system; and it was precisely the system which the reformers of the church had adopted or recurred to. So much had been said on this subject, that he must be pardoned for again observing, that they did not seek to add to the Scriptures. They took the Scriptures as they were— looked back to the ages when the exhibitions of the apostles were fresh in the memory of man —scrutinised and examined the records of those days,—and taking the system then un derstood as the meaning of the Gospel, they looked upon it as a perfect interpretation. But it might be asked, what were the unlearned to do ? They had the Book of Common Prayer. The reverend divine here explained the mode in which the Book of Common Prayer was compiled from the liturgies and formularies of the primitive church. Thus, they might truly point to the Book of Common Prayer as the guide of faith, and the voice of the primitive church. This book was the only work which professed to be a record of the primitive church, for the papists did not profess to refer to antiquity. Now, he had asked them by what means the Scriptures could be rightly interpreted, and he had re ferred them to common sense as a guide. It had been sta ted, that the Book of Common Prayer was not definite in its doctrines, but this only showed its striking accordance with the Scriptures. The Scriptures were not definite, or they would not have so many opinions as to what was the Gos pel. In the Book of Common Prayer they had not a correct scheme of theology, but they had a series of doctrines and truths to be religiously observed. There - sere points on which, doubtless, learned divines very conscientiously dif fered ; but, to he disposed to anathematise au individual for such differences, were indeed to be actuated by a spirit worse than Popish. There were some persons who superadded to the more generous system of the Church of England some more strict system. Some of these were so strait, and were worshipped with such close determination, as to amount to an idolatry of the chosen system. This was an abuse of a principle. The human mind was averse from a laborious system of analysis or investigation. In weak minds the trouble was proportionably greater, and hence, therefore, there was the more veneration for a system ready made. The Calvinist, therefore, was found holding fast by the system of Calvin, which first took his attention ; and those of other denomina tions in like manner. By these adoptions, as was made manifest by experience, the mind was narrowed, and every thing was measured according to the standard so taken. All who preached according to that system were regarded as preaching the true Gospel ; all who differed from it were presumed to have in like degree departed from the Gospel. Any advance in Scriptural knowledge, therefore, was impos sible ; and to any such advance he was opposed, since the individual had his Gospel in that system. Having left Christ for a system, men were led, step by step, into deeper error, and they were found maintaining their religion and its doc trines with a degree of violence inconsistent with all religion. So violently -did they contend for their principles, that it appearekas if the very spirit of that for which the expound ers of the Gospel should contend—the spirit of Christianity —had been lost sight of. Like other idolaters, these system mongers were fond of lashing themselves into a fury before their idol. What was it that caused Popery to stink in the nostrils of the people ? It was, that they wished to push their system, even by the aid of the fires of Smithfield. Did not some ultra-Protestants at this day urge their system, and show a spirit of intolerance for all who did not adopt their opinions, almost equally great, though, thank God, they had not the power to enforce their opinions by equally cruel measures ? Since such individuals spoke as if they (those of Dr. Hook's opinions) approached the confines of Popery ; yet it was true, that it was by those who were nick named the High Church party that Popery was to be suc cessfully resisted. What was the cause of all this excess of veneration for hu man systems ? Mere idolaters of systems regarded the system as an end, whereas all systems of theology, however perfect or imperfect, could only be regarded as means. Even God's Word should only be regarded as a means, with the sacra ments, of bringing us to Christ. Man was nothing—Christ was everything. This was the very foundation of Christi anity. In Christ was salvation, and the first main endeavour ought to be that we were one with Christ, and Christ one with us. He drew some ingenious illustrations of his position from the law of England, as regards the unity of man and wife, who, it was said, were completely identified; the church, he said was bound by a similar union. He combined with this some analogies between the church and the living body and its members. As for union with the body, Christ was the head of the church, as the husband was the head of his wife. In the epistle to the Ephesians it was stated, that there was one body and one Spirit, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God, and one Father of all ; and they were directed to keep " the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." If they would be saved, they must be attached both to the body and soul of the church. He was not Scriptural who said, " I have faith, therefore I need not sacraments ;" nor was he Scriptural who sa id, " I have sacraments, and therefore_l need not faith." Th e y m ight im ag i ne exceptions as in the case of infants, but those who could act for themselves, and accorded not with these ordinances, were but as dead and putrid members of the body.. The reverend divine exhorted them to rest not on their faith but on Christ, and to solicit him by prayer : to rest not on their works but on Christ, and to pray to him : to rest not on their church but on Christ, not on the ordinances of the church, but on the communion of the church with Christ. He wished them not to rest on the system of theology which the church provided, but to use that system in order that they might understand their Bible, and that they would ob tain a truly Christian temper. Then, when men differed from them on points of their theology, they would not revile but pray for them. The reverend preacher made some further slight allusions to the plan of education recently proposed by the ministry. Those who were denominated li gh church preachers, these were much reviled for the opinions which they held. Such were at least able to give a reason why they refused to give a sanction to a plan of education which did 'not in their esti mation, tend to extend the Gospel of Christ, the true end of all religious education. Dr. Hook concluded by an earnest and eloquent appeal to the congregation on behalf of the children of the national schools of this town. The collection at the door amounted to the sum of £l5O. ROYAL GIN.—At a public house in Vere- s t reet, Cl are market, Lond on , i s t o b e seen a spl e ndidly gilt cask, on which is painted—" T o b e h a d here, Q ueen Victoria's Royal Gin, fivepence per quarter')." POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—TuEsD AY, Mr. Rushton told the prisoners, that they had a very erro neous idea of the r privileges if they supposed they were to go into a tavern, call for drink, abuse people, break their windows, and then ask what the damage is. He had very serious doubts whether they ought not to be taught, by a penalty, how to conduct themselves in future. He would, however, adjourn the case for a short time, and see if the parties could not come to some settlement. After the lapse of a few minutes, it was announced that the parties had ad justed their differences, and the prisoners were discharged. BRUTALIZING EFFECT OF DRUNKENNESS. James Dee, a flirty-looking individual, was placed at the bar of the court, charged by Inspector Bradshaw with drunk enness and disorderly conduct. Inspector Bradshaw stated, that a little past 12 o'clock that morning he saw the prisoner in a state of intoxication, behaving in a most violent manner, and endeavouring to get into a cellar, near Richmohd-row, where his son lay dying. His wife was there, weeping, and endeavouring to persuade him not to inflict any injury on the young man, who was lying in bed unable to move. The prisoner made so much noise, that the people from one end of the street to the ether were at their windows. As the only way of quieting the street, Bradshaw took him to Bridewell. On his way to the lock-up, the prisoner frequently averred that he would not mind paying five shillings. The prisoner was accordingly ordered to pay ss. and coats, or be committed for three days, ALLEGED THEFT. A joiner was charged with having stolen some tools, the property of a Scotchman, named Richard James. Mr. Davenport appeared for the prisoner. The complainant said, "On the twalth o' September, a was awa' to me dinner at twal o'clock. When I came back, a fun that this man had stole my saw. A wan and telPt, the officers, an' lawst necht a received wort frae this gentleman (the officer) that they had fun him—and there he is." Mr, Rushton.—" How do you know that he stole your saw and tools ?" Complainant.—" 0, I knaw verra weel; •there was naebody else to dae it." Mr. Rushton.—Have you no evidence ?" Complainant.—" 0 yes, maybe a could get evidence, in a day or twa,if you'd jest keep him dila bring 'ern." Mr. Rushton said, he cou ld not take upon himself to de tain the prisoner without evidence. He was well known in Liverpool, it appeared, and could easily be brought up if any charge could be substantiated against him. DISORDERLY GENTLEMEN. A handsome young woman, named Julia Simpson, was placed at the bar, and three-fashionably -dressed young men, who had been let out of custody on bail, were called upon. The names and honourable profession of the three latter we forbear to mention, in the present instance. The inspector on duty in Williamson-square stated, that on the preceding night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, he was endeavouring to drive the female prisoner, who was misbehaving herself, from the box door of the Theatre-royal, when the three gentlemen, who were all drunk, came to him and told him that he had no right to send her away : she should stop there, and they would keep her there in spite of him, as long as they liked. He took her and walked her on to some distance from the theatre door, with the intention of sending her away, but they followed, and took her back. This they repeated, and at length their conduct became so very riotous, that he was under the necessity of taking them all into custody. Police-officer 306 corroborated the above. The eldest of the three gentlemen sais, he would acknow ledge, on behalf of himself and friends, that it was a thought less proceeding on their parts, and perfectly unpremeditated. They acted on the whim and impulse of the moment. Mr. Rushton : " What chance do you think we have of enforcing the law against ignorant persons in humble circum stances, if individuals like you set the example, and if we do not punish you?" The spokesman said, he acknowledged they were wrong. The three gentlemen were fined ss. each, and costs ; in de fault of payment they were to be committed for three days. The girl was discharged. VIOLENT ASSAULT. Margt. Lowe'was charged with having assaulted Susannah Smith, a pretty and neatly-dressed servant girl. Mr. Davenport appeared for the complainant. He stated that she was servant to Mrs. W. Paul, of Norfolk-street. On Saturday last she was cleaning the windows, when the de fendant advanced to her, and, without the slightest provoca tion, beat and scratched her in a most ferocious manner. There had been much bickering, and many attacks upon the complainant, because of the latter having given certain evi dence before the magistrates. The complainant could not walk along the streets without being insulted ;—there was no end to it. c„a Mr. Rushton " Then it is likely to be an interminable The girl gave testimony, that the defendant came up to her, and without saying not one word of no sort whatsoever, pulled her down, and struck her in the " high." She then set to, and she kicked her, and " scratt" her face all over. Miss St. Paul said, that Richard Lowe's sister's son's boy came up to Susan as she stood on the " lather," and he had a stone in his hand. Then the other women (Mrs. Lowe) came up, and she seized Susan by " the head of her hair,' and tore her, and abused her extraordinary to see. Mrs. Lowe, on her part, said that the little boy went up with a stone in his hand, upon which Susan took it from him, and broke his head. She went up and 'monstrated with her, upon which she (Susan) called her most 'bominable names, told her so-and-so, and so-and-so, not fit to be mentioned in " court," before gentlemen. Mrs. Lowe, however, did men tion some of the expressions before the court, and very abo minable expressions they were. Mr. Rushton put it to Miss Susannah, (who, to do her justice, was a very modest-looking little girl,) whether she had used those opprobrious expressions. Susannah looked quite shocked, and averred that she had never used such language in her life. And then, with a look of some pride, she added, that she was not brought up to use such language. A female who stood behind Mrs. Lowe got into a terrible passion ; she looked thunder at Miss St. Paul and her com panion, and at length broke forth with a volley of accusations, Principally char g i ng th e servant (Susannah) with using bad language. The Magistrate said, by way of teaching the defendant to be - more civil, he should tine her 2s. 6d. lind costs. WEDNESDAY. Richard Barrow, a journeyman plumber, in the service of Mr. John Robinson, was committed to take his trial on a charge of having stolen 561bs of metal and block tin, worth 21 per pound, from the works of Mr. Muspratt, in Vauxhall road, where he had been employed for the last three weeks. The metal was found concealed under the clothes of the prisoner. CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST A WAREHOUSEMAN. Joseph Ashley was placed at the bar, charged with having been concerned in taking three sacks of wheat from a ware house of his employers, Messrs. Sanders and Claxton. James M`Cabe said that he was a porter, and worked for Messrs. Robert and George Benn, merchants, who have a warehouse in Manesty-lane. About a quarter past six on Monday night last, witness was sitting on the steps of Messrs. Benn's warehouse ; he observed a cart nearly opposite to the warehouse. The prisoner and another man were with the cart. There were three sacks containing wheat, one of which was in the cart, and the other two were in the street. The other two sacks were put into the cart, and taken away ; but previous to that the prisoner was observed to go into a ware house occupied by Messrs. Sanders and Claxton. That warehouse was about twenty yards from the handcart. Wit ness saw the jigger ropes hanging out of that warehouse. Henry Carroll stated that he was a porter, in the service of Messrs. Sanders and Claxton. The prisoner was one of their warehousemen. Witness handed over to him, at half-past five o'clock, the keys of the warehouse in Manesty-lane. In room No. 5, there was a quantity of wheat in bulk, and when he examined it on Tuesday morning there appeared to have been some taken away. William Gittens proved that no order had been given for the removal of any wheat from the warehouse in Manesty lane. The prisoner had received no authority to take the keys from Carroll. Robert Houseman, police-officer No. 417, apprehended the prisoner on the above charge, about seven o'clock on the morning of Tuesday. Two sovereigns were found upon him. The prisoner was committed to take his trial. YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. RUSHTON and Mr. THEODORE RATHBONE.) CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. A woman named Miller, who keeps a standing in St. John's Market, stood charged under the following circumstances. Mr. John Gaskell, who stated that he was a stone-cutter, said that he was in the market with his wife on the afternoon of Wednesday, and was purchasing some eggs from a young woman who keeps the standing next to that of the prisoner. His wife had laid her basket on the standing while choosing the eggs, and when s h e came t o p a y f or them, the basket was gone. The young woman who had sold the eggs, said, that on hearing of the loss, she had some suspicion that, if taken away, the prisoner was the person who took it, and she ques tioned her on the subject. She denied having seen it. The young woman watched her for some minutes, and observed her stooping, and moving articles in a box. The prisoner afterwards walked away, and search being made, the basket was found in the box, and was handed by the young woman to her father, who gave it over as it was found, to a third party. It contained the money, to the amount of about £4O, namely, 32 sovereigns, and 25 pieces of American gold coin, the whole of which was recovered. The prisoner, who denied having taken the basket, was ordered to be put back, and Mr. Rushton said the parties, as well as the public, were much indebted to the young woman, and also to her father, for their very proper ald honourable conduct in the affair. STEALING FROM A WAREHOUSE. William Jones, a baker, who had occasionally been em ployed as a porter, stood charged with having stolen from oae of the warehouses, belonging to Messrs. Sanders and Co., in Manesty-lane, two sacks of wheat. The case had been remanded from the previous day, when that of another im plicated, named Ashley, was disposed of. It appeared that DISORDERLY CONDUCT. William Kennedy wal placed at the bar, chared with having behaved in a very riotous manner in Bachelo g r-street. Police -officer John Toole stated, that he was on duty in Tithebarn-street, between nine and ten o'clock on Monday night. Hearing a great noise in Bachelor-street, he went to see what was the matter. He found the prisoner behaving in a most disorderly manner, attacking and beating every one who came near him. He made what attempts he could to quell the disturbance, but found that it was impossible, because of the fury of the prisoner, and the disposition of the crowd. The inspector came up, and between them they took the prisoner into custody, but he was immediately res cued by the crowd. This was repeated several times. Inspector Thompson described the conduct of the prisoner and of the crowd as most violent and indecent. The pri soner, in the first instance, was furiously running at and striking every individual that happened to be within his reach. The crowd were making a great noise, and watching the pri soner. Witness seized him, and received from him several violent blows, and the mob immediately pushed between them, and rescued the prisoner. At length, after much trouble, they succeeded in apprehending him. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was very drunk, and did not know what he was doing. Mr. Rushton said, the police-officers must be protected in the performance of their duty. The prisoner was fined 10s. and costs ; in default of payment, to be imprisoned one week. WARNING TO DRUNKARDS. Numbers of persons are daily brought before the magis trates, who, having been found drunk in the streets, have been " booked f or sa f ety. " It has hitherto been customary to discharge such, without hearing any evidence against them. Mr. Rushton has expressed his determination to fine all persons who are taken before him for drunkenness. RIOTOUS CONDUCT IN A TAVERN. Richard Plunkett and Henry Harker, two respectable looking men, were placed at the bar charged with having wilfully damaged the property of Ellen Borkell, publican, Circus -street. The complainant stated, that the prisoners entered her house -on the preceding night, about half-past ten o'clock. They called for drink, and, after taking what they thought proper, one of them said he would not pay her till she lent him a shilling. She refused, upon which they became ex ceedingly violent, and commenced knocking her things about. Ultimately they paid for the drink, but not until they had broken some glasses, and panes of the window. The damage they refused to pay, for which reason she sent them to Bride well. The prisoners averred that they were merely joking when they said they would pay if she lent them a shilling. They got intoxicated, and, as the landlady became somewhat vio lent, they were vexed, and one of them broke the glass acci dentally. They would have paid for that also, but that the landlady made an exorbitant demand. A witness was called, who, it appeared, had been one of the party, He told a similar tale to that told by the pri soners. on Monday afternoon, about half-past six, the prisoner and his companion, had brought a handcart to the warehouse, and had filled the bags from the wheat then lying in a bulk in one of the rooms, and, with assistance, conveyed them away. He was observed; and the police being informed, an officer with some difficulty traced him to a bakehouse, in Finny-lane, where he was found at work. He denied all knowledge of the matter, but his replies, and his subsequent conduct confirmed the suspicion that the wheat might be traced to his possession. The prisoner afterwards removed a sack that was observed in the bakery, and was disposing of another, when he was seen by the police officer and another, and the sack was taken from him. He said it contained flour ; but on examination it proved to be wheat. CHARGE OF STEALING MONEY. Lewis Lavin, a well-dressed man, apparently a foreigner, stood charged with having taken from the counter of a pawn broker's shop in Sir Thomas's Buildings, a sum of lls. 6d. in silver that did not belong to him, but was left for another person, who had pledged two watches for £2 1 ls. 6d., and had in his hurry taken up the two sovereigns, and left the change. The prisoner, who was defended by Mr. Daven port, had, it appeared, been in the habit of purchasing un redeemed plate from the shop, and, when apprehended, had in his pocket six sovereigns and eleven shillings and six pence. The case was not quite clear as to the precise amount of money which was booked as being found upon him, and he was remanded. ROBBERIES FROM THE PERSON BY WOMEN OF DISRE PUTABLE CHARACTER. Several females were brought up yesterday and previous for this offence (District cases), but as the p ar ti es w h o gave them in charge (one of whom lost £ll 10s.) did not appear to prosecute, being ashamed of their own conduct, or so much intoxicated that he could not identify them, they were necessarily discharged, but with a warning from Mr. Rush ton that, from the prevalence of this offence, he was resolved to send all for trial against whom sufficient evidence ap peared ; and if they were convicted at the sessions, few of them, he believed, would escape transportation. Nor has he spared the complainants in cases in which it appeared they were so foolish or intoxicated as wilfully to commit themselves to such company —telling them that they richly deserved to lose their money. A FROLIC. • A young man of respectable and rather dashing appear ance was placed at the bar under the following charge :—A police-officer saw him dragging a hand-cart at a rapid pace in Brownlow-hill, and shouting as he went along. Thinking it a strange occupation for one so genteelly dressed, and seeing, moreover, that he was far from being sober, he took him into custody. The young man said the cart belonged to Mr. Humble; and as it appeared it was but a drunken frolic, he was dismissed on paying a fine of five shillings. A FINE JOB FOR A PIG JOBBER. A pig-jobber, in homely but appropriate raiment, appeared to prefer a complaint of a robbery of considerable amount, against two prisoners, John Matthews and Eliza Matthews. The complainant was so defective in his " brogue," that it was difficult to gather his story. So far as we could make out, it was briefly this. On 'riday night last, he had gone to lodge at a house where the prisoners also were. He had, however, got drunk, and when he came a little to himself, he found that his money was gone, to the tune of £5O, namely two £2O Bank of England notes, and two £5 notes. He had the money in his inside waistcoat pocket. One of the £2O notes was afterwards found, and was produced in court. The male prisoner, who was very badly clad, and who, it was stated, was almost destitute, being a common labourer, and out of work, went on Tuesday to the shop of Messrs. Franklin, in Lord-street, and wished to get the note in question changed. One of the partners questioned him as to his possession of it, and not being satisfied with the reply, had the prisoner apprehended. Upon him were found three sovereigns and other money; and on the female pri soneer £1 Is sd. The note was received from the Market Harborough bank, in Leicestershire, and in order to com plete the chain of evidence from that quarter, the prisoners were remanded until Saturday. CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICEMAN. A youth named William Atkinson, whose head was covered with a bandage from the crown to the ear, that was com pletely covered on one side with clotted blood, appeared at the bar, to answer a charge against him of having on the pre vious night, struck one of the police officers, No. 288, John Lansborough. That officer stated, that when he and two other officers were going along Scotland-road, near Sawney Pope-street, they saw the prisoner and another young man very drunk, and ordered them home, when the prisoner be came insolent, and struck him. Another policeman stated to the same effect. Another officer, No. 6, said the pri soner was insolent at first, when he came up. The prisoner said he might be tipsy, but was molesting no one, or making a noise, and that the officer had struck him very violently on the head with his stick. The prisoner's witnesses were then called. Thomas M`Guire, a biscuit baker, said he was com ing along Scotland-road, when he saw the two young men going peaceably along. One of the officers gave the prisoner a push, and said, I have seen you prigs in the coal-hole. That officer was No. 288, and he was quite intoxicated. Four females were then examined in behalf of the prisoner. They all lived' close by. The first said that she saw the whole affair, and that the two policemen attacked the young men first, one of them saying, " I have seen you in the coal hole." One of them replied, that they were liars, and the little officer (No. 288) struck the prisoner violently. The second female said she was standing about half-way down Sawney Pope street, when she saw the two, after the first affray, walking gently away, when the officer (288) ran after him and struck him violently with his stick. The big man (No. 6) behaved well, and wished to guard off the blows struck at the pri soner and his companion. The third female said she was standing at the door when she saw the two young men walking with their arms round each other. The officer 288 struck the prisoner with such violence that he drove him into the cellar window, so that panes and all were broken. The fourth said she saw the same, and that it was after the young men were walking away.—Mr. Rushton called police officer Garvie (No. 6), who stated, in answer to questions, that after the first commencement of the affray, the young men were quiet and going away. He kept the blows off. The prisoners were taken to Rose-hill Bridewell.—The Bridewell-keeper, on being called, said the prisoner was booked to officer 288, who was not tipsy, so far as lie could judge.—The inspector was also called, and spoke to the young man being drunk.—Mr. Rushton said it appeared to him to be a serious case against police-officer 288, who had acted in so inhumane and brutal a manner, that he would take care he should not go unpunished. Had it not been for the interference of the taliltnan (No. 6), the injuries in flicted on the young man might have been fatal. On the other hand, the prisoner had certainly himself to blame for much of what had happened, as it appeared that he had in the first instance behaved ill to the officers. He must, therefore, pay a fine of ls. without costs, and be discharged. Mr. Rushton then intimated that he should consider until to-morrow what he should do as regarded the police-officer, who, it appeared, had been in the force from the time of its commencement. CURIOUS ASSAULT CASE. Mr. Henry Aaron appeared in court to answer the com plaint of Mr. Levi. The Old Testament was tendered to the latter, but he stated that he had been, but was not now, a Jew. He said, that as he was passing Mr. Barned's shop, in Lord-street, without molesting any one, the defendant and a female were standing at the door, and one of them applied an epithet to him (which he repeated in Hebrew,) the mean ing of which, he said, was, that he was "an outcast of God and'of man." He was provoked at this, and (he admitted) made a course reply, whereupon the defendant set upon him, and violently assaulted him. Mr. Aaron said that the complain ant had called Mrs. Barned " a damned Jew -," and that he did not strike him until the plaintiff first struck him. Mrs. Barned, defendant's sister, being in court, Mr. Rushton said he would hear her testimony. On being sworn, she stated, that when Levi passed s h e cer t a i n l y did say, " that is a converted Jew ;" and (to a question put from the bench) admitted that he was then near to them. Mr. Rushton said that no one had a right to make offensive and provocative remarks on the conscientious opinions of others, and the de fendant had no right to abuse the complainant on account of his religion. The balance of testimony (which was contra dictory) was rather against the defendant, but not such as would induce him to do more than to caution him not to do so again, otherwise he should certainly require him to find bail. ASSAULT. A decrepit and wretched- looking old woman, named Mary Watson, charged a Mr. Carney, a publican, with vio lently assaulting her, and striking her in the face with a key, so as to give her a black eye. She said she had long known him, and had only accosted him in the street, saying—" How do you do, Mr. Carney?" when he struck him. Mr. Car ney said that he and his customers were continually annoyed by her, and that he did not assault her as stated. He did not produce any witnesses, and was fined 2s. 6d. and costs. CASE OF AN APPRENTICE. Mr, Crosskill, cabinet-maker, &c. appeared to answer the complaint of James - Bird, one of his apprentices, for whom was Mr. Davenport. Complainant said that he had been bound to Mr. C. to learn the trade of a cabinet-maker ; that the cabinet work which his master had was very limited ; that he was in the fourth year of his apprenticeship, and had learned little of the trade, being kept to snaking and painting window blinds, and other occupations not appertaining to the trade, and that he could not learn the business there, as there was no foreman, and Mr. C. was seldom in the shop. He wished to be released from his indentures. Mr. Cross kell said that the complainant had ample opportunities if he chose to acquire the business, and was prepared to prove that all he had been required to do was strictly within the term " cabinet-making." After a long examination of the case, Mr. C. having promised to teach the lad his trade, the latter was dismissed with an injunction to make another trial, and if matters did not run smoothly, to apply to the court. THE BRITISH QUEEN. We have been favoured with the following letter, which was yesterday received by Mr. Court, of the Underwriters' Room. It is now quite uncertain whether the people of Li verpool will be favoured with a sight of the British Queen prior to her first trip across the Atlantic :-- " To Mr. Thomas Court, Underwriters' Rooms, Liverpool. " Sia,—l find it impossible to get any certain information about the British Queen. Mr. Napier is at Port Glasgow to-dav, getting up the steam, for the first time I understand. "' t hey are making a hard push to get her ready by Thurs day to leave the Clyde, if they can make out to do so any day this week. I believe it is intended to put into Liverpool in passing ; it is expected at any rate that she will be in time to go to London before the 29th, at all events that she will be able to leave the channel on the Ist proximo, as ad vertised. " ROBERT STEPHENSON, Royal Exchange, Glasgow, 1, 1839 " I find other p ar ti es saying that it th June is impossible . she can get away this month, but I think that is not true. "R. S." THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—We have again to congra tulate Mr. Atkins on the successful manner in which the fete at his gardens passed off on Wednesday last. The gar dens were crowded on the occasion by a very respectable company. INSTITUTION FOR CURING DISEASES OF THE EAR. — We are glad to perceive from an advertisement in another column that an institution under the above name will be opened on Tuesday next, under the able superintendence of Mr. Neil, tha surgeon of the Ophthalmic Infirmary. We sincerely trust that it will meet with that support which so laudable and benevolent an object deserves. THE MARINER'S CHURCH. —We understand that this Church will be reopened on Sunday morning next, after un dergoing considerable repairs and alterations. We are in formed that the Rev. R. P. Buddicom will preach on the occasion. RAINHILL CHURCH .--We understand the new church at Rainhill will be consecrated this day, and a sermon preached by the lord bishop of the diocese, for the erection of school rooms in connexion with the church. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND llumu.—An advertisement of additional donations towards the fund for building suitable premises for the purposes of this important institution appears in our paper of to-day. The amount subscribed is very cre ditable, but it still falls short, by upwards of one thousand pounds, of the original estimate. This is to be regretted, as it prevents the commencement of the building, and thereby retards the extension of the benefits to the unfortunate objects of the charity, contemplated by the promoters of the good work. We, therefore, earnestly call on the benevolent, who have not yet contributed, to do so without del a y, th at the hu mane objects proposed may, without loss of time, be carried into effect. STATE OF oux GAOL.—There are at this moment 371 prisoners in the gaol, 23 out of which number are to be tried for murder at our approaching assises.—Tipperary Constitu tion. ANNUAL DINNER OP THE PROTESTANT BENEVOLENT ,SOCIETY. On Tuesday last, the members of this excellent institution dined together in St. Paul's school-room, Hackin's Hey. The room was very tastefully decorated with a profusion of handsome flags, bearing a variety of devices, most of them indicative of the loyalty of every true Protestant, and of his undeviating attachment to the church of England. Among the company present we noticed Jas. Parker, Esq., George Gurden, Esq., Mr. Whatham, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Mason, &c. At four o'clock, about 100 persons sat down to a most excellent and substantial dinner, which was provided by the president of the society, Mr. C. S. Rowlands, the worthy landlord of th e John Bull, Lumber-street. Mr. Rowlands occupied the chair on the occasion. After dinner the CHAIRMAN proposed the health of " the Queen." He hoped every individual present would evince his loyal feelings by doing justice to this toast •, though he could not avoid expressing his wishes that the Queen might speedily be surrounded by better advisers than her present ministry. The toast was drunk with enthusiastic cheering. Air—" God save the Queen." The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of " the Queen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Family." This toast was also greeted with loud applause. Air— Away to the mountain's brow." The CHAIRMAN next proposed a toast which he was sure would meet with the approbation of every one present, and one which would cause an able gentleman present to say something which would greatly interest the company. He would give them " Protestant Ascendancy." (Continued cheers.) Mr. WHATRA in rose to respond to the toast. He felt assured that every individual present was a Protestant both in name and in heart. The plaudits to which he had just listened, proved them to be sincere in their professions of attachment to the Protestant cause. They had impcsed en ungracious task upon him, inasmuch as he had received no previous intimation that he should be called upon to respond to the toast which had just been proposed. He was sorry that he could not do it the justice which he wished to do it. He was, however, never ashamed of avowing his attachment to the great cause which was so dear to each of them. He was always prepared to assert his Protestant feelings, and to declare his gladness at seeing the cause of Protestantism triumphant. (Cheers.) The annals of this country proved that Protestant ascendancy was always the accompaniment of national prosperity. It was the Protes tantism of England which infused that moral courage into her sons, which made them irresistible in battle. It was Protestantism that nerved their arms, and gave them the victory over their enemies. These assertions were not mere rhetorical flourishes. They were solid and undeniable truths. That very day reminded him of the debt which this nation owed to Protestantism. It was not to British steel that they owed the victory gained on the plains of Waterloo. It was Protestantism that gave the valiant soldiers of England the moral courage requisite to ensure victory. (Cheers.) If such advantages were derived from Protestantism, they would surely not rest contented to see popery and infidelity sap the very foundation of their country's prosperity. (Cries of " No, no.") They w ere all prepared t o s t an d up i n defence of the principles on which their excellent society was based. He confessed that he never thought he should live to see such " a heavy blow and great discouragement" dealt to Protestantism as that which was now aimed by the present ministry, in their scheme of national education. The first blow was dealt against Protestantism in Ireland. Now Lord Melbourne and his associates were repeating the experiment in England. They were desirous of making England a tool in the hands of the Pope. The Protestants of England must be up and stirring, or their most valued privileges would be wrested from them. Let them in Liverpool stimulate other towns by their example—by their zeal on behalf of Protestant prin ciples. But they must not rest satisfied with mere speaking. They must carry their Protestant principles into active life. They must spread those principles among their neighbours, their friends, and their child ren . (C heers.) They should take a lesson from the activity of their enemies. They must struggle until they saw their glorious cause triumphant.— (Loud cheers.) Air—" Hearts of Oak." The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The Members for the Borough," stated that the Protestant Benevolent Society was under great obligations to Lord Sandon and Mr. Cress well, who had kindly consented to become patrons and annual subscribers to the society. Several other toasts were proposed, and responded to in speeches of considerable ability, for which we regret we have not space. FIRE INSURANCE. Duties paid to government b Offices, for the year ending a last official return : Sun Office £151,6661 Alliance 25,084 Atlas British County Globe 31,9571 Guardian Imperial Independent & West Middlesex 1,782 Licensed Victuallers 4,561 London Phoenix ly the following Fire Insurance at Christmas, 1838, being the ;Royal Exchange ......£65,160 Union Leeds and Yorkshire 10,861 Liverpool 'Manchester 19,757 'Norwich Union .... 65,407 West of England.... 30,802 Yorkshire York and North of England 13,349 Scottish Union 20,178 North British We regret to announce the death of Lord' William Ben tirtck, which took place yesterday evening; after along illness at his residence in the Rue Chaussee d'Antin. His lordship was in his 66th year, and his death will be a'sUbject of deep regret, not only to a very extensive circle of private friends, but to his country at large, which he had honorably. served in nearly all parts of the world.—Galignani' 8 — Messenger, Tuesday. We must caution our readers against a bill recently brought into Parliament by Lord John Russell; and entitled " A Bill to Amend the Laws relating to the Assessment and Collection of Rates for the Relief of the Poor, and to the Collection of County, Borough, and Police R a t es ." A ny one who peruses this bill will see that it is nothing more nor less than an insi dious attempt to invest the guardians of the poor Under the New Poor Law with the power of levying by the harshest processes of the law those rates which the guardians are Con, tinually making in the most arbitrary manner. :Bilrely, 'Awl a measure can never pass even a liberal House of COMIROAS. We shall keen our eye upon it ; and we trust .that the 'coii-: stituencies of hon. members will narrowly watch the conduct of their representatives in reference:to this measure.—Tiines. SUMMARY OF THE DIVISION ON THE BALLOT Jtims•lB4 Majority (tellers included) .. .. .. .. . 335 -- Minority (ditto) .. .. • • • • - • 317 . Pairs (17) Absent Liberals) . .. .. • • .. 51. Absent Conservatives) Carlow and Glas, Vacant Speaker igow) 1 Total .. . • • • .. 568 The number reported by the tellers were—Ayes, 333 ; None 216 ; but the lists show only 213 for the Noes. The latter is supposed to be the correct number. That immense steamer, the Cyclops, is to be lautached at Pembroke yard on the 10th or 11th of the ensuing month. She is the largest man-of-war steamer in the world, and is a beautiful model, constructed by Sir W. Symonds, the . present surveyor of the Navy. The usual run of expenditure in Switzerland for persona living in what we should call easy circumstances is from £lOO to £3OO per annum ; and it is asserted, that not a single in s dividual in the whole of Switzerland spends £l,OOO per annum. Mr. French, the conducting agent for Mr. Gisborue, at the late Carlow election, and who has been in professional attend ance in London, before the committee, this day returned to Dublin. This looks as if the game were nearly, up, - if not quite so, with his client. —Dublin Evening Mail. Very unfavourable accounts from the wine districts con tinued to reach Paris. The recent storms had been 'general, but could not, of course, have done much injury to the corn crops. A very melancholy accident occurred during the tempest of Sunday, the 2d instant. A battalion of the 51st regiment, while on its march from Mezieres to Wisieni bourg, was struck by lightning; 200 men were knocked down by it, all of whom, so great was the concussion, bled pro fusely from the mouth, eyes, and ears ; but it is consolatory to add, that two only of them were killed.—French paper. EXTRAORDINARY Faetstatm—The following circum stance is perhaps unparalleled. The other day, a mare of the cart breed, belonging to Mr. James M'Dougal, farmer, of Haggistown, gave birth to a very fine filly foal, got by Young Wallace, the property of Mr. David Broach, of Haithwaite, being the seventeenth foal the mare has produced in nineteen years. All her offspring have come to maturity, and when of age were sold by the owner for different prices, varying from twenty-eight to thirty-five guineas. —Carlisle'Patriot. ISLE OF MAN.—The weather since our last has made am ple amends to the farmers, for the long period of drought that in many instances had parched the higher grounds, and created considerable alarm for the growing crops, particularly that of hay„ which was beginning to exhibit symptoms of in sufficient moisture. During the present week, there have, been two days of successive showers and one of continual rain, to the great benefit of vegetation, especially wheat and other grain, which in a ll p ar t s o f t h e Island appear most pro mising. From Great Britain and Ireland Us agrieultaral reports are also highly favourable, representing the corn crops as healthy and flourishing, with a prospect ; that the whole produce of the soil will be much average.—Mama average.—Man Liberal. THE WEATHER AND CROPS.—After' along continuance of dry weather in this city and neighbottahood, Providence has favoured us with gracious showers, which have cheered the whole face of nature. On Monday afternoon, about five o'clock the distant sound of thunder was heard, and soon afterwards the heavens were darkened —the loud peal in creased, while the lightning darted forth most vividly ; this continued for nearly an hour, during which time the rain descended in torrents. It is worthy of notice that on Tues day, about the same moment, a similar storm visited our city ; the shower continued for about three hours, when it ceased, but commenced again about eleven, and continued during the greater part of the night. The wheat, oat, and barley crops around this neighbourhood are fast getting into ear, and look admirably ; hay grass appears thick at the bot tom, but in consequence of a want of rain, is very short. We are sorry to say that in places the potatoe crops are very scanty, numbers of the sets having rotted because of a lack of water to nourish them. On the whole, however, in refer •enca to the winter crop of this necessary vegetable, it is be lieved that the present showers will do much towards strength ening and increasing it. —Chester Gazette. TILE OLD OAK CHEST.---NARROW ESCAPE.---A most providential escape from death occurred the week before last, at Harrogate, to a boy about ten years of age, the son of Mr. Hildreth, the fabricator of those beautiful straw baskets and ornaments so well known to visitors. The boy having dropped something into a small corn-bin in the stable at Bellevue House, which is at present untenanted, he jumped into it, when the lid closed upon him, the hasp clasping oa the staple in front : he was thus fastened in, and being far from any assistance, was left to hope for chance of relief. The bin being small, 31 inches long, the same deep, and 20 inches wide, and the lid fitting very close, he soon found a difficulty in breathing. lie fortunately had a marble in his pocket, which, by pressing up the corner of the lid with his head, he contrived to insert, so as to admit more air: this saved his life. He states that he felt very weak, and fell into a state of stupor, which rendered the length of his con finement unknown to him. The anxiety of the parents and the neighbourhood cannot be described, the disappearance being in every respect unaccountable. It was suggested that the hay-loft should be searched ; the stable had been before entered whilst the boy was in the stupor; but upon the se cond more particular search the boy heard a noise, and made known where he was, front which dangerous situation he was relieved, after a confinement of sixteen hours. Medical as sistance was procured, and the boy is now quite recovered._ Leeds Times. A bank of I'me coal, containing several thousand tons, at the works of Messrs. Ireland and Co., near Oswestry, has by some means take n fi re, an d an immense quantity has 'been consumed. All the hands in their employ, with many from the neighbouring collieries, have been for the last fortnight endeavouring, by removing the bulk, to get it under, and have at length succeeded in confining the fire to two large heaps, which must of course be allowed to burn themselves out. The circumstance has daily drawn crowds of curious spectators to the spot, and has formed matter for convertats - tion amongst all parties in science and ulation. , 7--sao , ,- spec pian Journal.