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2, 1 536. amendment are ild be a nuisance pline of society our public coun idtpinistration, it )est the Proteus est semblance of st in requisition, Test. vice, it might be retch to whom it him up as an ob ay, may perform e pencil for the e have finished a our design is to icy of those who y a deluded peo cates of unhappy in the approach the course of un led towards that was under dis as contended by ass of which be hat precisely the d that has been exact parity Of , s demanding it, ht which claimed ustly be refused, de kingdom—to lother provision ridious compari ctions—it was to We had granted too(' not on. the and' was not, in ::nate as a British -om the "centum -headed monster ead like that dis at produce blush. no communica lich and the con -a little month, way, at least for of this flowery elf on tip-toe, in as her equal p ry of corruption , )ends the knee-- nounces through' ivality--declares ation and the arts !gislation ;—yes, s for " justice," wilily of legisla he golden clouds s sacrificed coun )n, and tells us• liat the poor, the political selfish oiler to those that y, then, with the frothy argument right of Ireland id that the same ,r one will equally ow discuss either rtri, or the expe - D that country thing to do—oe when we prove, a there is no PS" for Ireland and lion is eligible , n of political tur- r, when an Irish Parliament, that •eland, because it e have, " ex con• agitation, an ac ust rest upon its in Irish question, r England is an A. SO - Wre say, reform for Irish icipal reform for stion. Let these inded, and much ice, will be avoid s. But will Mr. ies—be governed t. 'Whenever it )e made to claim is those admini our their designs .self. We have, ie inconsistency► ie state; and We ►e wholly useless ,pet for the battle tory caution We egitimate species to-day will quote to-morrow quote They justify the )al reform they intilating the es- !aine course is nple. We warn to this most dan iophisms—it has and institution s became a prece pleaded as pre mard will it pro bjects that have shall not s uffer prowling round 6 in a menacing rike no blow the ?ease; and if a i that compound gh he do no vio lered as guilty of be visited with ice. Is it not a Shall distinguish ncy, and the ap and rivers of a —is not a hostile well as in the pearance o f pre .; riding out an ay to our British non i n terfering !n by the incon has received Ills aced impudence ,o other motive. But whatever ►rmidable array on threatened to or command, we disembarked its 'eer of insurrec !cipitately fling' Terence ?—Were kisters could ba Id there be any lo we call public no other reason in our leading' sent administra [lass to act, they he eyes of their erference be ex -interference be not thiStoil nor biteint not Dre, 2, 1836. INSOLVENT COURT. tiiirituterS:wish to be lauded for the virtue of forbearance, auckyet to seture,, at the same time, all the benefits Or Active operation,—=cowardly, and despicable conduct I It is not necessary for us to discuss the question of inter, ference, or non-interference, in order to exhibit the winct:tossed policy of the British ministry—concluded in - whatever,way that question may be, it leaves them yvith. ;out ,one..plea of, justification. Will the eyes of England remain shut to these .flagraitt. inconsistencies 2—shall our 4cirtational honour be soiled, and our national character be degraded, , by such a ; combination ,p( driy ellers,and equi•- •:tocaturs,„ who are not worthy „ to site in,une °ldle town councils of one of the most disorderly corporations. of this county—even‘ Liverpool. - - To talk of protection to British property, is almost too ob , cure .for. serious comment. Ought, .England, the Mistress of the Ocean, and formidable to every Continent --to feel it necessary, like an alarmed higgler, watching his shutters at night, from the dread, of entrance and robbery by a thief, to send out a naval police, to take care of our merchants in a paltry state like Portugal ought not her :very name to give security ?—and a message, if necessary, to.have the force and sanctity of law ?.--,there was a time, ` 4 e'er England's griefs began;" when.the certainty Vf .restitution and retribution, would have checked in the, mightiest kingdom of. Europe, every design: of violence—heu quantum mutato ab itlo ! If we think by this "..armed neutrality" (?) ,to give stability to The present government. of Portugal,, we reason like the countryman in Horace,- who waited till the waters of a rapid'stream should all have.passed by.. Their forbear ance is the honesty of a thief, in the presence of a con stable—and, *e think, the security of the poor Queen, something like what we ourselves havefelt, on entering the premises of a friend, and finding a savage mastiff - loose, in an attitude ready to attack us, but restrained by tbe:appearance of his master—whilst he keeps close. to us we feel that so long we are safe; but we should dread, even for * moment, the loss of our protector. What are the restless elements thatnuw convulse, and . threaten the overthrow of so • many states, it WOUld: be morethan curious to inquire whether one princhAe,,pter - wades them 'all—or whether. an insurrectionary contagion is propagated _from kingdom to kingdom—or -whether -civilization, which, it has done from the earliest records of ihistory, i*still travelling westward, and the sun' of political greatness is- declining from the .meridian of Europe, are questions well worthy the attention, of the philosopher,, who delights to, keep within his compre -4' , - herisivescope, the vast revolution of empires. To some OUthem the occurrence of passing events, and the deep interest tve , ,feet to be involved in their issue, will, from -- uitimeto time, call our reflection. The peti- 'EL: - We invite the attention of our readers• to the extraor tdiriary proceedings which took place in the Insolvent `'.Debtors' Court yesterday, of which we furnish a report -4n another column. The facts elicited in the course of 'the trial, - are most instructive, involving as they - do clues lions of the highest importance to the Liverpool public, end implicating as they must the character of our reformed Corporation. We have only space thus briefly to ad vert to the - subject to-day; we shall resume its discussion on Tueiday. . . . . There are some evils which, though fatal in their ef :. sects, are limited in their operation. Hectic unsparingly -destroys its solitary victim, whilst the _plague enters - every house, and carries death into every retreat. In like manner that political plague, reform, and more espe cially municipal reform, has proved the bane of moral principles throughout the land. Every meeting partakes of the taint of its corruption—a universal delirium tre mens hurries away its corporation slaves to acts of self- prostitution, from which they would once have . shrunk back with virtuous feelings, of horror. It is that Agura ti.ve " hot iron:' which, the apostle says, "sears the con science." Society sickens under its influence ; and if we Iliad not the cheering prospect that it will soon, like a mor tified member, slough off, and leave the political body re ifoffi twated in health, we should grow weary of existence. I nth Is a roan to be chosen chief magistrate of a borough, whose business is, in the . language of Blackstone, to hring,justiv to our doors;" we first ask, is he a Radical orA ; c. l l 2,F t sgvittive ? Do we want a watchman to protect me!sie i s, a scavenger to clean our streets. a.,mayor's .r.lt,.,fitnessenger,tp ,run on errands, or a.char-woman to clean , : a committee chamber, we first inquire, what are tlLeir po Wiat, we ask, has Radicalism or Coosp;vatisni to du roth.the administration. of ; justice, esi . an 1 0 1 ; annual officer ? Rattles, and brooms, ankduSters, are ney, dec , :radipg as::ociations, when the minds is, or.ought to be, durgr.asping, questions of policy, upon which, depends the ,welfare . of thousands; or unravelling perplexing diflicul-• I. ties Which arise out of the various and complicated 1151/ , tious of society. But to come home to a question in. which the honour of our town is implicated. By What En ie : strained.curtstruction, what. perversion-of principle, what -h ut .dklignity of judgment, has the Committee of the Duck c i • a i t r Alt.lt4hottght 7 it necessary to make Radicalism,the sine 9un-non of qualification. of its Solicitor? ,We do not animadvert.upon. the.o'oject of their choice, however des -77, picably : we think of his politics—that would-be, ourselves te ll , to be guilty.of. the:fault we contemn in them. It is not ( - 4;,,- with the appointment.we are at issue—it is with the nar row•minded, ungenerous principles, which .were dominant over the whole . transactionEthat we are at war ; and we have a few reflections to make upon the preva tc-, lencu of this ethieo-political depravity, which may at oft ~ 4 , 9nceserve to express our reprobation of it, and, either to l `froin shame or remorse, lead to its correction. .4. 19 eo < Without examining the stamens and pistils of this nox= cruciform weed, it is easy to see, that it is an off-set 11 from a not very old dissenting stock, which some time -is,- ago spread poisonous odour over the land; creating so cial confusion—heartburnings—slanders—feuds--and all, kf.E. uncharitableness. Many of this pharisaical family would not buy their sugar, or their candles, their snuff, or their tobacco, from any shop but that of a thorough Dissenter; as if the sugar of a Church of England man had no sweetness- 7 his candles gage less light—his snuff was not half. st, stern.utative, and his tobacco had lost all its aro-. ma . . Horrible : ,and debasing-sen;i_ntents 1 ,-7-ungenerous unchristian conduct ! How calculated to ,destroy the bonds of socianatipiell It is the very same principle is now in action under the municipal reform bill. In But ~,c hoosing a solicitor to a committee of a Dock Trust the 'question-, is not, as it ought to have been, who is, prO boucleitsionally, best.rittalified to fulfil the duties of that office, but whke can we find one in whom is united the radica 14'. ;and the lawyer? We do not 'wish-invidiously to place tlti~r the candidates.Mr-Boarne and Mr. Harvey in juxta-po sition—we kitow r and when - -necessary, - .can use the arti fice of contrast. Bat though we could say every thing in praise of Mr. Bourne, as a private gentleman and as a - .professional:character, we shall not, we need not, build his reputation on the depreciation 'of Mr. Harvey.. We lament - the'choice made, not from feelings of political dis.- 414 •comfiture—not from malignant envy at Mr. Harvey's ': , success.; no—but because we think the principle which 51'41 . 1 ' . occasioned the election is detrimental even to municipal 4417 policy, but incomparably more destructive of moral rec _ rte}: titvde. `pi . We have one other view of this fatally pervading 5° " 1 :-- doctrine, which we think ought to have its influence "i:?' -over the minds of our most moderate•political enemies— other enemies we hope never to have—it is this—if radi cal committees will make political qualifications essential Ili appointment to - office—conservatives, in self defence, 'Will be driven to adopt a similar protection—and then ".1 what a fearful mass of calamity attends every change— "s'rrren with habits long - formed—modes of life long pur ,''7:-.sued—other connexions, and other prospects abandoned —on the event of - a change in popular politicsoire turned back into the current of society, without friends, tl ‘r : l.i z 'and e ven w ith o ut personal qualifications, to provide for , 'themselves in any novel employment of life. This atbi- &Ac t: '-trary proceeding is not sanctioned by ministers them "riL 14 elves—their- models in every thing else—radicals as 'they are, they do not tear up by the roots, as our muni -7• corporations do, every little flower , that they think 41A I a weed, in their political garden. 4 A • .:d ed EA tit* PosiNG.—Dean Swift says that " he never knew any n►Pn rise to eminence who las , in bed of a morning ;• and Dr. rankliu, in his peculiar manner saNs that " he who rises late tray trot all day, but never overtake his business." , . • Heiity Morley having pawned the petitioner's watcl► with hint and that he had lent .C1(1 upon it. Thomas Lythgoe, formerly keeper of the Bridewell, deposes to knowing the insolvent.; The inSolvent had Once shewn a'citain of the resetublance of gold, which he said was gold He alsO saw a'Watch ; the chain was appended to the watch , It was about, three months since. He pulled his watch out night in the Bridewell, and shewed it to hint with the chain attached. • Cross-examined by the tietitioner. Mr. Berry had also exj• mined it. He handed the watch over to him, with the chain. appended. The chain was a gold chain He did not remark whether it was a curb or a link chain. He had nut seen thl chain before or since. , • The.court for the relief of Insolvent. debtors was held on Wedneiday and yesterday, before Henry Revel Reynolds, Esq., his Majesty's • chief coinmissioner for the relief of insolvent debtors. There were 'no cases of interest on Wednesday, the : cases in which any difficulty arose being adjotirried to the next day. The first case of interest_ which came on yesterday was the examination of A. E. Lyims, on his petition to he diseharged. It may be remembered that a little time age an action was brought in the Court of Passage against the petitioner Lyons, for false itnerisonment Of the wife of a person. named James Smith, the keeper of ,a ceok-Shop, whom. he took into custody on some slight . - pretence whilst in the exercise of his duty as an inspector of police. , In that action a verdict was found fur the. plaintiff: with 5/. demages, s and costs. The costs amounted to about 25/., but were afterwards taxed at 101. by the townsclerk. For 'this "amount of dantages and costs the defendant was ar rested; and no.w petitioned to be relieved froM the same, under the act for . insolvent debtors. The petitioner was opposed by Smith, who was his detaining creditor, and on whom, from the defendant's alleged inability to pay, fell the amount of the costs the action: above named. Mr. 'Wilkins appeared for the opposing creditor. tioner had no counsel. Andrew Edward Lyons being sworn, on his examination, de posed that he had been residing in England thirteen months, and-previously he had lived at Tullamore, Queen's County, Ire land; was assistant engineer with Mr. Henry Bretteight or nine months. His father was a farmer iu county Mayo, in the neigh bourhood of Kihriorris. His cousin, Andrew Edward Lyons, resided also in Ireland i he went to America in May or "June last. - He - was admitted into the police force as soon as they were established, about ten months since. He could not say throtigh whose interest he got in. He got in four mouths after he came to this country. He had more than 101. about a month, month or six weeks before he got into it. He was clerk to the liefortii committee of St. George's ward; he got El Sc. asweek. He was engaged until the election; he used to canvass. He was out of employment after the elept ion, but still received £1 5.;:. a-week ; this was during the December election. Since De cember, he got into the police immediately after. He got a-week as policeman, and his uniform and his clothes sieuerailv. o - He got nothing else. Mr. Wilkins.—Yes, you did. • Petitioner.—That was my stated pay, - .Mr. Wilkins.—What else? Petitioner.—At that time there were some perquisites. Mr. Wilkins.—That is a very indefinite t erm; tell me what they were ? • ' • • - retitioner.—l mean that money that is not statedes a fixed salary, but merely what arises from—' Mr. Wilkins.—From what? Petitioner.-=I mean by this word perquisites, money which persons receive in asi office, the same notbeing a fixed salary. Mr. Wilkins —Now, it may be as well to tell you that I ill') a plain-spoken , , and I should like you to explain yehrselfin plainer terms. Tell me what these perquisites were? Petiirener.L-They were monies resulting from fines. , • - Mr. Wilkins,--And what did-these fines result from? Petitioner.-Frein abuses in.the town. Mrssitkins.'—That is, abuses proved by -W y your information? Petatidness—Not-by me solely. Mr.sWilkinsa-But you were one of the parties Petitioner.—ln some of the cases I was. Mr. Wilkinsa--In point of fact, was it not the moiety of a pe nalty resulting from an information laid by you. Petitioner.—lt was.' Commissioner.—lf the magistrates were to order a fine of 2/. on your information, would you receive 1/. Petitioner.-1 should receive one, but not directly. Mr. Wilkins.—You were rather more than nine months in offce Petitioner.—l was. Mr. Wilkins.—Now, Mr. Lyons, it is out of real mercy to you that I put you on your guard. Now, confine yourself to the truth. If you should be convicted of perjury, you will rue the consequences. During the time you were iu office, how many informations did you lay? Petitioner.—l cannot tell. Mr. Wilkins.—l don't want to know particulars. Did you lay fifty informations? Petitioner.—l suppose I did, sir, more. Mr. Wilkins.—Did you lay 60 inforrnatious ? Petitioner.—Yes. Mr. Wilkins.—Seventy ? Petitioner.—Perhaps more even than that. - Me. Wilkins.—Eighty ? • Petitioner.—Perhaps even more than that, but I can't say. Mr. Wilkins.-How many convictions resulted from these informations ? Petitioner.---I can't say, sir. Mr. Wilkins.—Well as nearly as yon can tell us? Petitioner.— Perhaps the greatest part. Mr. Wilkins.—lf the greatest part of these informations of yours succeeded, what do you mean by stating on your new special balance sheet, that from January, at the time you were in office, you only received £l4 as perquisites ? Petitioner.—l don't know what I received ; that much I appropriated.. Mr. Wilkins.—There is such a thing kept in Messrs. Ellis and Shuttleworth's office as a fine book. Petitioner.—l am aware of that. Mr. Wilkins.—l tell you on that fine book I find you receive upwards of £6O as your share. -Petitioner.—lt may have come into my hands, but I have not appropriated it to my own use. Mr. Wilkins,s--All I wish to know is, have not £6O and up wards been paid into your hands, as your share of tines ? Petitioner.l won't swear to the amount. Mr. Wilkins.—Will you swear you have not received £5O ? Petitioner.—l will not swear to it. Mr. Wilkins.—Will you swear to £4O ? Petitiouer.—No, I will not ; I can't swear to the amount. Mr. Wilkins.—Mau! man ! what do you mean ? • Petitioner.-I never kept an account of it. ' 'Mr. Wilkins.—l ask sou to tell me, as nearly as you can, on your solemn oath, how much money you have received iu fines ? Petitioner.—lt is impossible. • Mr. Wilkins.—Why impossible ? Petitioner.- e -I have no recollection of the sums. Mr. Wilkins.—l have told you I don't wish you to speak to £lO. You tell us you have laid upwards of 80 infortnatious, and that nearly every one of them succeeded ? - Petititmer.aveilegranting the premises, I can't arrive at Any s tisiug like u good conclusion. I would be sorry to say that 1 receiVeff.£so. if I laid a hundred infortnatiops. Mr. Wilkins.—Did you receive £lO ? Pet itioner,—l suppose 1 have; not that I have any conviction rttrat-I it. • „- , ,Tise.petioner was then closely questioned as to whether he filled any situation now in the gaol, whilst a prisoner, and re veived payment for - it; which he totally: denied. Upon his oath he had not lust' ucted Mr. Davenport with regard to his petition before he went into gaol. He paid Iss. a week for his brand and lodgingS where he last lodged, in Chapel-lane. He had contracted 'no debts, excepting £1 10s. for clothes, to Messrs. Silver and Co., and 4s. for shoes mending. The gold watch which - he stated himself to have on hi s commitment, worth £l9, belonged to - his cousin, Andrew Edward Lyons. His cousin was in good ;eircumstances, and had remitted him money at different periods; and on one occasion, five or six months ago, he sent him £l3 10s. to buy a watch fur him, and that he (pe titiones)• was: to get his own name engraved on . it. As the money sent was too much for a silver watch, he deferred buying it until he could put more to it to buy a gOld one. As soon as he hid made up £2O he bought the watch in 'question for £l9 10s., about three 'months ago, of Mrs. Hornby. Mr. Daven port had read over his balance sheet to him; the watch was not mentioned in it, as it was hurriedly gut up, lest he should be too late for the present eourt of relief; and besides, he had a con viction on his mind that the watch was not his, and he need not say anything about it. He had not mentioned the £l3 he had received from his cousin in. his balance sheet, because he had not thought it necessary. He had pawned the watch to James Morris, pawnbroker, for £lO, before going to prison. Upon his bath he did know that his present statement upon the balance sheet' was defective. He had no sinister motive in it; and it tnust be ignorance on his part if there was any such defect. Mr. Wilkins inquired of the commissioner if he thought they could gO on with the case in its present state ? The Commissioner thought he might. The special balance sheet was extremely defective.' In one part it stated that he had received in perquisites about £l4, which was at variance with his testimony as'to this matter, that he had received nearly four times that amount. The whole of his receipts and expenditure ought also to be inserted on this balance sheet. Why, (he asked the petitioner,) with this .watch in his pocket at the time he was arrested, did he pledge it? it being able to pay the whole of his debts. Petitioner.-1 did not consider the watch was mine. 'Mr. Wilkins.—Now, if this watch was not your own, how happened it that vou took the liberty, on the 29th of October, of yawning it, and from the prbceeds to pay part of your debts ? Petitioner.—Under the hope that I should again release it ; and, moreover, I wanted something to subsist upon in gaol. The petitioner had paid several small debts, reducing the £lO he had got for the watch to £6 . 10s. He had made no offer 'at all to the detaining creditor whilst he was in gaol. He was not master ()Ibis own acts in that case. His detaining creditor had brought-an action against him for false imprisonment, and had £sAwarded to hint, and the costs amounted to £l4 19s. The Watch Committee paid his expenses in the law-suit, which took ,thematter out of his hands; and he had none of the manage ment at all of its s , Cointaissioner,—l now don't understand it. The Watch' Committee paid your legal expenses. . Petitioner—Yes, Sir. C o unnissioner.—And the question of the learned counsel 'is, why, having raised money on this watch ; you did not offer your detaining creditor something, during your imprisonment ? Be cause this is not a surpriSe. Your detaining creditor brings an action against you ; you•defend it—a jury of twelve free, honest. men fi n d a verdict againstayouin a certain sum. • I ask you why you did not offer to that tan, some compensation.? You say, " Beeause I was not niasterad my own ections.".'What do you mean tiY Pak ?" -- Pet s itienae.—l mean to say, the Watch c s o: mmittee s took it up front the commencements arui 1... ad not think myself justi fied,in interfering afterwards. • .Comchissiouer.—Why , did yoninot offer somethings? Petitioner. —I saw he was so axious to get me pntin prison; that I thoight it peefectlY tisele as- to - make - offers.' 'He was so embittered against me that he would have nothing less than making me suffer in person for it. • • The Petitioner then went on. No`Otig had for r bid him to pay the 'debt;: and no one had requested hi m t o p a y it." H e had never asked.the Watch Committee topes the damages for him ;- - Mr.`Davenportleelsed to him alone for ihe costs of the present ptoeeedings.: He had received no money since he went to gaol. „He _expected VI be restored into the .police force. He knew Mr. Lythgoe, the keeper of the Bridewell. He had never ehewn him any gold chains or seals. That be would swear. He never. had any appendages to. his, watch. He knew Miss Hornby. He bought his watch there. Two gentlemen were with him when he bought it. • One was Mr. Highton, clerk in the Watch Office, and the other was Mr. Poole, an inspector of police. Mr. Wilkinson inquired if Mr. Poole was in court, and he was ordered to withdraw. •- • - The petitioner said. in continuatioti,; he had given his watch to Mr. Morley i to pledge for hi nt. He did-nit know whether it was pledged i n his AMr. M. S) name, or in his own. The watch Was pledged before be went to prison. He had been in the receipt of the gaol allowance, 38 6:1 per week, since he had been in prison. 'He had two poendi in hand then. He had expended in-about nine months £72. 7s. Od. in maintenance and lodgings. He spent so Much above his board_ and lodgings, as he could not at all times get home to his meals ; and being out all night, as he Often was, he -frequently .required refresh ment. The amount of tines stated had passed through his hands, but there was scarcely any information laid by him, in which he had not a private eonstrble -or constables as witnesses, to whom he generally lave -more, than l-aso-thirds of what be re ceived. Miss Eliza HorribPeanibrirfa She -deposed to selling the petitioner a gold-watch' in , the beginning of September, - and that he ordered Andrew Ed war d Lyon .lobe engraved Upon it. He paid £19:"I0s:Od'. for it. Sipe' 'had seen the watch af terwards, and there was tici'tnain or Seal to it. Mr. Charles Falcons Depots , . Itegistrar of the: Court, read time record of the action and verdict of the court e n tere d a g ainst petiti oner Whendefendant. The petitioner had challenged se veral of the jury on that trial. Sir s Morris, pawnbroker,' deposed' to a person named Mr. Berry was then sent for- The Commissioner said—The difficulty this manwill have to struggle with will be this; a man is be discharged an insol; vent debtor, and es insolvent, that ts, who, at the tune of hie al.; rest, is not able to pay the Money that he owes to his creditors. Now, that man had, within a very few. shillings, a watch that, would pay to the uttnUst.farthing every thing he owes. He had some little money left, and the whole of his . debts at this PCIII 2 'Dent are £2l 13. 4d., which he seeks to get rid of; he says don't owe another farthing in the world. I am arrested On the 29th October; and I will not pay these debts I owe.'' He, wishes then to make a statement as if this watch were his' cousin's. What is the fact? His cousin makes him a present of £l3 to pay for a watch, for that is the plain and simple infer. ence,—and tells him to put his name on it. Then comes the question, whether or not this act of Parliament is intended for the relief of a man who his money, or money'-worth, in h's posSession, equal to the payment of every' debt he owes in the world. And if he has that property, and then omits ,ts mentint in the statement he makes,, is the act intended for his benefit :+ That is the question divested of every other spirit, or feeline,., or circumstance, which I cannot stultify myself so much as. not to perceive, as thrown into his consideration.. It will become a very serious question not merely for the perposes of to-day.— It will become a very serious question, indeed, on the evidence or Mr. Berry. Another . case was then gone on with till the arrival of Mr. Berry, and in about half an hour the hearing was resumed. • Mr. Berry_was then closely examined, but his examination went to peoathat.he had never to his recollection seen a chain att a ched t t e x th2„..watch. • He had seen the watch frequentle,--. H e ee e i s k in gtougerar.positively that he (petitioner) had not the Mr. Lythgoe- was' then recalled at the4equest of the ppetiti oner er had told him it waS4t4zuldChain..- •On his oatitieieiPitftaiktton to;, , ,Win was not got n pa t ., Publicans and beer..541.0040 - ,.kis knowledge. On - his Ictith r ,he. had not=sas a publi eu ef i dn . At-the instance of any of his Agave trades m e ni come fora:Tord that day to give evidence against:hull. lected the e i chain because he had a particular reason for olisery Mg it: His reason was, he could not help thinkingiequere that_ he (petitioner) could get a gold watch and when,. lie (witness) had been so long in the police . ,.anci.could get:neither watch nor chain. (There was a g eneral buzz of laughter in, Court at this announcement, which was immediately repressed by the CoMmissioner and severely commented upon.) He was now a licensed victualler, • On his solemn oath, neitherpiieetly nor indirectly had he had any - quarrel with the petitioner,' . Thomas Shelley, the keeper of the Bridewell was itets'call ed to prove that he had seen the gold chain; Cut his . evidence only went, to prove that he had seen the watch. Thomas Ainsworth, Constable, deposed to having seen a chain of the colour of Gold, worn by the insolvent in his waistcoat, as watch guard chains. usually are, It was about a fortnight before he went to gaol. He had not seen it either before or since. He had had no quarrel whatever with him. .„ The petitioner then recalled Mr. Berry, to prove that ho had uever on any occasion seen a chain. John Martin, Inspector of Police, examined—He had, seen the petitioner nearly every day during the last twelve months. He had never seen him wear a gold chain. He should think he could not have worn it without his seeing it. Cross-examined by Mr. Wilkins.—There was an actien pend ing against him at the next Assizes on the same charge as the one against the prisoner. Mr. William Hatch deposed that he had seen the petitioner constantly, but had never seen a gold chain. . John Poole, Inspector of Police, had repeatedly seen the pe- titioaer during the last 8 or 9 mouths, and .had also seen the watch, but he had never seen a chain affixed to it. Cross-examined by Mr. Wilkins.—There was an action pend ing against him at the next assizes on similar grounds to the action against the petitioner. The petitioner had toll him that his cousin had sent him a sum of money to purchase a watch. Mr. Wilkins then addressed the commissioner on behalf or his client. Ile said, I can have only one object in standing'up to address you, and that object to further the interest of my client. But it does very frequently happen that the interests both of the plaintiff and the defendant, if I may so speak, are the same; and I put it to you, as a matter of mercy to the in solvent, as well as for the interest of my client, whether, without my making any further comment, it would not be better to ad journ this case to the next sitting ; that, in the meantime, an opportunity may be given to the insolvent to save himself from the awful consequences which must, from the evidence devolve upon him, and my client's interests be thereby served.. If it cannot be done, I must proceed; but I am anxious that it should be done. Commissioner.--Insolvent, you may confer with yonfatter ney, if you please, on what has fallen from .. the counsel, and then say-whether the case is to proceed or not. Form no rapid judgment. . . The, petitioner then conferred with Mr. Davenpori, and first wished his ease.adjtmrned, but aftervvards altered his determina tion, and begged that•his petition might be dismissed.. Coinmissiener.e - e 1 will only make one observation to yeti. I think Mr. Davenport has civet' you very good advice,:and I .think you have been very judicious in acceding to. it. lam spared what - would be rather -irksome to me, to deliver theim pressions that Int present entertain, subject of course to be re moved by anything, you might .have to state. I have only one more observation to make, now this case is over. It ought not to he a-matter of party feeling or of triumph to any our. Mr. Wilkins.- e Certainly not. I beg to say that was one Of the principal reasons for my throwing out the observations which I did. Commissioner.--Petition discharged. The case orcupied from half-past ten in the morning till three o'clock in . the afternoon, and seemed to excite much interest. The court was thronged with Inspectors of Police the whole THE LIVERPOOL STANDA.RD. the poor, and satfitactiou and peace to the habitation and hearts of the rich—a state or things most devoutly to be desired. by everyiniier of his country and his God. (Cheers.) To carry on this principle of total abstinence extensively and permanently in Liverpool, it was their earnest request that they (the gentle men present) would not cause or permit those who were em plo)ed by them to be exposed to temptation by their wages being paid or divided where the intoxicating draught was sold, (hear, hear, and cheerS)--nor stiffer them' to be stimulated to hazardOus or arduous labour by the offer or gift of strong drink. 'Feeling assisted and encouraged in this manner, they would piirsite . their labour unremitting, relying on the blessing of I-leaven for the triumphant success. Pathers and mothers, En gtishmen—men of common sense, (said Mr. Jones) if you love yourselves—it' you love your families, your country, and your God, come forward and adopt the Total AbStinence pledge, and keep it. (Cheers.) Witb these few remarks he begged leave to . move, "That the prosPectus which had been read by the Se- cretary be adopted:" Mr. SAMUEL 11 oeeturs said, I rise to second the resolution moved by our friend John Jones, in doing which 1 beg lease to call the attention of the ladies and gentlemen here assembled to the necessity there is of (laving a place convenient, and at the same time commodious enough to hold our meeting in, when we daily see the fearful Consequences of drunkenness—when we too frequently hear of individuals being hurried out of time into an awful eternity in a wretched state of drunkenness, we must see the necessity there is of endeavouring to prevent the fre quency of intoxication by skewing the dreadful results which arise therefrom. When I look at the liberality displayed by our Liverpool gentry in aiding and assisting our missionaries in the propagation of the Gospel amongst the heathens, surely I may anticipate their readiness to come forward to assist us in unshackling the chains which bind our worse than heathen brethren at home. No man ever had the hardihood to deny that the effects of drunkenness were ruinous both to the soul and to the body, and if we refer to holy writ 'we shall there find that the drunkard never can inherit the kingdoir. of God ; it there fore behoves every one of us to come forward and to endeavour to ameliorate the condition of our fellow creatures by endea vouring to .make them sober and useful members of society. Not doubting but this end, once gained, they will then begin to attend their respective places of worship, and the happy results may be the salvation of' their souls. Solomon, that great, that , wise man, in sneakiug,of the sin of drunkenness, asks, "Who bath woe, who ,liathee,srew. who bath babbling, who hath con tentiOeS,, who bath. wounds without, pause, who bath redness of eyes?'-' and intuit t4.rpeiy7can any one' oubt its truth--:does it not carry: conviction along' With'lc ?—" They Who tarry long at the winelsyf i llo r pt e to seek mixed wine." Again he s ays . '‘, Ai l rtv wt, i iii ,,,.,10t iiel with poverty, alit! want 4 461 shall x aw - Aki,f t mAinan." Have we not nu merotis e_xiAiges,4,7lhts eVri n e i tat Oyes' Look to our work bouseS7-, oi# wisous—tioriam tc c 'as) loins—ati is, hospitals, and see therej:LareAhey not full, y to overflowing, the c icti ins of intijrriperatice . ?—and" yet iti our ti ay _Men can be found prostituting like tittle taillit,thiv possess by preaching up the lienefit to be derived_ from ttitiixiCating drinks. Yes, - it has beeri asserted that:the use of this soul'clainning stuff (fur I can Jail it nu, betfri) ought to be tolerated in consequence s of the revenue which the nation derives from them. 'fills I say, Ladies and Gentlemen, is neither more nor less than madness, yea, the me- Janchely . madness of politics, without one particle of common Sense. Supposing for a moment that the use of intoxicating idrinkS do increase the revenue . does it not at the same time must fearfully increase indiVidual poverty ?--not that poverty which weans the soul from earth and fixes the desires on high— no, but bqualid, ever-mUrniu ring poverty—purposeless, hopeless, miserable iu the midst of wealth—a poverty which alike dwarfs and diseases both the body and the. mind. Need I then, Ladies and Gentleineu, further intreat of you to come forward and to assist us •in this ;;rear undertaking ?' Need 1 further explain to you the necessity there is for such an establishment as that mentioned in the prospectus, to.induce you to come forward and assist us both by your precept "and your example ? No, 1 feel it is unneeessary—the many cheerful faces I see here convinces me that you will come forward and assist us in the furtherance of so great au object ; and soon, very sJon, - vou will see that thousands, yea millions, of your now"wretched fellow-creatures will have to bless God fur the formation of Temperance Societies. A letter which Mr. William Itathbone had sent to the chair man was then read. It stated Mr. Rathbone's coucurrence with the objects of the meeting; and urged, at the same time, the necessity of a taste for the.good and the beautiful being in culcated amongst the poor, as the best means of seconding the wishes of the society. Mr. EDWARD COWPER rose with feelings of pleasure to pro, pose the second resolution. -He was proud to see the gentle men who had come forward in support of Tee-totalism. Tie was proud, not beeauae of their wealth or their property, but on account of their principles. Tee-totalism was like the green bay tree. Last year it was but a sprout, but now it had taken root and had put forth seven thousand branches. The resolu tion which he had to propose was,—" That it was the bounden duty of every Tee-totaler, for the sake of forwarding their glo rious undertakings, to come forward promptly and secure shares.'! Ma. BOOTH secended the motion. His Majesty the King, he said there was reason to believe, would soon be one of them, , he would soon be'a Tee-totaler., (Great applause.) The band 604 Teetotalers, which occupied the orchestra , , m»ninencecco4 . 'Ying "Gml Save the King," but were checked by the 0140-man': Thd audience, however, were loud iu their calls, foiVie anthem. The'CititiltidAN at length said, it would be better to hear Mr. Booth tOTCoin2lusion,`and then, if they pleased, "God save the King" cinild pllyed. ' Mr. BOOTH said he was ,1,1,1 that he had at least drawn from the T e e-to talers a proof of their loyalty. Mr. Booth expatiat ed at some length on the evils of drunkenness, and on the ex cellence of their society. He concluded with an earnest appeal to the audience in favour of the scheme, and by seconding the 'notion. The resolution was carried. The multitude again called loudly for " God save the King," `which was . played. ' Mr. BLACK stepped forward and said, the resolution which be had to propose was as follows:—"That the meeting pledged itself to renewed exertions in this undertaking, and in forwarding the cause of Tee-totalisin generally." He called upon that respec , table meeting genet ally to join in the sentiment of the resolu tion, and to come forward and assist them. If they accom plished the object, which no doubt they would-be able to do, -they would enable them to catch druukards, (for it was a catch, ) and to give them the blessings of a sober life. They had now been so successful that they enrolled 325 members weekly, and he had no doubt that they would soon enrol 700 weekly;'i Mr. Jotik GARNETT seconded the resolution. Ile set forth the s access which bad hitherto attended their endeavours, and the evils attendent upon a course of dissipated habits. A per soil who had written in the London prints had called their ef forts a temperance mania, tie thanked him fur the compli ment, and he hoped it was a mania which would spread all over E ng land. M. DAVID LECKIE proposed the fourth resolution as fol lows :—"That it is hoped the minor consideration of pounds, shillings, and pence, in taking shares, will be viewed only in a secondary light; the welfare and happiness of the inhabitants of Liverpool being the principal object in view." Mr. WasTwlck seconded the resolution. After stating the proportion of ardent spirits which were drunk by the inhabi tants of England, Ireland, and Scotland, he urged the meeting to come forward, and by their s ubscriptions help to put a stop to the growing evil.—This resolution was put and carried. Mr. ROBEItT KELLY moved the fourth resolution, " That the meeting viewing the rapid progress which the total abstinence principle had made since its formation, desire to rest their hopes of success on Almighty God, who alone could crown their efforts with success." Mr. Kelly went into a lengthened detail of the history of the Total Abstinence Society, which lie stated, origi givally sprung, from a meeting of six individuals. They had now belonging to the society, he said, 7,999 adults, and 976 youths. Mr. Rohner JONES seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously. Mr. McocaLe proposed that the thanks of the meeting be given to the provisional committee.—Carried. Mr. - H. JONES moved the thanks of the meeting to Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., for his able conduct in the chair. Mr: HUY wourn returned thanks, and, slto,rtly afte.,ards the meeting separated..., , . enced it in the truest sense of the word I began the world with aigood fortunefreinds & Prospects and a sound constitition.lint by being' drawn in the Vortex of the drunkard because by degrees . the 'most. wretched of mankind and I know too how impossihtr it is for you who go about endeavouring to releiye the sufferings of your fellow Creatures to affect your objects Without you can Prevail im the authors of their misiry to ab stain from strong drinks & von cannot Consistenly do this if you do not abstain from theni your selves---I was led by divine Providence to Join this sooty when its numbers were few its means scanty & its enemies numerous we worked hard under. these dificultys in a cause that we had received benifits of the very highest order from & we wished to extend them to others to all the world if Possible our efforts at that time reminded me of some Poor men I had seen when a boy working a Coal Pit hoisting by the Labour of there hands need not say how slowly their work Proceded I - saw them some time after they. had a steam engine-at work they then got on Rapidly divine Providence soon raised us up a Powerful engine in the shape of J Cropper Es befor this happened we were delighted to obtain 5-6 names of a night to our society since that time we have frequently received near 200 of night & now a few words as to the fruits of this Cause for a tree is known by its fruits the infi del is reclaimed the sabbath breaker no longer violates that command blasphemy is uo longer heard - its our streets nor raggedness •and misiry so far as teetotaler are concerned the Tory & Radical are better toots or radicals and the same as to their creed having these veiws on the subject I say in the word of the resolution it is your Bounden duty - to come for Ward & aid us in this cause J Boons DINNER OF THE EVERTON AND XIIIKDALE CONSERVATIVE WARD ASSOCIATION. On Tuesday night last, the members of this association, which has been recently established, dined together at Mrs. Stretch's, the Liver Inn, Kirkdale. The dinner was laid out in two large rooms up stairs, which were ornamented with festoons of ever. greens hung from the ceiling, and with a number of very hand some flags. At the upper end of the large room, behind the chairman's seat, was the very handsome large crimson and blue silk flag of the Tradesmen's Conservative Association; bearing the inscription, in gold letters on scrolls, "Our free and glorious Constitution," "Church and King," " Lords and Commons," and at the bottom, " Liverpool Tradesmen's Conservative As sociation." Opposite to this, at the bottom of the room, was a very handsome crimson and silk flag, with the inscription, in gold letters, " Presented by the Ladies of. Evertou to the Ever ton and Kirkdale Conservative Association," and at the bottom, "Fear the Lordand the King; meddle not with !limn that are given to change." The sides of the rooms were also ornamented with equally . handsome silk flags. • Ou one, a very handsome one, having in the centre the crown and bible, surrounded with the rose, the shamrock, and the thistle, We obServed the iuscrip tion, "By their principles and their numbers," King and Conititution in Church and State," " May their princitees geow with their growth and strengthen with their strength:" About one hundred gentlemen sat down to, a very excellent dinner. Mr. Miles Barton' occupied the chair and 'Mrs lthskell the. vice-chair. After the cloth had been•rertievede "Non nobis domino" was sung in fine style by a'fiest-rtren cesinOorrif ,glee singers. • The Chairman then gave "The2Karg,7-vrith, lhree times three. The anthem of " God sane the . 'King" was. then splendidly sung, accompanied by Mr. George Holden on.the piano-forte. "The Queen," with three 'tones three; The Princess Victoria and the rest of the Royal Family," with three times three; "The British Constitution in Church and State," with three times three," and "The Army and Navy," were then given. Captain Richardson, in a neat speech, responded to the toast of the Army and Navy. "The four Conservative members fOr the county," "'1 he member for the borough,Lord Sandon," " The Duke," "Lord Lyndhurst and the House of Peers," Sir Robert Peel and the Conservative mem bers of the House of Commons," were then given by the Chair man and enthusiastically responed to. " The health of Mr. James Hayworth," was then given, "the Censer vative member for Everton Ward." The toast was enthusiastically received with three times three cheers and one more. ' •': Mr. lievwoinen, in responding to the toast, said, he should, indeed, be destitute of every feeling of grateful emotion, if he did not, on that occasion, most deeply appreciate the honour able and flattering position which they had bestowed upon him. His friend, their worthy chairman, had stated his embarrass meat in proposing his health, but if his (the chairman's) em barrassment was great, his (Mr. Heyworth's) must be doubly so. They were well aware of the peculiar circumstances in which he was placed, that it could not be an object of very de sirable ambition, on his part, to go into the Town Council. lie mentioned this, in order that there might not be attached to thin any supposed disregard of their kind opinion whether before or since, in his standing aloof from the election, of the mo tives that influenced then: in selecting him out as a proper individual. By their zeal and energy they had obtained a vic tory over their opponents. His sentiments had uniformly been the same—those by which he had obtained his present position. In choosing him out as they had done, they had laid him under a debt of gratitude such as he could not then express to them. (Hear.) It would not be expected, that ou such an occasion as that, he should trespass too much on 'their time. He wished he could only announce in still stronger language than he had done, his opposition to those measures to which they were op posed, but, he believed, it might be said of truth as of loveli uess, •` that it needs not the foreign aid of ornament, but is when unadorned, adorned the most." (Hear:) They all knew from the present constitution of the town of Liverpool, how very in efficient any man's services must be there, for where there was an iminense and servile majority opposed to public opinion, and where there was no possibility of making an impression on those who differed from them in opinion, they would see that if. he did not render very efficient services it was not his own fault. He preferred no claim to talent, but situated as he was, if he had the power of a giant in wisdom and skill it would he all per fectly unavailable, and would fall like dust on the cedar tree or the oak ; it would be perfectly impracticable to mike an im pression on the council. (Hear.) They must look to the elec tors only of every ward in the town to rectify this. (Cheers.) He did not consider that the council had treated the electors as it ought to have treated them. He considered that deep dis honour had been inflicted on every councillor in the town. Ile would say nothing there that he would hesitate to. say in the council. When he had a principle to contend for in the . pre sence of en enemy, that ?rimy e he would contend fur, how ever. inefficient or howeyer imperfect he might be. (Hear.) When Lord John Russell first ietroduced , the municipal re form bill, he ushered it into notice by . stating that the old con perations had become perfect nuisances in as much ae they were Political engines. What had been the conduct of .the corpora tions under the municipal reform act? Had- they.become less -political? Did- L'Oid - John Russell believe in his heart that the new town councils under the reform act would conciliate and be less political in their nature, and be inure disposed towards effecting the good local government and adhantage of the towns in which they existed He must say he was either strangely ig norant of the workiugs'of than bill, or it was a piece of thorough going Whig trickery. ,(Hear, hear.) In either case he was in a dilemma; for in one case he was ignorant of the workings of his own bill, or in the other it was a bill deceitfully esta blished, under a false pretext, t o p carry out a political and party end. 'The event was this: the; council was a perfectly political body, and nut any subject came under its decision but it was treated as a political question, and by a rule of political adjudi cation every question was disposed of; and the worst of it was, that questions were not even left for the adjudication of the council in their deliberations at the Town-hall, but the members of the council congregated in masses at the • Angel Inn, to the extent of forty in number, for the predecision of questions to come under discuision at the Town-hall. And who were they convened by? By some great leader of the opposition? No; it was a purely political convening. They were convened Iy the secretary of the Reform Association. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") It this did not give this section of the council the cha racter of a political cabal, he did not know what could. On the occasion of electing the committee of the dock trust, there was a meeting of forty members of the council to pre-arrange their party. It was, to say the least of it, an act of the most paltry cowardice, for there were only ten members of the council against them. The corporation was a mere political cabal, fol lowing, precisely in the footsteps of O'Connell. (Hear.) Mr. Iles - worth then read an extract from a speech of Mr. O'Con nell, as reported in the London rates, stating the manner in which coliisiou bad been avoided hetween his party and Mr. nrstuenitieni seem Sharman Crawford's. on a recent occasion in Dublin, by pre- Iltre hahebehn filvbured with the fellow ing speeches, which we arrangement. Mr. Ileyworth contended it was preciselyen this eiticlerstand were, deliver-ed at the late Tee-total-Temperan c e way that these coinnion councilmen hi;enid themselves hand and M acting; Their authors , complain that theyare omitted in tire- foot at a meeting at the Angel Inn, nod cause prepared, whet s reports-Which have appeared. In order tO gratifynhein and ever discussion might arise in the council, to vote all one wee , . our resideis, we have printed them literatim from , their maim- ( Loud cheers.) Ile would ask the electors of Isiverpeol whel scripts ther common sense was not stultified. by such a proceeding? M r . D 1 , 4 IF, Lthitte—Mr. Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen .(H ea eo He had another section of their toast to reply ten, and —After the volley of applause which has burst forth from all that had reference particularly to the cense, of. conservatives — sides at my rising.l feel no ordinary degree of embarrasineut at a cause w hi e lnhe knew tnheexceedingly'tlear to„their feelings, summoned; to address such an assembly of respectability, of a s it em b r aced every thing that was vaheatile to their fainilies talents and last though not least of beauty which s h e d s its ratli- and to titr . , community at large. They knew that on the princi eat halo around us, lam sure Sir in this age of benevolence pi es o f conservatism rightly expounded and rightly executed when so Much is doing to drive away the darkness and delusions depended the stability of the threne and of the whole crinst it ii of so inany'generations to diffuse light and truth threughout the thin of these realms. There was a great oppositiou to censer. earth, it Must eXelte,the liveliest joy in every phil an th e pie b o - va tive a ssociations when they first dawned in London, and one sons to witness its . ttiumphe.nt results. Recent efforts to banish individual of very considerable authority heel expressed his the rise of intoxicatinlf drinks have brought vast numbers to a doubts as to the propriety of such proceedings; and unleseet solemn pause, and this work of reformation has gone so far, very strong case of necessity had been made, out, lie should and is still making suith- sure progress that thousands are have said it would be very desirable for indivitivats connecte d ring in the lively hope that the day is n e t T a r distant when the together in societies not to become opaosed to each other ; but Monster of intemperance44o,ll. be banished bruin our shores, what would have been the consequence , if Sonic steps had not when the gospel et the Grace'nf shall have free course run been taken in support of conservative principles, when treason and be glorified; and the-whole faintly of man shall become and rebellion were stalking abroad threeseli the land nuder the t e mperatrehol , g and happy, But then Sir ere that happy period specious garb of "reform." (Ilear.) il arrive there is much ground to be occupied, inauy a battle must whether Lord Stanley would not say thateexp‘e.erlienne'nehtl doubtedili,ri:s , yd be fought, many a victory m us t b e won, over custom passion that he was wrong, and the conservatives, as a body, right, i g norance and interest and much darkness must set be driven Conservatism had now attained a majority, and it was spread away, away, our SohietY 'Sir as done much to effect this And mueli ing through the land to its u tmost lei t , and b re adth. . i Fhat -yet remains to be (done, I look f o r war d to time wh e n it will d a y wee k the society which was then effect the a riihillatinh of what princes from their thrum's have being, and they already saw its gigantic form. (Chee i s.) They failed to Abolish Genereis at the head of A rinies have vainly en- we t Wits. brought nto saw now the influence of conservatism pervadiugsthe. whole of deavotired to avoid, and Senators. & Legislators who have oriel- society, and the time was not far distant when ehe- who,te nation Il e would jest allude to ,ded the.destinies of Europe have been unable to-stop; while hu- would - be conservatives. (Cheers.) teianitte as recoiled and Military.tribunals have endeavoured to the decision which had taken place in the couucit on tlio school. .eorrimute . yet depravity and 'drunkeneess have forced fron d its questiOn. That decision they would all regret was one ptoduc bidieeplace, I look forward to the time when corporal punish- five of great injury to society. It was true the former, resole meat shall be banished from time Land when thelash which as lion of the council on this subject had given rise to a feeling of 'always b e ehnhn Reward of Drunketiess shall be abolished from liberality in the town, but no thanks to the corporation fur it. the B r iti s h Forces a n act which will add•more to Britian , G, I "rY That liberality had been an exhibition of sound protestant feel- Than Tr a itat g ar o r e n Waterloo who can travel,,e t,h,rouh the ing; it had by evil weeps been brought about, but it meet be neighb o u roo hds surrounding this building and mono the van - highly gratifying to every individual attached to the instittitions flue drani Shops - r i s i ng -in illuminated Gold amid the ruin of of the country. If that text which he saw on the splendid flag v in e ds ac o t f ed tl a ie s t i h n e e y m h b a e d rs do o a f e t — he “ tp l w a n r their depraved Votaries and not weep for the fate of his fellow= which had been presented to_ the association by the ladiee of man whose viciated taste maintain such ruthless pandersers to Everton had bweaeanidinat,h,te hnai his depraved appetite I shall now conclude by moving the follow- council, they tog resolution. • the Loid and the King; meddle not with them that are giev Resolved that the , Minor consideration of Pounds Shillings to change." (Hear.) He could neither see the fear of t e aed Peticebe.viewed oniv-in a Secondary light but that. Lord, nor the fear of the King, nor stability of purpose in Cat' welfare khatittpinees & inerals of the inhibitaut of Liverpool alterations that had been made. He considered the system eal , be the obAntsintView• education introduced calculated to supplant sound religion and sound learning. It introduced into the minds of the poor of the. Sirh; e -V,:t`dieti "& 'Gent I feel a Painful.dificulty in adressing town latitudinarian principles, and the operation of these schools 1 11 . trig I now see & the only thought that Inge in a very short time be found opposed to all description of aunpOrts then e Plt 9 fi' thee:lam Convinced there is not one to' all morality, and to all, sound education. An at dual.Pneselif haVerstoe expecting to hear 'Good reli gion, been spehehes butiOev months were outcasts & a tempt together thninne to unite what never could be united—to could never ihvaeareraicficeei e ndge P , rotestant end, Roman Catholic into one burden toiiiAfiThdtffttl to themselves & all around them but who haye been Elillnnitited front this' degraded - state through t ( h ia e ad ßi c le h le ese ,' r to i - 4h ) ic h h ee t a h i e l . se pr i o n tes th ta a t i n i r i. :: ) r k et i i s t tbe meane of, 'libMitißlhgroliCall fermented or intoxacating e tbodiedthe great guide."of man through life in all his ay drinks as PSecribhllirretir Pledge & when I see these Gen tioins and its . knowledge alone can conduce to immortality tlemen reperters ready if Arndt' Put the Cart before the horse hereafter. o, Theynneee not to be deterred from this; they had to tithe advantege .of it as I hold a Paper in my hand stateiug, thefehe Teleirtiph • will tell all about it tomorrow buteaad Chris ) l' res Pleaded to the offers that hail been made them by this 01'4 no(Prevent me . from advocating thee great c". s ta e n,saad e had come forward on Protestant principle - to 000 of our erect sehOnla en which they might have the entire word of God alAreinhe .lakenifite I Have received as well as 200 - Terl o WAnWh*iiit,''Great 13ritan & Ireland alone but before I rend 1 . ? them. He was sorry to be compelled to comment on bi e in tS'iMuly*lith to 'slate Stime-Pleasing intelligenc e I have t heir (councillors as he had done, hut he was not of that nature rr ivd Boni' 1 our Good,, say there before them what he would not say liefere the Coun ee46ePlibliC Prints that in all P rohilitY King God bless' liffititi likely soon to be a tee Waller as there is e cil when the opportunity offered. He' believed he might say Ole one certain Wineln his Callers he can think & that but they would .. give bins credit for that. (Hear.) He would riot be got Like neve longer detain them. He concluded with proposing " the woe:thy & 'when it is done no wore 4! , 111 Con.. Great that is, cal: chairman Mr. Miles Barton, end success to the Kirkdale t if hill of ;the least importance to this datedlo Bring' sit much Prams & happiness to the riidi ape) Seraiitive. Associa thin." The chairman acknowledged the tons ,; cmnfort's to the P i ne: & to releive the the-already Burdened Mr. Potter - proposed "the health of Charles, Hersh:ll, Esq.,.e. ie sr eesma t e of a gr eat P o rtion of the Pour rates &c 1 1 14 1 . m alty whi c h was responded to in a very eloquent manlier by ,'pro ever mole it Moderately & under divine Grace never would B. Horsfall. It was not to be expected that his latlier'sdsheimis„.l. a most Peculiar manner been could be of much avail when, kve beteine drunkard have in them of usefulness Illessed & a vvider'spere opened to • ulness & better opposed by a majority of 59. A grest outcry had ` been weer ry ni every ether respect through totally abstaining from intoxaca e , Dissenters against the payment of church rat, " the Church: — as ooe out of 5, he could 11, flog drink it has lone been thought that a Confirmed Drunkard j been one of their grand grounds of attack f o w e s ii reclaimable Carracter but that Idea is now laid asiii.e What was the fact ? Thirty eight fortieths to e. ear £600,000 had if is imeessible for me to describe the misery the drunkerd were subscribed by Protestants. The la- churc hmen t n h e t a :h d u r t c h h a t r a h t a es i !kings on himself and on all around him thoughthave expeilS 'been, subscribed for Church rates, out of which sum • . 6 TEMPERANCE MEETING. . . ' ------- On Tuesday night a meeting Of the friends and mena li b o iri use -0: the Total:Abs'tinence Societies was held in the Amphitheatre, Great Charlotte-street. The object of the meeting - was to e o n. cert measures for erecting or purchasing a building to as aTemperance-hull. Lawrence Ileyworth, Esq., was celled to the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, when he looked round and saw so m an y of his fellow-men met together for the purpose of putting down vice in the strongholds of drunkenness, and with the avowed object of establishing virtue, it gladdened his soul and he felt delighted to preside over such a meeting. The reason why t h e meeting had been called was that their numbers had so increased that the room which they had occupied had not sufficient space to contain them. The gentlemen who compo sed the present committee had not been, therefore, enabled t o labour so success fully, as they wished, and a scheme would that ni g ht be brought before them for effecting the desired chan g e. It did net beh ove him to say what it ought to be , but h e ho p ed the scheme w ould have the blessing of the Almighty upo n it, and that the p e rson s present would not have to be called up on in vain. He hoped they would be the means of reclaiming hundreds of idl.Q i nd drunken characters, who now had the money drained from Zieir pockets by drunkenness and debauchery, while their families at home were sitting in .solitary misery. He hoped they wou ld be the means of forming such into different characters. Mr. HENRY JONES said, it had been stated, that this society was a political engine. There were, he doubted not, there p re . seat men of all political opinions. There were three societies in Liverpool, and they were, he believed, all within the wall s o f (hat building, and all tried to inculcate the grand principles of total abstinence from all intox icatin g drink. When he lo o k e d at that vast assembly, and loo ked back u p on their small 'be gin . ning, be could - scarcely believe that , from so S m all a source, - could arise in so short a space of time so vast en increase. ,Th e i r t e fi n yLic e a d l andeud endeavours l rsw degradationereequ is r of i t efur h societyte i)tiii) , was s,soe o great, i t that ~y i n g the further increaseof depravity. Ou behalf o f d ru n kat ds and their wives and their families, of th eir sisters and their war, little, neglected suffering children , he called u p on them' trP assist in their undertaking. He c alled their attention to the' prospectus, which he was about to read. The prospectus set forth, that it - wita proposed to forma joint-stock com the purpose of building a ternperance-hall; capital, 1?-8-?txnYi to be raised in shares of £1 each , The p ros p ectus was no t laid x., to r before the public from any interested or sordid motives, but from a mete desire to secure to the inhabitants of Liverpool and the neighbourhood a suitable place for the purpose of holding, tem perance tea parties, festivals, &c., as well as other meetings fur the furtherance of the cause of total a bstinence. .After men. tioning that the Music-hall, in Bold - stree t, had been found too small for the purposes of the society, the prospect u s w ent , on to state, that the promoters of this undertaki n g had resolved u p o n forming a joint-stock company for the purpose of purchasing the Royal Amphitheatre, or of erecting anot her building suitable thelives all in being. Nhe corporation might for their purpose, and of naming the Shares at s u c h a lo w rate as would allow all the working-classes to become subscriberS. It would be impossible to get a more,Cotnat o dious buildinv, and a new one would cost inure Money. The gro und ou whi ch it waserec,te 3. d was h , under the Corporation,for three lives and twenty-one .be induced to go further, and grant them a reversioe of the lease to their heirs and assigns for ever, v4,OYOY the property would be secured to them as freehold. The tdenine, they co. culated, would accrue as follows The front part of the building. would be converted into a temperance hotel, to yield an annual rent Of .......... £ 110 60 Four shops in Roe street ......... . ......... . ....... .., • The stabling underneath to be converted into c ellars ler . - - goods - ...... . .. . ...... . . 3 0, The boxes to hetet to those who subscribed £1 per annum, 200 Choral SoCiety meetings Other ineetiegs,., . ~ ' • l'3o . - _ • , , -- (11; o '<o+ tit 0v0 , .. £650 150 Deduct salary tor' . . .... • :;il9fd ir.ov 'I„ "_..:,- Balance... The prospectus further stated, that the theatre had been of- • fered to them: for £6,500. The company was to be considered as formed when . 4,000 shares hid been subscribed for. Mr. ~ Jones continued, that since this prospectus had been formed, they had received a communic a tion, stating that the theatre could not be 'sold for less than .E 8,000.. Ile therefore shotild:, proose, that ten thousand shares should be the number, andtp . ' make a cOrresponding rate of income he raised the items abo ve enumerated proportionally. - Mr....JouN JONES said, he hoped this meeting would receive with feelings of kindness that address from a-small portion of , their townsmen. They ventured , to make their earnest request, hoping that the meeting would second their efforts by all the means in their power, .to break up and destroy that pernicious habit of di inking. intoxicating tliinks,which had arrived at such a frightful pitch in this otherwise highly favoured land. A habit. which had become associated with all the circumstances and oc currences of life, whether pleasing or mournful,' prosperouS.ot adverse, religious or profane ; it was a habit, Mr. Chairman, by which thousands of drUnkards were annually mannfactuied from all ranks and clases of society. It was a habit by which was occasioned the destruction of much property, and the ruin of many families. A. habit which was the destroyer of health, of peace. of virtue. and religion. and sent thousands ofotir fel low-crealures, male and feinale ppOr and rich, learned itid.lin learned into another world, without hope or comfort (Cheers.) It was a habit so perniCi4Us, and yet so established by custom, exampl e , and inte.res *Yt. it,Could not be changed without the .most united and,..permyssing, effoi?. , They had deplored aii..l anxionsly,,,e , nclea,qinflm i erregt4 4. oWing. evil with Ino d era - t a i P n, 1i'q. , Y44 1 ..9 eßiefw„Bul'ilie„, rireluul now a tri‘ed, as the e Iselin" / il s . P - '-- „IP , , f}vingbi,egt,t, nu the grand secret was f :: r s i e n : s 'el: .6 9 u . : ( 7it e.ui c, ii c iinFinnlfhts generaldestroyer ; and it was denigT4traig_ itt i pbqilem lon could nOt effect the cure of this eyiJ---,noth t ,p , Al t i t: 9 l,l- ,K , kin e nce f r oin all intoxicating (Cheers.) Tt,i e0 ;14, 56 j,f eperts,;l,44l\o4' t,,bia.ptv‘‘,,aliiitilo'tei c i fi: n " O t ti ii r al l:«. e y l,T e l i c. a d g ) e . system a!t()t-r'tlili t Aidherallelerl . in the history . cf Gr eat Brita in —a revolution w idi %lould vesture comfort to tlw habitation. of 3 bad - subsCribed £570,000, whilst £30,000 only of that •gum was subscribed by Dissenters. Oil looking at the other sioc of the ledger what did they find?. They found a grant from Parlia ment of £25,000 for the use of tho Dissenters and the erection . of chapels for them, and another Pat lianieniary grant of £21,000 -- for the support of the Catholic College of Maynuoth.. Hear. j' £30,000 subscribed by Dissenters, and a return made to theta of £19,000. Let them in justice if one subscription were aliolished; abolish the other, and above all,let them refrain frotit, b -rrauting money towards the support of a College which was thelot bed of political dissension in Ireland; In speaking of the Corpora tion he said, the present Corporation had made political parti4 zanship their rule; tba , old Corpbtation only sometimes acted front such motives. ...livery officer who had been appointed by the present Corpuration from the, town clink to the serjeant at mace was a Whig, and somethitig more. If he lonited at MI% Radcliffe the town-clerk he found a Whig and something more; if he looked at Mr. Crook the deputy town-clerk he found a Whig and something more; if he looked at Mr,: Ball the sti tendary magistrati he found a Whig and something more; it. 4, Ile looked at Mr. W y berg, the treasurer; he found a Whig and something more; if he looked at Mr. Curri6 the coroner he found a Whig and something more; if he' looked at Mr. Rosa coe the sergeant at mace, he found a -Whig and something more;' if he looked at Mr. Lowndes the commissioner of the Court of Requests, he found a Whig and something more; and if he looked at the la.teappointaient of 13 dock trustees, he _found them all \Vhigs and something more. (Loud cheers., It was true that the Whigs kept up the hospitality of the town-hall; and a Sum of 1:2,0041 was voted to the Mayor, as a piece of economy; but in what way had the reduction been obtainedP In the stopping (f every charitable subscript:on but o+. e. (" Shame.") They had taken the Bibles from the schools, but they had intro duced the pianoforte. (Laughter.) They had taken away the psalms, but they had introduced Mr. Rathhone's nursery thy, mes. (Continued laughter.) He trusted, however, itrthe end that their for Mer guides would obtain the management of the schools again. • . (Cheers.) ; The Chairman proposed " the good old town of Liverpool add the trade thereof," which was responded to by Mr. Potter, who proposed "the Liverpool Tradesmen's Conservative Asso. elation.'' Mr. Samuel Iloltne acknowledged, the toast and in, conclusion said, he . trusted at a future ,election to see. Mr: T. B. Horsfall inducted into the Town-hail. He concluded; with proposing "the health of Mr. Thomas•Pover." who duly acknowledged the compliment. The chairtnziit. proposed "the Lancashire witches," which toast was acknowledged by Mr. ItoLert tlorsfall. " The health of Mr. James:" was then pro , posed and acknowledged by that gentleman. After which the toast of .•‘ the Vicepresidents" was giVen, and responded to by Mr. Roskoll. "The Conservative electors of Everton and' Kirkdale,"• was their drank, and " The Canvassers of the ward," whitArtoast was ably responded to by Mr. Ledson. .The com-• party then broke up shortly after 11 o'clock, the greatest bar mony. prevai i.,g throughou', • ..•.. SECOND EDITION. Sta4qaraPifice, Three o'clock. LIVERPOOL MARKETS: CORN EXCHANGE.-FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 18:1G. We continue to receive very limited supplies of Grain both, coastwise and from Ireland, and have none since Tuesday from, foreian ports Of Irish Flour,,,bowever,_the arrivals are re-, peated to a moderate extent, and of Oatmeal the quantity fresh in is liberal. The millers and dealers having, purchased freely of late, were extremely inactive this morning, and with more willing ness on the part of holders to effect sales. The Wheat trade, exhibited a very dull aspect; most descriptions of old were therefore offered at a decline of 2d to 3d per 701hs, and all new samples were somewhat lower.—Flour in consequence met eery little inquiry, and was nominally rather cheaper. Prime Maltiag Barley, remaining scarce, may he considered full as dear as last week, and grinding samples, upon a mode rate demand, maintained their: previous value. Malt. fin the contrary, was less saleable, at Is. per quarter cheaper.—Beans and Peas, although in very slow request, were held - at former prices. The Oat trade being exceedingly inanimate, we must note a further reduction of id to Id per 451bs from the rpdtteed rates of Tuesday, and Oatmeal was difficult of sale without submitting to an abatement of 6d per 2401b5. Iu Bonded Grain and Flour, the transactions since our last report have been upon a very limited scale on the terms then stated. AN ERAG PRICES. WHRAT, 70 110. R 4 R drE lmp. men. g 6) Irish dned red.. 8 9 9 0 Irish 55 0 Do. dried white, 9 2.. 9 8 FLOUR, Ift 280 tbs Do.undried new 8 2.. 8 6 Eng.Sarish sup 58 0.. 60 0 English ...... .. 10 0.. 10 6 Do. fines 5l 0.. 54 0 Canada...... .. 0 0.. 0 0 Do. seconds OATS, 4ft 45 tbs... Do. thirds .. 0 0.. 0 0 Irish BARLEY, 4f 60 tbs Do. old 33 0 .. 38 0• Irish grinding... 5 0.. 5 4 Bakis, 4f 24 tbs 2 0.. 0 0 OF BUTTER, S.e. S D Bacon, IP cwt.... 4R 0 ct 52 0 Hams, dry 50 0 ~ 53 0 Do. wet Firkin Lari, Bladdered do Grease Butter Prime Mess Beef, 54 05..58 0 66 0.. 68 H 50 0 .. 56 U .98 0 ..110 0 tti tierce Prime ➢less Pork, '4P barrel. 70 0 .. 75 0 ARRIV ALS OF CORN. Frurn the °tli to the 30th November, 1836, inclusive. • . , , i IRE- •COAST- Fn- BRITISH TOTAL. DESCaIYTION. LAND. WISH. BRUIN. ANIRR. ---- Wheat Qrs 175 410 585 Barley Qrs 715 sso 1295 Oats Qrs 2072 1 ,, 0 2172 Flour Sacks 3540 30 3570 Ditto Barrels Bran Cwtl Oatmeal Loads 3908 3908 Malt Qrsj IVO 1500. Beans ....Qrs, 70 70 Peas Qrs Rye Qrs' Shelled Barley Cwt Rapeseed Barrels Indian Corn Qrs . ..._ SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY, DEC. 2.—N uon, Wind S.W.—Stormy. FRIDAY, DEC. 2.—N (An Irish mail—Higl , from Bert Ker, , from Quebec. on, Wind S.W.—Stormy. i Water 5h 4Gm p.m.) Africa—Voluna, Seaton ; and Ro- Perle, Castellas ; and Amphitrite, Biebaek, hence, at Pillau. Ilend A rentena. Brieland, hence, at Ilatubro'. Mary Ilartley, Priestman, hence, for Calcutta, at Cove, in want of water and cargo shifted. Hark Away, French, for New York. has put hack. Enchantress, Donaldson, for ditto, at Waterford. Reliance, Beynon, from Demerara, at Belfast. Georgetown, Simpson, from Demerara, in the Downs, in 30 days. Adriana. Cocks, from Berbice, in ditto Clydesdale, Edie, from Newfoundland, at COvO. • , • James Lyon, f:lni Clyde and Cone, for MarsA les,tuts pot hack to • Cove, with datn,L7e, havin.t been in contact with u large barque. . Acasta, from Honduras for London, was on shore near Rams gate, 29th ult., and full of water. Fortuna, Tamens, from Stralsund for this port, was wrecked on Sandwich Flats, 29th ult.: crew saved, Juno, Liedke, from Piano for this port, at Plymonth. Henry Hoyle, from Oporto, was off Great Ormshead at 9 A.m. A sloop coal-laden was totally wrecked 28th Nov.—.crew saved. e a i s r c b u er ., the benefit of the former' price, COAL. TRADE.—III p c: it. o n is s ): e , i,, q ,: i yi i : e sb i, n s e ht e : of an a i: i . ee l i a it that i t i, t ie e , : p n dr p eu t :beyof t others, hh who made by some of the hracoanydesiildr‘eesroianhg'le'lt.isbidg is i ni l;(i i, ,, l i e i l z: u o b i l i i i ( t ' ii sit ffic i fou to cover t he advance of wages, Math, some !tine ago by the colliers, %%loin a shillinga 1 1::1: ,,,,,, 5 ,,a 5 t5 r5. Charles Law ton was put tli.it purpose. thieves,r (: i ii,: :,, , , i , 1: . :.., , n , l, l . : l : i t e n a y e 1 ° 1 5: lui Might i t t n i.i . , , h L i t t'e::;•,,esitlrd'e) of Messrs. everyeritere d i r l a l i r n e t r o t and.y, rao • -.•. „ .. b o x upon the premises broken open. ii'ortunatelv there was no money left there and the only loss sustained conAisis of four cu• riously embroidered scarfs, which have been received from Coe stantinople. and by means of which it is nut improbable that the depredators may be detected. . NAVIGATION ON THE 111sitsL y.--A bold plan has been devised for the preservation and improvement of the navigation of the, Mersey, and the clearing away of those sands and shoals which injure the river, and, in the opinion of some persons, arc likely. seriously to obstruct the commerce of the port. The plan pro-. posed is to form a sea wall from near Jackson's Dam up to Gar- • stun, fur the,purpose of throwing the reflux tialr with greaten force into the channel, and in that manner, increasing the cleansing and scouring power of the current. We believe. that Captain Denhamis the author of this plan, which has already been submitted to the Dock, Committee. Of its efficiency them is little doubt, but the expense of cursing it 1 into effect will be very serious. . LEICESTER CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY.—We have been fa voured with a copy of the annual report of this Society. A' select committee has heetrapp . ointed to revise the constitution of the society, with a view to ,its greater efficiency, and ,uoani- • mously reconireentli the subStitution of a declaration in lieu of• the former one,' founded on the following, propositions:-'`Time. maiutenance of the king's lawful authoritv,arid, prerogative; the independence of .the [louse of Lords; the rights and PriYi-. leges of the Horse of Commons; the integrity, rights, and itt , t , • munities of the Established Church, and its inseparable con, nexion with the. State." _These proplisitious embrace every subject which we, as Coniervatives, are resolved to defend. The happiness of the people is intituately connected with the stability and integrity of the three estates of the realm; and for. this reason we' rejoice at the establishMent of similar associ atio un ns.'ldr time most'heeLeieesie cheering Leicester ol?s auspices;, e r yatice S iici it et a lready e ytias b een enrols esta te the fished b e n ames of most of the resident noblemen and g ent. y, and . n such an ac shall soon Congratulate our friends in I, c e b t i h u r z o tt u io g n ik s ou of t ,cession of strength as shailstunce deleietticet the country. ; . ~ their enemies, and tend to es,ab , ish order FaiEx os.—M r. Sands, the late DINNER TO NIR. SANDS' at the Wellington Hotel, re i pouts r d . composed his committee during to about forty gentlenien,e r:itideiadadtienonnertohne cl‘rii,i,risiedrai; eloquent speech, contradicted , the late municipal election,,t,ifiv.t, (.:.eri,:d:,t): ne i e vie , t u t:o h r: t t i l l i ' e e di l et s E ep : e ! x • h l a r t . i g s e a M u ' d a 1 . • d i ii , a 111 . 1 ,, ,.).b.w: ~ndf.: n:a,aid.tasheidlt:ssittlibraoliyui desirous le .i , l t 4,talsi.ets separating church , a lifi e d toms theassertions contained in a scan-. in the roost unon t tA h ot e ri c hrt.ahsei,r:ll::st,lir,,,,.. a p, posted. about the town during the period of the 'nigh; bid farewell to all ) l i tl io i v, t ., ev d e in r ttahkue course _ So far lions its being the opinion of Mr. Sands that {'rum a_separation was desirable, as stated by his rioponents f l , d i .a ru ll e: i :, :- I , o l 2 .! t a , l . 4 'lliej e e' .. l. c l : ) o :t in li v t e e e le s r t a c , t i l h t e eld ' r e e c u l e a n re t d s t p l e li e tt e , h s e h s t , )l ; heir boasted and the whole company appesred to he ani- . England % ,,itit a fervent desire to forwamd the progress of Loaserva tism. i , t n t i l u e it e t ) , e i o plc of u%is.—Since Thursday last there have been i five first class and live second class trains ou the Livr rpuol and I Manchestee.itailw ay, of it ttie m e i v v : I n lig i,:A besides a mixed train of fist and .second class carrAg.i.f; at severs in the evening. The fir , it class tieing in future will e:tv e Liverpool and Manchester at se% en, trim. e even, two, awl bye vit.:lock ; and the second class at a (p.arter-pitstT seven, ten, ivectve, three, and half-past five. AVERAGE PRIC ' SD SD Banbridge ..100 0 QlO2 0 WA.terford, new..loo 0 ..102 0 Colerain — 0. 0 arlow, . ..1 2 0 ..110 0 Limerick .102 0..104 0 Belfast 100 0..101 Derry lO7 0..108 0 Cork, gds, — 0 Newry. Dundalk — 0 0 Sligo — 0 01 ':