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Milt ould this day mov next he woulc and that hall state Lord High 29 members pre- LORDS Lord SRAFTESBURY, s lordship appeared at le Central Criminal Court of certiorari, returned to moved that Lord Cardigan be was agreed to, and hiS lord in £5OOO each, and himself .dered to attend. His lord rs-in••law, Mr. 'H. B. Baring been dischargec :s, except-tha ion of Lor J DUNCAN- lay to Tuesday t bill was read a second time, MMON -TUESDAY seat for the It he would on Friday Stopford, and the of Acre Lould hav lst even a possibil :ed to t Liberal Associa n ont as leclared them , and of other proceeded to his leading points. He was cpinions of the house as int' r ; but there was one amend it meant that's party once uld remain on the _register _ in the ingredients of lie could not accede. He ; to be removoble from the tor that it ought never to Mr. O'CONNELL s whole constituency mount of their intention to bring in r, However, after the reception I had last year obtained, he would )n now ; and he trusted the same tended to his own bill on Thursday. ad sanctioned the appeal both ways, definition of th led himself to propose, shed Lord Stanley had told the house ctitious voters he was so anxious to ork captained 713,000 inhabi but 3,8U00. Did Lord Wales had ge the county this small number ants; yet its vote on Mon ,ration measur HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY late Mr, , returns were orc her with the amount of e years 1838, 1839, and AW E Lord MORPETH iut of th sh clergy are no move the insertion of 'those words owing by the landlords nd a considerable had pnt on Fri- and conveying Ireland for their I t :essary to make Mr. HUMS, his Lordship proving of the convention r with Mehemet Ali, had ty, which had been accepted had since been forwarded to the latter the he- the Turkish fleet would be GRANTED TO MEHEMET ALI noble Lord (From the Times of Tuesday.) ion of the Governor- ;gislative union of or in the be- I leave to bring in , r the ap- one in the Court in the Court of arrears would I by the Attor- ide he was then ignorant of the ultan with regard to him. two new courts fer course would at a time. The n views respecting the ars of equity business, I before the Ho-use )re the Judicia 1 Committee of the compromises to n entitled to a price of a right in rever- the present assistance was ice-Chancellor waa som Use, from If it was necessary in when the pro- now, when that property Lrned gentleman concluded ititution of an appellative THE I !plied, and the bill ilat the house should next ommittee for equidizing the duties on West Indian rum. Court of Directors, he had pie that the East Indies were lion as any other of our en expressed by a com- equalising principle, ,pplied in the present la opinion he did while of planters to intage ought to be area by the pro- supply of he supply h greater than the denand, A the sugar -a monopoly hich th iurplus would therefore, of sana4, or sonic of that evening the s were heard by pe.• ness of the eve The next morn with th ned his father what had occurred awards 0f30,000. The present franchise was a swindle on the Irish. To be sure it was, for Lord Stanley was its author. Lord Stanley would not even give the country the fair play of waiting to know what the government bill would be. That • bill ought to be on the table before the introduction of this. But, at least every fresh instance of ill-usage to Ireland was an addi tional argument for repeal. If you wished to avoid repeal, you should give English rights and English liberties. Why did not Lord Stanley try to amend the defects of registration in England, which were equally admitted and nearer home ? Mr. O'Connell finished by moving that this debate be ad journed till after Thursday ; which motion was seconded by Mr. Hume, and supported by Mr. O'Brien. Lord J. RUSSELL thought it odd, considering the party with whom Lord Stanley acted, that he should neglect the numerous abuses in the English and Scotch registration, and address - himself-solely to the Irish. It was a great objection to this remedy, that it worked solely by way of restriction. The Roman Catholic Relief Bill, and afterwards the Reform Bill, had narrowed the franchise ; and the present bill went to narrow it still further. Lord Durham bad one day -said to him, in illustration of restrictions, " You may give a vote to every £lO householder, but will you make it a condition that he shall be able to construe the first book of Homer? It was by this tendency toward restriction that the •large words of old charters, the " community," the " burgesses," &c„ had been narrowed to some dozen people: and the judges, however conscientiously, did partake this tendency to restric tion. Take care, then, that your bar against the fictitious voter do not 'prevent the entrance of the genuine one: Lord John then enlarged on the difficulty which frequent appeals might impose on the voter, to the great discouragement of him and his neighbours. The question could not be thoroughly or justly settled without a settlement of the franchise also. The effect of this bill would be to exclude all but those who had -powerful and wealthy backers. However, after the sanction given last year by the house, be would not now op pose the introduction of the bill, nor support the adjournment of the debate. Mr. Lucas wished a different sort of gnalification, which should be free from the doubts attending the present fran chise ; but he did not Wish a definition to be comprised in the - Colonel RAWDON vindicated the Ulster Association froth the imputation of concurrence in the principles of this bill. The house then divided, and the motion of adjournment having' been negatived by a large majority, leave was given to bring in the bill.-Adjourned. A new writ was ordered for the borough of St. Albans, in the room of Mr. Grimson, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.. Mr. 13AINEs moved for various returns connected with the wool trade. Lord ASHLEY asked the Under Secretary of State whe ther there would be any objection to amend the returns he had moved for last session respecting " young children" employed in factories, by adding the words "or young n the unions under I persons." . Mr. Fox MAULE did not think there would be any objec tion, and , he took that opportunity of bearing testimony to the satisfaction which the practical working of the noble lord's bill had given to all parties. Ile Fonld on Thursday, Lord J. RUSSELL, having passed. a high eulogium on the late Mr. Rickman, who had been for 38 years an officer of the house, moved the following resolution—" That this house entertains a just and high sense of the distinguished and exemplary manner in which John Rickman, Esq., late clerk assistant of this house, uniformly discharged the du ties of his station during his long attendance at the table of )use." Mr. GOULBURN seconded the resolution, after which several members rose in succession to bear testimoney to the merits of Mr. Rickman. The resolution was carried nem. con. Mr. BERNAL brofight up the report of the committee of supply, which was ordered to be received on Friday, after which the house adjourned. THE HEREDITARY INVESTITURE OF EGYPT We have this moment received, by extraordinary express, the Paris papers of Sunday evening. The Moniteur publishes the following : " We ktve received this evening, by means of the Austrian Embassy, intelligence of importance_ the East. _ . " 12th of Janua6 , one of the officers of the Sul tan left Constantinople for Alexandria, the bearer of a firman, by which his Highness officially accords to Mehemet Ali the hereditary possession of Egypt. On'ttie . l4th of the same month Mehemet Ali restored the Turkish fleet.' " Upon this important intelligence the Moniteur comments in these terms : simple mention of the dates is sufficient to show that spontaneous on his definitive intentions " On the other side, the despatch of the firman by the Sultan preceding by two days the restoration of the fleet, proves that at Constantinople they acted with sincerity and good faith. "It is the character of the two events we announce which giveS them above all importance. We can conclude from them, that all the difficulties which disturb the peace of the East are definitively settled, and as the peace of the whole of Europe was connected with the solution of these difficulties, the news which has arrived will be received everywhere with the greatest interest. The Mesiager has the following:— "'The Sultan has granted-Mehemet Alitli.heriditary in- vestiture of the pashalic of Egypt. " On the 12th of January the Ottoman steamer Tari- Bahri left Constantinople, bringing to Massloum-Bey, the Envoy of the Sultan at Alexandria, supplementary instruc tions, together with a hattischeriff, dated the same day, con ferring on the Pasha the hereditary possession of Egypt. This vessel probably reached Alexandria on the 17th of January." MONAIOUTHSEIIRE.—The election for this county is fixed for Tuesday next, the 9th inst. The Hon. Hanbury Tracy is the only candidate in the field. LARL OF CARDIGAN.—The committee appointed to make arrangements for the trial of the Earl of Cardigan met Again on Tuesday, in the Conference Chamber. The noble Earl has retained Sir William Follett, Mr. Serjeant Wrang ham, and Mr. Adolphus to conduct his defence. The At torney and Solicitor-General will appear as counsel for the Crown. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES, &C., AT SAND BACH, CHESHIRE.—In the night of Tuesday week a serious and extensive robbery of bank notes and bank post bills was committed at the office of Messrs. Skerratt and Reuter, soli- citors, in Sandbach. The villains having gained access to the premises, broke open a desk, from a drawer of which they carried away propecty to a large extent; amounting, it is said, to not less than £l,OOO. From a hand-bill which has been extensively circulated, offering a reward of £lOO to any per son giving such information as will lead to the conviction of the guilty party, it appears that the money consisted of several £lOO Bank of England notes, and several £5O notes, together with notes of a smaller amount, both Bank of England and country banks, and a number of Imperial Bank notes. Payment of the various notes has been stopped. Some sus picion resting on a man named James Hampton, living in the neighbourhood of Sandbach. he was apprehended at Congle ton, on Wednfsday, by police officers Clayton, of Sandbach, and Reid, of Middlewich, and taken before R. Wilbraham, Esq. .None of the stolen property was found in his posses sion, but other circumstances caused the magistrate to re mand him for farther examination until Monday. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT ON THE ULVERSTON SANDS. — On Sunday the 24th ult., two young men went in a gig from Ulverston, by way of Green Odd, to Cartmel, and its neigh bourhood, for the purpose of soliciting the inhabitants to attend a ball intended to take place at Ulverston on the 29th instant It appears that, having fulfilled the object of their journey to Carttnel, these two young men started from Cark, on the Carttnel side of the sands, about six o'clock on the evening of Sunday, when it was almost dark, for the pur pose of crossing over to Ulverston ; but it is conjectured that, owing to the darkness of the evening, they wandered many hundred yards out of the'track leading to the ford across the -- , rid, and had got suddenly immersed in some pool on the deep part of the channel. About eight o'clock ;bouts of persons apparently in distress sons living near the sands, but the dark g prevented any assistance being afforded g, however,' an active search took sands, and the gig was found, with the horse and • ne of the bodies attached to it, and both dead. The other body was also discovered not far from the same place, en tangled in a fishing net. The bodies were then removed to Cark, and on Tuesday Mr. Gardner, of,Garstang, the coro le district, held an inquest upon them. On Wed hey were both interred in one grave, in the yard of Church, Ulverston, the funeral being attended by numerous and respectable body of the Morecambe Lodge of Oddfellows. SINGULAR ROBBERY AND DETECTION.—One of the most extraordinary cases of hiehway robbery and horse-stealing ever heard of occurred last Sunday morning, on the great road, a mile aud a half north of-Stilton.- - son of. Mr. C. R. Roberts, of Alwalton, between eight and nine years of age, was riding to Stilton, to fetch his father's letters from the post-office, when he was met and accosted, in the parish of Haddon, by a well-dressed youth, about 15 years old, wuo seized the reins. and desired Roberts to dismount. The latter demurred ; on which his assailant presented a pistol, and swore that he would blow out his brains unless he in stantly obeyed. The boy therefore got off ; on which the highwayman mounted, and without another word rode away horse towards Wansford. The poor boy made the best of his way back to Alwalton (about two miles; ) and in _ . Roberts called two neighbours to his assistance ; and, after despatching them in pursuit on the roads to Oundle and Peterborough, ►ff on the great north road, and soon discovered n the route of the thief. On ascending the hill v.here the Whitewater toll •bar ti from Stamford, he perceived him on the road bering that he was represented to be armed, Mr. Roberts ap proacned leisurely, and accosted him civilly. The thief re turned the salutation like a gentleman, and the two jogged on together for a short distance, conversinz about the horse rly stcod, two miles ; and remem- mng man was riding, the paces of which Mr. cted to admire ; and the inquiry whether he could e animal, was answered with the observation, that the price would be the only difficulty. On their reach ing the toll-bar a mile from the town, it turned out that the young gentleman had (as he said) " no change ;" but, Mr. Roberts offering to pay the three halfpence for him, the two again set forward, and renewed the conversation about the horse until they_ reached the Bull and Swan Inn in St. Martin's, where Mr. Roberts said he sh ou ld stop f or a ti me , and he invited his companion to turn in and take a glass with him. The latter agreed; and on riding un d er th e ga t ewa y, Mr. Roberts alertly slipt off his horse, and catching the young man in his arms as he also alighted, pi n i one d hi m so as to prevent his using pistols, and called for help, which being instantly given, the youth was effectu a ll y secure d . I n his side pocket was found a new pistol loaded with b a ll, w ith several other balls, powder, &c. Perceiving that Mr. Roberts was the owner of the horse he had stolen, the y out h b ecame disheart ene d, an d i n a s hort time acknowledged th e f e l ony , stating that dist ress had driven him to it, as when he stopped Mr. Robert s ' s son h e h a d only one penny in his pocket. He subsequently stated, that his name was Charles Cole, and that his friends live at No. 7, Carter-street, Park-lane, Westminster; that he had ,robbed them, and dare not re turn ; and that he was making his way on foot to the resi dence of his aunt. Mis. Ord, Nunthorpe Hall, near York, and slept on Saturday night in a barn at .9.lconbury Hill. H e was given into the custody of the police, and on Monday was taken back into Huntingdonshire, and underwent a long ex amination" before. Lord George Gordon, by whom. he was fully committed to Huntingdon gaol for trial at the next assizes, on the charge of highway robbery.—Stamford cury. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH•STREET The Public are informed that a further arrangement has been entered into with • MRS. WAYLETT AND MR. ALEXANDER LEE, Who are re-engaged fir a limited number qf Nights. S present EVENING (FRIDAY), the sth, and J:0-MORROW, the 6th of February instant, will be performed a Romantic Burletta. adapted from the French Opera " Le Lac des Fees," called THE MAGIC •VEIL; Or, the Fairy Lake. Albert (a Student).... Mr. Alexander Lee. Zela (a Fairy) Mrs. Waylett. SINGING AND DANCING. To which will be added THE NEIGHBOUR'S WIFE. Mrs. Aubrey Mrs. Raymond - To conclude with PETER WILKIN , Or, the Flying Ind' . _ Peer Wilkins On MONDAY, the Bth inst., TWO NEW DRAMAS, in which Mrs. WAYLETT,wiII perform. Mr. HOSKINS will also appear on that Evening,. being engaged for a Fort night. A NEW INTERLUDE, written by a Gentleman of Liverpool, will be produced on the above Evening. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. J. FOGG, at the Box office, from Eleven to Three. Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 6d,—Second Price, Half past Eight; Boxes, 22.; Pit, ls.; no second price to the Gallery. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six. Perform ance to commence at Seven precisely. Private Boxes, to contain Seven, to be had on application at the Theatre, Price LI Is. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. THE MANAGER RESPECTFULLY announces to the Playgoing Public of Liverpool, that in consequence of the unjust prosecu tions with which he is threatened by an Establishment that has repeatedly violated the trusts of its Patent or Licenss.4le is advised to pursue a course similar to that recent v'exer cised with such signal success in Glasgow, and ITION TIER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY E QUEEN to grant him a PATENT or LICENSE, ereby he shall be enabled, by fair and just competition Exhibit such Dra matic and other Entertainments as may be considered worthy the high patronage which,' even under severe restrictions, he has already had the honour to receive. On a former occa sion, when almost a stranger in Liverpool, he was favoured by some ___ _ THOUSANDS OF SIGNATURES, in a few days, to a Memorial t) the Lord Chamberlain, who had not the power to comply ; and having since that period spent the best part of his professional life in catering for the amusement of the Public, he hopes be may now be thought not less worthy of support. The Petition will be immediately prepared. Sheets will lie at the Box Lobby and Pit of the Liver Theatre ; at the different Newspaper and other Offices ; to which the signa tures of the Playgoing Public are most respectfully, solicited. ie must admit to the West Indiar in it a general inconveni tend to remove ; and there public opinion, anion, :h made it important to equitably considered by name of rum, a into the !so slit be meant the We Indians, but imported except rum ar certificate, which would 1 illings duty. Respect iported to Au, a of Government to issue an abject would be treated with he relief prof ditficulties which impeded this description, froni the Government sought to coo t or of the west, but of the I his intention of proposing sent hither from Lilshington declare'd f a motion for the abolition )ve for leave to bri 1 introduc- rid the sanction o - 1 the franchise impera- His proposal i ; to n t was not his intention parliamentary franchis I not conveniently be mixed .4-, the house had last ley had shown himsf of the subject, that he had not been able to re nptation of introducing it again, notwithatnndiDg 3 Adh moved, t, THE EXHIBITION PAINTINGS BY THE OLD MASTERS, IS NOW OPEN, AT THE EXHIBITION ROOMS, POSTOFFICE-PLACE. TN this small Collection will be found several Pictures o f I high importance ; in particular, the celebrated picture of " CHRIST CARRYING.,,HIS CROSS," by Sebastian° del Piombo, from the Casa Caldera of Milan, the Drawing from which is now being Engraved by the Chevalier Toschi of Parma • " THE ST. JEROME IN THE D ATTENDED BY AN ANGEL," known in lie world of art under the title of L'Ange au plume : t 's picture is the JOINT WORK of Rubens and Vandyc was lately pur chased by Mr. Buchanan from the rshal Soult, Due de Dalmatie : it is an important Picture for a School of Art, and ought to have been purchased for the National Gallery ; " THE ST. CECILIA, ATTENDED BY ANGELS," painted by Domenichino, from the Catirbiaso Palace of Genoa; " THE SILENCE OF MICHAEL ANGELO," painted by Marcello Venusti, from the Royal Collection of Spain; THE ECCE .HOMO," by Titian, from the Gallery of Lucien Buonaparte ; with other Picture , of the Flemish and Dutch Schools, from the Collections of the Duke of Lucca, the Due de Berri, and Mr. Beckford of Fonthill. To these are added, _ The late President West's celebrated picture of THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR & DEATH OF NELSON, one of the most important works of that eminent painter. The greater part of these Pictures are on Sale, by private contract. The Room is open from Nine till Five o'clock during the day ; and from Half-past Six till Nine o'clock in the Even ing, when it is brilliantly Illuminated with Gas. ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING. Season Tickets at Five Shillings each. WILL POSITIVELY CLOSE ON SATURDAy NEXT A RRANGEMENTS having been made to fo rd these IX magnificent Pictures to Glasgow, after th nosE of the PRESENT MONTH, the amateurs of pai i ate respectfully informed, that the Exhibition at the UN Rooms; SLATER STREET, will only remain OPEN until SATURDAY, 6th February, which is allowing one week longer to those who may not have seen these Pictures than was originally in tended. JOHN BENTLEY, Keeper. 26th January, 1841. TO CORRESPONDENTS B. D. Case of Distress CLIP Etberpool &taubarb. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1841 There is sad division in the dissenting camp as to the best mode of .effecting the abolition of Church Rates. This distraction in their councils was exhibit ed with peculiar emphasis at the "great" meeting of the Voluntary Church Society, held in Leiccster on the 23d ultimo. On this occasion a reverend man, belong ing to the body, was of opinion that they were taking matters much too quietly. If there were any truth in the report that Lord John Russell meditates carrying into effect the recommendation of the ecclesiastical commissioners to give to churchwardens the power of levying rates, and magistrates at quarter sessions au thority to enforce them, there was, he said, no know ing to what desperate deeds such provocation might rouse them up. Then would be the time to beat -" the pulpit drum ecclesiastic With fist instead of a stick ;" then would the " sleeping lion of dissent" be properly awake; then would Lord John Russell learn that "the men on whose shoulders he was borne into power still hold in their hands the fate of the Whig Cabinet." "We have forborne too long," said he; "neverthe less we have some blood left, though in a sluggish state; and if the Colonial Secretary is desirous of quickening its circulation, and raising it to the boiling point, he has only to propose this confirmation of our bondage." Whatever else was uttered by this meek and reverend sufferer for conscience-sake—who re joices in the name of Miall—was given exactly in the same blunderbuss strain. However, though his sen tence was decidedly for " open war," he confined him self strictly to the church-rate point, and gave no in timation of what he intended to do, or advise, in case of obtaining the desired success. Mr. Hume followed ; and, though he complimented the last speaker in glowing terms upon his " pluck," he protested altogether against the moderation of his views. The Dissenters of England, said he, along with the Dissenters of Ireland—including, of course, the Papists—are more than half the population of the kingdom ; wherefore, instead of being satisfied with the abolition of church -rates, their demand should be for half the property of the church—not that they might,t9propriate it to their own use, for that would be against their consciences, (tender souls!) but that they might make it a present to the nation at large ! And at this saying of " Joseph the munificent," it does not appear that there was a burst of laughter, or loud laughter, or any other cachinnatory expression whatever; which shows, either that these Dissenters possess a most amazing power of face, or that the re porter, or printer of the Leicester Journal, whence we quote, has been guilty of a very great and unpardon able omission. Another orator, a NE:lVlurselr, was of opinion that whatever they sought for, or whatever they did, they should no longer keep any terms with a ministry who have latterly shown such very great disinclination to do anything for the people. "We are told," said he, " that the ministry will be embarrassed by this mode of procedure; but there is an old saying—" what is sauce for the goose is sauce also for the gander ;" they have lang enough embarrassed us." But there was "another Dissenter" at this gathering who differed in toto from the foregoing anti-ministe rial gentleman, and put in a decided negative on his proposition. " No, no !" exclaimed this burly mini sterialis.t. " You must not quarrel with the ministry by any means ; I, and. my tail, and my seven millions, will never agree to it. Do you know what the poor people in my country do, when a pane happens to be broken in their cabin window ? Why, they stuff a hat into it; and though it does not look well, and might be advantageously supplanted by a pane of glass, yet it keeps the cold out. So it is with the ministry : they keep the north wind out—a wind, by the by, that sadly disagrees with my constitution ; they keep the Tories out—which is good for us all; and therefore, I say, till we are likely to get a better, let us leave the old hat' administration where it is." We need not mention the name of this "Dissenter," as every read er, we make no doubt, will easily recognise him. So much fur the unity that reigns among the chiefs of the dissenting interest. We might give further specimens Of this beautiful harmony; but with all this discord, there is a degree of concord, a sort of con cordia discors, the origin of which is an unextinguish able hatred to the church. This is the common bass note that blends all their differences, so that their va riety of sentiment, though perfectly ridiculousin,it self, and one that shows how intrinsically worthless the opinions of such parties are, should not, where there is still so much evident desire and common disposition ' to do mischief, cause them to be passed over with in difference or contempt. Mr. Easthope, one of the re presentatives of the borough, differed from all the other members of this Babel assembly in one respect ; and we shall conclude what we have to say on this subject for to-day, by briefly noticing his remark. It was his opinion, he said, " that the good and enlight ened of the Church of England had only to have an appeal made to their consciences, and the impost would be soon put down as a nuisance not to be al lowed." Well this was at least CIVIL, when compared with most of the other utterances at this great volun tary church meeting, and we wish the Dissenters would follow his advice. Let the appeal be made to the good and enlightened of the Church of England, and if church-rates cannot stand that appeal, we, for our part, shall say, by all means let them be abolished. But mark this—if the church-rates cannot stand the test of this expmination—if the principle upon which they are defended cannot be maintained, why then neither can the church itself he upheld. The question really at issue here, is, the old one of establishments; for the principle which supports and justifies an established church, also justifies and sup ports whatever may he necessary to maintain it. Let us go to the root of the matter, and we shall find that all these issues turn upon, and resolve themselves into this—namely " Is the Bible true ?" This great truth was admirably put and enforced the other evening, at an operative meetirg held in this town, by the gifted minister of St. Jude's—and the more the question is sifted, the more clearly it will ap pear that unless we first definitively settle this point, we are likely to he for ever at sea, without the smallest hope of casting anchor, or finding safe harbourage anywhere. Either the Bible is true,' or it is not. If it is not true, then, clearly and certainly; no one sect or religi ous party has any right to a state preference; for then all religions are alike—the mere invention of man. This being the case, " establish" any one—A, B. or C, and you immediately institute a grievance against all the rest, and give them a right—quite consistently with the liberal doctrine of the day—to cry out perse cution, persecution. If the Bible be not ,true, what possible right, surely, could any one sect of poor, fal lible mortals have to dictate their opinions on religion to the world ? None whatever. But, on the other hand, if the Bible be TRUE, causa finita est ; GOD bath spoken, and man is bound to obey. He commands his truth to be taught, and man is left no choice on the subject. Questions about es tablishments, and church-rates, and church property, do really then resolve themselves into the question of the truth of revelation. Let those who believe the Bi ble to be true, act consistently, and they will never be found fighting against the maintenance of a church which teaches the truth of God. Here then is an an swer to Mr. Easthope ; and we take leave to tell him that so long as the "good and enlightened of the Church of England" continue stedfast in their belief on this fundamental point, so long they will maintain the good old Church of England in all her rights and dignities and necessary supports agtinst Papists, Dis senters, Infidels, and all gainsayers whatsoever. We now turn, in pursuance of the recommendation of our contemporary, the Manchester Courier, to the arguments put forward by the speakers at the late meeting in that town in favour of the Inland Bonding Bill. And first let us see what new light Mr. Mark Philips, one of the members for Manchester, has thrown upon the subject. Setting on one side the unsubstantial generalities in which that gentleman indulged, the only argument which we can find worth notice throughout his long and rambling speech is contained in the fact that the parliamentary committee of last session decided by a majority of seven to four in favour of the principle of the measure. But is this, we ask, to be wondered at when we take into consideration that the great bulk of the evidence laid before that committee was one-sided? It must be within the recollection of our readers that the interests of Liverpool had no efficient advocate be fore the committee, that body whose duty it ought to have been to offer the evidence and abundant expe rience at their disposal of the Working of the present and the probable effects of the proposed new system, having been entirely absorbed in the prosecution' of their dock warehouse project, and consequently having taken no steps to protect the property and privileges of their fellow-townsmen. In the addresses, however, of one or two gentlemen who succeeded Mr. Philips, we are favoured with something more tangible in the shape of argument; and if we are to judge of the kind of evidence upon which the Commons' committee reported, from the statements laid before the meeting by these gentlemen, we can still less wonder that the report in question was in favour of the bill. A Mr. Consterdine, for instance, after going into a long and elaborate calculation, which he informs us was offered to the committee by the ad -vocates of the measure, arrives at the conclusion that the town of Manchester and the district within twelve miles round it contribute to Liverpool under the pre sent system an annual amount of £702,977 (!) as the expense of bonding their merchandise here instead of in Manchester. Upon cotton we are told they pay £128,181, upon timber £95,296, upon grain 80,500(!!), upon drysalteries £lO,OOO, upon groceries £9OOO, upon wines and spirits £lBO,OOO, and upon tea and other unenumerated articles, including rent of warehouses, travelling expenses, &c., a further sum of £200,000, the whole of which sums are in future to be saved by the passing of the measure in question. Such is in effect the monstrous representation of the gentleman in question; and our readers will naturally ask upon what data it is formed. Simply, we answer, by taking an account of every charge to which imported mer chandise is liable after leaving the vessel until it reaches the consumer, and placing the burthen of those charges to the debit of the present system of bonding. Mr. Consterdine and the advocates of the bill include in their calculation not only the brokerage, which they grumble so much to pay—and which we believe is never paid without being earned—not only the entire expense of cartage and porterage, but even the Liver pool dock and town dues ! Is it honest, we ask, to hold out, as a necessary result of the passing of the bill, the prospect of a saving so manifestly impossible to be effected by it ? Another speaker, however, Mr. Gibb, outherods Herod in his golden anticipations of advantage from the proposed change, and in his denunciations of the present system. "We ought," says this gentleman, " to have the power of bringing up the ships to Man chester at once, and thereby save all those immense charges which the borough of Liverpool derives, and which they - do-not even. thank us for paying." Un doubtedly, Mr. Gibb, such ought to be the case, and will be, perhaps, when the tides flow as far as New Bailey bridge. Until _that period arrives, however, we fear that " bringing the ships up to Manchester at once" can scarcely be effected. The most prominent of the advantages in which this very sanguine gentleman indulges is the conversion of the town of Manchester by this measure into the cen tral market of the manufacturing district. "We shall have warehouses erected," he says; "we shall have our own porters and carters, and our own brokers, and dispense altogether with the services of our Liverpool brethren, who are only the drones who feed upon our s ay that Mr. Gibb ha s an id ea honey." W e d a re himself that such a change will take place, but we are afraid that he will not find many to entertain it. As a market, we repeat, no legislative measure can ever enable Manchester to compete with Liverpool. The utmost that this measure can effect will be to enable a few grocers, spirit merchants, and others, to carry on their business with a little less capital, by peddling smaller quantities of merchandise out of bond than is convenient under the present arrangement. We cannot omit recommending to the notice of our readers the following sentence from the same speaker : —" He wished to say one word is to the opposition they had met with. It had arisen principally from the outports ; but he thought Liverpool opposed them with a very bad grace, when they stated that their opposi tion arose from having warehouses already built, whilst at the same time they are seeking power to lay out ano ther million in building more." We must confess that this is not very wide of the mark, as applied to the corporation and Dock Committee of Liverpool; but neither of these bodies at present represent the feelings and the interests of ,the people, who are the real parties interested in this question. Can it have been a feeling of modesty, arising from the source pointed out, which has deterred the Council hitherto from taking any steps in opposition to the inland bonding measure ? We should wonder if it were. The whole of the speeches at the Manchester meet ing are of the same character as those to which we have referred, and consist of the same vague generali ties, betraying an entire ignorance of the subject in its practical details. That a public meeting, or a com mittee of the House of Commons, might easily be misled by such palpably exaggerated statements, is quite possible ; but we think, if properly dissected and sifted in the house, there will be little fear of their being successfully palmed off there, to the injury of existing interests and the deterioration of the revenue. The people of Liverpool, however, must be up and stirring, to ward off the agressions upon their own property with which they are threatened by the success of the measure. We have received, since the above was written, a report of the proceedings in Council yesterday, from which it will be perceived that the so-called " liberal" representatives of the interests of Liverpool have added another proof of their incapacity to preside over the affairs of the town ; but we shall have more to say on the" subject on Tuesday. Last Tuesday was a great and memorable day for the good cause in England ! Two distinct victories gained in distant and unconnected quarters at the same moment—why it was great, glorious, and glee-ful ! Yes, we really must lay aside our accustomed gravity on such an occasion as this—we must give some utter ance to our feelings, or the consequences would be dreadful. The Whigs have been telling us, any day these twelve months past, that the two great parties in the State are so evenly balanced that it is little short of the grossest presumption in Tories to think of hoping to supplant them in office, considering the advantage they enjoy in actual possession, and in much personal fa vour at Court. Well, here have been two election-3 in one day, and the outgoing member in each case was a Whig. Agreeably then to the " equilibrium" theory, the Whigs, if they did not gain both the places, should have given the Conservatives no more than one, and been sure to keep the other to themselves; but they have lost both —ay, and by very decisive majorities also ! What becomes then of the doctrine of the ba lance ? For our part, it is just the sort of balance which we hope that O'Connell-Whigs may ever find when settling their accounts with good, Conservative Tories. If this be the " balance" of parties, only play on, gentlemen, and give us enough of it. But let us count our gains with due deliberation. Whom have we beaten at Canterbury ? We have beaten at Canterbury the pure—we mean the unmixed —ministerial clique—the place-hunting, time-serving, principle-abandoning, Popery-bound Ministerialists with a Radical Town-Council and all the means of cor ruption at their back ; and the victory over them has been complete. They have been beaten on the show of hands, and beaten at the poll, that is to say, beaten popularly, and beaten constitutionally; and at the close, the majority against them, numerically, was such that we venture to say they will let Canterbury alone for many a long day to come. The men of Kent have more than realised every expectation entertained of them by their countrymen, and we honour them for coming out so nobly from among the serviles of a base, un-English, and disloyal faction. But turn we to the next place. And here, at Walsall, the triumph, though not nu merically so evident, is really greater than at Canter bury, all the circumstances of the case being fairly taken into account. For here we have had the united force of Whig Ministerialists and ultra-Radicals to contend against; here we were in the midst of a ma nufacturing population, banded together, trained, and drilled by a " League," cunning and practised in all the arts of sedition and excitement. Here the Minis terialists fell back, but only to give way to leaders of more experience, more resolute fierceness, more ran cour, and more desperate doing—a sort of persons far better calculated to, wield the democracy, to delude a simple or inflame an ignorant people, and use such a power with effect. Here the ad captandum of cheap corn, and the ad baculum argument also, were vigo rously set to work, and all things considered, it is, we say, astonishing, not that the numerical majority in favour of Mr. Gladstone has not been larger, but that it is so large as actually it has proved to be. Beaten then are both the parties—separately and together. Beaten are both the " leagues"—the anti corn, and the anti-British. Routed are they, singly and in one mass—Dissenters, Socialists, Ministerialists, Radicals, Repealers, and Papists, " white, black, and grey,, with all their trumpery." But we have done. Conservatism, we may observe, has at length fairly turned the corner, and is now going gaily along on its way rejoicing. We bid it God speed. We congratu late every friend of Old England—of Church and State—on the event, and invite the readers of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD in particular, to join with us in a joyous, but not intemperate, exultation at the occurrence. On Tuesday evening Lord Stanley made good his engagement to introduce his bill for the amendment of the law relating to the registration of voters in Ireland, and the Agitator did not make good his, to divide the house on the question that the bill should be read a first time, because it did not contain a clause for the definition of the franchise. He did divide the house, however, on a question that may perhaps be consi dered as an equivalent; namely, on the _question that the debate should be adjourned ; but his friends, the ministers, could not with any decency support him here, and his motion was consequently lost. We do not infer that any coolness has existed, or teat any will exist between the parties on this account; for while the Agitator is opposing Lord Stanley's bill with all his might for its want of a. definition clause, the Irish Attorney-General has been concocting one which shall contain that desiderated section, and which, we dare say, will satisfy Mr. O'Connell in all respects. The right honourable, the member for North Lan cashire, introduced the subject to the house with his accustomed ability, and, in a clear and conciliatory speech, shewed that the bill which he brought for ward complied very nearly with all' the requirements and conditions suggested, or demanded, by liberals themselves. It was in the main similar to that which he had submitted to the house last session ; and in whatever respects it was different, it had been altered in these with a view as much as possible to meet the objections of adversaries. The arguments urged against his lordship's proposi tion on - this occasion were chiefly- three : first, that as the government had given notice of their intention to bring in a bill on the same subject, he (Lord Stanley) ought to give place to them ; secondly, that as he seemed anxious to amend the law,Of registration, he should not introduce a partial measure applying to Ireland only, but one that should embrace the whole kingdom ; and thirdly, that as the number of the en franchised in Ireland was small, when compared with that of the privileged, there could be no occasion for a bill still further to limit their amount. Such were the poor, miserable, vague generalities set forth by way of barrier to his lordship's progress in this most important and really national concern. No reply was given to them, and to none were they entitled. The Agitator adverted to the paucity of the electors in the county of Cork, compared with the extent of the population, and trotted out all his pocket statistics to shew—wlL t ? why that the franchise is too high in Ireland, and on this account unattainable by the great mass of the people. But was that the question before the house ? Certainly not. Lord Stanley's is a bill not designed' either to define or meddle with the franchise, whether it be high or whether it be low; but a bill to change the practice as to registration, and to prevent frauds being committed in the use, or abuse, of the franchise as it is. That is its purpose and object, and the Agitator had not a word to say which treated on that point. As to his statistics, they really prove nothing but the abject condition of so large a proportion of his countrymen. MR. CARMAN'S BENEFIT. -- Everybody knows Mr. Car man, the box-bookkeeper at the Amphitheatre; and all who have any business with him to transact can bear testimony to his willingness to oblige and his wish to facilitate any matter in hand. As his benefit is fixed for Tuesday next, a very good opportunity occurs of showing him that his merits are appreciated. Tumour the Tartar" is sure to draw. It is a capital melodrama. LOCAL NEWS, GRAY'S -INN.-Mr. M. M. G. Dowling, of this town, was on Saturday called to the bar by the Hon. Society of Gray's-inn. ROBBERY.—On Saturday night or Sunday morning last, some thieves obtained access to Mr. Atherton's- glass ware house, No. 4, Hanover-street, and stole a number of valuable cut decanters, spirit bottles in frames, &c. The miscreants entered at the back part of the premises, leaving the door by which they departed open behind them. The robbery not being discovered until the usual time of opening the premises. MESSRS. LUNT'S CONCERT.—WC perceive that Measrs. Lunt, who are favourably known to the musical world in Liverpool, intend having a concert next week. They have engaged all the available talent of the town. Their pro gramme is a very attractive one. The concert will take place on Monday next, at Templar's Hall.. LIVER THEATRE.—The " Magic Veil" has been repro duced, and goes off with much eclat. Mrs. Waylett sings the songs of Zela delightfully. We understand that in the course of a few days the admirable tale of " Teri Thousand a Year," in Blackwood, which has created so much interest in the fashionable and legal world, will be produced at this theatre. It has been adapted to the stage by a gentleman well known in the literary circles of this town, who has contrived to re tain all the leading points of the story, and work them up into. a drama of much humour and interest. Parts are cast for Mrs. Raymond, Tilbury, Marshall, and Higgie. It may be expected to turn up a trump card. We perceive that a petition is shortly to be put in the course of signature, ad dressed to her Majesty, to grant a new theatrical patent in Liverpool. The movement has been attended with signal success in Glasgow. THE Loss OF THE THAMES.—We have alluded elsewhere to the generous and most disinterested conduct of Mr. Bu chanan, in reference to allowing his beautiful pictures to be shown for the benefit of the soup subscription—disinterested because it will entail a considerable loss to him ; and we now have to notice that the Postoffice Gallery will be opened on Saturday in aid of the subscription for the widows and orphans of those who perished on board the Thames, steam-vessel. Her Majesty has set a gnod and bright example in subscrib ing £3O to the fund, and the proprietor of these pictures appears to follow it with great alacrity. We have heard of large sums being raised in this way, and we have no doubt a very liberal contribution will have to be handed over. When we see a gentleman allowing his property, worth at least six teen or eighteen thousand pounds, to be made available to the purposes of charity, we cannot but admire him for his bene volence, and envy the feelings which prompt him, unsolicited, to apply his wealth to such a purpose. WRECK OF THE THAMES STEAMER.—Her majesty the Queen has most benevolently sent a donation of £3O. for the widows and children of the unfortunate seamen who perished in the wreck of the above named vessel. This is an example worthy of imitation in every quarter. The following is Sir Henry Wheatley's letter to a gentleman connected with the City of Dublin Steam packet Company, Liverpool : " St. James's Palace, Jan. 23, 1841. " Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter and enclosures of the 10th inst., which I have . not failed to sub mit to the Queen; and her majesty having heard with much regret of the melancholy loss of the Thames steamer, and of the consequent distress of the widows and children of the crew of that vessel, has been graciously pleased to command tie to forward thirty pounds, which her majesty requests may be applied toward their relief in any way which may be considered most beneficial. I beg to enclose a draft for that sum, the receipt of which you will have the goodness to ac knowledge ; and I have also forwarded through the proper channel your paper to his Royal Highness Prince Albert.—l have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, " H. WHEATLEY. Contributions will be thankfully received at the Dublin Com pany's Office. - • - - THEATRE-ROYAL, BELFAST. —We copy the following from a Belfast paper, as the parties mentioned are favourably known in Liverpool. Although we cannot agree with the critic respecting Mr. Howard's acting, or his " expressive eye," we quite coincide with him on the subject of Mr. Lynne's " Master Waller having commended it when he played it at the Theatre-ioyal here :—" Knowles's play of ' The Hunchback' was remarkably well brought out last night. Mr. Lynne played Master Walter; and played it with that judgment, impressiveness, and correctness, which we have often had occasion to admire in his acting. Like a skilful actor, he reserves his great efforts for great occasions ; and is contented to let plain words pass quietly, instead of forcing an emphasis upon every sentence he utters, however unimportant it may be. That passage in the last act, in par ticular, was delivered with great power and beauty, in which Master Walter's wounded feelings break forth, when he thinks his daughter is unmindful of him ; indeed, we may say the same of almost every line Mr. Lynne spoke through out. Mr. Thorburne was very well received as Sir Thomas Cli f ford. This gentleman has good stage requisites, and always conceives his characters well. He has energy, dis cretion, and taste ' • and, with these qualities, he can never fail to please his audience. Mrs. Edwards's Helen was ex tremely good—full of naivete and animation ; and Mr. How ard was no less excellent in Modus. Mr. Howard is a very gentlemanly actor. He talks, walks, and dresses as one; and his eye, which is very expressive, adds great force to his speech." AMPHITHEATRE.—Under the circumstances in which Mr. Egerton is placed, in reference to the Theatre-royal and the exercise of the patent of that theatre, we hope that some very strong demonstration will be made, and give him during the last few nights of his company's performances some complete bumpers. To say he is badly used we do not, as the law is the law and a patent is a patent, and if a good one, must be respected ; but his case is a hard one. He has laid out a large sum of money for the convenience of visitors, and could only anticipate a return when the season began to wane, but that hope is dashed from him by his season being curtailed, and he is left with heavy current expences and a large establish ment upon his hands. His spirit for novelty and his desire to oblige and please will we know be readily admitted, while the very fashionable parties which have repeatedly appeared in the boxes of his theatre, show him to have raised its cha racter and given satisfaction. During the present week " Ma zeppa" has been produced, and also a beautiful fairy piece called " Cherry and Fair Star." In the first are many very interesting incidents pourtrayed, and it is full of exciting situations. In the latter some very beautiful scenery and tableaux are exhibited, well worth alone seeing. Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly continue to produce immense laughter in the characters allotted to them. The horsemanship is very clever ; indeed so excellent a combination of dramatic and equestrian talent we have rarely seen as at this theatre at present, and those who wish " to enjoy the repast must make up their minds to partake," as on the 15th of this month the separation of the forces will take place. Mr. Egerton must not leave and say that Liverpool is ungrateful. THE THREE CAitACCI.—A MOST LIBERAL OFFER.— The public of Liverpool have reason indeed to be grateful to the proprietor of the Three Caracci—first; in bringing his very beautiful pictures amongst us. and next, for his handsome, liberal, and most considerate offer, which he has announced in our paper of to• day. The pictures of the Caracci were to have closed to-morrow ; but the proprietor of them having been informed that much distress is prevalent in the town amongst the poorer classes of the community, has most kindly offered' to keep them on view one day longer—namely, Monday, and give the proceeds to the com mittee of the soup subscription. Now we happen to know that by doing so no little inconvenience will be entailed upon this most kind-hearted and liberal gentleman, and we re ally think that some testimony of respeet ought to be shown him previous to his leaving this town. That the Slater street rooms on Monday next will be crowded, we have not a shadow of doubt, as by this means all who have not yet subscribed to the soup fund, from a disinclination or backwardness in contributing a sum that they may think un worthy of acceptance, can now with a manly step and free hand receive a double gratification, that of relieving distress, and seeing the finest pictures of their class in the world. We hope that a very handsome sum will have to be paid in, for the distress in town at present is most awful, and this conti nuance of the frost will fall most heavily, indeed calami tously, upon thousands who were in hopes that work would be afforded them by the change in the weather. Let it be remembered that there are thousands in Liverpool who re quire meat, fuel, and clothing—without which they must die !—Who is there cannot spare a shilling ? It can be sub scribed on Monday, and really it will be almost shameful for any person to say he did not visit the Caracci pictures on this occasion. IMPROVEMENT OF THE RIVER DEE.—A meeting of the Committee appointed by -the Council to confer and ohtrin evidence as to the present state of the navigation of the Dee, was held in the Exchange, on Friday the 29th ult., the Right Worshipful the Mayor in the chair. Several gentlemen ex amined. Mr. Green examined.—l am of opinion, that within the last few years the navigation of the river has become worse ; it is more difficult to get vessels of heavy burden up now than it used to be, if the river was more certain in its depth, the navigation better, there must be an increase of trade. We have a good wharf at Chester, with 6 feet along side at low water ; as much business is not done there as ought to be done in a district like this, considering its general facilities ; the reason is, the bad state of the navigation of the river. Captain Evans examined.—l am agent to a Shipping Company in London ; the average draught of water of their vessels is about 11 feet 6 inches, and the tonnage from 100 to 140 tons ; they carry, however, from 160 to 180 tons ; their general cargo is cheese. I believe that the Company is disposed to extend their trade to Ireland, by the Dee, if the navigation enabled them to do so. I think the Company of which 1 am an agent would extend their operations if the navigation were improved ; if there was more water there would be more trade; and such trade would be facilitated by the communications into the interior which Chester posses ; freight is cheaper at Liverpool than Chester ; an additonal charge is, I think, made in Chester, in con sequence of the state of the river; if the plan of Messrs. Stevenson were adopted, the trade must of necessity be in creased ; vessels of a much larger tonnage might then come up ; very few vessels now come up larger than from 100 to 120 tons ; if there was regularly 15 feet at a moderate spring tide, vessels of from 200 to 300 tons might then come up laden ; the general burthen of coasters was 150 to ns ; an d •Mr.-Dixon's timber vesoshi might get up to Chester very well ; the Irish vessels trading to Liverpool draw from 12 to 15 feet water ; and I am of opinion that they would come to Chester if the Dee was made navigable for them ; Chester possesses every other advantage for trade gxcept—water in the river ; a moderate tonnage, I think, would not prevent the increase of trade I have mentioned ; I should call three pence a ton a moderate tonnage. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mr. Green expressed a hope, that the river might soon be made navigable for vessels of 200 to 300 tons, when he should be happy to receive the appointment of har bour-rnaster.—Abridgedfrom the Chester Courant. DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—The number of families relieved, from the Ist to the 31st January was 4791 Ist February.... 2d ~ 3d ~ 4th .. INQUESTS.---THREE CASES OF BURNING IN ONE DAY. —Yesterday an inquisition was held before P. F. Curry, Esq., touching the death of Ann Lewis Jones, a child of two years and nine months old. The deceased lived with her mother, in a cellar in Birkett-street. A month ago last Monday the deceased was heard screaming, and was soon afterwards found all in flames. The flames were extinguished as speedily as possible, but she was much burnt over her right arm and face. She Was taken to the Dispensary and dressed, but did not recover, and died on Sunday morning last. Verdict—". Died from the injuries she sustained; but how the fire originated there was no evidence to show."— Same day an inquest was held on view of the body of Ellen Sedden. The parents of the deceased occupy a room in a house in Cavendish-street. On Tuesday morning the de ceased, who was three years old, was left in the room with another child who was also three years of age, when the clothes of the deceased caught fire. A little boy gave the alarm, and a man who lived in the house went and put the fire out with a quilt from the bed. She was very badly burnt over her breast and one side of her face. She was taken to the Dispensary and dressed, but never appeared to get better, and died on Wednesday morning. The mother was charring when the child's clothes took fire. Verdict as above.—Same day an inquest was held on view of the body of another child, named James Martin, who was four years old. He lived with his parents, in Codrington-place, Col lingwood-street. On Saturday morning week his mother had occasion to go out, and left the deceased and his brother and sister, the eldest of whom is seven years old, in the house. Shortly afterwards he was heard screaming by a woman who lived at the opposite side of the court, and who found him in flames, which she and some neighbours extinguished. He was much burnt over his belly, breast and arms, and died in consequence on Monday last. A similar verdict was returned in this case. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The monthly and second quarterly meeting of the council was held at the Town-hall, on Wednesday, for the despatch of business. The mayor presided. The MAYOR said, that as there was a good deal of busi ness to be got through, and as it was possible the council would not be able to dispose of the whole of it upon that day, he would 'propose, as some inconvenience was felt by reason of their being no chairman of the Dock Committee at present, that at one o'clock the council should fill up the vacant aldertnanship of the Dock Committee, consequent upon the death of Mr. Alderman Leathom. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE The proceedings, resolutions; and reports of the Finance Committee, comprising an increase of salary to Mr. Joshua Smith, clerk and collector under the treasurer, and also an increase of salary to Mr. James Abbott, clerk to the com mittees' clerk, were next read, and, with the exception of some money items which were postponed until next month, confirmed. THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Improve ment Committee were next read and confirmed. THE WATCH COMMITTEE-THE LATE REPEAL MEETING The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Watch, Lighting, Cleansing, and Fire Police Committees, compris ing the appointment of a billet-master, the appointment of collectors for the lighting and fire police rates in the out townships, and an increase of salary to Mr. John Hewitt, the foreman to the fire police establishment, having been read, Mr. Bum Err rose and moved—" That the proceedings now read be confirmed, with an instruction to the Watch Committee to make diligent and careful inquiry, whether or not a political meeting was held at a place attached to a pub lic-house, and called the Queen's Theatre, on Sunday, the 24th ult., during the hours of divine service, and, if so, to instruct the town-clerk to institute legal proceedings against the principal offending parties:" The MAYOR thought that, as the motion formed no part of the proceedings read, it could not come in the foam of an instruction to the chairman of the Watch Committee. A notice of it might then be given by Mr. Birkett, when it would come before the council upon a future occasion. Mr. BIRKETT, in reply, said that as the proceedings of the committeee in question ought to have shown that some steps bad been taken, in consequence of such a meeting having been. held in the town, he would alter his motion with the view of having the proceedings referred back to the com mittee, in order to afford them the opportunity of taking the necessary steps. The TOWN-CLERK apprehended that the motion in its original state was in course. Mr. J. SMITH thought it would be in order at the next council meeting, and was preparing to give his reason for so thinking. when Mr. G. H. Lawrence and several others on the conservative side called on Mr. Birkett to proceed. Mr. BIRKETT trusted he would be allowed to give his rea sons for introducing the motion, and that he would not be`: put down. In the first place he should state, that before as certaining weether any steps had been taken by the watch committee, he made inquiry whether the magistrates had taken the matter up, and finding that they had not, he went to the watch committee, and asked the chairman of that com mittee (Sir J. Walursley), on Saturday last, whether he had received any information on the subject. He replied in the negative. It appearing to him (Mr. Birkett) that the head constable of the town ought to have made a report to the watch committee, that gentleman was called before the com mittee, when he stated that his attention was called to the subject on the previous Tuesday, but that he had not made a report. (Hear, hear.) Having a very strong opinion with regard to the outrageous circumstance of a meeting of the kind having been held in a theatre on the Sabbath-day, he (Mr. Birkett) then consulted the rector on the subject, his own impression being, as neither the magistrates nor the watch committee had interfered, that the churchwardens ought to have called a public vestry of the inhabitants. The rector, however, dissented in this respect, thinking that the matter ought to be again brought under the consideration of the proper authorities ' . and under the extraordinary circum stances of the case, he (Mr. B.) hoped that every member of the council would vote for the committee to be instructed in the manner set forth in his motion. (Hear, hear.) He be lieved and his belief was founded on the best information that he could obtain, that such an occurrence as the one in ques tion never before happened in Liverpool, and that a similar one had not happened in England for the last century. That any meeting should be held in the town on a Sabbath-day, with the exception of meetings for religious purposes, he was not prepared 'to allow ; in fact the law was opposed to them, for it provided that even meetings for religious purposes could not be held on that day except in licensed places of worship. In this case, however, about ten or fifteen hun dred persons assembled on the Lord's-day, at a place attached to a public-house, and under the license for a public-house, for a purely political object. If his (Mr. B.'s) own brother had been guilty of such misconduct, he would be one of the first to denounce it, because it was the most outrageous act of which he had ever known or heard. It was impossible for any man to expect the blessing of God while he continued to show that he had no regard for religion, and, as no nation, since the formation of the world, could give a stronger attach ment to the Maker of the universe, than the respect in which it held the Sabbath-day, so whoever endeavoured to weaken that respect was an enemy to religion and a nuisance to his country. (Hear, hear.) He dared not trust himself to speak on this subject, fearing that, if he expressed what he felt, he might overstep the courtesies usually binding on members of council, but he hoped, without taking up any further timer that his resolution would be unanimously adopted. Mr. HODGSON seconded the motion. He rose with ex treme regret at finding that, in a Christian country and s protestant town it should be necessary to recall the attention of the magistracy and the public authorities to an occurrence such as had been stated, which took place nearly a fortnight ago—and with regard to which, he, as a magistrate, had re' mained uninformed by any constituted authority. He rose also to say, that as one of the Watch Committee he had beet frustrated in his attempt to gain any information on the sub ject at the Police-office, the head of the police merely telling him that he was cognisant of the proceedings in question , but that he had never reported them to the committes. II (Mr. H.) was not prepared to go into the question, as the party upon whom the visitation should fall—whether the owner of the public-house or those implicated in the proceed' ing—but he was truly sorry to find that an investigation int ° the circumstances had been all this time delayed. At the same time he would exonerate the churchwarden (M i. ' Birkett) from all blame, who had discharged his duty by they coming forward in a spirit of Christian frankness and con" dence in his God, and in a manner which set at nought th e l contempt as well as the sne ers o f i n fid e l men. '( Hear , he el ) . Mt. Birkett had felt hi m s e lf b oun d t o support the laws his country, and the position in which she was placed! by taking his present stand ; and the only remark that he ( 111 !1; H.) could not quite agree with him in was, that he believe'! the meeting was held for a purely political purpose, whereto he (Mr. II.) believed it was held fora most impure purpos e —namely, to inculcate a most direct breach of the law, and direct breaking down of the constitution of England, in el attempt to sever Ireland from this country. He wanted ne, the law to be stretched, but he wanted to see it executed, sew with that view, he hoped the motion would be carried. The MAYOR considered it due to himself and the other magistrates to say, that he had no information of the meeting in question. (Hear, hear.) Mr. JOHN SMITH rose for the purpose of saying that the_ reason he had spoken a few minutes before was, because 13 ; considered the motion irregular, but, finding that the object of it was to " inquire" whether such a meeti ng h a d b ee n hel d ' he had not the slightest objection to its. being then passed. Mr. EARLE said it was the duty of the gentlemen who troduced the present resolution to make a motion on the sa t ' ject at the W a t c h- o ffi ce , if th e y b e li eve d th e h ea d con sult) 0 to have beha ve d hi mse lf i mpro p er ly, an d th a t i n omitting t° have him brought t o an accoun t for h a vi ng , as th ey sup posed ' done wrong, they neglected their duty. Sir J. LMSLEY said that Mr. Hodgson laboured un" et ~: some mistake with regar d to M r. Whi tty, t h e h ea d cons''; ble, for that his (Sir Joshua's) impression of the proeeedia,, before the Watch C omm i ttee was, t h at M r. Whi tty w as , a report. The present motion was, therefore, brought forest r o for the purpose of display, in asmuc h as M r . Whitt y h a d bee, instructed to report on the su bj ec t. Wh en M r. Whitty 0.„$1, brought before the committ ee , M r . H o d gson f oun d f au l t %,"` and rebuked him for not having reported su c h a c i rcums tanc e when it took place in the town. Mr. HODGSON-Will you allow me to explain ? Sir J. WALMSLEY—M r. Whitty is about to report on . subject. My view was, that Mr. Whitty was th en no t an, lutely requested to report, but that there was an understslA" jog that he should report. HODGSON—NO, no Sir J. WALMSLEY—And I requested him to report irau l j, diately o 1 the subject. Therefore, every object was gaic g (Hear.) Now, the present resol u ti onsta t es t h a t t h e m eet' „ ' took 'lace during divine s er vi ce . I b e li eve suc h was not tbo fact; but, at the same time, Mr. Whitty said he didn't loS i j whether it did or did not : subsequent inquiry proved it ~ not take place at th a t ti me . M r. Whi tty a l so state d, tht, large number of p ersons assem bl e d i n C hr i st i an-street s; were admitted int o t h e t h eatre . " Wh a t su bj ect they 'l,O cussed 1 know not, except from the public papers that it '‘. o the repeal. If, therefore, Mr. Birkett is wrong in Wl O , that it was held during divine service, I apprehend no 1 6 structions can be given the Town-clerk to take proceedings, and, if it was inquiry he wanted, a full report would have beo laid before the committee on Saturday next. This, theN it appears to me, is an unnecessry display before the collet (Hear.) Mr. HODGSON—I distinctly declare that Mr. Whitt) , s he knew of the meeting ; that it took place at twelve o'clec b , during divine service; and that, when Mr. Whitty room, I said I should be ready to make a motion, notw l w standing the feeling and the taunts of the meeting. Sir J. WALMSLEY—SureIy you are wrong in that. t Mr. HODGSON—I also declare that there was no i n stro, tion given to Mr. Whitty to repor t a t a ll. I l e f t t h e roov, with the churchwarden, (M r . Bi r k e tt) w h o sa id that tli„( k chairman of the committee told him, not i n a very b r , strain, that "he wished he had left an hour before.' (110 60 If any instructions of the kind had been given Mr. Wh i 4 r they were unauthorised. To that hour he (Mr. H.) was " oi c aware that any such instructions had been give n , and he l' oy challenged the chairman of the committee to show that authorised instructions were given. (Hear, hear.) .0 Sir J. WALMSLEY—I stated before that no instruct' w ere given in writing, but I gave him instructions to 0' 3 , 4 1 an early report that it might come b efore the daily b° 3,„'s With regard to taunts, I am sure that Mr. Hodgson call" say that any taunts came from me as chairman. Mr. Hohosori—l did not say they came from you. si Sir J. WALMSLEY—With regard to what Mr. llode, says I told Mr. Birkett. I have have to observe that Birkett is excessively troublesome in the committee, and, he is continually bringing forward matters which are lows and nonsensical in my mind. As he passed me on occasion, he whispered to me " Would I allow him to 0 . and 1 replied in a joking way — The MAYOR (interrupting)- 1 think it may be as wea) to mention circumstances of which we are not cognisant, $ of which we cannot, therefore, be the judges. , 1 Sir J. WALMSLEY—I did not know th a t I was i rregu lar' was merely explaining. 1 The MAYOR—My remark only applied to the inadverte e of your mentioning here what took place elsewhere. ol'e Sir J. WALMSLEY—But when Mr. Hodgson says I 0 4 0 1 disrespectfully to Mr. Birkett, I merely wished to explain t 'or what I said to him was — I wish y ou h a d gone an P ri ago." That was said in a joking manner, and in a w bisPe but if such trifling matters as this are to be b roug ht hel d the council, we shall only lose our time here to very little P pose. (Hear.) Mr. ROBINSON attended the committee on Saturday te ll j u g, when Mr. Whitty said he thought the meeting' ' pl a ce at twelve o'clock, but h e a f terwards came back 004 it was held about half-past four. He (Mr. R.) agreed to " 0 1 Bi r kett's motion, as he thought the circumstance a most ° k i rageoui one. He also thought that their chief constable neglected his duty in not reporting it to the committee, he would add to the motion " th at th e li cense to the pu b house be withdrawn." Mr. BIRKErr, in explanation, begged to state, that q day in question, he had asked leave of the chairman of 0 committee to retire. He h a d as k e d l eave sitting, and n°,lll a whisper, when the chairman said to him, that he wisbe,,, had gone an hour before. His (Mr. B.'s) answer was, tt he was sorry to hear him say so, as it was not treating subject properly. Mr. WOOLLRIGHT asked whether Mr. Birkett or . 14 Hogdson had given notice of thi s motion to the com ma with regard to the head constable ? Mr. EARLE replied in the negative. Mr. Hodgson preached a sermon on the occasion; and accused him E.) with taunting him. He had not taunted him, b 0 I said, if it was.his opinio n th at the head constable 'tn , done his duty he ought to submit a notice on the sou,il Mr. Hodgson dealt a l ways in inuendoes. (Order.); (Mr. Earle) had often told him so, and he told him 0 0 !" again. (Order, and confusion.)