The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-03 00:00:00

• I,etiogth, with the apparent view of proving that the portmanteau I pro nced was not th;it which be had with him. Toe ielters Doappeared On 'one end 'of the portmanteau in brass nails. The witness, on his cross-examination, said he had ❑ot seen those letters on the portmanteau which he carried through the office, and placed on the top of one of the coaches of the train. Simon Woovendell' stated that. he was a police-officer in • Manchester. Oil Tuesday, the 17th of October, he' received Come information respecting the prisoner, iu consequence of which he went to Liverpool by the seven o'clock train next morning. When he got to Liverpool he applied to Mr. Hills bury, the superintendent . of the stati on a t Li ver p oo l , w h o de livered to him the portmanteau produced. Witness took the portmanteau to Manchester, and delivered it to Mr. Mimes, deputy constable of Manchester. James Sawley, police-officer of Manchester.—Apprehended ,• the prisoner at the railway station at Mandhester, on the 17th of October, at a little before five o'clock. There was a train on - 'the point of starting. The prisoner was jest going from the office to the railway. Witness asked him if had any luggage, and he said he had not. Witness took him to Mr. Thomas and searched him. He found four keys which he handed over to Mr Thomas. The keys were tried upon the portmentean on the following day, in the Police-office. Mr. Themes (deputy constable of Manchester).—Remem bers the prisoner Kinnear being brought to the office, and the portmanteau also on the day following. Delivered the port . nitinteau and papers to Mr. Heelis. One of the keys was tried . and opened the portmanteau. Found in the portmanteau a • plate, s ime impressions frotn the same, and other papers, all of • . which were put into a separate box. Mr. Josiah James Hillsbury, superintendent of the Railway station at Liverpool, stated, that when lugguge arrived at Li verpool and was not claimed, he placed it in a place of safety till called for. Remembered the portmanteau proved being • called for. Mr. Hillsbury stated that he knew the prisonersome time ago in London, and he then went by the name of .John Kinnear. Mary Parkinson Mated that she kept a lodging-house in Seymour-street, Liverpool. A Mr. Jones took lodgings from her in October last for a friend of .his. named Donaldson. Kinnear came theuext day (10th October) with Jones, and he passed under the name of Donaldson.. He had with him a trunk with brass nails, which was placed by his desire in his • sitting room, and all the rest were. placed in his bed-room. The • trunk was produced and identified. Witness delivered that • • trunk to Mr. Whitty on, she thought, She 19th or 20th. • Cross-examined by the prisoner.—Did not send word to Mr. Whitty that she had such a trunk. He canoe himself. Ile asked if a person named Donaldson staved with her. She said no; he was out of town, but she expected him home every mo ment. Mr. Whiny th en inquired what rooms the prisoner tic cupied. Told hitn the Dining-room. He then asked what belonged to Mr.-Donaldson. He mentioned who he was; and s to said it was high time that she should show what belonged to him and what to herself. He examined everything, and said that the trunk was what he wanted. He called fur a hammer or . She had not one, but she furnished him with a clever, 'and with that he opened the trunk.. He examined the papers that were in the trunk,- closing it imp 'again and cording and sealing it. H e t oo k it awa y i n a car, in his own possession. Michael James Whitty, head constable of Liverpool, stated that he went to the house of Mary Parkinson on Thursday, the .19th of, October. She showed him the trunk produced, and he opened it and found it containeda number of copper plates, blank forms of bills, letters, &c. He examined them and re turned th em i nto th e t run k. P art o f t h em h e a f terwar d s took Out, and be gave them to Mr. Heelis. Two stamps Were . handed to Mr. Whitty. The words in these stamps were, - " For the Flintshire District Banking Company, (blank for the name,) manager." Found these stamps in a cupboard. Mrs. Parkinson did not point out the things which belonged to the bPrisoner till a ft er h e h a d -f oun d t h em, when s h e to ld hi m th e y eknged to a Mr. Donaldson. • Cross-examined by the prisoner. —Went to Mrs. Parkihson• •frotn information which he had received. Had not the key of ' the trunk with hint, and broke it open. Examined the whole contents cursorily there. Opened the trunk on the same even ing at his own office. T oo k f or th p a p ers an d marked them with his initials. He delivered those papers to Mr. lieelis. Mr. Heelis stated that he was the attorney for this proseco ' 'tion. Saw Mr. Whitty put his seal on the trunk. Has now in his sale custody the whole of the papers which he received from Mr. Whiny. • John Frederick. Cobbett stated that the first time he knew 'Kinnear was in October, 1836. Had seen him write, and knew his haudwiiting. A draft of a letter, dated 23d May, addressed 16 the Kent and Surry Banking Company, was proved to be in the handwriting of the prisouer. Another letter, the witness said, was also his hand, disguised. The signature, (John Watkins) to the bill for £7O was also stated to be his writing. The body of the bill, to the best of his (witness) knowledge, was written by young Kinnear. A draft of a letter, dated the 9th September, to the Louden and Westminster Bank, was also Proved to be his writing. - Several other letters, - of various dates and in different styles of writing, were similarly proved, as was an item in an account, "To Jones, for engraving, £4 ss. Oil." Mr. Swain, engraver, of Manchester. In the month of May,• 18 . 3 7, a pei soli named Jones gave him instructions about en graving a plate. That was the first time he had seen him. It was to he a draft plate for the Fliutshire District Banking Coin- Parry. Witness engraved one iu pursuance of that direction. It was for the Surrey, Kent, and Sussex Banking Company. Between May and September 800 impressions - were struck off from that, plate. (The platewas put into the hands of the wit ness, and identified.) The address was altered by Jones' direc tions on 20th September in the same year. Jones instructed trim to get an indorsing stamp made. He got two made. These were the stamps produced by Mr. Whitty. In June engraved at head-line plate for Mr. Jones to put the date on the top of letters. Struck off about '2OO copies 'of this. - Crose.-examined by the Prisoner.—He did this business for 4 Jones.. Elizabeth Pritchard stated that she let lodgings in the town Flice. - She knew a man named Junes, who, in the beginning o f last. June came with a person called young Donaldson, to lo ok at her lodgings. Afterwards Jones came back with the .Prisoner at the bar, who went by the name of Donaldson. They they were going. into the coal trade, and they wanted the rdour as an office. They . went postman, the next morning, ,„., -ea ,viog, covers with her to give to the that tire letters might he forwarded. Cross-ex:mined by,the prisouer.—Witness is a widow, and her husbattil was a schnelMaster. She could not read writing. There were seine letters scut, but cannot give any description a to whom they were addressed. Joseph 'l'hurilley, poittnea of Flint, knew Mrs. Pritchard's house. Remembers letters heing addressed to a Mr. Watkins, est Pritchard's, mitt steed to have letters 'addressed to Mr. Watkins there. She u se d to g i ve hi m covers . H e put the letters into the corers.. The first was directed to Cheltenham Cottage—the second to the Liverpool Postoffice. The 'name on the first he did not remember, the name on the second was Jones. Dees not knew anybody named Watkins. Cross-examined by the Prisoner.—Could read writing a little. The letters were addressed J. Watkins, _Flintshire District Bititkiug Company. Th e reason w h y he delivered them at Mrs. Pritchard's was, because two gentlemen called and told them to do so • Mr. Jackson, mana , rer of the Manchester and Liverpool Dis trict Banking Cotnp7inv. Knew Kinnear in the year 1832. Had seen him write. Witness proved the handwriting cf the prisoner to a hill. .A . note or letter w as p u t in i n th e pr i soner ' s h an d w riting, w hi stated that "one of his troop" was apprehended at 13ir rnnf,'44111, on charges Of utt e rin g f o rged notes on the SheerneSs Bank, and that a similar circumstance had occurred at Man ehester, but he hoped only a few days delay would be the con sequence. A letter, addressed to the Kent, Surrey, and Sussex 2;ianking 'Company, desiring to open an account with them in the name of the Flintshire Banking Company. A letter in reply to the above was put in, asking more particulars of information, and promising to take the same into consideration. The reply to , the latter was read. It made some excuses for not furnishing ,the required information. The reply to this again declined the ~proposal. Another letter, offering inducements to the London and Weseninster Bank to open account, and requesting .that the *same might be done, was put in and read. The reply of the bankers stated the mode of doing business proposed by the pri soner would be perfectly satisfactory. The answer to this, zaigned J. Watkins, presumed the business arranged, and gave , ordersito the London and 'Westminster Bank to collect certain kbills for them. This was the case for the prosecution. The prisoner said—As this was the 'first time he ever had oc vcasion to address a jury, he hoped they would excuse any ii re cgalarity, They were aware that he was cha rge d w ith h av i ng forged a Bill a Exchange for £7O. and with having afterwards 'tittered it, knowing it he forged. To prove that it, was his hand, at Mr. Jackson had been called, who had seen him write twice, and a Mr.Cobbett, whom he did no t cross - exami n e because he !qid some disputes with him in business formerly. The pri 'Setter asked the Judge.so me questions respecting the law un the • subject. The learned JQDGE stated that if the prisoner proved that he did not forge .the bill, he might still be convicted for uttering 4he bill, knowing the sarne.toloe forged. If , however, he proved Ithat the bill was not a forgery, there w as, o f course, an . end .of. the case. . The prisoner cent on to state that many Banks had very . - small hegi nn i n r s i had had aa inte t.- ii i ; tud it was evident front the testimony that he itte instaue,.,.):l!tTe"fin"itrg a Bank. prisonerprtsoi - i e , r irl a 1 , ,( 1 1 r s . e l' n . t rt , a n sr o D i, T e produced yt,)th e am d o o u c n u i • . „%yrfezirtlots s i l . u ( ) , w:i .e n s tr o r o l . i at t ot he *meet certain bills the Lenrion and Westminster 13.tuk, to John Jones vaiiewd..:l7kait-uisierecllathe.prisener,—Stated that his snatue ,:aisabiauhVn.ratkin jone,:ones. lie had been called Joh ...I . ones .—and B,linetiines John Watkinsn Had carried on, un der b usine l ;s ish the name of ,1. Watkins &Co , opsgate.street, , Londoss. Had done. sit Great St...Helens, busineiss with and . for tine prisoner four or five years. - Hui okncrwn•the ,prisenev U e y n e r e ar f s l: It was ahout.last June when I !first went to Flirt. first to, inquire after the price. oals, their freig4t to the Mediterranean. and also ro take an -ince. No business ears done in coals. Lived tw o or three ,nights at Mrs, P ritchard ether business was suggested in 's. ~,„aseqaenc e o f t h e visit, and th e o t akanoffice from Mrs. Pritchard, ;Batik by.Kinnear. Witness t of a 'which he toll her was frig : t etnporar Ra • Kinnear went 'over and engaged a bed room for Mi. Y .l . nk (witness). • This Bank (the parlour of Mrs. Pritchard!s hous "nes sin ere -respond_ 'once with the Landon and Westminster le3)anc'l;. - to be the Manager of the Bank. -He .(witnesst • nwWitnessresatofl'ay.:: ,\,.1:44,ti him ' for the -one-twentieth share and £l5O. per annum s ordered Air plate :from' Mr. Swain of Manchester, and pork. Tllere was business to the amount of from £5OO. t the done with the London and Westminster Bank, for th:Flint shire .Banking Compan V. The signature to the Bill (produ ce d) was Kinnear's hand writing. He (witn ess ) h a d authorised hint u write that signature. The indorse.ment was i n James Henn- Alersan's hand writing, a wool stapler of Bristol. Cross-examined by Mr. tRANDT.-1 - le was Mr. Kinnear's .clerk and tin agent. He was called-up to the box in the name of John Jones. His father's name was John Jones. He was called, taco, John Watkin Jones. Had no other name. Hi s master A Kinnear) had no other names that he knew of but Donaldson and Roberts. Had never heard hire called Roberts - but at the Star in Manchester. Did not believe there were and partners in the Flintshire bank but Kinnear. The firm of , Watkins and Cm Was himself and a young, man named Rowell wh o was in London. That was not the firm to h e I,awn upon by Loadon and Co., of Edinburgh. Had been rarely at Edinburgh for Mr. Kinnear, hut not to open a bank. Went to talc.. an office to carry on an agency business underthe title , •.e of ', m o on ant i C o . Mr. Loadon was a young 'nun who li vert in Loudon. Had been to Dublin, also, on Mr. Kinnear's, "count, to take au of ice there far general business. The !nisi l 4Pss ther e was to be cotirlarled by Mrs. and Charles Jorn's and hisa f • — ne ' p r h h e oT . as Jones Was was his brother, and Charles Jones was The, draw upon him its Jones on nepho.v. V i :nt for Mr.'t 1 ::181,a , pler, ang . i ,..,nnerir as acceptor. James Henderson is a 'saw hint in Manclraster. For .£l5O per ar mr. I t' iiil , l Ni look after Mine CO;ii loudness in Flintsi , j'e• I :_ve Mrs. Pritchard the mime of ..I,,h n j iffies ', th a t by which „tlesv:rstlikenor,w.n. WitlK‘ss knows that hp is under indictment as aneornr,si and , Qiiermslinroool i hank, and also Inc a I.. " i nmPil. "‘:• I -11 d. Palled at ceit•tin i,, 1 ;5 ;N• ler and t iot ve te 9 l " , :i. l ,, i_nd ha -1 alw a \ s ,riveo ' hi, hi . t: o l,- .1 . . 0 , 1 1 - 1 J one s. r Gan ilmied on 11., 11 rit-nLi• ih. boy of tHt hill is in. W a s appro. ter 4A b et ~,.. n, 1 7tb OeW,er. , ;t, was at the beginning , of Se - 1..-i ge ant tieri4e , l iris 71a-ter to S , ll bis ' ' . name: . . Re-examined by the prisoner. Has discounted a great many bills in Laurashire —to the amount of L7OO or LSOO in one hank. Al the. Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Comiiany about £2OO. With Moss and Co., from 1:4000 to 1:5(X)0. All had been regularly paid. Had discounted bills at the North and South Wales bank in Liverpool several times, and had every reason to believe That he had a balance in hand. • Mr. BR NDT said that Mr. Jones had not produced anything. in defence, but had in fact strengthened the case. _ The jury found the prisoner guilty of forging and uttering. The Court then proceeded to the trial of the charge against Kinnear and Jones jointly. Mr. Bft a NDT said there was another indictment against Kin near singly, but after the result of the last trial he thought he need not proceed upon it. With respect to Jones, he had rea son to believe that he was led into the matter by Kir. near. He was willing to plead guilty to the charge for misdemeanour, and in the indictment for felony he should offer no evidence. Dr. BROWN said he appeared as counsel for Jones, and under his advice he had pleaded guilty to the misdemeanour. He un derstood he was 69 years of age. In the case of Kinnear, the JUDGE said he felt perfectly sum that the prisoner was, aware of the consequence of the crime which he had committed. He thought if it had not been for the alteration of the law lately these forgeries would never have been committed. If there ever were a case in which such an extremity of the law would have been required it was that. There was no sort of extenuation or excuse in the case. It was one of every. kind of contrivance and rnanceuyre to cheat and defraud in every direction. He felt that he should not be doing his duty if he did not carry the law into its fullest effect. The prisoner was sentenced to transportation for life. The Learned Judge then addressed Jones. At his time of life he did not feel that it was necessary for him to pass sentence for more than imprisonment. The prisoner did not present himself in a favourable light at the bar, for he had no doubt 'that much of what he had spoken in the withess.box was utterly false. The prisoner was sentenced to three years' imprisonment . CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO SET FIRE TO A SHIPPON. THE QUEEN V. WATKINS. Dr. B 1 OWN stated the case The defendant stood charged with a misdemeanour, in having attempted to set fire to the premises of Joseph Holland, at Huylon, on the 20th of •May, 1537. Dr. Brown said the sup posed motive of the act was as follows :—The prisoner occupied a cottage near the house of Mr. Holland. He and his father had lived in this cottage for 18 years, without paying any rent. Suddenly the, landlord called for the rent and arrears, and it was supposed that thiS was done at the suggestion of Mr. Holland. . Mr. BRANDT defended the prisoner. Margaret Dooley stated that she was servant to Mr. Holland on the 30th of March last year. Witness went on to state, tbat on the 22d May last yeaz.she was milking, when she heard Mr. Holland's dog bark. She went to see what was the matter, and she saw the dog pursue a man across the meadow. Subse quently, at a later hour, she was looking from a window, when she saw a man standing on a step ladder, which led into a Dutch hay loft, over a shippou. She hadrpreviously perceived a smell of file. She tried out and the man ran away. This individual - she said was the - defendant. The person whom 'she had seen running across the field also was the defendant. She went up the step faider and found certain combustible mate rials burning under the hay. She immediately threw down these materials out of the loft into the' yard. 'Two witnesses were called, who proved that on the night, and at the hour in question, the defendant was at his own house. A number of respectable persons were called, who gave the defendant a most excellent character. • The Jury said they would not trouble his Lordship to sum up. They were of opin►on that the witness Margaret Dooley, 'was mistaken in her notion, tliat the defendant Was the person whom she had seen on the ladder. The defendant was acquitted. The Court adjourned at half-past six o'clock NISI PRIUS COURT.—MON DAY. ( Before Mr. Justice Coleridge.) SPECIAL JURY. CASE.--ORRELL V. GREENOUGH. The following gentlemen were sworn on the special jury : Richard Allison,—Foreman. John Moore, Garston, merchant. Jiihn Margerison, merchant. P. H. Smith, Manchester, merchant. Thus. Robinson, Liverpool, merchant. Isaac llolmas, Kirkdale, merchant. John Myers, Liverpool, merchant. . Joseph Steele, Toxteth Park. Joseph Scholefield, jun. . W. J. Tomlinson. Nathanial Greenhall And Gardner Boggs. Mr. Cresswell, Mt. Cowling, and Mr..Wightman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Martin fur the defence. The declaration stated that the defendant broke and entered a , close and.made certain end ways; and another count stated that the defendant broke and entered another close called the "Lung Gate." To this declaration the defendant pleaded to the first count, that the cloSe was the freehold of Alice Green ough. In the replication this was denied by the plaintiff; and to the second count the defendant pleaded that he was not. guilty. This was also denied. The precise question read in the pleadings related to a very small slip or land adjoining the Long Gate, as it was called, near Preseot; and to the coals lying under that road, and also a trespass on a part of Parr Moss. Toe action was brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Orrell, as Lord of the Manor of Parr, to try. his manorial right to a certain small slip of land which the de fendant had inclosed without leave from the plaintiff, or paying him any acknowledgement fur the suite; but the principal question was to try the defendant's right to obtain coal miner the slip of land which he had • thus enclosed, and without leave or acknowledgement. The question in issue was, the plaintiff's right to demand chief rent. - In order to prove this, muniments and deeds of Mr. Orrelt,_dated so late as 1663, and other muni ments of a .later date, were put in to show Air. Orrell's right and title to the Parr Moss estate, as lord of the manor; and other deeds, - showing that he had obtained a release from free holders who possessed rights of cowmen. A number of wit nesses were also examined to prove that they paid chief rent for the right of cutting peat, enclosing, building &c. A game keeper, was - examined to prove that he had, in the employment of Mr. Orrell, shot over the whole of Parr, estate for 38 years. And witnesses vere called to prove that the plaintiff, in order to try his.disimted right, had felled a number of trees on the land, and no one had disputed his right to do so. For the defence it was endeavoured to be. proved on the cross examination, that various parties had enclosed and used por thins of the land without paying or having demanded of them any acknowledgement whatever. A great number of witnesses were called, and Mr. Alexander did not rise for the defence until 7 o'clock. It was arranged that the conclusion of the case should be adjourned until this morning, when the verdict will be given. DINNER OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE WEST DERBY UNION. The election of guardians for the several townships in the Union took place on Thursday last, but the result is not known as respects those in which the election was contested. In the the township of West Derby, Kirkdale, and Great Crosby, the Struggle was expected to be very severe. In the latter place, the rate-payers are divided into too parties, Protestant and Papal—and the utmost exertions have been made by both. On Tuesday last the guardians for the past year, together with se veral officers of the Union, celebrated the termination of their duties by a dinner at Mr. Stretch's, the Liver Inn, Kirkdale.. Besides the members of the board, many respectable and in fluential geritlerneu of the neighbourhood honoured the festive board by their presence, amongst whom were toe Rev. Mr. Wilson, the respected minister of Walton, John Formby, Esq. Michael Ashcroft, Esq..and others. A very excellent dinner was provided by the worthy hostess, and the wines were of a quality much superior to those usually produced on similar oc casions. The chair was very ably filled by the talented and highly respected president of the board, Wm. Winstauley, Esq. and Cartwright, Esq. officiated as vice-president. Although the company consisted of gentlemen of all parties and politics, the most cordial good feeling and perfect unanimity prevailed during the whole evening, and hot a single word or circum stance transpired to mar the conviviality of the meeting. After the customary patriotic toasts had been drank, the worthy Chairman, in a very appropriate speech, proposed the health of the Poor Law Commissioners of England and Wales, and in doing so, bore testimony to the very courteous and respectful conduct of that influential body in all•matters connected with the West Derby Union, and expressed his anxiety to see a full and fair trial made of the merits or demerits of that Act of the Legislature which had caused so much difference in opinion in various parts of the kingdom. viz. the new Poor Laws; and trusted that the new guardians of the Union would show the same desire to carry that law into operation as had been felt themselves. Th e corporation of Liverpool was also drank, to which Mr. Cooper, as a member of that body, made a very suit able acknowledgetnect—and stated his determination to use every exertion in appropriating the funds of the Corporation to their.most legitimate purposes, and more especially in lighten ing the burdens at present imposed on the inhabitants of the good old town, by the payment of rates, &c. Several other ex cellent speeches were made by Mr. Formby, Mr. Finch, Mr. Riley, and Mr. Parker. The party separated about 19 o'clock, after spending a most agreeable evening. LIVER THEATRE.—This theatre last evening: was crowded to excess, being for the benefit of Mr. Lee. His Jingle was as excellent as on former occasions. THEATRE RoyA t..—Mr. Power is fulfilling• an engagement at this theatre, which has been well attended hitherto. To-night the petite comedy of " The yo.ong Widow" is to be performed, followed by " Rory O'More, ( Rory Q' ilfOre by Mr. Power,) and the farce of " Conforinded Foreigners." PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE IfRoNI DEATH..--rcAUTION TO MA RINEES.—On the evening of the 21st tilt. the crew of the Caro line,'of Swansea, on retiring for the night, incautiously closed the hatchway, and left a coke fire burning. At four o'clock- in the morning the steward was induced to descend into the fore castle, when, awful to relate, one of the unfortunate men was found - dead, and the other two asphyxyated to such a degree as almost to preclude the possibility of recovery. However, after the lapse of twenty-four hours, during which time they received every attention that either humanity could dictate or profes sional skill devise from the gentleman in attendance, Aurgw,n Smith, of Woodside, we are happy to state, that his persevering efforts were, at last, crowned with success, and that they are now so well that they will be able to resume their duties in a few days. MEETING OF THE RATEPAYERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF K IRE DA LE.—On Thursday last the annual meeting of the rate payers of this township was held at the Derby Arms, John Rummer, Esq , in the chair. Mr. M. Ashcroft and Mr. P. Davies were appointed overseers for the ensuing year; Mr. Roskell and Mr. Duckworth surveyors of the highways, and Mr. J. Dtirribell, assistant surveyor, at a salary of £5O; •and Mr. Ashcroft ..and Mr. Duckworth, assessors. Thank s were then voted to the chairman, and, the meeting, which had been most tumultuous, separated. DENSE Foe.—On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday . a Very dense fug prevailed, particularly in the morning and at night. On the latter day, about noon, the "darkness might be felt," and gas was generally lighted throughout the town. This state of the atinoSpheie continued for about two hours. The fog seem s to have extended to a great. distance, and to have been remarkably dense at sea. On •Tbursdav, for instance, the Postoffic e steamer between Dublin. and Holyhead was obliged, while crossing the channel, to fire guns as signals of her " whereatmets,,, and only made the harbour of Holyhead by hearing th e no i se o f th e birds on t h e South Stack ! - The mail steamers between Liverpool and Dublin were prevented, by the density of the fog, from running, and they Were, consequently, both on Thursday and - Friday, Many hours beyond' their usual time - of arrival. The same cause, aouhtless, prevented the in witid.bound vessels frOm running up channel. STEAM-QIIIP Corillionortl.--Tilis splendid vessel has already acquired great fame by the quickness of her passages between Greenock and Liverpool. She ha 4 now been in work.a month, thiring which time she has performed. such feats in speed Is, we believe, were never accomplished by any other vessel. The paSsay.e, on Wednesday, was made in seventeen hours: Her Shotte:A voyage hai been made in an hour less; frbe iLiberpool TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, IS3B. rr The Publication of the STA NDA RD commenced this morn. ing at 5 o'clock. NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP.—A long and interesting de bate on this subject took place iti the House of Com mons, on Thursday and Friday evenings last, followed by a division which we consider to be decisive of the question. The discussion was opened on the former night by Sir George Strickland, who rose to move a re solution to the elect that the kysteM of negro appren ticeship, established under the compensation act, should cease and determine on the first of •August, 1838. He was followed by Mr. Pease, who dealt largely in the usual clap-trap expressiOns resorted to in order to depict the horrors of slavery. It is scarcely necessary for us to say that the whole texture-of Ins speech was composed of shreds and. patches from the oft-refuted reports o f friend Sturge and others of the same kidney. • He par ticularly dwelt upon the alleged infraction's of the abo lition law as regarded the -food, raiment, , and hours of relaxation of the natives, and asserted that " the quan tity of food was reduced one half since the system of apprenticeship had commenced." This i neither more nor less than a palpable, self-evident falsehood, on what ever authotity the assertion is made ; • for it is a well known fact, as proved by. the returns of the imports into the West Indies for the last ten years, and as acknow ledged by Lord Brougham himself, that the quantity of food consumed by the negroes hasconsiderably increased since the date of the abolition bill. Indeed, 1.1 ) e Allusiop to the food of the negroes was a most unfortunate one on the part of Mr. Pease under any circumstances, as no class of the labouring population of Great Britain can be compared, in regard to either the quantity or the qua lity of the food upon which they subsist, to the negro apprentices. Mr. Pease professed to be greatly horrified while con templating the details which had been introduced in the various debates which had taken place on the subject of slavery. We can easily conceive the effect which these "details" are calculated to produce where they obtain a ready credence ; but we are perfectly confident that a visit to the West Indies would prove to every dispassiOn ate and unprejudiced inquirer after the truth that these harrowing details have little existence, excepting in the distempered brains of certain bigotted enthusiasts who have made it their business to " get up" cases of atro city on the exparte evidence of lying and ungrateful ne groes themselves—evidence which would receive a di rect contradiction from the well-behaved, industrious, and moral among the apprentices. If Mr. Pease wishes to ascertain " the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth," respecting the treatment of the negroes, let him consult every black man or woman he meets with in the streets of London. Let him elicit from them every particular respecting the feeding, clothing, and general treatment of the negroes, and he will soon find how grossly he and others have been imposed upon by the exaggerated statements of Sturge, Palmer, and Cu. Of the subsequent speeches delivered during this de• bate we have no room to say much at present. The closing speech, by Mr. W. E. Gladstone, was one of the most masterly and powerful orations ever delivered on the subject in Parliament. Sir 'George Strickland's motion was rejected by a ma jority of 269 to 215. The following is an analysis of the division : In the majority voted Conservativ'es Whigs and Radicals In the minority— Conservatives Whigs So that the government were beaten by their own friends by 13, had not the Conservatives come to their rescue. Lord Charles Fitzroy, holding an office in. her Majesty's government, voted in the minority, and Captain Deans Dundas, lately appointed Clerk of the Ordnance, declined to -give his vote in support of those who had so recently conferred the favour upon him. THE bum EDUCATION BOARD.—In our former no tice of TitUlar M'Hale's last letter to. Lord JOhn Rus sell, on the subject of the Irish Education Board, we as serted that the Titular afforded the strongest col robora tion of the charges brought forward by the Protestant clergy against the system of education sanctioned by the Board. The Liverpool Times, in animadverting on our previous article, takes occasion to deny our assertion, grounding this denial upon the circumstance that the Protestant clergy condemned the system on account of its connivance at Popery, while M'Hale, on the con trary, denounces it as being too favourable to sectarian ism, or, in other words, to Protestantism. Now, in answer to the Liverpool Times, we will ad-. duce the following passage from a work in use in the schools established by the Irish Board. We quote from M'ilale's last letter, in which we find the following very liberal remarks " Not to dwell further on their sensitive antipathy to books objectionable as peculiarly belonging to some particular reli gious deninnination, alltiw me to direct your lordship's atten tion to the declaration made on the production of 'the following passage from '.Dr. Chailoner's Catholia Chritian Instructed :' " r What if ;i person, through the absolute necessity of his unhappy circanetani•es, should be tierl to a-place where he can never hear mass, do yOu think be might not then be allowed to inin in prayer ,with those 'of another communion, by way of supplying this.defect ? No,: certainly. It is a misfortune—and a great misfortune—to he kept, like David, when he was perse 6.itkd by Saul, at a ditanee from. the.teMple of God and his sicred mysteries—hut it would be a crime to join one's self, upon that account, with an heretical or schismatical congregation, whose 'worship God rejects as sacrilegious and -impious. In such a case, therefore; a Christian must serve Isis God alone, to the best of his power, by offering to him the homage of prayer, adoration, contrition, Btc., and must frequently hear mass in spirit, by joining himself with all the faithful throughout the earth, wher ' ever they are offering to God that divine sacrifice, ever sighing after those heavenly mysteries, and praying for his delivery from that Babylon which keeps him at a distance from the temple of God.' Having read this, I wish to observe,' replies Mr. Blake, that I have no doubt there will be found in this book, and in other Roman Catholic hoOks, hatter that may give offence to the feelings of Protestants, and that nothing► could be more gratifying to Me than to see it utterly expunged.' " I. too, am unwillin•; to give offence to the feelings of Pro testants; but if passages are to be expunged from doctrinal books, because they may take offence, it fidlows that they should be purged of every Catholic principle, since some would take of fence as long as one solitary tenet would remain. There is a spi rit of deep' and solemn reverence for the true worship breathing through the aboVe quoted passage, which shows that nothing, could he farther from the mind of the' pious author, than any want of real charity towards those who had the misfortune of being deprived of its benefits. It reminds me of the fine and lofty piety of Eleazar, who refused to purchase life by the least compromise of the stern duties of his-religious law. While such a sincere respect for faith sways the teachers of religion, there is very little danger of the prevalence of an unprincipled liberalism, which would mistake italifference of faith for feel ings of charity, and call those bigots who wished to retain the impressions of any particular creed. The doctrine laid down by the venerable prelate, in not joining in worship with any other sect, cannot be controverted or disguised. The style in which the doctrine is put forth is bold, it is true, and characteristic of those strong lines that marked the religious opinions of hiS age; but with all its apparent harshness, I should prefer the book in it, integrity rather than subject it to the experiments of some of our moderns, whose peculiarities of faith are so polished by the perpetual friction of political life as to leave scarcely a visible trace of any religious character at all. As tong as a scrupulous regard is felt for the obligations which religion imposes, it is a pledge of the soundness of the nation's morality. It would be almost as safe to entrust the education of Catholic children to Pa gans as to any persons who would str ive to cancel the sound doctrine of Dr. Challoner and the Catholic Ch;trch, regarding the sin of ever joining in religious communion with the sectaries, or taking any part in the unholy worship of their conventicles. But once de stroy : this conscientious adherence to religious faith, which, propely understood, is always allied with a regard for the con scientious opinions of otheas, and you fill the country with pub lic functionaries, who will not scruple to make a traffic even of the sacred interests of religion. The passage which has drawn this eulogy from such a furious bigot as M‘Hale, and which expressly designates the act of joining heretics (Protestants) in public wor ship as a crime—which proclaim; such worship to be sacrilegious and impious—this intolerant passage oc curs in a book which has been for a long period in use among the children frequenting the schools of the Irish Education BOard. Said we not truly, then, that the Pro testant clergy were perfectly right in denouncing the Irish Extracts? Did they not rightly proclaim their hostility to a system which authorised so flagrant an in sult to the feelings of Protestants as the extract which we have quoted offers But the Times rejoins " the system is not suflicientiv Popish for M'llale." We are well aware of that. The Popish priests can never" rest satisfied with half mea sures. They will not tolerate the " expunging" sys tem. They would have the funds of the Education Board exclusively employed in teaching Popery. They would have the whole system under their own manage went. In using this language of the Popish priests we speak of them generally, for we have the authority of Titular Isel‘Hale himself for stating that his views and those of the body to which he belongs are strictly con current. In proof of this we refer to the resolutions agreed to in a general meeting of the Roman Catholic Bishops, held in Dublin, on the 25th of January, 1826. In further corroboration of our assertion we may also refer to the fact that a petition, founded on INVllale's pro posals, was recently agreed to at. a meeting of, and signed by twenty-two priests, and fonirarded for presen tation to Parliament The prayer of the petition is, that the state .hould provide funds to enable the Romish clergy to prosecute, or pretend to prosecute, a system of education with which the state shall 'not interferei and over which it shall exercise no control: It is evident, thelefore, from the present crusade of Ail'Hale,and his associates against the Irish Board, that no system of educatidn can possibly satisfy the Popish clergy which is in any degree administered by Protest ant teachers or a Protestant board of commissioners. It is likewise evident that any systein of instruction which does give satisfaction to the Romish clergy necessarily involves a complete,surrender of every Protestant prin ciple. Such a system is now ,in operation in the Pro testant town of f..iverpool, supported out of the corpo rate funds; and we fearlessly maintain that it is impossi ble for any Protestant to aid in carrying on such a sys tem without compromising his religious opinions. SIR FRANCIS BURDETT AND THE CONSERVATIVES OF Limapoor..—Our readers will perceive from the follow ing letter, which we take from the Times of Saturday last, that Sir Francis Burdett has, acceded to the wishes of a number of tradesmen, expressed through .their Chairman, and will visit this town about the 20th inst. We have procured a copy of Sir Francis's answer from the Secretary of the Association, which we subjoin. We understand, that although ill health has ctmpelled Mr. Holme to resign the chair de facto, he has been prevailed upon to remain nominal Chairman of the Tradesmen's Conservative Association. " Liverpool, Maith 24, 1838. " Srit,—A requisition has been presented to the committee of the Liverpool Conservative Tradesmen's Association, signed by nearly 200 of the most influential master tradesmen in the town, calling their attention to the circumstance that you are about honouring the Operative Conservative Association of Manchester with your company on the 18th of April next, and requesting them to apply to you, asking you to make Liverpool in your way, when a special meeting of the association would be called for the purpose of receiving you. " Althongh the committee feel sorry to impose upon your good nature any additional labour, they could not refuse to accede to a request from so many right-mitided and loyal men, and I have been desired to request, most respectfully, that you will pay us a visit, to assist in strengthening our hands at this particular juncture, when upon the firmness and loyalty of the middle classes so much depends for the security of those valued institutions, both of church and state, which have contributed under God's blessing to preserve a greater portion of liberty and security than any country has yet enjoyed. Knowing myself the many demands made upon public men, and especially upon those so distinguished as you have been, it is almost with repugnance that I make the request, much as it would delight may heart to hail your arrival ; but, should it be at all inconvenient to you to pay us a visit, we should rejoice to see you at our annual dinner o❑ the 18th of October, to meet your noble relative and our beloved reptesen• tative, for whom we entertain the highest regard and esteem, and who will most assuredly represent this- important town as long as he remains a commoner. " Permit me, individually, to express to you my warmest thanks for the noble stand you have made in defence of our ad mirable constitution ; and to hope that Providence may long spare you to our country, a brilliant example of what an Naiglish gentleman and patriot ought to be. " 1 have the honour to remain, sir, " Your very faithful and obedient servant, " SAMUEL HOLM E, Chairman " Sir F. Burdett, Bart., M.P." " House of Commons, March 30th, 1838, " have been trying to arrange my many engagements so as to enable me to have the satisfaction of accepting yours, and as I dine at Huddersfield on the 20th of April and at Loughborough on the 25th, any day between the two I could pay my respects to Liverpool. Excuse this, in great haste, but I thought early notice would be to you convenient. "I remain, sir, Your most obedient servant, "FRANCIS BURDETT. " Samuel Holine, Esq." We have no doubt that the conservatives of Liverpool will receive this true-hearted " old English gentleman'' with those feelings of cordial respect which are doe to him, fur his noble stand for the constitutio., in clud' and state. Tim PILOT COMMITTEE.—RADICAL LIBERALITY. — The' " tyrant majority," who now hold sway in the Town Council of Liverpool, seem determined to sub stantiate their title to the designation of bigotted clusives in the dispenSation of all local trusts and in the administration of all our local affairs. Year after year, before they obtained the ascendancy secured to them by th e municipal bill, they dinned the ears of the public with their incessant declamations against the " mono. polising policy "of the T(.ries. Loudly and long • did they complain against the preference which the Tories gave to their own partisans in filling the different offices of public trust in the town. Over and over again did they protest against this sort of party preference, as in volving—a principle of injustice towards the public. Many and earnest were their promises and professions as to their own readiness, if admitted into power, to re form such a system altogether, and act upon impartial and equitable principles. Well, thanks to the municipal reform bill, the " re formers" have found their star in the ascendant; and what has taken . place ? They have nominated sixteen of their own body to the office of aldermen—they have placed their own creatures in the different offices con nected with the Town-hall—they have swamped the Dock Committee—and, last of all, they have secured the administration of all matters connected with the Pilot Committee. In all and every instance in which this des potic faction has had any appointments to make; a far more exclusive system has been followed than ever ob tained under the rule of the Tories. It appears that several vacancies had taken place in the Pilot Committee, and that • the remaining members applied to th . e Mayor to convene a meeting of the Com missioners for the purpose of appointing new ones. Be- fore doing this the " tyrant majority" in the Town Council, taking advantage of a clause in the Municipal Reform Act, relative to trusts held by the old Corpora tion, appointed 41 members of their own body to be Com Missioners ! Of these 41, 36 were radicals. Mat ters having been thus nicely arranged a meeting was held on Wednesday last for the purpose of filling up the vacancies caused by death, retirement, &c. The'folloWti ng had resigned : George Higlifield, Esq., W. F. Porter, Esq., W. Nichol, Esq., John Clint, Esq., Charles Lorrimer, Esq., Thomas Tinley, Esq. Another vacancy had also been caused by the death of Moses Benson, Esq. Now, the terms of the notices which were issued to the Commissioners, we understand, were, " to fill up the places of those who had died . , retired, or served three years." But, instead of confining' themselves to this, the radicals forthwith proceeded to vote out all who re mained of the old committee excepting Messrs. Horsfall and Bibby. The following were the appointments made on Wednesday : William Fisher, Esq. vice Alexander Parlane, Esq. Joh❑ Bibby, Esq. - George Highfield, Esq, James Aiken, Esq. - James Heyworth, Esq. Charles Horsfall, Esq. - HughJamesSandersonyEsq. Richard Sheil, Esq. - Alexander Smith, Esq. Thomas Bulley, Esq. J. S Nickols, Esq. Robert Bailey,. Esq. - R. W. Houghton, Esq, Eyre Evans, Esq. Moses Benson, Esq. .James Mellor, Esq. - William F. Porter, Esq. Joshua Walmslev, Esq - WiUiam Nichol, Esq. ThomasßrockleGank,Esq.- John Clint, Esq. John Clint, Esq. - Charles Lorrimer, Esq. Vincent Higgins, Esq. -- 'rho Tinley, Esq. ' • That the radicals were animated to thts step by politi cal motives will appear tolerably evident from the tone of the following note, which has been extensively circu lated among the pilots, and. which is supposed to have emanated from Mr. Aiken : " T O THE PILOTS OF LIVER poor,. " Gentlemen,—l have waited till some months have elapsed since the election before I offered you a few remarks on the almost unanimous support given by you to the tory or opposition candidates, and against the candidates supporting the Queen and the government, and I beg you to understand that these remarks are made in perfect good feeling. " It is now universally known and acknowledged that the reformers own a much larger proportion of the shipping of Liverpool than the tories, and a still larger proportion of the shipping not owned here, but trading to Liverpool, is consigned to reformers; it is, therefore, become a subject of much remark and surprise that the pilots, as a body, should place themselves in opposition to the great preponderance of the commercial community connected with shipping—l therefore am indeced to place the following picture before you : " When, seven years from this time, we have two reform representatives, which the force of public opinion, and a sense of benefits received, will surely give the town— " When the exertions of reformers brings about a further extension of free trade which will benefit Liverpool more than any other place in England, and the pilots as much as any people in Liverpool— " When we have the corn laws repealed, which besides cheapening our own bread will make Liverpool the emporium of the corn trade, to which all the corn growing countries will send their produce for sale, taking our manufactures and the produce of our colonies in exchange, and having consequently the effect of bringing to Liverpool, as a mart, large quantities of sugar, rice, coffee, and other produce, which are now sent from India, Brazil, Havana, and elsewhere, direct to the continent of Europe and, according to Mr. Walmsley's calcu lation, the repeal of the corn laws will put into your pockets the pilotage of 50,000 tons of additional shipping in the first twelve months— " When the Pilot's Committee is differently constituted, and there will be in it greater commercial eminence, and more intelligence and practical knowledge, and less of political intrigue— When the energies of the town are developed, and we see commercial prosperity and social content hand in hand to gether— " When seven years hence these things occur, will you allow it to be said that the pilots were the last to discriminate where the true interests of the town were based, that while various branches of the community emulated each other in the means Of acquiring these benefits, that the Pilots of Liverpool were the draystones to the prosperity of their native town, by their adhe rence to a faction fighting only to regain that power which they lost because they abused. " I remain,' gentlemen, " Your most obedient servant, " SIMON LOOKON." We may hereafter venture to offer a few r€marks as to the ulterior objects of this despicable faction. The Rev. Hugh M`Neile, M.A. preached, on Thursday even ing last, at St. Paul's church, in behalf of the Schools. Up wards of 4000 persons were present; many were unable to get admittance, the church being completely filled before service commenced. The collection amounted only to £46 7s. The Rev. John M'Conch is appointed minister of All Saints' church in this town. Mu. BATES' BENEFIT.—Mr. Bates has annnuncell his bene fit to take place at the Amphitheatre to-morrow evening. We hope, that his friends will muster strongly round him on the oc casion. During this busy time of Assize, we recommend the many strangers now in town to pay the Amphitheatre a visit. the entertainments ate so well chosen and varied that all tastes may be suited. PANORAMA.—The Panorama in Cook-streeet continues to prove very attractive. Now that the admission is reduced to sixpence, numbers of persons have availed themselves of be holding the picture of a city so telebtated in holy writ. This panorama is exceedingly well worth seeing. TESTIMONIAL TO JOHN NORTH, ESQ.—A very h‘indsotne service of plate may now be inspected at Dismore's, the gold smith and jeweller's, in 80ld -street, which is to be presented to John North,•E'sq. It is very massive, and richly chased, in the • antique style. It bears his crest and the following inscription: To JOHN NORTH, ESQ., In testimony of his professional exertions in maintaining the rights of the Dock-rate Payers of Liverpool. 1836. BUNCORI4 BAZAAR.—This baiaar was held in the rooms of the National School, on Thursday, the 2i2(1, and Friday, the 23d ult., which were admirably arranged for the occasion, under the superintendence of the committee of management. A marquee was erected from the gate to the entrance, and over the building floated several appropriate flags. The weather, during both days; was rather unfavourable, but the great attraction of the scene caused an early influx of strangers and visitors into the town. Never, perhaps, i❑ the town of Rh - I:Worn, was there before such a gathering of rank and fashion. The beauties of Cheshire and the far-famed Lancashire witches shrine more resplendent. During the first day the receipts were £415, and the handsome of £lOO was presented to the committee by Miss Orred, of Higher Runcorn. . Makingtogether - . £515 0 0 Second day's receipts . 2BO 0 0 Several articles remaining unsold, say re ceived afterwards Total £BO5 0 (.) Which will be appropriated towards defraying the expenses of building the new church in Runcorn, which is intended to be opened for divine service in June next. LotslioN AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—We oave stated already, that on Monday next, a considerable portion of this railway,!-in addition to that which is already in use, will be opened to the priblic, and passengers will be conveyed along the whole distance by the company. The arrivals and departures will be so arranged that the whole journey front and to Liver pool or Manchester to London will be made in one day. When this arrangement is made, the London morning papers will reach Liverpool on the evening of their ptiblicatiou. We be lieve, that about thirteen hours will be spent. on the road. The fares by the first-classcoaches (whiCh answer to the inside places in ordinary conveyances, butare fitted up in a style of consider able luxu r y) are 30s. The fares by the second - class are 211 s. Iha second-class coacheii are roofed, but are open at the sides, and have IlLienYered wooden seats. In roominess, safety, and general convenience and comfort, however, the outside places of the best ()Meted stage coach will not bear a moments' compa rison with theM. The present stage coach fares between Lon don and Birmingham are, insides, 1:2 ss, ; outsides, 10s. So that, to the advantages of superior comfort and expedition, rail way travelling adds' that of a togisicterteble saving of expense. ,v - _ coRRESPthfii.A ,X 04-‹. xv ERECTION OF WAREHOUSES TRUSTEES. ` - .li HE DOCK TO THE EDITOR' OF THE LittERPOOL ST.IIND4RD. It is hoped that men of all parties will unite in putting down the nefarious attempt of the dock trustees to misapply the public. looney in building warehouses.. Their properly, &c., was made over to thenffor the purpose of making ducks mutt not for erect ing warehouses. These ttioughtleSs men little think the consternation that they have already caused in the minds of the owners of that, description of property. Many, apparently wealthy, have large snms borrowed upon mortgage, and it is frightful to contem plate the misery that a panic would be productive of by causing an immense quantity of warehouses to be thrown upon the market for sale. It is a notorious fact that nearly three fourths are deeply mortgaged, and thiX kind of property should, above all other things not be tampered With. It is to be hoped that the town council will exercise their veto at once, and set at rest the question.. Their integrity as a public body is vitally concerced in the question, and I do not think that they will countenance this barefaced robbery. When the question of renewing leases came under discussion —owing to an oversight, as it was afterwards discovered. the. power of renewal was taken from the corporation—which would have been very detrimental to many who held corporation pro perty. Persons of their party showed everyanxiety to get the . obnoxious clause altered, and when the corporation take a calm review of this question, they will be now not a whit behind what they were at that time irr protecting property. They have a direct interest iu puttiug.a stop to the deprecia tion that has already began to take place in it; for, indepen dent of their being bound to keep faith with the public, the re version of the land is, in many instances, in them. Their principal source of income is derived fro i ltite sale of property and land, and th e renewa l o f l eases; ary4 - 11Tenture to predict, that until this question is settled they will have very little of the latter to do, and that they will be able to sell very, little of any of their proper!y; at least, if they do, it will be at at considerable 'reduction, end they will be thus the first to suffer. But I hope better things of them, and that they will, by putting their veto upon the resolutions of the dock trustees at once, set all things right. I am, &c., VINDEX. THEA'I'L'E.ItOVAL, LIVERPOOL Fifth Night of the popular New Drama of " Rory o!Moie;' aP4 Last Ni3ht but Three of Power, the celebratedlrish Comcdiau. THIS present TUESDAY . April .3, the Entertainments will commence with the petite Comedy of the YOUNG WIDOW. Captain Mandeville Mr. W. Howard. Splash, Mr. Baker, Aurelia Fairlove, Mrs. Tellet. T Lucy, Mrs Baker. After which, for the fifth time at this Theatre, with new Scenery, Machira4y, &c. ' the original Serio-Comic, Romantic Drama, written expressly fur Mr. Power, by S. Lover, Esq., called RORY O'MORE. Rory O'More Mr. Power, As originally performed by him in London with the most unprecedented . success. To conclude with (for the second time he a new Farce, pro duced last Season at the Theatre oyal, Haymarket, with great success, called • CONFOUNDED FOREIGNERS. Lieut. O'Phelan, Mr. Power originally performed by him V rs onclon. The early arrangem sof the season will include the engagement of Mr. and . WOOD. Manager and Treasurer, Mr. CLARKE. Stage Director, Mr. CHAPLIN. Prompter, Mr. LLOYDS. Lower Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. 63.; Gal lery, ls. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and Performance to commence at Seven o'clock. A limited number of Subscription Tickets, (not transferable, nor admitted at Benefits,) to be disposed of, on application at the Box-office, which will be open daily from ten until three o'clock, when Places for the Boxes and Tickets may be had of Mr. PARKER. LIVER TIik:ATRE, CHURCH-STREET. Last Night but Four of Mr. W. J. HAMMOND and Mr. T. P. COOKE. rylifis present TUESDAY, the 3d of April, will be pr e sented _EL (curtailed since its last. representation,) with new and extensive Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, &c., &c., an entirely new peregrinating Piece of Incident, Character, and Manners, interspersed with Vandevi es, called SAM WEL OR, THE PIC ICOANS. As performed nearly one hu d d nights at the Strand Theatre. Alfred Jingle, Esq., (a • •ing gentleman, living on his wits)....Mr. J. ee, his original character. . . . Mr. Samuel Weller (the faithful attendant of Mr. Pickwick) , Mr. W. J. Hammond, his original character. DANCING By Messrs. Brown, King, and Gibson, and Mrs. Gibson. Taconclude with the Drama called ' ROBERT MACAIRE. Robert Macaire (under the assumed name of Redmond) r. T. P.-Cooke. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. FOGG, at the Boxoffice, from -Eleven till Three o'clock, mid of Mr. J. LEE, 5, Bridport street. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the immediate Patronage of the HIGH-SHERIFF of the County Palatine of Lancaster. FOR THE BENEFIT BATES, Whoon thisoccasion solicits the intereiilot his immediate friends. MO -MORROW (WF.DivEsti ), the 4th of April instant. when will be produc t grend Drama of BLAS ; THE Buy OF SANTILLANE. A SAILOR'S HORNPIPE, in Character, by Miss E. GATES. The Evening's Entertainments will conclude with, for the first time, a very Laughable Farce, called THE QUEER SUBJECT. POST OFFICE EVILS. TO THE EIII7'OR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sia,—The foolish outer); that the conservatives are opposed to all necessary reforms is disproved by the fact that they have,, in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, supported a law for reducing all portages to all parts of the kingdom to one penny. - • This plan; bold and easily accomplished, was resisted by Spring Rice, tire most miserable Chancellor of the Exchequer . that ever cursed the country. The man surely cannot see an inch before hiS nose. Let us fur a motnent consider one case, and it will be quite infficient Jo demonstrate the benefits of the new proposed and he miseries of the old. . . Let us take a poor man, who leaves his friends, his sweet heart, or his brothers at home, and goes to another town, and let. us conceive how deep an interest must be felt in his success. Has he got a situation? Is he doing well? Is he well? But no! a heatiy postage is laid on his simple but interesting tale. He puts off writing, or he writes seldom. The interest his friends take in him ffitgi. His sweetheart is beset by a present lover, and forgets her distant and silent (silent because he can not aSird to he eloquent) swain. His brothers forget they have. a brother, and why ? Because stupid Spring Rice cannot see that eight pence are more than a groat. . . This reform is one of the first Sir Robert Peel will give the country when he comes, and come he will, into power. PENNY 'POSTAGE. TREATMENT OF A STRANGER IN LIVERPOOL. To THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST,lNDilliff: Ste,—You will do a service to all gentlemen visiting the town of Liverpool, and also to the society of Liverpool in general, by insSrting the following statement. I happened, some tone ago, to attend a hall at the Waterloo Rooms, in Company wit ti some other gentlemen; and although several friends interested themselves in searching for a partner for me, the invariable answer was, that the lady was engaged, eight, six, or fou'r deep, (acc6rding to the period of the even irrg.) I have been informed, that it is the practice in Liverpool for the ladies to engage themselves( some dart before the ball fur the entire ball evening, so that a comparative stranger in the town has no opportunity of getting a partner. For my own part, I was thus prevented from forming the acquaintan ce o f at least one young lady, wh o se appearance led me to seek an introduction, and whin* I have never seen from that day to this, and may probably never see again. - Then, again, I am informed, that all the diffi'culties are not removed even by getting a partner, for that unless you happen to know another couple to form your ris-a-visin a quadrille, you are no nearer a (lance than before. Now, Sir, if I were to say, that the first of these practices was selfish (on the. part of the geutlenieu,) and that the second was absurdly ridiculous. I should probably say nothing inure than the .circunistauces jus tify. But though the exclusion and aristocratic bearing of Liverpool society may justify one couple in a quadrille in re- : fusing to dance with an opposite couple in a public ball-room: unless previously acquainted, what shall we say of the. rntroduc tion of this stupid formality into the house of a prirote individual. Yet such, it appears, is the tact. Happening to be present at a pirate ball lately, at the house of one of the elite of Liverpool society, I took my place with my partner in a quadrill e . Aft er standing for above a minute, and dancin g being about to com mence, I was not a little surprised at an individual pushing himself and partner in our front, and actually taking our places most unceremoniously, and without any, explanation. Upon my complaining of this conduct, the individual coolly observed, that " it was arranged," meaning, I suppose, with the couple whom we had been facing, to whom I certainly had not spoken, but with whom I considered my partner and 1 were tacitly en gaged, as we had been facing each other for aboYe a minute, before this flagitious breach of decorum (for such it.appears to me) occurred. My first impulse was to treat this outrage upon decency and good-breading (worthy - only of a pot-house) in 116 manner it deserved, by taking the indiviiktal by the collar, and pushing him out of the quadrille as unceremoniously as he :had entered it. It, however, occurred to me, that he might in strict ness be justified, accordint , to the rules of Liverpool society have alluded to, and I accordingly retired with my partner from the quadrille, and soon afterwards left in disgust a scene where such outrages could be tolerated. I am your obedient servant, S. GENTLEMAN FROM LONDON ATTENDING THE LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. ANNIVERSARY DINNER OIL' THE OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. Last evening , the second anniversary dinne r o f the O pera ti v e Conservative Association was held at the Conservative News Room, in Houghton Street. The toom was completely hung round with flags hearing various loyal and conservative inscrip tions. About 120 trf the operatives sat down to a substantial and excellent dinner provided by Mr. RoWlands, of the John Bull Tavern. Mr. Harrison, the president of the association, occupied the chair, add Messrs. Walker and Clithero occupied. the vice-chairs. The room was very brilliantly lighted with gas ; which, opposite the chairman, was made to burn in the shape of a crown. A small canopy; was erected over the chair man's head, surmounted by the Liverpool arms, and on either side of him was an English Jack, and flags bearing the inscrip tions " The Queen and Constitution." " Huzza. for Old Eng land, the Queen and Church, Stc." Cresswell Cresswell, Esq., M.P., was invited, and expected to attend. The CHAIRMAN, in .opening the business part of the even-- ing, hoped that they wou.d enjoy themselves on that the second anniversary of the association with as much harmony and good feeling as they had done on their first meeting. (Hear.) He then proceeded to give the first toast, " The health of the Queen," with three times three. Glee." God save the Queen." The CH AIRMAN then gave "The Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family," with three times three. " O ur . glorious Constitution in Church and State, may their union and stability be the boast of Britain and the admiratiOn of the world." Given with four tunes four. A. peal of the musical bells by the ringers of Walton, which had a very beautiful and novel effect. " The Duke," with nine times nine. Song by Mr. Rovilands, " Old England is the Land I love." MALKER proposed the next toast; which he appropri= ately introduced, "The safest bulwark against innovation, the House of Peet*" with three times three. Song—" The fine old English Monarchy, the pride of the olden time." Mr. CLITHEROE next proposed "The Conservative Members of the House of Commons; may her graciotis Majesty .soon call to her councils ministers who will preserve the constitution, and restore tranquillity and content throngliont the empire." (Great cheering.) Given with musical hinionrs. The CHAIRMAN said he bad received a note from Mr. Cress well; and was sorry to'say that he could not come thy evening. He would read to them the note he had received. "Dear Sir,—lt is now eight o'clock, and lam still in court, much fatigued, and suffering from a severe cough. lam sore, therefore, my , friends will excuse me if I return to my lodgings as soon as I sin released, instead of joining their party. 41Vittx every good wish for the prosperity of their association, "I remain, your's sincerely, "C. CH ESSWELL." The CHAIRMAN said, it was a great disappointment to them; however, tht y must excuse Mr. CresSwell, if he was ill. He then gave as a toast, " Nay other constituencies throughout the kingdom follow our example, and give us the blessings of a conservative representation!" Given with three times three cheers, folloWed by a peal from the musical bells. " The members for the county,"." the members for the bo rough," " Sir Robert Peel," anti a number of other toasts were given ; and the harmony and hilarity of the company was kept up till a late hour. . TESTIMONIAL TO JOHN NORTH, FROM THE' SHIPOWNERS AND MERCHANTS OF LIVERPOOL—A splendid service of plate has been presented to this gentlemen, in testi mony of the great professional services rendered gratuitously by him in maintaining the fair rights of the Dock rate-payers, of this port, against the unjust pretensions set up by the present Town Council, in the late parliamentary contest, 'this plate may be seen at Mr. Dismore's shop, in Bold-street:—Courier. THE CAUSE LlST.—Little has been done since our last pub lication in the way of cleating the list; 65 remain,for Yesterday was entirely occupied by a special jury cause, Orrell v. breennugh; other special _jury causes are fixed for to-day, Wednesday, and Friday; and Thursday has been fixed for the indictment, the QUEEN V. Dl usi)tim. Each of these days, it is expected will be fully Occupied by the causes appointed for them, so that the causes will be lithe less 'numerous at the end of the week. It is expected that Mr. Sustiee Mattison will get through the, crown bu s i ness to -d ay , an d h e w ill then take tho causes from 90 in the list. livrttsi'oantNsav Suictos.—On Thursday. :Nlr. George Heath, a young man who was confined to his bed in the last stage of consumption, was Lett alone by his mother for a short time, when, during her temporary absence, he managed to hang himself to the bed-head, and was quite dead on her re turn.--Hull paper. THs Fi&rrrious F.ll.—tlenry Palmer, who was charged with uttering fictitious bills at BirminghaM, in con junction with Kinnear and others, nleaded guilty on Thursday, at the .Warwick assizes, and was sentenced to three years' im prisonment: Davis' STRAITS AND OftERIO,AIiD h, Davis' PISHERY.—The following statement of the number of vessels engaged in..the whale fishing in 1838, as compared with that of 1832, will exhi-; bit in a striking light. the great declension in. the trade 1832, from Hull. Petetheed,,and Other pikes, 81. ht 1838, from Hull, Peterhead, Dundee, arid other places, 32. This is a m very rapid decrease—the number of shins is now so much re duced, that if eie r y one comes li e full, they cahoot bring . One-third of the import. of 1632, when the average price of bone was 1871. 10s. per ton. The week before last 3,,01'..ner ton was' paid for old bone. In 1818, Hull alone sent ,oittos vessels to . Greenland and Dkvis' Stiltits; iii the ,presseat year that port can only muster .4. net he stiaprised, to see in rt few years this tied. , altogether "aband o ned; &Ilea ilia /Ait Mote gb(-.:(,.es'gfot.—litret'itesi APRIL IS 08 THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ~,c ,,„,- t tNt r• ...........:::,:. - 'oifi!‘. .._4:,-c •,:.>„•,,,,,1-1,,:,,,,,4,,,i -q 41k t . „7 ---- ?•,..5,4 ,_ ~,,.' .42 \ c.: __47 :? ,- ; r....., .z -- ~;'. * l . ~. ;-.. • ~ , .