The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-08 00:00:00

The North American steamer, Caledonia, Captain Lott, sailed on Friday for Boston and Halifax. She carried out 70 passengers, and an immense number of letters and news papers. PORTRAIT OF JAMES MONTGOMERY.—A portrait of this distinguished poet, and most estimable man, has been recently painted by Mr. Thomas H. Illidge, of Liverpool ; an artist with whose works we are familiar, and who, we have no douht, has done justice to the importance of his subject—that of transmitting to posterity a copy of the form and features of a man who has given so much enjoyment and instruction to his plieration— " Blessings be with them, and eternal praise—the poets." [Our correspondent writes in very high terms of Mr. Illidge's work ; the portrait he describes as a very striking likeness ; the character of intellect being happily retained ; and a degree of refinement being given to the features without im pairing the vraisemblance. As a production of art, too, it merits the most marked commendation. We should like to see it engraved ; for, although we have already two or three prints of James Montgomery—big and little—there is not one of them worth a straw. Mr. Illidge has also, we understand, lately painted a full-length portrait of Lord Stanley, for the Liverpool Collegate Institution.—Ar•t Union, Ist Feb., 1812.] A QUOTATION IN ANTICIPATION.—We were somewhat amazed to find in the London Record of Thursday evening the following paragraph :—" Colonel Torrens has offered himself as a candidate for the representation of Liverpool.— Liverpool Mercury." On Thursday morning, for the first tine, the address of the worthy Colonel appeared in the London Times, and we believe a little startled the public of Liverpool ; and yet on the evening of the same day the Record' quotes this paragraph from the Liverpool Mercury, in which it never appeared, and which in its first edition of Friday did not contain a line to intimate any knowledge that the Colonel was disposed to honour us with an offer of his services. How is this ? Can it be that the Colonel's address has, after all, been intended as a feeler of the liberal pulse in Liverpool. Certainly it would appear that the Mercury has been playing some tricks in the matter ; and that an intention has existed in some quarter to come upon us by surprise with Colonel Torrens as the liberal candidate. Perhaps our con temporary has favoured some other portion of the London press with a slip, in anticipation. By the bye, we notice oc casionally another of our contemporaries quoted somewhat in the same way. SUICIDE.—On Saturday night last a decent-looking man, of the name of George Groom, shot hiniself with a pistol beneath one of the sheds of the George's Dock. He had a number of small stones and two-pence-halfpenny in copper in his pocket. The deceased was sixty-five years of age, and had been i❑ a low desponding way for some time, and from the evidence adduced at the inquest yesterday, the jury brought in a verdict of " temporary insanity." - Our paper of Friday last contained a short paragraph an nouncing an insurrection in the Brazils, and the murder of the vice-president, From private letters we are led no doubt the truth of thewes statements in some measure. The follow ing is an extract from a communication received by a gentle man in this town on the 27th ult., and from the information contained in it, it would seem as if some confusion existed as to the facts communicated. In all probability the " head of the custom-house" will :prove to be the person alluded to in the intelligence brought by the Rosalie, which arrived here on Thursday. No information of any insurrection in Ceara is given in this letter :—Extract dated Ceara, 11th Decem ber, 1841, received via Maranham, 27th January, per Emma :—" The Tinamaia sailed on the 7th, and we have had rains ever since, which is so far satisfactory—but are sorry to inform you that loao Facundo Castro Menezes head of our custom-house, was murdered in his own house on the night of the Bth instant, supposed by persons of the domi nant!party. He was a man of some consideration, had figured several times as president of government, and being of a very numerous family, spread all over the province, it is to be feared sooner or later they will have their revenge ! SHOCKING DEATH.—On Sunday morning, a gentleman from Belfast threw himself, in a fit of delirium, out of the window of his lodgings, in Duke-street, and was so injured by the fall that he died in about two hours. At the inquest yesterday, Mr. Dick, M.D. and surgeon said, that on Friday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, he was called to the deceased, on board the steam-packet Reindeer, then lying in the river, near George's Pier-head. He was labouring under delirium tremens, and not fit to be then removed. Means were applied, and he became a little better. He was taken to lodgings in Duke-street. The following morning he was much better when witness visited him, and he got up and wished to go out. Witness remained with him all night, in order to administer his medicines. A little after five yester day morning (Sunday) lie left him in bed, calm and com posed, and h e sa id he felt drowsy. I told him not to be afraid, as I would he in the next room. In about half an hour after witness heard him calling out very loud, " Mur der, murder," and a noise as if he were trying to open the window. Witness ran into his room directly, and found him standing on the bed, trying to get down the window rod. Witness called out to him, and asked him what was the matter, and he replied, " Don't you see those two fellows! You can't prevent them murdering me." Witness endea voured to pacify him, but he jumped off the bed, and rushed towards a dressing-room adjoining, and pulled down the blind and roller, and began to deal blows around him, and called out " Police ! Police ! Is brave name, which we suppress at the request of his relatives,) to be murdered this way?'' He then began to break the window of the room. W'itness immediately ran to the head of tile stairs, and called out for help, and in a moment heard the window raised. I ran to the deceased immediately, and found him in the act of leaping from the window, and I had just time to get hold of his shirt, but not sufficiently to pre vent him falling. He fell into the street, and never moved afterwards. Witness got down as soon as possible called the police, and had him taken into the house. ness immediately procured the assistance of two surgeons who lived opposite, and means were used to restore him, but without avail. He died in about two hours after. He had reFeived a very extensive compound conimonated fracture of the skull, which was the cause of death. Sonic other evi dence was then adduced, and the jury brought in a verdict of " temporary insanity.'' LIVERPOOL QUARTER SESSIONS The genera, borough of Liverpool commenced yesterua,, House, before JAMES CLARKE, Esq., recorder. The following gentlemen were sworn the grand jury : JOSEPII KING, Esq., of Roscommon-street, share-broker court 01 quarter sessions of the peace for the in the Sessions Foreman. Thomas Bouch, Bcerton•valley, broker. James Gibson Carter, Nethertield-road, distiller 1 - lenry Cleaver Chapman, Sliaw-street, merchant, Robert H orsfall , Nethertield-road, broker. George H olt, India-buildings, cotton-broker. Jaruei Elarvey, jun., Catherine-street, Thos. Duckworth [ledlam, Exchange-st., insurance-broker Richard Johnson, Catherine-place, coal-proprietor. William Livesey, Roscommon-street, share-broker. James Lister, Great Mersey-street, banker. gentleman Thomas M`Gill, Percy-street, merchant. John Miller, Netherfield-road, merchant. John Woolford Molyueux, Brougham -terrace George Quayle, Shaw -street, merchant. !, rectifier Joseph Elias Mozley, Lord-street, banker. William Laycock, Fazakerley-street, merchant James Gilfillan, Oldhall-street, merchant. Mr. James Duncan, of India-buildings ; Mr. Chas. Lor rimer, of Everton ; Mr. William Oxl e y, o f Rumford-place ; Mr. James Holbrook Smith, of Rodney -street; and Mr. James Foster, of Rodney-street, were summoned on the grand jury, but they did not answer to their names. The RECORDER, on being informed of the names of these gentlemen, said that the administration of. the law mainly depending upon the attendance of the grand jury, it was of the utmost consequence that they should appear in court. The gentlemen who had not appeared must be fined £5 each. The CLERK of the PEACE then read the proclamation against vice, profaneness, and immorality ; after which The RECORDER delivered his charge to the Grand Jury. On taking into consideration how lately it was that they had assembled in that court for the administration of the laws, be could not but consider that the present calendar was very heavy and serious. It was scarcely eight weeks since they had assembled in that place for the administration of the law. Many of the cases were of a very serious nature, and would require from the hands of the grand jury a good deal of care ful investigation. There were two cases which he was very sorry to see in the calendar ; one was No. 58, 59, 60, and 61, and the amount of property stolen appeared to him to have been very large. The parties were charged with having stolen three £5O, one £lO, two £lO, and five £5 Bank of England notes, the property of William Douglas, from his person. When he read the depositions in this case, he was very sorry to see, that great as had been the loss to the party, it had arisen altogether from his own improvidence. Going as he had into a house of improper character with all this amount of money upon him, the natural consequence was, that when he left he might expect to find himself stripped of it. Four persons, he observed, were included in the indict ment; and they would have an opportunity of collecting from the prosecutor in what state he was in at the time the robbery took place. He (the Recorder) was assured the man was at that time under the influence of liquor, and whether, under these circumstances they could be able safely to bring the charge home against all the prisoners was a mat ter of some doubt, because, when a party went into such places with his mind and intelligence almost gone, it fell upon the jury carefully to investigate the circumstances, so that persons were not included in the indictment who were not connected with the charge. They would find the bill only against those who were involved in the crime of robbing this man. There was another case of the same descrip tion, Nos. 78 and 79 in the calendar. There the parties were charged with stealing one £2O and three £5 Bank of England notes and three sovereigns, the property of George • Pennell. He believed that this person was not under the influence of liquor, but very improperly went into a place of the same description, and was there robbed in the same kind ' of way. Now, all these sort of robberies arose from the im providence of the parties themselves, but although they suffered, no doubt severely, from the loss of their property, yet, let the grand jury look how much the country suffered. The encouragement thus given to crime by improvident per sons was almost illimitable; and it was in vain to talk about improving the morals of the people when persons themselves were so careless and improvident. Indeed, they encouraged the very crime into which the grand jury were now called upon to enquire whether it had been committed or not; they themselves begot the crime, and not only that, but they fas tened the community with the very heavy charge of prose cuting parties when the crime had altogether arisen from their own folly. He was happy to see that there were fewer cases of burglary in the calendar than in any he had lately known. He did not find a single case of robbery in a ware house, a circumstance which was a matter of high gratifica tion to him. And he might . as well tell the grand jury, be cause it struck him very forcibly, that if merchants wished their property in warehouses to be untouched, they must themselves exercise the greatest vigilance and care over it. They must go in from time to time and examine their pro perty, with this particular object, and also they must be very vigilant and careful about the character of the warehousemen whom they employed, because warehousemen were setting up—and he told the grand jury of it honestly, because the fact had come within his own knowledge —a kind of system and rule, that they might take any ki n d o f goo d s ou t o f th e warehouse, and dispose of them as they thought proper for their own benefit. This had got to such a length that the parties who received the goods from them were alleging, by way of extenuation , th at the merchants th emselves allowed their w a rehousemen to take the property, and that when it was brought to them they thought they were at liberty to receive it from them. It was high time that this practice should be checked; and as far as these kind ofcas powereseaine t within opreve h n is t observation, he would do every thing in his theta ; but at the same time, the merchants must exercise care, vigilance, and caution, for n o plan could be a sub s tit u t e for their want of diligence. Tile police were very good, but they could not supply that care and vigilance which were of iironertv_ At th. necessary on the part of the own , n ‘,• last sessions he was under the painful necessity of transport ing a grocer for feloniously receiving goods, and he set up this kind of plea, that the warehouseman was a highly re spectable man, and that he was the real bona fide owner of the prope r ty. Th e l earne d rec order then recited the circum stances of this case, and urged the jury from them to con sider the necessity of caution and vigilance on the part of warehouse-owners being constantly practised. After a few remarks upon one or two other cases of slight importance the recorder dismissed the grand jury to their labours. The traverse jury was then impannelled, and the trials commenced shortly afterwards ; but none that occurred during the day were of the slightest general interest. The calender con t a i ns th e names o f 121 persons charged with felony, and 16 with misdemeanours and assaults, — total, 137. REPRESENTATION OF LIVERPOOL MEETING OF ABERCROMBIE, RODNEY-STREET, AND ST. PETER'S WARD. On Friday evening the conservative electors of the above wards assembled in the Music-hall for the purpose of afford ing an opportunity to Sir Howard Douglas of explaining his political sentiments. The Hall was crowded to excess, and the greatest enthusiasm and unanimity prevailed throughout. The chair was occupied by SAMUEL HOLME, Esq., who opened the proceedings in an able and eloquent speech. Mr. Councillor RAE proposed the first resolution, to the effect, that, fully cognisant as the meeting was of the princi ples of Sir Howard, they felt pride and pleasure in returning him for the borough of Liverpool to parliament. Mr. Alderman CROOKE seconded the motion, which was passed nem. con. Mr. Councillor Woon proposed the second resolution — viz., that the meeting pledged itself to use all legal and con stitutional means to secure his return. Mr. EDWARD Foun seconded the motion, which was also carried unanimously. Mr. Councillor BIRKETT proposed, and Mr. HUTCIIIN sots seconded, the third resolution, appointing a deputation to introduce Sir Howard to the meeting. The deputation then retired; and in a few minutes the en thusiastic cheers of the audience stationed near the doors, which were speedily re-echoed by the whole meeting, an nounced Sir Howard's approach. When the gallant general had made his appearance on the platform. The CHAIRMAN read to him the resolutions which had been passed, prefacing each of them with suitable and com plimentary observations. Sir HOWARD then presented himself to the meeting, and was received with vehement and protracted cheering. When silence had been restored, he spoke nearly as follows :—He said—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, you will first permit me to express the great gratification I have in receiving this communication from the hands of my excellent friend Mr. Holme. (Hear, hear.) This is the first time he and I have met since I came to Liverpool on the present occasion ' • and the very great respect I entertain for your chairman leads me sincerely to congratulate myself that he presides at this meeting. (Cheers.) Since last I had the pleasure of seeing my distinguished friend—l am sure he will permit me to call him so—l have seen some battles and services ; but I will say in all sincerity, and I am sure you will believe me when I tell you, that on no occasion of my life, spent as it has been between the field, the council, and elsewhere, did I receive so much gratification as on my return now to Liver pool, after an absence of seven years in the service of my country. (Loud cheers.) It is quite impossible for me to express the gratification I feel—to express what I feel per sonally—at revisiting many kind friends, who ten years ago received me with such kindness, when I was a stranger among them. When I look back to that period, lam forced to acknowledge that presenting myself here for the first time without any acquaintance was a very great assumption on my part ; but it afforded me the gratification of beginning a battle which was then hopeless. I knew it would be so, and you may recollect that I told you so at the time. But 1 also knew that it would mature our forces—that it would kindle a spirit throughout the land, and that from this place an example would be given which would bring forth abundant fruit in due time. (Cheers.) I came again a second time, and then fought against less fearful odds. None of us com mitted any fault ; we never shrunk from any difficulty ; and the party with whom I act bad well nigh placed me in the representation of Liverpool; but on both occasions— and you will remember that that was my primary object— you secured the return of that noble and excellent lord, whose colleague I hope soon to be; and that was my greatest gratification, for it is well known to you all that my anxious wish was to be his second, and never anything beyond. (Hear, hear.) I have no regret on public grounds that I did not succeed the second time, because you have had the services of a most valuable and excellent member since in Mr. Cresswell—(cheers)—and when we remember all the circumstances together—of my having been called to serve in another part of the world, and of my having now, after a service for a considerable period abroad, been called upon to serve in the situation which your late member filled so ho nourably and so well, I cannot but congratulate you, which I do with all my heart and soul, on the progress which con servatism has made since we last assembled—on the victories you have achieved, not only with respect to your parliamen tary but your municipal representation, and on the victories you have secured for the church, that great bulwark of Christianity. (Thunders of applause.) I think I often told you when here before that the menaces coming on the church had not then developed themselves, but that the government would won begin to attack even the church itself, and that when that attack should have been made, a spirit would be roused which would rescue the church, and what might remain of the constitution, from their merciless fangs. (Hear, hear.) You have done that. (Cheers.) I have done nothing to achieve it, having been out of the country nearly all the time; but, if returned as your representative, I pro mise you that I will hold on. (Great cheers.) I will never be a party to the promotion of every measure which may tamper with our glorious constitution. We cannot go back to what has been already done, and it would perhaps be vain to wish we could ; but we shall make the best of what re mains, and we shall go forward. (Cheers.) Upon the church we shall make our stand ; and here I pledge myself to you with as strong a protestant feeling, and as firm a protestant determination as any man, to defend the church from all assaults, and to listen to nothing but what comes from her friends, and to defy everything which shall come from her foes. (" Hear, bear," and great cheer ing.) I shall be associated in the House of Commons with known protectors of the church. I shall have my per sonal friend, Sir Robert Inglis, there ; and, though I do not promise to second all his exertions, yet I have no hesitation in engaging to do ail that can be done for the best interests of the country. (Cheers.) Much has been said of church extension. How that is to be carried out may be matter for consideration, but that the question of church extension should be carried I do most certainly think. (Great cheers.) Some persons say that churches make congregations, others that congregations make churches. If churches make con gregations—Protestant congregations of the Church of Eng land—let hundreds of them be reared. If congregations make churches, why then Protestant congregations exist. They call for churches, and therefore churches should be raised. (Vehement applause.) There may be many diffi culties in carrying out the vinous services of the country •, and the first difficulty which the administration that I shall have the honour to support will have to deal, is an exhausted treasury—the result of all the professions of peace and eco nomy, many ruinous little wars, and a revenue utterly defi cient to meet the exigencies of the state. (Hear.) This is after ten years of whig administration, and this is the happy inheritance they have left us to begin with. (Laughter and cheers.) And how is this to be met? There will be some difficulty in doing so, but something must certainly be done. (Loud cries o f " Hear, hear.") You have said that you are satisfied with my principles, and that you consider me a fit and proper person to be the representative of this im portant borough in parliament. If you are satisfied of my principles I shall not take up a moment of your time in repeating them. I avow a strict conformity with my prin ciples, and an adherence to the engagements I make that I shall abide by them faithfully. (Hear, hear.) In sup port of this assertion, you may take the assurances of a long life devoted to honourable pursuits, and unstained with any actions that can give me remorse. (Cheers.) I hope you may take this assurance that I will observe my promises and act in conformity with the confidence you have reposed in me. I know not that I have an,y thing more to say, except with regard to the corn question, one of the most important that now occupies the public mind. (Hear, hear.) When speaking of the principle of protection I am fond of scientific figures , I think they are exceedingly powerful in the eluci dation of any subject. I remember, when speaking of the corn-laws upon one occasion, and the folly of withdrawing all protection from agriculture, I was asked what I thought on the subject. I said I thought it would be like the conduct Of some hydraulic engineer who would open a communication between two vast bodies of fluids without providing safety valves from the superior to the lower levels. In such a case the rush of water would be such as to drown all the low land, and to swamp the whole country under its influence. So would it be if the principle of protection were altogether withdrawn. (Hear, hear.) Through all the corn countries abroad wages would be raised, land would be raised, the prices of corn would be raised, but what would be the case at home ? Wages would fail, agriculturists would be out of employment, land would be out of cultivation, and a great part of the uncultivated land would be entirely destroyed ; and then how are the people to be provided for ? " Oh," say the economists, "they would become manufacturers." But who would buy your manufactures ? " The foreigners," say they ; but I apprehend it would not be so. You will recollect that I am only slightly touching on this subject ; but in my opinion it is high time forus to look at home—to protect our own interests—to take care we do not compromise our own independence with respect to the article of food on such foolish theories as these and to take care, with respect to our navigation, that we do not compromise this country. (Cheers.) Recollect that we have stood triumphant against the world in arms ; and he must be blind, indeed, who does not see symptoms of rivalry on the land, and nations prepar ing for rivalling us upon the sea, God forbid it may be so, but we must be prepared for it. This is the policy for British seamen to adopt—this the course from which this country will never be prevented, and this will be my course, if re turned to parliament, steadily and firmly to pursue. (Hear.) I have congratulated this association, as a conservative asso ciation, on the great progress that conservatism has made. I speak collectively ; but as this conservative association is made up of a great many other industrious associations, I see a great many faces here which, if I mistake not, I have seen before in their distinct places of meeting. I speak, I think, to the good worthy freemen of Liverpool. (Cheers.) I recognise many faces here who voted for me before ; and if I go the scratch I am certain I shall see those faces where they ought to be. (Renewed cheers. 1 think I see others here also, perhaps a brother chip—(a laugh)—for I am a ship wright of Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) I was voted so by accla mation ten years ago at a special meeting.—Sir Howard, in conclusion, called upon the meeting to act forbearingly to wards their enemies ; and assured them that before many days their good ship would be brought in full sail into the port of conservatism, with the royal standard of England floating at the main. He concluded amidst the most enthu siastic cheering. Major DOUGLAS, Sir Howard's son, then addressed the meeting in support of conservative principles; after which, thanks were returned to the chairman, and the meeting sepa rated. LIME-STREET AND ST. ANNE'S WARDS The same evening the electors of Lime-street and St. Anne's Wards met Sir Howard in the large room of the York Hotel, which was completely filled. JAMES PARKER, Esq., one of the councillors of St. Anne's Wards, was unanimously called to the chair, and the several resolutions were moved and seconded by Mr. J. B. Lloyd, Mr. John Kilshaw, Dr. Gouthwaite, and Mr. Ho'. den. All of them were unanimously carried. Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS having been introduced to the meeting, spoke nearly as follows i—Gentlemen, I am deeply sensible and inexpressibly gratified at the terms in which your chairman has presented me to you on this occasion, be cause he has introduced me as your .old and tried friend. (Cheers.) I look back with inexpressible gratification to the time when we first became acquainted. It is now ten years since those struggles commenced— at least those struggles with which I was connected, by your solicitation, for the safety of the protestant monarchy, and the glorious constitution in this country in church and state. (Cheers.) And I engaged in that struggle with the greatest prompti tude, because I knew that I was connecting myself with spirits that would never desert the cause. I knew that I was connecting myself with a strong political phalanx that would yet achieve a victory over those who attacked the political constitution. I knew that there was a protestant feeling here which would raise a tone and produce a spirit through out every part of protestant England where the church would be attacked, as attacked I knew it would be, for the attempts were insidious. At first the attacks were levelled at the po litical constitution, and I allied myself with the conservatives of this place because I was perfectly certain that, though the struggle might be long, the victory would be signal. (Hear) And it was that that gave me a consistency of purpose from which 1 never deviated, and which you carried on to the most glorious and triumphant results. (Hear, hear.) I came forward a second time at the solicitation of the co nserva ti ves of this pl ace , an d th en I saw th a t the spirit was kindling and diffusing itself widely throughout the land, and 1 was sure that the constitution, with the exception of the few inroads which have been made, and that the church—the glorious and protestant church—was safe from all dangers. (Great applause.) I have since then been employed for nearly seven years out of the country in the service of my sovereign; but 1 hope there is no mistake here. Parties who look to me and are pleased to repose in me their confidence, should be well informed my of every p ar t o f life, of every thought, and o f every action, to b e sure that I never deviated from the course I took in their service. The service I took on me I took under a conservative ministry. I went abroad under them, and when that ministry was changed, I did not desire to re main. I felt all the difficulty of the position in which I was placed, lest, that serving under a whig government, I might give ground for some surmise that it was got by some defec tion or tampering upon my part ; but I am bound to say that that government listened to my recommendations, and that they adopted the policy I recommended for the government of the colony over which I was placed. (Hear, hear.) It is due to them to say that they supported we throughout in the principles upon which I had set out, that I acted through out consistently, and that I mime home, having acquired for my services the thanks of the whip; government, and having gained the confidence of the government that appointed me, for having acted without committing myself; for I need scarcely say, that had I made the least trip, it might have afforded a pre text to the late government for putting a whig in my place. I was, therefore cautious—l was careful—l took my own views—l propounded them—the v:hig government believed me to be an honest man, and here I am, agreed, certainly, with the late government in lonian policy, for that was my own, but prepared to attack them on every other part of their policy whatever it may be. (" Hear, hear," and long con tinued cheering.) Your resolutions proceed on a conviction of what my principles are—that you are satisfied with them, and that the declarations I made on my former visits here render any further declaration of them unnecessary. I shall not, therefore, speak of them, but simply say that my con duct shall be most strictly observed, and that I shall zealous ly devote myself to the interests, local and general, of this great emporium of the British empire, and to the promotion of all the branches of industry by which the gentlemen I see in their various professional avocations are engaged, and by which they live. (Cheers.) I would particularly mention the interests of this great port.. The agricultural interests of the empire I will certainly protect by applying the prin ciple of protection in such a way as is due to that great in terest, the independence of the country, and so essential an article of consumption as its food. (Hear, hear, hear.) I hope that that principle of protection may be combined with such a revision of the degrees of protection as will afford safety and security to all without inflicting an injury on the empire, but consulting all the interests of the state, whether they be the agricultural, the commercial, or the trading interests, and then applying such protection as may be sufficient to maintain a good principle for each severally, but not to carry that so far as not to be generally advantageous to the whole. I have nothing further to add. I have repeated my discourse so frequently that I have to apologise for de taining you so long. (No, no.) Besides, I must confess, that having spent seven years in a pure, fine atmosphere, I do not find the climate of England so pure as I once did, and for that reason, I may shorten my discourse. Allow me to say in conclusion, that it will be my pleasure, my greatest desire, to co-operate with the noble lord whom I hope soon to call toy colleague—he, my leader, and I, his second. (Cheers.) I feel that I am most peculiarly fortunate in being placed in the House of Commons as the second of such a man, from whom I may acquire some portion at least of that unwearied zeal, that great ability, that statesmanlike sagacity which he applies to all the business he conducts for you in that house. (Great cheers.) And I pray that God will make as remote as possible that event which must come at some time, and which will deprive you of his services ; and I hope should I live to such a period, that I shall then be in a state more capable to take a lead in your business. (Hear.) I feel, also, all the disadvantage of comity , into the representa tion of Liverpool as the successor of that learned gentleman whose elevation to the bench has caused the present vacancy. I shall endeavour to make up for the loss you have sustained in Mr. Cresswell as far as I can ; but there is one part of the loss which in my person will be irreparable—l allude to the legal knowledge he pbssesses, and which no doubt must have been often useful to his noble colleague. (Hear.) Hav ing said thus much I beg leave to close this discourse, again offering you my sincere and cordial congratulations on the glorious triumph conservatism has achieved both in your municipal and parliamentary representation, and exhorting you to remember that you brought yourselves to your present position by union. (Hear.) Permit me to express my prayer that that united phalanx at the head of which I hope soon to see myself placed, and which will have an over whelming majority, should any one be rash enough to oppose me, will keep united if they mean to be strong, and that that union may be consolidated here and elsewhere throughout the empire ! (Cheers.) I hope we shall have no opposition ; I hope we shall do nothing to provoke it by anything indis creet in expression or bearing. (Hear, hear.) I hope we shall carry our triumphs gracefully and moderately ; but I hope that whenever any opposition may come, you will do, as I know by experience you can do, and that you will be lieve that I shall be prepared to do all that depends on me as I have done in other quarters of the world. The gallant general resumed his seat amid great applause. The meeting then separated. SCOTLAND AND VAUXHALL WARDS Sir Howard Douglas met the electors of Scotland and Vauxhall Wards on Saturday evening, at the house of Mrs. Barton, the Burlington Arms Inn, Burlington-street, and experienced a most gratifying reception at their hands. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES was unanimously called to the chair, and the first resolution, which declared that Sir Howard Douglas was a fit and proper person to succeed to the repre sentation of this town, in the room of Mr. Justice Cresswell, was moved by Mr. COPELAND, one of the councillors for Vauxhall Ward, seconded by Mr. KEVIIIN, and carried en thusiastically. . _ _ Captain nEEST,EY, R.N., moved that the meetirr , pledge itself to support Sir Howard Douglas, which having been se conded by Mr. JOSEPH JONES, was unanimously adopted. Sir Howard Douglas, who was accompanied by Major Douglas, Sir Thomas l3rancker, Mr. Duncan Gibb, Mr. Horsfall, and several other gentlemen, was then introduced. His appearance excited long continued cheering. The CHAIRMAN, addressing Sir Howard, said he had the pleasure to inform him that that meeting had, by an unani mous vote, passed a resolution to the effect that he was a fit and proper person to represent this borough in the Commons' House of Parliament, and they had pledged themselves to use every legal exertion to secure his return. He had there fore the utmost ple: , sure in introducing him to these two wards, and he had no doubt that the result would prove the justice of their choice. Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS then presented himself to the meeting, and was very warmly received. He thought, he said, that the triumph of Conservatism was so complete in this good loyal town, that any future opposition to it might well be dispensed with. He knew, indeed, that they were ready for it, and it was right that they should be ready for it, because there was no dependence upon a foe ; but he thought they might well dispense with any other exertions than those they bad already made, and which had carried their cause so triumphantly already. He congratulated that meeting and the town of Liverpool collectively upon the triumph of Con servatism. He congratulated the town of Liverpool upon it as-being the first to show that example to the rest of the empire which had mainly produced the ascendancy of Con servatism elsewhere ; and whilst he congratulated the town of Liverpool collectively upon the issue, he had a great and peculiar satisfaction in congratulating Scotland ward upon having been the first to return a Conservative member to the municipal council. (Loud cheers.) That event mainly con tributed to the triumph of Conservatism in the municipal council. (Renewed cheers.) He congratulated hls friends here, then, upon a double triumph—the triumph in the mu nicipal representation and the triumph in the parliamentary representation. (Cheers.) We needed no more triumphs than those ; we needed nothing but discretion and union, and firmness and integrity, and the majority, which was now very great in the House of Commons, would become greater, and the conservative interest and administration would be fixed in power unless we committed great faults, local and general, to retrieve those monstrous errors of ten years growth which had ended with the last administration, and to bring the country to a healthy and happy state. (Loud cheers.) He was speaking there in the presence of operatives, independent men of various classes connected with industrial occupations, and connected with shipping and commerce. Perhaps he stood too in the presence of those intelligent men—men they were of the highest degree of intelligence—who were instru mental in manufacturing those mighty agents, that prodi gious power which had made subservient to them time and tides, winds and waves, and even distance itself, and of the power which unquestionably would make the whole world tributary to British ingenuity, British mechanical genius, and British power of every kind—tO the power of genius, of enterprise, in every sort of undertaking, and, if need be, to the absolute power of an invincible maritime force. (Loud cheers.) He remembered when he first came down here speaking in the figures which that particular branch of industry suggested to him from some slight know ledge he possessed of its principles ; and, alluding to the tampering then going on with the colonial interests, saying that the adverse party - appeared to him like an ignorant per son who had manufactured a machine of great moving power without having giien to it the means of balancing and ad justing the movement. (Hear, hear.) And that was the exact fault which they did commit. They put a great deal of the moving radical popular force into the democratic branch of the constitution ; they repudiated other principles from mingling with it; and so far from tolerating the separate action of the peers and the controlling power of the crown. the cry was, " Sweep down one, and dethrone the other." (Hear, hear.) Thanks to God, however, the righting good sense of the country had insisted upon this controlling power, and there was now a proper balance. A. House of Commons had been elected which gave its confidence to a conservative administration; the peers had never withdrawn that confi dence ; and that administration was in possession of the con fidence of the Sovereign ; and we were now in a state of har mony. Might it be for the good, and continue for the bene fit, of the cotmtry ! (Cheers.) He stood in the presence of many of the fabricators of Britain's bulwarks—of the mighty wings and yards which were to waft the trade and industry of England to every part of the world, to carry hence the im mense productions of our industry, and to take them to the remote possessions of her empire and throughout the world, and to bring home fresh materials for industry and enter prise ; and he did sincerely hope that in the labours of the present session of parliament--in which, no doubt, would be submitted the consideration of our com mercial and agricultural tariff—that in the consideration of those great and mighty measures there would be no tampering with either. He trusted that the revision of the agricultural code—of the corn laws—would be with a de termination to protect the agriCultural interest. (Cheers.) He trusted, without going into figures, that the desideratum would be that land in the high state of cultivation in which it was, would be protected; for if free trade should be adopted to any extent it would be thrown out of cultivation, and the agriculturist thrown out of employment. lie trusted that these interests would be firmly supported to the right point; and each have that efficient and reasonable protection which they ought to have in common with all the other interests in the empire. That was the problem that had to be solved. Of all the interests in the state the shipping interest was least to be tampered with. (Cheers.) He was speaking as he had acted. It had been in his power to render services to the shipping interest, in objecting very much to interference with our colonial trade, in a way that must have thrown more than 100,000 tons of shipping out of employment,—a fact which was known to many of his friends present. (Cheers.) After a few further remarks, and expressing his satisfaction at the reception he had met with, the gallant candidate re tired amidst loud cheers. Major DOUGLAS was then called for, and lie spoke a few words in favour of conservatism with his usual energy. On the motion of Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS the thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Isaac Holmes for his conduct in the chair ; and after hearty cheers bad been given for the gallant candidate, and the leading conservatives present, the meeting separated. VISIT TO THE SHIP CARPENTERS' HALL From Burlington-street Sir Howard Douglas and his friends proceeded to the Ship Carpenters' Hall, in Bond-street, where he met a numerous body of that useful and industrious class of workmen. Mr. JOHN Pilo occupied the chair, and he introduced Sir Howard to the meeting with a few appropriate remarks on his public character, and his qualifications to represent this borough in parliament. Sir H OWARD DOUGLAS, who was received with great ap plause, said he was fully sensible of the very favourable opi nion entertained of him by their worthy chairman, and of the manner in which he had introduced him as a fit and pro per person to represent this borough in parliament. Wh en last he had the pleasure of meeting them in that place, they were engaged for the second time in fighting the battle of the Protestant constitution in this country. (Hear, hear.) li e had been then called upon to present himself as their candi date, by a great number of the most influential persons in this place, who had made acquaintance with him in the course of services which had made them acquainted with the endea vours he had made to defend the shipping interest of Great Britain, as the primary interest, the main interest, upon which the power and the very existence of this great com mercial and maritime state depended. He obeyed that call , with the same alacrity as he did this. He was unsuccessful in both those struggles. He had since been employed in the service of his country for a period of nearly seven years. Appointed not by a whip ministry, but by a conservative ministry, which was then in power, he continued to serve, as a faithful subject and loyal so ldier would do, under a Whig ministry. Ile carried out the plans he deemed fit for the real advantage of the people lie go verned, and in these plans the late ministry entirely and fully concurred, and he re mained in that country for a considerable period over the time for which he had been appointed. He had come down here well aware of the triumphant success which conserva tism had won since made in this good and loyal town, and it was impossible for him adequately to express how deep and grateful was the satisfaction be felt at having been brought forward to witness that again. Ile took great interest in the progress of that great cause, from having fought its battles here twice; and as an inhabitant of Great Britain, and a staunch conservative, he felt the success of that cause to be of the greatest importance to the well-being of England. To be put in the place which their triumphs ;lad prepared for bins would give him a station in the House of Commons, as the representative of Liverpool, which certainly was one of the very first places in the House of Commons, and which he should consider the greatest honour that yet remained in the power of any constituency to confer upon him. (Cheers.) If he were sent there they might rely upon it he would do his duty steadily, loyally, and firmly towards all the interests that he represented and protected. (Cheers.) They might depend that no theories of a false philosophy should, as far as he was concerned, be allowed to tamper with the great interest upon which the existence of Britain's power de pended—the shipping interest. (Cheers.) He would fight against them with all his force ; he would oppose them with all his means; he would drive them in a corner, and expose as much as he could what he thought of the falsehoods of that most fraudulent theory. (Loud cheers.) He did not mean to say that those who propounded them deliberately meant injury to England, but that they themselves were deluded by a fraudulent theory, which no power upon earth was unwise enough to follow, and which he hoped we should be wise enough determinedly to reject. (Loud cheers.) The gallant candidate concluded by expressing his determination to support a protection for all our great national interests, an expression which elicited great applause. Mr. LONGDEN complained to Sir Howard of the evils of the apprenticeship system, and of its effects upon the trade of the ship carpenters; and he asked whether the gallant candidate would support a petition praying for an inquiry into - the subject? Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS said that he objected to give any pledge to any person under any circumstances. Having pro mised this, he would declare that he was ignorant of the state of the case, but he would inform himself thoroughly of it if it were brought before bim, and he would engage to do all with it that was just and proper. (Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then returned thanks for a vote in his favour proposed by Sir Howard, and. the proceedings termi nated. EXCHANGE, CASTLE-STREET, AND ST. PAUL'S WARDS Last night the freemen and burgesses of Exchange, Castle street, and St. Paul's Wards, held a general meeting in the large room of the Queen's Arms Hotel, for the purpose of promoting the interests of Sir Howard Douglas as the Con servative candidate for the representation of this borough, in the place of Mr. Justice Cresswell. In the absence of Mr. Peter Hope, the chairman of Castle-strcet ward, Mr. WIL KINSON was called to the chair. Mr. CkusoN said that as an elector of Castle-street ward, and an old freeman, he had great pleasure in moving the first resolution, which was to the effect that the sound constitu tional principles professed by Sir Howard Douglas recom mended him to the electors of Liverpool as a fit and proper person to represent this borough in the Commons House of Parliament. (Cheers.) Sir Howard was a staunch sup porter of Conservative principles; he would not lean either to one side or the other, but he would take a straightforward course in supporting those principles which tended to perpe tuate the greatnes s of this city. (Cheers.) Mr. Nix s oN seconded the motion, and it was unanimously carried. Mr. GEORGE GREEN moved, and Mr. GEORGE WRIGHT seconded, the next resolution, which was to the effect that in case of opposition, the meeting pledged itself to use every lawful means to secure the return of Sir Howard Douglus, and having confidence in his integrity, declined to exact any pledge from him as to his future conduct. This resolution was carried unanimously. _ . Sir H owARD DOUGLAS was then introduced to the meet ing, and, having been informed of the resolutions passed in his favour, he thanked the meeting for their cordial reception of him. He then proceeded to congratulate the meeting on the success of conservatism. both local and general. He should never lose sight of its principles, and he would devote all the powers of his mind to the promotion of the interest of his constituents. He was tied to their principles, and, if they returned him, he would lose no time in giving effect to them in the House of Commons. . Major DOUGLAS was then called for, and he addressed the meeting in a few spirited observations. Three cheers were then given each for Sir Howard Dou glas, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Sandon, and Sir Thomas Brancker, and the meeting separated. GREAT GEORGE'S AND PITT-STREET WARDS. At eight o'clock last evening, Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS made a brief exposition of his principles to the electors of those wards, at the Nag's Head Inn, Park-lane. Mr. Wat kin Williams occupied the chair, and Messrs. May, Russell, Jackson, and others addressed the meeting. Resolutions were adopted expressing the regret of the meetirl at the loss of Mr. Justice Cresswell, and pledging them to use all legal exertions to return Sir Howard Douglas. The address of the gallant candidate was very brief, and exactly to the same purport as those already reported. Major Douglas also ad dressed the meeting, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed throughout the proceedings. EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD. Immediately after the preceding meeting Sir Howard Douglas proceeded to Mr. Lyon s, St. George's Hotel, Everton, where a numerous body of his friends, resident in the wards, had assembled. Amongst those present we ob served Messrs. T. B. Horsfall, J. Chaffers, Bold, Roskell, Derbyshire, J. C. Duncan, E. D. Maddock, Councillor T. Shaw, R. Horsfall, W. Ashley, and Arthur Henderson. On the motion of Mr. Molyneux, seconded by Mr. Chaffers in the most complimentary manner, Mr. T. SHAW was called to the chair. He stated that they had met in con sequence of a vacancy in the representation of the borough in parliament. Sir H. Douglas, whom they had fixed upon as their candidate, had come down amongst them some years age, and had fought their battle manfully at a time when radicalism was in the ascendancy, and a whip ministry mis governed the country. Now they had happily a conservative administration, who, he trusted, would redeem the country. Mr. T. B. HORSFALL said he had to move "That Sir Howard Douglas was a fit and proper person to represent the borough." (Cheers.) It had been suggested by a friend near him that the motion should be postponed until they saw the candidate. He (Mr. Horsfall) need but say that they had already seen him ; and that they had now met to receive an old, valued, and tried friend. Six years had elapsed since he had been amongst them; but what had since transpired tended to strengthen the bond of friendship and political re gard which previously existed between them. Our gracious monarch having called their late representative to the bench, and thereby broken the link between them, they were thrown back upon their earlier attachment, and would rally round him not to contest a battle but, he trusted, to enjoy an easy triumph. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) The sentiments of Sir Howard Douglas were in accordance with their own, on the great question of scriptural education, as well as in his attachment to the Protestant church. (Cheers.) He congratulated the ward that it had returned three conservative members to the common council, (inclu ding their worthy chairman,) all of whom had manfully stood to their colours ; and he did not think they ought to separate without an expression of their gratitude to Mr. D. Hodgson, who had so fearlessly and consistently stood forward on the school question, and that too amidst opposition of a ran corous nature which no gentleman ought to meet with. (Cheers ) Mr. MADDOCK seconded the resolution. Mr. CHAFFERS moved " That the meeting having every confidence in Sir H. Douglas, pledged themselves to use every exertion to return him triumphantly. The motion was seconded and carried amidst loud applause. The gallant general then entered the room, accompanied by Sir Thomas Brancker, Arthur Henderson, Esq., and others, and addressed the meeting at some length. He thanked them cordially for the warm reception with which they had honoured him, and which was exceeedingly grateful to his feelings. He congratulated them on their present position. He could not but remember that he had partaken with them of two defeats ; but since, by their exertions and perseverance, they had been triumphant not only in their parliamentary but their municipal representatives. He en tertained no doubt but the present administration would proceed in a straightforward manly way to repair the mon strous evils produced by their whig predecessors. Sir Robt. Peel had already announced that he would immediately pro ceed with several of his great measures. One of these, re lating to the corn laws, was fixed for Wednesday next. He should co-operate with the ministry :in their measure, which be believed would be for the benefit of the country ; and if the electors gave him their confidence, he could assure them he would not abuse it. He would exercise his functions for their interests, and the interests of the town at large, and he hoped he should be enabled to give a good account of his stewardship. Ile would not delay them at so late an hour, more particularly as he must keep a shot in the locker for to-morrow. (Cheers and laughter.) He would look back at the last ten years, (since he knew Liverpool,) as the most interesting in his life. He anfeipated b:ting placed by their kindnes, in a position at once dignified and pleasing, at a period when he could devote himself solely to their inter ests, and he would assure them his best endeavours would be exerted to render him worthy of their choice. (Loud cheers.) He concluded by proposing three cheers for their chairman, Mr. Shaw, which were heartily trebled. Three cheers were given with equal good-will for Major Douglas. The gallant Major returned thanks in a feeling address, in which he expressed his gratitute for the honour done to one so near and dear to him, and felt an assurance that their con fidence would not be misplaced. He concluded by congra tulating them on the conservative triumphs they had achieved, remarking that they had carried their meliorating principles not only into parliament and into the local government of their town, but to their homes and their fire-sides. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN proposed the thanks of the mee ti ng t o Mr. D. Hodgson for his unflinching and consistent advocacy of scriptural education. This was heartily complied with. Repeated cheers were then given for th e Q ueen , an d f or Mr. F. Shand ; and the meeting, which was mar k e d b y great enthusiasm, then disperse& THE LIVERPOOL ELECTION. This morning, at half-past eight, the friends of Sir Howard Douglas intend to escort him from the house of Sir Thomas Brancker, in Rodney-street, to the hustings at the Town hall. The procession will be formed in Leece-street and Rodney-street, and will leave about half-past eight o'clock, and proceed by the way of Bold-street, Church -street, Lord street, and Castle-street, returning through Water -street, the Goree, James-street, Lord-street, Church-street, Slater street, Duke-street, Upper Duke-street, and Rodney-street, to Sir Thomas Brancker's. The following will be the order of procession ; A Body of Police, Flags. Banner. Flags, Band of Music, Banners and Flags, Conservative Central Committee. Banners and Flags. No. 1 Ward. Chairman and Committee. Electors and other Friends. Banner. Flags.. Flags. The remainder of the wards will follow in consecutive or der, accompanied by banners and flags, and between the eighth and ninth wards will be the gall ant cand id ate ' s posi tion in the procession, and the following is the arrangement for the gratifying display around Sir Howard : Flags. Flags. Flags. Banner with Sir Howard's Arms. Flags. Flags. Band of Music. Carriage with the Candidate. Banners and Flags We believe the whole arrangements are under the superin tendence of Mr. Parlour, who we sincerely wish was m ore permanently employed, as his efficient services are well known. The intended railway through the canal between Rochester and Gravesend will soon be commenced. The works are ex pected to be complete in a twelvemonth. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The adjourned meeting of the Town Council was held on Friday, for the despatch of the business standing over from the preceding Wednesday. The Mayor presided. Mr. HonosoN alluded to the remarks which he had made at the previous council respecting Mr. Rushton, and at which, he understood, that gentleman felt aggrieved. He had meant not the slightest disrespect to Mr. Rushton, because he had sat on the bench with that gentlman, and bad the fullest confidence in his decisions ; and he had moreover told him, that whenever he happened to be in town he would come to the police-office and render him every assistance in his power. (Hear, hear.) Mr. AIKIN said the feeling of Mr. Rushton, on reading Mr. Hodgson's speech, was as if he had carried political par tisanship on the bench. That Mr. Rushton bad heretofore been a partisan he (Mr. Aikin) gloried in acknowledging ; that the gentleman was not a partisan in his public capacity he declared most sincerely ; and he believed it would be ac knowledged by all that Mr. Rushton discharged his duties with ability and impartiality. After some remarks from Mr. Hodgson and Mr. G. H, Lawrence, Mr. R. GLADSTONE said the present discussion was unnecessary. No one was more frequently libelled in his character, by a portion of the press, than himself, if he chose to take notice of it. THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Education Committee were read The reports on the present state of the schools were to the following effect : . . . . . . North School: South School Boys . . . 122 Girls . . . . 85 Infants . . . 94 Mr. MOLYNEUX moved the confirmation of the proceed ings, and in dying so took occasion to express a hope that when the vacanciee should have been filled, and the schools in regular order, there would be a great increase of children. The MAYoa. read a letter he had received from the head masters, Messrs. Meilson and Lewis, in which they stated that they had not resigned their situations, and that they begged to submit their protest to any reports to the contrary. Mr. MoLYNEux said he had no objection to substitute the word " dismissed" for " resignation" to the masters in question. At the same time he wished to observe that the six or seven gentlemen on the committee had decided that it amounted to a resignation. Upon the suggestion of Mr. PROCTER. The TOWN-CLERK read the entry in the committee-book. It was to the effect that Neilson and Lewis had been called in, and desired to prepare a time-table, which they had de clined to do, and that they severally resigned their situa tions, which they were requested to state in writing. Mr. HODGSON stated upon his honour that they had made a distinct resignation. Mr. EVANS said it would be a useless splitting of hairs to continue a discussion as to whether they had resigned or been dismissed ; he contended that there had been a virtual dismissal, and te question was, whether they should receive three months' salary or not. The MAYOR corrected the speaker. There was no motion or amendment to the effect, neither indeed was any motion on the subject requisite, because the payment of the salary seemed to have been agreed upon in committee, and was em bodied in the proceedings which had just been read. Mr. EARLE said the council had got into confusion with respect to the school question, and so long as justice should be refused to the community, so long the subject should not be considered to rest at ease. Large numbers of Roman Catholic children had left the schools, and had been forced into exclusively Catholic, where they would be precluded from seeing any liberality. It had been said that religion was at the bottom of the present system, but he thought that the " craft and subtlety of the devil and man" bad been at work against the schools as conducted under the late council. He believed Mr. Hodgson to be sincere, for he had shown his sincerity on a great number of occasions, but the persons who instilled notions about popery having been taught in the schools into his head knew that they were instilling falshoods. He then remarked upon the placard which bad been issued by the Education Committee in denial of certain misrepre sentations which had been circulated in reference to the schools, and concluded by moving that the placard was totally out of order, and that the Education Committee be ordered to refund the expense of it. Mr. BULLEY said he had implored of the committee not to issue the placard. He wished to have two letters from the masters of the South School, which had been read in commit tee, to be laid before the council. There was, he said, one gentleman on the committee who always violated the prin ciples of decency and order. Mr. HODGSON asked his name ? Mr. BULLEY said it was Mr. Harbord. Mr. HARBORD expressed his thanks to Mr. Bulley for the public reproof he had the honour of receiving at his hands, provided the gentleman had administered it in a christian spirit, a question which he left the council to decide. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES contended that the schools had been originally erected for the education of protestant children. He had heard it reported that the radicals were determined on agitating the school question with the view of regaining their " Paradise Lost." Mr. BRIGHT wished to know why the report of a Mrs. Walsh, in connexion with the schools, had not been pre sented to the council ? Mr. MoLYNEux denied that there had been any such re port, but said that Mrs. Walsh had given him a number of testimonials as to character and ability, which had referred to herself alone. (Hear.) Mr. EVANS moved, as an amendment, that the proceed ings be confirmed. with the exception of that part of them which appointed a superintendent over the schools at a salary of £l5O a year. _ _ _ _ Mr. EARLE intimated at this stage of the proceedings that he would withdraw his amendment and support that of Mr. Evans. _ - • . _ a. A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. Birkett, Mr. G. H. Lawrence, Mr. Parker, Mr. Bolton, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Aikin, Mr, Turner, and Mr. Yates took part. The question was then put, when there appeared for the amendment, 14 ; against it, 28. The following gentlemen voted in the division : For it—W. Thornhill, W. Preston, J. Mellor, J. Holmes, T. Bolton, J. Aikin, R. Bright, F. Jordan, J. Platt. T. Holt, T. Buller, E, Evans, T. B. Barclay, and W. Earle. Against it—Thomas Shaw, F. Shand, D. Hodgson, Isaac Holmes, R. Houghton, H. Copeland, J. Edwards, R. B. B. H. Blundell, J. Aspinall, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, W. Bir kett, R. Gladstone, J. Procter, J. B. Lloyd, R. Rigby, J. Kilshaw, J. Parker, G. H. Lawrence, A. Smith, jun., R. Harbord, W. Nicol, J. H. Turner, T. Chilton, E. Molyneux, R. S. Crook, and the Mayor. The amendment was, consequently, lost, and the original resolution carried. The proceedings of several committees were next read, without comment. _ _ The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK read a memorial which had been received from the Rev. 'William Parker, of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Chapel, Toxteth-park, and which had been presented by Mr. Aikin, complaining of certain expressions reported to have fallen from Mr. Harbord and Mr. Moly neux, on a former day, in reference to his conduct in the Corporation Schools. He denied that he had been guilty of the misconduct attributed to him, and he hoped the council would acquit him of the alleged charges. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE hoped, after having heard what the rev. gentleman had to say, that the council would proceed with the regular business on the paper, and he made a motion to this effect. Mr. HARBORD and Mr. MoLYNEux re-stated what they had said on the previous day, and assured the council that they had authority f or w h a t had fallen from them on that occasion. Mr. HODGSON moved, as an amendment, that the memo rial be rejected. M. SIIAND seconded the motion. The question was then put, when there appeared— For the amendment, 20—Against it, 17. The following gentlemen voted in the division : For it—Thomas Shaw, F. Shand, D. Hodgson, H. Cope land, J. Edwards, T. Sands, J. Aspinall, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, W. Birkett, R. Gladstone, J. B. Lloyd. J. Kilshaw, J. Parker, R. Harbord, R. Houghton, T. Chilton, E. Mo lyneux, R. S. Crook, and the Mayor. Against it—lsaac Holmes, W. Thornhill, W. Preston, J: Mellor, J. Holmes, T. Bolton, J. Aikin, R. Bright, R. V. Yates, J. Priestley, G. H. Lawrence. F. Jordan, J. Platt, A. Smith, jun., E. Evans, W. Earle, and J. H. Turner. The amendment was consequently carried. Mr. Harbord's election to the Education Committee was confirmed. A. memorial from Dr. Freckleton, touching the sale of the Botanic Gardens to the Council, was referred to the Finance Committee. _ __________ A motion by Mr. LLOYD, for granting 50 guineas to the Eastern Dispensary; and a motion of Mr. PLATr, for grant ing £lOO to the Southern and Toxteth-park Hospital, both to be continued subject to annual consideration, were referred to the Finance Committee. The Council broke up at a quarter to five o'clock, having sat nearly six hours ! THE ANTI-CORN-LAW BAZAAR (For the Liverpool Standard.) The Anti-Corn Leaguers in " Conference " met, To plan the best way the money to get. Agitation, they say, does a vast deal of good : But who agitates for another man's good ? The six hundred noodles, who lately met, Have done us no good. but run us in debt; For, according to Cocker, at ten pounds a-piece, There is six thousand pounds for that flock of geese. Without the steam the engine would stop, And the League without money would very soon drop To " raise the wind " we must rack our brain, And who can plan better than " rogues in grain"? One 's for a concert and one 's for a ball, But the Quakers turned pale at the mention of all : Some called for sermons, and after collection; Said the Socialists No, we have an objection. Mrs. M— said, if George, dear, a lecture would give, The cash would still flow, and the League would still live ; I'll do it, said George, if the tickets you'll sell— The price half a crown, and we'll soon make it tell. The lectures were given in many a town ; The money was called for, but did not come down ; And some other plan must these wise heads contrive, Or the League through the session will never survive. I've hit it, said Thompson—hurrah ! hurrah ! We'll call on the ladies, and have a Bazaar : They will supply us with trinkets most rare, And we can get plenty of Brummagem ware. The ladies political quite liked the job, From simple M`li—w to bold Mrs. Cob--; And Misses by dozens are very soon got, Who are anxious, at least, to sell one single lot ! The money is raised, but the people still groan : While crying for bread, they give them a stone. The money is spent to keep up agitation : The poor may still grumble and starve through the nation DEATH BY DROWNING:—An inquest was held yesterday, before Mr. Curry, on the body of Susannah M`Donald. The deceased was the wife of John M`Donald, a rigger, residing in Clement-street. She was 51 years old. A boy belonging to a flat, found the body on Saturday night in the canal, quite dead. She was seen previously at the wooden bridge of the canal, which was then partly open, and the man who saw her warned her of her danger, and fixed the bridge so that she safely passed it, and they then took different roads.— Verdict, that the deceased was found drowned. COMMITMENT.—Thomas MiKnight and Margaret Mann were yesterday, at the Police Court, committed for trial at the Sessions, on a charge of stealing a unantity of clothes from a house in Harly-street.—Sarah M`Faster was also com mitted for robbing a gentleman of his watch, in a house in Leander-street.— DEATH FROM BURNING. — An inquest was held yesterday, on view of the body of Edward M`Glore. The deceased, who was four years old, was left by his mother, in a room which they occupied in Marlborough-street, along with two younger children ; she went out to make some purchases. During her absence the deceased was heard by a female neighbour to cry out " Oh mother ! mot h er !" and on run ning in she found him in a blaze. Tiie fire was extinguished, but he was so severely burnt, that though assistance was got, be died in about three hours after. There was but a poor fire in the grate. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE REV. THOMAS YOUENS, D.D. LETTER 111 RI:V. have attentively perused your litter which appears in the Albion of yesterday, and as the subject mat ter of it is distinct from that on which I had purposed to have addressed you, I shall occupy this letter in attempting to reply to everything therein which calls for remark. Notwithstanding your resolution " to take no further no tice of any future anonymous correspondent," (which, by the way, is somewhat rash,) I must remain under the veil of " Baptistes." In doing so I am influenced by the fol lowing considerations. Hitherto I have not made any state ment which can be regarded as personal testimony ;—my name and station would not add one iota to the probability of my statements, every reader having Opportunity to exa mine for himself, and being welcome either to refute or reject my arguments, as he may possess either ability or inclina tion. I have reasons, too, of a prlvate nature, which lead me to decline being introduced to the public " in propria persona" ; and an introduction to you would be " a work of supererogation." We have met before ; and I trust that although we meet in conflict, this is not our " Philippi." You say, Baptistes " Directs my attention to a certain part of Mr. M'N.'s " letter, which he wishes me to notice in my reply to that " gentleman. * * * As the part of Mr. M'N.'s letter " to which he refers appeared to me to be a divergence from " the real question between us, I did not consider it worthy " that attention," &c. Excuse me, my dear sir, but one of us must be labouring under delusion, and that to a marvellous and alarming ex tent! I have sought with the utmost diligence, but cannot find any such reference as the one discovered by you, and feel persuaded that it would be one of the most difficult tasks you could undertake, to place the sentence in question within " inverted commas." Nay ! so utterly at a loss am I, that both your meaning and allusion appear to be buried in that entangled web whereby counsel is darkened " by words without knowledge." It was distinctly stated, that my motive in addressing you was to solicit a more careful examination of the premise from which YOU drew a con clusion, &c. In the last sentence of my letter a hope was expressed that YOU would shew us more tenable grounds for YOUR opinion. As to the " divergence," however, as I have no taste for purely imaginative pursuits, I leave the discovery thereof to those who may be inclined to enter upon the search, trusting that the individual who is so fortunate as to detect it will apprise " Baptistes of the fact. You then recapitulate all you have to say respecting " The Ephesine Fathers," which I leave in the hands of Mr. M'Neile. You discovered (probably simultaneously with all my readers) that " there appears 'to be considerable confusion " and indistinctness in the mind of - Baptistes. * * * " Baptistes seems to think• that in my remarks on Mr. " M‘N.'s speech I endeavoured to establish as a principle, " that a numerical majority in favour of any opinion is evi " deuce of the truth of that opinion. I beg leave to inform " Baptistes that I never advanced such a proposition, nor " endeavoured to establish such a principle ; nor am I aware " of any expression used by me, which could authorise him "to suppose that such was my opinion." Now one of the following consequences must result from the above. Either your mind or mine must be the prey of most unaccountable " confusion and indistinctness," or either you or I have a most extraordinarily short memory. On either the one or other one of us must be impaled ; for I must be excused maintaining, that you placed the following upon record (first premising that the italics, &c., are of my own marking) : "We will now proceed a step further. Suppose that I ad " dress myself to ten individuals, with a view of proving to " them that my opinion is right. If by my arguments I satisfy " two of them that I am in the right, then it is clear that "my opinion is proved to these two. But the circumstance " of its being proved to two of the number, whilst there re " main eight who see no force in my arguments, is no trite " rion that the two who agree with me are in the right, and " that the eight dissenters are wrong. The PROBABILITY " is, that the dissentients, BEING THE MORE NUMEROUS, " are in the right; and that I and my two friends, notwith " standing my proof, are in the wrong. " To prove - doctriUes from Scripture is, therefore, no evi " dence whatever that these doctrines are in accordance with " Scripture. It only amounts to this, that we have induced " others to adopt our opinions on the subject. If, indeed, " my arguments appear conclusive to the generality of man " kind, this affords strong presumption of the truth of my " opinions. If, on the other hand, I have argued with many " and convinced few, the presumption lies the other way. Remarks, p. 8. The fallacy of the majority being considered probably right on account of their numbers, irrespective of other considera tions, was exposed in my first letter. Had I been aware, however, that the portion of the pamphlet from which the above is selected was considered by you as " a battery of argument," (Observations, p. 3,) a little hesitation on my part would have been prudent. No damage, however, has as yet been sustained, excepting that the " divergence" is still "mining." You go on to state : " We will now take the liberty of applying this PRINCIPLE " TO TEST the truth of those religious opinions which Mr. " M'N. is in the habit of enforcing. * * * . . " Well, what success has the Established Church of Eng " land had in proving the truth of her own religious princi " pies ? * * * Has she induced all Englishmen at home " or in the colonies to acknowledge her authority and adopt " her principles ? Quite the contrary. Both at home and " abroad THE DISSENTIENTS ARE ON THE INCREASE, AND " ORTHODOXY ON THE WANE." If this be not applying the " principle" of numbers as a criterion to judge of truth, you would place me under an obli gation by stating what meaning you intended to convey by the language employed. There is nothing in the context to lead either me or any one else to conclude that you were amusing us with allegory, or that you intended to string a number of words together, to show with what dexterity the feat may be accomplished without conveying any meaning. May I be allowed to suggest, that in future you notify such as being your intention in the margin, thus giving your read ers the option of either reading to admire, or passing over to spare time. In the letter before me, you fall back upon " the strong presumption," and thereby involve yourself in the gross ab surdity of attempting to establish a positive conclusion from a presumptive premise I ! The principle by which you at tempted to test the reformed faith, you now confess had no other foundation than a " strong presumption." This, from its very nature, admits of doubt; therefore is, in fact, no TEST. In your " Observations," (p. 4) you say it is. a question of the deepest importance," " a great question." In the letter before me you say—" Truths of the highest im " portance require evidence peculiar to themselves," and you say truly ; but why, with this conviction upon your mind, why did you produce only " strong presumptive evidence! The highest and most convincing authority to be adduced, as to the inconclusiveness of presumptive evidence, how strong soever it may be, is the fact, that if either you or I were arraigned for a capital offence, and the strongest ima ginable presumptive evidence adduced against us—upon our proving a clear " alibi," we should be at once acquitted without blemish and without stain. The test by which you ought to have measured the reformed faith is the SCRIPTURES ! Centuries before John \Vickliff or Martin Luther appeared, an unfortunate, a despised, and a persecuted race of human beings suggested this as the test by which they desired their faith to be tested by the emissa ries of your church. The latter chose the more silencing, if not the more convincing, weapons of fire and sword, and the Piedmontese Protestants, though " cast down," were not " forsaken ;" they were destroyed, yet behold they live ! Prove (said they) that the doctrine of your church is the doc• trine of the Scriptures, and we reiterate the request. Nothing more than proof can be adduced, nothing less can be admitted. Again, you say—" I indeed acknowledged, that in case a " man's arguments appeared conclusive to the generality of " mankind, this circumstance, " &c. Now, -on turning to your " Remarks," (p. 9), in order to discover what you mean by " generality of mankind," I find you mean " any " one nation," " all Englishmen;" but so long as the re formed faith is held by even a small majority, your test is only presumption after all, therefore no test. On this most important subject let me beg of you to climb out of the Valley of Presumption, where every step you take is in darkness, every breath uncertainty : besides, it is pain ful.to see you struggle and contend "as one that beateth the " air." Do not content yourself with propounding " Non " Sequiturs :" leave them in the valley. I receive the information c ontained . in the close of your letter in the spirit you intended. Youii . nagined it was needed by me, and, as a Christian minister, it is as much your duty " to be instant in season and out of season," as it is " to " contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints;" and that you may, ere long, be engaged in that bloodless warfare, is the sincere desire of your obedient servant, BAPTISTES. Liverpool, 2d February, 1842. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—In consequence of the repeated shocking accidents which have lately taken place in Liverpool, owing to the Ig norant and careless persons employed in our warehouses, and after the shocking death of poor Captain Ellis last Tues day, occasioned by such mismanagement, I think it high time that the inhabitants of this large mercantile town should rouse themselves, and try to remedy this gross evil. Of course, accidents will occur with the best of us, but in the case of poor Ellis he came by his death as all others have done, through sheer carelessness, and such persons I say ought to be severely punished, and made an example of. It is a well-known fact, that scarcely a day passes over our heads but some one has a narrow escape of his life by bags of cotton rolling out of the warehouses and falling out of the slings. Of course, this is owing to the employing improper people; and it will always be the case without some person in each warehouse is made responsible. Now, being an old sailor myself, I should strongly recommend that an old sailor should be employed in each warehouse, and go by the name of slingsman ; and that he alone should be responsible for all accidents that might happen through carelessness. I know no class of people so well fitted for this situation as seamen, as they are in the daily habit of taking in and discharging cargoes, and it is very seldom an accident occurs through their ignorance of either slinging, or hoisting, or lowering with can-hooks : for this reason—they know properly how to sling every individual thing that the ship's cargo consists of. Do you think, that, if a sailor had been employed in the warehouse, and on the duty I propose to pine him, that Captain Ellis would have met with such a shocking death ? I say, decidedly not ; for he would have known better, as experience would have taught him that the staves of a madder cask are good for nothing, and scarcely to be trusted to the can-hooks until you can get the slings underneath them. I also think that a sailor would be useful in another respect; that is, he would know when a rope would be safe for the purpose required, both for slings and fall, and keep them properly in order. • I, myself, have repeatedly pointed out stranded rope hoisting cotton, and have got nothing but abuse for my pains. One person told me I knew nothing about a rope, that the rope was a good one, and had been in that same state six weeks ! You will perceive, that, through the ignorance of these people we are in jeopardy of our lives every day. , . . . I should also recommend, for the safety of the unsuspecting public, where any hoisting or lowering is going on in any warehouse, that there should be a hurdle placed on each side of the warehouse underneath, so as to prevent persons from passing. I also think that it would be very advisable to every owner of warehouses to adopt the London plan, in having a tilt board to every floor, to haul up and let down by a chain. I consider it an excellent plan, as neither casks, cotton, bags, oa any other article of merchandize can ever through neglect roll out into the street when the said board is up, and when a cotton-bag or a cask once enter within the said board it is cut of all danger. I should also strongly recommend to every master lumper a slingsman, as the persons generally employed are the lower order of Irish, who scarcely know the difference between a rope and a chain cable. It is m e l anc h o ly t o se e the accidents that happen daily through the ignorance of those poor crea tures.—Yours, &c., D. T. POVERTY OF THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICT OF MAN CHESTER.—The receipts of Monday and Tuesday's Anti- Corn-law Bazaar, of Manchester, for the support of their in cendiary missionaries, were—first day, £1, 684 165.7 ; second day, £1,501 s.—of which £4BB was received at the doors, and £2,698 at the stalls, &c., making in the two first of six days, £3,186 !! ! We are credibly informed that the next step of, political agitation on the part of the Manchester league, seeing that any system of annoyance against the aristocracy will be encouraged by certain classes of dissenters, is to be an assault regularly organised against the established church, recommending the non-payment of tithes and church rates.—Stockport Advertiser. 4 : eATA, NIISCELLA. 77* I Z"Zi Several extensive and destructive fires occurred in London on Saturday. The Leominster election takes place to-day, when it is expected Mr. Arkwright, a staunch Conservative, will walk the course.—The Taunton election is fixed for the following day, when it is expected the Conservative candidate will be returned. LIVES LOST IN LONDON.—On Thursday morning, the lower part of an old house, in Charles-street, Drury-lane, which a number of bricklayers' inen were pulling down, fell with a tremendous crash, burying. several persons under the ruins. Two lives were lost by this appalling calamity. A PATRIOTIC ENGLISHMAN.—SOIne one was telling a worthy son of Albion a day or two ago of the splendid burst of enthusiasm made the other day by Marshal S6bastiani, when he exclaimed,—" If I were not a Frenchma❑ I should wish to be an Englishman. " After having explained to our magnanimous ally attic other side of the Channel the meaning of the above exclamation, he was asked whether he felt that he could say as much with regard to France. "As for me, replied this thorough John Bull, " if I were not an English man I should wish to be an Englishman."—La France. The Gloucester Diocesan Board of Education have esta blished a school at Bristol, to the Head Mastership of which the Rev. Francis Laing, M.A., has been unanimously ap pointed. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. David Sutherland to the Church at Strathy, in the parish of Farr, in the presbytery of Tongue and shire of Sutherland, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. A. M'Gillivray to the Church and Parish of Dairsie, in the presbytery of Cupar and shire of Fife.—Gazette. The French correspondent of the London Times states that the treaty of the five powers, for the suppression of the slave trade, will not be ratified on the part of France. The treaty was to be ratified on the 20th, which will not be unless it undergo some important modifications. A true bill was returned on Friday, at the Central Crirni nal Court, against Lord Ashburton, Francis Baring, and Henry Mildmay, for a conspiracy to bribe members of the Mexican Legislature to pass a law preventing foreigners from holding land, to the detriment of the prosecutor. The opi nion of the Recorder was that the Court had no jurisdiction in the case. A stock of bees belonging to Mrs. Bishop, of Leigh, were in full charm at twelve o'clock at night on Old Christmas eve, showing every indication of their intention to swarm, as in the hottest days of summer.—Sherborne Journal. FORTY " BLACK Cnows."—On Tuesday se'nnight the frost was so severe in the neighbdurhuod of Horncastle, that on the farm of Mr. I3etts, of Benniworth, forty crows were taken up alive by the hand, their wings being so frozen as to prevent their flying.—Lincoln 2lfercury. The following are the receipts of the railways for the last week, that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made :—Blackwall, £563 ; Hull and Selby, £694 ; Manchester and Birmingham, £306 ; Eastern Counties, £641 ; Birmingham. £12,988 ; Northern and Eastern. £839 ; South Western, £3145 ; North Midland, £3727 ; Midland Counties, £2156 ; Great Western, £10,475 ; York and North Midland, £l2Bl ; and Birmingham and Gloucester, £1477. A shocking tragedy occurred at Toynton, St. Peter's, on Monday morning last. Francis Jeffery, an old man, having had some words with his wife, took the poker and beat her so as to break her arms and fracture her skull in a dreadful manner, in consequence of which she died in a few hours. Jeffery has been considered deranged for some months, and since the death of his wife has attempted to cut his own t h oat.—Stonford Mercury. A most disgraceful affair lately occurred at Stoke. A young man for the sake of two quarts of ale, promised him by a dastardly scoundrel, providing he would for one half hour turn his hand round in a bowl of snow, thinking no harm, immediately agreed to accomplish it, the inhuman wretch having contrived to convey a quantity of salt into the bowl. The victim, unconscious of the trick intended, pro ceeded with his task. We are not aware that he completed. it; but suffice it to say, the effect was such as might be ex pected—viz., the loss of his band.—Sta f fordshire Gazette. PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES.—At a public meeting of the ministers and laity of the Presbytery of Antrim and Ul ster, held in Belfast, on Wednesday last, the following reso lution, amongst others, was passed :—" That, in our opinion, it is essential to the well-being of the community, to the sa tisfaction of the minds of dissenters, and to the prevalence of peace and harmony between the different religious denomi natinos, that the law of marriage in Ireland be henceforth definitely settled by an act of parliament, founded on the basis of religious liberty, and affording equal advanta ges t o a ll sects ; and that as all religious dnominations in England and Scotland enjoy a perfect equality of privelege, as to the right of celebrating marriage, we trust to the justice of par liament to concede an equal measure of religious liberty to Ireland." THE PRINCE OF WALES.—We understand that the An cient Britons of the Principality looked forward with intense anxiety to the names of the Prince of Wales, hoping fervently her Majesty would perpetuate the name of an Arthur, a Cad walladr, or a Llewellyn ; but on finding that " Albert Ed ward" only were to be his designation, they bore it with ad mirable temper, and ingeniously tried to reconcile themselves to their disappointment by the discovery that the etymology of Albert will bear a Welsh interpretation of the most appro priate and significant description—which they. hope her gracious Majesty was aware of-211(in Welsh) being a Welsh prefix that always hi " ghly enhances the affixed epithet ; and " Pert," or " Bert, being one of the Welsh primitives— hence Albert implies in Welsh " The exalted lovely one" (or loveliest), which certainly is an appellation most admi rably suited to this royal heir of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. , SUICIDE.—A most melancholy case of suicide occurred yesterday evening, about six o'clock, in the rear of Bucking ham-place, North Strand. The deceased, whose name was Cresswell, and who filled the situation of book-keeper in the office of the Liverpool Steam Packet Company, had for the last three weeks been labouring under an aberration of mind, and was so severely affected that it was found necessary to commit him to the care of a keeper. About the hour above stated, the man to whose care lie was committed was sent on a message by the sister of the deceased, who undertook to watch the patient until his return ; but he had scarcely left the room when the unfortunate maniac leaped through a window sixty or seventy feet from the ground, and was killed on the spot. His.remains were removed into the house, and an inquest was held this day on the body. On last Monday week he made an ineffectual attempt at self-destruction by throwing himself into the canal.—Dublin Mail. We regret to learn that about four o'clock on Wednesday morniug - last the life of E. C. Lister, Esq., was attempted at his residence at Fairfield House. We believe the circum stances of the attack are as follow :—Mr. Lister was disturb ed by some noise, and perceived a man with some instrument about to strike him, Mr L. immediately sprung up and said, " You have no occasion to murder me—what do you want ?" He replied, he had come on purpose to murder him. Mr. Lister seized him, wrenched the instrument out of his hand, threw him on his back, and was about to strike him on the head with it, but threw it to a distance, and then let him get up. He immediately made another spring, and Mr. Lister again threw him down. One of the servants then came in and said, "It is the butler. " Mr. Lister exclaim •ed, "Oh, James, what could induce you to do this ?" He replied, a man with large black whiskers had haunted and tempted him to do it. Mr. Lister perceived that he was de ranged, and had a surgeon sent for, who bled him, and he then expressed his sorrow, but reiterated the statement about the man tempting him. He was an old and confidential servant, and has for the last 10 years been in connection with the Wesleyans. He has since been removed to the York Lunatic Asylum.—Bradford Observer. SINGULAR SCENE.—Burton-on-Trent was - made the scene of a very unusual and remarkable occurrence on Tuesday morning last. It appears that a dispute exists between two gentleman respecting the site upon which stands a new building, erected by one of them. After considerable liti gation, and tired, perhaps, of " law's delays," the last-named gentleman determined upon razing to the ground the disputed building.vi et arinis. Accordingly he marched a troop armed with pickaxes, &c., to the scene, but found it pre-occupied by a defensive party, most effectually equipped. The leaders themselves were not without their accoutrements, the one wielding a most formidable and longtailed pitchfork, and the other a no less dangerous hatchet ! The attack was not commenced, however, owing to the display of the enemy indicating that a quid pro quo was intended ; and the bellige rent parties continued to face each other from morning till midday, inactive though so hostile. At length Mr. Butt, of Cotton-hall, a magistrate, very opportunely arrived, and fear ful that the peace of the town might be broken, menaced the parties with the reading of the Riot Act, upon which they immediately ,dispersed. The affair created a great deal of amusement and considerable apprehension of serious conse quences, and some hundreds of the inhabitants assembled to watch the proceeding.—Staffordshire paper. T HE REV. ROST. MONTGOMERY AND M. D'AUBIGNE. —Mr. Montgomery having sent a copy of his new poem, called " Luther," to the French historian of the Reforma tion, has been favoured with the following reply :—(Tran slation.)—Sir,—l have not received the books which you have had the kindness to send me, and I wrote to Paris, in order that they may be sent as soon as possible. Your name, sir, is not unknown—it is dear to all the friends of religious poetry ; and it will be with great interest that I shall read the poem of which you speak—consecrated to the great re former. Luther himself was a highly distinguished Christian poet. Happy are we, sir, if, verse or prose, we can exalt the great cause of the gospel, which is not that of a particular church, neither that of an ecclesiastical government, or of the fathers or doctors, but which is the cause of Christ, con sequently that of man. Accept my thanks for your present —the expression of my Christian sentiments. (Signed) MERLE D'AUDIGNE. COMMERCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND.—A general meeting of the shareholders of this suspended bank was held osi Wed nesday last, at the Athenaeum, Manchester, when reports of the directors and the inspectors of the accounts of the bank were laid before the meeting. It appeared from these reports, that, notwithstanding the difficulties of the times, and some unexpected losses, the liabilities had been reduced , during the last half-year, by the sum of .1 - .:34,432 • and an ' they amounted, on th e 29th u l t., to 4:111,666 ; of which sum: £59,656 is owing to shareholders, and £43,472 to otheiPa c r .. ties. The amount of probable loss, in winding uP I n f la lt. counts, in addition to that mentioned at the previon_ ally yearly meeting, was stated to be £6,502, arising O h r' ota i from a farther deficiency at Birmingham ; °akin& balance loss of bad debts, £203,431 ; and leaving an aP P a a r, est i ma t e d to the credit of the shareholders, after deductingeUy losses, of £57,500. The reports were unanimou sl y 1 by the shareholders. OVER THE POLITICAL SUPERIORITY OF P R O T ESTA NTISM st Which strikes the POPERY.—I will not speak of the contrauent Dr. Chalmers) approved eye of every traveller (says the 9 dustrious population of I will not speak of the moral and in, between the Catholic and Protestan their "Ineasurable superior the United Provinces, or tell o f all that makes for the superi. t h e people of Spain, !eicciantous of Switzerland. ity in virtue and freedom, and , s o e ver d despotism—the land of vvhom they nobly revolted, their proud oppressors eget h T e lesson may be learned by us ° th ri a t t Y la o n r land at once wel l -beingof s o u f p a e r u s c a l:tro t n n and as nobly triumphed• ho runs may read it in Ireland and in the course of a few days tent as the light of day, that the rapid travelling. : 1 ! h m arks off the distinction between the wa x nearer d r t e h r a h t o o m n e ; cu L il t 2 e r r Y a i l s g i3r i po 9hnecew ' same geograp hy 1 . 0 marks off the distinction between, on the ,a m ili e s ; and on the other a land teeming with two faiths , a l - Li - a d of industry and peace, with a population orders —a land of mendicity and midnight tums; political dis ce is abroad in their streets and high w. • nand where violen .. h 1 ' h found , wt home in then• wretched ove s, t ere are and almost at o o f th t e h r ri h v a in n g d' r a invariably , th e fi lth and the squali d destit u ti on o f per h aps t h e worst conditioned peasantry in E urope. Let us have but the n ames of the Popish and Protest ant countries, and we could learn from the map which is the region of grievous and gene ral distress, of unequalled turbulence, and incessant agitation; and which the region of prosperous industry, of peaceful and orderly habits, and of decent respectable sufficiency, even down to the lowest labourers of the soil. The truth is open to us through many channels, and by various statistics, as the amount of crime and number of commitments in the province of Ulster when compared with the rest of Ireland—the propor tion of military required in these two great departments, to protect from outrage, and maintain the authority of govern ment—the vagrancy that meets us everywhere in the one territory, and is comparitively rare in the other. These all speak for themselves • and if our statesmen are afraid of the theological question, ;,ve ask them to take it up as a question \ of Policy, and tell us in the name of all that is dear to Protes tantism, whether it were better to have a nation of or a nation a Protestants in that unhappy land. Papists of idy rd. in. "the ling op • tier nes, n a Mr. Sa ing- [mil 'er nti- the of in we dub ;a rd ake n a pot, 'the fely epi. s of and Fent mie I ted the rish ect ttee ;ret i of s of t as heir red, lec rho 'ere hat not its the lad ag, red