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THE LIVERPOOL STA N liAl.-Z.D. • . , .._ - - . 11,90211710115125111201111, - 15:36, ................ __________ -- _ - • - ---- - - ---- - -- _— ________ STEAM NAVIGATION. money capital of such companies being then publicly declared, MEETING OF THE GRAND ORANGE LODGE OF _._ _ , Imperial 13arliament. ( and their principles Of government publicly known, all the world IRELAND. ii3llports. LIVERPOOL COT EON NIAR K ET. APRIL 15. MT "'IP.-- w 'R it l h C 7 A o . o el i d as t h e b been above decline, considerably 0u our quotations business generally doin ,b and Our market opened this week with a very limited demand, and (Concluded from the Liverpool Standard of Friday last.) are apprised of it, and regulate their dealings accordingly. ____. • , eks palm oil, 7 elephants' decline of td to Id per lb in American took piace ;- but during the hilt p th ri r c ee es h ave dltys r t eg he a r i e n HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY. It is, however, on the principle of improving the means of ; But there is another and a forcible reason for this " limited (Rom the Dublin Evening Mail.) Martha, Hutton, fm Africa; (Continued front the Standard of Friday.) , intercourse, expressly as contra-distinguished from trade, that liability," (as'in the case of rail-roads) and 'compelling Joint It is with mingled feelings of regret and pride—regret, that MILITARY FLOGGING. legislative protection has hitherto been granted. In steam Stock Companies to come under the wholesome provisions, re- the exigencies of the times 'imposed such a task upon out. teeth, 10 pkgs retd goods, I 0 Bold—P Dk , similar to those of Fridity last. Speculators have taken 2,500 Amer'' At the close of the debate on Major Fancourt's motion for navigation, railroad, and canal bills, sanctioned by the legisla- strictions and protection of an Act' 'of 'Parliament. It is this : friends—pride, that in this momentous crisis they have b o rne EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 8(c. can and 300 Bahias ; and exporters 700 Bengal and 100 American. the discontinuance of punishing military offences by flogging tune, there is an express prohibitory clause, which, after pre- that it takes shareholders out of the power of interested Parties, themselves like men, with temper, discretion, fortitude, and Albion, M`Leod, fm Bombay, with 950 bales 100 hf bales cotton,; ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON , the House divided.—For Major Fancourt's motion 95.—Against cisely defining their powers, enacts, that, they "shall not be who might be enabled to exercise a more dangerous control- 11 loyalty—it is with such mixed emotions, we repeat, that we 557 bag s pepper, Cropper, Benson and co-22 bales 2bf bales cotton, it 212.—Majority, 117.—Adjourned. general merchants or dealers," thus clearly distinguishing be- ' river the body, under the fear, perhaps threat, of this personal announce this day that' . . the ORANGE INSTITUTION IS DIS- ,Nicoli'Duckworth and co-30 bales cotton, Daniel and Dickinson— ; Prom the. 9th instant to this day inclusive. ' ...—.s a m,...— tween the business of ca r riers, i n p romo ti ng th e t ra d e o f 3227 ps redwood, 7 chts terra japonic a , I' Tobin-12 chts cardomo ms , others, liability,' the alternative, internal dissensions and litigatibn; • soLven: - ' - 1886 bales 92 hf bales cotton , abt 940 ploys iron kentledge abt 8 pkgs SALES. . T h is Sales - i r hIPO Wlf : ___. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY. and the merchant, dealer, or manufacturer, who buys and sells Severe competition and rivalry cannot be prevented. It i s The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, by a memorable vote, . 1 . ) resents order— ,. _, against . 241 • • - ' 0 - pigs iron kentledge, C Fletcher and co—l 6 DESCRIPTIONS. ervsly This PrvslY' RAILWAYS , , fop his own profit. (The clause prohibiting their being geueral aw l /a wholesome check and a measure of sell-deience bearing date Aprir 14, 1836, have resolved on the unualified 'l l l3x cen ts unkn, 1 bdle coffee, J Coupland— —Dk ' do, • thisYear Week of the week. •Week t his The The Dundee, the Armagh, and the Belfast railway bills were merchants or dealers is in tbe Dublin company's act.) merely ee2aileas opposition—undertaken with the view of forcing and unequivocal dissolution of the Orange Institution,' without _______ WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Sea Island Georgia..... 3190 400 23 fa, 30d brought up from the House of Commons, and read a first time, The application, then, of steam power, whether on the ordi - . a sale of old vessels on other companies, or exacting a price for reserve or evasion. Barbadian, Hutchinson fm Barbados with 326 his 31 trs 20 brls Stained Ditt0........., s9o 40 —l3 2724 11141 2 WA RIN SPAIN. nary road—or railroad—or. the great high road of nations , is withdrawing them; but why should the power or will to exercise ' When it is recollected that this determination has been the Barbadian, 30 bgs ginger, 4 pit' sweetmeats, ' H • ty i •91 1 gs eyes, Lrtherland arid co— a and Ditto l3OOlO 7600 10 114 ' . I n answer t o a qu estion by the Alarcluis of Londonderry, here advocated on the broad principle, that it promotes Dade, it be charged ou chartered companies, or attributed to the “ li- free-will offering of this loyal body to the wishes of their pals?s 27 bxs arrowroot, G Gowling-20 bxs do, M and B Joseph-20 Alabama. Bl —ll • Lord Melbourne admitted that that a letter recently published by promoting intercourse. tufted liability" wnich an act of parliament confers, as if , all sovereign —that, unconstrained by any law, and unterrified by brls do, F M'Cleave-1 do, 1 pkge sweetmeats, D Hutchinson-1 pkge. Mobile' 1 38010 2430 . 10 —l2 } 1903' 1990 1 as having been written by Lord John flay was an authentic But,after all, what i's this alarming protection which indivi- others were immaculate. Such asseitions from mere rival com- any power, they have voluntarily yielded in this act another 'tamarinds, B Gaskin-1 csk wine, A J Parker—Q Dk • ' New Orleans 98340' 7120 10 —l2 , document, and that he had no objection to its production. dual capitalists Seek for on becoming shareholders in comps- ponies are nothing short Of barefaced imposition on parliament, proof ;of their devoted' attachment to their lawful Monarch— ruSup2er i e , B C l ciele, fm ir Jamaica, with 278 hds 77 tcs 3 brls sugar, 63 pus Pernambuco .. .... • . 7 , ; ; 3 0 1050 13 141 i i 1 1603 lOW MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND) DILL. nies for locomotion on water, and which is so freely given to under the hypocritical cant of public principle. that, in surrendering orangeism, they have given up an insti- 11Tdcoco nutsr2ciotnnr3rtoevag r c o o a c t oa i v _mo s :111 , hi t 1, 1 2, ox horns, 3 t a rt a t a i W I T ear . a ... . •13 131 ' agalo .. 16550 720 11 131 8073 The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a petition from the those who promote it on land? ' ' The Dublin Company defy any charge, Or even suspicion, of lotion dear to their principles, and dearer to their hearts for pas 7 hds 'II ' k d B d 100 bgs • e()- 9 I su r r 'b I M h rum, osac an oy pimento, t ogwoo ,1 r aran am 560 131 —l4 z 1154 1 mayor, common council, and citizens of . Londonderr y, against y, I t i s this, a n d nothing mor e , that while creditors are aided in an attempt at interference with other companies. indeed their the . protection it yielded to their most cherished interests— sugar, 1 fix preserves,3 bxs arrowroot, Ord e r-5 t ebo n y, - 8 t e b on y, J Savvginn e d 111 123 $ the Irish municipal corporation bill. After briefly adverting „j ag companies, those companies ask in their turn to be pro- policy has ever been to avoid such, and con fi ne themselves to when these things are considered, we may well say that the 'Hall and co-20 hds sugar, 5 pns rum, R Bagott-30 hds 63 brls sugar, 'Para 6O 0— 0 to the merits of the petition he charged the Irish government tected against personal vexatious attacks and process. ' obtaining the good will and support'of the shippidg 'Public of extent of this sacrifice, unparalleled as it is, a ff o rd s a true 25 pas rum, 2 brls yams, 1 brl shaddocks; S Percival-1 kg tamarinds, Peruvian E Rae—P Dk • 1120 10 14 0 1636 • Demerara and Berbice, '660 0— ' 0 70 547 with supineness, in net attempting to bring to justice the In practice, it is well known that 'the question of " limited' 'Liverpool,. Dublin, and the interior of lreland,lay a system of measure . of their unlimited loyalty, and proves beyond cavil parties who had so grossly violated the law by the destruction liability," has no effect whatever on the working or management low rates, and the general efficiency of their vessels. or scruple that the alleg . iance of this calumniated and persecuted . UNITED STATES. Barbados, of the statute of King William 111. in Dublin. 'Lord Mel- o f a steam company. ' The Dublin Company have, however, sinned beyond redelnli- body knew no boundaries, save those of the British constitution Algonquin, Mercken, fm Philadelphia, with 62 lids bark, 575 brls Common Westladia 1330 110 , 104 —l2 1 '''''' '''' La.Gua ••ra •. • 4500 0 0 turpentine, W and J _Brown and eo-273 brls rosin, 'Spreckley and co f -, • 3 bourne replied that a reward had been offered. One would have supposed that steam companies, at least ti o n in the eyes of seine steam companies. They have been the in the' fulness and purity of its spirit. . artnagena —l2 t horn tips, J Goudwin-8146 railway chairs, 43 eks nails, Order ''' THE POLICE FORCE OF IRELAND, th os e wh o draw the distinction of limited and unlimited liabi- first to destroy the very principles which is alone objectionable, We shall not pause here to contrast the conduct of the —2 pkgs coats unkn, T Hodgson-3 brls black copper, 12 brls coats Smyrna . ,• • 30 0— 0 The Earl of I - I A Din NGTON moved for some returns connected ii ty, wou ld h ave h a il e d thi s first step towards the removal of a in'joint stock companies—namely, the Working for the exclusive Prof estatits of Ireland (for in principle this term is synonymous unkn, 20 Land 102 bgs 248131.1 S copper ore, Wades, Tickersgiu and co Egyptian 13990 180 16 —'l7} 3767 with this subject, which were ordered. • ; grieva nc e , which, the companies under act of ' padiament have profitof its own shareholders, and without regard to the interest* with orangeism) on this occasi o n, wi th that of the party which --,-P Dk ' , . Surat and Madras - 1876, MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. effected. One would have thoulzht, that instead of petitioning, of freight payers. They have introduced a spirit of liberality 'is now basking in the' noon-day splendour of government ' Pnticess Victoria, Paul, fm New Orleans, with 1903 bales cotton, 1 8enga1....... Per nibl ... :••• • . i_ 1c sale this day, ' 6270 880 5/ 64' 1005 5360 The LORD CHANCELLOR having moved tbat the House go in eject for its continuance, and against the, companies' who into steam navigation, land which is about to be followed by favour. We shall nut dwell unon the disaffection which, dis- . paper parcel, T Wilson and co-1 paper pareel, Fde Lizardi and co— Sea Island e into committee on this bill, Lord LYNDHURST moved as an o p en ed . t h e d oo r towards . a, more equitable Pretection of capital, More than 'one new company.) Thev have made common cause solvine• the then-existing Catholic Association, with the same 1 l indr w, Thomp n, fm New York, • h • 354 bales cotton, Coll- Stained 'Ditto amndment, that the bill be referred to a select committee.— (b u t w hi c h o nly amounts to the placing them on the same foot- with the public. They have, on the ,plan .of some ins4rance breatlire-constructed it of the very same materials, and evaded mann, Lam e bemand COL, 5500, Douglas, Fraser an d c 122 d o , Wain- Manilla, Sec ' 90 10f 0 . Agreed to, adjourned. have • • share- inn with railroad companies,) they would rather petition- com panies, let in th e b o dy o f f re i g ht p a y ers , whether I b y th e addition of a sing le word to its title (the word New) the wright, Shells and co-27 do, 1017 lags tar, 1 cse m'dise coats unkn, -- . ------!" , ed the other way, and have asked parliament to continue and holders or not, to a participation of profit ; their principle being solemn act of the Three Estates of the Legislature. The Order-200 tcs flaxseed; Sands, lied on and co-2 brls turpentine, 1 ' 384540 21540 7527 28481 0 HOUSE (W MIT kitINTS T ~1 rvo tr. .v. " - - • money capital of such companies being then publicly declared, and their principles Of government publicly known, all the world are apprised of it, and regulate their dealings accordingly. But there is another and a forcible reason for this " limited liability," (asin the case of rail-roads) and 'compelling Joint Stock Companies to come under the wholesome provisions, re strictions and protection of an Act - of Parliament: It is this: that it takes shareholders out of the power of interested parties, who might be enabled to exercise a more dangerous controul ever the body, under the fear, perhaps threat, of this personal . liability,' or the alternative, internal dissensions and litigatibn; Severe competition and rivalry cannot be prevented. It is often' a wholesome "check and a measure of self'-defenCe against merely vesations opposition—undertaken with the view of forcing n sale of old vessels on other companies, or exacting a price, for withdrawing them; but why should the power or will to exercise it be charged oil chartered companies, or attributed to the "li mitedliability" wnich an act. of parliament confers, as if ,all others were immaculate. Such assertions from mere rival com panies are nothing short of hare , faCedrimposition on parliament, under the hypocritical cant of public principle. The Dublin Company defy any charge, Or even suspicion, of an attempt at interference with other companies. Indeedtheir. policy has ever been to avoid such, and confine themselves to . cibtaining the good will and supportnf the shipping 'public of `Liverpool,' Dublin, and the interior of Ireland, 'by a system of low rates, and the general efficiency of their vessels. The Dublin Coinpany have, however, :sinned beyond redemp tion in the eyes of some steam companies. They have been the first to destroy the very principles which is alone objectionable, in`joint stock companies—namely, the working for the exclusive profit.of its own shareholders, and without regard to the interest of freight payers. Thev,have introduced a spirit of, liberality into steamnavigation, (and which is about to be followed by More than one new company.) They have made common cause 'with the public. They have, on the plan ,of some insurance companies, let in the body of freight payers, Whether Share holders or not, to a participation of profit ; their principle being that of giving all importers and exporters a direct interest in the company's vessels, by a division of the profits amongst them, after payment of a moderate dividend ',nth& shareholders, thus creating a complete community of interests hetweenallshippers or importers, apd the shareholders of the company. Let this Irish company, then, raise among themselves, the ne cessary capital fox the required vessels, without excitingjealousy among Scotch steam companies. The Dublin company have no desire to interfere with others. All they ask is the being permitted to supply vessels' to Meet the - extension of their own business, without going to the Clyde for aid. Let the 900 mer chants end •rraders ;.(Dublin and the interior of Ireland, of which the company consists; manage, their own steam concerns in their own way. One of the objects of, the company, or rather the body of shippers domposing - the'cornpany, is to give facility for forwarding Irish produce from the-interior, to British ports, on the lowest terms, by carrying it on the inland navigation, at rates which barely remunerate the expense of - such inland car riage, and sending the impertS to. the - interior; on the same principle. Would the owners of Scottish steamers assist in this operation? or should it-be expected that the 'Dublin company are to improve the inland navigation, and bring cattle and pro duce thus cheaply to Dublin, to enable Scotch steamers to carry Such freights on to Liverpool? Under such a principle, as is here described, the prosperity of the company is but a test of its usefulness. This may not find favour-with other steam companies, but nevertheless will entitle it to the encouragement of the legislature and the public. ' • C: W. WILLIAMS. It is, howevii,.on the principle of improiing the - means of intercourse, expressly as contra-distinguished from trade, that legislative protection has hitherto been granted. In steam navigation, railroad, and canal bills, sanctioned by the legisla ture, there is an express prohibitory clause, which, after pre cisely defining their powers, ena c t s , th a t, th e y "shall not be general merchants or dealers," thus clearly distinguishing be tween the business of carriers, in promoting the trade of others, and the merchant, dealer, or manufacturer, who buys and sells for his own profit. (The clause prohibiting their being general merchants or dealer s is i n tbe D u bli n company's act.) The application, then, of steam power, whether on the ordi nary road—or railroad—or• the great high road of nations, is here advocated on the bro a d prin c ipl e , th a t it p romo t es trade, by promoting intercourse. But, after all, what is this alarming protection which indivi &tat capitalists Seek for on becoming shareholders in compa nies for locemotion on water, and which is so freely giVen to those who promote it on land? " It is this, and nothing more, that while creditors are aided in suing companies, these companies ask in their turn to be pro tected against personal vexatious attacks and process. In practice, it is well known that 'the question of " limited' liability," has no effect whatever en the working ivr management of a steam company. • One would have supposed that steam companies, at least those Who draw the distinction of limited and unlimited liabi lity, would have hailed this first step towards the removal of a grievance, which, the companies under act of parliament have effected: One would have thoulzht, that instead of petitioning, in effect for its continuance, and against the, companies who opened. the (loot' tOwards' a more equitable protection of capital, (but which only amounts to the placing them on the same foot ing with railroad coinpanies,) they would rather have petition ed the other way, and have asked p.irliament to continue and extend su h protection to all companies, bona fide. deserting of it, by paying up their full capitals. But see to what absurdities— what discreditable 'shifts, 'a mere jealous and temporary 'rival ship will lead some men. Is there not indeed ,something dis gracefully illiberal on the part of those companies, 'who so dis tort the real question at issue, 'as to deceive parliament by re presenting thig absence . of danger to individual shareholders, as a grievance,' tather thin 'as a just and - necessary protection, which theylliernselves desire to enjoy. • Limited respensibility has been enjoyed by the Dublin 'com pany since 182.1. The syStem which has grown out •of it cannot be altered, or the want it such a provision •wobld be no bar to the farther increase of the company's capital. ''lt has, beets en jOyed by the London company since 1831 ; and was also given . in 18Z, to the colonial steam navigation company. If this alarming limitation of liability, (alarming only when applied Le' water intercourse, but harmless as to land inter course) be of any value, why do iiot the companies aSk for it, and obtain it themselVes It on' the' other hand, it be 'so valnless, as not to be worth the asking, or the expense of an act of parliament ;or rather, - if it does not suit their views or in terests; what right have these companies to deny to others, what they reject themselves. • Has any' effect injurious .to other or smaller steam com panies been the result of the limitation of liability ? The peti tion from Greenock directly negatives such an idea. The absurd allegation of the petition is this :—that whereas there has been no impediment to the employment of capital in steam navigation ; and whet eas, no injurious result's'. have been experienced front the privilege of limited responsibility—there fore the legislature should withdraw it. • • • • As to the protection to leading to oppression, it will not be denied, that the most determined efforts to extin guish competition, and put down opponentS, hwie been on those lines where the respdctive companies were not under act of par liament, and where there was no restriction as to raising Capital. Witness the ports of Londonderry, Belfast, Newry, and Dun dalk. In those ports the greatest efforts, not at fair compe tition, but at nothing short of extinguiShing rivals, and at enormous cost too, was practised ; and, in some cases, this was pursued at the instance of the directors or managers of those companies, and against the wish of the shareholders whose " entire private foirtmes" were thus placed in jeopardy,from the want of an act of parliament,' with its salutary controul and restrictions. Had, however, any of the "act of parliament companies" been engaged in this' work of "competition" in those ports, doubtless it would have all been laid to the account of the "protectionfroM personal liability"—the "exclusive pri vileges"--and the " power of monopoly," Bfc. 4.c. conferred by parliament. But if.the legislature should make any distinction in tha il en, couragernent it gives to the investment of capital in favour Of improved communications by land or by water, it should on questionably be in favour of the latter, and for the following reasons.--First. No monopoly can be exercised on the water, as the experience of every day proves; whereas such may be practicable on the land, as a railroad may possibly . become the means of absorbing all intercourse between any wren termifii. Second. The property of steam companies for water communi- • cation, is all available, in favour of creditors:—not so the pro perty of railroad companies,—Third. This property may be :protected from loss, by the ordinary system of insurance, while that of canals, railroads, piers, bridges, harbours, &c. cannot, and may even become wholly unavailable, and utterly useless, by reason of any turn in the current of trade or intercourse. Should steam navigation companies, where the same oppor-• tunities are open to all, absorb a larger portion of public favour, It can only be by their being more useful or efficient; in fact, by their deserving it. It is, indeed, absurd to suppose that any inducement or charm which an act of parliament can possess would lead the public to favour one establishment or one steam vessel more than another, where the sea was open to all, except on the grounds of merit alone. But what, in fact, is the real motive and object of this opposi tion ; and we come at ance to it by inquiring who are the oppo nents. The opposition is neither more nor less than the natural, though selfish, desire of some existing steam companies to check the introduction of further capital into steam navigation, and thus virtually limit competition. The opposition is carried on under the pretence that parliamentary protection will destroy competition. The reverse is the fact. it must increase it. It purposes to introduce new capital, and the legislature cannot do a wiser thing than encourage all parties to lend their aid, not only by increasing the number of vessels and the number of ports to which steam navigation shall go, but to enable com panies to provide those larger and more powerful steamers which the wants of trade now require, and which the Clyde companies so ostentatiously boast of having introduced, while they seek to prevent the Dublin Company from being equally efficient. When the change, therefore, that has taken place in the construction of steam-vessels, and in their power, magni tude, and cost is fairly considered, the necessity for a great ac cession of capital will be apparent, and the impossibility of such efforts 'being made without the aid of large joint stock companies, Let us take as a samplathe notice of the last ves sel built by the company which is most prominent in endeavour ing to limit the capabilities of the Dublin Company, and shut them out from the field of competition.* Here we find a steamer, for the mere carriage of goods and passengers, costing £27,oo6—more than double the cost of what, but a few years back, was considered the most eligible descrip tion. Is it then reasonable or fair that other companies shall be prevented supplying their own respective ports with equally powerful vessels by means of join4,capital? This notice may or may not be pi ng; but it would be a hardship on the public if the Scotch company, who are owners of the Eagle steamer, should, by their opposition in parliament, succeed in preventing the Dublin company from having vessels of equal magnitude; and the more so, as it was currently re ported that, when the above vessel was building, it, and others now in progress on a similar scale, were intended for the ex pected government•contract for carrying the mails from Liver pool under the impression that the Dublin Company had not vessels of sufficient magnitude to undertake the mail service. Should they succeed in their present selfish object,,it is suf ficiently evident that the effect of it would be Co stop competition, and leave the government and the public in a great measure at their mercy. As already stated, it is only such companies as are controlled by parliament that have difficulties in increasing their capital. In proof of thisi do they not know that a single joint stock steam company in Liverpool, with a capital of 1200,000; (not under act of parliament,) have at once doubled their capital within the last few months, increasing it by deed irons £200,000 to E , 100,000. Is not this conclusive that it is not the " danger ous Piivilege" of limited responsibility which enables companies to add to their capitals, or obtain the power of overbearing others? When it is recollected that this determination has been the free-will offering of this loyal body to the wishes of their sovereign —that, unconstrained by any law, and unterrified by any pOwer, they have voluntarily yielded in this act another proof their devoted' attachment to their lawful Monarch— that, in surrendering orangeism, they have given up,an insti tution dear to their principles, and dearer to their hearts for the protection it yielded to their most cherished interests— when these things are considered, we may well say that the extent of this sacrifice, unparalleled as it is, affords a true measure of their unlimited loyalty, and proves beyond cavil or scruple that the allegiance of this calumniated and persecuted body knew no boundaries, save those of the British constitution in the' fulness and purity of its spirit. We shall not pause here to contrast the conduct of the. Protestants of Ireland (for in principle this term is synonymons with orangeism) . on this occasion, with that of the party which 'is now basking in the' noon-day splendour of government favour. We shall not dwell unon the disaffection which, dis solving the then-existing Catholic Association, with the same breath re-constructedit of the very same materials, and evaded by the addition of a single word to its title (the word New) the solemn act of the Three Estates of the Legislature. The allegiance of the orangemen of I re l an d wan t s no contrast to. set it off in unclouded lustre. The act that the Grand Lodge has resolved on,. Rims done in righteousness and truth, not in compliance to expediency, but for the sake of principle : and althoUgh its Members be convinced, that far from being restored to ministerial confidence, or alloWed to pirticipate in the favour. enjoyed by their tit fractory rivals, - they will continue exposed to the distrust of ministers, and to the vindictiveness of their enemies—they will neither repent . of the deed, nor recall it — nay,. deserted as 'they "have been by the goVerninent whom they faithfully' tierVed and implicitly obeyed, they will require nothing or it bill the protection dire from the executive - to the 'common subjeCts'of the realm—and; in failure Pt .that, without putting their trust in princes, or - relying' on the children of men, they aie deterthined;"si:ith Gods - assisiairce, to undertake that first of "natural rights—that.last of delegated duties—the right and duty of self-preservation:. • This necessity the protestants of Ireland—for there are no longer orangemen—feel imposed upon , them by the public pro ceedings of the popish and pro-popery - party in parlianient, and by the partial conduct of the executive in its admini , t ration of affairs. ' They will not, therefore, in abandoning one fortress of safety leave theinselves without a reheat upon wbich to fall back' for protection.- • Nay, by removin g th e exc l us i veness of kecret words and passes, they will enlarge 'the beundaries of tiieirciladel, and, laying its broad foundations' on religious con cord in essential, they will build its wails of snore eapacipus extent, Of greater solidity, Of snore enduring cement, and man them with a host invincible in its nu m be r s an d t r i um ph an t in its spirit. _ . . St Andrew, Thompson, fm New York, with 354 bales cotton, Coll mann, Lambert,and co-55 do, Douglas, Fraser and co-122 do, Wain wright, Shells and co-27 do, 1017 brls tar, 1 cse m'dise conts unkn, Order-200 tes flaxseed; Sands, Hodgson and co-2 brls turpentine, 1 bx books, Sands, Hodgson and co-551 hides, Phelps,lames and co -5 bxs teggers tin, Hardman and Ames-1 ck m'dise conts unkn, R Diekson-5 do, W and J Brown and co—l bx samples, .1 Judson &co —1 bx papers, T Cardwell-2 bdls shooks, 2 bdls hoops, 1 bdle beads, Fitzhugh and Grimshaw—P Dk HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY. HA ILWAYS. The London and Norwich •(Eastern counties) railway bill was read a second-tithe. The Bristol and Exeter railway bill was read a third time and passed:- The Sheffield and Rotherham railway bill was read a third time. anri passed. - • LIVERPOOL EASTER SESSiONS.-.--FRIDAY! A grand protestant confederation will be forthwith established on grounds longsince advocated by many orthe wis4 . anci best of men of the protestant and conservative party. This institu tion—free from all legal objection—liable to no miscOristruction —subject to no suspicion from its secrecy or exclusiveness will embrace the whole empire in its expanding arms, and'en gage the three portions of the realm—England, Ireland, Scot laud—in a common and truly united league for the protection of the protestant reformed religion, and the constitution which is indissolubly wedded to it. " Principles, so called,"' says a great essayist, are no longer tenable than while they are consistent with reason and religion." Thus based, they are implegnable. It is on this rock of reason and religion that the protestants of Ireland, in conjunction with their English and Scotch brethren, are about to raise those ramparts against which the storms of faction and the hurl icanes of earthly power may forever beat in vain. • And it is thus that, without the sacrifiCe of a single principle —the compromise of a single duty—the retreat of a hair's breadth from the post of honour—yea, without yielding an inch cif 'vantage ground or position, that the otangemen of Ireland have fulfilled the high behests of their calling and association, by dutifully dissolving their body at the desire of their sovereign, at the same time that they have provided for themselves and their brethren securities corresponding with the exigencies of their condition—stronger as their difficulties are augmented, and necessarily co-existent with the dangers against Which they 'have to guard. In doing this the orangemen of Ireland have not only . vindicated all their past piofessions, but have raised their principles to a moral elevation which must command the lOve of their friends, the respect of their enemies, and the admi ration of posterity. We note the day as 'propitious on which the ORANGE IN STITUTION of IRELAND gives place to THE PROTESTANT CONFEDERATION OF THE (Before W. W. CURRIE, Esq., Mayor, and S. SAN DB ACH, Esq.) Ann Parry, 36, charged with having stolen a watch' from the person of William Robinson, his property, whilst asleep in her houSe, was committed to the 'House of Correction for twelve months to hard labour. • • William Owens, 15, was charged with having stolen a coat and a pair of boots, the property of Henry Bretteragh. Wit nesses deposed to the clothes ha'vnng been left at the'OtHee of the prosecutor, and to the prisoner having been seen Coming out of the window. The coat andliboots were there when he went in. He was afterwards given into custody. He was sentenced to be imprisoned one day. James Jackson, 20, and Richard Taylor,.2o, were charge&with having stolen a large quantity of rope, the property 'of Mr. Peter APArdle, , , •„_ • • The prosecutor keeps a marine store in Duke's-place, and the prisoners were found concealed close to the store on the evening of the 7th of March last, with the property in their pos session. The jury found both the prisoners guilty, and the court sen tenced then► to be imprisoned in Kirkdale to hard labour for two months. Philip Carrol, 39, a man of colour, was charged with having stolen a watch and jacket, the property of William Lister. Mr. Coifingham appeared for the prosecution. William Lister deposed to being mate of the brig Atlantic, .and coming from Demerara in March last. The weather was stormy, and they were obliged to batten down the forecastle. In' consequence the sailors had to take their victuals in his cabin. He had a watch hanging there; which he missed.- He afterwards saw the watch in the possession of Greaves, the constable. Anu Taylor, a woman of colour, deposed to keeping a sailor's boarding-house, and to the prisoner amongst others coming to her house in March last. The prisoner took a watch from his pocket, which he gave to her to get mended. She asked if it was his, and he said it was, and that be had given £5 for it abroad. In consequence of something she had heard, she gave the watch to Greuvei; the constable. _ . George Greaves, constable, produced,ihe watch, which was identified by the prosecutor. - The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to be imprisoned three mouths in the Mouse of Correction. William Brim,l9, Peter Naylor, 21, and JOhn Pickup, 20, were charged with having stolen a silver tea-pot, two silver cream jugs, one silver cup, and fifty spoons from the house of Mr. Thomas Harrison, of Maghull, on the 17th•of March last. The circumstances attending this robbery were fully detailed in our police reports at the time. Mr. Cottinghara appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Vena bles and Mr. Lawrence for the prisoners. _ • The jury found the prisoners all guilty. The RECORDER said it' was a fortunate thing for them that the./ had not been tried for the capital offence of burglary; for, had they been so, they must have been convicted. The sentence of the court was, that they each be transported seven years. William Hudson, 16, charged with having stolen a hat, coat, &c., the property of Mr. John Driver, was remanded until next sessions, a material witness having been sent out of the way. John Hughes, 25, was charged with having stolen a purse con taining 65 sous., the property of Thomas Garland, on the 29th of January last. The prosecutor in this case was an Irish pig dealer, who had come over to Liverpool. Whilst passing through the streets, he met the prisoner, who was an old ac quaintance, and went with him to Owen Carney's beer-house, in the neighbourhood of the docks. They there nad a good deal of beer to drink, which the prosecutor paid for, and the prisoner saw his purse. The prosecutor then went with the prisoner to his lodgings in Key-street to sleep. The prosecutor laid down on the prisoner's bed, having buttoned his coat, and found his money safe. On awakening, he found his money gone. The prisoner was afterwards •seen exhibiting the money, and boast ing how rich he was. He was then taken into custody. •The particulars of this case appeared in full at the time in our police reports. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the court sentenced him to be imprisoned twelve months and y. kept to hard labour. 1 • William Brettwas charged'with having obtained, frandently, a sum of £7 from an Irishman, names! Cosney, who came over 'fiiini . LiVerpnot with his Wife' and family, for the purpose of emi grating tO.NeW York. He was intreduced to the prisoner by a gentleman named Duff, as wishing a passage to America. The• pfriioner had'acted as a runner and commission-agent to Messrs. Fitzhugh and Grioishaw i for the purOse of procuring passen gers to America. The prisoner had represented-to the prose-, cutor that he would take him for £7, by the Southerner, to sail on the 24th of March, and that ile would give 'him a shilling a-head for himself and family after the 24th. On the 2ltn altered the paisage ticket for the vessel Britannia, which was notto sail for nearly a 'fortnight afterwards, rind' the prisoner refused to give Inn any money as he had promised: The pto secutor then went on board and saw the captain, who told him that the prisoner had then no authority to make such an agree ment, and that the vessel was not to sail for some time. - For the defence, it was urged that the prisoner had been en gaged as a commission-agent for Fitzhugh and Griitishaw, and was at that time about entering . into arrangements for charter.. ing a vessel on his own account, and .was anxious to keepthe emigrant to go by his own vessel, and that he gaVe him ten shillings a-week for atteuding4iis cart unt4 he could send hiin off. Mr. RA INCOCK appeared for the prosecutor, and 'Mr. Rusii- Torsi defended the prisoner. - ' " - The Jury, after an absence of nearly three hours found the prisoner guilty. 'He was SentencedlUpay a fine of £lO and to be imprisoned till it was paid. William Spence, charged with obtaining, money under false, pretences• on account tif -Mr. - Potter; of 111ancnester, was sen tenced to be imprisoned six 'ealendar - mOnthS, the' lust month solitary: , • . Peter D onahou and James Dogherty, two lads, were charged with • having stolen a quantity of wearing apparel, on Monday last, the property of Mr. Thos. Story, of Summerseat,and Hurt/ Itt'Quiy.yinS with receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen. Mr. BA tNco - cx appeared for the proSecution.' ' Ann Hughes deposed to living servant with Mr. Story, of Suniinerseat. and to letting her master in about eight o'clock on Monday night last. They then went down stairs into the kitchen, and after they had been there a short time she thought she heard a door banged to upstairs. She again heard the same noise, and , mentioned it:- • She went u p`stairs to• see whatit was, ,and found the, door a little open. She thought she might have left it•open in letting sir. Story in. On going up stairs to bed, about ten o'clock, she misseilla- can from her bed. • • Mrs. Story deposed to living in Liverpool. She remembered her servant letting her husband in, and to her saying she tieard. a noise: After they went to bed she saw the bed clothes sirikio' ff. She did not ihink that there had been anybody,-'at first, in' the house. On looking, she found the glass and the cover off the dressing-table, and the window open. ' Ilsewit, the constable, deposed to going to M'Quigeins's house, which is in Freemason-street, - upon another charge, about half-past eight o'clock on the nightin'question, and to finding the three prisoners in, and; thrown under the stairs, he found a coat, some bed-elothes, and some other things wrap ped up in a silk cloak. They all said they knew nothing about them.. On taking them to - Bridewell, the• female prisoner said the two boys had -brought theM in. • Mrs. Story identified the cloak, and the things produced as her's and her husband's property. • This was the case for the prosecution. Donahoe, in defence, said he and the other lad saw two men running with a bundle, and they ran after them; seeing them selves followed the men threw the bundle up an entry, and they having waited till the men were out of sight, took it and carried it to M`Quiggan's house to open it,' hut'she would not let them, and they were going to carry it back to where they found it when the officers entered. rd. - e ere, then, is a steam navigation company, not only possess ing an available capital of £400,000, but the power of being traders, or land-carriers, or any thing; and even of again dou bling that capital, or raising it to a million, should the demand. for steam-vessels or the progress of steam navigation hold out any prospect of-employing it profitably. Now this could not have been done were that company ureter the control of parlia ment, and what, then, becomes of the argument against giving an increase of capital to those who are i • Enterprizing wealthy, and ingenious as the steam ship owners and engineers of the. Clyde are, let them restrain their jealousy against those of other parts. Let them not attempt to mislead the honourable member for the principal port 'if the Clyde, into the error of calling on parliament to discourage the intrialection of further capital into steam' navigation, on the allegation that they have capital enough ; or that it would check competition, while in fact, its general tendency would he to increase it. That it is not their object to encourage competition is evident froin the fact that, when in 1833, the Dublin eenripany obtained- their last act, the Clyde Company, and Messrs. Bourse's Company, (the two principal objectors to the present bill,) disinterested/re -coin pulled the introduction in committee, of a clause prohibitingthis Dublin company from sending their vessels to the Clyde, or the Thames;- but which, the good sense of Parliament instantly re jeetel. Soanuch for the fear ef monopoly asserted by these ob jectors, hut which they themselves then endeavoured to eject for their own advantage. But to return : it is urged against allowing the Dublin corn pany to increase its capital=build additional or larger, e vessels, accerding to their wants—or otherwise extend their means, like other companies—that the liability of their shareholdersis limited to their respectivesharesyvhile those of otherjoint stock steam com panies " ate liable to the entire extent of theirfortunrs," This may he a sound reason for extending-similar protection to the latter; g si i lt a li m a a ctp l i7a n l o t f h i e 3t fo lrOt e lO r 'cir but cats be none for taking shareholders of a company 'that the should individually e a bleito the " entire ex t e nt o f th e ir fors • tunes," and subject to the caprice of any single creditor, who, from mere personal pique may arrest, or proceed against any individual shareholder for claims which he has against the com pany, and to save himself the expence of an action at law where those claims migh be questioned; is a slate of things which calls for a remedy. Steam navigation having crept on from small single boats, belonging to individuals, and basing been so rapidly enlarged into joint stock companies with extended capitals; a remedy for this new state of things is now peremptorily de manded by every inierest in the state. Capitalists and traders and even mere travellers, demand that those who contribute such large capitals for such useful purposes, shall be equally protected, as though it were for a rail-road or canal carriage. Ihe natural remedy was an act of Parliament. In three instances this has been acceded to, and the question naturally arises whether those precedents are in favour of the extension of such a remedy; or has any abuse followed its adoption. The answer unquestionably is in favour of its adop tion. The Scotch companies may tell us that there is capital enough ready to be applied to steam navigation—true—but that capital must be regulated and protected : and may be asked, is that state of things which they describe—namely, of shareholders being liable to the extent of their private fortunes for the claims on the property of a . correpany; such a one as they recommend being continued, or ought it to be perpetuated ? - • Where capitalists are the managers of their own concerns, and deal with the public as individuals, it is right that they should be so liable. But, when the magnitude of the undertak ing compels the aid of joint stock capital, and a system of dele gated management becomes essential, common sense points out the necessity of a limited tesponsibility.to those who, bona fide and voluntarily, subscribe their respective shares of the joint fund. This, in truth, is based on sound commercial principles, and is the reverse of an injury • to ti e l uhlic, since the actual • The jury fti-taid all three prisoners Guilty. Peter Donahou having been twice before convicted, was sen tenced to be transported seven years. Dogherty was sentenced to he imprisoned twelve months, the 'last month solitary, and 111‘Quiggan to he imprisonedlix months in the borough gaol, the last month solitary. This was the last case on the calendar, and the Recorder dis charged the jury. CAUTION TO BANKERS.—We desire to caution bankers in th country against bad bills. Fraud has taken the direction of imposing upon bankers by means' of forgery, and we .know of bills being in circulation purporting to hear endorsements of respectable country bankers, who have honoured them at fbot by a - reference "in case of need" to their London bankers. With such a'reference bills are freely discounted at country bankers, however' shabllooking, ill-written, and tin-business like may be their' appearance. There is no security against the fraud,-but a knowledge of the perSonal respectability of the parties who bring bills for discount. We insert this caution, uecause we 'know' that the . practiee, alluded to is in extensive operation. The trick now In vogue is to give a good endorse ment with a refereuce.—(From the Circular to Bankers, April 8, 1835.) * THE EAGLE STEAM sterday aifernonn we went on board this splendid and powerful boat, which has just recom menced sailing between this port:and GlasgOw. She belongs to the Glasgow and Liverpool Shipping Company, and has been built at the cost of £27;000: 'The grand saloon is fitted up in a style of elegance such as, we believe, has been never equalled, or at all events suppassed, in naval architecture. FOREIGN GRAIN. Mr. RoutwsoN moved the appointment of a select committee to consider the necessary restriction tor allowing foreign grain to be ground in this country, for the purpose of re-exportation. 11r. P. THoMsoN opposed the motion on the ground that frauds upon the revenue would be committed. The motion was discussed at some length and negatived there being 40 Ayes and 77 Noes, MILITARY FLOGGING, On the motion that the report of the mutiny bill be received Mr. LENNARD proposed a clause providing that flogging in the army in.the time of peace should be discontinued. Mr. O'CoNNzi.i. supported this proposition. Mr. P . EMBhItWOIN resisted it, contending that it was requisite to continue the power, and the mode of punishment. Lord II owicx deprecated the efforts to renew the discussion, after the proceedings and decision the previous evening. The debate proceeded to some length, but having on the former discussion extracted the leading points advanced upon either side, it is the less necessary that we should repeat them here. The .numbers on the division were—for the motion 62, against it 135, majority 73. Some other bills were then forwarded a stage, and the house adj ourned. HOUSE OF LOlt DS.—FRIDAY. THE DERBY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY BILL. On the motion of Lord liathertou this bill was read a second tithe. WAR IN SPAIN. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY renewed his motion for a copy of the instructions given by the Admiralty to Lord John Hay as to the conduct or his Majesty's naval forces in the war in Spain. Lord MELBOURNE objected to the motion on the ground that such a call was novel, and that aconipliance with it would be impolitic. After some discussion the motion was withdrawn. RAI LROA RESIMUTIONS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose, pursuant to notice given yesterday, of submitting a motion to the house, on the subject of the resolutions df the House of Commons - as regards rail roads. In examining the resolutions, the noble 'marquis said that in some of the suggestions he did not entirety concur, but in the main portion of them he did. One of the propoSitions was, that a sum of money for those projects should be lodged in the Bank of England as security. Another was, that some engineer should be employed either on the oart of this govern ment, or on that of the proprietors. Such . a thing would be highly desirable to have accomplished, provided it could be done. Another suggestion was that all these worki should ul timately be made public. Now he thought such a thing could not be accomplished unless the government engaged in them acted in the same way as the local governments of America did—viz., by taking shares in them. He thought that as to the railroads becoming ultimately public property there was very little likelihood. There was no doubt but, the parliament would be called upon to consider those works, and that in fu ture sessions many more would be brought forward to an ex tent yet scarcely to be believed. The noble marquis, after a few further remarks upon this paper, concluded with moving a resole tionito the effect that the house agreed to the principle of the resolutions of the House of Commons. The motion was agreed to after some conversation, in which the Eari of Ripon, Lord Hatherton, the Duke of Wellington, and several otherpeers took a part. STAFFORD DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL. The Marquis of CtANRICARDE moved the second reading o the Stafford disfranchisement bill. Lord LYNDHURST objected to the bill being read a second time before evidence had been heard at the bar of their lord ships house to prove the allegations upon which it was founded. If he were called upon to act in his judicial capacity upon the present bill as a member of that house, he must have the evi denae delivered on oath in his presence before he could justify it to his conscience to decide in a case of such importance. The bill, as it stood was altogether founded on er p ar ts statements, and those too obtained in the most unfair manner. No cross examination of the witnesses was allowed, nor were the parties permitted to meet the case or to put in any defence. Did his noble friend's notions of justice as a hereditary judge square exactly with these circumstances, and could h e j us tify it to him self to act up , m such evidence? Besides, the whole of the evi dence, as printed and annexed to the report, was anonymous; and iisuch statements could be relied upon as containing any truth at all, his Majesty's Attorney. General was implicated in the bribery that was alleged to have been carried on at Staf ford ; -for one of the witnesses, who states himself to be a soli citor employed in the interest of the hon. and learned gentle man, averred that out of 556 burgesses, voters of Stafford, who had voted for Sir John Campbell, no less than 531 were bribed by him, some being paid £3. 10s. each, that being the price of split votes, and others being paid £6, that being the price of plumpers ; and this witness being directly asked whether these sums were promised to be paid to the electors before they voted, answered unhesitatingly, " Yes." (A laugh.) Now this was the evidence of a person employed, as he averred, by the Attorney-General; but that learned gentleman was not present at his examination and, consequently, could not rebut his statements; but as — they were put forth in the printed evidence anony sly. he could not rely upon them, though he 'must point the sense time, that they stood in precisely the same co ion, as far as their credibility was concerned, as the evidence n which this bill was founded. The noble lord next nrocee ed to lead a portion of the evidence of a banker at Staff(ird, who asserted that a sum of nearly £3,000 was drawn out of his bank on Sir J. Campbell's account during the Staf ford election, which, he had reason to believe, was all expended there and then, and that there was no great entertainment, the expense of which could swallow up so large a sum. After several noble lords had spoken on the question, and among them the Lord Chancellor, who contended that the measure was not a bill of pains and penalties, Lurd LYNDHURST begged to move, by way of an amendment, that all the words in the motion after the word " that" be left out, and the following words added :—" This house do proceed with the examination of witnesses to prove the preamble of the bill; and that before the second reading of the bill the peti tioners, being electors of the borough of Stafford, be heard by themselves, counsel, or agents on the matters contained in the said petition." The Marquis of CLANRICARDE replied, and said that he lad never proposed this bill as of pains and penalties. He proposed it as a measure of partial retorro, because he thought it essential in consequence of the misconduct of the people of Stafford. The motion was agreed to.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY. DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL presented the report on this bill, the consideration of which was postponed to Tuesday (this day.) COLONEL ARTHUR. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE adverted to a statement that he had made on the previous evening, in the course of the discussion on flogging in the army, respecting an officer who had superin tended half minute lashes: he had been called on to name the officer—it was Col. Arthur. Mr. C. I. E RcussoN hoped that the house would not judge any man without affording hint the opportunity of defending .him self: Sir H. HARDINGE and Sir GEORGE GREY expressed their conviction, from their knowledge of Colonel Arthur, that he would not lose an hour ater hearing of the charge, in explain ing his conduct or demanding inquiry. Mr. P. M. STEWART deferred his motion regarding the aggressions of Russia, on the understanding that ministers, on some future supply night, would afford hint the opportunity of bringing the,subject forward. . The births', &c., registration bill, and the marriages bill, were seveially read a second time, after much desultory conversa tion, and on the understanding that when the amendments to the registration bill in particular (there being some amend ments to add in committee), were made, the dISOSSIOII 4hould • be taken. Lord J. RUSSELL stated, in answer to inquiry, that registries of the church would not he disturbed—they would - continue t o egister baptisms and burials according to the present form; hut that there would be a general national registration of births and deaths, without any exceptions. Mr. GOU 1,E31. RN, in reference to the marriages bill, feared that it would afford dangerous facilities to clandestine mar riages. The Bishopric of Durham bill was read a second time. The mutiny bill and the marine mutiny bill were read a third time and passed ; as was the abolition of slavery (Jamaica) bill. Mr. C. Woon, io a committee of supply, moved the remain ing navy estimates. He stated, in answer to inquiry from Mr. Buckingham, that so ready had men been to enter the service, that fishermen and boatmen who used to run away on the ap pearance of a pressgang, now came forward and willingly en tered the service.—Adjourned. "SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES."—Not 100 miles from Cork Roman Catholic clergyman, named Mathews, has been for a considerable period engaged in preaching doctrines at direct variance with the essential tenets of popery. He is remarkable for more than a common measure of intelligence and education, Combined with a degree of refinement unusual amongst the ec clesiastics of his [present!' profession. At the close of several months he delivered a discourse on the text " Search the Scrip tures,"—so awakening—so contrary to the whole genitis of po pery, as to bring down on him the rebuke of his bishop. The Rev. Mr. Olie'efe was despatched with a commission to make personal inquiry into the views and transgressions of Mr. Ma thews. After an intet view of two hours with this delinquent against the laws and customs of popery, Mr. O'Keefe returned to the bishop with a request that daily further communications t we e r m e to be made to Mr. Mathews, he might not be charged with h ,as he had come to the conclusion that Mr Mathews had acted in accordance with the do ti ctrittes and comm . ands of scrip ture. The astonishment of bishop at this annunciation may be more easily understood It!leaenn described ; and that asto nishment, we dare say, has diminished by t h e f act , t h at in. the ro Mr. O'Keefe is now followingn t tve ut s of M r . M a th ews , and is preaching what we h ave b een t to believe is no other lima the pure scriptural doctrines of salvation.—Dublin Record. EMPIRE. There never was upon any occasion such an assemblage of the rank, wealth, and respectability, not only of the order, but almost of the community, as were congregated upon this occasion. entlemen from every county in Irelandentrusted with the 'sen timents and opinions of their brethren, and entering upon the deliberation with all their prejudices, feelings, and passions embarked on one side; but not inaccessible, as the result has proved, to the power Of reason, the force of truth, and the im perative sense of duty on the other, were met by , their compa . Mons and friends entertaining different, and perhaps more mo derate sentiments, in the spirit of the purest sincerity, good faith, and mutual confidence, and the delegation of public sentiment was thus perfected—harmonized. The latter in a considerable majority, voted for dissolution; but who can blame those, who, impressed with the belief that some modified form of the system Might with safety be effected; or filled with the conviction that, until a law was enacted for its positive suppression, it might with propriety be conducted on th e f oo ti ng upon w hi c h it h a d b een originally establishd and prosperously worked—who, we say, can attach blame to those actuated by such motives, and acting under such impressions, for conscientiously voting against its dissolution ? No man of sense, honour, or understanding ; and we are assured that when time affords opportunity for dispas sionate reflection there is not a member of that which was once the orange institution of Ireland that will nut bow with deference and submit with a grace strengthened by the conviction of its justness; to the decision come to by the grand lodge. It is to be hoped that this great and painful concession will be duly appreciated by the government, the Irish viceroy, and Lord Mulgrave's press; and that if any or either have the peace and tranquillity of the country atheart, all angry, irritating,.and insulting taunts will he avoided. In England, and in the mind of every temperate man in the empire, it wilt place orangeism, as connected with principle, on a higher ground than it everyet occupied. • As the proceedings at the meeting were strictly private, we are precluded from giving a report of what took p place; and we greatly regret that such a restriction is in operation - to prevent us from laying before our readers a mass of reason and argu ment, of eloquence and oratory, such as has seldom met the public ear. The discussjOn lasted for two days, and was con ducted in that calm and deliberative spirit suited t o th e - so l e th_ nity of the occasinn, and the magnitude of the subject. • The Earl of Roden was in the chair on both days, and, it is scarcely necessary to add, deported himself with that digniaed urbanity Which is one of the leading characteristics Of his noble nature. - The followin.: is the,resolution adopted, and carried on a di vision of 92 to . 62: The subjoined resolutions were then passed:— Moved by George Macartney, Esq.; seconded by Sir A. Brooke, Bart.:— '" Resolved—'That in consequence of. the recent vote of the House of Commons, and the reply of . the sovereign to an ad dress from that body, expressing his. majesty's disapprobation of the continuance of the Orange• Association, and his determin ation to take such measures as.inight appear to him advisable for its effectual discouragement, it seems to this grand lodge that the end for which the Orange Association was originally flamed—namely, the promotion of the interests of the protest tint population in Ireland, wilt be no longer served by the fur ther continuance of ..that institution ; and that, in conformity With the expressed will of the sovereign, the Orange Associa tion,, at the rising of this grand_ledge, ought to be, and is here by dissolved." Moved by George MoOre, Esq-; seconded by Isaac Ambrose Eccles, Esq.,; (l '"ltesolved v ,That 431,the books and documents belonging to this "lodge be now placed in the custody of the Earl of Roden, and that a coutgoittee-liejappointed tocounnunicate the proceed ings of this dipy i jo ilio4ounty, city, and town lodges,,audit the treasurer's acconut,t;and 4ist , ..atte. balance in the treasurer's hands, after dist:l3'3l,lohr all delits-due by the grand. ledge, ,be deposited in the bankto sibs credit of the Earl of Roden,, as trustee; and a x.ommitteeithety named.", Earl of Itathdowne being.caded to the chair, the following resolution was unanimously agre.ettloi:.— " Itesolved—That the :best thanks, of this grand lodge are justly due, and hereby given. tomirriiliustrious and beloved de: puts , grand master, the right honourable the Earl otßoden, for his lordship's kind. patient, noble and impartial conduct in' the chair during two days of great trial! at this awful period; and that in dissolving our truly protestant and loyal institution his lordship retires from his high station possessing the confidence end affection of the Orangemen of Ireland." - - STATE ` OF TRADE. Business in the halls and warehouses generally, at Leeds, is steady', and prices improve. The stufftrade, however, is very flat. The piece market was somewhat flat, at Bradford, on Thurs day, but prices are steady.. 'Woul is nut in demand, but yarns continue to go off smartly, and we hear of no 'change of price. On Saturday the Halifax market was dull. Fancy goods only were disposed of , t(! icily advantage, the nianufacturers declaring that the price bf wool prevents them froni making profit. The Huddersfield market, on Tiresday, , was - lively for fine cloths and fancy goods. The former are on the advance. Rochdale mat ket this week has been excessive flat, and very few goods have been sold; the advance which the manufacturers ask, though it bears but a small proportion to the advance on the raw material, has put a check upon the demand, conse quently the wool market has been very languid, but few sales have been effected; prices remain firm. ' We understand that lead has again advanced this week from £3 to £3'los. fier ton, and is e:;pected to go still higher. Bar lead is now £2B Ida. per ton. CRIMINAL INFORMATION AGAINST MR, HUME, M.P.- In the court of King's Bench, on Sattirday,-in the case of Sir John Gibbon v. Hume, Sir William Follett moved for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should' not' be filed against : Joseph Hume, Esq., one of the members for Middl esex, fora libel upon Sir John ibbon, a gentleman who had acted as one of the - magistrates - for the same county for upwards of thirty years. The libel appeared 'in the Morning Chronicle, in the shape of a letter, addressed to the editor, and signed by the defendant. The letter, after complaininc , that the magistrates of Middlesex were strongly tainted witetoryism, charged Sir John Gibbon with having promised a license for a public-house to one of the electors, for himself or for a relation, on condition that he'would vote against Mr. Hume. Sir John Gibbon de nied the charge, as being false and slanderous.—Rule grantee. A similar rule was also obtained in the case of Gibbon Carpenter; the defendant having, in another letter to the Morning Chronicle, made the same accusation against the plaintiff. THE MURDERESS, SARAH EDNEY.—This wretched woman, who was convicted at Taunton assizes of the murder of her hus band, and executed on Thursday, made a full confession of her guilt immediately after the trial, and stated the time and man ner of administering the poison to him, thus fully corroborating the evidence of the witnesses.' A remarkable fact was stated on the trial by Mr, Allen, the druggist, of Axbridge, viz. that while purchasing arsenic of him a second time, 'she talked un concernedly of the murder of Mrs. Smith, at Bristol, for which Mrs. Burdock was executed !—Bristol Paper ; —[Three women have been executed in one week for poisoning their husbands.] VAIN AND PORTUGAL Good Intent, Silk, fm Figueira, with 540 bxs oranges, .A J da Costa —3 do, said Master-2 bxs argol, Order—W Dk • Ellen German, Blundell, fm Lisbon, with 22 qr cks 16 cs wine, Or &r-14 qr cks do, Gibbs, Bright and co—l do, Leech and Harrison -4 hds do, Hassall and Foulkes-4 do, C Ironside and co-2 do, E Frod kham-5 do, Lewin and Lassell-30 chts 64 hf chts oranges, J Robin- Son and co-138 chts 478 hf chts do, J Adam-13 hf chts do, E H Bur hett-2 do, 29 his 34 cs B retd goods, Order—K Dk MEDITERRANEAN. John Lees, Lees, fm Terra Nova and Messina, with (fm Terra No va) 115 t brimstone, J Pownall—(fm itlessina) 55 bts olive oil; J Pow bgs shumac, 100 bxs lemons, 100 bgs nuts, .1 Moss and co -40 bxs lemons, 6 bxs oranges, said Master—K Dk Tally Ho, King, fm Patras, with 133 bts 86 crtls currants, E Rae -1 marble slab, said Master—S Dk Convivial, Hampton, fm'Gallipoli, with 96 pps 55 hf and 97 qr pps olive oil, J Macaire and co—E. Dk EUROPE..' • Albion, Clark, fm Odessa, with 171 cks tallow, A Oughterson &co —137 do, Lund and Unnsworth-68 do, Dixon, Waln andto-1 bOx. pictures, IL Simpson-400 calf skins,. 350 h hides, Order—K Dk ResOlution, Beckmaiap, fin Stralsund, with 8.6 qrs wheat, Order— Cecilia, Bay, fm Copenhagen, with 520 hrls flour, 1 ck stock fish, 1 bx a picture, W Tarbet-1200 bits flour, J G Oughterson—Q Dk Velocity, Clark, fin Bremen; with 132 hams, Focke and Boult-305 do, Order-21 eks hams, Ehlers and Feuerhurd-512 qrs beans,' Stew art, Bald and co—K Dk g-bipinng Entriligcncr. FRIDAY, APRIL 15.--Wind, Noon, S.W.---Fair, • ARRIVED—The Albion, M`Leod, from 11orn1)ay, sailed 19th Dec. and from St Helena 13th Feb.--Resolution, Beckman, from Stralsund. SAILED—The Brigand, Carman, for St Hannah, for Restigouche—lfannah, Campbell, for Havana—Governor Douglas, Lawson, kr Miramicihi—Atfleld, CanipbelL for New York. The Monarch, Brown ; and the' Zeno, Lawson, hence, at Batavia, 2d January. Aretliusa, Sims, from Zante, at Cove. Neptime; Sant; from Honduras, at Cove, and proceeded to London. Vigilant, May, hence and Havre, at Ancona. Zante,'Winsor, hence and Naples, at do. Amanda, Raasch, hence, at Ryde, for Rotterdam. Euphemia, Brown, from Turk's Island, at Falmouth, for this port. The Scipio, ---, from Port-au-Prince, at Falmouth. Emma, Hudson, from Bombay, at Cove, and proceeded for Clyde. The Albion, M'Leod, arrived at this port from Bombay, spoke the Gilmore, from Bombay for London, 31st March, in lat. 37 4, long. 33.28. On the 10th i'nst. in lat. 47 26, long. 13 11, spoke the Fairfield, henee for Savannab, and the. Brilliant, Farrell, hence for Jamaica. The Pacific:'Gardner, froM Honduras, at Cove, in 39 days, for or ders: The Catherine sailed for 'the Clyde 2d Match. The Europa *as to sail in a week. The Mary Stewart, for London, the next day. The Hebe, for London,"in a week. The St Croix, for London, in three weeks. The Belize was loading at the Bar. A dismasted Barque was passed in the Bahama Channel, in tow of some country boats, by the Minerva, arrived at Bourdeaux, which sailed from Vera Cruz, 9th February. SATURDAY, APRIL 16.—Noon, Wind W.N.W.—Light. ARRIVED—The Amphitrite, Davey, from Smyrna—Hope, Gutter, from Alexandria, Egypt—Ellen Jenkinson, Irving • and Ohve Branch, from Lisbon—Arethusa, Syms, from Zante and Cork. • • • • The Reynard, Wetherell, hence, at Sci .L l l i y o , y w d, it h h en lo c s e s , o a f t s A ai n ls tw an er d bul warks, bound to Marseilles. Zoe, Holmes, hence, at Ceylon. Corsair, Potts, hence, at Madeira. v A r d o v w e n A t u n r n e a , , S ,L t e a v n e g n h s e , t i : hence and , Br i L I liant Tom Tough, Cannel!, hence, at Havre. Falcon, .M . Minn, from Manilla. at TexeL p. Helen Scott, Watson, from St Domingo, at Antwerp. British Merchant, ', from New Orleans, off this port. Emma, Ricket, sailed from Falmouth fOr Bombay, 12th April. Arethusa, Boyd, from Trinidad,' at the Clyde, sailed sth March, - in company with the Helen for Waterford, and Royalist for this port. Ayrshire Lass, Nichol!; from Aux Cayes, at Falmouth: Friendship, Lawrence, from Bermuda. at Deal. Irish Lass Gandy, from Trinidad, at Waterford. Gilmore,' Lindsay, from Bombay, oil* Dartmouth, 13th April, sailed 25th Dec. from the Cape 10th Feb. and St Helena 24th Feb. Moslem, Vale ; Alexander Robertson, Whitely ; and Midas, Clark, from Constantinople, at Odessa. • PENZANCE, April 11.—The Europa, Van Ehren, from Altona for Liverpool, and the Rashleigh, Gills, from Swansea for Plymouth, got in contact yesterday off this port, and the latter sunk—crew saved. The former has put in here. SLIGO, April 11.—The Lord Abercromby, Main, from Limerick for Liverpool, which was stranded 25th ult. near this port, put in here very much injured—cargo saved in a damaged state. SUNDAY, Aram 17.—Noon, Wind N.W.—Fair. ARRIVED—De Jersey, Picot, from Paraiba—Huddersfield, Noakes, from 4ombay, sailed Ist Jan. and St Helena 27th Feb.—Royalist,---, ftom Trinidad. John Woodall, Arnold, hence and Rio, at Calcutta, 23d December. Laura Ann, Little, hence, at LiSbon. Vigilant, Magub, hence, at Havre. Goshawk, New South Wales, has put back. The Sybylla, Purss, which was cut through by the ice and sunk at Philadelphia, has been condemned. MONDAY, APRIL 18.—Wind ARRIVED—The Cdrroll of earrolton; Bird, from Savannah, sailed 21st March. On 9th April, in lat. 45 30, long. 22 30, spoke - the Eu rope from this port, and Erie from Havre, both bound for New York. The Abercromby, hence, at Cove, for Quebec, with head of foremast sprang. Isabella, Brown ; and London, M'Lean, hence, at Calcutta. Oriental, Allen, from New South Wales, at Bombay. Ruby, Davis; Luna, Allen; and Susan, Dixon; hence, at Cove. Stanley, Owens, from Gallipoli, at Hull. Lowther, Steel, hence, at Limerick. The William Herdman, Ayre, for Quebec, grounded last evening in the New Channel, but got off on the flood, without apparent damage, and proceeded. Cognac Packet, -, from London, at the Mauritius. Thomas Dougal, ----, from Bourdeaux, at do. • Cheshire, Campbell, from Rio Janeiro, at do. Manchester, - from Pernambuco, in the English Channel, sailed 29th Feb. The 'Highlander was to sail sth March, and the Cy. bele about 20th. The Stranger was to sail from Paraiba 15th March, all for this port. • Countess Dunmore, -, from Rio Janiero, at Pernambuco. Hope, hence for Sierra Leone, was spoken 27th ult. in lat. 34, long. 16. Katherine, M'Kenzie, hence, at Messina. Adelaide, Small, hence, at Cux.haven. Navarino,Robertscon, from Aux Cayes, off Falmouth, and proceeded for Bremen: • • Fisherman, Gibaut. from Jersey for Bay Chaleur, at Dartmouth. Plata, M'Kinney, from Rotterdam for this port, at do. DARTMOUTH, April 14.—The Astrea, Purse, was run down by the Molo. Winsor, from Liverpool for New Orleans, Bth. instant, 7 leagues W S W from Tuskar—crew saved, and put on board the Anna Jo hanna, which landed them here. LIMERICK, April 16.—The Terrys, Humphreys, from Liverpool for Baltimore, sprung a leak when 44 days out, and put into the Shannon, 13th instant. WARREN POINT, April 16.—The Bellona, of Liverpool, stranded in Dundrum Ray, in Nov. last, has been got Off, and the hull is being towed up the harbour. litlathro. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, APRIL 15. There has been a very general and extensive demand for Suomi, and the sales amount to 2500 hhds. 8.P., at an advance of is to is 6d on all decriptions. Nothing done in Mauritius; but 350 bags Bengal' brought 69s cwt, and 20Q bags of very strong white 41s 6d , If" cwt. 'in bond. The only sale in Foreign consists of 10Q chests brown Bahia at 27s 6d 4f cwt.—The transactions in MO LASSES extend to 570 puns. of Deme- rara, at 26s tf , cwt.—COFFEE. 110 casks of Jamaica were sold at and tido, and steady prices obtained, the chief part consisted of fine quail tids ; 'good to'fine middling brought 109 s 9d to 112 s 3d, and a favourite mark of fine 115 s 9d to 116 s r cwt, 40 bags Demerara of fair middling qiiality sold at 94s to 98s, and 20 b a l es ' o f M ocha at 64s rlf" cwt—ln CdCOA, GINGER, and PIMENTO no sales.-100 bags Black PEPPER sold at'44d to 440.-100 tees of dressed Carolina nICE have been sold at 29s #, cwt. duty paid.—Ther e h as b een a good inquiry for RUM, and nearly 500 puns-of -Demerara •have. been disposed of - at is 10d to 3s ltd for gobd to fine, with a few parcels of common Leewards at 2s 20 tO 2s 3d 'gallon. - INniuo is inquired for, and a few chests of East India sold during the week have brought extreme prices ; 12 serons ordinaittataccas sold with spirit, at 4s lid to 5s 4d 443' th, duty paid.—The sales of Gum AEADIC attempted were withdrawn.—A few tons of GUM GEDDA sold at 100 s , ty cwt.—Of 5A06,90 boxes were sold at 13s 9 ► cwt.—There has been a good demandlor SALTPETRE, and about 1000 bags sold at fu l prices: • • awoons.—A cargo of Campeachy Loolvoon, offered by auction, was withdrawn at . £Bi 50 tons of another parcel brought C 7 15s, and sonic. Jamaica £s'l7s 6d ; the sales In Fusric are trifling, and at steady prices ; 110 tons of fair solid NicARAndA W bon brought £l3, and some Adgola BARwoon £B4, ton.—The demand for TURPENTINE continues regular, and the late arrivals, comprising 2300 brls, have been sold at 173 9d, with the exception of 300 brls, for which 17s 7d was accepted ; n&Tu rpenfine now' left in first hands:-For 2400 brls American TAR, 13i 9d to'l4s has been obtaineo.--Montreal Pot and 'Pearl ASHES are exceedingly dull, and present pricks are supported 'with difficulty.— FLAXSEED was in tolerable request during the early paft of the week, and about 800 hbds New York were disposed of at 64s to 65s for 'com mon quality,hhd 66s for very fine, but the demand has since subsided. --CLOVERSEED is almost nominal, scarcely any sales being e fleeted.— Ncithing done in BEES' WAT.—QUERCITRON I3ARK in good demand, and upwards of 100 hhds Philadelphia soldat sed cwt ; this article has now become scarce.—Hinzs.. The sales comprise 1020 dry Buenos Ayres and Monte Video at 810 to 94d for good and prime, and 74d for inferior, 300 Russian Kips at Old, 316 inferior dry salted Brazil, at sd, 500 salted 13nenbs . Ayres at 41d, 1020 Savanilla at 44d, and 469 New York at 4d IV th.—Neutria SKINS. At the imblic sale in London on Wednesday; 55 bales were sold at advanced prices ; Skins averaging 201Ias. to 25 ilts tft 5 dozen, at 21s to 27s 9d, 13fiss to 1911bS at 14s to 20s 6d, and Kittens at 8s 9d to Its dozen.—ln lioßsa HAJR and OAR BARK there are no sales to report.—The TOBACCO market continues dull, and the sales are again confined to 50 hhds, to the borne-trade. MEDITERRANEAN PRODUCE. There has been during the week a fair demand from BRIMSTONE from the consumers, and some inquiry from speculators ; the business has been chiefly confined to' small parcels, making the total sales about 200 tons, at previous prices. —Of Spisc, the sales reported are 2UO bags S,icily, slightly damaged, at 13s, and 500 . hags Trieste at 7s to 7s .3d 41 1 cwt.—Nothing worthy of notice has been done in CREAM of TARTAR, brown TARTAR or ARGOLS.—A sale'of 60 casks Dutch MADDERS has been made at 49s 60, with some cointman Mulls at 6s, to close - art ac- count. —MADDER ROOTS are in moderate request, at previous rates.— The stock of Vatorita having been reduced to a small compass, holders are asking a considerable advance, according to which the quotations are now regulated.—For 01.1vE OIL the demand continues, steady- and regular, without change in prices ; the sales this week are about 70 tuns.—More inquiry has appeared for Newfoundland' Con OIL, and about 40 tuns have been disposed of at £36 15s to'£37,•part for export,—Pale, SEAL is very scarce, and our advanced 'quotations are no* obtaincd.—One or two transactions its LINSEED OIL from the quay, have taken place at 475, but bolderrs generally will not sell under the prices quoted; pale RAPE is 'Min of sale.—About 200 tons FALAI OIL have been taken by the Soap trade at £36 to £36 10s, and for small part:els £37 can now be realizNl:—OlL of TURPENTINE continues in good request.—Rather more • business has been doing in Hem% hilt FLAX is neglected.—TALLow 11,11 experienced au advance of 9d to is 4 /' cwt, and alfair business done. Monday Evening, 18th Apr il. The sales on Saturday were 3,000 bales, and to-day the trade 1 16 1 taken from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, holders meeting the demand freer,' si* steady prices. LIVERPOOL CORN E The supplies have been small froi During the week several parcels and a few•sales made to the country bought sparingly; and this trade 11/£ 'Oats have been very scarce and 1 45Ibs ; and the best-Oatmeal sold al - Very little has been done in Fh value. XCHANGE, APRIL 18. im Ireland, but . large coastwise. of Wheat were sold to speculator; , v, but the dealers and town mitten; as dull on Saturday in Manchester• brought an advance Of id to ld per It 27s per 2401iss. lour—we make no alteration in the WHEAT, 70%. 8 d 9 d English, new red, 7 2 (iv 7 7 Do. old 0 0 .. 0 0 DO. new white Do. old 0 0 .. 0 0 Scotch, white ' 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. red Irish, new red 6 2 .. 7 0 Do. old 6 1 6 10 Do. new white Do. old 0 0 .. 0 0 D'antzig, red Do, white Stettin, red 0 0 - .. 0 0 Do. white 0 0 .. 0 0 Conigsberg, red 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. white Riga& Petersburg 0 0 .. 0 0 Odessa Russian, hard 0 0 0 0 Canada, red 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. white Bonded Wheat RYE,imp. qr. English ' and Foreign, free 0 .. 0 0 Do. in bond BARLEY, 'Wim p. qr. English, Malting 32 0 .. 36 0 Do. Grinding,6Qlb 3 8 .. 3 11 Irish, Malting, do. 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. Grinding, do. 3 9 .. 4 0 Foreign, d. p. do. 0 0 .. 0 0 i Do. in 'bond ' 0 0 .. 0 0 OATS, 4, 451 b. English, new 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. old 0 0 .. 0 0 Scotch. &c new 0 0 .. 0 0 Do. old 0 0.. 0 0 OATS, 4,451 b. S d S d Irish, n. kilndried 2 10 ra 3 Do. old do. Do. prime,4211 s Do. it ir d b o o . nd . o . 0 o ld 00 0 v u Foreign, free PEASE, , t r in v. qr English, white Foreign, white BEANS, , lf" imp. qr English, pew 39 0 44 !! Do. Pigeon, old 0 0 0 v Foreign, free Do. in bond 0 0 0 ° Irish,-Tiek,c. new 35 6.. 6 Da. 01d... MALT, 41 9 imp. qr. English INDIAN CORN, IM. (47. Red' White 0 FLOOR, AP 280th. English, fine 0 0 0 Irish, 2ds, new 31 0..3 5 " Do. fine American. sweet, per brl. free 0 0 0 0 Do. in bond Do. sour, free 0 0.. Do. iii bond bo .. 0 Canadian, free 26 0 28 • Do. in bond 0 0.. 0 ° OATMEAL, cif 240th English, new 0 0 0 0 Irish, new Do. old .. 0 ° BRAN, 24th 0 II - .. 1 ° PRICES OF SHARES, LueitliooL, APRIL 18,183 6 • Per Share:,, Liverpool t Cao4GAs Liverpool New Gas mid Cake Company, .... X,100 New Shares,premium .f..59 Liverpool andllarrington , Water Works Bootle ditto Exchange Buildings Liverpool and Manchester Railway, £lOO m id 2 85 0 0 Ditto Old Quarters 25 71 10 0 0 Ditto New Quarters Bolton and,Leigh ditto Ditto ... , Warrington and Newton ditto Kenyon and Leigh ditto Wigan Branch ditto 8 22 109 0 0' Preston and Wigan North Union Line iliftb 5O. 70 0 St. Helens and Runcorn Gap ditto Leicester and Syvannington ditto Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Railway and Can a : l_ 11111 4 509 ; .1: 1135 85 668 00000 no 100 122 1 0 " Leeds and Selby Railway Grand Junction ditto 4O 117 0 London and Birmingham ditto 5l -- 0 127 10 o Birmingbam and Gloucester ditto 5 18 10 Manchester and Leeds ditto , North Midland ditto Midland ditto 5 _ 11 11 Edinburgh and Glasgow ditto Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven 1 5 5 0 London and Graveseiad ditto 1 .._ 11 0 0 Bank of Liverpool 10 27 0 0 Bank of Manch es t er 25 A 37 0 " Manchester and Li verpoo l Di strict Bank 15 a 0 - Commercial Bank of Li verpoo l lO -- 0 24 0 0 Liverpool Marine Ass urance C ompany 25 14 15 A Oldham Gas Light and W a t erworks lO 20 10 0 Manchester Fire and Lif e A ssurance C o lO 00 10 Ocean Assurance Compa n y -- jo 0 A Northern and Central Bank of E ng l an d lO --16 10 'A nv Union Bank of Liverp00l Commercial Bank of England 5 7 5 0 Birkenhead Ferry 0 0 0- 0 Tradesmens' Bank n .£2 10s— 4 5 v United Trades' Bank. £1 Os- 315 0 RICHARD_ DAWSON. Share LIVERPOOL . TIDE TABLE 7lfrn. , H. H. F. i. 111 16 10 141 15 7 217 14 1 255 12 8 344 11 3 , 452 10 3 6 27 10 0 Festival*, C. APRIL. 11. . M. Tuesday , ....19 055 ,Wednesday..2o 126 Thursday ..21 159 Friday, ..... 22 234 Saturday.... 23 319 SUNDAY... 24 416 Monday ....25 539 Alphege Moon in Apogee 10h even Saturn rises 6h 52m even Jupiter in conj. with Moon,, St George [lh 38m Inn i ' 3d Sunday after . Easter St Mark Mich. Glo. LONDON G4QZ.ETTE.77-] FRIDAY, APRIL 15: DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. Thomas Ditchburn, White Lion-court, Cornhill, London, scrlyei le BANKRUPTCY ENLARG. John Haddon, Birmingham, bone and horn button manufactu rer ' from April 19 to May 10. • BANKRUPTS. William Ward, Warnford-court, London, merchant. James Broadhurst, Norbury, Cheshire, wheelwrig t. William Croft, Preston, Lancashire, glazier. William Winterton, Ockbrook, Derbyshire, grocer. Thomas Allen, Wolverhampton, silversmith. t. Michael Gray, Pocklin g t on C ana l - b ea d , Y orksh i re, coal m acho° Robert Smart, Flax Bourton, Somersetshire, brewer. • DIVIDENDS. 1,01 May 6. J. Turnbull and co., Broad-street, London, merchant— go , 6. B. Powis, St. Helen's-place, Londpn, merchant-4 May 7. J. Stu; $, Old Broad-street, London', stockbroker—May 7. G. Heather an 9, Argles, St: Ann'g-place, Limehouse, mahogany merchants—M: 4 o, H. Dodd, Ambleside, Westmoreland, innkeeper—May le. A. Carmarthen, banker—May 10. T. Gilbert, Birmingham, coal-deale4, May 10. P. T. S c h o l es , Oldh am, grocer —M ay 9. J. Andrews, Wirlb, worth, Derbyshi re , scr i vener —M ay 1 0 . J . Swettenham, Wirk sWoriver Derbyshire, scriv ener —M ay 7 . W. "%Wish, Liverpool, common bre, ee , —May 11. A. W oo d war d , Li verpool, w i ne-merchant—May 7. P. Winchester, scri vener —M ay 13 . W . W r i g h t, Rougharn, Nor 0 , horse-dealer —May 12. T. Chadwick, Crab 'Eye, Heap, Bury, cashire, cotton-apmner. CERTIFICATES ore To be granted, u n l ess cause b e s h own to the y contrary on or he the th da o Ma. J. Arnell, Edward-street, Ha 6 mpste y ad- f road, London, corn-merc b l t, —Ft. Drew, Hampstead-road;Lendon, currier—C. Flight, St. damn,. street, London, tailor—G. T. Wflittington, New London-street, saddle P ojer don, merchant—J. Stevenson, Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, sa, A "dje —N. Richards, Brudenell-place, New North-road, Hoxton, p, sex, carpenter—H. P en f o ld , Salisbury, linen-diaper—J. Ricbard s° Leeds, bdokseller. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. its The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed r 8 36, the returns made in the wee k en di ng th e ,l2 t h d ay o f ,y. is 38s 3d Per cwt., exiqusive of the Duties of Customs paid or P able thereon on the impoitation thereof into Great Britain." , BIRTHS. o r, On the 7th January, in Pernambneo, Brazils, the lady of 41 roll, Esq, of a son. t On Friday, the Bth i ns t. at G u i se l ey, t h e w i fe of a poor elfk r et. named James Brown, of "two girls anil a boy, what; with the In° are all doing well. MARRIED.. Th On Saturday. the 9th inst. at st. Nichol a s's Ch urc h, Mr. e Roberts, bobt-meler, to Miss'lllergaret Speigh. tb e On Monday, the 11th inst. at St. Janies's Church, London. igal ) Rev. J. 11. Pinder, John Roach Boren, Esq. of Denaerat,' to Louisa, daughter of R. M.. Jones, Esq., of the same colony. Ail On Tuesila'y last, at Uffcombe, Devon, Mr. Robert. Has ° town, to Miss Retnlell, of 00 fornier place. o'. On Thuridavlast, at St. Oiwal's Church, Chester, by the Rev' es* Harrison, A.M. Thomas Bar ge , E sq . o f I rwe ll-h ouse , B r o u gbtOnivile Manchester, to trace Arin; only daughter of the late Esq. of Chester. I' ol /Same day, at St. M argare t' s Ch urc h , Westminster. by the 0 Key Reeve, Ellis, you ng e s t son ' o f t h e l a t e William Reeve, rci t tei Leadenham, in the county of Lincoln, to Charlotte Prances, da u ° of William Wainwright, Esq. of Fluyder-street, Westminster. 0 , On Saturday last, at St. Philip's Ch urc h , by the Rev. T. B. go _to stead, Captain Joseph Gri n d e ll, o f the Oberon, of Whitehav O ' Miss Elizabeth Mondell, of Bridgewater-street. I all' On Sunday: last, at St. Mark's Church, by the Rev. R. 13 se Captain Lauchlan, of the brig Mary Halket, to Miss Ann Collitis rison, youngest daughter of Mrs. Harrison, of Canning...plea. DIED. " t e a On Thursday, th e 7th i ns t . a f ter a short Illness, Mr. Peter Lon e of Crouton -hail, in this county, aged 32; O e' street. On Saturday, the 9th i ns t . age d 5 5, Mr. George Evans, brbroker., ~ 1 0 ' Same day, at his resid ence, Gild art-street, in his 70th YeA'Pg; David Todd, only sur v i v i ng b rot h er of t h e late Jose p h T o t o ol', Fdre-street, London, and of T w i c k en h am - par k , i n t h e, co4o tY dlesex, much regretted by a large circle of fri en d s . W° 4sl . Same day, aged 17 y ears, J o h n, eldest son t 4 Mr. Henry of s builder, Byrom-street. l ' On Sunday, th e 'loth i nst. I lenrY, youngest son of the late Ilic Toinkinson, Esq. Northwieh. ' . f off. On Monday l as t, age d 21 years, Sarah Ann, eldest dattgluer Edmund Croxton, Hill-street North. LIVERPOO L ! t PRINTED AND PUBLISHED. 14114 EVERY. TUESDAY • AND FRIDAY MDR , - BY RICHARD PATTISSON, 5 04 At No. 4,' NORTH 'CliiiibliNT, CATTLE-ISTR gri• ton • il ; Orders and Ad ver ti sements are rece i ve d by Messrs, Nar i braP o Co., Warwick-square; Barker, Fleet-str ee t ; Deacon, Jo oe i , ReynelL Chancery-lane; Lawson Sc Barker, Birchin-laneJ.,, yon, Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill; Munden t Os e bard-street ; Mitchell, 8, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street rawWs; at the London Commercial Cotree-nouse, Milic. ll „los, at the Jerusalem coffee-house, Cornhill ; Chapter Coir t ,,haP,, Pater-noster-row; and North and• South American COW Co , ttr Threadneedle-street, London; by Messrs. Johnston and tre cC ' 1/C" lin; M`Pliun, Glasgow; Mr, Wheeler, Exchange, -5 00 0e Mr. Lewis, Market.street, Martcheater; Mr. MalleY., 1 4, Coats' Warrington ; Mr: Clarke, Pilot-office, Preston : and 33, Union-street, Eirmingham; Clarke and Lewis, 4, C" Threadneedle-street, Loudoi. L~ ('~Z; t..: _o ur titti t thk tre, Pa, eon suc eth Coe of t ' l ot the of and Th, Is the o'c bat 1 ►R , of Ste ne e yeti Th An Off cit.( frei !Ind als( Rat and