The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-20 00:00:00

ECO►ND :DITION. Emprrial Vailtanirnt. --- at two o'clock for the ad about 60 noble lords were in HOUSE OF LORDS to -day THURSDAY The hous mission of peers, a hich tin: attendance Lord Chancellor, the Mar- At half-past two 0 quis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Normanby, the Earl of Clarendon, and Viscount Duncannon entered the house, and took their seats near the throne as Lords Commissioners, when the Lord Chancellor directed Sir Augustus Clifford, Usher of the Black Rod, to summon the Commons to hear Majesty's Cc The members of the Commons shortly afterwards appeared at the bar, headed by Mr. Ley, Chief Clerk of the House. The Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel walked down to the house arm in arm shortly after two o'clock. The noble Duke and the right hon. baronet were loudly and most enthusiastip,i „ The gallery v )t open for the admission of strangers, but we understand that on the appearance of the Commons at the bar, THE Lonn -CHANCELLOR informed them in the usual form,' that the Lords Commissioners had it in command from her Majesty to direct her faithful Commons to repair to their own house and proceed at once to the election of a Speaker, and to present the honourable member upon whom their choice might fall at the bar of the house to-morrow at two o'clock for her Majesty's approval. The Commons then withdrew. _ . Shortly afterwards the gallery was opened, prayers having been read by the Right Honourable and Rev. Lord Bayning, in the absence of the bench of bishops. On our admission we found the Lord Chancellor at the table taking the oaths. The following peers were then sworn, viz., the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Westminster, the Marquis of Normanby, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Verulam, Viscount Duncannon, Earl Sefton, Lord Hill, Lord Lang dale, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Willoughby, Lord Straf- ford, &c. The Duke of Wellington was the first peer who subscribed the parliamentary roll; the next was Viscount Duncannon. The swearing in of peers will continue till four o'clock, at which hour the house will adjourn till ten o'clock on Friday. (this day.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. 7. of the house were opened to-day for the admis- Daly before one o'clock, but for the first iresented themselves, it being generally Lock was the hour appointed for meeting. ssembled in the neighbourhood of the cheered those members who wers recog- The doo sion of-rnemb half hour yen known that two °'c A great crowd house, and loudly nixed. Sir J. C. Hobhouse and other members of the present ad ministration entered the house before two o'clock. Several of the leading co nservative members, amongst whom were Lord Stanley, Mr. Goulburn, Sir J. Graham, and others, were also early in their attendance. At two o'clock Mr. Ley, chief officer, took his seat at the table, at which time both sides of the house were crowded with members, and the scene was one of great animation. At half past two Sir Augustus Clifford, Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the table, and addressing Mr. Ley, said— " I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners to sum mon the immediate attendance of the hon. house to the House of Lords, for the purpose of hearing the Royal Com mission on the meeting of Parliam ent read. Mr. Ley, followed by a great number of members, pro ceeded to the House of Lords. Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell entered the house shortly before the Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the table. The right hon. baro net and the noble lord cordially shook hands. AKER. ELECTION OF SPE On the return of the members from the House of Lords, the election of Speaker was immediately proceeded with. Lord WORSLEY proposed the Right Hon. C. Shaw Le fevre as an individual in every respect qualified to fill the chair of that house. That right honourable gentleman, by his impartiality and kind attentions to every member, had endeared himself to them all. (Cheers.) He was happy there was not any opposition to the re .election of the right hon. gentleman. After a few complimentary remarks on the talents and fitness of Mr. Lefevre to fill the chair, the noble lord concluded by proposing that right hon. gentleman as Speaker for the ensuing parliament. Mr. E. BULLER seconded the motion, in doing which the hon. member said he exceedingly regretted that this duty did not fall on some one more competent to perform the task. He could not, however, consistently shrink from seconding the nomination of a gentleman so highly qualified to fill the chair. Mr. Lefevre had, during the last parlia ment, satisfied both sides of the house of his fitness for the high office which it was now proposed to elect him to. Under his management the house might be assured of business being regularly conducted. (Hear.) Sir R. PEEL said, on this occasion he should follow the ex ample of 1837, when Mr. Abercrombie was proposed to fill the chair, which proposition was agreed to without opposi tion. On the present occasion he should not offer any op position to the gentleman who had been proposed and seconded to fill the office of Speaker. The right hon. baronet then proceeded to quote a number of instances in which the gen tleman who had previously filled the chair on the assembling of a new parliament was re-elected, and that was a principle which he had always contended for. The right hon. gentle man now proposed had not disappointed the expectations of the house. He had exhibited the greatest possible impar tiality, and shewn in every way his fitness and qualification for the high office. He, therefore, cordially supported the motion. (Cheers.) Mr. S. LEFEVRE shortly expressed his thanks for the high honour which had been conferred upon him. Such an unani mous mark of approbation was a stimulus to future exertions. He could not sufficiently express his gratitude to the house The right lion. gentleman was then conducted to the chair by the noble lord who proposed and seconded him. After taking his seat, Lord J. RussELL complimented the right hon. gentleman on his re-election, confirmed as it was by the unanimous sanction - of both sides of the house. They had in the elec tion of the gentleman now in the chair, a guarantee that the proceedings•bf the house would be regularly conducted, and the strictest impartiality on all occasions exercised. (Loud cheers.) The noble lord congratulated the right hon. gentle man on.bis being appointed a second time to the high and important office of Speaker of the House of Commons. The house at a quarter past three o'clock adjourned until Friday, (this day.) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, CHIN News has been received one month later from China, in the form of the following letter from Macao. " MACAO, APRIL 27 " The Chinese local government has violated the agreement made with Captain Elliot for the renewal of trade with Bri tish subjects. We are also surprised to find that since the Ist not one thousand chests of tea have found their way out to foreign vessels by smuggling. We had hopes of doing something in that way, but the unexpected vigilance and activity of the Chinese mandarins and soldiers have disap pointed our hopes for the present. " About the 17th, a chop arrived here from the Emperor, couched in the most violent terms, ordering all authorities, civil and military, in the provinces of Canton, to destroy all teas, rhubarb, and other articles necessary for the English barbarians. This order is rigidly obeyed, and probably one half of the crop of teas is already destroyed, and the work is still going on. " Indemnity is promised by the same chop to those whose property is , destroyed, and rewards for those who discover secret articles. " We further find in the same chop political intercourse with the English is interdicted, and the lately-appointed commissioners ordered to retire. " Numerous fire -vessels and rafts had been sent down the river among the foreign shipping, by which several vessels and cargoes had been injured, but no total loss. " Our commander is deliberating on the propriety of mov ing all vessels below the second bar into a wider part of the river. " A report prevails, but to which no credit is attached that some British subjects were kidnapped by the Chinese or the night of the 25th. " But little is doing south of Formosa in opium." This intelligence created considerable excitement in the city, d and especially in the tea-market among the dealers. The prices of that commodity. advanced upon the strength of it full 2d. per lb. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. London, Wednesday Evening The extent of business in the funds has been but limited, but prices have partially recovered from the decline which took place yesterday. Consols for money left off at 891 to 89/, and for the account 8911. Bank Stock 168 to 169. India Stock 2462 to 2474. Exchequer Bills 13s. to 15s. pre mium. Very little has been clone in Foreign Stocks. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. 51i to 52, the Five per Cents. 101 k to 101 k. Belgian 4021 to 1031. Spanish Active with the May Coupons 194 to 19k. Portuguese Five per Cents. 29i to 301, the Three per Cents. lit to 18-4.. Brazilian 661 to 674. Mexican 251 to 2Q. Colombian 204 to 204. London and Birmingham Railway Shares 70 to 72 ; Great Western 161 to 17/ ; the Half Shares 6 to 64 premium ; Bir mingham and Gloucester 41 to 39 ; North Midland 37 to 35 ; the New Shares 9 to 8; South Eastern and Dover 214 to 202 ; Eastern Counties 16 to 15 ; Brighton fit to 6/i Black wall to 104 discount ; South Western 51/ to 521 per share ; Gosport par to 1 premium. COLLISION AT SEA.—Wednesday morning the under writers at Lloyd's received intelligence from their agents at Portsmouth of another dreadful collision in the Channel, tho4gh happily unattended with loss of life, between two vessels, the Vernon, Captain Grimlet, bound for the East Indies, and the Norway bark Olsen, Captain Mattie son, from Cristiansand to Nantes, and the sfnking of the latter. The unfortunate accident took place between nine and ten o'clock on Sunday night last, and from the accounts received from the crews of both vessels, it appears to have been caused entirely from want of foresight, and not steering the course properly defined in the nsvigation rules laid down by the authorities of the Trinity-house. The Vernon, which is one of the first class ships, left the river Thames in the latter part of last week, having a valuable cargo on board, as well as several passengers. The Olsen was a large three masted vessel, having no cargo, with a crew of 11 individu als besides the master, Captain Mettieson. At the time above-mentioned both vessels were nearing the South Fore land under press of sail, with a strong breeke from W.S.W, the Vernon bearing her course down the Channel, and the other in the opposite direction. Whether there was a proper look out or not on board of the vessels, is not yet correctly ascertained ; but it is asserted by the crew of the Vernon that the Olsen was not observed until she was within half a dozen cables' length. They instantly attempted to put the ship about, and hailed the Olsen for the crew to alter her course, but being foreigners they could, not understand they, however , perceiving danger, us e d every effort on th e i r part to prevent co inin g in collision, but without effect. The con cussion was tremendous. The Olsen being the hi g h er received the most injury, the Vernon runniag com pletely own to the water's edge, carrying pletely into her bows d t besides causing other extensive away her own cutwa er, ‘7, ,- ;sels being disengaged from eacli a scene damage. it was discovered that the O lsen was sinking, when other , of the most painful description took place. Fortunately Captain Mattieson and his crew got on board of the Vern on itrtmediately, and in a few minutes afterwards the Olsen went down head foremost in deep water. The Vernon being in a very dangerous state, the master, Captain Grimlet, lost no time in making for Portsmouth, which he reached early on the following morning, and landed the crew of the Olsen, and his own passengers. In the course of Monday several yachts proceeded to the South Foreland for the purpose of nscertaining whether there was any chance of raising the ship,.but it is feared to be totally improcticable, in conse quence of her lying on her beam ends, and in very deep water. The vessel is stated to be insured, and the loss is supposed to be at least £2,ooo.—Times. MUNI) FASIIIONABLI: IZE GALA, TINDER THE IMMEDIATE PATRONA.GR OP SIR THOMAS BIRCH, BART., High Sheriff of tha County. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS DAY, (FRIDAY,) the 20th instant, th• Pro fessor will Exhibit the Extraordinary DISSOLVING BISCENASCOPE, or DIORAMA of SHADOWS, Illumi nated by the KONEOPHASTIC LIGHT, to be followed by the STORMING of St. JEAN D'ACRE, finishing with the Terrific Explosion of the POWDER MAGAZINE and GRAND ALLEGORICAL TABLEAU of VICTORY. The Dissolving Biscenascope to commence at Seven o'clock, and the Siege at a quarter-past Eight. ADMITTANCE, ONE SHILLING. And on MONDAY next, August 23, The celebrated Pyrotechnist, whose brilliant display on Monday last was witnessed with such general delight, will again present himself to the public, introducing on this occa sion the most novel and varied display of FIREWORKS, exhibiting the CHEF D'CEUVRE of all the Grand Pieces Fired by him on the Continent. The Gardens, which con tain so many natural advantages for display. will be BRIL LIANTLY ILLUMINATED, surpassing in arrangement all other attempts at gorgeous splendour. During the evening, commencing at four o'clock, the talented Professor will exhibit the DISSOLVING BISCENAS COPE, Illuminated by the Koneophastic Light, introducing at each Exhibition an entire change of beautiful subjects. To conclude with the SIEGE OF ST. JEAN D'ACRE, Terrific Springing of the Magazine, and brilliant Shower of Coloured Fires. The famous Brass Band will, during the evening, perform several select Pieces. Admittance, 2s.—Children, ls. Firing to commence at a quarter-past Eight o'clock. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL Under the Management of Mr. CLARKE, Sole Lessee THE PERFORMANCES DURING THE SUMMER SEASON WILL COMMENCE AT HALF-PAST SEVEN.-DOORS TO PE OPENED AT SEVEN The Public is respectfully informed that arrangements have been made with the following Eminent Performers : MADAME GRISI, SIGNORA ERNESTA GRISI, SIGNOR LABLACHE, SIGNOR MARIO, SIGNOR F. LABLACHE, For Four Representations of ITALIAN OPERAS, the first of which will take place This Evening, Friday, Aug. 20. CORNO PRIMO, SIGNOR PUZZI. CONDUCTOR, the Celebrated Pianist, M. BENEDICT. Mr. HARLEY, of the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, in his favourite character of Benjamin Bowbell. THIS present FRIDAY, August 20, the Entertainments will commence with the favourite Drama of THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER. Benjamin Bowbell After which, Bellini's Grand Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Amina Madame Grisi. Liza Elvino . Il Conte Rodolfo Teresa Alessio Notary Villagers, &c., &c., assisted by a Full Chorus. Monsieur BENEDICT will preside at the Piano-Forte. — Leader of the Orchestra, Mr. ALDRIDGE. — The Band, on this occasion, will be considerably augmented. In consequence of the great expense attending the En gagement, the prices of admission will be the same as on a similar occasion last season :—Lower Boxes, 6s. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, ls. 6 d. — The Box-office, for these nights, will be open daily, from Ten until Four o'clock. The Performance of each Evening will commence with a favourite English Drama. On TUESDAY next, the Opera I PURITAN', the principal characters in which will be sustained by Madam( Grisi, Signora E. Grisi, Signor Lablache (his first appear. ante in the Drama at Liverpool), Signor Mario, and Signoi F. Lablache. The other Nights of the Italian Opera will be THURSDAY Aug. 26, and FRIDAY, Aug. 27. Copyist and Prompter of the Italian Opera, Mr. GIO VANNI WALKER. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL Under the Management of Mr. CLARKE, Sole Lessee THE Public is respectfully informed that, in consequence of the rapturous applause with which Mademoiselle CERRITO, of Her Majesty's Theatre, London, has been received on each Evening, an arrangement has been made for FOUR NIGHTS MORE with that celebrated Dancer ; the first of which will take place on MONDAY next, August 23, and the second on WEDNESDAY, the 25th, being the only Two Nights she can appear next week in Liverpool, as she is Engaged to perform on other Nights at the Theatre-Royal, Manchester. To give every effect to the Dances, Mons. GUERRA, Ballet Master and Principal Dancer of her Majesty's Theatre is also Re-engaged, and will appear with Mademoiselle CERRITO. Miss O'BRYAN, one of the principal Dancers of her Ma jesty's Theatre, is also Re-engaged for Four Nights more. To give variety to the Entertainments of the week, Mr. HARLEY, of the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, is Re engaged, and will appear on MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY next, in favourite Dramas. Mademoiselle CERRITO'S BENEFIT will take place on MONDAY, August 30th. Prices of Admission—Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d.; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, ls. The Box-office will be open daily, when Tickets may be had, and places in the Boxes taken, of Mr.i Minster, from Ten until Four. No places canbe secured unless tickets are taken. Doors to be opened at Seven, and the Performance to commence at Half-past Seven. Places for Mademoiselle Cerrito's Nights may be taken daily from Tent until Four. i ra t a nt from guclt at fcehlc attack no WO We tall merely add, that if the Mercury's statement be .lowed as the true cause of that glorious change which as taken place in the political sentiments of Liverpool, is the strongest condemnation that could possibly be ttered against the sophistical and miserable inanities f the mock philosophy, or, rather, mesmeric humbug nd nonsense of which the Mercury himself is so emi- Lent a teacher. "Nearly one-third of the population of Liverpool," says this veracious ranter, " profess the Roman Catholic creed, which for centuries was the creed of their and our forefathers ; and for a conscientious adherence to the religion in which they have been born and educated they have been publicly stigmatized, as men regardless of the sanctity of an oath, and, of course, as men in whom it would not be safe to re pose any confidence." None but a bad cause requires the support of false- ►ood. It is not true that the Roman Catholics have wen stigmatised for " a conscientious adherence to the •eligion in which they have been born ;" but such of hem as have shown thems.ves " regardless of the 3anctity of an oath" have been stigmatised, and justly stigmatised for such scandalous breach of faith. The portals of the constitution were thrown widely open to them upon the solemn pledge and assurance that they would use no privilege which they should attain, to do any injury to the Established Church ; and yet on how many occasions have Roman Catholics used their privi leges directly in the teeth of this pledge, and sought to deprive the Church either of property or influence by availing themselves of the position at which they arrived by means of these now violated oaths and pledges ? The men who have acted thus have been their own stigmatisers, and have proclaimed themselves much more than their bitterest foes, " as men in whom it would not be safe to repose any confidence." With regard to their creed, it has been distinctly proved that the perjury complained of has arisen from he doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church respect ing oaths—oaths especially made with those whom she I , charitably calls heretics, and oaths made against her interests; and, as a fomenter and fosterer of perjury, she also stigmatises herself, and is most justly echoed in the charge by others. But, says the Mercury, Popery was "the religion of our forefathers ;" true, and our forefathers did not leave it, it is to be hoped, for nothing. They left it then, we beg to remind him, for this very reason amongst others, that it encouraged perjury, and be cause it so overlaid truth with falsehood that they had no choice but to come out of it altogether, that they might not be " partakers of her sins and receivers of her plagues." If others abide in it, they must take the consequences —consequences which neither we nor others who may agree in our opinions seek to aggra vate, but which we would earnestly caution them against, as well for their own sakes as for that of others. " Our ancient" next talks of the " hell upon earth" we should have "if the Catholic priesthood in this town, in retaliation for the incessant insults heaped on their creed by the bigots whose words we have just quoted, should, in their turn, revile and ridicule the creed of their calumniators ; should they from the pulpit denounce Protestants as men utterly regardless of the sanctity of an oath," &c, And is our ancient such a simpleton as to imagine that the Popish priest. hood in this town do not retaliate in the way he refers to ? But the difference in the case is this, that the Protestant creed defies them, and only laughs at all their denunciations. Fair and open contoversy indeed the Popish priesthood are rather shy of; but as to denouncing all other creeds, it is of the very essence of their system, and they never omit the practice. But we must hasten to a conclusion, and this we shall do by quoting one more passage from the article before us—a passage in which the learned Editor shews himself worthy of the chair of liberalism, and one who by the peculiar care he takes to arrive at truth himself, . _ must be admirably well qualified to communicate it to others. He says : " The writer of this article has not visited a Catholic place of worship half a score of times in his life, but he is on habits of intimacy with some good practical Christians who profess the Roman Catholic creed, and who regularly attend the chapels, men whose bare word carries more weight with him than would the oath of some of their clerical calumniators, and on the authority of these worthy persons we venture to assert that the Catholic priests never indulge in denuncia tion of the creeds of the Protestants, or others who differ from them, so that in this respect the orthodox Orange poli tical parsons are left alone in their glory.' " Here is a remarkably fine specimen of that humbug thing which men call Liberalism. The writer is certainly an admirer of holy water and the sacrifice of the mass; although he, seldom goes to take the benefit of either, and evidently thinks that they do by some mysterious means produce "good practical Christians" —and " men whose bare word carries more weight with him than the oath of some Clergymen." He ought then to read his recantation and go to mass ; we cannot conceive what hinders him. But this is only a preparatory flourish which is to usher in the important fact that he the learned friend afore mentioned does not believe that " the Catholic priests ever indulge in denunciations of the creed of the Protestants !" He would not believe it, not he; it would be quite illiberal to do so ; but by the by there is a case in point for him on this subject. There was an Irish fellow caught once stealing a sheep—taken as they say, "in the manour ;" half-a-dozen witnesses swore point blank against him, and he was asked what he had to say in his defence. Oh, a great deal, said he ; these paltry half-dozen fellows say they saw me doing it, but what signifies that ? I can get twenty that will swear they never saw me. Just so it is with the Mercury and his good practical Christian" witnesses. We wou recommend him to make a tour in Ireland ; perhaps that might have some effect upon his credulity, or in credulity rather; but liberalism is with him become so inveterate that we would not undertake peremptorily for his cure even by such means ; if we can prevent others from being infected, it is as much as we may tho two holio, both Using now, in 'Tito of Whigiory, once more happily of ono mind ag to all leading prin. The recent untoward news from China and the American States may be looked upon as undesiyned preparatives,—but in the light of preparatives they may, nevertheless, be regarded. In this point of view, the Whigs may be considered as having been preparing to go from the first moment they made their way to power ; certainly, no men could work better for their own downfall than they have done. If the last news from Macao may be relied upon, the horrific destruc tion of tea and tea-chests therein set forth ought to sit heavily on the souls of the Whigs, and blast their reputation for ever in the opinion not merely of tee totallers, but of all tea-drinking men, women, and children throughout the realm. The emperor's "chops" must absolutely command the total annihilation of all teas by his dutiful subjects ; also of rhubarb, and other articles necessary for " English barbarians." Would that his " chops" could reach beyond his own dominions ; we should have no objection, for our part, to his chopping off the heads of blundering blockheads who presume to undertake the management of affairs for which neither art nor nature had given them any competency. The Conservative Parliament convened by an anti- Conservative administration, assembled yesterday for the first time. The swearing in of the new members would occupy the remainder of the week, and the opening of the session by a royal address is not to take place till Tuesday next. Her Majesty, it is stated, will not attend in person to deliver the speech of her ministers—very much to their disappointment. Their organ, the Globe, indeed assigns as the reason for this, the interesting situation in which the Queen is at present understood to be. We are happy to be lieve, however, that her Majesty enjoys most excellent health, and that it is quite possible some other cause, not quite so agreeable to the Whigs, may have in- fluenced her determination. The Liberals have never failed to boast that that tower of strength which con sists in having not only the Queen's name, but the sovereign personally and entirely on their side, be longed to them, and exulted in the thought, that even in their most pitiably degraded state, her Majesty would continue to shed the lustre of her smiles upon their adversity. However disagreeable it would neces sarily be to her feelings to deliver a speech from the throne, containing recommendations—for such we are given to understand the forthcoming speech will con tain—entirely distasteful to the majority of her hearers —and a speech to which she must be aware that a dis approving answer would unavoidably be given—her ministers, nevertheless, presumed to flatter themselves that she would go through this painful duty, and do even more to show her attachment to liberal opinions. The case, in point of fact, is likely to be otherwise ; her Majesty, it is now confessed, will not speak the speech, and consigns the task to the ordinary com missioners; whether fer the cause assigned by the ministerial organ —or, the much more feasible one, of dislike to so unenviable a duty under existing political circumstances, we leave it to our readers to conjecture. The royal speech, as we have observed, will recom mend to the adoption of parliament the debated mea sures of sugar, timber, and corn, and, of necessity, must elicit an amended address—and that amended address will inevitably be carried. The predicament is an unpleasant one; but as it is one wantonly and in decently brought about by ministers, on their heads be the consequences visited. It is a circumstance of alleviation, however, that, as we have said, her Majesty will not herself be the deliverer of the obnoxious speech—and that being delivered by commissioners, there will be the less difficulty in treating it as in every respect the manifesto, and that only, of a beaten and •etiring cabinet The "all denominations" opened their council at Manchester on Tuesday, and made a most miserable show of it. They came flocking to the metropolis Of *actory labour, it is said, to the number of 600, ar upwards ; but, somehow, on arriving there, they ap peared to shy the senate house, and not more than ourth or fifth part attended bodily. The first day's proceedings were quite characteristic of the assembly, and " dissent" among the " Dissenters" was very new bringing them to a sudden and lamentable finale The first point on which they debated was, how they should begin. Some were for opening the business with prayer, and others were against it. " Can two walk together except they be agreed ?" This was a difficult point to determine ; but a burly Popish priest from Ireland whacked the table, stamped the floor, and with many furious gestures and a voice of thunder, entered such a protest against saying " prayers," that the poor Independents, Quakers, Shakers, Seekers, and other " denominations" took flight, and surrender ed at discretion to the reverend but irate representative of the scarlet lady. So prayers were voted out, and the godly men gave their attention to the order of the day. The Rev. Pye Smith then read a written dis course on free trade, which brought down the meeting to near one o'clock—a serious hour in Manchester— that hour, above all others, most devoutly observed therein in the all-important business of renewing and refreshing the inner man. It was then announced ... that the — assembly must adjourn for the purpose of feeding nn something more substantial than the pie they had just had, and suffer elsewhere for their coun try, by reason of Tory oppression and monopoly, on English roast beef and home-grown and made plum pudding; after enduring this hardship, at the expense chiefly of the millocrats, they were to resume their arduous labours again at four o'clock. And again, accordingly, they did meet at the hour appointed ; but by this time they began to take a more solid view of things, and finding, by experience, that t a lking on a subject which peonle know nothing about, is not so easy a task, they wisely brought Mr. Alder man Richard Cobden, M.P., and a Lord Ducie along with them to insense them a little upon the mysteries of political economy and free trade in grain. So ended the first day's " conference," which certainly gives great promise of what is to follow. The idea of men proposing to enlighten parliament and the country on a topic concerning which they are obliged to avow themselves, at the first blush, totally ignorant, and to crave some little instruction from a professed corn-law doctor, is really so exceedingly preposterous and ridi culous, that we shall not be at all surprised to find the whole affair terminate, shortly and suddenly, in broad farce. It would be already ludicrous, if it were not in some degree pitiable and distressing. TO CORRESPONDENTS The Dumfries Courier of the 16th instant, quotes an article, headed "When will trade improve", as from the LIVER POOL STANDARD. We assure our Scotch readers that we have never held (except in abhorrence) the sentiments that our cannie contemporary has attributed to us. Sufficient has already been said on the subject noticed by "J P." If "R H C" will in confidence furnish us with his name, we shall have something to say to the lecturer whose ob servations have caused his animadversions. Cht Eibtrpoot &tanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, 1841 We inserted in our last the Mercury's gross calumny upon this great commercial town so emphatically pnt forth in these words—viz., " that in this our native " town, intolerance and the absence of true Christian " feeling are more disgustingly prominent than in any " other town in the kingdom, or any part of the world " with the history of which we are at all acquainted." That this most foul and calumnious charge is altoge ther false and unfounded, anybody who knows any thing of the numerous, respectable, and enlightened inhabitants of Liverpool will most readily admit; and, for its own sake, we do not attempt the refutation : it will be sufficient to say a few words touching the source from which it springs. And, in the first place, it is the railing of a grievously chagrined, aged, and disap pointed Cynic, who, supposing that he had founded a sect sour and cynical as himself, is sorely amazed to find that in the hour of need the themes fly from him ; the pupils whom he had been so long drilling and on whom he thought he could rely, scatter ; and himself left alone to roll his tub, or vent his rage like another Timon " Let me look back upon thee, 0 thou wall, That girdlest in those wolves! Dive in the earth, And fence not Athens ! Matrons, turn incontinent ! Obedience fail in children! * * * * * * * Plagues incident to men, Your potent and infectious fevers heap On Athens, ripe for stroke! Thou cold sciatica, Cripple our councillors, that their limbs may halt As lamely as their manners !" With the defeat of Sir Joshua Walmsley and the Foreign Secretary Whiggery died a natural death in Liverpool, and Liberalism is now a worn out, decayed, and exploded fallacy. Can we be surprised then at the crackbrain raving of a veteran who piqued himself on being an adept in the art, and hugged himself in the imagination that he had thoroughly befooled the world with its mysteries ? We hear his shrill pipe whiitling in the wind, and we gather up the Sybil leaves that he scatters about ; but we catch the echo of the one and preserve the fragments of the other only as memorials of impotent rage and detected folly. He fumes and sputters about "intolerance," as if he himself did not stand forth a living disproof of the ac cusation. No placid horsepond has been disturbed by the sousing of his person ; no friendly pump has been wedded to his ears since this saucy impertinence was uttered ; nay, the niaiseries, lying, and stupidity of his parte feuille are endured; and yet it is of a town and people who tolerate so much that this brazen calumni ator says, they are " intolerant and unchristian ! " Why patient and christian endurance so extraordinary is worthy of being inscribed upon our crest, and will pass into a proverb. But we promised to advert to some other portions of his tirade. And first, he attributes the reverse of for tune which his party have sustained in Liverpool, not to the loathing and disgust which people everywhere begin to feel to the false teaching and delusions of Whiggery, but to the influence of the clergy. " Li verpool," says the anile railer, " is cursed with the presence of meddling Irish Orange parsons, who pro stitute the pulpit to factious party purposes, and evince their piety by inciting one portion of the Christian community to hate and revile the other." Prodigious preachers an d mos t comma nding revolutionisers these " Iri s h Orange Parsons," who could give the Mercury such lo ng odds, a n d b ea t hi m soundly at his own game in so sh ort a time! How little stamina must there have been in Liberalism to give way so rapidly, and sink at once before the invasion of two or three simple, unattended parsons from Ireland 1 What sort of base thing, we ask, must the religion or the policy of Libe ralism be, that should flee like a coward, or die upon hope for. Whilst the Whigs have been making all necessary preparations for their own departure, we are delighted to say, that the weather has, within the last few days, given the most unequivocal token of appr9bation of such a proceeding on their part. The Whigs go out, and the Whig weather we have so long had goes out along with them ; this is a most happy circumstance, well worthy of national commemoration. Is it not curious to remark, that the barometer of the free traders should rise with the prospect of national calamity, and that they have been exuberant in spirits whilst serious uneasiness was felt by all reflecting and impartial men concerning the failure reasonably apprehended but a short time since in the instant har vest. It is a striking proof how much Liberalism prefers its petty political, or economical principle to the primary wants and most indispensable necessities of the people. They were joyous in the supposition that the ' 6 elements fought against Sir Robert Peel ;" but their hilarity has, we trust, been premature ; in deed, we consider that it would have been so in any case, inasmuch as the " sliding scale," which accom modates itself to the circumstances of the country, affords a palpable advantage over an Bs. fixed duty, which must either be abandoned altogether, or sus tained as a very grievous imposition, in the event of such a misfortune as our most patriotic free traders have been looking for. As to that " regular trade" which they anticipate as the result of a fixed duty, it is almost superfluous to repeat, that such a trade can never be established witimut an equally regular loss to the British agriculturist. Amongst the Ministerial preparatives for exit, our le those of ~ readers have, of course, no ticed the p romo ti ons t o an d o peerage, n ew c announced:reatio sar in last Friday's rejected Gazette. c andidates" — Sir Henry Pamell now Baron Congleton —Sir Richard Hussey ;lan Threein the , now Baron Vivian— and Lord Belfast, now Bai !on Ennishorven and Car rickfergus. All these have been lately ' rejected by the electors whose suffrages they claimed. Of the other promotions we have only to say, that they have been bestowed, almost without an exception, not as rewards for distinguished services in the field or i n t h e sena t e , but openly and undisgu.lsedly as the recompense of electioneering success, or ' of sacrific es i ncurre d i n t h e fruitless contests against Lonservative opponents. Cer tainly, no men have ever been more liberal in the use, or rather abuse, of the; royal prerogative than the democratic Whigs, during their day of pow er; b ut i t is a satisfaction to kno' N, that with all their wholesale creations and pitchfork ing, they have not been able to bear down the Consul native majority in the House of Lords. We shall hear no more of ‘ collision" between THE LUCKY CORN SPECULATORS We rather imagine that, when profit and loss accounts are summed up and balanced, the recent anti-corn-law agitation will be found, by some gentlemen we could point out, to have been the most profitable agitation hitherto discovered. Pity it is that Daniel O'Connell should have been a cousellor instead of a corn dealer ; that Lord Palmerston should not have handled samples of grain instead of " touching the Spanish ;" that William Rathbone's Yankee beef was not flour, or that Joseph Hume should have omitted, in the course of his travels, to exchange his " Greek" for a few cargoes of Odessa wheat ! All men, however, are not born to be fortunate. All men have not " greatness thrust upon them," as have not a few of our speculators, in this year of whig anti-corn-law agitation. We remember a time—not very long past—when corn speculators found it somewhat difficult to raise markets to the precise pitch required ; when it was somewhat difficult to convince the public, except upon very strong grounds, of the fact of a deficient harvest ; and still more difficult to induce it cheerfully to pay the advanced prices demanded for bread and flour. This year, however —thanks to the exertions of the whig press, local and metropolitan—the only difficulty has been in raising prices fast enough to meet the craving desire of whig consumers for a dear loaf. From all parts of the country, disastrous accounts of mildew, blight, rain, flood, and every description of calamity which corn "is heir to," have poured in upon the lucky speculator in this popu lar commodity ; and the " bad weather" prophets, who are usually to be met with about this season of the year upon all our corn exchanges, have had nothing to do but cull, out of the abundant materials at their disposal, the most spicy paragraphs for their circulars. As the rain came down, corn and the whig ministry were to go up ; and when so laudable a consummation was to be effected, it need scarcely be told how lovingly the speculator and the politician have worked together, inspired by the chorus sung by a hundred whig journalists—" The rain it raineth every day The result we need not dilate upon. Some hundred thou sand pounds, in good hard gold, will find their way into the pockets of the gentlemen of Mark-lane, and some hundred thousand quarters of foreign wheat, at a nominal duty, into the granaries of England, to be paid for in English gold. What the English farmer has been doing to permit this juggle, so prejudicial to hie own and the country's Interests , we know not ; but we shrewdly Suspect, that he has been listening more to the representations of those " exclusive organs" which the Agricultural Association have provided him with than to the teaching of his own good sense and observation. Bye and bye we may have a few words on the subject of these said " organs," which, perhaps, on exami nation, may turn out to be quite as much the organs of the corn speculator as of the farmer. THE " MANCHESTER GUARDIAN" AND OURSELVES We are compelled to defer replying to some remarks of the Manchester Guardian of Saturday last, which, indeed, we should have noticed on Tuesday, had they not at that time escaped our observation. Our contemporary writes, as is not unusual with him, in somewhat of a vain- glorious spirit ; and is afraid that the statement of ours upon which he comments, " appearing as it does in a Liverpool paper, where parties connected with the public press ought to know something about cotton, will very likely be copied and commented upon as being unques tionably true, and will be accepted as fact by that large class of persons who do not give themselves the trouble of investi gating statements of the kind." The public, we doubt not, will fully appreciate the Guardian's anxiety in behalf of the class of persons in question, and we dare say are not disposed to deny that, as in duty bound, he himself ought to be tolera bly informed upon any subject of which " cotton" is a com ponent part ; but we are inclined ourselves to suspect, that at the very moment whilst so coolly setting us down as ignorant, and so flippantly—and somewhat impertinently—impugning , as mere " assertion," the statement of Lord Sandon which we commented upon, our contemporary was well aware that, in fact, the statement of the noble lord and our remarks upon it were strictly correct. We will, however, leave our read ers to judge of this ; and for the present only request of our contemporary to moderate his contempt of us, until he is certain of our inability to resist so doubty an assailant. LOCAL NEWS BOOKKEEPING AND WRITING. — These two invaluable accomplishments are taught with great perfection by Mr. Thompson, and we can renew our recommendation of him to the notice of our readers. • . WORKS ON CONSUMPTION.—Mr. Cronin, we perceive, is about to publish another medical work. The subject is a highly interesting one, namely, consumption. SCHOOL BOOKS. — We beg leave to draw the attention of the principals of schools to the advertisements of Messrs. Cradock and Co., relating to works of education. These excellent books are all highly necessary to the instruction of Before the Wesle) an Conference broke up, the thanks of the Conference were presented to George Heald, Esq., for having presented to the Connexion, free of debt, a chapel, near Liverpool, on which he has expended about £2OOO. PAINTER'S PARLIAMENTARY GUIDE FOR 1.841.—Mr. Painter has just published a very useful and handy little book under this title—the cost is only Gd. It contains every pos sible information upon matters relative to the constitution of this country in lords and commons, and about the throne. The list of members is made up to the latest return. It con tains also the addresses of the peers and members of the house. MRS. WARE'S New WORK.—In the colums of the Standard have occasionally appeared several very elegant poems from the pen of Mrs. Katherine A. Ware, an Ameri can lady, residing in Liverpool. Mrs. Ware is now in London arranging about the publication of a series of poems. The work may shortly be expected. From the taste, fancy, and high merit of the productions we have seen, and inserted in our publication, the book may be looked for with anxiety by the lovers of literature. Mrs. Ware, some years ago, edited the Boston Bower of Taste, a magazine of some celebrity in the United States. ---- - SHIP LYDIA.—The ship Lydia, belonging to C. W. and F. Shand, which sailed from Antigua on the night of the Bth May last, arrived here on the 2d June, and discharged a full cargo of sugar and molasses—took on board three hundred tons of goods, sailed again on the afternoon of the 7th, and arrived in Antihua on the night of the 11 July, having made the round in the unprecedented short period of 56 days. She took out the first accounts of the defeat of ministers on Sir R. Peel's motion " of want of confidence," which was bailed with great joy by all the loyal people of Antigua. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. — The fete on Monday went off with great eclat, and so greatly were the entertainments ap proved of, that the proprietor intends giving another gala on Monday next, when the fireworks and illuminations will be repeated. The devices in anchors, birds, flowers, quadru peds, &c., were greatly admired. The storming of d'Aere is an astonishing exhibition. All strangers should visit those gardens, which may be termed, and truly, one of the lions of Liverpool. The Biscenascope will be exhibited to-night. THE ETNA.—We were much gratified this week with a visit on board the barque Etna, which is now a receiving ship for her majesty's service at this port, and we cannot do less than express our approval of the admirable and well conducted way in which the Etna is disciplined : her truly well-tried commander, Lieutenant Wilson, is an " above board" officer, and long servitude ought not to be lost sight of. We sigh in vain for some notice in the way of preferment being taken of the tried lieutenant of 26 years' standing. SUDDEN DEATH.—A melancholy instance of the awful uncertainty of human life occurred at Runcorn on Monday last. A gentleman of the name of Mr. Samuel Whiteley, of Halifax, Yorkshire, after having landed at Runcorn, from Liverpool, by the steam-boat, proceeded to the canal, with the intention of going forward to Manchester by the fly boat, but he bad scarcely been seated a moment, when he leaned back and expired instantly. The deceased's complaint was an affection of the heart, and, as he was behind the other passengers for some distance, it is supposed, in his anxiety to reach the boat, he used too violent exertion, which termi nated his existence without a moment's warning. THE BRITISH MISCELLANY AND CHESS-PLAYER'S CHRONICLE. R. Hastings, London.—We have now re ceived this weekly publication up to No. 14, and can confirm the favourable opinion of it which we expressed in a former notice. Among the games first published before us, we are pleased to observe several by members of the chess club of this town. No. 10 contains the game recently won of the Armagh cluh,and N 0.13 has one beautifully contested by the president of the Liverpool club, against the first player of the day, Mr. St. Amant. The claims of Deschapelles and of his competitor, Mr. Lewis, we do not overlook, but, as both these gentlemen appear to have relinquished public contests in the game, we consider them defunct as chess players, and believe no other living player can successfully compete with the victor of Boncourt and of Szen. We conclude with a re petition of our former dictum, —that no amateur of chess should be without the Chess-player's Chronicle. THE LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—A memorial, said to be signed by upwards of seventy attorneys of Manchester, having been presented to the judges now on the northern circuit, praying amongst other matters, for an alteration in the order and arrangement for trying causes for the hundreds of West Derby and Salford ; and that those from the hundred of Salford should be tried in future the first. A counter memo rial has been signed by eighty-seven of the principal attor neys of Liverpool, in favour of continuing the present mode, by which the causes ectered for each of those hundreds take precedence alternately of each other, and has been presented to the judges by Mr. Richard Brooke, on behalf of the Li verpool attorneys : and a counter memorial;of a similar ten dency from the Law Library has been laid before them by Mr. Payne, as chairman of that association. WALTON BAZAAR AND FANCY FAIR.—It will be seen, by reference to the advertisement, that this grand fancy fair will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next. We are as sured by members of the committee of management that no pains are or will be spared to render the fete highly attract ive, and that visiters may depend on enjoying a treat of no ordinary kind, whether they regard the number and quality of the ladies' stalls, the beauty and extent of the gardens for promenading, the great variety of plants and flowers, or the efficiency and excellence of the bands of music provided for the occasion. Thisfe'te is to be held in the beautiful gardens of Mr. Skirving, Walton. The affair will be one of the most brilliant ever got up in the neighbourhood. We believe the materiel has come in in abundance. " The stock-in-trade" will be beyond precedent. A sight of the stall-holders, it is expected, will be worth all the money alone ; for the loveliest witches in the county have come forward to aid the intentions of the committee. THE PRUSSIAN ARMY.—The Prussian State Gazette of the 7th instant publishes the following statement relative to the staff of the army, which is composed of 143 generals and 665 officers. Amongst the first are two honorary field marshals, the Duke of Wellington, colonel of the 28th Regiment of Infantry, and Count Zieten, colonel of the 4th Regiment of Hussars ; 14 generals of cavalry and of in fantry, of whom five are princes of the royal family, viz., the Prince of Prussia, the Princes Frederick, William, Henry, and Augustus ; 35 lieutenant-generals, of whom one is a prince of the royal family (Charles); 92 major-generals, of whom two are princes of the royal familly (Albert and William Adelbert.) Amongst the other royal princes, Prince Waldemar is major, the two Princes Alexander and George are sub-lieutenants. Amongst the foreigners, colo nels of regiments are the Emperor of Russia and his son the Grand Duke Michael, the Kings of Wurtemberg and Hol land, and the Grand Duke of Baden. THEATRE ROYAL. Have you been to see Cerrito ? if not, you must do so. When the enraptured lover saw Alice Grey he declared, " She was all that fancy painted her," but we defy fancy the most vivid to picture Cerrito. Words are but faint vehicles to express the loveliness of this charming danseuse. She appears before you like a fairy creature ; you are captivated at once; you welcome her—she bounds forward—now rises like a rocket—only she does not go quite so high—and alights like a flake of snow on a velvet lawn ; now she turns on her charming little toes vith the velocity of a multiplying wheel, seeming all the while Between two worlds, hovering like a star" — then she gracefully sinks, with a sweet smile upon her face, the very impersonation of a sylph, or " a pens just loosed from its cage." Those who will not admit a genius in dancing should, by all means, see Cerrito, and let them ask themselves how many years it would take to teach them to execute one pas even, with her inimitable grace, and be able so " To trip it, as they go, On the light, fantastic toe." The beautiful pas de Quatre, from the " Lac de Fees," was danced by Mademoiselle Cerrito, Monsieur Guerra, Miss Webster, and Miss O'Brian. The figures and move ments are composed by Signor Guerra, and are extremely beautiful and full of grace. Mons. Guerra is a splendid dancer ; he is decidedly the first of the day ; his style is superb, his maniere is manly and elegant, his entrechats are brilliant, his a plomb is firm, while his pirouettes and tours de force are wonderfully effective and well managed. The Styrienne is a charming dance. On Wednesday it was encored. The concluding waltz is a most extraordinary, we may say astonishing, performance ; it is positively wonderful. The applause it met with was immense. Mademoiselle Cerrito danced a cachuca splendidly on Wednesday night, as a Gitana. In fact, she has delighted all by her exquisite skill, and wrung a cheer from those " all unu se d t o th e cheering mood." Miss O'Brian is an excellent and talented dancer, Miss Webster has only the misfortune to have an Enght6 name—if she bore one from sunny Italy, Spain, or anywhere but "this bright isle," she would be pronounced an artiste of astonishing promise : that she is so, none can deny. We look upon her as possessed of great talents. Her style is excellent, and her execution brilliant. Her dancing has not been thrown into the shade by being compared with Cerrito's. While we indulge thus in speaking of new friends, we must not forget old ones. Harley the versatile, droll, I, has been making " laugh ter Humphreys, Lubin Log, gay,te r and ol hold bothnirthhis st sides, as a s rl Tom, Billy Lackaday, and other capital characters. He has been well supported by Messrs. Baker, Holl, Vivash, Chap • lin, and Slaiter, Miss Honner,and Madame Simon. This evening, the Opera Company make their appearance. The house will be very full, no doubt. Go soon, and stand not to the order of your going —those who wish to hear them. SOVTII LANCASHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES CROWN COURT.—TUESDAY. (Before Lord Chief Justice DENMAN.) The business commenced at nine o'clock with the mint cases. KNOWINGLY UTTERING. John Dickinson, 38, and Mary Brice, 38, were charged with having, on the 29th July last, at Manchester, feloniously uttered to Mary Bailey a counterfeit half-crown, and with having had in their possession eight other counterfeit half crowns. The Attorney-General for the county and Mr. Pollock appeared for the prosecution. On the 29th July last, the two prisoners went into the Bird-in-hand public-house, kept by Isaac Bailey, Great Ancoats-street, Manchester, - and pur chased three-penny-worth of liquor. They gave the landlady a half-sovereign, and she returned them two half-crowns, four shillings, a sixpence, and threepence. Shortly after wards the female prisoner called the landlady iside, and re quested her to return the half-sovereign, and she would re turn her the silver which she had received, and make it up ten shillings, as if she retained the change her husband would spend it. She put the•change into Mrs. Bailey's hand, and Mrs. Bailey immediately discovered a bad half-crown amongst it. She, of course, taxed the prisoners with having substi tuted a bad half-crown for a good one. They denied it, and the male prisoner seized Mrs. Bailey's hand, and, after a struggle, he took from her the bad half-crown, which she had marked with her teeth. He immediately produced another, and protested that it was a good one, which was the fact. A police-officer was called in, who took the prisoners into cus tody. Two good half-crowns were found upon the man. The woman, on being searched, threw away a bag, containing nine half-crowns, all cast from the same mould. Amongst them was the half-crown which the man had taken from Mrs. Bailey, which she had marked with her teeth. The jury, after a long consultation, found both prisoners guilty. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, the male prisoner had been four times convicted, the female prisoner once. They were indicted only for a misdemeanour. They were sentenced to two years imprisonment and hard labour. MAKING BASE SHILLINGS. John Fisher, aged 43, and George Barker, 25, were charged with having, at Little Bolton, on the 31st May, feloniously made and counterfeited twenty-eight pieces of coin, intended to resemble and pass for certain of the Queen's current coin called shillings. Sergeant Atcherly and Mr. Pollock for the prosecution, and Mr. Wilkins for the defence. The police constables of Bolton having received informa tion that•the prisoners were coiners, went, on the 31st May, to the residence of Barker, where they found the two prison ers, one of whom endeavoured to make his escape. Another man did make his escape. Several materials and implements used in coining were found on the premises. In a basin of water, near the fire-place, were twenty-eight base shillings, which appeared to have been newly cast. They had probably been put into the basin to cool, as both the shillings and the water were warm. On each of the prisoners a bad sixpence was found, and twelve counterfeit groats were found in another part of the premises. The jury found the prisoners guilty. Two witnesses were called, who gave Barker a good character. His lordship sentenced him to transportation for life, postponing the sen tence on Fisher, for the purpose of giving him an opportunity of producing any evidence as to his formir course of life. His lordship deemed that there was some distinction in the case of the last-named prisoner, as he did not reside on the premises, and might have been unwittingly led into the offence. COINING_ Tames Crossley, 30, and Margaret Crossley, 28, were charged with having made eighty counterfeit sixpences, at Whalley. The Attorney-General and Mr. Pollock appeared for the prosecution, and the prisoners were undefended. Part of the proof, in this case, rested on the testimony of a man named Abraham Mitchell, who had made acquaintance with the prisoners, and who had informed the police of their proceedings, and upon the evidence of a woman who had her self been accused of coining. These two testified to the fact of the prisoners having been seen employed in the act of making sixpences. The male prisoner averred that Michael himself took the moulds and other materials to his house, and cast a number of sixpences, melting down bad shillings for the purpose. The police officers went to the house, and found moulds and other materials usually found in casting counterfeits, with several base sixpences and shillings. His LORDSHIP expressed a strong opinion that the em• ployment of individuals for the purpose of bringing crimes tc light by espionage was extremely reprehensible, and fre. quently productive of great evil. The jury inquired if Mitchell were to receive anything or the conviction of the prisoners. It appeared that he had re. ceived regular wages, and that nothing tut ned on this con• viction. The jury found the prisoners guilty, but recommender them to mercy under the opinion that they had been the dupes of others. Sergeant ATCHERLEY said that the male prisoner had but just been released, after having served two years in Lancaster Castle. HIS LORDSHIP deferred passing sentence. FORGERY. Charles Thompson, aged 36, a very respectable looking man, was charged with having feloniously passed a receipt for money, with intent to defraud the Sheffield and Man chester Railway Company. Mr. Brandt and Mr. Hulton appeared for the prosecution: Mr. Shaw for the defence. The prisoner was secretary to the Sheffield and Manches. ter Railway Company. An account of £447 was due to Messrs. Mawdsley of this town for advertising. The pri soner drew that amount from the directors, but remitted only £347. An acknowledgment was transmitted, and Thompson, it was alleged, had altered the word " three into " four." John Dalton one of the directors of the Sheffield and Manchester Railway Company, stated that in September 1839, the prisoner was in the employ of the company a secretary. They had an account with Gore and Son of this town, for advertising. On September 25th, a meeting o the directors was held at Glossop, and Gore and Son's ac. count was brought forward by Mr. Thompson, and ordered to be paid. A cheque was drawn for the amount on the ► District . Bank of Manchester and Liverpool. The cheque was handed over to Mr. Thomson. Witness and Mr. Sykes signed the cheque, and the body of it was in the handwriting . of the prisoner. It was handed to him, and his duty was to send it to the party in whose favour it was drawn. The re ceipts of parties were usually pasted in the voucher-book. (The receipt from Messrs. Gore was produced.) The letter r in the word four the witness thought was like the writing of Mr. Thompson. The word altogether was like the general character of his hand. Mr. Cunningham cashier to the District Bank, stated that on the 26th September, 1839, the prisoner presented the cheque for payment. It was paid ; £lOO being given it cash, and a letter of credit for £317, payable to Messr Gore and Son, of this town. Thomas Kerrison, clerk to Messrs. Mawdsley, (Gore Son), proved that in September, 1839, the Rail , Way . Company owed them £447, and that they, in that month, received a remittance of £317, which was acknowledged. The letter of acknowledgment was handed in. Mr. Kerrison showed that the word " three" had been altered to "four." A letter from Mr. Thomson, which accompanied the letter of credit, was read. It set forth the total sum remitted, namely, £347, and that some of the accounts for advertising in other papers having come in, the balance was retained till another audit of the board, he would call and see Messrs. Mawdsley (Gore and Son), respecting the accounts. Mr. Kerrison stated that he never had any conversation with Mr. Thompson on the subject of the letter. Mr. James Mawdsley stated, that he was a partner in the firm of Gore and Son ; there were more than two partners. Mr. Thomson called a month or two after the letter alluded to arrived. Cross-examined. —Did not arrange that Mr Thompson was to pay the deficient £lOO by an acceptance. Mr. Thompson proposed that mode, but it was not acceded to. He (Mr. Thomson) then proposed to pay by instalments. He (Mr. Mawdsley) agreed to that. By Mr. BR ANDT.-Mr. Thomson stated that the directors were displeased that he had given such extensive orders for advertisements, and he would therefore pay the residue out of his own pocket. That was the reason why he (Mr. Mawdsley) acceded to the proposal to pay by instalments. Mr. SHAW took several slight objections to the form of the indictment, none of which was entertained. He then ad dressed the jury at some length in favour of the prisoner. The jury found the prisoner guilty. HORSE-STEALING. Thomas Wright, alias Tommy Boots, aged 26, was charged with having stolen a horse, the property of Wm. Baker. Mr. Hutton conducted t he prosecution. Mr. Baker, it appeared, had a flat in the canal from Northwich, and the prisoner, who possessed a ho r se, w as made captain of this flat, his horse drawing it. Baker, having made some disbursements on account of the prisoner, agreed to purchase the horse for seven guineas, and a balance was struck between them, and the ho rse was d e li vere d to Mr. Baker. The prisoner continued in Mr. Baker's service, and shortly afterwards sold the horse a ga i n i n M a nchester, to James Thomas , a publican, for £2 10s. The jury found the prisoner guilty. A good character was given to the prisoner, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, the first and last week in solitary confinement. William Randall, aged 19, a re s p ec t a ble -looking but evi dently exceedingly i mpudent young man, was charged with having, at Salford, stolen a horse, gig, and harness, the pro perty of Mr. John Sharpies. Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Monteith conducted the prosecution. On the 10th of May last the prisoner called at the livery stables kept by Mr. Sharpies, in Manchester, and calling for the stable keeper, asked for a saddle-horse, saying that lie had left his own mare at a stable, to the owner of which he referred the other. There was not a saddle-horse in all Mr. Sharpies's stables, and the prisoner asked if they had no horse in. He was told that there was a harness-horse in. He said that would do, as he had to go to Altrincham. The horse was put in harness in a gig, and while the ticket was being made out, the prisoner drove off. It was proved that he drove to the house of Mrs. Scholefield, near Oldham, about nine miles from Manchester, and there borrowed a saddle and bridle. He told Mrs. Scholefield that he was one of the firm of Houldsworth and Co., wine -merchants, of Manchester, and son to Mr. Houldsworth. He then rode away to the Brown Cow, at Leeds, where he inquired for a purchaser for his horse, saying, that he must sell it suddenly, as he wished to remit some money to his mother. He sought for a purchaser, at first asking £l5 for it, and after wards coming . down to £6. The prisoner cross-examined the witnesses in the most impudent manner, and astonished a sturdy Yorkshireman, wh o h a d told a very plain story against him, by averring that he had never seen him in his life before. The prisoner addressed the jury, representing himself as a person of high family connexions. He denied any intention of selling the horse, and said that he hired it for the purpose of going to Leeds, to look after some property. The jury found the prisoner guilty, stating that it was un necessary for his lordship to snm up. His LORDSHIP said he was sorry for the young man, but he was a very proper example. He was sentenced to 15 years' transportation. THE POULTON, GOSTON, AND BICKERSHAWE-HALL BURGLARIES. On the application of Mr. Wilkins, his lordship fixed the trial in this case to come on first thing to come on to-morrow morning (Wednesday.) The court adjourned at a quarter-past six o'clock. NISI PRIUS COURT.—TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) The learned judge took his seat a few minutes after nine o'clock. - BARNES V. WRIGHT This was an undefended action against the drawer of a bil of exchange for £Bl 3s. Verdict for the amount claimed with 7s interest. JONES, PUBLIC OFFICER, V. SMITH The plaintiff in this case is the public registered officer of the Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company. and the action was brought against the defendant as the acceptor of a dishonoured bill of exchange, to recover £6l 7s, and £1 interest. Verdict for the plaintiff, damages £62 7s. LLOYD AND ANOTHER, ASSIGNEES, V. SKINNER. • Verdict for the plaintiffs, by consent, for £6OO. GILEERT V. ANDREWS. In this case a verdict w a s taken, by consent, for the plain tiff for £lOOO, subject to a reference. WAREING V. TRESSWELL. In this case Mr. Dundas and Mr. James appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Crompton appeared for the defendant. This was an action to recover £44 lOs 7d. the balance of an account between the parties, which had been running from the beginning of 1834 to the end of 1837. When the trans actions took place the defendant was a tanner at Sheffield but now he is carrying on the business of a brewer there; and Mr. Wareing is a skin merchant in Liverpool. The plaintiff supplied the defendant with skins during that period, and the defendant furnished him with great quantities of size and glue. In addition to these there had been many bill trans actions between the parties. Altogether the case was one of much complication, but of no public interest whatever. At the end of Mr. Dundas's opening the learned JUGDE recom mended a reference to some gentleman at the bar, but the plaintiff refused to consent. The cause proceeded, and occu-, pied upwnrds of three hours. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. STANLEY BART. V SIR THOMAS BIRCH. This was an actin against the High-Sheriff of the couuty, anu nir. Watson, on the part of the plaintiff, applied to the court for the Learned Judge to appoint a day for the trial, for the convenience of the Attorney-General, who is specially retained in it. He applied for Friday or Monday next, or Monday to be appointed. Mr. CRESSWELL had no objection to Monday, as he could very well imagine why the Attorney-General wished to have it over before Tuesday. Mr. WATSON said he could understand why many other members of parliament should wish the same. The JUDGE appointed the case to be tried on Monday • next. SHORROCKS AND ANOTHER V. MILLER AND ANOTHER. In this case a verdict was returned to the plaintiff, by con sent, for .E 6-10. LUCAS AND ANOTHER V. GIBBS. This was an action against the acceptor of a bill of ex thange for £5l, with £1 (is. for interest. Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. MOTTRAM AND ANOTHER V. SLACK. This was an undefended action on a bill of exchange to re. cover £2O. Verdict for the plaintiff. • WOODS AND ANOTHER V. M`KENZIE. This was an action brought by Robert Bryce Wood, Hugh Mackay, and George Bolton, trustees of the Liverpool and Manchester Coal Company, to recover the sum of £l3O, being the balance of an account due from the defendant, who is a coal-dealer at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. Mr. CRESSWELL and Mr. CROMPTON appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Watson for the defendant. The delivery and receipt of the coals were proved on the part of the plaintiffs. Mr. Watson then took an objection to the action, contending that it was not properly brought. It should have been brought by the copartners instead of the trustees, as the copartners had no right to give any three in dividuals the power which they had exercised in this case. The JUDGE said, he had some doubts whether the action was properly brought. He would, however, consent to a verdict for the plaintiffs, and give leave to the defendant to move to enter a nonsuit. A verdict was taken accordingly. HOULT V. TICKLE. The declaration in this case claimed compensation in damages from the defendant for having by his negligence killed a horse and damaged a carriage belonging to the plain- Mr. Murphy appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. James for the defendant. On the part of the plaintiff it was shown, that he is the proprietor of certain omnibuses which ply between Liverpool and the Old Swan. The defendant is a cartowner, and one of his carts was engaged in betting coals to Liverpool, the direction it was going being opposite to that in which the omnibus was going upon this occasion. The driver of the omnibus was going upon the left or proper side of the road, when he overtook some carts which were going, upon the pro per side, towards the Old Swan. When he reached them he was obliged to swerve to the right in order to get clear of them, and on so doing he saw the defendant's cart coming in a direction to meet n. He called out to the driver of the cart, but there was no person who appeared to have charge of it ; in point of fact the only person with it was a boy between 13 and 14 years of age, who was walking behind. The horse in the cart, on seeing the omnibus, started, and the result was that the shaft of the cart entered the breast of the off horse belonging to the plaintiff, and it died imme diately. The shaft and harness was also injured. The acci dent, the cause of it, and the amount of damage was proved, among other witnesses, by Mr. Lawrence Heyworth. Mr. JAMES, in reply, contended that the accident had happened through the negligence of the plaintiff himself, in asmuch as the omnibus might have retired on the other side, although it was contrary to what was called " the law of the road," before he met the cart. He admitted, however, that the defendant's carter had been guilty of neglect, but never theless, it was not his neglect which had caused the accident. Several witnesses, among whom was the boy who had the care of the cart, were then called by the learned counsel. One of them, named Wm. Mason, said, that he had a glass of gin with the omnibus driver before he started, and he then appeared the " worse for liquor." - Mr. Murtritv having replied, the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £l5. SHEPHERD V. IVHITEHEAD. The plaintiff is a flour merchant, and the defendant a flour sealer in Liverpool, and the action, which was undefended, was brought to recover £3l 165., the amount of goods sold ind delivered. Verdict accordingly YATES AND OTHERS Z NIASKENV An undefended action, to recover the balance of an account amounting to £7l is. 9d. for coals sold to the defendant. Verdict for the plaintiffs. WILLIAMS AND OTHERS V. BAILEY AND OTHERS The plaintiffs in this case are bankers at Carnarvon, and the defendants are an associated body carrying on business under the name of " The Snowden Slate Company." The action was brought to recover the sum of £BO which the plaintiffs had advanced for the use of the defendants upon an acceptance. Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Martin appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Dundas and Mr. Crompton for all the defendants except Mr. G. F. Fairclough, solicitor, of this town, who was defended by Mr. Wortley. Mr. CRESSWELL stated the case. This was an action SYKES V. WASKER brought by the plaintiffs, who are bankers at Carnarvon, to recover the sum of £BO, which they had advanced for their use upon an acceptance given by Mr. Potter to a bill drawn by a person named Griffiths Davies, who was formerly in partnership with the defendants, but who, unfortunately for the plaintiff, had recently died. A. year or two ago the defendants, with certain other persons, hearing of the great gains made by the owners of slate-quarries in North Wales, were disposed to enter into speculations or a similar kind, and they formed themselves into a company, which they described as " The Snowdon Slate Company," Griffiths Davies being the managing partner, and residing in znv alto - trict. Griffiths paid the workmen as their wages became due, . and in fact carried on the whole concern in Carnarvonshire : he drew hills upon different customers, collected moneys, and applied them to the purpose of carrying on the affair. In the month of January, 1840, Davies having, as it would seem, been disappointed in receiving funds from the defend ants for the payment of wages, applied to Mr. Potter, by letter, (which the learned council read,) to accept a bill at six months for £BO, in consideration of which he should receive 15,000 slates before it became due, or if he (Davies) did not take the slates, the acceptance should be returned. Mr. Potter accepted the bill on these terms. The bill was as follows : _ " Carnarvon, June 7, 1810. " Six months after date, pay to my order £BO, value re :eived in slates. " GRIFFITHS DAVIES." Then it was accepted by Potter, made payable at Messrs. Roberts, London, and endorsed by Davies. This bill Davies carried to the plaintiffs to be discounted, who knew him to be partner in the slate company because he had deposited with them his scrip. When he presented the bill to be dis counted they said, " No ; this bill is not accepted for the company." "Oh ! dear, yes," said Davies, "it is so." He then altered the words, " to my order," and wrote, " per procuration for the Snowdon Slate Comany, Griffiths Da vies," and also altered the endorsement. The plaintiffs, taking that as an endorsement by the company, advanced Davies the money. When the bill came to maturity it was dishonoured, and when they applyed to the defendants, they were told that the bill had been altered after acceptance, that the stamp was therefore good for nothing, and therefore they could not recover upon it. But suppose they could not re cover upon the bill, they could recover for money advanced ; therefore in either way, the defendants were bound to pay. Before the bill became due, Mr. Potter wrote for the slates. In answer, Davies, on the Bth September, a day or two after the bill was due, wrote to the effect that the number of work men in the quarry being reduced to six, he could not furnish him with the 15,000 slates, and that he could not meet the bill, and referring him to the Company for redress. Mr. Potter handed this letter over to the plaintiffs, the holders of the bill, and they had brought the present action. He (Mr. Cresswell) should have called Davies as a witness to these facts, had he been alive, but, unfortunately, he died only on Sunday week ; nevertheless, he should call Mr. Potter, who would prove the acceptance, and the banker's clerk who dis counted it for the company. The learned Counsel then called his witnesses, who con firmed the facts as stated in his opening. A variety of objections, of an abstrusely legal nature, were then argued by the learned Counsel for the defendants. After much discussion, the learned Judge directed a non- suit to be entered, giving the plaintiffs leae to move to enter a verdict for the principal and interest, upon the conditions that the Court above should be of opinion there was evidence to go before the Jury upon the points which the plaintiffs were bound to establish. This was an undefended action to recover £443. 3s. 10d Verdict accordingly. The Court rose a few minutes after five o'clock. CROWN COURT.—WEDNESDAY. THE WARRINGTON BURGLARS. William Parkinson, 31, William Barber, 28, Thomas Goodier, 48, Samuel Pinnington, 31, and Henry Ellis, 25, were placed at the bar to be tried for various burglaries, an alleged attempt at murder, &c.. committed in March last, in various parts of this county. They were first indicted for having, on the 26th of March last, feloniously entered the house of Thomas Shaw, at Poulton-with-Fearnhead, with intent to steal his goods, and then and there assaulted and wounded Hannah Barton, with intent to minder her, and further with having stolen £36 in gold, a silver table spoon, a silver watch, and other goods, the property of the said Rhomas Shaw. William Woollasten was originally com mitted for this offence, but the grand jury ignored the bill. Mr. WILKINS laid before the jury a very perspicuous nar rative of the case as he expected to prove it before the jury. Part of the testimony, he observed, would be that of an approver. Hannah Barton, Mr. Shaw's housekeeper, was first called. She was still weak and ill, and the trial was taken thus early in consequence of the surgeon having certified that it would be dangerous to detain her in Liverpool. She stated, that on the night of Friday, the 26th of March last, she was in the service of Mr. Shaw. On that night she went to bed at nine o'clock. About one o'clock on Saturday morning she was disturbed by the house dog barking furiously, and by the scuffling of heavy feet about the door. The door was forced open with a great crash, and the report of a gun or pistol was heard. She started out of bed, opened the window, and im mediately heard the repor t of another pistol or gun, and received a wound in her forehead. (A deep indention, the effect of this wound was visible in the very centre of the witness's forehead over her nose.) Three stones were thrown at her, one of which struck her. She went down stairs, and saw four men in the room where her master and the man slept. She went to the back kitchen window, and endeavour ed to break it, but was unable. She went into the workshop, broke the window and got through. She was immediately seized by the prisoner Ellis, who came from the back of the into he kitchen. One of these men had a. house. She saw two meu come out of the parlour where her pistol in his hand. The dog made furious de li' h lantern master andwss , a "monstrations of an intention to attack them, and one of the men said " D—n him, knock his brains out." She asked him to let her go to her master, but he presented his pistol at her face, and said if she stirred he would give her that. He had a black mask on. They went away after a time, and locked the door aft .g. er them, t a ki ng awa y th e key, which was m i ss i n g next morning. (a key was here produced, and the witness identified it as the key of Mr. Shaw's door.) She found the side of a lantern in the kitchen next morning. Thomas Shaw stated, that on the 26th March last be and his family went to bed at nine o'clock. Witness went on to say, that after he had been asleep some time, he was aroused by hearing the dog ba r k, an d presently the front door was thrust in with a great crash, and four men entered his room, two of whom had crow-bars and two pistols and lamps. They had black masks on. As they entered they made a great noise, exclaiming, " Oh, you b—g —s, your mon ey—your ? money. We'll h ave your money , or we'll take your life. The least o f th e men struck h i s man , an d t h en th e y all seized him (the man), and threw him on the bed, an d covered hug with the bol ster , exc l a i m i ng , " y our money—your gold.. He released his head, and called to him (witness) to g ive h is money. He t oo k hi s purse from his pocket, and it was in stantly snatched from his hand, the person who did i t threat-