The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

1846. ne-nan by a , pens at plea e of dust ap and dry vies' lat objection. acts runoinf 11. —THE Wm' Angs.—The its cow pall. nt, was held collected that :eive the re ress between nn and OE at bale; 0 6 discussion , rn Compaill to the share.' eir tails, the !ment of the to carry out to them re- • I within one carried, and tant, at the Ling, an ad a bill to en m Learning 'ed by Mr. ; carried, al he company 3olinore and vas also ad- T. lave report ted for Oil , is about to y chance of ramittee de , to be void, itetbr at the l's election ibery by hi• )n Tuesday, ;is Electiop Abdy, the committee Attwood who would ad. They, passed fqr aembers of committee elected far o the coin nu of Xli Ind; butit nitted with Ind. That of treating influencing ThursdaY tr. Hawes, inton. At assaulted vas known rters were door they' r. Immo ent of hie ice of the r►d police, ►in placed oops. The result sre iblieanisni in France. n the rail- been ur►• en t. The lely vindt ernisation —no WV labourerS Tl,is act consider- Principles ustice the regime 0 ) the Go ,nce, tha► to add to iven out, e English ery th►rd with the lust soon are most le .disclo- It of the were well isure" to we Areril the . infa d to by, chat they ission is clear, he " Ll - trying iponent7;. " stick ent were Ist other ion that )fling le whom ed any ;s of the le. reek has been an The ex woduced ments in ary diftl es and/- ir to v i n o 01, 11 s one v. ~is a de the din e a defi are very dispga!' s pohti id tracla go ye era consi than it factorP treat ch !vitable, tter at r severs/ ich tb. ►urhood appears turerB ) order. , r in the ed, and on the limited land is nd,and We revoln- Igsgov79 ear dis aspect, , which :erned. n very Uo'- 1 state• et thi. be sell' list& 14,1848, TO ADVERTISERS. ' re eV respectfully to call the attention of Merehents, Brokers, Auctioneers, and ethers, is the important fact that the LIVERPOOL STANDARD IS NOW THE 'ONLY NEWSPAPER AIBLISHED WEEKLY ON TUESDAY, *lack Out be read on that day by the thousands Ir Manufacturers and others attending VIE TUESDAY'S MARKET IN MANCHESTER. siikriDAßD is taken at all the Newsrooms "II respectable Inns in that town and the ltirroanding manufacturing district. A 'SECOND EDITION is published at Half-past Two, in time for the North Mails, containing the MA RKETS, and any news of importance that 141 31 arrive in the course of the morning. tht Ziberpool Atanbarb. " . - _ _. is legitimately called in. We set our face against the morality of this doctrine; and would, along with the great majority of the public, be glad to know something of the probable treatment before we employ the doctor. There is just now a possi bility of the country requiring a new administra tion—one more fitted for the requirements of the present crisis ; and unless Mr. Cardwell, by a can did reconsideration of this question—the weight attached to which by the electors of Liverpool, we believe, he comprehends very imperfectly—gives us an assurance of his regard for commercial interests, his constituents are not likely to avail themselves with any avidity of his talents and business know ledge. A HIBERNIAN PARIS CORRESPONDENT. The Dublin Nation of Saturday last apologizes for the non-arrival of the letter of its agent in Paris ; and adds— " From our next number his letters will appear without Interruption, giving a graphic description of the republic from an Irish point of view." The italics are our con temporary's own. We are a little at a loss to know in what quarter of Paris " our agent " will find an " Irish point of view " to sketch from, or whether he has solved the difficulty by taking a shovel full of the Hill of Howth, or a chip off the blarney stone, in his carpet bag. A drop of Potteen might possibly enable him to see things from an Irish point of view ; but there is the risk to encounter of his seeing double, and it would be wrong besides to im peach even in thought "our agent's " teetotalism. The safest conclusion to draw is, that the graphic picture pro mised will be drawn from the soil of Ireland itself—pos sibly from the back office of the Dublin Nation—from which Parisian sketches may be taken quite as like the original as they are required to be, and as genuine as those generally furnished now-a-days by the class of scribblers who gull the natives under the signatures of " our Paris," " our London," or " our own " correspondents. Ttlgsp - AY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1848. ----- 4:11e did not hesitate, l as t wee k , t o express our tti ves ur e ~.of the v o t e g i ven b y one o f our represents for it „' Tr Cardwell, against Mr. Horsm an ' s mo ti on weA ci i a just modification of the Income Tax, as In its : e nder that impost more tolerable and equal Priety r o t riure. As little do we object to the pro eonst•tu an expression of the general sense of the i ~ vein,. „_ - aoY, with respect to the offence committed, lion o ';,: t n. veyed in a constitutional form to the 1104 1 „7 4 5ie member himself. We cannot, however, lioCend the tone of the document, to which the their of Liverpool have since been urged to affix ai m Signatures. It is unnecessarily dictatorial— w °llk Indeed, personal) , offensive; and we are sa d that these violations of good taste, on the Part of those by whom it has been drawn up, will deter many from signing it, who would otherwise have done so most cordially, and will thus far ren der the document, when presented to Mr. Card 'ell, a much less influential one than it might have been. It was perfectly competent for the majority - of the electors to have conveyed to the honourable member a knowledge of the fact that, by pursuing a certain line of conduct, he had forfeited their confidence; and to have suggested to him that, *rider such circumstances, being no longer a repre sentative of their opinions, his resignation of the 1 _ st imposed upon him would he the fulfilment of : The National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor has made a grant of £BO tor the erection of 113, d uty, not only to them but to his own reputation. ' schools at Much Woolton. The building is to cost £9BO, er upt+, however, strict justice would not have and to accommodate 400 children. been outraged, whilst courtesy would have been , The Mayor has given a premium of £6, to be competed preserved, had Mr. Cardwell been invited to offer for by the working clas ses , f or the growth of vegetables, fruit, &c., at the horticultural exhibitions to be held at come explanation of his conduct, before sentence whit ent one; the Corn Exchange. a il su mmarily passed upon him. His vote was a We regret extremely to hear that Mr. H. S. Taylor, the and, as we stated last week, it was one ; indefatigable surgeon to the West Derby hospital, has _la f rom a previous demonstration of his disin- fallen a victim to fever. At the meeting of Guardians on thnation to decide upon it hastily, he may have ar- address of condolence to Mrs. Taylor was Wednesday an w ri v b e ic d ,_ at a agreed to. conviction of the propriety of giving, u lathe de putation from Liverpool on the Health of Towns calves, t • althea we must confess it is hidden from . A Bi, accompanied by Mr. Cardwell, and consisting of the ~ 0 him, we doubt not, appeared at the following gentlemen, viz., Mr. Lace, Mr. Tinne, Mr. liffecti ' do, 'tic:" grounded. Rejecting, therefore, as we Shuttleworth, and Mr. Newlands, had an interview with Vt lE o A u l ut H N ß l o y r 13 1 1 t u h ß onNI CG Wednesday. n Principle that, with respect to questions 0 Thursday night, the 24th Matte ng the taxation of the people, or any other ult., Sarah Thornton, 58 years old, living in Burlington- Tee.ar?,,,the representative is to be regarded or to street, was left up by herself, when the rest of the family a „ e ~ hit as their mere delegate—bound irre- , went to bed. At one o'clock next morning a scream was the etive b , of , all other considerations, to carry out heard, and deceased was seen soon after with her clothes the "Presaed and exparte views of the public meet- on fire. Tlg e flr et e i s fr were t rtinguish s e o d o av he a r s s l a rgeon was B or public bodies, professing, like the National . called, but D THE L u A t TE ACCIDENT TO le T in trE ri PlLOTS.—lr will be re- Confed eration,` we to speak "in behalf of the people" membered that on the sth December last, a small boat, bit7e conceive that the honourable member might containing six pilots, was capsized near the Bell Buoy, t o L e. had accorded to him an opportunity of reply : when five of them were drowned. One of the crew was picked up alive, but died . soon afterwards, .as appeared at ~.,_1'1,.18 accusers, The second paragraph of the me- • the inquest on the following day. On Friday forenoon, '4"c_henial, however, seems to us, by its peremptoriness, the body of another sufferer, David Davies, was found 137asalti.ted, if not meant, to put all chance of ex- floating, by a boatman, in Zebra Gut, near the Formby t lon out of the question. The unatoneable Light Ship. char acter of the offence is assumed as established ; , Dr. and the Duncan has reported to the Health Committee that 1 4 „ e sentence of expulsion is pronounced in' the deaths i•egistered during the past week are . fev t v h er t t t e i r l i i i s i ortiliage such as that we would address to a clerk, : imni,al,l); wee k since a t t h t e ri a t r a im quarter of the mildness Of the a wea -1 A servant, whom we hadproved guilt of dis- ---- ' in part, ' e win e g ) 7 . ther, and, in part, to the decrease of deaths from fever, ~,,1: , after a fair hearing. which are fewer than during any week in the previous 12 a cie we cannot consent to repose any further con- months ; that the decrease in fever might be ascribed, in p e ,.. n " ill you as our Representative • nor can we part, to the clearing of unhealthy cellars, and to the less it the , interestsof the 0r,.. e .. A. whassill, to, remain under your charge.' —We must The Ince Blundell ploughing match came off on Tues i-4' that this is not precisely the language in day, in anew ueiongin g ,u mumas vveiu niunuen, n- i ., to th e gentleman, who has been so recently elected , farmed by Mr. Thomas Baines, and wh ich has not ploughmen, pe r t a ' L oigh honour of representative of this im- . m plo e yh or e , i i i er r y f a o e r t nea l cen t ury. of men, ya did their work in very p excellent dr ess ll l c ommunity in Parliament, ought to be ad- style. Messrs. James Haye, William Hamilton , and fie r ed : and we repeat our conviction that it is ! James Massam, acted as judges on the occasion, and they ~„..4.-L i li kely, not on ly t o d e t er man y i n fl uen ti a l had some difficulty in deciding which of th e compet it ors ,- ea f r r the had done their work the best. The prizes were awarded for s o ill signing it, but materially to impair -e whichsuch document would have carried with •,. , a NS to William Lovelady, Joseph Cave, Robert Lovelady, and Joseph Gilbertson. 'I he unsuccessful competitors were t ut - 4lf expressed in more respectful and consti v i s terms• To him,to whom it is addressed, awarded 2s. each. FATAL ACCIDENTS.—NearIy three weeks since Thomas 6 18 c alCUlate rath er th dto convey a sense of personal insult , Grace was assisting in unloading some ballast from a ship, app en d ed " an of deference to those whose names are when he fell head foremost into the hold. He injured his he vie w ed to it; an& by the world at large it may scalp and broke one of his arms with the fall. He was th e an , and probably will be viewed, rather as taken to h t e hl e h d o o sp n it Attimrsrdiat ( eLy, sa h t ut erysipelas awee aswuopreL calre%enntt.ie expression of party illwill than as the v n e la n ti n , )g ' named Peter Canton, ' whilst i ar ntox y icated, seated great Shi n k t . tl atured expression of the feeling of a himself on a plank which rested on the top of two boilers, We a l n g community. about eight feet from the ground, at M'Fies' sugar work of th 110 e . 'however, now turn to an examina • tion house, Bachelor-street. From this eminence the unfor eight Veech , of the hon. gentleman on Friday tunate man fell, h p a r e o , ba d b r l o y h h k a . vin ll over balanced himself in nne o ... eir Planatory of what we cannot but term his co nseque nce ntite of there was e w a a s bruise e d 0 1 lying n h T s o l i l l ea h t i l s I:o4.,;:t!nate vote, and which appears to have been , z s ce so o en as pavement ; possible assistance was procured, and he was ti,_ u m by anticipation, as a reply to the charges of taken to the Northern Hospital. He expired on Tuesday. r.7,memorialists Mr. Cardwell represents himself FATAL STREET AccIDENT.—On Saturday, an inquest having been influenced in giving that vote by was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Isa- IW 0 considerations—" first, by the duty which he bells, Rutledge, aged 50 years, who lived at I, Rock Ferry. owed to the great mercantile constituency whom On Friday afternoon deceased was crossing te bottom of Chapel-street, when she was knocked down by a horse in had the • honour to represent, and, :e sodl se- a spring cart, and one of the wheels of the vehicle passed „,. y, by those higher considerations which over her chest. She ..,0,._ from At ae Ir a due regard to the general interests of The driver of the cart, George Pelson, was taken into cus :l. country. He was very sensible of the pressure tody. One of the witnesses con t se at er i e m d t tp o a r t tlie prisoner was heedless; but another saidthe accident. ,9 1 t ell any income tax must bear upon the industry the rate of or h e c he should not have remarked ,sure county ; and he knew how much that Ares- proper. Mr. William Farrar, merchant, in whose employ 11 1 , 0 ., was aggravated when an income tax, made , the prisoner had formerly been, gave him an excellent ( 1 1 . ' 1 , 4 ' e ta_.it estimate of former years of prosperity, character, spreading over twenty years, an d . finding that diat z ,Z be collected at a period of unparallelled the friends of the deceased were very poor, in consequence of the husband being long out of work, lie generously gave I letteiT:' But having these considerations bearing deceased daughter, who was present, a sovereign towards An I n o his an ew e mind, yet when he looked at the defraying the funeral expenses. Verdict, accidental What 0,, sodition of the country, and considered death. that there the exigencies of the exchequer, and THE ALLEGED WILL FORGERY.—Mr. Henry San tiependnej V erY possibility of a revival of trade derson, of Hope-street, St. Jude's, in this town, writing to the editor of the Sun on behalf of the friends and rela found ;';'pon the condition of the treasury, h r y , e rives of Lieutenant Bowen, R.N., says i—" I deny most the ," i mpossible to withhold his from Th raci P u sit . I M•t ' G support er e i. ion of ier ajes y s overnment." the second will was substantiated,' on these grounds, viz., WStat e ._ '', Ive must say, a slight confusion in this that there is not a particle of evidence to prove it being a e f ulent of the hon. member's two considerations. • forgery, and that the evidence of several persons, including of th e y agree with him both that the exigencies that of the testator's legal adviser, which affirms the hand- Clai r : exchequer, or of the nation, have a powerful rater;w rit in g a o ls f o th t e he se e co vi n d d en a c n e d o lvt th w e ill t t o , be that ho of the a t t e i s le - Pro v o u pon statesmen, and that their being fully testator execute the said last will l on the w ho s larch, the Provide for tends to the "revival of trade," and 1846, in China, together with the fact of the said wilt tjai N toration of confidence amongst a commer- be in g rezi l v i ed six ar monthsi iay af d terw t ardsbyt pres ent tßa e n se t . kg I, Nu tuunity. But in order to produce such ° T 1) u t e I look P o pe -hill , as most convincing er r es P e m brokeshi re . and' undeniabe proofs of Ok la . some regard must be had to the nature of the genuine nature of the last will, and also of the inno the ' sources by which the exigencies of the ex. eence of the late Lieut. P. 'Bowen of the charge which has Or r e t are to be supplied. A "revival of trade," been so unjustly and cruelly preferred against him, thereby tett restoration of commercial confidence, can causing his ruin, and bringing affliction and misery upon te a . e IY be effected b -the h ba y of y lelevying . upon the corn- his unfortunate and bereaved family." ASSEMBLAGE ON 'CHANGE. --During several days last bey a tax whose "pressurei . is-aggravated," week the number of unemployed porters, labourers, &c. ??esi i • - ° 0 being "made upon an. estimate of former who usually congregate in the vicinity of the Exchange c l, on of Prosperity," —what a heavy condemna- about one o'clock, considerably increased ; anti on Wed os e o r Mich a tax is here uesday about 1000 of them assembled upon the flags, and i„ /eel, conveyed I—it "has to kg -'" at a o f u npara lle lled ..„ ) 4 ... _ p e ri o d distre s s; " it was evident, from their excited manner and appearance that they were intent upon effecting some particular object ; l' c indiL Cardwell might have added, from a peo- i what that was no person could exactly divine. One of the i_Teratirant at its injustice. This plea of con- 1 mob mounted the balustrades which surround Nelson's Illiq'44 11 for the interests of commerce by victim- : column and commenced an harangue, in which certain ec)illiiihnit.not very complimentary observations were made relative av , lisbi e _ a les, we think will he admitted as ' to the master porters, and the injustice which was clone 1 ,,,104 1, i r 'a nd little less happy is that urged on through them to the porters generally. Mr. Dowling, .tiii ban it.ounds. History does not furnish us head constable, approached the speaker, and, with corn- IN 11 1 th ' l ance of a nation being rendered power- mendable taste and judgment, said, that if the parties felt re e tte •• • 0 e quisition of a full exchequer wrung themselves aggrieved, and wanted any redress, they had ''ra RN • he was ht ab l t,ao l , gine' people. On the other hand our better re address the tdheiptraotpieoroarhorittlilees, respectfully, and he Oet , / last 1 7* --- _ . not to go further—furnish us with sure, receive to use his exertions to to l m iave tllei r complaints ta ci _lnved :lees of attempted aggression from with- speedily redressed. The speaker respectfully thanked Mr. re til c Of a q ad driven from its object by the spec- Dowling for his kindness and sympathy ; the crowd also c.ezi . defe r e e oPle willing to bear the cost of their seemed thankful for Mr. Dowling's well-timed interference Di e th at !. And, we would remind Mr. Card- and shortly after the flags were cleared. op such • DARING AND EXTENSIVE ROBRERT.-011 Saturday 441 t ° . 14.__ is the spirit in which the pee- DARING about half-past nine o'clock - , a tall young man, 1 ,0 00v,s7Pool would gladly contribute their , about '26 years of age, entered the Rotunda Tavern, oppo aotwe ob se 7hinent in the present crisis. ' site the Waterloo Dock, Waterloo-road, and called for a ti Sati a 6.lve that the honourable gentleman is glass'of gin. The son of Mrs. Skane, the lady who occu litnall" With the modification proposed by Mr, pies the house, a youth about 16 years of age, was at the i dOnb I ts details are alleged to be imperfect. ti me serving in the bar. The stranger pitched down a egiE at t th eY inav have • sovereign to pay for the drink which he had ordered 'Coe l • lye 0 414 ' been so. But there is when the young man took out the cash-box (containing t ion l°T is to y enough in the British house of upwards of £800,) and laid it upon the counter, with the thili I tay auc hander perfect, or approaching perfec- view of counting, him out his change. No sooner had he tee t3' of Pad measure. We have no fear of the done so, than the stranger seized the box, placed it under 134.,, °int o. _ , lament, if they would set themselves his arm, and made off up Formby -street into Great ' I " ht 'Y to the tasl Howard.street. Master Skane was for some time para -6 43 they are , (, to get rid of the difficulties, lvzed ;he cried " Murder !" and not " Stop thief !" and ace„e r cPerty andof• providing a fair and just tax the consequence was, we regret to say, that the robber, thin "cc With income ; and it is not quite in with his booty, escaped ; nor has he yet been traced. 7„.11.1ga for that our own views of the fairness of About £6OO -0 f the stolen property consists of notes, _ ,Jaber being told by a statesman, to whom Mr. is a consider a ble number of eagles, half-eagles, and other attth o • l a underst &rncriean coin. The thief, in his haste to escape, left his ray, ~,_w ood to look up as to a kind of hat behind him upon the . counter. He is described as I t a doctor does not prescribe until he tall, with an " imperial," but no whiskers. OUR EXCHANGE DEFENCES. The attention of several distinguished veterans of " the flags " has been directed, du r i ng th e p as t wee k t o the ne cessity of adopting some efficient plan of fortification by which they may be secured from annoyance similar to that which has been experienced from the recent invasions of the Irish porters and lumpers. Barricades have been pro posed to be thrown up in front of each entrance to the Exchange area, to be defended by the engines belonging to the Insurance Companies. A difficulty, however, pre sented itself with respect to those from Exchange-street East, the pavement of which has just been so firmly cemented together with asphaltum as to defy all attempts to take it up. Several substitutes for the Welsh sets have been proposed. It has been suggested, from the Stock Exchange, that barriers of a very repellant cha racter might be formed of the scrip of some of the railway lines most popular during the mania, which, it is thought, very few will like to have anything to do with at present, especially if a few provisional directorships are thrown in. The master of the News-room, however, is said to have settled the matter by the offer of a few of his files of the Mercury. It would be, he thinks, a most persevering mob which could get through half a dozen of these. Till LITEWPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE. THE CHURCH-PARTY SPIRIT. POSITION OF THE MINISTRY.-LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S ILLNESS. On Friday night, Lord John Russell appeared in his place in the House of Commons, and took some part in the proceedings, but we have strong grounds for believing that his recent sojourn at the seaside has not been pro ductive of the benefit which was anticipated from it, and that his health is still in a very unsatisfactory—not to say precarious —state. The Herald states that the cares and anxieties of office are too much for the noble lords strength, and that a perseverance in the discharge of pub lic duties so onerous may even be attended with danger to his lordship's life. The Dublin papers state, as their news from London, that it is everywhere stated that the Premier has deter mined on immediate retirement. Meanwhile, the Times, which has been long known for • a quick discernment of the motions of the wind, writes,, on Friday, thus:— " A government less vigorous, less collected, less forward than the people, iison, the eve of rejection. The living expels the dead. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sig,—lti the controversies that have distracted the Church for •some years pasa_and which now seem hashed into a temporary lull, those who have taken the most prominent parts, and have rushed, as it were, into the front of the battle, are men holding extreme opinions, and wearing the badges of extreme parties. This indeed accords with the strictest principles of nature, and corro borates the commonest maxim of philosophy ; for a man's advocacy, in some sort takes its complexion from the cause which he advocates, and if his aim be to establish or to vindicate a novel theory, the very opposition which he expects to meet with from the world tends to make him zealous without knowledge and heroic without discrimi nation. A man, too, entrusted with such an advocacy as this, is rarely endowed with that spirit which is calculated to-throw fresh light upon. the subject in dispute,, and to yield the way for the full glory of simple truth. Rather than an impartial investigator and a sincere truth-seeker, he appears in the character of a passionate defender of a favourite theory against all attacks, whether of reason or of prejudice; . without busying himself to inquire into the truth or justice of his cause, he rushes into the field like a hero,who fights because it is for his. party or his comrade, and resolves to slay and conquer by any means, because they are his reputed enemies whom he attacks. When once, indeed, this dangerous spirit is imbibed, who shall prescribe its influence ?—who limit its effects ? Actuated by it, men are carried to such extremes, when they have advanced a little upon their course, as they themselves, on setting out. never wished nor never thought to reach ; both antagonistic parties, contending for arbitr ar y an d personal opinions, lose sight of that which can alone jus tify controversy, make enthusiasm laudable, and give honour to victory ; the " pearl of great price," for the purchase or possession of which the good man gives up house and lands," fame and fortune. is mutually tram pled under foot, and the fatuous combatants may be al most literally said to fight upon the corpse of truth, till it remains for subsequent times, when men's passions are cooled down and their selfish ferocity appeased, to rescue its mangled remains and resuscitate them into life, to seek out the gem from amongst the rubbish heaped upon it, and to regenerate what was once perfect and unalloyed. We see this exemplified in every age, and, on a smaller scale, every moment of our lives. We see men com mencing with a dim, or perhaps a bright, perception of an object of controversy ; presently the sparks of per sonal animosity kindle, or the note of factious and per sonal opposition is sounded, till finally they forget the original cause of their disagreement, and the contest be comes not so much between opinions as between men-- not between truth and falsehood, but between white and black ; all distinctions of doctrines or fundamentals va nish, and men are at last known not so much by their real sentiments or professions, as by a colour or a motto. Each partisan lookfi upon an adversary's opinions and arguments, not on Their intrinsic merits, but simply as the opinion or arguments of an adversary ; and as the beholder through a painted telescope sees everything that falls upon his vision of the same colour as his glass, so it is with him who looks at the actions of another through the perverted and perverting medium of party. In fine, love is said to be blind, but party is blinder; for the par tisan esteems not only his friends infallible and their sentiments perfection, but looks on all others as worth- 1B tOtrtrt 3eb)o. less and wicked, and does both without moderation and without inquiry. REPRESENTATION OF MANCHESTER.—An attempt is It is the raging of this spirit within the breasts of men being made to get up a numerously-signed requisition to that has been in every age the fruitful spring of must of Mr.-Gibson, calling upon him to resign his seat. The the schisms and heresies which have distracted the Church, Morning Chronicle states that V the effort should be and the factions by which states have been torn and di- successful, it is in contemplation to request Mr. J. A. vided. For whilst this spirit is the most antagonistic tq Roebuck, the late member for Bath, to come forward. LOCAL MEETINGS. truth, it is the best and most effectual support of all vain PAWNING WITH A VENGEANCE.—During the past BIRKENHEAD on T u esday. . usual monthly theory and theoretical speculation. After a man has week, a person brought to a certain pawnbroker's shop meeting was held on Tuesday. In consequence of a constructed such a theory, it is this spirit which drives in this town a wheelbarrow! to be pawned, upon which he • motion by Mr. Nicholls, referring back to the Markets him to that sacred fountain whence the waters of truth only wanted a trifling sum, but it was refused. Only last Committee that portion of their proceedings which related flow, in limpid purity, to extract a cordial for his vain and week, another person offered a great hand.truck, but it to an alteration in the mode of lighting the market, Mr. puffed-up imagination, and sends him to the word of the was also refused.—Preston Pilot. Pike tendered his resignation as a member of the com living God, not that by it he may model his practice and SUICIDE OF A SHAREBEoRE R .—M r . J o h n Townley, mittee, as he considered such a motion was uncalled for. his belief, but that he may, by twisting texts and per- of Manchester, sharebroker, committed suicide, onFriday. The minutes of the Finance Committee contained a re verting what seem to be partially-declared truths, drag it His friends had observed a considerable degree of excite- commendation to diminish the expenditure of working forth as a champion of that which he has already formed, ment in his manner for the last few days, which was be- the ferry, and also the laying of a sewerage rate of 4d. in going to it not that he may become " wise unto salve- lieved to have been caused by the recent stirring events in the pound. The proceedings also stated that the Park tion," and " thoroughly furnished unto all good works," France, and by the disturbances in Glasgow, Edinburgh, land scheme had been given up. Mr. Green objected to but predisposed to his own created system, and fully London, and Manchester, apprehensions regarding whi c h th e sewerage rate, but the proceedings were confirmed. determined to cull from it favour and corro b orat i on. seemed to have greatly agitated hi m . W e un d erstand The proceedings of the Ferry Committee comprised a The evidence of that which is too clear to b e eas il y dis- that this melancholy event cann o t b e t race d to any anxiety return of th e mont hl y rece i pts, show i ng a falling off in guised he invalidates by incorrect analogy, and baseless about his own affairs, which were in a perfectly satisfactory February 1848, as compared with February, 1847, of imputations of figurativeness £132. The receipts of last month were, in rou n d num- Tor the like ; th a t w hi c h to condition. many appears doubtful he at once claims as his own, and EMPLOYMENT IN MANCHESTER.—The returns of last bers, £1212. The proceeding of the Incorporation Com.. though at first ne might have wandered in a little uncer- week state that there are five fewer mills working full rn tainty, at last his feelings impel him to a b so l u t e conv i c- time with a full complement of hands, two of which are chiatitreema c a o n t a totiansecde r t a a n i n i ns trn whether ctio nthtoe bondholders r k wo uld and tion ; and thus all heretics take their religious systems at present working full time with a portion only of the consent to a charter being granted to Birkenhead. from the Bible, and thus the madness of the original hands ; two are working short time ; and one is stopped WEST DERBY BOARD OF G URDIANS.—The usual Mystic and the delusion of the mode rn Q ua k er , t h e altogether. There are 1,615 fewer operatives employed weekly meeting was held on Wednesday ; Mr. J. Shep vanity and disorder of the Puritan and the deceitful vaga- full time in the cotton mills, 989 of whom have gone on pard in the chair. From the report of the Fever Hospi ries of the Tractarian, the rationalism of Socinus and short time, and 928 are thrown out of employment tal, it appeared that at the ti me o f t h e last report, there the metaphysical subtilties of Swede n b org , pro f ess to b e altogether. Of the total works included in the table, were 42 persons in the house; admitted since, 18; dis_ from thence derived. What, indeed, can we expect when there are nine fewer working full time, of which eight charged cured, 2; died, 2; now remaining in the house, a man has built to himself a costly theory, the precious have gone on short time, and one is stopped altogether. 56. The clerk of the board read a return of the calls, offspring of his own brain, the result of much labour. There are 3,789 operatives fewer working full time, of collected under the name of poor rate, and showing their though of vain imagination, but that he should entertain w h om 2,818 have gone on short time, and 971 have been appropriation, from all the t owns hi ps i n the union, ex for it the fee li ngs of a parent ? Wh en th e cos tl y e di f i ce thrown wholly out of employment. The return is, there- cepting the townships forming rt of municl has grown beautiful to the eye a nd fl a tt er i ng t o t h e se l f- fore, of a very unfavourable character. borough f or th e year ending March, pa the 1848. Some disc ipa us. esteem of the fabricator, what, I say, can we expect to THE BOILER EXPLOSION NEAR ROCHDALE.—An ad. sion took place relative to the payinent of parochial taxes see but that which is invariably the case—that the be- journed inquest was held on Friday, respecting the deaths by owners, when the houses were under a certain rent , sorted author is ready to raise heaven and earth in its of the four young men who were killed by the explosion and after various suggestions had been thrown out, it was defenc e; that no considerations of justice or propriety, of the steam boiler at Blue Pitts. Mr. Nasmyth, of ultimately agreed that a petition should be presented to no demands of truth, nay, not even the condemnation of Patricroft, gave it as his opinion that the boiler had had Parliament, praying that all parochial rates be charged .;on.a world, can induce him to abate one jot of his preten- too much pressure. It appeared by other evidence that upon the landlords. In the course of the discussion it 4- ,,, knock A.---- - "--- -€ l'" ---- --"-V";" • --' . ' 's ---, ‘4. 1-^^l- -'- -- .1--..... OttArnia .4.1 A .••••-•••••. I "ir r- , -• • AI • • . I. • e• • • .• when men nave arrived at this desperate and aangerous it had usually tea? wonted at 18 Indies pressure. Mr. pound in Toxteth-park, ought to yield £17,000. Of this pitch, it is almost hopeless to look for or to wait for any Robert Wilkinson, engineer, at the Lowmoor Company, £BOOO had been collected, and £2OOO was supposed to be recantation on their part—it is vain to attempt to induce near Bradford, where the engine was made, said that the collectable. The consequence bad been that Mr. Appleby them to yield for the entrance of truth. But th e time will engine, when made, was not intended to work at more and six co-overseers had been obliged to lay another rate come when the force of opinion, matured by experience, than six inches' pressure. In 1843, the boiler was re- of Is. 6d. shall wither the frail and empty system; when no coun- paired, and two stays put in it, and of late it had been LIVERPOOL BANKING COMPANY. —The annual meet. tenance, however imposing —no influence, ho wever p o t ent worked at 18 inches' pressure ; and previous to the stays ing was held on Tuesd a y, an d Mr. George Ramsden was —no efforts. however vigorous —shall be able to preserve being placed in it, it had been worked at 12 inches' pres- called to the chai r . Aft er a few introductory remarks or defend it. Then, what was begot by presumption, sure. Th ere was no evidence to show that Mr. Walker, from the chairman, he called upon the manager, Mr. W_ nursed in darkness, and fostered by i gnorance , shall be or the manager at the mill, were at all implicated, but Wilson, to read the report. It stated that since the last scorched up in the beams of meridian day ; the blast of that the management of the engine had been left to the meeting, the directors had been engaged in realizing, to engineer,. who was One ef the four men killed; be hast the uttnpst extent ; the assets of the Iseek tr , n PREVALENCE OF DISTR ESS . —N um b ers of cases are . whichhad been conekded fo rrying r tha p tr e u r t is h hi s n h g ai l l ik n e t th le e a ll "baseless sweep selea s overfabric it l o ik f e a a vision," and, re- been engineer ab ou t s i x months, at 14s. per week wages ; out the arrangements which brought before the magist ra t es , i n which the offen- ma i ns shall exist as a warning to future ages, like the he had been fireman twelve months previous to that. The p urpose. The total assets, as made tip to the 12th Feb . ders have been impelled by hunger to break the law. On crumbling remnants of some destroyed fo r t ress , raised by fireman had hail his situation only three weeks, at 10s. per last, were stated to be £199,540 lls. ld. ; and the liabili- Thursday morning a child, who gave his name Charles treason to facilitate rebellion, and as a monument of what week wages. to The jury ret urne d t h e f o ll ow i ng verdict : ties £89,620135. Bd., leaving a surplus to the proprietors Cochrane { was charged by a person named Tilston, with error did and truth overthrew. " That William Wild and th e o th ers came their deaths of £109,919 17 s. sd . The chairman said the fi n an cial ac having stolen a loaf from a baker's shop. Mr. Rusht on That this spi r it, s i r , s h ou ld b e a l most as common as i t by the bursting of a steam-boiler, the stays of which were counts which had been presented were exceedingly favour• directed the proper officer to conduct the boy to the is dangerous, and should rule more or l ess i n th e b rea st of insecure ; and it is the opinion of the jury that two of the able, as the liabilities had been reduced about £300.000 overseer. every man, is owing to the extreme subtilty with which it cotters were out at the time of the explosion. The jury since the 10th of November last, making the actual debts THE EFFECTS OF INTOXICATION.—A man named Wm. enters and affects the human heart. The prosecution of are also of opinion that the boiler was never intended to now less than £100,005. After a short discussion, Messrs. Pooley, was placed at the bar of the Police -court on a cause in a party spirit , and the furious denunciations of sustain the pressure to which it has been subjected for Ward and Coward were unanimously appointed auditors Thursday. A police-o ffi cer stated that the prisoner had, others in the same spirit, falls in with and gratifies the some time back." to examine into the affairs of the bank, and the adoption while under the influence of drink, attempted to hang feelings of resentment, which the contemplation of oppos- ATTEMPTED MURDER.—On Saturday, as Mr. Howard, of the report of the directors was postponed till the audi himself, but failing in that he made a second e ff ort to ing actions and sentiments engenders i n the mi n d ; an d one o f the clerks at the Preston railway station was re- tors should bring before a meeting the result of such in strangle himself with one of his braces. He was taken as whatever falls in with the feelings is always estee me d t urn i ng to the station from his tea, a powerful man pushed quiry. l est d. Taylor, one of the retiring directors, into custody for safety. The prisoner admitted that he by a man infallibly correct, thus it is that men a re s o ac- aga i ns t him, and immediately Mr. Howard was struck to was re-elected. In reply to a question, it was stated was drunk at the time, and did not know what he was i cessible to its approaches, and so enslaved when under its the ground, from a violent blow from a bludgeon or life- that the current expenses of the bank were formerly about doing. The magistrates ordered his discharge. influence. It leads them to substitute personal feelings, preserver, upon the back part of the head. Mr. Howard £3,300 a-year, but they had been reduced to £2,500. CONSEQUENCES OF USING THREATS.—On Friday, a which possibly have been led only into a certain course called for assistance, shouting " Murder," as loud as he The next meeting will be held in May. blackguard-looking fellow was brought up at the Police- by education and custom, for those sacred motives of duty could, and then the murderer either struck or kicked him LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL BANK.—The fifteenth an court, before Mr. Rushton, upon the charge of being and those lofty sentiments of right and wrong, which while upon the ground, over the eye, inflicting a deep •nual meeting of the shareholders was held on Saturday. at drunk and disorderly on the previous night. The case having God directly for their author have the welfare of gash. The ruf fi an again struck his victim upon his fore- the Clarendon-rooms. Mr. J. C. Jack, chairman of the having been clearly proved, the prisoner was ordered to His religion wholly for their end, which burn as brightly head, and then attempted to tear open Mr. Howard's directors took the chair, and Mr. Robert Angus, the pay a penalty of five shillings. The prisoner, upon hear- and as fervently whatever may be the particular character great coat. Mr. Howard had that day received his month's manager, read the report, which stand that " the profits ing this, turned to the police-o ffi cer and told him that he o f outward opposition, and which receive their continual salary from the railway company, amounting to £6, and of the business for the year, over and above all expenses, would thrash him next time he saw him. Mr. Rushton , aliment not from the virulence of personal feeling, but had, at the time the m ur d erous attempt was rnadelupon his amounted to £43,122 Os. 2d., from which two half-yearly ordered the prisoner to be again placed at the bar, and from the Source of all wisdom and all zeal ; whose life- life, £5 and some odd s hilli ngs i n his possession. The asses- dividends of 5 per cent. each on the capital stock £338,600, told hi m that in consequence of his threats, he sh ou ld giving animation has spurred the mightiest warriors of the sin must in all probability have been aware of the circum- were declared, and the balance, £9262 Os. 2d. had been bind him over to keep the peace for three months, and in truth to their transcendent triumphs, which led our glo- stance, and his object had evidently been to murder him, carried to the reserved fund for losses. This fund was in default of finding sureties, he must go to gaol. Prisoner. rious reformers from victory to victory over idolatry and in order to obtain possession of the sum of money which credit £3765 16s. 9d., in consequence of reversions to that —That's all you can do. Mr. Rushton.—lt will be quite superstition, and to the noblest achievements in the cause he had at the time upon his person. Providentially, amount having been received from previous doubtf u l enough for your feelings. The prisoner was th en remove d . , of G o d' s re li g i on , an d by wh i ch those who have been however, both his murderous and felonious designs were debts, beyond what was anticipated when th ose d e bt s were MATERNAL DEPRAVITY,—Margaret Clarke, and Frank placed in the hottest contentions, and harassed by the frustrated ; for, soon after Mr. Howard had been knocked written off. The combined sum, £13,027 16s. 11d., now and James Clarke, her sons, were charged before Mr. most fiery opposition, have not only nobly shone as lights down in the brutal manner we have described, footsteps stands to meet the contingencies of the past year, and Rushton on Wednesday, by police officer Marks, with of the everlasting Truth, but have stood forth as evidences were heard approaching, and frightened the ruffian away will, the directors hope, be sufficient for the purpose. The having attempted to pick the pockets of several ladies in of the divine and gracious influence of their religion, who before he could accomplish his purpose of robbing his valuation of the property in which the reserved surplus Church-street and Bold-street, on Tuesday. He at times are held up to a world's admiration not only as the zealous victim. Assistance was promptly obtained to remove the fund is invested, taken on the 31st Dec. last, according to observed the mother attempting to pick pockets while defenders of the faith and as mighty warriors in the unfortunate gentleman, and, as the best- place, he was the provisions of the deed of settlement, reduced the value screened by her sons, and then one or the other of the Church, but as living examples of the holiness and purity conveyed to the railway station ; but, by the time he of those investments by the sum of £50,282 Ils. 6d., and latter, while screened by the mother. He knew the pri- of their doctrine, and inirrors through which to behold arrived there, he was in a most deplorable condition, his the reserved surplus fund which. on the 31st Dec. 1846, soner, Frank Clarke, to be an old juvenile offender, and the gracious aspect of that pcace " which passeth know- clothes and face being covered with blood, and himself was £200,721 135., at present amounts to £150,439 is. 6d., he took them all into custody. Mr. Parkinson said that ledge." . being quite exhausted. He presented a most frightful certainly a large reduction in value; but as there is not the mother was lately tried at the sessions, and sentenced Seeing that this is so, that this spirit not only is in the object to look upon, the murderous ruffian who attacked any class of security in regard to which a similar result to eight months imprisonment, and that she had been highest degree dangerous and destructive, but also by him having, by the first blow, fractured the higher portion would not have happened, the directors, in stating the three times committed and twice dischar ge d. Frank j reason of its subtilty holds a large dominion over the of the back of his skull, the bone being driven into the fact, have to express their regret at the peculiarity of the hearts of men, and that too as much in the political as in head. There was, also, two lon g deep gashes across Mr. times, tis further observation. thar, notwithstand- Clarke, the eldest of the two sons, had also been three the religious world, I will not for a moment think that Howard's forehead and eyes, the latter being completely ing then omi n al depreciation in market value, the income times committed and twice discharged. The youngest (apparently about nine years of a ge ), was not k nown , this subj ec t or th e s e remarks can be considered as too di- swollen up, and his face being greatly disfigured all over. derived from the property has increased." The chairtntos Mr. Rushton said nothing could be more depl ora bl e th en dactic for the character of a newspape r . whe n we c on - DISTURB ANCES IN Masneneseue.---nome disturbances said, in answer to questions, that the sum of £93,000 of to see a mother actually training her children in 'the paths template the nature of the warfare now waged by all sects occurred in Manchester on Wednesday last, which would the bank's money was invested in railway securities, but of crime. He ordered her to be committed for four and parties in the Church and in the State, religiously and seem to have some connexion with a revival of the anti. that the bank held no foreign railway stock. Mr. Mac . months, the eldest son for one month, and the youngest Politically, the magnitude and complication of the irate po agitation. Ott the evening of Wednesday, a gregor made the gratifying announcement that, while the to be given to the care of the overseers, in order that, if rests involved, and the still more terrible warfare which mob of several hundred men and women as in bank's liabilities were, in round numbers only , £226,000, possible, he might be preserved from destruction by being this perhaps only incipient contest may portend and su- front of the workhouse in Tib-street, and after much its assets were as much as £736,000, ' He further an sent to school. perinduce ; and also when we reflect upon the lesson yelling, demanded that all the inmates should be dis- flounced, that, during the last year, a year of unexampled INFORMATIONS UNDER THE LOCAL ACT.—On Friday, which the histories of England and of Europe, and which charged ; or, as they termed it, liberated. Of course, commercial em'aarrassment, the bank had discounted to an a green grocer, living in the neighbourhood of Vauxhall- the present state of many countries teach, viz. that our the demand was not complied with ; and a strong body of extent approaching X 3,000,000, and yet had had great road, appeared ' before Mr. Rushton, charged with h av i ng civil and our political liberties, our national welfare and police being immediately on the spot, persuasive means immunity from bad debts. The report was passed, and obstructed the foot-path with some hampers of potatoes. happiness, are all contained and involved in our religious, were resorted to, for the removal of the crowds, and even- Mr. R. M'Andrew, Mr. John boyes, and Mr. John The defendant was accompanied by his wife, who h a d t a lk our Protest a nt, and our ecclesiastical existence; any sub- tually, by physical demonstration the rioters were coin- Twinarne, the retiring directors were re-elected. enough to serve half a dozen people, and they admitted ject which may bear upon this important contest, and re- pelled to retire and disperse. Meanwhile the mayor and MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—The annual meeting of the truth of the charge, but they tried to impress upon late to these mighty interests, may well claim a place for magistrates assembled at the Town-hall, where, at 10 of the friends of this institution was held on Wednesday the mind of the magistrate the fact that they had done no consideration on the platform where the struggle is prin- p.m., they were deliberating on the best means for pre- last. Mr. James Ryley was called to the chair. It sap harm. They were ordered to pay a penalty of five shil- cipally carried on. venting or repelling further outrage. On Thursday morn- peered from the report, which was read by Mr. Hogg, pings and costs. Defendant.—l wont pay a farthin g . m i .. T o see h eres y s t a lki ng th roug h our revere d Church like ing, at ten o'clock, a disorderly meeting took place at the the secretary, that the receipts during the year, exclusive Rushton.—Oh ! yes, you will. Wife.—He shan't pay. a lion seeking whom It may devour, and ever and anon N ew C ross , w h en about 1,006 . persons assembled. They of the girls' school, had been £5,200 ; the expenditure, Defendant.—l have done it every day for the last fourteen fastening its malignant fangs upon those whom we were were addressed by a young Irishman, who proposed that £5,700. During the year £2OO had been paid towards years. Mr. Rushton. —Then you ought to have been accustomed to look upon as elevated lights of the Truth they should march in Procession to a piece of waste ground the reduction of the mortgage on the building, and a fined every day in the l as t f ourteen years. Defendant.— and po lish e d corners of the temple—to see its progress outside the town, where their tyrant masters could not balance of £lB still remained in the batik in favour of Well, I shan't pay. Wife.—No : Ire shan't. Why did unchecked, and its ravages practically unheeded—is well interfere. They formed, and marched down Oldham- the institution. The present number of members is 2697', they not tell us before ? Mr. Rushton .But I'll make calculated to make sluggishness and despai r t a k e posses- roa d, an d arrived at the spot indicated, breaking windows being 426 less than e revious year ; the decrease you pay very soon , and if you don't go out of court and sion of the most vigorous and sanguine. But it is impos- as they went, and their numbers increasing considerably. consisting of 320 annual me m bers, 88 ladies, 51 sons of take your noisy wife with you I will order you to be taken Bible to conceive a position, however discou rag i ng an d Th ey were addressed by the same young man, who attri- members, and 7 sailors ; while the increase has consisted into custody. The d e f en d an t an d his wife grumbled, but gloomy,inwhichtheredoes not exist for thc breast of man a b u ted all the evils that the working o under of 6 life members, 16 daughters, 5 2- apprentices, and one left the cou r t. Mr. Ger ar d Donking, of Dale-street, w as noble incentive to duty. Nay, seeing that without doubt to the aristocracy, and exhorted his h e ar ers to imitate the present ee o f members. The number of annual members, also summoned for having caused an obstruction of some there is above a Providence to guide and a Power to pro- S c ottish patriots, who had so nobly vindicated their title who • ceased to pay their subscriptions during the 'rase. sort, and he likewi se wa s fined five shillings and cost s . tea, not only may we say that despair is sinful, but that to the name of freemen. He proposed that they should ye ar was 753, and the number of new members who ave r The defendant said that he bad not had justice done'to excess of lamentation itself is unauthorised an d i m p ro . march to the various mills and workshops, and o bt a i n j o i ne d 433. Th e r eport stated that the decrease has him. Mr. Rushton.—lf you ma k e an y such observations Per. When, like the prophet of old , we may be tempted sympathy from the people ; and he exhorted them, fur- arisen in a great measure from causes affecting the general here, sir, I shall take you into custody. What am I to to, bang down our hands in helples s n ess , an d t o bu r y ther, not to destroy any property, the destruction of prosperity of this town and country, and partly also from do with poor people who are fined for offences of this sort, our courage and resolution in hopel e s s gr i e f, l e t us re fi ec t which would be of no service to them. The m o b f orme d the i ncr eased facilities of obtaining instruction afforded and lose nearly all their substance, whilst a rich shop- that Heaven itself is at our side, and th a t th e still, small again, giving three cheers for the young French re p u bli c by o the r institutions that have recently been established keeper like you break the law, and when you are fined voice is near te whisper encouragem en t an d h o p e , if we and proceeded up Bradford road to K e ll y ' s mill, wher e i n Liverpool. The educational efficiency of the institn say you won't pay ? You'll pay the fine, sir ; leave the are b ut * willing ic to op e n our e ars t o it s anim a ting to nes . they Invited the hands to join thorn • ; and, after some time, tion had not, however . , been the least impaired. During court, and don't let me hear any more of your itnperti- the engines were stopped, and the hands came out. The the past year there had been a loss in fire evening depart would much nence here, or I'll send you to gaol. I sooner s fThe conclusion of this letter, whi c h i s s i g n e d " Nigel," owners of the mill were taken by surprise as no p re p ar e- tment (which embraces the lectures library and evening send you than these poor people. The defendant p a id ,will be given next week.] tions ' ' ' classes )1 . r" ' ' were made to receive the mob. At Messrs. Berle 'a o £4ei 4s. 3d., the loss on the Lower S c hoo l _eels— mill, the mob met with a resolute opposition, both from £ lO5 I9s. 6d., and in the High School £166 3s. Bd. It the fine and retired. SALARIES OF POST-OFFICE CLERKS. the police and workpeople, and were compelled to retire- was anticipated that the increase in the fees of the Lower TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. A short ski rm i s h t oo k p l ace a b out four o ' cicck, i n Bl ac k - School would make it in future self-supporting, and, by friars-st ree t, near t h e E xchange, between the mo b and an arrangement with the teachers in the High School, no SIR,—You have my most cordial thanks for your able the police, headed by Captain Willis, in which he did not loss can in future result from that school. The report advocacy of the rights of the poor ill-requited Post-office exhibit much moderation. The rioters were speedily stated that the Girls' School was at present in a very Clerk. It is high time th e truth became universally routed. The shops in the neighbourhood were tempo- efficient state. He urged additional support, and chal known, and I trust that your remarks will prove e ffi ca- rarily closed. A dist ur b ance commenced in front of the longed comparison with any similar institution in the cious, and rouse the public to demand a fair reinanera- Tib-street workhouse at three o'clock on Wednesday kingdom. Mr. William Rushton advocated' a system tion for their services ; a f a ithf u l discharge of which afternoon, and it was not until after seven o'clock that the of quarterly, instead of annual payments, so that the interests every individual. Their hours are longe.. people were driven from the neighbourhood., The rioters working classes might ' tali advantage of the facilities their duties more monotone - us—than' ally other class of on Wednesday evening attacked the Police-station in which the institution afforded. This was agreed to. The persons. They are deprived of a ll Sabbath prieileges, Oldbam-road, and put out the lamps in that densely . po- meeting was addressed by Mr. J. R. Jeffery, Mr. Ches. excluded from institutions, and the genial influence of . oulated district. Having broken up the stalls in Smith. 1 uey, Mr. R. W. Ronald, Mr. John Murphy, and ethers. You will highly oblige me by accepting these few re. marks, as they are the true sentiments of one of the unfortunate class. I average 14 hours per day—Sunday included—and T only receive the paltry.pittance of £6O per annum. You will pardon all errors; for I have not opportunities to improve, in order to rectify.them. INDEX. [The above letter we received by post, and is dated from a manufacturing town in this county.] " The people aak not revolution in the common sense, but some decided progress ; and if it cannot get that progress from one minister, it will require him to abdicate, and gave place to . another." THE CHOLERA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, No one can doubt the drift of, these remarks. The ministry is falling to pieces. We have not desired it, or helped forward such a consummation. But if, as is truly; remarked, the present ministry is incompetent to the work of the moment, we know not what remedy can be found, save their surrender of their offices to some more• competent persons. SlA, — Should it please God to realise the gloomy ex pectations of those who predict an incursion of cholera., would it not be prudent for the authorities of the town to be prepared with a digest of plana.to be brought into ac tion without confusion ? I am not aware how far the authorities may be influ enced by the system recommended by Dr. Hawthorne ; but as that system contains higlay objectionable plans, perhaps the authorities may consider it useful to convene a meeting of the medical gentlemen of Liverpool. to, de liberate seriously on the most efficient, humane, and economic mode of accommodation for the poor at so afflicting a period. It has been long a well-estaljlished fact, that cholera is a curable disease if promptly attended to, provided the con stitution of the patient be nat previously exhausted by age, by disease, or intemperance ; and it is almost eqaally certain that cholera is not contagious. The pathology and treatment of cholera, or any other disease, are indelicate subjects for the columns of. a public journal. The profession should discuss theta at their meetings, and through the medium of the medical peri odicals. Yours, respectfully, March 10, 1848. MEDICUS. THE LIVERPOOL PHcENIX LOAN COMPANY, The annual meeting of the shareholders of this Com pany was held on Saturday, at the Clarendon-rooms., The secretary having, a few months ago, gone off with a large portion of the funds, gave more than usual interest to the proceedings, and about 30 shareholders were pre sent.—Mr. WILLIAM COUPS being called to the chair said the directors had a short report to submit, and not a very satisfactory one, but he trusted they would bear with it as well as they could. In addition to receiving the report, three directors and two auditors would have to be elected, Mr. HODGSON, the new secretary, read the report. It stated that during the last six months the directors had met with heavy misfortunes. The late secretary had ab sconded in December, and his defalcation (now ascer tained) was considerable, but they had a guarantee for £lOOO of it. The Company had also suffered by the de pression of trade, and the suspension of the Liverpool Banking Company. £3OOO was the Company's liabilities to its bankers at the time, and as this had to be met, the directors had to suspend their loans. The amount of loans made was only £1365, and under the circumstances stated, the Company had realized sufficient to cover ex penses. The accounts of the late secretary had been checked by the auditors, and the shareholders at their last meeting had testified their confidence in him, and the directors could only regret that it had been misplaced. At the same time several of the frauds were so ingenious as to defy detection at the time. The balance-sheet then submitted, showed the defalcations of T. Baskerville, the late secretary, were £2533 83. 4d. which, with the other expenses added, made a total of £9280. On the other side the amounts received or to be received, made a total of £9137 14s. lid., giving a balance on the wrong side of the ledger of Xl4l 19s. sd. Mr. EVANS (governor of the Workhouse) complained of the sharehold er s no t b e i ng f u r n i s h e d with the ac counts some days before the meeting, so that they might be tested and examin e d b e fo r e the meeting had taken place. He moved therefore that the consideration of the accounts should be deferred till a subsequent part of the meeting. This was seconded by Mr. Horsfall. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—Having seen in, your paper a few weeks since an article descriptive of a,new machine for cleansing chimneys, I was induced to give it a trial in my kitchen flues, which are most difficult of access, acutely angular, and circui tous, the result was such as gave me every satisfaction,. In the men attendant, there was all, the precision and order, necessary to be observed in premises where valuable property is laying about, and each being numbered gives a security highly desirable. There was from the several flues a much greater quantity of soot than was ever pre viously abstracted. I personally think it the duty of all housekeepers to encourage this invention, which promises to obviate what the law has been futile in achieving —a total abolition of climbing boys.—l am, sir, yours, &c. W. E. WHITEMAN. Bruns-wick Hotel. Mr. JOHN JONES, solicitor, said the society, if well managed, might have become a monetary institution use ful to tradesmen, but now it was sinking into contempt and insignificance. He pointed out some gross irregu larities in the management, some of which he said were illegal. He was not satisfied with the accounts this day submitted. He wished to see an account of the available assets of the company. One third of the capital had been lost by the acts of one man, and no doubt £lOOO more in bad debts. It was, moreover, not certain, after th e irre gularities committed, that the £lOOO guarantee would be paid without involving them in a lawsuit. Some of the directors themselves had not paid up their calls. The ac counts of the secretary should have been balanced monthly; and they could not have been well balanced or the defalcation would have been found out before. He brought some other charges against the directors. Mr. GODFREY LEVI said the company had, at previous meetings, passed the accounts without knowing their con tents, which was an error. He moved that two auditors, not at all connected with the directory, should be ap pointed to inspect the accounts, and report to au adjourned meeting. Mr. EVANS seconded the motion. After Mr. Brot herton had replied to Mr. Jones in behalf of the directors, Mr. EvANs again complained of the secret proceedings of the directors, and moved that Messrs. Jones, Gibb, and Kelly should be appointed directors for the ensuing year in the place of the three gentlemen retiring by rotation. The motion was seconded, put, and unanimously carried. In reply to a question from Mr. Evans, the Chairman said the books were not in the room. Mr. Evans further elicited, that on one occasion, at least, a director had taken away with him a sum of money, £l3, one evening paid in, and the other directors were obliged to be impe rative in their demands before he would loin.. b fkr i, Luc at.,...was, stating tnat he feared they had been ill-treated by others as well as the late secretary. He proposed that henceforth it shall be competent for five or more shareholders, holding in the aggregate fifty shares, to inspect all books and papers be longing to the company, either by themselves or deputies. He accused one of the directors of having become a surety, and said the directors had to seize his property to realise the amount. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. RIDGWAY AND UNION COURSING MEETING.--Thiy meeting took place at Lytham. on Thursday and Friday. The Clifton Cup was divided by Mr. Hampson s Diligence and his Highflyer ; the Ridgway Cup was won by M r. Graham's Dupe. M r . Hampson's Horsa running second ; the Talbot Cup was taken by Mr. Graham's Demagogue, Mr. Knowles' Kilrush running up. The second ties of tbe Union Stakes were won by Mr. Graham's Curry Powder, and Mr. liampson's Opelia. The match between' Ridgway's Old England, and Mr. Penenck's Prince, was won by the former. lectures, mid still their salaries are smaller. Respecta bility must be supported, decent habili men t s are expected —and above all honesty is required. Now is it not in human to give the first impetus to theft, and then severely punish you for the act ? Perhaps it was to save a family from starvation, or to protect you from th e . aut h or i ties or free you from expul s i on . Their responsibilities being so great—their duties of such vital importance—the least digression may entail misery to a whole. com mun i ty. It is highly essen ti a l th a t th e public voice should be heard in this matter, and their true condition ba represented in our Senate. field-market, they armed themselves with the fragments. and threatened further mischief. Many collisions took place between the police and the people. The military were under arms, and the mayor and magistrates held constantsittings at the Town-hall, when a great number of the respectable inhabitants were sworn in as special constables. On Friday, such of the rioters as had been captured were brought up at the Borough Court. The first were quite boys, who had been apprehended whilst assisting to break some windows and lamps, and they were remanded.. Another batch consisted of seven lads, who were charged with rioting, they were committed to. the assizes.fir trial. On Friday evening there was a slight renewal of disturbances in Ancoats, where a number of lads, in all probability young thieves, tried to create con fusion by breaking and extinguishing the street lamps- A party of police, however, were soon on their track • and after a long, chase, succeeded in coming u p with t hem. and gave them some excellent reasons for remembering the mischief in which they had been engaged. A party of men, who attempted to rescue these young scamps from the chastisement which they had earned, were also-soundly thrashed, and driven. out of the streets, which have since been tolerably quiet LANCASTER ELECTION.—The nomination took place on 'Wednesday, at the Town .hall. Mr. Robert Baines Arm strong, Recorder of Manchester, a thorough Liberal and Freetrader, was proposed by. Mr. John Gregg, and se conded by Mr. W. R. Bolden. Tne Hon. EdWard Henry Stanley, eldest son of Lord Stanley, was proposed by Mr. Godson, M. and seconded by Mr. John, Bond. Mr. Armstrong in. his address to the electors, deatared himself an enemy of the income tax, on account of its injustice, and a friend. to education and sanatory reform. Mr. Stanley declared himself no advocate of the free-trade system, and. quoted the late Mr. Huskissati in support of his notion, that free trade will never do ferA country sad dled with eight hundred millions of debt. He declared his fixed resolution to maintain C h urch an State in all its integrity.. and also the constitution of his native land. The show of hands being three to one, in favour of Mr. Armstrong, a poll was demanded on belasslf of Mr. Stanley. The polling took place on Thursday, after which it was announced that Mr. Armstrong waa- returned by a ma jority of sixteen, the numbers being„ for Mr. Armstrong, 636; the Hon. E. H. Stanley, 6'4 The contest was close throughout the day, and the town was in a very ex cited state. Mr. Armstrong wag formerly recorder of Leeds. The polling commenced with uncommon activity, and the happy result was that at nine o'clock, Mr. Stanley headed his radical opponent by. 25, and at ten, by no fewer than 68. No one expected that this could be-main tained, seeing that at the last contest the Rads won by a majority of upwards of a hundred. Accordingly,.during the next hour, the country votes being pretty well.polled out, the Radicals reduced our majority, and got a small advantage for themselves. At the conclusion of the next hour, Mr. Stanley got ahead, but at one o'cloek be fell behind by four. As the constituency was pretty well ex hausted, the polling after this grew languid, votes dropping in one or two at a time, the two parties running each other neck and neck all the afternoon. A closer thing was never witnessed, and so close was it, that during the last hour, no mortal man could dare to say how the fight would end. The result was, that the party who last sum mer triumphed by a hundred and thee, now declared themselves victorious by just sixteen aotes. The triumph is, however, likely to be short one ; for the Lancaster Gazette, of Si,turday, says,—" The poll-book has been examined, aria the result is that I*. Stanley has a clear majority of tea overhis opponent, The news has diffused much joy. The Radicals are looking exceedingly queer, whilst the smiling faces of the Conservatives testify to the pleasure they feel in the prospect of having their arduous services at last rewarded by victory." ma Inand goods e da" beer,l, an d ear r rit i o i doinb , f; Sr! tlloo*