The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-01 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. •--- TO CORRESPONDENTS. —so far above the distresses which are just now vote for one whose opinions are not with him on THE COUNTY I We have for some time been satisfied that matters in the neigh pressing so severely upon the nations of Europe—. this one point. The Protectionist will risk the . SCHEME! bouring town of Birkenhead were not in a satisfactory state; can possibly have to do with so vast an extension return of an enemy of native agriculture rather Yesterday, a meetin ber of between 50 or 6 and have more than once directed the attention of the inha- of their territory, and the commission of injustice than vote fora man who has succumbed to the bitants to some of the sources of the difficulties which werethe county at Newtoi pressing upon them. Divided councils never yet advanced and positive crime to obtain it : pressure of the times, and given his support to the consideration the cour the interests of a community'. Personal broils, and the free ~ The grain market has seldom been more active. removal of the Corn Laws, although agreeing with tion, with reference tl indulgence of personal pique, are unseemly in men, to whom Every bushel of rye, wheat, and corn is snatched up at is committed a great trust; and where such exhibitions are thepresentrates, and him upon every other question. The Political pledges on the subject ton. The chair was so . witnessed, the confidence of prudent men is soon shaken. Dissenter, madder than all, will sacrifice everything THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sales of 10,000 bushels of wheat at 1 dollar 75 cents, and at the shrine of his enmity to the Government The Rev. Dr. MASS , large contracts for delivery in June and July at 1 dollar Education Scheme. Strange fatuity ! Unparalleled The circulation of the STANDARD IS now greater 60 cents to 1 dollar 65 cents ; rye is in active demand, blindness ! proceedings by reading ante from the Rev. R. than that of any Conservative journal in Liver-. and sales of 70,000 bushels at 1 dollar to 1 dollar 3 cents ; pool, and we think we may add, of any provincial oats are selling at 48rceett to 50 cents; corn is in active We are not at all disposed to encourage the and Mr. George Hadfi The CHAIRMAN ex 100,000 mbiiixsehslsztetollo,w4 eaeta t9ss notion that the continued support of any constitu-Protestant paper in England. The high respecta- request o; sales o ency should be regarded as a thing of course ; that prevail, and that the bility of its readers has always been acknowledged. warletss oft 56f cents,moand white id 100,000 bushels of western, deliverable in June past services or long connexion constitute an undefea- as itsltoetrilltn etooeetle grarer Within the last twelve months, our advertisements and July, at 83 cents to 87 cents ; barley 70 cents to 75 sable claim to support, in the absence of a continua- money of the people a have increased neaily one hundred per cent. cents. Export from the Ist to the 11th May :--torn, ~.- 242,793 bushels ; wheat, 10,246 ditto ; rye, 74,463 ditto ; tion of general agreement with those whose suffra- religious institution wl formists would give or Elyz 7Litni-poot ettanbarti. barley, none; oats, 58,877 bushels. gee he claims. On the contrary we say to every would not pledge him: " The money market is not only easy, but may be said conservative constituency—find a better man and, mentary grants in fa, to be abundant. The banks are well fortified with a if you can, return him triumphantly. But do not veariy Subscription : apprehended the disse In Advance, superabundance of specie, and the fact is, the country is upon any consideration incur the risk of placing a the tide of many elect mi:----- -- l3s. On Credit, 15s. in an unexampled state of prosperity. Farmers and Whig-Radical in the seat which has been occupied pendents at Lancaster planters, shipowners and inland transportation lines, and , TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1847. most of the leading interests of the country have been - ----- most profitably employed. It is this increase of wealth strength but 18 votes at the la oy a member conservative in the main. We re- themselves, and as the] quire in the House of Commons all the 50 could now decide I WE have this day to announce to our readers that has given a spring to everything. Europe has been which we can retain. We must keep, if we can, a portance that the disse the retirement from the representation of Liverpool brought heavily in our debt ; a vast amount of specie has controlling power over the existing ministry, or as to the principle upo of Lord Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas. The been brought here to pay for our productions, and capi- any other of a similar, or worse character, which Mr. Tilos. BLACKI address of the former, in taking leave of the con- tnlists haveto ane assurancet thats the demand to reoure brere omno money eisfsoor greatome months 1-,- may climb into office, Besides there are many first resolution, as folrl: atituency, appears in our advertising columns ; and stuffsabundance ofthat the vast oammo.unt of social questions now occupying the attention of of the CotmmsomneseHnoguse Is characterised by the feeling and good taste, which expenditure in the Mexican war has been met with great parliament, and more of a similar character likely votes in favour of the his lordship has ever manifested both in his tom- promptness. Government have been enabled to borrow to present themselves. In the decision of such theilCbjeuCateioli ebd.uoucilititor munications to his friends, and his more public an immense amount at par, and its stock has suddenly questions it is important that the Conservatives of the rights of conscience, Howard career. The determination of Sir gone up. If the war with Mexico should, contrar to the the Empire should have a voice ; and we must testant Dissenters .who s Howard to retire into private life is conveyed in the s°uPrituns ocaf aitl majorityje turnedof t hfero best investmentinformed, i neetsoev,er and om the ent Tsoclioreollf ornrupslatceeaschif4,4 not, on light considerations, or from mere passion, following letter, addressed to Sir T. Brancker ; securities there would be, in all probability, a larger throw away the influence afforded us by a large record its convict!on_teh " 15, Green-street, May 28, 1847. surplus of unemployed capital than there has been for a conservative body in the House where they are to mgiarrseunptproerntdersit h from anyt o MY DEAR SIR THOMAS,—It has long been my long period. The current rate of interest is now from be decided. tinue to hold those o intention of taking the earliest fitting occasion to intimate five to seven per cent." pini( He stated it as his o to my friends and supporters my wish to retire from the Let not the Government, or the people, of the THE LIVERPOOL CHURCH OF ENGLAND question of go pinion representation of Liverpool ; and I waited only for a SCHOOLS. difference of opinion United States flatter themselves too much upon period when this announcement might be made at a time , most convenient to all parties. That time has now ar- the temporary success of their arms, and the grati- We have received a letter from the Rev. Henry H. of the two, the tortes ' rived • and I request you will communicate this to our fication of their unjust cupidity. Nations, like in- Higgins, the honorary secretary of these excellent instate_ stand upon ecclesiasti friends. dividuals, are sometimes raised, that their fall ma tarns, which we would fain have inserted at length,- but, that whilst he would " In thus withdrawing from that high and distinguished be more crushincr and signal. Y finding our space circumscribed, at the late hour at which test of the fitness of alstra to coh;rl, T find +hr. hang,,,. of ha;nr, .in,tc.4 .41.,, r, we received the letter. we are constrained to sunnlv only the na.ssiny of free t We have received a letter from the Rev. Henry H. Higgins, the honorary secretary of these excellent institu tions, which we would fain have inserted at length,- but. finding our space circumscribed, at the late hour at which we received the letter, we are constrained to supply only the principal portions of the potent appeal which that zealous friend of religious education makes to a benevolent and right-thinking public in their behalf. It appears that the treasurer having stated, in the middle of last month, that the society was in debt to the bank about £l3O, and had declined further advances on personal responsibility,—the committee resolved, that, if the clergy of the town did not offer the requisite aid by church collections, before September the society would be compelled to relinquish one or more of their schools. It appears, too, that without present unforeseen aid, the society will have no funds to pay the teachers in July. Mr. Higgins applied to many of the clergy, and their general reply was, that their congregations had to support their own schools. He states that, in the central and lower parts of the town, there are on Sundays crowds of ignorant poor in the streets, who, from want of accommo dation, seldom enter the house of God, and that the poor districts are unable to support their own schools ; and adds that the wealthy should do more than support their own suburban schools, the scholars in which are of a compa ratively higher grade. He trusts they will subscribe so as to prevent the relinquishment of schools containing hun dreds of poor children, who would not receive an education worthy of the name but for this society. The schools are Protestant, but the teaching can offend no sensible Roman Catholic or Dissenter who may visit them, though on some points they may not find their opinions in perfect accord ance. He concludes by a powerful appeal to the more wealthy for the support of these excellent institutions, in which we heartily join. _ " In thus withdrawing from that high and distinguished place, to which I had the honour of being elected with- our opposition, I trust I may take with me the inesti mable reflection of having kept firmly to the principles )vhich I then declared, and approving of and relying on which the electors of Liverpool confided to me that trust which I am now about to surrender. THE note of preparation for the forthcoming General Election is being sounded on every side; and thus far there is every prospect that, although the struggle of party may not prove so hot and exciting as it has frequently been in times past, at least the next Parliament will meet, greatly changed in its composition and infinitely more intelligible as to the character and opinion of its members. Already we observe in various quarters honorable gentlemen, who have all along been imagining their re-election perfectly secure, rudely awakened from their dream by a demand for explanation of the past, or some more definite avowal of the course which they are prepared to pursue in time to come. In several cases opposition is actually on foot; and, in many, a contest, if carried on at all by the present men, will be on behalf of principles totally opposite to, or greatly modified from, those which formerly won for them the support of their con stituencies. The example of voluntary explanation of changed opinions and of the grounds of that change has already been set by some influential members, as examples of which we may point to the address of Mr. D'lsraeli to the the freeholders of Buckinghamshire, in which he intimates that, although an opponent of the withdrawal of pro tection from native agriculture, he is not prepared to urge the legislature to retrace its steps ; and to the still more decided address of Wm. Entwisle, Esq., M.P., to the electors of South Lancashire, announcing his intention to retire, in which he says : " Whilst I thus feel that I have endeavoured diligently and faithfully to discharge those duties to that eminent constituency, to those great national interests which centre in that vast place, and to considerations higher still, for they are immortal, I trust I may appeal to local, and even to individual, interests whether I have, in any case, neglected or failed to promote these to the best of my power. " I have now only to beg, that my friends and porters will be assured that I shall ever retain the most lively recollection of their kindness and confidence, and that I shall never fail to do whatever may be in my power to promote the local and individual interests of that great place with which I have had the honour of being so closely connected. The power to do this may be diminished, but the desire will never cease. _ _ " Believe me, my dear Sir Thomas, your obliged and ♦ery faithful servant, " HOWARD DOUGLAS. " Sir Thomas Brancker, &c." It would be idle for us to attempt to conceal the fact that, upon every point, Lord Sandon's conduct in Parliament has not satisfied us. We have more than once been compelled to differ with him, and to express that difference—we trust never hastily, or in a spirit which can have excited a feeling of dain in his breast. On every occasi on o f suc h ifference we believe sincerely that he has acted from the purest conviction that he was pursuing the best course to advance the interests of his country, and to maintain and support her Institu tions. His acknowledged unimpeachable honor is the best guarantee that no other motives could in fluence any portion of his conduct. By the retire ment of his lordship, Liverpool has lost a powerful source of influence in the Legislature. No mern- The education - 4 the masses in religous and moral prin. ciples, combined with that practical wordly knowledge which is essential to individual prosperity, is as essential to the happiness and security of the general community as the light and air of heaven are to physical solubrity. The want of proper education will fever the mind and incline it to recklessness and contempt of all law and order, as the want of food produces physical disease, and both these evils, if left without remedy, will eventually reach and prey upon the rich as they do upon the poor. Let the former therefore bethink themselves, and extend their bounty towards their indigent and ignorant fellow townspeople. Subscriptions are received by the Rev. Henry H. Hig gins, 144, Grove-street; John Lomax, Esq., treasurer, 5, Great George-square ' Charles Inman, Esq., Liverpool Bank ; Samuel Mortin, Esq., 2, High-street. " I am bound to confess my conviction that the repeal of the corn-laws could, under no circumstances, have been long delayed in opposition to the gradual growth of pub lic opinion, and further to admit that, after the experience of such a calamity as that by which we are now afflicted, I at least should never again have been bold enough to advocate protection as essential to our independence. The former consideration alone would have prevented my ever seeking to rescind the deliberate 1 by ber ever business of the town, or mo sulted and t ibly to the private e sedulously con s interests than himself, and tended more indefa-ti he was held by me. bers of every party ( for every • reas him. We : ble to those o ensure a hearing deu., pronounces_ the voice of the nation, although I could not accept it as a justification for a contradiction of my opinions by my vote. But in the terrible dispensation with which it has pleased Providence to visit these kingdoms, I cannot fail d for the town from CHURCH DISCIPLINE. — The Bishop of Exeter has pro nounced judgment in the case of the Rev. W. G. p. Smith, against whom a criminal proceeding has been instituted, for causing to be placed in his church, at Tor _ er most accessi- and was always ready, when c )n, to advance any good work o recognise the refutation of the theory on which my judgment had been formed. It is not good for nations, more than for individuals, to stand alone ; our necessities forbid it. That which I formerly opposed as fatal to the industry of our own countrymen, I dare not now deny to be requisite for their safety." It is clear, from the indications of public feeling already manifested, that the battle at the hustings can no longer be fought upon the old grounds or with the old watch cries. Protection to native and colonial agriculture and industry is gone for ever. back the Men. quay, unlawful ornaments (flowers, a cross, &c). bishop has sentenced Mr. Smith to be admonished lerience of his servi- • ordered that he pay the costs of the proceedings. We understand that the Rev. J. R. Brown, M.A. who has during nearly five years so ably filled the office of Vice-principal of our Collegiate Institution, has been ap pointed Head Master of East Retford Grammar School, and the fact of his being selected out of forty-one candi dates, shows in what estimation the trustees held his su perior qualifications for conducting a scholastic establish ment. His loss to our college will be severe, but we trust that his successor will prove himself equal to the respon sible duties connected with the post, and will discharge retirement of his colleague, Sir 110 Bret. The cons him with a cor with extreme re ley of Liverpool elected idenc e in his high sense of ruing and tried integrity, and his his un id as a Itepres - eritatii heir expectations.' H on attempt to dii luring the s to procure the m of the them with the same faithfulness and zeal that so eminently characterized Mr. Brown. The school at East Retford is trade of I for his indefat r or, g its endowment furnishes salaries to several masters, in. eluding the head master, for whom a residence will also be or into whatever station hE rassment may result ?min their or • • ution ; that t be e-al good wishes and respect of be ruined by an inundation of all classes of 3m the United States, by the ( se interest, not Only to )ut to the philosopher elve months ago the and the statesn Government of aned to nselves 'en war against the zainst its frontier fiery and w ld spirits of their de- Europe looked upon disgust, and the sober )n ag,are t the American people iding to the character of tk knd when a ew , undisciplined with regiment lly of volunteer intermixtu 1r troops, horse, r march to the that only suffering, de t, and death by the enemy's weapons, or by ifluence of the Climate, wex led on—fought on— 1. Yet tl n inherei 1 char after wave of enthusiastic rom t activity THE COUNTY ELECTION. - GOVERNMENT SCHEMES I.OF EDUCATION 'esterday, a meeting of non-conformists, to the num ber of between 50 or 60, assembled from various parts of the county at Newton, for the purpose of taking into consideration the course to be pursued at the general elec tion, with reference to candidates, and the exaction of pledges on the subject of Government schemes of educa tion. The chair was occupied by Edward Dawson, Esq., a county magistrate. The * Rev. br. MASSIE, of Manchester, commenced the proceedings by reading letters of apology for non-attend ance from the Rev. R. Stephens, the Rev. R. Fletcher, and Mr. George Hadfield. _ _ The CHAIRMAN expressed a hope that unanimity would prevail, and that the speakers would direct their special attention to the great question—whether the legislature should henceforward vote away their money, and the money of the people of England, for the support of any religious institution whatever ; and whether the non-con formists would give or refuse a vote to any candidate who would not pledge himself to refuse his support to parlia mentary grants in favour of religious institutions. He apprehended the dissenters were strong enough to turn the tide of many elections,—the congregation of Inde pendents at Lancaster, for instance, had 50 votes among themselves, and as the liberal and League candidate wanted but 18 votes at the last election for that borough, those 50 could now decide his fate. It was, therefore, of im portance that the dissenters should make up their minds as to the principle upon which they would proceed. Mr. THOS. BLACKBURN, of Liverpool, proposed the first resolution, as follows : " That this meeting regards the conduct of those members of the Commons House of Parliament who have given their votes in favour of the recent minutes of the Committee of Privy Council, brought in and carried by the government, on the subject of education, as at variance with a due regard to the rights of conscience, in reference to that large class of Pro testant Dissenters who are opposed to all government grants for religious teaching, whether that teaching be conducted in schools or places of religious wo-ship, and this meeting would record its conviction that the difference of opinion thus made apparent renders it the duty of Dissenting electors to withhold their support from any of those gentlemen so long as they con tinue to hold those opinions." He stated it as Ms opinion, that with reference to the question of government . education, there was very little difference of opinion between whigs and tories—indeed, of the two, the tories were the less disposed to take their stand upon ecclesiastical institutions ; and he admitted, that whilst he would not make the education question a test of the fitness of parliamentary candidates prior to the passing of free trade measures, yet now the time had fully arrived when the principles of nonconformity, which were the principles of purity and justice, ought strenuously to be advocated. He should refuse his vote to Mr. Cobden, and Mr. Villiers, the candidates for Liver pool, or the candidates for half a dozen counties in which he had been induced by the League to possess himself of a qualification, unless each promised to vote against go vernment grants forjeligious purposes, Mr. WILLIAM Moßiiis seconded the resolution, and instanced Salford as a proof that the Noncomformists could turn the scales at elections, for there Mr. Brotherton had been returned by one vote, and that vote was given by Mr. Brotherton himself, who in the House of Commons had spoken in favour, and voted against, the government scheme of education. The resolution was put and carried with only three dissentients. Mr. CHARLES ROBERTSON, of Liverpool, spoke at some length in proposing the second resolution, which read as follows : "That this meeting, having observed •in both the leading po litical parties a readiness to combine their efforts to subs►dize the teachers of religion, and thereby to bring them under the direct control of the state, and assured by long experience that they attach little importance to any opposition which is not followed up by corresponding firmness in the exercise of the electoral franchise, solemnly commend to Liberal Nonconfor ming electors the duty of employing that franchise in vindica tion of those principles which constitute the true basis of religious freedom and equality, and of resolutely standing aloof at the approaching general election from all contests in which an opportunity shall not be afforded them of recording their testimony by vote against the interference of the Government with the religious education of the country." He said that hitherto the Nonconformists had been treated with contempt, simply because they had not respected themselves, and that the time had arrived when they must do more than send up petitions against government grants. They must extend their principles—the princi ples of justice, equality and freedom—throughout the country ; and they must let all men know that they asked nothing for themselves which they were not prepared to grant to every member of the community. ' Mr. Joinsi HAMER seconded the resolution. Mr. MTALL moved as an amendment : " That while denying most emphatically the right of the executive government or of the legislature to interfere in any way with the religious instruction of the people ; while denying the policy or the Justice of allowing the executive government to exercise control over even the secular education of the peo ple, this meeting is desirous of recording its opinion in favour of a well-devised and impartial system of general secular edu cation, free of government control, supported by local assess ment, and managed by boards.of education elected by the rate- payers; and that, in the opinion of this meeting, candidates at the approaching general election pledged to the support of such a system in opposition to that propounded by the recent mi nutes of the Committee of Privy Council on education would be entitled 4-- ^-4.nt to and would receive the ardent support of a large proportion of the Liberal and Nonconformist electors of the country." Mr. LUCAS seconded the amendment, and in doing so regretted the divisions which existed among dissenters. He also regretted that circumstances seemed at present to place them in the position of opponents to education. (Loud cries of " No, no " and disapprobation.) A long discussion ensued, some contending that the question of secular education was not before the meeting, and others that the terms of the requisition were suffi ciently general to admit of its disc Eventually, at the suggest WN, of Liver pool,. the amendment was withdrawn, and the resolution n of Mr. I Upon the motion of Mr. WYArr, seconded by Mr. URQUHART, of Liverpool, the following resolution was "That this meeting recommends the electors in the various boroughs and divisions of the county of Lancaster, holding the above views, to organize themselves in their several localities, and to draw up and sign a declaration setting forth their prin ciples and the course of action which they intend to pursue at the approaching election." Messrs. Charles Robertson, Morris and Dean were here appointed a committee to draw up a general declara tion for the several constituencies of the boroughs and divisions of the county to sign; and after an absence of half-an-hour these gentlemen returned with the follow ing declaration, which was adopted : " We, the undersigned Parliamentary electors of entertaining strong - Objections to the Scheme for , romoting - National Education submitted to Parliament in the minutes Of the Committee of Council on Education, dated August and December, 1816, inasmuch as we regard it to be in direct viola tion of the principle that Government ought not to interfere in or provis.e for the teaching of religion in any form, do hereby record our resolution not to vote for any Parliamentary candi date who does not think it right to oppose all grants of money for the present educational measure, or for the support of any religious institution." Finance committees to raise funds were then appointed, Ind a subscription was opened to defray expenses. The small sum of £4 10s. only had been subscribed by the meeting when we left the room, and at .that time the t I usual vote of thanks to the chairman had been put and COMFORT FOR THE BREAD-EATERS.-LARGE COMING SUPPLIES FROM THE MEDITERRA NEAN. tidvices from Gibraltar, dated May 22, contain the following announcement, which will y be received with pleasure by the consumers of bread stuffs, however holders of grain for high prices may feel themselves affected : " The wind having been east on the 17th, 18th, 20th, and again on the 22d, all the wind-bound vessels in this bay, Algesiras roadstead, and from behind the rock, sailed say how many vessels got through at night, but it is probable that during the three first-named days eight hundred sail, or more, succeeded in passing through the gut, the majority laden with wheat." Of course, a portion of this large supply may be destined for French and other European ports ; but, doubtless, a f a i r s h are :), TS • • • • win ream ureat Britain, either at once or ultimately. From Riga, under date May 20. we also learn, that ex citement prevailed.in the corn market, and that every de scription was dearer ; 815 v es se l s h a d arx i ve d, an d 28 h a d _ )0 and 500 of the grain barks had come ,erior, and, in consequence, all was TIIE WEATHER.—During the past week we have en joyed a genial succession of fine growing weather, with now and then refreshing and feeding showers. The crops still go on improving, and so far give promise of abun dance in every department. New potatoes have already fallen to less than half their value about a fortnight ago, and old ones have also declined in price. It is to be hoped that the prospect before us will induce the holders of corn and provisions generally, to relax in their demands, which it is generally assumed have latterly been much too exorbitant, and not to be justified by any necessity arising from alleged scarcity of stocks in hand. The country, in the districts around this town presents a beautifully luxu riant appearance. In dry light soils, some rain is de sirable, but there is yet no cause of complaint from drought. MA. DIGNAN'S " LEGEND OF LIVERPOOL."—We had a short , time ago to notice favourably a little tale by the above gentleman, entitled " A Romance of Liverpool Life,." and in doing so expressed our confident opinion that he Would be found equal to a much more ambitious effort. That effort has since been made, and in about three weeks, we believe, it will be published, under the title of " A Romance of Liverpool Life." From the portions of it which we have seen, we.feel assured that it will make its way as it deserves with the public, not only in this locality but elsewhere. When the work is before us as a whole, however, we shall have a better opportunity of giving judgment upon its merits. WESTON'SATMOSPHERIC CHURN.—In another part of our paper will be found an advertisement of Mr. Alex ander Weston's Registered• Atmospheric Churn, for milk. .We have seen this new and ingenious machine in opera tion, and can bear testimony to its simplicity, and utility for he purpose, with great reduction of time and labour, and the production of a larger quantity and finer quality of butter than by any description of implement for the purpose yet in use. We venture to predict its early in troduction amongst those connected with dairy operations. Our own opinion of its merits is borne out by several prac tical farmers, who have tried it, and amongst them by Mr. G. Betteley, of Victoria-street, *Windsor, who in a letter addressed, under date 14th April, to the inventor, says "I have pleasure in bearing testimony to the utility . and excellence - of your newly-invented Air Churn, which I have tried with a quantity of skimmed milk, and find both the quantity and quality of the butter produced by it to be very satisfactory. There is a great diminution of la bour and time in its use, as compared with. the old plunge churn. I can strongly recommend your new invention, and have no doubt that, when it is known, it will come into general use. June 1, 1847. 'INFLUENCE OF THE. ACCOUNTS PER CALEDONIA UPON OUR CORN TRADE YESTERDAY. • LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS-) The advices, per the American mail steamer Caledonia, are considered by the trade to give a prospect of a much smaller quantity of wheat and Indian corn to come for ward to Great Britain, up to the Ist of September, than had generally been calculated upon, and business yester day shewed a decidedly firmer tone. Flour was held for 2s. advance on the closing rates of last week ; and there were buyers at such advance, who would not, however, operate freely until they were in possession of the effect produced won yesterday's Mark-lane market. Several purchases sf Tndian corn were made at the rates pre viously obtainable ; but holders in general were confi dently looking for an improvement in the article. Whe ther this expectation will be realized, and the advance of yesterday confirmed, remains to be seen. We may re mind our readers, however; that we prepared them, a few weeks ago, with information calculated to abate their ex pectations, as to the prospects of a large supply from the United States before the next harvest, by showing that the available surplus was very limited. Certainly the de cline in prices which has recently taken place, has not been caused by any more flattering accounts from that country, but from the favourable prospects of the crops throughout Europe, as well as at home, and the cessation of the drain to supply the wants of France and other con tinental states. THE INDIA MAIL. (Front the Second Edition of t on the Herald.) The Spitfire arrived at Marseilles, on the evening of the 28tIii instant, with the India Mail. The departure of Lord Hardinge would, it was said, take place in the month of October. The Punjaub is perfectly tranquil. An earthquake took place there, and heavy rains had fallen, which improved the sanatory condition of the country. Goolah Singh had established a monopoly of opium and to bacco at Cashmere. There had been some disturbances at Oude. The English residents in the States of Rajpoot had put a period to the custom of burning widows and killing infants of the female sex. Colonel Outram had been appointed resident at Barodo. BAIL COURT, YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) THE QUEEN V. THE COMMISSIONERS OF BIRKENHEAD DOCKS. —This was an application for a mandamus directing the com missioners of the Birkenhead Docks Company to issue their warrant for summoning a jury before the Sheriff to assess the damages Messrs. Parry and had sustained by being com pelled to sell their valuable premises to the company, under the provisions of the statute of 7th and Bth Victoria. Mr. Justice Wightman granted a rule t o s h ew cause. THE BROAD GAUGE AGAIN S UCCESSFUL. — Yesterday th 6 Parliamentary Committee decided that the preamble of the Cheltenham and Oxford Railway Bill was proved—(this is the broad gauge line)—and that the preamble of the London, Chel tenham, and Oxford Bill—(the narrow gauge line)—was not proved. REVIVAL OF THE SHARE MARKET. LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY. The splendid weather of the past week has had its usual de pressing effect on the trade, and rendered the prices of Wheat perfectly nominal from the absence of business. At this day's market there was a short supply of English Wheat, which found ready buyers at a reduction of about 12s. per quarter under the currency of this day week ; and, although the arrival of foreign was large, more disposition was shown to purchase, and a fair extent of business transacted at about 10s. under late rates. The fine weather with which we have been favoured, together with declining prices of breadstuffs, and the re vival of confidence which has taken place in the Money Market, have produced a favourable effect upon our prin cipal Share Markets. In London a large business was done at the close of the week at improving rates ; and the same feature has been observed in the markets of Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, &c. The dividend lines, and those connected with them, have been principally operated in ; but most other stocks may be quoted a shade higher. This improvement must have a beneficial effect upon trade generally, by releasing many parties from investments which •have locked up their business capital, and from which they have not of late been able to withdraw it, except at ruinous sacrifices. Barrel Flour is 4s. to ss. lower, and Indian corn offering 4s. cheaper, both floating and on the spot, and but fewtransactiona reported. Barley, Malt, Beans, and Peas meet a slow sale at a reduction of Is. to 2s. per qr. The arrivals of foreign Oats are liberal, and only retail buyers to be found at a decline of is. per qr. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Owing to the prevailing htotewbeeasttsliceortagnbdeitnhge thin attendance of both town and coun t r y buyers,_ the beef trade was somewhat inactive, And in some instances the quotations d ec li ned 2 d. per alb—the highest figure for the On the whole, th e mut t on trade was steady, though not per Btu brisk, at prices about equal to those paid on Monday last ; the primest old Downs out of the wool producing ss. ad. per 81b. With Lambs we were well supplied, yet the demand was steady at last week's quotations. MONE MARKET—YESTERDAY. The state of ithe mar Y ket at Mark-lane has not had much in fluence one way or another ; for, although prices are consider ably lower compared with last Monday, the home supplies are again so very limited that th e holders are not over anxious to press sales. For money Consols have been done from 88i to -11, and for the account at 89i 89, the latter being the latest quota tion. Reduced Three per Cents. have been done from 87i to if, and the Three and a-Quarter at 891. It will therefore be ob served that Consols have been sold higher for account than the Three and a-Quarter per Cents. The scrip of the Loan has been done at dis. Exchequer-bills Ito 4 pm. ; Band Stock advanced to 196. WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS THE FEVER. _ Yesterday, an extraordinary meeting of the West Derby Board of Poor Law Guardians was convened at the office of Messrs. Cleaver and Owen, to consider the indispen sible necessity of erecting temporary fever sheds, for the reception of fever patients which now are, or may here after, become chargeable to the Union. The Chairman, Mr. SHEPPARD, presided, and said that a special meeting had been held in Toxteth-park, on Thursday last, when, in consequence of the alarming spread of fever in the neighbourhood, and it having broken out in the Workhouse,—it was resolved that a deputation should be appointed to wait on Mr. Stewart, with the view, if possible, of arranging with him for a piece of land, belonging to the Earl of Sefton, on which to erect fever sheds for the accommodation of the fever patients. On the same day on which they had come to that resolution, Mr. Austin, the Assistant Poor Law Commissioner visited the Workhouse, and he recommended the board to procure increased accom modation for the fever patients. In consequence of this the deputation waited on Mr. Stewart next morning, when he told them that he saw no very strong objection to their having the piece of ground which they desired if a formal request to that effect was made to Lord Sefton. These sheds, they were all aware, were to be only of a temporary nature, until the Fever Hospital which they purposed building at the worklionse was erected. That was one proposition to place before the board, but there was also another : there was a fine house, roomy, airy, and well adapted for the purposes of a temporary hospital, to let, in Roscommon-street. He alluded to the house recently occupied by the Rev. Dr. M'Neile ; and it was proposed by some members of the committee that that house should be taken for the purpose. Mr. TAYLOR stated that he visited the house in Ros common-street, and he found it was well adapted for the purposes for which they required it. It would accommo date above 60 patients. and besides there were baths and out-houses attached, which would almost answer all the purposes of an hospital. He had seen Mr. Marsden, the landlord, who was willing to let them have it for twelve months for £9O, and if they took it for a longer period they might get it for something less. Mr. LLOYD was of opinion that it would be much bet ter and much more conducive to the general health and welfare of the Ward, if they got the piece of ground at the Earl of Sefton's, and erect the sheds where there would be no danger of giving offence to surrounding neighbours. ELECTION OF BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF OPERATIVES Mr. MILLER stated that the cost of erecting such a shed as one of those in Mount Pleasant, canable of ae- commodating 100 patients, would be at least £5OO. Mr. TAYLOR would borrow £6OO, the interest of which at 5 per cent, wnuld , be only £3O per annum, for the pur- pone ui erecrmg sneas clear out of the town, sooner than get any house, no matter how cheap, within the vicinity of a densely-populated neighbourhood. Mr. ROSKELL was an advocate for the erection of sheds ; for if they took a house in any populated situation, there would be a tremendous cry raised against it; and he should say a very reasonable cry too. It was necessary, however, that something should be done. When he saw suffering from that fearful distemper—two, and some times three persons in a bed, it appeared to him to be a state of things which should no longer exist at any cost. The CHAIRMAN observed that ° they were to bear in mind that Mr. Stewart made no promise as to the length of time which they were to have the ground at the Earl _CO PI the conclusion which they . came to - - Mr. APPLEBY was opposed to both the outlay of so much money, and the waste of the time which would be consumed in erecting these sheds, particularly as they had no guarantee that they would be allowed the ground as long as they might be forced by circumstances to re quire it. - After some further conversation, it was agreed, on the motion of Mr. Harrison, seconded by Mr. Appleby, that Mr. Cleaver be requested to go forthwith to Mr. Mars den, and take the house in Roscommon-street for the purpose of a temporary hospital. Mr. W : H. Fitzpatrick, of this town, h a licential he Apothecaries Hall r /11,AKM.- esreraay, at the police court, a boy was fined 2s. 6d., and costs, for mischievously ringing at several persons' doors in succession, and alarming them by announcing " fire on the premises." DEATH BY BURNlNG.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. Curry on view of the body of James Hicks, aged 21 years. On yesterday week deceased was left in a room by himself, in Addison-street, and his clothes hav ing taken fire he was so much burnt that he died on Saturday. EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet ing of the Board of Examiners, held on Tuesday last, Mr. Alexander M'Clelland, late mate of the brig Sisters, of Liverpool, was examined and found duly qualified for a first-class master's certificate ; also, Capt. Robert Ord, late master of the Alert, of Liverpool, was found duly qualified for a first-class certificate as master; and on Saturday last, Capt. John Leitch, late master of the Deagaum, of Greenock, was also found duly qualified for a first-class master's certificate. THEFT FROM AN EATING-HOUSE.-At the police court yesterday, a middle-aged man, named Henry Rogers, was charged with having, on Friday, stolen from Mr. William Barker's eating-house, Whitechapel, four glass salt-foots, four metal ditto, and some cruets—in all, worth about 10s. He ordered a plate of meat. for wi,;,.h wincn ne paid; and, in the absence of the servants, purloined the property. He was seen in the street on the following day, and apprehended, after a pursuit in St. John's market. He stated that he was drunk at the time, and was committed for trial at the On Saturday evening last, pursuant to an advertisement which had been extensively circulated in the forenoon of that day, a meeting of the operatives of Birkenhead was held in the Theatre, Chester-street, for the purpose of expressing their opinion relative to the forthcoming election of commissioners for the township. The meting was numerously, and, consi- - dering the shortness of the notice which had been given, re spectably attended. The chair was occupied by Mr. JAMES BACH, in the vicinity of which we noticed, amongst a crowd of ratepayers, Messrs. C. Bentham, J. H. Greene, J. Townshend, Wm. Mortimer, C. Jones, J. Kinder, Wm. Colston, banker, J. Hilton, builder, John Green, G. Bailiff, H. Gorther, R. Davies, and F. Webster. In opening the business of the meeting, the CHAIRMAN ad verted in strong terms of condemnation to what he called the ruinous course of policy which they had seen recently pursued. After recommending the candidates named in the list known as " Maßaby's list," as being the only men on whom the people of Birkenhead could depend for the resusitation of their trade and public works. He called on Mr. Robert Davies to propose the first resolution. Mr. DAVIES then presented nimseif, and was warmly re ceived by the meeting. He moved the resolution, which will be found in our advertising columns. Mr. W. MORTIMER, Historian of the Hundred of Wirral, next presented himself, and was received with loud and pro longed applause. He said that he could assure them that he cordially concurred in the resolution. He concurred particularly in the expressiop that the misfortunes of Bir kenhead was mainly attributable to the want of confidence in their present Board of Commissioners. (Hear, hear.) It would be, in his opinion, essential to the interests of the town, that a change should be effected in the Board of Com missioners. How, he would ask, could they best effect that change? To this question he would give the only rational reply which could be given—that was, reject totally and une quivocally the retiring commissioners, who, with their confe rences, he would fearlessly assert, had been the means of en , tailing all the misfortunes under which they now laboured. Mr. WM. LAIRD had, at a recent meeting of the Board, stated that by the exertions of himself and his brother,_ the available rental of the township had been raised from .ellO,OOO to ..133,000. Now he (Mr. Mortimer) bad some idea of what the true state of affairs was : and he knew that so far from the rental of the township having increased, it had decreased from .elOO,OOO to £BO,OOO. (Hear, hear.) And, besides, he knew — indeed they all knew—that a vast amount of public money was expended in their notorious attempt to get possession of the gas and water. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Mortimer then alluded to the fact of the proceedings of the commissioners having been adcondemnedconcluded d b e } d , ,blyr . asking t Abernethy hem in i f h his reportsuch il Admiralty, have been the ease if Mr. Jackson and his friends had continued in power? wou t l o d the (To this interrogatory the meeting gave a responsive i No, no.') The next resolution was carried unanimously. The meeting was then addresied by Mr. Gawthorpe, of the Mechanic's Institute, and Mr. Bailiff. In the course of the ' • that he had resided in•Bir" He had therefore a years observed its rise and progress from what might be termed its infancy ; and he could assure the meeting that it rose steadily from that period up till about 12 months ago, since when the town had deteriorated from some cause or other. In the recent attempt of the Commissioners to impose a rate of 6d. in the on the people of Birkenhead argued one of two conclusions either that they (the ratepayers,) or the Commissioners were the greatest pack of fools alive. (Laughter.) They proposed to lay on a rate of 6d. in the until Mr. Jackson rendered nugatory their efforts to do so by his magnananimous proposal to bestow water, for sanatory purposes, to the Township ; they all at once discovered that there was no necessity for such a rate. (Cheers.) And in promoting their improve men t bill they uttered some of the greatest absurdities it was possible for men to utter: they said in one breath that the profits of the gas and water were to be applied for the purpose of reduc ing the rates of the town, in the next they announced their in tention of having no profits at all! (Laughter.) If they had no profits he should like to know how they would reduce the rates with their profits?—(Laughter.) The Meeting then adjouined THE ADJOURNED MEETING From an early hour yesterday evening, the town of Birken head presented a rather animated appearance, owing to the exertions made by the candidates on the Jackson interest in order to create an excitement in the election of this day. Th e town having been perigrinated by a military band and a pro cession, consisting of the friends of the candidates, the great bulk of the people adjourned to the Theatre for the purpose of holding a public meeting. The Theatre, which is a large and spacious erection, was densely crowded by a body of rate payers, chiefly operatives. Shortly atter eight o'clock the chair was taken by Mr. James Keating. The first resolution (which along with the others wilt be found in our advertising columns) was proposed by Dr. REYNOLDS, who, in an able and eloquent speech, contended that the great and pressing depression in the trade of Birk en h ead was to be attributed chiefly to the fact, that the recent Board of Commis' sioners had forfeited the confidence of the public . The resolution was s econ d e d b y Mr. SHORE. unanimously and passed The next resolution —one similar to that which was adoPt ho ed were on the Jackson interest to the ratepayers, as being th e on Saturday evening last—recommending the candidates only men qualified to relieve the town in present emergency was proposed by M r . D AVIS , secon d e d b y Ai r. STEWART , an earned by acclamation. After some further remarks from various speaks, the meeting separated, giving three hearty cheers for . Mr. Jackson and his friends. We may add th a t, as the eleC tion takes place this morning, it will be a very close contest--.: the closest, perhaps, that has ever takeniplace in Birkenheaa, Each party seems confident of success ; but each seem to be of opinion there will be but a small majority to boast of on either side. On all hands it is acknowledged that this election is $ sort of " windfall" to those ratepayers who had not paid their taxes. MRS. ST. ALBIN'S CONCERT AT THE CONCERT-HALL LAST NIGHT. The above concert was held last night, and we regret to SO that, although most respectably, i t was not numerously at tended. The vocalists engaged were Miss Stewart, Mr. A. St' Albin, and Mr. G. Weiss. The instrumentalists announce d were Mr. H. Tivendell, Mr. F. Tivendell, and Mrs. St. Albin. Mr. H. Tivendell, however, being indisposed, his place, as 6 violinist, had been taken, at a short notice, by Mr. John Goodall, recently of Shrewsbury, who has now settled in this town. The press of matter before us prevents us saying more of the vocal portion of the concert than that it was of a first rate quality, the singing of of Mr. G. Weiss and Miss Stewart being especially excellent. In the ballad, "One gentle heart, she received a hearty and well-merited encore; and, in the second part, Linley's beautiful ballad, "Thou art gone front my gaze," was sung with great taste and feeling. As the pre sent, however, was the first appearance of Mr". Goodall in tilla town, we feel bound, in justice, especially as his name was not announced as the substitute of Mr. Tivendell, to record our opinion of his proficiency, and, indeed, genius, in the manage ment of the ffifficult instrument of which he is undoubtedly first-rate master. His first solo (De Beriot) was finely pl!lY.e d; but his second, by th e same composer, was, i n our ~., one of the most finished performadces we have heard. 1 30 4 were rapturously appl au d e d, an d we may safely prophec y favourable reception whenever he makes his next appearanc e before a Liverpool audience. NARROW ESCAPE OF THE BISHOP OF EXETER On Saturday week the Bishop of Exeter narrowly esca being burnt alive in a railway train. An axle broke r ea c i neath the carriage in which his lordship was seated, an the rude fragment of iron, irritated, by violent attritleo; the excitable wood of which the - floor of the carriage composed, and the woo d un d er th e bi s h op ' s f eet was i° - blaze. The bishop cried for help, and at last one of tif f guards was aroused, and screwed down his break, ane passed on to hisfellow'at the risk of his life. Had fallen the fire would still have burnt on. The trot; though slightly checked, was not yet s t o pp e d. His 03 , 1 the screwed down the second break, and they b o th roar ed at engineman. But he held on his iron coure, uncons°W h i s of the terror and apprehensions which followed in be train. At length, feeling the check of th e t wo b r eaks, tb o turned to look to see the reason, when h e di sc overe d warning guards pale with the worst, the di res t apPre n a sions. The horrified engineer shut off his s team,. ais reversed his engine. In an instant, the huge traln oe stopped, and the terrified passengers sprin g out. Th. e e d being now unfanned by the boisterous breeze, langu e l 4o for lack of oxygen. Many hands mustering from t ll _ speedily overmastered it—the caariage was cast a side—;„ train proceeded on its course, and Bishop Pbillt.„, o l arrived in due time at Exeter—" a brand snatched " the burning." LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1847. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNINch By JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE of 53, Grove street, sa LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, At Na. 4,, ST. GILOREB'S CRESCENT, LIVERTOO?I.. which b gh morasses and over burning tracts of sand and desert, driving be fore them every opposition which Mexico could provide to resist them Still it was said—wait until they approach this pass, or this fortified city, and the world will wit ness the discomfiture of a nation embarked in so unprincipled a war ; but the discomfiture has not army of the frontier; Tampico and other cities on the seaboard fell before their combined land and sea forces ; and the capture of the so- ied for tliem an approach to the city of Mexico I But still there was Santa Anna before them numerous force to 'e them, as was anti pated, a warm rec eption ; and there was the malaria their rear to decimate them if Anna has been met at Cerro imate Gordo ; and his army is dispersed or in the hands of the invaders, and that general himself is a fugitive. Nothing interposed, at the date of the last advices, unless a few guerilla parties should annoy them on the, route, between the American troops under Gen. Scott and the city of Mexico. In all proba bility that city is by this time taken and occupied. But now the difficult question arises . —what will the United States' C wernment do with the vast territory thus overrun by this buccaneering expe dition ? Is an independent republic to be blotted out froth the book of nations, that America may aid another state to the un i on and another star to 11M , banner ? Can she hold Mexico against the will of her united people.; or will the people of the United States, already severely taxed for the cost /1 A of the conquest, subm'it to retention ? Opini ons in America differ upon the subject ; but the prevailing justly was, at the sailing of the steamer, that, or unjustly, in defiance of the indignation j and Y disgust l : n.l of the would h 'retire civilized world, whatever was tenable 1 the conquered people of Me e - the cost of forging their cliains.e present position of the United excuse which can be offered almOit defenceless counti j _.Ave vast and fertile plains waiting for a population to till them : rivers and lakes upon which to convey their produce to the sea board ; the soil and climate calculated for the growth of every sort of product, required: for the food, the clothing, the comforts and the luxuries .of man, in unimaginable abundance within their own bounda ries. They are growing in wealth and prosperity at home ; and theittoriimerbe is extendingto every sea. Let the reader peruse the following extract from the last advices received ; and say what a .people so favourably circumstanced in every res Feet be reta plundered to Yet what i States wanton invasion of v 'lowed them, over mountains IT would have been 'leap food of other countries ; that the labourer yen into the Union Workhouse, and the e depressed to the level of his continental grant that the manufacturer and the capi- lose benef changes in the policy of the country were effected, doomed to feel continually, as they are now feelin the difficulty, and indeed:the impOssibility, ted currency to cramp them at - every the remedy, we feel assured, will not be ought in a backward, but rather in a forward, with a The carrying of the measures of Free involves the question of their fur- We shall be asked to cheapen the gar, coffee and other articles of daily ierchant free trade in provided COMMITMENTS AT THE POLICE-COURT YESTERDAY.— A man named Thomas Gallagher was committed for trial for stealing the sum of 4s. 6d. from a woman while she was making Mary Anderson was committed to gaol for one month, under the new act, for stealing a quantity of lace from a young lady named Mary Ann Roberts, who had employed her as a servant.—A girl named Ann Davies was com mitted for trial for stealing some lace from a female named Ellen Appleton.—A man named John Markham, a ware houseman, was committed for one month, under the new act, for steou- - ntity of currants (5 5), the property oLealing a quanta of his employers, Geo. ( had been for seven years.—A woman named Catherine Lowe was committed for trial for stealing a dress and a shawl from the house of some acquaintances in Upper Frederick-street. She was accidentally found by Police officer 453, in Great Homer-street, with a bundle con taining the articles, and not giving a satisfactory account of them, was detained, and inquiry being made the owners were found.—Hannah Martin, was committed for trial for stealing a watch from a bricklayer of Preston, who had accosted the "fair one" in Daulby-street, very early on Sunday morning eign consumption, which has rendered quarries of that article a very valuable property. Several undertakings have lately been brought before the public for the purpose of working slate-quarries ; and we have little doubt, if properly managed, they will be a source of great profit to those who embark in them. The export trade to America has, we understand, increased considerably, while the fact, that from 70,000 to 80,000 houses are being annually built in this country, must, of itself, tend to keep up a steady demand ; and last, thougn not least, we have a new means of consumption for slate in the uses in which it has superseded such materials as lead, zinc, &c., in the construction of cisterns and vats, and frequently mar- ble i;Cliirn;;;;reces. The slate quarries of Wales are, perhaps, the most important, both on account of their extent, and the number of persons employed in them, as well as the quality and value of the slate. The Penhyrn Quarry, which is situate a _few miles from Bangor, de- pecial not Hon. Col. Pennant) a princely annual revenue, The qt lity of the slate from this, as, indeed, from all tl ries in the neighbourhood of &riga is universally occasions tne nangor slate receives a decided preterence in the market. Situate between the Penhyrn Quarry and the port of Bangar, and within a very few miles of each, is the E sntdrainiog. We have lately referred to thi4 quarry, and given some particulars respecting it, which renders it almost unnecessary to say more at present, than simply to state that a company is formed for carrying on the workings, and we have heard will soon have about 200 men at work, making slate—there being 80,000 tons uncovered, and the " plant" in readiness to commence operations. They estimate a return of 20 per cent. per annum on their capital of £40,000. Upwards of 60 ves sels were lately lying at one time in the port of Bangor, waiting to load with slate from the quarries in that part of the country —some of which had been detained there several months, and amongst them were a few large American vessels. this does not only apply to Bangor, but also affects other ports in Wales—such as ports Dinorweg and Madoc, in the vicinity of which are the quarries of Mr. Asheton Smith, as well as those in the neighbourhood of Carnarvon, the - Celgwyn, and others, or the Festiniog district. We may also mention the Merionethshire Slate Company, which commenced work ing their quarries last October, and paid a dividend of five per cent. upon the paid up capital, oat of the profits of the first three months. In Cornwall, -there is the Combe Valley, to work which a company has lately been formed, and which progresses very satisfactorily—in proof of which, we refer to the reports which periodically appear in our journal.. Our review, brief as it is, would be incomplete, if we omitted to mention, the Old Dela bole Slate Company—the £25 shares of which are now at £5O per share, or £25 premium ; and we believe that, after June, a dividend of £4O per cent. is expected to b e paid. Mining Journal. TAE ATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI.—Mr. Alfred Ormonde makes his first appearance this evening, in his own comedy of " Clermont, or the Wife of an Artist." On Thursday" he sustains the character of Shylock, and Saturday even ing is devoted to his benefit, on which occasion he will perform Othello. Mr. Ormonde has, since his quitting Liverpool, had the honoUr of giving an entertainment at the Royal Palace, by command of their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, by whom he was highly complimented. SHOWER BATHS.—There can be nothing at this season of the year snore beneficial to health than a bath ; and the most efficacious of the class is a shower bath. Our Corporation, with a view to the improvement of the sanatory condition of the town, have established baths ; but they are completely out stripped Ly our towhsman, Mr. Higgs, of Lord-street, who actually provides a bath with curtains, all complete, and in every way suited to any dwelling, at the insignificant price of half a guinea. A bath of this class will last for years, and being ornamental as well as useful, should by all housekeepers be considered as a necessary portion of furniture. Trade, thus far poor man co irnption ; to g shipping - and lower freights, by the repeal of our Navigation Laws; to reduce, or sweep away alto gether, our Excise duties ; to confiscate the nrn- sources of revenue, to confi of the countr by throwing upon it th ;hen of paying, by'means of a system of d tion, the national creditor and the exnendi of the army, the navy, and the Government. Probably the carrying out of this policy to its ultra point is only a question of time. We believe sincerely that such is the case. Already there are in parliament and in the country men prepared to *P. and to - ntion; and it for, its ado Jecomes the constituencies, in determining upon the course they are to pursue in the approach ing general election, to ask themselves how far. the country is prepared to undergo a change of its policy so vast and so utterly revolutionary. Are they prepared to confide the interests of the coun- yto the keeping of men so rash and so- impetu is in pursuing theirfavourite dogmas and theories ? ion not without a definite reason Lucre ue 1/CIAVCCII a conservative, wno nas supported the repeal of the Corn Laws, and a Whig-Radical, s shown consistent and honest man What difference is there between the Conservative who has given a vv u•aab la 4.11 Lii 1.1.1 GA 1./1 all ill JUVIIJUM LC IP. dency towards the Protestantism of the empire, and the Papist or Infidel, except that the latter has betrayed no trust, and was an open enemy ? Hence, we will take no part in the coming election or, if we do, it will be to read a lesson of political and religious apostacy." Undoubtedly such par ties have cohnfrable, and even sound, reason on their side, If the fate of an empire were not at stake, we might gratify our feelings of just indig nation by refusing to sanction, by any movement in their behalf, the claims of men who have deceived us by their past conduct upon any ques tion, regarded by us as of vital import, or involv ing a great principle. But the fate of the Empire is at stake, and that fate must be materially in fluenced by the composition of the next Parliament. Great Britain and her Institutions are placed upon the acclivity of a precipice ; and it depends upon the strength of the retarding power to decide whether the descent is to be gradual, and perhaps an innocuous one, or it is to be a rapid fall and a crash, destructive to all that is valuable connected with them. At such a crisis, to 'stand by in sullen indifference is to precipitate that fall and its ac companying destruction. "Yet in too many constituencies we find conserva tives jud g i ng as th ey wou ld not be judged—hastily —and condemning as they would not be con detnned—ha,rshly and vindictively—for past errors of omissio n or comm i ss i on, men who upon the majority of the questions now unsolved by the, legislature agree with th em ; men s in c e rely attached to their country, and earnest l y d es i rous of advanc ing its honour, and promoting the religious and social welfare of the people. Men of all sides of political opinion are to be found embued with this rash and suicidal spirit. The Conservative Pro testant will risk the return of an enemy of the Protestant Institutions of the land, rather than sessions IMPORTANT DECISION. —On Friday an action was brought in the Bristol County Court before the Judge, to recover a sum of £l7 Bs. due upon a bootmaker's bill. A solicitor appeared for the defendant, who objected that in asmuch as that more than £6O was due from the defendant to the plaintiff for goods, the plaintiff could not divide his cause of •action for the purpose of bringing two or more suits in the county court ; but that if he brought one ac tion, which must be for a sum not exceeding £2O, that such action must be in full of all demands. His Honour, the Judge, however, ruled that the objection could not be sustained ; for that, as every order for, and delivery of goods formed a separate cause of action, a trader might divide his demand into as many parts as there were causes of action ; and consequently that if a party owed a trader £lOO, or any larger sum, for twenty or any other number of orders, neither of which exceeded £2O, he might bring as many actions in this court as there were separate orders or separate causes of action, each under £2O, however large the aggregate might be. ASSAULFCASE—Ai the police-court yesterday. six men, John Best, John Gollagher, Michael Gollagher, Peter Gollagher, Patrick Mullin, and John Galvin, were charged by police-officers Thompson, (545,) Heeney(6o2,) Bull, (42,) and Heeney, (518,) with having, between three and four o'clock on Sunday morning, been found fighting in Limekiln-lane, and with having assaulted with sticks, &c., the whole of the complainants and other parties when 'they attempted to quell the disturbance. Three of the officers appeared with their heads bandaged up, and according to their own evidence, and that of several witnesses, they were severely maltreated, even to the danger of their lives. A knob off one of the sticks, said to have been picked up after the affray, was com posed of a large piece of lead, a heavy blow from which would have given the quietus to any modern Gollob. It appeared from the defence, that the disturbance com menced between two of the prisoners sparring together more, as they said, in joke, than in earnest. Two and afterwards more of the officers came up, and used their sticks, some of them without uniform, and in their shirts, (having risen out of bed) so that they were not recognised in their official capacity, and blows being dealt out on both sides a general melee was the result, in which both parties received severe contusions. The Golloghars (one family) called several witnesses to confute the testimony of the officers, and to some extent appeared to succeed. The elder of the three, the father, made a good defence, as did the brothers, who said they could not see their old parent so beaten. The mother and sister, (the latter a tine-looking girl,) also spoke to the harsh conduct of the officers, and the former was herself struck. Tfie old man had his hand much hurt by a blow from one of the offi cers. The officer 518, it appeared had been tampering with one of the female witnesses, and uttering some threats against a beer-shop in the neighbourhood, and he was suspended. • With respect to the prisoners, Mr. Rushton said he was determined, if possible to put down such disgraceful affrays, and he co mm itt e d them all for trial at the Sessions, intimating, however, that he would admit the whole of them to biul. THE ..„, for '-'unseq uE c Tn °pelle during iv of the Gl XXhibitic GRAN] Perfori litd in th Public D THE TV War in Evenings Front LIV ME:t in CONCEF LL oft the 7th of A limit (transfers Members cation at litreet Eai Commit LIVE THIS at H lleman of tit a Court IM'ICS, The P . 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