The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-16 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. SPAIN. ( From the Correspondence of the Morning Herald.) MA DRI D, Aug. 31.—Don Basilio has crossed the Ebro in per fect safety : the report that he had been routed by Colonel Aspi r6z has proved to be utterly false. We shall, in ali probability, hear of him again very soon, for he has been so well received iu Castile, that he will, doubtless, be anxious to return. The Arch-priest of Movr, who, a fortnight ago, had in all but a hundred men under his orders, in the province of Cuenca, is, according to the accounts received this day, the leader at pre sent of 350 daring partisans, who parade the province without opposition. The Carlists of Toledo have increased wonderfully, and the hands of La Mancha, chiefly cavalry, have cut to pieces several detachments of the Queen's troops. In fact, there is scarcely a part of Spain which, at the present moment, does not swarm with the partisans of Don Carlos. The 2d battalion of the 4th regiment of the Guards (part of the heroes of the Granja,) that left this on the 25th, are in the most disorganised state imaginable. These men halt and march according to their humour at the time, and totally disregard the orders of their officers. Near Bultrago they determined to as sassinate some of their officers, and, but for the timely advice of a servant, would have effected their purpose. Several officers fled, and some have already arrived here. The commander, Herrero, has written to say that he will be no longer responsible for the actions of his soldiers. On the 29th ministers thought fit to exhibit their weakness of character to the entire nation by authorising the continuance of the Juntas in the ,provinces. itCsTMpossible . to convey to you an idea of the lamentable condition of the provinces of Valencia and Aragon. Since the proclamation of the Constitution the soldiers obey no law. Tht regiment of Santiago has dissolved itself altogether, and the colonel and all the officers, save two, have thrown up their commissions. The 4th division of the army of the centre has thrown off all restraint, and has entered the city of Teruel with a few officers only. The .Ith regiment of light cavalry rebelled against its officers on the 213th instant, and is now commanded by a Cornet who wo r under arrest—the chef d'eseadron, and Iwo serjeants, and the' companies are under the orders of ser jesnts and corporals. These shameful bands respect neither age nor sex, and the most outrageous and revolting crimes have been committed by these soi-disant Liberals in the villages and towns through which they passed. Don Carlos has no necessity to advance at present. The Constitutionalists are serving his cause much better than his Warmest partisans. With a little patience the whole of the Queen's army will be without an officer, and then he will have but short:work of it. SUPT. 1, Three p. m.—The Government received, at half past one this morning, a courier from General Rodil, who was left three or four leagues this side of Guadalaxara, Gomez re treating to the Sierra de Soria. Lopez was said to be safe at Siguenza, with a great number of men; his corps, though beaten by Gomez, not having suffered so much as was repre sented, nor lost its guns. General Espartero's division was within four hours' march of Gomez. Some of the Puerta del Sol politicians assert now, that Rodil himself has returned to Madrid, there being no danger to apprehend from Gomez. On the Bourse the prices of yesterday were maintained. Passives all Contado toi, with little doing. Madrid remains quiet, though many old Carlists have re appeared in public, whose faces have not been seen for a long time. Two-thousand French troops arrived before Valencia the other day. The French consul objected to their landing; but the goveriament sent positive orders to admit them. Probably they have rote to Ca rthagena, a better port. The capital now being quite destitute of troops, the Carlists, who are in great numbers here, expect the united forces of Go mez, Basilio, and Cabrera, within one week ; in which case great slaughter would ensue, owing to the long-stifled desire of revenge. Wagers, nay odds, are laid on the event. The rural population favours the Carlists, and withholds all information from the Queen's troops, nay, has been frequently known to mislead them. COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE. By accounts from Nova Scotia we learn that political agita tion, in anticipation of a general election, was going on in most of the counties of the province. Public meetings bad been held in various places, and much excitement prevailed. The last accounts from Montreal state that among other things to be brought before the Assembly was, an answer from his Majesty to their address of last session, which report de scribed as being in a vets' determined tone. By advices from New Brunswick we learn, that in answer to the petition of the House of Assembly of that province, praying that American silver might be taken in payment for Custom House duties, no answer had been received by the collector of his Majesty's Customs, stating that dollars and half dollars of the United States of America were to be received in future In payment of duties. foe accounts from Canada do not wear the slightest political importance. A good deal of rain had fallen, and even a slight frost had occurred in the Lower Province; but the prospects of the harvest were deemed more favourable, although it was feared the frost would injure the potato crops; the pastures had, however, improved. The following is the comparative number of emigrants who have arrived out for the past and present year. Up to the 13th of August, 1836 13th do., 1835 Difference in favour of this year .. 12.609 These accounts inform us that Mr. Carter, the agent of the British American Bank, had been actively engaged in adver tising the prospectus of that establishment in all the British North American provinces. A strong opinion .prevailed throughout the Lower Province of the necessity of increasing the number of banks, as may be judged from the fact of no less than eleven notices having been given in the official Ga:ette for banks to the provincial parliament next session ; of which two applications were to increase the capital of the Upper Canada Bank and the Commercial Bank to 1:5()0,000. Three were for new banks with a capital of £lOOOOO ; three with a capital of £200,000, and one of £50,000. The exchange on London was Ili per cent. Sovereigns were ds. 3d. to 4s. 4d. pm. The ac counts from New Brunswick continue to complain of the want money and the deficiency of the banking system. Advices from - Nova Scotia to the 22it of August have also been received, and they contain very interesting intelligence of the act ivity prevailing. at the coal mines both at Pictou and Sydney. where, it appears, they have had fleets of American and colonial vessels resorting to those ports for coal since the commencement of the shipping season. The Barbadoes papers announce the promotion of the Go vernor-General, Sir Lionel Smith, to the situation vacant by the resignation of the Marquis of Sligo, Governor-General of the Island of Jamaica. AMERICA. THE UNITED STATES A ND MEXICO.—A correspondence has taken place between the President of the United States and the Governor of Tennessee respecting the urgent request of Gene ral Gaines for American troops in order to carry on the war against Mexico, to which General Jackson has replied by giv ing it a decided negative. "Th e obli gations of our treaty . with Mexico," says the President, "as w e ll as the general principle which governs our intercourse with foreign powers, require us to maintain a strict neutrality in the contest which agitates a portion of that republic. So long as Mexico fulfils her duties to us, as they are defined by the treaty, and violates none of the rights which are secured by it to our citizens, any ac t on t h e part of-the government of the United States which would tend to foster a spirit of resistance to the government and laws, what ever may be their character and form, when administered within her own limits and jurisdiction, would be unauthorised and highly improper. Should Mexico insult our i national flag, in vade our territory, or interrupt our citizens n the lawful pur suits which are guaranteed to them by the treaty, then the go vernment will promptly repel the insult, and take speedy re paration for the injury. But it does not seem that offences of this character have been committed by Mexico, or were believed to have been by General Gaines." . THE LAND OF LIBERTY AND LYNCH-LA w.—Mob violence appears on the increase in the United States. A mob lately entered the printing-office of the St. Louis Obserrer, a religious paper. which advocated the abolition of slavery, and put the editor to flight, besides breaking and demolishing his printing apparatus; the same editor attempted to recommence the same publication at a place called Alton ; but he was obliged to give it up, after having his types destroyed and his presses turn to atoms. At Cincinnati, a newspaper establishment, conducted by a Judge Birrev, shared the same fate—destruction at the hands of the mob. This party is represented as being a man of considerable talent, whr) was formerly a resident in one of the southern states, and a slaveholder at one time himself. In his zeal for the abolition of slavery he had given freedom to his own slaves, and spent considerable sums of money on the above pa per. These outrages appear to be discountenanced by all re- i spectable persons in America—but, nevertheless, they continue to exist. To THE POINT bill for the organization of the militia, being once under discussion in one of the state legislatures, a member spoke to the point as follows;—Mr. Spaker ! when I do speak, 1 come to the point. I think this ere proposition to get organs all nonsense. I've been Cap'n six rears, and I know —in fact, Mr. Speaker, I'm willing to assert it before heaven and earth—that any good fife and drum are worth all the organs in creation for the militia. I'm satisfied this is the point—and therefore feel constrained to move that the organs for the mili tia be eternally postponed.—Claremont (N. H.) E ag l e. Letters from Dantzic and Stettin announce that 'very large orders had been received there for wheat and flour fur America, and that moat of the vessels had brought with them specie in exchange. Private accounts from New York mention the arrival there of the ship Majestic from England. with specie to the amount of nearly £200,000. on account of the United States Bank and the government. This vessel was supposed to have been lost. DEATH OF JOHN PONT), ESQ , THE ASTRONONIER.-011 Wednesday last died at ,his house, in Greenwich, John Pond, Esq , Fellow of the Royal Society, a corresponding Member of the French Institute, and an honorary member of most of the astronomical societies in Europe. During a period of nearly twenty-five years Mr. Pond filled the high and important office of Astronomer Royal, from which a hopeless state of ill-health obliged bim last autumn to retire; but his regret at quitting a situation in the duties of which he had taken so deep an interest war lessened on finding himself succeeded by one of the greatest mathematicians of the age, Professor Airy, a philosopher emi nently qualified to maintain the character and uphold the dig nity of the appointment, to carry forward the improvements introduced by his predecessor, and to extend the boundaries of astronomical science. It is stated that Mr. Alderman Pirie. who is a well-informed and most respectable individual, will be the second Conserva tive candidate for the representation of the Town of Berwick, should a dissolution of Parliament afford him an opportunity of soliciting the suffrages of the burgesses. THaBRITISH LEGION IN SPAIN. —The plain fact is, that the Legion is not successful; and those who are at its head, dis pleased with themselves, and displeased with each other, catch hold or any peg on which to hang the natural results of their failure, and the consequent bitterness of spirit.—Courier. (The truth at last: but, better late than never.") The a mount of insu r a nce effected upon the property con sumed by the recent fire in London was about £300.0 - 00; of which the 0 la* Stm Protector, and Hand-in-Rand offices will have to pay a considerable portion. THE IPSWICH Itiiihßitt Casa —Mr. Pilgrim was liberated from the King's Bench on Thursday , ' the Ist instant, the re mainder of his imprisonment having been remitted.—Norwich ATMOPtiEntc AIR.—Dr. that ..... i a t cid in the atmosphere, his attcniion to the amount of ear iZ 3l :ll ,o has for years turned ;aat•s that he has satisfied himself that the quantiti , of one part in I,ti7C• Ile is a!so op i njoi s , aiierat2e quantity is this was in the atmosphere is constantly th e and that even in a crowded theatre it town and Is rises to enuil t EV, ~ sn l i p linit e d S tates is 16,8')0,000 '[4-0';,"ei000 MANCHESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. Abridged from the Manchester Guardian . of Thursday. The second great musical festival of modern times in this town commenced, we are happy to say, under the most favour aide auspices, on Monday last. As most of our readers are aware, the former one, held in 1828, was so successful in its results, and gave such general, we might say universal satis faction, that it was intended by the active promoters of that festival that a similar one should be held septennially, and in conformity with this determination, the next festival should have been held in the autumn of last ve4r. 'Various circum stances, however, concurred to make it undesirable, and it was determined at a public meeting, called for the consideration of the subject, to hold the festival in the present autumn. We cannot say too much of the unremitting exertions, the irrepressible zeal, and admirable arrangements made by the general committee and the various sub-committees. The instrumental performers engaged, exclusive of the stars, number 102, and the choristers 224, making a total of ❑early 400 performers in the orchestra. The first talent in the coun try was secured, both in the vocal and instrumental depart ments, as must be obvious from the enumeration. In the former Madame Malibran de Beriot, Mrs. W. Knyvett, Madame Caridori Allan, Mademoiselle Assandri, Mrs. H. It. Bishop, Mrs. A. Shaw, Miss C. Novello, Mr. Braham, Signor Ivanoff, Signor Lablache, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Machin, Mr. H. Phillips, and Mr. Terraile; and in the latter department. Monsieur De Beriot, as principal violin, Mundt, Lindley, Dragonetti, Nicholson, Willman, and the most celebrated instrumental performers in the kingdom. Sir George Smart was engaged as conductor. Mr. F. Cramer was appointed leader of the morn ing performance, and Mr. Mori leader of the evening concerts. Mr. Wilkinson, of Manchester, was fixed en as the organist. The amount of the receipts, for tickets to the morning and evening concerts and the dress and fancy balls, and for books of words at all the performances, during the three days' sale at the Grammar School, incindiug cash received at the Town Hall, fur patrons' tickets was— Friday. £5324 13 0 Saturday 3268 2 6 Monday about 2000 0 0 £10,592 15 6 On Monday the sales were only held in the morning till ten o'clock, and by the excellent arrangements all confusion and pressure was avoided. Without vouching for more than the general accuracy of our statement, we may state that Tuesday's sales exceeded £lOOO, and that the gross sum which had been paid into the bank by the treasurer, up to Tuesday evening, was £11,600. The amount was further increased yesterday, by the sales at the Town-hall, by at least £7OO. We think, therefore, we have a right to anticipate that the receipts of the present festival will at least equal those of the festival of 1828. More it is impossi ble for any one to venture to say at present. Monday morning was ushered in with the various signs of rejoicing which in large towns like Manchester generally mark festive occasions. Flags waved from the towers and steeples of the various churches, the bells in some of which rang merry peals. The weather assumed a more settled state, and all looked bright and joyous on the opening of this great festival celebra tion, The numerous arrivals of equipages from all the great roads into the toss n, and the crowds of pedestrian visitors th a t continually poured into the t ow n f rom all parts presented a very animated and bustling scene. Amongst the visitors who have obtained tickets for the various performances are the principal nobility and gentry of all the surrounding districts of Lanca shire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, and Derbyshire. The first general rehearsal was held on Monday morning, at nine o'clock, at the Collegiate Church, Sir George Smart super intending the necessary arrangements. There was also a gene ral rehearsal the same evening of many of the pieces to be played at the concerts. GRAND FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL MEETINGS. The festal proceedings of the week commenced on Monday with a grand floral and horticultural exhibition, in the large room of the Town-ball, for the benefit of the public charities. The display of green-house plants was not so good as has been witnessed on former occasions; but the dahlia and fruit show was splendid. Upwards of forty silver cups were contended for in dahlias, fruits, and vegetables. The proceeds, from the crowded state of the room, must have been handsome. THE DRESS BALL, At the A ssembl y-rooms, on Monday evening, was well attended. The company began to assemble soon after eight o'clock, and dancing commenced about half-past nine with great spirit. Nearly seven hundred ladies and gentlemen were present, amongst whom we observed his Serene Highness the Duke of Brunswick and suite, many of the patrons and their ladies. Adams's celebrated quadrille band, from Almack's, London, was in attendance, and performed in excellent .style various quadrilles and waltzes, including those from the " Siege of Rochelle," several of which, viz. Adams's Archers, La Boothia, and Victoria, were repeated by desire. Dancing continued till about three o'clock, when the company separated highly de lighted with the evening's amusement. FIRST MORNING'S PER The first performance of sacred music took place at the Col legiate Church on Tuesday morning. The town presented an animated scene. The streets in the vicinity of the church were crowded with spectat ors , th e f es ti va l b e i ng a subject of comsi derable interest with all classes of the inhabitants of Manches ter, while vehicles tilled with elegantly dressed company were rolling in every direction towards the rend focus of attraction. Owing to the excellent arrangements or the committee, and the activity of the constables, the avenues were kept comparatively free; and no accident, and indeed very little confusion as far as we are aware, occurred. The whole of "The Creation" was this morning performed. The height of the Collegiate Church is not sufficient for the proper dispersion of sound, when excited in such vast volume as that created by the united exertion of a band and chorus con siting of nearly 400 individuals. There is a consequent heavi ness, and as it were a crowding of the harmonious upon the ear. Such as it is, however, we must perforce be satisfied, and, if possible, content with it. The performance opened, as will be seen above, with Att wood's 'Coronation Anthem." It is a bold martial composi tion, and enabled the auditory to hear at once the superb effect of a full combination of all the power engaged in the orchestral and choral departments. It was sung and played with great spirit. The instrumental introduction to "The Creation," generally known by the name of the "Chaos," was as finely played as ever it was our good fortune to hear it. Mr. Machin's clear, manly voice told very effectively in the opening recitative, "In the beginning," and the grand crash of voices and instruments in the chorus, at "'There was light," was magnificent. In the air " Now banish," the voice of Mr. Bennett told remarkably well. In the recitative "And God made the firmament," Mr. Phillips did not appear to be quite at home. Mrs. Knyvett sang, with her accustomed chasteness, the air, "The marvel lous work." Mr. Braham sang the recitative " And God said," with the air that follows, in a most extraordinary manner. If age has not repressed his fire, it appears, at the same time, to have done but little towards maturing his judgment. His sing ing. although redolent of his early beauties, afforded convincing proof that his most glaring faults were retained in all their freshness. Ile, in parts of the composition, shouted and bel lowed as awfully as when attempting to bring down thunders of applause from the "gods," who reign paramount at the Thee tres-roval of the metropolis. But, then, to counterbalance this and to show that he is capable of better things, we never heard the words, "A giant proud and glad, to run his measured course," sung with more chastened energy and feeling; and " Steps on the silver m oon ," &c., was enunciated with abeauty of expression that evince d hi s full mastery over the feelings of the auditory. In his best days we never heard him sing these passages more effectively or with greater pathos. Ile was not perfectly in tune throughout this piece, but that has ever been the case with Braham when tryint , to outdo himself. Madame Caradoi i All an sang "'On Mighty Pens" with great taste and pathos, and with a clearness and brilliancy of execu tion that left nothing to be wished. The trio, " Most Beautiful App ear " was very c h arm i ng l y sung by Miss C. Novello, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Machin. The second part of the morning performances opened with a selection from Mozart's Requiem. The first chorus " Sanctus ! Sanctus!" was very effectively given ; and the "Benedictus," one of the most magnificent of Mozart's nnmerous and almost equally magnificent efforts, had so striking an effect that it was by desire repeated. The effect of the trombones in this piece was superb, Ivanoff acquitted himself very satisfactorily, but Lablache, to our thinking., was rough and overpowering. In the next air, "Holy, Holy," from Handel's Redemption, Madame Malibran was introduced for the first time. She was, we regret to say, indisposed, having had a fainting fit a short time previously to the commencement of her song. It never theless appeared to give great satisfaction to the audience. She sung with great feeling, but under evident deprivation of a por tion of her powers. We certainly think we have heard this well known and deservedly favourite air better sung, and we hear from those who have often heard Malibran in the same piece, that she never gave less effect to it than on this occasion. In Cimarosa's Recitative and Air, Malibran appeared to have in some measure recovered her powers. She sang with extreme f ee li ng , combined with peculiar lightness and delicacy. It was on the whole a most gratifying performance. The church was tolerably well attended, though by no means filled. There were probably a thousand persons in the body of the church, 750 in the patrons gallery, 600 in the side galleries, and not more than 200 in the choir, making a total of about 2550; though, as this is nothing more than a rough estimate we, of course, do not say that it is an exact one, TUESDAY'S CONCERT. The first concert took place this evening ; when the theatre, which had been fitted up for the occasion, though not crowded, was tolerably well filled ; and the appearance of the platform and boxes, occupied as they were by great numbers of ladies most elegantly attired, was very attractive. The performance commenced with Haydn's Symphony, usually called the " Drum Symphony," from its opening with a roll of the drums. The piece went off with great spirit. The effect of the horns, in the last movement, was particularly beau tiful. The next piece in order, the Recitative and Romanza from Morlaccbi's opera of 7'heobaldo ed Ivolina, was very sweetly and chastely sung by Mademoiselle Assandri. This young lady has a remarkably fine and pure quality of voice, very correct intonation and a refined taste; but, roost probably from want of sufficient experience, she rather lacks spirit and variety in her singing. Mrs. Knvvett sung very sweetly Sir John Stevenson's simple, and indeed; rather insignificant ballad, Give that wreath to me; and she was encored. The next piece was, what is called in the programme, a dialog° brillante on the flute and clarionet by Nicholson and Willman. Of course the names of the performers are a suffici ent guarantee for the skill and taste with which the music was performed; and nothing could be more perfect than the execu tion, throughout a piece made up of difficulties. When Madame Malibran presented herself to sing Mozart's Recitative and Air, she.was greeted with plaudits which clearly showed the estimation in which this queen of song is held by a Manchester audience. Notwithstandin g the indisposition under which she had recently been labouring, her singing both of the recitative and the air was truly exquisite, and removed all doubt as to the improvement which has taken place in her voice and style of singing within the last few years. The union of surpassing delicacy and grace, with the most faultless into nation, and a distinctness of articulation, both musical and verbal, which falls to the lot of few singers, —made this piece a perfect gem. The obligato accompaniment on the corm. di bassetto by Willman, was very effective ; and the piece received a most unanimous encore. Bellini's duet, bp Madame Caradori Allan and Mademoiselle Assandri was very delightfully sung, and afforded a very rich treat to the scientific portion of the audience. '!'he second act commenced with Beethoven's overture to Fidelio, the Opening movement of which was, perhaps, a li tt l e deficient in precision ; but the band speedily recovered them selves, and the remainder of the overture was given with great spirit and effect. Donizetti's recitative and aria gave very fine scope for the display of Madame C trradori's brilliant style of singing, and she availed herself of it The recitative and air, from Balfe's opera of The Maid of Artois, is a composition of no very striking merit, and of rather doubtful originality, but it is sweet and pretty, was sung by Mr. Phillips with such exquisite delicacy and feeling as to command a vociferous encore; and there can be no doubt that in his THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. WEDNESDAY MORNING.—CHURCH. The performance opened with the overture to Saul, f.;lllowed by the " Dead March," The former is a favourable sample of the Overtures of its day, chiefly confined to the violins, with an occasional sprinkling of light and agreeable passages in the oboe and bassoon parts. It was well played. Of the superb effects of the march we find it impossible to speak in adequate terms, or to convey the slightest idea of what it w as. Th e grave and solemn melody, with its attendant harmonies, exqui sitely played by the four trombones in combination, produced a rich 'and indeed almost awful effect ; aided by the heavy beat of the "doubling drum," at distant and measured intervals, struck by Mr. Chipp with a nerve and precision which astonish ed us, and at the same time with a power that conveyed an adequate notion of the discharge of a piece of heavy ordnance,. and vibrated grandly through the c!;turch, producing an ensemble such as we never heard surpassed and rarely equalled. We should think the march was never better played than on the present occasion. _ _ In " Deeper and deeper still," the veteran Braham equalled his most successful efforts. There was none of that shunting and bawling of which we have already complained. It was given with intense feeling, in a beautifully subdued tone of voice, and yet possessing sufficient power to be clearly and distinctly heard in every part of the church. Even at the words " Lash me into madness, he did not "break out" as we have sometimes heard him, but imparted all that energy which the occasion required, without " out-doing Termagant." As a whole it was splendid. Pergolesi's " Oh Lord, have mercy," by Malibran was one of the gems of the festival. Nothing more magnificent could be conceived, even from this accomplished singer. The rich tones of her voice pervaded the entire church with mellifluous full ness. At the conclusion murmurs of applause, without a possi bility of restraining them, burst spontaneously from the auditory, a compliment which was justly her due. " Gentle airs" was sung by Mr. Bennett in a very chaste and unassuming style. Of the violoncello accompaniment of Lind ley it is impossible to speak in too high terms. His splendid tone has nut apparently suffered the slightest diminution, while the player was distinguished by the same neatness, facility, and animation that were his characteristics in days long gone by. We were happy to observe Mr. Lindley, as well as Mr. F. Cramer, and other old friends in the orchestra, apparently in the enjoyment of good health, despite their professional labours and anxieties. Signor Ivanoff, in "A te, fra tanti," from Mozart's Dai'ide Penitente, eminently distinguished himself. The beautifully clear quality of tone of his fine voice was heard to every advan tage. Ile also had the good fortune to be accompanied in su perior style. Marcello's duet " Qual anelante" was a great treat. Malibran was everything that could have been anticipated: while Miss C. Novello acquitted herself with so much ability as almost to induce us to regret we had ever written a word in her dispraise. It was altogether a most striking performance, and the appro bation it excited led to its repetition at a dater period of the day. The demon of exaggeration again possessed Mr. Firaham, in giving the recitative " For the host of Pharoah." Such shout. ing was never heard before, either within or without the walls of a church. So strenuously did he exert himself, that we verily believe he injured his own powers of hearing correctly; either that, or he utterly lost the command of the vocal organ, for he terminated in a totally different key from that intended by the composer, and written in his part. Malibran, on the contrary, in her recitative in answer, " Sing ye to the Lord," although her voice was thrown out with prodigious strength, and with animation inconceivable, did not deviate a hair's breadth from the true pitch. It was a most superb effort. The double chorus "I will sing to the Lord," better known as "The horse and his rider," was given with tremendous power, and afforded a splendid specimen of th e e ff ec t o f musical combination. We never heard it better sung on any occasion, and it formed a most appropriate termination to the morning's performances. The weather was, fortunately, remarkably line again, and our streets exhibited the same appearance of bustle and anima tion as on the previous day. Ihe performance at the church commenced at eleven and terminated soon alter three o'clock. There was a rather larger auditory than on Tuesday ; probably 258 U to 3000 persons were present. WEDNESDAY EVENING'S CONCERT. The selection of the night, from the many choice morceaux which it contained, had excited considerable interest, and much anxiety was evinced for securing tickets in order to enjoy what it was anticipated would prove an exquisite treat. The result was that the house was overflowing in every part. The fashion aides who occupied the pit and boxes were evidently much more closely seated than on the former night, and the gallery and slips were filled to their utmost extent. There was also appa rently no disposition on the part of this numerous auditory to be fastidious or hypercritical. They came there to satiate them selves with music, and scarcely a piece was sung or performed without an attempt from some part of the house to procure au encore. To our thinking, however, the music, generally speak ing, did not go nearly so well as on the first night. The open ing symphony of Mozart was played in a very slovenly man oar. from what cause we are not aware. Some of the other pieces were also executed with extreme negligence ; and were in parts devoid of that distinctive clearness by which the effect of a spi rited composition is so materially enhanced. Mozart's beautiful duet, well known to amateurs, from the opera of Don Giovanni, " La ci darem," sung very charmingly by Mademoiselle Assandri and Ivanoff, was encored after a sharpish contention between those who wished to hear it again, and those who did not. Ivanoff was every thing we could with, but the lady a little too energetic in forcing the upper tones of her voice. Mr. Lindley's violoncello concerto excited considerable at tention. The veteran, on presenting himself to the audience, was greeted with a cordial round of applause, and exerted him self to the utmost to afford them gratification in return. His tone is as rioh and harmonious as ever, and the facility of his execution does not appear to he impaired by time. The clear ness and certainty with which lie executed some passages in harmonics excited the same feelings of surprise and admiration as they did at least forty years ago. Mrs. Bishop gave Spohr's beautiful air, "Rose ! softly bloom ing," with much taste, any anythin g better suit e d t o h er p ure and rich quality of voi ce cou ld no t be conceived. Mercadante's Duetto, by Mesdames Caradori Allan and De Beriot, was decidedly the most marked feature of the evening's performance, and excited an extr aor di nar y sensat i on. A power ful feeling of emulation seemed to pervade both ladies, and the efforts of aach were met by a corresponding exertion on the part of her rival—for rivals in a (we hope friendly) contest for public admiration, they certainly were. 'We never heard Caradori to half so much advantage, and have formed a much higher opinion of that lady's capabilities, from her singing on this occasion than we before felt disp'sed to entertain. She sang passages of excessive difficulty with extreme brilliancy and power, while the full rich tones of Malibran's voice were heard in replication, in strains of equal intricacy. In fact, the effect of the two voices was ratter that of two well practised instruments in a concertante, than that of a vocal duet. At its conclusion, a long continued round of the loudest plaudits evinced the admiration of the audience, followed by loud calls of " encore." In obedience to this call, the latter portion of duetto was repeated, and again elicited enthusiastic applause. In " Non piii Andrai " Lablache felt himself completely at home, and did ample justice to this most excellent of buffo songs. He received a full share of the applause of the audience, but no attempt was made to encore the piece, which is some what surprising, considering how liberal the audience had been in the course of the evening, in awarding that much coveted test of public approbation to pieces of less merit. At this period of the performance it was announced to the audience that Madame Malibran was much indisposed, (in con sequence of her great exertions, we presume, in the Duette, " Venue, se alberghi,") and their indulgence was solicited to a change rendered imperative by her absence. The request was good humouredly acceded to, and the concert proceeded. In Cimarosa's duetto the ponderous weight of Lablachc's almost supernatural voice effectually crushed poor Mr. l'hil lips's comparatively feeble organ. He could scarcely be heard, and when he was, " gained a loss" by comparison. The duett was tumultuously encored, and a portion of it was repeated. In place of the air, with violin accompaniment, announced for Madame Malibran De Beriot and Monsieur De Beriot, the latter played a concerto on the violin. It was an exquisite heat. The concert then concluded with Von Weber's over ture to Euryanthe, soon after eleven o'clock. The Duke of Sutherland's improvements and alterati ons at Trentham Hall, in Staffordshire, which are now in progress, will cost, it is estimated, £lBO,OOO. IRON AND STEM..—A pound of crude iron costs a penny; it is converted into steel; that steel is made into watch-spri ngs, every one of which is sold for half - a-sovereign, and weighs only the tenth of a grain. After deducting for waste, there are in the pound weight 7000 grains, it theteloie affords steel for 70,000 watch-springs, the value of which, at 103. each, is .£35,000. Extract of a letter of the 27th ult., from Flcrence :—" Travel lers to Italy are daily committing egregious errors , in attempt ing to pass by Switzerland and Genoa , by which they have t o encounter all the enormous obstacles and nuisances of the cho lera cordons which prevade every road. Tuscany is e n ti re l y free from that malady, and the only road free from all inconve nience is from Marseilles to Leghorn. Some of my own friend s have gone to Genoa, and they have had to go back to Marseil les, and upon reaching Leghorn have had to perform quaran tine for 13 days for having been at Genoa."—Gailuinane s Mes senger. SLAVETna TRADE.—Letters from the coast of Af r i ca o f the middle of June mention that the Lynx, Lieut. Huntley, had captured a very fine Spanish brig slaver, only four•hour s out of New Calabar River. SILK WORMS.—II is calculated that 12700,000 of silk worms must have toiled through their short lives to produce the qu an ti ty of silk contained in the new Vauxhall balloon. It is creditable to the national character that the most stre nuous opponents of the severity of the new poor law are to be found among those classes who would be most benefited by the savings which it professes to bring about. Mendoza, the celebrated pugilist, died last Week in his 72d year. hands it will be a general favourite, however other singers may fail in it. The accompaniment on the cornet d piston, by Harper, displayed the capabilities of this new instrument to ad vantage. Gugliehni's comic duet Oh quardate! may be considered one of the most striking features of the concert, and is, indeed. one of the best pieces in he bvii, style that we remember to have heard. It was stin;Y by Malibran and Lablache, with a richness of humour that was perfectly irresistible, and convulsed the audience with laughter. There was, in particular, some capital mimicry of an by Lablache, zind of Lablache by Mali-, bran, in which the extraordinary capabilities of their voices were strongly exhibited. Monsieur de Beriot's violia concerto was an exceedingly masterly performance, displaying - an unrivalled clearness, sweetness, and evenness of tone. His style of playing, bears no resemblance to that of Paganini; but in his own style he stands perfectly unrivalled. With a very full share of execution, he never resorts to trickery, hut touches the hearts of his auditors by his admirable tone, and by the feeling which he can throw into his performance. On this occasion the effect was quite electrical, and something like the produced by a splendid piece of eloquence on the hearts and minds of the audience. What tended to heighten the merit of this performance. it was played without book, and was a very astonishing effirt of musical memory. In Beethoven's terzetto, Tretnati! empi tremati Lablache again had everything to himself; he completely overpowered Mr. Bennett and Miss Novell°. When they could be heard ai all, the effect was very good. The air from Weber's Oberon was well suited to the voice of Mrs. Shaw, and she sung it with very good taste and effect. Perhaps no other person ever did ur ever will sing Largo al factotum as it is sung by Lablache. His amazing power of voice, his clearness of enunciation, and rapidity of execution, together with his admirable comic talent. gave this well-known song the effect of complete novelty to many who had heard it frequently from singers din ferior qualifications. Not wit hstanding the late hour to which the concert had been protracted, the pierewas loudly encored. The concert closed with \Veber's Overture to Oberon, whirls we never heard better played. It was given with great spirit. The effect of Mr. Platt's leading off on the horn was splendid, and many persons who had risen and were making their way out of the theatre were arrested, and showed their taste by hear ing this fine overture to its close. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Mr. KEAN having been greeted on Monday night in the cha racter ~f the Duke of Glo'ster, by a crowded auditory with the mo.4t enthusiastic applause. the Tragedy of RICHA RD THE THIRD will, in consequence, be repeated early in the ensiling week. For the BENEFIT of Mr. COOPER, of the Theatre-Royal Drury-lane. Mr. KEAN, of the Theatres-Royal Drury-lane and Covent go.rden, is engaged tbr Ten Nights, and will make his Fifth appearance "This Ev; , uing. rim IS present FR IDA V, the lflth instant, will be performed Shakspeare's Tragedy of KING JOHN. King John Hubert Mr. Stuart. I Prince Arthur —Miss Chaplin. Queen Elinor, Mrs. Clarke. I Lady FatOunbridge, Mrs. Granby. Lady Constance, Mrs. Stanley I Blanche of Cast ile, Miss Faucit. After which, the Burlesque Tragedy of .00MBASTES FUIIIOSO. General Boinhastes Mr. Browne. King Artaxomines.. Mr. Baker. I Distaiiira Miss Chaplin. To conclude with the popular R Olfia ntic Drama of THE BRIGAND Allessandro Massaroni Mr. Cooper. Maria Grazzie Mrs. Stanley. On S ITUR DAY, the new Tragedy of THE PROVOST OF BRUGES. Bouchard. Mr. Cooper; Bertulphe, Mr. Stuart ; Philippe, Mr. Baker; Constance. Miss Fauca. With the new Drama of ROBERT 11IACAillId. Robert Macaire, Mr. Browne; Jaques Strop, Mr. Baker ; Marie, Mrs. Stanley. TO CORRESPONDENTS, We are compelled to postpone our Lite:my Notices unti Tuesday. 'We must again request our Correspondents to write only oi, one side of their manuscripts. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. N.B.— Thefuture charge for the LivEßpoot, STANDARD, as given in our impression of last Friday, was erro neously stated. It was copied from the printed reso lutions of the Meeting alluded to, which stated the price of a weekly paper only ; ours being semi-weekly, of course the charge per annum, 4-c., should have been doubled. The chtirge for the STANDARD, after the 15th of this month, will be sd. each number, and not 41d. as for merly contemplated. The charge, if paid in advance, will be 425. per annum, 21s. per half year, and 10s. Gd. per quarter. The charge, on credit, will be 465. per annum, 235. per half year, and lls. Gd. per quarter. tribe Eiberpoot g-tanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1836. We have not any fresh foreign intelligence of the least interest to communicate to our readers, beyond that furnished in our contemporaneous extracts. The letter of our London correspendent furnishes no private in formation from France or Spain, beyond the confirmation of the account, given by us, in our Tuesday's number, of the rout of the Constitutional Spanish troops, under Lo • pes Banos, by the Carlist division, commanded by Don Basilio Garcia, at Guadalazara, who had, it appears, made a rapid march across the country from Palencia. The accounts describe the flight of the wealthy inhabit ants of the adjoining districts to Alcala, distant only ten miles from Madrid, as a perfect panic, and the alarm in the capital as great in the extreme. The Spanish Constitu tional army is in a state of general mutiny and insubor dination, some regiments disbanding themselves, others dismissing their officers and placing the non-commis sioned officers in command ! At a late hour on Wednes day forenoon, the French mail of Saturday had not ar rived in town. A most curious disclOsure has taken place relating to a very angry correspondence which, it is alleged, has been going forward between the foreign section of oui whig ca binet and that ofTuileries, on the present position of Spain, and the policy which the latter, under the new ministry, is disposed to adopt. It would seem that Lord Palmers ton has grown exceeding wrath with his quondam friend, Louis Phillippe, to whom he sent a remonstrance, and to which remonstrance, Louis has had the impertinence to reply with considerable nonchalance, much to the dis comfiture of our whig knight-at-arms, who is almost dis posed to draw the sword on the occasion—we mean the sword protocolic—for we would not alarm our pacific usurers by leading them to suppose that his knightly lordship would frighten the Isle from its propriety or alarm Europe by brandishing any other sword over the helmet ensconced head of the King magnanimous of the Barricades! Lord Palmerston's metal, and the metal of the French chief, supported by his doctrinaire friends, will make a mighty different display ere long, although his lordship may pretend to sulk, or even ride rusty, at the slight shown to his darling child of quadruple virtue, which has driven Spain into murder, anarchy, and con stitutional rebellion. The tactique of Downing-street must undergo a marked change —must sustain a large share of improvement, ere the credit of our diplomacy, or the honour of arms, will come out polished from the disgrace which has been inflicted upon both. We do not quarrel with men for their not possessing the gifts of na ture—ordinary capacity and ordinary foresight—but, we war with them, as it is our duty to do, when they pre sume, on behalf of a great nation, to tamper with its highest interests by interfering with what they do not un derstand, and what nature never intended them to grapple with. 'We shall do our duty to our country's honour, by exposirg, in due time, the miserable expedient which we know it is intended to have recourse to, to bring back Louis Phillippe to the terms of this waste paper compact. We have a better look out, than our worthy friends at head-quarters may imagine, on their plan of battle. We endeavoured, in our last number, to illustrate the present condition of this kingdom—moral, political, and religious—the growing necessity for conservative association, and the duty of all classes of Englishmen, in connexion therewith, supported as we have been by the powerful arguments of the various talented speakers, at the Newton Dinner, delivered yesterday week. h is ne cessary that we should now refer specifically to some of the highly interesting topics brought forward on that oc casion, and the difficulty is to give ample credit to the merits of each gentleman, who addressed that assemblage of rank and respectability, within the necessarily pre scribed limits of a newspaper, although we would cheer fully devote the whole of our columns, and our humble energies to the task, wete it admissible. To offend none, we will endeavour, in our cursory review, to "do jus tice" to each, taking them seriatim as delivered; and we venture to assert, that, as a whole, the addresses deli vered on this occasion are not to be surpassed by any in the annals of conserzatism—one only is worth all the ex pense of -the dinner—the elm-lent harangue of Mr. Charles Wilkins—the speech of the evening. In responding to the toast of the "Army and the Navy," Captain Clarke, R. N., with that manly feeling which characterises his profession, paid the just tribute of veneration to the memory of the late Admiral Freeman tle, who lived a brave officer, a staunch defender of his country in the hour of combat, and who expired honour ably, in peace, in the citadel of her constitution. Cap. tain Clarke had before him a fine example of an English man, whose attachment to our conservative principles had long doubly endeared him to our Protestant King; and he has well profited thereby. His apology for naval officers, in time of peace, fighting the constitutional bat tles of their country, in the hour of its danger, is above all praise—the country has a right to call upon her paid defenders, to sustain her in the hour of peril, as much against domestic as foreign enemies; and it is perfectly in keeping with their duty to obey her call, provided that defence be comprehended within the limits of her consti tutional charter, which they are, both legally and mo rally, as citizens of the state, justified in maintaining in their civil capacity, as freemen and as Englishmen. " Our duty," said Captain Clarke," is to obey the orders given to us; 'but when no foreign enemy appears for us to meet, it behoves seamen to join such an assembly as this, and give utterance to their feelings—and thougfi men may profess to be liberals, and to be friends to their country, it is not to the words of men I look, but to their actions." This is our doctrine, ".specternur agendo"— pay no respect to men who point one way, whilst they steer another. Nor were Captain Clarke's complimen tary observations to the Lords and the constitution less appropriate ; but his deelaratiimi in favour of the esta blished religion of the land, is worthy of our wannest commend,ation—" We may depend upon it if they alter this constitution, and do not keep sincerely in view that which can alone support every nation, and every state — a pure religion—that state must fall,-and what form of religion is so pure and undefiled, as that of the established church of this country." A few more such tough de fenders of that goodly vessel, the British constitution, and we fortel, that the enemy will "haul their wind," and " about ship"—for fight they will not ! F:pc , e,!li of iho Hcn. and Rev. H. Powys, in re turniog thLnks for what he justly declared to be the most impovtart toast of the evening—the welfare of the "Established Church of !'!:land and Ireland," as en thusiastically drank by the assembly, was replete with christian moderation, as regarded the duty of her minis ters towards those who differed from her in faith and in politics. Towards such, personally, the reverend gentle man powerfully illustrated the stern duty of the christian minister, whilst showing the Church of England, as al lied with the state, to be essentially conservative, her mi nisters were necessarily called upon to he so in politics, in the hour of her persecution, and in the day of her dan ger at the hands of her political enemies. "The mem bers of that chinch on high principles, held out to all who diffeted from them the hand of personal friendship— though they hated their politics—they most rigidly ad hered to their own principles, although they would extend the utmost toleration towards those who consci entiously differed from them." In these two short sentences, Mr. Powys sufficiently defined the double duty of the Church of England pas tor. His exposition of the fallacy of that argument, which many talented individuals urged against the propriety and necessity of conservative associations, was equally happy, upon the principle, that all warfare is grounded upon necessity, whether to compete with actual violence, or premeditated moral wrong,—" if they had acknowledged enemies, they must be on the look out, and muster their forces to oppose them." All this is per fectly compatible with the duty of a christian minister, who does not make a trade of politics ; but, from the pressure of external and worldly circumstance s , is called upon to support that line of policy, which best comports with the interests of his sacred charge,—neither, does the circumstance of a man's being an ordained clergy man, of necessity deprive him of his political rights. It would be just as rational to deprive him of his right of vote upon his freehold, or of the temp:a - al interests of his university. The present, we maintain, as we have al ready asserted,. is a contest for our church—for the tri umph of protestantism over the renewed efforts of ca tholicism, in these our days ; and only to be met with the political weapons of united associations, fully justified as against the enemies of God's church, by Christ himself, who marked out the distinction sufficiently between those who were for, and those who were against him ! "But," said the reverend gentleman, in continuation, " who were those who hurried forward dangerous mea sures ? He • must say it was a legislature, that was not prepared to govern England on sound principles,—but many would say how do you prove that ?" "If for in stance," said he; "you were to take as an index him who leads that legislature (alluding to Lord Melbourne) he in his place in parliament has told you, that he scarcely knew the difference between the Protestant and the Ca tholic religion. He it was who had said, that the esta blishment of the church was scarcely necessary—that it would be far more expedient to make it a poor church than a rich one ; and in order to make the church as pure as possible, had sent to teach the ministers of that church, (alluding to Dr. Hampden at Oxford,) a man who held opposing doctrines" ! We leave these cutting observe.: Lions to make their own way; and, recommending an attentive consideration of Mr. Powys' address, to all clergymen and others who may differ with him on the points thrown out, we heartily echo his concluding prayer : "May the Established Church of England and Ireland remain firm in their constitutional principles ; and whenever there should be occasion, be it public or private, let the clergyman and layman be found going hand in band together, for their mutual defence. With religion and politics joined hand in hand, and resting on the crown, the bible and th e sceptre, they must have God's speed !" The Earl of Wilton, it will be seen, by reference to our Friday's report, commenced his address with an ex planation of the absence of the Marquis of Salisbury, who had been invited to preside ;—his lordship then glanced upon the happy progress which the association had made since its former anniversary, and the spirit which still animated ibs proceedings. "It is this feeling," said he, " pervading the great body of conservatives throughout this country, which has occasioned those great results that have taken place at so many elections since we met here last year,—and it is this feeling which, with God's blessing, will still secure to us the benefits of our revered constitution, and a full share of that real practical liberty which is still the birth-right of every Englishman. Talk, gentlemen, of `liberty' and justice,'—why, were ever terms more grossly misused than these are at the present moment And yet with oppression and injustice at their hearts, these words are ever to be found in the mouths of our rulers, and of those who dictate to them, but used, alas only to deceive the min3s—to enslave the hearts, and to coerce the wills of the people of this great coun try." We give this extract precisely in his lordships -own words, without intermediate observation, that their full force and value may not be lost on any one of otir readers,—it describes in glowing terms the critical posi tion in which we are placed, nationally, the means for our exttication ; and, above all the character of the present government and its policy, taken altogether, destitute o morality, of truth, and of principle —a terrible denur• elation, the strength of which we would not run the risk of weakening here, by any lengthened commentary of our own, against a ministry, "end e a vour i ng to h o ld to gether the discordant materials of whiqb their party is composed, and to retain their own places and power, at the expense of honour, and of justice, and of rely gion ! " The noble earl's speech must be read to he duly appreciated, —we shall have occasion to•recur to it again —it enters into the very soul and vein of our constitu tional feeling. Mr. Blackburne prefaced his toast of Lord Land hurst with a vindication of the House of Peers, and showed the grounds on which their lordships had most justifiably rejected the iniquitous clause in the Irish tithe bill, and - urged the importance of "returning to Parliament men who would assist them in averting the storm which was impending over them." The recep tion given to the toast is sufficiently indicative of the Feelings of the whole assembly,—the name of Lyndhurst will go down to posterity proudly associated with the - great meh of English history. Lord Skelmersdale most ably and successfully defended the House of Peers, on the grounds of its high estate, and with due reference to its acts, as a deliberative as sembly, during the last session,—his lordship's elucidation of the perfectly distinct position of the present adminis• tration, from that of Lord Grey's, with the Sovereign and with the country, was powerfully striking, and merits a full notice, which our space of to day will not admit of. His lordship was duly supported in the succeeding speeches of Sir Thomas Freemantle, M.P., and Mr. Crossley, of Manchester. We now come to the luminous exposition of Charles Wilkins, Esq., barrister-at-law, and we feel not the smallest reluctance in pronouncing the display of elo quent reasoning, exhibited by him on this occasion, as second only to that delivered by Lord Lyndhurst, in the House of Lords, on the wind-up of the session. It was a master-piece of sound logic, replete with historical information—constitutional research—and legal erudi Lion. Here we esenpe that airy - labyrinth into which we are imperceptibly led by the rhetorical tiontisl;es of Sheil, and the airy metephor of Macauley,—we see things as we are—we come at once to facts —we lay hold of principles—moral truths are exhibited to the mind without any needless embellishment—we have the ker nel separated from the shell —and conviction flashes upon the understanding. Mr. Wilkins has grap pled fairly with his subject, and the weighty topics it embraced from first to last. Were it only for Lilo just weed of praise bestowed lyv SEPT. 16. 18:36 Mr. Wilkins upon the virtues and th ,, genius of that truly venerable peer and erudite constitutional lawyer, the Earl of Eldon, his speech would he worthy of our warm est acknowledgments —and personal regard and respect for that noble individual, will not suffer its to spoil the beauty of the sentiment, nor the fervour of its expression. "Of Lord Eldon's political sentiments, let the note which has just been read in your hearing bear testimony. To ascertain what powers of mind—what unremitting study—What deep research, produced those sentiments, you must read the history of a long, laborious, unosten tatious life. His was the steady light of the planet, de rived from the glorious orb of truth—it was not the flickering deceptive glare of the ignis Maus, that of later years has dazzled the eye, dancing over the morasses of doubt and speculation, and alluring the unwary to follow its fantastic course. Theology taught him reli gion —that religion which sheds its influence on every department of life, from the throne to the cottage,—his philosophy was more moral than mechanical—Minerva had greater charms for him than Mercury. Let the con trast light where, and on whom it will—as a councillor, he was invaluable to his King —a proud ornament to the peerage—the honest friend, not the cajoler or flatterer of the people—and, as a lawyer, the flower of the British bar. In the calm twilight of life's evening —the tur moils of the day gone by, the highest object of earthly ambition left far behind, we find him delivering, as his act and deed, his firm adherence to those principles, which he so ably and courageously defended in the days of his giant vigour." Mr. Wilkins here again alluded to a note of Lord Eldon's, declarative of his principles, which had been read to the assembly. " This declaration of his will be a precious legacy to that body of men, whom you have honoured by coupling them with his name who, I am happy to say, constitute two-thirds of the English bar— and surely, taking into full account the efforts of the non patronage ministry to bribe them into subservience to , whig trickery, this may be urged as something like an argument in favour of their integrity." The learned gentleman then entered on a vivid expose of the policy and proceedings of the democratic faction with regard to Iroland, and powerfully elucidated, out of her own condi tion, both . social and intellectual, the delusive fallacy of the reiterated cry of "justice" to her, under her present inaptitude for the receipt of political privileges, upon a perfect assimilation with those of this portion of the United Kingdom. "Before Ireland complains of the superior privileges of England, she must show that she started in the race of civilization with England—that nothing has impeded her progress, and that she has kept pace with her competition—should she fail in this, her anger is but the peevish querulousness of childhood after the possessions of manhood. Ireland is, confessedly, an integral part of the British empire, and to carry out justice to the extent of that empire, care must be taken to legislate for the whole." This is in perfect keeping with our own freely expressed sentiments, during the last six weeks, on the abstract question of " justice to Ire land," as will be seen by reference to our leading articles; as an abstract question, it is perfectly and entirely inde fensible upon the broad principle of equitable legislation or sound policy, as conclusively argued by Mr. Wilkins,. and demonstrated on the authority of the acts of Lord Grey's administration, in 1833. And here again, we must refer our readers to the reported speech, and Am press upon their attention, also, the speech of Lord John Russell, quoted by him. We are at a loss to conjecture under what philoso phism our worthy whig defenders will get out of the pc, sition in which they are placed by this smashing display ; or by what inverted rules of logic they will support a re plication thereto. We must not here attempt to give an analysis of the merits of the unmerciful castigation ad ministered to our dearly esteemed friend and much ad mired legislator, "cackle goose" Hume—no Unfortunate wretch at the "halberts" or the "yard-arm " was ever so lacerated as Mr. Wilkins has morally and logically punished this spalpeen of patriotic idiotcy. Verily, all the artillery of the "Grunticle" and its able allies, will be in requisition—take care of your wig, Mr. Wilkins, we con jure you Theconclusion of the learned barrister's speech was no less Ciceronian than was his beautiful description of Cicero's imaginative ideawf the fundamental principle of the British constitutional monarchy,—and in the perora tion, the homage rendered to protestantchristianity, under our constitution, was strikingly sublime. "A constitu tion based upon christianity, rendering honour to whom honour is due—tribute to whom tribute is due —extend ing its views to imnzortality, it has dedicated its noblest apartment to the worship of our God ! It has selected the Bible—the whole unnzutilatcd Bible—as its text book —ithas adopted every proper precaution to insure a priest hood as capable as rank, character, and education can make them, without laying claim to infallibility—deriving its authority from the law and the testimony—it prescribes the limits of its own powers—it makes the priest the living commentary of revelation—not revelation the conz mentary of the priest. It is a constitution that can offend no just man. 'Tis true it promises no reward to indo lence—it holds out no inducement to vice—it closes the door against the brawler and the agitator—hence may we account for the patriotism of Derrynane and of Mid dlesex. They cry for change for the same reason that Satan— With ambitious aim Against. the throne and monarchy of God liais'd impious war in Heaven—viz., To sct himself in glory 'hove his peers!' Here, Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell, is a sub ject for your sober reflection—it is before that nation • whose christianity you have insulted—grossly insulted— whose constitution you have ignobly tampered with for the sake of place and power, Could Erskine arise from the tomb, he would find that his mantle had fallen on a kindred spirit —may you, my lords, profit thereby ! The very humonrous speech of Mr. Roby, the banker, of Rochdale, will, no doubt, have due effect upon the Lancashire Witches—his show up of the "great beggar man," and his foul mouthed oratory; will bring every man of right feeling in the county of Lancaster to our CO NSTITUTIONAL STANDARD. Marten or CONSERVATISM.—The cause of the consti- tution progresses gloriously. On Tuesday a grand din ner was given in honour of Mr. Palmer, the conservative member for South Essex, recently elected in the place of that excellent man, the late R. W. H. Dare, Esq. It was necessary to limit the party to one district only; for no accommodation could have been obtained for the num bers which the entire southern division would have poured. forth. As it was, no room in the town of Ongar would hold the number (nearly four hundred) assembled. Mr. John Round, the banker, of Danbury Park, was in the chair. The Rev. R. M'Ghee has addressed a letter to the public respecting the challenge lately given by the Ro man catholic pi iest,Mag,uire, to the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, which will be found in another column. 'We are glad that the rev, gentleman has taken up the question, and exposed the paltry evasions which have been resorted to by this "triumphant defender of catholicism" to avoid the controversy he had invited. But what has become of the' unhappy creature who has so lately thrown down the gauntlet of defiance to our protestant clergy ? Has he shrunk from inquiry here also ? The exposure which has been made by the Rev. Mr. Nolan will deter him,_ we think, from making his appearance before a Liverpool audience. CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS.—The building of the North School is proceeding rapidly. It is expected, that in the course of a few days, the joiners will be able to commence their work. Under the zealous and ju dicious management of the committee,. supported by the liberality of a g enerous p u bli c , t emporary accommoda tion has been provided for upwards of 1400 children, who are carefully instructed in the great truths of christianity, the greater part of whom were withdrawn from the Cor poration Schools on the introduction of the anti-scrip tural system. The sum required for the purchase of land, erecting schools, and providing the means of in struction, is estimated at .£ll,OOO. Upwards of £lO,BO O has already been received by the treasurer, a decisive proof of the public zeal and devotion to the cause and in— terests of protestantism. 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