The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-13 00:00:00

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. The Gault. of Tuesday contains the following announce ments:—The- Rev. Edward Vernon Lockwood, M.A., late Chaplain to the House of Commons, to he a Prebendary of Canterbury : void by the death of Earl Nelson; the Rev. Edward Repton, late Chaplain to the House of Com mons, to b t a Prebendary of Westminster. vi,id by the death of the late Dr. H. Ryder, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry; the Rev. Temple Frere, M.A., late Chaplain to the House of Commons, to be a Prebendary of Westminster, void by the translation of the Right Rev. Dr. J. Allen, late Bishop of Bristol, to the-see of Ely. The Rev. John Tayhir, late Curate of Romford. Essex, has been presented by the Bishop of Norwich to the perpetual Curacy of Newmarket. The Rev. Geo. Chetwode. Rector of Ashton-under-Lyne, has presented the living of St. John's Chapel, Lees, near Oldham, to the Rev. G. D. Grundy, A.M., Minister of Ne therthong, Yorkshire. The Rev. T. G. Simcox, M.A., of Wadham College, Ox ford, to the Perpetual Curacy of Stnethlv ick, Staffordshire. The Earl of Stamford and Warrington has appointed the Rev. John Thornycrult, M.A.. of Thornycroft Hall, one of his Domestic Chaplains, vice the Rev. James Smith, de ceased. The Rev. James Mime, 8.A., Incumbent of Low Harrow gate, to the Vicarage of Kirk Leatham, Yorkshire. Patrons, H. Vanaittart, Faq_ and Lady Turner. The Rev. T. H. Ashworth, to be Domestic Chaplain to the Earl of Carnarron. The Rev. D. Evans, to the Rectory of Llanllwchaiain, Cardiganshire. .Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The Rev. John Watson, 8.A., to the Rectory of Breinil ham, Wiltshire, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Brownlow Potchett. Patron, the Rev. Rushout Bowles. The Rev. RiChaid Waddy Elgee, to the Prepend of White church and Rectory of Kilmakea, Ireland, vacant by the death of the Rev. Joseph Miller. Patron, the Bishop of Ferns and Ossory. . _ The Rev. Nicholas Cuthbert Fenwick. to the Rectory of Killenick, Ireland, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. It. W. Elgee. Patron, the Bishop of Ferns and Ossory. The Rev. Dr. Holmes, to the living, of Templemore, Ire land. Patron, the Archbishop of Cashel. The Rev. Richard Sale, of Epping, has been appointed Chaplain to the Epping Union. The Dissenting guardians of this union, acting with those of Braintree having refused to elect a chaplain, the question was brought to the vote, when there appeared—for the appointment, 14; against it, 10. OBITUARY November 5, the Rev. W. G. Maxwell, of Twyning, near Tewkesbury. The rev. gentleman's death was occasioned by the accidental discharge of his gun, the contents of which so severely fractured his arm that instant amputation was deemed necessary, but be expired immediately after the operation. At his house in Titlev, Hertfordshire, in the 72d year of his age, the Rev. John Bissell, 8.D., Vicar of Leintwardine, Mr. Bissell was for many years an active and zealous magis trate. Aged 63, at Gloucester, the Rev. John Kempthorne, Rec• tor of St. Michaels, with St. Mary de Grace, Gloucester. The Rev. Thomas Tole, M.A., Rector of Little Canfield Essex. At an advanced age, the Rev. John Griffiths, Rector of Brechfa, and of Llendilo-Abercoein, Carmarthenshire. He bad served the Parish Church of Brechfa upwards of fifty years, and as always respected for the virtues of his cha racter. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD. Nov. 10.—Many of our readers will remember that when Queen Adelaide visited the University, in Octo ber, 1835, and was inspecting the portraits of our founders and benefactors in the Bodleian Gallery, Her Majesty was graciously pleased to promise her own portrait and that of her august consort, as additions to that collection. We are happy to say that two splendid full-length portraits, painted by Sir D. Wilkie, has arrived during the present week, and are placed in the Gallery. They are admirable likenesses, and that of His Majesty is rendered of peculiar interest, since it is, we believe, the last picture for which our late Monarch eat previously to his lamented death.—Oxf. Herald. The Regius Professor of Divinity commences his private lectures this day. He rvill deliver his public lectures on Fri day, the 23rd inst., at Christ Church. The Margaret Pro fesa%r of Divinity will begin a course of lectures on Thurs day, tho 29th instant, at one o'clock, in the ball of Magdalen coll. The Professor of Poetry will read his terminal lecture on Tuesday, the 20th, at the Clarendon, at two o'clock. The Rev. H. Cary, M.A., of Worcester coll., has been appointed by the Vice-Chancellor to act as Proctor in the University Court, in the room of the Rev. Mr. Perkins, resigned. J. T. Bridges, M.A., of Wadham college, was last week admitted ad euadem in the University of Cambridge. C•ausainGE, Nov. 10.—On Monday last, the sth instant, the Rev. Dr. Hodgson, Master of St. Peter's college, was elected Vice-Chancellor for the yearensuing. The Seatonian Prize for the hest English Poem upon a Theological subject, has been adjudged to the Rev. Han kinsoc, of Corpus Christi coll.: Subject—" Ethiopia stretch in out her hands unto God." The following is the subject of the Norrisian Prize Essay, for the present year—" The Divine origin of the Holy Scrip tures may be inferred from their perfect adai,tatiou to the circumstances of Human Nature," The following gentlemen of St. John's coil. were on Mon day last elected Scholars of that society:—Jones, Bainbridge, Morrice, Hill, Ackland, Bailey, E. P. Smith, Leeman, Slight, Marsh, Marten, Reyner, T. H. Brown, Rogers, Clubbe, Ellicott, Sangster, Lovell, Shadwell, sen. Shears, Morse, Ainger, R. B. M a y or, Sh a d we ll , j un., Robinson, Simpson, Sheringham, Balderston, Kirby. The Earl of Altamont, eldest son of the Marquis of Sligo, the Hon. G. D. Browne, eldest son of Lord Banmore, Lord G. Manners, the Hon. A. Saville, the Hon. C. Vereker, the Hon. F: Needham, the Hon. W. H. LYttleton, the Hon. D. Fortescire, and Sir S. Clarke, Bart., have been admitted of Trinity coll. On Monday last, being the Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, a sermon was preached at Great St. Mary's Church, by the Vice-Chancellor, (the Master of St. Peter's coll.), from St.-Jobn, 18th chapter, part of 36th verse —" My king dom is not of this world." STATE OF TRADE. 75:V4.41 - %ift. eitil;447,4li[e Pti,YA Y. in t hti l fiP2PM Sn Tuesday was not quite so brisk as the one on Saturday, but there was a fair business done. Wool continues firm in price. BRA DFOR D.—Our market here, on Thursday, was about an average one, but there was little of the animation visible some few weeks ago. The sales of manufactured goods were not large, bat there was a bri s k d eman d f or yarn at tirm micas. Wool was consequently better to sell, and as the stocks are not largetrices underwent a slight improvernent. HUDDERSFIELD.—We had a very good market here, on Tuesday, both in the piece -hall and in the merchants' ware houses. A large business was done in doeskins and tweeds of good quality and pattern, which generally realised former prices. It is understood that several orders have been issued for goods for the spring trade, so that there is a fair prospect of the operatives being tolerably employed during the winter months. This has given considerable firmness to the wool market, and the middle and lower qualities of wool are look ing tip in price. fißcitsioNnwtke IVlsiikET.—The demand for blankets continues but moderate, and although on last Thursday's market there were more merchants, yet the quantity of goods manufactured is greater than the demand. This causes prices to decline a little, although wool maintains its price. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, Nov. s.—The demand for coarse goods has been uncommonly brisk to-day, and the market has been cleared of pieces of that description; the last week's prices have been freely given. Wool remains firm. and has undergone no change. WAKEFIELD WOO r. MARKKT, Nov. 9.—We have a steady and regular demand for all descriptions of combing as well as short wools this week, and fully maintain the late advances in them. YORK WOOL MARKET, Nov. B.—Our Supply to this day's market has been chiefly warehoused wool, most of which has found takers at prices nominal upon our last reports. These markets will be continued fortnightly. OLDHAIL—The working of the machinery of the Oldham cotton mills "short time," was expected to have been much more general than it has proved to be; nearly forty small concerns, chiefly waste spinning machinery, are in operation short time only ; most of the large manufactories are work ing full time. The demand for fine as well as coarse yarns is slack, but tolerable business is doing in power-loom cloths. METAL :Wallkill., Nov. 7.—We have little information to convey relative to the state of the Metal Market. The de mand for metals has certatuly not decreased since our last notice; but it has not made th a t a d vance w hi c h b a d b een an ticipatsid from the reports so current as to the issuing of ex tensive- orders from the American houses, for goods of the manufacture of the town and district. Our quotations for the respective qualities of CopEer, are £9O, £92, £9-1. Tin, 05 for common blocks; £Bi for hats, and £9O for refined. Spotter ranges between £2l and £2s.—Birmingham paper. THIS TEA TRADE, Mos: nay.—The deliveries of this ar ticle were last week again larger, having amounted to 518,8611 be. The trade is tolerably brisk. The silk trade in Nottingham has again turned; there are some very extensive orders in town, and there is a be:ter prospect for silk hosiery than bus been known fur some months pact. —Notts Review. Tun Attanic.tx TRADE.—We congratulate our fellow-• townsmen upon the prospect nf a very improved st:lte of trade between this country and America during the ensuing winter. It was Stated by one of our most active merchants, at a pub lic dinner last week, that orders to the amount of at least one hundred .thousand poands were received by the Great Western when she arrived from her October trip across the Atlantic. —Birminyhans Advertiser of Thursday. The shipping trade at present is remarkably good in Leith. The docks exhibit a greater show of business than for some time past. A fine American ship, the Merchant, a tem perance vessel, is discharging a cargo of upwards of 500 hhds. and tierces of Virginia tobaccco. Other vessels are discharg ing fruit and wine, and several with large cargoes of flax, tallow, and other Baltic produce. In consequence of these foreign arrivals, the coasting trade has improved in a corre sponding degree.—Dumfries Herald The state of trade in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, is very far from being satisfactory, the price of wool being 15 per cent. higher than at the corresponding period of last year, and goods selling at nearly the same prices. Manufacturers complain, as it is serious with those who must throw their goods on the market; but the large manufacturers have com menced holding for next season. The state of the water and the weather generally are exceedingly unfavourable for finish- UM—Shrewsbury Chronicle. Llanidloes Flannel market on Monday was very ill supplied with goods, in consequence of the previous bad finishing weather. It is scarcely possible to give any proper quotation of prices, as the quantity of business transacted was consider ably less than for the last six months. Several buyers at tended.—lbid. An AroLoos FOR A MisTAKE.—We are informed that an apology was posted on the gate of Emel Castle, addressed to Mr. Johnston Stoney, stating that he was not the person in tended to be shot, and hoping he would o verlook the little accident he had met with.—Newcastle Guardian. It appears that the practice of scraping with the feet as an express►on of disapprobation, familiar in our Universities, is of venerable antiquity, for Peter Martyr 1.1419) mentions that he whit saluted with it before finishing a discourse on one of the satires of Juvenal, by one or two idle youths dissatisfied with its length. EXi i ioslol , l OF A POWDER MILL, AT FA VERSH AM. —At tea minutes before 11 on Thursday morning last, the dread ful report of one of the corning mills of Mr. Hall, at Oare, containing ball a ton weight -of treble powder, produced uni versal'eonsternation in the town and neighbourhood. The mill id question was situated about three quarters of a mile from the town. The injury sustained by the extensive des truction'of windows and buildings generally is trifling when conspired with the loss of life. Three unfortunate men, who workedin tbe mill, have met an untimely end; two only of these have yet, been found. Th e i r b o di es ( or port i ons of bodiei, foi they wer e rent asun d er) presented an awful spec tacle. K man, named Thomas Adeley, was soling wheat in an adjoining field, and was killed by a piece of timber, which cut hii body asunder, breaking his leg and head. Fragments of the buil ding wer e bl own to the extent 41 half a mile, and the tries "'surrounding split astinder. The lionse of a Mr. Monk, in pirtienlar, the storekeeper, has suffered great in jury; the windows are blown o.ut, and neirly every p a n e of glasiip.the dwelling brolien. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The first meeting of the new town-council was held on Friday, at twelve o'clock, in accordance with the provisions of the municipal act, for the purpose of appointing the mayor for the ensuing year, for the election of eight aldermen in lieu of those who retired on the expiration of their third year of o ffi ce (being those who had the small es t num b e r of votes at the election of the 16 aldermen in 1835), and for the re-appointment of the various committees. ELECTION OF MAYOR. The Mayon (Mr. W. Rathbone) said, the first business which would come under the consideration of the council, was the election of a gentleman to act as his successor in the mayoralty. Slr. Councillor D. HonGsoN then rose and said that it was unnecessary for him to do more than to name the gentleman whom he meant to propose. In point of station, character, and property, all parties must admit that he was well quali fied fcr cffice, though, unfortunately, his name was not in what might be called the raffle of yesterday, according to the account they had of it. He, therefore, was not placed with them as an awkward competitor for office, but was perfectly free and unshackled, being uncommitted to any course what ever. He felt great pleasure in nominating Mr. John Shaw Leigh as a fit and proper person to till the office of mayor during the ensuing year. Mr. Councillor J. SMITH said, that on no occasion had he ever risen with greater pleasure to second a motion than he now felt in rising to second the nomination of his excellent friend. If the possession of a great stake in the town—if urbanity of manners, seldom equalled and never excelled, and if integrity of conduct and honest independence of char acter, such as, he might boldly assert, Mr. Leigh could lay undoubted claim to, formed the requisites for the office in question, then he thought that gentleman was in all respects eminently entitled to the high station for which he had been nominated. (Applause.) Mr. COuncillor W. W. Cuitate rose to propose a gentle man whom he thought not inferior in all the qualifications which had been already named, for whom he felt a great respect, whose urbanity of 'manners—(should he enumerate again the different qualifications which had been mentioned in favour of Mr. Leigh ?)—a gentleman whose urbanity of manners, whose property, education, station, general con duct in council, whose regularity in the discharge of all the duties which had fallen upon him, must have attracted the notice of every membor of the council, and eminently en titled him to their most favourable consideration. He felt great pleasure in nominating Mr. Hugh Hornby. (Cheers.) Mr. Alderman BENN seconded the motion with a great deal of pleasure. The Mayolt, after having made the enquiry, waited a few moments in order to ascertain whether any other gentleman was to be put in nomination, and.no member having risen, was about to proceed with the voting, when Mr. Counciller HIGGINS rose to ask whether they were to vote by name, or simply for or against the amendment. Mr:Councillor BOLTON observed that no other had been named because perhaps another amendment might be pro• posed, and that was the time to propose any one, before they went to the vote. (Cries of "Certainly.") . . . The MAYOK replied that another candidate might still be put in nomination, if any gentleman wished it. If so, that was the proper time to do so. Mr. Councillor MonEcnorr immediately got up and said that he should beg leave to propose a gentleman whom he thought every way entitled to be elected to the civic chair. When he mentioned the name of Mr. Joshua Walmsley he was sure that a great number of gentlernen would bear testi mony to the ability and zeal with which he had served the public during the last four years. (Applause.) He need not say any more, but would simply propose Mr. Walmsley for the office of mayor. A short period of silence hereupon ensued, and The MAYOR at length asked if any person would second the motion of Mr. Morecroft. No reply was given; but after another pause, Mr. Alderman EVANS at length rose and said, that he was not present at the preliminary meeting asserted to have been held the day before, and he certainly should not have been present in the council chamber that day, had he not wished it to be distinctly understood that he would neither refrain from giving his vote nor expressing his sentiments. He had the highest respect for Mr. Hornby, and he had the greatest confidence in his executmg the duties of the mayoralty in the best possible manner; but as two gentlemen had been actu ally brought before the council, and nominated to the office of mayor on the ground of their private worip, he considered himself bound to say that they ought not to look so much to private virtues—though certainly they ought to look to pri vate vices, if they did exist—as to public conduct. Under these circumstances, and without wishing to shrink from the question, he begged leave to second the nomination of Mr. Walmsley. Mr. Alderman SHIM, wished to have it generally under stood how the votes were to be taken. Suppose that the first person on whom the votes were taken were to have a majo rity, more or less, was he to be considered elected, or that person only who had a majority of the whole of the council lors present. He thought that if they wished to prevent misunderstanding, and to ascertain what their position really was, they ought to come to a decision beforehand; and he thought that the proper way would be to declare that that person only could be considered as elected who had a majo rity of the whole number of persons present in his favour. Mr. Councillor JOHN SMITH observed that the question was already decided. The act of parliament made it impera tive that the mayor shsuld be elected by a decided majority. After some further conversation it was arranged, that in the event of none of the three candidates having a decided majority of the councillors present voting fur him, the ques tion should be put again between the two highest. The voting was then proceeded with, and when it came to" the turn of Mr J. S. LEIGH to declare for whom he voted, that gentleman begged that he might be permitted to refrain from voting altogether. The MAYOR said, that as be (Mr. L.) had remained in the room, he could not now be permitted to escape. He was quite assured that Mr. Leigh would prefer not voting; but he thought that it was now incumbent on him to vote, since he had remained. Mr. Leigh might surely vote for himself; fur there could be no impropriety in it whatever, as hs had allowed himself to be put in nomination. Mr. Councillor LEIGH, having no alternative, reluctantly, at length, consented to vote in his own favour. The result of the division was—For Mr. El. Hornby, 36 ; for Mr. J. S. Leigh, 16; for Mr. Joshua. Walmsley, 6. The members voted as follows: For Mr. Hornby—Councillors J. Holmes, Thornhill, Pres ton, Frankland, Mellor, H. Holmes, Bolton, Pilcher,Walins ley, Bright, Priestley, Lassell, Harvey, Carson, Blackburn, Mason, Coglau, Jordan, Platt, J. Cropper, junior, Rainsden, Duncan, Currie; and Aldermen Sheil, Booth, lioskell, Lea- • .Tonss ..Benn, Moon, Bulky, Barcjay, Robinson, Holmes, Shand, C;. asi: .31004 Lawrence,Won.:‘, - ... - , !ii I. Lawrence, Cooper and Leigh. Far 31r. Woollright, H o rnby, Hig gins, Morecroft ; and Aldermen Hornby and Evans. Absent.—Councillors Hey worth, J. Lawrence, Segar, Brocklebank ; and Aldermen Holt and Freme. Mr. Councillor RATIIIIONE then declared Mr. Hugh Hornby to be duly elected, and after having addressed a few words of congratulation to the new mayor, Mr. H. Hornby took the chair, amidst manifestations of applause. The TOWN-Ct.aarc having administered the usual oath to the newly elected Mayor,— The MAvoa said that he could assure the council, with penfect sincerity, that he had no wish to occupy the chair to which he had been elected. He was quite conscious of the arduous duties and deep responsibility which attached to the office, and he knew that a comparison would be made be tween his performance cud that of his immediate predeces sors, which could not fail to be greatly to his disadvantage. At all events, the example of his valued friend, Mr. Rath bone, had proved that by strict impartiality, and an assiduous and conscientious discharge of the dutices of his office, the Mayor of Liverpool might hope to obtain the good opinion of all classes of his fellow-townsmen. He considered the uni versal approbation which had been bestowed upon Mr. Rath bone as scarcely less creditable to the good feeling and candour of the inhabitants of the town, and he alluded par ticularly to those who were' opposed to Mr. Rathbone in political opinion than it was favourable to himself and to the party of which he was so distinguished an ornament. (Much applause,) No exertion on his (Mr. Hornbv's) part should be wanting to justify the choice which had been made, and he should ever consider the testimony of their esteem as one of the most valuable and flattering rewards that could have been conferred upon him. In presiding over their delibera tions, he hoped that he might expect the co-operation of every member in enforcing a strict adherence to the standing or ders of the council, without which there could not be tbat order and regularity in their proceedings which should cha racterise the deliberations of such a body, and which was ex pected by the electors who had sent them there. ELECTION OF ALDERMEN. The M YOrt observed that the next business of the council would be to elect (tight gentlemen, in place of those retiring, to serve as aldermen for the respective wards. Mr. Councillor BOLTON said, that before proceeding to the election, he should like to make a few remarks relative to the character of one of the gentlemen who would be put in com petition. Much allusion had been made during the late election, verbally as well us by placards and paragraphs, to Mr. Thomas 11 - olt having defrauded the excise, and if it could be shown that he was guilty, he was unworthy and unfit to sit in that room, and he (Mr. B.) felt assured that the council would so think. He should briefly go into facts, to shew the falsity of the assertion that had been made. In 1820, Mr. Holt purchased a sixth share of some glass.works at St. Helen's, for which he paid £2200, and, by never inter fering in the management, was what is called a sleeping partner. He attended once or twice ear, when a general statement of the affairs of the concern was submitted to nun and the other partners, and the profits, by these statements (although none were actually paid), always appeared to he very moderate. In 1828, an information was laid by the ex cise that frauds had been committed on the revenue, and proceedings were instituted in the Court of Exchequer for recovering the penalties. These continued some time—three of the four partners making strong affidavits of their inno cence. The books.were placed with Mr. Holt, wbu examined them most minutely, with the view of ascertaining the amount of the fratill that could have been committed whilst he was a partner ; ,and after much labour, and with the best informa tion he could collect, he came to the conclusion that the go vernment might have been defrauded to the extent of £5000; but so large an amount was denier] by the managing partner. At the end of 1829, or beginning of 1830, Mr. Holt was introduced to Mr. Huskisson, when that gentle man was so satisfied of the innocence of Mr. Holt, and with the accuracy of his statements, that he agreed to accept £S,(X)O as a fine to the concern, to end the matter, and it was so ended. Mr. Holt and two of the partners then became most urgent to obtain a dissolution of the partnership, which being opposed by the other partner, application was made to the Chancery to terminate it, and, after considerable delay, the dissolution was agreed upon, and the accounts lett to re ference; the referees agreed upon were Mr. Banner, Mr. King, and Mr. Lawson. In addition to the original cost of Mr. Holt's share, he has paid £3,529, making in all £6,329, which may be reduced about £l,OOO when the buildings ate sold; and from the commencement of the partnership Mr. Holt never received anything back, either as principal, profit, or interest. Ile (Mr. B.) would only further add, that from along and intimate connexion with Mr. Holt, it was his sincere conviction that that gentleman would not knowingly injure or defraud any one to the extent of the smallest fraction. He need say no more to clear Mr. Holt front the foul aspersions which h a d b een cast upon h i nt, and to the truth of the statement which be had made be defied contradiction. Mr. Councillor RATHBONE -returned his thanks to Mr. Bolton for the bold way in which he had come forward to meet the assertions contained in the placard alluded to —a placard of the most false and malignant character, lie felt personally obliged to Mr. Bolton for meeting it in the way he had done: for it was just and right that they should be jealous of the character of those persons whom they intro duced into that council. It would have been wrung to have elected any man on whose character there remained any such aspersions. Whatever the political feeling of gentletnen might be, he trusted that every member of the council would always feel that only by only maintaining its moral inte grity could its high character be supported. Mr. Councillor WaLmsLay begged to offer his testimony to that which had been already offered in support of the truth of the statement made by M r:Bolton, and as to the unstained character of Mr. T. Holt. He had himself made inquiries on the subject from persons cognizant of the whole particu lars, and therefore he spoke unhesitatingly. A gentleman of high legal attainments, and whose character as a magis trate was known and appreciated by the whole community — he alluded to Mr. Hall, the present stipendiary magistrate_ had "been concerned in tip affair alluded to between Mr. Holt and the excise; and that gentleman had stated as his decided opinion that Mr. Holt came out of the• transaction with his character not only unsullied but unsuspected, and that he had acted throughout in the most honourable, up right, and straightforward manner. Mr. Councillor JOHN SMITH handed in the following me morial, which the TowN-cLuaK maid that it would now be the proper time to lay before the council. He accordingly read— To the Worshipful the Mayor, and Council of the town of Liverpool, in thecouuty palatine of Lancaster. " The memorial of john Walke;-, of Liverpool aforesaid, Chair man of the West Derby Ward Conservative Association, and a burgess of the said town, "Sheweth,—That the majority of the burgesses of West Derby Ward are in their political opinions conservatives, which has been proved by their having elected three gentle men of similar principles as their representatives in the town council, notwithstanding every effort used by the reform party to return gentlemen favourable to their principles, and who were in every respect eligible for seats iu the town-council, a fact corroborated by your electing three out of the four who have thus unsuccessfully appealed to the constituency of that ward, as aldermen, on their rejection by the ward. "That at the last election John Shaw Leigh, Esq., a con servative, was a second time returned to the council unop posed. "That the election of aldermen by the town-council from the reform party alone, and more particularly from those who had been unsuccessful in their attempts to obtain seats there through the instrumentality of the votes of the burgesses, has tended to keep alive the feeling that political opinions were the only standard of Pligibility to a seat in your council, and that the object of reformers in wishing corporate reform was not, as was formerly stated, that no party should alone mo nopolize offices of trust, but that all parties in the state should be equally represented. "That. hitherto the actions of the council have been in di rect contradiction to the professions of the reform party on advocating municipal reform, inasmuch as, without noticing the fact that some of the wards have returned a majority of conservative councillors, vet the council have in :ill cases ap pointed aldermen favourable to reform measures, treating with disregard the voice of the people thus declared, and creating a system of exclusiveness which it was the object of the re lot In hill to prevent, and which tends, more than any other thing at the present tune, to keep alive a spirit of bitterness and acrimony which all parties admit and regret. "Four memorialist therefore prays, that at the present election of aldermen you will be pteased to take into your con sideration vise claims of West Derby Ward to a conservative alderman, thus evincing, a desire to soften and allay the as pei ities of party, that at future elections of couneiilors the burgesses may - he induced to select the individuals most eli gible, without reference to their political principles. "JOHN WALKER. " Liverpool, 9th November, 1838." The TOWN-CLERK said that the method of electing the al dermen would he for each councillor to write down, at length, the names and residences of the respective gentlemen for whom they voted, and to hand the document personally to the mayor. Voting papers were then handed round, and as these had first to be filled up each member of the coun c il, and were afterwards read over seriatim by the mayor, the proceeding was necessarily a very tedious one, and occupied a consider able time. Fifty-one papers were handed in, and seven coun cillors who were present abstained from voting. The result was as follows: Messrs. T. B. Barclay, Eyre Evans, T. Holt, James Moon. Thomas Bulley, and \V. P. Freme were re elected, and Messrs. William Earle and Enoch Harvey were elected in the room of Messrs. George Robinson and 0. Hey worth. IWe may observe that nearly all the voting papers of the liberals were filled up with the same names, and in the same order, showing that they had been copied from some previous arrangement I The voting was as follows: — Votes. Mi. William Earle, jun. Mr. J. Moon Mr. E. Evans Mr. T. B. Barclay Mr. T. Holt Mr. T. Bulley Mr. W. P. Freme 35 Mr. E. Harvey 3l Mr. W. Dixon, (Great George-street) 14 Mr. H. Lawrence Mr. J. Gibbons l3 Mr. G. B. Irlam Mr. R. B. H. Blundell Mr. John WalkPr 5 Mr. Edward Gibbon Mr. Adam Hodgson Mr. W. Dixon (Everton) Mr. T. Bolton Mr. John J. Blackburn Mr. John Cropper Mr. 0. Heyworth 1 Mr. R. W. - Wood, (West Derby) COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS. Minutes of the proceedings at the last council, and of the various committees, were then read over by the Deputy 'Town-clerk. DOCK CONI NI ITTEE. On the motion of Mr. Alderman LEATHOM, seconded by Mr. Alderman BENN,-Mr. Alderman Evans, Mr. T. B. Barclay, Mr. Thomas Holt, and Mr. H. Holmes were re elected members of the Dock Committee; and Messrs. Gen. Holt and Robertson Gladstone were elected in the room of Messrs. Hawdon and Walmsley, the former of whom had ceased to be a member of the conned, and the latter having signified his wish to resign the office. MAY(nt'S ALLOWANCE. Oo the motion of Mr. J. 1-101.siES, seconded by Mr. T. BOLTON, it was decided that the :Mayors allowance should be £2OOO, as bad been settled in 1836. Mr. IsnAc HOLMES wished to know what was the allow- ance for keeping the Mayor's carriage. He understood that it was MO; and if so, it was a great deal too much. £5OO was enough, in all conscience. It was here intimated to Mr. Holmes, that if he did not intend to follow up his remarks by a motion, he was out of order ; and if he did wish to do so, the proper time would be when the Town-hall establishment came under notice, to which the item of keeping the carriage belonged. .QuArtzErtLY MEETINGS. It was agreed that the three quarterly couucils, the days of meeting for which it rested witn the council to fix, should he held—the first on the first Wednesday in February, the se cond on the first Wednesday in May, and the third on the first Wednesday in August, as heretofore. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS, Mr. John Wyberg, treasurer, and Mr. 'Thomas Perry, re ceiver of town dues, were continued in their offices, as were all the other officers of the corporation. On the reappointment of the market-keepers being moyed, Mr. Councillor ISAAC HOLMES said, that he wished to make known to the council the highly improper conduct of one of the.rparket 7 lnoker t i, mu l led Robert Grouse, at the late wise ordering P e o pl e i n the „ I '. e Pt , ..;. ; '. 1 . 1 '.,t9 f flP trt':'eb - rd a nce with his lofty will. He mentioned this for the purpose of in ducing the council to issue an order to all their servants not to interfere m elections; it was conduct which every one ought to act his face against. He did not like that the ser vants of the corporation, instead of looking after their busi ness, should be sent out in search of votes. Although the liberal party were at present in the ascendancy, and find it profitable to permit market-lookers and others to act thus, the time might come when they would tie in the minority, and grievous then would be their complaints, ifsuch a system were pursued by their opponents. They ()ugh!, therefore, to join in saving that conduct so fliizitions should not be tole rated, and endeavour to put a stop to it forthwith. STANDING 01: DEIZS. _ _ _ Mr. Councillor J. HoLm Es, seconded by Mr. J. Platt moved that the standing orders and by-laws for the regula• tion of the council be continued in force. The TowN-CLEnk stated that the ;;;ction by the Finance Committee of a new lease of the land on which the Seel-street school is built, on terms less than it is worth, had caused the embodiment of a new by-law for the regulation of the council, which was as follows :—" That it he a fixed principle that no grant be made in aid of any school, except !hose which are the property of the corporation, or under the immediate con trol and management of the council." Mr. Councillor BLacii BURN also wished to call their atten tion to by-law No. G, which had respect to motions and amend ments. It was to the efface that, whenever an amendment was made upon an orieinal motion, no second amendment should be proposed until the first was disposed of. Now, every one must be aware that they were constantly in the habit of violating that by-law, and he thought they ought to make the rule harmonize with their practice. ft was ex tremely important, before the vote was taken on the first amendment, that gentlemen should be allowed to become acquainted with the character of the amendment or amend ments that were to follow, because the knowledge of those must evidently have a great influence on the roting—in fact, they ought be such as many would have preferred to the amendment that might have been carried in the first in statics. It was proposed to allow the by-law to stand as it was, merely altering the words, "no second amendment shall h e Proposed," to "no second amendment shall be discussed" or "taken into consideration ;" but Mr. Councillor D. flormsos maintained that there was no necessity whatever for the alteration, as the nature of the coming amendments was always necessarily made known in the speeches in opposition to the original motion. The conversation on that point was therefore dropped, and the by-law alluded to by the Town-Clerk, respecting grants of land to schools, taken up. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN said that he had no objection to adhere to the standing order; but he thought that the grant of laud to the Deaf and Dumb Institution was opposed to it. The'rowis-eLsni< stated that the Finance Committee had looked upon it rather as an hospital than as a school. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN did not object to the grant at all; but he was of opini"n that their standing order should harmonize with their practice. Mr. Councillor RATHBONE moved that the consideration of the question should be postponed. Mr. Councillor Trios. HARVEY thought that it would be as well to suspend the standing order when that particular case came before them. Thi! TowN CLERK said they certainly had the power, in the same manner as the House of Commons, of suspending their standing coders; but he suggested that the difficulty might be obviated by making it read, "that it be a generil rule." instead of "that it lie a fixed principle." Mr. Councillor Taos. flauvEY thought that it would be better to leave both out, and allow the law to be—" That no grant," &C. After some further conversation, during which Mr. RATH BONE consented to withdraw his motion, the by-law was passed with the omission of the initial words "that it be a fixed principle." It was also agreed that the standing orders should be printed, and a copy given to each councillor. FINANCE COMMITTEE. On the motion of Mr. CURRIE that the members of the Finance Committee be elected. Mr. Councillor COOPER said he thought that, as one-fourth of the town-council were conservatives, one-fourth of the members of the committees should be conservatives. Mr. Councillor Bot.roN said that it was the intention to propose four conservatives on the Finance Committee, and that was rather more than their just proportion. Mr. Councillor TIWNIA S CASE regretted that there had been any mention of politics made; the most efficicient men ought to be put in, without any reference to their political opinions. He had been for many years a member of the Finance Com mittee in the old council, and knew the evil of frequent changes. He thought that a considerable portion of those who had been on should always be retained, and be inter mixed with a few of the members newly come into the coun cil, so that they might'also be brought up to the duties of the office. Mr. Councillor Curt RIB thought Mr. Case's proposition a very good one, and it had been followed in the pre;ent in stance. Of the four new members to be on the committee, three were new councillors. The committee ;;;Ibellappointed, its members being— Messrs. Currie, T. Bolton, J. Holmes, H. Houghton, H. Sbeil, J. S. Leigh, Johu Bibby, T. Blackburn, John Crop per, Charles Lawrence, Thos. Harvey, T. Bulley, James Moon, W. Thornhill, and H. Pi!cher. , . .... , It was agreed that the council should meet next day, 'to take into consideration a letter from Messrs. \Valmsley and Lawrence respecting advowsons, and a memorial from a number of master builders. IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. The members of this committee are—Messrs. T. B. Bar clay, I'. Case, H. Holmes, 'l'. Booth, J. Cooper, W. Earle, C. B. Jones, W. Shand, J Platt, and E. Evans. WATCH COMMITTEE. During the election of this committee an amendment was proposed. On the motion that Mr. Mellor should form one of its members, Mr. Thomas Case, seconded by Mt. Shand, moved as an amendment that Mr. Comer should be elected. The amendment was lost by a large majority.. Mr. John Smith also inured that Mr:Cooper should take his. place; but that motion was also negatived, amidst considerable merriment. The gentlemen composing this committee are—Messrs. W. Thornhill, J. Walinslev, J. Mellor, W. Preston, T. Case, Wm. Earle, jun., J. Wooßright, G. H. Lawrence, W. Lassell, It. Bright, J. N. Wood, V. Higgins, F. Jordan, J. Lawrence, it. Hou g hton, W. M. Duncan, G. Ramsden, F. Sands, T. Coglan, E. Segar, J. Barton, T. Bulley, E. Har vey, and W. P. Freme. . - Mr. Alderman Wm. Earle here entered the room, and took his seat amidst some applause. Mr. Councillor Tnomns CASE swished to know whether the number of this comm►ttee must necessarily be limited to 23. The answer of the town-clerk was in the negative. Mr. Councillor THOS. CASE then proposed that the name of Mr. Cooper should he added. Mr. Councillor C. R. JONES moved as an amendment, that the number should be only 25. The amendment was carried amidst renewed merriment. Mr. Councillor Courtin rejoiced very much that he was not elected on the committee. BOROUGH COURT AND COURT OF REQUESTS COMMITTEE. Members elected—Messrs. E. Evans, 'l'. Nlorecroft, T. Harvey, W. Rathbone, It. Bright, J. Mason, 'W. M. Dun can, and J. Lawrence. The TowN-Ct.liax stated th•it this committee would have to meet next day, to decide whether notice should be giver. of en application for a bill to enlarge the powers of the Court of Requests. TOWN DUES COMMITTEE. The members of the Dock Committee, in accordance with he rule of last year, are to form the Town dues committee. MARKET COMMITTEE. Messrs. H. Holmes, Duncan, Thornhill, Evans, Freme, Wood, Jordan, and Higgins. TOWN-HA Li ESTABLISHMENT COMMITTER. Messrs. Ratlibunc, W. Balla, Been, Houghton, and Barclay. ✓` Mr. Councillor ISA AC HOLMES, having been asked if he . now intended to make any 'notion with respect to the allow ance for the mayor's carriage, again repeated his conviction that the sum of £7OO was too large. Mr. Councillor J. Ho LAMS remarked, that there were many other items included in that sum. Mr. Councillor IssAc HotmEs declined to make any motion on the subject at present. EDUCATIoN COMMITTEE Previous to the formation of this committee, Mr. BATH aoNF. read the following statement of the number of children in the two corporation schools:— Number of children on the books. North school ~ lOl2 South school lag Average attendance. North school — 753 South sch00l Increase in the present year North school South sch00l 508 Proportion of Roman Catholic and Protestant ehildi en Catholil 650 Catholic. 363 Protestant 362 1 Protastaut .... 284 1012 Mr. Councillor Is sAC HOLM ES wished to know what was the number of children belonging to the Church of England in the two schools. Mr. RATunoNE replied he could not tell. These distinc tions, he was happy to say, had not been so closely noticed in the schools. Committee.—Messrs. Earle, Ratlibone, Bulley, Holt Jones, Wahnsley, Blackburn, Lassell, Rarnsden, Priestley Harvey, Roskell, Benn, Barclay, Shell. GAOL. COMMITTEE. Messrs. Currie, Earl,, Bolton, Booth, Ramsdell, Ilarvey, Bent), Logan, Evans, Hodgson, Houghton, Rathbone, and Itoskell. GARDEN COMMITTEE, . Messrs. Jordan, Morecroft, Carson, Cooper, and G. Lawrence. Mr. Councillor JORDA N stated that the committee had plans of improvements for the gardens, which would much increase their utility and appearance, especially that at the Mount. CUSTOM-HOUSE COMMITTEE. Messrs. Jordan, Booth, Priestley, Leathoin, Moon, Shei and Wood. CHURCH EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE. Messrs. Platt, Earle, Woolwright, Ramsdell, Benn, and Case. CHOICE OF ALDERMEN. The MAYOR then said that the councillors of the several wards might now proceed to elect their respective aldermen. Several of the aldermen were located; but it appearing that this could not be done for all the wards, in consequence of a number of the councilmen having left, and the act requiring that the choice should be made when the whole of the re presentatives of each ward was present, the town-clerk thought that it would be better to call the councillors together for the special purpose. Two or three gentlemen called attention to the fart that there is to be a charity sermon preached at St. Peter's Church, on Sunday, in aid of the funds of the Blue Coat Hospital, and requested that the mayor would signify his in tention of attending, when no doubt the whole of the council would honour him with their company. They thought, as this was a most deserving institution, that the may - or would most probably consent. The Mayon said that he might at once state that it was not his intention to attend St. George's Church, but to go to his own place of worship on Sundays. He was not aware that there was anything in the municipal act in the slightest degree interfering with the religious opinions or observances of the mayor, and had therefore come to the resolution which he had mentioned. _ . Mr. Councillor BotTON regretted that the point had been raised at all; but he still submitted that the mayor might. on the particular occasion previously alluded to, attend St. Pe ter's on Sunday, without altering his general determination. The MAYOR ultimately acceded to th e w i s hes of the gen tlemen who desired him to attend the charity serapn. The council broke up at a quarter past four, and stands adjourned to Wednesday week. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING. THE DERBY.--As in London, so with us, the leading favourite cannot be moved; and further, two or three out side horses hacked at Tattersall's yesterday y ha l v i . a e v b e e , et s:l b i , c i e ck n e r last quotations, foundl:lnthr tj rrE t r i e li veAsirly here, namely - , elf -JIJ,AI,I‘,IIIII. non (the last being, we believe, One orthe lots sold at the late Mr. Yates's sale of yearlinvs to Mr. Speed, of Liverlir our quotat i ons. t r S a a t t i l ( Se l rY. t o Mr. 13s) Bulwark, by Defence, and Mr. E. Peel's, the Dey of Algiers, by Priam, have each been fancied at copious odds; the latter, we rather think is or will be transferred from 1-ledgeford to C o ! . P eel ' s lot' at Newmarket. Zimmerman (out of the Carpenter's (lam), although a beaten favourite in the two-year-old race at Don caster, is still nibbled upon. Front present appearances, the Derby cannot fail to be a greater betting race than has been known for many years. The following a re t h e average prices ofthe horses mo , t in fashion : TUB DERBY. i t i o u ri t l ;i s ul l;V ps es F to la n t i n a b n e . att. (t fteely) 11 to 1 against Jersey's bro. to B ay Midd leton. , 0 f 1 Jersey's Ilderi m . 18 t t oo o , 1 1‘ ? 1 ,u) r , .. kde kV jof rf r , 27 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus. l w e ? s rk i'ro ( s t . ) 0) r r . . 1 1- 3 17 ve e s s: s s E A r c i e n el g e o ra b ti r t a r g ( hr ) ( 33 to 1 33 to „ Dl 40 to 1 Mr. E. Peel's Dey of Algiers. (t) 40 to 1 „ Col. Anson's Zitnmerntan. 4 45 0 to to I\ll,or.rdDAayi:b'setnßaurl TArrEll SA LL'S, Tnu tt sp,„ The attendance vesterday afternoon was far from numerous; and it will be seen from the subjoined quotations, • that the Derby betting was confined to a small number of horses. Lord Jersey's horses keep their places; but from the repeated offers made to bet against them, Flambeau and Wesionian would seem to be less in favour than when we quoted the odds from Newmarket. The following is a list of the few engage ments entered into:— THE DERBY. 11 to 1 against Ld. Jersey's bro. to Bay Middleton. 18 to 1 Duke of Rutland's Flambeau. (t) IS to 1 Mr. Wreford's Westonian. 30 to 1 „ Lord Albemarle's Tros. (t and aft off' 30 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Accelerator. (t) 3500 to 100 „ Mr. Allen's Fitz-Ambo. (t) 4000 to 100 „ Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus. (t) • DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-TWENTY LIVES LOST. (From the Plymouth Journal, O . Thursday.) (Wednesday) afternoon, three About one o'clock yest er d a y pinnaces, havina , on board the men employed at the Break water, left the Chatham hulk, which is moored inside that structure, as a rendezvous for the men; the sea was then run ning vety high and the wi n d blowing a fearful gale from S.S.W. The deatination of the boats was the quarry at Ores ton, but, as they proceeded across the sound, and especially so when approaching the Cobler-buoy, where the zoo of the ebb tide from C a t water meet i ng t h e seas w h ic h came in from the S.S.W. produced a peculiarly heavy swell and very dan gerous suface. When about two-thirds of the way across the sound, a man in the leading boat exclaimed that the second pinnace had disappeared. At the same instant the crew ot,a served that several persons on the Old Victualling Office point, and the Batten, were waving their hands and making 'other gesticulations as if to call their attention to some particular circumstance. The host immediately made into the Victual ling Office point, where the crowds, who had assembled to witness the effects of the storm, told the crew, that the second pinnace had sunk, and that some of the crew were then cling ing to the Cobler. The crew of the second boat immediately struck their sail, and at the imminent risk of their lives, put about, and went back to the spot where, as nearly as could be judged, the ill-fated vessel went down. Not one of the crew were to be seen, and some of the hats and baskets belonging to the sufferers was . recovered. The boat itself was seen bottom upwards, and in that state it floated to rocks under Mount Batten. Frotn the particulars which we have been able to glean from parties who witnessed this la mentable occurrence, it appeared that the boat was coming in at a rapid rate, having a reefed lug sail set, when upon descending a heavy sea, which followed close upon another, the boat's way completely buried her in the sea ahead, and she instantly went down. The first boat very nearly shared the same fate. She was some distance ahead of the second pinnace, and when near the Cattier, buried her bows in the same manner, shipping so much water that she was filled nearly up to the thwarts : this was fortunately baled out be fore the circumstance recurred, which it did several times on her way in. This boat was also in a state of the utmost jeo pardy when she faced the sea to return to the spot were the pinnace sunk; she, however, ultimately , reached Oreston safely, the crew being in a most miserable state. ft am th e terror which their own situation had produced, and the sorrow which they could not but feel from the loss of their " brothers," as they emphatically termed them. The third boat did not leave the Chatham until some time after the departure of the other two, so that she was too far behind to render any assistanee. Up to last night none of the bodies had been washednn shore. The most heart-rending sight which we witnessed in the course of the day was the return of the bereaved widows from Weston, whither they had gone to learn the truth of the cis- , tastrop he. The condition of these poor creatures was pitiable in the extreme, and their tears and larrientations could not but move a heart made of the sternest stuff. One of them was accompanied by the children who were sharers in her calamity, and a inure distressed group has seldom been seen. CHESHAM CIMIZCII-RATE.—On Thursday last the church wardens of Cheshatn, Buckinghamshire, curried a church-rate by a majority of 66, or more than three to one.—Lucks herald. AWKWARD MISTA K What is your business. Ma dame ?" asked a counsel recently of a witness on the stand. "I keep a seminary for the destruction of young ladies" WUS the answer.— Boston (America) Herald. DANIEL LA NIBEIZT.—At the sale of the property of the late Mr.• Owstan, a suit of clothes which had been worn by the celebrated Danial Lambert, was disposed of amongst other curiosities. The clothes consist of a coat. waistcoat, and nankeen small cloths, and the dimensions are as follows : The coat-29 inches across the hack, 23 inches round the elbow; in the waistcoat there are 18 button-holes (2 inches asunder), circumference of the artn-hole •16 inches; round the• waist 96 inches, length 'l6 inches; width of small clothes" 96 inches, round the knee-band 33 inches, top of thigh 55 inches. They are in good preservation.—Leicester Journal. £ ORRESPONDENCE. EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD TO 71IE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. St a,—" Where is the use of crying over spilt milk," says the proverb, and where is the use of .poring over and recal ling the circumstance of our defeat ? None, as it respects the past, but only to enable us to do better for the future. Amongst others,-one cause of oar defeat was our inatten- tion to the registration in the ward, especially in the town ship of Kirkdale. The factor all three of the overseers being radicals, should'have put us upon our guard. The most ac tive of them being a Roman Catholic, and the circumstance of this person pairing off with Mr:Shaw, the overseer of Everton, and then voting, shows what we had to expect from him. There is not a,Romanist in all the village that was not on the list, or scarcely a radical of any sort, whilst there are upwards of twenty conservatives not on. One of the overseers resides at Fazakerlev, yet be was on the register for a house in Kirkdale, in a street which does 110 i exist. Another cause of cur defeat was the intimidation unspar ingly used by our opponents. A borough magistrate went round amongst the puhlic-houses and beer-shops canvassing. Ile was seen on the day of election in close conversation with a man who had usually voted on our side, and who, -last licensing term, applied fur a license, but was refused ; this same magistrate being upon the bench. This man did not vote at all. I hope these circumstances will be remembered by his brother magistrates next year. A person, a conservative, employed at the docks, was told that if he voted for us he would be unshipped. We had great occasion to complain of the conduct of the officials connected with the parish church of Walton. It will be remembered that our opponent was a dissenter, and an unbaptized Christian, if such a thing can exist. Yet one of the ministers of that church came five minutes too late to vote. One of the churchwardens refused to vote at all; and the other not only voted against us, but was one of those who formed a knot about a dozen of persons, who were kept con cealed in ambush, and pounced upon us at the close of the poll, and thus completed our defeat. • Another cause was Mr.nolmes's known opinions upon the " warehtinse question." Many persons who were opposed to him in politics, and who had votes in other wards, would not vote in Everton, but voted in ►hose wards where the radical candidates were adverse also upon that question; and Mr. Holmeswuuld not now be one of the representatives of this ward, were it not for his opinions upon that point. The defeat of the radicals in Vauxhall, St. Paul's, and Scotland wards, may he- attributed to that;—indeed, the warehouse cause—considered as a separate question—was most successful. Out of sixteen wards, not inure than four returned persons opposed to this interest; which convinces me that either the dock warehouse scheme is an unpopular measure, or that the warehouse influence is most extensive— much more so than our radical gentry seem to contemplate. Your's respectfally, HOMO. MR. SLEIGH'S NOTICE OF "QUE" IN THE MERCURY. 20 THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—Having been informed that the Mercury of last week contained an insidious attack on my character, in the form of questions signed " Que," by some one who was either ashamed or afraid to attach his name thereunto—conduct which savours strongly of the assassin-like principles of de mocracy; and however unworthy such may be of any notice, yet for the sak e o f th e cause w hi c h I h ave es p ou s e d here, as well as that I am neither ashamed nor afraid of the circum stances which gave rise to them, either here now or there sonic years ago, but rather glory-in the cause which produced such effects, I beg to trouble you with a few remarks. It is as undeniable as that there is such a country as North Ame rica, that whenever any party in religion or in politics are defeated in the United States, the vanquished party use their utmost .endeavours to vilify, ruin, or even assassinate their opponents. The persecution and calumny to which Mr. George Thompson, who went from this tliaavocate the cause of two-and-a-half millions of slaves, was exposed (see ,his account thereof), constitutes one, out of thousands of cases, that may be adduced. As to myself: having, in the years 18.35 and 6, been challenged by the infidels of America to a public debate in defence of the truth of divine revelation, and having, after about sixty nights' debate in all, in the presence of thousands, triumphantly vanquished oar infidel opponents, as the subjoined resolutions testify, (see No. 1, 2,3,) they forthwith, in rage and malice at their defeat, not only formed various conspiracies against me, but poured forth such a torrent of abuse and slander, that nothing but the magnanimous conduct of the intelligent, virtuous, and respectable part of the community could have sheltered me from their machinations, (see No. 4,5, 6,7.) bus, Sir, you will perceive that. slander and abuse are now the lot of every man who ventures to defend truth, either in religion or in politics. The cause•which I triumphantly (through God's assistance) advocated in that country, and the cause which I have feebly defended here ' are so analogous, that similar results are quite natur a l. Notwithstanding the resolutions referred to, - so inveterate were my enemies that I had to appeal to the laws of that country in truce separate actions for libel, two criminal and one civil, in all of which I suc ceeded: one defendant was heavily fined and imprisoned (for publishing the identical pamphlet alluded to in the Mer cury);' the second. after having been found guilty, was, at my earnest solicitation, pardoned; and the third I withdrew, on defendant making me an ample acknowledgment, signed • by his two counsel, and paying all costs, which amounted to several - hundred dollars! - Now I beg to notify the Editor -of the Mercury, for whom I do not entertain one atom of ill feeling, notwithstanding all his urbanity towards me, that .copies, , duiyauthenticated, of the records of court, and the ori,2inal documents referred to by me, are in my possession, and are at the service of that gentleman for perusal, should he at any time think itworth his while to-call on me previous to Inv departure for the metropolis. I would have, in my late lectures here, fully detailed all these circumstances, as an additional illustration'of the glorious effects of republican liberty, (lid they not necessarily involve ton much egotism; but should the Editor of the . Mercury entertain tile least doubt of the correctness of any one point stated by me, I am ready to meet him before the public, at a moment's no tice, thereby affording him an opportunity, not only of dis proving the same, hut also of shelving how deserving I am of the epithet "political quack." so politely applied to me by said Editor. Finally : this is the first notice, and this shall be the last, through the columns of a newspaper, that I will take of such attacks; and endeavouring, to follow the example of Captain Basil Hall, who declared he. would never read a word of what Americans thought proper to say about him, and apologising for the length of this commanication, . .i sum. Sir, yours very 50, Pembroke-place. N i2th , 1838. P.S. My chief object in giving these statements is to save trouble, to the Editor of the Mercury -to others who appear disposed to malign Me—and to myself. My desire has ever been to live at peace with all men; but if I cannot have peace except by either ceasing to defend truth, or by appealing to the laws of my country for protection, I must, however truly painful to me, adopt the latter alternative. DOCUMENTS REFUTING TR P; CALUMNIES ALLUDED TO. (No. 1. )—PIIILA DELPHIA. "CHnISTIANITy VlCToßlocs.---AI an over-crowded meet ing, held on the 30th instant, the following resolution was carried unanimously, and with enthusiastic applause:— " Resolved, That the public discussion between Dr. Sleigh in defence of Divine Revelation, and the " Represen tatives of the New York and Philadelphia Free Inquirers" in support of Infidelity, it has been satisfactorily proved that genuine Christianity is of divine origin, and that the attacks made.by Infidels on the S a c r ed Scriptures are us frivolous us they are unsupported by reason and common sense, and destructive to the best interests of mankind.'—[Nern. con.] " The reverse was then put, and not a siugle hand was held up to support it. " (Signed)—The ev. .H. Ctose, JonN STEEL, JOH N MA R RTIN, R The Rev. F. D. W. WARD, THOS. BeowN. M.D., Moderators. " Philadelphia, October 30, 1835." (No. 2.)—NEW YORK. " Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be presented to Dr. Sleigh, for the able and efficient manner in which he has defended Christianity, and incontrovertibly proved the truth of the Sacred Scriptures, and for the important benefits that must result from the same to.the moral interests of this community.' [Carried nuanimously.l ". (Signed) " ASIOS unanimously.] Moderator. " Neu') Tido,. Feb. 18, 1836." Signed also on behalf of the meeting by.the Rev. W. C. Brownlee, D.D., It.v. R. M'Cartec, D.D., Rev. N. Bangs, D.D., Rev. John Knox, D.D., Rev. 'rhos. De Vitt, D.D., Rev. Alex. Proudfit, D.D., Units Stephens, M.D., D. M. Reese, M.D., John Neilson, M.D., it. H. Maclay, M.D., J. J. Brownlee, M.D., A. Maclay, jun., M.D., I saac Fran cis, M.D., Rev. Ar c h. Maclay, A.M., R ev . W. P ar ki nson , A. 51., Rev.. B.. Waugh, Rev. C. G. Somers, A.M., • Rev. Tim. Merritt, Rev. H. Chase, Hector of the Mariners' Church, Rev. L. •I'ease. Chaplain of the Hospital, Rev. T. P. Hunt, Rev. W. N. Bangs, Rev. D. De Vinne, D. Fan sha..v, Esq., &c. (No. 3.)—BOSTON. " Resolved, as the sense of this meeting, that Dr. Sleigh is entitled to the hearty thanks - of the friends of the Bible, for the able and triumphant manner in which he has pre sented the claims of that Sacred Volume to our belief as containing a revelation from God; and also for the consum mate ability with which he has defended our Heavenly Fattier from the foul aspersions cast on Hint by ancient and modern Infidels; and that a committee of the following gentlemen present the same to Dr. Sleigh :—The Hon. Seth Shrague, Rev Thomas Whitamore, Rev L. R. Page, Rev. P. .Dean, Rev. E. 'T. 'Taylor, Rev. J . Horton, Rev. A, Stevens, Rev. T. F. King, !fey. W. H ague, Rev. S. Streeter, Rev. W. C. Rogers, Rev. 13. Whitamore, Rev. D. S. King.' [Passed unanimously " (Signed) "THOMAS WHITAMoRE Chairman. Baden, J'Vev. 17, 1836." , (No. 4.) Extracts from resolutions unanimously adopted by meetings *of various clergymen, physicians. lawyers, &c., held in New York. Dec. 20th, 1835, and in other places, for the purpose of investigating the slanders alluded to. " Dr. Sleigh being a stranger in this city, they have felt themselves called upon, in ;justice to him, to make such en quiries as would place his character beyond dispute; and as the result of that investigation, they do hereby express their entire and unshaken confidence in him as a gentleman of sound morals, and of the strictest honour and integrity; * 41 and they do hereby pronounce HIS CHARACTER TO BE UNIMPEACHED AND UNIMPEACHABLE," &c. Signed on behalf of the meeting, by W. C. Brownlee, D.D., A. Maclay, D.D.. David M. Reese, M.D., N. Bangs, 1).D., B. Waugh, Bishop in the M. B. C., Amos Belden, Edward Probyn, Horace Holden, barrister-at-law, R. H. Maclay, M.D., 'l'. Merritt, W. N. Bangs, R. M'Cartee, D.D. (No. 5.) Resolution adopted by the public meeting held in Boston, alluded to in No. 3, and signed as above. Resolved, " As the sense of this meeting, we consider that the character of D.r. Sleigh has been most grossly slandered by the Infidels of New York, he being proved to be an ho nourable man and an exemplary Christian." (No. 6.) Certificate from the Rev. Dr. Wylie. Vice-Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, where 1 resided the last two years while in America. " To all whom it may concern. "These tines will certify, that I have the pleas ure o f b e i ng acquainted with Dr. Sleigh. That his integrity and moral character cannot. with justice be impeached—that he is a decided enemy to Infidelity, and a most powerful champion of Christianity, thousands can festal'," &c. &c. (Signed) SAMUEL B. WYLIE." (No. 7.) . Extract from a letter - of introduction from the Rev. Doctor Brownlee, and countersigned by the Rev. Dr. M`Cartee, to the Rev. Drs. Green, J. 111 4 Dowell, Cuy!er, &c. " Rev. and dear Brethren and Fathers,—l beg leave very earnestly to recommend to you the bearer, Dr. Sleigh, oho has occupied such a conspicuous position here, in defence of the authenticity and divinity of the Hely Scriptures. * * Receive him in the Lord, as a warns-hearted and clear-headed Christian, as' I do verily believe him to he. Ile has many hitter enemies, but he has also many devoted friends. He happens to be one of those tnert who are neither loved nor hated in a moderate degree. The many evil reports got up against him, I have had the satistiction of seeing and hearing fully ex plained and d one away... * * Ido not know of a single blot or stain on his moral Character. * " " I am, &c. " W. C: BROWNLEE. "'New York, March 21st, 1836." N.B. Will the Editors of the conservative press'in Liver pool be go obliging as to publish the above ? CHAIRMAN. OF MR. CROPPER'S COMMITTEE. TO THE ..EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Having observed a letter in the Albion of this day, signed " John Finch, jun.," from which it appears that I was in error in my statement at the dinner given to me in South 'roxteth Ward, when 1 said "that be was a Socialist, a sys tem subversive of all order, and therefore he was unfit to be chairman of Mr. Cropper's committee," I would state in reply, that I understood it to be his father who held that office, and not the son, when I made that statement; and it affords me sincere pleasure to be set right, and to observe that the errors of the parent have not descended upon the child, as the latter has indignantly repelled the accusation advanced by me. Wilful misrepresentation shall never emanate from me, and therefore I do him this justice; but as to his other re flections, whatever he may think me to be, either by nature or education, I consider them merely the hasty effusions of the moment, when stung with the idea that he should for a moment be mixed up with his father's wanderings; but he must be aware, that it wilt sometimes happen that the sins of the father will descend upon the children, and this has been his case in th , s instance; but his immediate and dis tinct disavowal of those dangerous tenets is honourable to the understanding of the son. That candour which prompts me to write this, I trust will be met by the like honourable usage on his part, whenever we may come into coalition amid the strife of parties. I am, Sir, yours respectfully, 'THOS. M. GLADSTON E. Bootle, 12th November, 1838. [JOSHUA WALMSLEY, ESQ TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4NDARD. Stn,—Passing through the Exchange, I picked up this letter; on looking at it I found it addressed to you; it ►vas without wafer or seal. I think some person must have dropt it : I shall drop it in your box as I pass. Yours, &c. A MEMBER OF THE REFORM ASSOCIATION. have not time to read it through; I. see it is signed by our Chairman. Castle-street, Nov. 10, 1838. DEAR Stn,—You will, I doubt not, be much surprised at receiving a letter from me; I should not have troubled you but that being most shamefully used by my friends, and wishing to make my complaint to the world, I applied in vain to the liberal journals, they having, one and all, positively refuseJ to lend me their paper fur the purpose,—in this emer gency, I turd to you, mine enemy, hoping that you, though no liberal, will not turn me away in despair. Should you in pity lend me your ear for a few. moments, I will a tale of woe unfold. You remember, sir, that some little time ago, it was reported that I was about to retire from public life altogether —to give up my situation of Chairman of the Reform Asso ciation. This report was founded on fact; I was about to retire, for I at that time felt quite sick of public life, and well I might, liner the scurvy manner in which I was treated at the appointment of magistrates. I, who thought myself the Great Mogul of the council; 1, at whose nod the council stood in awe; 1, at whose frown the council trembled; I, even I, was basely rejected. Yes, sir, those men who had flattered me, who bad told me that I was the leading man amongst them—that I was the grPatest of the great; in fact, that the council was nothing without me—these very men actually (through the ballot box) voted against me, and I was shame fully beaten. I say then, sir, that I had good reason to be sick of public life. From that time I determined to resign, which 1 should have done but fur a circumstance which I shall now relate. It seems that myfriends, seeing that I was in earnest, resolved to throw me another sop, and I am actually ashamed to confess that I took the bait. About three nights after the appointment of magistrates, as I was pacing backwards and forwards in my room, (with clenched ti,ts, vowing eternal vengeance on all that bore the name of radical,) I heard a tap ut toy door. "Come in!" cried I, fiercely ; a serl?aut entered, and handed me a letter, which I opened, and read as follows:—" At a meeting of the town council, held last night, at the Angel Inn, tke following resolution was paised unani- ' mously ' Itesoived, that this meeting do intend to make J. Walmsley, Esq. mayor next year, to compensate him for his disappointment in not being made a magistrate.' "—This had a wonderful internal effect upon me ; my heart beat . quick—my soul seemed to expand and feel too large for my boils—already did I fancy myself what 1 long - wished to be, the King of the Council. I felt too, sir, that I was not desti tute of charily, for at that moment a holy calm came over me, and I forgave all those men that had so deeply injured me. Yes, sir, I could at that moment have embraced all of them, —that is, if they would but make me Mayor. The change that came over my outward man was 'not' less remarkable : the cloud that had been gathering upon my brow (ready to burst with tremendous fury upon the heads of my friends of the council) instantly cleared away, and a bright sun shine took its place, and remained there till I. read your paper to-day, when I confess a slight gloom came over me; it was not, however, till after the council had met that I found out how I hul been jilted. I had some hopes that you were mistaken about the number of those who voted for toe at the Angel the other night, and so it seems you were, fur you stated them to be nine, whereas they proved in the council to be only six. I shall not att.sannt to describe to you my feelings on the numbers being counted. I rushed from the council chamber in a state of madness, uttering curses both loud and deep. What, sir, was it not enough to .make Rathbone mayor before me? What if he did spitin General Gascoyne's face, and call the Rev. Hugh M'Neile a liar in the council chamber, and threaten to wallop the editor of the Courier? I have dune as good, yea better services to the cause of reform than these. Did I not go to London for a candidate ? Did I not, when I had found one, most glori ously deceive him by tacking a 'list of names, colleCted for another purpose, to his requisition? Thus making him be lieve he lied a chance of being returned, though I knew full well he had none. And did I nut, by - means o f m y to o l,. Knipe, get all the tory freemen objected to, in hopes. that some of them, not being able to leave their work, would be struck off the list? And did I not, after this, when told - of what I had done, stoutly deny it? All this, and much more have I done for reform; and yet see how 1 um treated : not only is Earle and Rathbone made mayor before me, but of all other men in the world, Hugh Hornby ; and that, too, after I had been an faithfully promised. • But the Mercury of to-day puts out a feeler. I shall be mayor next year shall ? No, no; I am not to be done again. And now, Mr. Editor. can you do anything for me? 1 know you have some influence with the Conservative Association. Can you recommend me to their notice. Ido not want to he Chair man. No; any office will do for me, if I can but vent my spleen on toy former friends. Did 1 not kuow that you were above'such practice, I would offer myself as objector-general to your association. I could get. Knipe again for a mere trifle; off the list .of voters ;*or:if required, we could object to every reformer under heaven. You wilt think of it, and try what you can do for me, for I cannot stay longer where I am. And in the mean time, I subscribe myself, with bitter hatred to all reformeis, and, if I were not fearful of choking, I would add, love to all conservatives, Yours, with much respect. J, WALMSLEY. November 9, 1838. THE LIVERPOOL OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION. TO EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL ST-4NDIRD. Sll2,—Perrnit me, through the medium of your valuable paper, to correct an unintentional inaccuracy in the speech of the Rev. Mr. Davies, at the Music-hall, on Friday evening last, and to explain the objects of the above society as briefly as possible. The reverend gentleman, accounting for the small attendance at that meeting,'(Music-hall.) among other causes, attributed it to one which had assembled for the pur pose of forming au Operative Protestant Society in connec tion with St. Jude's Church. Now, I wish to observe, that it is by no means confined to any particular congregat i on, but to the Protestants of Liverpool generally, The committee having been formed from the members of several congrega tions, my only motive for correcting the mistake is, that per sons wishing to join the association may not be deterred from so doing by the supposition that me tubers of St. Jude's only are admissible. The object of the association was most ably and powerfully laid before the meeting by the chairman, the Rev. F. Ould, in the unavoidable absence of the Rev. M`Neile, and was received with enthusiastic applause. It was then stated that the associatiou was to have pure religion for 'its basis; a society whose members inight be able to prove byAheir lives the vast superiority of Protestantism over Popery--in pro ducing love to qod,-loyalty to the sovereignty, and mutual good-will among brethren. Their object is not so much to elicit meie physical force as regards number Si but to present such an accumulation of principle as shall prove to demon stration that if all those who claim Protestantism as their religion would follow the footsteps of those from whom they have derived that name, Popery wou ld never h ave gained that ascendancy, which, through their neglect of duty, she has attained, and which now threatens to overthrow our estab lishments, which our forefathers have cemented with their blood, and which have so long formed the bulwarks of our civil and religious liberties. The object of the society is furthermore to enable every member to be ready at any season to giVe a reason fur the hope that is in him ; it is to compose a fellowthip into whieh any person will be received who is resolved henceforth to use every lawful exertions to resist the encroachments of the Church of Rome, and in a Christian spirit to endeavour to convince the members of that church of the dangerous errors and soul-destroying principles of that system, and to evince a marked and determined opposition, upon all occasions, to a system so abhorrent to good government and the best interests of true religion. I am, dear Sir, yours respectfully, THE SECRETAR Y of THE ABOVE ASSOCIATION. THE STEAM-SHIP LIVERPOOL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE A1,1310N. S it, —As a vast deal of erroneous Opinion has been created upon the subject of the cause of the return of the Liverpool, by the premature departure front Cork of some of the pas sengers, I, as an eye-witness of what took place.there during the four or. five days previous to her second departure, shall not, perhaps, be considered as uselessly occupying your co lumns, in giving a statement of facts c onnecterl with the question. The causes of the Liverpool's return were two fold—first, a larger consumption of coal than was expected; and, second, a succession of gales of so violent a nature that, to use the phrase of a passenger, it seemed madness to conti nue to face them. The cause of the opposition of the de merits being beyond our inquiry, it leaves the first point only to consider; anti the following extract front a note addressed to be by Mr. Shaw, the Company's Marine M anager, w i l l , I think, when coupled with the experimental trip front Cuve, entirely set that matter at rest:— " °rimy arrival in Cork flout Dublin, I learnt, to my great surprise, that the entire onus of the Liverpool's return was placed - upon me; and with such unjust prejudices many of the passengers left Cork, consequently putting it out of my power to give to them the same satisfactory explanation that have been able to do to those who remained, and who are. in consequence, determineed to proceed out in the vessel to New York. In the first place, I am blamed for making al terations in the furnaces after the vessel returned from her experimental trip to Dublin; the plain fact is, and 1 defy contradiction, I made no alteration whatever. I suggested, that the funnels should be lengthened three feet, as the diaft was not sufficient to keep up the steam to the full power; and Mr. Forester, the maker of the engines, who was on board, concurring in the suggestion, he added th e t h ree feet to the length of the funnels', which, I am sure, he would not have dune, if his opinion had been opposed to mine. The• experimental trip from Coveand back has proved the correct ness of the suggestion, and the funnels remain at the addi tional length. I also suggested, that the back fire bars should be raised a little, but which was not done for want of time. In , my instructions to the head engineer, it will be observed, that I laid great stress on the use of the expansion valves; judge, then, boy annoyed I was, when I arrived on board the Liverpool in Co ve , t o fi n d t h ey cou ld not be made available beyond twenty-four inches of a seven-feet stroke consequently they were of no service whatever, as the lap of the slide valves cut off the steam to that extent. With re spect to the feel, I assert, in justice to myself, that Messrs. Forester and M'Gregor knew the quantity of coals and other fuel on board—the former read my instructions to the engi neer of the Liverpool, and se did his foreman, Mr. Robinson, and they both concurred in them, and in the quantity of fuel on board. She took out from Liverpool 563 tons,. while the Great Western, a larger vessel, never used more than about 450 tons." After Mr. Shaw had explained to the assembled passengers the above particulars, he caused the expression valves to be altered at a foundry in Cork, and the Directors then gave instructions, that au experimental voyage should be per formed, under the entite control of Captains Parker and Story, two of the most experienced and able steam-ship eons, mariClers in Cotk, the latter Lloyd's surveyor, in order to obtain from them their opinion of the Liverpool, both in a nautical point of view and with reference to her consumption of fuel. ; The result was, that, with the use of the expansion valves up to forty : two inches, twenty-two hours out of - the twenty-four occupied in the trip, the consumption of coals • was brought down to twenty-five cwt. per hour. The captains gave in a report, testifying to that effect, and stating that the • - >•` vessel had, upon this consumption, twenty days fuel on board A. when she left Liverpool, atd expressing, also, their entire convection of the capability of the ship, in a nautical point - of view,' to perlolin her voyage successfully to New Yoik. .- • The vast utility of the expansion valve was proved by the Great Western, in her first voyage ; the log-book of a filch • , says, "By means of the expansion. valve, a great saving of fuel may be effected, with little loss of speed ; that, with half - the steam, two-thirds of the power may be obtained at all times." ~ As may naturally be supposed, the reports of Captains Parker and Story restored entire caufidence amongst the passengers remaining. The whole of• theM assembled at a dinner given, at Cot k, by the Directors, the day beture the Liverpool's departure, and, throughout the evening the ut most cordiality prevailed. A gentleman, one.of the passen- ,• ,„„o gers proposed the health of Mr. Shaw, which was drank most ,- ; ,- t yc,, enthusiastically, with three times three ; and a requisition was. drawn up, and signed by the passengers, requesting him to , accompany them to New York, " not oubting, that, by hi- 3 presence and assistance on the occasion, the security and con:.-_ fort of the voyage would he essentially promoted." , In Short, so completely had the events of the past few days ch4nim4 the opinions of the passengers, with regard to Mr. ShaW, that' • - • several of them got up at table and said, unless he went out with them, they should decline going : and he has, accordin ,, 4 accompanied them. In reflecting upon . the circumstances which I have detaileir,":--=‘ : we perceive another striking proof of the impropriety of • forming hasty opinions, and acting upon theta. Had the gentlemen, who immediately left the Liverpool on her return, • remained until time bad been given for explanation, they would, no doubt, have adopted the same resolutions as the , other passengers who have proceeded with the vessel, c-nd , would thus have avoided wounding the feelings of an in dividual who is second to none in his position, eitherin ex perience, ability, or energetic' industry, and who is, at all times, ready to sacrifice his own advantage and comfort to . serve others.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, • - i! VINDICATOR., , THE LIVERPOOL STEAMER. (FROM THE CORK SOUTHERN REPORTER OP TUESDAY...) . The Liverpool started again this morning for New York, - about forty of the sixty-three passengers whom.she bad <tn . board when first • leaving Liverpool proceeding in her. The- • .-• weather has been all this day boisterous enough ; bet- as the z difficulty which the vessel had to overcome .in. her • passage :• .• was the great consumption of cowl, and as that appears to be conquered, she will, in all probability, make a good run, and soma relieve the distressing doubts and auxietiea *hi: at-Winn prevail about her in New York. All the accounts we have seen and heard represent the Liverpool to be a line.sea. yes sel. From the following abstract of the log for the eight . `"'" "' days she was out, it would seem no vessel could behave better• or be better managed:— Abstract of the Log of the steamship Liverpool, from Liver- • pool to '2l. 59. 15. W., and back torark. 2lst.—Winds, W.N.W., variable to W.• by S., blowing hard, . with a heavy sea. Distance run, 264 Miles. 22d.—W.S.VV. to S.W., increasing gale ; 'dark clondy-Wea ther ; equally, with rain at intervals. - Distance run,..192 miles. 23d.—S.W. by S., heavy gales; cloudy weather; heavy cross ' • sea running; ship labouring severely; engiues working very smoothly." Distance run, 1391 iiides. 24th.--W. by N., terrific gale; dark cloudy Weather ;''the'.fea . running very high, and makirwcompletebreaches over,,the vessel. The sea broke on' bea'rd, abaft the paddle, which took 'away the larboard quarter boat, eight •triieS'es - of hay, and filled the main deck. Distance run, -138 miler. 25t11.—W. by N. to W - ., the gale continuiug with tinabated fury, accompanied with tremendous squalls Uf 'ari'd . sleet; a heavy sea broke under the •bows, which . catiied . :. away the head-boards, rails, knees,.and left nothing stand- ing but the cutwater and figure. Distance run, 153 Mies. 26th.—W. S., variable to N.W, by W., with a most ter-• , ritie gale, the sea very high, and breaking very furiously in all directions; the powerful engines driving the vessel, at times, literally under water. Bore up for Cork at uoen this day. Distance run, 82 miles. 27th.—W., variable to N.W. by W.; heavy gale; eititidt Weather, with torrents of rain. •r •-• , !• , ,..r« , • 28th.—Winds very unsettled, from W. to S.E. I:iy . S.; wea ther more moderate; the latter part of these 24 hours the wind settled ihto the N.W. quarter, and bleti'a"perfeet: hurricane. Distance run, '228 miles. • • 29th.—W.N.W., variable to N.W., blowing a severe gate„ with a heavy cross sea running. As - we apprilaclictrittiviti land the wind abated a little. At 4.p.tn. came to off Ceyst. bog of Cork. Distance-run, 220 miles. Old Head of Kiiisate bearing N.W. by' N. at noon this day. A (copy.). Passaus West, 5(11 Nov 4 1838. iff SIR,—In compliance with your wish as Director . of the 1;+011 Transatlantic Steam-ship Company, we pr o ceeded to se;i in „ the steam-ship Liverpool, as far as Tuskar and back to this port, and beg to inclose the report of the result of that expe.... rimental voyage, which has proved so highly satisfactory in a nautical pant of view, cud which . leaves no doubt of the ca- ' pability of the Liverpool to prosecute and perform her voyage .4, successfully to Liverpool. (Signed) N. PARKER, Commander of the Viatity, steamer: - R. STORY, Lloyd's Surveyor. . . To J. Harvey, Esq., Director of the Company, now at aork. (1161 , 01tT.) We, the undersigned, having been deputed by the Direr-. tors of the Transatlantic Steam-ship Company to make an . experimental cruise in their steam-ship " Liverpool," to as- •- certain her consumption of fuel, do hereby report (having kept at full speed, with a strong wind, both before and abaft: the beam, for twenty-four hours, and having in that time steamed a distance of 185 miles) that her consumption of fuel did not exceed 251 cwt. per hour, having a full comMand of steam during that time. It is also our opinion, that, from the reported quantity of coals on board the said steamer pa leaving Liverpool for New York, she had quite sufficient for twenty days consumption, at thp above rate. We. further certify, that the " Liverpool" fully answers oor expectations as toiler power and capabilities to proceed on her voyage. N. J. PARKER, Commander of the Victory, steamer. It. J. STORY, Lloyd's Surveyor. Passage of Cork, sth Nov.. 1838. LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY: ' On Wednesday evening John Wallis, Esq.,, leliyered his fifth lecture, in which he explained the theot v of the tides. As these lectures depend in a great measure - upon the grams and transparencies for their interest, it is. impossible to give any thing like a satisfactory report'of them, more es pecially as the theatre is involved in darkness during'the exhibition and explanation of the transparencies. .The littie, we do give of the lecture must, therefore, be looked . upo'n more as a sample of the matter brought forward helix. W .i 1 lis, rather than as its condensation. • . ,• Although the principle of the tides is exceedingly simpler yet their details are the most intricate of any branch of .eti ' tronomical science, owing to the vast masses of earth whic h oppose the progress of the tidal waves. In, the open oceo.h the tide has very little velocity, and it is only- when it '•'• thrown upon islands and continents that currents are forrnen• • We find that the tides differ in height at - diffe.reut periods of the month. Thus,- when the sun and mono' are in ciainne" tion or opposition, the tides are highest; but•not on the daY of full or new moon, because some little tim e i s requ ired the exertion of the influence of the moon upon the`tide sl ; therefore the tides are always behind the moon.--.. When vi e come to look at small seas or lakes, the influence of the ino"! 1 ;). is not percei ve d a t a ll, as it i s on ly large massesof vTate r , • which she influences. Thus, in the Mediterranean then-e is l l no tide, nor in the l a rge lakes o f N ort h A mer i ca. W e that in 25 hours we have two tides in one place; but therel° not the seine interval between the consecutive Thu g ''' . at spring tides we find there is the least space between the tides ; but when the tides are lowest, th e i n t erva l i s t h e gleiit est. We find in rivers that .the tide frequently floes i" opposite direction to the moon. This is merely because a consequence of the current produced in the ocean. " e v. tides of Great Britain are produced by the waters of the A. lantic, and our tides are only a cons e q uence o f t h e mo on i',. 16 •• ing: the tropical mass of the waters. O ur t id e - va niShes af ,. Naze, on the coast of Norway; hut, of course, it .gives'f' s to currents much further north. This tide•again returns the German coast. We have thus two tidas. produced in ti' d river Thames; the one as the wave proceeds northward,• e: . the other a s it . r e t urns sou th war d . The high e tides in the •-•,. e vern are , caused by the oppositien whi c h t h e wa ters of !) Atlantic .m e et w ith th ere . If th e eart h was at rest on Lt 9 e centre, we should h ave on l y two t id es i n a mon th; earth being in rapid rotation upon its axis, we•have tvfO in 25 hours. Owing to the greater proximity of -the thoen . „ to the earth th an th e . sun , i ts i n fl uence the-tide is Ott: id times greater than the sun. If w e h a d• no ippon, we shoi" , have two tid es i n 24 • h ou r s , p ro d uce d by the sun. Iristea l " o however, of being four tides produced wh en th e moon quudrature, we have o n e -third of th e moon ' s i n fl u ence', 4 m e e ducted from the height of the lunar tid es , w hi c lip r oduce , '" 0 neaps, and one-third added when th e moon is naihu.tilzg4 which produces the springs. • • da Whenever we, perceive a body moving, therelth far e,. plied.- 'Whenever we speak of forces; we merely power capable of moving a body. .Now, if a force be direct ed upon a hotly, it can only make it move in a s t r aight• but we have no instance of a celestial deoty tnoyitig-V n straight line ; so th at we are obliged to look fur mor e ' one force when •w e f a d suc h ,to the'case. /k—bodY. r -u ... . *; move in a straight line b. the action o f a nurnber of - fo; ) ,„ but no bodycan move otherwise than in a 'straight lin e cept two or more forces are concerned in deflecting it. aient Mr. Wallis then most ably denscostratert, b y i t s machinery. - the theory of :he composition of forces,' • application to the heavenly bodies: .• • DBATH nY FIRR.—An in nest was held at- the , Fnund,,r);; Arms, Bolton, o n Wednesday last. upon the body of Thl , ;, Brindle, aged four y e ar s audit half. It appeared by'rt e d - i - v deuce, that the deceased was left in the house On Sni tir ht afternoon last ; and in Warming himself,' his • cloth4.o-q, fire, by which he received injuries that caused his - rielo . ` the following day. The parents o f the deceased a rewn 4 , v . ,,t r e s r ; and in such a state of destituti o n, that a subscription , had eK marde amongst the neighbours, towards defraying th‘ e perms of the funeral. The jury returned a verdict of dental death." • • bell,' THE IRON SHIP.—The ship IrOnsidesaptain Ali tc built by Messrs. Jackson, Gordon and Co,r), and launche4 we have before noticed) on the 18th ult., is now loadinnliLh. the west side of the new Brunswick Dock, and excites observation amo ngs t n autical men and others. - tier tonie%),, is 261 26-100, new measurement. She is beautifully notiod, led, with ample beam, a flue bow, and a clear run. fl e . r i :,. i be der (such is the advantage of the material of whic h, exception of her decks and bulwark, she is built) is „ as that of a river boat. The plates of iron with which it may be said, " planked," lap over each othe r lonit!1. .she nally, so that she resembles a clincher-built vessel, pin:, is painted elow in imitation of copper sheathing, rtd works, gun b wale, &c., are of wood, neatly pannelled and her ports are hinged with bras.e, sh k . has a tiunic. c h e r se rving as a quarter deck, and a small forecastle; ittl si n o whole deck and interior fittings exhibit gneat tast e ,tiarlY want of expense. She is full ship- : rig ° ged, • 1 1 light and snug, with a Jacob's ladder abaft eac . h lieu of shrouds. The whole of her running tigtitY ( , ) , ( it un cordage, and she has a truly " rakish" appeatnnce— , re' like a small sloop of war. carries her carau llr_",,ter markably light nraft of water; and no doubt cip ,, n' , ,be tamed but that she will turn out to he ." eltrPe T : is the first iron sailing ship built at this yitirt,,....4g11*:',7 to solve the problem (interesting to the -nini.cl.RT-ellOti of whether iron be preferable to wood in the cor , , St sea.going ships, of which some doubts are e ntert , ,, , , 7 o "? o fri: ticularly by navigatorS of the irld school. Stml" ral d niou that a greater accumulation of sea-weed, bat .:‘ , woodci will take place on the bottoms of iron than on tho - :•, , 1 0 `,,, ta i rrt!L vessels, while lyiug in warm let udeS, and th• o - 1 ",,,- t iis . 4'7 be subject to rapid corrosion. We do not coticu,r, has been Mon; bat experiment, which, 'we believe, .s n ; r r od i, t o.spte extremely favourable, both in the African n .., must decide 'the question. Perhaps the ex tried of heating such vessels, mid - covering 11, c 11 :Ode and smooth coating efahe nature of e njoin f: sides" is the property of Mr. Caine, of t his to', gait' r with parties in Lourfen and Pernambuco. Sh t) the Brazils on Wednesday next,' and we wish 111 :,. e a que stion. ous career. As it will in a great me asure,x l Pc w o ligfer Pur of the YerY first nal ional nporiali ce; t ec o-roVa, mines or our forests can henceforth i;ffo-a thP In°) cal mean. of keeping up Our - commercial marine*