The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-26 00:00:00

LIVER THEATRE,. CHURCH-STREET MRS. WAYLETT AND MR. ALEXANDER LEE, MR. and MRS. RAYMOND. THIS present TUESDAY, the 26th instant, the Evening's Entertainments will commence with a Drama called THE MAID OF MADRID; Olivia, Mrs. Way Mr. Higgie; Caesar Marshall. by Mrs. Waylett, , WHAT IS SHE AT ? lett ; Minette, Mrs. Raymond; Julio, Mr. Tilbury; Vincentio, Mr. C. F. SINGING Mrs. Raymond, Mrs Barton, Mr. C Bland, and Mni C. F. Marshall. To which will he added, a langhable Interlude, called THE MAYOR IN A MIST ; OR, THE THREE COFFINS F Colonel IVl'Mahon, Mr. Raymond ; Captain Mandeville, Mr. Higgie ; Pogo Von Puddlewitz, (a Burgomaster,) Mr. C. F. Marshall; Lestelle d'Aubri, (assuming different cha racters,) Mrs. Raymond. To conclude with BLUE JACKETS; OR, FEMALE SAILORS Admiral Trunnion, M C. Bland ; Ben Binnacle, Trunnion, Mrs. Waylett. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr. FOGG, at the Box-office, from Eleven till Three. Tilbury ; Charles Herbert, Mr. Mr. C. F. Marshall ; Fanny Private Boxes, to contain Seven, to be had on application at the Theatre, Price £l. Is. Boxes, 35.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Gd. Second Price, Half-past Eight, Boxes, 25,; Pit, Is.; no second price to the Gallery. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six. Peformance to com- mence at Seven precis, LIVERPOOL GRAND SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS THEATRE-ROYAL. THE FOURTH and LAST CONCERT o f the S e ason will take place THIS EVENING (Tuesday), the 26th PRINCIPAL PERFORMERS MISS ROMER, MRS. ST. ALBIN, MISS ST kLBIN, MISS STOTT, MR. HARRISON, MR. MACHIN, And HERR ICCENIG, the celebrated Cornet.a-Piston Solo, From the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane. The Orchestra will be complete in every department. Leader. . . . Mr. H E RRM ANN. Non-Subscribers' Tickets may be bad at the Theatre, and' principal Music-shops. Dress Circle, is. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, ss. ; and Gallery, 2s. Doors open at Seven, and the Concert will commence at Eight o'clock. The Plans of the NEW CONCERT HALL, to be erected in RODNEY-STREET, may be seen at the Box-office of the Theatre Tins DAY, where Subscribers' names will be re ceived. THE CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION OF THE THREE CARACCI. ARRANGEMENTS having been made to forward these magnificent Pictures to Glasgow, after the CLOSE of the PRESENT MONTH, the amateurs of painting are respectfully informed, that the Exhibition at the UNION Rooms. SLATER STREET, will :0111Y remain OPEN until SATURDAY, 6th February, which is allowing one week longer to those who may not have seen these Pictures than was originally in tended. JOHN BENTLEY, Keeper. 26th January, 1841. OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION ROOMS, • POSTOFFICE-PLACE, ON MONDAY NEXT, FEBRUARY 1, WITH PICTURES BY THE OLD MASTERS. 'THE Proprietor of the THREE CA.RACCI having recently 1 received a very valuable Collection of PICTURES, con signed to his care by a Noble Family in Italy, is enabled to withdraw from London a few PICTURES of the first class, with a view to their being exhibited in Liverpool, for the pur pose of extending a knowledge of the Works of the Great Masters of Painting generally, and promoting the interests of a SCHOOL OF ART. In furtherance thereof, the SATURDAY of each week will be devoted to those Artists and Students who may choose to avail themselves of the opportunity of studying these Pic tures, between the hours of Nine o'clock in the Morning and Three o'clock in the Afternoon ; with the privilege of making Copies of these Pictures in Crayons or Water Colours, but without their being squared or moved from the places where they hang on the walls of the Exhibition Room, in order that, as recommended by Sir Joshua Reynolds, they may accustom themselves to trust to the correctness of the eye, and not depend upon any fictitious aid. During these six hours of study, Artists only can be ad mitted ; but for the accommodation of Strangers visiting Liverpool, the Exhibition will be open after Three o'clock, and until Five o'clock, of the Saturday Afternoon. Season Tickets, for Visitors, will be delivered at the usual rate of Five Shillings, to those who may inscribe their names in a Book for the same. Postoffice-place, January 25th, 1841. TO CORRESPONDENTS The letters from " W. H. H.," " A Member of St. Jude's Congregation," " Gubernator," and " J. C.," were in our printers' hands, but we were obliged to withdraw them to make room for the account of the conservative meet ing last night. Eibtrpool &taittiarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1841 On this day will commence the parliamentary ses sion of 1841. On this day the usual speech will be delivered from royal lips; and in common with nine teen-twentieths bf her Majesty's loyal subjects, we are at a loss to conceive upon what topic her ministers can have the shamelessness to allow their youthful sovereign to dilate, with the satisfaction which is the usual staple of such productions. Does her Majesty " continue to receive the most friendly assurances froin foreign powers" ? We imagine not. Are we at peace with all the world ? Is our commerce flourishing ? Is the revenue in a state of prosperity ? Are her sub jects contented and happy ? Alas, upon none of these things can her Majesty flatter her assembled lords and commons ! If truth must be told—if a "plain, un varnished tale" can by any chance find its way into a royal speech, prepared by a Whig-radical ministry, we fear that it will fall upon the ear in tones of bitter and humbling mortification, rather than of glad congratu lation—that it will resemble more a dirge sounded over the fallen glorieS of England than the Io pcean of vic tory, to which from such lips we would so gladly listen. We have not a doubt that the utmost will be made of the few subjects upon which Whig-radical pretension dares to assume a merit. We shall be told of St. Jean d'Acre, of the capture of Chusan—the capture of a teapot would be equally "germane to the matter"— and her Majesty's subjects will be assured that, if re quired, her fleet could just as easily have battered down Pekin itself, and hung up the august " brother to the sun and moon," at the yard-arm of one of their seventy- fours. Her subjects, perhaps, may ask in reply to these Bobadilisms the simple question, " Cui bono ?" and her Majesty's ministers, we opine, will be at no small difficulty to furnish a satisfactory answer. • It has always been understood that the true object of a speech from the throne at the commencement of the session of parliament was to direct the attention of the legislature to the various subjects requiring their con sideration. What these subjects may be in the opinion of Lord Melbourne and his colleagues we have at pre- sent no conception, further than that we are told that the subject of a decimal coinage has received the con sideration of some eminent wiseacres, and that in future shillings are to be tenpennies measure, we sup pose, preparatory to a Repeal of the Union. We are told also that an immense saving is to be effected by collecting the worn-out pens in the various public offices and selling them for the benefit of the revenue, and that almanack frames are to last for seven years instead of being burnt for firewood as heretofore. But after all, we fear that the most important subjects re quiring the consideration of parliament will be precisely those which will be most anxiously kept in the back ground. We shall not be told, for instance, how soon her Majesty's ministers will require parliament seriously to consider the propriety of kicking out, as dangerous nuisances, their own proper selves. We shall not be told to inquire why a traitor, who would be a rebel if he had the courage, should not at once be saved from the prospect of a gibbet, by being humanely lodged in bed lam, or sent out as a fellow-clerk to John Frost. We shall be told nothing of these things, and yet they are precisely those upon which her Majesty's loyal subjects entertain the greatest amount of curiosity. Altogether we are—and we doubt not many of our readers are also—in a most uncomfortable state of per plexity and wonder, which, we suppose, we must put up with for another twenty-four hours, until the enigma shall be solved by the production of the forthcoming last effort of Whig-radicalism in the" art and mystery" of royal speech making ! In suggesting, in a late publication, the extreme de sirableness of abolishing the stamp duties upon policies of marine insurance, we had no wish to put in an ex clusive claim for the shipping and commercial interests, in pre' rence to that of other classes of the commu nity. We regard this particular duty as objectionable, upon whomsoever levied, as being a discouragement thrown in the way of the exercise of a measure of pre ' t those calamities to which every de ription of property is liable ; and our principal rea son for particularising its pressure upon marine insu rances is because it is, as respects these, not only ex tremely prejudicial to British underwriters, merchants, and shipowners, but almost unproductive to the reve- caution W e regret that we have no means of determining the e xact proport i on of the pro d uce o f this tax, which is paid upon mar i ne i nsurances, as com p are d with that arising from fire and life insurance. That it ought to be considerable, judgin g from the value of our annual exports and imports, there is no doubt ; and yet we firmly believe that, in reality, it is not one quarter the amount which, taking these would calculate upon. 'ade of the country, it is well known, is insured at Hamburg and other conti nental towns. Nearly the whole of our German and Baltic trade, and a considerable portion of our colonial as his data, a financ eat portion of the trade; find underwriters in these towns. Our import! from and our exports to the United States are almost exclusively insured in New York, thus evading the payment not only of the usual policy duty, but avoid ing, at the same time, the necessity of having a stamped bill of lading for every shipment. The merchant of large capital, whose operations are not confined to ca sual adventures, but consist of regular periodical ship ments, effects the same saving by becoming his own insurer. But to the merchant of humbler means nei ther of these alternatives are open. BUt let us come to the operation of these duties upon the interests of the shipowner, or, more properly speak ing to the effect produced up . = these interests by the practice of insuring abroad, in order to evade them. It is well known, to Commercial readers at least, that the rate of Insurance in all cases depends upon the class of the vessel in which the merchandise to be insured is shipped, and in many instances upon the ability of the Captain, the description of the crew on board, and the circumstances of the vessel being well or ill found in stores; with other circumstances which can only be known to those acquainted with the parties or with the vessel in question. In the case then of merchandize shipped on board a British vessel, and in sured by foreign underwriters, any particular claims— other than those of her mere class—which such vessel may ;have, to the confidence of insurers, is necessarily overlooked ; and hence the encouragement, which a liberal and spirited shipowner would otherwise have, to provide for efficiency in every department of his vessel is, in part at least, taken away. But . is it not natural also, that in the case of vessels belonging to a nation enjoying a treaty of reciprocity with Great Britain, the preference pro rata as regards Insurance, should be ;given to the foreign over the British flag ? We are inclined to believe that this is the case. A vessel belonging to Hamburg or New York will, we believe, 'be insured in their respective ports—other advantages being equal—on lower terms than a British vessel; and the shipping of foreign states l is thus fur nished with an additional source of strength in the race of competition with the British Marine. To add, however, to the encouragement thus afforded to the foreign shipowner, it must be borne in mind, that with respect to some portion of our commerce at least, the system of insuring abroad operates almost as a pOsitive disability against British shipping. In our transactions with the United States, in particular, it is the practice of Merchants to open floating policies of Insurance, to cover the amount of all merchandize shipped for a definite period, in consideration of some fixed average rate of Insurance. In such policies, as a matter of course is specified the class of vessels to which that rate applies; and generally, we believe, those vessels are stipulated to be American ; for we are much mistaken in our estimate of American vanity if such policies upon their own ships are not effected upon more favourable terms than they could be upon British ships. To enable the shipping to the United States therefore to avail themselves of the advantages thus contracted for, American vessels alone must be select ed for their shipments, except occasionally, in parti cular seasons, when a British transient ship may perhaps be favoured at a very low freight, with a few bales of coarse merchandize, or a cargo of trivial value-- coals or salt—in the nature of ballast. As a proof of this position let any of our shipowners put up, in Liverpool, for loading to any American port, a first class British ship of unexceptionable character, in opposition to an American vessel of similar class : and thus ascertain what his chance will be of securing a paying cargo. Exclusive of what he may get for his passengers' berths, we venture to say, that of cargo he will not be able to secure more than will pay his port charges, and the wages of his crew. We are far from asserting that this can be attributed exclusively to the causes we have alleged, for we fear that an ill-judged parsimony in the manning and out fitting of a portion of our commercial marine, has some connexion with the disinclination of merchants to ship valuable cargoes on board British vessels, espe cially when speed of transit is' an object ; but we have very little hesitation in expressing our belief, that a portion at least of the disinclination in question, springs from the circumstance of the parties having fresh In surances to effect in England upon Merchandize so shipped, and which is consequently not embraced by the terms of their existing policies. In fine then, our objections to the continuance of these duties are,-Ist. That they press unequally upon different classes of Merchants, and in every instance to the disadvantage of the Merchant of small capital, as compared with his wealthy rival.-2ndly, That from the circumstance of their being evaded by the great bulk of our foreign trade, they are almost unproduc tive to the Revenue, and-3rdly, That they are highly prejudicial to the interests of the shipowners of this country, inasmuch as they submit to the prejudiced judgment of foreign capitalists, to decide upon the character of our shipping ; and thus place in their hands the power of holding up a Bonus, in the shape of a reduced rate of Insurance, in favour of the em ployment by British subjects of the Merchant Navy of other and rival nations. We must confess, that in offering the few remarks which we have lately hazarded upon the subject of a revision of our present system of taxation, we have little hope of immediate benefit as the result. From the present ministry we have decidedly none; and any future one we fear will, in the first outset of its career, find sufficient employment in repairing the dilapida tions, and providing for the surplus expenditure en tailed upon them by their predecessors. Still, we do trust that no long period of time will be allowed to elapse, before an enquiry into the system, with a view to ascertain its working and pressure, will be under taken in a candid and impartial spirit by the legislature; and in the mean time we would strongly urge upon the Mercantile community to be prepared to put in their claim to relief, in a distinct and intelligible shape, and with this object to bring at once the weight of their experience and extended information to bear upon the subject. On Saturday evening last the Popish Repealers of Liverpool had a gathering at their usual place of ren dezvous, the Queen's Theatre, vhere a "public dinner" was given to Mr. John O'Connell. Among the nota bles who attended this " public demonstration "we look in vain for the name of a single individual of any standing in the town. ,The chairman on the occasion was a Mr. George Sherlock, who was supported by the illustrious guest, Father Wilcox, Mr. M`Carron, and Mr. Hugh Bullen. In addition to these there were three Popish priests, and a small sprinkling of middle class tradesmen—importers of " murphies," eggs, and bacon. The rest were composed of a motley assemblage of " hereditary hodmen," pig -drivers, and peripatetic oyster-mongers. The speechifying on the occasion was just what might have been expected in such select so ciety. The first toast that was responded to was that of " Her Majesty's Ministers,"—a very dubious sort of compliment, certainly, to our Whig-Radical admini stration. A red hot Repealer, of • the cognomen o Smythe, undertook the task of thanking the audience for the enthusiastic manner in which the health of Lord Melbourne and his associates had been drunk. He waxed quite eloquent in the course of his eulogium on the policy of the ministry. According to Mr. Smythe's estimate they are " infinitely better than the govern ments of former times"—they are prepared to give " justice to Ireland"—they are the friends of educa tion—and the decided advocates of civil and religious liberty. These extravagantly exaggerated compliments to the ministry from a professed repealer we should consider any thing but complimentary. We wish Lord Melbourne joy in his new allies. After lavishing his praises upon the present ministry, Mr. Smythe indulged in a strain of unmeasured abuse of Lord Stanley and his registration bill: In the course of his diatribe he said that "if there were one thousand fraudulent electors to be found throughout Ireland— if he thought there were as many fraudulent electors to be found throughout the whole country as were to be found in Liverpool —he would join Lord Stanley." Has ,this insolent libeller of the electors of Liverpool read any portion of the evidence laid before the House of Commons on the subject of the Irish registries ? If he has, we do not know of any epithet too strong to characterise his reckless disregard of truth. If he has not, we beg to inform him that hundreds of the most respectable and trustworthy witnesses have proved on oath the existence of unparalleled fraud in Ireland. We recommend him to peruse the testimony of these creditable witnesses. This will save him from again making such a fool of himself as he is reported to have done.on Saturday evening Mr. Bullen's part in the farce of Saturday evening was that of responding to the atheistical toast of "The People, the true source of legitimate power." We wonder that even a Roman Catholic priest should sit quietly when such a blasphemous toast as this wa proposed. Mr. John O'Connell next figured on the stage. his speech was a mere re-hash of the vulgar declarnations of his father, diveited of their usual quantum of abuse of the " Satanic Saxons." Repeal formed the staple of Master John's oratory. He took occasion to re mark that " the reformers of England were honest men, and he expected every honest man would soon be a repealer." We suppose that the converse of this must hold true. If so, every reformer that is not a repealer must be a dishonest man. According to this dictum the editors of the Morning Chronicle and the Globe must be superlatively dishonest. We have frequently said that the object of the Re pealers is a treasonable one. They wish to dismember the empire by asserting the independence of Ireland• Mr. John O'Connell has distinctly proved that this is the secret aim of the Repealers. He endeavoured to show the absurdity of permitting the British Parlia ment to legislate for Ireland by asking whether any honest Englishman would like to be governed'by a Parliament sitting in France ? What was the object of this comparison, unless it was intended to show that Ireland ought to be as independent of England as England is of France ? The treasonable designs of the Repealers may also be inferred from the significant manner in. which Mr. John O'Connell asked " what would be the consequence supposing England desired to go to war and Ireland did not ? Why should Ire land go to war if she did not wish it ? Why should Ireland pay for the expences of a war, or send her sons to assist in a war, of which she does not ap prove ?" There is only one inference to be drawn from these queries. It is as clear as noon-day that the repealers wish to sever Ireland from England. One of the concluding expressions of Mr. John O'Con nell is still more conclusive on this point. He said that " Ireland had a vow, a vow before high Heaven, that she would accomplish her independence." This asseveration was greeted with loud and continued cheers. Are the people of England prepared for such an extremity ? Are the ministry prepared to deal honestly with this repeal agitation ? We learn that Mr. John O'Connell " had arranged to meet a few of his friends on Sunday afternoon, at Mr. Bickersteth's, Christian-street, for a friendly con versation on public affairs, and afterwards to drink tea together." In accordance with this arrangement nearly one thousand persons assembled in the street, opposite the above house, in the course of Sunday afternoon. It was then deemed advisable to open the doors of the Queen's Theatre and admit the people. This being done, Mr. John O'Connell addressed the crowd on public topics. This is the way in which the Papists desecrate the Sabbath. Popery is everywhere the same. Whether on the continent or in Ireland, it pays. no regard whatever to the sanctity of the Sab bath : but it is rather a startling novelty to introduce these Sunday political displays in one of the most en lightened towns in England. Where were the police on the occasion ? Why did they not interfere to pre vent this flagrant outrage upon the feelings of a Pro testant people ? Their right to interfere cannot be doubted for a moment. Mr. John O'Connell is not a licensed dissenting teacher, nor is the Queen's Theatre licensed for Sabbath orations on any topic whatever. The whole proceeding was clearly illegal, and ought to have been promptly suppressed. LOCAL NEWS Lady Stanley and her infant .son are both going on very favourably. The Earl of Derby, we understand, is enjoying most ex cellent bodily health, and contemplates going to town from Knowsley the first week in March. Lord Eglinton's celebrated dog Waterloo passed through Liverpool last week, on his way to Ashdown Park, to run his match against Mr. Goodlake's Gracchus. NEW SHERIFF.—We learn that Sir Thomas Bernard Birch, Bart. of the Hazles, near Prescot, has been appointed to the office of high sheriff of this county for the current year, and that he has nominated William Rowson, Esq. of Prescot, to be his deputy. RELIEF OF THE POOR AT KIREDALE.—In consequence of the successful appeal made by the Rev. D. James to his congregation on the 17th instant, in behalf of the suffering poor in the township of Kirkdale, the minister and church wardens have been enabled to distribute, in the course of last week, not less than 56 pairs of large-sized blankets, and 250 yards of flannel, besides provisions to a large amount. TAXATION AND WHIG ECONOMY.—The public may now be assured that a great reduction in taxation is about to take place, as the treasury has sent down an order, directing that the pens used in the courts of law shall be forwarded to the treasury, in order that they may be disposed of for the public benefit. • PROFESSOR BERTINCHAMP'S LECTURES. Professor Bertinchamp delivered the first of his course of two lectures explanatory of his system of teaching modern languages, in the Royal Institution, on Friday. There was a respectable auditory, to whom the explanations of the professor seemed to give much satisfaction. The last lecture will be delivered on Friday. COUNTY VOTES.—We remind our readers, who are about purchasing copyhold or freehold property, that if the pur chaser is in the actual possession thereof, from the 30th of January, he may claim to vote for members of parliament for the county, in which the property is situate, provided it be of the required value of 40s. freehold, or £lO copyhold. Vide Reform Act, 2 Gul. IV., cap. 45, sec. 26. CIRCUITS OF HER MAJESTY'S JUDGES, APPOINTED THIS DAY IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH.—Home—Lord Chief Justice Denman and Baron Parke. Norfolk—Lord Chief Justice Tindal and Justice Bosanquet. Midland—Lord Chief Baron Abinger and Justice PattisOn. Oxford—Baron Gurney and Justice Coleridge. Western—Justice Erskine and Baron Rolfe. Northern—Justice Maule. Mr. Justice Littledale has tendered his resignation, which has been ac cepted, but his learned successor has not yet been appointed; the Solicitor-General is talked of. Judge at Chambers — Baron Alderson.—Globe of Thursday. THE PUBLICAN'S PRELLOGATIVE.—A case has lately been decided in which a piano -forte maker appeared as complain ant, against the landlord of a public-house. The complain ant, at a late hour, came shabbily dressed, and insisted upon being admitted to the parlour of the house of the defendant, who resisted, offering him refreshment. in the tap-room, where there was a good fire. Complainant created a disturb ance. The magistrate said—" There has not been any offence committed but in what the complainant has brought upon himself. He might as well have insisted upon going into any other room where the landlord might have kept his property. It is a gross error to suppose any one can go to any room in a public-house he may please against the will of the landlord. He must go into that which the landlord chooses, or leave the house." THEFT FROM A SHOP.—On Friday, at the Police-court, Richard Houghton, a young man was charged with stealing a pair of boots from a shop in Lord-street. Market constable M`Guire, was passing along between six and seven o'clock on Monday night,. when he heard a cry of" Stop thief !" and apprehended the prisoner, with the boots in his possession, at the top of a yard, to which he had run for concealment. The property was identified, and the prisoner was committed to gaol for three months. COMMITMENT.-At the Police-court, on Friday, a young woman named Mary Bee, was charged with stealing a cheese from Mr. Gilbank's shop, No. 259, Scotland-road. On Thursday eVenin b n'''the prisoner went -into the shop to make some small purchase, and was observed to take up a cheese (weighing 321 b.) which she put under her cloak. On being questioned she said " Is not this the shop where 1 was to call for a cheese ?" She said in court, that a female had employed her to bring it, saying it was her's, and that she had promised her a gill of ale to do so. She was committed for trial at the sessions. DEATH FROM WANT OF THE NECESSARMS OF LIFE. —An inquisition was taken on Friday before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner, on view of the body of Catharine Connelly. The deceased, who was a widow, and her mother, Mary Han skin, a poor, old, infirm, and blind woman, lodged in a room in Midghall-street. They went out every day, and the per son who kept the house went into the room one day, and observed that they had no bed to lie on, and only a few crusts to eat. They lay on the floor with only a cloak to cover them. On Monday the deceased went out (probably to beg) and there being snow, she caught cold, and was taken ill on the night of that day. A doctor was sent for, but she was beyond all chance of recovery when he arrived, and died on Wednesday. The coroner's jury required a post mortem ex amination to be made, and the inquest was accordingly ad journed to Saturday, when, it having been ascertained that the deceased died of consumption, a verdict was returned to the effect that her death was natural. The mother of the de,. ceased was strongly urged to go to the workhouse, but seemed inclined rather to starve than become an inmate of that asylum . THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CIIURCH.—The total number of Roman Catholic chapels in England and Wales is 474 ; in Scotland, 66 ; besides stations where service is performed. The number of colleges in England is nine, namely, St. Ed mund's, Hertfordshire; St. Mary's, Staffordshire ; St. Pe ter's, St. Paul's, and St. Gregory's, Somersetshire ; Ushaw, Durham ,• Stonyhurst, Lancashire; St. Lawrences, York shire; and German, Worcestershire; one in Scotland, namely, St. Mary's, Blairs. Of convents the number is nineteen, of which four are in the London district, in the central five, Lancashire, one, Yorkshire two ; northern one, western five, Scotland 'one. The total number of missionary priests in England is 5 42 ; in the London district, 106 ; central, 110.; eastern, 31; ; western, 58 ; Lancashire, 124 ; Yorkshire, 59 ; n, 54 : Wales, 19 ; Scotland, eastern district, 21 ; western, total, 642. 33 ; and northern, 27 . Total in Scotland, 81 ; grand EXTRAORDINARY SPEED, EQUALLED ONLY BY STEAM. —lt has seldom been our lot to record so unprecedented a series of short voyages as those performed by the barque Columbus, Captain D. Green, belonging to Messrs. M'Cal mont Brothers and Co. and which arrived at this port, from Pernambuco, on Saturday last. We understand that, not withstanding she has had to contend against a great deal of stormy and adverse winds, she has completed four voyages, out aid home, in little more than twelve mouths. Her last voyage, out and home, was performed in seventy-five days! ACCIDENT IN A COTTON SITED.—On Saturday last Daniel Ford, a porter in the employ of Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Co. merchants, met wiih a serious accident in a shed, near be Prince's-dock. fie was in the act of trucking a bale of cotton to the door wben a large pile of cotton fell upon him, breaking his right arm, one of his legs, and dislocating one of his hips. He was promptly, removed to the Northern hospital, and it was found necessary to amputate his right arm. The poor fellow lies, as might be expected, in a pre carious state. FIRE IN BYROM-STREET. — Sunday evening, about half past five o'clock, a fire was discovered on the premises of Mr. Gillhatn, hatter, Byrom-street. Information was given to police-officer 243, who immediately called one of Mr. Gill ham's assistants to the spot and despatched intelligence to the fire-police station. The officer then broke open the door, and found the second floor in a blaze, which had been com municated by some burning materials which had passed down the flue from the next house. 'Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt were quickly on the spot, but the fire had been completely subdued by the police-officers before the arrival of the en gines. Some trifling damage was done to the stock and pre mises. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.—The examination for the ho nours at the Bachelor of Arts' commencement took place on Thursday last. The number of candidates for distindtion was 145, but only 117 went into the Senate-house Mr. Stokes, of Pembroke College, was the senior wrangler, Mr. Jones, of Trinity, second, Mr. Sykes, of Pembroke, third, Mr. Ragland, of Corpus, fourth, Mr. Boultbee, of John's, Mr. Swainson, of Trinity, sixth, &c. The Lancashire men stood high on the list of honours. Mr. Jones is the son of the Rev. Mr. Jones, of Newchurch, Winwick • Mr. Rag land is nephew of Chas. Birch, Esq., Mr. Boultbee, nephew of James Pownall, Esq. ' and Mr. Swain son , son o f A n th on y Swainson, Esq., all of Liverpool. Mr. S. was educated at the Royal Institution Schools. OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—Andrew Telford was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged with having obtained certain articles of wearing apparel from Ann Kerr, under pretence that they were for her husband, who is a prisoner in the Borough (4aol. Between two and three o'clock on Tuesday last the prisoner called upon Mrs. Kerr, and told her, that the gaoler had sent for a pair of worsted stockings, a silk handkerchief, and a sheet of paper for Andrew Kerr. .She gave him what he asked for, and he took them away. Next day Mrs. Kerr went to the gaol, when she learned that the prisoner had not been sent for any thing. He was immediately apprehended. It appeared that lie was discharged from gaol on the 19th instant. He had pawned the stockings at Messrs. Medder and Syred's, in Oldhall-street. He was committed for trial. HOLYWELL, FLINTSIIIRE.—Mr. David Pennant has con tributed the liberal sum of £lOOO for the completion of Bagillt Chapel (towards the erection of which the Downing family had already subscribed £600), and for the purpose of forming a permanent addition to the, ipadequate income of the vicars of Holywell. He has also given an acre of .valu able land for the site of the chapel. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. BRINDLEY.—A number of the inhabitants of Bristol, who are well acquainted with the sacrifices Mr. J. Brindley has made, in order that he might devote himself to counteract the progress of Socialism, have resolved to raise a pUblie subscription as a tribute of their respect, and of their gratitude for his most able and effective exertions in the advocacy of Christian truth against the in fidel principles and moral pollution of Socialism. By the last accounts which we have received, upwards of £lBO were speedily subscribed. SPOTS ON THE SUN.—For some time past the spots on the sun's disc have been numerous, and occasionally very large. At present there are two or three of considerable size, besides some clusters of small ones. About a week ago one disappeared at the west limb, which had been ob served during two revolutions of the sun on its axis ; but its size had considerably diminished between its first and second appearance. When first observed, it was of an oval form, and its longest diameter about 27,000 miles ' • but, on its second appearance, was reduced to 14,000, and had become nearly circular. Two of those at present visible are about the size of the earth. They may be distinctly seen with an ordinary telescope and dark glass. SQUINTING.-A squinting person will soon be a rarity, Mr. Atkinson having effected, in every case submitted to his care, a perfect cure. We are given to understand that the operation is very simple, and almost without pain, besides being certain. Roscost's WANDERINGS IN WALES.—This very excellent and beautiful work is now publishing in parts. This will be very acceptable to all those who cannot purchase the work entire. " Roscoe's Wales" is a book that will endure to all time. BATHS.—We beg to draw the attention of our readers, and especially those who are invalids; to Mr. Bird's announce ment of his baths. For convenience and comfort they are unequalled by any of a similar description. The great bene fits derived from shampooing makes this description of bath in much request. THE MODEL OF THE LAKES.—We are glad to find, upon inquiry, that the model of the lakes, by Mr. Flintoff, is at tracting many visitors, who all express much admiration on inspecting it. It is one of those exhibitions which most for cibly show human skill and patience. THE CARACCI PICTURES.—We regret to peipeive that these pictures will be removed from Liverpool on the sth of next month. The interest excited in them appears, instead of abating, to be increased. LINER THEATRE.-IVlrs. Raymond's benefit was a com plete bumper last night. The house, it is expected, will be as full to-night. The performances went off with the great est éclat, and appeared to give general satisfaction. THE AMPHITHEATRE.—MR. EGERTON'S BENEFIT.— This theatre continues to attract good audiences. On Mon day next Mr. Egerton will take his benefit, when "Mazeppa, or the Wild Horse of the Desert," will be produced; with " Cherry and Fair Star," from the fairy tale. Mr. Eger ton's unceasing endeavours to provide entertainment for the public, and his wish to give satisfaction, besides his liberal outlay of capital, give him a strong claim upon the public, and we trust all his friends will do their utmost to fill the house for him, and give him a bumper, not only to the brim, but overflowing. The " War in Syria" continues to draw. Mr. Weston's Kangaroo excites much laughter; it would be still more droll if he would stick to the text. SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT.—The last concert of the season will take place this evening, at the Theatre-Royal. The se lection is, if anything, an improvement upon the last. The demand for tickets is, we believe, unusually great : it may, therefore, be expected to be extremely well attended. COLLECTION FOR THE POOR.-013 Sunday morning last, nearly £l6 was collected at St. David's Church, for the pur pose of aiding the humane and charitable efforts, which are now being made, towards alleviating the distresses of the poor during this inclement season. The collection was made without any previous notice. FINE ARTS.—We beg to draw attention to the announce ment of Mr. James Ward, relating to his collection of very fine pictures. We intend to notice them fully in our next. THE OXFORD MEMORIAL.--A supplement of the Oxford Herald, to be published on Saturday next, has been for warded to us. It contains a beautiful wood engraving of the memorial about to be erected to'commemo ra t e the mar tyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, Bishop Latimer, and Rid ley, near the spot where they were called upon to yield their lives in defence of scriptural truth. A complete list of the subscribers accompanies the engraving. We recommend any of our friends who are wishful to procure a copy of this supplement, to forward their names to the office of the He rald, with a remittance enclosed. COMMITMENT TO THE SESSlONS. —yesterday, at the police court, a woman named Mary M'Dermott, was com mitted for trial at the sessions, on a charge of having, on Saturday, stolen a piece of pork from the standing in St. John's Market, of William Pennell, dealer in pork, &c., Highfield-street. CAurioN.---On Saturday as a youth about ten years of age was on his way from Low-hill to Fairfield, with a basket containing some necessaries for which he had been sent, he was met by a lad apparently about fourteen years old, who, after some talk he allowed to carry on the basket. After carrying it a short distance the fellow pretended to have dropped a shilling into the basket, although it was a covered one. Of course the lost treasure had to be searched for, and during the investigation the fellow contrived to transfer some coffee, tea, and soap into his own pocket, with which he got clear away. There is no doubt but this system of robbing is extensively practised upon children sent on errands, but we trust after this notice, that parents and others will guard against it. ry SHAMEFUL CONDUCT OF TWO BAILIFFS. —Yesterday , at the police court, two bailiffs, James Bittle and Edward Smitten, were placed at the bar, charged with having carried off two beds, from a house, without just cause or authority. Miss Clarke, a member of the Society of Friends, and keeper of a lodging-house in Newman-street, said, that wishing to get rid of an unruly lodger, she called in the two bailiffs to eject him. They did so, and afterwards took away a bed from the room that had been occupied by the lodger. In a short time afterwards, they came again and carried off another bed from the room of another lodger, which they had no authority to enter. She told them the beds were her own property, and wished to know why they took them. They replied that the taking of them was a mere form of. law, and that she might have them returned on payment of one or two shillings, by going to Silbowden's, auctioneer, Tithebarn-street, where they had been taken to. The pri soners stated that the complainant had authorised them to take the beds in security for the payment of the expenses. This the complainant denied, .and affirmed that she had paid them the whole of their demand. Silbowden, in whose employ the defendants were, was asked by the magistrates what he had to say in reference to the charge. He replied by handing in two distress warrants, which, it appeared, the men had induced the complainant to sign to cover their ex penses. The complainant admitted that she had signed two papers, having been persuaded to do so, but she did not know what they were. Mr. Rushton said that no doubt a very gross imposition had been practised upon her; but it was committed under a form of law, and he regretted that the offenders were not legally amenable. Had it been other wise he would have sent them for trial at the sessions. On the prisoners being dischaiged, he ordesed Silbowden to deliver up the beds to the complainant, without any charge, an intimation which he appeared reluctant to attend to. He was told that if he did not, and that promptly, means would be adopted to compel him. The parties then left the court. MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY.—We are glad to be able to correct an exaggerated statement of an accident on this Railway, which has gone the round of the London papers. The facts are, that a part of the facing wall of a one arched bridge o ver the Railway fell down, owing to an accumulation of water from wet sand behind it, one line of road was stopped for a few hours, while the earth and brick work was removed; and in consequence of the highest flood since 1795, about thirty yards of embankment, three feet high, opposite the Loughborough station, was washed from under the blocks, and stopped the road from midnight till eleven the next day, when one line was restored, and both before night. SUDDEN DEATIL—On Friday an inquest was held on the body of Mr. Thomas Bennison. The deceased, who lived in Gill -street, retired to bed on the night of Wednesday, about eleven o'clock, and his servant also went to bed soon after. Shortly after twelve the latter was called up by Mr. Benni son, who desired her to get him some water ; she did so, and the deceased, after taking some brandy and water, went to bed again. She was again called up by the deceased, who re quested her to go to Camden-street, for Dr. Blackburn ; on her return she found the deceased in the parlour dressed, lying on the sofa, quite dead. Mr. Thomas Blackburn, sur geon, stated that the deceased was a patient of his, labouring under a disease of the heart. H e was called to him at an early hour on Thursday morning, and found shim dead. Although his death was sudden, it did not surprise him, con sidering the nature of his malady. Verdict accordingly. Mr. Bennison was a surveyor in considerable practice, and published some years ago, a map of Liverpool and its En vi,ons, which is remarkable for its size and accuracy. BILL SWINDLING EXTRAORDINARY. —A most extensive system of fraud has lately been detected in London, by which the public has been robbed to the amount of nearly £20,000, by means of forged and fictitious bills, and accommoda tion" paper. The guilty parties were ostensibly wine-mer chants, and, through the instrumentality of their agent at Liverpool, they have contrived to let in several of the banks there for heavy sums. The head of the gang has absconded, to avoid the penalties of the law, and is now residin g on th e continent. Anoth er o f t h e con federates has had recourse to the bankruptcy court, in hopes of freeing himself limn his engagements. His liabilities are £13,000, and his assets nil. The Liverpool agent is also made a bankrupt, but he cuts.a much more respectable figure than his masters, as he shows assets equal to 3s. in the pound on his debts of £12,000 to £15,000. The names are withheld at present, as it might de feat the ends of justice. WRITING IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS.—The trustees of the Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School, Oldham, have discon tinued the teaching of writing on Sundays in that school. IMPORTANT TO MARINERS.—SAND BANK DISCOVERED -It will be seen on referring to our Liverpool letter of thi day, under the head of " Shipping," that Captain Sprotile of the Circassian, is stated to have seen a sand bank nude water, but just visible, in the hollow of the sea, in lat. 1. S. long. 19. W., which makes it in the direct tract of vessel bound homeward from St. Helena, l - lorsgargi; makes no mention in his directory of any bank having been seen here, and it is more than probable that vessels have sailed immediately over it. No coloured water has, that we are aware of, ever been seen near here ; and, if it were not for the difference of two degrees in longitude between this sup posed bank and that of Vigia, it might be concluded that it must have been the latter. As there can now, however, be but little doubt, if the latitude and longitude given be cor rect, that such a bank does exist, it is highly important that the Government should take some steps in this matter, and that captains of vessels bound to the East Indies should en deavour to corroborate it for the safety of mariners.—Globe. SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS IN' THE AMERICAN LAWS FOR TILE REGULATION OF IMPORTS.—The New York Journal of Commerce contains a letter signed " A Merchant," commenting on some suggested improvements submitted for the consideration of the coming administration by a former correspondent. The writer approves of the suggestion, that compensation shall be made to the superintending officers by adequate salaries, instead of permitting such officers to take fees or remunerate themselves ,in any other way. He also advances many arguments to shew the necessity of acting on a second suggestion, which is for a repeal of the law which gives one-half of the forfeitures to the collector, naval officer, and surveyor, those officers being, as the law is con strued at the New York custom r house, greatly interested in effecting forfeitures. The numerous evils arising out of this regulation are very forcibly depicted by the merchant. The writer suggests, that the three principal appraisers remain with increased salaries and power to employ as many assist ants as they may deem necessary. They should have power to tali in the aid of others when they have no doubt about their own judgment, and, when they have satisfied them selves as to the correctness of their appraisements, then du ties should be charged accordingly. if the importer considers their appraisement too high, the appraisers might take the goods at the importer's prices, giving him ten per cent. or five per cent., or any other per tentage that the appraisers deemed just, in addition to the invoice value of his goods, to sell the same .n account of the government, the duty being charged on them according to the appraisement of the public appraisers.- A short practice, in this way, the merchant says, would soon bring both parties to a tolerably accurate value of the goods. FICTITIOUS BEGGING PETITIONS.—At the Police-court, on Friday, two men, named James Johnson and John Smith, were placed at the bar on a charge.of obtaining money by means of the frequent trick of a written but fictitious repre sentation or petition. In this instance the tale of distress purported to be signed by Mr. Davenport, attorney, but was a forgery. One of the prisoners, an old offender, had b ee n relieved by Mr. Musgrove, shopkeeper, several times, and . had brought the other prisoner to him, representing him as a stranger in great distress. Mr. Musgrove . afterwards saw the prisoners and another man together in Mill-street, and finding he had been imposed upon, informed the police, and the prisoners were apprehended. They were committed to gaol for three months. A NEW TRICK IN TRADE.—As a clever contrivance ought not always to remain a secret, it may be well to publish the following mode of obtaining labour very cheaply indeed. The plan is, to engage a shop assistant, agree upon terms, &c., in a liberal way, but to stipulate for one month's services, without salary, as a trial; then, at the end of the month, to find a little fault, or pick a quarrel and part. In this way twenty assistants may be had in as many months, without paying any wages whatever ; and if this is not cheap labour we know not what is. When we think of the rapacity which originates this robbery of the industrious, and the deferred hopes, and heart-breaking disappointments to which it leads, the utmost indignation of the public seems too gentle a punish ment for the unprincipled perpetrators of such a system. Our brother editors should notice this, as a caution to applicants for situations. Employers ought to have characters as well as servants.—Albion. ANCIENT AIRS OF IRELAND-A work of Mr. Bunting is now publishing in London, being a general collection of the national Iri s h Airs. ur Cotemporaries speak most highly of this work. The melodies of Ireland are dear to every lover of sweet sounds : they " melt us as we sing them.', REPEAL OF THE UNION.-A dinner was given in the Queen's Theatre, Christian-street, on Saturday night to Mr. John O'Connell, the member for Athlone, by an association in this town established for the purpose of adding its mite to the traitorous agitation for a repeal of the union. Having received a ticket inviting us •to be present, we went there, but only to hear drowsy speeches without argument from persons whom nobody knows, and to witness the entire failure of what was intended to be a powerful demonstration. About 200 persons dined. Many more could have been ac commodated, but from the total absence of anything like in terest or excitement upon the question, here, no more, not even including the P ro t ec t ors , could be prevailed on to at tend. Mr. George Sherlock presided, and the meeting was addressed by him, by Mr. John O'Connell, Mr. Smythe, Mr. Duffle, Mr. Pugilist Langan, the Rev. Father Wilcox, and others. There was nothing remarkable in the speech of the great, or physically speaking, the little gun of the even ing, which has not been repeated ad nauseam by the tail over and over again ; whilst Father Wilcox laboured at nothing so hard as to prove that his church, of course eulogising its love of civil and religious liberty, had never been a persecu ting church. The other orators were mere personifications of dulness and egotism. We had, notwithstanding our opi nion of them, prepared a tolerably long report of the proceed ings, but it is withdrawn to make room for the important appeal case tried at Kirkdale yesterday, and the interesting proceedings at the Tradesmen's Conservative Association last night.—The following paragraph is from the Albion of yes terday. It will be seen that this young joint of the Irish tail acts on the principle of the better day the better deed.— " Mr. O'Connell had, we understand, arranged to meet a few of his friends yesterday afternoon, at Mr. Bickerstaff's, Christian-street, for a friendly conversation on public affairs, and afterwards to drink tea together. The appointment got wind, and in the course of the afternoon, nearly one thousand persons had assembled in the street opposite the house. As thearowd did not seem willing to disperse without obtaining a - sight of Mr. O'Connell, it was deemed advisable to open the doors of the Queen's Theatre and admit the people. Mr. O'Connell then addressed the crowd on public topics ; and at the conclusion of his speech, they quietly dispersed." NEW CONCERT HALL IN RODNEY-STREET We have been favoured with an inspection of the plans of Mr. Ashton's New Concert-hall, in Rodney-street, at the corner of Hardman-street. As the project creates some in terest, the following description will not prove uninteresting. The plans arc very be au tif u lly execu t e d, an d promise wel for the undertaking. They are by the Messrs. Williams, and do them infinite credit. , In the basement are—Kitchen, which will be fitted with every convenience for cooking dinners, cc., upon the largest scale; Waiting-rooins for Servants, and a splendid Saloon 116 feet long, and about 20 feet wide : this will be tastefully fitted up as a promenading-room between the acts. In this portion of the building will be provided suitable rooms where refreshments can be obtained. On the next floor will be the Grand Hall, containing the orchestra, the audience seats, and the private boxes. At the back of the orchestra the organ will be placed. This instru ment, it is intended, shall be as nearly equal in size and power, as the difference in the size of the room will admit, to the organ at Birmingham. The front elevation of the organ will be a beautiful specimen of the Corinthian order. Accommodation for 300 performers will be afforded. In the centre will be a projection for the principal performers. The front of the orchestra will be elegantly decorated in the florid style. This orchestra, for size and convenience, will be equal to any in the kingdom. The body of the hail will contain comfortable sitting room for upwards of 1,000 persons, the side seats being elevated above the body of the hall. The entrance to this portion of the building will be at the sides, after passing through an extensive corridor, which we shall presently describe. A broad aisle will run down the centre of the building, the doors of which will be thrown open to allow of a free, and easy egress. By this means confusion and delay in the departure of the audiences will be prevented. The public will be further accommodated by three tiers of boxes or galleries, having a separate entrance from Hardman street. The boxes face the orchestra at the opposite end of the building, and will- with co m f or t con t a i n a b ou t 750 per sons. The front of these boxes will present a handsome appearance from the body of the hall, and will be admirably adapted for hearing. The interior will be highly conducive to comfort. At the entrance in Rodney-street there will be a noble vestibule, on each side of fvhich will be waiting rooms for ladies and gentlemen, fitted with conveniences for coats, hats, &c.. From the vestibule we enter into the corridor, which we have noticed previously as leafing to the doors of ingress and egress, which will be in the centre. Thus every atten tion seems to have been paid to the public convenience and comfort, and we think there can be hardly a suggestion to be made on which an improvement can be carried out. Underneath the orchestra will be the accommodations for the performers —a splendid green-room for the principal artistes, tuning-rooms for the instrumental performers, and for the convenience of committees. These apartments will be all appropriately fitted up. The walls of the principal room are judiciously planned, being without projections or indentations of any kind. The roof will be flat, with rounded sides to the wall. The light will be brought into the room by plate glass in the panels and curvature of the roof, running from end to end of the building. At night the light will be supplied by handsome brackets projecting from the walls, thus preventi ng th e s i g ht from being impeded. . - Having described the interior, we will now describeTthe exterior. The elevation to Rodney -street will present a most handsome and imposing appearance, to the extent of GO feet. The style of the architecture will be a bold speci men of the Italian or composite order, with highly-finished decorations. The side to Hardman-street will be in the same style as the front, but less florid, nevertheless handsome and ornamental. In this front will be the private entrance to the orchestra, at the upper end of the building, The entrance to the boxes will be next to Rodney -street. These entrances are both contrived so that they can be made available for egress from the body of the hall, so that carriages can take up at three different doors at the same period. The length of the hall, without the recess for the organ, will be 120 feet : the depth of the orchestra, 30feet ; the gallery, 18feet ; body of the hall, 70 feet; the breadth, 56 feet; the height of the hall, 40 feet ; the basement, 11 feet. It will thus be seen that Mr. Ashton's plans are upon the most liberal scale, and, when completed, the building will be an ornament to the town, and rank amongst the first of its public edifices. The want of such a hall has long been felt, and the repugnance experienced by many persons to enter the walls of a theatre upon religious occasions cannot be excited. All denominations of religious bodies can have accommodation for their meetings in this hall. Those who have the ability ought to support Mr. Ashton in his under taking. Liverpool is much indebted to him upon many occasions, and an opportunity now occurs by which the obli gation may he repaid at small cost, and receiving a quid pro quo even for any support. The Concert-hall, when esta blished, will be a decided gain to all who at any time enter within its walls, and therefore the outlay will not be applied without a return. The only thinc , now left is, to beg all those who are at all interested in the welfare of the town and the convenience of the public, to come forward and assist the projector of this excellent scheme. if a liberal hand is held out, we shall haVe afestiyal here this year ; and we need not tell the trddesmen of Liverpool that a festival would be a godsend at a fiat time' of the year. The tradesmen ought to be the first to support Mr. Ashton, as they will be 'un doubtedly benefited by his Concert-hall being speedily com pleted. • An early lamb, produced a month ago, and belonging to Mr. Ralph Milner, Marske, was sold on Saturday week to Mr. James Blenkiron, of Richmond, butcher, for three so vereigns. The severe frosts and heavy falls of snow will prove most beneficial to the growing crops, should no sudden and great change of temperature take place. Throughout the north of England the young wheats present a very promising appeaeJ ante. It is stated than in less than two months Steam Coaches will run daily on the common turnpike roads between London and Birmingham. • The Small Pox is at present very prevalent in the hospi tals in London: and throughout the whole country it has been fatal to an alarming degree. REPLY OF DR. BUCK TO THE CHARGES PRE FERRED AGAINST HIM BY CAPT. WILLIAMS. (Continued from our lasi.) REPLY TO THE ELEVENTH CHARGE Gentlemen,—l trust that long ETieihi;;;;li - -11;;e perceived that in dealing with testimony which has been adduced against me, in support of any charge, I have never shunned to meet it in its full force; I have not turned from stronger points, and dealt only with the weaker, but have at once put myself in. array against the strongest assertions, and have, I trust, shown that in each and every instance crime could not be fixed on me ; that the evidence itself clearly proved my inno cence, although, at a first glance, it may have appeared to promise a contrary result. 'lt is certainly my duty, when I meet with evidence which is not subject to the possibility of mistake, to acknowledge its force, though that acknowledg ment may, for the present, weigh against toe. In reference to an entry in my journal, dated March lith, 1840, brought as a charge against me, th ere ca n be no doubt that the testimony o f Mr. Archer, supported by that of Miss Davies, establishes the fact that, in that particular instance, I must have made an entry, at least erroneous ; but as I am quite certain, (and as Mr. Archer himself suggests may have been,) altogether the effect of unintentional mistake. I cannot pretend to be able to recollect any of the circum stances which really transpired on that day, several months having elapsed, and my attention never having been drawn to the entry until its incorrectness was proved in evidence. You will remember, gentlemen. Mr. Sammond's secret examina tion, taken by the inspector of prisons, was read to me at the commencement of the days proceedings, at my respectful re monstrance against the unfairness of not letting me know the charge which was about to be brought against me • not a word was said of any specific error in that e v id ence , o f Mr. Archer's testimony, or of the entry in my journal. No means were afforded me of looking into these, before the case was unex pectedly produced, clearly under the expectation that I was in a dilemma from which it would be impossible I should extricate myself. Gentlemen, charges affecting moral character ought not thus to be brought forward ; ample time ought to have been granted to enable me to consider well the nature of the cross examination which I should have to conduct. This would have been too lenient a course. A sudden, an overwhelming, a secret blow must be inflicted. The minds of my judges must be, if possible, set against me. This charge, contrary to military practice, of sending out a forlorn hope before a besieging party, must be brought forward when the main attack having failed, and the dispersed and discomfited troops being in disorderly retort, the advance of a corps of reserve became needful, that the whole army might not prove a mi serable failure ; but to return to my defensive position,—l cannot pretend to be able to recollect any of the circum stances which really transpired on that day, several months having elapsed, and my attention never having been drawn to the entry until its incorrectness was proved in evidence. Whether I may have conducted a careful inquiry through the male side of the prison, intending also at the time the entry was made to finish an entire inspection, by also going through the female side, the lateness of the hour, however, (for it appears I did not leave until half-past three,) hindering my purpose being fulfilled ; or whether in making the entry I omitted, by pure accident, the words male side (a very com mon mode of expression in my journal) after the words " of the" ; whether either of these, or any other equally unin tentional, error occurred, I cannot pretend to assert. The supposition last made agrees so completely with the proper and correct construction of the entire entry, is so essential to the latter clause becoming intelligible, that I think you will be quite satisfied that this single error may have arisen with out the slightest imputation attaching itself to me. Observe, I beseech you, the entry as it now st a nd s : " March 17th, 1846.--:Visited every part of the prison with care; was occupied a considerable time in the school." The school, not the schools. You know there are two schools. Had I merely passed through one, and stayed a considerable time in the other, such an entry could not have been made. The sex of the parties of the school required to be expressed in the sentence, to give it intelligibility. Now, gentlemen, do me the favour of reading the words male side of the after the words of the " Visited every part of the" (tnt.le side of the) " prison with care ; was occupied a considerable time in the school." The particular school is now defined. The phrase is now complete—the meaning clear. It will be equally so if the word female be used instead of male; whereas, as the entry now stands ; there is clearly an omission of words needful to complete any sense whatever. 'I appeal to you, gentlemen, whether this explanation, in itself perfectly natural, is not more fitting to be received by a liberal and an upright mind, (resting the whole error of the entry on mere mistake,) than the supposition that a minister of religion should make a wilfully false entry, and leave that entry open on his vestry table, subject to be looked at by any person entering the place, his falsehood being at once capable of immediate detection—for not only is the journal public property, open to all, but on this one occasion it is proved that it was actually left wide open upon my table. In answer to a question proposed by Captain Williams, as to whether Mr. Archer's having looked into my journal was not a somewhat extraordinary proceeding, Mr. Archer re plied,—" I did not think it an extraordinary step ; I saw the journal lying open in the vestry." I muse always exceedingly regret that Mr. Archer did not at the moment bring the error under my review, when it would of course have been rectified. I the more regret this, as he has stated that his present unfavourable impressions of me arise chiefly in this unexplained entry. He has himself afforded me not only the benefit of the expression of his belief that the entry originated in mistake, but has added a remarkable proof how easily an error of the kind might be committed by me. "On three different occasions," he says, " Dr. Buck entered in the time-book Visited the hospitals as usual,' instead of Visited the prison as usual; ' and this in' the common entry-book, where visits to the prison only are registered. " It is but justice to Dr. Buck to say, that in the time book, after we had altered the mode of entry, he entered on three occasions,. by mistake, Visited the hospitals,' instead of ' the prison;' and I could only explain the entries, by supposing similar mistakes had before occurred." " Question by Dr. Buck.—On the terms of intimacy which then subsisted between us, how did it happen that Mr. Archer did not make a friendly communication to Dr. Buck on the subject ? " Auswer.—l should not have considered it my duty, on every occasion, when I thought Dr. Buck not quite correct, to tell him my itap:ession as to his conduct. " And yet, Mr. Archer, I think you have said that thes circumstances have shaken your confidence in my veracity ? " And notwithstanding the importance of a good under standing between the senior officers of a prison, you did not think it needful to caution me when you thought I was act ing wrongly ? " No." The cause of this backwardness in Mr. Archer to speak to me will be fully understood, in considering Mr. Sammond's testimony under the next charge. I need not on this point, I apprehend, add another word. A mistake has occurred in an entry on a particular day : the words at present employed do not make a perfect sense : a very slight introduction, namely, two words, male aide, which ought to occur after and before the same words of the—words which, be it remarked,' I am in the constant habit of employing, turns it into good sense, and makes the entry accord with the probabilities. For no other part of the entry has been impugned. Neither Mr. Archer nor Miss Davies being able to fix the time in the afternoon when the entry was seen, nor when I or Mr. Archer left the prison. Even supposing the entry to have really contained the me morandum 31, Y. m., at the time Mr. Archer saw it, this will not alter the case ; for Mr. Archer may have seen it after that hour; he tells you in evidence he cannot fix the time. He thinks it must have been between twelve and four, (his visits usually occurring between those hours) he has no other data on which to ground his opinion. " You having given a specific day of supposed error, will you state the time of the day it occurred ? " My impression is it was in the afternoon between twelve and four. My impression was that you had left the prison, but I cannot positively swear yoq had or had not. I have no means of ascertaining the time I left the prison that day." Miss Davies is equally unable to specify the time. She says it is a mere surmise ; it may have been about three o'clock, but she cannot tell. To questions by Dr. Buck—" I believe it was sometime in the afternoon of the second day when I conversed with Mr. Archer, perhaps about three o'clock. It is a general inz pression on my mind I cannot fix the exact time of the day." You will remember, gentlemen, I endeavoured to obtain something definite on this point, but both witnesses agreed that they could not fix the hour. Again, gentlemen, although it is almost an invariable habit with me hi make up the Jour nal of one day as the first business of the following morning, I beg to state, that it is most improbable that I should, be fore quitting my vestry, enter in my time of departure, be fore I really quitted the prison. I think I could safely swear, that I have never done so, even on a single occasion, because it very frequently happens, that after being prepared to de part, I am detained by new Matters—conservations with offices, prisoners requesting to be visited, messages to see the governor, either in his own house, or in the office. Many times an hour, or much more has elapsed, between my leaving the vestry, and departing finally from the prison. Although, therefore, on this particular day I may have broken through my usual habit in filling up my Journal, yet it is next to im possible, that I should have entered up the time of quitting the prison ; that clearly could only be done at my following visit. I have added these remarks, not as affecting a point of any weighty consequence, but simply because I would not willingly allow any part of our charge pressed against me to remain unanswered. This is, I believe, the Only occasion, through a long de fence, in which I have not been enabled to support my cause by direct testimony ; the palpable error, however, of the entry, and the easy and natural mode by which the difficulty is capable of solution, will, I doubt not, lead you to an entire conviction of my innocency of intention. REPLY TO THIC TWELFTH CHARGE. The next charge to which I am called upon to make a reply may be stated in the language of Mr. Salmond, a youth of half my age, who received an expression of your approba tion for the way in which he had given his evidence. " It was the daily practice of the chaplain, when he ca me to the prison, with som e f ew exceptions, of making false en tries (in the time-book) as to the hours of coming and depar ture. It was nine times out of ten wrong." I apprehend, gentlemen, that this is a charge of so exten sive, so general, so undefined a character, that no man living, being thus accused, could defend himself directly against it. It is a charge which, if allowed to appear for a moment on the table of a judge, I am fully convinced he would dismiss as unworthy of consideration, unless the evidence to be pro duced in its support appeared sufficient, clearly, and dis tinctly, to establish several, nay many, specific instances of transgression ; and even then, the libel would have to be amended, specification being essential to the first principles of justice. It is a sweeping charge, which would not for a moment stand in a public investigation ; it may have a momentary existence with a secret tribunal; but no English Court of Law would admit such a libel. Now, gentlemen, you must be aware, that no single instance has been attempted to be established, even by a single wit ness ; moreover, the time laid out commences in February, 1837, and terminates in January, 1 840, at which latter period all the supposed guilt had been contradicted ; and now, at the lapse of ten months, I am called upon to rebut an airy, an unsubstantial accusation. Gentlemen, this charge, like my prosecutor, cannot be defined. They are equally the beings of imagination. The magistrates have brought no charge against me ! The inspector has made no charge ! He distinctly disclaims being my prosecutor ; and yet I am under prosecution ! I feel the fact painfully, though some softer term for the process of my torture may yet by possibility be devised. I must, however, though I trust with a different result than that which attended Don Quixote's attapk on the wind mills, at least endeavour to &rife away from supposed viion this will-o'-the-wisp, this ignis fatuus kind of charge. It may appear almost as difficult to succeed in this attempt as it was to destroy the monster, (an apt emblem of this whole proceeding,) who. being shorn as to one of the serpents which adorned its brow, soon found others arising to supply the loss. That monster was eventually crushed to death. So will every accusation be which has been brought against me, an innocent, an unoffending man, seeking as the sole object o f hi s pursuits the good of man, and the glory of that gracious Being who is even now fiulfilling his promise—" But take heed to yourselves for they shall deliver you up to councils ; and in the synagogues you shall be beaten, and you shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no tho ug ht b e f orehand what you sha ll spea k, neither do you premeditate; but whatever shall be given you in that hour that speak ye, for it is not ye that speak but the Holy Ghost." Thy shoes shall be iron and brass, and as thy day so shall thy strength be." In this ray strength I shall prevail. Mr. Sammond's evidence in support of the charge of my having nine times out of ten made false entries, is contained in the following words : I give the whole of the testimony, to avoid the possible charge of fighting shy in the matter : " It was the daily practice of the chaplain, when he came to the prison, with some few exceptions, of making false entries in this book, as to the hours of coming and departure. I witnessed it on many occasions, and saw it was almost a daily practice, that when the chaplain came in the morning • • ---•« Auwn, in some cases 94, in some cases W, as j hour of his attendance, when•in fact it has been half-past ), 11, and quarter-past 11, when he came. " The practice in the afternoon was, that he would leave the gaol, in sonic instances at 1, half-past 1, and 2, but did not mark the time on his leaving the prison. The next day the chaplain would, on attending at the gaol, mark the time of departure on the preceding day, I have noticed on one occasion two hours, frequently an hour, an hour and a half, later than he left—sometimes half an hour : it was nine times oat of ten wrong. " I cannot say that I have reason to believe that Dr. Buck was engaged on gaol business when out of the prison, at the times the incorrect entries were made. I cannot think he was engaged out every day. There was generally an.error in the time." Now, gentlemen, from the following evidence, given by the same person, judge of the animus which led the witness to designate my entries as false ; by which he must have meant, deserving of execration as wilfully untrue. " The chaplain stated to me one morning, on more than one occasion, that the cause of his putting an hour, or hour and a half, earlier than when he came to the prison, was that he had been engaged on gaol business. I wish to convey it, that he accounted for the difference of time, that he had left his house an hour or half an hour earlier, and being engaged on prison business before coming to the gaol, that he did not calculate from the time he had left his own house, but from the time he had commenced gaol business. " /have in course of duty had to come to the Town-hall : I have had to wait there. I have heard Dr. Buck say he has been kept waiting long there. . • " About the 21st of January, this year, the governor came into the office and asked me if Dr. Buck had come. I said he had. He asked what time. I told him the doctor had made a mistake in his time, or was wrong in the time of entry this morning." Hence, then, Mr. Salmond knew, that I openly avowed the practice of charging all the time passed in corporation business, whether inside the prison or outside, to my own credit ; that I had, at least on some occasions, been detained at the Town-hall, on such business; and he has declared that he spoke of it to the governor as a mistake—an error. I do not now stop to point out the force of these incon sistencies ; I have only to complain, that now, well knowing that it would be acceptable in certain quarters to prove that my veracity was not to be depended upon, be is ready to de signate my entries as false : be will come up to the mark—, he will not on any account fall short ; hence, after I objected to the use of such language, from such a person, against the chaplain of the prison, he added the remark, I can only call such entries false. The reiteration of the expression was deemed by Capt. Williams so favourable to the object of the inquiry, that he expressly called for the words to be taken down. All that this criminatory part of Mr. Sammond's evidence amounts to is, that on many occasions, the time of my enter ing the prison, or leaving it, did not correspond with the times, for which I (rave myself credit in th e ti me -b oo k, h e acknowledging that I had expressly mentioned to him, on more than one occasion, that I did not intend my entries to be supposed to imply that I was necessarily within the walls of the prison, the N% hole time intermediate between the re corded entries ; for that I always gave myself credit, for time passed outside of the prison, in pure gaol business, as well as outside : this evidence can go no further. I should add, that h 2 speaks of the difference of the times as three hours, two hours. one and a half hour, one hour, and some times only half an hour. This will perhips appear to be of some importance before the termination of my reply. That there may however he no mistake, that we may fully understand each other, I will now in few words state the different ways in which my times, from the time of my appointment have been entered. The lawfulness, the propriety, the innocency of my conduct. I shall not avoid inquiring into; because on this point I aim at establishing the fact of my moral, and also of my legal innocence. If others have not ventured to produce the gaol act to prove that I have offended against its provisions, I shall not shrink from bringing it forward, to show that I have acted lawfully, according to the clear meaning of the law ; accord ing also to the universal practice of every officer, save one in the prison ; and that he on one occasion, actually adopted the same line of conduct—that one occasion being the only one on which he has been engaged without the walls of the prison, upon pure gaol business. . - Either my entry Las been made at the moment of arriving at the prison, by an inspection of the clock in a room at the back of the office, that inspection being made personally, or at my request by a clerk or turnkey, in strict accordance with the hour of the morning; that is in cases where I had walked direct from my residence to the prison ; or the entry has been what 1 will pro kiic vice, call antedated. If I had previous to my arrival been occupied out of my own resi • deuce on business simply and entirely arising out of my office as chapl a i n o f t h e pr i son, I have calculated how long it has detained me, or in other words, kept me from being at the prison by my usual time : thus, if arriving at half-past ten, I knew I had been occupied in the proper duties of my office, one hour, I wrote down in the time-book half-past nine. This has been my universal practice, from the date of my appointment, as I will show by evidence already before you, evidence which cannot be disproved, because incapable of error. On leaving the prison a very similar method has always been employed. If at the time of my departure I believed I had finished every duty of the day. 1 entered the office, looked at the time, either in person, or through the means of any officer who might be present, and made a correct and final entry ; except in some few instances, in which being perhaps pressed for time, or later than usual, I have said to any officer 1 have seen between the gates, be so good as en ter my time for me ; or, I may add, when entering the ot fice.in the company of Mr. Archer, one of us, has filled up the time for both. When, however, in the midst of my duties, I have been suddenly. (as has frequently happened) sent for, either to the Town-hall, or which has happened, to the Police-court, and being engaged longer than I expe c ted. or not being willing to undergo the extra fatigue of returning to the prison, merely to enter my name, I have not at that. same day returned to the prison, on my next arrival there, supposing my time of quitting the gaol to have been half-past one, and that I had been occupied two complete hours, I should enter half-past three as my proper time. Again a similar practice was adopted, when leaving the prison early for the purpose of attending to mere gaol business arising out of the nature of my office, and which required to be transacted without the walls. In fact, I have always looked upon the entry-book as of all documents in the prison, the best possible record of my time of labour, in the service of the corporation, and I have always spoken of it as such. The entry of my time in my journal, when I kept it, was the counterpart of the other. The omission of the practice altogether, since July 1840, will show, that no wish of de ceiving the justices could be on my mind. I next inquire whether my practice was or was not well known to the governor? whether he thought it proper or improper ? legal or illegal ? in accordance with or contrary to his own wishes or expectations ? for evidence now given having an opposite tendency, can not disprove the presump tion derivable, from his continued acquiescence in the plan ; no public notice having been taken by him of a matter, now for the first time said to be false, deceptive, and contrary to well known law. Mr. Batcheicior has told you on his oath, that so early after my original appointment as October, 1838, having occasion to state in his annual government report, the length of time employed by me, in my attendance at the prison, (and I beg to remind you that this was previous to the arrival of the inspector of prisons in that year), he conversed with me expressly and designedly on the subject, and fully understood that the time represented by my entries, included duties performed outside as well as inside the prison. In consequence of, and in accordance with, this conversation he made up his entries in his return. He does not suggest that he expostulated - with me for having adopted a wrong course ; he did not enter this very peculiar evil, this system of falsehood, on the face of his journal; he did not report the matter to the magistrates; he did not make known the startling fact to the inspector of prisons, but having adopted the abomination as his own act and deed, by transmitting the report to government without note or comment, he quietly permitted me to pursue the same course, until the annual report of th e year 183 9 b ecame due ; he had then and not till then a second conversation with me ; and without warning, or reproving, or reporting me, he again filled up his annual return, and sent it as a cor rect, proper, and true statement, to government; he at that time, if his present impressions of my wicked line of con duct were then entertained by him, well knowing, that he was giving utterance to a monstrous falsehood. Again, I repeat he did not expostulate with me, he did not attempt to prove to me that I was acting in error, he made no entry in his journal, as must have been his duty ; he made no private communication to the clerk of the peace, nor private nor public report to the magistrates ; no, all was quiet, all was calm ; the time for charges against the chaplain of the prison had not yet arrived. " There is, says the wise man, a time for all things." Well, then up to October, 1839, the gover nor of your prison was fully aware that the chaplain made his entries without rebuke, without report, and as I argue, In consequence, under the direct sanction of the chief officer of the prison. " Sewer qui non prohibet mandari cre ditur.' The governor says, " the errors in the entries in the time book by the chaplain were detected a long time before the change made in the entries. I did not speak to Dr. Buck when I first observed them." " I did not report the circumstance to the magistrates, I did not make an entry in my journal. I did not at that early time spQak to the chaplain on the subject. I did shortly afterwards. I mean previous to my sending up the, govern ment report for 1838. That was sent just before the October sessions, 1838. From that time until January, 1840, I did not allow the practice to go on without again speaking to him on the subject : I have two documents at hand I can refer to ; two annual reports. In the column on,the annual report, I, for the two previous years to the present, consulted the chaplain, as to the time. He said he had a right to have, as such time, the whole period, he was employed out of the gao l. "It was entered in the return accordingly. But in the return for the present year I have not entered the chaplain's time. The matter had been under my knowledge for a considerable time, I have often expressed my surprise at it, in the office to the clerks, but not in Dr. Buck's pre sence. I did not, during this long interval, make any entry in my journal. His general answer was, he had duties out of the gaol, and I made no report of it, I have always considered the chaplain independent of my authority. I cannot say how often the inaccuracies occurred. I have frequently asked for Dr. Buck, when he had left the gaol in the afternoon, and he had not entered the hour of departure, but which was done by him next morning. The chaplain stated he had business outside the gaol—l never doubted his word at that time:" observe these words, gentlemen. Re member, I pray you that all the above evidence extends over the whole period from my appointment to January, 1840 ; or, as Mr. B. says, to one month before that period. Now, gentlemen, Mr. Sammond says in his evidence, o'o governor noticed the errors, and asked me if' it was the practice? I informed him, " that it was." Consider what the governor says : _ "IwonTsaywhether I told Mr. Sammond to take notice whether the chaplain's entries were corrector not. I th oug ht it a wrong practise, but attributed it to mistake, a n d a t t h e same time not being anxious to report the chaplain." " About the 21st of Jannary this year, the governor came into the office and asked ine if Dr. B uc k had come. I said he had. He asked what . time. I t o ld hi m the doctor had made a mistake in his time, or was w rong i n hi s entry this morning. I also added this is not th e on l y i nstance. ' The governor then said I will speak to hi m .' 1 cannot say when th e practice began . I noticed it six months prior to the va, riation in the entries (January, 1840)." Permit me to suggest the enquiry—why, seeing Mr. Bat. oheldor well knew my method of entering my times—a me thod which had been familiar to him, and against which he had never protested during nearly two years, he should have made any inquiry of his clerk on the subject—why now con sider that to be indefensible, nay, disgraceful, which he had twice made known to government as correct, and had not re ported to the inspector, or to the magistrates as incorrect ? Mr. Saramond's original time of taking observations on the subject, may possibly lead to the clue which will unravel the mystery. 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