The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-09 00:00:00

RCze C - ;•:.101..:- thts . .p.n defiance of her I , rn'Ttnc(A:.of.:Upper apd - i.:Ovver Canada, and the pae-s,ity of pl) , Pssing rebelliOn by force of arms, and of subir...7ldo,,i the .•. _ _ ..- constnulional gnvernment of Lower Canada, are in a .great dre.zrr , e'attritautatile'to the want of foresight and energy on. the pint of her Majesty's conliuential servant's, and to the ambiguous, dilatory, and it resolute course which they have pursued in revpeet to he affairs of Canada since their appointment to office"—(this resoiutiob was received with great cheering from the opposi tion benches) He trusted this : address conveyed a full,, fair, and candid explanation of the course that had been pursued— (Great cheering front the ministerial benches, reiterated from the opposite side of the house). He would contend that this address wain perfect concordance with the arguinents,held by honorable gentlemen opposite, when the noble lord brought for ward his resolution of last year; and, jibe recollected right, the only objection take❑ to the resolutions on-that (the oppo- sit 101 l ) side' of the house was, that they did not go far enough. thought the ease he liad to meet did not lead him so far bark as the hon. baronet had gone into anterior events.. (minis terial cheers.) ,hie knew the meaning of those cheers, they • . • \vent to insinuate that the disorderS which hid preiailed in Caneda had not been of recent growth. H e at once, agreed in that proposition that the seeds of these difficulties had been sown at an earlier period, but they had been fostered by the .yaduct pursued by the pres e nt go v er nment. The noble lord then proceded to take a review of the progressive state of affairs in the Canadas from the printed documents, and con tended that the course pursued had been such as to warrant the terms he -had-inserted in his resolution. With regard to the absence of troops to quell the rebellion, he knew it had been stated by the great captain of the a.e that he cast no blame on ministers an that account. But that was a military opinion relating to the fact that the trOops,in these colonies were suffi tleut to retain them, and the result had proved such to be the case. But the question was, whether there were troops enough to keep down rebellion, and that was satisfactorily proved not to be the case. 'Lord Glenela himself became, in March, of opinion that more troops were necessary in Canada. Yet no .truo l iS were sent out, although Lord Gosford .repeatedly ex pressed-iris opinion that more troops were necessary to awe the disaffected, and give confidence to the loyal. True, the govern ment had sbceeeded. in suppressing the rebellion; but how? Why, by calling the volunteers. into action, from whose inter ference, inflamed as they were by long party animosity, all the borrors. : and eVils4 the Canadian struggle had sprung. It had imparto,d. to the contest all the Characteristics of a civil war. Would r-his have been the case if the civil .arm had been suffi- c.ently fortitied with troops? The seine opinion of the culpable neglect of government in not sending out sufficient troops, ap peared to have existed in Upper as well as in Lower Canada. On . the.'4l.st of April, 1833, Sir F. Head wro'e home that he Was cu`tifident he Would'have ne'difficulty in crushing the repub lican-play mere it not for-the - general rear in the country that the efforts of the governor would not be supported by the boine . governMetit. The noble lord read several other extracts from the - parliamentary papers, for the piirpose of proving that the feeling, pervaded the population of both provinces. .The `government had, he contended, by their alliance with those in that house who had abetted the designs of the revolutionists in the;eanadas, plainly evinced.their indisposition to take anticipa tory measures of repression. They would still expect the sup port of the extreme party in that house*, - and the members of that party would doubtless again expect the support of ministers at the elections—(hear,.ficar)., The hen, member for Westutin- sfer Leader)) would again hope to have the hon. comptrol ler of the • household for chairman of his Committee, and to. have the votes ofmembers tif the cabinet recorded in his favour. • — (hear). On the other hand, no doubt, there would be many lumbers of that party whti, notwithstanding the opposition they had given to ministers on the Canada question, would vote for them on the present occasion —(hear). They (the conserva tives)were compelled to take their present course on this ques tion. The question was so put that they must either consent to coudenin Lord Glenelg, solely and singly, for a line of policy in,which the whole government participated, and for which•they " , re. responsible, or they lutist join with the noble Lord, the 'oreig'n secretary, iii sanctioning that which they could not cori7 a'nent 4 utisly approve. - He repeated ihat . they were compelled to adept this course—(" no no" from the ministerialists). No ar rangement existed between theiin, and. the hon. hart. whose.call 'ef ithe house compelled them 'as honest and honmirable men, fairly and freely, without fear or favour, to epres - s their sincere 'l,pinidn. • - Had not they been ie placed he could answer for him ',err arid those who agreed with him, that they certainly would hot have. been the first to come forward with such a motion as he had to submit to the house. There was no intention on the part of the party to which- he belonged to originate such a I ndtion-(ironical. 'ministerial cheer's). The noble lord (Pal merston) had, jocularly' remarked upon the probability of a coal !: 'n Ministry, of which the_; right hon. hart. and the hon. member for Lye& should be members, and upon the sacrifice of Opinion tlierelnust be if such a fusion occurred. The noble lord, bow nvey, *Mild have but little cause to complain of such a junction, f ur• sti4ly there' Were differences Tutu as great between the reheats and-the governirient; as there were between them and the conservatives. The noble lord (J. ilussell . ) was understood to support the principle of an established church—a great pro- Portion of his supporters were opposed to it. On the subject of the :louse of 'Lords; too; there 'was an - equal difference of opi 11.iml, to .SaS , nothing of the difference existing on great ques ting;; inithig the mettibers of the governMent itself. He (Lord ...lan) confessed that he very much deprecated all sect forced anions, and he should always regret, any circumstances which compelled him to embark in the same boat with gentlemen of opposite opinions to his own—(cheers). The' noble lord con eluded by moving the amendment which, he already read. ogre rejoice that the task of moving the amendment devolved upon. Lord Sandon, who, representing as he fie?s the first mercantile town in the United Kingdom, (London excepted) waswell - qualified to give expression to the opinions generally entertained in reference to the colonial policy. of .the present. ministers. In the execu tion of this task our ,noble representative has displayed Considerable tact and ability, and contributed testrength !n the feelings of respect and attachment with which Ile is re4arded by his constituents. • - Lord Sandon was foildwed by Mr. Labouchere, who' entered boldly .upon the defence of ministers. He con gratulated the. House ilia " the veil of mystery, which had So lung enshrouded ...the designs of the conservative party, was at length torn asuncer." He expressed him self as perfectly satisfied with the colonial policy of the present cabinet. He.said that the real question at issue "whether or not the government were to be de-: Oared unworthy to occupy their present places, and ho *nimble gentlemen opposite walk over and take their teats." "As a member of .the government he felt it vdnuid be the more graceful course in him to abstain from any . expression oflf.rinion On this .subject. It was a question for the House to decide ; and he heartily hoped that the division. would be. come to in the manner that 'Would best pro Mote the interests of this great empire" Mr. Labouchere,wa.s succeded by Lord Stanley, who inflicted upon ministers one of the most terrible castiga tions that they have ever Writhed under. For the fol. lowingatlalysis of this truly elo9uent speech we are in debted to the Times : 7 - "Lord Stanley was of opinion, that the mystery hung rather on the side of government.. No one knew what Course they meant to pursue. They might have moved (and, considering their lofty tone, he thought they would have been- more consistent if they had moved) a bold series ofcOunter-resolutions. Surely they would never deign, for the purpose of preventing the amendment from arriving.at a.distinct vote, to affirm that such words of censure as those of the mover - ought to stand part of thequestion. The only. direct course would be to join in voting that those words should not stand part of the question ; and then, when the words of Lord Sandon's amendment should be put as the question in their stead, meet that amendment with their full front. He Was of opinion bat no blame could be imputed to his friends for having abstained from moving censure while the out break in Canada was fresh. That early time (n;hile it was still doubtful whether, from the conduct of govern meat, it might not be difficult even for the most perfect 'union of all parties to preserve the Canada's) was not a , season for stirring party questions and endea . vouring tO , embarrass the government. gut if, as ministers declare, .everything has become smooth and tranquil, the house cis now free to censure the misconduct which roused all Allis mischief. The noble lord then proceeded to present ;in an historical series the proofs of the - an;higuity and vacillation which this amendment charges on the cabinet; 'beginning from.the period of his own secession in 1834. Mr. Spring Rice, his successor, had misled Mr. Roebuck ambiguity on the subject of the Legislative Corm. an -when the truth came out indignation was the t natural result. He had himself, on leaving office, be queathed to Mr. Spring Rice his paper s an d hi s pr i vate se cretary. Mr. Rice remained colonial minister till No imengowhen it unluckily happened that the govern= ,Trient , were dismissed on the very day on which Mr. Rice ,declared that lee eumpleto his plan. He did not, how_ ,ever, ie'ave . that plan behind him—UO, not a scrap of pa:. per . to & boy wbat sort of thing it was. Lord Aberdeen succeeded, and remained in Office till the spring, when alsO4eftbispapers.tespecting Canada for the use of his successor. Three commissioners were then 'sent out, remarkable for their nnanitilimity in discrepancy ; an d On their information the government at last, in 1837, screwed .p their .eourage to submit a string of resolu. Cons to Parliament. , Meanwhile their ambiguities had Taised idonbtof •tlieir sincerity among the Canadians, Pito - savithat while they were .nominally asserting one course, they were bestowing utmost aid and favour on the champions of the course directly opposite=the Mr. Humes, and' the Mr. O'Connells, and the Mr. Leaders. In one particular indeed they had not been ambiguous, but Ric; clear; for Lore! Julin Russell had declared, that if popular concessions were . made and round unsatisfactory, more mast be conceded till satisfac tion were attained. • This was clear indeed—it was tell ing the Cm - Indians that 'they had only to persevere in Mutiny to get all they wanted. And thus tine govern ment, %, hide it wa s a ffectieg to repress disaffection with mere hand, was actual] encouraging it with the other. F.lie - tacillation and delay imputed by the amendment 1 44 been evidenced ihttughout the matter of Lord Gos- ft - ird's instruct iunF 6S~'~.C~'~T :T.~7C .Y..~T'it:!a :3: '~-Y. +2~3: Woist of all; it had been e-vidO.iFed in the neglect to send .out, troops. There were soldier's sufficient, iu the opinion of the Duke of Wellington, to maintain the Canadas : but while these troops were wholly occupied in that service, what was the state of defence in which the neighbouring possessions of the Crown were left ? How would the interests of this country have been able to protect themselves, if the ac tual government of the - United States, instead of takidg the honottrable line they have actually pursued, had seized on this opportunity to settle by force the que'stion of the disputed boundary? He thought favourably of the disposition of the Canadians ; but it was no wonder that they are not Conciliated, when, instead of dealing with them fai►ly, you treat them with dark hints that you are willing to give what it practically turns out that you have no intention of giving." in reference to this brilliant oration we cannot avoid quoting the admirable remarks of the Morning Herald; "Lord Stanley presented himself to the house; and delivered a speech—which to characterise, as beyond all comparison, the best, which has been delivered in either house of parliament, during the present session—is but to render feeble justice to its transcendent merits ! " It may be doubted, indeed, whether a more splendid oration was ever delivered within the walls of parliament. When we reflect on the profound intimacy with his subject, which the noble lord displayed—on the logical order which his trains of reasoning assumed—on the exquisite felicity of the mode, in which he treated the admissions, and assertions, and ironical assumptions of the ministerial speakers who proceeded him— together with the graces of style and manner which characterised the whole—it becomes difficult to imagine anything in the nature of a speech, of which a large portion was, necessarily, extem poraneous, more perfect tfran Lord Stanley's speech of last night ! " His lordship began, by repelling the imputation on the con duct of the conservative party, which was involved in Mr. La bouchere's phrase—that "the veil of mystery was at length rent asunder." if any mystery attached to the conduct of any party in the house, the condtict of the conservative party, as the noble lord showed, was, at all events, free from it. " But why,' exclaimed Lord Stanley, "should ministers be so sensitive on the subject of an attack, directed against that portion of _their policy, on which, in an especial manner, they declare themselves willing to rest their claims to glory ?" And, certainly, it might have seemed more natural, if the ministerial ists. instead of talking about " mystery." and - hinting at untie ral Coalitions, Itad expressed the gratitude, which most have swelled their bosoms at finding public attention so closely rivetted to the especial ' "glory" of the whip system of govern ment ! . . "Lord Stanley, then, proceeded to make terrific havoc with Mr. Labouchere's statement, thatformer administrations were responsible for the present disordered state of our Canadian re lations; and proved, by the most unanswerable . argumeuts, that the disaffection, and revolt, and bloodshed which have recently desolated the fields of Canada, have sprung naturally from the conciliatory, and " glorious" policy of the present government. The present government, as Lord Stanley most clearly showed, had paltered with • the Canadian insurgents in a double sense— had held out to their accredited agents in this country, expecta tions, which no preceding government had ever held out—expecta tions, moreover, which the present government never meant to find! On the subject of the elective council, Lord Stanley pointed nut the wretched duplicity, the miserable shuffling, which 'had characterised the Melbourne administration—and pointed. out, moreover, how c,.inpletely that administration had reversed the policy, on which he had acted while he filled the office of colonial - secretary. "On this branch of his subject—and, also, on the vacilla tions of poor Lord Glenelg—the arguments of Lord Stanley were marked by a degree of power, which ministers evidently felt to be terrific! " In reply to a taunt that bad fallen from Mr. Labouchere— a taunt to the effect, that the conservatives hail neglected during the discussion of the Canada bill, a more fitting oppor tunity.than they now possessed, of censuring the Queen's go vernment, but that, perhaps, the storms of that period, and the calm which marked the present, might account for the circum stance—Lord Stanley re))lied with irresistible truth, that the storms of the first period alluded to, did account for the forbear ance of the conservative party. It was not,' observed the noble lord, at a time when rebellidu was raging, and when the efforts of all patties might have proved-ineffective, in at tempting to avert the dismemberment of the empire, that the Conservatives could condescend to indulge in petty warfare.' As to the calm of the present period, however, so pompously announced frnmthe ministerial 'benches, was that calm esta.- blished , to exist, he begged to ask, by, the evidence of the fact, that it was still deemed necessary to suspend the canadian consti tution.? , • - _ _ _ .. _ . " Lord Palmerston, however, was Lord Stanley's chief vic tim! The unfortunate fOreign secretary attempted, as we have seen, to .be ironical on,the subject of the coalition which he was pleased to conjure up between Sir Robert Peel, and Sir Win. Molesworth! Lord Stanley ) ,hawed the imaginary picture to be incomplete. The noble lord, exclaimed Lord Stanley, has forgotten to state whether he means to be a member of the Peel and Molesworth administration. If he does not, all I,can say is, that, for a period stretching beyond my remembrance, it will be the first adminittration, ,f which the noble lord has not part." - The shouts of laughter which greeted this bitter retort — laughter extorted even from the ministerial benches—will pre vent, for some time, the potir'foreign secretary from attempting irony at the expense of the conservative leaders! " When Lord Stanley resumed his seat, not oneof the minis ters dared to rise. No. They seemed rivetted to the Treasury bench; and actually permitted Sir Chtitles Grey, one of the most tearful' tiaddlers who eVer•obtroded himself on a public assembly, to,talk against time (the period was an hour and three quarters),, until an adjournMent became feasible. . " A more flatteling compliment has seldiim been paid by an tagonists, than was thus indirectly paid by'ministers ' last night, to the ttemendonS .power of Lord 'Stanley's speech. But. al though Lord Stanley is silenced for the rest of this debate, Mr. Gladstone, Lord Francis,Egerton, Sir - William Follett, and Sir Robert Peel, yetre.main., Well may the miserable Whigs - tremble ! Terminate the matter how it may, in other respects —they are certain of being crucified by the Conservatives, as never imbeciles were crucified by their antagonists before! We cannot wish them a happy deliverance !" The debate on Tuesday night, though it closed hea vily, was, one of the most interesting .that has taken place within the last two years. The calm and divi _ fied speech of; LOrd Sinden, 'and the scathing eloquence of Lord Stanley will create a great sensation throughout . the country. Whatever. may be the result of the deci sion on the amendment, the ministers must inevitably it-be in their reputation — if, indeed, • possible for them to sink lower than they are in *lcily. We had proceeded thus far when we were favoured, through the kindness of Mt.Willmer, with a copy of the Times of yesterday morning, - containing. the resumed debate on Sir William Molesworth's motion, and the di vision on Lord Sandon's amendment. We proceed to lay before' our readers the analysis of time debate which is fug nished in the Times. We have no room for any com ments of our own. The House of Lords did not sit last night. In the House of Commons, after the announcement of the confirmation of the City election and a few petitions, the order of the day for the adjournedi debate on Sir William 111 . olesworttei prOposal fur a vote of censure against Lord Glenelg was proceeded with; it began languidly with a speech from Mr. Leader; who, though the hero of the Whig party at the last Westminster election, was unhonoured, as far as we could discern, by the presence of any of his friends, the ministers, with the exception only of the Right Hon. Poulett Thomson. Several short speeches were made, among whieh were some having reference wholly to 'lre land ; that topic being considered by Irish members as appro priate to every debate, on what subject soever. An official gentleman, named Rich, was then heard at considerable length, having been requested, as was whispered in the house, to speak for ministers, in order to occupy time till the hoUse should be fuller. The debate then began to improve. Mr. Praeo coin menced this better order of things in an acute dissection of the Canadian policy of ministers. By the dime when he had finished, the season was come fur. making their case, and Sir George Grey, the. Under Secretary for the Colonies, rose to state it He was very angry indeed, and began with hard words; called Sir W..Molesworth's speech miserable, and Mr. Praed's unscrupulous; and complained that after giving large priwers to goCernment at Christmas, the tories were trying in March to acquire those powers.for themselves. .They ought not, in his opinion, to have first adopted the policy of government, and then arraigned it. He attempted to answer some of Lot d Statiley'A statements, vindicated the non-transthission of troops, and observed, that the portion of the ministerial policy which this amendment went to condemn was their conciliatory, 'Dot their coercive, dealing. lit all thecolonies except Canada, the administration of Lord Glenelg haul been a successful and a sa tisfactory one; and he believed the real question to be, not as the opposition would have it supposed, the colonial, but the domestic ; policy of the geyeronient., . . . Mr. Gladstone defended the opposition from the charge of couledetatiug with the 'radicals. Such a combination - would have been a dishonourable course for the conservatives, though, not without precedent among the' whigs, who, on the Irish' church question,. had met theArish party and framed a joint resolutiou, on the words whereof both sections could agree. The true reason why,'ort ateeding, to office in 1833, they had abandulfied the more manful policy of their predecessors as to Canada was, that adherence to sounder principles would have committed thein with their then new allies. In a full review of their Canadian measures, he comtnent.ed with especial severity upon their delays, to which they had become so much accustom ed, that they seedier! :to think when they had put off a subject they had settledit.. Their4niedivere actually become insensi ble td the distinction between settlement ant procrastination. Mr. Spring Rice, like Sir George Grey, attempted to answer Lord Stanley ;• hut with as little success: He, had not left his Canadian plan to "his successor, because it had not been sub mitted to the . Cabinet, who were to have deliberated upon it the very day . they iient out orOffice. Lord Stanley might cen sure ministers for being dilatory; they might, with better too reason, censure him for precipitate being The tory leaders on this occasion-were faired on by their followers. .The two last divisiovs had stimulated the present. Lord Maidstone, like a valiant young .knight, hail earned his spurs well; he . seemed to have used them well since: It was a s tru g gle f o r Power—not for Office simply, but fur the principles of the re spective parties. The ministers had, indeed, been lately beaten; but how often' had tory governments beett beaten, and vet ad hered to °Mee ? . Mr. Rice thee enumerated various instances of divisitins'un fa vonrable to tory adminiStrkilianS, and discussed th, mat e ri a l s for forming a new Cabinet' . i . f the uhigs should be turned nut. It could nut be a radical, and must be a tore; a.dmioistriition. After some conciliatory expla_nationS• from' Lord .Stanley to Mr. hies. and - a ; few Words troth Lord . Ilowick,'doir g rather tardy justice to Liird Aberdeen as a Colonial Minister, Sir Robert Net rose ; an d i n a powerful speech justified and enforced the course pursued' on this occasion by the cobServative party. He begin by exuses,i n ,,, T his Surpride at the tone of Mr. S. Riee',s relinatioh on Lord Stanley, rememberinv, as he did, how the Whigs, when Lor.d Stanley lett 'them, deplored Isis' 'Secession as the loss o f their brightest ornament. The subject of the debate, he said ivIIS lvio-fold—the aaiendment and the policy impeached by it. The amendment embodied his own principles, and dif fered front theits, for it: Was not ambiguous or irresolute—it asked no confederacy wi t h o b o oXiansiminiOns—no compromise ' %%ill) slyer-e priociples—it founded no compact, nor " complet: lal:iance ; but declared loyal sentiments, and expressed a just want -of confidence-in the Whig ministry. It was ascribed by 3, , . . -ntibistars.to a pressure iNon belin4 they. were so uncharitable as to judge others by themselves They talked as if their Ca nadian.poticy had been adopted by him and his friends; whereas, on every occasion, he bad ascribed the late iniSadventures to their dilatory and irresolute conduct. 'l'ne Under Secretary bad asked why the amendment had not been moved when the address was moved at Christmas? Why, because Lord 4hil. then begged the house 'to bennanimons, and reserved to every member his future right of raising the question. 'l'he conser vatives were accused of having waited. till all was tranquil. Surely this was just the fairest course. However, when the Canada Bill was in progress, some weekS since, he had not shrunk from responsibility of proposing the needful amendments. The noble Lord at that time said, that if those amendments should be pressed, he must consider whether it would not be necessary for him to resign; they teed been pressed, and the noble Lord had given way. The Conservatives were now blamed for having been con nected with the Administrations which had existed before 1828; and to whose errors the distractions of the colony had been mainly owing. But of those adininistrations not a few members had been the colleagues of these very Whigs—for ex ample, Lord Palmerston, Lord Ripon, who had been actually their colonial secretary, and Mr. Wilmot Horton, whom they had made governor of Ceylon. Now, his case was, not that past governments had bean exempt from error, but that if the whigs had used ordinary foresight, the recent bloodshed might have been prevented. Sir ROBERT PEEL then proceeded to contrast the Colonial Administration of Lord Abeitdeen with that of Lord Glenelg, and showed that the adjustment of differences had always been prevented by some unlucky accident, Connected with the blun ders of the whigs. As to his views on the present motion, he looked not to the formation of a government, but to the honor of the Conservative party, who could not properly absent them from such a discussion, nor properly move the previous ques tion, nor properly vote with Sir William Molesworth, in fixing upon a single Minister a charge. appertaining to the whole Cabinet. He had expected that Ministers would relieve him from that embarrassment by proposing, according to all prece dent, a _counter-resolution, declaring that the conduct of Lord Glenelg had the approbation of the House. If they would do that, even now, he would wave the amendment and fight them on that counter resolution. Lord John Russell complained that Sir Robert Peel was over ruled by his supporters. Parties are now, said he, like serpents, moved by their tails. (This untoward simile recoiled upon the noble lord in a burst of laughter.) The ministry had not been unsuccessful against the rebels, nor yielded any point to them. It was said that ministers might have prevented the revolt; but that sort of hypothesis was incapable of proof. The noble lord then recriminated on former governments, and put forth some bitter, but somewhat feeble, sarcasms against Lord Stanley. As to the present motion, its object was to eject the govern ment : but this, had not been a usual proceeding with the ,House of Commons, except in a very strong case of eulpabilit-y... ..H e did not Wish to take any but a direct course, and would beg Sir W. Molesworth to withdraw the original motion, that the _amendment might be substantively put, and met with a flat negative. T. this request Sir W. Molesworth agreed, with an alacrity which looked as if he had heard. of the request before that moment: and the House then proceeded to a division, upon which, without any Radical •vote, the Opposition came within 29 of the Ministerial numbers. No fewer than 15 of the con servatives were, it seems, absent from illness or other causes. The following is the division upon Lord Sandon's amendment, which 'was put - from the chair in a substan tive form, in consequence of the Withdrawal of Sir Wm. MOleWorth's motion For Lord Sandon's proposition 287 Against it 316 Majority in favour of Ministers.... -29 The house then adjourned at a quarter past 3 o'clock.] The pairs on Sir - W. Moleswoith's,motinn were as follows:---; Conservatives. TVhid- Radicals. , Archdall, M. Chapman, M. L. Bailey, J. Potter, R. Clive, Viscount Jervis, J. Cresswell, C: Erle, W. Cartwright, T. Hector, C. Cooper, E. Martin, I'. Kelley, F. Talfourd, 'l'. N. Rae, Sir W. Edwards, Colonel Ramsey, Lord • • Hallyhurton, Lord D. Tyrell, Sir J. Heron, Sir R. ' Pollock, Sir F. Phillpots J. Conservative members absent from illness and unavoidable engagements:— Barnes, Sir E. - (ill) Lowther, Hon. H. Blakemore, R. (ill) Owen, Sir J. Burdett, Sir F. (ill) Stormont, Lord (ill) Dugdale, W. S. (ill) Vernon, G. H. (ill) Fox, L. G. (ill) Wall, C. B. Ker, D. Wilmot, Sir E. (ill) Lowther, Lord • Counts . of Rutland vacant. . Whig. Radicals absent from illness and other causes. Conynghani, Lord A. (ill) Moreton A. Johnson, General Wilkins, W. Members who did riot vote. Molesworth. , Grote. Leader. We were politely favoured last night by: Mr. Willmer, with a copy of the Times of yesterday, fiont which we have given ex • tracts elsewhere. Mr. Wilinter deserves the thanks of the public for his attention in providing for their gratification. . Ma. BROWN'S CONCERT.-Our readers will perceive that Mr. Brown's concert, at the Templar's Hall, is announced for Tuesday night. It promises to be as attractive a concert as any which has been held during the season, as far as professional talent ca❑ make it so. • •• • THE - ROYAL AMPHITHEATEE.—At this theatre a splendid equestrian fete, called the "Conquest of Jerusalem," has been performing, with a number of other attractive pieces. Mr. Neville, the stage manager, we perceive, announces his benefit for Monday evening, and has put out a programMe that must draw him a good house. THE LIVER THEATRE.—This little theatre is putting out a most attractive bill of tare this week. Mr. W. J Hammond, who has been•earnin„ fresh laurels for himtelf at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, _has paid the theatre a visit, and last evening added his rich fund-of humour to one or two laughable little dramas. Next week he makes his appearance as Sam Weller, in a new drama of that name; and takes hie benefit with that play on Monday evening. His acting in this charac ter has been highly spoken of as the best fae simile of Chasrles Dickens' ideal Sam Weller that has yet appeared. THE WIND.—On Tuesday, the wind, which has been blow ing from the east and south-east almost instantaneously during the last nine weeks, veered round to the west, with a smart breeze, The consequence was that in the course of the day, up wards of fifty vessels from foreign ports, exclusive of coasters, arrived in the Mersey. HOUSE ROBBERY.—Some time betwixt Monday night and Tuesday morning, the house of Mr. 'l'. Allister, Chatham-place, Edgehill, was. entered, and the following articles stolen :—one £lO note. (rruMber not known,) one silver teaspoon, a small purse containing one shiking and a bunch of keys. The thieves had effected an entrance by getting on the top of the house and opening a garret window. MELANCHOLY AccrOtr4T.—On Monday afternoon informa tiOn was conveyed to the police inspector at the Clarence Dock that two children were drowning in a pit near the canal. Ward ' one of the officers, was immediately despatched to the spot, with the grapnel], which he threw into the pit, and drew up the body of a boy named Halliday, the youngest of two brothers, both of whom bad, by some accident, fallen into it. The eldest boy, about eleven years of age, had been got out by another man before Ward arrived. They were both dead. The unfor tunate parents who have been thus bereaved of their children, live in St. Martin's-street, near New Scotland-road. THE MAILS:—The mercantile community, as well as the public generally, have been seriously inconvenienced by the non-arrival of the mails during the past week. The defective state of the roads, and the impediment of the snow, have caused obstructions and annoyanees quite equal to any thing a e are told of by Miss Martineau, during her recent travels through the United States. A heavy fall of snow occurred on the 27th ult., between Dunchurch and Birmingham. In Yorkshire, in several parts the snow lies very deep. The inspectors on the western road report the scow to be in some places nearly 13 feet deep. Indeed, the roads in all parts of the kingdom are in a rotten condition. In Liverpool and the neighbourhood scarcely any snow has fallen. During [the winter there have not been above three or four falls of snow, and never has it been above three inches thick on the ground. A NEw STEAM-VESSEL.—The City of Dublin Company have made another addition to their numerous fleet by a splen did new vessel called the Royal Adelaide, which Was tried in the river on'Friday last, previous to her first voyage to Dublin on Monday last, in company with the mail packet. The Royal Adelaide was built by Messrs. - Wilson, with magnificent en gines of 200 horse power, by Messrs. Mather, Dixon, and Co., and is, in every respect, of the very first order. She is the fourth of a new series of vesseli built by the City of Dublin Company, comprising the Royal William and two others, and margin prom i s es_to be at least equal t o an y o f h e r predecessors. of lig u h ,e t o se n it, th h e as S ge t n h St SOUTH b t STACK placed moveable the been seen when that in the Light-house was enveloped by fog, thereby, on many occasions, found of the greatest use to her ma j es ty's packets, and other vessels sailing by the Head. The honourable corporation of Trinity-house have been pleased to cause it, from being red, to be made a plain revolving light, thereby more powerful, and showing in all sea directions. This light is not. seenhearning northward of N. E. by . E. ; is about .forty feet above the water, and about thirty yards north of the Light-house; is occasionally lighted, viz. when the weather is not quite clear; the two lights revolving, and when both seen, are readily distinguishable from the two revolving lights on the Calf-of-Man, which are :187 yards distant from each other, the highest of which is to the northward, whereas the highest light _on the South Stack is to the southward. DISTRESSED POOR IN TOXTETH-PARK.—The sum Of £l2O having been raised by the joint exertions of the Rev. - William Hesketh and the Rev. Jarnei Hassall, amongst their personal friends, and members of their congregation, for the relief of the distressed poor in Toxteth-park, that sum was applied, during the last week, to the purposed object, by means of sixpenny and shilling tickets, distributed to 'the poor by those persons who had contributed to the fund. The number of tickets, by which relief was thus obtained, amounted, at the close of the following Monday, to two thousand six hundred; of this number, eleven hundred were relieved with potatoes and coals, and fifteen hun dred with shop orders, consisting of bread, meal, or small gro ceries; in the former distribution, twenty tons of coals, and four hundred and thirty measures of potatoes were consumed; and by the latter, the sum of £57 17s 6:1 was expended. Of the persons thus relieved, an examination was instituted, wherever it was practicable, according so the system adopted by the Board of the District Provident Society. The name, residence; and number in family of each petitioner was taken down, and their place of abode afterwards visited; and of the number thus examined and visited, amounting to no less than 500 families, the inquiry tended, in most instances, to certify the real want of the applicant. THE CH ASE.—The Cheshire Hounds will meet this day; the 9th, at Ducidon-heath ; to-morrow,-the 10th, at Norton Priory; on Monday, the 12th, et Soinerford.-park ; on Tuesday, the 13th, at Manley-mill; on Thursday, 15th, at Bradfield-green; Friday, 16th, at Highway-side; Saturday, 17th, at High-Legh ; on Monday, 19th. at Beestou Castle; Wednesday, ,21st, at Cliolmondeley Castle; Thursday, 22d, at Wilkesley Village ; aturday,24th, at Windmill on Ravensmoor, at half-past ten o'clock.—Sir Thomas Stanley's Fox Hounds will meet to morrow, the 10th instant, at Hawarden, at ten. o'clock.—Mr.• L ee h e ' s H ou nds will inset this day, the 9th, at Gallantry hank; on . Monday,.l2th, at. Carden; on Wednesday . 14th, at Penley Hall; on Friday. 16th, at Bursas Hall; on Monday, 19th, at Allan Sadler's on Wednesday, 21st, at Hampton-heath ; on Friday, 231; at Handley ; on MOndav, 26th, at Gresford ;•,on 'Wednesday, 28th, at Egerton Arms, groxton ; on Friday, 30th, at \\7l - Instay.; on r Moudav, April 2ml, at Hough Bridge, near Malpas, at-half-past ten o'clock.—Mr. Smythe dwen't; Hounds will inset this daV, the 9th, at natcharn Brid , e; at half-past ten o'clock.—'The Ludlow Hounds will meet twinorrow, the 10th, at Stanton Lacy ; on Thursday, 15th, at Pedlar's Rest ; on Saturday, 17th, at Bucknell Wool 4 at tell' O'diikk! THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE ORATORIO AT THE THEATRE ROYAL. On Tuesday evening last, the LiverpoelChoral SoCiety perk funned Ilandel's sublime Oratorio, the "Messiah," with ac- . 1 companiments by Mozart, at the Theatre Royal. The oratorio was aunuttoceti to be under the patronage of the Mayor, and fUr the benefit of the distressed poor. Such being its meritorious obiect we were glad to see so excellent a house, the theatre being well filled in every part. The orchestra was very strong, containing upwards of 30 fetnale and about 100 male choristers, besides a very good toned organ, which was erected in the cen tre of the orchestra; with the usual compliment of other instru ments, to make the instrumental dOparttnent complete. Mr. George Hoiden acted as conductor, Mr., M. Maybrick pre sided at the organ, and Mr. G._ Eyton led the orchestra. 'Per haps as a society of choristers, strictly so speaking, there is not a more efficient one in , the kingdom than the Liverpool Choral Society; but when we go beyond the choral singing, we know not from what cause, but a prevailing tainebess aml flatness characterises the instrumental department. The overture to this sublime oratorio, which is a mellifluous movement, partook precisely of this character, with just a sufficiency of excellence to save it froth being damned, but not enough to excite applause. Mr. France was put forward to sing the first recitative, "Comfort ye," and was no saving clause to the overture. The chorus which followed, "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed," was splendidly effective. The finished effect was, however, somewhat destroyed by the leader's violin being heard a full minim before the rest in the middle of the chorus was completed. The simulta neous crash of the chains ceasing at once into complete silence was magnificent, conjoined with the words, " For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it;" but this splendid effect was greatly marred by the anti-climax of a single squeaking violin destroy ing the emphatic silence by a tone sufficiently long to draw at tention before the chorus again rose. The recitative accompa nitnent which followed by Mr. Wearing, "Thus, saith the Lord of Hosts," was a comcilete lullaby. The following chorus, "'And he shall purify the sons of Levi," was again spirited, and a redeeming trait in the oratorio. Mr. Dutton sang. the next recitative, " Behold, a virgin shall conceive." He posses ses a counter tenor voice of a very singular quality of tone, which is sometimes almost puerile. It, however, told well in some passages. The next recitative, " For, behold ! darkness shall cover the earth," was sung with much power and sweet ness by Mr. Davies, who really possesses a fine bass voice, and a voice capable of filling the house. The following chorus, " For unto us a child is born," was exquisitely sung. The charming undulating melody was done full justice to. We .think this decidedly the most strikingly beautiful passage in the wfiole oratorio. The pastoral symphony which followed is a be s itytiful flowing melody, and was played with good taste. The next recitative was sung by Mrs. Hiles, " There were shepherds abiding in the field." Mrs. Hiles possesses a voice of consider able power and' sweetness, though not sufficiently tutored to ''be capable of much ornament. She sang the recitative very Chastely. The next chorus, "Glory to God irkhe highest," was again a marked feature in the oratorio. Mrs. Hiles sang the following air, "Rejoice greatly," very sweetly and :introduced a neat ornamental cadence. She avas loudly applauded. Miss Swain sang the next recitative and air, very creditably. The music of the air is a most beautiful melody, which accords finely with the words. The verse is taken from Isaiah, and is one of those examples of fine metaphor and of the harmony of language with Which Isaiah abounds. For instance, can there be a more fitting metaphor, more perfectly carried out, or the arrangement and choice of the words of which can be more liquid, and musical, and appropriate, than the following : " He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; and he shall gather the lambs With his arm, and-carry them in his bosom, and gently ledd those that are with young." The verse is one of exquisite 'beauty, as a piece of composition, and nothing could be better adapted to it than the,bea.utiful passage of his oratorio to which Handel has set it. jfkie music and the words seemed to pos sess but one meaning—one soul, which breathed upon the audience with the softness and• sweetness of a gentle zephyr. Mr. Brand sang the next recitative, "Come unto him," but her voice was greatly deficient in power. In the second part part Mr. Lunt sang well in a counter alto, " He was despised and rejected of men." The fallowing chorus was very fine ; the concluding cadetice especially, " And the Lord hall► laid on him the iniquity or ud all," Was splendid. The recitative by Mrs. Hiles, "He was cut out of the land of the living," was also well sung. The full chorus before the interval, "he is the King of Glory," was gloriously sung. The oratorio was resumed after the interval, with, " by particular desire," the grand march and chorus, "Crown ye the altar," from BeethoVen's Waits of Athens. We never beard a piece of music More wretchedly played or in worse time than was this. In vain did the conductor endeavotir to get the orchestra into something • like time; for while one half was con ducted by him, the leader was most perseveringly leadi►►y the other half half a bar before him, and the result was what might be expected, a musical jumble—a diScord in concert. After this, the new instrument, the ophicleide, was introduced, played by a soldier of the band of the 82d regiment, stationed in this town. The instrument is an unwieldy brass instrument, intended as a substitute for the serpent. Its principle supe riority consists in its scale of notes being complete, and thereby allowing a solo to be performed upon it. As an instrument, how ever, it will never come into general use but as an accompani ment. The tone has a disa.reeable smothered flatness of quality wkich makes its solo per 7 formance aavthing but agreeable. The player, however, exhibited much execution on the iuitru ment, and for that and the apparent difficulty of playing it he was encored, though, really, ►t was infliction. The following air, "Thou art gone up on nigh," was sung, or, rather, attempted to be sung; by Mr. Hadley. We wonder tbat men will put themselves in such positions without even a shadow of qualifi- Cation. Mr Hadley has neither voice nor the knowledge of the use of one. The concluding chorus, " Blessing and hnnou►, glory and power be to Him that sitteth upon the throne," was magnificent. M a whole, the concert passed off very well, but tediously, and rather tamely. The foolish suggestion of the committee to the audience to abstain " ft oca any mark of appro bation, or otherwise," to avoid delay, perhaps contributed to the character of spiritless tameness wh►ch pervaded it. We think it would have been more judicious to have shortened the oratorio and have given a little "breathing time" for the public, to applaud if they thought fit. BUILDING SOCIETIES. PUBLIC MEETING , ON SIR TIA.RRY VERNEY'S BILL. On Tuesday evening last at seven o'clock, a public meeting of the members and supporters of the building associations of this town was - held at the Crown Inn, in Lawton-street. The meeting was convened by printed papers, in which were very concisely set forth the reasons that urged the interference of the building societies with the measure in question. It was stated .• I.—That the great bulk of property which is purchased by members of building societies out of the funds which their con nexion with the building societies enables them to command is of that description which will be affected by this bill. "2—That as the rates and taxes will be laid ou the owner, he mast either add them to the rent, and collect them along with it, or he must sustain the loss out of his own pocket. "3.—That as those persons mainly rely on the income they derive from the property purchased out of the funds of building Societies to enable them to pay their subscriptions, and thereby to repay the money advanced by the societies, any measure calculated to reduce their income must materially tend to em barrass and inconvenience them, if not, in many instances to deprive them of that which otherwise might become a perma nent provision for old age, or other casualties to which all per sons are necessarily exposed. "4 —That as the interests of all the members are so intimately connected together, whatever has a tendency to injure one de scription of members, consisting as all such societies do, of lenders and borrowers of money must necessarily injure the other, and under such circumstances the members of building societies should unite in opposing a measure which would pro duce such an effect." The address proceeded to urge to immediate action, as a com mittee of the House of Commons is now inquiring into the ef fect which Sir H. Verne3s bill is likely to produce, which com mittee might close its business before the association could state their reasons for objecting to the measure. The address concluded as follows : " As to the propriety of sending a deputation to oppose the bill, there are two difficulties in the way, viz.—To fix upon a proper person, and to provide the expenses attendant upon the sending of such a deputation. When there are so many persons in the tdwn who have been connected with building societies for so m any years, it would appear strange if some person could not be found capable of giving evidence before a committee, and when it is considered that there is now so much property invested in building societies, a trifling contribution voluntarily sub scribed by each, would be sufficient for such a purpose. If, there fore, a committee could be formed, composed of two 'or more members from each society in the town, and a small sum of mo ney supplied by each society, leaving to that committee either to select a person or not, at their discretion, and to adopt any other measure which that committee might think proper to sug gest, a body competent to meet the necessity of the case would be called inldexistence to be dissolved only when the immediate causes of such combination shall cease. " It is extremely gratifying to state that since the above was written, a letter has been forwarded to this town from tbe secre tart of a committee elected by the members of building societies, in MancheSth, to oppose Sir H. Verney's bill—with that letter the form of a petition to parliament adopted by them in opposi tion to the bill, has been sent; the following is an extract from the leiter : • " "rhe committee are confidently of opinion, that if the bill in question should ever become a law, (which, unless great and uncommon efforts be made to prevent it, is by no means im probable,) the property of members of building societies will be confiscated. The committee have, however, done their duty ; they . have succeeded in making all the landlords of all the neigh bouring towns for thirty miles round Manchester, sensible of the danger threatened to their property, and have induced them to petition against the measure.' THE MA YNOOTH COLLEGE PETITION.—This petition, which is now lying for signature at various places in the town, has already received a large number of signatures. Our readers are aware that its object is to petition Parliament to refuse the annual grant for the support of Maynooth College out of the National funds; on the ground that it is inconsistent in a Protestant, government to support an establishment for the nurture and encouragement of dogmas, against which it pro- tests; as well as on the ground of the mischievous tendency of the college on the education of the population of Ireland. THE CHURCH LEASES PETITION.—A petition to both douses of Parliament is now lying in this town for signature, praying the legislature not to apply any excess of revenue which may be derived from the church leases to other than church pur poses, for the spiritual instruction of the people in the doctrines and principles of the established church. The City of Durham is in a. state of great excitement on the subject of - the petition which has' been presented by Mr. Gran ger against Mr. Harland. The ballot for the committee took place on Thursday, and every - preparation for a hard fight ap pears to have b een ma d e by the contending parties. Upwards of seventy witnesses have been sent off by coach to London within these three days from Durham. There is little doubt that both whig and whig-radical will be foiled. The conserva tives are ready fur action, and will put in their man in gallant style. CAUTION. —An unusual number of fatal accidents have lately occurred to labourers while attending to thiashing maChinss when at work, at which times the utmost caution is requisite. WEST LENT,—Sir Edmund Earner has beeti returned for the western division of the county of Kent, in lieu of Sir Williutn Geary, who retires on account of ill health. They are both conservatives, so that the change mikes no difference in the strength of parties. In illustration of the *rating tif the Ballot system, it may be mentioned, that the Common Council of London; a few years ago, this famous nostrum was found to be such a cover for fraud and deception, that it was abolfShed, the proposition for that purpose having come from the" Liberal" party, bitterly disappointed at the result of an elietion wherein they had the majority of the promises, bitt the minority of the votes FniG "mut. ACCIDENT.—The 12th ult., as some labouring men at St. Juliet, near Roscastle, were coursing a hare on the cliffs, William Orchard tell on the snow, which being very slip pery and sloping groUnd, he rolled several times till he fell over a precipice on the cliff above 100 feet high. When his compa nions got to hint, he was sensible, hut his limbs were paralysed though no bones appeared broken. He lingered till next even ing, when death put a period to his sufferings. He was a single maw; about A:living With hit In - other.— West Britini. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. StromtrrlNG.—On Tuesday, Mary Hunt was charged at Alepolice-court with having entered the snip of Messrs. Dyke and . Co. tailors and drapes, Ca-tie-street, and stolen there from three silk handkerchiefs, valued at 15s Mr- Dykestated that betwixt eleven and twelve that day he was passing through the - lobby Which led from the yard at the back to his shop. There was a glass door at the end of the lobby looking into the shop: Oh getting close to the glaii door tie saw the prisoner and another girl in the shop, While his'sbilsman'was serving them With handkerchiefs. The shopman bavirrg' turned his head front' the prisoner, Mr. DYke obsarved her put het hand into the window, and take up a piece containing three silk handkerchiefs, which she pat into'ber apron. Mr. Dyke then walked through. the shop into the street, and gave mitice to one of the police.offivers, who took the prisoner into custody after she had left the shop with her companion. She was committed for trial.—Atid Kirby was charged with entering the shop of Mr. David Nelson, draper, Old Haymarket. and stealing a piece containing five silk handkerchiefs, valued at ats. _On Saturday night eight or ten handkerchiefs had been stolen rrons Mr. Nelson's shop, which naturally led the shopman to keeli' watch, and on Monday ni g ht the prisoner, who bad come into the shop, accompanied by a confederate, was detected in stealing the piece'before-mentioned. She was an old offender, and bad been tried and convicted under another name. She was sent to the sessions. Her companion was discharged with a caution to take care how she acted in future. CHARGE 01 , HOUSE ROBBERV.—On Tuesday Wm. Hewitt, H.enry Flynn, Robert Hunter, and ,Thomas Gardiner, were brought before Mr. Hall, charged with having broken into a house in Gloucester.street, and stolen therefrom various articles. The first witness, a fernule, depbled that on Saturday night, about seven o'clock, she heard the cry of " StOp thief," and saw tvto of the prisoners, whom she pointed out, running, down the street. They dropped a bundle, which she OCked up and carried to Bridewell. A second witness stated that she saw one of the prisoners, whom she identified, go to a spout, and put someth►ng into it, which proved to be a chisel In consequence of the bundle having been taken to Bridevvell, some of the police went to Gloucester -street, and found that the bhuse, No. 38, had been broken into in the absence of the owner, and a great quantity of articles removed. ft appeared that he had left the house betwixt six and seven- o'clock, and did not return till twelve. The officers found that the latch of the Windog had been broken, and an entrance effected into the house, Where every thing was in disorder. Besides• the bundle pro duced, another bundle had been thrown in Skelhorne , street, of which a Mr. Hughes, who was not present, could give an act count. Mr. Hall remanded the case ►o bring forward Mr. Hughes. There was some hesitation, on the part of the wit nesses, to identify the prisoners, one of whom, on being re manded, said with great emphasis, " I am as innocent as the child unborn." From the several bundles mentioned, the rob bery must have been to a considerable extent. ATROCrOtS ASSAUT.T.—On Tuesday, a man named James Lightburn, was brought before the magistrates, charged with a violent and unprovoked assault on the • complainant, John Abram. On Tuesday morning the prisoner met the complain , ant in the street, and, in the true style of blackguardism, de manded to know "who the h- he was r' Abram, naturally enough, rejoined, " what is that to you ?" On which the pri soner immediately took out a knife, and made several stabs at the complainant in the breast and shoulder. The complain ant opened his coat and waistcoat, and showed that they were cut through, and that the knife had entered his breast. Several large cuts appeared in different parts of the coat, which did not pierce far enough to enter the flesh, except at the shoulder, where a very severe wound was inflicted; hut altogether the complainant had got two wounds awl seven cuts. This took place at two o'clock in the morning, and the reason which the complainant gave for being out in the streets at such an un seasonable hour was that he was a stranger m town, and did not know the name of the street where he lodged , . A double bladed penknife, one of which was hooked, wits here produced, covered with blood. Mr. Hall said that the case appeared so serious that no punishment the magistrates could award would be commensurate with the injuries the complainant had sus tained; and for the sake of convincing individuals that they had no right to use knives in their quarrels, he should send the prisoner to take his trial. If convicted, his punishment would no doubt be very severe. CAUTION TO PAWNBROKERS.—On Tuesday. a pawnbroker, named Critchley, appeared before the magistrates to answer to a summons charging him with not having delivered up a shawl which had been pledged with him, but substituting another in its place. Mrs. Ann 'lrving, the complainant, stated that she consented, about two years ago, to allow her sister. who was in difficulties, to pledge a shawl worth 40s. belonging to her, with Mr. Critchley, on which she raised 10s. On Thursday she sent for the shawl, and paid up both principal and interest. She then received from Mr. Critchley's assistant what was said to be her shawl, tied up in the same handkerchief in which it had been pledged. But she found that instead of a Thibet shawl with " a black border three inches deep" she had g►ot a shawl which proved to be only Canton crape. Mr. Critchley's assist ant insisted that no mistake could have occurred; it must have been the same shawl as well as the same handkerchief. Mr. Hall said, that by the act of parliament he was empowered to order the article pledged to be returned, and if it could not be found he was obliged to order the value of it to be paid. He therefore ordered 20s. and costs to be paid in the present case. A SEAMAN'S STOCK.—On Tuesday, a man named M'Kenna' who keeps a cellar for carrying on the old clothes trade in Prussia-street, was placed. along with his wife, at the bar of ' the Police -court, charged with having in their possession the entire " kit" of a young sailor, which had been stolen from him three weeks ago. - John Cummin, the complainant, stated that about the time mentioned, his chest, containing his clothes and bed were stolen out of a public-house where they had been been placed, and no discovery was made of them till Saturday. when a cook, who had been purchasing a pair of trowsers at the prisraiers' house, saw the chest. M'Kenna, in defence, said he had bought the chest and its contents from two young men, and had paid 12s. for the 'whole lot. Previous to doing so, he had "consulted" the policeman of the district, and that great legal authority had " advised" him that he was perfectly • safe in purchasing, the chest, This was on the Bth of February. 'A sort of note of sale was produced, which seemed to confirm the prisoner's statement, and the entire stock of the complain ant did not appear to be worth more than 12s. • Mr. Hall re manded M'Kenna till the policeman who had advised with him should be lorlhcoming, and discharged his wife. A NEW WAY OF RISING IRE WIND.—On Tuesday an Irish pig-jobber, who said he had been in the habit of coming to Liverpool for twenty-eight years, was charged at the Police court with attempting to carry off a bed from a house where he lodged, under pretence that fie had been robbed of his money. The complainant, though rather advanced in life, was stout and vigorous, and at any rate had sufficient strength to carry a feather bed on his back from the attic to the kitchen. When he was asked his reason for removing the bed, he entered into a long detail, the amount of which w as t h at he had been robbed of while he was asleep, by his trowsers having been cut at the pockets. He had not taken th e b ed out of the house , but only down stairs till he could recover his money. Mr. ' Dowling here stated that be bad received inform a ti on o f var i ous pran k s of the same kind which the prisoner had been performin g . Wheti he wanted to raise mon e y, h e btought charges again st individuals with whom he came i n contact that they had robbed him. Davidson, of the bridewell, stated that the fast time the complainant had been there h e h a d char " ed him (Dav id son) with having robbed him of 25 or 26 sover'elo.ns. With respect to the pretended cuts in his trowsers they appeared to be of old date. Mr. Hall said if he could find out that the prisoner was taking property out of the house, in order to carry it away, he would send him for trial. He was then dismissed. BURGLARY.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, three lads, named Preston, Cassidy, and Barclay, were placed before the magistrates, charged with having broken into the house of Mrs. Sylvia Rainey, of Bootle, on the night of Saturday week. Miss Eliza Grant, a young lady of colour, stated, that she resided at Mount-pleasant, and was on a visit to Mrs. Rainey, who resides at Bootle. On Saturday night week she was awoke, about one or two o'clock, by a man holding a candle in her face. He asked her for the money. She said she bad no money; he said she had, and she ag a i n sa id she ha d no t . There was another lady in bed with . her who screame d ou t, and the man said, " Silence; or else it will be worse for you." The lady screamed again, and , t , hen he sh ou t e d to ano th e r man, "to bring that knife there; and on his saying this, the other lady screamed out, and they then ran away. She could only identify the p r i s oner, Preston, who was caught in the house. Mrs. Sylvia Rainey deposed, that she wa s s l eep i ng i n th e , nex t room, and heard a terrible noise in the lobby of the breaking of boxes, and got up to see what was the ma t ter, w h en s h e saw two men in the lobby, and immediately ran to the window and screamed out, when she heard a policeman knock. She again screamed, and the policeman then ran as h ar d as he cou ld to the door. She saw the prisoner, Preston, and other two, breaking boxes in the lobby. She gave n otice to the police of the articles she had lost. A number of th ings were taken out of the house. Police-officer I& stated, that o'n the 25th of February, at two o'clock on the Sunday morning, he was on duty, in Bootle-lane, when he heard a scream fr om the house o f Mrs. Rainey. H e ran there, and saw Mrs. Ra iney at the win dow, with a baby in her alma. He iintnediately after caught the prisoner, Preston, Coming out of the front door. Inspector Thompson said that he heard the policeman knock; and on going to Mrs. Rainey's, found Preiton in the custody of the officer, and on going round to the back of the house, he found the parlour window broken open and the thieves escaped. In the garden he found a hat, which he produced. Ellen Alston, the keeper of a beer-house in Ben Jonson-street, deposed that the three prisoners were all at her house in company on the night of the robbery, and left at nine o'clock. Airs Kelly de pond that on Sunday morning after the robbery, the prisoner Cassidy came to her house to borrow a hat. Peter Howlet, who in the first instance was taken into custody on suspicion. deposed; that on Sunday seeing the police about the neighbour hood, in Ben Jonson-street, and hearing of the robbery, he met Cassidy. and told him about the police being about, and Cassidy said he knew it; they were after him. Cassidy afterwards told him that he was concerned in the 'robbery, and that Dixon had stolen the rings and gold chain, and Woolwich bad got the breast pin and wore it on that Sunday. Constable Ainsworth deposed that he went with Lloyd to a house in-Heaton-street, on the Sunday, front information they had received, and broke into a house, in which they found Cassidy and Barclay endea vouring to conceal themselves. Barclay said his name was Williams. They then both confessed to the robbery, but said it was the first time. The hat found was tried on Cassidy'S head, and fitted it exactly. They were all three committed for trial. Disc)Roma,/ PAUPERS.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, three paupers from the Workhouse, were placed before the magistrates charged with violently assaulting a black man, named Sambp, also in the Workhouse, and knocking out several Of his teeth. The complainant fully proved the charge. The' prisoners had quarrelled with bim for thrusting himself in amongst them at supper, and they had afterivards waylaid him in the workhouse and given hini the beating of which he com plained. Mr: Hall said it was highly necessary to preserve order in the establishment, and he should therefore visit this shameful conduct of the prisoners, who were subsisting on charity, with a severe punishment. Two of them, named M`Naspy and Piers, who were the worst, must pay £5 or be committed for two months to the I3orough Gaol; a third, Cow ley, must pay ss. and costs, or be committed for three days; and the fourth, named Lyon, to be discharged, with a reprimand. A HORROR-STRUCK Pol.i6Rmax.—Yesterday, at the Police office, the keeper of a beer-house in Albion-street, named Samuel Sliakeshaft, was summoned before the magistrates to answer the charge of perniitting disorderti conduct in hii house. His wife answered the suinnions: Inspector Thompson stated, that on Sattirday night he heard some singing in the house, and on going in saw a disorderly woman quite drunk, and two thieves singing ; Inspector Hackey would state the nature of the song. Inspector Hackey.—" I saw the same. sir,; and they were singing to,the tune of "A roaming we will go." "And a robbing we will go; For to support her, • 'We went a robbing night and day." And tha woman was leading the chorus, so I inn): them. all into custody. (A laugh.) Mr. 11a11.—You are acquitted. You cannot call singing that song being disorderly. The wife here, in a peremptory tone, demanded of the inspector, "Now, sir, 1 should like to know who you call a disorderly 'oonian." Her story was, however,' cut short by her being told that she was discharged. CORRESPONDENCE. COMPENSATION TO COUPORATION TENANTS_ TO THE EDITOR OF TFIE LIVERPOOL S'T.dieZPARD. Si e,—As the Corporation (sitboti^b a discretionary power has' been ve'ted in t liesa'hy the act of parliament) refuse to compen sate their tenants,. whose premises are required fur improve- - merit 4, are the Town-courted justified in- .attorring a servant or . the ColouialOffiee, , and ,of the Irish. Government, an office rent free, or to entertain an application for a stun of moue, to provide lodgings 'for an officid, the duties . of witsse office are of no benefit whatever to the inbabitantii of Liit.rpt•x)l, however useful, they may be to individuals from- other pails Of the king dom? If the 'town -council !arises* authority to give the Go- . vernment the use of an office rent free,und to augment the remuneration of a servant of Government, (not under the con trol of the Corporation,) perhaps some of your readers will direct attention to the source from which such authority is . derived, as every provismo of the Municipal Bill appears to prohibit such au appropriation.'. Your obedient Servant, SCROTATOR. TO THE SURVEYOR OF THE BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. Sts,—Map I request a favourable notice, or report, from you to head quarters, if you agree with' me that a must beneficiar accommodation may he given to the public, by opening a pas sage for pedestrians from the West end of Gascovne-street to Carruthers-street, 4i/order to allow an approach (through Mr., Carter's marble orra, as now permitted) to the foot-way over the Canal, wherehy people can advance to the northern docks, &c., with a celerity and cotivenienCe tb "whiCh the natives of that crowded neighbourhood at prestot appear to be utter strangers. Again,—That passengers may be Closed the great advantage of a thoroughfare (on sufferance) from Shaw's-brow to . St. John's-lane, through the Old Infirmary Ground, of else throngb the Cnurch-yard; in the latter case a moderate extra corn- , pens'atibn might be given to the beadle of St. John's, for un-: locking the gates for twelve hours every day. 100 doubt this: short approach towards the heart of old Liverpool would be found a ho,m of considerable value and estimation by every one. Your's' respectfully, SESTEK. . • TO CAPTAIN GRIFFITHS, OF THE SHIP "POWHATTAN." ' beg leave, on behalf of self and crew, to return you' myy very grateful thanks for the extreme kindness and attention shown to us from the date of your relieving us from the wreck of the " Byron," until our landing in Liverpool.—l am, Sir; yours respectfully, • CHRISTOPHER FORREST. Liverpool, March 8. 1838. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. OUItSING. Tea ALTCAR CLUIL . --The members of this club did not take the field before Friday morning,; when, as well as on the fol lowing day, the attendance was highly-respectable, the diver sion was very good, and the whole arrangements vreve conducted in a first-rate style. The suceessfOl dog in the Cup contest, is the same that, at the end of November, ran up for the similar prize, then won by Mr. E. G. Hornby's Hidalgo, by 11 MMUS, out of Cora. The folloWing will be found the deciding courses' in the various Stakes run for, and the separate classes for the Cap, and the Sefton and Croxteth Stakes : THE CUP AND SOVEREIGNS. Mr. Alison's Asmodeus beat Mr. Hind's Hailshot. Mr. Swan's Slasbidg Harry „ Lord Talbot's Treonian.. Mr. Rigby's Rasp „ Mr. Blundell's Blackberrl.. Mr. Thompson's Tamworth „ Mr. Clowes's Cripple. Mr. Lawton's Lynch „ Mr. GongreVe's Cate au Lait Mr. Shaw's Spree „ Mr. Hornby's Holybock. Mr. E G. Hornby's Hor „ Lord Molyneux's Morpetb.' Mr. Lamb's Lark „ Mr. Unsworth's Urchin. SECOND' TIES. Asmodeus beat Slashing Harry. Rasp Pt Tam worth. Spree • ~ Lynch - . Lark „ ITor. /HIRD Rasp beat Asmodeui. Spree ' , Lark. Dyer DING Ca l tinsE.— Mr. Shaw's black bitch, Spree, ion die Cup, and Mr. Rigby's black bitch, Rasp, the Sovereigns. THE SEFTON STAKES. Lnrd Talbot's Thames beat Mr. Clowes's Cockade. Mr. Moore's Mosquito „ Mr. Swan's Stafford. Mr. Shaw's Sulky „ Mr. Hind's Hotspur. Mr. Thompson's - Terry Alt „ Mr. E. G. Hornby's Hus-' SECOND TIES. tbandman. Mosquito beat Thames. TerriMt „ Sulky. DE C IDING Covesm..--Mr. Moore's blue dog, Musquito, beat Mr, Thumps° Teriy Akand won. • THE CROX'I'ETH STAKES. Mr. Thompson'sTurtleDove beat Mr. Hind's Handmaid, Mr. E.G. Hornby's Dimalaya „ Lord Talbot's TabineL Mr. Lowton's Lady, „ Mr. Clowes's Charm. Mr. Shaw's Spondee „ Ld. MolYnetlx'i Maid of Ho : : SECOND TIES. [hour: Himalaya beat Turtle Dove. Lady , Spondee: DECIDING COURSE.— , Mr. 'Lowton's white an d black bitch; Lady, beat Mr. E. G. Hornby's Himalaya, and won. The WEST DERBY SLAKES were divided by Mr.' Ali-; son's Artificer., and Mr. Clowes's Coxcomb: The WEST DERBY STAKES (2d Claii) were won by , Mr. Lowton's Lurline; Mr. E. G. Hornby's Heemanthus ran up. The SAPLING STAKES were won by Mr. Lamb's Lady; Mr. E. G. Hornby's History ran up. The DITCH IN STAKES were *on by Mr. Swan's Solo mon; Lord Talbot's Tabinet ran tip. The ACKERS HOLT STAKES were won by Mr. E. G, Hornby's Husbandman ; Slashing Harry ran The ALTCAR HALL STAKES were won by Mr. Thomp; son's Theresa; Mr. Shaw's Slow and Sure ran up. WATERLOO MEETING. This meeting commenced on 'Tuesday. The day was very favourable, and the company, on horseback and foot, exceed- . ingly numerous. Lord Eg liugton , Lord Molvneux, the Hon. Mr. Talbot, Mr..Flornby, r. Graham, Mr:Citivert, Mr.Blen= dell (the High Sheriff of the County} and many other gen4e men of distinction were on the ground , which was kept in ca, pital order. The coursing was good; the hares were in great profusion, and ran well. Several of the crack greyhounds are thrown out. Madman (Lord Stradbroke's property), greatly backed in Manchester, met with a fall, which, it id Understood, defeated his chance. 'At the drawing of the (60 on Monday night, at. the Waterloo Hotel, the assemblage was great: Gilper was backed freely at, 100 to Er, Madmin at the same price,. and Bugle at 100 to 7. THE WATERLOO CUP. Valve £250. in specie; the second dog to receive £lOO. , Mr. Birch's True Bine beat gr. Stanton's Bachelor. Lord Talbot's Beelzebub „ Mr. Brown'i Ben. Ld. Eglington's Wisp ,; Mr. Kaye's China. mar Mr. Ball's Bugle Mr. Bennett's Rocket. ilotit Mr. Perkin's Fly „ Mr. Goodlake's Glider. • ~f li Mt. Graham's Black Bess ran a bye. Mr. Bennett's Ranger „ Mr. Southern's Dr. Fop'. I/ Mr. Peukett's Pop Gun Mr. Manlove's Snowball. Mr. Hobson's Hartz „ Mr. Calvert's Chancellor. Mr.E a Elornby's Hepatica,,, Lord Stradbroke's Madman: Mr. Slatter's Samphire „ Mr: Moore's Mystery. Mr. Lander's, klermione ;, Sir H. Campbell's Crafty: Mr. Keishaw'sKateKearney „ Mr. Speed's Reveller. Mr. ShaW's Miss Berry ,; Mr. Chaloner's Brandy. Mr. Harriott's Hornsea, „ Ld. Egiington's King Cole. Mr.-Hamilton's Risk ,; Mr. Swan's Soothsayer. gscoNu TIES. Be . thebllb beat True Blue. Bugle „ Black Bess „ Fly. Ranger „ Pop Gun. Hepatica „ Hartz. Hermione „ Samphire; Kate Kearney „ Brands , . Risk „ King Cole: THE WATERLOO PURSE. , . Value 100 sovereigns in specie. The second doi to receive 421 sovereigns, Mr. J. A. hare's Hamlet beat Mr. It Hornby's Hock . Mr. T. Goodlake's Geoffrey Gambado „ Lord Egling•ton's Deluge. Mr. Swan's Sorcerer „ Mr. Peukett's Princess. Mi. A. Graham's Arab „ Sir H. H Campbell's Carvei Mr. J. Ball's Gilhertfield „ Lord Talbot's Tweed. Mr. E. G. Hornby's Hidalgo „ Lord Stradbroke's Mimic. Mr. Shaw's Suovidon „ Mr.Chaloner'sChildeHaroa Mr. Calvert's Coultesy „ Ld. Eglinton's Lass-re-Pit- , [ties'-Mill WEDNESDAY. This morning Wei delightfully favourable tot' the sport, and the company numerous. They met at a term about a mile and a half south of Altcar church. Lord Molyneux (the umpire) and several other mihrimeri and gentlemen arrived shortly after eleven o'clock, and the" sports were commenced immediately. ALTCAR STAKES. Mr. J. Brown's Ben beat Mr. J. Stanton's Bachelor. Mr. Bennett's ROcket „ Mr. J, A. Kaye's, China. Mr, Goodiake's Gilder „ • Mr. S. Brundrett's (uot named.)' Mr, Menlove's Snowbaall „ Mr. Sotbern's Doctor Fop. Mr.T.S.Calvert'sChancelior Lord Stradhroke's Madman. Mr. Moore'S Myifery „ Sir H. H. Campbell's Crafty Mr. Seda'n's Sootbiaye.t „ Mr . G. Harriott's (not named) WATERLOO CUP.—THIKD TIES. Mr. gall's gugle beat Lord Talbot's Beeltebub. Mr. Graham's Black Bess „ Ranger. Mr. Hornhy's HepatiCa „ Mr. Lauder's Hermoine. Mr. Hamilton's Risk „ Mr. Kershaw's Kate Kearney. WATERLOO PURSE:—SECOND TIES. Mr. Kaye's Hamlet beat Lord Eglintou's Deluge. Mr. Graham's Arab „ Mr. Swan's Sorcerer; Mr. Hornhy's Hidalgo „ Mr. Ball's Gilbertfield. Mr. Sha‘V's Snowdon „ Mr. Calvert's Courtesy. We have not been able to procure any authentic particular# respecting the ties and deciding matches for the abdte stakes. Mr. Chas, Kean's attraction is so great that As Magic Rua is to be brought out at Drury-lane Theatre . tu- morrow, as a last piece, so as not to interrupt the arrangement of Mr. Kean's per formances. Mozart and Shakspeare on Otte night! Lord Clenelg is about to retire, not into the arms of Morpheus',! as is so generally reported, bat into the arms of a bride. hi plain terms, his lordship is going to be married. A Misi Moore is named as the lady. Lord de Roos is quietly doiniciled at his . eottage in St. John's' Wood, near the. Regent's Park, in the society of his sister: His lordship is an invalid, and taketi very little exercise. He occasionally perambirlates the circle in the Regent'l Park, followed by his private carriage. A jury in the west of England bad, a short time ago', a, poor woman brought before them; charged with some trifling theft id a moment of hunger. .Commisserating her case, they agreed to the following verdict :—" We find the pritioner bari guilty, but we hope she wont do it again." Such is frequently the lode of hearing hithself talk in the practiSed orator, that he becomes regardless of any other audi ence;, in proof of which it is said that one of Lord Brougham's' most brilliant speeches of the present session , was made to a hOnse consisting only of five peers, betides the Lord Chancellor and himself. A marriage has taken place at Barrow; Leicesterifiire, has afforded considerable amusement to the inhabitants of that county. An only daughter of a lately deceased clergyman in that neighbourhood, possessed of End or SM./a year, has mar: vied her late father's ( and until now her Oa n) footman. It is?, rernarkable that the present clergyman of Barrow had himself but a few days before married a poor girl of the same village.= Stainfo . ld Mercury.