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'ears.— 'liven in my hand-writing this 23d day of Decem- JOHN TOBIN, treet, Liverpool t a speck left by in- myself under ya the thne of placing y duty to return you it which I have re blic, after being my sincere thanks, I ceived ; and I can ass one month under you nt I can aow see to read acquaint you, tl further, sir, I m incurable at Manches this 11th day of Jan. 1841 riy eye was declared Given in my oin hand-writir -place, SIR,-With the utmost deference I address you, and am happy to state, that my son, John I‘l` Cann, after having been about nine years afflicted with bad eyes, he acknowledges that he cannot describe the very great benefit that he has re ceived since he came under your very diligent care; and I myself feel the greatest comfort imaginable. seeing the very great change for the better in his sight. Therefore, I think it an in cumbent duty on me, through this natural life, to be grate ful to you.—Sir, your already obliged and grateful servant, Crosbie-, CHARLES Al`C - ANN. treet, Liverpool, 20th Dec., 1840 Stn.,—l take this opportunity to write to you, to inform you hoc; my brother's eyes are getting on, Alexander Frazer, who was declared incurable at Glasgow, and called upon you at Bolton ; he can now see to read the smallest print, for which I feel truly - .ful to you sir, for my brother's pro many, more friends in Glasgow.— „ this 2d day of August, 1840. JOHN FRAZER, No. 98, Gallowgate, Glasgow, Scotland. press in sight as well as Given in my ha Sia,—This is to certify, that I was nearly blind (amaurosis) of the right eye, and very deficient of sight of the other eye, it having been gradually failing for years, and being in my 70th year, I had given up all hopes ; but hearing of the cures you were performing in ,Liverpool, induced me to make a trial, and I am happy to say, that after being under your treatment ffor one month, I can now see to read tolerably well without the aid of glasses.—Given in my hand-writing this 28th day of January, 1841. FREDERICK HAMILTON, No. 39, , Charlotte-street, Liverpool. Sir,—For the good of the public, and especially those who are labouring under the distressing malady of blindness, I here insert that my daughter, Mary Leech, 15 years of age, was blind, through a violent inflammation and films, and was in the North Staffordshire Infirmary for a length of time, where she was severely blistered and leeched, &c., until her eyes were sunk in her head, and after that golden ointment was applied to- her eyes with care, but all to no service ; but hearing of your ability as an oculist, and the cures you had performed, I wrote for X 1 worth of your eye medicines, giving you every particular of her case, on the Ist day of April, 1840; and, thank God ! in one month she could see to read the smallest print, and has remained perfect ever since. And, sir, my youngest daughter, Emma, had very bad eyes at the time, to which I applied your medicines, and she was made perfect.—Given in my handwriting this 14th day of January, 1841. WM. LEECH, Amicable-street, Tunstall, Staffordshire Potteries. ttLO" Sir,—Mr. NEWBROOKS, High-street, Tunstall, desires to state that he is perfectly restored to sight, and is happy that he had the chance of meeting with your valuable medicines. Sir,—l was for three years totally blind of my left eye, and could only pereeive the shadow of a person passit 6 - me with the right eye (the complaint being amaurosis); but, after being under your treatment for two months, I am happy to say that my leftleye is perfect, and my right eye (that on which I was entirely dark) I can now see a little with ; for which I feel thankful to God, and g reatly obliged to you.— Given in my handwriting this 3rd day of October, 1840. JAMES FRANCIS, North Bradley, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire Sir,—l am a seafaring man, of the age of 36 years, and have been afflicted for eight years with a deficiency of sight. For the last three months I have been on shore in nearly utter darkness, and could get no relief from the doctors here, who call it arnaurosis ; but hearing of your cures of blkd ness in the newspapers, induced me to send for £1 worth of your medicines, being the sum stated in the advertisement; and in nine days I feel my sight a great deal better, and I hope, if it please God, to be able to go to sea again in a short time ; but I will write to you again, sir, in a fortnight's time. —Given in my handwriting this 15th day of February, 1841. JOHN BURNICLE, Albion-street, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham. HENRY SADON, No. 19, Clayton-street, Liverpool; was blind (amaurosis) for a number of years. He has now been five weeks under Mr. Baxter's treatment, and has re ceived that benefit of sight, that he can go abont the streets alone without any inconvenience, and there is every hope of a perfect cure being made. _ Mrs. PRICE, Dance-street, Copperas-hill, Liverpool, 53 years of age, was blind (amanrosis) for three years, and so weak and infirm that she could not rise from her chair with out •help ; but after patiently persevering in Mr. Baxter's mild treatment for five months, she is restored to sight so as to distinguish man from woman, and was able to walk out last week by herself ; she keeps still improving both in health WM: PARKINSON, No. 41, Vienna-s been nearly blind for 23 years, and in six w to read the smallest pri treet, Leeds, had 'eeks he could see This case, as well as some of the above, was not owing to a decay or wasting of th e o pti c nerve (which does not admit of a cure), but proceeded from a com pression of the nerves by redundant humours, which, had they not been drained off, would have ended in total dark ness, i.e. palm serena. Mr. Baxter is successor to his Father, who practised upon the eye for 40 years. The case now mentioned was the first placed under the care of the preSent Mr. B. A soldier, in Hull, who was blind through inflammations and thick films. in the yew. 1813,' having lost his T sight in gypt,, was,restored,, to sight aria' iiitede perfect in tvirO months, after b'Eting been discharged blind from the hospitals of London, York, Leeds, and Hull. This will bear out Mr. B.'s experience for nearly , 28 years. Many hundreds more have been cured, too nu merous for the limits of.an advertisement. Mr. BAXTER, Oculist, from Bolton, may be consulted daily, by letter or personally, at No. 37, Warren-street, Copperas-hill, upon all cases of Ophthalmia, or Inflamma tions, Specks, &c., Amaurosis, or Dimness of Sight, without the use of Mercury, Blisters, Bleeding, Seton, Issues, or any restraint of aiet or business. 11 - IEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL SHROVE TUESDAY. MR. CLARKE Most respectfully announces that having become sole Lessee of this Establishment, the Season has commenced under his Management, and that the celebrated MR. VAN AMBURGH, whose performance excited the most intense interest for 125 successive Nights, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, and which was several times honoured by the presence of Her Majesty the Queen, and the Nobility of London, is engaged for a LIMITED PERIOD, (being his last professional visit previous to his departure for St. Petersbnrgh.) He will make his appearance this Evening, in an original drama, in three acts, and will, for the fifth time here, sustain a Dramatic Character, in which he will introduce, in scenes connected with the interest of the piece, the whole of his matchless collection of LIONS, LEOPARDS, and TIGERS. THIS present TUESDAY, th e 23d i ns t an t, th e entertain ments will conmmence with the Tragedy of VENICE PRESERVED. Jaflier Mr. Stuart. Belvidera Miss Cleaver. To conclude with, for the eighth time here, with entirely new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, a new and original Drama, in Three Acts, written by Mr. Bernard, (expressly to introduce Mr. Van Amburgh's Collection of Trained Animals), called MUNGO PARK; Or, THE ARAB OF THE NIGER. Karfa, the Arab of the Niger Mr. Van Amburgh. Mungo Park tthe African explorer).. Mr. Gray. Col. Laidly (Commanding at Fort Kayee) .... Mr. Chaplin Toby Gander (a Naturalist) Immaleee (the chief's daughter) Mrs. Baker. Prices of Admission :—Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, ls. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the Performance to commence at Seven. The Box-office will be opened daily, when Places in the Boxes may be taken of Mr. MINSTER, from Ten until Three. A limited number of Season Tickets to be disposed of.— Application to be made at the Box-office. WEDNESDAY (being Ash-Wednesday) there will be no performance. On THURSDAY, MUNGO PARK, and other Enter tainments. The early arrangements of the Theatre include the engage ment of Mr. CHARLES KEAN, in conjunction with Mrs. WARNER, (late Miss Huddart,) the Leading Actress in the Tragic Department at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket. An engagement has alsO been made with Miss DELCY, the popular Vocalist, who was so eminently successful, last season, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane. Mr. and Mrs. IATES, Mrs. KEELEY, Mr. PAUL BEDFORD,•Mr. WRIGHT, and Mr. WIELAND, of the Theatre-Royal, Adelphi, are also engaged, and will, together, make their appearance at the close of the London season. Mr. ELTON, of the Theatres-Royal, Drury-lane and Haymarket, is engaged for a limited period, and will make his first appearance at this Theatre, these nine years, on MoNDAY next, March Ist, on which evening Mr. H. HOLL, principal light comedian from the Theatre-Royal, Bath, who is engaged, will make his first appearance here.. Mr. GRAINGER, of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh, the popu lar performer of French and German characters, is engaged for the season, and will make his first appearance here early in the ensuing month. Miss E. HONNER, from the Theatre-Royal, Bath, is also engaged for the season, and will shortly make her appearance. The management has much satisfaction in announcing an engagement with Mr. MAC READY, who will, in the early part of the season, make his first appearance here these four years. Negociations are in progress with other performers of first-rate talent, and neither exertion nor expense will be spared to render the routine of the performances worthy the support and patronage of the public. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE Another packet from the West Indies has brought files of papers from Jamaica to the .20th of January, Demerara to - the 11th of January, and Trinidad to the 12th of January. From Barbadoes the papers are not of so late a date as those receive'd by the private vessel which sailed on the 14th of January, and were noticed previously. - The municipal elections were engrossing attention at Jamaica, and were sharply contested. Labour was more plentiful and cheaper. Accounts from Cartha 7 gena, contained in the Jamaica papers, alluding to the disturbed state of that place, state that the British con sul had said that for the protection of British interests it was necessary there should be vessels of war both there and at Santa Martha. Business is described as being at a stand. The Demerara papers are filled with the proceedings of the Court of Policy, which had resumed its session under the superintendence of Sir H. M`Leod, who had been called in to settle the differences existing between the colonists and their governor, Mr. Light. These, as is well known, principally hinged on the civil list, which was greatly increased, to the annoyance of the inhabitants of the colony, who refused in consequence to grant supplies. Through the intercession of Sir H. M‘Leod, a civil list to last for seven years, had been passed, supplies had been conceded in addition to a tax on British imports, to range between 1 and 21- per cent., as well. as a discriminating duty on foreign im ports of 2/ per cent., and incidental colonial duties. to be co-existent with the duration of the civil list. The ways and means of 1841 had yet to be provided for, besides two ordinances relative to immigration, one of which was to authorise a public loan for immigration purposes, but it would not be promulgated until it had obtained her Majesty's assent, and until these measures were passed Sir H. M`Leod would not retire to his own seat of government—Trinidad. JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET FRIDAY EVENING.—The English stocks have been gene rally firm, although few bargains were made in them. Con sols for money were finally quoted 88k, and for the account, 88i to ; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 89 ; 31 per Cents. Reduced, 97i; Long Annuities (expiring Jan. 5, 1860), 13 1-16; Ditto 30 years (expiring Oct. 10, 1859), 12i; and Ditto 30 years (expiring Jan. 5, 1860), 14. Bank Stock left off 16-1 to 166; India Stock, 247 to 249 ; and Exchequer bills, 4s. to 6s. pre- rnium. The foreign securities, with few exceptions, are ra ther flatter. Spanish Actives closed 23¢ to i; Colombian, 22 Ito I; Mexican, 274 to 28 ; Portuguese 5 per Cents., 314- to ; Ditto, 3 per Cents., k 9- to i ; Dutch 2 per Cents., 50; to ; Ditto 5 per Cents., 99 to 3 ; and Danish, 77 to 81. " IT'S ALL ROUND MY HAT."—'The following is a copy of an advertisement which appeared in the last Nottingham Review :—" A gentleman, aged 27, of good family, who has a most comfortable home, and an income derived from busi ness of £l,OOO annually, and which does not confine him much at home, is desirous of forming an engagement with some lady about his own age. She must be good-looking, amiable, and accomplished, apd possessed of at least £3,000, which may be settled up on her. Any lady who answers this advertisement, may rest assured the strictest secrecy will be observed." GREAT WONDER IN A LITTLE TIIING.—What a won derful thing a seed is ! How wonderful that an acorn should contain within it a little plant capable of growing up into an enormous oak which will produce other acorns, capable of growing up i n t o o th er oa k s , an d so on f or ever And yet there are seeds, and one hundredth part as big as an acorn, which produce trees, almost, if not quite as large as the oak. Or think of a grain of wheat ; it would be just as useful for food, if it contained - nothing but a little flour mixed with a little bran. In fact when it is ground there is nothing else to be seen ; hilt besides these, it contains a little plant, too small to be made out by common sight. When one of these grains of seeds is put into moist earth, it begins, to suck in water, which s o ft ens i t an d makes it swell. The little plant inside begins to grow, and in a few days a small delicate root peeps out from •one end of the seed. The seed is probably lying on its side, or probably with its root uppermost ; but the little root, whether it comes out of the top or the bottom of the seed, immediately turns downward, and grows in that direction. Soon after a little white shoot comes out of the other end, which turns upwards and becomes green as soon •Lnd light ; and thus we have a little plant. seed spoils and decays—or, as St. Paul ne hour changes into a kind of guminy,sugar, .-.;n is sucked up by the plant as its first nourishment ; and the husk shrivels and rots ; while the plant, grown up, be comes ten thousand times as large as the seed, and at last produces many other seeds, ju s st as wonderful a s th at f rom which it grew. In all the work , of man there . is nothing lik e this. A watch is a remarkable invention and a man would be set down as mad who should think it eould be made by. chance : but how much more wonderful would a watch be if it could make other watches like itself ; yet a seed dues this and every corn field in harvest time contains millions of seed s , e ac h o f w hi c h i s f ar more wonderful than the best watch. The reason is that men make watches, but 0d makes s ee d s. It is true that the skill b y w hi c h m en make watches ceinles from God, and should be acknowledged as his gift ; b ut _ the -more wonderful skill by which a seed is made he keeps his own hand s that we may know we have a Maker and M aster i n heaven, and may serve hint with re verence and godly"fear. calls it, eantinie, th Ely. Zibtrpoot &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1841 The organs of American opinion in the States assure us, without circumlocution, that neither the Caroline, nor the boundary, nor any other question in which we happen to be involved with them at present, is likely to be settled soon, or settled at all, without an arbitra ment of the last resort. Now, though we are bound to make great allowance for the thrasonic style of men —no great well-wishers of ours at any time—writing at the moment under the supposition that they had caught us at a disadvantage, and high in hope of being able to turn our embarrassments to their own profit— yet, in a country where every " free and enlightened citizen" supposes himself as good a statesman as the President, and the aggregate mass as omnipotent, these scintillations of the general mind are not undeserving of notice. It has not escaped observation that Mr. 111`Cleod was arrested on the 12th of November, just when the last intelligence must have been received that M. Thiers was in full power, and driving on the war system to the last extremity; and it is a matter of fair speculation whether that unprecedented and treacherous capture would ever have been made or thought of, but for the conjectures to which the then latest news from Europe gave rise. But when, we may add, have the States lost an opportunity of endeavouring to improve their affairs at our expense, when fortune seemed to throw facilities in their way ? The traitor party within our Canadian territory have long enjoyed their kindest and most encouraging regards; and, under the name of " sympathisers," we know to what lengths they have gone in imparting an impression of the tenderness of their fraternisation. With our difficulties the thermo meter of American anti-. Anglicanism invariably rises, and it is easy to suppose how the mercury must have got up with the news of our Indian, Chinese, Eastern, and, consequent, Gallican complications. These were intelligence that seemed to whisper in the ear of the " citizens" that now was the time to add new border and boundary questions to the old, to aggravate their voice, and press onward with demands that had here tofore been scarcely mentionable. Such are the neigh bours that we possess on the frontier of our colonies in North America—neighbours whom we can reckon upon as friends only so long as they are compelled, by a proper respect for the power of others to restrain their un-neighbourly propensities, and neighbours with whom it is evidently desirable to have as few pending negotiations or controversies as possible. From our recent experience of their willingness to wound—their perfect alacrity to take us in the rear when it is their calculation that we are fully engaged in front—it has come in a practical and impressive shape to us, that now would just be the time to insist on a complete and final settlement of whatever questions we may have with them. If the boundary question is ever to be settled—settled in any way—by negotiation, or by the last alternative—this is just the time for bringing it to a conclusion. This is really the practical, common sense lesson that our late instruction in Americanisms should have taught us. Whatever rights we have to claim, or maintain, we repeat, that we may as well make good their establishment and possession at this very time. Delays are, proverbially, dangerous, and may meet us again,in this case as well as others, only in a worse condition for resisting presumptuous de mands, or the maintenance of rightful acquisitions. To pass, however, from these broad and observable eventuations of fact, to speculations less potent, but scarcely less interesting —let us inquire upon what principle we are to account for that rancorous animo sity so manifest in the spirit of our kinsmen of the states—an unhappy and, we must add, unnatural dis position towards this country, which seems only li mited by its capacity, and not by its inclination, to do mischief? To answer this question satisfactorily, we should ask how we account for unsatisfied desires and restless ambition in individuals, who, if regarded in connection with outward circumstances, seem to have no sort of justification for tormenting either themselves or others with wants which spring only from an un restrained imagination, or the wanderings of a lawless cupidity. A nation is but a multitude of individuals, and we may apply the same rules in forming our esti mate of the one which we do in judging the other. As it is with individuals, so is it with nations. Now war is a dreadful evil, and a war wantonly and unjustly commenced is a national crime of the deepest dye. Are the United States of America ignorant of these positions, or, knowing them, do they not confess their truth ? What interest of theirs would it serve, or rather, which of their interests would it not be most injurious to ? We hear every day that the world has grown more enlightened, more intellectual—and on all sides, war is, (speculatively at least) repudiated as a barbarian ; and yet the vastly, the pre-eminently en lightened citizens of the American States, lagging woe fully behind on this point, talk lightly of engaging in a war with England, make sport of its prospective hor rors—of the suffering and woe, the waste and carnage that must follow in its train—and all this upon no bet ter ground, and for no better cause, or causes, than those which they are now able to allege. In the case of an individual, we would attribute conduct that might be deemed analogous, to the obvious truth that such an individual was not under the guidance of principles that we could recognise as either pure, or efficacious; and we draw the same conclusion of a State, more par ticularly when that State acknowledges no religious principle to which we can refer as the standard of its actions. The Americans talk of their governing ma chinery as the " model" republic ; but the nations of the earth, it is to be hoped, will desire to see a little more of its performance before they take it as an ex ample for imitation. It is a boast of their "model' that it possesses neither King nor Church; but they should not omit to tell us that it has in their place Lynch law, slavery, and fanaticism in abundance. As to the rest, we can judge for ourselves, An Esta blished 'Church, we conceive, would have been no bad security for the better faith, and honest dealing, in ge neral, of the Americans, and we even suspect that they will yet find its absence the sorest loss of all, because that of all others the most difficult, if not absolutely impossible to be hereafter supplied. As to a King— they may easily convert their President into one when ever they please—and, perhaps, to prevent a " repeal" of some of their " unions"—and a dismemberment of the confederation, they may find it necessary to do so at no distant day. There appear to be others who, like her Majesty's Attorney-General, consider the practice of duelling necessary " to maintain a man's reputation as an officer and a gentleman." In a metropolitan contem porary of Friday, we find the following : " DUEL.—Yesterday a hostile meeting took place between Colonel Patterson, of the East India service, and Robert Mark Marsden, Esq., of Park-lodge, Regent's-park. The parties met in a field at the back of the Eyre Arms Tavern, at day-break, and exchanged shots without effect. The se conds then interfered, and endeavoured to reconcile the gentlemen ; but not succeeding, the parties were again placed on the ground. At the second fire the ball front Mr. Mars den's pistol took effect on the right wrist of the gallant Co lonel, which was severely shattered. The affair then termi nated." We cannot wonder at such results as these if the doctrines laid down by the chief law-officer of the crown are practically established. The speech of that functionary is perhaps one of the most disgraceful effusions which ever fell from the lips of any man in a similar position—characterised from first to last by the most abject truckling to vicious custom, and the most reckless disregard of all moral and religious principle._ The majesty of the law is throughout made subservient to the distempered and diseased practice of society. A crime which the legislature, of which that very Attor ney-General forms a leading member, but three short years ago made penal, and defined to be murder, in all but its successful completion, is declared to be attended with no moral turpitude, the accused, in committing that crime, having only complied with what is deemed necessary by the usages of •societyl The only object of Lord Cardigan, we are told, in wantonly breaking the law and risking his own life and that of his oppo nent,. was to maintain his reputation as an officer and a gentleman ; and under these circumstances it would have been considered, if death had ensued, A GREAT CALAMITY, AND NOT A GREAT CRIME ! When sentiments such as these are found issuing from the lips of the government prosecutor, and when, in addition, the whole of his address in laying down the abstract law of the case is couched in a strain of apology for the crime which that law is designed to check, it is scarcely too much to suppose that the law officer who professes such tenderness with respect to the degree of "moral turpitude" which attaches to the prisoner, would willingly lessen the degree of danger which at the same time attaches to him. Let the At torney-General say what he will, a crime is not divested of its inherent moral turpitude by the frequency or impunity with which it is committed ; nor does crime cease to be crime, when the criminal is countenanced by the usages of society. Another just cause of complaint against the law officers of the crown is the egregious bungling which has been manifested in proving the technical require ments of the law. As we have said already, the pri soner's counsel was justified in availing himself of the point of law which was raised on the trial, but the break-down on the part of the government prosecutor would disgrace any common country :Atorney's clerk of two years' standing; and yet Sir John Campbell is her Majesty's Attorney-General ! The following letter on this part of the subject ap peared in the Times of Saturday : " Sir,—The Attorney-General, in his opening speech upon the trial of the Earl of Cardigan, alleged as a reason for the non-attendance of Captain Tuckett, that certain ulterior pro ceedings might still be taken against him ;—meaning, I sup pose, that it would be fruitless to have attempted to make him a witness, by which course he must have criminated himself. " Did it really escape this learned functionary's penetration, that if Captain Tuckett's attendance had been enforced, the case against the Earl of Cardigan would have been made out without examining Captain Tuckett at all? The witness Dann would have proved him to have been the person fired at. The witness who deposed to his name would have tes tified to its being rightly laid in the indictment. " As the Attorney-General did not suggest that Captain Tuckat's attendance could not be procured, must the pub lic consider this as an intentional oversight on the part of the officers of the crown, or a blunder of a piece with that of Monmouth, into which the lowest Old Bailey practitioner would not have fallen ?" Coupling this feat of Sir John Campbell with ano ther similar one (which, however, was not quite suc cessful) in the case of John Frost, the public are a little inclined to think that that great legal functionary exercises quite as much jesuitry as legal acumen in the discharge of his public duties as her Majesty's chief law-adviser. It was undoubtedly an object to save the life of the Newport draper, the " old correspondent" of Lord John Russell ; the only object of allowing James Thomas Earl of Cardigan to slip through the meshes of the judicial net was to raise an outcry against " his order"; and both schemes have alike signally failed. It is not surprising that in Liverpool, in whose popu lation there is so large an admixture of strangers, the pro-popery Irish should be numerous enough to form a party, and that they should even venture to exhibit in one of our public squares, when there is an object so interesting to them at stake, as the passing of Lord Morpeth's registration bill; but it is really lamentable to perceive Englishmen who call themselves Protes tants, and members of 01(1 England's national church, mixing themselves up with their proceedings, and giving them all the support in their power—sts true is it, that party, like misery, makes strange bed-fellows. These English gentlemen, unfortunately, allow them selves to be called Liberals, and under that title receive compliments and flattery very soothing perhaps to their vanity, and persuasive to a mistaken ambition, but not at all evidential of the correctness of their perception, or the soundness of their principles. There is but one excuse to be made for such conduct, which would be otherwise criminal in the highest degree, and that is, that the parties really do not know what they are about; The adoption of the Clayton-square petition by a few Protestants of Liverpool is just a proof of the lengths; to which men may be led when once they de. viate from the straight line of consistency. That short hut precious composition, which now lays before us, is just, in our mind, one unbroken tissue of false as sumptions and misrepresentations, and so little scru pulous as to facts or truth, that no man, with a mind unclouded by Popish delusion, who paused for a mo ment to consider its several clauses, could, as a Pro testant, conscientiously put his name to it ; or if, with a full knowledge of the consequences, he did so,—why then we have no doubt the same individual would to morrow put his name to a petition praying that Popery might be made the established church of Ireland, and restored as soon as possible in England. True, the question is only about a registration bill, and a £5 franchise, in name ; but consequentially, and in substance, and in its most important aspect, it is a question turning upon the vital point of Popery against Protestantism. The Liberals complain that Conservatives are too fond of treating Irish questions as if they all involved, and were quite inseparable from, the interests of religion ; and they have reason, for the procedure must be highly incovenient to them. Leave out the part of Hamlet, and doubtless they would get through the play to admiration. Say nothing about Popery and the priests, and, to a certainty, they must appear irresistible orators either in Clayton-square or the Town-hall. Let us apply the principle to the peti tion which last week received such numerous signatures by anticipation from all the sweepings of our cellars, quays, ships, and docks,—from the lame, blind, and halt, the very old, and the very young, and as many as were willing, whether they could or could not write. The petition asserts that the provisions of Lord Mor peth's bill are " calculated, in the opinion of the peti tioners, to give a sound constituency to Ireland." But what is a " sound" constituency in their apprehension of the term ? Are we to make no inquiry as to the religion of the new constituency, or the vast accession of power which Popery would derive from the enfran chisement of this new race of electors—the £5 house holders ? Oh, not a word upon that subject, say the gentlemen of Clayton-square; there you become illibe ral ; we never trouble ourselves upon that point at all. JITe mean sound and secular principles only. But even there, good Sirs, you are most grossly mistaken. Only think of the secular independence of " Michael Cas sidy"—with his £5 domicile cut out of the turf bog— rated, indeed, but paying no rates whatever to the poor, the parson, or any body else—a character so admirably and so truly described by Mr. M‘Neile, with his usual felicity of illustration, in his speech at the Amphitheatre on Friday. Michael Cassidy may stand as the repre.: sentative of the family ; and we ask, can there be a more rank or heedless assertion, than to say that the taking into the electoral body of a multitude of that class would be to convert the whole into a " sound coustituency ?" Why, apart from all religious con siderations, and viewed merely and purely as a temporal and political concern, there never was anything more absurd and monstrous than to say that a provision of this sort would impart soundness to the constituency of Ireland. But we cannot consent to exclude the other view of the matter for the accommodation merely of Liberals. We should like to know, if a £lO qualification be not high enough to exclude the serviles of the priesthood, how the letting down of the standard to a £5 rating will he likely to mend the matter. Why, the conse quence of so altering the franchise would just be, to put the returns of every popish town and county in Ire land into the hands of the Popish priests—to overbear the Protestant gentry and electors so completely that nowhere would their voices be heard or their influence be felt ; and that the power of the worst enemies of our church and institutions would be most seriously augmented within the very citadel of the constitution. But what care the Liberals of Clayton-square for all this ? They declare their utter ignorance or indifference on the subject in the following terms. The penultimate paragraph of their petition stands thus : " That as the law now exists it is obvious that the people of Ireland have not a sufficiently extensive right of voting at elections, and that it is dangerous as well as unjust to with hold from the Irish people rights which they ought to enjoy in common with ourselves. We know no good reason why the representation of Ireland should not be as extensive in all respects as our own." There is a jumble in this paragraph which would very much remind us of an "Irish stew," but that the stew is a good.dish, and we cannot say, so:much-for this li terary composition. We are told that it is unjust to withhold from the Irish—" rights which they ought to enjoy in common with ourselves ;" but as we have no £5 household franchise, how can it be unjust to with hold from the Irish rights that we do not possess our selves ? Is it not rather unjust to ask us to concede to them rights That we do not claim—rights that we are satisfied to dispense with on our own part ? But worse again, it is sought to dragoon us into this con cession. It is " dangerous" as well as unjust —say these petitioners, to refuse the boon enveloped in Lord Morpeth's bill. Now we will leave it to any jury com posed equally of English and Irish, and a proportion of Scotchmen—if this be not what is vulgarly called bullying ? But let the gentlemen of Clayton-square compose themselves. Their sense of the " dangerous', we cannot agree to adopt exactly as ours ; and sure we are, that neither will the people of England allow it currency as theirs. In a word, we venture to assure them that if they have nothing better than bullying to rely upon, it won't do. But again, we are told in this most ridiculous hash up petition, and in this very identical most curiously peppered and mixed of all 'paragraphs, that the people of Ireland have not " a sufficiently extensive right of voting at elections." Sufficiently extensive—for what purpose ?we should be glad to know. If they mean not sufficiently extensive to overbear us altogether — not sufficiently extensive to satisfy the Popish priest hood—we grant it may be so ; but for every other pur pose we say that it is quite sufficiently extensive, and perhaps with the latitude allowed for polling dead men, and other trifling advantages enjoyed under the exist ing registration system, a little too much so. But we come at length to a close with this gem of petition,—a splinter, we doubt not, in some way from the first "gem of the sea" itself—and this nonpareil of paragraphs :—" We know no good reason," say the Irishmen, "why the representation of Ireland should not be extensive in all respects as our own." And being thus ignorant, they certainly come forward with consi derable advantage to petition stoutly in favour of Lord Morpeth's bill.. It is quite manifest that the petition is the concoc tion of Papists; the last sentence we have quoted, clearly proves it; but we end as we began by once more expressing our sense of shame and , grief at Eng lish Protestants attaching their signatures to such an instrument, and forwarding the designs of a party who avow that the dismemberment of the empire is their ultimate object, and who, in - the-meantime, threaten us with a rebellion if they arc not placed, not on a footing of equality with, but of decided superiority over their Protestant fellow -subjects. The Radicals had a turn-out yesterday in Clayton square, and so shy an affair we have not seen attempted for some time in Liverpool. What 'need they had to expose their delicate persons to the cold air in this still wintry season—(and many of these poor Radicals are pthisicky fellows, with most weak hams, and church yard coughs)—what need they had, we say, of the square, when a small tavern room could have easily accommodated the whole company, we really cannot imagine, unless they wished to give further proof to the whole world, (what for our part we should have freely granted without), that in Liverpool they compose but a very small and select few, There might have been in the nook where the assembled audience looked up at the orators on the balcony—somewhere about 300 persons —not more than we have often seen col lected to witness the amusing performances of Punch and Judy; but of these we venture to say, that not even one-half were Radicals, but good Conservatives who came to laugh at old Williams and Rathbone squeaking, and screaming like a frog with a quinsey,— and view the contorti ons , gen erally, of all the talents' in the shape of Radicalism that Liverpool can boast of. The failure yesterday was altogether pitiable. The square gave back the hoarse voices of the orators with a hollow sound, (for it was almost empty), that must have appalled them. The very cheers were dolorous. But worst of all was the oratory, Each man stood up to speak of the bill ; but 10, and behold, of nothing could he think or speak but the Rev. Hugh M'Neile Alas, alas, the spear of Ithuriel seemed to have passed through and through every one of them, and to have so wounded them in some vital part, that instead of oratorising to excite and animate the mind of their fel• lows, they did nothing but howl and abuse to ease the pangs of their own. And he these our gidnts—the "giants of Clayton square ?" Henceforth rather let us call them pigmies, denizens of Lilliput, anthropophagi, or any thing at all but "giants" —to which they have forfeited all right and title whatsoever. There is no man who knows better how to estimate the contemptible slanders, the spleen, spite, and slaver of the Dnlys and others of the spare than the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, and therefore we do not feel the slight est apprehension that such despicable means will turn him from his course, or deprive our cause of his ines timable services. Such unanimity in yelping is a proof of the power that has produced it—and for the rest, the censure of some men, all the world allows, is the highest praise. But we gladly avail ourselves of this opportunity to declare that all that is respectable, intelligent, and truly estimable in Liverpool, are proud of the gifted, the eloquent, the pious, and the fearlessly zealous Minister of St. Jude's, and regard the day as fortunate in which he was induced to become a resi dent. The attacks of such orators and such politicians as we have heard yesterday in the balcony corner, will pass by Mr. MeNeile as the idle wind. The storm that rives the lesser trees of the forest, but consolidates and roots more firmly the noble oak. This we know ; but at the same time we would not have others think so lightly of the matter. To be thus used—is in fact to be prosecuted, and to suffer in a good cause ; and the more vilely a good man is thus treated, the more he is entitled to the sympathies, and the more he should be endeared to the feelings and affections of all the good. The Conservatives of Liverpool will make it appear, we trust, that the foul tongues of the quadrate Radicals have produced no effect upon their mind, ex cept to make them estimate and appreciate more highly than ever the uncompromising character, and the admirable services rendered to the cause of truth, both religious and political, and of genuine Christian benevolence by the Rev. thigh M!Neile. TO CORRESPONDENTS Our correspondent who sends us a communication with re ference to Lord Morpeth's registration bill, must not infer, from the non-appearance of the article he has forwarded, that we do not appreciate his kind intentions. We shall be glad to hear from him at any time ; but his letter was received too late to be of service for our present publica tion. In our report, on Friday last, of the election for a surgeon for the Northern Hospital, we described the successful candidate as " house surgeon" instead of " honorary sur geon.,, The letter of " A Member of the Young Men's Established Church Society" has been received, and if it will suit our columns, shall appear on Friday. THE " LIVERPOOL STANDARD." We beg to remind our Subscribers and Readers who, we flatter ourselves, are somewhat interested in our wel fare, that with our publication this day we enter upon the third year if our Proprietorship in the LIVER POOL STANDARD. We can fearlessly refer to our columns, and challenge any of our Conservative brethren to show a more ar dent advocacy of those excellent and constitutional principles which it is both our pride and pleasure to disseminate ; and we cannot but look at the increasing influence of the STANDARD—its improving circula tion—and its very numerous advertisements—without feeling that our humble efforts are appreciated. It will be our constant endeavour and aim to continue as we have begun, and deserve the kindnesses which are so repeatedly bestowed upon us. LORD MORPETH'S IRISH REGISTRATION . BILL. The second reading of this bill was to be proposed to the House of Commons last night, and in all proba bility the debate will be adjourned for several evenings; but if the London• papers of this morning contain the division, we shall announce such an important event in a second edition as early as possible. LOCAL NEWS. BIRKENHEAD FAlR.—This fair will be held to-day ; and it is to be hoped that the farmers of Cheshire and Lancashire will support it by every means in their power. Very good prices may be anticipated for all sorts of produce. STEALING FROM A SHOP.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, John Hood and George Howell were charged with having stolen a roll of cloth from a shop in Great Charlotte-street. One of the prisoners admitted the theft, and both were com mitted to the sessions. THE NORTHERN BAR.—No less than eight of the judges who now adorn the bench were members of the northern bar, viz.:—ln the Queen's Bench—Sir J. Patteson, Sir J. Vv'il2 hams, and Mr. Wightman ; in the Common Pleas—Sir N. C. Tyndal, Chief Justice, and Sir Thomas Coltman ; in the Exchequer—Lord, Abinger, Chief Baron, and Sir E. H. Alderson and Sir James Parke. WRITING AND BOOKKEEPING.—The advertisement of Mr. Thompson, who, to great practical experience in the art of teaching, unites the advantage of having an excellent and systematic mode of instruction, will be found in another column, and to it we beg to direct the attention of all who desire an able and gentlemanly tutor in writing and book keeping. An association has recently been formed in Manchester, for the purpose of erecting ten additional churches in that town and Salford. Lord Francis Egerton, and six other individuals, have each contributed the munificent sum of one thousand pounds, and we are glad to see that the praise worthy objects of the society are likely to be carried out, for the list already exhibits a long t:tray of names, with the most liberal donations attached. Gratifying as the termination of the late elections have been at Walsall, Canterbury, and Reigate, as a conservative triumph, it is more gratifying still to know that it has been the means of introducing into Parliament, gentlemen who will soon be distinguished by their usefulness as members. Mr. Gladstone's name is a sufficient guarantee for his pos sessing all that is high in principle and talent, and Lord Eastnor not only received the highest honours that could*be conferred upon him by the University of Oxford, but was beloved and respected by all his contemporaries as one who is sure to support the hereditary talent of the family. ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, EVERTON.—The Reverend W. Withers Ewbank was, on Saturday last, appointed to the In cumbency of Everton Church, vacant by the translation of the Rev. R. P. Buddicom to to principalship of St. Bees College. Mr. Ewbank oktained a majority of 39 votes over the other candidates, Who were eight in number. He is the author of " A Translation of Bishop Jewel's Apology for the Church of England," and was, prior to his present appointment, vicar of Grindon, in Durham, and evening lec turer of Stockton-on-Tees. LORD STANLEY'S BILL.—The petition in favour of this bill was presented last night by Lord Sandon, our noble re presentative. It contained the signatures and addresses of 27,661 persons, irrespective of many sheets which evidently contained fictitious names, and, in all probability, were for warded by some dishonest radicals; but their fraudulent at tempt has not succeeded. We are informed that at a certain public-house - , - not a hundred. miles from. Clarence Dock, five or six men were occupied the whole of SatUrday night affixing signatutes to sheets in favour of Lord Morpeth's bill as fast as they could write, but we can assure the gentry who are implicated in such a proceedure, that their trick will be ex posed in the House of Commons, and, with all their in genuity, they will fail in procuring such a petition as that forwarded by the Protestants of Liverpool. LIVERPOOL FISH COMPANY.—At a special meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking, held at the Clarendon rooms, on Friday week, the directors, after enumerating their various losses, to the amount of £1155, for salmon fisheries, cod expeditions; &c., besides £1057 during the current half year, it was finally resolved to appoint a committee of five gentlemen to act with the directors, to take stock, and average the price of the boats, and to make a report of the same to an adjourned meeting, to be held in August next, at which meeting, should it appear that the concern was still losing money, then it was unanimously agreed to dissove the company. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Thomas Ritson, the auditor, for his able financial statement, and foi the ability he has shown in exposing the deficiency of the company's funds. Much disapprobation was displayed at the meeting at the alleged mismanagement of the directors and the servants of the company. GAMBLING IN A PUBLIC-HOUSE ON THE SABBATH.— On Friday, at the Police-office, a person named Fowler, who keeps a public-house in*Rupert-street, and is, we believe, a noted pedestrian, was brought before Mr, Rushton, on a charge of permitting gambling in his house on the Sabbath. It appeared that on Sunday, the 7th instant, two persons named Crane, came in the afternoon, and after getting some drink, introduced cards, with which they began to play, at which time there were five or six persons in the house. The landlord did not countenance their proceedings, and when he became acquainted with their object, desired them to de sist. Before taking their departure, the strangers made an effort to obtain money from the company, and failing, threat ened to lay an information against the publican unless he induced them to forego it by a bribe; He refused, and they brought the case before the magistrate. ..kfter hearing the evidence, Mr. Rushton dismissed the case, cautioning the publican to be more guarded in future, and intimating his belief that the object of the informers was to get money, One of the party protested against this insinuation, and wished to be heard in reply, but Mr. Rushton declined, and ordered him out of court. DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF MR. GLAD STONE, M.P.—A public dinner was given on Wednesday evening at the New Inn, Walsall, to celebrate the return of Mr. Gladstone, the conservative member for that borough. There were about 150 electors present, together with a num ber of influential conservative gentlemen residing in the neighbourhood. The chair was filled by John James, Esq. The dinner was supplied by Mr. Kilner, the spirited propri etor of the Ne w I nn . Th e h ea l t h of Mr.i Gladstone was re. ceived in the most enthusiastic manner. The hon. gentle man was prevented by his parliamentary duties from being present. It appears by a letter received from London, al though the fact has not been noticed in the public papers, that a hole and corner petition has been got up, and was pre sented on Monday night, against the return of Mr. Glad stone. The petition purports to be signed by one " Joseph Higgins," (the late delegate to the convention,) and alleges " bribery and treating" against Mr. G. or his agents. The anti-corn-law mongers will not, however, contest the point, unless, as they have whispered, " the government bear them harmless" as to the expenses which the proceedings in a peti tion against the return of a member of parliament involves. The petition against Mr. Gladstone's return is indeed a forlorn hope. BLUE COAT BROTHERi,Y SUCIETy.—The members of this society celebrated their this'd anniversary by a public dinner at the Adelphi Hotel, on Thurs4av evening, Mr. Forster, the highly respected master of the 'Blue Coat Hos pital, and president of the society, in the chair. About se venty members were present, besides the Rev. Rector Brooks, ' A. Swainson, Edward Gibbon, Josh. Langton ' James Aspi nail, Edmund Molyneux, Edward Moon, and King Ellison, Esqrs. The dinner was provided in Mr. Radley's best style, and gave the highest satisfaction. The health of the Queen, Prince - Albert, the Princess Royal, the Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family, and the Church, having been drunk, Rector Brooks, in a most appropriate and affectionate address, congratulated the members on the prosperity of the society—on the benefits they were coeferring on their younger brethren, and urged upon them the impertance of 4 sincere and firm attachment to the principles in which they had been educated, as most likely to afford them comfort in this world under every trial and difficelty, and prepare them for the full enjoyment of the world to come. Mr, Irwin, the secretary, addressed the meeting with great good feeling, and strongly impressed upon the members the nature of the duties they had undertaken in visiting the boys apprenticed from the insti tution ; pointing out the consequences attached to those guilty of neglecting duties so simple yet so important. Mr. Aspinall and Mr. Langton addressed the meeting on behalf of the trustees of the Blue Coat Hospital ; the lat ter gentleman concluding by proposing the health of Mr. Forster, passing a well-merited eulogium on his character, and the services he had rendered to the institution, over which he had presided with so much credit to himself for so many years. Mr. Forster briefly returned thanks, and assured the meeting that it had always been his most anxious wish to do his duty as far as his health and strength would permit, and trusted that whilst he remained where he then was, he he should continue to merit their approbation. An appro priate address to the trustees Riess read by a junior member of the society, and the health of ir. Grey, the treasurer, who, we regret, was unable to reply to she 'toast frpm indis position. The secretary and vice 7 presidents having been duly given, the rector said he had a most pleasing duty to perform in proposing the health of Mrs. Foster : hitherto they bad only complimented one sex, but they all knew how much they were indebted to the female character, not only for most of the happiness which they enjoyed, but also for the education which they were the means of communicating. Mrs. Foster had been roost indefatigable—having caught something of her husband's spirit ; she had rendered great service in the cause of education, and, in every relations of life, was Well deserving their respect and gratitude. Mr. Foster, on acknowledging the compliment, said he need not state to the meeting, for most of them had experienced M rs. Foster's kindness, how much she was devoted to th e institu tion, and in promoting the comfort and happiness of its in mates. The meeting was also addressed by Mr. M o l yneux, Mr, Moon, and Mr. Ellison. In the course of the evening letters were read from several gentlemen, who had intended being present, apologising for their absence, and a donation of £lO was announced from Wilfred Troutbeck, Esq ano ther of -£5 from Thomas Brown, Esq., £5 from William Potter, Esq., and £2 from 4in t ,7 Ellison, Esq. LIVER THEATRE.— " Aladdin" has been well got up here. The house last night was very full. Miss WHITNALL'S CONCERT.—This" concert last evening was numerously and most fashionably attended. From the lateness of the hour at which the performances terminated, we are unable to devote any space to a notice. AN IMPUDENT THIEF.—A boy was yesterday placed be fore Mr. Rushton, at the Police-court, charged with having in his possession a quantity of stolen property, and among other articles were two pair of policemen's trowsers, and se veral bills descriptive of stolen property. He was remanded till this day. THEATRE ROYAL.—Van Amburgh and his lions are well worth seeing; and, as he is about to leave this country, no time should be lost in visiting the theatre. Some capital farces have been performed, in which Baker, Balls, and Mrs. Clarke, have kept the audiences in good humour and spirits. 'We perceive by the bills that many favourites are engaged to appear during the season. Amongst them Charles Kean, Yates, Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, Elton, Miss Huddart, Wieland, Paul Bedford, and Macready. THEFT FROM A Snor.—James Kelly and John Clinton were placed before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged with having stolen nine pounds of coffee, the property of Mr. S. Jones, grocer, 8, Ray-street. Mr. Jones placed the coffee, which was in a bag, marked with his name, on a shelf in hls shop, on Monday last. On Friday morning he missed it. Shortly after six o'clock on Thursday night, Inspector An ders and Constable James Ainsworth saw the two prisoners and another man. Kelly had something tied up in a hand kerchief, and, as the suspicions of the officers were excited, they watched the prisoners into Bachelor-street, where Kelly threw something into a privy. This turned out to be the coffee stolen from Mr. Jones. The two prisoners were taken into custody and were committed for trial. SHOP-BREAKING.---A boy, apparently about 14 years of age, and of respectable appearance, was charged yesterday, at the Police -court, with having broken into the shop of Mr. Medder, Strand-street, on the evening of Saturday last. The officer then on duty in Redcross-street stated, that about nine o'clock on Sunday morning lie saw the prisoner with a bundle of clothes, tied in a handkerchief, on his arm, which, on seeing him, be threw down, and ran away. He was, however, shortly afterwards taken into custody. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Medder, that the lock of the shop had been picked ; that the articles now produced were a portion of a number of articles that had been stolen. Their value was about £35. This juvenile offender had been nine times committed, and four times discharged, and had only left the prison on Saturday, after being confined for three months. He was committed to the sessions. Tow's COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.—A special meeting of the Town Council was held, in the Council-chamber, Town-Ilan. on Saturday last, at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of em powering the Watch Committee to take the necessary pre liminary measures for laying the usual watch-rate. The following motion, by Sir Joshua Wahusley, was agreed to : " That the Watch Committee be empowered to take the ne cessary proceedings preparatory to the Council laying a watch rate on the parish of Liverpool, the townships of Everton and Kirkdale, and the parts of the township of West Derby and the extra-parochial place of Toxteth-park which are within the borough, and that the Mayor be authorised to cause the common seal to be affixed to the necessary warrants in the course of such proceedings." The meeting only lasted a quarter of an hour. FIRE.—On Friday, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, a dangerous fire broke out in the counting-house of Messrs. Henry Moore and Co., on the premises of the late Ralph Peters, Rumford-street. As the office is situated in the rear of the building, the fire had extended to the apartments below, and the cotton warehouse above, before it was dis covered ; but, as the engines arrived promptly on the spot, Mr. Hewitt got them instantly into play, and, there being an abundant supply of water, by a relay of engines from the dsck, the flames were quickly subdued. In consequence of this fire, a dispute has arisen between the firemen employed by private companies, and the tire-police, as to who have a right to command. The dispute which is, we understand, to be heard before Mr. Rushton, this day, are out of the fol lowing circumstance. On the alarm of the fire being given, Mulholland, a fireman, succeeded in getting second to the ground, and fixed his hose to the water-pipe, and what he fancied to be an advantageous situation, and had played on the fire some time, when he was commanded by inspector M`Donald, to move to a situation he fancied much inferior to the one at which his engine was placed. Mullholland refused to move, and an assault took place, in which we are given to understand the later party came off second best. There has long been a jealousy existing between the private and the public servants, which this occurrence will probably terminate. ATTEMPTING TO PASS COUNTERFEIT SHlLLlNGS.—Eli zabeth Disley, a woman of disorderly conduct, was charged yesterday, at the Police-court, with having attempted to pass a number of counterfeit shillings. From the evidence ad duced, it appeared that the prisoner called at the house of Mr. Williams, publican, and having called for something to drink, tendered in payment a shilling, which he said was not worth a farthing. She then took up the shilling, and pre sented another, which he remarked was equally bad. The prisoner then threw a quantity on the counter, all of which were counterfeit, and exclaimed, " Take them all." Mr. Williams gave her into custody, and on her person was found ss. 6d. in good, and 4s. in bad money. The prisoner, in de fence, said that she was drunk, and had got a half sovereign changed, she fancied by a man who sold nuts. Mr. Rushton said the case must be decided upon by the legal advice of the Mint, and ordered the prisoner to be remanded until they should be advised of the case. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—John Williams appeared before Messrs. Rushton and Rathbone, on Saturday, charged by William Saddler with having violently assaulted him. Both the parties are pilots, and they belong to the same boat. It appeared that, on a recent cruise of the vessel, Williams was absent from his duty, on an alleged plea of illness, when Saddler had to take his watch, of which he complained, pro bably, with some bitterness. This came to the ears of Wil liams, in what form did not appear : but in consequence, he went to the boat, which was lying off the Waterloo Dock, and accused Saddler of having stated . that he had shammed illness, in order to escape his duty. Williams followed up the accusation by striking Saddler a terrific blow, which, accord ing to the account of the latter, burst his eye all to pieces, and caused the. blood to fly across the cabin. He repeated the assault, and the sight of the eye, we understand, is com - pletely destroyed: : The prisoner was rqdered to. find himself in £5O, and two sureties in £3O each, for his appear 'ance, to answer the charge at the Sessions ; 48 hours no tice tq be given of the bail.; DUBLIN PROTESTANT ORPHAN SOEIETY.—Last evening a crowded meeting was held in the School-room underneath St. Jude's Church, for the purpose of affording to a deputa tion from the Dublin Protestant Orphan Society, consisting of the Rev. T. Gregg and the Rev. Mr. Prior, an opportunity of explaining the objects of that excellent institution. The Rev. W. Falloon was called to the chair. Mr. Gregg, in his address, stated that the charity was founded in 1828, with very small means, and that it had from year to year after wards risen in usefulness and funds, till it had now dependent upon it 282 orphans, with an income, derived from subscrip tions, of rather more than £2OOO. Still vastly more goo d could be effected if the funds were adequate, The society took the orphans at any period of infancy aad kept them till they were nine years of age ; and by their system of placing them in the hands of respectable farmers, recommended by the clergyman of his parish, and subject to the visits of the society's inspectors, the cost of their maintenance was no more than £3 lOs per annum, or is 4d per week. Five shil lings a-year additional was paid for their " learning." He assured the meeting that this system was found to answer admirably—that the children were excellently fed, and en joyed the best health. The society did not allow any of their charge to be educated aecording to the system of the Irish Board of Education ; and from one parish where it had been introduced they had withdrawn their orphans. The rev. gentleman detailed many other interesting facts, which we have not space to notice ; but we must not omit to state that he atrongly impressed upon the meeting that this was a strictly Protestant institution. Mr. Prior next addressed the meet ing in an eloquent speech ; and at the close of the proceedings an auxiliary society was formed for the district of St. Jude's. We understand that the deputation will hold meetings—this evening, (Tuesday,). in the School-room belonging to the Church at Birkenhead, and on Thursday, in Christ Church School-room. RELIEF •OF THE POOR.—A liberal distribution of soup, coal, potatoes, and bread has been made amongst the poor in Birkenhead ; and great praise is due to the committee who have, for upwards of six weeks, relieved more than 300 families, amounting to 1,290 individuals. In addition to £l3 collected at Trinity church, and £5 ss. at the Wesleyan chapel, the handsome sum of £36 14s. 11d. was collected on Sunday morning last, at St. Mary's church, after a most im pressive discourse by the Rev. A. Knox. The Rev. John Gardner also delivered a most eloquent appeal to his congre gation at the Scotch kirk, on Sunday, when the liberal sum of £lO Is. 4d. was collected. James Radley, Esq., of Bid stone-hall, very kindly sent the committee a load of potatoes ; and Mr. J. Eastwood, chemist, and a few friends, in one hour, collected the handsome sum of £ll ss. 6d. This generosity has enabled the committee to continue their bounty during the past week ; and as there is e very appear ance of the frost leaving us for this winter, we sincerely hope there may be abundance of employment for the labouring classes, and that they may not feel the loss of the disconti nuance of the charity. CORONER'S INQUESTS.—An inquest was held yesterday, before I'. F. Curry, Esq., coroner, touching the death of Martha Allen, wife of Joseph Allen, millwright. It ap peared from the evidence, that the deceased was frequently in the habit of getting intoxicated, and on Saturday after noon she was seen in that state by her husband, who left her, and proceeded in the evening to make his markets as usual. He was knocked up about five on Sunday morning, when he found his wife in an upright position, in the entrance to the coal-vault, of the house where she resided; she was down in the vault as far as her breast, and was, when discovered, lifeless. She usually entered the house through the coal vault. The verdict was in accordance with these facts. — Another inquest was yesterday held on the body of a person who gave his name to one of the witnesses as Moses Ivison, and stat,el th 4 he was a druggist, and lived at Keighley. The deceased, a little befßre two o'clock on S u nd a y after noon, at the railway station, .w 4;:, p t sking for a respectable public-house, when he was directed by Wne Gf the ritnesses to Mrs. Gilmer's, where he was taken, an d had 'two of brandy, into the second of which he poured the contents of small bottle, which he took from his pocket. He after wards went to the pierhead with the same witness, and sailed up the river as far as the King's Dock, when all at once he became very heavy and sleepy, and being removed from the boat, was taken in a car t o D uncan - s treet Bridewell, but as his face was turning quite blue, he was taken to the Infir mary. The bottle which the deceased took from his pocket could not be foUnd. 'lle shortly afterwards died in the In firmary. POPERY IN LANCASIIIRE.—Same facts have come to our knowledge which are creating no little sensation among the children of mother church in this county. It appears that certain priests of spiritual will-making notoriety have of late been getting wills out of old women as well as old men. case of this sort has recently happened at the Willows, near Kirkham. We have not heard that Bishop Brown has thought proper to interfere for the removal of these offenders, but we are told that he has been sharply taking to task an unfor tunate priest for making an affidavit in a certain will cause, and in favor of the plaintiffs, who have had the courage to come forward i n th e f ace o f their country to claim their patri monial estates left by a weak, priest-ridden old man to his father confessor—he, the said confessor, being, according to Lord Abinger's decision, " the confidential manager of hi s temporal affairs.—Lancaster Gazette. STRANGE ALLIANCES.—A short time since, at St. James' s Church, Poole, a father married his son's wife's aunt. The son married his father's wife's sister. Consequently one son is brother-in-law to his father, and the father is brother-in law to hi s son '. The other r I n is nephew and son ' his father's wife, 'arid his wife is niece o.ro daughter-inn -law to -law to her husband's father, niece 'and sister . in-law band's band's brother, and niece and siSier 4 nlaiv fn herlll t° her hus. brother's wife. It woul d be di fficult to find :i a par a ll e l in= stance of such intricate .relationship. These parti es the Spring Rices , see m dis p o sed to keep . , like t l i ons confined to their own fainities.their t e nd er , pas- THE LATE MYSTERIOUS PfBAppEARANCE.—HIGH LEGIT, FRIDAY. — T he exertions of .4h hi g h constable of Cheshire, to discover. Harper, th e s pecial Ann Simpson, the young woman who so suddenly disappeared from Mr. H e witt's farm, have at length b een Ab ou t three o'clock yesterday afternoo n, attended with success. un fortunate girl was found imbedde the body of the c l o se to the farm yard, and this in the land of a marl pit new born infant was discovered floating morning the• body of a coucoroner, has appointed on the surface of the w ater. Mr. Hollins, the e l e ven o'clock to-morrow (this county day) for holding the inquest. ur —Manchester Courier, Sat day. MEDICAL REFORM (From our London Corespondent.) On Friday night the Medical Reform Bill, brought forward by Mr. Hawes, was withdrawn, on account (as that gentle man informed the house) of the opposition with which it was threatened by the chemists and druggists. We are happy, however, in being able to announce, that another bill will be immediately introduced by the profession ; and we think there is little doubt that the glaring abuses of the present system —so far, at least, as the public safety is concerned — will be remedied during the present session. It is difficult to imagine any substantial grounds on which the druggists, as a body, can justify their hostility to the principle of the clauses affecting them contained in Mr. Hawes's bill. We are very far from wishing to see any un just and oppressive restrictions imposed upon this or any other class of tradesmen. We readily admit the claims upon our consideration, on the score of respectability and charac ter, of the druggists as a body ; but we cannot, at the same time, lose sight , o f th e same c l a ims advanced on the part of the medical profession. There is no country in Europe, we believe, where the qualifications of medical men generally are of a higher order than in Great Britain ; and whilst we impose upon them a strict and an expensive course of study and examination, before we admit them to the privilege of practising, it is a little unjust if we do not at the same time afford theta some just protection in the exercise of their calling. At present they possess no such protection. It is notorious that one-half of the practice which the duly quali fied medical man would otherwise enjoy, is thrown into the hands of unskilful quacks, to the injury of the profession, and, as late examples have sufficiently proved, to the serious danger of the public. We are firmly convinced that, by the respectable portion of the dispensing druggists, the clauses complained of in Mr. Hawes' bill, and which will most certainly be included in the measure about to be introduced by the Medical Reform Association, would be found in operation to be highly advan tageous. A great number of our practitioners hare been driven, by their position under the present system, not only to open shops as druggists, but, where this is not the case, in every instance to make up their own medicines in pre ference to furnishing a prescription to their patients. Let the jealousy which at present exists betweetithe practitioner and the druggist be done away with, and both parties confine themselves to their own department, and we confidently pre dict that few medical men will then be induced to keep their own drugs, and a mutually beneficial connexion will be formed between parties who are now in an antagonist po sition with each other. FEMALE ORPHAN SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the members and friends of the Female Orphan Society was held yesterday, in the liptnre room of the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street, for the pur pose or receiving the report of the committee for gaa past year, the treasurer's statement of accounts, and the sleetion of officers. The attendance, particularly of ladies, was large, and among the gentlemen we noticed many of the clergy and principle residents. A most interesting feature was the pre sence of all the female orphans, at present unde r th e care o f the society. They excited mu c h interest in all parts of the meeting. Sir JOHN SALUSBURY having been called to the chair, said it was very gratifying to him to observe such a numerous attendance upon this occasion ' • and he need on ly a dd hi s firm conviction, that this truly interesting establishment merely required to be more generally known in order to be more universally appreciated. He therefore earnestly re quested those who had not hitherto visited it, to take the earliest opportunity of doing so, for there they would see fatherless and motherless children not only rescued from misery, vice, and want, but clean and healthy, —every pains taken to make them useful members of society, and in structed in that information which was the best means of training them up " in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." Mr. HARWOOD BANNER, treasurer and secretary, then read the annual report of the committee. Mr. BANNER next read the accounts. From the state ment it appeared that the annual subscriptions during the year amounted to £537 4s. ; arrears and payment, of which was undoubted, £2l ; interest allowed by Messrs. Moss's bank, £33 12s. 2d. ; total, £570 16s. 2d. The disbursements for furniture, clothing, salaries, rent, provisions, drugs, ad vertising, &c. amounted to £3BB Is. 5d., leaving a balance in hand of £lB2 I4s. 9d. In addition to this balance the donations in the bank were stated to be £1255 Is. 6d. Mr. SANDBACH, after briefly expressing his gratification at the satisfactory nature of the report, and of the state of the funds, moved the first resolution confirming the report, and ordering it, together with a list of the donations and subscriptions, to be printed. Mr. JAMES ASPINALL seconded the resolution, and it was unanimously carried. The Rev. HUGII WNEILE moved the following resolu tion—" The utility and value of the institution being fully proved in the interesting cases already admitted, and con tinual applications to be admitted being received, resolved, that earnest solicitation be made to the benevolent for ad ditional donations and subscriptions, that the benefits of th e institution may be extended as much as possible." After a few introductory remarks, in which he mentioned that, owing to an engagement, he should not be then able to oc cupy much time, the rev. gentleman addressed the assembly nearly as follows :—I perceive that the object now in view is not to argue in favour of this institution, but to ask you and others who may read what is said in this room for addi tional donations and subscriptions. The excellence of the obligation being admitted, what more should be required by serious exertions to support it ? We must answer that by saying, " nothing more should be required, but something more generally is required." There is a degree of rie inerthe about men with regard to parting with their money, which, even after their understandings are satisfied that the object is good, requires some little momentum to be brought to bear upon them to induce them to give of their sub stance. This is a matter of the deepest interest. I am glad we are able to appeal to your eyes as well as your ears. (Hear, hear, hear.) Every thing among crea tures is comparative, because there is a limit to the attain ments of creatures in every department, with reference to which limit every subordinate grade in each line of things is considered in man. That will be plainer if I observe in a few words that with God nothing is comparativ:., because with him there is no limit. It is a matter of equal facility to him to create an universe, as it is to support an insect. " A thousand years with him are as one day, and one day as a thousand years." But with us it is not so; every thing with us is comparative. Now I would peculiary call your atten tion to the comparative claims that certain objects of porn, passion have upon us, Around most of us it has pleased God to spread a shield of providential second pauses, such its the circumstances :if our birth, of hereditary property, pro, perty possessed by our parents and friends, so that we are brought under what I have called a providential shield of second causes —free from exposure to want, and iu the same proportion free from the position of an appeal to the com passion of others. In proportion as one of our fellow-crea tures is expOsed to poverty, and is deprived of this shield of second causes for his support, he becomes the object of com passion to others •, and if all second causes be removed — even bodily health without which he could avail himself of no opportunity to labour—he then becomes an extreme ob ject of compassion. This compassion applies not merely to property, but to other circumstances, such as relationships and friends. Most of us, again, are surrounded in this re spect with a providential shield of second causes, or with pa rents, kind friends, and relations. We are not exposed to the rude blast of desolation in the world, and are, comparatively speaking, pot objects of compassion to others. But in pro portion as we are deprived of those second causes—in pro portion as our home becomes desolate, the single inhabitant of that desolate house becomes an object of tcpnipftssion tp all right-minded persons in the neighbouring houses : Yo 4 see, then, how the matter comes to bear upon the orphan, Everything, I said, is comparative. Look at our position. Look at the position of our dear children, with the providen, tial shield of second causes which I have mentioned both as to property and connection around them, keeping them from the position of an appeal to the compassion of their fellows ; and then turn and look at these children (the orphans). That providential shield has been taken away, second causes removed, and desolation spread over the home of the little one, before it is able to seek a home for itself. God has taken away its father ! God has taken away its mother ! You see the position of an orphan child rises to the very . climax of a living appeal t o th e compassion of every P4m, tian heart. Yet there is one step more. Exposore is nftpes. sary, on an appeal to compassion, whether in male or female ; but unquestionably the appeal gathers force from the in, creased exposure of the female sex. More helpless, more liable to be practised upon by designing traitors, more likely to become the victims and afterwards to become the tempt, ers of men, they appeal with a louder cry to the compassion of Christians ! I have touched a chord which it will not do to dwell upon; but it will do to say what might t o be said in honest Christian. fairness—that the fault lies with men in our own station of life, who become the tempters in the first instance, and their victims become the tempters of others in the second instance ; so that for all the misery, for all the unspeakable pollution with which our great towns are infested, we have our gentlemen to blame. Yes, sir, our gentlemen are to blame. As a minister of the gospel, as a minister of the church, I hesitate not—more in sorrow than in anger, but in christian fairness to say so here. And why here, where such gentlemen do not make their apps ranee ? Because it is in the power of those who do not come here, and who rule society in so many domestic circles—ft is in the power of the ladies to make such gentlemen, feel that they are not fit companions for their daughters and their families. (Hear, hear.) But I have reached my climax of compassion —first poverty, providential shields removed for support ; seccihd • orppanage, the providential feu pi.rovlidaeinevr h tial p sl ap iie l If ld of annja rentage removed ; and Third, the feluale sex . Th ere i s my appeal! my living app ea l is a 6 man can love his mo ney b etter than the luiufy such a case as this, I h ave no more to say to such a mart I cannot move him. The arguments that God hai given will not move him. He lacks the common proper feeling of the species who will not be moved by the position of an orphip. That is my case. The rev. gentleman concluded aM . iclSt much applause, by moving the resolution. The Rev. T. M'GILL seconded the resolution in a speech of considerable length, and it was unanimously carried. The Rev. Mr, ll'lvErt moved the thanks df the meetin to the committees of ladies girl gentlemen, for their valgahlp g services in framing the rules and regillationa for the manage ? ment of th e i nst i tution, lie ma d e an earnest appeal to ibp ladies, to exert themselves to procure increased subscriptions, Mr. BUSHELL seconded the motion, which, on being put, was unanimously carried. The Rev. Mr. HESKETII, seconded by Mr. HASSALL, moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Ort, the surgeon. and to Mr. Harmood Banner, the treasurer and secretary, for their ex ceflent services to the institution. Mr. BANNER, in returning thanks, mentioned that the Rev. T. Gregg and the Rev. Prior were present, having visited England as a deputation to promote the interests of the Dublin Orphan Society, and probably they would address the meeting. As for himself, the best requital the meeting could make for his services, would be an increase of his la bours as treasurer. The Rev . T. GREGG then addressed the meeting in a speech of considerable length, on the excellent nature of the society's objects. In the course of his address, the rev. gen tleman narrated an affecting anecdote of au orphan girl at nMother's funeral i n D u b lin, whose admission her Dublin charity he had the 'satisfacpon of pioetirltig: e into the On the motion of Mr. BANNER, seconded hi mi., nAcit, the ladies and gentlemen's committees were re-apr pointed for the ensuing year. A vote of thanks was then presented to Sir John Salus. bury, for his conduct in the chair, and for the active interest he had taken in the establishment of the charity ; after which the meeting separated. At a chapter held on Friday a t t h e Collegiate Church, Manchester, the Rev. William Wilson, M.A., Curate of St. Pancras, London, was elected Minor Canon, in the room of the Rev. Henry Fielding, who has been appointed Rector4:of Salmonby, Lincolnshire.